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CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Environmental Quality Committee Jan 13th, 2026
Environmental Quality
Transcript Highlights:
- We’re now moving to file item number one, SB 58, Padilla.
- Now moving to file item number 4, SB 811.
- File item number 3, SB 501. The motion is due pass as amended to appropriations.
- File item 3, SB 501, Senator Allen. Thank you. The bill is out. File item 3, SB 501, Senator Allen.
- And the last file item, file item 4, SB 811, Senator Gabayero.
Committee:
Senate Environmental Quality
HI
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama Senate State Governmental Affairs Committee Feb 19th, 2025
State Governmental Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Baggot to come up from the counties, if he's here, to explain some discrepancies with filing.
- They also have to file. Additionally, those coming out of governmental sectors also have to file.
- Then, people who are running as Independents do not need to file during the regular...
- Independents do not need to file during the regular period.
- ; all they have to do is show proof that they have filed, and a recent one will be accepted.
Committee:
Senate State Governmental Affairs
Keywords:
sewer, wastewater, public service commission, PSC, utility regulation, private utility, regulated utility, affiliated system, consolidation, rate jurisdiction, rate setting, wastewater management entity, common ownership, control, Jefferson County Board of Health, local constitutional amendment, public utilities, Alabama Code Title 37, Alabama Code Title 22, certification
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- So we will now move back in file order to file... Thank you, Madam Chair.
- All right, so we will now move back in file order to file number two, SB 1057 by Senator Becker.
- We'll move to file item number 3, SB 1071 by Ochoa Bo.
- We'll move to file item number 3, SB 1071 by...
- Move to file item 4, SB 1088 by Senator Blake Spear.
Committee:
Senate Health
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- File.
- </c><00:03:39.480><c> File.
- The participating organizations include the Domestic of the day that may be filed later of the day that
- /c><00:05:06.720><c> notice</c><00:05:07.000><c> will</c><00:05:07.080><c> be</c><00:05:07.200><c> filed
- </c> Room 224, and the notice will be filed Room 224, and the notice will be filed with<00:05:07.720>
Bills:
HB1163 , HB2113 , HB2333 , HB2411 , HB2583 , HB1613 , HB1614 , HB2590 , HB1950 , HB1603 , HB1707 , HB1832 , HB2119 , HB2155 , HB2594 , HB2595 , HB1929 , HB2015 , HB2207 , HB1619 , HB1667 , HB1984 , HB2140 , HB2097 , HB1957 , HB2503 , HB2581 , HB1520 , SCR55 , SR53
Keywords:
commercial drivers license, non-domiciled, federal regulations, commercial learner's permit, citizenship, lawful residency, Department of Transportation, Kainahola Stream, flood prevention, vegetation removal, appropriation, natural resources, transportation, airport special districts, penalties, Hawaii, aeronautics law, public safety, workforce development, sector partnerships
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session - part 2 May 13th, 2025
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Bill to be placed on the calendar for the day for Thursday, May 15, 2025, and establishes the pre-filing
- Of the following House File, herewith returned, House File Number 1090, an Act Relating to Capital Investment
- House File Number 475. Discussion on the bill.
- I move that House File 2437 be laid on the table.
- Representative Niska moves that House File 2437 be laid on the table.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Conference Committee on H.F. 2115 - Human Services Omnibus - Part 2 - 05/14/25
Transcript Highlights:
- It's Senate File 257. House File 257. I think there was also a Senate file.
- Chair, motion to adopt House Section 2, Senate File 2669, Senate Section 2, except House File Section
- File 2115, Senate sections 6 to8, House File 2115, Senate sections 6 to8, House section<01:11:19.840>
- 2, except House File Section 4, Section 2, except House File Section 4, line<01:14:22.159><c> 113.21
- Please be on any Senate file 2115.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee Mar 10th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Okay, we're going to move to file item two.
- File item 3, AB 1691, Assemblymember Dixon. Welcome.
- This is file item number four, AB 1744, authored by Assemblymember Addis.
- File item number five was on consent. File item number five was on consent, AB 1617.
- File item number five was on consent. percent. File item number five was on consent, AB 1617.
Summary:
The Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee heard four measures and approved one consent item. AB 1617 was taken up on consent and passed to Appropriations. The committee then heard AB 1604, which would phase out bisphenol A in paper receipts by 2027 and all bisphenols by 2028. The author and supporters from Breast Cancer Prevention Partners and Californians Against Waste argued receipts are a source of worker and consumer exposure and waste contamination, while no opposition testified. The bill passed to Judiciary.
AB 1642, dealing with post-wildfire smoke and contamination standards for returning to homes, workplaces, and schools, drew extensive testimony. The author, a Caltech professor, and Eaton Fire survivors described heavy metals and other contaminants found in smoke-damaged homes and said California lacks clear science-based clearance standards. Insurance and real estate groups opposed or expressed concern, arguing the bill could overlap with insurance claims handling and add costs, while the author and supporters said it only sets scientific standards and does not regulate claims. The bill passed to Appropriations on a 5-2 vote.
AB 1691 addressed copper-based anti-fouling paint on boats and conflicting state water quality and pesticide regulations. The author and the City of Newport Beach said the bill would require DPR and the State Water Resources Control Board to coordinate on studies and consistent standards, while boating groups warned about unintended consequences and the possibility of a de facto ban. The committee also heard AB 1744, a truth-in-labeling bill sponsored by a high school eco club that would prohibit sunscreen from being marketed as reef-safe or reef-friendly if it contains chemical UV filters; it passed unanimously to Privacy and Consumer Protection. After add-on votes, the committee confirmed the earlier actions and adjourned.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- I'll file 1666, as you said, it's for the city of Slayton for a child care center.
- This is House File 232, a project in the city of...
- Ironically, the same number as the House File bill, so I think that's a good omen.
- We are here to present House File, sorry, I don't know.
- And with that, we're going to lay House File 2518 over.
Bills:
HF2418 , HF1666 , HF232 , HF344 , HF402 , HF431 , HF468 , HF547 , HF583 , HF1476 , HF1711 , HF2787 , HF2788 , HF3207
Committee:
House Capital Investment
Keywords:
capital investment, political subdivisions, state assistance, funding, project grants, child care, Slayton, state bonds, economic development, extended time revenue, school funding, state aid, career and technical education, CTE, STEM, secondary credit, after-school programs, summer school, learning year program, extended day
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- If it's not filed in 30 days, we can't file it.
- Currently, an expunction is filed by the petitioner and it's a $350 filing fee, and if they retain an
- And thank you, Representative Cook, for filing this legislation.
- This bill was previously filed in, I think, the 87th session.
- This bill was previously filed in the, I think the 87th session.
Bills:
HB115
Committee:
House Criminal Jurisprudence
Keywords:
public funds, lobbying, political subdivision, government spending, transparency, HB 115, taxpayer-funded lobbying, local government lobbying, county association dues, municipal lobbying, lobbyist registration, Chapter 305, Government Code Section 556.0056, Local Government Code Section 89.002, county government, city government, injunctive relief, attorney's fees, state association of counties, sheriffs association
Summary:
The Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence reconvened with a quorum present and announced it would likely not vote that night because of confusion over the bill list; members were told a definitive list would be circulated the next morning and a formal meeting would be scheduled later. The chair then heard a series of bills, generally taking testimony and leaving each pending without action. House Bill 1847 would set maximum caseload standards for private attorneys handling indigent criminal appointments through the Texas Indigent Defense Commission; House Bill 2417 would expand compensation eligibility for some wrongfully imprisoned people; House Bill 2813 would require earlier and more specific victim notice of scheduled court proceedings; and House Bill 2309 would expand state and local authority in certain civil asset forfeiture cases involving human trafficking, health care fraud, and organized crime. Each bill was laid out by its author or a member, with no opposition witnesses registered, and each was left pending.
The committee also heard House Bill 4733, which would require sealing records for people acquitted of charges when they were not convicted on the related allegation; House Bill 2328, which would modernize expunction service by encouraging electronic notice, setting a standardized fee when electronic service is unavailable, extending clerk retention of expunction orders, and preserving certain mental health commitment orders; and House Bill 115, which would revise Texas’s “junk science” post-conviction writ law by providing counsel, changing the relief standard, requiring written decisions, and easing procedural barriers. Testimony on HB 2328 was mixed: county clerks supported the bill as a cost-saving modernization, while legal advocates warned that permanent retention of expunction orders could undermine true expunction and create privacy risks. HB 115 drew support from innocence and defense organizations, with some concern about a provision affecting subsequent writs. All were left pending after testimony.
Later, the committee heard House Bill 2046, which would allow affirmative family-violence findings for any Penal Code offense rather than only Title V offenses; testimony from a Dallas County prosecutor and a committee member emphasized that family violence can involve arson, burglary, fraud, and other non-Title V conduct, and the bill was left pending. House Bill 1765 would tighten restrictions on no-knock warrants by requiring higher-level approval, judicial review, and identifiable officers; members discussed the dangers highlighted by the Harding Street raid and similar incidents, and the bill was also left pending. The meeting ended with the chair noting that some bills had been removed from the agenda at the author’s request and that members should be prepared to finalize the vote list the next day.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Transportation Committee Apr 7th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- We'll return to file item order. So the first one being AB 289, Haney.
- We're going to move on to file item five. I do not see file item three, Zbur here, so calling Zbur.
- We do have file item five here, AB 1237, McKinnor.
- Moving to the top of file order, file item number one, AB 289, Haney.
- All right, moving on to file item two, AB 674, Connolly.
Summary:
The Assembly Transportation Committee heard several transportation and climate-related bills. AB 954 would create a Caltrans pilot program for bike highways in two metropolitan areas and require a report to the Legislature; supporters said it would expand protected regional bike networks and help climate and equity goals, while some members objected that it would divert gas-tax-funded transportation dollars away from road repairs and rural needs. The bill passed on a 7-3 vote, with the roll held open for later additions.
AB 289 would authorize automated speed enforcement in active highway construction zones to protect workers. The author and labor and contractor witnesses described repeated work-zone crashes and fatalities and argued the cameras would supplement, not replace, CHP enforcement. Some members raised concerns about civil penalties and enforcement policy, but the bill advanced on a 9-? initial vote and later was approved 15-1 after the roll was completed.
AB 674 would update the Clean Cars for All program to prioritize pre-2004 high-polluting vehicles in disadvantaged and low-income communities and improve reporting and incentive rules. Supporters said older vehicles produce a disproportionate share of emissions and that the program has already retired thousands of cars; the committee approved the bill unanimously on the floor vote and sent it to the Committee on Natural Resources.
AB 1237 would let LA Metro and VTA add a $5 fee to primary ticket sales for 2026 FIFA World Cup and NCAA championship events to fund transit service, with ticket holders able to use transit on event day. Supporters said the fee would help manage congestion and security needs, while the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association argued it was an unconstitutional tax requiring voter approval. The bill passed and was re-referred to the Committee on Arts, Entertainment, Sports, and Tourism. AB 891 would create a Caltrans quick-build pilot for temporary safety improvements on state highways for pedestrians and bicyclists; supporters emphasized rapid, low-cost safety fixes, while opponents said the program could divert gas-tax funds and was not appropriate for rural areas. It passed 11-4 and was sent to Appropriations. The committee also approved a six-bill consent calendar.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Judiciary committee approves anti-kickback bill, HF2260 3/20/25
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, House File 2260 is before us.
- Schumacher's House File 2115 that is the greater DHS policy bill.
- And so that's what you have before us today in House File 2260.
- House File 2260, uh, as General.
- </c> Curran renews her motion that House File Curran renews her motion that House File 2260<00:16:19.680
Summary:
The committee heard House File 2260, a Judiciary Committee clone of portions of the larger DHS policy bill, and adopted the A1 amendment, which was described as largely technical but also incorporating changes from the related human services bill. The bill was presented as covering several DHS-related policy areas, including background studies transparency, anti-kickback provisions for medical assistance and child care assistance, and personal data protections for human services judges. The amendment also added a number of provisions related to direct care and treatment, competency restoration billing and data sharing, fraud enforcement tools, behavioral health fund eligibility, and clarifications to prior law.
Testimony from DHS Office of Inspector General legislative director Ardian Diddy emphasized that the bill would improve transparency in background studies, update investigative and arrest data access, extend a limited set-aside to similar provider types, and correct an effective-date error from last session. He also said the anti-kickback language would mirror federal Medicaid law for medical assistance and create a state-level prohibition for CCAP, giving DHS and law enforcement more tools to investigate fraud and misuse. Additional provisions would add human services judges to existing personal data protections for judicial officials. Diddy also explained amendment sections from the governor’s fraud package, including authority to act against entities convicted of fraud or theft, data-sharing improvements, and a disqualification from management and billing positions.
Members raised questions about possible conflicts of interest involving DHS employees with outside LLCs and about the need for stronger safeguards against fraud. The chair and other members referenced recent fraud cases and said the bill would help prevent similar abuses. Christy Grumman of DHS testified on the judge privacy section, saying there are about 35 human services judges and describing a recent incident in which a judge received violent threats serious enough to require the family’s temporary relocation by the State Patrol. Representative Hudson supported the anti-kickback provisions as a needed codification of agency authority. The committee then approved the amended bill and recommended it be re-referred to the Committee on Public Safety, Finance, and Policy.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities Jul 1st, 2026
Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities
Transcript Highlights:
- I filed written testimony, which pretty much summarizes the bill.
- DeMineco for their leadership in filing this bill.
- [Luz Aravello] About filing a tax return.
- So we have filed this bill, and what does it do?
- Thank you, Senator, and thank you for filing the bill before us today.
Keywords:
poverty alleviation, family support, economic mobility, youth transition, financial education, matched savings, community programs, Department of Children and Families, DCF, child abuse investigation, child neglect, pediatrician, advanced practice registered nurse, medical misdiagnosis, rickets, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, osteogenesis imperfecta, vitamin D deficiency, bone fragility, child welfare
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- of that nature, and the filing fees for filing lawsuits and responses to lawsuits, et cetera, fund primarily
- I mean, I didn't file this personally against Mr. Duncan.
- Now, we could have filed a bill to combine the courts.
- I filed for the compensation.
- In Orleans Parish alone, last year, we filed over 400 expungements.
Bills:
SB256
Committee:
House Judiciary
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Senate File number 2393 and insert House File 2442.
- number 2393 and insert House Senate file number 2393 and insert House File<00:01:20.159><c> 2442.
- When the spreadsheet was posted, it was still posted to Senate File 2393.
- It says Senate budget, and above it says Senate File 2393 in parentheses, A31DE.
- </c><00:04:34.000><c> 2393</c> above it says Senate File 2393 above it says Senate File 2393 um<00:04
Bills:
HF2438
Committee:
Senate Finance
Keywords:
transportation finance, transportation policy, MnDOT, Minnesota Department of Transportation, Department of Public Safety, Metropolitan Council, highway funding, trunk highway fund, county state-aid highway fund, municipal state-aid street fund, state aid roads, local roads, bridge funding, road construction, transit funding, passenger rail, freight rail, aviation, airport development, safe routes to school
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Energy, Utilities And Communications Committee Apr 7th, 2026
Energy, Utilities and Communications
Transcript Highlights:
- We'll start with file item number one, SB 929 by Senator Jones.
- We'll continue with file item number two, SB 1138 by Senator Padilla.
- We'll continue with file item number three, SB 1197 by Senator Nilo.
- We'll continue with file item number four, SB 913 by Senator Becker.
- File item number seven, SB 1337 by Senator Richardson.
Committee:
Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications
Summary:
The committee heard several energy, telecommunications, and regulatory bills. SB 929 by Senator Jones would require the California Energy Commission chair to appear annually and report to the Legislature on the commission’s activities, plans, and outreach; it was presented as a low-cost oversight measure and drew no opposition. SB 1138 by Senator Padilla would let load-serving entities trade hourly resource adequacy obligations under the CPUC’s slice-of-day framework to reduce overprocurement and lower ratepayer costs; supporters said it could save tens of millions of dollars, while questions focused on reliability and whether savings would reach customers. SB 913 by Senator Becker would create a clearer pathway for customer-sited distributed energy resources, such as home batteries and smart thermostats, to participate in resource adequacy markets; supporters said it would unlock existing clean capacity and reduce costs, and members asked about reliability, opt-in participation, and compensation for homeowners.
The committee also heard SB 1197 by Senator Niello, which would move California to permanent standard time if federal law allows, with testimony from a sleep medicine physician supporting the health and safety benefits of ending the time switch and opposition from golf industry representatives who urged a broader analysis of economic, recreational, and public safety impacts. Members debated whether the 2018 voter approval required another vote and whether Congress would need to act. SB 1265 by Senator Richardson would codify and expand the Go Green financing program by creating a new fund and allowing broader partnerships beyond current IOU service areas; supporters said it would expand access to clean energy financing statewide. SB 1337 by Senator Richardson would create a working group to coordinate fuel transition policy and refinery-related issues following SB 237, with supporters emphasizing the need for better interagency coordination and some members asking how it would avoid duplicative work.
The committee also considered SB 1191 by Senator Ochoa Bogh, which would extend the California High-Cost Fund A and B programs for rural telephone service through 2033; supporters said the surcharge-funded program is essential for affordable service and emergency connectivity in remote areas. After discussion, the committee adopted amendments where offered and voted all of the bills out of committee, generally on unanimous or near-unanimous votes, with SB 1265 receiving one no vote. Several bills were held on call briefly and then later passed when the committee reconvened, and the hearing adjourned after all listed measures were reported out.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Energy, Utilities And Communications Committee Apr 7th, 2026
Energy, Utilities and Communications
Transcript Highlights:
- We'll start with file item number one, SB 929 by Senator Jones.
- We'll continue with file item number two, SB 1138 by Senator Padilla.
- We'll continue with file item number three, SB 1197 by Senator Nilo.
- We'll continue with file item number four, SB 913 by Senator Becker.
- File item number seven, SB 1337 by Senator Richardson. 12-1.
Committee:
Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections Feb 20th, 2026 at 10:30 am
State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections
Transcript Highlights:
- The bill also provides that an aggrieved party may file an action in Superior Court approved.
- filing period for the office, a vacancy in candidacy for the office exists.
- It's a special filing period for the same election, okay?
- And if the incumbent doesn't file, I mean, the incumbent just stays. We'll have to discuss this.
- We have to file that declaration. There's currently no threshold.
WY
Transcript Highlights:
- c><00:01:28.880><c> that</c> Um, our first bill today that we're going to take a look at is Senate File
- >> Yes, Senator Scott. point out that Senate File 59 is related point out that Senate File 59 is related
- </c> regardless of whether that Senate File regardless of whether that Senate File 59<00:04:15.120><c
- Madam Chairman, for Senate File 14, Literacy Position for K-3 Reading Program, do pass amended.
- </c> move on to our second bill, Senate File move on to our second bill, Senate File 18,<00:21:05.039
Committee:
Senate Education
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
March 20, 2025 - 02:00 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- We required policyholders to file a notice of intent to litigate before they file a lawsuit, which is
- They can't file a claim against an insurance company.
- And for the first time in years, several filed rate decreases, all right, as well as flat filings.
- And I must... ...well as flat filings.
- And if they don't, the consumer has to file a lawsuit.
Summary:
The committee met to hear five banking and insurance-related bills. HB 1549, an Office of Financial Regulation agency bill to help more efficiently regulate financial institutions, was amended to match Senate companion language and then passed unanimously. HB 1231 would extend physician payment and prior-authorization protections similar to a prior dental law, including limits on virtual credit card payments as the sole payment method; physicians and medical groups supported it as a way to reduce fees and retroactive denials, while insurers were not heard in opposition, and the bill passed unanimously.
The committee then heard HB 999, which would make gold and silver legal tender and allow transactions in bullion through electronic debit mechanisms. The sponsor and several proponents framed it as an inflation hedge and economic freedom measure, while questions focused on definitions, transaction costs, and vendor participation. The bill passed on a mostly party-line vote, with one member voting no. The committee also approved HM 4363, a memorial urging Congress to establish a sovereign wealth fund; the sponsor described it as a way to steward national wealth, and the memorial passed with one dissenting vote.
Finally, the committee took up HB 1551, which would create a prevailing-party attorney fee framework in insurance contract disputes. The sponsor argued it would restore balance, deter meritless litigation, and help consumers with valid claims recover fees, while insurers, business groups, and defense attorneys warned it would revive one-way fee shifting, increase litigation, and raise premiums. Consumer advocates and some members supported it as necessary to give policyholders meaningful recourse. After debate, the bill passed favorably, with one member voting no.