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CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • That’s generally reflecting the Department of Finance truing up to more recent data from the Department
  • Just in general, the state has more new spending proposals for schools and community colleges, and not
  • So the overall mix of one-time and ongoing, we think is generally reasonable.
  • We have a generally, our head count is about 50% of FTES. Right.
  • by a technical correction of a $5 million one-time General Fund increase.
Keywords: 988, house, all
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • Cost is $786 million General Fund in the budget year, growing to $1.5 billion General Fund ongoing.
  • Estimated cost reduction of $9.6 million General Fund in the budget year.
  • So, yes, we had $28 million General Fund for the operational cost.
  • There's an increased General Fund cost because of H.R. 1, but then there's a General Fund savings because
  • So the past couple of leftover TANF has gone to General Fund to offset it?
Summary: The Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services heard an overview of the expected California budget and program impacts from H.R. 1, including changes to Medi-Cal and CalFresh eligibility, redeterminations, work requirements, immigration-related coverage rules, retroactive coverage limits, and reductions in federal matching for certain services and provider financing mechanisms. DHCS and CDSS described implementation plans focused on automation, data matching, clearer communications, county training, and outreach, while noting that many federal details are still pending. The Legislative Analyst’s Office also reviewed how H.R. 1 could increase pressure on county indigent care systems, explaining the history of county responsibility under Section 17000, 1991 realignment, and AB 85, and warning that counties may face large increases in uninsured residents seeking care without corresponding funding flexibility. An independent policy expert urged consideration of a more standardized statewide approach to indigent care and raised questions about governance, benefits, and financing. Department witnesses estimated substantial coverage losses and fiscal effects: DHCS projected major Medi-Cal disenrollment tied to work requirements, six-month renewals, narrowed immigrant eligibility, and reduced retroactive coverage, while CDSS estimated large CalFresh benefit losses and a significant increase in administrative workload and payment accuracy pressure. Members questioned how exemptions would work for older adults, people experiencing homelessness, undocumented residents, and cash workers, and asked about the effect on the CalFresh Minimum Nutrition Benefit Pilot and on county administrative funding. Officials said they would use available data and self-attestation where possible, but acknowledged that many cases would require manual screening and that the county workload estimates remain in dispute. They also said the state is still evaluating the impact of H.R. 1 on provider taxes and state-directed payments, which could create additional budget pressure. County representatives from Los Angeles, Santa Clara, Tulare, and San Bernardino described major local consequences if H.R. 1 is implemented as written. They warned of higher uninsured rates, more strain on emergency rooms and public hospitals, increased homelessness and food insecurity, and a likely need to rebuild or expand county indigent care programs that were largely scaled back after the ACA. Counties said they are already freezing hiring, cutting positions, reducing overtime, deferring spending, and launching outreach and coordination efforts with managed care plans and community partners, but argued that these steps are not enough without additional state support. Several counties backed the California County Welfare Directors Association’s request for $373 million in General Fund support for eligibility work and asked for a CalFresh match waiver to soften the new county share of administrative costs; Los Angeles and Santa Clara also emphasized that their local revenue measures would not close the projected gaps. No votes or formal actions were taken in the portion provided.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee 3/12/26

Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • We want to be sure uh general register.
  • </c> to be re-referred to the general to be re-referred to the general register.
  • All those in favor, general register.
  • </c> be placed on the general register. be placed on the general register.
  • The DNR says groundwater generations.
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Health Insurance Affordability Task Force, June 17, 2026 - AM

Health Insurance Affordability Task Force

Transcript Highlights:
  • generally.
  • </c><00:26:47.440><c> generous</c> coverage versus more general generous coverage versus more general
  • </c> generally has not been proven. generally has not been proven.
  • </c><02:00:54.560><c> Generally,</c> cobbled together. Generally, cobbled together.
  • </c><02:12:45.360><c> 80%</c> are much more generous, right? 80% are much more generous, right?
Keywords: 916, all
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Mar 18th, 2025

Alabama House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • It's for any general election, statewide for any general election, statewide for any general election
  • publication or a point of general publication or a point of general publication or a point of general
  • What's ever defined as a general publication is defined as a general publication is defined as a general
  • per uh advertiser is the is the general per uh advertiser is the is the general per uh uh uh uh general
  • a as a general advertisement of general a as a general advertisement of general a as a general circular
Keywords: 1136, house, all
AR

Arkansas 2026 1st Special Session

LEGISLATIVE JOINT AUDITING-STATE AGENCIES Feb 12th, 2026

LEGISLATIVE JOINT AUDITING-STATE AGENCIES

Transcript Highlights:
  • We also referred this to the prosecutor and the Attorney General, and it was also certified to the bond
  • This finding was referred to the project attorney and the Attorney General.
  • This finding was referred to the prosecutor, the Attorney General, and was also certified to the bond
  • This finding was referred to the Prosecutor Attorney, the Attorney General, and was also certified to
  • The Attorney General has indicated that he has notified the 100,000...
Summary: The committee opened with prayer and approved the January minutes, then heard a series of audit reports with findings. The Department of Human Services report described theft and fraud involving false benefit claims, including about $8,000 in Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, about $5,800 in Medicaid benefits, and an altered state warrant for nearly $610,000 that was cashed by an auto body shop in California; it also noted asset-control problems and an error in sales tax paid on exempt vehicle purchases. Members asked whether the fraudulent business had been flagged or notified to other agencies, and DHS said the matter had been referred to law enforcement but no broader notification to California officials was known. The Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism report cited missing museum receipts of nearly $3,500 and issues with change funds at Daisy State Park and War Memorial Stadium, including a missing $100 drawer fund and an $80 overage; officials said they were considering cashless operations at War Memorial Stadium and provided an update that the museum theft investigation was still ongoing, with misdemeanor time limits expired but felony investigation still possible. The Department of Corrections report found unauthorized fuel-card purchases totaling about $4,500 and a delayed disaster-recovery test for offender management software; Corrections said staffing had been increased for fuel-card oversight and that a full production disaster-recovery test was now scheduled after DIS upgrades were completed. The Department of Veterans Affairs report found four Fayetteville Veterans Home employees were paid for hours not worked, with additional unapproved overtime totaling more than $6,600, a duplicate vendor payment of nearly $1,000 that was refunded, and many overtime instances lacking proper approval; the department said it had tightened overtime approval policies statewide. The committee also received a special report on law enforcement agencies’ compliance with Arkansas’s racial profiling policy requirement. Legislative Audit said it had received responses from 203 of 383 agencies and forwarded updated policies to the Attorney General, while identifying 180 agencies that had not responded and were deemed out of compliance. Members asked what happens if agencies still fail to respond and requested a list of nonresponding agencies; staff said their role is limited to collecting and forwarding policies, and the committee agreed to receive the list. All reports were filed or reviewed without objection, and the meeting adjourned after announcing the next meeting date and a possible room change due to building work.
MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

Elementary and Secondary Education Apr 1st, 2026

Elementary and Secondary Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • So I really like that, but I do want to know the General Assembly.
  • And you said something about the General Assembly.
  • So is that the General Assembly giving that to them?
  • And you said something about the general assembly.
  • So is that, is that the general assembly giving that to them?
Keywords: 959, house, all
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York State Senate Session - 03/18/2026

New York Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • We have over 30,000 family farms that generate nearly $90 billion in economic impact.
  • WE HAVE OVER 30,000 FAMILY FARMS THAT GENERATE NEARLY $90 BILLION IN ECONOMIC IMPACT.
  • Which is not necessarily a new immigrant community, but now for generations.
  • WHICH FOR NOT NECESSARILY A NEW IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY BUT NOW FOR GENERATIONS.
  • AS WELL AS AMI R AHMED, THE CONSUL GENERAL OF THE PAKISTAN HERE IN NEW YORK.
Keywords: 993, senate, all
Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and approval of the prior day’s journal, then moved through a series of introductions and resolutions recognizing Women’s History Month honorees, Prince Hall Masons and Eastern Stars, Agriculture Week, Pakistan-American Heritage Day, visiting Mercaz Academy students, and the 175th anniversary of Albany Law School. Several senators spoke in support of the commemorations, and each resolution was adopted. The chamber then took up a number of bills on the calendar. Among the measures passed were bills related to insurance, private housing finance, public health, mental hygiene, real property, elder law, public authorities, and environmental conservation. One bill on the Environmental Conservation Law drew a procedural challenge over a proposed amendment; the Chair’s ruling that the amendment was nongermane was upheld by a show of hands, after which the bill passed. Another bill amending the Emergency Tenant Protection Act was debated on the issue of vacant rent-stabilized units and LLC ownership transparency, with supporters saying it would help identify responsible owners and opponents arguing it was too broad and could impose unclear penalties; it ultimately passed. The most extended debate centered on a real property bill concerning electronic rent payment systems and automated clearinghouse fees. Supporters framed it as a transparency measure that lets tenants choose whether to use such systems, while critics questioned how fees would be handled and whether the bill would affect landlord costs. After debate, the bill passed. A public health bill sponsored by Senator Webb also passed after she explained it was intended to improve transparency and oversight of changes to maternity and perinatal services amid concerns about maternal health deserts and hospital closures. The Senate then completed the calendar and adjourned until the next day.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Transportation Feb 24th, 2026 at 04:00 pm

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • The first of which is a general bond authorization of $1.1 billion.
  • Those bonds are authorized as general obligation bonds.
  • The proposed substitute has been generated by the chair and ranking member.
  • We are a first-generation auto group. We've been founded 33 years ago.
  • I'm a fourth-generation car dealer.
Bills: SB6225, SB6005, SB6354
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Transportation Feb 24th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • The first of which is a general bond authorization of $1.1 billion.
  • Those bonds are authorized as general obligation bonds.
  • We are a first-generation auto group. We've been founded 33 years ago.
  • We are a first-generation auto group. We've been founded 33 years ago.
  • I'm a fourth-generation car dealer.
Summary: The Senate Transportation Committee held public hearings on three bills: SB 6225, a proposed substitute bond bill authorizing transportation funding bonds; SB 6005, the proposed substitute supplemental transportation budget; and SB 6354, a bill to expand access to electric vehicles through limited direct sales by qualifying EV-only manufacturers and changes to the documentary service fee. Staff explained that SB 6225 would authorize $1.1 billion in general obligation bonds, an additional $400 million for selected Move Ahead Washington highway projects, a $500 million increase in SR 520 bond authority, and the expiration of some older unused bond authorizations. For SB 6005, staff described a $17.5 billion supplemental budget with $1.5 billion in new funding, including reappropriations, preservation and maintenance spending, ferry investments, Climate Commitment Act-related adjustments, and a six-year balanced plan through 2031. For SB 6354, staff outlined the direct-sales framework for qualifying EV manufacturers, dealer licensing requirements, penalties for violations, and a fee increase that would direct revenue to EV rebates and multimodal transportation. Testimony on the budget and bond bills was broadly supportive from transit, local government, labor, construction, ports, and climate advocates, who praised preservation funding, ferry investments, safety programs, EV charging, rail electrification, and flood-response or local project funding. Several witnesses asked for specific project or account changes, including support for Skagit Transit, Day Road and Poplar Way bridge-related funding, Spokane TMC operating support, Kent corridor funding, and additional rail capital projects. Some speakers also urged more Climate Commitment Act funding for EV rebates, charging, and rail electrification, while others warned against deeper cuts to local programs and stressed the need for long-term preservation and bonding to stabilize the system. Testimony on SB 6354 was sharply divided. Rivian, Lucid, and several Washington auto dealers supported the bill as a compromise that would allow limited direct sales for EV-only manufacturers while preserving franchise protections and generating revenue for EV rebates. Climate advocates supported the bill as a way to accelerate EV adoption and asked that more of the fee revenue go to instant rebates for low-income buyers. In opposition, the Alliance for Automotive Innovation and Honda argued the bill creates unequal rules, weakens the franchise system, and was not the product of a true compromise. The committee announced that SB 6225 and SB 6005 would be in executive session Thursday at 8 a.m., with amendments due by noon the prior day, while SB 6354 would be scheduled for executive action later.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session Feb 4th, 2026

Washington House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • So absolutely, the Attorney General can and would intercede. And I think they should.
  • And this is going to be in general.
  • And this is going to be in general.
  • This bill is a generic bill and a generic set of policies that associations of Washington police and
  • Generally, they have been found with alcohol.
Summary: The House convened, established a quorum, led the Pledge of Allegiance, and heard a prayer from a Scouting America leader. After caucuses and routine introduction and committee-report actions, the chamber took up House Bill 1604, dealing with standards for strip searches in local jails and related correctional procedures. Supporters said the bill would align local jails with existing federal law and provide clearer standards for staff and administrators; opponents argued it would create liability, staffing, and operational problems, and force female officers into unwanted searches of male inmates. A series of amendments were debated and mostly rejected. Failed amendments sought to add liability protections, require same-sex searches, create religious accommodations for staff, broaden exigent circumstances, limit how often an inmate could change gender identity, and allow staff to decline searches or delay them when no appropriate staff were available. One amendment changing the implementation date from 2025 to 2026 was adopted. The final striking amendment was also defeated. The bill was then advanced to third reading and final passage as Engrossed House Bill 1604. In closing debate, supporters emphasized public safety, dignity, and compliance with federal standards, while opponents repeated concerns about consent, staffing, and jail administration. The House passed the bill 56-39, with three excused, and the floor session ended afterward.
ID

Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Agenda Feb 4th, 2026

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • the land board has a fiduciary responsibility to approach its land management with the intent of generating
  • It prioritizes ongoing revenue generation, which can take the form, as it has in the past, of timber
  • And then it says that public access cannot impede those activities that are generating revenue.
  • And the funds that go into that account will come from revenues generated off of these lands.
  • It essentially protects the practices that we've had in place for generations and ensures that the land
Summary: The committee first considered RS 33178, a proposed constitutional amendment to change how state endowment and public lands are managed. Representative Raibald said the measure would shift the focus from maximum long-term financial return to a broader approach that prioritizes ongoing revenue generation, preserves public access for recreation and hunting/fishing/trapping where possible, and still allows sale or exchange only when needed and at appraised value. He also said the amendment would create a framework for any future federal land transfers, account for existing rights and obligations, and direct revenues into a dedicated fund for managing those lands. Members raised questions about wildfire impacts, tribal rights, land exchanges, and whether the proposal could lead to sales of valuable land; Raibald said the legislature would retain policy authority and that the measure was meant as a backstop. The committee voted to introduce RS 33178. The committee then heard House Bill 542, which would regulate social media use by minors. Representative Crane and legal counsel Chelsea Yeoman argued the bill is aimed at addictive design features rather than content, citing harms to youth mental health, privacy, and attention, and saying the bill would use existing age-estimation technology to default minors off platforms unless parents give verified consent. The bill would also require removal of features such as infinite scroll, autoplay, push notifications, public like counts, and algorithmic targeting for covered minors, and it would create a private right of action and Attorney General enforcement. Supporters said it would empower parents and protect children from harmful platform design; a remote industry witness opposed it, arguing it would violate First Amendment rights, conflict with precedent, and invite litigation. Committee members asked about constitutional issues, Section 230, age estimation, parental controls, enforcement, and the bill’s $1 billion coverage threshold. Supporters responded that the bill was drafted to be content-neutral and to fit existing case law, while opponents said it still functioned as speech regulation. After public testimony from Idaho Family Policy Center in support and CCIA in opposition, the committee debated the bill. Several members spoke in favor, emphasizing child safety and parental control, while others noted likely litigation and costs. The committee then voted to send House Bill 542 to the floor with a due pass recommendation.
ID

Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Agenda Feb 4th, 2026

Judiciary and Rules

Transcript Highlights:
  • judicial branch received an appropriation of $103.6 million, $77.8 million of which was from the general
  • First, there's a general fund request for $77,900 in the guardian ad litem pass-through funds, which
  • , and the bottom line, or the gold line, is general fund appropriations.
  • This is the 2026 general fund budget update.
  • And I'll just express my appreciation for your general comments.
Keywords: 989, all
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Finance Jan 21st, 2026 at 02:04 pm

Senate Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • In our work on the revenue-generating provisions.
  • And it will be able to generate this kind of revenue.
  • Now you've seen what happened to our general revenue funds.
  • They'll generate $80 million a year.
  • I will pull you in as a general fund agency, and I will appropriate the money.
Bills: SB2
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Ways & Means Jan 19th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • Very briefly, we generally don't have prime sponsors speak, but please go ahead.
  • Part eight has two general purposes.
  • So the numbers that you cited are those from the fee revenue, or are they general fund?
  • The remainder is distributed to each taxing district generally in proportion to their TAV.
  • Premera paid $76 million to the state general fund in 2025.
Summary: The Ways and Means Committee held a public hearing on nine bills. Senate Bill 5872 would create the Pre-K Promise Account to receive philanthropic donations for ECAP preschool slots; supporters, including DCYF, the governor’s office, and early learning advocates, said it would help expand access to high-quality pre-K with a 10-year Ballmer Group commitment for up to 10,000 new seats annually. Senators asked how the money would flow, and staff and witnesses explained it would be governed by an MOU and deposited annually; no vote was taken. Senate Bill 5879 would eliminate two JLARC studies, one on lodging tax reporting and one on training benefits; supporters said the reports were duplicative and burdensome, while the hospitality industry warned against losing transparency, and no action was taken. Senate Bill 6047 would permanently codify various capital budget administration rules, including minor works flexibility and early learning grant changes; testimony focused on technical cleanup and on provisions affecting co-located child care and community projects, with no vote taken. Senate Bill 5988 would authorize the Department of Health to charge fees for accrediting opioid treatment programs, with support from DOH and tribal/nontribal providers who want the state to continue providing the service; no vote was taken. Senate Bill 5923 would allow Island Hospital in Skagit County to qualify as a critical access hospital, with local hospital leaders and residents supporting the measure to improve reimbursement and sustain rural care; no vote was taken. Senate Bill 5832 would raise the Lemon Law arbitration fee from $3 to $6 to fund the Attorney General’s consumer protection work, and the AG’s office, dealers, and the sponsor said the program is effective and underfunded; no vote was taken. Senate Bill 5970 would make permanent the property tax exemption for multipurpose senior citizen centers, with AARP supporting the bill as a benefit to seniors and caregivers; no vote was taken. Senate Bill 5994 would preserve timber tax distributions for school districts that recently had qualifying levies, and forest industry witnesses supported the bill while suggesting a possible amendment for state forest transfer lands; no vote was taken. Senate Bill 5949 would narrow the B&O tax exemption for insurance-related businesses so it applies only to the entity paying the insurance premiums tax, retroactive to 2019; the Department of Revenue and bill supporters argued it restores tax equity, while insurers, health plans, and business groups opposed it as retroactive, ambiguous, and likely to raise premiums. The committee heard extensive testimony on that bill, but the transcript ends with adjournment and no recorded vote or executive action.
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

December 9, 2025 - 09:30 AM

Transcript Highlights:
  • ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IS A GENERAL PURPOSE TECHNOLOGY MUCH LIKE ELECTRICITY.
  • BUT I THINK THAT THE GENERAL MODEL MAKE ANY CONCRETE FORECAST.
  • THIS IS NOT GENERALLY AN EDUCATION PROBLEM.
  • TWO YEARS BACK EVERYONE WAS TALKING ABOUT CHAT GPT, GENERATIVE AI AND ALL.
  • AND AS I SAID EARLIER THAT THE WORLD WILL NOT STAY STAGNANT A GENERATIVE AI.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice Oct 8th, 2025

Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice

Transcript Highlights:
  • funding is below its general revenue allocation based on the funding formula.
  • And about 98% of our general revenue funding is dedicated to salaries and benefits.
  • revenue and 28 new FTEs. $6 million general revenue and 28 new FTEs.
  • General revenue was just over $585 million in trust funds.
  • General revenue would be just over $664,000. Trust fund, again, another just over $164,000.
Summary: The committee met for an interim appropriations presentation hearing focused on justice administration agencies. Members heard budget requests from the State Attorney’s Office, Public Defenders, the Justice Administrative Commission, Regional Conflict Counsel, Capital Collateral Regional Counsel, and the Guardian ad Litem Office, followed by a presentation from the Department of Juvenile Justice and a brief public comment from a nonprofit advocate. The chair noted that presentations from the Department of Law Enforcement and the Commission on Offender Review would be moved to a later meeting. The state attorney requested funding to true up underfunded circuits under the existing formula, staff 14 new criminal judgeships, replace declining VOCA victim-services funding with general revenue, and cover a projected due process shortfall. The public defender asked for a higher starting salary for assistant public defenders, funding to restore balance in circuits where public defenders lag behind state attorneys, and staffing for new criminal judgeships. Regional conflict counsel and capital collateral regional counsel also sought salary adjustments, additional attorneys and case costs, and competitive area differential funding to address recruitment and retention issues. The Justice Administrative Commission requested funding for Florida PALM readiness and implementation and for IT hardware and software replacement; it also relayed a clerks’ request for reimbursement related to injunctions for protection, Baker Act, Marchman Act, and sexually violent predator cases. The Guardian ad Litem Office said it now has a guardian ad litem for every child in Florida and requested salary increases for senior and managing attorneys to reduce turnover. The Department of Juvenile Justice presented a much larger budget request to expand residential and detention capacity, increase per diem rates, renovate and replace aging facilities, fund the Broward detention center rebuild, improve cybersecurity and the juvenile information system, and cover rising lease costs. Members asked questions about staffing, compensation, detention and residential treatment needs, mental health and substance-use services, and the Broward project timeline. A nonprofit advocate then asked for better data collection on protection orders and related court actions to support funding for domestic violence and recovery services. The committee adjourned without taking any formal votes on the budget requests.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Appropriations Feb 19th, 2025 at 08:00 am

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • The rest are for public education in general.
  • than this number, generally speaking, because of the way of the small and mid-sized... formulas work
  • They generally don't feel that operationally because they're using that to cover some.
  • It's a very intense process, takes about a year generally, sometimes it can take two.
  • Yeah, generally MNO follows the student, INS doesn't, but MNO follows the student.
Summary: The meeting covered various topics, but specific discussions and bills were not detailed in the available transcript. Despite the lack of documented debates or acknowledgments, it was noted that committee members were present, and there may have been attempts to address crucial legislative matters. The dynamics of the meeting suggested a standard procedural gathering where routine insights were likely shared among the attendees.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Civil Law and Procedure Apr 7th, 2026

Civil Law and Procedure

Transcript Highlights:
  • But the cap only applies to general damages. Special damages do not fall under a cap.
  • We're a second-generation, homegrown, family-run business.
  • So there's a general... The factor shows an actual savings per household.
  • In general, is that kind of a general rule that businesses make money every year?
  • Special damages are separate from the general damage.
Summary: The committee first took up HB 51 by Rep. Villio, a constitutional amendment to prohibit post-conviction bail for people convicted of aggravated offenses against minors. Members adopted a technical amendment to simplify the ballot language, heard a 6.8A report explaining the committee’s authority over constitutional amendments, and then adopted the report and passed HB 51 with amendments. Support was noted from law enforcement and district attorney groups. The main item was HB 526 by Rep. Dickerson, which would cap general damages in civil cases at $500,000 in most cases and $1 million for severe permanent injury, while leaving economic damages uncapped. The bill drew extensive testimony from trucking, logging, business, and insurance-reform advocates who argued that unpredictable verdicts and “nuclear verdicts” drive up commercial insurance costs and push businesses out of Louisiana. Opponents, including attorneys and victims’ advocates, argued the bill would unfairly limit recovery for seriously injured people and could harm sexual assault survivors and families in wrongful death cases. After debate, the committee adopted an amendment clarifying the cap applies per individual plaintiff rather than to the action as a whole, but then rejected a motion to report the bill; the roll call was 4 yeas and 5 nays, so HB 526 remained in committee. The committee then heard HB 173 by Rep. Bamberg, which would bar recovery for bodily injury or property damage by a driver who had failed to maintain required auto insurance for at least 30 days before the crash. Supporters said uninsured motorists contribute to higher premiums and should not recover large awards, while opponents warned the bill would punish innocent spouses, children, and other people who may be unaware coverage lapsed. An amendment was adopted to add the 30-day uninsured requirement, and the bill moved to opposition testimony, but the transcript cuts off before any final vote on HB 173.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Education Feb 6th, 2026 at 09:04 am

House Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • And they generate additional units to accommodate for some of those scale issues.
  • I just need to preface by saying that we neither support nor are against legislation in general.
  • So if you're in fourth grade, you generate what a fourth grader would generate.
  • If you're a student with an IEP, you still generate what students with a disability would generate.
  • Their headquarters moved to a location in a district that does generate rural units.
Bills: HB2, SB204, SB241, HB34