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TX

Texas 89th Regular

Public Health Apr 7th, 2025

Public Health

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  • Program in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Health Science Center in San Antonio.
  • will be, you know, CLE and CME, and that is very important, and so.
  • And that's, you know, it's very simple. And that, and that has been.
  • I do this all the time, and I run a company, and I have two kids, and I'm married, and I have an 18-month-old
  • public universities and in my free time I like to volunteer a corps of in my United Methodist faith.
Committee: House Public Health
TX
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  • We also developed the University of Texas wound and risk class.
  • I left UT and went to California for 10 years to be a dean at a university there, and I started... to
  • Everything we eat, and the oil and gas, and everything.
  • Accidents are a large category, and then it goes to suicide and homicide flipping back and forth.
  • And I can see them just dropping the baby off and that's it, and they don't know.
TX
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  • I believe that this bill can put that in place and kind of aid mothers and families on where to go and
  • , and I'm submitting testimony on behalf of the Texas EMS Trauma and Acute Care Foundation (TTAF) and
  • According to the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, perinatal palliative care refers to a
  • But we have to be very prescriptive and come back and patch things, and I don't know how long this has
  • Thank you very much for having me here, Chair Kolkhorst, and the members of the Senate and Health and
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Education Policy Committee 3/24/26

Education Policy

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  • </c><00:02:13.440><c> and</c> school year and the school counselor and school year and the school counselor
  • And then like all the stress and year.
  • Thank you, members. districts and and maybe parents don't districts and and maybe parents don't even<
  • </c> 2027 and on by January 15th of 29 and 2027 and on by January 15th of 29 and annually<00:14:52.000
  • </c> and their schools um first and foremost. and their schools um first and foremost.
Bills: HF751 , HF3550 , HF3764 , HF1490
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Labor & Workplace Standards Feb 20th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Labor & Workplace Standards

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  • And I wanted to thank you all, and I'm also happy to take questions.
  • And good morning, Madam Chair and members of the committee.
  • “Just quickly, and we can talk offline. And Tammy and I’ve discussed this a little bit also.
  • And that's why we have binding arbitration. And it goes both ways.
  • And I wasn't part of the Underground Economy team and research and all that.
Bills: SB6136 , SB6188 , SB5944
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Education Policy Committee 2/18/26

Education Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • policy, which prohibited immigration enforcement at or near schools, colleges, places of worship, and
  • policy, which prohibited immigration enforcement at or near schools, colleges, places of worship, and
  • I'm also the former interim chair and vice chair of Pellsby, and I work at four metro universities around
  • Our food service members fought hard with some folks in this room to win universal breakfast and lunch
  • </c> in this room uh to win universal in this room uh to win universal breakfast<00:49:11.440><c> and
Bills: HF3435 , HF3409
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate Chamber Feb 18th, 2026

New Mexico Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • So I just encourage everyone to stick around and hear the final message from the governor and also our
  • 64, as amended, and Senate Bill 101 have been read in full and signed by the officers of the House in
  • , and ask for a roll call vote.
  • So I appreciate and now urge support for this and thank the chief from Las Cruces, Chief Story.
  • And I also added, Mr.
Bills: SB241
Summary: The Senate began by outlining the day’s agenda, then received several House messages, including the House’s request for concurrence on Senate Bill 151 and notice that the House had concurred in Senate amendments to House Bills 2, 3, and 70. The Senate also received enrolled bills SB 64 and SB 101, and later adopted committee reports on House Bill 120 and SB 64. The chamber then took up concurrence on SB 151, a tax package that the House amended to remove the gross receipts tax provision for medical supplies, add a 1% salary increase for state employees, higher education, and public schools, extend a high-wage job tax credit, and add sunsets. Senator Hamblen supported concurrence as a friendly amendment, while Senator Cervantes argued the House changes transformed the bill into an unconstitutional appropriations measure and urged a conference committee. The Senate nevertheless concurred, 22-14. On third reading, the Senate passed House Bill 61, which increases the penalty for aggravated battery on a peace officer from a third-degree to a second-degree felony to align with other sentencing provisions. Supporters, including Senator Cervantes, cited consistency in the criminal code and noted the Sentencing Commission’s endorsement; the bill passed 37-0. The Senate also passed House Joint Memorial 3, directing the Environment Department to convene stakeholders and report on implementation of the PFAS Protection Act, despite a brief exchange over whether the memorial could be read as expanding authority under the existing PFAS law; it passed 22-13. The chamber then passed several memorials: Senate Memorial 20, amended to include youth and family voices and legislative appointees in a statewide youth violence summit, passed 35-0; Senate Memorial 21, calling for a study of a statewide overdose prevention program, passed 35-0; Senate Memorial 22, which asks the Legislative Finance Committee to convene a working group on domestic violence funding and CYFD-related funding flows, passed; and Senate Memorial 27, urging expansion of the Radiation Exposure Act to compensate New Mexicans affected by atomic testing and uranium mining, passed 34-0. At the end of the session, the Senate received a governor’s message authorizing consideration of SB 74 on cockfighting penalties, followed by a playful Senate response message. The body also agreed to move House Joint Memorial 2 from Rules to the President’s table and then recessed until 8:30 a.m. the next day.
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

House Legislative Session Day 27 (2-13-26)

Kentucky House Floor Meeting

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  • Or tin, and we're going to go out of order just a little bit based on who's here to present and who's
  • And if you'll come up to the table to a microphone and state your name and who you're.
  • There are 9 brick and mortar accredited programs in the state of Oklahoma and two online brick and mortar
  • and licensing.
  • The shock of course, but I think the the program and developing it and and having conversations especially
Bills: HB3287 , HB2947 , HB3784 , HB3901 , HB4275
Committee: House Public Health
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Public Health REVISED: Links added Feb 4th, 2026

Public Health

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  • of that education is they'll go out and work under a clinic and work under a licensed therapist and do
  • Yes, and if you'll come up to the table to a microphone and state your name and who you're with.
  • There are nine brick-and-mortar accredited programs in the state of Oklahoma, and two online brick-and-mortar
  • And so we did a poll, and a professional... ...has their own specializations and interests.
  • And adults and everything. The child review is different.
Bills: HB3287 , HB2947 , HB3784 , HB3901 , HB4275
Committee: House Public Health
Summary: The Public Health Committee met for its first session and laid over House Bills 3884 and 4410. The committee then heard and advanced several bills. HB 3287 would require hospitals to post discreet notices in areas like X-ray, CAT scan, MRI, or bathrooms telling victims of domestic abuse, sexual abuse, physical abuse, or human trafficking how to alert staff and ensuring they are not discharged before appropriate reporting occurs; members discussed whether to include a phone number, and the bill passed 5-0. HB 2947 would allow clinics to bill Medicaid for services provided by master’s-level mental health interns working under supervision in accredited programs, with supporters saying it could help address rural workforce shortages; questions focused on supervision, liability, whether it would be limited to Medicaid, fiscal impact, and how many interns might participate, and it passed 5-0. The committee also considered HB 3784, as amended by a PCS, which would let permanent makeup artists come out from under physician oversight after three years of experience, while preserving supervision if they use prescription medications such as topical anesthetics; after clarification about the PCS, it passed 5-0. HB 3901 would create a psychological autopsy position in the Department of Health to review suicides and overdoses through voluntary family interviews and records review to improve prevention efforts; members raised questions about cost, whether the work should be housed elsewhere, the pilot nature of the proposal, and what data are currently collected, and it passed 5-0. Finally, HB 4275 would allow case managers and peer support specialists to be employed by cities and counties while keeping their certification, and it also passed 5-0. The meeting ended with adjournment and a notice that the committee would meet again the following Wednesday morning at 9:00.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Human Services Jan 14th, 2026 at 08:00 am

Human Services

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  • on four different bills, really all related to housing and young people and the impacts and the resources
  • This year we hired our first resource navigator to guide young adults to career, college, and housing
  • and the...
  • advice and input to DCYF and the governor.
  • of preventing and ending youth and homelessness.
Bills: SB5911 , SB5940 , SB5942 , SB5957
KY
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  • </c> And and I would ask and you don't have And and I would ask and you don't have to<00:17:38.160><c
  • </c> question and and then some comments. question and and then some comments.
  • <00:37:55.280><c> kind</c><00:37:55.280><c> kind</c><00:37:55.440><c> of</c> college and working as a
  • kind kind of college and working as a kind kind of like<00:37:55.680><c> a</c><00:37:55.839><c> co-op
Summary: The committee heard testimony from Rep. Ashley Tackett Laferty on a bill to extend minimum line-of-duty hazardous duty retirement benefits to certain CERS and KERS non-hazardous members who are injured in the line of duty and cannot return to that work. She used a video and examples from Eastern Kentucky first responders, including a deputy who lost a leg and an emergency management director who lost an eye, to argue that some injured officers and responders fall through the cracks because their employers did not elect hazardous-duty coverage. She said the proposal would provide 25% of pay to the disabled officer, plus 10% for dependent children and minimal health benefits, and noted estimated actuarial costs of about $2.9 million for CERS and $0.542 million for KERS, funded through small employer-rate increases. Members asked how far back the bill would reach, how many people might qualify, and whether the benefit would apply only to active employees or also to past injuries. Laferty said the bill would include a five-year window for recent situations and could potentially cover a total of 3,333 positions statewide that could be certified as hazardous, though benefits would only apply if the person was injured in the line of duty and disabled from returning to that work. Questions also focused on whether a non-hazardous employee could qualify if injured in a hazardous situation; Laferty said yes, if the position could be certified as hazardous, but only for the bill’s minimum benefits. Rep. Josh Calloway and others noted that local governments choose whether to pay the higher hazardous-duty contribution rates, which they said often drives the coverage decision. The committee then heard Rep. Daniel Gberg present a separate bill revising school leave rules so teachers and school employees may use accumulated sick leave to observe religious holidays not on the school calendar, with a required personal statement and advance notice. He said the change would address a longstanding inconsistency for teachers who observe non-Christian holidays and currently may have to choose between unpaid leave or improperly using sick days, and he said prior concerns about retirement service credit and maternity leave were reduced by other policy changes. The discussion ended without a vote, with members indicating they had the relevant materials and that the bill would be revisited later.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Ways and Means Committee 5/18/25

Ways and Means

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  • And then MSU, the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, receives $543,000 per year.
  • And then MNSCU, the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, receives $543,000 per year.
  • And then um Minscu the Minnesota State<00:10:56.160><c> Colleges</c><00:10:56.560><c> and</c><00:10:56.800
  • ><c> Universities</c><00:10:57.760><c> receives</c> State Colleges and Universities receives State Colleges
  • and Universities receives $543,000<00:11:00.240><c> per</c><00:11:00.480><c> year.
Bills: SF2884 , HF1889
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

State Affairs Apr 25th, 2025

State Affairs

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  • And the state is allowed and empowered to regulate drugs and often does do so more strictly than the
  • And if we allow local officials and prosecutors to pick and choose what is worthy of enforcement, then
  • Game Texas and yourself, and you are against the bill.
  • And, and I, and that's, uh, the medical emergency is, is in, uh, subsection 5, and I, I understand that
  • A, a man, you know, horrifically rapes and impregnates a woman and, and coerces her and forces her to
Bills: HB 229 , HB 3990 , HB 5082 , HB 5510
Committee: House State Affairs
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Energy Resources Apr 7th, 2025

Energy Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • There were only, however, 367 oil and gas enforcement dockets and 163 repeat oil and gas violators based
  • It's Atmos Energy, CenterPoint Energy, both gas and electric, Texas Gas, and West Texas utilities, and
  • And they're moving oil and gas off of the lease.
  • But in 2006, I made a trip down here to Austin, and I worked and lobbied, and we had some meaningful
  • Every well site on the 460s found hundreds and hundreds of problems and violations and turned them in
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs Feb 24th, 2025

Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senate Committee on Water and Agriculture and Rural Affairs will come to order.
  • to adjust and move.
  • And we enhanced penalties and a deep dive on that from back then.
  • Chair and members.
  • Thanks, Senator Johnson, and in that vein, as someone who's been there and done that, and not with water
Bills: SB 384 , SB 503 , SB 565 , SB 616 , SB 740
Summary: The Senate Committee on Water and Agriculture and Rural Affairs convened under the leadership of Chairman Kelly Hancock, who opened the meeting with a prayer in remembrance of Chairman Perry, who was absent due to a personal loss. The session focused on the discussions surrounding SB384, which aims to support the longstanding initiative known as Operation Game Thief. Senator Flores presented the bill, emphasizing its essential role in the fight against poaching through public support. The operation has a successful track record of convictions but is currently dependent on donations and merchandise sales for funding. The committee aimed to vote on multiple bills during this session, contingent on achieving a quorum. Notably, discussions also revolved around fiscal notes on two bills that were set aside for later consideration, indicating the committee's intention to carefully manage their legislative decisions. The meeting showcased a productive atmosphere, with committee members actively engaged in the review and potential advancement of key legislative measures.