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TX

Texas 89th Regular

Business and Commerce May 13th, 2025

Business & Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • there being eight ayes and zero nays House bill 1606 is favorably reported without objection Action Center
  • distribution utility in the state. to support HB 3306, which would allow utilities, electric co-operatives
  • And you're telling me that your subs aren't all operating under MSSA?
  • controlling person of a state bank is exempt from filing a new application to to acquire voting securities
  • , and cyber security information.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Business and Commerce May 13th, 2025

Business & Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • And you're telling me that your subs aren't all operating under MSAs.
  • a controlling person of a state bank is exempt from filing a new application to acquire voting securities
  • carrying out this mission, PUC employees and contractors are entrusted with sensitive regulatory, operational
  • This authority will help ensure that individuals with a history of misconduct or security risk do not
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • And you're telling me that your subs aren't all operating under MSAs. Well, I...
  • And you're telling me that your subs aren't all operating under MSAs.
  • a controlling person of a state bank is exempt from filing a new application to acquire voting securities
  • carrying out this mission, PUC employees and contractors are entrusted with sensitive regulatory, operational
  • This authority will help ensure that individuals with a history of misconduct or security risk do not
Summary: The committee first took up pending business and favorably reported several House bills without opposition, including HB 11, HB 132, HB 1041, HB 1606, HB 2286, and HB 5061. Each was moved out of committee with a recommendation that it do pass and be printed, and several were also recommended for the local and uncontested calendar. The committee then heard HB 3306, which would extend existing construction-contract indemnity exceptions to electric infrastructure construction, maintenance, and vegetation management work for electric utilities and transmission and distribution utilities. The sponsor said the bill would reduce litigation and insurance costs for ratepayers, while construction industry witnesses argued it would shift liability onto subcontractors and create broad-form indemnity in a way Texas law has generally prohibited since 2011. HB 3306 was left pending. The committee also heard HB 4739, a Comptroller-requested cleanup bill to repeal an outdated Finance Code provision requiring remittance of a portion of certain delinquency charges to the state, and HB 3803, HB 3804, and HB 3806, all Department of Banking-requested cleanup bills dealing with confidentiality and supervision rules for perpetual care funds, state banks, and trust companies. Those bills were briefly explained and left pending without testimony. HB 4219, aimed at improving Public Information Act compliance by requiring timely notice when records do not exist or are being withheld, allowing complaints to the Attorney General, and imposing training and fee consequences for noncompliance, drew support from a journalist and a policy analyst and was also left pending. The committee then heard HB 4238 on coerced debt and identity theft. The sponsor explained that the committee substitute narrows the bill to court-ordered findings of identity theft/coerced debt, gives collectors seven business days to stop collection activity, and removes a section to avoid litigation over court orders. A law professor and a family violence advocate testified in strong support, describing coerced debt as a barrier for domestic violence and elder abuse survivors trying to rebuild credit and access housing, jobs, and utilities. The bill was left pending. HB 1522, which would require local governments to post meeting notices three business days in advance and make budget materials more accessible online and in physical form, also drew support, though a school business officials representative raised concerns about the timing language, proposed-budget wording, and taxpayer impact statements for school districts; the bill was left pending after discussion. Later, the committee heard additional pending bills, including a PUC background-check bill that would expand the commission’s authority to check current employees and contractors and obtain FBI criminal history information, HB 3805 updating money services business regulation, HB 431 extending HOA solar-panel protections to solar tiles, and HB 3228 and HB 3229 on wind and solar recycling financial assurance and recycler solvency. HB 3228 received support from a Sierra Club witness who said recycling and disposal plans are needed for end-of-life renewable energy equipment, and HB 3229 was described as requiring recyclers to show financial resources at 125 percent through a letter of credit or bond. These bills were heard and left pending.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Business and Commerce May 13th, 2025

Business & Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • And you're telling me that your subs aren't all operating under MSAs? Well, I...
  • And you're telling me that your subs aren't all operating under MSAs.
  • And you're telling me that your subs aren't all operating under MSAs.
  • a controlling person of a state bank is exempt from filing a new application to acquire voting securities
  • This authority will help ensure that individuals with a history of misconduct or security risk do not
Summary: The Senate Committee on Business and Commerce met with a quorum and first took up pending business, reporting several House bills favorably to the full Senate, including HB 11, HB 132, HB 1041, HB 1606, HB 2286, and HB 5061, with some also recommended for the local and uncontested or contested calendars. The committee then heard and left pending HB 3306, which would extend construction-contract indemnity exceptions to electric infrastructure work, including construction, maintenance, and vegetation management for utilities. Supporters said it would align utility infrastructure work with public works and reduce litigation and ratepayer costs, while opponents argued it would shift liability onto subcontractors and create broad-form indemnity concerns. Members also heard HB 4739, a Comptroller-requested cleanup bill repealing an outdated Finance Code provision tied to delinquency charges on retail charge accounts, and left it pending without testimony. The committee then considered several Department of Banking cleanup bills, including HB 3803, HB 3804, and HB 3806, all left pending after brief explanations and no public opposition. HB 4219, dealing with public information requests, drew support from a journalist and a policy analyst who said it would improve transparency by requiring timely responses, notice when records do not exist, and training or fee consequences for noncompliance; it was left pending. The committee also heard HB 4238, a committee substitute addressing coerced debt and identity theft, which would bar collection of certain debts from victims who obtain a qualifying court order. A law professor and a family violence advocate supported the bill as narrow, protective relief for domestic violence and elder abuse survivors, and it was left pending. Other bills heard and left pending included HB 1522 on local government budget meeting posting and taxpayer impact disclosures, HB 4344 authorizing background checks for PUC employees and contractors, HB 3805 updating money services business regulation, HB 431 extending solar-panel HOA protections to solar tiles, HB 3228 and HB 3229 on wind and solar recycling financial assurance, and HB 1922 clarifying the accrual date for construction defect claims under right-to-repair law. The committee recessed subject to the call of the chair.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Appropriations Jan 26th, 2026 at 04:00 pm

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • My name is Emily Myers with UAW Region 6 in Washington State.
  • The previous version of this bill was to extend the rights to all regional campuses in Evergreen.
  • 1, 2027, the operator has to have reasonably determined the user's a minor.
  • Operators or a third party acting on behalf of the operator may not use or retain personal information
  • No business can operate under these impossible standards. I urge you to oppose HB 1834.
Bills: HB1170 , HB1570 , HB1834
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Environmental Quality Committee Mar 18th, 2026

Environmental Quality

Transcript Highlights:
  • It would ensure regular reporting to the Energy Commission by data center operators, and the Energy Commission
  • It would ensure regular reporting to the Energy Commission by data center operators, and the Energy Commission
  • and regional level.
  • , and our members are leading data center owners and operators and companies that lease large amounts
  • Our facility began operating in 1939 and has been family operated since 1968.
Keywords: 987, senate, all
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Insurance Apr 9th, 2025

Insurance

Transcript Highlights:
  • Community health centers or Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), which serve over 1.8 million
  • , rural referral centers.
  • I'm Mickey Han, and I'm representing Frontera Healthcare Network, a community health center operating
  • Operating a pharmacy is a tough business. Most health centers can't afford to do it.
  • You know, my last two years operating losses have been over two... $10 million operating losses have
Committee: House Insurance
ID

Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Agenda Feb 19th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • We have crisis centers operating across the state.
  • It does this while preserving the regional health centers and the core service obligations, and you can
  • We have our regional crisis centers.
  • and the regional boards and the assessment centers, juvenile corrections, Department of Corrections,
  • and the regional boards and the assessment centers, juvenile corrections, Department of Corrections,
Summary: The committee began by honoring pages Finn Meekum and Cooper Smith for their service, with both students describing the experience as eye-opening and professional. Members thanked them for their help, presented gifts and certificates, and then approved the minutes from February 2 and February 5, 2026. Senate Bill 1316, by Senator Blaylock, would update Idaho’s newborn screening exemption language to align with vaccination exemption standards and clarify that parents may decline newborn screenings and related treatments without stating a specific religious objection. A pediatrician testified in support, saying the bill codifies current practice and supports parental choice. The committee advanced the bill to the floor with a do pass recommendation. Senate Bill 1294, by Senator Galloway, would codify newborn hearing screening in Idaho law and standardize the screening methods used. Supporters, including an education official, an early intervention provider, and parents of children with hearing loss, said early screening improves language development, reduces long-term costs, and helps prevent delayed diagnosis. Some members questioned whether the bill was necessary if screenings already occur and whether the mandatory language conflicted with exemption provisions, but the committee sent the bill to the floor on a 4-3 roll call vote. Senate Bill 1314, also by Senator Blaylock, would repeal the Board of Health and Welfare and regional behavioral health board statutes, shifting authority and rulemaking directly to the department while keeping services in place. The sponsor said the boards are outdated and duplicative; an opponent argued the changes could affect federal settlement obligations, grant funding, oversight, and regional input in behavioral health. After debate, the committee advanced the bill to the floor with a do pass recommendation.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
  • attributable to the cost of operating programs receiving state appropriations.
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  • </c><00:05:13.000><c> state</c> administrative costs of operating state administrative costs of operating
  • </c> of 97 organizations across every region of 97 organizations across every region of<01:05:04.320>
  • :40.200><c> your</c><01:18:40.360><c> lived</c> centering your experiences, your lived centering your
Keywords: 918, senate, all
Summary: The conference committee on the housing omnibus bill began with member introductions and a staff walk-through comparing House and Senate provisions. House Research staff reviewed major policy differences affecting Minnesota Housing Finance Agency operations, including limits on how much the agency may retain from state appropriations for administrative costs, new reporting requirements, restrictions on transfers between appropriated accounts, and House-only language requiring annual expenditure of investment income from state appropriations. Senate provisions were also summarized, including tighter rules on when appropriations may be placed into Housing Development Fund bookkeeping accounts, updated operating-cost reporting, and Senate-only changes to how investment earnings may be used. Staff also described shared and differing provisions on program-money transfers, a lived-experience earnings exemption, and a long list of Senate-only policy changes, including manufactured home park tenant protections, low-income housing tax credit and bond-related changes, a task force on housing taxes and fees, and repealers affecting Housing Development Fund authority and certain older programs. Fiscal staff then reviewed the budget impacts. The House side included one-time appropriations for workforce housing development, family homeless prevention and assistance, a Minnesota Nice Home Share pilot, and homebuyer education, along with debt service for $100 million in housing infrastructure bonds and transfers/cancellations that produced a net zero general fund impact across the budget window. The Senate side noted a fiscal note for the housing taxes and fees task force and a smaller housing infrastructure bond authorization, with corresponding debt service costs and a total Senate budget-window impact of about $1 million in general fund debt service. After the staff presentations, the committee moved to public testimony. Commissioner Jennifer Ho of Minnesota Housing said the bill’s housing infrastructure bonds and continued support for family homeless prevention were important, and she supported the lived-experience earnings exemption, while noting concerns about the interest-earnings provisions. Testifiers from Greater Minnesota groups praised the workforce housing investments and Senate updates to the state housing tax credit and infrastructure grant program, though they suggested changes to the geographic distribution language. HOME Line urged funding for statewide tenant hotline services, citing rising demand and asking for $1 million if additional money becomes available. The Minnesota Consortium of Community Developers supported the bill’s investments and emphasized the need to pair housing development with supportive services. Housing First Minnesota praised housing infrastructure bonds and other investments but criticized the omission of the Minnesota Starter Homes Act. The Minnesota Multi Housing Association began testimony opposing certain rent-control-related provisions in the House bill. No votes or final actions were taken during the portion of the meeting provided.
ID

Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Agenda Feb 27th, 2026

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • I just wanted to share a little experience I had on our family's operation many years ago.
  • And so he had to hike out and found one of us on the farm, on the operation.
  • I drove all night from Squirrel, Idaho, if you know where that region is. It's in Fremont County.
  • So I feel confident at the federal level, the funding is secure.
  • So I feel confident at the federal level, the funding is secure.
Keywords: 989, all
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Health Care & Wellness Feb 3rd, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Health Care & Wellness

Transcript Highlights:
  • Gentle reminder, my wonderful colleagues here, that we have 38 recovery centers.
  • It will be centered on traditional medicine.
  • Center in the past. ...state when we operated our Thunderbird Treatment Center in the past.
  • So we call that sort of as written and in operation.
  • So we call that sort of as written and in operation.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> customers in the region. customers in the region.
  • </c> our region through events we do. our region through events we do.
  • </c> for the buck into our region. for the buck into our region.
  • </c> cost to operate their business. cost to operate their business.
  • </c> center at 2 gawatt. center at 2 gawatt.
Summary: The committee meeting began with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, roll call, and approval of the prior minutes. Members also observed a moment of reflection for Charlie Kirk and offered condolences to Representative Bobby McCool on the death of his mother. Representative Fugate then made announcements about the ongoing ATV/UTV trail system, including an October 21 opening in Letcher County and an October 2 groundbreaking in Knott County, and staff was asked to circulate the dates to members. The main agenda item was Senate Bill 137, presented by Senator Cassie Chambers Armstrong with testimony from George Ecklan of the Coalition of the Homeless and Wesley Bryant, a flood survivor and Eastern Kentucky resident. The bill would prohibit utility disconnections for non-payment during dangerous weather and emergencies, including extreme cold, excessive heat, and declared natural disasters. Supporters said the measure is narrow, does not forgive past-due balances or change reconnection policies, and is intended to protect vulnerable residents, reduce risks to first responders, and create a minimum statewide standard amid a patchwork of utility policies. They cited weather thresholds and historical examples of extreme weather and disaster declarations in Kentucky. Testimony emphasized the human impact of shutoffs, especially for low-income households, older adults, and families facing illness or disaster recovery. Bryant described experiences with people shivering without heat or struggling to keep children cool when power was cut off, calling electricity a lifeline rather than a luxury. Representative Gu raised concerns that utility bills have become unaffordable due to broader policy and rate issues, argued that some customers may not pay if shutoffs are prohibited, and questioned whether the bill was needed. Senator Chambers Armstrong responded that the proposal is limited to non-payment shutoffs during short periods of dangerous conditions and is meant to keep people safe during emergencies. No vote or final action on the bill was taken in the portion of the meeting provided.
FL

Florida 2026 4th Special Session

January 15, 2026 - 08:00 AM

Transcript Highlights:
  • We cannot operate like that.
  • ad valorem resulting in the elimination of addiction diversion programs and Meals on Wheels food security
  • picking up garbage, maintaining parks and preserves, and you can forget about libraries and senior centers
  • are needed just like public safety that need to be addressed in a thoughtful, oftentimes larger regional
  • Where we don't have third places like dog parks and senior centers, and we have to pay a fee every time
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Trade, Workforce & Economic Development Mar 19th, 2025

Trade, Workforce & Economic Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm a second-generation cell storage facility operator from Richmond, Texas, outside of Houston.
  • As a family-owned and operated small business, I am hands-on in the day to day processes, and I'm here
  • Clear that unit so that we may continue operating and make it available for paying customers.
  • This is the most affordable, secure water supply we have, and it should be used.
  • It may be forcing them to stop operations.
Bills: HB 186
NH
Transcript Highlights:
  • Our health centers would be in anxiety.
  • </c> those areas um that the health centers those areas um that the health centers serve.<00:20:40.240
  • or at a federally qualified center or at a federally qualified health<00:36:10.640><c> center.
  • </c> District 2, which is the Lakes region. District 2, which is the Lakes region.
  • </c> operating this way as as a standard up? operating this way as as a standard up?
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The committee heard testimony on Senate Bill 34, which would require parental consent for each new service provided to a student through the Medicaid to Schools program and require reports to legislative policy committees. Senator Ruth Ward said the bill was intended to increase transparency, protect parental involvement, and ensure continuity of care, especially for students with disabilities. She also noted a proposed amendment she received shortly before the hearing that would change the bill’s focus from a “new service” to a “new care plan.” Representatives from the New Hampshire Primary Care Association and Amoscake Health testified that they opposed the bill as written but would support it with the amendment. They explained that tying consent to individual diagnosis codes or services could be burdensome, could delay care, and could create compliance problems if a diagnosis changes during a visit. They said the amendment would better align consent with the overall care plan and avoid interrupting treatment mid-appointment. Committee members raised questions about how the bill would interact with IEPs, individualized health plans, homebound services, telehealth, billing, and whether the amendment would still require parental involvement after a care plan changes. The deputy Medicaid director from the Department of Health and Human Services testified that the amendment was more operationally feasible because Medicaid billing involves many ICD-10 codes that can change or overlap, and consent should be tied to the care plan rather than to each code. He said the current law already requires parental consent for participation in the Medicaid to Schools program and annual consent for billing, but the bill would make explicit consent for care-plan changes. No vote was taken during the portion of the hearing provided, and the committee appeared to continue discussion with DHHS after the testimony.
ID

Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Agenda Feb 16th, 2026

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Koenig Distillery is a small family-owned and operated business out in my area in Canyon County.
  • As Senator Shippy said, that area of Canyon County is a very large agricultural region.
  • A lot of specialty crops are grown in that region, including fruit crops.
  • They want to continue to operate as a distillery.
  • They own and operate numerous orchards.
Summary: The Senate State Affairs Committee heard several bill introductions and memorials. Senator Zito presented RS 32969, a self-defense proposal modeled on anti-SLAPP protections that would create an early pretrial immunity hearing and allow reimbursement of reasonable costs for defendants found to have acted lawfully in self-defense; after questions about Idaho examples and scope, the committee voted to introduce it. Senator Nichols presented RS 33826, which would prohibit government from requiring digital ID, preserve acceptance of physical identification, protect access to personal devices, and limit digital ID to identity verification; it was also sent to print. She then presented RS 33333, a memorial urging the federal government to restore the tier two duty on imported sugar to protect Idaho’s sugar beet industry, and that too was approved for printing. Senator O’Connowitz presented RS 33369, a revised measure to require Senate confirmation for remaining department directors and align them more closely with other department heads; the committee voted to introduce it. Senator Bernt presented RS 33388, which would allow breweries to operate two remote taprooms instead of one, and it was sent to print. Senator Den Hartog presented RS 33296, revising election rules for single-county highway districts to make them partisan on a delayed timeline and allow candidates to list party affiliation in the 2026 cycle; the committee approved introduction. The committee also considered HCR 24, a resolution honoring fallen firefighters Frank Harwood and John Morrison Jr. and recognizing injured firefighter David Tisdell after a deadly 2025 attack in Kootenai County; members voiced support and voted to send it to the Senate floor with a do-pass recommendation. Finally, Senator Shippy presented SB 1258, a liquor licensing bill for Koenig Distillery that would create a specialty license allowing a rural distillery to serve its own products by the drink, with testimony emphasizing agricultural tourism, small business, and competitive fairness; after supportive testimony from the distillery owner and representative, the committee voted to send the bill to the floor with a do-pass recommendation.
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Transcript Highlights:
  • , your more traditional child care centers.
  • And that's just operational costs and personnel.
  • The new operating rooms will be operative when at in the first quarter of calendar year 2028 So, another
  • Operational for FY27 to cause a 2% growth. Good question on that.
  • We're going to regionalize the state so that the state will be regionalized so that we'll have a procurement
Keywords: 914, all