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ID
Transcript Highlights:
- Mark Harris, Idaho State Senate, Legislative District 35 again.
- This legislation regulates addictive features, not content.
- That this legislation alone also will not fully solve the problem.
- This is follow-up legislation.
- Chairman Jim Woodward, State Senator from Legislative District 1.
Committee:
Senate State Affairs
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Conference Committee on HF2432 5/16/25
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> executive right now and the legislative executive right now and the legislative branch.<00:01:48.320
- </c> executive and the legislative branch. executive and the legislative branch.
- </c> legislative branch remains independent. legislative branch remains independent.
- I serve as legislative Ethan Vogle.
- Thank you. with the chief's number one legislative with the chief's number one legislative priority<00
Summary:
The conference committee met late on Friday evening to discuss the Public Safety and Judiciary budget agreement, beginning with a brief exchange among members about concerns that the executive branch had been delaying the committee’s work by waiting to approve legislative decisions. Members emphasized that the legislature should retain its independence while still allowing normal collaboration with the governor’s office. The committee then moved through several outstanding policy items and adopted them without opposition, including the A38 amendment addressing data-sharing concerns involving disability-related information, a study of firefighting services by the state fire marshal, and an A46 amendment governing access to unredacted portable recording system data in collision investigations, with guardrails on disclosure and use.
The committee next reviewed the spreadsheet and budget targets. Fiscal staff explained the judiciary side of the agreement, including funding for court operating costs, a one-time Justice Partner Access Program appropriation, forensic exam rate increases, guardian ad litem funding, public defense, human rights, the competency attainment board, the cannabis expungement board, and fee increases for civil filings and motions. On the public safety side, staff described the target as well as the discretionary items funded, including nonprofit security grants, BCA staffing changes, fire marshal initiatives, a 10-year arson statute of limitations, prosecutor training grants, legal representation for children, E911 funding for critical infrastructure, Philando Castile Training Fund support, corrections-related savings from the Stillwater phased closure and sentence-to-serve elimination, a mandatory minimums task force, a victims of crime account transfer, a decommissioning study, in-service use-of-force training, and extensions of several expiring appropriations. The committee also noted a correction to a spreadsheet label related to the Stillwater closure item.
After the spreadsheet walkthrough, the committee took testimony from Chief Justice Natalie Hudson and State Court Administrator Jeff Shorban on behalf of the Minnesota Judicial Branch. Hudson thanked the committee for its work and said the agreement covers some unavoidable costs, including insurance, lease expenses, forensic examiner pay, and the new access system, but argued it does not adequately address the judiciary’s most urgent problem: staffing and judicial compensation. She said court employees are leaving for better-paying jobs, judicial salaries are frozen for two years, and applicant pools for judgeships have declined, especially in greater Minnesota. She also said the judicial branch was not meaningfully consulted on the budget target and urged lawmakers to recognize the courts as a constitutional obligation rather than a discretionary program.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Legislative Committee on Climate Change Policies Feb 23rd, 2026
Joint Legislative Committee on Climate Change Policies
Transcript Highlights:
- Welcome to the Joint Legislative Committee on Climate Change Policy hearing.
- How does any recent legislation like 237 help or stabilize?
- That was a key piece of the legislation.
- The legislation also kind of continued the prior approach...
- The legislation also kind of continued the prior approach.
Summary:
The committee heard an overview and discussion of CARB’s proposed amendments to California’s Cap-and-Invest program, implemented under AB 1207 and SB 840. Chairs and members emphasized the program’s role in meeting climate targets while balancing affordability, and CARB described the proposal as intended to preserve market certainty, strengthen cost containment, address utility affordability, and support the state’s 2045 carbon-neutrality goal. CARB also noted the public comment period, the planned board hearing, and the goal of an effective date of September 1, 2026.
Members questioned CARB on several implementation issues, including whether the rulemaking would be completed on time, the treatment of carbon capture and sequestration, the timing of the transfer of allowances from natural gas utilities to electric utilities, and the impact on ratepayers. CARB said it was on track to meet the May deadline, that CCUS/CDR could be further refined in the proposal and would also be addressed in a separate SB 905 rulemaking later in the year, and that it was seeking to protect ratepayers while inviting more utility data during the comment period. The committee also discussed refining-sector leakage risk, gasoline imports, and how imported fuel is accounted for under cap-and-invest versus the low-carbon fuel standard.
A second panel of outside experts and stakeholders then testified. The Legislative Analyst’s Office and IEMAC representatives explained the major statutory changes, including putting offsets under the cap, shifting allowances from natural gas to electric utilities over time, and changing how allowance value is divided among utilities, industry, and the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund. They stressed that CARB has significant discretion in setting the allowance “pie,” and that more free allocations to utilities or industry reduce GGRF revenues. EDF’s representative argued the proposal should be adopted this spring, said the utility transition should happen faster, and urged a tighter near-term emissions cap. SCAPA, representing publicly owned utilities, opposed the proposed utility allocation changes, saying they would reduce expected allowances, undermine long-term planning, and could force higher rates or reduced decarbonization investments.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - 02/23/26
Judiciary and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> participation in the legislative participation in the legislative process. process. process.
- . legislation. legislation.
- </c> ordinary legislation. ordinary legislation.
- </c> that is the legislative intent of ERA. that is the legislative intent of ERA.
- </c> issues through the legislative process. issues through the legislative process.
Committee:
Senate Judiciary and Public Safety
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
Senate Ethics Committee Oct 1st, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- We are here pursuant to Legislative Council Policy 15, Section Q.
- There was a hearing and a recommendation made by the Subcommittee of the Interim Legislative Ethics Committee
- Cherry from Legislative Council Services is here to advise us about that recommendation.
- by the hearing subcommittee of the Interim Legislative Ethics Committee.
- I'm the Assistant Director for Legislative Affairs, and I work for the Legislative Council Service.
VA
Virginia 2026 Regular Session
Communications, Technology and Innovation Mar 9th, 2026
Communications, Technology and Innovation
Transcript Highlights:
- that funding is available to go along with the legislation.
- And unfortunately, this piece of legislation falls into that category.
- And so, just like even my own legislation, I had to table that legislation, all of our pieces of legislation
- Senator Salim, did you want to say anything about the legislation? Yep. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
- Senator Salim, did you want to say anything about the legislation? Yep. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- For the record, Ben Taves, representing Legislative District 4.
- For the record, Ben Taves, representing Legislative District 4.
- Because this legislation specifically allows for duplexes in a single-family home lot.
- So I just think that this legislation would be good to approve.
- I think this type of legislation makes sense. I appreciate the comments from Ms.
Committee:
Senate Local Government and Taxation
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Civil Rights & Judiciary Feb 3rd, 2026 at 10:30 am
Civil Rights & Judiciary
Transcript Highlights:
- This is a Department of Licensing request legislation.
- This is a Department of Licensing request legislation.
- I'm asking for a yes vote on this hard-worked legislation.
- Happy and proud to bring this legislation before this committee.
- In many ways, this legislation has taken a village, with legislators on both sides of the aisle and outstanding
Committee:
House Civil Rights & Judiciary
Keywords:
health care market standards, hospital consolidation, merger review, health care transaction notice, attorney general review, antitrust, provider organizations, hospital systems, contracting affiliation, material change, nonprofit conversion, for-profit conversion, health care acquisition, asset sale, Washington RCW, health care competition, price transparency, market oversight, premerger notification, antitrust revolving fund
VT
Transcript Highlights:
- day pursuant to House next legislative day pursuant to House Rule<00:02:54.800><c> 48.
- The committee heard from Legislative Council.
- </c> The committee heard from legislative The committee heard from legislative council.<00:14:35.440>
- </c><00:14:57.600><c> counsel</c><00:14:58.000><c> to</c> of legislative counsel to of legislative counsel
- And you have postponed action on Senate Bill 23 for one legislative day.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Civil Rights & Judiciary Feb 24th, 2026 at 10:30 am
Civil Rights & Judiciary
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm asking for a yes vote on this legislation before us.
- I'm asking for a yes vote on this legislation before us.
- I'm asking for a yes vote on this legislation before us. asking for a yes vote on this legislation before
- This is a complex piece of legislation.
- I would ask for your support to pass this piece of legislation forward.
Committee:
House Civil Rights & Judiciary
Keywords:
divorce, dissolution, marriage, domestic partnership, property division, real property, community property, separate property, liabilities, family law, equitable distribution, court order, personal jurisdiction, absent spouse, absent domestic partner, creditors, secured creditors, unsecured creditors, home equity, family home
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- And this piece of legislation is really important.
- This legislation will require all parties to provide notice.
- For the record, Nicole Macri, 43rd Legislative District.
- Is this request legislation? You get to go first.
- At its core, the legislation still is missed on, sorry, on trying to try.
Committee:
Senate Law & Justice
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Senate Legislative Session Day 9 (1-16-26)
Kentucky Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Um and once again piece of legislation.
- </c><00:15:48.959><c> last</c> meetings and drafting legislation last meetings and drafting legislation
- </c> fix this without any legislation. fix this without any legislation.
- get in the way of good legislation.
- get in the way of good legislation.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House environment panel considers HF3007 4/3/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- We support this legislation but urge stronger protections for Minnesota's water.
- We support this legislation but urge stronger protections for Minnesota's water.
- We support this legislation but urge stronger protections for Minnesota's water.
- We support this legislation but urge stronger protections for Minnesota's water.
- We support this legislation but urge stronger protections for Minnesota's water.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- Passing this legislation will provide all the employees of our state health plan, Passing this legislation
- I want to preface my comments by saying that I 100% support this legislation.
- Our ask is that we keep three words in this legislation: in good faith.
- I am a proud co-sponsor of this legislation and proud to vote for it today. Thank you.
- President, and thank you, Senator Wright, for this good legislation.
Summary:
The Senate convened with a quorum present, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and heard several member introductions and recognitions, including awareness resolutions and visiting groups in the galleries. The chamber then moved to special order bills. Senate Bill 88 on utility terrain vehicles passed 32-5 after debate over allowing local governments to opt in to street use of UTVs under safety restrictions; Senator Smith opposed it over safety concerns. Senate Bill 102 on exceptional student education passed 36-0, creating a workforce credential/badge program for students with autism or on modified curricula; supporters emphasized employment opportunities and safety training, while Senator Davis raised concerns about added costs to school districts. Senate Bill 106 on exploitation of vulnerable adults passed 37-0, allowing alternative service on scammers through the same apps used to contact victims. Senate Bill 130 on compensation for victims of wrongful incarceration passed 38-0, extending filing deadlines and removing restrictive barriers; supporters called it a long-overdue justice fix. Senate Bill 158 on diagnostic and supplemental breast examinations passed 38-0, eliminating cost sharing for follow-up breast tests in the state employee health plan to encourage early detection.
The most contentious measure was Senate Bill 234 on criminal offenses against law enforcement officers. The bill sought to clarify that violent resistance to officers is not justified by claims about the legality of the detention and to add manslaughter of a law enforcement officer to offenses carrying life imprisonment without release. An amendment by Senator Jones to restore “in good faith” language failed, after debate centered on due process, racial profiling, and the role of juries and suppression motions. Several senators spoke in support of law enforcement but objected to the bill’s breadth and mandatory life penalty; Senator Leek ultimately postponed the bill temporarily rather than taking a final vote. Senate Bill 262 on trust code technical changes passed 36-0. Senate Bill 274 designating roads for Harris Rosen and Geraldine Thompson passed 38-0, followed by a successful co-sponsorship motion and remarks honoring Thompson’s legacy. Senate Bill 280 on candidate qualification passed 38-0, creating an enforcement mechanism for party-affiliation filing requirements. Senate Bill 296 on middle and high school start times passed 38-0, repealing the statewide start-time mandate and shifting implementation decisions to local districts while requiring public reporting and discussion. Senate Bill 356 designating January 27 as Holocaust Remembrance Day also passed unanimously, with senators emphasizing remembrance, anti-Semitism, and the educational value of the memorial and observance.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- . legislation so that legislation will be a bit more specific in terms of the commissioners, their background
- the enabling legislation.
- What are some of the legislation? that is coming up. I did not mention CYFD.
- We stand in strong support of the legislation.
- Is it the Legislative Health and Human Services, Madam Chair? Madam Chair, yes.
Committee:
House House Judiciary
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Licensing and Occupations (2-25-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- So, why it's needed: it increases transparency and accountability by requiring legislative engagement
- This demonstrates that strengthening legislative oversight can help drive the decline in new rules.
- It will put legislators back in the driver's seat when it comes to major policy decisions that affect
- </c> accountability by requiring legislative accountability by requiring legislative engagement<00:02
- But they can do those on their own without legislative approval.
Summary:
The Senate Standing Committee on Licensing and Occupations met with a quorum and first heard Senate Bill 20, sponsored by Senator Matt Nunn, which would bar state agencies from adopting administrative regulations with implementation and compliance costs above $500,000 over a two-year period unless an exception applies. Nunn said the bill is intended to increase legislative oversight, reduce burdensome regulation, and preserve agency authority for routine rules, with exceptions for emergency actions, loss of federal funds, express legislative authorization, and health facility/service matters. Senators asked about the definition of “major economic impact,” whether broader societal costs were considered, and how the legislature could respond quickly to year-round agency rulemaking; Nunn said the bill is meant to force those larger policy choices into the legislative process. Several members voiced concern that the threshold was too low and could tie agencies’ hands, while others supported the bill as a check on regulation. The committee voted to report SB 20 favorably, with some members voting no or passing.
The committee then took up Senate Bill 127, sponsored by Senator Shelley Frommeyer, concerning real estate license reciprocity. Frommeyer and representatives from Perry Real Estate College explained that the bill would codify Kentucky’s current education and licensing standards for out-of-state real estate licensees, rather than relying on bilateral agreements that can be terminated by other states. They said the measure was prompted by the end of reciprocal agreements with states such as Ohio and West Virginia, which left students and licensees uncertain, and argued that codifying the standards would provide stability, help military spouses, and support Kentucky’s real estate industry. Senators questioned whether a compact would be better, whether the bill would disadvantage Kentucky licensees seeking to practice elsewhere, and whether it would weaken Kentucky’s leverage in future negotiations. Supporters said the bill only fixes Kentucky’s side of the process and could encourage other states to adopt similar standards; opponents worried it was unilateral and might not produce reciprocity from other states. The committee ultimately reported SB 127 favorably, with several members explaining yes, no, or pass votes, and then adjourned.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Criminal Justice and Public Safety (02/11/2026)
Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> deciding this piece of legislation. deciding this piece of legislation.
- </c> recommending expedient to legislate. recommending expedient to legislate.
- </c> inexperienced legislator. inexperienced legislator.
- </c> inexpeding to legislate. inexpeding to legislate.
- . legislate. legislate.
Committee:
House Criminal Justice and Public Safety
AR
Arkansas 2026 Regular Session
ARKANSAS LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL (ALC) Jun 19th, 2026
ARKANSAS LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL (ALC)
Transcript Highlights:
- tracking, budget development, managed complex workflow... ...financial oversight, legislative tracking
- And so with that, now therefore be it resolved by the Arkansas Legislative Council of the 95th General
- Assembly of the State of Arkansas, that the Legislative Council recognizes and honors Lori McDonald
- Chairman, Carlos Silva, Bureau of Legislative Research. Thank you, Mr.
- Chairman, Carlos Silva, Bureau of Legislative Research.
Committee:
All ARKANSAS LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL (ALC)
Summary:
The meeting began with a quorum call, prayer, and approval of the previous minutes. Members then adopted a resolution honoring Lori McDonald of the Department of Human Services for nearly 28 years of state service, with remarks praising her legislative work, constituent services, leadership, and emergency response roles. McDonald thanked the committee, and the Senate also presented her with a citation, flag, and commemorative coin.
The committee received the May 2026 revenue report, which showed gross adjusted collections of $7.76 billion year-to-date, up 4.4% from the prior year, and a projected surplus of $585.8 million. The executive subcommittee report was adopted, covering emergency rules for DHS and the Department of Education, school district waiver requests, committee fund allocations, cancellation of the July ALC meeting, and authorization for subcommittees to meet in July on urgent matters. The administrative rules report was also adopted after members noted that most rules were approved, with a few pulled by agencies or held.
Members then heard a lengthy exchange on the Arkansas Education Department’s ClassWallet contract and delays in expense review for education savings account payments. Department officials said they were meeting regularly with ClassWallet, enforcing contract standards, keeping some reviews in-house, and adding staff and technology improvements to speed processing while maintaining oversight. The committee also adopted reports from Game and Fish and State Police, Hospital/Medicaid/Developmental Disabilities, Lottery Oversight, Occupational Licensing Review, Peer Review, Review, State Insurance Programs Oversight, and Personnel, including a Department of Commerce reallocation tied to a broader shared-services realignment.
Under review of communications, members filed several retirement system investment items as reviewed, approved rural community grant funding, gave favorable advice for state park additions, approved special maintenance funding for state parks, and filed Office of State Technology service-rate changes as reviewed. The meeting concluded with no new business and adjournment.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Health and Human Services Jun 25th, 2025
Legislative Health & Human Services Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- The this meeting of the Legislative Health and Human Services Committee will come to order.
- I'm the lead staff for the Legislative Health and Human Services Committee.
- So, uh, Madam Chair, I work for the Legislative council Service.
- Um, 24 of those pieces of legislation were introduced.
- So what that means actually is that in, um, you know, unless there's new legislation.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Business meeting to consider S.298, to require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to relocate 30 percent of the employees assigned to headquarters to duty stations outside the Washington metropolitan area, S.300, to improve accoun Feb 12th, 2025 at 08:30 am
Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- for their cooperation and patience as we meet today to complete the committee's consideration of legislation
- (member_3508) and I met yesterday and discussed our shared desire to continue moving bipartisan legislation
- It recognizes the value of our district offices and it codifies that in this legislation.
- I support this legislation and urge unanimous adoption of it.
- This is the last, but a fundamental piece of legislation that we have to consider.