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LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House and Governmental Affairs Apr 28th, 2026

House and Governmental Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm happy to see co-authors on this. We'll get a co-author sheet going around.
  • A local governing authority would have three options.
  • A local governing authority would have three options.
  • They're going to call the local governing authority first, and they're going to say, yeah, we have that
  • However, in this instance, you have to go to a local journal, subscribe to the local journal, to get
Bills: HB248 , HB249 , HB997 , HB1052 , HB1193 , SB1 , SB161 , SB218 , SB220 , SB289 , SB435
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Jan 21st, 2026

Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • It authorizes private license plates agencies to become authorized agents for IFTA, It authorizes private
  • This bill creates regulations for UTVs to be operated on designated roads where local municipalities
  • Locals would be allowed to designate two-lane county roads or municipal streets that have a posted speed
  • at any, in any road.
  • or off a road?
Bills: S0216 , S0246 , S0356 , S0388 , S0470 , S0488 , S0490 , S0528 , S0584 , S0594
Summary: The committee met with a quorum and considered ten bills, beginning with SB 594 on local housing assistance plans. Senator Burton explained that the bill would make residents of mobile home parks and manufactured housing communities eligible for SHIP rental assistance and, in some cases, repair or rehabilitation funds, recognizing that many own their homes but rent the lot. Supporters from AARP and the Federation of Manufactured Homeowners said the bill would help seniors and low-income residents remain housed. The bill was reported favorably by a roll call vote. Members then approved two Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles measures: SB 488, the agency package updating Florida’s motor fuel tax compliance with IFTA, allowing online filing and private license plate agencies to act as agents, raising the crash-damage reporting threshold, expanding email communications, and updating tank vehicle compliance; and SB 490, a related public records exemption for email addresses collected for renewal notices. Both were reported favorably without opposition. The committee also passed SB 246, creating a specialty license plate for the UFC Foundation, despite concerns raised that the foundation is based out of state and that the plate was politically motivated; the bill was approved on a split vote. The committee gave favorable reports to SB 216 on reemployment assistance eligibility, which would tighten job-search requirements, require more frequent eligibility verification, and add reporting on fraudulent claims. The bill drew substantial opposition from labor and policy advocates who argued it would add barriers for unemployed workers, especially in rural and skilled-trades jobs, and that the state’s unemployment system remains difficult to navigate. Supporters said the bill was aimed at fraud prevention and ensuring claimants remain eligible. SB 356 on utility terrain vehicles generated extensive debate over safety, local control, and whether UTVs should be allowed on certain roads; supporters emphasized rural utility and law enforcement benefits, while opponents cited manufacturer warnings and crash risks. The sponsor ultimately temporarily postponed the bill. The committee also reported favorably SB 528 on manufacturing, which expands the Department of Commerce’s manufacturing responsibilities, codifies the chief manufacturing officer position, and creates workforce development grant support; SB 584 on commercial driving schools, which authorizes DHSMV agreements with county tax collectors to help enforce school regulation; and SB 388, which raises the annual use fee for the Florida Wildflower specialty plate from $15 to $25 to support the Florida Wildflower Foundation. The final bill, SB 470 on the Fraternal Order of Police specialty plate, was introduced as a measure to broaden eligibility for the existing plate and stabilize funding for law enforcement memorial efforts, but no final action on that bill was reached in the portion of the transcript provided.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Jan 21st, 2026

Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • It authorizes private license plates agencies to become authorized agents for IFTA, It authorizes private
  • This bill creates regulations for UTVs to be operated on designated roads where local municipalities
  • This bill creates regulations for UTVs to be operated on designated roads where local municipalities
  • Locals would be allowed to designate two-lane county roads or municipal streets that have a posted speed
  • , in any road.
Bills: S0216 , S0246 , S0356 , S0388 , S0470 , S0488 , S0490 , S0528 , S0584 , S0594
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee 3/24/25

Transportation Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • However, the local cities are not able to keep up with the local match required, and we have come to
  • However, the local cities are not able to keep up with the local match required, and we have come to
  • However, the local cities are not able to keep up with the local match required, and we have come to
  • However, the local cities are not able to keep up with the local match required, and we have come to
  • </c> $44 each year with their local $44 each year with their local dues<00:32:36.200><c> we</c><00:32
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Judiciary Committee Jan 28th, 2026

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • , sidewalk or edge of the of the road, sidewalk or edge of the road<00:07:27.199><c> and</c><00:07:27.360
  • </c> walking down the sidewalk on O'Hell Road walking down the sidewalk on O'Hell Road in<00:14:19.279
  • And you down the roads or most of us do.
  • There are people falls out in the road.
  • I'm bringing this because it's a local issue.
Bills: SB169 , SB180 , SB203 , SB87 , SB195 , SB192 , SB169 , SB180 , SB203 , SB87 , SB195 , SB192 , HB132 , HB37 , HB13 , HB54 , HB126 , HB7 , SB30 , HB188 , HB189 , HB26 , HB264 , HB288 , HB248 , HB249 , HB227 , HB228 , HB132 , HB37 , HB13 , HB54 , HB126 , HB7 , SB30 , HB188 , HB189 , HB26 , HB264 , HB288 , HB248 , HB249 , HB227 , HB228
Committee: Senate Judiciary
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee 3/10/25

Transportation Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Some more local options: things like the county wheelage tax, local option sales taxes, and then some
  • or</c><00:10:34.880><c> Ruck</c> towards a road road user charge or Ruck towards a road road user charge
  • </c> couple States so far um some more local couple States so far um some more local options<00:10:43.120
  • with demand. conduct more road tests and it creates a conduct more road tests and it creates a new<00
  • Chair. administering a road exam uh our roads administering a road exam uh our roads at<00:45:21.240>
Bills: HF1167 , HF1242
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

CPC Public Hearing - Thu Apr 9, 2026 @ 2:00 PM HST

Consumer Protection & Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • For local residents only. Yeah, yeah, for local residents only.
  • </c> is to create housing for local is to create housing for local residents,<00:29:28.800><c> not</c
  • Better eggs, produced locally.
  • ,</c><01:01:07.280><c> I</c> you know, distributed here locally, I you know, distributed here locally
  • Uh we local supply chain strong.
Summary: The committee on Consumer Protection and Commerce met on April 9, 2026, and heard testimony on several measures. SB 3302 SD1 HD1, dealing with homemade food products, would require the Department of Health to adopt rules for farm kitchens producing homemade food products that are no more stringent than rules for home kitchens. The Department of Health said it supported the bill with technical amendments, and the Hawaii Food Industry Association and Grassroot Institute of Hawaii also supported it. No opposition was heard. A lengthy discussion focused on SB 2061 SD2 HD1, which concerns a 99-year leasehold residential condominium project and HCDA’s rules for sales, income restrictions, and buyback pricing. HCDA supported the bill and said the House draft clarified unclear provisions and would help move the project to pre-sales. Testimony and committee questions centered on whether the project should remain owner-occupied in perpetuity or allow investor purchases after an initial sales period. HCDA explained that the bill was revised to make the project feasible in the market, that 60% of units would be income-restricted for buyers at or below 140% of area median income, and that the remaining units could be sold without owner-occupancy restrictions. Some members and testifiers expressed concern that the bill had shifted away from the original owner-occupancy vision and could become an investment property model, while others argued the changes were necessary for the project to pencil out and compete with fee-simple developments. No vote was taken during the discussion shown. The committee also heard SB 2050 SD1 HD1, which would allow chiropractic students in accredited programs to engage in clinical practice beginning July 1, 2028. The Hawaii Board of Chiropractic and the Hawaii State Chiropractic Association supported the measure, and one testifier described personal experience with student chiropractic care in California. Members questioned why the board requested delaying implementation until 2030, and the board said it needed more time to develop rules because it meets only a few times a year and rulemaking is lengthy. Finally, SB 2102 SD2 HD1, on industrial hemp in commercial feed, was introduced; the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity offered comments, the Department of Health raised concerns about regulating pet food and possible jurisdictional conflict, and a farmer testifying in support suggested narrowing the bill to federally approved livestock feed rather than pet food.
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund Committee Feb 11th, 2026

Finance and Taxation General Fund

Transcript Highlights:
  • You know, if we're giving one person the authority to allocate millions and millions of dollars. >> Uh
  • You know, if we're giving one person the authority to allocate millions and millions of dollars. >> Well
Bills: SB182 , SB251 , SB252 , HB74 , HB159 , HB292 , SB182 , SB251 , SB252 , HB74 , HB159 , HB292
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama House Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee Jan 21st, 2026

Public Safety and Homeland Security

Transcript Highlights:
  • today</c> I’m able to stand here today because of a drunk driver driving on the wrong side of the road
  • </c><00:44:43.200><c> county</c> violations to the local county violations to the local county department
  • authority to do it.
  • </c><00:52:09.680><c> We</c> giving them the authority to do it.
  • We giving them the authority to do it.
Bills: HB1 , HB198 , HB11 , HB32 , HB33 , HB34 , HB56 , HB68 , HB72 , HB101 , HB102 , HB110 , HB154 , HB166 , HB168 , HB274 , SB114 , HB1 , HB198 , HB11 , HB32 , HB33 , HB34 , HB56 , HB68 , HB72 , HB101 , HB102 , HB110 , HB154 , HB166 , HB168 , HB274 , SB114
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session Aug 1st, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • In fact, I... the author of Senator Johnson's bill that would establish strong regulations for adult
  • This is happening in Texas, and in many places, the local district attorney, for whatever reason, is
  • It exceeds the authority of this legislature.
  • It strips away local control and shuts out small communities and local governments from the legislative
  • And courts and roads and emergency response without significant state assistance.
Bills: SB5 , SB11 , SB12 , SB5 , SB11 , SB12
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 016 Conference PM - 04-29-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • comforts and adapts the language for the medical criteria that was agreed to amongst the Paroling Authority
  • amongst um criteria that was agreed to amongst um the<00:10:02.600><c> Paroling</c><00:10:03.120><c> Authority
  • ,</c><00:10:03.600><c> Department</c><00:10:04.400><c> of</c> the Paroling Authority, Department of the
  • Paroling Authority, Department of Corrections<00:10:04.840><c> and</c><00:10:04.960><c> Rehabilitation
Bills: SB2057 , SB2109 , SB2400 , HB1752 , SB2599 , SB2930
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 224 Conference PM - 04-29-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • that it gives us, the State of Hawaii, the best possible posture to be able to defend its sovereign authority
  • that it gives us, the State of Hawaii, the best possible posture to be able to defend its sovereign authority
  • to</c><00:25:02.320><c> establish</c><00:25:02.920><c> some</c><00:25:03.160><c> sort</c> lacking authority
  • to establish some sort lacking authority to establish some sort of<00:25:04.120><c> rules</c><00:25:
  • It authorizes cash transactions to be rounded up or down to the nearest 5 cents, following rounding rules
Bills: SB2057 , SB2109 , SB2400 , HB1752 , SB2599 , SB2930
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 229 Conference PM - 04-29-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Uh, this is relating to education student-authored publication books.
  • Uh, this is relating to education student-authored publication books.
  • We're local procurement and exemptions for the Senate.
  • We're<00:11:15.080><c> local</c><00:11:15.800><c> local</c><00:11:16.160><c> procurement</c><00:11:16.680
  • ><c> and</c> We're local local procurement and We're local local procurement and exemptions<00:11:17.600
Bills: SB2057 , SB2109 , SB2400 , HB1752 , SB2599 , SB2930
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 016 Conference AM - 04-29-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Um, so, this bill, SB 2140, authorizes counties to require contractors to disclose employee wage, benefit
  • It authorizes counties to deny, revoke, or suspend building permits for violations of related laws under
  • So, this bill, SB 2140, authorizes counties to require contractors to disclose employee wage, benefit
  • It authorizes counties to deny, revoke, or suspend building permits for violations of related laws under
  • :57.640><c> establish</c><00:07:58.120><c> and</c> bill authorizes DAGS to establish and bill authorizes
Bills: SB2057 , SB2109 , SB2400 , HB1752 , SB2599 , SB2930
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 224 Conference AM - 04-29-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • This bill authorizes HHDC to approve and certify general excise tax exemptions for certain housing development
  • So, the bill establishes a 5-year Hawaii Builds pilot program within the HHDC and authorizes the use
  • the use of DERF HHDC and authorizes the use of DERF for<00:09:02.400><c> pilot</c><00:09:02.680><c>
  • to establish interest rates authority to establish interest rates and<00:11:39.360><c> allow</c><00:
  • </c><00:11:42.120><c> financial</c> forgiveness, authorizing financial forgiveness, authorizing financial
Bills: SB2057 , SB2109 , SB2400 , HB1752 , SB2599 , SB2930