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HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

CPC Public Hearing - Wed Mar 4, 2026 @ 2:00 PM HST

Consumer Protection & Commerce

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  • as the service continues. as the service continues.
  • service issue you have, right? Everyone service issue you have, right?
  • stuff like accounting services, certain legal services, certain software licenses that are shared.
Summary: The committee heard testimony on HB 1984 HD2, which would require government entities issuing building permits to create a self-certification process for certain behind-the-meter rooftop solar and energy storage systems, allowing approved applicants to proceed without waiting for standard permit review. The Public Utilities Commission and DLNR offered comments, and the Hawaii Solar Energy Association, Holoholo Energy, Photon Works Engineering, Malama Solar, RevoluSun, and others testified in strong support. Supporters said the bill would reduce permitting delays, lower costs, and help meet Hawaii’s renewable energy goals while still relying on licensed engineers, electricians, and county inspections for safety. Committee members asked about risk, existing county pilot programs, and whether self-certification had been used before; witnesses said the professional liability remains with licensed signers and that current automated review systems often flag minor issues that slow projects. The committee also noted 16 additional written testimonies in support. The committee then took up HB 1593 HD1, which would require HHFDC-financed affordable rental housing projects to allow residents to own or keep common household pets. The Hawaiian Humane Society testified that the bill is a top priority because housing restrictions are a major reason pets are surrendered and because many unhoused residents with pets avoid housing that does not allow animals. In response to questions, the Humane Society said concerns about pet-related damage are overstated, suggested pet behavior screening as a safeguard, and said it would be willing to work on broader private-market pet-friendly housing policies. Members raised concerns about whether allowing pets in public housing could create problems for residents who later transition to the private market, and the witness said California has a similar law and no major negative effects had been identified. Finally, the committee heard HB 2423 HD2, which would require that by January 1, 2028, diesel fuel sold in Hawaii for on-highway vehicles contain at least 5% biodiesel by volume. The Hawaii State Energy Office offered comments, and Hawaii Transportation Association and Pacific Biodiesel Technologies testified in support. Pacific Biodiesel argued the mandate would improve energy security, stabilize fuel prices amid global supply disruptions, and support local clean-fuel production. In response to questions, the company said its nameplate capacity is 5.5 million gallons per year and it has produced over 6 million gallons annually, but much of its output is tied up in standby generator contracts that can fluctuate. Witnesses said the mandate would provide a stable market signal and could support future investment in expanded local biodiesel production, including agricultural feedstock development and a possible second refinery. No votes or final actions were taken during the portion of the meeting provided.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/17/2026 - House Natural Resources, Energy & Water

Natural Resources, Energy & Water

Transcript Highlights:
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  • Madam Chair, members, Ralph Heap, Legislative District 10.
  • Madam Chair, members, Ralph Heap, Legislative District 10.
  • We have talked about whether the Mining Inspector’s office is really the right office to have this done
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HI
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  • Attorney General's office, with comments. Good morning, Chairman.
  • I think if this legislative happening.
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Summary: The committee heard testimony on HB 1604, which would create an agricultural workforce housing group within the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity to address shortages of farmworker housing. The department said it supported the bill’s intent but emphasized that the group’s early work should focus on gathering data and surveying farm operators to assess actual demand, to avoid “mission creep.” Testimony from the City and County of Honolulu Office of Economic Revitalization, Hawaii Farmers Union, Hawaii Farm Bureau, Housing Hawaii’s Future, and the Maui Chamber of Commerce was in support, with one witness suggesting a housing advocacy nonprofit be added to the working group for balance. The committee then discussed HB 1713 on school impact fees, which would clarify exemptions for certain affordable housing projects and exempt new residential developments of fewer than 100 units. The Attorney General’s office said the bill should define “low to moderate income households” because that term is not defined in chapter 302A. HHFDC, the School Facilities Authority, Grassroot Institute of Hawaii, and others supported the measure, arguing it would reduce administrative burden and remove barriers to housing. Members questioned whether the bill should instead repeal the school impact fee entirely; supporters said they also favored full repeal but viewed this bill as a more feasible step. The School Facilities Authority also explained that about $28 million in school impact fees had been collected across four districts and none had yet been spent, and discussed how recent nexus requirements limit how the funds can be used. HB 1722, relating to residential condominiums, drew extensive testimony and questioning. HCDA supported the bill and explained that it amends the 99-year leasehold pilot program created by Act 97 of 2023 by reducing owner-occupancy restrictions from 100% of units to 60%, allowing some rental or subleasing flexibility for the owner-occupied units, and permitting up to 40% of units to be sold to qualified residents after being on the market for more than 60 days. HCDA said the original restrictions, combined with rising construction costs, higher interest rates, and competition from nearby projects, made the pilot project difficult to market and finance; it said the changes are needed to make the project feasible and competitive. Supporters including AP Hawaii, Kila LLC, and project representatives said the amendments would help make the demonstration project in Kakaʻako viable. Some members raised concerns that the changes could weaken long-term affordability and questioned why certain ownership language was being deleted if rentals would still be restricted. No votes or final committee actions were taken in the portion of the hearing provided.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/11/2026 - Senate Judiciary and Elections

Judiciary and Elections

Transcript Highlights:
  • My name is Clint Van Wolfen with the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office.
  • Kupenthal, and their hard work and the willingness to collaborate and improve this legislation.
  • This is modeled after the First Step Act, federal legislation.
  • And you are saying you can only have one, I guess, parole officer to 50 people.
  • Valenzuela, thank you for being of service to your community.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Tax, Business and Transportation Feb 10th, 2026 at 04:43 pm

Senate Tax, Business & Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • Nora Sackett, Director of the Technology and Innovation Office.
  • Madam Chair, just to add that the existing programming that my office, the Technology Innovation Office
  • Madam Chair, just to add that the existing programming that my office, the Technology Innovation Office
  • People on Medicaid don't pay for the service, correct? Madam Chair, sponsor.
  • I'm talking about all of the services.
Bills: SB20, SB21, SB166, SB177, SB181, SB189, SM6
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Rules Feb 10th, 2026

Rules

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  • So there has to be a bona fide dispute regarding services or labor or materials.
  • We service almost 30,000 people in St.
  • This legislation is needed because without concurrent legislative jurisdiction, juvenile misconduct is
  • This legislation is needed because without concurrent legislative jurisdiction, juvenile misconduct is
  • This legislation is subject to appropriation, and I would ask for your favorable support.
Summary: The committee heard and advanced several bills, beginning with CS for CS for SB 54, which requires district medical examiners to perform toxicology screenings for psychotropic drugs and intoxicating substances in autopsies of violent offenders and report findings to state agencies. It was reported favorably after brief discussion about how the data would be used. CS for SB 176 also passed, requiring public postsecondary institutions to make campus safety reporting and response procedures clearer and more accessible for students, faculty, and staff who receive threats. Both bills were approved without opposition in the meeting. The committee then took up the large Florida Farm Bill, CS for CS for CS for SB 290, which drew extensive testimony and multiple amendments. The bill includes changes to fair associations, a preemption on local restrictions affecting gas- and diesel-powered farm equipment, surplus of certain state-owned lands for agricultural use, a food animal veterinary loan repayment program, permanent authorization for Farmers Feeding Florida, expanded Florida Forest Service training, a ban on signal jamming devices, tougher CDL English-proficiency penalties, protections for food safety inspectors, biosolids provisions, and contractor payment enforcement. Amendments expanded veterinary loan eligibility to equine veterinarians, merged citrus research entities, made technical corrections, and revised contractor payment language; a late-filed amendment removed the bill’s disparagement clause after significant First Amendment concerns and public testimony. A separate amendment delayed biosolids compliance deadlines. The bill was reported favorably as amended. Also approved were CS for CS for SB 834, which repeals a restriction on health care sharing ministries partnering with licensed insurance agents, while adding a disclaimer requirement; SB 936, allowing temporary door locking devices at any height above the floor and directing the Building Commission to add standards to the code; and CS for SB 50, expanding veterans’ courts statewide. Later, CS for CS for SB 1004 advanced with a strike-all regulating dog and cat sales, requiring disclosure of medical records and financing terms, a three-day waiting period for financed purchases, and consumer protections against deceptive pet sales; an amendment removed an appropriation section. The committee also approved CS for CS for SB 178, which directs the FHSAA to adopt rules allowing coaches to provide limited good-faith support to student-athletes, and CS for CS for SB 198, regulating virtual currency kiosks with registration, warnings, transaction limits, receipts, and refund protections. Each of these bills was reported favorably by recorded vote.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/10/2026 - House Natural Resources, Energy & Water

Natural Resources, Energy & Water

Transcript Highlights:
  • How did you come up with a four-year time frame in this legislation? That's a question for you.
  • Respectful opposition to this legislation.
  • How long does it take to get approval for somebody coming into the office?
  • I am State Representative Leo Biasucci, Legislative District 30. Okay. Thank you. Thank you.
  • State Representative Leo Biasucci, Legislative District 30.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Public Safety Feb 3rd, 2026 at 09:00 am

Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • How do we advance Oklahoma and be thoughtful in our legislation?
  • It was a peace officer that had our agent of a border patrol or IC someone with Homeland security officer
  • That officer did that. That's how President Trump got it.
  • I think this is good legislation.
  • There is no justifiable reason in my mind why any agency, any record service, any cleanup service, anyone
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Rules Feb 3rd, 2026

Rules

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  • during the 2023 legislative session, which created it.
  • The bill is a result of legislation passed during the 2023 legislative session, which created a Black
  • This legislation...
  • The supervisors of elections office typically will train The Supervisors of Elections Office typically
  • Suit was brought against the city and two individual officers.
Summary: The Committee on Rules met with 14 members present and considered a long agenda of bills, including several open-government sunset reauthorizations, consumer and election measures, claims bills, and policy bills on public safety, ethics, and child protection. The committee reported favorably SB 7024 and SB 7026, which extend and consolidate public-records/public-meeting exemptions for cybersecurity information and trade secrets held by agencies, and SB 7020, which reenacts the aquaculture records exemption for the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. It also approved SB 14 and SB 24, two uncontested Miami-Dade County claims bills, and SB 16, a claims bill for Heriberto Sanchez Mayan involving severe injuries after an unlawful arrest and transport incident in St. Petersburg. Several bills drew substantial testimony. SB 308, creating the Florida Museum of Black History Board of Directors and designating St. Johns County as the museum site, received extensive support from advocates and lawmakers who emphasized preserving the full and accurate history of Black Floridians; some speakers urged safeguards to ensure historians and community members help shape the museum’s content. The committee also favorably reported CS for SB 564, allowing registered or pre-registered high school students to volunteer at polling places for community service hours, with supporters saying it would build civic engagement and help election offices. CS for SB 52, which exempts unpaid volunteer armed security at houses of worship from Class D and G licensing requirements, was also reported favorably after testimony both supporting the need for church security and cautioning that congregations should retain control over whether weapons are allowed. The committee approved CS for SB 1396 on litigation financing and consumer protection after a lengthy debate over transparency, foreign funding, and whether the bill would chill access to courts. Supporters said it would create guardrails and disclose foreign involvement; opponents argued it could burden plaintiffs and reveal litigation strategy. The committee also reported favorably CS for SB 504 and SB 506, creating a framework and related public-records exemption for code inspector body cameras, with discussion about notice to property owners and protection of sensitive footage. Additional favorable actions included CS for SB 572, updating ethics law to reflect foster family relationships, and CS for SB 590, tolling the statute of limitations for failure-to-report child abuse offenses until the offense is known to law enforcement or another charging authority.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • The Senate Committee on Health and Human Services will come to order.
  • Obtain a permit or pay a permitting fee to operate a food service establishment, temporary food service
  • In the United States Postal Service, we call it snail mail.
  • Legislation, why is all of a sudden legislation like this being put forth?
  • I am a former investigator for Child Protective Services.
TX
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  • Hi, I'm Jordan Dixon, Chief Policy and Regulatory Officer at the Health and Human Services Commission
  • I appreciate these ladies' service.
  • Of the telehealth services that we contract with providing third-party services?
  • , the Department of State Health Services, Health and Human Services Commission, and the Texas Workforce
  • suicides by police officers.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation Education Committee Apr 30th, 2025

Finance and Taxation Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • You did a lot of helpful legislative work in the off-season, and I think it paid off.
  • We do have a lot of tax credit and tax cut type legislation, and I tell people we don't legislation and
  • Colonel, thank you for your service. Thank you, sir. And Mr.
  • Now, I see this because I have weekly church services at Tutvan in Huntsville. services at Tutvan in
  • And I thank the Colonel for his service.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Intergovernmental Affairs Apr 15th, 2025

Intergovernmental Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • It's my public service announcement. Members, any questions before we proceed?
  • This legislation represents a significant positive development.
  • So, mental health services are a very important part of this.
  • Thank you for your time and your service. Thank you.
  • I thought we had a good fast track on this legislation.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Intergovernmental Affairs Apr 15th, 2025

Intergovernmental Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • The legislative network, Animal Humane Network, they're creating problems.
  • We urge you to pass this important legislation. Sincerely, Carriage Operators of North America.
  • to the needs for this legislation, and I respectfully reserve my right to close.
  • The chair calls Travis Brotherton, Travis County Emergency Services, for the bill.
  • I am the Travis County Executive for Emergency Services.
TX
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  • It is not to take positions on pending legislation.
  • And obviously, when we have these types of services, they cost money, and a lot of times these services
  • It is all of the other services in Fort Worth that provide homeless services, and they would be impacted
  • I have used services in these navigation service providers.
  • Be with navigation services and outreach services, public schools, ISDs, and charter schools.
TX
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  • But over the interim, my office received a report, for example, from a tutor from the office. and partners
  • I sat in my office, my school's office, being just pelted with questions over and over and over again
  • , and a task force officer. force officer with Homeland Security or major case cases like exploitation
  • I'm also a Texas Master Peace Officer through T-Corps. and certified school-based law enforcement officer
  • It defines navigation services. It adds an emergency service. Provider exemption.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 4/1/25

Human Services Finance and Policy

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  • Services, and I'm also here on behalf of the Minnesota Association of Social Services Administrators
  • This service is essential.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Judiciary Committee Feb 26th, 2025

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • She's an opponent of the legislation. Miss Miller, good to see you again.
  • It is unusual for us to align with the office of prosecution services.
  • I mean, that's one of the last cases I had when I was in the prosecutor's office.
  • Or if they want somebody to live on the reservation to be the enforcement officer...
  • It takes the fees distributed to the office of the sheriff pursuant to the memorandum.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session (Part I) Apr 10th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Father, thank you for the opportunity to be here today for such a time as this to consider the legislation
  • We thank you for the service of those who are here gathered, and it's in the name of Jesus that I pray
  • in accordance with Senate Rules 11.10 and 11.18 so that the Senate Committee on Health and Human Services
NV
Transcript Highlights:
  • Sarah Kaufman, Legislative Counsel Bureau, for the record.
  • And the services from NV Grow are free of charge.
  • This is data from the Office of Statewide Initiatives at UNR.
  • Thompson with the Office of Attorney General here.
  • This is what the office would need in terms of resources.