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AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/18/2026 - Senate Health and Human Services

Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • Madam Chair, Senator Shamp, and members of the board.
  • But it has come before the board, and we’re working on it.
  • saying, hey board, everybody wanted this.
  • Board staff, like Dr. ...
  • And continuing on, 2729, Nursing Board.
Summary: The committee first heard a presentation from Central Arizona Shelter Services (CASS) on homelessness in Maricopa County and CASS programs for single adults, families, and older adults. The witness described rising homelessness, especially among older adults, and said recent declines were linked to American Rescue Plan Act funding for shelters and flexible rental assistance. Members asked about CASS partnerships with mutual aid and service organizations; the witness described collaborations for food, banking, haircuts, digital access, and behavioral health. No vote was taken on this presentation. The committee then considered HB 2248, the Arizona Medical Freedom Act, which would bar businesses, schools, and government entities from denying services or employment based on medical interventions and limit employer medical requirements, with a school outbreak amendment adopted. Proponents framed the bill as protecting bodily autonomy and informed consent, while opponents argued it would weaken employers’ ability to control communicable diseases and protect public health. The committee adopted the amendment and advanced the bill on a 4-3 vote. It also advanced HB 2906, requiring one oral and maxillofacial surgeon on the State Board of Dental Examiners, and HB 2189, directing the Nursing Board to implement rules for licensed health aides performing routine ventilator care; both passed with amendments and strong support from sponsors and board representatives. Later, the committee approved HB 2403, appropriating $2.5 million in FY2027 for home- and community-based services providers serving elderly and physically disabled Arizonans. Supporters said the funding would help retain caregivers and reduce more expensive hospital or facility care. The committee also passed several continuation bills, including HB 2731 for the Physician Assistants Board, HB 2730 for the Occupational Therapy Board, and HB 2729 for the Nursing Board, all on largely party-line or near-unanimous votes after testimony from board staff emphasizing public protection and oversight. The committee then took up HB 2728, a DES continuation bill that also incorporated nine previously vetoed policy bills affecting SNAP, unemployment, and related benefits. Opponents argued it would make access to essential benefits harder and turn a routine continuation bill into a vehicle for controversial policy changes; supporters said it was needed for oversight and program integrity. The bill advanced on a 4-3 vote. Finally, the committee approved HB 2048, a strike-everything amendment requiring AHCCCS to treat a new non-opioid pain medication no more restrictively than opioids in utilization controls, and ACR 2058, which would require a comprehensive Medicaid claims audit funded by recoveries. Both measures drew support from sponsors and some personal testimony, while opponents warned about cost, duplication of oversight, and incentives that could bias audits; each advanced on 4-3 votes. The committee then adjourned.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

AEN-HHS-WAM, JDC-WAM DEFER, WAM-JDC, WAM, WAM Public Hearings 04-09-2026

Agriculture and Environment

Transcript Highlights:
  • that the public trust under the management of the BLNR be amended so that it will revert back to the board
  • that it'll revert back to the board. that it'll revert back to the board.
  • University kind of stalling a lot of this movement in the transferring over things to the Mauna Kea board
  • the<00:21:13.880> Mauna<00:21:14.120> Kea<00:21:14.920> um<00:21:15.680> board
  • over things to the Mauna Kea um board. over things to the Mauna Kea um board.
Bills: HB1618
Summary: The committees held a joint hearing on HB 1618 HD1, which would create and fund a cesspool conversion revolving loan fund administered by the Hawaii Green Infrastructure Authority to help homeowners upgrade, convert, or connect cesspools. Testimony was overwhelmingly in support from state agencies and advocacy groups, with witnesses emphasizing that cost is the main barrier to cesspool conversion and that recent Kona flooding underscored the public health and pollution risks of cesspools. One testifier suggested the fund should actively pursue outside funding sources, and another urged an effective date that would allow counties to contribute sooner. A member raised concerns about whether loans would be affordable and whether other financing tools, such as tax credits, should also be considered; another member opposed the bill as not adequately addressing district-level sewer and septic issues. The committees ultimately recommended passage with amendments, including changing the effective date to July 1, 2050, and the motion was adopted. The joint Judiciary and Ways and Means committees then considered HB 2592 on the Mauna Kea Stewardship and Oversight Authority. The chair outlined amendments to clarify that the authority would assume property and liability associated with transferred assets, preserve existing liability rules, transfer conditional use permits if not already transferred, allow lease extensions before transfer, and set reversion triggers if the authority fails to adopt a management plan by June 30, 2028, or administrative rules by December 31, 2029. Members asked about preserving the public trust and whether the amendments would keep the Board of Land and Natural Resources’ role intact; the chair confirmed the fee and board role would remain unchanged. The committees voted to pass the bill with amendments, and the recommendation was adopted. The committees also took up HB 2033, making further amendments to clarify the definition of state, delay certain effective dates, allow rental and U-Drive lessors to avoid liability by identifying renters, delete one section, and add administrative hearing language and bus-camera clarifications. HB 1888 was amended to expand protections for educational workers to include sports officials, define sports official, make intentional bodily harm a felony with enhanced penalties for repeat offenses, and authorize the attorney general to assist with restraining orders. Both measures were recommended for passage with amendments and adopted. Later, several bills were moved with little or no discussion: HB 1515, HB 1713, HB 1718, HB 2022, and HB 2385 were recommended for passage unamended; HB 2375 was deferred; and HB 1741 was amended to reflect Honolulu’s concerns, narrow study requirements, add exemptions and a delayed implementation date, and was recommended for passage with amendments. The committees adopted the recommendations on these measures, with some members noting reservations or prior opposition on certain bills.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Administrative Rules Feb 24th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Administrative Rules

Transcript Highlights:
  • House Bill 3000 is an extension of the Board of Cosmetology and Barbering.
  • House Bill 3001 is an extension to the Child Death Review Board.
  • The Board of Chiropractic Examiners and extension to 2031. Move for adoption. Any questions?
  • Board of Examiners of Optometry, this is an extension of their sunset. Move for adoption.
  • Board votes aye. Kidders votes aye. McCane votes aye. Timmons votes aye. Waldron votes aye.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Administrative Rules Apr 7th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Administrative Rules

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senate Bill 1455 is an extension of the sunset date on the board of governor's architects, landscape
  • Boards of tests for alcohol and drug influences extends the sunset date. Move for adoption.
  • Senate Bill 1459 extends the sunset on the Oklahoma Board of Abstractors. Moved for adoption.
  • Chairman Kendricks, Senate Bill 1463 extends the sunset date on the polygraph examiner's board.
  • It extends the sunset date for the board of licensed professional engineers and surveyors.
AL
Transcript Highlights:
  • If a game does not have a dominant amount of skill in it, then it's gambling, a game of chance that is
  • That is a totally computerized gambling game.
  • And this is going to create a constitutional crisis because these are games of chance.
  • Plus, these are games of chance. Furthermore, it's going on right now.
  • . ...last year in the gaming bill that we had.
Bills: SB268, SB262
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • died after having a severe allergic reaction to ant bites he received during a middle school football game
  • medications such as ibuprofen to students with minor injuries However, recent guidance from the Texas Board
  • And of course, you know, This suggestion for the language came from the two organizations, the Board
  • requires school districts to use parenting and paternity awareness programs developed by the State Board
  • some positive steps for you too but I just want to make sure that you keep the will to stay in the game
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/02/2026 - Senate Finance

Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • The County Board of Supervisors has to, and the county taxpayers have to.
  • The County Board of Supervisors has to, and the county taxpayers have to.
  • We go through the Board of Equalization. The Board of Equalization agrees with us.
  • We are winning at the State Board of Equalization, and then we're back there again the next year.
  • a mirrored bill that's coming along with this one that talks about if you do succeed at the State Board
Summary: The Senate Finance Committee approved the January 26, 2026 minutes and then heard several bills dealing with tax, retirement, and property assessment issues. SB 1215, as amended, was described as a technical “comma bill” that reorganizes the list of firefighter cancer conditions presumed work-related and removes mistakenly included peace officer language; it passed 6-1. SB 1180 would codify Arizona Department of Revenue’s practice of assuming federal conformity for above-the-line income tax items when preparing forms, with supplemental instructions if the legislature later acts differently; it passed 7-0 after discussion about whether it would affect executive-ordered changes. SCR 1028, a voter-referral measure to narrow the statutory exception allowing agencies to set certain fees and assessments without a two-thirds vote, drew sharp debate over majority rule versus limits on delegated fee authority and passed 4-3. The committee also advanced SB 1292, which clarifies that the Public Safety Personnel Retirement System’s 5% ownership cap applies only to publicly traded corporations; PSPRS said the change would avoid compliance problems and unnecessary costs, and it passed 7-0. SB 1294, restoring county assessors’ authority to prorate property values for property destroyed in any manner while preserving a five-year classification benefit only for property destroyed by verifiable accident, passed 6-1. SB 1430, the annual tax corrections act, passed unanimously after DOR said it mainly removes redundant language, fixes a cross-reference, and codifies current practice. The committee then considered SB 1270, which would let CORP employers make optional supplemental retirement contributions of up to $5,000 to Tier 3 correctional officers and related employees at specified service intervals. Supporters from the FOP said it is a flexible retention tool for hard-to-staff correctional jobs, while some members worried it could add costs for counties and not solve the underlying retention problem; it passed 6-1. Finally, SB 1290, which requires advance notice and inspection reports for certain property inspections and bars repeat agricultural inspections for three years, drew strong support from farm groups and strong opposition from county assessors, who argued it would create costs, limit their ability to verify new construction, and interfere with annual valuation duties. The bill passed 4-2 with one member not voting, and the committee adjourned.
US
Transcript Highlights:
  • He has a track record of substantial cost savings at DOT and he will come on board at a time when the
  • It is taking a close look at personnel, boosting its recruitment of air traffic controllers.
  • Yes or no, do you support privatizing the air traffic control system?
  • So, the National Highway Transportation Safety Board has done a pretty good job on that.
  • You know, Canada has done this with transferring air traffic control to a non-profit corporation.
Summary: The committee meeting addressed several pressing issues concerning transportation, particularly focusing on the need for improved safety standards and efficient management at the Department of Transportation. Specific discussions revolved around air traffic control, with members highlighting the urgency for a significant upgrade in systems and personnel. Notably, concerns were raised regarding past practices, especially the handling of safety regulations during the Boeing 737 MAX incidents. The committee expressed a clear intent to ensure rigorous safety oversight moving forward, emphasizing that the health and safety of the public must remain the top priority in all legislative and funding decisions.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Can you tell me about the games that were missed? You said access to games couldn't be obtained?
  • Out of the 35 high school games, we were only allowed access to one game.
  • the duties and obligations. the board has.
  • : who controls the direction of the staff.
  • What I'm hearing is the TEA is providing staff, but the chair of the board does not control the hiring
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Boards, Agencies and Commissions Committee Mar 19th, 2025

Boards, Agencies and Commissions

Transcript Highlights:
  • I don't believe that professional boards should be able to condemn property.
  • The philosophy of boards is not the same as far as eminent domain.
  • Every other agency or board does not have eminent domain.
  • Okay, one last question: the boards that are impacted by this...
  • The board may not acquire or purchase by...
Bills: SB45, SB61, SB222, HB385
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Health and Human Services 2ND REVISED Feb 16th, 2026 at 02:00 pm

Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • with autism and their families cannot receive the therapy they need due to a profound shortage of board-certified
  • It clarifies the language for the Board of Nursing for APRNs who are applying for their independent prescriptive
  • Additionally, it has language that's requested by the Board of Medicine to clarify the recommended fee
  • schedule developed by the Board by removing the word 'hourly' and leaving the schedule at the discretion
  • of the medical board.
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama House Ethics and Campaign Finance Committee Mar 17th, 2026

Ethics and Campaign Finance

AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama Senate County and Municipal Government Committee Feb 4th, 2026

County and Municipal Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • Leaves the board intact. Don't touch a board.
  • Leaves the board intact. Don't touch a board. For simplicity, two sides of the coin.
  • Leaves the board intact. Don't touch a board. We have an entity do that.
  • Leaves the board intact. Don't touch a board. >> I'm with you.
  • these boards.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Education Finance Committee 3/18/25

Education Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • My name is Keith Blasting Game.
  • <00:20:18.240> and next we have Keith Blasking Game and next we have Keith Blasking Game and
  • Their district is on board, the board is on board, the teachers are all on board because you have to
  • on board, the the board is district is on board, the the board is on<01:14:02.000> board,<01:14
  • on board, the teachers are all on board on board, the teachers are all on board because<01:14:04.880
Bills: HF630, HF1435, HF1607