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NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
House - Agriculture, Acequias And Water Resources Jan 28th, 2025
House Agriculture, Acequias And Water Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- I commend the sponsor for Bringing this issue forward, it is a complicated issue.
- Of course, as a sponsor, we're not... this isn't our duty.
- The sponsor came and spoke to us during the interim about ensuring that the bill was consistent with
- We appreciate the sponsor; she met with us over the interim. We had a good discussion.
- We'll go back to the sponsor. Do you have any quick response that you can make?
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- That is why we strongly support the DLI budget proposal to provide funding directly to state sponsors
- program, so I wear a sponsor hat and a school district hat.
- representative Mueller for sponsoring representative Mueller for sponsoring Bill<00:44:20.319>
- I've since moved into this role as sponsor. I've since moved into this role as sponsor.
- <00:47:50.400>
um since moved into this role as sponsor um since moved into this role as sponsor
Keywords:
education, special education, apprenticeship, funding, grants, intermediate school districts, teacher apprenticeship, registered apprenticeship, teacher licensure, teacher shortage, workforce development, education finance, K-12 education, higher education, Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board, PELSB, Tier 3 license, teacher preparation, mentor teacher, school district
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- We've been working with the author and sponsors on...
- We've been working with the author and sponsors on amendments, and we thought we had a proposal that
- I would love to be added as a co-sponsor if this bill moves forward today.
- We are sponsors of AB 2050, and thank you to Assembly Member Koloza for authoring this bill.
- So we're proud to sponsor AB 2480 to fix that.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Privacy, Digital Technologies, and Consumer Protection Committee Jun 15th, 2026
Privacy, Digital Technologies, and Consumer Protection
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm Dolores Trujillo, board member of the California Nurses Association, the proud sponsor of AB 1979
- Hanna with the California Nurses Association, sponsor of the bill. Thank you. All right.
- I'm here today as a proud co-sponsor of AB 2624 by Assembly Member Bonta.
- Mikey Hothi, on behalf of Common Sense Media, proud to sponsor this bill and support.
- I just want to thank the author and the sponsor on the bill for the work on the amendments.
ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Employee Benefits Programs Committee May 7th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- I do just want to start by thanking Representative Vetter for sponsoring House Bill 1580 last session
- Chair Cleary and Senator Corey, you guys were co-sponsors on this bill.
- If you do things like sponsor a walk-at-work day, so on and so forth, to encourage your employees to
- Later down the line, the bill could still be introduced because the bill remains with the sponsor.
- sponsor.
Summary:
The Employee Benefits Committee met to approve prior minutes, hear presentations on state employee health insurance, compensation, leave, and related policy issues, and then recess for lunch. PERS reviewed the history and structure of the state health plan, noting the long-standing state-paid family coverage, cost-control measures, wellness incentives, the current grandfathered PPO and high-deductible options, and the effects of recent benefit mandates such as insulin caps, prosthetic coverage, medication management, prescription copay changes, and ambulance balance-billing limits. Committee members questioned the fiscal impact of adding benefits and the possible cost of moving to a non-grandfathered plan, while PERS and HRMS emphasized that health insurance remains the top-ranked employee benefit and that any major plan changes should be considered carefully. HRMS also presented compensation comparisons showing state pay generally below private-market benchmarks, discussed targeted market equity adjustments, identified ongoing recruitment and retention concerns in fields like nursing, IT, engineering, and attorneys, and reviewed leave policies, tuition reimbursement, and family leave comparisons with neighboring states. Job Service provided labor market data showing low unemployment, high labor force participation, and wage growth that still trails some neighboring markets, and OMB explained that prevailing wage requirements apply to federally funded projects under Davis-Bacon, not to ordinary state contracts.
After lunch, the committee took up the required process for health insurance mandate bills and adopted an amendment to Joint Rule 211. The amendment clarified that the deadline for submitting mandate measures is intended to allow time for all required reports, including both the cost-benefit analysis and any Employee Benefits Committee actuarial report, while leaving the existing deadline unchanged. The amendment was adopted on a roll call vote, with several members voting yes and a few no votes recorded. The committee then moved into its jurisdiction review of bill drafts, beginning with a bill that would automatically renew pre-tax dental and vision elections; members debated whether it had any actuarial or administrative impact on PERS or the state, and the chair explained that the committee’s role was only to decide whether further analysis was needed before later testimony and recommendations.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Governmental Organization Committee Apr 22nd, 2026
Governmental Organization
Transcript Highlights:
- I just want to thank the author and the sponsors for bringing this bill forward.
- But I want to thank you and I would also like to be added as a co-sponsor.
- I am Natalie Collins, the president of the California Association of Wine Grape Growers and co-sponsor
- Canvas Assai with the California Immigrant Policy Center, proud co-sponsor, also registering support
- This bill built on legislation that CIPC and our eyesight of California coalition partners sponsored
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- Tallahassee, sponsored by Senator Simon.
- Of Coral Springs, sponsored by Senator Polsky; Jordy Hinman Woodward of Tampa, sponsored by Senator Burgess
- ; and Thomas Dugger of Tallahassee, sponsored by Senator Simon.
- Bradley Hawkins, a Gulf Breeze physician, sponsored by Senator Gaetz. Dr.
- And this has nothing to do with the bill sponsor.
Summary:
The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several guest and staff introductions. The chamber then took up returning messages from the House and acted on multiple bills, with votes recorded on each. Senate Bill 628 on transportation facility designations was concurred in as amended and passed 31-4 after discussion about naming roads for deceased individuals and an exception for President Trump. The House amendment to the Live Local affordable housing package, CS/CS/HB 1389, was also concurred in and passed 35-0; Senator Claudio explained it as the fourth iteration of the Live Local Act, including new provisions allowing certain affordable housing on qualifying religious property, extending some timelines, and removing accessory dwelling unit language. CS/CS/HB 1451 on utility services was concurred in and passed 30-6 after questions about phasing out surcharges and reporting requirements. The chamber also substituted CS/CS/HB 1279 for SB 7038 and adopted an education amendment package before passing the bill 36-1, while several other measures were temporarily postponed.
The Senate then considered CS/CS/SB 484 on data centers and concurred in the House amendment 383-957, passing the bill 31-6. Senator Avila said the amendment strengthened ratepayer protections, required a PSC tariff filing, and directed an OPAGA study on large-scale data centers. Several senators pressed concerns about the removal of the Senate’s nondisclosure agreement prohibition, the possibility of delayed public awareness of data center projects, and whether costs could be shifted to other ratepayers; Avila responded that the amendment preserved local land-use authority and that ratepayer costs could not be borne by the general body of ratepayers. Debate reflected a split between senators who supported the bill as a needed regulatory framework and those who objected to the transparency changes and the loss of the Senate’s original NDA language.
Later, the Senate took up land use and development regulations, substituting CS/CS/CS/HB 399 for SB 208. An amendment by Senator Jones to remove language affecting a Fontainebleau Hotel water park project in Miami Beach failed 17-20 after debate over local control and preemption. Senator McLean’s amendments then added a sunset date and other changes, and Senator Claudio’s amendment preserved Miami-Dade’s urban development boundary supermajority protections and related planning provisions. The chamber then began extended debate on Senator Martin’s amendment creating a process for property owners to challenge rural boundary designations and seek compensation or removal from the designation without going to court; supporters framed it as a property-rights and due-process measure, while opponents argued it would undermine local planning, impose costs on taxpayers, and weaken voter-approved rural boundaries in Orange and Seminole counties. The transcript ends amid that debate, with no final vote shown on the rural boundary amendment in the excerpt provided.
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
02/11/2026 - House Transportation & Infrastructure
Transportation & Infrastructure
Transcript Highlights:
- The sponsor of the bill, Representative, I think. All right, the floor is yours. Thank you, Mr.
- And I'm going to contradict a little bit what the bill sponsor said: motorcycles are vehicles, plain
- Chair, please, to the sponsor of the bill: was this an oversight or intentional?
- And I look... ...hard to get a bill right, regardless of the sponsor.
- And with that, we are adjourned. hard to get a bill right, regardless of the sponsor.
Keywords:
special license plates, transportation, funding, nonprofits, charitable contributions, boating, watercraft licensing, law enforcement, safety fund, state funding, Arizona Revised Statutes, towing regulation, private towing carriers, vehicle impound, towing rates, preemption, DUI, ignition interlock, substance abuse treatment, driving privileges
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- Sorry. fact, the prime sponsor said, "Well, I fact, the prime sponsor said, "Well, I was<00:47:24.160
- The sponsor of this The sponsor of this bill<02:57:26.399>
made <02:57:26.800>some bill - We have the the sponsor of environment.
- <03:02:43.040>
and knows that, including the sponsor and knows that, including the sponsor - The sponsor said, "There transwoman.
NY
Transcript Highlights:
- Next bill is 5727, which is laid aside by the sponsor. Opposed. The bill is reported.
- Next bill, 5711, is laid aside by the sponsor. 5727, Harckham, and that's when the Education Law.
- Next bill, 5711, is laid aside by the sponsor. 5727, Harckham, and that's when the Education Law.
- All in favor, the bill is reported. 9539 is laid aside by the sponsor. 9664, Hitchie, and that in the
Summary:
The Senate Standing Committee on Rules met and reported a long list of bills, with most measures advancing on unanimous or near-unanimous voice votes after motions and seconding by various senators. The bills covered a wide range of topics, including Environmental Conservation, Education, Executive Law, Civil Service, Public Health, Public Service, Election Law, Social Services, Correction Law, Traffic Law, General Law, Administrative Code, Retirement and Social Security, and several chapter-amendment or authorization measures. In many cases, the chair noted the bill number, sponsor, and subject area, then asked for objections; none were recorded, and the bill was reported.
A few measures were laid aside by the sponsor, including bills referenced as 5711, 5727, and 9539, though the transcript is repetitive and some bill numbers/topics are difficult to discern because of transcription errors. Several bills involved retirement-related changes, including retroactive Tier 4 membership and other retirement system provisions, while others amended existing laws or chapters. The committee also reported bills affecting city administrative code provisions, public authorities, elder law, and public officers law.
No substantive debate or testimony appears in the transcript; the meeting was largely procedural, focused on motions, seconds, and reporting bills out of committee. The final action on the listed measures was committee approval and reporting, with no recorded roll-call votes or amendments described in the transcript.
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- We'll have the sponsor to explain that. How's that? Sound good? Is that good to you? Yeah.
- I think that even the sponsor had the privilege of being in the conversation I'm having and it's...
- We want to make sure, and the sponsor and I...
- To make sure, and the sponsor and I have visited on this also, but we want to make sure that our job
Keywords:
mixed spirit beverages, alcohol regulation, licensing, excise tax, distribution agreements, retail sales, wholesalers, SB262, White Hall, Lowndes County, pari-mutuel wagering, simulcast, historical racing, historical horse racing, dog racing, horse racing, charitable bingo, off-track betting, OTB, gambling
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
Senate - Tax, Business and Transportation Mar 18th, 2025
Senate Tax, Business & Transportation
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, and I want to thank my co-sponsor, Senator Duhigg.
- Um, Kat Sanchez with Bold Futures New Mexico in support of HB 586. 1st, we want to thank the sponsors
- Uh, I appreciate the representative's comments and we reflect those back on the work of the sponsors,
- comments of the hospital association and express our sincere appreciation for the efforts of both sponsors
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- The sponsor. So this, correct me if I'm wrong, this bill isn't making it illegal.
- And I guess this would be to both the sponsor, Mr. Baker, I just kind of would...
- I'll be talking to the sponsor, but I do believe this grants the pass through committee.
- So please, I beg the sponsor, please work with her on this and get this language straight.
- Questions for the bill sponsor? I see none. Mr. Vice Chair, please move the bill. Mr.
Bills:
HB2205, HB2265, HB2413, HB2415, HB2418, HB2495, HB2589, HB2661, HB2720, HB2771, HB2833, HB2870
Keywords:
criminal damage, trespassing, critical facilities, felony, Arizona Revised Statutes, court fees, public defender, criminal justice, legal aid, indigent defense, appeals, administrative assessments, sex offender, electronic monitoring, registration, public safety, youth protection, Kratom, narcotic drugs, regulation
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Education Policy and Administration (02/20/2026)
Education Policy and Administration
Transcript Highlights:
- [snorts] Let the prime sponsor introduce the bill, and then we are going to close that hearing and move
- And I call on the prime sponsor, Representative Noble, to introduce her bill.
- , I call on the prime sponsor, I call on the prime sponsor, Representative<00:11:22.320>
Noble - I appreciate the work that the sponsors have put forth. the best pathway that suits them.
- The sponsors have been great at resolving problems.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- into the weeds on this, I co-sponsored into the weeds on this, I co-sponsored this<00:58:52.000>
- What would the prime sponsor and the co-sponsors feel if this were to turn into a repeal of the language
- I'm getting a nod and a thumbs up from the prime sponsor, and so I'd say as a co-sponsor I would be happy
- and so I'd say as a the prime sponsor and so I'd say as a co-sponsor<01:06:26.720>
I <01:06:26.880 - Welcome, sir. the prime sponsor, Representative Oppel the prime sponsor, Representative Oppel from<01
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Criminal Justice and Public Safety (02/05/2025)
Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- Prime Sponsor: The bill is actually more simple than it comes off.
- The sponsor said he would be happy to take questions.
- It was Senate Bill 255, and I was one of the co-sponsors.
- Invite the prime sponsor to introduce the bill.
- 330 yeah we just didn't have a sponsor 330 yeah we just didn't have a sponsor um<04:38:53.799>
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Science, Technology and Energy (02/09/2026)
Science, Technology and Energy
Transcript Highlights:
- Questions for the prime sponsor?
- And was important enough to co-sponsor.
- /c> to thank the sponsor to thank the sponsor for<01:17:40.800>
um <01:17:41.120>her <01 - Unfortunately, the prime sponsor and in fact the only sponsor of the 1:00 bill is not here yet.
- Thank you. the prime sponsor and in fact the only the prime sponsor and in fact the only sponsor<04:05
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Judiciary (02/05/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- testimony because um the sponsor testimony because um the sponsor referred<00:11:06.639>
to <03:10:10.800>- I am also a co-sponsor on the bill.
alluded the sponsor alluded the sponsor alluded to<03:10:13.920>thank if you're sympathetic to the sponsors if you're sympathetic to the sponsors concerns<03:22:27.160- sponsor was the sponsor listening to the sponsor was the sponsor did<03:13:42.840>
not <03:13:43.239
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on House Bill 232, which would protect health care workers’ conscience rights in connection with certain procedures, especially abortion and sterilization, and also referenced contraception. The prime sponsor, Rep. Mark Pearson, said the bill is meant to prevent medical professionals from being forced to participate in procedures that violate their beliefs, while still prohibiting discrimination against patients based on protected characteristics. He said the measure was intended to help retain health care workers in New Hampshire and noted he had added an amendment to address concerns about people taking jobs only to later refuse duties, as well as emergency situations where a provider is the only one available.
Committee members raised concerns about how broadly the bill and amendment were written. Questions focused on whether the protections could apply to non-physician staff such as schedulers, receptionists, or pharmacy employees; whether a provider could refuse to schedule, refer, or otherwise assist with services; and how “emergency” would be determined in practice. Several members also questioned whether the bill could affect access to contraception, including pharmacy sales and procedures such as tubal ligation, and whether the language was clear enough to prevent confusion or unintended refusals of care. Pearson said the bill was not intended to allow refusal of emergency care or general patient discrimination, and he acknowledged some language could be tweaked.
Rep. Paige Boerman, a maternal-child health nurse, testified in opposition, saying she had seen pharmacists question prescriptions related to miscarriage care and that the bill could create barriers to contraception and other reproductive health services. She warned that the lack of a disclosure requirement and the broad definitions could create risks, especially in rural areas with limited providers. She also pointed to problems she said had occurred in other states, arguing the bill could lead to delayed care in emergencies. The hearing ended after questions and discussion; no vote or final action was taken in the portion provided.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- Corporate sponsor. Oh, that >> media. Yeah. Corporate sponsor.
- Yeah, we'll be co-sponsors. >> Sure. >> Thank you. >> Co-sponsor, maybe co-sponsor. form in there and
- >> put us all co-sponsors. >> put us all co-sponsors.
- Yeah, we'll be co-sponsors.<04:58:06.080>
Sure. co-sponsors. Sure. co-sponsors. Sure. - >> Co-sponsor >> Co-sponsor >> Co-sponsor maybe<04:58:09.920>
co-sponsor.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- HB 171, Guillen, sponsor Zaffirini, relating to...
- , Little and Raymond, and as co-sponsors Jolanda Jones.
- Members, I move to suspend House Rule 8, Section 5(d), to designate as joint sponsors and co-sponsors
- Members, I move to suspend House Rule 8, Section 5(d), designating joint sponsors and co-sponsors for
- But if a parent gave their child permission to sponsor... Right.
Summary:
The House convened, established a quorum, heard an invocation and pledges, and approved several routine motions, including excuses for absent members, permission for committees to meet while the House was in session, and postponements of some bills. The chamber also received a Senate message listing measures passed by the Senate and adopted a memorial resolution honoring the 21 victims of the Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde, with remarks entered into the House Journal after a moment of silence.
The House then took up a long third-reading calendar and passed a series of Senate bills on topics including criminal justice and corrections sunset provisions (SB 2405, 2406, 2407), election equipment testing (SB 2166), electric grid reliability and attack-preparedness exercises (SB 2148), firefighter collective bargaining (SB 777), DFPS and foster care procedures (SB 1141 and SB 1398), Medicare durable medical equipment billing (SB 1330), property tax administration (SB 1453), probate cleanup and record transfers (SB 1448 and SB 1839), mental health filing procedures (SB 53), school residency for children in safety placements (SB 226), diabetes-related amputation study (SB 1677), rapid DNA analysis (SB 1723), utility rate transparency and capacity cost recovery (SB 1664 and SB 1856), community supervision eligibility (SB 552 postponed), and other measures. Several bills passed with broad support, while others drew notable opposition and narrower margins, including SB 777, SB 2137, SB 2111, SB 1677, SB 1936, SB 1453, and SB 38.
Two bills drew especially extensive debate. SB 2148, dealing with electricity supply chain reliability and tabletop exercises for critical facilities, was discussed as a grid-security measure aimed at coordinating utilities, law enforcement, ERCOT, and the PUC in the event of physical attacks; it passed unanimously. SB 1936, changing how LSD is measured for criminal prosecution from dosage-based to weight-based calculations, prompted extended discussion about lab consistency, carrier mediums, and fairness in charging, with supporters saying it would help crime labs and law enforcement and opponents warning it could distort penalties depending on the medium used; it passed 108-26. The House also passed SB 36, creating a Homeland Security Division within DPS, after questions about overlap with TDEM and the cost of adding personnel.
Late in the day, the House debated SB 38 on eviction procedures, with supporters saying it targeted squatters and streamlined removal of unauthorized occupants, and opponents arguing it would make evictions too easy and worsen homelessness; it passed 85-44. The chamber also began debate on SB 37, a major higher-education governance bill that would expand governing-board oversight of curriculum, hiring, and faculty senates; members raised concerns about academic freedom, faculty governance, and the impact on humanities programs, and debate was still underway at the end of the transcript.