Transcript Highlights:

• There was a liability subcommittee that was co-chaired by the Office of Insurance Commissioner and PEMCO
• insurance policy.
• To ensure that insurers operating in the state of Washington remain solvent, that we have a healthy insurance
• So making that task at hand for our insurance organizations...
• The impact to the insurance companies is evident, and to the extent that the insurance industry can be

Committee: House Transportation

Keywords: 904, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:08:47.000><c> Section</c><00:08:47.400><c> 4</c><00:08:47.800><c> adds</c> liabilities imposed
• Section 4 adds liabilities imposed.
• </c><00:14:58.200><c> This</c><00:14:58.320><c> adds</c> attorney or their insurer.
• This adds attorney or their insurer.
• </c> a notice of denial of liability. a notice of denial of liability.

Committee: Senate Labor

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• for product liability or breach of implied warranty.
• for product liability or breach of implied warranty.
• any legal liability for product liability<00:32:43.279><c> or</c><00:32:43.519><c> breach</c><00:32:
• </c> liability or breach of implied warranty. liability or breach of implied warranty.
• </c><00:58:26.559><c> coverage</c> 550 FN relative to insurance coverage 550 FN relative to insurance

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• </c> between a per disaster cap on liability between a per disaster cap on liability or<02:08:55.679>
• Fourteen states are considering a liability approach addressing liability for wildfires.
• Fourteen states are considering a liability approach addressing liability for wildfires.
• Fourteen states are considering a liability approach addressing liability for wildfires.
• If we're chasing away insurance companies, that amount of liability, I mean, basically falls on less

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• It's not meant for the regulation of insurance companies or insurance licensees.
• It's not meant for the regulation of insurance companies or insurance licensees.
• Generally, it's going to be liability. Now, that would go towards insurance companies all the same.
• code, since the insurance code is meant to regulate insurers and insurance business.
• code, since the insurance code is meant to regulate insurers and insurance business.

Bills: HCR93 , HCR14 , HR85

Committee: House Finance

Keywords: image-based sexual abuse, working group, gender-based violence, Hawaii Commission on the Status of Women, prevention efforts, survivor protections, new technologies, legal reform, HCR14, House Concurrent Resolution, perpetual easement, non-exclusive easement, state submerged lands, submerged lands, shoreline easement, drainage outfall, stormwater outfall, lagoon outfall, pipelines, Kahala Hotel & Resort

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• </c><00:09:26.880><c> credit</c> when a locally federally insured credit when a locally federally insured
• Volunteer fire departments already have access to federally insured financial...
• Volunteer fire departments already have access to federally insured financial...
• Volunteer fire departments already have access to federally insured financial...
• insurance.

Committee: House County and Municipal Government

Keywords: 1136, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• They seem to be required to have basic insurance in the right place.
• They seem to be required to have basic insurance in the right place.
• They seem to be required to have basic insurance in the right place.
• The FAA does, in fact, currently require Part 135 operators to have insurance.
• The FAA does, in fact, currently require Part 135 operators to have insurance.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The joint committees heard testimony on several measures, beginning with SB 1480 on transportation and road usage charging. Supporters included the Department of Transportation, the Hawaii State Energy Office, county representatives, and the Tax Foundation, while an automotive industry witness opposed the bill, arguing it would be unfair to rural drivers and those with longer commutes. Committee discussion focused on equity, rural impacts, and whether the measure should be tied to future rail funding. The committees ultimately recommended SB 1480 pass with amendments, including broadening allowable uses of funds, clarifying language on infrastructure and safety, addressing motor scooters, and striking a proposed new subaccount; the recommendation was adopted by both committees, with one no vote in TCA. For SB 970 on taxation, the Tax Foundation said the employer transit tax credit would be more efficient as a direct subsidy program, and the Department of Taxation recommended several changes, including a sunset date of December 31, 2030, anti-double-benefit language, deletion of certain reporting requirements, and an effective date of December 31, 2025. The department estimated the bill would reduce revenues by about $11.6 million over the four-year period it would be in effect. The committees moved SB 970 forward with amendments to include bike share in the credit and add a defective date, leaving the department’s suggested changes for later consideration; the recommendation was adopted. The committees also advanced SB 1008 on parking and SB 1088 on electric vehicle charging infrastructure without amendments. DCAB strongly supported SB 1008, saying it would help counties enforce accessible parking design requirements, and noted a related bill without the EV portion. SB 1088 drew broad support from the Public Utilities Commission, State Energy Office, county and advocacy groups, and individuals; one question raised whether the bill should sunset, but the response was that Hawaii still lacks sufficient EV charging infrastructure and the measure expands eligibility for affordable housing. Both bills were recommended to pass unamended and the recommendations were adopted. The Transportation and Culture and Arts committee then heard SB 1011 on the Hawaii Leadership Awards Program, with testimony in strong support from individuals and the State Archivist, who suggested preserving award recipients’ archives, photos, oral histories, and clippings. The committee also heard SB 441 on the Hawaii Symphony Orchestra, with support from the Democratic Party of Hawaiʻi, the Hawaii Theatre Center, musicians, and others emphasizing cultural value, workforce stability, and statewide access to the arts. The transcript then moved to SB 1581 on the Hawaii Japan Pacific Peace Monument and SB 1577 relating to the State Foundation on the Arts; on SB 1577, the Attorney General warned that using the Works of Special Art Fund for operating purposes could jeopardize the tax-exempt status of related bonds and recommended deleting section five, while also pointing to the Performing Arts Special Fund as an alternative.

Transcript Highlights:

• There's $350 million that has been used from an insurance fund.
• /c><00:10:30.240><c> used</c><00:10:30.600><c> from</c><00:10:30.800><c> an</c><00:10:30.960><c> insurance
• </c> has been used from an insurance fund. has been used from an insurance fund.
• balance of that $350 million, which is about $269 million, and put it in the KERS non-hazardous insurance
• </c> for the current liabilities. for the current liabilities.

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Roll Call 00:00:23 HB 503 Discussion 00:01:00 HB 503 Vote 00:02:17 HB 504 Discussion 00:02:53 HB 504 Vote 00:04:48 HB 500 Discussion 00:05:19 HB 500 Vote 00:29:18 HB 900 Discussion 00:32:02 HB 900 Vote 00:33:00, 958, all

Summary: The Kentucky Senate Appropriations and Revenue Committee met with a quorum and first took up House Bill 503, the legislative branch budget, adopting a committee substitute and reporting it favorably. The chair said the Senate version fully funds defined calculations, provides 2% raises in each fiscal year for legislative employees, removes a paragraph on operating expense reductions, and includes $1 million in the first year for a judicial branch salary study. House Bill 504, the judicial branch budget, was then amended and reported favorably; changes included 2% annual raises for judicial employees, revised operating expense language, $1 million each year for county current services, retention of Boyle County fit-up language, reporting requirements for smaller capital projects, full funding for nine judges added in 2022, and removal of furlough prohibitions and certain budget implementation language. Both bills passed the committee unanimously with favorable expressions to the floor. The committee then considered House Bill 500, the executive branch budget, adopting a committee substitute before hearing a lengthy summary of major spending and policy changes. The chair described statewide 2% annual employee raises, agency base reductions with many exemptions, increased school safety and 911 funding, veterans and military funding, local government and severance-related changes, attorney general and auditor funding, pension and retirement system support, education funding changes including SEEK, postsecondary and scholarship provisions, public safety and corrections funding, and multiple capital projects. The chair also highlighted Medicaid-related provisions, including added waiver slots, increased state-directed payments, a 2.5% reduction in managed care vendor payments for plan years 2027 and 2028 with savings redirected to fee-for-service rates, and additional funding for behavioral health and public health programs. The bill was reported favorably after members explained their votes, with several noting they had only recently received the full 228-page bill and wanted more time for detailed review. Finally, the committee adopted a committee substitute for House Bill 900, an appropriation measure for government agencies, and reported it favorably. The chair said the bill remains a work in progress and that one-time funding requests from across the Commonwealth and across party lines would continue to be addressed as the process moves forward. All measures considered during the meeting passed the committee with unanimous or near-unanimous favorable votes, and the meeting adjourned after no further business.

Transcript Highlights:

• They receive professional benefits that help them perform their job safely, efficiently, including liability
• insurance, access to legal services, support from trained MSTA staff who help them navigate workplace
• to manage what is a modest annual membership while ensuring that they maintain their professional liability
• pay, but we have many that utilize payroll deduction because coming up with $245 for, you know, insurance
• liability coverage and the services that we offer can be difficult if you're a beginning teacher.

Committee: House Legislative Review

Keywords: 959, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Insurance is another consideration; you know, insurance... options.
• Insurance is another consideration.
• Insurance has been a crisis in California for a number of years, and insurance companies are looking
• We will take it over and pay the maintenance costs and reduce your financial liability.
• to cover themselves for liability, they're in the wrong business.

Summary: The committee heard several housing-related bills. AB 2002 would clarify and extend the REAP 1.0 regional housing planning grant program, with the author and regional planning groups arguing it provides needed technical assistance for housing elements and RHNA compliance; the California Building Industry Association opposed unless amended over concerns about local constraints. The committee discussed accepted amendments on regulations, suballocation to subregions, and spending deadlines, and then passed the bill on a do pass as amended motion to Senate Appropriations. AB 1684 would prohibit HOAs from restricting homeowners’ ability to install or replace cooling systems, with supporters citing heat safety and opponents focusing on building integrity, electrical capacity, permits, and common-area placement; the committee adopted amendments on licensed electrical contractors, disclosure, and permit requirements, and passed the bill to Senate Judiciary. AB 1710 would extend SB 330-style vesting protections to state and regional agencies so housing projects are not subject to later regulatory changes, with supporters emphasizing predictability and opponents warning it could conflict with later state, regional, and federal requirements, especially for water and environmental rules; the bill was passed as amended to Senate Local Government. The committee also heard AB 2263, which would authorize the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority to provide employee housing on its land with a preference for VTA workers while keeping units open to the public and compliant with fair housing law. VTA said the bill would help employees facing long commutes and high housing costs, and the committee discussed financing through transit-oriented development partnerships and existing land holdings; the bill was passed as amended to Senate Appropriations. AB 2270 would require the state tax credit committee to account for rural realities when scoring farmworker housing projects for low-income housing tax credits; supporters said current amenity-based scoring disadvantages rural farmworker developments, and the bill was passed as amended to Senate Appropriations. Later, AB 2118 would refine AB 2011 by limiting local objective standards that can block mixed-use and affordable housing projects, with supporters saying cities still use loopholes to delay projects; the committee discussed possible state mandate reimbursement issues and passed the bill to Local Government. Finally, AB 2050 would require HOA reserve funding based on reserve studies, add notice and safeguards for reserve transfers, and phase in funding over six years; supporters argued it would prevent large special assessments and protect homeowners, while opponents said enforcement remains weak and the bill could still burden owners. The committee did not take a final recorded vote on AB 2050 in the portion provided, but members discussed the need for stronger enforcement and the balance between reserve funding and affordability.

Transcript Highlights:

• Insurance is another consideration; you know, insurance... Insurance is another consideration.
• Insurance has been a crisis in California for a number of years, and insurance companies are looking
• I do not have, I cannot afford unlimited liability for actions that I don't even control.
• to cover themselves for liability, they are in the wrong business.
• policy to cover themselves for that kind of liability, they absolutely should not be in that business

Committee: Senate Housing

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• to specify a level of patient consent for services, timeframes for renewal, document processes, liability
• insurance needs, and continuing education... ...document processes, liability insurance needs, and continuing
• I don’t know that I want to even take on the liability potentially of treating any of I don’t know that
• I want to even take on the liability potentially of treating any of these patients.

Committee: Senate Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services

Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services took up two bills. Senator Burgess presented SB 116, the Senate Veterans Package, which would reduce the number of Veterans Hall of Fame nominations, expand FDVA health survey and coordination efforts, add mental health training to the veterans suicide prevention pilot program, fix statutory references, improve coordination between Veterans Florida and FDVA, and require FDVA to develop a plan for adult day health care facilities for veterans and their families. An amendment was adopted to appropriate $300,000 for the suicide prevention training pilot and $50,000 for the health survey. The bill was supported in debate, especially for the adult day care provision, and CS/SB 116 was reported favorably by roll call vote. The committee then heard SB 294 by Senator Harrell, which would exclude specified cardiac conditions—such as heart failure, coronary heart disease, and cardiac arrhythmias—from the list of chronic health conditions that may be managed under collaborative pharmacy practice agreements. Senator Harrell argued that these complex conditions require direct physician involvement and that pharmacists should not be making medication changes for severe cardiac patients based on protocols alone. Senator Rouson asked why heart conditions had been included previously, and Vice Chair Davis asked about fiscal impact; Harrell said there would be no state cost, though patients might face additional out-of-pocket expenses, which she said could be offset by avoiding more serious complications. Public testimony on SB 294 was divided. The Florida Pharmacy Association opposed the bill, arguing that collaborative practice agreements are voluntary, physician-controlled, and already include safeguards, and that pharmacists are highly trained to help manage chronic conditions and improve access and outcomes. A cardiologist with the Florida Chapter of the American College of Cardiology supported the bill, warning that cardiac patients are complex and that pharmacists may make dangerous decisions without the full clinical picture. Senator Burton also supported the bill, saying the original collaborative practice framework was not intended to let pharmacists diagnose or treat serious cardiac disease. SB 294 was then reported favorably by roll call vote. At the end of the meeting, Senators Rodriguez and Garcia asked to be recorded in the affirmative on SB 116, and the committee adjourned without further business.

Transcript Highlights:

• . >> Sure, Senator, I've had some folks reach out to me that are insurers for municipalities that have
• </c><00:02:09.360><c> me</c><00:02:09.599><c> that</c><00:02:10.000><c> are</c><00:02:10.560><c> insurers
• </c><00:02:11.200><c> for</c> reach out to me that are insurers for reach out to me that are insurers
• It goes back to 1996 medical liability act, almost if you will, a good Samaritan.
• act almost if you uh medical liability act almost if you will<00:23:00.559><c> a</c><00:23:00.720><c

Bills: SB367 , SB368 , SB350 , SB351

Committee: Senate Healthcare

Keywords: rural health, healthcare access, state funding, health transformation, appropriations, fiscal policy, healthcare funding, economic development, mental health, maternal health, antitrust, competition, market regulation, business practices, consumer protection, anaphylaxis, epinephrine, auto-injector, public health, school safety

Transcript Highlights:

• I don't believe our insurance policy would cover that liability for any injuries.
• </c><00:14:51.600><c> policy</c><00:14:52.040><c> would</c> don't believe our insurance policy would
• don't believe our insurance policy would cover<00:14:52.680><c> that</c> cover that cover that liability
• ><c> any</c><00:14:55.040><c> injuries</c><00:14:55.880><c> any</c><00:14:56.079><c> further</c> liability
• for any injuries any further liability for any injuries any further announcements<00:14:57.600><c> again

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• What insurance is required and under what standards?
• Second is insurance.
• California is in the midst of a statewide insurance crisis for youth-serving programs.
• Assigning the Judicial Council responsibility to evaluate insurance coverage is misplaced.
• Too many times—somebody brought up the insurance issue.

Committee: Senate Public Safety

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Madam Chair and members, Senate Bill 1015, Gender Transition Procedures Provider Liability, passed out
• Senate Bill 1015, Gender Transition Procedures Provider Liability, passed out on a party-line vote.
• Madam Chair, members, SB 1212, health insurance reimbursement rates, vaccines, passed out on...
• It says it prohibits a health insurance, health care insurer from reimbursing doctors at a different
• Madam Chair, member, Senate Bill 1494, now health insurance patient steering prohibition, passed out

Summary: The caucus reviewed a long list of bills, with members instructed to move quickly, note short titles, and pull only selected measures from consent. Many bills were reported as passing committee on party-line votes or with split votes, while others were unanimous. Several members repeatedly requested bills be pulled from consent, especially on contentious topics such as artificial intelligence content verification, gender transition procedures provider liability, vaccine reimbursement rates, light rail expansion feasibility, public employee merit hiring, health board evaluations, rural health funding, patient steering, DCS policies, school safety, virtual currency payments, undocumented immigrants’ financial services, central bank digital currency, and various criminal justice and education measures. A number of bills drew brief substantive comments or objections. One member criticized SB 1015 on Trans Visibility Day. Another raised concerns about fingerprinting requirements for behavioral health facilities, arguing similar safeguards should apply to universal voucher programs. Judiciary-related bills also prompted strong reactions, including measures on narcotics sentencing for minors, probation and immigration notification, crimes against children monitoring, and a death penalty bill involving firing squad, which drew an explicit objection for the record. Several bills were flagged because of split votes, Democratic no votes, or concerns about funding, constitutional issues, or policy consistency. The caucus also discussed a blue-sheet amendment to HB 2874 on campaign committee termination statements and penalties. Members asked about the retroactive date, the size of outstanding fines, the Secretary of State’s position, and who offered the Senate amendment. Supporters described it as a cleanup bill that would help committees close out old accounts, while others questioned the retroactive scope and financial impact. The chair ultimately announced that Mr. Winninger was refusing the Senate amendment, so final passage would not occur that day and the measure would instead go to conference committee or remain unresolved.

Transcript Highlights:

• They have other insurance. They would opt out.
• They have other insurance. They would opt out.
• The port's liability as of January 2, 2026 would exceed $229,000.
• to private market health insurance or Apple Health, and then having to restart insurance again and all
• Sometimes I'd have health insurance through the district.

Summary: The House Appropriations Committee heard staff briefings and testimony on four bills. House Bill 2124, a Department of Retirement Systems request, would raise the minimum monthly pension benefit that can be paid as a lump sum from $50 to $250, with future inflation adjustments by the director; staff said it would cost about $11,000 in administrative changes and have no actuarial impact on the pension funds. House Bill 2125 would remove a biennial restriction on using pension fund interest earnings for certain administrative and compliance expenses that protect the funds; DRS said it would have no fiscal impact and would continue existing practice. Seth Miller of DRS supported both bills as efforts to reduce complexity and improve consistency across retirement systems. House Bill 2179 would create a retroactive exemption from PERS membership for certain port district employees who are instead covered by federal railroad retirement or union-sponsored defined benefit plans. Staff said audits found a small number of affected employees, with a one-time administrative cost of about $18,000, and noted possible legal concerns because retroactive changes can implicate vested retirement rights. Testimony from the Washington Public Ports Association and the Port of Ponderay supported the bill as a narrow clarification needed to avoid dual coverage and large retroactive liabilities; the Port of Vancouver also supported it as a fix for building trades workers covered by union plans. House Bill 2160 would change SEBB eligibility rules for school employees, creating a presumption of coverage on day one for returning employees who previously worked 630 hours in prior years, effectively shortening the lookback period and extending it across SEBB employers. Supporters, including substitute teachers, WEA, SEIU, and other school workers, said the bill would reduce disruptive gaps in coverage, help workers and families maintain continuous insurance, and improve recruitment and retention. Opponents, including school administrators, business officials, and school directors, argued it would be an unfunded mandate that could significantly increase district costs and administrative complexity, especially because districts would have to track hours and rebut presumptive eligibility. The Health Care Authority explained that eligibility is determined by local benefits administrators using worksheets and appeals, that the current two-year presumption was built from earlier benefit rules, and that the bill could increase costs and create issues for retirees who currently manage hours to stay below the 630-hour threshold. The committee took no votes and adjourned after public hearing.

Transcript Highlights:

• When Kansas attempted to arm school staff, insurers refused to cover the liability.
• When Kansas attempted to arm school staff, commercial insurers refused to cover the liability.
• Is there any liability insurance that the PDD manufacturers will have to carry, or even the companies
• It is not addressed necessarily in the bill, but I am sure there will be liability insurance from the
• There will be liability insurance from the manufacturers as well as the individual vendors that are using

Committee: Senate Appropriations

Keywords: 999, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Members, this is the state group insurance conforming bill that codifies the administrative health insurance
• Members, this is the state group insurance conforming bill that codifies the administrative health insurance
• Members, this is the state group insurance conforming bill that codifies the administrative health insurance
• Am I supposed to get an additional life insurance policy?
• Largely, the malpractice insurance drove her how.

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the pledge, quorum call, and several recognitions, including guests for Education and Sharing Day, law enforcement officer of the day Detective Miata Anderson, and later FAMU Day at the Capitol and other visiting groups. The chamber adopted the special order report and then moved through a series of budget-related bills and conforming measures, with debate focused largely on recurring funding, environmental programs, housing, insurance reserves, and tax policy. Members approved HB 5011/SB 2506, which conform environmental resource funding to the proposed budget by shifting Seminole Gaming Compact-related dollars from recurring to nonrecurring funding; supporters said this preserves annual legislative review, while opponents warned it would reduce funding for the Resilient Florida program, wildlife corridor protection, invasive species removal, and other conservation efforts. The House then passed HB 5013, reducing state-funded property reinsurance reserves by lowering the RAP program and repealing FORA funding, and HB 5501, which redirects documentary stamp tax revenues from housing and transportation trust funds to general revenue; Democrats argued the housing changes would reduce affordable housing support, while Republicans said the move was needed to control recurring spending. The chamber also passed HB 5015 on state group insurance, HB 5201 on Florida PALM accounting conforming changes, HB 5203 on Capitol Center tenancy and utilities control, and HB 5009 creating a Florida Accountability Office and revising audit and budgeting functions. The most extended debate came on HB 7031, which permanently reduces the state sales tax rate from 6% to 5.25% and also lowers several related tax rates. Supporters described it as broad-based, immediate tax relief for Floridians, while opponents said property tax relief would be more targeted and that sales tax cuts also benefit tourists and out-of-state visitors. The bill passed 112-0. The House then took up the main budget bill, HB 501, and subcommittee chairs outlined the proposed $112.9 billion budget, including education, health care, transportation, agriculture and natural resources, higher education, state administration, justice, and IT spending. Members began questioning the pre-K-12 budget on school funding, vouchers, proration, mental health and safety allocations, and inflation, with the discussion continuing beyond the excerpt provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• There was a liability subcommittee that was co-chaired by the Office of Insurance Commissioner and PEMCO
• That certification includes providing proof that they hold a $5 million liability insurance policy.
• We represent 53% of the auto insurance market across the nation, collectively with of the auto insurance
• To ensure that insurers operating in the state of Washington remain solvent, that we have a healthy insurance
• The impact to the insurance companies is evident, and to the extent that the insurance industry can be

Summary: The committee held a work session on autonomous vehicles, beginning with an overview from the Washington State Transportation Commission on the state’s five-year AV work group. The commission described its 2018 legislative mandate, the 35-member executive committee and seven subcommittees, and the resulting 29 recommendations and “roadmap to the future.” The presentation emphasized six policy “building blocks” for Washington: agency readiness, public outreach, equity, safety, testing and pilots, and a path to deployment. It also noted current Washington law requires AV testing companies to self-certify with the Department of Licensing, carry $5 million in liability insurance, report collisions and violations, and notify local law enforcement before testing; three companies are currently certified. State regulators from California and Arizona then outlined their AV frameworks. California described its long-running permit system for testing with and without a safety driver and for commercial deployment, its current rulemaking to expand use cases to heavy-duty trucks and passenger shuttles, and new requirements for mileage, operational assessments, and more detailed crash and incident reporting. California also said it is creating a new enforcement tool allowing citations to be issued to manufacturers for moving violations by AVs. Arizona described its executive-order-based approach, later codified by statute, which allows testing and driverless operations through self-certification, law enforcement interaction plans, quarterly meetings with companies, and reporting of crashes or near misses; Arizona also said it tracks crashes monthly and has not recorded fatalities attributed to AVs. Industry representatives from Waymo, Zoox, and the Autonomous Vehicle Industry Association argued that AVs can improve safety, accessibility, and mobility while creating jobs. They described extensive sensor systems, community outreach, first-responder engagement, and current operations in multiple cities. Waymo cited more than 127 million rider-only miles and said its data show large reductions in injury-causing and pedestrian crashes; Zoox said it operates in Las Vegas, San Francisco, and Seattle and stressed its purpose-built electric robotaxi and local jobs; AVIA said its members have driven more than 145 million autonomous miles and that 26 states now expressly authorize driverless operations. Members asked about public education, crash and fatality tracking, enforcement, weather, school zones, first-responder interactions, and labor impacts. Labor and public-safety witnesses from the Teamsters, firefighters, and driver unions opposed commercial AV deployment without stronger safeguards. They argued Washington should not be an unregulated testing ground, especially for heavy trucks and hazardous materials, and warned of job losses for drivers, taxi and rideshare workers, and related occupations. Firefighters and driver representatives raised concerns about AVs interfering with emergency scenes, blocking responders, and creating risks in dynamic roadway incidents. Committee members also asked for comparisons to human-driven vehicles, data on citations and crashes, and more information on how AVs interact with pedestrians, first responders, and workers.