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Transcript Highlights:
  • Like, is one of the things that you're working on limiting them to not being able to just choose any
  • The OTEG grant so that their families can qualify if they make up to $80,000 in income.
Bills: HB4491 , HB3240 , HB4146 , HB4158 , HB4159 , HB3718
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

TRS Public Hearing 02-03-2026

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • Um the the big way over the limit.
  • the posted speed limit is less than 30 miles per hour.
  • </c> limit on roadways with a speed limit limit on roadways with a speed limit greater<01:58:19.119><
  • </c> 5 miles hour when the posted speed limit 5 miles hour when the posted speed limit is<01:58:27.360
  • Hearing none, Madam Chair, recommendations adopted. limited to the power of attorney limited to the power
Bills: HB1694 , HB1695 , HB1986 , HB1797 , HB1879 , HB2034
Summary: The committee opened by explaining hearing procedures, including a two-minute oral testimony limit and that decision-making would follow after testimony. It then took up SB 20008, which would set 55 mph as the maximum speed limit on all parts of the DKI/Saddle Road highway. The bill’s introducer described it as a response to safety concerns and noted prior public opposition when the speed limit was lowered from 60 mph; the Hawaii Police Department was listed in opposition, while DOT and several individuals testified in support. No vote was taken during the portion provided. The committee next heard SB 20009, requiring new plates/tags or emblems for used motor vehicles transferred between private individuals, and SB 2026, which would require drivers approaching stationary vehicles on the shoulder or roadside to slow down and, if necessary, change lanes. The Attorney General supported SB 2026 but recommended narrowing and clarifying the language by removing references to shoulder/roadside, collision or mechanical problem, and other limiting definitions so the duty would apply more broadly and be easier to enforce; AAA and OMA also supported the measure. Members discussed the practical need for a mandatory move-over rule, especially for roadside workers and tow operators, and the committee heard concerns about enforceability on two-lane roads and in accident scenes. SB 2053 was then heard, authorizing electronic signatures on supporting documents used to transfer ownership of total-loss vehicles to insurers without notarization and requiring insurers to indemnify the finance director for claims arising from those electronic title issuances. The Hawaii Insurers Council, Copart, the City and County of Honolulu, and others supported the bill, with Copart describing it as a modernization that would reduce delays for total-loss settlements; technical amendments were requested. The committee also heard SB 2172, which would allow all-terrain vehicles to operate at night if equipped with lights and a slow-moving vehicle emblem, adjust helmet requirements, define utility terrain vehicles, and include ATVs in motor vehicle insurance law. DOT said it could support the bill only if limited to low-speed areas, and the insurance industry warned it could create a new insurance scheme; the City and County of Honolulu opposed while the Hawaii Farm Bureau and an individual supported. Finally, SB 2253 was introduced to expand first-degree negligent injury to include injuries negligently inflicted by intoxicated drivers, with DOT, county prosecutors, and the Honolulu Prosecutor’s Office in support; Honolulu prosecutors said they would oppose a proposed amendment because they wanted the language to preserve the offense as a lesser included offense tied to negligent homicide.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Taxes Committee 3/11/25

Taxes

Transcript Highlights:
  • asking for your support today to help us help charities keep more of the money in our communities and limit
  • Post 102's ability to serve these increasing needs is limited by its tax burden.
  • by its tax burden and my own is limited by its tax burden and my own post<01:04:21.119><c> oio</c><01
  • not an intended outcome of this exclusion, and also some unintended consequences that can sometimes limit
  • not an intended outcome of this exclusion, and also some unintended consequences that can sometimes limit
Bills: HF169 , HF195 , HF194 , HF1756 , HF2133
Committee: House Taxes
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/16/2026 - Senate Finance

Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • So the $10,000 loan amount that is, again, the limit, was set in 1980, correct?
  • We view this measure and its companion bill as very limited in scope.
  • The proposal creates unequal treatment among landowners and limits routine assessment practices.
  • The proposal creates unequal treatment among landowners and limits routine assessment practices.
  • In short, this measure weakens uniform administrative or property tax law, creates inequities, and limits
Committee: Senate Finance
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Capital Budget Feb 4th, 2026 at 04:00 pm

Capital Budget

Transcript Highlights:
  • this through various means, including acting as the state’s allocating agency for the Federal Low-Income
  • The commission has its own statutory debt limit that is separate from the state’s.
  • And so part of our mission is to create home buying opportunities for all incomes across all low-income
  • Next up in your EBB is House Bill 2420, an increase in small works roster contract limits.
  • This is attempting to change the limits that Public Works contracts can be, limits that public works
Bills: HB2273 , SB5188 , HB2353 , HB2420 , HB2470
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session Feb 27th, 2026 at 09:00 am

Washington Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And she said, 'My husband passed a year or so ago, and she's now on a fixed income.'
  • That is the income tax. I think that's a wrong move as well.
  • That is the income tax. I think that's a wrong move as well.
  • income tax will bail out the budget, but that's a little bit of hope.
  • The other thing I'm really, really proud of is the limited CCA we had.
Summary: The Senate met on February 23, 2026, opened with the usual roll call, pledge, prayer, and approval of the previous journal. Members then adopted Senate Resolution 8698 recognizing piano teachers, with several senators sharing personal remarks about their own teachers and the role of music education in families and communities. Guests from the Washington State Music Teachers Association and the National Guild of Piano Teachers were recognized in the gallery. The chamber then moved into budget debate, considering a series of amendments to the operating budget. Several proposals focused on housing costs, local planning, utility rates, and state spending restraint. Amendment 0772, which would have created a housing-related task force and increased funding, was rejected after debate over housing affordability and regulatory costs. Amendment 0785, restoring growth management planning funding for local governments, was also rejected. Amendment 0791, directing the Department of Commerce to study the effects of climate and clean energy laws on utility costs, and Amendment 0769, related to grid capacity and clean energy investments, were both adopted. Other amendments drew sharper partisan debate. Amendment 0798, which would have reduced the Supreme Court from nine justices to five and redirected savings to public defense, failed. Amendments 0794 and 0795, seeking funding for ballot measure costs tied to initiatives, also failed. Amendment 0799, intended to redirect Pacific Tower lease savings to developmental disability services, was rejected after discussion of the building’s current public uses. Amendment 0773, capping state spending growth and tying it to median wage growth, failed on a roll call vote, while Amendment 0777, addressing concurrent use of paid family and medical leave and sick leave by state employees, also failed after extended debate. Later, Amendment 0776 on tort liability reporting was adopted, as were Amendment 0758 creating a DSHS work group on community-based services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and Amendment 0786 was introduced to reduce cash and food assistance work-related funding, with debate beginning before the transcript ends.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session Feb 27th, 2026

Washington Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And she's now on a fixed income.
  • as we didn't hit the floor until 11:25. ...satisfied the break limits as we didn't hit the floor till
  • That is the income tax. I think that's a wrong move as well.
  • I don't know, maybe the income tax... ...and we're going to come back year over year.
  • I don't know, maybe the income tax will bail out the budget, but that's a little bit of hope.
Summary: The Senate convened with roll call, prayer, and approval of the previous day’s journal, then moved to a resolution honoring piano teachers. Senate Resolution 8698 was adopted after remarks from Senator Conway and others describing the role of piano teachers in music education, family life, and community service. Members of the Washington State Music Teachers Association and the National Guild of Piano Teachers were recognized in the gallery. The chamber then took up the operating budget and considered a long series of amendments. Several amendments focused on housing costs and local planning, utility and energy policy, ballot measure costs, state spending growth, tort liability, and paid family and medical leave. Some amendments were adopted, including a study of utility cost impacts from climate laws, a grid-related funding amendment, a tort liability oversight/reporting amendment, and a workgroup on services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Others were rejected, including proposals to create a housing task force, cap state spending growth, fund ballot initiative costs, restore local planning grants, and change paid family and medical leave usage rules. Debate on the budget amendments was often partisan and detailed, with supporters arguing for fiscal restraint, cost transparency, and relief for taxpayers and local governments, while opponents emphasized existing work, program solvency, and the need to preserve services. The Senate also heard amendments on zero-based budgeting, federal education tax credit opt-in language, reproductive health funding, food assistance work requirements, and support for the Pediatric Interim Care Center; some were defeated and some were adopted. Roll-call votes were taken on certain amendments, and the transcript ends during consideration of Amendment 0787, which would restore funding for the Pediatric Interim Care Center.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

EEP Public Hearing - Tue Feb 17, 2026 @ 9:30 AM HST

Energy & Environmental Protection

Transcript Highlights:
  • threshold being clear how the income threshold applies.
  • </c> it being clear how the income threshold it being clear how the income threshold applies.<00:05:16.160
  • </c> immediately to low to moderate income immediately to low to moderate income folks<00:15:01.199><
  • </c> their actual annual income come out to? their actual annual income come out to?
  • So the household income below 60,000.
Summary: The committee heard testimony on a bill to expand the solar energy tax credit for single-family residential properties by removing certain cap amounts and raising the adjusted gross income limits for taxpayers to elect a refund of excess credits. The Hawaii State Energy Office and Department of Taxation both said they were standing on written testimony, while industry and advocacy groups largely supported the measure. Members questioned whether the income thresholds were set appropriately, how many taxpayers would be affected at different income levels, and how many would qualify for refundable treatment; Taxation said it did not yet have the requested numbers but was preparing a fiscal estimate. A major issue raised was drafting and administration: witnesses said the bill appears to apply differently to owner-purchased systems versus third-party leased systems, and Taxation said it likely could not easily verify household income for leased systems or cross-reference different taxpayers. Discussion also covered whether the credit should remain refundable, whether credits should be limited to amounts actually expended, and whether the bill should instead be structured to keep the credit with the system owner or lessor, with concerns about equity, market effects, and possible incentives to lease rather than buy. The committee then moved to HB 2316, which would align state restrictions on lead materials in drinking water infrastructure with federal Safe Drinking Water Act requirements. The Department of Health and other supporters testified in favor, and there were no questions from the chair. Next, HB 1566 on energy efficiency would require state agencies to use energy-efficient lighting, with the Hawaii State Energy Office providing technical assistance and a compliance survey prioritized for first responder facilities; testimony from state agencies and advocates was in support, and again there were no questions. For HB 1926 on Red Hill, the Department of Land and Natural Resources, the Board of Water Supply, and multiple organizations and individuals supported funding for remediation studies, environmental monitoring, groundwater research, independent testing, and a public dashboard, with DLNR emphasizing that decades of work remain necessary even after defueling and that the bill supports ongoing university and community partnerships. The committee then heard HB 1673 on landfill units. The Department of Health initially said it was in support but later corrected the record and stated it strongly opposes the measure, saying the bill would undo protections enacted last session that keep landfills out of areas over aquifers; the Board of Water Supply also opposed repeal of those protections, while the City and County of Honolulu supported the HD1 version that leaves siting decisions to the counties. Sierra Club of Hawaiʻi and the Energy Justice Network opposed the bill, arguing the original protections should remain and that the amended version had confused commenters; supporters of the original version urged restoring it and considering additional language on ash.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
  • Area median income for the island.
  • income subaccount.
  • income subaccount.
  • </c> loans funded through the mixed income loans funded through the mixed income sub<02:19:20.639><c>
  • </c> detailed QAP criteria statute may limit detailed QAP criteria statute may limit the<02:31:34.720
Committee: House Housing
Summary: The committee first took up HB 2611, which would prohibit algorithmic price-setting in Hawaii’s rental market, require public education by the Attorney General, and establish fines and penalties. The Department of the Attorney General opposed the bill, saying its language was too unclear and could expose landlords and agents to criminal and civil liability for ordinary rent-setting practices based on public information or assistance from property professionals. Members asked about antitrust standards, tacit agreement, and whether using county-published affordable-rent schedules would be unlawful; the AG said that would not be unlawful if based on public information and without collusion. Testimony was mixed, with the chair noting support from the Hawaii Civil Rights Commission, Hawaii Realtors with comments, 50501 Hawaii and General Strike Hawaii, Haloha Project, 13 individuals, and one opponent. The committee then heard HB 2102, which clarifies that residential projects involving ground disturbance in high-risk areas remain subject to state historic preservation review and removes an exemption for lands presumed nominally sensitive. The Office of Planning and Sustainable Development and the Department of Planning and Permitting supported the measure, saying it would improve clarity and ensure review focuses on projects most likely to affect historic properties or iwi kupuna, while also urging language refinements to better define sensitive sandy-soil areas and balance preservation with housing timelines. NAP Hawaii opposed the bill, arguing it would undo progress made last session and that the current process already includes protections for inadvertent discoveries and efficiency for lower-risk areas. The Office of Hawaiian Affairs strongly supported HB 2102, explaining it was responding to beneficiary complaints about late-added language in last year’s law and saying the nominally sensitive-area language should be removed because it was adopted without sufficient stakeholder input and could be harmful to iwi kupuna protections. Native Hawaiian Legal Corporation and several individuals also supported the bill. Committee discussion focused on how “nominally sensitive” areas are determined, whether project proponents could self-certify areas as exempt, and how high-density residential projects should be treated; SHPD said it uses survey and monitoring data to map sensitivity, that highly sensitive areas like Kīauea are not nominally sensitive, and that some high-density projects should remain exempt if they do not involve new ground disturbance. The hearing included no final vote in the portion provided, but the chair noted 48 individuals in support and continued questioning on the bill’s definitions and implementation.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Elections Finance and Government Operations Committee 3/18/26 - Afternoon Meeting

Elections Finance and Government Operations

Transcript Highlights:
  • These inflated costs are driven by restrictive contract terms that limit how libraries can purchase,
  • </c> restrictive contract terms that limit restrictive contract terms that limit how<00:03:37.680><c>
  • Limited dollars reduce the library's ability to meet patron demand and build robust collections.
  • There are some important limitations here.
  • There are some important limitations here.
Bills: HF3698 , HF4243 , HF4239 , HF4241 , HF4242 , HF4240
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/11/2026 - Senate Education

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • I mean, I've been generally term limits. I'm usually okay with, but I do agree with the testimony.
  • I'm Madam Chair, I do support term limits from the very top to the very bottom.
  • I do support term limits from the very top to the very bottom. I vote aye.
  • Madam Chair, I do support term limits from the very top to the very bottom. I vote aye.
  • Um, it does say that there is a statute of limitation. Okay, thank you.
Committee: Senate Education
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Law & Justice Jan 27th, 2026 at 08:00 am

Law & Justice

Transcript Highlights:
  • This bill is not limited to negligence or personal injury claims.
  • Please don't make it smaller by making it only apply in really limited circumstances.
  • And the ways that we want are not in any way limiting the accountability of schools.
  • And that was something that the Sentencing Reform Act helped to limit, not eradicate.
  • My comments today are limited to the structure of the implementation workgroup.
Bills: SB6239 , SB6074 , SB5886 , SB6041 , SB6190
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Labor & Commerce Jan 26th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Labor & Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • It's subsidized by reserves from investment income.
  • Investment income, if the market goes down, the system will go bankrupt.
  • This bill does not limit opportunity.
  • Please understand the state limited retail licenses but had no limit on the number of grow operations
  • Please understand the state limited retail licenses but had no limits on the number of grow operations
Bills: SB6196 , SB6204 , SB6195 , SB5882 , SB6134
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

01/14/2026 - Senate Judiciary and Elections

Judiciary and Elections

Transcript Highlights:
  • The Bar reviewed it and, after investigating the income issue, said The Bar reviewed it and, after investigating
  • the income issue, said the document lacked candor to the court because my client didn't list his high
  • There's no specific bar or court rule that says an attorney can't work or make an income while he or
  • I'm going to limit it to 90 seconds because we've got so many in one philosophical point of view.
  • I mean, I could limit you to just a few and decide among yourselves who to testify, but we will have
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Okay, there should be an incoming committee substitute that will make it just a legislative council draft
  • totaling twice the duration of the time that was denied, and providing financial consequences by limiting
  • It can also be enforceable through income. Withholding. Okay, let me ask one more question, Mr.
Bills: HB46 , HB272 , HB551 , HB1661 , HB2820 , HB3181 , HB4145 , HB4157 , HB46 , HB272