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WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Environment, Energy & Technology Feb 4th, 2026 at 08:00 am

Environment, Energy & Technology

Transcript Highlights:
  • the bulky of nature of mattresses.
  • I'm also the president of the Mattress Recycling Council, which is our 501(c)(3) that runs and operates
  • Department of Energy or the U.S. Department of War.
  • of.
  • Of course.
Bills: SB6271, SB6174
Summary: The Senate Environment, Energy, and Technology Committee held public hearings on two extended producer responsibility bills and then a work session on solar interconnection standards. On SB 6271, which would create a mattress stewardship program, the sponsor and supporters said mattresses are bulky, hard to dispose of, and often dumped illegally, while most of their materials can be recycled. Cities, counties, and a mattress recycler testified in support, citing landfill space, disposal costs, and job creation. Retail and hospitality groups and the mattress industry opposed the bill as drafted, saying Washington should align with existing programs in other states and avoid new burdens or a point-of-sale fee structure. The public hearing closed with 459 signed in pro and 172 con. The committee then heard SB 6174, a proposed substitute on textile producer responsibility. Supporters said textiles are a growing waste stream, thrift stores are overwhelmed, and a needs assessment is a necessary first step toward a future recycling and reuse program. Seattle Public Utilities, Zero Waste Washington, and a student testified in support. Retail, business, apparel, hospitality, and textile-reuse groups opposed the bill or the substitute, saying the proposal is still too broad, may impose costs on retailers and employers, and should wait for more stakeholder work and lessons from California’s program. The hearing closed with 1,253 signed in pro and 364 con. In the work session, staff and a PNNL presenter reviewed codes and standards for rooftop and portable solar systems connecting to homes, businesses, and the grid. The presentation explained how the National Electrical Code, UL certification standards, and IEEE interconnection standards work together, including newer UL standards for no-export systems and portable or plug-in solar devices. Committee members asked about safety, certification timing, and how Washington should treat emerging balcony solar products; the presenter said the standards framework already allows certified products, while newer devices are still moving through certification and code updates. No votes were taken, and the meeting adjourned after the work session.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/04/2026 - House Appropriations

Appropriations

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  • I happen to be the oldest of three brothers, but some of you may be the oldest, some of you may be the
  • I happen to be the oldest of three brothers, but some of you may be the oldest, some of you may be your
  • a historical point of view, from a moral point of view.
  • we were feeling some of the impacts of.
  • one million dollars ten percent of that is drawn by the fish of $1 million. 10% of that is drawn by
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Public Health REVISED: Links added Feb 4th, 2026

Public Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • This is the first meeting of the session, and we've got a couple of bills on the agenda.
  • I'm not aware of that.
  • I appreciate the intent of the bill. It just raised a lot of questions after our conversation.
  • Not all of those would be willing or able to do these particular types of sites.
  • A lot of money on a lot of things.
Summary: The Public Health Committee met for its first session and laid over House Bills 3884 and 4410. The committee then heard and advanced several bills. HB 3287 would require hospitals to post discreet notices in areas like X-ray, CAT scan, MRI, or bathrooms telling victims of domestic abuse, sexual abuse, physical abuse, or human trafficking how to alert staff and ensuring they are not discharged before appropriate reporting occurs; members discussed whether to include a phone number, and the bill passed 5-0. HB 2947 would allow clinics to bill Medicaid for services provided by master’s-level mental health interns working under supervision in accredited programs, with supporters saying it could help address rural workforce shortages; questions focused on supervision, liability, whether it would be limited to Medicaid, fiscal impact, and how many interns might participate, and it passed 5-0. The committee also considered HB 3784, as amended by a PCS, which would let permanent makeup artists come out from under physician oversight after three years of experience, while preserving supervision if they use prescription medications such as topical anesthetics; after clarification about the PCS, it passed 5-0. HB 3901 would create a psychological autopsy position in the Department of Health to review suicides and overdoses through voluntary family interviews and records review to improve prevention efforts; members raised questions about cost, whether the work should be housed elsewhere, the pilot nature of the proposal, and what data are currently collected, and it passed 5-0. Finally, HB 4275 would allow case managers and peer support specialists to be employed by cities and counties while keeping their certification, and it also passed 5-0. The meeting ended with adjournment and a notice that the committee would meet again the following Wednesday morning at 9:00.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Agriculture & Natural Resources Jan 27th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Agriculture & Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • The study must include analysis of a variety of factors.
  • I'm the owner and operator of a pest business in Vancouver, District 18, and a resident.
  • I'm the owner and operator of a pest business in Vancouver, District 18, and a resident.
  • Point of order. Point of order, Madam Representative.
  • We like the idea of comparing the performance and operations of the trust to other comparable trusts
Summary: The House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee held public hearings on several bills related to tribal representation, rodenticide regulation, treaty fishing rights, and county forest trust lands. On HB 2117, the committee heard testimony on adding a tribal representative to the Board of Natural Resources. The prime sponsor, DNR officials, tribal leaders, and county representatives discussed whether the new seat would improve government-to-government relations and bring tribal expertise to board decisions, while county witnesses emphasized the board’s fiduciary duties to trust beneficiaries and asked for stakeholder input. Testimony was split, and the committee recorded 192 pro, 124 con, and no other sign-ins before closing the hearing on that bill. On HB 2516, which would impose a moratorium on certain anticoagulant rodenticides and bromethalin while requiring a state report and an Academy of Sciences study, the prime sponsor argued the bill was needed to reduce harm to children, pets, wildlife, and waterways while preserving emergency-use exceptions. Supporters included wildlife veterinarians, bird conservation advocates, the Stillaguamish Tribe, and other tribal and environmental witnesses who described secondary poisoning in raptors and other wildlife and pointed to non-toxic alternatives such as CO2 burrow treatment and rodent birth control. Opponents from the pest management industry and product associations warned the bill would remove effective tools for controlling rodent infestations, especially in low-income and manufactured-home communities, and argued the state should wait for more data and EPA action. The committee later recorded 754 pro, 176 con, and five other sign-ins. The committee also heard HB 2554, which would repeal Initiative 456 and remove statutory language limiting recognition of tribal treaty fishing rights. The prime sponsor and agency witnesses from the Attorney General’s Office and Department of Fish and Wildlife said the initiative is unconstitutional and inconsistent with federal treaty law, and that repeal would align state law with court rulings and existing state-tribal cooperation. Finally, on HB 2327, the committee began hearing a bill directing JLARC to audit the county forest land trust and DNR’s management of county transfer lands. The prime sponsor, former Rep. Jim Buck, said the bill is intended to examine whether the trust is operating as originally intended and whether counties’ beneficiary rights are being protected; testimony on that bill had just begun when the transcript ended.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Human Services Jan 14th, 2026 at 08:00 am

Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • operation of the program.
  • operation of the program.
  • DCYI. welfare system to contract for the operation of the program.
  • hours of becoming homeless, they're approached.
  • The fiscal impact of this bill is minimal, as new members will operate within existing structures and
Summary: The Senate Human Services Committee held a work session focused on housing and supports for youth and young adults exiting public systems of care, followed by public hearings on several related bills. DCYF Assistant Secretary Vicki Ibarra described existing services for youth ages roughly 13 to 23, including family reconciliation services and the youth and young adult housing response team, which coordinates existing housing resources for young people exiting foster care, juvenile justice, and behavioral health systems. Office of Homeless Youth Director Casey Hannawer Sutton outlined statewide youth homelessness efforts, including a reported 40% reduction in youth homelessness since 2016, expansion of services to 37 counties, functional zero work in anchor communities, and a no-cost agency request bill for technical fixes and eligibility updates. Treehouse and the Mockingbird Society also described their work supporting foster youth, education, transition planning, peer support, and housing stability, and both groups raised concerns about funding cuts, eligibility gaps, and the need for better coordination across systems. The State Board of Health then presented a health impact review of the housing assistance proposal, concluding that rental assistance and related supports for young adults in extended foster care would likely improve housing stability, health outcomes, and equity for some youth, especially those who are Black, Indigenous, LGBTQIA2S+, disabled, pregnant or parenting, or involved in the criminal legal system. The committee then heard Senate Bill 5911, which would stop DCYF from using Social Security benefits of youth in extended foster care to reimburse the state for care costs, while requiring DCYF to help eligible youth access and manage those benefits. Senator Alvarado said the bill is a narrower version of earlier proposals and is intended to preserve federal benefits for young adults ages 18 to 21 in extended foster care. Testimony from Partners for Our Children, TeamChild, the Mockingbird Society, and a former foster youth supported the bill, arguing that the current practice is unjust, undermines housing and education stability, and leaves youth without resources they are entitled to receive. Committee members asked about federal guidance, age eligibility, and whether financial literacy supports should accompany the change. The committee also heard Senate Bill 5940, a pilot program to provide housing vouchers and related assistance to up to 50 young people in extended foster care who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. Chair Wilson said the bill is meant to address the gap between foster care support and access to federal housing vouchers, and to test a smaller-scale model with reporting due in 2029. Witnesses from the Mockingbird Society, current and former foster youth, and Communities in Schools supported the bill, describing housing instability, trauma, and the need for a stable place to live while pursuing treatment, school, or work. Finally, the committee took up Senate Bill 5942, which renames the DCYF Oversight Board as the DCYF Accountability Board, moves it administratively to OFM, and narrows its statutory duties by removing certain contract review powers and shifting from annual to biennial reporting with priority performance measures. Testimony from Partners for Our Children supported the clarification of the board’s role.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • The chair lays out Senate Bill 2082 by Senator Miles, relating to the operation of a concrete crushing
  • It adds hospitals to the list of places where rock crushing concrete may not operate within 440 yards
  • of LBJ Hospital.
  • And while current law prohibits such operations within 440 yards of residences and schools,... ...and
  • of Senate Bill. 22 of three.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session May 22nd, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • SB 2581 by Hancock, relating to the repeal of a provision governing the operation of a jail commissary
  • I said, as a matter of fact, I believe that if everyone in the world sat and prayed for an hour...
  • These points of order, we have taken up 55 hours of floor time.
  • SB 2129 by Johnson, relating to the operation of a vehicle at railroad grade crossings and increasing
  • Which dozens of Texas Democrats poured hours of blood, sweat, and tears to draft, explicitly calling
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Mar 25th, 2026 at 01:12 pm

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senate Bill 134 allows retirees to return to work that are part of the Oper system in six months instead
  • That concludes explanations of the bill. Be questions of the author, questions of the author.
  • And does the bill place any limits on the number of hours worked or compensation levels or positions
  • I think you mentioned in a previous line of questioning wealth of knowledge, wealth of experience.
  • of 100% of the surface owners.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Mar 25th, 2026 at 09:00 am

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • of trying to head it off at the point of training of our teachers.
  • to take a lot of interventions and a lot of resources.
  • I think you said that it begins full operations July 1 of 2027.
  • They're putting in massive amounts of hours.
  • of the loopholes of abuse in the Department of Human Services.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Mar 25th, 2026

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • So they have to be in front of a judge within 48 hours in custody.
  • They have to be in front of a judge within 48 hours, so they've been in jail those 48 hours and then
  • Potentially, but my understanding is that majority of the operators, if not all of the operators currently
  • So we, I'm noticing on page two, and it says line 23, no operator, employee of any operator shall be
  • as part of a remediation and um... tow truck operators as part of a remediation company?
Summary: The Senate first handled several gallery introductions recognizing visiting groups, including Muskogee Day, domestic violence advocates, Wagner High School leadership students, the Bixby Chamber and football team, and the Heartland Home Educators co-op. The chamber also adopted a motion to suspend debate rules for the remainder of the day so third-reading bills could be debated under shortened time limits. Senate Bill 134, which shortens the waiting period for Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System retirees to return to public employment from one year to six months, drew questions about “double dipping,” actuarial impact, and workforce shortages. The author said the bill was requested by the Association of County Commissioners to help counties retain experienced workers, noted an actuarial estimate that the system would drop from 107% to 105% funded, and explained there were no special safeguards beyond existing limits. The bill advanced and then passed 47-0. Senate Bill 196, a measure naming multiple bridges, highways, and interchanges for veterans, law enforcement officers, and other honorees, was presented as a personal bill by the author, including a bridge named for his grandfather. After brief questions, it advanced and passed 47-0. Senate Bill 1636, which allows immediate family members or similar individuals to request OSBI review of cold homicide cases after a local law enforcement case-file review, also advanced after questions about eligibility, timing, and workload; supporters said it would give families a path to seek answers in long-unsolved cases. It passed 47-0. The chamber then considered Senate Bill 1725, which addresses expressive activity on higher-education campuses by allowing content-neutral security fees, limiting discipline to narrowly defined harassment, and requiring free speech training for first-year students. Debate centered on campus free speech, university accountability, and whether the bill would add costs or sufficient enforcement; it passed 40-17 and was advanced as an emergency measure. Senate Bill 1726, a companion bill requiring training for graduate assistants who teach, emphasizing classroom management, academic integrity, and viewpoint neutrality, passed 41-7 and was also advanced as an emergency measure. Finally, Senate Bill 259, a long-debated water bill requiring metering or approved measuring devices for groundwater use, drew extensive discussion over costs, property rights, regional differences, and regulation of irrigators; the bill was advanced to final passage after a 34-8 vote, with debate continuing at the end of the transcript.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Public Safety Apr 7th, 2026 at 09:00 am

Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • All of these members have structural collapse technician and hazmat operation certificates.
  • They are housed out of the cities of Tulsa and Oklahoma City.
  • Will there be questions of the author? Questions of the Author.
  • or misuse of emergency warning sirens in the state of Oklahoma.
  • Will there be other questions of the author. Other questions of the author?
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Public Safety Apr 7th, 2026

Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • All of these members have structural collapse technician and hazmat operations certificates.
  • All of these members have structural collapse technician and hazmat operations certificates.
  • Of course.
  • And of those 2027, the sum of blank blank to be deposited, and of those funds appropriated, the sum of
  • They are housed out of the city of Tulsa and Oklahoma City.
Summary: The Public Safety Committee met and first held House Bill 3045. It then heard and passed several bills, beginning with HB 1250, which creates a public safety technology revolving fund for Attorney General grants to support the Blue Jay pilot program, a voluntary traffic-stop safety app. Members questioned whether the fund would actually be financed this year and how municipalities would be selected; the author said no funding source was yet identified and the bill was only creating the fund. HB 1250 passed 8-0. The committee also passed HB 2710, creating the Oklahoma Emergency Communications Act and a 15-member board to develop a strategic plan for improving emergency radio communications among state, local, and tribal agencies. The author explained the bill was meant to address communication gaps and interoperability problems, with no fiscal impact. HB 3831, dealing with Oklahoma Task Force One, drew extensive discussion over its funding structure and blank appropriations language. The bill would place the urban search and rescue team in state law and seek a reliable funding source; members discussed the team’s statewide disaster response role, its Tulsa and Oklahoma City bases, and a carve-out excluding wildland firefighting. It passed 8-0. Other measures approved included HB 4408, which sets a protocol for calculating and directing savings from State Questions 780 and 781 into the proper drug diversion account; HB 1002, requiring law enforcement to inform stalking victims about certified domestic violence program advocates; HB 3008, extending the sunset date for the Board of Tests for Alcohol and Drug Influence to 2031; HB 3086, requiring the Department of Corrections director to keep the Board of Corrections informed about budgets and inmate deaths; HB 3595, creating a DPS revolving fund for counties and municipalities to buy vehicle-barrier equipment to prevent crowd-vehicle attacks; HB 3678, expanding electronic-harassment protections for public officials to include municipal officials and school board members; HB 4107, establishing penalties for unauthorized activation or misuse of emergency warning sirens; and HB 3695, revising the definition of great bodily injury in a DUI-related context. HB 3595 passed 6-1 and HB 4107 passed 6-2; the other bills passed unanimously or near-unanimously after brief questioning and debate.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

WAL Public Hearing - Thu Feb 12, 2026 @ 9:00 AM HST

Water & Land

Transcript Highlights:
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  • >> Um, so in the bill there's upgrades of hardware, software, automation, operational.
  • AI would be applied for more of the easy questions about recording prices, office hours, and so forth
  • </c> supportive um um of of of having that supportive um um of of of having that discussion<02:24:13.920
Summary: The committee heard testimony on HB 1846, relating to shoreline mitigation districts. DLNR and the Office of Planning opposed the bill, arguing it would improperly shift regulatory roles between the agencies and prioritize private land interests over public trust and natural and historic resources. Supporters, including the Shoreline Preservation Coalition, Kahana Bay residents, and Hawaii Realtors, said regional planning is needed to address severe erosion, especially in Kahana, and that better coordination between state and county agencies could help move stalled projects forward. Testifiers emphasized that shoreline conditions vary by area and that science-based, region-specific solutions are needed. Members asked questions about whether existing law already allows regional planning and emergency shoreline responses. DLNR said it already has authority to process regional projects and cited an existing draft EIS for Kahana Bay that would proceed through normal permitting and public hearing channels. Supporters responded that the bill would provide a clearer regional planning framework and help communities facing urgent erosion impacts. No vote was taken on HB 1846 in the portion provided. The committee then took up HB 2205, relating to emergency erosion mitigation. DLNR opposed the bill, saying it already has authority to issue emergency permits and had recently done so quickly for a collapsed sidewalk at Queen Surf Beach, and warning that the bill’s language could weaken Act 16 by changing a prohibition on shoreline hardening to a requirement to merely minimize it. Kahana Bay representatives and other supporters argued the bill would create a limited, regulated short-term pathway for emergency shoreline solutions while long-term plans are developed, and said current permits have expired or stalled, leaving dangerous sandbags and no practical relief. Additional testimony from a private homeowner stressed that erosion is threatening homes and that private owners are often bearing the cost of protecting public shoreline access. The discussion remained focused on balancing emergency protection, public access, and long-term shoreline management, and no final action was taken in the excerpt provided.
NV
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  • of crime.
  • Ford obviously was very supportive of this because of the economics of the session that you're all aware
  • of.
  • So that's kind of the structure of the board, the department, and the two sections of the department.
  • Three of them were appointed by members of the legislature, one by the Supreme Court of Nevada.