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FL
Florida 2026 4th Special Session
January 14, 2026 - 01:30 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- Florida will create the nation's first am real test bed to further test and develop a in technology in
- So the say they are highly advanced technology already available.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Committee members, as a reminder, please remember to check out the public available comments.
- this bill would be to authorize the placement of cultivated oysters into natural and private oyster beds
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- We have beautiful hospitals with empty beds, and I've been there.
- And with that, I'm available for questions. Members, any questions for Logan?
- And with that, I'm available for questions. Any questions?
- And with that, I'm available for any questions.
- Madam Chair, if it's all right, I'll be available for questions.
Bills:
HB2176, HB2333, HB2435, HB2447, HB2617, HB2683, HB2686, HB2725, HB2726, HB2906, HB2953, HB2958
Keywords:
health care, licensure, complaints, investigation, safety, patient care, regulatory compliance, prosthetics, orthotics, health insurance, Medicare, medical necessity, disability rights, coverage, reimbursement, internationally trained physicians, medical board, clinical training, provisional license, healthcare workforce
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.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 2/18/26
Human Services Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
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out <00:45:42.640>single <00:45:42.960>bed < - She said it would be helpful to have them available while the committee is working in the interim.
- He said the information is available.
- He said the information is available.
- Um, and you're right, we available.
Bills:
HF3379
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Yet despite the availability of a vaccine known to prevent over 97% of HPV-related cancers, we still
- Currently, there is only one vaccine available for HPV in the US, Gardasil 9.
- Since the HPV vaccine vaccine became available for use in 2006, there has not been a demonstrable reduction
- Right now, no entity regularly collects statewide data on the availability of clinical sites, which means
- And even with using all of the available resources available, um, it's still not enough to compete with
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection - 03/03/26
Commerce and Consumer Protection
Transcript Highlights:
- Previously, the language required disclosure of publicly available inspection reports.
- Lakewood's a 25-bed critical access facility.
- Um we're bed critical access facility.
- Uh, you know, Hennepin County Medical Center just closed 100 beds.
- Uh, you know, Hennepin County Medical Center just closed 100 beds.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Minnesota House OKs housing finance, policy bill agreement 5/13/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- know that with the injection of what we did at the legislature, um, is going to preserve those 3,000 beds
- to preserve legislature, um is going to preserve those<00:10:11.000>
3,000 <00:10:11.840>beds - those 3,000 beds and units. those 3,000 beds and units.
- We simply just don't have enough homes, enough roofs with beds underneath them for every Minnesotan to
Summary:
The House considered the conference committee report on House File 1141, a housing bill, and moved to adopt the report and repass the bill as amended. Rep. Howard said the compromise would help build thousands of new homes, keep Minnesotans housed, and improve transparency and collaboration with the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, while remaining budget-neutral. He highlighted investments in housing infrastructure bonds, greater Minnesota workforce housing, manufactured housing, EHPAP, supportive housing, and a new provision for greater public access at MHFA board meetings, while noting that some Senate proposals, including a manufactured housing bill of rights and a ban on private equity home purchases, were not included.
Several members spoke in support of the compromise. Rep. Kozlowski emphasized the bill’s role in addressing housing instability, homelessness, and workforce shortages, citing investments in first-generation homebuyer assistance, supportive housing, and preservation of beds and units. Rep. Skraba and Rep. West also supported the bill, with Skraba praising the bipartisan process and West arguing the bill focused on supply-side solutions such as manufactured housing and easing development constraints. Rep. Schultz opposed the bill, arguing the money should instead go to school safety, fraud prevention, asset preservation, and lowering costs for taxpayers. After brief discussion, the House adopted the conference report and advanced the bill to third reading.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- Their mission is to ensure the availability of efficient, cost-effective, and quality transportation
- Benchmarks for demand response trips, and they lean on the technology when it's available to monitor
- Benchmarks for demand response trips, and they lean on the technology when it's available to monitor
- More vehicles means increased availability and increased trip opportunities, and that potentially has
- And we also interviewed the transit agency leads and whoever was available to make sure that what we
Summary:
The Senate Transportation Committee met, took roll, and heard introductory remarks from members about their districts and transportation priorities, with several senators noting congestion and mobility challenges in their regions. The committee then received a presentation from the Florida Transportation Commission on its oversight role for FDOT, including annual and quarterly performance reviews, review of the five-year work program, and monitoring of tolling and transit authorities. Members asked whether the commission gets involved in project prioritization; the answer was no, because it is statutorily limited to high-level oversight rather than day-to-day project decisions.
The committee next heard two reports related to transportation disadvantaged and paratransit services. FDOT’s Melissa Smith described the statewide Transportation Disadvantaged program, its governance structure, service models, and challenges such as fragmented administration, cost, inconsistent reporting, and rural service limitations. She outlined recommendations including better use of technology, regional partnerships, improved training, and alternative delivery models like microtransit and TNC partnerships. A University of South Florida researcher, Martin Katala, discussed best practices for paratransit and demand-response service, emphasizing route optimization software, dynamic dispatching, service standards, vendor accountability, and the use of TNCs and mobility management to improve efficiency and reduce travel times. A later presentation from UF’s I-Street program focused on emerging technologies for transit, including in-cabin monitoring, automatic restraints, accessible booking and tracking tools, and the need for statewide safety standards and better driver interfaces.
Finally, FDOT Secretary Jared Perdue and District 5 Secretary John Tyler provided an update on the transition of SunRail local entities. They explained the differences among commuter rail, intercity rail, and light rail, and said SunRail’s financial transition to local partners was completed on January 1, with operational transition to follow over up to three years. They contrasted that with Tri-Rail, where FDOT still funds operations and discussions about a future transition are ongoing. Members asked about the differences between SunRail, Tri-Rail, Amtrak, and Brightline, and the presenters explained that commuter rail serves regional daily commuters while intercity rail connects regions. The committee concluded without taking any formal votes or other legislative action.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- We want to make sure that they have them available for grade 7 to 12.
- We want to make sure that they have them available for grades 7 to 12.
- We want to make sure... ...that they have them available for grade 7 to 12.
- Thank you. bed undefiled.
- This lack of availability of preceptors is severe and limited.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government Apr 15th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- REQUIRES THE DIVISION OF STATE LANDS TO HAVE AN ELECTRONIC COPY OF CERTAIN LAND MANAGEMENT PLANS AVAILABLE
- YOU ALWAYS MAKE YOURSELF AVAILABLE.
- SUGGEST THAT ANOTHER HAS BEEN TREATED IN ANOTHER WAY BECAUSE HAS BEEN SENT OUT IN THE SAME WAY IF THEY AVAIL
- WHEN I WAS LAYING IN A HOSPITAL BED IN WALTER REED AND I LOST MY LEG, I WAS NONPROFITS, FAITH ORGANIZATIONS
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- At such time as resources are available or implementation is feasible upon adoption of the motion the
- I will study the fishbowl is where we usually meet, but it's not available today.
- General for the Committee on Human Services, AG4420 by Rosa relating to the collection of information available
- beds in inpatient mental acute and psychiatric treatment for the Committee on Public Health. resources
Bills:
HJR1, HJR2, HB9, HB22, HB908, HB1392, HB195, HB 13, HB143, HB135, HJR1, HJR2, HB9, HB22, HB908, HB1392
Keywords:
constitutional amendment, property tax, ad valorem tax, tax exemption, tangible personal property, income-producing property, business personal property, equipment exemption, machinery, local government finance, school district revenue, county taxes, Texas Constitution, Article VIII, tax relief, commercial property, death tax, inheritance tax, estate tax, property transfer
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- We're looking at a facility of about 10 beds. It's modest.
- We were looking at a 24-bed facility, but with the cost, the costs were so astronomical on that, and
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it <01:32:06.719> - bed bed facility<01:32:11.719>
but <01:32:12.520>with <01:32:12.719>the <01:32:13.000
Summary:
The House Capital Investment Committee met on January 23 and approved the minutes from the previous meeting. The main presentation was from the Office of the Legislative Auditor on its evaluation of Minnesota’s Sustainable Building guidelines, also referred to as B3. The auditors said the guidelines apply to certain new buildings and major renovations funded with general obligation bonds and are intended to improve energy efficiency, occupant health, and environmental quality. They described the program as involving the Departments of Administration and Commerce, the University of Minnesota’s Center for Sustainable Building Research, and project teams, but found widespread confusion over who is responsible for administering and enforcing the program.
The auditors reported that oversight and accountability are limited, compliance is not clearly tracked, and there is no agency assigned to ensure projects follow the guidelines or to require compliance data. They said many projects in a review of 2020 bonding projects had not begun tracking compliance, and that up-to-date data were often missing. They also found the law’s stated program objectives are outdated because the referenced energy-code provision was repealed in 2009, and that measurable goals have not been established for most of the guideline categories. The office recommended that the legislature designate a responsible agency, clarify duties in statute, require compliance monitoring and data collection, update the program’s stated goals, and direct systematic evaluation of cost and sustainability outcomes.
Members asked about consequences for noncompliance, funding, and whether cost impacts should be studied first. The auditor said the requirements are legal obligations, but no real enforcement consequences have been used so far, and any consequences discussed have been mostly theoretical. She said the Departments of Administration and Commerce were receiving about $1 million combined to support the contract with the Center for Sustainable Building Research, while other state agencies were not receiving dedicated funding for oversight. In response to questions about costs, she said the overall effect of the guidelines on project costs and sustainability is still unknown, but that the legislature could direct an analysis of cost impacts before taking further action.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 3/12/25
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- This would not exclude a farmer from any government program that are available to anybody else.”
- This would not exclude a farmer from any government program that are available to anybody else.”
- He said that today, if he is sick and has available PTO, he can stay home and recover without fear of
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stay <00:52:40.920>
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee 3/24/26
Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- In feasible aquifers are not available.
- Thank available in that transition area.
- Having a manufactured on or available.
- new information becomes available. new information becomes available.
- We do have several areas of available.
Keywords:
boat storage structures, public waters, natural resources, rule amendments, watercraft canopy, PFAS, environmental regulation, manufacturers, public health, product safety, groundwater, water appropriation, water-use permit, water permit, aquifer test, aquifer, well construction, groundwater permit, Department of Natural Resources, DNR
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Housing Finance and Policy Committee 2/12/25
Housing Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- seek multiple bids for vendors for repairs or anything like that; and requiring bids to be made available
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and bids should be made of available and bids should be made of available and - <00:13:35.519>
to <00:13:35.680>all to make hiia type loans available to all to make - in those positions being uh available in those positions but<00:19:44.440>
also <00:19:44.880> - documents be made available before the documents be made available before the purchase<01:12:30.920><
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Education Study Dec 19th, 2025 at 09:11 am
Transcript Highlights:
- how to introduce yourself, your clans, but also a prayer to say every morning and before you go to bed
- In terms of state support in Hawaii, one of the things that was available at one of the universities
- done such a good job of changing and promoting it. ...getting through RFP processes and making it available
- We can also use extra funding that we have available, but more specifically, I think it's tied to school
- Moving to Level 2, what resources are available to get them there?
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Criminal Justice Mar 18th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- comprehension levels upon receiving an objection, the material must be removed within 5 school days remain available
- I fully realize what was happening, that the boys were completely naked gun lining up with their 3 beds
- but such as the Kite runner have been removed, even after school boards have learned it was only available
- 40 one share with us for about a minute. >> Yes, I just want to say society court requires more availability
- debate. >> You know, to Bradley. >> And and I'll be brief and I know chair Martin that you are is available
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Delivery of Government Efficiency Mar 19th, 2025
Delivery of Government Efficiency
Transcript Highlights:
- Our invited witnesses have generously made themselves available before and after each hearing to address
- Representative from the DIR and the State Auditor's Office are available as resources.
- that this service is available and I'm assuming it is available I mean this it is And what the goal is
- . available for the censite review, and I think you might want to think about folding those in.
- , state psychiatric hospital beds that y'all put online.
Keywords:
cybersecurity, state command, information resources, data protection, incident response, information technology, classification officer, job descriptions, state positions, competency-based, information sharing, government efficiency, public sector, private sector, distributed ledger, title registry, real estate, property liens, pilot program, healthcare
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Education Study Dec 18th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- There's an issue with the amount of funding available for out-of-school time programs.
- There's an issue with the amount of funding available for out-school time programs. in Los Cruces.
- There's an issue with the amount of funding available for our school time programs.
- particular bill that would direct us, the LESC, LFC, NMSIA, the Albuquerque Public School District, BED
- Library materials means printed, digital, or electronic books or other media available to students at
Summary:
The committee first heard a detailed staff presentation on the LESC FY27 public school support recommendation. Staff reviewed the budget structure and explained that, despite a downward revision in state revenue estimates, the recommendation still relied on recurring and non-recurring revenue to support educator compensation, insurance, transportation, literacy, math, special education, and other school programs. Major recurring items included a 3% compensation increase, funding for an 80-20 health insurance cost share, insurance premium growth, and transportation adequacy funding. Staff also flagged a possible supplemental need of up to $35 million for virtual education tied to rapid enrollment growth in Chama and Santa Rosa, and members raised concerns about the quality, accountability, and funding model for virtual programs.
Members asked questions about transportation for rural districts, the Martinez-Yazzie lawsuit fees, the treatment of enrollment declines in the school funding formula, and whether the word “average” in salary language should remain in the budget. Staff explained that the SEG should remain whole, that the insurance and transportation recommendations applied to all public school employees but not contractors, and that the budget included multiple math-related investments spread across several lines rather than one single appropriation. There was also discussion of out-of-school learning grants, school meals, literacy center operations, special education training, and the Public Education Reform Fund, including the use of multi-year, evaluation-based appropriations for high-impact tutoring and community schools. After discussion, the committee adopted the LESC budget recommendation.
The committee then moved to endorsed legislation proposals. It endorsed a bill allowing the secretary to suspend an individual school board member, with notice and appeal procedures clarified, and a bill creating an 80-20 health insurance cost-share requirement for public school employees, along with a study of the sustainability of public school insurance programs. It also endorsed a bill on attendance provisions for students with severe medical conditions, which would keep those students from being classified as excessively absent. Finally, the committee discussed a teacher residency bill that would raise stipend levels, allow residents to complete service anywhere in New Mexico, and remove the requirement that sponsoring schools must hire them, though the bill did not include an appropriation. Members also raised questions about bilingual, Hispanic, and Black education funding, cultural and linguistic supports in teacher preparation, and where various programs should be placed in the budget or PERF framework.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Is that available? Like you don't know. Is that available? No.
- We also have enforcement remedies that are available. We have investigations.
- We have the remedies in chapter 32 that are available to us.
- We have the remedies in chapter 32 that are available to us.
- never had available to us before.
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Health and Human Services convened to discuss interim charges regarding fraud, waste, and abuse in Texas human services, particularly focusing on Medicaid and childcare programs. The meeting highlighted the importance of preventing misuse of taxpayer funds, with testimony from various stakeholders emphasizing the need for increased oversight and accountability in these programs. Key points included the alarming rise in healthcare fraud in other states, the necessity for Texas to enhance its fraud prevention measures, and the potential financial repercussions of failing to meet federal compliance standards.
Several committee members expressed concerns about the impact of fraud on vulnerable populations, particularly those relying on Medicaid services. Testimonies from experts underscored the effectiveness of Texas's Office of Inspector General (OIG) in combating fraud, yet pointed out existing vulnerabilities, such as inconsistent enforcement and the need for better data sharing among agencies. The discussion also touched on the challenges faced by hospice care providers, with a significant increase in the number of hospices in Texas raising concerns about quality and oversight.
The committee heard from various witnesses, including representatives from health plans and advocacy organizations, who provided insights into the complexities of managing Medicaid and the importance of maintaining program integrity. The meeting concluded with a commitment to further explore legislative solutions to enhance oversight and ensure that resources are directed to those in genuine need.