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MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 3/25/25

Children and Families Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • support that they need. support that they need.
  • . support. support.
  • support for their own operations. support for their own operations.
  • The supports that we provide are wrap-around and support entire families.
  • . supports. supports.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

HSH Public Hearing - Tue Mar 24, 2026 @ 10:00 AM HST

Human Services & Homelessness

Transcript Highlights:
  • . support. support.
  • testimony in support. testimony in support.
  • planning outcomes. planning outcomes.
  • Support Services. Support Services.
  • uh Support Branch. uh Support Branch.
Summary: The committee heard testimony on several measures related to criminal procedure, homelessness, family resilience, Medicaid-funded services, and school Medicaid reimbursement. On SB 2479 SD2, the Judiciary testified in neutral opposition with concerns that the bill could require imprisonment even for probation-eligible defendants, expand sentence reconsideration in ways that could undermine finality for victims, conflict with existing sentencing statutes, and require additional judicial resources. The Office of the Public Defender supported the bill’s intent but asked for language changes so people serving sentences could raise the new evidence in Rule 40 petitions and so probation would remain available in appropriate felony cases. Written testimony also included opposition from several county prosecutors and police, and support from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs. The chair later deferred SB 2479 SD2, citing unintended consequences and problems with the bill. For SB 2557 SD1, which would require annual reporting by the State Office on Homelessness and Housing Solutions, the office said it supported the intent but noted it already produces annual and quarterly reports, that some requested data is already available, and that staffing and cost constraints could make the new reporting burdensome. The State Council on Mental Health supported the measure and suggested narrowing the reporting language to data on individuals with serious mental illness or co-occurring behavioral health conditions, to the extent practicable and in collaboration with relevant agencies. A committee member asked about the availability of point-in-time count data, and the office explained that some figures may not be available every year and may need to be generated through HMIS. Dr. Jack Lewin testified in support, saying the data would be useful for understanding health care costs. The committee passed SB 2557 SD1 with amendments, including a deferral of the effective date. The committee also heard SB 2861 SD2 and SB 3204 SD1, both family resilience pilot program measures. For SB 2861 SD2, the Office of Wellness and Resilience and DHS supported the bill but requested amendments to clarify that the office’s role is planning and advisory, that DHS is a key partner, and that federal compliance safeguards are included. The chair raised concerns about overlap with DHS’s existing Ka Ohana program and asked for language to avoid redundancy while allowing the bill to cover other at-risk children; decision-making was deferred to the next hearing. For SB 3204 SD1, which would create a peer-navigator-based family resilience pilot, the Office of Wellness and Resilience and DHS supported the measure, with the office requesting a two-year pilot period, and both agencies and several advocacy groups submitted support. The committee discussed funding, the proposed five peer navigators, and whether the pilot should be limited to one or two geographic areas; no final action was taken in the portion provided. The committee also heard and supported SB 3324 SD1 on Medicaid home and community-based services, with the Department of Health emphasizing caregiver shortages and the cost-effectiveness of community care, and SB 3325 SD1 HD1 on public school Medicaid reimbursement, where DOE and the Attorney General requested clarifying amendments to reporting language and position titles.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Ways and Means Committee 5/6/25

Ways and Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • Uh, provide support to people with disabilities in employment, and that program had a shortfall.
  • members of the legislature.<00:03:32.159> Uh<00:03:32.480> provide<00:03:32.799> support
  • Uh provide support to legislature.
  • Uh provide support to people<00:03:33.680> um<00:03:33.760> with<00:03:34.000> disabilities
Bills: SF1832, HF2440
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • We are enthusiastically in support of House Bill 2310.
  • I support the changes that are going on because, unfortunately, if we don't do it, Mr.
  • So it can be done, but I'm glad we've got the legislation to support it. Senator West.
  • I'm here today to testify in strong support of House Bill 1481.
  • My name is Stephanie Coulson, and I'm speaking for myself to support House Bill 1481.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Child Committee Meeting - 2026-03-25

Children and Families Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • I would appreciate member support.
  • supporting workforce participation. supporting workforce participation.
  • Um I I don't think I can I can support<01:06:53.880> that. support that. support that.
  • post-permanency supports. post-permanency supports.
  • :34:52.080> eligibility would also support expanding eligibility would also support expanding
US
Transcript Highlights:
  • Congress should support improving maternal and infant outcomes for Native Americans.
  • We also support the effort to reclassify both contract support costs for the tribal 105 L.E.E.S. program
  • Great strides has been made, more work needs to be done to support our native people.
  • And we will do our part to continue to support our people. Thank you, Chair.
  • It's just, there's a lot of uncertainty also our ability to plan going forward and how we can address
Summary: The committee meeting focused on crucial issues facing tribal nations, particularly emphasizing the federal government's trust and treaty obligations. The discussions highlighted ongoing challenges such as disparities in healthcare, education, and public safety within Native communities. Chair Murkowski underscored the importance of listening to Native leaders and aligning congressional efforts with community needs, advocating for legislative actions that support tribal sovereignty and economic development. Various initiatives, including the Tax Parity Act and the PROTECT Act, aimed at addressing jurisdictional and financial disparities, were discussed in detail. A call for bipartisan support to alleviate the funding shortages affecting Indian Health Services was made several times during the meeting. Testimonies from tribal leaders and representatives emphasized the dire need for legislative support to enhance infrastructure, healthcare access, and public safety initiatives in tribal communities.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Insurance Apr 30th, 2025

Insurance

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm here to testify in strong support of HB2076.
  • and thus lower costs for health plans.
  • Help support it.
  • We support it.
  • Okay, we support the legislation on consumer bill.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Insurance Apr 30th, 2025

Insurance

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm here in support of House Bill 1642 on behalf of myself and the Texas Chiropractic Association.
  • their practice, the new doctor must go through a lengthy credentialing process with health insurance plans
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Health and Human Services (Part II) May 7th, 2025

Health & Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • So we're very supportive of moving in that direction. We're supportive of the bill.
  • I'm here to testify today in support of Senate Bill 1782.
  • So I don't—I support informed consent. I support full transparency and safety and efficacy.
  • And with that, I urge the committee to not support SB 1887. Thank you.
  • So how does he complete his plan?
Summary: The committee first reopened testimony on House Bill 2216, which would strengthen child welfare requirements by expanding “active efforts” to help families avoid removal and support reunification, while also raising standards related to removals and terminations. Supporters from child welfare and family defense groups said the bill would better protect families and align Texas more closely with ICWA-style principles, but several warned it would require significant new funding, staffing, and community services such as mental health care, housing, child care, and substance use treatment. The committee then left HB 2216 pending. The committee next heard Senate Bill 1782, aimed at boarding and group homes. Senator Miles said the bill closes enforcement gaps left by prior law by requiring retention of background-check records and creating misdemeanor penalties for failing to conduct or keep them, or for knowingly hiring people with serious convictions. Harris County sheriff’s investigators testified in support, describing illegal boarding homes, operators who evade permits and background checks, and exploitation of vulnerable residents; the bill was left pending. The committee also took up Senate Bill 481 on emergency preparedness for nursing facilities and assisted living facilities, adopted a new committee substitute that softened some requirements and removed the fiscal note, and left the bill pending. The committee then heard House Bill 388, which would require the Texas Department of Insurance to create a single standardized coordination-of-benefits form for dual health plans to reduce errors and surprise bills; it was left pending. Senate Bill 1590 would move paternity registry searches for adoptions to an electronic process with a 10-day target, and House Bill 2809 would track child suicide attempts in managing conservatorship and require related reporting and parental notice; both were left pending. The committee also heard Senate Bill 1887, which would prohibit administering mRNA-containing products for immunization for 10 years, with exceptions for cancer and genetic disorders. Supporters argued the bill was needed for safety, informed consent, and medical freedom, while opponents from the medical, research, and public health communities said mRNA vaccines are well-studied, save lives, and that the bill would harm access, research, and Texas’s biotech economy. The bill remained under discussion as testimony concluded.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Health and Human Services (Part I) May 7th, 2025

Health & Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • the support of the legislators.
  • And, of course, we're all so supportive and always show my support in any way that we can.
  • I'm here in support of HB 37.
  • I had no support system. I had no support system and no savings.
  • It's a lack of support.
Summary: The Senate Committee on Health and Human Services met with a quorum and took up several House and Senate bills, with public testimony limited to two minutes per witness. The committee first heard HB 2358, a cleanup bill requested by HHSC that would repeal outdated training and conference requirements for long-term care facility surveyors and certain providers; there were no witnesses, and the bill was left pending. The committee then heard HB 18, the rural hospital stabilization bill, which would create financial assessment tools, a rural hospital finance office at HHSC, an academy for rural hospital officers, multiple grant programs, enhanced Medicaid reimbursement tied to average cost, OB/GYN add-on payments, expanded pediatric telehealth connectivity, and a rural pediatric mental health program. Senator Perry and witnesses from TORCH, a rural hospital, AARP Texas, and ARCHI strongly supported the bill as a way to stabilize rural hospitals, improve OB access, and address workforce and financial pressures. Committee members discussed rural hospital closures, low-volume quality metrics, system affiliation, and the need for predictable monthly reimbursement; the bill was left pending after testimony and questions. The committee next heard HB 37, which would create a perinatal bereavement care initiative for families experiencing stillbirth, neonatal death, or intrauterine fetal demise, including counseling, staff training, and access to cooling devices, with possible grants and a recognition program for hospitals. Senator Huffman explained the bill, and several witnesses testified in support, sharing personal stories about infant loss and the importance of time with the baby, trained staff, and cuddle cots or similar devices. A neonatologist also supported the bill while suggesting clarification that hospitals should not be penalized if state funding is unavailable and recommending use of regional advisory councils to help implement training. Public testimony was then closed and the bill left pending. The committee also heard HB 879, which would create a streamlined licensing pathway for veterans with medical or nursing experience to practice in Texas, and HB 913, which would add new state hospitals to statute and split the North Texas State Hospital into two separate hospitals with their own superintendents; both bills had no opposition testimony and were left pending. Later, the committee heard SB 2744, a heart disease screening bill that would update the 2009 Texas Heart Attack Prevention Act to require insurance coverage for coronary CT angiography with plaque analysis, including soft plaque detection, as a preventive screening tool. The author and invited witnesses argued the technology is more effective than calcium scoring alone, can identify patients before symptoms appear, and could save lives at a cost comparable to or lower than colonoscopy. An insurance industry witness opposed the bill, arguing the technology has not been recommended by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force for universal screening and that the mandated coverage and payment level would raise costs; the bill was left pending after testimony. Finally, the committee heard HB 1151, a parental rights bill clarifying that refusing psychotropic medication or psychiatric treatment is not neglect unless the child is harmed. Supporters, including parent advocates and attorneys, said the bill would protect parents from CPS overreach and preserve medical decision-making authority, while one witness urged broader attention to physical causes of behavioral issues. Public testimony was closed and HB 1151 was left pending.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/04/2026 - House International Trade

International Trade

Transcript Highlights:
  • including 51% of minority-owned businesses are family-owned, and there's a huge lack of succession planning
  • I also want to bring your attention to a trade mission that we are planning.
  • And so being able to provide that surround sound support of business tools... ...able to provide that
  • surround sound support of business tools so that they can continue and become more efficient and do
  • So legislative entity to me is crucial and important, and with the trade offices, in full support and
Bills: HB2754
Summary: The Committee on International Trade heard a presentation from Monica Villalobos, President and CEO of the Arizona Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, who shared trade and economic data on Hispanic businesses and consumers in Arizona and nationally. She emphasized that Hispanics are a major economic driver, that small and medium-sized businesses are central to trade, and that tariffs and border disruptions can disproportionately hurt smaller exporters and importers. She also described the Chamber’s district-level trade profiles and an upcoming business engagement tour to Mexico City aimed at matching Arizona and Mexican small businesses. Members asked about major Mexico trade products, transportation equipment, and what the state could do to support small businesses; Villalobos said access to capital and technical assistance are the biggest needs, especially as some federal support has been cut. The committee then took up HB 2754, which would expand the Arizona Commerce Authority board to include the chairs of the Senate Finance Committee and House International Trade Committee, shift oversight of trade offices to legislative appropriation, require annual reporting on trade office activities to JLBC, and remove the sunset date for the Arizona Competes program. The sponsor argued the bill would restore legislative oversight and give lawmakers a stronger role in trade office decisions and the Competes Fund. Members generally supported the bill’s oversight goals, though some raised concerns about the board changes and indicated they might seek amendments later. The committee voted 5-0 with two present and three absent to give HB 2754 a do pass recommendation. The meeting then adjourned.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Ways and Means Committee 5/18/25

Ways and Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • We also have had excellent support from the sergeants and House info.
  • We also have had excellent support from the sergeants and House info.
  • We also have had excellent support from the sergeants and House info.
  • We also have had excellent support from the sergeants and House info.
  • We also have had excellent support from the sergeants and House info.
Bills: SF2884, HF1889
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Commerce Committee Meeting - 2026-03-26

Commerce Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • So, um, although I have supported reinsurance in the past and, um, I'm open to continuing to support
  • So, um, although I have supported reinsurance in the past and, um, I'm open to continuing to support
  • So, um, although I have supported reinsurance in the past and, um, I'm open to continuing to support
  • So, um, although I have supported reinsurance in the past and, um, I'm open to continuing to support
  • support of House House File 4138. support of House House File 4138.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee 2/25/26

Agriculture Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:25:15.039> to and the on-farm advisory support to and the on-farm advisory support to
  • testify in support of the bill. testify in support of the bill.
  • and I'm here today to speak in support and I'm here today to speak in support of<00:29:28.080>
  • side to support us. Thank you. side to support us. Thank you.
  • >> I'd ask for your support. >> I'd ask for your support.
Bills: HF3474, HF3475, HF3508
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

JDC Public Hearing 01-30-2026

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • Christy Gund in support. Noel Lindamman in support. Janet Thiar in support. Natasha Lum in support.
  • Shane Aino in support. Cheryl Bellamy in support. Nancy Moser in support.
  • support. Lauren Ba Fouay in support. support. Lauren Ba Fouay in support.
  • in support. Shane Aino in support. in support. Shane Aino in support.
  • support. Barbara Service in support. support. Barbara Service in support.
Bills: SB2055, SB2152
Summary: The Judiciary Committee heard SB 2055, which would create a Civil Rights Commission helpline for reports of harms from federal deployments in Hawaii and require annual reporting and a public hearing. The Hawaii Civil Rights Commission supported the concept but said the bill should be broadened to cover civil rights and human rights violations more generally, and recommended using existing 211/Aloha United Way infrastructure. Testimony was largely in support, with a few opponents. Members focused on whether the proposed line was really a 24-hour legal hotline or a reporting/referral mechanism, what jurisdiction the commission would have over federal employees, and the estimated costs. The committee chair indicated the bill would move forward with amendments, including adopting HCRC recommendations and adding appropriations for Aloha United Way, database/website development, and staffing. The committee then heard SB 2152, a proposed constitutional amendment to raise the mandatory retirement age for state judges and justices from 70 to 75. Judge Robert D.S. Kim, the Office of the Public Defender, Earthjustice, Community Alliance on Prisons, the State of Hawaii Organization of Police Officers, United Public Workers, the League of Women Voters, ILWU Local 142, CARES, and others testified in support, arguing that experienced judges improve stability, reduce vacancies, and preserve institutional knowledge. Opponents or skeptical comments were limited, but one member questioned whether the measure was just a temporary fix rather than a broader solution to judicial succession and mentoring. Members also asked about existing retention and fitness safeguards, including Judicial Selection Commission retention hearings and the Commission on Judicial Conduct’s ability to investigate complaints about a judge’s physical or mental ability to serve. The discussion noted that the measure would still leave those processes in place. No final vote on SB 2152 was taken in the portion provided, but the committee appeared to be moving toward decision-making after questions concluded.
DE

Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Health & Social Services Committee Meeting Jun 24th, 2026

Health & Social Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • So we support this bill.
  • So we support this bill.
  • I urge you to support HS1 for House Bill 32.
  • I like to support the legislation for age-gating I like to support the legislation for age-gating Kratom
  • I'm asking you today to please support this bill.
Bills: HB305, HB395, HB341
Summary: The committee met in late June with Senators Hansen, Buckson, Siegfried, Townsend, and Huxable present, and first approved the meeting minutes by voice vote. The opening bill, HB 341, would limit DFS from filing child support in foster care cases unless doing so would not hinder reunification; Children’s Department staff said the department has already decided to stop filing in all such cases, with an estimated fiscal impact of about $140,000 annually. Public testimony from the League of Women Voters supported the bill as a compassionate measure to help families reunite. The committee then heard HB 446/related anaphylaxis legislation for colleges and universities, which would allow institutions to stock and use intranasal epinephrine alongside auto-injectors and update training and reporting requirements. The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America supported the measure, emphasizing the need for needle-free options and faster treatment of anaphylaxis. The committee also took up HS1 for HB 356 on PFAS, which would ban firefighting foam containing PFAS beginning in 2028, require disclosure if PPE contains PFAS, and address recalls; DNREC and the fire service supported it, saying most departments have already transitioned away from PFAS foam. A major portion of the meeting focused on HB 305, a diabetes wellness pilot program that would use continuous glucose monitoring, app-based care coordination, lab testing, and DHIN data analysis to shift care toward prevention and remission. Sponsor Senator Siegfried described the bill as a response to Delaware’s high diabetes costs and prevalence, and the Medical Society of Delaware supported it as a proactive model. The committee also discussed HB 395, which would regulate intoxicating hemp-derived products and synthetic cannabinoids by classifying products over a THC threshold as marijuana and creating penalties for unlicensed sales; the Office of the Marijuana Commissioner supported the bill, while hemp industry representatives and Senator Hoffner warned it could harm legitimate hemp retailers and access to hemp products. The final item, HS1 for HB 332, would ban sales and marketing of kratom products to those under 21 and direct the state to study testing and regulation of kratom and synthetic variants. Supporters, including the Delaware Healthcare Association and several recovery advocates, said age-gating is a reasonable first step and that synthetic products are the main concern; opponents and some senators argued the bill should go further and fully ban kratom or better distinguish synthetic products from natural leaf kratom. No formal roll-call votes were taken on the substantive bills during the transcript, and the meeting adjourned after public comment.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Insurance May 20th, 2026

Insurance

Transcript Highlights:
  • Opelka come up and take a swing at this, but my concern is on page two, where it says a health plan,
  • health coverage plan shall not impose any prior authorization on through number three.
  • And so my concern, first of all, I support your bill and I support what you're trying to do.
  • And so my concern, first of all, I support your bill and I support what you're trying to do.
  • was there was an attempt to apply certain plan design elements in state law to ERISA plans.
Bills: HB591, HB766
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Education Policy Committee 3/11/26

Education Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • like to turn this over to uh supporters like to turn this over to uh supporters of<00:49:04.400>
  • meant to support. meant to support.
  • <01:14:49.679> learning learn in safe and supportive learning learn in safe and supportive
  • plans to reflect this. plans to reflect this.
  • enrollment task force, which we support. enrollment task force, which we support.
Bills: HF3698, HF3067, HF3730
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Ways & Means Mar 31st, 2025

Ways & Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • We are here to speak in favor of your support for HB162.
  • We're at a standstill, and in many ways, planning was deferred.
  • Okay, well, I'm Anne Bramlett, and I'm supporting these bills.
  • This level of support would be helpful in achieving that.
  • So please join me in supporting HB2892.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Child Committee Meeting - 2025-04-01

Children and Families Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • That are food support programs.
  • Child support formula that only looked at the income of the person who is to pay support.
  • I urge you to support House File 470 to show your commitment to supporting young children and families
  • Thank you for supporting HF 470, Advancing Childhood Education, and support. Thank you. Thank you.
  • So we are asking for support Support of this bill.