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HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session 04-14-2026 10:00am

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • House Bill 1523 Senate third reading of House Bill 1523 Senate Draft<00:26:55.600><c> 1,</c><00:26:56.200
  • House Bill 649 Senate third reading of House Bill 649 Senate Draft<00:34:02.200><c> 1,</c><00:34:02.720
  • Bill 2567 Senate &gt;&gt; Third reading of House Bill 2567 Senate Draft<00:42:46.040><c> 1</c><00:42
  • House Bill 1870 Senate third reading of House Bill 1870 Senate Draft<00:56:48.400><c> 1,</c><00:56:48.960
  • House Bill 2101 Senate third reading of House Bill 2101 Senate Draft<01:13:51.520><c> 1</c><01:13:52.120
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

PSM DEFER, PSM Public Hearings 03-20-2026

Public Safety and Military Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • First up is House Bill 2062, House Draft 1, relating to gun violence prevention.
  • First up is House Bill 2062, House Draft 1, relating to gun violence prevention.
  • First up is House Bill 2062, House Draft 1, relating to gun violence prevention.
  • House Bill 1957, House Draft 1, relates to safe entryways.
  • Last measure on the agenda is House Bill 253, House Draft 1, relating to fireworks.
Summary: The Committee on Public Safety and Military Affairs took up several measures, beginning with House Bill 2413 on pre-trial reform, which had been deferred from a prior agenda. The chair said the committee would incorporate judiciary recommendations and other technical, non-substantive amendments to continue discussion, and the measure was adopted with amendments by a 2-1 vote, with one member excused. The committee then heard extensive testimony on House Bill 2062, which appropriates funds for gun violence prevention efforts, including processing temporary restraining orders and gun violence protective orders and funding public awareness campaigns. Supporters, including county, advocacy, law enforcement, and student witnesses, said the bill would improve implementation of an existing law, save lives, and reduce suicides and violence. Opponents argued red flag laws can be abused, raise due process concerns, and may create dangerous enforcement situations. Written testimony was reported as 60 in support, 47 in opposition, and one comment. The committee later passed HB 2062 with amendments, including a corrected effective date, by a 3-1 vote with one member excused. The committee also considered House Bill 1957 on safe entryways, which would establish enforcement procedures in larger cities to prevent blocking of private doorways and entrances. Written testimony included support and opposition, but no oral testimony was offered, and the bill was passed with technical, non-substantive amendments. House Bill 253 on fireworks, which expands civil asset forfeiture for felony fireworks offenses and clarifies air-delivery provisions, was also passed with an amended effective date. House Bill 2581 on emergency management, which would narrow the definitions of disasters and emergencies, drew testimony both supporting the bill as a check on emergency powers and opposing it as incomplete or too broad in its current form; decision-making on that measure was deferred to the committee’s March 23 meeting. House Bill 2498 on a care home resilience pilot program was also deferred to March 23 after no testimony was offered.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

04/14/2026 - Senate Floor Session

Arizona Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Let's read the next bill, please: House Bill 2592, enacting Title 18, Chapter 1, Article 1, and revising
  • Let's read the next bill, please: House Bill 2592, enacting Title 18, Chapter 1, Article 1, and revising
  • House Bill 2594, amending Section 25-3-60, amending Title 11, Section 25-15-2, and Section 4-1-1-16.
  • Third reading of bills: House Bill 2592, an act relating to Title 18, Chapter 1, Article 1, amending
  • House Bill 2919. House Bill 2919.
Summary: The Senate met in floor session, opened with prayer and the Pledge, and then moved through several Committee of the Whole calendars considering a range of House bills and one concurrent resolution. On the first calendar, members considered HB 2192 on employment/video content matters of public concern, HB 2592 on government information technology and AI-related rulemaking, HB 2752 on the Arizona Commerce Authority trade office, HB 2916 on traffic schools and fingerprint clearance, and HB 2946 on development fees. Amendments were adopted on HB 2192, HB 2592, HB 2916, and HB 2946; HB 2752 received a Mesnard amendment, but an Epstein amendment failed on division after a 7-14 vote. All of those bills were reported out do pass, with HB 2752 retained on the calendar after amendment consideration. The Committee of the Whole report was adopted. On later calendars, the Senate advanced HB 2918, HB 2999 on infrastructure finance districts/special taxing districts, HB 1418 on county officers/sheriff authority, HCR 259 supporting county sheriffs, HB 2035 on child welfare placement/reporting, HB 241 on child neglect, HB 2594 on court trust confidentiality, HB 2932 on groundwater transportation fees, HB 2109 on distracted driving penalties for motorcycles, HB 2118 on mobile food vendor licenses, HB 2244 on eviction satisfaction of judgment, HB 4011 on HOA duties, and HB 2440 on a transition program. Several bills were amended, including HB 2999, which drew discussion about tax rates, bond coverage, and infrastructure district financing; an Epstein objection focused on homeowner cost uncertainty, but the bill ultimately advanced. HB 2035, HB 2594, HB 2932, HB 2109, HB 2118, HB 2244, HB 4011, and HB 2440 all received do pass recommendations, with some technical or conforming amendments adopted along the way. The Senate also adopted a proclamation recognizing Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University on its centennial anniversary and welcomed university representatives and students in the gallery. The chamber granted the House’s request to return SB 1113 for further amendment and appointed free conference committees for HB 2133 and HB 2010. Final third-reading votes passed HB 2592, HB 2916, HB 2946, and HB 2999, with recorded roll-call results showing HB 2592 passed 16-9 with 11 not voting, HB 2916 passed 26-1 with 3 not voting, HB 2946 passed 27-0 with 3 not voting, and HB 2999 passed 21-6 with 3 not voting. The Senate then adjourned until the next day.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/09/2026 - House Floor Session

Arizona House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • House Bill 2834. House Bill 2834. House Bill 2834. House Bill 2834.
  • House Bill 2889. House Bill 2889. House Bill 2889.
  • House Bill 2923. House Bill 2923.
  • House Bill 2960. House Bill 2960.
  • House Bill 4004. House Bill 4004.
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

House Legislative Session Day 29 (2-18-26)

Kentucky House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • House Bill 527 should pass with House Committee Substitute 1 and House Committee Amendment 1, the Title
  • House Committee Substitute 1 to House Bill 392. Gentleman from Edmonson.
  • 1 to House Bill 392.
  • House Floor Amendment 1 to House Bill 58. Gentleman from Jefferson. Mr.
  • I move for adoption of House Floor Amendment 1 to House Bill 58.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Conference Committee on HF3900 5/13/26

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> House position of House File 3900. House position of House File 3900.
  • </c> the bill. the bill.
  • Instead of 1 + 1 = 2, it's 1 minus here and then here's your number.
  • Instead of 1 + 1 = 2, it's 1 minus here and then here's your number.
  • Instead of 1 + 1 = 2, it's 1 difference.
Summary: The conference committee on House File 3900 met with a quorum, introduced members and staff, and received a nonpartisan walkthrough of the bill. Staff explained that the proposal would change the permanent school fund’s distribution formula from interest and dividends to a statutory payout based on 4.5% of the fund’s average value over the previous three fiscal years, with the Commissioner of Management and Budget responsible for determining and transferring the distributable amount. The Senate version differed by adding language requiring a two-thirds vote of each legislative house to change the distribution policy or apportionment. Members then debated whether a future legislature could increase the payout and whether the constitutional language would sufficiently protect the fund’s purchasing power. Senator Farnsworth argued that a supermajority requirement would help prevent politicization and lock in the fund’s purpose, while Representative Long, Senator Kunesh, Representative Youakim, and Representative O’Driscoll opposed the supermajority as unnecessary and potentially politicizing, emphasizing existing constitutional protections, fiduciary duties, and the legislature’s track record of stewarding school trust lands for students. Staff indicated the language requiring preservation of purchasing power would be a strong safeguard, though the exact legal remedy was unclear. Senator Kunesh moved to adopt the House File 3900 second engrossment as the conference committee report. The committee took a roll call vote and approved the motion 7-1, with Senator Farnsworth voting no. After the vote, Senator Swedzinski offered brief remarks about the historical importance of school trust funds and public education.
ND

North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session Apr 21st, 2025 at 12:30 pm

North Dakota Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • ; House Bill 1448, Senators Barta, Kessel, and Sorvaag; House Bill 1524, Senators Dwyer, Sickler, and
  • We're back again for more fun on House Bill 1216.
  • bills and resolutions the first bill under consideration for final passage is House Bill 1216 Madam
  • House Bill 1460. Madam Secretary.
  • The next bill under consideration will be House Bill 1440. Madam Secretary.
Summary: The Senate reconvened and handled several House messages and conference committee appointments before taking up a series of bills. It appointed conference committees on Senate Bill 2265 and House Bills 1454, 1448, and 1524. The chamber also adopted a Senate amendment to House Bill 1216, delaying its effective date for the copay accumulator prescription drug bill to January 1, 2026, with later renewal timing for non-PERS plans. House Bill 1216 then came up for final passage. Senators debated whether allowing copay accumulator programs to count manufacturer coupons toward deductibles would help patients with expensive drugs or unfairly shift costs to insurers and other policyholders. Supporters said it would help people afford life-saving medications and that the coupon payments go to pharmacies, not insurers; opponents argued it could raise premiums and create perverse incentives for drug pricing. The bill passed 29-18. The Senate also concurred in House amendments to Senate Bill 2160, which changes health insurance benefits under the Uniform Group Insurance Program to move from a grandfathered to a non-grandfathered plan, with supporters emphasizing added benefits and flexibility and opponents warning of higher costs and irreversible changes. That bill passed concurrence 33-14 and final passage 39-8. The Senate next concurred in House amendments to Senate Bill 2339, the wildfire mitigation bill, which requires utility mitigation plans to be updated every two years, incorporate national electric standards, and creates a rebuttable presumption of reasonable care if the plan is followed. The bill then passed final passage 46-1. The chamber also adopted conference committee reports and passed House Bill 1460 on adult foster care and monitoring devices, House Bill 1440 on cigar lounge tobacco use, and Senate Bill 2374 on insurance-related provisions including property insurance arbitration, managed repair programs, and surplus lines issues; SB 2374 also added a study on towing and recovery coverage. The session ended with announcements of upcoming conference committee meetings and adjournment until April 22, 2025.
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

House Legislative Session Day 34 (2-25-26)

Kentucky House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • House Bill 519 with House floor amendment 1, the title amendment.
  • House Committee Substitute 1 to House Bill 355. >> Gentleman from Allen. >> Yes.
  • House Committee Substitute 1 to House Bill 355. >> Gentleman from Allen. >> Yes.
  • House Committee Substitute 1 to House Bill 415. Gentleman from Campbell. Mr.
  • Speaker, I move passage of House Bill 415 as amended by House Committee Substitute 1.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

FL House Floor Session - 2025-05-02 (11:00AM Session)

Florida House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Representative McFarland moves the House concurrence in Senate Amendment 461-1-1-2 to House Amendment
  • Representative McFarland moves the House concurrence in Senate Amendment 461-1-1-2 to House Amendment
  • It brings in the substance of House Bill 859 on school readiness to incorporate the SMI of House Bill
  • of House Bill 919 that was run by Rep.
  • C.S. for House Bill 1427 as amended.
Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, quorum established, and several recognitions, including a legislative intern, a guest in the gallery, and Representative Bruce Antone’s upcoming induction into the Tuskegee Athletic Hall of Fame. The Speaker also gave brief remarks about the end of session and the freshman class. The chamber then took up a series of Senate-returned messages and concurred or insisted on several amendments while moving bills toward final passage. The House unanimously approved CS/CS/HB 1299 on Department of Health matters, CS/HB 1549 on financial institutions after adopting a House amendment to remove the IOTA-related provision, and CS/CS/SB 768 on foreign ties and business interests after a House concurrence motion. It also insisted on its amendment to CS/CS/CS/SB 184 on housing. CS/CS/HB 875 on educator preparation was amended to restore House provisions on teacher-prep courses, the Florida Center for Teaching Excellence at Miami-Dade College, and related testing and mentor-qualification changes; it passed 91-22 after debate over teacher certification, testing, and “identity politics” language. HB 1101 on out-of-network providers was amended to keep the House’s original notice and referral framework with a good-cause exemption; it passed 87-27 despite objections that it placed too much responsibility on doctors. After recess, the House took up CS/CS/SB 180 on emergency preparedness and response. Members described changes including removal of some homestead-assessment and debris-removal provisions, a study requirement for a post-hurricane county restriction concept, and a Florida Keys evacuation-time change paired with a 10-year cap of 900 permit allocations; the bill passed 116-0. The House also refused to concur in a Senate amendment to HB 1609 on waste incineration and requested the Senate recede. Later, the House returned to HB 1101 and insisted on its amendment after the Senate refused to concur. The longest debate came on CS/CS/HB 1115 on education, where the House amendment replaced the Senate version with the substance of HB 1267, including Schools of Hope, higher education governance, and course transparency. Members questioned provisions expanding Schools of Hope co-location and sponsorship authority beyond traditional opportunity zones, the role of the Department of Education versus school districts, transportation and facility-cost issues, and performance-based agreements. Supporters said the changes would expand options for students and use vacant or underutilized facilities; opponents argued the language was added late, lacked transportation funding, and could allow charter operators to enter high-performing schools. The bill remained under debate at the end of the transcript, with no final vote shown.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Legislative Commission on Pensions and Retirement - 04/21/26

Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And this particular bill, and I also believe it will be the House File 139, and, Mr.
  • </c> omnibus bill forward. omnibus bill forward.
  • Um, again, we're hoping to put together an omnibus bill so we have about 1 week in my judgment.
  • so we have together an omnibus bill so we have about<00:31:06.240><c> 1</c><00:31:06.520><c> week</c
  • </c> 1/2% COLA and wait only 1 year for their 1/2% COLA and wait only 1 year for their first<00:54:40.080
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session 04-23-2025 11:30am

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • House has appointed conferees for various bills.
  • Final reading of Senate Bill 1369, House Draft 1, relating to Title 24, Hawaii Revised Statutes.
  • Final reading of Senate Bill 1369, House Draft 1, relating to Title 24, Hawaii Revised Statutes.
  • On STR4 House draft 1 and STR5 House draft 1, the Senate notes that these resolutions both have importance
  • <c> draft</c><00:10:05.279><c> 1</c><00:10:05.760><c> and</c> On STR4 House draft 1 and STR5 House draft
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Day 41 (3-6-26)

Kentucky Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senate Floor Amendment 1 to Senate Committee Sub 1 to Senate Bill 8.
  • 1 to Senate Bill 197?
  • </c> House Bills 503 and 651. House Bills 503 and 651.
  • Bill 97 and House Bills 3, 184, and<01:43:55.160><c> 355.
  • </c> and House Bills 45, 48, and 459. and House Bills 45, 48, and 459.
FL

Florida 2026 5th Special Session

FL House Floor Session - 2025-05-02 (11:00AM Session)

Florida House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Representative McFarland moves the House concurrence in Senate Amendment 461-1-1-2 to House Amendment
  • Representative McFarland moves the House concurrence in Senate Amendment 461-1-1-2 to House Amendment
  • has amended House Amendment 1-117705 to Senate Amendment 1-413632, with Senate Amendment 1-159-170,
  • I move the House insist on House Amendment 170953 to Senate Amendment 525-084 to House Bill 1101, and
  • It brings in the substance of House Bill 859 on school readiness to incorporate the SMI, of House Bill
Summary: The House took up a series of Senate messages and concurred in several amendments before passing multiple bills. Early actions included unanimous passage of CS/CS/HB 1299 on Department of Health matters, CS/HB 1549 on financial institutions after removing a Senate-added trust-account provision, and CS/CS/SB 768 on foreign ties in business ownership after trimming registration requirements. The chamber also insisted on its housing amendment to CS/CS/CS/SB 184 after the Senate refused to concur. A major portion of the meeting focused on CS/CS/HB 875 on educator preparation. The House adopted an amendment restoring two teacher-prep courses, preserving the Florida Center for Teaching Excellence at Miami-Dade College in partnership with USF, and modifying the teacher candidate testing framework and mentor qualifications. Supporters said it reduced barriers while keeping standards; opponents raised concerns about the remaining “identity politics” language and other provisions. The bill then passed 91-22. The House also passed HB 1101 on out-of-network providers after adopting a House amendment that kept the original bill’s notice and referral provisions with a good-cause exemption, despite objections that it placed too much responsibility on doctors. Later, the chamber approved CS/CS/SB 180 on emergency preparedness and response, with members highlighting debris management, emergency planning, crane safety, and hurricane recovery provisions; it passed unanimously. The House then rejected concurrence in a Senate amendment to HB 1609 on waste incineration, and later spent substantial time debating CS/CS/HB 1115 on education, especially Schools of Hope, expanded co-location authority, funding, transportation, and school-district agreement terms. Critics argued the language was added late and could disadvantage traditional public schools, while supporters said it would expand options for students; the debate continued with the bill still under consideration at the end of the excerpt.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Governor's education policy bill discussed 3/11/26

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Our last bill for the day is House File 3730.
  • </c> the for the bill? the for the bill?
  • And since the bill is short policy bill.
  • Um, we're still working on the bill. It's the MDE policy bill.
  • It's the MDE policy bill. Um, I am bill. It's the MDE policy bill.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

Senate Education (02/04/2025)

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • Um, I did read the House bill, too.
  • Um, I did read the House bill, too.
  • Um, Senator Sullivan, I believe you mentioned the two bills in House Education: Chairman Lad's bill,
  • House Bill 131, and Representative Lichfield's bill, House Bill 781.
  • </c><01:37:01.719><c> bills</c> once once you uh some of the house bills once once you uh some of the
Committee: Senate Education
IN

Indiana 2026 Regular Session

Friday, Feb. 27 part 6

Indiana House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Conference Committee Report No. 1 on House Bill 1115. Mr.
  • House Bill 1249. Representative Zimmerman. Conference Committee Report No. 1 on House Bill 1249.
  • Conference Committee Report No. 1 on House Bill 1266. Mr.
  • House Bill 1266 passed out of the House 90 to 1 and out of the Senate unanimously.
  • House Bill 1406, Representative Thompson. Conference Committee Report No. 1 on House Bill 1406. Mr.
MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

2026 Legislative Session - Day Fifty - Monday, April 13

Missouri House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • for House Bill 2195.
  • for House Bill 2740.
  • for House Bill 3009.
  • for House Bill 3076.
  • Bill 2576, House Bill 1736, House Committee Substitute for House Bills 1887, 2361, 1913, 2062, and 2321
Summary: The House opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and approval of the previous day’s journal by roll call vote, 127-2. Members then used points of personal privilege and guest introductions to recognize a new grandchild, President Thomas Jefferson’s birthday, Artemis II and Missouri’s role in space manufacturing, Line Worker Appreciation Day, a visiting mayor, and a former representative. The chamber then moved into third reading and perfection business. Several bills were passed. House Committee Substitute for House Bill 2740, creating a pediatric disease task force in the Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development, passed 139-1 after supporters described it as a limited, accountable way to coordinate research and report on outcomes. House Bill 2422, which raises a county filing fee to support the Department of Agriculture’s Land Survey Program, passed 131-6 after members said the program could not continue on the current fee. House Committee Substitute for House Bill 311, moving bail bond oversight under the Board of Private Investigators and Fire Investigators, passed 112-22. House Committee Substitute for House Bill 3009, allowing nonprofit pharmacies to provide medications during emergencies, passed 133-6. House Committee Substitute for House Bill 2474, authorizing progressive design-build project delivery for public construction, and House Committee Substitute for House Bill 3076, clarifying that common agricultural practices are exempt from non-point source permitting under clean water law, were both ordered perfected and printed. House Joint Resolution 159, which would modernize the state treasurer’s constitutional investment authority, drew the most debate. The sponsor argued it would update outdated restrictions, allow safer investment options, and generate an estimated $15.1 million without raising taxes. An amendment adding legislative, governor, and auditor approval for changes to the investment policy was adopted. Supporters called the proposal conservative and bipartisan, while opponents warned the language was too broad and could reopen questions about risky investments or conflict-of-interest issues. After debate, the House adopted the committee substitute and ordered the resolution perfected and printed. The chamber also took up House Bill 2436, dealing with animal impoundment, return of animals when no charges are filed or a defendant is found innocent, and related animal neglect provisions. Members adopted a title amendment, then adopted an amendment creating penalties for malicious false reports of animal abuse and another amendment modernizing neglect and abandonment offenses, including provisions on adequate care and control and higher penalties for repeat or harmful conduct. Debate centered on whether the bill was necessary, how to define malicious reporting, and concerns from animal welfare groups versus law enforcement and agricultural interests. The bill remained under consideration as the transcript ended.
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session 04-16-2025 11:30am

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Final reading of Senate Bill 691, House Draft 1, relating to family courts.
  • Final reading of Senate Bill 224, House Draft 1, relating to identification.
  • Final reading of Senate Bill 869, House Draft 1, relating to community outreach boards.
  • Final reading of Senate Bill 1438, House Draft 1, relating to home care agencies.
  • Final reading of Senate Bill 1443, House Draft 1, relating to the Department of Health.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Budget Committee Sep 11th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • bill, H.R. 1, to prepare the state for the coming challenges that will impact so many issues, including
  • several adjustments in response to federal House Resolution, or H.R. 1, including funds to mitigate
  • The next bill is SB 144, the Health Trailer Bill.
  • I know that it’s not housing. And it was put in a housing bill.
  • bill.
Summary: The Assembly Budget Committee held an informational hearing on the September budget package, which included SB 105 and a series of trailer bills covering health, human services, education, resources, child care, transportation, labor, public safety, housing, revenue, background checks, collective bargaining, and a special election. The Department of Finance described the package as largely technical and clarifying, but also responsive to state and federal changes, especially H.R. 1. Key items included roughly $3.3 billion in Proposition 4 climate and environmental spending, $540 million in discretionary greenhouse gas reduction funds, and major responses to H.R. 1 such as CalFresh error-rate mitigation, food bank support, and Medicaid-related changes. Other notable provisions included vaccine policy flexibility, an Abortion Access Fund, a gender-affirming care program, community college basic-needs and aid changes, CEQA and coastal permit exemptions tied to the 2028 Olympics, invasive mussel prevention funding, a civic media program, labor and pension-related provisions, and special election administration changes. Members raised questions and concerns about several parts of the package. There was support for climate, water, transit, offshore wind, food security, and health investments, but also significant criticism of the lack of cleanup language for SB 131 and its advanced manufacturing exemptions, with multiple members saying promised fixes had not materialized and expressing concerns about tribal consultation, labor standards, and environmental protections. Members also questioned the scale and timing of some Proposition 4 allocations, including fairground upgrades, regional conveyance, and a UC Davis alternative protein research center. The Department of Finance said some programs would roll out over time and that certain funding levels reflected current implementation capacity. The hearing also featured discussion of Bay Area transit financing, with Finance saying SB 105 directs the department and CalSTA to examine loan or other financing options rather than immediately providing loans. Members and public commenters also discussed the state’s response to H.R. 1, with advocates supporting food bank, health care, and immunization provisions while warning of ongoing harm to immigrants, foster youth, and other vulnerable groups. Public testimony broadly supported the health, food, water, offshore wind, and golden mussel provisions, while many speakers echoed legislative concerns about SB 131 and urged cleanup action in the next session. No votes were taken because the hearing was informational only, though the chair noted votes on the bills were expected later that night or the next morning.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • And they may determine it's advantageous to hire staff in-house and do some services in-house.
  • And they may determine it's advantageous to hire staff in-house and do some services in-house.
  • This bill provides a couple of different pieces to it.
  • And this just basically implements the bill to BCP to implement the bill. That's correct, Senator.
  • And this just basically implements the bill to BCP to implement the bill. That's correct, Senator.