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KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

House Legislative Session Day 50 (3-19-26)

Kentucky House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • bet in certain situations could lead to a very large win for the customer and loss for the book, depending
  • 13.440> the<01:01:13.600> odds<01:01:13.840> are<01:01:13.920> set uh depending
  • on what the odds are set uh depending on what the odds are set at. at. at.
  • the to make the sound healthcare policy the Commonwealth<01:39:51.040> is<01:39:51.200> depending
  • Commonwealth is depending on us to make. Commonwealth is depending on us to make.
Keywords: 958, all
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Mar 11th, 2026

Alabama Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • We thank you also for those disappointments and failures that lead us to acknowledge our dependence on
  • 11.120> our failures that lead us to acknowledge our failures that lead us to acknowledge our dependence
  • <00:10:13.680> Above<00:10:14.000> all,<00:10:14.320> we dependence on you alone
  • Above all, we dependence on you alone.
  • of them so they didn't have to depend of them so they didn't have to depend nor<01:54:55.360>
Keywords: 920, all
Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, the pledge, and a roll call establishing a quorum. It adopted motions to excuse absent senators, dispense with reading the prior journal, and allow bills and committee reports to be taken up throughout the day. The chamber received multiple House messages and a gubernatorial confirmation, including House Bill 1 on motor vehicles, Senate Bill 170 on health insurance, and Senate confirmation 90 for Chenica Johnson Anom to the Alabama Cickle Cell Oversight and Regulatory Commission, all of which were referred to the appropriate committees. The Senate later concurred in the House amendment to Senate Bill 170 by a 29-0-1 vote. Committee reports covered a wide range of measures, with favorable reports and, in several cases, amendments or substitutes. Judiciary reported favorably on House Bills 228, 132, 347, 405, 86, 263, and 302, and on Senate Bills 318 and 260; State Government Affairs reported favorably on House Bills 435, 97, and 407 and Senate Bill 361; Education Policy reported favorably on Senate Bills 337 and House Bills 520 and 75; Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development reported favorably on House Bills 303 and 477 and Senate Bills 360, 325, 329, and 330; Transportation and Energy reported favorably on Senate Bills 341, 354, and 340; Veterans and Military Affairs reported favorably on House Bills 465 and 307 and Senate Bills 338 and 359; and Local Legislation reported favorably on Jefferson County Senate Bill 243 and Shelby County House Bill 532. These reports generally advanced the bills to second reading and placement on the next legislative day’s calendar. The Senate also confirmed George Pierce to the Alabama Ethics Commission by a 33-0 vote after a favorable committee report, with several senators offering brief remarks of congratulations. In motions and resolutions, the chamber adopted Senate Joint Resolution 77 honoring the Section boys basketball team and Senate Joint Resolution 78 honoring the North Sand Mountain girls basketball team for state championships. It also adopted Senate Joint Resolution 79 establishing a legislative study commission on child sexual abuse laws and policies. A senator additionally urged colleagues to support broadband expansion efforts in rural Alabama and to ask the education chair to place HB 4 on the agenda. The most substantial floor discussion concerned Senate Bill 146, the state general fund budget substitute. The sponsor explained several budget provisions, including a $12 million transfer and an additional $5 million for the judiciary to address funding for newly created judgeships, a conditional $40 million for the Department of Corrections tied to progress on the Elmore and Escambia prison projects, conditional funding for DHR tied to reducing its federal error rate and developing a SNAP-related plan, conditional mental health funding tied to reporting and data requirements, and language preserving legislative control over certain federal rural health care funds. The Senate adopted the committee substitute for SB 146 by a 32-0-1 vote and then continued with the budget explanation as the transcript ended.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Transportation - 03/09/26

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • Our lives, maybe your life, maybe a family member's life, may depend on you supporting the Stop Super
  • <00:29:56.720> on<00:29:56.840> you family member's life, may depend on you family
  • member's life, may depend on you supporting<00:29:57.920> the<00:29:58.040> Stop<00:29:
  • So, that's my plan, but of course it depends on if we move it out today. Other questions, members?
  • it depends on if we move it out today. it depends on if we move it out today.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama House Judiciary Committee Jan 28th, 2026

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • Whether an officer has reasonable suspicion depends on the totality of circumstances.
  • Whether an officer has reasonable suspicion depends on the totality of circumstances.
  • Whether an officer has reasonable suspicion depends on the totality of circumstances.
  • You would think that would be considered as private law enforcement. >> I mean, it may depend on what
  • on what the school >> I mean it may depend on what the school has<00:38:07.839> contracted<
Keywords: 1136, house, all
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

FL House Floor Session - 2026-01-15 (10:00AM Session)

Florida House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Depending on what that vehicle is and who is driving that vehicle, we have different access to monetary
  • And the mother's, the mother's dependent. And remember, they can sue the mother, the father.
  • Justice should not depend on whether you like the definition of who the victim is.
  • And in that scenario, unmarried and no dependents.
  • And that includes if you are over the age of 25, unmarried, and with no dependents.
Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and quorum established, then adopted the Rules and Ethics Committee’s special order report for the day. The chamber first took up HB 167 on former phosphate mining lands. Sponsor Rep. McClure said the bill would remove strict liability for previously mined phosphate lands if a Department of Health study is done at the owner’s request and the former mining status is recorded publicly. Opponents, including Reps. Cross, Nixon, and Eskamani, argued the bill did not provide enough notice to future buyers and renters and could create health and disclosure concerns. The bill passed 87-24. The House then passed HB 145 on suits against the government, which Rep. McFarland said updates Florida’s sovereign immunity caps for the first time since 2010, raising them to $500,000 per person and $1 million per incident with future automatic increases, aligning the statute of limitations with private claims, and allowing governments to settle above the caps if they choose. He said the bill would make redress more accessible without eliminating the liability shield. The bill passed 104-7. The chamber then considered CS/HB 289 on civil liability for the wrongful death of an unborn child, a bill by Rep. Greco that would amend the Wrongful Death Act to allow parents and other survivors to bring claims for the death of an unborn child, while exempting the mother and lawful medical care provided within the standard of care. Debate centered on whether the bill could affect abortion access, fertility treatment, miscarriage care, surrogacy, and liability for doctors, friends, family members, and others. Multiple amendments were offered to narrow the bill or add carve-outs for abortion, fertility care, surrogates, perinatal professionals, rape/incest/human trafficking situations, and to require the mother’s consent before suit; sponsors and opponents argued over whether these changes would prevent frivolous lawsuits or instead create loopholes and weaken the bill. None of the amendments were adopted during the portion of the transcript provided.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Municipal and County Government (04/07/2025)

Municipal and County Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • But the tax rate can go up and down depending on revaluation.
  • <00:39:42.880> up<00:39:42.960> and<00:39:43.119> down<00:39:43.359> depending
  • <00:39:43.599> on tax rate can go up and down depending on tax rate can go up and down depending
  • to do, from my reading on it, if it's not amended, is you have to have a graph of four or five, depending
  • <00:51:00.880> whether graph of four or five depending whether graph of four or five depending
Keywords: 1189, house, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Jobs and Economic Development - 03/26/25

Jobs and Economic Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • They offer a variety of different career paths depending on each individual's experience and interests
  • <00:15:41.199> on<00:15:41.360> each<00:15:41.680> individual's paths depending
  • on each individual's paths depending on each individual's experience<00:15:42.800> and<00:15:
  • And the graduation rate for a standard adult diploma really depends uh on how many credits a person may
  • <00:17:38.160> uh standard adult diploma really depends uh standard adult diploma really depends
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

Committee on State and Local Government - 03/13/25

State and Local Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • How do we change that workforce training so everybody wins and our counties depend on it and everybody
  • that works in that environment depends on it?
  • on it and everybody that counties depend on it and everybody that works<00:37:10.280> in<00:37
  • :10.440> that<00:37:10.640> environment<00:37:11.200> depends<00:37:11.520> on
  • <00:37:11.720> it works in that environment depends on it works in that environment depends
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Capital Investment Committee 2/20/25

Capital Investment

Transcript Highlights:
  • The DOC is heavily dependent on capital investments from the legislature.
  • on where you are mentally this depending on where you are mentally this what<00:20:52.679> what
  • That program is really length dependent upon the level of risk the person is assessed to have.
  • That program is really length dependent upon the level of risk the person is assessed to have.
  • That program is really length dependent upon the level of risk the person is assessed to have.
Keywords: 1183, house
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Capital Investment Committee 1/16/25

Capital Investment

Transcript Highlights:
  • Our role in the work that we do changes depending on if there's legislative session occurring or not.
  • Our role in the work that we do changes depending on if there's legislative session occurring or not.
  • <00:02:40.840> on<00:02:41.080> if work that we do changes depending on if work that
  • we do changes depending on if there's<00:02:41.560> legislative<00:02:42.159> session<
  • on market conditions at the dependent on market conditions at the time<00:48:15.480> um<00:48
Keywords: 1183, house
Summary: The Capital Investment Committee met on January 16 for an informational overview on state bonding and capital investment. House Research analyst Chelsea Griffin and House Fiscal analyst Andrew Lee explained the nonpartisan roles of their offices and then walked members through the basics of Minnesota bonding: how bonds are issued and repaid, how they are categorized, and the main legal authorities governing state general obligation bonds, including the state constitution, Minnesota statutes, and federal tax law. Griffin emphasized that state GO bond proceeds must be used for a public purpose, for a purpose authorized in the constitution, as specifically described in law, and must mature within 20 years. She also noted that state GO bonding is typically originated in the House and that capital projects financed with state GO bonds generally require a three-fifths vote in each chamber. The presentation also covered practical limits and requirements on bonding projects, including the distinction between state and local GO bonding, the role of bond counsel, restrictions on bond-financed property, the prohibition on reimbursing already-paid costs, and the full funding and non-state match requirements. In response to member questions, Griffin clarified that the full funding requirement in section 16A.502 means a project must be fully funded before the appropriation is available, while section 16A.86 reflects an expectation that local governments provide about half the financing for local projects, though the legislature can choose to fund more than half or waive a local match. She also said she did not believe a bill to make the 50 percent match requirement statutory passed last session. Lee then began a spreadsheet-based overview of the 2023 capital budget laws, explaining how capital investment spreadsheets are organized and how different fund types appear in the documents. He highlighted examples such as University of Minnesota projects funded with GO bonds and Minnesota State projects using user financing, where the system contributes a share of project costs from non-state sources such as tuition or system revenues. The committee did not take any votes or formal actions during this informational meeting.
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Transcript Highlights:
  • But depending on the day, but that’s sort of a model I think that we can talk about, because we each
  • He's better away from me because when he's around me, he depends on me to do more than what he's capable
  • These are not always things that we have taught people, that they really need to not be dependent so
  • And so we want to move away from learned dependence.
Summary: The meeting focused on integrated employment and related services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, with testimony from several provider agencies and state officials. Robin Arder and Belinda Stevens of ThinkAbility described how their organization supports people through residential services and self-created businesses because community employers often are not ready to hire people with disabilities. They said rigid service rules, difficulty fitting individuals into existing job definitions, and reimbursement requirements can prevent person-centered employment supports. They also reported that, in their experience, employees had not lost benefits when work was coordinated carefully with Social Security and benefits management. Tina Hannah of South Central Industries described a broad business model that includes manufacturing, janitorial and highway contracts, state-use products, a food truck, and an entertainment trailer, along with an adult day program and residential services. She said the organization uses a temp-service style model to make employers more comfortable and noted barriers such as employer concerns about productivity, lack of awareness of tax credits and accessibility resources, and the need for consistent job coaches. Miranda Figueroa of A New Leaf said her agency is moving toward a more person-centered model, including a Transition Academy for young adults that combines independent living instruction, community college classes, internships, and follow-along support; she said the program has an 85% placement rate but is expensive and not eligible for traditional student aid because it is not accredited. She also cited barriers including dual diagnoses, workforce readiness, and low reimbursement rates. Angela Decker and Deborah Copeland of DRTC described their long-running enclave contracts and a new Community Skills and Connection program that uses interest-based cohorts, community exploration, and volunteer experiences to build skills and networks tied to employment. They said the agency is phasing out its 14(c) subminimum wage certificate by the end of the year and is trying to expand community-based opportunities. DRTC and other providers emphasized the need to blend DDS and DRS services more effectively, reduce restrictive rules such as line-of-sight requirements, and better support people in congregate living settings. DRS representatives said the agency does provide school-based transition services, employer accommodations, and job carving support, and noted federal reporting requirements tied to wage outcomes. Members also discussed safety concerns, employer education, data collection, ABLE accounts, and the role of schools in preparing students for work and community life. The co-chairs proposed organizing the task force into three working groups: in-school/transition services, program support and service blending, and community integration/employer engagement. No votes were taken, and the meeting ended with plans for further working-group discussion and follow-up on data and policy ideas.
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Select Committee on School Finance Recalibration, June 25, 2026 - PM

Select Committee on School Finance Recalibration

Transcript Highlights:
  • There's another about $20 million or $18 million, depending on the year, that districts expend from their
  • already in place, whereas this one is new. >> I have a question that I think is for Matt, but then if depending
  • Chairman, Senator Schuler, depends on the size of the district.
  • It's just such a different conversation from school to school depending on the size of the school and
Keywords: 916, all
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight Jun 21st, 2026 at 02:00 pm

Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight

Transcript Highlights:
  • for some individuals that we intend to take out of order because we normally do, as a committee, depending
  • And the lives of so many depend on the votes of so few.
  • People and families whose livelihoods depended on their employment at the hospital.
  • Seniors depend on full-service hospitals with 24-hour emergency rooms, inpatient beds, advanced imaging
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The committee first heard testimony on H. 3599, a bill concerning access to historic Indian lands and easements for landlocked tribal parcels in Massachusetts. Witnesses, including members of the Mashpee Wampanoag and Herring Pond communities, said the bill would restore access to family lands that have long been treated as landlocked and had been denied easements by necessity in prior court rulings. They described heavy tax burdens, prior litigation, and support from the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe, with conditional support from the Aquinnah Wampanoag Tribe pending language changes. Committee members asked about the tax assessments and the status of tribal support, and the chair said the committee would follow up on possible amendments. The committee then took up S. 2922, which would authorize an underground easement at Magazine Beach in Cambridge for the Greater Cambridge Energy Project. Eversource representatives said the easement is needed for a transmission line connecting the Brighton and Kendall Square substations, supporting grid reliability and the Commonwealth’s clean energy transition. They said DCR would receive fair market value and replacement land in Wendell to satisfy Article 97 requirements. No objections were raised, and the panel’s testimony concluded without a vote recorded in the transcript. Most of the hearing focused on H. 5047, which would authorize the Commonwealth to take the Norwood Hospital site by eminent domain so the hospital can be restored. Sponsors, local officials, hospital task force members, EMS and fire representatives, a chamber of commerce leader, and a former hospital administrator all argued that the 2020 flood and Steward’s bankruptcy left the region without adequate care, causing longer ambulance transports, emergency room boarding, staffing strain, and economic losses. They said the site remains a partially completed shell, that the state should be able to acquire it and bring in a nonprofit operator, and that the taking would not require state funding because an operator would pay the acquisition costs. Committee members from both chambers expressed support and asked about costs, timing, infrastructure, and whether a nonprofit operator is being pursued. The chair took the bill under advisement after extensive testimony; no vote was taken in the transcript.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm

Joint Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets

Transcript Highlights:
  • resource for over 3 million residents of the Commonwealth and thousands and thousands of businesses that depend
  • , and I know the Treasurer and A&F work very hard to keep our credit ratings high so that we're dependable
  • might have one reading for a city, but as you know through lived experience, that quality can change depending
  • GPS where that truck is and then send a postcard, like an informational reminder or even a warning depending
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The committee held a hearing on S.2542, the Mass Ready Act, a $3 billion environmental bond bill aimed at climate resilience, water infrastructure, conservation, and related permitting reforms. Secretary Rebecca Tepper and administration officials described the bill’s major investments in flood control, coastal resilience, DCR roads/bridges/dams and parks, drinking water and wastewater upgrades, PFAS remediation, land conservation, food security infrastructure, and expanded Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness funding. They also explained proposed streamlining measures for environmental permitting, flood risk disclosures, a Connecticut River Resilient Commission, and a new Resilience Revolving Fund to provide low-cost financing for municipal resilience projects. Committee members asked about affordability, useful life of projects, how the revolving fund would be capitalized, and how the bill would help communities such as Lawrence, Methuen, and coastal towns; officials said the fund would initially use existing trust resources, not new fees, and could later support special obligation bonds once it has a track record. Several witnesses supported the bill but urged larger authorizations or additional provisions. Boston Harbor Now asked for more funding for MVP and the state’s resilient coast plan, and supported permitting reforms for nature-based and hybrid solutions. The Massachusetts Rivers Alliance urged inclusion of drought-management language from separate bills, plus a statewide flood buyout program and a water reuse commission. Green Roots called for dedicated funding for outdoor and indoor air quality monitoring and indoor air quality improvements, especially in environmental justice communities affected by traffic and airport pollution. Conservation and forestry advocates requested more funding for urban tree canopy, local nurseries, and workforce training, while also raising concerns about PFAS impacts and the need for clearer municipal reforestation language. Agriculture and water infrastructure groups focused on food security and drinking water needs. The Southeastern Massachusetts Agricultural Partnership and the Mass Food System Collaborative backed the food security infrastructure grant program and farmland protection funding, warning that the program needs continued support in fiscal 2027 and that farmland loss is accelerating. The Massachusetts Waterworks Association said the bill does not go far enough on drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure, citing large statewide capital needs and PFAS compliance costs, and asked for recurring funding and broader eligibility for climate resilience grants. A Product Stewardship Council representative also urged funding for a waste reduction needs assessment, citing growing landfill constraints and rising disposal costs. No votes were taken during the hearing."}{
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Public Safety Committee Jun 16th, 2026

Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • prosecutors and courts the discretion to treat these offenses as either misdemeanors or felonies depending
  • The discretion to treat these offenses as either misdemeanors or felonies depending on the facts of the
  • weigh out the concerns that you've brought forward, and probably make a better decision locally depending
  • And the public itself depends on the effect of oversight.
Keywords: 987, senate, all
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Business, Professions and Economic Development Committee Jun 8th, 2026

Business, Professions and Economic Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • In some cases, depending on the city, regionally.
  • federal definition, which is, in simple terms, under 500 employees or under certain revenue thresholds depending
  • And so depending on what they're currently funded to be able to do, or they're able to work under an
  • A licensee's compliance depends not on their own conduct, but on the marketing decisions of unrelated
Keywords: 987, senate, all
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Commerce May 20th, 2026

Commerce, Consumer Protection, and International Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • And if it's a variable fee, like shipping and handling can change depending on where you are and where
  • you find that the resort fee was very high on that $150, and maybe it would not have been cheaper depending
  • It depends on what you mean by favor, but we shall see. Thank you, Senator Morris. Senator Abraham.
  • control of businesses and often vary parish to parish and sometimes even within the same parish depending
Summary: The Senate Commerce Committee met on April 20, approved the prior meeting minutes, and then heard a series of bills and resolutions. It first advanced H. CR 66, which directs Louisiana Economic Development, working with the Governor’s Office of Rural Development, to study rural parish economic assets, infrastructure, workforce, and development opportunities. The committee also moved HB 387, a clarification allowing the fire marshal to review architectural and engineering plans equally, and HB 1223, which seeks to promote clinical trials in Louisiana by having LED market the state’s research capacity and by adjusting internal review board procedures. HB 1228, a cleanup bill for hearing aid dealers that updates definitions, contracts, testing periods, licensing, and related requirements, was also reported favorably, as was HB 950, which would create an elderly consumer perception program through the Office of Elderly Affairs to help seniors recognize scams and fraud. The committee spent the most time on HB 617, a broad “hidden fees” consumer transparency bill. The author and supporters said it would require mandatory fees to be included in upfront pricing so consumers can make informed choices, while opponents from grocery, restaurant, hotel, housing, retail, and business groups argued the bill was vague, overly broad, and likely to create compliance burdens and litigation risk. Housing advocates objected to the bill’s housing exemption, warning it could weaken renters’ ability to bring claims over undisclosed fees. After extensive debate over variable pricing, sales taxes, enforcement, and the scope of the bill, Senator Morris moved to defer HB 617, and the committee agreed without objection. The committee also heard HB 797, which would create a “Bayou Gold” certification program for certain gold vendors and transactional gold products. The sponsor said the program would encourage vendors to keep gold insured, segregated, and closer to Louisiana consumers, with the Treasury administering the certification through participant fees. Several senators and an outside witness raised concerns that the state seal could be mistaken for an endorsement, could create liability or consumer confusion, and would favor a narrow set of vendors. Despite opposition, the committee reported HB 797 favorably, with members noting it still had to go to Finance. Later, the committee advanced HB 1186, which would create a more uniform statewide building code and licensing system for inspectors, add disciplinary authority, and impose a small permit fee to support the program, and HB 1222, which would let LED develop a grocery initiative to address food deserts and food insecurity. The meeting concluded with the committee hearing HB 1256 on abandoned digital assets, which would require dormant digital assets to be held in original form for three years so owners can reclaim them.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Commerce May 20th, 2026

Commerce, Consumer Protection, and International Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • And if it's a variable fee, like shipping and handling can change depending on where you are and where
  • you find that the resort fee was very high on that $150, and maybe it would not have been cheaper depending
  • It depends on what you mean by favor, but we shall see. Thank you, Senator Morris. Senator Abraham.
  • control of businesses and often vary parish to parish and sometimes even within the same parish depending
Summary: The committee took up several House measures. HCR 66, as amended, asked Louisiana Economic Development and the Governor’s Office of Rural Development to study rural parish assets, infrastructure, workforce, and development opportunities, and it was moved forward without objection. HB 387, a clarification to allow the fire marshal’s office to review architectural and engineering plans equally, also passed favorably without objection. HB 1223, which would have LED promote Louisiana’s clinical trial capacity and adjust internal review board processes, was amended and moved favorably. HB 950, aimed at helping older adults recognize and avoid fraud through materials and resources from the Office of Elderly Affairs, was reported favorably. HB 975, a routine measure to recreate the Public Service Commission, was also reported favorably. HB 1186, which would create a more uniform statewide building code and licensing system for inspectors, was amended and moved favorably. HB 1222, described as a Grocery Initiative Act to let LED identify ways to address food deserts and food insecurity, was introduced near the end of the meeting. The most extensive debate centered on HB 617, a consumer transparency bill requiring mandatory fees to be included in upfront pricing. The author said the bill was intended to curb hidden fees and help consumers compare prices, with examples such as hotel resort fees and automatic restaurant service charges. Supporters argued it would improve transparency, while opponents from grocery, restaurant, hotel, housing, retail, and business groups said the bill was too broad, vague about terms like “total price,” unclear on enforcement and penalties, and could create compliance burdens and litigation risk, especially for small businesses. Housing advocates opposed the bill’s housing carve-out, arguing it could weaken renters’ ability to bring unfair-practice claims. Senator Morris moved to defer HB 617, and the committee agreed without objection. The committee also heard lengthy testimony on HB 797, which would create a Bayou Gold certification for certain transactional gold vendors that meet state-defined standards such as segregation, insurance, and nearby storage. The sponsor said the goal was to give consumers confidence and encourage vendors to keep gold closer to Louisiana, while critics argued the program would amount to a state endorsement of private companies, create misleading consumer impressions, and expose the state to confusion or liability. The bill drew opposition from the Sound Money Defense League and others, but the committee ultimately reported HB 797 favorably, with the understanding it still had to go to Finance. HB 1228, a hearing-aid cleanup bill updating definitions, contracts, testing periods, and licensing rules, was also moved favorably without objection.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Rules Committee May 20th, 2026

Rules

Transcript Highlights:
  • And yet when the 21 come into play, then it can and cannot depending on what you folks decide.
  • And also even if there's a victim who's not present, depending on the type of offense that we're talking
  • It depends. I mean, there's, like I was trying to explain it. So with the It depends.
Keywords: 987, senate, all
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/17/2026 - House Commerce

Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • we've seen used other places as far as resource constraints and other concerns that may come up depending
  • Friday President Trump introduced an executive order, and he says the American dream of home ownership depends
  • Friday President Trump introduced an executive order and he says the American dream of home ownership depends
  • pick out their model, and we sometimes are prohibited from putting certain models on certain lots depending