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MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Future of Payments and Sales Transactions by Credit Card and the Impacts for Small Businesses Mar 18th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Hi, my name is Andrew Labadini, and I’m the Assistant Attorney General in the Insurance and Financial
- Hi, my name is Andrew Labadini, and I’m the Assistant Attorney General in the Insurance and Financial
- Glenn Kaplan from the Attorney General’s office.
Summary:
The House and Senate chairs opened the first organizational meeting of the special commission created by Chapter 238 of the Acts of 2024 to study the future of payments and sales transactions by credit card and the impacts on small businesses. They explained that the commission’s charge includes reviewing payment trends, cashless transactions, credit card fees, mobile payments, buy now/pay later financing, the costs to small businesses of accepting different forms of payment, and the impact of Section 28A of Chapter 140D. No testimony was taken at this first meeting; it was intended to introduce commission members, outline the process, and begin planning future hearings and a final report with recommendations or options for the Legislature.
Members discussed possible hearing topics, including business and consumer impacts of credit card fees, surcharges, and gratuities; the legal and regulatory landscape; and policy considerations such as transparency, reporting requirements, and possible limits on fees. Several members supported the commission’s scope and noted the issue’s timeliness, citing the growth of cashless transactions and the burden of swipe fees on retailers and restaurants. One member suggested the commission also consider cryptocurrency in transactions, and another raised the possibility of holding hearings outside the State House to improve access for small businesses around the state.
The chairs said the first public hearing is tentatively set for April 8 in Gardner Auditorium, with additional hearings to be scheduled depending on interest and sign-ups. They said testimony may be offered in person, online, or in writing, and that written testimony will be part of the record. The commission also encouraged members and interested parties to suggest experts, topics, and report formats as the study develops. The meeting ended with a motion to close and an affirmative vote to adjourn.
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- When ambiguity exists, it's low-hanging fruit for attorneys, and families get sucked into the judicial
- Professor Galligan is a widely recognized expert in civil law, and Nick is the staff attorney with the
- Yeah, I'll introduce myself: Nick Cuncle, staff attorney at the Law Institute, as Rep.
Committee:
House Civil Law and Procedure
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- Within an HOA dispute, homeowners have three choices: hire an attorney, accept the abuse, or move out
- My name is Brittany Bones, and I'm an attorney as well as the chair of the Idaho Community Association
- My name is Brittany Bones, and I'm an attorney as well as the chair of the Idaho Community Association
Committee:
Senate Agricultural Affairs
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- Are you an attorney? I am not an attorney, Mr. Chair. You're going to give it a shot?
- I can give it a shot, but I may defer to some of the attorneys that are on the committee.
Committee:
House Commerce and Human Resources
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- And I thought I had the answer, but I went to some attorneys for the legislature and was told that we
- So my answer I got again from our attorney was that that very well could be challenged because if it
- We've had fairly extensive exposure to this, and I've checked with the past attorneys general.
Committee:
House Local Government
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Jan 22nd, 2026
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- However, the California Attorney General's Office does not have access to these filings, leading to a
- This bill creates a smoother and more efficient merger review process by giving the Attorney General
- This will give the Attorney General more time to review mergers and give businesses more time to respond
Summary:
The Assembly convened, established a quorum after a roll call, and opened with a prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance. Routine procedural motions followed, including unanimous-consent actions to suspend rules for adjournment-in-memory remarks, guest introductions, and expedited floor processing of certain bills and committee reports. The chamber also recognized several guests, including Sacramento Police Detective Jason Collins, student musician Ethan Shue, and Glendale Councilmember Artie Kasakian.
On the floor file, AB 1184 by Assembly Member Patterson, the Homeowner Association Accountability and Transparency Act of 2026, was presented as a measure to add basic transparency requirements for HOAs; it passed 56-0. AB 871 by Assembly Member Stephanie, addressing financial elder abuse and scam reporting/training for financial institutions, also passed 56-0. On the Senate side, SB 25 by Senator Umberg, which would give the California Attorney General earlier access to federal merger-notification filings to streamline merger review, passed 43-14 after the Majority Leader presented it.
The Assembly then held several adjournment-in-memory tributes, including Paul R. Ignatius, former U.S. Secretary of the Navy and Glendale native; Oxnard Police Commander Scott Aaron; Private First Class Tanner F. Rubio of the U.S. Marine Corps; and former Yolo County Supervisor Betsy Marchand. Members and family guests offered remarks honoring their service and legacies, followed by a moment of silence for PFC Rubio. The session concluded with announcements about upcoming floor and committee deadlines and adjourned until Monday, January 26 at 1 p.m.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Federal Funding Stabilization Subcommittee Jul 31st, 2025
Federal Funding Stabilization Subcommittee
Transcript Highlights:
- Our attorneys have also made it a priority to meet with advocates and service providers throughout the
- We are doing all of this with four attorneys, plus myself, in this division.
- As an attorney, I have a concern if there is a contract or a grant and the language is locked tight.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- It provides for the recovery of attorneys' fees if a claim is without merit, making the recovery of fees
- I'm not an attorney, so I'm just curious, is the failure to report suspected child abuse or neglect under
- think part of what we're doing to try to address that to start with is the, the two-way recovery of attorneys
Committee:
Senate Education K-16
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate Committee on Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs (Part II) Apr 14th, 2025
Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm an attorney in Amarillo, and I represent the Texas Association of Water Companies.
- I'm not an attorney, nor a judge. Mr.
- I'm here as an attorney who has practiced very significantly... in the water arena for more than four
Bills:
SB1169 , SB1285 , SB1583 , SB1611 , SB1898 , SB1976 , SB2160 , SB2161 , SB2658 , SB2661 , SB2662 , SB2692 , SB1055 , SB1359 , SB2660
Committee:
Senate Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs
Keywords:
water service, sewer service, public utility, joint operation, infrastructure, municipality, compliance, SB 1285, bats, bat protection, wildlife protection, Texas Parks and Wildlife Code, Parks and Wildlife Code Section 63.101, hunting bats, bat possession, bat sales, bat trade, pest control, licensed pest control professional, animal control officer
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs (Part II) Apr 14th, 2025
Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm an attorney in Amarillo. I represent Texas Association of Water Companies, uh.
- I'm not an attorney nor a judge by design, Chairman, I apologize, but with all due respect, the consumer
- I'm here as an attorney who has practiced very significantly in the water arena for more than 4 decades
Bills:
SB 1169 , SB 1285 , SB 1583 , SB 1611 , SB 1898 , SB 1976 , SB 2160 , SB 2161 , SB 2658 , SB 2661 , SB 2662 , SB 2692 , SB 1055 , SB 1359 , SB 2660
Committee:
Senate Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs
Keywords:
water service, sewer service, public utility, joint operation, infrastructure, municipality, compliance, SB 1285, bats, bat protection, wildlife protection, Texas Parks and Wildlife Code, Parks and Wildlife Code Section 63.101, hunting bats, bat possession, bat sales, bat trade, pest control, licensed pest control professional, animal control officer
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:
- Our turnover rate has dropped to 10% across the agency and to 2.3% for licensed professionals like attorneys
- Those are professional engineers, attorneys, um, CPAs, that type of thing, and we've experienced not
- of last session or or the preceding biennium, our average tenure in our legal department for an attorney
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- Worked with the Attorney General's office on a couple of items.
- And then as it rolls through the Attorney General's office and its federal counterpart needed some actual
Committee:
House Elections
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- Worked with the Attorney General's office on a couple of items.
- And then as it rolls through the Attorney General's office and its federal counterpart needed some actual
Summary:
The committee met with a quorum, entered executive session, and considered two House bills. House Bill 21-24, offered by Representative Banderman, was moved for do pass and approved on a roll call vote of 6 ayes and 3 noes. The transcript does not include the bill’s substance, only the motion and vote.
The committee then took up House Bill 3383, offered by Representative Vernetti, along with a committee substitute. The sponsor explained that the substitute expanded nonprofit-related provisions, including additional designation language, coverage for certain nonprofit organizations that register only in Missouri, and added financial penalties for organizations that fail to comply with E-Verify or residency verification requirements. The committee adopted the substitute and then voted do pass on the House Committee Substitute for House Bill 3383 by an 8-0 vote, with two members present.
With no further business, the committee exited executive session and adjourned. The chair noted that no Senate bills had yet been referred and asked members to watch for email updates on the schedule for the coming weeks.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm also a California-admitted attorney.
- physician, board-certified pediatrician, been practicing for 48 years, also a California admitted attorney
- Here in California, the Attorney General reviewed six immigration detention facilities in the state and
- My name is Francis Davila, and I'm an immigration attorney with the Acacia Center for Justice.
- General’s office and other stakeholders, because... with the administration and the Attorney General
Committee:
Senate Health
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 2 on Human Services Aug 5th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- I am a senior policy attorney at Disability Rights California.
- I’m going to ask our three advocates to give room for our next three, which is Napa District Attorney
- As the district attorney, I don’t decide who stays. I don’t decide who’s ready for release.
- No, I have had to provide an attorney for that, in the school.
- No, I have had to provide an attorney for that, in the school.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 2 on Human Services Aug 5th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- I am a senior policy attorney at Disability Rights California.
- I'm going to ask our three advocates to give room for our next three, which is Napa District Attorney
- My name is Taryn Hunter, and I'm honored to serve as Chief Deputy District Attorney of the Napa County
- District Attorney's Office and represent the California District Attorneys' Association.
- As the district attorney, I don't decide who stays. I don't decide who's ready for release.
Summary:
The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Human Services held an informational hearing on several Department of Developmental Services proposals, with no votes taken. The first item focused on equitable access to intake and services for regional center clients, including standardizing eligibility assessments and modernizing the strengths-and-needs evaluation used to inform individual program plans. DDS said the changes would create a more consistent, equitable, and evidence-based process statewide, while the LAO explained the proposals as a response to disparities and inconsistent regional center practices. Advocates and regional center representatives were divided: Disability Rights California, the State Council on Developmental Disabilities, and some providers supported modernization but urged clearer safeguards, more community co-design, and stronger legislative review; others, including some regional center leaders and family advocates, warned against replacing the CEDER too quickly and stressed the need to preserve the person-centered IPP process. Committee members emphasized fair process, fidelity, and the need for a validated tool, while also noting that the proposals would not change eligibility definitions or replace IPPs.
The second major item addressed state-operated transitional and rehabilitative services, including proposed time limits for stays at Porterville Developmental Center and Canyon Springs, plus the merger of the Community Placement Program and Community Resource Development Program. DDS argued that people should not remain in locked facilities for years and that the proposal would create urgency, clearer transition planning, a right of return, and a more efficient single program for community resource development. Supporters, including Disability Rights California, the State Council, the Public Defenders Association, and some service providers, said the proposals align with Olmstead and the Lanterman Act, reduce overreliance on institutions, and should be paired with stronger mental health supports, oversight, and notice to counsel. Opponents, including a district attorney representative, argued that a blanket 24-month limit could endanger public safety and that some individuals require longer, case-by-case commitments. Committee members said they wanted a more comprehensive plan showing that community placements and supports will be ready before people are moved, and they questioned whether an arbitrary timeline could work for such a complex population.
Throughout the hearing, members repeatedly stressed that any implementation must be fair, transparent, and backed by valid tools, adequate community capacity, and public input. DDS said both sets of proposals would require legislative approval and that the department is still open to changes in trailer bill language and further stakeholder consultation. The hearing ended with the committee indicating it would continue reviewing the proposals and hear public comment, but no formal action was taken.
VT
Vermont 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session - 2026-04-29 - 11:00AM
Vermont Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, this is an amendment related to the salaries of state's attorneys.
- and Sheriffs for a Attorneys and Sheriffs for a recommendation<00:16:26.400><c> on</c><00:16:26.600>
- </c> should do the same for State's Attorneys should do the same for State's Attorneys who<00:16:29.920
- But their recommendation was a 30% salary reduction if a State’s Attorney does not have a law license
- And so this amendment would just implement the recommendations of the Department of State’s Attorneys
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Government Contract Review Committee (3-10-26)
Transcript Highlights:
- Now, the first items on the pool list are from the Attorney General's office, and they are numbers two
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- We have two attorneys in-house, and if we can handle it there, we would.
- Were any of the attorneys engaged? No. What about the emergency?
Summary:
The committee first approved a motion and then deferred a large batch of 246 contracts totaling about $187.8 million until the April 2026 meeting. It then moved through the agenda and reviewed several pulled items, beginning with four Attorney General contingent-fee contracts. Committee members questioned why the contracts were new, what the $20 million maximums meant, and how the fees would work; the AG’s office explained they were new awards from a September RFP, that the $20 million was an outside estimate tied to a full recovery, and that one contract would require a $380 million recovery to pay out the maximum. The committee voted to consider those contracts reviewed without objection.
The Department of Highways then explained an “alternative delivery support” contract, describing it as a procurement method different from the usual design-bid-build model and noting it can help with innovation, speed, timeliness, or cost reduction. After that explanation, the committee again voted to consider the contract reviewed without objection. The Kentucky Horse Park/Kentucky Horse Racing and Gaming Corporation presented eight legal services contracts; members focused on differing hourly rates and retroactive approval. The corporation said it had selected four firms through an RFP to maintain flexibility and avoid conflicts, would use in-house counsel first, and did not expect to use the maximum rates. Senator Thomas argued the committee’s statutory hourly rate cap is outdated and should be revisited. The committee then approved the contracts.
One Transportation Office of the Secretary contract was deferred to the April meeting, consistent with the agency’s prior request. The committee then reviewed Cabinet for Health and Family Services items from the Department of Community Based Services: three contract amendments and one memorandum of agreement. Members asked about funding sources, service outcomes, and whether the programs reduce future need; the agency said one amendment was a $55,000 increase offset by reductions elsewhere, that the total contract amount with the agency did not change, and that follow-up data show over 90% of children remain in the home after services. The committee approved those items.
Finally, the committee reviewed a LIHEAP contract amendment from the Division of Family Support, which the agency said used federal funds, not state general funds, to add newly appropriated federal money for low-income home energy assistance and crisis heating support. Members asked about future funding and were told that continuation depends on Congress. The committee approved that item. It then began reviewing Behavioral Health, Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities memoranda of agreement tied to Kentucky Correctional Psychiatric Center staffing; members asked for a count of personnel, and the agency said it would provide that information, after which the discussion continued.
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
House Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions, February 23, 2026
Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions
Transcript Highlights:
- Chairman and committee members, my name is Tom Long, and I'm an attorney here in Cheyenne.
- So, uh, I am an attorney in Cheyenne. I founded a law firm.
- </c><00:08:21.039><c> I</c> so, uh, I am an attorney in Cheyenne.
- I so, uh, I am an attorney in Cheyenne.
- We as attorneys would have attorney-client privilege. They don't.
Bills:
HB0086
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Rules and Administration - 01/30/26
Rules and Administration
Transcript Highlights:
- is somewhat unusual, Senator Liur, but in discussions that we've had, and that I've had with our attorney
- at the attorney general's office, it was felt that it was probably a good idea to make it very clear
- So, without going too far into the conversations I've had with the attorney general's office, because
- the attorney general's office because<00:48:12.079><c> I</c><00:48:12.240><c> don't</c><00:48:12.319
- client privilege here, I think attorney client privilege here, I think that<00:48:15.359><c> there</
Committee:
Senate Rules and Administration