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AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/11/2026 - Senate Judiciary and Elections

Judiciary and Elections

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  • Attorney General to liability for damages to an injured party if the AG has filed a public nuisance or consumer
  • Attorney General to liability for damages to an injured party if the AG has filed a public nuisance or consumer
  • And so based on that, it seems like the best alternative would be to utilize a vote center, right?
  • So they utilize the chapter houses for the Navajo Nation voting days.
  • They're all utilized as county sites.
Summary: The Judiciary and Elections Committee approved the minutes from February 18, February 20, and March 4, 2026, and then took up several election and traffic-related measures. House Bill 2006, which would require counties without a USPS processing and distribution center to mail printed sample ballots 14 days before an election instead of 11, was explained as a way to allow more time for mail delivery in affected counties. The Association of Counties supported the bill, and after brief discussion it passed on a 7-0 vote. House Bill 2109, dealing with hands-free driving penalties, drew extensive debate. The bill would raise penalties for repeat violations, add a penalty when a violation results in a motorcycle crash, and expand the prohibition to watching, recording, or streaming video on a device while driving. Two amendments were offered to remove the citation ban and to strike the “records” language, but members and witnesses raised concerns that the remaining video-streaming language was vague and could unintentionally affect dash cams, rear cameras, CarPlay, navigation, rideshare safety cameras, and other in-vehicle systems. After robust discussion, the committee held the bill without prejudice to allow a stakeholder meeting and possible revision. House Bill 2167, which would impose liability on the Attorney General for damages when a public nuisance or consumer fraud action is dismissed or found meritless under certain conditions, received divided testimony. Supporters argued it would curb overreach, while opponents said it would interfere with the AG’s ability to protect Arizonans. The committee approved the bill 4-3. Finally, HCR 2016, a referral measure that would eliminate county vote centers and on-site early voting and impose a precinct cap of 2,500 registered voters, drew strong opposition from voting rights groups, county officials, and rural and Navajo Nation witnesses who warned it would increase confusion, provisional ballots, costs, and access barriers. The committee did not act on the resolution and instead held it without prejudice for further stakeholder discussions.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 2/24/26

Commerce Finance and Policy

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  • consumer protection bill. consumer protection bill.
  • which directly addresses the consumer which directly addresses the consumer protection<00:18:47.280
  • Thank you very much for your consideration. the very consumers that it seeks to the very consumers that
  • My lawyer has HOA fees and utilities.
  • just say this is a good consumer just say this is a good consumer protection<01:38:20.880> bill
Bills: SF1750, HF704, HF3479
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Taxes Committee 3/11/25

Taxes

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  • In that time, the value of property and homesteads has increased greatly according to the Consumer Price
  • 01:14:04.920> according<01:14:05.239> to<01:14:05.400> the<01:14:05.560> Consumer
  • <01:14:06.040> Price greatly according to the Consumer Price greatly according to the Consumer
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Banking, Financial Services and Pensions Feb 10th, 2026 at 03:00 pm

Banking, Financial Services and Pensions

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  • sure that a proxy advisor used in our pension funds is doing so based on fiduciary duties and not utilizing
  • about their website and some of their mission statement: harness economic power that can strengthen consumers
  • businesses, and the marketplace to create a socially just and environmentally sustainable Society: consumers
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Insurance Apr 9th, 2025

Insurance

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  • Would this, generally speaking, overall, lower rates for consumers, raise rates for consumers, or would
  • As a result of the use of scores, higher risk consumers pay higher premiums." ...and lower risk consumers
  • it can hurt the consumer, right?
  • This is a consumer choice. If you take this away, consumers will not have the option to have this.
  • Written releases are always utilized.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Insurance Apr 9th, 2025

Insurance

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  • from qualifying for utilization review.
  • It also makes clear that a physician's direction of utilization review conducted by a utilization review
  • Not all consumers are going to, you know, not all consumers care.
  • Fair and equitable rates for these consumers. I'll be glad to address any questions.
  • But they did find that it was only a $900,000 cost shift from consumers.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Apr 2nd, 2025

Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

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  • But the standards that TxDOT uses are not necessarily those that the governmental units utilize, and
  • something that might cause your property tax bill to be less, but then your valuation goes way up and it consumes
  • hold as true no matter what anybody says. because of literally how we were raised, what things we consumed
  • Dutton if that wasn't clear enough. but I think it should be more reader-friendly for the public to consume
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Apr 2nd, 2025

Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

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  • There's like 10 cases that we can't scan, process, upload, and those resources can't be utilized. and
  • They actively... advertise their products through sophisticated multimedia campaigns, targeting consumers
  • This liability exemption undermines consumer individuals with limited recourse, relying solely on the
  • I urge you to support this bill to protect consumers, promote transparency, and promote transparency,
  • We appreciate Chairman Anchia's dedication to fighting fraud and creating strong consumer protections
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Energy REVISED Apr 23rd, 2026 at 09:30 am

Energy

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  • He's pushing the envelope on how we utilize our resources better.
  • If we can utilize the existing transmission lines that we have now with better.
  • Is it the utilities, or who calls the shots?
  • So, if anybody wants to know what the one megawatt was, it was actually to keep utilities from socializing
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/11/2026 - House Judiciary

Judiciary

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  • We're here in support of SB 1448, aggravated assault utility worker.
  • Utility workers are on the front lines of keeping communities safe and connected.
  • Utility workers on the front lines of keeping communities safe and connected.
  • This doesn't include water utilities, telecommunication utilities, sewer utilities, or gas utilities.
  • This doesn't include water utilities, telecommunication utilities, sewer utilities, or gas utilities.
Summary: The committee heard and advanced several bills dealing with attorney discipline, bar licensure, drug sentencing, campus firearms, suppressors, defamation, emergency-service calls by businesses, mandatory child-abuse reporting, eviction procedure, and protections for utility workers. SB 1039 would allow attorneys who prevail in disciplinary matters to recover lost earnings and seek compensation for reputational harm from the State Bar; SB 1148 would require the Arizona Supreme Court to directly license attorneys rather than delegate that function. Both bills were supported by the sponsor as restoring accountability and limiting delegation, and both received due-pass recommendations despite some opposition votes. Members also heard SB 1061, which lowers the fentanyl trafficking threshold from 200 grams to 9 grams; opponents from the ACLU and defense bar argued the threshold would sweep in personal-use cases and increase incarceration, while supporters said it targets traffickers. The bill was recommended do pass. SB 1068, barring public colleges and universities from prohibiting lawful concealed carry by permit holders, drew strong opposition from gun-safety advocates and campus representatives who cited suicide and campus safety concerns, and support from gun-rights groups who argued campuses are not exempt from constitutional rights; it also received a due-pass recommendation. SB 1069, removing suppressors from Arizona’s prohibited-weapons definition, was opposed by Moms Demand Action and supported by gun-rights advocates as aligning state law with federal law and protecting hearing; it likewise passed out of committee. The committee also advanced SB 1099, which would codify statutory defamation elements and add an internet-related limitation period; the ACLU warned it could chill speech and conflict with evolving First Amendment law, while the sponsor said it would clarify existing case law and address online defamation. SB 1271, prohibiting cities from penalizing businesses for legitimate emergency-service calls, passed unanimously after testimony that some municipalities had discouraged 911 calls for theft and other incidents. HB 1127, requiring mandatory reporters with direct knowledge of child abuse or neglect to report immediately and personally, passed after Phoenix Children’s Hospital and DCS said they supported the intent but wanted implementation language clarified for medical emergencies. SB 1426, changing forcible-detainer procedures by removing the written-demand requirement, passed despite concerns from the multi-housing industry that the current language could disrupt holdover-tenant evictions. Finally, SB 1448, as amended, expanded aggravated-assault protections to utility, telecom, video-service, and related workers; supporters cited threats and assaults against field crews, while opponents argued existing assault laws already cover the conduct and the bill is overly broad. The amendment and the bill as amended were adopted, and the committee gave SB 1448 a due-pass recommendation.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Capital Investment Committee 3/27/25

Capital Investment

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  • <00:13:02.240> funds<00:13:02.480> of 400,000, and utility funds of 400,000, and utility
  • Throughout the winter, utility expenses are as much as $6,000 to $8,000 per month.
  • Throughout the winter, utility expenses.
  • :33.920> state,<01:15:34.159> and effort has utilized federal, state, and effort has utilized
  • So the city developed a street and utility replacement plan.