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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Public Safety Committee Meeting - 2025-03-28
Public Safety Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Chair, there has been a significant increase in access to phone calls.
- Are you guys implementing other restrictions as to what they can access?
- Last question here: what content can't they access?
- By that someone was able to crack through that firewall and access the outside.
- That's not something that the jails generally have access to.
Bills:
HF2432
Keywords:
HF2432, judiciary finance bill, public safety finance bill, corrections policy, crime victims, victim services, Minnesota victims of crime account, court fees, marriage license fee, financial crimes, fraud investigations, insurance fraud, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, BCA, Commerce Fraud Bureau, wage theft, automobile theft prevention, nonprofit security grants, 911 funding, POST Board
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Press Conference: Addressing Abuses of AI Nudification Technology - 02/24/25
Transcript Highlights:
- It's accessible, and the ability to do so is in your pocket and on your phone.
- It's accessible, and the ability to do so is in your pocket and on your phone.
- It's accessible, and the ability to do so is in your pocket and on your phone.
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and dollars for each allow access and dollars for each allow access and download
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- This commitment is foundational as we work to ensure equity in access to education.
- The time is now to ensure all students have access to the best education possible.
- We need to ensure our policies are fair and accessible to all students in need of support.
- They will move mountains to ensure their kids have access.
- They will move mountains to ensure their kids have access .
Bills:
SB 2
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 4 on State Administration and General Government May 21st, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- How will the new data linkages help with access and outcomes for workers? I'm curious.
- That is 100% what we're doing right now, and moving from this early access.
- Or does the LLM have access beyond just the state's own documents?
- It's a document that only you as the uploader can access unless you share...
- Access to the software.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Courts, Corrections and Justice Nov 7th, 2025
Courts, Corrections & Justice Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- Additionally, can we create a single point of access for early intervention?
- Because we could not see her doctor, we could not access her primary care physician.
- Chair, that do not have that access.
- Because we don't have access to some basic services. And this is something, Mr.
- Access to abortion care in New Mexico doesn't always mean that it's available, right?
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Banking and Financial Institutions Committee Apr 15th, 2026
Banking and Financial Institutions
Transcript Highlights:
- Southeast L.A., including places like Cudahy, Maywood, and Walnut Park, have been organizing for access
- It ensures that communities can access information and understand how decisions, Unrealistic burdens,
- it ensures that communities can access information and understand how decisions about their water are
- Southeast L.A., including places like Cudahy, Maywood, and Walnut Park, have been organizing for access
- It was a $30-a-month subsidy for internet access. That's gone away.
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Banking and Financial Institutions heard two bills. SB 1131, by Senator Jones, would update the Debt Collection Licensing Act by requiring the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation to conduct examinations remotely unless an on-site review is needed, and by allowing the department to rely on recent audits or examinations from other regulators or approved third parties. Supporters from the debt collection industry said the bill would reduce duplicative costs and fix issues with the advisory committee process; an opposition witness from the California Low-Income Consumer Coalition said concerns remained. After discussion about preserving consumer protections while reducing burdens on licensees, the committee voted 7-0 to pass SB 1131 and re-refer it to Appropriations.
The committee also heard SB 1291, the “Shine Act,” by Senator Gonzalez, which would increase transparency and accountability for mutual water companies by removing the 24-hour written notice requirement for board meetings, requiring websites with basic information such as consumer confidence reports, and directing a comparative analysis of mutual water companies serving disadvantaged communities. Supporters, including environmental justice advocates and Los Angeles County, described problems with access to water quality information, meeting notices, and board accountability in communities such as Cudahy and Maywood. The California Association of Mutual Water Companies opposed the bill unless amended, arguing it imposed unfunded mandates and one-size-fits-all requirements on small systems. Members discussed the need for transparency while acknowledging concerns about compliance burdens; the committee then voted 7-0 to pass SB 1291 and re-refer it to Environmental Quality.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Business meeting to consider S.298, to require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to relocate 30 percent of the employees assigned to headquarters to duty stations outside the Washington metropolitan area, S.300, to improve accoun Feb 12th, 2025 at 08:30 am
Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- bipartisan effort that my friend Senator Rosen (member_3846) and I have worked on for years to expand access
- This amendment says that these DOJ employees should not have access, and I urge an aye vote.
- And is there any requirement that they're not allowed to change those records if they access them?
- did, in fact, make changes and had the access?
- From DOJ on what they're doing at SBA and why they need to access small business records?
Keywords:
employee relocation, headquarters, Small Business Administration, Washington metropolitan area, telework, cost reduction, rural markets, geographic diversity, disaster loans, accountability, reporting, loan forgiveness, federal funding, SBA reforms, small business, disaster assistance, transparency, report publication, government accountability
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- the material. removes the authorization for a minor or minor payment. any person attempting to access
- It would require adults to provide identification to access content online that adults could access in
- HB 2991 would require any commercial entity that provides access to materials deemed harmful to minors
- This would require... ...access in a bookstore or a movie theater without an ID.
- HB 2991 would require any commercial entity that provides access to materials deemed harmful to minors
Summary:
The Senate opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, recorded attendance, welcomed former Senator Limpancrazi, and recognized page Owen Washburn and his family. The chamber then moved through messages and second-reading listings, and the Committee of the Whole considered several House bills. HB 2398, dealing with watercraft operation and peer-to-peer watercraft sharing insurance, received a floor amendment clarifying the types of insurers that may provide primary commercial boat liability coverage and was reported do pass as amended. HB 2477, relating to the Arizona Education Savings Plan, was amended to add investment guardrails, conflict-of-interest protections, an advisory team, limits on land investments, and statutory treatment of the local government investment pool, then reported do pass as amended.
The Committee of the Whole also considered HB 2251 on midwifery, which was amended to transfer oversight of licensed midwives from the Department of Health Services to the Naturopathic Physicians Medical Board, add a licensed midwife to the board, separate midwife and naturopathic funds, apply investigative and disciplinary procedures, and make conforming changes; it was reported do pass as amended. HB 2991, concerning minors’ access to technology content and social media, drew extensive debate. A floor amendment revised age-signal and parental-consent procedures, changed default settings language, removed a private right of action, and made other technical changes. Senators Tise, Epstein, and others argued the bill still raised serious First Amendment and censorship concerns, while Senator Bullock defended it as a child-safety measure that did not require uploading ID. The bill was ultimately reported do pass as amended.
In third reading, the Senate adopted the Committee of the Whole report, retained HB 2397 on the calendar, and voted on several bills. HB 2104, HB 2105, HB 2763, HB 2786, HB 2771, HB 2782, and HB 4117 passed; HB 2457, HB 2494, and HB 2696 failed. HB 2457 and HB 2494 drew opposition over local control and land-use concerns, while HB 2696, aimed at fuel and gas prices, drew criticism that the Commerce Authority was not the right vehicle and that the issue was driven by federal policy. HB 4117, relating to offenses against public order and religious services, passed after sharp debate over whether it would protect worship or chill protest and free speech, with opponents warning of vague language and potential political prosecutions. The Senate also voted to reconsider its prior action on HB 2311 and HB 2601, requested the House return HB 2995 for reconsideration, and adjourned until Thursday, June 11, at 10:00 a.m.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
MA cover weight-loss drugs 3/25/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- are typically subject to utilization controls, such as prior authorization, which can further limit access
- are typically subject to utilization controls, such as prior authorization, which can further limit access
- the fiscal note estimated that the cost to DHS would be $1.268 million dollars for FY24-25. limit access
- We urge you to oppose HF 4142 and protect access to these preventative life-changing treatments.
- anti-obesity medications because access anti-obesity medications because access to<00:13:47.240>
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Business meeting to consider the nomination of Mehmet Oz, of Pennsylvania, to be Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Mar 25th, 2025 at 08:30 am
Finance Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- Oz discussed his vision to ensure CMS provides Americans with access to superb care, especially our most
- Leaving her and her family without access to critical care for them.
- If Americans lose access to their Social Security because of Trump spawned chaos.
- Doors for private actors to get back into to access Social Security's data system.
- We ask those, we don't give access, we're not given access to this information so you have to be inside
Keywords:
Social Security, Medicaid, Frank Bisignano, Elon Musk, benefit processing, office closures, public testimony, administration policies, health care, vulnerable populations
Summary:
The committee meeting focused heavily on the nomination of Frank Bisignano as the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, with intense discussions around the current state of Social Security and its management under the current administration. Members voiced significant concerns regarding potential changes to Social Security and Medicaid, specifically addressing issues such as office closures, delays in benefit processing, and the perceived policies from Elon Musk's association with the administration. Public testimonies highlighted fears that these changes would severely impact the accessibility of benefits for seniors and vulnerable individuals, resulting in a chaotic environment at the SSA. Members expressed a unified opposition to the notion of dismantling these critical programs, emphasizing the long-term implications on their constituents' well-being.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- tied together through Access and federal dollars.
- She's required to make a report to the Access OIG.
- Access and DES have control mechanisms within DCS.
- So we talked about the bifurcation of access and DCS.
- Access pays prospectively and does their reviews later.
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
01/22/2026 - Joint Legislative Audit Committee
Joint Legislative Audit Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- The teacher that called the incident would not have any such access.
- The third function we tested was remote access to schools' live security cameras.
- or Wi-Fi access within the school to make a call.
- It says, could the agency access school maps and/or buildings?
- So tell me, how does the 9-1-1 center have access to cameras?
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Ways and Means Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Joint Committee on Ways and Means
Transcript Highlights:
- Accessibility is also key to our organizational focus.
- Accessibility is also a key organizational focus in recent years.
- So it's restricting access.
- We are now putting together that access plan.
- You asked for an access plan. I heard you.
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Ways and Means held a hearing at UMass Amherst on Governor Healey’s fiscal year 2027 budget, focusing on energy/environment-related transportation issues and the Massachusetts Department of Transportation. The chairs and members opened with thanks to UMass, university leadership, court officers, and legislative staff, and Chancellor Javier Reyes highlighted UMass Amherst’s research, workforce, sustainability, and transportation contributions, including energy research, transit operations, and partnerships with MassDOT. The hearing then moved to MassDOT and MBTA testimony on the administration’s transportation funding package, including House 2, the FY26 Fair Share supplemental, and a proposed four-year Chapter 90 authorization.
MassDOT officials described the budget as part of a broader multi-year transportation investment strategy, citing funding for operations, snow and ice removal, regional transit authorities, the MBTA, the Merit Rating Board, sustainable aviation fuel credits, micro-transit and last-mile grants, unpaved road improvements, bridge and pavement work, and housing-related transportation infrastructure. They emphasized workforce expansion, capital delivery capacity, safety improvements, and local aid, including the new lane-mile-based Chapter 90 formula intended to benefit rural communities. Officials also discussed major projects and programs such as Grant Central, culvert and unpaved road grants, work zone speed cameras, congestion hotspot fixes, the Sagamore and Bourne Bridge projects, and MBTA operating support and safety upgrades.
Testimony from the MBTA and rail/transit staff focused on improved ridership, service frequency, accessibility, and safety, including progress on the Green Line Train Protection System, reduced delays, expanded bus and commuter rail service, and the South Coast rail extension. Regional transit authorities reported increased ridership and described new fare-free, connectivity, and community transit grants. Aeronautics testimony covered airport capital work, drone and data programs, sustainable aviation fuel efforts, and workforce development in aviation maintenance. Committee members then asked questions, especially about Western Massachusetts priorities, Chapter 90 funding, bridge repairs, snow and ice costs, Cape Cod bridges, Buzzard’s Bay rail, and Compass Rail/West-East Rail. Officials said several federal rail grants were moving forward, that Sagamore Bridge procurement would begin soon, and that the administration remained committed to pursuing federal funding and multi-year transportation investments.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 3/4/25
Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
Transcript Highlights:
- government and to sue for Access government and to sue for Access violations<01:05:05.400>
so - He said there are two parts: transparency and digital accessibility.
- He said there are two parts: transparency and digital accessibility.
- He said there are two parts: transparency and digital accessibility.
- it's not about you wanting that access it's not about you wanting that access it's<01:20:58.199>
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- <00:22:38.960>
to pathway should have equal access to pathway should have equal access to - equal access in education law. equal access in education law.
- denied access to the state assessment. denied access to the state assessment.
- schools without being charged for access schools without being charged for access to<01:06:02.120
- Um, our equal access statute.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Chambers - Day 13 (1-23-26) - Reupload
Transcript Highlights:
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to age limit to people who have access to age limit to people who have access - And then, of course, there's no access to that ammunition off the range.
- And then, of course, there's no access to that ammunition off the range.
- processes<00:42:52.240>
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resources.
Keywords:
The live stream for the House Chambers was interrupted and this version was recovered from backups and should contain the complete Legislative Session.
Convene 00:00:00
Senate Message 00:04:40
Calendar/2nd Readings 00:05:38
Orders of the Day 00:06:14
HB 312 00:06:42
Motions, Petitions, and Communications 01:11:07
Introduction of New Bills and Resolutions 01:13:24
Recess for ConC and Rules Meeting 01:14:30
ConC/Rules Report 01:19:42
Adjournment 01:21:18, 958, all
Summary:
The House convened, received the invocation and Pledge of Allegiance, established a quorum with 89 members present, excused absent members, and suspended rules to allow co-sponsorships and vote modifications. The chamber approved the prior day’s journal and received notice that the Senate had passed SB 13, 22, 46, 51, and 90 and requested concurrence. On second reading, HB 134 (sexual assault nurse examiners), HB 168 with HCS 1 (voting under the influence), and HR 7 (recognizing guiding principles of elections in Kentucky) were reported. The House also recommitted HB 258 to the Transportation Committee and took up HB 312 for third reading and passage.
HB 312, relating to concealed firearms and deadly weapons, drew the bulk of the debate. The sponsor argued the bill would allow law-abiding 18- to 20-year-olds to obtain a provisional concealed carry license, saying they are adults in other respects, the Second Amendment protects their right to bear arms, and Kentucky should align with other states. Supporters framed the measure as a constitutional rights issue and cited defensive gun use statistics, while one member argued the root problem is family upbringing rather than guns. Opponents said the bill would increase risks in schools and public spaces, pointed to concerns from school district police and SROs, and cited research linking younger age groups and loosened carry laws to higher firearm violence; they also argued the bill would make communities less safe and that no one’s rights would be taken away by voting no. The sponsor said no stakeholder had expressed opposition and clarified the bill would not change where firearms are permitted. The transcript provided does not include the final vote on HB 312.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:30 am
Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development
Transcript Highlights:
- But this is only if the employees know about and can access the benefit.
- Since 2023, I estimate I've helped over 500 workers access PFML benefits. Thank you for your work.
- Since 2023, I estimate I've helped over 500 workers access PFML benefits.
- From my experience helping workers like Delphina, accessing this ...surgeries, etc.
- the workers' ability to access BFML.
Summary:
The hearing focused on employment rights legislation, especially the Protect Labor Act (H. 2086/S. 1327), which would create state-level labor protections if federal private-sector labor law is weakened or struck down, and would also add protections such as bans on captive audience meetings, virtual elections, stronger misclassification rules, and protections for health care workers and immigrant workers. Supporters from the AFL-CIO, nurses, SEIU, UAW, building trades, teachers, graduate workers, and policy groups argued that the bill is needed because of Trump administration actions, Project 2025, and threats to the NLRA and NLRB. They described the bill as a “trigger” law meant to preserve organizing and bargaining rights in Massachusetts if federal protections disappear or if the NLRB declines jurisdiction over certain workers.
The committee also heard testimony on bills to restore a limited right to strike for certain public employees (H. 2078/S. 1311 or related filings). Supporters, including a representative, educators, and labor advocates, said the current ban on public employee strikes weakens good-faith bargaining and leaves workers without leverage to secure wages, staffing, and student supports. They argued that strikes are used as a last resort and that legalizing them under defined conditions would improve negotiations and better reflect the realities of recent teacher strikes in Massachusetts. The Massachusetts Municipal Association opposed the strike bills, warning that public employee strikes are already prohibited by state law, that strikes disrupt students and communities, and that local governments face budget constraints under Proposition 2 1/2.
The committee also took testimony on paid family and medical leave bills (S. 1351/H. 2110 and S. 1352), which would improve notice to workers, expand public reporting on claim denials and demographics, and fix a technical definition issue that has limited access for some covered contract workers. Witnesses from legal aid, policy organizations, and a small business owner said the changes would improve transparency, equity, and access to benefits without imposing major burdens on employers. Additional testimony supported a railroad sick leave bill and a private construction transparency bill, with Senator Keenan urging favorable action on both. No votes were taken during the hearing; members asked questions, and several witnesses and legislators requested favorable reports on the bills.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- Everybody wants access to water. We feel like it is a right.
- where we're watching that access be really threatened by who has more access under what circumstances
- Access for crude, but also the scale at which they operate.
- So in terms of crude oil access, that's what we're doing.
- So I appreciate the access and your guidance. Thanks. Thank you.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Health and Human Services Jul 22nd, 2025
Legislative Health & Human Services Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- And so there were metrics developed that look at access to care and timeliness to access to care.
- We added later three measures related to access to care.
- And one of them that's been very important to me is language access.
- Language access is more than just for immigrants.
- So, an example would be taking one of your critical access hospitals or a group of critical access hospitals
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Jun 4th, 2025
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- However, now criminal history providers are able to access expunged records.
- It is transparent, it is accessible, and I strongly support this measure.
- and career access for all students.
- So I want to commend promote college access and career access for all students.
- This bill is about access to justice.
Summary:
The Assembly convened with a quorum call, prayer, and Pledge of Allegiance, then moved through a long daily file of bills. Early procedural motions included a failed attempt to suspend the rules for AB 1219, followed by consideration of numerous measures on housing, veterans, education, elections, energy, wildfire prevention, public safety, and consumer affordability. Several bills drew bipartisan support and passed overwhelmingly, including AB 878 on safety accommodations for survivors of violence, AB 948 on school district facility maintenance, AB 81 and AB 88 on veterans’ mental health and student aid, AB 640 on school board fiscal training, AB 660 on housing permit timelines, AB 1048 on workers’ compensation billing disputes, AB 1119 on dual credentialing, AB 1172 on inhalable anti-seizure medication access, AB 1227 on wildfire prevention, AB 1285 and AB 696 on lithium-ion battery safety, AB 1417 on offshore wind transparency, AB 1530 on disaster recovery assistance, and AB 353 on affordable home internet. Some measures drew opposition or more divided votes, including AB 704 on sealing certain misdemeanor records, AB 1249 on early voting access, AB 1280 on thermal energy incentives, AB 1448 on offshore oil protections, AB 380 on price gouging, AB 402 on Cal Grant increases, AB 1074 on CalWORKs reunification, and AB 1084 on expedited gender-change and name-change court orders. The Assembly also granted reconsideration on AB 435, a child passenger safety bill, and passed it after debate on the five-step safety-seat standard.
The floor debate featured recurring themes of affordability, housing, wildfire preparedness, election access, veterans’ services, and public safety. Supporters of the election bill AB 1249 argued it would simply add a Saturday early-voting option in non-VCA counties, while opponents raised concerns about verification and county staffing. AB 30, authorizing E15 gasoline in California, was presented as an urgency measure to lower fuel costs and passed unanimously on the urgency and the bill. AB 1466 on groundwater disputes was also taken up, with the author arguing it would reduce frivolous litigation and better represent all water users; the vote was 42 ayes and 17 noes. After completing the file, the Assembly recessed for lunch, later returned, and continued with additional file items, with many measures passing on strong bipartisan votes.