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LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives May 27th, 2026

Louisiana House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senate Bill 276, by Senator Myers, provides relative to the appointment of a bail bond producer, a pre-appointment
  • affidavit, cancellation of appointment, and forfeiture judgments on prior bonds.
  • It narrows accountability for bail bond producers, requiring a sworn pre-affidavit and giving the former
  • House Resolution by Representative Edmondston to create the Child Well-Being, Parental Bonds, Family
  • House Resolution by Representative Edmondston to create the Child Well-Being, Parental Bonds, Family
Summary: The House convened with a quorum and opened with prayer by Archbishop Checchio, the pledge, and the national anthem. Members also used personal privilege to recognize visiting officials, university leaders, grocers, Governor’s Fellows, and several special guests and honorees, including Grambling State University for its 125th anniversary, Tiger Athletics, and the Tiger Marching Band, as well as CASA volunteers and advocates. The chamber adopted a number of ceremonial resolutions and made several conference committee appointments and committee discharge motions. The floor then took up a series of Senate and House resolutions, many of which were adopted without objection or after brief debate. These included resolutions creating or studying task forces on topics such as homeowner catastrophe claims and insurance-related litigation, the Louisiana-Ireland Trade Commission, informed consent laws, fiscal note procedures, K-12 student success pathways, and military funding alignment. Members also adopted resolutions on domestic violence protective-order access, flood risk mapping, seismic activity in North Louisiana, illegal dumping enforcement, toll signage and customer service, and other local or commemorative matters. Several Senate resolutions were temporarily returned to the calendar, while others were adopted by recorded vote, including SCR 29, SCR 33, SCR 37, SCR 63, SCR 30, SCR 65, and SCR 40. The House then considered Senate Bill 259, which authorizes an online application process for civil protection orders and restraining orders for domestic violence victims; it passed 93-0. Senate Bill 312, dealing with public-sector labor organizations and dues/withdrawal procedures, prompted extended debate focused on whether the bill unfairly singled out teachers’ unions and whether teachers already have the ability to opt out; the bill ultimately passed 60-38. Senate Bill 348, allowing the City of St. George to contract for administrative assistance in motor-vehicle crash response, passed 84-9 after questions about citations, reports, and the role of third parties. Senate Bill 485, concerning St. George’s municipal fiscal authority and insurance premium taxes, passed 91-0 after an amendment removed new public facility charge authority. The House also debated Senate Bill 197, which would reduce the number of judges on the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal from 12 to 10 based on a workload and population study by the National Center for State Courts. Supporters cited the circuit’s smaller population and lower per-judge workload, while questions focused on the study’s publication and whether it actually recommended a reduction. The transcript ends during that debate, before final disposition is shown.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Insurance Committee May 12th, 2026

Insurance

Transcript Highlights:
  • So, you know, getting, and things like, you know, when Marin passed a, you know, a bond measure, their
  • Insurers, lenders, realtors, reinsurers, some lead indicators of bonds, general obligation bonds, all
  • starting to price in projections of risk... ...bonds, general obligation bonds, all starting to price
Keywords: 987, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Bill proposes Minnesota constitutional amendment to fund affordable housing 4/8/26

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • This constitutional amendment is one part of a larger housing vision that includes appropriations, bonding
  • This constitutional amendment is one part of a larger housing vision that includes appropriations, bonding
  • part of a larger housing vision that includes<00:08:14.040> appropriations,<00:08:15.040> bonding
  • ,<00:08:15.520> and includes appropriations, bonding, and includes appropriations, bonding
Keywords: 919, house, all
Summary: The committee heard House File 3279, the “Our Future Starts at Home” constitutional amendment, which would ask voters to approve a 3/8 of 1% statewide sales tax increase to create a dedicated housing revenue stream. Chair Howard said the proposal is intended to address Minnesota’s housing shortage through predictable, long-term funding, estimated at about $400 million annually for 25 years, and would be administered through a council that would fund housing vouchers, rental and supportive housing, and affordable homeownership. Supportive testimony came from coalition and nonprofit advocates, including Nelima Sitati Munene, Ben Helvick Anderson, Dakota Morgan, and Chris Berggren. They argued that Minnesota’s housing crisis requires permanent, sustained investment rather than one-time grants, and said the amendment could produce thousands of vouchers, supportive housing units, rental units, and starter homes over time. Testifiers also emphasized the need for community voice and lived-experience representation in how funds are distributed, and described the bill as a way to prevent homelessness and stabilize families statewide. Several members raised concerns that the proposal would add another regressive tax burden on residents already struggling with affordability. Representatives Johnson, Nash, Dotseth, and Myers argued that sales taxes hit lower-income Minnesotans hardest and said the state should focus more on zoning, regulatory reform, and other cost reductions instead of new taxes. Chair Howard responded that housing costs themselves are already highly regressive and that both policy reform and public investment are needed. The bill was laid over and no vote was taken.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • Um, but it also gets into addressing taxes, fees, bonding, civil liability, too.
  • that deals with that, and it's in the section that doesn't necessarily restrict, you know, taxes, bonding
  • necessarily restrict, you<00:25:17.400> know,<00:25:17.520> taxes,<00:25:18.120> bonding
  • <00:25:18.560> It's<00:25:18.680> in<00:25:18.760> that you know, taxes, bonding
  • It's in that you know, taxes, bonding. It's in that particular<00:25:19.440> section.
Summary: The 2025 Artificial Intelligence Task Force met for its first meeting of the year and heard updates on federal AI policy, state implementation of Senate Bill 4, and the business community’s perspective on AI regulation. Co-chairs noted that federal legislation could affect the task force’s work later in the year, but said Kentucky still has significant issues to study, including energy, land use, education, social media, and children’s engagement with AI. The task force had quorum and no votes were taken. Kate Shanks of the Kentucky Chamber said the business community supports continued discussion but favors a federal approach over a patchwork of state laws. She described the Trump administration’s new AI executive order as emphasizing innovation over regulation, noted the pending federal AI action plan, and discussed congressional action including the Take It Down Act and industry-specific changes to existing laws. She warned that state-by-state AI rules could increase costs and burden businesses, and said the Chamber would prefer incremental, flexible policy that avoids conflict with existing law and limits private rights of action. Members asked about uniform model legislation, education uses of AI, and civil liability; Shanks said a model approach could help avoid fragmentation and that liability should generally be handled through consumer-protection-style enforcement rather than broad litigation. The Commonwealth Office of Technology then reported on implementation of SB 4, saying it has worked with industry, agencies, other states, and vendors to build an AI policy framework now in final review. Officials said an AI Governance Committee has been established and will meet in July, and a draft RFP is being prepared to meet the bill’s tracking and documentation requirements. They said no major implementation challenges have been identified so far, but the impact of pending federal rules remains uncertain. Members also discussed the need to educate students and teachers about AI, with one member emphasizing that schools should teach both how to use AI and how to think critically about information online.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships Apr 22nd, 2025 at 02:04 pm

S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships

Transcript Highlights:
  • the child for about two years and wanted to retain custody of the child and maintain that parental bond
  • help non-biological parents get custody of their children and help children maintain the parental bond
  • the child for about two years and wanted to retain custody of the child and maintain that parental bond
  • It would help children maintain the parental bond with their non-biological parent.
  • drugs or if they have been so hurtful to a child that they're facing criminal charges, and there's a bond
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Business and Commerce (Part I) Apr 1st, 2025

Business & Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • I serve as SVP with American Global, where I help contractors across Texas and the nation secure bonding
  • of risk that can threaten a contractor's ability to perform and, in turn, our ability to provide bonding
  • We reviewed numerous contracts with such provisions and, in several cases, had to decline or limit bonding
  • levels of risk that can threaten a contractor's ability to perform and in turn our ability to provide bonding
  • We reviewed numerous contracts with such provisions in several cases that had to decline or limit bonding
Summary: The committee first took up pending business and favorably reported several bills without objection or by recorded vote, including SB 783, SB 1238, SB 1706, SB 1791, SB 458, SB 1644, and SB 1810, with some of them also sent to the local and uncontested calendar. The committee then moved into hearings on additional bills. SB 1968, by Senator Schwertner, would update the Real Estate License Act by repealing subagency, requiring written buyer-agent agreements before showings, and clarifying when a formal buyer representation agreement must be signed. Texas Realtors testified in support, saying the bill modernizes agency rules and increases transparency, while a committee substitute corrected drafting issues. SB 2411, the annual update to the Texas Business Organizations Code, was also laid out and left pending after supportive testimony from the Texas Business Law Foundation and drafting committee representatives. The committee also heard SB 2321, which would codify ERCOT’s current practice of notifying TCEQ when backup generation needs enforcement discretion for grid reliability; Sierra Club and a chamber of commerce witness supported it with suggestions for clearer emissions reporting, and the bill was left pending. SB 2077 would broaden eligibility for the Texas Mutual Insurance Company board by narrowing conflict restrictions tied to insurance-related interests; Texas Mutual supported the change and the bill was left pending. SB 1405, a broadband bill, would align state law with FCC standards and streamline Broadband Development Office processes; it was left pending after supportive testimony. SB 1299, protecting nonprofit donor privacy, drew support from privacy advocates and concerns from one witness about transparency for publicly funded nonprofit operations; it was left pending. The committee then heard SB 776, which would bar government construction contracts from shifting delay damages to contractors when delays are caused solely by the public owner. Contractors, surety representatives, and water infrastructure advocates supported the bill, arguing it would improve fairness and reduce inflated bids, while water utilities and critical infrastructure entities opposed it, warning of more litigation and higher costs; the bill was left pending. Finally, SB 715, which would apply reliability requirements retroactively to all generation resources in ERCOT, drew opposition from renewable and storage groups and support from some critics of renewable subsidies, with witnesses split over whether it would improve reliability or raise costs; testimony was underway when the transcript ended.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
  • Uh, the budget and finance has weighed in on this that it jeopardizes taxes and bonds.
  • Uh, the budget and finance has weighed in on this that it jeopardizes taxes and bonds.
  • /c><00:51:01.680> and this that it jeopardizes taxes and this that it jeopardizes taxes and bonds
  • 51:03.040> also<00:51:03.200> a<00:51:03.359> betrayal<00:51:03.760> of bonds
  • And it's also a betrayal of bonds. And it's also a betrayal of public<00:51:04.559> investment.
Keywords: 910, house, all
HI
Transcript Highlights:
  • Um, clarify that the bill authorizes revenue bonds and blank out the value of the bonds and the line
  • > revenue clarify that the bill authorizes revenue clarify that the bill authorizes revenue bonds
  • :01:08.720> the<01:01:08.839> value<01:01:09.119> of<01:01:09.240> the bonds
  • and blank out the value of the bonds and blank out the value of the line<01:01:09.480> of<01:
Keywords: 910, house, all
Summary: The House Committee on Housing held a public hearing on a series of housing bills. HB 1432 and HB 1428 drew support from HHFDC, and HB 1428 also received testimony from Hawaiian Community Assets, which said housing counseling funding is needed to meet demand for financial education tied to affordable housing, and that such counseling can help reduce evictions, prevent foreclosure, and stabilize households. HB 833 on community land trusts received broad support from HHFDC, county housing officials, community land trust representatives, and a local developer; testimony emphasized keeping housing affordable in perpetuity, but also asked for clearer access to financing, longer repayment terms, and inclusion of additional land trusts in the bill. Peter Savio argued that community land trusts are the best way to control demand and keep housing tied to local incomes. The committee also heard HB 19 on the Dwelling Unit Revolving Fund, which HHFDC said should be made permanent because the pilot has been successful, with 81 units in the program and $7.4 million of the $10 million allocation already committed. HHFDC said the fund helps stalled for-sale projects by providing state equity that revolved back when homes are sold. HB 529 and HB 432 were also heard; HB 432 would create a subaccount in the rental housing revolving fund for projects above 60% AMI, and HHFDC said this would help finance housing for households at 65% and 80% AMI. The bill drew support from several housing, business, and industry groups. Several other housing measures were discussed with mixed testimony. HB 419 had HHFDC support, Limby Hawaiʻi opposition, and support from the Grassroot Institute and others; members asked about whether councils approve these projects in one or multiple readings. HB 527 and HB 416 also drew a mix of support and opposition, with questions focused on county approval timelines and whether state-financed projects would still go through normal local review. HB 417 on the rental housing revolving fund prompted questions about how it differs from the Dwelling Unit Revolving Fund and whether it should be more flexible for mixed rental and for-sale projects. HB 418’s proposed working group was noted as potentially unnecessary because HHFDC said a public working group was already being formed. HB 1411 on housing preference raised questions about what happens if a recipient changes jobs, and HB 374 drew an Attorney General’s Office recommendation to remove a duration requirement to avoid possible constitutional travel issues. HB 373 and HB 1492 were also heard, with strong testimony from Peter Savio in favor of a broader trust-based model for affordable housing. No votes or final actions were taken during the hearing.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

Committee on Environment, Climate and Legacy - 04/08/25

Environment, Climate, and Legacy

Transcript Highlights:
  • I remember when I was on the bonding bill and we were down in Austin.
  • I remember when I was on the bonding bill and we were down in Austin.
  • I remember when I was on the bonding bill and we were down in Austin.
  • I remember when I was on the bonding bill and we were down in Austin.
  • I remember when I was on the bonding bill and we were down in Austin.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Education Policy and Administration (02/09/2026)

Education Policy and Administration

Transcript Highlights:
  • I added the teachers' obligated contract, and then there was a bond. It was a principal bond due.
  • It was a principal there was a bond. It was a principal bond<00:20:16.720> due.
  • So that roughly bond due. I added that.
  • might find yourself under some big bond might find yourself under some big bond obligation<01:16
  • bond that they previously agreed to? bond that they previously agreed to?
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The committee heard House Bill 1331, which would allow the town of Derry to incorporate the Derry Cooperative School District as a department of the town through a charter amendment. The prime sponsor and several supporters argued the change would increase local control, streamline overlapping town and school functions, and potentially help align school spending with Derry’s tax cap. Supporters also said Derry is large enough to warrant a structure more like Manchester or Nashua, and one witness cited a 2018 nonbinding Derry ballot question that passed 597 to 547 in favor of seeking authorization for this change. Opposition came from NEA New Hampshire President Megan Tuttle, who said the association and the Derry Education Association opposed the bill because schools are not simply another municipal department and because Derry voters had already rejected merging the district into town government. She argued the state should respect local control and the community’s prior decision. Committee members asked about the scope of the proposed charter change, the role of the school board, and the reported prior vote, and the sponsor clarified that the amendment would be limited to this specific purpose rather than opening the entire charter. The hearing then moved to House Bill 1374, which would change the procedures for withdrawing from a cooperative school district. Representative Mary Murphy said current law gives other cooperative towns too much control over a withdrawing town’s decision, and her bill would remove the requirement for approval by the other towns while raising the withdrawing town’s approval threshold to a supermajority. She pointed to Francis Town’s 2024 withdrawal vote and said the bill was intended to protect students and local decision-making. The sponsor asked for an ought to pass recommendation, and committee members asked follow-up questions about the prior withdrawal vote and the number of voters involved.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Finance - 04/14/26

Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • So, the fund, the $2.3 billion, is entirely stocks and bonds and some cash.
  • Right now, that's 50% stocks, 48% bonds, and 2% cash.
  • So, the stock or the bond increases in value, but importantly not realized, because realizing, selling
  • <01:09:05.880> in<01:09:06.080> stocks<01:09:06.560> and<01:09:06.680> bonds
  • ,<01:09:07.000> the for returns in stocks and bonds, the for returns in stocks and bonds,
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MD

Maryland 2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session, 3/5/2026 #1

Maryland House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The clerk will read the bond initiatives and the committee assignment.
  • Introductory House Bond Initiatives number 59, March 5, 2026, referred to Appropriations. >> All right
  • bill that flew under the radar here a little bit earlier in session where we voted to increase the bonding
  • /c><00:43:58.880> authority<00:43:59.200> for<00:43:59.520> the increase the bonding
  • authority for the increase the bonding authority for the Maryland<00:44:00.319> uh,<00:44:00.560
Summary: The House convened with 127 members present, heard a prayer, and then recognized 2025 Maryland Blue Ribbon Schools and the Maryland Municipal League on its 90th anniversary. The Blue Ribbon resolution named Baltimore Polytechnic Institute, Diamond Elementary School, Little Flower School, Meyersville Elementary School, St. Louis School, Stoneleigh Elementary School, and Wilson Whims Elementary School, with principals introduced from the gallery. The MML resolution honored the league’s service to Maryland’s cities and towns and invited members to meet municipal officials after the floor session. The clerk also noted a second printing of the 2026 rule book due to a table-of-contents error. The chamber then took up House Bill 80, the Residential Leases Fee Disclosures bill. Floor debate focused on what fees must be disclosed, what counts as a utility versus a fee, whether the bill applies to oral leases, and how the measure applies to landlords with four or more units. Supporters said the bill is intended to ensure tenants know all upfront fees before signing and to create a clear enforcement pathway; opponents raised concerns about penalties, affordability, and the burden on landlords. The bill passed on third reading by a vote of 95-34. The House next considered House Bill 153, which requires air conditioning in newly constructed residential rental units and units undergoing specified substantial renovations, with the standard that habitable spaces be kept at 80 degrees or lower. Members asked whether window units would satisfy the requirement, how the bill interacts with older buildings and ongoing renovations, whether it applies retroactively, how enforcement would work, and whether it references federal refrigerant rules; the sponsor said it does not require central air and is prospective only. Supporters argued it reflects existing practice in Montgomery and Prince George’s counties and clarifies habitability standards, while opponents cited costs and concerns about older homes. The transcript ends during debate on this bill, before a final vote is recorded.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session - 02/03/25

Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • There are so many projects throughout the state that need resources here through the bonding bill.
  • > the There are so many projects throughout the state that need resources here through the bonding
  • We need eight Republican votes to pass a bonding bill, and I think, of all of the committees, especially
  • that goal of really working towards that goal of getting<00:42:44.920> a<00:42:45.040> bonding
  • Bill done I think this getting a bonding Bill done I think this committee<00:42:47.400> makes
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Public Health Aug 13th, 2025

Public Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • So rather than have his bonding being sufficient and go to jail, he just went ahead and took a conviction
  • It has THC bonded in there; however, it's like all typical pharmaceuticals.
  • And what he did was go back to the VA, a national database collection that monitored outcomes of over
Bills: HB5
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • It also repeals the existing bond requirement.
  • notification upon license revocation, it's a healthy bill, it's robust, and it also repeals the existing bond
Keywords: 914, all
IN

Indiana 2026 Regular Session

Friday, Feb. 27 part 3

Indiana Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And it added in a regional bond authority and it increased local fiscal flexibility, and also that A
  • regional bond authority, and it increased local fiscal flexibility, and it also then delayed a portion
Keywords: 964, all
FL
Transcript Highlights:
  • must lease all vending machines and remove the requirement that the lottery require a performance bond
  • The bill increases the maximum bond amount for the lottery retailer and further authorizes the lottery
Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government heard and reported favorably several bills. CS/SB 800 would increase penalties for repeated unlicensed engineering practice and create an engineering student loan assistance program funded by licensure fees and fines; Senator Sharif asked about restitution for victims, and the sponsor said the bill does not create a reimbursement mechanism. CS/SB 576 would create a local government cybersecurity protection program administered by Florida Digital Service, with state purchasing support, grant access, and data-sharing requirements; local government and cybersecurity groups waived in support. CS/SB 1078 would establish transition procedures between gubernatorial administrations, including liaisons, briefing books, office space, IT access, and access to agency records under a signed confidentiality agreement. The committee also reported favorably CS/SB 314 on payment stablecoin issuers, CS/SB 530 updating lottery operations and security rules, CS/SB 1614 giving JAC/LAC-related audit findings more enforcement effect for local governments seeking state funds, SB 990 authorizing protective cell captive insurance companies, SB 1588 beginning implementation of the prior gold-and-silver legal tender law, CS/SB 1440 adding cybersecurity-related exemptions and reporting provisions for financial institutions, and CS/SB 1568 creating a stablecoin pilot program for DFS fee payments. Several bills had support testimony from state agencies and industry groups, and some included technical or guardrail amendments that were adopted without objection. The committee also received a budget overview highlighting major funding items, including more than $350 million for Florida Forever, $738 million for Everglades restoration, more than $500 million for water quality projects outside the Everglades, $60 million for Farmers Feeding Florida, and more than $250 million for citrus recovery. Members asked questions about school lunch funding, state park improvements, land acquisition, water quality funding, gaming enforcement offices, and staffing for PERC. After the bills and budget discussion, members recorded a few affirmative votes on selected tabs, and the committee adjourned.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

Senate Commerce (01/20/2026)

Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • So these are the folks that are high performing, probably have bonding capacity already.
  • So these are the folks that are high performing, probably have bonding capacity already.
  • So these are the folks that are high performing, probably have bonding capacity already.
  • So these are the folks that are high performing, probably have bonding capacity already.
  • So these are the folks that are high performing, probably have bonding capacity already.
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 5/6/25

Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Those were bonding dollars that were used to build them.
  • > bonding<01:08:09.839> dollars were bonding bills uh bonding dollars were bonding bills
  • uh bonding dollars that<01:08:10.240> were<01:08:10.480> used<01:08:10.640> to<
  • <01:08:24.799> Um, more bonding dollars in the future.
  • Um, more bonding dollars in the future.
Bills: HF3228, HF2441
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Health and Human Services - 02/12/25

Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • I mean, we give you bonding money to fix things and interest on debt, and, um, so on.
  • I mean, we give you bonding money to fix things and interest on debt, and, um, so on.
  • I mean, we give you bonding money to fix things and interest on debt, and, um, so on.
  • I mean, we give you bonding money to fix things and interest on debt, and, um, so on.
  • <00:47:14.040> potentially that this year from bonding potentially that this year from bonding
Keywords: 1187, senate, all