Video & Transcript Research : 'notice of adoption'
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AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Children and Youth Health Committee Feb 6th, 2025
Children and Youth Health
Transcript Highlights:
- Before we get started, I just want to thank all of you for being here.
- This is our first meeting of this legislative session.
- and for being vital members of this committee.
- In 2023, we passed a total overhaul of the law in our state.
- You should have a one-sheet kind of distillation of what we're changing, but it's a lot of housekeeping
Bills:
SB94
Keywords:
adoption, adoptive parent, adoptee, minor adoption, adult adoption, Alabama Minor Adoption Code, Alabama Adult Adoption Code, Department of Human Resources, DHR, county department of human resources, putative father registry, paternity, consent, relinquishment, implied consent, notice of adoption, contested adoption, home study, pre-placement investigation, post-placement investigation
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee Feb 25th, 2026
Public Safety and Homeland Security
Transcript Highlights:
- This bill, I noticed, especially during the ice storms up north, that there was more and more abuse of
- Most of it's traveling within about a mile of each other.
- opt out of.
- opt out of.
- opt out of.
Keywords:
fundraising, Alabama Educational Television, state authority, public broadcasting, legislation influence, emergency management, public funds, educational materials, promotional materials, state agency, ambulance services, balance billing, health insurance, emergency transportation, reimbursement rates, water recreation, public access, water bodies, recreational use, water commissions
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- My mom, aunt, and cousin are all adopted. I've seen all sides of the adoption triad.
- , hundreds of thousands of kids were adopted, and today, or when I came back, to this bill.
- , hundreds of thousands of kids were adopted, and today, or when I came back, Hundreds of thousands of
- I am an adoptive mom and I am the founder of Life Tree Adoption Agency.
- Yes, Senator Perry moves the adoption of the committee substitute of House Bill 2038.
Bills:
HB163, HB216, HB721, HB2035, HB2038, HB3057, HB3153, HB3233, HB3595, HB3801, HB3812, HB4076, HB4129, HB4377, HB4535, HB4666, HB4730, HB4743, HB4903, HB5149, HB5155, HB1534
Keywords:
epinephrine, healthcare, emergency response, administration, medical policy, health care, itemized billing, patient rights, provider regulations, Texas Health and Safety Code, cost disclosure, insurance, benefit plan, administrators, chemical dependency, treatment facilities, minor admissions, parental notice, mental health, medical licensing
Summary:
The committee met without a quorum at first, then established a quorum with five members present. Members heard and left pending several House bills, including HB 4743 on allowing hospitals to license mobile stroke units under a hospital license, HB 4129 on earlier DFPS enforcement tools for single-source continuum contractors in community-based foster care, HB 4903 creating a Quad Agency Child Care Initiative to coordinate child care regulations across state agencies, HB 3812 revising the gold card/prior authorization process for physicians, HB 4535 requiring written informed consent before COVID-19 vaccination and a standardized state information sheet, and HB 4666 reducing the frequency of some HHSC reports to the legislature. The chair also noted HB 35 would be voted on later after a subcommittee back was received, and that a large number of bills would be heard the next day.
Most of the testimony focused on HB 4535 and HB 4730. On HB 4535, supporters argued the bill would strengthen informed consent for COVID vaccination by requiring written consent and clearer state-level information about risks, manufacturer liability protections, and adverse-event reporting; opponents, including a pediatrician and medical groups, said existing federal and state informed-consent materials already cover these topics and warned the bill could create duplicative paperwork and penalties. On HB 3812, the Texas Medical Association supported changes that would extend the gold-card evaluation period to one year, raise transparency, and make prior authorization exemptions easier to administer, while health plans said they were neutral and viewed the bill as a balance between reducing burden and preventing fraud or unsafe care.
HB 4730 drew extensive testimony from adoption professionals, birth mothers, adoptive parents, and child welfare advocates. The bill would require DFPS to create a relinquishment form, train child-placing agency staff, and extend the minimum waiting period for voluntary relinquishment from 48 hours to seven days. Supporters of the current law argued the 48-hour period aligns with hospital discharge, allows informed decisions, and helps birth parents and adoptive families begin healing and bonding without pushing children into foster care or creating legal and Medicaid complications. The author said the bill would be revised and that the seven-day provision was a work in progress. No votes were taken on the bills during the meeting; each bill was left pending after public testimony closed.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate Committee on Health and Human Services May 20th, 2025
Health & Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- The difference was noticeable; it made attachment more challenging and not because of a lack of love,
- hundreds of thousands of kids were adopted.
- Part of my adoption plan was that my son went home with the adopted family from the hospital, not with
- I am an adoptive mom and the founder of Lifetree Agency.
- I am a sister of an adoptee and have also been an adoption...
Bills:
HB163, HB216, HB721, HB2035, HB2038, HB3057, HB3153, HB3233, HB3595, HB3801, HB3812, HB4076, HB4129, HB4377, HB4535, HB4666, HB4730, HB4743, HB4903, HB5149, HB5155, HB1534, HB163, HB216
Keywords:
epinephrine, healthcare, emergency response, administration, medical policy, health care, itemized billing, patient rights, provider regulations, Texas Health and Safety Code, cost disclosure, insurance, benefit plan, administrators, chemical dependency, treatment facilities, minor admissions, parental notice, mental health, medical licensing
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- Now >> got a motion to move adoption of the sub by Senator Givhan, second by Senator Figures.
- Chairman, move passage, move favorable report. >> We got a first and second on the adoption of the sub
- of the sub >> got a motion to move adoption of the sub by<00:09:22.560><c> Senator</c><00:09:22.880
- Um Miss Ogden, if adoption of the sub.
- Any opposition using previous roll on the adoption of the substitute? [clears throat] None.
Bills:
SB24, SB83, SB142, SB140, SB94, SB24, SB83, SB142, SB140, SB94, HB132, HB37, HB51, HB105, HB54, HB7, HB158, HB188, HB189, HB111, HB13, HB192, HB149
Keywords:
body-worn camera, public records, law enforcement transparency, recording disclosure, civil rights, adult-size changing table, changing station, accessible restroom, public bathroom, public building, public entity, ADA, Americans with Disabilities Act, accessibility, restroom renovation, new construction, grant program, state grant, local government facilities, historic property
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Interim Joint Committee Families and Children (6-19-24) - REUPLOAD
Keywords:
KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oqOBxS14HA, 2026-06-21T07:17:07+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, 00:00:00 Call to Order/Roll Call
00:01:40 Consideration of Referred Administrative Regulations
00:02:09 Discussion of Foster Care and Adoption Processes – Cabinet for Health & Family Services
00:31:30 Questions
00:42:20 Discussion of Foster Care and Adoption Processes – Judge Mica Pence
00:51:33 Questions
01:08:58 Discussion of Foster Care and Adoption Processes – Kentucky Youth Advocates
01:25:48 Questions
01:38:50 Discussion of Foster Care and Adoption Processes – Jennifer Sacharnoski Nelson
01:52:00 Questions
01:55:57 Adjournment, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House Ways and Means Education Committee Jan 28th, 2026
Ways and Means Education
Transcript Highlights:
- the state of Alabama in working towards solutions that will benefit the people of Alabama.
- </c> morning to all of you. morning to all of you.
- systems, of both of our two school systems, whether<00:09:39.120><c> St.
- Uh, but in light of that Thank you, Mr. Chairman, members of the committee.
- of the STEM hub.
Keywords:
HB130, Alabama Board of Licensure for Professional Geologists, Sunset Law, sunset review, licensure board, professional geologists, geology, geologist licensing, board appointments, congressional district representation, gubernatorial appointments, state boards and commissions, professional licensing, regulatory board, Alabama Code 34-41-4, environmental engineering, geotechnical engineering, mining industry, petroleum industry, geological sciences
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- , if the entity knew of the order of limited relief at the time of...
- All right, we've got a first and a second on adoption of the First Amendment.
- Motion for adoption of the amendment. Is there a second? Second.
- Okay, so any objection to the adoption of the amendment using the previous rules? No?
- Any objection to using previous rules for adoption of the amendment?
Keywords:
criminal procedure, split sentencing, probation, Class A felony, Class B felony, minimum confinement, custodial sexual misconduct, sexual misconduct, inmate abuse, prisoner exploitation, correctional staff, jail staff, detention center, probation officer, parole officer, Department of Corrections, Department of Youth Services, sheriff, county jail, municipal jail
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- Madam Chair, I move adoption of the amendment labeled A1. Thank you, Madam Vice Chair.
- Madam Chair, I move adoption of the amendment labeled A2. Is there any discussion? Senator Gildon.
- Hearing none, for those in favor of adopting the amendment, please say aye. Aye.
- Madam Chair, I move adoption of the amendment labeled A3. Is there any discussion? Senator Gildon.
- Madam Chair, I move adoption of Amendment A4. Thank you. Is there any discussion? Senator Gaynor.
Bills:
HB2664
Keywords:
HB 2664, unlawful detainer, eviction notice, landlord-tenant, tenant rights, service of process, certified mail, notice by mail, notice posting, possession action, vacate notice, Washington RCW 59.12, housing law, rental housing, forcible entry and detainer, proof of service, property possession, occupants, lodging house, hotel guest
Summary:
The Senate Housing Committee met in executive session on several housing-related House bills. Melissa Van Gorkum and staff briefed the committee on HB 1859 (affordable housing on religious organization property), ESHB 2266 (step housing, permanent supportive housing, transitional housing, and emergency shelters), SHB 2354 (common interest communities/WUCIOA), SHB 2452 (service of rent-increase notices), SSB 2590 (limited equity cooperatives), and HB 2664 (service of unlawful detainer and related notices). Most bills had no amendments except ESHB 2266, which had a striker and multiple proposed amendments. The committee also noted the House passage votes and fiscal notes where available.
On HB 1859, members discussed expanding affordable housing opportunities on religiously owned land, with support from Senator Alvarado and a caution from Senator Gainer about implementation. The bill received a due pass recommendation and was sent to Rules. On ESHB 2266, the committee rejected amendments to require step housing to be within one mile of transit, to allow more local review of operational plans, to require 24-hour on-site supervision unless otherwise justified, and to exempt cities under 10,000 from new requirements. Senators supporting the bill emphasized reducing barriers to shelter and housing and helping people move off the street, while opponents raised concerns about local control and impacts on smaller cities. The striking amendment and the bill as amended were adopted and sent to Rules.
The committee then advanced SHB 2354, which limits CIC governing documents from varying from WUCIOA on EV charging stations and heat pumps, exempts certain middle housing CICs from most WUCIOA provisions, and raises the audit threshold; it passed with little discussion. SHB 2452, which changes how rent-increase notices are served under the Manufactured Home Landlord-Tenant Act, also passed. SSB 2590, exempting limited equity cooperatives from WUCIOA and updating the property tax exemption definition, was sent to Ways and Means after supportive comments about expanding homeownership opportunities. HB 2664, removing the certified-mail requirement for mailed unlawful detainer notices and related notices, also received a due pass recommendation. The chair closed by thanking members and staff and adjourned the meeting.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
2023 House Impeachment Committee - UPON ADJOURNMENT - (1-5-23)
Keywords:
KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtqIVkI_vOY, 2026-06-21T07:17:02+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, MEETING START 00:00
ROLL CALL 00:11
DISCUSSION ON THE ADOPTION OF THE COMMITTEE 01:16
RULES & ASK FOR MOTION TO ADOPT THE RULES.
RECEIVED 2 IMPEACHMENT PETITIONS & DISCUSSION WILL BE UPCOMING.
VOICE VOTE ON THE ADOPTION OF THE COMMITTEE RULES.
ORDERED INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION 01:54, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Right now there are more than 10,000 children awaiting adoption in the state of Texas.
- And only 7.4% of adoptive families access any post-adoption services.
- who say yes to life through the efforts of adoption.
- That transparency is the foundation of trust and trust is what makes adoption possible. Thank you.
- And is it more expensive to adopt out of the foster system as opposed to a private adoption?
Bills:
HB 2510, HB 3589, HB 4611, HB 4655, HB 4665, HB 4666, HB 4670, HB 4700, HB 4730, HB 4798, HB 4838, HB 5136, HB 5243, HB 5302, HB 5539
Keywords:
assisted living, healthcare, licensing, criminal offense, personal assistance, group home, regulation, health and safety, inspections, resident care, criminal background checks, adoption, parental rights, registry, vital statistics, disclosure, counseling, foster care, independent living, financial literacy
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Is there objection to the adoption of the committee substitute?
- Is there objection to the adoption of the committee substitute?
- Is there objection to the adoption of the committee substitute?
- Is there an objection to the adoption of the committee substitute? and the substitute is adopted.
- Is there objection to the adoption of the committee substitute?
Bills:
HB2510, HB3589, HB4611, HB4655, HB4665, HB4666, HB4670, HB4700, HB4730, HB4798, HB4838, HB5136, HB5243, HB5302, HB5539
Keywords:
assisted living, healthcare, licensing, criminal offense, personal assistance, group home, regulation, health and safety, inspections, resident care, criminal background checks, adoption, parental rights, registry, vital statistics, disclosure, counseling, foster care, independent living, financial literacy
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- During that experience, I noticed a car seat in the back of his vehicle.
- Right now, there are more than 10,000 children awaiting adoption in the state of Texas, and only 7.4%
- of adoptive families.
- Right now, the average cost... ...of adoption in the state is between $20,000 and $40,000.
- Also, is it more expensive to adopt out of the foster system as opposed to...
Bills:
HB2510, HB3589, HB4611, HB4655, HB4665, HB4666, HB4670, HB4700, HB4730, HB4798, HB4838, HB5136, HB5243, HB5302, HB5539
Keywords:
assisted living, healthcare, licensing, criminal offense, personal assistance, group home, regulation, health and safety, inspections, resident care, criminal background checks, adoption, parental rights, registry, vital statistics, disclosure, counseling, foster care, independent living, financial literacy
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Commerce Committee Meeting - 2025-04-01
Commerce Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- There is a quorum present, and our first order of business is approval of the meeting minutes.
- On page 4, lines 420 to 426, the original version reads: "After receipt of this notice, if you in bad
- I'm the Director of Government Relations at the Minnesota Department of Health.
- that model of working with non-profits and having people come in and adopt dogs from them.
- If you are buying puppy-milled puppies out of the back of a car, you...
Keywords:
garnishment, wage garnishment, earnings levy, bank levy, execution, judgment debtor, judgment creditor, exemption notice, exempt property, bank account freeze, financial institution levy, employer disclosure, garnishee, writ of execution, debt collection, consumer debt, collections, bankruptcy exemptions, public benefits, means-tested benefits
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 4/1/25
Commerce Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- that model of working with nonprofits and having people come in and adopt dogs from them.
- that model of working with nonprofits and having people come in and adopt dogs from them.
- that model of working with nonprofits and having people come in and adopt dogs from them.
- that model of working with nonprofits and having people come in and adopt dogs from them.
- that model of working with nonprofits and having people come in and adopt dogs from them.
Keywords:
garnishment, wage garnishment, earnings levy, bank levy, execution, judgment debtor, judgment creditor, exemption notice, exempt property, bank account freeze, financial institution levy, employer disclosure, garnishee, writ of execution, debt collection, consumer debt, collections, bankruptcy exemptions, public benefits, means-tested benefits
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- Will there be questions of the author? What is the will of the committee?
- Would you believe that I'm not fully in support of this bill, but because of how much you worked on it
- House Bill 4339 modifies the notice requirement for a combined notice of petition of summary administration
- , directing that the first publication of the combined notice shall appear on or before the 10th day
- It's instances of domestic violence that show that propensity to continue that kind of behavior.
Bills:
HB1082, HB1638, HB3040, HB3269, HB3278, HB3298, HB3587, HB3996, HB4113, HB4140, HB4226, HB4236, HB4301, HB4324, HB4339, HB4342, HB4352, SB1082
Keywords:
child custody, joint custody, best interest of the child, guardian ad litem, domestic violence, substance abuse, Governmental Tort Claims Act, definitions, torts, political subdivisions, governmental immunity, medical providers, sex offenders, safety zones, minors protection, loitering restrictions, criminal penalties, arrest warrant, criminal procedure, telephonic communication
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- Will there be questions of the author? What is the will of the committee?
- House Bill 4339 modifies the notice requirement for a combined notice of petition of summary administration
- , directing that the first publication of the combined notice shall appear on or before the 10th day
- Combined notice of petition of summary administration, directing that the first publication of the combined
- witness and summary of substance of any testimony.
Bills:
HB1082, HB1638, HB3040, HB3269, HB3278, HB3298, HB3587, HB3996, HB4113, HB4140, HB4226, HB4236, HB4301, HB4324, HB4339, HB4342, HB4352, SB1082
Keywords:
child custody, joint custody, best interest of the child, guardian ad litem, domestic violence, substance abuse, Governmental Tort Claims Act, definitions, torts, political subdivisions, governmental immunity, medical providers, sex offenders, safety zones, minors protection, loitering restrictions, criminal penalties, arrest warrant, criminal procedure, telephonic communication
Summary:
The Senate Judiciary Committee met with a quorum and took up a long series of House bills, hearing brief author presentations and mostly no opposition. Early measures advanced included HB 3040, HB 414, HB 1638, HB 3298, HB 4113, HB 1082, HB 4301, and HB 3269. These bills addressed topics such as firearm theft penalties, county jail public trust eligibility for funding, child interviews in family law cases, voter registration eligibility for convicted felons, a presumption of joint custody, enforcement of VA loan amendatory-clause protections, and electronic transmission of arrest warrants.
The committee also advanced HB 3587 on court-ordered outpatient treatment after several questions about how it relates to mental health and criminal proceedings, HB 4226 on judge disqualification procedures, HB 4324 on district attorney authority to adjust sentences, HB 4339 on notice timing in summary administration, and HB 3278 on Open Meeting Act enforcement through consent orders. HB 3996, requiring the indigent defense system to pay for evidence and experts in capital cases, also passed after a motion to restore title. HB 4236, the Uniform Commercial Receivership Act, and HB 4352, the Uniform Mortgage Modification Act, were likewise advanced.
One bill drew more extended discussion: HB 4342, which allows prior instances of domestic violence abuse to be admitted as evidence in court proceedings. Senators questioned why propensity evidence would be allowed in domestic violence cases but not property crimes; the author and chair explained it was intended to give the court a fuller picture in domestic violence matters and noted disclosure requirements. The committee also clarified that the bill’s title had a scrivener’s error. HB 4342 ultimately advanced on a 6-1 vote, while the other measures reported in the transcript passed unanimously or with no recorded opposition. The meeting concluded with the chair noting upcoming Judiciary meetings and adjournment.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate Committee on Health and Human Services Apr 8th, 2025
Health & Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- Senator Miles moves the adoption of the committee substitute for Senate Bill 1138.
- Senator, I noticed the fiscal note of $1.5 million.
- for adoption of the committee's substitute for Senate Bill 822.
- bucks is kind of what my memory was for those guys to be completely online notices.
- And Senator Hancock moves the adoption of the committee substitute for Senate bill 2458.
Keywords:
SB 500, Texas adoption law, Family Code, DFPS, Department of Family and Protective Services, child-placing agency, prospective adoptive parents, adoption records, confidential information, nondisclosure agreement, child history report, health history, social history, educational history, genetic history, termination of parental rights, permanency plan, single source continuum contractor, privacy, redaction
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Senator Perry moves the adoption of the committee substitute for Senate Bill 636.
- Senator Perry moves the adoption of the committee substitute for Senate Bill 636.
- Senator Miles moves the adoption of the committee substitute for Senate Bill 1138.
- Senator, I noticed the fiscal note of $1.5 million.
- It also adopts some of the language that the Texas Association of Health Plans brought to address potential
Keywords:
SB 500, Texas adoption law, Family Code, DFPS, Department of Family and Protective Services, child-placing agency, prospective adoptive parents, adoption records, confidential information, nondisclosure agreement, child history report, health history, social history, educational history, genetic history, termination of parental rights, permanency plan, single source continuum contractor, privacy, redaction
Summary:
The committee first took up several pending bills and reported them favorably: SB 968, SB 636 as substituted, SB 1137, and SB 1138 as substituted. Each was advanced by roll call vote, and the committee also recommended the approved bills for the local and uncontested calendar. The chair then moved to the posted agenda and heard SB 719, a mental health bed-capacity study bill by Senator Eckhart, with a committee substitute that refined the data collection to distinguish state and non-state beds, child and adult beds, include two point-in-time counts, and capture jail diversion data.
Testimony on SB 719 was largely supportive from Integral Care, NAMI Texas, and the Children’s Hospital Association of Texas, all of whom said Texas needs better data on inpatient psychiatric capacity, workforce needs, and future demand. Several witnesses described long waits for beds, especially for forensic restoration, and argued the study would help target future investments. Senator Perry and others noted the state has already made major investments in new beds and urged the bill to account for beds already coming online; the committee ultimately withdrew the substitute and left SB 719 pending after public testimony closed.
The committee then heard SB 1864, which would allow small egg producers to sell ungraded eggs more broadly, including to restaurants and retailers, with the substitute increasing the weekly sales threshold and addressing sanitation and labeling. Supporters said grading is about size, not safety, and that the bill would help small farms reach new markets; opponents from the Texas Poultry Federation argued grading and candling help identify cracks and defects that can affect safety and quality. The committee adopted the substitute and left the bill pending. It also heard SB 1467, requiring DSHS to share death record information with hospitals for record accuracy and quality review, and SB 912, which would modernize continuing education tracking for health licensing agencies; both bills drew supportive testimony and were left pending. Finally, the committee heard SB 2023, which would create an HHSC grant program to help counties pay for indigent burial costs, with county representatives testifying in support.
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama Senate County and Municipal Government Committee Feb 10th, 2026
County and Municipal Government
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm the executive director of Eagle Forum of Alabama.
- <c> it</c> >> Well, first of all, I think most of it >> Well, first of all, I think most
- , which is comprised of the Alabama Association of Fire Chiefs, the Alabama Association of Volunteer
- Not that I'm aware of. I've >> No, sir. Not that I'm aware of.
- So, are you one of<00:29:29.760><c> those?</c> of those? of those?
Keywords:
municipal tax, license fee, local tax increase, ordinance, public hearing, 30-day notice, municipal notice requirements, city council, town council, Alabama municipalities, Code of Alabama 1975, Section 11-45-2, open meetings website, newspaper publication, local government finance, tax transparency, fee increase, municipal ordinance procedure, University of South Alabama, Board of Trustees