Transcript Highlights:

• Placement of minimum salary scheduled for the public school employees referred to the Committee of Public
• AB 2514 by many relating to the eligibility to participate in certain drug court programs or for the
• Safety and Veterans Affairs, HB 2528 by BC relating to health benefit plan coverages or prescription drugs
• HB 2557 by Jones. relating to prior authorization of prescription drug benefits related to treatment

Transcript Highlights:

• HB 2499 by Gerdes relating to the placement of minimum salary schedule for the public school employees
• HB 2514 by Mooney relating to the eligibility to participate in certain drug court programs or for the
• HB 2528 by Busey relating to health benefit plan coverages or prescription drugs. for Opioid or Substance
• HB 2557 by Jones of Dallas relating to prior authorization of prescription drug benefits related treatment

Keywords: 1184, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• SB 1170, narcotic drugs, sales, minor sentencing. SB 1171, access dual enrollment notice.
• SB 1178, naturopathic physicians with drug administration.
• SB 1188, approved medication scheduling prescription authority.

Keywords: 1182, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So basically, a legal regulated drug market... are safer overall than illegal drug markets.
• When you look at what makes legal drugs safer than illegal drugs, the number one thing is that what it
• Drug legalizers and those who profit as law and consultants make a lot of money off a known drug that
• The goal, the Drug Policy Alliance wants to legalize all drugs. I am from Pueblo, Colorado.
• Those drugs turned me into a zombie.

Bills: HB28 , SB3 , SB 3

Committee: House State Affairs

Keywords: hemp regulation, consumable products, cannabinoids, state health, youth protection, licensing fees, criminal offenses, flash flood, flood warning, outdoor warning siren, emergency alert, disaster preparedness, flood mitigation, Hill Country floods, Texas Water Development Board, municipalities, counties, local government mandate, public safety, grant program

Transcript Highlights:

• And then all of the other remaining regions have their scheduled dates.
• And then the next line I wanted to go over is line 12, the Drug Rebates Revenue.
• So that reflects that agreement, and then we will get back onto a schedule, which I believe...
• So we would get back onto that schedule. Thank you for that answer. And Mr.
• Chairman, Secretary, do you have a schedule for actual rural communities?

Committee: House House Appropriations & Finance

Keywords: 996, all

Transcript Highlights:

• drugs.
• </c><00:20:30.040><c> from</c> and they can get these drugs from and they can get these drugs from veterinarians
• is that with our problem in<00:20:40.680><c> Kentucky</c><00:20:41.240><c> of</c><00:20:41.880><c> drug
• of drug addiction and substance<00:20:44.800><c> abuse</c><00:20:45.320><c> and</c><00:20:45.560><c>
• Next meeting is scheduled for Monday, April 13th at 1:00 p.m.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee first reviewed several Fish and Wildlife regulations. Staff explained amendments to 301 KAR 2:176, 4:112, and 6:030, including updating wildlife control tag language, creating an impoundment agent program for seized wildlife, and clarifying boating safety rules. A member raised a concern about boat wakes near docks, and staff said the commission had recently voted on related changes that were not yet included because the regulation had been filed earlier; those changes would have to come back later. The committee approved the staff amendments without objection. The Board of Veterinary Examiners then presented 201 KAR 16:767, which would require veterinary managers to be physically present during business hours and limit them to five registered facilities. Board representatives said they had tried to meet with affected parties before the hearing but had not reached agreement. A representative for Kentucky Pet IQ argued the rule was written for full-service hospitals and would be impractical for short, limited-service clinics that only provide vaccinations, preventive care, and parasite testing. Members expressed concern about the rule’s impact on veterinary access in underserved areas, and the committee voted to defer the regulation until the next month so the parties could continue negotiating. The committee next considered Transportation Cabinet 601 KAR 9:120, the online insurance verification system, in both ordinary and emergency form. The chair said staff had identified conflicts with a bill passed the prior year and moved to find the regulations deficient. The motion passed on a roll call vote, with six ayes and two pass votes. The committee then found ordinary ABC regulations 804 KAR 12:020 and 12:030 deficient as well, again by six ayes and two pass votes, after noting that the emergency versions had already been found deficient the previous month. Finally, the committee reviewed Cabinet for Health and Family Services 902 KAR 55:110, which would require veterinarians to report dispensed controlled substances to KASPER while exempting administered medications. OIG staff said the rule was meant to align regulation with statute, which includes veterinarians as prescribers, and emphasized that the reporting duty applies to prescriptions, not administration to animals. Some members supported the change as a needed anti-diversion measure, while others worried about implementation burdens and timing. After discussion, the committee found the regulation deficient by a 6-2 vote. The meeting then moved into full review of 922 KAR 1:565, a Department for Community Based Services rule implementing kinship care provisions from Senate Bill 151; staff said it was needed for implementation once funding is available, but a member criticized the two-year delay and the inclusion of language conditioning implementation on funding. A public witness from the Kinship Families Coalition argued the rule should not shift the 120-day application window in a way that could affect federal funding eligibility and urged the committee to reject the regulation as written.

Transcript Highlights:

• I think most folks would agree that drugs are the root of that problem and the basis for that problem
• I think you can build all the houses in the world until you deal with the drug problem.
• The intersection of behavioral health and drug... addiction, drug trafficking, and general crime issues
• Does transitional housing have a drug treatment and addiction component perspective from the city?
• As folks have questions, I think we want to stay on schedule.

Transcript Highlights:

• , and establish mandated drug treatment programs for criminals.
• Prop 47, in 2014, reclassified several nonviolent, low-level drug possession and property crimes from
• Get off drugs means less crime. Voters were clear.
• Session schedule is as follows: Tuesday, June 16th, check-in session.
• Session schedule is as follows. Tuesday, June 16th, check-in session.

Summary: The Assembly convened, initially lacked a quorum, and then completed the roll call, prayer, and pledge. Members observed a moment of silence for the fatal B-52 crash at Edwards Air Force Base in Assemblymember Lackey’s district. The body then handled a series of procedural motions, including re-referrals of numerous Senate bills to different committees, suspending rules for committee notices, and taking up the budget bill, AB 109, without reference to file for concurrence in Senate amendments. Debate on AB 109, the 2026 budget act, centered on competing views of the state’s fiscal condition and policy priorities. Supporters said the budget balances the current and next year’s budget, reduces the structural deficit, builds reserves, protects health care, schools, housing, food assistance, and other safety-net programs, and responds to federal cuts under H.R. 1. Opponents argued the budget increases taxes and costs, shortchanges schools, underfunds Proposition 36, relies on gimmicks, and does not adequately address public safety, cost of living, or long-term sustainability. Several members also highlighted specific provisions such as hospital support, Medi-Cal and IHSS protections, child care, immigrant legal services, prison closure, and funding for courts and victim services. A motion by Assemblymember DeMaio to return AB 109 to the Senate failed on a roll call vote, 13 ayes to 45 noes. The Assembly then voted on concurrence in the Senate amendments to AB 109; the measure passed, and the Senate amendments were concurred in without objection, with immediate transmittal to the Governor. Afterward, the Assembly moved to the daily file and took up SCR 89, a resolution affirming diversity, equity, and inclusion. Supporters from several caucuses framed DEI as a core California value and a response to federal attacks, while opponents criticized DEI as divisive. The transcript ends during debate on SCR 89, before any final vote is shown.

Transcript Highlights:

• This predator saw his schedule and took advantage of the fact that her father worked long hours on the
• Victims can force victims to hold drugs, and often do.
• Public intoxication traffickers often force victims to hold drugs.
• This month we have a sexual assault case scheduled for trial.
• We had 100 kits in 2014, which means we were scheduled to do a 2023 and 98 kits in 2024.

Bills: SB251 , SB608 , SB487 , SB535 , SB761 , SB955 , SB957 , SB958 , SB988 , SB990 , SB1019 , SB1021 , SB1120

Committee: Senate Criminal Justice

Keywords: criminal law, magistrates, Bell County, judicial authority, legal framework, evidence collection, sexual assault kits, reporting, law enforcement, transparency, confidentiality, victim protection, stalking, indecent assault, invasive visual recording, criminal justice, privacy rights, SB 535, Texas criminal procedure, rape shield

Transcript Highlights:

• And find them when we're looking for where they're scheduled, but we will sometimes jump around the schedule
• Mexico's efforts to combat criminal organizations on multiple fronts, from traditional crimes like drug
• We see a lot of that in New Mexico when it comes to drug dealing and those things.
• place if it's an organization doing it instead of just a couple or instead of just one person stashing drugs
• We're trying really hard to schedule them in a way that those that have less controversy are within these

Committee: Senate Senate Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:

• It's every health care plan is looking very deeply at the costs, including prescription drugs.
• the three large buckets, one of them being prescription drugs.
• You know, a little Medicaid inside baseball, but by and large, if a drug manufacturer participates in
• the Medicaid drug rebate program, meaning they will offer a rebate when Medicaid purchases the drug,
• While MassHealth, you know, we also purchase drugs directly for many of our members.

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Ways and Means

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Ways and Means held a Health and Human Services budget hearing in Clinton, with opening remarks from Chairs Meg Kilcoyne and Robin Kennedy, local officials, and many House and Senate members introducing themselves. The hearing focused on Governor Healey’s FY27 EOHHS and MassHealth budgets, with repeated themes of rising health care costs, federal funding uncertainty, workforce shortages, and access to care in underserved regions. Members also raised concerns about primary care shortages, rural and regional disparities, behavioral health access, maternal health, food insecurity, and the impact of federal policy changes on Massachusetts programs. EOHHS Secretary Kiame Mahaniah said the FY27 EOHHS budget totals $33.7 billion, reflecting mostly non-discretionary growth from health care costs, labor costs, caseload increases, and provider rate pressures. He highlighted targeted investments in foster care, family resource centers, maternal health, youth services, nutrition programs, immigrant legal services, and human service workforce rates, while warning that federal actions could strip roughly $3.5 billion annually from the state’s health care funding. In response to questions, he defended the administration’s cooperation with federal audits and program integrity efforts, discussed the primary care crisis, and said the state is trying to preserve core services while preparing for a more difficult FY28 budget cycle. MassHealth Undersecretary Mike Levine then described two major FY27 challenges: double-digit cost growth and the expected effects of the federal One Big Beautiful Bill Act. He said MassHealth’s proposed $22.7 billion gross budget includes a 7.5% increase and relies on a moratorium on new expansions plus targeted reductions, including a $1,000 annual adult dental cap, ending GLP-1 coverage for weight loss only, reducing care management to peer-state levels, and work groups to slow growth in PCA, adult foster care, and adult day health spending. Members questioned the impact on Boston Health Care for the Homeless, preventive care, and regional access; Levine said the changes are meant to preserve sustainability, that children and certain disabled populations remain protected, and that the administration will continue working with providers, advocates, and the Legislature on implementation and longer-term reforms.

Transcript Highlights:

• or manipulated by explicitly criminalizing non-consensual administration of abortion drugs.
• So how does this bill restrict access to the drugs? Mr.
• So I’m just going to assume rape, medication, or drugs is okay with you too.
• So I'm just going to assume rape, medication, or drugs is okay with you, too.
• We're making it easier for abortion drugs to be obtained without many phone verification.

Bills: HB2047 , HB2136 , HB2198 , HB2411 , HB2662 , HB2966 , HB2970

Committee: House Judiciary

Keywords: forcible entry, detainer, writ of restitution, criminal trespass, judgment enforcement, civil terrorism, disorderly conduct, vandalism, political activism, public order, subversion, government security, criminal records, sealing records, civil rights, expungement, rehabilitation, coerced abortion, abortion-inducing drugs, felony

Transcript Highlights:

• There's this company in Utah, you know, that is prescribing psychiatric drugs only initially with the
• The Research Advisory Panel currently evaluates research using Schedule I and Schedule II controlled
• The Research Advisory Panel currently evaluates research using Schedule I and Schedule II controlled
• But it continues to be a scheduled drug in the United States.
• Abortion drugs are not safe.

Committee: House Health

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The folks that rely on our analyst support in those high-intensity drug trafficking areas absolutely
• So about, we expect about 40 million in federal funding across supporting the four high-intensity drug
• 15 million, what'll happen is we'll have to dramatically degrade our support to the high-intensity drug
• The folks that rely on our analyst support in those high-intensity drug traffic areas absolutely rely
• So your counter-drug activities plan won't defer, or will still refer to our plan instead of whatever

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• But for someone like me, it's very difficult to schedule appointments.
• But for someone like me, it's very difficult to schedule appointments.
• I got this diagnosis 10 years ago, and now I'm able to be on the drug that is one of the drugs that are
• 45:55.880><c> the</c> ago and now I'm able to be on lmbe the ago and now I'm able to be on lmbe the drug
• </c><00:45:58.119><c> that</c> drug that is uh one of the drugs that drug that is uh one of the drugs

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several health-related bills. HB 72 on pharmacy drew only support, with testimony from the University of Hawaiʻi system, the Board of Pharmacy, pharmacists, and others; no questions were raised. HB 237 on peer support programs also received broad support from the Department of Health, DHS, early learning officials, families, and advocates, with testimony emphasizing the value of peer-to-peer mentoring and support for parents, youth, and people with disabilities; no opposition or questions were noted. HB 250, the prior authorization bill, generated the most discussion. SHPDA supported a revised version focused on reporting prior authorization practices and creating a nonbinding working group to develop automation standards, while PCMA, HMSA, Kaiser Permanente, and others raised concerns about duplicative pharmacy requirements, unintended consequences, and alignment with federal timelines and reporting. Several medical groups and individual patients supported the measure, describing delays and burdens caused by prior authorization. A committee member asked whether the bill’s working group differed from a similar group in Senate Bill 1449, and the witness said it was intended to be the same. HB 303 on health care preceptors was supported by the Department of Health, University of Hawaiʻi, nursing and health care organizations, and the Hawaii Pharmacists Association, which asked that pharmacists’ residency programs be specifically tied to national accreditation standards. HB 341, relating to issuance of SPURS to assist the Hawaii Island Community Health Association, drew support from the health center and related groups. HB 692 on Preschool Open Doors received extensive support from early learning, education, family, labor, and community organizations; testimony stressed the shortage of child care and preschool slots, especially on Kauai, and the need to expand access for families. Committee members asked about adding family child care providers and about licensing/certification barriers, and DHS said the bill was focused on current licensed child care facilities and that certification issues were a separate, broader problem. HB 700 on cognitive assessments also drew strong support, with the Department of Health, the Executive Office on Aging, disability advocates, the Alzheimer’s Association, caregivers, and others urging use of a validated cognitive assessment tool during annual wellness visits and asking that the age 65 threshold be removed; some witnesses supported keeping the data-collection portion as a pilot and emphasized early detection and reporting.

Transcript Highlights:

• such drugs are actually not available, and it updates the effective...
• This bill aligns uh with these drugs.
• They promptly scheduled me for a LEEP procedure to remove the tumor.
• They promptly scheduled me for a cervix.
• to</c><01:11:29.360><c> prevent</c> time-consuming scheduled care to prevent time-consuming scheduled

Committee: Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• We have 40 House bills on the schedule today and 11 for notice given. It's a pretty lengthy agenda.
• I think we have 11 on the schedule for notice given tomorrow. We're going in at 1 o'clock.
• Does blight usually attract or detract crime, drugs, loitering?
• Members, I want to remind you again tomorrow to please look at the schedule.
• Members, I want to remind you again tomorrow to please look at the schedule.

Bills: HR133 , HR134 , HR135 , HR136 , HR137 , HR138 , HR139 , HR140 , HR141 , HR142 , HR143 , HR144 , HR145 , HR146 , HR147 , HR148 , HR149 , HR150 , HR151 , HR152 , HR119 , HR120 , HR121 , HR122 , HR123 , HR125 , HR126 , HR127 , HR128 , HR129 , HR130 , HR131 , HR132 , HCR53 , HCR54 , HCR55 , HCR56 , SCR3 , SCR22 , SB4 , SB18 , SB66 , SB106 , SB201 , SB256 , SB274 , SB292 , SB326 , SB386 , SB406 , SB422 , SB423 , SB456 , SB475 , HCR3 , HB1 , HB3 , HB27 , HB71 , HB214 , HB225 , HB241 , HB244 , HB306 , HB312 , HB313 , HB314 , HB345 , HB366 , HB383 , HB446 , HB473 , HB511 , HB514 , HB655 , HB730 , HB743 , HB836 , HB983 , HB1027 , HB1037 , HB1043 , HB1082 , HB1091 , HB1096 , HB1103 , HB1126 , HB1167 , HB1174 , HB1175 , HB1230 , HB1237 , HB1238 , SB162 , SB349 , SB350 , SB382 , SB383 , HB76 , HB132 , HB181 , HB210 , HB250 , HB265 , HB275 , HB291 , HB322 , HB342 , HB475 , HB486 , HB616 , HB635 , HB639 , HB690 , HB740 , HB757 , HB761 , HB774 , HB808 , HB855 , HB872 , HB883 , HB886 , HB903 , HB949 , HB962 , HB996 , HB1003 , HB1036 , HB1054 , HB1071 , HB1076 , HB1078 , HB1113 , HB1132 , HB1146 , HB1232 , HB1233 , HB21 , HB24 , HB29 , HB31 , HB39 , HB45 , HB77 , HB136 , HB150 , HB263 , HB273 , HB299 , HB315 , HB376 , HB377 , HB431 , HB444 , HB450 , HB519 , HB533 , HB538 , HB559 , HB562 , HB663 , HB664 , HB715 , HB717 , HB805 , HB822 , HB823 , HB834 , HB864 , HB867 , HB1017 , HB1018 , HB1068 , HB1134 , HB1137 , HB1234 , HB1235 , HB1236 , HB961 , HB399 , HB868 , HB905 , HB180 , HB192 , HB284 , HB476 , HB915 , HB952 , HB1006 , HB401 , HB51 , HB58 , HB140 , HB982 , HB1010 , HB750 , HB911 , HB977 , HB901 , HR20 , HR74 , HB9 , HB151 , HB193 , HB310 , HB393 , HB459 , HB577 , HB582 , HB605 , HB614 , HB615 , HB682 , HB733 , HB773

Keywords: commendation, leadership, energy sector, Shell USA, Louisiana pride, House Resolution 134, HR134, honorary resolution, Bob Lupo, Robert E. Smith Lupo, Lakeview, New Orleans, civic service, philanthropy, real estate development, Hurricane Katrina recovery, community service, charitable giving, public recognition, Louisiana House of Representatives

Summary: The House met with a quorum and spent much of the day on personal privileges, recognizing visiting groups and designating several commemorative days, including Sigma Gamma Rho Day, Alpha Kappa Alpha Day, Italian Festival royalty, Acadiana’s Red and White Day, and Louisiana Automobile Dealer Day. Members also welcomed students, civic leaders, former legislators, a state pageant titleholder, and a visiting African law enforcement delegation focused on combating human trafficking. The chamber received Senate bills and committee reports, and several resolutions were adopted without objection, including condolences resolutions and commendations for schools, festivals, and public service organizations. The House then took up a long series of bills, with many passing on final passage after brief debate or technical amendments. Measures addressed topics such as notification of inmate releases from parish jails and DOC facilities (HB 76), ethics and financial disclosure, video voyeurism involving deceased persons (HB 265, renamed the Jacob Carter Dignity and Death Act), health insurance claim practices (HB 291), victim access to parole testimony without fees (HB 32), special education due process burden of proof (HB 342), AI disclosure in medical settings (HB 475), the psychology interjurisdictional compact (HB 486), homelessness provider oversight (HB 616), AI disclosure in campaign calls (HB 639), Medicaid managed care claim review (HB 740), menhaden fishing restrictions (HB 757 and HB 855), HIV exposure law modernization (HB 808), and rare cancer treatment advisory board changes (HB 761). Most of these bills passed with strong support; HB 342 passed 98-3, HB 639 passed 86-9, HB 808 passed 99-0, and HB 855 drew the most extended debate, with supporters citing science-based conservation and opponents warning about harm to the menhaden industry and coastal jobs. The House also adopted committee amendments and set several major fiscal measures as special orders for April 16, including HB 1, HB 2, HB 3, HB 313, HB 383, HB 983, and HB 1126. Additional bills were advanced to third reading from committee reports, and the chamber returned some measures to the calendar for later consideration. Overall, the meeting was marked by ceremonial recognitions, a heavy legislative agenda, and multiple substantive policy votes across education, health, criminal justice, transportation, ethics, and natural resources.

Transcript Highlights:

• the next page don't I look at schedule the next page schedule<01:20:47.880><c> three</c><01:20:48.880
• Another component is our exam schedule.
• Another component is our exam schedule.
• So, those are can do my own scheduling.
• </c><02:59:21.279><c> 2</c> $1.97 billion in 27 offset by schedule 2 $1.97 billion in 27 offset by schedule

Committee: Senate Finance

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• If you are scheduled to testify and you leave before your name is called, as long as I know you're here
• Several years ago, I was drugged and raped by someone I met through a dating app.
• For over seven years, I turned to alcohol and drugs, internalizing the belief that what had happened
• I myself was drugged and sexually assaulted in December 2019.
• Sleep deprivation, threats of violence, pornography, drugs, and...

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on the Judiciary

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on the Judiciary held a lengthy hearing on a wide range of bills involving domestic violence, sexual assault, child sexual abuse, trafficking, victim compensation, and related criminal justice reforms. Testimony focused on measures to support survivors and close perceived legal gaps, including bills to protect domestic violence survivors in child welfare proceedings, expand victim compensation for homicide families and trafficking survivors, create a DNA exception to the rape statute of limitations, eliminate or extend statutes of limitations for child sexual abuse, and strengthen laws on upskirting, sexual abuse by adults in positions of authority, and sexual assault by rideshare drivers. Several speakers also addressed bills concerning vulnerable adults, harassment and custody-related abuse, and early evidence kits. Witnesses included legislators, prosecutors, advocates, and many survivors who described personal experiences with abuse and barriers to justice. Supporters argued that current laws often leave survivors without meaningful remedies, especially where consent, reporting requirements, evidentiary rules, or statutes of limitations prevent prosecution or compensation. Prosecutors and advocates said the bills would clarify vague statutes, increase penalties in some cases, and better reflect the realities of coercion, grooming, trafficking, and delayed reporting. Some testimony also urged amendments, including changes to victim compensation reporting rules and clarifications to avoid unintended conflicts with other wage-recovery laws. No committee votes or final actions were taken in the hearing itself. The chairs emphasized strict time limits, respectful conduct, and the submission of written testimony, and several witnesses were called out of order to accommodate the large number of speakers.

Transcript Highlights:

• newer drugs to them more quickly.
• first to see if they work, lesser expensive drugs, but at least it gets the potentially effective drug
• Somebody doesn't get an antipsychotic drug.
• You have to fail in order to qualify for other drugs. You have two drugs. You have to fail them.
• So when you have this amendment where you have to fail generic drugs in order to be able to get the drug

Bills: SB1041 , SB1050 , SB1131 , SB1138 , SB1249 , SB1267 , SB1272 , SB1317 , SB1461 , SB1488 , SB1504 , SB1517 , SB1523 , SB1580 , SB1582 , SB1584 , SB1585 , SB1602 , SB1630 , SB1654 , SB1672 , SB1673 , SB1718 , SB1761 , SB1819 , SB1826 , SB1827

Committee: Senate Appropriations, Transportation and Technology

Keywords: electronic monitoring, nursing care, assisted living, resident rights, privacy, consent, surveillance, veterans, lifetime pass, state parks, Arizona, access, disabled veterans, cardiac arrest, defibrillators, school safety, emergency response, CPR training, Arizona education funding, automated license plate readers