Transcript Highlights:

• </c> she's willing to create rules she's willing to create rules that<00:24:37.279><c> create</c><00:
• be ruled unenforceable.
• </c><03:19:40.800><c> Makes</c><03:19:41.040><c> it</c> rule set their fees and rules.
• Makes it rule set their fees and rules.
• </c> in committee you're welcome to do that. in committee you're welcome to do that.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee discussed House Bill 185, which would amend RSA 3109 to add timelines for OPLC’s complaint review and investigation process. Members reviewed the existing five-year limitation period for misconduct complaints and noted that the bill would add a 30-day deadline for the office to make a recommendation to the board and a 90-day deadline to complete investigations. Some members raised concerns that the new deadlines could conflict with the existing statute of limitations, create pressure to dismiss cases too quickly, and potentially undermine the separation between OPLC’s investigative role and the boards’ adjudicatory role established by House Bill 655. Nicholas Fry, OPLC general counsel, testified that the agency’s fiscal note originally assumed it would need roughly double its staff to meet the proposed deadlines, though a later amendment reduced that estimate somewhat. He said OPLC would still need additional personnel, including investigatory paralegals and a physician investigator for the Board of Medicine, to meet the timeframes. He also explained OPLC’s current complaint and hearing procedures, including new consumer-friendly correspondence, website guidance, and efforts by the enforcement division to improve transparency and communication with complainants and licensees. Bob Quinn of the New Hampshire Association of Realtors testified in support of the bill’s basic goal of speeding up intake and investigation, saying the 30-day intake/review period was reasonable and that the bill would not change OPLC’s role in that first step. He argued, however, that the investigation step is where delays occur, especially for lower-priority complaints, and that some cases have remained unresolved for years. Committee members also questioned how the added staffing costs would be paid, with discussion of whether they would come from license fees or the general fund. No vote or final action was taken in the portion of the meeting provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• It develops rules for how courts operate.
• Chair and committee members.
• And I had an opportunity to serve on the Rules Committee and to help with some of the appointments in
• Chair and committee members.
• You have two minutes to address the committee. Good morning, Chair and committee members.

Committee: Senate Public Safety

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Read the House bill committee substitute for committee substitute for committee substitute for House
• I filed an amendment in the Rules Committee almost four weeks ago.
• So this has been on everybody's radar who was in Rules Committee.
• Committee substitute for committee substitute for committee substitute for House Bill 399, a bill to
• Committee substitute for committee substitute for committee substitute for House Bill 399.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Committee on Disaster Preparedness and Flooding will come to order. Clerk, call the roll.
• For a brief recap, the rule of capture in Texas says that a landowner's...
• The rule of capture gets talked about. A lot.
• Because of the unpredictability, if we change these rules, and I do agree that changing rules in midstream
• Hearing none, the committee substitute is adopted.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Good morning, committee members.
• Good morning Chair and members of the committee.
• They waited 2 years for a, for a ruling on a motion.
• Are you talking about setting up the rules for the Supreme Court sets rules.
• Well, again, the Supreme Court's going to make the rules, so I would hope they would set up some rule

Committee: Senate Finance

Transcript Highlights:

• six of Rule 20.
• Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from Arkansas,<03:20:14.720
• and the Armed Judiciary Committee and the Armed Services<04:13:17.920><c> Committee</c><04:13:18.399
• The chair Clause 12A of rule one.
• But exceptions don't make the rule; they prove the rule.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, 1012, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I challenge the ruling of the chair.
• Engrossed Committee Substitute for Committee Substitute for House Bill 5537.
• Engrossed Committee Substitute for Committee Substitute for House Bill 4004, creating the Recharge West
• Engrossed Committee Substitute for Committee Substitute for House Bill 5453, to modify the school aid
• Your Committee on Rules will meet immediately following the, or immediately after recess, in the Senate

Keywords: 994, senate, all

Summary: The Senate considered and passed a series of House bills and one constitutional resolution, with several measures receiving title amendments and some taking effect immediately or on a specified date. Early action included moving House Bill 5438, concerning the foundation allowance for instructional programs, to the foot of third-reading bills. House Bill 5441, reforming the state personnel system, was amended with a Judiciary strike-and-insert technical fix, then passed 28-6 and was set to take effect July 1, 2026. House Bill 5462 on mine subsidence insurance passed unanimously, with a title amendment adopted. House Bill 5484, creating felony offenses related to denying medical treatment to sexual offense victims, also passed unanimously with a title amendment. House Bill 5515 modernizing workers’ compensation statutes passed unanimously with a title amendment, and House Bill 5527 establishing licensure and regulation for wellness reimbursement programs passed unanimously. House Bill 5528, protecting personal residential information of certain public officials, passed unanimously with a title amendment. The most extended debate centered on House Bill 5537, an education-related bill that was amended to add a child-protection provision later referred to as “Rayleigh’s law.” The amendment would bar approval of home instruction requests in certain child abuse or neglect cases until the Department of Human Services confirms the investigation is unfounded, closed, or not substantiated, or until 10 days pass without a response. Senators argued the measure was intended to protect children and not target homeschooling. After a point of order, the chair initially ruled the amended language not germane; that ruling was challenged and ultimately overruled by a 24-7 vote, allowing the amendment to remain. The bill then passed 24-7, and a title amendment was adopted. Other measures passed with little or no opposition. House Bill 5582 removed the sunset on the TANF applicant drug-screening program and passed 28-3 after a technical committee amendment. House Bill 5687 reduced the metallurgical coal severance tax over time and adjusted oil and gas tax allocations, passing 31-3. Several supplemental appropriations also passed and were made effective from passage, including funds for Homeland Security/corrections, the Adjutant General, Health, the State Road Fund, and Tourism/Culture and History. The Senate also adopted House Joint Resolution 42, which would place on the ballot a constitutional amendment increasing the homestead exemption from $20,000 to $40,000 and allowing future changes by general law. In second reading, the Senate advanced bills on workforce training reimbursements, aerospace and advanced manufacturing incentives, portable benefit accounts, literacy and science-of-reading training, school aid formula changes, and wedding venue regulation, with amendments adopted on several of them before advancement to third reading.

Transcript Highlights:

• :07:18.960><c> and</c> Reports of standing committees and divisions.
• Report from the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.
• Nisca from the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration pursuant to Rules 1.21 and 3.33 designates
• <00:08:30.720><c> 1.21</c><00:08:31.280><c> 21</c><00:08:32.080><c> and</c> rules 1.21 21 and rules 1.21
• Rules Committee members, we will be meeting in G3 following our recess. Further announcements.

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• That he made post his last committee in consultation with our committee, but prior to this committee,
• Thank you, committee chair. Hello, committee members. My name is Wayne Nastri.
• We're still going to our own committees, such as our mobile source committees...
• Hello, committee.
• Hello, committee. My name is Ty Wells, and I'm a member of. Hello, committee.

Summary: The committee first took up SB 712, which would expand California’s smog-check exemption for classic vehicles by adding model years 1976 through 1986 in phases, with a sunset in 2032. The author and supporters, including lowrider advocates and the Specialty Equipment Market Association, argued the bill would preserve car culture, support a small class of rarely driven collector vehicles, and reduce burdens on owners who struggle to find equipment for older smog tests. Opponents, including air district officials, the American Lung Association, and other environmental groups, warned the bill would weaken an important emissions-control program and increase pollution. After discussion, the committee adopted the motion to do pass as amended to Appropriations on a roll call vote of 10-0, with the roll held open for additional votes. The committee then heard SB 800, which requires Caltrans, working with local governments, to assess mitigation measures for suicide prevention on locally owned overpasses crossing state highways. The bill was presented as a response to recent tragedies in Rancho Cucamonga and was supported by local officials, health organizations, and suicide-prevention advocates, who said the measure would help identify high-risk locations and lead to life-saving interventions. There was no registered opposition. The committee members expressed support, and SB 800 was passed to Appropriations on a unanimous roll call vote, with the roll held open. Next, the committee considered SB 30, which would prohibit California public entities from selling, donating, or transferring decommissioned diesel locomotives and railroad equipment with Tier 1 or older engines unless the engine is removed, while allowing Tier 2 and newer transfers under certain conditions. The author and supporters framed the bill as a climate and public-health measure to prevent older, dirtier locomotives from continuing to pollute elsewhere, while transit agencies opposed it, arguing it could limit useful transfers of equipment that still supports passenger service and could be better handled through case-by-case air-quality review. After debate, the committee voted 6-4 to pass SB 30 as amended to Appropriations, with the roll held open for later additions. The committee also heard SB 791, which replaces the flat dealer document processing charge cap with a 1% fee capped at $350, along with new disclosure requirements. Dealers and industry groups supported the bill as a way to recover costs and improve transparency, while consumer advocates opposed it as an unjustified increase that would burden buyers. The committee approved SB 791 on a 8-? roll call vote and held the roll open. The meeting then moved on to SB 34, a port-air-quality bill presented by Senator Richardson, but the transcript ends during testimony and debate on that measure.

Transcript Highlights:

• Good afternoon, Madam Chair and members of the committee.
• The chair said Senate Rule 69 requires testimony before the committee to be under oath or affirmation
• Good afternoon, Chair Wilson and members of the committee.
• Thank you, Madam Chair and Ranking Member and committee.
• Good afternoon, Chair Wilson and members of the committee.

Bills: HB2464 , SGA9305

Committee: Senate Human Services

Keywords: detention facilities, law enforcement, reporting requirements, incidents, private detention, 904, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The clerk will read the bills and committee assignments. Senate 279, Senator Hayes, House Rules.
• </c><00:25:45.360><c> committee</c> to announce that the rules committee to announce that the rules committee
• committee to please be so ask the rule committee to please be so kind<00:25:55.520><c> and</c><00:25:
• Any rules committee? >> Thank you, Madam Speaker.
• Any The rules committee. &gt;&gt; All right. Any The rules committee.

Keywords: House streaming session for Saturday, April 11, 2026, 957, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• It doesn't recognize a discovery rule.
• Chair, members of the committee...
• So you got the—we talked yesterday about the English rule and the American rule.
• The focus at the time was to create this as an interim committee, but not a permanent committee to really
• I think our committee would become a joke.

Committee: House Courts, Corrections & Justice Committee

Transcript Highlights:

• General, last week, the committee Democrats exercised their right under the committee rules to hold the
• Two weeks ago, she testified before this committee.
• Bondi, several members of this committee characterized Ms. Bondi as an election denier.
• to do. work and her clients to this committee beyond what she was even required to do.
• Malfeasance and one-man rule.

Committee: Senate Senate Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:

• Can I get a motion and a second for the committee rules? We've got a motion. We've got a second.
• Madam Secretary, please call the vote on the committee rules.
• Great, the committee rules are adopted with 14 votes. Now let's move on to the consent calendar.
• On the adoption of the committee rules, Hadwick, aye. Hadwick, aye. Haney, aye.
• On the adoption of the committee rules: Elhawary, aye. Elhawary, aye.

Summary: The Assembly Business and Professions Committee held its first regular bill hearing of 2025 and considered a wide range of measures on health care access, professional regulation, animal welfare, and consumer protection. Early in the hearing, the committee adopted its rules and then approved a consent calendar of several bills, including measures by Chen, Caloza, Carrillo, Arreguín, Berman, and Flora. The committee also took up AB 1082, which would allow California nursing students enrolled in out-of-state programs to complete clinical training in California; supporters said it would help address the nursing shortage and keep students closer to home, while opponents warned it could worsen already limited clinical placement capacity and reduce oversight. The bill passed on a do pass recommendation to Appropriations after a quorum was established. The committee then heard and advanced several health-related bills. AB 50, by Assembly Member Bonta, would ease Medi-Cal access to over-the-counter hormonal contraception by removing the need for a prescription for coverage purposes; pharmacists, reproductive health advocates, and medical groups supported the bill, and it passed unanimously to the Committee on Health. AB 489, also by Bonta, would prohibit AI systems from misrepresenting themselves as licensed health professionals; supporters from medical, psychiatric, behavioral health, and other professional groups said the bill would protect patients from misleading chatbot advice, and it passed to Privacy and Consumer Protection. AB 481, by Assembly Member Rubio, would expand the tasks that federally qualified lab personnel can perform under CLIA supervision to help address lab staffing shortages; labor groups raised concerns about training, certification, and supervision, but the bill passed to Appropriations with an amended do pass recommendation. The committee also considered animal welfare and access-to-care measures. AB 631, by Assembly Member Lee, would require animal shelters to post intake and outcome data online; supporters said the reporting would improve policy and resource allocation, while members discussed how the requirement would work for shelters without websites, and the bill passed to Appropriations. AB 867, also by Lee, would prohibit cat declawing except when medically necessary for the animal; animal welfare groups strongly supported the bill, while the veterinary association opposed it as an improper legislative regulation of veterinary surgery, and the bill passed to Appropriations. Finally, AB 1307 would create a pilot program allowing a limited number of qualified dentists trained in Mexico to practice in underserved California areas; supporters framed it as a cost-neutral way to address major dental access gaps, the California Dental Association remained opposed unless amended, and the bill passed to Appropriations. Several members later added their votes on the various items after the hearing, and the committee kept the hearing open briefly to allow additional add-ons.

Transcript Highlights:

• The rules. Madam Chair, again, defer to my witness.
• You know, staff members to this committee.
• Irwin has been on this committee for a long time, right?
• He became the solo consultant for the committee in 2016.
• Committee.

Summary: The Assembly Committee on Agriculture met to hear one bill, SB 1223 by Senator Padilla, which would require district agricultural associations and fairs to follow competitive bidding standards under the Public Contract Code and prohibit sole-source contracting. Senator Padilla and his witness argued the bill was needed to close a loophole exposed by litigation and investigations involving fair contracts, citing alleged bid tailoring and favoritism in San Diego and Orange County fair contracting. They said the measure would promote transparency, accountability, and fair competition, while noting that existing exemptions and guidance should allow smaller fairs to continue routine procurement without difficulty. Committee members asked how the bill would affect small and rural fairs and what steps managers would need to take to comply. The author and witness responded that the bill was aimed at large contracts where abuse had occurred, and that fair managers generally already know how to write RFPs so more than one bidder can qualify. The vice chair indicated support after receiving clarification, and the chair and other members spoke in favor of the bill as a safeguard against corruption. No opposition was presented in committee or public comment. The committee then voted to send SB 1223 to the Appropriations Committee. The roll call showed the measure passing with eight aye votes. Before adjournment, the chair also recognized the committee’s chief consultant, Victor, and secretary, Nicole, for their long service and upcoming retirements, thanking them for their work with the Agriculture Committee.

Transcript Highlights:

• "No, I mean the rule number or the fact that the OPLC has the authority to rule.
• </c> make a reference to that rule here? make a reference to that rule here?
• </c> rule making something. rule making something. Okay. Okay. Okay.
• </c> with the rules with the fees in the rule with the rules with the fees in the rule making.<00:52:
• </c> the committee. My name is George Foli. the committee. My name is George Foli.

Committee: House Executive Departments and Administration

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• clause six of rule 20.
• </c> the rules and pass the bill HR4288? the rules and pass the bill HR4288?
• </c> our committee, Miss Doris. our committee, Miss Doris.
• Pursuant to House Resolution 1423 and Rule 18, the Chair declares the House in the Committee of the Whole
• There being no further amendment, under the rule, the committee rises.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, July 15, 2026, 1012, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• business will be referred to the committees so designated.
• With the consent of the House, the rules will be suspended. There are no amendments.
• During last year's committee exec vote on this bill, several legislators voted no.
• to the State Government and Tribal Relations Committee.
• and Wellness Committee, hearing no objection, so ordered.

Bills: HB1175 , HB1376 , HB1500 , HB1796

Keywords: HB1175, small business, residential zoning, land use, zoning reform, neighborhood store, neighborhood cafe, convenience store, minimarket, corner store, mixed-use, local government, city zoning, town zoning, code city, parking regulations, hours of operation, alcohol service, food requirement, commercial use in residential areas

Transcript Highlights:

• Chair and committee members.
• And I had an opportunity to serve on the Rules Committee and to help with some of the appointments in
• And I had an opportunity to serve on the Rules Committee and to help with some of the appointments in
• I'll say members of the committee.
• You have two minutes to address the committee. Good morning, Chair and committee members.

Summary: The committee met on April 14, 2006, but began without a quorum and repeatedly recessed while members were summoned. The hearing covered several public safety and criminal justice bills, with testimony largely focused on juvenile justice, mental health, property fraud, prostitution/trafficking, and child exploitation. SB 1157 (Archuleta) would create a framework for less restrictive juvenile probation placements by directing the Judicial Council to develop rules of court; supporters argued it would add needed safety, staffing, background check, zoning, and notice standards, while opponents said it would impose rigid standards on a diverse set of placements and that the Judicial Council was the wrong body to set substantive program rules. The bill drew support from county probation and local government groups and opposition from youth defense and public defender organizations. SB 1012 (Smallwood-Cuevas), the Fire Camp to Career Act, would connect incarcerated fire camp participants to apprenticeships and recognize their training toward eligibility. The author and supporters from labor, fire-related workforce programs, and formerly incarcerated workers said the bill would turn emergency-response service into real career pathways and reduce recidivism; committee members generally supported the concept, with one member emphasizing that certification should still require demonstrated skill. SB 1306 (Cortese) would align state law with federal exemptions for certain low-concentration GBL chemical mixtures used in semiconductor manufacturing and research. Supporters said the bill would remove unnecessary regulatory burdens without affecting pure GBL or public safety, and members described it as a practical competitiveness measure. SB 1401 (Stern) would align felony incompetent-to-stand-trial procedures with existing misdemeanor procedures by adding timeframes, information-sharing provisions, and conservatorship referral tools. Supporters, including a district attorney representative and a family member, said it would help ensure timely treatment and prevent people from being released without care; opponents, including Disability Rights California and public defender groups, argued it would expand court control, weaken confidentiality, and increase conservatorship referrals. The committee approved SB 1401 on a due-pass motion to Appropriations. SB 1027 (Strickland), as amended, would create a task force to study street prostitution and human trafficking, with amendments adding survivor-focused language, a prevalence study, broader membership, and more time for the task force; it passed as amended to the Governmental Organization Committee. The consent calendar, including SB 962, SB 1001, SB 1100, and SB 1211, was approved. Later, SB 1307 (Jones) was heard to speed up clearing fraudulent or forged real estate documents from the record; supporters said it would let courts void false deeds more efficiently without replacing quiet title actions, and the bill passed as amended to the Senate Floor. Finally, SB 1276 (Rubio), the In Child Exploitation Act, was presented to clarify that knowingly viewing livestreamed or AI-generated sexual exploitation of a child is a crime; the author and witnesses from prosecution and forensic nursing said the law must keep pace with technology and close loopholes that let offenders avoid accountability.

Transcript Highlights:

• I'm not sure what committee, but it had passed out of committee.
• Committee for the House Committee for 2018.
• Your legislative rules committee will be going back in.
• Your committee rules administrative is scheduled for a meeting at 9 a.m. tomorrow. Thank you, Mr.
• Your committee rules administrative is scheduled for a meeting at 9 a.m. tomorrow. We will meet.

Summary: The House opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, then approved the House Journals for the 65th and 66th legislative days. Members also spent time on personal privilege and special guest introductions, including a recognition of law enforcement officers who were injured in the line of duty and several interns serving in House offices. The chamber then took up several fiscal review committee reports and moved to conference and Senate bills. House Bill 2818, dealing with annexation and related local government language for St. Joseph Airport, St. Charles County, and Jefferson County, was explained as a compromise on voluntary annexation standards; after debate it was adopted and then third read and passed by a vote of 136-7. House Bill 1825, concerning county salary commissions and county classification changes for Lafayette, Pettis, and Saline counties, drew debate over county pay and the exclusion of coroners, but the Senate substitute was adopted 109-35 and finally passed 106-39. The House also considered House Joint Resolution 87, the so-called constitutional sheriff resolution, which would place sheriff duties and the office itself in the Missouri Constitution. Members debated its scope, including concerns about the term “traitors,” possible effects on Kansas City’s police governance, and whether the measure was necessary; a St. Louis City amendment clarifying the City of St. Louis sheriff provisions was adopted. The resolution then passed 100-47. Finally, Senate Bill 878 on pharmacy practice and rural health access, including pharmacist treatment for common illnesses, emergency waivers, and access to certain medications and supplies, passed 132-13 after an amendment on blood pressure cuffs for pregnant women and opioid-alternative language was adopted. Senate Bill 903, addressing telecommunications infrastructure and copper theft, passed 137-5. The House then announced upcoming committee work, including a born-alive bill, and adjourned until May 12, 2026.