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HI
Transcript Highlights:
  • Uh, we have the Campaign Spending Commission in support on Zoom. opportunity to be here today.
  • Tony Balderro testifying on behalf of the Campaign Spending Commission.
  • Uh, the commission supports this bill and will stand on its written testimony.
  • Uh these are for the commission.
  • Hawaii Public Utilities Commission with comments. Hey, thank you.
Keywords: 910, house, all
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/24/2026 - Senate Floor Session

Arizona Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senate Bill 1024, relating to vehicle registration.
  • It establishes the Foreign Entity Review Commission within the Arizona Department of Real Estate to approve
  • Thirdly, it requires the commission to consist of the commissioner of the real estate department, two
  • It also outlines the requirements and procedural duties of the commission and makes some conforming changes
  • This bill allows those who plan to use or use a silencer in the commission of a crime to avoid charges
Keywords: 1182, all
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • today, we're going to be going over three different topics: the Department of State Hospitals, the Commission
  • today, we're going to be going over three different topics: the Department of State Hospitals, the Commission
  • Moving on to our next: Commission for Behavioral Health. Thank you for joining us today. Thank you.
  • Moving on to our next: Commission for Behavioral Health. Good morning.
  • Brenda Graylish, Executive Officer for the Commission for Behavioral Health.
Keywords: 987, senate, all
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

AGR Public Hearing - Wed Feb 18, 2026 @ 9:30 AM HST

Agriculture & Food Systems

Transcript Highlights:
  • Next, we have Vivian Hill, Hawaii State Youth Commission, on Zoom. Aloha. My name is Vivian Hill.
  • I serve on the public health committee of the Hawaii State Youth Commission, and I'm speaking today in
  • Therefore, the Hawaii State Youth Commission respectfully urges the committee to pass HB 2208.
  • Youth Commission and I'm speaking<00:26:56.240> today<00:26:56.559> in<00:26:56.880>
  • Hawaii State Youth Commission Hawaii State Youth Commission respectfully<00:27:48.799> urges<
PA

Pennsylvania 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Session (Jun 30 2026)

Pennsylvania House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • clerk will read a summary of the resolution: A resolution directing the Joint State Government Commission
  • rather than simply addressing confidentiality agreements, House Bill 2359 uses that issue as the vehicle
  • The Game Commission may not be denied, and there is no cost.
  • It just gives the Game Commission the ability to come up with a program.
  • It just gives the Game Commission the ability to come up with a program, again, that schools may opt
Keywords: Scheduler, 973, house, all
Summary: The House convened, opened with prayer and the Pledge, and first handled routine business including postponing approval of the prior journal and confirming a quorum. Several committee reports were adopted, including measures from Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness, Tourism and Recreation and Economic Development, Appropriations, Rules, Commerce, and Environmental and Natural Resource Protection. The chamber also adopted House Resolution 531, designating June 2026 as Scoliosis Awareness Month, after testimony from Rep. DeLosier and discussion of a constituent’s experience with severe scoliosis; the resolution passed 201-1. The House then adopted a series of additional resolutions and bills, including Diaper Need Awareness Week, a study on PANS/PANDAS, 717 Day, Little League World Series Week, and a resolution commemorating America 250 in Pennsylvania. It also passed bills on Sunshine Act agenda notice changes, veteran death notifications, Korean War Veterans Armistice Day, township audit deadlines, first responder memorials, road transfers, parole board succession, and restrictions on HOA limits for rooftop solar. The solar bill drew multiple failed amendments on HOA voting rules, native plants, energy-source discrimination, and net metering; one amendment on indemnification for elected officials at special events was adopted. In final passage votes, the House approved legislation to prohibit NDAs related to data centers, with debate centered on transparency and local control; it passed 171-31. The chamber also passed bills allowing Pittsburgh school administrators to collectively bargain, requiring hunting and trapping education options in schools, expanding SWIF’s equity investment authority, and scheduling metatomidine as a Schedule 3 controlled substance. The Counseling Compact bill and a parole-record privilege bill both passed unanimously or near-unanimously, and the House signed those measures for presentation to the Governor. The session ended with referrals of new bills to committees, a motion to adjourn, and adjournment until July 1, 2026.
AR

Arkansas 2026 Regular Session

ALC-GAME & FISH/STATE POLICE Jan 21st, 2026

ALC-GAME & FISH/STATE POLICE

Transcript Highlights:
  • That's the Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training.
  • I stopped a vehicle at Garris Springs Road for not having any vehicle license on it.
  • Shone Rock, who's director of Arkansas Game and Fish Commission.
  • I'm the director of Arkansas Game and Fish Commission.” “All right. Go ahead.
  • So if you just speak to any kind of ideas that the commission has on that or a game plan.
Summary: The committee first heard from Arkansas State Police leadership about the agency’s role in federal immigration enforcement. Colonel Mike Hager said State Police has completed 287(g) training for all but 12 officers and is authorized to assist ICE in limited circumstances, but is not an immigration enforcement agency. He emphasized that troopers only make immigration-related notifications after lawful stops or arrests for other offenses, and that the agency uses discretion and chain-of-command approval for any planned operation. Members asked about how immigration status is determined, whether stops are tracked, whether local agencies are participating, and whether there are costs or reimbursement mechanisms; Hager said the agency began tracking encounters in September and had 48 detentions since then, most tied to other criminal violations such as DWIs or domestic violence. He also said there were no current planned immigration operations beyond assisting federal partners. The committee then received an update from Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Director Doug Schoenrock on wildlife management areas, waterfowl habitat, and related infrastructure. He reported that most moist-soil units and green tree reservoirs were flooded or near normal, with one new pump not yet operational and a vandalized Ed Gordon/Point Remove pump back in service since December. He also said the Lake Conway dam and water-control work were progressing, with a public meeting scheduled at Mayflower High School. Questions followed about dock removal notices, maintenance on other water-control structures, and a recent fatal boating accident at Baumito WMA, which Schoenrock described as a high-speed collision in flooded timber and said the agency was working on a safety memorial effort with the victim’s widow. A substantial portion of the meeting focused on duck season, drought conditions, and criticism of the Flyway Federation’s push to restrict hunting over standing corn. Schoenrock said Arkansas remains the nation’s top duck-hunting destination, but drought and warm weather have reduced water availability and caused ducks to move north; he cited survey numbers showing 1.4 million ducks in the state at the end of December but a much lower January count. He argued that standing corn is legal and that federal habitat and water policy, not Arkansas law, drives long-term duck populations. Members raised concerns about changing migration patterns, the role of private clubs, federal regulation, and the possible effects of wind turbines and solar panels on waterfowl; Schoenrock and Commissioner Chris Caldwell said the commission is studying those issues, including a University of Arkansas at Monticello project on avoidance behavior, and that no immediate regulatory changes were announced. The committee took no formal vote and adjourned after the presentations and questions.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Economic Development May 5th, 2025

Economic Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • Members, this is a cleanup bill that was requested by the Texas Workforce Commission.
  • Generally, House Bill 2791 would authorize the commission to procure vocational rehabilitation goods
  • division director for vocational rehabilitation at Texas Workforce Commission.
  • Commission, and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
  • I'm with the Texas Workforce Commission.
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, July 16, 2025)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • city's planning and zoning commission. city's planning and zoning commission.
  • <00:46:05.520> to Securities and Exchange Commission to Securities and Exchange Commission
  • <01:15:15.120> All<01:15:15.280> of vehicles and drove them away.
  • All of vehicles and drove them away.
  • When Governor Hunt appointed commission.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

Committee on State and Local Government - 04/03/25

State and Local Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • I do want to note that this will be our omnibus vehicle bill.
  • I do want to note that this will be our omnibus vehicle bill.
  • I do want to note that this will be our omnibus vehicle bill.
  • <00:49:04.400> uh uh we have had commission uh uh we have had commission uh conversations<
  • the commission commission staff on the commission commission staff on the amendment.<01:12:24.719
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

Senate Chamber Feb 5th, 2025

New Mexico Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Enacting the Recreational Vehicle Manufacturer and Dealer Act, requiring a manufacturer-dealer agreement
  • to sell a new recreational vehicle, and providing requirements.
  • the warrantor and dealer, providing inspection and rejection procedures for damaged recreational vehicles
  • Senate Bill 289, introduced by Senator Gonzalez, is an act relating to taxation, amending motor vehicle
  • Authority to enforce provisions of the Criminal Code, the Motor Vehicle Code, and the Boat Act.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
  • A lot of times, when we're not looking at the comparison between that crash and vehicle miles traveled
  • What I'm interested in is, do you keep stats on what the vehicles are doing?
  • Vehicles doing.
  • What is the physical manifestation of the vehicle that led to that fatality?
  • One of their data points that they put out for us is what are the vehicle actions.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • subcommittee today, we're going to be going over three different topics: Department of State Hospitals, Commission
  • subcommittee today, we're going to be going over three different topics: Department of State Hospitals, Commission
  • Moving on to our next: Commission for Behavioral Health. Thank you for joining us today. Thank you.
  • Moving on to our next: Commission for Behavioral Health. Good morning.
  • Brenda Graylish, Executive Officer for the Commission for Behavioral Health.
Summary: The subcommittee heard presentations from the Department of State Hospitals (DSH), the Commission for Behavioral Health, and the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) on budget proposals and implementation updates. DSH outlined its proposed 2026-27 budget, including funding for patient operating expenses, IST solutions savings, conditional release program costs, LPS bed allocation changes, electrical infrastructure projects at Napa and Patton, SB 380 transitional housing feasibility work, and expanded dental services at Metropolitan and Patton. DSH also reported that it has met court-ordered IST treatment benchmarks in the Stiavedi v. Clinton case, with average time to initiate treatment down to about five days and pending placements reduced to roughly 250, while noting that Proposition 36 could increase referrals and SB 1323 may divert some individuals earlier into community-based treatment. Members asked about rising outside hospitalization costs, Medicare enrollment, the timing and structure of capital projects, and whether IST solution funds are being fully used; DSH said the savings reflect slower-than-expected ramp-up of community programs and that the Central California FACT replacement program is still on track for January 2027 activation. The Commission for Behavioral Health described its role under the Behavioral Health Services Act (BHSA), including data, evaluation, grantmaking, technical assistance, and transparency work. It highlighted the new statewide Innovation Partnership Fund, a five-year, $20 million-per-year program with small and large grant categories; the first RFA drew strong interest, with more than 400 questions and over 1,000 bidders’ conference participants. The Commission also discussed a proposed extension to spend down about $4.1 million remaining for the Alcove Youth Drop-in Center grants so sites can finish implementation and Stanford can complete the final evaluation. Members asked about grant duration, whether projects can be renewed, what qualifies as innovation, and whether the fund could support service delivery rather than awareness campaigns or training; the Commission said awards are expected to be three-year contracts and that proposals must be new or meaningfully expanded approaches that support BHSA priority populations. DHCS reviewed major behavioral health changes under CalAIM and BH Connect, including peer support, mobile crisis, contingency management, traditional health care practices for tribal members, updated specialty mental health access criteria, and new substance use treatment standards based on ASAM’s fourth edition. DHCS reported strong contingency management results, with more than 13,000 members served and 95% testing negative for stimulant use during treatment, and said 21 Indian health care providers have been approved to offer traditional health care practices. It also described BH Connect initiatives such as the $1.9 billion access reform and outcomes incentive program, workforce investments, evidence-based practice expansion, IMD participation by four counties, and transitional rent services. On BHSA implementation, DHCS said it is not tracking individual county contract cuts but is monitoring county plans and statewide outcomes, while stakeholders raised concerns about local prevention and service gaps. DHCS also outlined its H.R. 1 implementation strategy, including outreach, streamlined renewals, exemptions for disabled, substance use, and medically frail individuals, and proposed clinic navigator and outreach funding; it said it has not yet produced a focused estimate of H.R. 1 impacts on behavioral health populations. The discussion ended with DHCS noting that B-CHIP bond funding has supported 437 infrastructure projects, creating 546 new or expanded facilities and more than 9,500 residential beds across the state.
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

House Labor, Health & Social Services Committee, February 18, 2026

Labor, Health & Social Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • Under HB 143, no state agency, department, board, or commission may discriminate against a health care
  • Under HB 143, no state agency, department, board, or commission may discriminate against a health care
  • agency, department, board, or commission agency, department, board, or commission may<00:04:16.799
  • , privately spoke to me and said, 'I don't think it's right that you have that sign on your vehicle.'
  • on my vehicle against<00:21:49.760> mandating<00:21:50.400> vaccines<00:21:51.120>
Bills: HB0143, HB0129
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Transportation Committee Aug 25th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • , specific to electric vehicles, that depending on some different electric vehicle adoption forecasting
  • of vehicle owners in the country.
  • So electric vehicles mainly.
  • So electric vehicles mainly.
  • mileage, these residents can't afford either high-MPG vehicles or electric vehicles.
Summary: The Assembly Transportation Committee first took up three highway naming resolutions on its consent calendar: ACR 109, SCR 78, and SCR 90. The committee approved the consent calendar with 11 aye votes and no no votes, then adjourned the bill-hearing portion. Members also recognized committee science fellow AJ Mendeola for his service, noting his contributions to bill analysis and staff support. The committee then held an informational hearing on alternatives to the gas tax, focused on the projected decline in fuel-tax revenue and the need for a more sustainable transportation funding model. The chair and invited experts described how inflation, improved fuel efficiency, and growth in electric and other alternative-fuel vehicles are eroding gas-tax revenues. Presenters from the National Conference of State Legislatures and the University of California discussed state options such as higher or indexed gas taxes, EV registration fees, road usage charges, delivery fees, public EV charging fees, transportation network company fees, and managed lanes, emphasizing tradeoffs among revenue adequacy, fairness, administrative cost, and public acceptance. Committee members raised concerns that mileage-based fees or EV fees could function as new taxes on commuters and lower-income drivers, especially if the gas tax is not repealed. Presenters responded that road usage charges are generally intended as replacements for the gas tax, not additions, and argued that mileage-based systems better preserve the user-pays principle while being less tied to vehicle fuel efficiency. They also noted that flat EV registration fees are easy to administer but can be less equitable because they are not linked to actual road use. Officials from Hawaii, Utah, and Oregon described their state programs and policy choices. Hawaii said its new road usage charge began July 1, 2025, for EVs, offers a choice between a per-mile charge and a flat annual fee through 2028, and will transition to mandatory EV participation before expanding to all light-duty vehicles by 2033. Utah described its voluntary EV road usage charge program, quarterly reporting, privacy protections, and legislative scenarios for removing the cap or making participation mandatory. Oregon outlined its constitutional cost-responsibility framework and broader transportation funding challenges, including reliance on user fees and limited use of general-fund support.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Appropriations and Finance Jan 22nd, 2026 at 02:01 pm

House Appropriations & Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • For tax and motor vehicle changes, we have this language.
  • I'm going to stick with the Motor Vehicle Division with my question, Mr. Chairman.
  • The commission is still committed to finding efficiencies where those are possible.
  • If the commission, after they go through the rulemaking,... ...of our existing programs.
  • Representative Duncan, I don't know, we're open to a commission if that's still on the table.
Bills: HB1
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Criminal Justice Feb 11th, 2025

Criminal Justice

Transcript Highlights:
  • You’ll see shooting within a vehicle.
  • The first phase is the vehicle in motion. We're observing that vehicle. What is that vehicle doing?
  • We're observing that vehicle. What is that vehicle doing to get our attention?
  • So when they exit the vehicle, how are they exiting the vehicle?
  • Are they losing the vehicle for balance?
Summary: The committee heard a presentation from Jessica Spencer on cannabis, criminal justice, and mental health. She argued that marijuana products have become far more potent over time, that high-potency THC and hemp-derived products are widely available in Florida, and that daily or near-daily use can contribute to addiction, psychosis, and other mental health problems, especially for adolescents. She also said cannabis is linked to violent crime and suicide in some cases, urged more prevention funding in schools, stronger regulation of Delta-8 and similar products, better law enforcement and regulatory oversight, expanded treatment and diversion options, and more expungement opportunities for simple possession. Senators questioned her about potency data, testing methods, and whether she was claiming causation in violent cases; she said she was and noted she had worked on the No on 3 campaign while still favoring decriminalization of simple possession rather than full legalization. The committee then took up several bills. CS/SB 150, “Trooper’s Law,” was amended and reported favorably; it makes extreme animal cruelty during a declared emergency a third-degree felony, inspired by the rescue of a dog during Hurricane Milton. SB 234, the Jason Rayner Act, was reported favorably after debate over its changes to self-defense language and mandatory life imprisonment for manslaughter committed against a law enforcement officer; supporters said it closes a loophole exposed in the Rayner case, while opponents raised concerns about unintended consequences and mandatory sentencing. CS/SB 138, “Trenton’s Law,” also passed after amendment; it increases penalties for repeat DUI/vehicular homicide offenders and adds language on intoxicating substances, with supporters citing the death of Trenton Stewart and opponents warning about cannabis impairment standards and first refusal penalties. SB 130, dealing with compensation for wrongful incarceration, was reported favorably. The bill removes Florida’s “clean hands” bar, extends the filing deadline from 90 days to two years, and allows exonerees with factual innocence findings to pursue compensation and civil remedies. Support came from innocence and civil liberties advocates. The committee also received a law enforcement presentation from Florida Highway Patrol Lieutenant Channing Taylor on impaired driving enforcement, DRE training, and crash data, emphasizing that drug impairment—especially cannabis—plays a major role in fatal crashes and that officers rely on observation and field testing because roadside chemical testing is limited.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Public Service Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm

Joint Committee on Public Service

Transcript Highlights:
  • all the emergency communications telecommunications as a member of the Massachusetts State 911 Commission
  • Stoneham Retirement Board ultimately upheld a ruling by the Public Employee Retirement Administration Commission
  • Thank you, Chair Ryan, Chair Brady, members of the commission.
  • protect us needs to be washed on a regular basis and continues to poison us when it's stored in our vehicles
  • When we return from a fire investigation, these toxins cannot help but be brought into our personal vehicles
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Joint Committee on Public Service held its 15th hearing of the 194th General Court, focused on retirement group classifications for a range of public safety and related employees. Much of the testimony centered on bills affecting Barnstable County dispatchers and 911 telecommunicators, who argued they should remain in or be moved to Group 2 because their work is highly stressful, life-or-death in nature, and historically had been treated that way. Speakers said the proposed changes would largely grandfather in current employees, would not add costs in some cases, and were needed to correct outdated statutory language and PERAC rulings that had created uncertainty for workers nearing retirement or already retired. Similar support was offered for bills to reclassify 911 dispatchers statewide from Group 1 to Group 2, with testimony from dispatch supervisors, sheriffs, and police associations describing chronic stress, PTSD, staffing shortages, and retention problems. The committee also heard testimony on several other retirement-related bills. Representatives of Massport and campus police supported measures to align retirement benefits for Massport police and public higher education police with other law enforcement groups, arguing they perform comparable duties and face similar risks. The Massachusetts Chiefs of Police Association also backed a bill to ease post-retirement earning restrictions for retired police and firefighters so they can continue consulting, training, or advising without penalty. MOSES testified in favor of bills moving certain state employees into Group 2, including forensic scientists at the State Police Crime Lab, DCR aerial foresters, and Department of Correction construction coordinators, citing hazardous work environments and physical danger. Department of Fire Services compliance officers likewise sought Group 4 classification, describing exposure to toxins, fatal fire scenes, and cancer risks. No votes were taken during the hearing. The committee heard extensive testimony from affected employees, union and association representatives, and public safety officials, all urging favorable reports on the bills. At the end of the hearing, the chairs thanked witnesses and staff, and the committee adjourned after a motion and second.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Finance May 11th, 2026

Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • cost-of-living adjustment, approximately 4%, effective July 1, 2026, based on the Judicial Compensation Commission
  • The bonding-out process does have to go to Bond Commission.
  • We felt that... ...through the Bankers Association, as well as bond counsel on the commission, that that
  • At the same time that this is happening, the state is auctioning off hundreds of vehicles every year,
  • surplus fleet vehicles.
Summary: The Senate Finance Committee met with eight members present and deferred HB 127. It then considered a series of bills, most of which were reported favorably without opposition. HB 22 revised COLA rules for the clerks of court retirement system, allowing more frequent COLAs when the system is better funded; HB 324 made judicial stipends permanent and added future COLAs subject to available funding; HB 233 increased jury mileage reimbursement; HB 47 reorganized assessor retirement COLA statutes; HB 533 allowed St. Tammany Parish to transfer unused witness-fee account balances to the 22nd Judicial District Court; HB 980 adjusted eligibility for the Firemen’s Supplemental Pay Board; HCR 45 urged Congress to clarify ARPA deadlines for water projects; HB 559 increased court costs in the 4th Judicial District; HB 290 recreated the Department of Treasury and related entities in statute; and HB 382 addressed Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget review authority over Group Benefits plans. The committee also reported HB 1157 favorably, creating a financing bank mechanism for infrastructure projects, and HB 575 favorably, giving youth aging out of foster care preferred access to surplus state vehicles through the Louisiana Property Assistance Agency. Several measures drew more discussion. HB 1236, dealing with pharmacy benefit managers and professional dispensing fees, prompted extensive testimony from the sponsor, the Legislative Fiscal Office, the Department of Insurance, independent pharmacies, and PBM representatives. Supporters said it clarifies and strengthens enforcement of existing PBM law and protects independent pharmacies; opponents argued the bill’s requirement that PBMs bear dispensing-fee costs would be difficult to implement and could raise premiums. The sponsor said he would work on amendments, including clarifying language and a delayed effective date, and the bill was nevertheless moved favorably. SB 25, on registrar of voters compensation, was amended to a revised pay structure and then reported favorably. HB 47 and HB 533 were also presented as funding and administrative cleanups for retirement and court-related accounts, with local support noted. The committee also heard HB 233 on jury duty mileage reimbursement, which the sponsor said updates a 1961 rate and would be funded locally at an estimated average increase of about $4,000 per judicial district. HB 324 on judicial salaries was described as self-funded by the judiciary and subject to available funding, with no budget impact. HB 575 on foster youth transportation was presented as a non-appropriation measure aimed at helping youth aging out of foster care by giving them preferred access to surplus vehicles. HB 382, which concerns the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget’s role in approving Group Benefits plans, was reported favorably with little discussion. The meeting ended after a motion to adjourn.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Committee on Post Audit and Oversight Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm

Senate Committee on Post Audit and Oversight

Transcript Highlights:
  • Now, as far as DMF goes, DMF regulates fisheries within state waters and through the Interstate Commission
  • called the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission.
  • Ocean Advisory Commission, Ocean Science Advisory Commission, Fisheries Habitat Working Group.
  • , the new commission that started about six to eight months ago.
  • Commission, the new commission that started about six to eight months ago and was offered by you and
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The joint hearing focused on the Massachusetts sea scallop fishery, especially the economic importance of the industry, federal scallop management, and two policy questions: reopening the Northern Edge area on Georges Bank and allowing permit stacking/permit consolidation. Chairing senators emphasized their interest in hearing both sides, their frustration with federal bureaucracy, and their view that the issue should be guided by science while protecting the long-term resource and local communities. Dr. Kate O’Keefe of the New England Fishery Management Council and Kevin Stokesbury of UMass Dartmouth described the Magnuson-Stevens framework, annual catch limits, rotational area management, and the role of industry-funded surveys and the research set-aside program. They said scallops remain the most lucrative council-managed commercial fishery on the East Coast, but recent changes include more small scallops, lower biomass in some areas, higher natural mortality, and shifting abundance toward Georges Bank. On the Northern Edge, they explained that the council previously considered opening the area through a framework/joint action with habitat management, but discontinued the action in 2024 because of conflicting objectives involving scallop yield, habitat protection, and other species. They said the issue could be revisited through future council priority-setting. Representatives of the Sustainable Scalloping Fund argued that the fishery needs modernization to remain economically viable. They supported reopening the Northern Edge and strongly backed permit stacking, saying it would allow two permits on one vessel while keeping ownership caps in place, reducing costs, improving safety, and helping family-owned fleets avoid financial distress and outside investment. Port of New Bedford representative John Regan stressed the port’s central role in the state economy, the need to protect working waterfront infrastructure, and the importance of any permit changes preserving local ownership and participation. No votes were taken; the hearing was informational, and members asked that the witnesses keep the committee informed as the council and federal agencies consider next steps.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Rules Committee Jun 3rd, 2026

Rules

Transcript Highlights:
  • Governor's appointments not required to appear: item 2J, Maggie Hallahan for the Boating and Waterways Commission
  • Governor's appointments not required to appear: item 2K, Kent Sasaki for the Building Standards Commission
  • Kent Sasaki for the Building Standards Commission. I will entertain a motion.
  • I mentioned before, the Clean Cars for All program is not just about getting people into cleaner vehicles
  • For most boards and commissions, but I can tell you that our council members really earn their keep.
Keywords: 987, senate, all