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WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Joint Transportation, Highways & Military Affairs Committee, May 4, 2026 - PM
Transportation, Highways & Military Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- services ...innovate, to explore, to drive services to the citizens.
- </c><00:31:45.440><c> down</c> leveraging that spend in to drive down leveraging that spend in to drive
- </c><00:59:33.120><c> these</c> the structure that can drive these the structure that can drive these
- And so, that changes the risk pool and drives up the cost of EMRs.
- And so, drives up the cost um of EMRs.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- We don't know what's driving the cost. We don't know what's driving the impact.
- I want to know what are the factors that are driving up the cost and driving up the usage?
- We don't know what's driving the cost. We don't know what's driving the impact.
- We don't know what's driving the cost. We don't know what's driving the impact.
- We don't know what's driving the cost. We don't know what's driving the impact.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee 3/9/26
Transportation Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- And I don't care what country they came from, if they're driving safely and they're a good neighbor,
- We have an epidemic of people who are speeding, running red lights, doing driving recklessly, and it
- This will drive people out of the offices. You know, we value volume for a reason.
- </c> drive people out of the offices. drive people out of the offices.
- You pay your money, you get your tab, you drive. That is a foolproof system.
Committee:
House Transportation Finance and Policy
Keywords:
veterans benefits, Secret War, Laos veterans, eligibility process, burial fees, veteran designation, electronic license, driver's license, digital credential, transportation, data privacy, authentication, license plates, vehicle registration, validation stickers, Minnesota statutes, transportation policy, aeronautics, transponder, aircraft safety
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 3/19/25
Human Services Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- While we found children can often be a driving factor for a mother to achieve and maintain sobriety,
- So our staff drive all the time. We hire drivers. We have transporters.
- their own lives and with that um driving their own lives and with that I<00:48:20.160><c> will</c><00
- One thing that can also drive funding at the moment is the knowledge of the person's case manager.
- </c> instance one thing that can also Drive instance one thing that can also Drive funding<00:53:02.480
Committee:
House Human Services Finance and Policy
VA
Virginia 2026 Regular Session
House Select Committee on Advancing Rural and Small Town Health Care Jun 17th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- , it's forever and always going to be access—whether it's specialist access or how far you have to drive
- She had a rural part of the state and how it was a 45-minute drive, and she was in an emergency situation
- able to get devices out to folks so that they can have just primary care doctor visits instead of driving
- And you've got a long drive, so if you think of any other questions, you can just give me a call. ...
- long drive.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- But these kinds of regulations drive up our health care costs, and our insurance agencies need to be
- It's a very scary thing, and I'm very fortunate that I had the ability to drive from Tucson to...
- It's a very scary thing, and I'm very fortunate that I had the ability to drive from Tucson to Mesa to
- The tobacco tax was put in place to drive people away from tobacco due to its health impacts.
- away from nicotine. ...products and has no educational piece to drive children away from nicotine.
Summary:
The House convened, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, approved the journal, and then moved through a lengthy third-reading calendar. Early bills included SB 1135 on workers’ compensation, which passed 49-4, and SB 1127 on family offenses, which failed 5-50 after Rep. Gress said he supported the policy but voted no to allow reconsideration. SB 1133 on nominating procedures passed 32-23 without the emergency clause, and SB 1136 on workers’ compensation passed 54-1. Members then debated several health-related and regulatory measures, including SB 1145 on behavioral health behavior analysis, SB 1165 on health insurance coverage for breast exams, SB 1175 on child welfare, SB 1184 on condominiums and planned communities, SB 1205 on municipal regulations, SB 1210 on private post-secondary education institutions, and SB 1233 on state agencies, with mixed votes and several floor explanations focused on costs, insurance mandates, and public health benefits.
The chamber also considered SB 1243 on court-ordered treatment, where supporters framed it as protecting vulnerable people and opponents warned about guardianship abuse and indefinite confinement; it passed 50-7. SB 1246 on condominium and planned community notices passed unanimously, while SB 1253 on Safe Haven providers passed 57-0. SB 1259 on campaign-related address confidentiality drew extensive debate about candidate safety, threats, and residency rules, and passed 43-14. Additional measures passed included SB 1271 on municipal authority, SB 1286 on veterinarians, SB 1292 on the public safety personnel retirement system, SB 1366 creating a towing and impound advisory committee, SB 1446, SB 1497 on school insurance, SB 1561 and SB 1564 on health care institutions, and several final-read House bills.
On final reading, the House concurred in amendments to several bills and passed HB 2082, HB 296 on WIFA, HB 2557 on patient records, HB 2749 on reclassifying certain felony convictions to misdemeanors under strict conditions, and HB 4001 on nicotine products and youth access. HB 4001 drew the most extended debate, with supporters emphasizing youth protection, stronger penalties for sales to minors, and anti-vaping enforcement, while opponents criticized the bill as regulatory overreach or insufficiently focused on taxation and education. The House also adopted a motion to request the Senate return SB 1456 for reconsideration, heard a memorial resolution honoring James Hong Shee, and received remarks and a proclamation on National Gun Violence Awareness Day before recessing.
AR
Arkansas 2026 Regular Session
AGRICULTURE- HOUSE SMALL BUSINESS & ECONOMIC DEV. SUBCOM. Jun 2nd, 2026
AGRICULTURE- HOUSE SMALL BUSINESS & ECONOMIC DEV. SUBCOM.
Transcript Highlights:
- So it's a skilled labor job with high-tech driving the food production.
- So when we're looking at job opportunities, we need industry partners to believe in this and drive this
- If we're talking about in food deserts, we're driving vehicles, miles, travel, gas, all these kind of
- And then you've got to have somebody to drive and deliver or manage the commercial side. Okay.
- Memphis being the driving, West Memphis being the driving force because of how much money is in that
Summary:
The committee approved the minutes from its October 27 meeting and then heard testimony on the economic and regulatory effects of Arkansas’s raw milk law, Act 698. Clinton Ballard of Milk and Honey Hill Farm said the law helped his family farm expand from 8 to 12 cows and from serving about 75 families to about 150, increasing sales by roughly $50,000 and allowing about $10,000 in raw cheese sales through retail outlets. He argued the law supports small-farm income, food security, and local processing, but said state health agencies still do not inspect raw milk producers unless they sell to a commercial buyer, which he said limits access to USDA grants and other opportunities. He and members discussed safety practices, including rapid chilling, sick-animal removal, sanitation, customer education, and whether any optional state certification or inspection program should be created without adding burdensome regulation.
Members asked about herd management, bee production, market channels, and whether raw milk producers should receive training or certification. Ballard said his farm uses Jerseys, removes sick cows from production, sells on-farm and through retail locations, and relies on best-practice guidance from groups such as the Weston A. Price Foundation and the Raw Milk Institute. Several members expressed support for consumer choice but also raised concerns about food safety, especially for children and pregnant women, and about possible “mission creep” if the state creates a voluntary inspection or training system. The discussion ended without any vote or formal action on the raw milk issue.
The committee then heard a lengthy presentation from Terrence Bolden of TLB Enterprises on hydroponic and container-based farming as a response to food insecurity, food deserts, and workforce needs. Bolden described a three-year career and technical education model using retrofitted shipping containers to grow food year-round with low water and energy use, paired with training in drones, robotics, agribusiness, and entrepreneurship. He said pilot projects are underway or planned with UAPB, the Little Rock School District, and other partners, and projected that five regional hubs could create significant economic impact and multiple jobs per container. Members asked about costs, target communities, school partnerships, food desert locations, and whether the model could include aquaponics or protein production; Bolden said the program is intended as a public-private partnership and that the committee could tour a container site once it is operational. The meeting adjourned after the presentation and questions.
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- I drive through 18 different House districts to get to this capital.
- One of them drives through mine. And what we have down where I'm at is...
- Not a one of them drives through mine.
- And we've got some serious major driving income forces in Plaquemines Parish.
- And we've got some serious major driving income forces in Placom's Paris.
Committee:
Senate Finance
Keywords:
TOPS-Tech, scholarship, education, eligibility, college credit, dual enrollment, state funding, HB 488, Belle Chasse Bridge, Belle Chasse Bridge Merit-Based Special Fund, Plaquemines Parish, severance tax, state general fund, special fund, transportation funding, DOTD, Department of Transportation and Development, public-private partnership, P3 contract, toll reduction
ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Advanced Nuclear Energy Committee Apr 21st, 2026 at 08:25 am
Advanced Nuclear Energy Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- We just kept driving it, more and more regulations, making it more and more expensive, and drove it out
- You're going to do a little drive-by of what we call INTEC, the Idaho Nuclear Technology and Engineering
- What is driving this? The driving force is the energy demand.
- And this is the driving force. That's where nuclear is playing a very pivotal role right now.
- And this is the driving force. That's where the nuclear is playing a very pivotal role right now.
Committee:
Joint Advanced Nuclear Energy Committee
ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Advanced Nuclear Energy Committee Apr 21st, 2026
Advanced Nuclear Energy Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- We just kept driving it with more and more regulations, making it more and more expensive, and drove
- You're going to do a little drive-by of what we call INTEC, the Idaho Nuclear Technology and Engineering
- What is driving this? The driver is the energy demand.
- And this is the driving force. That's where nuclear is playing a very pivotal role right now.
- And this is the driving force. That's where the nuclear is playing a very pivotal role right now.
Committee:
Joint Advanced Nuclear Energy Committee
Summary:
The meeting was a presentation and Q&A at Idaho National Laboratory focused on the state of nuclear energy, advanced reactors, and the lab’s role in testing, regulation, and commercialization. Speakers described INL’s broader mission beyond nuclear, including cybersecurity and critical infrastructure, but emphasized its major nuclear capabilities: the Advanced Test Reactor, TREAT, the Materials and Fuels Complex, and other test beds used to accelerate fuel and materials testing. They also highlighted the lab’s size, workforce, internship pipeline, and partnerships with DOE, DHS, DOD, and private companies.
A major topic was the federal push to speed up nuclear deployment through executive orders and regulatory reform. Speakers said DOE and the NRC are reducing unnecessary bureaucracy, streamlining environmental reviews, and working toward a goal of having three new nuclear systems achieve criticality by July 4, 2026. They discussed the difference between microreactors, small modular reactors, and traditional gigawatt-scale plants, arguing that advanced reactors can be factory-built, safer, and better suited for data centers, military bases, remote communities, industrial heat, and other nontraditional uses. They also said the U.S. is rebuilding its nuclear supply chain, including enrichment and fuel fabrication, and that states willing to host parts of the fuel cycle could see major economic benefits.
The speakers addressed questions about cost, safety, waste, and international competition. They said advanced reactors rely on passive safety features, TRISO fuel, and natural circulation, and that the industry’s challenge is often cost uncertainty rather than a precise fuel or materials limit. They argued used nuclear fuel should be viewed as a resource rather than waste if recycling becomes policy, and said microreactors should produce relatively small amounts of spent fuel. They also noted that China and Russia continue to build aggressively, with China on pace to surpass the U.S. in total nuclear generation, while U.S. projects such as Palisades, Crane Clean Energy Center, Duane Arnold, Oklo, Aalo, MARVEL, and Project Pele are moving forward under DOE and private-sector partnerships.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Agriculture and Wildlife Apr 20th, 2026 at 10:00 am
Agriculture and Wildlife
Transcript Highlights:
- in this space as it relates to CWD is powered by the same technology and the same analytics that drives
- can see here in this process, which is a machine learning sort of AI approach, although I'm still driving
- it's obvious that it really took the technology and the analytical know-how that comes from what drives
- I think the market capitalism will drive how that is, if there If you're worried about us creating a
- Do you have Any concern that potentially increasing the herd genetics for larger racks could drive us
Committee:
Senate Agriculture and Wildlife
Keywords:
farmed cervidae, chronic wasting disease, genetic resistance, wildlife management, agriculture, wildlife tagging, hunting regulations, Cervidae family, feral swine, exotic wildlife, conservation, commercial hunting, raw milk, unpasteurized, farm sales, Oklahoma Milk and Milk Products Act, local producers, advertising
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- And so that is used to, in some cases, to drive up litigation costs, because we also allow attorney's
- One of the major driving factors in the rate increases, and just like you, mine went from $3,500 to $12,000
- And that's why these technical violations can be utilized to drive up costs.
- If I'm driving to the courthouse with my petition and my check and I get in a wreck and I wake up the
- If I'm driving to the courthouse with my petition and my check and I get in a wreck and I wake up the
Committee:
House Insurance
Summary:
The House Committee on Insurance met on March 25 and took up House Bill 577 by Representative Glorioso, which would change Louisiana’s bad-faith insurance penalty language from a flat 50% to “up to 50%,” giving judges discretion to award a lower penalty in cases involving minor or technical delays. Glorioso argued the bill would correct an omission from the 2024 consolidation of the bad-faith statutes, reduce unnecessary litigation over nominal delays, and potentially help lower reinsurance and homeowners’ insurance costs. Committee members questioned whether the change would weaken consumer protections or reward insurer misconduct, especially in catastrophe claims after storms, and whether any real rate relief would follow.
Opposition testimony came from the Louisiana Association of Justice and Real Reform Louisiana. They argued the current penalty provisions are important guardrails that help force timely payment and fair handling of claims, especially after hurricanes, and that the bill would reduce deterrence without producing meaningful premium reductions. They also said insurers already have substantial time and procedural protections under the law, and that penalties are rarely awarded but serve as leverage in settlement negotiations. Supporters and the Department of Insurance said Louisiana’s penalty structure is an outlier compared with other states and that the bill could make the market more competitive, though the department said it did not have court data on bad-faith judgments and could not quantify the bill’s effect on rates.
After debate, Representative Glorioso closed by saying he was open to further language changes but asked the committee to advance the bill. The committee then voted 10 yeas and 6 nays to report House Bill 577 favorably. Afterward, the committee moved on to the next item, House Bill 955.
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- And so that is used to, in some cases, drive up litigation costs, because we also allow attorney's fees
- One of the major driving factors in the rate increases, and just like you, mine went from $3,500 to $12,000
- And that's why these technical violations can be utilized to drive up costs.
- If I'm driving to the courthouse with my petition and my check and I get in a wreck and I wake up the
- If I'm driving to the courthouse with my petition and my check and I get in a wreck and I wake up the
Committee:
House Insurance
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
House of Representatives Second Regular Session of the 60th Legislature Day 22 Morning Session Mar 10th, 2026 at 09:30 am
Oklahoma House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Pass machines, hard drive, golden hall, ro goals in progress.
- Thank you for the question, but I need you to restate that because incarceration and driving are two
- Driving is a privilege in Oklahoma. You're not required to have a driver's license.
- That's a privilege that this body gave people to drive.
- But going to prison is a choice that you made by driving under the influence and causing great bodily
Bills:
HB4104 , HB3722 , HB3787 , HB3700 , HB3701 , HB3310 , HB3404 , HB2964 , HB2398 , HB3024 , HB3499 , HB3278 , HB3279 , HB3645 , HB3649 , HB2293 , HB3260 , HB3176 , HB3177 , HB3114 , HB3172 , HB3322 , HB3323 , HB4248 , HB3720 , HB2210 , HB1322 , HB1937 , HB3301 , HB4107
Keywords:
Oklahoma criminal law, felony classification, Class B5, Class D1, sentencing enhancement, repeat offender, domestic violence, stalking, voyeurism, peeping tom, clandestine recording, hidden camera, privacy offense, sex offender registry, Sex Offenders Registration Act, protective order violation, animal cruelty, cockfighting, dogfighting, public safety
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- Perhaps, but perhaps other investments that we make in the budget drive other purchases.
- We don't want to drive people to online pharmacies. Thank you. Representative Jacobsen, thank you.
- Data centers power the essential services and emerging technologies that operate and drive our daily
- Data centers power the essential services and emerging technologies that operate, that drive and operate
- We urge you to reject Senate Bill 6-2. that operate, that drive and operate our daily lives.
Committee:
House Finance
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Professional Registration and Licensing Mar 4th, 2026
Professional Registration and Licensing
Transcript Highlights:
- If you have a license to drive a vehicle in Missouri and you're lawful to do so, you can drive that vehicle
- If you have a license to drive a vehicle in Missouri, and you're lawful to do so, you can drive that
- So some of these patients that need, like the YAG laser, they will have to drive two hours just to get
- fill in Arkansas, Oklahoma, what's going to happen is the other 95% of the state are going to end up driving
- The other thing we know is these aren't problems that people, you know, we talk about access and driving
Summary:
The committee first took up House Bill 3111, which concerns bail bonds oversight. Representative Phelps offered a committee substitute that moved bail bondsmen into the existing Board of Private Investigators, Private Fire Investigators, and Professional Surety Bail Bonds to avoid a fiscal note. An amendment was adopted to remove fee caps in the substitute, and the committee then adopted the revised substitute and voted it do pass 21-0.
The committee then heard Senate Substitute No. 2 for Senate Bill 1233, the CPA licensure bill, along with related provisions for social work supervisors and speech pathologists. Senator Trent and supporters from the Missouri Society of CPAs, the speech-language association, the social work community, and the State Auditor’s Office said the bill would address CPA shortages by creating a new licensure path based more on experience, while preserving exam standards and adding reciprocity. No opposition was offered, and the hearing concluded without a vote.
House Bill 2999 on optometry scope of practice drew extensive testimony and debate. The sponsor and ophthalmology witnesses described the bill as a negotiated compromise that would codify specific procedures optometrists may perform, while opponents from optometry argued it would freeze scope in statute, limit modernization, and require repeated legislative action as standards change. Witnesses disagreed sharply over whether the bill improved patient safety and access, whether the procedures were already within current practice, and whether surgical procedures such as lasers should be included. The bill was heard but no committee action was taken in the transcript.
Finally, the committee heard House Bill 2957 on respiratory therapist licensure. Representative Castile and respiratory care witnesses said the bill would phase out the CRT as the entry credential for new applicants in favor of the higher RRT standard, while grandfathering current CRTs and adding renewal audits to confirm active credentials. Supporters said the change reflects current training standards and would raise patient-care quality without reducing workforce numbers. No opposition testimony was presented, and the hearing adjourned without a vote.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- Additionally, with increased demand, and with all that weather, all blood drives are canceled.
- We already have blood drives in place where it's in honor of a recipient, and that recipient gets blood
- So it helps all Idahoans, all people that need blood, and those drives are a great way to increase the
- Know when there is a blood drive around you. ...eligible to donate blood.
- Know when there is a blood drive around you.
Committee:
Senate Health and Welfare
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Transportation Feb 19th, 2026 at 04:00 pm
Transportation
Transcript Highlights:
- program consisting of three components: a public education campaign explaining how aging can affect driving
- of the violation, or testifying under oath before the court to the name and address of the person driving
- Kenmore uses safety cameras to enhance public safety and reduce dangerous driving behavior.
- decline for the last five years, and RV dealers are concerned that the luxury tax on RVs is going to drive
- business out of the state, which not only compromises the revenue from the luxury tax, is going to drive
Bills:
SB6352
Committee:
Senate Transportation
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- I can tell you we would not be asking for it if we thought it would drive prices up, because at the end
- Now, we think it's best for Missourians to get the best value when competition does drive that price.
- We think it's best for Missourians to get the best value when competition does drive that price, and
- And I can tell you right now that that I-70 project is driving up prices everywhere in the state to the
- And dump trucks, the people who drive concrete trucks and everything else, the price is going through
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Health and Human Services Feb 11th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- And if they have to receive services in a facility that is three hours' drive away, that means that they
- And our data do show that facility fees are driving up costs in the health care system.
- And then we hope to get that data for better quantification of what's really driving those costs up and
- It will drive up... You know, we really need to request this data. It will drive up costs.
- And that is driving up the health care costs.
Summary:
The committee first took up House Bill 279, on a committee substitute that narrowed the bill to privacy and safety protections for reproductive and gender-affirming health care. The substitute would strengthen limits on disclosure of protected health information, restrict geofencing around care facilities with exceptions for security and research, clarify emergency stabilization obligations under state licensing law, and allow abortion-medication labels to omit a prescriber’s personal name and address. Supporters including ACOG, the ACLU, the League of Women Voters, the Health Care Authority, and advocacy groups said the bill protects patients and providers from surveillance, harassment, and out-of-state investigations. Some members raised concerns about HIPAA, research data, and whether the bill could go too far, but the substitute passed 6-2.
The committee then approved House Memorial 1, which asks the Legislative Finance Committee to study whether a constitutional amendment should create an independent commission to manage CYFD. Supporters said the department needs a comprehensive structural review, while opponents argued New Mexico already has enough reports and should act on existing recommendations instead of commissioning another study. House Memorial 31 also passed; it directs the Health Care Authority to re-evaluate a rule limiting home health agencies to serving patients within 100 miles of their licensed locations, in light of access needs in remote areas such as the Navajo Nation and anticipated demand from uranium workers.
House Bill 306, dealing with facility fees, was amended by substitute to prohibit such fees for certain preventive services, vaccinations, telehealth, and some services provided in vehicles, while exempting rural hospitals and requiring notice to patients. Hospital representatives opposed the bill, warning it would add financial pressure and could still be passed through to patients or premiums, while insurers, retiree advocates, and consumer groups supported it as a way to curb confusing and costly add-on charges. The committee also advanced House Memorial 36 to create an unfunded nursing shortage task force focused on graduation rates, retention, and barriers to training, and House Memorial 35, which would ask HCA to seek a Medicaid state plan amendment for pediatric palliative care. Supporters of the palliative care memorial described major access gaps for children with complex conditions, especially in rural areas, and the memorial passed after testimony from a rural pediatric hospice nurse and committee discussion about the small number of eligible children and the burden on families.