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NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Appropriations and Finance Feb 6th, 2026 at 04:27 pm

House Appropriations & Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • Thank you. ...protected and accessible. That's why HB 271 matters.
  • that we need protections around?
  • ESA protection, in my mind, is like the emergency room for wildlife.
  • And I'm very familiar with the Emergency Watershed Protection Program.
  • And so we need to protect that. The other thing I'd like to see, Mr.
Bills: HB2, SB193, SB132, SB35, SB145
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/17/2026 - Senate Natural Resources

Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • For each electric vehicle sold, that's 400 gallons a year less consumed in Arizona.
  • I have begged the legislature over the years to please do something to protect these people...
  • I have begged the legislature over the years to please do something to protect these people. ...to protect
  • these people, to protect our county.
  • Residents to protect or reserve some amount of water for the locals.
Summary: The committee began with an informational presentation from Gordon Shemp of Nemecu Analytics on Arizona transportation fuel supply and pricing. He explained that Arizona sits at the end of the pipeline system, relies on limited terminal inventories, and can experience only about a seven-day fuel supply if pipelines are disrupted. He attributed recent price spikes to constrained pipeline capacity, Kinder Morgan pressure reductions after PHMSA anomaly reviews, and recovering demand, and he also discussed California refinery closures, increased imports from overseas, and proposed new pipeline capacity into Phoenix from the east. Committee members asked about fuel formulations and pipeline logistics, and Shemp said the proposed project would not change fuel specifications, only transport capacity. The committee then took up House Bill 2758, which would allow eligible entities in La Paz County’s McMullen Valley groundwater basin to transport groundwater to AMAs under specified limits and conditions, with related provisions on fees, districts, and water improvement programs. Supporters, including Stan Barnes, Jim Downing, and Barry Arons, argued the bill follows the Harquahala model, provides needed augmentation for urban Arizona, and includes local benefits and guardrails. Opponents, including La Paz County Supervisor Holly Irwin, Devonna Sater, and Ed Curry, said the bill would worsen groundwater decline, subsidence, and well failures in Salome and Wenden and favored outside investors over rural residents. After debate, the committee approved HB 2758 on a 4-3 vote. The committee also heard and advanced several other water-related bills. HB 2031, extending the deadline to apply for grandfathered groundwater rights in the Wilcox AMA from 15 to 27 months, passed 5-2 after some members said the extension was unnecessary and would delay protections. HB 2102, allowing county improvement districts in subsequent AMAs or groundwater transportation basins to use eminent domain for a well and standpipe site and water hauling, passed 4-3 after Sierra Club testimony called it a limited “band-aid” rather than a real solution. HB 2103, which would let water improvement programs accept gifts and dedicate groundwater transportation fee revenue to local residential water hauling and delivery, also passed 4-3. HB 2117, a technical cleanup bill shifting Environmental Special Plate Fund administration to the Natural Resource Conservation Board and raising education-center distributions from $5,000 to $10,000, passed 5-2 despite concerns about the fund’s administration. The committee then considered HB 2261, which changes agricultural property tax terminology and valuation rules. County assessors and the Arizona Association of Counties opposed it, warning it would effectively exempt many agricultural improvements from taxation and shift costs to residential taxpayers; the Arizona Farm Bureau supported it as a clarification that would provide certainty for agriculture. The bill passed 4-3. Finally, HB 2262, transferring the Resource Analysis Division from the State Land Department to the Arizona Geological Survey and revising geospatial advisory responsibilities, was introduced, with State Land Department staff saying they were neutral but noting the bill would need clearer statutory duties if RAD is removed.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Mar 5th, 2026 at 09:30 am

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • at arms, the central services division, IT, record and information division, legislative service. bureau
  • Can you help me understand how this will benefit consumers or local people?
  • Will this lower costs for Oklahomans as consumers? Thank you for that question.
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • House and Gillespie of the Senate, an act relating to consumer credit code.
  • Senate, an act relating to consumer credit code. Passes bill. Will there be debate?
  • House Bill 2035 is simply a transportation protection.
  • Companies that provide transportation protection agreements we're going to follow it. Thank you.
  • All those provisions still apply; all the protections still apply.
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama House Children and Senior Advocacy Committee Feb 4th, 2026

Children and Senior Advocacy

Transcript Highlights:
  • In the 1920s, we protected money.
  • So they need a mechanism in place to protect that money and protect it for the child.
  • need a mechanism in place to protect need a mechanism in place to protect that<00:32:27.760>
  • that money and protect it for the child. that money and protect it for the child.
  • need to protect the money for children. need to protect the money for children.
TX
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

JDC Public Hearing 03-03-2026

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • 421C may include multi-stakeholder cooperatives, producer cooperatives, worker cooperatives, and consumer
  • 421C may include multi-stakeholder cooperatives, producer cooperatives, worker cooperatives, and consumer
  • 39.880> and cooperatives, worker cooperatives, and cooperatives, worker cooperatives, and consumer
  • consumer cooperatives. consumer cooperatives.
Summary: The Judiciary Committee met in decision-making only session and took up a long list of Senate bills, mostly advancing them with either no amendments or committee amendments. Early measures included SB 888, which bars smart household security device operators from sharing user data with law enforcement without consent or a warrant, and SB 2479, which allows certain defendants to seek reduced sentences based on family violence, dating violence, or child abuse history; both were adopted, with SB 2479 amended for technical and procedural changes. The committee also adopted SB 2489 on invasive species provisions in Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity leases, SB 2519 on Law Enforcement Standards Board deadlines, SB 2521 and SB 2527 on CDL-related exemptions and training/policies for emergency personnel, and SB 2575 on firearm-related mandatory minimum penalties, which was amended to clarify scope and set a far-future effective date. Several transportation and public safety bills were also approved. SB 2591 created a Waikiki refuse-collection pilot program; SB 2611 expanded criminal trespass rules for school premises to weekends and holidays, though one member raised concerns about use of school property as a park; SB 2665 required driver-license renewal applicants with recent citations to complete a road-safety course, later narrowed to moving violations only; SB 2667 restricted towing vehicles from far-left lanes; SB 2695 clarified crosswalk duties; SB 2697 prohibited driving on shoulders except in limited cases; and SB 2812 required driver testing on dangers posed by larger vehicles, with court-ordered timing for re-examination. Most of these measures passed unanimously or with one or more members recording no votes or reservations, but they were still adopted. The committee also advanced SB 2713 on restricting certain pesticide use near elderly care facilities, SB 2730 on warrantless arrest and detention factors for petty misdemeanors and violations, SB 2765 on condominium foreclosure rental income, SB 2795 on flag display rights in housing associations with health and safety carve-outs, SB 2797 on gift card fraud, SB 2806 on real estate listing restrictions, SB 2818 on boating and ocean recreation penalties, SB 2835 on liquor licensing and education funding, SB 2849 on public meeting notice requirements, SB 2851 on a deafness designation for vehicle registration, SB 2896 lowering the commercial driving age to 18, SB 2922 on cooperative association definitions, SB 2970 on state contracting conflicts involving relatives, SB 2972 on temporary Oahu spearing restrictions for certain fish, and SB 2973 on banning jug-line fishing. A few bills drew objections over breadth or penalties, especially the boating and fishing measures, but the committee still adopted the recommendations. SB 2751 on workers’ compensation prescription drug rules was deferred indefinitely, and the meeting ended with the chair noting upcoming joint and committee meetings for the next day.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/04/2026 - House Science & Technology

Science & Technology

Transcript Highlights:
  • So giving this additional money will help protect consumers.
  • But it'll also be good for the state of Arizona, because investing in consumer protection pays off.
  • So it's great for consumers. It's great for the state.
  • It's always, I'll always be in support of giving the Attorney General's office additional consumer protection
  • I'll always be in support of giving the Attorney General's office additional consumer protection support
Bills: SB1308
Summary: The Science and Technology Committee heard Senate Bill 1308, which would create a Foreign Adversary Fraud Office within the Attorney General’s Office to investigate and litigate consumer fraud involving technology produced by foreign adversaries. The bill also establishes a Foreign Adversary Fraud Fund, includes a $500,000 appropriation for fiscal year 2026-27, and directs excess balances to a Foreign Adversary Technology Rip and Replace Fund administered by the Department of Homeland Security to help remove and replace vulnerable technology in state systems and critical infrastructure. A representative from State Armor and an attorney with experience in the Attorney General’s consumer litigation unit testified in support. They argued the measure would protect consumers from undisclosed security vulnerabilities in products such as cameras and routers, citing examples of hacked or relabeled foreign-made devices and saying the cases could generate restitution and penalties that would more than offset the initial appropriation. They also said the bill would help governments avoid buying products with hidden risks and would support replacing vulnerable equipment in public systems. Members asked how the rip-and-replace fund would be used and who would identify critical infrastructure for replacement. Testimony indicated the Department of Homeland Security would administer those funds and identify the infrastructure, while the Attorney General’s office would use the appropriation to pursue cases. After discussion, the committee voted 8-0, with one member absent, to give Senate Bill 1308 a due pass recommendation.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Rules Feb 17th, 2026

Rules

Transcript Highlights:
  • We have the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act, which protects consumers and businesses
  • We have the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act, which protects consumers and businesses
  • The goal is simple: protect consumer choice, reduce frivolous litigation, and ensure that Florida law
  • The goal is simple: protect consumer choice, reduce frivolous litigation, and ensure that Florida law
  • This amendment strengthens financial safeguards related to large load consumers, sorry, customers, by
Summary: The Committee on Rules met with a quorum and considered a long agenda of bills, many of them retained from the prior week. The most debated measure was CS for SB 706, which would preempt naming of major commercial service airports to the state and designate Palm Beach International Airport as the Donald J. Trump International Airport, subject to FAA approval and a trademark agreement. Amendments were offered and rejected, including proposals to prevent private financial benefit from the naming. Several senators spoke in opposition, citing concerns about naming an airport after a sitting president, lack of local input, and the trademark/licensing arrangement; supporters argued there was no cost to the airport and that the bill simply set a state naming policy. The committee reported the bill favorably after a roll call vote. The committee also reported favorably CS for SB 546 on conservation land notice requirements, CS for CS for SB 1014 on municipal utility service to properties outside city limits, CS for SB 1500 on uncontested probate proceedings, SB 962 on excluding farms from certain zoning definitions, and CS for SB 820 on problem-solving court reporting requirements. The committee then approved several bills from Senator DiCeglie and Senator Arrington. SB 840, addressing land-use regulations for local governments affected by natural disasters, was supported by local-government and environmental advocates who said it would restore local control after SB 180’s hurricane-related restrictions; the sponsor said it was intended to correct unintended consequences of last year’s law. CS for SB 856, requiring online listing platforms to show estimated ad valorem taxes on residential listings, was amended to exclude social media platforms and broaden liability protections; the sponsor and a county property appraiser described it as a consumer-transparency measure. CS for SB 110, clarifying homestead exemption treatment for long-term leases that end at death, was also reported favorably. The committee took up a controversial strike-all amendment to SB 212, which focused on public swimming pools and added residency and related restrictions for certain sex offenders and offenders on community control or probation. The amendment drew strong opposition from advocates and affected families, who argued it would worsen homelessness, impose broad geographic restrictions, and lack evidence of improving child safety; supporters said it was a targeted public-safety measure. Despite the objections, the committee reported the bill favorably. The committee also approved SB 684 on electronic signatures for total-loss vehicle and vessel titles, SB 394 on reinsurance intermediary managers, SB 434 on property tax assessment treatment for wind-hardening improvements, CS for CS for SBs 658 and 608 on water-safety requirements for rental properties with pools or nearby water, SB 748 on adding voting-rights restoration information to sentencing score sheets, and CS for SB 824 requiring school districts to inventory unimproved real property. The meeting ended while the committee was beginning SB 848 on stormwater treatment, with an amendment being introduced as the transcript cut off.
NV
Transcript Highlights:
  • Sarah Kaufman, Legislative Counsel Bureau, for the record.
  • This investment helps families stay in Nevada, build long-term financial stability, and invest in the
  • It's not impossible for responsible wholesalers, retailers, and consumers to know which products can
  • In addition to protecting consumers, the directory would facilitate an equal playing field for all distributors
  • So out of all people, I can understand protecting our kids and how to keep it out of their hands.
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Senate Judiciary Committee, February 24, 2026

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
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  • , low rankings for legal protections, low rankings for legal protections, criminal<00:07:09.440><
  • <00:07:21.599> our a half we spent fighting to protect our a half we spent fighting to protect
  • With this about protecting victims.
  • > Wyoming's in favor of protecting Wyoming's in favor of protecting Wyoming's children.<00:16:
Bills: HB0008, HB0009, HB0028
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Senate and Governmental Affairs May 6th, 2026

Senate & Governmental Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • This is simply to protect those individuals who do receive lottery hunts from the Department of Wildlife
  • and Fisheries, protecting their information.”
  • Protecting their information.” “All right, the board is clear. We do have a green card in support.
  • But I don't—and look, I'm trying to look out for the financial liability of the board.
  • And also going forward, because we want to continue to make sure that the people that are protected by
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Commerce and Economic Development Feb 13th, 2026 at 05:24 pm

House Commerce & Economic Development Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • This will allow companies to be flexible while keeping protections in place.
  • I am also here on behalf of the Public Power New Mexico Coalition and the New Mexico Consumer Protection
  • As a legislature, I trust you are well aware of your duty to protect our interests.
  • At the same time, we need to ensure that the interests of New Mexicans are protected.
  • We want to make sure that they're protected.
Bills: HB303, SB96, HM6