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MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Informal House Session 17 Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Massachusetts House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The House bill directing the City of Boston Police Department to waive the maximum age requirement for
- The House bill directing the City of Boston Police Department to waive the maximum age requirement for
- An act directing the City of Boston Police Department to waive the maximum age requirement for police
- An act directing the City of Boston Police Department to waive the maximum age requirement for police
- An act directing the City of Boston Police Department to waive the maximum age requirement for police
Summary:
The House opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and then took up several reports from the Committee on Rules. It adopted a series of congratulatory and commemorative resolutions, including recognitions for All Out Adventures, Alex Gillen, Marianne Labarge, the New England chapter of the National Kidney Foundation, and Sergeant Christopher McDermott. The House also suspended Joint Rule 12 to allow consideration of two petitions, including one on Massachusetts Teachers’ Retirement System creditable service and another to designate a portion of Route 20 in Oxford as the Brodor Curve.
The Committee on Steering and Policy recommended a number of bills for House consideration, including measures on insurance benefits for certain Blackstone officials, highway namings in Lenox and for Bill Russell and Bob Cousy, container safety, coal rolling, right-of-way violations known as Cecilia’s Law, recognition of the Honor and Remember flag, several Boston Police age-waiver bills, a Pittsfield charter amendment, and a littering bill. The House suspended Rule 7A, gave the bills second reading, and ordered them to a third reading.
The House then took up engrossed and third-reading bills, passing several to be engrossed, including measures for Beckett and Swampscott, a Boston Police age-waiver bill for Angela C. DePena, a civil service examination bill for Anthony Morales, a Westrow charter bill, and a Revere ordinance enforcement bill. Finally, the House adopted an order to adjourn to meet the following Monday at 11 a.m., and then adjourned to that time in informal session.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Informal House Session 8 Jan 27th, 2026
Massachusetts House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The House bill directing the City of Boston Police Department to waive the maximum age requirement for
- The House bill directing the City of Boston Police Department to waive the maximum age requirement for
- An act directing the City of Boston Police Department to waive the maximum age requirement for police
- An act directing the City of Boston Police Department to waive the maximum age requirement for police
- An act directing the City of Boston Police Department to waive the maximum age requirement for police
PA
Transcript Highlights:
- to do load forecasting for the energy that data centers need. ...is because your utility is required
- Here we are, again, several days later, talking about requirements on the tax exemption.
- It also does not require anyone to file a new financial disclosure form.
- The majority required by the Constitution, having voted in the affirmative.
- The majority required by the Constitution having voted in the affirmative, the bill...
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.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Emergency Management Committee Jun 29th, 2026
Emergency Management
Transcript Highlights:
- The bill focuses on identifying permitting requirements and building codes that may impede rebuilding
- Our state has some of the strongest contractor licensing and worker safety requirements in the nation
- Our state has some of the strongest contractor licensing and worker safety requirements in the nation
- And it does not circumvent environmental review or local permitting requirements.
- , planning, and disclosure requirements.
Committee:
House Emergency Management
DE
Transcript Highlights:
- Does that require the gun to return to the owner to go through a background check again?
- It's not clear in the bill whether that's required or not.
- Does that require a background check?
- It's not clear in the bill that that, whether that's required or not.
- So the police chief from Newark or retired chief said, ...whether that’s required or not.
Committee:
House Judiciary
Keywords:
HB372, Justice of the Peace Court, Delaware courts, Title 10, court administration, judicial staffing, county courts, Kent County, New Castle County, Sussex County, Wilmington, 24-hour hearings, court locations, court hours, magistrate court, access to justice, court consolidation, Delaware General Assembly, destructive weapon, possessing a destructive weapon
Summary:
The House Judiciary Committee met and heard three bills. HB 372 would reorganize Justice of the Peace Court resources by shifting the number of judges and court locations among counties, consolidating overnight operations into a single 24-hour court in Kent County, and adjusting staffing to address workload and efficiency concerns. Chief Judge Alan Davis said the change responds to increased civil filings, automated enforcement, and staffing shortages, and that a Sussex County pilot closing a 24-hour facility had worked without major issues. Some members raised concerns about impacts on Sussex and Kent County, bail processing, and local response times, while public comment included one supporter. The committee voted to release HB 372.
The committee then considered SB 324, which amends Delaware’s permit-to-purchase law to allow constable agencies, including those serving institutions like Delaware Tech, to purchase handguns for newly hired constables without duplicative background checks. Sponsor Representative Cook said the bill aligns constable procurement with existing law-enforcement exemptions while preserving gun-safety requirements. Public testimony included support from Delaware Tech and comments urging broader fixes to the permit-to-purchase law, including exemptions for retired officers with federal 218 credentials and clarification on firearms returned from manufacturers, gunsmiths, or police departments. The committee voted to release SB 324.
Finally, the committee heard HB 414, which clarifies that the Superior Court’s exclusive jurisdiction over certain destructive-weapon offenses applies only to adults, while juvenile cases would still begin in Family Court. Sponsor Representative Romer said the bill preserves the Family Court’s role in handling youth cases and allows referral to Superior Court when appropriate. The Department of Justice said it still believes Superior Court is the proper venue for these serious charges, while the Office of Defense Services supported keeping youth cases in Family Court first, arguing that rehabilitation and juvenile-specific dispositions are more appropriate. After public comment, the committee voted to release HB 414, and the meeting adjourned.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- In 2017, the Legislature passed SB 29, which required a 180-day review period and at least two public
- In 2017, the legislature passed SB 29, which required a 180-day review period, and at least two public
- Contracts and agreements related to detention facilities are subject to these transparency requirements
- It will require that notice be posted in public areas and made available in multiple languages, and require
- courts to accept electronic filings. ...remotely at a hearing and, two, to require courts to accept
Committee:
Senate Judiciary
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
03/19/2026 - Senate Health and Human Services
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- We've tripled the speed of prior authorizations, cut down unnecessary documentation requirements, built
- Looking ahead, making these strong back-end guardrails a reality requires not only modernized technology
- Each member was required to sign an NDA.
- I do believe the NDA requirement was tied to discussions around fraud, waste, and abuse.
- To the federal government that Access was in compliance with the ARPA funding requirement.
Committee:
Senate Health and Human Services
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- He added that the bill requires the stablecoin to be fungible and traded on an exchange for dollars.
- Prior to 2023, they were required to take a 60-question open-book exam to demonstrate basic knowledge
- In Idaho, counties are required to review subdivision plats.
- They're required to hire that out or use their staff surveyor, and I do that in Bannock County.
- required on filed maps, not understanding the requirements of Titles 31, 42, and 43 as they affect the
Committee:
House Business
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- It has a Florida Virtual School requirement, which requires FLVS to establish the Institute for Speech
- So it is not the intent behind the bill to conflict with any of the requirements that any individual
- So it is not the intent behind the bill to conflict with any of the requirements that any of So it is
- not the intent behind the bill to conflict with any of the requirements that any individual would have
- schools... ...the support system that we have by requiring school districts to systematically screen
Committee:
Senate Education Pre-K - 12
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Education Pre-K through 12 considered several education-related measures and one election-related bill. The committee first took up CS/SB 1062 on speech and debate, which was presented as a statewide effort to expand and institutionalize competitive speech and debate through a Hall of Fame, a designated Speech and Debate Week, teacher endorsement options, Florida Virtual School programming, statewide coursework and credentials, and annual district reporting. Supporters, including a parent and representatives of the Florida Debate Initiative and school groups, emphasized student benefits and the need for funding; the committee adopted a delete-all amendment and then reported the bill favorably.
The committee next heard SB 1718 on educator preparation and certification, aimed at reducing administrative delays for initial certification and reinstatement while preserving standards. An Orange County school administrator supported the bill but requested language to allow educators to bank professional learning hours for a future renewal cycle. The bill was reported favorably. SB 1646 on educational facilities followed, revising how facility funding is calculated and prioritized, with attention to safety, maintenance, renovation, and planning requirements; it also received support from school district and advocacy witnesses and was reported favorably.
Members then considered CS/SB 564, which would allow registered or pre-registered high school students to volunteer at polling locations and count the service toward community service hours. After an amendment clarifying that the hours could count toward graduation or postsecondary financial aid requirements, the sponsor and a county supervisor of elections explained the bill as a way to encourage civic engagement and future poll workers. The committee also heard SB 1340 on coordinated screening and progress monitoring for dyslexia and dyscalculia, requiring early screening, support plans, and rulemaking; it was reported favorably after questions about how the support plans would interact with IEPs. Finally, the committee recommended confirmation of Laila Collins to the State Board of Education and then adjourned.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Necessary conforming changes in the bill reflect the required adjustments when sections were moved from
- Up to four of them will implement the requirements of the academy.
- of those four grant programs from the information required for all the grant programs.
- The committee substitute also modifies the requirement for consent services.
- This also doesn't add any new regulations; they're already required to do so.
Bills:
HB18 , HB742 , HB754 , HB1644 , HB2187 , HB1887 , HB 1275 , HB37 , HB1503 , HB1699 , HB1700 , HB2735 , HB1741 , HB1731 , HB1675 , HB18 , HB37
Committee:
House Public Health
Keywords:
rural health, hospital funding, healthcare access, mental health services, financial stability, human trafficking, first responders, health care, training, reporting, protection, trafficking prevention, medical assistant training, health care facilities, hospital compliance, clinic compliance, anti-retaliation, whistleblower protection, employee reporting, good faith report
ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Artificial Intelligence and Data Center Committee Aug 13th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- I believe the main distinction is the form of ID verification required.
- for our current CSCS, some of the integration requirements.
- actual age verification and parental consent requirements.
- So this does not necessarily require a new appropriation.
- Multiple victims required therapy and victim services.
Summary:
The committee met at Minot State to continue its study of artificial intelligence, with a focus on child safety, sexual exploitation, chatbot risks, and education policy. Members first approved the minutes and then received a Legislative Council overview of AI-related harms to children, including AI-generated child sexual abuse material, deepfakes, extortion, and chatbot companion risks. The memo reviewed North Dakota and federal law, recent state enactments, First Amendment limits, and examples from other states, including Connecticut’s AI companion safeguards and federal efforts such as the Take It Down Act. Members discussed whether North Dakota’s existing 2025 laws on minors and harmful material are strong enough in light of recent court decisions, and Legislative Council indicated it would provide additional comparison material before the next meeting.
Superintendent Levi Bachmeier then presented on AI in education, arguing that schools need guardrails but should not ban AI outright. He said AI should be treated as a tool that can support instruction, teacher efficiency, and digital literacy, while warning against passive use, academic integrity problems, and overreliance on machines. He suggested embedding AI and digital literacy across subjects rather than creating a standalone class, and said schools should provide basic instruction when students receive one-to-one devices. Members asked about parent concerns, local control, higher education partnerships, and how to balance access with safety; Bachmeier emphasized a “threading the needle” approach and said the department would likely seek more guidance on digital literacy and cybersecurity.
Special Agent Hellseth of BCI followed with testimony on AI and child exploitation. He said AI is already being used in North Dakota to create explicit images from innocent photos, impersonate children and adults, and facilitate grooming, harassment, and extortion. He described several cases involving AI-generated sexual images and said victims often suffer lasting trauma even when the images are fake. Hellseth explained that investigators use AI tools themselves to process large volumes of data and identify synthetic images, but that the workload is growing and victim services need expansion. He urged stronger accountability for companies, more resources for law enforcement and victim support, and continued training and public education. Members asked about cyber tip volume, staffing, false accusations, and corporate reporting obligations; Hellseth said every tip is reviewed, the unit is small but expanding, and current federal reporting laws are not proactive enough. Representative Porter suggested combining the Legislative Council memo and Bachmeier’s recommendations into a comprehensive bill draft for the next meeting.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Senate Health and Human Services (04/16/2025)
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><01:26:15.679><c> The</c> requirement. So, you're correct. The requirement. So, you're correct.
- </c> That's the emergency room requirement That's the emergency room requirement and<01:47:25.440><c>
- </c><02:29:57.200><c> in</c> the bill it puts in requirements in the bill it puts in requirements in
- </c> say here's the requirement just do that. say here's the requirement just do that.
- </c> there are already federal requirements. there are already federal requirements.
Committee:
Senate Health and Human Services
KY
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> standards, or regulatory requirements standards, or regulatory requirements should<00:37:36.800>
- </c> basically those regulatory requirements basically those regulatory requirements by<00:46:57.280>
- </c><01:19:50.880><c> The</c> we're not necessarily required. The we're not necessarily required.
- No patient is required to seek treatment. No physician is required to recommend or provide it.
- </c> is required to recommend or provide it. is required to recommend or provide it.
Committee:
Joint Health Services
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
JHA Public Hearing - Tue Jan 28, 2025 @ 2:00 PM HST
Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- so that the state reporting requirements so that the information<00:42:44.680><c> required</c><00:42
- </c> correct well the bill itself um requires correct well the bill itself um requires the<01:19:52.280
- They don't require a fundraiser.
- </c><01:23:51.760><c> a</c> time they don't require a time they don't require a fundraiser<01:23:53.440
- </c><01:37:57.400><c> the</c> elections this measure requires the elections this measure requires the
Committee:
House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs
Summary:
The House Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs held its first hearing of the 33rd Legislature and heard several measures, beginning with HB 131, which would allow agencies to disclose government records to researchers for certain purposes and direct the Office of Information Practices to adopt uniform rules. OIP supported the bill, saying it would help researchers access government records, while DLNR questioned whether the bill was necessary, raised concerns about costs and exemptions, and suggested a definition change regarding media. The Public First Law Center and other supporters said the bill would not remove existing exemptions or create new disclosure requirements, but would simply authorize rulemaking to create a clearer process for research access. Common Cause Hawaiʻi raised concern about including news media in the measure. The chair emphasized that the rulemaking process would allow agencies and the public to work through details, and the committee moved on without a recorded vote in the transcript.
The committee then heard HB 411, which would create uniform administrative penalty procedures under the state ethics code and lobbyist law, and HB 412, which would expand lobbying definitions to cover certain communications with high-level executive officials about procurement and make some contracts voidable if awarded through unethical lobbying. The Ethics Commission supported HB 411 as an efficiency measure that would streamline the charge process without changing substantive rights, while HB 412 was described as a narrow transparency measure modeled on other states. The State Procurement Office warned that voiding contracts could cause delays, warranty issues, third-party complications, and higher reprocurement costs. The Ethics Commission responded that any contract revocation would be at the Attorney General’s discretion and likely reserved for egregious cases, and that the threat of voiding a contract would help deter noncompliance. The committee also heard HB 413, which clarifies that lobbyist campaign contribution prohibitions apply during periods when both houses of the Legislature are in session; the Ethics Commission and Campaign Spending Commission both supported the bill and the Ethics Commission requested amendments to clarify jurisdiction between state and county lobbyist enforcement.
Finally, the committee took up HB 149, which would require domestic and foreign corporations to report independent expenditures and political contributions to shareholders. The only testimony noted in the transcript was written comments from Matson, which said the requirement would be expensive and cumbersome and that the information is already publicly available through existing campaign finance reporting websites. No votes or final committee actions on the bills were recorded in the provided transcript.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Thank you, thank you very much. requires I I've got next year staff requires I I've got next year staff
- </c> behalf of the new state requirements behalf of the new state requirements affecting<00:47:16.960
- </c><01:13:07.199><c> for</c> the minimal admissions requirements for the minimal admissions requirements
- </c> structured literacy that were required structured literacy that were required by<01:49:43.080><c
- </c><01:52:00.719><c> that</c> I'll say is one it's not required that I'll say is one it's not required
Committee:
Senate Education Policy
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee Apr 20th, 2026
Revenue and Taxation
Transcript Highlights:
- One of the most burdensome requirements is collecting tenant signatures on affidavits that cannot be
- Second, the seven-day posting requirement is operationally unrealistic for most assessors.
- Second, the seven-day posting requirement is operationally unrealistic for most assessors.
- The bill does require...
- and oversight. ...principal photography occurred, subject to program requirements and oversight.
Committee:
House Revenue and Taxation
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Elementary and Secondary Education Feb 18th, 2026
Elementary and Secondary Education
Transcript Highlights:
- There is as part of the reporting requirements in there. We've seen these.
- There is, as part of the reporting requirements in there.
- We have a constitutional requirement to fund K-12 education first.
- We have a constitutional requirement to fund K-12 education first.
- If somebody might require adult basic education, or maybe a GED or HiSET might be a better fit.
Committee:
House Elementary and Secondary Education
FL
Florida 2026 5th Special Session
Rules Feb 3rd, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- But honor in history requires more than reflection. It requires us to tell the accurate story.
- supervisor of elections training appropriate to the duties assigned, and require direct supervision
- To provide transparency and something that's a growing concern in our country, the bill requires that
- It doesn't require them to use them. Any other questions? Yes, ma'am. Thank you, Madam Chair.
- So the very limited and simple intent of this legislation is just to require local governments...
Summary:
The Committee on Rules met and first approved several open-government sunset repeal bills and related measures. SB 7024 and SB 7026, both sponsored by Senator Mayfield, were explained as consolidating and extending public records/public meetings exemptions for cybersecurity information and trade secrets held by agencies; both were reported favorably. SB 7020, sponsored by Senator Trumbull, reenacted an aquaculture records exemption for records held by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and was also reported favorably. Later, the committee approved SB 14 and SB 24, claims bills for relief involving Miami-Dade County, and SB 16, a claims bill for Heriberto Sanchez Mayan against the City of St. Petersburg; all were reported favorably without opposition. The committee also approved CS for SB 806, a consumer right-to-repair bill creating portable wireless device and agricultural equipment repair acts, despite opposition from several industry groups, and reported it favorably.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- With those kind words, we are going to start with the not-required-to-appear appointees.
- Now we're going to go ahead and return to the Governor's appointees required to appear.
- Next we will turn to the governor's appointee required to appear.
- But the requirement is there for health protection, which doesn't exist.
- But the requirement is there for health protection, which doesn't exist.
Committee:
Senate Rules
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Transportation Committee Jan 13th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Requires L.A.
- So this bill seeks to expedite the timeline by requiring L.A.
- If it turns out... ...question, and there's no action required.
- There's no requirement federally, statewide, other than Ohio and recently New Jersey, to require states
- They do maintenance on tracks that doesn't require trains to slow down.
Summary:
The committee first heard SB 220, which would require Los Angeles Metro to submit an expedited governance reform report to the Legislature in light of Measure G and the upcoming creation of a countywide elected executive. Senator Allen said the bill was intended to prompt a locally driven discussion about how Metro’s board should reflect the new county structure, not to prescribe a specific governance plan. Metro and the City of Los Angeles opposed the bill, arguing that local task forces and an ad hoc Metro committee were already studying the issue and that the bill was premature and unnecessary. Several committee members echoed local-control concerns, while others supported keeping the bill alive as a vehicle for further discussion. The bill was moved on a do-pass motion to Appropriations and ultimately recorded at 7-2, with the measure held on call for absent members.
The committee then heard SB 667, the California Railway Safety Act, which would require freight railroads to install wayside detector systems at specified intervals, with different treatment for short-line railroads, and would require railroad response plans to be submitted to the CPUC. The author and labor supporters argued the bill would help prevent derailments like the East Palestine disaster by detecting overheated bearings earlier and improving crew notification and inspection protocols. Railroads and business groups opposed the bill, saying the spacing mandate and related requirements would be costly, could slow freight and passenger operations in shared corridors, and might discourage investment in short-line infrastructure. After extensive discussion about safety, preemption, costs, and passenger rail impacts, the committee passed the bill to Appropriations on a 7-2 vote, with the measure also held on call.
Finally, the committee took up ACR 71, which designates a portion of State Route 101 in Santa Clara County as the Little Saigon Freeway. The author and numerous supporters described the designation as a recognition of San Jose’s Vietnamese American community, its refugee history, and the cultural and commercial importance of Little Saigon. There was no opposition testimony. Members spoke in support, including comments about the connection between the San Jose and Orange County Vietnamese communities. The resolution was adopted and sent to Appropriations on a unanimous roll call among those present, with 10 votes recorded before the chair returned.