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MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 3/12/25

Children and Families Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • who does who should have having access who does who should have access<00:14:38.880> until<00
  • access until something proves otherwise. access until something proves otherwise.
  • say about equal access at food shelves. say about equal access at food shelves.
  • at where people are going to access at where people are going to access services,<01:31:56.400><
  • best for people to be able to access best for people to be able to access services<01:32:03.840>
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Transcript Highlights:
  • Let's ensure they have access to healthcare.
  • This is not curriculum; it's only in the libraries.
  • curated for a school library of the age appropriate to the students using that library.
  • to access that.
  • We also have kids that may not have access to the public library. That's why I asked that question.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee 3/17/25

Transportation Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • House File 566 to help Greater Minnesota communities like Ely continue to thrive while improving access
  • and accessibility when our new<00:03:48.720> trail<00:03:49.120> head<00:03:49.280>
  • residents alike can seamlessly access residents alike can seamlessly access local<00:04:02.519><
  • <00:05:32.240> and thrive while improving access and thrive while improving access and connectivity
  • <00:23:36.919> for R trikes are a tool of accessibility for R trikes are a tool of accessibility
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • with you today regarding open access with you today regarding open access networks,<00:35:55.520
  • to access the same network assets.
  • , we all think of free access.
  • access model. access model.
  • and accessible to all authorized users. and accessible to all authorized users.
Summary: The committee first focused on a disputed KCNA procurement for a statewide network-related RFP. Members questioned why the RFP had been labeled non-technical, whether COT should have reviewed it, and whether the KCNA board could direct that it be withdrawn. Finance and Administration Cabinet counsel Barbie Dickens said the RFP was authorized by KCNA working with procurement services after termination of the prior contract and breach notices, was issued in November 2025, paused during a protest, later resumed, and remained an open procurement. She said the agency—not the board—directs the procurement process, though she acknowledged an agency and OPS could cancel or reissue an RFP if needed. Legislators pushed back, citing KRS 154 and House Bill 314 as evidence that the KCNA board controls contracts and operations, and one member said the board had requested the RFP be withdrawn. Dickens said she could not predict the outcome and was not KCNA’s counsel. The discussion also touched on whether the current director had asked to stop the RFP and whether that request had been denied, with no final action taken during the exchange. The committee then turned to Kentucky Wired Infrastructure Corporation and the Kentucky Wired refresh project. Jim Barnhart described the structure of the nonprofit corporation, the role of Quick and Quack in the financing and operations arrangement, and the board membership, noting that the refresh funding had been approved in the 2024-26 capital budget. He said the equipment upgrade is necessary because of end-of-life hardware and software support issues, and that the refresh would expand capacity, lower risk, and reduce operating costs. Barnhart said some equipment had already been received, the rest would be purchased later, and the project should begin before September and take about a year to complete. When asked about contract disputes involving Ledcor and whether the vendor had an ongoing contract, Barnhart and the authority representative said they had not been notified of any issues and were not directly involved in that contract dispute. Committee members also raised concerns about a prior market test and whether a lower-cost bidder had been blocked from a previous RFP process. Barnhart said he understood Quack could make that decision and that the Commonwealth did not have input so long as the network was maintained, but he was not involved at the time. A legislator then read from the KCNA statute and argued that the board, not agency staff, is supposed to direct KCNA contracts and operations, saying House Bill 314 did not change those duties. The chair agreed the committee’s intent was for the board to control KCNA and direct contracts, and the discussion ended with a transition away from the KCNA dispute toward future testimony, including a presentation from Zayo Networks on open access networks and broadband infrastructure.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Jan 27th, 2026

Children, Families, and Elder Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • And as DRF, we would like a wider swath of individuals to be able to access work.
  • Unfortunately, what that means is we lose access to our in-home care and I lose access to the waiver,
  • and my job is in jeopardy. ...access to our in-home care, and I lose access to the waiver, and my job
  • to be able to achieve their dreams... ...that is on a home and community-based waiver has access to
  • Senate Bill 1594 would ensure that veterans' benefits accessed by a foster care agency are not used to
Bills: S1002, S1016, S1030, S1594, S1630
Summary: The committee considered several bills affecting children, disability services, aging, recovery residences, and foster youth benefits. SB 1016 codified the working people with disabilities program for Medicaid waiver recipients, with amendments removing automatic enrollment and improving information sharing between agencies; advocates testified that the program helps people with developmental disabilities work while keeping needed care, though they raised implementation and training concerns. The bill was reported favorably. SB 1002, as amended, clarified that evidence of acute or chronic parental drug abuse can constitute harm or neglect in child welfare cases and allow court intervention and treatment requirements; it was also reported favorably. SB 1594 would preserve veterans’ benefits for foster youth for postsecondary education or aftercare rather than using them as reimbursement to the agency, and it passed favorably. SB 1630 modernized aging and long-term care statutes, expanded emergency service authority, updated oversight of area agencies on aging and guardianship, and permanently established the Florida Alzheimer’s Center of Excellence; after two amendments, it was reported favorably. SB 1030, on recovery residences/substance abuse services, was amended with a substitute that narrowed transfer definitions, sped licensure for existing providers adding levels of care, and limited credentialing entities’ access to resident records; members noted it remained a work in progress, but it was reported favorably. The committee also held confirmation hearings. Robert Astellos, nominated as Director of the Agency for Persons with Disabilities, described efforts to reduce the pre-enrollment list, improve transparency and customer service, expand family involvement, and streamline agency processes; multiple advocacy groups appeared in support, and the committee recommended his confirmation. The committee then unanimously recommended confirmation of the appointees on tabs 7 through 10. The meeting concluded with adjournment.
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

House Judiciary Committee, February 18, 2026

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • that information for a variety accessing that information for a variety of<00:11:11.920> of<00
  • Since<00:11:15.920> the<00:11:16.160> access<00:11:16.480> is<00:11:16.720>
  • now<00:11:16.880> available Since the access is now available Since the access is now
  • So I think it would ensure that this data continues to be easily accessible. >> Good.
  • be um easily accessible. be um easily accessible.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Veterans and Military Affairs REVISED Feb 12th, 2026 at 01:00 pm

Veterans and Military Affairs

MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Education Policy Committee 2/25/26

Education Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:02:29.840> to actively denying equal access to actively denying equal access to education
  • Access schools are currently following.
  • access to firearms is even a possibility.
  • <00:42:51.359> is Uh we also know that firearm access is Uh we also know that firearm access
  • accidentally access it. That's it. accidentally access it. That's it.
Bills: HF3409, HF3487, HF3401
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Consumer and Public Affairs Feb 10th, 2026 at 06:48 pm

House Consumer & Public Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Our focus is responsible stewardship of these funds and expanding access to affordable spay and neuter
  • services. ...and expanding access to affordable spay and neuter services for historically underserved
  • The Health Care Delivery and Access Act was created through legislation during the 2024 session.
  • Act that help patients, especially those in underserved and rural communities, access essential health
  • This bill ensures that state policy continues to support long-term access, continuity, and fairness in
Bills: HB25, SB38, SB101, HB199
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Judiciary Committee Meeting - 2025-04-03

Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

Transcript Highlights:
  • I've worked a lot with some families over the years who are trying to get access.
  • So the opposing litigant also gets access to all of that information in that sense.
  • As a private attorney, we have less access to that information.
  • The court database is necessary to get access to that information.
  • I don't have access to that information.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 4/3/25 - Part 2

Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

Transcript Highlights:
  • to databases that no one else access to. to databases that no one else access to.
  • You have access to everything.
  • You have access to everything.
  • do have a tremendous amount of access. do have a tremendous amount of access.
  • <00:26:09.760> You're access to every place. You're access to every place.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 4/3/25 - Part 1

Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

Transcript Highlights:
  • them should have the ability to access them should have the ability to access this<01:09:34.199>
  • house file 2412 um would provide access house file 2412 um would provide access to<01:23:42.320>
  • judges can get simply by having access judges can get simply by having access access<01:28:24.280
  • > to<01:28:24.400> the access to the access to the database<01:28:27.040> chair
  • procedures necessary to provide access procedures necessary to provide access to<01:29:05.560>
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on Disease Prevention & Women's & Children's Health Apr 3rd, 2025

S/C on Disease Prevention & Women's & Children's Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • House Bill 1027 is Chair Shaheen's bill to increase access.
  • can access it.
  • deserts, and not having access to green space. ...space.
  • It's accessible. Almost everybody has a smartphone.
  • The ability to ensure that there is access to continuing education and access to information and recruitment