Video & Transcript Research : 'nursing titles'
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WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Health Care & Wellness Feb 20th, 2026 at 08:00 am
Health Care & Wellness
Transcript Highlights:
- These titles are registered nurse, nurse, or RN; advanced registered nurse practitioner, ARNP or NP;
- being with a nursing title.
- That is why we are asking you to support protecting the title nurse by reserving the title for humans
- This bill amends the Nurse Practice Act, which governs nursing practice and current title protection
- The bill amends the Nurse Practice Act, which governs nursing practice and title protection for nurses
Keywords:
anesthesiology, medical personnel, surcharges, licensing, healthcare regulations, nursing titles, licensure, healthcare professionals, patient safety, professional standards, opioid treatment, accreditation, health department, fee authority, substance abuse, 904, all
Summary:
The committee heard public testimony on several health care bills. SB 5904 would restrict use of nursing titles such as RN, ARNP/NP, and LPN to licensed human persons, with supporters arguing it is needed to prevent AI chatbots or other non-human entities from misleading patients. SB 5877 would add a $70 surcharge for certified anesthesiologist assistants so they can participate in the Washington Physicians Health Program and access HealWA, and testimony was generally supportive. SB 5185 would create a clinical experience graduate pilot program for international medical graduates, eliminate a prior multiple sclerosis-related licensing exception, and allow qualified participants to move toward full primary care licensure; supporters said it would help address workforce shortages while maintaining patient safety.
The committee also heard extensive testimony on ESSB 6210, which would let the Health Benefit Exchange adopt additional market-factor certification criteria for exchange plans, including standards aimed at meaningful differences among plans and maintaining coverage in underserved counties such as San Juan. Supporters said the bill would help stabilize access and affordability amid federal policy changes and carrier exits, while insurers and business groups argued the timeline is too fast, the criteria are too discretionary, and the bill could discourage carrier participation. The committee then heard SB 5981 on the 340B drug pricing program; supporters from hospitals, health centers, and patient advocates said it protects safety-net providers and preserves savings for vulnerable patients, while opponents from employer, pharmaceutical, and business groups argued it would raise premiums and costs, lacks transparency, and expands a program they say is already growing rapidly. The committee also took executive action on SB 5917, related to Department of Corrections dispensing and distribution of abortion medications, rejecting five proposed amendments and reporting the bill out 10-6; SB 5988, related to opioid treatment program accrediting activities, was reported out 13-3; and SB 5124, on Medicaid network adequacy for post-acute care services, was reported out unanimously 16-0.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Health & Long-Term Care Feb 19th, 2026 at 08:00 am
Health & Long-Term Care
Transcript Highlights:
- , advanced registered nurse practitioner, or licensed practical nurse, including posting any supporting
- They make even less than nurses.
- The first bill before you is House Bill 2155 concerning the use of nursing titles.
- So we have House Bill 2155 concerning the use of nursing titles before us.
- House Bill 2155 concerning the use of nursing titles is before us. Thank you, Madam Chair.
Keywords:
HB 2340, nursing assistants, nurse aide, substance use disorder monitoring program, monitoring program, credentialing, licensure, disciplinary records, enforcement action, public disclosure, privacy, third-party website, stipend program, financial assistance, treatment costs, drug testing, peer support, recovery, rehabilitation, board-approved program
Summary:
The committee heard public testimony on six House bills related to health care, cannabis, licensing, emergency transport, veterinary practice, and nursing workforce support. Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2242 would preserve access to preventive services and vaccines by allowing the Department of Health to issue immunization guidance, tying insurance coverage to federal preventive-service recommendations as of June 30, 2025, and directing JLARC review in 2032. Supporters, including the Governor’s office and the Insurance Commissioner, said it would prevent gaps in coverage and maintain affordable vaccine purchasing; opponents argued it politicizes vaccine policy and expands state influence. The committee also heard Substitute House Bill 2152, which would allow terminally ill patients in hospitals, nursing homes, and hospice to use medical cannabis under facility policies that prohibit smoking/vaping and require secure storage and documentation. The sponsor and several advocates described it as a dignity-and-compassion measure, while testimony noted the need for safeguards and caregiver flexibility.
The committee then heard Substitute House Bill 2088 on the dietitian licensure compact, which would let Washington join an interstate compact for dietitians. The sponsor and multiple witnesses, including military spouses, health professionals, and veterans groups, said it would reduce licensure barriers, help workforce mobility, and improve access to nutrition care, especially for military families and rural patients. House Bill 2110 would allow a registered nurse without EMT certification to staff certain inter-facility specialty care transports when no paramedic is available, provided an EMT is also on board and the nurse has appropriate competencies. Rural hospitals supported the bill as a way to reduce dangerous transfer delays, while nursing and EMS opponents raised concerns about training, accountability, and patient safety; the committee also heard a request to change “should” to “shall” for ambulance orientation.
Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2247 would update Washington’s veterinary-client-patient relationship and telemedicine rules, allowing ongoing telemedicine care after an in-person exam and setting conditions for prescriptions and commercial-animal oversight. The state veterinarian testified that the bill could conflict with federal FDA/USDA requirements that rely on an in-person exam for prescribing certain drugs and for regulatory work, while supporters said it would expand access to veterinary care and reduce delays for low-income and rural pet owners. House Bill 2340 would add nursing assistants to the substance use disorder monitoring and stipend programs; the sponsor, a nurse in recovery, said the bill would help low-paid nursing assistants afford treatment and monitoring costs. In executive session, the committee waived the five-day notice rule for HB 2247, then voted do-pass on House Bills 2155 and 2531 and sent them to the Rules Committee.
MS
Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Committee on Certain Unmerchantable and Uninsurable Titles - Room 216, Oct. 16, 2025; 1:00 PM
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 3/6/25
Human Services Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- We have a situation where three nursing homes have had reduced funding, and like I said, I'll have Chester
- The nursing homes are in our districts here, so I'll turn it over, if I could, Mr. Chairman, to Mr.
- We are nonprofit nursing homes that were affected by some timing issues with the moratorium exception
- We are nonprofit nursing homes that were affected by some timing issues with the moratorium exception
- homes um that were affected by nursing homes um that were affected by just<00:01:48.560><c> some</c>
Keywords:
mental health, behavioral health, psychiatric care, collaborative care model, healthcare funding, service dog, service animal, service dog in training, assistance dog, guide dog, disability rights, housing accommodations, fair housing, landlord, rental housing, homeowners association, HOA, Minnesota human services, accessible housing, reasonable accommodation
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
HF702 heard in House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 3/6/25
Human Services Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- We have a situation where three nursing homes have had reduced funding, and like I said, I'll have the
- The nursing homes are in our districts here, so I'll turn it over, if I could, Mr. Chairman, to Mr.
- We have a situation where three nursing homes have had reduced funding, and like I said, I'll have the
- The nursing homes are in our districts here, so I'll turn it over, if I could, Mr. Chairman, to Mr.
- </c><00:04:12.840><c> home</c> there is what we call the nursing home there is what we call the nursing
Keywords:
mental health, behavioral health, psychiatric care, collaborative care model, healthcare funding, service dog, service animal, service dog in training, assistance dog, guide dog, disability rights, housing accommodations, fair housing, landlord, rental housing, homeowners association, HOA, Minnesota human services, accessible housing, reasonable accommodation
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Health Finance and Policy Committee 3/17/25
Health Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- nurses Union nurses in Target the 15,000 nurses Union nurses in Minnesota<00:21:25.640><c> that</c><
- Our nurses here, and I've worked with nurses around here and I've worked with nurses around the country
- Our nurses here, and I've worked with nurses around here and I've worked with nurses around the country
- So a lot of time the nurses—say a nurse graduates nursing school, she passes her ENLEX, and then in the
- so say a nurse graduates um nurses so say a nurse graduates um nursing<00:29:43.440><c> school</c><00
Keywords:
health insurance, premium security plan, federal funding, state innovation waiver, Minnesota, newborn safety, anonymity, healthcare provider, safe place, child welfare, HF499, nursing, nurse licensure, temporary permit, temporary nursing permit, Board of Nursing, endorsement licensure, reregistration, refresher course, health occupations
FL
Keywords:
traffic enforcement, speed detection systems, school safety, traffic violations, reporting requirements, local authority, electronic signatures, vehicle titles, insurance regulations, auditing, total loss vehicles, specialty license plate, specialty plates, Florida DMV, DHSMV, Miami Northwestern Alumni Association, Miami Northwestern Senior High School, alumni association, commemorative plate, license plate fees
Summary:
The Transportation Committee met with a quorum and first took up SB 654 on traffic infraction enforcement, which would standardize procedures for red-light, school-zone speed, and school bus camera enforcement. The bill would allow clerks to retain 10% of penalty revenue, permit virtual hearings, require records retention, limit surveillance/data use, tighten school-zone flashing-light requirements, and add school board approval and reporting requirements for school bus camera programs. An amendment clarified reporting periods and which entity receives liability-transfer affidavits. Members raised questions about information-sharing, facial recognition, school-zone warnings, and school bus stop safety, but the committee accepted the amendment and reported the bill favorably.
The committee then considered SB 1080, which was amended by a delete-all to address FDOT direct payments to first-tier subcontractors and takeover agreements involving sureties and replacement contractors. The amended bill was reported favorably. The committee also approved a slate of appointments in tabs 1 through 6 by one vote.
Next, the committee heard SB 382 on electric bicycles and scooters. A strike-all amendment shifted the bill away from immediate enforcement changes and instead created an e-bike task force, required crash data collection and reporting, and retained rules requiring riders to yield to pedestrians, provide audible signals, and limit speed near pedestrians. Members discussed enforcement practicality, access concerns for riders who rely on e-bikes, and the need for public education and transparency. The amended bill was reported favorably. The committee then reported favorably SB 684, which removes certain signature requirements for electronic odometer disclosures in total-loss vehicle and vessel insurance transactions, and SB 880, which creates a new license plate for the Miami Northwestern Alumni Association. The meeting ended after all items were approved and the committee adjourned.
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- If you have a nurse that is a critical care nurse or an ortho nurse or a cardiac nurse, those people
- I wouldn't have a nurse to take care of that.
- If you have a nurse that is a critical care nurse or an ortho nurse or a cardiac nurse, those people
- I wouldn't have a nurse to take care of that.
- If you have a nurse that is a critical care nurse or an ortho nurse or a cardiac nurse, those people
Keywords:
HB128, Alabama Board of Nursing, Sunset Law, sunset review, nursing board, nurse licensure, registered nurse, RN, licensed practical nurse, LPN, advanced practice nursing, certified registered nurse anesthetist, CRNA, consumer member, board appointments, congressional districts, geographic representation, nursing regulation, nursing education programs, licensure compact
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House Boards, Agencies and Commissions Committee Jan 14th, 2026
Boards, Agencies and Commissions
Transcript Highlights:
- active license that is not a public practice can register as a CPA permanent, how they use that CPA title
- active license that is not a public practice can register as a CPA permanent, how they use that CPA title
- have a master's degree, pass the exam, and then have one year of experience before you can carry the title
Keywords:
early voting, electoral participation, voting centers, Alabama elections, absentee ballot, HB128, Alabama Board of Nursing, Sunset Law, sunset review, nursing board, nurse licensure, registered nurse, RN, licensed practical nurse, LPN, advanced practice nursing, certified registered nurse anesthetist, CRNA, consumer member, board appointments
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 2/27/25
Human Services Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> that provide the backbone of a nursing that provide the backbone of a nursing home<00:10:37.519>
- </c><00:10:46.920><c> or</c> licens practical nurses or licens practical nurses or LPN<00:10:49.079><
- Nursing home worker means any worker who provides services in a nursing home in Minnesota, including
- homes and nursing home functions.
- homes and nursing home functions. nursing home as a teenager and um uh nursing home as a teenager and
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 3/18/25
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> to provide training across the nursing to provide training across the nursing home<00:04:27.720>
- For 40 years I've been working to support nursing home employees. I was a nursing assistant.
- For 40 years I've been working to support nursing home employees. I was a nursing assistant.
- For 40 years I've been working to support nursing home employees. I was a nursing assistant.
- </c><00:26:12.919><c> homes</c> nursing homes and boarding nursing homes nursing homes and boarding nursing
Keywords:
HF339, Nursing Home Workforce Standards Board, nursing homes, long-term care, elder care, workforce standards, certified worker organizations, labor funding, general fund appropriation, worker grants, Minnesota labor law, nursing home staffing, caregiver workforce, section 181.214, HF1272, nursing home, boarding care home, nursing home workers, labor standards, Medicaid-certified facility
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Human Services Finance and Policy Committee hears HF500 2/27/25
Human Services Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm very supportive of nursing homes.
- I'm very supportive of nursing homes.
- I'm very supportive of nursing homes.
- I'm very supportive of nursing homes.
- I'm very supportive of nursing homes.
Keywords:
nursing facilities, reimbursement rates, elderly care, minimum wage, healthcare funding, nursing home, employment standards, worker rights, Minnesota Statutes, labor compensation, 919, house, all
Summary:
The committee took up House File 500, which would require the legislature to fund the Nursing Home Workforce Standards Board’s standards before they could take effect. An author’s DE2 amendment was adopted first; the amendment was described as pausing the board’s standards unless the legislature estimates and fully pays the cost for each nursing home. The bill author argued that mandates without money create serious consequences for seniors and providers, and said the measure would keep budget authority with the legislature rather than an appointed board.
Supporters, including nursing home operators and the Long-Term Care Imperative, said the board’s holiday pay and minimum wage standards would create large unfunded costs, citing estimates ranging from hundreds of thousands to millions of dollars for individual facilities and more than $200 million statewide. They argued that some facilities could face debt, reserve depletion, or reduced access to care if the standards are not funded. Opponents, including SEIU workers and union leaders, said the board has improved staffing, recruitment, morale, and worker safety, and that caregivers deserve higher wages and holiday pay. They argued the bill would weaken the board’s ability to address chronic understaffing and would shift focus away from worker protections.
Members also debated whether nursing home reimbursement rates have already risen enough to cover wages and whether the problem lies with how funds are used by providers. After public testimony closed, several members spoke in opposition and support. A roll call was requested, and the committee voted 9-7 to re-refer House File 500, as amended, to the Committee on Labor and Workforce and Economic Development Finance and Policy.
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Transportation, Highways and Public Works May 11th, 2026
Transportation, Highways & Public Works
Transcript Highlights:
- And we do have a set of Provides for electronic titles and registration of motor vehicles, and we do
- holders a paperless, secure digital vehicle title that may be issued in lieu of a paper certificate
- of title.
- . facing services related to secure digital vehicle titles.
- We may need to change the actual title of it as well because of the amendment set.
Keywords:
Tickfaw River, boating safety, warning signs, parish governing authorities, Livingston Parish, St. Tammany Parish, Tangipahoa Parish, Lake Maurepas, Natalbany River, boat collisions, vessel incidents, recreational boating, marine safety, public safety, navigation hazards, waterway signage, Louisiana House Resolution 243, HR 243, motor vehicle, licensing
Summary:
The committee first adopted Amendment Set 527 without objection, then took up Senate Bill 56 concerning the Lafitte Area Independent Levee District and its possible transfer into the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-West. Amendment Set 5327 was adopted to add a compliance officer with specified qualifications, described as a checks-and-balances measure separating that role from the chief of police. Testimony in support emphasized the district’s limited recurring revenues, the need for professional management, and the West Bank authority’s ability to provide administrative and operational support. A witness for affected landowners raised concerns about unpaid takings claims and urged amendments to preserve liability and avoid litigation, but the committee ultimately reported SB 56 favorably with amendments.
The committee then received an update from DOTD Secretary Glenn Laude on the department’s transformation initiatives, including outsourcing operations and maintenance, construction process improvements, faster contractor payment times, quicker change-order approvals, and improved project delivery rates. After that, the committee reported favorably Senate Bill 171, which makes cleanup changes to the new water resources authority, and Senate Bill 252, which updates driver’s license organ-donor authorization to record both yes and no choices. Senate Bill 72, dealing with electronic titles and vehicle registration, was amended extensively to modernize OMV processes, support electronic lien and title transactions, and set standards for secure digital titles; it was then reported with amendments.
House Bill 939, which would have created a Louisiana New and Used Motor Vehicle Commission, was converted into a substitute bill creating a Louisiana Vehicle Commission and consolidating the existing new and used vehicle commissions. After discussion of implementation, governance, funding, and employee-transition concerns, the committee adopted the substitute amendments and then deferred the bill. Senate Bill 129, creating a Master Combat Infantry Specialty license plate, was amended to add designated state officials for a related special plate request tied to security and parking around the Supreme Court in New Orleans, and it was reported with amendments. Finally, House Resolution 243, as amended, urged safety warning signage on the Tickfaw River after a fatal boating accident; the amendment shifted responsibility from DOTD to surrounding parish governing authorities, and the resolution was reported with amendments before the committee adjourned.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 2/24/26
Commerce Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- And what it does is help minimize clouds to title.
- So, in the minimize clouds to title.
- </c><01:34:26.719><c> by</c> will minimize clouds to title by will minimize clouds to title by allowing
- I'm with the Minnesota Land Title Association. Um, and I'll give the short version as well.
- 51.440><c> of</c><01:43:51.520><c> left</c> title companies were sort of left title companies were sort
Keywords:
common interest community, CIC, homeowners association, HOA, condominium, planned community, cooperative, unit owner, association board, declarant, declarant control, special declarant rights, assessment lien, foreclosure, late fees, fines, attorney fees, resale disclosure, annual report, maintenance plan
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 3/13/25
Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
Transcript Highlights:
- Code Title 20, Section 1232g, and Code of Federal Regulations.” add age represent Feist um I didn't you
- in your on so in line 1.18 US state have in your on so in line 1.18 US state code<00:34:21.240><c> Title
- </c><00:34:21.560><c> 20</c><00:34:22.040><c> section</c> code Title 20 section code Title 20 section
Keywords:
mortgage foreclosure, redemption, foreclosure surplus, sheriff's sale, junior lienholder, mortgagor, homeowner protections, loss mitigation, dual tracking, foreclosure redemption period, certificate of redemption, certificate of sale, sheriff, county recorder, registrar of titles, homeownership center, lien priority, real property, foreclosure by advertisement, surplus funds
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 3/18/26
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><01:14:09.520><c> shortage</c> a nursing shortage a nursing shortage that<01:14:11.160><c> matches
- </c> The CNEE is Minnesota's nursing The CNEE is Minnesota's nursing workforce<01:15:32.480><c> center
- Nurses make up half of Minnesota's licensed healthcare workforce, and Minnesota is facing serious nursing
- $1.4 million to launch the pre-licensure nurse apprenticeship program.
- Nurses make up half of Minnesota's licensed healthcare workforce, and Minnesota is facing serious nursing
Keywords:
workforce development, appropriations, nonprofit organizations, employment services, state funding, paid leave, S corporations, employment law, exemptions, Minnesota Statutes, cancer, healthcare, appropriation, Rural Cancer Institute, Minnesota clinicians, pilot program, nursing, education, University of Minnesota, equity
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Health Finance and Policy Committee 2/18/26
Health Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- First as an employee health nurse and now as a nurse leader.
- First as an employee health nurse and now as a nurse leader.
- </c> nurse lure compact. nurse lure compact.
- health nurse and now as a nurse employee health nurse and now as a nurse leader.<01:37:51.360><c> The
- c> at the nursing as a nursing practice and at the nursing as a nursing practice and education<01:43:
Bills:
HF1925
AZ
Bills:
SB1041
Keywords:
electronic monitoring, nursing care, assisted living, resident rights, privacy, consent, surveillance, 1182, all
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- What Senate Bill 800 looks to do is to strengthen this framework by enhancing how Title IX related information
- There is Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, and in fact, the Office of Civil Rights of the Department
- People through the Title IX process, so we can represent individuals who are either responding or complainants
Bills:
SB2972, SB1909, SB2815, SB735, SB2233, SB800, SB1069, SB2683, SB2986, SB2058, SB2310, SB2055, SB1032
Keywords:
expressive activities, freedom of speech, public forum, higher education, protests, student rights, antisemitism, public institutions, disciplinary policy, student organizations, compliance, institutional policy, disciplinary sanctions, diploma designation, institution merger, academic records, student options, Holocaust education, Holocaust Remembrance Week, genocide education
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Texas continues to face a serious nursing shortage.
- This information will be easy to find on the board of. nursing website.
- As using an example, when a nursing program submits to the board of nursing for final approval, the board
- in the nursing program survey, but in a very general form and not annually.
- partners for all areas of concentration for nursing students.
Bills:
SB2972, SB1909, SB2815, SB735, SB2233, SB800, SB1069, SB2683, SB2986, SB2058, SB2310, SB2055, SB1032
Keywords:
expressive activities, freedom of speech, public forum, higher education, protests, student rights, antisemitism, public institutions, disciplinary policy, student organizations, compliance, institutional policy, disciplinary sanctions, diploma designation, institution merger, academic records, student options, Holocaust education, Holocaust Remembrance Week, genocide education