Video & Transcript Research : 'immunization exemptions'

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NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Environment and Agriculture (02/17/2026)

Environment and Agriculture

Transcript Highlights:
  • <01:27:30.960> of<01:27:31.760> um about the exemption of um about the exemption of
  • kidney cancer, thyroid disease, immune kidney cancer, thyroid disease, immune deficiencies.<02:38
  • You don't get the exemption.
  • you fall under this this farming exempt you fall under this this farming exempt exemption.<04:30
  • has the exemptions for guardian dogs, has the exemptions for guardian dogs, but<04:46:58.080> do
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The subcommittee held an open work session on HB 1766-FN, a bill addressing cruelty to livestock, and focused on proposed language changes from the Department of Agriculture. Assistant State Veterinarian Nathan Harvey, speaking for the commissioner, explained concerns about the term “imminent danger,” arguing that the bill should allow seizure based on probable cause when an animal is starving or has a life-threatening condition, rather than tying action too closely to whether the owner is arrested. The department also proposed language on “extreme suffering” that would require euthanasia if the cost of treatment would exceed the allowable reimbursement amount under AGR rules, though members immediately raised concerns about using a dollar limit to require euthanasia. The department further suggested clarifying who may participate in investigations by allowing the state veterinarian or a designate, and noted that the current draft could be read too narrowly. Members discussed the $5,000 emergency care cap in the rules, with Josh Marshall confirming it is an aggregate emergency veterinary care limit. Several legislators said they were uncomfortable changing the bill from “may” to “shall” euthanize, arguing that treatment costs vary widely by species and condition and that a fixed monetary threshold could be too rigid. Representative Bixby also raised a separate concern that the bill’s language may be broader than intended and could apply to all animals rather than livestock only. The department agreed the bill should be limited to livestock and suggested using existing statutory definitions or adding a new section to make that clear. The discussion also turned to humane societies and other organizations that might investigate complaints or board seized animals. A representative from a humane organization said the groups with expertise in care often also have expertise useful to investigations, and that removing them entirely could be impractical because only a few facilities in the state can provide boarding. Members and witnesses explored alternative language that would allow for-profit and nonprofit organizations to participate in either the investigation or the care of livestock, but not both, to avoid conflicts of interest while preserving needed expertise. No votes were taken; the work session ended with agreement to consult the Office of Legislative Services and the department to refine the bill before the next meeting.
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Senate Judiciary Committee, March 2, 2026 AM

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • So, if you go look at the Federal Sovereign Immunities Act, there’s an exemption for certain entities
  • not contain the concept of immunity. not contain the concept of immunity.
  • that the immunity motion is meritorious. that the immunity motion is meritorious.
  • Immunity can still attach.
  • A judge should not be granting immunity when the immunity does not apply.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Environment and Agriculture (02/17/2026)

Environment and Agriculture

Transcript Highlights:
  • > um about the exemption of um about the exemption of um what<01:27:34.080> a<01:27:34.320
  • <01:37:50.880> uh exemptions don't necessarily cover uh exemptions don't necessarily cover
  • <01:37:56.960> and exempt for public health purposes. and exempt for public health purposes
  • kidney cancer, thyroid disease, immune kidney cancer, thyroid disease, immune deficiencies.<02:38
  • you fall under this this farming exempt you fall under this this farming exempt exemption.<04:30
Keywords: 1189, house, all
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

House - Chamber Meeting Oct 2nd, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • There's a religious exemption, and then there is a health exemption.
  • It's about medical versus non-medical immunization exemptions for child care and school attendance.
  • And as required by law, there are two exemptions: a religious exemption and an exemption for health purposes
  • Madam Secretary, the immunization exemption law is NMSA 24-5-3. I'm sorry, could you repeat that?
  • It's a religious exemption and the health exemption.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

Senate Energy and Natural Resources (04/21/2026)

Energy and Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • advantage of a civil immunity loophole. advantage of a civil immunity loophole.
  • The question about civil immunity.
  • civil immunity uh for doing that, right? civil immunity uh for doing that, right?
  • Uh so uh retain that immunity.
  • exempt in 91A. 91A. 91A.
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

01/27/2026 - House Regulatory Oversight

Regulatory Oversight

Transcript Highlights:
  • And so then your immune system, a cell from your immune system, comes and recognizes that antigen, goes
  • In the fall of 2021, I had a patient for whom I wrote a mask exemption.
  • I don't think that this bill is about herd immunity or vaccinations.
  • We have herd immunity for the most part. We have herd immunity for the most part. Thank you.
  • So are those also exempt?
Bills: HB2086, HB2248, HB2688
Summary: The committee heard three bills, all on medical freedom or government staffing. HB 2248 would prohibit governmental entities, businesses, schools, and ticket issuers from denying employment, entry, services, or participation based on whether a person has received or used a medical intervention. Supporters framed it as protecting bodily autonomy and parental rights; opponents, including physicians, child care and public health advocates, warned it was drafted too broadly and could undermine vaccine-related protections, school and daycare illness policies, and hospital safety. After debate, the bill received a do pass recommendation on a 3-2 vote. HB 2086 would bar government entities and businesses from requiring vaccination or masks/face coverings, with stated exceptions for long-standing workplace safety and infection control measures, and it would apply to certain government-owned health care facilities. Supporters argued it was needed to prevent coercive mandates and protect individual freedom and business autonomy; opponents said it would interfere with private employers’ ability to protect customers and workers and could conflict with public health practices. The committee approved the bill on a 3-2 do pass vote. HB 2688 would require the Arizona Department of Administration to identify state budget-unit positions vacant for at least 150 days and eliminate those positions each fiscal year, with some exceptions such as corrections and DPS. The sponsor said the bill would reduce waste and prevent vacant positions from functioning as slush funds, while members raised concerns about specialized or hard-to-fill jobs. After brief testimony in support, the committee passed the bill on a 3-2 do pass vote, then adjourned.
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

House Chamber - Wed Feb 12, 2025, 12:00PM HST - Day 18

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • This bill is about removing non-medical exemptions for immunization requirements, but my argument and
  • population claim a religious exemption population claim a religious exemption that's<01:10:49.960
  • <01:11:54.040> for<01:11:54.239> a<01:11:54.440> child exemption for a child exemption
  • who can't amount their own immune who can't amount their own immune response<01:15:34.600> who
  • <01:16:49.480> children vaccinating and immunizing children vaccinating and immunizing children
Keywords: 910, house, all
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Local Government (Part I) Apr 28th, 2025

Local Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • on an issue, but blanket waiver of sovereign immunity.
  • That you cannot waive sovereign immunity. Why?
  • that only you, the Texas legislature, can waive a city's immunity.
  • Criminal immunity through a charter amendment.
  • No city, county, or state should ever relinquish its sovereign immunity.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
  • We've uh place to put these exemptions.
  • <00:19:00.368> [clears throat] exemptions [clears throat] exemptions [clears throat] to<00:19:
  • But it's not an exemption from 60.
  • are already exempt from 103D procurement.
  • <00:41:00.480> from even though we're seeking exemption from even though we're seeking exemption
Summary: The House Housing Committee opened its Friday morning hearing by noting potentially catastrophic flooding on the island and acknowledging that some members were absent helping their communities, so quorum for voting was uncertain. The committee then heard testimony on several housing-related measures, with most bills drawing support from housing agencies and community organizations and little or no opposition in the room. On SB 2069 SD2, SB 2177 SD2, and SB 2342 SD2, witnesses largely supported the measures. HHFDC supported SB 2069 and SB 2177, and HPHA supported SB 2342. For SB 2342, HHFDC raised concerns that the bill would alter the Qualified Allocation Plan outside the normal open, public process required by federal law and could exclude stakeholders; Kathy Charities echoed those concerns and also objected to changing point allocations in ways that could raise rents and weaken long-term affordability. Members questioned HHFDC about how the QAP is normally updated, the meaning of the point system, and whether a legislative working group could mandate changes; HHFDC said recommendations would still need public hearing and board approval. The committee also heard SB 2060 SD2, which would create a mixed-income subaccount in the rental housing revolving fund. HHFDC said the subaccount would likely use tier-two funds, estimated at about $100 million total, to support mixed-income projects above 60% AMI, citing Front Street Apartments as a possible example. Members asked about project selection and funding needs. On SB 2544 SD2, OHA opposed the bill’s Chapter 6E-related exemptions and mandatory review timelines, arguing that burial review protections should not be weakened and that the SPEED Task Force process was a better venue for streamlining. The sponsor later clarified that the bill was not meant to eliminate the 60-day review process but to make the deadline clearer. For SB 3011 SD1, which concerns public housing and pet ownership, HPHA and several humane organizations supported the measure, saying it would help low-income residents and seniors keep pets and benefit from animal companionship. HPHA explained its existing pet policy, including deposits, monthly fees, and restrictions, and said the requested funding would support ADA-accessible pet areas and related administration. Finally, on SB 2061 SD2, HCDA supported the bill while OHA opposed it unless protections for Hawaiian Crown and Government lands were strengthened. Committee members questioned the project’s 60/40 split between income-restricted and market-rate units, the 10-year owner-occupancy restriction, and the procurement exemption; the sponsor said the exemption was tied to a real estate transaction and that the project would still use 103D-like solicitation procedures. No votes were taken during the hearing, and several items were left for later action because quorum was uncertain.
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama House Ways and Means Education Committee Jan 28th, 2026

Ways and Means Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • So what this would do is exempt these two from the state sales tax at the state level. opportunities
  • So what this would do exempt<00:17:06.799> the<00:17:07.760> u<00:17:07.919> these
  • 17:09.520> from<00:17:09.839> the<00:17:10.480> um<00:17:11.199> from exempt
  • the u these two from the um from exempt the u these two from the um from sales<00:17:12.319> tax<
  • So all this does is exempt any of that from Alabama income tax. 31st, 2028. 31st, 2028.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • We support its exemption provision.
  • is the strongest immunity.
  • She filed a religious exemption and was ultimately denied.
  • Whereas a vaccine allows for us to use inherent immunity to trigger an immune response.
  • And stimulate an immune response.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Health and Human Services (Part I) Apr 9th, 2025

Health & Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • And when we do these kind of blanket exemptions for prior auth, you have to remember that you're exempting
  • immunity.
  • immunity.
  • She filed a religious exemption and was ultimately denied.
  • an immune response.
Summary: The Senate Committee on Health and Human Services met with several members initially absent, then later established a quorum. The committee heard multiple bills, with most testimony focusing on access to care, insurance practices, senior safety, and health care worker protections. Several bills were laid out with committee substitutes, and public testimony was limited to two minutes per witness. Most bills were left pending after testimony, with no final votes taken in the portion provided. Senate Bill 2069 would create a work group to study the feasibility of a statewide acute psychiatric bed registry; the substitute shifts appointment authority to the Health and Human Services Commissioner and extends reporting and sunset dates. Senate Bill 463 would expand workplace violence protections to additional hospice, home and community support, intermediate care, and state-supported living center settings. Senate Bill 1283 would require background checks and transparency measures for senior retirement communities after testimony about the Dallas-area serial killings of elderly residents. Senate Bill 1784 would require 60 days’ written notice before medical debt is sent to collections. Senate Bill 527 would require medical insurance coverage for general anesthesia for medically necessary pediatric dental procedures for children under 13 with qualifying conditions; pediatric dentists testified that denials delay needed care. A major portion of the meeting centered on prior authorization. Senate Bill 1380 would eliminate prior authorization for a broad list of services, including emergency, primary, mental health, substance use, chemotherapy, preventive, pediatric hospice, and certain chronic-condition care. Physicians and hospice advocates supported the bill, describing delays, administrative burden, and patient harm, while health plans opposed blanket exemptions and argued prior authorization helps prevent unnecessary care and control costs. Relatedly, Senate Bill 547 would require insurers to report gold-card prior authorization exemptions to TDI and create a centralized database and annual report; TMA supported better tracking, while health plans warned of duplicative reporting and administrative cost. Senate Bill 407 would require health care facilities to honor conscience- and religion-based vaccine exemptions for employees, with testimony from a physician and vaccine-choice advocate supporting the bill. The committee also heard Senate Bill 1383, which would regulate senior living referral agencies, allow more flexible compensation structures, and add disclosure and consumer protections; an out-of-state referral company and A Place for Mom supported it. Senate Bill 1511 would allow freestanding emergency centers to provide outpatient services in addition to emergency care, with consumer protections such as estimates, limits on facility fees, and restrictions on balance billing. The chair repeatedly announced that bills were being left pending after testimony, and no final committee action or recorded votes were taken in the transcript provided.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Business and Commerce Mar 11th, 2025

Business & Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • However, individuals are specifically exempt from the requirement to have a real estate license if they're
  • However, individuals are specifically exempt from the requirement to have a real estate license if they're
  • Generally, it would remove a vague phrase, which is 'is entitled to an exemption,' and replace it with
  • language to clarify that exemptions from academic training or examination requirements for prosthetists
Summary: The Senate Committee on Business and Commerce met with a quorum and took up several pending bills, first reporting SB 1006 favorably after adopting a committee substitute that adds quarterly ZIP-code-level reporting to TDI on insurer declinations, cancellations, and nonrenewals. The committee also adopted substitutes and favorably reported SB 388, which adds nuclear to a credit program and excludes batteries from the dispatchable definition; SB 917; SB 504, which narrows reporting requirements for certain local entities, raises a salary threshold, and authorizes AG injunctive relief; SB 925, which clarifies that federal match dollars are included in a PLA-related prohibition; and SB 815, which removes downcoding references and focuses on AI use in prior authorization. SB 815 advanced on an 8-2 vote, while SB 388 advanced 6-3 and the others were reported 9-0 or 6-0 as noted. The committee then heard testimony on SB 378, which would prohibit aestheticians and cosmetologists from administering injections or using prescriptive medical devices unless legally authorized and would clarify TDLR disciplinary authority. The author and a retired neurosurgeon testified that unsafe, unauthorized injections pose real patient risks, and a TDLR witness said the bill addresses a long-standing regulatory gap. SB 378 was left pending after testimony. The committee also heard SB 1252, aimed at reducing municipal permitting barriers for residential backup power systems; the author and industry witnesses said city permitting is costly and inconsistent, while municipal utility representatives and advocates said the substitute preserved safety and utility oversight. That bill was also left pending. Additional bills heard but left pending included SB 1172, which would let LPs and LLCs sell their own property without a real estate license; SB 681, which would extend engineer license renewal periods and apply similar flexibility to engineering firms; SB 918, a TDLR cleanup bill for orthotics and prosthetics exemptions; SB 1343, which would require data brokers to post a clear link explaining Texans’ privacy rights and how to exercise them; SB 213, which would prohibit forced bundling of residential property and auto insurance while preserving voluntary discounts; SB 610, which would codify TDLR’s anti-trafficking unit; and SCR 8, expressing opposition to a central bank digital currency over privacy, security, and financial-stability concerns. Public testimony on SB 1343 and SB 213 was generally supportive, with consumer and advocacy groups emphasizing privacy, competition, and survivor safety, and the committee closed the day with those measures and others left pending.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Personal property is exempt from taxation.
  • on an issue, but a blanket waiver of sovereign immunity for the city of Dallas.
  • This ordinance no longer has sovereign immunity.
  • And when we want to change the immunity that a city enjoys, we do so repeatedly.
  • No city, county, or state should ever relinquish... its sovereign immunity.
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

HHS Public Hearing 02-03-2025

Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • We wanted to point out that the GE exemption enacted last year, effective 11/26, exempts healthcare-related
  • seems to be uh have an exemption seems to be uh have an exemption validity<00:14:51.079> of
  • for the immunization.
  • First up, Department of Health. of funding for the immunization so our of funding for the immunization
  • be responsible for funding immunizations be responsible for funding immunizations I'm<00:59:24.839
Keywords: 912, senate, all
Summary: The Health and Human Services Committee heard testimony on several health-related measures, with most of the discussion focused on SB 1419, SB 1494, and SB 1495, which were taken out of order to accommodate ASL/Death Blind Task Force testimony. SB 1419, relating to Act 253 (Session Laws of Hawaii 2023), drew support from the Department of Human Services and the National Federation of the Blind of Hawaii, with testimony emphasizing use of the term “low vision” and support for the program timeline. The committee later recommended passage with amendments, including technical changes and updated appropriation fiscal years, and the motion was adopted unanimously by the members present. SB 1494, concerning hearing aids, drew broad support from disability advocates and others who argued that hearing aids improve health, reduce accidents, and may help reduce dementia risk. Testifiers also urged that the bill define hearing aids as prescription hearing aids rather than including over-the-counter devices, and the Department of the Auditor and Insurance Division raised cost and coverage questions. The committee recommended passage with amendments, changing the coverage approach to optional coverage similar to vision and dental and requesting a sunrise analysis for prescription hearing aids; that recommendation was adopted. SB 1495, which exempts hearing aids from the general excise tax, also received support, while the Attorney General flagged a possible single-subject issue and the Tax Department estimated a potential $1.1 million revenue impact. The committee recommended passage with amendments, including deletion of the challenged language, technical fixes, and noting the revenue estimate; that recommendation was adopted. The committee then moved through additional measures with mostly supportive testimony. SB 1421 on medical records prompted questions about what happens when a solo practitioner dies or closes practice, and the discussion centered on ensuring patients can obtain records, including a proposed amendment requiring a successor provider to send records to the patient’s last known address. SB 1422, dealing with a special fund and vital statistics funding, was supported by the Department of Health, which said the special fund did not meet criteria and that deposits should instead go to the Vital Statistics Improvement Special Fund. SB 1423 on certificate of need exemptions for Department of Health facilities drew support, with discussion of possibly extending exemptions to dialysis and behavioral health/psychiatric services; the Department indicated it would not oppose that change. SB 1424 on credentialing of health care providers also received support, and SB 1425 on the State Emergency Medical Services Committee focused on reducing quorum requirements because many members are active first responders and cannot always attend meetings. The committee also heard support for SB 1426 on emergency medical services, SB 1431 on viral hepatitis, and SB 1433 on harm reduction, with testimony on hepatitis outreach funding and syringe access best practices; for SB 1433, the Department of Health identified a blank in the bill and recommended a six-month period for the syringe-possession exception.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session Mar 24th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • We also have waiver of sovereign immunity as well.
  • Harmony and unity, and get rid of this attack on sovereign immunity in cities.
  • Sovereign immunity is there for a reason.
  • Senate Bill 2119 by Sparks relates to an exemption from certain immunization requirements for medical
  • Senate Bill 2119 by Sparks relates to an exemption from certain immunization requirements for medical
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama House Ways and Means Education Committee Feb 18th, 2026

Ways and Means Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • Um Greater PCDC they have tax exemption.
  • grant municipalities the ability to exempt them from taxes.
  • Yes. become tax exempt uh on their materials become tax exempt uh on their materials and<00:20:48.000
  • the ability to exempt them from taxes. the ability to exempt them from taxes.
  • under this exemption as well. under this exemption as well.