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HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
CPN-AEN, CPN-EDT, CPN-HOU, CPN-EIG Public Hearings 01-29-2025
Commerce and Consumer Protection
Transcript Highlights:
- any item or material infested or infected with an insect or other animal disease or other pest is prohibited
- It makes it clear that there's a prohibition on selling things that are infested with pests.
- It also prohibits no-rules combat or similar contests.
- I'm one of the executive officers that helps with the MMA program.
- <00:26:52.200>
he actually in charge of this program he actually in charge of this program
Summary:
The committee first heard SB 252 on invasive species, which would broaden the Department of Agriculture’s authority to inspect items moved into or within Hawaii, prohibit the sale of pest-infested merchandise, and allow quarantine, treatment, or destruction of affected materials with clarified penalties. Testifiers from the Hawaii Invasive Species Council, the Coordinating Group on Alien Pest Species, the Farmers Union, and many others strongly supported the bill, emphasizing gaps in current inspection authority and the need to address high-risk non-agricultural commodities such as outdoor furniture and other cargo that can carry pests like red imported fire ants. Members raised concerns about staffing, inspection capacity, commerce impacts, and whether better manifest descriptions or scanners could help target higher-risk shipments. The chairs recommended passage with Department of Agriculture and technical amendments, and the committees adopted the recommendation.
The joint CPN/EDT hearing then took up SB 148 on combat sports, which would create a Hawaii Combat Sports Commission and regulate combat sports while prohibiting no-rules contests. The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs offered comments on effective dates and later said other jurisdictions generally use a single commission for boxing and MMA. Supporters, including a professional fighter and a longtime advocate, argued the bill would help revive the sport in Hawaii, improve local opportunities, and reduce costs associated with separate commissions; one testifier initially appeared opposed but clarified he was actually in support. Committee members asked about safety, medical coverage, staffing, vacancies, and whether separate commissions could share staff. The committees ultimately recommended passage with amendments, including an Attorney General effective-date amendment, amendments from the Hawaii Association of Professional Nurses to increase health-care coverage at fights, and DCCA’s recommendation to unify boxing and MMA under one commission; the effective date was deferred to July 1, 2050, and the recommendation was adopted.
A later joint CPN/Housing agenda began with SB 69 on deposits of public funds, which would require the Director of Finance to consider the benefits of using in-state depositories, including favorable lending terms for affordable housing. The Department of Budget and Finance and the Hawaii Bankers Association offered comments, and no other testimony or questions were noted before the discussion moved on. The next measure introduced was SB 24 on limited profit housing associations, which would create a regulatory framework and a limited profit housing council; the transcript cuts off as testimony on that bill was beginning.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
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like enabling legislation and programs like enabling legislation and programs - This prohibits local moratoria and limitations for consumer cooperative associations.
- I don't think there is anything that prohibits that, Mr.
- that that prohibits that Mr chair<00:26:14.960>
if <00:26:15.080>you <00:26:15.320> - I don't think there is a specific prohibition on non-competes, especially in a private practice.
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs Apr 14th, 2025
Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- So the, the 51% sign doesn't transform a non-prohibited location into a prohibited location.
- item that is not a prohibited item.
- And then it has that blanket prohibition.
- , prohibit weapons.
- Non-prohibited place in the country.
Bills:
HB259
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Environment and Agriculture (02/11/2026)
Environment and Agriculture
Transcript Highlights:
- We don't know how those programs new.
- my program has a spill response program<00:33:42.080>
attached <00:33:42.480>to <00:33:42.720 - rigid uh prohibitions can rigid uh prohibitions can unintentionally<01:32:56.320>
shift <01:32 - program or an exclusion<03:24:04.800>
program <03:24:05.200>which <03:24:05.439>can - We do have an enforcement program. The ... We do have an enforcement program.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- The Cal Grant Program is a financial aid program administered by the California Student Aid Commission
- A licensed apprenticeship program.
- or union apprenticeship program.
- programs are insufficient?
- So can you specify certain programs that are prohibited because of these racial differences, that they
Summary:
The committee first heard AB 402, which would increase Cal Grant award amounts for students attending private nonprofit colleges and allow community college transfer entitlement awards to be used at those institutions. The author and supporters said the bill would restore award levels to their 2001 value and improve access for low- and middle-income, working, military, and transfer students. Several witnesses from private nonprofit universities, community college districts, and advocacy groups supported the measure. Senators raised concerns about the prior Cal Grant agreement tied to Associate Degree for Transfer participation and about the need to fund broader Cal Grant reforms, but the bill advanced on a unanimous due-pass vote to Senate Appropriations and was placed on call.
The committee then took up AB 2067, a sunset extension for lease-lease-back authority for TK-12 school construction through July 1, 2032. The author and supporters from school housing and contractor groups said the method provides flexibility, early collaboration, cost control, and legal certainty for school construction projects. Senators asked how often lease-lease-back and other alternative delivery methods are used, and whether the skilled-and-trained workforce provisions limit competition. Some members objected to the skilled-and-trained requirement, while others said the bill simply preserves an existing tool without changing labor rules. The bill passed on a 6-1 vote, with Senator Ochoa Bogh voting no, and was placed on call.
AB 1204, which would revise the Local Control Funding Formula by increasing supplemental and concentration grants, lowering the concentration threshold, adding regional cost adjustments, and setting a minimum annual COLA floor, drew extensive testimony on both sides. Supporters said the bill better reflects regional costs, inflation, and student need, especially for low-income, multilingual, and unhoused students. Opponents, including several school district leaders, argued it would widen funding disparities and divert money from the LCFF base grant, which they said should be the priority. Committee members also questioned the fiscal impact, the proposed 4% COLA floor, and whether the bill had enough research and stakeholder consensus. Despite those concerns, the bill was advanced to Appropriations on a due-pass vote and placed on call.
Finally, the committee heard AB 1235, which would require a skilled-and-trained workforce process for CSU design-build projects to align CSU with UC and community college construction rules. Supporters said it would improve training and project quality, while opponents from contractor groups argued it would reduce competition, increase costs, and impose mandates without evidence of better outcomes. Several senators objected to the skilled-and-trained requirement as limiting opportunities for contractors who comply with state law, while others noted the issue was already common in higher education construction. The discussion was still underway when the transcript ended, and no final vote on AB 1235 was captured.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Senate Health and Human Services (01/14/2026)
Health and Human Services
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- It's a last dollar program.
- Right now, it's a prohibition.
- <03:34:30.960>
is saying amendment that prohibition is saying amendment that prohibition is - this bill would remove the prohibition. this bill would remove the prohibition.
- <03:36:03.760>
for would be removing the prohibition for would be removing the prohibition
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- And uh we can program those Wi-Fi gadgets to uh we can program those Wi-Fi gadgets to uh we can program
- Um, from a programming standpoint, a programming standpoint, a programming standpoint, uh, in the program
- programs.
- as well school sanctioned band program as well school sanctioned band program as well chorus program
- , coral program, vocal group, or program, coral program, vocal group, or program, coral program, vocal
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Ultimately, prohibiting the imposition of a carbon tax would provide protection for all, as it would
- The prohibition of a carbon tax is also paramount for all of the 422,000 Texans employed in the oil and
- I'm sure we'll see some more too, you know, sort of preemptively ban or prohibit a certain type of tax
- But we see a lot of these programs jumping up in a lot of states, with, as I mentioned earlier, negative
- These include social services, ministerial services, indigent health care, educational programs, and
Keywords:
taxing unit, bond database, local government, transparency, civil penalty, education reform, funding allocation, school infrastructure, teacher recruitment, student achievement, tax exemption, water conservation, graywater systems, rainwater harvesting, ad valorem taxation, county commissioners, HB 1587, Texas sales tax holiday, back-to-school tax holiday, clothing tax exemption
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Regulating Artificial Intelligence – Senator Jen McEwen Mar 17th, 2025
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- been in place that does not necessarily generate things on its own, but spits out what it has been programmed
- goes back to that sort of concern that those workers had where it was an algorithm that had been programmed
- legislation sort of being considered right now and in the pipeline around this just to actually prohibit
- <00:02:47.599>
to algorithm that had been programmed to algorithm that had been programmed - certain uses of AI and that prohibit certain uses of AI and that would<00:04:01.480>
include <
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 2/11/25
Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
Transcript Highlights:
- That was on May 11th of 1858, and they did so by prohibiting the practice of slavery in Minnesota.
- By prohibiting the practice of slavery in Minnesota.
- and retaliation for those are prohibited and retaliation for those are prohibited um<00:56:57.760
- <01:09:11.640>
um um go through our mediation program um um go through our mediation program - <01:24:33.520>
on responsive and restorative programs on responsive and restorative programs
Summary:
The Judiciary and Civil Law Committee met to hear an informational presentation from the Board of Judicial Standards. After brief member and staff introductions and a review of committee rules, the board’s executive secretary, Sarah Bas, and Mary Pat Maher explained the board’s history, mission, and operations. They described the board as an independent state agency that handles complaints about judicial misconduct and disability, issues advisory opinions, and educates judges on ethics. The presentation covered the board’s composition, complaint intake and screening process, and the levels of discipline available, ranging from summary dismissal and letters of caution to private admonitions, deferred disposition agreements, public reprimands, and formal complaints that can lead to Supreme Court review.
Members asked about the board’s budget, public access to discipline records, confidentiality of complaints, and how the board balances accountability with protecting public confidence in the judiciary. The board said public discipline is posted on its website, while private admonitions, deferred dispositions, dismissals, and letters of caution remain confidential. It also said judges generally are told who complained so they can respond, though the board can withhold the source for good cause. Questions also focused on whether attorneys are underreporting misconduct, how many complaints are nuisance complaints, and whether the online complaint system changed the types of complaints received; the board said nuisance complaints make up more than half, the complaint types have not changed much, and it does not have data comparing complaint sources to outcomes. No votes or formal committee actions were taken.
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
EIG-TRS, EIG-JDC Public Hearings 04-07-2026
Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Congress to pass legislation to amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to prohibit discrimination on the
- , and gender identity in employment, housing, public accommodations, education, federally funded programs
- Congress to pass legislation to amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to prohibit discrimination on the
- , and gender identity in employment, housing, public accommodations, education, federally funded programs
- Congress to pass legislation to amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to prohibit discrimination on the
Keywords:
Civil Rights Act, discrimination, employment, housing, public accommodations, LGBTQ+ rights, gender identity, sexual orientation, Equality Act, civil rights, federally funded programs, 912, senate, all
Summary:
The joint committees on Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs, Transportation, and later Judiciary heard two sets of resolutions. The first, SCR 132 and SR 124, urged the City and County of Honolulu to take steps to finalize the Makakilo Drive Extension Project. Testimony from a Makakilo resident emphasized the lack of a second access route and raised safety concerns about being trapped in the area in an emergency. Both committees voted to pass the resolutions unamended.
The second set, SCR 11 and SR 9, requested that the U.S. Congress amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to prohibit discrimination based on sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity in employment, housing, public accommodations, education, federally funded programs, credit, and jury service. Supporters from the Hawaii State Commission on the Status of Women, IMUA Alliance, and Pride at Work in Hawaii argued that stronger anti-discrimination protections are needed to reduce vulnerability to violence, housing insecurity, and exploitation, and to provide federal protections that mirror state law. One senator asked whether state protections already exist and was told the resolutions seek federal-level protections because federal law can supersede state law. Both committees adopted recommendations to pass SCR 11 and SR 9 unamended, with votes in favor and some members excused.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- Florida had a modest approach to civics education and limited availability for speech and debate programs
- By leaning into our faith community, we have seen a automatic school union dues and prohibited students
- Now, we have programs like the Adam Smith Center for Economic Freedom at Florida International University
- These programs embrace the values that comprise the foundation, not just of the American Republic, but
- Seven years ago, Florida didn't prohibit sanctuary cities and even provided taxpayer benefits such as
Summary:
The Florida House and Senate met in joint session to receive the Governor’s annual message. After opening formalities, prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and the appointment of a committee to notify the Governor that the Legislature was ready, the chamber recognized special guests and then received Governor Ron DeSantis and First Lady Casey DeSantis.
In his address, the Governor reviewed what he described as seven years of major accomplishments in Florida, emphasizing fiscal restraint, tax relief, economic growth, education reforms, environmental restoration, disaster response, public safety, and immigration enforcement. He highlighted a larger rainy day fund, reduced debt, record job and business growth, universal school choice, higher teacher pay, Hope Florida, Everglades restoration, stronger hurricane response, and tougher laws on crime and illegal immigration. He also warned about property tax burdens, called for a constitutional path to property tax relief, urged informed consent in medical policy, and raised concerns about artificial intelligence.
The Governor pointed to several bills already filed and urged lawmakers to send him legislation eliminating DEI in local government, further discouraging illegal immigration, expanding Second Amendment rights, and blocking the spread of Sharia law. He closed by asking the Legislature to continue advancing his agenda. After the address, the joint session voted to dissolve.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- Florida had a modest approach to civics education and limited availability for speech and debate programs
- students from using so... ...automatic school union dues and prohibited students from using cell phones
- Now, we have programs like the Adam Smith Center for Economic Freedom at Florida International University
- These programs embrace the values that comprise the foundation, not just of the American Republic, but
- Seven years ago, Florida didn't prohibit sanctuary cities and even provided taxpayer benefits such as
Summary:
The transcript is of a Florida Legislature joint session convened to receive the Governor’s annual message. After the House and Senate were received, a committee was appointed to notify the Governor that the joint session was ready, and the Governor and First Lady were introduced. The Senate President presided, a prayer and Pledge of Allegiance were offered, and the joint session then recessed to await the Governor’s arrival.
Governor Ron DeSantis delivered a lengthy address reviewing his administration’s record over the past seven years. He highlighted fiscal restraint, larger reserves and rainy-day funds, debt reduction, tax cuts, business and job growth, school choice expansion, education reforms, higher teacher pay, civics initiatives, environmental restoration efforts in the Everglades, hurricane response improvements, public safety and immigration enforcement, and opposition to DEI and other ideological policies. He also urged lawmakers to send him bills on issues such as eliminating DEI in local governments, further restricting illegal immigration, expanding Second Amendment rights, and addressing what he described as the creep of Sharia law.
The Governor additionally called for property tax relief through the constitutional amendment process and for legislation emphasizing informed consent in medical decision-making. He warned about risks posed by artificial intelligence and said new technologies should align with American values. No substantive votes were taken on policy matters during the session; after the Governor’s remarks, the joint session adopted a motion to dissolve.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- This is one of the 10 states that participates in this program in which the state on behalf of the FAA
- This makes reliever airports eligible for the program and makes current statutory language outdated and
- And this would direct the use of appropriations to establish the revolving loan program.
- This new loan program complements Tiles existing efforts and excludes projects limited to commercial
- Highways are becoming cost prohibitive to expand and maintain.
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama House Ways and Means General Fund Committee Apr 9th, 2025
Ways and Means General Fund
Transcript Highlights:
- is still available. road, this program is still available.
- Those are all hallmarks of a good wellness program.
- Violations will prohibit further business and prosecution by the Attorney General.
- You know, by saying we're going to prohibit you from being able to add any vape...
- .. retailer accountability program that are already in place.
Keywords:
firefighter benefits, occupational disease, line of duty, disability pension, death benefits, retirement benefits, hypertension, heart disease, respiratory disease, cancer presumption, HIV, hepatitis, municipal firefighters, state firefighters, fire districts, workers' compensation, public safety employees, post-retirement benefits, benefit eligibility cutoff, occupational illness
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Sep 3rd, 2025
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- proceedings or disrupting the order State law prohibits persons in the gallery from interfering with
- Senate amendments remove the prohibition of parking standards for ADUs 500 square feet or smaller.
- Senate Bill 439 by Senator Weber Pierson, an act relating to the California Health Benefit Review Program
- This bill will extend the sunset of the California Health Benefits Review Program and respectfully ask
- bill also encourages any state entity that funds environmentally sensitive vegetation management programs
Summary:
The Assembly convened after a quorum call, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, welcomed visiting students from De La Salle High School and a guest for Assembly Member Kalra, and then moved through a lengthy concurrence and third-reading agenda. Early actions included concurrence on ACR 21 honoring fallen Galt Police Officer Herminda Grewal, followed by a series of mostly noncontroversial bills on utilities, reclamation districts, housing, wildfire relief, mobile homes, environmental quality, health care coverage, and local government. Several measures were presented as technical, clarifying, or urgency bills, and many passed with unanimous or near-unanimous votes; notable items included AB 238 (wildfire mortgage forbearance), AB 571 (Southern California Veterans Cemetery permitting/CEQA exemption), AB 574 (health care coverage), AB 696 (lithium-ion battery safety advisory group), AB 1150 (airport car rental facility maintenance), AB 1154 (ADU parking standards), and SB 499 (impact fee deferrals for emergency-related parkland and utility infrastructure). SB 499 drew the most debate, with supporters emphasizing disaster resilience and dual-use parkland and an opponent arguing it would worsen housing-related fee burdens; it ultimately passed after a call was lifted.
The chamber also adopted SJR 4 urging restoration of NIH funding, and passed SB 230 expanding workers’ compensation presumptions to additional firefighters, SB 92 tightening density bonus law to curb loopholes, SB 782 creating disaster relief financing districts, SB 40 capping insulin copays at $35 and limiting step therapy, SB 362 strengthening small-business financing disclosures, SB 513 requiring workers access to training records, SB 489 requiring public agencies involved in housing approvals to post requirements online, SB 31 promoting recycled water use, SB 551 introducing normalization and dynamic security concepts in corrections, SB 639 extending flood-protection deadlines for Sacramento/Yuba projects, SB 653 defining environmentally sensitive vegetation management, AB 652 on air pollution, and SB 221 updating stalking law to include threats to pets. Several bills received recorded opposition or split votes, including SB 551, SB 439, SB 782, and SB 499, but most measures passed comfortably. The Assembly also concurred in Senate amendments on AB 516 and AB 1523, and later lifted the call on SB 499 to complete passage.
The session included an adjournment in memory of Rick Bryson of Long Beach, with Assembly Member Lowenthal highlighting Bryson’s athletic, business, and civic contributions. The day ended with reminders to secure floor managers for pending bills, a notice of the next day’s 10 a.m. floor session, and adjournment until Thursday, September 4th.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Business and Professions Committee Apr 1st, 2025
Business and Professions
Transcript Highlights:
- The CSU programs have single digits acceptance rates as well.
- You can become a California Board Approved Program and we wouldn't have a two tiered system.
- West Coast University is our largest nursing program in the state of California.
- -based programs and even allow them to qualify abroad.
- We recommend the program be expanded and continued. Committee passed the 2860 last year.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Executive Departments and Administration (01/15/2026)
Executive Departments and Administration
Transcript Highlights:
- , taxes, limitations on our programming, taxes, limitations on our programming, and<02:27:40.960>
- I want to remind the committee that the Vaccines for Children program is an access program.
- fun basic functions of the program. fun basic functions of the program.
- This is a federal program.
- funding to trio and gear up programs funding to trio and gear up programs that<04:01:41.199>
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Natural Resources & Energy (3-5-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- However, this approach appears to prohibit consideration of any data collected by a method specified
- there is a standard and prohibited there is a standard and evidentiary<00:08:38.120>
standard - You have canceled the rest of the air program, I think that's important.
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Keywords:
Meeting Start 00:00
Attendance Roll Call 00:44
Introduction of Guests 01:21
HB 137 Discussion 02:11
HB 137 Roll Call Vote 25:35
HB 346 Discussion 26:15
HB 346 Roll Call Vote 27:24, 958, all
Summary:
The Natural Resources Committee met with prayer and the Pledge, approved the prior minutes, and recognized visiting guests, including representatives from Nucor Steel and students from Eastern Kentucky University. The main business was House Bill 137, which would require air-pollution enforcement actions by the Energy and Environment Cabinet and Louisville Metro Air Pollution Control District to rely on EPA-approved monitoring methods or scientifically defensible, quality-assured data. The sponsor and industry supporters argued the bill would ensure reliable evidence and protect manufacturers from enforcement based on questionable data.
Opponents, including the Kentucky Resources Council, the West Jefferson County Community Task Force, and a former cabinet employee, argued the bill would conflict with the Clean Air Act’s allowance for “any credible evidence,” could exclude community air-monitoring data and citizen complaints, and might weaken enforcement by limiting the use of lower-cost sensors, photos, video, and other nontraditional evidence. Committee members questioned how credible evidence and the Daubert standard would apply, and supporters and opponents debated whether the bill would simply set evidentiary rules or improperly narrow enforcement authority. One member also raised concerns that the bill’s title and scope could be read as affecting the broader air program. House Bill 137 was ultimately approved favorably by roll call vote, with Senator Webb’s aye vote later clarified for the record.
The committee then took up House Bill 346, as amended by a subcommittee. The bill was described as helping about 708 companies and carving out emergency generators used for safety purposes in distilleries, with support from the Kentucky Chamber. The subcommittee amendment was adopted, and the bill passed the committee favorably by roll call vote. The meeting ended with an attempted adjournment and a brief record correction on the vote for House Bill 137.