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HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 016 Conference PM - 04-30-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • On our end, it's myself, Co-Chair Morikawa, and Managers Amato, Tam, and Shimizu.
  • > proposed<00:03:22.640> CD, Ways and Means release and proposed CD, Ways and Means release
  • Managers Inouye and DeCourcy. Managers Inouye and DeCourcy.
  • Myself, Representatives Tarnas and Morikawa as Co-Chairs, and Representatives Iwamoto, Tam, and Shimizu
  • can get some Fin and LAMs. as co-chairs, members Tam and Gideon. as co-chairs, members Tam and Gideon
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 224 Conference PM - 04-30-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • and Ways and Means waiting on Finance and Ways and Means release.<00:01:56.440> So,<00:01:56.480
  • We have a conference draft, and we are waiting Ways and Means and Finance approval. >> Yep.
  • Ways and Means and Finance approval. Ways and Means and Finance approval.
  • And then again, language to reaffirm that... both airtight and gives us the best both airtight and gives
  • and Lahaina. and Lahaina.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 016 Conference AM - 04-30-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • This is to allow parks and harbors to use the user fees and other fees to do R&M and other projects without
  • and Elefante, and, um, is here, Awana and Elefante, and, um, is here, and<00:04:23.760> the<00
  • > managers and Representative Kush, and managers and Representative Kush, and managers Representatives
  • On behalf of the Senate, myself as chair, Wakai and Elefante as co-chair, manager Awana, and Wakai and
  • On behalf of the Senate, myself as chair, Wakai and Elefante as co-chair, manager Awana, and Wakai and
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session 04-30-2026 12:00pm

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • President, may be excused from voting on governor's message 709 or even Sevilla for mental health and
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  • and substance abuse mental health and substance abuse Awa<00:11:10.560> who<00:11:10.760>
  • Um, your committee of Health and Human Services considered a large number of nominations, for which we
  • Um your committee of Health and<00:36:22.400> Human<00:36:22.640> Services<00:36:23.160
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 224 Conference AM - 04-30-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • On behalf of the House, we have myself and Representatives Hash and Miyake as co-chairs and Representatives
  • On behalf of the House, we have myself and Representatives Saiki and Miyake as co-chairs and I'm as manager
  • On behalf of the House, we have myself and Representatives Saiki and Miyake as co-chairs and I'm as manager
  • and deduction and contribution maximum and deduction and contribution amounts<00:03:19.600> to
  • Co-chairs<00:05:44.360> and and Miyake as Co-chairs and and Miyake as Co-chairs and Representative
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/09/2026 - House Health & Human Services

Health & Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • never seen, and it's going to directly hit our health care budget, both at the state and the federal
  • Here today because there is a direct link between the health of the mother and the health of the baby
  • anesthesiology practices and health insurance.
  • necessary and I think for people's health and well-being, definitely, and all, but I really do think
  • And when you're picking and choosing about health care, you're picking and choosing how much the insurance
Summary: The committee heard and acted on several health care bills. HB 2726 would require Access contractors to cover diagnosis and treatment of mild obstructive sleep apnea, including a new prescription tongue-stimulation device; supporters said it offers an effective, less burdensome alternative to CPAP and could improve adherence and outcomes, while Access was neutral and raised concerns about cost and bypassing its normal clinical review. The committee adopted the Bliss amendment and then approved HB 2726 as amended on an 8-4 due-pass vote. HB 2435 would create a pathway for internationally trained physicians to receive a provisional Arizona medical license, with a later amendment adding a four-year supervised rural practice requirement and automatic conversion to a full license if criteria are met. Supporters argued it would help address severe physician shortages in rural and underserved areas, especially for cardiology and other specialties, and several doctors testified about their experience and the need for more access. Opponents, including the Arizona Medical Board, said the state already has a case-by-case licensure process for foreign-trained physicians and warned the bill could weaken safeguards and allow insufficiently vetted applicants. After adopting the amendment, the committee approved HB 2435 as amended on a due-pass recommendation. HB 2958 would require Access to cover comprehensive dental care for pregnant women age 21 and older, with a $500,000 pilot program and reporting requirements. The sponsor and public health advocates said preventive dental care during pregnancy can reduce infections and improve maternal and infant outcomes, and the bill drew broad support from health and advocacy groups. The committee passed HB 2958 on an 11-1 due-pass vote. The committee also approved HB 2176, which changes criteria and timelines for health care institution licensing complaints and informal dispute resolution, with supporters saying it would improve transparency and predictability for hospitals while preserving enforcement authority. Finally, the committee heard HB 2447, which would bar insurers from paying certified registered nurse anesthetists less than physicians for the same anesthesia service; opponents argued it would interfere with contract negotiations and raise costs, while supporters said insurer reimbursement cuts are harming rural access and shifting costs to hospitals. The transcript ends during testimony on HB 2447, before any committee vote on that bill.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/18/2026 - Senate Health and Human Services

Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • We have two jobs: the health and safety of our citizens and infrastructure.
  • And HHS and CDC are now working on the code part.
  • And HHS and CDC are now working on the code part.
  • in the part of the religious exercise and is in a manner not dangerous to public health or safety or
  • and reduce health care spending.
Summary: The committee heard and acted on several health-related bills, with the longest discussion centered on SB 1214, the Arizona Stem Cell Therapy Act. The bill would regulate stem cell and birth tissue therapies, bar use of tissues derived from aborted fetuses or embryos, require informed consent and disclosure for non-FDA-approved therapies, and create civil and criminal penalties for violations. Supporters framed it as a patient-safety and bioscience-innovation measure, while opponents objected to the abortion-related language and felony penalties. The committee approved SB 1214 on a 4-3 vote. The committee also advanced SB 1194, which would prohibit health professionals and institutions from denying care or reducing care quality based on vaccination status, and SB 1814, which creates a study committee on substance use disorder treatment standards and oversight. SB 1602, increasing monthly stipends for kinship foster care parents, and SB 1603, expanding child-only cash assistance eligibility for certain foster and relative placements, were both amended and passed unanimously. SB 1177, barring public funds from being used for gender transition procedures, and SB 1014, requiring insurance coverage for detransition care and related reporting, both drew strong support and opposition and were each approved on 4-3 votes. Later, the committee unanimously passed SB 1628, requiring insurers and health plans to report claims-denial and prior-authorization data to DIFI for public reporting, and SB 1629, requiring AHCCCS managed care organizations to give advance notice and network-adequacy documentation before terminating high-volume providers without cause. Supporters of both bills emphasized transparency and patient access, while opponents argued the measures duplicated existing federal or state oversight. The committee then heard SB 1752, which would criminalize commercial harvesting or sale of mescaline while preserving a religious-use defense; the sponsor said it was intended to address improper sales of peyote-derived substances, but no final action on that bill was taken in the portion provided.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Senate Bill 1239 seeks to address sovereign debt cases by amending the Business and Commerce Code to
  • SECO has the full authority to adopt energy, water, and high-performance building code standards for
  • state-funded buildings, and the ability to adopt the latest energy codes from the International Code
  • and the Energy Chapter of the International Residential Code. ...the 21 IECC and the energy chapter
  • It allows SECO to adopt future editions of both of the codes, and it allows SECO to move forward.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Criminal Justice Jan 26th, 2026

Criminal Justice

Transcript Highlights:
  • It doesn't change any Florida drug law and ensures that drug rehabilitation clinics, community health
  • SB 418 is designed to promote safety and understanding during interactions between law enforcement and
  • and safety demonstrations.
  • And I would ask that the committee consider these issues from a place of community safety.
  • That's not accountability and it's not public safety.
Summary: The committee took up a series of criminal justice and public safety bills. SB 646, allowing the use of drug testing tools such as fentanyl test strips and reagent kits to detect dangerous adulterants, was presented as a harm-reduction measure and reported favorably after supportive testimony from advocates and criminal defense groups. SB 442, extending the return period for warrants involving digital evidence from 45 days to one year, also passed unanimously amid testimony from prosecutors and law enforcement about encryption, backlogs, and large volumes of child exploitation evidence. SB 418, creating autism-related law enforcement training and a Blue Envelope Program for traffic stops and other encounters, was reported favorably with support from police, disability advocates, and families. SB 132, creating a public database to help people determine eligibility for restoration of voting rights, and SB 748, requiring notice of voting-rights restoration information on sentencing score sheets, both passed with broad support from voting-rights and criminal defense advocates. The committee also approved SB 1734, recognizing juvenile probation and detention officers as officers under Florida law and extending related training and benefits, and SB 1660, designating June as Responsible Firearm Safety Awareness Month. SB 1742, which repealed the existing “unnatural and lascivious acts” statute and created a new offense for indecent exposure of sexual organs to a minor, was amended with a delete-all amendment and then reported favorably. SB 1750, a major overhaul of career offender registration requirements, was later reconsidered after a bill-number mix-up and then reported favorably as SB 1332, with FDLE and sheriff’s association support. The most contentious measure was SB 1326, which would eliminate the traditional insanity defense and replace it with a lack-of-culpable-mental-state defense, require malingering assessments in competency evaluations, and limit downward departures based on mental illness. Criminal defense attorneys and disability advocates argued it lacked a treatment component, raised scientific and cost concerns, and could worsen public safety by sending mentally ill defendants to prison without adequate care. Supporters, including the sponsor and the Attorney General’s office, argued it would close gaps and better protect the public. After extensive debate, the bill was reported favorably on a divided vote, with several members voting no. At the end of the meeting, members recorded additional votes on some bills, and Senator Pizzo moved for reconsideration of SB 1326 for a future meeting.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • and precincts within a county.
  • GDP and generates more than $11 billion in state, local, and federal tax and royalty payments.
  • communication and collaboration for the LNG industry. between Texas and the other states that border
  • the Gulf Coast, first and foremost.
  • Hearing and seeing none, public testimony is closed, and we will leave the bill pending.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • It had a public testimony and was left pending on April 16th.
  • Hearing and seeing none, it is so.
  • Hearing and seeing none, it is so ordered.
  • Hearing and seeing none, it is so ordered.
  • Hearing and seeing none, it is so ordered.
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

House Legislative Session Day 60 (4-15-26) - Part 1

Kentucky House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Martine Ngango, with Health Services, Family and Children's at the University of Louisville.
  • Martine Ngango, with Health Services, Family and Children's at the University of Louisville.
  • , cabinets of health, justice, education, and<00:59:36.360> labor.
  • to explore and expand health care opportunities in medically underserved areas in collaboration with
  • to explore and expand health care opportunities in medically underserved areas in collaboration with
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Health and Human Services Feb 16th, 2026 at 09:04 am

House Health & Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm the Life and Health Division Director at the Office of the Superintendent of Insurance, and we are
  • I'm the Life and Health Division Director at the Office of Superintendent of Insurance, and we stand
  • We've made a lot of investments in behavioral health and mental health.
  • Every day, officers face physical strain and health risks.
  • We've talked a lot about recruiting and retention and public safety in this chamber in particular, and
Bills: SB101, SB21, HM52, HB132, SB14, SB20
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Fiscal Policy Feb 5th, 2026

Fiscal Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • SB 488 is the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles agency package.
  • And when they lose a job due to a layoff or business closure or health-related disruption, they get sick
  • And when the rules are unclear, then safety suffers.
  • information and potential just safety regulation around all these e-vehicles...
  • And potential just safety regulation around all these e-vehicles.
Summary: The Committee on Fiscal Policy met and first postponed SB 524 and SB 1156. It then heard and favorably reported several bills, including SB 488 and SB 490 by Sen. Massullo, which update Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles procedures, raise the crash-reporting threshold, expand email use, and create a related public-records exemption. The committee also favorably reported SB 892 by Sen. Martin on enhanced sentencing for repeat offenders, SB 124 by Sen. Rodriguez updating Florida Virtual School statutes, and SB 584 by Sen. Yarbrough strengthening oversight of commercial driving schools and tax collector authority. SB 656 by Sen. Bradley, codifying the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force and related grant program, and SB 816 by Sen. Bradley, formally establishing the University of Florida Diabetes Institute, also passed unanimously or near-unanimously. The most extensive debate centered on SB 216 by Sen. McLean, which would tighten unemployment assistance eligibility by adding job-search requirements, more frequent verification, and fraud-reporting measures. Supporters argued the bill would reduce fraud and improve program integrity, while opponents from labor groups and several senators warned it would burden claimants, especially rural residents, seniors, and workers facing layoffs, and could sharply reduce access to benefits. Despite those objections, the committee reported the bill favorably on a divided vote. The committee also considered CS/SB 382 by Sen. Truenow on electric bicycles, requiring riders to yield to pedestrians, sound an audible signal before passing, and limit speed near pedestrians, while creating a task force to study broader regulation of e-bikes and related devices. A mother whose son was killed on an electric scooter urged the committee to restore scooters to the bill, and several members expressed support for further work on that issue. The committee reported the bill favorably. At the end of the meeting, members recorded additional affirmative votes on selected tabs, and the committee adjourned.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Agriculture and Forestry Committee Mar 5th, 2025

Agriculture and Forestry

Transcript Highlights:
  • The men and women of our agency have done a great job holding out those fires and controlling them.
  • They are an integral part of what we do, and we love to give them support and help.
  • I wanted to ask John to come up and talk to you just for a minute about the fire potential and what..
  • . ... minute about the fire potential and what we're going to see in possibly the next month or so, and
  • We can then give those old ones to volunteer fire departments, and we'll work with them to maintain and
Bills: HB352
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Transportation Apr 29th, 2025

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • This is about protecting mobility and preserving safety.
  • This is a proven way to fix dangerous streets, to speed up and improve safety.
  • Most Texans believe in local control, public safety, and fiscal responsibility.
  • Thank you for your time and commitment to addressing this critical public safety issue.
  • House Bill 4402 is a timely and necessary step to ensure safety and accountability as the AV industry
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Committee on Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs May 12th, 2025

Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Local laws code.
  • For us to move forward, we do always put the protection of public health as our primary concern, and
  • As you know, this bill would establish a pollinator task force to protect pollinator health and to develop
  • ... practical, bipartisan solutions for supporting the health and long-term sustainability of Texas pollinator
  • And B for bees and beekeepers. The last thing, Mr.
Bills: HB630, HB685, HB1318, HB2692