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WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Law & Justice Jan 26th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Law & Justice

Transcript Highlights:
  • Other resources that we have used for uncompensated care, such as, I'll just say, 340B pharmacy, which
  • We used to use those, and we do use our 340B pharmacy cost savings to go into uncompensated care such
  • Collective power to shift it in the right direction. Thank you so much. Thank you so very much.
  • It will improve the services victims receive and remove barriers to accessing critical care.
  • I was forced to seek out intensive trauma recovery care to better function as a loving mother, wife,
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Civil Rights & Judiciary Feb 18th, 2026 at 08:00 am

Civil Rights & Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • That compromise came through careful negotiation.
  • We felt confident that he would get the care he needed.
  • care on a Sunday night.
  • Or there's still charity care available?
  • care statute.
Bills: SB6011
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 3/5/25

Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • the health care.
  • the health care.
  • the health care.
  • the health care.
  • </c> child care who need the health care child care who need the health care that's<00:32:27.480><c>
Bills: HF23, HF1355
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Business, Professions and Economic Development Committee Apr 20th, 2026

Business, Professions and Economic Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • LVNs work as part of a health care team under the direct supervision of registered nurses and physicians
  • care, social service, and educational settings.
  • Hi, Catherine Pitt with the Respiratory Care Board to answer your question.
  • It says LVNs may perform certain respiratory care services.
  • I'm a social worker at California Health Care Facility in Stockton.
Keywords: 987, senate, all
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Generally, House Bill 4361 would direct the coordinating board to...
  • that those in foster care face.
  • Like many, my time in foster care was not easy.
  • Sadly, my situation is common for adolescents in foster care.
  • Currently, we have, I think it's 3,000 kids in foster care.
Keywords: 1185, senate, all
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Judiciary Committee Jun 23rd, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • receive the care they need.
  • Finally, the bill directs the Department of Health Care Services to develop a standardized referral form
  • we're trying to make sure that Care Court is a helpful tool.
  • This bill would create a streamlined referral process for Care Court. Care Court is our...
  • Medical care.
Summary: The committee heard several bills focused on civil rights, housing, public safety, and administrative process. Early items included SB 46, which would authorize the Secretary of State to remove constitutionally ineligible presidential and vice presidential candidates from California ballots; SB 1078, requiring notice to the Civil Rights Department when court filings involve civil rights violations; SB 989, expanding access to Care Court by letting first responders refer cases through county behavioral health agencies; SB 998, clarifying and expanding discrimination prevention coordinators in the new Office of Civil Rights; SB 1146, requiring disclosure for AI-generated health advertisements and giving physicians a limited private right of action; SB 1164, a California Voting Rights Act expansion responding to federal voting-rights rulings; SB 1256, a housing bill aimed at limiting repeated litigation over the Harmony Grove Village South project; SB 1267, addressing HOA liability and indemnification for EV charger installations; and SB 1425, authorizing an encroachment permit program for high-speed rail right-of-way management. The committee also later heard SB 873, restricting ICE arrests near courthouses, and SB 1160, requiring eviction data reporting by zip code. Most bills drew support from sponsors, advocacy groups, labor organizations, or local officials, while opposition centered on concerns about county workload, due process, fire safety, civil liberties, or the scope of the policy changes. Members generally expressed support for the bills while noting unresolved issues and the need for amendments or further stakeholder work, especially on SB 1164, SB 1256, SB 1267, SB 1425, and SB 1160. The Judicial Council opposed SB 1160 because of the burden of adding zip-code reporting to court systems, while the author and supporters argued the data would help target eviction-prevention efforts. SB 873 drew strong support from public defenders, immigrant-rights groups, and court-related stakeholders, with the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department opposing. SB 989 drew support from firefighters and family advocates, while Disability Rights California opposed, arguing Care Court is too costly and diverts resources from community-based services. SB 1164 received broad civil-rights and voting-rights support, with cities opposing unless amended over definitions, cure periods, and litigation risk. SB 1256 drew support from housing and labor interests and opposition from local residents and environmental groups concerned about fire safety and evacuation. SB 1267 was supported by the HOA and utility stakeholders after amendments addressing liability concerns. After quorum was established, the committee voted to pass a consent calendar and then approved the listed bills, sending them to the appropriate committees or to Appropriations, including SB 46, SB 873, SB 989, SB 998, SB 1078, SB 1146, SB 1164, SB 1256, SB 1267, and SB 1425. The transcript ends with SB 1160 still under discussion, with members indicating support for the bill’s goals but acknowledging the Judicial Council’s implementation concerns and the need for further work.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Finance (01/23/2025)

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> and it goes underloved and underc cared and it goes underloved and underc cared for<01:04:05.680
  • I focus mostly on health care issues.
  • </c> resources that we have to be careful resources that we have to be careful about<01:44:16.639><c>
  • They are pushed into more restrictive forms of care rather than the community-based care that they may
  • ><c> based</c><02:47:31.600><c> care</c><02:47:32.120><c> that</c> the community community based care
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The Finance Committee held a hearing on several bills and announced at the outset that no votes would be taken because the measures would go to divisions later. The first major bill, HB 197, would require the state to pay 7.5% of political subdivision employer pension contributions for teachers, police officers, and firefighters. Representative Mike Edgar, the prime sponsor, argued the state had repeatedly reduced and then eliminated its promised share of retirement costs, shifting the burden to municipalities and property taxpayers. He said the bill would partially restore that commitment and provide relief to local governments, businesses, and taxpayers. Several witnesses testified in support of HB 197, including Representative John Cluder, Bradford selectman Marlene Fryer, the New Hampshire Municipal Association’s Margaret Burns, and Epping representative Mark Fone. Supporters said the bill would help with property tax pressure, school budgets, and municipal hiring, and they emphasized that much of the retirement cost reflects unfunded liability decisions made at the state level rather than by local governments. Committee members questioned whether the bill would change local incentives to control costs and how it would affect hiring and compensation. Burns said the state contribution would function as property tax relief because it offsets existing municipal expenses, and she noted the state is already on a long-term schedule to pay down the retirement system’s unfunded liability. After closing the hearing on HB 197, the committee opened a hearing on HB 97, introduced by Representative Tom Buco. He said the bill would continue funding for delayed and deferred wastewater projects and help municipalities finance expensive wastewater infrastructure, which he tied to housing development and local debt planning. No action or votes were taken on either bill during the hearing.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Transportation Jan 15th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • So thank you for that, and we're moving and trending in a really positive direction.
  • So we have a 21-vessel fleet with Governor Ferguson's direction earlier this year.
  • Local preservation, maintenance, and operations with direct distributions to cities.
  • We have a tremendous amount of aging infrastructure that needs to be taken care of.
  • Aging infrastructure that needs to be taken care of.
Summary: The committee first met in brief executive session and advanced Senate Bill 5989 without recommendation to the Ways and Means Committee. Staff explained the bill would redistribute sales tax on aircraft fuel, affecting general fund revenue, which was why it was better suited for Ways and Means. The motion passed by voice vote. The committee then heard a presentation from Transportation Secretary Julie Meredith on WSDOT’s 2025 work and 2026 priorities. She highlighted agency reorganization, safety initiatives, preservation needs, bridge strikes and storm damage, ferry service improvements, major projects such as Revive I-5, the Interstate Bridge Replacement Project, fish passage work, and preparations for the World Cup. Members praised the department’s communication and work, and asked about additional paving and preservation funding; Meredith said WSDOT had prepared projects that could be advanced if more money were available. Washington State Ferries Assistant Secretary John Vizina and staffer Jenna Forty followed with a detailed briefing on vessel and terminal preservation. They described the aging fleet, the need for new hybrid-electric vessels, the governor’s proposed funding for three additional ferries and life-extension work on older vessels, and the importance of terminal upgrades such as Fauntleroy. Senators asked about service contingency planning, the cost and timing of hybrid versus diesel vessels, and whether additional vessels would require rebidding; staff said hybrid-electric construction is the fastest path and that any expansion would depend on statutory direction and legal review. The committee then heard from local government representatives on preservation and storm recovery. The Association of Washington Cities and the Transportation Improvement Board described city road and bridge needs, limited local funding, and the importance of sustained preservation investment and programmatic grants. County representatives from the Washington State Association of County Engineers, Snohomish County, and the County Road Administration Board discussed the December flooding, road washouts, bridge damage, and recovery costs, emphasizing that counties face large preservation backlogs and need state and federal help for repairs and resiliency.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Floor Session Jun 2nd, 2025

California House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Assembly Bill 563 by Assembly Member Jackson and relating to child care.
  • care to ensure California optimizes telehealth services.
  • care costs, but it is vastly underutilized.
  • language accessibility and improve overall health care outcomes for all.
  • We're not going in the right direction.
Summary: The Assembly met on May 23, 2025, established a quorum after a roll call, and proceeded through a long House of Origin floor session with prayers, the Pledge of Allegiance, and routine parliamentary actions. Early in the day, a motion by Assembly Member Gallagher to suspend the rules and take up AB 12 immediately failed on a 18-39 vote. The chamber then moved through the daily file, with many measures passing by wide margins, often with bipartisan support and little or no opposition. Among the notable bills discussed were measures on law enforcement oversight and records access (AB 847), CalFresh data-sharing exemptions (AB 593), campus-area housing for students and staff (AB 893), insurance and wildfire hardening updates (AB 1), missing middle housing code changes (AB 6), tribal peace officer status in a pilot program (AB 31), utility bill analysis before new mandates (AB 61), fairgrounds funding (AB 258), Diwali as a state holiday (AB 268), labor and worker organizing rights (AB 288), algorithmic price-fixing and antitrust enforcement (AB 325), elections and jail voter information (AB 331), protections for judges and court personnel (AB 343 and AB 352), school construction procurement (AB 361), school-zone speed limits (AB 382), transit worker protections (AB 394), blue carbon coastal mitigation (AB 399), K-9 standards for law enforcement (AB 400), livestock carcass composting (AB 411), translation of housing materials (AB 413), immigrant educational rights notices (AB 419), gun violence restraining order implementation (AB 451), special education and child care measures (AB 560 and AB 563), cannabis tax relief (AB 564), and disability access protections for businesses (AB 649). Several bills addressed housing, energy, public health, and public safety, and many authors emphasized affordability, transparency, and administrative efficiency. The session also included several ceremonial or recognition items, including ACR 73 declaring Italian American Heritage Month, which was adopted by voice vote after 65 coauthors were added. Most measures were approved overwhelmingly, though a few drew some dissent, including AB 421? no—AB 399 passed 42-30, AB 450 passed 49-6, AB 461 passed 49-8, and AB 621 passed 58-0. The transcript ends partway through AB 772, which was introduced as an educational equity bill addressing cyberbullying after school hours, but the remainder of that item is not included in the provided text.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Children and Family Law (02/18/2025)

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c><00:18:33.120><c> instruction</c> amend it to to have direct instruction amend it to to have direct
  • You can watch history made if you care. You can watch history made if you care.
  • Key provisions of this bill are parental rights, direct education, care, upbringing, and moral and religious
  • We do agree that parents obviously have the right to direct the education and care of their children
  • the education and care of their direct the education and care of their children<04:06:02.319><c> and
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The Children and Family Law Committee opened a hearing on House Bill 285, which would add language to the parental rights and responsibilities statute directing judges to consider known mental health or medical conditions that could affect parenting. Representative Ball, the bill’s sponsor, said the intent was not to require disclosure of private records, but to give judges a reminder to ask whether anything in a parent’s condition could interfere with parenting and to help ensure children’s safety and best interests, especially in high-conflict or pro se family court cases. He said the proposal was meant as a guardrail and not as a way to reduce parenting time or take children from parents. Committee members questioned whether the existing best-interest factors already cover parenting ability, whether the new language could invite stigma or weaponization in custody disputes, and whether judges already have authority to ask these questions. Ball responded that judges often do not ask, that family court can be difficult for unrepresented parties, and that the language would simply make the issue explicit. He also said he would be open to amendments, including language that more directly instructs judges to ask the question. One member raised concerns about whether the bill should say judges “shall” ask rather than “may,” and Ball said he was willing to work with the committee on wording. Sarah Horn, a NAMI New Hampshire board member and parent, testified in opposition. She described her own history with OCD, ADD, PTSD, hospitalization, and recovery, and said mental illness had not harmed her ability to parent; she warned the bill could increase stigma and discourage people from seeking treatment. In response, Ball said her testimony was part of why he had considered an amendment to include physical health as well, so the bill would not single out mental health. The hearing ended without a vote in the transcript provided.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
  • to make permanent a 4% salary increase for correctional officers, and $55,800,000 to address health care
  • to make permanent a 4% salary increase for correctional officers, and $55,800,000 to address health care
  • The health care budget bill, which contains provisions needed to implement the fiscal year 2027 budget
  • Maybe they don't like the federal law, but it's federal law, and we don't care; you have to follow it
  • and dependent care credit.
Keywords: 1182, all
FL
Transcript Highlights:
  • That doesn't mean they really care about you. It's because they're controlling you.
  • that direct service is the ones that are doing direct service, right, different than the coalition,
  • You know, to state what exactly direct services entails, including that direct service is the ones that
  • are doing direct service, right, different than the coalition, more like a win.
  • Price's staff have never done direct service.
Summary: The committee held a panel discussion on Florida’s domestic violence system, focusing on the roles of the state, the federally designated coalition, direct-service providers, and law enforcement. Members reviewed the history of the system after the dissolution of the former coalition in 2020, the creation of the Florida Partnership to End Domestic Violence, DCF’s Office of Domestic Violence, and the current contract structure involving Women in Distress and its subcontractors for hotline and legal services. Panelists also discussed the 2024 lethality assessment law, the workgroup’s conclusion that the evidence-based Maryland tool could not be used because of copyright and cost issues, and the state’s current use of statutory questions instead. DCF and FDLE described the statewide certification and funding framework, including more than $60 million in domestic violence funding for fiscal year 2025-26 and the requirement that law enforcement complete lethality-assessment training by October 1, 2026. Testimony highlighted both collaboration and conflict. Florida Partnership to End Domestic Violence and Women in Distress described overlapping training and technical-assistance roles, but disagreed sharply about the quality of their relationship with DCF and whether the current structure is duplicative. DCF said it maintains communication with both the coalition and the centers and emphasized that the coalition is federally required, while the coalition argued that the department has obstructed its work. Women in Distress and Hope Villages stressed direct services, prevention, and the need for more housing, staffing, and funding, especially in rural areas. They also described programs in schools, hospitals, and child welfare settings, and noted that children exposed to domestic violence often need specialized services. Members asked about funding flows, certification, rural coverage, the number of centers, and the lethality assessment rollout. DCF said the 41 certified centers serve all 67 counties and that no new applications have been received in about 15 years. FDLE reported that 46 of roughly 400 law enforcement agencies had completed the lethality-assessment training and attestation, with the statutory deadline still ahead. Panelists said domestic violence appears to be increasing, citing higher hotline demand, shelter occupancy, and local case numbers, while also noting that statewide crime data remains outdated. The discussion ended with calls for better coordination, clearer implementation of statutes, more funding, and possible legislative fixes to improve data collection, training, and service delivery.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Business and Commerce May 23rd, 2025

Business & Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • streamline our virtual care and strategic licensing efforts, which aim to enhance patient care across
  • the state and expand care, allowing us to see more Texas patients.
  • I believe in the PA's compassionate, collaborative care mindset.
  • The compact helps us close care gaps.
  • care.
Bills: HB111
Summary: The committee heard a long series of House bills, with most measures laid out by Senate sponsors and then left pending after brief public testimony. Early bills focused on construction and licensing issues, including HB 305 on prompt payment for public construction audits, HB 5093 on restoring public access to notary contact information, HB 2037 on updating landlord-tenant repair and security deposit rules, HB 4214 on a centralized public information request contact database, and HB 5435 exempting higher education institutions from a 90-day notice requirement for certain public-private partnership projects. Testimony was generally supportive on these bills, and no votes were taken; each was left pending. The committee also considered several transparency and regulatory bills. HB 111 would expand the Public Information Act to certain nonprofit state associations and narrow some attorney-client and working-paper exceptions, with supporters arguing it would improve oversight of public funds and critics questioning the scope and thresholds. HB 5129 would protect occupational license holders’ personal identifying information from disclosure without consent, HB 4350 would allow peace officers to redact personal information from online real property records, HB 4748 would authorize multiple-award state purchasing contracts, and HB 4765 would clean up code enforcement officer licensing rules. HB 4134 would allow motor vehicle creditors to charge limited fees for electronic payment options while requiring a free alternative, and HB 1043 would direct a study of blockchain-based property title records; both drew testimony, with some concern about the practical effects and vendor implications of the blockchain study. Several bills addressed insurance, workforce, and digital-asset regulation. HB 3520 would reduce the insurance coverage required for transportation network companies during the period when a driver is en route to pick up a passenger, drawing support from Texans for Lawsuit Reform and opposition from trial lawyers who argued the higher coverage better protects the public. HB 3320 would create a self-insurance pool for religious institutions, with TDI explaining it would still be regulated but operate under a special statutory framework. HB 4233 would modernize rules for digital asset service providers by removing certain auditor-access requirements and updating reporting and licensing provisions. HB 3923 would reduce bachelor’s-degree requirements for some state jobs, though Every Texan argued low pay, not degree requirements, is the main driver of turnover. HB 4518 would create a legal structure for decentralized unincorporated nonprofit associations tied to blockchain governance; business law experts opposed it as unnecessary and potentially risky, while crypto advocates supported it. Finally, HB 1803 would join an interstate compact for dentists and dental hygienists, with supporters citing workforce shortages and opponents saying Texas already licenses quickly and that the compact could weaken state oversight. Throughout the hearing, the committee repeatedly closed testimony and left bills pending, and a quorum was eventually established before later items were heard.
ID

Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Agenda Feb 27th, 2026

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • Also, on page two, there's a little bit of a difference in direction here.
  • We would be legally liable to even move in that direction.
  • I'll take care of the amendments on our side. Do we have any other questions?
  • But moving forward, we should all be very, very careful.
  • But moving forward, we should all be very, very careful.
Keywords: 989, all
Summary: The committee first heard RS 33261, the School-Sponsored Bible Reading Act, which would require public school teachers to read sequential Bible passages daily without comment or instruction. The sponsor and an Idaho Family Policy Center representative argued the bill fits Idaho’s history and tradition and would be constitutional under recent Supreme Court precedent. Opponents raised concerns about church-state separation and the constitutionality of mandatory Bible reading in schools. A substitute motion to return the RS to the sponsor failed on a tie vote, and the motion to introduce the RS also failed on a tie vote. The committee then considered RS 33332 C1, which would treat student walkouts or absences for protests as unexcused and require reporting to state officials. The sponsor said the bill was aimed at students leaving class to protest during school hours, not organized civic participation. Members questioned how the proposal would affect student political engagement and parental excusal of absences. The motion to introduce the RS passed by voice vote. Next, the committee heard RS 33523-2-3, a revised proposal to require schools to collect and report aggregate data on students’ immigration status so lawmakers could estimate the cost of educating non-citizen students. The sponsor emphasized that the bill would not deny enrollment and would use only aggregate data, while critics raised concerns about discrimination, administrative burden, and the bill’s purpose. After debate, the motion to introduce the RS failed on a tie vote. Finally, the committee took up Senate Bill 1244, a code cleanup measure removing obsolete references to a long-unused regional library system, and sent it to the floor with a due pass recommendation. The committee also heard Senate Bill 1227 on artificial intelligence in K-12 schools, which would establish a state framework for AI use, local district policies, training, and parent transparency. Testimony generally supported the bill but urged caution, especially for younger students, and members discussed amendments to ensure AI does not replace teachers and to include legislative and parental oversight. The committee voted to send SB 1227 to general orders.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • That is a violation for the operator of that line. 1810B is failed to dig with care in the tolerance.
  • Swap that one out and see if we can't get that taken care of. Thank you.
  • So any money they and they have to be real careful, because they're members of their community.
  • So now people... seeking emergency care couldn't get emergency care because they didn't have water.
  • Next is Corey Baker, horizontal directional.
Keywords: 1184, house, all
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/26/2026 - Senate Floor Session

Arizona Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And this would have a quelling effect on providing the care, the medical care, the health care that people
  • And this would have a chilling effect on providing the care, the medical care, the health care that people
  • Senate Bill 1124, an act relating to health care and health care services.
  • Care to explain? Sure.
  • This is health care. It comes down to the fact that this is health care.
Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, roll call, journal approval, guest introductions, and recognition of doctors and other visitors. The chamber then moved through multiple Committee of the Whole calendars, considering a large number of bills on topics including public schools and curricula, transportation, health care, child welfare, municipal and county governance, homeowners’ associations, speech, and election-related matters. Several measures were retained on the calendar, while many others were advanced with committee or floor amendments. Among the more notable debates, senators discussed SB 1094, which would impose civil liability related to gender reassignment surgery on minors; supporters said it would compensate minors harmed by such procedures, while opponents argued it would discriminate against transgender youth, raise malpractice costs, and chill access to care. SB 1813, concerning the state hospital governing board and Maricopa County bed limits, drew concern about litigation and the need to expand capacity for people with serious mental illness, while supporters said the bill would remove a legal cap and allow more beds to be used. SB 1496 on Department of Child Safety procedures was amended to clarify representative payee requirements and received generally favorable comments, though some members raised concerns about child safety and DCS discretion. The Senate also advanced SCR 1004, a photo radar ballot referral, after an amendment requiring voter approval in jurisdictions that use photo radar; Senator Leach thanked the sponsor for the change. Other bills moved forward included measures on school firearm safety instruction, civics instruction, chiropractic claims, behavioral health prior authorization, psychiatric evaluations, DCS procedures, AHCCCS procurement contracting, county recorder and HOA-related issues, and legislative qualifications. The chamber adopted the Committee of the Whole reports and properly assigned the bills after each calendar was completed.
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session-Day 4, February 12, 2026-PM

Wyoming House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> this system has been in the direct this system has been in the direct distribution.<00:44:00.560
  • </c><00:48:37.920><c> distribution</c> heard our direct distribution heard our direct distribution is
  • </c><00:48:52.160><c> distribution</c> bring small towns direct distribution bring small towns direct
  • Um, so maybe I could care more about having more of that sales tax come back, but what I actually care
  • I think we need to be very careful going in that direction. But as for this amendment...
Keywords: 916, all
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Floor Session Jan 29th, 2026

California House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Please join me on this path of caring and gratitude and...
  • Please join me on this path of caring and gratitude and few regrets.
  • Members, access to health care for workers is a priority for this Members, access to health care for
  • Assembly Bill 1080 by Assembly Member Brian and relating to foster care.
  • Parents are concerned about child care.
Keywords: 988, house, all
FL

Florida 2026 5th Special Session

FL House Floor Session - 2025-04-15 (4:30PM Session)

Florida House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • It talks about direct support organizations and the department creating those direct support organizations
  • So under Chapter 617, it talks about direct support organizations.
  • So under Chapter 617, it talks about direct support organizations.
  • She requires 24-hour nursing care and supervision.
  • And mobility issues requiring lifelong 24-hour care.
Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several gallery introductions, including family members, university guests, local officials, and student groups. The chamber then moved to special order bills, beginning with two Open Government Sunset Review measures: SB 7010, preserving a public records exemption for certain Department of Financial Services receiver information, and SB 7008, preserving confidentiality for financial technology sandbox application records. Both bills passed unanimously after brief explanations and no amendments. The Senate also passed SB 1430 on post-judgment execution proceedings for terrorism victims, SB 910 on veterans benefits assistance, SB 832 on former phosphate mining lands, SB 796 on general permits for distributed wastewater treatment systems, and SB 700, the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services bill. SB 832 drew debate over a possible lawsuit and created a narrow strict-liability defense for landowners who survey and record notice of former phosphate property. SB 700 generated the most extended debate, especially over a provision removing fluoride from public water systems and related amendments on public health, local control, and study requirements; several fluoride-related amendments failed, while a technical amendment passed. The bill also included provisions on agricultural regulation, labeling, drones, lending, charities, housing for agricultural workers, and youth programs. The Senate then approved several claims bills, including relief for Darlene Angerville and J.R., Eric Miles Jr. and Jennifer Miles, and Marcus Button, all involving catastrophic injuries and settlements paid by the relevant public entities. SB 994 on driver’s license education requirements passed after an amendment that increased penalties for texting while driving and added a distracted-driving education component. SB 1718, preserving a public records exemption for minors seeking an abortion without parental consent or notification, also passed unanimously. Several other bills were temporarily postponed. At the end of the session, the Rules Chair moved to immediately certify all bills passed that day to the House, retain postponed bills on the special order calendar, and move CS for SB 7016 back to second reading; all motions were adopted. The Senate then adjourned until Wednesday, April 16, at 2:00 p.m. or upon the call of the President.
VT

Vermont 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Session - 2026-05-21 - 10:00AM

Vermont House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Section 7 relating to the prospective sunset of direct distribution has been deleted.
  • </c> subsection G relating to malt direct subsection G relating to malt direct distribution<00:07:26.319
  • </c> perspective uh sunset of direct perspective uh sunset of direct distribution<00:07:51.520><c> has
  • It was just too complicated. in the health care providers but deletes in the health care providers but
  • </c><00:16:39.600><c> to</c> Employees Association are directed to Employees Association are directed
Keywords: 926, house, all