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AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Judiciary Committee Feb 12th, 2025

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • Alabama like 22 other states have.
  • ... ...to arrest them on a state statute.
  • Alabamians, lives in Birmingham and in other cities across the state.
  • level and... address the issue at the state level, and the problem is growing.
  • The constitution of the state of Alabama does not prohibit that you would not be guilty.
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • For final follow-up, so we're providing state dollars.
  • Is this something that is happening in other states?
  • Our The previous state superintendent of public instruction stated that he was going to eradicate all
  • This is where I was asking the question about the Miller test. The Miller test is defined here.
  • So, then you would agree that the language that includes the Miller test, the three-prong test for what
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

House Chamber - Wed Apr 22, 2026, 12:00PM HST - Day 49

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • I find that to be a travesty to the people of this state who deserve transparency and who deserve answers
  • /c><00:33:55.679> people<00:33:55.960> of<00:33:56.040> this<00:33:56.160> state
  • <00:33:56.440> who<00:33:56.520> deserve to the people of this state who deserve to
  • the people of this state who deserve transparency transparency transparency and<00:33:58.920> who
  • Alexander Silvert, who was the author of the petition and who has bravely taken on corruption in our state
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

RM 325 Conference PM - Wed Apr 22, 2026

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Um, for the public's purpose, can you state as to what are the dollar amounts you're talking about?
  • Constitution to increase the mandatory retirement age for state justices and judges.
  • section 3 of the Hawaii state section 3 of the Hawaii state constitution<00:29:51.960> to
  • <00:29:53.420> [clears throat] retirement age for state [clears throat] retirement age for
  • state [clears throat] justices<00:29:54.800> and<00:29:54.960> judges<00:29:55.680>
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

RM 309 Conference PM - Wed Apr 22, 2026

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • we'll just ask uh members if they have opening remarks and I just like to begin by saying that the state
  • of the State Fire Marshal, Law 822.
  • <00:22:49.280> Fire 200,000 in B funds for State Fire 200,000 in B funds for State Fire Council
  • funds and 200,000 in B funds for State funds and 200,000 in B funds for State Fire<00:23:04.240>
  • State Fire Marshal,<00:23:06.400> Law<00:23:06.679> 822.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Transportation, Highways and Public Works Apr 21st, 2026

Transportation, Highways & Public Works

Transcript Highlights:
  • So there's a standard test for you. Yes, it is. It is.
  • And they'd have to do the skills test, just, you know. Thank you.
  • And we all know today, not just in Louisiana, but across the state and across the United States of America
  • And we all know today, not just an IRA, but across the state and across the United States of America,
  • But unfortunately, the state makes it difficult to put red light cameras on state highways.
Summary: The House Transportation Committee met on April 21 and considered a series of transportation, licensing, tolling, and public safety measures. It reported favorably House Bill 745, extending special permits for tandem loads hauling containers to and from port facilities; House Bill 1000, a DOTD cleanup bill that clarifies Highway Priority Program reporting and raises the letter-bid contract threshold from $1 million to $3 million; and House Bill 1050, which clarifies commercial driver’s license rules, including age and intrastate/interstate driving limits. The committee also approved House Bill 1172 naming a portion of U.S. Highway 165 in Oberlin the Coulin Brooks Manuel Memorial Highway, House Bill 1218 naming a portion of Louisiana Highway 1090 the Lewis Pat Miramon Memorial Highway, House Concurrent Resolution 32 urging backup motors for the St. Claude Avenue Bridge, and House Bill 1207 on public contracting standards and competition in public bidding. A major portion of the meeting focused on House Bill 896, which responds to tolling issues at the Belle Chasse bridge project. The bill would require toll signage, local toll customer service centers, dispute procedures, and limits on administrative fees, with amendments addressing effective dates, in-person assistance, appeal deadlines, law-enforcement exemptions, and limits on certain charges. The author and witnesses described high administrative fees, long travel distances to customer service locations, and problems with toll bills, while committee members noted the issue was complex and ongoing. The committee reported the bill favorably as amended. The committee also heard House Bill 1159, allowing Jefferson Parish municipalities to use automated speed enforcement devices again under local control. Supporters from Gretna, Westwego, Harahan, and Kenner said photo enforcement reduced crashes, improved safety, and helped limited police resources, while opponents were not emphasized in the transcript. After discussion about whether the measure should be voluntarily or involuntarily deferred, the committee ultimately deferred the bill. House Bill 493, which would prohibit expropriation by the Amite River Basin Drainage and Water Conservation District in East Feliciana and St. Helena Parishes, drew extensive testimony about reservoir fears and local opposition; the committee voluntarily deferred it. House Bill 679, as substituted, created a driver’s license designation for people with brain injuries and required related law-enforcement training; witnesses described personal experiences with brain injury and the need for officers to recognize communication and behavioral effects, and the committee reported the substitute favorably. House Bill 1173, which waives late fees for certain reinstatement-relief payment plans for driver’s licenses, was also reported favorably, and House Bill 1024 creating a Louisiana Democratic Party prestige plate was approved as well.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Cap Committee Meeting - 2026-04-16

Capital Investment

Transcript Highlights:
  • Um the state investment is pipeline.
  • ensuring compliance with state ensuring compliance with state guidelines. guidelines. guidelines
  • ,<00:19:38.480> and funds to leverage federal, state, and funds to leverage federal, state
  • rules changed in the state of Minnesota. rules changed in the state of Minnesota.
  • Without state on our residents.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

HSH Public Hearing - Tue Feb 17, 2026 @ 9:30 AM HST

Human Services & Homelessness

Transcript Highlights:
  • Um, Hawaii State in support not here. Um, Hawaii State Energy<00:14:35.440> Office.
  • The Hawaii State Youth Commission. Are you present on Zoom? The Hawaii State Youth Commission.
  • The Hawaii State Youth Commission. Are you present on Zoom?
  • <00:35:18.640> when just uh were so proud of our state when just uh were so proud of our state
  • ,<01:08:42.799> including to do business in the state, including to do business in the state
Summary: The committee heard testimony on several measures related to human services, homelessness, transit, and family supports. HB 2116 HD1, concerning grants from the Office of Community Services to nonprofits providing training and volunteerism opportunities, drew strong support from Catholic Charities Hawaii, Hawaii Children’s Action Network Speaks, and multiple organizations in written testimony. Supporters said the bill would help vulnerable people affected by federal program changes and cuts by connecting them to reintegration and support services. HB 1879 HD1, establishing a subsidized youth transit program coordinated with counties, received extensive testimony in support from the Department of Health, Department of Taxation, Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission, Aloha United Way, Hawaii Bicycling League, Hawaii Appleseed, Hawaii State Youth Commission, Hawaii Public Health Institute, Greenpeace Hawaii, Hawaii Youth Transportation Council, and others. Testifiers emphasized equity, school attendance, reduced transportation costs, climate benefits, and broader access for youth. Several witnesses urged amendments to make the program universal rather than means-tested, and committee discussion noted implementation questions for neighbor islands and rural areas. HB 2214, creating a refundable diaper tax credit for low-income families with children age four and under, was supported by the Hawaii Diaper Bank, Hawaii Children’s Action Network Speaks, and several other organizations. The Department of Taxation recommended making the credit non-refundable and clarifying definitions to aid administration, while supporters argued refundability was important for low-income families who may owe little or no income tax. HB 2310, an emergency appropriation to replenish DHS funds used to provide SNAP benefits during a federal shutdown, also drew broad support from DHS, Catholic Charities, Hawaii Public Health Institute, Hawaii Children’s Action Network Speaks, Hawaii Food Industry Association, Aloha United Way, and others; witnesses praised the state’s rapid response and said the appropriation would prepare DHS for future emergencies. The committee also heard HB 2168 HD1 and HB 2427 HD1 on education for students experiencing homelessness and unaccompanied homeless youth; the Attorney General recommended technical amendments to avoid conflicts with existing law and to clarify McKinney-Vento-related definitions, while advocates stressed the need for school access, transportation, meals, and other supports for homeless and runaway youth.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Fiscal Policy Feb 12th, 2026

Fiscal Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • In that state, higher-level motor control shuts down.
  • Trade association that represents 2,500 independent agencies across the state of Florida.
  • It is something that we think is good public policy for the state. Oh, my apologies.
  • The majority of the coastal members and cities that have beaches in the state.
  • That the state has enjoyed for more than six decades on those projects.
Summary: The Committee on Fiscal Policy met and reported a series of bills favorably, covering health care, public safety, insurance, coastal resilience, juvenile justice, drowning prevention, transportation designations, and beach management. Senator Harrell presented CS/SB 68, requiring hospitals with emergency departments to adopt pediatric emergency care policies, training, designated pediatric readiness personnel, and participation in a national readiness assessment; it passed. Harrell also presented CS/SB 340, requiring nursing students to complete two hours of human trafficking identification training before licensure; it also passed. Senator Sharif’s CS/SB 32 and SB 210, creating a new injunction for protection against serious violence by a known person and the related public records bill, were both reported favorably. Senator Garcia’s CS/CS/SB 302 on nature-based coastal resiliency, Senator Jones’s SB 418 on law enforcement interaction with individuals with autism and the Blue Envelope Program, and Senator Martin’s CS/SB 1734 updating juvenile probation and detention officer definitions and related cost-share language were also approved. The committee then took up several drowning-prevention measures. CS/SB 606 by Senator Smith would add drowning prevention and safe bathing education to postpartum materials and direct the Department of Health to create standardized materials; an amendment removed a records-retention requirement, and the bill passed. SB 428 by Senator Yarborough would expand the state swim lesson voucher program from children ages 0-4 to ages 1-7; it received strong support from advocates, including a young swim instructor and autism advocates, and passed. The committee also approved CS/SB 246, a specialty license plate bill that was amended to include the UFC plate and a First Responders’ Resiliency Foundation plate, and CS/SB 1028, which revises Citizens Property Insurance and clearinghouse procedures to prioritize admitted carriers and prohibit public funds for the clearinghouse; that bill drew discussion about market competition, Citizens’ exposure, and potential impacts on policyholders. Additional measures reported favorably included SB 628, designating a portion of South Navy Boulevard in Pensacola as Warrior Sacrifice Way to honor the sailors killed in the 2019 Naval Air Station Pensacola attack, and CS/SB 636 on beach management, which would create a proactive pathway for coastal communities to obtain erosion-related designations and align with federal programs. Beach industry testimony supported the bill’s intent but raised concerns about perpetual easements and funding shortfalls. At the end of the meeting, members recorded additional votes on selected bills, and the committee adjourned.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Ways and Means Committee 4/22/25

Ways and Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • , multif family all across the state, multif family all across the state, affordable<00:23:40.640
  • That's not here. across the state of Minnesota, and start across the state of Minnesota, and start to
  • , regional housing all across our state, regional housing all across our state, then<00:40:52.079
  • It's working in states like Florida. It's working in states like Colorado.
  • It's working in states like Colorado. It's working in states like Colorado.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Pensions, Investments & Financial Services Apr 14th, 2025

Pensions, Investments & Financial Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • My late husband dedicated 32 of his 54 years of life to serving both in the United States and the state
  • The most recent, the state of Ohio, passed legislation to add auto enrollment for all state employees
  • payments made to the state.
  • Those are all held in Texas banks per state law.
  • Oh no, I was a state senator. Oh my goodness, you were a state senator in Illinois.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Pensions, Investments & Financial Services Apr 14th, 2025

Pensions, Investments & Financial Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • That is their duty and their obligation to the state.
  • Senator, state senator from Illinois, correct? Yes, yes.
  • Texas would become the only state to have passed a similar interchange restriction based on state and
  • payment transactions in the United States.
  • There would be a reduction in the state of Texas compared to other states regarding those programs.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • That is provided for in the state constitution.
  • Charles, state your name and who you represent.
  • However, in both cases, across the whole state and in border counties, the legislature specifically states
  • Please state your name and who you represent.
  • State your name and who you represent.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Local Government (Part II) Mar 31st, 2025

Local Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • some of the toughest to clean wastewaters in the state.
  • Thomas, you can state your name here with position on the bill.
  • It's not a state road. I know.
  • If you can state your name, who you're with position on the bill. Yes sir, Mr.
  • State your name, who you're with, and position on the bill.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
  • It clearly states any project it up.
  • split up all over the state, right? split up all over the state, right?
  • or have a higher level of state subsidy. or have a higher level of state subsidy. Right?
  • planning or state. planning or state.
  • the state use of state money or direct the state use of state money towards<01:23:46.560> commercial
Summary: The committee heard testimony on HB 1604, which would create an agricultural workforce housing group within the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity to address shortages of farmworker housing. The department said it supported the bill’s intent but emphasized that the group’s early work should focus on gathering data and surveying farm operators to assess actual demand, to avoid “mission creep.” Testimony from the City and County of Honolulu Office of Economic Revitalization, Hawaii Farmers Union, Hawaii Farm Bureau, Housing Hawaii’s Future, and the Maui Chamber of Commerce was in support, with one witness suggesting a housing advocacy nonprofit be added to the working group for balance. The committee then discussed HB 1713 on school impact fees, which would clarify exemptions for certain affordable housing projects and exempt new residential developments of fewer than 100 units. The Attorney General’s office said the bill should define “low to moderate income households” because that term is not defined in chapter 302A. HHFDC, the School Facilities Authority, Grassroot Institute of Hawaii, and others supported the measure, arguing it would reduce administrative burden and remove barriers to housing. Members questioned whether the bill should instead repeal the school impact fee entirely; supporters said they also favored full repeal but viewed this bill as a more feasible step. The School Facilities Authority also explained that about $28 million in school impact fees had been collected across four districts and none had yet been spent, and discussed how recent nexus requirements limit how the funds can be used. HB 1722, relating to residential condominiums, drew extensive testimony and questioning. HCDA supported the bill and explained that it amends the 99-year leasehold pilot program created by Act 97 of 2023 by reducing owner-occupancy restrictions from 100% of units to 60%, allowing some rental or subleasing flexibility for the owner-occupied units, and permitting up to 40% of units to be sold to qualified residents after being on the market for more than 60 days. HCDA said the original restrictions, combined with rising construction costs, higher interest rates, and competition from nearby projects, made the pilot project difficult to market and finance; it said the changes are needed to make the project feasible and competitive. Supporters including AP Hawaii, Kila LLC, and project representatives said the amendments would help make the demonstration project in Kakaʻako viable. Some members raised concerns that the changes could weaken long-term affordability and questioned why certain ownership language was being deleted if rentals would still be restricted. No votes or final committee actions were taken in the portion of the hearing provided.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/04/2026 - Senate Health and Human Services

Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • That's what we saw in multiple states when these changes were implemented.
  • If it’s over 8% but less than 10%, then the state pays 10% of all benefits paid out in the state, and
  • So in addition, we know that states with similar complexities like...
  • Instead, it simply encourages the state to coordinate more effectively.
  • I'm the Associate State Director of Advocacy for AARP here in Arizona.
Summary: The Senate Health and Human Services Committee opened with approval of the January 28 and 29 minutes and a welcome to Arizona Physical Therapy Day at the Capitol, including remarks from physical therapy advocates and students. The committee then took up several bills related to SNAP, health care oversight, child welfare, dementia planning, and safe haven newborn surrender. On SNAP, SB 1334 would bar DES from seeking or renewing federal waivers of work requirements for able-bodied adults without dependents unless authorized by law; it passed 4-1. SB 1333 would require DES to reduce the SNAP payment error rate to 3% by 2030, with regular reporting, corrective action plans, and possible funding penalties; an amendment changed the reporting to quarterly and required a special audit, and the bill passed 4-1 as amended. SB 1331 would require able-bodied adults under 60 receiving SNAP to participate in mandatory employment and training unless exempt; testimony split between supporters citing work incentives and opponents warning of administrative burden and impacts on families and food banks, and it passed 4-2. The committee also advanced SB 1162, which clarifies DHS as the lead licensing and monitoring agency for health care institutions and, as amended, requires DHS and AHCCCS/Access to coordinate to identify duplicative oversight and report back periodically; it passed unanimously. SB 1017, requiring signatures on emergency informed consent forms for surgical procedures, passed 4-2. SB 1149, dealing with DCS periodic review hearings and notice/reporting requirements, including for tribal parties, passed 5-1. SB 1249, which designates DHS as the lead agency on Alzheimer’s and dementia planning and creates a dementia services program funded through lottery monies under the adopted amendment, passed unanimously after emotional testimony from advocates and family members. Finally, SB 1253, clarifying that a parent may surrender a newborn at the hospital of birth without leaving and returning, passed 5-0. The committee then adjourned.
NV
Transcript Highlights:
  • They oversee the public defender themselves, the state public defender, who is also a state employee,
  • And we were lacking that at the state level because, of course, we don't have a state board of county
  • Attorneys licensed in other states could be eligible to practice law in the State of Nevada.
  • And we have amazing people in our state, people from all over the planet.
  • And so how do we then protect the state public defender?
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Transportation May 19th, 2025

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • Would you state your name and who you represent? Omar Viaral, Texas Department of Public Safety.
  • Uh, including states like Florida and Georgia.
  • Obviously, on the big complicated projects, uh, states are, are doing design build on that.
  • Most states, the sweet spot is typically that 50 million to 150 million.
  • I appreciate you working at the state so long.