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WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Management Audit Committee, June 18, 2026 - PM

Management Audit Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • Of the states that we surveyed, Of the states that we surveyed, including the state of Wyoming, all of
  • of Idaho, we have a table that I think covers the state of Idaho quite nicely. covers the state of Idaho
  • Again, this is the state of Idaho.
  • So, virtually every state recognizes that Virtually every state recognizes that with smaller entities
  • Chairman, Senator Larson, so in general, yes, the libraries are In general, yes, the libraries are a
Keywords: 916, all
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Appropriations - S/C on Articles I, IV, & V Feb 27th, 2025

Appropriations - S/C on Articles I, IV, & V

Transcript Highlights:
  • Please state your name, position.
  • I'll be presenting the state law library, some of your recommendations.
  • All right, the chair calls Amy Small, executive director for the Texas State Law Library.
  • My name is Amy Small, and I am the executive director of the state law library.
  • Most states funded 100% at the state level.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • When I first ran for state representative, I pledged to work on ensuring that our state elections are
  • Jennifer I'm Jennifer Decker state Jennifer I'm Jennifer Decker state representative<00:01:12.680
  • bill was contributed by state bill was contributed by state representative<00:02:50.120> masseron
  • did that come from I will defer to state did that come from I will defer to state representative
  • and it does not state state are withheld and it does not uh<00:14:33.800> we<00:14:33.920>
Summary: The Senate Standing Committee on State and Local Government considered several bills. House Bill 684, an elections “continuous improvement” measure, drew the most discussion. Rep. Jennifer Decker said it was based on issues identified during the 2024 election cycle and included changes to absentee voting for primary caregivers and other election administration updates. Senators focused on a committee substitute removing credit and debit cards as a second form of ID for provisional ballots; Decker said local election workers had reported people trying to use cards with no photo ID, and she did not want financial institutions determining voter eligibility. The bill also clarified that certain ballots could be issued by hand or by mail. It passed 9-1, with some members voting no or passing because they wanted more time to consider the ID change. House Bill 71, requested by the Kentucky Public Pension Authority, would reorganize KPPA by creating an Office of Financial Management and moving the CFO into an executive director-level role. Testimony said the change was structural only, with no impact on system funding and minimal short-term costs. It passed unanimously, 11-0. House Bill 290, by Rep. Nick Wilson, would allow county law libraries to use funds for online legal research resources, computers, and internet-related equipment. Supporters said libraries had money but were limited to buying books; the bill passed unanimously, with the chair noting it would let libraries use existing funds more effectively. House Bill 555, as amended by committee substitute, addressed audit and reporting requirements for small cities. Supporters from the Kentucky League of Cities and the Auditor’s Office said many small cities struggle to find certified CPAs, and the bill would raise the threshold for less frequent audits, expand the exemption threshold, allow the Auditor’s Office to contract to perform audits, and clarify that state-fund withholding for noncompliance would not apply to contractual or utility payments. It passed 10-1, and the title amendment was adopted. House Bill 160, with a committee substitute, would regulate manufactured housing and local zoning by establishing standards that supporters said were needed to prevent discrimination against modern manufactured homes. Several senators expressed concern about state interference in local zoning, while others supported the bill as a housing access measure; it passed 10-1. Finally, House Bill 455 would create a Unit of Election Investigations and Security in the Attorney General’s Office to handle election-crime allegation review, the voter fraud hotline, prosecutorial referrals, and legislative oversight. Supporters said it codified existing practices and would not require new funding, but opponents objected to placing the hotline in a partisan office. The bill passed 9-1 with one pass, and the committee adjourned after reporting favorable action on the bills.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Floor Session: 2025 First Special Session 6/9/25 - Part 2

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • We were bill funds state government.
  • Uh our state some of these accounts.
  • agreement, we provided the state agreement, we provided the state agencies<00:47:16.800> with
  • Across the state.
  • We do have a Secretary of State.
Keywords: 1183, house
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

House Chamber - Fri Feb 7, 2025, 12:00PM HST - Day 15

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And of course, to all of our students, we look forward to you taking leadership for Hawaii.
  • think, as many of you know, I'm a football coach, and I coached Hilo for a long time on a couple of state
  • think, as many of you know, I'm a football coach, and I coached Hilo for a long time on a couple of state
  • Both teams are here for the state championships tomorrow at Kauai Lagoon.
  • the incredible team from Island School, who are the mixed KAF champions, who are here also for the state
Keywords: 910, house, all
FL

Florida 2026 4th Special Session

January 15, 2026 - 08:00 AM

Transcript Highlights:
  • Chair: The State Affairs Committee will come to order. Please call the roll. Clerk: Chair Robinson.
  • How many gifts to the wealthy do we need in the state?
  • Is it libraries? Public health services? Meal programs?
  • state.
  • If this bill makes statewide change, and legislates everyone across the state.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Minnesota House OKs SSHF5, the omnibus K-12 education budget bill 6/9/25

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • agreement, we provided the state agreement, we provided the state agencies<00:04:23.280> with
  • holdless provision an electronic library holdless provision an electronic library grant<00:05:06.560
  • We do have a provision that of State.
  • And when they finish, they will State.
  • As we face a mandate mandated libraries.
Keywords: 1183, house
MI

Michigan 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Session 26-07-01

Michigan Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The Office of State Treasurer, State Auditor, Highway Commissioner, and Superintendent of Public Administration
  • And so that society has now created a library.
  • And so that society has now created a library. It's called a Jane. together.
  • And so that society has now created a library.
  • House Bill 4539, a bill to amend the State Housing Development Authority Act of 1966.
Keywords: 983, senate, all
MI

Michigan 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Session 26-07-01

Michigan Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America... ...to the flag of the United States
  • The Office of State Treasurer, State Auditor, Highway Commissioner, and Superintendent of Public Instruction
  • And so that society has now created a library.
  • And so that society has now created a library. It's called a Jane. together.
  • And so that society has now created a library.
Summary: The Senate met with a quorum, excused several members, and heard a memorial statement from Majority Floor Leader Singh honoring Thomas James Cleary, a longtime Michigan public servant, lobbyist, and civic volunteer. The chamber also recognized a departing staff member from Senator Geis’s office and later welcomed guests from Cleary’s family. No substantive debate occurred during these tributes, and remarks were ordered printed in the journal. The Senate then handled a large number of introductions and referrals, including Senate Joint Resolution K to prohibit autopen use by certain executive officials, Senate bills on Treasury revenue collection and liquor control, and numerous House bills covering housing, health, insurance, natural resources, education, consumer finance, child care licensing, public employment contracts, and other topics. Several housing and finance-related House bills were sent directly to the Committee of the Whole by unanimous consent. In Committee of the Whole, bills including House Bill 4072, House Bill 5630, Senate Bills 792, 793, 947, 1013, and 885 were considered; substitutes were adopted for House Bill 5630, Senate Bills 1013, 947, and 885, and the committee recommended all of those bills, plus House Bill 4072, Senate Bills 792 and 793, for third reading. On final passage, House Bill 4042 and House Bill 5630 each passed 34-0, with four members excused. The Senate also concurred in the House substitute to Senate Concurrent Resolution 14, approving an extension of the state energy emergency, by a 33-1 vote. By contrast, concurrence in the House substitute to Senate Bill 878 failed 2-32, sending that appropriations bill to conference committee. The House then named conferees on Senate Bill 878, and the Senate named conferees for both SB 878 and HB 5630 after the chambers disagreed on those measures.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Transportation - 02/12/25

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:02:58.560> today vehicles on the road in our state today vehicles on the road in our state
  • for tourism, for other states.
  • There are only four states that don't have billboards; they're all tourism states.
  • There are only four states that don't have billboards; they're all tourism states.
  • There are only four states that don't have billboards; they're all tourism states.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Ways and Means (01/14/2025)

Transcript Highlights:
  • than many other states.
  • We examine the state budget, state revenue, the state economy, and the economic security of Granite Staters
  • the<04:05:44.159> state state budget state Revenue the state state budget state Revenue the
  • out of state, right?
  • out of state, right?
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The meeting was a Ways and Means briefing opened by the vice chair, who introduced Jason Wong of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston to discuss the national and regional economy. Wong focused on inflation, asking why it had fallen from about 9% in 2022 to the 2%–3% range, and what that meant for monetary policy and the risk of an economic downturn. He said the Fed’s target is 2%, noted that recent PCE inflation was about 2.4% and core PCE about 2.7%, and described the ongoing debate over whether interest rates should stay tight or be lowered further to protect the labor market. Wong explained that the improvement in inflation has been driven largely by goods prices, especially durable goods such as cars, appliances, and furniture, as well as non-durable goods like food. He said supply-chain disruptions during the pandemic caused major price spikes in 2022, but those pressures have eased and many goods prices are now at or below the Fed’s target. He also referenced the New York Fed’s Global Supply Chain Pressure Index, saying it showed extreme pandemic-era disruptions that have since receded. The main remaining inflation problem, he said, is in services, especially housing. Wong broke services into rent of shelter and all other services, explaining that shelter is a large share of household budgets and that housing inflation has a lag because rent measures often reflect older lease terms rather than current market rents. He said monthly Zillow data suggest market rents have cooled and may eventually feed through to official inflation measures. Members asked several questions about the chart’s time scale, the treatment of real estate, property taxes, and utilities, and Wong clarified that housing costs are counted in services and that the slides would be shared digitally. No votes or formal actions were taken.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Informal House Session 82 Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:30 am

Massachusetts House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • guests are asked to remain standing and join me in pledging allegiance to the flag of the United States
  • guests are asked to remain standing and join me in pledging allegiance to the flag of the United States
  • An act amending the special legislation establishing the Acton Memorial Library, House No. 4173.
  • Third reading of the bill: An act relative to the Air Library, House No. 4174.
  • An act relative to the Air Library, House No. 4174.
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The House first adopted a series of resolutions, including memorial square dedications in Stoneham, congratulations to IBEW Local 103 on its 125th anniversary, and a commendation recognizing Massachusetts School Administrators Association in honor of National Principals Month. It also adopted orders extending committee reporting deadlines for several Public Health and Public Safety and Homeland Security matters, and concurred in a joint rule suspension to allow consideration of a sick leave bank petition for a Chief Medical Examiner’s Office employee. The Steering, Policy and Scheduling Committee then placed several bills on the calendar, and the House suspended Rule 7A to take them up. Those bills included measures on firefighter employment and retirement in Quincy, Bedford, and Lancaster; designation of Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties; a bill on obstructed views while driving; a disability pension for Lieutenant Deputy Sheriff Brian McPherson; and a cemetery matter in Norton. All were advanced to third reading. The House also considered and adopted amendments to charter bills for Cambridge and Medford, and later concurred in a Senate amendment to the Somerville charter bill. On final action, the House passed to be enacted the Cambridge, Medford, and Somerville charter bills. It also enacted sick leave bank legislation for Gregory Baker of the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office and Akita Jandara Patel of the Department of Corrections. Additional third-reading bills, including the Acton Memorial Library bill, an Air Library bill, and the John C. Murphy sick leave bank bill, were passed to be engrossed. The session included a moment of silence for the September 11 attacks and a special adjournment in memory of former Representative Robert F. Donovan before adjourning to meet again Monday at 11 a.m. in informal session.
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

JDC DEFER Public Hearing 04-24-2025

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • agenda is Governor's Message 790, submitting for consideration and confirmation of Chief Judge of the State
  • of Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals, uh, for a term to expire in 10 years.
Keywords: 912, senate, all
Summary: The Judiciary Committee met on Thursday, April 24, and considered several judicial nominations and confirmations. The first items were Governor’s Messages 790, 788, and 789, naming nominees for Chief Judge of the Intermediate Court of Appeals and Circuit Court Judge positions for the First Circuit. Members briefly discussed the nominations, including one public concern raised about Judge Karen El Holma, but the chair and members stated the nominees were qualified and recommended consent in each case. All three nominations were approved by unanimous votes of the members present, with some members excused. The committee then took up Judiciary Communications 29, 30, and 31, covering confirmations to the District Family Court and District Court of the First Circuit for six-year terms. The committee again recommended consent on each item and adopted those recommendations without objection. For JC 31, the chair noted that the nominee was absent due to a family memorial for her father-in-law and asked members not to weigh that absence against her. The nominations were approved, and applause followed several of the votes. At the end of the meeting, the chair announced that the Senate floor vote was anticipated for Wednesday, April 30 at 11:30 a.m., and then adjourned the committee.
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

House Legislative Session Day 4 (1-9-26)

Kentucky House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it
  • House Bill 290, an act relating to county law libraries. Representative Wilson.
  • 18.639> law Bill 290, an act relating to county law Bill 290, an act relating to county law libraries
  • <00:13:21.120> House libraries. Representative Wilson. House libraries.
  • officers, cabinets, departments, boards, commissions, institutions, subdivisions, agencies, and other state-supported
Summary: The House convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, established a quorum with 86 members present, and approved the journal from January 8, 2026. Members also agreed without objection to excuse absent members and to suspend rules allowing co-sponsorships and vote modifications to be filed with the clerk. Under announcements and introductions, a motion was granted to withdraw House Bill 177. The House then received a large slate of new bills and resolutions, including measures on foreign transactions, cultured meat products, disabled veterans’ homestead exemptions, veteran entrepreneurs, plastic waste, legislative term limits, students, county law libraries, elections, special purpose governmental entities, vehicle wheels, delinquent tax liens, tenant screening, psychotropic drugs, peace officers, KEES scholarships for students attending non-certified schools, machine gun conversion devices, contractors, teacher retirement service credit, diaper access programs, and appropriations for the Transportation Cabinet and state government generally. Resolutions were also introduced recognizing Kentucky Mentorship Month, Hindu holidays and the resilience of the Hindu people, and honoring victims of UPS Airlines Flight 2976 and first responders. No bills were debated or voted on beyond the procedural actions noted. The session concluded with no committee business or floor amendments needed, and the House adjourned without objection until 4:00 p.m. on Monday, January 12, 2026.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Public Education May 11th, 2026

Public Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm here to talk about the state of education and school libraries.
  • Another member stated that they want everybody to be represented in library books.
  • Districts that knowingly refuse to comply with library state standards should face meaningful consequences
  • I don't want the state to police bathrooms and library shelves and after school clubs.
  • I don't want the state to police bathrooms and library shelves and after school clubs.
Keywords: 1184, house, all
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session May 23rd, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • To the greatest state in our nation, the Texas flag: I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one state under
  • the Secretary of State to notify a registrant's previous state once they register to vote in Texas.
  • They're at work in other states.
  • State your inquiry.
  • State your inquiry.
Bills: SB2405, SB2406, SB2407, SB6, SB7, SB36, SB38, SB815, SB1856, SB379, SB1171, SB1121, SB1061, SB1036, SB1019, SB890, SB11, SB868, SB1188, SB1120, SB1254, SB2778, SB2543, SB2443, SB1333, SB1259, SB1401, SB1404, SB2139, SB2165, SB2237, SB2268, SB1202, SB1198, SB1212, SB1451, SB1470, SB1498, SB965, SB1547, SB1667, SB1818, SB1902, SB2129, SB2078, SB2069, SB1737, SB1589, SB1318, SB387, SB1150, SB1574, SB2127, SB3034, SB860, SB1278, SB263, SB370, SB663, SB924, SB1939, SB1937, SB1598, SB2798, SB2801, SB2580, SB2569, SB2514, SB2064, SB1940, SB1621, SB2601, SB1379, SB1376, SB1372, SB1353, SB2216, SB552, SB2405, SB2406, SB2407, SB2166, SB2148, SB535, SB777, SB827, SB1141, SB1330, SB1352, SB1664, SB1612, SB1862, SB1936, SB1453, SB1448, SB1398, SB2137, SB2111, SB53, SB226, SB1677, SB1723, SB1839, SB6, SB7, SB36, SB38, SB815, SB1856, SCR5, SCR32, SCR8, HCR88, HCR91, HCR129, HCR130, HCR131, HCR133, HCR137, HCR138, HCR139, HCR140, HCR143, HCR145, HCR147, HCR150, HCR152, HR6, HR105, HR112, HR124, HR146, HR151, HR158, HR221, HR222, HR237, HR469, HR543, HR571, HR605, HR702, HR703, HR704, HR705, HR706, HR707, HR708, HR709, HR710, HR713, HR714, HR715, HR716, HR717, HR718, HR719, HR720, HR721, HR722, HR723, HR724, HR725, HR726, HR727, HR728, HR729, HR730, HR731, HR732, HR733, HR734, HR735, HR736, HR737, HR738, HR739, HR740, HR741, HR742, HR743, HR744, HR745, HR746, HR747, HR748, HR749, HR750, HR751, HR752, HR782, HR787, HR789, HR796, HR798, HR799, HR800, HR801, HR802, HR804, HR807, HR812, HR813, HR814, HR817, HR819, HR820, HR821, HR822, HR824, HR827, HR828, HR830, HR831, HR832, HR833, HR837, HR839, HR840, HR841, HR842, HR843, HR844, HR847, HR849, HR850, HR851, HR852, HR853, HR854, HR855, HR856, HR858, HR859, HR861, HR865, HR871, HR873, HR874, HR875, HR876, HR880, HR881, HR884, HR886, HR887, HR890, HR892, HR894, HR895, HR898, HR900, HR901, HR903, HR904, HR905, HR908, HR910, HR912, HR913, HR915, HR916, HR917, HR918, HR919, HR920, HR921, HR922, HR923, HR924, HR925, HR926, HR927, HR928, HR930, HR931, HR932, HR936, HR937, HR938, HR939, HR940, HR941, HR942, HR943, HR946, HR947, HR948, HR949, HR952, HR953, HR954, HR955, HR956, HR960, HR964, HR965, HR967, HR968, HR969, HR970, HR972, HR973, HR974, HR975, HR976, HR977, HR978, HR979, HR980, HR981, HR982, HR983, HR984, HR985, HR987, HR988, HR989, HR990, HR991, HR992, HR993, HR994, HR995, HR996, HR997, HR998, HR999, HR1000, HR1002, HR1003, HR1004, HR1005, HR1006, HR1007, HR1008, HR1009, HR1010, HR1011, HR1012, HR1013, HR1014, HR1015, HR1016, HR1017, HR1018, HR1019, HR1020, HR1024, HR1025, HR1026, HR1027, HR1028, HR1029, HR1030, HR1032, HR1034, HR1035, HR1036, HR1038, HR1040, HR1041, HR1042, HR1043, HR1044, HR1046, HR1047, HR1048, HR1049, HR1050, HR1051, HR1052, HR1053, HR1055, HR1056, HR1057, HR1059, HR1064, HR1067, HR1068, HR1069, HR1070, HR1071, HR1073, HR1074, HR1075, HR1077, HR1078, HR1079, HR1080, HR1081, HR1083, HR1086, HR1087, HR1088, HR1089, HR1090, HR1091, HR1092, HR1093, HR1094, HR1095, HR1096, HR1098, HR1099, HR1100, HR1101, HR1103, HR1104, HR1105, HR1106, HR1109, HR1111, HR1112, HR1115, HR1116, HR1117, HR1118, HR1119, HR1121, HR1123, HR1125, HR1128, HR1130, HR1131, HR1132, HR1139, HR1140, HR1143, HR1144, HR1146, HR1147, HR1148, HR1149, HR1151, HR1153, HR1154, HR1155, HR1156, HR1157, HR1158, HR1159, HR1160, HR1161, HR1162, HR1163, HR1164, HR1165, HR1166, HR1167, HR1168, HR1169, HR1170, HR1171, HR1172, HR1173, HR1174, HR1175, HR1176, HR1177, HR1178, HR1179, HR1180, HR1181, HR1182, HR1183, HR1184, HR1185, HR1186, HR1187, HR1188, HR1189, HR1190, HR1191, HR1192, HR1193, HR1194, HR1195, HR1196, HR1197, HR1198, HR1199, HR1200, HR1201, HR1202, HR1203, HR1204, HR1205, HR1206, HR1207, HR1208, HR1209, HR1210, HR1211, HR1212, HR1213, HR1214, HR1215, HR1216, HR1217, HR1218, HR1219, HR1220, HR1221, HR1222, HR1223, HR1224, HR1225, HR1226, HR1227, HR1228, HR1229, HR1230, HR1231, HR1232, HR1233, HR1234, HR1235, HR1236, HR1237, HR1238, HR1241, HR1243, HR1244, HR1245, HR1246, HR1247, HR1248, HR1249, HR1252, HR1253, HR1255, HR1256, HR1257, HR1260, HR1261, HR1262, HR1263, HR1264, HR1266, HR1267, HR1268, HR1269, HR1270, HR1271, HR1272, HR1273, HR1274, HR1275, HR1278, HR1280, HR1281, HR1282, HR1283, HR1284, HR1285, HR1286, HR1287, HR1288, HR1289, HR1290, HR1291, HR1293, HR1294, HR1295, HR1299, HR1300, HR1301, HR1302, SCR49, HCR134, HCR136, HR18, HR247, HR428, HR494, HR538, HR540, HR786, HR791, HR803, HR805, HR808, HR809, HR811, HR816, HR825, HR826, HR836, HR838, HR845, HR846, HR862, HR869, HR870, HR878, HR879, HR896, HR899, HR902, HR911, HR914, HR933, HR934, HR935, HR951, HR958, HR959, HR986, HR1021, HR1022, HR1039, HR1054, HR1058, HR1061, HR1062, HR1065, HR1072, HR1107, HR1108, HR1110, HR1114, HR1120, HR1122, HR1129, HR1142, HR1145, HR1239, HR1242, HR1250, HR1251, HR1254, HR1258, HR1259, SCR21, HB3228, HB2802, HB45, HB1318, HB5560, HB2894, HB4344, HB4238, HB 130, HB2775, HB34, HB33, HB 12, HB148, HB4273, HB4850, HB2733, HB4783, HB4187, HB39, SB2155
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs (02/07/2025)

State-federal Relations and Veterans Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • for someone to work in the United States for someone to work in the United States without<00:33:
  • and would be bad for the the States and would be bad for the the state<01:23:11.760> of<01:23
  • For instance, Hawaii: food and fuel that go to and from Hawaii go on Jones Act vessels.
  • Additionally, we have United States designated services that service islands like Hawaii, and so with
  • of the United States.
Keywords: 1189, house, all
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:30 am

Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security

Transcript Highlights:
  • the state..."
  • So the states are California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, New Jersey, New York
  • So the states are California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, New Jersey, New York
  • Washington State. Washington State, yes. All right, thank you.
  • , Hawaii, and Colorado.
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The hearing focused heavily on firearms legislation, especially bills to repeal Chapter 135 of the Acts of 2024 (including H. 2618/S. 1671 and related repeal measures) and bills on firearm industry accountability (H. 2672/S. 1653). Supporters of repeal, including Senator Peter Durant, Rep. Ken Sweezey, gun owners, instructors, sportsmen, and women’s gun-rights advocates, argued that Chapter 135 overreaches, creates confusion in licensing and training requirements, burdens lawful gun owners, restricts pepper spray and semi-automatic firearms, and is being enforced in ways they said criminalize responsible conduct. Committee members defending the law said it was the product of years of work, public listening sessions, and multiple drafts, and argued that Massachusetts remains the safest state for gun violence and that implementation issues, such as live-fire training, had been delayed to allow time for regulations and infrastructure. Several witnesses also testified on H. 2672/S. 1653, which would create firearm industry standards of conduct and allow civil actions against manufacturers, distributors, and dealers that engage in unsafe or unlawful practices. Supporters from the Massachusetts Coalition to Prevent Gun Violence, Everytown, Brady, Giffords, and survivors described the bill as a way to hold the industry accountable, reduce the flow of crime guns, and give victims and the Attorney General a path to sue bad actors. They cited data on crime-gun traces, disproportionate impacts on communities of color, and examples from other states that have enacted similar laws. Opponents, including gun dealers and industry representatives, argued that existing law already punishes illegal sales, that most crime guns are stolen or diverted after lawful sale, and that the bill would improperly target manufacturers for the actions of others. The committee also heard testimony on a bill to remove the non-resident ban on semi-automatic firearms for hunting (H. 2710/S. 1676), with Backcountry Hunters and Anglers supporting the change as a way to restore access for returning residents, veterans, and hunting programs that had been displaced. Later testimony returned to repeal and related gun-law bills, with sportsmen’s groups arguing Chapter 135 was rushed, confusing, and harmful to youth hunting and lawful ownership. No votes or final committee actions were taken during the hearing; it was a public testimony session with extensive questioning by committee members.
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - Revenue Stabilization and Tax Policy Sep 30th, 2025

Revenue Stabilization & Tax Policy Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • Like the U.S. data, real gross state product fell in 39 states.
  • How do we compare to other states in terms of those swings, especially adjoining states?
  • There's really one other state, Hawaii, that taxes healthcare similarly.
  • How many of our citizens are traveling out of state? What are they spending out of state?
  • . ...is in a state.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee Jun 24th, 2026

Revenue and Taxation

Transcript Highlights:
  • as state income.
  • And my witness here is Nisha, hearing from the NAACP California-Hawaii State Conference. Thank you.
  • as state income.
  • State Conference.
  • The NAACP California-Hawaii State Conference strongly urges your aye vote. Thank you.
Keywords: 987, senate, all