Transcript Highlights:

• That would mean less access to vital treatments. It would mean less access to care in general.
• That would mean less access to vital treatments. It would mean less access to care in general.
• That would mean less access to vital treatments. It would mean less access to care in general.
• That would mean less access to vital treatments. It would mean less access to care in general.
• That would mean less access to vital treatments. It would mean less access to care in general.

Keywords: 00:00 Call to Order/Roll Call 00:16 Consideration of Referred Administrative Regulations 25:49 Discussion of Hospital Rate Improvement Plan 58:50 Adjournment, 958, all

Summary: The committee began by reviewing a large slate of administrative regulations and explaining that it does not approve regulations but can find them deficient and send them back for further work. Members then asked questions on several items, including EMS reciprocity, dental hygienist licensure, and interpreter licensure. The EMS board explained that reciprocity would extend to applicants from any state, not just contiguous states, because the underlying statute had been amended. On the dental regulation, staff said the changes mainly clarified licensure requirements, reinstatement fees, and that dental hygienists administering local anesthetic must do so under direct dentist supervision. The most extended discussion involved the Board of Interpreters for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. The board chair said the main concern was that the EIPA is an educational specialty assessment, not a nationally recognized certification, yet the regulation would allow it to support full licensure. Members discussed whether that could let educational interpreters work outside their intended scope and whether a separate educational license or statutory change would be more appropriate. The board said it did not think the regulation could be fixed further at this point and suggested a statute could create a narrower educational interpreter license. After discussion, the committee voted to defer both related interpreter regulations, 201 KAR 39:030 and the companion regulation, for further work. The committee then took up two community mental health regulations, 907 KAR 1:044 and 907 KAR 5:005, which had been found deficient in Administrative Regulations. Department for Medicaid Services staff said the rules would expand and rename the mental health associate role as a behavioral health associate, making the role available in many more facilities, but would also require additional coursework or progress toward licensure. Some members and providers raised access-to-care concerns, especially for rural areas and unlicensed staff already working in the field. Staff said the proposal had been revised through work with CMHCs and licensing boards, but the committee ultimately voted to defer both regulations as well. After finishing the regulation review, the committee heard a presentation from the Kentucky Hospital Association on the ATRIP hospital rate improvement program. Hospital representatives said ATRIP is a Medicaid state-directed payment program funded through a provider tax and federal matching dollars, allowing hospitals to receive payments tied to quality measures. They reported improvements including lower Medicaid readmissions, high sepsis screening rates, reduced infections and opioid prescribing, expanded postpartum depression and suicide screening, and training for more than 1,000 people. They said the program has helped hospitals invest in staffing and quality improvement and warned that without it, many hospitals would face severe financial strain.

Transcript Highlights:

• Therefore, hearing or issue an order.
• </c> at a qualified residential treatment at a qualified residential treatment program,<01:08:43.600>
• </c> placed in a residential treatment placed in a residential treatment program<01:11:50.400><c> or<
• </c><01:13:23.199><c> program</c> are in a residential treatment program are in a residential treatment
• Kids in a treatment placement.

Committee: House Children and Family Law

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The Health Professions and Program Subcommittee will come to order. Nola, please call the roll.
• Informed consent is the cornerstone of medicine, ensuring ethical treatment decisions and patient-centered
• When done properly, it provides patients with knowledge to make informed and voluntary treatment decisions
• We were talking, we got to talking about stem cell treatments, and he had said that they used to do some
• of these treatments for patients, but they stopped doing it. ...some of these treatments for patients

Summary: The Health Professions and Program Subcommittee met with a quorum and heard six bills. HB 1617 on stem cell therapy was presented as a way to expand access to biotherapy options through informed consent, sourcing standards, and required disclosures; an amendment clarifying definitions was adopted, supportive testimony was heard, and the bill passed 16-0. PCS for HB 1399 would give the legislature authority to terminate or refuse to extend a declared public health emergency; members raised a concern about what happens if the emergency prevents the legislature from meeting, but the sponsor said she was working on a fix, and the bill passed 16-0. PCS for HB 555 would change medical marijuana card renewals from annual to every two years and exempt veterans from the $75 fee; members described it as reducing barriers and helping seniors and veterans, and it passed 16-0. PCS for HB 1487 would strengthen licensure for volunteer-based EMS providers such as Hatzalah South Florida; testimony and debate emphasized the value of these zero-cost, volunteer emergency services, and the bill passed 14-0. HB 115 on clinical laboratory personnel addressed workforce shortages by aligning Florida licensure more closely with federal CLIA standards and allowing qualified applicants with relevant bachelor’s degrees and federal training to work with on-the-job training; a strike-all amendment was adopted, industry witnesses supported the bill, and it passed 15-0 as amended. HB 1513 would require health care practitioners to refund patient overpayments within 30 days of learning of the overpayment, excluding insurer and HMO overpayments; it drew supportive debate and passed 15-0. The meeting then adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• They would need a court order to require services.
• So the court could order a wide variety of conditions, such as substance use treatment.
• It could order additional services; it could order a child that was left in the home to be removed from
• the home, or it could order a child to be returned to the home.
• There's no court order. Without a court order, there's no reason for a CASA.

Transcript Highlights:

• The Committee on Public Health will come to order. Clerk will call the roll.
• These rules were directed by the Trump administration through an executive order.
• We believe that it is crucial in order to address healthcare costs.
• We resorted to using the Marchman Act in Florida to force him into treatment.
• treatment, uh, assessment, including objective measures of assessment, um.

Committee: House Public Health

Transcript Highlights:

• begin with today's agenda, I'll remind everyone that the Assembly has rules to ensure we maintain order
• In order to facilitate the goal of hearing as much from the public within the limits of our time, we
• In order to facilitate the goal of hearing as much from the public within the limits of our time, we
• In order to facilitate the goal of hearing as much from the public within the limits of our time, we
• The bill reconstitutes the IWC, specifically to issue a new wage order.

Summary: The Assembly Business and Professions Committee heard several Senate bills, with most of the discussion focused on worker training, public safety, and consumer protection. SB 1203 by Senator Smallwood-Cuevas would expand training and de-escalation requirements for private security officers. Supporters, including security workers and labor groups, said the bill would better prepare officers who often respond first to mental health crises and violent incidents. Opponents, including security industry representatives and business groups, argued it would impose major costs, create training bottlenecks, and could reduce licensed security coverage. The committee ultimately voted the bill out on a due pass recommendation to Labor and Employment, with some members noting future amendments to address training capacity and employer-provided training. The committee also approved SB 936 by Senator Blakespear, which would restrict retail sales of nitrous oxide canisters larger than 8 grams while preserving legitimate medical, dental, culinary, and automotive uses. Support came from county officials, public health groups, waste management organizations, law enforcement, and local governments, who described rising misuse, impaired driving, and recycling hazards. No opposition testimony was presented, and the bill passed to Public Safety. SB 1271 by Senator Reyes, aimed at strengthening California’s midwifery training pipeline by requiring data collection on licensed midwife preceptor capacity, also passed unanimously to Health. Supporters said the bill would help address shortages in rural birth care and improve access to training for aspiring midwives. SB 903 by Senator Padilla, which would place guardrails on the use of AI in mental health and psychotherapy settings and prohibit AI from being marketed as a therapist, drew emotional testimony from a mother whose son died by suicide after extensive chatbot interactions. Health and behavioral health groups supported the measure, while several industry and health organizations were opposed unless amended; the committee nevertheless sent it to Privacy and Consumer Protection on a unanimous vote. The committee also approved SB 1165 on consent and then adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• begin with today's agenda, I'll remind everyone that the Assembly has rules to ensure we maintain order
• In order to facilitate the goal of hearing as much from the public within the limits of our time, we
• In order to facilitate the goal of hearing as much from the public within the limits of our time, we
• In order to facilitate the goal of hearing as much from the public within the limits of our time, we
• The bill reconstitutes the IWC, specifically to issue a new wage order.

Committee: House Business and Professions

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So let's get that in order because we're going to need those mobile crisis funds.
• I'm also the chair of the Youth Mental Health Select Committee for Youth Mental Health and Treatment
• outpatient treatment for adolescents and adults.
• He was leaving Sacramento County and was talking about how good his treatment was.
• And so it allows for the... ...clinical treatment on the ground and not be on the phone.

Summary: The joint Assembly Health and Select Committee on Native American Affairs held an oversight hearing on AB 988, California’s 988 crisis line and mobile crisis response system, followed by a discussion of suicide prevention and intervention in California Indian communities. Members and witnesses repeatedly emphasized that AB 988 was intended to create a true alternative to 911 for behavioral health crises, with “someone to call, someone to come, and somewhere to go,” and that Native communities continue to face disproportionately high suicide rates and barriers to culturally responsive care. The first panel of call center and stakeholder witnesses largely argued that implementation is falling short of the law’s intent. They said 988 call centers are underfunded, text/chat answer rates remain far below call answer rates, staffing is strained, and the system still lacks meaningful statewide interoperability between 988 and 911. Several witnesses said mobile crisis teams are not being dispatched through 988 as envisioned, and that funding formulas and governance are too opaque. San Joaquin County was presented as a local success story, with integrated 988, access lines, and mobile crisis handoffs that have reduced reliance on emergency departments and involuntary holds. Witnesses also discussed the need for better tribal outreach, the role of CCBHCs, and the importance of culturally competent services. State officials from CalHHS and DHCS described the five-year 988 implementation plan, the current governance structure across multiple agencies, and efforts to support training, public awareness, and referral tools. They reported growth in 988 contacts, ongoing training with the Trevor Project, a statewide resource directory, and a tribal awareness campaign. DHCS also outlined proposed trailer bill language that would create a formal designation process for 988 centers, set statewide standards, and require existing centers to obtain designation by 2029. Officials said current funding includes SAMHSA grants, block grant dollars, and an expected $67.3 million from the 988 fund in the next budget year, with a large share earmarked for Medi-Cal mobile crisis services. No formal vote or committee action was taken in the portion of the hearing provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> one of our wastewater treatment plants. one of our wastewater treatment plants.
• </c><00:57:34.880><c> to</c> that we'll need a buffer um in order to that we'll need a buffer um in order
• </c><01:14:23.920><c> and</c> portion of the pie was treatment and portion of the pie was treatment and
• ><c> water</c><01:14:50.320><c> man</c> Huge treatment demand, large water man Huge treatment demand,
• </c> drinking water and wastewater treatment drinking water and wastewater treatment facilities<01:36

Committee: House Capital Investment

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• Chair Tomkow: The Health and Human Services Committee will come to order.
• : few members over the reason we added two medical doctors to the board of naturopathic doctors in order
• The bill permits treatment with nostrums like dietary Jann Bellamy: supplements, mushrooms and herbs
• I went to order. And it's okay, though.
• Representative Bartleman: First, just a point of order.

Transcript Highlights:

• evaluations and treatment.
• General Fund for a population forecast adjustment for court-ordered evaluations and treatment.
• the department's custody under these orders.
• or referred to treatment, are being educated in the community, and need to receive treatment or need
• We do not actually provide treatment through this funding.

Summary: The committee heard budget presentations for several Department of Health and Welfare divisions, including Early Learning and Development, Public Health Services, and Family and Community Partnerships. The analyst and director explained recent reorganizations, such as moving the Idaho Child Care Program into Early Learning and Development, shifting Emergency Medical Services out of Public Health, and proposing to move the Idaho Home Visiting Program from Public Health to Early Learning and Development for efficiency. The presentations also covered ongoing and one-time funding requests for child care capacity, immunizations, HIV and hepatitis prevention, lab testing, disaster preparedness, and kinship navigation services. A major focus was the Idaho Child Care Program capacity funding. Committee members asked about the source of the money, how much was already set aside, whether the funds would create new slots rather than subsidize existing ones, and how the department would verify proper use. The director said the money comes from the federal Child Care Development Block Grant, is intended to expand provider capacity in underserved and rural areas, and can support both licensed and unlicensed providers as long as federal health and safety requirements are met. Members also questioned the proposed five new program integrity positions, including a fraud investigator, and the director said they are needed for a full annual review of providers and beneficiaries; she later corrected that the positions are ongoing, not one-time, funding. Public health questions centered on the effectiveness of HIV and hepatitis prevention spending, the immunization assessment fund, and the role of public health more broadly. The director said HIV and hepatitis funds support education, screening, and surveillance rather than treatment, that the state continues to see a need despite rising case counts, and that the department is revamping outcome reporting. On immunizations, she said the assessment fund is financed by insurer assessments and supports vaccine purchases at lower cost, with the governor recommending an increase based on the assessment board’s decision. Members also asked about the home visiting program’s funding history, the proposed transfer of funds between Youth Safety and Permanency and Switzie for rare complex cases, and the use of ARPA funds for one-time data modernization projects. No formal votes were taken in the transcript, and the committee adjourned after the presentations and questions.

Transcript Highlights:

• WELCOME TO THE SENATE HEALTH POLICY COMMITTEE, WHICH WILL NOW COME TO ORDER.
• THE WAY FEDERAL LAW WORKS IN A HOSPITAL IS IN ORDER TO MEET FEDERAL YOU HAVE TO BE RURAL EMERGENCY ON
• THE STATE WILL DESIGNATE THESE EMERGENCY HOSPITALS DOES NOT REQUIRE TREATMENT BEYOND THE 24 HOURS.
• THIS PROGRAM AWARDS GRANTS TO COMMUNITY BASED MEDICAL TREATMENT AND RESEARCH CENTERS.
• FIRST IS MEDICAL MARIJUANA TREATMENT CENTER.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The Committee on Rules has ordered the following measure to third reading: Senate Resolution 77.
• That point of order was upheld because the Senator from Jackson was precisely right.
• On that boat, on that ship, in order to give them both the dignity and the liberty that they deserve.
• Racism violates all rule of law and equal treatment under that law. Racism violates all three.
• It's contraception and family planning, its cancer screenings, its testing and treatment for sexually

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I bought my wife a gift certificate to get a scalp treatment, a head spa treatment, whatever it's called
• Scalp massaging, treatment, deep cleansing, aromatherapy.
• Scalp detox, scalp treatment, all by an esthetician.
• Scalp massage, scalp treatment by the esthetician.
• Certainly in order, you know, ideas take time.

Bills: HB744 , HR197 , SB54 , SB79 , SB163 , SB287 , SB375 , SB386 , SB398 , SB469 , SCR5

Committee: House Commerce

Keywords: public utility, common carrier, regulation, Public Service Commission, New Orleans, constitutional amendment, distributed energy, energy storage, electricity demand, virtual power plants, reliability, hurricane resilience, esthetics, cosmetology, hair services, beauty industry, Louisiana regulation, Louisiana Economic Development, sunset law, legislative authority

Transcript Highlights:

• All right, we'll call this meeting to order.
• They should be in the same order as the bill.
• So, we can walk order as the bill.
• ,</c><00:02:18.640><c> fish</c> variety of different treatments, fish variety of different treatments
• </c> treatments if you consider inflation. treatments if you consider inflation.

Committee: Joint Select Natural Resource Funding Committee

Keywords: 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• That's sort of the setup we see in the addiction treatment space.
• We operate substance use treatment.
• Do we really want our pharmacies getting red-flagged for ordering too much?
• It does not report on attempts to fill buprenorphine or orders or any time an order is rejected and must
• They could order, they could request, yeah, they could order the replacement stock.

Committee: House House Health & Human Services

Transcript Highlights:

• I'll come to order. Tatiana, please call the roll. Chair, Senator McClain? Yes, here.
• Promotes differential treatment.
• of Black Floridians or differential or preferential treatment.
• Trying to keep us in order. Ask your question. Yeah. Ask it?
• I watched Law and Order, and I was trying to be like a really...

Committee: Senate Community Affairs

Summary: The committee first heard SB 1134, which would extend the use of qualified private providers in the building permit process to residential solar energy systems and certain single-trade inspections, and would allow computer-based plan review tools. The sponsor said the bill is intended to reduce long solar permitting delays and lower costs. A late amendment clarifying the word “application” was adopted, and after some discussion about local permitting problems and the need to work with municipalities, CS/SB 1134 was reported favorably, with Senator Pizzo voting no. The committee then took up SB 784, dealing with issuance of addresses and parcel identification numbers for plats. The bill sets a 14-day timeframe, and an amendment was adopted that would allow use of a private provider if the deadline is missed and would limit fee collection if verification is not completed. Members discussed whether the bill should include more flexibility and whether private providers are appropriate for this function, but the committee ultimately reported CS/SB 784 favorably. SB 1738, allowing counties that previously opted out of transportation concurrency to opt back in while maintaining current levels of service, was also reported favorably without significant opposition. Next, SB 1080 on local government land regulation was presented as a measure to speed up development permit and order approvals, limit repeated information requests, prevent hearing delays, and impose penalties for noncompliance. Local government testimony argued it would rush planning and weaken public input, while supporters called it common-sense streamlining. After debate, the bill was reported favorably, with several no votes. SB 1260, which clarifies county constitutional officer budget procedures and creates an appeal process for clerks and supervisors of elections similar to that used by sheriffs, was also reported favorably after members raised concerns about county budget timelines. Finally, the committee considered SB 420, as amended by a strike-all, which would prohibit counties and municipalities from adopting or funding DEI-related ordinances, programs, or policies, while carving out compliance with state and federal law and defining DEI-related terms. The amendment removed retroactivity and delayed the effective date, but members from both parties raised concerns about vague definitions, impacts on women- and minority-owned business programs, local commemorations, and the loss of attorney’s fees for prevailing counties. Public testimony was sharply divided, with many speakers opposing the bill as an attack on local control and inclusion, and a few supporting it as a merit-based standard. The amendment was adopted, but the bill drew extensive opposition in debate and was not yet reported in the portion of the transcript provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• The ayes have it, and the bills are ordered to a third reading.
• The House will be in order. The House will be in order.
• An act relative to wastewater treatment and disposal. an act relative to wastewater treatment and disposal
• The house will be in order. The House will be in order.
• The House will be in order.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The House opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and adopted two ceremonial resolutions: one commemorating the 111th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide and another honoring the Veterans Brotherhood VMC, Massachusetts chapter for its service to veterans. The Committee on Steering, Policy and Scheduling then reported several local bills for consideration, including measures on recall elections in Rutland, oversight of the Boston Finance Commission, manufactured housing payments in Attleboro, validation of Stow proceedings, public meeting notices in Uxbridge, firefighter appointment age limits in Westfield, and special police appointments in Norwood. These bills were read a second time and ordered to a third reading without objection. The House then took up several local bills on third reading and passed them to be engrossed, including bills concerning wastewater treatment in Sandwich, preliminary elections in Longmeadow, additional liquor licenses in Southbridge, and an additional liquor license in Salem. The chamber also welcomed guests of Representative Sylvia of Fall River, including election officials from Fall River and Freetown, and briefly recessed subject to the call of the Chair. The major statewide item was House No. 5350, an act modernizing the Commonwealth’s cannabis laws. Because it required a separate constitutional vote on the emergency preamble, members voted by division and the preamble was adopted by a 3-0 tally. The bill then passed to be enacted. The House adopted the order to meet again Monday at 11 a.m. and adjourned accordingly.

Transcript Highlights:

• The Health Professions and Programs Subcommittee will come to order. Anola, please call the roll.
• implementing that treatment.
• They're not required to sign off on any orders.
• They're not required to sign off on any orders.
• And we can start your daughter on treatment. Eight months, guys.

Summary: The Health Professions and Programs Subcommittee heard and advanced several health care bills. HB 909, joining the Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact, was presented with a strike-all amendment and reported favorably as amended by a 13-0 vote. HB 911, the related public records exemption protecting certain biological information, was also adopted and reported favorably as amended by a 14-0 vote. CS for HB 597, allowing schools to procure and administer glucagon for students with diabetes under trained personnel, passed unanimously 14-0 after a technical amendment. HB 519, aligning state law with federal language on controlled substances administered by paramedics, passed as amended 14-0. The committee then took up HB 919 on nursing education programs. Sponsor Rep. Overdorf argued the bill would create accountability for underperforming nursing schools by requiring remediation, tuition refunds in the lowest-performing programs, and public reporting of passage rates. Supporters said it would improve quality and protect students from debt without licensure success, while opponents from private nursing schools warned it could close programs and reduce nurse supply. After extensive debate, the bill was reported favorably 15-0. HB 1553, which would require health care providers to submit identified uterine fibroid data so the Department of Health can implement the research database previously authorized by law, passed unanimously 15-0. The final bill, HB 883, would allow psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners to practice autonomously; supporters said it would expand access to mental health care, especially in rural and underserved areas, while opponents raised concerns about quality and physician oversight. After lengthy testimony and debate, the bill was reported favorably 14-3.

Transcript Highlights:

• If this were a childhood disease, we would be pouring money into treatments and cures.
• If this were a childhood disease, we would be pouring money into treatments and cures.
• If this were a childhood disease, we would be pouring money into treatments and cures.
• If this were a childhood disease, we would be pouring money into treatments and cures.
• </c><00:10:59.360><c> rather</c><00:10:59.639><c> than</c> be certain of Mal treatment rather than be

Bills: HF1346 , HF1169 , HF1276

Committee: House Children and Families Finance and Policy

Keywords: mandatory reporting, training requirements, child maltreatment, abuse detection, local welfare agency, child protection, child welfare, paperwork reduction, social services information system, SSIS, Department of Children, Youth, and Families, foster care, children in placement, county social services, Tribal governments, private child placing agencies, case management, administrative burden, information technology, human services