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HI
Transcript Highlights:
- Chair for the vote. Okay, voting on SCR 7. Chair and vice chair vote: aye.
- </c><00:20:34.360><c> No</c><00:20:34.560><c> vote.</c> Representative Garcia. No vote.
- No vote.
- </c> for the vote. Oh. for the vote. Oh.
- >> Chair for the vote.
Committee:
House Health
Keywords:
emergency care, reproductive health, abortion services, EMTALA, patient safety, hospital regulations, medical treatment, health care professionals, emergency response, licensure, disaster response, telehealth, SCR182, S.C.R. 182, Hawaii Trauma System, trauma care, trauma center, Tripler Army Medical Center, military-civilian partnership, civilian trauma patients
Summary:
The Committee on Health heard testimony on three concurrent resolutions. SCR-7 would affirm that hospitals must provide life-saving emergency care to pregnant people; supporters included the Hawaii State Commission on the Status of Women, AAUW Hawaii, the Healthcare Association of Hawaii, and Hawaii Women’s Lawyers, with two individuals in opposition. A member raised a wording concern about “pregnant people” versus “pregnant women,” and the chair agreed to note the comment in the committee report. The committee then recommended passage, and the measure was adopted by vote, with Representatives Alcos voting no and Garcia not voting.
SCR-59 SD1 would ask the governor to establish procedures allowing certain health care professionals to practice in Hawaii without a Hawaii-issued license during a state of emergency. The Hawaii Organization of Nurse Leaders strongly supported the resolution, citing emergency response problems during Kona low storms and the Lahaina wildfires when out-of-state licensed providers were available but could not serve. The committee recommended passage as is, and the recommendation was adopted, with Representative Garcia voting with reservations.
SCR-182 would request that the governor and Department of Health work with the U.S. Department of Defense and other federal military partners to explore a military-civilian trauma partnership to strengthen Hawaii’s trauma system. The Department of Health supported the measure, and a member suggested the title should reflect “Department of War,” while another member noted the federal department name has not changed; the chair said the comments would be noted in the report. The committee recommended passage, and the resolution was adopted without objection, with Representatives Martin and Olds excused.
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- Seeing none, close the vote and declare the vote: six ayes. Sorry, declare the vote.
- Close the vote. Declare the vote. Zero nays. Your bill has passed, Chair. Thank you, members.
- Anyone wishing to change their vote, to close the vote, declare the vote.
- Anyone wishing to change your vote, do it now. Declare the vote. I nay.
- Anyone wishing to change your vote, do it now. Declare the vote. I nay.
Committee:
House Insurance
Keywords:
licensure, criminal history, public safety, occupational certification, rehabilitation, state regulations, insurance, regulations, certification, long-term care, mergers, consumer protection, property safety, vision insurance, optometry, reimbursement, healthcare policy, ophthalmic materials, provider agreements, captive insurance
FL
Florida 2026 5th Special Session
Ethics and Elections Jan 13th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- And when you fill out your asked to vote for. It's clear and that simple.
- By your vote, CS for SB 92 is reported favorably. Thank you.
- By your vote, CS for SB 92 is report favorably. Thank you.
- for a separate vote, I don't know. ...on any individual appointee.
- And so, without a request for a separate vote, we will take up all appointees with one vote unless there's
Summary:
The committee met with a quorum and considered several election- and ethics-related bills, along with a block of gubernatorial confirmations. Senate Bill 572, by Senator Harrell, updated ethics statutes so the definition of “relative” would include foster parents and foster children; the Commission on Ethics supported the change as a recommendation, and the bill passed unanimously. Senate Bill 414, by Senator Bracey Davis, would have allowed campaign funds to be used for campaign-related child care expenses, but the sponsor said it lacked the votes to advance and temporarily postponed it.
The committee also heard Senate Bill 500, by Senator Avila, which would provide FDLE protective security details for major-party nominees for governor, lieutenant governor, and cabinet offices through the election and transition period. Senators raised questions about definitions, current protections, and public disclosure of travel information; despite some opposition over taxpayer funding, the bill was reported favorably. Senate Bill 620, by Senator Mayfield, required candidates to disclose any non-U.S. citizenship when qualifying for office; testimony from a dual citizen criticized the bill as unnecessary and stigmatizing, while supporters framed it as transparency. The bill also passed favorably.
Chair Gates then presented CS for SB 92, creating whistleblower-style protections for public employees who file ethics complaints based on firsthand knowledge, including remedies for retaliation; the Commission on Ethics supported it and it passed favorably. The committee also approved a slate of gubernatorial appointments en bloc. Finally, Senate Bill 564, by Senator Yarborough, would allow registered or pre-registered high school students to volunteer at polling places for community service hours; testimony from a supervisor of elections and advocacy groups supported the civics benefit, a senator asked about how it would interact with existing community service requirements, and the bill passed favorably. The committee then adjourned.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Minnesota House higher education committee approves omnibus bill 4/16/26
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> >> Allen votes yes. >> Allen votes yes.
- </c> for a no vote on this. for a no vote on this.
- </c> Chair, I would ask for a no vote. Chair, I would ask for a no vote.
- </c> ask folks to vote no. ask folks to vote no.
- </c> the vote or just state it? the vote or just state it?
Summary:
The committee took up House File 4252 and first heard a walkthrough of a DE2 amendment that largely incorporated Office of Higher Education technical and statutory cleanup items, including reporting consolidations, updates to postsecondary registration and licensing statutes, and an anti-fraud provision. New provisions in the DE2 would require public postsecondary institutions to explain developmental courses before enrollment and obtain a written acknowledgement, revise the state grant tuition cap, add a $1.5 million ongoing appropriation in FY 2027 for an identity verification system to combat enrollment fraud, and provide $5,000 one-time funding for reforestation at Bemidji State University. Fiscal staff also noted additional special revenue fund revenue and expenditures tied to licensing and registration litigation response.
The main debate centered on the A8 amendment offered by Representative Rarick, which would require the governor to appoint University of Minnesota regents only from candidates recommended by the joint legislative committee if the legislature fails to elect regents. Rarick argued the amendment was needed to address what he described as conflicts of interest and pay-to-play concerns in recent gubernatorial appointments. Several members questioned whether the language was constitutional, whether it actually addressed conflicts of interest, and whether it should instead refer to ARCAC-screened or ARCAC-recommended candidates. Nonpartisan staff said the governor’s appointment power is addressed in the university charter, not directly in the constitution, but could not definitively assess constitutionality if challenged.
Members were divided: some supported the goal of cleaner governance but said the amendment was not ready or did not match the problem being described; others argued the legislature had failed to complete its own regent appointments and that the amendment was a response to that failure. No vote on the A8 amendment or the bill was reached in the portion provided, though a roll call was requested on the amendment and the chair indicated the bill would continue through amendment consideration before final discussion and vote.
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
MS Senate Floor - 4 March, 2026; 10:00 AM
Mississippi Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Voting<00:27:36.200><c> no?</c> Voting no? Voting no? Present?
- Corbin is voting<00:33:10.480><c> no.</c> voting no. voting no. Chisholm,<00:33:12.080><c> no.
- Curtis voting<00:34:41.840><c> no.</c> voting no. voting no. Present. Present. Present.
- Clerk, voting no. object? Mr. Clerk, voting no.
- Anyone wish to be recorded as voting<02:19:45.480><c> no?</c> voting no? voting no?
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- Seeing none, staff, please open the vote. Staff, please open the vote.
- Any members wishing to change your vote? Close the vote.
- Seeing none, please open the vote. Please close the vote.
- Close the vote, declare the vote: seven yea, zero nay. Mr.
- Close the vote and declare the vote. Close the vote and declare the vote. Eight, yay, zero nay.
Committee:
House Utilities
Keywords:
high-demand facilities, electric utilities, public infrastructure, water management, taxpayer-funded subsidies, decommissioning plans, local control, citizen initiative, referendum, electric utility, large load customers, infrastructure, utility planning, electricity rates, cost allocation, data centers, artificial intelligence, advanced manufacturing, ratepayer protection, HB3466
Summary:
The committee first announced that House Bill 3724 would be laid over at the author’s request and not heard. House Bill 3392, by Representative Clinton, passed 7-0 after brief discussion; it directs the Oklahoma Corporation Commission to study large-load electric customers, including defining them, assessing their grid impact, and evaluating cost allocation, while not interfering with any OCC rulemaking already underway.
Chairman Bowles then presented House Bill 3466, a Corporation Commission request bill to remove an obsolete petty cash fund from statute. It passed 7-0 with no debate. House Bill 4060, by Representative Alonzo, was amended to remove a section dealing with homeownership regulations; the bill then advanced after discussion focused on small plug-in solar devices, their safety features, and the intent to clarify that such devices would not be treated as improper grid interconnections or subjected to burdensome utility or OCC requirements.
Members raised questions about backfeeding and line-worker safety, and the sponsor said the devices would have anti-islanding protections and would not send power back into the grid. The committee approved HB 4060 8-0. The chair noted that several additional bills were assigned and expected next week, and the meeting adjourned with no further business.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Mar 6th, 2025
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Before we vote on that.
- Members, this is a vote for co-authors on the items on consent calendar.
- All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote.
- On the consent calendar, all those vote who desire to vote, all those vote who desire to vote, all those
- vote who desire to vote, clerk will close.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Privacy, Digital Technologies, and Consumer Protection Committee Jun 22nd, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- No voting. Padilla? Reyes, aye. Umberg? Wiener? Aye. All right, the vote is 4 to 0.
- As they say, a picture's worth a thousand words, and I hope it earns your vote. Your aye vote.
- The current vote is 4 to 0. File item number 1, AB 1155. The current vote is 4 to 0.
- Vote 7 to 0, we will replace the call. Thank you. Vote 7 to 0. We will replace the call.
- The current vote is 5 to 0. Senators Cabaldon, Jones, Padilla, aye, Umberg. 6 to 0. Vote 6 to 0.
Summary:
The committee first heard AB 1159, which would update California student data privacy law for educational technology and college-level platforms. The author and supporters argued that students’ personal information is being collected and used far beyond educational purposes, including sensitive health and demographic data, and said the bill would limit misuse and add stronger privacy protections. Support came from privacy, labor, education, and civil rights groups, while opposition from college store and industry representatives focused on narrowing the definition of “operator,” preserving institution-related communications, and concerns about the bill’s private right of action. Members raised questions about how the bill would affect scholarships, financial aid, adult students, consent, and litigation; the author said the bill includes a right to cure and notice to the Attorney General. The committee voted 4-0 to pass the bill to Appropriations, with the measure placed on call.
The committee then took up AB 1709, which would set a minimum age of 16 for social media accounts on platforms with specified addictive design features and create a youth safety commission. The author, pediatric and safety advocates, and several public supporters argued that social media companies intentionally design compulsive features that harm youth mental health, sleep, and development, and that the bill is a necessary product-safety response. Opponents argued the bill is overbroad, may be ineffective, raises First Amendment concerns, and could cut off vulnerable youth from important online support networks. Members focused heavily on possible amendments, especially a non-addictive feed option for younger users and strengthening the commission; the author said he was open to those changes and to further work with the committees. The bill was moved to Judiciary on a 5-0 vote and placed on call.
At the end of the excerpt, the author began presenting a third measure, AB 2076, which would strengthen California’s Parents’ Accountability and Child Protection Act by adding nitrous oxide to the list of age-verified dangerous products, banning purchase with gift cards or store credit, and increasing penalties for large sellers. The author described nitrous oxide as increasingly accessible to minors online and cited enforcement gaps in the current law, but the transcript cuts off before testimony or action on that bill.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session 5/17/26 - Part 2
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- >> Mani Hiltsley votes I. >> Mani Hiltsley votes I.
- </c> for a green vote. Thank you. for a green vote. Thank you.
- </c> a no vote at this time. a no vote at this time.
- >> please vote green. >> please vote green.
- </c> >> Mani Hiltsley votes I. >> Mani Hiltsley votes I.
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session-Day 5, February 13, 2026-PM
Wyoming House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> Closing vote. Vote closed. 51 I. 10. No. Closing vote. Vote closed. 51 I. 10. No.
- Closing vote. Vote closed. 61 changes? Closing vote.
- Closing vote. Vote closed. 58 I, three no, one excused. Closing vote.
- Vote closed. 61 I, one Closing vote. Vote closed. 61 I, one excused.
- Closing vote. Vote closed. 61 I, 1 excused.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- Not voting. Ellis? Not voting. Gibson? Aye. Hadwick? Not voting. Herbedian? Krell? Aye. Nguyen?
- Not voting. Ellis? Not voting. Gibson? Aye. Hadwick? Not voting. Herbedian? Krell? Aye. Nguyen?
- Not voting. Ellis? Not voting. Gibson? Aye. Hadwick? Not voting. Herbedian? Krell? Aye. Nguyen?
- Not voting. Ellis? Not voting. Gibson? Aye. Hadwick? Not voting. Herbedian? Krell? Aye. Nguyen?
- Not voting. Ellis? Not voting. Gibson? Aye. Hadwick? Not voting. Herbedian? Krell? Aye. Nguyen?
Committee:
House Insurance
AR
Transcript Highlights:
- You know, go ahead and vote every way you have to vote.
- Are we voting on the bill?
- I would caution you not to vote. We're getting ready to call for a vote.
- We wound up rolling the vote. Let me just—oh, this is very simple. I wound up getting voted for it.
- I did wind up voting for it. I owned up to it.
Committee:
All HOUSE RULES
Summary:
The committee first considered House Resolution 1016, which would have allowed introduction of a bill by Representative Richmond addressing disclosure and restrictions for certain real-estate arrangements where buyers purchase interests in entities rather than direct ownership of property. Richmond said the measure was aimed at transparency, consumer protection, and preventing private tribunals or discriminatory practices, while several members questioned whether it would affect homeowners associations, hunting clubs, arbitration clauses, or duplicate existing law. After discussion, the committee voted down the resolution.
House Resolution 1006, sponsored by Representative Schultz, proposed increasing the Homestead Tax Credit by $75, from $600 to $675, using a fund created by Amendment 79 and supported by sales tax revenue. Schultz argued the fund could support the increase now and that families needed relief amid high prices. The committee approved the resolution. The committee then heard House Resolution 1007, presented by Senator King and Representative Eaton, which sought to change how turnback funds are distributed to counties, with a focus on giving counties more predictable annual funding for roads, jails, water, sewer, public safety, and other infrastructure. Members raised concerns about taking $150 million off the top of sales tax revenue and about whether the bill should be handled through budget language instead; the resolution failed.
House Resolution 1008, by Representative Wooten and Senator King, would have amended the LEARNS education program to reduce costs, limit or change eligibility, and add performance-based requirements and reporting for certain school-choice funding. Supporters said the program was financially unsustainable and needed accountability, while opponents argued the proposal would create larger problems and that the issue should be handled in the regular session. The resolution failed after a point of order prevented reading a supporting letter into the record. Finally, House Resolution 1009 and House Resolution 1013, both tied to Senator Bryant’s proposals on local control over crypto mines and data centers, were discussed together with testimony about water use, energy demand, and local opposition; both failed. House Resolution 1015, which would have amended the IDEA economic-development bill to remove eminent domain authority and address board accountability, also failed after members said more concerns remained to be worked out.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm here to ask you to save lives by voting yes on SB 953.
- And I think you could do votes.
- So with that, I respectfully ask for an I vote. Thank you.
- For those reasons, we'd ask for your no vote. Thank you.
- I respectfully urge your aye vote on SB 1218. Thank you. Next one.
Committee:
Senate Transportation
Summary:
The Senate Transportation Committee heard a series of bills focused on driver accountability, curb management, privacy, illegal dumping enforcement, rail coordination, billboard signage, and high-speed rail development. SB 953 by Senator Nilo would add DMV points for misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter cases dismissed through diversion; the author and supporters, including a victim’s mother and CHP representatives, argued it would ensure fatal conduct is reflected in driving records, while no opposition testified. SB 1292 by Senator Richardson would let certain cities use stationary cameras or sensors to enforce curb use in designated zones with human review of citations; supporters said it would help manage modern delivery and loading activity, while one privacy group remained cautious but noted the committee amendments improved the bill. SB 1228 by Senator Rubio would create a permanent compliance path for a small number of existing redevelopment-era LED advertising displays; supporters said it preserves local revenue and existing signs, while the outdoor advertising industry opposed it over federal compliance and fairness concerns. SB 1013 by Senator Cervantes would tighten ALPR privacy and security rules, require DOJ audits, training, and a 30-day retention limit; privacy advocates supported it as a needed enforcement measure, while law enforcement groups opposed the retention cap and hot-list limits as too restrictive. SB 1218 by Senator Arreguín would block DMV registration renewal for vehicles with unpaid illegal dumping fines, modeled on parking citation enforcement; local officials and city representatives strongly supported it as a deterrent, and no opposition was heard. SB 1136 by Senator Blakespear would require rail agencies to better coordinate service to major events and integrate fares and schedules; transit and rail advocates supported it, with some agencies taking a work-with-author or neutral position. SB 1425 by the committee chair would create a permit process for new encroachments on high-speed rail right-of-way; supporters said it would help protect and manage the corridor, while utilities and a city raised concerns about rights-of-way and enforcement language. SB 1411 by Senator Stern would expand high-speed rail authority to pursue public-private partnerships and early works, removing a project cap; supporters from Metro, labor, and rail groups said it would help leverage funding and advance the project, while Merced-area agencies remained cautious but noted amendments. Most bills were moved on committee votes, generally along party lines or with broad support, and several were left on call after roll calls.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- I urge you to vote in favor of SB 941. Thank you. I urge you to vote in favor of SB 941. Thank you.
- I expect we ask for an I vote. Thank you, Senator.
- I need to go and vote in the Energy Committee too.
- Okay, that bill is out on a vote of six to zero.
- Okay, that bill is out on a vote of 5 to 0.
Committee:
Senate Public Safety
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Public Safety met on March 17, 2026, with no quorum at the start and throughout much of the hearing, so bills were presented and discussed but no final votes were taken. The committee heard SB 936 on nitrous oxide sales, SB 941 on commissary price caps in private immigration detention facilities, SCR 118 urging release of Jeffrey Epstein-related files, SB 1009 on juvenile detention standards, AB 46 on mental health diversion, and SB 948 on firearm safety training and registration for new residents. The chair explained public comment procedures and noted that SB 891 was on consent, but the transcript focused on the other measures.
SB 936 drew strong support from the author, prosecutors, local officials, and public health/environmental groups, who described rising misuse of flavored large nitrous oxide canisters, youth targeting, impaired driving crashes, deaths, and waste disposal costs. Opposition from the ACLU argued the bill was too broad and should use a regulatory rather than criminal approach, warning about overreach into ordinary household items. Members generally expressed support, though some asked for narrowing amendments to avoid unintended coverage.
SB 941 was presented as a cap on markups for commissary goods sold to detainees in privately run federal immigration detention facilities, modeled on prior prison commissary limits. Supporters described severe price inflation for basic necessities and the burden on families, while no opposition testified. SCR 118, calling for full release of unclassified Epstein investigation files, was supported by the author, a survivor statement, and anti-trafficking advocates; one member objected that the resolution could implicate people without full facts, while others emphasized transparency and survivor accountability. SB 1009 and AB 46 both centered on criminal justice discretion: SB 1009 would require clear and convincing evidence before detaining youth and was supported by defenders and youth advocates but opposed by probation and district attorneys who warned about public safety and resource constraints; AB 46 would narrow mental health diversion by allowing judges to deny diversion when public safety is at risk, with prosecutors and victims’ families supporting it and public defenders, ACLU, and behavioral health groups opposing it as an unnecessary restriction on treatment. SB 948 would expand firearm safety certificate requirements to include live-fire training and require new California residents to register firearms within 60 days; the author and gun-safety advocates supported it as a common-sense safety measure, and the hearing moved into support testimony as the transcript ended.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- With that, I vote aye.
- I vote no. Representative Biasucci. ...in our school system. I vote no. Representative Biasucci?
- Abeytia's testimony or vote explanation.
- With that, I vote aye. The vote is six ayes, five noes, and one absent.
- I vote no. Representative Hernandez? Mr. Chair, if I may explain my vote. Please proceed.
Committee:
House Education
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- She waives the vote. The vote will now occur.
- She waives the vote. The vote will now occur.
- With that, I move to pass and request your vote. Vote and yield for questions.
- So I'll urge a yes vote. That concludes debate, and the vote will now occur.
- Senator Hicks, do you care to vote? Senator Mann, do you care to vote?
Bills:
SB1632 , SB1594 , SB2045 , SB1251 , SB1884 , SB1250 , SB1630 , SB1262 , SB1374 , SB1292 , SB1432 , SB1199 , SB1790 , SB1481 , SB1614 , SB1734 , SB1437 , SB1489 , SB1718 , SB1778
Committee:
Senate Education
Keywords:
career readiness, education reform, high school assessments, workplace skills, state education, credentialing, teacher certification, principal requirements, education administration, special education, Oklahoma education law, SB2045, Grow Your Own Educator Program, teacher recruitment, teacher retention, alternative certification, alternative teacher certification, teacher preparation, tuition reimbursement, course fee reimbursement
FL
Florida 2026 4th Special Session
February 12, 2026 - 09:15 AM
Transcript Highlights:
- because voting electronically, voting by mail, and voting in person will all count towards that quorum
- they can elect to vote or to abstain from the vote.
- of their right to vote.
- So I strongly encourage you to vote for this bill.
- Ranking Member Daley: me, I'm gonna vote up today.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
Senate Chamber Jan 26th, 2026 at 11:01 am
New Mexico Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- We are voting. If you wish to vote no, please raise your hand. Thank you.
- We are voting. If you wish to vote no, please raise your hand. Senator Sidio Lopez, we are voting.
- We are voting. All senators to your seats. If you wish to vote no, please raise your hand.
- We are voting. If you wish to vote no, please raise your hand.
- By the vote of 39, the vote of 39, and if By a vote of 39 in the affirmative, zero in the negative, the
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Environmental Safety Committee and Toxic Materials Committee Jul 15th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Chair voting no.
- Chair voting aye. Vice Chair voting no. Bauer Kahan, aye. Back can I and I.
- Lee, that measure has four votes. Lee, that measure has four votes. Great. Set it.
- Yes, not voting. Ellis not voting. Barakhan? Aye. Barakhan, aye. Castillo... Voting.
- Chair voting aye, Vice Chair voting no. Castillo, you are not voting before? I'm just checking.
Summary:
The committee heard SB 404 on metal shredding facilities, SB 601 on water quality protections after the U.S. Supreme Court’s Sackett decision, SB 682 on phasing out PFOS in certain consumer products, and later SB 646 on prenatal vitamins and toxic metal contamination. SB 561 had been pulled from the hearing. In each of the measures, the authors and supporters emphasized environmental and public health protections, while opponents raised concerns about overregulation, implementation, and unintended economic impacts. The committee also spent time on the policy details of each bill, including how smaller operators would be treated under SB 404, how “nexus waters” would be defined under SB 601, and whether alternatives and testing standards were adequate under SB 682 and SB 646.
For SB 404, Senator Caballero said the bill would create a permitting and enforcement framework for metal shredding facilities, with operational standards for fire prevention, stormwater, and releases of shredder residue, while supporters argued it would bring needed certainty to a critical recycling industry. Opponents, including small recyclers and community/environmental advocates, said the bill was either too broad or not strong enough, with some warning it would burden smaller facilities and others arguing it would fail to protect overburdened communities. The committee approved SB 404 on a due-pass-as-amended motion to Appropriations, with recorded support from the chair and some members and opposition from others.
SB 601 sought to restore state-level protections for waters that lost federal Clean Water Act coverage after Sackett, using a “nexus waters” framework and revised enforcement provisions after amendments removed the private right of action. Supporters said California needed to preserve protections for seasonal streams and wetlands and avoid backsliding, while opponents from business, agriculture, water districts, and local governments argued the definition remained too broad and could create uncertainty, costs, and unintended consequences. The committee also approved SB 601 on a due-pass motion to Appropriations, again with split votes.
SB 682, which the committee also advanced, would phase out intentionally added PFOS in six product categories, including cleaning products, cookware, dental floss, ski wax, food packaging, and juvenile products, with an amendment delaying cookware implementation until 2030. Supporters framed it as a source-control measure to reduce PFAS contamination and lower long-term water treatment costs, while manufacturers and cookware interests argued the bill was overbroad, lacked workable testing standards, and could push consumers and businesses toward uncertain alternatives. The committee chair recommended an aye vote, and the measure passed to Appropriations. SB 646 was then introduced on prenatal vitamins, with supporters saying it would require testing and disclosure of heavy metals like lead, arsenic, cadmium, and mercury, while the opposition said disclosure must be handled carefully so as not to confuse consumers or undermine confidence in prenatal supplements.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Minnesota House passes HF3023, a bill to extend unemployment insurance for Iron Range miners 5/19/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Please vote green.
- Please vote green. Speaker. Please vote green.
- Please<00:14:34.320><c> vote</c><00:14:34.520><c> green.</c> Please vote green. Please vote green.
- </c> Members, please vote yes. Members, please vote yes.
- Herr<00:35:25.960><c> votes</c><00:35:26.520><c> aye.</c> Herr votes aye. Herr votes aye.