Transcript Highlights:

• And with that, we will begin today's hearing.
• You are missed in the hearing.
• I've run an efficient hearing. We try to get things done.
• So we've reached the public shaming section of the hearing.
• Hearings adjourned. Thanks, everyone. Hearings adjourned. Thanks, everyone. Thank you.

Summary: The Assembly Business and Professions Committee heard a full agenda of bills covering travel consumer protections, cannabis commerce with tribes, medical record integrity, pest control licensing, pawn and gold-buying regulation, pharmacy discipline, land surveying, and expedited licensing for veterans separated under a federal transgender military policy. Members also later heard AB 1973, which would expand the ability of advanced practice clinicians to provide abortion care, with supporters arguing it would improve access and opponents warning about safety and scope-of-practice concerns. Several bills were presented before quorum was reached, and the chair repeatedly urged absent members to arrive so the committee could vote. Testimony on the bills was largely in support. Authors and witnesses said AB 1758 would raise the seller-of-travel assessment cap to keep the Travel Consumer Restitution Fund solvent; AB 2506 would allow state cannabis licensees to sell products from tribal licensees while respecting tribal sovereignty; AB 1637 would prevent non-physicians from altering physician-authored medical notes; AB 2477 would create a short provisional period for pest control workers awaiting licensure; AB 2633 would close a loophole involving remote gold-buying events and stolen property reporting; AB 2141 would let the Board of Pharmacy resolve some cases through stipulated settlements before formal accusations; and AB 1933 would make technical clarifications to land surveying law. AB 1775 drew emotional testimony from transgender service members and advocates describing the impact of federal separation policies and the need for California licensing and support. Once quorum was established, the committee voted out the consent calendar and each of the heard bills, generally on party-line or near-unanimous votes. AB 1637, AB 1758, AB 1775, AB 1933, AB 2141, AB 2477, AB 2506, and AB 2633 all passed out of committee, most to Appropriations or another policy committee as noted. AB 1973 also passed, despite a no vote from some members and an opposition witness from the California Family Council. The committee later took vote changes and additional roll calls for absent members before adjourning.

Transcript Highlights:

• We're going to public hearing then for House Bill 3144 by Representative Schulte.
• We're also having a public hearing on...
• Okay, we'll hear from witnesses in favor of these two bills.
• I'll now hear from... Thank you very much. I'll now hear from someone in opposition to these bills.
• He told the parole hearing officer during that hearing that day that he chose to get behind the wheel

Committee: House Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence

Summary: The committee held public hearings on House Bill 3144 and House Bill 3160, both dealing with appeals of preliminary injunctions. The sponsors said the bills would allow a party to appeal a preliminary injunction more broadly, rather than limiting that right to the Attorney General, and they described the measure as a response to prior litigation and equal protection concerns. Supporters, including a Campaign Life Missouri lobbyist and Attorney General’s office counsel, argued the change would align Missouri practice with federal interlocutory appeal rules and protect both sides from harm while litigation is pending. Some members questioned whether the bills were aimed at pending Amendment 3 litigation and raised concerns about fairness and whether the language should apply evenly to all parties; the sponsors said one bill would be amended to match the other. No vote was taken on these bills during the hearing. The committee then heard House Bill 1910, “Bentley and Mason’s Law,” which would require a person convicted of driving while intoxicated or drug-impaired driving that causes the death of a parent or guardian to pay child maintenance to the surviving children, with support continuing until age 18 or longer if the child is in college, and with arrearages addressed after release from incarceration. Representative Williams and several family members and victims testified in strong support, describing the bill as a deterrent and a way to hold impaired drivers financially accountable for the children left behind. Supporters said similar laws have passed in other states and cited a Tennessee case as an example of the law working in practice. Committee members asked about how maintenance would be calculated, whether the offender’s income would be considered, how civil judgments would interact with the maintenance order, and whether arrearages should accrue during incarceration; the sponsor said the bill could be refined and that those issues could be worked out. Opposition to HB 1910 was limited, but one law enforcement witness said he supported the concept despite being listed as opposition, and another witness from MADD strongly endorsed the bill. The hearing ended with no action on HB 1910. In executive session, the committee voted HJR 130 do pass by a vote of 13-0. It then considered HB 2086, a bill relating to the practice of law, which drew constitutional and separation-of-powers concerns from several members; the final vote was 7-7, and the bill was reported as due pass despite the tie.

Transcript Highlights:

• So we're going to start today with a public hearing.
• One, because I'm getting older and I can't hear very well.
• land can hear you.
• I hear from a lot of residents there.
• This was briefed at the public hearing.

Summary: The House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee met on February 4, with public hearing and executive action on several bills. The main public hearing was on House Bill 2668, as proposed substitute, which would direct the Department of Fish and Wildlife to identify and pursue relocation of the Bob Oak Game Farm and to plan remediation of the current site. Testimony from the bill sponsor, Centralia city officials, Lewis County public health staff, a tribal member, and residents strongly supported relocation, citing nitrate contamination in a sole-source aquifer, risks to drinking water for Centralia and nearby households, and the need for long-term public health protection. The committee also heard that interim mitigation measures such as point-of-use filters and water/sewer extensions were underway, but witnesses said relocation was the only durable solution. The bill was added to the day’s executive session as an unusual late addition, then later passed out of committee on a voice vote with a due pass recommendation. During executive session, the committee also acted on House Bill 2598, creating a Salmon Advisory Commission; House Bill 2619, creating a legislative task force to reduce regulatory stress in agriculture; House Bill 2199, dealing with derelict vessels and disposal timelines; House Bill 2463, which revises agricultural donation and farm-to-food pantry programs; and House Bill 1735, which prohibits force-feeding birds and related foie gras sales. Amendments were considered on several bills, including a DNR amendment to the vessel bill and a narrowing amendment to the force-feeding bill, which failed. The committee approved House Bill 2598 by a 6-5 vote, and House Bill 2619, House Bill 2199, House Bill 2463, House Bill 1735, and House Bill 2668 all received due pass recommendations, with some on voice votes and others by recorded roll call. The chair noted that moving House Bill 2668 in executive session the same day as public hearing was highly unusual and done because of the bill’s urgency and bipartisan support.

Transcript Highlights:

• So we'll close public hearing for 2545 and move on to public hearing for 2613.
• So we'll close public hearing for 2545 and move on to public hearing for 2613.
• Hearing and seeing none, staff will announce the vote. Mr.
• Hearing and seeing none, staff will announce the vote. Mr.
• Hearing and seeing none, staff will announce the vote. Mr.

Bills: HB2545 , HB2613 , HB1496 , HB2155 , HB2283 , HB2340 , HB2425 , HB2437 , HB2577

Committee: House Health Care & Wellness

Keywords: healthcare, patients, cardiovascular procedures, outpatient services, surgical facilities, HB2613, compounded medications, compounded drugs, pharmacy compounding, bulk drug substances, active pharmaceutical ingredients, API, drug safety, patient safety, pharmacy license, Washington pharmacy law, RCW 18.64, Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, FDA, pharmaceutical compounding

Transcript Highlights:

• The chair hears none. The substitute is adopted.
• The chair hears none. The motion prevails.
• The chair hears none. The substitute is adopted.
• The chair hears none. The substitute is adopted.
• We can barely hear you up here. Can you hear me? Yes. Okay.

Bills: SB34 , SB75 , SB330 , SB1535 , SB18 , SB 18 , SB 34

Committee: House State Affairs

Keywords: wildfire, wildfire mitigation, wildfire prevention, volunteer fire department, Texas A&M Forest Service, West Texas A&M University, prescribed burning, fuel loading, fuel reduction, firefighting equipment database, emergency communications, disaster preparedness, rural fire protection, asset hardening, natural resource management, emergency management, large wildfire risk, fire grant funding, fire suppression, Texas Legislature

Transcript Highlights:

• The chair hears none. House Bill 3861 will be left pending at this time.
• The chair hears none. House Bill 3861 will be left pending at this time.
• Thank you for hearing this bill.
• So we're starting to hear a lot of complaints from these homeowners.
• The chair hears none. House Bill 5563 will be left pending.

Bills: HB341 , HB469 , HB971 , HB1624 , HB2721 , HB2959 , HB3365 , HB3731 , HB3793 , HB3861 , HB3946 , HB3966 , HB4348 , HB4401 , HB4402 , HB4924 , HB4966 , HB5563

Committee: House Transportation

Keywords: affordable housing, zoning, development, community support, local regulations, bicycle lanes, traffic collisions, Texas Department of Transportation, study, public safety, bicycles, electric bicycles, scooters, road safety, transportation study, commercial vehicle, safety standards, enforcement, Texas counties, transportation

Transcript Highlights:

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• Um many of the hearings the hearing in.
• to hear New hearing, I was appalled to hear New Hampshire<04:15:32.080><c> DOT</c><04:15:32.800><c>
• We held several hearings.

Committee: House Public Works and Highways

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So, we will have four groups today, and unless I hear any objection, we're going to be hearing these
• Senator Sessions, second by Senator Jones, did I hear you?
• And do I hear a second? Second. Yeah. Okay. Um, motion and a second?
• Hearing none. Nine yays, zero nays. And Miss Marshall is... ...zero nays.
• Hearing none, we are adjourned. Thank you, Madam Chairman. That's it.

Committee: Senate Confirmations

Keywords: 923, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• We will<00:24:37.920><c> hear</c><00:24:38.080><c> the</c><00:24:38.200><c> following</c><00:24:38.600
• ><c> bills</c><00:24:39.000><c> in</c><00:24:39.080><c> the</c> will hear the following bills in the
• will hear the following bills in the following<00:24:39.560><c> order:</c><00:24:40.240><c> 1306,</c>
• Finance Committee will be meeting upon adjournment in Room 112 to hear two bills, House Bill 1414 and
• to hear House Bill 1326. 1326. 1326.

Keywords: 981, all

Transcript Highlights:

• We'll now move into public hearing, where we have Representative Keathley.
• We'll now move into public hearing, where we have Representative Keathley with House Bill 3054.
• And so you have no numbers of how many cases the Western District is hearing?
• I do not know how many the Western District is hearing, no. Who brought this bill to you?
• The public hearing and your House Judiciary Committee is now adjourned.

Committee: House Judiciary

Keywords: 959, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Do not register until you hear the bell. The House will now proceed to register.
• Those opposed will vote in nay or not vote until you hear the bell.
• Representative Alma Hernandez, can you hear me? Okay, sorry. Mr. Speaker Pro Tem. Can you hear me?
• The Transportation Committee will be meeting in 10 minutes in Hearing Room 3.
• Hearing none, so ordered. Chairwoman Martinez, thank you, Mr. Speaker Pro Tem.

Keywords: 1182, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I've begun to hear from many of the stakeholders.
• I've begun to hear from many of the stakeholders.
• I want to hear today. I'm here to represent part of this group.
• Thank you all for hearing me out. Thank you very much, sir. Thank y'all for hearing me out.
• So just know that we hear you. We're grateful for you.

Committee: Senate Commerce and Tourism

Keywords: 999, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• We have three bills up for public hearing today. First is going to be HB 2467.
• Would you like to hear it? Please proceed.
• Yes, I'm excited to hear the fiscal note. Please proceed. Thank you.
• Yes, I'm excited to hear the fiscal note. Please proceed.
• And this will close the public hearing on House Bill 2495.

Bills: HB2467 , HB2495 , HB2552

Committee: House Transportation

Keywords: HB 2467, fifth-wheel travel trailer, fifth wheel trailer, travel trailer, RV, recreational vehicle, trailer length, vehicle length limits, oversize vehicle, truck and trailer, tractor-semitrailer, semi-trailer, kingpin, Washington RCW, Department of Transportation, WSDOT, highway safety, commercial trucking, towing, motor home

Transcript Highlights:

• He hears them until they don't hear him anymore. Hello. How are you? Good to see you. Hello.
• There's been a public hearing that's been called, and so we will conduct a public hearing today.
• With that, this concludes the public hearing.
• So glad to hear that.
• I then ask... public hearing to a close.

Bills: SB287

Committee: House Local Legislation

Keywords: Sheriff, Barbour County, law enforcement, qualifications, training, executive education, 1136, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• First, as is customary, I will maintain decorum throughout today's hearing.
• But happy to hear your response. No, I appreciate that.
• Hear other perspectives from folks.
• All Rogers needs to hear. The bill is also double referred to All Rogers needs to hear.
• Throughout today's hearing, and I feel like in every single hearing we've had, we've talked at length

Committee: House Utilities and Energy

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Did you hear the question?
• That's that's good to hear.
• That's that's good to hear.
• That's good to hear.
• That's that's good to hear. I'm &gt;&gt; Okay. That's that's good to hear.

Bills: HB2264 , HB2336 , HB2298 , HB1518

Committee: House Public Safety

Keywords: protective orders, military, law enforcement, judicial coordination, victim safety, community safety, federal military installations, disaster response, emergency services, state funding, transportation department, public safety, Hawaii, education, high school diploma, veterans, wartime practices, armed services, HB1518, Hawaii SNAP

Summary: The committee opened by announcing that it would hear testimony but would not take decisions on the day’s bills, with action deferred to a later decision-making agenda. The first measure, HB 2264, would require notification to military security forces when a protective order is issued involving a military-affiliated person. Support came from the U.S. Defense State Liaison Office, the Hawaii National Guard, and DBEDT’s Military Affairs office, all emphasizing better coordination and faster notice to help protect victims and support command oversight. Family Court Judge Jesse Hall supported the intent but asked for deferral, explaining that a prior fax-and-email notification system had broken down and that the military had not re-engaged with the court. The Hawaii State Coalition Against Domestic Violence supported the bill but recommended narrowing it so it applies only when the respondent is actually marked as military-connected and delaying the effective date to January 1, 2027 to allow implementation. In questions, members discussed the current breakdown in communication, the number of military-marked TROs statewide, and whether the bill would be necessary if the old system were restored; the military witness said she would try to reestablish contact with the court. The committee then took up HB 2336, which would authorize the Department of Transportation to enter into agreements with the U.S. Department of Defense for services at federal military installations and charge an administrative fee. DOT and the Military Affairs office supported the measure, describing it as a way to speed projects, combine state and federal resources, and strengthen infrastructure that also supports disaster response and the economy. Members questioned why the bill was needed if similar arrangements had existed before, and whether Title 23 federal highway funds could be used; DOT responded that the bill would help expedite projects and supplement, not supplant, federal funding, while each project would still require review of the appropriate funding source. The committee also heard HB 2298, which would allow the Department of Education to award high school diplomas to qualified people whose schooling was interrupted by military service or wartime practices during World War II, the Korean War, or the Vietnam War. The U.S. Defense State Liaison Office, the Hawaii Office of Veterans Affairs, and DOE supported the bill, and DOE said implementation would have only a minimal printing cost. Finally, the committee heard HB 1518, which would require DHS, upon obtaining a federal waiver, to create a pre-release SNAP application process for inmates nearing release by January 1, 2028. DHS said it was already working on a pilot and stood on its testimony; the County of Hawaii, the Correctional System Oversight Commission, the ACLU of Hawaii, and the Hawaii Public Health Institute supported the measure, arguing it would improve reentry outcomes and would not cost the state additional money. No votes or final committee actions were taken on any of the bills during this meeting.

Transcript Highlights:

• We did look into the Chair's question from an earlier hearing.
• and hearing the conversations, and for the past several weeks, we've been hearing these conversations
• We'll hear from the CSU system next.
• You know, I love hearing about the two plus two programs.
• I want to thank the committee for hearing me today.

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Education Finance met to review CSU and State Library budget issues, enrollment trends, the Capital Fellows program, and a Title IX update. Chair David Alvarez opened by stressing that CSU faces serious financial pressure, including a systemwide deficit and proposed cuts that he and several members said were too large and likely to harm access, course offerings, and student services. Public comment focused heavily on the Braille Institute Library, with patrons, staff, veterans, and advocates urging restoration of funding and warning that the proposed cut would severely affect blind and visually impaired Californians across Southern California. Several CSU faculty, staff, and union representatives also opposed the proposed reductions and warned of larger class sizes, fewer sections, and layoffs. On the CSU core operations item, the Department of Finance explained the Governor’s proposal to reduce ongoing General Fund support by about $375 million and defer a 5% base increase, while the LAO said CSU core funding would be roughly flat once tuition and targeted augmentations were considered, but warned that rising costs and prior shortfalls would still force campuses to cut spending. CSU’s Chancellor’s Office said the proposed cut would deepen existing problems, citing prior-year budget gaps, job losses, reduced course sections, and student-service reductions. Members pressed Finance and the LAO on whether cuts could be made more surgically, especially at the Chancellor’s Office or in institutional support rather than in instruction, and the LAO said the Legislature has flexibility to target cuts more specifically. CSU also described ongoing consolidation efforts, including shared services among campuses and the planned Cal Maritime/Cal Poly San Luis Obispo integration, while cautioning that savings are not yet fully known. The committee then discussed CSU enrollment. The LAO recommended holding enrollment targets flat because the budget does not add new funding, while CSU reported strong recent growth, including more California residents, record first-year enrollment, and expanded direct admissions and transfer pathways. Members questioned why some campuses with high demand turn away many applicants while others continue to lose enrollment, and CSU said it is shifting resources from campuses with sustained declines to those with demand, using a 10% below-target threshold. The committee also discussed whether enrollment declines mirror local population trends, how to improve marketing and program alignment, and whether lessons from Cal Poly Humboldt’s conversion could inform other campuses such as Sonoma State. The Capital Fellows item drew a Finance proposal for a salary increase and an LAO counterproposal for a smaller raise plus future COLA language; the committee kept the item open. Finally, CSU reported progress on Title IX compliance, saying it has completed most State Auditor recommendations, expanded civil rights staffing, and increased training, prevention, and case-management efforts, though members asked how proposed budget cuts might affect those services.

Transcript Highlights:

• Chair hears none. HB1576 is left pending. Thank you.
• I didn't hear you. Seeking gender-affirming care.
• We're here to hear your thoughts on HB 778, okay?
• We want to hear... What do you think about HB778?
• Those companies should be, if they're listening now or if they... hear about this hearing.

Bills: HB778 , HB 1266 , HB1576 , HB2213 , HB2517 , HB2518 , HB2841 , HB3306 , HB3320 , HB3388 , HB3508 , HB3520 , HB3689

Committee: House Insurance

Keywords: credentialing, healthcare, physician assistants, advanced practice nurses, managed care, hurricane, windstorm, loss mitigation, grants, insurance discounts, property retrofitting, insurance, Texas Windstorm Insurance Association, board composition, coastal counties, property insurance, taxation, Texas FAIR Plan Association, premium taxes, maintenance taxes

Transcript Highlights:

• Based on what we heard in the first segment of this hearing, I was wondering if we could bring Evan Row
• I was wondering if we could hearing I was wondering if we could bring<00:03:18.680><c> Evan</c><00:03
• He said it depends on the version of the bill that members want to hear.
• hearing, we didn’t have a fiscal note hearing.
• This is the committee that should be hearing the bill." The speaker continued, "It's significant.

Bills: HF11

Committee: House Ways and Means

Keywords: Minnesota Paid Leave, paid family and medical leave, family leave, medical leave, implementation delay, premium collection, employer premiums, state payroll tax, workforce, labor, benefits administration, DEED, Department of Employment and Economic Development, employer notice, seasonal employees, private plans, actuarial study, outreach and education, employee rights, reinstatement

Transcript Highlights:

• Well, today hear me out. Sure.
• </c><00:21:45.039><c> from</c> heard and this subsequent hearing from heard and this subsequent hearing
• </c> Um one of the common uh themes we hear Um one of the common uh themes we hear um<00:50:40.480><c
• </c> I didn't hear your name, sir. Of course. I didn't hear your name, sir. Of course.
• Seeing none, that'll end the hearing.

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Keywords: 1191, senate, all