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WA
Transcript Highlights:
- It’s not as simple as saying that you want child welfare attorneys to just work on torts.
- It's not as simple as saying that you want child welfare attorneys to just work on torts.
Bills:
HB2675 , HB2249 , HB2120 , HB1069 , HB1983 , HB2431 , SB6006 , SB6297 , SB6351 , SB6353 , HB2521 , HB2091 , HB2104 , SB6355 , HB2254 , HB2385 , SB5808 , HB1796 , HB1376 , SB6260 , HB2353
Committee:
Senate Ways & Means
Keywords:
accounts, finance, business regulation, transparency, audits, HB 2249, Washington Technology Solutions, WaTech, civil service, classified service, exempt employees, state employment, state personnel, network security, cybersecurity, information technology, IT contracting, data center, systems integration, network engineering
TX
Bills:
HB4 , HB54 , SB 10 , SB 24 , HB4 , HB54 , HB775 , HB850 , HB 1122 , HB 1249 , HB1405 , HB2336 , HB2757 , HB3372 , HB3622 , HB4442 , HB4687 , HB4893 , HB5089 , HB5515 , HB5606 , SB10 , SB24 , HB1573 , HB3369
Committee:
House Public Education
Keywords:
district composition, congressional election, Texas, legislature, voting districts, citizenship, U.S. citizen, non-citizen, public office, advisory board, task force, state government, local government, political subdivision, commission board, appointment eligibility, officeholder qualifications, public service, naturalization, Texas Government Code
TX
Bills:
HB4 , HB54 , HB775 , HB850 , HB 1122 , HB 1249 , HB1405 , HB2336 , HB2757 , HB3372 , HB3622 , HB4442 , HB4687 , HB4893 , HB5089 , HB5515 , HB5606 , SB10 , SB24 , HB1573 , HB3369 , HB4 , HB54 , SB 10 , SB 24
Committee:
House Public Education
Keywords:
non-human behaviors, education, Texas schools, policy, regulation, funding, teacher salaries, school districts, state budget, non-enrolled students, University Interscholastic League, participation, eligibility standards, school participation, academic standards, Texas education, interscholastic league, extracurricular activities, academic proficiency, AED
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Omnibus energy bill, HF2442, amended in House Ways and Means Committee 4/24/25
Ways and Means
Committee:
House Ways and Means
Keywords:
veterans, military affairs, Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Military Affairs, omnibus veterans bill, appropriations, National Guard, state active service, armory, State Armory Building Commission, veterans homes, veterans cemeteries, county veterans service office, Minnesota GI Bill, Gold Star families, Blue Star families, Secret War in Laos, Hmong veterans, Laos veterans, special guerrilla units
MN
Committee:
House Ways and Means
Keywords:
veterans, military affairs, Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Military Affairs, omnibus veterans bill, appropriations, National Guard, state active service, armory, State Armory Building Commission, veterans homes, veterans cemeteries, county veterans service office, Minnesota GI Bill, Gold Star families, Blue Star families, Secret War in Laos, Hmong veterans, Laos veterans, special guerrilla units
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
Senate - Committees' Committee Jan 23rd, 2026 at 10:02 am
Senate Committees' Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- It creates a new sub-account in the existing animal welfare...
- It's a new sub-account in the existing Animal Welfare Program Fund, a county dog and cat spay and neuter
Committee:
Senate Senate Committees' Committee
MN
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Children and Family Law (01/20/2026)
Children and Family Law
Transcript Highlights:
- This is House Bill 1185, relative to the offense of endangering the welfare of a child.
- the offense of Um relative to the offense of endangering<00:11:07.360><c> the</c><00:11:07.600><c> welfare
- </c> endangering the welfare of a child. endangering the welfare of a child.
- </c><00:29:19.520><c> of</c> the crime of endangering the welfare of the crime of endangering the welfare
- It says a person is guilty of endangering the welfare if he knowingly endangers the welfare of a child
Committee:
House Children and Family Law
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 3/26/25
Human Services Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- In 1978, in my lifetime, Congress passed the Indian Child Welfare Act and the American Indian Religious
- </c><00:54:09.440><c> welfare</c><00:54:10.040><c> proceedings</c><00:54:11.040><c> as</c><00:54:11.280
- ><c> a</c> child welfare welfare proceedings as a child welfare welfare proceedings as a result<00:54
- Act and the the Indian Child Welfare Act and the American<00:54:40.880><c> Indian</c><00:54:41.280><
- system where we're paying child welfare system where we're paying for<00:59:57.359><c> foster</c><00
Committee:
House Human Services Finance and Policy
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
01/26/2026 - House Health & Human Services
House Health & Human Services Committee of Reference
Transcript Highlights:
- So welfare costs are skyrocketing, fewer people in the workforce.
- You are now into the system of welfare.
- Presumptive eligibility: it's welfare on a hunch.
- It's the government's fast pass for welfare.
- You are now into the system of welfare.
Summary:
The committee began with a presentation from the Alzheimer’s Association Desert Southwest Chapter and Dr. Anna Burke of Barrow Neurological Institute on the growing impact of Alzheimer’s and dementia in Arizona, the need for earlier diagnosis, better provider education, caregiver support, and continued research funding. They described current gaps in training and access to specialists, but also highlighted new therapies, lifestyle interventions, and Arizona-based research efforts. Members expressed support and optimism, but no action was taken on the presentation.
The committee then heard HB 2202, which appropriates $300,000 from the general fund over fiscal years 2027 through 2029 for a dementia care tele-mentoring grant program through the Department of Health Services. Supporters, including the Alzheimer’s Association, a dementia specialist, and a patient advocate, said the program would help primary care providers diagnose dementia earlier and improve care. The bill was passed out of committee on an 11-0 vote.
Next, the committee took up HB 2251, the midwifery bill, which would authorize certain licensed midwives to dispense and administer specified medications and devices, require liability insurance disclosure and annual reporting, and create a Midwifery Advisory Committee. A committee amendment removed some medications and renamed the bill the Jordan and MacTerry Act. ACOG and the Arizona Osteopathic Medical Association opposed the bill as drafted, citing concerns about oversight, peer review, and the medication list, while licensed midwives and other supporters argued the bill would improve safety, transparency, and alignment with national standards. The bill was held for further stakeholder work, with members indicating more amendments were likely.
The committee then heard HB 2252, which would allow certified nurse midwives, certified professional midwives, or licensed midwives to accompany a patient in a ground ambulance during an out-of-hospital birth if approved by medical direction. Supporters described cases where continued midwife involvement during transport helped newborns and mothers, while firefighters and EMS representatives opposed the bill as written, saying it created ambiguity about command and scene control and could raise safety concerns. The chair said the bill would be held for further stakeholder meetings and possible language changes. After a recess, the committee reconvened for presentations on federal Medicaid and rural health funding impacts, beginning with JLBC’s overview of H.R. 1’s Medicaid provisions and the rural health transformation grant program.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- So welfare costs are skyrocketing, fewer people in the workforce.
- You are now into the system of welfare.
- Presumptive eligibility: it's welfare on hunch.
- It's the government's fast pass for welfare.
- You are now into the system of welfare.
Committee:
House Health & Human Services
Keywords:
physician assistants, licensure compact, medical services, multistate practice, patient care access, healthcare workforce, military families, adverse actions, dementia care, telementoring, healthcare education, rural communities, grant funding, HB 2233, rural health transformation, rural health transformation program, AHCCCS, Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System, Joint Legislative Budget Committee, JLBC
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 087 Apr 11th, 2026
Colorado House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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- </c> families division of child welfare families division of child welfare training<02:03:33.520><c>
- ,</c><02:03:58.639><c> Child</c><02:03:58.880><c> Welfare</c> Division of Child Welfare, Child Welfare
- Division of Child Welfare, Child Welfare Services,<02:03:59.840><c> Family</c><02:04:00.159><c> and<
- ,</c> Families, Division of Child Welfare, Families, Division of Child Welfare, Adoption<02:04:24.000
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- House Health and Welfare Committee, Hawkins, Chairman.
- House Health and Welfare Committee will not meet Friday, January 16th, Vander Woude, Chairman.
Summary:
The House convened, completed roll call with 69 members present and one absence, then opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance. No substantive legislation was taken up during the meeting. The only formal action on the floor was approval of the House Journal for the third legislative day, which passed by voice vote after a motion and second.
During announcements, members were informed that single-scoop ice cream was available in the back room courtesy of the Idaho Farm Bureau Foundation. The clerk also read the committee schedule, noting several committees would meet later that day while others would not meet on Thursday or Friday.
With no further business, a member moved to adjourn. The motion was seconded and adopted by voice vote, and the House adjourned until 9:00 a.m. on Friday, January 16, 2026.
ID
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Office of the Foster Youth Ombudsperson powers 3/17/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- investigate decisions that are being made about children and youth to ensure their health, safety, and welfare
- The current law requires that the new child welfare system, which we're working on, provide the ombuds
- ><00:08:23.840><c> data,</c><00:08:25.280><c> and</c> The current law requires that the new child welfare
- The current law requires that the new child welfare system, which we're working on, provide the ombuds
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Additionally, the system has been rigged in favor of the rich through corporate welfare policies and
- tax breaks, which have led to both a higher tax... ...favor of the rich through corporate welfare policies
- We shouldn't be relying on fees to fund anything, but because we are a welfare state and a state that
- It was mentioned on a previous bill, and I think it carries over to this: that we're a welfare state
Committee:
House Ways & Means
MS
Transcript Highlights:
- think that's something that we need to look at because we not only have to be concerned about the welfare
- not only have to be concerned<00:14:29.440><c> about</c><00:14:29.760><c> the</c><00:14:30.000><c> welfare
- c><00:14:30.480><c> of</c><00:14:30.639><c> that</c><00:14:30.880><c> one</c> concerned about the welfare
- of that one concerned about the welfare of that one child<00:14:31.760><c> or</c><00:14:32.240><c> teenager
Committee:
Joint Education
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Jul 10th, 2025
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- emissions, increased or shifted vulnerability to climate change, more inequitable outcomes, or diminished welfare
- Climate change, more inequitable outcomes, or diminished welfare now or in the future.
- He negotiated numerous pieces of landmark legislation, including welfare reform that is the basis for
- He negotiated numerous pieces of landmark legislation, including welfare reform that is the basis for
Summary:
The Assembly met with a quorum present after a roll call and prayer, then proceeded through routine journal, procedural, and guest-introduction business. Members recognized several guests, including local district officials, Japanese business leaders, and students/interns, and the chamber also observed remarks about the Texas flooding tragedy during the prayer. The body then moved through the daily file, including second-reading items and concurrence votes on AB 390, which expands the slow-down/move-over law to stationary vehicles, and AB 1478, which allows retailers to absorb mattress recycling fees; both measures had Senate amendments concurred in by recorded vote.
The Assembly adopted AJR 12, a bipartisan resolution recognizing Head Start Month and urging Congress and the President to protect and increase Head Start funding. Multiple members spoke in support, emphasizing the program’s role in early education, health, nutrition, and family support, especially in rural and low-income communities; the resolution received 70 ayes and no noes after 69 co-authors were added. The chamber also adopted ACR 96, designating a portion of Highway 101 in Humboldt County as the Patty Berg Memorial Highway, and SCR 50, which calls for state review of climate adaptation and maladaptation criteria to improve climate resilience planning; both measures passed without opposition.
On the consent calendar, the Assembly added co-authors to ACR 81 and adopted the second-day consent calendar and remaining consent items, all by unanimous or near-unanimous votes. The body also approved a motion to return AB 529 from engrossing and enrolling to the Senate for further action. The session concluded with numerous adjournment-in-memory tributes, most notably for Rincon Tribal Council Chairman Bo Mazzetti and former legislative secretary George Steffes, followed by a moment of silence for each and adjournment until Monday, July 14 at 1 p.m.
NV
Nevada 2025 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session May 30th, 2025 at 02:00 pm
Nevada Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- the Assembly Committee on Ways and Means, revises provisions relating to the Trust Fund for Child Welfare
- Senate Bill 187, introduced by Senator Pazina, revises provisions relating to child welfare.
- This amendment revises provisions relating to the care of a child in the custody of a child welfare agency
- This amendment revises provisions relating to the care of a child in the custody of a child welfare agency
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Criminal Justice Mar 4th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- HAD REASONABLE CAUSE TO BELIEVE HIS OR HER ACTIONS TO PRESERVE THE MINOR FROM DANGER TO HIS OR HER WELFARE
- OF THE ISSUES I BROUGHT FORWARD WHAT THE DEFINITION MIGHT BE FOR EXAMPLE OF A DANGER TO HIS OR HER WELFARE
- DEFENDANT HAS CAUSED HIS OR HER ACTION WAS NECESSARY TO PRESERVE THE MINOR FROM DANGER TO HIS OR HER WELFARE
- UNSUPPORTIVE OF THEIR CHILD IDENTIFYING AS LGBTQ, WOULD THAT BE CONSIDERED A DANGER TO HIS OR HER WELFARE