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WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Health Care & Wellness Jan 13th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • And I was the attorney who assisted Jim Bartel in drafting the legislation in California.
  • started with a call from a constituent who works at the hospital where this became an issue, where an attorney
  • This attorney brought it to them. They had to agree that the law needs to be fixed.
  • may not be used for law enforcement welfare checks, warrant checks, criminal investigations, or prosecution
Summary: The House Health Care and Wellness Committee held public hearings on several bills. HB 2152 would allow terminally ill qualifying patients to use medical cannabis in hospitals, nursing homes, and hospice facilities under facility policies that prohibit smoking/vaping, require patient self-administration and secure storage, and allow facilities to suspend compliance if federal enforcement arises. The prime sponsor and supporters, including family members, cannabis advocates, nurses, and hospital-related groups, described the bill as a compassionate end-of-life measure based on California’s Ryan’s Law; the Washington State Hospital Association asked for clarifying amendments to limit the bill to inpatient beds and to bar staff from retrieving cannabis as well as administering it. HB 2122 would require hospitals, starting in 2027 and during flu season, to offer influenza vaccines to inpatients age 65 and older and to inpatients with chronic health conditions when not contraindicated. The sponsor and supporters from diabetes, infectious disease, AARP, and public health emphasized rising flu deaths, the benefits for high-risk patients, and the chance to reduce severe illness and costs. The Washington State Hospital Association supported the goal but said the bill would create an unfunded mandate and requested amendments related to vaccine availability, emergency declarations, and operational flexibility. One witness from Informed Choice Washington opposed the bill but suggested adding vaccine information statements to strengthen informed consent. HB 2110 would change staffing rules for inter-facility specialty care ambulance transports so a registered nurse without EMT certification could satisfy the personnel requirement when no paramedic or EMT-certified nurse is available, provided an EMT-certified EMS provider is in the ambulance and the nurse has appropriate competencies. Rural hospitals and ambulance providers said the current rule delays transfers and can force long waits or air transport, while the Washington State Nurses Association supported the concept but raised concerns about standardized training, medical oversight, and staffing impacts on hospitals. HB 2113 would update radiologic technologist supervision rules for IV contrast and other procedures, allowing virtual direct supervision for contrast procedures and supervision by physicians, APRNs, or PAs in some cases; supporters said it aligns with current practice and improves rural access, while radiology groups asked for a distance/proximity requirement for virtual physician supervision. HB 2168 would require the Department of Health to rapidly share overdose data from the state EMS information system to ODMAP within 24 hours, with privacy protections and limits on law-enforcement use. Supporters from Yakima County, public health, and the poison center said near-real-time overdose mapping would improve spike alerts, prevention, and response, and could save lives; the Washington Poison Center asked that its data be included and that the bill clarify language around opioid versus other overdoses. No votes or final committee actions were taken in the hearing; the meeting ended after public testimony on HB 2168.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Floor Session Jul 14th, 2025

California House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • on social media as it relates to political campaigns, we're going to arrest you, we're going to prosecute
  • You're going to have to hire an attorney. You're going to have to pay for it.
  • You're going to have to hire an attorney. You're going to have to pay for it.
  • from Menlo Park and from San Jose for accurately stating what Law Day is about: the importance of attorneys
Summary: The Assembly convened after a quorum call, adopted the previous day’s journal, and handled several procedural motions, including suspending rules to allow committee notices and moving some bills and items on and off the file. Members also introduced a number of guests and fellows on the floor, including Equality California Comcast Fellows, tribal youth visitors, interns, local officials, and community representatives. On the floor file, the Assembly concurred in Senate amendments to AB 1216 (TK-12 omnibus education technical changes), AB 377 (high-speed rail), and AB 951 (health care coverage), and adopted ACR 103 declaring July 14-18, 2025 as California Western Monarch Protection Week. The body also adopted AJR 18, a resolution calling for an official legislative apology to California Native Americans for historic injustices and affirming support for healing and reconciliation, and ACR 71 designating a portion of State Route 101 as the Little Saigon Freeway. Each of these measures drew supportive remarks from multiple members, and co-author rolls were opened before final adoption. The Assembly also adopted SCR 66 proclaiming Law Day, after a lengthy partisan debate over the rule of law, executive power, and recent federal and state actions; the resolution was ultimately adopted by voice vote after 51 co-authors were added. Members then adopted SJR 3 urging Congress to reverse SNAP cuts and protect CalFresh benefits, with debate focused on food insecurity, fraud, work requirements, and the impact on low-income Californians; the resolution passed with 69 ayes and no noes after 70 co-authors were added. SB 757, authorizing local governments to use nuisance abatement liens or special assessments to collect abatement costs, also passed 68-0, and ACR 94 on anti-microbial resistance was adopted on the consent calendar. The session concluded with adjournments in memory honoring Jane Day, agricultural leader John C. Harris, and Willie Earl Arno, followed by announcements of committee meetings and the schedule for the next floor session. The Assembly adjourned until Thursday, July 17, 2025, at 9 a.m.
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, February 24, 2026)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • or not prosecute.
  • or not prosecute.
  • or not prosecute.
  • The attorney general has opined favorably for this German company. of child sex trafficking of child
  • The attorney general has Constitution?
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/18/2026 - Senate Public Safety

Senate Public Safety Committee of Reference

Transcript Highlights:
  • The Attorney General must award grants of up to $2 million to an individual recipient over a two-year
  • It also establishes the Attorney General Marijuana Enforcement Fund, ...for predatory agreements and
  • Two, it gives the Attorney General's authority to investigate and act, meaning they'll get to come in
  • And the other question is: does the Attorney General want this?
  • And to your point, Senator Alston, this isn't being brought by the Attorney General.
Summary: The Public Safety Committee first considered SB 1071, which would repeal statutory protections for the Arizona Rangers. The sponsor argued the change was needed for accountability and transparency, while Rangers and several supporters said the organization provides substantial volunteer service and that the bill would undermine their work. Sheriffs from Yavapai and Navajo counties supported the bill, citing lack of access to background and training records and saying they could not fully trust or use the Rangers without clearer standards. The committee adopted a do pass recommendation on a 4-3 vote, with members noting they expected further amendment work. The committee then heard SB 1315 on interoperable communications for schools and law enforcement, followed by SB 1317 on reentry planning grants for counties. SB 1315 was supported by school safety officials and law enforcement representatives who described the need for common communication platforms during emergencies; concerns were raised about cost and information security, but the bill passed unanimously. SB 1317 would appropriate opioid settlement funds for county reentry programs; sheriffs and the Arizona Sheriffs Association supported it, citing reduced recidivism and improved jail outcomes, and it also passed unanimously. Members next took up SB 1416 and SB 1740, both related to missing and endangered children and the Turquoise Alert system. SB 1416, as amended, would strengthen reporting, photo-sharing, training, and public notification requirements for missing children cases; advocates, family members, and law enforcement all supported the compromise language, and it passed 7-0. SB 1740 would require training on the Turquoise Alert system and was discussed alongside concerns about statewide versus geographically targeted alerts; the sponsor said an amendment was being worked on, and the bill also received a do pass recommendation. Later, the committee considered SB 1493, which would require employers to pay fees and costs when a law enforcement officer wins a termination appeal and the employer refuses reinstatement. Police and sheriffs’ representatives supported the measure as a fairness issue, while chiefs’ representatives opposed it; the bill passed as amended on a 5-2 vote. The committee also passed SB 1537, renaming the Peace Officer Training Equipment Fund as the Public Safety De-escalation and Life Safety Fund, and SB 1542, which would conditionally authorize MDMA-based PTSD treatment for first responders and create related research and reimbursement provisions, after testimony about its potential therapeutic value.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

JDC-JHA Informational Briefing 07-08-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • to come back to this body and say we had to spend $50 million to... or maybe we'd have to get the attorney
  • Justice Department sent letters to all 50 states and the District of Columbia threatening criminal prosecution
  • threatening</c><00:37:43.680><c> criminal</c> Columbia threatening criminal Columbia threatening criminal prosecution
  • c> top</c><00:37:45.040><c> election</c><00:37:45.440><c> officials</c><00:37:45.839><c> if</c> prosecution
  • of top election officials if prosecution of top election officials if ballots<00:37:46.560><c> cast<
Keywords: 912, senate, all
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Transcript Highlights:
  • are too narrowly written, leaving little ability to prevent a violent act before it occurs or to prosecute
  • an attempt. ...prevent a violent act before it occurs or to prosecute an attempt, before it occurs,
  • or to prosecute an attempted use of explosives.
  • They presented a case to the district attorney's office where prosecution was declined, even though the
  • could pour gasoline all the way around a structure; as long as they don't light it, they couldn't prosecute
MN
Transcript Highlights:
  • medical assistance fraud prison time in line with other state theft laws and allows us to better prosecute
  • <c> better</c> state theft laws and allows us to better state theft laws and allows us to better prosecute
  • <00:03:04.400><c> long-running</c><00:03:05.000><c> and</c><00:03:05.120><c> sprawling</c> prosecute
  • long-running and sprawling prosecute long-running and sprawling fraud<00:03:05.959><c> schemes</c><00
Keywords: 919, house, all
Summary: The committee heard House File 2354, a bill by Representative Norris to strengthen Minnesota’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit and combat medical assistance fraud. Norris explained that the bill, previously part of a broader Human Services program integrity package, was being converted into a standalone measure through the A9 amendment. The amendment made conforming changes and shifted the appropriation to ongoing funding from a special revenue fund, which Norris said was important to secure a three-to-one federal match for additional staff. As amended, the bill would increase investigative and prosecutorial capacity, create new penalties for Medicaid fraud over $100,000 and over $1 million, align prison time with other theft laws, extend the statute of limitations, and include medical assistance fraud under the state racketeering law. Norris and supportive members emphasized that Minnesota’s fraud unit is smaller than comparable states and that the added funding would help hire more staff. Members Pinto and Cleborne, along with Representative Koznick, offered supportive comments about the importance of the bill and broader legislative efforts to address fraud. The A9 amendment was adopted by voice vote, and after discussion the committee voted to refer House File 2354, as amended, to the General Register. The motion passed by voice vote, with no opposition recorded.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> other day presented by uh attorney other day presented by uh attorney Fenton<00:37:21.359><c> from
  • Again, that is bringing a child into a courtroom and assigning them an attorney.
  • Attorney Senton, I borrowed her book this morning.
  • </c> Woodcock thank you thank you attorney Woodcock thank you thank you attorney senton<02:11:00.239>
  • I probably should have asked Attorney Fenton when she's up here, but I can't.
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The House Education Policy and Administration Committee heard testimony on House Bill 71, which would bar public elementary and secondary schools and higher education facilities from being used as shelters for certain non-citizens, with a stated exception for short-term emergency sheltering of up to 72 hours and for community-wide emergency use. Prime sponsor Rep. Juliet Harvey-Bolia said the bill was modeled on federal and out-of-state proposals and was prompted by examples in New York and Massachusetts where schools or other facilities were used as shelters, causing disruption. She argued the bill does not truly “ban” anything, but instead places a condition on receipt of state funds, and said the fiscal note’s projected loss of federal funding was unsupported and should have been described as undeterminable. Committee members questioned the bill’s scope and practical effects, including whether it would apply to vacant school-owned buildings, schools used during summer, charter schools, and situations where other states send people without advance notice. Harvey-Bolia said vacant buildings not functioning as schools would not be covered, and that the bill would still allow short-term emergency sheltering and community-wide use during weather events. She also said the bill would not prevent remote learning, and that its purpose was to avoid displacing students. Several members pressed her on the fiscal note and whether any federal or state program would actually be at risk; she said she found no evidence that funding would be lost and that DHHS had not identified a real threat. A witness from the New Hampshire Association of School Administrators, Jerry FW, raised practical concerns about who would determine eligibility at a shelter site, how the 72-hour limit would be enforced, and whether the bill would apply to charter schools. He also noted that remote learning is no longer an option in New Hampshire, making one of the bill’s stated concerns less relevant. The discussion also included clarification of the terms “refugee” and “asylum seeker,” with members and the sponsor debating the distinction and whether refugees are vetted. No vote or final committee action was taken in the portion of the meeting provided.
DE
Transcript Highlights:
  • House Bill 380 requires that businesses also provide notice to the Attorney General's office within 60
  • You're adding the Attorney General that wasn't in code before.
  • Would I be considered a Delawarean if I made a complaint to the Attorney General's office?
  • Would they cover or would they try to prosecute that, even though I was a Delawarean, with a Delaware
  • is a valuable piece of this bill because the Delaware Department of Justice, even if we had 500 attorneys
Summary: The committee heard several bills, but much of the meeting focused on House Bill 306, which would require disclosure when a consumer is interacting with a chatbot rather than a human. Sponsor Senator Townsend described it as a consumer protection measure and said the bill is meant to keep pace with rapidly changing AI technology. Committee members and witnesses raised concerns about the bill’s enforcement structure, especially private rights of action and penalties that could apply even without actual consumer harm. The Department of Justice said the bill would apply where the conduct has a Delaware nexus, and that the disclosure requirement is the key consumer protection. Industry witnesses and chambers of commerce opposed the bill as drafted, arguing it would create broad compliance burdens and expose businesses to excessive litigation risk without a harm requirement or clearer safe harbor language. Earlier in the meeting, the committee discussed House Bill 429, which would update Delaware’s step therapy exception process to include biosimilars and interchangeable biologics. Senator Poore and supporters from Highmark and the Department of Insurance said the bill would modernize insurance law, improve access to effective treatments, and reduce costs; they cited national savings from biosimilars and said the bill has agency support. Members asked about Delaware-specific savings, patient switching, and how the process would work, but no vote was taken during the discussion. The committee also heard House Bill 310, which would exclude large data centers from Blue Collar Jobs Act tax credits; the sponsor said the bill is intended to ensure large energy users contribute more to state and local revenues, while supporters and opponents debated competitiveness and community impacts. House Bill 406, on allowing insureds to choose their auto repair shop, and Senate Bill 347, a cleanup bill related to medical debt collection and personal property levies, were also presented without opposition in the hearing. House Bill 253, concerning who may receive letters testamentary or of administration, was described as a cleanup to align statute with existing practice. The committee approved the meeting minutes, but the transcript does not show final votes on the bills discussed.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Labor & Commerce Jan 19th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Labor & Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • An attorney, the attorney general, or a person aggrieved by these violations may bring a cause of action
  • for damages, actual damages, statutory damages of $5,000, attorneys' fees, and costs, and restrictions
  • The lawyers for my former employer also planned to have me pay nearly $1 million in attorney fees for
  • If the NLRB was able to move more quickly and prosecute the ULP charge, they would have to publicly take
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House State Government & Tribal Relations Jan 14th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

State Government & Tribal Relations

Transcript Highlights:
  • The attorneys were able to come to a resolution with the... provider safety protects patients access
  • The attorneys were able to come to a resolution with the The attorneys were able to come to a resolution
  • That said, it includes current and former federal, state, or local prosecuting attorneys, so I’m sorry
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Criminal Justice and Public Safety (01/28/2026)

Criminal Justice and Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • Um, you prosecuted homicide cases and defended homicide cases.
  • gt; Um, you you prosecuted uh understand that<01:11:17.120><c> you</c><01:11:17.280><c> prosecuted</c
  • They would not attempt to prosecute for.
  • They would not attempt to prosecute for.
  • However, uh in attempt to prosecute for.
Keywords: 1189, house, all
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Transportation Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am

Joint Committee on Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • Attorney, welcome. Thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to come here today.
  • Attorney, welcome. Thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to come here today.
  • I don't want to prosecute you because you struck somebody.
  • I appreciate the district attorney being with us and speaking on the Move Over law.
  • Chairman, thank you to District Attorney Marion Ryan and the panel.
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The hearing focused on a broad package of traffic and roadway safety bills, with repeated emphasis on work zone safety, the Move Over law, automated enforcement, and protections for pedestrians, cyclists, and roadside workers. MassDOT Highway Administrator Jonathan Gulliver strongly supported a bill allowing MassDOT vehicles to use blue flashing lights in limited work-zone settings, arguing that blue lights reliably slow drivers and could help address a rise in work-zone crashes and fatalities. District Attorney Marion Ryan, State Police representatives, and police association leaders supported a separate Move Over bill that would raise penalties for repeat violations and add an education component, citing officers and workers killed or injured roadside and saying the goal is deterrence and safer driver behavior rather than revenue. A major portion of the hearing was devoted to automated enforcement bills for speed and red-light violations, including proposals for school zones, work zones, and broader local options. Senator Brownsberger and Senator Jalen argued that automated enforcement is needed because speeding and red-light running remain common while police traffic enforcement has declined, and they described the bills as civil, opt-in tools that issue tickets to vehicles rather than drivers. Supporters from WalkMass, T4MA, Safe Roads Alliance, MassBike, Medford officials, and other advocates cited fatal pedestrian crashes, neighborhood speeding, and the need to protect vulnerable road users, while also pointing to privacy and equity safeguards in the bills such as limits on photographs, data retention rules, public reporting, and local approval processes. Several local and advocacy witnesses backed targeted camera programs. Senator Lovely and Representative Cruz supported a Salem school-zone camera bill, describing repeated violations around schools and buses. Medford officials and school-safety advocates supported a similar statewide camera bill, citing recent pedestrian deaths and dangerous cut-through traffic. AAA Northeast and the Massachusetts Aggregate and Asphalt Pavement Association also supported targeted enforcement in work zones and school zones, while urging public education and warning periods. Some witnesses raised concerns about the color of lights for highway workers, with State Police representatives preferring green over blue to avoid confusion with law enforcement, and committee members asked about constitutional issues, surchargeability, and possible targeting concerns. No votes were taken during the hearing.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Human Services Committee Apr 8th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • A 2013 Attorney General truancy report found most district attorneys rarely prosecuted these cases, as
  • Alexandra Gay, attorney at the Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles, and Melissa Arvizu, Director
  • My name is Alexandra Gay, and I'm an attorney with Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County,
  • My name is Alexandra Gay and I'm an attorney with neighborhood legal Good afternoon, Chair and members
  • My name is Alexandra Gay and I'm an attorney with neighborhood legal services of Los Angeles County,
Summary: The Assembly Committee on Human Services heard a long agenda of bills focused largely on child welfare, foster care, child care, CalWORKs, mandated reporting, and public benefits. Early items included AB 890, which would ease county transfer rules for nonminor dependents in extended foster care; AB 461, which would replace punitive truancy-related penalties with supportive services for families; and AB 753, which would create an interim associate teacher pathway to help address the child care workforce shortage. Testimony on these bills emphasized barriers faced by foster youth, low-income families, and child care providers, and members expressed support for the general policy direction. The committee also heard AB 926 on foster care visitation, AB 563 on early childhood planning and reporting, AB 601 on standardized mandated reporter training, AB 1074 on CalWORKs reunification aid, AB 822 extending the Commission on the State of Hate, AB 970 creating a Los Angeles County mandated reporter pilot, AB 1161 protecting public benefits during disasters, AB 1172 allowing trained staff to administer emergency seizure medication in community care settings, and AB 363 expanding CalWORKs student supports and work-study. Witnesses generally supported these measures as ways to reduce trauma, improve reunification, modernize reporting and training, and expand access to services. County welfare and child welfare groups, advocacy organizations, and providers largely testified in support, while some bills drew concerns from county representatives about implementation or needed amendments. Several bills were voted out of committee, often unanimously and sometimes as amended, including AB 926, AB 563, AB 601, AB 1074, AB 822, AB 970, AB 1161, and AB 1172; AB 1172 was reported on call. The committee also took up consent items and later voted on subcommittee-held bills AB 461, AB 753, and AB 890, leaving them on call. At the end of the hearing, the committee heard AB 1211, which would protect CalFresh benefits from federal cuts and require a feasibility study on increasing benefits and eligibility; testimony stressed rising food insecurity and the economic importance of food assistance, but the transcript ends before a final vote on that bill.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Finance - 01/08/25

Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm an attorney licensed to practice in New York and New Jersey.
  • I'm an attorney licensed to practice in New York and New Jersey.
  • I'm an attorney licensed to practice in New York and New Jersey.
  • I'm an attorney licensed to practice in New York and New Jersey.
  • And one of those images was prosecuted by AGS, and the other is, hey, anything goes.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Taxes - 04/09/26

Taxes

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm an attorney with the Department of Revenue, and I focus my attention on the corporate franchise tax
  • My name is Steve Severson.<00:03:57.840><c> I'm</c><00:03:58.080><c> an</c><00:03:58.239><c> attorney
  • I'm an attorney with the Severson.
  • My name is Jacob Weining, and I'm an attorney at the Department of Revenue.
  • I'm also an attorney at the Department of Revenue.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Education Mar 25th, 2026

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • State Police was on the task force, as was the Attorney General's office. We had the entire gamut.
  • And I want to make sure that there's some prosecution. There has to be strict terms.
  • these adults that come back in and are allowed to participate in this hazing, that needs to be prosecuted