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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Health and Human Services - 03/13/25
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- <00:59:27.160><c> and</c><00:59:27.359><c> Licensing</c><00:59:27.920><c> costs</c> accreditation and
- Licensing costs accreditation and Licensing costs including<00:59:29.160><c> Staffing</c><00:59:29.720
- Summers provided, you do not receive funding from DHS until your accreditation is there.
- is is is there and so as accreditation is is is there and so as you<01:02:47.359><c> can</c><01:02:47.480
- thank you Senator just I accreditation thank you Senator just I just<01:03:03.760><c> I</c><01:03:03.839
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- Their trauma team, including EMTs, surgeons, radiologists, rehab, rehabilitation, laboratory techs, anesthesia
- surgeons, radiologists, rehab, EMTs, surgeons, radiologists, rehab, rehabilitation,<00:20:03.679><c> laboratory
- </c><00:20:04.240><c> techs,</c> rehabilitation, laboratory techs, rehabilitation, laboratory techs,
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
2026 Legislative Session - Day Forty One - Wednesday, March 25 - Afternoon Session
Missouri House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- not a disease reporting expert, but my understanding from talking with experts is that when this laboratory
- State-licensed laboratories are required to test a controlled substance, test the person, test the substance
- enrollment in a study, notice to the Department of Mental Health, use only with a qualified facilitator, laboratory
- testing, confidentiality protections, with use only with a qualified facilitator, laboratory testing
Summary:
The House first established a quorum after a quorum call and welcomed special guests, including the Freedom of the Road motorcycle riders and students from Warsaw High School. It then took up House Committee Substitute for House Bill 1855, a reporting bill on Alpha-Gal syndrome. The bill sponsor described the condition as a serious tick-borne allergy that has affected his family and many Missourians, arguing that Missouri needs mandatory reporting and surveillance data to identify hotspots, guide public health outreach, and support research and funding. Supporters from both parties said the bill would improve awareness and data collection, while one member raised concerns about the fiscal note and whether the state would get useful information for the cost.
The chamber adopted Amendment 1 to HB 1855, changing the follow-up language from “may” to “shall,” but rejected Amendment 2, which would have required patient consent before lab results were reported into the surveillance system. Opponents of the consent amendment said it would undermine disease surveillance and set a bad precedent for other reportable conditions; supporters argued for privacy and individual choice. After debate, the House adopted the committee substitute as amended and ordered it perfected and printed.
The House then considered House Committee Substitute for House Bills 2230 and 2978, a K-5 education measure addressing screen time, cursive, and handwriting. The sponsor said the bill responds to research and parent/teacher concerns about excessive screen use, poor literacy outcomes, and mental health effects, and would create a state focus group to review evidence and make recommendations while leaving districts flexibility. Members discussed carve-outs for special education, English language learners, and virtual school, and adopted an amendment excluding the virtual school program. The House then adopted the substitute as amended and ordered it perfected and printed.
Finally, the House took up House Bill 2355, the “Food is Medicine” initiative, which would allow Missouri to use federal funds through 1115 waivers for pilot programs such as medically tailored meals, produce prescriptions, nutrition education, and related supports. Supporters said the program could improve health outcomes, reduce Medicaid spending, and help address food deserts. An amendment adding vitamin therapies and updating a date drew discussion over supplement safety and regulation, but the transcript cuts off before a final vote on that amendment or the bill itself.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
2026 Legislative Session - Day Forty One - Wednesday, March 25 - Afternoon Session
Missouri House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- not a disease reporting expert, but my understanding from talking with experts is that when this laboratory
- State-licensed laboratories are required to test a controlled substance.
- State-licensed laboratories are required to test the controlled substance, test the substance that the
- a study, and notice to the Department of Mental Health, use only with a qualified facilitator, laboratory
Summary:
The House first established a quorum after introductions of the Freedom of the Road Riders and Warsaw High School students. Members then took up House Bill 1855, a reporting bill on alpha-gal syndrome. The sponsor described the bill as a public health surveillance measure to add alpha-gal to Missouri’s reportable conditions, require lab reporting to the Department of Health and Senior Services, and send aggregated data to the CDC. Supporters said the bill would help identify hotspots, guide education and funding, and address a serious tick-borne condition affecting rural and urban Missourians alike. Opponents raised concerns about cost, false positives/negatives, and privacy, but the sponsor and others said the system would be HIPAA-compliant and de-identified at the federal level.
Two amendments to HB 1855 were debated. An amendment changing the department’s follow-up authority from “may” to “shall” was adopted, with supporters arguing that if the legislature funds follow-up, the department should be required to do it. A second amendment creating an opt-in/opt-out consent process for reporting was rejected 41-10 after extensive debate over privacy, data collection, and whether consent would undermine disease surveillance. The House then adopted the House committee substitute for HB 1855 as amended and ordered it perfected and printed.
The chamber next considered House Bills 2230 and 2978, a revised education measure aimed at reducing screen time in K-5 classrooms and encouraging handwriting and cursive instruction. The sponsor said the bill was based on research linking heavy screen use to poorer educational and behavioral outcomes, and supporters emphasized local control, parent access to screen-time policies, and the need to bring experts together through a state-level focus group. An amendment to exclude virtual school programs was adopted. The House then adopted the committee substitute for HB 2230 and 2978 as amended and ordered it perfected and printed.
Finally, the House began debate on House Bill 2355, the Food Is Medicine Initiative. The sponsor said the bill would let Missouri use federal funds through 1115 waivers to pilot medically tailored meals, produce prescriptions, nutrition counseling, and related interventions to improve health and lower Medicaid costs. Members generally supported the concept, citing food deserts and the benefits of better nutrition, but an amendment adding vitamin therapies and cleanup language prompted concern from one member about supplement quality and regulation; the transcript ends during that amendment discussion.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- us to displace what is current precious real estate adjacent to the OS, um, that is used in our laboratory
- that is used in adjacent to the OS um that is used in our<00:41:19.440><c> uh</c><00:41:19.680><c> laboratory
- </c><00:41:21.040><c> That</c><00:41:21.280><c> is</c><00:41:21.440><c> not</c> our uh laboratory services
- That is not our uh laboratory services.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs Work Session on HB 54 (02/05/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- And currently, in order to make the improvements we're looking at — improve our laboratory, improve our
- improvements we're looking at improve improvements we're looking at improve our<00:40:45.040><c> laboratory
- improve</c><00:40:46.359><c> our</c><00:40:46.680><c> lighting</c><00:40:47.680><c> um</c> our laboratory
- improve our lighting um our laboratory improve our lighting um renovate<00:40:48.640><c> our</c><00:
Summary:
The work session focused on HB 54, which would allow New Hampshire’s alternative treatment centers to operate for profit. Chair David Nagel opened by identifying the main concerns: whether members agreed with the bill conceptually, whether the proposal could be shaped to avoid a gubernatorial veto, and whether it could lead to “big cannabis” taking over. He also emphasized that the bill would not change the existing oversight structure, which remained under RSA 126-X. Representative Wendy Thomas said the governor’s objections in past sessions appeared to center on the state’s preference for a state-run model and broader policy concerns, but no one present knew the current governor’s position.
Several speakers argued the bill was primarily about financing and access, not expanding the number of dispensaries. Matt Simon of Granite Leaf Cannabis said the current nonprofit structure makes it difficult to raise capital, pay down debt, and open additional access points, and that the bill would be a corporate restructuring rather than a change in day-to-day regulation. Brandon Pollock of TASCAL Wellness said medical cannabis programs in most other states are for-profit, and that New Hampshire’s nonprofit requirement has left ATCs burdened with high-interest debt and higher prices that push patients to Maine, Vermont, or the street market. He said converting to for-profit status could allow conventional financing, lower prices, and help keep patients in the regulated program.
Members also discussed whether for-profit ownership would invite outside corporate control. Witnesses said the bill would not open the market to new operators, would not change advertising rules, and would include restrictions on ownership transfers for a period of time; “foreign corporation” was explained as an out-of-state entity. One speaker noted that the bill is similar to earlier versions that passed both chambers with strong support but never became law. No vote was taken during the work session; the discussion was informational and aimed at addressing concerns before the bill moved forward.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Health Finance and Policy Working Group 1/15/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The department certifies clinical laboratories.
- 45.200><c> clinical</c> um the department certifies clinical um the department certifies clinical laboratories
- <00:39:47.839><c> it</c><00:39:48.040><c> registers</c><00:39:48.680><c> supplemental</c> laboratories
- it registers supplemental laboratories it registers supplemental nursing<00:39:49.680><c> Services</
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Special Legislative Commission on Emerging Firearm Technology Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Transcript Highlights:
- microstamp data from crime scene evidence and analyze the recovery process, required or recommended laboratory
Summary:
The Special Commission on Emerging Firearm Technology held its final meeting to consider and vote on its report. The chairs reviewed the commission’s charge under the 2024 act to study intentional firearm microstamping and personalized firearms (“smart guns”), and noted that a dissenting policy brief from Senator Durant and Representative Berthiaume, as well as a report from Commissioner Lazot on microstamps, would be appended to the final report.
On microstamping, the commission recommended that the General Court pursue legislation modeled on California and New York. The proposal would direct EOPSS to study feasibility and viability, set testing standards, require newly registered semi-automatic handguns to include microstamping once feasibility is established, create penalties for noncompliant manufacturers and for tampering, establish training/licensure for servicing microstamp-enabled firearms, and provide funding for implementation. The recommendation passed 9-3 with one abstention.
On personalized firearms, the commission endorsed tax incentives to encourage purchase, including a five-year sales tax exemption for personalized firearms. Two versions were approved: one without a trade-in requirement, which passed 10-2 with one abstention, and one with a trade-in of a non-personalized firearm, which passed 7-5 with one abstention. The commission then unanimously enough approved the final report itself, voting 8-3 with two abstentions to submit it to the General Court and conclude its work.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Education Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on Education
Transcript Highlights:
- Elementary and Secondary Education to create and enforce regulations that establish effective accreditation
- Yet DESE and BESE routinely accredit them cycle after cycle.
- For decades, both teacher and administrator candidates have graduated from accredited ed prep programs
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Education held its 13th hearing, chaired by Senator Jason Lewis and Representative Gordon, and heard testimony on a large slate of bills covering personnel and miscellaneous education issues. The first major topic was House Bill 711 and Senate Bill 327, the “So All Students Thrive” proposal, which would change reduction-in-force rules so districts could consider teacher effectiveness, student impact, staffing needs, and diversity-related factors alongside seniority. Supporters from Educators for Excellence, including teachers and a former school committee chair, argued that current seniority-based layoff rules can push out effective early-career educators and harm efforts to build a more diverse workforce. Committee members raised questions about tenure, union involvement, and how the bill would interact with the Educator Diversity Act and local contract negotiations; members generally said they shared the goal of diversifying the educator workforce and encouraged continued collaboration and feedback.
The committee then heard testimony on House Bill 658, which would require educator training on gifted and advanced learners. Parents, teachers, researchers, and advocates said Massachusetts lacks required preservice or professional development on gifted education, leaving many advanced students unchallenged and underserved. Witnesses described students who are bored, under-identified, or even discouraged in school, and argued that training would help teachers recognize and support gifted students, including students of color, multilingual learners, low-income students, and students with disabilities. Testimony also supported related prior bills on advanced learners and emphasized that the state should act on a 2019 DESE report recommending such training.
The committee also heard testimony on House Bill 736 and Senate Bill 435, which would establish de-escalation training for school transportation. The Massachusetts Developmental Disabilities Council said the measure would improve safety for students and bus operators, fill a gap in current school bus driver certification requirements, and better support students with disabilities. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 4720, concerning the Athol-Royalston Regional School District’s state bailout-related reserve requirements; the superintendent said the district has long maintained fiscal stability but is still forced to leave over half a million dollars unspent each year, limiting resources for a high-poverty student population. After testimony concluded, the chairs read the full list of bills on the agenda, thanked the committee and staff, and the hearing was adjourned.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- education and professional. eligibility in Texas by providing an alternative pathway for law school accreditation
- law schools affiliated with public or private institutions. of higher education in Texas to be accredited
- Department of Education for institutional accreditation.
Keywords:
SB 1065, handgun carry, license holder, concealed carry, open carry, government contracts, governmental entity, property lease, state agencies, local government, higher education, university, Texas Government Code, Penal Code 30.06, Penal Code 30.07, Penal Code 46.03, Second Amendment, gun rights, firearms, civil penalty
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Housing Finance and Policy Committee 3/18/26
Housing Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- and late or missed, I could see credit agencies looking at that, calling it fraudulent and not accrediting
- I'm worried that you won't get an accredited program out of the way the bill sits right now. >> Yeah,
- I'm worried that you won't get an accredited program out of the way the bill sits right now.
- </c><01:16:43.120><c> program</c><01:16:43.440><c> out</c> you won't get an accredited program out you
- won't get an accredited program out of<01:16:43.600><c> the</c><01:16:43.679><c> way</c><01:16:43.760
Keywords:
housing aid, local housing trust, funding projects, income provisions, technical changes, landlord regulations, tenant rights, minor children, lease agreements, eviction, privacy protection, housing, lease termination, medical care, death, infirmity, landlord obligations, St. Paul, public housing, Minnesota Housing Finance Agency
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Health and Human Services - 03/11/26
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- been updated in 30 years, and the minimum education required today is a master's degree from an accredited
- 27.320><c> We</c><00:06:27.440><c> no</c><00:06:27.560><c> longer</c><00:06:27.840><c> work</c> an accredited
- We no longer work an accredited program.
- </c><00:06:41.400><c> of</c><00:06:41.480><c> Athletic</c> Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Commission
- on Accreditation of Athletic Training<00:06:42.080><c> Education.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
House Chamber - Tue Mar 4, 2025, 9:00 AM HST - Day 25
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I would note that the bill proposes adopting the accreditation standards of the Midwifery Education Accreditation
- Midwifery Education Accreditation Council established its first school in 2002.
- Council all 37 states that accreditation Council all 37 states that licens<03:51:17.560><c> midwives
- <03:51:26.640><c> Council</c><03:51:27.239><c> established</c><03:51:27.880><c> its</c> accreditation
- So it's really important then that this amendment provides for the PEP pathway for accreditation for
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Health and Human Services - 02/26/26
Health and Human Services
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Higher Education and Workforce Development May 5th, 2026
Higher Education and Workforce Development
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Health and Human Services - 03/26/25
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- It relies on industry-recognized associations and accreditation for quality assurance, and it delivers
- </c><01:31:52.800><c> for</c> associations and accreditation for associations and accreditation for quality
- </c><01:34:53.880><c> by</c> proposes using national accreditation by proposes using national accreditation
- To ensure quality, we want accreditation by approved, industry-recognized professional organizations.
- </c><01:38:27.360><c> by</c> quality we want accreditation by quality we want accreditation by approved
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Finance Dec 9th, 2025 at 01:24 pm
Transcript Highlights:
- It's nationally accredited. I don't own it; I was the founder and did that.
- You can't get accredited in less than two years; we are accredited in two years.
- They are private pay and they can even be accredited. They just said, "Phooey" with the state.
- We like our accrediting body. You're not acknowledging our accrediting body. We opt out.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Administrative Regulation Review Subcommittee (6-10-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- set forth by the Midwifery Education and Accreditation Council instead of the Midwives Alliance of North
- KAR 2085 instead of one year. 2011 KAR 2600 amends the reference statutes to use standards for accreditation
- set forth by the Midwifery Education and Accreditation Council instead of the Midwives Alliance of North
- KAR 2085 instead of one year. 2011 KAR 2600 amends the reference statutes to use standards for accreditation
- set forth by the Midwifery Education and Accreditation Council instead of the Midwives Alliance of North
Summary:
The committee met with a quorum, approved the minutes, and then took up several administrative regulations. The first was an Office of the Attorney General regulation creating an online submission process for an annual certification report to replace prior quarterly notarized certification forms; there were no amendments or questions. The main discussion centered on Personnel Cabinet regulations 101 KAR 2:034, 2:102, 3:015, and 3:045, which include staff-suggested technical amendments and address state employee compensation and leave. The compensation provisions clarify salary and rehiring/demotion rules, increase critical position premiums from one to three, and update weekend premium and ACE award practices. The leave provisions would provide up to six weeks of paid leave per 10-year interval for birth, adoption, foster placement, or a serious health condition, and allow one paid adverse-weather day per year with supervisor approval. Staff explained that annual and sick leave already accrue and roll over, and that the new six-week benefit was intended as an additional enhancement tied to the 10-year and 20-year sick-leave milestones.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Minnesota House repasses amended veterans bill, SF1959 5/17/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- 00:29:11.200><c> lawyers</c><00:29:11.919><c> that</c><00:29:12.159><c> are</c><00:29:12.399><c> accredited
- </c><00:29:13.200><c> by</c><00:29:13.440><c> the</c> based lawyers that are accredited by the based
- lawyers that are accredited by the VA<00:29:14.720><c> as</c><00:29:15.120><c> required</c><00:29:15.760
- ><c> can</c><00:29:25.919><c> provide</c><00:29:26.320><c> that</c><00:29:26.640><c> choice</c> accredited
- that can provide that choice accredited that can provide that choice if<00:29:27.520><c> necessary.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
House Special Committee on Red Hill Info Briefing - Mon Jul 14, 2025 @ 10:00 AM HST
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- It has been sent to the laboratory for the TCLP, which is the toxicity characteristic leaching procedure
- If it comes back hazardous, then doing additional laboratory analysis to determine what is hazardous
- If it comes back hazardous, then doing additional laboratory analysis to determine what is hazardous
- If it comes back hazardous, then doing additional laboratory analysis to determine what is hazardous
- If it comes back hazardous, then doing additional laboratory analysis to determine what is hazardous
Summary:
The House Special Committee on Red Hill held an informational briefing at the State Capitol focused on updates from the Navy Closure Task Force Red Hill and NAVFAC Hawaii. Members and Navy officials opened by noting the meeting format, providing public links to tank closure supplement 4 and environmental remediation resources, and thanking Admiral Barnett for attending before his transition. The Navy emphasized that the Red Hill closure effort and the PFAS/PAS environmental remediation effort are separate but coordinated, and that both are long-term undertakings.
For the closure effort, Navy officials reported progress on tank cleaning, ventilation, sludge removal, groundwater monitoring, and preparation for pipeline removal. They said supplement 4 to the tank closure plan was submitted in May and outlines the overall closure strategy, post-closure monitoring, and the decision to proceed with closure rather than wait for beneficial reuse decisions. They described completed ventilation of tanks 3 through 8, the start of tank 2 ventilation, removal of 283 gallons of sludge from the first six tanks, and plans to begin pipeline pigging and removal later this year. Officials also said all sludge samples tested so far were non-hazardous and that air monitoring has not shown elevated volatile organic readings during operations.
NAVFAC Hawaii then outlined the PFAS/PAS remedial investigation under CERCLA, explaining the cleanup process, the nature of PFAS, and the role of aqueous film-forming foam as a source. The presentation said the Navy began investigating PFAS releases in 2014-2015, that the 2021 Red Hill fuel release led directly into remedial investigation work, and that current activities include quarterly groundwater sampling at 42 monitoring wells, installation of new shallow and deep wells, soil sampling where exceedances were found, fate-and-transport modeling, and human health risk assessments. Officials said data are publicly available on the Red Hill environmental website and that the next restoration advisory board meeting is scheduled for August 27.
The Navy also gave a water resiliency update, saying it is upgrading the joint base drinking water system with pump, tank, and cybersecurity improvements and is installing treatment systems for the inactive Navy Aiea and Red Hill shafts ahead of EPA drinking water standards taking effect in 2029. No votes or formal committee actions were taken, as the meeting was informational only.