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US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, February 13, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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ID
Transcript Highlights:
- This is the direction that the industry is going.
- So how is this going to impact the smaller employers that are on those Idaho plans?
- I take issue with the idea that we need to have skin in the game as consumers.
- And I think this bill is a step in that direction.
- Like, is this something you could anticipate moving in a positive direction?
Committee:
House Health and Welfare
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session May 18th, 2026
California Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- For 23 years, this bus trip has given Silicon Valley residents direct firsthand access to the legislative
- This bill just provides the county government with more direct involvement in key and targeted issues
- Senate Bill 1316 by Senator Smallwood-Cuevas, an act relating to employment.
- Senate Bill 1316 by Senator Smallwood-Cuevas, an act relating to employment.
- It's happening right now, and SB 1316 closes the loophole by ensuring employers who withhold records
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Interim Joint Committee on Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (7-30-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> citizens consume. citizens consume.
- So, I actually having a direct exposure.
- That's a direct result back $12 million.
- We've got 19 participating utility employers.
- And one thing to note about employers.
Summary:
The meeting began with roll call, adoption of the minutes, and brief remarks, including birthday recognition for Representative Maseroni and a moment of reflection for a soldier who died during training at Fort Knox. The committee then heard a presentation from Tony Hatton, commissioner of the Department for Environmental Protection and acting director of the Kentucky Division of Water, with Amanda Lefer, deputy commissioner, on the state’s water and wastewater programs and planning.
Hatton described Kentucky’s water resources and the Division of Water’s responsibilities, including watershed and nonpoint source work, KPDES discharge permitting, PFAS response, engineering review of water infrastructure, inspections, public outreach, and sampling. He said Kentucky has 428 public water systems, 263 water treatment plants, about 1.9 million service connections, and nearly 97% of the population has access to municipally treated water. He also noted that the state has 43 systems receiving awards for EPA areawide optimization and emphasized operator training, regionalization, and use of GIS mapping and Kentucky Infrastructure Authority data to support planning and funding decisions.
Members raised concerns about aging infrastructure, water loss, staffing shortages, and wastewater problems in local systems. Representative Blandon described severe failures in a city system, including major water loss and sewer backups, and asked whether the state could intervene; Hatton said the division inspects treatment facilities and provides compliance assistance but is not authorized to manage delivery systems, though third-party help and emergency funding can be used in some cases. Senator Smith and others shared similar experiences with line loss and system failures, while Hatton pointed to regionalization and funding support as the main tools available. The discussion also highlighted PFAS as an emerging issue, with Hatton saying the department is working with systems to meet anticipated federal requirements by 2029.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- A new direction to go.
- And I know SIC doesn't give direct.
- Likely want to consume them.
- I mean, I think this was a very move in the right direction.
- I agree with you, and I think all of us would, that a job having employment, having employment in some
Committee:
Senate Senate Finance
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Labor & Workplace Standards Jan 20th, 2026 at 10:30 am
Labor & Workplace Standards
Transcript Highlights:
- How are the employers going to know what their responsibility is?
- I've worked many things and with many employers.
- Not for poor work performance, but for what her employer called distracting men.
- , or allow the employer to continue paying health care insurance at the choice of the employer.
- I've practiced farm worker employment law at a statewide nonprofit for almost 20 years.
Committee:
House Labor & Workplace Standards
Keywords:
labor protections, domestic workers, wage standards, employment rights, worker safety, factory built housing, commercial structures, national standards, construction regulation, building safety, workers' compensation, benefits, employment, injury claims, insurance, liability, fire protection, sprinkler systems, licensed contractors, certified fitters
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session May 14th, 2026
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- AB 2561 would ensure consumers maintain control over their preferred privacy settings on their phones
- AB 2561 would ensure consumers maintain control over their preferred privacy settings on their phones
- School resource officers to receive opioid overdose prevention training every two years and directs the
- This tool is also utilized by other large management system employers, including the federal government
- It also creates confusion for consumers trying to understand rate information.
Summary:
The Assembly convened after initially lacking a quorum, then completed the prayer, Pledge of Allegiance, journal motions, and a long series of procedural actions, including suspending rules to move bills and approve a large Appropriations Committee hearing list. Members also made several guest introductions, including Shannon Lee, district staff from Assemblymember Jeff Gonzalez’s office, and later guests tied to agritourism and education recognitions.
The floor debate centered heavily on AJR 31, a resolution urging Congress to restore and strengthen the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Supporters argued that recent Supreme Court decisions and redistricting efforts in other states were weakening Black and other minority representation and that California should take a clear stand for voting rights. Opponents argued the measure promoted racial division, conflicted with equal protection principles, and that districts should be drawn based on place or communities of interest rather than race. After a contentious debate with repeated parliamentary warnings over decorum, the Assembly suspended the rules to take up the resolution, added coauthors, and passed AJR 31 by a vote of 58-8.
The Assembly then moved through a series of bills and resolutions, generally approving them with little or no opposition. These included AB 2341 clarifying emergency language translation rules for local agencies; AB 1816 extending court supervision for certain sex-offender rehabilitation programs; AB 2561 protecting consumer privacy settings on phones and digital devices; ACR 167 recognizing World Agritourism Day; ACR 190 recognizing California Day of the Teacher; AB 1581 improving identification of Native American students in public schools; AB 1586 requiring opioid overdose prevention training for school resource officers and safety planning; AB 1665 requiring mental health training for school coaches; AB 1693 streamlining retail tenant-improvement permitting; AB 1768 authorizing a local tax measure related to health funding; AB 1712 facilitating a water-system sale for Santa Fe Springs; AB 1792 addressing sexually exploitive AI imagery in health education; and AB 1822 prioritizing school projects that address extreme heat. Most measures passed overwhelmingly, several unanimously, and the resolution on agritourism and the teacher day were adopted by voice vote.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee Jan 21st, 2026
Budget and Fiscal Review
Transcript Highlights:
- This unemployment insurance debt will be paid by employers, that is, the entities in our economy that
- So what we have is a policy, maybe unintentional, that acts as a governor on employment in the state,
- outlines that $1 billion in discretionary funding will go through GGRF, with $750 million to be directed
- at, but it's to partially offset that to continue the adoption of zero-emission vehicles in the consumer
- Part of that is because so much of our spending now is much more on direct payments to people or direct
Committee:
Senate Budget and Fiscal Review
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, June 4, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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- Speaker, I rise in consume. Mr.
- Right direction. Mr.
- </c> myself as such time as I may consume. myself as such time as I may consume.
- </c> I may consume. Gentle lady's recognized. I may consume. Gentle lady's recognized.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Health and Human Services Nov 5th, 2025
Legislative Health & Human Services Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- Consumers of health care. Thank you very much for your time.
- They are considered the employer.
- It's headed 'Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the ADA: Your Responsibilities as an Employer
- . pass laws to make sure that people are either doing their jobs or being good employers.
- As you can see from the title in the second person directed to employers, it tells employers what they
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- This bill is the first step in the right direction for that.
- That's why we've supported movement in this direction for several years now.
- This bill lays out a timeline and direction for the Comptroller to ask for the appropriate federal agencies
- This financing mechanism provides consumer savings for a utility's known expenses through... lower interest
- The committee substitute to House Bill 246 directs appropriations, credits, or transfers designated by
Bills:
HB246 , HB796 , HB 1056 , HB1544 , HB1846 , HB2001 , HB2618 , HB2625 , HB2869 , HB2898 , HB3069 , HB3114 , HB3157 , HB3228 , HJR98 , HB246
Committee:
House State Affairs
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- You see statutory penalties in commercial consumer protection contexts, but not common law negligence
- You see statutory penalties in commercial consumer protection contexts, but not common law negligence
- And Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2095 moves us in the right direction by recognizing pedestrians as
- Madam Chair, the votes both directions on this.
- You might have votes both directions. Thank you so much. Any further? Any further discussion?
Bills:
HB2543
Committee:
Senate Law & Justice
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- Other items within the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services include over $100 million for
- Other items within the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services include over $100 million for
- Other items within the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services include over $100 million for
- We are funding $4 million for a new direct-buy program.
- We are funding $4 million for a new direct-buy program.
Summary:
The Senate began with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, then moved into floor consideration of the 2026-2027 budget. Appropriations Chair Hooper presented Senate Bill 2500, describing a $115 billion budget that reduces overall spending from the prior year, maintains reserves, and includes a 3% pay raise for state employees and 5% raises for state law enforcement, firefighters, correctional officers, and park rangers. Committee chairs then outlined major spending in their areas, including K-12 education, higher education, health and human services, criminal and civil justice, transportation/tourism/economic development, and environmental and agricultural programs. Highlights included increased funding for school scholarships and safety, workforce and university programs, Medicaid and child welfare, corrections operations, affordable housing, rural communities, Everglades and water quality projects, and infrastructure.
Members then asked detailed questions about several budget items. Senators sought clarification on the Emergency Management Trust Fund, arts and cultural grants, Florida Forever land acquisition versus conservation easements, teacher salaries, charter school capital outlay funding, EASE grants, New College funding, DOC inmate counts and reimbursement, lottery staffing, concealed weapons licensing positions, election security funding, iBudget waiver support, ADAP funding, Medicaid hospital rate reductions, and scholarship and enrollment supplements in K-12 education. Chairs explained that some reductions reflected technical shifts or right-sizing, that some funds were being moved below the line for better tracking, and that several items—such as ADAP and corrections operations—would likely remain conference issues with the House.
After questions, the Senate substituted House bills for the budget and implementing measures and adopted amendments placing the Senate language onto the House vehicles to prepare for conference. The chamber passed the budget-related bills and several conforming measures, including bills on retirement, fuel taxes, the state agency law enforcement radio system, court trust funds, judgeships, and K-12 and higher education conforming changes. Votes on the major bills were overwhelmingly unanimous or near-unanimous, and the Senate repeatedly voted to accede to the House’s request for conference on the substituted bills.
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Jan 12th, 2026
Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Yet this directive from DCF barred these experienced providers overnight, reducing the number of available
- In our direct experience as foster parents, we observed several behavioral changes in the child we were
- Final PCPM outcomes and mainly contributed to consumer price index and child-month growth.
- So we're hoping this starts to put us in the right direction.
- So we're hoping this starts to put us in the right direction, operate at the provider level.
Committee:
Senate Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- to provide workforce training opportunities. both locally and statewide for regional and national employers
- through over 7,600 industry partnerships statewide. and graduates can expect to find meaningful employment
- But from the conversations I've had with other students and with the direction I have seen the College
- Members in every direction today. 오늘도 시청해주셔서 감사합니다. You're going to send that down to them. Okay.
- Just last year, Texas solidified its position as the leading oil and natural consumer in the U.S.
Bills:
SB530 , SB757 , SB769 , SB1085 , SB1241 , SB1242 , SB1409 , SB1878 , SB2138 , SB2314 , SB2231 , SB2361 , SB2431 , SJR59
Committees:
Senate Education , Senate Education K-16
VT
Transcript Highlights:
- Next, we'll turn to Senate Bill 230, which is an act relating to fair employment practices.
- S. 230, an act relating to fair employment practices. I. I.
- Section 9 repeals the sunset on VEGI, the Vermont Employment Growth Incentive.
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CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee Jul 1st, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- SB 996, as Senator Padilla shared, is a bill rooted in expanding financial services and consumer protections
- With a conventional mortgage, there is a full list of consumer protections that are afforded to mortgage
- Following the Eaton Fire, at my direction, Los Angeles County changed its rebuilding policies so homeowners
- Olivia Herrera, intern at Stone Advocacy, on behalf of Consumer Watchdog, in support. Thank you.
- SB 1388 is an important step in that direction.
Summary:
The Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee heard several housing-related bills. SB 996 by Senator Padilla would let manufactured homeowners opt to title their homes as real property, with supporters saying this would improve access to conventional mortgages, consumer protections, and lower-cost financing. SB 866 by Senator Blakespear would require cities and counties to include homelessness-related information in their annual housing element reports, with supporters saying the bill would improve transparency, regional coordination, and accountability around homelessness funding and services.
The committee also heard SB 1090 by Senator Perez, which would impose a temporary moratorium in Altadena on certain state housing density laws after the Eaton Fire. Supporters, including Supervisor Catherine Barger and many Altadena residents, argued the bill would protect fire survivors from speculative investors and give families time to rebuild and return home. Opponents argued the bill could limit tools that homeowners need to finance rebuilding and could reduce future housing production. After extensive testimony, the committee passed SB 1090 to the Assembly Local Government Committee on a 10-0 vote.
SB 1388 by Senator Durazo would create an Affordable Housing Risk Reduction Program to help affordable housing providers reduce insurance costs through technical assistance and risk-mitigation support. Supporters said rising insurance premiums are threatening the viability of affordable housing developments and existing units. The committee also reconsidered and then voted on SB 1092, which was taken up only for reconsideration and final vote; after a split vote, the bill ultimately passed the committee. Final recorded votes showed SB 866 and SB 996 passing unanimously, SB 1388 passing with one no vote and one not voting, and SB 1092 passing 7-5 after reconsideration.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee Jul 1st, 2026
Housing and Community Development
Transcript Highlights:
- SB 996, as Senator Padilla shared, is a bill rooted in expanding financial services and consumer protections
- With a conventional mortgage, there is a full list of consumer protections that are afforded to mortgage
- Following the Eaton Fire, at my direction, Los Angeles County changed its rebuilding policies so homeowners
- Olivia Herrera, intern at Stone Advocacy, on behalf of Consumer Watchdog, in support. Thank you.
- SB 1388 is an important step in that direction.
Committee:
House Housing and Community Development
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Health Care & Wellness Jan 23rd, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm also retired after a 40-year career in insurance, helping large employers with their employee benefit
- The bill directs our office to review actuarial analysis... House Bill 2384.
- The bill directs our office to review actuarial analyses submitted by CCRCs who offer type A or life
- Ecology has an established history of regulating consumer products containing toxic and other harmful
- It'll kind of direct in-state nonprofits to go out and do this work, so I'm asking for a yes.
Summary:
The committee held public hearings on several health-related bills. House Bill 2384 would require continuing care retirement communities that offer life care contracts to submit actuarial analyses every other registration cycle for review by the Office of the Insurance Commissioner, with the Department of Social and Health Services using the review in registration decisions. The bill sponsor and residents’ advocates said it would improve transparency and protect seniors’ prepaid care promises, while the CCRC industry supported the goal but raised concerns about scope, cost, and implementation details. House Bill 2505 would exempt certain foster family homes and child-specific foster care homes from adult family home licensure when former foster youth remain in the home as adults and certain safety conditions are met; DSHS supported the narrow exemption as a way to avoid displacing vulnerable young adults. House Bill 2402 would phase out DEHP and other orthophthalates in IV solution containers and later IV tubing, with exemptions for certain blood and cell therapy products; supporters cited health and environmental risks and the availability of safer alternatives, while manufacturers and hospitals supported the goal but asked for longer timelines, supply-chain protections, and implementation assistance.
In executive session, the committee took action on a series of bills. It adopted an amendment and passed House Bill 1904, which prohibits cat declawing, on a 13-3 vote. It passed a proposed substitute for House Bill 2145 on the 340B drug program on an 11-5 vote after debate over reporting requirements and the state’s authority. It rejected several amendments to House Bill 2182 on abortion medications held by the Department of Corrections, adopted an Indian health care provider priority amendment, and passed the bill on a 10-6 vote. House Bill 2211 on medically tailored meals passed 15-1. The committee also passed Substitute House Bill 2247 on veterinarian-client-patient relationships, Substitute House Bill 2329 on midwives and lactation consultants, and Substitute House Bill 2339 on nurse licensing, each with technical amendments and broad support.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, June 12, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- However, in response 120,000 consumers.
- The wrong direction.
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- </c> much time as I may consume. much time as I may consume.
- That's where we are lawfully directed.