Transcript Highlights:

• No parent should. No community should. My daughter mattered.
• Both my parents died of Alzheimer's disease.
• Parents could not reach their children.
• I know every parent—that's not true—but most parents will make the decisions that they believe are best
• Safe options available for birth parents in crisis.

Committee: House Public Safety

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Including any parent entities and members just y'all know that the purpose of the bill is just to give
• One way to obscure profits is in the related business that a nursing facility or its parent company can
• Every day we allow this continue and we fail these children, their parents and the taxpayers.
• You're a parent in West Texas. Your child has strep throat.
• It would make it really easy for single parents.

Committee: Senate Health & Human Services

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• 12 schools, K through 2 schools of this... ...public K-12 schools of this state or in other non-educational
• , and... ...with the Department of Education, the school systems, and the Commission on Higher Education
• The last thing I want to say, too, is that every area of education right now is looking for ways to allow
• You are adding assistants to the state but lowering the educational requirements.
• We all know we have folders full of emails from parents and law enforcement where we've... from parents

Bills: HB441 , HB445 , HB477 , HB441 , HB445

Committee: House Health

Keywords: speech-language pathology, licensure, clinical supervision, educational qualifications, healthcare assistant, hemp-derived cannabinoids, CBD, THC, delta-8, delta-9, delta-10, consumable hemp products, psychoactive cannabinoids, cannabinoid regulation, hemp licensing, ABC Board, Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, retail hemp sales, wholesale hemp distribution, hemp tax

Transcript Highlights:

• My parents are already paying the rent. I have a roof over my head. I have food in my stomach.
• The education component sometimes is something outside of a curriculum.
• There's an education component. Many students have opportunities to get internships in school.
• If you don't know what that is because Florida education failed you, you should look that up.
• If you don't know what that is because Florida education failed you, you should look that up.

Committee: Senate Governmental Oversight and Accountability

Summary: The committee took up several bills and reported each favorably after brief presentations, amendments, and roll calls. SB 1760, by Senator Grall, would require certain elected officials and agency heads to reside in Florida, with agency heads also required to be U.S. citizens and live in the county where their agency is headquartered; it also clarifies the constitutional prohibition on holding more than one office. SB 1202, by Senator McClain, expands insurance benefits for firefighters who are totally and permanently disabled during official training exercises, and its amendment was adopted to avoid local fiscal impact. SB 582, by Senator Leak, increases penalties for unlawful demolition of historic buildings and limits the higher penalty to properties on the National Register of Historic Places or in a listed district; supporters included representatives of St. Augustine and the Florida League of Cities, while one opponent waived in opposition. SB 312, by Senator Gates, revises governance of the Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition and allows affiliated nonprofit subsidiaries to enter agreements with universities; an amendment adding one public member to the board was adopted, and the bill was reported favorably. The committee then considered SB 676, by Senator Martin, which would allow employees to waive the state minimum wage right under a framework the sponsor said would help young or inexperienced workers gain entry-level experience. The bill drew extensive public testimony, with supporters arguing it could help small businesses hire and create opportunities, and opponents saying it would undermine the voter-approved minimum wage, invite coercion, and exploit vulnerable workers. Senator Martin’s amendment clarifying the Fair Labor Standards Act exception was adopted, and the bill passed on a favorable vote despite opposition from Senator Arrington and others. Finally, SB 440, by Senator McClain, was heard as an expansion of prior law to cover public employees and prohibit certain employment practices related to gender identity and pronoun use; after an amendment narrowing the bill by deleting references to training, instruction, or other activity regarding sexual orientation, the committee heard extensive testimony both for and against, with supporters framing it as protecting conscience rights and opponents calling it discriminatory. The committee ultimately reported SB 440 favorably as well.

Transcript Highlights:

• We, as educators, have heard those students' stories ourselves.
• We've had to talk to those parents and walk through the hurt that it has caused.
• We've had to talk to those<00:01:06.960><c> parents</c><00:01:07.920><c> and</c><00:01:08.400><c> walk
• </c><00:01:08.720><c> through</c><00:01:09.040><c> the</c><00:01:09.280><c> hurt</c> those parents and
• walk through the hurt those parents and walk through the hurt that<00:01:09.680><c> it</c><00:01:09.840

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• We used that as an educational tool to educate our licensees and make sure that they were in compliance
• We used that as an educational tool to educate our licensees and make sure that they were in compliance
• We used that as an educational tool to educate our licensees and make sure that they were in compliance
• We used that as an educational tool to educate our licensees and make sure that they were in compliance
• In the past, when we first approved the law, we used that as an educational tool to educate our licensees

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first took up an insurance-related chronic pain bill and an amendment modeled on language from Massachusetts and Maine. The sponsor explained the amendment was developed after stakeholder meetings because the original bill would have created an unaffordable insurance mandate in New Hampshire. The amendment was intended to improve access to non-opioid therapies by limiting prior authorization and step-therapy barriers so they are not more restrictive than for other treatments, including opioid therapies. After questions, the committee took a straw vote and advanced the amendment. The next item was a department-sponsored bill involving the state’s all-payer claims database. Insurance Department officials explained that the bill would encourage self-funded employer plans to opt in voluntarily by giving them aggregated, deidentified claims information in return. They said self-funded plans cannot be required to report data because of federal law, but the bill would provide an incentive while protecting employee privacy. Members asked detailed questions about who would see the data, whether individual employees could be identified, and how privacy would be enforced; the department said access would be aggregated and deidentified, and employer privacy issues would be governed by ERISA and the U.S. Department of Labor. The committee also discussed a glucose-monitoring bill. Members debated whether the bill was aimed at type 1 diabetes coverage or broader access to continuous glucose monitors, and whether it would amount to an unnecessary insurance mandate that could raise premiums. Department testimony estimated the equipment cost and said the annual impact per member would be modest, but also noted that non-insulin therapies have not consistently shown clinically significant A1C reductions. The chair and some members emphasized that the bill should be considered on its own terms as a CGM coverage issue, not as a general diabetes mandate. The committee discussed the bill’s cost implications and asked the department for any prior cost analysis.

Transcript Highlights:

• I had a parent in Gtown that approached me last year about how they wanted to use their education freedom
• </c> intended scale of educational intended scale of educational instruction<01:38:55.280><c> under</
• </c><01:39:05.920><c> business</c> tuitionbased educational business tuitionbased educational business
• because they are just simply putting education as, um, in the zone and saying if it’s education it’s
• And they without educated populace.

Committee: House Housing

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• He is joined here today by his parents.
• His parents, Kayati and Gowrov, and siblings, Yash and Aria, have supported him through every letter
• She's a lifelong public servant and a parent of two school-aged children.
• Department of Education.
• Their work centers on the intersections of race, gender, identity, education, and entertainment.

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, prayer, and the Pledge of Allegiance, then spent much of the session on floor recognitions and Pride Month observances. Members welcomed guests and honorees including APICA fellowship participants, the El Dorado Roses, retiring Loma Linda University Health president Dr. Richard Hart and incoming leader Dr. Anthony Hilliard, and Scripps National Spelling Bee champion Shrey Parique. The chamber also heard several personal and community tributes tied to LGBTQ+ Pride Month, including a long series of introductions of Pride honorees from across the state. The main legislative item was SR 116 recognizing June 2026 as LGBTQ+ Pride Month. Senators Cervantes, Weber Pierson, Becker, Menjivar, Arreguín, Wahab, Ochoa Bogh, Wiener, and Laird, among others, spoke in support, emphasizing the history of Stonewall and other LGBTQ+ resistance movements, the contributions of Black, Latino, Jewish, women, and Asian American LGBTQ communities, and the need to oppose ongoing discrimination, violence, and attacks on transgender people. The resolution was adopted after a roll call vote of 28-0, and the Senate then proceeded to honor a large slate of Pride honorees from multiple districts and organizations. The Senate also adopted SCR 166 designating Soju Day, with support highlighting Korean American culture and soju as a symbol of hospitality and cross-cultural exchange. SCR 155, naming the State Route 52/Interstate 805 interchange in San Diego County the Officer Kirk Leeland Johnson Memorial Interchange, also passed unanimously after remarks honoring Johnson’s military and police service and the long effort by his partner to secure the memorial. In addition, the Senate confirmed Laura Capps to the Board of State and Community Corrections by a 27-9 vote and confirmed Danielle Munoz to the Board of Barbering and Cosmetology by a 28-0 vote. The body also approved several Joint Rule 62(a) suspensions to allow committee hearings on short notice, moved AB 2294 to the inactive file, and sent SB 1189 back to the Assembly for further action. The session concluded with adjournment in memory motions for Judith Helene Ware, Huntley Gordon, and Adolfo Franceschi Colon, followed by announcements that the Senate would reconvene on June 25, 2026.

Transcript Highlights:

• House File 1982, number one on the calendar for the day, is an act relating to education, eliminating
• We make life a little bit easier for schools because we all know as parents how hectic it can be at the
• </c><00:03:03.760><c> how</c> because we all know as parents how because we all know as parents how hectic
• prevention education in a substance use model policy, the first engrossment.
• Now, if only I were as enterprising and educated as the kids that I worked with on this bill, I would

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• Parents, they have to wait until their educational expense is approved by the agency administering the
• “Parents have to wait until their educational expense is approved by the agency administering the program
• Oh, this is simply the parental education program.
• Oh, this is simply the parental<05:03:52.400><c> education</c><05:03:53.040><c> program.
• So we would parental education program.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first considered House Bill 66, a right-to-know measure that would broaden access from “citizen” to “person,” including out-of-state requesters. Members also adopted an amendment removing the current no-filing-fee provision for appeals of unfavorable right-to-know ombudsman rulings, citing budget concerns. The bill was then reported ought to pass as amended on a 16-9 vote, with a minority report requested. House Bill 187, which would let a parent or guardian seek a protective order on behalf of a minor alleging abuse by someone outside the family or household, was described as a narrow fix with little fiscal impact. It passed unanimously, 25-0, and was placed on the consent calendar. House Bill 215, requiring landfill permit applicants to submit a report on potential harms and benefits, was retained because its policy had been folded into House Bill 2; the committee voted 25-0 to retain it. House Bill 219, dealing with renewable portfolio standard changes and lower renewable energy certificate values, drew opposition from members who said it would weaken renewable energy development and raise concerns about energy costs, but the motion to retain was adopted 14-11, allowing the bill to be moved into House Bill 2. The committee then retained House Bills 365, 552, 566, 572, 607, 611, and 624, all by unanimous or near-unanimous votes, generally because the relevant policy or funding had been incorporated into House Bill 2 or because the bills were viewed as technical or low-impact. HB 566 was described as a landfill leach-management bill with a fiscal note under $10,000 annually and was sent to consent. HB 572 and HB 607 were retained because their money components were moved into HB 2, though one member objected that HB 607 represented an unfunded mandate for the Hampton Beach Area Commission. House Bill 511, concerning ICE detainers and county detention practices, generated the most debate. Supporters said the amendment clarified how long counties may hold detainees without a federal contract and compared the detention period to existing bail rules; opponents argued the bill could sanction detention of people not charged with crimes and raised due-process concerns. The committee adopted the amendment 14-11 and then reported the bill ought to pass as amended on another 14-11 vote, with a minority report requested. House Bill 639, involving securities and digital currency issues, was also reported ought to pass after members noted unresolved concerns but said the Secretary of State’s Securities Division was willing to continue working on it in the other body; the vote was 16-10.

Transcript Highlights:

• education education um<00:26:17.919><c> sometimes</c><00:26:18.400><c> they</c><00:26:18.720><c> will
• He said, "Well, by the way, a lot of parents are calling in with the same complaints.
• </c> that there is an emergency, parents that there is an emergency, parents know,<00:59:53.760><c> okay
• Parents depended on that center.
• </c> facilities, especially our education facilities, especially our education facilities.<01:08:48.480

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• We want to offer this California-wide to other higher institutions of education and to high schools.
• Besides providing support, we’re educating and bringing awareness to what is a trauma-informed community
• I think it's a matter of educating, and we've really got to educate the communities, especially going
• I can still remember parents and people wailing when they saw their loved ones gone, and I don't want
• And I think that every panel was so helpful and educational, including this one.

Summary: The Assembly Health Committee held an informational hearing on the health impacts of wildfires and the effects on health care systems and access to care. The first panel focused on public health consequences, with testimony from UCLA and UCSF physicians, a community organizer, and an Altadena recovery leader. Witnesses described acute and long-term physical harms from wildfire smoke and ash, including asthma and COPD exacerbations, cardiovascular and stroke risks, pregnancy impacts, infection risk, and possible added hazards from lithium-ion battery fires. They also emphasized mental health effects such as anxiety, depression, PTSD, “firebrain,” and the need for psychological first aid, trauma-informed community networks, and youth-focused resilience programs. Community advocates stressed that Latine, Indigenous, undocumented, and Black communities face disproportionate harm because of language barriers, unsafe work conditions, lack of insurance, and exclusion from disaster aid, and they called for stronger language access, worker protections, permanent disaster relief, and better outreach. Committee members asked about air monitoring, masks, wind events, lithium-ion batteries, and how to reach communities with translation and emergency information. Panelists said AQI is useful but incomplete, that N95s help for smoke but P100 masks are needed for ash/asbestos exposure, and that communities should be warned to stay indoors and avoid windy dust-ups after fires. They also discussed the importance of building relationships during non-emergency periods, using text alerts and trusted community organizations, and providing culturally and linguistically appropriate information. Several members and witnesses highlighted the need for more research on long-term health effects, especially for people with chronic lung disease, workers who cannot stay indoors, and residents exposed to repeated disasters. The second panel addressed health care system response and access to care. DHCS and DMHC described emergency flexibilities used during the Southern California fires, including federal waivers, extended Medi-Cal renewal deadlines, reinstated coverage for some disenrolled members, suspension of prior authorization and prescription refill barriers, out-of-network access at in-network cost-sharing, and communication through websites, toll-free numbers, and social media. Hospital and community health center leaders described major operational strain: emergency room surges, canceled surgeries, dialysis disruptions, staff displacement, temporary housing needs, and financial losses. Huntington Health and AltaMed reported using incident command systems, temporary care spaces, bilingual and culturally tailored services, mobile clinics, infection control measures, and community health workers to keep care going. Members and witnesses also discussed the need for better disaster staffing pools, more flexible facility rules, stronger mental health coverage, child care planning, and statewide coordination for future emergencies; no formal votes were taken.

Transcript Highlights:

• Chair Wilson: Ma'am, were you in higher education committee last night? Dr. Susannah Carranza: Yes.
• It is my honor today to lay out HB 2139, which would help Representative Simmons: ensure that parents
• I really do appreciate Kathy Hagler: the thoughtfulness of expanding curbside voting to the parents of
• parents.
• We'll look into that genetically, but for now, and my parents are still very young and spry.

Committee: House Elections

Transcript Highlights:

• Al-Marsucci, who oversees our higher education committee, or committee on education.
• We want to educate our campus community about what to do.
• So, per CLEARY, on the education side, per CLEARY, on the higher education side, per CLEARY, we are mandated
• But our county office of education, so the Tulare County Office of Education, also developed a program
• Marsucci, from the education. Our co-chair, Mr.

Committee: House Emergency Management

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> efforts, labor advocacy, and education efforts, labor advocacy, and education initiatives.<00:36
• as they work and work to support their educations.
• :13.599><c> educations.
• ,</c> institutions of higher education, institutions of higher education, community<00:58:37.200><c>
• </c> individual courses at every educational individual courses at every educational level<00:58:43.839

Keywords: 981, all

Transcript Highlights:

• That educational journey gave me more than academic credentials.
• They were definitely the most impactful in my education.
• There's a lot of pressure on educators.
• I just say thank you for being an educator.
• I have been fortunate to return to both of my alma maters as an educator and an educational leader, giving

Bills: HB364 , HB364

Committee: Senate Executive

Keywords: film production, tax credit, Delaware, esports, video games, media projects

Summary: The Senate Executive Committee first considered several gubernatorial appointments. Heidi Gilmore was nominated to the Marijuana Appeals Commission and said her real estate and administrative-law background would help her support implementation of Delaware’s new marijuana framework. Lee Wynne Lynn and Ruth Tucker were both nominated to the Delaware River and Bay Authority Board; both emphasized long Delaware ties, public service, and experience in technology, transportation, and executive leadership, with committee members asking about modernization, cashless tolling, and potential conflicts of interest. Lindsay Alexic and Dr. Jennifer Hallman were nominated to the Professional Standards Board and described their classroom and administrative experience in Delaware public education, with discussion focused on supporting teachers, improving educator effectiveness, and helping schools address post-COVID classroom and student-support challenges. Jason Munion and F. Todd Collada were nominated to the Environmental Appeals Board; Munion cited his engineering and environmental background, while Collada noted his work as Milford’s mayor and a contractor. No votes on the nominations are reflected in the transcript excerpt. The committee then moved to legislation. House Bill 364 would create a Delaware Entertainment Production Tax Credit for film, television, e-sports, and video game production, with a $10 million annual cap, audit and reporting requirements, a 2031 sunset, and a focus on verified in-state spending and Delaware hiring; the bill was circulated after no public comment. House Bill 437 was described as a technical corrections bill affecting certain municipal charters and requiring a three-quarters vote; it also drew no public comment. The committee approved the previously circulated minutes by motion and second. House Bill 446 would reorganize the Delaware Forest Service chapter, consolidate authority in one section, and add definitions related to forests and urban forestry without creating new authority; House Amendment 1 was noted as clarifying existing authority for the Department of Agriculture. House Bill 180, the first leg of a constitutional amendment on voting, would limit felony-related voting loss to actual imprisonment or pardon, remove outdated residency and literacy provisions, update the voting age to 18, and eliminate a post-sentence voting ban; members raised a question about whether the change would apply retroactively, which was left for later clarification. No public comments were offered on the bills, and the committee adjourned after announcing written comments would be accepted for 24 hours.

Transcript Highlights:

• And we are committed to working at the forefront of research, policy, and education in this field.
• I, like many parents, have skin in the game here.
• Sam Nash, on behalf of the Los Angeles County Office of Education, in support. Thank you.
• But what do you have to say to parents like Mrs.
• Neville, you know, parents like all of us who look at what's happening and desperate...

Summary: The committee heard several privacy and consumer protection bills, with most of the discussion focused on AI and social media. AB 1405 would create a state registry for AI auditors and set basic transparency, ethics, and qualification standards for those auditors; supporters said it would build trust and provide a foundation for future AI oversight, while some members questioned whether government should define auditor qualifications instead of industry groups. The bill was moved out on a 5-1 vote to Appropriations, with the roll left open. AB 2, by Assemblymember Lowenthal, would impose enhanced financial penalties on large social media companies when their negligence causes harm to children and teens. Supporters, including a grieving parent and Common Sense Media, argued the bill would create accountability for harmful algorithms and design choices, while opponents from TechNet, EFF, CCIA, and CalChamber warned it was vague, could chill speech, invite censorship, and raise Section 230 and First Amendment concerns. Committee members debated private right of action versus public enforcement, possible shakedown lawsuits, and whether the bill should be narrowed; the bill passed 6-0 to Judiciary with the roll left open. AB 410 would expand California’s bot disclosure law so bots must identify themselves up front and truthfully if asked, rather than only prohibiting deceptive bots in limited commercial or election contexts. Supporters said the measure would help users, especially youth and vulnerable people, know when they are interacting with AI and reduce deception online; one privacy group withdrew opposition after amendments, and other industry groups said they were no longer opposed or had no formal position. The bill passed 9-1 to Appropriations with the roll left open. The committee also approved AB 1327, which lets consumers cancel home improvement contracts by email instead of only by mail and requires phone assistance for cancellations; the Contractor State License Board withdrew opposition after amendments, and the bill passed 11-0 to Judiciary with the roll left open.

Transcript Highlights:

• Prom, the House Education Speaker.
• Happy Black History Day. for education and leadership within the for education and leadership within
• and get the high-quality education they need, then we need to fund education and not do.
• Public education.
• Public education.

Keywords: 981, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Um, Um, Um, parent<04:32:43.920><c> parental</c><04:32:44.319><c> alienation</c><04:32:45.520><c> is<
• /c> parent parental alienation is parent parental alienation is um<04:32:47.920><c> is</c><04:32:48.319
• </c> the Senate passed the parental the Senate passed the parental alienation<04:33:51.199><c> bill</
• HB 1376 began as a straightforward parental rights bill.
• Um I fully focused on parental rights.

Keywords: 9:00am HB 155 9:30am HB 1102 10:30am HB 1109 11:00am HB 1356 11:30am HB 1469 1:00pm HB 1323 2:00pm HB 1376, 928, house, all

Summary: The meeting began with unanimous committee approval of amendment 2026-2021S to HB 2. Senator Lang explained the amendment corrected a drafting error so that $2.5 million in state funds, matched with federal money for a total of $5 million, could be spent during the biennium rather than lapse at the end of the fiscal year. The money is intended to stabilize Medicaid per diem rates for county nursing homes, and members agreed without objection to adopt the amendment and continue working from the bill as amended by the Senate. The committee then discussed HB 155 and a proposed amendment, 2026-201H, dealing with the business enterprise tax. The House side described the proposal as a compromise that would raise the filing threshold from $250,000 to $375,000 and create a trigger that would reduce the BET rate by 0.05% for each $100 million in combined business tax surplus, down to a floor of 0.25%. Senate members opposed lowering the rate at this time, arguing that tax relief should focus on the filing threshold, which they said would remove filing burdens for about 3,500 small businesses, and that rate cuts should be considered in a budget cycle rather than an off-year. Concerns were raised that one-time revenues, such as tax amnesty receipts or federal repatriation-related surpluses, could unintentionally trigger reductions. Representative Sweeney later offered a revised approach by moving the effective date of the trigger mechanism to January 1, 2028, and said he was also willing to carve out tax amnesty revenues or adjust the effective date to avoid using one-time funds. The Senate remained unwilling to agree to a rate reduction, though it expressed openness to raising the filing threshold further. The committee ultimately did not resolve the business tax issue and recessed to continue discussions at a later time. The final item discussed was HB 1102, concerning an increase in the research and development tax credit paired with changes to state park fees. House members supported the R&D credit increase but opposed tying it to higher park fees, citing concerns about tourism, especially at border parks, and noting that the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources had said it did not need the increase. Senate members defended the park fee changes as a fairness issue, arguing that New Hampshire residents should pay less than out-of-state visitors and that the department had not raised rates in many years. No vote was taken on this item during the discussion captured here.

Transcript Highlights:

• It left our body here and went into Senate Education, had a wild ride that Senate Education had a wild
• So, the data broker and education...
• Our Act 73 redistricting task force heard from thousands of parents, educators, school administrators
• and education transformation.
• I want to sincerely thank the education committee.

Keywords: 926, house, all