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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Minnesota House passes HF2309, the omnibus housing policy bill 4/29/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Banking and Finance Committee Apr 28th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- historically underserved communities through investments and affordable housing development and preservation
Summary:
The Assembly Banking and Finance Committee met to hear several bills, beginning with a consent calendar that included AB 665 and AB 866, both adopted on a do pass basis and referred to Appropriations. The committee then took up AB 801, which would create a California Community Reinvestment Act to require covered financial institutions, including state-chartered banks, credit unions, residential mortgage lenders, and money transmitters, to meet the financial needs of low- and moderate-income communities and communities of color. The author and supporters argued the bill would close gaps left by the federal CRA, address redlining and discriminatory lending, and expand investment in housing, small business, and community development. Support came from community groups, CDFIs, labor, and housing advocates, while opposition from mortgage bankers and credit unions argued the bill would impose costly new reporting and regulatory burdens, especially on institutions they said already serve underserved borrowers well. Committee members discussed the scope of the bill, the experience of other states with state CRA laws, and possible carve-outs or tiered treatment for smaller credit unions. AB 801 was passed as amended and referred to Appropriations, with the roll left open and later completed; one member voted no and others were not voting or voted aye as the roll was finalized.
The committee also heard AB 743, which would require licensing and surety bonds for commercial lawsuit financing and bring those transactions under DFPI oversight. The author said the bill was aimed at a largely unregulated, multi-billion-dollar industry and was intended to increase transparency and address concerns about foreign interests, fraud, and abusive litigation funding practices, while not affecting consumer legal funding. Supporters, including Unified Patents, the Civil Justice Association of California, the California Chamber of Commerce, the California Trucking Association, and the American Property Casualty Insurance Association, said the bill was an important first step toward disclosure and regulation. There was no opposition testimony. AB 743 passed unanimously as amended and was referred to Appropriations, with the roll held open briefly for absent members before the committee adjourned.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- currently 3:03, and we are reconvening on a single bill today, HB 830 HD2 SD2, relating to historic preservation
Summary:
The committee considered several conference measures on April 25, 2025, mostly waiting on FIN or Ways and Means releases before taking action. SB 25 on eviction mediation was agreed to and passed with amendments, with members voting aye except for one no vote recorded from Representative Pirk and several excused members. SB 1367 on installment loans was also taken up later in the meeting; a revised conference draft was noted to include a five-year timeframe, a $1 convenience fee, and a corrected effective date, and it passed unanimously among those voting.
Other measures were repeatedly rolled to later times in Room 224 or 225 because releases were still pending, including SB 1044 on property insurance stabilization, SB 1220 on a renewable gas tariff, SB 500 on electric utilities, HB 1370 on liquor tax/draft beer definitions, HB 939 on alcohol/liquor tax changes, HB 1052 on the universal service program, and SB 1500 on electric utilities. When SB 1220 and SB 500 were eventually heard, both were described as creating or adjusting utility-related processes and both passed with amendments. HB 1370 also passed with amendments after the committee noted it would redefine draft beer for liquor tax purposes.
SB 1044 drew the most detailed discussion: the conferees described major funding provisions, including a $30 million reimbursable general obligation bond appropriation for the Hawaii Hurricane Relief Fund, a $20 million reimbursable GO bond appropriation to the Hawaii Green Infrastructure Authority for a condominium loan program, and a $5 million appropriation for GAP reserves, along with 36-month assessment periods and a temporary recording fee up to $44. The bill passed with amendments. HB 1052 on the universal service program was described as allowing the Public Utilities Commission to use program funds to provide free telecommunications access for individuals with print disabilities, with a $150,000 cap, and it also passed with a conference draft.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- events demonstrate the need for a statutory framework to protect students from discrimination while preserving
Bills:
SB2972 , SB1909 , SB2815 , SB735 , SB2233 , SB800 , SB1069 , SB2683 , SB2986 , SB2058 , SB2310 , SB2055 , SB1032
Committee:
Senate Education
Keywords:
expressive activities, freedom of speech, public forum, higher education, protests, student rights, antisemitism, public institutions, disciplinary policy, student organizations, compliance, institutional policy, disciplinary sanctions, diploma designation, institution merger, academic records, student options, Holocaust education, Holocaust Remembrance Week, genocide education
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development Committee Apr 16th, 2025
Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- It also preserves what the county commission association has set up that we authorized under rebuild
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Mar 28th, 2025
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- founding member of the Chavez Family Vision Incorporated, Rita Chavez Medina played a pivotal role in preserving
Summary:
The Assembly convened after a quorum call, prayer, pledge, and a moment of silence for Marysville Police Officer Osmar Rodarte. Members then handled several procedural motions, including re-referring bills and moving items on the file, with AB 567 re-referred by a recorded vote of 42-17 and the remaining referral requests approved without objection. The chamber also heard a brief personal statement from Assembly Member Macedo thanking colleagues and staff for support during a health episode.
On the floor, members presented and passed several measures. AB 310 by Assembly Member Alanis, requiring youth sports organizations to have AED access, emergency response plans, and coach training, passed 56-0. AB 437 by Assembly Member Lackey, expanding CIF reporting to include sports-related injuries and medical problems, passed 59-0. ACR 55 by Assembly Member Jeff Gonzalez, commemorating the 40th anniversary of ARC v. DDS and the Lanterman Act, received 62 co-authors and was adopted by voice vote.
The Assembly also adopted HR 28 recognizing Major League Baseball Opening Day 2025, with extended lighthearted remarks about the Dodgers, Giants, and Athletics, and HR 23 honoring Cesar Chavez Day, which drew broad support from caucus leaders and members speaking to Chavez’s labor and civil rights legacy. Both resolutions were adopted by voice vote after adding co-authors. The chamber then approved the second-day consent calendar, including ACR 39 on Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Awareness Month and ACR 53 on Women’s Equal Pay Day, and later adjourned in memory of Ralph Miller after tributes from Assembly Members Hart and Gibson. The House adjourned until Tuesday, April 1 at 1 p.m.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Trade, Workforce & Economic Development Mar 12th, 2025
Trade, Workforce & Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- It's really about preserving people's property values.
Bills:
HB406
TX
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Feb 24th, 2025
California House Floor Meeting
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
House Chamber - Tue Feb 11, 2025, 12:00PM HST - Day 17
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government Jan 15th, 2025
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection - 04/28/26
Commerce and Consumer Protection
Transcript Highlights:
- Any policy in this space should preserve that access while improving safety, ensuring we do not solve
- 00:23:56.200><c> this</c><00:23:56.320><c> space</c><00:23:56.679><c> should</c><00:23:56.920><c> preserve
- </c><00:23:57.440><c> that</c> in this space should preserve that in this space should preserve that
- Another option that could address the problem while preserving the rights of districts and locals to
Committee:
Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado Senate 2026 Legislative Day 090 Apr 14th, 2026
Colorado Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- mother or both are so willing to sacrifice for, and that you by extension are sacrificing for, is to preserve
- mother or both are so willing to sacrifice for, and that you by extension are sacrificing for, is to preserve
- mother or both are so willing to sacrifice for, and that you by extension are sacrificing for, is to preserve
- Thank you. ...to preserve this very form of government that you're witnessing today.
- during periods of significant growth and change, helping to shape Colorado's modern economy while preserving
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session-Day 20, March 5, 2026-PM
Wyoming Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- It's been a little crazy, but your dedication is essential in keeping our state running and preserving
- It's been a little crazy, but your dedication is essential in keeping our state running and preserving
- essential in keeping our state running essential in keeping our state running and<00:08:25.680><c> preserving
- 26.800><c> ble</c><00:08:27.039><c> the</c><00:08:27.360><c> beauty</c><00:08:27.759><c> and</c> and preserving
- the ble the beauty and and preserving the ble the beauty and splendor<00:08:28.479><c> of</c><00:08:
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Disaster Prevention and Resiliency Task Force (6-27-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- going to have the opportunity to set the standard for other states while also saving lives and preserving
- going to have the opportunity to set the standard for other states while also saving lives and preserving
- going to have the opportunity to set the standard for other states while also saving lives and preserving
- going to have the opportunity to set the standard for other states while also saving lives and preserving
- going to have the opportunity to set the standard for other states while also saving lives and preserving
Summary:
The first meeting of the Disaster Prevention and Resiliency Task Force focused on the task force’s mission and on recent Kentucky flooding disasters. The co-chairs described the need to better prepare for increasingly frequent and costly natural disasters, including flooding, tornadoes, wildfires, and ice storms, and emphasized coordination among local, state, federal, and interstate partners. The discussion also stressed the importance of budgeting for mitigation, infrastructure resilience, housing, insurance, and recovery planning, with several members sharing personal experiences with disaster impacts in their districts.
Kentucky Emergency Management Director Eric Gibson gave the main presentation, responding to questions about the February and April flooding events. He said the February event affected the entire state, with 11,825 individuals registering for assistance and 1,194 public-assistance projects written so far; he also reported 134 households still sheltered, 190 households moved to permanent housing, and three disaster recovery centers still open after a regional consolidation. For the April event, he said 37 counties had individual assistance, 83 counties were still pending public assistance, and no hazard mitigation had yet been declared; 5,893 people had registered for individual assistance, and 144 households were sheltered, with 83 families already moved to permanent solutions. He noted that counties without public assistance would have to cover expenses locally unless state or federal aid is approved.
Gibson also outlined Kentucky Emergency Management’s tools and resources, including a 24/7 state operations center and warning point, embedded National Weather Service meteorologists, five regional warehouses stocked with water, MREs, blankets, and kits, a statewide web-based damage reporting system, laundry trailers, generators, a disaster needs hotline that has received 6,972 calls, and a mutual aid system used to deploy resources such as water tankers. He highlighted ongoing work on urban search and rescue, qualification systems for emergency operations personnel, and aerial documentation of storm damage. No votes or formal actions were taken at this meeting.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Commerce and Consumer Affairs (04/22/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- approach to modern trust administration in general has seen the rise of bifurcated duties typically preserved
- seniors who are towards the end of their lives, are desperately trying to stay in their home or preserve
- home<01:43:55.119><c> uh</c><01:43:55.199><c> or</c><01:43:55.520><c> prever</c><01:43:56.000><c> preserve
- ><01:43:56.480><c> that</c><01:43:57.040><c> home</c><01:43:57.440><c> and</c> home uh or prever preserve
- that home and home uh or prever preserve that home and or<01:43:58.080><c> trust</c><01:43:58.880><c
Summary:
The committee first held a public hearing on Senate Bill 25, which would allow state-chartered credit unions to compensate board members if the membership approves it. Prime sponsor Senator Dan Innis said the bill is enabling only, intended to help credit unions recruit and retain qualified directors and align New Hampshire with other states that already allow such compensation. Credit union representatives from the Cooperative Credit Union Association and St. Mary’s Bank supported the bill, saying board service has become more complex because of cybersecurity, asset-liability management, and other regulatory demands, and that compensation could be modest and take forms such as meeting fees or educational reimbursement. In response to committee questions, they said compensation would be set by the membership, disclosed in advance, and subject to bylaws and internal policies; they also noted that board members must be credit union members and that voting procedures vary by institution, with some using mailed ballots rather than proxy voting.
Members raised questions about why credit union boards were historically excluded, what kinds of compensation were contemplated, whether there would be a cap, and how voting and confidentiality would work. Testimony explained that the historical rationale was the nonprofit, volunteer mission of credit unions, but witnesses argued that the modern environment and competition for talent justify a change. They also said the bill would not mandate compensation and would not create a salary structure comparable to banks, but would allow members to approve modest compensation or reimbursements. After no further testimony, the chair closed the public hearing on Senate Bill 25.
The committee then opened a public hearing on Senate Bill 26, sponsored by Senator Howard Pearl, concerning the definition of deposits in land sales and escrowed accounts. Pearl said the bill would clarify that buyer funds for upgrades and luxury items in new-home construction are not treated as refundable deposits that must be held in escrow, arguing that the current Attorney General interpretation raises builder costs, increases home prices, and can limit buyer choices. He said the proposal would allow those upgrade funds to be paid directly to builders for construction, with signed disclosures making clear that the buyer requested the items and bears the risk if financing falls through. The hearing on Senate Bill 26 had just begun when the transcript ended.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Energy, Utilities, Environment and Climate - 04/09/25
Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate
Transcript Highlights:
- The chair is a no vote on the amendment because I think this language preserves our right to have that
- It still preserves the clean energy concept. Is it 100% clean energy? No, it’s not.
- > is a reasonable accommodation uh it is a reasonable accommodation uh it still<00:49:29.520><c> preserves
- <c> um</c><00:49:31.680><c> the</c><00:49:32.000><c> clean</c><00:49:32.240><c> energy</c> still preserves
- the um the clean energy still preserves the um the clean energy concept<00:49:33.839><c> is</c><00:49
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Environment, Climate and Legacy - 03/20/25
Environment, Climate, and Legacy
Transcript Highlights:
- Most of us agree preserving our outdoor heritage is of utmost importance.
- Most of us agree preserving our outdoor heritage is of utmost importance.
- Most<01:51:01.520><c> of</c><01:51:01.679><c> us</c><01:51:01.840><c> agree</c><01:51:02.320><c> preserving
- </c><01:51:02.800><c> our</c><01:51:02.960><c> outdoor</c> Most of us agree preserving our outdoor Most
- of us agree preserving our outdoor heritage<01:51:03.679><c> is</c><01:51:03.760><c> of</c><01:51:04.159
Committee:
Senate Environment, Climate, and Legacy
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- They are preserving their right to discriminate.
- He said private schools in the program can preserve the right to discriminate by excluding disability
- 33:40.800><c> statements</c><01:33:41.400><c> they</c><01:33:41.520><c> are</c><01:33:41.760><c> preserving
- </c> of those statements they are preserving of those statements they are preserving their<01:33:42.639
Committee:
Senate Education Finance
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Environment and Agriculture (02/11/2026)
Environment and Agriculture
Transcript Highlights:
- We believe a more balanced approach such as restricting consumer access while preserving use by licensed
- use by licensed access while preserving use by licensed professionals<01:33:07.040><c> under</c><01:
- Such an amendment would preserve reasonable homeowner tools while still addressing the primary concern
- Thank you for your time, and I'm happy to answer any questions. would preserve reasonable homeowner would
- preserve reasonable homeowner tools<03:20:56.239><c> while</c><03:20:56.479><c> still</c><03:20:56.640
Committee:
House Environment and Agriculture