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NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Education Policy and Administration (02/20/2026)
Education Policy and Administration
Transcript Highlights:
- Please legislate 1268 as written.
- </c> is really daunting to read legislation. is really daunting to read legislation.
- </c> this legislation. this legislation.
- </c> I could share them with legislators. I could share them with legislators.
- Legislators are elected and legislators lose reelection, and some resign or worse.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Criminal Justice and Public Safety (05/23/2025)
Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> considered in later legislation. Okay. considered in later legislation. Okay.
- </c> for New Hampshire and all legislators. for New Hampshire and all legislators.
- </c> discussed um nowhere in the legislation discussed um nowhere in the legislation uh<01:13:02.400>
- </c> and and to to try and craft legislation and and to to try and craft legislation to<03:46:46.479>
- </c> that's really worthy of of legislation. that's really worthy of of legislation.
DE
Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session
House of Representatives Legislative Session - Session 2 - 42nd Legislative Day- REASSEMBLE Part 1 Jun 30th, 2026 at 02:00 pm
Delaware House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Are you familiar with this legislation?
- And how does this help, given that it's a piece of legislation?
- And I do support the legislation, or I am going to support the legislation.
- Given the widespread also resistance within, by many legislators to resist, this. ...within by many legislators
- Available debt limit prior to appended legislation: $363.88 million.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- We seek to protect the rights of all who participate in the legislative process so that we can have effective
- I am with Catalyst Legacy, and I'm the legislative analyst for CFRW, and I am in very strong opposition
- Previous economic impact studies have noted that a patchwork of state legislation, like California's
- I will be following you around this legislation, and I will make sure that you are my 80th vote.
- And I do think that there are applications to this legislation that impact those platforms.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:50:28.480><c> representative</c> inexpedient to legislate representative inexpedient to legislate
- </c> to legislate on House Bill 1399. to legislate on House Bill 1399.
- </c> on the motion of inexpeding to legislate on the motion of inexpeding to legislate on<01:13:29.600
- </c> I think that this piece of legislation I think that this piece of legislation is<01:19:51.040><c
- </c> inexpedient to legislate. inexpedient to legislate.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- We respectfully asked on what empirical basis this legislation was proposed.
- That actually has a very specific legal meaning when it comes to legislation.
- It's Keira Nixon, legislative associate with Equal Ground.
- We've heard from local legislators so far.
- Nothing in the legislation changes the threshold for probable cause.
Bills:
S0212, S0218, S0442, S0460, S0532, S0554, S0644, S0686, S0692, S1054, S1106, S1128, S1134, S1138, S1338, S1434, S1506, S1620, S1748
Keywords:
sexual offender, sexual predator, sex offender registry, child protection, residency restriction, loitering, proximity restriction, public swimming pool, school safety, child care facility, day care center, park, playground, conditional release, probation, community control, warrantless arrest, background check, registry screening, minor victims
Summary:
The committee first considered SB 1434 on infill redevelopment. A late-filed strike-all amendment narrowed eligibility criteria, including environmental and adjacency requirements, density and intensity limits, and exclusions for certain lands and military areas. The amendment was adopted without opposition, and the bill then passed favorably on an 8-0 vote, with testimony both for and against from advocacy groups.
Members then heard several bills related to criminal justice, land use, and local government operations. SB 212 on sexual offenders and sexual predators was amended to add public swimming pools and related restricted-location provisions; the committee heard extensive opposition testimony arguing the bill lacked empirical support and could worsen homelessness and burden families, while supporters said it would reduce temptation and improve safety. The amended bill passed 8-1. SB 686 on agricultural enclaves also received a strike-all amendment clarifying development allowances near interstates and protected-area non-preemption; after opposition from a county Republican committee and support from housing and business groups, it passed 10-0. SB 554 updating nonprofit corporation law, SB 1338 on charitable giving and endowment restrictions, SB 532 on court fee retention by clerks, and SB 218 on land use regulations after hurricanes all passed favorably, each with little or no opposition.
The committee also approved SB 692 on cybersecurity standards and liability after debate over whether the bill created enough compliance incentives and whether its liability presumption should apply retroactively; supporters said it would encourage adoption of cybersecurity frameworks, while opponents warned it could weaken local standards and create litigation issues. The bill passed 9-2. SB 1138 on qualified contractors was amended to preserve local government authority while allowing licensed professionals to conduct limited pre-application reviews, and it passed 11-0. Finally, SJR 1104 on religious expression in public schools passed 8-3 after extensive public testimony and debate, with supporters saying it would enshrine existing protections in the Constitution and opponents warning it would favor majority religions and increase bullying and litigation. The committee then took up SB 1106 on requiring state agencies and instructional materials to use “Judea and Samaria” instead of “West Bank,” with the sponsor arguing it reflected historical truth and opponents saying it erased Palestinian identity and inserted the state into an international naming dispute; the transcript ends during public testimony on that bill before any vote is shown.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- They didn't know I was a legislator.
- First, this legislation is unnecessary.
- body legislates.
- That legislation was delayed by the Ninth U.S.
- This catastrophic legislation is unnecessary.
Summary:
The committee first heard Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horn’s annual State of Education address, which focused on school safety, academic outcomes, school choice, teacher pay, and opposition to DEI/CRT in schools and teacher preparation. Horn said the department has expanded school police officers, promoted Project Momentum and tutoring, supported cell phone restrictions in classrooms, and pushed for more phonics-based reading instruction and stronger university teacher-prep programs. Members questioned him about DEI complaints, cell phone implementation, ESA oversight, school safety funding, reading proficiency, and teacher compensation; Horn said ESA spending is reviewed and recovered when inappropriate, and argued teacher raises should come directly to teachers, not through districts. No formal action was taken on his presentation.
The committee then considered HB 2008, which would prohibit public school libraries from using public funds to pay dues to professional library associations. Sponsor Representative Cooper argued the bill would keep school libraries politically neutral and prevent taxpayer money from supporting ideological advocacy, while saying membership itself would still be allowed if paid privately. Opponents, including a former librarian, a school board member, and the ACLU of Arizona, said the bill would undermine professional development, local control, literacy support, and constitutional rights of association and petition. Supporters said associations promote ideological content and that free professional-development alternatives exist. After public testimony and debate, the committee voted to return HB 2008 with a do-pass recommendation.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Legislative Performance Audit Oversight Committee (06/06/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh trying to prioritize those legislative changes again.
- We implement the legislative changes.
- changes</c> prioritize those legislative changes prioritize those legislative changes again.<00:11:34.880
- </c> prioritize finding these legislative prioritize finding these legislative changes.<00:11:53.760>
- We've worked very closely on a lot of issues and legislation.
Summary:
The meeting focused on the Legislative Budget Assistant audit of the Office of Professional Licensure and Certification’s response to 12 findings, especially those tied to mental health workforce licensure. The executive director said 10 findings were substantially resolved, one fully resolved, and one partially resolved, with most issues tied to ongoing rulemaking. He explained that the office regulates 61 professions, has limited rules-drafting staff, and is working through a long rulemaking process while also adapting to frequent statutory changes. The committee discussed the first finding on license portability/endorsement, which the director said was the office’s highest priority and had been implemented through universal recognition rules adopted in 2023.
Members asked detailed questions about how the office reviews other states’ licensing standards, whether it evaluates jurisdictions case-by-case or maintains a database, and how many jurisdictions qualify for endorsement in various professions. The director said the office initially reviewed all states and professions at once, now maintains and updates a list of substantially similar jurisdictions, and sometimes evaluates narrower jurisdictions such as counties, cities, or foreign countries. He noted that some professions, like nursing, have broad reciprocity, while others, including some mental health-related fields, vary widely and may have only a limited number of qualifying jurisdictions. He also said the office is exploring whether AI could help with research and tracking, though not with final verification.
The committee then turned to expedited licensure processing. The director said the office now handles examination, review, and issuance or denial based on board-set criteria, rather than requiring every board to review every application, which has sped up processing. He said delays still occur with criminal background checks and FBI fingerprint processing because of paper forms, federal involvement, and back-and-forth with the Department of Safety when releases are incomplete or incorrect. Members raised concerns about broader state process bottlenecks and asked whether legislation could help streamline the system. A legislator said he was already working on related background-check language for another agency and believed the current draft may satisfy FBI requirements.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs (05/13/2025)
Election Law and Municipal Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:14:09.920><c> body,</c> and determined by the legislative body, and determined by the legislative
- So, um, again, you know, we ultimately think that the legislative body and the voters who show up and
- So, um, again, you know, we ultimately think that the legislative body and the voters who show up and
- So the legislative<00:17:58.799><c> body</c><00:17:59.120><c> does</c><00:17:59.280><c> have</c><00:17
- :59.440><c> that</c><00:17:59.679><c> type</c><00:17:59.840><c> of</c> legislative body does have that
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Workforce committee debates HF1325 to change MN's earned sick, safe time law 3/12/25
Transcript Highlights:
- Thank you for the opportunity to share our members' support for legislative modifications to the sick
- We appreciate certain clarifications that were made during the last legislative session, which included
- </c><00:42:12.240><c> to</c> goals of esst I urge legislators to goals of esst I urge legislators to
- </c><01:10:18.679><c> by</c> this place where we're legislating by this place where we're legislating
- We are seeking to pass a piece of legislation to add to state policy for the reasonable employer and
Summary:
The committee took up House File 1325 and adopted the author’s A2 amendment before hearing testimony. Representative Schultz presented the bill as a set of bipartisan changes to make Minnesota’s earned sick and safe time law more workable for small businesses, public employers, and taxpayers, arguing the current law is an unfunded mandate that increases costs and property taxes. The bill’s supporters said it would add flexibility, including changes affecting coverage for certain workers, employer size thresholds, front-loading, weather-related exceptions, and a delay on penalties.
Commissioner Nicole Blissenbach of the Department of Labor and Industry opposed the bill, saying it would exclude about 800,000 workers, or roughly 30% of the workforce, from earned sick and safe time protections and create confusion and enforcement problems. She also objected to the proposed penalty delay, saying the department already uses compliance assistance and needs penalty authority for serious violations. The Minnesota Chamber supported modifications to the mandate, saying businesses—especially small ones—have struggled with compliance and that the law has had unintended effects on PTO policies and leave use. The League of Minnesota Cities supported parts of the bill, especially changes affecting more generous city leave policies and weather-event exemptions, saying current language creates confusion and can interfere with emergency staffing.
Opponents from Education Minnesota, SEIU Minnesota, TakeAction Minnesota, and a nurse from Unity Hospital argued the bill would strip protections from part-time workers, minors, and workers with family caregiving needs, and would weaken a law they said has helped workers avoid discipline or lost wages when sick. Supporters from counties and an HR consultant emphasized administrative burdens, emergency staffing needs during weather events, and the difficulty of applying ESS rules to existing leave policies. No final vote on the bill was taken in the portion of the meeting provided; the bill was laid over for further consideration.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 4/8/26
Public Safety Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> on this important legislation. on this important legislation.
- </c> the proposed legislation is premature. the proposed legislation is premature.
- Next up is Deputy Legislative Auditor Catherine Tyson from special review of the Office of Legislative
- I am a Deputy Legislative Auditor from the Office of Legislative Auditor.
- And, as Deputy Commissioner explained, Legislative Auditor from the Office of Legislative Auditor from
Keywords:
school safety, threat assessment, pilot project, education, real-time monitoring, public safety, HF4299, school safety specialists, Minnesota School Safety Center, appropriation, general fund, fiscal year 2026, school security, school violence prevention, student safety, Department of Public Safety, school resource support, education funding, peace officer, training reimbursement
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband and Rural Development - 02/18/26
Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development
Transcript Highlights:
- Miss Spence, please. >> Key Spence, committee legislative assistant for the A committee and the Veterans
- I'm also an intern for Senator Putnam. >> Hi, I'm David Wing, legislative assistant to State Senator
- </c> >> Hi, I'm David Wing, legislative >> Hi, I'm David Wing, legislative assistant<00:04
- Uh you all did give legislative session.
- </c><00:56:28.559><c> session</c> created in the 2022 legislative session created in the 2022 legislative
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - 03/17/25
Judiciary and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
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- </c> have worked uh since last legislative have worked uh since last legislative session<01:03:37.520
- ><c> group</c><01:05:04.960><c> which</c> legislative advisory work group which legislative advisory
- </c><01:09:03.920><c> proposed</c> under the legislation and proposed under the legislation and proposed
- </c> you'll see the new legislation you'll see the new legislation classifies<01:25:43.120><c> data</
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Emergency Preparedness and Management Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on Emergency Preparedness and Management
Transcript Highlights:
- I do, the only reason why I'm speaking to this right now is that whether or not your legislation is wise
- And our local delegation has advanced legislation to put a moratorium on this accelerated evaporation
- Please advance this legislation. Thank you. Thank you very much for your testimony.
- You, the legislators, are supposed to be the checks and balances.
- The ethical and moral choice for every legislator here should be obvious.
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Emergency Preparedness and Management held a hearing on several emergency management bills, with most of the testimony focused on Senate Bill 539, which would prohibit COVID-19 mRNA vaccination or gene-altering procedures as a condition of entry, employment, school attendance, or access to public venues. Senator Durant and many public witnesses supported the bill, arguing that COVID-era mandates were coercive, ineffective, and harmful, and that the state should not require proof of vaccination in future emergencies. One witness, Joanne Tuller, testified in opposition, saying the government should retain authority to impose public health measures in emergencies and warning against permanently limiting that power based on the COVID experience.
The committee also heard testimony on Senate Bill 540, concerning the prevention of radioactive material discharge, with a Sierra Club representative and local residents opposing Holtec’s disposal of wastewater from the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant and citing health, environmental, and economic concerns in Plymouth and nearby communities. Senator Driscoll testified in support of Senate Bills 537 and 538, describing them as measures to strengthen the Commonwealth’s strategic preparedness stockpile and to create a framework for emergency response during surges in hospitalizations, including temporary waivers of prior authorization when hospitals are over capacity.
In addition, Dr. Jennifer Carlson testified in support of H.885, a resolve creating a special commission on the field of emergency management, arguing that the profession should be more fully professionalized and staffed by dedicated experts rather than part-time “second hat” officials. Several other bills on the docket, including H.883 and H.84, had no sign-ups. The chair closed each bill’s testimony section as the list was exhausted, and the hearing was adjourned without any votes taken during the session.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session May 11th, 2026
California Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I rise on behalf of the California Legislative Black Caucus in strong support of SR 97, recognizing May
- As members of the California Legislative Black Caucus, we recognize this struggle and promise, and we
- Kim Coco Iwamoto, the first transgender state legislator in Hawaii's history, who's an alumna of San
- We highlight the work that they have done, and the API Legislative Caucus is no different.
- Please accept this gift on behalf of the AAPI Legislative Caucus.
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Agriculture Apr 27th, 2026
Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development
Transcript Highlights:
- We pass a lot of legislation here that we think is good legislation, only to find out that we ended up
- So it's completely separate from a raw sugar mill, which is what the senator's legislation is centered
- And as a legislator, I have to advocate for my community.
- And as a legislator, I have to advocate for my community.
- And of course, with area like minds, I have to fight for legislation like this.
Keywords:
crawfish, agricultural labor, H-2A program, seasonal workforce, Louisiana economy, Healthy Food Retail Act, food access, food deserts, economic opportunity, public health, Louisiana agriculture, community development, fresh food, agriculture, national security, food production, supply chain, security task force, farm labor, Chinese investments
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- President, your Committee of the Whole, having under consideration the legislation listed below, made
- President, your additional Committee of the Whole, having under consideration the legislation listed
- The legislation listed below made the following recommendation: HB 2003 do pass as amended.
- And I want to emphasize that because it is this body, the legislative body, that has failed over the
- respond to... ...the legislative body, that has failed over the four years that I have been in this
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- For families like mine and Megan's, this legislation is personal.
- And when we saw this piece of legislation filed, it made total sense.
- There was no set minimum funding requirement under the previous state control legislation.
- However, that's a consequence when you rush sloppy legislation. I'm sorry, legislation.
- However, that's a consequence when you rush sloppy legislation. I'm sorry, legislation.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Housing Feb 23rd, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- For the record, Emily Alvarado from the 34th Legislative District.
- For the record, Emily Alvarado from the 34th Legislative District.
- And other states are contemplating legislation similar to this.
- Vandana Slatter, State Senator, 48th Legislative District.
- It will either be dealt with legislatively or paid for in human life.
Summary:
The Housing Committee heard public testimony on Senate Bill 5496, which would limit certain business and investment entities from buying additional single-family homes after reaching 100 holdings, with exemptions for banks, nonprofits making affordability-related improvements, and some development/foreclosure situations. Senator Alvarado said the bill is intended to curb speculation and help Washington families compete for homes, while opponents argued it would interfere with the market, reduce rental supply, and could affect REITs and retirement investments. Supporters, including Habitat for Humanity, said institutional buying has made homeownership harder and that the bill would create needed guardrails; opponents from the building and rental housing industries said the data did not justify the restriction and asked for clearer exemptions or data on impacts.
The committee also heard Senate Bill 6200, which would prohibit landlords under the residential and manufactured/mobile home landlord-tenant laws from banning tenants from installing portable cooling devices, subject to safety, code, egress, insurance, and damage-related exceptions. Senator Slatter and supporters framed the bill as a public health response to deadly heat events, especially the 2021 heat dome, and said it would help renters, seniors, and people with disabilities stay safe during extreme heat. Landlord and property management representatives were generally neutral or cautiously supportive, but asked for changes on notice, lease language, insurance, and window-unit safety; one testifier raised concerns about evaporative coolers and potential moisture damage.
In executive session, the committee acted on several bills. It adopted an amendment to Senate Bill 5156 on elevator standards in smaller apartment buildings and reported the bill out with a due pass recommendation. It rejected amendments to Senate Bill 5938 on the foreclosure prevention fee, adopted an amendment removing a study requirement, and then reported the bill out as amended with a due pass recommendation. It also adopted an amendment to Senate Bill 6054 on fire-hardened building materials and reported that bill out as amended with a due pass recommendation. Finally, the committee reported out Senate Bill 6237B on flood disclosure with a due pass recommendation. After those votes, the committee reopened public hearing on SB 6200 and SB 5496 to hear additional testimony, then adjourned for the day.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Labor & Commerce Feb 20th, 2026 at 08:00 am
Labor & Commerce
Transcript Highlights:
- This bill really just endeavors in follow-up to that original legislation to try to reduce duplication
- I represent the 41st Legislative District, and I'm here before you with this I represent the 41st legislative
- For the record, my name is Representative Julia Reed from the lovely 36th Legislative District.
- I am the state representative from the beautiful 38th Legislative District.
- This is a good little L&I request legislation. I recommend an aye. All in favor say aye. Aye.