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CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Judiciary Committee Jun 30th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Because most mom-and-pop landlords who are individuals hold their real estate in a trust, and so it's
- one person, one trust.
- So I just want to clarify that the definition is incredibly broad and includes those trusts that help
- Danny Candle Kaiser on behalf of the California Community Land Trust Network in support. Thank you.
- Well, I mean, I trust the author.
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on several bills, beginning with SB 16, which would require county behavioral health directors to create clear pathways for clinicians to be authorized to initiate 5150 involuntary holds. The author and supporters argued the bill would reduce reliance on law enforcement and create more consistent crisis response standards statewide, while county behavioral health directors opposed it as an unfunded mandate that could increase law enforcement involvement and create implementation burdens. Members raised questions about county costs and funding, but the author emphasized the bill’s role in building a more clinical response system.
SB 561 would require public guardians to acknowledge conservatorship referrals, make determinations within a reasonable time, and provide status updates on request. Supporters said the bill would reduce delays that leave vulnerable adults in limbo, while the opposition from public guardian representatives was removed after amendments. SB 381 drew extensive public testimony in support; it would allow California-born adoptees, and descendants of deceased adoptees, access to original birth certificates, with a nonbinding contact preference form for birth parents. Supporters framed the bill as a matter of dignity, identity, and health, and there was no formal opposition on the record.
The committee also discussed SB 880, which would give tenants and prospective owner-occupants notice and a first opportunity to make an offer when institutional investors sell certain homes. Supporters said it would expand homeownership opportunities and preserve neighborhood stability, while opponents warned about conflicts with federal law, bundled-sale restrictions, and impacts on build-to-rent and affordable housing projects. Members and the author discussed possible amendments to address those concerns. SB 1238 would impose a duty of care and additional transparency requirements on HOA managers and boards; supporters said it would protect homeowners from mismanagement, while the main opposition argued the duty should remain contractual and could increase litigation. Finally, SB 423 would require disclosure of emergency-service records related to private detention facilities, and SB 28 would make changes to the CARE Court process, including a statewide ombudsperson and expanded oversight; both drew support and opposition, with concerns focused on transparency, privacy, implementation, and the balance between treatment and coercion. SB 574, discussed at the end, would require disclosure and human oversight for AI use in courts and legal practice and create a complaint process for ADR providers, with the State Bar noting requested amendments related to complaint handling and confidentiality.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- that you want to believe are just happening, like, for example, the relationship building and the trust
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reestablish and reestablish and reestablish the<00:34:21.240>the <00:34:21.399>trust - <00:34:22.200>
or <00:34:22.840>establish, the the trust or establish, the the trust - I've trusted as a chairman, I've needed to trust that.
- Uh, we are with 100%, but one amendment and another amendment, we need to trust the process that has
Bills:
HF3879
Keywords:
outdoor heritage, conservation, habitat restoration, natural resources, wildlife management, 1183, house
Summary:
The committee approved the April 8, 2026 minutes and then took up House File 3879, the Legacy Finance Outdoor Heritage bill. The committee adopted the DE1 author’s amendment, which incorporated the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council’s revised recommendations and made technical corrections, and staff explained that the bill appropriates about $191.081 million in Outdoor Heritage funding, plus carryforwards and an extension for a carp deterrent project at Lock and Dam. Staff also noted the bill makes no changes to the Clean Water Fund or Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund, and the bill was moved to the Committee on Ways and Means.
A large portion of the meeting focused on the Roseau Lake rehabilitation/Roseau River restoration project and related concerns about landowner impacts, eminent domain, drainage, and whether Outdoor Heritage dollars are being used on private property. Landowners and their attorney testified that the project threatens private farmland, that they do not consent to easements or takings, and that funding should be paused until litigation and legal questions are resolved. They described flooding, drainage problems, financial burdens, and long-term harm to family farms, and asked the committee to suspend funding for the project.
Supporters of the project, including Roseau Mayor Dan Fabian and farmer/watershed district manager Jason Bratton, said the project is part of a broader flood-mitigation effort following the 2002 Roseau flood and would help control water, reduce flood damage, and improve conditions for downstream farmers. After testimony, the committee considered the A5 amendment, offered by Representative Heintzeman, which would delete the Roseau Lake Rehabilitation Project Phase 3 from the bill. Members debated the amendment, with some emphasizing landowner concerns and pending litigation and others defending the project and the council’s vetting process. The transcript cuts off during continued discussion, and no final vote on the A5 is shown in the provided text.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - 02/23/26
Judiciary and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- We urge the legislature to swiftly pass the ERA, put it on the ballot, and trust voters to enshrine equal
- Do not violate the public trust. I urge a no vote. Thank you for your consideration. Thank you, Ms.
- Do not violate the public trust.<00:42:57.920>
I <00:42:58.080>urge <00:42:58.360>a< - <00:42:59.200>
Thank <00:42:59.440>you <00:42:59.520>for trust. - Thank you for trust. I urge a no vote. Thank you for your<00:42:59.720>
consideration.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Appropriations - S/C on Articles VI, VII, & VIII Feb 24th, 2025
Appropriations - S/C on Articles VI, VII, & VIII
Transcript Highlights:
- I believe when we kind of use it for estimating the trust fund future projections, it's around 20%, I
- Unemployment, the trust fund, I remember that was kind of an issue, is that fully funded?
- So SB 8, a couple sessions ago, provided 7.2 billion in ARPA funding to replenish the trust fund, so
- You collect taxes, so replenish the trust fund.
- You know, should something happen, can a trust fund take a big blow?
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- Education trust fund, not a lot of moving parts in the education trust fund.
- status of 25 with information we know — the monthly revenue information for General and education trust
- status of 25 with information we know — the monthly revenue information for General and education trust
- status of 25 with information we know — the monthly revenue information for General and education trust
- status of 25 with information we know — the monthly revenue information for General and education trust
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Tourism and Gaming Working Group (TGWG) - Thu Jun 18, 2026 @ 10:00 AM HST
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- And trust came up repeatedly.
- Not trust built through promises, but trust built through demonstrated authority, accountability, and
- And trust came up repeatedly. And trust came up repeatedly.
- c> promises, Not trust built through promises, Not trust built through promises, but<00:15:40.800
- /c> but trust built through demonstrated but trust built through demonstrated authority,<00:15:43.400
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- my own value, and my ability to trust my own value, and my ability to trust others. others. others
- <00:10:19.240>
with <00:10:19.320>a building a false sense of trust with a building - a false sense of trust with a child<00:10:20.160>
to <00:10:20.240>make <00:10:20.520>< - We are here because Hannah is willing to be vulnerable and trust us with her story so that it may be
- fund, not the cost of the UI trust fund, not the general<00:36:12.680>
money.
Keywords:
grooming, child protection, student safety, sexual exploitation, educator licensing, teacher discipline, mandatory reporting, mandated reporter training, school misconduct, predatory offender, child abuse, sexual abuse, sex trafficking, child sexual abuse material, child pornography, position of authority, school employee, school administrator, license revocation, license suspension
MD
Transcript Highlights:
- I pray for the people back home in our district who are counting on us, rooting for us, trusting us.
- for us, trusting us. for us, trusting us.
- <01:03:58.160>
asking <01:03:58.480>you trust the nonprofit that's asking you trust - The Estates and Trust Subcommittee will meet 10 minutes after we leave the floor.
- <01:41:49.200>
10 <01:41:49.440>minutes Trust Subcommittee will meet 10 minutes Trust
Summary:
The House met in Annapolis on February 27, 2026, with 128 members present. After a prayer, the chamber adopted the previous day’s journal and recognized a resolution honoring Brunswick High School’s first Tech Challenge team, Minerva’s Mechanics, for winning the FTC Regional Championships and qualifying for the World Championship in Houston. The resolution was read and adopted with applause.
The main legislative item was House Bill 355, concerning the Education, Sexual Abuse and Assault Awareness and Prevention Program and human and sex trafficking; the House adopted the favorable committee report and ordered the bill printed for third reading. The next bill, House Bill 534 on nonpublic school transcripts and prohibiting punitive measures related to student debt, also received a favorable report. Debate then centered on an amendment offered to HB 534 that would have tied school funding to student choice for students in repeatedly one-star-rated schools and allowed parents of habitually violent or disruptive students to consider military boarding school options. The sponsor argued Maryland’s public schools, especially in Baltimore City, were failing students despite heavy spending, citing low literacy, violence, and the book Failure Factory; several members echoed concerns about school performance, bureaucracy, and the need for educational freedom.
Opponents and procedural speakers said the amendment was not germane to HB 534, which they described as a narrow bill about transcript access for students leaving nonpublic schools with unpaid fees, often students with disabilities. The floor leader urged the body to resist the amendment and stick to the bill’s actual subject. Despite multiple members explaining their votes in support of school choice and criticizing the Blueprint and school outcomes, the House ultimately took a roll call on the amendment after a voice vote was challenged. The transcript cuts off during the roll call and does not show the final recorded result on the amendment.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee 2/24/26
Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- resource trust fund all contribute<00:10:09.680>
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trust <00:10:17.680>fund <00:10:17.920>- > has<00:10:18.079>
helped <00:10:18.240>us <00:10:18.399>with resource trust- fund has helped us with resource trust fund has helped us with the<00:10:18.720>
county <00:10- Hopefully, we can build the trust Hopefully, we can build the trust between<01:18:30.719>
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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Special Session - Senate Floor Session - Part 3 - 06/09/25
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I don't trust them. These companies, I trust them just fine.
- I don't trust them. I trust them just fine. That is not the world we are in anymore.
- I trust them just fine. That is not the I trust them just fine.
- President, why would any company trust us to stand behind our word when we offer incentives?
- President, why would any company trust President, why would any company trust us<00:55:25.839>
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- <01:15:14.560>
in <01:15:14.880>New of housing investment trusts in New of housing - I trust you've seen the amendment to your bill. Have I seen it? Yes. Yes.
- We were first in some trust legislation.
- We were first in some trust legislation.
- <01:25:48.000>
So, first in some trust legislation. So, first in some trust legislation.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Article three is the funding for the 2024 voters-approved environmental trust fund community grant, and
- Articles two again is the appropriations from the environment natural resources trust fund or that were
- fund or that natural resources trust fund or that were<00:33:17.440>
recommended <00:33:18.000 - And in that question, it added another 1.5% of the trust fund to be appropriated, and this is for that
- And in that question, it added another 1.5% of the trust fund to be appropriated, and this is for that
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- That's part of trusting our schools.
- our schools we offer these trusting our schools we offer these options<00:15:56.160>
for <00:15 - A patchwork system of compliance erodes trust in public education and weakens our ability to provide
- A patchwork system of compliance erodes trust in public education and weakens our ability to provide
- A patchwork system of compliance erodes trust in public education and weakens our ability to provide
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate Committee on Education K-16 Jan 28th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- It’s about trusting the moms and dads in each of our communities to decide what’s best for their children
- Number two, we trust parents. So the oversight there is very clear.
- Number two, we trust parents, and we have to trust parents.
- Private schools in Texas, and trust me, I've gone to many, reject our students with disabilities.
- Parents will no longer have trust in their schools, nor will they feel empowered.
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Education K-16 convened with a quorum, adopted its committee rules, and heard opening remarks from members introducing staff and outlining priorities for the session. Several senators emphasized support for public education, teacher pay and safety, parental choice, and the combined K-16 jurisdiction of the committee. The chair also reviewed hearing procedures, including public testimony registration and time limits.
The main item was Senate Bill 2, the Texas Education Freedom Act, laid out by Chairman Creighton. He described the bill as an education savings account program intended to expand school choice, with a $200 million universal eligibility pool and an additional $800 million targeted to students with disabilities and lower-income families. He said the bill includes anti-fraud safeguards, criminal background checks for vendors, reporting requirements, data protections, and annual testing for participating students, while not imposing STAAR on private schools or homeschoolers. He also said the bill removes a prior hold-harmless provision for public schools and is separate from public school funding and teacher pay legislation.
Members questioned the bill’s income threshold, lottery and priority structure, treatment of homeschoolers, microschools, charter schools, religious freedom protections, citizenship/lawful presence language, cybersecurity, open records, and disability-related issues, including whether 504 students and foster children should be included. Creighton said the bill is designed to prioritize former public school students with disabilities or lower incomes, while also allowing universal eligibility within the program’s first funding tier, and that the Comptroller would oversee vendor screening and cybersecurity rules. He said the bill does not direct curriculum or interfere with religious beliefs and that amendments may be offered later on citizenship and other issues. After member questions, the committee began invited testimony, starting with EdChoice representative Robert Inlow, who testified in support of SB 2 and cited national growth in school choice programs and studies he said show positive effects for students and public schools.
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations - Room 210; 21 January, 2026: 1:30 PM
Appropriations
Transcript Highlights:
- [clears throat] Additionally, uh, LBR does not include a deposit to the disaster trust fund.
- [clears throat] Additionally, uh, LBR does not include a deposit to the disaster trust fund.
- [clears throat] Additionally, uh, LBR does not include a deposit to the disaster trust fund.
- Additionally, uh, LBR does not include a deposit to the disaster trust fund.
- fund is created that would be the trust fund is created within<01:23:58.000>
that.
Summary:
The subcommittee heard the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks present its FY27 budget request and discuss accomplishments from prior appropriations. The commissioner highlighted improved conservation officer retention after salary increases, continued training and wellness efforts, upgrades to state parks and cabins, expansion of tiny homes, fisheries stocking and youth fishing programs, ongoing chronic wasting disease testing, and the Museum of Natural Science’s recent accreditation. The agency said it wants to maintain parks and facilities so they do not deteriorate again, and it emphasized tourism and public access benefits.
Budget staff then outlined the request: $21.7 million in general funds, including increases for state parks, the museum, law enforcement, and chronic wasting disease; $23.2 million in state support capital and education funds; and $86.99 million in special funds authority. Major capital requests included $18.8 million for state parks projects at several parks, $1.25 million for law enforcement facilities, $2 million for Lake Lamar Bruce improvements, and $1.125 million for mobile teaching vans. Members asked for more detail on general fund increases, proof that law enforcement salary enhancements reached field agents, more information on the tiny home program and its return on investment, the source of motor vehicle funds, and a breakdown of requested pins and vacancies.
The committee also questioned the agency about chronic wasting disease, with the department saying the $400,000 request supports testing and research and that live testing is not yet reliable. Members raised concerns about prioritization of lake and park maintenance, especially Lake Claude Bennett, and whether the agency is too reactive rather than proactive in addressing deteriorating facilities. The department said funding limitations and federal restrictions on certain lake dollars drive its priorities, and that it focuses on the most-used parks and lakes. No votes or formal actions were taken in the meeting.
FL
Florida 2026 5th Special Session
FL House Floor Session - 2025-02-11 (12:15PM Session)
Florida House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him; commit your way to the Lord and put your trust in
- And put your trust in him, and he will bring it to pass.
Summary:
The House convened in special session, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and the clerk announced a quorum with 108 members voting. The proclamation calling the Legislature into special session for February 11-14, 2025, was read, and the journal was approved. No introductions, communications, Senate messages, committee reports, reconsiderations, third-reading bills, special order items, or resolutions were on the desk.
The Speaker addressed the chamber about the special session’s purpose, saying the House and Senate had worked through the governor’s call and were now bringing the session to a close with legislation focused on illegal immigration. He said the House would take up two bills and a memorial filed the previous night, with the measures referred to the Budget Committee and floor action planned for Thursday. He also thanked the Senate, the governor, and House members for their work during the process.
Representative Garrison moved that the House adjourn after receiving reports and reconvene Thursday, February 13, at 12 p.m., or on call of the chair. The motion was approved by voice vote, and the House adjourned.
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
FL House Floor Session - 2025-02-11 (12:15PM Session)
Florida House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him; commit your way to the Lord and put your trust in
- And put your trust in him, and he will bring it to pass.
Summary:
The House convened in special session, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and the clerk announced a quorum of 108 members present. The proclamation calling the Legislature into special session for February 11-14, 2025, was read into the record, and the journal was approved. No introductions, communications, Senate messages, committee reports, reconsiderations, third-reading bills, special-order items, or resolutions were on the desk.
The Speaker then outlined the purpose of the special session: to address illegal immigration through two bills and a memorial, described as largely familiar from prior House legislation with some additions and modifications. He said the House would not repeat the earlier select committee process, instead referring the bill to the Budget Committee, which was noticed to meet Wednesday morning, with floor action planned for Thursday at noon. He also thanked the Senate, the Governor, and House members for their work during the process.
Representative Garrison moved that the House adjourn after receiving reports to allow committee and subcommittee meetings and other House business, with reconvening set for Thursday, February 13, at 12 p.m. or on call of the chair. The motion passed, and the House adjourned.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Commerce and Consumer Affairs (02/18/2026)
Commerce and Consumer Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Yes. >> Family trusts are only $11,000. >> Those are for family trusts. >> Family trusts, right?
- Yes. and and trust >> and trust companies.
- family trusts are only 11,000. family trusts are only 11,000.
- >> Those are for family trust. >> Those are for family trust.
- >> Family trusts, right? >> Family trusts, right? >> Yes. >> Yes.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Commerce and Consumer Affairs (01/15/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- <00:24:45.320>
laws know our state has its own trust laws know our state has its own trust - For instance, our trust laws, our family trust laws, we've always been out on the forefront of carrying
- Trust Code, and I was the sponsor of getting the legislation through when the trust had to expire. and
- trust code and and changing the uniform trust code and I<00:29:09.480>
was <00:29:09.640>the - <01:23:57.080>
to purchasing power of funds and trusted to purchasing power of funds and trusted
Summary:
The House Commerce Committee opened a public hearing on House Bill 310, sponsored by Representative Keith Ammon, which would create a study commission to develop a legal framework for stable tokens and tokenized real-world assets. Ammon described stable tokens as blockchain-based digital tokens backed by U.S. dollars or treasuries, and tokenized real-world assets as representations of ownership in items such as gold, real estate, or artwork. He said the bill is intended to help New Hampshire get ahead of emerging financial markets while waiting to see how federal legislation develops.
Committee members asked about the purpose of the bill, the difference between this proposal and Bitcoin, whether state regulation could be preempted by federal law, and whether the commission could be balanced and avoid becoming a vehicle for fraud or money laundering. Ammon said the proposal is blockchain-agnostic, could apply to multiple networks, and is meant to regulate asset-backed tokens rather than create a state-issued coin. He emphasized that the state would not be guaranteeing the underlying assets, but would set rules requiring audits, proof of reserves, and honest representation of backing, with the Secretary of State’s securities office involved in oversight.
Several members raised concerns about the risks of stablecoins, including money laundering, tax evasion, and possible harm to the dollar or confusion about whether the state was endorsing a new currency. Ammon responded that the bill would not undermine the dollar and argued that tokenization could actually expand demand for U.S. currency by making it easier to use globally. He also said the state would not be in the business of weighing assets or directly valuing them, only ensuring a valid audit trail and one-to-one backing. The discussion ended with general agreement that the subject is complex and that a commission could help develop future legislation, but no vote or final action was taken in the hearing.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, January 14, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- That's why, like parents and athletes across our country, I have long placed my trust in the governing
- We shouldn't be making young girls answer these questions to people that they don't even trust.
- We shouldn't be making young girls answer these questions to people that they don't even trust.
- <03:10:01.160>
this who they don't know nor trust this who they don't know nor trust this - <05:37:02.160>
fund's America because when the trust fund's America because when the trust