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CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee Mar 3rd, 2026
Privacy and Consumer Protection
Transcript Highlights:
- The hearing is on California's privacy in the age of mass surveillance.
- still be looking at ourselves and our policies and asking if they go far enough in today's day and age
- So I do think forcing mechanisms, and Chair Bauer-Kahan mentioned some, right?
- So, yeah, sure, we should educate people at a young age and everyone else.
- And in the digital age, law enforcement often does not need to search directly at all.
Committee:
House Privacy and Consumer Protection
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Civil Rights & Judiciary Jan 20th, 2026 at 10:30 am
Civil Rights & Judiciary
Transcript Highlights:
- General's Office, not just during the current occupant's term, but before, whether or not the state AG
- Is the AG's Office the best mechanism for the taxpayers of Washington to see public policy served in
- We actively support many underpaid and vulnerable. enforcement of labor standards for low-age workers
- We have shared, we thank the AG office for having conversations.
- We have shared, we thank the AG office for having conversations.
Committee:
House Civil Rights & Judiciary
AR
Transcript Highlights:
- So when we say pediatric portion, that means age zero to age 21, which is more like 18.
- So when we say pediatric portion, that means zero, age 0 to age 21, which is more like 18.
- Age zero to age 21, which is more like 18, but that's the pediatric portion.
- DHS is given the mandate from the General Assembly to pursue whatever mechanism they can federally to
- DHS is given the mandate from the General Assembly to pursue whatever mechanism they can federally to
Committee:
All ALC-ADMINISTRATIVE RULES
Summary:
The Administrative Rules Subcommittee of the Arkansas Legislative Council reviewed several agency rules and requests. It approved without objection an Insurance Department amendment implementing Act 261’s holding company system requirements, two State Board of Election Commissioners rules on poll watchers/provisional voting and certified election monitors, and a Treasurer of State rule removing DEI-related membership requirements to comply with Act 938. The committee also held over for a month a Department of Education request related to excluding a rule from reporting requirements so it could be discussed further with the Department of Commerce.
A major portion of the meeting focused on the Department of Human Services’ request to be excluded from rulemaking for Acts 567, 568, 967, and 1025. DHS said federal CMS guidance created comparability and other issues for the Medicaid-related dental and diagnostic lab provisions, making it difficult to implement the acts as written by their effective dates. DHS outlined possible paths, including broader adult dental coverage, waivers, or splitting the dental rate increase from the special-needs cap increase. The Arkansas State Dental Association disputed DHS’s approach, arguing Act 1025 is workable, that the pediatric rate increase should move forward separately, and that DHS should continue pursuing the law rather than stop rulemaking. Committee members questioned both sides extensively about CMS correspondence, waiver timelines, fiscal impact, and whether the acts could be severed.
After testimony from DHS, the Dental Association, and a public commenter, the committee adopted a motion not to exclude DHS from reporting requirements for Acts 567, 568, 967, and 1025, meaning DHS must continue the normal rulemaking/reporting process. The committee then accepted the Division of Higher Education’s report, which recommended repealing three of its 32 rules and keeping the remaining 29 in effect. It also received routine written updates on older and newer rulemaking items and filed the monthly updates without further action.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Section 179, through its phase-out mechanism, primarily benefits small and medium-sized businesses.
- , as this mechanism has elements that take into account ability to pay.
- </c> mechanisms, as this mechanism has mechanisms, as this mechanism has elements<00:43:43.160><c> that
- And I hope and believe that when we look back at the next ag census for this period, that we've again
- He also will be speaking about the ag provisions. Welcome to the committee, Mr. Peterson.
Committee:
Senate Taxes
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee Apr 22nd, 2026
Revenue and Taxation
Transcript Highlights:
- California already mandates notices about the legal age for purchasing tobacco products, but nothing
- So that would include anyone between the ages of 50 and 80 who've smoked around 20 pack years, meaning
- like cervical cancer screening. ...or skin cancer screening that's very readily accessible for all ages
- to work with the Chair and this committee on mechanics that could do so.
- And if in the end the mechanics don't work, we won't—we're not going to just plow ahead blindly here.
Committee:
Senate Revenue and Taxation
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Appropriations - S/C on Articles VI, VII, & VIII Feb 27th, 2025
Appropriations - S/C on Articles VI, VII, & VIII
Transcript Highlights:
- Number Six, the Ag Fund.
- This money goes to maybe a university for ag conservation research.
- We cannot use it for Ag Fund.
- Aging systems. that just need to be rehabbed or replaced.
- Upgrading aging information.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Public Service Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on Public Service
Transcript Highlights:
- And it keeps going up like that till age 65.
- The reality is that if Chairman Brady had been hired at age 45 and I was hired at age 55 to teach in
- And maybe when this law was developed, nobody worked beyond age 65.
- All I ask is that the bill be passed, which would simply keep the age multiplier going up beyond age
- All I ask is that the bill be passed which would simply keep the age multiplier going up beyond age 65
Committee:
Joint Joint Committee on Public Service
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Public Service heard testimony on a wide range of retirement, municipal workforce, and public employee labor bills. Early testimony focused on H. 2749, a Plymouth home rule petition to classify Plymouth harbormaster employees as Group 4 for retirement purposes. Supporters, including local officials and retirement board representatives, argued the employees perform law-enforcement and rescue duties comparable to police and fire personnel, that the change would be fair, and that it would have little or no fiscal impact on the town. A separate harbormaster-related bill, H. 2743, was also introduced later in the hearing.
The committee also heard testimony on provisions of the Municipal Empowerment Act (H. 56), including a temporary critical-shortage exemption allowing retired state or municipal employees to return to work in hard-to-fill positions, and a renewed OPEB commission to study retiree health care costs. Administration and municipal officials said the measures were needed to address staffing shortages and rising benefit liabilities, while emphasizing the shortage exemption would be time-limited and require proof of recruitment efforts. Related retirement bills drew support and caution: advocates for higher COLA bases and enhanced COLA benefits urged relief for retirees, but some asked the committee to wait for recommendations from the special COLA commission before acting.
A major portion of the hearing concerned labor rights at the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority and the Committee for Public Counsel Services. Union representatives and employees backed bills to extend just-cause protections, promotional rights, and collective bargaining rights to MWRA and CPCS workers, arguing they currently lack protections available to most other public employees. Testimony described unfair discipline, delayed promotions, and high turnover, and committee members indicated prior favorable action on similar MWRA bills and expressed support for addressing CPCS labor rights. The committee also heard from representatives of the Massachusetts Municipal Association and public higher education employees in support of H. 2820, which would require timely funding of ratified state employee contracts, with witnesses describing long delays in receiving negotiated raises and back pay. No votes were taken during the hearing, and the chair repeatedly invited written testimony and closed each panel after questions.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 3/19/25
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> Learners Who are 16 and 17 years of age Learners Who are 16 and 17 years of age programs<00:46:19.040
- I started roofing at the age of 16, working summers throughout high school and beyond.
- What are the mechanisms that you found that brought you to UJama Place?
- really serves what is the mechanism um really serves what is the mechanism um that<01:08:53.440><c> has
- </c> about just under 10% of working age about just under 10% of working age adults<01:20:58.239><c>
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:07:54.120><c> when</c> was prompted uh to put in her age when was prompted uh to put in her age
- </c> It appears as though she intentionally put in an adult age, so she vaulted the age gate and pursued
- and um uh the depending on the age and um uh the context?
- It was sort of alluded to in terms of age verification.
- And AG Lopez, she strongly people.
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- The mechanism that's set forth in this particular bill represents on, The mechanism that's set forth
- So this mechanism and the penalty provision associated with it would be new and certainly hasn't been
- And that becomes very important in this day and age, because right now, And that becomes very important
- I'm testifying today regarding specific mechanics of this bill, which creates some unique challenges
- But as a leader, there's a question. the transition to whatever mechanism that OSPI had in place, but
Committee:
House Education
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- . ...seven children, all under seven years of age.
- Aging also significantly impacts sexual recidivism.
- So there are penalties and accountability mechanisms in the bill.
- [The federal government] didn't allow us a mechanism on how to do it.
- It can take tremendous courage and strength for survivors at this age, as well as any age, to come forward
Committee:
Senate Public Safety
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- And it does not lower any age thresholds.
- saying all the way up to age 24.
- the defendant of the interview, not the age of the crime, the age of the interview.
- To me, the age of the interview should be the focus, not the age of the crime.
- the age of the interview at the interview?
Committee:
House Public Safety
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security
Transcript Highlights:
- My imprisonment came at a young age.
- My imprisonment came at a young age.
- We're going to go with testimonies on age 25.99. go with testimonies on age 2591, S-1720, an act to build
- They are aging at a faster rate.
- We will be speaking about age 26. 26.
Summary:
The hearing before the Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security focused on several correction-related bills, including visitation reform, elder and medical parole, incarcerated persons’ human rights, and creation of an independent correctional oversight office. Vice Chair Christopher Worrell chaired the hearing in place of Chair Dan Cahill for much of the session and explained that the committee would first hear from incarcerated individuals remotely, then move to public testimony. The committee repeatedly enforced three-minute limits and accepted written testimony as well.
Much of the testimony from incarcerated people emphasized that visitation is central to rehabilitation, family stability, and reentry, and that current DOC policies—visitor caps, pre-approval requirements, scheduling rules, dress-code enforcement, and restrictions on contact—have reduced family contact and caused harm. Several speakers argued that elderly and medically frail prisoners should be released through parole because incarceration is costly, ineffective, and inhumane for people who pose little public-safety risk. Others described poor prison conditions, limited programming, inadequate healthcare, segregation-like housing, and the impact of K2 use, suicides, and self-harm. Supporters of the oversight bill said an independent office is needed to address racial disparities, grievance failures, and lack of accountability within the DOC.
A number of speakers tied their support to personal experiences, including alleged racial discrimination, denial of programs, and barriers to family visits. Some testified that rehabilitative programming, education, and restorative justice reduce violence and improve outcomes, while others said the DOC spends too little on programming and too much on punishment. Committee members asked a few follow-up questions, including about K2 contraband and how to reduce drugs in facilities, and one member asked about typical visitation lengths. No votes were taken during the hearing; the committee heard testimony on the bills and several witnesses urged favorable reports.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- I was a career changer at the age of 30 when I decided. Supported this effort along the way.
- I was a career changer at the age of 30 when I decided to pursue a master's degree in elementary and
- It seems like higher ed already has a mechanism for helping.
- And it seems like higher ed already has a mechanism for helping to fund capital projects.
- Is there a mechanism for phasing this that is not such a big chunk all at once? Thank you, Mr.
Committees:
Senate Senate Education , Senate House Education
Keywords:
teacher residency, Teacher Residency Act, public schools, teacher preparation, educator pipeline, teacher recruitment, teacher retention, student teachers, apprenticeship, co-teaching, mentor teachers, residency stipend, teacher salary, level one teacher, charter schools, school districts, New Mexico education, teacher workforce, principal stipend, cohort model
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 097 Apr 21st, 2026
Colorado House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> creates yet another transfer mechanism creates yet another transfer mechanism between<00:38:27.280
- </c> then they have a means and a mechanism then they have a means and a mechanism to<01:33:35.040><c
- </c> have a requirement in the bill for ages have a requirement in the bill for ages 5<01:38:24.560><
- We're just expanding the age limit.
- To be able to treat a age of five.
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- Missouri, a legislature at the time, was one of the last states to get a statewide funding mechanism
- Can anybody sign off on it that's over the age of 21 and has a valid driver's license?
- Last year, 142 of these fatalities, about 16%, involved a driver under the age of 21.
- And while most... ...are about 16% involved a driver under the age of 21.
- And while most crashes, regardless of age, can be tied back to a poor decision, sometimes the biggest
Committee:
House Crime and Public Safety
Summary:
The committee met in executive session and first approved House Bill 2889 by a 14-0 roll call vote. It then took up House Bill 3175, “Mason’s Law,” adopting a House Committee Substitute after discussion of a proposed amendment that was not offered because the sponsor and a member agreed the language needed to be cleaned up. The substitute bill was then advanced both due pass and due pass by consent, with unanimous votes of 14-0 and 16-0 respectively.
House Bill 3066, dealing with St. Louis police governance and related budget/oversight issues, drew extended debate. Opponents argued it was an overreach, would sidestep local elected officials, and could burden the city budget; supporters said it was not a state takeover but an oversight structure made up of city citizens and that the city should be responsible for certain liabilities. The committee adopted a House Committee Amendment to address lieutenant overtime pay, rolled it into a new committee substitute, and then passed the substitute 11-5. During the vote, members clarified that a refusal to vote could be recorded and the roll was completed after a brief rules question.
In public hearing, House Bill 2767 was presented as a 911 funding measure that would increase the prepaid wireless 911 fee from 3% to 4% to generate roughly $1 million more annually for grants to local 911 providers for equipment, training, and related upgrades. Testimony from 911 directors emphasized that prepaid phone revenue has declined as consumers move away from that technology, while the added funding would help modernize statewide emergency response systems; no opposition was heard. House Bill 1990, creating the offense of gift card fraud, was then heard with support from the sponsor, retailers, grocers, convenience store operators, and bankers, who described sophisticated theft schemes involving tampering with cards and stealing activation data; members asked about penalties, how the fraud works, and whether the bill aligns with existing theft classifications.
The final bill heard was House Bill 2269, which would move boiler inspector qualifications and related fire/life safety standards from statute into rule to help the state hire inspectors more quickly and align with national standards. The state fire marshal supported the change and said oversight would remain with the boiler board commission. House Bill 3220, focused on teen driver accountability and driver education, drew extensive support from the sponsor, a crash victim’s widow, AAA, motorcycle and pedestrian safety advocates, and MODOT. Supporters said the bill would require driver education for new applicants under 21, tighten supervision and point-assessment rules, and reduce crashes; MODOT estimated a state administrative cost of roughly $350,000 to $850,000 annually, and members asked about parental supervision, the impact on young drivers, and historical crash trends. No votes were taken on the public hearing bills before adjournment.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:00 am
Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight
Transcript Highlights:
- Lastly, the bill outlines mechanisms for implementation with the creation of an implementation plan.
- 14 or older who is proficient in English. ...have anyone aged 14 or older who is proficient in English
- The enforcement mechanism is not.
- Town of Milton, the MBTA Communities law case, AG Campbell had declared that the law is mandatory, not
- Presumably, they realized they could do so because there was no clear enforcement mechanism written into
Summary:
The Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight heard testimony on several bills. Senator Mike Moore supported S. 2185, which would delay implementation of the heavy-duty omnibus/advanced clean truck requirements while requiring the Commonwealth to purchase or lease electric medium- and heavy-duty vehicles starting in 2025; he argued the delay is needed because infrastructure, grid capacity, vehicle availability, and costs are not yet ready. The committee also heard strong support for S. 2156/H. 3318, which would require free menstrual products in public buildings, with advocates and students describing period poverty and the need to treat menstrual products like other basic restroom supplies. Senator John Keenan testified for S. 2158, a bill to let municipal light plants protect proprietary and competitively sensitive information from public disclosure while keeping board meetings and minutes open, saying it would help level the playing field against larger competitors.
A major portion of the hearing focused on S. 2125/H. 3384, the language access and inclusion bill. Testimony from the AAPI Commission, Mass Speaks coalition members, Mass Appleseed, MLRI, ATASK, MAPC, the Boston Bar Association, Mass Advocates for Children, and others described barriers faced by limited-English-proficient residents in accessing MassHealth, DCF, courts, domestic violence services, schools, and other state services. Witnesses cited untranslated documents, inadequate interpretation, delays, and the burden placed on bilingual staff and children; several also pointed to recent federal moves toward English-only policy as making state action more urgent. Committee members asked questions about implementation, interpreter availability, and the role of technology and remote participation, and the chair noted the bill had been reported favorably in a prior session and intended to be again.
The committee also heard testimony on time-zone legislation. Dr. Karin Johnson, representing sleep medicine interests, supported H. 3405 for permanent standard time and opposed S. 2157 for permanent daylight saving time, arguing that standard time better aligns with circadian rhythms and health, while permanent daylight saving time would worsen morning darkness and sleep disruption. Members questioned the strength of the scientific evidence and discussed school start times, geography, and whether Massachusetts should align with neighboring states. No votes were taken during the hearing, and testimony continued on additional bills as the session progressed.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Capital Planning Advisory Board (7-9-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> pathway for the aviation mechanic pathway for the aviation mechanic technician<00:13:13.040><c>
- Because we are over a century old, that comes with aging infrastructure and aging facilities.
- aging infrastructure and<01:03:22.960><c> aging</c><01:03:23.280><c> facilities.
- Um, it's an aged academic center.
- </c> uh, which is a aging infrastructure. uh, which is a aging infrastructure.
Summary:
The meeting opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, followed by a roll call establishing a quorum. The committee then approved the prior meeting’s minutes. Members were reminded to silence cell phones, and the chair noted an informational item on capital plan amendments made by state agencies during the latest revision period before moving to university capital plan presentations.
Eastern Kentucky University President David McFaden outlined EKU’s enrollment growth, strong Kentucky student retention, and signature programs in nursing, occupational therapy, criminal justice, education, manufacturing engineering, and aviation. EKU’s main capital priorities were a new health innovation project to support a proposed osteopathic medical program, including a $50 million escrow requirement until accreditation; a collaborative center for health innovation to address outdated health sciences facilities; a $5 million startup request for an air traffic control program; aircraft upgrades for the aviation fleet; and continued asset preservation funding. In response to questions, EKU said roughly 40% of the new health facility would be dedicated to the medical school, with shared simulation space for multiple health programs, and that aviation maintenance needs are currently being met through KCTCS partners but could be expanded if demand grows.
KCTCS representatives then described the system’s scale and capital needs, noting service to 107,000 students, extensive dual credit and workforce training, and a network of 342 buildings across 70 campuses. They said prior legislative support, including $277 million in asset preservation and $90 million released for approved projects, had helped with safety, roofs, energy efficiency, and campus security. Their current priorities include about $30 million for systemwide safety and security upgrades, renovations tied to consolidation and footprint reduction under Senate Joint Resolution 179, and broader asset preservation needs estimated at roughly $300 million to $325 million. Members discussed the need to preserve and expand skilled trades training, and KCTCS said its plan includes construction trades and flexible, multiuse facilities that can adapt to changing workforce needs. No votes were taken beyond approval of the minutes, and the presentations concluded with questions and discussion only.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
2026 Legislative Session - Day Twenty One - Monday, February 16
Missouri House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Fox broke taboos around race, sex, poverty, and aging, using laughter to expose hypocrisy and injustice
- That was mentioned is the $12.50 charge that is cost, that the mechanics are paid, that is an issue.
- It also creates another government mechanism that will be costly to regulate.
- Again, just another government mechanism to try to regulate this industry. I say make it illegal.
- I do believe that this does amend previously amended material because of the age and the opt-out.
Summary:
The House convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, then approved the House Journal by roll call vote, 115-6. Members then used points of personal privilege to honor Redd Foxx for Black History Month and to remember former Mayor Frank Klipsch, followed by the introduction of a first-grade special guest page for the day. The chamber also received first readings of three bills on mental health efforts in public schools, public labor organizations, and state contracts with certain telecommunications companies, along with committee reports recommending passage of several bills.
The House then debated and passed several measures. A large vehicle-inspection bill, House Committee Substitute for House Bills 1838, 1692, 1695, 1983, 2036, 2662, and 2743, drew extended debate over whether inspections improve safety or impose unnecessary costs; it passed 104-43. House Bill 1917, a Jefferson County water district bill aimed at removing a local obstacle to a long-planned development, passed 148-2. House Bill 261, as amended, was approved 109-21 to require Missouri schools and universities to adopt nondiscriminatory policies protecting Jewish students from antisemitic harassment, using the IHRA definition as a guide while stating it would not limit First Amendment rights.
Members also passed House Committee Substitute for House Bill 2384, 92-61, which would limit local energy-code mandates and reduce housing construction costs, despite objections that it would preempt local control and roll back newer codes. The chamber then moved into perfection and took up House Committee Substitute for House Bill 2989, a major gaming-regulation bill intended to legalize and regulate video lottery terminals and crack down on illegal machines. Multiple amendments were adopted, including a $250-per-terminal fee dedicated to developmental disability services, local opt-out and operating-hour provisions, a shorter grace period for existing machines, property-tax language, a 21-and-over restricted area requirement, a larger warning label, and a historical funding provision for the steamboat Arabia. Debate continued on the bill and its amendments, with supporters emphasizing regulation, local control, and new revenue, and opponents warning about gambling expansion, enforcement problems, and social harms.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- The average age of state buildings is 44 years old.
- The average age of state buildings is 44 years old.
- The average age of state buildings is 44 years old.
- The average age of state buildings is 44 years old.
- , our average building age being 44 years old.
Committee:
House Capital Investment