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ID

Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Mar 31st, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • on the documented immigration status of individuals utilizing the HIV prevention services in the HIV
  • Of Idaho that were on the HIV assistance program.
  • Now we are seeing an uptick within HIV, especially in eastern Idaho.
  • We are seeing an uptick within HIV, especially in eastern Idaho.
  • I'm trying to figure out what we're going to do with data on immigration status and HIV.
Summary: The joint Senate Finance and House Appropriations committee first revisited the Office of the Attorney General budget after House Bill 951 had failed on the House floor. Members considered two competing restorations from the Consumer Protection Fund: one to restore broader personnel costs and another limited to the Internet Crimes Against Children program. The narrower ICAC-only motion failed, while the broader restoration passed and received a do pass recommendation. The committee then took up several Department of Health and Welfare items from Senate Bill 1428, including the Division of Early Learning and Development, Division of Youth Safety and Permanency, and Division of Family and Community Partnerships. Members approved funding for moving the Idaho Home Visiting Program to Early Learning and Development, a mower replacement at the Southwest Idaho Treatment Center, population forecast adjustments, transfer-limit exemptions, a report on home visiting outcomes, restoration of foster care/post-adoption and safety assessment funding, and $180,000 for kinship navigation services. They also approved a supplemental and FY 2027 budget for Public Health Services, including one-time funding for home visiting, immunization assessment, HIV and hepatitis prevention, suicide prevention, and ARPA grants, along with language requiring reports on outcomes and immunization fund use. A separate Public Health Services language item requiring public health districts to report documented immigration status of HIV prevention service users drew debate. The motion to adopt the language passed after discussion about its purpose and concerns about discrimination. The committee also approved a SNAP-related federal fund appropriation for House Bill 730 and then turned to the Rural Health Transformation Program, creating the fund and oversight structure, approving a FY 2026 supplemental, and approving the FY 2027 appropriation for the program. Members discussed legislative oversight versus executive administration of the new federal dollars, and the committee adopted intent language on physician assistant and dental hygienist reforms. The meeting ended early because of time constraints, with plans to reconvene the next morning.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • They do STIs, HIV, and mpox, so having more funding...
  • ADAP rebate funds ought to be available to save HIV-related programs.
  • 60% of all those living with HIV in our state.
  • I'm Andy Stone with the HIV Advocacy Network.
  • We're a group of HIV and LGBTQ activists fighting to end the HIV epidemic and to improve the lives of
FL

Florida 2026 5th Special Session

Appropriations Jan 14th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • The budget... talking about food testing and huge partnership with Dr.
  • Michael Rainer, I'm a person living with HIV/AIDS since 1995 from Broward County.
  • I'm one of those 130,000 Floridians living with HIV/AIDS.
  • HIV/AIDS has never been a partisan issue since the enactment of the Ryan White Care Act.
  • off of their HIV meds.
Summary: The Appropriations Committee first took up SB 7010, which would authorize Roth contributions in state and local deferred compensation plans. Senator Mayfield explained that current law only allows pre-tax contributions, and the bill would let the Department of Financial Services and local governments offer post-tax Roth options. The bill had one support appearance card, no debate, and was reported favorably by roll call vote. The committee then received a lengthy presentation from the Governor’s Office of Policy and Budget on the governor’s recommended “Floridians First” budget, totaling $117.4 billion and $53.2 billion in general revenue. The presentation highlighted reserves, debt paydown, tax relief, and proposed reductions and efficiencies, along with major spending areas in education, health care, public safety, corrections, transportation, and economic development. Key proposals included higher K-12 funding, teacher salary increases, funding for Everglades and water quality projects, emergency preparedness, corrections staffing and facility funding, cybersecurity, law enforcement recruitment bonuses, and affordable housing and infrastructure investments. Members asked extensive questions about property tax reserves, litigation funding, emergency response fund balances and spending, the Alligator Alcatraz detention facility and federal reimbursement, the Second Amendment sales tax holiday, animal abuse hotline funding, Hope Florida, corrections staffing, and teacher pay. A major portion of the discussion focused on the Department of Health’s planned changes to the ADAP HIV medication program, with senators and a public witness expressing concern about access to life-saving medications and possible misuse or redirection of funds. The committee did not take further action on the budget presentation, and the meeting ended after additional comments supporting the budget and the corrections funding, with SB 7010 already approved.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Appropriations Committee Apr 23rd, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • Related to HIV treatment for just one person being $326,500.
  • and hepatitis testing.
  • And how to access HIV and hepatitis testing.
  • The lifetime cost to treat a person with HIV in 2021 was estimated to be over $420,000.
  • The cost to the state and to the taxpayers, and how to access HIV and hepatitis testing.
Summary: The Assembly Appropriations Committee met on April 23, 2025, with a large regular-order agenda and first approved a consent calendar covering many bills. Several measures were then heard individually, with most receiving support from sponsors and stakeholder groups and no formal opposition in the room, though some bills drew respectful opposition or no votes. The committee also read and deemed approved a lengthy suspense calendar before taking up additional bills and public comment. Among the bills discussed, AB 263 would extend temporary flow regulations on the Smith and Shasta Rivers for five years or until permanent rules are completed; AB 309 would remove the sunset on pharmacists’ ability to provide sterile syringes without a prescription to support HIV and hepatitis prevention; AB 631 would require animal shelters to post intake and outcome data online; AB 792 would allow consolidation of bargaining for court interpreters; AB 867 would ban cat declawing except when medically necessary; AB 1206 would require pre-approved housing plans for small residential projects; AB 787 would require health plans to better help patients find in-network providers; AB 596 would protect workers’ right to wear face coverings unless unsafe; AB 282 would allow housing providers to prefer voucher holders without violating source-of-income discrimination law; AB 738 would create a limited rebuilding exemption for disaster survivors from newer solar requirements; AB 566 would require browsers and mobile operating systems to make global privacy opt-outs easier; and AB 622 would clarify CDCR’s authority to award credits to people serving indeterminate sentences who complete rehabilitation programming. Most of these bills were reported out on roll calls, often with bipartisan or limited dissent. AB 309, AB 631, AB 792, AB 867, AB 1206, AB 787, AB 596, AB 282, AB 738, AB 566, and AB 622 all advanced, while AB 263 also moved forward despite opposition from the Siskiyou Board of Supervisors and the California Farm Bureau. AB 622 generated the most extensive debate, with supporters emphasizing rehabilitation, parole-board review, and cost savings, and opponents warning about public safety and the impact on serious violent offenders. The meeting ended after brief public comment on several other bills on the suspense file and then adjournment.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
  • So here we are requesting $5 million for the Florida MAHA food and product safety testing.
  • And these medications to treat HIV...
  • We do have relationships with some drug manufacturers for HIV medication.
  • What is urgent, Most impacted by the HIV epidemic in the United States.
  • People who work in the field of HIV have worked in this field for years. It is a passion.
Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services heard a presentation on the governor’s proposed fiscal year 2026-27 budget for the health and human services silo, which totals $48.5 billion. Agency leaders outlined major requests for AHCA, APD, DCF, DOEA, DOH, and the Department of Veterans’ Affairs, including behavioral health redesign, Medicaid rate changes, developmental disability services, child welfare and opioid programs, senior services, cancer research, public health initiatives, and veterans’ facility and technology needs. The committee also received an overview of the overall state budget, which was described as $117.4 billion, up 1.1% from the current year. AHCA’s presentation focused on $71.6 million for a Medicaid behavioral health redesign, including funding for residential treatment, a serious mental illness waiver, and higher inpatient psychiatric rates for youth, plus $7.1 million to raise private duty nursing reimbursement in fee-for-service Medicaid, $2.5 million for the background screening clearinghouse, and $124.4 million for the Health Care Connection System (FX). APD requested funding to continue moving people off the pre-enrollment list and to support developmental disability centers, a new forensic facility, an electronic health record system, and higher operating costs. DCF highlighted $81.9 million for eligibility and system integrity, $187.5 million for opioid prevention and treatment, $35.5 million for community-based care lead agencies, and $72.7 million to expand behavioral health bed capacity, including 474 new beds at state hospitals. DOEA sought additional funding for Alzheimer’s services, home care, and community care for the elderly. DOH emphasized $278 million for cancer research and innovation, $5 million for food and product safety testing, $5 million for the Florida FIRST blood-on-ambulance initiative, and $5.7 million for a public lab feasibility study. Veterans Affairs requested funds for facility improvements, cybersecurity, and medication management equipment. Members asked detailed questions about several items, especially the proposed changes to the AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP), which would reduce eligibility and the number of people served. Senators and public witnesses criticized the lack of transparency and urged the department to pause the changes and work with stakeholders; the Surgeon General said the issue was driven by funding constraints and federal changes, not a legal barrier, and that the agency was exploring alternatives. Questions also addressed the Office of Minority Health and Health Equity, the Kids Care/CHIP expansion implementation, the cancer research funding structure, and the timeline and cost of the FX system. Public testimony focused heavily on ADAP, with speakers warning that thousands could lose medication access and calling for community involvement and a review of the program’s finances. The committee adjourned after the presentations and questions, with no votes taken on the budget items during this meeting.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services Jan 14th, 2026

Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • So here we are requesting $5 million for the Florida MAHA food and product safety testing.
  • So we've already this year initiated some testing of food products that are commonly used by Florida
  • And these medications to treat HIV...
  • Four shots, and these medications to treat HIV have consistently stayed at around $4,000 a month.
  • People who work in the field of HIV have worked in this field for years. It is a passion.
Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services heard presentations on the governor’s proposed fiscal year 2026-2027 budget for the health and human services agencies. Kendall Kelly outlined the overall HHS budget at $48.5 billion, with AHCA accounting for the largest share, and agency heads then highlighted major proposals for Medicaid behavioral health redesign, APD waiver enrollment and facility needs, DCF child welfare, opioid, and mental health investments, DOEA funding for Alzheimer’s, home care, and community services, DOH funding for cancer research, public health initiatives, and lab capacity, and VA funding for facility improvements, cybersecurity, and medication management. Several members praised specific proposals, including increased reimbursement for private duty nursing, Alzheimer’s supports, and the Florida FIRST blood-in-ambulance initiative. Senators also questioned the proposed changes to the AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP), with the Surgeon General explaining that the department expects a reduction in covered patients from about 30,000 to about 20,000 because of funding pressures tied to rebates, federal changes, and premium tax credit issues. Public testimony strongly criticized the ADAP changes, citing lack of transparency and warning that many patients could lose access to medications. Other questions focused on the Office of Minority Health and Health Equity, DCF’s substance abuse and mental health data dashboard, Kids Care/CHIP expansion implementation, APD bed and facility planning, and the FX Medicaid technology project. DCF said about $7 million is set aside for the dashboard system, and AHCA said the governor’s budget includes $124.4 million for FX maintenance and continued module development, with $13.5 million to begin claims processing work. The committee did not take a substantive vote on the budget presentations and adjourned after questions and public testimony.
VT

Vermont 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Session - 2026-05-12 - 10:00AM

Vermont Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • , HIV and hepatitis C testing, wound care supplies, and basic needs supports including food.
  • And in the instance of an HIV test, if the person tests negative, it would allow them to provide prophylactic
  • And in the instance of an HIV<01:49:28.360><c> test,</c><01:49:28.840><c> if</c><01:49:28.960><c> the
  • </c><01:49:29.080><c> person</c><01:49:29.400><c> tests</c><01:49:29.800><c> negative,</c> HIV test,
  • if the person tests negative, HIV test, if the person tests negative, it<01:49:30.840><c> would</c><01
VA

Virginia 2026 Regular Session

Health and Human Services Mar 5th, 2026

Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • So currently, the Medicaid expansion population doesn't have the resource test.
  • And I think when we start talking about language tests and such as parts of work requirements, we're
  • to low-income people with HIV through the AIDS Drug Assistance Program, or ADAP.
  • So we eliminated support for staffing positions in HIV prevention, HIV surveillance, and disease intervention
  • for staffing positions in HIV prevention, HIV surveillance, and disease intervention specialists.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Public Health May 22nd, 2025

Public Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • , including HIV and hepatitis C.
  • You could be infected with HIV for 10 days before the test turns positive.
  • Spend the money to test it, the bags, the people that are collecting it, all the testing that's done.
  • basically, the blood bank didn't test the blood using the tests that the government had just received
  • No one can test for the unknown.
Committee: House Public Health
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • investigation and contact tracing for sexually transmitted infections and HIV.
  • PrEPAP provides assistance with medication and medical out-of-pocket costs related to HIV prevention
  • for clients at risk of acquiring HIV.
  • services, both for people with HIV and those at greatest risk of HIV.
  • and prevent additional HIV infections.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Public Health Mar 3rd, 2025

Public Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • We also do a lot of tuberculosis testing in our lab. We do rabies testing on about...
  • We can also test for radiation. we do some HID and STD testing. We also do mosquito-borne testing.
  • HIV to other people.
  • Is that because we're doing more testing? Do you understand the spike? Are we testing more?
  • Okay, so when we test them, has the test changed? over the years, the way we test for it?
Committee: House Public Health
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Appropriations - S/C on Article II Feb 25th, 2025

Appropriations - S/C on Article II

Transcript Highlights:
  • HIV STD prevention, shockingly.
  • So, um, and can you talk just a little bit about why the HIV... um, pilot, uh, testing program is not
  • HIV is one.
  • Through testing, blood testing, or whatever? There is. It's imperfect, but you can test.
  • So, we test for pathogens, other contaminants, we test and now we'll be testing for those per and polyfluoroalkyl
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • Without this funding, we stand to lose over 150 personnel supporting HIV, STI, and HCV work.
  • Without this funding, we stand to lose over 150 personnel supporting HIV, STI, and HCV work.
  • Without this funding, we stand to lose over 150 personnel supporting HIV, STI, and HCV work.
  • For example, bird flu, tuberculosis, sexually transmitted infections, and HIV.
  • For example, bird flu, tuberculosis, sexually transmitted infections, and HIV.
Summary: The Assembly Subcommittee on Health heard an overview of the California Department of Public Health budget, including a $5.1 billion department budget and 19 non-IT budget change proposals spanning environmental health, healthcare quality, infectious disease, healthy communities, health statistics, preparedness, and laboratory sciences. CDPH also presented estimates for WIC and the Genetic Disease Screening Program, both of which were described as relatively stable, with WIC food costs rising mainly due to inflation and participation holding near 1 million monthly participants. Members and public commenters raised support for several proposals, including funding for the California Reducing Disparities Project, AB 1264 implementation on school food standards, childhood lead poisoning prevention, the hospital bed capacity registry, sickle cell care networks, and WIC protections amid federal policy changes and shutdown-related uncertainty. Dr. Erica Pond then presented the 2026 State of Public Health report, highlighting major gains such as record-low mortality rates, all-time high life expectancy, and the first decline in overdose deaths in 14 years, while warning about persistent disparities in maternal and infant outcomes, rising severe maternal morbidity, and worsening mental and behavioral health trends, especially among younger adults. She emphasized racial and geographic inequities, the role of social drivers like poverty and education, and the importance of prevention investments through the Behavioral Health Services Act. Members discussed the need for upstream public health spending, environmental health preparedness, and how to translate data into action, while public comment largely focused on sustaining community-based prevention and equity programs. In a separate update on federal actions and public health partnerships, Dr. Pond and CDPH staff described California’s response to federal funding threats, vaccine policy changes, and measles outbreaks. They outlined new collaborations such as the West Coast Health Alliance, the Governor’s Public Health Alliance, the WHO outbreak network, and the FACT Coalition, along with CDPH’s process for reviewing and updating immunization and preventive service recommendations under AB 144. Members questioned the rise in measles and declining vaccination coverage, and CDPH said it is using trusted messengers and tailored outreach while continuing to evaluate federal recommendations. The committee then heard an ADAP estimate showing lower projected budget authority needs due to reduced caseload and one-time funding expiring, followed by public support for using ADAP rebate funds to expand HIV prevention, PrEP, testing, and disease intervention staffing. The final issue focused on public health information technology systems, including Sapphire, CalReady, CalConnect, CARE, MyTurn, MyCAVAC, and the digital vaccine record. CDPH explained how these systems support disease reporting, contact tracing, immunization tracking, vaccine ordering, and outbreak response, while the Department of Finance said only Sapphire and CalReady are funded in the Governor’s budget and the rest are under review because of the state’s budget deficit and declining utilization. Local health department representatives strongly opposed losing the systems, arguing that lower usage reflects post-pandemic conditions and that the tools save staff time, improve outbreak response, and prevent a return to manual spreadsheets and phone calls. Members echoed concern that cutting the systems would undermine public health capacity and waste prior state investment, and urged the administration to present a funding plan that matches its stated commitment to public health.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee 3/25/26

Agriculture Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Pesticides, especially neonicotinoids, pollute Minnesota’s waterways, with 95% of surface waters testing
  • Pesticides, especially neonicotinoids, pollute Minnesota’s waterways, with 95% of surface waters testing
  • Pesticides, especially neonicotinoids, pollute Minnesota’s waterways, with 95% of surface waters testing
  • Pesticides, especially neonicotinoids, pollute Minnesota’s waterways, with 95% of surface waters testing
  • >> So there was a test— >> Mr.
Bills: HF3898 , HF3957 , HF4372 , HF4350 , HF3692 , HF4085
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama House Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee Jan 28th, 2026

Public Safety and Homeland Security

Transcript Highlights:
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  • </c> that have to do with taking the test that have to do with taking the test itself<00:25:57.760><c
  • </c> driver's test. driver's test.
  • Didn't they pass<00:44:46.400><c> the</c><00:44:46.560><c> test?</c> pass the test? pass the test?
  • </c> &gt;&gt; They had to pass the test. &gt;&gt; They had to pass the test.
Bills: HB274 , HB287 , HB301 , HB157 , HB254 , HB88 , HB274 , HB287 , HB301 , HB157 , HB254 , HB88
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Health & Long-Term Care Jan 22nd, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • As some background, HIV antiviral drugs are used for the treatment of those with HIV to suppress the
  • virus and for prevention by HIV-negative individuals at risk of contracting HIV.
  • , we still see 550 to 600 new people diagnosed with HIV every year.
  • No test, no ultrasound, nothing.
  • I went to test after test. I asked for help, and over and over again, I was told nothing was wrong.
Summary: The committee first met in executive session and advanced Senate Bills 6102 and 6103 with due-pass recommendations to the Rules Committee, and referred Senate Bill 6194 to the Ways and Means Committee without recommendation. SB 6102 would align the Ambulance Transport Fund quality assurance fee with federal regulations, SB 6103 would make payments for rural emergency hospital services subject to appropriation, and SB 6194 would allow cost-based Medicaid payments for rural hospitals on federally recognized Indian reservations under specified conditions. The committee then held public hearings on several bills. SB 6183 would require health plans, beginning in 2027, to cover FDA-approved HIV antiviral drugs without prior authorization, step therapy, or other utilization management, with one therapeutic-equivalent exception for prevention drugs. The prime sponsor and one testifier supported the bill as a way to reduce barriers to timely HIV treatment and prevention; sign-in testimony showed 53 pro, 58 con, and one other. SB 5985 would create an online endometriosis resource center, require Department of Health training modules, and direct OSPI to include menstrual health and endometriosis awareness in school standards. The sponsor and multiple patients and clinicians testified in support, emphasizing long diagnostic delays and the need for earlier education; sign-in testimony showed 36 pro, 56 con, and 92 not testifying. SB 6019 would revise home care rate statutes to clarify how Medicaid home care agency rates are set, cap administrative portions at 20%, and require verification that funds are spent as required. The sponsor, labor, and provider representatives supported it as a technical fix to preserve pay parity, while sign-in testimony showed 46 pro and 57 con. SB 6161 would direct the Department of Health to include dementia risk-reduction information in public and provider materials when appropriate and to consult experts; supporters said it could help reduce cognitive decline and align with the state Alzheimer’s plan, while sign-in testimony showed 61 pro and 62 con. Finally, SB 6210 would authorize the Health Benefit Exchange to add a new certification criterion for marketplace plans to address affordability and access, including possible requirements tied to county availability, plan differentiation, and metal-level offerings. The prime sponsor, the Exchange, AARP, and patient advocates supported it as a response to rising premiums and limited choices, especially in rural or single-carrier counties; insurers, brokers, and some carriers opposed it, warning it could reduce competition, create uncertainty, and raise costs. The Office of the Insurance Commissioner supported the bill with a requested amendment to avoid premature disclosure of proposed rates.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • SB 646 implementation, which deals with testing of heavy metals in prenatal vitamins.
  • SB 646 implementation, which deals with testing of heavy metals in prenatal vitamins.
  • Without this funding, we stand to lose over 150 personnel supporting HIV, STI, and HCV work.
  • Without this funding, we stand to lose over 150 personnel supporting HIV, STI, and HCV work.
  • For example, bird flu, tuberculosis, sexually transmitted infections, and HIV.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Health Committee Apr 8th, 2025

Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • She hadn't had access to birth control or even a pregnancy test.
  • After decreasing for almost 30 years, HIV diagnoses began increasing again in 2021 and 2022.
  • In doing so, this bill will reaffirm California's commitment to research-driven and effective HIV and
  • After decreasing for almost 30 years, HIV diagnoses began increasing again in 2021 and 2022.
  • In doing so, this bill will reaffirm California's commitment to research-driven and effective HIV and
Committee: House Health
Summary: The Assembly Health Committee met on April 8 and heard a long series of bills focused largely on reproductive health, public health, housing, and health workforce issues. Early items included AB 54 and AB 260, both aimed at protecting access to medication abortion in California by shielding providers, manufacturers, pharmacies, and others from liability and by preserving access through telehealth and other delivery methods. Supporters, including the Attorney General’s office, Planned Parenthood, Black Women for Wellness, and other reproductive justice groups, argued the bills were needed to preserve access after Dobbs and amid federal threats. Opponents from the California Family Council and California Catholic Conference argued the measures removed safeguards and promoted unsafe abortion access. Both bills were moved forward on committee votes. The committee also heard AB 551, which would create a pilot program to help emergency departments provide evidence-based reproductive health services, and AB 309, which would remove sunset dates on laws allowing pharmacists to sell syringes without a prescription and clarifying that possession of sterile syringes for personal use is not a crime. AB 551 drew support from emergency physicians and reproductive health organizations, while opponents said it would expand abortion access without adequate safeguards. AB 309 was supported by public health, pharmacy, and harm-reduction groups as a proven HIV and hepatitis prevention tool; the California Narcotic Officers Association opposed it. AB 309 was approved, while AB 551 was also advanced. Other measures advanced included AB 536, which would preserve colorectal cancer screening coverage if federal preventive-care rules are disrupted; AB 804, which would make housing support services a Medi-Cal benefit and seek federal matching funds; AB 594, which would protect students from being charged for school health insurance after they withdraw and require notice of premium increases; AB 836, which would study and expand California’s midwifery education pipeline; AB 1418, which would require reporting on health coverage trends for eligible employees; and AB 1500, which would expand and preserve abortion.ca.gov as a trusted reproductive health information resource. Each drew supportive testimony from sponsors, health care providers, and advocacy groups, with some opposition to AB 1500 arguing the state should provide broader women’s health information rather than an abortion-focused site. Most of these bills were moved out of committee on party-line or near-party-line votes, and several measures were placed on call before final roll calls.