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AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure Committee Mar 17th, 2026
Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure
Transcript Highlights:
- Baldwin County has been dominated not by evidence but by speculation, inflammatory rhetoric, fabricated claims
- Solar is one of the cheapest energy sources and it is abundant and clean.
- sources and it is cheapest energy sources and it is abundant<00:30:33.279><c> and</c><00:30:33.600><c> clean
- </c><00:30:34.720><c> Solar</c><00:30:35.120><c> can</c><00:30:35.360><c> bring</c> abundant and clean
- Solar can bring abundant and clean.
Keywords:
HB542, district attorney, prosecutor, supernumerary district attorney, Employees' Retirement System, ERS, Alabama retirement, public employee retirement, pension, retirement benefits, post-retirement employment, salary cap, dual participation, double dipping, District Attorneys' Plan, assistant district attorney, deputy district attorney, state pension, survivor benefits, Office of Prosecution Services
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
02/11/2026 - House Ways & Means
House Ways & Means Committee of Reference
Transcript Highlights:
- It's a very complex area of the statute, but... ...this is largely, like I said, it's cleaning up, making
- But we still need a bill to clean it up just to make the process even easier.
- Chair, I'd like to claim my vote. Please proceed.
- ability to... ...that would impede a municipality's ability to be able to build, maintain, and provide clean
- operations, besides the fact that we're trying to, 30 seconds, excuse me, ensure that we're making clean
Summary:
The committee first heard House Bill 2780, a technical cleanup measure related to Arizona’s judicial tax lien foreclosure process. The sponsor and a witness explained that it would clarify when a foreclosure should proceed as a public sale, standardize how excess proceeds are distributed, and resolve inconsistencies left from prior reforms. Members asked about the intent to protect lienholders while ensuring former property owners can receive excess funds; the bill was then returned with a due pass recommendation on a 9-0 vote.
The committee then took up House Bill 4029, as amended, which would require the Governor’s Office of Strategic Planning and Budgeting and the Joint Legislative Budget Committee to evaluate the revenue impact of federal tax conformity changes earlier in the year, and would require the Department of Revenue to issue tax forms consistent with current statute. The amendment added reporting deadlines and a trigger for the governor to assess whether a special session is needed if the revenue impact is at least $100 million. Supporters argued the bill would force earlier action on conformity and prevent tax forms from being issued based on changes not yet enacted; opponents said it added bureaucracy and could delay the long-standing practice of preparing forms based on expected conformity. The committee adopted the amendment and then approved the bill as amended on a 5-4 vote.
Finally, the committee heard House Bill 4030 and the related HCR 2052, which would impose a moratorium from July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2030 on local increases in municipal and county fees, transaction privilege tax rates, and utility rates. Supporters said the measure would protect taxpayers from higher costs of living and prevent local governments from using utility rates or fees to offset other revenue needs. Opponents from cities, counties, and advocacy groups warned it could limit funding for water, wastewater, roads, public safety, and other infrastructure, especially for fast-growing or rural communities that rely on rate studies, grants, and enterprise funds. After extensive testimony and debate over municipal revenue growth, utility financing, and local control, the committee moved the bill forward; the transcript ends during the roll call and does not clearly state the final vote on HB 4030 or HCR 2052.
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Transcript Highlights:
- It's a very complex area of the statute, but... ...it's largely, like I said, it's cleaning up, making
- But we still need a bill to clean it up just to make the process even easier.
- Chair, I'd like to claim my vote. Please proceed.
- ability to... ...that would impede a municipality's ability to be able to build, maintain, and provide clean
- cost to our enterprise operations, besides the fact that we're trying to ensure that we're making clean
Keywords:
judicial foreclosure, tax lien, redemption rights, excess proceeds, property auction, income tax, federal tax conformity, revenue analysis, legislative session, tax reporting, municipal fees, county fees, utility rates, moratorium, tax classification, local government, inflation, economic stability, tax increases, cost-of-living protection
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Finance Aug 19th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- know, do we have the economic study that tells us if the ROI, the return on investment's going to be clean
- And we're going to be looking at a plan for a desalination-capable plan for clean drinking water, not
- By adding growth infrastructure, I think you're going to have more economic growth, more clean water,
- Obviously, this position will test the utilities' claims because that's part of what our job is to do
- I mean, we need to have this kind of industry in New Mexico, and it's a clean industry.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Minnesota House passes HF2403, the commerce policy bill 4/29/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- And just for members' information, we've got a couple of other amendments that are going to clean up
- that<00:03:44.959><c> are</c><00:03:45.120><c> going</c><00:03:45.200><c> to</c><00:03:45.280><c> clean
- up</c><00:03:45.599><c> the</c><00:03:45.760><c> bill</c><00:03:46.000><c> as</c> that are going to clean
- up the bill as that are going to clean up the bill as well<00:03:46.560><c> from</c><00:03:46.879><c
- The insurance companies justify being able to deny this coverage by claiming that premiums will skyrocket
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Administration of Criminal Justice Apr 1st, 2026
Administration of Criminal Justice
Transcript Highlights:
- inexcusably' from the PCR statute, which we have seen is allowing judges to excuse otherwise barred claims
- court, and the bill forces the petitioner to get federal state to actually submit the unexhausted claim
- And this is one of the things we're encountering now is that these unexhausted state claims, when they
- The federal courts have a mechanism called a Rhine stay, where if a claim is brought there and it has
- Return to state court to exhaust that claim.
Bills:
HB63, HB91, HB98, HB108, HB131, HB151, HB161, HB294, HB305, HB310, HB320, HB336, HB622, HB789, HB1040
Keywords:
HB63, Louisiana bail, bail bond, surety, failure to appear, FTA, bench warrant, NCIC, National Crime Information Center, criminal procedure, Article 331, defendant registry, surrender of defendant, rule to show cause, law enforcement records, pretrial release, bond forfeiture, disclosure, criminal records, witness protection
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Labor and Industrial Relations May 7th, 2026
Labor & Industrial Relations
Transcript Highlights:
- They moved their average medical cost per claim down from $7,700 to $3,100.
- And the claims cost down from 7,700 to 3,100 per claim. That's huge. And that's pretty broad.
- per claim in the rest, if you look at the national average.
- Bamberg. to do the claims, when something's not in the schedule.
- And in addition, if the workers’ comp insurer denies the medical claim...” “Yes, sir.
Summary:
The committee first disposed of several measures without debate, including deferrals of House Bill 460, House Bill 561, Senate Bill 322, and another deferred Senate measure, before taking up House Bill 819 by Chairman Cruz. HB 819 would replace Louisiana’s current workers’ compensation medical treatment schedule with ODG by MCG, a private evidence-based guideline system used in other states. Cruz and Troy Prevo argued ODG is more comprehensive, updated more frequently, and could reduce claim duration, medical costs, and premium rates; Dr. Jason Picard said Louisiana already uses ODG as a secondary reference for gaps in the state schedule and that the bill would not change appeals or variance procedures. Opponents, including injured-worker advocates Joseph Jola St. and Robin Crumholt, argued Louisiana’s current guidelines are working, that ODG is more cost-cutting and insurer-driven, and that the bill could increase denials and delay care. Members discussed amendments to add a two-year sunset, allow tacit approval when treatment follows the schedule, require payment within 30 days, and raise the carrier’s burden to challenge care; the committee adopted the amendments and then reported HB 819 favorably by a 7-6 vote.
The committee then began Senate Bill 409 by Senator Myers, the Louisiana Living Donor Leave Protection Act. The bill would provide paid leave protections for living organ donors, set eligibility and verification procedures, and prohibit forfeiture of leave in certain circumstances for private employers. Myers said the measure is intended to remove job and paycheck barriers for people willing to donate organs and to support better transplant outcomes. Technical amendments were adopted at the start of the presentation, and the bill was introduced for further discussion.
ID
Idaho 2026 Regular Session
Agenda Mar 19th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- We’ve heard these similar claims before. The pattern is familiar.
- We've heard these similar claims before. The pattern is familiar.
- The brand that Kylie used claimed to meet industry standards, yet it still killed her. Thank you.
- I wanted to be clean for her, for our kids, for myself.
- Kratom is being marketed as a dietary supplement to treat addiction, chronic pain, claims that belong
Summary:
The House Health and Welfare Committee continued testimony on House Bill 864, which would schedule kratom as a Schedule I substance. Testimony was sharply divided. Family members of people who died after using kratom urged a full ban, arguing that kratom leaf and extracts can be lethal, that labeling is misleading, and that regulation would leave loopholes. Retail and industry witnesses, along with the American Kratom Association, argued that the problem is synthetic 7-OH and other adulterated products rather than natural kratom leaf, and said the bill would criminalize users and push products into the black market. A physician who worked in corrections testified that kratom is an addictive opioid-like substance and supported the bill, while other witnesses said kratom helped them manage pain or avoid stronger opioids. After debate, the committee adopted a motion to hold HB 864 to a time certain of March 25 by a roll call vote of 11-5.
The committee then took up House Bill 903, a SNAP-related bill clarifying which foods can be purchased with benefits. The sponsor said the bill was intended to clean up the earlier SNAP restrictions and keep more nutritious items eligible, but he also announced planned amendments to remove cookies, cakes, brownies, sprinkles, chips, and snack bars from the allowable list. Retailers and related industry groups supported the bill as a clarification measure, but several members objected to advancing it before the proposed amendments were formally available and before stakeholders could weigh in. A substitute motion to hold the bill failed, and the committee then voted to send HB 903 to the floor with a due pass recommendation.
Finally, the committee began hearing House Bill 757, which would define medical neglect in state law and create protections for parents and guardians from bad-faith or false reports. The sponsor said the bill narrows medical neglect to life-threatening conditions, adds a reasonable-person standard, and provides safe harbors for parents seeking care or dealing with complex medical situations, including alternative treatments. Members began asking questions about what qualifies as life-threatening as the hearing moved into testimony.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 1 on Health May 19th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- consulting funding to initiate the planning phase to implement an electronic filing and analysis of claims
- An analysis of claims settlement IT project and assist with IT project approval lifecycle and development
- fiscal year 2027-28 from the Managed Care Fund to implement the electronic filing and analysis of claims
- We're not talking about teeth cleaning.
- Thank you. about teeth cleaning.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- the merits of the claim.
- And every defendant who already had his claims evaluated by the courts under the previous standards is
- It's a standard that applies in almost every ineffective assistance of counsel claim adjudicated not
- But when there is a claim that someone is serving time for a crime that they did not commit, we have
- Our groups are behind California's Title IX claims, the Mirability v.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Public Health Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on Public Health
Transcript Highlights:
- Instead, this bill is a necessary and responsible public policy that cleans up the optometry law.
- Despite false claims from those who profit from sales of flavored tobacco products, the Massachusetts
- Despite false claims from those who profit from sales of flavored tobacco products, the Massachusetts
- The argument that people had a right to breathe clean air at a restaurant or at a place where they work
- When the industry that profits from addiction claims to be leading harm reduction, we should all be deeply
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Public Health heard testimony on a wide range of bills focused on children’s health, tobacco control, newborn screening, pediatric cancer, palliative care, and professional licensure. Early testimony highlighted Senate bills to expand newborn screening for pyruvate dehydrogenase complex deficiency, lysosomal storage disorders, and congenital CMV, with families and clinicians describing severe diagnostic delays, missed treatment windows, and the benefits of early detection. Speakers also supported a bill to improve pediatric cancer research through a dedicated trust fund, and a bill to extend pediatric palliative care services to age 22, with parents and providers emphasizing continuity of care for seriously ill young people.
Several witnesses gave personal accounts in support of the newborn screening measures. Families described children who endured years of misdiagnosis before receiving diagnoses such as Gaucher disease, Fabry disease, Pompe disease, Niemann-Pick disease, and CMV, often after irreversible damage had already occurred. Medical and advocacy witnesses said Massachusetts already collects some of the relevant screening data and argued that results should be reported to families, while others urged the committee to add conditions to the state panel because effective treatments already exist. The committee also heard support for a bill to establish a fetal alcohol spectrum disorder program and training for providers.
On tobacco and youth health, testimony supported bills to ban internet tobacco sales, strengthen youth protections, and reduce lung cancer deaths through point-of-sale information and quit-line access. A student testified about easily purchasing flavored nicotine products online without meaningful age verification, and public health advocates backed measures to keep tobacco out of children’s environments. The committee also heard testimony on a bill to ensure parents have access to their children’s medical records through age 16, with exceptions for sensitive services already protected by law.
The committee additionally took testimony on an optometry licensure bill, where ophthalmologists opposed language they said could broaden scope of practice and allow optometrists to use the title “optometric physician,” while optometry educators and students supported the bill as a modernization measure with no scope expansion. No votes were taken during the hearing; the chair repeatedly reminded speakers of time limits and noted that written testimony could be submitted for additional comments.
ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Kratom Working Group Aug 12th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- That works, and that cleans out the bad actors in the system.
- But the claim that 23 North Dakota deaths is factually correct per state data.
- I'm not going to claim I was some war hero... All brought on from my time and service.
- I'm not going to claim I was a war hero, but it sucks.
- I think we should prohibit unsubstantiated medical claims, including claims that kratom treats anxiety
Summary:
The Kratom Working Group met to hear public testimony and expert presentations on whether North Dakota should prohibit or regulate kratom and 7-OH products. Early testimony split sharply between speakers who described natural kratom as a helpful, lower-risk alternative for chronic pain, opioid withdrawal, PTSD, and recovery, and speakers who urged prohibition because of dependence, overdose risk, and the growth of concentrated or synthetic 7-OH products sold in gas stations, smoke shops, and online. Several witnesses, including consumers and shop owners, argued that banning kratom would push people to more dangerous drugs or unregulated internet sources, while public health and medical witnesses said the marketplace is confusing and inadequately controlled.
A number of witnesses, including representatives of the North Dakota Public Health Association, the state crime lab, and addiction-treatment and pediatric clinicians, emphasized risks from adulterated or concentrated products, lack of labeling and age restrictions, contamination concerns, and harms to adolescents, pregnant patients, and newborns. The crime lab described recent cases involving mitragynine, 7-OH, and pseudoindoxyl, and said products purchased in a smoke shop were inaccurately labeled. A Sanford pediatric hospitalist testified that kratom exposure in pregnancy can cause severe neonatal withdrawal and that adolescents are using the product. By contrast, American Kratom Association representatives and other advocates argued that natural leaf kratom should be distinguished from synthetic 7-OH, that deaths usually involve other substances, and that a regulatory framework with testing, labeling, age limits, and product registration would better protect consumers than a blanket ban.
No formal bill was debated or voted on in this transcript. The working group heard testimony, asked questions, and took no final action before breaking for lunch and later resuming with additional presentations.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate Committee on Health and Human Services (Part II) May 21st, 2025
Health & Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- You can claim all day long that the goals not explicitly stated in the bill are irrelevant.
- They were claiming child abuse because their parent would not refer to them the way they wanted them
- After she claimed a trans identity at age 15, we found a psychiatrist and a therapist.
- She even renounced her transgender identity. and cleaned up her drug use.
- Many activists will claim that this never happens, but allow me to quickly share the story of Desiree
Bills:
HB1106, HB3284, HB541, HB713, HB1403, HB1586, HB1942, HB2070, HB2844, HB2851, HB3151, HB3749, HB3940, HB3963, HB4454, HB4466, HB4795, HB5154, HB5394, SB1357, HB1052, HB4099, HB4638, HB5147
Keywords:
child abuse, neglect, gender identity, sexual orientation, child welfare, marriage, family, Texas Commission, family welfare, marriage support, stability, premarital education, child development, strong families, direct patient care, healthcare, physicians, medical services, insurance regulation, maternal health
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Chairman, in fiscal year 24, the USDA reports 10,000 stolen benefits claims from SNAP in Texas.
- Texas ranks fourth in the country for the number of stolen benefits claims.
- Enforcement is ambiguous, it's unclear how claims will be verified.
- every single claim. Transgender people make up less than 0.5% of the Texas population.
- There is no empirical evidence to prove this claim. In fact, the opposite is truer.
Keywords:
biological sex, gender identity, public facilities, civil penalties, local government, EBT, electronic benefits transfer, food stamps, SNAP, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, TANF, temporary assistance for needy families, welfare benefits, benefit card fraud, fraud hotline, card replacement, photo ID, recipient photograph, HHSC, Health and Human Services Commission
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Health and Mental Health Apr 16th, 2026 at 08:00 am
Health and Mental Health
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- you do notice changes in your rule review that are not directly addressed, those are changes made to clean
- Changes made also clarified application requirements, rules pertaining to deadlines for claiming tags
- On page 30, section 560, this is a combination of cleaned-up language from sections in this chapter as
Summary:
The committee heard three Idaho Department of Fish and Game rule dockets brought through the governor’s zero-based regulation process. The first docket, 13-01-04-24-01, covered licensing and tag rules, including the new nonresident draw framework for deer and elk, added definitions, a change to the landowner appreciation program acreage threshold, consolidation of licensing and refund provisions, and updates to special tag programs. Members asked about the 79-acre figure for landowner permission hunts, and staff explained it was derived from dividing the 640-acre standard. The committee voted to approve this docket.
The second docket, 13-01-17-24-01, repealed the bait rule chapter because its content was moved into the big game taking rules. The third and most heavily debated docket, 13-01-08-24-01, revised rules on taking big game animals, including smart optics, electronic tagging, archery and muzzleloader equipment, motorized hunting restrictions, herd-health kill authorizations, bait rules, and a permanent grizzly-bear bait reporting rule. A large portion of testimony focused on the Hunting and Advanced Technology working group process and whether restrictions on thermals, night vision, transmitting trail cameras, drones, and aircraft were needed to preserve fair chase and hunting opportunity. Supporters argued the rules would protect hunting tradition and prevent future reductions in seasons and tags, while opponents said the rules would unfairly limit tools, especially for predator control and wolf management.
Committee discussion centered on whether the proposed technology restrictions conflicted with Idaho constitutional and statutory protections and whether they would hinder wolf control. One motion to adopt the docket except for section 410 subsections 4(g) and the entirety of 4(h) failed on a 4-5 vote. After further parliamentary discussion, the committee voted to hold docket 13-01-08-24-01 subject to the call of the chair, leaving final action unresolved at the close of the meeting.
ID
Idaho 2026 Regular Session
Agenda Feb 9th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- the thoroughfare area where there had been some wind erosion and some other things that we needed to clean
- up and do a little dredging to Wind erosion and some other things that we need to clean up and do a
- They've had several legal issues come up over time when people thought they or people were flooded and claimed
Summary:
The committee first considered RS 33154, introduced by Senator Tammy Nichols, which would update Idaho’s cloud seeding statute with clearer definitions, authorizations, and reporting requirements. Nichols said the proposal was a refinement of a bill from the prior session, did not create or expand a program, and had no fiscal impact, but would improve transparency and public accountability for existing cloud seeding operations. The committee moved to send the RS to print.
The Idaho Department of Water Resources then presented zero-based rulemaking for Water District 34 in the Big Lost River Basin (docket 37-0312-2-250). Matt Anders explained that the changes were largely clarifying and reducing unnecessary language, with substantive edits in definitions, river reach descriptions, allocation of natural flow, and timing/administration provisions. He said the rule text was reduced by 484 words and that the committee approved the docket after a brief question about winter stock water use.
Director Matt Weaver gave an agency update covering budget holdbacks, the new Water Administration Bureau, groundwater and delivery-call administration on the Eastern Snake Plain, Treasure Valley groundwater conditions, the Bear River Compact, and the proposed merger of the Soil and Water Conservation Commission into IDWR. He described ongoing curtailment and mitigation efforts, new groundwater district work in tributary basins, and concerns about staffing experience and workload. Committee members asked about groundwater district participation, Bear River water rights, and the effects of canal efficiency projects and Bear Lake storage; no votes were taken on the update.
Jeff Raybould of the Idaho Water Resource Board reported on revisions to the state water plan, major water project funding, recharge and cloud seeding programs, aging infrastructure grants, and regional sustainability projects. He said the board had submitted state water plan changes tied to the ESPA settlement and a higher recharge target, and discussed projects such as the Anderson Ranch Dam raise, Priest Lake work, and the Twin Falls Canal Company lining project. Members questioned Bear Lake storage and how canal efficiency savings would affect groundwater demand, but no formal action was taken on the board presentation.
FL
Florida 2026 4th Special Session
January 21, 2026 - 01:00 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- That language was in two different places in the law, so we are cleaning it up and leaving it in the
- It cleans up language, removes the provision that allowed for a waiver and adds language to include education
- Kirk claimed prominent Black women, like Miami, Florida native Supreme Court Justice, only advanced in
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Judiciary Committee Jan 15th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- For a nonprofit, the cost of defending against even meritless class action claims over technical compliance
- So if there's conversation to get us there to clean that up, I think that that's great.
- So respectfully, I am going to support, but I do think we need to clean it up a little bit to make sure
Summary:
The Assembly Judiciary Committee heard several bills focused on public safety, privacy, animal welfare, and elder protection. AB 634 by Assemblymember Jeff Gonzalez would ban the manufacture, distribution, and sale of tianeptine, described as “gas station heroin,” with supporters citing addiction and hospitalization risks and noting the bill had been narrowed to civil penalties and research exceptions. AB 1159 by Senator Addis would expand student data privacy protections to higher education and limit how ed tech companies use student information, including a narrow private right of action; supporters emphasized student privacy and opponents warned it could chill innovation and create litigation risk. AB 1382 by Assemblymember Castillo would prohibit the sale of genetically modified animals for cosmetic purposes, with supporters pointing to animal welfare and shelter overpopulation concerns and opponents seeking a narrower exemption for glowfish and other already regulated aquatic species.
The committee also heard AB 871, which would strengthen reporting and training requirements for financial institutions responding to suspected elder financial abuse and scams, including reporting to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center and encouraging rapid client reporting. Supporters said the bill could help recover funds and improve pattern detection across jurisdictions, while one member raised concerns about duplication with existing suspicious activity reporting and bank procedures. In discussion, members generally supported the bill but noted the need to refine it; the author said it was intended as a practical step to improve existing processes.
All four bills were moved out of committee with do pass recommendations, with AB 634, AB 1159, AB 1382, and AB 871 each passing on recorded votes after discussion and amendments. The committee also adopted consent calendar items and ended with a recognition of Republican caucus judiciary consultant Daryl Thomas, who is retiring after more than 20 years of service.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- I have too many examples where individuals. in the education setting have claimed obscene content is
- And let's start by repealing these defenses and cleaning up this code. Thank you.
- People want to do clean. energy.
Bills:
HB14, HB 106, HB146, HB267, HB274, HB 1127, HB1359, HB1393, HB1584, HB1640, HB1710, HB2152, HCR101, HJR8, HR51
Keywords:
nuclear energy, advanced reactors, energy security, grant programs, Texas Advanced Nuclear Energy Office, HB 106, oil and gas, Railroad Commission of Texas, overhead electrical lines, electrical distribution system, power line maintenance, administrative penalty, Natural Resources Code, oil and gas lease, well operator, energy safety, utility infrastructure, regulatory compliance, cleanup fund, oil and gas regulation and cleanup fund