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Transcript Highlights:
- I would like to have a hearing on it. It's kind of an important topic. To print.
- Is there a need for public hearing on the matter and so forth?
- Go ahead, pull that mic down so we can hear you. There we go.
- Now we'll hear closing arguments. Your Honor, this case isn't about rejecting management.
- Now we'll hear closing arguments. Your Honor, this case isn't about rejecting management.
Committee:
Senate Resources and Environment
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations and Budget Select Agencies Subcommittee Jan 5th, 2026 at 09:00 am
A&B Select Agencies Subcommittee
Transcript Highlights:
- We really want to hear from you what your agency needs, what your agency's looking like, concerns that
- And I'd love to hear the story about your mom getting a raise. But people play to win.
- What I prepared here was based on the budget hearing.
- You're going to hear a lot more about shooting ranges as we go.
- But I hear them gripe about it a lot.
Committee:
House A&B Select Agencies Subcommittee
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
October 7, 2025 - 12:30 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- WE WILL HEAR PREPARED COMMENTS FROM EACH PANELIST.
- I KNOW I WAS SPEAKING WITH SOME OF THE MEMBERS OF THE PANEL EARLIER BEFORE THIS HEARING.
- MARTIN, I AM HEARING DIFFERENT PRESENTATION FROM YOU, MR. KOVAL.
- I WANT TO HEAR ABOUT THE GUARDRAILS THAT ARE IN PLACE FOR THAT.
- YOU ARE DOING GOOD. >> I TURNED MY HEARING AID UP AS HIGH AS IT WILL GO. >> Rep.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Jul 10th, 2025
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Our hearts continue to ache as we hear the updates from the flooding just northwest of San Antonio.
- I hear a lot of praise on this bipartisan approach.
- Seeing and hearing no further debate, Assembly Member Hadwick, do you wish to close? Yes.
- Seeing and hearing none, the clerk will read the second day consent calendar.
- Seeing and hearing no further business, I'm ready to entertain a motion to adjourn.
Summary:
The Assembly met with a quorum present after a roll call and prayer, then proceeded through routine journal, procedural, and guest-introduction business. Members recognized several guests, including local district officials, Japanese business leaders, and students/interns, and the chamber also observed remarks about the Texas flooding tragedy during the prayer. The body then moved through the daily file, including second-reading items and concurrence votes on AB 390, which expands the slow-down/move-over law to stationary vehicles, and AB 1478, which allows retailers to absorb mattress recycling fees; both measures had Senate amendments concurred in by recorded vote.
The Assembly adopted AJR 12, a bipartisan resolution recognizing Head Start Month and urging Congress and the President to protect and increase Head Start funding. Multiple members spoke in support, emphasizing the program’s role in early education, health, nutrition, and family support, especially in rural and low-income communities; the resolution received 70 ayes and no noes after 69 co-authors were added. The chamber also adopted ACR 96, designating a portion of Highway 101 in Humboldt County as the Patty Berg Memorial Highway, and SCR 50, which calls for state review of climate adaptation and maladaptation criteria to improve climate resilience planning; both measures passed without opposition.
On the consent calendar, the Assembly added co-authors to ACR 81 and adopted the second-day consent calendar and remaining consent items, all by unanimous or near-unanimous votes. The body also approved a motion to return AB 529 from engrossing and enrolling to the Senate for further action. The session concluded with numerous adjournment-in-memory tributes, most notably for Rincon Tribal Council Chairman Bo Mazzetti and former legislative secretary George Steffes, followed by a moment of silence for each and adjournment until Monday, July 14 at 1 p.m.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
State Committee Meeting - 2025-04-01
State Government Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Members, in the interest of time, we've got bills still to hear.
- Chair, and thank you for hearing House File 627 this morning.
- We are hearing this informationally. Representative Long.
- That's why we wanted to hear it here. Members, questions?
- Hearings, which if this language were enacted, would be renamed the Court of Administrative Hearings.
Committee:
House State Government Finance and Policy
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Apr 1st, 2025
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Seeing and hearing no further debate, the clerk will open the roll.
- This measure is a result of these hearings.
- Seeing and hearing no further debate, Assembly Member Ta, would you like to close?
- Seeing and hearing none, the clerk will read the second day consent calendar.
- Seeing and hearing no further business, I am ready to entertain a motion to adjourn.
Summary:
The Assembly convened after a quorum call, prayer, and pledge, then took up a series of procedural motions and a large third-reading file focused heavily on housing, wildfire recovery, insurance, and related regulatory changes. Early actions included a successful motion to place Senate Concurrent Resolution 1 on the third-reading file, followed by a unanimous vote on SB 26, a cleanup measure related to lemon-law civil discovery procedures and automaker opt-outs from the AB 1755 framework.
The chamber then moved through a package of urgency bills tied to the January 2025 Los Angeles-area wildfires and broader housing affordability concerns. Measures approved included AB 311 allowing displaced tenants to temporarily house wildfire victims and pets, AB 299 extending hotel/motel/short-term rental stays beyond 30 days for disaster-displaced families, AB 226 giving the California Fair Plan access to bond financing in catastrophic-loss scenarios, AB 253 allowing third-party plan checks when local review exceeds 30 days, AB 301 aligning state permitting timelines with local deadlines, AB 306 imposing a six-year pause on new residential building-code updates, AB 462 exempting certain ADUs in Los Angeles County coastal zones from coastal development permits, AB 493 requiring interest to be paid to homeowners on insurance proceeds held by lenders, and AB 597 tightening rules on public adjuster solicitation, fees, and contract transparency. Each of these urgency bills passed, generally with strong bipartisan support and mostly unanimous or near-unanimous votes.
The Assembly also approved several non-urgency measures, including AB 293 on groundwater transparency and board disclosure, AB 251 on elder abuse litigation standards when evidence is intentionally destroyed, AB 59 removing a sunset on Reclamation District 108’s hydropower authority, AB 417 streamlining EIFD and CRIA financing tools, and AB 312 updating procedures for agricultural theft proceeds. In addition, ACR 6 was adopted by voice vote, recognizing Black April Memorial Month and the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon, with extensive remarks from Assembly Member Ta and support from other members. The consent calendar was adopted, and the body later heard adjournment-in-memory tributes for David Myers and Olivia Guerrero before adjourning to April 3, 2025. Several vote changes were announced after adjournment, including changes on AB 251 and AB 417.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
State Committee Meeting - 2025-03-27
State Government Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Hearing none, the motion prevails and the minutes are adopted.
- Members, I'm happy to hear any of your questions or concerns.
- Hearing none, the motion prevails, and the A-1 is adopted. Next to your bill. As amended.
- Nor did I hear from the Deputy, nor did I actually hear back from the AG when I sent letters once we
- Hearing none, the motion prevails, and the A3 is adopted to your bill as amended. As amended.
Committee:
House State Government Finance and Policy
TX
Texas 89th Regular
S/C on Academic & Career-Oriented Education Mar 27th, 2025
S/C on Academic & Career-Oriented Education
Transcript Highlights:
- , I am going to suspend the hearing.
- Also, members and guests in the hearing room, we are here this morning.
- Did you hear the question from Chair Dutton? I did. Hi, Chair Dutton.
- We can hear you better. It's because I'm so tall.
- I was pleased to hear Representative Talarico voice his support for the bill as well.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Finally, there's an over. flow hearing room for those visiting if we proceed through the hearing and
- Thank you senators for hearing me today.
- Hearing none, the substitutes adopted.
- Thank you, Senators, for hearing me today.
- And we have. hearings with one witness on a bill we have we've had we've all had hearings with a thousand
Committees:
Senate Education , Senate Education K-16
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Judiciary Feb 11th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Surely you hear more detailed after the about the Florida Supreme Court, Florida discipline system as
- And if the site 2 parties can't agree, we get a final hearing before the referee who is a judge and if
- on sanctions where the referee makes it the final hearing they make after that they make findings of
- Now, if you know of people who would make good members, we would love to hear from you because we do.
- And so they will hear a variety of cases during that four-year term with us.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Taxes Committee considers HF4, bill proposing constitutional amendment 1/23/25
Transcript Highlights:
- Hearing none, all in favor say aye. Aye. Opposed? Motion prevails.
- Hearing none, all in favor say aye. Aye. Opposed? Motion prevails.
- Okay, now for members that are ... the committee, when we hear a bill, I generally let the author present
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Summary:
The committee took up House File 4, first adopting the H004A1 amendment without objection. The author described the bill as a constitutional amendment intended to create a tax relief account funded from projected budget surpluses, defined as revenues exceeding 105% of projected expenditures based on the November forecast. Supporters framed the proposal as a way to return excess taxpayer money to families, homeowners, and seniors rather than allowing the state to retain or redirect it.
Testimony in support came from Ranna Lee of Americans for Prosperity, who praised the bill’s clarity and argued that taxpayers are overburdened and should receive surplus funds back; she also suggested broader tax and budget reforms, including rate reductions and tighter spending limits. Nan Madden of the Minnesota Budget Project testified in opposition, saying the legislature already has authority to use surpluses for rebates or tax cuts and warning that constitutionalizing tax policy would reduce flexibility, weaken accountability, and make it harder to respond to changing conditions, emergencies, or recessions.
Members then briefly commented, with Republicans expressing support for returning money to taxpayers and citing cost-of-living pressures and fixed incomes. The committee did not hear a formal department position. At the end of the hearing, Representative Johnson renewed the motion that House File 4, as amended, be recommended to pass and sent to the Ways and Means Committee; the motion prevailed on a voice vote.
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Transcript Highlights:
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Committee:
Senate Education
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
JHA Public Hearing - Thu Feb 6, 2025 @ 2:00 PM HST
Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Okay, I'm trying to—can you hear me? We can hear you. My video— We can hear you, so please proceed.
- When we hear in the news about firearms, when we hear in the news about a horrific school shooting, or
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- Hearing none, recommendation is adopted.
Committee:
House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs
Summary:
The committee hearing covered House Bill 279 and House Bill 392, both relating to firearms. HB 279 would restrict carrying or possessing firearm parts except at or between certain locations and in an enclosed container, define firearm parts and prohibited persons, and increase penalties for violations. The Department of Law Enforcement strongly supported the bill, saying it would close a loophole involving disassembled or “ghost gun” parts and help law enforcement charge people who carry weapons in pieces. Most public testimony opposed the measure, with speakers arguing it was unconstitutional, vague, hard to enforce, and would burden lawful gun owners, gunsmiths, and firearm dealers; several also said existing laws already cover the conduct. One supporter, Dennis Dunn, said additional firearm security could reduce theft and suicides. The chair noted the committee had received 270 testimonies on HB 279, with 39 in support, 234 in opposition, and one comment.
The committee then heard HB 392, which would prohibit the possession, transfer, and sale of ghost guns and establish mandatory minimum sentencing for using a ghost gun in a felony. The Department of Law Enforcement and the Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney’s office supported the bill, saying unserialized firearms are difficult to trace and that prosecutors need clear laws to address them. Supporters argued the measure would help prevent untraceable weapons from circulating and align penalties with other firearm offenses. Opponents, including several gun owners and association representatives, said the bill was unnecessary because existing state and federal laws already prohibit unserialized firearms, and warned it could create confusion, criminalize lawful owners of antique or self-built firearms, and be difficult to administer. No votes or final committee action were taken in the portion provided.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Minnesota House passes bill requiring safeguards for underage social media users - Pt. 1 5/12/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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- That's what you hear if weapons of war.
- larger step when we hear that Senate file later this week. specifically.
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CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Utilities and Energy Committee Apr 22nd, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- I'd like to convene the Assembly Committee on Utilities and Energy hearing.
- I will maintain a quorum during the hearing, as is customary.
- I hear the opposition witnesses saying that we did not get that right.
- You hear them in this committee all of the time.
- We are hearing a lot from businesses hurting.
Summary:
The Assembly Committee on Utilities and Energy heard several bills focused on clean energy, electrification, and grid planning. AB 1813 (Ward) would revise California’s community renewable energy program to better support community solar and storage, especially for renters and low-income customers, by tying credits to avoided costs and requiring at least 51% low-income participation. Supporters said the current CPUC program is unworkable and has stalled development; utilities raised concerns about cost shifts, CCA impacts, and the bill’s late substantive amendments. The bill was discussed but no vote was recorded in the excerpt.
AB 2313 (Berman) would create a gas service line replacement alternative program allowing customers facing planned gas line replacement to instead choose electrification and receive an incentive. Supporters argued it would reduce long-term gas infrastructure costs and give customers more choice, while opponents warned it could divert money from safety-related gas replacement work, create affordability issues, and conflict with the recently approved SB 1221 pilot. Committee members pressed the author on safety, funding sources, and renter impacts; the author said the bill includes emergency replacement exemptions and is intended to lower costs for remaining ratepayers.
AB 1975 (Schultz) would require the CPUC to develop a grid utilization metric and consider expanded grid management programs to better use existing distribution infrastructure and reduce the need for costly upgrades. Supporters said better utilization could save ratepayers billions and help integrate batteries and flexible load; utilities generally opposed rigid utilization targets but were open to further discussion. The committee passed AB 1975 on a 7-0 vote to Appropriations. AB 2612, on plug-in photovoltaic systems, passed 9-0 to Appropriations after supporters said it would expand access to low-cost solar and utilities requested clarification that they would participate in the standards process.
AB 1849 (Pappin) would direct CARB to study the need for decarbonized gaseous fuels in hard-to-electrify sectors and for grid reliability. Supporters framed it as a technology-neutral assessment for sectors like industrial heat and backup power; opponents argued it was biased toward a preferred fuel pathway and duplicated existing state studies. After a lengthy exchange over the lack of a statutory definition for “decarbonized gaseous fuels,” the bill passed 10-0 to Appropriations. AB 2088 (Pappin) would authorize investor-owned utilities to own and operate thermal energy networks, with safeguards for safety, workforce, and ratepayers. Supporters described TENs as efficient, low-emission heating and cooling systems that can use geothermal energy or waste heat; the bill passed 9-0 to Appropriations.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Business and Professions Committee Apr 21st, 2026
Business and Professions
Transcript Highlights:
- And with that, we will begin today's hearing.
- Thank you so much for hearing this important bill today.
- Come on. ...for everybody else in the hearing room.
- I look forward to hearing about it. We have a motion. Okay. I look forward to hearing about it.
- I didn't hear. Oh. I'm sorry, can I... I didn't hear. Oh, Bains not voting. Bauer-Kahan? Aye.
Committee:
House Business and Professions
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
ECD Public Hearing - Fri Mar 20, 2026 @ 9:30 AM HST
Economic Development & Technology
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:23:45.240><c> that</c> industry and I'm sure you'll hear that industry and I'm sure you'll hear
- We are very much in support of this bill, and thank you for hearing it.
- Um, Dennis, can you hear me? Dennis, can you hear me? Yes, I can.
- This hearing is now adjourned. Thank you. Thank you.
- This hearing is now testified. This hearing is now adjourned.
Bills:
SB2580 , SB2578 , SB2259 , SB3084 , SB2816 , SB2928 , SB2075 , SB3322 , SB2377 , SB2436 , SB2835 , SB3248
Committee:
House Economic Development & Technology
Summary:
The committee opened by reviewing hearing procedures and then took up SB 2580, which concerns Hawaii’s film production tax credit and related incentives. Testimony was strongly supportive overall, with witnesses saying the measure would help attract productions, extend the sunset date, include streaming platforms, and strengthen the state’s competitiveness. Several supporters asked for cleanup language on grant administration, tax credit management, local-hire uplifts, and limits on third-party audit requirements for smaller productions. The state film office said the bill was generally strong but suggested clarifying language and noted that DBEDT and DOTAX already provide oversight of the current credit. No vote was taken in the transcript, but the bill drew broad support with a few comments and one opposition noted later in the hearing.
The committee then heard SB 2578 SD1, a measure to create a film commission and related grant structure. Testifiers said the proposal would formalize industry input, improve accountability, and help the state compete globally, but they also raised concerns about how a new grant program would interact with the existing tax credit system. The film office said the grant program and tax credit should be separated operationally, that the advisory structure should include industry voices and possibly union representation, and that county film commissioner language may need technical adjustment. A testifier also suggested a Hawaii film museum and related tourism opportunities. The measure was described as having 42 supporters, one opposition, and five comments, with no final action shown.
The committee next considered SB 2259, a dementia training measure. Supporters, including the bill’s drafter and the Alzheimer’s Association, described personal caregiving experiences and said free dementia training could help workers and families. Suggested amendments focused on clarifying the relationship between EOA and DBED and allowing retraining every two years because of workforce turnover. DBED said the bill is worthwhile but is not really an economic development initiative, and it should align with existing dementia programs and be easy for businesses to use, preferably online. The committee then moved to SB 3084 SD1, which HTDC said would expand its R&D matching program beyond SBIR to other federal research grants because of uncertainty at the federal level; the transcript ends as testimony begins, with no vote or final action recorded.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Education Assessment and Accountability Review Subcommittee (11-4-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- I may not use we did hear some things.
- So, this is what we did hear, and this is similar to things that we hear in other reports.
- Did I hear that right? >> Many. And we actually have data on that in the report.
- Did I hear that right? >> Many. And we actually have data on that in the report.
- Did I hear that right? facilities? Did I hear that right?
Summary:
The Education Assessment and Accountability Review Subcommittee received an Office of Education Accountability presentation on student discipline data in Kentucky schools for the 2024 school year. OEA said the study used Safe Schools data, educator and student surveys, site visits to 12 schools, and principal surveys. The report found that about 1 in 10 schools have major behavior-related challenges and up to one-third have at least moderate challenges, with the most common concerns varying by level: high schools cited vapes, cell phone misuse, apathy, and tardiness; middle schools cited apathy, vapes, and cell phone misuse; and elementary schools reported more extreme classroom behaviors such as throwing objects, overturning furniture, and screaming. OEA also noted that 14% of students had at least one behavior event in 2024, but repeated events were rare, and event rates alone do not reliably measure the severity of behavior problems in a school or district.
The presentation emphasized that many disciplinary consequences do not align consistently with statutes or local expectations. OEA said law violations made up 19% of more than 250,000 recorded behavior events, while most were board violations, and that some serious incidents resulted in minimal consequences. The report highlighted concerns about weapons, threats, and assaults: only 9.2% of weapon events led to expulsion or alternative placement, few threats resulted in those outcomes, and fewer than 10% of assaults led to expulsion or alternative placement, including some first-degree assaults. OEA also said the Safe Schools data do not identify victims, limiting analysis of assaults on staff or students, and recommended clearer statutory definitions and better data reporting.
A major theme was the difficulty schools face in addressing chronic disruption and severe behavior while complying with federal protections for students with disabilities. OEA said principals reported the biggest challenges were federal limits on disciplinary removals and a lack of alternative placement options. The report described variation among districts in how they implement federal requirements, with some administrators discouraging alternative placements or avoiding discipline because of perceived legal risks. Site visits found that many schools lacked chronic-disruption policies, and teachers often reported frustration with minimal consequences and repeated classroom removals. OEA recommended that KDE collect more information from educators, identify promising practices for alternative instructional settings, and develop clearer guidance and training. In discussion, committee members said the findings showed reporting gaps and resource strains, and OEA staff clarified that some underreporting reflects local discretion, while law violations should still be reported.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs Apr 2nd, 2025
Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- The Chair hears none. The committee sub is adopted.
- The chair hears none. The substitute.
- Do you hear by and proclaim themselves?
- Yes, we want to hear from them.
- Everyone here to hear your concerns, but I keep hearing that you feel like you may be targeted. if you're
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Hearing and seeing Chairman: none. It is so ordered.
- Hearing and seeing none. Chairman: Committee substitute is adopted.
- Hearing and seeing none. Chairman: It is so ordered.
- Hearing and seeing none. It is so ordered.
- Hearing none. It is so ordered.
Committee:
Senate Natural Resources
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Natural Resources met with a quorum present and took up several bills, mostly as pending business. HB 1089, creating the Gulf Coast Protection Account to be administered by the General Land Office, was laid out as the House companion to SB 795; Senator Alvarado moved it be reported favorably, and it passed the committee 8-0. The committee also adopted a committee substitute for HB 2970 and then reported it favorably 9-0, despite the motion wording recommending the substitute in lieu of the original bill. HB 2890, HB 1238, and HB 206 were each laid out and reported favorably to the full Senate by 9-0 votes.
For each bill reported favorably, members also approved motions to place the bill on the local and uncontested calendar, with no objections. The transcript reflects brief procedural repetition and some garbled audio, but the actions are clear: the committee advanced all measures considered during the meeting without recorded opposition. The chair then announced there was no further business and the committee stood in recess subject to the call of the chair.