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AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/04/2026 - Senate Judiciary and Elections

Judiciary and Elections

Transcript Highlights:
  • Fentanyl triggers a state drug trafficking statute.
  • We have cases like that, and not in the United States.
  • I've been in health care for 35 years in the state of Arizona.
  • Her mother took her to a Planned Parenthood.
  • We need to share those records with state and local governments.
Summary: The committee heard several criminal justice and victims’ rights bills. HB 2131 would remove the financial-gain element from weapons/explosives trafficking and impose stricter sentencing, including no early release for trafficking three or more weapons; it received a due pass recommendation on a 6-1 vote. HB 2132 would lower the fentanyl trafficking threshold from 200 grams to 100 grams and adjust related motor-vehicle language; supporters said it would help prosecutors and law enforcement, while opponents warned it would sweep in heavy users and lacked data on current prosecutions. It passed 4-3. HB 2223 would require sex offenders seeking a name change to notify prosecutors and victims, and to register under the new name with the old name as an alias; it passed 6-1. The committee also considered HB 2411, creating the crime of coerced abortion for secretly or forcibly administering abortion-inducing drugs without a pregnant woman’s knowledge or consent. Supporters argued existing laws do not clearly cover situations where the drug is given but no death occurs; opponents said assault, manslaughter, homicide, and food-contamination statutes already address the conduct and warned the bill was unnecessary and aimed at abortion access. The bill passed 4-3. HB 2043 would add unborn children to the felony-murder statute; supporters called it a cleanup measure closing a loophole, while opponents said it was an abortion/personhood measure with broader implications. It passed 4-3. HB 2046 would require victims of sex offenses to be notified of pre-hearings in probation review matters involving young sex offenders; victims and prosecutors said the change would ensure meaningful participation, and it passed unanimously 7-0. HB 2666 would increase penalties for sexual extortion involving 15-, 16-, and 17-year-olds when committed by an adult, and it passed unanimously 7-0. HB 2265 would eliminate court fees and assessments tied to public defenders, jury trials, appeals, and related criminal-case charges; supporters framed it as protecting constitutional rights, while counties warned of lost revenue, and it passed 7-0. Finally, HB 2133 would require commercial websites hosting sexual material to verify consent and age of depicted persons, retain records, and treat synthetic depictions as images; the sponsor said it was meant to curb CSAM and revenge porn, while testifiers raised concerns about breadth, record retention, and constitutional issues.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Criminal Justice Feb 11th, 2026

Criminal Justice

Transcript Highlights:
  • The bill requires our state colleges and universities to adopt active assailant response plans, conduct
  • The bill is supported by the Board of Governors of the State University System and by our state colleges
  • The bill is supported by the Board of Governors of the State University System and by our state colleges
  • state, the agencies in the state of Florida, and also our federal partners to keep Florida safe.
  • Is this expanding state surveillance of our constituents and residents of the state? Thank you.
Summary: The committee met with a quorum present and took up a series of bills, beginning with SB 1300 on education and workforce development for current and former inmates. Senator Claudio explained that the bill is intended to expand collaboration between the Department of Transportation and the Department of Corrections to provide training opportunities tied to Florida’s need for CDL drivers. The bill was reported favorably without debate. Members then considered SB 896 on campus safety, as amended by strike-all and late-filed amendment. The bill would require postsecondary institutions to adopt active assailant response plans, conduct security risk assessments, improve threat reporting and information sharing, and allow voluntary participation in the guardian program; the late-filed amendment removed a prohibition on guardians wearing uniforms. After questions about the firearm-discharge provision near campuses and testimony both for and against, the committee reported the bill favorably. The committee also reported favorably SB 86 on commercial motor vehicles operated by unauthorized aliens, SB 642 on foreign and alien bail bond insurers, and confirmed appointees listed on tabs 10 through 19. The committee next heard SB 712 on pyramid promotional schemes, which would create a new prohibition and increase penalties while preserving legitimate direct sales plans. Members raised concerns about whether participants in such schemes might themselves be victims, and the sponsor said prosecutorial discretion would distinguish victims from primary wrongdoers; the bill was reported favorably. SB 1224 on rental housing application fraud was also amended and reported favorably after testimony from apartment and realtor groups in support. In the latter part of the meeting, Chair Martin presented SB 1370 to expand habitual traffic offender status to repeated unlicensed driving, and SB 1712 to create a statewide FDLE counterintelligence and counterterrorism unit. SB 1370 was reported favorably unanimously. SB 1712 drew extensive questioning and public opposition over concerns about broad language, surveillance, and possible impacts on speech and protest, but the sponsor said the unit would focus on protecting the state from adversary intelligence threats and operate within constitutional limits; it was reported favorably. Finally, SB 758 on the Justice Administrative Commission was amended to adjust commission membership and reported favorably unanimously. The committee then recorded additional votes for members and adjourned.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Transportation Feb 10th, 2026

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • Yeah, I think that we've got a lot of inconsistencies across the state when it comes to the timing of
  • So I think this is just a good way to create some consistency across the state. Thank you, Mr.
  • and local governments, treating them as state agents for liability purposes.
  • So there's nothing that we can do here in the state that's going to impact the rails.
  • We've got to address sovereign immunity as a state.
Bills: S0828, S1274, S1310, S1378, S1562
Summary: The Transportation Committee took up several measures and adopted amendments on multiple bills. SB 1274, as amended, removed a number of provisions from the original bill and added items including local authority to lower residential street speed limits, clarification on obscured license plates, FDOT funding for certain rural airport aviation projects, limits on yellow-light timing changes tied to red-light cameras, changes to private use of license plate readers, and other transportation-related revisions. After brief questions and supportive testimony, the committee reported the bill favorably. The committee also approved SB 1310, which was converted into a study bill directing FDOT to study advanced detection and monitoring systems at public railroad crossings and report findings and policy options to the governor and legislature. Railroad industry testimony supported the study but raised concerns about interoperability with train safety systems and suggested the study consider additional safety tools such as red-light cameras and wayside horns. The committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill favorably. SB 828, as amended, would extend sovereign immunity protections to private contractors providing public transit services on behalf of governments, with supporters saying it would reduce costs and provide certainty for transit providers, while opponents warned it was an overbroad expansion of sovereign immunity and could conflict with railroad employee protections under federal law. The committee reported that bill favorably as well. The committee then passed SB 1378, which strengthens traffic enforcement by clarifying when vehicles may be treated as abandoned, adding penalties for unlawfully attached plates or stickers, and allowing forfeiture of vehicles used to flee law enforcement even without an immediate arrest. It also approved SB 1562, which aims to prevent manufacturers from concentrating sales of certain vehicle brands through a single dealer group and instead promote competition among independent dealers. In addition, the committee unanimously confirmed a slate of appointees, and members later recorded additional affirmative votes on several bills before adjourning.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

AEN-EDT, AEN Public Hearings 02-06-2026

Agriculture and Environment

Transcript Highlights:
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  • We're getting some interest from the coastal states, and now you're finding states like Idaho claiming
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Summary: The committee heard testimony on SP 2350, which would transfer oversight of the Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Development Division and the aquaculture and livestock support services branch to the Agribusiness Development Corporation. The Department of Agriculture and ADC both testified, with ADC opposing the bill as written while supporting the goal of strengthening agriculture. ADC said the transfer could create federal operational and coordination risks, jeopardize federal funding and program continuity, and was unnecessary because ADC is a business development entity, not a regulatory agency. The Hawaii Farmers Union also expressed concern that moving the programs could weaken the department’s ability to access federal resources, while the Hawaii Farm Bureau submitted written testimony and the Hawaii Aquaculture and Aquaponics Association and H-Plan were noted as supporting the measure; the Hawaii Cattlemen’s Council was noted as opposing it. Much of the discussion focused on aquaculture’s economic potential and the role of regulation, permitting, and funding. Committee members questioned why aquaculture had not grown faster, citing current gross revenues of about $66 million last year, a prior high of $82 million, and a possible long-term target of $500 million. Testimony identified permitting and feed costs as major barriers, along with market conditions and water quality issues affecting producers. ADC described ongoing efforts on feed development, permitting streamlining, coastal-state collaboration on seaweed and restorative aquaculture, and national advocacy for more parity in seafood import standards. Members also pressed the Department of Agriculture on its leadership and priorities, criticizing the lack of bills and resources dedicated to aquaculture and asking whether the department should have more authority to pursue land purchases and development opportunities. The department said it relies on divisions and industry feedback for bill ideas, noted it funds an annual aquaculture survey, and said it was pursuing congressional earmarks and other funding for aquaculture parks, research, and export/import issues. ADC said it would work with the department if the bill passed, but that its current statute does not give it regulatory authority and any such change would require a statutory amendment.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

AEN Public Hearing 02-04-2026

Agriculture and Environment

Transcript Highlights:
  • We're a blue state.
  • We're a blue state.
  • So thank you for state a lot.
  • State Representative Greenpeace Hawaii. State Representative Greenpeace Hawaii.
  • state tax liability. state tax liability.
Summary: The committee heard testimony on several agriculture-related measures, beginning with SB 2309, which would require the agricultural loan division to sell portions of its loan portfolio and use the proceeds to expand the agriculture loan revolving fund. The Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity and the Hawaii Farm Bureau supported the bill, along with several other organizations and individuals. A committee question focused on the risk of not finding a qualified buyer for the loan portfolio; DAB said a mandatory sale of the full amount could force a less favorable rate, while flexibility to sell different amounts could produce a more equitable return. The measure drew eight supporters and no opposition. The committee then took up SB 2317, which directs DAB to study insurance coverage for small producers and report back to the Legislature. DAB and multiple farm groups supported the bill. In response to a question about cost, DAB estimated about $250,000 would be needed, with the study likely covering crop, health, and liability insurance. The next measure, SB 2318, would establish an agriculture statistics program in statute. DAB said it strongly supported the bill and could ramp up quickly if positions were provided; the committee discussed whether a first report could be completed by year’s end if the bill became law midyear, and DAB said yes. SB 2319, which would fund and make permanent a full-time grant writer position at DAB, also drew strong support from DAB, the Hawaii Farm Bureau, Ulupono Initiative, the Hawaii Cattlemen’s Council, the local food coalition, and others, with testifiers emphasizing the position’s return on investment and success in bringing in federal funds. The committee also heard SB 2321, establishing a two-year pilot program to respond to the twoline spittlebug. DAB, ranching groups, and many others supported the bill, citing the pest’s spread and the need to act before it becomes unmanageable. A DAB pest control manager said he would need to research past response details and provide them later. Members emphasized the importance of early intervention. For SB 2323, which creates a farmland transition commission to study barriers to farmland access and recommend solutions, DAB offered comments and support for the intent, while farm groups generally supported the concept but raised concerns about the proposed age range and whether a separate commission was necessary. DAB said the Board of Agriculture likely would not have the capacity to perform the commission’s duties and estimated there would be costs to establish it, though no figure was available at the hearing. Finally, the committee heard SB 2332, which reestablishes the agriculture and food security special fund, creates a carbon emissions tax and dividend fund, gradually raises carbon-related tax rates, and provides a refundable carbon cashback credit. DAB supported the measure and deferred to Taxation on details; the Department of Taxation said it would stand on its comments, and the Attorney General’s office offered comments and recommendations. Carbon Cashback Hawaii and the County of Hawaii Department of Research and Development supported the bill, arguing it would reduce emissions, protect lower-income households, and be relatively simple to administer.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Transportation Feb 3rd, 2026

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • My last question is it pertains to the state preemption. And so does the state preemption..."
  • "Question as it pertains to the state preemption, and so does the state preemption prevent the cities
  • So towers and wreckers are being asked and tasked by the state, and the state is codifying a National
  • The state has 420 cities and 67 Thank you. process. The state has 420 cities and 67 counties.
  • It does a lot to move our state.
Bills: S0260, S1220, S1352, S1362, S1370
Summary: The Senate Transportation Committee heard several bills, beginning with SB 1362 on advanced air mobility. Senator Harrell described the bill as a framework for vertiports and eVTOL aircraft, but an amendment removed the sales tax exemptions and narrowed the sovereign immunity provisions to vertiports co-located at airports. Supporters said the bill would help Florida lead in emerging aviation technology, while opponents and some members raised concerns about safety, local control, and extending immunity to unproven facilities. The committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill favorably. The committee also considered SB 260 on storage of damaged electric vehicles. The bill, as amended, would allow local governments to set a daily administrative fee of up to three times the normal rate for storing EVs with visible battery damage or saltwater intrusion, reflecting fire-safety spacing requirements. Testimony from insurers, towing interests, and fleet operators focused on whether the fee was justified, whether cleanup language could lead to cost shifting, and whether more data reporting should be required. The amendment was adopted and the bill was reported favorably. Members then approved SB 1352, which creates a secure online portal for license plate seizures and related DMV functions, preserves disabled veterans’ plate designations, prohibits license plate covers that obscure plates, and routes online license and ID renewals through county tax collectors. SB 1370 was also reported favorably; it closes a loophole so drivers who never obtained a license can still face habitual traffic offender penalties after repeated offenses. Finally, the committee took up SB 1220, a broad FDOT transportation package. After amendment, it retained provisions on trails, SunTrail, seaports, airports, drone delivery, autonomous vehicle protections, and FDOT coordination on federal funding, while removing the digital driver’s license provision and the rapid rail compact language. The committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill favorably.
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama House Military and Veterans Affairs Committee Jan 28th, 2026

Military and Veterans Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • in the country... ...to make Alabama the most military-friendly state in the country, and how do we
  • Military-friendly protects our military assets from moving out of the state of Alabama.
  • So now she shows up to this new state where she may never even been there before.
  • So now she shows up to this new state where she may never even been there before.
  • I can read the text if it is in the state when it comes to the state what we're doing is adding five
Bills: HB292, HB307, SB33, HB292, HB307, SB33
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama House Boards, Agencies and Commissions Committee Jan 14th, 2026

Boards, Agencies and Commissions

Transcript Highlights:
  • represent and help us to listen and act with integrity and work together for the betterment of our state
  • This is a bill that works with the Alabama State Board of Public Accountancy.
  • are spread among very few people, which can result in sharp fee increases as we've seen in other states
  • states like Alaska. states like Alaska.
  • Any further business for the committee to consider for the good of the people of the state of Alabama
Bills: HB59, HB128, HB59, HB128
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Please state your name, position, and tell us what you are doing. My name is Keith Graff.
  • it in a manner that aligns with current practices. with the state workforce commission needs.
  • House Bill 5195 establishes the state agency website modernization and digital accessibility.
  • We're the state chamber for the state of Texas, and I'm testifying in strong support of HB 5195.
  • We also gathered input from 46 state agencies.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Pensions, Investments & Financial Services May 19th, 2025

Pensions, Investments & Financial Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm not very, I'm not aware of very many school districts around the state.
  • Have you consulted with any elections administrators or the Secretary of State?
  • For the second-largest state in the United States? Correct. Thank you. Other questions?
  • I believe this concept was borrowed from a similar plan and instituted on the West Coast.
  • You can name the state. I believe it's Seattle. Oh, is it Seattle? Yes.
Bills: SB414, SB621, SB2395
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Public Education May 15th, 2025

Public Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • I simply execute state law. The State Bar runs the athletics. I'm asking your opinion.
  • In fact, four states—Indiana, Iowa...
  • During a core class time or a state exam course.
  • We know it works because many other states have similar laws.
  • It is called the Intermediate Temporary Accommodation Plan, or ITAP.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on Workforce Apr 29th, 2025

S/C on Workforce

Transcript Highlights:
  • Homicidal in other states.
  • rate of the home state of that out-of-state insurer.
  • This bill includes language from the comptroller's office that states no out-of-state domiciled carrier
  • It specifically waives immunity for any private businesses within the state. ...state of Texas.
  • So this was the law for many years that you could sue a state employee or a state entity if you were
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • I want to also make sure that stakeholders know that that is our plan.
  • Even after all that, TCEQ stated that their hands were tied.
  • You stated this is a level one trauma center.
  • Chairman, as I stated in the Sunset hearing back then.
  • If you would please state your name and whom you represent into the microphone, please state your name
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Ways and Means Education Committee Apr 22nd, 2025

Ways and Means Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • She's an ARRI regional specialist working with the state department of education.
  • We passed legislation to provide workers' compensation for state employees and Compensation for state
  • Um, the state superintendent will use a sliding scale of matching requirements.
  • Alabama is kind of the flagship state for this program.
  • Agriculture research and extension service to the state.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee 3/18/25

Higher Education Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
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  • State universities. state grants for the fiscal year state grants for the fiscal year 2024<00:31:57.159
  • A student with an average State Grant would get a State Grant Plus scholarship of about $800.
  • And then, finally, at Minnesota State colleges, the average State Grant is about $1,400.
  • A student with an average State Grant would get a State Grant Plus scholarship of about $350.
Bills: HF2090, HF982, HF2229
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee 3/3/25

Transportation Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
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  • One strategy has been to advance our state annual Municipal State Aid, or MSA, allotments to meet our
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Bills: HF192, HF268, HF1214, HF494
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development Committee Feb 19th, 2025

Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • In other words, depending on the timing of it, they might be planning on...
  • Timing of it, they might be planning on running for reelection, and then all of a sudden a vacancy is
  • created in the state senate.
  • It's going to allow Alabama to remain competitive and even excel beyond our neighboring states.
  • It would reduce the state sales tax abatement by 75% and put it in that new fund.
Bills: SB45, SB73, SB169, HB243, SB177
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate County and Municipal Government Committee Feb 18th, 2025

County and Municipal Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • We actually have multiple states that use this same system.
  • These are the states around us.
  • However, it's still in state code that it could be used.
  • So, the objective is to remove that from the state code.
  • But this is one that is issued within the United States, although it could be from another state... but
Bills: SB5, SB142, SB158, SB171, SB5
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 2/12/25

Children and Families Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
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  • We need only to look to states like California and Maine, where these programs were rapidly implemented
  • We need only to look to states like California and Maine, where these programs were rapidly implemented
  • We need only to look to states like California and Maine, where these programs were rapidly implemented
  • We need only to look to states like California and Maine, where these programs were rapidly implemented
Bills: HF22, HF45