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WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session-Day 10, February 20, 2026-AM
Wyoming Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> anyone in here want us to pass a bill? anyone in here want us to pass a bill?
- We didn't pass legislation.
- </c> Commission, have passed the Senate. Commission, have passed the Senate.
- </c> passed the Senate. passed the Senate.
- Senate file one has failed. Senate file one has failed.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Public Safety Committee Jan 13th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Consent calendar passes. It'll remain open for those to add on later.
- That fails. Item number two, this is the consent item, AB 277. The final vote is 90. That passes.
- That passes. Item number four, AB 767. The final vote is 90. That passes.
- That passes. Item number five, AB 1281. The final vote is 24. That fails. I'm sorry, 25 to 5.
- That fails. Item number six, AB 1092, final vote is 27. That fails.
Summary:
The Assembly Public Safety Committee heard several bills dealing with firearms, hit-and-run penalties, domestic violence, and sexually violent predator placement. AB 256 by Assemblymember DeMaio would add a one-year enhancement for certain firearm felonies involving controlled substances and require toxicology testing; supporters said it would provide transparency about the causes of gun violence, while opponents argued it duplicated existing law, was overbroad, and raised privacy concerns. AB 1281, also by DeMaio, would increase penalties for hit-and-run cases involving death or serious injury; supporters framed it as a response to a fatal case in the author’s district, while opponents said current law already provides strong penalties and the bill would remove judicial flexibility. Both bills drew no formal support beyond the author and were opposed by public defenders, civil liberties groups, and other advocates.
AB 292 by Assemblymember Patterson, as amended, would increase punishment for repeat felony domestic violence offenders, including higher prison terms and a longer mandatory jail minimum for probationers with prior domestic violence convictions. The author and a survivor witness argued that early release can endanger victims and children, and the California State Sheriffs’ Association and California District Attorneys Association supported the measure. Opponents, including public defenders and advocacy groups, said existing law already escalates penalties, warned the bill could sweep too broadly or reduce flexibility, and urged more prevention-oriented responses. After discussion, the committee approved AB 292 as amended and sent it to Appropriations.
AB 767 by Assemblymember Alanis would clarify that private and home-based schools, as well as daycare facilities, are covered by existing restrictions on conditional release placements for sexually violent predators. Supporters said the bill would better protect children and resolve inconsistent court interpretations, while opponents argued it could effectively bar placement in large parts of the state and undermine rehabilitation and due process. The committee passed AB 767 to Appropriations. The committee also approved the consent item AB 277. AB 1092, a vote-only reconsideration item from the prior year, was brought up without the author present and was defeated. Final reported outcomes were: AB 256 failed, AB 277 passed, AB 292 passed, AB 767 passed, AB 1281 failed, and AB 1092 failed.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Press Conference: Republican Members Propose New Legislation Addressing Fraud - 02/19/26
Transcript Highlights:
- why they passed away.
- </c><00:00:53.520><c> are</c><00:00:53.680><c> left</c> passed away, and families are left passed away
- </c> receive is why they passed away. receive is why they passed away.
- </c> failed to protect taxpayers. failed to protect taxpayers.
- </c> Democrats to join us and pass this bill. Democrats to join us and pass this bill.
Summary:
Senate Republican leaders held a press event to roll out a package of anti-fraud proposals focused on state welfare and human services programs. Mark Johnson opened by citing recent fraud scandals, including a shuttered housing program and reports of vulnerable adults being left without care while providers billed for full services, and said Republicans want top-down reform, stronger accountability, new technology, and tighter oversight of taxpayer dollars. Michael Kreun said Republicans support an independent Office of Inspector General and argued the Senate-passed bill should not be weakened in the House; he also said the Senate should restore its role in confirming agency commissioners, especially at DHS, which he described as central to the fraud problem.
Jordan Rasmusson outlined a plan to stop “blank checks” for DHS and DCYF services by requiring legislative audit review when a program exceeds budget by 5 percent and legislative approval for additional spending at 10 percent over budget. He also said DHS should adopt basic integrity tools such as electronic visit verification and client sign-off. Steve Drazkowski described two bills: a statewide “do-not-pay” list to block payments to ineligible people or entities, and an “I’m Not a Robot” proposal for Medicaid managed care that would require enrollee verification forms, with a 2 percent payment withhold used to encourage compliance and potentially fund county system upgrades. Mark Krueger said the state should improve technology and data use for eligibility determinations, citing other states’ rapid fraud-fighting systems, and proposed penalties for false reporting to the Legislative Auditor after a DHS audit found falsified site-visit records.
Steve Gruenhagen said his bill would require DHS and DCYF to resume annual fraud-prevention and oversight reports to the legislature, which he said had stopped after 2017 despite rising fraud cases. Michael Holmstrom proposed unannounced site visits for all DHS and DCYF providers before enrollment, reenrollment, and revalidation, funded through provider service fees, and cited a recent case involving a woman with autism who was billed for far more care than she received. In the Q&A, Kreun said House Democrats’ delete-everything amendment to the inspector general bill removed the law enforcement division and stripped the bill of its “teeth,” and he suggested the governor’s office may have been involved in efforts to replace the bill with a weaker coordination council model. No votes were taken in the press conference.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Speaker, the Committee of the Whole recommends that SB 1100 do pass as amended, SB 1160 do pass as amended
- , and SB 1178 do pass as amended.
- You have failed. Senate Bill 1052.
- If this bill were to pass, it would prohibit...
- Members, by a vote of 19 ayes, 35 nays, and 6 not voting, you have failed to pass Senate Bill 1663.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Speaker, the Committee of the Whole recommends that SB 1100 do pass as amended, SB 1160 do pass as amended
- , and SB 1178 do pass as amended.
- You have failed Senate Bill 1052.
- Members, by your vote of 19 ayes, 35 nays, and 6 not voting, you have failed to pass Senate Bill 1663
- House Bill 2379 has passed.
Summary:
The House convened, approved the prior journal, received gubernatorial communications, and then moved into an additional Committee of the Whole to consider Senate bills on two calendars. In that committee, members adopted floor and committee amendments and reported SB 1100, SB 1160, and SB 1178 out as amended. On the second calendar, the committee considered SB 1200, SB 1560, SB 1627, and SB 1723, adopting amendments on SB 1200, SB 1627, and SB 1723 and reporting all four measures out, while SB 1725 was retained on the calendar. The House then adopted the committee reports and sent the amended bills to engrossing or third reading as appropriate.
The chamber then took up a long series of third-reading votes. Several bills passed with recorded votes and some member explanations focused on public safety, parental rights, school safety, health care, local control, property rights, and wildlife management. Among the measures that passed were SB 1013, SB 1015, SB 1046, SB 1094, SB 1095, SB 1124, SB 1186, SB 1214, SB 1275, SB 1280, SB 1315, SB 1318, SB 1205 on reconsideration, SB 1327, SB 1416, SB 1418, SB 1582, SB 1613, SB 1662, SB 1664, SB 1670, SB 1711, SB 1741, SB 1821, and several concurrent memorials. A number of bills failed, including SB 1052, SB 1170, SB 1457, SB 1074, SB 1540, SB 1649, and SB 1663.
Debate on several bills drew pointed partisan and policy disagreements. Members opposing health-related bills argued they targeted LGBTQ people or medical decision-making, while supporters framed them as protecting children or bodily autonomy. On SB 1170, members said the bill contained a drafting error that would create extreme penalties and strain prison capacity. On SB 1280, supporters and opponents split over Mexican gray wolf management and federal conservation efforts. On SB 1199, the Salt River horse herd bill, members discussed herd management, heritage, property impacts, and a required emergency clause; it passed with the needed two-thirds majority. The House also adopted a group concurrence motion on numerous House bills and passed several House bills on final reading, including HB 2013, HB 2016, HB 2028, HB 2086, HB 2118, HB 2140, HB 2170, HB 2226, HB 2244, HB 2248, HB 2249, HB 2327, HB 2379, HB 2380, and others, forwarding them to the Governor.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Education Feb 3rd, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Rude: do not pass. Representative Rude says nay, do not pass. Keaton: nay, do not pass.
- Rule: nay, do not pass. Representative Rule votes nay, do not pass. Scott: aye.
- Rule votes, nay, do not pass. Representative of rule votes, nay, do not pass. Scott.
- Please change my vote to nay, do not pass. Representative. Shavers, nay, do not pass.
- Not pass. Thank you. Call the roll. Shavers. Nay, do not pass.
Summary:
The House Education Committee first briefed several bills and amendments before going into caucus, then returned for executive action. House Bill 1295, on comprehensive literacy programs, was amended to require aligned literacy curricula and reporting, with one proposed substitute withdrawn and several amendments debated; the committee rejected amendments that would have added implementation deadlines and reporting, adopted an amendment requiring a 2032 OSPI report on literacy outcomes, and advanced the bill with a do pass recommendation. House Bill 2262, which adds cursive signature instruction to mandatory high school civics and requires election-related reporting on signature mismatches, was amended to recognize culturally specific signatures, include historical context about marginalized communities, remove a graduation-credit condition, and drop State Board monitoring language; the committee rejected a null-and-void amendment and advanced the bill. House Bill 2551, allowing certain school districts to sell real property with superintendent authorization, was debated as a fiscal flexibility measure and passed out of committee on a 10-4 vote.
The committee also considered House Bill 2593 on school district fund balances and monthly financial reporting. A proposed substitute shifted the bill away from mandatory minimum fund balances toward formal financial monitoring for districts below required levels, technical assistance from OSPI, and possible withholding of apportionment payments for reporting failures; an amendment removed the withholding provision, and the substitute bill was then advanced with a do pass recommendation. House Bill 2594, establishing state-based protections for homeless students and aligning state requirements with McKinney-Vento, received a technical amendment to avoid duplicative provisions and was reported out unanimously. House Bill 2636, creating a Public Education Performance Operations and Funding Review Commission, was substantially revised into a Public Education Review Advisory Council that would work with JLARC to review education policy requirements and funding; a null-and-void amendment failed, and the committee advanced the substitute bill unanimously.
Throughout the meeting, sponsors and members emphasized literacy improvement, student access, district fiscal stability, and reducing or reviewing unfunded mandates. Several members spoke in support of the bills as tools to improve outcomes or provide flexibility, while others raised concerns about mandates, reporting burdens, and the practicality of implementation. Final actions included multiple do pass recommendations, with recorded votes on HB 2551, HB 2593, HB 2594, and HB 2636, and unanimous or near-unanimous support on the other measures after amendment debate.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- I've passed out a worksheet to show you the estimated impact of the legislation.
- So we're looking at about a $12 million impact if this bill passes.
- But what it failed to do was consider the balance... ...But what it failed to do was consider the balance
- , but the committee substitute adopted in lieu thereof do pass.
- thereof do pass and be printed.
Summary:
The Committee on Education K-16 heard testimony on SB 1635, which would give certain coastal, recapture-paying school districts a credit against recapture payments for mandatory windstorm and hail insurance costs. Senator Hinojosa said the bill is intended to offset unusually high insurance expenses for districts in Tier 1 or Tier 2 coastal zones, and he estimated about a $12 million impact to state revenue. Witnesses from Port Aransas ISD and Gregory-Portland ISD described sharp premium increases, reduced coverage, higher deductibles, and the effect on teacher pay and classroom spending. Senators asked about the number of affected districts, the accuracy of the fiscal estimate, and whether the bill might encourage districts to maintain coverage. Public testimony was closed and SB 1635 was left pending.
The committee then took up several other bills and committee substitutes, adopting and reporting favorably SB 2786, SB 2623, SB 646, SB 843, SB 2392, SB 1998, SB 1418, SB 2788, and SB 2076, with most votes unanimous or near-unanimous. SB 2392 was amended to add improper relationship between educator and student to mandatory reporting offenses and to authorize an attorney general civil penalty for failure to report. SB 2623 was revised to clarify duties and exemptions related to the Safe Schools and Neighborhood Task Force and school proximity restrictions. SB 843 would create a TEA database of school district bonds and related projects, and SB 2788 would exempt certain PSAT scorers from the Texas Success Initiative assessment.
The committee also heard SB 2929, which would allow referees and other officials at school athletic events to immediately eject disruptive spectators. The Texas Association of Sports Officials testified in support, citing abusive spectator behavior and a shortage of officials. SB 2929 was left pending. Finally, the committee heard a substitute for SB 2927 on 1882 partnerships and a substitute for SB 2619, which would require more transparency and accountability for failing school districts, superintendent hiring, trustee training, and takeover timelines. Testimony on SB 2619 was mixed, with one witness from Texas 2036 supporting parts of the bill’s accountability provisions. The committee adopted the substitute for SB 2619, left it pending, and then recessed subject to the call of the chair.
ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session Apr 11th, 2025 at 12:30 pm
North Dakota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Division A to Senate Bill 2137 fails.
- Division B fails. Division B fails. The House will now be on the... let's see... Division A.
- So both amendments failed.
- Senate Bill 2325 is declared failed.
- Senate Bill 269 is declared passed.
Summary:
The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a quorum present, then received a gubernatorial message listing numerous bills signed by the governor. The chamber also handled conference committee business, including appointing conferees for House Bills 1003 and 1169 after refusing to concur with Senate amendments, and adopting a conference committee report on House Bill 1053, which repealed a Century Code section related to the length of the state highway system.
A major portion of the meeting focused on Senate Bill 2137, which would allow supplemental feed for hunting and include an expiration date. The House divided the proposed amendments into two parts. Division A, dealing with baiting limits and setbacks near livestock facilities, drew extensive debate over private property rights, enforceability, livestock protection, and hunting access, and failed 14-76. Division B, requiring chronic wasting disease surveillance and a report to Legislative Management, also drew debate over whether the reporting requirement was necessary or too late to be useful; it failed 44-46. With both divisions defeated, the House then passed the underlying bill 56-34.
The House also laid over Senate Bills 2340, 2326, and 2289. Later, it defeated Senate Bill 2325, which would have created a process for non-federal easements on wetland areas, by a vote of 4-84. It passed Senate Bill 2210, directing a legislative management study on watershed-based water management, 85-3; Senate Bill 2387, establishing rights for sexual violence survivors, 89-0; and Senate Bill 269, allowing state agencies to satisfy legal notice requirements by posting on their websites if newspaper publication is missed, 72-17. The House then excused absent members and adjourned until Monday, April 14, 2025.
AZ
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- or fail, and the expiration date.
- But they do have to have the qualifications in order to do the inspection and issue the pass-fail certificate
- . the inspection and issue the pass-fail certificate.
- If it fails, the design systems of the building fail as a whole.
- Louis County would pass an ordinance.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
March 19, 2025 - 10:30 AM
Transcript Highlights:
- House Bill 1321 passed with 15 yeas and zero nays, and House Bill 1079 passed with 15 yeas and zero nays
- So, as you know, there are no failing private schools.
- schools, these charters take over and they're still failing.
- These areas that have the failing schools, these charters take over and they're still failing.
- By your vote, this passes favorably. Okay, we made it.
Summary:
The Education Administration Subcommittee heard and advanced a series of education bills focused on transparency, accountability, attendance, school start times, student well-being, and career planning. HB 1321, by Rep. Salsman, would remove public-records and public-meeting exemptions for university presidential searches, eliminate the Board of Governors from those searches, require Board of Governors members to file full financial disclosures and be Florida residents, and expand syllabus posting requirements; it passed 15-0. HB 1079, by Rep. Botana, as amended, broadened eligibility for dropout retrieval programs to include students who withdrew and did not reengage in education, and it also passed 15-0 after a strike-all amendment and supportive testimony from a program provider.
The committee also approved PCS for HB 969, by Rep. Kassel, which shifts evaluation of school mental health services to the Department of Children and Families and requires more detailed outcome data, surveys, and reporting related to the Mental Health Assistance Allocation program; it passed 15-0. HB 1367, by Rep. Booth, creates a statewide attendance policy with uniform definitions and reporting requirements to address chronic absenteeism; it passed 15-1 after support from business and education groups and some concern about state control over district policy. PCS for HB 261, by Rep. Gerwig, revises the 2023 middle and high school start-time law by allowing districts to document compliance efforts and unintended consequences rather than fully meet the mandated later start times; it passed 16-0.
The most debated bill was HB 1483, by Rep. Valdez, which would align Florida’s school grading scale with the familiar 90/80/70/60 letter-grade standard over a five-year transition and require school grades to appear on student report cards. Supporters argued the current scale is misleading and too lenient, while opponents warned it would sharply increase failing school labels, create costs and turnaround mandates, and confuse parents and students. Despite extensive testimony from school board members, teachers, students, and advocacy groups on both sides, the bill passed 12-4. The committee then quickly approved HB 1245, a one-year Hunger-Free Campus Pilot Program for three universities with the highest share of Pell-eligible students, and HB 571, which expands career planning, paid work experience, and credit-transfer review for students; both passed unanimously.
MD
Transcript Highlights:
- If this should pass today, Yes, that's correct. >> Okay.
- Because under that scenario I just laid out, the septic system is failing. It can't be certified.
- They do fail. Septics are a big problem. I look at crawl spaces.
- </c> from when you realize you have a failed from when you realize you have a failed system<00:21:23.360
- The clerk will read the next passed. The clerk will read the next bill,<00:28:45.120><c> please.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- You have given HCR 2003 a due pass recommendation.
- I move HB 2318 with a due pass recommendation.
- And then if the school fails—if there were things that happened in the past and the school fails to disclose
- And then if the school fails—if there were things that happened in the past and the school fails to disclose
- I move HB 2249 with a due pass recommendation.
Keywords:
interference, disruption, educational institutions, public order, conduct rules, statewide assessment, student testing, academic standards, third grade reading, reading retention, promotion and retention, school accountability, assessment window, testing window, test scores, school report cards, nontest data, graduation rates, dropout rates, education data privacy
PA
Transcript Highlights:
- When this bill passed the House two years ago, it was proactive, but it failed to move in the Senate.
- It was proactive, but it failed to move in the Senate.
- The question is, shall the bill pass the House finally?
- The bill passes the House finally.
- The amendment fails. On the amendment, the ayes are 101, the nays are 101. The amendment fails.
Summary:
The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, guest recognitions, and a quorum call before moving into committee reports and floor action. Committees reported a number of bills and resolutions, including measures from Local Government, Energy, Health, Judiciary, Appropriations, Rules, and Finance. The chamber also announced caucus and committee meetings, then recessed and later reconvened for final consideration of legislation.
Several bills passed the House finally, including House Bill 2299 on body cameras for county probation officers, House Bill 167 designating a scenic byway along Allegheny River Boulevard, House Bill 95 requiring disclosure when content or advertising is generated or substantially modified by artificial intelligence, House Bill 1944 expanding medical amnesty and Good Samaritan protections on campuses, House Bill 2443 creating a child victim recovery fund, House Bill 246 updating references from the Public Welfare Code to the Human Services Code, and House Bill 2586 establishing title protection for music therapists. The House also adopted House Resolution 463 recognizing Korean-American Citizenship Day, House Resolution 499 recognizing Juneteenth Independence Day, and House Resolution 547 directing a study of electronic monitoring as an alternative to incarceration.
The House spent significant time on amendments to House Bill 133, which concerns reinstatement of parental rights, and House Bill 138, which addresses parental incarceration and termination of parental rights. Both bills received bipartisan amendments adding guardrails and exceptions, and the amendments were adopted unanimously. The chamber also debated House Bill 2224, the Fair Act, with multiple amendments on utility rates, return on equity, and scope; some amendments were adopted, several tied votes failed, and the bill was left amended for reprinting. House Bill 2544, dealing with school administrators’ rights and negotiations, saw an amendment to allow individual bargaining, but that amendment failed and the bill was agreed to. The session ended with a correction to the record on House Bill 1944, a motion to recommit several bills to Appropriations, and adjournment until June 22, 2026.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- The amendment fails. The motion before us now is ought to pass with amendment.
- The motion fails. We're back to the majority report of ought to pass.
- The amendment fails. We're now on to majority report of ought to pass.
- </c> that the bill ought to pass. that the bill ought to pass.
- So if we pass them in this House, we ought to pass them again.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee Jun 24th, 2026
Housing and Community Development
Transcript Highlights:
- In 2022, frustrated voters passed...
- If it passes today, I guess... If it passes today, it goes to Judiciary.
- Item number three, SB 799, due pass.
- The motion is to pass to the Committee on Local Government.
- I think that's going to fail. We do have absent members, of course. I think that's going to fail.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- Didn’t we pass this unanimously last year? >> Yeah, it passed unanimously.
- </c> fail three exams? fail three exams?
- What is the goal if you've got an applicant there who's already passed driver's ed and failed his test
- passed driver's ed and<04:27:19.520><c> failed</c><04:27:19.840><c> his</c><04:27:20.080><c> test</c
- Anybody who fails across the board. Anybody who fails three<04:27:47.279><c> times.
ID
Idaho 2026 Regular Session
Agenda Mar 17th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- I came along kind of as it was being passed.
- I mean, they got failed? The motion fails? That one's failed. I mean? He probably... Yeah.
- The motion fails by one vote.
- I mean they got failed? The motion fails? That one's failed. I mean? He probably Yeah.
- The motion fails. By one vote. So we are now back to the. The motion fails. By one vote.
Summary:
The committee first approved the minutes from March 13, 2026, then took up House Resolution 27, a proposed change to House ethics rules. Representative Barbieri argued the changes would keep ethics complaints confidential until the committee determines there is a breach, remove attorneys from the process, allow the committee to choose its own chair, and reduce public spectacle and outside influence. Several members raised concerns about secrecy, transparency, due process, possible criminal implications, and the lack of counsel, while the Idaho Press Club testified in opposition, saying the public has a right to know about accusations against elected officials. After debate, a motion to send the resolution to the floor with no recommendation failed, a motion to hold it in committee also failed, and the original motion to send it to the floor with a due pass recommendation passed 8-7.
The committee then turned to Idaho State Police administrative rules tied to the governor’s zero-based regulation effort. Lieutenant Colonel Russ Wheatley presented several dockets, explaining that changes to civil asset forfeiture reporting, public safety and security information systems, state criminal history records, and the sex offender registry were largely non-substantive cleanups that removed duplicate language or updated procedures, with one sex offender registry change reflecting a new photo-transfer process after a DMV system change. The committee approved those rule dockets after brief questions about fiscal impact and whether forms or required information were being removed.
Next, Nancy Woolley of the Sexual Offender Management Board presented a temporary rule and a pending rule reducing continuing education requirements for certified evaluators and treatment providers and removing duplicative language. The committee approved the temporary rule and then approved the pending rule with an early effective date of sine die. Finally, Brian Nichols of the Office of Administrative Hearings presented pending rules updating the Idaho Rules of Administrative Procedure, including new provisions addressing artificial intelligence use in contested cases, sanctions for misuse, and site visits by presiding officers. Members raised concerns about broad discretion, legislative intent, self-represented parties, and whether site visits should be allowed. The committee ultimately approved the pending rule but exempted sections 11, 12, and 515 from approval.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee Jun 24th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- In 2022, frustrated voters passed.
- If it passes today, I guess. It goes to Judiciary.
- These systems fail. People need hot water in the case of a hot water heater.
- Item number three, SB 799, due pass.
- I think that's going to fail. We do have absent members. Of course. I think that's going to fail.
Summary:
The committee heard several housing-related bills, beginning with SB 1003, which would create pro-housing enhanced infrastructure financing districts to help local governments fund infrastructure needed for housing developments. The author and supporters argued that infrastructure costs often prevent projects from penciling out, while the chair expressed support and said the bill would be taken up later when quorum was available. SB 1014 followed, proposing new disclosure requirements for local jurisdictions to provide good-faith estimates of on-site and off-site improvements within 30 days of application, with supporters saying it would reduce late surprises and opposition from several cities citing implementation concerns with the 30-day timelines.
The committee then took up SB 802, a Sacramento-region bill requiring a joint powers authority to coordinate housing and homelessness services. Senator Ashby and former Mayor Darrell Steinberg argued that Sacramento’s fragmented system has failed for years and that a JPA would improve accountability, coordination, and use of state funds. The bill drew broad support from local officials, service providers, business groups, and advocates, while some county and city representatives registered opposition or neutral concerns about state-mandated local governance. Several committee members said they were persuaded by the need for regional coordination, though some raised concerns about local control; the chair noted the bill would be moved when quorum allowed.
The committee also heard SB 1092 and SB 1093, both focused on mobile home park residents after disasters or park sales. SB 1092 would give residents a right of first opportunity to match a sale offer for a park, with supporters saying it protects vulnerable seniors and preserves affordable housing, while park owners and their representatives argued it would devalue property and raise constitutional and financing concerns. SB 1093 would require more transparent communication, access to property, and consideration of rebuilding or closure after a disaster; supporters cited the long uncertainty faced by Palisades residents, while opponents warned about liability, safety, and burdensome review requirements. Members split along similar lines, with some emphasizing property rights and market impacts and others stressing the need to protect residents and preserve scarce affordable housing.
WI
Wisconsin 2026 1st Special Session
Joint Committee on Finance May 12th, 2026
Joint Committee on Finance
Transcript Highlights:
- Funding public schools this way is failing our kids.
- That motion fails 4 to 12. I'm hoping to make a motion soon. ...soon. All right.
- Motion fails 4 to 12. Roys. Motion fails 4 to 12.
- But the good news is that Fish 2 shall pass.
- Motion fails 4 to 12. I'll move motion number five, seconded by Senator Quinn.