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CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee Apr 8th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Melissa Sparks-Cranz with the League of California Cities in support.
- Melissa Sparks Kranz with the League of California Cities in support.
- Melissa Sparks Kranz with the League of California Cities in support.
- Melissa Sparks Grans with the League of California Cities, respectfully opposed unless amended. Mr.
- So there's a well thought out process that's already laid down in code for developing that.
Summary:
The committee heard several environmental and consumer-safety bills. AB 405, the Fashion Act, would require fashion companies to disclose and manage toxic chemicals in their supply chains; supporters said it would reduce worker and consumer exposure and align with existing industry frameworks, while retailers and business groups argued it would duplicate existing laws and raise costs. After questions about DTSC workload, international standards, and affordability, the bill was moved on a due-pass-as-amended motion to Natural Resources and held on call with three votes. AB 762 would ban the sale and distribution of disposable vape devices; supporters emphasized battery-fire risks, recycling contamination, and waste impacts, while cannabis and convenience-store interests warned it would push consumers to illicit markets and harm legal businesses. The bill passed on a due-pass motion to Business and Professions with three votes and was held on call.
The committee also adopted the consent calendar with six votes. AB 794 would direct California to keep in place the federal PFAS drinking-water standard if federal protections are weakened, with supporters citing health risks and the need for certainty, and water agencies opposing the emergency-rulemaking authority and potential costs. Members debated whether the bill was too broad and whether federal funds would cover implementation; the bill passed on a due-pass-as-amended motion to Appropriations with four votes and was held open. AB 1148, the Safer Food Packaging Act, would restrict certain chemicals in food packaging; supporters cited cancer and reproductive-health concerns, while chemical, beverage, and manufacturing groups argued the bill should go through existing regulatory processes and that some chemicals lacked feasible alternatives. The author said she would remove antimony trioxide later in the process after hearing opposition concerns; the bill passed on a due-pass motion to Judiciary with four votes and was held open.
Finally, AB 1338 would allow local air districts to recover costs for implementing fence-line air monitoring at metal shredding facilities, building on prior legislation and local air district efforts in AB 617 communities. The author said the bill would preserve local control and improve efficiency, and the South Coast Air Quality Management District testified in support. The transcript ends as the district witness begins testimony, with no vote yet taken on AB 1338.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- judges, prosecutors, and court staff have to wait around for a private attorney, to travel hours from a city
- , they have to make money, and so they're gonna have most of their cases probably in... in the big city
- And so that's whether local prosecutors. whether an offense certain offenses within the election code
- But one of them was murdered actually when I was on city council and his brother just got out of prison
- And so when my Cousin who got murdered when I was on city council when he was dead.
Committee:
House Criminal Jurisprudence
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine the nomination of Linda McMahon, of Connecticut, to be Secretary of Education. Feb 13th, 2025 at 09:00 am
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- I think about the quagmire pit of failure that is consistently the case in inner city schools. across
- Let's improve our K-12 system so that more of America's poor rural kids and inner city kids both have
- Because I listen to a lot of the comments- around here and it works if you're in a city, but it doesn't
- City where you have 83% minorities who are consistently ranked in the top five high schools in the state
- Wastewater and corruption is code for cuts to public education for all those students. of a bill I've
Summary:
The committee meeting engaged in discussions focused primarily on educational reform, the influence of federal grants on local education systems, and the growing disparities in wealth and access to quality education. Members expressed concerns about the bureaucracy surrounding federal funding that hampers schools' ability to obtain necessary resources for improvement. Several members highlighted personal anecdotes from constituents, emphasizing the urgent need for reform to help students succeed in both K-12 and higher education environments. The meeting included public testimonies that provided insights into various community perspectives on these pressing issues.
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado Senate 2026 Legislative Day 090 Apr 14th, 2026
Colorado Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> compliance, and building code updates. compliance, and building code updates.
- In 2010, McDonald versus City of Chicago extended that holding to the states.
- In 2010, McDonald versus City of Chicago extended that holding to the states.
- </c><01:40:20.960><c> However,</c> by the national electric code.
- However, by the national electric code.
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
MS Senate Floor - 19 February, 2026; 10:00 AM
Mississippi Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Next up is the Tort Claims Board. for the Capital City Water Project. for the Capital City Water Project
- These are for grants for cities that are These are for grants for cities that are small.<01:00:12.080
- </c><01:00:15.440><c> in</c> you know, we have over 100 cities in you know, we have over 100 cities in
- </c> general support of our small cities. general support of our small cities.
- </c> Coding is voting no. Coding is voting no. Present.<01:53:29.600><c> McCon.</c> Present. McCon.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Rules REVISED: HJR1040 - Removed | HJR1084 - Added Mar 3rd, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Rules
Transcript Highlights:
- to think about a large-scale weather incident like May 1999, where we had a significant part of the city
- of Oklahoma City that was wiped out, including parts of my district and a number of other districts
- language it says it says that shall recognize force no courts So, recognize or enforce any religious code
Committee:
House Rules
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- come from a family of public safety servants; my father and sister both retired from the Oklahoma City
- was ultimately a paramedic for 10 years, working in Enid, Yukon, and Norman, as well as in Oklahoma City
- Just automatic refusals to pay and down codes that just happen sort of on you know, unilaterally.
Committee:
House Insurance
Keywords:
licensure, criminal history, public safety, occupational certification, rehabilitation, state regulations, insurance, regulations, certification, long-term care, mergers, consumer protection, property safety, vision insurance, optometry, reimbursement, healthcare policy, ophthalmic materials, provider agreements, captive insurance
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Rural Economic Development and Investment Program to serve rural counties with growing moderate-sized cities
- Currently, the government code requires that the Director of the Texas Military Preparedness Commission
- ...These changes aim to ensure that Texas remains a competitive and attractive location for host cities
Committee:
Senate Economic Development
Keywords:
Defense Economic Adjustment, grant applications, economic assistance, local government, Evaluation panel, judicial review, Texas Workforce Commission, unemployment compensation, legal proceedings, labor law, rural development, infrastructure, Texas economic fund, private investment, job creation, meteorological evaluation towers, wind resources, aviation safety, regulations, construction notice
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
Appropriations - S/C on Articles VI, VII, & VIII Feb 26th, 2025
Appropriations - S/C on Articles VI, VII, & VIII
Transcript Highlights:
- We did receive some funding for technology last session, especially to develop a low code development
- you know, there's about 5 million people that live in Harris County, about 2+ million live in the city
- You know, others live in small municipalities, but we have a lot of unincorporated parts of the city,
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- I was involved in her race for city council, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera.
- We have leaders from that great city here.
- The city of San Antonio, like all cities, I mean, it's a statewide prohibition.
- The city of San Antonio, like all cities, I mean, it's a statewide prohibition.
- At the city of San Antonio, they have 90 days by which they're responding.
Summary:
The Senate opened with a quorum, an invocation, and routine motions to excuse Senator King and dispense with the reading of the previous journal. Members then took up several ceremonial resolutions and recognitions, including honoring Duncanville High School’s boys basketball state championship, recognizing the city of Palestine, welcoming the Texas African American Lawyers Foundation and Barbara Jordan Leadership Institute, acknowledging the Cibolo Chamber of Commerce, and designating Texas County Treasurer’s Day and Mesquite Day. A memorial resolution for Clyde Vance Dunham of Waco was adopted, with multiple senators speaking in tribute to his long legal career and community service; the Senate agreed to adjourn in his memory.
The chamber then considered a series of bills, most of which were advanced on expedited motions. Senate Bill 1948, concerning fire prevention standards for certain agricultural facilities, passed after suspension of the rules and the three-day rule. Senate Bill 1394, updating weight and tire-load rules for ready-mix concrete trucks, passed unanimously. Senate Bill 1814, creating an electronic database to provide information to certain veterans, also passed unanimously. Senate Bill 241, tightening enforcement of the public camping ban and authorizing state enforcement and reimbursement mechanisms, drew questions about impacts on unhoused people but ultimately passed. Senate Bill 1147, withdrawing Texas from the Interstate Mining Compact, passed unanimously.
The Senate also passed Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 921 on Medicaid ex parte renewals after a narrower vote, and Senate Bill 609, requiring school districts and charter schools to comply with legally required policies, after rejecting an amendment by Senators Menendez and Perry that would have added a good-faith/resource-limitation safeguard for districts. Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 660, requiring bollards or similar barriers near certain hospital emergency rooms, passed with rural exemptions and exceptions for existing protections. Senate Bill 2155, a cleanup bill returning veterinary board authority from TDLR to the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners, passed with amendments. Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 1209 on election dates and Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 1396 prohibiting national sex education standards in public schools also passed. The Senate then received first-reading bills and adjourned until the next day.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- I own a small business in the city and serve on our local housing commission and land use code update
- the New Hampshire Local Welfare Administrators Association, municipal welfare managers working in city
- going to burden cities and towns who<01:53:35.280><c> are</c><01:53:35.440><c> going</c><01:53:35.520
- and towns in conjunction with the cities and towns in the<02:04:43.760><c> state.
- I think they do have a niche and a place, but my concern is that most of the cities and towns in New
Committee:
Senate Commerce
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 5 on Corrections, Public Safety, Judiciary, Labor and Transportation Apr 16th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- like in Los Angeles County, for example, the public defender also responds to cases brought by the city
- Last year, we convened an eviction diversion roundtable to work collaboratively with city and county
- and the data, the eviction data dashboard, you will find that we have refined the data to the ZIP Code
- Senator Rosso, Jolena Voris on behalf of the League of California Cities.
- Yes, Madam Chair, Senator Rosso, Jolena Voris on behalf of the League, California Cities.
Summary:
The Senate Budget Subcommittee on Corrections, Public Safety, Judiciary, Labor, and Transportation heard presentations on the Office of the State Public Defender, civil legal aid funding, and Judicial Branch operations. The State Public Defender requested permanent funding for positions that had been temporarily funded to implement the Racial Justice Act, explaining that the workload has grown substantially through retroactive capital-case briefing, habeas proceedings, data requests, and related statistical analysis. She also presented findings from a public defense workload and staffing report showing that California’s county-based public defense system is under-resourced, with too few attorneys, investigators, and support staff, especially in rural counties, and that statewide standards and funding are lacking. Committee members asked about the scope of racial bias claims, the impact of collaborative courts and Prop. 36, and the need for statewide cost estimates and phased funding options.
The committee then heard from legal aid advocates and a Los Angeles Superior Court judge in support of increased civil legal aid funding. Witnesses described the Equal Access Fund, homelessness prevention services, health care access, and immigration detention defense as cost-effective ways to prevent evictions, stabilize families, and reduce downstream public costs. They requested a $50 million increase to the Equal Access Fund, $20 million to restart homelessness prevention services, and $10 million for health care access work, along with additional targeted investments from the California Access to Justice Commission. Testimony emphasized the severe shortage of legal aid attorneys, the high demand for immigration representation, and the role of legal aid in domestic violence, housing, and family law matters. Senators asked for more information on service locations, outreach, funding losses, and how the requested amounts were calculated.
In the Judicial Branch overview, Judicial Council and trial court representatives supported the Governor’s proposed budget, including a $70 million increase for trial court operations, $21.7 million for employee health and retirement costs, and funding for appellate counsel and case processing. They said the money is needed to offset inflation, supply chain costs, and staffing pressures, and to preserve access to justice. Senators pressed the branch and Department of Finance on interpreter shortages, midyear funding flexibility, courthouse facilities needs, and judgeship needs in inland counties. Finance officials said they were aware of the broader facilities backlog, and the committee requested follow-up information on the full capital and maintenance needs, interpreter funding, and updated judgeship and workload data. No formal votes were taken during the hearing.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Land Grant Aug 14th, 2025
House Rural Development, Land Grants And Cultural Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- They deserve access to basic services that people in the city take for granted.
- To put this into context, the city of Santa Fe is 33,280 acres.
- But just to go back to the capacity building, it's like asking the city of Espanola to run their city
- You see all the projects that we have to basically have their city council run all of those projects.
- code for what diagnosis patients went.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Economic and Rural Development Jul 7th, 2025
Economic & Rural Development & Policy Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- During one of our board meetings, he brought up that the Rocket City Fund Center and Alan McGordy...
- Is the partnership between the city and a company, let's see, they are called Independence Power USA,
- We do have our tribal conservation office that is geared more towards game and fish and code enforcement
- Under New Mexico code, we show that it's a violation. It is online gaming.
- Is it city, state, or city? Then we talk about FEMA, so it's FEMA's bridge, and so we go to FEMA.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- <00:40:35.760><c> from</c><00:40:35.880><c> the</c><00:40:35.960><c> criminal</c><00:40:36.320><c> code
- This would be something they would have to essentially rewrite all the code within some of these POS
- Right now the federal code allows up to $2.5 million, well, let you take up to $2.5 million of that in
- c><01:10:46.280><c> now</c><01:10:46.680><c> the</c><01:10:46.840><c> federal</c><01:10:47.200><c> code
- now the federal code uh allows uh<01:10:49.280><c> up</c><01:10:49.440><c> to</c><01:10:49.520><c> 2.5
Committee:
Senate Ways and Means
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Minnesota House passes the education finance bill, HF2433 5/16/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:15:31.279><c> It's</c> is the same as the city boundary.
- It's is the same as the city boundary.
- And it doesn't matter their zip code, background, or individual needs.
- And it doesn't matter their zip code, background, or individual needs.
- in any industry in any zip code.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Education Policy and Administration (02/04/2026)
Education Policy and Administration
Transcript Highlights:
- if you've ever served in city government.
- So it just affects the codes, correct? >> That is correct. Thank you.
- So it just affects the codes, correct? >> That is correct.
- and to have fees for having the code inspections.
- </c> to have fees for having the code to have fees for having the code inspections.<04:19:01.040><c>
Committee:
House Education Policy and Administration
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:28:49.760><c> and</c> equipment available to uh cities and equipment available to uh cities and
- there's any City I don't believe there's any City elections<00:29:07.679><c> except</c><00:29:07.919>
- I'm here today to testify in support of HB 67. it on the city and town potentially make it on the city
- </c> sorry good morning uh Dan Hy Nash City sorry good morning uh Dan Hy Nash City Clerk<01:52:10.840
- Uh, Dan Hy, Nash City Clerk, and I guess now speaking on behalf of the New Hampshire City and Town Clerks
Committee:
House Election Law
Summary:
The House Election Law Committee held an orientation and then opened a public hearing on House Bill 67-FN-A, which would make permanent the use of accessible voting machines in local elections and provide funding for additional systems. The chair outlined committee procedures, noting a heavy workload of roughly 70 to 80 bills, mostly Tuesday meetings, likely time limits on testimony, and a default of executive session unless a bill is specifically noticed. Members and staff were introduced, and the Secretary of State’s office described its election-related responsibilities, including voter registration, cybersecurity, ballot-counting equipment, and the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) program.
Secretary of State David Scanlan and Deputy Secretary Aon Hennessy explained the current pilot program created by last year’s law, which requires accessible voting systems for local elections and allows the state to share machines with municipalities during the first half of 2025. They said the office has made hardware available, but towns have raised concerns about the speed of implementation and the cost of programming each election, especially for towns with multiple ballot questions. Scanlan said the state is also vetting longer-term options, including devices that could remain in polling places year-round, and suggested the committee consider delaying the bill’s effective date to January 1, 2026 to better align with implementation needs. Hennessy said the current state devices are older and complicated to reset for each election, and estimated programming costs could be about $600 for a small single-election ballot and much higher for towns with multiple elections.
Supporters of the bill emphasized the importance of accessible voting for people with disabilities. Representative Robert Wy said the measure builds on 2024 law and would move the pilot into a permanent agreement, citing ADA concerns and prior testimony about discriminatory voting experiences. Fred Forier, a legally blind voter from Exeter, testified that accessible voting systems allow him to vote privately and independently and urged support for the bill. Committee members asked about the gap if the pilot ends before a permanent system is in place and about the cost range for programming. No vote was taken during the hearing, and the committee moved on after public testimony began.
VA
Transcript Highlights:
- House Bill 894 relates to private elementary and secondary schools, student codes of conduct, and policies
- Doug from Richmond City, Doug Giacar. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
- Delegate from Roanoke City, Delegate Basel. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
- Delegate from Roanoke City, Delegate Russell. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Jun 23rd, 2025
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- designed to instill fear in the hearts of LGBT community members at a time when this country, this city
- That Gavin Newsom, when he was mayor of the city and county of San Francisco, led the way to turn the
- You'll also find a program featuring our QR code linking to the wonderful biographies of this year's
- Born in New York City in 1943, John graduated.