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HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

TRS Public Hearing 02-03-2026

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • I on behalf of TCC insurance division?
  • We'll stand on Department of Taxation.
  • of Honolulu, Department of Customer Services sends comments.
  • a motor vehicle to an insurer insurance company after payment of the damages for the result of total
  • of total loss insurance the result of total loss insurance settlement<02:00:11.040><c> pursuant</c><
Bills: HB1694 , HB1695 , HB1986 , HB1797 , HB1879 , HB2034
Summary: The committee opened by explaining hearing procedures, including a two-minute oral testimony limit and that decision-making would follow after testimony. It then took up SB 20008, which would set 55 mph as the maximum speed limit on all parts of the DKI/Saddle Road highway. The bill’s introducer described it as a response to safety concerns and noted prior public opposition when the speed limit was lowered from 60 mph; the Hawaii Police Department was listed in opposition, while DOT and several individuals testified in support. No vote was taken during the portion provided. The committee next heard SB 20009, requiring new plates/tags or emblems for used motor vehicles transferred between private individuals, and SB 2026, which would require drivers approaching stationary vehicles on the shoulder or roadside to slow down and, if necessary, change lanes. The Attorney General supported SB 2026 but recommended narrowing and clarifying the language by removing references to shoulder/roadside, collision or mechanical problem, and other limiting definitions so the duty would apply more broadly and be easier to enforce; AAA and OMA also supported the measure. Members discussed the practical need for a mandatory move-over rule, especially for roadside workers and tow operators, and the committee heard concerns about enforceability on two-lane roads and in accident scenes. SB 2053 was then heard, authorizing electronic signatures on supporting documents used to transfer ownership of total-loss vehicles to insurers without notarization and requiring insurers to indemnify the finance director for claims arising from those electronic title issuances. The Hawaii Insurers Council, Copart, the City and County of Honolulu, and others supported the bill, with Copart describing it as a modernization that would reduce delays for total-loss settlements; technical amendments were requested. The committee also heard SB 2172, which would allow all-terrain vehicles to operate at night if equipped with lights and a slow-moving vehicle emblem, adjust helmet requirements, define utility terrain vehicles, and include ATVs in motor vehicle insurance law. DOT said it could support the bill only if limited to low-speed areas, and the insurance industry warned it could create a new insurance scheme; the City and County of Honolulu opposed while the Hawaii Farm Bureau and an individual supported. Finally, SB 2253 was introduced to expand first-degree negligent injury to include injuries negligently inflicted by intoxicated drivers, with DOT, county prosecutors, and the Honolulu Prosecutor’s Office in support; Honolulu prosecutors said they would oppose a proposed amendment because they wanted the language to preserve the offense as a lesser included offense tied to negligent homicide.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Early Learning & Human Services Jan 30th, 2026 at 08:30 am

Early Learning & Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • It modifies the definition of rated bed capacity and requires that the Department of Children, Youth,
  • after, when an institution was at 105% capacity or more, would be directly placed at a Department of
  • Representative Taylor to move adoption of the amendment, thank you, Chair.
  • Just a short reminder of what this bill is.
  • This is an important part of our life and our use in Washington State.
Bills: HB2230 , HB2364 , HB2389 , HB2429
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Education Pre-K - 12 Jan 27th, 2026

Education Pre-K - 12

Transcript Highlights:
  • I only saw appropriations for the Florida Department of Education.
  • As it turns out, I was an original member of the Board of Directors of the Florida Debate Initiative
  • I was at the Department of Education when we were using some of the opportunity to invest in the education
  • The Department of Education has been really great from Commissioner Corcoran, Commissioner Diaz now,
  • Senator Yarborough moves to recommend confirmation of Laila Collins as a member of the State Board of
Bills: S0564 , S1062 , S1340 , S1646 , S1718
Summary: The Senate Committee on Education Pre-K through 12 met with a quorum present and heard several education-related bills. The committee first considered CS/SB 1062 on speech and debate, which would create a Speech and Debate Hall of Fame, designate Speech and Debate Week, authorize a teacher endorsement, require FLVS to establish an institute for speech and debate, direct development of related coursework and credentials, and require annual district reporting. Supporters, including a parent and representatives of the Florida Debate Initiative and school groups, emphasized the academic and civic benefits of debate and the need for funding for travel and training. The committee adopted a delete-all amendment and then reported the bill favorably. The committee also heard and reported favorably SB 1718 on educator preparation and certification, with testimony from an Orange County principal and others supporting a proposal to let educators bank professional learning hours, and SB 1646 on educational facilities, which revises how facility funding is calculated and prioritized, including safety and planning considerations. The committee then took up CS/SB 564 on student volunteers at polling locations. An amendment clarified that high school students who are registered or pre-registered to vote may volunteer at polling places and count the service toward graduation or postsecondary financial aid requirements. Testimony from a county supervisor of elections and civic groups supported the bill as a way to engage students in elections and expand volunteer opportunities, while clarifying it would not conflict with existing election funding rules. The committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill favorably. Finally, the committee heard SB 1340 on coordinated screening and progress monitoring, which requires school districts to screen students for characteristics of dyslexia and dyscalculia, place identified students on support plans, and use evidence-based interventions, with State Board of Education rulemaking to implement the process. The sponsor and a supporting parent group stressed early identification and intervention. The committee reported the bill favorably. The committee also recommended confirmation of Laila Collins to the State Board of Education, and then adjourned.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Children and Senior Advocacy Committee Mar 19th, 2025

Children and Senior Advocacy

Transcript Highlights:
  • This is a bill that will establish requirements for the Alabama State Department of Human Resources to
  • Um, I printed off a few of the stories that I've covered of Alabama families.
  • Um, and it's very inconsistent even across this state of which department and this state of which department
  • Several of our Alabama sheriffs are present in the room with you today because Alabama sheriffs stand
  • I'm the District Attorney of Russell County, Alabama.
Bills: SB140 , HB235 , HB276 , HB317 , HB340
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Transportation May 1st, 2025

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • We have a few major pieces of infrastructure in South Texas, the Port of Brownsville, the Port of Harlingen
  • I'm here to present House Bill 3208, a bill that would direct the Texas Department of Transportation
  • license plates maintained by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles.
  • This bill we heard previously is relating to a study by the Texas Department of Transportation of Construction
  • We experienced an unintended result of something similar on April 8, 2024 when the Texas Department of
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Judiciary Committee Meeting - 2026-04-09

Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

Transcript Highlights:
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  • Um it is in the business interests of those companies, of localities, of our state.
  • lot of the types of my mind encompass a lot of the types of development<00:26:26.760><c> that</c><00:
  • </c> lot of different committees in a lot of lot of different committees in a lot of different<00:31:
Bills: HF4077 , HF3809 , HF3639 , HF4478 , HF3363 , HF3874
Summary: The Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee approved the minutes from March 25 and March 26, then took up House File 4077, a bipartisan bill authored by Representatives Greenman and Roach. The bill would prohibit municipalities from entering into non-disclosure agreements with private entities that restrict disclosure about land development, economic development, or publicly funded projects, while preserving existing Chapter 13 data practices rules and trade secret protections. The authors argued the bill is needed to prevent secret agreements and backroom decision-making that undermine public transparency, and they moved that the bill be re-referred to the general register. Several local officials and residents testified in support, including a St. Louis County commissioner, the mayor of Lonsdale, and residents from Farmington and Hermantown. Supporters said NDAs had been used in connection with data center and other development projects to keep elected officials and the public in the dark, eroding trust and limiting community input. They described the bill as a common-sense transparency measure and said existing law already protects legitimate trade secrets. Opposition came from the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce and the Minnesota Business Partnership, which argued that NDAs are often necessary in early-stage economic development discussions to protect sensitive business information and remain competitive with other states. They warned the bill could discourage investment, jobs, and tax growth, and said it would impose a one-size-fits-all state mandate that limits local discretion. Committee members then debated whether the bill was too broad and whether it should be narrowed to data centers; supporters responded that the issue extends beyond data centers to other forms of economic development. A roll call vote was requested on the motion to re-refer the bill to the general register, but the final vote result was not stated in the transcript excerpt.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

TRS-LBT, TRS Public Hearings 03-19-2026

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
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Summary: The joint hearing of the Transportation and Labor and Technology committees considered HB 2097, which would allow administrative driver’s license revocation hearings to be held by interactive conference technology such as Zoom and permit electronic exchange of evidence. DOT and the Administrative Driver’s License Revocation Office supported the bill, saying Zoom hearings have worked well since 2021 and save time and money. Both committees passed HB 2097 with technical and nonsubstantive amendments. The Transportation Committee then heard HB 1163 on commercial driver licensing, HB 2113 on funding vegetation removal from the Kaola Stream drainage way, HB 2283 on port pilotage, HB 1588 on a noise detection camera program, and HB 2333 on airport special districts and aeronautics penalties. DOT asked for HB 1163 to use “non-domiciled” language to match federal rules, and the committee passed it with amendments. For HB 2113, the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity said the project would likely need about $1 million, and the committee passed the bill with amendments while noting the funding would be reflected in the committee report rather than the measure itself. HB 2283 drew broad support from maritime and labor interests, but the committee deferred it, saying the Senate version was already moving and would be used instead. HB 1588 received support from DOT and several community and health-related testifiers who said noise from traffic is a serious problem, but the committee expressed concern about enforcement language and re-referred the bill to Judiciary/Ways and Means while still passing it forward. HB 2333 was supported by DOT and airline interests; after questions about airport loitering and sleeping rules, the committee passed it as is. In the final decision-making, the committee adopted the chair’s recommendations on HB 1163, HB 2113, HB 1588, and HB 2333, and deferred HB 2283.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

JDC Public Hearing 03-04-2026

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • This establishes the offense of criminal destruction of a tree on state or county property, punishable
  • of personal data.
  • This allows a public petition to the Department of Land and Natural Resources for review of the integrity
  • of beach structures.
  • It requires the department to recommend the applicable county agency to order the owner of any beach
Committee: Senate Judiciary
Summary: The Judiciary Committee met in decision-making only session and considered several Senate bills, generally following recommendations to pass measures with or without amendments. SB 2981 would prohibit minimum off-street parking requirements for new development in urban districts and was adopted unamended, with Senator Awa voting no. SB 2982, which bars foreign entities and foreign-influence business entities from making election-related contributions or expenditures, was adopted with an amendment adopting Attorney General language for required advertisement statements. The committee also advanced SB 2983, creating a misdemeanor offense for criminal destruction of a tree on state or county property; one member opposed it, suggesting a replanting requirement would be a better environmental remedy, but the bill was still adopted unamended. SB 2986, concerning Land Use Commission authority to amend or revise district boundary amendment decisions when conditions are not met, passed with an amendment addressing a defective effective date. SB 2991, on driver’s license revocations for certain alcohol-related offenses and re-examination requirements, passed with amendments clarifying revocation orders and re-examination procedures. Members then approved SB 3001, which regulates conversational artificial intelligence services by requiring disclosures and protocols to prevent suicidal ideation, with amendments incorporating AG and OCP recommendations, including a personal data definition and broader data minimization language. SB 3010, allowing officials and in some cases private citizens to enter unattended vehicles to protect endangered pet animals, passed with amendments. The committee also adopted SB 3014 on higher fines for taking or harassing protected turtles, SB 3032 clarifying beach and marine deposit prohibitions, and SB 3033 allowing petitions to review beach structure integrity despite a bad effective date; Senator Awa again voted no on SB 3033. The meeting adjourned after the committee noted a later joint hearing with Ways and Means.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/03/2026 - Senate Appropriations, Transportation and Technology

Appropriations, Transportation and Technology

Transcript Highlights:
  • This is 5% pay raises for Department of Corrections employees.
  • for the Department of Corrections, the department and private prisons lose employees, correctional officers
  • I think should be the focus of our conversation because we've got, I mean, the sheriff's departments
  • A great example is the Department of Education.
  • A great example is the Department of Education.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Local Government Jan 23rd, 2026 at 10:30 am

Local Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • It requires the Department of Commerce to establish a standard form for embodied carbon emissions reductions
  • It requires the Department of Commerce to establish a standard form for embodied carbon emissions reductions
  • It provides that a county, city, town, or the secretary of the Department of Transportation may create
  • It authorizes the Department of Transportation to establish a crash prevention zone without the approval
  • I think having a statewide plan from the Department of Health or whomever we decide is the one to do
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Apr 8th, 2025

Alabama House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Department of relating to the Alabama Department of relating to the Alabama Department of Public Health
  • Alabama. of Alabama. of Alabama.
  • Alabama. of Alabama. of Alabama.
  • Alabama Department of Veterans of Alabama Department of Veterans of Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs
  • the Alabama the uh commissioner of the Alabama the uh commissioner of the Alabama Department of Veterans
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session Apr 8th, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.
  • Okay, so this bill has a lot of features to it, so let me explain. in all of the different pieces of
  • I raise a point of order against further consideration of SB14 in as much as it's in violation of Rule
  • I raise a point of order against further consideration of SB 14. in as much as it's out of compliance
  • I move adoption of the amendment. The author is of objection to the adoption of the amendment.
Bills: HB10 , HB 12 , HB147 , HB1522 , HB422 , HB675 , HB204 , HB748 , HB912
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session Mar 13th, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • human life, the protection of the vulnerable, as well as our tenacity in the face of adversity. of great
  • of silence.
  • Pat retired from the Lancaster Police Department in 2008. and then was appointed chief of the Segalville
  • Police Department.
  • Department of Justice. Thanks for joining us. Thanks for having me. from the city of Segalville.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Higher Education Apr 15th, 2025

Higher Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • Department of Defense, U.S. Department of Energy, U.S.
  • Department of Homeland Security, and other public and private agencies. private partners.
  • So we have the department. department, a whole department of environmental and toxicology over there,
  • When we get somebody from DOD or Department of Energy or even Homeland out there, they're really excited
  • DOD and Department of Energy directed resources.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • Chris Chamus, commissioner for the Department of Employee Insurance.
  • We are constantly doing ad hoc trainings at request of the department.
  • </c> trainings at request of the department. trainings at request of the department.
  • Well, you are Department of Revenue, so I'm going to continue probably to ask this question.
  • is</c><01:16:57.199><c> tasked</c> the Department of Revenue that is tasked the Department of Revenue
Summary: The committee met on November 5, 2025, and first approved the minutes after a moment of silence for the UPS airport tragedy. The main presentation was from the Personnel Cabinet on the state health insurance plans and executive branch salary schedule adjustments. Officials said the health plan covers roughly 265,000 active members and up to about 300,000 across all benefit offerings, including school board employees, retirees, and other eligible groups. They described rising claims and expenditures, especially from high-cost claimants and pharmacy spending, and said recent premium and benefit changes were intended to balance costs while preserving recruitment and retention efforts. They also explained that employee premiums had not increased for several years, while employer contributions rose sharply in recent years, and projected a 10% employer increase and 3% employee increase going forward based on actuarial analysis. Committee members asked about deductibles, GLP-1 drug costs, claims validation, and the causes of cost growth; officials said the plan uses multiple payment-integrity vendors and that the increases reflect utilization, drug trends, and high-cost cases rather than a change in coverage. The committee also discussed executive branch salary schedule adjustments. Personnel and budget officials explained that when the legislature approves annual pay increases, the salary schedule is adjusted by the same percentage through executive order so the minimum and midpoint stay aligned with approved compensation levels. They said the 2025 adjustment was a 3% match effective September 16 and that the change was costless because salaries had already been increased. Members raised concerns about salary compression, noting that new hires can sometimes be paid near the level of long-serving employees. Officials said the adjustment helps prevent compression from worsening but does not solve it, and they acknowledged prior RFP efforts to address the issue were unsuccessful because no qualified bidder met the requirements. After the health plan and salary discussions, the committee began a presentation from the Cabinet for Health and Family Services on Kentucky’s senior meal program. Secretary Stack explained that the program is a federal-state-local partnership under the Older Americans Act, with area development districts helping deliver services. He outlined eligibility rules, noting that congregate meals at senior centers are available to people age 60 and older, with a spouse of any age allowed to join, and that home-delivered meals have additional homebound and assistance requirements. Members asked whether there was any means test for congregate meals, and the secretary said there is not; the only threshold is age for the center-based meals, while the home-delivered program has additional criteria.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Intergovernmental Affairs Apr 22nd, 2025

Intergovernmental Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm here to testify, obviously on behalf of the League City Fire Department in support of this bill that's
  • Department of Labor of housing called Fair Market Rent, and they look at all rental units on the market
  • This bill seeks to expedite the issuance of IRS Form 8609 by the Texas Department of Housing and Community
  • This bill seeks to expedite the issuance of IRS Form 8609 by the Texas Department of Housing and Community
  • Is the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs not...
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Intergovernmental Affairs Apr 22nd, 2025

Intergovernmental Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs Board of Directors did not institute that cap until
  • It's the low-income families of the state of Texas, and I've done an analysis on that.
  • Testimony is to ask you to pass this in general terms and let the Texas Department of Housing and Community
  • I'm speaking on behalf of the Texas Affiliation of Affordable Housing Providers, of which I'm a past
  • . in support of the bill.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Finance Feb 9th, 2026 at 08:00 am

Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • Fourth, the amendment modifies the definition of insurance business by removing a reference to insurer
  • Fifth, the amendment modifies the definition of insurer, such that an insurer includes a person that
  • The definition retains its inclusion of insurance brokers who pay premium taxes on behalf of insurance
  • the United States Department of Health and Human Services.
  • of the United States Department of Health and Human Services.
Committee: House Finance
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Capital Investment Committee 4/3/25

Capital Investment

Transcript Highlights:
  • The Minnesota Department of Health has evaluated the treatment plant and identified components that no
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  • After consulting with the Minnesota Department of Health, it was determined that resident safety required
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  • it Mit Minnesota Department of Health, it was<01:32:12.880><c> determined</c><01:32:13.520><c> that</
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Ways & Means Feb 3rd, 2026 at 04:00 pm

Ways & Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • The Department of Revenue expenditures are around $12,000.
  • of $2.6 million in total funds at the Department of Health.
  • There's a fiscal note from the Department of Retirement Systems showing one-time costs of $11,000.
  • There's a fiscal note showing one-time costs from the Department of Retirement Systems of $18,000 to
  • The Department of Revenue will incur one-time costs of $4,000 in FY 27 for rulemaking.
Committee: Senate Ways & Means