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CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • Coisei Turn on behalf of the Coalition of California Welfare Rights Organizations in support.
  • Commissioner's Office, which a recent state audit found had 47,000 backlogged wage theft cases that
  • It's also important to note that violations like wage theft also end up putting law-abiding employers
  • It's also important to note that violations like wage theft also end up putting law-abiding employers
  • So we have worked with organizations representing employers to...
Summary: The committee heard and advanced several labor, workforce, and public works bills. SB 1166 would place AC Transit employees under PERB jurisdiction for unfair labor practice disputes; supporters said it would reduce costly court litigation and align AC Transit with other transit agencies, while AC Transit was neutral. The bill passed 4-1 to Judiciary. SB 1054 would add wage-data elements to state reporting systems to improve Medi-Cal/Calfresh verification and workforce-program accountability; supporters emphasized reducing administrative burdens and improving data for education and training outcomes. It passed 4-0 to Appropriations. SB 1149 would expand bereavement leave to cover a “designated person” and align it with other California family-leave laws; supporters cited chosen-family and LGBTQ+ concerns, and the bill passed 5-0 to Appropriations. The committee also considered SB 909, which would raise and index public works contractor registration fees and prevailing-wage penalties and direct more penalty revenue to enforcement. Supporters argued stronger penalties and funding are needed to deter wage theft and backlogs, while contractor groups warned of higher costs, uncertainty, and no fix to staffing delays; it passed 4-1 to Judiciary. SB 1132 would require a standardized know-your-rights curriculum in the workforce development system, with supporters saying workers need labor and immigration rights information at job-entry points; it passed 4-1 to Appropriations. SB 1241 would strengthen enforcement of skilled-and-trained workforce requirements on public works projects by defining substantial compliance plans and limiting repeated noncompliance; labor supporters said it closes loopholes, while contractor groups argued the market lacks enough workers and the bill is too rigid. It passed 4-1 to Appropriations. The committee later took up SB 1038, which would require CalPERS to notify unions when employer audits are initiated so they can help members respond to potential pension or pay corrections. Supporters said members need representation when audit findings can create repayment obligations, and there was no opposition. The bill passed 4-0 to Appropriations. After a brief recess, the committee returned and formally closed the roll on SB 1038, then adjourned.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
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  • organizations should profit off of these organizations should profit off of these things<04:24:54.080
  • > by</c> theft um unauthorized theft by theft um unauthorized theft by unauthorized<04:28:03.640><c>
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Summary: The committee met in a work session on several environmental bills, beginning with HP 152, which would prohibit the sale and use of adhesive-based rodent traps. Members discussed whether the bill should be amended to allow professional pest control use while restricting retail sales to the public. Testimony and member comments focused on animal welfare concerns, the relative humaneness and effectiveness of glue traps versus snap traps, consumer education, enforcement difficulties, and whether the bill should instead be limited to professionals. No vote was taken on HP 152 during the discussion. The committee then turned to HB 171, establishing a moratorium on new landfill permits. Representative Gruber distributed an amendment shortening the proposed moratorium from five years to three years as a compromise. Members supporting the moratorium said it would give the Department of Environmental Services time to update rules and reflect recent landfill-siting reforms, while opponents argued that three years was too long, could tie the hands of a future legislature, and might be difficult to pass in the Senate. Others noted the House, Senate, and governor had each discussed different lengths of moratorium, making the bill a likely bargaining position in later negotiations. Throughout the landfill discussion, members emphasized that the three-year version was intended as a middle ground between a one-year proposal associated with the governor and a six-year Senate bill. Several members said the moratorium reflected years of bipartisan work on solid waste and landfill policy and would help create time for new rules to take effect. The transcript provided does not show a final committee vote or other action on HB 171 during this segment.
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

Senate - Judiciary Mar 20th, 2025

Senate Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • Yes, I understand, but are they all part of your organized opposition? OK.
  • um, you, you'll then be able to control however much time you want to speak, but you'll, the total group
  • for opponents, but I want to recognize there were 4 individuals who were left, and I asked that the group
  • It's human trafficking, assault of a police officer, identity theft, and cruelty to animals.
  • place, these horses would have been removed and sent to a certain slaughter, because this is what groups
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Capital Investment - 02/04/25

Capital Investment

Transcript Highlights:
  • This is a theft. This should not be used for this building.
  • This is a theft. This should not be used for this building.
  • This is a theft. This should not be used for this building.
  • This is a theft. This should not be used for this building.
  • </c><01:45:17.719><c> like</c> Blue Line and other organizations like Blue Line and other organizations
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Labor, Public Employment and Retirement Committee Mar 25th, 2026

Labor, Public Employment and Retirement

Transcript Highlights:
  • And I think that that bill and this bill make the point that if you are in a worker organization and
  • Coisei Turn on behalf of the Coalition of California Welfare Rights Organizations in support.
  • Commissioner's Office, which a recent state audit found had 47,000 backlogged wage theft cases that
  • Workers lose billions of dollars every year due to wage theft violations.
  • A study conducted by Rutgers in 2024 found that, on average, workers affected by wage theft had about
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

06/11/2026 - Senate Floor Session

Arizona Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • It is the proof of what organized people can do. We can win when we work.
  • It is the proof of what organized people can do. We can win when we work.
  • Proof of what organized people can do. We can win.
  • They just say, oh, no tax for this group. This loophole sounds so nice. Let's do...
  • Just say, oh, no tax for this group.
Summary: The meeting began with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, attendance, and a guest introduction for Deputy Frank Sloop. The Senate then moved through multiple Committee of the Whole calendars, with most measures receiving do-pass recommendations after brief explanations and, in several cases, floor amendments. Topics included public records, capital outlay review, local government, taxation, state budget implementation, higher education appropriations, utility regulation, towing regulation, homeowners association disclosures, nursing board regulation, veteran services, criminal justice, human services, K-12 education, state property management, and the continuation of the Arizona State Board of Nursing. Several bills were amended on the floor before receiving favorable recommendations. House Bill 2114 on motorcycle-related provisions was amended to require that at least one registered owner be legally licensed to operate a motorcycle in Arizona. House Bill 2397 on HOA/condominium disclosures was amended to change disclosure timing and fee rules and make other conforming changes. House Bill 2408 on nursing board regulatory action was amended to remove a clear-and-convincing-evidence burden in disciplinary matters and clarify complaint-sharing procedures. House Bill 2957 on driver’s license/handheld provisions, House Bill 2305 on towing regulation, and House Bill 2321 on DCS-related reporting also received amendments before do-pass recommendations. The largest item was Senate Bill 1847, the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act. Senators offered extensive floor amendments affecting agriculture, corrections, criminal justice, school safety, law enforcement equipment, vehicle theft task force funding, liquor licensing, and other budget items. During third reading and debate on the budget, Democratic senators praised negotiated gains such as funding for aging services, food assistance, civil legal aid, school meals, heat relief, and a three-year moratorium on new data center tax incentives, while criticizing border-related funding, ESA/voucher policy, and cuts to higher education and adult education. One member’s remarks were ruled dilatory after repeated off-topic comments, and the ruling of the chair was sustained by a 16-12 vote. The transcript ends with additional budget-related explanation of votes continuing after the budget’s third reading.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
  • In 2023, DCS placed her in a group home called Step Ahead.
  • But I don't know why all the redundancies with the—there are so many oversight groups.
  • So I think what we need to do... ...affected by identity theft compared to other children.
  • One specific one is what we call cargo securement, or cargo—not cargo theft.
  • So there’s been a lot of tension over organizing efforts.
Summary: The committee heard House Bill 2615, as amended by a strike-everything amendment creating an Independent Oversight Committee on the Department of Child Safety with 15 members, authority to review DCS data and practices, request briefings and audits, conduct site visits, and receive confidential complaints, with a $2.2 million FY 2027 appropriation. The sponsor and several parents and foster/adoptive caregivers testified in support, describing child safety failures and arguing for independent accountability, while some members questioned whether the Ombudsman’s office was the right home for the committee and suggested other oversight structures. The amendment was adopted, but the bill itself failed on a 5-5 vote. House Bill 2620, which would appropriate $300,000 annually from FY 2027 through FY 2031 to the Arizona Department of Veterans Services for grants to emergency shelters serving veterans, received strong support from the sponsor and shelter advocates who said the funding would help move homeless veterans toward stable housing and connect them with VA services. Members emphasized veterans’ service and the need for trauma-informed case management, and the bill passed with a 10-0 do-pass recommendation. House Bill 2321, requiring DCS to place and later remove a credit freeze for children in care to prevent identity theft, also passed unanimously after the sponsor and members discussed the administrative process and protections for foster youth. The committee then considered House Bill 2601, directing ADOT to seek federal segmentation for the Interstate 11 project between Casa Grande and Wickenburg so environmental review could proceed separately from litigation affecting the southern portion. Supporters framed the bill as a bipartisan way to keep the project moving, while opponents from environmental groups and several members argued it would encourage sprawl, harm desert habitat, and add cost and delay; the bill passed 6-4. House Bill 2992, a pilot program for child sexual abuse and grooming awareness education in six public schools, drew testimony from a trafficking survivor and others who supported prevention efforts, but some members argued the topic should be handled through broader sex education or parent education; it passed 6-4. Later bills also advanced: HB 2156, appropriating $250,000 to the Livestock Compensation Fund, passed 7-3; HB 2165, exempting certain veterans and National Guard members from state park admission fees, passed 6-4 after amendment narrowing the exemption; HB 2960, creating a veterans specialty court grant program and related data-sharing requirements, passed 8-0; HB 2014, directing studies on gasoline blends and fuel feasibility amid EPA waiver concerns, passed 6-2; and HB 2957, preserving non-Real ID licenses and limiting biometric/data retention with a Kavanaugh amendment, passed 5-4-1.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • Speakers will be limited to a maximum of two minutes per organization, and additional speakers making
  • Speakers will be limited to a maximum of two minutes per organization, and additional speakers making
  • Why are you denying people licenses based upon previous theft? and things like that.
  • Why are you denying people licenses based upon previous theft?
  • Why are you denying people licenses based upon previous theft? So, we're not.
Summary: The joint Assembly and Senate business committees held a sunset review hearing on the California State Board of Pharmacy, with board leadership describing the board’s consumer-protection role and its priorities around access, enforcement, and updating pharmacy law. The board emphasized a proposed shift toward a standard-of-care model for pharmacists, arguing it would reduce rigid protocol requirements and improve access to services such as HIV PrEP/PEP, contraception, and naloxone. Board representatives also discussed pharmacy deserts, possible fee waivers for pharmacies in underserved areas, concerns about payer practices contributing to closures, continuing education audits, and a request to restore more flexibility in licensure decisions and probationary monitoring for applicants with certain criminal histories. A major focus of the hearing was the board’s ongoing compounding regulations, especially the treatment of sterile versus nonsterile compounding and substances such as glutathione and methylcobalamin. The board said the proposal was not a ban on those substances and described the rulemaking as grounded in federal law, USP standards, and public comment, noting the process had gone through multiple modified texts and hearings. Testimony from stakeholders was sharply divided: pharmacists, veterinarians, firefighters, naturopathic doctors, and patient advocates warned the rules were restricting access to compounded medications and harming patients and first responders, while the California Medical Association, psychiatric physicians, and PhRMA raised concerns that the board’s proposals could expand pharmacist authority beyond training, affect physician practice, or create safety risks. Other public comments addressed pharmacy technician ratios, remote processing, flavoring medications, hospital-specific regulation, budget and enforcement transparency, and whether the board should add members with community compounding or pharmacy technician expertise. Committee members also asked about the board’s oversight priorities and the rationale for its standard-of-care proposal. Board staff explained that consumer protection includes education, licensing, policy, and enforcement, with the highest-priority enforcement cases being those posing imminent public harm. After public testimony concluded, the chairs thanked participants and adjourned the sunset review hearing, announcing an immediate transition to the joint informational hearing on the Department of Cannabis Control.
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

FL House Floor Session - 2025-04-03 (12:30PM Session)

Florida House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • , an outside organization that has a political interest in the topic.
  • , an outside organization that has a political interest in the topic.
  • Gallery, I have a very special group, the Span Network.
  • Gallery, I have a very special group, the Span Network.
  • This group also paid people based on the number of petition gathered.
Summary: The House convened with prayer, a moment of silence for Deputy Will May of the Walton County Sheriff’s Department, the Pledge of Allegiance, and quorum established. The Rules and Ethics Committee report setting the special order calendar was adopted, and CS for HB 947 was recommitted to the Judiciary Committee. The chamber then took up several special-order bills, mostly reviser and technical measures, including SB 36, SB 42, SB 40, and SB 38, all of which passed unanimously or near-unanimously after brief explanations that they updated or cleaned up Florida statutes. Members also passed HB 513 on electronic transmittal of court orders, requiring clerks to send certain petitions, notices, summonses, and orders within six hours, including Baker Act, Marchman Act, and risk protection orders. HB 615, on electronic delivery of landlord-tenant notices by email when both parties agree in writing, passed after adoption of a tenant-protection amendment offered by Rep. Gottlieb. HB 655 establishing a regulatory framework for pet insurance and wellness programs passed unanimously. HB 1145 on workforce education passed 100-4, expanding CAP grant eligibility to public charter schools for CTE startup/expansion and increasing minimum program offerings tied to a money-back guarantee program. HB 299 on elevator accessibility requirements passed unanimously, and HB 649 on autonomous practice by certified registered nurse anesthetists passed 77-30 after structured debate. The most extensive debate centered on CS for HB 1205, which would significantly revise Florida’s citizen initiative process. The bill would require a $1 million bond after 25% of required signatures are collected, require petition handlers and circulators to be Florida residents and U.S. citizens, impose background checks and training for paid circulators, shorten petition turn-in deadlines to 10 days, increase penalties, add signature revocation notices, require more identifying information on petition forms, and create felony penalties for certain misconduct. Supporters argued the changes were needed to combat fraud and protect petition integrity; opponents said the bill would burden First Amendment activity and make ballot initiatives harder for ordinary Floridians to pursue. Multiple amendments sought to roll back or soften the bill’s requirements, protect personal information, restore longer deadlines, lower validation thresholds, and bar public funds from being used to advocate for or against amendments. Some amendments were adopted, but several key ones failed as debate continued.
MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

Crime and Public Safety Mar 3rd, 2026

Crime and Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • Locally, Schnucks last year was the target of an international money laundering group.
  • This group is also suspected in approximately 52 other gift card thefts throughout the St.
  • retail theft.
  • This is really organized crime. I will say that, oh gosh, now I lost my train of thought there.
  • Tony Shepard, I'm a lobbyist for ABATE of Missouri, a motorcycle group out there.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Law & Justice Jan 19th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Law & Justice

Transcript Highlights:
  • Washington has struggled with auto thefts and vehicle prowls for decades, and the underlying statute
  • Washington has struggled with auto thefts and vehicle prowls for decades, and the underlying statute
  • Law enforcement and community organizations.
  • Fifty- to 64-year-olds have the highest prevalence of medical debt among all age groups, even though
  • Some competitors spend thousands of dollars on an organ... ...rifle.
Bills: SB5720 , SB5833 , SB5936 , SB5993 , SB5735
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Civil Rights & Judiciary Jan 27th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • Simply, this bill is about protecting people, particularly vulnerable groups of people, the surviving
  • You talked about wage theft. Could this bring... You talked about wage theft.
  • So each month... ...by the association, which is organized as a corporation.
  • Is that equity then in your cooperative group? I mean, who gets the appreciation?
  • First, the public and... ...group. So I'll focus on three issues.
Summary: The Civil Rights and Judiciary Committee heard testimony on several bills. House Bill 2445, requested by the Attorney General, would curb “probate for profit” schemes by extending the waiting period before a “suitable person” can be appointed, limiting non-intervention powers and repeat appointments, tightening venue rules, and restricting self-dealing by estate administrators. The sponsor and Attorney General’s Office described cases in which strangers used probate loopholes to control estates, sell property, and profit from heirs; the Northwest Justice Project and other witnesses strongly supported the bill. Members raised questions about whether the bill would complicate probate for laypeople and about the timeline changes, and the sponsor said she was open to amendments. No vote was taken. The committee also heard House Bill 2386, which would replace a statutory garnishment answer form with a form developed by the Washington Pattern Forms Committee or a substantially similar form. The sponsor and a district court judge said the current form causes calculation errors, especially for fluctuating wages, and that the change would make garnishments more accurate and transparent. A collectors’ association supported updating the form but asked for a longer implementation period and flexibility for employers to use their own forms; the judge said a rollout period would not be a problem. The bill was heard but not voted on. House Bill 2585 would create a Washington State False Claims Act modeled on the federal act, allowing the Attorney General and private relators to pursue fraud against state programs, with treble damages, civil penalties, and whistleblower protections. Supporters said it would recover stolen public dollars and deter fraud in areas such as wages, housing, education, and environmental programs. Contractors warned that the bill could sweep in good-faith construction change orders, and a wireless industry group asked for a tax exemption; the Attorney General’s Office said it supported the concept but would provide technical and substantive feedback. The bill was heard without action. Finally, House Bill 2590 would exempt limited equity cooperatives from the Washington Uniform Common Interest Ownership Act unless they elect coverage, while keeping the tax exemption framework for those cooperatives. The sponsor and housing advocates said WUCIOA imposes requirements that do not fit cooperative ownership and can hinder permanently affordable housing, while lenders already impose appropriate reserve and governance standards. Witnesses from cooperative development organizations and community land trusts supported the bill, and committee members asked about resale limits, reserve obligations, and who benefits from appreciation. The hearing concluded without a vote. The committee also heard House Bill 2453, which would allow board-certified psychiatric pharmacists to participate in certain involuntary treatment proceedings and provide concurring medical opinions for involuntary medication under less restrictive alternative orders. Supporters said it would improve workforce capacity and continuity of care; opponents argued it could weaken civil-liberty protections and that pharmacists lack authority for diagnosis and treatment. The hearing ended with no final action on the bill.
NV
Transcript Highlights:
  • Subsequently, SB 60 was... ...certain forms of theft.
  • And then what about in situations of just like petty theft?
  • up into comprehensive theft.
  • we can already do it.” theft.
  • up into comprehensive theft.
Bills: SB60 , SB85 , SB323
Committee: Assembly Judiciary
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/31/2026 - Senate Appropriations, Transportation and Technology

Appropriations, Transportation and Technology

Transcript Highlights:
  • In 2023, DCS placed her in a group home called Step Ahead.
  • Affected by identity theft compared to other children.
  • "Groups that get this funding—are there clawbacks?
  • One specific example is what we call cargo securement, or cargo—not cargo theft.
  • So there's been a lot of tension over organizing efforts.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Higher Education - 01/28/25

Higher Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • The Leadership Council is sort of that executive leadership group.
  • </c><01:32:59.239><c> like</c> in downtown Rochester organizations like in downtown Rochester organizations
  • </c><01:36:18.800><c> and</c> startups nonprofit organization and startups nonprofit organization and
  • There are student organizations and recreational...
  • </c><01:45:50.199><c> of</c> committee members uh this is a group of committee members uh this is a group
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Judiciary Committee Jun 24th, 2025

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • Name, organization, and position on the bill, please.
  • Would the case be larger on more like theft and vandalism?
  • Would the case be larger on more like theft and vandalism?
  • Would the case be larger on more like theft and vandalism?
  • We hear about small landlords more than almost any other group.
Committee: House Judiciary
Summary: The committee first took up several Senate bills by Senator Umberg. SB 253, the annual State Bar fee bill, would keep fees unchanged while requiring two years’ notice before changing the multiple-choice question vendor for the bar exam and restoring a more traditional exam delivery method after the February exam problems. SB 25, the Pre-Merger Notification Act, would give the California Attorney General earlier access to federal merger filings to improve antitrust review; supporters said it would reduce delays and duplication, while members discussed how it would work alongside federal review. SB 36 would strengthen California’s price-gouging laws after the January 2025 firestorms by requiring reporting from listing platforms, expanding consumer enforcement, and allowing warrants in housing-related cases; it drew support from consumer advocates and opposition from business groups. After quorum was established, the committee approved the consent calendar and moved SB 25, SB 36, and SB 253 out of committee, with SB 36 receiving some no votes and being placed on call before final action. The committee then heard SB 413 by Senator Allen, which would streamline access to juvenile case files in certain civil cases brought by the subject of the file against child welfare or probation agencies. Supporters, including Los Angeles County and county associations, said the bill would reduce costly and repetitive petitions and speed litigation while preserving redactions and confidentiality protections. The Youth Law Center opposed unless amended, warning that bypassing juvenile court review could expose sensitive information and weaken long-standing privacy protections for youth. After discussion about who could access the records and what safeguards remained, the committee passed SB 413 as amended to Appropriations. Next, Senator Becker presented SB 770, which would remove the requirement that a homeowner installing an EV charger in a common-interest development name the HOA as an additional insured. Supporters argued the insurance requirement is confusing, difficult to obtain, and an unnecessary barrier to EV adoption; opponents from HOA and property groups warned it could shift liability and costs to associations. Members focused heavily on insurance and indemnity questions, and the bill was moved out of committee to Insurance. Finally, Senator Wahab presented SB 436, which would extend the residential pay-or-quit notice from three days to 14 days. Supporters said the longer notice would help tenants cure late rent, avoid eviction, and prevent homelessness, while opponents argued it would burden landlords, could be misused repeatedly, and might inadvertently affect commercial leases. The committee engaged in extensive debate over landlord hardship, tenant protections, and possible guardrails; the bill was ultimately held on call for further action.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Civil Rights & Judiciary Jan 27th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Civil Rights & Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • Simply, this bill is about protecting people, particularly vulnerable groups of people, the surviving
  • You talked about wage theft. Could this bring... ...you talked about wage theft.
  • Is that equity then in your cooperative group? I mean, who gets the appreciation?
  • Is that equity then in your cooperative group? I mean, who gets the appreciation?
  • The cooperative group.
Bills: HB2453 , HB2590 , HB2445 , HB2386 , HB2585
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • This talented group recently earned the 250ssAA6A 1 act play state championship along with the outstanding
  • But before I do that, a group from the Oklahoma Coalition for Affordable Housing is joining us today
  • tax impact from 2015. to 2024 tax credit allocations, and whereas through collaboration among organizations
  • ethical practices, and team support, has made her a trusted resource and role model within her organization
  • And secondly, I have a group of students from Paul's Valley.
OK
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  • Traffic and Transportation Commission, and he continues to serve through several military civic organizations
  • This is the hardest working group of people on the planet, in my opinion. And...
  • We have an excellent group of 16 pages with us this week as we move into a different style of week after
  • This group has already been amazing with questions.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Mar 2nd, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Some several different radical groups requested this, but certainly A major surgical.
  • So, therefore, if a national organization, which is a nonprofit that does not provide any funding to
  • First of all, I want to acknowledge that it's a shame that organizations like A.S.A. have been put in
  • Without a doubt, we've had DV groups review this, and they are good with the language.
  • We had the groups that are going to be affected by this, read them over.