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LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Senate and Governmental Affairs May 8th, 2026
Senate & Governmental Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Are those ballots being preserved somewhere? Are those ballots being counted? Can you tell me, Mr.
Committee:
Senate Senate & Governmental Affairs
Keywords:
redistricting, congressional districts, Louisiana, 2020 census, elections, precincts, voting, election, political representation, 2026 precincts, demographics, Louisiana congressional map, U.S. House, election districts, precinct shapefiles, Voting Districts, VTD, 2020 Census, 2026 Precinct Shapefiles, apportionment
NY
New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Higher Education - 03/10/2026
Higher Education
Transcript Highlights:
- bill amends the Education Law to create within the State University of New York a Black History Preservation
Committee:
Senate Higher Education
Summary:
The Senate Higher Education Committee met on March 10, 2026, with a quorum present and took up seven bills. The committee advanced S.553, which would require SUNY and CUNY to observe all religious holidays and specifically include Asian Lunar New Year; S.2046, creating Mental Health Educational Opportunity Programs and sending it to the Finance Committee; S.516, establishing a Black History Preservation Commission within SUNY; S.6334, allowing direct support staff in non-facility OPWDD programs to provide nursing services under a registered professional nurse’s order; S.6482, updating geologist licensure requirements; S.6759, authorizing parents or legal guardians to apply topical fluoride varnish to a child’s teeth; and S.6929, requiring dental laboratories to register with the Department of Health. Most bills had no opposition or only a support memo, including support from CUNY for S.553 and from the New York State Council of Professional Geologists for S.6482.
Members generally moved the bills forward without substantive debate, though several were reported “without recommendation.” S.2046 was the only measure explicitly referred onward to the Finance Committee. During consideration of S.6929, Senator May asked whether the registration requirement would affect a dental office using its own 3D printer to make dental items; staff said they would check and follow up. The committee completed its work and adjourned at 11:12 a.m.
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm willing to hear your side, as well as to make this a better bill so that we can preserve water for
Committee:
Senate Energy
Summary:
The committee took up two water-related bills, both on committee substitutes with titles stricken. Senate Bill 259, carried over from the prior year, was described as a shortened version of earlier language that removed some provisions seen as burdensome and eliminated funding for the Water Resources Board. The author said the bill aims to recognize that water extends beyond property lines, add measuring requirements for permitted users, and preserve water for future generations while exempting domestic uses and pasture/livestock taps. After no questions or debate, the committee passed SB 259 by a vote of 7-1.
The committee then heard Senate Bill 1928, which creates a voluntary five-year flex allocation program beginning January 1, 2027. The author said the program is intended to help existing permit holders measure and use water more efficiently without requiring new permitting or mandatory metering, and noted the proposal mirrors House language. He also explained that the original 200% annual cap had been reduced to 150% in the committee substitute. The bill passed 10-0.
At the close, the chair noted both bills were heard to help develop broader water policy for Oklahoma and encouraged continued cooperation among interested parties. The committee then adjourned.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
- You're also helping preserve your pipeline down the line.
- You're also helping preserve your pipeline down the line.
- You're also helping preserve your pipeline down the line.
- You're also helping preserve your pipeline down the line.
- You're also help preserving communities.
Committee:
Joint Agriculture
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- HB 1628 preserves accountability by requiring medical evaluation and structured decision-making while
- HB 1628 preserves accountability by requiring medical evaluation and structured decision-making while
- </c> preserves accountability by requiring preserves accountability by requiring medical<00:46:58.240
- Um so HP 1517 preserves<02:20:24.479><c> accountability</c><02:20:25.120><c> by</c><02:20:25.359><c>
- requiring</c> preserves accountability by requiring preserves accountability by requiring individualized
Bills:
HB1531
Committee:
House Public Safety
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on House Bill 1913, which would create a mental health coordinator position within the Office of Veteran Services for the Daniel K. Akaka State Veterans Home and appropriate funds for it. Supporters said veterans, especially on the neighbor islands, need more mental health access and coordination. Several witnesses, including Sean Sonatada and Tom Driscoll, supported the intent but urged amendments to broaden the position beyond one facility and make it a statewide resource. Committee members questioned whether the bill would duplicate existing services at the veterans home and whether the position would be reimbursable through federal VA funding; testimony indicated the state would appropriate the money, while existing home services are already covered through current staff and federal reimbursement structures. The committee also heard testimony on House Bill 9, which would designate Hawaii as a Purple Heart state. Testifiers generally supported the measure as a way to honor wounded veterans and their families, though one member asked what benefits the designation would confer. Witnesses clarified that the bill was mainly symbolic and did not appear to create new benefits, and one testifier noted Honolulu County had already adopted a similar Purple Heart designation.
The committee then took up House Bill 1628, which would establish a compassionate release protocol for certain seriously ill or debilitated incarcerated persons. The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and the Hawaii Paroling Authority opposed the bill, arguing that an existing administrative process already works, that the bill could improperly extend eligibility to people serving life without parole or mandatory minimum sentences, and that it lacked victim and family input and sufficient resources. In contrast, the Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission strongly supported the bill, saying it would reduce the high cost of incarcerating people with complex medical needs, ease burdens on staff and the prison population, and better reflect human dignity. The commission described having seen severe suffering and deaths in custody and said compassionate release is warranted in some cases. No votes or final actions were taken in the portion of the meeting provided.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- be protected from all dangers which threaten it, that our civil and religious privileges may be preserved
- We pray that the health of the inhabitants of our land may be preserved and their agriculture, commerce
- </c> religious privileges may be preserved religious privileges may be preserved untouchable<00:11:15.200
- </c><00:11:46.399><c> and</c><00:11:46.640><c> their</c> our land may be preserved and their our land
- ,</c><05:18:22.560><c> and</c> intervention, family preservation, and intervention, family preservation
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Senate and Governmental Affairs May 8th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Are those ballots being preserved somewhere? Are those ballots being counted? Can you tell me, Mr.
Summary:
The Senate and Governmental Affairs Committee met on May 8, 2026, with eight members present and a quorum established. The chair reviewed public testimony procedures, emphasized that no votes would be taken that day, and explained witness card and media rules. The meeting was intended primarily for public testimony on filed maps and related matters.
Before testimony began, Senator Carter raised concerns about the governor’s suspension of Louisiana’s congressional elections and asked for a representative from the Secretary of State’s office. No one from that office was present. Carter repeatedly asked about the status of early ballots and ballots already cast—whether they would be counted, preserved, or discarded—but the chair said he could not answer those questions and had not contacted the Secretary of State. The exchange centered on uncertainty over the handling of votes in the suspended congressional election, but no substantive answers were provided.
The chair reiterated that the committee was there for public testimony on the maps and not to vote on any bills. No bills were presented or acted on in the portion of the meeting provided.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Banking and Financial Institutions Committee Mar 18th, 2026
Banking and Financial Institutions
Transcript Highlights:
- arrived at a solution that encourages mutually beneficial lending activity in California while preserving
Committee:
Senate Banking and Financial Institutions
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Banking and Financial Institutions met on SB 972 and a consent calendar item, initially without a quorum. SB 972 was presented by Senator Grayson as a bill to modernize the California Financing Law for non-bank lenders by creating a streamlined umbrella licensing process for SEC-registered investment advisers and their advised lending vehicles. The sponsor, LSTA, testified in support, saying the current process creates duplicative licensing, long delays, and reduced access to capital for California companies, while the bill would preserve DFPI oversight and increase fee revenue. No one testified in opposition.
After quorum was established, the committee voted 4-0 to move SB 972 forward, with the motion later recorded as a due pass to the Senate Judiciary Committee. The committee also took up the consent calendar, which was adopted after additional members arrived, with a final recorded vote of 6-0. The committee then adjourned.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Banking and Financial Institutions Committee Mar 18th, 2026
Banking and Financial Institutions
Transcript Highlights:
- arrived at a solution that encourages mutually beneficial lending activity in California while preserving
Committee:
Senate Banking and Financial Institutions
NY
New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Local Government - 03/10/2026
Local Governments
Transcript Highlights:
- Senator Lucas: an act to amend the Town Law in relation to permitting the Town of Warwick to utilize preservation
Committee:
Senate Local Governments
Summary:
The Local Government committee met on March 10 and considered 13 bills, mostly on municipal finance, property tax exemptions, local planning, and public safety. Measures included Next Generation 911 system updates, good-faith deposit procedures for bond sales, sheriff and undersheriff training requirements, comprehensive planning for housing needs, increased volunteer firefighter and ambulance worker benefits, industrial development agency incentives for pollution mitigation projects, and several local real property tax exemption or conveyance bills. The committee also took up bills on water quality improvement funding for the Town of Warwick, special equalization rates for certain school districts, and eye and tissue donation procedures.
Testimony and discussion were limited on most bills, with members generally moving them without comment. There was some discussion on the Nassau County assessor exemption bill, where a member noted a separate bill addressing a recurring property-closing issue. The comprehensive planning bill drew the most recorded opposition, with one senator voting nay and another recorded as AWR. Several other bills also had AWRs or nays noted, but no extended debate was captured.
All 13 bills were voted out of committee, with most reported to Finance or other committees as noted. The committee adjourned after the final bill, and the clerk was acknowledged for his first meeting.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- kids that are stuck in foster care. ...and making sure the state is not robbing those funds, but preserving
Committee:
House Health and Welfare
NY
Transcript Highlights:
- And that's for the Park Federation and Sard Preservation Law.
Committee:
Senate Rules
Summary:
The Committee on Rules convened for its first 2026 meeting and considered a long list of Senate and Assembly bills, mostly moving them from committee to the floor. The transcript reflects routine motions, seconds, and voice votes on measures spanning election law, public authorities, public health, real property, insurance, labor, environmental conservation, general business, local tax, domestic relations, state finance, and New York City administrative code provisions, along with several chapter amendments and bills from 2025. No substantive debate or testimony is recorded in the excerpt; the discussion is largely procedural, with bill numbers and sponsors announced as they were reported out.
Most items were approved without objection and reported to the floor, including Senate Print 324 and numerous bills such as 568, 1035, 1036, 1085, 8604, 8646, 8754, 8761, 8762, 8764, 8768, 8772, 8774, 8778, 8783, 8800, 8822, 8823, 8824, 8825, 8827, 8831, 8832, 8834, and 8835, as well as several Assembly bills. The chair noted that all bills would go to the floor, with seven to be taken up and returned to session shortly. The meeting then adjourned.
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- Lord, would you grant them life and favor, and by your providence, preserve their spirit.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Criminal Justice and Public Safety (02/07/2025)
Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- We're not preserving any public safety by keeping these people incarcerated.
- We're not preserving any public safety by keeping these people incarcerated.
- We're not preserving any public safety by keeping these people incarcerated.
- We're not preserving any public safety by keeping these people incarcerated.
- We're not preserving any public safety by keeping these people incarcerated.
Committee:
House Criminal Justice and Public Safety
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Ways and Means Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:30 am
Joint Committee on Ways and Means
Transcript Highlights:
- In this constrained fiscal environment, the budget preserves our operational capacity and core economic
- Here on the Cape, we recently awarded nearly $2 million to improve local infrastructure and expand, preserve
- The House 2 budget contends with elevated costs across all sectors, but it preserves critical programs
- The state housing plan calls for the creation and preservation of 222,000 homes between 2025 and 2035
- So there is a deep commitment to making sure that we preserve this precious public housing resource that
Committee:
Joint Joint Committee on Ways and Means
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Ways and Means held a public FY27 budget hearing at Barnstable Town Hall, with opening remarks emphasizing the Cape and Islands’ seasonal infrastructure, housing, transportation, workforce, and digital needs. The hearing began with testimony from the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development, which outlined the Healey-Driscoll administration’s budget priorities for job training, apprenticeship, youth employment, reentry programs, and unemployment insurance modernization. The secretary highlighted proposed funding for the Workforce Competitiveness Trust Fund, Career Technical Initiative, YouthWorks, reentry workforce development, and services for young adults with disabilities, along with a proposal to streamline youth work permits. Members also discussed the unemployment trust fund, the COVID assessment on employers, rising unemployment, and the need to improve DUA customer service and claims processing.
Committee members asked about job seeker barriers such as child care, housing, transportation, and out-migration of young workers, as well as how to keep Cape Cod graduates and seasonal workers in the region. The administration said its strategy is to pair training with broader affordability investments and to expose students to career pathways earlier, including through middle school, early childhood STEM, YouthWorks, pre-apprenticeships, and Building Pathways. Senators and representatives also raised concerns about regional funding disparities, especially for Hampshire Franklin MassHire, and the administration said it is reviewing MassHire funding and service equity through a policy committee and statewide workforce board. On unemployment assistance, officials reported major improvements in wait times and claims processing, but said they are still working through backlogs and staffing challenges while maintaining program integrity.
The committee then heard testimony from the Executive Office of Economic Development. The secretary described House 2 as a fiscally restrained budget with no new taxes or fees, while preserving core programs and using the Mass Leads Act tools to support competitiveness. EOED’s proposal included funding for the Community One Stop for Growth, rural economic development, social enterprise operating grants, regional economic development organizations, the Workforce Investment Trust Fund, Community Workforce Partnerships, Pathmaker, advanced manufacturing training, life sciences, innovation vouchers, AI initiatives, small business assistance, and tourism and live theater support. The Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation also testified on its FY27 request, focusing on consumer protection, licensing, banking, insurance, and public safety regulation. No votes were taken during the hearing.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 4/9/26
Human Services Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- In fact, this bill explicitly preserves DHS's ability to do enforcement, investigations, and sanctions
- <00:10:31.720><c> pause,</c><00:10:32.200><c> one</c><00:10:32.480><c> that</c><00:10:32.640><c> preserve
- </c> deliberate pause, one that preserve deliberate pause, one that preserve preserves<00:10:33.840><
- c> enforcement</c><00:10:34.400><c> authority</c><00:10:35.320><c> while</c> preserves enforcement authority
- while preserves enforcement authority while preventing<00:10:36.080><c> irreversible</c><00:10:36.840
Committee:
House Human Services Finance and Policy
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee 3/25/26
Agriculture Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- I have what is my first attempt at bringing this bill, of getting wild rice preservation to be considered
- This is about preservation, to be more effective and far less costly.
- This is about preservation to our them.
- This is about preservation to our more<00:09:55.760><c> more</c><00:09:56.399><c> effective</c><00:09
- </c> um and uh mitigation efforts to preserve um and uh mitigation efforts to preserve the<00:32:48.159
Committee:
House Agriculture Finance and Policy
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Senate Energy and Natural Resources (03/17/2026)
Energy and Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- Hampshire chapter of the Nature Conservancy, the Connecticut River Conservancy, the Long Pond Preservation
- He said they may need to provide some clarity in that area too, because they want to preserve the integrity
- </c> because um not only we want to preserve because um not only we want to preserve the<01:30:17.360
- I think the basic principle is that we want to make sure that we have the landowner permission, preserve
- I think the basic principle is that we want to make sure that we have the landowner permission, preserve
Committee:
Senate Energy and Natural Resources
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado Senate 2026 Legislative Day 048 Mar 3rd, 2026
Colorado Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><01:09:50.880><c> It's</c> I ask that you reject it and preserve the republic our founding fathers
- c><01:10:08.080><c> reject</c><01:10:08.400><c> it</c><01:10:08.800><c> and</c><01:10:09.120><c> preserve
- </c> I ask that you reject it and preserve I ask that you reject it and preserve the<01:10:09.679><c>
- Convention and in the states about whether their rights and their liberties would be adequately preserved
- Uh there was concern about preserved.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- By restoring and preserving this option for these small businesses, the legislature will ensure that
- the ability election, thereby preserving the ability of<00:15:50.080><c> pass-through</c><00:15:50.520
- By<00:16:06.400><c> restoring</c><00:16:06.960><c> and</c><00:16:07.040><c> preserving</c><00:16:07.440
- ><c> this</c><00:16:07.680><c> option</c> By restoring and preserving this option By restoring and preserving
- again to provide comments, and we respectfully ask the committee to support House File 3127 and preserve
Committee:
House Taxes