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TX

Texas 89th 1st C.S.

State Affairs Jul 22nd, 2025

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Even the stuff that we say is safe has harmful, harmful, proven, researchable medical issues.
  • In my line of work, it's first do no harm. In my line of work, it's first do no harm.
  • The harms from high-potency THC.
  • my community directly, and because I believe in individual freedom and harm reduction.
  • reduction.
Bills: SB 5, SB 11, SB 12
Summary: The Senate Committee on State Affairs took up Senate Bill 5, which Senator Perry described as a ban on intoxicating THC consumer products while preserving legal CBD, CBG, hemp seed, hemp seed protein powder, and hemp seed oil products. Perry argued that most retail THC products are already illegal under federal law, that the industry has used loopholes and misleading labeling to sell high-potency products, and that regulation would be ineffective because chemists can quickly alter formulations. He also said the bill would steer people with medical needs toward the Texas Compassionate Use Program (T-Cup), which he and other supporters described as the proper physician-guided alternative. Committee members and witnesses repeatedly discussed the distinction between legal hemp-derived products and intoxicating THC products, and Perry said the bill would not touch non-consumable hemp uses such as fiber and clothing. Invited testimony came from law enforcement and medical witnesses who supported the bill. Texas Police Chiefs Association representative Steve Dye, Kaufman County District Attorney Early Wiley, and Chambers County Sheriff Brian Hawthorne all said regulation would be too costly, too complex, and ultimately unenforceable, while a ban would be clearer and easier to enforce. They cited overloaded DPS labs, the need for expensive private testing, limited police and prosecutor resources, and the difficulty of keeping up with constantly changing cannabinoids and out-of-state products. Hawthorne and Wiley described raids and investigations involving warehouses, retail stores, cash seizures, and products they said were marketed to young people and often mislabeled or imported from other states. They also said the bill would help law enforcement by creating a clearer legal line and protecting legitimate CBD/CBG businesses. Dr. Lindy McGee, speaking for the Texas Medical Association and Texas Pediatric Society, testified that retail THC products pose serious risks to children and adolescents, including addiction, impaired brain development, psychosis, suicide attempts, self-harm, accidental toddler ingestions, and possible long-term cognitive effects. She said there is no effective medication treatment for THC addiction comparable to nicotine cessation tools, and she supported restrictions such as child-resistant packaging, no marketing to minors, and age limits, while opposing criminal penalties for possession by minors. Senators asked follow-up questions about brain development, memory, dementia risk, pregnancy, and cardiovascular effects. No vote was taken during the portion provided, and the committee continued with invited testimony and questions.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session Apr 16th, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • in. district and you may see a quarter reduction in another district.
  • That is the question we have to answer. harm the future of our state.
  • Vouchers will harm students with disabilities. It will harm rural students, especially.
  • It will harm students who need additional... learning supports.
  • They harm our retired teachers, we have learned, and they will harm low-income... middle-income students
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Finance Division II (03/03/2025)

Transcript Highlights:
  • It's a $16.5 million reduction in university system funding from 24-25 to 26-27.
  • That's about an 8.3% reduction, and we will feel that reduction.
  • I'll talk a minute about other reduction I'll talk a minute about other costs<00:07:22.199> we
  • Over the last fiscal year, we did have a reduction of about, well, let's see, total reduction of about
  • that's that's 20 about 10% reduction that's that's 20 about 10% reduction that's just<05:24:09.080
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The committee heard a presentation from the University System of New Hampshire chancellor on the system’s budget, enrollment, finances, workforce role, and response to federal policy changes. The chancellor said the governor’s recommended budget would reduce university system funding by about $16.5 million over the biennium, or roughly 8.3%, and asked that state funding be held at the governor’s level. She described planned cost reductions already underway, including lower headcount, reduced benefits and retirement contributions, property sales, and lease reductions, and said the system expects to remove about $20 million from its cost structure in fiscal year 2026. A large portion of the discussion focused on enrollment and finances. The chancellor said fall 2024 enrollment was about 23,000, with New Hampshire enrollment increasing for the first time since 2013, and noted that the system remains a major workforce pipeline, with about 3,000 graduates entering the state workforce each year. She explained that net tuition has fallen over time because of declining enrollment and increased financial aid, while research grants and contracts have grown significantly. She also walked through endowment funding, explaining that payouts are based on a 12-quarter rolling average and are intentionally smoothed to reduce volatility; members asked for follow-up information on payout comparisons, administrative salaries, headcounts, and compensation per student. Members questioned the university about the relationship between state support, tuition, endowments, and research spending. The chancellor said the system has used state capital support to leverage major investments, including the UNH Life Sciences building, Plymouth’s Hyde Hall, and the Olson Advanced Manufacturing Center, and described partnerships with businesses such as Lonza and regional manufacturers. She also explained a long-running New Hampshire 529-related revenue stream that has built endowment support for scholarships, and said the system’s endowment now totals about $988 million. In response to questions about possible cuts, she said the system is considering academic program sharing, consolidation of specialties, online delivery, AI-assisted administrative efficiencies, and footprint reductions, but declined to name specific programs. The committee also discussed DEI-related issues and federal grants. The chancellor said the system is reviewing executive orders and a U.S. Department of Education Dear Colleague letter, and that general counsel is working through websites, programs, and more than 1,200 federal grants to ensure compliance. She said the system spends about $3 million on what it calls DEI-related offices and services, but emphasized that these services include disability support, veteran support, Title IX, ADA, and employment-law compliance, and that the system does not have race-based programs, separate housing, or separate graduation ceremonies. She reported that the system had received stop-work orders on four federal grants totaling about $700,000 and warned that reductions in federal direct or indirect costs could affect research, jobs, and innovation.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Floor Session Sep 10th, 2025

California House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • bring the California tax code into conformity with the provisions of the 2022 federal Inflation Reduction
  • Two key provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act provide mechanisms for eligible taxpayers to monetize
  • By allowing California businesses to utilize the incentives laid out in the Inflation Reduction Act,
  • repression can take many forms, but in all cases it is designed to intimidate, silence, coerce, harass, or harm
  • companion chatbot platform to implement a protocol for addressing suicidal ideation, suicide, or self-harm
Summary: The Assembly convened, initially lacked a quorum, then returned to session with prayer, pledge, and a moment of silence for Charlie Kirk following news of his shooting. Members then handled a series of procedural motions, including suspending rules, moving several bills to the inactive file, re-referring bills to committees, and authorizing committee meetings. The chamber also observed adjournments in memory for several individuals, including Ermilo Don Rodas, John Burton, Nina Chomsky, and Barbara “Bobby” Samperey. On the floor file, members considered and passed a long list of Senate bills, largely on bipartisan or unanimous votes. Topics included consumer protection and transparency for self-storage contracts (SB 709), adoption jurisdiction (SB 450), privacy and name/image protections (SB 683), an audit of the February 2025 bar exam (SB 47), data broker transparency (SB 361), used-car buyer protections (SB 76), state parks land acquisition streamlining (SB 630), cemetery work group deadlines (SB 777), financial enforcement authority (SB 825), utility outage reporting and reliability planning (SB 292), vital records confidentiality (SB 313), health care coverage and hormone therapy access (SB 418), workplace outreach (SB 578), Holocaust and genocide education (SB 472), county jail treatment for misdemeanor incompetency cases (SB 820), and AI companion chatbot safeguards for minors and self-harm risks (SB 243). Most measures passed with little or no opposition, though SB 578 drew sharp debate over the workplace outreach program and its funding. The Assembly also took up concurrence items and approved numerous Assembly bills with Senate amendments. These included transparency in legislative nondisclosure agreements (AB 1370), affordable faculty/staff housing provisions at community colleges (AB 648), tribal youth foster care reforms (AB 1378), EV charger payment regulations (AB 1423), technical Political Reform Act changes (AB 1511), diacritical marks on vital records (AB 64), reproductive health protections with urgency (AB 260), union and collective bargaining protections (AB 288), bench trial statement-of-decision streamlining (AB 515), agricultural land stewardship (AB 524), geothermal exploratory project rules (AB 527), Medi-Cal field medicine changes (AB 543), tobacco-related provisions (AB 573), social media platform rules (AB 656), state parks transaction reporting (AB 679), professional licensing changes (AB 742), and child care staffing and assistant teacher pathways with urgency (AB 753). Votes were generally strong, with several measures passing unanimously or near-unanimously.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Transportation Apr 3rd, 2025

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • And we have seen tangible benefits to this in the form of a reduction in our tax rate of over 10 cents
  • suggest an amendment to have a specific punishment for signs that are booby trapped with intent to harm
  • If it breaks the contract, It has to allow them to be made as whole as possible to not be further harmed
  • been effectively used to deter speeding in 30 other states, with some reporting as much as a 30% reduction
  • But I believe that, uh, they had a a reduction in about 30%.
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Transcript Highlights:
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  • Repealing the solar tax credit, as HB 1369 proposes, would be very harmful and a mistake that would certainly
  • Repealing the solar tax credit, as HB 1369 proposes, would be very harmful and a mistake that would certainly
Keywords: 910, house, all
FL

Florida 2026 5th Special Session

Rules Feb 17th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • So, The law should be just, it should be moral, and never should it do more harm than good.
  • Who's he harming? None. I've told him if we're dying, don't come here. It puts him in danger.
  • I'm also a survival of sexual harm.
  • And neither of those things, or anything of that ilk, harms anyone. Thank you.
  • There's no harm in property values going up.
Summary: The committee took up a long agenda of retained bills and several new measures, with most receiving favorable reports after amendments. Major debate centered on CS/SB 706, which preempts airport naming to the state and designates Palm Beach International Airport as the Donald J. Trump International Airport subject to FAA and trademark-related conditions. Senator Jones offered amendments to avoid private royalty benefits, but both failed. Senators Berman, Osgood, Jones, and Pizzo spoke against the bill, raising concerns about naming an airport after a sitting president, lack of local input, and ethical issues; Senator Mayfield defended the bill as cost-free to the airport and noted the naming agreement. The committee ultimately voted the bill favorably. The committee also approved CS/SB 546 on conservation land notice requirements and CS/SB 1014 on municipal utility service to properties outside city limits, both with amendments and some opposition from the Florida League of Cities on the utility bill. Several other bills were heard and reported favorably with little controversy. CS/SB 1500 would streamline uncontested probate proceedings; SB 962 would exclude farms and farm operations from certain zoning definitions tied to affordable housing preemption; CS/SB 820 would strengthen reporting for problem-solving courts; SB 840 would revise portions of last year’s hurricane-related land-use law to narrow its scope and sunset temporary restrictions; and SB 856 would require online property listings to show estimated ad valorem taxes, with an amendment excluding social media platforms and broadening liability protections. SB 110 would clarify homestead exemption eligibility for 98-year or longer residential leases. SB 394 would exempt certain underwriting managers handling limited facultative reinsurance from licensure requirements, and SB 434 would prevent wind-hardening improvements from increasing assessed value for residential property tax purposes. The committee also advanced several public-safety and transparency measures. CS/CS/SB 658 and 608, a combined water-safety bill, would require safety features for rental properties with pools or nearby water bodies and authorize DBPR enforcement; supporters framed it as a response to Florida’s high child-drowning rates, and Airbnb waived in support. SB 748 would place constitutional language on restoration of voting rights on sentencing score sheets, with broad support from voting-rights and civil-rights groups. CS/SB 824 would require annual reporting of unimproved school-district land inventories, and CS/SB 848 would create a framework for off-site stormwater treatment and related credits, with support from builders and mitigation bankers. The committee also heard CS/SB 1036 on school counselors, which clarifies certification requirements and performance criteria after a delete-all amendment.
VT

Vermont 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Session - 2026-03-24 - 1:12PM

Vermont House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And H. 211 as written will harm the very Vermonters it intends to protect.
  • <00:03:49.840> the<00:03:49.960> very And H. 211 as written will harm the very And
  • H. 211 as written will harm the very Vermonters<00:03:50.880> it<00:03:51.000> intends<
  • We know that using more efficient cars is a path to reduction.
  • efficient cars is a path to reduction. efficient cars is a path to reduction.
Keywords: 926, house, all
Summary: The House first suspended the rules briefly to make announcements, including welcoming former representative Doug Gage to the gallery. It then returned to House Bill 211 on data brokers and personal information, where the Appropriations Committee explained a $50,000 appropriation to the Secretary of State for a consultant-led study on an accessible deletion mechanism for consumers to delete personal data held by data brokers, with interim and final reports due in 2027 and 2028. The committee reported a 9-0-2 vote in favor, and the House agreed to the Commerce and Economic Development Committee’s amendment and ordered third reading. Floor debate on H. 211 focused heavily on the bill’s deletion and exemption framework. Supporters argued the bill is needed to give Vermonters meaningful control over their data and to prevent data brokers from commingling information for unrelated uses. Opponents warned the bill could conflict with existing federal frameworks such as the Fair Credit Reporting Act, Gramm-Leach-Bliley, and the Driver’s Privacy Protection Act, and could make credit, banking, insurance, fraud prevention, and identity verification harder. In response, the sponsor said the bill uses use-case-based exemptions rather than broad entity-level exemptions, noted testimony from banks, insurers, a data broker, a former data broker employee, and the Attorney General, and said no constitutional concerns were raised. The House ultimately adopted the amendment and advanced the bill. After H. 211, the House moved to House Bill 577, establishing the Vermont Prescription Drug Discount Card Program. Committee reports from Health Care, Ways and Means, and Appropriations were read into the record, and the Colchester member described the bill as a way to lower prescription drug costs by joining the multi-state Array Rx program. The bill would let any Vermont resident obtain a free discount card for FDA-approved prescription drugs, with claimed savings up to 80% on generics and 20% on brand-name drugs. The House then proceeded to second reading on H. 577.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee 2/23/26

Transportation Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • before it happens rather than addressing harm after it's been caused and can't be reversed.
  • <01:14:41.040> in camera locations and a 58% reduction in camera locations and a 58% reduction
  • <01:15:52.000> in safety cameras found reductions in safety cameras found reductions in speeds
  • Even modest reductions in speed can significantly reduce fatal and serious injury risk.
  • Thank you so much for the time today. reductions uh can in speed can reductions uh can in speed can significantly
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

FL House Floor Session - 2025-04-29 (10:00AM Session)

Florida House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senate Bill 200, a bill to be entitled an act relating to comprehensive waste reduction and recycling
  • House Bill 295, a bill to be entitled an act relating to a comprehensive waste reduction and recycling
  • House bill 2.95, a bill to be entitled in act relating to a comprehensive waste reduction and recycling
  • something in place that allows individuals who are traveling to come and stay, visit, but also don't harm
  • We already know the harms that come from lack of action and lack of regulation.
Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opened with prayer and the Pledge, and heard several member introductions before moving to the special order calendar. The chamber first took up SB 200/HB 295 on a comprehensive waste reduction and recycling plan, which directs DEP to develop a statewide recycling strategy by 2026 with stakeholder input and a three-year implementation roadmap; the House bill was substituted and passed 38-0. Senators then approved CS/CS/SB 492 on mitigation banking and land development after adopting two McLean amendments, including one on out-of-service credits and another incorporating phosphate mining lands provisions; the bill passed 35-3 after debate over possible constitutional issues. CS/SB 494 on aggravated animal cruelty was also amended and substituted with the House companion to add a searchable FDLE database of convicted animal abusers and a sentencing multiplier, with an agriculture-related exemption; it passed 37-0. The Senate next passed CS/CS/SB 500/HB 711 creating the Spectrum Alert for missing children with autism, including training and coordinated alert procedures, with a House amendment to align implementation timing and funding; it passed 37-0. CS/CS/SB 524/HB 1089 added Duchenne muscular dystrophy to newborn screening tests and passed 36-0. CS/CS/SB 592/HB 393 revised the My Safe Florida Condominium Pilot Program by lowering approval thresholds, clarifying eligibility and ownership issues, and adding sliding-door wind-driven rain mitigation devices; it passed 37-0 after discussion about funding and insurance premium credits. CS/SB 742/HB 1145 on workforce education allowed charter schools direct access to grant funding and expanded money-back guarantees for certain programs, and it passed 37-0. CS/CS/SB 822/HB 443 on charter schools generated extensive debate and multiple amendments, including a Jones amendment requiring parent acknowledgment of school rules; the bill would expand charter autonomy, reporting flexibility, enrollment capacity, and governance provisions, and it was placed on the calendar for third reading after the amendment process. Later, the Senate passed HB 827 on a statewide study of automation and workforce impact, which would examine job displacement, wages, vulnerable regions, and training needs, by a 35-0 vote. It also passed CS/CS/SB 964/HB 181 on parole guidelines, CS/SB 976/HB 901 on court-appointed psychologists, and CS/SB 1084/HB 1451 on sexual cyber harassment and digitally forged intimate images, all unanimously. CS/CS/SB 1156 on a Home Health Aid for Medically Fragile Children Program was amended to clarify training requirements and passed 37-0 after supportive debate about helping parents care for medically fragile children. Finally, CS/CS/CS/SB 1240/HB 1091 on substance abuse and mental health care was amended to allow designated facilities to retain certain stabilized patients during the 72-hour involuntary examination period and passed 37-0. Several other bills were temporarily postponed, and the chamber also recognized guests and interns throughout the session.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Labor and Employment Committee Jun 24th, 2026

Labor and Employment

Transcript Highlights:
  • Many of these CEQA exemptions are sensible and promote needed development that doesn't harm the environment
  • 954, includes very polluting and high-risk industries like semiconductors that have a history of harming
  • people to respond when someone is trespassing, acting disruptively, or showing signs that they may harm
  • training measurably changes officer behavior in volatile encounters, with some studies showing reductions
  • This private right of action has no harm necessary.
Keywords: 988, house, all
US
Transcript Highlights:
  • And do you agree that trade wars with neighboring countries are likely to harm tourism?
  • There is a way to be smart about that that does not continue to harm our communities with job loss and
  • Reduction Act and its clean energy investments in Georgia. I enjoyed our conversation very much.
  • At foreign entities, especially those who wish to harm us.
  • I think it's unsustainable, and I think it's harmful, but there are several ways to address it.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/23/2026 - House Appropriations

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • What Arizona neighborhood does this really benefit, and how many Arizona neighborhoods can this harm?
  • What Arizona neighborhood does this really benefit, and how many Arizona neighborhoods can this harm?
  • the scenario of an elected official that might fall into those scenarios where they might take a reduction
  • I would also tell you that this will harm injured workers because it will eliminate pharmacy choice.
  • I would also tell you that this will harm injured workers because it will eliminate pharmacy choice.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Ways and Means Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:00 am

Joint Committee on Ways and Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • Okay, so it's a reduction in the budget, but the program remains?
  • Yeah, and the reduction is really just backing out small IT costs.
  • There's no question budget reductions are coming, and what are we going to do to prepare for those reductions
  • We're similar to the doctors: do no harm.
  • That's an incredible reduction.
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Joint Committee on Ways and Means held its sixth public hearing on the Governor’s H-2 budget proposal for fiscal year 2026, focused on public safety and judiciary agencies, at the Foxborough Community Center. After opening remarks and local welcomes, the committee heard first from the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security, led by Secretary Gina Kwan, who outlined a $1.72 billion budget, up $69.8 million from FY26. She said the proposal emphasizes core operations, readiness, and partnerships with municipalities, and highlighted work on firearms-law implementation, State Police reform, DOC reentry efforts, hate-crimes prevention, emergency response, and planning for major events including the World Cup. Members also raised concerns about DNA backlog reporting, State Police academy boxing and training standards, ICE communication, disaster relief funding, crime lab staffing, EMS placement, and diversity in public safety leadership. Several exchanges focused on specific operational issues. Secretary Kwan and her team said the State Police are tracking the influx of forensic work from local sheriffs, that the boxing program remains suspended pending an IACP review and likely will not return in its prior form, and that EOPS has no direct communication with ICE but supports law-enforcement coordination where appropriate. On disaster preparedness, officials said the new disaster relief fund is being developed with MEMA and A&F, currently capitalized at $14 million with another $14 million expected, though members urged a more permanent funding source. On the crime lab, staff said the roughly $4.5 million increase is intended to cover core operations and a structural funding gap rather than expand services. The secretary also said EOPS is not ready to absorb OEMS from DPH at this time, though she would keep an open mind. The committee then heard from district attorneys, led by Suffolk County DA Kevin Hayden, who said the Massachusetts District Attorneys Association is seeking a 10% increase in operating budgets, including about $16.7 million for staffing salaries, to recruit and retain prosecutors, advocates, and support staff. He said the request reflects rising workload and the need to keep the criminal justice system functioning efficiently and fairly. The hearing was recessed briefly after the district attorneys’ opening remarks, with additional testimony expected to continue afterward.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Education Policy and Administration (02/24/2026)

Education Policy and Administration

Transcript Highlights:
  • And it's been found this is actually actively harmful to helping kids read.
  • And it's been found this is actually actively harmful to helping kids read.
  • If you uh that this is actively harmful.
  • uh about how this is actively harming uh about how this is actively harming students<00:20:31.120
  • It's been shown to work, as opposed to this, which has been shown to harm kids.
Keywords: 1189, house, all
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/25/2026 - Senate Judiciary and Elections

Judiciary and Elections

Transcript Highlights:
  • For some reason, I'm out of harm to send comforted by the idea of the civil system being swift.
  • It's about closing the door before harm can happen again.
  • An immediate ban on 7-OH products would, by contrast, cause immeasurable harm.
  • I went looking into A.R.S. 13-3506, furnishing harmful items to minors. It's a very...
  • A.R.S. 13-3506, furnishing harmful items to minors. It's a very broad statute.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Item 3 is the Texas emissions reduction plan or TURP.
  • Recommendations include a reduction in the FTE cap from 225.2 FTEs to 205.2 FTEs.
  • Issue number one is the FTE cap reduction and compensation.
  • This is a decrease of $11.4 reductions below the $24.25 spending levels.
  • The reduction of $10,000 was for funding provided last biennium to...
Bills: SB1, SB 1
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 3/18/26

Public Safety Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
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  • harm<00:20:13.040> and<00:20:13.160> nobody's<00:20:13.560> actually<00:20:14.560
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  • Restarting them once in jail without medical review could also be harmful or even fatal.
  • harmful or even fatal. harmful or even fatal.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • We changed out demand reduction goals for the... ...out of ERCOT utilities to better reflect the way
  • fear regulation, but because this bill fails to address the real issues in the pet industry while Harming
  • This harassment stems from harmful stereotypes and misinformation.