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HI
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:32:10.240><c> this</c><00:32:10.559><c> fish</c><00:32:11.279><c> and</c> if we don't preserve
- And so it might have been developed during that time to preserve the fish that we were putting out so
- And so it might have been developed during that time to preserve the fish that we were putting out so
- And so it might have been developed during that time to preserve the fish that we were putting out so
- And so it might have been developed during that time to preserve the fish that we were putting out so
Bills:
HB1817 , HB2056 , HB2616 , HB1718 , HB1842 , HB1740 , HB1919 , HB1616 , HB1774 , HB1984 , HB1603 , HB2171
Committee:
House Water & Land
Keywords:
fishing regulation, ʻamaʻama, striped mullet, bag limit, overfishing, Hawaii fisheries, funding, appropriations, Honolulu, housing, construction, grant-in-aid, community development, Banyan Drive, Hawaii community development authority, cultural revitalization, special fund, public safety, economic development, affordable housing
Summary:
The committee heard HB 1817, which would create a daily bag limit for amaa/ama fish to protect Hawaii’s fisheries. DLNR said the biggest stressor on amaa populations is diversion of freshwater flows that cut off food sources for juvenile fish, and suggested that place-by-place rulemaking with fishers and stakeholders would be the most effective approach. A teacher and several Waialua Elementary students testified in strong support, describing research on declining catch data, cultural importance, and the need to preserve the fish for future generations. Other supporters said the fish is being outcompeted by invasive species and cited historical declines, including testimony that bag limits in Hilo Bay have helped increase populations.
Committee members asked DLNR about traditional and cultural gathering rights, whether the bill’s bag limit would apply to native Hawaiian practices, and whether the limit was 10 per day or per season. DLNR said constitutional Hawaiian practices are protected, but also noted that if the bag limit is set in statute it would limit the department’s flexibility to tailor rules by area. Members also asked about other conservation efforts, and DLNR said fish pond revitalization and amaa production are underway statewide. One member raised concern that a statewide statutory limit might not fit conditions on every island, and DLNR said it has authority to adopt area-specific rules through rulemaking, though that process can take months to more than a year.
The committee then moved to HP 206, an appropriations measure for the City and County of Honolulu involving school land transfers, and HP 266B relating to Banyan Drive. On HP 206, the county said the request is a one-time item and estimated costs were about $3.25 million, with the city and county already spending more than $350,000 on the transfers. On HP 266B, HCDA said it is conducting a master planning effort for Banyan Drive and plans a community visioning exercise this summer. Testimony from the Banyan Drive redevelopment agency emphasized the need for more flexible land-tenure rules, while OHA supported the bill with amendments to include cultural specialists and lineal descendants in the redevelopment process and to protect ceded lands. No votes were taken in the portion of the meeting provided.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
EDT-HRE, HRE Public Hearings 03-13-2025
Economic Development and Tourism
Transcript Highlights:
- :23.119><c> to</c> ademic plant sea Bank pilot program to ademic plant sea Bank pilot program to preserve
- ><c> promotee</c><00:48:24.800><c> the</c><00:48:24.960><c> planning</c><00:48:25.400><c> of</c> preserve
- and promotee the planning of preserve and promotee the planning of plant<00:48:26.000><c> species</c
- They will preserve them in liquid nitrogen and other storage, you know, cold storage and such, but they
- they will preserve them in liquid<00:58:49.160><c> nitrogen</c><00:58:49.880><c> and</c><00:58:50.200
Committee:
Senate Economic Development and Tourism
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Economic Development and Tourism and Higher Education heard HB 1494, relating to sports facilities. Testimony was largely in opposition to the bill as drafted from the Stadium Authority, the Department of Accounting and General Services, and the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism, with several other written comments also opposing; each asked that if the measure advances, Senate language from related stadium bills be incorporated instead. The University of Hawaiʻi testified in support of the Nāʻid project and said it wants the project delivered at Halawa so the university can have a football facility, though members pressed the university on whether it was effectively supporting both the project and the bill’s current approach.
A substantial portion of the hearing focused on the stadium project’s financing, schedule, and oversight. DAGS and Public Works discussed a consultant contract that had grown to about $28 million and an audit that recovered $441,000 after improper travel and expense reimbursements, including first-class airfare and other personal expenses; officials said the audit exposed weak internal controls and led to revised reimbursement policies. Members questioned whether the problems would have been found without media reporting and whether stronger oversight should have been in place earlier.
The committee also discussed the current Ching Field setup for UH football, with witnesses describing it as less than ideal and temporary until the new stadium is built. Stadium Authority representatives said the current preferred offeror is Aloha Halawa Development Partners, negotiations have recently accelerated, and the goal remains a contract this summer and a fall 2028 opening. They said the state is committed to $350 million in general obligation bonds, with the overall project expected to cost more, and that the developer is exploring other financing sources such as TIF or CFD while the state and city work to expedite permits and demolition. No vote or final action on the bill was taken in the portion provided.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Housing Finance and Policy Committee 3/11/25
Housing Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- to the second-largest state university in Minnesota, and as a result, Mankato has worked hard to preserve
- to the second-largest state university in Minnesota, and as a result, Mankato has worked hard to preserve
- restrict residential units to protect restrict residential units to protect and<01:17:52.719><c> preserve
- </c><01:17:53.320><c> Public</c><01:17:53.639><c> Health</c><01:17:54.080><c> the</c> and preserve Public
- Health the and preserve Public Health the environment<01:17:54.639><c> or</c><01:17:54.920><c> scenic
Committee:
House Housing Finance and Policy
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 2/26/25
Children and Families Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- things are mentioned and are mandated, are done in other computer systems that the county has to preserve
- </c><00:26:14.159><c> and</c> the county has to pre um preserve and the county has to pre um preserve
- I'm also a co-chair of the Metropolitan Urban Indian Directors Family Preservation Committee, which is
- I'm also the chair of the Metro Urban Indian Directors Family Preservation Committee, who assisted in
- The Indian Child Welfare Act and the Minnesota Indian Family Preservation Act outlined that children
Keywords:
mandatory reporting, training requirements, child maltreatment, abuse detection, local welfare agency, child protection, child welfare, paperwork reduction, social services information system, SSIS, Department of Children, Youth, and Families, foster care, children in placement, county social services, Tribal governments, private child placing agencies, case management, administrative burden, information technology, human services
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- This aid is designated for local governments to develop and preserve affordable housing and to help those
- 10.480><c> housing</c><01:04:11.200><c> and</c><01:04:11.319><c> to</c><01:04:11.480><c> help</c> preserve
- affordable housing and to help preserve affordable housing and to help those<01:04:12.200><c> experience
- And this aid is designated to help local Metro governments develop and preserve affordable housing, as
- And this aid is designated to help local Metro governments develop and preserve affordable housing, as
Committee:
House Taxes
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, June 30, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- moving wall is displayed and take the time to learn of its importance and the sacrifices made to preserve
- For 100 years, the Criterion has spoken truth to power, preserved history, amplified local voices, and
- But preserving those values requires us to be clear-eyed about the threats that we have to freedom.
- That is why institutions devoted to preserving our collective memory matter so profoundly.
- Preserve, O Lord, these United States and keep this country in your care for the years to come.
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- Most importantly, the four-day school week preserves local control.
- transparency regarding program structure and oversight, provides appropriate accountability, and preserves
- SB 441 will support parental engagement and preserve parental choice in selecting the educational environment
- SB 441 will support parental engagement and preserve parental choice in selecting the educational environment
- SB 441 allows Louisiana's non-public schools to preserve a tradition of academic excellence, complete
Committee:
House Education
Keywords:
school safety, emergency operations plan, crisis management, active shooter, drills, training, classroom security, primary health services, behavioral health, school health providers, medical necessity, student health care, education, school week, instructional time, public schools, performance score, student athletes, cardiovascular health, sudden cardiac arrest
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications Committee Apr 21st, 2026
Energy, Utilities and Communications
Transcript Highlights:
- and balancing accounts allow utilities to track incremental, hard-to-predict costs while still preserving
- of rising rates, particularly the growing share of policy costs placed onto utility bills, while preserving
- We will, in Section 21080.39B3, add in state parks and national preserves.
- “[It] will clarify project scope for projects within state parks, national preserves, national monuments
- CEQA exemption somewhat limited for state parks, national parks, wilderness areas, and national preserves
Committee:
Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications
Summary:
The committee heard several energy, water, and utility bills. SB 919 by Senator Grayson would extend the biomethane monetary incentive program through 2030 and authorize additional funding to support renewable natural gas projects by reducing interconnection costs. Supporters said high interconnection costs and the current tax treatment are major barriers to methane reduction projects; opponents, including TURN and environmental groups, raised ratepayer cost concerns and objected to rate-basing and additional public funding. The author said amended language would remove the rate-basing provisions and instead urge the CPUC to act quickly on its pending decision.
SB 931 by Senator Laird would reauthorize the Community Impact Mitigation Program for the Diablo Canyon plant through 2030 to continue funding local emergency preparedness, fire protection, public safety, and school district costs. The County of San Luis Obispo and labor groups supported the bill, while TURN opposed it as a statewide ratepayer subsidy that could be funded from existing PG&E revenues instead of higher rates. Members discussed the bill in the context of the 2022 Diablo Canyon extension deal and the possibility of a future longer extension.
SB 1215 by Senator Cortese would direct the CPUC to set deployment targets for EV charging in multifamily housing and evaluate progress, with amendments aimed at affordability and limiting system upgrade costs. Supporters said renters are largely locked out of home charging and that prior utility programs proved cost-effective; no opposition testified. SB 1359 by Senator Stern would require more deliberate CPUC review before major gas system investments, emphasizing electrification and non-pipeline alternatives. Gas utilities and several industry groups opposed it, arguing it could undermine the obligation to serve, create safety and reliability risks, and change the regulatory compact.
The committee also heard SB 1125 by Senator Menjivar, presented by Senator Gonzalez, which would establish a statewide low-income water rate assistance program upon appropriation. Water agencies, environmental groups, and local governments supported the measure, while one member expressed concern that it lacked a funding source and could not overcome Proposition 218 limits; the bill was moved to Appropriations and the roll was left open. Finally, SB 1098 by Senator Perez would restrict the use of long-running memorandum and balancing accounts by investor-owned utilities, require exceptional circumstances for new accounts, and add sunset and cost-sharing requirements. Consumer advocates and large energy users supported tighter oversight, while the utilities and business groups opposed the bill as too rigid and potentially harmful to flexibility for wildfire, emergency, and safety-related costs.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Otherwise, the rest of it is adding references to the Minnesota Indian Family Preservation Act.
- Schools enjoy freedom to innovate for their students while preserving the benefits and support that a
- Schools enjoy freedom to innovate for their students while preserving the benefits and support that a
- </c><00:37:12.240><c> the</c><00:37:12.480><c> benefits</c><00:37:12.880><c> and</c> while preserving
- the benefits and while preserving the benefits and support<00:37:13.359><c> that</c><00:37:13.599><c
Committee:
House Education Policy
Keywords:
foster care, child welfare, enrollment priority, education programs, child care assistance, education, school board, elections, local governance, school district, site-governed schools, education reform, local control, autonomy, interchange, bond issuance, transportation, infrastructure funding, Sherburne County, student eligibility
MS
Transcript Highlights:
- ><c> payment</c><00:37:30.079><c> limit</c> In 2015, when inpatient rolled into managed care, to preserve
- inatient rolled in to managed<00:37:54.079><c> care</c><00:37:55.280><c> to</c><00:37:55.680><c> preserve
- </c><00:37:56.240><c> the</c><00:37:56.720><c> upper</c> managed care to preserve the upper managed care
- to preserve the upper payment<00:37:57.440><c> limit</c><00:37:57.920><c> that</c><00:37:58.240><c>
- </c><01:22:37.520><c> these</c><01:22:37.920><c> hospitals</c> find a way to preserve these hospitals
Committee:
Joint Medicaid
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- And then the last thing is that we need to preserve federal funding.
- :20.480><c> to</c> then the last thing is that we need to then the last thing is that we need to preserve
- </c><00:32:22.240><c> So</c><00:32:22.919><c> again,</c><00:32:23.919><c> all</c> preserve federal funding
- So again, all preserve federal funding.
- In fact, we have made sure to preserve all of their job duties at DHS.
Committee:
Senate Finance
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, June 9, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:10:28.560><c> their</c><00:10:28.800><c> freedom</c> their struggle to preserve their freedom
- their struggle to preserve their freedom during<00:10:30.079><c> the</c><00:10:30.320><c> days</c><00
- A promise to<00:22:45.600><c> protect</c><00:22:45.919><c> and</c><00:22:46.240><c> preserve</c><00:22
- She believed that preserving history was not simply about remembering the past.
- </c><02:27:11.439><c> the</c> anti-fraud capability, preserves the anti-fraud capability, preserves the
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Privacy, Digital Technologies, and Consumer Protection Committee Jun 29th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- We also appreciate the addition of Section Fraud while preserving important consumer protections.
- We encourage the legislature to pursue AI policies that promote transparency while preserving patient
- medical judgment without unnecessary administrative burdens. ...that promote transparency while preserving
- on how to deploy and how to use it in a team environment that can be related to outcomes while preserving
- and for their children, we think that that satisfies the objectives of the bill, and we wanted to preserve
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Privacy, Digital Technologies, and Consumer Protection heard several bills focused on privacy, AI, surveillance, and consumer protections. AB 302 would bar schools from excluding students from extracurricular activities because they do not use social media and would require schools to use at least one non-addictive means of contacting students and parents; it drew support from Common Sense Media and no opposition. AB 1705, the Reclaim Act, would require websites hosting non-consensual pornography to verify consent before upload; district attorneys and the Commission on the Status of Women supported it, while TechNet and CCIA opposed or raised concerns. AB 2007 would separate parental consent for a child’s image/likeness from general program enrollment forms in youth programs; educators supported it, while local government and parks groups raised implementation and penalty concerns. AB 2212 would update higher education sexual harassment definitions to include tech-facilitated harassment such as cyberbullying, doxing, and nudification-related abuse; students and advocacy groups strongly supported it, with no opposition. AB 1837 would extend transit agencies’ authority to use camera enforcement in bus-only lanes and at transit stops, with privacy retention limits and human review; transit agencies supported it, while some senators expressed concern about automated enforcement and surveillance, and the bill was placed on call after a split vote. AB 2392 would create an intersegmental higher education working group on generative AI training and procurement standards; it passed 5-0 after amendments removed prerequisites tying AI deployment to completion of the report. The consent calendar was also approved on call. Later, AB 1798 would prohibit life and disability insurers from using non-diagnostic genetic information in underwriting; supporters argued it protects privacy and encourages testing, while insurers opposed the bill as undermining risk-based underwriting, and it advanced on a 3-0 vote on call. Finally, AB 1883 would restrict workplace use of emotion-recognition and neural-data surveillance tools; labor and privacy advocates supported it, employers and local agencies raised safety and litigation concerns, and it passed 3-0 to Labor after narrowing amendments.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Should Minnesota mandate coverage for infertility treatment? 4/8/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Nearly 10% of cancer patients, about 8,000 Minnesotans, may need fertility preservation to build their
- So, before treatment began, he chose to preserve his fertility and we were focused on survival, but also
- So, before treatment began, he chose to So, before treatment began, he chose to preserve<00:10:16.720
- Equally as concerning, many insurance plans do not cover fertility preservation for patients diagnosed
- They have a narrow window to preserve their ability to have children.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Health Committee Apr 7th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- We welcome solutions that preserve timely access to care, protect consumers from excessive charges, and
- It simply reaffirms patient privacy laws and preserves a clear boundary around the care that California
- We share the author's commitment to protecting patient safety and preserving the integrity of clinical
- I appreciate the intent of this bill to preserve physician judgment and protect patients.
- And the approach they all take is to comply with the law while preserving coverage for Californians to
Summary:
The Assembly Health Committee heard a long agenda of health-related bills, beginning with AB 2651 by Bonta, which would require schools to notify parents when school vaccination rates fall below herd immunity thresholds. Supporters, including family physicians, PTA representatives, and medical groups, said the bill would improve transparency and help parents protect children and vulnerable family members. Opponents argued the data could be misleading, could identify medically exempt or conditional students, and might lead to stigma or discrimination. The bill was later moved out of committee on a due-pass-as-amended motion, with one no vote recorded on the roll call.
The committee also heard AB 2123 by Aguirre-Curry on medical debt relief, AB 1570 by Wilson to eliminate out-of-pocket costs for medically necessary breast diagnostic and supplemental imaging, AB 2201 by Berner to restore Medi-Cal eligibility and renewal flexibilities, AB 2448 by Berman to strengthen privacy protections for reproductive and gender-affirming care records, AB 2034 by Addis on food additive safety and transparency, and AB 2598 by Krell to require better notification of next of kin when a patient dies in a hospital. Each bill drew strong support from authors, advocates, and affected individuals, while some drew opposition from insurers, industry groups, or transparency critics who raised concerns about cost, duplication, implementation, or unintended harm. Several bills were moved forward on due-pass-as-amended motions, including AB 2123, AB 2201, AB 2448, AB 2034, and AB 2598.
The committee also heard AB 2551 by Elhawary, which would require health plans to collect and publish data on how often enrollees must go out of network for behavioral health care and why. Supporters said the measure would expose access barriers and high out-of-pocket costs, especially for communities of color and people with language access needs; opponents said it would add another reporting mandate and might not solve provider shortage problems. Members generally expressed support for the bill’s goals and several described personal or district-level experiences with behavioral health access problems. The bill was then moved out of committee on a due-pass motion. The committee also took up consent items and other procedural motions, with multiple bills reported out and some placed on call.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Correctional Consolidation and Collaboration Apr 6th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- It was about self-preservation.
- It's about self-preservation and all those things, whether it's sheriff's, DOC, probation, or parole.
- Maybe we could save costs, and maybe we could preserve. save costs and maybe we could preserve the necessary
- How do we help to preserve? Because if not, there's going to be layoffs, massive layoffs.
- I mean, there's going to be demand from local communities and from the court system for preservation
Summary:
The commission held an open discussion on how to develop recommendations for its report due at the end of September, with chairs Dan Hunt and Senator Brownsberger emphasizing that the group is moving from information-gathering into idea-sharing. Members discussed the need for more testimony from stakeholders such as reentry centers, correctional officers, unions, and the judiciary, and several participants urged the commission to use prior reports and existing data as a starting point. There was broad agreement that the work should focus on outcomes, transparency, and identifying gaps across the correctional and community supervision systems.
A major theme was whether Massachusetts should move toward a more integrated, step-down model that better connects DOC, county sheriffs, probation, parole, reentry centers, and community-based services. Participants raised the possibility of expanding use of minimum security, pre-release, day reporting, and community justice support centers, and some suggested exploring whether sheriffs should have jurisdiction over people with longer remaining sentences, or whether judges should have more discretion to place people in county facilities. Others stressed the importance of involving the judiciary earlier, improving sentencing information, and aligning programming across agencies so reentry planning begins at sentencing and continues through release.
The discussion also focused on facility conditions, women’s housing, Bridgewater, Framingham, restrictive housing, and the relationship between correctional settings and mental health needs. Several members called for more consistent standards, better data on spending and program effectiveness, and stronger accountability for evidence-based practices. The group also raised concerns about contraband K2, the need for cultural change inside institutions, and the importance of trust, staff training, and soft handoffs to the community. No votes were taken; the meeting was primarily a working discussion, and the chairs said they would circulate a written set of recommendations and continue the conversation at future meetings.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 2/26/26
Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
Transcript Highlights:
- by ensuring transparency and litigation while protecting taxpayers' confidential information and preserving
- by ensuring transparency and litigation while protecting taxpayers' confidential information and preserving
- by ensuring transparency and litigation while protecting taxpayers' confidential information and preserving
- by ensuring transparency and litigation while protecting taxpayers' confidential information and preserving
- </c> information and preserving due process. information and preserving due process.
Committee:
House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
Keywords:
Safe at Home, address confidentiality, domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, harassment, victim privacy, survivor protection, confidential address, protected address, secret address, identity protection, residential confidentiality, program participant, nondiscrimination, court disclosure, protective order, service of process, driver's license, state ID
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
Senate Chamber Feb 6th, 2026 at 11:27 am
New Mexico Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Her platform focuses on elderly care, preservation of the Dene language, and addressing water issues
- They're leaders in protecting our land, preserving our language and culture, and strengthening our state
- They're leaders in protecting our land, preserving our language and culture, and strength. their leaders
- in protecting our land, preserving our language and culture, and strengthening our state.
- way it is and bring it back, try to re... ...important to preserve it the way it is and bring it back
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee Apr 24th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- One is to preserve it for longevity, not seven. Common sense, very necessary.
- One is to preserve it for longevity, not to have it expire just in a couple of years, and to also still
- I would like to begin by accepting the committee's suggested amendments to preserve local government's
- Over the last 10 years, we've preserved over 2,000 units of affordable housing, built 800 units, and
- Today's bill, the Social Housing Act, will produce and preserve affordable housing that's much badly
Summary:
The committee first heard AB 1157, the Affordable Rent Act, which would lower California’s annual rent cap, remove the single-family home exemption, and eliminate the sunset on existing tenant protections. The author and supporters argued that renters are facing severe affordability pressures, especially in single-family rentals, and that stronger statewide rent stabilization is needed to prevent displacement and homelessness. Opponents, including apartment, building, and property-owner groups, said the bill would discourage housing production, harm small landlords, and override a deal they said was intended to be temporary while the state focused on building more housing.
Public testimony on AB 1157 was extensive, with many renters, tenant advocates, labor groups, and community organizations speaking in support, while many landlords, business groups, and property-owner representatives spoke in opposition. Committee members were split: some praised the bill as a necessary response to the rent crisis, while others warned it could reduce investment and worsen the housing shortage. The committee ultimately voted 7-5 to pass AB 1157 to the Assembly Judiciary Committee.
The committee then approved the consent calendar, including AB 413, AB 1152, and AB 1275, on a 9-0 vote. It also heard ACA 3, which would require the University of California to make available a limited number of down payment loans for eligible long-term support staff who are first-time homebuyers. Supporters said the measure would help lower-wage UC workers afford homeownership and improve retention, while UC and other opponents argued the proposal was duplicative of existing state programs, unnecessary, and potentially harmful to UC finances. The discussion focused on financing mechanics and the relationship to CalHFA, but no final vote on ACA 3 was included in the portion provided.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- It affects a lot of generational farmers out in rural Minnesota that are torn between safety and preserving
- 00:14:56.079><c> and</c> um that are torn between safety and um that are torn between safety and preserving
- <00:14:56.959><c> their</c> preserving their preserving their farms.<00:14:59.839><c> Uh</c><00:15:00.240
- Culturally, a city band helps preserve our identity.
- By helping landowners keep the forest as forest, we encourage sustainable management and preserve forest
Committee:
Senate Taxes