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LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
House and Governmental Affairs May 12th, 2026
House and Governmental Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- As you are all well aware, the global reinsurance industry is based in London, and several legislators
- The global reinsurance industry is based in London, and several legislators have made trips to London
Bills:
HCR74, HCR95, HB705, HB1048, SCR23, SCR31, SCR38, SB49, SB233, SB307, SB326, SB387, SB401, SB435, SB495
Keywords:
trade commission, international relations, Louisiana, United Kingdom, economic exchange, cultural exchange, infrastructure investment, sales tax, exemptions, credits, rebates, uniformity, legislative rules, fiscal report, contempt, legislature, disorderly conduct, bribery, arrest, legislative privilege
Summary:
The House and Governmental Affairs Committee met on May 12 with a quorum present and took up several measures. It first heard HCR 74, which would establish a Louisiana-United Kingdom Trade Commission modeled after the existing Louisiana-Ireland commission. The author said the commission would serve as an umbrella group to promote exchanges in trade, academics, financial services, economic development, and the arts, with no compensation for members. After brief questions and supportive testimony from a member familiar with the Ireland commission, the committee reported HCR 74 favorably.
The committee then considered SCR 38, which repeals Joint Rule No. 7 related to the Atchafalaya Basin Program Oversight Committee. The author explained that the repeal was tied to a separate study commission on Atchafalaya Basin water quality, aimed at addressing sediment buildup, stagnant hypoxia, and harm to the fishing industry. Members discussed sediment management and water quality concerns, and the committee adopted a technical amendment to the title before reporting the resolution favorably, as amended.
Finally, the committee began hearing Senate Bill 495 on campaign finance disclosures. The author described a series of changes, including raising the threshold for unitemized individual contributions to $200, adjusting when a PAC is considered to be participating in an election, extending the annual report deadline from February 28 to March 15, and allowing leadership PAC funds to cover replacement or repair of items damaged in connection with public office. The transcript cuts off during the bill presentation, so no final action on SB 495 is shown.
AL
Alabama 2026 1st Special Session
Alabama Senate Mobile County Legislation Committee Jan 28th, 2026
Mobile County Legislation
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama House Military and Veterans Affairs Committee Apr 16th, 2025
Military and Veterans Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- What we did is take the federal statute, what is in federal law, and transpose it to state legislation
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
AEN-GVO DEFER, GVO DEFER, GVO-HHS, GVO-PSM, GVO Public Hearings 02-17-2026
Agriculture and Environment
Transcript Highlights:
- Sharing this photo and information with legislators led to the installation of changing tables in men's
- Sharing this photo and information with legislators led to the installation of changing tables in men's
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tables
Bills:
SB2094
Keywords:
toxic chemicals, environmental action levels, public notice, environmental safety, pollution control, Hawaii State Constitution, public participation, government transparency, environmental health, 912, senate, all
Summary:
The committee first took up SB 2094, which would require state agencies monitoring environmental toxins and pollutants to establish environmental action levels and limit changes to those levels without meeting procedural requirements. The chair recommended passing the bill with amendments, including inserting estimated costs for a secure portal website and webinars into the committee report and deferring the effective date to July 1, 2050. The motion passed unanimously among those voting, with excused members noted.
The committee then considered several other measures and adopted recommendations to pass them with amendments, generally adding technical and clarifying changes and setting a defective date of 2525. SB 2862 was amended to broaden the preamble, make additional appointees confirmable, clarify reporting requirements for gubernatorial appointees, and was held for further discussion. SB 2781 on lei production created a working group to review existing studies and conduct a statewide study of Hawaii’s floriculture industry. SB 3015 adopted California’s definition of PII, applied it to government agencies and political subdivisions, created a private cause of action, and required a compliance report. SB 3230 removed a categorical prohibition on certain third-party project management procurements while preserving state oversight responsibility, in line with procurement office requests.
The joint GVO Health and Human Services agenda then focused on two related bills requiring universal changing accommodations in public restrooms. SB 2932 would apply to new state building construction beginning July 1, 2026, and testimony from disability advocates, the Hawaii State Council on Developmental Disabilities, and others supported the measure while asking for language clarifying that the requirement applies only where technically feasible and, in some cases, only to state-managed buildings. SB 2268 was described as broader, extending beyond government buildings into the private sector and including a private right of action; witnesses supported the concept but raised implementation concerns, especially for smaller businesses, and requested the same technically infeasible language and other clarifications. Both bills were advanced with amendments, and the committee noted adoption of the recommendations.
WY
Transcript Highlights:
- Then the legislators bumped that, I believe, to 75 cents a month, something like that.
- Then the legislators bumped that, I believe, to 75 cents a month, something like that.
- Then the legislators bumped that, I believe, to 75 cents a month, something like that.
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- I might try and just identify two additional reasons in support of this legislation.
WY
WY
Transcript Highlights:
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WY
Transcript Highlights:
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NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Chamber Meeting Jan 21st, 2026
NM
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Chamber Meeting Jan 20th, 2026
NM
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Appropriations and Finance Jan 17th, 2026
House Appropriations & Finance
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Finance Nov 18th, 2025
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Water and Natural Resources Nov 17th, 2025
Water & Natural Resources Committee
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
Senate - Health and Public Affairs Oct 1st, 2025
Senate Health & Public Affairs
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Courts, Corrections and Justices Aug 25th, 2025
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Finance Aug 20th, 2025
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Finance Jun 25th, 2025
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- In 2021, legislation was passed that requires the court to send a child home unless the court finds there
- time-limited focused work group that can and will produce concrete recommendations for agency and legislative
- We're grateful to all of the legislators, state agency staff, and stakeholders that have contributed
Bills:
HB50