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MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Health and Mental Health Feb 5th, 2026 at 08:00 am
Health and Mental Health
Transcript Highlights:
- And then they did call 911, and then the ambulance did take him to the nearest hospital.
- And then they did call 911, and then the ambulance did take him to the nearest hospital.
- And then they did call 911, and the ambulance did take him to the nearest hospital.
Committee:
House Health and Mental Health
MD
Transcript Highlights:
- One, we added a surcharge a few years ago specific to zero emission vehicles beyond our registration
- One, we<01:36:38.280><c> added</c><01:36:38.560><c> a</c><01:36:38.600><c> surcharge</c><01:36:39.520
- c> a</c><01:36:39.600><c> few</c><01:36:39.760><c> years</c><01:36:39.920><c> ago</c> we added a surcharge
- a few years ago we added a surcharge a few years ago specific<01:36:40.600><c> to</c><01:36:40.680><
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- also like to thank the senator and the bill for the groundwater use and aquatic invasive species surcharge
- also like to thank the senator and the bill for the groundwater use and aquatic invasive species surcharge
- Senator Mann's bill that includes directed payments for hospitals and an increase in the hospital surcharge
- admin costs on those lines 405 to 408, and then revenue in the form of an increase in the hospital surcharge
Committee:
Senate Finance
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- reductions, you would likely need to increase the assigned student responsibility to 52.8% and an AFR surcharge
- responsibility impact is one that will cause higher reductions at higher-cost institutions, and the AFR surcharge
- But the changes in the AFR surcharge, because they are temporary, what it essentially does is it doesn't
- maximum state grant available to students and reduces it by that proportion that you're adding as a surcharge
Committee:
Senate Higher Education
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
Senate Committee on Health and Human Services Jul 7th, 2026
Health & Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- With no comprehensive plan, we instead have a 911 system, hospital ERs, and jails that are used... ..
- Found unconscious in one of the school restrooms. 911 was called. Julie was rushed into our ER.
- I mean, we're the gatekeeper because people know one number to call, and that's 911.
- said this beautifully: we're the gatekeeper because people only know one number to call, and that's 911
- They don't want to call 911. So sometimes they call their last lawyer.
Committee:
Senate Health & Human Services
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- know,<01:03:40.680><c> would</c><01:03:40.800><c> it</c><01:03:40.920><c> call</c><01:03:41.160><c> 911
- c><01:03:41.840><c> would</c><01:03:41.960><c> it</c><01:03:42.640><c> send</c> know, would it call 911
- I saw what happened, and I called 911 immediately and waited for the cops to come and make sure that
- </c><01:32:31.560><c> and</c><01:32:31.720><c> I</c> and I called immediately 911 and I and I called
- immediately 911 and I waited<01:32:32.120><c> for</c><01:32:32.240><c> the</c><01:32:32.360><c> cops<
Committee:
Senate Transportation
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 3/10/26
Public Safety Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Her neighbor called 911 around 6:46 p.m.
- Her neighbor called 911 around 6:46 p.m.
- So afraid, she ran to another neighbor's apartment where they called 911.
- So afraid, she ran to another neighbor's apartment where they called 911.
- So afraid, she ran to another neighbor's apartment where they called 911.
Committee:
House Public Safety Finance and Policy
Keywords:
theft, vulnerable adults, public safety, penalties, Minnesota statutes, chemical irritants, law enforcement, transparency, building owners, tenant rights, notification, remediation, firearm restrictions, domestic violence, court orders, criminal convictions, firearms prohibition, gun surrender, order for protection, protective order
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- 886 887 888 889 890 891 892 893 894 895 896 897 898 899 900 901 902 903 904 905 906 907 908 909 910 911
Bills:
SB15 , SB65 , SB241 , SB304 , SB402 , SB413 , SB427 , SB499 , SB583 , SB621 , SB673 , SB840 , SB850 , SB854 , SB974 , SB1023 , SB1024 , SB1025 , SB1106 , SB 15
Committee:
Senate Local Government
Keywords:
SB 15, Texas Local Government Code, zoning preemption, housing affordability, small lots, lot size, lot density, single-family zoning, residential subdivision, municipal land use, local control, state preemption, parking requirements, setbacks, infill development, missing middle housing, lot width, lot depth, homebuilders, housing supply
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Senate Energy and Natural Resources (03/24/2026)
Energy and Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- So, now we're going to put on a surcharge of 2 cents a kilowatt hour, and you're going to have to pay
- Utilities will say, "Well, we had an under-collection, we're going to have to put on some type of a surcharge
- some</c><01:03:17.160><c> type</c><01:03:17.320><c> of</c><01:03:17.440><c> a</c><01:03:17.480><c> surcharge
- </c><01:03:18.120><c> going</c> put on some type of a surcharge going put on some type of a surcharge
Committee:
Senate Energy and Natural Resources
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:
- He had to call 911. It was very triggering for my brother.
- Having 911 come and transport him to UMass in Worcester, I fell behind that ambulance and I was very
Committee:
Joint Joint Committee on Financial Services
Summary:
The committee held a hearing on a large group of behavioral health and insurance-related bills. Topics included expanding access to mental health services by allowing physician assistants to authorize Section 12 emergency holds and be recognized as licensed mental health professionals (H. 1131/S. 773); improving coverage for community behavioral health centers so commercial insurance matches MassHealth’s bundled outpatient and crisis services (H. 1276/S. 703); eliminating cost sharing for certain behavioral health services (S. 718); extending detox and clinical stabilization coverage from 14 to 30 days and adding transitional support services (H. 1319/S. 772); requiring coverage for dual-diagnosis treatment in psychiatric facilities (H. 1277/S. 771); and preserving access to treatment for serious mental illness through coverage of coordinated specialty care and assertive community treatment (H. 1135/S. 709). The committee also heard bills on preventive behavioral health services for children (H. 1228/S. 802) and post-pregnancy mental health care, including postpartum depression and pregnancy loss-related care (H. 1314/S. 823).
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Labor and Industrial Relations May 20th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- want to dial 9-1-1 and nobody comes to my... but, as a joke, as a joke, the reason why I know to dial 911
- to dial 9-1-1 and nobody comes to my but but but as a joke as a joke the reason why I know to dial 911
Summary:
The House Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations met for its final meeting of the session and took up SB 312 by Senator Talbot, a bill concerning labor organizations, employee dues and fees, withdrawal from unions, collective bargaining agreements, and related notice and reporting requirements. The author explained the bill would require annual notice to employees of their right to join or refrain from joining a labor organization, allow dues deductions to be authorized and revoked electronically, and require stoppage of deductions at the nearest possible payroll period after notice. The committee first adopted a technical amendment set, then considered a larger amendment set that shifted the withdrawal request to the employer, required the employer to notify the labor organization, placed the burden of proving notice compliance on the labor organization, and made the labor organization responsible for certain administrative costs. Supporters said the bill protected employee choice and could reduce taxpayer-funded administrative burdens; opponents argued the amendments created confusion, unnecessary bureaucracy, and unclear invoicing and cost-shifting procedures.
Testimony came from business and labor representatives on both sides. Jim Patterson of the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry supported the cost-shifting language as a way to protect taxpayers and public employers. Matt Wood, Peter Robbins-Brown, and Larry Carter, representing labor groups, said they had worked for months to reach a simpler opt-in/opt-out framework and objected to the new amendments as adding complexity and uncertainty. Several members questioned why police, firefighters, and later mass transit employees were exempted; the author and others said those exclusions were tied to federal law or because those groups had not requested inclusion. After debate, the committee adopted the large amendment set and then adopted a separate technical amendment adding mass transit employees to the exemption list.
On the bill itself, members continued debating whether the measure was necessary if unions already allow members to opt out and whether the bill should apply only to public employees such as teachers and school workers. The committee ultimately voted to report SB 312 with amendments. The motion passed on a roll call vote, with several members voting no, and the meeting adjourned afterward.
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- We had to call 911, and that was the most painful moment in our lives.
- We had to call 911, and that was the most painful moment in our lives.
Committee:
House General Laws
Summary:
The House Committee on General Laws met with a quorum and went into executive session on House Joint Resolutions 153 and 119, House Bill 2266, and House Bill 2207, then held a public hearing on Senate Bill 1062. On HJR 153/119, the committee adopted a substitute that would remove trial-level judges from the gubernatorial appointment framework and create a joint House-Senate committee to confirm Supreme Court and Appellate Court nominees. Several members objected that the changes were substantial and should have had public hearing, while supporters argued the change would streamline confirmations and add legislative accountability. The committee adopted the substitute and voted the resolutions do pass by 8-6. On HB 2266, the committee adopted an amendment clarifying that the bill’s exception for the Attorney General’s office applies to Assistant Attorneys General rather than broader staff, then rolled it into a committee substitute and voted the substitute do pass by 11-3. On HB 2207, the committee adopted an amendment combining HB 2207 and HB 2233 into one bill string, but after a motion to reconsider was withdrawn, the combined substitute failed on a 6-8 vote.
The public hearing on SB 1062 focused on expanding communication access services for deaf, hard of hearing, and deaf-blind Missourians. Senator Carter described the bill as a way to connect Department of Social Services caseworkers with churches, nonprofits, and other community resources to help families avoid foster care placements and better meet local needs, saying the model already exists in some counties and other states. Testimony in support came from the Missouri Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals, family members, and advocates, who described repeated barriers in hospitals, courts, schools, businesses, and emergency settings, including delays in interpreter access, reliance on family members, and problems with video remote interpreting. Witnesses said the bill would improve access, reduce delays, and provide needed coordination and funding support. No opposition testimony was presented, and the hearing was closed without a vote on SB 1062.
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- I think there's even been times where 911 service in the western part of the state was interrupted by
- When this infrastructure is damaged, emergency services like 911 calls or health care facilities and
Committee:
House Utilities
Summary:
The Committee on Utilities first took up House Committee Substitute for House Bills 2762, 2816, and 2402, a solar-energy measure. The committee substitute combined the bills’ titles and focused on three main areas: a taxation framework for solar projects, setback requirements from occupied dwellings and property lines, and a decommissioning/bonding framework for project cleanup. Supporters said the bill would create baseline rules for a growing industry, protect neighboring landowners, and ensure land is restored after projects end. Members asked about Chapter 100 agreements, the setback distances, county rulemaking authority, and how reclamation and bonding would work. The committee adopted the amendment, rolled it into a new substitute, and then voted the substitute do pass by 18 ayes and 2 noes.
The committee then heard House Bill 2248, which would change Missouri’s economic development electric rate structure and close a loophole that could allow data centers under 75 megawatts to receive reduced rates. The sponsor and utility witnesses said the bill would make incentives more predictable by replacing a variable formula with a fixed discount for qualifying new industrial projects, while still requiring customers to pay full cost to serve and meet load-factor and other requirements. Witnesses from Evergy, Ameren Missouri, the Missouri Chamber, and Ford discussed the value of incentives for manufacturing, the difference between new load and retention of existing large users, and whether the bill should also address retention discounts. No action was taken on the bill during the hearing.
Finally, the committee heard Senate Substitute for Senate Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 903, which would expand critical infrastructure protections. The bill adds wireline and broadband facilities to the definition of critical infrastructure, increases penalties for damaging or tampering with such facilities, and creates an offense for unauthorized possession of certain stolen materials such as copper and related telecom materials. The sponsor and witnesses from AT&T, Verizon, cable, railroad, electric cooperative, recycling, municipal utility, and chamber groups said the measure responds to rising theft and vandalism, including copper theft and fiber cuts that disrupt 911 and other services. Members asked about scrap dealers, fiber versus copper, trespassing concerns, and whether harsher penalties would deter theft. The hearing concluded without a vote, and the committee adjourned after testimony.
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
MS Senate Floor - 20 March, 2026; 9:00 AM
Mississippi Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- initial 3-year term effective December 4, 2025, and ending June 30, 2028, representing the Mississippi 911
- 2835, which created the NG911 legislation that will require us as a state to bring all our PSAPs, our 911s
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- Gorham, and I am the Executive Director of Mesilla Valley Regional Dispatch Authority, which is the 911
- I am in strong support of Senate Bill 50. 911 directors and public safety telecommunicators support strong
Committee:
Senate Senate Judiciary
Keywords:
SB30, induced abortion, abortion reporting, vital statistics, public health reporting, medical records, health care providers, repeal, New Mexico, pregnancy termination, abortion data, state reporting requirements, confidentiality, reproductive health, parole, life imprisonment, rehabilitation, criminal justice, victim rights, law enforcement
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections Jan 23rd, 2026 at 10:30 am
State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections
Transcript Highlights:
- Public officials must be given the option to enroll, and when any enrolled public official contacts the 911
- These notifications must not include any personal information of the person who contacted 911.
Bills:
SB5973 , SB5892 , SB6081 , SB5842 , SB5827 , SB5968 , SB6034 , SB6035 , SB5888 , SB6123 , SB5853
Keywords:
initiative, referendum, ballot measure, petition, signature gathering, circulator, per-signature pay, paid circulator, election integrity, voter fraud, ballot title, Secretary of State, Code Reviser, direct democracy, citizen lawsuit, civil penalties, Washington elections, initiative process, referendum process, grassroots petition
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- filings, procedural abuse, and misuse of law enforcement— in my case, in Pasco County, Florida — I called 911
- This is why they stop calling 911. This is why victims recant.
Committee:
Senate Criminal Justice
Keywords:
sexual offender, sexual predator, sex offender registry, child protection, residency restriction, loitering, proximity restriction, public swimming pool, school safety, child care facility, day care center, park, playground, conditional release, probation, community control, warrantless arrest, background check, registry screening, minor victims
Summary:
The committee took up a series of criminal justice and public safety bills. SB 1084, which exempts certain identifying and location information for non-legal support staff in state attorneys’ offices from public records requests, was supported by prosecuting attorneys and reported favorably. SB 212, as amended, created new restrictions related to sexual offenders and predators, including a 200-foot restricted presence provision near certain locations and updated notification/supervision requirements; it drew strong opposition from researchers, advocates, and affected families who argued it lacked evidence and would increase homelessness, but it was reported favorably. SB 682, addressing domestic violence, coercive control, strangulation, animal abuse, injunctions, and related training and enforcement issues, received emotional survivor testimony and support from animal welfare and law enforcement groups and was reported favorably. SB 656, creating and renaming FDLE Internet Crimes Against Children funding and grant programs, was amended and reported favorably and unanimously.
The committee also considered SB 810 on sealing criminal history records, which would expand eligibility for some non-conviction records and one low-level misdemeanor conviction after waiting periods and judicial review; supporters said Florida is unusually restrictive, while one senator raised concerns about the scope, and the bill was reported favorably. SB 890, creating a standalone battery by strangulation offense applicable outside domestic relationships, was reported favorably after the sponsor said it would close a gap in current law. SB 892, revising habitual offender and violent career criminal sentencing procedures and notice requirements, was reported favorably, with defense lawyers supporting the clearer pretrial notice. SB 928, “Missy’s Law,” requiring immediate remand to custody after conviction of certain dangerous crimes, was amended to include computer pornography/child exploitation offenses and reported favorably after a family member of the namesake victim testified in support.
Later, SB 1284 modernized arrest and search warrant statutes, expanding judicial summons options for some misdemeanors and broadening warrant/arrest authority in certain DUI, injunction, domestic violence, and misdemeanor force cases; defense lawyers supported the judicial-discretion portions but raised concerns about DUI/BUI arrests, and the bill was reported favorably. Finally, SB 812, a technical companion to SB 810 updating public records treatment for sealed criminal history records, was amended to clarify prosecutorial access for later cases and reported favorably. Several bills were supported by law enforcement, prosecutors, and advocacy groups, while others drew opposition from civil liberties, treatment, homelessness, and criminal defense advocates. The meeting adjourned after members recorded additional votes on selected tabs.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- In my case, in Pascoe County, Florida, I called 911 for help and I was falsely arrested, desperate to
- This is why they stop calling 911. This is why victims recant.
Committee:
Senate Criminal Justice
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- case, only certain information is placed in the personnel file, and things like body camera footage, 911
- That includes body cam footage, 911 audio, internal communications, and complaints, even those involving
Committee:
Senate State Affairs
Keywords:
gender designation, civil penalties, private civil rights, multiple-occupancy spaces, Texas Women's Privacy Act, law enforcement, confidentiality, personnel files, employee records, misconduct
Summary:
The Committee on State Affairs took up Senate Bill 14, which would create a confidential department file for law enforcement officers and jailers and limit public access to records involving unsubstantiated misconduct, while preserving access for hiring agencies, TCOLE, and certain criminal justice uses. TCOLE’s Gretchen Grigsby explained the current rollout of law enforcement recordkeeping reforms, including the distinction between the public personnel file and the confidential G-file, and answered questions about when TCOLE would request files during investigations. Senator Perry and other members focused on how the bill would interact with existing personnel-file rules, public transparency, and criminal discovery obligations.
Public testimony was largely opposed. Critics argued the bill was drafted too broadly, could sweep in records beyond misconduct files, and would reduce transparency for the public, journalists, oversight bodies, and families seeking answers in cases such as Uvalde and jail deaths in Tarrant County. Several witnesses said the bill could allow small or single-officer agencies, including elected constables, to shield their own records, and some warned it could chill reporting and oversight. Supporters, including law enforcement representatives, said the bill would protect officers from false or unsubstantiated allegations, align agencies without civil-service protections with those that already have G-files, and preserve confidentiality for records that should not be public. Dallas County prosecutors and Harris County deputies supported the general policy but asked for clarifying amendments, especially to separate language they said could affect the Michael Morton Act and to preserve existing protections through in-camera review or protective orders.
Committee members spent significant time questioning witnesses about how substantiated versus unsubstantiated allegations would be handled, whether body camera footage and case files would remain public, and how the bill would affect discovery in criminal cases. After hearing all registered witnesses, the chair closed public testimony. Senate Bill 14 was left pending, and the committee recessed.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- In 2021, a mother in Ligette, Texas, called 911 for an infant unresponsive.
- They ultimately crawled between the railcars to reach the baby 30 minutes after the initial 911 call,
Bills:
HB341 , HB791 , HB1564 , HB1695 , HB1722 , HB1729 , HB1772 , HB2003 , HB2954 , HB2989 , HB3084 , HB3134 , HB3135 , HB3309 , HB3611 , HB3679 , HB3727 , HB3832
Committee:
House Transportation
Keywords:
affordable housing, zoning, development, community support, local regulations, bicycle lanes, traffic collisions, Texas Department of Transportation, study, public safety, bicycles, electric bicycles, scooters, road safety, transportation study, HB 791, Central Catholic High School, San Antonio, specialty license plate, specialty plates