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WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Environment & Energy Dec 4th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • And then after that, the remaining revenue from this bucket is deposited into three different MOTCA accounts
  • makes up only a really small percentage of the overall revenue collected, and all of that revenue is deposited
  • In general, we just move the contamination somewhere else or contain the contamination where it is.
Summary: The committee first heard updates on the Model Toxics Control Act (MTCA) and related funding. Department of Ecology staff explained how MTCA and the hazardous substance tax support cleanup, prevention, stormwater, and local assistance programs, but said forecasted revenues have declined while appropriations and transfers have outpaced incoming funds. Ecology said the operating account will require underspending to stay balanced this biennium and that the problem is ongoing, with further reductions possible if forecasts worsen. Ecology also reviewed the state cleanup program, noting there are more than 14,500 cleanup sites in Washington and that new sites continue to be discovered faster than they are cleaned up. A question from Representative Lee raised the long-term issue of declining fossil-fuel-based revenue, and Ecology agreed that this is a future structural concern even though the current shortfall is driven more by forecasts and transfers than by fuel-use decline. The Pollution Liability Insurance Agency described its underground storage tank and heating oil programs, saying it has modernized from a reinsurance model to a financial assurance model with stronger state oversight and cleanup milestones. Russ Olson said the agency’s dedicated petroleum tax account is in strong financial condition, but emphasized the importance of preserving that funding source. He also discussed the loan and grant program for historic commercial releases and a new heating oil loan/grant program, while noting the agency is working on equity concerns where liens can be disproportionate to property values in smaller communities. Practitioners and advocates then offered differing views on MTCA’s performance: one attorney urged a collaborative review process to make cleanups faster, less expensive, and more certain, while another consultant argued the program is too conservative and process-heavy and should focus more narrowly on actual exposure and realistic cleanup standards. Environmental and community groups countered that MTCA is essential for cleanup, pollution prevention, stormwater control, and public participation, and that it is especially important for environmental justice communities such as the Duwamish Valley. Port and city representatives stressed that MTCA grants and cleanup funding are critical for large redevelopment projects, but said long timelines, permitting delays, and funding uncertainty can slow projects and jeopardize commitments. The committee then shifted to utility wildfire risk. Staff summarized recent legislation, including requirements for utility wildfire mitigation plans, creation of a wildfire mitigation standards work group, authorization for captive insurance by local governments and PUDs, securitization authority for disaster costs, and the existing wildfire response and resilience account. Chelan County PUD and Puget Sound Energy described extensive mitigation efforts such as vegetation management, grid hardening, undergrounding, AI smoke cameras, weather stations, enhanced operating settings, public safety power shutoffs, and community outreach. Both said wildfire risk is rising and insurance costs are increasing, and Chelan PUD asked the Legislature to restore funding to the wildfire response and resilience account. The Office of the Insurance Commissioner said a 2022 utility liability market study found insurance availability is tightening as perceived risk rises, and reported that a 2025 work group recommended restoring community resilience funding, requiring insurers to share wildfire risk scores and mitigation steps with property owners, and creating a grant program based on insurance industry wildfire standards. A PNNL scientist added that wildfire probability is increasing in parts of Washington and that mitigation requires long-term, landscape-scale coordination. The final speaker began describing California’s approach to wildfire risk, but the transcript cuts off before that presentation concluded.
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

EDU Public Hearing 03-10-2025

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • paid by a stien recipient under the Hawaii Early Childhood educator St stien fund program to be deposited
  • paid by a stien recipient under the Hawaii Early Childhood educator St stien fund program to be deposited
  • are no substantive differences between the two measures, but in their current form both vehicles contain
Committee: Senate Education
Keywords: 912, senate, all
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

House Revenue Committee, February 26, 2026

Revenue

Transcript Highlights:
  • And the agricultural land will have 9.12% assessment level and contain the 25 mills.
  • And let's say it's a $4 million home, then that 1 million will be at a levy that contains the 25.
  • With that, I would stand for any questions. going to contain the 25 ms in its levy. going to contain
  • level and contain the 25 mills.<00:25:08.480><c> So</c><00:25:08.640><c> we've</c><00:25:08.960><c>
  • So I I at a levy that contains the 25.
Bills: SF0110 , SF0044 , SF0046
Committee: House Revenue
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Informal House Session 113 Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am

Massachusetts House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • act authorizing the town of Somerset to grant an additional license for the sale of wine and malt beverages
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The House received a gubernatorial message returning House No. 3912, a bill to increase the Marblehead Board of Health from three to five members, with recommendation of amendment, and referred it to the Committee on Bills in the Third Reading. The House also suspended Joint Rule 12 on a petition from Megan K. Kilcoyne concerning condominium owners’ rights, sending it to the Committee on the Judiciary, and suspended Rule 7A to take up several bills reported by Steering, Policy and Scheduling. Those bills were read a second time and ordered to a third reading: House No. 138 on the definition of livestock; House No. 4437 on nutrient management and fertilizer regulation in Nantucket; House No. 4673 protecting first responders and enhancing access to behavioral health centers; House No. 4676 on tort actions for latent diseases; and House No. 4694 on increasing affordable and public housing options. The House then adopted an emergency preamble for House No. 4587, establishing a sick leave bank for a Department of Correction employee, David A. Russell. Several engrossed bills were passed to be enacted, including House No. 4149 revising the Lynn city charter, House No. 4286 authorizing an additional wine and malt beverage license in Somerset, and House No. 4439 simplifying subdivision road layout and acceptance in Marlborough. House No. 4587 was also passed to be enacted after the emergency preamble vote. The House observed a moment of silent tribute for Representative Anne Margaret Ferrante, who died after a battle with pancreatic cancer, and adopted an order to adjourn until Thursday at 10 a.m., with adjournment in her memory.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
  • Chairman, members of the committee, Don Isaacson, on behalf of the Arizona Licensed Beverage Association
Summary: The Committee on Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency met to approve the March 25, 2026 minutes and consider the nomination of Susan Wallace to the Arizona State Liquor Board. Committee members reviewed the board’s role and Wallace described her background in public education, small business, hospitality, retail, and alcohol-related operations in Tombstone, along with her service on the Tombstone Restoration Commission and as president of the Tombstone Chamber of Commerce. She said her experience would help her balance public safety, compliance, and support for responsible businesses if confirmed. During questioning, a member asked how she would approach situations involving the purchase of liquor licenses to block competitors; Wallace said such matters would need to be evaluated case by case based on the full facts. Don Isaacson, speaking for the Arizona Licensed Beverage Association, testified in support of the nomination, citing Wallace’s long experience in the industry and her understanding of tourism and hospitality issues. Committee members also thanked Wallace for volunteering for public service and emphasized the importance of board and commission work. A motion was made to recommend Wallace’s confirmation to the full Senate. The committee voted 7-0 to advance the nomination, with all members present voting aye. The meeting then adjourned.
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, May 20, 2025)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> 2024, the OC and the Federal Deposit 2024, the OC and the Federal Deposit Insurance<02:21:01.359
  • The biggest cut in food assistance in history is contained in this bill.
  • The biggest cut in food assistance in history is contained in this bill.
  • </c><04:47:38.718><c> the</c><04:47:38.958><c> Federal</c><04:47:39.440><c> Deposit</c> and the Deposit
  • the Federal Deposit and the Deposit the Federal Deposit Insurance<04:47:40.878><c> Corporation.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Land & Resource Management Apr 17th, 2025 at 09:04 am

Land & Resource Management

Transcript Highlights:
  • Revenue from the proceeds would be deposited into the general revenue-dedicated funds, given the ever-increasing
  • The district will contain approximately 416 acres of Montgomery County and be located in the unincorporated
  • The district will contain approximately 1,617,000.
  • The district will contain approximately 1,617 acres in Fort Bend County located within the ETJ of the
Summary: The committee heard testimony on a series of land use, housing, and local government bills. House Bill 447, relating to TIA requirements for certain MUD bond issuances, drew opposition from a witness who argued it would duplicate work already done, strain agency resources, and delay development; after the author’s closing, the committee substitute was withdrawn and the bill was left pending. The committee then voted out Senate Bill 1202 (third-party review of home backup power installations), House Bill 2494 (disannexation for failure to provide services), House Bill 1835 (removing barriers to HUD co-manufactured homes), and Senate Bill 15 (lot size and density limits in certain municipalities), with House Bill 1835 receiving one no vote and the others passing unanimously. House Bill 897, authorizing sale or lease of two state-owned Austin properties, was laid out and left pending after brief questions and no public testimony. The committee also heard and left pending several MUD creation bills for Montgomery and Fort Bend counties, including House Bills 5652, 5654, 5661, and 5656, each presented as template district bills with local support and no opposition recorded at the table. A major portion of the meeting focused on House Bill 2673, which would restore prior restrictions on new cemeteries near growing urban areas by repealing changes made last session. Representative Lujan and supporters argued the current law created unintended consequences, including loss of developable land, tax-exempt property in urban cores, and conflicts with infrastructure planning; they said cities already have authority to establish their own cemeteries if needed. Opponents, including a funeral services industry representative, argued the 2023 change was intended to let communities decide and that the bill would take local decision-making backward. After extensive testimony from both sides, the bill was left pending. The committee also heard House Bill 3680, which would create a Cameron County-specific process allowing local discretion under the model subdivision rules. Supporters said the bill would preserve colonia protections while reducing costly platting and replatting burdens on families trying to sell or pass down land; county officials and realtors testified in favor. The bill was left pending after closing. House Bill 4812, a clarification to the Texas Uniform Condominium Act to prevent counties from imposing subdivision platting requirements on condominiums, received support from builders and a condominium attorney who said current county practices create duplicative hurdles and higher costs; it too was left pending. Finally, House Bill 5148, which would allow certain single-stair apartment buildings up to six stories, generated the most detailed policy debate. Supporters, including housing advocates and architects, said the bill would lower costs, improve unit design, and expand affordable, family-friendly housing while maintaining safety through sprinklers and other safeguards. Fire officials from Corpus Christi opposed the bill, warning that a single stairwell could hinder firefighting and occupant evacuation, especially if sprinklers fail or smoke spreads. The author said the bill was aimed at new construction only and was part of a broader effort to reduce outdated housing regulations; the committee substitute was withdrawn and the bill was left pending at adjournment.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Land & Resource Management Apr 17th, 2025

Land & Resource Management

Transcript Highlights:
  • Revenue from the proceeds would be deposited into the general revenue-dedicated funds, given the ever-increasing
  • The district will contain approximately 416 acres of Montgomery County and be located in an unincorporated
  • This district will contain approximately 1,617 acres, The district will contain approximately 1,617 acres
NH
Transcript Highlights:
  • ><01:28:09.040><c> dwindling</c><01:28:09.600><c> over</c> Um, so, uh, this fund is sort of self-contained
  • want to look in there, it talks about dedicated funds imposed to public licensing fees imposed on beverage
  • people and have the various employees, but it doesn't have to have a fund is the point, I guess. beverage
  • <01:40:02.400><c> manufacturers</c><01:40:03.199><c> and</c><01:40:03.440><c> milk</c> beverage manufacturers
  • and milk beverage manufacturers and milk manufacturers<01:40:04.719><c> licensing,</c> &gt;&gt; right
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The meeting began with approval of partial minutes, with members noting that DHS/HHS material was not yet included and that the minutes would be finalized later. The committee then heard from the General Court about several dedicated funds. Testimony explained the Joint Legislative Historical Fund, which receives a $25,000 annual general fund appropriation and transfers from visitor center sales above a $50,000 threshold, and is used for portrait maintenance, chamber work, Hall of Flags upkeep, and other historical preservation needs. Members also discussed the preservation of the Civil War flags in the Hall of Flags, with the General Court stating the flags are monitored through annual high-definition photos and that no immediate stabilization project is planned. A question about Union cemeteries was raised but the witness said he had no knowledge of federal funding for them. The committee also reviewed the visitor center revolving fund and noted that the accounting presentation is confusing because transfers are netted out so the fund ends each year at $50,000. Members suggested the narrative should clearly identify the transfer amounts and actual revenue, and staff agreed to note that in future reporting. The General Court then described its special legislative account as a stability reserve for capital and emergency needs, citing past uses such as the plaza ADA renovation, the legislative parking garage, and moving operations to One Granite Place. Members asked about interest earnings and were told the account is held in the treasury and any interest goes to the general fund unless statute directs otherwise; no additional funding was recommended at this time. The Department of Administrative Services then presented the law enforcement memorial fund, explaining it is a long-standing leftover construction fund with a small balance that has not been needed because the New Hampshire Law Enforcement Memorial Officers Association privately funds memorial upkeep and plaques. Members discussed whether the state should transfer the remaining money to the nonprofit, but no decision was made; the department said it would research whether such a transfer is legally possible. The department also reviewed the former land conservation endowment fund, now moving to Fish and Game under House Bill 2, and explained that it primarily covers administrative costs, management fees, and investment losses for a long-term conservation program. Members asked about the fund’s large balance and the increase in expenses, and were told the fund is intended to last indefinitely and that future reporting will shift to Fish and Game.
AR

Arkansas 2026 Regular Session

LEGISLATIVE JOINT AUDITING Jun 5th, 2026

LEGISLATIVE JOINT AUDITING

Transcript Highlights:
  • Conway School District, Magnolia School District, and Westside School District of Johnson County contained
  • The audit report for Booneville School District contained a finding that was also referred to the prosecuting
  • These reports are very large and contain a lot of information.
  • where they'll, you know, send an email and say, hey, I need to change my bank account for direct deposit
  • Fifth, authority budgets did not contain individual salaries to document approval by the board as required
Keywords: 1204, all
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama House Judiciary Committee Mar 11th, 2026

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • Amendment one is: replace line 93 on page four with the following: files containing obscene material
  • <c> files</c> 93 on page four with the following files 93 on page four with the following files containing
  • obscene</c><00:20:06.880><c> material</c><00:20:07.280><c> depicting</c><00:20:07.840><c> a</c> containing
  • obscene material depicting a containing obscene material depicting a prepubescent<00:20:09.200><c> individual
  • Upon swearing to the facts contained in the complaint before a law enforcement officer who is authorized
Committee: House Judiciary
Keywords: 1136, house, all
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Ways and Means (01/21/2025)

Transcript Highlights:
  • The percentages that are contained within the bar chart are the change from the prior year.
  • The percentages that are contained within the bar chart are the change from the prior year.
  • On page 26, we have a question on that. pen everything's contained in one when pen everything's contained
  • </c> on the volume of liquid that's contained on the volume of liquid that's contained within<01:34:26.400
  • </c><01:35:51.280><c> ships</c> coming from China on container ships coming from China on container ships
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The committee received an overview from Chris of the Legislative Budget Assistance Office on how it will estimate unrestricted revenues for the General Fund, Education Trust Fund, Highway Fund, and Fish and Game Fund. He explained that the committee’s work is based on current law, not pending bills, and that the estimates will feed into a House resolution and an amendment to House Bill 1, the operating budget. He also described the broader budget process, including how House and Senate estimates are reconciled, how surplus statements account for revenue changes from enacted bills, and how a committee of conference could resolve differences later in the session. No votes were taken. Members then asked about why the Education Trust Fund was running below plan. Chris said the shortfall appeared to be driven largely by business taxes, including differences in the BET/BPT split and improved tax-processing systems that better track where business tax payments belong. Representative Orr also asked about tobacco tax collections and out-of-state sales; Chris said tobacco revenue was likely overestimated in 2023 based on COVID-era patterns, with more people smoking at home, and noted that e-cigarette tax revenue goes to the General Fund while cigarette taxes are split between the General Fund and Education Trust Fund. He said he did not have a specific estimate for cross-border sales. Commissioner Lindsay St. Pierre of the Department of Revenue then began a deeper dive into the department’s role and the taxes it administers. She reviewed the department’s mission, organizational structure, taxpayer services, and the tax policy and legislative analysis staff who prepare fiscal notes and testify on bills. She noted that the department administers about $2.9 billion in revenue across major taxes such as business taxes, meals and rooms, and utility property tax, and that the figures being discussed were preliminary because the annual report had not yet been issued. The discussion was informational only, with no formal action taken.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Judiciary (02/19/2025)

Transcript Highlights:
  • I cannot restore fat deposits in my body temporarily to make myself look less feminine.
  • :27:46.800><c> cannot</c><02:27:47.279><c> restore</c><02:27:47.760><c> fat</c><02:27:48.160><c> deposits
  • </c><02:27:48.600><c> in</c><02:27:48.760><c> my</c> off I cannot restore fat deposits in my off I cannot
  • restore fat deposits in my body<02:27:49.279><c> temporarily</c><02:27:50.279><c> to</c><02:27:50.439
  • I was date raped by an alleged male friend in a spiked beverage on a night I wasn't drinking. aggression
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The House Judiciary Committee opened a hearing on House Bill 148, with the chair limiting testimony to two minutes and asking for no outbursts so the committee could get through eight bills that day. Representative Kofalt, the prime sponsor, said HB 148 was the same as last year’s HB 396, which passed both chambers but was vetoed by the governor. He explained the bill would allow, but not require, separation by biological sex in bathrooms, locker rooms, houses of correction, and certain athletic competitions, leaving local school boards and administrators discretion to set policies. He argued the bill was meant to address safety and privacy concerns and cited a Milford incident and concerns in several school districts as examples of why local flexibility was needed. Committee members questioned the lack of a definition of “biological sex” and how the bill would be applied. Kofalt said he did not think a definition was necessary because males and females are generally understood, and he said the bill would give local policymakers latitude to make practical rules. He also said the bill was intended to address situations where people might misuse transgender claims to access spaces inappropriately. In response to questions, he said he was aware of issues in Kearsarge, Milford, and Mascoma school districts and had heard of discomfort in the State House, though he did not know all the details. Several opponents testified that the bill would discriminate against transgender and non-binary people and create enforcement problems. Executive Councilor Karen Hill said the bill would roll back New Hampshire’s anti-discrimination protections and conflict with the state’s Live Free or Die values. Alice Wade, a trans woman, said she had used women’s restrooms without incident and argued the bill would invite invasive enforcement and harassment. Representative La Selig said the bill was discriminatory and that bathroom concerns were being confused with unrelated harassment by cisgender males. Betsy Harrington supported the bill, citing a girls’ soccer game at Kearsarge that she said was disrupted by a boy playing on a girls’ team. Rosie Emer and her child testified against the bill, saying bathroom restrictions would increase anxiety and risk for trans and non-binary children. Stephen Scaer and Wendy Stallings supported the bill, arguing sex is biologically fixed and that excluding males from female spaces should not require genital inspections. No vote or final committee action was taken in the portion of the hearing provided.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
  • sexual offense and requires the court to transmit the collected assessments to the state treasurer to deposit
  • SB 1720 does contain SB 1720 as currently written. SB 1720 does contain meaningful improvements.
  • it appoints any professional personnel, to allow each parent to conduct discovery and take the deposition
  • intentions here, but the bill really lacks three critical provisions that similar bills in other states contain
  • intentions here, but the bill really lacks three critical provisions that similar bills in other states contain
Summary: The committee approved the minutes and then heard a long series of bills, mostly from Senators Hoffman, Fernandez, and Bolick. Early action included SB 1436 on school bond/override ballot language, which passed 4-3 after brief debate over ballot length and transparency. SB 1568, requiring election systems to keep clocks within 60 seconds of official time and making violations a misdemeanor, was amended and passed 4-3 despite concerns about machine failures and the breadth of the penalty. SB 1569, limiting special election board members from collecting voter registrations while assisting confined voters, also passed 4-3 after testimony from county officials and a deputy registrar describing alleged misuse of SEBs. SB 1746, requiring schools to serve as polling places and closing schools on regular primary/general election days for staff training, passed 4-3 over objections about school autonomy and safety. SB 1295, allowing certain incarcerated people needing long-term care or treatment to be transferred to contracted medical institutions, passed unanimously after an amendment narrowing the medical eligibility language. The committee then took up SB 1067, a county blight/abatement bill allowing property tax bills to include assessments for removing rubbish, debris, and dilapidated structures; county officials from Gila and Pima Counties strongly supported it, and it passed 7-0. SB 1285, which would have repealed kratom protections and added kratom and its alkaloids to the narcotic-drug list, drew strong opposition from industry and a pharmacist and failed 3-4 after debate over safety, regulation, and criminal penalties. SB 1413, removing the $100,000 restitution cap for serious injury or death caused by a moving violation, passed after a short explanation that it was intended to conform statutes to a prior Arizona Supreme Court ruling. SB 1476, making prenatal exposure to dangerous or narcotic drugs and fetal alcohol syndrome a class six felony child neglect offense with an affirmative defense for mothers who completed treatment, drew emotional testimony from a foster/adoptive parent and opposition from reproductive justice and criminal defense advocates; it passed 4-2. Later, SB 1585, creating standards and funding mechanisms for sex offender-specific evaluations, treatment, and polygraphs, passed 4-2 after supporters argued it would improve oversight and opponents questioned the added surcharge and appropriation. SB 1662, requiring probation conditions to be the least restrictive necessary and tailored to risk and needs, passed 5-0 with support from justice reform advocates and defense attorneys. SB 1664, adjusting constable nomination signature requirements in Maricopa and Pima Counties, passed unanimously after county association support. The committee then began SB 1666 on in-state custodial interference, with the sponsor and a supporter describing repeated violations of custody orders and arguing for a tiered civil-penalty-to-felony structure; the transcript ends during questioning on that bill.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Informal House Session 60 Jun 24th, 2026

Massachusetts House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • within which the town of Southbridge may grant additional licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages
Keywords: 1212, all
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

06/09/2026 - Senate Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency

Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency

Transcript Highlights:
  • Madam Chairman, members of the committee, Don Isaacson, on behalf of the Arizona Licensed Beverage Association
Keywords: 1182, all
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Licensing & Administrative Procedures May 13th, 2025

Licensing & Administrative Procedures

Transcript Highlights:
  • of electronically readable information to verify purchaser's age and the retail sale of alcoholic beverages
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session Mar 10th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senate Bill 1577 by Parker relaying the temporary sale of alcoholic beverages at certain Racing Facilities
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Limiting SNAP purchases 3/24/26

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Yet the list of items eligible for SNAP in Minnesota includes junk food, beverages like candy, soda,
  • /c><00:20:38.800><c> food,</c> in Minnesota includes junk food, in Minnesota includes junk food, beverages
  • 39.720><c> candy,</c><00:20:40.200><c> soda,</c><00:20:40.520><c> and</c><00:20:40.640><c> other</c> beverages
  • like candy, soda, and other beverages like candy, soda, and other foods<00:20:41.600><c> that</c><00
Keywords: 1183, house