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WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Senate Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Resources Committee, February 17, 2026

Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> water use reductions. water use reductions.
  • </c> program, he cannot use any water. program, he cannot use any water.
  • You get to use your water, not use your water. It really depends.
  • > bill sets us up and provides us with bill sets us up and provides us with that<01:05:49.280><c> that
  • I'm just<01:21:47.840><c> using</c><01:21:49.281><c> [laughter]</c> just using [laughter] just using
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

AGR Public Hearing - Fri Jan 30, 2026 @ 9:30 AM HST

Agriculture & Food Systems

Transcript Highlights:
  • Please avoid using any trademark or copyrighted images if you're using a Zoom background.
  • </c> that they're making to use those funds. that they're making to use those funds.
  • None of us transfer over.
  • None of us transfer over.
  • None of us transfer over.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Community Safety Jan 15th, 2026 at 08:00 am

Community Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • , that was alarming to us.
  • That was alarming to us.
  • Annalisa, are you with us? ...and Bart Logue. Annalisa, are you with us?
  • To us, Stacey is not a statistic.
  • Wrap it up for us. Thank you. So the first dish. Amy, go ahead. Wrap it up for us. Thank you.
Bills: HB2220, HB2362
Summary: The House Committee on Community Safety held public hearings on two bills. First, House Bill 2220 would change Criminal Justice Training Commission (CJTC) decertification procedures for peace and corrections officers by raising the burden of proof for suspension or revocation from a preponderance of the evidence to clear and convincing evidence, expanding hearing panels from five to six members by adding another law enforcement representative, and requiring biennial reporting from agencies and the CJTC on officer training and decertification data. Sponsor Rep. Ari Levitt said the bill was intended to improve fairness, transparency, training compliance, and recruitment/retention, not roll back prior reforms. Supporters from the Washington Council of Police and Sheriffs and the Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs argued the changes would create a more balanced and credible process and better reflect the seriousness of career-ending discipline. Opponents, including CJTC staff, police accountability advocates, and a CJTC commissioner, said the current system already provides due process, that the bill would weaken civilian oversight and raise the standard without evidence of a problem, and that the reporting provisions were the most defensible part of the bill. No vote was taken. The committee then heard House Bill 2362, which would lower Washington’s per se blood alcohol concentration limit for impaired driving from 0.08 to 0.05, require a public information campaign, and direct an evaluation of the change’s impacts. Sponsor Rep. Brandy Donaghy said the bill was aimed at reducing crashes and deaths and helping educate the public about impairment. Public testimony was sharply divided. Families of impaired-driving victims and several prosecutors, the Washington State Patrol, and the Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs supported the bill, arguing that lower BAC limits save lives, change behavior, and could reduce crashes and court congestion. Hospitality and defense representatives opposed it, saying the evidence did not show the change would reduce fatalities, that most serious crashes involve much higher BACs or multiple substances, and that the bill would burden responsible drinkers and businesses while not addressing the toxicology lab backlog. The hearing ended without a vote on either bill.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> bill is going to help us achieve that. bill is going to help us achieve that.
  • </c> us there at the jails. us there at the jails.
  • It's not good for people to have substance use disorder and to use things they ought not use.
  • </c><01:48:14.080><c> things</c> substance use disorder and to use things substance use disorder and
  • </c> they ought not use. It's also a crime. they ought not use. It's also a crime.
Summary: The committee approved the September 18 minutes and then heard testimony on House Bill 534, which would automatically seal dismissed eviction filings and protect youth from public disclosure in forcible detainer cases. Rep. Susan Tyler Whitten and George Ecklan of the Coalition for the Homeless said the bill is aimed at reducing housing barriers for Kentuckians, especially those with dismissed cases, while preserving landlords’ rights to pursue rent, collections, damages, and other legal remedies. They said the proposal was developed with input from landlords, clerks, judges, AOC, and service providers, and noted that similar laws exist in other states. Several members, including Sen. Neimes, Rep. Deetsz, Rep. Cole Carney, and Sen. Thomas, expressed support while emphasizing that the bill is narrowly tailored to dismissed cases and should not affect legitimate landlord claims; Sen. Wheeler raised concerns about cases involving settlements or delays and whether future landlords should know about them. The sponsors responded that the bill only covers dismissed actions, that dismissals require a judge’s order, and that the goal is to remove barriers created by records that remain publicly visible even when a case is resolved. The committee then took up Senate Bill 111 on juvenile justice. Commissioner Randy White, Kentucky Hospital Association President Nancy Galvanny, and Dr. Clark Lester of the University of Kentucky said the bill would require a secure state-run facility for youth with high-acuity mental health needs in detention and, until that is built, create a process with incentives for private hospitals to provide inpatient treatment with safeguards and increased compensation. They argued that detention is not an appropriate setting for severely mentally ill, violent youth and that private psychiatric hospitals often refuse these referrals or discharge them early. Dr. Lester cited recent referral data showing high denial rates for juvenile justice youth in private hospitals in August and September, often due to aggression, and described a case in which repeated placement attempts failed because of violent and self-harming behavior. The presenters said the bill is intended to fill a service gap and improve safety and outcomes for youth, staff, and hospitals, but no vote or final action on the bill was taken in the portion of the meeting provided.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

WAL Public Hearing - Thu Feb 5, 2026 @ 9:00 AM HST

Water & Land

Transcript Highlights:
  • Please avoid using any trademarked or copyrighted images if you're using a Zoom background, or turn your
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  • </c><01:05:53.280><c> Um</c> for us. Um for us.
  • </c> you're saying about giving us more time. you're saying about giving us more time.
  • They work with us.
Summary: The committee first heard HB 1527 relating to gambling. The chair outlined hearing rules, including a two-minute limit and a warning that bills not heard would die. Testimony was overwhelmingly in support from a prosecutor, Honolulu Police Department, and Stop Predatory Gambling, all arguing that casinos and sports betting increase crime, sex trafficking, harassment of athletes, and broader social harm. No opposition testimony was presented, and the committee moved on without questions or action taken on the bill. The committee then heard HB 1823 relating to coastal zone management and HB 2490 relating to coastal resilience. For HB 1823, DLNR, the Office of Planning, and Maui County testified, with Maui County supporting the measure and its proposed amendments. For HB 2490, DLNR expressed concern about exempting a proposed Mokuji Bay pilot project from permits and regulation before a long-term plan is finalized, while the County of Maui, the Mokuji Soto Zen Mission, and the Office of Planning supported the bill as a coastal resilience pilot. The mission described severe erosion, sea-level rise impacts, and years of unsuccessful efforts to stabilize the shoreline; its consultant said the study is leaning toward nature-based and hybrid solutions. In questioning, members and DLNR discussed whether the bill should say the project “shall” or “may” be exempt, and the chair indicated the language would be adjusted to preserve DLNR discretion and to change the lead agency reference to OPSD. No vote was taken in the transcript. Finally, the committee took up HB 2223 relating to historic preservation reviews. SHPD said it stood on its written comments, while OPSD and DHHL supported the bill. DHHL argued the measure would streamline reviews, improve transparency, and help address long wait times for its projects, saying it could alleviate burden on SHPD and better serve beneficiaries. Representative Shimizu questioned whether the bill would create redundancy and expand government rather than strengthen SHPD, noting a separate staffing bill already exists. SHPD responded that DHHL is uniquely subject to 6E review and that the bill would not waive federal or state historic review requirements; the discussion also touched on possible federal-style grant support and the existing memorandum of agreement between SHPD and DHHL. The transcript ends during questioning, with no final committee action shown.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Local Government Jan 29th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Local Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • We want to use the same process for all subdivisions that we currently use for smaller subdivisions,
  • The second step is the land use.
  • The second step is the land use.
  • So some of that confusion for us.
  • So some of that confusion for us.
Summary: The committee heard extensive testimony on SB 5633, a major rewrite of subdivision law. Staff described changes that would move many subdivision decisions from legislative bodies to administrative personnel, limit or eliminate public hearings for plats, expand notice to nearby landowners, clarify pre-application conferences, require concurrent review of related permits, and set a 100-day decision timeline for preliminary plats. Supporters from the building industry, Realtors, and some city officials said the bill would streamline an outdated process, reduce delays and costs, and help housing production. County and city representatives, while praising the stakeholder process and some technical improvements, raised concerns about eliminating public hearings, local accountability, and implementation details. The committee also heard testimony on SB 6279, which would incorporate the Wildland Urban Interface code into the state building code after wildfire maps are completed, with local amendment authority and consultation requirements. Fire marshals and some environmental advocates supported the goal but asked for clearer environmental protections, more transparency in mapping, and more local flexibility; builders and county officials opposed or sought changes, warning about costs, timing, and the practicality of applying the code before maps are finalized. The committee then heard SB 6309, which would streamline permitting for Sound Transit and other regional transit authority projects by allowing permit applications before land acquisition is complete, allowing rail facilities to exceed some local height and setback limits when practicable, and exempting certain land divisions tied to condemnation for essential public facilities. The committee waived the five-day notice rule for the bill, and the sponsor and Sound Transit representatives said the measure would reduce delays and help deliver light rail and bus rapid transit more efficiently while preserving local coordination and cultural resource review. The committee also heard SB 6291, which would extend from two to four years the period during which local health jurisdiction wastewater inspectors may work under supervision before certification; public health officials supported the change as a workforce and training fix, saying the current timeline is too short and costly. Finally, SB 6274 would require comprehensive plans to identify infrastructure barriers, including frontage and street standards that affect infill and middle housing, and to review those standards for consistency with housing and transportation goals. Builders and some planners supported the bill as a way to reduce costly frontage mandates, while city and advocacy witnesses asked for clearer definitions and cautioned about impacts on safety, accessibility, and local street design.
DE

Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Health & Human Development Committee Meeting Jun 17th, 2026

Health & Human Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • to treat opioid use disorder.
  • drugs are going to use drugs because they do use.”
  • “People who use drugs are going to use drugs because they do use drugs, and so whether or not the needle
  • is provided by us as a sterile needle, they are going to find a way to use the drugs.
  • going to use.
Bills: SB274, SB301, SB249
Summary: The committee heard and advanced several measures related to health care, public health, and patient protections. House Concurrent Resolution 148, urging a statewide educational strategy on menopause, was presented as a workplace awareness measure and received supportive comments from members before being released. Senate Bill 274, updating Delaware’s MOST program to POLST and clarifying capacity determinations and documentation for end-of-life orders, also drew supportive testimony from medical and nursing groups and was released. House Bill 458, limiting local backflow preventer requirements for certain low-hazard buildings, was presented as a cost-relief measure for homeowners and small businesses; DHSS expressed concerns but said it was willing to work on amendments and a sunset provision, and the bill was released. Senate Joint Resolution 18, designating August 31, 2026 as International Overdose Awareness Day and ordering flags at half-staff, was released after brief supportive remarks. The committee then considered Senate Bill 339, a technical correction to the advance health care directive form clarifying that an agent’s authority for voluntary mental health admission cannot exceed 72 hours, consistent with existing law. Members asked detailed questions about how the 72-hour limit works and whether it applies to voluntary directives; the sponsor and a Disability Rights Delaware witness explained that the bill only aligns the form with current statute and does not expand authority. The bill was released. House Bill 301, requiring hospitals to create discharge plans for pregnant patients discharged while showing signs of labor, prompted extensive discussion. The sponsor and supporters said it would improve safety, transportation planning, and aftercare, while some members noted Delaware hospitals already do much of this work and questioned whether codifying it was necessary; supporters emphasized maternal mortality disparities and the need for guardrails. The bill was released. Senate Bill 196, creating ownership disclosure requirements for long-term care facilities and resident notice rules after ownership transfers, was presented as a transparency measure for seniors and families and was released after supportive testimony from the Delaware Nurses Association and elder-care advocates. Senate Bill 320, expanding pharmacists’ independent prescriptive authority for certain non-controlled medications and allowing opioid use disorder medications under standing order, with added malpractice reporting requirements in Senate Amendment 2, was supported by pharmacists and nurse practitioners as an access-to-care measure and was released. Senate Substitute 1 for Senate Bill 161, establishing a unified licensing and oversight framework for adult behavioral health providers under DSAM, was presented as a patient-protection measure; providers supported the goal but cautioned that regulations must be workable, and the substitute was released. Senate Joint Resolution 19, directing DHSS to study strategies to reduce health care costs, was released with a note reflecting concerns about broadening the analysis to include additional cost drivers and alternatives. Finally, Senate Bill 249 with Senate Amendment 2, modernizing harm-reduction programs and paraphernalia laws, generated the most extended debate: supporters framed it as life-saving public health policy, while opponents raised concerns about needle litter, community impacts, and whether the approach facilitates addiction. Despite the objections, the bill was released.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Energy REVISED Mar 5th, 2026

Energy

Transcript Highlights:
  • It doesn't apply to domestic use, which also includes those pasture taps and those that support the livestock
  • Nebraska has done this and seen reduction in water use.
  • This is voluntary, but it's a way that they can measure their water and use their water more efficiently
Bills: SB1928, SB259
Summary: The committee took up two water-related bills, both on committee substitutes with titles stricken. Senate Bill 259, carried over from the prior year, was described as a shortened version of earlier language that removed some provisions seen as burdensome and eliminated funding for the Water Resources Board. The author said the bill aims to recognize that water extends beyond property lines, add measuring requirements for permitted users, and preserve water for future generations while exempting domestic uses and pasture/livestock taps. After no questions or debate, the committee passed SB 259 by a vote of 7-1. The committee then heard Senate Bill 1928, which creates a voluntary five-year flex allocation program beginning January 1, 2027. The author said the program is intended to help existing permit holders measure and use water more efficiently without requiring new permitting or mandatory metering, and noted the proposal mirrors House language. He also explained that the original 200% annual cap had been reduced to 150% in the committee substitute. The bill passed 10-0. At the close, the chair noted both bills were heard to help develop broader water policy for Oklahoma and encouraged continued cooperation among interested parties. The committee then adjourned.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Health & Long-Term Care Feb 24th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Health & Long-Term Care

Transcript Highlights:
  • We have House Bill 2340 before us, applying substance use disorder monitoring program provisions to nursing
  • We have Substitute House Bill 2577 concerning hospital inspections before us.
  • We have Substitute House Bill 2339 concerning the regulation of nursing before us.
  • We have Substitute House Bill 2339 concerning the regulation of nursing before us.
  • radiologic technologists, and magnetic resonance imaging technologists before us.
Bills: HB2340, HB2540, HB2113
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation Education Committee Feb 18th, 2026

Finance and Taxation Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • So anything that uses any pivot system that waters or electricity is used. >> Irrigation. >> So irrigation
  • So anything that uses any pivot system that waters or electricity is used. >> Irrigation. >> So irrigation
  • So anything that uses any pivot system that waters or electricity is used. >> Irrigation. >> So irrigation
  • So anything that uses any pivot system that waters or electricity is used. >> Irrigation. >> So irrigation
  • Is there any objection using discussion.
Bills: SB159, SB159
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

EIG Public Hearing 02-05-2026

Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Thank you. >> Thank you for joining us, Ben.
  • be joining us via Zoom [snorts]<00:03:18.640><c> it.
  • Also joining us via Zoom, Sher Pollock from 350 Havi. their electricity bills.
  • Also joining us via &gt;&gt; Thank you, Hannah.
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Bills: SB2671, SB2902
Summary: The Senate Committee on Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs heard two measures. SB 2671, relating to essential permitting positions, drew no oral testimony beyond written comments from the Department of the Attorney General and the Office of Planning. The chair said the bill was intended to make government more efficient and reduce red tape in the permitting process. SB 2902, relating to renewable energy, received testimony from the Division of Consumer Advocacy, the Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission, the Public Utilities Commission, Kauai Island Cooperative, Bright Saver, and 350 Hawaii. Supporters described the bill as a way to expand access to plug-in or balcony solar, lower electricity bills, improve resilience, and broaden access for renters and apartment residents. Several testifiers urged amendments to avoid limiting the measure to condominiums, to remove condominium board approval language, and to eliminate utility or PUC registration requirements. The PUC said registration could help with safety, linemen protection, and circuit hosting-capacity concerns, and noted that improper installation or oversizing could create problems. After a brief recess, the committee voted to recommend both bills for passage with amendments and deferred each to April 19, 2042. The recommendations were adopted without objection.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Land & Resource Management May 8th, 2025

Land & Resource Management

Transcript Highlights:
  • I mean, it took us three sessions to do it to actually get the language hammered out.
  • It used to be that when someone So it's going to be a bit longer answer.
  • I think impact fees seem like a useful tool to mitigate the impacts of growth.
  • What do you use the impact fees for?
  • towards the court or push us towards the idea that a landowner can slow down the process, ...push us
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Baldwin County Legislation Committee Apr 2nd, 2025

Baldwin County Legislation

Transcript Highlights:
  • greeted today by the Mayor of Daphne, Robin Lun, and also the Daphne Junior City Council, who is joining us
  • I would say one thing with these annexation bills that we sometimes get different ones to come into us
  • With that, I'm going to let us adjourn.
Bills: HB446, HB485
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Elections Finance and Government Operations Committee 3/17/25

Elections Finance and Government Operations

Transcript Highlights:
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  • use a conditional use Faith communities use a conditional use permit<00:26:46.080><c> um</c><00:26:46.279
  • The primary benefit to us is transforming us as a church.
  • is transforming us benefit to us is transforming us as<00:31:28.679><c> a</c><00:31:29.240><c> church
  • as a permitted use or as a conditional use.
Bills: HF1051, HF16
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session Mar 6th, 2026

Washington Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • them to use.
  • , other cities that are coming to us, and saying, I’m going broke.
  • Health care, completely, to the generation that served us.
  • We are doing something that, in the short term, is great in front of us.
  • So I think there is a need for us to do something on this.
Summary: The Senate considered Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill 2034, a measure to terminate and restate the LEOFF 1 pension plan and use surplus funds for other state purposes if federal approval is obtained. During debate, senators discussed whether the plan should remain funded at 110% or 120% of actuarial value, whether surplus dollars should instead go to transportation or the budget stabilization account, whether members should receive an additional distribution, and whether local governments should be reimbursed for retiree health care costs. Several amendments were offered: a Gildon amendment to raise the funding target to 120% failed; a technical Robinson amendment adding a date passed; Holy, King, Harris, Schessler, and Conway amendments addressing member distributions, transportation, budget stabilization, local government health care costs, and a reconstituted board distribution all failed; and Robinson’s amendment removing Climate Commitment Act repayment language passed. The Ways and Means striking amendment, as amended, was then adopted. On final passage, supporters argued the bill was actuarially sound, had been reviewed by attorneys, actuaries, the State Investment Board, and the Department of Retirement Systems, and would allow use of excess funding for other state needs. Opponents warned it left too little in the pension fund, should dedicate surplus dollars only to one-time uses, and did not adequately reimburse cities and counties for retiree medical obligations. After debate, the Senate passed E2SHB 2034 by a vote of 25 yeas, 22 nays, with one absent and one excused. Afterward, the Senate returned to Substitute House Bill 2178, which was also passed on final passage by a vote of 39 yeas and 9 nays, with one excused. The chamber then adjourned until the next scheduled meeting.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Health and Welfare May 12th, 2026

Health and Welfare

Transcript Highlights:
  • When I first contacted the processors, we had Zoom calls, and can we use the same people that use the
  • I can use that.
  • So is this a card that you can, you have to use one time? Can we use it multiple times?
  • They're used.
  • It is not approved for human use.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Civil Law and Procedure Mar 30th, 2026

Civil Law and Procedure

Transcript Highlights:
  • And I think you're going to get us where we need to be.
  • Thank you, Professor Carroll, for helping us.
  • I'm just, I don't want to have us have an unintended consequence, especially with us where in our area
  • strict scrutiny, not using least restrictive means.
  • So two issues that the legislature asked us to address.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Energy Finance and Policy Committee 3/26/26

Energy Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
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  • </c> whether it's cheap energy you don't use whether it's cheap energy you don't use or<00:30:12.080>
  • </c> has asked us for. has asked us for.
  • He's been a great advocate for us.
  • </c> a great advocate for us. a great advocate for us.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/17/2026 - House Commerce

Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • So what happens if you have mixed-use development? Which exaction appeal process do you use?
  • It has been used interchangeably.
  • Those are used as a strategy that cities use, planners use, and something called crime prevention through
  • Design standards are used for crime prevention techniques and to use...
  • I'm not using the word loosely.