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HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
CPC Public Hearing - Wed Mar 18, 2026 @ 2:00 PM HST
Consumer Protection & Commerce
Transcript Highlights:
- But, you know, generally when these kinds of lawsuits get settled or resolved, everything up until one
- And allows the Department of the Attorney General or the Office of Consumer Protection to bring a civil
- Department of the Attorney General in opposition.
- We needed to tweak the language slightly just for terms of art, but that's the general concept.
- art, but that that's the terms of art, but that that's the general<01:38:18.160><c> concept.
Committee:
House Consumer Protection & Commerce
Keywords:
insurance, climate change, responsible parties, damages, Hawaii Property Insurance Association, Hurricane Relief Fund, civil action, climate disasters, extreme weather, SB888, Hawaii, consumer protection, smart home security, smart household security device, home security camera, video doorbell, Ring, Nest, connected devices, internet of things
Summary:
The committee heard SB 1166 SD2, a bill on insurance and climate-related damages that would authorize the Hawaii Property Insurance Association and, in amended versions discussed during testimony, other public and private entities to pursue civil actions to recover losses tied to climate disasters and extreme weather. DCCA’s Insurance Division and the Department of the Attorney General raised legal concerns, saying the bill’s scope may not fit the insurance code section being amended, that it could create subject-matter and title issues, and that some subrogation language may be duplicative of existing rate-filing practice. Lawyers for Justice opposed the measure, arguing it conflicts with existing subrogation law and recent Hawaii Supreme Court rulings that treat the judicial lien process as the exclusive remedy. The American Petroleum Institute also opposed, warning the bill would add liability and litigation risk for companies operating under existing permits and could undermine energy reliability and investment.
Supporters said the bill would help shift climate-related insurance costs away from residents and onto fossil fuel companies and other responsible parties. Testimony in support came from the Polluters Pay Hawaii Coalition, Center for Climate Integrity, Hawaii Island Council, Our Hawaii, Sierra Club of Hawaii, and others, who described recent flooding, storm damage, rising premiums, non-renewals, and underinsurance as evidence of a worsening climate-driven insurance crisis. Several supporters urged amendments to give the Attorney General explicit authority to recover insurance-related losses for the Hurricane Relief Fund, HPIA, and private insurers, and to ensure recovered amounts benefit policyholders. Committee members questioned whether HPIA is a private entity, whether the Attorney General could represent it, whether the bill could create double recovery or affect pending climate litigation, and whether insurers would have standing or damages if they are only paying contractual claims.
The committee then took up SB 888 SD2, a consumer protection bill that would restrict smart household security device operators from sharing user data with law enforcement without consent or a judicial order, and would bar conditioning device use on such consent. The Office of Consumer Protection testified in support and said an Illinois law could serve as a useful template for exceptions to the warrant requirement. An individual supporter said the measure would protect immigrant communities, judges, and others from surveillance and misuse of private data. No vote was taken during the portion of the meeting provided, and the chair noted additional written testimony submitted in support of SB 1166.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
General Government REVISED: HB4434 - Added Feb 17th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
General Government
Transcript Highlights:
- And so, point of clarification, I'm sorry if I miss this, this would effectively consist of legislators
- years ago, as we have discussed, part of the program was a division of how the assets of the fund were
- It was 75% of the program.
- on some of the consultation of design?
- We work with a lot of these families. Absolutely. Input on some of the consultation of design.
Committee:
House General Government
Keywords:
housing, legislative committee, affordable housing, Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency, policy improvement, HB4414, Oklahoma Homebuilder Program, OHFA, single-family housing, homebuilder loans, 0% interest loan, housing finance, workforce housing, Legislative Workforce Housing Committee, housing needs assessment, community housing assessment, disaster recovery housing, federally declared natural disaster, rural housing, urban housing
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
General Government REVISED: HB4434 - Added Feb 17th, 2026
General Government
Transcript Highlights:
- Point of clarification, I'm sorry, point of clarification, I'm sorry if I miss this.
- And so, point of clarification, I'm sorry, point of clarification, I'm sorry if I miss this, this would
- years ago, as we have discussed, part of the program was a division of how the assets of the fund were
- on some of the consultation of design?
- We work with a lot of these families. Absolutely. Input on some of the consultation of design.
Committee:
House General Government
Keywords:
housing, legislative committee, affordable housing, Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency, policy improvement, HB4414, Oklahoma Homebuilder Program, OHFA, single-family housing, homebuilder loans, 0% interest loan, housing finance, workforce housing, Legislative Workforce Housing Committee, housing needs assessment, community housing assessment, disaster recovery housing, federally declared natural disaster, rural housing, urban housing
Summary:
The committee took up several bills related to housing, state operations, veterans, and administrative cleanup. HB 4409, as amended by PCS, would create a bicameral, bipartisan legislative committee to oversee workforce and affordable housing issues and coordinate with outside stakeholders; members asked about membership, meeting frequency, and pay, and the bill passed 9-0. HB 4414, also with a PCS, would direct the Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency’s housing stability program to use a needs-assessment tool to guide funding decisions, with the tool and related provisions sunset after five years; members discussed whether it would be data-mapping based and how it would connect to broader legislative decision-making, and it passed 6-3.
The committee also advanced HB 4484, allowing Oklahoma Corporation Commission workers to use state-owned or state-leased vehicles between home and work when traveling statewide for duties; it passed 9-0. HB 4486 would authorize placement of a Gold Star Family Memorial Monument on state grounds as a gift from the Woody Williams Foundation, with OMES handling routine cleaning, and it passed 10-0 after questions about the final design and consultation with veterans groups. HB 3057, a cleanup bill based on a 2025 evaluation identifying more than 50 obsolete statutory reports, repealed outdated reporting requirements and passed 10-0.
Two additional bills addressed governance rules. HB 2588 would add requirements for HOA board service, limiting board membership after developer turnover to owners who live in the neighborhood and excluding tenants and nonresident owners; it passed 10-0. HB 4434 would require the governor to notify officials in the line of succession before being out of state, with members briefly discussing whether 24 hours was enough notice and whether the succession order should mirror the federal model; it passed 10-0. The meeting ended with all bills reported due pass and the committee adjourned.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- And they generate additional units to accommodate for some of those scale issues.
- It also comes across as if you don't want the future generations of New Mexico to succeed by cutting
- and all of these assurances articulated through these measures throughout the generations of providing
- , while Santa Rosa and Chama are generating about $40 million worth of funding for those students that
- But because Gallup took on these students as part of their general enrollment as a school with them,
Committee:
House House Education
Keywords:
general appropriation, budget, Medicaid, education funding, public safety, higher education, research funding, federal funding, New Mexico, appropriation, University of New Mexico, New Mexico State University, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, child care, child care assistance, child care subsidy, early childhood education, early childhood care, daycare, preschool
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Agriculture & Natural Resources Jan 14th, 2026 at 08:00 am
Agriculture & Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- the director of the Department of Agriculture.
- I mean, all sorts of sizes of organizations, and it...
- I’m Melanie Smith here on behalf of the Coalition of Accountable Communities of Health.
- It prohibits the practice of force-feeding birds generally, rather than for the purposes of enlarging
- It prohibits the practice of force-feeding birds generally, rather than for the purposes of enlarging
Committee:
House Agriculture & Natural Resources
Keywords:
HB 2238, HB2238, statewide food security, food security strategy, hunger, food insecurity, food access, food assistance, anti-hunger, nutrition education, food system literacy, agricultural viability, supply chain resilience, Washington Department of Agriculture, food policy forum, BIPOC, tribal consultation, small farmers, diet-related health disparities, food affordability
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh the new city of city of Baldwin.
- the revenue to our and provide 25% of the revenue to our general<00:37:16.040><c> fund.
- Phil Anderson, General Manager, Hazeltine National Golf Club, PGA of America Board of Director member
- , which all of those funds are going to the general fund.
- , which all of those funds are going to the general fund.
Committee:
House Taxes
Keywords:
local government aid, Baldwin, taxation, base year formula, municipal funding, population aid, aid penalty forgiveness, Minnesota, city funding, appropriations, HF156, lawful gambling, veterans organizations, licensed veterans organization, Minnesota gambling law, gross profits, lawful purpose, real property repair, facility maintenance, capital assets
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Administration of Criminal Justice Apr 29th, 2026
Administration of Criminal Justice
Transcript Highlights:
- the Chiefs of Police, in opposition, not wishing to speak; and Kevin Hayes on behalf of the Chiefs of
- ...about half of the state, over half of the state's population of prisoners, right?
- And I did see the qualifications, and I respect the approach of the qualifications of the members of
- It creates the crime of obstruction of the freedom of worship in a church or other place of worship.
- of Chicago.
Bills:
HB146 , HB333 , HB517 , HB828 , SB87 , SB93 , SB98 , SB118 , SB125 , SB199 , SB277 , SB294 , SB306
Committee:
House Administration of Criminal Justice
Keywords:
sports wagering, gambling, elections, local control, revenue generation, inmates, housing, corrections, Department of Public Safety, local jurisdiction, criminal justice, juvenile justice, jury trial, felony offenses, crime of violence, sex offenses, correctional facilities, in-custody deaths, medical oversight, independent investigations
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama House Ways and Means General Fund Committee Apr 9th, 2025
Ways and Means General Fund
Transcript Highlights:
- Because many of those diseases harbor and fester inside of someone over a period of time.
- The current generation, 10 to 15 plus years forward, is the one that has carried a lot of the burden
- After looking back at the average payouts of these line of duty Average payouts of these line of duty
- And we currently do fund some enforcement out of the general fund, so this is much-needed revenue.
- And then the tax is going to the general fund and well, half of it. to the general fund and, well, half
Committee:
House Ways and Means General Fund
Keywords:
firefighter benefits, occupational disease, line of duty, disability pension, death benefits, retirement benefits, hypertension, heart disease, respiratory disease, cancer presumption, HIV, hepatitis, municipal firefighters, state firefighters, fire districts, workers' compensation, public safety employees, post-retirement benefits, benefit eligibility cutoff, occupational illness
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee 3/26/26
Higher Education Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm General Counsel of the Office of Higher Education. Uh and yes, please repeat the question.
- I'm General Counsel of the Office of Higher Education. Uh, and yes, please repeat the question.
- is to make sure we're honoring our state budget and uh educating the next generation of people.
- is to make sure we're honoring our state budget and uh educating the next generation of people.
- </c><00:52:40.120><c> of</c> educating uh the next generation of educating uh the next generation of
Committee:
House Higher Education Finance and Policy
Keywords:
undocumented, financial aid, state policy, higher education, noncitizen eligibility, state grants, college affordability, Office of Higher Education, Minnesota State Grant, need analysis, expected family contribution, student aid, grant formula, living and miscellaneous expense allowance, dependent student, independent student, parental contribution, student contribution, surplus appropriation, biennium
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
State Committee Meeting - 2025-04-03
State Government Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Bethke, Deputy General Counsel at the Office of the Secretary of State for the Department of Justice,
- My name is Lauren Bethke, and I'm the Deputy General Counsel for the Secretary of State.
- All of our members should be able to agree upon this, and we can get this off to the General Register
- of aging to assure the quality of life at every stage.
- Of course, all of the ethnic councils, the entire objective of the subcabinet is to...
Committee:
House State Government Finance and Policy
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House State Government Finance and Policy Committee 4/3/25
State Government Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Bethy, Deputy General Counsel at the Office of ... legitimate business or create fake ones legitimate
- </c> Deputy General Counsel at the Office of the Secretary of State to provide more detail about the
- My name is Lauren Bethy, and I'm the Deputy General Counsel for the Secretary of State.
- My name is Lauren Bethy, and I'm the Deputy General Counsel for the Secretary of State.
- that all of our members should be able to agree upon, and we can get this off to the General Register
Committee:
House State Government Finance and Policy
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Retirement and Government Resources REVISED Apr 21st, 2026
Retirement and Government Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- Members, that concludes the introduction of our guest, Mark Wood. Will there be questions of Mr.
- Brief recap of who I am.
- One of the biggest challenges I see is that balance of, you know, keeping good track of taxpayer resources
- I think we gave several of those items to a number of people before this session.
- Out of alignment.
Bills:
HB1170
Committee:
Senate Retirement and Government Resources
Keywords:
fiduciary responsibility, proxy voting, public finance, Oklahoma statutes, pension plans, pecuniary factors, nonpecuniary factors, financial risk, Attorney General
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Retirement and Government Affairs met to consider two executive nominations and House Bill 1170. Mark Wood was introduced as nominee to lead OMES; he described his background in public accounting and tax administration, said his focus would be on stabilizing the agency, improving efficiency, and balancing accountability with service. Senators asked about OMES’s core mission and whether some duties should be returned to agencies; Wood said he would keep an open mind and work with legislators on possible changes. The committee advanced his nomination on a 9-0 vote.
The committee then heard Dwayne Helmberger’s nomination to the State Fire Marshal Commission. Helmberger, currently Stillwater fire chief and formerly assistant chief in Midwest City, emphasized code administration, education, and coordination with other agencies. Senators questioned him about backlogs in fire marshal inspections for marijuana grow operations and certificates of occupancy; he said the backlog was driven by the volume of applications and could be addressed through better planning, coordination, and logistics. His nomination also advanced unanimously, 9-0.
Finally, the committee considered House Bill 1170, which would direct pension fiduciaries to focus on pecuniary interests and avoid non-financial ESG considerations. Senator Daniels explained that the bill was intended to clarify state policy and align definitions with related measures, and she requested a title strike while continuing to work on the language. Members raised concerns about due process, immunity provisions, and whether the bill would conflict with recent court rulings or still allow consideration of ESG factors when financially relevant. After debate, the committee passed the bill 6-2.
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
Texas Ethics Commission Sep 17th, 2025 at 09:09 am
Transcript Highlights:
- We posted the position of General Counsel and received applications from dozens of excellent lawyers.
- Some fine-tuning of some of the definitions is needed.
- Of course.
- In favor of fines, our Interim General Counsel, Ms.
- The attorneys will be split between the Office of General Counsel and the Enforcement Division, and the
Keywords:
Texas Ethics Commission, legislative recommendations, general counsel appointment, foreign lobbying, political contributions, quarterly meetings, public testimony, rule amendments
Summary:
The meeting focused on the Texas Ethics Commission's (TEC) evaluation of legislative recommendations and personnel updates, including the appointment of a new general counsel and discussions about upcoming quarterly meetings. Commissioner Schmidt reported on the progress of various bills, including amendments to existing laws, the need for increased regulation on foreign lobbying, and the publication of new rules in the Texas Register. Public testimonies were heard regarding compliance issues and proposed changes in political contribution regulations. The Commission agreed to schedule further review on the legislative items discussed and the proposed rule amendments.
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
S/C on County & Regional Government Mar 10th, 2025
S/C on County & Regional Government
Transcript Highlights:
- which the board of directors could order a general election of the county at the county level and approve
- Above or order the question of dissolution to be placed on the ballot during the general election at
- of Texas.
- risk of dying from cancer than the general US population.
- The most prominent example of the past couple of years being Liberty County north of Houston.
Committee:
House S/C on County & Regional Government
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- official roll-out of that Office of Inspector General.
- General to the new Office of Inspector General.
- </c> to the new Office of Inspector General. to the new Office of Inspector General.
- of Inspector General.
- </c> General Office intact at MDE because of General Office intact at MDE because of not<01:16:50.480
Committee:
House Ways and Means
Keywords:
grooming, child protection, student safety, sexual exploitation, educator licensing, teacher discipline, mandatory reporting, mandated reporter training, school misconduct, predatory offender, child abuse, sexual abuse, sex trafficking, child sexual abuse material, child pornography, position of authority, school employee, school administrator, license revocation, license suspension
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- Senator Brooks, can footage of an eviction hearing end up being circulated online in a way that publicly
- of courtrooms.
- it was a violation of the Fourteenth Amendment and the The city of Tulsa or county of Tulsa has implemented
- I've worked with a lot of schools in the previous version of Strong Readers' Act.
- We've had numerous water bills on both sides of the aisle, a lot of great interest spent a lot of time
Bills:
SB1290 , SB1332 , SB1369 , SB1379 , SB1381 , SB1386 , SB1390 , SB1428 , SB1584 , SB1696 , SB175 , SB1778 , SB1794 , SB1806 , SB1836 , SB201
Committee:
Senate Appropriations
Keywords:
2-1-1 services, revolving fund, Department of Human Services, crisis pregnancy, abortion, legal funding, housing, infrastructure, water projects, Oklahoma Water Resources Board, economic development, zero-interest loans, clawback provision, local contractors, mental health, crisis services, 988 Lifeline, suicide prevention, behavioral health, human trafficking
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- So could footage of an eviction hearing end up being circulated? Follow-up.
- So could footage of an eviction hearing end up being circulated online in a way that publicly humiliates
- But it is part of, usually it's part of their package that they deal just with some of these.
- I'm going to kind of go off of my notes here.
- “By a number of schools, but I've heard from a lot of schools that they appreciate the flexibility of
Bills:
SB1290 , SB1332 , SB1369 , SB1379 , SB1381 , SB1386 , SB1390 , SB1428 , SB1584 , SB1696 , SB175 , SB1778 , SB1794 , SB1806 , SB1836 , SB201
Committee:
Senate Appropriations
Keywords:
2-1-1 services, revolving fund, Department of Human Services, crisis pregnancy, abortion, legal funding, housing, infrastructure, water projects, Oklahoma Water Resources Board, economic development, zero-interest loans, clawback provision, local contractors, mental health, crisis services, 988 Lifeline, suicide prevention, behavioral health, human trafficking
Summary:
The committee heard and advanced a long series of Senate bills covering criminal justice, courts, education, health, water infrastructure, economic development, and social services. Early measures included SB 1584, which shortens the timeline for submitting sexual assault evidence kits for forensic testing, and SB 1386, a courtroom transparency bill creating a pilot program for audio/video recording in certain courtrooms; SB 1386 drew the most extended debate, with concerns raised about privacy, selective editing, political use of footage, and impacts on victims, witnesses, jurors, and attorneys. The author said the bill was intended to improve the accuracy and context of the record, not to add live streaming or AI transcripts, and both bills advanced.
Several education and justice-related bills also moved forward. SB 1381 would require arrested persons to be brought before a judge within 48 to 72 hours and establishes a pilot in Oklahoma County; SB 201 raises each step of the minimum teacher salary schedule by $2,500; and SB 1778 revises the Strong Readers Act by directing a single state-paid screening instrument, adding early intervention and transitional/pull-out reading support, and phasing in changes beginning in 2027. SB 1836, requiring a board-approved mental health screener in routine primary care visits, passed after debate over its costs and implementation. SB 1806, allowing some young adults to remain in or re-enter DHS care until age 21, and SB 1428, creating an Alzheimer’s and dementia coordination office at the Health Department with private funding, also advanced.
The committee approved multiple public health and human services funding and coordination measures, including SB 1369 creating a revolving fund for the 988 crisis line, SB 1290 creating a 2-1-1 hotline revolving fund, SB 1794 establishing a statewide real-time behavioral health bed/capacity registry, and SB 1379 creating a two-year private grant program for certified human trafficking service providers. Members questioned fiscal impacts, administrative overhead, and service continuity, but the bills moved on. Other bills passed included SB 1696 to fund local recruitment incentives for new residents in rural and mid-sized communities, SB 1332 creating zero-interest water infrastructure loans for housing-related projects, SB 175 creating a reimbursement fund for abandoned uninsured commercial vehicles, and SB 1390 extending the gross production tax sunset to July 1, 2032.
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- We've got a lot of bills to run through and several amendments, um, some of them coming in right here
- every one of us.
- every one of us.
- I'd make a motion for adoption of that amendment. >> Adoption of that amendment.
- > Insurance</c> approval of the Department of Insurance approval of the Department of Insurance as<00
Committee:
House Insurance
Keywords:
HB300, Choctaw County, probate court, probate judge, recording fee, filing fee, deed tax, mortgage tax, deeds, mortgages, property records, recordation, county local act, local legislation, technology upgrades, digitalization of records, recordkeeping, county treasury, special fund, court administration
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate Committee on Business and Commerce (Part II) May 1st, 2025
Business & Commerce
Transcript Highlights:
- of AI technologies in general.
- Let me just kind of give you the history of it, but first of all, what the purpose of it is.
- It passed out of the House Business and Industries and was then placed on the general state calendar
- lender, regardless of the policies of that lender.
- But also, there is the issue of cash, of course, now.
Bills:
HB12 , HB149 , HB12 , HB149 , SB229 , SB1361 , SB1749 , SB1897 , SB2113 , SB2566 , SB2677 , SB1652 , SB2327 , SB2344 , SB2696
Committee:
Senate Business & Commerce
Keywords:
election law, attorney general, prosecution, criminal offenses, law enforcement, jurisdiction, voter fraud, local prosecuting attorney, public safety, communication, governor approval, interoperability, political subdivision, radio systems, artificial intelligence, regulation, biometric data, ethical AI, consumer protection, AI governance
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate Committee on Business and Commerce (Part I) May 1st, 2025
Business & Commerce
Transcript Highlights:
- Puppy mills generally are known to prioritize profit over animal welfare, with many of these pets suffering
- Generally, Senate Bill 1652 would prohibit the sale of dogs and cats in retail pet stores, creating a
- I'm the former chair of the Animal Law Section of the State Bar of Texas.
- I asked that, and the answer is we cannot control all of that. Some of it is out of control.
- It really kind of positions 99% of the law.
Bills:
HB12 , HB149 , SB229 , SB1361 , SB1749 , SB1897 , SB2113 , SB2566 , SB2677 , SB1652 , SB2327 , SB2344 , SB2696 , HB12 , HB149
Committee:
Senate Business & Commerce
Keywords:
artificial intelligence, regulation, biometric data, ethical AI, consumer protection, AI governance, automobile sales, finance, retail seller, motor vehicle purchase, motor vehicle sales, pricing restrictions, third-party financing, education, funding, student assessment, accountability, standards, motor vehicle, financing