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MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection - 04/14/26

Commerce and Consumer Protection

Transcript Highlights:
  • They would now be covered.
  • But if you have some entity legal.
  • ,</c> intended to be an independent entity, intended to be an independent entity, but<01:42:17.440><c
  • </c> Commissioner of Commerce if the entity Commissioner of Commerce if the entity experiences<01:47:
  • </c><01:47:23.080><c> or</c> total enrollees across the entity or total enrollees across the entity or
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Joint Appropriations Committee, January 15, 2026

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • Um, one note for agency or or entity.
  • </c><00:09:15.040><c> in</c> business council to another entity in business council to another entity
  • </c><00:36:50.560><c> without</c> administered by another entity without administered by another entity
  • entities? entities? &gt;&gt; Mr.<01:04:04.400><c> Phillip,</c> &gt;&gt; Mr. Phillip, &gt;&gt; Mr.
  • </c> you know, with other states or entities you know, with other states or entities that<01:30:35.760
Keywords: 916, all
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Local Government Jun 11th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Local Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • This covers a range from tents to hardened cabins or shelters that we think of, you know, for emergency
  • He did an excellent job covering all those.
  • And I'm going to very briefly cover the following topics: some annexation basics, relevant statutes related
  • the... ...where the subdivision didn't comply with the requirements to cover the dirt.
  • Development regulations that one entity might have that another entity doesn't like can also be an impediment
Keywords: 904, all
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • This hearing today is going to cover the Department of Public Health across five different issues, including
  • We have a larger request of $4.6 million in the Center for Environmental Health to cover some rising
  • We're requesting $3.6 million to cover manufacturing costs of Baby Big.
  • I was going to cover that a little bit in the next issue item as well.
  • That covers most of it.
Keywords: 988, house, all
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • Today we'll be hearing from one entity under Sunset Review, which is the Bureau for Private Post-Secondary
  • Today we will be hearing from one entity under Sunset Review, which is the Bureau for Private Post-Secondary
  • I know you covered a lot of points, so I took some notes.
  • The excellent staff report and the excellent report from DCA and the Bureau didn't cover matching up
  • The excellent staff report and the excellent report from DCA and the Bureau didn't cover is matching
Keywords: 988, house, all
WA
Transcript Highlights:
  • will be perceived as somehow obfuscating the unique relationship that tribes have, unlike any other entity
  • The bill before you, 5816, adds juice grapes as the covered agricultural product under the Agricultural
  • The bill before you, 5816, adds juice grapes as the covered agricultural product under the Agricultural
  • Our current reservation covers approximately 1.4 million acres, of which approximately 922,000 acres
  • This is an entity that should be making fiduciary decisions.
Summary: The House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee heard several Senate bills and a joint memorial, with the chair moving items around to accommodate prime sponsors and public testimony. SB 5838 would add two tribal representatives to the Board of Natural Resources, one from each side of the Cascades, and broaden the nomination pool to include tribes with treaty-ceded lands in Washington. The sponsor and tribal and agency witnesses said the bill would add tribal knowledge and stewardship expertise without changing government-to-government consultation. County and industry witnesses raised concerns about fiduciary duties to trust beneficiaries, the lack of stakeholder consultation, and the effect of expanding the board from one to two tribal seats. Public testimony was mixed, and the committee recorded strong support and opposition on the bill. SB 5816 would add juice grapes to the state Agricultural Marketing and Fair Practices Act, allowing juice grape producers to use the same marketing and negotiation framework already available to pears, sweet corn, and potatoes. The sponsor said the bill would help juice grape growers facing unfair pricing pressure from processors. The committee took limited public testimony and recorded support and opposition before closing the hearing. SJM 8015 urged Congress to ensure federal wildfire response entities remain capable of protecting communities, infrastructure, watersheds, and firefighter health and safety during federal consolidation of wildfire programs. Testimony from environmental groups, forest industry, and union representatives broadly supported the memorial and emphasized rising wildfire risk, smoke impacts, and the need for strong interagency response capacity. The committee also heard HB 2737, which would cap certain shellfish regulatory fees, exempt the shellfish program from full fee recovery, and apply the caps retroactively. The sponsor and shellfish growers said the Department of Health’s fee increases would be unsustainable for small family farms and processors, while DOH explained it was following a full cost-recovery model unless the Legislature provides general fund support. Witnesses described large projected fee increases and potential business closures, and DOH said it had reopened rulemaking to consider smaller operators. Because the bill was heard after cutoff, the chair noted it could not advance, but the committee still took testimony and discussed possible amendments and follow-up information before adjourning.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Community Affairs Feb 10th, 2026

Community Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • of the water safety features, one of the two that I just described, or they can use a swimming pool cover
  • If it's being run by a public entity, then we should have the same conversation about all of the above
  • If we're going to do this, then I think that we should allow for the gas entity to transfer that if a
  • I'm going to go very quickly because Michael Carlson covered most of everything.
  • "And we certainly look forward to having guidance from Financial Services or another entity that would
Summary: The committee heard and advanced a wide range of bills focused on water safety, utilities, housing, transparency, and claims relief. CS/SB 848 on stormwater treatment was presented as a follow-up to prior water-quality legislation and reported favorably with one support waiver. SB 28, a claims bill for Reginald Jackson against the City of Lakeland, was also reported favorably. CS/SB 658, a bipartisan child-drowning prevention bill for rental properties, drew extensive testimony from child advocacy and drowning-prevention groups in strong support; amendments required rental license applicants to certify compliance and removed local-government add-on authority, and the bill was reported favorably. CS/SB 18, a claims bill involving the estate of a deceased minor and the Broward County Sheriff’s Office, prompted questions about settlement and responsibility but was ultimately reported favorably despite opposition from a waiver form. Several utility and infrastructure measures were considered. CS/SB 1724 would regulate municipal utility service outside city limits, limit revenue transfers, require public meetings, and cap rate differences; an amendment added gas utilities, and the bill was reported favorably after testimony from municipal utility representatives and small-county advocates. CS/SB 1014 would require municipal utilities to extend water and wastewater service to certain nearby residential properties without conditioning service on annexation; an amendment narrowed the bill to residential uses and clarified capacity and grandfathering provisions, and it passed favorably. CS/SB 1102 would allow local infrastructure surtax revenue to fund body camera programs, with an amendment making the surtax authorization prospective and requiring a new referendum; it was reported favorably. CS/SB 260 on electric-vehicle storage in towing yards was amended to focus on storage only and to tie the higher fee to the period before fire-risk inspection, then reported favorably after testimony from insurers, fire officials, and EV industry representatives. The committee also advanced education, housing, and ethics-related bills. SB 1264 would ease zoning and code barriers for small private schools and micro-schools, with supporters arguing it would expand school choice and opponents raising implementation concerns; it was reported favorably. SB 934 on Florida Keys areas of critical state concern was amended to remove a tax-exemption section that conflicted with the Live Local Act, then reported favorably. SB 1622 would provide a one-time waiver of late financial-disclosure fines under specified conditions and was reported favorably. Finally, CS/SB 1566 on local government spending and transparency required online posting of budgets and related materials, and an amendment added utility revenue reinvestment and other changes while removing DEI spending restrictions; the bill drew support for transparency but concern from small cities and counties about cost and workload, and it was reported favorably. The meeting ended with adjournment after senators recorded votes on selected bills.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Ways & Means Feb 2nd, 2026 at 04:00 pm

Ways & Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • There's language in Section 5 that says that the people, the entities entering into these contracts,
  • However, because the temporary exemption period only covers two years of housing assessment, we have
  • for covering the cost of the books and shipping fees.
  • Library of Washington program from DCYF to OSPI, and it requires OSPI to contract with a nonprofit entity
  • for covering the cost of the books and shipping fees.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Health Care & Wellness Jan 13th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • If you look at 70.41, it covers all entities that are licensed under a hospital's license.
  • If you look at 70.41, it covers all entities that are licensed under a hospital's license.
  • Those are concerns that had been aligned with what Jessica covered in her testimony.
  • There are a number of other issues and scenarios... ...that have been aligned with what Jessica covered
  • a certain distance from the hospitals that I'm covering.
Summary: The House Health Care and Wellness Committee held public hearings on several bills. HB 2152 would allow terminally ill qualifying patients to use medical cannabis in hospitals, nursing homes, and hospice facilities under facility policies that prohibit smoking/vaping, require patient self-administration and secure storage, and allow facilities to suspend compliance if federal enforcement arises. The prime sponsor and supporters, including family members, cannabis advocates, nurses, and hospital-related groups, described the bill as a compassionate end-of-life measure based on California’s Ryan’s Law; the Washington State Hospital Association asked for clarifying amendments to limit the bill to inpatient beds and to bar staff from retrieving cannabis as well as administering it. HB 2122 would require hospitals, starting in 2027 and during flu season, to offer influenza vaccines to inpatients age 65 and older and to inpatients with chronic health conditions when not contraindicated. The sponsor and supporters from diabetes, infectious disease, AARP, and public health emphasized rising flu deaths, the benefits for high-risk patients, and the chance to reduce severe illness and costs. The Washington State Hospital Association supported the goal but said the bill would create an unfunded mandate and requested amendments related to vaccine availability, emergency declarations, and operational flexibility. One witness from Informed Choice Washington opposed the bill but suggested adding vaccine information statements to strengthen informed consent. HB 2110 would change staffing rules for inter-facility specialty care ambulance transports so a registered nurse without EMT certification could satisfy the personnel requirement when no paramedic or EMT-certified nurse is available, provided an EMT-certified EMS provider is in the ambulance and the nurse has appropriate competencies. Rural hospitals and ambulance providers said the current rule delays transfers and can force long waits or air transport, while the Washington State Nurses Association supported the concept but raised concerns about standardized training, medical oversight, and staffing impacts on hospitals. HB 2113 would update radiologic technologist supervision rules for IV contrast and other procedures, allowing virtual direct supervision for contrast procedures and supervision by physicians, APRNs, or PAs in some cases; supporters said it aligns with current practice and improves rural access, while radiology groups asked for a distance/proximity requirement for virtual physician supervision. HB 2168 would require the Department of Health to rapidly share overdose data from the state EMS information system to ODMAP within 24 hours, with privacy protections and limits on law-enforcement use. Supporters from Yakima County, public health, and the poison center said near-real-time overdose mapping would improve spike alerts, prevention, and response, and could save lives; the Washington Poison Center asked that its data be included and that the bill clarify language around opioid versus other overdoses. No votes or final committee actions were taken in the hearing; the meeting ended after public testimony on HB 2168.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Licensing & Administrative Procedures Apr 15th, 2025 at 10:04 am

Licensing & Administrative Procedures

Transcript Highlights:
  • requires an occupational permit, requires standardized background checks, and authorizes a fee to cover
  • increases the prize amount used to calculate prize fees, and it allows the creation of a nonprofit entity
  • This arrangement allows two brewing entities to share facilities legally and This arrangement allows
  • There are three more catches in all the scenarios covered above.
  • Consumers are often unaware of the terms, conditions, and what is covered under the service contracts
Summary: The Committee on Licensing and Administrative Procedures met with a quorum present, corrected the minutes from April 8, and then took up a long list of pending bills, most of which were reported favorably or left pending after hearing testimony. Early action included HB 1764 (accounting practice for certain out-of-state CPAs), HB 1788 (continuing education for barbers and cosmetologists on recognizing and assisting victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, and human trafficking), HB 2204 (land surveyor regulation), HB 2885 (local option elections on alcohol sales), HB 2996 (gambling offense definitions and prosecution), HB 3250 (real estate appraisals and appraisal management companies), HB 3352 (driver education on work zones), HB 3385 (farm winery permit), HB 3756 (powers of certain nonresident sellers’ permit holders who also hold a winery permit), HB 3816 (cruelty to livestock animals), HB 3913 (real estate licensing), and HB 3928 (electronic notice of towed vehicles), all of which were advanced with unanimous or near-unanimous votes. Several of these bills were reported with committee substitutes, and some were also sent to the Committee on Local and Consent Calendars. The committee then heard testimony on HB 2278, which would legalize limited home distilling of spirits for personal or family use and add honey as an approved ingredient; supporters framed it as a consistency and freedom issue, and the bill was left pending. HB 3920, a TDLR workforce/CTE bill, and HB 1301, which would allow beer or malt beverages to be sold at certain wineries with on-site restaurants, were also laid out and left pending after discussion. HB 2776, aimed at tightening massage therapy licensing restrictions for people convicted of sexual and trafficking-related offenses and strengthening TDLR enforcement, and HB 3848, which would allow electronic filing of elevator and escalator inspection reports, were both heard and left pending as well. A major portion of the meeting focused on alcohol-related bills. HB 4215 would place delivery network companies under a statewide TDLR regulatory framework; Favor Delivery supported it, and it was left pending after the committee substitute was withdrawn. HB 4172 and HB 2820 would raise bingo reserve limits and update charitable bingo rules; supporters from veterans and nonprofit groups argued the changes would help charities, but both bills were left pending after the substitutes were withdrawn. HB 4463, a broadly supported bill allowing contract brewing and alternating brewery proprietorships, was also left pending. HB 4284 would remove the “excessive discount” prohibition in alcohol sales, HB 4285 would allow airlines to store alcohol within five miles of an airport in the same county, HB 4517 would create a complaint process for Texas distillers not paid by wholesalers, and HB 4773 would let breweries and brewpubs transport their own beer between facilities; HB 4773 drew the most debate, with supporters citing efficiency and opponents warning about unintended consequences and possible effects on the three-tier system, but it too was left pending. The committee also heard and left pending a series of TDLR cleanup bills and other measures, including HB 4765 through HB 4769, HB 4830 on service contracts for lease vehicles, HB 5506 giving civil immunity to ringside physicians at combative sports events, and HB 4690 on gasoline vapor pressure compliance. The meeting ended after all business was completed and the committee adjourned.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

Senate Finance (04/25/2025)

Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • Um so the university system entity.
  • And that was, you know, kind of a lazy, sleepy, fat entity, institution, industry, sector.
  • </c> scholarship or the grant didn't cover scholarship or the grant didn't cover that<01:25:10.239><c
  • a little bit placed, which I I'll cover a little bit more<01:52:02.800><c> later.
  • Uh, as you can imagine, any entity like ours, those are related fields.
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Housing and Homelessness Prevention - 02/25/25

Housing and Homelessness Prevention

Transcript Highlights:
  • to consult with other organizations that have expertise in affordable rental housing, including entities
  • In this business, 94 cents of every dollar of rent is used to cover expenses.
  • </c> dollar of rent is used to cover dollar of rent is used to cover expenses<00:18:40.280><c> of</c>
  • </c><00:55:54.440><c> to</c> requiring cities or state entities to requiring cities or state entities
  • And the fees that accumulate—I hope we cover that.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
FL

Florida 2026 5th Special Session

Judiciary Feb 10th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • Would a school be allowed to say someone couldn't wear a head covering?
  • I mean, that says no head coverings.
  • There are people going to be wearing head coverings. And they want to test.
  • And have you carve out responsibility from them and cover up what's going on.
  • laws, but not necessarily other laws that regulate the internal workings of government entities.
Summary: The committee first considered CS/SB 1434 on infill redevelopment. A late-filed strike-all amendment narrowed eligibility to certain contaminated or brownfield properties in Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties, added adjacency and density/intensity limits, and excluded agricultural land, park land, land outside the urban growth boundary, and land near military installations. The amendment was adopted without opposition, and the bill was reported favorably on an 8-0 vote, with limited support and opposition noted in waived appearance forms. Members then took up CS/CS/SB 212 on sexual offenders and sexual predators. The strike-all added public swimming pools and related child-centered locations to residency and presence restrictions. Testimony was sharply divided: proponents argued the bill would help protect children and law enforcement, while opponents, including treatment experts and homelessness advocates, said there was no empirical evidence the restrictions reduce abuse and warned of retroactive punishment and increased homelessness. The amendment was adopted, and the bill passed 8-1. The committee also approved CS/CS/SB 686 on agricultural enclaves after an amendment allowing certain enclaves adjacent to interstates to be developed for commercial, industrial, or single-family residential uses and clarifying exclusions for protected areas. Opponents argued it would weaken zoning and comprehensive plans, while supporters framed it as a property-rights measure; the bill was reported favorably 10-0. SB 554 on nonprofit corporations, a technical update to nonprofit law modeled on prior for-profit corporate revisions, also passed unanimously after supportive waived testimony. Later, the committee approved SB 1338 on charitable giving, which creates a donor remedy for endowment restrictions and limits state reporting burdens on certain regulated or exempt organizations; members discussed cy pres and the sponsor said further changes would be worked out later. CS/SB 532 on court fees was amended to let clerks retain all collections above revenue projections rather than half, with supporters saying clerks have been underfunded for years; it passed 10-0. The committee also favorably reported SB 218 on land use regulations, which restores normal land-use authority to counties not affected by recent hurricanes, and CS/SB 692 on cybersecurity standards and liability, which creates a presumption against liability for entities that comply with cybersecurity frameworks and reporting requirements; the cybersecurity bill drew concerns about retroactivity and the adequacy of compliance incentives but passed 9-2.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Science, Technology and Energy (04/14/2025)

Science, Technology and Energy

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> statute to a regulatory entity statute to a regulatory entity is<00:23:04.159><c> somewhat</c><00
  • We cover their raises every year.
  • Uh, I have not actually read the study in question cover to cover.
  • </c> summation uh it only refers to entities summation uh it only refers to entities not<06:07:34.480
  • owned by the same entity.
Keywords: 1189, house, all
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Public Safety Committee Apr 21st, 2026

Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • Thank you. towards probation departments and loosely defined entities.
  • images of minors, and to refine the definition of a covered platform.
  • SB 1095 is a crucial first step to bringing accountability to these black box entities. Thank you.
  • or a contractor for any governmental entity.
  • With any governmental entity or a contractor for any governmental entity when participation, cooperation
Summary: The committee met without a quorum and operated as a subcommittee while hearing several bills, with members repeatedly noting that votes would be taken later once a quorum was established. Early in the meeting, the committee heard SB 1446 on parole en banc review and SB 1278 on elderly parole eligibility for certain sex offenses. SB 1446’s author said the bill would give commissioners more discretion in en banc review, make votes public, and allow referral for sexually violent predator evaluation in certain cases; supporters included the California District Attorneys Association, while opponents from Uncommon Law, the Ella Baker Center, and public defender groups argued it would add confusion, create constitutional and litigation concerns, and duplicate existing safeguards. SB 1278 would exclude certain rape, child sexual abuse, and habitual/serial sex offense convictions from elderly parole eligibility; district attorneys and police chiefs supported it as a victim-safety measure, while civil rights and defense organizations opposed it as unnecessary, costly, and inconsistent with evidence on aging and recidivism. Both bills were discussed but not voted on due to the lack of quorum. The committee then heard SB 1354, which would bar out-of-state military or law enforcement personnel from entering California to perform such functions without the Governor’s permission. The author and supporters framed it as protecting state sovereignty and limiting unauthorized armed incursions; the committee accepted an amendment removing a criminal penalty and leaving enforcement to the Attorney General. No opposition testimony was offered, and members expressed support, but no vote was taken because quorum was still lacking. The committee also heard SB 926, a bill to fund implementation of Proposition 36. Supporters, including sheriffs, district attorneys, probation officials, and the League of California Cities, said local agencies need funding for treatment, supervision, and administration; opponents argued the proposal was fiscally reckless, lacked accountability, and overemphasized incarceration. Amendments removed a specific appropriation and shifted funding decisions to the budget process, but the bill was also held pending quorum. Later, the committee heard SB 874, which would require background checks for unlicensed providers of Medi-Cal behavioral health treatment services, create a stakeholder workgroup, and direct DHCS to issue guidance and report on program integrity. Support came from local health plans and behavior analysis providers, who said the bill would improve safety and consistency; there was no opposition testimony. The committee then heard SB 1210, which would extend CalGang oversight and due process protections to local gang databases as well as shared ones. Supporters described privacy abuses, racial disparities, and personal harm from inaccurate gang labels; law enforcement opposition argued the bill would impose CalGang standards on informal investigative files and would significantly change the gang definition. The author said the bill closes a loophole and preserves prior reforms, but no vote was taken. The committee also began hearing SB 1019 on creating a California Cargo Thief Task Force, with strong support from BNSF, trucking, shipping, port, and supply-chain representatives who described organized, multi-jurisdictional cargo theft and rail sabotage; no opposition was heard, and members indicated support, but action was deferred pending quorum. The meeting then moved to SB 1217 on a non-consensual intimate image clearinghouse, with the chair and author describing privacy-related amendments and the bill’s focus on helping survivors remove exploitative images; the transcript cuts off as that presentation began.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Public Safety Committee Apr 21st, 2026

Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • images of minors, and refine the definition of a covered platform.
  • SB 1095 is a crucial first step to bringing accountability to these black box entities. Thank you.
  • or a contractor for any governmental entity.
  • With any governmental entity or a contractor for any governmental entity when participation, cooperation
  • Our current law sufficiently covers copper theft.
Keywords: 987, senate, all
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

House Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Resources Committee, February 24, 2026

Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • All these entities have this irrigation infrastructure.
  • All these entities have this irrigation infrastructure.
  • All these entities have this irrigation infrastructure.
  • All these entities have this irrigation infrastructure.
  • </c><00:31:35.760><c> You</c> same as any other local entity. You same as any other local entity.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session - part 2 May 5th, 2025

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • It covers issues that really transcend Across party lines and affect everybody in Minnesota.
  • No entity has requested a variance or waiver.
  • One in three births in Minnesota is covered by Medicaid.
  • Medicare covers some of it, but Medicaid covers more than half of long-term care and nursing home costs
  • The piece that is missing is that it doesn't cover kickbacks when it involves grants.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Apr 13th, 2026

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Summary: The Senate convened, established a quorum, offered the invocation and pledges, and recognized the doctor, psychologist, and nurse of the day. The chamber then hosted several honorary introductions and citations, including congratulations to the Murray State College shotgun team for winning back-to-back national championships and to the Coedah High School varsity wrestling team for a record-setting 5A season and state title. Both groups were formally presented citations and received Senate applause. The Senate also considered Senate Resolution 30, which reaffirmed Oklahoma’s sister-state relationship with Taiwan, supported stronger economic and diplomatic ties, and celebrated the anniversaries of the Taiwan Relations Act and the Oklahoma-Taiwan relationship. The resolution was adopted by voice vote after brief remarks from Senator Peterson and a representative from Taiwan’s office in Houston, who thanked the Senate and spoke about Taiwan’s trade relationship, economic growth, and international challenges. The meeting included introductions from several student pages, who described their schools, sponsoring senators, and future plans. Announcements were made for committee meetings, including Revenue and Taxation, Health and Human Services, and Appropriations and Budget, along with a reminder about Diabetes Awareness Day. The Senate then adjourned until Tuesday, April 14th at 9:30 a.m.