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AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation Education Committee Apr 23rd, 2025

Finance and Taxation Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • And but we are...
  • We're going to loan her out to the Missouri folks, and then bring her back home. ...and then bring her
  • This is largely in and around the UAB area and the most honorable Senator Smitherman's district.
  • If I am married and but I'm on... If I am married and but I'm on the title and deed...
  • And Representative, we'll let go ahead and jump to 319 after this. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Committee on Housing (02/18/2025)

Housing

Transcript Highlights:
  • various life safety codes in place, and we consistently enforce those based upon complaints and our
  • codes in place and various Life Safety codes in place and we<03:37:35.199> um<03:37:35.880>
  • code office and our fire department.
  • In our fire code, noted the fire code recognizes this as well, and typically if someone is in a family
  • and then they violation of fire code and then they have<04:38:17.799> to<04:38:17.920> work
Keywords: 1189, house, all
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Floor Session May 26th, 2026

California House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • AB 1957 updates the eligible bidder and eligible property provisions in Civil Code Section 2924m and
  • Speaker and members. In 2022, four years ago, I passed the Age-Appropriate Design Code.
  • reflect best practices, and finally by imposing timelines and requirements for public posting and stakeholder
  • We used to have no-cruising signs all over California, and we ended that practice.
  • Assembly Bill 1940 by Assembly Member Calderon and others, an act relating to civil rights.
Summary: The Assembly convened, established a quorum, and proceeded through a large House of Origin floor file, with the Speaker repeatedly urging members to be at their desks and keep support bills brief. Early actions included dispensing with the journal, re-referring AB 2285 to the Banking and Finance Committee, and then taking up dozens of third-reading items, with many bills passed by voice or recorded vote and others passed temporarily or retained on file. The floor debated and passed a wide range of measures on land use, housing, labor, public safety, health care, utilities, taxation, and consumer protection. Among the bills approved were measures on land surveyor review (AB 1933), nurse midwife access for pregnant and postpartum patients (AB 1696), historic-district transit zoning flexibility (AB 2415), EV charging infrastructure fees and timelines (AB 1820), foreclosure bidding protections (AB 1957), tribal cannabis commerce (AB 2506), outdoor advertising permitting (AB 2024), commercial building permit timelines and third-party plan checkers (AB 2418), DUI penalties (AB 1685 and AB 1687), utility rate transparency (AB 1715), CalWORKs work-penalty changes (AB 1755), dynamic electricity rates (AB 1787), interior designer licensure (AB 1796), compost labeling and contamination rules (AB 1812), modular housing standardization (AB 1815), small claims limits for businesses (AB 1827), Native American Day as a paid state holiday (AB 1841), hospital staffing and maternity access bills (AB 1868 and AB 1882), protective orders tied to release dates (AB 1889), and a series of public health, missing persons, and teacher credentialing measures later in the file. Several high-profile bills drew extended debate. AB 2624, expanding Safe at Home privacy protections to immigrant service providers, prompted sharp disagreement over free speech and alleged limits on online posting, but supporters said it protected workers facing threats and doxing; it ultimately passed 49-19. AB 2023, creating a framework for regulating AI chatbots used by children, was framed as a child-safety measure after testimony about chatbot-related harms and suicide risks, and passed 58-8. Other notable votes included AB 2208 on Medi-Cal protections against federal cuts, AB 2299 on CalFresh/SNAP losses, AB 2115 apologizing to California Native peoples for historic state harms, and AB 2311 on public hospital physician employment; the transcript ends as the Assembly continues working through the remaining file.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

EDU Informational Briefing 01-30-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • c><00:10:57.200> and for your average family and and and for your average family and and and kids
  • the landscape and then and then try and the landscape and then and then try and pilot<00:26:05.600><
  • c> and allotted and claims balance and and allotted and claims balance and and [clears throat]<00
  • And I don't know if this is a Civil Beat article. I don't know.
  • We've met and met and met and we weren't We've met and met and met and we weren't able<01:37:50.639
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session 01-30-2026 11:30am

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The chair has read the journal of the preceding day and approves the same.
  • and commissions.
  • It's been moved and seconded. Is there any discussion? Any objections?
  • Referrals and three referrals and re-referrals are made in accordance with the order of the day and any
  • and go Chargers. and go Chargers.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • youth, to study harmful design practices, and to recommend future reforms.
  • They should be able to practice civic engagement and not be... and have a...
  • People are totally and completely exhausted and need remedy.
  • really comprehensive and robust children's privacy code that really practices data minimization for
  • the secondary markets, political, and business practices are shameful.
Summary: The committee heard AB 1988, which would require AI companion chatbots to respond to credible self-harm or violence-related crisis expressions by displaying the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, warning users, and pausing the chat for human review after repeated crisis signals. The author and supporters said the bill is a measured safety standard to redirect vulnerable users to human help, citing research and cases where chatbots worsened suicidal ideation or violent behavior. Support came from crisis and medical advocates, while no opposition testimony was offered. The chair and members expressed strong support, and the bill was held pending quorum before later action on the agenda. The committee then took up AB 1709, which would set a minimum age of 16 for users to create or maintain accounts on social media platforms with harmful addictive features and would create an E-Safety Advisory Commission in the Attorney General’s office. The author argued the bill targets product design, not speech, and is intended to curb compulsive features such as infinite scroll, autoplay, and algorithmic feeds while allowing safer or non-addictive platforms to remain available. Supporters, including a psychologist and the Organization for Social Media Safety, described cyberbullying, predation, compulsive use, and mental health harms; opponents, including EFF, ACLU-Cal Action, TechNet, and youth advocacy groups, warned about privacy, First Amendment, and access-to-community concerns, especially for LGBTQ youth and other marginalized groups. Committee members debated whether the bill is a ban or a delay, how age assurance would work, and whether the proposal would be effective or could push youth to less safe spaces. Several members said they would support the bill as a first step, while others raised concerns about enforceability, privacy, and constitutional issues. The author emphasized that the bill is limited to specific harmful design features, not content or general internet access, and that the new commission would monitor evolving technology and recommend future updates. No final vote was taken during the portion of the hearing provided.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session (Part II) May 8th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And also prohibits discrimination due to an organization's practices along these lines.
  • practices and commercial filings, protects Texas property owners and businesses, and preserves the integrity
  • of Texas, use the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure to define the scope of discovery and set deadlines
  • And under the Transportation Code as it currently exists, there is an obligation to yield when you're
  • And was there any, did anyone testify as to the reasons why there has been no code about entering?
Summary: The Senate took up and passed Senate Bill 945, which concerns political shareholder proposals by insurers and insurance holding companies. Senator Hughes argued the bill would protect Texas-based insurers from activist shareholder pressure, especially proposals aimed at limiting insurance coverage for oil and gas companies for ESG or political reasons. The motion to suspend the regular order was adopted over objection, and SB 945 passed to engrossment on a 20-10 vote with one present not voting. The chamber also passed Senate Bill 1117, allowing any Texas-licensed dentist to administer botulinum toxin in oral or maxillofacial regions for aesthetic purposes, and House Joint Resolution 98, renewing Texas’s application for an Article 5 Convention of States to propose amendments on fiscal restraints, federal power limits, and term limits. Both measures advanced after debate and roll-call votes; SB 1117 passed unanimously after suspension of the three-day rule, and H.J.R. 98 was adopted on a 17-14 vote. Members then approved several other measures, including the committee substitute for House Bill 142 on HHSC’s Office of Inspector General and Medicaid overpayment recovery, Senate Bill 2373 on AI-enabled financial fraud and deepfake/phishing schemes, Senate Bill 2221 on fraudulent UCC financing statements, and Senate Bill 2681 on the basis for third-party voter-registration challenges. The Senate also adopted a resolution authorizing a Texas Life Monument replica at the Capitol complex, and passed S.J.R. 59 creating funds for Texas State Technical College capital needs. The body debated and passed Senate Bill 946, which would bar credit discrimination against organizations based on social, political, religious, or similar value-based considerations and require credit decisions to rest on creditworthiness. Senators raised concerns that the bill could create a special protected class for non-human entities or conflict with existing state policies, but the bill advanced to engrossment on a 20-11 vote. The Senate also passed Senate Bill 2477 to ease office-to-residential conversions in large cities after adopting an amendment negotiated with municipal stakeholders, and began consideration of Senate Bill 715 on ERCOT reliability requirements for generators, including existing generation, with extensive debate over impacts on renewables, power purchase agreements, and grid reliability.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Judicial branch supplemental funding 3/5/26

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Good morning, co-chairs Scott and Lee, and members of the judiciary finance and civil law committee.
  • uh finance and members of the judiciary uh finance and civil<00:09:40.240> law<00:09:40.560><
  • So, that's your traffic code, and local police and sheriffs are 169 and 609 criminal code.
  • police uh your traffic code and local police and<00:24:17.760> sheriffs<00:24:18.159> are<
  • and sheriffs are 169 and 609 criminal and sheriffs are 169 and 609 criminal code.<00:24:20.880><
Keywords: 1183, house
Summary: The committee took up House File 3874 and laid it over for possible inclusion in a finance bill. The Minnesota Judicial Branch, represented by State Court Administrator Jeff Shorba and Chief Judge Michael Fritz, presented a supplemental funding request focused on two main areas: judicial safety and security, and the employer share of Minnesota Paid Leave costs. Shorba said the branch was grateful for prior budget support but noted it did not receive salary increases for staff or judges and did not get funding for juror per diem. He explained that the branch is seeking funding for personal data protection, home security, two additional judicial security positions, security for the chief justice at public events, and a revived courthouse security grant program. Much of the testimony centered on rising threats against judges and court staff. Shorba and Fritz described increases in incidents, threats, and disturbances, and Fritz gave several examples of threatening behavior involving judges’ homes, personal information, and online doxxing. They argued that the branch needs better threat assessment, coordination with local law enforcement, and security measures at homes, courthouses, and online. Members expressed support for the concerns and asked questions about how threats are currently handled and whether state patrol officers assigned to security duties would need additional training. The second major topic was the judicial branch’s request for funding to cover its employer contribution to Minnesota Paid Leave, which took effect in January 2026. Shorba said the branch followed MMB’s calculations and expected the cost to be addressed through broader state government funding, but the branch did not receive an operational adjustment. He said the branch is now having to hold positions open to absorb the cost. Members questioned why the request was not included in the earlier budget process, and Shorba responded that the branch believed the issue would be handled centrally and later learned it had not been funded for the judiciary. No vote on the funding requests was taken in the discussion shown.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Education Committee Jul 1st, 2026

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • Police on campus restrained and traumatized the student, ignored best educational practices.
  • heavily invest in education and improve restorative practices like community schools.
  • , in fact, can have negative impacts on the student population and contribute to civil rights and liberty
  • I close by saying, I think mathematical knowledge and practices... ...opportunities and access.
  • The bill author has effectively identified a gap between research and practice in schools, and IPA agrees
Keywords: 988, house, all
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

Senate Judiciary (04/22/2025)

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:10:33.040> remedies,<00:10:33.440> there's but without civil remedies, there's
  • but without civil remedies, there's little<00:10:33.839> to<00:10:34.000> no<00:10:34.240
  • held harmless for criminal protected and held harmless for criminal or<00:39:11.440> civil<00
  • practices and that there is no redundancy or outdated or conflicting statutes.
  • in the state and any individual practice in the state and any individual requested<01:30:22.639>
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Judiciary Committee Jun 16th, 2026

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • Civil rights codes, education codes—27 years, scores of bills—and yet men are still not women.
  • This bill puts the falsehood into 29 state codes, and after it passes, men will still not be women.
  • We know this harm is real, and we need to continue to work to end this practice.
  • AB 1824 adds and clarifies ICWA and Cal Iqua language directly into the Probate Code, establishing requirements
  • So we see inconsistency on ICWA in everyday practice and the negative impacts it has on our families.
Keywords: 987, senate, all
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Mar 18th, 2025

Alabama House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • and and we can't and we don't we and and and we can't and we don't we and and and we can't and we don't
  • and and and and do you I you know and and and and and do you I you know and and and and and do you I
  • side of course but that's on the civil side of course but that's on the civil side of course um and
  • This is a serious crime and I'm asking us to implement some practical asking us to implement some practical
  • practice and or the same standard and practice and or the same standard and practice and or procedure
Keywords: 1136, house, all
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

JDC Public Hearing 02-06-2025

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • But I think it really depends on the case and what that civil judgment is under the circumstances.
  • No, it's been the practice for a while now, and that's why the court issues the freestanding order.
  • No, it's been the practice for a while now, and that's why the court issues the freestanding order.
  • The witness said the department has complied with HRS and asked whether remedial action had actually
  • /c><00:37:32.880> people<00:37:33.680> we remedial action and to which people we remedial
Keywords: 912, senate, all
Summary: The Judiciary Committee heard testimony on several bills. SB 335 would route objections by political party officers to candidate nomination papers through the Office of Elections. The State Election Director testified that his office was not the right venue for party-membership challenges because it could create conflicts and force the Attorney General to represent the chief election officer in court; members discussed whether all objections should instead go directly to Circuit Court, but no action was taken. SB 280 would expand first-degree negligent injury to cover injuries negligently caused by intoxicated drivers. The Public Defender opposed the bill as too harsh and urged either a lower penalty or clearer statutory definitions of “under the influence,” while the Prosecuting Attorney supported it as a needed increase in accountability for drunk drivers who actually injure someone. Committee members raised concerns about overlap with existing offenses, proportionality, and whether the change would increase jury-trial volume; the prosecutor responded that the bill would apply to a smaller subset of cases involving actual injury and would help ensure more serious treatment of those cases. The committee also heard SB 292, establishing Safe Harbor protections for survivors of sexual exploitation who seek medical or law enforcement assistance, with testimony in support from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, HPD, U Alliance, and others, and no opposition. SB 31, concerning an additional penalty for dog owners whose dogs destroy property on agricultural land, drew only supportive testimony. SB 356 would require restitution in the form of financial support to the minor children of victims killed or disabled by an intoxicated driver; the Public Defender opposed it as better suited to civil court and questioned enforcement after probation, while the Prosecuting Attorney supported it and said courts can issue enforceable restitution orders. Testimony also strongly supported SB 1284, a proposed constitutional amendment prohibiting discrimination based on ethnicity, age, disability, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, and pregnancy outcomes, with supporters arguing it would strengthen protections in response to current political conditions. No votes or final committee actions were taken in the excerpt.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Judiciary (02/19/2025)

Transcript Highlights:
  • 27.399> take<02:17:27.599> away civil rights and you can only take away civil rights and
  • Advanced<02:49:44.680> degrees and practice owner with Advanced degrees and practice owner
  • And the Civil Rights Unit, it's not necessarily Civil Rights Act violations that have been alleged.
  • <04:31:25.080> talking was a civil suit and again we're talking was a civil suit and again
  • <04:50:19.360> the used remedies are very basic and the used remedies are very basic and the
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The House Judiciary Committee opened a hearing on House Bill 148, with the chair limiting testimony to two minutes and asking for no outbursts so the committee could get through eight bills that day. Representative Kofalt, the prime sponsor, said HB 148 was the same as last year’s HB 396, which passed both chambers but was vetoed by the governor. He explained the bill would allow, but not require, separation by biological sex in bathrooms, locker rooms, houses of correction, and certain athletic competitions, leaving local school boards and administrators discretion to set policies. He argued the bill was meant to address safety and privacy concerns and cited a Milford incident and concerns in several school districts as examples of why local flexibility was needed. Committee members questioned the lack of a definition of “biological sex” and how the bill would be applied. Kofalt said he did not think a definition was necessary because males and females are generally understood, and he said the bill would give local policymakers latitude to make practical rules. He also said the bill was intended to address situations where people might misuse transgender claims to access spaces inappropriately. In response to questions, he said he was aware of issues in Kearsarge, Milford, and Mascoma school districts and had heard of discomfort in the State House, though he did not know all the details. Several opponents testified that the bill would discriminate against transgender and non-binary people and create enforcement problems. Executive Councilor Karen Hill said the bill would roll back New Hampshire’s anti-discrimination protections and conflict with the state’s Live Free or Die values. Alice Wade, a trans woman, said she had used women’s restrooms without incident and argued the bill would invite invasive enforcement and harassment. Representative La Selig said the bill was discriminatory and that bathroom concerns were being confused with unrelated harassment by cisgender males. Betsy Harrington supported the bill, citing a girls’ soccer game at Kearsarge that she said was disrupted by a boy playing on a girls’ team. Rosie Emer and her child testified against the bill, saying bathroom restrictions would increase anxiety and risk for trans and non-binary children. Stephen Scaer and Wendy Stallings supported the bill, arguing sex is biologically fixed and that excluding males from female spaces should not require genital inspections. No vote or final committee action was taken in the portion of the hearing provided.
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

House Revenue Committee, February 12, 2026

Revenue

Transcript Highlights:
  • penalty and a be giving us a a civil penalty and a criminal<00:03:52.000> penalty<00:03:53.000
  • Or could this simply be start this whole thing and be a civil suit from the very beginning?
  • the very and be a civil suit from the very beginning?
  • would be responsible for the civil would be responsible for the civil remedy?
  • Flagging someone is both a criminal and a civil violation.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • while also identifying opportunities to strengthen our operations and practice.
  • This includes gender-responsive training, trauma-informed practices, and active bystander expectations
  • ensuring that they're trusted, used, and effective in practice.
  • under sexual abuse and violence, but on women and who are incarcerated and how can we look to best practices
  • medical and mental health care, and eliminate practices that punish survivors.
Keywords: 988, house, all
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • while streamlining processes and, yeah, just trying to take that kind of practical approach.
  • Aspects of code, I mean, building codes and other related regulatory items so that they are considered
  • CAP was envisioned and designed to build on these best practices from the local level and bring this
  • We not only purchased the building, renovated it, made sure it was up to code and everything else, and
  • This bill is narrow and practical to address the issue.
Summary: The Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee heard several housing-related bills. SB 457 would direct HCD to develop statistical formulas based on historical development data to help cities complete housing element site inventories, with the author and supporters arguing it would make RHNA compliance more realistic and less costly; the California Building Industry Association opposed, and the bill was later approved on a 7-1 vote. SB 904 would codify and expand wildfire-rebuilding coordination and reporting practices used after recent fires, with supporters saying it would speed recovery and opponents questioning the need for additional reporting; it passed 11-1. The committee also took up SB 1091, which would create a state acquisition-and-preservation program for unsubsidized affordable housing to prevent displacement; it drew broad support from housing and tenant groups and passed 9-1, with members emphasizing preservation as a key housing strategy. Members also considered SB 1267, which would require EV charger installers in common-interest developments to indemnify associations during installation and make homeowners responsible for costs arising from use of privately owned chargers. The bill was presented as a follow-up to prior HOA-related EV charging legislation, with support from HOA, EV, and climate groups and opposition from the California Association of Realtors pending amendments; it passed 10-0. SB 1117 would clarify that ADU impact fees above the 750-square-foot exemption are charged only on the portion above that threshold, not the entire unit, and supporters said it would remove a fee cliff that discourages slightly larger ADUs. Cities, special districts, and fire agencies opposed or opposed unless amended, citing infrastructure funding concerns, but the bill passed 10-0 after extensive debate. The committee also heard SB 1361, which would prevent local governments from taking actions to avoid SB 79 transit-oriented housing requirements at existing or planned transit stops. Supporters from L.A. Metro, labor, and housing groups said it would protect transit investments and jobs, while the City of Burbank opposed; the bill passed 9-0. Two consent items, SB 722 and SB 1426, were approved without discussion. Throughout the hearing, members repeatedly stressed the goals of streamlining housing production, preserving existing affordable homes, and reducing barriers to rebuilding and transit-oriented development.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate Chamber Feb 13th, 2026 at 11:25 am

New Mexico Senate Floor Meeting

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  • They are the conduit of bringing those soil practices, the healthy soils, and the different acts that
  • are... bringing those soil practices, the healthy soils, and the different acts that are out there.
  • In the smaller towns, they do civil, criminal, family, and children, so maybe they have 600 hours devoted
  • This memorial is simple and practical. Here's what's important, Mr.
  • Medical Practice Act to give the New Mexico Medical Board new duties and powers, prohibiting the New
Keywords: 996, all
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

House Legislative Session Day 51 (3-20-26)

Kentucky House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Section 68 of the Constitution provides that civil officers of the Commonwealth and judges, or civil
  • <01:21:33.040> and<01:21:33.520> uh branch their own set of remedies and uh branch
  • opinion, another remedy, and the highest remedy there is, and that is the ballot box.
  • And one thing that I have learned practicing law is that although practitioners often become upset and
  • > feasible initial and as practicable or feasible initial and as practicable or feasible valid<02
Keywords: 958, all
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Floor Session Apr 23rd, 2026

California House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • and Game Code to protect fish and wildlife.
  • and Game Code to protect fish and wildlife.
  • Thank you and good morning, Mr. Speaker and members.
  • And, importantly, hope for true equity and equality.
  • Assembly Bill 1908 by Assembly Member McKinnor and others, relating to civil actions.
Summary: The Assembly convened after a quorum call, prayer, and pledge, then dispensed with reading the journal and moved through a large number of procedural items, including deeming 102 second-reading items read and amendments adopted. The body also approved several floor motions, including suspending rules for guest access and committee noticing, moving AB 2595 to second reading, and sending ACR 110 to the inactive file. Numerous local officials and community representatives were introduced from cities including South Pasadena, Isparia, Beverly Hills, Santa Monica, Palmdale, Holtville, and Lindsay. On the floor file, several measures were taken up and passed. AB 1673 by Hadwick, allowing county fish and game commissions more flexibility to use certain funds for wildlife conflict prevention, passed 62-0. ACR 143 by Pacheco, proclaiming April 19-25 as California Cities Week, was adopted with 65 co-authors added. AB 1982 by Lowenthal, removing sunsets from existing anti-drink-spiking requirements for certain establishments, passed 68-0. ACR 158 by Solache, recognizing April 2026 as Donate Life Month, was adopted with 74 co-authors added after testimony about organ donation and transplant needs. AB 1908 by McKinnor, authorizing counties to establish victim compensation funds for survivors of abuse involving public agencies, passed 71-0. AB 2052 by Stephanie, aimed at ensuring continuity for vulnerable victims in criminal cases by allowing the same prosecutor to remain on a case, passed 62-0. ACR 178 by Flora, recognizing April 21 as National Rendering Day, was also adopted with 69 co-authors added. The second-day consent calendar and remaining listed items were then approved, with all votes recorded at 69-0 and no items removed. The Assembly also heard an adjournment in memory from Assembly Member Haney for Mary Dallas Armstrong of San Francisco, followed by announcements of committee meetings and the next floor session. The House adjourned until Monday, April 27, at 1 p.m.