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IA
Bills:
HF331 , HF332 , HF334 , HF335 , HF336 , HF371 , HSB105 , HSB84 , HF220 , HSB106 , HSB108 , HF114 , HF122 , HF150 , HSB157 , HF204 , HF236 , HF274 , SSB1030 , SF111 , SF64 , SSB1065
Committee:
Joint Education
Keywords:
HF 331, Iowa High School Athletic Association, Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union, conference realignment, high school sports, interscholastic athletics, athletic conference, school athletics, school district, accredited nonpublic school, private school, activities association, girls sports, boys sports, student athletics, conference alignment, rivalries, travel distance, enrollment, state board of education
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Ways and Means (04/22/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> the reports in by tonight, by midnight. the reports in by tonight, by midnight.
- Oh, by rule.
- Oh, by rule.<04:13:17.199><c> And</c><04:13:17.359><c> so</c><04:13:17.520><c> it's</c> rule.
- I can't by rule overturn what you folks pass as law.
- </c><04:18:33.680><c> as</c> um that that would be the rule as um that that would be the rule as opposed
Summary:
The committee first took up SB 63, which concerns funding for the division of travel and tourism and its relationship to the meals-and-rooms tax calculation. Members asked for confirmation that the bill would not affect municipal distributions under RSA 78-A:26. Jennifer Ramsey of the Department of Revenue Administration explained that the amendment does not change meals-and-rooms distributions, but instead corrects the calculation for the travel and tourism appropriation by adding back the municipal fund transfer before applying the 3.15% floor. Chris Shay of the Office of the Attorney General agreed with that explanation. The committee also discussed the complexity of the meals-and-rooms statutes and the possibility of a future cleanup effort. The committee then voted 19-0 to recommend SB 63 ought to pass; it will not go on consent because it has a fiscal note.
The committee next considered SB 60, relative to advanced deposit account wagering. Rep. Murphy moved ought to pass, explaining that the bill would regulate advanced deposit wagering on horse racing and impose a 1.25% revenue share on wagers from New Hampshire residents, generating roughly a quarter-million dollars in new lottery revenue in the first year. The motion passed 19-0, and the bill will not go on consent because of its fiscal note. The committee then voted 19-0 to recommend SB 147 ITL, with members noting that live racing facilities are in decline and the market is shrinking. SB 160, which updates raffle ticket pricing and prize limits for bingo-related gaming, also passed ought to pass 19-0 and will not go on consent.
The committee then took up SB 73, which revises coverall bingo rules and increases prize limits. An amendment, 2025-1470H, was offered to raise the total prize amount to $5,000; members supported it as a reasonable compromise, and the amendment was adopted unanimously. The bill as amended then passed ought to pass 19-0, again with a fiscal note preventing consent placement. After those votes, the committee moved into a work session on SB 83, where members began discussing the bill’s video lottery terminal provisions, including the meaning of “maximum wager,” the absence of a cumulative betting cap, and concerns that the bill combines several distinct policy changes—tax treatment, VLT rules, renaming, and a self-exclusion database—into one measure. No vote was taken on SB 83 during the work session, and members indicated they would continue discussion later after reviewing side-by-side materials.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- They did not wait for rule of law.
- </c> do not comply with Senate Rule 3-1. do not comply with Senate Rule 3-1.
- </c> Birdsel moves to suspend Senate Rule Birdsel moves to suspend Senate Rule 3-21<00:37:38.560><c>
- Thank you, Madam President. waved under Senate rule 4-5 to the waved under Senate rule 4-5 to the committee
- </c> with the Senate attorney, I am ruling with the Senate attorney, I am ruling that<01:45:11.440><c
FL
Florida 2026 5th Special Session
Ethics and Elections Dec 10th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- I was a road patrol deputy working midnight and spent six years there.
Summary:
The Committee on Ethics and Elections met to consider several executive appointments, beginning with Matthew Walsh, Secretary of the Department of Juvenile Justice, for confirmation. Walsh outlined his long law-enforcement career, social work background, and priorities at DJJ, including staff wellness, reclassifying juvenile detention and probation officers as officers under statute, adding beds to move youth from detention into residential programs, and increasing per diem funding. Members asked about detention “dead time” and the need to get adjudicated youth into programming sooner. Public testimony included support from Barney Bishop and Christian Minor, and the committee voted unanimously to approve Walsh’s nomination and forward it to the full Senate.
The committee then heard from Tina Vidal-Duarte, nominee for the Florida Atlantic University Board of Trustees. She described her business background as CEO of CDR Health, her education, and extensive nonprofit and board service, including leadership roles with the Florida Grand Opera, the Homeless Trust of Miami-Dade County, FAU, and the Hope Florida Foundation. Senators questioned her about free speech issues involving FAU faculty, her relationship with the new FAU president, student diversity, AI and workforce planning, and her prior role on Hope Florida. She also answered questions about her company’s work at the Everglades detention center and the bidding process for state contracts. Public testimony opposed her nomination, citing concerns about her business ties, Hope Florida, and detention-center contracts. Debate split largely along partisan lines, and the committee approved her nomination on a recorded vote.
Afterward, the committee took up the remaining nominations in Tabs 2 through 15, excluding Tab 10, and approved them as a group by voice/recorded vote for forwarding to the full Senate. The meeting then concluded with no further business.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- I was a road patrol deputy working midnight and spent six years there.
Committee:
Senate Ethics and Elections
Summary:
The Committee on Ethics and Elections met to consider several gubernatorial appointees, beginning with Matthew Walsh, Secretary of Juvenile Justice, for confirmation. Walsh outlined his law enforcement background, social work training, and priorities at DJJ, including staff wellness, seeking statutory recognition and training standards for juvenile detention and probation officers, and increasing bed capacity so adjudicated youth can move from detention into residential programming sooner. Members asked about the impact of detention “dead time” and the need for more beds; Walsh said DJJ is evaluating ways to let youth begin programming earlier while in detention. Public support was noted, and the committee voted unanimously to confirm Walsh and forward his nomination to the full Senate.
The committee then heard from Tina Vidal-Duarte, nominee to the Florida Atlantic University Board of Trustees. She described her business background, service on multiple boards, and prior service on FAU’s board pending confirmation, emphasizing governance, accountability, and strategic planning. Senators questioned her about FAU’s handling of faculty social media controversies, the university’s relationship with its new president, student and faculty engagement, AI planning, diversity, and her role on the Hope Florida board and with CDR Health’s state contracts, including work related to the Everglades detention center. Public testimony included strong opposition from one speaker who criticized her ties to state contracts and Hope Florida, while another senator spoke in support, citing her community service and business experience. The committee voted 5-2 to confirm her, with Senators Polsky and Bernard voting no.
Afterward, the committee considered the remaining nominees in Tabs 2 through 15, excluding Tab 10, en bloc. No separate votes were requested, and the committee approved the group of nominees by voice roll call to be forwarded to the full Senate. The meeting then concluded with no further business.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- , performance measures, or standards of clearance-rate requirements set by statute, administrative rules
- Your commitment to the rule of law... ...and your unwavering support.
- Well, the rules of judicial conduct prevent us from commenting on any of our decisions.
- And it's a difficult position, but we also understand the rules that we have to follow.
- And it's a difficult position, but we also understand the rules that we have to follow.
Bills:
HB4011 , HB2680 , HB4325 , HB4327 , HB4944 , HB1761 , HB4688 , HB3453 , HB40 , HB1707 , HB4749 , HB2322 , HB3647 , HB4139 , HB4081 , HB2203 , HB2100 , HB4170 , HB3104 , HB4623 , HB40
Committee:
House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
Keywords:
partition, heirs' property, real estate, co-ownership, family property, non-heir cotenant, right of first refusal, pilot services, liability limitation, maritime commerce, Matagorda Bay, Lavaca Bay, transportation code, maritime industry, civil liability, barratry, penalties, legal actions, damages, wrongful death
Summary:
The Committee on Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence met to hear House Bill 1761, a broad judicial package focused on increasing judicial compensation and adding accountability and efficiency measures. The chair explained that HB 1707 and HB 2100 were withdrawn from the agenda, and that HB 1761 would be taken up first because many judges and stakeholders were present. The committee substitute for HB 1761 proposed a 30% increase in base judicial pay to $182,000, changes to judicial retirement linkage, stronger judicial conduct provisions, and efficiency measures such as targeted reporting for judges not meeting benchmarks, appellate in-person meeting encouragement, and time limits on certain motions. The chair and several supporters said judicial pay had reached “emergency status,” citing Texas’s low national ranking and difficulty recruiting and retaining qualified judges.
Witnesses in support included presiding and district judges, the State Bar’s judicial section, business and trial lawyer groups, and prosecutors. They emphasized that many judges work long hours off the bench, handle warrants at night and on weekends, manage heavy dockets, and face recruitment problems in both urban and rural counties. Supporters also said higher pay would help attract experienced lawyers, retain judges, and improve court efficiency. Several witnesses and members discussed judicial accountability, including public reporting of court performance and the role of the Texas Supreme Court and presiding judges in setting benchmarks. Some members raised concerns that raw statistics can be misleading because judges also do substantial off-the-bench work and often help cover other courts’ dockets.
There was also testimony and discussion about the bill’s conduct and discipline provisions. A representative of the Texas Civil Rights Project opposed parts of the bill that would tie pay raises to changes affecting judicial independence, warning about subjective bail-related discipline standards and possible chilling effects. The executive director of the State Commission on Judicial Conduct cautioned against civil penalties for complainants, saying it could discourage good-faith complaints and create litigation risks. Other witnesses supported accountability reforms but urged caution about unintended consequences, especially for family and emergency cases and for judges handling warrants and other time-sensitive matters. After testimony, the committee withdrew the committee substitute and left HB 1761 pending, then recessed the committee.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Local Government Jun 11th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Local Government
Transcript Highlights:
- I think over time that'll improve in each jurisdiction as they do directors' rules and so forth on this
- one. ...each jurisdiction as they do directors' rules and so forth on this one.
- So the next part of the process, after we close the public record on those tomorrow at midnight, we'll
- But after that point, it would be subjected to the same rules as all other lots in the city.
Committee:
House Local Government
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
House Chamber - Wed May 6, 2026, 9:00AM HST - Day 57
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- deadline for waved the Friday midnight deadline for the<00:37:16.240><c> filing</c><00:37:16.720><c>
- </c> practical effect as a court ruling practical effect as a court ruling allowing<00:56:30.960><c>
- </c><00:56:59.440><c> There</c><00:56:59.599><c> is</c> to issue a definitive ruling.
- There is to issue a definitive ruling.
- One to suspend the rules to motions.
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- And I think that we also talked about, you know, I know when I presented this being a rule bill, there
- He added that even where no rules are violated, the dynamic creates at least the appearance of conflict
- So do you have examples where the PSC is overruled, local planning and zoning rules?
- For Mark and sign his property here, what are the rules?
- So if we're going to make some rules, how about safeguarding my intent?
Committee:
House Utilities
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Business, Trade & Economic Development Jan 29th, 2026 at 08:00 am
Business, Trade & Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- parent or legal guardian, but the bill allows the Attorney General to define additional methods by rule
- This bill keeps the rule allowing for eight small loans per year, which becomes far more dangerous.
- Under Senate Rule 69, your testimony before this committee must be under oath or affirmation.
- Have you ever authorized an email urging people to donate today because of a midnight deadline?
- If this bill passes, parents like me will feel relieved that social media companies will have rules in
Keywords:
commercial email, spam regulations, online marketing, privacy, consumer protection, SB 6111, Washington Protecting Children Online Act, online child safety, minor privacy, age verification, parental consent, social media regulation, digital platforms, user-generated content, content moderation, online harms, youth protection, data privacy, geolocation, targeted advertising
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- As a reminder to the committee and our visitors and witnesses today, under House Rule 4, Section 13,
- House committees are subject to the same rules of decorum that govern House proceedings.
- Under those rules, the chair is responsible for preserving order and decorum during committee meetings
- It means that they have not violated any of the rules around the program in terms of what you can and
- They have to be physically located in the state of Texas and abide by the rules and regulations in the
Committee:
House Public Education
Keywords:
education savings account, educational expenses, certified educational assistance organization, school choice, funding, special education, tuition reimbursement, emergency communication, public safety, interoperability, Texas Interoperability Council, grant program, emergency communications, public safety radio, first responders, radio system, dispatch, emergency management, Texas Division of Emergency Management, public safety infrastructure
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Business, Trade & Economic Development Jan 29th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- with the parent or legal guardian, but allows the Attorney General to define additional methods by rule
- This bill keeps the rule allowing for eight small loans per year, which becomes far more dangerous.
- Under Senate Rule 69, your testimony before this committee must be under oath or affirmation.
- Have you ever authorized an email urging people to donate today because of a midnight deadline?
- If this bill passes, parents like me will feel relieved that social media companies will have rules in
Summary:
The committee heard public testimony on several bills. SB 5976 would revise the Washington Commercial Electronic Mail Act by narrowing liability for misleading email subject lines and changing damages and Consumer Protection Act claims. Business, retail, hospitality, and e-commerce witnesses supported the bill, saying recent litigation has created uncertainty and exposed routine marketing emails to excessive penalties. Consumer advocates and the Washington State Association for Justice opposed it, arguing the current law protects consumers from deceptive marketing and that the bill would weaken enforcement and class actions.
SB 6111 would require age verification and parental consent for minors creating social media accounts, restrict providers’ use of minors’ data, and authorize enforcement by the Attorney General and a limited private right of action. The sponsor and several parents, medical professionals, and advocacy groups supported the bill as a response to social media harms, including addiction, depression, cyberbullying, eating disorders, and exposure to harmful content. Technology and civil liberties witnesses opposed it, warning about privacy, data security, constitutional concerns, and the difficulty of implementing reliable parental consent and age verification.
The committee also heard SB 6250, which would raise the maximum small loan amount from $700 to $1,200 and index it to inflation. The sponsor and a lender representative said the change would update an outdated limit and preserve existing consumer protections. Opponents, including legal aid, poverty, housing, labor, AARP, and community advocates, argued the higher cap would increase debt burdens and fees for low-income borrowers and older adults. Staff also briefed SB 6257, which would allow illness-related tolling for trainee real estate appraiser licensing timelines, and SB 6289, which would direct Commerce to create a statewide economic development and competitiveness strategic plan; SB 6289 drew supportive testimony from Commerce, ports, economic development groups, and business interests. The committee also held confirmation hearings for several Gambling Commission and Lottery appointees, who described their backgrounds and service, but no votes or final actions were taken in the transcript.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- President, I ask you to unanimous consent that the rules be suspended.
- The records show that the I ask you to unanimous consent that the rules be suspended.
- President, I ask you to unanimous consent that the rules be suspended.
- These purchases would be under the rules of our local communities and their procurement laws, but also
- , we have Rules Committee, we'd have confirmation proceedings, I assume as much.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 3/11/25
Public Safety Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- One of the major additional factors for the needs of just upgrading outdated radios is a new uh rule
- </c><00:48:48.160><c> has</c> one point in time this new rule has one point in time this new rule has
- They may have to enforce discipline, let's say, for a jail rule infraction or a probation violation,
- infraction or a probation jail rule infraction or a probation violation<01:11:12.480><c> and</c><01:
- and my wife let out a primal is midnight and my wife let out a primal scream<01:15:41.080><c> that</
Committee:
House Public Safety Finance and Policy
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Conservation and Natural Resources Mar 30th, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Conservation and Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- I just—I wasn't, I had to leave to go to rules—but we're talking about the 2 million gallons a day, and
- Oh, yeah, and I'm reminded, too, that you can submit those witness forms online until midnight tonight
Committee:
House Conservation and Natural Resources
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Conservation and Natural Resources Mar 30th, 2026
Conservation and Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- I just, I wasn't—I had to leave to go to rules—but we're talking about the 2 million gallons a day, and
- Oh yeah, and I'm reminded too that you can submit those witness forms online until midnight tonight.
Committee:
House Conservation and Natural Resources
Summary:
The Conservation and Natural Resources Committee heard Senate Bill 953, sponsored by Sen. Jason Bean, which would address a projected shortfall in the Department of Natural Resources’ air pollution control program. Bean and supporters from Associated Industries of Missouri, quarry and sand producers, engineering firms, the Missouri Chamber, forest products, and municipal utilities said the bill would stop sweeping unused program funds into general revenue and dedicate a portion of existing sales and use tax revenue from utilities to keep the program solvent without raising permit fees on businesses that have reduced emissions. One informational witness from Armour Vine warned that moving funds out of general revenue could affect broader state revenue and tax triggers. DNR also testified that the fee fund is projected to become insolvent in fiscal year 2028 if current trends continue. No opposition testimony was presented, and the bill hearing was closed.
The committee then heard House Bills 3362 and 3364, sponsored by Reps. Colin Wellenkamp and Mike Koslow, which would create guardrails for AI/data center buildout around electricity and water use. The sponsors said the bills are intended to protect ratepayers and local water systems by requiring large-load customers to bear their own infrastructure costs, extending consumer protections to co-ops and municipal utilities, and requiring permits and review for major water withdrawals, with emergency shutoff provisions in water shortages. Support came from environmental groups, conservation organizations, rural advocates, Renew Missouri, the Sierra Club, Missouri Municipal League, Missouri Electric Cooperatives, Ameren Missouri, and Missouri American Water, though some witnesses urged tighter thresholds, more frequent reporting, stronger water-quality protections, and clearer definitions to avoid legal ambiguity. Several witnesses also raised concerns about transparency, local impacts, and whether current thresholds are high enough to protect aquifers, springs, and utility customers. The chair closed testimony after noting time limits and adjourned the committee.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Legislative and Executive Committee on Behavioral Health May 19th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Some of it requires rule changes.
- It might be midnight, but it'll be on the 22nd if all goes according to plan.
Summary:
The committee met for its final session before submitting a report to the governor and legislature, with introductions from state officials, legislators, advocates, providers, and facilitators. Staff explained that the meeting would focus on finalizing the committee’s strategic priorities and recommendations for a five-year behavioral health plan centered on prevention, early intervention, and community-based services. Members reviewed the draft overarching priorities, including the need for a statewide behavioral health vision and an executive-level role to coordinate behavioral health across agencies, and discussed how those priorities should reflect people with lived experience, families, and community voice.
A substantial portion of the meeting focused on the draft recommendations and how they should be organized and worded. Members raised concerns that the document was too aspirational and not specific enough, and several suggested moving more detailed actions under the broader priorities rather than leaving them in a separate section. There was also discussion about the use of the term “evidence-based,” with tribal representatives and others asking for language that also recognizes practice-based evidence, promising practices, cultural specificity, and flexibility in funding and implementation. Members also discussed clarifying “early intervention,” adding examples such as universal screening, outpatient access, primary care integration, and home visiting, and ensuring the plan reflects accountability and community feedback.
Other edits included clarifying credentialing recommendations to distinguish between licensure and payer credentialing, adding mentorship as a workforce retention strategy, and broadening Medicaid-centric language to include carriers and insurers more generally. Staff noted the report would be revised and sent back out for review by May 22, with comments due by May 27, in order to meet the June 1 submission deadline. No public comment was offered, and the meeting ended with thanks to members and facilitators for their work.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Calendar, we will probably be on the floor tonight until midnight, I would guess.
- Supreme Court ruling. ...case from 1883, striking down the Civil Rights Act of 1875.
Committee:
House Public Education
Keywords:
parental rights, education, social transitioning, diversity, equity, inclusion, school policy, student clubs, residency, public schools, child safety placement, enrollment, education code, school boards, transparency, public meetings, attendance, recording, released time, religious instruction
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- Pursuant to Senate Rule 2-33, Senator Rashardi will participate remotely.
- The chair rules that the question is divisible.
- The chair rules that the question is The chair rules that the question is divisible. divisible. divisible
- </c> people that don't in so giving them rule people that don't in so giving them rule 541A<01:26:06.719
- And, you know, I'll shoot off text messages at midnight and you guys answer them at midnight.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Local Government Jun 11th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- I think over time that'll improve in each jurisdiction as they do director's rules and so forth on this
- So the next part of the process after we close the public record on those tomorrow at midnight, we'll
- But after that point, it would be subjected to the same rules as all other lots in the city.
Summary:
The committee held a work session on local government issues, beginning with an update from the State Building Code Council on four legislatively mandated code amendments now in CR-102 rulemaking: temporary emergency shelters, reduced minimum dwelling unit size, multiplex housing up to three stories and six units, and single-exit apartment buildings up to six stories. Council staff also described a separate embodied-carbon appendix proposal that remains under public review, with testimony both supporting and opposing it. Members asked about the rationale for some of the code limits, including the restriction on connecting multiplex buildings.
The committee then heard a panel on annexations from MRSC, Pierce County, and the Association of Washington Cities. Witnesses reviewed annexation methods, including petition, election, and interlocal agreement approaches, and said larger annexations are increasingly using interlocal agreements because they can address infrastructure, revenue sharing, and public process concerns. They described barriers such as inconsistent local standards, the cost of infrastructure, referendum risk, census requirements, and the difficulty of persuading residents and local officials to support annexation. Members asked about the five-year restriction on residential zoning changes in one annexation method and whether a hearing examiner could reduce political pressure on local decision-makers.
A second panel discussed subdivision reform. The Master Builders Association urged raising the short-plat threshold within urban growth areas to 30 lots as a simpler first step, citing permitting delays and added housing costs. The City of Spokane described implementation problems with recent housing laws, including uncertainty about how to review plats under HB 1110, lot-splitting administration, and added notice requirements for unit lot subdivisions. AWC said there was broad agreement that subdivision decisions should be more administrative, but public hearings remained a point of disagreement. The committee also heard from FutureWise, the Washington State Association of Counties, and Lewis County on county development regulation and enforcement, with witnesses emphasizing underfunded code enforcement, inconsistent standards between counties and cities, and the need for better coordination, incentives, and possibly stronger enforcement tools. No votes were taken; the chair said the committee would continue working on possible solutions in future sessions.