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KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Standing Committee on Families and Children. (2-5-26)
Families & Children
Transcript Highlights:
- You want to recognize that that's not a healthy home.
- You want to recognize that that's not a healthy home.
- You want to recognize that that's not a healthy home.
- </c> recognize that that's not a healthy recognize that that's not a healthy home.<00:26:00.080><c> And
- Representative Bojanowski, it also makes it for school-age children.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Trade, Workforce & Economic Development Apr 23rd, 2025
Trade, Workforce & Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- At AARP, we know that older adults want to stay in their homes and communities as they age.
- Eleven AGs have gotten involved in this practice, and so I encourage everybody to follow suit and take
- So we're on this big kick to make America healthy again. Yes, ma'am.
- And we all know that healthy food costs more than junk food.
Bills:
HB2226, HB2269, HB2343, HB2760, HB3621, HB4079, HB4204, HB4518, HB4531, HB4555, HB4850, HB4876, HB4903, HB4996, HB5122
Keywords:
construction trust funds, Property Code, Chapter 162, construction payments, mechanics lien, contractors, subcontractors, laborers, material suppliers, materialmen, real property improvement, assignment of payment rights, unpaid trust funds, trust fund beneficiaries, construction industry, payment protection, Texas construction law, property owners association, landscaping, grass maintenance
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- And if we don't learn that and make that important at an early age, we will not make that a habit for
- But we now know the following: an estimated 23,000 children under the age of 18 are lost to sudden cardiac
- We thought he was a healthy young man, the young man that would run two and three.
- because I did hear somebody mention a young child that they lost, and I experienced one that looked healthy
Summary:
The Education and Employment Committee met with a quorum and took up seven bills, all of which were reported favorably. First, HB 1367 on school attendance was presented as a response to rising chronic absenteeism; it would standardize attendance definitions and reporting statewide, and it passed 18-0 after supportive testimony from education and business groups. HB 949 would prohibit student use of wireless devices during the school day, while allowing district policies for designated use areas and existing medical/disability exceptions; members discussed classroom disruption, bullying, public safety, and accommodations, and the bill passed favorably. The committee also approved PCS for CS for HB 1135, requiring ECGs for student athletes in grades 9-12, with exemptions for religious objections and provisions on cost, liability, and medical clearance; the bill drew extensive emotional testimony from parents and advocates who described children lost to sudden cardiac arrest and was reported favorably after unanimous support.
Members then approved CS for CS for HB 597 on diabetes management in schools, which would allow schools to keep glucagon pens and authorize trained personnel to administer them in emergencies; an amendment clarified charter schools are included as public schools. HB 1309 on reading interventions and instruction would expand reading support and training for grades 4-12 and require district reading plans to include evidence-based interventions; it also passed without opposition. CS for HB 981 on athlete representation and compensation would cap certain NIL agent fees, allow some high school athletes to earn NIL compensation, and create a framework for registered advisors; members raised concerns about predatory practices and coach involvement, but the bill passed favorably after amendment.
Finally, HB 1111 would eliminate the certificate of completion option for students who do not meet graduation requirements, with the sponsor arguing it would better motivate students to earn a standard diploma and improve postsecondary and workforce opportunities. Members discussed the need for stronger supports to help students meet graduation standards, and the bill was reported favorably. The committee adjourned after completing all agenda items.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- visiting offices to talk about energy and water efficiency, water conservation, air quality, and healthy
- it, but the boys club was an affordable way and for children like me to be able to play in a safe, healthy
- to recognize their commitment to our community and their passion for empowering individuals of all ages
- Refer the Committee on Homeland Security, Public Safety and Veterans Affairs, AG 2610 by Rosenthal relating
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- To change that AG opinion, remove that on the escorts is the only... How old is the AG opinion?
- Have y'all asked for a new AG opinion? To clarify... I've asked for a new...
- To change that AG opinion, remove that on the escorts is the only... How old is the AG opinion?
- And the AG opinion was really based on escorts, okay? All right?
- AG opinion is law until otherwise changed.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- requirements for delivery sales; amending Section 39-5715, Idaho Code, to revise provisions regarding age
- cleanup language and also to just clarify again that the homeowner’s or the daycare owner’s own school-age
- My garden is healthy. My kids are healthy. I feel bad for others.” “My kids are healthy.
- Once again, as I’ve stated before, 20% of our state product from the ag economy in southern Idaho.
- Once again, as I've stated before, 20% of our state product from the ag economy in southern Idaho.
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- I'd like to retire on a healthy planet with a healthy pension.
- In 1993, at the age of 16, he killed a young man by the name of Eric.
- There are almost 1,500 people over the age of 6,000. Okay, I don't see any other questions.
- There are almost 1,500 people over the age of 6,000. Support of Senate Bill 5895.
- continue to age in prison.
Keywords:
investment, thermal coal, divestment, state investment board, fossil fuels, environmental impact, renewable energy, detention facilities, state funds, privatization, criminal justice reform, Washington State Investment Board, responsible investment, sustainability, corporate governance, 904, all
ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Tribal and State Relations Committee Apr 13th, 2026
Tribal and State Relations Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- The other one is making North Dakota healthy again, as she noted.
- Making North Dakota healthy again, as she noted.
- second page, consider and address the future costs of treatment for Medicaid beneficiaries between the ages
- talking about, I know we're not looking for hiring more FTEs, but, you know, again, making North Dakota healthy
- Before we kick off on the next one also, we do have a lot of healthy snack options and refreshments off
Summary:
The meeting focused on Turtle Mountain’s public health and behavioral health priorities, especially access to rural health transformation funding and a long-running data use agreement with the state. Tribal public health leaders described how, during COVID, a temporary data-sharing arrangement allowed them to do their own contact tracing and case management, and they argued that a similar agreement is now needed to respond more quickly to very high syphilis rates and other infectious disease concerns. Committee members generally expressed support and said they would follow up with state officials, while tribal representatives emphasized that they already have the staff and infrastructure to use timely data effectively.
A major portion of the meeting was devoted to the Turtle Mountain Recovery Center and the broader issue of the IMD exclusion and residential treatment capacity. Tribal leaders described the center’s opening, its five levels of care, its 16-bed limit, and its efforts to become financially sustainable through billing, grants, and partnerships. They shared success stories and argued for an IMD waiver or similar flexibility so the center could expand to 32 beds and better meet local need. Committee members discussed the policy barriers to expanding residential treatment, including federal approval timelines, state funding choices, and the need to preserve a continuum of care that includes outpatient and community-based services.
The committee then heard a detailed presentation from Hector Hernandez-Dogato of the National Health Law Program on the history and mechanics of the IMD exclusion and Section 1115 waivers. He explained that the exclusion limits Medicaid payment for services in facilities with more than 16 beds, but noted existing exceptions and alternatives such as state plan options, managed care arrangements, telehealth, and community-based services. He also reviewed mixed results from states that have used IMD waivers, warning that they do not automatically improve overdose deaths, emergency room use, or access to community care, and may risk reinforcing institutionalization if not paired with strong upstream services. The committee discussed a draft bill to appropriate $49,000 and one FTE for HHS to pursue an IMD waiver, with members suggesting the bill may need to explicitly include serious mental illness as well as substance use disorder and asking for department input at a future meeting.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight
Transcript Highlights:
- There are more than 434,000 working-age individuals with disabilities in Massachusetts between 18 and
- Anyway, my great-grandfather came to America at age two...
- My great-grandfather came to America at age two, and eventually they worked their way into Lawrence,
- So in short, synthetic turf is a reliable, proven solution that supports healthy play, Synthetic turf
- is a reliable, proven solution that supports healthy play, saves water, and protects public resources
Summary:
The Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight heard testimony on several procurement-related bills. Senator Lovely and steel industry witnesses supported S. 2167/H. 3411, which would require preference for U.S. manufacturers on public construction projects using steel and other materials. They argued that Canadian and other foreign fabricators underbid Massachusetts firms because of exchange rates, subsidies, and different labor-cost structures, causing local job losses and economic leakage. Committee members asked about tariffs, market share, and whether the bill should be folded into broader municipal legislation; the witnesses said public work should stay in Massachusetts and that the bill would help preserve local industry and jobs.
The committee also heard strong support for S. 2107, a bill to increase employment opportunities for people with disabilities in state and municipal contracting. Work Inc. testified that a preference for contractors employing people with disabilities would expand competitive employment, reduce reliance on public assistance, and generate net savings for taxpayers. Members asked about the estimated savings and whether recent federal changes to benefits would affect the numbers; the witness said the figures may need updating but that the underlying employment opportunity remains important. Another bill, H. 3339/S. 2187, would prohibit state and municipal contracts for new artificial turf fields containing zinc, plastic, or intentionally added PFAS. Sponsors and supporters cited health risks, heat retention, injuries, and PFAS contamination, while committee members discussed local bans, disposal problems, and whether indoor facilities or alternative materials could be used.
Inspector General Jeffrey Shapiro testified in favor of H. 12 and H. 13, which would update Chapter 30B procurement thresholds and allow municipalities to bundle snow hauling and removal with plowing contracts. He said the changes would give local governments more flexibility, reduce confusion between school and municipal procurement rules, and make snow contracts more attractive to vendors. Members questioned whether quasi-public agencies and state entities should also be subject to 30B, and Shapiro said many public entities have their own procedures but that transparency and fairness should apply across the board. The committee also heard support for S. 2150, a software licensing bill aimed at preventing vendor lock-in by ensuring state agencies can run purchased software in the infrastructure that best fits their needs; the witness said restrictive licensing can drive up costs and create cybersecurity and modernization problems, and that similar laws have already passed in several other states.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House State Government Finance and Policy Committee 3/13/25
State Government Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- We are growing our revenue at a healthy rate, but it's not keeping up with expenses.
- We are growing our revenue at a healthy rate, but it's not keeping up with expenses.
- We are growing our revenue at a healthy rate, but it's not keeping up with expenses.
- We are growing our revenue at a healthy rate, but it's not keeping up with expenses.
- We are growing our revenue at a healthy rate, but it's not keeping up with expenses.
Keywords:
payment transparency, public contracts, contractor rights, government accountability, construction payments, municipal finance, liquor store, audit requirements, state auditor, local government, historic flag, state flag, display standards, ceremonial, Minnesota Statutes, Ursa Minor, state symbol, Minnesota state laws, constellation, official state designation
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- This is the Age-Friendly... Senate File 2630. This is the Age-Friendly Minnesota Council.
- It also included age-friendly universities and age-friendly health centers.
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- age um age-friendly universities<01:05:40.760><c> or</c><01:05:41.000><c> age-friendly</c><01:05:41.640
- </c><01:11:47.880><c> Chair,</c> in age-friendly grants. And Mr. Chair, in age-friendly grants.
AR
Transcript Highlights:
- Ag, I guess. Ag? Can we get Ag to the table, please? You're on number 32, Senator Johnson?
- These are discretionary grants, all for the Division of Adults, Aging Adults, and Behavioral Health Services
- Jay Hill, Division Director for Aging Adult Behavioral Health, DHS. Do me a favor.
- Thanks for the healthy debate. Yes, sir. Thank you. Any other questions on N1 through nine?
- Thanks for the healthy debate. Yes, sir. Thank you. Any other questions on N1 through nine?
Summary:
The PEER Review Subcommittee met to consider a large agenda of budget, appropriation, transfer, and contract items. Members approved temporary appropriation requests for several agencies, including the Auditor of State, Department of Education, and Labor and Licensing; ARPA return requests from Workforce Services; Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act requests for State Police and Agriculture; restricted reserve transfers for teacher scholarships, school facilities, and economic stimulus; a Commerce reallocation of positions and spending authority; cash fund, budget classification, overtime, and pay plan requests; and 17 methods of finance items for universities and other agencies. Most items were approved without objection after brief explanations from staff and agencies.
Several items drew questions and were held or discussed further. A Department of Human Services discretionary grant package for the RSVP program was held over after Senator Irvin raised concerns about whether the grants were an effective use of state general revenue and asked for more information on administration costs and program operations. In the contracts section, Representative Richardson questioned a DHS sole-source contract with EMS Link for document management software and a DHS contract with Presidio; the EMS Link item was held for additional answers, while the Presidio item was clarified as not sole-source and was allowed to proceed. Members also asked for more information on a Department of Education mental health referral contract with Care Solace, which officials said is a statewide concierge/referral service connecting students to Arkansas providers and telehealth options.
The committee also reviewed monthly reports, including the Medicaid Trust Fund. DHS and DFA officials said the fund was currently sufficient to finish the fiscal year, though it was being drawn down and would likely require a $100 million transfer from restricted reserves in FY27, with another $100 million set aside in the governor’s budget as a backstop. Members discussed the need to define a minimum reserve level and to better account for ongoing Medicaid costs in the budget. The meeting ended with no further business and adjournment.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Civil Judiciary REVISION 2: HB4094 and HB3407 - Added Feb 19th, 2026 at 10:30 am
Civil Judiciary
Transcript Highlights:
- It has various non-renewal sections for roof age and prior claims. I yield for questions.
- A lot of parents may think certain things are healthy that are not. Thank you for the question.
- A lot of parents may think certain things are healthy that are not. Thank you for the question.
- So it makes sense, with the freedom of movement in today's age, that all garnishment—I don't know— So
- it makes sense with the freedom of movement in today's age that all garnishments, or the process to
Bills:
HB1453, HB2933, HB2941, HB2945, HB2959, HB3087, HB3094, HB3297, HB3298, HB3319, HB3321, HB3386, HB3453, HB3471, HB3505, HB3510, HB3544, HB3549, HB3652, HB3727, HB3791, HB3845, HB3906, HB4119, HB4125, HB4126, HB4198, HB4236, HB4425, HB4343, HB4094, HB3407
Keywords:
foreign ownership, property rights, agricultural land, Attorney General, divestment, real estate, felony penalties, insurance regulation, homeowner claims, premium discounts, catastrophe mitigation, civil penalties, fentanyl, overdose, first responders, drug reporting, immunity, controlled substances, penalties, abortion
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Jan 29th, 2026
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- counter at retail establishments such as gas stations, tobacco retailers, and small markets with no age
- We made significant changes, adjusted retirement formulas, increased retirement ages, and required greater
- Parents are now competing with social media and the addiction it is causing at some of the youngest ages
- that are addicted even at the ages of one, two, and three.
- Their leadership and service dedication ensures that young children be healthy and ready to learn and
Summary:
The Assembly convened, established a quorum, offered a prayer and Pledge of Allegiance, and then took up a long third-reading file with several guest introductions and ceremonial resolutions. Early floor action included AB 713, allowing undocumented students equal access to campus jobs at UC, CSU, and community colleges, and AB 1049, streamlining California Food Assistance Program applications for low-income immigrant families; both passed. The body also defeated an amendment to AB 1421, a bill to begin studying a statewide mileage-based road user charge, before passing the measure. AB 1171, modernizing part-time community college faculty health insurance access, also passed with strong support.
The Assembly then approved a series of policy bills on animals, domestic violence, telehealth for autism services, forestry, false lien filings, tianeptine restrictions, housing, common interest development fee transparency, prison sexual abuse accountability, PBM reporting, foster youth benefits protections, illegal dumping and abandoned RV removal, condo financing/liquidated damages, public contracting, pension-related study language, climate resiliency research funding, and a disposable vape reduction measure. Most passed with broad margins; AB 762 on vapor inhalation devices drew the most debate, with supporters emphasizing landfill fires and public health and opponents warning about revenue losses and illicit-market growth, but it still passed. AB 1406 on condo development financing drew extensive discussion about housing affordability and consumer protections before passing.
The chamber also adopted three resolutions: ACR 120 declaring January 2026 Positive Parenting Awareness Month, ACR 121 designating January 2026 National Mentoring Month, and ACR 122 designating Anesthesiologist Week. Later, the Assembly concurred in Senate amendments on AB 1485, extending welfare-tax exemption treatment to federally recognized tribes holding land for conservation, and adopted the consent calendar, which included several additional bills and SCR 6. The session ended with adjournment until February 2, 2016, after which several members recorded vote changes from the floor.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Department released a report that showed, after accounting for age difference, the veteran's suicide
- provides peer-to-peer therapy, mentorship, career networking, and. family unit bonding to create healthy
- It's from individuals who the North Texas Warrior Golf Association has serviced and in an age where where
- only related to agriculture but also to science. engineering, technology, natural resources, and healthy
- Committee on Corrections, HB 2750. 57 by Frank relating to a public school policy for establishing age
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee 1/22/25
Agriculture Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- We talked about ag as part of our state budget.
- So, um, a strong ag area out in my part of the state, and um, just a good place to be.
- You can't have a healthy soil if it's washing away, right?
- at a population that is aging on the farm.
- We work with advocates and the mental health resources at the Department of Ag.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee 3/18/25
Higher Education Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- 25 and 44 in Minnesota for those ages 25 and 44 in Minnesota for obtaining<00:10:14.560><c> a</c><00
- There's a critical need for our aging population, where among our aging residents we see the spike in
- We want to keep young families healthy in their communities, and we want to keep elderly people aging
- </c><01:13:24.000><c> see</c> it's our aging residents where we see it's our aging residents where we
- I am married with four children of college age coming up here soon.
Keywords:
higher education, scholarship, financial aid, state grant, tuition assistance, Pell grants, student retention, education equity, disabled veterans, veterans' dependents, dependent children, college affordability, books and fees, University of Minnesota, public colleges, Office of Higher Education, veterans benefits, military families, permanent disability, 100 percent disability
NH
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Privacy, Digital Technologies, and Consumer Protection Committee Jun 15th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Developmental stages up to the age of 18.
- That age signal is set up when the phone is set up.
- When I set up that phone, I put in the age.
- So that age is now set there.
- First, the Age-Appropriate Design Code protects youth up until age 18 rather than 13 or 16, and it is
Summary:
The committee heard AB 1979, which would limit the use of AI in health care by requiring licensed professionals to retain final clinical judgment, prohibiting automated systems from directing unlicensed individuals to perform licensed clinical functions, and clarifying medical-record privacy rules for direct-to-consumer health chatbots. Supporters, including nurses and labor groups, said the bill preserves patient safety and keeps care decisions in human hands. Hospital and industry groups opposed unless amended, arguing the bill could create compliance burdens and interfere with training and legitimate AI-assisted care. The bill was approved 6-1 and placed on call.
Members then considered AB 2624, which would expand California’s Safe at Home confidentiality program to immigrant service providers, employees, and volunteers facing harassment or doxing. The author and supporters described threats, stalking, and online targeting of immigrant advocates and said the bill would let them use substitute addresses to protect their safety. Opposition focused mainly on concerns about the bill’s legal enforcement language, though the author said it mirrors existing Safe at Home provisions and does not create a new private right of action. The measure passed 4-1 and was placed on call.
AB 2103 would make Engaged California a permanent statewide public engagement program. The author and the Office of Data and Innovation said it is meant to broaden civic participation through structured deliberation and transparent publication of results. Some members raised concerns about partisan balance and topic selection, while supporters emphasized the need to reach Californians who do not typically participate in hearings. The bill passed 6-0 and was placed on call. The committee also heard AB 2, a social media accountability bill for harms to children and teens, and AB 883, which would expand privacy protections and shorten data-broker deletion timelines for elected officials and judges; both drew support and opposition, were approved on committee votes, and placed on call. Later, the committee began AB 2023, a chatbot safety bill for children that would require age verification, safety audits, default protections, and limits on ads and data sharing; testimony was strongly supportive from child-safety advocates, while industry groups raised concerns about vague standards, audits, and liability.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- The bill authorizes the AG to enforce the prohibitions, and the local government to challenge the AG's
- An aging parent, somebody with a disability, something like that.
- And they just wanted to provide a place for an aging parent to live.
- The average age of our first-time homebuyer is now 40 years old.
- And so I think there is a healthy balance.
Keywords:
workers' compensation, industrial commission, safety regulations, employee protection, penalties, compliance, municipal planning, homeowners associations, design regulations, property rights, building permits, single-family homes, liquor, alcohol, spirituous liquor, liquor license, liquor licensing, Arizona Department of Liquor Licenses and Control, restaurant to-go cocktails, mixed cocktails