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AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Ways and Means Education Committee Mar 5th, 2025

Ways and Means Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • The bill calls for the State Board of The bill calls for the State Board of Education to adopt rules
  • The State Superintendent, State School Board, associations, Department of Education, and the Lieutenant
  • I know she had this in her State of the State message, and I think... ...her State of the State message
  • other states do not.
  • The Alabama Securities Commission is our state regulatory group that our state regulatory group that
Bills: HB61, HB327, HB253, HB297
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama Senate Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development Committee Feb 4th, 2026

Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development

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  • Came from some out of state.
  • Came from some out of state.
  • Came from some out of state. Um, paper. Came from some out of state.
  • <00:11:37.200> including line with 30 37 other states including line with 30 37 other states
  • agreements in the state. agreements in the state.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

House Chamber - Tue Feb 3, 2026, 12:00PM HST - Day 8

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

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  • your state house of representatives. your state house of representatives.
  • You may know him as the finance chair, but my dog thinks he's a cuddly bear.
  • You may know him as the finance chair, but my dog thinks he's a cuddly bear.
  • You may know him as the finance chair, but my dog thinks he's a cuddly bear.
  • You may know him as the finance chair, but my dog thinks he's a cuddly bear.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Insurance Apr 23rd, 2025

Insurance

Transcript Highlights:
  • The bill would limit the recovery of attorney's fees or prompt pay act on top of what it states.
  • Yes, in the bill, it states that the TDI commissioner shall adopt... ...to act as an umpire and appraiser
  • I am licensed by the Texas Department of Insurance and other state departments of insurance as a public
  • Auto claims specialists are licensed in over 26 states.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Insurance Apr 23rd, 2025

Insurance

Transcript Highlights:
  • This legislation creates a shared savings program, which is a financial incentive program run by health
  • And that ranges per program.
  • of the state, and raising premiums.
  • It's the only kind of program in Texas. of this program.
  • This program has no out-of-network, no co-insurance; it's a straight co-pay type program.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 3/19/25

Children and Families Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • They funded 98 programs from across the state, and I would really encourage you all to look in your pockets
  • <00:01:58.000> state<00:01:58.240> and<00:01:58.479> I programs from across
  • the state and I programs from across the state and I would<00:01:58.880> really<00:01:59.200><
  • Um, I want to say like 10 counties across the state use these types of interventions and youth programming
  • It will go to 98 grantees through this program, and they're all across the state, and that money would
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • We had data for the rest of the state, but we don't.
  • , any other state, or of the United States.
  • Two of the cases that Governor Abbott highlighted in his State of the State address had to do with the
  • Please state your name and your position. you.
  • Lastly, S.J.R. 1 would also force state... state judges who have no authority or expertise in immigration
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • You have two minutes and state your name. Name and your position, please.
  • Anyone on United States soil receives those same protections regardless of status.
  • I was raised that this state valued fairness, compassion, and justice more than any other state.
  • State your name and your position. My name is Nikki Presley.
  • the state of Texas and the country.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/25/2026 - Senate Judiciary and Elections

Judiciary and Elections

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  • and benefiting other states.
  • Laws from other states or the United States that are substantially similar to those.
  • Department of State.
  • We're not asking this committee or the state to outlaw kratom.
  • It did not cost the state a dime.
Summary: The committee first heard HB 2825, which would replace criminal enforcement tools for nonpayment of fines, fees, restitution, and related obligations with a civil collection process. Supporters, including the sponsor, argued it would streamline restitution collection and reduce costly incarceration, while opponents from victims’ rights groups, judges, and prosecutors said it would weaken victims’ constitutional rights and remove effective enforcement leverage. The chair adopted an amendment requiring a summons and clarifying that victims’ constitutional remedies are preserved, and the committee passed the bill 5-2. The committee then considered HB 4070, which would bar corporations from incorporating if an officer, director, or trustee had been convicted of sex or human trafficking, and would extend civil liability to those who facilitate trafficking. Supporters framed it as a “corporate death penalty” aimed at preventing trafficking through corporate governance, while the ACLU warned the facilitation language was vague and could sweep too broadly. After adopting the chair’s amendment defining “facilitate,” the committee passed the bill 5-2. The committee also unanimously recommended confirmation of Neil McDowell to the Arizona Board of Executive Clemency after hearing his background in corrections and his plans to review cases thoroughly and efficiently. Next, HB 2720 was heard, which would raise penalties for paying or agreeing to pay for sexual conduct, add a $200 assessment for the anti-human trafficking fund, and allow certain sex-trafficking victims convicted of prostitution to seal vacated records. Supporters, including law enforcement, prosecutors, and survivor advocates, said it would deter demand and help victims; opponents argued it could still sweep in trafficking victims and lacked sufficient safeguards. The committee passed the bill 4-3. The committee also heard HB 2028, a strike-everything amendment allowing community restitution in lieu of a $20 assessment for indigent homeless defendants, and HB 2047, which would increase trespass penalties for remaining in or returning to property after an eviction writ; both were discussed but no final vote is reflected in the transcript excerpt. Additional bills were introduced and heard later in the meeting, including HB 2136, which would create new offenses for “civil terrorism” and “subversion” and increase penalties for certain highway obstruction; the ACLU opposed it as viewpoint discrimination. HB 2406 would make images and recordings of abused children and deceased minors confidential and restrict dissemination and monetization; the sponsor said it was intended to prevent re-victimization and misuse of public records, while defense-side speakers asked for clearer access for defense teams. HB 2415 would tighten regulation of kratom products and specifically target concentrated 7-OH products; testimony sharply split between supporters who described public-health risks and opponents who said prohibition would harm consumers who use it for pain or recovery. The transcript ends before any final action on those later bills is shown.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Rules Mar 3rd, 2026

Rules

Transcript Highlights:
  • The program that has been developed at LMU and at Colorado State is a five-semester program of 65 to
  • states at once, or do they have to do a state-by-state investigation?
  • states at once, or did they have to do a state-by-state investigation?
  • Jeff Scala, Florida Association of Counties, stated that the bill aligns with the Government Finance
  • We were in a state of crisis in the state of Florida.
Summary: The committee first took up SB 354, the “Blue Ribbon Projects” bill, which creates a framework for large planned communities on at least 15,000 contiguous acres with 60% reserved area and a streamlined local review process. Senator McLean presented the bill and a strike-all amendment, and members raised concerns about local control, conservation enforceability, data centers, concurrency, multi-county projects, and whether reserve lands could later be converted. Audubon Florida and 1,000 Friends of Florida opposed the bill, arguing the conservation protections were not permanent enough and that the reserve areas could be changed later; small-county representatives also worried about tax-base impacts. Supporters argued the bill would better manage growth, preserve green space, and provide a more orderly alternative to sprawl. After debate, the committee voted to report the bill favorably. The committee then approved SB 620 on candidate qualifying, which requires candidates for federal, state, county, district, judiciary, school, and school board offices to disclose any non-U.S. citizenship. Amendments added disclosure about whether federal candidates intend to trade stock if elected and adjusted 2026 congressional qualifying procedures in the event of redistricting, including a new qualifying window and petition rules. The bill was reported favorably after brief support from a member of the public and discussion about candidate vetting. The committee also reported favorably CS/CS/CS/SB 1452, a Department of Financial Services bill with amendments addressing My Safe Florida Home notices, condo pilot eligibility, firefighter hiring, unclaimed property, and related financial-services provisions. Next, the committee approved CS/CS/SB 1620, a school board members’ bill of rights. A substitute amendment narrowed the bill to access to records, fiscal transparency, and nondisclosure agreements, while preserving board members’ rights to timely documents, budget information, and public comment, and setting deadlines for records requests. Superintendents and a school board member testified in support, saying the bill clarifies roles and prevents board members from being frozen out. The committee also passed CS/HB 245, which replaces the term “child pornography” with “child sexual abuse material”; one senator supported the terminology change but warned about preserving legal precedent and avoiding appellate issues. The committee then reported favorably SB 1548, an update to the Live Local affordable housing law expanding eligible sites and clarifying setbacks, airport proximity, and fair-housing protections. Finally, the committee took up the veterinary medicine bill creating veterinary professional associates. The bill allows trained master’s-level VPAs to perform limited veterinary services under a veterinarian’s supervision, and an amendment tightened the standard to immediate supervision on premises. Supporters said the measure would expand access to care, especially in rural areas with vet shortages, while opponents argued it added unnecessary regulation. After testimony from veterinary educators and others, the bill continued with support expressed by committee members, including praise for the direct-supervision amendment.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/16/2026 - House Land, Agriculture & Rural Affairs

Land, Agriculture & Rural Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Please state your name, your district, and your bill. Lisa Fink.
  • What if it's a mix of public lands and state lands?
  • What if it's a mix of public lands and state lands?
  • programs.
  • At present, programs of this nature are available in North Carolina, Alabama, and Idaho.
Summary: The committee heard three measures. HB 2013 would require the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality to submit an exceptional event demonstration to the EPA when wildfires on federally managed land affect Arizona air quality. Sponsor Rep. Lisa Fink said the bill is intended to prevent Arizona from being penalized for wildfire-driven air quality problems and could help reduce regulatory burdens. Sierra Club opposed the bill, arguing the existing exceptional-event process already requires case-by-case analysis, that automatic filings could be unnecessary or ineffective, and that the bill lacked an appropriation. ADEQ testified neutral. The committee approved HB 2013 on a 5-1 vote. HB 2292 would create the Wildfire Prevention Authority and Fund under the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management; a committee amendment renamed it the Wildfire Mitigation and Risk Reduction Authority and Fund, capped administrative expenses at 8%, and prioritized funding for single-family and multi-family dwellings. Supporters, including Coconino County Vice Chair Geronimo Vasquez and the County Supervisors Association, said the bill would provide a coordinated, data-driven wildfire mitigation program funded by a $20 million annual diversion from insurance premium tax revenues, helping reduce wildfire damage and stabilize insurance costs. Members discussed the funding source as an existing tax diversion rather than a new tax. The committee adopted the amendment and then passed HB 2292 as amended on an 8-0 vote. HCM 2011 urges Congress to pass federal legislation to delist the Mexican wolf, defund the reintroduction program, and transfer management to local authorities. The sponsor said the memorial responds to ranching impacts from wolf predation and supports federal action already moving in Congress. Sierra Club opposed the memorial, saying the species remains insufficiently recovered and that delisting would be premature. After debate, including comments both supporting and opposing delisting, the committee approved HCM 2011 on a 5-2 vote and then adjourned.