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CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee Apr 8th, 2026

Housing and Community Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • of rate... ...in terms of, hey, after two plan checks, we can be more specific on what type of regulations
  • codes are complied with and that we're doing our part to enforce what the state has drafted as regulations
  • out a bunch of paperwork, which then later on we have HCD making, you know, probably underground regulations
  • the local jurisdictions have, you know, they need help complying with all of these underground regulations
  • example, in San Diego, you know, we have actually a height cap in the downtown area because of the FAA
HI
Transcript Highlights:
  • For our commercial ports, um, there is no federal nexus like the FHWA for highways or the FAA for airports
  • for highways federal nexus like the FHWA for highways or<01:16:07.760><c> the</c><01:16:07.880><c> FAA
  • </c><01:16:09.520><c> It's</c><01:16:09.800><c> all</c> or the FAA for airports.
  • It's all or the FAA for airports.
  • /c><01:28:18.280><c> framework</c> At present time, we are working on writing out our rules and regulations
Committee: House Water & Land
Summary: The Committee on Water and Land met on March 31, 2026, and heard testimony on several resolutions. HCR 13/HR 50, which asks DLNR to work with DOE and the Public Charter School Commission on a student coral stewardship program, drew comments from DLNR, which said it stood on written testimony and had proposed amendments, and from supporters in the room. HCR 61, urging investment in reforestation policies, workforce, nursery capacity, and related support for public and private lands, received strong support from DLNR and multiple testifiers, including members of a reforestation policy hui, a resident, and others who emphasized watershed protection, flood and fire resilience, and the need to upgrade nursery infrastructure and staffing. Committee members asked questions about nursery modernization, staffing, island-specific needs, and whether reforestation could reduce wildfire impacts; the DLNR witness said all islands need investment, with especially large opportunities on Hawaiʻi Island, and that healthier forests improve resilience though they cannot eliminate climate-related risks. The committee then heard HCR 136/HR 128 on wildland-urban interface safety standards for Maui plantation towns, but no one testified. It also heard HCR 185/HR 175, which urges denial of permits for ICE detention-related warehouses; Chris Coffey of Immua Alliance testified in support, saying migrant survivors of exploitation are harmed when ICE detains people and that Hawaii would not be the first place to take such action, citing examples from other states and cities. In questioning, members explored whether a local facility would keep people closer to families and services or instead increase local detention; Coffey said detention generally cuts off access to services and can intensify fear, and that a local facility could incentivize more detention and make survivors less likely to come forward. Finally, the committee heard HCR 155/HR 147 supporting the Hawaii Water Safety Coalition’s Hawaii Water Safety Act. Testifiers included Allison Shapera, who described the statewide water safety plan, Hawaii’s high drowning rate, the economic and human costs of drownings, and her personal loss of her daughter in a preventable drowning; Kirsten Hermstead and Kalani Vierra of the Hawaiian Lifeguard Association said the plan’s recommendations need legislative recognition to help with implementation and grant funding; and Jessamine Town Horner testified by Zoom as a co-founder and bereaved family advocate. The transcript provided does not show any votes or final committee actions on the measures discussed.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • advance, there's a time lag between what is shared perhaps by the White House to where the actual regulations
  • launched in 1982 airline operations, and then in 1988, we became the fastest startup of an airline in FAA
  • became the fastest startup of an<01:14:05.320><c> airline</c><01:14:05.640><c> in</c><01:14:05.760><c> FAA
  • history</c><01:14:07.160><c> with</c><01:14:07.320><c> just</c><01:14:07.520><c> a</c> an airline in FAA
  • history with just a an airline in FAA history with just a little<01:14:07.880><c> under</c><01:14:08.080
Summary: The task force met on October 14, confirmed a quorum, and adopted the September 16, 2025 minutes. Members then received a Kentucky Air National Guard 101 briefing from Brigadier General Bruce Bancroft, commander of the Kentucky Air National Guard, who described the Guard’s structure, missions, and statewide role. He emphasized that Kentucky is a single-wing state centered at Louisville’s 123rd Airlift Wing and highlighted several unique capabilities, including the Contingency Response Group, critical care air transport teams, medical detachment for chemical environments, explosive ordnance disposal, fatality search and recovery, and special tactics personnel. General Bancroft also discussed staffing and readiness, saying the Guard has 1,273 authorized positions, with a mix of AGR, Title 32, and Title 5 personnel. He noted that AGR positions are funded at about 96 percent, while technician positions are funded at about 53 percent, leaving the organization to operate at roughly 75 percent of authorized manpower overall. He said the wing converted from the C-130H to the C-130J in 2021 and completed the transition in about 2.5 years, ahead of the original three-year timeline. The briefing further covered the Guard’s operational tempo and community role. Bancroft said the unit has earned 21 Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards, has deployed about 500,000 days since 9/11 across 45 countries, and routinely supports federal and domestic missions. He described the C-130J’s tactical airlift, airdrop, and blacked-out operations as directly useful for disaster response in Kentucky, and he pointed to strong ties with UPS and other aviation employers. No votes or formal actions were taken beyond approval of the prior minutes.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Transportation Committee Apr 28th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • Although the FAA has overarching authority over all airspace, the California state government will have
  • The ACF regulation already contains a range of exemptions designed to address reliability and emergency
  • UCS believes this bill will inadvertently interfere with the regulation... ...or not considered.
  • I also referred to the current exemption process built into the Advanced Clean Fleets regulation when
  • I referred to the current exemption process built into the Advanced Clean Fleets regulation when vehicles
Summary: The committee heard and advanced several transportation-related bills, beginning with AB 431 on advanced air mobility. The author and supporters from AUVSI, Joby Aviation, United Airlines, Wisk Aero, the City of Long Beach, and Archer said the bill would create a statewide plan and technical framework for eVTOL/advanced air mobility infrastructure, public outreach, and local implementation. No opposition testified, and the bill passed the committee as amended to Appropriations on a unanimous roll call. Members then took up AB 630 on abandoned or hazardous RVs. The author and supporters, including Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass’s office, argued the bill would curb a cycle in which inoperable RVs are towed, auctioned cheaply, and returned to the streets by predatory buyers, while adding notice, recovery, and reporting requirements. Opponents from Western Center on Law and Poverty and ACLU California Action warned the bill would destroy RVs that serve as shelter for unhoused residents and could worsen homelessness. After discussion about the bill’s focus on dismantling rather than towing, the committee passed AB 630 as amended to Appropriations. The committee also approved AB 314, which would support transit-oriented development around planned and existing high-speed rail stations; AB 1223, which gives Sacramento County communities more flexibility to use local transportation revenues for related infrastructure supporting infill development; AB 1111, which adds flexibility to the zero-emission school bus transition for rural and disadvantaged districts; AB 1190, which caps fees charged by DMV business partners and requires clearer disclosure of the official DMV site; AB 987, which limits unreasonable towing fees and related charges; and AB 911, which creates a narrow exemption from Advanced Clean Fleets rules for telecommunications bucket trucks and sail-on-wheels used in emergencies. Most bills drew support from local governments, industry, or consumer groups, while AB 1111 and AB 911 drew opposition from clean transportation and environmental advocates concerned about weakening emissions goals. All of the bills were reported out as amended to the Committee on Appropriations, with recorded roll-call votes and several members adding their names as co-authors or supporters.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House and Governmental Affairs Apr 8th, 2026

House and Governmental Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • “Members, again, this HB 250 does not remove any rules and regulations that exist pertaining to family
  • The Board of Examiners for Psychologists does not regulate medical psychologists.
  • And again, this is a bill that I’ve kind of talked with the med psych persons who are regulated under
  • But again, at the end of the day, our state board regulates what happens in Louisiana.
  • And then it will leave in the bill the telephone communication regulations.
Bills: HB88 , HB181 , HB210 , HB250 , HB486 , HB529 , HB544 , HB639 , HB996 , HB1036 , HB1071 , HB1113
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/10/2026 - Senate Natural Resources

Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • the location The smaller counties from regulating the location of these small modular nuclear reactors
  • So we would encourage you, especially at a time when they're weakening regulation on the federal level
  • So it goes to OHV management and helps protect, like, rules, regulations, and all that.
  • And 27 years ago, I was actually and just regulating the industry.
  • So it goes to OHV management and helps protect, like, rules, regulations, and all that.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/04/2026 - House Transportation & Infrastructure

Transportation & Infrastructure

Transcript Highlights:
  • So the Union Pacific is, and I don't know if you know what PTC is, it's a system regulated by the Federal
  • issued for a civil traffic violation or a misdemeanor criminal offense relating to transportation regulation
  • issued for a civil traffic violation or a misdemeanor criminal offense relating to transportation regulation
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

01/26/2026 - Senate Finance

Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • This bill does nothing to regulate cryptocurrency.
  • We should have some regulations on them and how they're used.
  • them, and this SGO program has no way for us to regulate it.
  • Palomino, so when do we expect the federal regulations to come out?
  • Here are the regulations as we see it to this program. Thank you.
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Friday, September 19, 2025)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Speaker, this is the party whose failed policies—tax, regulation, borrowing, and unbridled spending—gave
  • Speaker, this is the party whose failed policies—tax, regulation, borrowing, and unbridled spending—gave
  • ,</c> you can lower taxes, cut regulations, you can lower taxes, cut regulations, and<00:52:20.079><c
  • And it's no secret why: the state continues to impose regulations that raise the cost of doing business
  • </c><02:56:43.040><c> that</c> regulations now coming into place. that regulations now coming into place
Bills: HR747 , HR719 , HB5371
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session Feb 10th, 2026 at 01:00 pm

Washington House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • An act relating to scissor stair regulations in the state building code, adding a new— Last line.
  • It's an important self-regulating element that the people of Washington reserve to make sure that voter
Summary: The House considered and passed a series of bills on topics including public employee bargaining communication, condominium and middle-housing development, building code changes for scissor stairs, substance use disorder monitoring for nursing assistants, pet insurance continuity, liquor licensing flexibility, voter registration challenges, concealed pistol license records exemptions, social housing public development authorities, services for people with developmental disabilities, rent increase notices, and unlawful detainer notices. Members repeatedly described the housing bills as efforts to increase supply, improve affordability, and fix prior statutory problems, while the health-related bills were framed as improving patient comfort, provider flexibility, or workforce consistency. Several measures were advanced without amendment, while others were substituted with committee recommendations before final passage. The most debated item was Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1916 on voter registration challenges. Supporters said it would curb mass or frivolous challenges, protect voters, and give election officials clearer standards and more accountability. Opponents argued it would make legitimate voter challenges harder, reduce citizen oversight of voter rolls, and weaken election integrity. Multiple amendments were offered to reduce penalties from felony to gross misdemeanor, allow electronic challenges, remove county-residency limits, and strike sections of the bill; most were rejected, though one amendment removing the same-county requirement was adopted. The bill ultimately passed after a divided vote. Other notable debate included House Bill 2152, which would allow terminally ill patients in hospitals and similar facilities to use medical cannabis; supporters emphasized dignity and comfort at end of life, while one opponent worried about added burdens on rural hospitals. House Bill 2235, concerning Public Records Act exemptions tied to concealed pistol license records and a permit-to-purchase framework, passed with strong support. House Bill 1687 on social housing public development authorities passed after an amendment restored city council involvement in housing cooperation decisions, while House Bill 2249, relating to Washington Technical employees and civil service treatment, passed with a larger number of nays. The House then placed additional bills on second reading and adjourned until the next legislative day.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session Feb 10th, 2026

Washington House Floor Meeting

Summary: The House convened, established a quorum, recited the Pledge of Allegiance, and heard a prayer. Members approved the prior day’s minutes, referred introduction-sheet bills, and later took up several second- and third-reading bills. Early in the day, the chamber also announced that members could wear Seahawks apparel during floor action the next day. The House passed House Bill 1155, which bans non-compete agreements, after adopting amendments clarifying tribal worker relationships, replacing references to “customer” with “patient” in certain contexts, and requiring notice to current and some former employees that non-competes are void. An amendment to exempt senior executives earning over $350,000 was rejected. The bill passed 65-29. The House also passed House Bill 1002, allowing certain coroners and medical examiners to seek workers’ compensation for PTSD; an amendment to isolate costs to their own risk class was rejected, and the bill passed 70-24. House Bill 2264, clarifying unemployment insurance eligibility for workers who voluntarily participate in layoffs, passed unanimously 94-0. Later measures included House Bill 2110, allowing nurses to accompany inter-facility ambulance transports without also holding EMT licenses, which passed 94-0 after an amendment clarifying training; House Bill 2272, a technical update to ski equipment terminology, which passed 94-0; House Bill 2238, creating a statewide food security strategy, which passed 83-12 after a technical amendment narrowing agency scope; and House Bill 2445, aimed at preventing profiteering in probate estates, which passed 67-28 after a technical amendment. The House also passed House Bill 2109 on securing vehicle loads (95-0), House Bill 2492 requiring behavioral and mental health training for construction workers and apprentices (79-16), House Bill 2472 on licensed contractors for fire sprinkler work (92-3), House Bill 288 joining the dietician licensure compact (93-1), and House Bill 2229 updating the Professional Engineers Registration Act and requiring five years of Washington practice for board members after an amendment (68-26).
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Environment, Energy & Technology Jan 14th, 2026 at 08:00 am

Environment, Energy & Technology

Transcript Highlights:
  • We really appreciate the inclusion of handled bags for items like FAA.
  • Many grocery retailers have already made significant investments to comply with the existing regulations
  • They've been great in working with us, but they could come in and regulate us and penalize us for those
  • How do we regulate that at the front of a store to ensure that only those that are supposed to get that
  • Minnesota also regulates at a 90 parts per million amount. Thank you. Question. Thank you.
Bills: SB5965 , SB6030 , SB5975 , SB5941
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Transportation Feb 19th, 2026 at 04:00 pm

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • bring it to the U.S., we would want to go through changes to ensure that we are fitting Coast Guard regulations
  • We provide a voice for the industry, serve as a bridge between the aviation community and regulators,
  • Moving forward, we are in conversations with the FAA on making sure we are compliant with their guidelines
Bills: SB6352
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Transportation Feb 19th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • bring it to the U.S., we would want to go through changes to ensure that we are fitting Coast Guard regulations
  • We provide a voice for the industry, serve as a bridge between the aviation community and regulators,
  • Moving forward, we are in conversations with the FAA on making sure we are compliant with their guidelines
Summary: The Senate Transportation Committee met for a work session and public hearing on February 19, 2026. In the work session, Switch Maritime presented a proposal for hydrogen fuel cell ferries for Washington State, including a budget proviso directing the Joint Transportation Committee to study hydrogen propulsion and a lease model for future Washington State Ferries procurement. The company described its Sea Change vessel, said the design could be adapted for Washington routes such as San Juan Islands–Anacortes, and emphasized that hydrogen fueling could be delivered through a mobile supply chain without new charging infrastructure. Senators asked about vessel flexibility, size, hydrogen availability, and terminal compatibility. The committee also received an update from WSDOT on the new public-private partnership program authorized in 2025. Staff said the agency is developing a four-phase implementation process, including consultant selection, a steering committee, a program manual, stakeholder engagement, and candidate project identification, with a report due to the transportation committees on September 1, 2026 and program launch targeted for January 1, 2027. The presentation stressed that the program manual will provide flexibility within the statute and that legislative input is being sought on engagement and project timing. The public hearing was on Senate Bill 6352, an omnibus transportation resources bill that revises and expands provisions from last year’s ESSB 5801. Staff outlined sections covering a mobile driver’s license and ID card program, a reduced-fee ID card for older drivers, changes to alternative fuel and aviation taxes and fees, revised sales tax distributions for ferry and multimodal funding, transit and bicycle education grants, fish passage permitting, clean energy siting on WSDOT right-of-way, toll notice procedures, older driver safety outreach, traffic safety camera revenue sharing, and a delay to the tow-truck indigent impound reimbursement program. The prime sponsor highlighted two priorities: digital driver’s licenses and dedicated ferry funding. Testimony was mixed. Supporters included airlines and aviation groups backing mobile ID and repeal of the luxury aircraft tax, transit and bicycle safety advocates supporting grant flexibility and continued bike education funding, and ferry advocates supporting dedicated ferry revenue. Local governments, including Bellevue, Kenmore, and Tacoma, raised concerns about the traffic camera revenue change, saying the shift from net to gross revenue would reduce local safety funding and could discourage new camera programs. The Association of Washington Cities also warned about unintended consequences in the fish passage and traffic camera provisions. RV dealers sought a delay to the luxury vehicle tax, and peer-to-peer car-sharing platform Turo asked for clarification on documentation requirements. The committee took no final vote and announced it would consider executive action the following week.