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HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
CPC Public Hearing - Tue Apr 1, 2025 @ 2:00 PM HST
Consumer Protection & Commerce
Transcript Highlights:
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broker - Ilon, who will be noted for the rest of session. Anyone else voting with reservations?
Summary:
The House Committee on Consumer Protection and Commerce met on April 1 at the State Capitol and heard four measures. HCR 45/HR 38 urged the Public Utilities Commission to support transferring regulatory authority over motor carriers, water carriers, and other transportation means to the Department of Transportation; both the PUC and DOT testified in support, and members discussed that the resolution was largely symbolic because statutory changes would still be needed. HCR 58/HR 54 requested a geothermal energy working group; the Consumer Advocate, PUC, Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, and Life of the Land supported it, while Students for Justice in Palestine at UH opposed it, citing an active injunction, environmental risks, and the need to prioritize Native and local community voices. Members asked about the injunction and community representation, and the PUC said it would support including Hawaiian community members in the working group. HCR 91/HR 87 sought insurance coverage for prosthetic and orthotic devices; a 14-year-old amputee testified in support, describing the need for sports prosthetics and arguing that coverage should allow people with limb loss to participate fully in school and athletics. HCR 102/HR 98 urged the Real Estate Commission to allow the salesperson exam to be administered in Japanese for timeshare sales; the Real Estate Commission opposed, while ARDA supported it, arguing there is a shortage of bilingual real estate professionals and that Japanese-language testing would help the timeshare industry and Japanese visitors. Members questioned the limited-license concept and public protection concerns, and the committee later amended the measure to a limited real estate salesperson’s license for timeshare sales, changing the target from Japanese-speaking visitors to Japanese nationals, before passing all four measures out of committee, with HCR 102 passing with amendments and the others passing as is.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Rules and Legislative Administration Committee 4/2/25
Rules and Legislative Administration
Transcript Highlights:
- I just want to make sure for the people who hold these titles, you are still getting your regular representative
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pay - this is saying here is that the Speaker Emerita is going to serve as the chair of the LCC for this session
FL
Florida 2026 5th Special Session
Rules Jan 15th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- As you know, Tom Yatman retired last fall at some point during session, whenever that was, and Shasta
- importantly, adopts as official statute law of the state all statute materials passed by the 2025 regular
- session.
- Senate Bill 102 deletes statutory provisions that were repealed by an earlier session of the legislature
- adjourn, I just want, this is probably going to be the quickest meeting we're going to have this session
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Rules convened with a quorum present and brief housekeeping remarks, including the introduction of new Rules staff director Shasta Cruz. Chair Pasadomo outlined the committee’s plan to move through bills efficiently, and Vice Chair Jones presided over the bill agenda. No public appearance forms or testimony were offered on any of the measures.
The committee considered three Senate bills related to Florida Statutes: SB 100, the Adoption Act, which prospectively adopts the 2026 Florida Statutes and the 2025 regular session’s statute materials; SB 102, which removes statutory provisions that have already been repealed or expired; and SB 104, the General Revisers’ Bill, which deletes obsolete language, updates cross-references, and corrects grammatical and typographical errors. Each bill was explained by Senator Pasadomo, received no questions or debate, and was reported favorably by roll call vote.
After the votes, several senators requested to be recorded as voting favorably on tabs 1 and 2. Chair Pasadomo noted the meeting would be one of the session’s shortest and announced the committee would meet again on Thursday. Senator Martin moved to adjourn, and the committee adjourned without objection.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, would this only be able to be taken up during a regular session or special session?
- Yes, we would have to be in session because it would be like any, uh, uh, uh, Senate concurrent resolution
- Matter of fact, a couple of sessions back we all joined together and stood up and, and passed a bill
- , uh, and recognize Senator Paxton's concern that you could not take action, uh, without being in session
Summary:
The Senate State Affairs Committee met with a quorum present and took up House Bill 796, which had previously been heard and was before the committee with a new substitute. Senator King explained that the bill would allow the Legislature, by concurrent resolution and a two-thirds vote of each chamber, to determine that a federal directive is unconstitutional and to prohibit state or local officers from assisting in its enforcement. He said the measure would not nullify federal law, but would bar state and local cooperation with federal actions the Legislature found unconstitutional, such as directives affecting churches, gun rights, or other state interests.
Members asked questions about when the process could be used and whether it would only apply during a regular or special session. Senator King responded that it would require the Legislature to be in session, like any concurrent resolution. Senator Hall expressed support for state sovereignty but worried the bill was too limited and did not go far enough to assert Texas independence from federal overreach. King replied that the bill would still let the Legislature direct state and local officials not to assist in carrying out unconstitutional federal actions.
The committee adopted the substitute without objection. Senator Bettencourt then moved to report House Bill 796, as substituted, to the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed. The motion passed on an 8-2 vote, and the committee recessed subject to the call of the chair.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
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- regular reports to the court.
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AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
01/27/2026 - House Natural Resources, Energy & Water
Natural Resources, Energy & Water
Transcript Highlights:
- You've stated before, Director, that you've been meeting on a regular basis, and sometimes it's weekly
- I'm in contact on a regular basis with the major tribes who have Colorado River water.
- Let's be honest: do regular citizens have access to flight logs?
- Do regular citizens have access to flight logs? Do they have access to payload manifests?
- We're talking billions of dollars going into this on a regular basis.
Keywords:
solar radiation management, environment, prohibition, Arizona Revised Statutes, public health, complaint process, Attorney General, groundwater management, water conservation, irrigation, water supply, brackish groundwater, water supply development, desalination, water infrastructure, financial assistance, environmental reviews, brackish water, groundwater, water resources
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Senate Legislative Session Feb 3rd, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm reminded of the scripture as we start this session that I think that I know it's important to me
- The standing committees and the Members, therefore thereof appointed for the second regular Session of
- She's gonna be my judiciary intern for this entire session, and looking forward to working with her.
- She will be my intern this session on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
- Members, I have an intern with me for this legislative session.
Bills:
SB1519, SB1775, SB1900, SB1948, SB2080, SB1226, SB1456, SB1462, SB1463, SB1980, SB1479, SB1608, SB1923
Keywords:
municipal zoning, home-based businesses, no-impact businesses, local government, regulation, short-term rentals, municipal ordinance, municipal court, court of record, court not of record, city penalties, fine limits, penalty cap, ordinance enforcement, state statute, traffic offenses, speeding, parking, DUI, DWI
FL
Florida 2026 5th Special Session
Appropriations Feb 12th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- But if you're in favor of that, maybe we could address it in a regular session.
- session with you, hand in hand.
- Any other salary-type issues are going to be taken up in the normal regular session during our budget
- So soon after this body passed SB 17, 18, just two sessions ago, which is another harmful, very broad
- This is a special session. You can never let perfect be the enemy of the good.
Summary:
The Senate Appropriations Committee met to hear SB 2-C, a major immigration enforcement bill sponsored by Senator Gruters and co-introduced by Senator Fine. The sponsor described the bill as a response to federal immigration priorities and said it replaces a single immigration officer with a State Board of Immigration Enforcement, expands local-federal cooperation, increases penalties for crimes committed by unauthorized immigrants, requires detention in certain cases, broadens information sharing, funds detention-bed expansion and law-enforcement training, and ends in-state tuition waivers for undocumented students. The bill also includes provisions related to sanctuary policies, voter fraud, transport of unauthorized aliens, and driver’s license-related offenses. The sponsor said the bill appropriates roughly $300 million overall, including $250 million for grants and $48 million for the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services for interdiction and border-related enforcement work.
Committee members questioned the bill’s scope, costs, and implementation. Senators focused heavily on the tuition-waiver repeal, asking how many students would be affected and whether the bill would harm students who have long lived in Florida. They also pressed on whether the bill should include stronger E-Verify provisions, how sanctuary-policy enforcement would work, whether local officials could be penalized for policy choices, and how immigration status would be verified in court and jail settings. The sponsor and Senator Fine said the tuition waiver would be removed for undocumented students, that the bill does not address E-Verify, and that the measure is intended to make immigration status a factor in detention and sentencing. Questions also addressed detention-bed capacity, reimbursement rates, and whether corrections staff would receive bonuses or salary increases; sponsors said bonuses are included for participating law enforcement, while broader salary issues would be handled in the regular budget process.
Public testimony was sharply divided. Supporters and information-only witnesses, including Sheriff Bob Gualtieri and former officials, said the bill would help Florida coordinate with federal authorities, expand bed space, and close loopholes in existing immigration enforcement. Opponents from the Southern Poverty Law Center, ACLU of Florida, Florida Policy Institute, labor groups, and immigrant advocates argued the bill is unconstitutional, likely to trigger litigation, and harmful to families, schools, and the economy. They warned that the pretrial detention provisions could lead to wrongful detentions and that the tuition changes would reduce access to higher education and cost the state tuition revenue. No final vote is reflected in the transcript excerpt, but the committee continued through public comment and extended the meeting to complete the agenda.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- But if you're in favor of that, maybe we could address it in a regular session.
- session with you, hand in hand.
- Any other salary-type issues are going to be taken up in the normal regular session during our budget
- So soon after this body passed SB 17, 18, just two sessions ago, which is another harmful, very broad
- This is a special session. You can never let perfect be the enemy of the good.
Summary:
The Senate Appropriations Committee took up SB 2-C, a major immigration enforcement bill sponsored by Senator Gruters and co-introduced by Senator Fine. Gruters described the measure as a broad crackdown on illegal immigration that would replace a single immigration officer with a State Board of Immigration Enforcement, create a $250 million grant program for local law enforcement, fund additional Department of Agriculture interdiction staff and facilities, expand pretrial detention for certain unauthorized immigrants, increase criminal penalties, require more cooperation with ICE, and eliminate in-state tuition eligibility for undocumented students. He and supporters framed the bill as a way to support law enforcement, deter illegal immigration, and align Florida with federal enforcement efforts.
Committee questioning focused heavily on the bill’s education, detention, and enforcement provisions. Senators pressed Gruters and Fine on why the bill did not address employer sanctions or E-Verify, whether the tuition changes would affect students who had grown up in Florida, how sanctuary-policy enforcement would work, and whether the bill would create practical burdens for prosecutors, jails, and local officials. Gruters said he was open to working on E-Verify in regular session but not to amending this bill, and Fine argued the tuition repeal would apply to undocumented students who had qualified under existing law. Sheriff Bob Gualtieri testified in support, saying ICE bed capacity was still insufficient and that county jails needed more resources to honor detainers. Mark Schlachman of FSU Law offered historical context, noting prior state-federal cooperation efforts and warning of unintended consequences, while several public witnesses opposed the bill as unconstitutional, costly, and harmful to immigrant families and the economy.
Opponents from the Southern Poverty Law Center, ACLU of Florida, Florida Center for Fiscal and Economic Policy, Florida Policy Institute, AFL-CIO, and immigrant advocacy groups argued the bill would invite litigation, encourage racial profiling, harm the workforce and higher education, and punish law-abiding immigrants and their families. They emphasized that immigration is a federal matter, that K-12 education must be provided regardless of status, and that removing in-state tuition would reduce access to college and hurt Florida’s economy. Some speakers urged the committee to grandfather current students if the tuition waiver is repealed. The meeting ended with continued public testimony and no final vote reflected in the transcript provided.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Health and Human Services - 02/18/25
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
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- More patients than ever are facing facility fees for bills at regular doctor visits.
- facility fees for bills at on regular facility fees for bills at on regular doctor<00:14:37.759>
- It wasn't just last session we were hearing that number; it was 2/3 of all of them.
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so another bill later on in the session so another bill later on in the session
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session (Full Formal with Calendar) Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Massachusetts Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- professionals obtain patient consent before using AI for supportive services like transcription or therapy sessions
- I want to thank us, Senator President and Chair Rodericks, for making this a priority of this session
- and making sure our kids are not waiting any longer, ...priority of this session and making sure our
- , this session, and our conference committee, and was instrumental in getting this across the finish
- A working mother or working father in my district juggling two jobs, no time, no regular doctor, not
Summary:
The Senate considered a series of amendments to a primary care health care bill and also took up a separate literacy bill. Several amendments were withdrawn, including one on artificial intelligence in health care and others related to cost controls, direct primary care, and provider studies. The Senate adopted amendments on preserving access to treatment for serious mental illness, modernizing the definition of primary care, clarifying payment rates for community health centers, excluding pharmaceutical spending from primary care expenditure calculations, and strengthening health equity reporting. Other amendments on rate bands, alternative payment systems, private equity reporting, scope of practice, and ownership disclosure were rejected. The Senate then approved the Ways and Means amendment and ordered the primary care bill to a third reading.
The chamber also took up final passage of An Act Relative to Teachers Preparation and Student Literacy, with senators describing it as a long-awaited compromise focused on improving early reading outcomes. Supporters said the bill requires evidence-based K-3 literacy curricula, regular student screening and family notification, dyslexia screening protocols, professional development for teachers, and a free state-developed curriculum option. Senators emphasized the need to address declining third-grade reading proficiency and equity gaps. The bill passed to be enacted by a unanimous roll call and was sent to the Governor.
After the literacy bill, the Senate returned to the primary care bill, where senators again debated cost containment, innovation, and access. The final version included the adopted amendments and was passed to be engrossed by a roll call vote of 35-4. The Senate then adopted an adjournment order and recessed, adjourning in memory of Henry Thomas III, former Representative Ben Swan, and Mr. Dennis Frane.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Business and Insurance 2ND REVISED Apr 23rd, 2026 at 09:30 am
Business and Insurance
Transcript Highlights:
- know I've got some information in front of me. 23 other states utilize weight-based versus just a regular
- And just the regular, not this. I just have my own compost pile.
- You know, we still have two weeks left in this session.
- Did you say we only had two weeks left in session?
- Members, thank you all very much for a Great session in Business and Insurance this year, according to
Bills:
HB4322, HB4202, HB4203, HB4457, HB3983, HB3660, HB3802, HB2933, HB2955, HB2956, HB3781, HB3521, HB3794, HB3796, HB3800
Keywords:
funeral services licensing, funeral director, embalmer, funeral director in charge, dual licensure, mortuary science, Oklahoma Funeral Board, funeral establishment, commercial embalming establishment, crematory, cremation, alkaline hydrolysis, apprenticeship, licensing requirements, professional regulation, undertaker, mortician, burial services, death care industry, workers' compensation
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Appr-Sub-General Government and Transportation 2ND REVISED Afternoon Session Jan 12th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Transcript Highlights:
- You may recall last legislative session we were talking about Texas and their inability to provide and
- So, they'll have to take this up again in their coming legislative session.
- The governor has called two other special elections, but he has caused those to coincide with the regular
- But candidate filing is coming up April 1st, 2nd, and 3rd, right there in the middle of session.
- If you remember in the last session, Mr.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- So, uh, what that sounds like, and I have, uh, I've, I've dealt with this in, in my, my regular day,
- A regular commercial activity and who gets to balance quality of life in a particular community, um,
- As I said initially, I actually introduced it during the special session in September of 23.
- This is my first time to be in front of you this session, so it's a privilege, uh, to address you.
- predicament, have been in a predicament for a while on the damages to agricultural lands, uh, last session
Bills:
HB 246, HB 796, HB 1056, HB 1544, HB 1846, HB 2001, HB 2618, HB 2625, HB 2869, HB 2898, HB 3069, HB 3114, HB 3157, HB 3228, HJR 98
Keywords:
federal directives, state authority, Tenth Amendment, government enforcement, local governance, gold standard, legal tender, currency, transactional currency, financial transactions, electronic payment systems, state finance, regulatory compliance, electric trucks, charging infrastructure, advisory council, transportation, sustainability, criminal penalties, official information
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Appropriations - S/C on Articles I, IV, & V Feb 24th, 2025
Appropriations - S/C on Articles I, IV, & V
Transcript Highlights:
- We did not do that this session, and the reason for that is several sessions ago there was a you increased
- Anyways, thank you and thank you for being here. session.
- Last session.
- I remember our conversation last session about that.
- Number two, please continue to do these kind of discussions. session in and session out to make sure
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado Senate 2026 Legislative Day 120 May 14th, 2026
Colorado Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, the Senate of the Colorado Legislature, convened in the second regular session of the 75th General
- Uh, the Senate of the Colorado Legislature, convened in the second regular session of the 75th General
- So, with that, the Senate of the Colorado Legislature, convened in the second regular session of the
- Our yearly special session began.
- We won't have to have a special session.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- These anecdotal reports have led both regular civilians as well as military veterans to seek treatment
- For me, it was one session. It was just one. I've never had an anxiety attack since.
- You know, we've had bills, we've talked about this for a few sessions.
- For another session? Maybe so, but right now it gives us a squeamish feeling. Thank you so much.
- Those that have been processed at, like, for instance, a regular slaughter facility.
Bills:
HB 44, HB 2200, HB 1612, HB 2747, HB 2038, HB 3717, HB 1431, HB 3800, HB 3801, HB 3560, HB 3246
Keywords:
HB 44, Life of the Mother Act, abortion exceptions, medical emergency, reasonable medical judgment, pregnancy complications, maternal health, life-threatening condition, ectopic pregnancy, miscarriage, spontaneous abortion, fetal survival, Texas abortion law, abortion ban, physician liability, health care provider, disciplinary action, aiding and abetting, emergency abortion, obstetric care
Summary:
The meeting of the public health committee focused on the pressing issue of opioid addiction in Texas, with a particular emphasis on House Bill 3717. Chairman Harris detailed the bill's intent to fund a grant program for Ibogaine clinical trials, framing it as a critical response to the ongoing opioid crisis. He shared poignant testimonies highlighting the struggles of families and veterans battling addiction and mental health issues. The conversation underscored the necessity of innovative treatments, like Ibogaine, which showed promising results in studies for reducing symptoms of withdrawal and PTSD.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
March 6, 2025 - 01:00 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- No, they would have a regular license just like any other surveyor or mapper. Mr.
- Chair, no, they would have a regular license just like any other surveyor or mapper.
- The liability insurance would be the same as if they'd gone through the regular path.
- The liability insurance would be the same as if they'd gone through the regular path.
- Those developers still have to go through the regular process.
Summary:
The subcommittee heard and approved four bills focused on reducing or modernizing professional regulation. HB 6015, by Rep. Oliver, repeals the word “reusable” from the wine keg statute to allow businesses more flexibility in container materials; members joked about the possibility of a Home Depot bucket, and the bill passed 16-0. HB 339, by Rep. Abbott, creates an alternative temporary licensure pathway for surveyors and mappers based on employer recommendation and exam passage, but members raised concerns about qualifications, liability, and oversight; Abbott said he was open to amendments, and the bill passed 14-1 with Rep. Overdorf dissenting. HB 139, by Rep. Lopez, allows pawnbrokers to use digital transaction forms instead of only printed forms; a technical amendment added readability and placement requirements for digital forms, and the bill passed unanimously. HB 195, by Rep. Chambliss, lets the Department of Corrections coordinate with DBPR boards so inmates who complete licensure-related classes can receive credit toward professional licensure; supporters framed it as a second-chance and workforce bill, an amendment clarified that DBPR handles professions without boards, and the bill passed favorably 15-0.
The committee then received a presentation from DBPR Secretary Melanie Griffin on the department’s role overseeing more than 1.7 million businesses and professionals across over 30 fields. She highlighted enforcement and complaint data, including more than 24,000 inspections and complaints handled in the last fiscal year, a preference for education and voluntary compliance over formal discipline, and the department’s alternative dispute resolution program, which returned $2.7 million to consumers and saved $270,000 in costs. Griffin also reviewed recent deregulatory and efficiency efforts, including endorsement/reciprocity reforms, fee waivers, reduced processing times, and shorter call wait times, and said DBPR is continuing to look for ways to cut red tape while protecting public safety.
Members questioned Griffin about permitting, continuing education, complaint processing, board vacancies, fraud in cosmetology and construction, coordination with other agencies, and whether schools can block students from taking state exams over unpaid tuition. DBPR staff said complaints are generally processed within 60 days, schools cannot bar graduates from taking the exam because of tuition debt, and the department works with other agencies when issues cross jurisdictional lines. The panel discussion that followed featured industry representatives from landscape architecture, building/code administration, pools, roofing, construction, HVAC/electrical, and hospitality, who generally supported reducing local permitting burdens, standardizing requirements, improving reciprocity and training pathways, and using technology and clearer scopes of work to make licensure and inspections more efficient.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- scrutiny and the regular review of the tax committee also.
- scrutiny and the regular review of the tax committee also.
- scrutiny and the regular review of the tax committee also.
- That there is a need to kind of, you know, to make, to subject some of these to the regular scrutiny
- and the regular review of the tax committee also.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- We included the sunset clause this legislative session because last legislative session, you all, as
- The first bill was enacted during the 78th regular legislative session in 2003.
- We had water districts from 1910 that weren't codified, and they were in the session laws I...
- incorporate enactments of that session.
- This bill is, of all our code bills each session, the must-pass bill because of the way Texas enacts
Bills:
HB 1181, HB3704, HB1363, HB1610, HB1615, HB1620, HB3223, HB1317, HB2884, HB2176, HB4027, HB1664, HB933, HB2613, HB3353, HB2086, HB4101, HB3441, HB4145, HB3455
Keywords:
judiciary, judges, justices, retired, legal assignments, judicial conduct, notary public, criminal offense, education requirements, official documents, record retention, implicit bias, bias training, judicial training, judge education, court personnel, continuing legal education, CLE, state bar, Texas Court of Criminal Appeals