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WV
West Virginia 2026 Regular Session
WV Senate Judiciary Committee in Session Mar 9th, 2026 at 05:40 pm
Transcript Highlights:
- My goodness, this is going in the wrong direction, and I cannot support this.
- Going in the wrong direction, and I cannot support this. Thank you. Thank you, Senator.
- Chair, I support this bill. Thank you, Senator.
- I support the senator from the fourth's amendment. I appreciate...
- I fully support the amendment. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thank you, Senator.
Summary:
The committee first considered House Bill 4893, which would increase penalties for contempt of magistrate court and raise the maximum fine a court may impose without a jury trial. Counsel explained that the bill would raise fines for first, second, and third offenses, add community service, and allow weekend jail or work release for a third offense. The committee adopted the strike-and-insert amendment, reported the bill to the full Senate with a recommendation that it do pass, and adopted a title amendment.
The committee then took up House Bill 5684, a pilot program creating child protection commissioners to help handle abuse and neglect cases. Counsel and the sponsor described the proposal as a way to reduce circuit court backlog, improve the frequency and consistency of hearings, and provide more focused attention to children and families while leaving final decision-making authority with circuit judges. Supporters cited the heavy caseloads, shortages of guardians ad litem, and a Texas model that reportedly improved efficiency; one senator criticized the bill as adding bureaucracy, while others said the system needs a new approach.
Members discussed funding through a companion bill tied to the medical cannabis fund, with an initial startup amount and ongoing annual support. Several senators raised concerns about the lack of a sunset date and the need for measurable outcomes. The committee adopted an amendment requiring the Supreme Court’s Administrative Director to identify measurable outcomes, establish a pre-implementation baseline, and provide annual reporting to the Joint Committee on Government and Finance, including costs and projected costs. House Bill 5684, as amended, was then reported to the full Senate with a recommendation that it do pass.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Civil Rights & Judiciary Feb 3rd, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- So I urge your support. Any further discussion? Representative Walsh. Thank you, Madam Chair.
- I am certainly asking for our committee to support getting House Bill 2640 out of committee.
- Asking for your support. All right, Representative Abel. Thank you, Madam Chair.
- The large ones already have their own systems of compliance, so with that one caveat, we support the
- I believe it's an improved legislative product, and I ask for your support. Thank you, Madam Chair.
Summary:
The Civil Rights and Judiciary Committee heard and acted on five bills. House Bill 2548, dealing with hospital and provider material change transactions, was presented with a proposed substitute that added disclosure requirements, quarterly AG website notices, filing fees, and nonprofit-related notice provisions while removing several original enforcement sections. Members debated the 25% ownership threshold and concerns about market effects, but the substitute passed 7-6 with a due pass recommendation.
House Bill 2453 would allow board-certified psychiatric pharmacists to sign certain involuntary commitment and treatment-related petitions and opinions. Members said the bill was intended to expand access to treatment while preserving court decision-making authority, and it passed 8-5. House Bill 2640, addressing unauthorized UCC filings, would let the Department of Licensing refuse or terminate filings made to harass or defraud debtors; members described it as a Department of Licensing request bill, and it also passed 8-5.
The committee then considered House Bill 2095 on vulnerable users of public ways. The proposed substitute created a rebuttable presumption of negligence against drivers, expanded protected areas, excluded motorcycles from the definition, and adjusted damages and education provisions. Members adopted several amendments, including an emergency-vehicle exemption and a reporting clarification, but rejected amendments that would have removed attorney fees, limited joint liability, or replaced the presumption with a direct civil action. The substitute passed 8-5. House Bill 2386, which removes statutory garnishment answer forms and directs the Washington Pattern Forms Committee to develop a form, passed 12-1. Finally, House Bill 2239, authorizing family burial grounds on private land, passed unanimously after a substitute added setbacks from water sources, local remediation procedures, burial reporting requirements, relocation permits, and seller disclosure language.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- arms of benediction over this assembly, the Senate of the State of New Mexico. of New Mexico, and support
- He was the Director of the Behavioral Health Collaborative, and also the Director of the Board of Nursing
- substitute teacher, then moved into a Native American liaison position at Bernalillo High School to support
- Whereas Lorelai has made it her goal to support, mentor, and encourage others to find their paths in
- And so there can be a meaningful debate and discussion in opposition to a bill or in support of a bill
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee 3/12/26
Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- There does need to be changing behavior.
- The DNR supports the revised language reflected in the DE1.
- The DNR supports<00:58:42.240><c> the</c><00:58:42.480><c> revised</c><00:58:42.960><c> language</c><
- 00:58:43.280><c> that's</c> supports the revised language that's supports the revised language that's
- So I'm asking for<01:17:36.159><c> your</c><01:17:36.400><c> support</c><01:17:36.960><c> for</c><01:
Keywords:
crossbow, crossbow hunting, archery season, deer hunting, bear hunting, turkey hunting, fishing, common carp, rough fish, game and fish, wildlife management, hunting license, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, DNR, sunset clause, expiration removal, archery equipment, outdoor recreation, infectious waste, pathological waste
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- > 4147</c> We support Senate File 4147 We support Senate File 4147 concerning<00:16:00.680><c> corporate
- </c><00:25:43.280><c> conservative</c> groups supporting conservative groups supporting conservative
- Please support SF 4147.
- Please support SF 4147. of us thrive. Please support SF 4147. Thank<00:32:06.560><c> you.
- </c> that they won't support that either. that they won't support that either.
Committee:
Senate Elections
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> emergency medicine, and behavioral emergency medicine, and behavioral health. health. health.
- We implement and evaluate statewide efforts to expand integrated behavioral health care in both urban
- during one of the most traumatic support during one of the most traumatic nights<01:12:52.200><c> of
- We do have a foundation that supports some programs, but it’s not a direct revenue source for us.
- We do have a foundation that supports some programs, but it's not a direct revenue source for us.
Bills:
HF4343
Committee:
House Taxes
Keywords:
sales tax, use tax, advertising tax, taxable services, digital advertising, online marketing, marketing services, search engine marketing, lead generation, internet advertising, ad agency, media buying, campaign planning, Minnesota tax law, service tax, broadening tax base, web advertising, promotional services, 1183, house
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Delivery of Government Efficiency Mar 26th, 2025
Delivery of Government Efficiency
Transcript Highlights:
- We are in support of House Bill 2818 for the record.
- I have two brief arguments in support of this thesis.
- We're asking for support for the cancellation of the current procurements and also support for procurement
- the billing or not support the billing.
- So how do you expect for us to have faith in support?
Bills:
HB149 , HB252 , HB643 , HB1442 , HB1500 , HB1672 , HB1851 , HB1893 , HB2028 , HB2768 , HB2818 , HB149 , HB252
Committee:
House Delivery of Government Efficiency
Keywords:
artificial intelligence, regulation, biometric data, ethical AI, consumer protection, AI governance, employment compensation, state agencies, salary payments, general appropriations, government efficiency, public works, contractors, payment bonds, government contracts, construction law, transparency, open meetings, government accountability, public access
PA
Transcript Highlights:
- Today I rise in support of House Resolution 553.
- Speaker, I rise today in support of House Bill 2512. Mr.
- Speaker, I rise today in support of House Bill 2512.
- Workers depend on them to get to their jobs and support their families.
- This bill prevents egregious behavior from charging extra for rides based on a low battery that you might
Summary:
The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, journal approvals, quorum call, and a series of guest recognitions, including students, interns, local officials, and advocates visiting the chamber. Members also announced caucus and committee meetings, and the House recessed before returning later in the day for floor action.
After reconvening, the House adopted several committee reports and then considered a series of resolutions and bills. It adopted House Resolution 462, designating May 17, 2026, as World Neurofibromatosis Awareness Day, and House Resolution 553, designating May 19, 2026, as Pontian Greek Genocide Remembrance Day, both by 200-2 votes. The chamber also agreed to House Bill 733 on marriage ceremony law, House Bill 2529 on scheduling metatomidine as a Schedule 3 controlled substance, and Senate Bill 1294 on civil penalties for unlicensed commercial driving schools.
The House then debated House Bill 2359 on data center nondisclosure agreements and related amendments. One amendment requiring hyperscale data centers to pay their own energy and infrastructure costs failed on a 101-101 tie, while another amendment to make the bill effective immediately passed 201-1 and a third amendment to protect trade secrets failed 87-115. The bill itself was agreed to after amendment. The House also approved House Bill 2455 on collective bargaining rights for Pittsburgh school administrators, House Bill 2499 on State Workers Insurance Fund investment authority, Senate Bill 604 joining the Counseling Compact, and House Bill 1006 on penalties against abusive towing practices, with one agreed-to amendment added.
Several measures then passed finally by recorded vote: House Bill 2014 on opportunities for minors in emergency service organizations, House Bill 2037 on cryptocurrency-related ethics restrictions for public officials, House Bill 2512 prohibiting ride-share pricing based on certain device conditions, House Bill 2644 authorizing capital bridge projects, and House Bill 2559 on Millersville University and other conveyances. House Bill 2559 drew floor criticism from Representative Conklin over the state land conveyance process, though it still passed 154-48. Before adjournment, the House recommitted several bills to Appropriations, removed additional Senate bills from the table calendar, and adjourned until June 30, 2026, at 11 a.m.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- Any restrictive rules must be supported by clear evidence and approved by a two-thirds vote of the board
- I think from a national perspective, there's support for it.
- They've been very supportive so far in the conversation. Representative Harris.
- They've been very supportive so far in the conversation. Representative Harris.
- So I'm still probably going to support the general order. Representative Thompson: Thank you, Mr.
Committee:
House Business
Summary:
The committee first approved the March 5 minutes without objection. It then took up House Bill 945, the AI Medical Services Act, presented by Dr. Tim Frost. He described the bill as a framework for autonomous and supervised clinical AI to address Idaho health care shortages, with licensing through a new autonomous medical practice board, human oversight requirements, disclosure to patients, reporting and auditing provisions, and a sandbox period for new systems. Members asked about scope, oversight, board appointments, and safety concerns, and the committee voted to hold HB 945 in committee subject to call of the chair.
House Bill 947, sponsored by Representative Crane, proposed limiting purchases of single-family homes by REITs and hedge funds in order to preserve starter-home ownership for Idaho families. Crane said the bill was aimed at large institutional investors and not small Idaho businesses, and noted that a prior foreign ownership provision had been removed. Members raised questions about supply and demand, whether similar laws exist in other states, and possible unintended consequences; the bill was also held in committee subject to call of the chair.
The committee then considered Senate Bill 1247, which would require E-Verify for state and local governments and for private employers with more than 150 employees that contract with the state for over $100,000, beginning January 1, 2027. Supporters said it would create a uniform verification standard for taxpayer-funded work and rely on existing federal infrastructure, while critics questioned the employee threshold, rulemaking authority, and whether the bill should be further refined. A motion to hold the bill failed, a motion to send it to the floor with a due pass recommendation also failed, and the committee ultimately voted 13-5 to send SB 1247 to general orders.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Legislative Republican Leaders Media Availability Feb 10th, 2026 at 09:15 am
Transcript Highlights:
- I couldn't support that more. So a lot of things happened in the last week.
- The estate tax moved out of the Senate Ways and Means Committee with full support from Republicans.
- The estate tax moved out of the Senate Ways and Means Committee with full support from Republicans.
- But I probably, on the policy level, stopped a bill that part of the bill I actually fully support.
- We can support services and supports for these families to get healthy.
Summary:
House and Senate Republican leaders held a press event to preview the final weeks of the legislative session and criticize several Democratic proposals. Their main focus was a proposed income tax on high earners, which they said is really an income tax that could later be expanded, and which drew what they described as record opposition in public sign-ins and testimony. They also objected to other fiscal bills they said would raise costs for food, agriculture, health care, energy, labor, and consumer goods, and they argued these measures would worsen affordability and encourage people and businesses to leave Washington.
The caucus also highlighted bills they opposed on policy grounds, including measures affecting local authority over camping bans and housing permitting, an anti-initiative bill they called anti-voter, and a bill on sheriff background checks. They said they supported or were pleased to see movement on some Republican-backed measures, including tax exemptions for diapers, prepared foods, and certain licensing and continuing-education costs, as well as a repeal of last year’s services tax. They also said the Senate’s move to roll back the estate tax was a partial step in the right direction, though not enough to offset the proposed income tax.
A major portion of the event centered on child welfare and the Keeping Families Together Act. Republicans criticized a House bill they said only partially addresses the “imminent harm” standard and does not adequately protect children in drug-affected homes, citing recent fatalities and critical incidents. They said they will keep pushing for changes and also mentioned support for adding fentanyl to the child endangerment statute. In closing, they said they would continue floor fights over the next week, and House Republicans announced they will issue their own media credentials to promote press access in Olympia.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Kevin McCarthy, president of the Arizona Tax Research Association, here in support of the bill.
- We didn’t testify in support of that for a number of reasons, but not the least of which was that it
- Chairman, I’d be available with any questions or just support the bill. Any questions, Mr. Chair?
- And the harder we make it for them via our tax structure, the harder it is for them to support their
- Employers may change behavior based on what a worker is now receiving.
Committee:
Senate Senate Finance Committee of Reference
Summary:
The Senate Finance Committee took up SB 1638, a federal tax conformity bill that updates Arizona’s tax code to the Internal Revenue Code as of January 1, 2026 and incorporates several H.R. 1-related changes, including subtractions for tips, overtime, seniors, and auto loan interest, plus changes to the standard deduction and charitable contribution deduction. Committee members and staff discussed two amendments: a chair’s clarifying amendment on retroactivity and foreign dividend language, and a more substantive Epstein amendment that would remove the broader conformity provisions and charitable deduction changes while limiting the standard deduction change to tax year 2025. The committee also discussed whether the bill would align Arizona with Department of Revenue forms and how much of the conformity package affected corporate versus individual taxpayers.
Public testimony was split. Supporters, including the Arizona Tax Research Association and the National Federation of Independent Business, argued the bill was needed quickly to reduce filing-season confusion, keep Arizona aligned with DOR’s posted forms, and preserve business expensing provisions that help small businesses invest and hire. Opponents, including the Arizona Center for Economic Progress, argued the bill would significantly reduce state revenue, primarily benefit corporations and higher-income taxpayers, and worsen the state’s budget outlook; they also questioned the value of provisions such as SALT conformity, foreign dividend changes, and the tip/overtime subtractions. Committee members debated the fiscal impact, the policy merits of immediate expensing and conformity, and whether taxpayers would need amended returns if the bill changed after filing season.
The committee adopted the chair’s clarifying amendment and rejected the Epstein amendment. It then voted to report SB 1638 as amended with a do-pass recommendation. The bill passed the committee by about 4-3, with members explaining their votes along lines of taxpayer certainty and conformity versus concerns about revenue loss and budget balance.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 2/20/25
Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
Transcript Highlights:
- I urge you to support this important legislation. Thank you for your time and consideration.
- I think I support this bill. I certainly support what the bill is trying to do.
- I support what the bill is trying to do. I come from journalism.
- We urge your support for this bill, and please stand on the side of protecting free speech.
- And I wonder if that's something that you support, or would you call that out as being a real threat
Committee:
House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House Financial Services Committee Feb 25th, 2026
Financial Services
Transcript Highlights:
- one insurer already holds significant market influence, structure matters because structure drives behavior
- because influence, structure matters because structure<00:24:23.760><c> drives</c><00:24:24.159><c> behavior
- </c> structure drives behavior. structure drives behavior.
Committee:
House Financial Services
Keywords:
fishing, licensing, jubilee, Marine life, Alabama, regulations, sex offenders, employment restrictions, first responders, public safety, juvenile offenders, local laws, registration requirements, picketing, protesting, residential protest, noise amplification, amplified sound, residential picketing, harassment
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- So the amendment exempts from the act the following types of properties and behaviors: a residential
- So asking for your support. Further discussion. Representative Dufault: Thank you, Mr. Chair.
- So asking for your support. Further discussion. Representative Dufault: Thank you, Mr. Chair.
- So asking for your support. Further discussion. Representative Dufault: Thank you, Mr. Chair.
- So asking for your support. Further discussion and Representative Dufo. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Committee:
House Housing
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
October 15, 2025 - 01:30 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- letter that we send out to our clients, and then this is where they make the selection as to what support
- want to talk a bigger picture because the agency is doing much more than just the mechanics, the support
- On slide eight, as it pertains to the waiver support coordinator, based on the sample from the form and
- And also, how will the individual be notified of who their support coordinator is, and in what timeline
- The other thing, too, is that we do have clinical teams and we have behavioral analysts who also review
Summary:
The Human Services Subcommittee met to receive an update from the new director of the Agency for Persons with Disabilities on implementation of House Bill 1103. The director said APD is working to update the funding algorithm through a contracted study due November 15, 2025, expand transparency on its website, launch an online crisis application by the end of 2025, improve client choice in qualified organizations and waiver support coordinators, and coordinate with AHCA on the managed care pilot and Florida HealthFinder listings for APD providers. He also said APD is working on family resource materials, a monthly newsletter, and stronger transition planning with DCF.
Members asked about whether the new algorithm would include transportation and what services might change, but the director said the replacement model is still being developed and any new methodology would be implemented through rulemaking. Questions also focused on Family Care Councils, including the statewide council’s membership and appointment process; the director said the statute sets the process and APD is helping councils recruit and organize. On transparency, members praised the website improvements and asked for more interactive data tools. The director said APD would consider suggestions and continue expanding public reporting.
The committee also discussed eligibility and waiver notices, including concerns about outdated language in APD letters and how autism cases are reviewed. The director said clinicians and behavioral analysts review cases and asked to see the specific letter. On the pre-enrollment list, the chair asked about the wait list, and the director said APD recently sent 5,612 service offers to people on the list and is working to better distinguish those who truly need services from those who do not. No votes were taken, and the meeting adjourned after the presentation and questions.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Pensions, Investments & Financial Services May 19th, 2025
Pensions, Investments & Financial Services
Transcript Highlights:
- I want to thank you for the opportunity to testify in support of SB2394.
- Some excess in the behavior of the school districts that would warrant taking this step.
- So, would you support legislation?
- I want to thank you for the opportunity to testify in support of SB 621.
- Let me say that there are at least three reasons to consider that are supporting this morning's measure
Keywords:
bond election, ballot proposition, debt obligation, municipal bonds, local government finance, property tax, ad valorem tax, school district bonds, county bonds, special taxing district, voter information document, public debt, municipal finance, tax-supported debt, election ballot language, bond transparency, homestead tax impact, capital improvements, general obligation bonds, public bank
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Those in-kind supports being included.
- <01:09:34.279><c> here</c><01:09:34.880><c> and</c> supports over 550,000 jobs here and supports over
- </c><01:15:57.080><c> that</c> eliminate many of the supports that eliminate many of the supports that
- I'm here to voice my support for Senate File 4787.
- I do not support the proposal that's in front of us, but I would encourage those who do support it to
Committee:
Senate Taxes
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House State Government Finance and Policy Committee 3/3/26
State Government Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Well, I think that's a provision I would support.
- Well, I think that's a provision I would support.
- Well, I think that's a provision I would support.
- And I support a bill that would do this.
- </c><01:26:55.679><c> and</c> functions and tools that support and functions and tools that support and
Committee:
House State Government Finance and Policy
Keywords:
Safe at Home, address confidentiality, domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, harassment, victim privacy, survivor protection, confidential address, protected address, secret address, identity protection, residential confidentiality, program participant, nondiscrimination, court disclosure, protective order, service of process, driver's license, state ID
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 3/5/26
Commerce Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- I respectfully ask for your support.
- We respectfully ask legislators to support House File 3388 and continue supporting a policy that has
- We respectfully ask legislators to support House File 3388 and continue supporting a policy that has
- We respectfully ask legislators to support House File 3388 and continue supporting a policy that has
- </c> for that behavior. That's correct. for that behavior. That's correct.
Committee:
House Commerce Finance and Policy
Keywords:
HF3388, Minnesota premium security plan, reinsurance, health insurance, group health carriers, MCHA, MNsure, individual market, premium stabilization, carrier assessment, health insurance assessment, premium security plan account, state innovation waiver, high-risk pool, reinsurance payments, healthcare premiums, insurance carriers, deferral of assessment, financially impaired condition, HF400
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Arts, Entertainment, Sports, and Tourism Committee Apr 1st, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Please support the bill. We're in strong support of AB 89.
- In support.
- Strong support.
- She supports.
- In support.
Summary:
The committee met on April 1, 2025, first adopting its rules and then taking up AB 89, a bill to require CIF to align girls’ high school sports with federal policy and restrict participation to biological females. The author and supporters argued the bill was needed to protect fairness, safety, privacy, and competitive opportunities for girls, citing individual student-athlete stories and examples of transgender participation. Opponents, including parents, athletes, advocates, and technical witnesses, argued the bill would stigmatize transgender youth, invite invasive scrutiny and harassment, and solve a problem they said was extremely rare or unsupported by data. After lengthy public testimony and debate, the committee rejected AB 89 on a 2-7 vote and sent it to the Committee on Education as a failed motion.
The committee then heard AB 844, a related measure framed by the author as restoring competitive integrity, protecting student privacy, and bringing California into compliance with Title IX and federal directives. Supporters, including Matt Walsh and a student athlete who said she lost a varsity spot to a transgender student, argued that sex-based sports rules are necessary because biological males retain athletic advantages and that California risks federal funding if it does not change course. Opponents, including educators, parents, LGBTQ advocates, and trans youth, said the bill would increase bullying, harassment, and exclusion, and that existing policies have worked without evidence of harm from transgender athletes. Public comment was again heavily divided, with many speakers on both sides. The transcript ends during public testimony on AB 844, before any final committee vote or action is shown.