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ID
Transcript Highlights:
- So I used my AI.
Summary:
The committee first approved the minutes from Tuesday, March 31. It then took up Senate Concurrent Resolution 127, which urges Idaho citizens to reject efforts to place the Idaho Medical Cannabis Act on the ballot. Representative Monks presented the resolution, arguing that the initiative would expand marijuana access without requiring a prescription, could increase black market activity, crime, health problems, and state administrative costs, and would provide little or no clear tax benefit because the proposal is silent on taxation. He and several supporters said Idaho should remain opposed to marijuana legalization and that the legislature should communicate that position to voters.
Several members spoke in favor of the resolution, emphasizing concerns about public safety, traffic fatalities, addiction, homelessness, and the influence of out-of-state money in the initiative campaign. Representative Haas objected that the legislature should not interfere with the constitutional citizen initiative process and noted that medical cannabis can help some patients, including cancer patients. Representative Church also questioned the resolution’s approach and argued that the discussion should consider broader national experience rather than focusing on a few states. In response, Monks and other supporters said the resolution was simply a way for the legislature to express its view and discourage signature gathering.
The committee heard one telephone testimony from Kirk Kingsberger, who opposed the resolution and said legal markets reduce black markets and could generate significant revenue. After Monks closed, citing a revenue estimate of about $3.9 million and arguing that the state should not emulate other states, the committee voted on the motion to send SCR 127 to the floor with a do-pass recommendation. The motion passed 12 to 2. Afterward, Representative Skaug moved to place House Bill 941 before the committee for immediate consideration, and the committee then adjourned.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- All right, so we got AI picking all that up now in our record. So thank you very much.
Summary:
The Senate Local Government and Taxation Committee met with a quorum and heard three House bills. House Bill 620, sponsored by Senator Harris, would give county commissioners a formal role and “special expertise” status in federal land-use and environmental planning, allowing counties to coordinate with federal agencies using local comprehensive plans and including an emergency clause. The Idaho Farm Bureau and the Idaho Association of Counties supported the bill, and the committee voted unanimously to send it to the floor with a due pass recommendation.
The committee then considered House Bill 610, which would allow people away from their primary residence for religious service to retain the homeowners exemption, similar to military service members, so long as they intend to return. Representative Pickett said the bill was intended to prevent unintended tax increases for those serving others, and members discussed whether the bill was too narrow and whether it should also cover other charitable or caregiving situations. Despite those concerns, the committee voted to send the bill to the floor with a due pass recommendation.
Finally, the committee heard House Bill 731, which would set up Idaho’s participation in the federal education tax credit scholarship program created by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act of 2025. Testimony from the Idaho Family Policy Center and others supported the measure as a school-choice tool that benefits students in public, private, and homeschool settings, while questions focused on how the federal dollar-for-dollar credit works and how scholarship-granting organizations would operate. The committee approved the bill for the floor with a due pass recommendation. The meeting ended with a brief introduction of page Grace Louder, who shared her interests and was given a voter registration form as she approached her 18th birthday.
ID
Idaho 2026 Regular Session
Agenda Feb 26th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- All right, so we got AI picking all that up now in our record. So thank you very much.
Summary:
The Senate Local Government and Taxation Committee heard and advanced three House bills. House Bill 620 would give county commissioners special expertise status and a stronger coordinating role in federal land management decisions, including use of county comprehensive plans and an emergency clause; it drew support from the Idaho Farm Bureau and the Idaho Association of Counties and was sent to the floor with a due pass recommendation. House Bill 610 would preserve the homeowners exemption for people temporarily absent from their residence while serving in certain missions or similar service, with the sponsor comparing it to protections for military members; senators raised questions about the bill’s narrow scope and possible broader applications, but it also passed out of committee due pass. House Bill 731 would set up Idaho’s participation in a federal education tax credit scholarship program, allowing donors to receive up to a $1,700 federal tax credit for contributions to scholarship-granting organizations; testimony from the Idaho Family Policy Center and others supported the bill as expanding school choice, and the committee sent it to the floor due pass.
During discussion of House Bill 731, senators clarified that the credit is federal rather than state-based, that donors receive the tax benefit while scholarship-granting organizations decide how funds are awarded, and that Idaho’s action is intended to make participation permanent. After the bills were handled, the committee introduced and congratulated page Grace Louder, who spoke about her interests in photography, the outdoors, bugs, and her upcoming graduation and birthday.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session Jan 29th, 2026
California Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- forward that do highlight modern-day slavery in a different form, whether it's online through even AI-generated
Summary:
The Senate convened with a quorum, offered the prayer and Pledge of Allegiance, and recognized guests in the gallery. The body then took up several gubernatorial appointments: confirmation of Hampas to the Boating and Waterways Commission, Peter Stern to the California Horse Racing Board, and Diane White to the State Mining and Geology Board. Each appointment was presented by Senator Grove and approved by roll call, with later calls on the items lifted and the confirmations finalized by unanimous or near-unanimous votes.
The main floor debate centered on SCR 112, designating January 2026 as National Human Trafficking Awareness Month. Senator Grove and several colleagues described human trafficking as modern-day slavery and emphasized survivor support, law enforcement tools, public awareness, and the vulnerability of foster youth, Indigenous women and girls, immigrants, and children targeted online or in hotels and other venues. Senators Rubio, Troy, Valadez, Arreguín, Wahab, and others spoke in strong support, citing local cases, online grooming, and the need for prevention and services. The resolution was adopted on a 38-0 vote.
The Senate also adopted SR 74, which amended the Senate’s standing rules to create two new committees: Emergency Management, and Privacy, Digital Technologies, and Consumer Protection. Senator Ashby explained that the new committees would better address wildfire response, disaster preparedness, data privacy, artificial intelligence, and consumer protection. The chamber then approved a consent calendar containing SB 557, SB 57, SB 674, SB 623, and SB 837, all by 39-0 votes. The Pro Tem thanked members and staff for completing deadline-week work and announced the next floor session for February 2, 2026.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session Jan 29th, 2026
California Senate Floor Meeting
VT
ID
Idaho 2026 Regular Session
Agenda Jan 19th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- And so, with a lot of things that we're seeing, with AI changing a lot of things, with our federal debt
Summary:
The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee heard the Economic Outlook and Revenue Assessment Committee’s report on Idaho’s general fund revenue projections for fiscal years 2026, 2027, and 2028. The committee’s median forecast was higher than the governor’s estimates, and the co-chairs recommended general fund revenues available for appropriation of $5.6651 billion for FY 2026 and $5.8166 billion for FY 2027, with caution urged on spending above those levels. Members noted the committee’s forecast was more conservative than some outside expert projections and discussed the state’s current revenue strength, including recent collections above forecast.
A lengthy procedural discussion followed over the difference between “accepting” and “adopting” the report and whether those actions were separate or interchangeable. Legislative staff explained that accepting the report preserves it for future action, while adopting it sets the revenue number. Members also clarified a math error in the report, changing the FY 2027 percentage increase from 2.8% to 2.4% for the record. Several members spoke in support of the forecast as a prudent middle-ground number, while others emphasized concerns about future budget pressures, conformity, transportation, Medicaid, and other state services.
The committee first voted on accepting the report, which failed after a tied split between the House and Senate caucuses. It then voted on a motion to adopt the Economic Outlook report with the FY 2027 percentage correction, and that motion passed unanimously, 10-0 in both the House and Senate caucuses. The committee then adjourned until the next morning.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
December 9, 2025 - 03:00 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- If they lease had one child that was eligible, they had to provide an AI.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- world's largest concentrations of cyber security... experts is UTSA, and it's building a new College of AI
Keywords:
Houston East End, Chamber of Commerce, East End Day, economic development, community involvement, scholarships, business events, McAllen, celebration, community pride, cultural events, economic growth, McAllen Day, community recognition, South Texas, local pride, Wise County Day, Texas Senate, Wise County, state recognition
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
03/23/2026 - House Health & Human Services
House Health & Human Services Committee of Reference
Transcript Highlights:
- Vertically integrated systems for anti-competitive and unfair business practices of steering those patients
- As you know, our healthcare system has become vertically integrated, where the PBMs have an outsized
- This bill helps to remove the inherent conflict of interest that is created by the PBM vertical integration
- phone, you know, because that becomes a privacy issue and, you know, with all this identity theft and AI
- If we kind of bulk up the definition to also include kind of payment integrity, that would be helpful
Summary:
The committee heard several bills related to radiation protection in cardiac catheterization labs and later a stem cell/regenerative therapy bill. On SB 1121, which would allow hospitals with radiation protection systems to let clinicians forgo lead aprons if they work in the designated safety area and use real-time dosimetry, testimony was largely supportive or neutral after a late amendment gave radiation safety officers discretion to require protective gear if exposures approach thresholds. The committee adopted the amendment and passed SB 1121 on a 9-1 vote. SB 1120, a more prescriptive bill requiring at least 50% of cath lab rooms in hospitals to be equipped with the radiation protection system, drew divided testimony: sponsors and several physicians argued it would reduce orthopedic injury and radiation exposure and improve recruitment and retention, while hospital and radiology groups objected to the mandate, cost, limited vendor pool, and lack of clarity in the bill’s definitions. After adopting an amendment excluding children’s hospitals, the committee deadlocked 6-6 and SB 1120 failed to pass.
The committee then considered SB 1118, which would appropriate $3 million to help rural hospitals install radiation protection systems in cath lab rooms. The sponsor said the funding would help rural facilities meet the same safety goals, and the committee passed the bill 6-5. The committee also heard SB 1214, a “guardrails” bill regulating non-FDA-approved stem cell and regenerative therapies, requiring informed consent, sourcing and reporting standards, advertising limits, and civil penalties for violations. Supporters said it would protect patients while allowing access to promising therapies; some members raised concerns about evidence and commercialization, but after adopting a technical amendment, the bill passed 9-3. The transcript ended as the committee moved on to SB 1630, which would seek federal approval for a home- and community-based service benefit for adults with serious mental illness; the sponsor described it as a capped, Medicaid-based community care option, and Access testified neutral while estimating a fiscal impact, but no final action on SB 1630 appears in the excerpt.
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
EDN Public Hearing - Tue Feb 17, 2026 @ 2:00 PM HST
Transcript Highlights:
- With the exploding presence of AI, she said school librarians are needed to teach students how to critically
- What we need is we need to integrate to support, to make the school system better, and we can do that
- What we need is we need to integrate to support, to make the school system better, and we can do that
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Summary:
The committee on Education met on February 17 and announced it would limit public testimony to one minute because more than a thousand testimonies were expected on one measure. The first bill heard was HB 1934, relating to the Imagination Library of Hawaii. The state librarian and Friends of the Library supported the bill, saying the program is a proven, cost-effective way to improve early literacy and should be expanded statewide for children ages 0 to 5. Friends of the Library said the current 50/50 match requirement would be too difficult to meet immediately and asked for state funding for the first few years to help launch the expansion. Testimony included eight supporters and one opponent, and members asked whether the proposal was an expansion of an existing program; the state librarian said it would expand service beyond currently targeted communities.
The committee then heard HB 20004, which would extend the floating librarian pilot program. The state librarian, Department of Education, HSTA, and several individuals testified in support. Supporters said the program helps address staffing needs and improves student readiness, especially for college and information literacy. One retired community college librarian said school librarians help students prepare for college and are increasingly important in teaching critical evaluation of misinformation and AI-generated content. Members asked about implementation of the existing pilot, including recruitment of certified librarians for neighbor island and Oahu complex areas; DOE said those positions had been identified and recruitment was underway, and existing funds remained intact.
The final major discussion was HB 2398, which clarifies the library system’s role in RNMSP-related projects and public library construction on or near school land. The state librarian and public library system supported the bill, while the Department of Education and Attorney General’s office raised concerns about vague language, especially the phrase “land controlled by the board,” and suggested amendments. In questioning, the state librarian explained that the bill was prompted by conflicts on shared or adjacent school/public library sites, including traffic, pickup and drop-off access, and other operational issues. DOE described significant disruption from one project’s traffic changes and said planning for such projects should involve early coordination and formal agreements. The state librarian responded that the new bill would clarify oversight and help avoid delays and disputes over property control and future renovations.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Chamber Meeting Feb 10th, 2026 at 11:16 am
New Mexico House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I rise in support of Highlands, which is an integral part of education in the north.
- So can you please expand or talk about how this bill is focused on the economic integration of immigrants
- want to support and expand educational workforce training and other initiatives that improve the integration
- So it strikes me that actually, in terms of immigrants integrating into our communities, that an office
Bills:
HB111, HB103, HB109, HB128, HJM2, HJM3, HM7, HM17, HM4, HM22, HM23, HM24, HM26, HM2, HM16, HM11, HM14, HM21, HM34, HM50, HB49, HB60, HB108, HB120, HB124, HB145, HB154, HB158, HB164, HB180, HB291, HJR6, HJR7, HR1, HJM1, HM13, HM47
Keywords:
water law, state engineer, civil penalty, compliance order, water rights, overdiversion, illegal diversion, groundwater storage and recovery, well license, permit violation, water enforcement, New Mexico water code, irrigation district, conservancy district, water diversion, unauthorized water sales, measuring device, district court appeal, water resources, water compliance
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Chamber Meeting Feb 10th, 2026
New Mexico House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I rise in support of Highlands, which is an integral part of education in the north.
- So can you please expand or talk about how this bill is focused on the economic integration of immigrants
- want to support and expand educational workforce training and other initiatives that improve the integration
- And so it strikes me that actually in terms of immigrants integrating into our communities, that an office
Bills:
HB111, HB103, HB109, HB128, HJM2, HJM3, HM7, HM17, HM4, HM22, HM23, HM24, HM26, HM2, HM16, HM11, HM14, HM21, HM34, HM50, HB49, HB60, HB108, HB120, HB124, HB145, HB154, HB158, HB164, HB180, HB291, HJR6, HJR7, HR1, HJM1, HM13, HM47
Keywords:
water law, state engineer, civil penalty, compliance order, water rights, overdiversion, illegal diversion, groundwater storage and recovery, well license, permit violation, water enforcement, New Mexico water code, irrigation district, conservancy district, water diversion, unauthorized water sales, measuring device, district court appeal, water resources, water compliance
Summary:
The House opened with a series of ceremonial recognitions, including Bernalillo County Day, Pecos Elementary, Las Vegas, New Mexico Highlands University, the New Mexico International School, and the Sun Country golf organizations. Members and guests offered brief remarks praising county staff, educators, university programs, and local public service, and several caucus and committee announcements were made. The House also received a gubernatorial message authorizing consideration of House Bill 303, which was then removed from Rules, ordered printed, and referred to the House Commerce and Economic Development Committee.
The chamber then adopted a long slate of committee reports, moving multiple bills and memorials forward, including House Bills 294, 298, 38, 127, 151, 165, 47, 63, 64, 184, 200, 309, 311, 329, 310, and memorials 20 and 51. Most reports were adopted without objection, and several measures were advanced with committee substitutes or amended versions. The House then proceeded to third reading on selected bills.
On final passage, House Bill 128 passed 61-1. The bill updates presumptive workers’ compensation coverage for full-time firefighters with occupational cancers and other illnesses, and debate focused on the exclusion of volunteer firefighters, the evidentiary burden for exposure claims, and whether the bill should be expanded later. House Bill 109, dealing with the Water Project Fund and allowing the New Mexico Finance Authority to award funds without legislative authorization through December 2029, passed 61-0. House Bill 158, requiring accountability and evaluation plans for agencies receiving growth funds, passed 63-0. House Bill 49, increasing the penalty for serious violent felons who possess firearms or destructive devices to a second-degree felony, was debated extensively over sentencing discretion and the distinction between serious violent and nonviolent felons; the transcript cuts off before the final vote on that bill.
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- You know, he's a man of integrity, and we see that.
- The words that come to my mind are integrity and character.
Bills:
SJR 3, SB 5, SB 21, SB 72, SB 703, SB 764, SB 790, SJR 36, SJR 3, SJR 34, SJR 18, SCR 9, SB 616, SB 565, SB 384, SB 5, SB 21, SB 72, SB 140, SB 262, SB 370, SB 372, SB 495, SB 627, SB 703, SB 764, SB 842, SB 971, SB 790, SB 767, SB 480, SB 1066, SB 929, SB 765, SB 523, SB 62, SB 19, SB 18, SB 666, SB 688, SB 707, SB 888, SB 687, SB 706, SB 847, SB 869, SB 890, SB 992, SB 1145, SB 494, SB 290, SB 766, SB 11, SB 10, SB 13, SB 263, SJR 3, SB 5, SR 172, SR 176, SR 177, SR 190, SR 193, SR 194, SR 202, SR 203, SR 208
Keywords:
dementia, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, research funding, state budget, prevention, healthcare, medical research, Dementia Prevention and Research Institute, research institute, funding, grants, state health initiatives, cryptocurrency, bitcoin, investment reserve, economic resilience, financial security, vehicle rental, damage waiver
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- The Program Integration Committee consisting of members of the Oversight Committee and the Health and
Bills:
SJR3, SB5, SB21, SB72, SB703, SB764, SB790, SJR36, SJR3, SJR34, SJR18, SCR9, SB616, SB565, SB384, SB5, SB21, SB72, SB140, SB262, SB370, SB372, SB495, SB627, SB703, SB764, SB842, SB971, SB790, SB767, SB480, SB1066, SB929, SB765, SB523, SB62, SB19, SB18, SB666, SB688, SB707, SB888, SB687, SB706, SB847, SB869, SB890, SB992, SB1145, SB494, SB290, SB766, SB11, SB10, SB13, SB263, SJR3, SB5, SR172, SR176, SR177, SR190, SR193, SR194, SR202, SR203, SR208
Keywords:
dementia, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, research funding, state budget, prevention, healthcare, medical research, Dementia Prevention and Research Institute, research institute, funding, grants, state health initiatives, cryptocurrency, bitcoin, investment reserve, economic resilience, financial security, vehicle rental, damage waiver
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee 3/12/26
Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- version would open the oldest, cleanest, and most precious source of Minnesota drinking water for use for AI
- water</c><01:03:05.359><c> for</c><01:03:05.599><c> use</c><01:03:05.839><c> for</c><01:03:06.000><c> AI
- </c><01:03:06.400><c> data</c> drinking water for use for AI data drinking water for use for AI data
Keywords:
crossbow, crossbow hunting, archery season, deer hunting, bear hunting, turkey hunting, fishing, common carp, rough fish, game and fish, wildlife management, hunting license, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, DNR, sunset clause, expiration removal, archery equipment, outdoor recreation, infectious waste, pathological waste
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
House Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Resources, February 12, 2026
Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- You know, on your AI deals currently, they've designed closed systems so there is no water.
- You know, on<01:20:01.440><c> your</c><01:20:01.679><c> AI</c><01:20:02.159><c> deals</c><01:20:02.800
- ><c> currently,</c><01:20:03.920><c> they've</c> on your AI deals currently, they've on your AI deals
Keywords:
groundwater, water resource management, state engineer, aquifer study, corrective controls, monitoring wells, public reporting, irrigation, water management, funding, maintenance projects, tax assessments, state law, water conservation, Colorado River, drought, water rights, voluntary program, interstate agreements, water development
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Working Group on Omnibus Taxes Bill - 05/20/25
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- And one of the changes on this spreadsheet is just an interaction change with AIS on line 16.
- 28:11.920><c> interaction</c><01:28:12.639><c> change</c><01:28:13.040><c> with</c><01:28:13.360><c> AIS
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MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development
Transcript Highlights:
- So in the age of the internet and AI, it's perhaps also fair to say, how the heck important are libraries
- An act regarding free expression upholds foundational values, intellectual freedom, professional integrity
Summary:
The hearing focused on several bills related to access to library materials, including measures addressing book bans and censorship in public and school libraries, as well as legislation on digital library collections and e-book licensing. Committee leaders said testimony would be limited to three minutes and encouraged written submissions. Early testimony from Chair Brian Murray highlighted H. 3595, which would address challenges facing public libraries and digital resource collections by limiting restrictive publisher-library contract terms, protecting patron confidentiality, and creating a special legislative commission to study the issue.
A large number of legislators, librarians, authors, students, publishers, and advocacy groups testified in support of the free expression bills, including H. 3594 and S. 2328, arguing that book challenges in Massachusetts disproportionately target LGBTQ+ and BIPOC titles and that librarians and educators need protection from retaliation and harassment. Witnesses described local incidents of book removals, threats, and pressure campaigns, and several said the bills would create transparent challenge procedures, keep materials available during reviews, and ensure decisions are made by trained professionals rather than political actors. Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley’s office also submitted support, and multiple speakers cited national trends and Massachusetts-specific censorship attempts.
Testimony on the digital access bills emphasized that e-books and audiobooks are essential for readers with disabilities, homebound patrons, students, and others who rely on accessible formats, but that current licensing terms are far more expensive and restrictive than print purchasing. Library representatives said libraries spend millions on digital content, face long wait times for popular titles, and often must repeatedly re-rent the same materials. Legal and library experts supported the proposed commission as a practical step toward fairer licensing and stronger bargaining power for libraries. The hearing ended after extensive testimony; no votes or final committee action were taken in the portion provided.
TX