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CA
Transcript Highlights:
- So instead of expanding options for community colleges, this bill limits competition at the front end
- So instead of expanding options for community colleges, this bill limits competition at the front end
- Truly open and competitive, not when it embeds mandates that exclude large portions of the industry.
- We haven't done a competitive business...
- We haven't done a competitive bid process.
Committee:
Senate Education
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Jobs and Economic Development - 03/26/25
Jobs and Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> uh to grow their their their business uh to grow their their their business and<01:08:00.799><c>
- 02.480><c> through</c> and and enhance their business through and and enhance their business through
- </c> um and many other business corridor um and many other business corridor include<01:08:23.120><c>
- I wear many hats in my business.
- I am the many hats in my business.
Committee:
Senate Jobs and Economic Development
ID
Idaho 2026 Regular Session
Agenda Jan 19th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Chairman, we could add language to it so that any project can also be let out in a competitive manner
- Chairman, we could add language to it so that any project can be also let out in a competitive manner
- So helping have somebody coordinate those efforts, because we are, I mean, the treasurer's busy, I'm
- busy, there's a lot happening.
- I know one business guy got his business as a business ambassador for America 250, and he made jackets
Summary:
The committee approved minutes from October 21, 2025, and after discussion and a recorded no vote from Treasurer Ellsworth, also approved the December 19, 2025 minutes. Members then received an America 250 financial update showing commemorative fund balances, grant spending, and remaining unobligated funds, followed by a subcommittee discussion about Jane Palacki’s contract. The committee clarified and then approved a motion to retain her on an as-needed basis at $125 per hour, not to exceed $8,600 per month, to help with approved projects by the committee chairs.
Updates were provided on several America 250 initiatives. Secretary McGrane and Treasurer Ellsworth discussed Celebration Fund grants, the Foundations of Freedom Tour, and a proposed July 4th Capitol celebration tied to the Boise parade, with stages, exhibits, vendors, and performances planned around the Capitol grounds and rotunda. Treasurer Ellsworth also reported on ambassador programs, the Liberty Bell, flags, quilts, the Heritage Fountain, and a service challenge, and the committee extended $30,000 in spending authority for ambassador programs. The committee later approved grant disbursements for multiple counties and cities.
The Institute for Advancing American Values presented a civics curriculum initiative with the State Board of Education and a public-facing “Reading the Republic” project using founding documents and student video responses. The America 250 State Agency Task Force reported on museum exhibits, an Initial Point event, and the Their Story oral-history effort. National updates covered America’s Field Trip, America Gives, federal merchandise and story-capture efforts, and a national time capsule. Idaho Parks and Recreation described America 250-related events at state parks, the Move 250 challenge, and volunteer tracking, emphasizing that it was using existing resources rather than requesting committee funding. The committee set its next meeting for February 5 and adjourned after noting written testimony from David Johnson.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Executive Departments and Administration (04/23/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:43:48.640><c> of</c> that I know it's a a competition of that I know it's a a competition of
- I'm a for-profit business.
- </c><02:57:34.319><c> a</c> traveling nurses I'm a business a traveling nurses I'm a business a for-profit
- </c> for-profit business I'm based in for-profit business I'm based in Maryland<02:57:38.160><c> and<
- ,</c> non some kind of blanket non-competit, non some kind of blanket non-competit, our<03:00:56.399>
Summary:
The committee discussed House Bill 185, which would amend RSA 3109 to add timelines for OPLC’s complaint review and investigation process. Members reviewed the existing five-year limitation period for misconduct complaints and noted that the bill would add a 30-day deadline for the office to make a recommendation to the board and a 90-day deadline to complete investigations. Some members raised concerns that the new deadlines could conflict with the existing statute of limitations, create pressure to dismiss cases too quickly, and potentially undermine the separation between OPLC’s investigative role and the boards’ adjudicatory role established by House Bill 655.
Nicholas Fry, OPLC general counsel, testified that the agency’s fiscal note originally assumed it would need roughly double its staff to meet the proposed deadlines, though a later amendment reduced that estimate somewhat. He said OPLC would still need additional personnel, including investigatory paralegals and a physician investigator for the Board of Medicine, to meet the timeframes. He also explained OPLC’s current complaint and hearing procedures, including new consumer-friendly correspondence, website guidance, and efforts by the enforcement division to improve transparency and communication with complainants and licensees.
Bob Quinn of the New Hampshire Association of Realtors testified in support of the bill’s basic goal of speeding up intake and investigation, saying the 30-day intake/review period was reasonable and that the bill would not change OPLC’s role in that first step. He argued, however, that the investigation step is where delays occur, especially for lower-priority complaints, and that some cases have remained unresolved for years. Committee members also questioned how the added staffing costs would be paid, with discussion of whether they would come from license fees or the general fund. No vote or final action was taken in the portion of the meeting provided.
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- If you are using a non-transparent number like net, there's no competition.
- We still provide access to the brand and wait for that competition and the price to drop.
- It's what creates the competition. Rebates are going away.
- We support paying the pharmacists what they need to stay in business.
- Our businesses are hurting. Health insurance costs a lot of money.
Committee:
Senate Insurance
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Insurance met on May 6, 2026, and first reported HB 1241 favorably. That bill, by Chairman Furman, requires insurers to check with DCFS before paying certain insurance settlements to determine whether the recipient owes delinquent child support, and to withhold and remit arrears if found. DCFS explained that Louisiana already has intercepts and other collection tools, but no current mechanism for insurance settlements. Senators raised concerns about notice to obligors and about liability if insurers fail to withhold, but the bill was advanced without objection.
The committee then heard HB 870, which would require health insurers and PBMs to cover lower-cost generic or biosimilar drugs when available and to use utilization management no more restrictively on those drugs. Supporters said the bill would improve access and lower patient costs by using wholesale acquisition cost as the comparison point. Opponents, including Louisiana Blue and the AFL-CIO, argued that WAC ignores rebates and net cost, could force plans to cover higher-cost biosimilars first, and could increase premiums and disrupt ERISA and fully insured plan design. The committee adopted a technical amendment set and then a second amendment set that added notice and reporting requirements tied to net cost calculations, and HB 870 was reported favorably as amended.
Several other bills were moved with little or no opposition. HB 1176, concerning Medicare Advantage coverage for integrative cancer treatments such as cold cap therapy, cryotherapy, and acupuncture, was amended to change the effective date and then reported favorably. HB 1196, dealing with colorectal cancer screening follow-up colonoscopies, was also amended and reported favorably. HB 1162, a consumer protection bill requiring DOI to verify that a contractor named on a first-party property damage check is licensed in Louisiana, was amended and reported favorably. HB 826, which modernizes insurance referral rules to allow referrals by email or website address, was reported favorably. The committee also heard HB 1151 on insurer investment limits and solvency protections, and HB 1236 on pharmacy reimbursement and copay maximizer programs; both drew substantial testimony and concern, especially over retroactivity, PBM cost allocation, and whether copay maximizers shift costs to patients, but the transcript cuts off before final action on HB 1236.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Energy, Utilities, Environment and Climate - 02/23/26
Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> We used to have a competitive advantage. We used to have a competitive advantage.
- But we're seeing industries, small businesses, farms get increasingly inefficient.
- And it's only competitive if it's subsidized. And again the subsidies are going away.
- Um, it underpins public safety, economic growth, as well as national competitiveness.
- And our risk competitiveness.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
House of Representatives Second Regular Session of the 60th Legislature Day 46 Apr 23rd, 2026
Oklahoma House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Members, the following order of business will be followed today: Inspirational Message and Prayer, Pledge
- and resolutions, conference committee reports, and joint committee reports, motions placing new business
- a new contest area in the Oklahoma FFA, adding a very marketable skill to the already extremely competitive
- They have represented their school and community with excellence, resilience, and an unmatched competitive
- They have represented their school and community with excellence, resilience, and an unmatched competitive
Summary:
The House convened, the roll was called, and the chamber proceeded with its customary opening order of business, including an invocation by Chaplain Ronnie Wilson and the Pledge of Allegiance. The prayer focused on forgiveness, using the biblical story of Joseph to emphasize turning harm into good. The House also recognized Auctioneer Day at the Capitol, with a presentation featuring Oklahoma auctioneers and a live auction demonstration, and later honored Deer Creek High School’s boys and girls cross-country teams for their state-level success, including the boys’ Class 6A championship and the girls’ strong finish.
Members also received several introductions and recognitions, including former Representative Bill Gurley, Bristow Chamber Day visitors, Guthrie High School AP Government students, and Representative Culver’s family. The nurse of the day was Donna Reynolds, an emergency room manager at St. Anthony, recognized for more than 30 years in nursing, her response to the Oklahoma City bombing, and her advocacy for patient safety and organ donation. Representative Timmins honored the Millwood boys basketball team and coach Nate Jones for winning a third straight state championship and for the program’s long record of success, including Isaiah Wilkes’ Gatorade Player of the Year recognition.
No legislation was debated or voted on in the transcript provided. The House concluded with a motion to adjourn, and members agreed to adjourn until Monday, April 27, 2026, at 1:30 p.m.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Agriculture Mar 11th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- IT'S JUST THE ORDER OF BUSINESS.
- I ALSO RAISE IN OPPOSITION, THE CURRENT POSTURE DUE TO THIS RIFLE OF COMPETITION AS WELL AS THINGS LIKE
- UNFORTUNATELY THIS BILL IN THE CURRENT POSTURE IT HURTS COMPETITION AND FAIRNESS IN THE ECONOMY WHEN
- IT HURTS COMPETITION AND FAIRNESS IN THE ECONOMY WHEN IT COMES TO AGRICULTURE.
- ANY OTHER BUSINESS BEFORE THE COMMITTEE TODAY? CHAIR TRUENOW?
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Select Committee on the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games Mar 6th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- businesses in Los Angeles.
- It probably has 250, 300 businesses in it.
- We wanted them to come to the competitions. They wanted to see the Olympics.
- The downtown business establishment had this inferiority complex about L.A.
- I've been here the last 40 years in the media entertainment business.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
- I think competition in the marketplace.
- </c> time to grow a a business or get into. time to grow a a business or get into.
- We see businesses go out of business all the time.
- ><c> business</c><00:56:37.839><c> all</c><00:56:38.000><c> the</c> businesses go out of business all
- the businesses go out of business all the time.<00:56:38.400><c> Restaurants,</c><00:56:38.960><c> retail
Committee:
Joint Agriculture
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session May 26th, 2026
California Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- for new businesses to even consider doing business here in California.
- for new businesses to even consider doing business here in California.
- I've never seen more business of the business community be against a bill than this bill right here before
- But smaller businesses, and political connections can survive the process, but smaller businesses, innovators
- We do want the businesses here.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy
Transcript Highlights:
- supporters of electricity, renewable gas, sustainable aviation fuel, as well as environmental and business
- ChargePoint sells network charging solutions to both businesses, both small and large, and entities like
- that consumers can tap into publicly and at their homes, at places of residence, and at places of business
- And so we're gonna have pressures domestically at the homes, at the businesses, and elsewhere, especially
- we're not back in 20, 30 years and I'm not reading about another auto bailout or international competition
Summary:
The committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy heard testimony on several transportation and clean-fuel bills. Supporters of H. 3535 argued for delaying or pausing enforcement of Massachusetts’ zero-emission vehicle sales mandate, saying the current ACC2 timeline is unrealistic given low ZEV sales, limited charging infrastructure, dealer inventory concerns, and potential economic impacts on dealerships, consumers, and tax revenue. Opponents of that approach, including automakers and clean transportation advocates, said the state should stay on course with electrification and that the mandate is necessary to meet climate goals. The committee also heard support for H. 3570/S. 2326 to update vehicle emission standards for municipal and utility fleets, with municipal utility representatives saying current electric truck technology, charging access, and costs make the rules impractical for critical public services.
A major portion of the hearing focused on S. 2246, the Freedom to Move Act, which would require MassDOT and regional planning agencies to set vehicle miles traveled reduction goals and align transportation spending with climate targets. Supporters said the bill would better coordinate transportation planning, encourage transit, biking, and walking, and help Massachusetts meet emissions goals while saving money and improving public health. Some committee members raised concerns that the bill could duplicate existing transportation climate mandates and could disadvantage rural residents who must drive long distances; witnesses responded that the bill is meant to add coordination and flexibility, not impose a one-size-fits-all solution.
The committee also heard testimony on H. 3448, which would set deadlines to electrify school buses and public fleets and create programs for private fleet electrification. Advocates said fleet electrification is a practical way to cut emissions, improve air quality, and save money over time, especially for schoolchildren exposed to diesel exhaust. Several witnesses also supported low-carbon fuel standard bills H. 3576 and S. 2251, arguing they would reduce fuel carbon intensity and generate revenue for charging and clean-fuel investments. Others, including a coalition opposed to private jet expansion, objected to the bills’ treatment of sustainable aviation fuel, saying it is not scalable, is expensive, and could create land-use and food-supply tradeoffs. No votes or formal committee actions were taken in the hearing excerpt provided.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Environment, Energy & Technology Feb 4th, 2026 at 08:00 am
Environment, Energy & Technology
Transcript Highlights:
- And it's a business opportunity. So hopefully Mike can make it on today.
- Restaurants are a high-volume, low-margin business.
- Restaurants are a high volume, low margin business.
- The bill language also favors certain nonprofit business models over for-profit business models when
- And then it becomes business as usual in three years. It likely will.
Committee:
Senate Environment, Energy & Technology
Keywords:
mattress stewardship, producer responsibility, extended producer responsibility, EPR, mattress recycling, solid waste, landfill diversion, illegal dumping, recycling program, Department of Ecology, producer responsibility organization, PRO, renovator, retailer obligations, collection sites, bulk pickup, drop-off locations, waste management, environmental compliance, circular economy
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
S/C on Telecommunications & Broadband Mar 31st, 2025
S/C on Telecommunications & Broadband
Transcript Highlights:
- That allow us to work with these companies business to business.
- We're just doing business.
- And that's a business. That's a business decision. Yeah, we just let it go. OK.
- One of them is doing business in China. One of them is doing business in France.
- to business negotiation.
Committee:
House S/C on Telecommunications & Broadband
TX
Texas 89th Regular
S/C on Telecommunications & Broadband Mar 31st, 2025
S/C on Telecommunications & Broadband
Transcript Highlights:
- Cherokee has recently negotiated and business-to-business and entered into pole attachment agreements
- We're just doing business.
- A black box, one of them doing business in China, one of them doing business in France, and my wife's
- doing business in Texas.
- We believe that this is a business-to-business negotiation for the most part, but sometimes the other
Committee:
House S/C on Telecommunications & Broadband
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- It's a real competition. They do a wonderful job. Thank you.
- The bill, the federal expiration, was highly impactful for our business.
- it is Fundamentally, a small business policy.
- Continued support for this credit helps New Mexico remain competitive while strengthening small businesses
- You own a business, and you want to do it, the credit goes to you.
Committee:
Senate Senate Finance
Keywords:
SB 101, Health Care Delivery and Access Act, repeal of repeal, sunset repeal, delayed repeal, health care, healthcare, access to care, medical services, provider regulation, state health law, New Mexico, SB58, metropolitan redevelopment, redevelopment property, property tax exemption, payments in lieu of taxes, PILOT, municipal redevelopment, local government
MD
Transcript Highlights:
- The students participate in competitions, service learning, and work-based learning leadership roles
- The students participate in competitions,<00:04:11.360><c> service</c><00:04:11.760><c> learning,</c>
- <00:04:12.239><c> and</c> competitions, service learning, and competitions, service learning, and work-based
- </c><00:08:50.240><c> Please</c><00:08:50.640><c> welcome</c> a small business owner.
- Please welcome a small business owner.
Summary:
The Maryland Senate met on Ash Wednesday, February 18, 2026, with a quorum present. The session opened with an invocation by Chaplain David Stadler, followed by journalization of his remarks and several introductions recognizing guests in the chamber, including dentists, an intern, a former legislative staffer, and representatives from the University System of Maryland and other groups. Senators also noted upcoming committee meetings and a Legislative Black Caucus photo the next day.
The main floor action centered on a resolution honoring Maryland Career and Technical Student Organizations for Career and Technical Student Organization Week. The sponsor described the role of CTSOs in serving more than 12,000 students statewide and in building leadership, professional, and career skills. The resolution was read in full and adopted unanimously, with the Senate expressing congratulations and appreciation for the organizations’ work with young people.
The Senate then took up layover items and calendar bills. Senate Bill 56, concerning Maryland Longitudinal Data Center external data sharing for multi-state reporting, was special ordered for one day after members raised privacy-related questions. Senate Bill 99, the Open Meetings Act/Local Board of Education Transparency Act measure, was also special ordered for one day after discussion of its committee amendment. The chamber also received administrative corrections from the Governor and referred them to the Executive Nominations Committee, and the majority leader later moved adjournment until February 19 at 10:00 a.m., which was adopted without objection.
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
Appropriations - S/C on Articles VI, VII, & VIII Feb 25th, 2025
Appropriations - S/C on Articles VI, VII, & VIII
Transcript Highlights:
- Since the last session, um, my board has been quite busy.
- Uh, we would like to become a competitive employer in our current marketplace.
- Fortunately, Texas is a favorable place to practice business.
- All right, so members, that concludes our business for today.
- Is there any other business to come before this committee with no further business?
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- And then they had a competition between the schools for about a 2-week period.
- Uh, you and I busy with the FTEs and, in your upcoming budget.
- sector in the United States, 81% of which came from Texas businesses.
- Uh, and do business with them.
- Many, many oil and gas companies now have geothermal business units.
Committee:
House Energy Resources
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee May 6th, 2026
Revenue and Taxation
Transcript Highlights:
- Why do we include small businesses?
- Why do we include small businesses?
- They power medical devices, and they allow businesses to stay open.
- It means businesses can keep their doors open.
- I'm here to present... ...and I know it's been a busy day for you.
Committee:
Senate Revenue and Taxation