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HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
House Chamber - Tue Apr 7, 2026, 12:00PM HST - Day 40
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- work here at the legislature, I personally benefited from collaborating with the Ku Hana Business Program
- Throughout their programs like Ku Hana, they've also invested their work through Hawaiian Trades Academy
- Business Program to help support small Business Program to help support small businesses<00:21:36.760
- ><c> Ku</c><00:22:22.360><c> Hana,</c> Throughout their programs like Ku Hana, Throughout their programs
- And even in that same time, they've challenged government and bucked us to do better.
Bills:
HR39 , HCR43 , HR178 , HCR188 , SB3144 , SB3102 , SB2053 , SB3248 , SB2256 , SB3118 , SB2245 , SB2519 , SB3055 , SB2090 , SB2765 , SB2169 , SB3136 , SB2521 , SB2851 , SB3154 , SB3262 , SB2387 , SB3001 , SB2818 , SB2972 , SB2372 , SB2108 , SB888 , HR63 , HCR69
Keywords:
pedestrian safety, crosswalks, traffic calming, school zone, Honolulu, community safety, raised crosswalks, traffic infrastructure, agritourism, agricultural tourism, Hawaii Tourism Authority, HTA, working group, farm tourism, regenerative tourism, working lands, agricultural land use, county ordinances, permitting, farm bureau
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Labor & Workplace Standards Feb 20th, 2026 at 10:30 am
Labor & Workplace Standards
Transcript Highlights:
- recall, the bill that allows the Department of Labor and Industries to provide notices in various programs
- Like many state programs, Washington's workers' compensation system serves as a vital safety net for
- We think it's an important transparency step in this program. Thank you. Thank you.
- But the focus of the bill is to make sure that the users of the program are aware of the trade-offs,
- so the long-term sustainability of the program can remain in focus.
Committee:
House Labor & Workplace Standards
Keywords:
workers' compensation, industrial insurance, premium rates, rate transparency, actuarial rates, contingency reserves, Department of Labor and Industries, L&I, risk classifications, employer premiums, insurance regulation, rate setting, premium increase limits, workers' compensation advisory committee, retrospective rating, state insurance fund, accident and medical aid funds, SB 6188, asbestos, asbestos training
MD
Transcript Highlights:
- House Bill 900, Legislative Scholarship Programs, eligibility and use, real estate appraisal program,
- . program. program.
- </c> Program Feasibility Study. Program Feasibility Study.
- </c> Program, and Tax Credits. Program, and Tax Credits.
- </c> existing uh program. That's correct. existing uh program. That's correct.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee Mar 10th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Anna Buck, on behalf of the California Association of Realtors, here in respectful opposition to the
- Buck, if you don't mind, are you aligning your comments with the main witnesses or do the realtors have
Summary:
The Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee heard four measures and approved one consent item. AB 1617 was taken up on consent and passed to Appropriations. The committee then heard AB 1604, which would phase out bisphenol A in paper receipts by 2027 and all bisphenols by 2028. The author and supporters from Breast Cancer Prevention Partners and Californians Against Waste argued receipts are a source of worker and consumer exposure and waste contamination, while no opposition testified. The bill passed to Judiciary.
AB 1642, dealing with post-wildfire smoke and contamination standards for returning to homes, workplaces, and schools, drew extensive testimony. The author, a Caltech professor, and Eaton Fire survivors described heavy metals and other contaminants found in smoke-damaged homes and said California lacks clear science-based clearance standards. Insurance and real estate groups opposed or expressed concern, arguing the bill could overlap with insurance claims handling and add costs, while the author and supporters said it only sets scientific standards and does not regulate claims. The bill passed to Appropriations on a 5-2 vote.
AB 1691 addressed copper-based anti-fouling paint on boats and conflicting state water quality and pesticide regulations. The author and the City of Newport Beach said the bill would require DPR and the State Water Resources Control Board to coordinate on studies and consistent standards, while boating groups warned about unintended consequences and the possibility of a de facto ban. The committee also heard AB 1744, a truth-in-labeling bill sponsored by a high school eco club that would prohibit sunscreen from being marketed as reef-safe or reef-friendly if it contains chemical UV filters; it passed unanimously to Privacy and Consumer Protection. After add-on votes, the committee confirmed the earlier actions and adjourned.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
April 10, 2025 - 02:00 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- And so with that being said, you know, the buck stops here. The buck stops here with us.
Summary:
The Government Operations Subcommittee heard three bills. HB 1479, by Rep. Baker, created a public records exemption for lethality assessment forms and the victims’ answers under the domestic violence lethality assessment law. The sponsor said the goal was to protect victims and keep the form consistent statewide; a question was raised about whether other agencies such as DCF could access the information. The only public testimony was in support, and the bill passed 17-0 and was reported favorably.
The committee then took up HB 317, by Rep. Fabricio, which would require complaints against law enforcement and correctional officers to be written and sworn, require officers to receive the complaint and supporting evidence before interrogation or discipline, and keep unfounded investigations out of personnel files and from being used for promotions or commendations. Supporters, including the Fraternal Order of Police and a state corrections PBA representative, argued the bill would protect officers from frivolous or retaliatory complaints. Opponents, including the Florida Police Chiefs Association and the Florida Sheriffs Association, warned it would undermine transparency, early warning systems, accreditation, and accountability, and could discourage legitimate anonymous complaints. Several members debated the balance between officer due process and victim protection; the bill passed 11-6 and was reported favorably.
Finally, the committee heard HB 961, a Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles measure presented by Judge Maney. A strike-all amendment replaced the original language with a package aimed at improving customer service and efficiency in driver and vehicle services, including online title and registration requests, longer renewal periods for certain permanently handicapped persons, and a new misdemeanor offense for selling DHSMV appointment slots. The amendment and the bill as amended were supported by Florida tax collectors, adopted, and the committee passed HB 961 unanimously, 17-0, with a favorable report.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Energy Finance and Policy Committee 2/19/26
Energy Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- The biggest programs they run are the federal energy assistance program and the federal weatherization
- Representative Buck.
- like the Xcel PowerOn program, Minnesota's CARE program, CenterPoint's Gas Affordability Program, and
- like the Xcel PowerOn program, Minnesota's CARE program, CenterPoint's Gas Affordability Program, and
- </c> program, Centerpoint's Gas Affordability program, Centerpoint's Gas Affordability Program,<01:19
Committee:
House Energy Finance and Policy
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, March 26, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><04:49:48.000><c> to</c> solar you have to wait for the sun to solar you have to wait for the sun
- Other programs also discourage marriage, programs that you would lose eligibility for if both parents
- Other programs also discourage marriage, programs that you would lose eligibility for if both parents
- that also discourage other programs that also discourage marriage<05:42:11.520><c> programs</c><05:42
- </c><05:42:20.920><c> the</c> child are the food share programs the child are the food share programs
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- requirements relating to water improvement programs the statutorily prescribed land division disclosure
- These types of augmentation and transportation programs will enable us to better manage the totality
- And then there are other programs, there are conservation programs, serious conservation programs that
- Finally, the bill allows a county that establishes a water improvements program to designate an amount
- This voluntary program allows participants to generate ERCs by creating permanent emission reductions
Bills:
HB2014 , HB2031 , HB2078 , HB2102 , HB2103 , HB2117 , HB2261 , HB2262 , HB2264 , HB2278 , HB2428 , HB2494 , HB2756 , HB2758 , HB2762 , HB2782 , HB2932 , HB2933 , HB2986
Committee:
Senate Natural Resources
Keywords:
air emissions, fuel blends, environmental quality, feasibility study, Arizona Department of Agriculture, water rights, groundwater, Willcox, active management area, certificate of grandfathered rights, Arizona legislature, aggregate mining, reclamation plans, environmental protection, public safety, land use, domestic water, improvement district, water delivery, water hauling
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 4 on State Administration and General Government Apr 9th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- These are our climate-smart agriculture programs and the farm to school program.
- These programs, namely the Regional Farm Equipment Sharing Program and the Tribal Food Sovereignty Program
- programs.
- Is Market Match in this program, or is that in a different program, the farmers' market match?
- And this... oh, the CNIP program, the Certified Nutrition Incentives Program.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- I mean, to us, lottery tickets should work like that, and I know they're piloting a program like that
- , consumer protection control. internal audit programs.
- And in overseeing this agency, which you know, ultimately the commissioners the buck stops with the all
- That program is audited annually every single year by an independent.
- him another twenty seven five that's a hundred thirteen million bucks in five years.
Bills:
SB 28 , SB 687 , SJR 34 , SCR 9 , SB 523 , SB 62 , SB 847 , SB 706 , SB 869 , SB 890 , SB 992
Committee:
Senate State Affairs
Keywords:
lottery, gambling, internet gaming, mobile application, criminal offenses, SB 687, land surveyor, land surveying, surveying services, construction contract, anti-indemnity, indemnity, hold harmless, defense obligation, standard of care, professional negligence, civil practice and remedies code, local government code, governmental agency, public contracts
Summary:
The meeting was a crucial session for discussing several important bills including SB992, which aims to establish a clear time frame for the Attorney General's approval on outside legal counsel for state agencies. Senator Nichols presented the bill, emphasizing its necessity for timely responses to ensure efficient legal processing. Another notable discussion centered around SB523, which seeks to allow parole and probation officers to use a business address on their driver's licenses for safety and security purposes. This bill passed favorably out of the committee, with public testimony supporting the need for such provisions due to the risks these officers face.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- A prevention program can be implemented first, and here's why: There is general agreement that cannabis
- He gets offered a joint for five bucks if he wants it.
- Put money into prevention, into youth programs.
- Put money into prevention, into youth programs.
- Le, the acting program manager for the Office of Medical Cannabis Control and Regulation.
Committee:
Senate Health and Human Services
Summary:
The joint Health and Human Services and Judiciary meeting heard testimony on several measures, with most of the discussion focused on SB 709 and SB 955. On SB 709, relating to mental health data and related appropriations, the Department of Health supported the bill’s intent and said the funding would help maintain a data dashboard and positions, though it had no suggested amount for one blank appropriation. Members also discussed whether sections of the bill were duplicative of existing data reporting. The committees later recommended SB 709 be passed with amendments, including technical changes, deferring the date to December 31, 2050, and blanking out the appropriation for later clarification.
SB 955, relating to fitness to proceed, drew mixed testimony. Judiciary opposed portions of the bill, saying some changes could have unintended practical consequences. The Office of the Public Defender supported the bill’s intent but urged keeping a three-member evaluation panel rather than reducing it to two, warning that a two-panel process could create delays if a third evaluator had to be added later. A former Hawaii State Hospital clinician said the bill placed too much blame on the courts and should address institutional and administrative problems at the hospital more directly. The Department of Health supported the intent and said it appreciated efforts to address overcrowding. After discussion about examiner shortages and status hearings, the committees recommended SB 955 be passed with amendments reducing the number of qualified examiners from three to one and making related technical changes.
The committee also heard SB 1228, a child welfare services measure creating a working group related to youth legal representation and child welfare reform. DHS requested adding a Child Welfare Services representative to the work group, and multiple advocates, including the National Center for Youth Law and Hawaii Youth Services Network, testified in strong support, emphasizing the need for youth voice and implementation of Malama Ohana recommendations. Members asked whether this working group overlapped with another recently passed working group bill; testimony indicated the two measures addressed different issues. The meeting then recessed and later resumed for decision-making on the 9 o’clock calendar, where SB 709 was adopted with amendments and SB 955 was adopted with amendments.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Judiciary (04/16/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- view of what the chair just said, I won't discuss the fact that for thousands of years we thought the sun
- </c><01:35:08.639><c> thought</c><01:35:08.880><c> the</c><01:35:09.440><c> uh</c><01:35:09.920><c> sun
- </c> thousands of years we thought the uh sun thousands of years we thought the uh sun went<01:35:10.480
- program? program?
- So, you now have a million bucks. Did you publish this book? No, it's not even that. I was...
Summary:
The House Judiciary Committee opened a hearing on Senate Bill 141, which would create a narrow exception to New Hampshire’s three-year deadline for motions for a new trial when a petitioner has newly discovered evidence, new forensic testing, or new scientific understanding. The prime sponsor’s representative and advocates from the Innocence Project and New England Innocence Project argued the bill is needed to help wrongfully convicted people access the courts, noting that exonerations often take many years and that outdated forensic science has contributed to wrongful convictions. The chair also said he had drafted a proposed amendment for committee review, but it had not yet been formally submitted.
Witnesses supporting the bill emphasized that the measure would not guarantee relief, only allow a petition to be filed and reviewed under existing standards. They discussed examples such as arson science, explaining that some convictions were based on forensic methods later shown to be unreliable. Committee members asked about the scope of habeas corpus, whether the bill would create a new cause of action, and whether additional screening or pleading requirements should be added. The supporters said they would be open to requiring a petitioner to plead innocence, but opposed adding more burdensome preliminary procedures or counsel requirements at the filing stage.
Thomas Farardi, from the Attorney General’s Office, testified in opposition or with caution, saying the bill was a “solution looking for a problem” because existing habeas corpus and coram nobis procedures already provide avenues for relief, and prosecutors can act when credible new evidence arises. He argued the current draft could invite additional litigation and create a new cause of action, and said he favored more screening before cases proceed. The discussion also touched on whether the statute applies in criminal cases, the current three-year limitation in RSA 526:4, and questions about posthumous petitions and petitions by deported individuals. No vote or executive action was taken during the hearing.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Remembering Senator Kari Dziedzic / The First Day of Session / Fraud, Waste, and Abuse in Minnesota Jan 20th, 2025
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Kari Dziedzic was still my soul, the sun of life divine through passing clouds shall but more brightly
- I think, you know, there are a lot of really great programs out there—programs that have really good
- And when people take advantage of those programs and those dollars, it's not just the fact that we've
- I think, you know, there are a lot of really great programs out there—programs that have really good
- </c> regarding Minnesota's Medicaid Program regarding Minnesota's Medicaid Program what<00:13:14.560>
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- We have a current program in K-12.
- The before-and-after pilot program targets sleeping dorms, education dorms, the dog program areas, and
- or in-state teacher-approved preparation programs that are known as the BOGO program, where you can
- This bill codifies that program, the Working People with Disabilities Program, that was created in 2019
- enroll in the waiver program, because right now people don't know the program exists.
Committee:
Senate Appropriations
AR
Arkansas 2026 Regular Session
ALC-HOSPITAL, MEDICAID, & DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES STUDY SUBCOMMITTEE Jun 15th, 2026
ALC-HOSPITAL, MEDICAID, & DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES STUDY SUBCOMMITTEE
Transcript Highlights:
- program?
- , including non-credit programs.
- It is a program that is a federal program, yet the state had a It is a program that is a federal program
- They'll have multiple programs.
- solution programs or others?
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- Memorial Program Committee: Shirts, Chairman; Petzke, Mathias.
- Idaho Day Committee, Mitchell Chairman, Ailers, Galavis, Memorial Program Committee, Shirts Chairman,
- Innovative workforce training programs, power of the modern economy, reinforce America's competitive
- Idaho is bucking the trend.
- Together, we use one-time federal funds responsibly on one-time needs, not ongoing programs that will
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Joint Legislative Auditing Committee Feb 3rd, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- a fraud that had occurred against them perpetrated by an employee, and it related to their P-card program
- a fraud that had occurred against them perpetrated by an employee, and it related to their P-card program
- control deficiencies relating to subcontractor monitoring, and Polk had issues related to their P-card program
- control deficiencies relating to subcontractor monitoring, and Polk had issues related to their P-card program
- I think this is like the checks and balance system, and the buck stops here. So...
Summary:
The Joint Legislative Auditing Committee received a presentation from Auditor General staff on recurring findings from audits of district school boards, colleges, and universities. For school districts, the main issues discussed included missing or outdated safe-school officer training documentation, weak purchasing-card controls, vendor banking-change fraud risks, incomplete background screenings and disqualification-list procedures, missing website budget disclosures, excessive or untimely IT access, late deactivation of former employees’ access, missed emergency drill deadlines, inaccurate capital outlay and resiliency education records, weak tangible property inventories, adult education reporting errors, untimely bank reconciliations, and improper use of workforce development funds. The auditors said many of these issues are repeated from prior years and are summarized in their annual report on significant findings and financial trends.
For universities and colleges, the auditors highlighted similar control weaknesses, including vendor information change controls, IT access issues, cash and investment reconciliation problems, purchasing and procurement deficiencies, personnel and compensation issues, and student fee compliance concerns. Specific examples included a UF consulting contract totaling about $6 million, FAU underreporting carry-forward balances by about $77 million, UCF’s payment loss of about $107,000 from an email scam tied to vendor changes, and a North Florida College unauthorized transfer involving a few hundred thousand dollars. The committee asked questions about the UF consulting work, the FAU carry-forward issue, and whether the listed findings meant every named entity had every issue; auditors clarified that the lists reflected entities with findings in those categories, not necessarily each specific problem.
The committee then turned to enforcement for entities with long-standing uncorrected audit findings. Staff reported 144 entities with 197 findings repeated in three or more successive audit reports and recommended sending letters requesting updated corrective-action status, including for late-filed 2022-2023 reports where appropriate. The committee approved the staff recommendation and directed letters to be sent. The meeting ended with members emphasizing the importance of audit oversight and taxpayer accountability.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 3/11/25
Commerce Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- We've had that program now for about 18 months in the state of Minnesota, and I'm just wondering what
- We've had that program now for about 18 months in the state of Minnesota, and I'm just wondering what
- And the younger you get, even in your 20s, they may not have as much money, but if you can rip 20 bucks
- you</c><00:43:08.119><c> can</c><00:43:08.920><c> rip</c><00:43:09.359><c> 20</c><00:43:09.720><c> bucks
- </c><00:43:10.040><c> off</c> money but if you can rip 20 bucks off money but if you can rip 20 bucks
Committee:
House Commerce Finance and Policy
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine the nomination of Brooke Rollins, of Texas, to be Secretary of Agriculture. Jan 23rd, 2025 at 09:00 am
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- H-2A program.
- It used to be two bucks.
- Programs.
- It's a program for women, infants, and children, also a food program.
- , our current labor programs.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Public safety panel OKs proposed Minnesota crime victims account 3/18/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- the Office of Justice Programs, to continue this work.
- </c><00:12:01.800><c> in</c> since the conclusion of that program in since the conclusion of that program
- </c><00:12:23.639><c> that</c> resources prioritizes programs that resources prioritizes programs that
- Fund these great programs now.
- </c> counties or like there's one program counties or like there's one program where<00:20:45.679><c>