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FL
Transcript Highlights:
- Florida Building Code.
- The Florida Building Code works.
- The Florida building code.
- The government should not make any money on us trying to save the government money and them money.
- The government should not make any money on us trying to save the government money and them money.
Summary:
The Banking and Insurance Committee heard a series of presentations focused on mitigation, flood and wind resilience, and insurance discounts. Kevin Guthrie of the Florida Division of Emergency Management outlined several funding streams for mitigation, including federal Hazard Mitigation Grant Program dollars, BRIC grants, flood mitigation assistance, and the state hurricane loss mitigation program. He emphasized the new Elevate Florida initiative, which will use about $400 million initially to elevate or reconstruct flood-prone homes, starting with National Flood Insurance Program properties and severe repetitive-loss homes, with no current per-home cap. Guthrie said the state will contract directly with licensed vendors and aims to reduce future flood losses, lower insurance costs, and keep properties on the tax rolls rather than relying on buyouts.
Insurance Commissioner Mike Yaworski described Florida’s windstorm mitigation discount program, explaining that the 1802 inspection form is used to assess a home’s overall “envelope” and determine statutory discounts. He said the office is updating the program based on a new wind loss study, with likely changes including greater recognition of roof types such as metal roofs and possible territorial risk adjustments. He also said the Legislature now requires the office to revisit the study every five years. Stephen Fielder of the Department of Financial Services reported on My Safe Florida Home, noting that the program offers inspections and grants for roof and opening protections, has completed more than 100,000 inspections, and has reimbursed hundreds of millions of dollars. He said the department has validated its discount calculations with insurers and that the program is intended to help homeowners reduce premiums through verified mitigation work.
Michael Newman of the Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety said Florida’s building code is nationally leading and that post-Ian surveys found no wind-driven structural damage in buildings built after adoption of the code. He argued that mitigation should be treated as a system, not isolated upgrades, and suggested adding Fortified designation to the state’s mitigation form to better document verified resilience improvements. Bill Truex, a county commissioner and builder, stressed the need to educate homeowners about floodproofing and roof choices, citing examples where flood panels prevented damage and noting that asphalt shingles often do not last as long in Florida as their marketing suggests. In panel discussion, senators asked about program eligibility, outreach to elderly and digitally challenged residents, contractor vetting, roof-life disclosures, and whether flood insurance should be more broadly required. Officials said outreach will include call centers and in-person assistance, and several participants urged better consumer disclosure and more data-driven guidance on roof and mitigation choices.
FL
Florida 2026 5th Special Session
Fiscal Policy Feb 24th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- And Madam Chair and members, Section 2, which relates to nitrous oxide, will be named for Meg Caldwell
- , And members, Section 2, which relates to nitrous oxide, will be named for Meg Caldwell, one of our
- Will you proceed and govern yourself accordingly, sir? Thank you.
- Senator Gates, I see you have a delete-all amendment by code 961-542.
- We have Alex Anderson from the Elder Law Section of the Florida Bar waving in support.
Summary:
The Committee on Fiscal Policy met and considered a large agenda of bills, most of which were reported favorably after brief sponsor presentations, limited public testimony, and roll-call votes. Early actions included CSSB 1062 creating Florida Speech and Debate Week and the Florida Debate Initiative with a recurring $2.4 million appropriation, and CS for SB 196 establishing the Uterine Fibroid Research Database. The committee also approved the companion public-records bill, CS for SB 864, to keep sensitive fibroid database information confidential. Other health and public-safety measures reported favorably included CS for SB 432, which was amended to address xylazine and restrict recreational nitrous oxide sales by tobacco-permit retailers; CS for SB 646, narrowing drug-paraphernalia testing equipment exemptions to fentanyl, its analogs, and xylazine; and CS for SB 1684 and CS for SB 1686, creating and exempting records for a Parkinson’s Disease Registry at the University of South Florida.
The committee also advanced several workforce, regulatory, and local-governance bills. SB 1112 on the Florida Labor Pool Act passed with testimony emphasizing removal of placement fees, annual labor-pool registration, and stronger enforcement to help workers, including returning citizens. CS for SB 524 updated Department of Law Enforcement duties and medical examiner procedures; CS for SB 530 revised lottery operations and security rules; CS for SB 676 expanded animal-cruelty penalties and the public abuser database; CS for SB 1180 created a recall framework for community development district supervisors and updated CDD rules; and CS for SB 800 increased penalties for unlicensed engineering practice after removing a student-loan assistance provision to align with the House version. CS for SB 1404 created a memory-care specialty license for assisted living facilities, with amendments extending rulemaking deadlines and clarifying advertising and resident-choice provisions. SB 1072 created an anti-Semitism task force in the Attorney General’s office, and CS for SB 1630 modernized aging and disability services, guardianship oversight, and dementia-related policy.
Two memorialization bills generated the most extended debate and public comment. SB 194 would designate October 14 as Charlie Kirk Day of Remembrance, and SB 174 would name a portion of State Road 985 in Miami-Dade County as Charlie Kirk Memorial Avenue. Both drew strong support from some speakers who framed them as recognition of civic engagement and free expression, and strong opposition from others who criticized Kirk’s rhetoric and argued the state should instead honor broader civic values or other figures. A late-file amendment to SB 194 that would have converted it into a general day of remembrance for victims of political violence was withdrawn. Despite the controversy, both bills were reported favorably. The committee adjourned after members requested to be recorded on various bills.
ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Judiciary Committee Jun 17th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- and Administrative Code.
- And then are you governed or appointed by another state employee?
- You governed or appointed by another state employee or by a board?
- , the Restatement of Contracts, the Model Penal Code, the model codes that states should follow, they
- The Restatement of Contracts, the Model Penal Code, the model codes that states should follow.
Summary:
The committee opened with a moment of silence for a deceased member, then approved the April minutes and heard a presentation from HHS on the Diversion Task Force and related youth services grants. Chelsea Florey described the $750,000 one-time appropriation from HB 1012, the five awarded grants, and how programs in Bismarck, Fargo, Grand Forks, and Minot are using the funds for youth diversion, including school-based groups, physical activity, and services for problematic sexual behavior. Members raised concerns about staffing shortages, family engagement, service silos, and whether diversion eligibility rules are too rigid; Florey said the task force is focused on better coordination, broader education about available services, and possible changes to diversion criteria, with the Children’s Cabinet likely to drive broader recommendations.
The committee then received a North Dakota Lottery biennium report from Director Thomas Lawler, who reviewed the lottery’s history, games, retailer commissions, player programs, and revenue distribution. He reported about $67 million in ticket sales for the 2023-2025 biennium, about $16.2 million transferred overall, including roughly $13.6 million to the general fund, plus transfers to drug task force and compulsive gambling funds. Members asked about the compulsive gambling allocation and whether it is set by statute.
Next, the Department of Corrections presented on criminal justice data sharing and reentry. Adam Anderson explained that jails, courts, DOCR, HHS, and other entities use separate systems with limited interoperability, making real-time communication largely manual. He outlined possible hub or point-to-point IT solutions, but noted cost, vendor, identifier, and data-definition challenges. Robin Schmolenberger followed with an update on a Medicaid data exchange project between DOCR and HHS to suspend and reactivate inmate Medicaid coverage automatically and improve care coordination, with full bi-directional exchange expected in fall 2026. The committee also heard from county representatives on 24-7 sobriety program fees and an AG opinion allowing local sheriffs to use cheaper testing options when courts waive fees.
Finally, the North Dakota Racing Commission reviewed a troubling audit. Bruce Johnson acknowledged serious findings involving overspending from the promotion fund, missing grant documentation, a reversed decision on breeders fund eligibility, and repeated procurement violations. He said the commission has begun corrective actions, including monthly tracking of the promotion fund cap, stricter grant documentation, written procurement procedures, and clearer eligibility rules in condition books. Members pressed him on how the overspending occurred, whether the commission board would impose consequences, and whether statutory clarification is needed on the promotion fund limit and related spending rules.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- No zip code is immune. Thank you, Sherry Lopez, for bringing this important topic...
- HB 2110, school governing body. HB 2111, driver licensing. HB 2112, special plate.
- HB 2132, section material content. HB 2134, critical instructor per vision.
- HB 2153, international revenue code. HB 2156, construction equipment and farm equipment.
- Chair, with the Speaker's permission, Government Oversight will not be meeting tomorrow.
TX
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Hearing Health Committee and Privacy Committee and Consumer Protection Committee May 28th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Now, you said that your C-section prediction tool, The C-section prediction tool can predict with 90%
- accuracy whether a C-section will be needed.
- because the tool outputted a C-section prediction.
- Patient-led governance: patients must have a seat at the table, co-creating policies and serving on governance
- By mandating patient-led governance, fostering transparency, and... ...mandating patient-led governance
Summary:
The joint informational hearing of the Assembly Health and Privacy Committees focused on generative AI in health care, with opening remarks emphasizing both its potential to improve care and its risks around privacy, bias, liability, workforce impacts, and unequal access. Chair Bauer-Kahan and Chair Bonta framed the discussion around how California can encourage beneficial innovation while protecting patients, especially given the sensitivity of health data and the possibility that AI could worsen existing disparities if not carefully governed.
The first panel featured representatives from Cedars-Sinai, Kaiser Permanente, Penguin AI, and Google, who described current uses of AI such as ambient clinical scribes, nursing documentation tools, imaging triage, maternal-fetal risk prediction, and administrative automation. Speakers said these tools can reduce clinician burden, improve patient experience, speed treatment, and in some cases improve outcomes, including a reported mortality benefit from a Kaiser predictive model and faster thrombectomy times at Cedars-Sinai. Members raised concerns about accuracy with accents and multilingual visits, whether predictive tools could reinforce bias or lead to more interventions such as C-sections, and how to ensure a human remains in the loop for important decisions.
The second panel, including representatives from the California Health Care Foundation, UC Berkeley, and Stanford, focused on policy and governance challenges. Testimony highlighted examples of AI supporting homelessness outreach and community health work, but also warned that biased algorithms can encode inequities, especially when trained on data that reflect under-treatment of Black, rural, or low-income patients. Witnesses urged clearer standards for trustworthy AI, stronger monitoring and governance structures, better data access for accountability, and attention to the safety net’s limited resources. Several speakers argued that states should require health systems to have AI governance processes, clarify liability between developers and deployers, and regulate downstream uses of AI while preserving access to data for lifesaving research and oversight.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Health and Human Services Feb 7th, 2026 at 09:05 am
House Health & Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- House Bill 278 adds in a new section.
- It's actually a..." "...higher reimbursement code. It's actually an average of the three codes.
- "Madam Chair, Representative, but you're adding a code into the G codes.
- Madam Chair, so these codes are general codes. Any laboratory is able to bill this code.
- It's a set CPT code.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Financial Services Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:00 am
Joint Committee on Financial Services
Transcript Highlights:
- The proposed legislation comes before you with four sections that includes language from past sessions
- The proposed legislation comes before you with four sections that includes language from past session
- The association also strongly supports an act relative to the Massachusetts Uniform Commercial Code,
- The bankruptcy section subcommittee decided that we supported it.
- So it is vital to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, ...commercial code.
Summary:
The Committee on Financial Services heard testimony on several bills focused on consumer debt, mortgage regulation, credit unions, and foreclosure prevention. The Attorney General’s Office strongly supported the Debt Collection Fairness Act (S. 735/H. 1275), saying it would curb abusive debt collection, prevent stale claims, limit civil arrest warrants, modernize wage garnishment rules, and reduce judgment interest rates. Senator Eldridge and legal aid advocates echoed that support, while the Massachusetts Bankers Association and the Massachusetts Mortgage Bankers Association supported bills on credit union mission/competition, consumer privacy in mortgage applications, subprime loan definitions, UCC updates, and protections for vulnerable adults, but opposed foreclosure mediation proposals and several credit union expansion measures, arguing they would distort competition and add unnecessary burdens.
A large portion of the hearing focused on foreclosure prevention bills (S. 765/H. 1090), with testimony from homeowners, housing organizers, and legal advocates describing predatory lending, confusing servicing practices, health harms, and displacement caused by foreclosure. Supporters said a statewide pre-foreclosure mediation program would give borrowers and lenders a chance to reach alternatives such as loan modifications or repayment plans, and cited local experience in Lynn where mediation reportedly produced high rates of foreclosure alternatives. Opponents from the banking industry argued Massachusetts already has strong foreclosure protections and that a new mandatory process could delay resolution without added benefit, though they also noted a 2024 pilot should be evaluated first.
The committee also heard strong support for H. 1282/S. 684, which would update the Massachusetts Uniform Commercial Code. State Street and a bankruptcy attorney said the changes are needed to keep commercial law current with electronic transactions, tokenized assets, and blockchain technology, and to maintain competitiveness with other states. The hearing concluded after public testimony, with no bill votes taken during the session; the chair thanked speakers and the committee voted to adjourn.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Community Affairs Mar 31st, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- THE BOARD THAT GOVERNS AS A CITIZEN BOARD THAT GOVERNS OVER THIS.
- I'M SIMPLY ASKING WHAT SECTION MIAMI GARDENS, WHAT SECTION IS THE SURCHARGE THAT MIAMI GARDENS CHARGES
- SENATE BILL 1622 REPEAL SECTION 163.035 TO RESTORE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AUTHORITY TO RECOGNIZE AND PROTECT
- IT IS LIKE GEORGE CARLIN SAYING A SMOKING SECTION IS LIKE HAVING A PEEING SECTION IN A POOL.
- IT IS LIKE GEORGE CARLIN SAYING A SMOKING SECTION IS LIKE HAVING A PEEING SECTION IN A POOL.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- , and Milton and the impacts of such local government actions.
- We removed the section imposing requirements on them under the program.
- It does not address anything to do with building code updates.
- A section dealing with auxiliary containers was removed by the House.
- In Section 16, there is new language related to the use of cell phones in schools.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Formal House Session 64 Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Massachusetts House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Section 51B and a half.
- Soter of Bellingham moves to amend the bill by adding the following section: Section 11 and a half of
- Kilcoyne of Clinton moves to amend the bill in Section 12, in line 191. Ms.
- meanings' the following: 'Abortions as defined in Section 12K of Chapter 112.'
- Decker of Cambridge moves to amend the bill by inserting after section 24 the following section: Section
Summary:
The House first took up several routine matters, adopting resolutions recognizing the 30th anniversary of the Glasgow Lands Scottish Festival and congratulating Father Gerald Francis Finnegan, S.J., on his long ministry. Members also suspended Joint Rule 12 to allow a petition establishing a sick leave bank for a Massachusetts State Police employee to go to the Committee on Public Service. The chamber then moved to Senate Bill 2543, An Act Strengthening Health Care Protections in the Commonwealth, and adopted the Ways and Means amendment before sending the bill to third reading.
Later, after the bill was released from third reading, the House considered it on final passage. Supporters described the measure as protecting reproductive and gender-affirming care, patient data, providers, and Massachusetts residents from out-of-state interference, while also incorporating federal emergency care requirements. Amendment 4, which would have barred state funding for campaign ads discouraging pregnant women from using pregnancy resource centers, was rejected. Amendment 8, which would have broadened the bill to include refusals of care and other preventive care for adults and minors, was also rejected after opposition argued it could allow one parent to block care for a child. Amendment 6, as changed, narrowing certain data protections to abortion-related care, IVF, and gender-affirming care, was adopted.
The House also adopted Amendment 7, clarifying that businesses handling information for payment, treatment, or health care operations would not violate the bill, and Amendment 9, directing the Commissioner of Public Health to convene a technical advisory group to review a section of the General Laws. After these amendments, the bill passed to be engrossed by a vote of 136-23. The House then observed a moment of silence for victims of the Gabriel House assisted living fire in Fall River and adjourned to meet the next day in informal session.
DE
Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Legislative Session - Session 2 - 42nd Legislative Day Jun 30th, 2026 at 02:00 pm
Delaware Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Fairness, dignity, and a democracy that includes the people it governs.
- The bill prohibits government entities from requesting or abjecting. any crime.
- Government and legal scrutiny of both kratom and 7-OH began to mount.
- Government and legal scrutinies of both CREDM and 7-O-H began to mail.
- relating to the Veterinar Code relating to the Veterinar Code, relating to the Veterinarian and Mandatory
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
AGR Public Hearing - Wed Mar 19, 2025 @ 9:30 AM HST
Agriculture & Food Systems
Transcript Highlights:
- Hawaii procurement code Vice chair thank Hawaii procurement code Vice chair thank you<00:20:41.000>
- oppose the changes in section two.
- And they said, well, it's very simple: we just changed our procurement code.
- <01:08:20.400>
in 6 so how this bill created a section in 6 so how this bill created a section- noxious weeds if the federal government regulates them.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Were those government fees? actually causing people to pay more?
- Can we make a difference by peeling back a government fee?
- The contents of the bill rights are prescribed by the Legislature and Texas Government Code Section 402.031
- and Chapter 21 of the Texas Property Code.
- Landowner Bill of Rights, Section 21. 1112 of the Property Code, the very first time a condemning court
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
Pensions, Investments & Financial Services May 12th, 2025
Pensions, Investments & Financial Services
Transcript Highlights:
- The bill also limits tax anticipation notes to be less than 5% of total debt of the local government.
- Um, my understanding is section 1, relates to the tax notes, Section 2 is the CEO portion.
- I've been, um, in local government issuing debt for the past about 11 years, and so.
- of the tax code.
- Those are all under the local government code 271.05612 and 3.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Trade, Workforce & Economic Development Mar 12th, 2025
Trade, Workforce & Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- We were established by the statute, and we're governed by, under the insurance code, by the workers'
- I'm the Executive Director for the Council. created in 1993 under Texas Government Code Chapter 2308
- Expense for local government.
- Strong, self-governed communities.
- There's a section of the property code, it's 202, where you can petition. to do that, but again, there's
Bills:
HB406
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session - part 2 Apr 25th, 2025
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Put it into the humanities section.
- The amendment is coded A12.
- The amendment is coded A-10.
- The amendment is coded A13.
- The amendment is coded A-M-O.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Executive Departments and Administration (02/04/2026)
Executive Departments and Administration
Transcript Highlights:
- It's governed by a on the continent.
- section of land if you didn't know that. section of land if you didn't know that.
- The NHB is not federal government.
- bills saying if the federal government bills saying if the federal government allows,<00:51:52.400
- So number one, they violate uh US code. So number one, they violate uh US code.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
House - Chamber Meeting Jan 27th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Relating to crime, amending the sections of the Controlled Substances Act, providing a penalty for when
- House Bill 108, having been read twice by title, is ordered printed and referred to the House Government
- 42-45-2, 515 NMSA 1978, being Laws 1993, Chapter 174, Section 38.
- It also repeals section 32A-2-32.1 NMSA 1975, making conforming amendments.
- House Government, Elections, and Indian Affairs, Ranking Member John Block (member_14069).
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Today as we have two branches of the government gather together that are responsible for justice in our
- than happy to help. more likely to recommend a Department of Government efficiency than a pay raise.
- Article 5, Section 31 of the Constitution.
- It also tells us that government regulation of a service drives up the price.
- Chapter 161.001B10 of the Family Code. And it allows a parent's rights to be terminated forever.