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WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Health Care & Wellness Feb 18th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Health Care & Wellness

Transcript Highlights:
  • For purposes of vital records, fetal death means any product of conception that shows no evidence of
  • I believe that Washington will be held accountable to the supremely ruler of the universe, as mentioned
  • I believe that Washington will be held accountable to the supremely ruler of the universe, as mentioned
  • Ranking Member, members of the committee, David Foster, again on behalf of the Association of Washington
  • of OBGYN.
Bills: SB5915 , SB5988 , SB6025 , SJM8002
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

AEN-HOU Public Hearing 02-12-2026

Agriculture and Environment

Transcript Highlights:
  • February 12th, and we're convened in room 225 and video conferencing, which includes audio and video of
  • And so, because of our 90-minute time limit for hearings, there will be a two-minute time limit for all
  • The Department of Agriculture Biosecurity stands on its written testimony, offering comments on this
  • Ted Kales with the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii. >> Aloha, Chairs.
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Bills: SB2373 , SB2101 , SB2905 , SB3231 , SB2486 , SB2376
Summary: The committee heard SB 2006, which would clarify that a farm dwelling permit in an agricultural district may include a single-family farm dwelling with an accessory employee housing structure, subject to restrictions. Testimony was largely supportive, with comments from the Department of Agriculture Biosecurity, DPP, Hawaii Farm Bureau, Hawaii Realtors, Grassroot Institute of Hawaii, Hawaii Farmers Union, Housing Hawaii Future, and several individuals. The chair noted there were nine in support, two opposed, and four offering comments. In decision-making, the chair recommended passing the bill with OPSD-suggested amendments to clarify the definitions of farm employee housing and bona fide agricultural services. The chair also referenced opposing testimony that raised concern the original draft could limit tourism activities that provide supplemental income for bona fide farming operations. The proposed amendments were intended to make clear that farm employee housing is only for workers and not visitor accommodations, while allowing tourism activities on the same parcel if they are secondary and incidental to a bona fide agricultural operation, do not occur in employee housing units, and comply with county ordinances. The committee adopted the recommendation and voted to pass SB 2006 with amendments. The recorded votes showed the chair, vice chair, Senator Rhoads, and Senator Awa in favor, with Senator DeCoite excused. The same pass-with-amendments recommendation was then made to the housing committee and adopted there as well, with Senator Elephante voting aye and Senator Favella excused.
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Transcript Highlights:
  • Is the fiscal impact of that part of this bill?
  • middle of that.
  • We just want to be out of the middle of that financial relationship.
  • That was kind of my point. That was kind of my point.
  • of my health plan.
Bills: HB3794 , HB3796 , HB3928 , HB2955 , HB4453 , HB4460
Committee: House Insurance
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Insurance REVISED: Links added Feb 10th, 2026

Insurance

Transcript Highlights:
  • All right, sorry to startle most of y'all, but it was kind of loud.
  • Is the fiscal impact of that part of this bill?
  • Hospitals have been spending a lot of time suing... Out-of-pocket isn't collectible.
  • We just want to be out of the middle of that financial relationship.
  • But are you concerned that DPC is kind of a concierge type of service that I would pay for outside of
Bills: HB3794 , HB3796 , HB3928 , HB2955 , HB4453 , HB4460
Committee: House Insurance
Summary: The committee first took up HB 3794 and HB 3796, both Oklahoma Insurance Department request bills. Members adopted PCS drafts for each without objection, heard brief explanations that the measures cleaned up and clarified insurance licensing and other statutory provisions, and then advanced both bills on unanimous or near-unanimous votes. The committee then considered HB 3928, as amended, which would require optometrists to be reimbursed at Medicare/Medicaid levels and address payment parity for certain vision plans. Representative Tedford raised concerns about premium increases and interference with private contracts, while the author argued the bill would create a fairer level playing field and would not significantly raise consumer costs. The bill passed on a recorded vote and was recommended to the next committee. HB 2955, updating the Oklahoma Captive Insurance Company Act to make Oklahoma more competitive, also passed after OID confirmed a questioned travel reimbursement provision was current law and unchanged. HB 4453 proposed creating an all-payers claims database board to analyze health care spending, use the health information exchange, and make recommendations to OID. The author described changes to board appointments and reporting language, and members asked about consumer representation, fiscal impact, and the board’s advisory role. The bill passed and was recommended onward. HB 4460, which would shift collection of copays, deductibles, and other cost-sharing from providers to insurers, drew extensive testimony from an emergency physician supporting the measure as a way to reduce medical debt and simplify billing, but members raised concerns about ERISA preemption, premium impacts, implementation, and broader market effects. After discussion, the author laid HB 4460 over for later consideration, and the meeting adjourned.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

CPC Public Hearing - Thu Feb 5, 2026 @ 2:00 PM HST

Consumer Protection & Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
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  • Uh, research from the University of California, San Diego found that 96% of online bettors lose.
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Summary: The committee on Consumer Protection and Commerce met on February 5, 2026, and heard testimony on several bills, beginning with HB 227 relating to eviction records. Supporters, including the Public First Law Center and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, argued the bill would help people who prevail in eviction cases avoid long-term housing harm from online court records, while the Public First Law Center said keeping records off eCourt Kokua would not violate the First Amendment because the records would still be available in person. Members discussed access-to-justice concerns, and a witness said legal aid attorneys could still access the records through the attorney-only Jeff’s system and the court’s access-to-justice room. The chair also asked about precedent, and a witness cited a Hawaii Supreme Court case as supporting removal from the online database rather than sealing records entirely. The committee then took up HP 1775 relating to foreclosures, but the transcript only shows in-person opposition comments from the Hawaii State Bar Association Collection Law Section, the Hawaii Credit Union League, and the Hawaii Bankers Association. The credit union and banking groups said they had concerns about broader negative impacts on mortgage lending and other requirements, but no detailed discussion or action was captured before the committee moved on. The next measure, HB 1560 relating to consumer protection, drew support from the Office of Consumer Protection and cryptocurrency companies including Coinflip and America Digital, which said they already use wallet-pinning and other safeguards to prevent fraud. AARP Hawaii did not take a formal position but said the bill addressed a real problem, noting that Hawaii residents, especially in Kona, had lost more than $920,000 in 2024 to cryptocurrency ATM scams and arguing that stronger oversight was needed. The committee also heard HB 1642, which would ban cryptocurrency kiosks. The Office of Consumer Protection supported the ban as the best way to protect consumers from fraud, while Coinflip, Bitcoin Depot, and America Digital opposed it, arguing kiosks provide cash-based access to crypto, especially for unbanked or underbanked consumers, and that targeted regulation would be better than an outright ban. AARP Hawaii took no formal position but strongly emphasized the harm caused by scams, saying victims are often frightened into acting quickly and that kiosk transactions currently lack enough friction or intervention. Finally, HB 1647, also on consumer protection, would impose liability on host businesses that provide space for crypto kiosks. The Office of Consumer Protection warned small businesses might not understand the liability, while Coinflip, Bitcoin Depot, and America Digital opposed the bill, saying it would unfairly shift enforcement duties to host stores and could discourage businesses from hosting kiosks, effectively creating a de facto ban. No votes or final committee actions were taken in the portion of the meeting provided.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Veteran and Military Affairs REVISED: Links added Feb 5th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Veteran and Military Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • peak times of the year, peak hours of the day.
  • donate directly through the ODVA's website instead of having each of these payment systems have to incorporate
  • He was a member of the National Guard after 40 years of service.
  • But this, the purpose of this bill, was just to correct some of those things that didn't get corrected
  • All of section 3, when we passed this last year, we basically kind of made a mistake.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Veteran and Military Affairs REVISED: Links added Feb 5th, 2026

Veteran and Military Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • me ahead of time on this.
  • peak times of the year, peak hours of the day.
  • He was a member of the Oklahoma National Guard after 40 years of service.
  • He was a member of the Oklahoma National Guard after 40 years of service.
  • And this is me kind of characterizing the way I read this, all of Section 3.
Summary: The committee heard several veterans-related bills. House Bill 3257 would treat 100% disabilities caused by medical malpractice at a VA facility as service-connected for purposes of Oklahoma state benefits, aligning state treatment with federal benefits; members asked about the bill’s scope and its relation to military service and citizenship, and it passed 6-0. House Bill 3432 would allow veterans to attend public school sporting events without paying gate admission; one member spoke against the idea of preferential treatment for veterans, but the bill passed 5-1. House Bill 3428 would require the Department of Labor, working with the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs, to create a workplace poster for employers with more than 50 employees listing veteran benefits and contact information for assistance programs. The author emphasized it was not a recruitment effort and said the poster would mainly provide hotline numbers and claims assistance information; it passed 7-0. House Bill 3043 would let ODVA hire PRN, seasonal, or as-needed employees during peak periods instead of relying on full-time staff, and members discussed possible reporting additions; it passed 7-0. The committee also considered House Bill 3044, which continues the existing tax return donation option for the ODVA equipment capital improvement program, and it passed 7-0. House Bill 3078, as amended, changed the donation mechanism to a direct link to the ODVA website rather than a checkbox on state transaction forms, and the amendment was adopted before the bill passed 8-0. Finally, House Bill 3940, a broad cleanup/omnibus measure revising National Guard and State Guard provisions, retention and education assistance rules, museum-related authority, and other technical matters, was presented as a follow-up to prior legislation, amended by PCS, and passed 7-0 with one member absent/abstaining; the committee then adjourned.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Banking and Insurance Feb 4th, 2026

Banking and Insurance

Transcript Highlights:
  • Yes, sort of.
  • Of the 36 states allowing captive insurance, 21 allow some form of PCC.
  • I'm not here representing the good sheriffs of the state of Florida.
  • Yes, a good portion of those dollars go out of state.
  • Yes, a good portion of those dollars go out of state.
Bills: S0158 , S0314 , S0618 , S0684 , S0838 , S0990 , S1000 , S1082 , S1452 , S1494 , S1500 , S1568 , S1706
Summary: The Banking and Insurance Committee heard and advanced a wide range of insurance, financial services, and probate bills. Early in the meeting, SB 1000 on trust fund interest for attorney trust accounts was explained as setting a floor and ceiling tied to the Wall Street Journal prime rate and was reported favorably. The committee then took up CS/SB 1082 on a statewide provider and health plan claim dispute resolution program for emergency out-of-network claims. After extensive discussion about the relationship between the state and federal No Surprises Act processes, an amendment was withdrawn due to concerns about clarity and scope, but the bill itself was supported by providers and insurers and was reported favorably. The committee also approved SB 684 on electronic signatures for total loss vehicles and vessels, CS/SB 158 on pet insurance consumer disclosures and agent education, SB 1494 expanding breast cancer screening coverage, CS/SB 314 on digital assets and stablecoin issuers, and CS/SB 1500 on uncontested probate procedures and small-estate administration. SB 618 on workers’ compensation insurance was amended to raise the consent-to-rate cap for workers’ compensation policies from 10% to 20% and then reported favorably, with supporters saying it would help keep higher-risk employers in the voluntary market. CS/SB 1568 creating a Florida Stablecoin Pilot Program was amended to remove authority for a Florida coin and limit the program to existing stablecoins, then passed. Later, the committee approved CS/SB 838 on electronic payment convenience fees for retail installment contracts, with the sponsor emphasizing that a fee-free payment option must still be offered. SB 1452, the Department of Financial Services agency bill, was amended and reported favorably; it covered My Safe Florida Home administration, insurance and licensing changes, unclaimed property updates, and other DFS-related provisions. The committee also passed SB 1706 on the My Safe Florida Condominium Pilot Program, targeting owner-occupied condominiums at or below 80% of area median income, and SB 990 on protected cell captive insurance companies, which supporters said would modernize Florida’s captive insurance laws and encourage more competition. The meeting ended with all listed bills reported favorably and the committee adjourned.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Children, Youth and Family Services REVISED: Links added Feb 4th, 2026

Children, Youth and Family Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • I guess there are a couple of issues that might be of interest to a few of you, and so I want you to
  • My legislation, you know me, the sanctity of life, it's all the way to the end of life.
  • it's out-of-state bad actors.
  • So I want to have, at the end of this process, a bill of... It's not the end.
  • It will be improved with the input of the three of you.
Bills: HB4422 , HB4117 , HB4300 , HB4298 , HB2984 , HB3344
Summary: The Children, Youth, and Family Committee met for its first meeting, with the chair emphasizing a shared goal of improving outcomes for children and families and describing the bills before the committee as work in progress. The committee first adopted a working draft and heard House Bill 4422, which would require applicants for welfare benefits to be checked through the SAVE system to verify American citizenship; the speaker said amendments removed earlier child-only and WIC changes. The bill was reported out 7-1. The committee then considered several DHS- and child welfare-related measures. House Bill 4117 would broaden the definition of family resource centers to better reflect Oklahoma organizations and support access to public and private grants, including faith-based and workforce-training efforts; it was reported due pass after discussion about the range of services such centers provide. House Bill 4298 would allow child care facilities to receive rule-change notices electronically instead of only by mail, while preserving mail delivery as an option, and House Bill 4300 would add a fingerprint requirement to child care background checks to align state law with federal Child Care Development Fund requirements; both were reported due pass. House Bill 2984 would direct DHS to seek a waiver limiting SNAP purchases to Oklahoma in order to reduce out-of-state card skimming and fraud; members discussed border-area concerns and possible radius exceptions, but the bill was reported out 6-0. The final major measure was House Bill 3344, a foster care bill intended to improve placement and support for foster children and families. The author said the bill was only a starting point and that he had been working with DHS, judges, and other stakeholders; members raised concerns about a felony penalty in the bill, and the author said that provision would be revised as the bill moved forward. The committee passed the bill 7-0. Several members also used the discussion to stress the need for stronger funding for vulnerable populations and state agencies, especially foster care and mental health services. The meeting ended with plans for further revisions and a follow-up meeting the next Wednesday.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Conservation Jan 31st, 2026 at 09:07 am

Senate Conservation

Transcript Highlights:
  • of the recycling... ...production of biochar be part of the recycling program because biochar can take
  • Matter of fact, many of us have plastic water bottles in front of us, and the whole point is not to use
  • In spite of the presenters of this bill not being able to answer any of my questions and further having
  • of treatment.
  • It's productive to think of each of our products in terms of its useful life and future use.
Bills: SB47 , SB110 , SB122 , SB143 , SB168
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Environment & Energy Jan 29th, 2026 at 08:00 am

Environment & Energy

Transcript Highlights:
  • The escort tug must have an aggregate shaft horsepower of at least 5% of the deadweight tons of the escorted
  • The escort tug must have an aggregate shaft horsepower of at least 5% of the deadweight tons of the escorted
  • We firmly believe this is an outcome the Legislature of the State of Washington and the City of Moses
  • the crest of the Cascades. ...east of the crest of the Cascades, so that's basically every county east
  • pull them out of the stream and, of course, dealing with fast fashion, which is sort of what started
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Health & Long-Term Care Jan 29th, 2026 at 08:00 am

Health & Long-Term Care

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'd also like to note that I'm a member of the Universal Health Care Commission and was part of the Universal
  • I'd also like to note that I'm a member of the Universal Health Care Commission and was part of the universal
  • I'm a member of the Universal Health Care Commission, but I'm not testifying on behalf of them.
  • I'm a member of the Universal Health Care Commission, but I'm not testifying on behalf of them.
  • , there’s a twofold pretty universal experience of late.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Government, Elections And Indian Affairs Jan 28th, 2026 at 08:36 am

House Government, Elections & Indian Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Some of them will be at risk of falling.
  • this looks like probably 20 to 30% of this was... ...of this, it looks like probably 20 to 30% of this
  • heavily weighted outside of, of each of those counties that I think we are heavily weighted outside
  • Natalie Green, Housing Administrator of the City of Las Cruces, in support of House Bill 140.
  • the universities and who is... ...a Democrat who's a social worker, but who taught at one of the universities
Bills: HB70 , HB93 , HB95 , HB139 , HB140 , HJR4
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Ways & Means Jan 26th, 2026 at 04:00 pm

Ways & Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • Department of Revenue did work with Department of Licensing and Department of Transportation on developing
  • Can you give us an example of what one of our offsets is? I'm right off the top of my head.
  • So that puts us in the ballpark of $1.2 billion of transportation grant funds... ...billion dollars of
  • Members of the committee, Paul Jewell, on behalf of the members of the Washington State Association of
  • a reduced B&O tax rate of 0.38% instead of the general B&O tax rate of 0.38% instead of the general
Committee: Senate Ways & Means
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

01/21/2026 - House Ways & Means

Ways & Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • Neal Carter, District 15, which is all of Queen Creek, all of San Tan Valley, and a little bit of southeast
  • Well, thank you to all of our staff, all of our pages, and thank you to all of the members for all of
  • and I got notice of some type of changes happening because of a permitting process.
  • This is actually an attempt to kind of get ahead of all the Board of Equalization and that kind of stuff
  • get ahead of all the board of equalization and that kind of stuff and really saw attempt to kind of
Bills: HB2016 , HB2104 , HB2105 , HB2288 , HB2289
Committee: House Ways & Means
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Community Safety Jan 19th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Community Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • And the University of Washington has done a lot of research about what those numbers look like and what
  • Yes, we have several advocacy organizations, including the University of Washington, that have tried
  • And I can also include the full report that was published by the University of Washington Center for
  • I'm the director of the University of Washington Center for Human Rights, and we have conducted extensive
  • Godoy from the University of Washington, we have been stonewalled in many attempts to get records, often
Bills: HB1228 , HB1239 , HB2310 , HB2464
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Labor & Workplace Standards Jan 16th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Labor & Workplace Standards

Transcript Highlights:
  • and of work.
  • My name is Lydia Zepeda, and I'm speaking in support of HB 2105 on behalf of the League of Women Voters
  • of Washington.
  • of the bill.
  • Members of the committee, Paul Jewell, on behalf of the members of the Washington State Association of
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • SB number 19. by Bettencourt relating to a prohibition on the marketing and acceptance of political contributions
  • procedures regarding accepting a voter with a resident address that is not current and the immediate effect of
  • the voter's registration after the registrar's receipt of certain change of address notices referred
Bills: SB 8 , HB7 , HB15 , HB 265 , HCR 13
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm here to testify in support of SB3055 on behalf of myself, Texas Nurse Practitioners, University Health
  • You know, as a graduate of the University of Texas Medical Branch, as some of my colleagues here at the
  • I was the chief at the University of Chicago as well as the University of New Mexico, and in both programs
  • TMA is trying to help, and they're enlisting the help of the universities to get rid of...
  • I'm currently an associate professor at the University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing, where I'm
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Hendrick Wolfe, associate professor of economics at Simon Fraser University, states that because of daylight
  • With an extra hour or two of sunlight, Professor Michael Downing from Tufts University states that if
  • Analysis of HB 1393 can aid the continued growth of the travel industry and further enhance our ability
  • Golfers, a lot of them, are for daylight saving time, while parents of bus students are against it.
  • Some of those are bad actors, and some of them are Cuban.