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AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
02/18/2026 - Senate Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency
Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency
Transcript Highlights:
- As soon as Emily turned 18, I moved to Graham County, and I moved three times within Graham County, eventually
- As soon as Emily turned 18, I moved to Graham County and I moved three times within Graham County, eventually
- Jacob Eminate, County Supervisors.
- legitimate government interest.
- A government can be immediately sued by the developer when the government asks for an illegal exaction
Bills:
SB1176 , SB1186 , SB1235 , SB1286 , SB1446 , SB1458 , SB1515 , SB1616 , SB1641 , SB1668 , SB1670 , SB1678 , SB1747 , SB1787
Keywords:
stormwater, water storage, replenishment credits, groundwater, aquifer, Arizona Revised Statutes, disclosure, state contracts, procurement records, donations, transparency, EMS, reciprocity, interstate compact, paramedics, emergency medical technicians, licensure, public safety, military personnel, veterinary telemedicine
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session Feb 12th, 2026
Washington House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- This bill came to me when the colleges were taking a lot of funding hits last year as a way for government
- It's a good government efficiency bill.
- So this is just a good government efficiency bill to make that happen. I do want to clarify, Mr.
- I'll not get into the puns about how this should be a core function of government.
- It is essential that the work we do here focus on delivering for people, making government work better
Bills:
HB1160 , HB1289 , HB1339 , HB1798 , HB1065 , HB1795 , HB2107 , HB2113 , HB2124 , HB2125 , HB2133 , HB2134 , HB2140 , HB2185 , HB2191 , HB2205 , HB2211 , HB2219 , HB2245 , HB2253 , HB2283 , HB2343 , HB2406 , HB2501 , HB2531 , HB2574 , HB1170 , HB1544 , HB1834 , HB2156 , HB2188 , HB2206 , HB2360 , HB2471 , HB2478 , HB2525 , HB2605 , HJM4012 , HB1104 , HB1152 , HB1254 , HB1443 , HB1710 , HB1750 , HB1903 , HB1941 , HB1974 , HB1982 , HB1983 , HB2006 , HB2034 , HB2105 , HB2179 , HB2203 , HB2215 , HB2223 , HB2239 , HB2247 , HB2297 , HB2303 , HB2322 , HB2329 , HB2334 , HB2338 , HB2345 , HB2348 , HB2350 , HB2353 , HB2355 , HB2363 , HB2367 , HB2379 , HB2388 , HB2399 , HB2418 , HB2420 , HB2428 , HB2441 , HB2462 , HB2464 , HB2467 , HB2495 , HB2505 , HB2534 , HB2539 , HB2544 , HB2551 , HB2554 , HB2557 , HB2575 , HB2577 , HB2588 , HB2594 , HB2604 , HB2636 , HB2714
Keywords:
design review, local government, land use, zoning, project permits, housing density, middle housing, affordable housing, parking minimums, single-family zoning, infill development, growth management, comprehensive plan, permit streamlining, objective development regulations, architectural review, administrative review, transit-oriented development, accessory dwelling units, ADU
Summary:
The House convened with a quorum present, the Pledge of Allegiance and prayer were offered, and the chamber approved the previous day’s minutes. Members then caucused briefly before moving into second reading and third reading action on several bills, with the day also marking the start of the three-minute debate rule through House of Origin cutoff.
The House passed House Bill 2338, which expands the low-income home weatherization program to support community-scale weatherization projects, especially for multifamily housing. It also passed House Bill 2353, raising the threshold for requiring predesign work on public projects from $10 million to $15 million, and Substitute House Bill 2363, a trailer bill allowing music therapy students to practice under supervision while exam scores are pending. Members described these as efficiency measures and consumer or workforce improvements.
The chamber also approved Substitute House Bill 2525 to establish the Heritage Orchard Program and a registry at Washington State University to preserve rare and heritage apple varieties, with sponsors emphasizing the importance of Washington’s apple industry and agricultural history. Additional bills passed unanimously included Substitute House Bill 2420 on increasing small works roster thresholds, Substitute House Bill 2428 on preventing unintended lapses in life insurance by allowing third-party designees, House Bill 2604 allowing electronic signatures for transferring salvage vehicles to insurers, and Substitute House Bill 2107 making permanent a pilot requiring Labor and Industries to notify employers of identified job-site hazards within 10 days.
Finally, the House adopted Amendment 1517 and passed Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2247, which updates veterinarian-client-patient relationship rules to allow telehealth between required physical visits and requires annual veterinarian oversight for certain animal production, commercial, and breeding operations. All of the listed bills received overwhelming support, with each final passage vote recorded at 94 yeas and 0 nays, except House Bill 2338, which passed 93-1.
AL
Committee:
House Health
Keywords:
court costs, Choctaw County, jail funding, municipal court, criminal proceedings, education funding, student outcomes, K-12 education, RAISE Act, accountability, special education, English language learners, local education agency, respiratory therapy, respiratory therapist, respiratory care, licensure, licensing board, advanced practice provider, nurse practitioner
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- And Pinal County. Okay. TPP to consumers, got it. Very good.
- So, just for real clarification, I represent the Pinal County Board of Supervisors.
- And also, people in my community and in my county paid. They didn't pay in Maricopa.
- Let's give Pinal County residents what Pinal County residents want. So with that, I'm going on.
- Parents who do want government funding have options available.
Keywords:
public safety, retirement system, investments, trust fund, board of trustees, financial report, income tax rebate, Pinal County, taxpayer eligibility, state revenue, financial assistance, transaction privilege tax, business location, tangible personal property, shared vehicle, sourcing, income tax, veterans, donations, tax refunds
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- For the record, my name is Charlotte Mena, proudly representing the 29th District in Pierce County.
- I am also the Government Relations Director for the Housing Authority of Snohomish County.
- The county gives the land bank priority for acquiring foreclosed properties.
- Addressing the affordable housing crisis is a top priority for counties as well.
- I'm a housing provider in King County, Washington, for the past over 20 years.
Committee:
House Housing
Keywords:
land bank, land banking authority, affordable housing, housing crisis, housing supply, public corporation, public housing authority, nonprofit housing, tax-foreclosed property, blight remediation, redevelopment, anti-displacement, equity, redlining, racial segregation, deed restriction, affordability covenant, property tax exemption, excise tax exemption, predevelopment
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama House Commerce and Small Business Committee Apr 23rd, 2025
Commerce and Small Business
Transcript Highlights:
- in those two counties.
- Again, we have a debate of big government versus small government.
- County are not.
- They're only excluding section one but section two applies to the county government, and it applies to
- the county government.
Committee:
House Commerce and Small Business
Keywords:
internet filtering, child protection, obscene content, civil liability, manufacturers, real estate, licensing, brokerage agreements, team structure, penalties, consumer protection, residential construction, architect approval, building regulations, engineering, single family homes, invisible disability, distinctive license plate, specialty plate, motor vehicle registration
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama House Agriculture and Forestry Committee Feb 26th, 2025
Agriculture and Forestry
Transcript Highlights:
- The reason we're doing this is that it has become more prevalent back in my home county, Marshall County
- In Marshall County, people are just dropping their dogs off on the side of the road and letting them
- I know several shelters in my county that would... I just don't believe that...
Committee:
House Agriculture and Forestry
Keywords:
SB64, Alabama, state waters, public waters, aquatic plants, aquatic vegetation, lake management, waterway maintenance, environmental regulation, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, DCNR, commercial contractors, vegetation removal, mowing aquatic plants, uprooting plants, Class C misdemeanor, fine, water quality, invasive species, lakes
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation Education Committee Apr 1st, 2026
Finance and Taxation Education
Transcript Highlights:
- Next to hopefully next, we had the county.
- We had the superintendent national superintendent in our county and the state last year.
- Yeah, so, uh, Baldwin County sir.
- They can't be a little kept Montgomery and contiguous county thing.
- I know but and contiguous county thing.
Bills:
HB517 , HB98 , HB235 , HB236 , HB237 , HB238 , HB239 , HB240 , HB241 , HB242 , HB565 , HB517 , HB98 , HB235 , HB236 , HB237 , HB238 , HB239 , HB240 , HB241 , HB242 , HB565 , SB380
Committee:
Senate Finance and Taxation Education
Keywords:
underground damage prevention, one-call notification system, utility locating, excavation safety, dig safe, call before you dig, utility lines, underground utilities, pipeline safety, gas pipeline, electric utility, telecommunications, water utility, wastewater, cable television, locate request, premark, tolerance zone, positive response, contract locator
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- County auditors are required to conduct outreach to any federally recognized tribes in their county twice
- County auditors are required to conduct outreach to any federally recognized tribes in their county twice
- It worked in Benton County and a sheriff was recalled there.
- The next bill, Senate Bill 5868, would add one judge to superior courts of Skagit County and Yakima County
- The next bill, Senate bill 5868, would add one judge to superior courts of Skagit County and Yakima County
Bills:
SB6147 , SB6082 , SB5862 , SB5882 , SB6323 , SB6346 , SB6162 , SB6256 , SB6220 , SB5650 , SB6343 , SB6113 , SB6211 , SB6114 , SB5898 , SB6347 , SB6244 , SB5868 , SB5762 , SB5988 , SB6194 , SB6246 , SB6223 , SB6052 , SB5828 , SB5954 , SB5963 , SB5909 , SGA9306
Committee:
Senate Ways & Means
Keywords:
grocery establishments, closure notice, consumer rights, local businesses, student financial aid, financial aid fraud, higher education, college enrollment fraud, fictitious students, ghost students, enrollment fraud, aid integrity, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, AI fraud, fraud prevention, Washington State, legislative audit, JLARC, full-time equivalent
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- It's filed in the probate court of the county where the hospital provided the services. that the hospital
- individuals living a terrorist threat, such as towards a school or any other entity, a church or government
- In my home county of Walker County, there were some schools that went on lockdown as many as... schools
- Another shooting threat took place yesterday in Walker County.
- a class C or class D felony, to file a petition in the criminal division of circuit court of the county
Bills:
SB210 , SB292 , HB360 , HB233 , HB66 , HB356 , HB164 , HB238 , HB209 , SB223 , HB307 , SB210 , SB292 , HB360 , HB233 , HB66 , HB356 , HB164 , HB238 , HB209 , SB223 , HB307
Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Keywords:
hospital liens, medical billing, government healthcare, insurance claims, patient rights, education oversight, subpoena authority, investigation, State Superintendent, school misconduct, drug courts, accountability, veterans, mental health, substance abuse, rehabilitation, criminal justice, court intervention, terrorist threat, terroristic threat
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- ...City of Globe, Gila County, and the town of Miami.
- Leach in Pima County, we have 124 percent, and Pinal County it's 126 percent, and Mr.
- We would still be bound for other county-related items.
- Finally, the bill sets the county ALTCS contributions, acute care county contributions, and the DSH distributions
- It's a government-funded program.
Bills:
HB4138 , HB4139 , HB4140 , HB4141 , HB4142 , HB4143 , HB4144 , HB4145 , HB4146 , HB4147 , HB4148 , HB4149 , HB4150 , HB4151 , HB4152 , HB4153 , SB1831 , SB1832 , SB1833 , SB1834 , SB1835 , SB1836 , SB1837 , SB1838 , SB1839 , SB1840 , SB1841 , SB1842 , SB1843 , SB1844 , SB1845 , SB1846
Committee:
Joint Appropriations
Keywords:
appropriations, education funding, health care, general fund, state budget, local funding, gaming, pari-mutuel, horse racing, regulatory assessment, first-time starters, budget implementation, federal funds, government services, budget stabilization, financial reporting, capital outlay, infrastructure, veterans services, highway construction
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- counties are Clark.
- Also, four counties receive different regional rates only for child care centers, and those counties
- , and in Franklin County being $59 in Pasco.
- The average median home sales price in Benton County is $429,000, and Franklin County is $405,000.
- County more because of the reimbursement rate.
Committee:
House Appropriations
Keywords:
health insurance, premium assistance, funding, healthcare, subsidies, failure to register, criminal justice, registration requirements, public safety, law enforcement, nonprofit, grant funding, pilot program, financial support, community development, child care, childcare, subsidy rates, rate regions, market rate survey
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, government is already becoming a fortress and isolating itself away from people and to make government
- Um, government is already becoming a fortress and isolating itself away from people and to make government
- Um, government is already becoming a fortress and isolating itself away from people and to make government
- Um, government is already becoming a fortress and isolating itself away from people and to make government
- </c> family members who live in Walker County family members who live in Walker County and<00:24:07.679
Bills:
HB63 , HB19 , HB80 , HB41 , HB20 , HB60 , HB100 , HB71 , HB91 , HB93 , HB63 , HB19 , HB80 , HB41 , HB20 , HB60 , HB100 , HB71 , HB91 , HB93
Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Keywords:
paternity, child custody, joint custody, parental rights, family law, domestic violence, shared parenting, Ebony Alert, missing youth, public safety, law enforcement, racial equity, human trafficking, victim restitution, civil action, criminal prosecution, labor servitude, sexual servitude, class A felony, class B felony
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Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Education Policy Committee Apr 1st, 2026
Education Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- And that gave me the idea for counties.
- And our the idea for counties.
- </c><00:05:10.960><c> join</c> so it would let smaller counties join so it would let smaller counties
- Be within their county.
- . counties. counties.
Committee:
Senate Education Policy
Keywords:
tobacco regulation, vaping, sales restrictions, youth protection, tobacco compliance, public health, education programs, electronic nicotine delivery systems, human cloning, criminal penalties, embryo, genetic modification, bioethics, campus chaplain, chaplain, school chaplain, volunteer, public K-12 schools, public schools, public charter schools
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
03/11/2026 - House Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections
Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections
Transcript Highlights:
- These were found on the county tax records and through UniSource, the GIS, and Mohave County Assessor
- County, Arizona.
- And the two counties that did respond, Yavapai County, according to the Secretary of State, had 11.
- You'll see this is from Maricopa County. This was turned over to the new Maricopa County recorder.
- This 4,000 in Mohave County—extrapolate that out in Maricopa County.
Committees:
House Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections , House House Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections Committee of Reference
Keywords:
elections, voting systems, vote tabulation, election security, internet connectivity, offline voting, chain of custody, polling place equipment, counting center, central counting center, election management system, EMS gateway, tabulation equipment, secretary of state, certification, decertification, HAVA, Help America Vote Act, ballot images, audit logs
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- We are so very, very fortunate to have strong partnerships with the City of Seattle, King County Metro
- I know that we’ve benefited in East King County from your mega program work over the years.
- The federal government has funding, but Oregon and Washington are both required to...
- Good evening, Chair Fey, Ranking Member Barkis, Axel Swanson with the Association of Counties.
- Axel Swanson with the Association of Counties.
Bills:
HB2306
Committee:
House Transportation
Keywords:
transportation budget, capital budget, operating budget, appropriations, Washington State Department of Transportation, WSDOT, Washington State Patrol, Department of Licensing, ferry funding, state ferries, highway maintenance, road preservation, bridge replacement, tolling, express toll lanes, traffic safety, speed cameras, ignition interlock, transit grants, public transit
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama House Boards, Agencies and Commissions Committee Apr 16th, 2025
Boards, Agencies and Commissions
Transcript Highlights:
- Matt Butler, House District 28, Edwalk County.
- Nicole Bracy, Junior, Mobile County.
- I'd also Talladega and Acusa counties.
- I'm your chairman, Margie Wilcox, House District 104, Mobile County.
- Say your name, what county you're from, and what school you attend.
Committee:
House Boards, Agencies and Commissions
Keywords:
real estate, disclosures, equitable interest, disciplinary actions, Alabama Real Estate Commission, parole procedures, advocacy, parole board, victim representation, inmate rights, HB397, homestead exemption, ad valorem tax, property tax, tax relief, senior exemption, elderly homeowners, retiree exemption, disability exemption, blind exemption
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama House Boards, Agencies and Commissions Committee Apr 9th, 2025
Boards, Agencies and Commissions
Transcript Highlights:
- Parker Moore, House District 4, Morgan, Limestone, and Madison counties.
- Matt Butler, House District 28, Edawal County. Bill Lamb, House District 62.
- Bill Lamb, House District 62, Tuscaloosa County.
- , Brown County.
- So, um, you know, this isn't like, as you said, it will now only apply to two counties.
Committee:
House Boards, Agencies and Commissions
Keywords:
water recreation, public access, water bodies, recreational use, water commissions, real estate, disclosures, equitable interest, disciplinary actions, Alabama Real Estate Commission, HB397, homestead exemption, ad valorem tax, property tax, tax relief, senior exemption, elderly homeowners, retiree exemption, disability exemption, blind exemption
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- David Rhodes, Yavapai County Sheriff's Office.
- Today, if a city or county... ...if a city or county levels discipline against an officer, the officer
- If this city or county is found wrong, the city or county can either accept the decision of the hearing
- If this city or county is found wrong, the city or county can either accept the decision of the hearing
- This bill deals with when a county or a city rejects it entirely, With when a county or a city rejects
Bills:
SB1071 , SB1315 , SB1317 , SB1416 , SB1493 , SB1537 , SB1542 , SB1584 , SB1626 , SB1740 , SB1751 , SB1804 , SCR1047 , SCR1049
Keywords:
Arizona Rangers, statutory repeal, security, state law, regulatory changes, school safety, interoperable communications, law enforcement, emergency response, funding, reentry programs, criminal justice, grants, recidivism, attorney general, missing children, kidnapping, reporting requirements, child safety, training
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- The problem is currently, especially in the metro areas of Maricopa County and Pima County, due to the
- to the county line, La Paz."
- to the county line, La Paz.
- The government cannot punish people more harshly because they express views critical of the government
- And it goes whether they're protesting the federal government or the state government." "Okay.
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