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FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education Jan 14th, 2026

Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senator Pizzo is excused because he's filming his Old Spice commercial today, so I just wanted to make
  • physically going to these schools, to these buildings, and seeing whether or not these buildings are up to code
  • "And seeing whether or not these buildings are up to code and everything.
  • into these households that they are in these residential areas to see whether or not they are up to code
Summary: The Senate Appropriations Committee on Pre-K-12 Education met to hear the governor’s fiscal year 2026-27 budget recommendations for education from the Office of Policy and Budget and the Department of Education. Shelby Salmons and Commissioner Stasi Kamoutsis outlined the governor’s proposed $117.4 billion state budget, including about $32.5 billion for education, with major emphasis on public schools and early learning. The presentation highlighted a $30.6 billion K-12 budget, a $486 million VPK program, continued funding for VPK Summer Bridge, TEACH, HIPPY, and Help Me Grow, as well as increases for teacher pay, base student allocation, mental health, school safety, civics education, and school hardening initiatives. The commissioner also cited a 92.2% statewide graduation rate and Florida’s national rankings in education and education freedom. Senators used the question period to raise concerns about counselor staffing, mental health services, school closures, school choice oversight, the Guardian Program, data reporting, and school capacity. Senator Jones asked about counselor ratios, school closures in historically Black communities, and whether school choice schools are properly monitored for safety and instructional quality. Senator Osgood argued that mental health funding should support more clinical services on campuses, not just academic counselors, and Senator Bradley asked whether the centralized data repository includes scholarship students. Senator Gates praised the civics and debate funding and asked for more detail on the Guardian Program’s performance; the commissioner said 53 of 67 districts participate and described it as a successful safety option with sheriffs approving training. Senators Simon and Osgood also pressed for better use of the FISH report and more accurate space data to understand school capacity and right-sizing. During public testimony, Pinellas County School Board member Laura Hine said her district is an A-rated district with no D or F schools, but spends far more on safety and mental health than it receives in state categorical funding. She said Florida’s mental health staffing ratio is about one counselor per 2,203 students, compared with a recommended one per 1,106, and urged the committee to consider funding full-day VPK statewide, estimating it would cost about $375 million. Committee members followed up on her comments about local flexibility and whether districts can shift funds to meet needs. The meeting ended after members thanked DOE and executive branch staff for the presentation, and the committee adjourned without taking any substantive vote on legislation.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Session (05/08/2025)

New Hampshire House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • House Bill 134, relative to the state building code.
  • </c> 134 relative to the state building code. 134 relative to the state building code.
  • amendment to the electrical code, which is the point of the bill.
  • Our law enforcement should be uniformed. We should know who they are.
  • </c><00:57:19.440><c> We</c> enforcement should be uniformed. We enforcement should be uniformed.
Keywords: 1189, house, all
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Executive Departments and Administration (02/02/2026)

Executive Departments and Administration

Transcript Highlights:
  • So that would be code enforcement and perhaps fire code violations at that point. >> I, you can't do
  • So that would be code enforcement and perhaps fire code violations at that point.
  • So that would be code enforcement and perhaps fire code violations at that point.
  • So that would be code enforcement and perhaps fire code violations at that point. >> I, you can't do
  • So that would be code enforcement and perhaps fire code violations at that point. >> I, you can't do
Keywords: 1189, house, all
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • We often refer to those as SARS, and if you look at the Labor Code, Section 6315, it tells us that those
  • Serious accidents caused by a serious violation is what it says in the Labor Code.
  • Labor Code Section 5909 requires us to act on a petition for reconsideration of a decision issued by
  • On the demand letters under Labor Code 238, 240, we have about 3,500, and on in-depth investigations.
  • On the demand letters under Labor Code 238, 240, we have about 3,500 and on in-depth investigations.
Summary: The subcommittee heard a series of budget and trailer bill presentations focused on labor and public employment programs. The first item covered EDD Next modernization, where EDD described progress on customer service improvements, fraud prevention, language access, and the Integrated Claims Management System. The LAO urged stronger legislative oversight as the project enters its most difficult phase, and members questioned the revised schedule, total cost, change orders, stress testing, SB 1090 implementation, and how race and ethnicity data will be protected. EDD said the overall project cost remains about $1.2 billion, that the work is being phased with disability insurance and paid family leave first, and that fraud has been greatly reduced since pandemic-era programs ended. Members also asked for follow-up information on SB 590 outreach and equity impacts. The committee then reviewed the California Workforce Development Board’s request to reduce staffing as one-time grant workloads wind down, along with trailer bill language to streamline reporting requirements. The board and Department of Finance said the staffing reductions reflect the end of surge funding and that the proposal would consolidate roughly 10 to 12 reports into one annual report, with additional reporting only if new funds are appropriated for certain programs. Senator Durazo questioned the policy direction of reducing workforce staffing, while the administration said the positions were tied to temporary grant programs and that current staffing is sufficient for ongoing duties. Members also asked about the board’s role in AI-related workforce planning and the rationale for using state funds for the High Road Construction Careers Program. A major portion of the hearing focused on the Subsequent Injury Benefits Trust Fund reforms and related staffing request at DIR. The administration and LAO described rapid growth in applications, backlog, and liabilities, saying the program’s eligibility has expanded beyond its original intent and that liabilities could reach about $30 billion by 2030 without reform. The trailer bill would tighten eligibility, apply the changes to open cases, and use the QME process and contemporaneous evidence to document preexisting disabilities. Members raised concerns about fairness to pending claimants, evaluator capacity, and the relationship to other SIBTF legislation, while the LAO said the proposal largely aligns with its prior recommendations. DIR also presented a request to eliminate vacant positions under a statewide vacancy sweep, which drew criticism from members who argued the cuts could weaken enforcement and backlog reduction efforts; the committee asked DIR to return with more detail on impacts and on its use of temporary-help authority. The final items addressed a request for additional Cal/OSHA investigative staff and a trailer bill to make permanent the revised Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board petition timeline. DIR said the BOI staffing would help investigate fatalities and serious injuries more quickly, while members emphasized the importance of family contact and timely investigations. For the WCAB item, the chair explained that the 2024 change to Labor Code section 5909, which starts the 60-day decision clock when a case is transmitted rather than when a petition is filed, has reduced pending cases and should be made permanent; the remaining backlog was reported at 460 cases, down from 637 before the change.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • We often refer to those as SARS, and if you look at Labor Code Section 6315, it tells us that those are
  • Serious accidents caused by a serious violation is what it says in the Labor Code.
  • Labor Code Section 5909 requires us to act on a petition for reconsideration of a decision issued by
  • On the demand letters under Labor Code 238, 240, we have about 3,500, and on in-depth investigations.
  • On the demand letters under Labor Code 238, 240, we have about 3,500 and on in-depth investigations.
Summary: The Senate Budget Subcommittee on Corrections, Public Safety, Judiciary, Labor, and Transportation heard presentations on labor and public employment issues from the Employment Development Department (EDD), the California Workforce Development Board (CWDB), and the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR). The committee first focused on EDD Next modernization, where EDD described progress on online claims, call center upgrades, language access, fraud prevention, and the Integrated Claims Management System (ICMS). The Legislative Analyst’s Office urged closer legislative oversight, especially as the project moves into the most difficult phase. Senators asked about the revised timeline, total cost, fraud reduction, stress testing, transparency around change orders, and the decision to phase in disability insurance and paid family leave before unemployment insurance. EDD said the overall project cost remained about $1.2 billion, that it had no major cost overruns, and that it had saved more than $20 million by shifting some shared customer portal work into ICMS. The subcommittee then considered CWDB’s request for additional operational resources and trailer bill language to streamline reporting. CWDB and the Department of Finance said staffing had been expanded during the pandemic-era surge in grant funding and should now be reduced as one-time grant programs wind down. Senators questioned the proposed staffing reduction, arguing that workforce development needs remain strong and that the board’s policy role still requires adequate capacity. The committee also discussed a proposal to consolidate multiple annual and interim reports into a single biennial report, with LAO supporting the streamlining. Members asked about reporting for specific programs and the cost savings from reducing duplicative evaluations. A major portion of the hearing addressed DIR’s proposed reforms to the Subsequent Injury Benefits Trust Fund (SIBTF) and related workload funding. DIR and LAO described rapid growth in applications, a large and growing backlog, and sharply rising liabilities and employer assessments. The administration’s trailer bill would tighten eligibility, apply reforms to open cases, and use contemporaneous evidence and QME reports to document preexisting disabilities. LAO said the proposal largely matched its prior recommendations and would help return the program to its original intent. Senators raised concerns about fairness to pending claimants, the effect on workers with undocumented preexisting conditions, and whether the QME system could absorb the added workload. The committee also heard DIR’s request to eliminate vacant positions under a statewide vacancy sweep, with members objecting that some vacancies reflect unmet enforcement and safety needs rather than excess capacity. The hearing continued with DIR proposals for additional Cal/OSHA investigative staff, permanent changes to Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board petition deadlines, and apprenticeship-related funding increases. DIR sought 14 permanent positions for its Bureau of Investigation to handle serious workplace fatalities and injuries, and members emphasized the importance of timely investigations and family communication. The WCAB requested making permanent a 2024 change that starts the 60-day reconsideration clock when a case is transmitted rather than when the petition is filed; the board said this had reduced the number of cases awaiting decisions from 637 to 460. Finally, DIR proposed increasing apprenticeship training grants from $3 million to $20 million annually using the Apprenticeship Training Contribution Fund, citing an $80 million fund balance and workforce demand tied to rebuilding and infrastructure needs, and then began discussion of a separate request to expand pre-apprenticeship programs.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
  • There are certain standards in the civil code.
  • The criminal code is completely different. ...for certain amounts of time.
  • Then there are certain standards in the civil code. The criminal code is completely different.
  • And then the code says they go to a secure residential facility, not to ASH.
  • Madam Chairman, I think this is only Title 20, so it's only on the commercial side.
Keywords: 1182, all
Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 2307, as amended, which would require the Department of Health Services to contract with out-of-state secure mental health facilities when Arizona beds are unavailable for certain involuntary commitment cases involving defendants found dangerous and incompetent. The sponsor and supporters framed it as an emergency stopgap to prevent individuals who are deemed non-restorable from being released because Arizona lacks secure behavioral health beds, while opponents argued it would raise due process, disability rights, family access, and cost concerns, and questioned whether the state could even implement such interstate placements. After debate, the committee adopted the strike-everything amendment and advanced HB 2307 on a 6-5 due pass vote. The committee then heard House Bill 2083, which updates diabetes-related coverage language in health plans to include newer devices and supplies such as continuous glucose monitors, insulin pumps, and smart insulin pens. Supporters said the bill modernizes outdated statutes and improves access and outcomes for people with diabetes, while an insurer representative offered soft opposition, warning that writing these items into statute could create a state mandate and potential cost exposure, especially if the language is read to include GLP-1 medications. The committee adopted the strike-everything amendment and moved HB 2083 forward on an 11-1 due pass vote. Next, House Bill 2673 was heard, addressing mental health screening and treatment for incarcerated people. The sponsor said the bill was being reworked into a study committee concept after stakeholder feedback, but the underlying proposal would require prompt evaluation of prisoners showing mental disorder symptoms and faster referral for treatment. A family member testified about her son’s severe deterioration in jail and death, while an attorney opposed the bill as overbroad and legally problematic. Despite the sponsor’s indication that the bill would become a study committee, the committee voted 12-0 to give HB 2673 a due pass recommendation. The committee also advanced House Bill 2923, which revises timelines, procedures, and notice requirements for judicial review of court-ordered mental health treatment; supporters said it clarifies outdated language and improves communication with families, while opponents argued it shifts burdens onto patients and could prolong confinement. HB 2923 also received a 12-0 due pass vote.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • designated as personnel records legally required to be kept confidential under Welfare and Institutions Code
  • posting all the immunization and preventive service recommendations pursuant to Health and Safety Code
  • These fund programs are outlined in the code.
  • The Health and Safety Code allows it, so yes, we could.
  • to the debt reduction program in AB 2395 by Assemblymember Sharp-Collins to make that program more uniform
Keywords: 987, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session - part 2 Apr 25th, 2025

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The amendment is coded A12.
  • The amendment is coded A-10.
  • As I look at this agreement, we heard near uniform consensus.
  • The amendment is coded A13.
  • The amendment is coded A-M-O.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • There are many people in this chamber, by the way, other than myself, who wore the uniform.
  • There are many people in this chamber, by the way, other than myself, who wore the uniform.
  • There are many people in this chamber, by the way, other than myself, who wore the uniform.
  • There are many people in this chamber, by the way, other than myself, who wore the uniform.
  • There are many people in this chamber, by the way, other than myself, who wore the uniform.
Summary: The House convened, received the invocation and Pledge of Allegiance, established a quorum with 89 members present, excused absent members, and suspended rules to allow co-sponsorships and vote modifications. The chamber approved the prior day’s journal and received notice that the Senate had passed SB 13, 22, 46, 51, and 90 and requested concurrence. On second reading, HB 134 (sexual assault nurse examiners), HB 168 with HCS 1 (voting under the influence), and HR 7 (recognizing guiding principles of elections in Kentucky) were reported. The House also recommitted HB 258 to the Transportation Committee and took up HB 312 for third reading and passage. HB 312, relating to concealed firearms and deadly weapons, drew the bulk of the debate. The sponsor argued the bill would allow law-abiding 18- to 20-year-olds to obtain a provisional concealed carry license, saying they are adults in other respects, the Second Amendment protects their right to bear arms, and Kentucky should align with other states. Supporters framed the measure as a constitutional rights issue and cited defensive gun use statistics, while one member argued the root problem is family upbringing rather than guns. Opponents said the bill would increase risks in schools and public spaces, pointed to concerns from school district police and SROs, and cited research linking younger age groups and loosened carry laws to higher firearm violence; they also argued the bill would make communities less safe and that no one’s rights would be taken away by voting no. The sponsor said no stakeholder had expressed opposition and clarified the bill would not change where firearms are permitted. The transcript provided does not include the final vote on HB 312.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
  • </c><00:16:31.959><c> across</c><00:16:32.440><c> its</c> have uniformity across its have uniformity
  • I do think part of the reason OPLC was created was for uniformity and consistency across things.
  • It's uniform across the board. Representative Bailey, I was just to your point is very well taken.
  • </c><00:59:39.440><c> and</c> oplc was created was for uniformity and oplc was created was for uniformity
  • </c><01:00:11.799><c> across</c><01:00:12.160><c> the</c> that language it's uniform across the that
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The subcommittee hearing focused on House Bill 271, which would remove the exam requirement for licensure as a Licensed Social Work Associate (LSWA). The chair and several members expressed reservations about repealing a requirement that was only created in 2021, arguing that licensure should include some measurable demonstration of competency and that it is too early to judge whether the current standard is working. Members also raised concerns about the social work compact and the lack of uniformity across states, saying that changing the requirement now could undermine the standards New Hampshire agreed to at the outset. Testimony in support of the bill argued that the LSWA exam is a barrier for applicants because the level is intended for people without formal social work education, and the exam is the same national exam used for licensed social workers. The witness said there is only one LSWA in New Hampshire, so there is little pass/fail data, but noted that the Association of Social Worker Boards reported 78% of its membership favored retaining the exam. Supporters also emphasized that LSWA holders complete 30 hours of training and extensive supervised hours, and that they are not intended to work independently. Opponents or skeptics questioned whether the exam is the right measure for this role and asked for data showing actual failures or barriers. The discussion turned to possible alternatives, including a different exam, a practical skills assessment, or broader rulemaking authority for the board to set LSWA criteria. One suggestion was to amend the law to give the board authority to develop appropriate standards in rulemaking, rather than naming a specific exam in statute. Members also discussed whether the board could create a more suitable assessment and noted that the current law requires a national proctored examination approved by the board, but there is no national exam specifically for LSWA. No final vote or action was taken in the excerpt, and the subcommittee indicated it would gather more information, including the existing rule language, before moving the bill forward.
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, May 15, 2025)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • To every officer who puts on the uniform each day with courage and conviction, thank you.
  • ><c> with</c><02:09:32.719><c> courage</c><02:09:33.199><c> and</c> uniform each day with courage and
  • uniform each day with courage and conviction,<02:09:34.639><c> thank</c><02:09:34.880><c> you.
  • Joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code
  • and go to work and they know uniform and go to work and they know they<07:15:50.958><c> may</c><07:15
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • Supporters often point to California Public Contracts Code 2500 and say PLAs don't discriminate.
  • They don't have the capacity to do this kind of code enforcement.
  • This is not code enforcement. Okay, sorry, not code enforcement — certification.
  • That's very, very different than mandatory code enforcement. That is not what this is.
  • That's very, very different than mandatory code enforcement.
Summary: The committee heard several bills related to public safety, emergency response, wildfire prevention, and environmental protection. AB 2152 by Assembly Member Mark Gonzalez would streamline CEQA litigation for new fire station projects and add best-practice requirements; supporters, including firefighters, said it would help communities and firefighter safety, while opponents argued the project labor agreement requirements would raise costs and limit participation for small and nonunion contractors. The bill passed to Appropriations. AB 2041 by Assembly Member Carrillo would expand reporting related to 911 dispatcher pre-arrival medical instructions; after amendments and stakeholder agreement, opposition groups said they would remove their opposition, and the bill passed to Appropriations. AB 2101 by Assembly Member Gipson would require human trafficking notices and training at disaster sites and for disaster response workers; supporters said it would protect vulnerable workers, while broadband, city, and county representatives raised implementation concerns, especially in rural disaster areas. It passed to Appropriations despite a no vote from Vice Chair Hadwick. The committee also considered AB 1805, which would require an audit and stronger oversight of the state’s Next Generation 911 project after concerns about major spending and delays. CalNENA supported the bill’s transparency and accountability provisions, and the measure passed to Appropriations. AB 1536 by Assembly Member Addis would tighten safety and public review requirements for offshore oil pipeline restarts and require decommissioning of certain spill-prone pipelines; environmental and coastal government groups supported it, while the Western States Petroleum Association warned it would threaten fuel supply and pipeline operations. The bill passed to Appropriations on a divided vote. AB 1964 would direct the State Fire Marshal to survey home hardening in fire-prone areas and estimate costs; it passed to Appropriations with broad support. AB 1960, also by Assembly Member Bennett, would use a portion of wildfire prevention grants to encourage community-level home hardening certification. The author said the bill would create incentives and broader public awareness, while the vice chair argued it would favor communities that can already afford hardening and divert resources from higher-need areas; the bill still passed to Appropriations. AB 1863 by Assembly Member DeMaio would clarify that people cannot be charged simply for calling 911 or when no services are rendered, while preserving fees for actual services and allowing billing for legitimate emergency response costs; it passed to the Assembly floor. The committee also took up consent item AB 2517, which passed to Appropriations. After add-on votes for absent members, the meeting adjourned.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Finance Feb 17th, 2026 at 09:17 am

Senate Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • It definitely helps to accelerate commercialization of technologies. in startups.
  • The bill makes sweeping changes to the children's code, the kind of code-wide revisions that have not
  • been made since 1993. when the code was first drafted.
  • Our biggest concern is that the proposal expands some of the most problematic parts of the 1993 code,
  • As we go forward, and I go back to the early 1980s when I did serve on the Children's Code Task Force
Keywords: 996, all
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Municipal and County Government (02/10/2025)

Municipal and County Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • I also did not hear anybody really mention the importance of the commercial tax base.
  • businesses in all of their jurisdictions are paying an enormous amount of commercial property taxes,
  • </c> mention the importance of the commercial mention the importance of the commercial tax<01:56:29.320
  • businesses in all of their uh commercial businesses in all of their uh jurisdictions<01:56:41.440><c
  • </c><01:56:43.840><c> property</c><01:56:44.159><c> taxes</c> amount of uh commercial property taxes
Keywords: 1189, house, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Health and Human Services - 03/19/25

Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c><00:43:15.760><c> that</c><00:43:16.079><c> you</c> regardless of your zip code that you regardless
  • of your zip code that you have<00:43:16.720><c> an</c><00:43:16.960><c> ambulance</c><00:43:17.520><
  • Commercial insurance has also dropped to where they're at about 37% of our gross charges.
  • Um, commercial insurance gross charges.
  • Um, commercial insurance has<00:48:03.599><c> also</c><00:48:03.920><c> dropped</c><00:48:04.240><c>
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Legislative Commission on Cybersecurity 01/08/26

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • In the pictures here, you'll see the four team members in uniform.
  • This is us out of uniform as well, just to kind of keynote the fact that we do a lot of public engagement
  • skills and the interests, with a, you know, a dash of patriotism in them, then maybe putting on the uniform
  • skills and the interests, with a, you know, a dash of patriotism in them, then maybe putting on the uniform
  • is the best thing they can the uniform is the best thing they can do<00:30:48.480><c> um</c><00:30:48.640
Keywords: 1183, house
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

FIN-WAM Joint Info Briefing - Mon Jan 26, 2026 @ 1:00 PM HST

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • With housing recovery on track, the county is shifting additional resources to commercial permitting,
  • to commercial permitting including infrastructure<00:23:47.520><c> restoration,</c><00:23:48.840><c>
  • in which it was approved of that code in which it was approved under. under. under.
  • , as fast as anywhere in and commercial, as fast as anywhere in the<00:58:54.040><c> country.
  • Commercial 2 months or less. 2 months or less. How's that? That's even better.
Keywords: 910, house, all
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

CPN-PSM, CPN-EDT, CPN Public Hearing 02-05-2025

Commerce and Consumer Protection

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c><00:31:52.600><c> loans</c> typical for traditional commercial loans typical for traditional commercial
  • </c> C Pace loans also uh C is for commercial C Pace loans also uh C is for commercial and<00:33:34.840
  • <01:22:11.320><c> property</c><01:22:11.679><c> management</c> commercial property management commercial
  • </c> are very different from commercial are very different from commercial properties<01:23:41.840><c
  • </c> testimony saying that commercial testimony saying that commercial licenses<01:26:16.159><c> have
Keywords: 912, senate, all
Summary: The committee opened by outlining testimony procedures and then heard SB 376 on tax credits, which would create a home fire safety improvement tax credit. Testimony from the Tax Foundation of Hawaiʻi urged that the concept would be better handled as a subsidy program and raised drafting concerns about unclear definitions and eligibility. Later, the committees agreed to pass SB 376 with amendments, including making the credit nonrefundable, clarifying third-party certification, deleting recapture-related language, and making technical changes. Members then heard SB 417, which would make unlicensed contractor work during or within five years after an emergency or disaster a class B felony. The Contractors License Board was listed for comments, and the Subcontractors Association supported the measure. The committees ultimately recommended passage with technical, non-substantive amendments and an adjusted effective date, and the measure was adopted. A substantial portion of the meeting focused on SB 782, which would require free and accessible voice communication services for incarcerated people and prohibit state agencies from profiting from those services, while also directing the PUC to set standards and providing funding for the SAVIN victim notification program. Supporters, including the Public Defender, ACLU of Hawaiʻi, Worth Rises, and others, argued the bill would reduce costs for families, improve reentry, and align adult corrections with the juvenile system. Opponents, including the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, the Hawaiʻi Paroling Authority, and SAVIN-related witnesses, warned that changing the funding structure could weaken victim notification and safety services. The committees deferred SB 782. The committee also heard SB 999 on fireworks, which would repeal permissible consumer fireworks uses, impose civil penalties and forfeiture remedies, and create a forfeiture special fund for safety education. The Department of Law Enforcement and Honolulu Police Department supported the bill, while fireworks industry representatives and others opposed it, arguing prohibition would be ineffective and urging stronger enforcement and education instead. The committees deferred SB 999 for further consideration, and SB 1136 on insurance was also deferred after insurers and the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs opposed it. In the later joint session with the Committee on Economic Development and Tourism, SB 744 on condominium loans was heard with support from the Hawaii Green Infrastructure Authority and banking groups, while one testifier raised concerns that the program could function like C-PACE financing and add risky debt to condominium associations; testimony and discussion continued on that measure.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Ways and Means Mar 27th, 2026

Joint Committee on Ways and Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • But I would say that a cap is definitely something that's, as you know from commercial insurance, there
  • But I would say that a cap is definitely something that's, as you know, from commercial insurance is
  • You've heard a lot about it this morning already, but just like everyone else in the commercial market
  • I think as you see the changes in the commercial market, you see virtually every state Medicaid agency
  • look at the data, we can kind of do an analysis that says, based on the diagnosis and some of the codes
Keywords: 1212, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Minnesota House passes bill to toughen penalties for impersonating police 4/23/26

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And he used that uniform of the incredible people, the men and women in blue to gain our trust and to
  • And he used that uniform of the incredible people, the men and women in blue to gain our trust and to
  • And he used that uniform of the incredible people, the men and women in blue to gain our trust and to
  • And he used that uniform of the incredible people, the men and women in blue to gain our trust and to
Keywords: 1183, house