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FL
Transcript Highlights:
- And once we have a consensus, I think then we can proceed full on with a legislative result.
- Topic, specifically over the last three years with previous legislation that had been floated, spoke
- And those two things could be eliminated with proper legislation.
- And those two things could be eliminated with proper legislation.
- If you're considering legislation, there are really three things that you should consider.
Committee:
Senate Banking and Insurance
Summary:
The committee first took up SB 794, as amended by a late-filed strike-all, which would require a human being to make insurance claim denial decisions and prohibit artificial intelligence from being the sole basis for a denial. The sponsor said the bill was intended to preserve human oversight while allowing innovation in claims processing. Public testimony included support from the Florida Insurance Consumer Advocate and the Florida Medical Association, along with one speaker urging additional protections for homeowners. The committee adopted the strike-all and reported SB 794 favorably with committee substitutes.
Members then heard SB 134, which removes the $500 threshold on the sales tax exemption for bullion, making sales of gold, silver, and platinum bullion fully exempt and eliminating certain dealer documentation requirements. Supporters argued the change would reduce a regressive tax and help consumers preserve savings; the sponsor estimated a revenue impact of about $300,000. The bill was reported favorably. The committee also adopted a strike-all on SB 888, which directs the Office of Insurance Regulation to create a more consumer-friendly homeowners insurance website with premium comparison information, market data, rate filing access, and educational resources. The sponsor and Leader Boyd said the goal was to improve transparency and help consumers navigate a stabilizing market. SB 888 was reported favorably with committee substitutes.
The final bill heard was SB 1578, covering mammograms and supplemental breast cancer screenings. The sponsor said it would expand coverage requirements in ACA plans and private insurance policies, including annual mammograms for women ages 40 to 50 and supplemental screening coverage, while noting Medicaid already provides these services. The Florida Insurance Consumer Advocate waived in support, and the bill was reported favorably. After the bills, the committee held a lengthy panel discussion on gold and silver as legal tender and transactional money, with testimony from officials from Utah and Florida, industry representatives, and advocacy groups. Panelists discussed constitutional authority, consumer protections, depository oversight, taxation issues, and possible transactional platforms for precious metals. No further action was taken after the discussion, and the committee adjourned.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on State and Local Government - 05/07/26
State and Local Government
Transcript Highlights:
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- <c> Commission</c><00:09:20.360><c> on</c> of the Legislative Commission on of the Legislative Commission
- Article 13, special legislation. We have these often in the commission.
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Committee:
Senate State and Local Government
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- To me, this bill is about legislative oversight.
- I am the legislative liaison for the Arizona Game and Fish Department.
- I am the Legislative liaison for the Arizona Game and Fish Department.
- And in the legislative process, we sit here right now in a committee.
- I am one of the two women candidates for Legislative District 19.
Bills:
HB2014 , HB2055 , HB2145 , HB2150 , HB2696 , HB2755 , HB2763 , HB2781 , HB2782 , HB2787 , HB2795 , HB2889 , HB2975 , HB2985 , HB2986 , HCM2009 , HCR2020 , HCR2038
Committee:
Senate Natural Resources
Keywords:
air emissions, fuel blends, environmental quality, feasibility study, Arizona Department of Agriculture, brackish groundwater, water supply development, desalination, Arizona Revised Statutes, water infrastructure, financial assistance, environmental reviews, fuel reformulation, gasoline standards, environmental regulations, ethanol supply, Air Quality, state land department, mineral lease, renewals
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee Mar 3rd, 2026
Privacy and Consumer Protection
Transcript Highlights:
- And Assembly Member Corey included clear intent language in the legislative file.
- You know, I dug through the legislative history of both the passage of ACA 51, through legislation that
- Legislators could define the scope, how much it covers, what the exceptions could be.
- It's not a reason not to pass the regulations and pass the legislation.
- You can pass legislation.
Committee:
House Privacy and Consumer Protection
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Legislative Session Day 37 (3-2-26)
Kentucky House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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- </c> with this legislation. with this legislation.
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FL
Florida 2026 5th Special Session
Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice Jan 28th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Florida Voice for the Unborn generally supports this legislation.
- It is good legislation, but as I've testified many, many times over the past two years, ...this legislation
- And one of the things I do is look at a piece of legislation that's come up.
- And when I see a piece of legislation that seems to serve no purpose, because there's already legislation
- or any legislation is not accurate in their assessment.
Summary:
The committee heard a lengthy presentation from Miami-Dade State Attorney Catherine Fernandez-Rundle on human trafficking, describing it as a major criminal enterprise in Florida driven by online recruitment, local victims, and organized traffickers. She outlined Miami-Dade’s task force, victim-centered prosecution practices, training efforts for schools, hotels, transit workers, and other partners, and community-supported services such as the Project Phoenix shelter and Thrive Clinic. She also urged better interstate communication about known traffickers and noted that prior legislative changes, including restrictions on tattooing minors, came from trafficking cases. Senators asked about school-based exploitation, technology and social media recruitment, and information-sharing with other states; Fernandez-Rundle said training and technology remain essential and offered to share materials and tour the facility.
The committee then considered CS for SB 656, which Senator Bradley said would codify FDLE’s Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force funding program and rename/expand the online sting operations grant program to better support investigations, training, technology, and personnel. The bill was supported as a needed response to online child exploitation and was reported favorably by unanimous roll call. The committee also passed SB 892 by Senator Martin, which streamlines sentencing procedures for habitual felony offenders and related designations by reducing paperwork delays tied to clemency and requiring clearer notice before pleas; it too was reported favorably unanimously.
The most extensive debate centered on SB 164, which would expand Florida’s Wrongful Death Act to allow civil damages for the death of an unborn child. Senator Graal said the bill uses existing statutory language defining an unborn child and is intended to let parents recover damages when negligence causes a pregnancy loss. Supporters argued it recognizes unborn life and should be strengthened; opponents warned it would function as a personhood measure, create liability risks for doctors, businesses, friends, and family members, chill miscarriage and abortion-related care, and worsen Florida’s OB-GYN shortage. Several speakers raised concerns about abuse by rapists or abusive partners and about impacts on IVF and emergency care. The committee heard extensive questioning about the bill’s scope and its relationship to existing criminal statutes, but no vote on SB 164 was taken in the portion provided.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Children and Families Jan 20th, 2026 at 10:00 am
Children and Families
Transcript Highlights:
- Both sides of the aisle will vote in favor of this legislation.
- That is part two of this legislation.
- As an attorney, I'm in favor of a well-written legislation.
- As an attorney, I'm in favor of a well-written legislation.
- Yes, according to the legislation.
Committee:
House Children and Families
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Finance Nov 19th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Is that something that we're going to need to confirm in the next legislative session?
- There is currently a legislatively... created hurdle.
- Next legislative session, the 30-day session, to then create with legislation these changes that are
- That's not $7 billion of local legislative capital outlay.
- I have a question about suspending the legislation.
WY
Transcript Highlights:
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Committee:
Joint Appropriations
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Cabo Verdean Cultural Center Jun 21st, 2026 at 12:00 pm
Transcript Highlights:
- So I'm his legislative director. I'm representing him. Can I say hi here, or should I not?
- And that's one frame of thought because it's a legislative mandated commission.
- Well, before we get into that, this is a legislative commission, my understanding, right?
- But I think it would be good to establish the co-chairs since it is a legislative commission.
- A legislative commission, by the way, is a little more free to operate than if it was not a legislative
Summary:
The meeting was the first organizational discussion of the newly created commission to study the feasibility of establishing a Massachusetts Cape Verdean Cultural Center in Boston. Senator Liz Miranda opened with background on the seven-year effort to create the commission, the seed funding included in the state budget, and the commission’s one-year mandate to produce a report on location, funding, and next steps. Members introduced themselves and described their Cape Verdean ties, with discussion emphasizing the historical importance of Cape Verdean communities in Boston, New Bedford, Falmouth/Cape Cod, Brockton, and other parts of the Commonwealth.
A major topic was how to structure the commission’s leadership. Members discussed whether the co-chairs should be legislators, outside appointees, or a mix, and several noted the need to follow open meeting law and other public meeting requirements. Representative Cabral suggested Senator Miranda and Representative Diggs as co-chairs, with possible vice chairs drawn from other appointees. The group also discussed the need to keep the commission representative of the broader state, not just Boston, and to consider an advisory group of Cape Verdean association presidents and other community leaders outside the formal membership.
The commission then reviewed a long list of potential additional members, focusing on people with experience in arts, culture, education, history, community building, philanthropy, construction, health, and related fields. Members were asked to review the list, suggest additions or gaps, and send feedback to staff. No final appointments were made at this meeting. The commission voted to reconvene in two weeks to organize itself, potentially elect co-chairs and vice chairs, and move forward with additional appointments; the motion passed, and the meeting was adjourned.
VT
Transcript Highlights:
- Your work as legislative pages serves as a unique and important role in our legislative process, carrying
- And now you are part of history and members not just of the 2026 legislative session, but this legislative
- </c> members not just of the 2026 legislative members not just of the 2026 legislative session,<00:10
- :20.120><c> but</c><00:10:20.360><c> this</c><00:10:20.840><c> legislative</c><00:10:21.640><c> family
- </c> session, but this legislative family. session, but this legislative family.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- I think this is extremely, extremely important safety legislation.
- I think we need true common-sense gun safety legislation.
- I think we need true common-sense gun safety legislation.
- So my Democrat colleagues can call for gun-sense legislation. This is it.
- It's gun-sense legislation.
Summary:
The House convened, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, approved the journal, and heard introductions of guests. Members then adopted several procedural motions, including extending the second regular session, suspending the seven-bill limit for Representative Livingston on budget-related measures, and requesting the Senate return SB 1786 on artificial intelligence content verification for reconsideration. The House also moved into Committee of the Whole to consider calendar items.
In Committee of the Whole, the House recommended do pass on SB 1057, SB 1171, SB 1424, and SB 1515, while retaining SB 1178 on the calendar. SB 1171, dealing with fingerprinting and fraud prevention in health and human services, was amended and received supportive comments about accountability and Medicaid fraud. SB 1424, concerning firearm safety instruction in schools, drew extensive debate: a proposed Gutierrez amendment modeled on “Christian’s Law” to require secure firearm storage measures was defeated by division vote 23-31, and the bill itself was defended as age-appropriate firearm safety education while opponents argued it was an unfunded mandate, a parents’ rights issue, and an improper burden on schools. SB 1515, creating a public safety parity fund for DPS and corrections bonuses from rainy-day fund interest, was amended and recommended do pass.
The House then considered an additional Committee of the Whole for SB 1552, adopted a floor amendment, and recommended the bill do pass as amended. In third reading, SB 1021 failed 22-35, while SB 1215, SB 1345, SB 1456, and SB 1493 all passed, with SB 1345 drawing a floor explanation about an added regulatory requirement for health care facilities. The House also received first readings of several appropriations bills and announced a special Joint Appropriations Committee hearing on the budget the next morning before adjourning until Tuesday, April 28, 2026.
ID
Idaho 2026 Regular Session
Agenda Mar 9th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- If you take a look at the legislation itself, there's some important legislative findings that start
- Senator Jim Woodward from Legislative District 1 in Bonner and Boundary counties.
- Chairman, Mark Harris, Idaho State Senate, Legislative District 35, presents House Bill 503.
- This brings us to this legislation that I'm presenting.
- So this legislation does three things.
Summary:
The committee heard and advanced several water and energy-related measures. Senate Bill 1337, by Sen. Anthon, would allow landowners in irrigation districts of 15,000 acres or less to serve as directors from a division they own land in if they live in a county adjoining the district, with a two-thirds board vote required; the Idaho Water Users Association supported the change, and the committee sent it to the floor with a due pass recommendation. House Bill 737, presented by Sen. Den Hartog, would merge the Governor’s Office of Energy and Mineral Resources with the Office of Species Conservation to improve coordination and efficiency; Idaho Water Users Association supported it, while Sen. Taylor noted concern about conservation funding, and the bill was advanced on a due pass vote.
Senate Bill 1303, by Sen. Woodward, would broaden support for the Office of Energy and Mineral Resources and expand the revenue language from renewable energy to renewable or sustainable energy sources, including discussion of hydro and nuclear; Renewable Northwest testified in support, and the committee moved it forward with a due pass recommendation. House Bill 503, by Sen. Harris, would transfer the Soil and Water Conservation Commission from the Department of Agriculture to the Department of Water Resources, with supporters citing efficiency and alignment with the commission’s mission; it also received a due pass recommendation. House Bill 676, by Sen. Cook, would allow municipal geothermal systems to be treated as a municipal purpose under future water-needs planning, while requiring non-consumptive use and reinjection; Boise officials, water users, and conservation advocates supported it, while a Boise-Warm Springs Water District representative raised concerns about statutory scope and aquifer impacts, and the committee still advanced the bill.
Finally, House Joint Memorial 14, also by Sen. Cook, urged development of 750,000 acre-feet of new water storage in Idaho by 2100, using American Falls’ relocation and reservoir history as context for the need for future storage. The Idaho Water Users Association and Idaho Grain Producers Association supported the memorial, and the committee sent it to the floor with a recommendation that it be approved. All measures considered in the transcript were advanced, and the committee then adjourned.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- Does this legislation apply to not only public schools but private schools as well?
- I applaud the work that you're doing on this particular issue and I will support your legislation.
- Are there more to this area, or are these the two areas we're focusing on with this legislation?
- We've run a lot of MAHA pieces of legislation, and this is another one of those.
- Ag is the only committee I have sat on my entire legislative career. I'm extremely proud of that.
Summary:
The House convened with 65 members present, approved the journal, and received Senate Bill 1221, which was referred to the Commerce and Human Resources Committee. Committee reports moved several bills forward, including House Bills 502, 512, 494, 531, and 542, while House Bill 570 was re-referred to Judiciary, Rules and Administration. The House also introduced a number of new bills and resolutions, including measures on justifiable homicide, copyright/piracy repeals, court-rule review, LLC formation, short-term rentals, unauthorized workers, inspection requirements, the FAST Act, rangeland improvement, virtual education, income tax changes, the parental choice tax credit, indigent eligibility, patient immigration status, and a constitutional amendment on state-owned land. House Concurrent Resolution 26 supporting wildlife crossings was filed for printing.
On the floor, House Concurrent Resolution 24 honoring the firefighters and engineer affected by the Coeur d'Alene brush fire incident passed 68-0, and House Bill 515 on school notification procedures for serious bullying incidents passed 68-0 after debate over whether it should also apply to private schools. House Bill 511, which would raise the cap on fire protection charges in the wildland-urban interface, passed 46-22. House Joint Memorial 9, urging Congress to reaffirm FLPMA for federal land exchanges, passed 69-0. House Bill 518, authorizing the Attorney General to take on human trafficking investigations and prosecutions when requested by local law enforcement, passed 68-0 with support from members who said it would strengthen anti-trafficking efforts.
The House then returned House Bill 522 to committee due to a clerical error after the sponsor described it as a drone-restriction bill aimed at prison security. House Joint Memorial 10, supporting the use of natural sugar in school meal programs and aligning with the MAHA movement, passed by voice vote. House Bill 504, aimed at stopping lottery syndicates from bulk-buying tickets, passed 62-6. Announcements followed on legislative receptions, an ICAC presentation, Disability Advocacy Day, a Medicaid listening session, and committee meetings, and the House adjourned until 11 a.m. Thursday, February 5, 2026.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- R.S. 33170 is a much-needed piece of legislation to affirm owner's choice and the market freedom.
- This is something that I have worked on with a number of legislation... ...identity fraud.
- That was one of the provisions that we put in the legislation.
- That was one of the provisions that we put in the legislation.
- And this legislation authorizes us to do business... for payments, and this legislation authorizes us
Committee:
House Business
Summary:
The committee considered several RS drafts and one bill, with most of the discussion focused on property rights, business regulation, and state payment modernization. RS 32990, which would allow businesses to use a commercial registered agent address instead of a home address, was introduced after questions about whether it could make it harder to tell if a business is actually located in Idaho. RS 33170, dealing with short-term rentals, was also introduced; the sponsor said it would clarify property owners’ rights while preserving existing nuisance and public-safety protections. RS 33182, requiring employers to verify legal immigration status through E-Verify, was introduced after members said they wanted to discuss carve-outs and current verification practices in more detail.
The committee then heard RS 33102, which would extend the state’s inspection “shot clock” to mechanical, electrical, and plumbing inspections. Members asked how the private-inspector backup system would work, whether municipalities might delay inspections knowing private options exist, and how refunds or certifications would be handled. The sponsor said the bill continues last session’s approach and that private inspectors are already certified, but several questions were left for the full hearing. RS 33063, a stablecoin proposal, drew the most skepticism and questions about whether it resembled a digital dollar, the fiscal impact, company ownership restrictions, and whether foreign ownership could be involved. Despite concerns, the committee voted to introduce it.
Finally, the committee heard House Bill 512, which would reinstate an open-book Idaho jurisprudence exam for land surveyors. The sponsor and several surveyors testified that Idaho-specific law is essential because surveying affects property boundaries, rights-of-way, subdivisions, and irrigation issues, and that mistakes can lead to costly disputes years later. Opponents were not prominent in the testimony, though members asked about reciprocity and how out-of-state surveyors are licensed. After public testimony, the committee voted to send HB 512 to the floor with a due pass recommendation. The meeting then adjourned.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Families and Children.(3-10-26)
Families & Children
Transcript Highlights:
- We do have the hour for this legislation.
- </c> do have the hour for this legislation. do have the hour for this legislation.
- This legislation for too many families.
- ><c> expand</c><00:04:29.160><c> access</c> This legislation will help expand access This legislation
- They highlighted that as a specific... legislation responds to a lot of their legislation responds to
Committee:
Senate Families & Children
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session 5/20/25 - Part 4
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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- ,</c><00:53:23.359><c> that</c> members support the legislation, that members support the legislation
- </c> have people really serious legislators have people really serious legislators on<01:12:25.679><c
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- day and finds the same to be legislative day and finds the same to be legislative day and finds the
- day be dispensed with any legislative day be dispensed with any legislative day be dispensed with any
- I think the of the legislation I think the of the legislation I think the legislation is really good
- legislation legislation is really good legislation legislation is really good legislation thank thank
- which vendors based on the legislation which vendors based on the legislation which on the legislation
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Future of Payments and Sales Transactions by Credit Card and the Impacts for Small Businesses Jun 15th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- It's a cost that we should not forget as we consider this legislation.
- So when I look at legislation, I look at things like this.
- So when I look at legislation, I look at things like this.
- Would a more narrow piece of legislation have eliminated a lot of the problems in Illinois?
- Would a more narrow piece of legislation have eliminated a lot of the problems in Illinois?
Summary:
The Special Commission on the future of credit card payments and their impacts on small businesses heard testimony from credit union, retail, banking, and payments industry representatives. Much of the discussion focused on proposals to exclude sales tax and tips from interchange fees, the Illinois Interchange Fee Prohibition Act and related litigation, and whether similar state action in Massachusetts would help small businesses or instead create a patchwork that burdens state-chartered institutions. Witnesses from defense and community credit unions argued interchange helps fund fraud prevention, cybersecurity, member services, and low-fee products, while retail and NRF representatives said merchants are paying significant swipe fees and that state laws like Illinois’s are aimed at reducing costs that are not being passed on to consumers.
Several witnesses emphasized that the current payment system provides security, fraud protection, rewards, and access to credit, and that many of the costs merchants complain about are actually bundled processor or acquirer fees rather than interchange itself. Others countered that small businesses are struggling with rising overall costs and that Massachusetts should consider reforms such as allowing surcharging, improving transparency in merchant contracts, and studying collection costs. There was also discussion of the recent Visa/Mastercard antitrust settlement, with industry witnesses describing it as meaningful relief for merchants and opponents saying it is temporary and incomplete.
No formal votes were taken on legislation. The commission accepted oral testimony, noted that written testimony would be accepted through July 31, and concluded the meeting by unanimously voting to adjourn. The chair and members said they would continue gathering testimony and work toward recommendations, with the chair stressing the need to find a fair middle ground that supports both small businesses and the broader payments ecosystem.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Select Committee on Pension Policy May 19th, 2026 at 10:00 am
Select Committee on Pension Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- This selection is from the legislative intent section.
- That will only put you in contact with the legislative members as opposed to the non-legislative members
- So for the legislative members, we're linking to your official bio page.
- So your official legislative bio, or official legislative web page, will be linked there.
- For the non-legislative members, only your names will appear there.
Committee:
Joint Select Committee on Pension Policy