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HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
HLT/HSH Joint Public Hearing - Fri Jan 31, 2025 @ 9:00 AM HST
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><01:00:35.000><c> Medicaid</c> uh the intent to preserve Medicaid uh the intent to preserve Medicaid
- On Zoom, Alliance for Fertility Preservation, Joyce Riki, not present, in support.
- I was fortunate enough to undergo fertility preservation treatments earlier this month.
- </c> undergo fertility preservation undergo fertility preservation treatments<01:03:21.640><c> earlier
- </c><01:04:04.359><c> freezing</c> currently cover egg or embryo freezing currently cover egg or embryo
Summary:
The joint hearing covered HB 553 on biomarker testing coverage, HB 556 on colorectal cancer screening access, and later HB 712 on 340B drug pricing. For HB 553, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, patient advocates Natalie Heyman and Susan Hirano, a surgical oncologist, and the American Lung Association strongly supported the bill, arguing that biomarker testing should be covered when ordered by a doctor and guided by current evidence. DHS and several insurers offered comments and requested amendments, with DHS saying it appreciated the intent but wanted changes. The committees then voted to pass HB 553 with amendments, including a House draft and a defective date of July 1, 3000; both the House Health and Human Services and Homelessness committees adopted the recommendation unanimously.
For HB 556, testimony focused on closing gaps in colorectal cancer screening, especially for uninsured and underinsured patients who can get stool-based screening but then cannot access follow-up colonoscopies. Community Clinic of Maui, ACS CAN, and the American Cancer Society supported the bill, with ACS CAN urging a program similar to the breast and cervical cancer control program and offering amendments. DHS requested that the program and appropriation not conflict with executive budget priorities, and the committees noted technical amendments, a defective date, a blank appropriation amount, and corrections changing Medicare references to Medicaid. HB 556 was also passed with amendments by both committees.
The hearing then moved to HB 712 on 340B drug pricing and contract pharmacies. The Department of Health and the Attorney General’s office expressed concern that the bill would require the state to regulate private commercial activity and said the department lacked the expertise and resources to implement it as written, suggesting it might belong in a different statutory section. In contrast, PhRMA opposed the bill, while Hawaii Pacific Health and Hawaii Island Community Health Center supported it, saying 340B savings are important for hospital services and patient access to low-cost medications, especially where manufacturers have restricted shipments to contract pharmacies. No vote on HB 712 was taken in the portion provided.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- This is talking about gestational development from embryo to fetus through birth, for the public health
- about the gestational<00:25:07.919><c> development</c><00:25:08.520><c> from</c><00:25:08.799><c> embryo
- This says gestational development from embryo to fetus through birth, and then on line seven it says
- </c><01:06:50.000><c> to</c><01:06:50.160><c> feed</c><01:06:50.440><c> us</c> development from embryo
- to feed us development from embryo to feed us through<01:06:51.000><c> birth</c><01:06:51.960><c> and
Committee:
Senate Education
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Organization of Commission for expanding, preserving...
- House Bill 5032 would direct the TSLAC to collaborate with the State Preservation Board and the Texas
- The bill also directs the TSLAC to collaborate with the State Preservation Board and the Texas Historical
Committee:
Senate Economic Development
Keywords:
border region, infrastructure, economic development, government operations, education, HB 2768, Texas information technology apprenticeship, state IT credential, information resources workforce, junior college, technical institute, apprenticeship program, workforce development, state agency hiring, job classification, career ladder, bachelor's degree substitution, associate degree, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, state auditor classification officer
Summary:
The Senate Economic Development Committee met without a quorum, so no votes or formal actions were taken. The chair laid out several bills and resolutions for explanation and public testimony, with each item left pending subject to the call of the chair. Early items included House Bill 1240, a cleanup measure to create a single uniform definition of the Texas-Mexico border region across state law, and House Bill 2768, which would establish an IT apprenticeship credential through junior colleges and technical institutions to help fill state government technology jobs.
The committee also heard House Concurrent Resolution 90, which would encourage establishing a Texas trade and investment office in Jerusalem. Testimony on the resolution was sharply divided: one witness opposed it on foreign policy and values grounds, while a Texas Association of Business representative strongly supported it, citing Israel’s innovation and trade potential. Another major item was House Bill 4187, a committee substitute for legislation affecting the Texas Historical Commission; the sponsor described changes expanding use of trust fund money for historic sites, allowing more affiliated nonprofits, clarifying retail operations, and creating a framework for training and consistent interpretation at historic sites. A Texas Historical Commission witness explained that the bill would shift responsibility for maintaining many state-owned historical markers and monuments, including markers on private land, to the commission.
Additional measures included House Bill 2788, which would shield Texas Workforce Commission fraud-prevention methods from public information requests; House Bill 5032, directing state agencies to plan for public display of the Texas Declaration of Independence, Texas Constitution, and the Victory or Death letter at the Capitol Complex; House Bill 3146, which would eliminate outdated memoranda-of-understanding requirements for certain State Office of Administrative Hearings arrangements; and House Bill 4815, a cleanup bill modernizing economic development statutes, revising the Made in Texas standard to 51% Texas-origin content, repealing the Governor’s Broadband Development Council, and making other conforming changes. The committee ended by recessing, with members indicating they would likely vote on pending business later when a quorum was available.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- In addition to placement and case management services, TFI also provides family preservation services
- That is, family preservation, conservatorship, and post-permanency.
- Are you all doing anything for family preservation to help that teen get back under control and return
- The bill expands community-based care to include family preservation services, adoption support, and
- This bill takes a meaningful step forward in continuing family preservation work in our state.
Committee:
House Human Services
Keywords:
DFPS, Department of Family and Protective Services, child protective services, foster care, child welfare, Family Code, conservatorship, managing conservator, parental child safety placement, authorization agreement, temporary authorization order, child abuse, child neglect, placement reporting, court-ordered removal, investigation, family preservation, transparency, public reporting, data reporting
TX
Committee:
House Human Services
Keywords:
DFPS, Department of Family and Protective Services, child protective services, foster care, child welfare, Family Code, conservatorship, managing conservator, parental child safety placement, authorization agreement, temporary authorization order, child abuse, child neglect, placement reporting, court-ordered removal, investigation, family preservation, transparency, public reporting, data reporting
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Under current law, the view corridors are in place to preserve views of the Texas State Capitol, and
- HB2625 is critical in preserving and enhancing the reliability and safety of our food service supply
Bills:
HB246 , HB796 , HB 1056 , HB1544 , HB1846 , HB2001 , HB2618 , HB2625 , HB2869 , HB2898 , HB3069 , HB3114 , HB3157 , HB3228 , HJR98 , HB246
Committee:
House State Affairs
Keywords:
federal directives, state authority, Tenth Amendment, government enforcement, local governance, gold standard, legal tender, currency, transactional currency, financial transactions, electronic payment systems, state finance, regulatory compliance, electric trucks, charging infrastructure, advisory council, transportation, sustainability, criminal penalties, official information
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- To further preserve transparency and market integrity, House Bill 3157 requires...
- It empowers you to preserve the rights of Texans under the U.S.
- Backgrounds are turning to physical gold and silver as a more reliable method of preserving their hard-earned
- It preserves that narrow path left as kind of a. a safety hatch for states in the event that you have
- It also preserves man's inalienable right to sound money and advances a very important principle, and
Bills:
HB246 , HB796 , HB 1056 , HB1544 , HB1846 , HB2001 , HB2618 , HB2625 , HB2869 , HB2898 , HB3069 , HB3114 , HB3157 , HB3228 , HJR98 , HB246
Committee:
House State Affairs
Keywords:
federal directives, state authority, Tenth Amendment, government enforcement, local governance, gold standard, legal tender, currency, transactional currency, financial transactions, electronic payment systems, state finance, regulatory compliance, electric trucks, charging infrastructure, advisory council, transportation, sustainability, criminal penalties, official information
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- You know, this is rewriting the law to treat embryos and fetuses the same as living children.
- This is rewriting the law to treat embryos and fetuses the same as living children.
- Treating embryos and fetuses the same as living children, as this bill intends to do, undermines this
- doctor Treating embryos and fetuses the same as living children, as this bill intends to do, undermines
- we are going to start figuring out the value of lost support and services and lost earnings of an embryo
Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Summary:
The Judiciary Committee heard Senate Bill 1272 on guardianship, which would limit a guardian’s ability to isolate an adult ward from family and require notice of major events such as a ward’s death or relocation to a more restrictive setting. Senator Jones and supportive speakers said the bill was intended to protect wards from abuse and isolation by bad actors, while still preserving good-faith guardianship. With no opposition testimony or debate, the committee voted 8-0 to report the bill favorably.
The committee then considered CS for Senate Bill 1284, which would expand Florida’s Wrongful Death Act to allow civil claims for the death of an unborn child. An amendment was adopted to define “unborn child” as a member of the species Homo sapiens carried in the womb and to state that the act does not authorize claims against the mother or against health care providers acting within the lawful standard of care. The bill drew extensive debate and testimony. Supporters argued it would give parents parity and fuller damages, including economic losses and mental anguish, when negligence causes the death of an unborn child. Opponents, including the ACLU, medical professionals, and reproductive rights advocates, warned it could be used to target abortion care, increase malpractice exposure, worsen physician shortages, and create speculative damages. The committee approved the bill 6-4.
Finally, the committee took up Senate Bill 1288 on parental rights, with a strike-all amendment that would strengthen parental control over minors’ medical decisions, surveys, and biofeedback devices, while adding exceptions for emergencies, court orders, certain legal statuses, and situations involving abuse or out-of-home placement. Supporters said the measure restores parents as primary decision-makers and protects children from inappropriate questioning or treatment without consent. Opponents argued it could block minors from confidential care for STIs, mental health, or abuse-related issues, and could chill school and medical screenings. The transcript ends during testimony and debate on this bill, before any final vote is shown.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations and Budget Natural Resources Subcommittee Apr 6th, 2026 at 10:30 am
A&B Natural Resources Subcommittee
Committee:
House A&B Natural Resources Subcommittee
Keywords:
tourism, revolving fund, Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department, real property, fund management, Oklahoma Local Food for Schools, school meals, local food procurement, farm to school, school districts, Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry, local producers, meat processors, reimbursement program, agriculture, nutrition, farmers, ranchers, local sourcing
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
House and Governmental Affairs Mar 18th, 2026
House and Governmental Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- including all taxing bodies, and that would be from local government, school board, sheriffs, preservation
- with maybe a two-thirds vote of both Senate and House. local government, school board, sheriffs, preservation
Committee:
House House and Governmental Affairs
Keywords:
Department of State, statutory entities, re-creation, termination, Louisiana laws, Department of State Civil Service, Louisiana legislation, government re-creation, authority termination, financial disclosure, public servants, ethics, immediate family, transparency, legislators, transportation, foreign travel, cultural exchange, public service, HB393
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- The city is deeply committed to preserving and enhancing natural resources while fostering placemaking
- The city is prepared to match the investment and continue with the preservation of these natural resources
- <00:57:22.799><c> and</c><00:57:22.960><c> enhancing</c><00:57:23.440><c> natural</c> preserving and
- enhancing natural preserving and enhancing natural resources<00:57:24.480><c> while</c><00:57:24.880>
- </c> preservation of these natural resources. preservation of these natural resources.
Bills:
HF333 , HF2712 , HF1064 , HF1069 , HF1113 , HF2207 , HF204 , HF2867 , HF2924 , HF746 , HF1530 , HF2587 , HF1078
Committee:
House Capital Investment
Keywords:
HF333, Duluth, Lot D, redevelopment, capital investment, bonding bill, state bonds, bond proceeds, public infrastructure, seawall repair, utility connections, demolition, debris removal, transportation improvements, site preparation, soil correction, economic development, DEED, capital appropriation, general obligation bonds
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 3/26/25
Children and Families Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- c> Um, this is going to clarify some requirements around the Minnesota African-American Family Preservation
- These particularly are about supporting and preserving families to prevent foster care placement. perspective
- These particularly are about supporting<00:04:37.600><c> and</c><00:04:37.919><c> preserving</c><00:04
Keywords:
HF1918, Department of Children Youth and Families, DCYF, child welfare, foster care, out-of-home placement, permanency planning, relative search, noncustodial parent, kinship care, family preservation, African American Child and Family Well-Being, racial disproportionality, maltreatment reporting, educational neglect, truancy, school attendance, Great Start compensation, child care provider payments, TEACH early childhood program
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, as a reminder, the purpose of this guideline is to preserve borrowing capacity for future legislatures
- </c> of this guideline is to preserve of this guideline is to preserve borrowing<00:04:12.080><c> capacity
- As a reminder, the purpose of this guideline is to preserve borrowing capacity for the future by having
- </c> again of this guideline is to preserve again of this guideline is to preserve borrowing<00:09:35.920
- </c> enhance public safety, preserve enhance public safety, preserve community<01:09:39.880><c> access
Bills:
HF2148 , HF2693 , HF2542 , HF1141 , HF1770 , HF1489 , HF1709 , HF244 , HF1266 , HF807 , HF2619 , HF1340
Committee:
Senate Capital Investment
Keywords:
affordable housing, local control, revolving loan fund, community partnerships, Minnesota housing policy, housing, locally controlled housing, Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, housing infrastructure bonds, state bonds, bonding bill, supportive housing, permanent supportive housing, homelessness, veterans housing, senior housing, manufactured home parks, community land trust, single-family housing, multifamily housing
TX
Committee:
House Human Services
Keywords:
commercial sexual exploitation, child sex trafficking, human trafficking, child welfare, foster care, DFPS, Department of Family and Protective Services, juvenile probation, risk assessment, needs assessment, trauma screening, child abuse prevention, exploitation screening, validated screening tool, evidence-informed tool, conservatorship, juvenile justice, at-risk youth, trafficking prevention, Child Sex Trafficking Prevention Unit
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- ensures that only cases involving clear and substantial risk of harm warrant government intervention, preserving
Committee:
House Human Services
Keywords:
commercial sexual exploitation, child sex trafficking, human trafficking, child welfare, foster care, DFPS, Department of Family and Protective Services, juvenile probation, risk assessment, needs assessment, trauma screening, child abuse prevention, exploitation screening, validated screening tool, evidence-informed tool, conservatorship, juvenile justice, at-risk youth, trafficking prevention, Child Sex Trafficking Prevention Unit
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Judiciary Apr 1st, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- You know, this is rewriting the law, treat embryos and fetuses the same as living children.
- is unique and requires the ability for decision-making between the patient and her doctor treating embryos
- And this will allow people to come after clinicians if a child or an embryo or fetus was either miscarried
- that we are going to start figuring out the value of law support and services and lost earnings of embryo
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice Apr 10th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- NUMBER ONE, THE DEFINITION OF UNBORN CHILD IN THE BILL MUST BE BROADENED TO INCLUDE EMBRYOS CREATED AND
- I DO BELIEVE AS THE SPEAKER FOR THE UNBORN COALITION MENTIONED THEY DO WANT TO PROTECT THE FROZEN EMBRYOS
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Health and Human Services - 02/20/25
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- Human Services Committee, just in general, and even the cost for the American African-American Preservation
- </c> American African-American preservation American African-American preservation Act<00:12:26.560><
- Sometimes it's related to the genetics of the embryo or the developing fetus.
- </c><01:27:47.000><c> or</c><01:27:47.119><c> the</c> genetics of of the embryo or the genetics of of
- the embryo or the developing<01:27:47.600><c> fetus</c><01:27:48.199><c> sometimes</c><01:27:48.400>
Committee:
Senate Health and Human Services
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
FL House Floor Session - 2026-03-12 (1:00PM Session)
Florida House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Research by the American Society for Reproductive Medicine found that 32 percent of the total embryo
- Research by the American Society for Reproductive Medicine found that 32 percent of the total embryo
- However, the percentage option is useful because it effectively adjusts for inflation, thereby preserving
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- To subject young people, including embryos, to this proven toxic injection should be avoided.
- Over many, many years, this legislature, this body, has been very good at preserving each Idahoan's ability
Committee:
Senate Health and Welfare