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CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Public Safety Committee Apr 7th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • This bill targets cases where discretion already failed.
  • That said, I'll pass it back to the chair.
  • And I'll pass the gavel to the vice chair. Thank you. Pass the gavel to the vice chair.
  • So, motion is due pass to EQ. SB 1230, Valadares. Yes, that's right. So, motion is due pass to EQ.
  • Motion is due pass as amended to appropriations. Okay.
Summary: The committee first heard SB 907, which would strengthen California DUI laws in several ways, including mandatory Watson advisements when DUI charges are reduced, judicial discretion for consecutive sentences in cases with multiple victims, enhancements for repeat felony DUI offenders and certain hit-and-run cases, and adding vehicular manslaughter offenses to the violent felony list. The author and supporters, including prosecutors, law enforcement, and victims’ family members, described the bill as a response to repeated, preventable tragedies and argued it would close loopholes and increase accountability. Opponents, including criminal defense and civil liberties groups, raised concerns about duplicative penalties, legal overreach, and the violent-felony and sentencing provisions. Committee members were divided but generally supportive of stronger DUI enforcement; the bill was moved out on a do-pass-as-amended motion to Appropriations, with the three-strikes provision removed and the bill kept on call. The committee then heard SB 1015, aimed at online child exploitation and extortion networks. The bill would create a new offense for adults who recruit, direct, coerce, or use minors to harm or exploit other children, and it would also allow limited misdemeanor or felony charges for minors engaged in extreme coercive conduct, with diversion available for juveniles. Supporters, including sheriffs, district attorneys, and child-safety advocates, said the bill addresses a fast-growing cybercrime problem involving grooming, blackmail, self-harm, and organized online groups using minors as intermediaries. Opponents argued existing laws already cover much of the conduct and warned against criminalizing adolescent behavior, urging the Legislature instead to focus on platform accountability. The committee nevertheless advanced the bill on a do-pass-as-amended motion to Appropriations, with members emphasizing the need to address evolving online harms. The committee also heard SB 1285, which would clarify that juvenile court dismissals under Welfare and Institutions Code section 782 remain a broad “general dismissal” remedy, separate from record sealing, so that eligible youth can more fully avoid future collateral consequences. Supporters said the bill would restore the intended effect of prior juvenile justice reforms and help young people access employment, education, military service, and licensure without lingering barriers. There was no opposition after one group withdrew its objection, and the bill was moved to the floor on a do-pass motion. SB 1342 followed, a technical cleanup measure for automatic record clearance laws that would prevent outdated pending charges from blocking relief, require local court records to match DOJ updates, and create a way for people to obtain written proof of clearance; it also advanced to Appropriations. Finally, SB 1330 was heard to extend existing assault-and-battery protections for certain workers to utility workers; supporters described rising assaults and even shootings against crews, while one utility worker opposed the bill as only increasing penalties after the fact rather than preventing attacks. The bill was moved out on a do-pass motion and left on call.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Public Safety Committee Apr 7th, 2026

Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • This bill targets cases where discretion already failed.
  • But when that fails, there should be consequences for that failure.
  • That said, I'll pass it back to the chair. My intention, That said, I'll pass it back to the chair.
  • So, motion is due pass to EQ. SB 1230, Valadares. Yes, that's right. So, motion is due pass to EQ.
  • Motion is due pass as amended to appropriations. Okay.
Keywords: 987, senate, all
AR

Arkansas 2026 1st Special Session

ALC-HOSPITAL, MEDICAID, & DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES STUDY SUBCOMMITTEE Mar 16th, 2026

ALC-HOSPITAL, MEDICAID, & DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES STUDY SUBCOMMITTEE

Transcript Highlights:
  • We also have an organized care model called the PASS program.
  • We also have an organized care model called the PASS program.
  • So if, like we said, beneficiaries not enrolled in the PASS program or our home receive most of their
  • Has it, as passing Obamacare? Said it's going to decrease cost.
  • Has it, as passing Obamacare, decreased the cost, but per patient? Which cost?
Summary: The subcommittee met to review Department of Human Services hospital payments in Arkansas Medicaid, with DHS Secretary Janet Mann and Deputy Secretary Misty Eubanks presenting first, followed by Arkansas Hospital Association Executive Vice President Jody Ann Tritt and a brief comment from Arkansas Children’s. DHS outlined the main hospital payment streams: fee-for-service per diem payments, upper payment limit (UPL) supplemental payments, cost settlements, and smaller payments such as graduate medical education and disproportionate share hospital funds. Members asked for plain-language explanations of cost settlements, why per diem rates vary by hospital type, and why UPL applies to private hospitals. DHS said cost settlements and UPL are mechanisms to help offset Medicaid underpayment, with SFY 2025 hospital payments totaling hundreds of millions of dollars and no general revenue used for supplemental payments beyond the state share funded through hospital assessments and related financing structures. Committee members focused heavily on whether Arkansas hospitals are adequately reimbursed and why rural hospitals struggle. Tritt explained that critical access hospitals, rural emergency hospitals, PPS hospitals, and specialty hospitals operate under different federal and state rules, and said lower per diem rates for some facilities help with cash flow and later cost settlement adjustments. She said Arkansas hospitals are under financial strain, citing a negative patient services margin statewide and noting that Medicaid, Medicare, and commercial payers all contribute to the problem. She also said the association had just authorized a statewide survey of hospital finances and costs, which she expected would take about a year to complete. A major theme was commercial insurance reimbursement. Tritt argued Arkansas hospitals are paid far less than hospitals in neighboring states even though premiums are similar, and said administrative burdens, prior authorizations, and denials add to the problem. She said hospitals receive about 52 to 53 cents on the dollar for Medicaid costs without UPL and about 78 cents with UPL, still below cost. Members also discussed Medicare wage index issues, Medicare Advantage, and whether hospitals could use technology or alternative arrangements to improve finances. No votes were taken on the hospital presentation. At the end of the meeting, DHS provided a brief update on Living Choices and assisted living reimbursement. Officials said one assisted living facility, Pillars of the Community in Crossett, had announced closure, with nine waiver clients being transitioned to other settings. DHS said the current cost reporting period was underway and that a new rate study could be ready for review before the end of the fiscal year if reports were submitted on time. Members also asked about the broader waiver plan, and DHS said the next waiver iteration would likely be brought back to the committee in the summer.
ID

Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Agenda Mar 9th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • And if this is passed, they would have the capability of adding to it. Mr.
  • The motion fails. So we go back to the original motion.
  • If the 2006 high-tech rules fail, Idaho will be the only high-tech hunting state in the entire western
  • When I asked how they could get not only a passing grade, but 100%, they replied, ChatGPT.
  • When I asked how they could get not only a passing grade, but 100%, they replied, ChatGPT.
Summary: The Resources and Conservation Committee first took up Fish and Game Rule Docket 13-0104-2401, a broad cleanup and consolidation of licensing, tag, permit, and hunt-allocation rules. The department explained that the rule implements a new non-resident draw framework, moves licensing language into one chapter, adds or clarifies definitions, changes some controlled-hunt thresholds, expands landowner appreciation and permission hunt provisions to include turkey on smaller eligible acreage, and adds or revises provisions for refunds, exchanges, special big game tags, and bighorn sheep auction/lottery areas. Members questioned the non-resident draw structure, landowner tag sales, and the addition of Units 13 and 18 for bighorn sheep auction/lottery tags; department witnesses said those units were only being added as possible hunt areas if seasons are later set, not creating new hunts. After debate, a substitute motion to approve the docket as-is failed on a tie vote, and the committee then approved the docket with exceptions removing Sections 700.02 and 800.02. The committee then quickly approved Rule Docket 13-0117-2401, a repeal of the bait-for-big-game chapter because the content had been moved into another chapter. It next heard Rule Docket 13-0108-2401, which would revise big-game hunting rules, including weapon definitions and validation/tagging language, allow future electronic tagging, add a center-fire open-site season, update archery and muzzleloader provisions, revise motorized hunting restrictions, authorize certain predator hunting near feeding sites, create herd-health kill authorizations for disease management, and make permanent the temporary bait rule with a grizzly-bear reporting requirement. A major portion of the docket would restrict certain high-tech hunting tools—such as thermal optics, night vision, transmitting trail cameras, drones, and aircraft—during big-game seasons, with narrower exceptions for wolves and private land. Department staff said the proposal came from extensive public engagement and was intended to preserve fair chase while still allowing wolf management tools and livestock-protection measures. Public testimony on the technology rule was sharply divided. Supporters argued the restrictions were needed to protect fair chase, prevent unfair advantages, and preserve hunting traditions; several said the process was thorough and that other western states already restrict similar technologies. Opponents, including trappers, livestock interests, and some hunters, argued the rule would reduce wolf-management effectiveness, conflict with Idaho law requiring all methods of take for wolves, and limit tools useful for finding wounded or dead game and for chronic wasting disease response. After hearing testimony, the chairman moved to hold Docket 13-0108-2401 in committee, and that motion passed, so no final action was taken on the technology rule at that meeting.
US
Transcript Highlights:
  • We will faithfully execute any permitting law we pass.
  • However, the current conforming Waters of the U.S. regulations still fail to align with the ruling, creating
  • Since the passing of the Inflation Reduction Act, offshore wind has been a tremendous contributor of
  • the regulatory differences between jurisdictions through which long-distance transmission lines may pass
  • There's really good language that Congress and this committee has already passed in statute to put some
Summary: The meeting focused on critical discussions surrounding the need for modernizing the federal environmental review and permitting processes. Witnesses from various sectors, including Nucor, provided testimony on the delays and costs associated with current regulations, emphasizing the impact on infrastructure and economic growth. Major projects in West Virginia, such as the Corridor H and Coalfield Expressways, were highlighted as examples of initiatives stalled by excessive permitting hurdles, prompting calls for bipartisan legislation to streamline these processes while maintaining environmental protections. The committee expressed a commitment to address these issues immediately, highlighting the urgency to enhance efficiency in permitting to facilitate economic development.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Health and Public Affairs Feb 11th, 2026 at 05:14 pm

Senate Health & Public Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Madam Chair, move a due pass on Senate Bill 300.
  • You have it, you pass, Senator, on to finance.
  • You should not pass Senate Bill 146, particularly.
  • I move to a motion to pass the bill as amended, .23471.3.
  • I move to do pass on Senate Bill 301. There's a motion for a do pass from Senator Pope.
Bills: SB246 , SB146 , SB300 , SB301 , SB309 , SM17
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

04/27/2026 - Senate Floor Session

Arizona Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • instrumental in the creation of Kaylee’s Law, which is not only an Arizona law, but has actually passed
  • I move that the Senate reconsider its action whereby it failed to pass HB 2950 on third reading on April
Summary: The Senate opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, then recorded attendance at 23 present, 0 absent, and 7 excused. The journal for April 21, 2026, was approved without objection. The chamber then adopted a legislative proclamation recognizing April 19–25, 2026, as National Crime Victims’ Rights Week in Arizona, honoring victims, survivors, and service providers. Senator Bolick spoke in support of the proclamation, tying it to Domestic Violence Awareness Month and highlighting work with victim advocates and survivors, including Amberley’s Place, Janice’s Women’s Center, and Kaylee Kozak. She referenced prior legislation such as SB 1211, which allows lifetime no-contact injunctions for certain domestic violence victims, and described broader efforts to strengthen protections and avoid retraumatizing survivors. She then moved to reconsider the Senate’s prior failure to pass HB 2950 on third reading, and the motion was adopted. The Senate also received a large package of new budget-related bills, SB 1831 through SB 1846, covering general appropriations, state budget implementation, capital outlay, commerce, criminal justice, environment, healthcare, higher education, human services, K–12 education, local government, state properties, revenue, tax and taxation, and transportation. These bills were referred to the Committee on Appropriations, Transportation, and Technology, and the Senate suspended the five-day committee agenda rule so the committee could hear them on April 28, 2026. Committee announcements noted that the Senate and House Appropriations committees would meet the next day at 10 a.m. in House Hearing Room 1, and the Senate adjourned until April 28, 2026, at 1:15 p.m.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/17/2026 - House Education

House Education Committee of Reference

Transcript Highlights:
  • Thank you, Madam Chair, I'd move SB 1074 do pass with a due pass recommendation.
  • Instead, it prioritizes a procedural punitive approach that ignores root causes and fails both students
Summary: The committee took up SB 1074 first, a bill requiring that if a teacher removes a student from class under student conduct rules, an administrator may only return the student to the classroom after giving the teacher a written certification authorizing readmission and describing any disciplinary action taken. Senator Kavanaugh said the bill was intended to reduce teacher burnout by improving transparency and making teachers feel supported when they refer students for discipline. The bill drew opposition from the Arizona Education Association, which argued it was a repeated solution to a problem that does not address the underlying need for behavioral, emotional, and academic supports. The association also said students should not be treated like criminals and noted FERPA limits what administrators can share. The Arizona Charter Schools Association also opposed the bill, saying classroom discipline decisions should be left to individual schools rather than mandated by statute. Support came from Superintendent Horn’s office, which cited ADE teacher retention and recruitment surveys showing student behavior, lack of administrative support, and dissatisfaction with administration as major reasons teachers leave. After testimony on SB 1074, the committee moved to recess for five minutes by a 6-4 vote, and then adjourned for the afternoon before taking further action on the remaining bills.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Public Service Jan 27th, 2026

Joint Committee on Public Service

Transcript Highlights:
  • The current system fails to account for this lost time in a meaningful way, The current system fails
Summary: The Joint Committee on Public Service held its 18th hearing of the 194th General Court and opened by outlining testimony procedures, including a three-minute limit and a written testimony deadline of Tuesday, February 3, 2026. Committee members were introduced, and the hearing focused on bills related to public safety retirement and service credit. The first witness, a Lawrence Fire Department captain, strongly supported legislation titled An Act Establishing Creditable Service for Eligible Police Officers and Firefighters. He argued that candidates who were improperly delayed or bypassed in hiring should be allowed to buy back lost service time so they are not disadvantaged in retirement, emphasizing that the proposal would not affect the rights or seniority of current employees. Senator Joan Lovely then testified in support of House No. 4909, which would require the Salem Retirement Board to grant creditable service without member payment for prior reserve, permanent, intermittent, or call service performed by Salem police officers and firefighters who joined the retirement system on or before February 11, 2020. She said the measure has support from the Salem Retirement Board, the mayor, and the city council. No committee votes were taken, no questions were raised, and the hearing concluded with a motion to adjourn.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Since that has not passed yet. This is a step to try to discourage it.
  • We believe we can get this passed forward. So thank you for bringing that point up.
  • I urge you to pass HB 18 and stand. for accountability, transparency, and the integrity of this institution
  • And on House Bill 18, Senator Hinojosa moves that House Bill 18 be reported failed.
  • Everybody, the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed House Bill 18.
Bills: HB18
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Cook: on Senate Bill 1278 from the 89th, which passed the Senate 31 to 0 and passed this House by 140
  • Senate Bill 14 passed the third reading. Speaker: Senate Bill 14 passed the third reading.
  • If we fail to act and pass meaningful reforms, we will remain in the same place where we've been for
  • The House loves to pass it.
  • So if, let's say for example, your bill were to pass or the SJR would pass, is it your belief then that
Bills: HB8 , HB12 , SB 3 , HJR1 , SB 11 , SB 16 , SB 14
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs (02/18/2026)

Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> to pass recommendation. Thank you. to pass recommendation. Thank you.
  • </c> vote ought to pass on House Bill 1794. vote ought to pass on House Bill 1794.
  • </c> to pass as amended on HP 1022. to pass as amended on HP 1022.
  • &gt;&gt; Yes, I pass on 1219. &gt;&gt; Yes, I pass on 1219.
  • </c> that reason, I'm moving on to pass. that reason, I'm moving on to pass.
Keywords: 1189, house, all
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • We have students that are passing out during sports practices.
  • We're failing them. I mean, there's no other way to say it.
  • I'll ask the Secretary to be able to pass those out.
  • Their collective message is first amend and then pass AB 2319.
  • We'll take two passes.
Summary: The committee heard several bills focused on youth health, sports, and entertainment access. AB 1626 would require mental health training for youth sports coaches and create a model training for recreational and club coaches; supporters said coaches are often the first adults to notice mental health struggles, and the bill passed 6-0 to the Assembly Education Committee. AB 1884, as amended, would allow school districts that already use athletic drug-testing programs to add nicotine testing, with safeguards limiting disclosure and removing earlier punitive provisions; supporters framed it as a response to youth vaping, while opponents warned it could stigmatize students, discourage participation in extracurriculars, and burden schools. The bill passed 3-2 to the Assembly Education Committee, with some members still expressing reservations but supporting it after amendments. AB 2503 addressed heat guidelines for desert school athletics, seeking flexibility in wet-bulb temperature rules so practices and games would not be pushed so heavily into evening hours. The author and a desert athletic trainer argued current standards do not reflect local acclimatization and create scheduling burdens; the bill passed 5-0 to the Assembly Education Committee. AB 1954, the PAR Act, would require third-party golf reservation platforms to have written authorization from municipal golf course operators before listing or reselling tee times, aimed at stopping inflated resale of public golf reservations. Supporters from city and golf organizations said the bill would protect affordable access to public courses; it passed 5-0 to the Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee. The committee also heard AB 2319, which would create a standalone California post-production tax credit to keep editorial, sound, visual effects, and finishing work in-state even when principal photography occurs elsewhere. Labor and industry witnesses said California is losing post-production jobs to other jurisdictions and urged the bill be amended to include stronger labor standards; the bill passed to the Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee. Finally, AB 1720, the California Fans First Act, would cap resale prices for concert and live entertainment tickets at no more than 10% above face value, excluding sporting events and certain season-ticket arrangements. The author argued the bill would curb scalping and make live events more affordable for fans.
ND

North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session

Judiciary Committee Jun 17th, 2026

Judiciary Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • Since we last met, Lisconi passed away in a tragic accident along the... ...passed away in a tragic accident
  • You want me to pass them out? Anybody want paper copies? Raise your hand.
  • You can pass. No, we're all electronic today. Wow. You can pass them around anyway.
  • A repeat finding means the agency was told, understood, and failed to act.
  • Small agencies do not get a pass on appropriation authority, and they do not get a pass on internal controls
Summary: The committee opened with a moment of silence honoring a deceased member, then approved the April minutes. The first major presentation was from Chelsea Florey of Child and Family Services on the Diversion Task Force and related grant programs created with one-time funding from HB 1012. She reported that five of six proposals were funded, with youth diversion services operating in Bismarck, Fargo, Grand Forks, Minot, and a Red River Children’s Advocacy Center program focused on problematic sexualized behavior. Members discussed barriers such as staffing shortages, voluntary family engagement, service fatigue, and the need for better coordination, broader outreach, and possible changes to diversion eligibility rules so low-level cases can remain in diversion longer. Several legislators pressed for more practical system changes and clearer service navigation, while Florey said the task force is trying to build a service array or hub and is leaning on the Children’s Cabinet for broader recommendations. The committee then heard from North Dakota Lottery Director Thomas Lawler, who gave an operational overview and biennium report. He described the lottery’s history, games, retailer commissions, Pick and Click subscriptions, Players Club membership, and revenue distribution. For the 2023-25 biennium, about $67 million in tickets were purchased, with roughly $16.2 million transferred overall, including money for the general fund, drug task force grants, and compulsive gambling prevention and treatment. Members asked about the compulsive gambling allocation and whether the amount is set by statute. A lengthy presentation followed from the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation on criminal justice data connectivity and reentry. Adam Anderson explained that North Dakota’s jail, court, HHS, and correctional systems use multiple separate databases that do not communicate in real time, requiring manual cross-checks and staff communication. He said the department is exploring a centralized hub or other integration approach, but noted challenges with identifiers, vendor contracts, confidentiality, and cost. Robin Schmolenberger then updated the committee on a Medicaid data-sharing project with HHS, saying monthly application assistance is now occurring in correctional facilities and that automated bi-directional data exchange is expected in late 2026 to help suspend and reactivate Medicaid coverage and identify former foster care youth. Members also discussed parole, probation, transitional housing, and the need for better real-time notifications and clearer data definitions. The committee also received an update from county representatives on the 24/7 sobriety program, including a recent attorney general opinion that if a court waives 24/7 fees, sheriffs may use the cheaper twice-daily breath test or urine testing instead of SCRAM bracelets or drug patches. Finally, Bruce Johnson of the Racing Commission presented on an audit report, acknowledging serious findings involving overspending from the promotion fund, grant documentation failures, a breeders fund eligibility reversal, and repeated procurement violations. He said the commission has already changed its procedures by tracking fund limits monthly, requiring grant applications and itemized reports, enforcing breeders fund rules as written, and routing purchases through procurement with written contracts. The committee asked follow-up questions throughout but took no formal votes on these presentations.
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama House Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee Apr 1st, 2026

Public Safety and Homeland Security

Transcript Highlights:
  • Then we'll pass it on to the next. Then we'll figure out how far is the state trooper out?
  • Representative Wadsworth, real quick. >> I just want to say this: back in 2021, there was, if you failed
  • It was a bill talking to city leadership about public safety. >> Before you get started, I failed to
  • It was a bill talking to city leadership about public safety. >> Before you get started, I failed to
  • But I think fundamentally my issue with the legislation is I fail.
Bills: HB450 , HB469 , SB298 , HB450 , HB638 , HB469 , SB298
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Mar 24th, 2026 at 09:30 am

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • I declare the same to have passed.
  • And without fail.
  • I declare the same to have passed. Mr. Leader, thank you, Mr. President.
  • I declare the same to... ...have passed.
  • I declare the same to have passed.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Banking and Finance Committee Mar 20th, 2026

Banking and Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • Passing the law is hard, but implementing it and making it work is even harder.
  • First and foremost, thank you for passing AB 238. My family participated in AB 238.
  • We hoped to pass it down to our children.
  • It was our safety net and we hope to pass it down to our children.
  • I pass a rental that's listed at $6,200 on the market for a two-bedroom in Altadena and Allen.
Keywords: 988, house, all
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • something fail and not knowing how to have that redundancy.
  • Last year, DOJ successfully defended... ...passed by this governing body.
  • DOJ needs to be able to keep up with ...passed by this legislature.
  • Homeless youth providers across the state are really worried, Bowl that just passed.
  • Homeless youth providers across the state are really worried, Bowl that just passed.
Keywords: 987, senate, all
MN
Transcript Highlights:
  • Representative Johnson moves House File 4 be recommended to pass the committee and sent to the Ways and
  • Representative Johnson moves House File 4 be recommended to pass the committee and sent to the Ways and
  • 02:58.480><c> house</c> that and what this does is this house that and what this does is this house fail
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  • house uh file uh brings forward to fail house uh file uh brings forward to us<00:03:02.920><c> a</c>
Keywords: 1183, house
MD

Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session, 4/8/2026 #1

Maryland Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> ordered to pass for third reading. ordered to pass for third reading.
  • </c> ordered, passed for third reading. ordered, passed for third reading.
  • </c> ordered, passed for third reading. ordered, passed for third reading.
  • Declared passed.
  • </c> declared passed. declared passed.