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MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Child Committee Meeting - 2026-04-15

Children and Families Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • We've talked really directly about what we can do to protect kids.
  • This is about children in the state of Minnesota who we all said we wanted to help protect.
  • We've talked really directly about what we can do to protect kids.
  • This is about children in the state of Minnesota who we all said we wanted to help protect.
  • protect. So, spare me. protect. So, spare me.
Bills: HF4382, HF2929
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Delivery of Government Efficiency Apr 2nd, 2025

Delivery of Government Efficiency

Transcript Highlights:
  • to state agencies.
  • This is just for state agencies. So the state agency will put this information together.
  • State employees currently face a patchwork of protections with some agencies. providing a pathway to
  • When it comes to deepfakes and trying to protect our children, trying to protect our grandchildren. protect
  • And the agency knows that we are independent. And that's respected within the agency.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Human Services Apr 1st, 2025

Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • When I'm reviewing a case, I am looking at what has been filed by our local police agency.
  • They look at these cases with a much different view than the police agency.
  • It's, I'm just the what, how could we do it for protect and put protections in place, um.
  • To protect the rights of the innocent.
  • Should they request it from from the agency or from the local agency, whoever is doing those investigations
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

AGR Public Hearing - Wed Mar 18, 2026 @ 9:30 AM HST

Agriculture & Food Systems

Transcript Highlights:
  • our partner agencies to move it<00:17:42.320> around.
  • <00:18:42.400> get agency effort, community effort, get agency effort, community effort, get everybody
  • Matt Krono, Department of Health, Environmental Health Services. >> Good morning.
  • Matt Krono, Department of Health, Environmental Health Services Division.
  • just need um we just want to protect just need um we just want to protect right<01:24:39.280>
Summary: The committee heard testimony on SB 2885 SD1, which would create mandatory handling and storage rules for commercial and residential coconut rhinoceros beetle host material beginning in 2027, with penalties and an effective date. Support came from the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity, DLNR, Maui County Department of Agriculture, the Hawaii Farm Bureau, Hawaii Farmers Union, and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs. Testifiers generally said the bill would help reduce CRB spread, though some urged additional science-backed methods, better coordination, and technical or cost-share support for smaller operations. Hawaiian Earth Recycling recommended amendments to align the bill with existing Department of Health/EPA composting rules, add other materials that can harbor CRB, allow future approved treatment methods, and replace the bill’s 60-day turning requirement with existing pathogen-reduction standards. One individual supported the goal but argued the state’s CRB strategy has lacked community and cultural consultation and should include a cultural advisement role. Department witnesses said enforcement would rely on inspection and an educate-before-regulate approach, and they noted the challenge of creating enough drop-off sites, especially in rural areas. The committee then took up SB 2174 SD2, which would authorize the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity to declare an emergency quarantine, halt operations in affected areas for 96 hours with possible extension, quarantine suspected pest areas, issue notices and compensation to affected farmers, and adopt interim transportation rules for materials that may harbor high-impact invasive species. The department and DLNR supported the measure, emphasizing the need for fast action in the first hours of an invasion. Hawaii Farmers Union supported the compensation provisions but asked for stronger communication with producers and a post-action report to the Board of Agriculture after about 90 days to evaluate effectiveness and economic impacts. In response to questions, department staff said the bill would be a short-term, department-only quarantine authority distinct from the governor-declared biosecurity emergency authority enacted previously, and that it could serve as an intermediate step. They also said outreach would need to be done through farm organizations such as Farmers Union, Farm Bureau, and Cattlemen’s groups. The final measure discussed was SB 2925 SD1, relating to coconut trees. The bill would recognize coconut trees as a source of food and water and a cultural treasure, require rules for coconut tree seed banks, require signage identifying landscape palms where applicable, set labeling standards for non-consumable landscape palms, and create an income tax credit for consumable coconut trees maintained through natural management practices. The transcript ended before testimony or action on this bill was completed, and no vote was taken on any of the measures discussed in the portion provided.
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama House Ways and Means General Fund Committee Mar 11th, 2026

Ways and Means General Fund

Transcript Highlights:
  • And involved in that will be people from different agencies: agriculture, commerce, conservation, ADCA
  • And involved in that will be people from different agencies: agriculture, commerce, conservation, ADCA
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

CPC Public Hearing - Tue Mar 3, 2026 @ 2:00 PM HST

Consumer Protection & Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • Which agency was Yeah, I'm sorry.
  • Health Planning and Development Agency. Health Planning and Development Agency.
  • agencies involved with health care. agencies involved with health care.
  • those agencies in a very collegial one. those agencies in a very collegial one.
  • Environmental Health Services Division. Environmental Health Services Division.
Summary: The committee heard several administration bills related largely to workers’ compensation and unemployment insurance. On HB 2323 HD1, which would modernize workers’ compensation notice and filing procedures, DLIR and other agencies testified in support of the original bill language but said HD1 removed key components and weakened the bill’s clarity and continuity. HB 2324 HD1, which would repeal state hoisting-machine certification requirements and the separate crane operator certificate, drew support from DLIR; members asked about whether the change would affect safety or local operators, and DLIR said OSHA-compliant certifications already exist and the union supported the change. HB 1509 HD1, which would require faster employer responses to treatment plans and impose penalties for nonresponse, received support from DLIR and others, while DHRD said it wanted an amendment. The committee also took up HB 2164 HD1 on compounded prescription drugs in workers’ compensation. DLIR supported the bill as a way to define compounded drugs and curb inflated pricing, but DHRD and a medical provider opposed it and asked for amendments. Testimony focused heavily on whether the definition should include 503B compounding facilities and whether physician dispensing should be limited to the first 30 days after injury. HB 2165 HD1, dealing with unemployment insurance eligibility and removing the two-year limit on recouping overpayments, was supported by DLIR but opposed by Unite Here Local 5, which argued it would make it harder for striking workers and other claimants. Members questioned the impact of changing reporting deadlines from calendar days to business days and raised concerns about future benefit offsets; DLIR said the bill was needed for federal conformity and that the committee would revisit the offset percentage and effective date. Later, the committee heard HB 2367 on pay transparency, requiring salary ranges in job postings and removing the small-employer exemption. The Hawaii Civil Rights Commission, AAUW, Hawaii Women Lawyers, and an individual testifier supported the bill, saying pay transparency promotes fairness, trust, and pay equity; one testifier described being underpaid compared with a predecessor and said posting ranges would save applicants’ time. HB 2619 HD1, concerning homemade food products and farm kitchens, received generally supportive comments from the Department of Health, which requested an amendment to preserve flexibility in future rulemaking. HB 1765 HD1, on spear-fishing safety warnings, drew support from a safety educator and comments from DLNR; supporters said warning labels would help prevent hypoxic blackout deaths and were low-cost and easy to implement. No votes or final committee actions were taken in the portion of the meeting provided.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

CPC Public Hearing - Thu Apr 16, 2026 @ 2:00 PM HST

Consumer Protection & Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
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  • agencies in other states.
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Bills: SCR118, SCR173
Summary: The Committee on Consumer Protection heard two resolutions. SCR 118 SD1 would urge the Insurance Division and the Attorney General to convene a working group on climate change impacts on insurance availability and affordability. The Insurance Division deferred to written testimony, while the Attorney General opposed the measure because of an ongoing lawsuit, asking that references to legal recovery and the AG’s role in convening the group be removed. Members questioned how the resolution might relate to the state’s climate damages litigation and whether it could inform damages calculations. The committee later recommended passage with amendments, including removing the Attorney General as co-convener and changing certain membership references to board chairs; the motion passed unanimously with one excused member. The committee also heard SCR 173 SD1, which would create a task force on event ticket scalping. The Office of Consumer Protection supported the concept but asked to be added as a task force member and said the draft left its role unclear. Supporters, including the National Independent Venue Association and D-BAT, described high resale prices, fraudulent or speculative tickets, and harm to consumers and local businesses. StubHub and the Ticket Policy Forum supported the task force but urged broader scope to include the primary ticket market and ticket sellers, and StubHub also sought inclusion on the task force. Members discussed whether the task force should focus on the secondary market or the broader ticketing ecosystem, and whether the Office of Consumer Protection should be part of the task force or only consulted. The vice chair recommended passage with amendments adding the Office of Consumer Protection as a member and clarifying the consultation language, and the committee adopted that recommendation unanimously with one excused member.
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Senate Judiciary Committee, February 26, 2026

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • Do I have any uh agencies No. Okay.
  • Is there anyone signed up online agency Is there anyone signed up online agency wise?
  • looks like it protects everybody.
  • title of the bill says protecting kids. title of the bill says protecting kids.
  • got to remember the agency got to remember the agency fire<01:21:30.320> marshals.
Bills: HB0083, HB0102, HB0178
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

House Revenue Committee, February 19, 2026

Revenue

Transcript Highlights:
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  • >> Your<01:43:27.760> agency >> Your agency >> Your agency >> Cheyenne
  • failed to adequately protect her.
  • State agencies failed to fulfill their protective mandate.
  • They deserve deserve protection.
Bills: HB0101, HB0062, HB0109
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • Budget Subcommittee on Tourism, Economic Development, Energy, Environment, and Public Protection.
  • Uh within the public protection cabinet. Uh within the public protection cabinet.
  • Um, so, we have about 50 different individual licenses that our agency issues.
  • individual licenses that our agency individual licenses that our agency issues.<00:02:31.600>
  • We have five divisions in our agency, some of which have subsections.
Summary: The Budget Subcommittee met without a quorum at first, then approved the minutes once a quorum was reached. The first presentation was from the Department of Housing, Buildings, and Construction within the Public Protection Cabinet. Commissioner Max Fuller and Deputy Commissioner David Moore reviewed the department’s licensing structure, noting about 50 license types and roughly 42,000 active licenses, with most tied to plumbing, HVAC, and electrical work. They compared Kentucky’s fees and requirements with neighboring states and said Kentucky is generally in line or slightly below surrounding states when local and contractor licensing requirements elsewhere are considered. The department also described staffing and inspection pressures. Officials said boiler inspections have a measurable backlog, with about 18% of state-jurisdiction boilers and pressure vessels past due statewide and a higher percentage in Jefferson County. They said building code plan review turnaround has risen from about 30 days to roughly 33–35 days, and that some areas are struggling to maintain same-day plumbing inspections and three-day HVAC inspections. Members asked whether the agency could handle increased housing construction, especially in rural areas; the department said it had requested additional plumbing staff and a plan reviewer, particularly for the Bowling Green/Warren County area, and noted that electrical inspectors are stretched across the state and are also pulled into disaster response work. The committee then heard from Kentucky Venues and the Kentucky State Fair Board on the Kentucky Exposition Center renovation and related operations. David Beck, board chairman David Williams, CFO Tony Shrek, and others said the project is progressing ahead of schedule, with keys to the new building expected in December and the facility already booked for future events. They reported strong tourism and economic impact, including record activity at the Exposition Center and downtown convention center, and said the Farm Machinery Show and other events continue to drive demand. Members asked about budget status, and the presenters said inflation, delayed access to funds due to the RFP/design process, and added costs have left them short of money to finish all planned work. They identified phase three funding needs, including food and beverage service improvements and completion of Freedom Hall seating, and said they are considering bringing food and beverage operations back under their control to improve efficiency and revenue. The meeting ended with no formal votes on the presentations and an announcement that the committee would meet again the following Tuesday.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Feb 27th, 2025

Alabama Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • to require the agency to cover agency to require the agency to cover agency to require the agency to
  • a part of a protective disabilities is a part of a protective disabilities is a part of a protective
  • protect themselves and there who cannot protect themselves and there who cannot protect themselves and
  • in this protected class of people I agree this protected class of people I agree this protected class
  • from those protected away the protection from those protected away the protection from those protected
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session Feb 27th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Where the governor has historically, with me, done a letter to agencies... encouraging participation
  • Trump just a few days ago said he was okay with extreme risk protective orders.
  • abuse. that the agency was clearly directed to follow.
  • The legislator expected the agency commissioners and the agency executive director to exercise strict
  • I appreciate your concern about protecting the veterans. I'm all for it.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Commerce, Consumer Protection and International Affairs May 6th, 2026

Commerce, Consumer Protection, and International Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • It gives an opportunity to protect the consumer for an appeals process when things have gone bad.
  • It gives an opportunity to protect the consumer for an appeals process when things have gone bad.
  • And I want you to know, it's a state agency.
  • Thank you for your efforts to protect our children.
  • I likewise had a bill seeking to protect kids from online sex predators.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Technology and Telecommunications REVISED Feb 19th, 2026 at 10:00 am

Technology and Telecommunications

Transcript Highlights:
  • Pulling straight in, trying to grab personal or otherwise protected consumer data that they would have
  • What we're discussing today is a measure aimed at protecting our young people, just like the ones that
  • And I've also talked with the gentleman whose nonprofit seeks to use the internet to protect children
  • We're simply adding more bricks in the wall of protection for children.
  • So I look forward to working with everybody to come up with a product that protects our children from
Bills: SB1670, SB1716, SB1521
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Commerce and Small Business Committee Apr 23rd, 2025

Commerce and Small Business

Transcript Highlights:
  • to address some issues out there, allowing failed payments to be handled through e-payments, dual agency
  • role in both the IPC and IRC, which is the residential code respectively, is to enforce the code and protect
  • They have a job to protect consumers and ensure people are building the right way.
  • Please don't prevent us as engineers from doing our work to protect the public where they should feel
Bills: SB186, SB212, HB566, SB186, SB212