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CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • A uniform process across the Regional centers offers transparency and the ability to compare data on
  • Couple that with the fact that the uniform financial system is equally as old; all the money is handled
  • Couple that with the fact that the uniform financial system equally as old, all the money is handled
  • And frankly, we think after 15 years of technological innovation, there's got to be some low-code, no-code
  • don't make it prohibitively expensive as we ask people to manually customize millions of lines of code
Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Human Services held a hearing on developmental services, rehabilitation, and related supports, with no votes taken. The first major topic was the Master Plan for Developmental Services. Administration officials described a year-long, community-driven process that included a steering committee, work groups, and statewide engagement sessions, and said the final draft would be released that Friday with about 170 recommendations. The Department of Developmental Services said the plan would inform future work, but did not offer a detailed implementation roadmap. The LAO said the plan contains significant policy and budget implications, may require statutory changes, and needs further analysis to turn recommendations into actionable proposals. Advocates and regional center representatives urged the Legislature and administration to avoid letting the plan sit on a shelf, called for prioritization and ongoing stakeholder oversight, and emphasized the need to address equity, workforce, service coordination, and cross-system collaboration. The chair said he wanted to work with the LAO on trailer bill language and future reporting to create a clearer path forward. The second topic was the Office of Employment First and competitive integrated employment. Administration witnesses said California has ended subminimum wage under SB 639, but that moving people into competitive integrated employment remains a major priority. They described existing efforts such as DDS’s coordinated career pathways pilot, paid internships, job development services, benefits counseling, and DOR’s career counseling and referral services, along with pilot projects in San Diego and Orange County. The State Council on Developmental Disabilities and advocates argued that employment outcomes have remained stuck at roughly 15% and that a dedicated Employment First Office is needed to coordinate across agencies, align goals, and improve outcomes. The LAO recommended regular legislative oversight on people transitioning out of subminimum wage and asked for technical assistance on coordinated career pathways. The chair criticized the administration’s decision to effectively eliminate funding for the office, requested a detailed implementation timeline and quarterly transition reports, and said the committee would continue pressing for the office to be implemented. The final issue was respite services, utilization trends, and access. DDS reported that in-home respite use and spending have risen sharply over several years, with about 150,000 people using respite in 2023-24 and expenditures reaching about $1 billion. Officials said access depends on families knowing the service exists, service coordinators identifying need, and having enough providers, especially in rural and linguistically diverse communities. The San Diego Regional Center said utilization generally mirrors statewide trends, but access is stronger in some areas, such as Imperial County, where families often prefer family-directed or agency-supported models that allow them to hire trusted workers. Committee members emphasized the importance of respite for family health and caregiver well-being, asked whether service coordinators are asking practical questions about sleep and stress, and discussed the need for better identification of complex behavioral and medical needs. DDS said a standardized family support tool and updated IPP process are intended to improve consistency, transparency, and person-centered assessment for respite and related services.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Public Health Jun 4th, 2026

Public Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • How are the payments from commercial payers?
  • And when you have a commercial payer, you know, the government is paying the, And when you have a commercial
  • Who's going to do the billing and the coding, right?
  • Is there a code? Here's your code. It's on demand.
  • We have a really strong focus on coding and billing.
Committee: House Public Health
Keywords: 1184, house, all
ID

Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Agenda Jan 29th, 2026

Judiciary, Rules and Administration

Transcript Highlights:
  • Committee, before you is this RS where we clarify Idaho Code 18-6409 on disturbing the peace to make
  • And there's some code that says specifically where we can do that, and Department of Corrections is one
  • If it affects the FAA's ability to run commercial airspace or whatever, they can shut us down anytime
  • As required by the FAA, I obtained a Part 107 certificate to operate as a remote pilot for commercial
  • This bill is more about, this bill is more about just a change in code.
Keywords: 989, all
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • the way down to everybody so you can see here, transparency and fairness, administration of the tax code
  • truck driver, a commercial truck, and they have to go to a different commercial truck driving lot to
  • And so, one of the locations we actually do commercial drive tests right now is an old salt and sand
  • And we think it's going to deliver a just a great experience for our commercial truck drivers that we
  • We also have a commercial trade program that went into effect last year, where you can renew a commercial
Keywords: 914, all
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives Apr 16th, 2026

Louisiana House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • To suspend for 18 months provisions of the Louisiana Administrative Code providing rules regulations
  • Study the implementation of Children's Code relative to online training requirements for reporting child
  • certain alleged violations or exercising academic freedom or free speech, and provides for penalties, uniform
  • certain alleged violations, exercising academic freedom or free speech, and provides for penalties, uniform
ID

Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Agenda Mar 20th, 2026

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • The cleanup that Senator Guthrie noted is we just went through to make sure every code section that references
  • simple because it just requires a few definitions and then adding the one new definition into the code
  • The constitutional right to a thorough, uniform, and general education for Idaho's children in grades
  • The constitutional right to a thorough, uniform, and general education for Idaho's children in grades
Keywords: 989, all
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Commerce Mar 11th, 2026

Commerce, Consumer Protection, and International Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • definition of small businesses is 500 employees, but there is some discretion around certain NAICS codes
  • of small businesses, 500 million, 500 employees, but there is some discretion around certain NACS codes
  • whatever the discretion is, whatever the hardship definition is, and the interest of the state is uniform
  • We just want to make sure it's uniform across the board so that no one can say, 'I was treated differently
Summary: The House Committee on Commerce met on March 11, 2026, opened with roll call and adoption of prior minutes, interim amendments, and the committee rules for the new session. Members then took up several bills, with technical amendments adopted on multiple measures before final committee action. The committee also deferred House Bill 267 because the author was absent. House Bill 853 by Representative McMakin, dealing with misleading solicitations by non-government entities, drew the most discussion. The committee adopted technical amendments and a concept amendment tying enforcement to the Louisiana Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law, with members and Secretary of State Nancy Landry discussing the meaning of “may” versus “shall,” the scope of “foreign” entities, and whether the bill covered mail, email, and other digital solicitations. The Secretary of State’s office supported the bill as a consumer-protection measure against deceptive government-like mailings, and the committee reported the bill favorably with amendments. House Bill 618, also by Representative McMakin, would adjust Louisiana Economic Development fees and related cost provisions. Secretary of LED gave a detailed presentation on the department’s recent restructuring, investment totals, job creation, small-business support, and the Source Louisiana platform, while members questioned fee impacts, hardship waivers, competitive effects, and how LED tracks incentives and job data. After adopting technical amendments and an amendment removing biannual inflationary adjustments, the committee reported the bill favorably with amendments. House Bill 207 by Representative Henry, revising the Louisiana Auctioneer’s Licensing Board’s membership, domicile, and related provisions, was amended to keep consumer members and clarify venue in East Baton Rouge Parish before being reported favorably. House Bill 300 by Representative Riser, raising the appraisal threshold for certain state bank residential loans from $250,000 to $400,000, was reported favorably after discussion of federal alignment and appraisal safeguards. House Bill 464 by Representative Riser, requiring more centralized reporting of damaged utilities through 811 and related notifications, received support from utility and 811 representatives and was also reported favorably. The committee adjourned after adopting a motion to do so.
AR

Arkansas 2026 Regular Session

LEGISLATIVE JOINT AUDITING Jan 9th, 2026

LEGISLATIVE JOINT AUDITING

Transcript Highlights:
  • Arkansas Code, provided in Appendix A, requires the legislative auditor to notify the applicable prosecutor
  • Arkansas Code directs the legislative auditor to notify the Arkansas Governmental Bonding Board of audit
  • And then we did file a bill to do that last session that would have put a lot more uniformity in the
  • And then we did file a bill to do that last session that would have put a lot more uniformity in the
Summary: The committee first approved the minutes from the prior meeting and then heard several audit-related reports. The executive committee report noted audit and special reports were scheduled for standing committees and the full Legislative Joint Audit Committee, with one requested report still in progress. The City, County, and Local report covered delinquent private water and sewer audits, reinstatement of turnback funds for entities that filed required reports, and action involving the town of Daisy, which was directed to repay misused street funds at 10% of general fund revenue annually. The education and state agencies reports included higher education audits and state agency findings, with some reports filed and others deferred to the February meeting for additional information or corrective-action details. The committee then took up a special audit of the Charles W. Donaldson Scholars Academy at UA Little Rock. Legislative Audit reported that the program, funded with $10 million in desegregation money plus a $50,000 grant, awarded $1.87 million in scholarships to 379 students, with 116 graduates, but found numerous eligibility and disbursement problems, including scholarships to ineligible students, excessive awards, improper documentation, and unclear disposition of some assets. Committee members questioned UALR representatives about oversight, staffing, and whether funds were properly used, and also heard from Philander Smith College about its limited role in verifying enrollment. Members expressed concern about the program’s results and the lack of detail on accountability, and the committee voted to table the report until the next meeting for further review and requested additional information, including the federal court order and more detail on expenditures and oversight. Finally, the committee reviewed the annual disposition report on matters referred to prosecutors and the Attorney General for 2024. Staff said 164 matters were referred, with 28 resulting in criminal charges and convictions, 39 still under review, 96 not charged, and others dismissed or pending; 20 convictions produced fines, restitution, and audit-cost orders, and bond trust fund claims were paid in some cases. Prosecutor Coordinator and Attorney General representatives explained that some referrals do not meet criminal standards, may lack intent, or are otherwise not prosecutable, and members asked for more standardized reporting, clearer explanations of why cases are not charged, and more information on restitution efforts. The committee discussed possible templates, training, and better coordination, then voted to file the report and adjourned, with the next meeting set for February 12, 2026.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • We have to deal with different regulations, for example, changing from the Uniform Building Code to the
  • International Building Code, or at times we have new regulations coming from OSHA that we need to comply
  • These include things like uniforms, garments, electronics, and materials and raw materials in electronics
Summary: The Governmental Organization Committee heard a series of bills on holidays, procurement, public safety, and business regulation. AB 268 would add Diwali as an official state holiday and allow schools and state workers limited flexibility to observe it; supporters described it as a recognition of California’s large South Asian and Hindu communities, and there was no opposition. AB 770 would define “customary maintenance” for outdoor advertising displays to clarify what repairs and reinforcements are allowed; the bill was presented as a safety and consistency measure for the billboard industry. AB 783 would authorize the Department of General Services to negotiate bulk pricing for construction materials to help disaster-affected communities rebuild more affordably, with supporters from the housing and building sectors and some members raising concerns about state contracting, storage, and implementation. AB 381 would update state procurement rules to better prevent human trafficking and forced labor in supply chains, aligning state policy with federal standards and drawing support from anti-trafficking advocates, labor, and local government representatives. AB 668 would extend drink-spiking prevention measures to music festivals by requiring test strips, drink lids, and reporting procedures; supporters emphasized victim safety and underreporting, while venue operators opposed the bill unless amended, citing feasibility and cost concerns. AB 880 would require prompt payment and indirect cost coverage for nonprofits contracting with the state, with broad nonprofit support and no opposition. AB 989 would make California Native American Day a paid holiday, with tribal and allied support. AB 592 would extend and expand temporary outdoor dining and alcohol service flexibilities for restaurants, with strong support from restaurant and business groups and opposition from alcohol policy advocates who preferred a narrower or permanent grandfathering approach. Most bills advanced on committee votes, generally on party-line or broad bipartisan support. AB 770 was moved to Appropriations, AB 783 was passed as amended to the Assembly Committee on Emergency Management, AB 381 was sent to Labor, AB 668 and AB 880 were sent to Appropriations, AB 989 was sent to Public Employees and Retirement, and AB 592 was sent to Health. The committee also took up a consent calendar containing several additional bills, which was approved. The hearing ended with the roll left open for additional votes and adjournment at 3:17 p.m.
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

RM 411 Conference PM - Fri Apr 25, 2025

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Members, HB 1159 HD2, SD1, related to commercial harbors.
  • On SD1 related to commercial harbors.
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ID

Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Agenda Feb 24th, 2026

Commerce and Human Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • outdated provisions of code.
  • Those code sections are no longer necessary.
  • This is our last code cleanup DOGE bill. This repeals again some additional code sections.
  • What is that federal code? Mr.
  • Chairman, Senator Zito, the federal code specifically references EMTALA, which is that code specifically
Keywords: 989, all
MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

Government Efficiency Feb 26th, 2026 at 08:00 am

Government Efficiency

Transcript Highlights:
  • The government must state specific reasons and cite the exact code provisions that were violated.
  • I've seen abuses done by code enforcement, just simply being ridiculous.
  • a retail or blue zone and, you know, commercial zone and build an industrial building.
  • We have plans for codes for that. But we know that the current codes right now are not working.
  • Codes right now are not working. They're not working.
Keywords: 959, house, all
MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

Government Efficiency Feb 26th, 2026

Government Efficiency

Transcript Highlights:
  • I've seen abuses done by code enforcement, simply being ridiculous.
  • a retail or blue zone and, you know, a commercial zone and build an industrial building.
  • We have plans for codes for that.
  • But we know that the current... ...codes right now are not working. They're not working.
  • But, you know, let's not do that because there's nothing in your bill that changes code.
Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 2330 in executive session. A committee substitute narrowed the bill’s annexation-related scope to St. Charles and Jefferson counties and removed water and sewer language because those services are provided by private entities in those counties. The committee adopted the substitute, but the final do-pass motion failed on a 6-8 vote after the chair changed his vote to no. The committee then considered House Bill 1817, which drew discussion about reporting public assistance information in a generalized way rather than identifying individual households. An amendment clarifying that the report would use averages and not specific addresses was adopted, rolled into a committee substitute, and the substitute was then passed on an 11-1 vote with one present. Members raised concerns about SNAP, TANF, and WIC-related provisions and about consistency in the bill’s population threshold, but the bill advanced. Public hearing testimony followed on House Bill 2291, a bill creating deadlines for local governments to act on building permit applications. Supporters, including the sponsor and industry advocates, said permit delays raise costs, slow housing and economic development, and argued the bill would not change zoning or inspections. Opponents, including the Missouri Municipal League, warned the bill’s language could be read to affect zoning and that a single 30-day deadline may not fit projects of different sizes or allow enough time for public input and safety review. No vote was taken on the bill. The committee also heard House Bill 2336, a state property disposal bill. The sponsor said a substitute would be needed because additional properties and corrected legal descriptions had been identified, and the Office of Administration confirmed support and explained that five properties, including former DESE schools and a Springfield regional office, would be added. Finally, House Bill 2403, the “Rue Wells Act,” was heard to create an independent appeal board for student transfer eligibility decisions by activities associations. Supporters described the case as unfair and costly to challenge in court, while others questioned whether a new board would add bureaucracy or bias. Testimony from school administrators said most appeals are already resolved within the existing process, but they were open to a narrowly tailored appeals mechanism with clear recusal rules and independence.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Ways and Means (01/28/2025)

Transcript Highlights:
  • But Alaska’s also passed legislation to try to create that, to make that more uniform, to have their
  • municipalities kind of buy into a uniform tax structure.
  • The Supreme Court noted that in Wayfair, and it continues to be the clearest way to create uniformity
  • I mean, it sounds like you're asking to change the tax code.
  • I mean, do you know how many millions of pages the tax code is already?
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The committee held a public hearing on HB 135, introduced by Representative Michael Harrington. He said the bill would codify a portion of the New Hampshire Constitution to bar New Hampshire businesses from being required to collect sales or use taxes for other states unless Congress mandates it, arguing that the U.S. Supreme Court’s Wayfair decision created an onerous compliance burden for businesses. He described the patchwork of state and local sales tax rules, thresholds, and product exemptions as extremely complex and said the bill was intended to push the issue back toward Congress and the courts. Members questioned whether the bill’s reference to a “foreign government” would apply to other U.S. states, whether the proposal would conflict with the Supremacy Clause, and whether it would create standing for businesses to challenge Wayfair. Harrington responded that “foreign government” meant any government other than New Hampshire, that he believed the state could challenge the decision in court by passing a law contrary to Wayfair, and that businesses were already being harmed by compliance costs. Some members raised concerns about whether the bill was an unfunded mandate or simply a private compliance burden, and Harrington argued that the state itself would not be collecting the taxes, but businesses would still face recordkeeping and administrative costs. Sam Garland of the Department of Justice then testified. He said the department was not taking a formal position on the bill, but offered technical comments. Garland acknowledged that Wayfair created significant compliance burdens and noted that states have become somewhat more uniform, with all states now having a $100,000 economic nexus threshold, though not all use the 200-transaction threshold and local tax variation remains substantial. He said the department’s concerns were legal, describing the issue as uncharted constitutional territory involving both vertical and horizontal federalism. No vote or final action was taken during the hearing.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Consumer and Public Affairs Jan 22nd, 2026 at 01:59 pm

House Consumer & Public Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • It establishes a uniform rule across the state.
  • use the authority that we have as a state to decide, as a matter of policy, that we need to use a uniform
  • That we have as a state to decide, as a matter of policy, that we need a uniform rule of getting our
  • It is a workaround of the Federal Procurement Code.
  • Madam Chair, Representative, this bill is crafted to ensure that there would be uniformity across the
Keywords: 996, all
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Committee on Higher Education Mar 11th, 2025

Appropriations Committee on Higher Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • The current process encourages strategic investment rather than uniform allocation.
  • The current process encourages strategic investment rather than uniform allocation.
  • Governors to the committee that included what we call the heat map, which is each of the metrics color-coded
  • At FSU, we would not prefer a uniform funding model.
  • At FSU, we would not prefer a uniform funding model. We would prioritize quality over quantity.
Summary: The committee held an informational hearing on higher education funding, focusing on how Florida’s university system should be financed and whether a new funding model is needed. University system financial officers and Chancellor Ray Rodriguez discussed major cost drivers, including wages and benefits, utilities, maintenance, financial aid, research, and the effects of geography, institutional mission, and student mix. UF highlighted the cost of research and graduate programs; UCF and FAU pointed to growth, location, and cost of living; FAMU emphasized recruiting top-tier talent while relying on other revenue sources; and UNF noted the challenges of growth and long-term planning. Members also discussed the role of internal controls and audits in addressing excessive spending and questioned whether out-of-state tuition should be adjusted to help offset costs. On revenue sources beyond state appropriations and tuition, the panel described auxiliaries, restricted funds, capital projects, and component units such as foundations and health systems. Several universities noted that some revenues are restricted to specific purposes and cannot be used for general operations. FAMU explained that a large share of its capital project funding reflected active campus construction, while UF said its component-unit revenue is largely tied to UF Health. The Chancellor emphasized that the system’s low tuition and strong state support are central to Florida’s national standing, but also noted that some auxiliary revenues are pledged to debt and must be managed carefully. When discussing the current funding process, witnesses praised Florida’s performance-based funding model for aligning incentives with student success, transparency, and accountability. They also raised concerns about non-recurring appropriations, rising employee benefit costs, unfunded mandates, deferred maintenance, and the difficulty of multi-year planning. Suggestions for improvement included more recurring funding, better coverage of mandated costs, greater flexibility in fee-setting, and possible weighting for mission, geography, and institutional type. The Chancellor said the Board of Governors is considering a “version 3.0” of performance-based funding that would benchmark institutions against peers and Carnegie classifications, but any changes would require legislative action. On out-of-state tuition, most universities said they would prefer local board flexibility, while the Chancellor cautioned that increasing out-of-state enrollment or fees could affect future state support and should be balanced carefully.
WA
Transcript Highlights:
  • As background, this act regulates commercial email, and an email is considered a commercial email if
  • As background, this act regulates commercial email, and an email is considered a commercial email if
  • They're not about hiding the commercial nature of an email.
  • They're not about hiding the commercial nature of an email.
  • They're not about hiding the commercial nature of an email.
Summary: The Consumer Protection and Business Committee held public hearings on three bills. House Bill 2229 would update the professional engineers registration act by removing the U.S. citizenship requirement for board members, increasing pro tem board positions, giving the board more discretion over experience and continuing education requirements, removing some registration exclusions, and making various technical updates. The bill sponsor and the board described it as a cleanup and modernization measure, and a board representative said one naming change in the draft was unintended and would be corrected. No public testimony was taken before the hearing was suspended and later closed. House Bill 2274 would revise the Washington Commercial Electronic Mail Act after a Washington Supreme Court decision led to a wave of lawsuits over email subject lines. The bill would require a sender to have a “reliable basis” to know an email is held by a Washington resident, narrow when a subject line is actionable, require recipients to show they reviewed and relied on the email to recover damages, and repeal the act’s per se Consumer Protection Act violation while keeping statutory damages. Retailers, small business owners, hospitality groups, and e-commerce representatives supported the bill, saying the current interpretation is producing costly, technical lawsuits over ordinary promotional language and creating settlement pressure even without consumer harm. Consumer advocates opposed the bill, arguing it would weaken protections against deceptive subject lines and that the current law already targets false or misleading claims. The committee took no final action on the bill. House Bill 2294 would prohibit future negative use restrictions on real property that block grocery stores or pharmacies, with exceptions for existing restrictions, relocations, and certain retail centers. The sponsor said the measure is intended to improve food and pharmacy access, especially after grocery closures such as the one in Lake City, and noted similar local ordinances already exist. Food industry and grocery association witnesses generally supported the bill as a way to reduce barriers to food access and help independent grocers, while also asking for clearer guardrails to avoid unintended effects on legitimate business arrangements. The sponsor said she was open to working on enforcement and other details. The committee then moved to executive session and passed House Bill 1269, which would adjust pawn broker loan terms, interest, document preparation fees, storage fees, and allow online payment for renewals. Members described it as a modest increase after 11 years without changes, and the bill was reported out of committee with a due pass recommendation by voice vote, with 15 members voting in the affirmative.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Committee on Housing (01/22/2026)

Housing

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> allowed on commercially zoned land. allowed on commercially zoned land.
  • Um also a commercially zoned area.
  • </c> development or commercial. development or commercial.
  • </c> commercial districts. commercial districts.
  • </c> commercial u conversion uh in Portsouth. commercial u conversion uh in Portsouth.
Committee: House Housing
Keywords: 1189, house, all
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • That is a blended rate that includes residential, commercial, and industrial electricity sectors.
  • However, the extent to which we can feasibly verify the exact nature of the code embedded within these
  • And the battery project has to be compliant with the county fire code? Yes.
  • County fire code. Yes.
  • Without belaboring, and I know I'm stopping you, did they follow the county fire code?
Keywords: 1185, senate, all
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Housing Feb 19th, 2026 at 08:30 am

Housing

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senate Bill 6054 would add a new limitation on CIC authority to the Washington Uniform Common Interest
  • but typically when people replace them, they're not replacing with shake because most local building codes
  • Our code officials are robust, and they've identified some language that we think can be perfected that
Committee: House Housing
Keywords: 904, all