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ID
Transcript Highlights:
- And what that resulted in was that all $1.6 million was spoken for in about three minutes of opening
- staff means those who hold an Idaho certificate issued under subsection 33-1201, Idaho Code, whose primary
- employment... ...subsection 33-1201, Idaho Code, whose primary employment involves supporting instructional
- support staff means those who hold an Idaho certificate issued under section 33-211, Idaho Code, whose primary
- If you go to page—it's on page 3, line 25—we, oh, no, excuse me, sorry, page 4, line 29, primary employment
Committee:
Senate Education
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
Pensions, Investments & Financial Services May 5th, 2025
Pensions, Investments & Financial Services
Transcript Highlights:
- creates an unnecessary burden for the borrower, as most title lender and attorney's offices are not open
- areas of law that we had ever passed because we were just concerned about home equity being people's primary
- Um, if we sign a purchase of a home, even if it's a primary residence, a refinance, or a sale, those
- Um, as the primary, uh, primary issue or the written notice goes out and then, After 30 days.
Bills:
HJR40
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Housing Jan 23rd, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- You don't have to allow open houses. You don't have to allow everyone to come into your home.
- We want an open market.
- But if I do decide to list it, the bill just requires that it's open to everyone. That's right.
- I see another prime sponsor, so we're going to suspend the public hearing on Senate Bill 6091 and open
- Open listings allow people to identify, pursue, and compete fairly for housing.
Summary:
The Senate Housing Committee heard public testimony on several bills. SB 6091 would prohibit real estate brokers from marketing residential properties to limited or exclusive groups unless the listing is also marketed to the general public and all brokers, with exceptions for health or safety and private party sales. The sponsor and supporters, including Washington Realtors, Habitat for Humanity, Zillow, the Fair Housing Center, and others, said the bill promotes transparency, competition, and fair housing by preventing “pocket listings” and insider access. Opponents, including Compass representatives and some brokers, argued it would limit homeowner autonomy, harm privacy-sensitive sellers such as seniors, and create legal risk for brokers; the Attorney General’s office said it supported the competitive goal but wanted a different enforcement mechanism than WLAD. The committee later closed testimony on SB 6091 without taking final action in the hearing.
The committee also heard SB 6200, which would allow tenants and residents in manufactured home communities to install portable cooling devices, subject to safety, code, and electrical restrictions, and would require landlords to notify tenants of their rights and limitations. The prime sponsor and many public health, tenant, and climate advocates said the bill is needed to prevent heat-related illness and death during extreme heat events, especially for renters in older or low-income housing who lack built-in cooling. Landlord and property management groups supported the idea of portable floor units but raised concerns about window-mounted devices, citing fall hazards, property damage, and insurance issues. Testimony emphasized that the bill includes liability protections for landlords and is intended as a narrow public health measure.
The committee then heard SB 6096, which would require cities and towns collecting water and sewer connection charges to offer a deferred payment option for qualifying residential construction until final inspection or certificate of occupancy. The sponsor and builders’ groups said deferral would reduce upfront financing costs and help housing production. Cities and utility districts opposed the bill, arguing it shifts financial risk to utilities and ratepayers, complicates infrastructure planning, and could delay or reduce needed system investments. Finally, the committee heard SB 6153, which would create a senior independent housing ombuds program, require registration of senior independent housing facilities, and make certain landlord-tenant violations subject to Consumer Protection Act enforcement. The sponsor said the bill responds to complaints from seniors in independent living settings who lack an ombuds or other practical recourse, while staff noted the bill carries an estimated $4.4 million biennial fiscal impact.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- Sure, we're always open to; we've spent quite a bit of time on this issue.
- What percentage of adoptions today are open?
- The vast majority of adoptions today are open.
- We need to know if they were becoming, opening the roll call. Open the roll call.
- Can you please open the roll call for item 2, SB 490?
Committee:
Senate Health
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- We're opening ourselves up to more.
- Yeah, I'm very open as an industry.
- Approximately 85, and there's some that are not open, various stages of open, but I would say...
- Is that the primary driver?
- Texas legislators opened up...
Bills:
HB5
Committee:
House Public Health
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Education Committee Apr 22nd, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- It is out, and we will leave it open for add-on votes.
- It is out and we will leave it open for add-on votes.
- And we will hold the roll open for add-ons.
- The Open Enrollment Act has the funding follow the student.
- We will hold the roll open for add-ons. Thank you. So Ms.
Summary:
The committee heard several education-related bills, with the most extensive discussion focused on AB 2189, AB 2615, AB 2496, AB 1750, and AB 1644. AB 2189 would create an $800,000 grant program through the State Council on Developmental Disabilities to support a statewide parent network for special education advocacy and training. Supporters said families need stronger coordination and information to navigate special education, while an opponent argued the bill could duplicate existing family-led organizations. The bill passed 6-0 and was sent to Appropriations, held on call for add-on votes.
AB 2615, a cleanup bill to AB 715 on antisemitism and instructional materials, drew the most controversy. The authors said it was intended to clarify prior commitments by removing references to professional responsibility standards, refining the “factually accurate” language, and clarifying how discriminatory materials are handled. Supporters said it would help protect students from discrimination, while many educators, civil rights groups, and other organizations opposed it unless amended, warning that the factual-accuracy language could chill teaching and be applied too broadly. The committee chair and members raised concerns about implementation but ultimately supported moving the bill forward; it passed 5-0 and was held on call.
AB 2496 would streamline school accountability reporting by making the California School Dashboard the primary transparency tool, phasing out the School Accountability Report Card over time, and making mid-year LCAP reporting optional. Supporters said this would reduce duplication and administrative burden while preserving access to key data; opponents worried families could lose the simplicity and accessibility of the current SARC and that the mid-year update still serves an important purpose. The bill was approved 3-0 and held on call. AB 1750, which would extend full salary for an additional five months for school employees who exhaust sick leave due to illness or injury, was supported as a dignity and retention measure but opposed by administrators over staffing and cost concerns; it passed 4-0 and was held on call. AB 1644 would require a bell-to-bell smartphone ban in TK-8 and recommend it for high school, with exceptions for instructional and safety needs; supporters said phones are harming attention and learning, while opponents argued districts had just adopted local policies and needed more flexibility. The transcript ends during discussion of that bill.
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Senate in Special Session E May 29th, 2026
Florida Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Senators and guests in the gallery, please rise for the opening prayer to be given by Senator Osgood
- . $13.3 million for opioid misuse prevention efforts, including statewide awareness campaigns and primary
- The various water quality improvement programs you talked about in your opening were $584.4 million.
- The charter school FTE is the primary driver for funding.
- Senator Hooper: The charter school FTE is the primary driver for funding.
Summary:
The Senate convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, then moved to the conference report on House Bill 501E, the General Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2026-27. Budget chairs presented the major spending areas, describing a $114.5 billion overall budget that they said was fiscally responsible and below the prior year’s spending. Highlights included pay increases and retirement adjustments for public safety employees, education funding for K-12, higher education, health and human services, criminal justice, transportation, environmental programs, and agriculture/regulatory agencies.
Members then questioned chairs on several items. In education, senators discussed K-12 declining enrollment funding, teacher salary set-asides, private school scholarship spending, mental health funding, preeminence funding for universities, the Hamilton Center at UF, and charter school PICO funding. In health and human services, questions focused on the iBudget waiver waitlist, provider rates, ADAP/HIV funding and the return of Biktarvy to the formulary, KidCare, rural health funding, SNAP-related IT and error reduction efforts, and the IDD managed care program. In criminal justice, senators asked about correctional officer pay, prison staffing and infrastructure, air conditioning in prisons, juvenile justice facilities, law enforcement recruitment, and court system funding. Environmental and transportation questions covered Florida Forever, water quality, state parks, water projects, housing, elections funding, and emergency management.
Several specific actions and explanations were given during debate: the budget includes $8.8 million for state attorney competitive area differentials but no funding for public defender CAD requests; assistant state attorneys will start at $70,000 and assistant public defenders at $65,000; the battery disposal issue was described as a temporary study/preemption approach; and the Senate said the budget does not fund Medicaid expansion, preeminence funding, or the SunBucks Summer EBT state share. Senators also noted that some proposals discussed in committee did not make it into the final budget. The transcript ends with debate statements from members praising the budget process and Chair Hooper, while also expressing concerns about public schools, health care access, affordability, and the lack of funding for certain priorities.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Public safety panel OKs proposed Minnesota crime victims account 3/18/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I think it is a starting place, and we are certainly open for more suggestions of what kinds of revenue
- ><00:02:48.280><c> we</c><00:02:48.400><c> are</c><00:02:48.599><c> certainly</c><00:02:49.040><c> open
- </c> starting place and we are certainly open starting place and we are certainly open for<00:02:49.879
- that geographic diversity is a very high priority for the Office of Justice Programs and one of the primary
- that geographic diversity is a very high priority for the Office of Justice Programs and one of the primary
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs May 28th, 2026
Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- So on your opening statements, keep those as efficient as possible, and then we'll have the open dialogue
- Otherwise, that file drawer was never opened.
- If you have any questions, I'm open to it.
- So, I don't have a primary care.
- Open container in a motor vehicle.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Insurance Committee Jul 9th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- We're going to open the roll for members to add on. Secretary, please call the roll.
- And as the primary income for our house, unpaid time just wasn't an option.
- We're going to leave the roll open for five minutes for absent members.
- We're going to leave the roll open for five minutes for absent members.
- Madam Secretary, please open the roll. Item number one, SB 8 by Senator Ashby.
Summary:
The Assembly Insurance Committee met to hear several bills related to insurance coverage, wildfire risk, workers’ compensation, and paid family leave. SB 8 by Senator Ashby would extend workers’ compensation and disability protections to Sacramento County park rangers, with testimony emphasizing that they perform law-enforcement-like duties and should receive the same protections as comparable officers. SB 429 by Senator Cortese would create a public wildfire catastrophe model and related wildfire safety program, with support from the Department of Insurance and consumer advocates who said public access to modeling data would improve transparency and help evaluate private insurance risk models.
The committee also heard SB 525 by Senator Jones, which would require the FAIR Plan to offer coverage options for manufactured and mobile home owners, including replacement cost coverage. Supporters said the bill would help lower-income residents obtain meaningful insurance protection, while no opposition testified. SB 495 by Senator Allen, as amended, would require insurers to provide a larger contents-coverage advance after a total loss during a declared emergency without requiring an immediate itemized inventory, extend proof-of-loss deadlines, and require insurers to provide catastrophe modeling and reinsurance data to the Department of Insurance. Several insurers withdrew opposition after amendments, and the Department of Insurance and United Policyholders supported the measure.
SB 590 by Senator Durazo would expand paid family leave to cover care for designated persons or chosen family members, with strong support from AARP, labor, civil rights, caregiving, and health organizations, and testimony from a parent describing the need to care for a non-legal family member during surgery recovery. The committee also took up consent items SB 230 and SB 854. After roll calls, SB 8, SB 429, SB 495, SB 525, and SB 590 all received do-pass votes, with SB 429 sent to the Committee on Emergency Management, SB 495 to Judiciary, and SB 525 and SB 590 to Appropriations. The consent calendar bills were also approved, and the committee adjourned.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Expanding exceptions to gift-giving ban 2/23/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- It applies only to nonprofits whose primary mission is supporting public safety, mental health, or physical
- It applies only to nonprofits<00:05:19.600><c> whose</c><00:05:19.840><c> primary</c><00:05:20.160><c
- > mission</c><00:05:20.400><c> is</c> nonprofits whose primary mission is nonprofits whose primary mission
- uh the were potentially open to uh the possibility<00:37:04.640><c> of</c><00:37:04.960><c> laying</
- </c><00:37:21.760><c> I</c> amendment is which you're now open I amendment is which you're now open I
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
House Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions, February 11, 2026
Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions
Transcript Highlights:
- The only way to add time between the primary and general election is to move the primary election earlier
- </c> only way to add time between the primary only way to add time between the primary and<00:42:55.280
- </c> primary election earlier in the year. primary election earlier in the year.
- But we operate on a really tight schedule here in Wyoming because we have such a late primary.
- </c> doortodoor and you don't want a primary doortodoor and you don't want a primary season<01:01:59.760
Keywords:
voting, elections, electronic voting systems, transparency, public testing, voter registration, qualified elector, residency requirements, voting rights, mortgage modification, priority, electronic signatures, real property, financial covenants, 911 services, emergency response, grant funding, next generation technology, government accountability, public safety
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Resources, Recreation and Development (02/11/2026)
Resources, Recreation and Development
Transcript Highlights:
- Well, one of the primary reasons is that it’s our water catchment and watershed.
- I'm opening it, and public health data.
- I open the exact So now we'll go back.
- ><c> exact</c><03:45:56.560><c> session</c><03:45:56.880><c> on</c> opening.
- </c> DNCR get thousands of dollars to open DNCR get thousands of dollars to open their<04:06:50.800><
Committee:
House Resources, Recreation and Development
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Water, Parks, and Wildlife Committee Apr 14th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- You leave it open. Okay. The bill's on call. We'll leave it open. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
- We'll leave the roll open. Thank you so much.
- Go into it with eyes wide open.
- Go into it with eyes wide open.
- And that is it, but if we want to open it. And that is it, but if we want to open it.
Summary:
The committee heard several water, wildlife, and land-use bills. AB 2218 by Assembly Member Calóra would establish a state policy directing agencies to recognize and address water-related inequities affecting tribes; tribal supporters said it is a needed step toward restoring a voice at the table, while water agencies and local government groups opposed it as vague and potentially harmful to water supply reliability. The bill was amended in committee and moved forward on a vote, though it was left on call. AB 2032 by Assembly Member Ransom, the Golden Mussel Response Act, would speed agency response to the invasive golden mussel by streamlining permits and research; it drew broad support and no opposition, and passed the committee unanimously to Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials. AB 1712 by Assembly Member Pacheco would let Santa Fe Springs sell its small, contaminated water system through a protest process instead of a municipal election; supporters said it would avoid major rate hikes and improve reliability, and it was moved to Appropriations, though the vote was left on call.
The committee also considered AB 1722 by Assembly Member Hadwick, which would create a clearer self-defense exception under the California Endangered Species Act for people facing dangerous predators. The author and a sheriff described a fatal mountain lion attack and argued rural residents need certainty; Defenders of Wildlife withdrew opposition after committee amendments, and the bill advanced to Judiciary on a vote that was left on call. AB 1613 by Assembly Member Wilson would require an off-highway vehicle safety and stewardship certification course before operating OHVs on public lands starting in 2029. Supporters said it would reduce accidents and educate new riders, while Vice Chair Gonzalez raised concerns about fees, penalties, tourism, and impacts on low-income residents in his district; the bill passed on a split vote and was left on call.
Later, AB 1808 by Assembly Member Carrillo would expand local permitting authority for Western Joshua tree projects and reduce or waive some fees for homeowners and public works. Supporters framed it as a way to balance conservation with housing and infrastructure needs, while environmental groups opposed changes they said would weaken avoidance and mitigation protections; the bill passed to Natural Resources and was left on call. AB 1894 by Assembly Member Rubio would address imported water deliveries and groundwater recharge in the context of golden mussel restrictions, with supporters arguing for a statewide, science-based approach that preserves water reliability; it advanced to Appropriations with no opposition. Throughout the hearing, members repeatedly emphasized the need to balance competing interests, especially around water reliability, tribal equity, public safety, and environmental protection.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs (10/23/2025)
Election Law and Municipal Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- So, again, I support the idea of moving the primary to June.
- I fully support the idea of moving the primary to June.
- </c> support the idea of moving the primary support the idea of moving the primary to<00:33:12.559><c
- </c><00:35:30.560><c> So,</c><00:35:30.800><c> you</c> primary and move it to June.
- So, you primary and move it to June.
Committee:
Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- So to give you just a little history on this bill before I open here is this: I've had this bill for
- The primary question is, why does this every 10-year process end once a new charter is approved?
- I made a note to answer your question in my opening testimony.
- But I would appreciate the vote on this bill. ...been working in primary care.
- And as you said in your opening statement, local control means they pay what they can afford.
Committee:
House Local Government
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Health Committee Jan 14th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- What percentage of adoptions today are open?
- The vast majority of adoptions today are open.
- We need to know if they were becoming, opening the roll call. Open the roll call.
- Committee Assistant, if we can please open the roll call on file, SB 381.
- Can you please open the roll call for item 2, SB 490?
Summary:
The committee first took up SB 490 by Senator Umberg, which would require the Department of Health Care Services to investigate allegations of unlicensed sober living or residential recovery facilities within set timelines, issue notices promptly, and conduct follow-up site visits. Supporters, including a Garden Grove councilmember and the League of California Cities, said the bill would improve public safety, clarify enforcement, and address complaints about illegal operations in neighborhoods. County behavioral health representatives opposed the bill, arguing counties lack jurisdiction over these private facilities, could face liability and unfunded workload increases, and should not be pulled into enforcement responsibilities that belong to the state. After extensive discussion about whether the bill creates a county role or merely a pathway for local assistance, the committee passed SB 490 on an 8-0 vote and placed it on call for missing members.
The committee then heard SB 381 by Senator Wahab, which would allow adult adoptees, and in some cases descendants of adoptees, to obtain their original birth certificates, create a contact preference form for birth parents, and remove current limits that omit certain birth information from amended certificates. The bill drew strong support from adoptees, birth parents, and advocates who said access to original records is a matter of identity, dignity, and health because it can reveal family medical history and cultural background. Several committee members expressed support for the goal but raised concerns about privacy, the potential emotional impact on birth parents, and whether the contact preference form adequately protects confidentiality. The author and supporters said the bill is narrowly tailored, that the form is nonbinding, and that many birth parents are open to contact; they also noted the bill had been amended to delay implementation and allow public notice. The transcript ends amid continued debate, with members indicating the bill would continue moving forward with further work, but no final vote is shown in the excerpt.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 4/14/26
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- He said that is the open question.
- That's the open<00:18:47.200><c> question.
- And so for us, is it open question.
- Uh with that, I will open it >> Thank you.
- Uh with that, I will open it up<00:57:07.680><c> for</c><00:57:07.839><c> discussion.
Keywords:
workers' compensation, Minnesota workers' compensation, Workers' Compensation Advisory Council, reinsurance association, Workers' Compensation Reinsurance Association, WCRA, occupational disease, presumption, first responders, firefighter cancer, PTSD, post-traumatic stress disorder, police officer, paramedic, emergency medical technician, correctional officer, security counselor, public safety dispatcher, temporary total disability, permanent partial disability
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs (01/13/2026)
Election Law and Municipal Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- We'll open the next public hearing in just a sec. open the next public hearing in just a open the next
- Isn't that opening up to any allegation automatically requires a recusal?
- So again, it opens it up to questioned.
- The first is the two primary reasons. The first is the vague<00:45:07.200><c> language.
- </c> >> it's open for your comments. >> it's open for your comments.
Committee:
Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Disaster Preparedness & Flooding, Select Jul 23rd, 2025
Disaster Preparedness & Flooding, Select
Transcript Highlights:
- Director Kidd, I wanted to focus on two of the issues that you said were primary.
- Median household income is the primary metric of that region. That area, okay.
- Where I didn't want to go is at an agency whose primary role is data assimilation. Thank you.
- Our board sets our budget and guides our primary goals and our projects that are initiated.
- floodgates and how many floodgates we're opening.