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WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Pro Forma Floor Session Feb 9th, 2026

Washington Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Journal of the Senate, State of Washington, 69th Legislature, day 26th, Friday, February 6th, 22nd.
Summary: The Senate briefly convened to approve the previous day’s journal, then moved through the fifth order for introduction and first reading of bills. Senate Bill 6351 was introduced and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. The chamber then went at ease in anticipation of fiscal cutoff committee report activity later in the day. When the Senate reconvened, it took up reports of standing committees and supplemental standing committee reports. Substitute Senate Bill 5292, concerning family and medical leave rates, and engrossed substitute House Bill/Senate Bill 5466 were both reported and referred to the Committee on Rules. The referrals were approved without objection. No substantive debate or votes on the bills occurred in this transcript beyond the referral motions. The Senate adjourned at the end of the session until 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, February 10, 2026.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House State Government Committee Apr 2nd, 2025

State Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • We're going to bring the state government meeting to order. Clerk, please call the roll.
  • Thank you for coming to state government today. Uh, you need to go first, sir.
  • Their trustees are based on the 1963 state senate districts, which were actually put into the constitution
  • It also brings them in line with all the other state open meetings instead of 10 days. ...state open
  • Committee members, I really like the energy that we are putting out today. Let's keep it up.
Bills: HB442, HB459, HB90, HB91, HB461, HB481
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Environment & Energy Feb 24th, 2026 at 04:00 pm

Environment & Energy

Transcript Highlights:
  • So, Jacob, I'm curious, do you know if any other states have done this type of thing with their energy-intensive
  • ...scope of the Safer Products for Washington process on this.
  • We already know that energy-intensive businesses doing business in Washington state are finding things
  • state.
  • And that's just not a state that we want to be in.
Bills: SB6291
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

House in Session Apr 23rd, 2025

Florida House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The bill clarifies the Florida Building Code and Fire Prevention Code are not allowed to adopt measures
  • And yes, the State Board of Education will be determining this in rulemaking, as I stated earlier.
  • . or our state statute.
  • , and all state contractors and... all state subcontractors since 2021.
  • the state level to address the problem... ...of illegals in our state and trying to get jobs.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session Apr 23rd, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • the United States of America into Harvard or Wichita.
  • And now to the great state of Texas. Honor the Texas flag.
  • No, the state does. The state owns the research. That's correct. Okay, perfect. Thank you.
  • Please state your inquiry.
  • Our families stepping up to keep their loved one from becoming a dependent on the state saving the state
HI
Transcript Highlights:
  • Jack Leuen, SHIPA. slope as other states have um shifted slope as other states have um shifted CME<00
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  • Um our state billion per year annually.
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Summary: The committee heard testimony on several health-related bills. HB 1864, which would require health insurance coverage for standard fertility preservation services for people undergoing medically necessary treatment, drew broad support from SHIPA, the Department of Health, HMSA, the Hawaii Association of Health Plans, and others. Testifiers emphasized that fertility preservation is routine coverage on the mainland and important for patients facing infertility from cancer or other treatment; one patient described incurring more than $20,000 in costs. The Insurance Division flagged possible Affordable Care Act issues, a potential conflict in the bill’s language about using patient history to determine limits, and a mismatch with state medical-necessity standards. Committee discussion also focused on whether the bill should apply to all women of childbearing age rather than a narrower age-based category. HB 2305 would require nutrition and metabolic education as part of physicians’ continuing medical education. The Hawaii Medical Board opposed the measure, arguing that CME should remain flexible and tailored to each physician’s specialty and warning that topic-specific mandates can expand over time. The Office of the Governor supported the bill, saying it would help the state’s rural health transformation application and could improve federal funding prospects, though the exact impact was unclear. Members questioned whether nutrition is already covered in medical training and whether the requirement should be limited to primary care physicians; the board said Hawaii currently has no topic-specific CME mandates and that physicians can already choose relevant courses. The committee also heard strong support for HB 1597, which would establish an Alzheimer’s disease research center at the University of Hawaii. Supporters from the university, the Alzheimer’s Association, AARP, and others said the center could attract federal research dollars, expand clinical trials, and help address the state’s high Alzheimer’s-related health costs. HB 2159, which appropriates funds for health care workforce development, also received broad support from the University of Hawaii, health systems, and advocacy groups, with no opposition noted. Finally, HB 2121, which would prohibit the sale and distribution of disposable electronic smoking devices, drew support from the Department of Health, youth advocates, and public health groups citing youth addiction, environmental waste, and fire hazards; the department said a separate bill, HB 1573, would be more comprehensive and better defined for enforcement and penalties. The committee ended with HB 1913, creating a veteran services mental health coordinator position at Tripler Army Medical Center, which was supported by veteran services officials and others who said veterans need better navigation and coordination for behavioral health care.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Local Government Jan 30th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Local Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • State.
  • of Washington to take advantage of it.
  • Again, really hoping to create more options for distributed energy capacity. ...for distributed energy
  • The Washington Association of County Officials and Coroners and Medical The Washington Association of
  • Jeff Pack, Washington Citizens Against Unfair Taxes.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate County and Municipal Government Committee Apr 29th, 2025

County and Municipal Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • HB 165 adds Juneteenth as a state holiday.
  • I think it's a good look for the state.
  • Architect, the International Building Code, their local municipality.
  • Research, we began to realize that our state does not have a standardized building code.
  • We have a wild, wild west of building codes.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

EEP Public Hearing - Tue Feb 17, 2026 @ 9:30 AM HST

Energy & Environmental Protection

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm Gail Suzuki Jones from the Hawaii State Energy Office.
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  • conducting</c> Hawaii State Energy Office in conducting Hawaii State Energy Office in conducting the
  • State Energy Office, Mark be uh Hawaii State Energy Office, Mark Glick<00:19:49.840><c> with</c><00:19
  • Hi, State Energy Office, with comments in person. >> Aloha, John Chin, Hawaii State Energy Office, will
Summary: The committee heard testimony on a bill to expand the solar energy tax credit for single-family residential properties by removing certain cap amounts and raising the adjusted gross income limits for taxpayers to elect a refund of excess credits. The Hawaii State Energy Office and Department of Taxation both said they were standing on written testimony, while industry and advocacy groups largely supported the measure. Members questioned whether the income thresholds were set appropriately, how many taxpayers would be affected at different income levels, and how many would qualify for refundable treatment; Taxation said it did not yet have the requested numbers but was preparing a fiscal estimate. A major issue raised was drafting and administration: witnesses said the bill appears to apply differently to owner-purchased systems versus third-party leased systems, and Taxation said it likely could not easily verify household income for leased systems or cross-reference different taxpayers. Discussion also covered whether the credit should remain refundable, whether credits should be limited to amounts actually expended, and whether the bill should instead be structured to keep the credit with the system owner or lessor, with concerns about equity, market effects, and possible incentives to lease rather than buy. The committee then moved to HB 2316, which would align state restrictions on lead materials in drinking water infrastructure with federal Safe Drinking Water Act requirements. The Department of Health and other supporters testified in favor, and there were no questions from the chair. Next, HB 1566 on energy efficiency would require state agencies to use energy-efficient lighting, with the Hawaii State Energy Office providing technical assistance and a compliance survey prioritized for first responder facilities; testimony from state agencies and advocates was in support, and again there were no questions. For HB 1926 on Red Hill, the Department of Land and Natural Resources, the Board of Water Supply, and multiple organizations and individuals supported funding for remediation studies, environmental monitoring, groundwater research, independent testing, and a public dashboard, with DLNR emphasizing that decades of work remain necessary even after defueling and that the bill supports ongoing university and community partnerships. The committee then heard HB 1673 on landfill units. The Department of Health initially said it was in support but later corrected the record and stated it strongly opposes the measure, saying the bill would undo protections enacted last session that keep landfills out of areas over aquifers; the Board of Water Supply also opposed repeal of those protections, while the City and County of Honolulu supported the HD1 version that leaves siting decisions to the counties. Sierra Club of Hawaiʻi and the Energy Justice Network opposed the bill, arguing the original protections should remain and that the amended version had confused commenters; supporters of the original version urged restoring it and considering additional language on ash.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Agriculture & Natural Resources Jan 21st, 2026 at 08:00 am

Agriculture & Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • This problem matters so much to the residents of the state of Washington and how this might be a path
  • I'm the Washington State Forester, and I'm DNR's deputy over the Wyoming Fire programs and our Forest
  • I am an attorney licensed in Washington, California, and many other states.
  • That is that when it comes to fine particulate matter pollution in the state of Washington, wildfire
  • It has devastated families and communities throughout Washington, the West, and the United States.
Bills: HB2275, HB2238
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

CPN-EIG, CPN DEFER, CPN DEFER Public Hearings 02-04-2026

Commerce and Consumer Protection

Transcript Highlights:
  • Committee on Energy and Committee on Energy and Intergovernmental<00:03:14.319><c> Affairs</c><00:03:
  • </c><00:03:19.920><c> This</c> relating to renewable energy. This relating to renewable energy.
  • resources or energy distributed energy resources or energy efficiency<00:04:57.360><c> technology.
  • </c> of the Hawaii Solar Energy Association. of the Hawaii Solar Energy Association.
  • </c> SP 2497 relating to electric energy. SP 2497 relating to electric energy.
Summary: The committee first reconvened on SB 2471 and SB 2829, both relating to the powers of artificial persons. After discussion with the Attorney General’s office and a prior Q&A period, the chair said the committee would defer decision-making again, with the intent to return with amended versions of both bills that could gain support from the administration and its lawyers. The measures were deferred to Tuesday, February 10, 2026, in Conference Room 229 at 9:30 a.m. The committee then took up SB 2180, relating to deposits of public funds. Members noted late testimony from the prior day’s joint hearing with the Housing Committee and moved to pass the bill out with amendments, including a defective effective date. The motion carried unanimously among those voting: the chair, vice chair, Senator Lamosao, and Senator Awa voted aye; Senator McKelvey was excused. The measure was adopted. A joint hearing followed on SB 2033, relating to renewable energy and a streamlined grid-ready homes interconnection process. The PUC supported the bill’s intent but raised concerns about the time, resources, and stakeholder input needed to establish the proposed process, and asked for clarification of terms such as “grid-ready homes” and the role of HERA. Hawaiian Electric said it supported the intent but opposed the proposed process and HERA funding use. The Hawaii Solar Energy Association strongly supported the bill, arguing that faster interconnection is needed to meet rooftop solar goals and lower costs over time. Testimony totaled 27 in support, two in opposition, and four with comments. Members questioned costs, consumer protections, and whether the bill would burden low- and moderate-income households; the bill’s supporters said amendments could clarify the definition of grid-ready homes and add guardrails, while acknowledging that upfront costs and interconnection costs would still need to be addressed.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Environmental Regulation Apr 17th, 2025

Environmental Regulation

Transcript Highlights:
  • This just closes the loophole in states and amends the health and safety code to classify intentionally
  • And, you know, I've worked with federal agencies in other states.
  • HB 5033 doesn't ban the state from creating.
  • And so what I am trying to prevent is currently in state law there's.
  • We're one of the newest towns in the state of the great state of Texas, and I am its first mayor, and
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Transportation Jan 26th, 2026 at 04:00 pm

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • The Washington State Patrol, Department of Licensing, and Department of Transportation have listed no
  • The Washington State Patrol, Department of Licensing, and Department of Transportation have listed no
  • All of these are already under the legal length restrictions that Washington State has on the books.
  • RV Country operates four dealerships in the state of Washington. I've been here for decades.
  • , and Washington, Washington is the only state preventing Washington RV dealers from selling 46-foot
Bills: HB2467, HB2495, HB2552
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Education Apr 1st, 2026

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • It realigns energy-related programs by moving the Louisiana Geological Survey under the LSU Energy Institute
  • It realigns energy-related programs by moving the Louisiana Geological Survey under the LSU Energy Institute
  • Are we seeing this in every state in the country? Every state. No question. Across the country.
  • I know those states have passed.
  • And obviously, those are funded through the state. Good.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Agriculture Committee Meeting - 2026-04-08

Agriculture Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> States in sales. States in sales.
  • </c> ammonia energy. ammonia energy.
  • </c> here in the state. here in the state. &gt;&gt; Thank<00:36:06.079><c> you.
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  • </c> of entering the state. of entering the state.
Bills: HF2103, HF4508
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Appropriations Feb 25th, 2026 at 04:00 pm

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • cost drivers for housing in Washington State and why houses are so expensive to build.
  • We're in Washington State.
  • Every public employee in this state can rely on retirement security guaranteed by the state of Washington
  • Every public employee in this state can rely on retirement security guaranteed by the state of Washington
  • And we're representing over 3 million people in the state of Washington. Mr.
Bills: HB2289
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Appropriations Feb 23rd, 2026 at 04:00 pm

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • Chair Ormsby, members of the committee, Dave Upthegrove, Washington State Commissioner of Public Lands
  • Jeff DeLucah with the Washington State Community Action Partnership, testifying other.
  • Washington State, and nearly 100 statutes designate our court as the sole venue for state-related cases
  • Since 2009, CCYJ has convened and staffed the Washington State Becca Task Force.
  • A State of Washington study found that for every dollar invested in recovery support services, Washington
Bills: HB2289
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Appropriations Jan 14th, 2026 at 04:00 pm

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • Washington state funds less for public defense than all but three states in the country: Arizona, Nebraska
  • My name is Jeff DeLuca, Executive Director of the Washington State Community Action Partnership.
  • My name is Jeff DeLuca, Executive Director of the Washington State Community Action Partnership.
  • My name is Randy Heath, Executive Director of the Washington State Alliance of YMCAs.
  • I'm president of UAW 4591 at Washington State University.
Bills: HB2289