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AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/23/2026 - House Appropriations

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • different from any other story of veterans: that they have fallen on hard times after they were discharged
  • veterans that they have fallen on hard times after they have fallen on hard times after they were discharged
  • He said it was a privilege and honor to speak, and identified himself as Mitch Kalali.
  • He said that after serving honorably and proudly, he dealt with three adjustment issues when he got out
  • “I’m so incredibly honored to have been asked to run this bill. And to hear stories like Mr.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Ways & Means Jan 13th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • Chair Stanford, Ranking Member Gildon, honorable members of the committee, I'm Melissa Gomboski here
  • resource catalyst program, which helps people living with dementia stay living in their own homes, which honors
  • Hospitals discharge 46,000 individuals to skilled nursing every year.
  • Assisted living... ...discharge 46,000 individuals to skilled nursing every year.
  • Reject the governor's budget and instead honor the statutory commitment made by your predecessors and
Summary: The Senate Ways and Means Committee heard an overview from OFM Director Katie Chapman See on Governor Ferguson’s 2026 supplemental budget proposal. She said the budget was built in response to higher caseloads and inflation, a roughly $390 million revenue forecast drop, new federal costs tied to H.R. 1, and a relatively small ending fund balance. The proposal would increase near general fund spending by about $1.1 billion and solve an estimated $2.3 billion two-year gap through about $800 million in reductions, revenue shifts and tax preference changes, use of other funds, and about $1 billion from the budget stabilization account. She also noted the budget is balanced over two years but not fully over four years under the state’s outlook rules. Chapman See highlighted reductions in Working Connections Child Care, including a soft cap on enrollment and holding subsidy rates at the 75th percentile, delays to long-term care and developmental disability-related changes, and across-the-board reductions to higher education and administrative spending. She also described investments in wildfire suppression and preparedness, affordability programs like utility rebates and home energy assistance, housing-related planning and permitting support, One Washington IT replacement, behavioral health workforce programs, and continued support for some K-12 initiatives such as ninth grade success and homeless student stability. In response to questions, she said some proposed cuts were based on the governor’s subjective judgment about what was critically necessary, that current child care enrollees would not be cut off immediately, and that the budget would maintain services for about 500 highest-acuity Medicaid clients who lost eligibility under federal changes. Public testimony was largely critical of the proposed cuts in K-12, early learning, and higher education. School officials, educators, nurses, and advocacy groups opposed reductions to Transition to Kindergarten, Local Effort Assistance, Running Start, MSOC, school leadership and support grants, and higher education funding, arguing the cuts would worsen existing funding gaps and harm student outcomes. Several witnesses supported restoring or maintaining funding for ninth grade success, Treehouse’s foster youth graduation program, homeless student stability, and Science on Wheels. In early learning, child care providers and advocates opposed the Working Connections cap and subsidy-rate reduction, warning it would reduce access and destabilize providers. In higher education, campus leaders and labor representatives opposed across-the-board cuts and fund shifts, while some institutions and advocates supported targeted investments such as behavioral health workforce programs and DigiPen aid restoration. In human services, Planned Parenthood advocates praised restored abortion access funding and Medicaid reimbursements. The committee took no votes or final action in the transcript provided.
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

House Revenue Committee, February 17, 2026

Revenue

Transcript Highlights:
  • The way I'm reading it, I think, is an honorably discharged veteran of various different wars, a surviving
  • discharged, has been a Wyoming bona fide resident for three years, and has that 100% permanent, totally
  • </c><00:23:33.760><c> honorably</c> veteran who is honored honorably veteran who is honored honorably
  • discharged<00:23:34.880><c> been</c><00:23:35.039><c> a</c><00:23:35.120><c> Wyoming</c><00:23:35.520
  • ><c> bonafide</c> discharged been a Wyoming bonafide discharged been a Wyoming bonafide resident<00:23
Bills: HB0068 , HB0062 , HB0127 , HB0109
Committee: House Revenue
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Select Federal Natural Resource Management Committee, July 13, 2026

Select Federal Natural Resource Management Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • We really like honor farm later today.
  • I don't know if any Honor Farm before.
  • </c><01:47:55.040><c> farm</c> only um at at the honor farm only um at at the honor farm approximately
  • </c> Honor Farm. I mean, it changes life. Honor Farm. I mean, it changes life.
  • </c><02:57:28.720><c> farm,</c> which are more the um the honor farm, which are more the um the honor
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session Apr 3rd, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The Chair recognizes the Honorable Sam Harless of Harris County to lead us in the Pledges of Allegiance
  • HR number 658, by Dyson, honoring John Sharp for his service as Chancellor of the University system.
  • I was honored to pass House Bill 3435 during my first session, the 86.
  • I'd love it to be a national holiday, but it's been a great honor.
  • The dais today, we are honored to have our founding president, an amazing individual. Dr.
Bills: HB9 , HB22 , HB908 , HB1392
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

01/22/2026 - House Health & Human Services

House Health & Human Services Committee of Reference

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm I'm a mom of two, and I've had the honor of breastfeeding both of my babies for an extended period
  • I admitted three, transferred one, and discharged the rest.
  • I'm an honorably discharged Arizona veteran.
Summary: The committee began with two radiology-related bills focused on rural access and workforce shortages. HB 2049 would allow particle accelerators for cancer treatment in critical access hospitals and counties under 400,000 population under general supervision, with rural providers testifying that the change would let patients receive care closer to home while maintaining safety protocols. The bill passed on an 11-0 vote. HB 2050 updated outdated radiologic technologist statutes, revised school accreditation and clinical-hour standards, and allowed radiologist assistants to work under supervision rather than direct supervision; an amendment also added registered nurses to the list of professionals not needing an additional license to use diagnostic X-ray machines. Testimony centered on staffing shortages, national standards, and whether the change would preserve oversight. The committee adopted the amendment and passed the bill 10-2, with some members citing the need for more vetting and concern about oversight of dangerous equipment. The committee then heard HB 2082, which creates a Childhood Cancer and Rare Childhood Disease Research Commission to award grants for phase-one pediatric cancer and rare disease trials using existing license-plate funds and other sources. Parents and patients gave emotional testimony about pediatric brain cancer diagnoses, the lack of effective treatments, and the need for Arizona to support local research; the bill passed unanimously 12-0. HB 2015 required Access to cover breastfeeding and lactation services, and an amendment made the coverage subject to CMS approval. Supporters described breastfeeding as preventive care with benefits for infants and mothers, while Access said it was neutral but appreciated the amendment’s fiscal safeguard. The bill passed 12-0 as amended. Next, HB 2177 directed Access to seek CMS waivers to restore Medicaid payments for certain services provided to American Indian and Alaska Native members by IHS and tribal facilities, including dental, diagnostic, therapeutic, and preventive services. The sponsor and a Sage Memorial Hospital witness said the bill would help tribal facilities draw down federal funds and keep services local; it passed 12-0 as amended. HB 2178 required state agency chief medical officers to hold an active medical or osteopathic license and passed without opposition. HB 2179 clarified statutory definitions separating air ambulance from ground ambulance regulation, with industry testimony saying it was a cleanup measure that would avoid unintended consequences; it also passed 12-0. Finally, HB 2183 created an 11-member emergency medicine study committee to examine EMS system sustainability, rural and urban capacity, workforce burnout, and uncompensated care. Firefighters, health care advocates, and an emergency nurse practitioner supported the study as a way to gather data and make recommendations; it passed 12-0. The committee then returned to HB 2072, which establishes an optional state certification for lactation care providers under ADHS, along with rulemaking, fees, discipline, and an advisory committee; the sponsor said the credential was needed so Access could reimburse the service, and the bill was introduced for further consideration.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

01/22/2026 - House Health & Human Services

Health & Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm a mom of two, and I've had the honor of breastfeeding both of my babies for an extended period of
  • I admitted three, transferred one, and discharged the rest.
  • I'm an honorably discharged Arizona veteran.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Science, Technology and Energy (01/14/2025)

Science, Technology and Energy

Transcript Highlights:
  • The honor being given to Representative Cat McGee.
  • Today we are honored to have a presentation by the Office of the Department of Environmental Services
  • We had to actually hold water back at a lot of the lakes because if we were increasing discharge, we
  • of the reservoir and then we discharge of the reservoir and then we discharge the<02:16:08.599><c> water
  • </c><04:17:33.600><c> in</c> batteries of course could discharge in batteries of course could discharge
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Health Finance and Policy Committee 3/23/26

Health Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • After successful discharge from this placement, he is now receiving skills training.
  • discharge from this successful discharge from this placement,<00:31:41.039><c> he</c><00:31:41.279><
  • What this would do is especially help temporarily when if a client discharges maybe they have to go to
  • /c><00:37:46.880><c> if</c><00:37:47.119><c> a</c><00:37:47.359><c> client</c><00:37:47.920><c> discharges
  • </c> temporarily when if a client discharges temporarily when if a client discharges maybe<00:37:48.960
NH
Transcript Highlights:
  • </c><00:31:51.559><c> prescription</c> card they have a discharge prescription card they have a discharge
  • And the fact that there’s a discharge prescription also saves costs for the correction system as well
  • And the fact that there’s a discharge prescription also saves costs for the correction system as well
  • And the fact that there’s a discharge prescription also saves costs for the correction system as well
  • And the fact that there’s a discharge prescription also saves costs for the correction system as well
Summary: The committee first handled roll call and approved the prior meeting minutes. Members discussed attendance and substitutions, then moved to the DHS commissioner’s update, which focused on New Hampshire’s Medicaid 1115 waiver and the new community re-entry initiative for people leaving correctional facilities. The presenter explained that the waiver lets the state cover certain services not normally covered under Medicaid, including substance use disorder treatment, serious mental illness services, adult dental benefits, and the new community re-entry component. She also noted that a separate youth re-entry component is federally required, with youth defined up to age 21 and foster-care-related coverage extending to age 26. The update described how the adult re-entry program works for incarcerated individuals with behavioral health needs, providing up to 45 days of pre-release services, care coordination with managed care organizations and DOC staff, telemedicine assessments, discharge prescriptions, insurance cards, and connections to community mental health, primary care, and substance use providers. For youth, the program includes more intensive case management, 30 days of pre-release services, and 30 days of post-release care coordination, with a stronger emphasis on screening, diagnosis, and holistic assessment. The presenter said New Hampshire received the adult waiver in July 2024, has implemented the program in state correctional facilities, and is beginning work at the youth center. Members and the presenter discussed why the program is structured as a waiver rather than a standard Medicaid benefit, with the explanation that CMS is allowing this as a newer policy area and that states generally pursue waivers for certain services. The chair and others emphasized the need for real cost and outcome data, and the presenter said an independent evaluator and evaluation plan are required under the 1115 waiver. Early results cited included 30 adults enrolled so far, 10 released, five youth enrolled with one released, and anecdotal early successes such as housing, employment, and better continuity of medication and treatment. The committee did not take any additional votes or formal actions beyond approving the minutes.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • When someone is discharged from a hospital, an emergency department, or an inpatient behavioral health
  • teaching and help with discharge teaching and help with transportation<00:08:13.720><c> needs</c><00
  • Hospital discharges often occur in the middle of the night because the transportation is unavailable
  • Um after-hour issues.<00:42:11.920><c> Hospital</c><00:42:12.480><c> discharges</c><00:42:13.200><c>
  • Hospital discharges often occur issues.
Summary: The Medicaid Oversight Advisory Board first approved the September 24 minutes and then heard a presentation from four certified community behavioral health clinic providers: Pathways, NorthKey, Seven Counties Services, and NewVista. The presenters explained the difference between traditional community mental health centers and CCBHCs, describing CCBHCs as an enhanced model that integrates behavioral health, primary care, wraparound services, and crisis response. They reviewed the federal history of the model, Kentucky’s entry into the Medicaid demonstration in 2022, and the scheduled end of the enhanced federal match on December 31, 2027. They also emphasized required services such as 24-hour mobile crisis, care coordination, and services for veterans, and described care coordination as a key feature that helps patients follow up after hospital or emergency discharge, manage medications, and connect to transportation and other supports. The presenters gave examples of improved outcomes, including a patient who was able to remain living independently because of coordinated home-based and telehealth support, and they argued that CCBHCs are helping Kentucky build a more responsive crisis system through 988, mobile crisis teams, and crisis stabilization units. They said the model is data-driven, uses performance metrics, and has led to stronger collaboration among community partners. One speaker said more than 100 agencies participated in a Jefferson County community health needs assessment and continued meeting afterward to reduce redundancies and barriers to care. They also said crisis call hub compliance and mobile crisis outreach compliance improved significantly over the past year. Members asked about how navigators and connectors fit into the model, how CCBHCs work with managed care organizations, and how the program could expand statewide. The presenters said navigators are not built into the CCBHC model but may be used through referrals, while the CCBHCs continue to bill MCOs the same way and receive a Medicaid wrap payment for the enhanced rate. They said the goal would be for all community mental health centers to become CCBHCs, but that a state plan amendment would be needed and could not be limited only to CMHCs if submitted to CMS. They estimated about $28 million would be needed statewide to continue the program in the next biennium, combining the loss of enhanced federal match and the state share of enhanced service costs. The board also discussed transportation, with one presenter explaining that their program arranges Medicaid transportation for eligible appointments, and members raised concerns about mental inquest warrant transport and whether sheriffs should remain involved. No votes were taken on the CCBHC or transportation items during the discussion.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Human Services - 03/05/25

Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • After several weeks of us trying to secure her funding, we had no luck, and so Lisa was discharged at
  • I would go on telling you many stories about the Lisas who were discharged from Welcome Manor before
  • After several weeks of us trying to secure her funding, we had no luck, and so Lisa was discharged at
  • I would go on telling you many stories about the Lisas who were discharged from Welcome Manor before
  • from welcome Manor before discharged from welcome Manor before they<00:13:07.720><c> were</c><00:13:
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Environment, Climate and Legacy - 03/27/25

Environment, Climate, and Legacy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Your piece was a tribute to his courage and it honored his sacrifice.'
  • </c><00:39:07.280><c> his</c> his courage and it honored his his courage and it honored his sacrifice
  • He explained that it honors fallen firefighters and farmers in Dakota County, and honors Margaret Newberg
  • He said the project honors fallen firefighters and farmers in Dakota County, and Margaret Newberg, who
  • I only ask, I don't know if I should bring this up, but decades ago, the National Pollution Discharge
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives May 20th, 2026

Louisiana House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • It's an honor to be up here today to be able to lead the prayer.
  • We give you honor, we give you praise, and we just come to you in Jesus' name. Amen.
  • And last year, we read off a list of names of World War II Medal of Honor winners.
  • Medal of Honor winners. They were very touching moments.
  • And to honor his military service in the spirit of Memorial Day.
Bills: HR308 , HR309 , HR310 , HR311 , HR312 , HR313 , HR314 , HR315 , HR316 , HR317 , HR318 , HR319 , HR295 , HR296 , HR297 , HR298 , HR299 , HR300 , HR301 , HR302 , HR303 , HR304 , HR305 , HR306 , HR307 , HCR115 , HCR116 , HCR117 , SCR71 , SCR72 , SCR73 , HR73 , HR118 , HR144 , HR196 , HR237 , HR249 , HR260 , HR267 , HR272 , HR273 , HR276 , HR278 , HCR85 , HCR100 , HCR105 , HCR107 , HCR113 , HCR114 , SCR5 , SCR29 , SCR33 , SCR37 , SCR63 , HB255 , HB378 , HB509 , HB1090 , SB80 , SB131 , SB143 , SB251 , SB254 , SB279 , SB367 , SB384 , SB388 , SB389 , SB398 , SB408 , SB431 , SB468 , SB469 , SB496 , SB25 , SB132 , SB155 , SB157 , SB202 , SB295 , SB433 , HR179 , HR223 , HR225 , HR274 , HCR89 , HR252 , HR253 , HCR96 , HCR103 , HCR108 , HCR26 , HB250 , HB265 , HB339 , HB427 , HB445 , HB463 , HB468 , HB606 , HB639 , HB649 , HB665 , HB746 , HB781 , HB853 , HB861 , HB872 , HB886 , HB916 , HB937 , HB1054 , HB1068 , HB1117 , HB1237 , HB74 , HB108 , HB956 , HB1085 , HB1137 , HB62 , HB193 , HB210 , HB220 , HB246 , HB364 , HB420 , HB475 , HB584 , HB622 , HB772 , HB784 , HB949 , HB953 , HB1043 , HB1070 , HB1092 , HB1134 , HB1162 , HB1176 , HB1196 , HB1214 , HB1199 , SB268 , SB283 , HB782 , SB149 , HR84 , HB646 , HB998 , SB56 , SB163 , SB197 , SB97 , SB326 , SB341 , SB518 , SB123 , SB353 , SB479 , SB495 , HB901 , HR20 , HR74 , HR168 , HCR65 , HCR71 , HCR98 , HB284 , HB302 , HB306 , HB341 , HB366 , HB393 , HB458 , HB577 , HB603 , HB605 , HB614 , HB625 , HB733 , HB752 , HB773 , HB798 , HB911 , HB955 , HB996 , HB1035 , HB1069 , HB1113 , HB1140 , HB1180 , HB1191 , HB1240 , HB1255 , SB82 , SB89 , HB134 , HB258 , HB359 , SB29 , SB42 , SB43 , SB217 , SB274 , SB300 , SB379 , SB382 , SB441 , SB449
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session Apr 17th, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • You are honoring Planned Parenthood and you are honoring the President of Planned Parenthood and you
  • We should not be honoring Planned Parenthood.
  • We are honoring Corey D. Compertor of Sarver, Pennsylvania.
  • Sheriff louder back is honoring Sister Emily Island.
  • Pick to take this vote together to honor the entire calendar. .
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Ways and Means Committee 4/27/26

Ways and Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • completes an entire contract<01:14:40.120><c> with</c><01:14:40.240><c> an</c><01:14:40.360><c> honorable
  • </c> contract with an honorable contract with an honorable honorable<01:14:42.080><c> discharge</c><01
  • 14:43.360><c> if</c><01:14:43.520><c> they</c><01:14:43.960><c> die</c><01:14:44.280><c> well</c> honorable
  • discharge or if they die well honorable discharge or if they die well serving. serving. serving.
MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

Judiciary Feb 25th, 2026

Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence

Transcript Highlights:
  • I assume that this could not be discharged in bankruptcy, then.
  • I assume that this could not be discharged in bankruptcy, then, the debt.
  • Child support cannot be discharged. So for the maintenance piece, for this, it wouldn't be either.
Summary: The committee held public hearings on House Bill 3144 and House Bill 3160, both dealing with appeals of preliminary injunctions. The sponsors said the bills would allow a party to appeal a preliminary injunction more broadly, rather than limiting that right to the Attorney General, and they described the measure as a response to prior litigation and equal protection concerns. Supporters, including a Campaign Life Missouri lobbyist and Attorney General’s office counsel, argued the change would align Missouri practice with federal interlocutory appeal rules and protect both sides from harm while litigation is pending. Some members questioned whether the bills were aimed at pending Amendment 3 litigation and raised concerns about fairness and whether the language should apply evenly to all parties; the sponsors said one bill would be amended to match the other. No vote was taken on these bills during the hearing. The committee then heard House Bill 1910, “Bentley and Mason’s Law,” which would require a person convicted of driving while intoxicated or drug-impaired driving that causes the death of a parent or guardian to pay child maintenance to the surviving children, with support continuing until age 18 or longer if the child is in college, and with arrearages addressed after release from incarceration. Representative Williams and several family members and victims testified in strong support, describing the bill as a deterrent and a way to hold impaired drivers financially accountable for the children left behind. Supporters said similar laws have passed in other states and cited a Tennessee case as an example of the law working in practice. Committee members asked about how maintenance would be calculated, whether the offender’s income would be considered, how civil judgments would interact with the maintenance order, and whether arrearages should accrue during incarceration; the sponsor said the bill could be refined and that those issues could be worked out. Opposition to HB 1910 was limited, but one law enforcement witness said he supported the concept despite being listed as opposition, and another witness from MADD strongly endorsed the bill. The hearing ended with no action on HB 1910. In executive session, the committee voted HJR 130 do pass by a vote of 13-0. It then considered HB 2086, a bill relating to the practice of law, which drew constitutional and separation-of-powers concerns from several members; the final vote was 7-7, and the bill was reported as due pass despite the tie.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/02/2026 - Senate Military Affairs and Border Security

Military Affairs and Border Security

Transcript Highlights:
  • convicted and the state agency, county, city, town, or other political subdivision of the state that discharges
  • County, city, town, or other political subdivision of the state that discharges the person from imprisonment
  • This bill assigns responsibility to the convicting court and to the state or local agency that discharges
Bills: SB1152 , SB1156 , SB1157 , SB1213 , SB1232 , SB1268
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • those things must include—this is item B—the interaction effects of average recharge inflows due to discharges
  • Wilcox Aquifer, there's 1.1 million acre-feet of groundwater that discharges annually to surface water
  • That just simply means we get a basic idea of the water budget, inputs, recharge, outputs, and discharge
FL

Florida 2026 4th Special Session

January 28, 2026 - 08:00 AM

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm honored to turn pain into policy and I'm grateful to work alongside you on this legislation.
  • While the vast majority of law enforcement officers are honorable professionals—I've had the privilege
  • bill modernizes and clarifies how bail bonds are issued and Representative Baker: Enforced and discharged
  • Representative Baker, it has been an honor. Thank you. Chair Alvarez: Thank you, sir.
  • It's an honor to work with you. I want to thank our sergeants for keeping us safe.