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LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House and Governmental Affairs Mar 18th, 2026

House and Governmental Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • If you're here in support of a bill, green cards are good.
  • He requested support for the bill.
  • I was supported.
  • And I don't think Due to a physical disability.
  • is once they've stated a disability.
Summary: The Committee on House and Governmental Affairs met on March 18 and first adopted the minutes from its February 21 meeting. The committee then took up HB 250, which would have narrowed financial disclosure requirements for appointed, unpaid board and commission members by exempting immediate family information. Supporters said the bill would reduce burdens and help recruit volunteers, while opponents argued it would weaken ethics enforcement and create opportunities for undisclosed conflicts of interest. After debate and a roll call, the committee deadlocked and HB 250 failed to advance on a 6-6 vote with one abstention. The committee next considered HB 576, which transfers ownership and maintenance responsibility for the Old Governor’s Mansion to the Department of State and codifies its current operational role. Secretary of State Nancy Landry and mansion staff testified in support, describing expanded programming, increased visitors, and the need to align the statute with current practice. The committee adopted technical amendments and then reported HB 576 favorably without objection. The committee also heard HB 117, which recreates the Department of State and its statutory entities through July 1, 2033, and reported it favorably without objection. The major remaining item was HB 842, the annual omnibus elections bill, which makes numerous technical and substantive changes to election law, including voter assistance for people with disabilities, absentee ballot and petition procedures, inactive voter updates, and election contest deadlines. Several members and public witnesses raised concerns about disability documentation, absentee ballot curing, witness requirements, constitutional amendment challenge deadlines, and the scope of authority given to the Secretary of State, while others said the bill clarified existing practice and improved election administration. After adopting amendments and rejecting a motion to defer, the committee reported HB 842 favorably by an 8-5 vote.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Financial Services Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:30 am

Joint Committee on Financial Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • You get support groups.
  • I urge you to support this bill.
  • Please support this bill.
  • This can definitely support someone.
  • , especially financial support.
Summary: The committee heard testimony on a wide range of health insurance and public health bills, with most speakers focused on expanding coverage for specific treatments and services. Bills discussed included H. 1187/S. 792 on rehabilitation counselors, H. 1173/S. 692 on patient navigation, S. 2600 on scalp cooling for chemotherapy patients, S. 2599 on medically necessary treatment for port wine birthmarks, H. 1164 on licensed educational psychologists for child and adolescent mental health services, S. 754/H. 1254 on autism diagnosis and treatment by nurse practitioners and psychiatric nurse mental health clinical specialists, S. 714/H. 1137 on infectious disease response and coverage, and S. 791 on making nature a prescriptive therapeutic intervention. Speakers generally argued these bills would improve access, reduce out-of-pocket costs, and address gaps in current insurance reimbursement rules. Testimony in support emphasized personal stories and clinical evidence. Cancer patients and providers described the benefits of patient navigation and scalp cooling for dignity and quality of life during treatment. Boston Children’s Hospital staff and families said port wine birthmark treatment is medically necessary, can prevent complications, and should not be denied as cosmetic. Rehabilitation counselors and school psychologists argued their services are effective, cost-saving, and underused because they cannot bill insurance. Autism advocates said current insurance statutes are outdated because nurse practitioners and psychiatric nurse mental health clinical specialists already provide evaluations and should be recognized for reimbursement to avoid delays in early intervention. Public health and GLAD Law testimony supported stronger infectious disease coverage to remove barriers to testing, treatment, and PrEP access. The hearing also included extensive testimony on H. 1172, a bill requiring insurance coverage for detransition-related care. Supporters said it would ensure coverage for medically necessary care for people who regret or reverse gender transition, while opponents argued it would legitimize anti-trans narratives or, conversely, that detransition care is needed because transition procedures can cause harm. The committee also heard strong support for S. 791 from advocates who described nature access as a health intervention that could help with trauma, anxiety, substance use recovery, and environmental justice, with claims that insurance coverage and reduced park fees would improve access. No votes were taken during the transcript, and the chair repeatedly thanked speakers and moved through the long list of public testimony.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on the Judiciary Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:00 am

Joint Committee on the Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • With your support of S. 1175, those in protected classes, those that are disabled, can breathe a sigh
  • With your support of S1175, those in protected classes, those that are disabled, can breathe a sigh of
  • Your support of S. 1175 will go a long way to ensuring your disabled constituents have real, living protection
  • As a disabled person who's not eligible for disability benefits, but too disabled to work full time,
  • We provide peer support.
Summary: The Joint Committee on the Judiciary held a lengthy public hearing on a wide range of civil rights, immigration, hate crimes, and reparations bills. Chair Edwards and Chair Day opened with strict testimony rules, including two-minute limits, written testimony options, and decorum requirements. Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell testified in strong support of S. 1126/H. 1920, the Combating Hate in the Commonwealth bill, saying Massachusetts needs stronger tools to address rising hate and bias incidents. Her Civil Rights Division chief explained that the bill would give the division civil investigative demand/subpoena power, expand civil rights enforcement, close loopholes in the Massachusetts Civil Rights Act, add protected classes to the hate crimes law, and require better hate-crime data reporting. The committee also heard support for H. 1954 on access to counsel in immigration proceedings, H. 4684 on law enforcement identification and public trust, and H. 1927 to exonerate individuals accused of witchcraft in colonial Massachusetts. Several bills focused on discrimination and civil rights enforcement. Supporters of S. 1248 on organizational standing said fair housing nonprofits need explicit authority to bring discrimination complaints in their own names, especially as federal protections are under attack. On H. 1246, advocates urged adding sex and gender as protected classes in the hate crimes statute, arguing women are not protected under current state law. H. 1820 drew testimony for protections against height and weight discrimination. H. 1995 would regularize sentencing for hate crimes by requiring diversity awareness training for both convictions and continuances without a finding, and H. 1056/H. 1589 would broaden hate-crime victim standing and require restitution to be used to repair harm. H. 1886 would clarify that defense-based social service staff are exempt from mandated reporter obligations when working under attorney-client privilege. The committee also heard testimony on H. 1889/S. 1064, a bill to eliminate disparate impact. Environmental justice advocates, fair housing attorneys, and community members argued that neutral policies can still produce discriminatory outcomes and that Massachusetts should allow state-court claims and a private right of action to address them. Committee members raised concerns about litigation floodgates, punitive damages, and the scope of protected classes, while supporters said the bill would mainly target systemic harms and injunctive relief. Additional testimony supported H. 1922/S. 119, the Fair Investment Act, which would create civil rights protections in venture capital and other investment settings for founders and investors, especially women and minority entrepreneurs. The hearing also included testimony on H. 1683, the Sex Trade Survivor Act, which would expand vacatur and expungement relief for trafficking survivors, remove archaic offenses from the code, and create an interagency commission; supporters emphasized reducing barriers to housing, employment, and reentry. Finally, the committee heard extensive support for H. 1753/S. 1181, establishing a commission to study reparations in Massachusetts. Testifiers described the state’s history of slavery, redlining, and ongoing racial disparities, and urged the committee to report the bill favorably. No votes or final actions were taken during the hearing.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • This support continued to Based on a true cost of delivering comprehensive care, this support continued
  • So SEIU is standing with CWDA and supporting a $230 million ask that was referenced earlier to support
  • CSAC is supportive.
  • They might be mental health disabilities, many other types of disabilities.
  • These supports are not extras.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Human Services - 03/03/25

Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • curriculum that leads to the credential of certified direct support professionals. for direct and support
  • </c><00:01:06.320><c> professional</c> certified direct support professional certified direct support
  • </c><00:01:17.000><c> professional</c> three-year direct support professional three-year direct support
  • </c><00:02:07.399><c> and</c> for individuals with disabilities and for individuals with disabilities
  • </c> facilitate support how we can support facilitate support how we can support clients<01:20:30.719
AR

Arkansas 2026 Regular Session

ALC-REVIEW Jun 16th, 2026

ALC-REVIEW

Transcript Highlights:
  • Number two is with the Arkansas Disability Coalition.
  • Number three, also with the Disability Coalition, is increasing by $17,500 for the Arkansas Disability
  • Number three, also with the Disability Coalition, is increasing by $17,500 for the Arkansas Disability
  • consultant for disability case processing services.
  • Contract 70 with Child Support Enforcement and Pro Tech Solution is for operations, maintenance, support
Committee: All ALC-REVIEW
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm

Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery

Transcript Highlights:
  • I did not support the ballot initiative, but I absolutely support...
  • I did not support the ballot initiative, but I absolutely support what this particular pilot program
  • Peer support focuses on strengths and supports recovery in the ways the person identifies as best for
  • S. 1394 supports the civil liberties of disabled people by your testimony at see are there any questions
  • S1394 supports the civil liberties of disabled people by S. 1394 supports the civil liberties of disabled
Summary: The hearing opened with remarks from House Chair Mindy Domb and Senate Vice Chair Robyn Kennedy, who outlined procedures for the hybrid public hearing, noted the committee would hear testimony on 15 bills related to treatment settings, and recognized members present. The first major bill discussed was H. 4200, authorizing a pilot program for psychedelic-assisted treatment in licensed facilities. Representative Jim O’Day and witnesses from Control Z supported the bill, describing it as a tightly controlled, medically supervised pilot with DPH oversight, limited sites, and screening requirements. Committee members asked about the number of sites and whether Column Health still existed; witnesses said the bill contemplated three separate pilot programs and that Column Health no longer existed after being purchased by another company. The committee also heard testimony on S. 1405 to make the drug stewardship program permanent by removing its 2026 sunset date. Senator John Keenan and others said the program helps collect and safely dispose of unused medications, reduces diversion, and should remain in place because manufacturers should bear disposal costs. A member from Boston added support based on local concerns about people searching through bags for drugs, and Keenan explained the original sunset reflected pilot status and industry pushback. A large portion of the hearing focused on S. 1394 and H. 2193, which would strengthen implementation of the 2023 Roadmap for Behavioral Health Reform. The Children’s Mental Health Campaign, Parent/Professional Advocacy League, Massachusetts Association for Mental Health, and Elliott Community Human Services testified that the roadmap’s helpline, community behavioral health centers, and crisis services are important but unevenly implemented. They urged a single point of accountability within EOHHS, regular strategic planning, a public data dashboard, and financial analysis of the behavioral health system and the access and crisis intervention trust fund. Witnesses said commercial insurance often does not fully reimburse community behavioral health center services, making sustainability difficult, and asked for better coordination across agencies and crisis response systems. Committee members asked whether the roadmap includes substance use disorder; witnesses said it is intended to cover behavioral health broadly, including mental health and substance use. The committee also heard testimony on bills to ban aversives and on suicide prevention signage. Lisa Jean Graff testified in support of S. 1394 by urging a statewide ban on aversive practices, including electric shock, withholding food or bathroom access, and other painful interventions, arguing disabled people deserve the same protections from harm as others. Fonda Bryant and Carol McLean supported a bill requiring suicide prevention signs on tall parking garages, describing personal experiences and saying the signs could create a brief pause and connect people to 988 or other help. McLean said her son died by suicide from a parking garage and that signage might have made a difference. The committee also heard strong testimony in support of creating intensive stabilization and treatment units within DMH facilities (S. 1398/H. 2204), with the Massachusetts Nurses Association and a DMH nurse arguing that highly assaultive patients need specialized, more secure units to protect staff and other patients and to improve care. Additional testimony supported creating a dedicated board for licensed mental health counselors (H. 4696/S. 1382), with Rep. John Badger, the Mass Mental Health Counselors Association, and others saying LMHCs are a large and growing workforce that needs its own licensing board, clearer standards, and faster implementation of existing licensure reforms. The committee also heard extensive testimony on H. 2223 regarding benzodiazepines and non-benzodiazepine hypnotics. Survivors and advocates described severe withdrawal, lack of informed consent, cognitive harms, and long-term disability, while a physician supported the bill as a way to improve disclosure of risks. Finally, the committee heard multiple witnesses in favor of H. 2231/S. 1383 to establish peer-run respite centers statewide. Advocates and people with lived experience said peer respites provide non-coercive, home-like alternatives to hospitalization, can reduce trauma and repeated admissions, and may be especially important for marginalized communities; they also cited cost savings and existing positive outcomes from current respite programs. No votes or final committee actions were taken during the hearing portion reflected in the transcript.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Early Learning & K-12 Education Feb 19th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Early Learning & K-12 Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm here in strong support of 1795.
  • At the Arc, we support people with intellectual and developmental disabilities across a lifespan.
  • I'm Andrea Cadleck with Disability Rights Washington, asking for support.
  • The PTI provides support, training, information, and resources to students with disabilities, parents
  • The PTI provides support, training, and information and resources to students with disabilities, parents
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Postsecondary Education & Workforce Jan 20th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Postsecondary Education & Workforce

Transcript Highlights:
  • We support voluntary continuing education.
  • Developmental Disability Administration.
  • He doesn't—he needs support, daily support, and I'm thinking more than 12 hours, but he... ...thinking
  • I'm fully supportive of all of our individual providers.
  • I'm fully supportive of all of our individual providers.
Bills: HB2337 , HB2311 , HB2088 , HB2148 , HB2132
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

March 12, 2025 - 10:15 AM

Transcript Highlights:
  • , of every disability.
  • Heather Rodriguez waves in support. Lynette Rodriguez waves in support.
  • Wave in support. All right. Thank you. Valerie Chutchman, waving in support. Waving in support.
  • Heather Rodriguez waves in support. Heather Rodriguez waves in support.
  • Lynette Rodriguez waves in support. Alex Leek waves in support.
Summary: The subcommittee met with a quorum and considered three bills. House Bill 1145 by Representative Shoaf would clarify that public charter schools may participate in the CAP grant program and expand the number of eligible programs under the money-back guarantee workforce education provision from three to six. Supporters said it would broaden access and encourage outcomes-focused training; members asked about fiscal impact and repayment concerns. The bill passed 16-0 and was reported favorably. House Bill 127 by Representative Kendall addressed exceptional student education and workforce credentialing. A strike-all amendment broadened the bill to include all students with disabilities, use the term micro-credential, involve the Department of Education, the Florida Center for Students with Unique Abilities, and OSHA, and add validation by special education staff and an IEP team member. Public testimony included support from Goodwill and others, while one witness raised concerns about IDEA compliance, voluntariness, and funding. Members debated those issues, with supporters emphasizing that the bill was not mandatory and would help transition students into work; the amendment was adopted and the bill then passed 15-0. House Bill 571 by Representative Kendall would expand career planning and work-based learning opportunities for students, require the Articulation Coordinating Committee to evaluate apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship programs for postsecondary credit, allow more flexible work-based learning, provide career days for students age 16 and up, guarantee transfer of certain credits to the Florida College System, and require annual review of personalized academic and career plans. Several industry and education groups appeared in support, no one spoke in opposition, and the bill passed 15-0 and was reported favorably. The meeting then adjourned.
MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

2026 Legislative Session - Day Twenty One - Monday, February 16

Missouri House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm fully in support. I'm fully in support of this bill, Mr. Speaker.
  • This is a funding stream that can provide sustainable and dependable support for disability services,
  • In that sense, I support the amendment. So I ask the body to support it.
  • I think the disabled community, I believe, needs support, but it should be tied to our base funding,
  • I believe the disabled community needs support, but it should be tied to our base funding, not based
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Education Feb 2nd, 2026 at 08:32 am

House Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • NMSBA does support the intent of the bill, but we do not support the fact that there is no funding to
  • Ellen Pines representing the Disability Coalition. the Disability Coalition.
  • Students with disabilities deserve to attend schools that afford them the necessary support, safety,
  • We stand in support of HB 120.
  • We stand in support.
Bills: SB106 , SB171 , SB179
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House/Senate DFL Press Conference 3/24/25

Transcript Highlights:
  • with a disability.
  • Because let's be with disabilities.
  • supports.
  • </c> long-term care to term disability long-term care to term disability supports.<00:10:35.600><c> Cuts
  • Passing a budget that supports Minnesotans and supports all of the Minnesotans that we are elected to
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Status of Persons with Disabilities May 28th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • lives and direct support professionals, but people with disabilities themselves.
  • We do—I do have some admin support and some support around invoicing and financial stuff.
  • But I'm a real supporter of it.
  • disabilities, and autism into the trades, to get people with disabilities, intellectual disabilities
  • , of all disabilities.
Summary: The Workforce Support Subcommittee held a discussion focused on using registered apprenticeships to address workforce shortages, especially in disability services, human services, healthcare, and other high-need fields. Subcommittee members and presenters emphasized that apprenticeships can help employers build pipelines, improve retention, and create career ladders by combining paid on-the-job training with related technical instruction and credentialing. The group also noted that apprenticeships can be adapted for nontraditional occupations and for people with disabilities, including neurodiverse learners, with examples such as Bridgewater State’s Excel program and a developing medical interpreter apprenticeship. Amara Ramon of the Division of Apprenticeship Standards explained the state apprenticeship process, including employer and intermediary roles, program registration, apprentice tracking, quality assurance, and available grants. Melissa Chabelli described how her workforce board serves as an intermediary, working with employers to design programs, recruit apprentices, manage compliance, and support training. She highlighted employer benefits such as tax credits, retention, and the ability to update outdated training models. Lisa Morris described UMass Chan’s effort to build a medical interpreter apprenticeship, using a pre-apprenticeship, employer interviews, and a structured sequence of classroom hours and certification exams. Members and audience participants asked about recruitment, intermediary capacity, wage progression, and how programs can serve people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Presenters said apprentices can come from youth programs, career centers, incumbent workers, community colleges, ESL centers, and job fairs, and that accommodations and modified curricula can be built into programs. No votes were taken; the meeting concluded with encouragement for interested organizations to contact the Division of Apprenticeship Standards or local intermediaries and to review the shared materials and recording.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm

Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities

Transcript Highlights:
  • we also support adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
  • Today, I'm here in support of Bill S-136, and actually Today, I'm here in support of Bill S-136, an act
  • The coalition of supportive groups includes the Disability Law Center, the Children's League of Massachusetts
  • When not available, youth with disabilities could often leave foster care without savings, without support
  • We need to support our families. We need to support our shelter providers.
Summary: The Joint Committee on Children, Families, and Persons with Disabilities heard testimony on a wide range of bills affecting foster youth, child welfare oversight, homelessness services, juvenile justice, social work licensure, and human services workforce supports. Committee co-chairs Senator Robyn Kennedy and Representative Jay Livingstone opened the hybrid hearing by outlining testimony procedures and accessibility measures. Several members and legislators participated throughout the day, and many witnesses were invited to submit additional written testimony after speaking. A major portion of the hearing focused on House 227/Senate 105, which would protect federal benefits owed to children in foster care. Supporters, including advocates from Hopewell, the Disability Law Center, CPCS, the Children’s Law Center, More Than Words, Friends of Children, and youth witness Onyx Rosario, said DCF had already ended the practice of taking most Social Security and SSI benefits and now conserves them in accounts for youth, but argued the policy should be codified to prevent future reversals. Witnesses described how conserved benefits help with basic needs, housing, education, transportation, and transition to adulthood, and several noted the bill also adds financial literacy and transparency requirements. Senator Joan Comerford and others said the change would protect vulnerable youth, especially children of color, LGBTQ youth, and youth with disabilities. The committee also heard testimony on House 225, which would expand the grandparents-raising-grandchildren commission by adding appointments and helping with quorum and representation. The committee also took testimony on Senate 136, which would improve emergency housing assistance for families experiencing homelessness by easing documentation requirements, allowing use of existing state data to verify eligibility, requiring notice before benefit reductions, and creating an ombudsperson. Senator Adam Gomez and other supporters said the bill would reduce barriers for families in crisis. On House 262/Senate 148, an omnibus child welfare bill, witnesses supported provisions on data reporting, education coordination, and Office of the Child Advocate reforms, while CPCS raised concerns about expanded access to sensitive records and the OCA’s role in certain proceedings. The Office of the Child Advocate supported codifying current practices and also backed child fatality review changes in House 234/Senate 133. The committee additionally heard support for Senate 108, which would require attorneys and audio/video recording during juvenile custodial interrogations, and for House 247/Senate 116, which would update the Juvenile Justice Policy and Data Board to add supported lived-experience seats. Finally, the committee heard competing testimony on Senate 135, a bill to ensure parity in social work licensure. SEIU Local 509 and supporters argued the current exam requirement disproportionately harms Black, Latino, multilingual, and multicultural applicants and worsens workforce shortages, while the Association of Social Work Boards opposed the bill, saying the exam is a necessary public-protection measure and that removing it would conflict with interstate compact efforts. The hearing also included testimony in support of a loan repayment program for human service workers, with providers and workers describing low wages, high student debt, and the need to retain staff in essential services. No votes or final committee actions were taken during the hearing itself.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session - 04/27/26

Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> about people with disabilities? about people with disabilities?
  • She said disability means any condition or characteristic that renders a person a disabled person.
  • uh somebody with<01:47:20.239><c> a</c><01:47:20.480><c> disability</c> with a disability with a disability
  • People with disabilities.
  • </c> disability. Thank you, Senator McUade. disability. Thank you, Senator McUade.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Judiciary (01/21/2026)

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • So, that's why I support it.
  • </c> support of HB 1032. support of HB 1032.
  • House Bill 1032 will support this and allow people with disabilities to serve on other public bodies
  • </c> people with disabilities. committee. people with disabilities. committee.
  • I am in support of the bill.
Committee: House Judiciary
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Transportation Jan 29th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • So I appreciate his support many years back. Thank you.
  • So I appreciate his support many years back.
  • There are many degrees of being disabled and I'm sure there's lots of being disabled and I'm sure there's
  • Rather than an issue with the disabled.
  • Yep, some people are temporarily disabled and some people are permanently disabled, and we really should
Summary: The Senate Transportation Committee met for work sessions, public hearings, and executive action. In the work session, WSDOT briefed the committee on the U.S. 12 corridor near Walla Walla and the North Spokane Corridor. Brian White said U.S. 12 is an eight-phase project with seven phases complete, and phase eight would finish the corridor, improve freight mobility and safety, and include a jurisdictional transfer of the old highway back to Walla Walla County. He said the project remains short of full funding, including a gap between the $350 million corridor cost and the $110 million federal Rural Surface Transportation grant, but WSDOT hopes to build smaller independent-utility pieces and begin construction in summer 2027. Charlene K. then reported that the North Spokane Corridor is seven of eight highway miles open, with major remaining work on the I-90 connection and related interchanges, bridges, and trail segments. She described the project as on track for design completion in 2027 and construction completion around 2030, while noting risks tied to federal approval, tight construction space, labor and contractor availability, utilities, and community impacts. The committee also heard from Karen Messmer of the Cooper Jones Active Transportation Safety Council, who summarized the council’s 2025 report and 2026 priorities. She emphasized that pedestrian and bicyclist fatalities remain unacceptably high and urged a safe-system approach focused on safer speeds, roads, road users, vehicles, land use, and post-crash care. She highlighted recommendations including safety-based performance measures, better speed management, more local safety planning support, improved driver education, attention to micromobility and large vehicles, and faster toxicology and crash-data processing. In public hearings, the committee heard Senate Bill 6131, which would expand the Washington Traffic Safety Commission’s fatal crash review authority, designate it as a public health authority for limited access to health information, and create a confidential fatality review committee. The sponsor and Traffic Safety Commission said the bill would help identify common contributing factors in all fatal crashes while protecting confidential information; a media representative testified that the bill preserves public access to records already open and supports the goal of improving safety. The committee also heard Senate Bill 6155, which would extend disability parking placard renewal from every five years to every 20 years and remove the need for a health care practitioner’s signature at renewal; supporters said this would reduce burdens on permanently disabled people, while opponents warned it could increase fraud and misuse of placards. Finally, the committee heard Senate Bill 6238, which would raise the minimum tug escort horsepower for oil tankers in restricted waters to 3,000 horsepower or 5% of tanker deadweight, whichever is greater; the sponsor and Board of Pilotage said the change would align statute with current practice and newly adopted rules. Testimony was mixed, and the hearing closed with two people signed in pro and two con. In executive session, the committee advanced several bills. It passed Senate Bill 5746 on EV charging infrastructure property crime, Senate Bill 5824 on fifth wheel travel trailer length, Senate Bill 6110 on e-bikes and e-motos, Senate Bill 5839 on county ferry district passenger-only service, and Senate Bill 6148 on regional transit authority bond terms, all with due pass recommendations to the Rules Committee. An amendment to SB 6110 adding several state agency leaders to the e-moto work group was rejected. The committee adjourned after signing committee reports.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Higher Education Apr 15th, 2025

Higher Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • job coaching support.
  • Higher education supporting students with disabilities.
  • disabilities.
  • In support of the bill. In support of the bill, yes. Thank you. Sorry.
  • I am here in support of.
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

Education Pre-K - 12 Mar 31st, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • THIS SESSION WE HAD A LOT OF DISCUSSION ON AUTISM DISABILITY.
  • FRUIT THOSE REASONS I ASKED FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
  • WOULD ASK FOR YOUR FAVORABLE SUPPORT. >> Sen.
  • WE DO HAVE SOME APPEARANCE FORMS FOR ANGELA WAIVING IN SUPPORT, AMANDA STEWART WAIVING IN SUPPORT FLORIDA
  • IN SUPPORT FROM FLORIDA CHARTER SCHOOLS ALLIANCE COMMISSIONING GOAL FLORIDA FUTURE IN SUPPORT.