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WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Civil Rights & Judiciary Feb 20th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- by state or federal law or if it is required to administer a state- or federally supported program.
- Lastly, the bill requires early learning providers, school districts, institutions of higher education
- That's where the warrant requirement of the Fourth Amendment comes in.
- But we have the warrant requirement for a reason, right?
- And I do think that separate judicial requirement is an important check. Thank you. Thank you.
Summary:
The Civil Rights and Judiciary Committee heard testimony on several bills. On SB 5906, the SAFE Act, staff and Sen. Hansen described protections limiting immigration enforcement access to non-public areas in schools, early learning settings, higher education, health care facilities, adult family homes, and ballot-processing areas, and restricting collection of immigration-status information. Supporters said the bill would clarify and strengthen existing Keep Washington Working policies, while some witnesses requested amendments to better define health care facilities, clarify adult family home and election-related provisions, and keep Section 6 on ballot security. Some members questioned the factual basis for reported ICE activity near schools and daycares and the distinction between judicial and administrative warrants.
The committee also heard SB 5886 on personality rights and forged digital likenesses. Staff explained that the bill would add digitally created or modified likenesses to the Personality Rights Act, raise civil penalties, and allow recovery of actual and non-economic damages in forged-digital-likeness cases. The sponsor and supporters said the bill is intended to address AI deepfakes and identity misuse while preserving satire and fair use; student and advocacy witnesses supported the measure as a way to protect students and victims of digital impersonation. The committee then heard SB 5169, which expands child hearsay and closed-circuit testimony rules to older children and additional offenses. Prosecutors and forensic interviewers supported the bill as necessary in trafficking and child abuse cases, while defense advocates opposed it as an overbroad expansion that could raise confrontation-clause issues and create legal challenges.
Additional hearings included SB 5865, which would move garnishment form updates from statute to the Washington Pattern Forms Committee; judges supported it as a way to fix a wage-withholding calculation error and allow future updates without legislation. SB 5912 would reinstate the Indigent Defense Task Force to study statewide public defense delivery and recommend sustainable reforms; counties, the Office of Public Defense, and defense groups supported it. SB 6009 would make permanent the current process for direct review of administrative decisions by the Court of Appeals and retain land-use transfer provisions; a Court of Appeals judge supported the bill. SB 6087 would extend limited liability for donations of children’s items to religious organizations and add strollers and car seats, with support from Zero Waste Washington. The committee did not take final votes on these bills during the hearing.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Professional Registration and Licensing Feb 11th, 2026 at 08:00 am
Professional Registration and Licensing
Transcript Highlights:
- Currently, this bill is not going to change any educational requirement for our social workers.
- So, and that would require also them to have 16 hours of supervisory training.
- We're one of four states that require more than three years.
- For N.P. and PA training, the requirements are much lower.
- As much as you want to require that doctor in there, if hours and experience...
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- So how do you satisfy this requirement?
- The department currently requires a cumbersome multi-step process.
- and to eliminate the requirement of stamping on electronically signed titles.
- though they are large enough to require CDLs under normal circumstances.
- At least require a driver's test.
Bills:
HB341 , HB469 , HB971 , HB1624 , HB2721 , HB2959 , HB3365 , HB3731 , HB3793 , HB3861 , HB3946 , HB3966 , HB4348 , HB4401 , HB4402 , HB4924 , HB4966 , HB5563
Committee:
House Transportation
Keywords:
affordable housing, zoning, development, community support, local regulations, bicycle lanes, traffic collisions, Texas Department of Transportation, study, public safety, bicycles, electric bicycles, scooters, road safety, transportation study, commercial vehicle, safety standards, enforcement, Texas counties, transportation
MN
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- Their facilities require.
- Each of these advancements will require a data center platform.
- So when it comes to the required public...
- We currently have an annual REC, RPS requirement for utilities.
- The building will be roughly 40% more efficient than code requires.
Committee:
House Energy Finance and Policy
Keywords:
water appropriation, data centers, environmental review, energy conservation, permit application, carbon-free energy, geothermal energy, renewable energy, Macalester College, appropriation, sustainability, solar energy, pollinator programs, license plates, agrivoltaics, environmental sustainability
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- It does require that they have to come to that provider.
- Is there any requirement that they know this is coming? Absolutely.
- You still have to meet the standards and pressure that TCEQ requires.
- Each utility is required to file an annual report to review their finances.
- Unfortunately, with hundreds of them,... ...required to file that report.
Committee:
House Natural Resources
Keywords:
water audit, water loss, water loss mitigation plan, municipally owned utility, municipal utility, water conservation, Texas Water Development Board, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, water leakage, leak detection, billing data accuracy, utility validation, water audit validation, water scarcity, water management, infrastructure, public utility, conservation plan, administrative penalty
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Feb 11th, 2025
Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Ensuring the successful implementation of this initiative required the department to collaborate both
- I would also say the enhanced minimum requirements, and changing the requirements or enhancing the requirements
- And they are required to be certified within that first year of employment. Thank you.
- Serving children with these overlapping needs requires innovation, collaboration, and determination.
- Level 5 serves children with complex medical conditions requiring skilled care.
Committee:
Senate Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
Summary:
The committee heard three presentations focused on child welfare workforce development and the needs of children in Florida’s dependency system. First, the Florida Institute for Child Welfare described its Grow Center and related initiatives, including academic curriculum enhancements, simulations, virtual reality training, coaching, on-demand learning, advanced certifications, and the planned Tallahassee learning lab opening in January 2026. Members asked about conflict resolution, domestic violence, addiction, and microcredentials; the presenter said the institute is expanding training in those areas and is working with DCF to align advanced certifications with the department’s career ladder.
The Department of Children and Families then presented on the Continue the Mission initiative, which recruits veterans, military spouses, and former law enforcement officers into CPI, API, and case management roles. DCF said it has held more than 240 hiring events and hired 372 such workers since launch, while also improving recruitment and retention through higher starting pay, streamlined hiring, rebranding, wellness supports, and enhanced pre-service training. Senators asked about PTSD concerns, staffing levels, caseloads, hotline vacancies, and salaries; DCF said it had not seen direct PTSD issues from the hiring effort and provided figures including a $50,000 starting salary for CPIs, $37,000 for APIs, and average caseloads of 12 to 15 investigations for CPIs and about 10 for APIs.
Finally, DCF discussed the increased acuity of children in the dependency system, explaining that fewer children are entering care overall but those who do often have more complex behavioral, mental health, developmental, or medical needs. The department highlighted a new Behavioral Qualified Residential Treatment Program (BQRTP) designed for youth who need more intensive support than traditional foster or group home settings but do not require inpatient psychiatric treatment; one facility is licensed with 12 of 14 beds filled, and DCF said it is seeking funding for placement for 230 youth total. Members pressed for details on licensure timelines, standards, funding, and the handling of crossover youth and lockouts, and DCF said it uses braided funding and works with DJJ, APD, and lead agencies through local and state review teams. A representative of the Florida Coalition for Children also testified, saying the issue is complex and multi-year, and that the coalition is working on possible legislative and programmatic solutions. The committee took no formal votes and adjourned after the presentations and discussion.
MD
Transcript Highlights:
- 00:07:40.880><c> builder,</c> 811 requires a developer, builder, 811 requires a developer, builder, broker
- </c> violations of state law requiring violations of state law requiring obedience<00:09:00.959><c> to
- :18:40.480><c> the</c> also establishes requirements for the also establishes requirements for the contract
- c> for</c><00:18:45.760><c> the</c> requirements and timeline for the requirements and timeline for the
- </c> individual's parent it does not require individual's parent it does not require the<01:03:22.240
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 1 on Education May 21st, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- This backfill would allow fee discussions to focus solely on what fee levels are required to support
- The May Revision also requires community colleges to offer employees up to 14 weeks...
- the requirement.
- “That requirement carries forward.
- Processes for approving programs based on the federal requirements.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Local Government Committee Apr 29th, 2026
Local Government
Transcript Highlights:
- , and sometimes it's actually regulatory requirements.
- Under the current law, change orders require two-thirds authority by the Board of Supervisors.
- It requires a skilled and trained workforce for applicable trades.
- The bill also requires reporting to the Legislature.
- We're not reducing what is required.
Committee:
House Local Government
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- Senate Bill 1124 would require the California Department of Public Health to create signage for lung
- That is a requirement that's already on the books for facilities and physicians.
- They must adhere to the requirements in this bill.
- And those requirements include imposing a default sensitive-use buffer.
- Existing federal law requires all cost sharing to count toward the MOOP.
Committee:
Senate Health
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
03/23/2026 - Arizona Off-Highway Vehicle Study Committee
Arizona Off-Highway Vehicle Study Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- We don’t require any of these things that we’re talking about today for that.
- We don’t require any of these things that we’re talking about today for that.
- get a sticker, so they're not required to take the test.
- require a Jeep person to go get a test.
- You don't require somebody who has a Land Cruiser to go get a test.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- This bill would require assessors to instead use rental income, which is the arm's-length lease.
- Buildings, however, require a different calculation that accounts for depreciation over time.
- meet federal air quality requirements.
- , as well as repeals the quarterly reporting requirements on October 1, 2027.
- The amendment requires the governing body of the public power entity to establish required characteristics
Bills:
HB2014 , HB2031 , HB2078 , HB2102 , HB2103 , HB2117 , HB2261 , HB2262 , HB2264 , HB2278 , HB2428 , HB2494 , HB2756 , HB2758 , HB2762 , HB2782 , HB2932 , HB2933 , HB2986
Committee:
Senate Natural Resources
Keywords:
air emissions, fuel blends, environmental quality, feasibility study, Arizona Department of Agriculture, water rights, groundwater, Willcox, active management area, certificate of grandfathered rights, Arizona legislature, aggregate mining, reclamation plans, environmental protection, public safety, land use, domestic water, improvement district, water delivery, water hauling
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House Financial Services Committee Jan 28th, 2026
Financial Services
Transcript Highlights:
- You may have some situations, say for example, that all income from a trust is required to be distributed
- If it’s classified as a grantor trust, the settlor or the person that set up that trust would be required
- to report income in would be required to report income in their<00:09:11.760><c> personal</c><00:09:
- </c><00:09:19.680><c> to</c><00:09:19.839><c> report</c> but they may still be required to report but
- </c><00:13:07.360><c> to</c> some concerns about being required to some concerns about being required
Committee:
House Financial Services
Keywords:
income tax credit, tax incentive, recruitment, remote work, remote worker, recruited worker, rural counties, small counties, county population tiers, opportunity zone, teacher recruitment, nurse recruitment, law enforcement recruitment, workforce development, economic development, relocation incentive, Alabama Department of Revenue, nonrefundable tax credit, tax carryforward, state income tax
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Elementary and Secondary Education Jan 15th, 2026
Elementary and Secondary Education
Transcript Highlights:
- These services require additional staffing, materials, professional, and pathways.
- That basically requires special programming in the same way that is required...
- That basically requires special programming in the same way that is required for special education students
- That basically requires special programming in the same way that is required. basically requires special
- So it would require additional legislation to withdraw.
Committee:
House Elementary and Secondary Education
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 5 on State Administration Apr 22nd, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- requirements applicable to federal elections.
- And one of those requirements is to be a U.S. citizen.
- We have no guarantee of resources to be able to meet the requirements of that.
- And so that was really the main driver of what that transition required.
- So with four days, it required more fuel and electricity, increasing pollution.
Summary:
The Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 5 heard updates from the Secretary of State, EDD, the State Controller’s Office, CalHR, and DGS on a range of budget proposals and federal policy impacts. Secretary of State Shirley Weber opened with remarks about California’s election system, emphasizing its safety, transparency, high voter registration and vote-by-mail participation, and the office’s response to bomb threats and other election threats. Her staff then presented funding requests for the Cal-Access Replacement System (CARS) and Help America Vote Act/VoteCal activities, describing them as needed to modernize campaign finance and lobbying disclosure systems and maintain election security and voter services.
A major portion of the hearing focused on federal election policy, especially the potential effects of a presidential executive order and the SAVE Act. Secretary of State staff said California would face significant, potentially unquantifiable costs if forced to comply, including new burdens on county recorders, county election offices, and the Secretary of State’s office, and warned of voter disenfranchisement, especially for students, seniors, disabled voters, military and overseas voters, rural residents, and people with limited transportation. Members and public commenters strongly opposed the federal proposals and argued California’s current system is functioning well. The committee also heard that federal HAVA funds were not expected to be at risk because the state draws them down into an interest-bearing account.
EDD reported on paid family leave, explaining that recent delays were tied to a system transition and increased claim volume, and said it was simplifying applications and adding staff and automation. Public testimony supported expanding paid family leave to chosen family. EDD also said it is prepared for possible unemployment spikes, citing a recession plan, a command center, and recent hiring. The State Controller’s Office requested funding to continue the Fiscal migration project, which would move the state’s accounting book of record to the new system by July 1, 2026; Finance and LAO had no objections, and the committee expressed support for the project’s progress.
CalHR presented a proposal for a statewide recruitment, outreach, and education paid media campaign under AB 1511, saying its current advertising budget is too small to reach diverse communities effectively. The final item addressed Governor Newsom’s executive order requiring a return to office on a four-day schedule. CalHR and DGS said they were working department-by-department to assess space, parking, transit, and other logistics, but had not completed a statewide cost analysis. Members and many public commenters criticized the order, arguing it was rushed, costly, harmful to telework benefits, and potentially disruptive to workers, especially those with disabilities, caregiving responsibilities, or long commutes. No votes were taken during the hearing.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- It meets all of your requirements.
- I'm not required, but...
- session and increasing contractual requirements.
- Many of those bills required amendments.
- This program requires the client-directed consumer-directed model, which requires the family member to
Committee:
House Human Services
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Monday, July 13, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Public service requires faithfully.
- . service requires.
- </c> finance the massive security required finance the massive security required for<04:20:56.239><c>
- </c> this enormous challenge that requires this enormous challenge that requires collaboration<04:59:
- </c> recognized that disclosure requirements recognized that disclosure requirements are<05:25:54.798
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 3/27/25
Human Services Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:05:22.759><c> except</c> Medicaid eligibility requirements except Medicaid eligibility requirements
- </c><00:05:34.199><c> with</c><00:05:34.400><c> Pace</c> contract requirements with Pace contract requirements
- Thank you. the original um intent was to require the original um intent was to require surveys<00:24:
- </c> the same second it requires the same second it requires municipalities<01:18:41.320><c> to</c><01
- </c><01:24:45.760><c> a</c> many years and our process requires a many years and our process requires
Committee:
House Human Services Finance and Policy
Keywords:
PACE, elderly, Medicaid, health services, long-term care, community-based services, support person, healthcare, patient rights, assisted living, community support, caregiver respite, financial eligibility, Minnesota Statutes, HF1477, residential program licensing, community residential setting, small group home, licensed capacity six or fewer, rental licensing
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Executive Departments and Administration (04/29/2026)
Executive Departments and Administration
Transcript Highlights:
- I am willing to entertain that. this would still require uh, HHS to put this would still require uh,
- Yes. requirements that are that the step that requirements that are that the step that the<00:20:46.560
- ><c> for</c> Um the licensing requirements for Um the licensing requirements for dentistry<00:20:51.360
- the board requirements.
- the board requirements.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Senate Executive Departments and Administration (04/02/2025)
Executive Departments and Administration
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:06:39.599><c> to</c><00:06:39.800><c> do</c> um the requirement to do um the requirement to do
- </c><00:48:48.040><c> a</c> is does not necessarily require a is does not necessarily require a professional
- There's also, I believe, experience requirements.
- He said it is typically something that would be required.
- You know, either we are going to require this or we're not.