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WA
Transcript Highlights:
- The CID process, as applied to these new circumstances, is nearly identical to the current process for
- That process is described in your bill report at length.
- There are only two changes to the process: the addition of the term entity as a potential recipient of
- CIDs, as well as a disclaimer at the end that this process, as applied to the new circumstances, does
- So, like, it is correct that the Attorney General doesn't need court approval to issue the demand, the
Committee:
Senate Law & Justice
Keywords:
Attorney General, civil investigative demand, CID, subpoena-like demand, investigative authority, consumer protection, civil enforcement, pre-suit investigation, document production, interrogatories, deposition, oral testimony, confidentiality, trade secrets, judicial review, enforcement action, Washington RCW, law enforcement powers, government transparency, due process
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans Jan 16th, 2026 at 10:30 am
Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans
Transcript Highlights:
- Commerce is also required to award matching funds through a competitive process.
- This process requires Commerce to provide a letter of support to an applicant for a federal grant when
- of notifying again and start that notification process over again for the next time period, whether
- And that was a two-week process to bring those climbers back.
- And that was a two-week process to bring those climbers back.
Keywords:
economic development, federal funds, state funding, infrastructure, grants, local government, emergency responders, emergency response, disaster response, obstruction of law enforcement, gross misdemeanor, public safety, incident command system, emergency operation zone, emergency management, law enforcement restrictions, warrant requirement, search and seizure, civil liberties, due process
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, June 24, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- He has denied persons due process of the law.
- Pursuant to clause 1 of Rule 1, the journal stands approved.
- The Forest Service is beginning the process to repeal the 2001 roadless rule, a move that's been long
- I was honored to serve with both of them in the Minnesota legislature, but we're still processing this
- </c><05:22:49.360><c> this</c> but we're still processing this but we're still processing this senseless
Keywords:
Minnesota lawmakers, political violence, domestic terrorism, assassination attempt, state legislators, Melissa Hortman, John Hoffman, Yvette Hoffman, Mark Hortman, Brooklyn Park, Champlin, public safety, law enforcement response, civil discourse, democracy, gun violence, elected officials, House resolution, condemnation, bipartisan unity
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Licensing & Administrative Procedures May 6th, 2025
Licensing & Administrative Procedures
Transcript Highlights:
- Mandating the use of geolocation services that have been approved by the Texas Lottery Commission to
- We gave regulators regular tours of our operations, updates on our products and processes.
- Bill 3201 very much makes couriers go through the right processes if they want to operate in this state
- But as I've worked with couriers, and as I've worked for a courier, I've come to respect the process,
- You know, part of the claim is they haven't had due process.
Committee:
House Licensing & Administrative Procedures
Keywords:
permit issuance, regulatory framework, business operations, efficiency, application process, lottery, gambling, internet gaming, mobile application, criminal offenses, lottery regulations, occupational licensing, fraud prevention, criminal background checks, lottery couriers, SB 1184, Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code, wine collection seller, collectible wine, vintage wine
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee 2/20/25
Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- The motion is to approve the minutes from February 13, 2025.
- Representative Falconer moves to approve the minutes from February 18th, 2025.
- Minutes from February 18th are approved.
- </c><00:51:32.400><c> for</c> OA identified with the mpc's process for OA identified with the mpc's process
- </c><01:16:20.760><c> at</c> confused about the about the process at confused about the about the process
Keywords:
human services, Medical Assistance, Medicaid, long-term services and supports, LTSS, public assistance, application process, eligibility determination, customer service survey, wait times, form complexity, lead agencies, Department of Human Services, Department of Children Youth and Families, streamlining, administrative reform, case management, reassessment, intake system, adaptive eligibility form
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- And if they wanted to make affordable housing out of it, there's a process.
- But this would be, if we approve this, it would have to be approved also as a constitutional amendment
- “Okay, so there is a piece of legislation moving through the process now.
- So during their audit planning process, they would plan to do this audit.
- And do you have any idea what that process looks like? Who's over it?
Bills:
HR3 , HR80 , HB4 , HB172 , HB189 , HB623 , HB944 , HB1185 , HB1199 , HB1222 , SB105 , SB125 , SB461
Committee:
House Appropriations
Keywords:
housing assistance, state-owned property, cost-burdened, state employees, affordable housing, fiscal audit, higher education, public funds, underrepresented minorities, Board of Regents, Louisiana legislation, constitutional convention, Louisiana constitution, electoral process, government structure, delegate elections, airport authority, fire protection, supplemental pay, public safety
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 4/14/26
Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> or B branch processes. or B branch processes.
- ><c> considered</c><00:21:36.320><c> a</c> This complaint process was considered a This complaint process
- </c> Process in July 2022 through June 2024.
- </c> a guardianship complaint process in law. a guardianship complaint process in law.
- ,</c><00:26:47.360><c> enhancing</c> improving court processes, enhancing improving court processes,
Committee:
House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
Keywords:
foster care, ombudsperson, investigative powers, children's rights, complaint process, HF4428, Medical Assistance, Medicaid, community engagement, work requirement, work mandate, employment requirement, community service, 80 hours, half-time student, income threshold, federal minimum wage, eligibility verification, benefit suspension, benefit termination
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- Motion to approve. Thank you. All right, I'm not sure I understood that. Can you say that again?
- It's like the Jock bill I ran last year than I had. smoother process.
- And so I'm just curious where they are in the process.
- through that process with them.
- So I just wanted to know about that payment process.
Bills:
HB241 , HB267 , HB467 , HB673 , HB744 , HB798 , HB1026 , HB1027 , HB1091 , HB1096 , HB1103 , HB1212 , HB1230
Keywords:
financial records, consumer protection, banking law, disclosure, service of process, home inspectors, board membership, licensing, term limits, Louisiana State Board, residential roof, coastal zone, fortified roof, building standards, construction code, insurance, hurricane resilience, safety, security cameras, abandoned property
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
House and Governmental Affairs Apr 8th, 2026
House and Governmental Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Yeah, random sampling process. A random sample. Tell me how that works.
- Yeah, random sampling process. A random sample. Tell me how that works.
- That's the only people who would be, who need to fear this process.
- What is the process to find that out and to either take them off or keep them on?
- Or while you are drafting law, posting a notice is part of that process.
Bills:
HB88 , HB181 , HB210 , HB250 , HB486 , HB529 , HB544 , HB639 , HB996 , HB1036 , HB1071 , HB1113
Committee:
House House and Governmental Affairs
Keywords:
local law, special bill, legislative process, transparency, election amendment, lobbying, public service, ethics, statewide officials, compensation, disclosure requirements, government employment, financial disclosure, public servants, immediate family, psychology, telepsychology, interjurisdictional practice, compact, licensure
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- But for now, there is no process. Okay. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
- However, it's not a public process.
- during the process from the developer.
- I can approve something for my 13-year-old and not approve it for the 10-year-old.
- How does Apple know that you're actually approved of people? Exactly.
Keywords:
building codes, construction standards, state uniform construction code, local option, municipal ordinance, parish ordinance, resilient construction, FORTIFIED Home, IBHS, Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety, hurricane resistance, storm resilience, roof replacement, residential construction, certificate of occupancy, code enforcement, building resilience, home hardening, wind mitigation, residential roof
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- And we spent another year incorporating those amendments through the process.
- And I hope you respect that because it is part of the process.
- And that process, turning a bill into a committee substitute and final amendments being... ...that process
- It introduces evidence-based practices in the discretionary parole process.
- There was a process of bills that happened. In 2021, Mr.
Committees:
Senate Senate Judiciary , Senate House Judiciary
Keywords:
SB30, induced abortion, abortion reporting, vital statistics, public health reporting, medical records, health care providers, repeal, New Mexico, pregnancy termination, abortion data, state reporting requirements, confidentiality, reproductive health, parole, life imprisonment, rehabilitation, criminal justice, victim rights, law enforcement
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- this hospital in X city, that that process would be the same.
- that review process maybe earlier in the chain of events.
- If it’s deemed to be punitive through the litigation process.
- It brings that process to sunlight. It brings more sunshine to it.
- And that is a voluntary process.
Committee:
House House Judiciary
Keywords:
medical malpractice, malpractice reform, patient's compensation fund, PCF, health care liability, tort reform, damage caps, punitive damages, hospital liability, physician liability, nurse practitioner, certified nurse-midwife, outpatient facility, ambulatory surgical center, urgent care, free-standing emergency room, insurance surcharge, superintendent of insurance, New Mexico hospitals, medical review process
TX
Texas 89th Regular
S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships May 12th, 2025
S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships
Keywords:
guardianship, guardian ad litem, incapacitated person, proposed ward, ward, probate, Estates Code, Texas probate, elder abuse, adult protective services, capacity restoration, guardian removal, annual account, annual report, estate guardian, person guardian, civil immunity, court-appointed representative, judiciary, civil jurisprudence
Summary:
At 10:00 p.m. on Monday, May 12, the chair called the meeting to order and asked the clerk to call the roll. Members present included Hayes; Dutton, Landgraf, Gonzalez, and LaHood were not present.
Because there was not a quorum, no business could be conducted. The chair announced that the meeting would adjourn, and the meeting ended immediately.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Elections Finance and Government Operations Committee 2/17/25
Elections Finance and Government Operations
Transcript Highlights:
- He said the machines made the process more complex and more costly in the past 20 years.
- Our community participates in the process.
- Our community participates in the process.
- Current law doesn't contemplate that process.
- Current law doesn't contemplate that process.
Keywords:
campaign finance, state funding, political activity, nonprofits, government transparency, HF66, Minnesota second-degree murder, unintentional murder, protective order, order for protection, harassment restraining order, domestic violence, victim protection, cross-jurisdictional orders, out-of-state restraining order, tribal court order, Canadian protective order, public safety, criminal law, homicide
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- Thank you, Senator Simon. ...by the process, and I hope that we get there.
- I want to tell you, you know, kind of how the process works now.
- is it is a process reform, not a power shift.
- I don't know exactly how far it is in the process.
- We have a time constraint in our process. That's fine.
Bills:
S0212 , S0218 , S0442 , S0460 , S0532 , S0554 , S0644 , S0686 , S0692 , S1054 , S1106 , S1128 , S1134 , S1138 , S1338 , S1434 , S1506 , S1620 , S1748
Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Keywords:
sexual offender, sexual predator, sex offender registry, child protection, residency restriction, loitering, proximity restriction, public swimming pool, school safety, child care facility, day care center, park, playground, conditional release, probation, community control, warrantless arrest, background check, registry screening, minor victims
Summary:
The Judiciary Committee took up a long agenda of bills, beginning with SB 1434 on infill redevelopment. A late-filed strike-all narrowed eligibility to certain properties in Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties, added environmental and zoning criteria, and included exemptions for agricultural land, parks, military-adjacent land, and other areas. The amendment was adopted without opposition, and the bill was reported favorably 8-0. The committee then heard SB 212 on sexual offenders and predators, as amended to add public swimming pools and related child-centered locations to residency and presence restrictions. Testimony was sharply divided, with supporters emphasizing child safety and opponents arguing the bill lacked empirical support and would worsen homelessness and impose retroactive burdens. The committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill favorably 8-1.
Members next approved SB 686 on agricultural enclaves after adopting an amendment allowing certain enclaves adjacent to interstate highways to be developed for commercial, industrial, or single-family residential uses while clarifying protections for critical areas, the Florida Wildlife Corridor, and military installations. The bill drew opposition from a county Republican committee representative who argued it would weaken zoning and comprehensive planning and encourage urban sprawl, while homebuilders and industry groups supported it. The committee also reported favorably SB 554 on nonprofit corporations, a Florida Bar-backed update intended to modernize and harmonize nonprofit corporate law, and SB 1338 on charitable giving, which would create donor remedies for endowment restrictions and limit state reporting burdens on certain charitable organizations; members noted the latter would need further work on cy pres and related issues.
The committee then approved SB 532 on court fees after a strike-all that would let clerks retain all collections above revenue projections rather than splitting excess with general revenue, with clerks’ groups supporting the change and members citing long-standing funding shortfalls. SB 218 on land use regulations was also reported favorably; it would restore normal land-use authority to counties unaffected by the 2024 hurricanes while keeping SB 180 protections in place for damaged areas. SB 692 on cybersecurity standards and liability passed 9-2 after debate over whether the bill created enough compliance incentives and whether its liability presumption was retroactive; supporters said it would encourage adoption of cybersecurity frameworks and reduce class-action litigation, while opponents wanted stronger compliance requirements. Finally, SB 1138 on qualified contractors was amended and passed unanimously as a process-reform measure allowing licensed professionals to conduct pre-application reviews, and SJR 1104 on religious expression in public schools was reported favorably 8-3 after extensive testimony and debate over whether it would protect free expression or invite coercion and litigation. The committee also began consideration of SB 1106 on requiring state agencies and instructional materials to use “Judea and Samaria” instead of “West Bank,” with the sponsor framing it as historical accuracy and opponents arguing it erased Palestinian identity; the transcript cuts off during that item.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- I mean, so here's the thing, if we put in law the process of due process for an extreme risk protective
- If that process isn't working, then the school board has the opportunity to change the process.
- That's their process.
- You're voting to support the FDA's process to review the applications and to approve these vendors and
- That is the standard: FDA approved. Approval.
Bills:
SB15 , SB646 , SB800 , SB790 , SB748 , SB571 , SB1957 , SB1923 , SB1896 , SB1760 , SB1335 , SB2368 , SB2477 , SB2587 , SB2986 , SB2965 , SB1563 , SB1467 , SB1164 , SB1137 , SB614 , SB705 , SB918 , SB955 , SB869 , SB850 , SB863 , SB1055 , SB2206 , SB457 , SB2337 , SB1610 , SB1362 , SB926 , SB1494 , SB251 , SB456 , SB500 , SB1307 , SB2615 , SB2995 , SB2321 , SB2972 , SB973 , SB865 , SB506 , SB1522 , SB1558 , SB510 , SB667 , SB763 , SB2073 , SB1858 , SB1660 , SB2900 , SB1433 , SB1540 , SB1964 , SB1300 , SB1644 , SB2217 , SB2373 , SB2431 , SB1758 , SB974 , SB2480 , SB3039 , SB3047 , SB2781 , SB826 , SB766 , SB527 , SB1946 , SB2885 , SB1243 , SB2610 , SB857 , SB2501 , SB66 , SB268 , SB331 , SB1302 , SB519 , SB2807 , SB13 , SB7 , SB1718 , SB1567 , SB1233 , SB413 , SB2177 , SB30 , SB2024 , SJR1 , SCR27 , SB2018 , SB1580 , SB2121 , SB1049 , SB1266 , SB1400 , SB1596 , SB2753 , SB2221 , SB1719 , SCR9 , SB204 , SB437 , SB568 , SB612 , SB672 , SB710 , SB823 , SB876 , SB904 , SB905 , SB968 , SB1084 , SB1207 , SB1230 , SB1313 , SB1504 , SB1790 , SB2232 , SB2366 , SB2367 , SB2398 , SB2515 , SB2520 , SB2589 , SB2786 , SB2790 , SB3048 , SB3050 , SB3052 , SB3053 , SB3056 , SB3029 , SCR3 , SCR18 , SCR30 , HCR146 , HCR148 , HCR149 , HCR153 , HCR155 , HCR157 , HB5560 , HB762 , HB1584 , HB 107 , HB 114 , HB138 , HB4386 , HB2495 , HB581 , HB3348 , HB5323 , HB4341 , HB6 , HB2712 , HB171 , HB3153 , HB143 , HB2688 , HB3464 , HB449 , HB3486 , HB4263 , HB2 , HB1522 , HB24 , HB 1237 , HB2637 , HB3126 , HB3233 , HB4310 , HB3487 , HCR9 , HB5331 , HB1397 , HB163 , HB3250 , HB3071 , HB3463 , HB5033 , HB35 , HB3824 , HB216 , HB4226 , HB3512 , HB18 , HB5154 , HB 103 , HB851 , HB647 , HB4520 , HB3016 , HB2313 , HB2818 , HB2851 , HB4486 , HB4264 , HB1500 , HB5081 , HB2974 , HB2080 , HB4384 , HB5659 , HB493 , HB4903 , HB2516 , HB4488 , HB4530 , HB3689 , HB145 , HB43 , HB5247 , HB2221 , HB5671 , HB700 , HB3711 , HB 120 , SB17 , SB1637 , SB1833 , SB2155 , SB21 , SB2778 , SB379
Keywords:
SB 15, Texas Local Government Code, zoning preemption, housing affordability, small lots, lot size, lot density, single-family zoning, residential subdivision, municipal land use, local control, state preemption, parking requirements, setbacks, infill development, missing middle housing, lot width, lot depth, homebuilders, housing supply
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Public Service Jun 3rd, 2026
Joint Committee on Public Service
Transcript Highlights:
- James Osceo, Simon Contaldo, whose leadership and advocacy have been invaluable throughout this whole process
- special thank you to Public Safety Secretary Jane Aquan for her patience and guidance through this process
- Osceero, Simon Contaldo, whose leadership and advocacy have been invaluable in throughout this whole process
- a special thank you to public safety secretary, Jane Aquan, for her patience and guidance to this process
Committee:
Joint Joint Committee on Public Service
Keywords:
retirement benefits, police officer, surviving spouse, pension, public service, police chief, deputy police chief, civil service exemption, local governance, Medford, H5384, Craig Riley, Haverhill, firefighter, fire department, civil service, civil service examination, maximum age requirement, age waiver, age exemption
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- They were never approved to meet parish building standards.
- A lot is either approved or not by the parish.
- You have no... ...lot was not approved. It was not vetted. You have no drainage.
- Do you have local ordinances now that require a plat to be signed off on or approved by the jury or approved
- I'll offer up that amendment for approval. Any objection? Motion carries. Okay.
Bills:
HR217 , HB66 , HB204 , HB208 , HB326 , HB472 , HB483 , HB484 , HB793 , HB1051 , HB1080 , HB1087 , HB1111 , HB1215 , SB78 , SB148
Committee:
House Municipal
Keywords:
rent stabilization, affordable housing, cost burdened, Louisiana housing, housing policy, emergency rental protections, Alexandria, municipal ordinances, administrative adjudication, code enforcement, housing violations, building codes, zoning, nuisance ordinances, vegetation ordinances, sewerage, drainage, licensing, permits, local government
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Business and Insurance 2ND REVISED Apr 16th, 2026 at 09:30 am
Business and Insurance
Transcript Highlights:
- There's not, you, you don't think that there's any way that they can game the process, perhaps, to be
- And so, it's talking about processing credit card transactions, talking about the potential fees.
- I mean, it is either 4% or the actual amount to be charged to the seller to process the credit card transaction
- will consolidate authority from two agencies into a singular regulatory body, streamlining state process
Bills:
HB2933 , HB3041 , HB3048 , HB3081 , HB3297 , HB3338 , HB3673 , HB3790 , HB3983 , HB4105 , HB4139 , HB4203 , HJR1023
Committee:
Senate Business and Insurance
Keywords:
insurance regulation, homeowner claims, premium discounts, catastrophe mitigation, civil penalties, credit card transactions, payment methods, service charge, consumer rights, financial regulation, insurance, nonadmitted insurers, surplus lines, Oklahoma, fire extinguisher, licensing, public safety, age qualification, State Fire Marshal, towing services
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- less inclined to seek out a lawyer or to initiate the process.
- less inclined to seek out a lawyer or to initiate the process.
- This bill establishes a... ...process and transparency in Arizona.
- through the local initiative process.
- It does this by bringing the same process.
Bills:
HB2028 , HB2047 , HB2136 , HB2244 , HB2364 , HB2406 , HB2415 , HB2557 , HB2573 , HB2589 , HB2720 , HB2749 , HB2825 , HB2861 , HB2862 , HB2870 , HB2970 , HB4070 , HB4117 , HCR2004 , HCR2051
Committee:
Senate Judiciary and Elections
Keywords:
community restitution, homelessness, indigence, court assessments, monetary obligations, forcible entry, detainer, writ of restitution, criminal trespass, judgment enforcement, civil terrorism, disorderly conduct, vandalism, political activism, public order, subversion, government security, evictions, judgment satisfaction, tenant rights