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MN
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee 3/18/25

Higher Education Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • 100% disabled 100%<01:19:19.840> permanently<01:19:20.400> disabled<01:19:21.000> from
  • I’m a 100% disabled American veteran.
  • I’m a 100% disabled American veteran.
  • <01:24:46.320> disabled 100% disabled 100% disabled veterans<01:24:49.480> uh<01:24:50.480
  • to 100% disability from 70% disability to 100% disability or or or more<01:34:53.320> um more
Bills: HF2090, HF982, HF2229
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
TX
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Criminal Jurisprudence Mar 25th, 2025

Criminal Jurisprudence

KY
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Senate Standing Committee on Natural Resources & Energy. (3-11-26)

Natural Resources & Energy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senate Bill 100, I think, is an important bill for us to look at in these times where we've talked just
  • So, what does Senate Bill 100 do? It makes EPIC more independent.
  • But SB 100 with this particular provision would change that structure.
  • But SB 100 with this particular provision would change that structure.
  • But SB 100 with this particular provision would change that structure.
Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00 Attendance Roll Call 02:25 SB 100 Discussion 02:59 SB 100 Roll Call Vote 31:10 SJR 134 Discussion 32:41 SJR 134 Roll Call Vote 33:43 SB 222 Discussion 34:43 SB 222 Roll Call Vote 39:55, 958, all
KY
KY

Kentucky 2025 Regular Session

Senate Standing Committee on Licensing and Occupations (2-18-25)

Transcript Highlights:
  • Next up on our agenda is Senate Bill 100, and it is sponsored by Senator Jimmy Higdon.
  • A second violation is a $100 fine to the clerk and a $500 fine to the retailer.
  • The third violation is a $100 fine to the sales clerk and a $1,000 fine to the retailer.
  • Fifty percent of the collected fines will go to enforcement.
  • All right, Senate Bill 100 passes with favorable expression.
Keywords: Call to Order 00:00:00 Roll Call 00:00:35 SB 22 Discussion 00:01:20 SB 22 Vote 00:11:45 SB 100 Discussion 00:15:07 SB 100 Vote 00:38:53 SB 88 Discussion Only 00:42:11 Adjournment 01:03:52, 958, all
Summary: The Senate Standing Committee on Licensing and Occupations met on February 18, 2025, and first took up Senate Bill 22 by Senator Reginald Thomas, which was presented as a cleanup measure following prior cosmetology reforms and a Legislative Oversight and Investigations report. The bill would allow cosmetologists to retake exams multiple times with a one-month wait, authorize the Board of Cosmetology to immediately close facilities that intentionally use unlicensed workers while preserving due process, give the board flexibility to hire an executive director based on qualifications rather than licensure, and recognize certain out-of-state or territorial cosmetology licenses. Board officials said the changes were intended to improve fairness, equality, and administrative due process. Senators asked about retesting fees and whether partial retests could dilute standards; Thomas clarified that the exam is cumulative and must be retaken in full. The committee approved SB 22 with all favorable votes, and Senator Meredith explained his support as a workforce and fairness issue. The committee then heard Senate Bill 100 by Senator Jimmy Higdon, as substituted, concerning tobacco, nicotine, and vapor product retail licensing and enforcement. Youth advocates from the University of Kentucky testified in support, describing youth nicotine use as a public health crisis and urging stronger enforcement, annual compliance checks, retailer licensing, and tougher penalties for illegal sales to minors. Higdon said the bill would create a Division of Tobacco, Nicotine, and Vapor Products Licensing within ABC, require licenses for retailers, authorize inspections and confiscation of contraband, impose escalating criminal and civil penalties for unlicensed sales and sales to minors, publish a list of licensed retailers, and dedicate fine revenue to enforcement and youth education. He said the measure targeted bad actors rather than responsible retailers. A retailer witness also supported licensing but raised concerns about contradictory product definitions that could sweep in hemp and medical marijuana vapor products, and asked that the bill be delayed until after an expected Supreme Court decision affecting federal vapor-product rules. The transcript ends during discussion of SB 100, before any committee vote on that bill.
KY
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

House Standing Committee on Natural Resources and Energy. (3-19-26)

Natural Resources & Energy

Transcript Highlights:
  • So first I'd like to start with Senate Bill 100. Representative McCool. Here.
  • Bill 100 has a committee sub, if you Bill 100 has a committee sub, if you wouldn't wouldn't wouldn't
  • So, next we have a motion to approve Senate Bill 100 as amended by the committee sub.
  • And are you 100% sure Lowe's has that? Absolutely. Yes.
  • 100% sure Lowe's has that? Absolutely. 100% sure Lowe's has that? Absolutely.
Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00 Attendance Roll Call 01:00 SB 100 Discussion 02:09 SB 100 Roll Call Vote 10:50 SB 8 Discussion 11:46 SB 8 Roll Call Vote 15:44 SB 49 Discussion 16:32 SB 49 Roll Call Vote 25:43 SB 222 Discussion 28:23 SB 222 Roll Call Vote 29:48, 958, all
KY
KY

Kentucky 2025 Regular Session

House Standing Committee on Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (3-12-25)

Transcript Highlights:
  • around the room right now I'm 100% around the room right now I'm 100% certain<00:03:18.760> that
  • The parts dealing with Senate Bill 100 go into effect January 1, 2026.
  • With Senate Bill 100, um, go into effect January 1, 2026.
  • One hundred percent. Should we talk about it in the interim? One hundred percent.
  • One hundred percent. But we have to stop this proliferation.
Keywords: Call to Order 00:00 SB 100 Discussion 00:05 SB 100 Vote 06:42 SB 202 Discussion 08:35 SB 202 Vote 43:17 SB 17 Discussion 47:37 SB 17 Vote 48:08 SB 22 Discussion 49:22 SB 22 Vote 52:55 SB 133 Discussion 53:55 SB 133 Vote 55:15 SB 190 Discussion 56:00 SB 190 Vote 56:38 Adjournment 57:19, 958, all
Summary: The committee first took up Senate Bill 100, which would place cigarettes, vapes, and related nicotine products under the Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) system, add enforcement tools against bad actors, and regulate nitrous oxide/laughing gas sales to those under 21. Supporters, including youth advocates Mallerie Jones and Griffin Kian Neth, argued the bill would reduce youth access to nicotine products through retail licensing, compliance checks, and escalating penalties. Higdon said the bill targets illegal sales rather than most retailers, and noted the measure also updates House Bill 11 from the prior year and raises the retail license fee from $250 to $500. The committee adopted the committee substitute and then passed the bill on a roll call vote, with members voting yes and no opposition recorded in the transcript. The committee then considered Senate Bill 202, focused on cannabis-infused beverages. Senator Julie Raque Adams said the bill was intended to create common-sense public health guardrails for a rapidly growing product category sold in gas stations, liquor stores, and vape shops, and to address enforcement gaps. She explained the committee substitute would define cannabis-infused beverages at a 5-milligram limit per 12-ounce can, place enforcement under ABC while keeping CHFS manufacturing and testing rules in place, require a University of Kentucky report back to the General Assembly, allow existing higher-dose inventory to be sold through June 1, exempt festivals and fairs until January 1, 2026, and allow stores to obtain licenses to continue selling the product. The committee adopted the substitute and then heard testimony from hemp-industry representatives and a consumer. Opponents of SB 202/SB 22, including Dee Taylor of the Kentucky Hemp Association, Cornbread Hemp co-founder Jim Higdon, Annie Rouse of Cannabuzz Barn, and consumer Nancy Roberts, argued the bill would hurt a legal Kentucky hemp industry, reduce consumer access, and force sales into liquor stores. They said the 100-milligram beverage referenced in debate is actually 10 servings with a resealable top, that hemp retailers educate customers, and that the industry already operates under 2024 regulations and needs better enforcement rather than new restrictions. Higdon and Rouse objected to the 5-milligram cap, the on-premise sales ban, the move to ABC enforcement, and the taxation approach, warning the bill could wipe out a large share of business and jobs. No final vote on SB 202 was taken in the portion of the transcript provided.
KY
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

House Standing Committee on Health & Family Services (1-27-22)

KY
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Senate Standing Committee on Health and Welfare (1-19-22)

AL
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee Mar 19th, 2025

Public Safety and Homeland Security

TX
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Criminal Jurisprudence Apr 15th, 2025

Criminal Jurisprudence

Transcript Highlights:
  • They actually impaneled three juries of 100 people each.
  • As you know, elderly and disabled Texans often face serious challenges when it comes to participating
  • OK, this would allow us, let's say there's an elderly person or disabled person who's a key witness,
  • And so this language says that a child or disabled individual lacks the mental capacity and that they
  • We had a case that I had a few years ago that was an injury to a disabled person.
Bills: HB200
Keywords: HB 200, emergency communication, backup communications, satellite phone, portable satellite equipment, radio, floodplain, 100-year floodplain, FEMA, natural disaster, disaster preparedness, emergency preparedness, vulnerable populations, children, elderly, seniors, people with disabilities, care facilities, residential care, assisted living
KY
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

House Standing Committee on State Government (1-18-24)

VA
VA

Virginia 2026 1st Special Session

Disability Commission Jun 18th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • Just wanted to get us started for the first Virginia Disability Commission.
  • Let's get us started for the first Virginia Disability Commission meeting today.
  • I've been a member of the Disability Commission since 2021.
  • I mean, the Advocate for the Disabled was the executive branch agency rather than the Virginia Disability
  • Nearly a million people in this Commonwealth are disabled.
Keywords: Disability Commission, 976, house, all
Summary: The Virginia Disability Commission held its first meeting of the year on June 18, with a quorum present. Members introduced themselves, then unanimously elected Senator Barbara Favola as chair and Delegate Amy Laufer as vice chair. The commission also unanimously approved its electronic meeting policy, which allows limited remote participation and all-virtual meetings under state law. Staff then reviewed a large package of enacted disability-related legislation from the prior session, including measures on disabled veterans’ vehicle fee exemptions, open captioning in movie theaters, guardianship paperwork, service dog team definitions, classroom placement for students with disabilities, transition IEP guidelines, Blue Envelope/Driver Communication Improvement Program training and outreach, deferred disposition and jury service protections, voting rights for people under guardianship, Human Rights Act expansions, a DD waiver eligibility change, and DMAS training authority for autism competencies. Members discussed implementation concerns, especially making the Blue Envelope and driver communication information more visible through DMV and other agencies, and agreed to send a letter and seek a follow-up report. The commission then adopted its interim work plan, with topics including Medicaid waivers and provider rates, DBHDS telehealth training implementation, higher education transition coordination, community-based transitions, criminal justice reform, transportation and parking accessibility, adult-sized changing tables, and school accessibility. Members added or refined several items during discussion, including EVV requirements for in-home caregivers, VDOE participation in transition discussions, seclusion and restraint in schools, insurance coverage for sildenafil for pulmonary hypertension, and a presentation from the Rare Disease Council. Public comment focused heavily on EVV burdens, local government accessibility, and the need for a standardized direct support professional credentialing pathway. The meeting ended with the work plan adopted unanimously and staff noting that future meetings will move to the third floor now that the chair is a senator.
AZ
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/11/2026 - Senate Public Safety

Public Safety

Bills: HB2207
Keywords: braille, disability access, education funding, state corrections, inclusion, 1182, all
Summary: The Committee on Public Safety approved the February 18, 2026 minutes and then heard House Bill 2207, which would appropriate $300,000 from the state general fund in fiscal year 2027 to the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation, and Reentry for the Braille transcription program. The bill also requires annual reporting on the number of in-state and out-of-state students served and states the funding is intended to be ongoing. Members asked whether the program generates revenue for the department and requested follow-up information on that point. A representative from the Foundation for Blind Children testified in support, explaining that the prison Braille program partners with the department to train incarcerated people to transcribe Braille and has become the largest prison Braille program in the nation. She said the sale of transcribed materials does not go back to the department, and that the program serves mostly K-12 students with visual impairments or blindness, including textbooks and library materials. She also said the program has expanded beyond expectations and that the additional appropriation is needed to keep up with growth, while still providing materials at a lower cost than the open market. After discussion, the committee moved HB 2207 for a do pass recommendation. The motion passed 7-0, and the committee adjourned.
MN
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Human Committee Meeting - 2025-04-09

Human Services Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • and the Ombudsman for Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities.
  • Disability Services, which starts on page 16 of the DE document.
  • Cost budget proposal that enhances Medicaid disability determinations.
  • Eighty percent of our senior clients are living with food insecurity.
  • On the disability community.
Bills: HF2434
Keywords: healthcare, personal care assistance, worker retention, disability services, state funding
HI
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

HSH-HLT Joint Public Hearing - Tue Apr 7, 2026 @ 9:30 AM HST

Human Services & Homelessness

Transcript Highlights:
  • First up, we have HCR 67 and HR 61 requesting the Disability and Communication Access Board to study
  • First up, we have HCR 67 and HR 61 requesting the Disability and Communication Access Board to study
  • And we have four written testimonies in support: State Health Planning and Development Agency, Disability
  • And we have four written testimonies in support: State Health Planning and Development Agency, Disability
Bills: HCR67, HCR102, HR61, HR94
Keywords: disability, communication access, healthcare, sign language interpreters, deaf, hard of hearing, deaf-blind, auxiliary aids, effective communication, peer counselor, youth mental health, social disconnection, Hawaii schools, wellness program, student support, cultural responsiveness, trauma-informed care, disability rights, peer counseling, education
Summary: The joint Committee on Human Services and Homelessness and Committee on Health heard two measures on April 7, 2026. HCR 67/HR 61 would request the Disability and Communication Access Board to study communication needs in health care settings for people who are deaf, hard of hearing, or deaf-blind and develop guidelines. Written testimony supported the measure from the State Health Planning and Development Agency, DCAB, Local Independent Living Hawaii, and one individual. A DCAB representative noted the proposal could serve as a backup if related measures do not move forward. No one testified in opposition, and both committees voted to pass the measure unamended. The second measure, HCR 102/HR 94, urged the Department of Education, in collaboration with the Department of Health and the Office of Wellness and Resilience, to establish a statewide peer counselor program to address youth loneliness and social disconnection in schools. Support came from the Department of Education, the Office of Wellness and Resilience, and individual testifiers Katie Smith and Ray Ward. Smith said peer support can reduce stigma, increase belonging, and improve school climate. Ward, speaking from lived experience, described the harms of loneliness and trauma and said a peer counselor program could provide culturally grounded support and safer pathways to help. No opposition was offered, and both committees voted to pass the measure unamended.
AZ
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

01/28/2026 - House Ways & Means

Ways & Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • whose disability rating by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs is 100% is fully exempt
  • disabled veterans.
  • Me and the committee through what happens right now when a 100% service-connected disabled veteran wants
  • We are now receiving applications for those veterans with 100% service disability.
  • service disability receiving applications for those veterans with 100% service disability and we are
Bills: HB2120, HB2173, HB2261, HB2786, HB2792
Keywords: property tax exemption, disability, veterans, widows, income limits, Arizona Revised Statutes, property tax, electronic communication, tax assessment, tax correction, real estate, agriculture, tax classification, land use, nonprofit organizations, transaction privilege tax, tax exemption, textbook rental, education, business leasing
Summary: The House Ways and Means Committee heard and advanced several tax-related bills. HB 2261, by Rep. Griffin, would rename and clarify the agricultural real property classification in statute to align with court rulings on valuing permanent crops such as orchards and vineyards under the income approach. Supporters argued it codifies existing law and avoids unnecessary litigation costs, while county assessors and the Arizona Association of Counties opposed it, asking the committee to wait for the pending Arizona Supreme Court case. After discussion about the court history and valuation methods, the committee passed HB 2261 on a 5-3 vote with one absent. The committee then unanimously or near-unanimously advanced HB 2173, which allows tax officers and taxpayers to use electronic responses for notices of proposed correction and notices of claim unless certified mail is required. County assessors supported the bill as a modernization that could reduce delay, paper, and postage costs, and members discussed whether the statute should require periodic reauthorization of email contact. HB 2120, which adds the Social Security Administration to the definition of competent medical authority for property tax disability exemptions, also passed, though one member voted present and another no while seeking more information about how it would interact with existing disability documentation requirements. Two additional bills were also approved. HB 2786 would extend a tax deduction to gross proceeds from leasing or renting textbooks required by state universities or community colleges, including digital textbook rentals, and was supported as student relief and tax parity for rental versus physical books. HB 2792 would fully exempt from property tax the primary residence of a veteran with a 100% service-connected disability, and would treat a jointly owned primary residence as fully owned by the veteran for exemption purposes; assessors said the bill was a needed cleanup measure to clarify implementation. Both bills received strong support and were returned with do-pass recommendations, and the committee adjourned after completing the agenda.
OK
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Veterans and Military Affairs Apr 16th, 2026 at 11:00 am

Veterans and Military Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • HB3257 requires any state benefits available for 100% disabled veterans through aer connected disability
  • to also be provided to the veteran that is 100% disabled due to neglect care at a VA hospital.
  • that, if this isn't changed, three of those things being sales tax exemptions for 100% disabled, excise
  • He could be Considered a 100% disabled or sue.
  • And so in the event now that he's 100% disabled at the federal level, the 40% piece was still what he
Bills: HB3257
Keywords: veterans, disability benefits, federal law, Oklahoma Statutes, military service, 914, all
TX
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Pensions, Investments & Financial Services Mar 17th, 2025

Pensions, Investments & Financial Services

MN
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 2/18/26

Human Services Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Um and disability amendment approval.
  • The next one changed how we authorize disability waiver services.
  • <01:28:00.960> I coexisting intellectual disability.
  • I coexisting intellectual disability.
  • They have intellectual disability.
Bills: HF3379
Keywords: housing stabilization, disability services, predatory funding, provider requirements, housing accessibility, 1183, house
MN
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 4/10/25

Human Services Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • It will have an impact on individuals who are with disabilities.
  • As the aging population continues to grow in our state, as the needs for people with disabilities continue
  • As the aging population continues to grow in our state, as the needs for people with disabilities continue
  • As the aging population continues to grow in our state, as the needs for people with disabilities continue
  • As the aging population continues to grow in our state, as the needs for people with disabilities continue
Bills: HF2434
Keywords: healthcare, personal care assistance, worker retention, disability services, state funding, 1183, house