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CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • First and foremost, it takes that 5% rent cap and it makes it 2%.
  • It exacerbates it. We've seen this. Data shows it. There's been research and studies about this.
  • This is just me and then it cuts it. Assemblymember... Is it lit or not? That's right, right?
  • Oh, somebody else doing it? You're doing it? Oh. Yeah. You can do it. Good afternoon, Mr.
  • Oh, somebody else doing it? You're doing it? Oh. Yeah. You can do it. No, you can do it.
Summary: The committee first heard AB 1157, the Affordable Rent Act, which would lower California’s annual rent cap, remove the single-family home exemption, and eliminate the sunset on existing tenant protections. The author and supporters argued that renters are facing severe affordability pressures, especially in single-family rentals, and that stronger statewide rent stabilization is needed to prevent displacement and homelessness. Opponents, including apartment, building, and property-owner groups, said the bill would discourage housing production, harm small landlords, and override a deal they said was intended to be temporary while the state focused on building more housing. Public testimony on AB 1157 was extensive, with many renters, tenant advocates, labor groups, and community organizations speaking in support, while many landlords, business groups, and property-owner representatives spoke in opposition. Committee members were split: some praised the bill as a necessary response to the rent crisis, while others warned it could reduce investment and worsen the housing shortage. The committee ultimately voted 7-5 to pass AB 1157 to the Assembly Judiciary Committee. The committee then approved the consent calendar, including AB 413, AB 1152, and AB 1275, on a 9-0 vote. It also heard ACA 3, which would require the University of California to make available a limited number of down payment loans for eligible long-term support staff who are first-time homebuyers. Supporters said the measure would help lower-wage UC workers afford homeownership and improve retention, while UC and other opponents argued the proposal was duplicative of existing state programs, unnecessary, and potentially harmful to UC finances. The discussion focused on financing mechanics and the relationship to CalHFA, but no final vote on ACA 3 was included in the portion provided.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • did it?
  • did it?
  • I know that it took a lot. It took a lot.
  • You can have it. I don't need it. I have it memorized. I may have a tattoo of it.
  • How does it feel? It feels great. It feels good, okay. Good to know.
Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Human Services heard testimony on Department of Developmental Services (DDS) and related budget and trailer bill proposals, with a major focus on the impacts of H.R. 1 on people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). DDS and the Department of Social Services (DSS) said H.R. 1 could affect Medi-Cal and CalFresh access, but that people with disabilities and caregivers are exempt from the work requirements; the administration is working on data matching and automation through the statewide eligibility system to identify exemptions, with June 1, 2026 as the implementation date for CalFresh changes. Witnesses and advocates warned that any loss of Medi-Cal could create fiscal pressure on regional centers and households, while public commenters described the real-life consequences of losing services. Committee members repeatedly expressed concern about cost shifts to counties and asked for harm-mitigation strategies before the May Revision. The committee also reviewed the governor’s IHSS-related proposals. DSS said the budget would set a baseline for authorized hours, align IHSS disenrollment/reinstatement with Medi-Cal eligibility processes, and eliminate the IHSS backup provider system, while emphasizing that individual service hours would still be based on assessed need. DDS said if a person loses IHSS or Medi-Cal, regional centers may have to step in as payer of last resort for some services, potentially at higher state cost. Members and the Legislative Analyst’s Office questioned whether counties could absorb the proposed shifts without reducing services, and asked for more detail on implementation, data quality controls, and how regional centers could help families navigate disruptions. A separate trailer bill on DDS rate reform and the Quality Incentive Program drew mixed reactions. DDS proposed extending a contract exemption and delaying final rate reform regulations to 2030, saying the changes are budget-neutral and needed for implementation. DDS reported that about 81% of providers had completed the current Quality Incentive Program requirements, but providers and advocates argued the 90-10 structure can function like a penalty and may destabilize services if providers lose 10% of funding. Committee members asked for clearer assistance to providers, possible flexibility for good-faith efforts, and a redlined version of the language before the May Revision. The committee also heard DDS’s proposed trailer bill on regional center governance and provider capacity. DDS said the language would consolidate regional center contracts and performance measures, strengthen board training and oversight, require consumer advisory committees, expand independent legal support, raise the threshold for board approval of contracts, and remove barriers such as physical-office requirements and duplicate vendorization. DDS said the goal is to improve accountability and efficiency while preserving person-centered services, and members indicated they wanted further refinement and stakeholder input before moving forward.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • I know that it took a lot. It took a lot.
  • Mark demonstrated, and I appreciate the graphic—you can have it; I don't need it, I have it memorized
  • And in some cases, hate to say it, but in some cases, the clients might want it to do it a certain way
  • How does it feel? It feels great. It feels good, okay. Good to know.
  • And we understand and respect when it comes to complex issues that it takes time to get it right, and
Keywords: 988, house, all
ND

North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session

Advanced Nuclear Energy Committee Mar 24th, 2026 at 10:00 am

Advanced Nuclear Energy Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • We also took the SMR facility and broke it out into its, I'd call it, its conventional components and
  • it.
  • And so from a practical standpoint, it feels like you'd want to just keep it where it is until you need
  • It feels like you'd want to just keep it where it is until you need to manage it. Yeah.
  • We go through, you enrich it, you convert it to fuel for use in light water reactors, and we put it in
Keywords: 908, all
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Appropriations Mar 2nd, 2026 at 10:30 am

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • It saves, it should, the point is to save money, and it does save the whole system money—workers, employers
  • It saves, it should, the point is to save money, and it does save the whole system money, workers, employers
  • If you pull it up, you can Google it really quickly.
  • It really is.
  • Please pass it.
Bills: HB2689 , SB5420 , SB5868 , SB5877
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Congressional Redistricting, Select Jul 28th, 2025

Congressional Redistricting, Select

Transcript Highlights:
  • Texas belongs to all its residents, and so must its politics. And so must its political maps.
  • It does more than violate laws; it violates trust. It strips people of their dignity.
  • It ain't me. It ain't me." "Me, I ain't no fortunate one. No, it ain't me. It ain't me."
  • Is it Yara? Jara. J-A-R-A. Got it.
  • Will you share it with the voters? Is it reliable? If not, does it even matter?
Keywords: 997, house, all
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Monday, June 9, 2025)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And vote for it. It says, Mr.
  • S SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN ITS DAILY LIVES, IT HOLDS MOST OF ITS MEETINGS BEHIND CLOSED DOORS.
  • it won't.
  • But unlike the cold, it won't go Away on its own. It requires attention.
  • Not justifying it. Not suggesting it. It's a horrible way to do it.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Housing Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am

Joint Committee on Housing

Transcript Highlights:
  • I lived it.
  • I lived it.
  • It provides local communities with the modern tools that they need to stabilize housing costs and prevent
  • named Bob to do it, it isn't okay for an algorithm.
  • It is pro-affordability and it is pro-supply.
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Joint Committee on Housing held a hybrid hearing on a broad slate of landlord-tenant and home rule bills, with most testimony focused on rent stabilization, tenant opportunity to purchase (TOPA), tenant fees, access to counsel, algorithmic rent fixing, and tenant protections in subsidized housing. Chairs Cyr and Haggerty outlined the hearing procedures and noted that written testimony could also be submitted. Several members and invited speakers emphasized that the committee was hearing from both local officials and residents affected by housing instability, especially in Somerville and other communities facing high rents and displacement. Supporters of rent stabilization and local-option rent control argued that Massachusetts needs tools to prevent displacement while new housing is built. Senator Eldridge, Senator Jalen, Somerville officials, tenant organizers, and residents described steep rent increases, no-fault evictions, and the loss of naturally occurring affordable housing. Somerville’s home rule petition was described as allowing annual increases tied to CPI plus 2%, capped at 5%, with exemptions for owner-occupied two- and three-family homes and a 15-year exemption for new construction. TOPA supporters said it would let tenants or their designees buy buildings before speculative buyers, preserving affordable housing stock; opponents, including small landlords and property managers, argued rent control would reduce supply, discourage investment, and that TOPA could delay sales and harm properties. The committee also heard testimony on bills to curb junk fees and regulate tenant charges, including limits on late fees, lease renewal fees, payment portal fees, attorney’s fees, and other add-on charges. Advocates said these fees can add hundreds of dollars a month and disproportionately harm low-income renters and renters of color. Another major topic was algorithmic rent fixing: Senator Moore and Representative Sabadoza said landlords should not use software such as RealPage to coordinate pricing, citing federal antitrust actions and arguing that competition is essential to lowering rents. Additional testimony supported a statewide right to counsel in eviction cases, with legal services providers saying representation dramatically improves outcomes and can save the state money, and a bill to create an office of tenant protections to better enforce sanitary code violations. No votes or final actions were taken during the hearing.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Floor Session Sep 11th, 2025

California House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Is it allowed to misrepresent a bill when we're debating it on this floor and lie about its components
  • You had a full time to do it. You had a decade to do it.
  • than it does.
  • We have to not only look at it, we have to support it, we have to protect it, because men and women are
  • I get it.
Summary: The Assembly met in session, established a quorum, and opened with a prayer and Pledge of Allegiance recognizing 9/11. Members then moved through a long daily file and concurrence calendar, with many items passed without debate or temporarily retained. The chamber also took procedural actions, including re-referring AB 1152 to the Public Safety Committee, suspending rules for guest access and file-item handling, and later taking a roll-call vote to allow a late-filed journal letter request. Among the major Senate bills taken up on third reading, the Assembly approved SB 385 on peace officers’ rights, SB 753 on shopping cart recovery, SB 838 on housing and hotel projects, SB 643 on carbon dioxide removal grants, SB 645 on jury peremptory challenges in civil cases, SB 761 on CalFresh access for students, SB 774 on real estate licensing sunsets, SB 400 on renewable energy labor tax incentives, SB 24 on utility spending transparency, SB 37 on attorney advertising ethics, SB 258 on spousal rape involving disabled spouses, SB 364 on outdoor advertising near new freeways, SB 403 removing the sunset from medical aid in dying, SB 770 on HOA barriers to EV charging, and SB 22 on gift certificate cash redemption values. Most of these measures passed with little or no opposition; SB 403 and SB 770 drew more divided votes, while SB 24 was briefly delayed by a call before passing. The Assembly also concurred in numerous Senate amendments on Assembly bills covering a wide range of topics, including service of process (AB 747), local clean energy planning (AB 39), firearms (AB 1078), workers’ compensation (AB 1336), public health (AB 1487), survivor leave protections (AB 406), solid waste (AB 70), water reporting for data centers (AB 93), Diwali recognition (AB 268), wildfire workforce recovery (AB 338), educational equity (AB 419), civic education (AB 422), office-to-housing conversions (AB 507), cannabis tax relief (AB 564), privacy/browser opt-out rules (AB 566), housing element transparency (AB 610), tenant appliance requirements (AB 628), code enforcement penalties (AB 632), homelessness and LGBTQ-related policy (AB 678), energy (AB 740), DEIA review in state government (AB 766), inmate firefighter wages (AB 247), children’s health (AB 798), real estate (AB 851), COVID-era rehiring protections (AB 858), hazardous materials (AB 961), real property and housing covenants (AB 1050), aging (AB 1069), health care facilities (AB 1172), endangered species protections (AB 1319), CalWORKs modernization (AB 1324), cannabis access for seriously ill patients (AB 1332), foreign labor contractors (AB 1362), and downtown revitalization financing (AB 1445). Several of these passed overwhelmingly, while a few drew notable opposition, including AB 93, AB 403, AB 770, AB 851, AB 1050, and AB 1319. The transcript also included extended debate on SB 34, which was presented as a compromise measure on air pollution and port operations in the San Pedro Bay area. Supporters said it narrowed the scope to protect union jobs while preserving AQMD authority, while opponents and supporters alike noted the underlying distrust between labor and environmental stakeholders. The Assembly passed SB 34, SB 515 on disaggregated demographic data collection, and then began taking up AB 495 on immigration, with the sponsor describing family separation and immigration enforcement trauma before the transcript cuts off.
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

JDC Informational Briefing 09-18-2025

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • It prints the money and it cards.
  • </c><00:51:15.200><c> to</c><00:51:15.359><c> me</c> that it didn't it it seemed to me that it didn't
  • I think we can't necessarily stop it. I think we can plan for it if it were to happen.
  • I think we can plan for it if it it.
  • mean it could it would case you raised I mean it could it would be<01:14:16.800><c> very</c><01:14:16.960
Keywords: 912, senate, all
Summary: The Judiciary Committee held an informational briefing with Professor Colin Moore on democratic norms and their erosion in the United States, with a focus on what that could mean for Hawaii. Chair Carl Rhodes introduced the topic and the professor, noting the briefing was livestreamed and could be rescheduled if technical problems arose. Moore defined democratic norms as unwritten guardrails that make written constitutional rules work in practice, emphasizing two core norms from political science: mutual toleration, meaning acceptance of political opponents as legitimate, and institutional forbearance, meaning restraint in using legal powers to the maximum for partisan gain. Moore used historical examples to show how norms develop and erode, including George Washington’s resignation, the Alien and Sedition Acts, the contested 1800 election, Franklin Roosevelt’s court-packing plan, and Watergate. He argued that democracies usually erode gradually rather than through sudden coups, often through leaders who reject opponents’ legitimacy, tolerate political violence, restrict civil liberties, or attack the press. He said the United States is vulnerable because of its strong presidency, an 18th-century constitutional design that did not anticipate modern political parties or a neutral civil service, and because polarization has encouraged “constitutional hardball” and retaliation. He cited comparative examples such as Hungary, Turkey, and other countries that slid toward authoritarianism over time, and said the U.S. has been rated a flawed democracy by outside indexes. Moore said the erosion predates Donald Trump, though he believes Trump has accelerated it, and pointed to recent actions and rhetoric as moving beyond ceremony into government practice. He also warned that Congress has not consistently checked executive power and that public willingness to excuse anti-democratic behavior from preferred candidates is troubling. The briefing ended with Moore turning to federalism and Hawaii, arguing that the state depends heavily on federal funding for health care, schools, housing, and infrastructure, and that delays or disruptions from an unstable federal government could create serious local harm even if no law is formally broken.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Senate in Session Apr 24th, 2025

Florida Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • It is identical, and yes, we wish to take it up.
  • That’s it.
  • And I voted for it because I believe in it.
  • It doesn't.
  • doesn't what it does is it it says that social media companies have to come up through coding or um
Summary: The Senate convened with an opening prayer by Rabbi Moshe Umatz, the Pledge of Allegiance led by pages, and several introductions and recognitions, including guests from Miami Northwestern Senior High School, Clay County, and a moment of silence for Pope Francis. The chamber then moved to the special order calendar after a motion to reconsider SB 1080, which was temporarily postponed. Several bills were also set aside during the day, including measures on social media use by minors, veterans’ nursing homes, Parkinson’s disease, mental health and substance use disorders, education, educator preparation, and school social workers. The Senate passed a series of bills, often substituting House companions for Senate bills. These included funding for expedited DNA testing grants for local law enforcement (SB 1072/HB 847), additional aggravating factors in capital cases involving religious, school, or government gatherings (SB 984/HB 693), fertility preservation coverage for cancer patients (SB 924/HB 677), commuter rail indemnification for Miami-Dade and Broward counties (SB 916/HB 867), restrictions on disposing of migrant vessels in Florida waters (SB 830), specialty license plates including Miami Northwestern and several colleges and institutions (SB 824), an Alzheimer’s and dementia awareness campaign (SB 398), relocation of the Council on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys to Florida Memorial University (SB 364), charter school changes allowing parent conversion and municipal job-engine charter schools (SB 140), sex offender registration reporting changes (SB 1654/HB 1351), penalties for assaulting utility workers (SB 1386), juvenile justice revisions and truancy process updates (SB 1344), reporting of student mental health outcomes (SB 1310/HB 969), foster home license transfer simplification (SB 1174/HB 989), water access facility funding and boating industry incentives (SB 1162/HB 735), Florida Virtual School operational changes (SB 1122), school readiness program support for children with disabilities (SB 1102), sexual image offenses involving minors (SB 1180/HB 757), age-related defenses in child sex offense cases (SB 1136/HB 777), tampering with electronic monitoring devices (SB 1054/HB 437), certified recovery residences and local zoning accommodations (SB 954), and the FSU Election Law Center (SB 892). Most of these bills passed with strong bipartisan support, though SB 984 and SB 140 drew some opposition. One of the most extensive debates centered on SB 820, codifying the Office of Faith and Community. Senator Polsky offered an amendment to bar political activity by office staff, citing emails and campaign-related communications tied to Amendment 4; the amendment failed on a 13-23 vote. Senators then debated the bill’s relationship to state election law, free speech, and the role of faith-based outreach. Supporters emphasized the office’s service network and reported benefits to children and families, while some senators raised concerns about interfaith representation and political use of government resources. The bill was then read a third time and the Senate proceeded toward a final vote as the transcript ended.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

FL House Floor Session - 2025-04-24 (10:00AM Session)

Florida House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • It is identical, and yes, we wish to take it up.
  • That's it.
  • Get it?
  • I voted for it because I believe in it.
  • It doesn't.
Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several recognitions, including guests from Miami Northwestern Senior High School, Clay County, and a moment of silence for Pope Francis. Members then moved to the special order calendar after adopting a motion to reconsider the earlier failed vote on CS/SB 1080, which was temporarily postponed. The chamber also temporarily postponed several bills during the day, including measures on social media use by minors, veterans’ nursing homes, Parkinson’s disease, mental health and substance use disorders, education, educator preparation, benefits for certain officers injured in the line of duty, Brownfields, and school social workers. The Senate passed a series of bills with little or no opposition, often substituting House companions for Senate bills. These included expedited DNA testing grants for law enforcement; additional aggravating factors in capital felony sentencing; fertility preservation coverage for cancer patients; commuter rail indemnification; disposition of migrant vessels; specialty license plates; an Alzheimer’s and dementia awareness campaign; relocation of the Council on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys to Florida Memorial University; charter school changes; registration rules for sexual predators and offenders; assault and battery penalties for utility workers; juvenile justice revisions; reporting of student mental health outcomes; foster home licensure transfers; water access facilities and boating-related funding; Florida Virtual School changes; school readiness program improvements; protections against lewd sexual images of children; age-related criminal offense provisions; tampering with electronic monitoring devices; certified recovery residences; and codification of the FSU Election Law Center. Most of these bills passed overwhelmingly, though the charter school bill and the aggravating factors bill drew more divided votes. One of the most debated measures was SB 820, codifying the Office of Faith and Community. Senator Polsky offered an amendment to bar political activity by office employees while on duty and using government resources, citing alleged election-related emails and concerns about mixing government and religious influence. Supporters argued the amendment was needed as a guardrail; opponents said existing law already covered the conduct and that the amendment could be confusing or overly broad. The amendment failed 13-23, and the underlying bill passed 27-9 after extended debate about faith, politics, and the office’s role. Another notable debate involved SB 954 on certified recovery residences, where senators emphasized the need for stable housing in addiction recovery and the bill passed unanimously after supportive remarks from members who had personal experience with recovery. The Senate also passed SB 674 on bonuses for county tax collector and property appraiser employees after questions about safeguards and the purpose of the bonuses.
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Monday, April 20, 2026)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Bobby Bare did it first; it didn't sell enough, or well, and then finally Kenny Rogers got it, and it's
  • So, as terrible as it was, it became a rallying point for the people of Oklahoma, and it became an incident
  • It was amazing.
  • IT WAS AMAZING.
  • We will not stop until it becomes law. It must become law now.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm

Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • HB 2343 would repeal it outright and send it to the ashbin of history where it belongs.
  • It also erodes generational wealth... ...to it.
  • We had it again during World War II. We had it in the 1950s. We had it from 1970 to 1994.
  • It should be the government's job. It should be the taxpayer's job.
  • It has worked on Martha's Vineyard, and it can help Nantucket solve its affordable housing crisis.
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government held a long public hearing focused mainly on two sets of issues: proposals to amend or repeal the MBTA Communities Act, and bills to allow local rent stabilization. Committee chairs opened by explaining the hearing would be tightly managed because of the very large number of speakers, with testimony limited to two minutes per person and written testimony still accepted by email. Members and witnesses were called in a mix of in-person and virtual order throughout the hearing. On the MBTA Communities Act, several legislators and local officials argued the law is too rigid and should be revised to account for local conditions. Speakers from small, rural, or infrastructure-limited communities such as Hanson, Halifax, Marshfield, Winthrop, Dracut, Carver, Rehoboth, and others said the law’s one-size-fits-all approach does not fit towns with limited water, sewer, transit access, or buildable land. Some filed bills would repeal the law, exempt certain communities, or create appeals processes based on infrastructure, environmental, or historical constraints. Supporters of the law’s changes emphasized local control and the need to avoid forcing development where communities believe it is impractical or inconsistent with town character. A large portion of the hearing was devoted to rent stabilization legislation, especially S. 1447 and related House bills. Supporters included legislators, city councilors, tenant advocates, labor leaders, housing nonprofits, public health organizations, and residents who described sharp rent increases, displacement, homelessness risk, and the strain on working families, seniors, students, and people with disabilities. They argued local-option rent stabilization would let municipalities cap excessive increases and prevent no-fault evictions while preserving flexibility for local conditions. Opponents, including small landlords and property owners, said rent control would discourage investment, worsen housing quality, burden responsible owners, and drive small landlords out of the market. Some witnesses also supported a Cape Cod/Island transfer fee bill and a suburban infrastructure fund, arguing those would provide local revenue for housing or roads. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the hearing.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Legislative Administration (05/06/2026)

Legislative Administration

Transcript Highlights:
  • It it is a it is noted in stops there.
  • time I I see it, it it warms my it warms time I I see it, it it warms my it warms my<01:11:55.520><c
  • Um it it meant nothing to me. my heart. Um it it meant nothing to me.
  • And it was a it was a funny it ugly car.
  • come through the committee but it um it come through the committee but it um it when<01:39:01.520><c>
Keywords: 1189, house, all
FL

Florida 2026 5th Special Session

Senate in Session Apr 24th, 2025

Florida Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'd appreciate it.
  • It is identical, and yes, we wish to take it up.
  • And so because it doesn't have that, I can't really support it today in its current form because I feel
  • I voted for it because I believe in it.
  • It doesn't.
Summary: The Senate convened with opening prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several recognitions, including guests from Miami Northwestern Senior High School, Clay County, and others. Senators also observed a moment of silence for Pope Francis. After routine announcements, the chamber moved to the special order calendar and took up a long series of bills, often substituting House companions for Senate bills before final passage. Among the measures approved were bills creating an expedited DNA testing grant program for local law enforcement, adding aggravating factors in capital cases involving gatherings for religious, school, or government activities, requiring state health coverage for fertility preservation services for cancer patients, authorizing indemnification for commuter rail providers, prohibiting abandonment of migrant vessels in Florida waters, and creating new specialty license plates. The Senate also passed bills on Alzheimer’s awareness, relocating the Council on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys to Florida Memorial University, charter schools, sex offender registration, utility worker protections, juvenile justice, student mental health reporting, foster home licensure transfers, water access facilities, Florida Virtual School, school readiness, sexual images involving children, tampering with electronic monitoring devices, certified recovery residences, the FSU Election Law Center, the Office of Faith and Community, and bonuses for county property appraiser employees. Several other bills were temporarily postponed, including measures on social media use by minors, veterans’ nursing homes, Parkinson’s disease, mental health and substance use disorders, education, educator preparation, officers injured in the line of duty, school social workers, and Brownfields. Debate was especially extensive on the Office of Faith and Community bill, where an amendment to bar political activity by office staff was offered but failed 13-23 after arguments over election-related communications and the scope of existing law. The certified recovery residences bill also drew notable debate, with supporters emphasizing housing as essential to recovery and opponents raising concerns about implementation and local control. Most other bills passed with little or no opposition, though a few drew dissenting votes, including the capital aggravating factors bill, charter schools, and the Office of Faith and Community measure.
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

WAM-EDU Informational Briefing 01-14-2025 (Continued)

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • I mean, it seems like we give you positions to address it, and then it comes down, and then now you get
  • It didn't...
  • auditor to go look at it, nobody’s looking at it.”
  • It may be federal; it may be monitoring in compliance; it may be in response to legislative inquiry reports
  • Consultants it it is basically like Consultants it it is basically like like<01:09:56.159><c> staff</
Keywords: 912, senate, all
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Higher Education Committee Apr 21st, 2026

Higher Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • Nobody does it for the money, but you don't want to do it at a cost.
  • , it can be in part.
  • Is it thoughtful? I think that it would provide opportunity for everyone.
  • Is it a thoughtful? I think that that work program. Is it a thoughtful?
  • But let's call it what it is.
Keywords: 988, house, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Taxes - 03/12/26

Taxes

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> tax to fund it. tax to fund it.
  • . it. it.
  • </c> is it some have it and some don't? is it some have it and some don't?
  • </c> for it. for it.
  • We're going to lay it over, but it seems to me it needs more work. It does, yes.
Committee: Senate Taxes
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Environment, Climate and Legacy - 02/11/25

Environment, Climate, and Legacy

Transcript Highlights:
  • I made it through it, and I'm happy that I made it. I'm happy to be alive."
  • early days um the bachan for um in its early days um it<00:21:44.080><c> was</c> it was it was this<
  • </c> The Bakken has opened up and expanded its mission, its programming, and its purposes.
  • It could be.
  • It could be.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all