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FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Transportation Mar 12th, 2025

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • Reported favorably. Congratulations. Thank you.
  • By your vote, CS for SB 872 is reported favorably.
  • By your vote, CS for SB 650 is reported favorably. Yes. Chair Collins. Yes.
  • And by your vote, SB 1318 is reported favorably. Congratulations, Senator Grohl.
  • And, Senators, by your vote, Senate Bill 662 is reported favorably.
Summary: The Transportation Committee met and considered a series of bills, beginning with SB 266, which would exempt sales and use tax on electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft sold from manufacturers to operators. Senator Harold said the measure is intended to help Florida attract an advanced air mobility industry and create jobs. The committee adopted an amendment clarifying the definition of EVTOL aircraft and excluding drones, then reported the bill favorably. SB 350, by Senator DeSigley, was also reported favorably after a minor amendment; it allows local governments to permit vehicles to travel slowly on flooded streets without being treated as unlawfully impeding traffic. Supporters from the Florida PBA and Florida League of Cities waived in support. The committee next approved SB 706, designating part of U.S. 92/Gandy Boulevard as the Senator James A. Sebesta Memorial Highway. SB 628, Lucy’s Law, was heard with extensive emotional testimony from Lucy Fernandez’s parents and others. The bill strengthens boating safety by increasing penalties for reckless boating, requiring boating safety education after certain violations, and aligning some boating penalties more closely with motor vehicle laws. A substitute amendment was adopted, and the bill was reported favorably. SB 872, dealing with county and municipal price controls for the removal and storage of electric vehicles, was also amended and reported favorably after testimony from towing industry representatives about the added costs and storage constraints posed by damaged EVs; the Florida Insurance Council spoke in opposition. The committee then approved SB 650, which expands hazardous walking condition criteria for elementary school students to include walkways along freeways, ramps, and interchanges, regardless of speed limit. SB 1318, the hands-free driving bill, generated substantial testimony from safety advocates and families affected by distracted driving; it would rename Florida’s texting law as a hands-free driving law and prohibit handheld use of wireless devices while driving. The committee also passed SB 994, increasing driver education requirements for standard and learner’s licenses, and SB 662, designating a portion of West Beaver Street in Duval County as Harry Frisch Street. Several senators recorded affirmative votes on bills after the roll calls, and the meeting adjourned after all listed measures were reported favorably.
VT

Vermont 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Session - 2026-04-01 - 1:00PM

Vermont House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • room until the be in timeout in the card room until the end<00:04:21.040> of<00:04:21.120>
  • Next is Senate Bill 210, which is an act relating to access to autopsy reports.
  • relating to access to autopsy reports. relating to access to autopsy reports.
  • S. 210, an act relating to access to autopsy reports. Thank you, Madame Speaker.
  • to receive a copy of the autopsy report. to receive a copy of the autopsy report.
Keywords: 926, house, all
Summary: The House opened with a devotional and a series of lighthearted remarks, then welcomed Representative Kumulia Case Long of Milton, who had taken the oath of office earlier that morning. The chair announced Long’s seating in seat 114 and appointment to the Committee on Education. The chamber also received and first-read several bills: H. 953 on the Panton town charter amendment, H. 954 on the Stowe town charter amendment, S. 64 on optometrists’ scope of practice, and S. 278 on cannabis. The House also noted favorable committee reports on H. 952 (capital construction/bonding budget adjustment) and S. 218 (reducing chloride contamination in state waters), with referrals made under House Rule 35A. The House adopted JRS. 47, a joint resolution setting weekend adjournment for April 3, 2026, and then read two concurrent resolutions that had already been adopted on the consent calendar: HCR 217 congratulating McNeel and Rei of Rutland on 70 years in business, and HCR 230 recognizing April 2026 as National Child Abuse Prevention Month and honoring Prevent Child Abuse Vermont for its 50th anniversary. Members offered remarks celebrating McNeel and Rei’s history and the work of Prevent Child Abuse Vermont, including testimony about the organization’s prevention and family-support efforts. The House then took up H. 657, relating to services for unaccompanied homeless youth without parental consent. A Judiciary amendment, supported by Human Services on a 9-2 straw poll, revised immunity language so providers may rely in good faith on certification forms and clarified shelter-provider exceptions in existing law. The amendment was adopted, and the bill passed third reading. The House also passed H. 941, on municipal regulation of agriculture. Finally, the House considered S. 210 on access to autopsy reports; Human Services recommended an amendment shifting decision-making authority to the court, adding a factor on interference with criminal investigations, and allowing refiling if circumstances materially change. The committee reported the bill favorably 10-1, the House agreed to propose the amendment to the Senate, and third reading was ordered.
MA
Transcript Highlights:
  • It's about reporting it. It's showing it.
  • And a very thick report came out, very good.
  • And if you bring it and the audit comes in, let the report card speak for itself.
  • And then if that report card isn't met with passing grades, then that sheriff, or that Department of
  • Where is that report? There was a very good report last time... It was a very good report.
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The commission opened an informal discussion focused on developing recommendations for its September report on correctional consolidation and cooperation. Chairs Dan Hunt and Senator Brownsberger emphasized that the group is still in an information-gathering phase, but should begin putting ideas on the table, including possible written recommendations, further hearings, and additional facility tours. Members discussed whether the commission should seek more input from frontline stakeholders such as sheriffs, probation, parole, reentry centers, unions, and the judiciary, and whether recommendations should be organized around specific issue areas like medical costs, programming, reentry, and facility operations. A major theme was the need for a more integrated and consistent correctional system. Participants raised concerns about fragmentation across DOC, county sheriffs, probation, and parole, and suggested exploring step-down pathways, minimum security, pre-release, day reporting, and regional reentry hubs to improve outcomes and reduce recidivism. Several speakers stressed the importance of uniform standards, evidence-based programming, better data on outcomes and spending, and clearer alignment between custody conditions and rehabilitation goals. There was also discussion of looking to other states and international models, as well as revisiting older reports and plans, including the 2009 commission report and the 2010 corrections master plan. Facility-specific issues were also raised, including the need to examine women’s facilities such as Framingham, Bridgewater, and restrictive housing practices in light of suicide concerns and mental health needs. Members discussed the relationship between correctional custody and behavioral health, the role of the judiciary in sentencing and reentry planning, and whether judges should be better informed about available programming and step-down options. There was broad agreement that collaboration, transparency, and accountability should be strengthened, with some members urging that recommendations be based on firsthand facts and data rather than opinion alone. The meeting also included presentation of a written set of eight high-level recommendations compiled by advocacy and legal organizations, which focused on clearer and more consistent programming, equitable application of rules, and reducing punitive conditions that function like solitary confinement. The chairs said the document would be shared with members and posted online. No formal votes were taken during the discussion, and the meeting ended with plans to continue the conversation at a future session, including possible follow-up on reentry centers, restrictive housing, and other systemwide reforms.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Technology and Telecommunications REVISED Feb 19th, 2026 at 10:00 am

Technology and Telecommunications

Transcript Highlights:
  • And so as this goes through, we remember those reports are gonna come to him.
  • Again, that was just to be able to review All the reports that were given to them.
  • We have We have not gotten any reports. As I said, we postponed the effective date till January 1.
  • I would be happy to ask their office if they do have any of those reports though.
  • Of what this reporter termed harmful interactions, and she defined those broadly in the interview to
Bills: SB1670, SB1716, SB1521
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

Appropriations Jun 5th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • EVERY YEAR THEY ARE REQUIRED TO PUBLISH A REPORT WITH EIGHT ELEMENTS IN IT.
  • CHAIR HOOPER. >> Chair: YES BY YOUR VOTE SENATE BILL 1906 IS REPORTED FAVORABLY.
  • WE HAVE TWO APPEARANCE CARDS, KIERON WOODALL SPEAKING AGAINST.
  • DOES ANY SENATOR WISH TO BE REPORTED ON BILLS IN THE AGENDA TODAY?
  • DOES ANY SENATOR WISH TO BE REPORTED ON BILLS IN THE AGENDA TODAY?
Keywords: 999, senate, all
MN
Transcript Highlights:
  • They accepted what the Axtell report and, as you—those of you that have been tracking the Axtell report
  • They accepted what the Axtell report and, as you—those of you that have been tracking the Axtell report
  • Yes, key card access will be restricted. >> Restricted to everybody?
  • Yes, key card access will be locked?
  • Yes, key card access will be restricted. restricted. restricted.
Keywords: 919, house, all
Summary: Minnesota Department of Public Safety Commissioner Bob Jacobson and State Patrol Colonel Christina Bogey announced that weapon screening will begin Tuesday at the Minnesota State Capitol at the start of the 2026 legislative session. They said the change is based on an independent security assessment and the Axtell report’s top recommendation, and framed it as an added layer of protection rather than a weapons ban or a change in state law. Both emphasized that the Capitol will remain open, accessible, and welcoming while reducing preventable risks, citing heightened threats to public officials and the recent murders and shootings involving Minnesota lawmakers and their families. Bogey outlined the screening plan: visitors will use four public access points, with the south ground-level entrance as the primary entry, while other exterior doors will not be open for public entry. She said the process should take only seconds for most people, with bags going through separate scanners and additional screening only if needed. The Capitol will close to the general public at 4:30 p.m. on weekdays, though accommodations will be made when hearings or floor sessions run later. She also said the entrances and screening areas are ADA accessible and that staff will be available to help guide visitors. In questions, officials said prohibited items are defined by statute and administrative rules and referred reporters to the State Patrol website for the full list. They confirmed that lawful permit-to-carry holders may still bring firearms, but must declare the permit, show government ID, and go through screening; elected officials are exempt, while staff are not. They also said the State Patrol will fund the rollout from its own budget, with costs to be evaluated over time, and that tunnel key-card access will be restricted to everyone. The briefing ended with a plan to demonstrate the screening equipment upstairs.
DE
Transcript Highlights:
  • And I also have a concern, really, with public health enforcing this on their reports.
  • They don't look to see what the report was. News Journal publishes them all the time online.
  • It allows municipalities to submit reports electronically using a unique identifier.
  • It does this by bringing the reporting process in line with current government processes.
  • It does this by bringing the reporting process in line with current digital government practices.
Summary: The committee met in hybrid format on June 18, 2026, but initially lacked a quorum, so minutes were not approved until later in the meeting after additional members joined. The committee heard a series of bills, with most receiving supportive testimony from sponsors, agency officials, advocacy groups, and frequent public commenter Robert Overmiller. Several measures focused on transportation and public safety, including HB 363 on residential speed limits, HB 384 extending DelDOT open-end contracts from three to five years, HB 413 allowing green flashing lights on road work and emergency vehicles, HB 456 streamlining subaqueous lands permitting, and HB 388 letting drivers with temporary medical suspensions keep their license for ID purposes while being flagged in the system as not allowed to drive. Members asked questions mainly about implementation, enforcement, and scope, and sponsors or agency witnesses explained that the bills were intended to improve safety, efficiency, and administrative clarity. The committee also took up HB 111, which would require single-use food service items such as utensils, straws, napkins, and condiments to be provided only upon request, with exemptions for schools, nonprofits, health care facilities, correctional facilities, and similar settings. Supporters, including Plastic Free Delaware and the Sierra Club, said the bill would reduce waste and save businesses money, while opponents from the restaurant industry argued it could confuse customers, hurt tourism, and be difficult to enforce. Sponsors emphasized that restaurants could still ask customers if they wanted items and that the bill included a phase-in period and capped penalties. The committee also heard HB 393, a consumer protection bill for third-party electric suppliers that tightens oversight, training, reporting, renewal notices, and rate limits after concerns about misleading sales and unexpectedly high bills; it drew support from environmental advocates and members who had seen constituent complaints. Finally, the committee heard HB 412 on hunting and trapping education and wildlife drug administration, which was described as a safety and modernization measure and supported by the Division of Fish and Wildlife and sportsmen’s groups, and SB 346, which would speed up Environmental Appeals Board hearings and decisions. SB 346 drew broad support from DNREC, the Nature Conservancy, the Sierra Club, and business groups, though one witness asked to clarify that Superior Court appeal rights would remain intact; DNREC confirmed they would. The committee also approved the June 10, 2026 minutes after quorum was established, and the meeting ended with a motion to adjourn and unanimous approval.
TX

Texas 89th 1st C.S.

State Affairs (Part II) Aug 4th, 2025

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Everything that we reported on was legal.
  • is if we violate the Michael Morton Act, we lose our bar card.
  • It's the report. Is the new report sufficient? I haven't seen it. So it's sufficient, we think.
  • You haven't seen the report, nobody has, but yes.
  • How are they unsubstantiated when people are actually making a report, a real report?
Bills: SB7, SB14
Summary: The Committee on State Affairs took up Senate Bill 14, which would create a confidential department file for law enforcement officers and jailers and limit public access to records involving unsubstantiated misconduct, while preserving access for hiring agencies, TCOLE, and certain criminal justice uses. TCOLE’s Gretchen Grigsby explained the current rollout of law enforcement recordkeeping reforms, including the distinction between the public personnel file and the confidential G-file, and answered questions about when TCOLE would request files during investigations. Senator Perry and other members focused on how the bill would interact with existing personnel-file rules, public transparency, and criminal discovery obligations. Public testimony was largely opposed. Critics argued the bill was drafted too broadly, could sweep in records beyond misconduct files, and would reduce transparency for the public, journalists, oversight bodies, and families seeking answers in cases such as Uvalde and jail deaths in Tarrant County. Several witnesses said the bill could allow small or single-officer agencies, including elected constables, to shield their own records, and some warned it could chill reporting and oversight. Supporters, including law enforcement representatives, said the bill would protect officers from false or unsubstantiated allegations, align agencies without civil-service protections with those that already have G-files, and preserve confidentiality for records that should not be public. Dallas County prosecutors and Harris County deputies supported the general policy but asked for clarifying amendments, especially to separate language they said could affect the Michael Morton Act and to preserve existing protections through in-camera review or protective orders. Committee members spent significant time questioning witnesses about how substantiated versus unsubstantiated allegations would be handled, whether body camera footage and case files would remain public, and how the bill would affect discovery in criminal cases. After hearing all registered witnesses, the chair closed public testimony. Senate Bill 14 was left pending, and the committee recessed.
WV
Transcript Highlights:
  • The bill will be reported.
  • The bill will be reported. The Senator from Kanawha. Mr.
  • The bill will be reported. The senator from Knawa. Mr.
  • The bill will be reported.” “The chair recognizes the vice chair.”
  • A GAL is again filing a report, a hearing is held.
Keywords: 994, senate, all
Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 4198, which would require employers to use E-Verify to confirm new hires’ work authorization and impose escalating penalties for violations, including warnings, debarment from state contracts, loss of business licenses, and other sanctions. Counsel and senators raised extensive drafting concerns, including circular language, conflicts with existing record-retention provisions, unclear references to “seeks to employ,” possible application to babysitters, lawn care, and other casual or household arrangements, and uncertainty about how the bill would work for employers who never actually complete a hire. The bill sponsor defended the measure as a way to strengthen compliance with existing law, protect employers who use E-Verify in good faith, and deter illegal hiring. After debate, a motion to table the bill failed on a roll call vote, 6 in favor and 10 opposed, and the chair then announced the bill would be sent to a subcommittee to be cleaned up, with instructions to resolve the drafting conflicts and other ambiguities. The committee then turned to House Bill 4710, with an amendment, which would require a person to be registered with a political party or as an independent 210 days before filing a certificate of candidacy. Counsel explained that the change would lengthen the current 60-day requirement and would affect both party-switching and independent candidacies, making it harder for candidates to change affiliation shortly before an election. Senators asked about how the 210-day period would work relative to the primary and general election filing deadlines, and counsel clarified that it would be measured backward from the relevant filing dates. The discussion focused on the practical effect of the bill as a “sore loser” measure and on the timing rules for candidacy filings.
CO

Colorado 2026 Regular Session

Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 092 Apr 16th, 2026

Colorado House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • reported net financial losses. reported net financial losses.
  • reported a net loss in income. reported a net loss in income. 66%<02:19:44.000> of<02:19:
  • keep them from reporting wage theft. keep them from reporting wage theft.
  • Why do they not already report?
  • Anonymous<03:47:49.640> reporting Anonymous reporting Anonymous reporting is<03:47:51.760>
Keywords: 981, all
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Elections Committee Apr 9th, 2025

Elections

Transcript Highlights:
  • Facts matter, and that is why I am having a report passed out to you from the Transparency Foundation
  • Frankly, your own staff report reflects that.
  • DeMaio, and thank you for this very long report from the Transparency Foundation.
  • Thank you About the facts in the report For the foundation that your whole bill Okay. Thank you.
  • These stories are just not unique, and unfortunately there are hundreds of similar reported cases.
Keywords: 988, house, all
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am

Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • wage data, and as a result... ...contributions to DUA or to report wage data.
  • OSHA violations are already publicly reported and submitted to OSHA directly.
  • Even the credit reporting industry representatives have admitted this.
  • I respectfully urge you to report it out and look forward to your questions.
  • This bill has been reported out favorably. Should be reported out favorably again.
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development held a hybrid hearing on a large group of bills carried over from the previous session, with Chair Jake Oliveira and House Co-Chair Paul McMurtry outlining the process and limiting testimony to three minutes. The committee heard testimony on several labor and workplace proposals, including bills to harmonize employee definitions to address misclassification (SB 1338/HB 2141), expand bereavement leave (including H. 2189/S. 1354 and related bills), protect collective bargaining rights for certain administrative employees (HB 268/SB 1306), expand commuter transit benefits (HB 2153/SB 1345), regulate employer use of credit reports (S. 1286), and require apprenticeship participation or OSHA-related workplace safety measures on public projects. At the end of the hearing, the chairs read into the record additional bills that did not receive testimony that day. Supporters of the misclassification bill, including Greater Boston Legal Services and the AFL-CIO, said aligning the employee-status tests across wage, unemployment, and PFML laws would reduce confusion, improve enforcement, and help workers wrongly treated as independent contractors or managers recover benefits and bargaining rights. NAGE and its representative argued that public-sector employees have been improperly reclassified into management titles to weaken unions, and that the bill would force the Division of Labor Relations to review those titles. On bereavement leave, advocates including the Louis E. Brown Peace Institute, a state representative, the Massachusetts Office for Victim Assistance, and individual survivors described the impact of sudden loss and homicide on families, saying guaranteed leave would help workers grieve, make arrangements, and avoid losing jobs or custody-related stability. The committee also heard support for commuter benefits as a low-cost way to reduce emissions and increase transit use, and for restricting employer credit checks because of inaccuracies and discriminatory effects. There was opposition to some construction-related bills. The Associated Builders and Contractors and the Building Trades Employers Association supported apprenticeship training in principle but said current apprentice-to-journeyworker ratios are outdated or misunderstood, and that the bills should be amended or clarified before advancing. The Massachusetts landscape and snow-removal industry strongly supported a snow-liability limitation bill, arguing that hold-harmless clauses and broad indemnification requirements force contractors to assume liability for conditions they cannot control, drive up insurance costs, and threaten business viability. The committee did not take any votes during the hearing, and the session ended with the chairs thanking members, staff, and the public before adjourning.
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

House Labor, Health & Social Services Committee, March 2, 2026

Labor, Health & Social Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • to report that into FDA's they have to report that into FDA's adverse<00:21:44.320> events<00
  • In addition to adverse reporting requirements, they also have reporting requirements into the Wyoming
  • collected and you will get that report collected and you will get that report uh<01:03:47.200>
  • c> limits the reporting from limits the reporting from uh<01:10:31.199> from<01:10:32.159>
  • reporting on all individuals uh from reporting on all individuals across<01:10:33.920> the<01
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations and Budget Education Subcommittee Feb 16th, 2026 at 04:30 pm

A&B Education Subcommittee

Transcript Highlights:
  • LOFT is the one that prepares a report.
  • You have this commission LOFT is the one that prepares a report.
  • The commission would then send a report to the legislature.
  • that report and say yes or no.
  • We will report your bill out as due pass. Thank you very much.
Keywords: 914, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Elections - 02/25/25

Elections

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:30:02.760> and you go to the Pack's actual report and you go to the Pack's actual report
  • Requires reporting the sale or purchase of individual stocks if the elected official's shares of the
  • any real property if business report any real property if it's<00:43:10.680> over $2500<00:43
  • <00:43:21.000> any<00:43:21.240> horse $2,500 uh we have to report any horse $2,500
  • I think we already have reporting on what stocks we own, but we really don't know the timing of it.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Aggravated durational departure sentence requirement discussed 2/18/26

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • So, yeah, I didn't bring in a rolodex of file cards with downward departure notes on it.
  • <00:18:30.640> with<00:18:30.960> downward rolodex of file cards with downward rolodex
  • of file cards with downward departure<00:18:32.720> uh<00:18:33.120> notes<00:18:33.520
  • [Laughter] We have a report from the Sentencing Guidelines Commission.
  • from the sentencing >> We have a report from the sentencing guideline<00:20:01.120> commission
Keywords: 919, house, all
Summary: The committee took up House File 3380, a bill by Representative Hudson aimed at repeat violent felony offenders who use firearms. Hudson said the bill would require aggravated sentencing, up to the statutory maximum, for people convicted of three or more violent felonies involving firearms, with no probation, parole, early release, or work release. He argued the measure was needed because repeat offenders cycle through the system and because downward departures are too common, especially in Hennepin and Ramsey counties. Dave Zimmer, a former law enforcement officer and public safety policy fellow, testified in support, saying the bill would tighten loopholes, restore consequences for repeat violent offenders, and help victims of violent crime. Representative Pinto questioned the bill’s need and structure, asking for specific examples of the problem and raising concerns about separation of powers, the breadth of the lookback into prior convictions, and whether the bill actually required a full maximum sentence or could be satisfied by only a small upward departure. He also noted that sentencing departures are public and can be challenged. Representative Mohler similarly pressed for clarification on the statistics Hudson cited, referenced sentencing guidelines data showing different departure rates across counties, and said departures can sometimes reflect victim preferences or evidentiary difficulties. Hudson responded that the bill was simple, that any ambiguity about firearm involvement would likely not count, and that the point was to ensure sentences could not go down for repeat armed violent offenders. After discussion, the chair announced that an amendment, DE2, was out of order. The committee then laid House File 3380 over, and the meeting adjourned.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee Jun 17th, 2026

Budget and Fiscal Review

Transcript Highlights:
  • Some of them include, for example, companies have to report as a combined entity so they can't shift
  • Now, one of my cards... Very fair.
  • And so this report is so important. We hope the Legislature will take action.
  • They are basic operating infrastructure for the modern small business.
  • We'll recess for absent members to please report to the committee room and vote. Thank you.
Keywords: 987, senate, all
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama House Mobile County Legislation Committee Jan 28th, 2026

Mobile County Legislation

Transcript Highlights:
  • Chairman, I make a motion to give this bill a favorable report. come back with the CA.
  • Chairman, I make a motion to give this bill a favorable report. I'll second.
  • Uh, but everybody will get a key card.
  • Uh, but everybody will get a key card.
  • And when it comes to the parking lot and those issues, ...but everybody will get a key card.
Keywords: 1136, house, all