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TX

Texas 89th Regular

Health and Human Services May 20th, 2025

Health & Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • While SSCC performance is evaluated continuously in compliance with the Texas Government Code, DFPS has
  • any agency, it is still subject to open meeting standards outlined in Chapter 551 of the Government Code
  • I'm a registered nurse with 22 years' experience in obstetrics and labor and delivery.
  • Under 161.103B10 of the Family Code... Under 161, or 103B10 of the Family Code.
  • And again, we have a retiring medical labor force, nearly a third almost right now, and we are already
Summary: The committee met without a quorum at first, then established a quorum with five members present. Members heard and left pending several House bills, including HB 4743 on allowing hospitals to license mobile stroke units under a hospital license, HB 4129 on earlier DFPS enforcement tools for single-source continuum contractors in community-based foster care, HB 4903 creating a Quad Agency Child Care Initiative to coordinate child care regulations across state agencies, HB 3812 revising the gold card/prior authorization process for physicians, HB 4535 requiring written informed consent before COVID-19 vaccination and a standardized state information sheet, and HB 4666 reducing the frequency of some HHSC reports to the legislature. The chair also noted HB 35 would be voted on later after a subcommittee back was received, and that a large number of bills would be heard the next day. Most of the testimony focused on HB 4535 and HB 4730. On HB 4535, supporters argued the bill would strengthen informed consent for COVID vaccination by requiring written consent and clearer state-level information about risks, manufacturer liability protections, and adverse-event reporting; opponents, including a pediatrician and medical groups, said existing federal and state informed-consent materials already cover these topics and warned the bill could create duplicative paperwork and penalties. On HB 3812, the Texas Medical Association supported changes that would extend the gold-card evaluation period to one year, raise transparency, and make prior authorization exemptions easier to administer, while health plans said they were neutral and viewed the bill as a balance between reducing burden and preventing fraud or unsafe care. HB 4730 drew extensive testimony from adoption professionals, birth mothers, adoptive parents, and child welfare advocates. The bill would require DFPS to create a relinquishment form, train child-placing agency staff, and extend the minimum waiting period for voluntary relinquishment from 48 hours to seven days. Supporters of the current law argued the 48-hour period aligns with hospital discharge, allows informed decisions, and helps birth parents and adoptive families begin healing and bonding without pushing children into foster care or creating legal and Medicaid complications. The author said the bill would be revised and that the seven-day provision was a work in progress. No votes were taken on the bills during the meeting; each bill was left pending after public testimony closed.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on Disease Prevention & Women's & Children's Health Apr 17th, 2025

S/C on Disease Prevention & Women's & Children's Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • The food that we're eating and the access; we're not working manual labor jobs here as much.
  • My bill, HB 2659, would amend the Texas Health and Safety Code to confirm the state and federal requirements
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Disaster Preparedness & Flooding, Select Aug 22nd, 2025

Disaster Preparedness & Flooding, Select

Transcript Highlights:
  • I would need to look at what the codes are and what the requirements are.
  • There are a lot of different... tools that can be used to shore up our building codes, but we need the
  • One of the major recommendations of the 2024 State Flood Plan was to raise codes and standards.
  • Requiring more modern building codes is essential, as more modern building codes make a reference to
  • Chapter 232 of the Local Government Code allows counties to adopt model subdivision rules.
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama Senate Judiciary Committee Mar 11th, 2026

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • A brief summary of this is we have been adding classifications of persons in our state to existing code
  • county or in my district earlier last year where a student got into a conflict. state to existing code
  • for the last state to existing code for the last several<00:50:42.160> years<00:50:42.720>
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives May 13th, 2026

Louisiana House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • We insert the word "hard" between "without" and "labor" to make it "without hard labor."
  • We insert the word hard between without labor to make it without hard labor.
  • from the code assigned by the local system.
  • from the code assigned by the local system.
  • That's for a crime, a DA law in a criminal code.
Bills: HR275, HR276, HR277, HR278, HR279, HR280, HR281, HR282, HR283, HR284, HCR112, HCR113, HR265, HR266, HR267, HR268, HR269, HR270, HR271, HR272, HR273, HCR107, HCR108, HCR109, HCR110, HCR111, SCR63, SCR66, SCR67, SB414, SB484, SB513, HR168, HR174, HR194, HR216, HR264, HCR54, HCR74, HCR79, HCR85, HCR87, HCR94, HCR95, HCR97, HCR98, HCR104, SCR23, SCR29, SCR33, SCR38, HB75, HB705, SB54, SB56, SB72, SB79, SB97, SB105, SB123, SB125, SB129, SB163, SB171, SB252, SB287, SB375, SB386, SB461, SB466, HR84, HR188, HR205, HR3, HR197, HR243, SCR19, SCR3, SCR6, SCR18, SCR11, SCR22, SCR2, SCR20, SCR24, SCR35, HCR6, HB301, HB359, HB657, HB675, HB680, HB727, HB39, HB58, HB112, HB134, HB155, HB187, HB287, HB462, HB782, HB825, HB846, HB903, HB904, HB929, HB941, HB962, HB1200, HB4, HB623, HB944, HB986, HB1098, HB1222, SB45, SB58, SB71, SB81, SB92, SB100, SB109, SB141, SB156, SB181, SB203, SB204, SB205, SB207, SB213, SB214, SB216, SB229, SB257, SB274, SB290, SB304, SB374, SB379, SB396, SB410, SB425, SB427, SB429, SB479, SB522, SB34, SB164, SB172, SB198, SB208, SB232, SB281, SB286, SB317, SB322, SB334, SB380, SB385, SB409, SB417, SB421, SB430, SB439, SB447, SB458, SB510, HB842, HB633, HB1191, HB625, HB1255, HB251, HB582, HB646, HB819, HB998, HB1257, SB197, SB436, SB78, HB901, HR20, HR74, HCR65, HCR71, HB284, HB302, HB306, HB341, HB366, HB393, HB458, HB577, HB603, HB605, HB614, HB733, HB752, HB773, HB798, HB911, HB955, HB996, HB1035, HB1069, HB1113, HB1140, HB1180, HB1240, SB82, SB89, HB258, SB149, SB382, SB441
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives May 13th, 2026

Louisiana House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • H.R. 104 by Representative Code, Sturge, to request the Department of Conservation and the Geological
  • The bill is relative to the Louisiana Election Code.
  • We insert the word "hard" between "without" and "labor" to make it "without hard labor."
  • in the statewide data system differs from the code assigned by the local system.
  • That's for a crime, a DA law in a criminal code.
Bills: HR275, HR276, HR277, HR278, HR279, HR280, HR281, HR282, HR283, HR284, HCR112, HCR113, HR265, HR266, HR267, HR268, HR269, HR270, HR271, HR272, HR273, HCR107, HCR108, HCR109, HCR110, HCR111, SCR63, SCR66, SCR67, SB414, SB484, SB513, HR168, HR174, HR194, HR216, HR264, HCR54, HCR74, HCR79, HCR85, HCR87, HCR94, HCR95, HCR97, HCR98, HCR104, SCR23, SCR29, SCR33, SCR38, HB75, HB705, SB54, SB56, SB72, SB79, SB97, SB105, SB123, SB125, SB129, SB163, SB171, SB252, SB287, SB375, SB386, SB461, SB466, HR84, HR188, HR205, HR3, HR197, HR243, SCR19, SCR3, SCR6, SCR18, SCR11, SCR22, SCR2, SCR20, SCR24, SCR35, HCR6, HB301, HB359, HB657, HB675, HB680, HB727, HB39, HB58, HB112, HB134, HB155, HB187, HB287, HB462, HB782, HB825, HB846, HB903, HB904, HB929, HB941, HB962, HB1200, HB4, HB623, HB944, HB986, HB1098, HB1222, SB45, SB58, SB71, SB81, SB92, SB100, SB109, SB141, SB156, SB181, SB203, SB204, SB205, SB207, SB213, SB214, SB216, SB229, SB257, SB274, SB290, SB304, SB374, SB379, SB396, SB410, SB425, SB427, SB429, SB479, SB522, SB34, SB164, SB172, SB198, SB208, SB232, SB281, SB286, SB317, SB322, SB334, SB380, SB385, SB409, SB417, SB421, SB430, SB439, SB447, SB458, SB510, HB842, HB633, HB1191, HB625, HB1255, HB251, HB582, HB646, HB819, HB998, HB1257, SB197, SB436, SB78, HB901, HR20, HR74, HCR65, HCR71, HB284, HB302, HB306, HB341, HB366, HB393, HB458, HB577, HB603, HB605, HB614, HB733, HB752, HB773, HB798, HB911, HB955, HB996, HB1035, HB1069, HB1113, HB1140, HB1180, HB1240, SB82, SB89, HB258, SB149, SB382, SB441
Summary: The House met with a quorum and began with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several personal privileges recognizing National Police Week, fallen law enforcement officers, a young Olympic weightlifter, a community sports agent, a deceased coach, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Day, the Louisiana Cattlemen’s Association, aviation professionals, and a birthday tribute. The chamber also received Senate messages, committee reports, and a long series of resolutions and bills, many of which were adopted or concurred in without objection. Several measures were returned to the calendar, while others were advanced with technical or clarifying amendments. A major portion of the meeting focused on resolutions honoring or commemorating people and groups, including National Police Week, Barron Baker, Paul T. Derezel II, Coach Emilio Tese, Alpha Phi Alpha, Louisiana Realtors Day, Special Olympics Louisiana, and various memorial highway designations. The House also adopted or concurred in resolutions on topics such as DOTD signage, shrimp procurement, geothermal energy, opioid settlement reporting, hospital design standards, Medicaid redetermination flexibility, chronic wasting disease management, remote online notarization, and a task force on intestate succession. Testimony on these items was generally supportive and brief, with sponsors explaining that most were technical, commemorative, or requests for study. The chamber also took up several substantive bills and Senate amendments. Among the measures concurred in were bills on peace officer citizenship requirements, post-conviction bail limits, portable benefits for independent contractors, workforce development, construction debris burning, license plate coverings, insurance and captive insurers, oil field indemnification, and rural infrastructure financing. One notable bill, HB 39 on peace officer citizenship, drew questions about National Guard members and legal permanent residents before the House concurred in the Senate amendments by a 74-22 vote. HB 134 on harmful material and interactive computer services had its Senate amendments rejected, while HB 359 on nonaffiliated candidates was temporarily returned to the calendar. The most extended debate came on the conference committee report for HB 842, which addressed Louisiana election law in response to the federal Callais decision. Members questioned how the report would affect the current congressional election cycle, absentee ballots, qualifying dates, signature requirements, and whether the closed party primary for U.S. House races had been canceled in favor of an open primary in the fall. The sponsor explained that the report cancels the current closed party primary for congressional races, voids ballots cast in that canceled election, returns qualifying fees, lowers petition-signature requirements, and sets new dates for the open primary and runoff. The House suspended the rules to consider the report the same day it was received, and the discussion highlighted concerns about election administration, district maps, and the scope of the changes before the chamber moved forward.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
  • Bill Kman, Deputy Director, Department of Labor Relations.
  • The department supports the intent of this measure, and the directors of labor and law enforcement have
  • requires the Department of Labor requires the Department of Labor Industrial<00:58:44.160> Relations
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Summary: The joint House Committee on Tourism and House Committee on Agriculture and Food Systems heard House Bill 2585 on agricultural tourism. The bill would create statewide uniform standards for agritourism in counties that adopt such ordinances, require registration with county planning departments, and require agritourism to remain secondary and accessory to farming. The Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity supported the measure but recommended amendments to make the language more consistent and to ensure agritourism remains tied to agricultural activity; the Hawaii Farm Bureau also supported the bill with the same general guardrails, while the White Tourism Authority offered comments. A member raised concerns about a trailer/roadside-stand provision, and the department ultimately said it did not support that specific language. The chairs then recommended passage with amendments, including a definition of principal farm operations, clarification that agritourism must not interfere with on-farm operations, revised termination rules after 60 consecutive days without active production with notice and cure procedures, restoration of the department’s proposed change to the trailer language, and technical corrections. HB 2585 passed both committees unanimously with excused members noted. The committees then heard House Bill 2602 on sustainable tourism infrastructure, which would establish a matching grant program in the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism for capital projects that improve sustainability and climate resilience in the visitor industry. The Chamber of Commerce Hawaii testified in support. The chair recommended passage with a committee report note estimating a roughly $5 million cost and a date correction, and both committees adopted the recommendation unanimously. House Bill 1948 on single-use plastics was also heard. It would prohibit lodging establishments from providing certain personal care products in small plastic containers and impose civil penalties. The Department of Land and Natural Resources stood on its testimony, and the Department of Health supported the waste-reduction goal but suggested the language belonged in a different chapter. The chair recommended an HD1 that would omit lotions from the definition of personal care products, adopt the Department of Health’s proposed clarification about reusable containers, and correct the date; the measure passed both committees unanimously. Finally, House Bill 1960 on human trafficking was heard. The bill would require the Attorney General to develop human trafficking awareness training for transit accommodation workers, require employers to provide training, keep records, post signage, adopt prevention policies, and report suspected trafficking, with penalties and rulemaking by the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations. The Department of Labor Relations supported the intent but said the Department of Law Enforcement should be the lead agency, and the Hawaii Hotel Alliance strongly supported the bill while asking for amendments to recognize existing industry programs and apply the requirements equitably. The chair recommended an HD1 incorporating a July 1, 2027 deadline for training materials and employer training, adopting the hotel industry and DLE-related amendments, and making technical corrections; HB 1960 passed both committees unanimously.
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NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate Chamber Feb 19th, 2026 at 08:53 am

New Mexico Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • So I'm just trying to understand the tax code.
  • There are other parts of the tax code that deal with other sources of electricity and other utilities
  • There are other parts of the tax code that deal with the valuation. of utilities. Okay, so Mr.
  • people he designated as honorary lieutenant governors. and he has been a strong advocate for education, labor
Bills: SB273, SB37, SB100
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Appropriations and Finance Feb 16th, 2026 at 10:48 pm

House Appropriations & Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • La fuerza laboral de la educación temprana en Nuevo México está compuesta mayoritariamente por mujeres
  • Les pedimos que apoyen las enmiendas para incluir explícitamente a la fuerza laboral y establecer un
  • However, we also know childcare is overwhelmingly reliant on the labor of low-income women of color,
Bills: SB132, SB241
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Judiciary Feb 6th, 2026 at 04:24 pm

House Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • We also have a situation where you have a private company that provides contract labor, right?
  • any way, shape, or form, even if the employees of, say, Presbyterian are indemnified, the contract laborer
Bills: HB99, HB49, HB164, SB30, SB43, SB50, SB136
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Education Jan 28th, 2026 at 09:05 am

Senate Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • Gifted education continues to be funded through the SEG, governed under the Public School Code, and regulated
  • By embedding this in the state code as a core responsibility, the state's not just individual schools
Bills: SB64, SB19, SB44, SB83
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Finance Jan 27th, 2026 at 09:18 am

Senate Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • As you can imagine, workforce challenges, their level of temporary labor, predominantly the majority
  • It's expensive to have temp labor.
  • we're requesting this $2 million in order to support that facility and its increasing costs related to labor
  • They also provide technical assistance with billing, coding, and stocking support for providers across
  • They also provide technical assistance with billing, coding, and stocking support for providers across
Bills: SB37, SB29