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LA
Transcript Highlights:
- But they also have several law enforcement officers.
- And because of our law, and I don't disparage our law, because everyone, I know all our laws are usually
- It's about how the impact of a law could change retirement patterns.
- It's about how the impact of a law could change retirement patterns.
- Since then, there is other case law out there, like Norton v. Norton.
Committee:
House Retirement
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Civil Rights & Judiciary Feb 20th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- I understand your desire that a federal law...
- We do actually believe in our expectations of privacy and keeping law enforcement accountable.
- And we ask that the law as it stands now be maintained, increasing the age to 18.
- Second, we are concerned that the responsibility to enforce this law falls on front-line staff.
- Federal law enforcement exists to address those realities.
Summary:
The Civil Rights and Judiciary Committee heard testimony on several bills. On SB 5906, the SAFE Act, staff and Sen. Hansen described protections limiting immigration enforcement access to non-public areas in schools, early learning settings, higher education, health care facilities, adult family homes, and ballot-processing areas, and restricting collection of immigration-status information. Supporters said the bill would clarify and strengthen existing Keep Washington Working policies, while some witnesses requested amendments to better define health care facilities, clarify adult family home and election-related provisions, and keep Section 6 on ballot security. Some members questioned the factual basis for reported ICE activity near schools and daycares and the distinction between judicial and administrative warrants.
The committee also heard SB 5886 on personality rights and forged digital likenesses. Staff explained that the bill would add digitally created or modified likenesses to the Personality Rights Act, raise civil penalties, and allow recovery of actual and non-economic damages in forged-digital-likeness cases. The sponsor and supporters said the bill is intended to address AI deepfakes and identity misuse while preserving satire and fair use; student and advocacy witnesses supported the measure as a way to protect students and victims of digital impersonation. The committee then heard SB 5169, which expands child hearsay and closed-circuit testimony rules to older children and additional offenses. Prosecutors and forensic interviewers supported the bill as necessary in trafficking and child abuse cases, while defense advocates opposed it as an overbroad expansion that could raise confrontation-clause issues and create legal challenges.
Additional hearings included SB 5865, which would move garnishment form updates from statute to the Washington Pattern Forms Committee; judges supported it as a way to fix a wage-withholding calculation error and allow future updates without legislation. SB 5912 would reinstate the Indigent Defense Task Force to study statewide public defense delivery and recommend sustainable reforms; counties, the Office of Public Defense, and defense groups supported it. SB 6009 would make permanent the current process for direct review of administrative decisions by the Court of Appeals and retain land-use transfer provisions; a Court of Appeals judge supported the bill. SB 6087 would extend limited liability for donations of children’s items to religious organizations and add strollers and car seats, with support from Zero Waste Washington. The committee did not take final votes on these bills during the hearing.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
2026 Legislative Session - Day Eighteen - Tuesday, February 10 -Morning Session-
Missouri House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- He's studying for a Bachelor of Arts in political science and pre-law.
- citizens to be able to serve and protect with law and order.
- or assumed law harms many Missourians.
- They file for an uncontested divorce, but the law steps in and says no.
- Not because, contested divorce, but the law steps in and says no.
Summary:
The House convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, then approved the House Journal by roll call vote, 114-1. Members spent a large portion of the morning introducing guests and recognizing visitors, including career and technical education students, FFA and FCCLA groups, school leaders, interns, a physician of the day, and a Black History Month personal privilege honoring inventor Alice H. Parker and her early central heating design.
The chamber then took up several bills for perfection and printing. House Bill 1847, the Missouri Dental and Dental Hygienist Compact, was presented as a workforce and access-to-care measure; members cited dental shortages and broad professional support, and it was ordered perfected and printed. House Bill 1866, dealing with peace officer licensure, was presented as allowing the Department of Public Safety to deny applicants whose licenses were revoked or suspended elsewhere and to require U.S. citizenship; an amendment to allow lawful permanent residents who honorably served in the military to qualify was debated at length but failed 95-52, and the bill was then ordered perfected and printed.
House Bill 1908, with a companion bill, was described by its sponsor as ending a Missouri rule that delays divorce when a spouse is pregnant; supporters framed it as a due process and safety issue, especially for abuse survivors, and it was adopted and ordered perfected and printed. House Bill 1961, creating temporary licensure and a compact for dietitians, and House Bill 2180, changing Department of Revenue notice delivery options for blind pension recipients and taxpayers to include first-class mail and electronic delivery, both drew support as workforce or accessibility measures and were ordered perfected and printed after amendments. House Bill 2591, which would let speech-language pathologists count clinical fellowship experience completed in any state toward Missouri licensure, also passed perfection and printing. The House then moved to announcements and recessed until 2 p.m.
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- Under current law, the first $359 million per year that is collected is deposited in the CERA account
- So essentially, under the substitute House bill, compared to current law, it would be the same going
- Because in the current law, there's a set amount going to CERA at $359 million.
- Because in the current law, there's a set amount going to CERO at $359 million.
- Under current law, any truck over 6,000 pounds gets a free pass.
Committee:
House Transportation
Keywords:
county ferry district, ferry district, passenger-only ferry, passenger ferry, Puget Sound, Vashon, Seattle, Southworth, county transportation, local taxing authority, property tax levy, general obligation bonds, municipal corporation, public transportation benefit area, WTSC, Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission, ferry terminal, wharf, shuttle service, marine transportation
FL
Florida 2026 4th Special Session
February 4, 2026 - 01:30 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- Lowell, after law after law, this is another law. How do we make it without this law?
- Stop making laws. Just stop. Let's repeal.
- And then in Florida in 1994, we passed this law.
- So that was never in The original law.
- That's the law today since 1994.
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- This is making to Chapter 287 in our workers' comp laws.
- It's a change from what laws existed for 100 years in Missouri.
- Yeah, I mean, ERISA plans, it's federal law, so at preempt state law.
- Yeah, we're now covered that under distracted driving laws.
- The law as it is, you know, to be classified into the contractor is a factual finding of the law based
Committees:
House Insurance , House Insurance and Banking
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- What we have currently is a law—there's a federal law, there's a state law—that requires disclosure of
- Don't, then the foreign law, I'm not sure, but then the foreign law said that what they do have to report
- under current law.
- So we think a legislative fix would be to amend the law.
- school, gets their law degree, they owe $100,000.
Bills:
HB173 , HB184 , HB484 , HB678 , HB 1211 , HB1507 , HB1705 , HB1868 , HB2290 , HB2851 , HB2856 , HB3041 , HB3204 , HB173 , HB184
Committee:
House Higher Education
Keywords:
foreign donations, higher education, public institutions, national security, funding, prohibition, Texas law, healthcare, insurance, affordability, access, public health, foreign influence, education policy, student loan repayment, prosecuting attorneys, border prosecution unit, financial assistance, tobacco, cigarettes
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
House - Government, Elections And Indian Affairs Feb 3rd, 2025
House Government, Elections & Indian Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- areas of environmental law.
- Of law and constitutional rights.
- As a professor of constitutional law at the UNM School of Law, I want the future lawyers and leaders
- You said it because I'm a law professor, and that's not how the law works.
- Right now, that is the law.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Commerce and Consumer Affairs (03/04/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- And like, I don’t think, in principle, Jim’s idea of how the law would work and my idea of how the law
- In principle, Jim’s idea of how the law would work and my idea of how the law would work, irrespective
- In principle, Jim’s idea of how the law would work and my idea of how the law would work, irrespective
- In principle, Jim’s idea of how the law would work and my idea of how the law would work, irrespective
- </c> what's objectionable about having a law what's objectionable about having a law that<02:42:23.600
Summary:
The subcommittee first reviewed its schedule, noting that 13 bills were being executed the next day and that additional subcommittee work would be scheduled around Town Meeting Day and the following session days. The chair explained that the committee would not meet on Town Meeting Day, would handle the remaining bills on the next available subcommittee day, and would continue any unfinished items later in the month.
The committee then took up House Bill 774, which concerned Medicare-related coverage issues. Members discussed the bill’s purpose and the differences between Medicare standard and Medicare Advantage, with one member saying the proposal was informative but did not offer a workable solution. The committee also moved to inexpedient to legislate on House Bill 185, and the motion passed on a 6-0 vote.
House Bill 241, relating to alternatives to opioids, was retained for further work. Members said the bill raised concerns about insurers effectively practicing medicine and about the lack of evidence on the efficacy of some alternative treatments, while also noting that chiropractic coverage mandates already exist in statute. The committee voted to retain the bill, with the motion passing 6-0.
The most extended discussion was on House Bill 648, which would expand insurance coverage for glucose monitoring. Testimony and committee comments focused on whether coverage should be tied to insulin use or instead to a physician’s medical judgment, the role of continuous glucose monitoring for people with type 2 diabetes who are not on insulin, and the potential cost impact. An insurance department fiscal analyst said the original $22-per-member estimate was based on the unamended bill and that the amended version would require updated analysis; members agreed to retain the bill to narrow the eligible population and revisit the language later.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- Relying solely on law agencies.
- Now, we heard from law enforcement law.
- </c><01:59:27.280><c> All</c> control of this law, sir. Okay. All control of this law, sir. Okay.
- That's my ownorous law in place.
- </c><02:14:26.880><c> on</c> to enforce that law on to enforce that law on motorcyclist?
Committee:
Senate Commerce
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, March 17, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- But that's the law.
- That's the law. deported back to Egypt. That's the law.
- But that's the law.
- But that's<02:35:36.000><c> the</c><02:35:36.160><c> law.</c> that's the law. that's the law.
- </c> We want them to obey the law just like we want everybody else to obey the law.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> 34.1 corrects an uncodified session law 34.1 corrects an uncodified session law from<00:20:29.200
- </c> it was effective under the session law it was effective under the session law for<00:20:54.400><
- </c><01:16:06.320><c> since</c> Brewers it's been in law since Brewers it's been in law since 1985<01
- She said this is still more than required by federal law for the types of bonds to which federal law
- She said this is still more than required by federal law for the types of bonds to which federal law
Committee:
House Taxes
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
HSH Public Hearing - Tue Mar 11, 2025 @ 10:00 AM HST
Human Services & Homelessness
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:08:31.280><c> while</c> deserve protection from the law while deserve protection from the law
- </c> this bill and will provide law this bill and will provide law enforcement<00:21:47.760><c> with<
- </c> without this law, we are failing them. without this law, we are failing them.
- As law vulnerable and our kei.
- </c> meaning do the department of law meaning do the department of law enforcement<00:36:48.160><c> uh
Committee:
House Human Services & Homelessness
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on SB 281 SD1, which would define and prohibit torture as a Class A felony. The Honolulu Prosecutor’s Office, HPD investigators, and other supporters said the bill is needed because existing laws do not adequately capture torture, especially cases involving children and vulnerable persons. Several testifiers emphasized that starvation is a common method of torture that often leaves little visible evidence, and they urged the committee to restore the original starvation language removed from the measure. The Office of the Public Defender said it did not oppose the bill’s purpose but raised concerns that the language was too broad and could create trial issues, particularly around minors and vulnerable people, and suggested narrowing amendments. The chair indicated the testimony had made a strong impression and said the committee would try to move the bill forward.
The committee then heard SB 292 SD1, relating to sexual exploitation and safe harbor protections for survivors seeking medical or law enforcement help. The Honolulu Prosecutor’s Office supported the measure, noting that a prior version raised equal protection concerns that were no longer present, and said survivors should be able to seek help without fear of prosecution. Written support was also noted from several advocacy and state groups. Testimony in support focused on retaliation fears, trafficking, and the need for manpower and resources to address exploitation and related crimes.
Finally, the committee took up SB 295 SD1, which would increase penalties for violating temporary restraining orders and orders for protection and treat a violation of one as a second offense for the other. The Public Defender’s Office objected to the mandatory jail component, arguing judges should retain discretion and that there was no clear evidence mandatory jail deters violations. The transcript cuts off before any final committee action or vote on SB 295 was recorded.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Debate on bringing up a semiautomatic military-style assault weapons bill 3/26/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> this part of law was not taught in law this part of law was not taught in law school school school
- That's in the law. It was passed quite a while back. That's in our current law.
- That's in our current law. back. That's in our current law.
- </c> Um members, changes in law do matter. Um members, changes in law do matter.
- </c> change the law. They're telling us that. change the law. They're telling us that.
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- ...court proceeding that is happening in our administrative law buildings with administrative law judges
- Well, the law judge would decide on the case.
- And while I have a lot of degrees, law is not one of them.
- Current law allows for French immersion education in E.
- But right now, this law, But right now, this law would force us to do some things or put some triggers
Committee:
Senate Education
Summary:
The Senate Education Committee met to hear several education-related measures. It reported favorably, without objection, on House Bill 1215, which would transfer certain removed historical statues and monuments to the Office of State Parks, prohibit re-erection in the parish where they were removed, and require interpretive signage. The committee also advanced House Bill 682, which creates a school guardian program for honorably discharged veterans employed or contracted by local school systems or charter schools; testimony emphasized that guardians would be unarmed, trained, and used for mentoring and school safety. House Bill 1079, giving enrollment preferences in charter schools to children in early childhood programs, military families, foster children, and children in custody disputes, was also reported favorably, as was House Concurrent Resolution 81, directing the Department of Education to study options for districts facing declining enrollment.
The committee then took up House Bill 1084, which would allow public postsecondary institutions to raise tuition and mandatory fees by up to 15 percent annually, with higher increases requiring Board of Supervisors approval. The bill drew extended debate over affordability, TOPS, student retention, and whether universities should have more autonomy to set prices. Members raised concerns about fee burdens on families and whether the state should first study the issue; supporters argued the bill would increase transparency and let institutions respond to funding needs and market conditions. Senator Mazzell offered an amendment lowering the cap from 15 percent to 10 percent, and the committee adopted the amendment before reporting the bill favorably as amended.
Finally, the committee heard House Bill 342, which would shift the burden of proof in special education due process hearings from parents to local education agencies. The author and parents testified that the current system places an unfair burden on families of children with disabilities, who often lack access to records and legal resources, and that schools already control the documentation and should have to show compliance with IEP obligations. Jefferson Parish school officials opposed the bill, arguing it would increase legal costs, require more staff and attorney time, and potentially lead to more hearings; they also questioned the fiscal note. The Legislative Fiscal Office said the fiscal impact was indeterminable, and the committee continued hearing testimony from parents and school representatives as the transcript ended.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House OKs $15.4 million supplemental public safety package 5/4/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, law enforcement as well.
- Um law enforcement as impacted by it. Um law enforcement as well.
- </c><00:06:34.880><c> enforcement</c> decommissioning law enforcement decommissioning law enforcement
- ,</c> on with law enforcement, on with law enforcement, but<00:16:06.000><c> our</c><00:16:06.240><c>
- </c><00:26:16.960><c> So,</c> protect our rule of law. So, protect our rule of law.
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House Constitution, Campaigns and Elections Committee Mar 4th, 2026
Constitution, Campaigns and Elections
Transcript Highlights:
- I am a history constitutional law.
- and law school.
- </c><00:35:37.280><c> and</c><00:35:37.440><c> law</c> expert on any constitutional law and law expert
- I did it as a constitutional law.
- </c> historian studying constitutional law historian studying constitutional law but<00:51:00.559><c>
Committee:
House Constitution, Campaigns and Elections
Keywords:
tax distribution, Talladega County, economic development, public safety, rural infrastructure, HB443, Underground Damage Prevention Program, One-Call Notification System, utility locate, dig law, excavation safety, damage prevention, underground utilities, pipeline safety, public utilities, buried facilities, excavation notice, demolition notice, Alabama Public Service Commission, sunset extension
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Children and Family Law (10/21/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- There are law for the most part.
- I think it goes back to lawyers go to law school for this, right?
- I think it goes back to lawyers go to law school for this, right?
- I think it goes back to lawyers go to law school for this, right?
- school for this, lawyers go to law school for this, right?
Summary:
The subcommittee met without a quorum and discussed how to proceed with its family court review work. The chair said preliminary, unofficial reports could be circulated and voted on by email, and noted that next year the work might continue as a full committee rather than a subcommittee. Members also discussed carrying unresolved issues into next year, including the long-standing “one judge, one case” concept. Later, the committee received additional materials from a member who could not attend, including a packet on state-funded transcript requests and background information on how different states structure family court systems.
A major presentation focused on improving New Hampshire family court pre-trial and mediation practices. The presenters said current rules give judges broad discretion, which can lead to inconsistent discovery, evidence, and timelines, especially for self-represented parties. They raised concerns about uneven mediator training and oversight, lack of uniform domestic violence screening, and unclear information for families about their rights and how to exit mediation. They recommended standardized pre-trial case management orders, clearer plain-language deadlines, mandatory domestic violence screening, stronger mediator certification and continuing education, a mentorship program, an independent oversight board, and a pilot program in a few counties before any statewide rollout.
Members and presenters also discussed existing court forms and practices, including mediation agreements, mediator preparation forms, first appearances, and the use of Zoom for mediation. One participant argued that mediation can work better when parties are better prepared and when cases are not sent too early, and suggested that neutral case evaluation is another useful alternative dispute resolution tool. The discussion also touched on the need for better educational materials for pro se litigants, with one member describing efforts to create a more accessible guide for people going to court. No votes were taken, and the session ended with plans to continue reviewing materials and refine recommendations.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- And it gets to the governor and signed into law.
- Rather than alerting law enforcement or CPS, Superintendent Dr.
- But if you need a law, we're going to give you a law. So thank you. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
- No, my understanding is this aligns with current law.
- What happens to those if this bill becomes law?
Bills:
SB604 , SB843 , SB1636 , SB2395 , SB571 , SB1224 , SB1832 , SB2392 , SB747 , SB2623 , SB2624 , SB2185
Committees:
Senate Education , Senate Education K-16
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Banking and Financial Institutions Committee Jun 17th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- , then by lending practices that persisted long after the law changed.
- preserves even when federal law now eliminates it.
- That is in California's purview and allows for California institutions to be covered by the law.
- Do you challenge the value of the report going to law enforcement in that fact, or not?
- Forget about the fashion, but going to appropriate law enforcement?
Summary:
The committee heard AB 801, which would require the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation to conduct fair lending examinations of lenders on a regular schedule. The author and supporters, including the Greenlining Institute and several housing and consumer groups, argued the bill was needed because federal fair lending enforcement has weakened and California borrowers of color continue to face lending disparities. Banking and credit union representatives opposed the bill as duplicative and costly, though they acknowledged the author’s amendments and continued negotiations. The bill was approved on a vote and re-referred to Judiciary, with some members voting no or not voting at first and later the measure passing on a fuller roll call.
The committee then heard AB 871, which would strengthen elder fraud protections by requiring financial institutions to report suspected financial abuse to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center and notify customers of the report. The author and county and adult protective services supporters said the bill would improve pattern detection and help stop or reverse scams more quickly. Bankers opposed the customer-notification requirement, warning it could alarm seniors and that the reporting process would add operational burden, but the author and supporters said victim information is important for investigations. The bill passed with committee support and was re-referred to Judiciary.
AB 1842 and AB 1847, both related to mortgage forbearance after major disasters and the Eaton and Palisades fires, were also heard. AB 1842 would create a statewide framework for forbearance after federally declared major disasters, and AB 1847 would extend relief for wildfire survivors; both bills were amended to narrow triggers, clarify repayment and documentation issues, and remove some reporting requirements. Supporters included local officials, consumer groups, and housing advocates, while mortgage and banking groups remained in opposition on some implementation points but said they were working toward compromise. Both bills were approved and re-referred to Judiciary. Finally, AB 2116, dealing with merchant cash advances and small business financing transparency, was heard with broad support from small business and consumer advocates and partial support from some industry representatives after amendments; opponents still raised concerns about disclosure authority and unconscionability standards. The bill was also approved and sent to Judiciary. The committee additionally adopted a consent calendar of unrelated bills.