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MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Transportation - 02/12/25

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:05:52.800> they're have insurance on their vehicle they're have insurance on their vehicle
  • protect themselves and their uh vehicles protect themselves and their uh vehicles and<00:09:16.000
  • people are getting hit by other vehicles people are getting hit by other vehicles that<00:09:24.240
  • to zip code in our state, right?
  • c> it ranges from zip code to zip code in it ranges from zip code to zip code in our<01:06:02.000>
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • I've seen people who have submitted materials that not long ago, I saw a citation to a code section that
  • .. ...is a real gap in the law by harmonizing the law of mandatory reporting under CANRA and Penal Code
  • The Penal Code defines person to include businesses.
  • by 2035 and having 5 million zero-emission vehicles on the road by 2030.
  • Reed Addis, on behalf of the Electric Vehicle Charging Association.
Summary: The committee heard several bills focused on artificial intelligence, child safety, mental health, and privacy. SB 574 by Senator Umberg would require transparency and human oversight when attorneys, judges, and court neutrals use AI; it drew support from privacy advocates and committee members, with no opposition. SB 1276, the End Child Exploitation Act, would update child sexual exploitation laws to cover live-streamed and AI-generated abuse material and clarify that viewing such content can be criminally punishable; prosecutors, child advocacy groups, and others supported it, while no one appeared in opposition despite opposition on file. SB 813 would create a California AI standards and safety commission and a voluntary two-tier certification framework for AI safety standards; supporters said it would create scalable, independent oversight, while TechNet and CalChamber opposed it as duplicative, under-defined, and likely to create a de facto mandate. The committee discussed market pressure, federal preemption concerns, and the role of voluntary standards, but no final vote was taken in the excerpt. Senator Padilla also presented SB 300, which would strengthen protections for minors from sexually explicit chatbot content by moving from a reasonableness standard to an affirmative duty to prevent such exposure and to prohibit facilitation. Supporters said new evidence showed greater risks and that companies can and should build stronger safeguards; opponents, including TechNet and CCIA, argued the bill was premature because SB 243 had only recently taken effect and warned it could create strict-liability-like exposure. Padilla then presented SB 903, which would bar AI chatbots from being advertised as therapists, require licensed clinician oversight and informed consent for AI use in psychotherapy, and protect patient confidentiality; it received broad support from mental health professionals and labor groups, while industry and health associations were opposed unless amended over triage and crisis-detection language. The committee members emphasized the need for human judgment in mental health care and noted ongoing negotiations on amendments. The committee also heard SB 1119, a companion to AB 2020, which would require annual risk assessments, crisis-response protocols, default child settings, parental controls, limits on data use, public incident reporting, and third-party audits for chatbots used by children. Supporters argued the bill would address documented harms and improve transparency, while industry groups objected to ambiguous standards, liability exposure, and the private right of action. A roll call vote was taken on SB 1119 after quorum was established; the motion to pass to Appropriations succeeded on a 5-1 vote, with one no vote and the measure left on call for absent members. Finally, SB 354, a privacy bill for insurance consumers, would modernize outdated insurance privacy rules, bar sale of personal information, and expand consumer rights to know, correct, and delete data. Supporters said it would implement Proposition 24’s privacy mandate, while a large coalition of insurers, agents, brokers, and related businesses opposed unless amended, mainly seeking a small-business exemption and narrower treatment of publicly available information; members and the author said negotiations were ongoing and the bill had already been substantially revised.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Judiciary Feb 11th, 2026 at 05:25 pm

Senate Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • And the drafter, as kind as they are, asked if he could update the code.
  • In fact, the 1993 rewrite of the Children's Code was conducted by a Children's Code task force created
  • It took two years and many shared voices to rewrite our Children's Code in 1993.
  • And they said it is a rewrite of the Children's Code.
  • As the Senator said, it does not include just shooting at or from a vehicle.
Bills: SB41, SB153, SB165, SB261, SB264
ND

North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Appropriations - Government Operations Division Apr 16th, 2025 at 03:00 pm

Appropriations - Government Operations Division

Transcript Highlights:
  • This is a section of code out of the pipeline authority.
  • It is relevant that this would be the vehicle if we wanted to put it in here.
  • vehicles some way.
  • So we, I believe, added $100 additional registration fee to every EV vehicle.
  • The motor vehicle registration or the gas tax? That goes in the highway distribution fund.
Keywords: 908, all
Summary: The House Appropriations Government Operations section reconvened and first took up an amendment for the Industrial Commission related to a proposed west-to-east natural gas pipeline. Members discussed increasing the state’s capacity commitment from $60 million to $120 million so the project could move forward and support a future FERC permit, with supporters citing growing demand from data centers, agricultural users, and oilfield gas capture needs. The committee also discussed a separate motion to exempt the mill and elevator from the vacant FTE pool; that motion failed on a roll call vote. The committee then reviewed other Industrial Commission items, including housing authority funding, the abandoned well fund, Bank of North Dakota-related changes, and a decision not to add more to litigation funding. The discussion then shifted to the Department of Transportation budget and a major transportation funding framework. Speaker Weiss explained a proposal to consolidate and rework transportation funding into fewer buckets, including moving Prairie Dog-style funding into the flexible transportation fund, adding $370 million to that fund, and providing $171.3 million for federal match needs. The plan also included $50 million for statewide discretionary projects, $50 million for bridges, and grant flexibility for cities, counties, and townships, with some debate over eligibility thresholds and how much discretion DOT should have in awarding grants. Members also discussed whether small communities could realistically apply for grants and how the new structure would coordinate statewide transportation investments. Additional DOT topics included a proposed gas tax increase, changes to distribution percentages among DOT, cities/counties, townships, and transit, and the treatment of electric vehicle registration fees. The committee noted that transit funding would rise under the formula and that EV registration fees would continue to flow into the highway distribution fund. No final action was taken on the broader DOT package during this portion of the meeting, but members agreed to continue work on the amendment and revisit the issue the next day, with a suggestion to brief the caucus before floor action.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • We're at issue one, which is motor vehicle account fund transfers, and we appreciate the panel coming
  • The motor vehicle account provides funding to enforce the rules and regulations of the Vehicle Code and
  • the use of vehicles on state highways.
  • I want to associate with my colleague on the concerns with the approach to the motor vehicle account,
  • So they weren't able to complete all of the requirements in code.
Summary: The committee held an informational hearing on transportation agency budget proposals and did not take any votes. The first major discussion focused on the Motor Vehicle Account shortfall and a proposed one-time $166 million transfer from the Air Pollution Control Fund and Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund to offset California Air Resources Board mobile source costs. Department of Finance and the LAO described the account’s long-running structural deficit, driven largely by employee compensation growth and REAL ID-related workload, while members criticized the use of Proposition 4, GGRF, and other one-time or redirected funds as backfills and urged a longer-term solution that addresses both revenues and expenditures. The committee then heard Caltrans’ request for $25 million in General Fund support to create a Clean California Community Cleanup and Employment Pathway Grant Program. Caltrans said the program would build on the prior Clean California effort by funding local litter and graffiti cleanup, community engagement, and workforce pathways for vulnerable populations. The LAO recommended rejecting the proposal, arguing that local litter abatement is not a core state responsibility and that one-time funding is unlikely to solve persistent local cleanup needs. Several members echoed those concerns, while public commenters split between support for the cleanup/employment model and calls to instead restore funding to the Active Transportation Program and transit operations. The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency requested that California administratively recognize Tahoe’s federally designated population figure for state formula-based transportation funding, which would raise the population count used in formulas from 40,000 to 145,000. The agency said the change would not request new money but would better align state formulas with federal law and support a shared regional funding framework; members appeared generally supportive, though they noted the need to phase in the change to reduce impacts on other regions. The final presentation was on High-Speed Rail. The LAO reviewed the authority’s project update report, noting that it did not fully meet statutory requirements and that key details are still pending in a supplemental report expected later in the summer. The LAO said the Merced-to-Bakersfield segment still shows an estimated roughly $7 billion funding gap, with no specific plan to close it, and highlighted risks from federal review, inflation, and uncertain GGRF revenues. High-Speed Rail Authority staff said they are conducting a bottom-up review of scope, schedule, ridership, and costs, expect to provide updated information by late summer, and are exploring public-private partnerships and other financing strategies. Members stressed that no further funding commitments should be made until the updated analysis is available.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

FL House Floor Session - 2026-03-09 (1:00PM Session)

Florida House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Did you order the code red?
  • Bar code 347-925. Remove lines 12 through 23 and insert an amendment.
  • We are requiring proof of address to register a vehicle in Florida, which is only for new vehicles coming
  • Is this going to reduce the cost of vehicles for consumers?
  • The increase in concentration of vehicles to one location is what drives the price of these vehicles.
Summary: The House convened with prayer, a moment of silence for former Lee County Judge John Carlin, the Pledge of Allegiance, and recognition of Officer Cody Popple of the FSU Police Department for his actions during the April campus shooting. The Speaker also outlined the final week of session, noting the chamber had passed 253 House bills and 149 Senate bills to date, with budget negotiations still unresolved and the 2026-27 budget not expected to be completed that week. The special order report was adopted, setting the day’s calendar and debate times. The chamber then took up several Senate bills, mostly technical or open-government sunset review measures, and passed them with little or no opposition: SB 100, SB 104, and SB 102 on Florida statutes; SB 7006, SB 7014, SB 7002, SB 7012, SB 7024, SB 7016, SB 7026, SB 7008, SB 7000, and SB 7004 on public-records or meeting exemptions; and SB 7022 on public records related to exams. Members asked questions on a few of these bills, especially the exam-records bill and the military and gaming-related exemptions, but the measures generally advanced without amendment. Votes ranged from unanimous to modest opposition, with SB 7026 passing 106-3 and SB 7022 passing 101-8. The most substantial debate centered on SB 7040, which recreates the emergency preparedness and response trust fund in the Executive Office of the Governor. Rep. Eskamani offered an amendment to let the fund expire, arguing the money had been misused and that the Legislature should retain control over spending; several members supported her position, while others said the fund is needed for rapid disaster response. A strike-all amendment from Rep. Griffiths was adopted instead, adding accountability provisions and expanding the fund to cover man-made emergencies as well as natural disasters. The bill then passed 82-25. The House also passed CS/CS/SB 302 on coastal resiliency, CS/CS/SB 984 on firefighter cancer benefits, CS/SB 474 on military affairs, and SB 488 on Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles issues, with SB 488 still under amendment debate when the transcript ends.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Floor Session Sep 8th, 2025

California House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Our state has long been the pioneer in clean energy and zero-emission vehicles, ZEVs.
  • fee registration, a burden that does not apply to gas-powered vehicles.
  • The clerk will read: Assembly Bill 435 by Assembly Member Wilson, relating to vehicles.
  • Assembly Bill 435 by Assembly Member Wilson, relating to vehicles.
  • Assembly Bill 987 by Assembly Member Sharp-Collins and others, relating to vehicles.
Summary: The Assembly convened, established a quorum, offered prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and then moved through a long floor file with many Senate bills. Early procedural actions included unanimous-consent motions, a successful roll-call to rescind prior action on SB 351, and a 54-vote suspension of Joint Rule 61(a)(3) to allow floor amendments on SBs 80, 351, and 415. The chamber also made several referrals, moved one item to the inactive file, and welcomed new Assembly Member Natasha Johnson and other guests. The bulk of the meeting consisted of concurrence and third-reading votes on a wide range of measures, many of them passing with little or no opposition. Topics included tribal gaming grants (AB 221), State Bar fee and bar exam changes (SB 253), AI guardrails in community colleges (SB 241), consumer arbitration clauses (SB 82), due process for law enforcement in Racial Justice Act cases (SB 734), dental payment fee disclosures (SB 386), HOA balcony inspection reports (SB 410), farmland protection and EIFD rules (SB 5 and SB 516), emergency shelter zoning (SB 340), HIV confidentiality (SB 504), election signature-cure reforms (SB 3), contractor workers’ compensation compliance (SB 291), fire training funding (SB 345), wage theft enforcement (SB 355 and SB 261), food allergen disclosures (SB 68), ride-share insurance coverage (SB 371), housing and disaster recovery measures (SB 233, SB 625, SB 21), midwifery education (SB 520), mobile home insurance access (SB 525), epinephrine in schools (SB 568), health facility emergency licensing (SB 582), hair relaxer enforcement (SB 236), wastewater surveillance (SB 317), and several tax, transportation, and public health bills. A number of bills drew brief policy debate or opposition. SB 388, creating a California Latino Commission, prompted criticism from some members who argued the money should go directly to community needs rather than a new commission; it still passed. SB 50 on digital safety for victims of abuse, SB 20 on silicosis prevention, SB 306 on prior authorization reform, SB 373 on oversight of out-of-state special education placements, and SB 437 on reparations descendant-status verification were among the more substantive and discussed measures. Most bills passed by wide margins, often unanimously, and several urgency or tax-levy measures required 54 votes and were approved. The session ended with continued passage of remaining file items and multiple items retained or passed temporarily for later action.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Senate Bill 2122 would remove outdated provisions from the Natural Resources Code regarding surface water
  • Rule 78.16 Texas Administrative Code Chapter 3 Rule 78 Part N established a surcharge of 150 percent.
  • It's really not consistent with what the natural resource code in the legislature is intended.
  • In the natural resource code, that is the way we would want to implement for consistency across all of
  • It's a very common sight in cities, and fully electric vehicles and hybrids are growing their market
Bills: SB2122, SB2050, HB16
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Appropriations - S/C on Articles I, IV, & V Feb 26th, 2025

Appropriations - S/C on Articles I, IV, & V

Transcript Highlights:
  • In the city of Austin, 500 vehicles a month.
  • could have a wanted person, a missing person, amber alert on a vehicle or a stolen vehicle, drive right
  • in the Texas Government Code.
  • We're grateful for the vehicles we got the first allocation of vehicles agencies had in over 40 years
  • Vehicle replacement, we're asking for $1.3 million to replace our vehicles.
Keywords: 1184, house, all
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

Senate Finance (04/21/2026)

Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • waste situation that we have that we're looking to solve, and I feel this very likely will be the vehicle
  • we will want to use, but uh not vehicle we will want to use, but uh not quite<00:33:38.720> ready
  • Chairman, this bill seeks to originally IRS code change and created a $250 million 179 deduction.
  • <00:44:13.880> to<00:44:14.160> originally<00:44:14.680> IRS<00:44:15.120> code
  • this bill seeks to originally IRS code this bill seeks to originally IRS code change<00:44:15.840
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs Apr 30th, 2025

Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • be considered public information as that term is defined in Section 552.002 of the Texas Government Code
  • Those are either stolen vehicles or they're smuggling. It might be one or two migrants.
  • Is most of the stuff that you all catch, does it come through commercial vehicles, or bridge crossings
  • They try to do so with commercial vehicles headed north.
  • Reserve peace officers in current code are excluded from doing part-time security work for private and
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

House - Appropriations and Finance Mar 18th, 2025

House Appropriations & Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • Reducing the use of combustion engine vehicles through transportation projects.
  • Assisting public entities in the purchase of electric vehicles and related charging infrastructure.
  • Senator, the references on line 5 refer to the most current International Energy Conservation Code.
  • Chairman, I can't, but you know, those are the energy codes; they’re the most up-to-date standard that's
  • get us the links to where I can find something that's called an International Energy Conservation Code
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

Senate Education Finance (03/05/2025)

Education Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • Maybe fiscal committee isn't the appropriate vehicle to do that, but if we had 10,000 people move into
  • 38:39.599> isn't<00:38:39.839> the<00:38:39.960> appropriate<00:38:40.400> vehicle
  • committee isn't the appropriate vehicle committee isn't the appropriate vehicle to<00:38:41.520>
  • voes<00:39:28.240> but<00:39:28.440> by<00:39:28.640> ZIP<00:39:28.920> code
  • wishes and children voes but by ZIP code wishes and children voes but by ZIP code and<00:39:29.680
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

EEP Public Hearing - Tue Feb 17, 2026 @ 9:30 AM HST

Energy & Environmental Protection

Transcript Highlights:
  • lead materials in drinking water distribution to align with the Safe Drinking Water Act and related Code
  • lead materials in drinking water distribution to align with the Safe Drinking Water Act and related Code
  • a state to get uh to reduce vehicle a state to get uh to reduce vehicle miles<00:37:03.760> traveled
  • Getting people out of vehicles is a far better approach.
  • I I don't frequently on the vehicles I I don't feel<00:57:44.960> we<00:57:45.200> have
Summary: The committee heard testimony on a bill to expand the solar energy tax credit for single-family residential properties by removing certain cap amounts and raising the adjusted gross income limits for taxpayers to elect a refund of excess credits. The Hawaii State Energy Office and Department of Taxation both said they were standing on written testimony, while industry and advocacy groups largely supported the measure. Members questioned whether the income thresholds were set appropriately, how many taxpayers would be affected at different income levels, and how many would qualify for refundable treatment; Taxation said it did not yet have the requested numbers but was preparing a fiscal estimate. A major issue raised was drafting and administration: witnesses said the bill appears to apply differently to owner-purchased systems versus third-party leased systems, and Taxation said it likely could not easily verify household income for leased systems or cross-reference different taxpayers. Discussion also covered whether the credit should remain refundable, whether credits should be limited to amounts actually expended, and whether the bill should instead be structured to keep the credit with the system owner or lessor, with concerns about equity, market effects, and possible incentives to lease rather than buy. The committee then moved to HB 2316, which would align state restrictions on lead materials in drinking water infrastructure with federal Safe Drinking Water Act requirements. The Department of Health and other supporters testified in favor, and there were no questions from the chair. Next, HB 1566 on energy efficiency would require state agencies to use energy-efficient lighting, with the Hawaii State Energy Office providing technical assistance and a compliance survey prioritized for first responder facilities; testimony from state agencies and advocates was in support, and again there were no questions. For HB 1926 on Red Hill, the Department of Land and Natural Resources, the Board of Water Supply, and multiple organizations and individuals supported funding for remediation studies, environmental monitoring, groundwater research, independent testing, and a public dashboard, with DLNR emphasizing that decades of work remain necessary even after defueling and that the bill supports ongoing university and community partnerships. The committee then heard HB 1673 on landfill units. The Department of Health initially said it was in support but later corrected the record and stated it strongly opposes the measure, saying the bill would undo protections enacted last session that keep landfills out of areas over aquifers; the Board of Water Supply also opposed repeal of those protections, while the City and County of Honolulu supported the HD1 version that leaves siting decisions to the counties. Sierra Club of Hawaiʻi and the Energy Justice Network opposed the bill, arguing the original protections should remain and that the amended version had confused commenters; supporters of the original version urged restoring it and considering additional language on ash.
US
Transcript Highlights:
  • They hide fentanyl in personal vehicles, commercial trucks, buses, trains, planes, and even on unmanned
  • aerial vehicles.
  • A brand new vehicle, put as much narcotics into every single void inside that vehicle and then assemble
  • Put the vehicle back together and put it on the road and it's off on the freeways.
  • The 1.7 million pills that I referenced in my opening statement, that was in two vehicles.
Summary: The meeting of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation addressed critical issues surrounding maritime drug enforcement and the Coast Guard's role in stopping the influx of illegal drugs. The chairman highlighted the alarming consequences of current policies allowing drugs to cross borders, emphasizing the need for legislative reforms, such as the Coast Guard Reauthorization Act of 2025. There was an intense discussion regarding the operational challenges faced by the Coast Guard, which has recently made significant drug seizures, indicating progress but also revealing gaps that need addressing. Several witnesses, including victims of the drug crisis, shared their compelling testimonies, which underscored the urgency for stricter controls and comprehensive support for law enforcement agencies involved in drug interdiction efforts.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Transportation (02/17/2026)

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • by the vehicle of a distracted a vehicle by the vehicle of a distracted driver<00:29:40.000> while
  • . can do is approach the a vehicle.
  • vehicles, and it cut back into traffic, driving another vehicle into oncoming traffic.
  • another vehicle into oncoming traffic. another vehicle into oncoming traffic.
  • Thank you, consider to be bad code. And so you'll consider to be bad code.
Keywords: 1189, house, all
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

March 12, 2025 - 01:00 PM

Transcript Highlights:
  • Right now it defaults to a level one on the criminal punishment code.
  • In one very disturbing case, the subject had in plain view within his vehicle sleep gummies, baby oil
  • Thank you. and dragging them in vehicles. These were people that were 14 and 15 years old.
  • All right, up next, PCS for HB 253, offenses involving motor vehicles by Representative Bankson.
  • PCS for HB 253, offenses involving motor vehicles, also known as the tag flipping bill.
Summary: The Criminal Justice Subcommittee heard a series of bills, beginning with HB 759, which would lower Florida’s minimum age to purchase or transfer firearms from 21 to 18. The bill drew strong opposition from gun-violence prevention groups, Parkland survivors and families, and several members who argued the current law was enacted after the Marjory Stoneman Douglas shooting and should not be reversed. Supporters, including gun-rights advocates and some members, argued 18-year-olds are legal adults who serve in the military, vote, and should have full Second Amendment rights. After debate, the committee voted 13-5 to report HB 759 favorably. The committee then unanimously approved HB 431, extending Level 2 background screening requirements for youth athletic coaches through July 1, 2026, and HB 231, which keeps certain medical examiner information confidential, both with little opposition. It also approved HB 663, increasing penalties for unlawfully using tracking devices or apps in furtherance of dangerous crimes, after adopting a technical amendment, and HB 845, which clarifies the intake process for Veterans Treatment Court and removes Veterans Hall of Fame language from the bill. Each of those measures passed without recorded opposition. Members also approved PCS for HB 255, known as Dexter’s Law, which creates a sentencing multiplier for aggravated animal cruelty cases. The bill was presented as a response to a high-profile dog abuse case and was supported by animal welfare and law enforcement groups; members cited animal cruelty as a predictor of broader violence. The committee then approved HB 1021, allowing active law enforcement officers to carry concealed weapons at sporting events, after debate over identification, venue procedures, and whether the bill should extend more broadly; it passed 16-1. Finally, HB 653, adding aggravating factors for capital felonies involving the assassination or attempted assassination of a head of state, was reported favorably after brief discussion about federal penalties and deterrence. The transcript ends as the committee begins hearing HB 6025, a repeal bill related to emergency restrictions on firearms during local states of emergency, but the discussion is cut off before action is taken.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

Senate Judiciary (01/15/2026)

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • increase since 2018 in vehicles increase since 2018 in vehicles traveling<00:19:14.880> well<
  • <01:29:47.280> code.
  • <01:29:47.840> If included in the motor vehicle code.
  • If included in the motor vehicle code.
  • <01:29:49.280> code, you can put in the motor vehicle code, you can put in the motor vehicle
Keywords: 1191, senate, all