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NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Chamber Meeting Feb 19th, 2026
New Mexico House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- passed within these walls serve the people of New Mexico, protecting the vulnerable, expanding opportunity
- Remember that the interim is really our connection to our communities, and it gives us an opportunity
- They have very little to no opportunity to have access.
- They have very little to no opportunity to have access to health care.
- But I want to take the opportunity to just thank all the sergeants and our clerk, our amazing clerk,
Bills:
HB145, HB279, HB292, SB35, HJM1, HM7, HM4, HM22, HM23, HM24, HM26, HM32, HM51, HM1, HM39, HM29, HM43, HM30, HM52, HM64, HM65, HM66, HM11, HM14, HM21, HM34, HM50, HM17, HM46, HM13, HM20, HM54, HM31, HM35, HM36, HM59, HM2, HM16, HM47, HM53
Keywords:
high-wage jobs, tax credit, job creation, New Mexico, economic development, healthcare privacy, electronic medical records, reproductive health, gender-affirming care, data protection, location tracking, confidentiality, sexual abuse, prison safety, correctional facilities, inmate rights, investigation procedures, judgeship, judiciary, court system
Summary:
The House met on the final day of session with quorum present and spent much of the morning and afternoon on announcements, expressions of gratitude, and ceremonial business. Members repeatedly thanked committee staff, leadership, clerks, security, sergeants-at-arms, analysts, and family members for their work during the session. The Speaker also recognized committee chairs, vice chairs, and ranking members, and reflected on the importance of committee leadership and the personal perspective gained during the session.
The chamber took up several memorials. House Memorial 4, requesting an LFC study on expanding health insurance access for public higher education educators and graduate student employees, passed 36-23 after debate over whether the study should focus on expansion and affordability. House Memorial 30, directing a study of public education governance and the possibility of a statewide education commission, passed 57-0. House Memorial 24, calling for a study of the possible consequences of restructuring the Las Vegas land grant, passed 60-0. House Memorial 26, a Wild Friends memorial about insects and an interagency workshop on insect identification, ecology, and habitat protection, passed after extensive supportive debate from members who emphasized science education, pollinators, and ecological balance.
The House also approved a large consent calendar of memorials by a 55-0 vote, then cleared additional ceremonial memorials from the Speaker’s table, including New Mexico Food and Farms Day, International Year of the Woman Farmer, Lincoln County Day, New Mexico TRIO programs, and New Mexico Speech-Language-Hearing Association Day, which also passed 55-0. The chamber received a Senate message concurring in House amendments to Senate Finance Committee substitute for Senate Bill 273, as amended. The House then stood in recess subject to the call of the Chair while awaiting any further Senate messages and final adjournment business.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee 1/21/25
Higher Education Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
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- </c><00:02:49.480><c> for</c> the state and creates opportunities for the state and creates opportunities
- Thomas to further expand educational and training opportunities.
- Thomas to further expand educational and training opportunities.
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US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, May 21, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- And now some of the grocery stores are now using surveillance technology and digital labels to squeeze
- </c> surveillance technology and digital surveillance technology and digital labels<02:19:18.000><c>
- The majority suggests that there are veterans on the fiduciary list who don't have the opportunity to
- They deserve broader access to VA home ownership opportunities as well. Mr.
- </c><04:27:53.760><c> as</c> to VA home ownership opportunities as to VA home ownership opportunities
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
06/12/2026 - House Republican Caucus Calendar #28
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
06/12/2026 - House Republican Caucus Calendar #28
Transcript Highlights:
- House, House Bill 2957 prohibits a city, town, county, or this state from requiring the use of a digital
Summary:
The committee heard concurrence and Senate-amendment explanations on a series of House measures. HCR 2001 would place a constitutional question before voters on election-related changes, including limiting voting to U.S. citizens, banning foreign national election contributions, requiring government-issued ID, and allowing ballot tabulation at the voting location; supporters described it as an election-security and faster-counting measure, while members noted possible county costs and the need for future appropriations if approved. HB 2305 on private towing was described as a statewide response to predatory towing, with Senate changes delaying local rate updates and creating a study/reporting framework for towing enforcement. HB 2321 would require DCS to place security freezes on children’s credit records, but the Senate removed the appropriation. HB 2397 revised HOA/condominium sale-notice procedures, and HB 2398 required insurance coverage for peer-to-peer or charter watercraft rentals while clarifying that ordinary boat ownership would not be mandated to carry insurance.
The committee also reviewed HB 2406, which the Senate struck and replaced with confidentiality protections for records involving deceased minors and minor victims of child abuse; HB 2408, which revised nursing board complaint and expungement procedures, added complainant confidentiality protections, and required public posting of policy statements; and HB 2755, which was substantially rewritten to facilitate the sale of underperforming state trust lands by allowing certain lessees to apply to purchase parcels through an appraisal-and-auction process. Members discussed a specific Dairy Queen/state land parcel example as the practical impetus for HB 2755. HB 2957 would bar governments from requiring digital/mobile driver licenses for services and limit ADOT’s retention and use of identity documents and biometric data, with the sponsor emphasizing privacy and federal-law carveouts.
Finally, HB 4005 would require AI instruction in schools, with the Senate expanding it from district-level instruction to grade-specific student requirements and directing ADE on curriculum development. Supporters framed AI literacy as essential for students’ future competitiveness and ethical use, while opponents objected to the mandate and questioned its fit for charter schools and core academics. The meeting ended after the committee moved through the bills and adjourned.
ID
Idaho 2026 Regular Session
Agenda Feb 20th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- And then I would also remind the committee members, this is a digital committee, so everything's on one
Summary:
The Ways and Means Committee met for its first meeting of the session and quickly processed 11 RS introductions, with the chair emphasizing brief presentations because many members and presenters had other meetings. Most items were introduced without extended debate, and the committee repeatedly noted that fuller public testimony would occur later in the germane committees.
The committee introduced RS 33389 to modernize vehicle titling and shorten lien-release timelines; RS 33127 C1 to let the Attorney General seek court enforcement and penalties against public officials, taxing districts, or government entities that do not comply with law; RS 33430 to regulate commercial collection, storage, consent, retention, and destruction of biometric data; RS 33366, with added language creating an exception for a minor child needing assistance in a single-sex restroom or changing facility; RS 33459 to clarify that certain labor-relations provisions do not include local police and fire departments; and RS 33402 to allow deficiency warrants for non-fire emergencies using Department of Lands assets. The committee also introduced RS 33458 on resolving public records disputes without litigation, RS 33476 revising annexation-related provisions, RS 33478 as a minor clarification to House Bill 709, and RS 33482 as a Tax Commission-requested change to House Bill 671, with a recommendation that it go to the second reading calendar.
One item drew more discussion: RS 33443, a revision to mosquito district abatement reform. The sponsor said it added an opt-out for spraying, distinguished drone from plane spraying, reduced fees, and cleaned up language after feedback from Local Government. A substitute motion to return the bill to the sponsor failed, and the committee then approved introduction; Representatives Birch and Rebell were recorded as voting no. On RS 33127 C1, Representatives Rebell and Church raised concerns about one-sided attorney-fee recovery and withholding revenue before a case is proven, and both were recorded as no votes. The committee adjourned after completing the agenda.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Consumer Protection & Business Feb 3rd, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- federal, state, or local government records, publishing, selling, reselling, distributing, or providing digital
Summary:
The Consumer Protection and Business Committee met in executive session to review several bills and amendments. Staff briefed House Bill 2483 on creating a data broker registry, House Bill 2477 on limiting claims arising from appraisal reports, House Bill 2274 on the Washington Commercial Electronic Mail Act, House Bill 2394 on insurance fraud enforcement, House Bill 2624 on consumer protections for unsolicited real estate transactions, and House Bill 2240 on self-service storage rental agreements. Members discussed proposed amendments on narrowing the data broker definition, delaying registration dates, expanding exemptions, clarifying appraisal-related limitations, and revising email and insurance fraud language, but action on HB 2483 and HB 2477 was deferred.
The committee then moved HB 2274 forward. Supporters said it was a needed fix after litigation involving misleading commercial emails, while some members noted remaining concerns but wanted to advance the bill before policy cutoff. The committee adopted the proposed substitute and reported it out with a due pass recommendation by a 12-3 vote. HB 2394 was also deferred without action.
HB 2624 was reported out with a due pass recommendation after debate over whether the bill’s carve-out for public entities, tribes, and nonprofit nature conservancies was too broad; the vote was 9-6. The committee then adopted two amendments to HB 2240, requiring both email and first-class mail delivery of rental agreements when an email address is provided and extending notice for termination or nonrenewal to 25 days. As amended, HB 2240 was reported out with a due pass recommendation by voice vote, and the meeting adjourned.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- He read the added language: all digital communication with students must occur on a device and platform
Summary:
The Senate Education Committee took up a series of State Board of Education rule dockets, most of them described by presenters as cleanup or clarification changes. Nicholas Wagner first presented a repeal of the pay-for-success contracting rule because it duplicated statute and had never been used; the committee approved the repeal. He also explained a cleanup to the Career Technical Centers rules to remove duplicative language tied to the federal Perkins 5 law and to delete an unnecessary reference to “data,” and that docket was approved as well.
Greg Wilson then presented several dockets on uniformity, educator ethics, special education, and thoroughness. The uniformity changes were mostly technical edits, including abbreviating State Board of Education to SBOE and adding “standard” to a Career Technical Education certificate title; the committee approved that docket. On the Code of Ethics for Idaho Professional Educators, Wilson said the revisions came from the Professional Standards Commission and public comment, and included limits on digital communication with students to district-approved devices and platforms, plus other clarifications about misuse of school property and public funds; the committee approved it. He also described a temporary special education rule and a pending special education manual update intended to bring Idaho into compliance with federal IDEA requirements after an OSEP letter, including changes to specific learning disability criteria and dual enrollment, and the committee approved both the temporary and pending special education dockets.
The final major item was the pending social studies standards under rules governing thoroughness. Wilson said the Legislature had rejected prior revisions, so the standards were reworked through a summer process with educators and outside reviewers. He said grade 4 social studies and U.S. history standards were revised, and a new 9-12 Western Civilization section was added. The committee approved the social studies docket, then corrected and re-approved an earlier docket number to ensure the record was accurate. The meeting ended with the chair noting the committee would discuss the budget the next day and then adjourning.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- HB 4233 by Capriglione relating to reporting and auditing requirements for digital asset service providers
TX
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, January 22, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- to grow Thrive and have the opportunity to grow Thrive and fulfill<00:20:45.080><c> their</c><00:20:
- Fixing this should be an unequivocal bipartisan priority, and we have an opportunity to do it right now
- Barker brought hope and opportunity to vulnerable populations in his community and across the globe.
- number the north complex the six-digit number the north complex the campfire<07:42:40.760><c> uh</c>
- And we can't get used to these six-digit numbers for fires and the amount of resources it takes, the
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Future of Payments and Sales Transactions by Credit Card and the Impacts for Small Businesses Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Transcript Highlights:
- This public meeting will provide an opportunity for small businesses, owners, restaurant associations
- This public meeting will provide an opportunity for small businesses, owners, restaurant associations
- Chair, members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today.
- It's less expensive than a lot of other opportunities and all the fintech that are being...
- Thank you for the opportunity to present and testify today. My name is Scott Talbot.
Summary:
The Special Commission on the future of payments and sales transactions by credit card heard extensive testimony from credit union, banking, retail, restaurant, and payments-industry representatives about proposals to limit interchange fees, especially on the tax and tip portions of transactions. Several witnesses opposed state-level restrictions, arguing they would create a patchwork of rules, burden state-chartered institutions, raise compliance complexity, and ultimately reduce resources for fraud prevention, cybersecurity, rewards, and access to credit. Others, including retail and merchant advocates, said swipe fees are a significant and growing cost for small businesses and that states should consider reforms such as limiting fees on taxes and tips, allowing surcharging, improving transparency in merchant contracts, and studying collection costs more closely.
Witnesses also discussed recent legal and regulatory developments, including Illinois’s interchange-fee law, OCC and NCUA interim rules, and the ongoing Visa/Mastercard antitrust settlement. Industry representatives said the Illinois law has been delayed and is likely preempted for most transactions, while merchant advocates argued the state efforts and court rulings show that networks and banks do not set fees competitively. The proposed antitrust settlement was described by some as a meaningful but limited merchant victory, with temporary fee reductions and expanded surcharge/steering rights, while others said it still falls short of structural reform.
The commission members pressed witnesses on the practical effects of fees, the cost of cash, whether merchants can pass costs through, and whether small businesses are actually seeing benefits from the current system. Members repeatedly emphasized the need for a fair middle ground that protects both small businesses and the payment system. No substantive votes or policy actions were taken beyond accepting testimony, and the meeting ended with adjournment after all scheduled witnesses had spoken.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Labor & Commerce Jan 27th, 2026 at 10:30 am
Labor & Commerce
Transcript Highlights:
- And it seems to me that the short notice gave us no opportunity to figure out if there was a way to keep
- to meet with the company, and so... ...the neighborhood groups, an opportunity to meet with the company
- But I also thank the notification requirements. ...give us all an opportunity to look at that issue and
- And so we welcome the opportunity to set this bill aside, have some intense discussions about how we
- During COVID, of course, those COLAs were double digits.
Keywords:
interest arbitration, parks and recreation, public employees, labor relations, employee rights, laid-off employees act, WARN notice, mass layoff, business closure, plant closing, worker adjustment and retraining notification, employment security department, employee notice, layoff notice, worker protections, job loss, employment loss, public records exemption, privacy, employee names and addresses
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Labor & Commerce Jan 19th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- And red means please stop so that the next person gets an opportunity to share their comments with us
- Thank you, Chair Saddana, and members of the committee, for providing the opportunity to speak with you
- I became aware of the opportunity, followed all standard application procedures, and earned the role
- And regardless of the particular agency they interpret for, they should have the same opportunity to
- In the digital world we live in, I know it's hard to imagine not being constantly connected, but I urge
Summary:
The Senate Labor and Commerce Committee heard testimony on several bills. SB 6152 would add physical and occupational therapists as attending providers in workers’ compensation claims. Supporters said it would reduce delays, improve access to care, and speed return to work; opponents, including the Washington State Medical Association, retail and business groups, and L&I, raised concerns about diagnosis, scope of practice, network enrollment, implementation time, and the $1.9 million fiscal note from accident and medical aid accounts. The committee also heard SB 5437, which would prohibit non-compete agreements and clarify non-solicitation rules. The sponsor and labor and physician groups supported ending non-competes as anti-competitive and harmful to worker mobility, while business, banking, and clinic representatives argued non-competes protect investments, confidential information, and patient/customer relationships and asked for narrower changes.
The committee then heard SB 6058, which would give L&I discretion over whether to investigate wage complaints and would toll civil statutes of limitation when a complaint is filed. The sponsor said it would better match agency resources, and testimony was entirely supportive. SB 5944 would require language access provider compensation bargaining to include missed or canceled appointments and make CBAs prevail over conflicting agency policies; the sponsor and union representatives said it would create consistency across agencies, with no opposition testimony. SB 6039 would modernize L&I communications by allowing electronic notices while preserving a non-electronic option; supporters called it a permissive modernization, while worker advocates warned email could be missed and could burden vulnerable workers, though L&I said the bill preserves choice and has no fiscal impact.
Finally, the committee heard SB 6117, which would place workers and employers not covered by the NLRA under PERC jurisdiction if federal law no longer applies, with card-check and secret-ballot procedures and interest arbitration provisions. Supporters said it would create a state backstop if federal labor enforcement fails and protect workers’ organizing rights; opponents from agriculture, business, and small business groups warned it was too broad, could sweep in agriculture and small businesses, and could weaken secret-ballot protections and disrupt harvest operations. The sponsor closed by saying the bill is intended to create a clear framework where federal jurisdiction is absent. No votes or executive actions were taken in the hearing.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Fraud Committee Meeting - 2025-10-14
Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Thank you for the opportunity.
- When the record is returned for further review, it provides the county election official an opportunity
- First, Secretary Simon, I would just like to take the opportunity to publicly thank you for what you
- I don't think a lot of people know, so I always take the opportunity to say: if you see something and
- Once that data is returned, there's an opportunity for the county to review. That record.
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs Aug 22nd, 2025
Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm In order to ensure that everyone has an opportunity to be heard today, public testimony will be limited
- As an opportunity to make some specific reports confidential.
- Thank you for the opportunity to speak with you.
- And over the last 9 years, I've had, um, many reasons or many opportunities or.
- Too many stand ready to try an officer in the court of public opinion every opportunity they get.
Bills:
SB 15
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Utilities and Energy Committee Apr 2nd, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Thank you for the opportunity to speak today.
- We have an opportunity and a responsibility to act by recognizing large-scale hydro as RPS eligible.
- We have an opportunity and a responsibility to act by recognizing large-scale hydro as RPS eligible.
- Thank you for the opportunity to speak in strong support of AB 1117.
- All customers, all customer classes deserve this opportunity.
Summary:
The Assembly Committee on Utilities and Energy heard several bills focused on grid reliability, affordability, clean energy infrastructure, and industrial decarbonization. AB 222, by Assemblymember Bauer-Kahan, would require more data reporting on data centers and aim to prevent ratepayers from bearing related grid costs; supporters said better information is needed to plan for rapidly growing electricity demand from AI and data centers, while opponents warned about privacy, security, trade-secret, and cost-shifting concerns. The bill passed the committee on a 13-4 vote, with the roll left open for absent members.
AB 941, by Assemblymember Bonta, would impose a 270-day timeline for CPUC review of priority transmission projects to speed clean-energy infrastructure buildout. Supporters argued that transmission delays are slowing California’s climate goals and raising costs, while opponents raised concerns about CEQA process, staffing, and prioritization. The bill passed 15-0. AB 1191, by Assemblymember Tangipa, would make existing large hydroelectric facilities eligible for the Renewable Portfolio Standard; supporters framed it as a way to lower rates and ease affordability pressures, while opponents said it would undermine the purpose of the RPS by substituting existing resources for new renewable development. That bill failed on a 4-11 vote.
AB 1280, by Assemblymember Garcia, would expand state grant programs to support thermal energy storage projects for industrial decarbonization. Supporters said it would help modernize manufacturing, cut pollution in disadvantaged communities, and preserve jobs, with broad support from environmental and clean manufacturing groups and no opposition testimony. The bill passed 17-0. AB 1117, by Assemblymember Schultz, would require the CPUC to offer optional dynamic electricity rate tariffs for customers to shift usage away from peak periods; supporters said it could lower bills and improve grid efficiency, while utilities said they were not opposed to the concept but wanted more flexibility and time in the regulatory process. That bill passed 14-0. The committee also approved its consent calendar and other noncontroversial items, with several measures moving forward unanimously.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- I appreciate the opportunity to speak with you today. My name is John Morstead.
- I appreciate the opportunity to speak with you today. My name is John Morstead.
- I appreciate the opportunity to speak with you today. My name is John Morstead.
- There are so many opportunities, but also a significant number of dangers.
- </c><01:46:08.000><c> for</c> and applied learning opportunities for and applied learning opportunities
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Jobs and Economic Development - 03/23/26
Jobs and Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
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- </c> opportunities in today's labor market. opportunities in today's labor market.
- ,</c> leverage from other grant opportunities, leverage from other grant opportunities, whether<00:19
- I appreciate the opportunity thank you.
- Uh, thank you for giving me the opportunity.
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama Public Library Service/Executive Board Jan 15th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
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- I'll give you a digital copy that you can share, a PDF of this, as well as a letter explaining that the
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