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NE
Nebraska 2025-2026 Regular Session
Health and Human Services Committee - Room 1510 Jun 30th, 2026 at 02:00 pm
Transcript Highlights:
- It does seem more like a cold, secured facility.
- We believe that youth thrive in a ...more like a cold, secured facility.
- our preference has been to migrate them into the Hastings Center because it is set up. more like a cold
- complaints and investigations made to the Ombudsman's Office regarding the DHS-operated facilities, veterans
Summary:
The Health and Human Services Committee held an invited-testimony hearing on LR 425, which examines the Whitehall campus in Lincoln and possible long-term options for youth currently served there. Chair Brian Hardin explained that Whitehall houses two separate programs for adolescent males: a substance use program and a youth-who-sexually-harm program. Testimony from DHHS officials described Whitehall as a Joint Commission-accredited psychiatric residential treatment facility (PRTF) that provides about 40 hours of weekly programming, family involvement, school services, and community reintegration activities. Officials said the department is evaluating whether the programs should remain at Whitehall or move to another state-owned facility, with Hastings described as the department’s preferred alternative because it is more residential in design than a youth rehabilitation treatment center (YRTC).
NE
Nebraska 2025-2026 Regular Session
Health and Human Services Committee - Room 1510 Jun 30th, 2026
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- It does seem more like a cold, secured facility.
- It does seem more like a cold, secured facility.
- We believe that youth thrive in a, more like a cold secured facility.
- complaints and investigations made to the Ombudsman's Office regarding the DHS-operated facilities, veterans
Committee:
Unicameral Health and Human Services
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development - Subcommittee on Veterans - 03/03/25
Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development - Subcommittee on Veterans
Transcript Highlights:
- of County Veterans Service Officers, and the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
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- c><00:20:26.720><c> my</c><00:20:26.840><c> work</c> the Veterans of Foreign Wars my work the Veterans
- to</c> represent veteran and Veteran says to represent veteran and Veteran says to the<00:35:24.599>
- </c> veterans and do what's best for veterans veterans and do what's best for veterans but<01:05:38.920
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Revenue Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:00 am
Joint Committee on Revenue
Transcript Highlights:
- A veteran who has fought for our country, these cuts are coming.
- It will affect our honored veterans and their families, but also the care we provide to them.
- Many of our consumers are those veterans and their families.
- Come January, we are going to be cold. Come January, we are going to be cold.
Committee:
Joint Joint Committee on Revenue
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Revenue, chaired by Senator James Eldridge and Representative Adrian Madaro, opened its hearing with a moment of silence for the late Lowell State Senator Ed Kennedy and reviewed hearing procedures and deadlines. The committee then took testimony on several corporate tax bills, including S. 2033/H. 3110 on offshore tax avoidance, H. 3248 on a manufacturing tax exemption, H. 3057 on a tiered corporate minimum tax, and S. 2041 on a corporate tax haven blacklist, along with a separate business interest deduction bill. No votes were taken during the hearing.
Supporters of S. 2033/H. 3110, including labor unions, health care workers, educators, public health advocates, seniors, and several legislators, argued that Massachusetts needs new revenue to offset federal cuts to Medicaid, SNAP, health care, education, and other services. They said the bill would raise roughly $400 million annually by increasing the share of offshore profits included in the state tax base from 5% to 50%, and they framed it as a fairness measure that would require large multinational corporations to pay more while leaving most local businesses and workers unaffected. Testimony emphasized risks to MassHealth, PCA services, adult dental care, hospitals, schools, and public health programs if new revenue is not raised.
Opponents, including the Mass Taxpayers Foundation and the Council on State Taxation, argued the proposal is poor tax policy and likely unconstitutional because it would tax foreign-source income without allowing foreign tax credits or a comparable apportionment method. They said Massachusetts should take a broader, coordinated approach to federal tax changes rather than a standalone bill, and warned of litigation risk and possible double taxation. Supporters such as MassBudget and former tax counsel Don Griswold countered that the bill is a reasonable rough-justice approach, consistent with federal and neighboring-state treatment, and that it would primarily affect a small number of very large multinationals. On S. 2041, the Global Business Alliance opposed the proposed tax haven blacklist, while supporting a separate bill allowing business interest deductibility.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Aug 18th, 2025
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- It was a great moment to have the Governor of California acknowledge the war of extermination...
- It was a great moment to have the Governor of California acknowledge the war of extermination that was
- He declared that a war of extermination will continue to be waged between the races until the Indian
- Meanwhile, the largest volunteer army serving in World War II was 2.5 million Indians in the British
- Meanwhile, the largest volunteer army serving in World War II was 2.5 million Indians in the British
Summary:
The Assembly met on June 4, 2025, after a quorum call and opening prayer led by Assembly Member Ramos, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance and routine procedural actions. Members handled several motions on bill referrals and file management, including disputes over SB 280 and ACA 8. The Speaker’s rulings were repeatedly appealed and sustained, and the body ultimately approved re-referral and notice waivers related to ACA 8 and SB 280, along with related committee hearing notices and shortened file notice requirements. Several bills were also removed from consent, moved to inactive file, or withdrawn from committee as nonfiscal measures.
The chamber then held a Native American Day ceremony centered on ACR 102 by Assembly Member Ramos, recognizing California Native American Day and the California Indian Cultural Awareness Conference. Multiple caucus leaders and members spoke in support, emphasizing California’s Native history, past state harms, and recent legislative efforts affecting tribal communities. The resolution was adopted by voice vote after 71 coauthors were added. The ceremony also honored Native leaders and students, including Judge Abby Abinanti, Councilwoman Catalina Chacon, Rosemary Salgado, Chairman Frederick Massetti, and Clovis Unified students who defended their right to wear regalia at graduation.
Later, the Assembly took up concurrence votes on several Senate-amended bills, all of which passed unanimously: AB 829 on Parkinson’s disease, AB 463 on emergency medical services, AB 493 on mortgage escrow interest, and AB 1387 on behavioral health coordination for justice-involved individuals. The body also adopted ACR 100 honoring India’s Independence Day and H.R. 44 recognizing homeless service providers, both by voice vote after substantial support from members and coauthors. Guest introductions highlighted the music industry, the California Commission on the Status of Women and Girls, and visiting officials from Pakistan.
The session concluded with adjournments in memory of Joel Nilsen and Grace Akiko Kojima, followed by announcements of upcoming session dates and adjournment under the call of the Speaker.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><04:20:24.560><c> and</c><04:20:24.880><c> every</c> veterans of every generation and every veterans
- It brings opportunity for healing to the many who continue to be affected by the Vietnam War.
- It allows us a measure of War.
- The wall will travel from the old war.
- </c> inmemory honor role of Vietnam veterans inmemory honor role of Vietnam veterans who<04:22:27.600
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Regarding the issue of veterans, as a veteran, I'm particularly offended.
- Veterans are one.
- II veteran father...
- I am a veteran of a foreign war and a veteran of the Texas Army National Guard.
- I've worked with a variety of individuals and issues, including car accident victims, veterans of war
Committee:
Senate State Affairs
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- kindness of some guy driving by who had a hammer in his car and another guy who was running by in the cold
- running</c><00:24:08.559><c> by</c><00:24:09.200><c> in</c><00:24:09.520><c> the</c><00:24:09.679><c> cold
- c><00:24:10.720><c> uh</c><00:24:10.880><c> who</c><00:24:11.120><c> are</c> was running by in the cold
- uh who are was running by in the cold uh who are they<00:24:11.679><c> were</c><00:24:11.919><c> able
- ,</c> past as a renter and a disabled veteran, past as a renter and a disabled veteran, uh,<00:36:09.119
Committee:
House Housing
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- My name is Laura Koerner, and I am Chair of the Texas Veterans Commission and a U.S. Navy veteran.
- My name is Laura Koerner, and I am Chair of the Texas Veterans Commission and a U.S. Navy veteran.
- Commissioner Kerner: I am the chair of the Texas Veterans Commission and a U.S. Navy veteran.
- , military veteran peers counseling, and veteran homelessness, and also supporting...
- Army veteran.
Committee:
Senate Finance
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Elder Affairs Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:00 am
Transcript Highlights:
- our community, we recently found a senior man and his spouse sleeping outside during a stretch of cold
- You see, my husband and I—my husband was a Vietnam veteran—had lost everything in Hurricane Harvey in
- You see, my husband and I, my husband was a Vietnam veteran, had lost everything in Hurricane Harvey
- resident services coordinator go out and wait for them so I wouldn't have to expose myself to the cold
- Carroll for about a year and a half, and I am also a veteran.
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on several aging-related bills, with most speakers focusing on housing stability, home-based services, and care transitions. Representative Badger and a commissioner testified in support of H4039, which would create a universal breakfast and lunch program at senior centers funded through a new Senior Breakfast and Lunch Fund, arguing it would reduce food insecurity and social isolation among older adults. Representative Lipper-Garabedian and multiple providers then supported H780/S495, the hospital-to-home partnership program, describing how embedded aging-services liaisons help older patients transition safely from hospitals to home, reduce readmissions, and avoid nursing facility placement; witnesses from Mystic Valley Elder Services and Mass Aging Access cited pilot results, including hundreds of patients served and examples of substantial cost savings and successful discharge planning.
The committee also took testimony on S478, which would require continuing care retirement communities to disclose entrance-fee refund policies more clearly at enrollment. Senator Lovely and LeadingAge Massachusetts said the bill would improve transparency for residents and families, while a consumer witness said her family experienced delays and confusion in getting a refund after her mother left a CCRC. Members noted the issue is also being examined by a special commission on CCRCs.
A large portion of the hearing focused on S475, a statewide bridge subsidy program for older adults facing housing instability. Advocates from the Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless, Western Massachusetts, Somerville, Northampton, East Hampton, Old Colony Elder Services, and Somerville’s Office of Housing Stability described rising senior homelessness, long waitlists for subsidized housing, and cases where short-term rental assistance kept older adults housed while they waited for permanent housing. Somerville witnesses said the pilot program helped nine households remain housed and that some participants have since moved into permanent housing. Members asked about wait times, program design, and how to prioritize applicants; witnesses emphasized flexibility, emergency risk, and the need for a statewide expansion. The hearing also included testimony on S465, an ALS bill that would expand home care access regardless of age and bar the use of quality-adjusted life-year metrics in coverage decisions, with the sponsor and ALS Association arguing the measure would reduce discriminatory treatment and better center patient care. No votes were taken during the hearing.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session Apr 20th, 2026
California Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- This has been seen during the 2020 war that we remember and the war crimes that were committed, the deliberate
- the Lachlan corridor and later a full-scale invasion, Azerain government, forcibly displaced over a war
- After the Civil War, roughly one in four cowboys was Black, and legends like Nat Love blazed trails as
- President, right after we close up, in Room 113, that would be the Military and Veterans Committee.
- President, right after, right after we close up, in room 113, that would be the Military and Veterans
Summary:
The Senate opened with a prayer and Pledge of Allegiance, including a remembrance of the 111th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. The chamber then took up Senate Resolution 87 by Senator Archuleta, which recognized April 24 as the anniversary of the Armenian Genocide and emphasized historical remembrance, support for Armenian communities, and concern over ongoing threats and humanitarian issues affecting Armenians. Several senators spoke in support, and the resolution was adopted by a 37-0 vote. Senator Archuleta then introduced members of the Armenian community in the gallery.
The Senate also adopted several other resolutions honoring communities and causes. Senator Cortese presented SR 93 honoring Jim Plunkett’s football career and his role as a trailblazing Latino athlete; senators highlighted his Heisman Trophy, Super Bowl wins, and pending Hispanic Football Hall of Fame recognition, and the resolution passed unanimously. Senator Wiener presented SCR 124 on transportation access for Californians with epilepsy, focusing on how seizure-related driving restrictions can limit employment, education, and medical care; it was adopted unanimously. Senator Allen presented SCR 158 declaring April Arts, Culture and Creativity Month and marking the 50th anniversary of the California Arts Council, with remarks celebrating the state’s arts economy and longtime arts leaders; it also passed unanimously.
Later, Senator Alvarado-Gil presented SCR 159 designating April as California Rodeo Appreciation Month, describing the history, cultural significance, diversity, and economic role of rodeo in California. Supportive remarks followed from another senator, and the resolution was adopted unanimously. The author then introduced rodeo guests, including athletes and rodeo association leaders. The Senate also heard multiple privileges-of-the-floor introductions, including arts figures such as Luis Valdez, Cheech Marin, and Ruth Asawa’s son Paul Lanier, as well as student and community guests. The chamber approved the consent calendar by a 38-0 vote, noted committee meetings for Human Services, Military and Veterans, and Privacy, and adjourned with the next floor session scheduled for April 23, 2026, at 9:00 a.m.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Interim Joint Committee on Natural Resources and Energy (7-24-25) - Reupload
Transcript Highlights:
- And as we continue to mop up the war on coal in our area, these programs have been so critical in saving
- And as we continue to mop up the war on coal in our area, these programs have been so critical in saving
- So, the selling school that we've always operated for to mop up the war on coal in our area, to mop up
- coal to heat their house, but in the winter we always went through in the winter because it was so cold
- coal to heat their house, but in the winter we always went through in the winter because it was so cold
Summary:
The committee first took up a public hearing and presentation on the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). Shannon Hall of the Department for Community Based Services and Rick Baker of Community Action Kentucky explained that LIHEAP is a 100% federally funded block grant that helps low-income households pay heating and cooling bills, avoid utility disconnects, and support weatherization. They outlined the program’s components, eligibility limits, seasonal application periods, and recent participation figures, including tens of thousands of households served through the summer cooling, fall subsidy, winter crisis, and spring subsidy components. They also described weatherization priorities, the partnership with Kentucky Housing Corporation, and the role of Community Action agencies in administering the program statewide.
Members asked about Assurance 16, the balance between need and available funding, summer cooling assistance, weatherization measurement, renter versus homeowner participation, and whether federal changes could affect LIHEAP. Hall and Baker said Assurance 16 supports energy-burden reduction through education, case management, and conservation strategies; that funding has generally been sufficient in recent years but crisis funds have sometimes been exhausted quickly in the past; and that summer assistance is primarily electric utility support. They also said weatherization uses return-on-investment testing and that Kentucky still has a large backlog of homes needing service. On federal funding, they said the recently passed federal bill did not directly cut LIHEAP, but future appropriations could still affect it, and any major reduction could leave a gap the state might need to consider filling. The committee approved the minutes and later approved the LIHEAP finding of fact; no members of the public signed up to testify.
After concluding LIHEAP, the committee heard a presentation from Heather Jeff of The Nature Conservancy on conservation opportunities in Kentucky. She described the organization’s voluntary land-protection work and highlighted the Cumberland Forest project, a conservation easement on about 55,000 acres in Bell, Knox, and Leslie counties supported in part by a $3.875 million state appropriation. She also reported on mine-land reforestation, elk habitat work, and the rapid allocation of a $2 million appropriation for the Kentucky Heritage Land Conservation Fund. Jeff emphasized the economic value of conservation for tourism, hunting and fishing, agriculture, forestry, bourbon, and flood protection, and said the group is finalizing a Kentucky conservation needs assessment and related feasibility research.
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- Ones to be a veteran, a patriotic man... ...veterans on here, but I know Reverend O.
- Ones to be a veteran, a patriotic man.
- Thank you, Representative Tarver. veterans on here, but I know Reverend O.
- Ones to be a veteran, a patriotic man.
- is handled primarily through federal agencies like Health and Human Services and the Department of War
Committee:
House Education
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
2026 Legislative Session - Day Forty One - Wednesday, March 25 - Afternoon Session
Missouri House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- It expands the bill beyond veterans to first responders.
- It expands the bill beyond veterans to first responders.
- As a veteran, I simply want to say this plainly.
- We veterans take risks every day whenever we're serving.
- If you're for veterans, this is the bill.
Summary:
The House first established a quorum after a quorum call and welcomed special guests, including the Freedom of the Road motorcycle riders and students from Warsaw High School. It then took up House Committee Substitute for House Bill 1855, a reporting bill on Alpha-Gal syndrome. The bill sponsor described the condition as a serious tick-borne allergy that has affected his family and many Missourians, arguing that Missouri needs mandatory reporting and surveillance data to identify hotspots, guide public health outreach, and support research and funding. Supporters from both parties said the bill would improve awareness and data collection, while one member raised concerns about the fiscal note and whether the state would get useful information for the cost.
The chamber adopted Amendment 1 to HB 1855, changing the follow-up language from “may” to “shall,” but rejected Amendment 2, which would have required patient consent before lab results were reported into the surveillance system. Opponents of the consent amendment said it would undermine disease surveillance and set a bad precedent for other reportable conditions; supporters argued for privacy and individual choice. After debate, the House adopted the committee substitute as amended and ordered it perfected and printed.
The House then considered House Committee Substitute for House Bills 2230 and 2978, a K-5 education measure addressing screen time, cursive, and handwriting. The sponsor said the bill responds to research and parent/teacher concerns about excessive screen use, poor literacy outcomes, and mental health effects, and would create a state focus group to review evidence and make recommendations while leaving districts flexibility. Members discussed carve-outs for special education, English language learners, and virtual school, and adopted an amendment excluding the virtual school program. The House then adopted the substitute as amended and ordered it perfected and printed.
Finally, the House took up House Bill 2355, the “Food is Medicine” initiative, which would allow Missouri to use federal funds through 1115 waivers for pilot programs such as medically tailored meals, produce prescriptions, nutrition education, and related supports. Supporters said the program could improve health outcomes, reduce Medicaid spending, and help address food deserts. An amendment adding vitamin therapies and updating a date drew discussion over supplement safety and regulation, but the transcript cuts off before a final vote on that amendment or the bill itself.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Senate Legislative Session Day 7 (1-14-26)
Kentucky Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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- To veterans, Military Affairs, Bill 90.
- To veterans, Military Affairs, and<00:12:35.279><c> Public</c><00:12:35.600><c> Protection,</c><00:12
- , Military Affairs, and Senate Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public<00:13:24.959><c> Protection</c>
- </c> carrying veterans to Washington DC. carrying veterans to Washington DC.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session Apr 10th, 2025
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- He saw the horrors firsthand of war and was just days away from coming home from his deployment.
- This is war." Just days later, the Humvee struck a massive IED near Fallujah.
- As a fellow veteran, this is a very important bill.
- He supported our nation in one of the toughest operations we have conducted since World War II.
- I appreciate your support for this bill. ...toughest operations we have conducted since World War II.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Army veteran of the first Gulf War, and I've spent the last 10 years serving as a mentor and educator
- I'm not a military veteran, but I like to use that term because people understand it gives the farmer
- They've gone back down now a little bit but we're very very vulnerable when the Ukraine war broke out
- who are currently separated. for their services, many years of war on terror.
- The Small Producers Initiative with Texas State works with Many of our veterans and beginning farmers
Committee:
House Higher Education
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- regulating under this ban could also include things like collapsible batons, wrist spikes, tactical war
- </c><01:12:42.240><c> hammers,</c> wrist spikes, tactical war hammers, wrist spikes, tactical war hammers
- </c> In these months, in these dark and cold In these months, in these dark and cold months,<06:24:55.040
- It requires cold storage.
- It requires cold storage. It slaughter. It requires cold storage.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Commerce and Consumer Affairs (10/28/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- So what this bill does is that allows a veteran or member, you know, a member of the VFW to bring in
- , uh, and that people were 18 and fighting a war for us.
- or member, you is that allows a veteran or member, you know,<00:52:29.520><c> is</c><00:52:29.680><c
- </c><00:53:47.760><c> So,</c> VFW to hang out with other veterans.
- So, VFW to hang out with other veterans. So, [clears throat] [Clears throat.]
Summary:
The committee first took up a liquor-related amendment correcting an earlier drafting error that had accidentally removed enhanced penalties for death-related over-service from the statute. Members explained that the language had already been enacted briefly before being deleted by mistake, and the amendment simply restored the prior penalty provisions. The committee voted unanimously in favor. A second liquor amendment followed, concerning VFW and similar veterans’ clubs. The revised language would allow a veteran or member to sign in a limited number of under-21 guests, with testimony emphasizing that this was meant for small events and would mirror existing restaurant rules requiring a parent, legal guardian, or adult spouse. There was extended debate about whether private clubs were sufficiently public, whether towns could tighten liquor rules locally, and whether enforcement would be effective. Liquor enforcement testified that municipalities must approve licenses, only four minors could be signed in at once under a member’s signature, age-restriction signage remains required, and clubs often report violations themselves to protect their licenses. The amendment was ultimately approved unanimously, and the subcommittee then moved into executive session.
In executive session, HB 186, relating to cannabis legalization, regulation, and appropriations, was recommended ought to pass on a 10-7 vote, with a minority report noted. HB 241, relating to treatment alternatives to opioids, was then supported with amendment 2990 and recommended ought to pass as amended; the bill was described as expanding access to non-opioid, non-surgical, and non-medication pain treatments, while the amendment clarified Insurance Department procedures and educational materials. That bill was placed on the consent calendar unanimously. HB 297, concerning access by self-funded employer health plans to claims data, was also recommended ought to pass with amendment 2987 and then ought to pass as amended unanimously; supporters said it would let employers opt in to deidentified claims data, improve transparency, and preserve privacy. It too was placed on the consent calendar unanimously.
The committee then considered HB 312, dealing with student-athlete name, image, and likeness compensation, and voted to send it to interim study. Members said the issue remained too uncertain because of ongoing federal and NCAA developments, and that interim study would keep the committee’s options open without killing the bill. The motion was supported as a way to continue monitoring the issue for future action.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 3/10/26
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- One that is warm enough for our brutal winters, is airtight to keep out cold winds, yet permeable enough
- </c><00:07:46.880><c> winds,</c><00:07:47.280><c> yet</c> airtight to keep out cold winds, yet airtight
- to keep out cold winds, yet permeable<00:07:48.080><c> enough</c><00:07:48.400><c> to</c><00:07:48.560
- ,</c><00:08:26.800><c> brutal</c><00:08:27.120><c> winters</c><00:08:27.520><c> is</c> summers and cold
- , brutal winters is summers and cold, brutal winters is difficult<00:08:28.240><c> on</c><00:08:28.560