Video & Transcript Research : 'malpractice reform'

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NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Judiciary Feb 6th, 2026 at 04:24 pm

House Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • They're negligent and people that are damaged by medical malpractice should find justice for that malpractice
  • malpractice.
  • , in retrospect, true malpractice, or how many times malpractice was not, you know, was found, but not
  • You know, medical malpractice case here, a medical malpractice case over here.
  • I believe we can reform and improve our malpractice system.
Bills: HB99, HB49, HB164, SB30, SB43, SB50, SB136
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Judiciary Feb 11th, 2026 at 05:05 pm

House Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • It is a bill that reforms medical malpractice law in New Mexico.
  • There was medical malpractice reform in California a few years ago, and a few years ago, there was also
  • medical malpractice reform in Colorado.
  • House Bill 99 outlines a foundation of meaningful medical malpractice reform to balance our currently
  • I urge our lawmakers to support House Bill 99 that creates meaningful medical malpractice reform and
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

House in Session Mar 26th, 2025

Florida House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • THIS LEGISLATION IS MORE THAN LEGAL REFORM; IT IS A DECLARATION OF HUMANITY.
  • THIS IS NECESSARY REFORM THAT PROTECTS FAMILIES AND STRENGTHENS OUR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM.
  • MISTAKES HAPPEN, MALPRACTICE HAPPENS.
  • BUT NO ONE SHOULD LOSE A FAMILY MEMBER DUE TO MEDICAL MALPRACTICE AND LOSE THE ABILITY TO ACCESS THE
  • THESE ARE FAMILY MEMBERS, THESE ARE FAMILY MEMBERS OF PEOPLE WHO DIED DUE TO MEDICAL MALPRACTICE WHO
Summary: The Florida House convened for regular business, with Speaker Perez announcing historic budget plans including the largest state tax cut in Florida history - a permanent 0.75% sales tax reduction from 6% to 5.25%, saving Floridians nearly $5 billion annually. The House will propose a budget lower than both the Governor's proposal and last year's budget. Several bills passed including Lucy's Law (boating safety), water access facilities funding, municipal utility rate corrections, hazardous walking conditions for schools, and medical malpractice 'Free Kill Law' repeal. The controversial firearm purchase age bill (HB 759) passed 78-34, lowering the minimum age from 21 to 18, despite emotional opposition citing the Parkland shooting. Other bills addressed cursive writing instruction, peer support for first responders, and government sunset reviews. Multiple veto override motions were approved unanimously, reinstating funding for veterans programs and infrastructure projects.
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

House in Session Mar 4th, 2025

Florida House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • LET'S PASS ACTUAL REFORMS RATHER THAN SYMBOLIC GESTURES.
  • ] A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY CAME TO THE LEGISLATURE AND SAID WITHOUT SWEEPING REFORMS
  • Where we find waste let us bring reform. Where there is injustice let us bring accountability.
Summary: The Florida House of Representatives convened for the 2025 Regular Session. Speaker Perez delivered opening remarks emphasizing collaborative governance over personal priorities, announcing no House Bill 1 to focus on collective work. He outlined key policy areas including property insurance reform, with plans for subcommittee hearings and subpoena powers to investigate insurance company practices and potential accounting irregularities. The Speaker called for meaningful reforms in housing, healthcare, education, and public safety, while challenging budget subcommittees to find recurring revenue savings rather than relying on temporary tax holidays. The session will focus on government accountability, waste elimination, and taxpayer protection. Governor DeSantis requested to deliver the State of the State address on March 4th, which was approved through concurrent resolution.
US
Transcript Highlights:
  • Your experience overseeing SBA loans will be a great asset as the Department looks to reform a very broken
  • And as someone who knows how to reform our education system so it actually prepares our kids for the
Summary: The committee meeting engaged in discussions focused primarily on educational reform, the influence of federal grants on local education systems, and the growing disparities in wealth and access to quality education. Members expressed concerns about the bureaucracy surrounding federal funding that hampers schools' ability to obtain necessary resources for improvement. Several members highlighted personal anecdotes from constituents, emphasizing the urgent need for reform to help students succeed in both K-12 and higher education environments. The meeting included public testimonies that provided insights into various community perspectives on these pressing issues.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Appropriations May 8th, 2025

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • Again, the goal being we, we never want to raise taxes on our taxpayers of the tax reforms that we've
Bills: SJR 4
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

House Appropriations Committee, February 17, 2026

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • today, first off, we're going to be doing House Bill 150, the Wyoming Business Council evaluation and reform
  • Business Council evaluation and reform. Uh, and with that, I'll turn it over to the good Rep.
  • It's a look at a potential structured transformation to evaluate and reform economic development and
  • <00:01:32.720> economic<00:01:33.360> development evaluate and reform economic development
  • evaluate and reform economic development and<00:01:34.400> learn<00:01:34.799> from<00
Bills: HB0150
TX
Summary: The committee meeting featured strong dialogues focused on improving educational provisions for special needs students in Texas. A key highlight was the discussion around legislation aimed at personalizing educational programs to cater to individual needs, which included testimonies from families who have benefited from similar initiatives. The overall sentiment was one of urgency to rectify past shortcomings in the education system and to foster an environment where every student is given the chance to thrive. Members also expressed frustration over delayed bills and a commitment to continue fighting for progress as the session approached its end.
ND

North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Workforce Development Apr 3rd, 2025 at 02:30 pm

Workforce Development

Bills: HB1220
Summary: The Workforce Development Committee reconvened to discuss House Bill 1119, which would create a child care advisory committee and authorize a Legislative Council program evaluation of child care services. Senator Hogan explained that the bill is intended to review child care licensing rules, child care assistance, and related laws and policies, while also giving child care providers a stronger voice in the rulemaking process. He described the proposal as a new model for legislative program evaluation and noted that leadership had been briefed and was supportive. Committee members raised concerns about the bill’s wording, scope, and structure. Senator Larson questioned the title and several sections, and multiple members suggested making the response language less directive and more collaborative, including changing “shall” to “may” in the section requiring a written response from the Department of Health and Human Services. Members also discussed limiting the advisory committee to the interim, clarifying that the evaluation would focus on child care services rather than broader early childhood programs, and adjusting language about enacted legislation to sound more neutral. The committee also discussed fiscal impact, with Hogan saying the evaluation would be done by Legislative Council staff and that any costs would likely be limited to meetings and existing DHS rulemaking activities. Members compared the proposal to other oversight models, including audit-style reviews and a possible DOGE process, and Hogan emphasized that the bill is meant to evaluate why child care issues keep recurring and why some laws are not fully implemented. No vote was taken; the committee agreed to continue refining the bill and planned to meet again the following Thursday.
US
Transcript Highlights:
  • McMahon has the tall task of reforming the Department of Education that has lost its purpose. purpose
  • Can we reform it? Yes. Should we abolish it? No.
Summary: The meeting of the legislative committee encompassed discussions on key bills including HB22, SB4, and HB2214, with significant focus on the implications surrounding the Department of Education. Members expressed varying opinions on the nomination of Ms. McMahon to lead the department, underlining the need for reform and accountability. The committee witnessed passionate exchanges regarding educational values and the responsibilities of the federal government versus local authorities. Public testimonies contributed to the discussions, highlighting the community's concerns about educational policies and their impact on students from diverse backgrounds.
TX
Summary: During this meeting of the committee, significant discussions centered around Senate Bill 688 and Senate Bill 9, with members expressing deep concerns over the implications of the proposed legislation. Chair Carol Alvarado initiated the meeting by addressing the audience and highlighting the need for robust dialogue regarding the bills in question. Senator Royce West actively contributed to the discussions, emphasizing the necessity to reform existing policies that some believe would regress social progress in the state. The debate revealed a passionate division among committee members, as they navigated the complexities of equity and meritocracy in legislation.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Aug 20th, 2025

Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

Bills: HB16
Summary: The Committee on Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence met with a quorum present and took up House Bill 16, the omnibus courts bill that had been vetoed by the governor after the regular session. The committee substitute made several changes, including moving certain court creation dates, creating a new county court at law for Maverick County, repealing a missed youth diversion article, removing a civil preference for the 456th District Court in Guadalupe County, clarifying the digital court recording study makeup, correcting a drafting error involving prosecutors in the Special Prosecution Unit, and allowing the Office of the Attorney General to represent SPU prosecutors. Megan LaVoie of the Office of Court Administration testified as a resource witness in support of the bill and thanked the committee for working with the judiciary on the measure. Steve Bresnan of the Texas Court Reporters Association also testified in support of the bill, but used his time to urge action on a separate anti-SLAPP appeal that he said had been pending for 47 months; he distributed materials and proposed an amendment to impose deadlines on the courts, though he said he was not expecting discussion of it that day. After public testimony closed, the committee adopted the substitute without objection. Representative Hayes moved that House Bill 16, as substituted, be reported favorably to the full House with the recommendation that it be passed and printed. The motion prevailed on a 10-0 vote, and the committee then adjourned.