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LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Administration of Criminal Justice Apr 1st, 2026
Administration of Criminal Justice
Transcript Highlights:
- I think it's a wonderful safety measure, and I support it.
- So what we're trying to prevent is we're trying to prevent that illegal dissemination and we're also
- the prevention if a person is caused. ...and or mean to create immunity around the prevention if a person
- I would say... ...prevents that situation from escalating. Thank you.
- ...to prevent judge shopping in criminal cases and manipulation of the criminal justice system.
Bills:
HB63, HB91, HB98, HB108, HB131, HB151, HB161, HB294, HB305, HB310, HB320, HB336, HB622, HB789, HB1040
Keywords:
HB63, Louisiana bail, bail bond, surety, failure to appear, FTA, bench warrant, NCIC, National Crime Information Center, criminal procedure, Article 331, defendant registry, surrender of defendant, rule to show cause, law enforcement records, pretrial release, bond forfeiture, disclosure, criminal records, witness protection
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- The impact is both measurable and human.
- The successful program is critical to preventing homelessness.
- The program is critical to preventing homelessness.
- Taking these dollars away will result in more pollution and more preventable illnesses.
- This is a preventative, cost-effective program that is working.
Bills:
SB5998
Keywords:
fiscal appropriations, budget, state funding, financial management, operating expenses, 904, all
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- make reasonable efforts to prevent such exposure.
- make reasonable efforts to prevent such exposure.
- We agree that the goal is preventing harm.
- And two, you have an administrative apparatus that prevents these things.
- You have an administrative apparatus that prevents these things.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Fish and Game and Marine Resources (02/12/2025)
Fish and Game and Marine Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- While this bill won't address species already here, it will help prevent future introductions before
- This is a common-sense measure to protect New Hampshire's fisheries, outdoor recreation economy, and
- And so what we're seeing here is a measure in that way. Thank you. Any other questions?
- I think in New Hampshire it could exist, because we don't have anything to prevent it.
- How are you going to prevent that and regulate it, and what is it going to cost?
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- Just on the intent, I like the bill, but on the intent, is there a way to measure intent if somebody
- somebody is otherwise qualified, even though they live outside of the United States, we wouldn't want to prevent
- somebody is otherwise qualified, even though they live outside of the United States, we wouldn't want to prevent
- I've never, in a way, you're preventing voters from having choice by keeping someone off the ballot for
Keywords:
elections, national elections, state elections, voter intent, election reform, absentee voting, electronic communication, facsimile device, voting materials, military voters, campaign finance, ethics, political contributions, candidate committee, Oklahoma legislation, voter registration, political party affiliation, Independent designation, Oklahoma, voter eligibility
Summary:
The Ethics and Elections Committee heard several election-related bills. HB 2938, as amended by PCS, would restrict certain overseas voters who are not military or dependents from voting in Oklahoma state and local elections unless they were bona fide residents with an intent to return, while still preserving federal voting rights where applicable. The Secretary of the State Election Board explained the measure as a tightening of existing law and said counties would flag affected voters for federal-only absentee ballots. After questions about how intent would be determined and how ballots would be administered, the committee passed the bill 5-1.
HB 2939 would remove outdated references to fax machines from election law at the request of the State Election Board. Testimony noted fax returns are now rare, limited to a very small number of military and overseas voters, and are less secure than current electronic and mail options. The committee passed the bill 6-0. HB 3306, as amended, lowers the threshold for requiring a candidate committee filing from $1,000 to $400, with the author describing it as a transparency measure to ensure more candidates disclose fundraising and spending. The committee passed that bill 6-0.
The committee also passed HB 3722, with a PCS clarifying that voter registration applicants must actively choose a party affiliation rather than being defaulted to unaffiliated if they leave the field blank. The bill passed 5-1. HB 413, with an amendment, clarified that people with felony convictions regain voting rights once all incarceration, parole, supervision, probation, and related obligations, including fines and fees, are completed; the committee passed it 6-0. Finally, HB 4123, which would bar former school employees terminated for cause from running for school board in the same district, drew concerns about fairness and the breadth of “for cause.” The author said the bill was aimed at serious misconduct cases and agreed to work on clarifying language, and the bill was laid over until the next week.
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships Apr 7th, 2025
S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships
Transcript Highlights:
- And these types of barriers will prevent that minor from achieving independence if that marriage doesn't
- and we've seen that happening in in in other states, um, but that does not mean that we should not prevent
- These measures help keep minors safe and make sure that they're not getting into dangerous or exploitative
- The pen stroke that would have prevented the marriage contract that defined my family's lives, I believe
Bills:
HB168
Keywords:
certificates of obligation, local government debt, municipal finance, county finance, public works, bond election, voter petition, registered voters, refinancing certificates, Texas Local Government Code, municipality, county, hospital district, infrastructure financing, public improvement, debt issuance, general obligation alternative, public oversight, local bonds, historic preservation
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Budget Board said, I think that can probably be handled through the appropriate financial assurance measures
- This should prevent any misinterpretation that the bill applies specifically or exclusively to a particular
- The bill's intent is to prevent these devices. from entering the waste and recycling streams in the first
- These facilities cannot control or prevent the improper disposal of batteries into their streams and
Keywords:
oil and gas waste, application fees, permit amendments, environmental regulation, Texas natural resources, battery recycling, battery disposal, consumer batteries, energy storage modules, electrochemical devices, lithium-ion battery, household hazardous waste, solid waste, municipal recycling, waste management, battery stewardship, producer responsibility, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, recycling program
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Banking and Insurance Mar 10th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- protections that cover things like preexisting conditions and and you will screens and just basic preventative
- You'll see fewer incarcerations because the services that some of these children may need a prevent that
- bill prohibit those local governments from having the flexibility to implement additional safety measures
- This this bill present prevent me from implementing knows who. >> Sheikh Millikan you're recognized not
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- All House measures which have been first read or referred for printing.
- HB 2504, ballot measure amendment. HB 2575, school plan and ESA assessments.
- HB 2802, ballot measure. HB 2804, rule affordable. HB 2805, electronic signatures.
- 2499 appropriation, ESA. 2,500, supplemental appreciation, 25.03, campaign finance, 2, 504, ballot measure
- The measure of our democracy is not how we treat those with power, but how we protect the vulnerable.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session 4/27/26 - Part 1
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- This bill not only establishes grooming as a felony offense, but it also works to prevent it from ever
- 00:17:23.040><c> to</c> felony offense, but it also works to felony offense, but it also works to prevent
- it from ever happening in the prevent it from ever happening in the first<00:17:26.920><c> place."
- , and one of the things that I talked about that was so important was the need to do education to prevent
- , and one of the things that I talked about that was so important was the need to do education to prevent
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Future of Payments and Sales Transactions by Credit Card and the Impacts for Small Businesses Apr 7th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- These fees and all the other things prevent us from growing our business and growing our employees.
- Now, in an ideal world, we want to be part of the fraud prevention chain and help out.
- So when the credit unions are talking about preventing the fraud, I get that.
- On margins measured in cents on the dollar, that's not a small line item.
- On margins measured in cents on the dollar, that's not a small line item.
Summary:
The commission met to hear testimony on the future of credit card payments and swipe fees, with a focus on impacts to small businesses, especially restaurants and retailers. Members and witnesses discussed interchange fees, processing fees, chargebacks, fraud risk, rewards programs, and the growing use of card-not-present and digital wallet transactions. Several witnesses urged the commission to support legislation that would prohibit fees on the tax and tip portions of transactions and allow businesses to pass credit card fees on to customers if they choose, while others warned that state regulation of interchange could reduce fraud protections and harm consumer rewards programs.
Small business owners and trade groups described rising costs and thin margins, saying card fees are now among their largest expenses and are often charged on money that is merely passing through the business, such as sales tax and gratuities. Restaurant representatives said the current system shifts fraud and chargeback losses onto merchants, with little ability to negotiate rates or recover disputed funds, and argued that transparency and fee relief would help keep independent businesses open. Retailers gave similar testimony, citing rising swipe fees, complex statements, and the burden of online and phone transactions. A representative from the airline industry opposed interchange reform, arguing that airline credit card rewards are popular with consumers and support travel and jobs in Massachusetts.
Credit union representatives cautioned that state-level interchange limits could weaken fraud prevention and force higher rates or reduced services, while the National Restaurant Association and a payments-policy attorney countered that banks and networks already operate under fee caps in other contexts and that interchange rates are fixed rather than competitive. Commission members asked questions about how chargebacks work, how fees are broken down, whether businesses can negotiate with processors or POS providers, and how consumer behavior has shifted toward cards, online ordering, and delivery since the pandemic. No votes or formal actions were taken during the hearing.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Community Safety Jan 20th, 2026 at 04:00 pm
Community Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- Employees experience frustration, burnout, anxiety, and loss of a sense of agency, and loss prevention
- And so this bill is a great accountability measure.
- Arresting individuals who exploited me would not have prevented my exploitation as a child.
- Accountability is prevention. Accountability is protection. Accountable.
- Accountability is prevention. Accountability is protection.
Keywords:
domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, survivor protections, legal remedies, defendants, theft, robbery, sentencing enhancements, criminal justice, property crimes, failure to register, registration requirements, public safety, law enforcement, prostitution, public health, criminal justice reform, community safety, 904
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- With naturally low estrogen and to treat symptoms of menopause, to prevent osteoporosis, hypoestrogenism
- Would this prevent someone who specializes, let's say, in personal injury law from doing non-targeted
- Would this prevent that? So the goal is to... Prevent targeted social media platforms.
- Emergency attention is intended solely as a temporary measure to mitigate immediate risks.
- For events they didn't cause and couldn't prevent.
Bills:
HB 1239, HB1990, HB1748, HB1749, HB2578, HB2986, HB1970, HB3163, HB2733, HB1922, HB 113, HB 1088, HB1938, HB3004, HB2637, HB2960, HB113
Keywords:
public health, access to healthcare, insurance reforms, medical expenses, healthcare providers, mental health, protective custody, preliminary examination, detention period, emergency circumstances, emergency detention, legal framework, detention, healthcare, liability, landowners, nonagricultural land, trespassing, public safety, interpreters
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- And through this work, we have saved nearly $200 million in preventing improper payments.
- Um, things like that aren't preventing these placements. So I'm very, very excited about this.
- Uh, and I can't do justice to the new name, but I think it's Healthcare Fraud Prevention Act.
- To, um, what can be done to prevent the individual from even thinking about. Doing that.
- Uh, that's coming in significantly under our LBB performance measure target of 7.4 minutes.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- And through this work, we have saved nearly $200 million in prevention. improper payments.
- Pallets of water on the floor aren't preventing, yes, number of socks, yes.
- And I can't do justice to the new name, but I think it's Healthcare Fraud Prevention Act.
- To what can be done to prevent the individual from even thinking about it?
- That's coming in significantly under our LBB performance measure target of 7.4.
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Transportation, Highways and Public Works Apr 13th, 2026
Transportation, Highways & Public Works
Transcript Highlights:
- And so I'm bringing this bill as a forward-looking regional governance measure that aligns representation
- That accident could have been prevented had the helicopter been actively using ADS-B to provide clear
- That accident could have been prevented had the helicopter been actively using ADS-B to provide clear
- And I heard the cheers around the state of Louisiana in large measure about that initiative.
- And I heard the cheers around the state of Louisiana in large measure about that initiative.
Bills:
HB345, HB502, HB511, HB655, HB667, HB713, HB714, HB730, HB743, HB777, HB803, HB836, HB871, HB1037, HB1167, HB1174, HB1175
Keywords:
rail infrastructure, ports, Class II railroads, Class III railroads, transportation, Caddo Parish, property taxes, abatement, payment in lieu of taxes, taxing entities, governmental approval, pursuit intervention, law enforcement, safety technology, GPS tracking, public safety, ferries, Department of Transportation, contracts, state legislation
Summary:
The committee heard several transportation and aviation measures. HB 1175, by Rep. Turner, updated aeronautics-related definitions and was reported favorably without objection. HB 655, by Rep. Brough, authorized DOTD to use cost-plus contracts for operation and maintenance of state ferry systems, with Secretary Glenn LaDay explaining it was intended to give DOTD flexibility for possible privatization or contracting of ferries such as Cameron; it was also reported favorably. HB 1037, by Chairman Borek, shifted certain DOTD operational responsibilities to a chief operating officer and was reported favorably, and HB 1174, also by Chairman Borek, recreated DOTD and was reported favorably as a cleanup measure. HB 714 and HB 502 were voluntarily deferred.
The committee then considered several port-related bills. HB 871, by Rep. Carver, would have added two St. Tammany Parish appointees to the Port of New Orleans board, but the author asked to voluntarily defer it, saying the timing was premature given ongoing work on the Louisiana International Terminal and related access projects. HB 345, by Rep. McMakin, expanded the Rail Infrastructure Improvement Program to include rail infrastructure at ports and was reported favorably. HB 713, by Rep. McCormick, would cap the Caddo-Bossier Port executive director’s compensation at the statewide average of the top ten port directors; after extensive debate and testimony from the port, the Port Association, and Caddo Parish opposing the bill, the committee voted 12-1 to involuntarily defer it. HB 667, also by Rep. McCormick, would change Caddo-Bossier Port commissioners from appointed to elected; witnesses argued it would politicize the board, create election costs, and conflict with the port’s current structure, and the committee again voted 12-1 to involuntarily defer the bill.
The committee also advanced local infrastructure and flood-protection measures. HB 743, by Rep. St. Blanc, creating the Harry P. Williams Memorial Airport District in St. Mary Parish, was reported favorably after testimony that the district would help the parish manage the airport as an economic development asset. HB 836, by Rep. Hilferty, would reconfirm members of the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority East by Senate confirmation; after concerns that the original August 1 date could interfere with hurricane-season operations, the committee adopted an amendment moving the reconfirmation date to December 1, 2026, and then reported the bill favorably by substitute. Finally, HB 730, by Rep. Cruz, was presented to prohibit the use of ADS-B aircraft tracking data to assess taxes or fees on aircraft owners, with an amendment narrowing the bill to smaller aircraft; the discussion continued into questions about enforcement and exemptions for carrier airports.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- For example, the bill creates mandatory discounts for property mitigation measures that exceed the requirements
- The strike-all does not prevent counties and municipalities from promoting...
- The strike-all does not prevent counties and municipalities from promoting recognized federal and state
- Preventing cities from serving all of its citizens does not make us better.
- It's broad and vague enough that it can prevent local governments from sponsoring these events, including
Summary:
The committee first heard CS/HB 1263 on insurance regulation. The sponsor said the bill would strengthen the Office of Insurance Regulation’s tools to oversee property and auto insurance markets, including market conduct and solvency exams, mitigation discounts, storage of mitigation inspection forms, and clearer oversight of pharmacy benefit managers. An amendment narrowing fingerprinting requirements was adopted, and the bill passed favorably after supportive testimony from OIR and others.
Members then considered CS/HB 527, which would require a qualified human review before an insurance claim can be denied or reduced when artificial intelligence is used in the process. After an amendment removing the word “algorithm” was adopted, insurers and trade groups testified in opposition, arguing current law already covers claims handling and that the bill could create duplicative work and slow innovation. Supporters, including a consumer and labor representative, said human judgment is needed to protect claimants. The bill passed favorably.
The committee also approved CS/HB 637 on farm equipment “lemon law” rights, with an amendment clarifying consumer definitions, refund rights, repair-period extensions, and a July 1, 2026 effective date. CS/HB 107 on data centers also passed after an amendment narrowing the five-mile siting restriction to data centers over 50 megawatts and adding noise-study requirements; business groups supported a framework but opposed the NDA ban and siting limits, while several members raised competitiveness and local-impact concerns. Later, the committee passed CS/HB 1291 on NICA funding and solvency, CS/HB 185 on a sales tax exemption for home-hardening products, CS/HB 425 on historic African-American cemetery preservation, CS/CS/CS/HB 1177 on Space Florida and spaceport operations, CS/CS/CS/HB 657 on community associations and HOA/condo reforms, and CS/CS/HB 1221, the DFS package. The final major item discussed was CS/HB 1001 on local government DEI restrictions, which drew extensive questioning about definitions, exceptions, cultural and religious observances, advisory councils, and contracting rules; the transcript cuts off before the bill’s final disposition.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations and Budget Health Subcommittee Jan 22nd, 2026 at 09:30 am
A&B Health Subcommittee
Transcript Highlights:
- The last couple of years, because of COVID, they didn't do all of the measures, and it's a lagging multiyear
- We’re working towards a statewide education campaign regarding youth prevention.
- But we've done a lot of grassroots work on obesity prevention you know, certified healthy schools is
- But we've done a lot of grassroots work on obesity prevention you know, certified healthy schools is
- This is another metric that is measured by Medicare and Medicaid.
FL
Florida 2026 5th Special Session
Rules Apr 28th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- The RIOC score, which is a mathematical measure that compares the area of districts to that of a circle—the
- I mean, like HSMV, driver's license registration—what did you use as a curative measure to the census
- These amendments prevent illegal and unfair gerrymandering for parties or incumbents.
- These amendments prevent illegal and unfair gerrymandering for parties or incumbents.
- Mid-decade redistricting is not prohibited, but redistricting to prevent a benefit to a political party
Summary:
The Committee on Rules met with a quorum present and took up a presentation from the Governor’s office on proposed congressional reapportionment. Executive Office of the Governor counsel Mo Jazeel argued that mid-cycle congressional redistricting is legally permissible, that race should not be used in drawing districts, and that the Florida Fair Districts provisions are inconsistent with federal equal protection principles and, in the executive branch’s view, are inseverable. Jason Parada then presented the proposed map, explaining that it was drawn using 2020 census block data, with county growth estimates used only as a guide, and that the plan was designed to be race-neutral while also considering compactness, county and municipal boundaries, and other traditional redistricting criteria. He said the map keeps 48 counties and 382 municipalities whole, has compactness scores comparable to the current map, and makes the largest changes in South Florida, with some districts remaining unchanged and others reconfigured around population shifts and geographic boundaries.
Members questioned both presenters extensively about the legal basis for disregarding the Fair Districts Amendment, the use of partisan data, the absence of racial analysis, and whether the map truly reflects population growth. Jazeel said the executive branch’s position is that race-based provisions in the state constitution cannot be used if they conflict with the U.S. Constitution, and that the forthcoming U.S. Supreme Court decision in Louisiana v. Calais could further clarify the law. Parada said he did not use race in drawing the map, did use partisan information as one of several traditional criteria, and relied on 2020 census data for population equality. Senators also pressed him on who reviewed the map, why the public and legislators had limited time to review it, and whether the plan was intended to favor Republicans; Parada denied partisan intent and said he was the only person who moved lines on the map, though he consulted with other Executive Office of the Governor staff and counsel.
Several senators raised concerns that the map did not clearly reflect Florida’s recent population growth, that some districts remained highly irregular, and that the plan appeared to be based on a legal theory contingent on future court rulings. The presenters responded that congressional districts must be equal to the person, that growth estimates can only guide orientation rather than replace census data, and that the map was designed to preserve as much of the existing structure as possible while making the largest adjustments in South Florida. No vote or final action on the map was taken during the excerpted portion of the meeting, and the committee continued with questions and discussion.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Pensions, Investments & Financial Services Apr 14th, 2025
Pensions, Investments & Financial Services
Transcript Highlights:
- Thank you again for your time and for considering this important measure. Thank you.
- Number three, it prevents retaliation on merchants that offer cash, debit, or gift card discounts.
- Number four, it prevents card... ...networks from forcing merchants to accept all credit cards offered
- And when it can't set the price, then we turn to the government for regulatory measures.
- And that is because the government has come in and put some measures in place because they knew that
Bills:
HB245, HB700, HB2783, HB3526, HB3900, HB4061, HB4124, HB4166, HB4395, HB4534, HB4609, HB4641, HB4736, HB4738, HB4739, HB4945, HB5015, HJR175, HB245
Keywords:
military service, retirement, law enforcement, custodial officer, Employees Retirement System, commercial financing, brokers, registration, disclosures, finance, consumer protection, fees, deferred compensation, automatic participation, county employees, payroll deductions, retirement plans, fiscal transparency, local government, bond issuance