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AL
Transcript Highlights:
- You see it routinely where hospitals... ...You see it routinely where hospitals are closing their doors
- and how we get paid when so many of us and how we get paid when so many of us are on the brink of closing
- So, because they're a primary payer.
- But, um, we're talking about hospitals closing. talking about hospitals closing.
Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Keywords:
hospital liens, medical billing, government healthcare, insurance claims, patient rights, blood tests, DUI, law enforcement, traffic offenses, chemical analysis, public nuisance, event liability, local government, community health, legal action, transparency, reporting, public safety, regulation, accountability
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
House - Government, Elections And Indian Affairs Mar 5th, 2025
House Government, Elections & Indian Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- We've also been in close contact with the.
- understand that a recent Pew article, Pew Charitable Trusts, identified regulatory obstacles as one of the primary
- But it may be, you know, we'll work closely.
- I've got commitments from Daniel that we'll work closely together on this.
- Chair, Representative Block, if I could just add, I think another example that we were chatting very closely
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - 04/28/25
Judiciary and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- they're comparatively low because of the barriers to getting into the program, the cost being the primary
- The cost being the primary one.
- family as well. uh whether<00:27:17.760><c> they're</c><00:27:18.000><c> the</c><00:27:18.159><c> primary
- </c><00:27:18.559><c> bread</c><00:27:18.880><c> winner</c> whether they're the primary bread winner
- whether they're the primary bread winner or<00:27:19.520><c> not.
Committee:
Senate Judiciary and Public Safety
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- including but not limited to public health, community health, family mental health, emergency, and primary
- including but not limited to public health, community health, family mental health, emergency, and primary
- including but not limited to public health, community health, family mental health, emergency, and primary
- Health family mental health emergency Health family mental health emergency and<02:21:44.080><c> primary
- nursing care so my thought and primary nursing care so my thought on<02:21:47.800><c> this</c><02:21
Committee:
Senate Education
ID
Idaho 2026 Regular Session
Agenda Mar 17th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- You're still having determined in the secret meeting, in the closed meeting, that there was a breach.
- If you put this process behind closed doors... ...when reporters have all the relevant information.
- If you put this process behind closed doors, it only furthers the increasing distrust the public has
- The primary thing that we've seen at this point by way of AI use is with briefing.
Summary:
The committee first approved the minutes from March 13, 2026, then took up House Resolution 27, a proposed change to House ethics rules. Representative Barbieri argued the changes would keep ethics complaints confidential until the committee determines there is a breach, remove attorneys from the process, allow the committee to choose its own chair, and reduce public spectacle and outside influence. Several members raised concerns about secrecy, transparency, due process, possible criminal implications, and the lack of counsel, while the Idaho Press Club testified in opposition, saying the public has a right to know about accusations against elected officials. After debate, a motion to send the resolution to the floor with no recommendation failed, a motion to hold it in committee also failed, and the original motion to send it to the floor with a due pass recommendation passed 8-7.
The committee then turned to Idaho State Police administrative rules tied to the governor’s zero-based regulation effort. Lieutenant Colonel Russ Wheatley presented several dockets, explaining that changes to civil asset forfeiture reporting, public safety and security information systems, state criminal history records, and the sex offender registry were largely non-substantive cleanups that removed duplicate language or updated procedures, with one sex offender registry change reflecting a new photo-transfer process after a DMV system change. The committee approved those rule dockets after brief questions about fiscal impact and whether forms or required information were being removed.
Next, Nancy Woolley of the Sexual Offender Management Board presented a temporary rule and a pending rule reducing continuing education requirements for certified evaluators and treatment providers and removing duplicative language. The committee approved the temporary rule and then approved the pending rule with an early effective date of sine die. Finally, Brian Nichols of the Office of Administrative Hearings presented pending rules updating the Idaho Rules of Administrative Procedure, including new provisions addressing artificial intelligence use in contested cases, sanctions for misuse, and site visits by presiding officers. Members raised concerns about broad discretion, legislative intent, self-represented parties, and whether site visits should be allowed. The committee ultimately approved the pending rule but exempted sections 11, 12, and 515 from approval.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- You're still having determined in the secret meeting, in the closed meeting, that there was a breach.
- If you put this process behind closed doors... ...when reporters have all the relevant information.
- If you put this process behind closed doors, it only furthers the increasing distrust the public has
- The primary thing that we've seen at this point by way of AI use is with briefing.
Committee:
House Judiciary, Rules and Administration
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Agriculture & Natural Resources Feb 4th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Participants here in the room, when you come up to testify, we do need to make sure that you get that mic as close
- Get that mic as close to your mouth as possible.
- This state-run game farm is the primary source of nitrate contamination in the Centralia outwash gravel
- And we have too many farms that are closing in our state.
Summary:
The House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee met on February 4, with public hearing and executive action on several bills. The main public hearing was on House Bill 2668, as proposed substitute, which would direct the Department of Fish and Wildlife to identify and pursue relocation of the Bob Oak Game Farm and to plan remediation of the current site. Testimony from the bill sponsor, Centralia city officials, Lewis County public health staff, a tribal member, and residents strongly supported relocation, citing nitrate contamination in a sole-source aquifer, risks to drinking water for Centralia and nearby households, and the need for long-term public health protection. The committee also heard that interim mitigation measures such as point-of-use filters and water/sewer extensions were underway, but witnesses said relocation was the only durable solution. The bill was added to the day’s executive session as an unusual late addition, then later passed out of committee on a voice vote with a due pass recommendation.
During executive session, the committee also acted on House Bill 2598, creating a Salmon Advisory Commission; House Bill 2619, creating a legislative task force to reduce regulatory stress in agriculture; House Bill 2199, dealing with derelict vessels and disposal timelines; House Bill 2463, which revises agricultural donation and farm-to-food pantry programs; and House Bill 1735, which prohibits force-feeding birds and related foie gras sales. Amendments were considered on several bills, including a DNR amendment to the vessel bill and a narrowing amendment to the force-feeding bill, which failed. The committee approved House Bill 2598 by a 6-5 vote, and House Bill 2619, House Bill 2199, House Bill 2463, House Bill 1735, and House Bill 2668 all received due pass recommendations, with some on voice votes and others by recorded roll call. The chair noted that moving House Bill 2668 in executive session the same day as public hearing was highly unusual and done because of the bill’s urgency and bipartisan support.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Environment & Energy Jan 29th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- And with that, we have no additional testifiers, so we will close the hearing on House Bill 2436 and
- okay terrific thank you very much it and with that we have no no additional testifiers so we will close
- As such, we are the primary supplier of jet fuel for JBLM, and as the smallest refinery in the state,
- Okay, seeing no further questions, I will close the hearing on 2322, and we will go into caucus after
Summary:
The committee heard House Bill 2436, a technical fix to Washington’s oil tanker escort tug requirements in Puget Sound waters. The bill would require escort tugs to have either horsepower equal to 5% of the tanker’s deadweight tonnage or 3,000 horsepower, whichever is greater. Rep. Lekanoff and the Washington State Board of Pilotage Commissioners said the change aligns statute with existing rules and industry practice and supports protection of the Salish Sea and southern resident killer whales. No opposition was raised, and the hearing was closed without action at that point.
The committee then heard House Bill 2322, which changes Clean Fuels Program rules and tax incentives for alternative jet fuel. Supporters, including Rep. Dent, Sky Energy, 12, and the City of Moses Lake, said the bill would provide certainty for large-scale sustainable aviation fuel investment by changing the trigger for tax incentives and clarifying that certain renewable electricity, including hydro, can count as zero carbon. Ecology opposed the bill’s treatment of electricity accounting, saying it would weaken incentives for new renewable generation and could reduce the clean fuels program’s emissions benefits. U.S. Oil asked for additional clarification or changes to allow Pierce County participation or define “blender.” No vote was taken on the bill during the hearing.
In executive session, the committee passed several bills. Substitute House Bill 2343, dealing with discharge permits for publicly owned animal facilities, passed 21-0. Proposed second substitute House Bill 1420, creating a textile and apparel coordinating organization for a needs assessment, passed 12-9. House Bill 2426, allowing Pollution Control Hearings Board appeals to be heard by a single member or alternative panel by agreement, passed 19-2. Substitute House Bill 2271, expanding post-consumer recycled content requirements for certain plastic products, passed 12-9. Substitute House Bill 2215, adjusting Climate Commitment Act fuel supplier thresholds, passed 12-9. Substitute House Bill 2421, restricting 6PPD and certain substitutes in tires, passed 11-9 with one excused after an amendment to exempt rural eastern Washington was rejected. Action on House Bill 2301 and House Bill 2296 was deferred to a later meeting due to time constraints.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Committee on Economic Development, Growth, and Household Impact Jan 27th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- In closing, I again thank the committee and Assembly Member Salachi for this opportunity.
- Fast forward, we still weren't able to be successful in that venture, and we had to close those doors
- hopeful for a legislative champion to carry out subsequent budget requests that ensure that the state's primary
- Okay, we're going to close public comment.
Summary:
The Assembly Committee on Economic Development, Growth, and Household Impact held an informational hearing focused on the California Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Network and its role in helping small businesses access capital, recover from disasters, and scale innovative companies. Chair Salas and Vice Chair Castillo opened by emphasizing the importance of small businesses to California’s economy and noting recent passage of AB 685, described as a small business resiliency and innovation measure. Witnesses from multiple SBDC regions and business owners testified about the network’s statewide reach, confidentiality, multilingual advising, and partnerships with universities and state agencies.
Panelists described SBDC’s work in three main areas: disaster recovery, startup and innovation support, and capital access. Testimony highlighted SBDC assistance after major disasters such as the Camp Fire, Dixie Fire, San Diego floods, and the Los Angeles fires, including help with insurance claims, grant applications, debt restructuring, and reopening businesses. Business owners from Altadena and Sacramento shared personal stories of how SBDC guidance, grants, and connections helped restore operations, preserve jobs, and navigate crises. Another panel focused on technology startups and the “valley of death,” explaining how SBDC helps founders with customer discovery, grant strategy, intellectual property, and financing; examples included a mobility-tech company and a biodegradable plastics startup that secured major grants, investment, and jobs with SBDC support.
A third panel focused on access to capital, with SBDC staff explaining lending options, state loan programs, and finance centers that package loans and match businesses with lenders. They said many small businesses need less than $100,000 and often turn to high-cost alternatives without guidance; SBDC helps them refinance and secure better terms. A beverage company founder described using SBDC to move from a failed public affairs firm to launching a tequila brand, raising capital, and building distribution. Members asked about barriers facing immigrant-owned businesses, disaster aid gaps, and regulatory burdens; SBDC representatives said their services are confidential, available to eligible businesses regardless of immigration status, and designed to connect clients to whatever public or private resources exist. No formal vote was taken at the hearing, and the meeting ended after public comment with the chair urging continued funding for SBDC and related small business support programs.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Committee on Economic Development, Growth, and Household Impact Jan 27th, 2026
Economic Development, Growth, and Household Impact
Transcript Highlights:
- In closing, I again thank the committee and Assembly Member Solache for this opportunity.
- Fast forward, we still weren't able to be successful in that venture, and we had to close those doors
- hopeful for a legislative champion to carry out subsequent budget requests that ensure that the state's primary
- Okay, we're going to close public comment.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Legislative Committee on Water Supply During Drought Nov 10th, 2025
Joint Legislative Committee on Water Supply During Drought
Transcript Highlights:
- And with that, I'll close. Okay. Well, thank you, Karen.
- diverting water, others, like some of the cities and towns, rely exclusively on surface water as their primary
- Ecology cannot do its job without close coordination and collaboration with the Bureau of Reclamation
- Looking forward, we continue to monitor conditions closely.
Summary:
The committee heard first from Deputy State Climatologist Karen Bumbacco, who reviewed the weather and snowpack conditions that contributed to Washington’s 2025 drought. She said the state had a very warm and dry water year, with April through September ranking among the warmest and driest periods on record, and that three straight years of below-normal snowpack and precipitation had compounded drought impacts, especially in the Yakima Basin. She also explained that a weak La Niña could bring a wetter-than-normal winter, though temperature forecasts were less certain, and noted that long-term climate projections point to continued snowpack decline and earlier runoff timing.
Department of Ecology staff Rea Burns and Caroline Melor then described the state’s drought declaration process and response. They said Washington’s statutory drought threshold is less than 75% of normal water supply plus a hardship finding, and that Ecology extended the Yakima drought declaration in April and expanded it statewide in June. They discussed reliance on federal monitoring data and staffing at NRCS, USGS, Reclamation, and NOAA, and said federal staffing and funding instability has created concerns for snowpack and water data. They also reviewed drought response funding, noting that grants have supported projects in the Yakima and Dungeness basins and that the drought emergency account still has a balance available for current needs.
Burns gave a detailed update on the Yakima Basin, saying it experienced unprecedented conditions this year, including nearly empty reservoirs, curtailment orders sent to about 1,500 water users, and the first time even the most senior 1855 surface water rights were turned off. She said widespread compliance occurred, though the process exposed areas for improvement, especially coordination with federal partners. Committee members asked about the long-term basis for climate projections, the 75% drought threshold, federal impacts, drought insurance, reservoir storage, and whether the state should consider more drought funding or new storage projects. No votes or formal actions were taken during the meeting.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Section 4 is from House File 953 and requires pediatricians to provide primary caregivers of infants
- But I developed myalgic encephalomyelitis, or ME/CFS, a condition closely related to what many now recognize
- I just want to say also, to close this out here—and I don't want to go too far into this—number one,
- Because decisions were made from the Capitol to close our schools down, there are homeschool families
Bills:
HF2435
Committee:
House Health Finance and Policy
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Hearing none, we're going to close public testimony on Senate Bill 1633.
- We'll also close public testimony on SJR 60.
- Hearing none, public testimony is now closed.
- The two primary obstacles are resources and then enforcement.
- Hearing none, public testimony is now closed. Senate Bill 3029.
Bills:
HB22 , SB250 , SB375 , SB536 , SB845 , SB1633 , SB1944 , SB1957 , SB2081 , SB2137 , SB2262 , SB2299 , SB2419 , SB2452 , SB2522 , SB2549 , SB2594 , SB2605 , SB2631 , SB2639 , SB2675 , SB3029 , SJR60 , HB22 , HB1392 , HB2525
Committee:
Senate Local Government
Keywords:
emergency communication, broadband, funding, natural disasters, technology, HB 22, Texas broadband development office, comptroller, emergency communications, early warning systems, disaster alerts, natural disaster notifications, interoperable communications, interoperable emergency radio, public safety communications, 9-1-1, next generation 9-1-1, NG911, broadband grants, low-interest loans
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Jun 2nd, 2025
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Clerk will close. Clerk will close the roll, tally the votes, ayes 64, noes 0, the measure passes.
- Would you like to close?
- You can address you're close. Assemblymember Patel would you like to close?
- Clerk will close the roll, tally the votes. Ayes 41, noes 18, measure passes. The roll is closed.
- You can answer in your closing. Without objection, or do you wish to answer in your close?
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- an order after they've heard the testimony and they've decided that one parent should have either primary
- decided that one parent should<00:48:39.960><c> have</c><00:48:40.240><c> either</c><00:48:40.480><c> primary
- </c> should have either primary should have either primary uh<00:48:41.840><c> custody</c> uh custody
Committee:
House Judiciary
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 2/12/25
Commerce Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- So we’re certainly watching really closely. I think we’ll have to see.
- So we’re certainly watching really closely. I think we’ll have to see.
- So we’re certainly watching really closely. I think we’ll have to see.
- So we’re certainly watching really closely. I think we’ll have to see.
- </c><01:14:30.960><c> monitored</c> needs to be extremely closely monitored needs to be extremely closely
Committee:
House Commerce Finance and Policy
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- district revenue sources across time, um, trends in general fund revenues, aids and levies, uh, take a close
- district revenue sources across time, um, trends in general fund revenues, aids and levies, uh, take a close
- school district revenue sources across time, trends in general fund revenues, aids and levies, take a close
- school district revenue sources across time, trends in general fund revenues, aids and levies, take a close
- </c><00:29:19.880><c> funding</c> um it it tends to be the primary funding um it it tends to be the primary
Committee:
Senate Education Finance
NY
New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
New York State Senate Session - 06/03/2026
New York Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- It was Majority Leader Stewart-Cousins. >> Close enough. Who said that?
- >> CLOSE ENOUGH. >> WHO SAID THAT. WILL THE SPONSOR CONTINUE TO YIELD?
- IS CLOSED. THANK YOU. >> YOU HAVE HALF A SECOND.
- That vote and low-turnout primary elections.
- Seeing and hearing none, the debate is closed. Secretary will ring the bell.
Summary:
The Senate convened, approved the journal, and then moved through a large number of motions to discharge bills from committees and substitute identical Senate bills for third reading. The chamber also received and accepted a Finance Committee report on nominations for Kathleen Mosier as Commissioner of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, Terrence O’Leary as Commissioner of Homeland Security and Emergency Services, and John Kagia as Executive Director of the Office of Cannabis Management. All three nominees were confirmed, with Mosier and O’Leary confirmed unanimously and Kagia confirmed 57-1, with Senator Walczyk voting no.
The Senate adopted previously approved resolutions recognizing June 2026 as LGBTQIA+ Pride Month and mourning the death of Susan Irene Wright of Harlem. Senators Brisport and Bottcher spoke at length in support of Pride Month, emphasizing LGBTQ+ history, resilience, and ongoing threats to the trans community. On the Susan Wright resolution, Senators Cleare, Bailey, and Bottcher praised her community leadership, philanthropy, and family legacy, and Assembly Member Jordan Wright was recognized in the chamber.
The body then considered and passed many bills on the calendar, including measures on insurance, environmental conservation, public health, education, business law, labor, social services, highway law, and local tax exemptions. Several bills drew brief explanations of vote, including a measure to end higher insurance premiums for widows, a bill to prohibit correctional facilities from denying visitation because of menstrual products or IUDs, and a Medicaid-related bill to expand access to blood pressure monitors for pregnant people. Most bills passed with broad support, though some had notable opposition from a small group of senators.
Late in the session, the Senate took up a proposed constitutional amendment on redistricting. Senator Stewart-Cousins sponsored the measure, and Senator Walczyk questioned it extensively, arguing voters had previously approved an independent redistricting process and objecting to changes that would remove the Legislature’s two-thirds map-approval requirement and alter the commission’s role. The sponsor said the changes were needed in response to aggressive partisan redistricting in other states and would still require voter ratification in future sessions. The transcript ends during that debate, with no final vote on the amendment shown.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Children and Family Law (02/10/2026)
Children and Family Law
Transcript Highlights:
- I will close the hearing on 1779.
- </c><03:09:11.359><c> uh</c> you would agree that uh the primary uh you would agree that uh the primary
- reasons cited for why they closed it.
- The breasts closely resembled hers.
- I'm going to close the come before us.
Committee:
House Children and Family Law
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> rates despite being the primary rates despite being the primary perpetrators<00:29:58.760><c> of
- Seeing none, we'll close the hearing.
- Senate Bill 144 is intended to close the current gap in our law.
- We're just trying to close that hole.
- <c> already</c> before the close of the hearing already before the close of the hearing already conducted
Committee:
Senate Judiciary