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FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
FL House Floor Session - 2025-03-19 (2:30PM Session)
Florida House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Standards of practice as well as federal and state consumer protection laws will continue to apply.
- Clerk: Senate Bill 294, a bill to be entitled an Act relating to pharmacy practice for chronic health
- As you may remember, six years ago we passed collaborative pharmacy practice which allows pharmacists
- There has been attempts to add heart conditions to this collaborative practice.
- Every one of us practically has some type of rural component.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- So I remember I had them, I had them line up outside the classroom and practice coming into my classroom
- Um, we practiced how to leave at the end of the day.
- Restorative discipline and justice practices is DEI, which Trump has just banned. Ms.
- So you can actually go outdoors and practice. I did this in college actually.
- So I just simply said it was best practice. Excuse me.
Keywords:
hemp, consumable hemp products, hemp-derived cannabinoids, CBD, cannabidiol, CBG, cannabigerol, Texas hemp law, hemp regulation, cannabinoid products, delta-9 THC, intoxicating hemp, hemp gummies, hemp vape, retail registration, product registration, QR code labeling, child-resistant packaging, youth access, minor sales
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Judiciary Mar 12th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- The practice of law funds legal aid by collecting interest related to the profession and returns that
- I practice real estate and I do development work, and so, I am cognizant of what Mr. Murphy said.
- In my 50 years of practice, the entire jury was waiting in the lobby of the courthouse when they got
- I teach and practice defamation law.
- The bill has the practical effect of prohibiting out-of-state public officials before usurping the roles
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- The act also revised the state's housing strategy to align with current best practices.
- I've included some examples of the best practices under each policy.
- Our report has more of those best practices.
- I've included some examples of the best practices under each policy.
- Our report has more of those best practices.
Summary:
The Committee on Community Affairs held its first meeting and heard presentations focused on affordable housing implementation under the Live Local Act. Florida Housing Finance Corporation described its role in administering rental and homeownership programs, including SAIL, SHIP, the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program, disaster recovery efforts, supportive housing, and the Live Local funding and tax incentives. Officials said the first year’s $150 million Live Local rental allocation was fully committed to 23 developments producing 3,171 units with mixed-income set-asides, and they outlined how projects were selected through competitive solicitations tied to statutory priorities such as mixed-use development, publicly owned land, foster youth, rural areas of opportunity, redevelopment, and housing near military installations. They also discussed the tax credit contribution program, the missing-middle property tax exemption, sales tax rebates, and the year-one ad valorem exemption for qualifying affordable projects.
Members asked detailed questions about the data and program design, including the use of area median income figures, per-unit subsidy levels, county targeting, tenant relocation during redevelopment, and whether the programs were helping lower-income households. Florida Housing said it uses competitive scoring and data from the Schimberg Center and that redevelopment projects are supposed to include tenant relocation plans. The homeownership portion of the presentation covered the Hometown Heroes program, which provides down payment and closing cost assistance to first-time homebuyers, with exceptions for active-duty military and veterans. Staff said the program has assisted more than 21,000 families and leveraged over $6.5 billion in first mortgages, and members asked about repayment rates, credit scores, and whether participants were staying in homes long enough to show the program was serving intended buyers.
The committee then heard from OPAGA on two required Live Local evaluations: affordable housing strategies in other states and affordable housing policies in Florida. OPAGA reported that Florida has a high share of cost-burdened households, with 1.5 million households cost burdened and 1.4 million severely cost burdened, and that Florida’s counties and municipalities reported more than $1.4 billion in affordable housing expenditures in fiscal year 2023-24. The report identified 13 innovative out-of-state programs, with three considered high-potential for Florida implementation, and summarized Florida local government practices such as SHIP-funded homeownership and rental assistance, expedited permitting, mixed-income zoning, rehabilitation programs, and interlocal cooperation. No votes were taken, and the meeting adjourned after the presentations and questions.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Commerce and Consumer Affairs (01/23/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
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- It makes absolutely no sense, but that is what happens in practice.
- There's a bunch of practical issues, and one I would mention is network problems.
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Summary:
The committee first heard testimony on House Bill 167, a PFAS-related measure to add ski, snowboard, and boat wax to the state’s list of banned consumer products containing PFAS. The sponsor said the product is already banned in many other places, alternatives exist, and the concern is that these products go directly into water rather than landfills. She cited high PFAS levels in several New Hampshire lakes and argued the bill would help stop further contamination. A member of the public also described personal experience with ski wax products disappearing from the market, suggesting PFAS may have been the reason. The chair then closed the hearing on HB 167.
The committee next opened a hearing on House Bill 312, dealing with college athletes’ name, image, and likeness (NIL) rights. Representative Moffett explained the bill was prompted by the U.S. Supreme Court’s NCAA v. Alston decision and was modeled on New Jersey law. He said the bill would prevent colleges from restricting NIL compensation, require athletes to use licensed attorneys or registered sports agents, and limit certain endorsements involving addictive drugs, adult entertainment, firearms, and weapons. He framed the measure as a proactive response to a changing college sports landscape and noted possible future conflicts involving schools, agents, and endorsements.
Committee members raised several concerns and suggested changes. One member questioned the bill’s exclusion of two-year institutions, another objected to the weapons restriction, and others asked how the bill would affect scholarships. The sponsor said the intent was to protect scholarships, especially athletic scholarships, and clarified that need-based scholarships were not meant to be affected. He also acknowledged discomfort with the endorsement restrictions and said the committee might want to broaden or revise the language. The hearing remained open for further consideration, with no vote taken in the excerpt.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Finally, making sure that what the task force delivers is practical, with options that have a minimal
- uh with options delivers is practical uh with options that<00:06:27.760><c> have</c><00:06:28.000><c
- They can practically use it for anything.
- can uh practically use it for anything. anything. anything.
- physicians in the half of all practicing physicians in the state. state. state.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- She said they should be paying taxes based on the practice of data mining.
- Can you talk more about your data mining practice, why you would be doing that?
- , why you would be data mining practice, why you would be doing<00:26:05.520><c> that?
- </c><00:35:48.320><c> I</c><00:35:48.560><c> for</c> these practices benefit consumers.
- I for these practices benefit consumers.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
EIG-AEN, AEN, AEN DEFER Public Hearings 01-29-2025
Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
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- Any amendments that are made to the current law should really prioritize practicality and fairness while
- Any amendments that are made to the current law should really prioritize practicality and fairness while
- Any amendments that are made to the current law should really prioritize practicality and fairness while
- Any amendments that are made to the current law should really prioritize practicality and fairness while
Summary:
The joint committees heard testimony on Senate Bill 103, relating to electric vehicle batteries, and then moved to Senate Bill 995, relating to renewable fuel. On SB 103, the Department of Health and the State Energy Office supported the measure, and Redwood Materials said it supported the bill’s intent but requested an amendment to add a battery recycler to the commission. Other testimony on SB 103 included support from several individuals and organizations, with one opponent noted. A committee member also raised a possible deadline change requested by the Alliance of Automobile Innovation for future work on the measure.
The bulk of the hearing focused on SB 995, which would create tax incentives for sustainable aviation fuel and related renewable fuel production. Supporters included the Hawaii Renewable Fuels Coalition, Pono Pacific, Hawaiian Airlines/Alaska Airlines, the Tax Foundation, PAR Hawaii, Pacific Biodiesel, and others. Supporters said the bill would help build a local SAF industry, encourage camelina and other feedstocks, and advance decarbonization goals. Several supporters also said they had proposed amendments or technical comments and stood on their written testimony.
Opposition testimony argued the bill could allow toxic waste feedstocks, such as construction and demolition waste, into fuel production, and questioned whether the incentives would truly benefit Hawaii farmers or consumers. One opponent said the bill’s benefits could flow to the producer and to imported feedstocks rather than to local agriculture, and another questioned the scale of local land and water available for camelina production. Committee members pressed witnesses on acreage, water use, expected yields, the role of PAR Hawaii’s refinery investment, and whether the state would be subsidizing a business decision that might not produce significant local fuel. No vote or final action was taken in the excerpt provided.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- But in practice, the protection has been inconsistent and often invisible to students.
- But in practice, the protection has been inconsistent and often invisible to students.
- Too often, this right exists on paper, but not in practice.
- And it leaves but not in practice.
- ,</c><00:57:07.680><c> nobody's</c> never really been in practice, nobody's never really been in practice
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Senate Labor, Health & Social Services Committee, February 25, 2026
Labor, Health & Social Services
Transcript Highlights:
- c> Utah</c><00:15:11.279><c> and</c><00:15:11.440><c> now</c> practiced 24 years in Utah and now practiced
- </c><00:15:16.000><c> I</c> practice, I performed abortions. I practice, I performed abortions.
- Policy does not mean practice.
- When medicine does not mean practice.
- My training and practice no choice.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Elections Finance and Government Operations Committee 2/10/25
Elections Finance and Government Operations
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:50:46.000><c> to</c> custody requirements and practices to custody requirements and practices
- Act uh uh complaints and Practices Act uh uh complaints and resolution<01:26:55.960><c> of</c><01:26
- , disclaimer practice, contribution practice, outside of the 10A context.
- There's still campaign practice violations, a lot of them.
- </c><01:34:22.080><c> tribunal</c> uh U campaign practices to a tribunal uh U campaign practices to a
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
EDN Public Hearing - Tue Feb 3, 2026 @ 2:00 PM HST
Transcript Highlights:
- athletic practices and yelling at<00:39:33.280><c> coaches.
- That would be to your your practices?
- testing, they would show their practice scores that they've either attempted the practice and have not
- c><01:52:44.480><c> been</c> attempted the practice and have not been attempted the practice and have
- </c><01:52:47.920><c> that</c> showed us a completed practice that showed us a completed practice that
Summary:
The committee on Education heard testimony on HB 1895, which would add education-worker protections by expanding harassment-related offenses. The Department of Education, HSTA, HGA, and several school employees and principals testified in support, describing increased harassment and threats toward teachers and staff, especially since COVID, and saying the bill would help deter bad actors. The Office of the Public Defender opposed the measure, saying the language was vague and overbroad, could criminalize ordinary parental advocacy or speech, and might not survive constitutional scrutiny. In response to questions, the public defender said existing statutes already cover threatening or assaultive conduct against educational workers, while DOE representatives said the bill was aimed at excessive and repetitive disruptive behavior. No vote or final action was taken in the excerpt.
The committee then took up HB 1592, concerning protections for educational workers and sports officials. DOE, the Charter School Commission, HGA, HSTA, school principals, athletic programs, and many individual testifiers supported the bill, with several describing threats, harassment, and aggressive behavior at schools and athletic events. One principal said he had repeatedly involved law enforcement after threats and incidents on campus, and a teacher testified about the need to keep school environments safe and orderly. The Office of the Public Defender again opposed the bill, arguing that current law already enhances penalties for assaults and terroristic threatening against educational workers and sports officials, and that new offenses would have little deterrent effect. Committee members questioned whether the bill should be a separate statute and how to distinguish passionate advocacy from harassment; DOE said the line was crossed when conduct became excessive and repetitive, while the public defender urged clearer drafting and more emphasis on prevention, education, security, and de-escalation. No vote or final action was announced in the excerpt.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - 03/16/26
Judiciary and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:28:23.600><c> our</c> deserves the ability to practice our deserves the ability to practice our
- ><c> may</c><00:34:20.879><c> make</c> Practicing their faith openly may make Practicing their faith
- </c> are repeatedly targeted the practical are repeatedly targeted the practical result<00:37:14.960>
- </c> good business practice should be. good business practice should be.
- So maybe in practice it rolled out.
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Senate and Governmental Affairs May 6th, 2026
Senate & Governmental Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- I've practiced civil engineering for over 45 years.
- I've never practiced law a day of my life. Me neither. I don't want to. And I don't want to.
- I feel like this is where my practical experience is most valuable to the board.
- I'm a lawyer in private practice, a lifelong resident of New Orleans, with an office in downtown New
- in another discipline, which is to say I'm not an engineer, although my law practice often involves
Keywords:
Senate rules, Louisiana Senate, Senate Chamber, smart glasses, recording eyewear, audio recording, video recording, wearable technology, covert recording, legislative security, media access, chamber decorum, Senate President, internal rules, public access, lobbyists, official journal, public notices, competitive bid, Louisiana legislation
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Insurance Committee Apr 22nd, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- With the absence of these clear standards, inconsistent insurance practices leave homeowners and tenants
- The task force identified significant gaps in science, testing protocols, and claims practices.
- They should not be left navigating inconsistent insurer practices or paying out of pocket just to prove
- In practice, this amendment will fully immunize the platform from any liability whatsoever for unsafe
- In practice, really only small businesses can ever take advantage of the undue hardship.
Summary:
The Assembly Insurance Committee met as a subcommittee at first because a quorum was not initially present, then later established a quorum and heard several bills. The main special-order item was AB 1795 (Gibson), which would create statewide standards for testing, inspection, and remediation of wildfire smoke damage in homes, with CalEPA and public health agencies developing science-based standards and insurers required to follow new claims-handling timelines. Supporters, including Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara and wildfire survivors, said the bill would bring consistency and safety; insurers and consumer groups generally supported the concept but sought further amendments on scope, standards, and claim handling. The committee voted do pass as amended and refer AB 1795 to Appropriations, with the roll held open for later additions.
The committee also considered AB 1576 (Ortega) on the Subsequent Injury Benefit Trust Fund, which would make changes intended to reduce litigation and employer assessments while preserving the program’s purpose of encouraging hiring of workers with prior disabilities. Labor-side witnesses supported the bill as a reform step, while business, public entity, and insurance groups opposed it, arguing it did not address the core structural problems and that a trailer bill was a better vehicle for broader reform. AB 1576 was voted do pass to Appropriations, with the roll held open.
AB 1931 (Papan) would create an optional limited-lines license for utilities to offer home protection products for repairs to appliances and utility service lines. Support came from HomeServe, utilities, and industry groups, who said the bill would clarify current law and add consumer protections such as training, disclosures, and a free-look period; there was no opposition in the room. The committee passed AB 1931 to Appropriations. AB 2361 (Pacheco) would limit vicarious liability for peer-to-peer vehicle-sharing platforms like Turo while preserving insurance coverage requirements; supporters said it would align California with other states, while consumer attorneys opposed it as reducing accountability and consumer recovery. The committee passed AB 2361 as amended to Appropriations. AB 2098 (Kalra), heard later, would require employers to allow leave for workers to attend treatment for occupational injuries during work hours, subject to notice and business-necessity limits; labor groups supported it and business and insurance groups sought narrower standards. It was also voted do pass to Appropriations. The committee then completed roll-call add-ons and adjourned.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Special Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs Mar 11th, 2026
Special Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- I would simply say that there is a world of difference between what if an individual chooses to practice
- I mean, obviously, as the gentleman in the front said that he has a large Jewish community that practices
- their law, you know, they're practicing it themselves.
- If somebody wants to practice a real law in their own home and their own privacy, that's one thing.
- ... ...the city in which the property is located adopts and follows a policy or practice of declining
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- The original language reflects proven best practices that are used in our health care licensure compacts
- The original language reflects proven best practices that are used in our health care licensure compacts
- And with that, States will retain full control of practice standards and enforcement.
- sure you reference that, that indeed, these compacts are not, States will retain full control of practice
- Louis, they also come out and charge us a fee and then practically do their own inspections.
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
Licensing & Administrative Procedures May 6th, 2025
Licensing & Administrative Procedures
Transcript Highlights:
- chair lays out SB 378 members, this is Senator Schwartbridge's bill relating to certain prohibited practices
- I believe that by regulating but keeping this practice available is the way to better serve Texans and
- A regulatory framework ensuring standardized practices would uphold public confidence and operational
- So banning the practice is the best option for Texas.
- And so for them to be able to change back and forth, whether they're going to allow this practice or
Bills:
SB 28
Keywords:
groundwater, groundwater conservation district, Water Code, Water Development Board, modeled available groundwater, aquifer, water permit, groundwater transfer, export groundwater, out-of-district transfer, management area, desired future conditions, well permit, retail public utility, potable water, emergency interconnect, subsidiary, controlled entity, aquifer management, water resources
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Business and Professions Committee Apr 8th, 2025
Business and Professions
Transcript Highlights:
- Joining the compact allows social workers licensed and other members states to practice in California
- prepare a report for the legislator that identifies gaps in menopause-related education and medical practice
- By requiring the assessment of physician training and trends in practice, AB 360 will provide the legislature
- I was licensed in 1987, but I've been practicing in public accounting since 1983.
- As for cross-border practice or mobility, This has been an integral part of the accounting profession
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Health Committee Mar 25th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Specialized certifications are standard practice throughout health care, from maternal care to geriatrics
- will serve as trusted bridges trained in assessment, crisis prevention, and culturally specific practices
- At its best, this practice leads to imperfect translations and potentially embarrassing situations related
- At its worst, this practice leads to miscommunication and potential adverse health outcomes.
- passage of Proposition 63 in 1986, which declared English as California's official language, the practice
Summary:
The Assembly Health Committee met on March 25, 2025, with Chair Mia Bonta presiding and initially operating as a subcommittee until quorum was established. The committee heard several health-related bills, including AB 73 on creating a Black Mental Health Navigator certification, AB 499 on lowering the state reimbursement trigger for the Robert F. Kennedy Farm Workers Medical Plan, AB 843 on aligning California health insurance language-access rules with federal standards, AB 257 on a specialty care network using telehealth and virtual services for Medi-Cal and underserved communities, AB 64 on allowing diacritical marks on vital records, AB 315 on the Home and Community-Based Alternatives waiver, and AB 40 on clarifying that emergency services include reproductive health services such as abortion. Testimony generally emphasized disparities in access, culturally competent care, language access, rural provider shortages, and the importance of preserving or expanding programs that help vulnerable populations.
Supporters included authors, state and local health organizations, advocacy groups, and affected individuals. AB 73 was backed as a way to address stigma, mistrust, and culturally competent mental health access for Black Californians. AB 499 was described as helping keep a self-insured farmworker health plan operational while maintaining a low-cost, labor-management model. AB 843 was supported as a way to prevent children and families from having to translate sensitive medical and insurance information and to protect limited-English-proficient Californians. AB 257 drew support as a demonstration project to improve specialty care access through California-based clinicians and virtual care, with examples of reduced wait times and costs. AB 64 received emotional testimony from the author, a child and his family, and others about the importance of accurately recording names with accents and other marks. AB 315 was presented as a cost-neutral or cost-saving way to expand home- and community-based care for medically fragile people, with strong support from disability, health, and provider groups. AB 40 drew support from reproductive health and medical organizations, while one opposition witness argued it could conflict with emergency care standards and overburden emergency departments.
The committee took roll-call votes and advanced AB 499, AB 73, AB 843, AB 257, AB 64, AB 315, and AB 40 to Appropriations, with AB 40 receiving some no votes. The committee also adopted its 2025-26 rules and approved a consent calendar that included AB 225, AB 304, AB 403, AB 688, and AB 951. Several measures were initially placed on call and later lifted and recorded as passing out of committee before adjournment.