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CA
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Banking and Finance Committee Apr 23rd, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • I also run the Housing Rights Legal Clinic at the University of San Diego Law School.
  • Housing Rights Legal Clinic at the University of San Diego Law School, as mayor of a city with many small
  • That $4 billion does not go toward building homes, repairing roads, or opening schools.
  • It simply is the price the state pays to borrow money from outside. roads or opening schools.
  • for public interests, and there are many projects that might demand something outside of the comfort zone
Summary: The Assembly Banking and Finance Committee met and first approved the consent calendar, which included AB 2028, AB 2425, and committee bill AB 2795, all sent to the Committee on Appropriations. The committee also noted that AB 2558 and AB 2746 had been pulled from the agenda. The chair reviewed hearing procedures, including acceptance of written testimony and rules against disruptive conduct. The committee then heard AB 2116, which would require registration and basic conduct standards for certain small-business financing providers, including merchant cash advance companies, and prohibit confessions of judgment and power-of-attorney provisions before default. Supporters argued the bill would close an oversight gap and improve transparency for small businesses; a small business owner testified that a purported 13% loan turned out to have a 235% APR. Opponents said the bill mixed consumer and commercial regulation and could restrict access to capital, though they supported banning confessions of judgment. The bill passed on a roll call vote and was sent to Appropriations. AB 2243, by Assembly Member Haney, proposed creating a state bank commission to study whether California should establish a state bank or other public financing tools. Supporters said a public banking model could reduce borrowing costs, keep more public money in-state, and better finance housing, infrastructure, and other public priorities; opponents from banking groups raised concerns about taxpayer exposure, deposit guarantees, and the use of public funds and existing lending structures. The bill passed and was sent to Appropriations. The committee also heard AB 2350, which would set guardrails on rent-now-pay-later products for rental housing; supporters said these products can lead to high fees, debt, and eviction risk, while industry groups opposed the bill unless amended. AB 2350 passed as amended and was sent to Appropriations. At the end of the meeting, the committee completed roll calls for absent members and adjourned.
CA
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 5 on State Administration Apr 28th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • a fair amount of non-basic aid school districts.
  • We had fewer basic aid school districts back then.
  • The link to non-Basic Aid and Basic Aid school districts is what gets you.
  • The link to non-Basic Aid and Basic Aid School District is what gets you.
  • Alpine County has a K-8 school.
Keywords: 988, house, all
FL
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

February 4, 2025 - 12:30 PM

Transcript Highlights:
  • requiring flood insurance, and I'm going to get into this as well, even when you're not in a flood zone
  • April 1, 2023, and renewal policies that renewed with wind coverage after July 1, 2023, within a flood zone
  • Everyone else, in other words, folks who are not in a flood zone, have to maintain flood coverage according
  • $600,000 or more by January 1, 2024, you had to obtain flood insurance, even if you weren’t in a flood zone
  • They impacted areas that were not typically, or were not in flood zones.
Summary: The Insurance and Banking Subcommittee received a lengthy presentation from Citizens Property Insurance Corporation CEO Tim Serio, with Insurance Commissioner Michael Yaworski also answering questions. Serio reviewed Citizens’ role as Florida’s insurer of last resort, its statutory funding structure, eligibility rules, depopulation program, reinsurance obligations, and the surcharge/emergency assessment mechanisms that can be used if Citizens runs a deficit. He emphasized that recent legislative reforms, combined with lower litigation and improved market conditions, have helped the private market recover and reduced Citizens’ policy count from a peak of about 1.41 million in 2023 to 936,182 at the end of 2024, with a projected drop to about 771,000 by the end of 2025. He also said the reforms reduced Citizens’ rate need and helped avoid an emergency assessment after the 2024 storms. Members asked about Citizens’ rate increases, why Citizens still seeks higher rates despite lower litigation, how the 20% eligibility threshold works, whether Citizens should be wind-only, and whether the state or federal government could help with deficits. Serio explained that Citizens is still charging below actuarially sound rates in most areas, that rate filings reflect reduced litigation and lower reinsurance exposure, and that assessments on all Florida property policyholders are the reason Citizens tries to build surplus and depopulate. He said the depopulation program is working better than in the past, with less than 2% of takeout policies returning to Citizens, and that the Office of Insurance Regulation has been vetting takeout companies more carefully. A substantial portion of the discussion focused on claims handling after Debby, Helene, and Milton, including flood-versus-wind disputes and Citizens’ use of the Division of Administrative Hearings for some claim disputes. Serio said Citizens had received 76,625 claims from the three storms and had paid nearly $823 million in indemnity and expenses as of January 7, 2025. He said many closed-without-payment claims were either below deductible, withdrawn, duplicate, or flood-only, and that Citizens had asked its internal audit function to independently review the claims data and denials. He also described Citizens’ storm outreach, catastrophe response centers, managed-repair program, and claim review process, and said the corporation remains focused on paying valid claims while minimizing the risk of assessments on the broader Florida market.
AZ
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

01/26/2026 - Senate Floor Session

Arizona Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • They are here visiting the Capitol to kick off School Choice Week.
  • SB 1315, public schools and operable communications requirements. Education.
  • SB 1370, patriotic youth groups school access. Education.
  • Our children in school should not be witnessing this horrific situation.
  • SB 1408, appropriation, public schools, trees.
Keywords: 1182, all
FL
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

Transportation Feb 18th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • VEHICLES SUCH AS WINDSHIELDS, FOLD DOORS, AIRBAGS, CRUSHING PROOF TOPICS, CRASH PROTECTIVE CRUMPLE ZONES
  • DEVELOPING CURRICULUMS AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL AT THE VOCATIONAL SCHOOL LEVEL, AT THE STATE COLLEGE
  • COULD BE IN HIGH SCHOOL, COULD BE IN VOCATIONAL SCHOOL.
  • GETTING INTO SCHOOLS, GETTING INTO COMMUNITIES AND TELLING OUR STORY.
  • ALSO PARTNERING WITH ACADEMIA WITH OUR SCHOOL DISTRICTS, WITH HIGH SCHOOL, WITH UNIVERSITIES TO DEVELOP
Keywords: 999, senate, all
HI
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

FIN Public Hearing - Wed Mar 4, 2026 @ 10:00 AM HST

Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • school site.
  • Charter School Commission in support. Charter School Commission in support.
  • their child is getting fed at school. their child is getting fed at school.
  • and high school students.
  • And so school and high school students.
Bills: HB1977, HB1764, HB1934, HB2533, HB1790, HB2181, HB1870, HB2140, HB2468, HB2358, HB1588, HB1688, HB1986, HB2030, HB2195, HB1949, HB1695, HB1950, HB2094, HB2115, HB2297, HB2336, HB2416, HB2049
Keywords: maternal health, infant health, mobile application, Medicaid, healthcare access, state programs, music education, public concerts, Hawaii State Library, cultural collaboration, music accessibility, libraries, education, reading programs, early childhood, nonprofit, community engagement, teacher retention, Hawaiian language education, special needs schools
OK
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Mar 4th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

AL
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund Committee Apr 24th, 2025

Finance and Taxation General Fund

AL
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Boards, Agencies and Commissions Committee Feb 5th, 2025

Boards, Agencies and Commissions

WY
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session-Day 13, February 24, 2026-AM

Wyoming House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • young man from Rock Springs High School. young man from Rock Springs High School.
  • Some school districts have gone schools.
  • think and I know the 4A big schools. think and I know the 4A big schools.
  • school for 75% of the school day, they school for 75% of the school day, they should<01:01:36.720
  • school school as<01:35:17.840> a<01:35:18.080> job.
Keywords: 916, all
MA
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Housing Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am

Joint Committee on Housing

Transcript Highlights:
  • Ruben Carmona, superintendent of Somerville Public Schools, here.
  • He attended school in Somerville and had therapy there.
  • So do you access the bridge program with UMass Dartmouth or UMass Law School? Yes, yes.
  • Will my children have to change schools again? How do I explain this to them?
  • Eviction filing spikes, displacement worsens, and children change schools.
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Joint Committee on Housing held a hybrid hearing on a broad slate of landlord-tenant and home rule bills, with most testimony focused on rent stabilization, tenant opportunity to purchase (TOPA), tenant fees, access to counsel, algorithmic rent fixing, and tenant protections in subsidized housing. Chairs Cyr and Haggerty outlined the hearing procedures and noted that written testimony could also be submitted. Several members and invited speakers emphasized that the committee was hearing from both local officials and residents affected by housing instability, especially in Somerville and other communities facing high rents and displacement. Supporters of rent stabilization and local-option rent control argued that Massachusetts needs tools to prevent displacement while new housing is built. Senator Eldridge, Senator Jalen, Somerville officials, tenant organizers, and residents described steep rent increases, no-fault evictions, and the loss of naturally occurring affordable housing. Somerville’s home rule petition was described as allowing annual increases tied to CPI plus 2%, capped at 5%, with exemptions for owner-occupied two- and three-family homes and a 15-year exemption for new construction. TOPA supporters said it would let tenants or their designees buy buildings before speculative buyers, preserving affordable housing stock; opponents, including small landlords and property managers, argued rent control would reduce supply, discourage investment, and that TOPA could delay sales and harm properties. The committee also heard testimony on bills to curb junk fees and regulate tenant charges, including limits on late fees, lease renewal fees, payment portal fees, attorney’s fees, and other add-on charges. Advocates said these fees can add hundreds of dollars a month and disproportionately harm low-income renters and renters of color. Another major topic was algorithmic rent fixing: Senator Moore and Representative Sabadoza said landlords should not use software such as RealPage to coordinate pricing, citing federal antitrust actions and arguing that competition is essential to lowering rents. Additional testimony supported a statewide right to counsel in eviction cases, with legal services providers saying representation dramatically improves outcomes and can save the state money, and a bill to create an office of tenant protections to better enforce sanitary code violations. No votes or final actions were taken during the hearing.
HI
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

JHA Public Hearing - Fri Feb 13, 2026 @ 2:00 PM HST

Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • , as young as elementary schools.
  • , as young as elementary schools.
  • , as young as emergency rooms, in schools, as young as elementary<01:05:49.359> schools.
  • the schools at all.
  • schools at all. schools at all.
Keywords: 910, house, all
Summary: The committee heard testimony on House Bill 1768, which would prohibit state and county law enforcement agencies and officials from entering into federal immigration-enforcement agreements under 8 U.S.C. 1357(g) and from assisting in certain immigration enforcement actions except in limited circumstances. The Office of the Public Defender, Hawaii Coalition for Immigrant Rights, the Legal Clinic, and the ACLU of Hawaiʻi all testified in strong support, arguing the bill would protect due process, reduce fear in immigrant communities, preserve trust in local police, and keep local resources focused on public safety. Testifiers said cooperation with immigration enforcement can chill court attendance, crime reporting, and cooperation with police, and they emphasized that the bill would not stop federal enforcement or affect other deputization agreements for environmental or other criminal matters. Committee members asked whether any 287(g) agreements currently exist in Hawaiʻi; testifiers said they were unaware of any and believed the bill would maintain the status quo. No vote was taken in the portion provided. The committee then took up House Bill 1548, which would reduce the maximum sentence for misdemeanors from one year to 364 days and allow people previously sentenced to one year to seek sentence modification. The Office of the Public Defender, Office of Hawaiian Affairs, the Legal Clinic, the Hawaii Coalition for Immigrant Rights, the ACLU of Hawaiʻi, and the William S. Richardson School of Law immigration clinic all supported the measure, saying the one-day change could prevent severe immigration consequences such as detention, removal, and bars to relief that can be triggered by a sentence of 365 days or more. Testifiers stressed that the bill would not change criminal liability or public safety, but would align Hawaiʻi law with similar reforms adopted in other states. Members questioned whether the change would affect citizens or create an automatic immigration process; witnesses responded that the issue is the federal immigration consequence tied to the maximum sentence, not actual time served, and that citizens would not face that consequence. The transcript ends during continued discussion of HB 1548, with no final vote shown.
MN
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session 4/28/25 - Part 2

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • ,<01:16:08.960> to doctor's appointments, to school, to doctor's appointments, to school,
  • <02:12:37.520> Uh railroad quiet zones. Still Water. Uh railroad quiet zones.
  • Cloud Medical School.
  • up in the school, a new medical school up in the St.<03:33:45.600> Cloud<03:33:45.920> area
  • Cloud to also medical school in St.
Keywords: 1183, house
MN
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

Committee on Health and Human Services - 04/09/25

Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • Um and of school and youth programming.
  • Cloud Area School District um the St.
  • graduates of foreign medical schools. graduates of foreign medical schools.
  • In the board of nursing, the schools.
  • In rural, we don't have a financial buffer to take hit after hit.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
TX
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Licensing & Administrative Procedures Apr 29th, 2025

Licensing & Administrative Procedures

Transcript Highlights:
  • licensing consequences for the commission of certain offenses by massage establishments, massage schools
  • previously voted out relating to the inclusion of information about the construction or maintenance work zones
TX
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Licensing & Administrative Procedures Apr 29th, 2025

Licensing & Administrative Procedures

Transcript Highlights:
  • licensing consequences for the commission of certain offenses by misogynist establishment. massage schools
  • previously voted out relating to the inclusion of information about construction or maintenance work zones
Bills: HB2450, SB378, SB764, SB917, SB1254, SB1255
Keywords: elevator inspection, building safety, construction standards, health and safety code, regulatory requirements, SB 378, Texas Occupations Code, barbering, cosmetology, barber, cosmetologist, licensing, professional licensing, unauthorized practice, medical procedures, skin incision, dermis, injections, devices, consumer safety
AZ
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/10/2026 - Senate Natural Resources

Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • It is a living showcase for Arizona's very topographical zones.'
  • We believe that zoning processes are important, ensuring compatible uses, resource management, and the
  • Non-thermal still goes through county zoning.
  • think just speaking to this bill, what we're really talking about is Section 1, which goes into the zoning
  • SMRs may hold promise, but this bill strips local government of zoning authority in rural communities
Bills: SB1041, SB1363, SB1418, SB1419, SB1445, SB1447, SB1488, SB1519, SB1523, SB1560, SB1580
Keywords: electronic monitoring, nursing care, assisted living, resident rights, privacy, consent, surveillance, marijuana, rural opportunity, dispensary, economic development, licensing, social equity, unserved communities, Arizona, small modular reactors, energy regulation, environmental compatibility, utility construction, agricultural use
HI
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

WTL Public Hearing 03-07-2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • of zoning everything he does<00:16:41.639> is<00:16:42.079> databased<00:16:43.040>
  • I led the Hawaii Zoning Atlas, so I have a bit of technical ability in GIS, in mapping and data analysis
  • > advocacy efforts as well um led the advocacy efforts as well um led the Hawaii<00:20:53.960> zoning
  • 20:55.600> a<00:20:55.720> bit<00:20:55.840> of<00:20:55.960> a Hawaii zoning
  • Atlas so I have a bit of a Hawaii zoning Atlas so I have a bit of a bit<00:20:56.400> of<00:20
Keywords: 912, senate, all
Summary: The Committee on Water and Land opened with housekeeping remarks about testimony limits, video availability, and that decision-making would follow the hearing. The committee then heard and considered several SCRs authorizing long-term nonexclusive easements over state submerged lands for existing public or private infrastructure on Oahu, including stormwater outfalls, shoreline protection structures, concrete stairs, seawalls, and a rock revetment. DLNR supported each measure and generally requested only technical or clarifying amendments; for SCR 3, DLNR asked that the title be clarified to specify the easement would be granted to the City and County of Honolulu. After discussion, the committee adopted the chair’s recommendations, passing SCR 3 with amendments and SCRs 4, 6, and 7 unamended, while SCR 5 was passed with technical, non-substantive amendments. Senator Meli noted general concerns about seawalls and hardening but said he would support the measures because they involved repair of existing structures and public access, though he indicated a reservation on SCR 6. The committee then took up governor’s messages for HCDA appointments. For GM 58, Gerald Gordner was nominated to the Kalaeloa district seat; HCDA’s executive director and another supporter praised his urban planning, housing, zoning, GIS, and collaborative skills, and Gordner described his interim service and background in housing affordability and disaster recovery. Members also discussed a former military hangar in Kalaeloa and possible future uses, with Gordner noting he understood there had been restrictions that were later lifted, while the chair raised concerns about airport operations and modular housing use. The committee also heard support for GM 559, nominating Micki Lidstone as cultural specialist; HCDA said she had been an active and reliable board participant and cultural resource, and Lidstone said she valued learning from Native Hawaiian testimony and helping balance community perspectives. Finally, GM 688 nominated Deborah Kabibi to the Leeward Oahu/Maui district seat; HCDA said her community ties would be valuable for South Maui planning, and Kabibi said she had learned a lot from the board’s collaborative process and was eager to represent her community. The transcript ends during discussion of GM 688, before any vote on the nominations is shown.
NE
NE

Nebraska 2025-2026 Regular Session

Legislative Morning Session Apr 17th, 2026

Nebraska Unicameral Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Yesterday, I toured a school in my district.
  • And we'd first met in Sunday school class when we were very young.
  • My allies have been Liz Dodson Clark, who went to grad school...
  • Issue two: more school finance needs to be provided by the state.
  • In Farm to School, we established a method to buy local food for our schools.
Bills: LR509, LR510, LR511
Keywords: congratulations, Nebraska Sandhills Cowboy Hall of Fame, Deloris Marshall Adamson, recognition, achievement, service, retirement, Nebraska Legislature, public service, legislature, Nebraska, 956, all
ND
ND

North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Appropriations Apr 8th, 2025 at 08:30 am

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • There was some of the zones that had a couple of issues with it.
  • There was some of the zones that had a couple of issues with it, and so what we did was we changed the
  • that currently exist could pick this work up within the zone.
  • The zones don't have the— it may take a psychiatrist or a psychologist.
  • And the zones don't have that capability.
Keywords: 908, all
Summary: The committee began with roll call and a brief update on remaining work, then took up Senate Bill 2213, the “science of math” bill. Members clarified that the appropriation for the program was not included in the DPI budget and would remain attached to the policy bill for now. The committee adopted the amendment and then gave the bill a do pass recommendation, 21-2. The committee next considered Senate Bills 2036 and 2037, both juvenile justice/Human Services bills involving mental health and criminal responsibility evaluations for minors. Testimony explained that the bills create new processes and require DHS to contract with specialized providers, with appropriations of $500,000 in 2036 and $300,000 in 2037. Members debated whether the funding should come from existing DHS resources or remain as separate appropriations, and whether the programs were one-time or ongoing. The committee adopted amendments on both bills and then recommended both do pass, with 2036 passing 14-6 and 2037 passing 17-4. The committee then heard Senate Bill 2021, the Information Technology Department budget. Representative Bosch outlined major themes in the budget, including migration from PeopleSoft and the mainframe, onboarding/off-boarding automation, double-counting of IT spending, and the transition of education technology from PowerSchool to Infinite Campus. Members also discussed a study amendment related to a statewide enterprise resource planning system, and added language on grant management and compliance management. The committee adopted the amendments and gave the budget a do pass recommendation, 20-0-3. Finally, the committee heard Senate Bill 2011, the Highway Patrol budget. Representative Pyle explained the House changes, including shifting some one-time costs to the motor carrier electronic permit fund, funding for body armor, breath tests, road course resurfacing, fleet costs, handgun replacement, and carryover authority for federal technology funds. The committee adopted the amendment and then passed the budget 21-0-2. The committee then began Senate Bill 2399, a Human Services bill on Medicaid reimbursement for psychiatric residential treatment facilities, but deferred action after testimony from a facility representative and committee discussion about therapeutic leave days, reimbursement rates, and whether a cap on reimbursable days should be set in statute or rule. The chair said the committee would seek more information from DHS and take the bill up the next day.