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AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Safety Committee Jan 21st, 2026

Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • All in favor say I. >> I. All right. Bill's carried over.
  • All right, before I turn it over to Senator Hatcher, I will say that I had an email in my inbox from
  • We've had a question on how many military package bills we have in total. second Senator Chastine.
  • And so, we'll keep working on them as long as they put them in front of us. All right.
  • </c> they put them in front of us. they put them in front of us.
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development Committee Jan 14th, 2026

Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development

Transcript Highlights:
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  • And so hopefully these kinds of things will take care of that, um, and put them in compliance and in
  • in compliance and<00:07:37.199><c> in</c><00:07:37.360><c> the</c><00:07:37.520><c> rotation</c><00:07
  • </c> in mass. in mass.
  • We got we did it in eight minutes.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

CPC Public Hearing - Wed Mar 18, 2026 @ 2:00 PM HST

Consumer Protection & Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • in strong support of this bill in large in strong support of this bill in large part<00:16:44.920><c>
  • </c> ATM operator in Hawaii. The greatest in. ATM operator in Hawaii. The greatest in.
  • </c> in this fight. in this fight.
  • </c><01:04:45.600><c> End</c> in hand in several other states. End in hand in several other states.
  • </c> they manufacture in or operate in. they manufacture in or operate in.
Summary: The committee heard SB 1166 SD2, a bill on insurance and climate-related damages that would authorize the Hawaii Property Insurance Association and, in amended versions discussed during testimony, other public and private entities to pursue civil actions to recover losses tied to climate disasters and extreme weather. DCCA’s Insurance Division and the Department of the Attorney General raised legal concerns, saying the bill’s scope may not fit the insurance code section being amended, that it could create subject-matter and title issues, and that some subrogation language may be duplicative of existing rate-filing practice. Lawyers for Justice opposed the measure, arguing it conflicts with existing subrogation law and recent Hawaii Supreme Court rulings that treat the judicial lien process as the exclusive remedy. The American Petroleum Institute also opposed, warning the bill would add liability and litigation risk for companies operating under existing permits and could undermine energy reliability and investment. Supporters said the bill would help shift climate-related insurance costs away from residents and onto fossil fuel companies and other responsible parties. Testimony in support came from the Polluters Pay Hawaii Coalition, Center for Climate Integrity, Hawaii Island Council, Our Hawaii, Sierra Club of Hawaii, and others, who described recent flooding, storm damage, rising premiums, non-renewals, and underinsurance as evidence of a worsening climate-driven insurance crisis. Several supporters urged amendments to give the Attorney General explicit authority to recover insurance-related losses for the Hurricane Relief Fund, HPIA, and private insurers, and to ensure recovered amounts benefit policyholders. Committee members questioned whether HPIA is a private entity, whether the Attorney General could represent it, whether the bill could create double recovery or affect pending climate litigation, and whether insurers would have standing or damages if they are only paying contractual claims. The committee then took up SB 888 SD2, a consumer protection bill that would restrict smart household security device operators from sharing user data with law enforcement without consent or a judicial order, and would bar conditioning device use on such consent. The Office of Consumer Protection testified in support and said an Illinois law could serve as a useful template for exceptions to the warrant requirement. An individual supporter said the measure would protect immigrant communities, judges, and others from surveillance and misuse of private data. No vote was taken during the portion of the meeting provided, and the chair noted additional written testimony submitted in support of SB 1166.
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

House Judiciary Committee, February 13, 2026

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • So really the meat of the bill is in 163114, impacting judicial review of agency actions.
  • So, in interpreting a state statute, rule, regulation or other subregulatory document, the reviewing
  • But in the meantime, I guess I would say please vote no. >> Sing. Will that review be de novo?
  • read in reviews under the section after read in reviews under the section after applying<00:36:37.920
  • In reviews under this section, &gt;&gt; Yeah.
Bills: HB0066, HJ0005, HB0010
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/18/2026 - House Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections

Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections

Transcript Highlights:
  • Vice Chair, anyone else signed in to speak? We have one more signed in... Mr.
  • the past or in the future.
  • days to weigh in on this.
  • days to weigh in on this.
  • We're in discussion. Mr.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

GVO DEFER, GVO, GVO-EIG, GVO Public Hearings 02-10-2026

Government Operations

Transcript Highlights:
  • In fact, putting those monies back in.
  • in.
  • I mean, in think that we're heading in.
  • in Hilo as well as in Kona.
  • in Hilo as well as in Kona.
Bills: SB2543, SB2435, SB2352
Summary: The Committee on Government Operations reconvened on February 10, 2026, to take up measures previously heard on February 5. It advanced SB 2983 on criminal destruction of trees with technical, non-substantive amendments and a committee report note asking Judiciary to clarify that removal of invasive species remains allowed; the measure passed with one no vote. SB 2930 on the state risk management revolving fund also passed with amendments, including blanking out the amount, setting a defective date, and directing Ways and Means to review a spreadsheet before further action. The committee likewise passed SB 2928 on making the small business procurement program permanent and SB 2970 on standards of conduct for state agency contracts, adopting the Ethics Commission’s recommended language assigning compliance responsibility to department directors and deputy directors. SB 2927 and SB 3068 on procurement were deferred to a time certain on February 12, and SB 3015 on personal information, SB 2929 on public notice, and SB 2938 on search and rescue were also deferred for further discussion or to avoid re-referral issues. SB 2662 on external consultants was amended to remove a cap and preemptive approval language, narrow the expertise standard, and note possible auditor staffing or appropriation needs; it then passed with amendments. The joint GVO-EIG hearing then took up SB 2543 on state construction projects and an Office of the State Construction Manager within DAGS. Testimony from the Hawaii Iron Workers Stabilization Fund strongly supported the bill, saying it could reduce wasteful spending on large design-build projects and free money for tax credits and other public needs. DAGS, the University of Hawaii, and DLNR offered written comments, while one witness from KIC opposed the measure and asked for an exemption for member-owned electric cooperatives. A Hawaii Solar Energy Association witness also supported the bill but asked that landscape architects be excluded from the bill’s definition of design professionals, and Rocky Mold said Kauai permitting was efficient enough that he had no objection to carving it out. The committee adopted amendments from DNR, DAGS, and UH and passed SB 2543. The hearing also considered SB 2435 on EV charging infrastructure at state facilities. DAGS and the Hawaii State Energy Office supported the concept and explained that the goal was to retrofit managed parking facilities with infrastructure that can meet current and future EV needs, while acknowledging that some stalls can sit unused and that the state must balance space and enforcement. Members raised concerns about whether dedicating 25% of stalls to EV charging would reduce usable parking, and about rural and Big Island conditions where EV range and battery capacity remain limiting. The discussion noted that DOT, DNR, DOE, and DOH may have their own parking facilities outside DAGS control. The committee then indicated it would broaden the bill to apply to all state agencies and lower the threshold in response to member concerns, with final action not fully shown in the transcript.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development Apr 29th, 2026

Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • Please indicate in your email, either in the subject line or somewhere in the email, the bill number
  • Please indicate in your email, either in the subject line or somewhere in the email, the bill number
  • Tarski and I filed 5188 in direct response to what we encountered in our first years in office, which
  • But Rep Tarski and I filed 5188 in direct response to what we encountered in our first years in office
  • of Unemployment Assistance, its Board of Review, and in court, gaining considerable experience on the
Bills: H5188
VA
Transcript Highlights:
  • I've also come across that in my... I've reviewed a bunch. I've also come across that in my...
  • And during our research, reviewing property management companies in Virginia, And during our research
  • I can say that in a review of the literature, tenant characteristics were not... ...review of the literature
  • This will also save landlords' time in reviewing applications from folks who may not be best suited.
  • This will also save landlords' time in reviewing applications from folks who may not be best suited to
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate State Governmental Affairs Committee Apr 2nd, 2025

State Governmental Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Then, because we have been in committee all day today, I supported you about one out of three.
  • So, every year, we come in, let's say we are the co-chairs of the U.
  • sections where there are errors in the code that were put in the book and making those corrections.
  • Senators, this day program in Senators, this day program in Sinclair County is a collaborative effort
  • Do the employees have to put in their share of that as well?
Bills: SB248, SB242, HB44, SB266, HB44
US
Transcript Highlights:
  • Environmental review and permitting process is grounded in landmark laws under this committee's NEPA
  • Adequate judicial review timelines must be included. in any permitting reform package.
  • As explained further in my written testimony, environmental reviews under NEPA can certainly be improved
  • I want to ask about judicial review. It came up in almost everybody's testimony.
  • In many cases, projects face unnecessary case-by-case reviews that aren't getting us any better benefits
Summary: The meeting focused on critical discussions surrounding the need for modernizing the federal environmental review and permitting processes. Witnesses from various sectors, including Nucor, provided testimony on the delays and costs associated with current regulations, emphasizing the impact on infrastructure and economic growth. Major projects in West Virginia, such as the Corridor H and Coalfield Expressways, were highlighted as examples of initiatives stalled by excessive permitting hurdles, prompting calls for bipartisan legislation to streamline these processes while maintaining environmental protections. The committee expressed a commitment to address these issues immediately, highlighting the urgency to enhance efficiency in permitting to facilitate economic development.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Edfin Committee Meeting - 2025-04-28

Education Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • So I'll just dive right in.
  • The exception is the Sane Foundation, which keeps funding steady in 2026, cuts the grant in half in 2027
  • The general education article in Section 1 is the In the consolidation aid that starts in fiscal year
  • So that's $875,000 in the first biennium and $370,000 in the second. $350,000 in the second biennium.
  • This bill proposes to invest over $17 billion in K-12 schools in the next two years in just the general
Bills: HF1388
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Education Finance Committee 4/28/25

Education Finance

Transcript Highlights:
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  • </c> in foundational reading skills in in foundational reading skills in English.<00:21:53.120><c> Um
  • c> see in another investment in the work of see in another investment in the work of the<01:08:28.719
Bills: HF1388
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Health and Welfare Apr 23rd, 2026

Health and Welfare

Transcript Highlights:
  • Have you ever heard that there is an issue with getting doctors to participate in a review panel?
  • a review panel that the Board of Medicine is asking them to be involved in?
  • medical malpractice, to participate in the review panels.
  • Other physicians in medical malpractice to participate in the review panels, where they paid $300 to
  • an attempt to get people to participate in these medical review panels.
MS
Transcript Highlights:
  • We will be swearing you in by the order of your number.
  • Y'all already in here. She's going to take a picture for you.
  • I'm going to let them circulate in a second so we don't interrupt while you're speaking.
  • I'm going to let them circulate in a second so we don't interrupt while you're speaking.
Summary: The meeting was a ceremonial swearing-in for newly elected Mississippi senators, with family members and guests present for photos and congratulations after each oath. The presiding officer repeatedly administered the standard oath of office, which included pledges to support the U.S. and state constitutions, faithfully discharge legislative duties, and not vote based on promises from other legislators. Senators Johnny DuPree, Don Harkness, Teresa Gillespie Eason, Kamasha B. Mumford, and Senator Pope were among those introduced and sworn in. The transcript is largely focused on the formal oath-taking, brief remarks of welcome, and photo opportunities, rather than legislative debate or policy discussion. No bills were discussed, and no votes or substantive committee actions were taken in this segment.