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MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Judiciary Feb 25th, 2026
Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence
Transcript Highlights:
- are protected and that the legal process is fair, especially in cases where immediate harm could occur
- In 2022, my son, my son Cordell, In 2022, my son Cordell, my soon-to-be daughter-in-law, Lacey, and my
- crashes in Missouri in 2023.
- crashes in Missouri in 2023.
- In their court case in Bentley's Law, and how I would presume that it will work in Missouri, based on
Summary:
The committee held public hearings on House Bill 3144 and House Bill 3160, both dealing with appeals of preliminary injunctions. The sponsors said the bills would allow a party to appeal a preliminary injunction more broadly, rather than limiting that right to the Attorney General, and they described the measure as a response to prior litigation and equal protection concerns. Supporters, including a Campaign Life Missouri lobbyist and Attorney General’s office counsel, argued the change would align Missouri practice with federal interlocutory appeal rules and protect both sides from harm while litigation is pending. Some members questioned whether the bills were aimed at pending Amendment 3 litigation and raised concerns about fairness and whether the language should apply evenly to all parties; the sponsors said one bill would be amended to match the other. No vote was taken on these bills during the hearing.
The committee then heard House Bill 1910, “Bentley and Mason’s Law,” which would require a person convicted of driving while intoxicated or drug-impaired driving that causes the death of a parent or guardian to pay child maintenance to the surviving children, with support continuing until age 18 or longer if the child is in college, and with arrearages addressed after release from incarceration. Representative Williams and several family members and victims testified in strong support, describing the bill as a deterrent and a way to hold impaired drivers financially accountable for the children left behind. Supporters said similar laws have passed in other states and cited a Tennessee case as an example of the law working in practice. Committee members asked about how maintenance would be calculated, whether the offender’s income would be considered, how civil judgments would interact with the maintenance order, and whether arrearages should accrue during incarceration; the sponsor said the bill could be refined and that those issues could be worked out.
Opposition to HB 1910 was limited, but one law enforcement witness said he supported the concept despite being listed as opposition, and another witness from MADD strongly endorsed the bill. The hearing ended with no action on HB 1910. In executive session, the committee voted HJR 130 do pass by a vote of 13-0. It then considered HB 2086, a bill relating to the practice of law, which drew constitutional and separation-of-powers concerns from several members; the final vote was 7-7, and the bill was reported as due pass despite the tie.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- It changes the language in the law from 'may' to 'shall' in the updated statute.
- It changes the language in the law from 'may' to 'shall' in the updated statute.
- Requiring opt-ins would severely limit parental involvement in schools.
- in the fundraising.
- Is that fair to say?
Committee:
House Education
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- In fact, you can kind of say that building safety runs in my blood.
- it in the family.
- We see elements of this in some cities in Florida, in Arizona, and Georgia as well.
- In stark contrast, over 23,000 voters participated in the last election that resulted in my— There were
- ended in us drawing the line in the sand.
Bills:
SB208 , SB628 , SB777 , SB1042 , SB2354 , SB2477 , SB2521 , SB2523 , SB2608 , SB2703 , SB2778 , SB2835 , SB2965 , SB2367 , SB3044
Committee:
Senate Local Government
Keywords:
workforce housing, capital investment fund, affordable housing, housing development, Texas housing laws, loan programs, community development, Texas housing, zero-interest loans, low-income housing, nonprofit organizations, construction, economic stability, housing affordability, capital investment, Texas housing policy, county fire code, fire marshal, local government code, interlocal agreement
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Local Government considered and voted on several bills, adopting committee substitutes on Senate Bills 1237, 1708, 1844, 1454, 2520, and 2541. In each case, the committee substitute was explained as narrowing or clarifying the filed bill, and the committee voted to report the substitute version to the full Senate, usually with a recommendation that the filed bill not pass. The committee also recommended each of those measures for the local and uncontested calendar. SB 1237 concerned property tax exemption eligibility for charitable organizations; SB 1844 addressed annexation and disannexation limits tied to city services; SB 1454 clarified housing authority tax exemptions and agreements with districts; SB 2520 dealt with a school district tax ceiling comparison; and SB 2541 reduced the unused increment period from three years to two years.
The committee then heard extensive testimony on SB 2354, which would allow developers to hire qualified third-party professionals for plat review, permit review, and inspections if local governments are delayed. Supporters included affordable housing providers, builders, Pew Charitable Trusts, housing advocates, and legal groups, who said the bill would reduce permitting delays, lower costs, and help housing production. A Corpus Christi representative testified as neutral, asking for amendments to preserve city final inspection authority, document sharing, and floodplain enforcement. Urban counties opposed the bill as written, arguing it removed too much local oversight, though they acknowledged work on a committee substitute. SB 2354 was left pending.
The committee also heard SB 2703, which would clarify that condominiums are not subdivisions for local platting purposes. Builders and a land use attorney supported the bill, saying it would reduce confusion and duplicative regulation; the bill was left pending. SB 777, dealing with firefighter collective bargaining and impasse procedures, drew support from Austin and Texarkana firefighter representatives and the City of Austin, who said the committee substitute reflected stakeholder agreement and preserved voter-approved local procedures; it was left pending. SB 2965, concerning annexation and emergency service district response obligations, drew support from ESD and fire association witnesses who said it would prevent service gaps after annexation, and opposition from local officials who argued it gave unelected ESD boards too much power and lacked neutral review; it was also left pending. The committee then recessed subject to call of the chair.
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
Opening Ceremonies of the 89th Legislature Jan 14th, 2025
Texas House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Should have been safe in their schools in my district in Texas District 145.
- In a, in, in, in a house where 30 bills have been filed so far that put that safety at risk.
- Members of the House in a state in which the wealth gap is so extreme that 66 billionaires living in
- In our Texas we live full lives in the north and storied lives in the South and in the plains of the
- Uh, so he knows what it is to toil in in obscurity.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Judiciary Committee Meeting - 2025-04-01
Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
Transcript Highlights:
- in just a moment.
- , in essence, the custodian of a child, what does the change in the language do in that situation?
- And we also know that there's been a huge increase in the number of people who work in different types
- I'm a private attorney in Minneapolis. as a practitioner in this area of law.
- It happens in many cases in the case that we're trying to address, State v. Johnson.
Bills:
HF2233 , HF1999 , HF1995 , HF1614 , HF2781 , HF1775 , HF1316 , HF2127 , HF2521 , HF689 , HF2380 , HF1273
Committee:
House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
Keywords:
Uniform Special Deposits Act, special deposit, banking law, financial institutions, escrow, escrow account, trust account, security deposit, beneficiary, depositor, creditor process, garnishment, attachment, levy, setoff, recoupment, financial market infrastructure, retirement benefits, compensation, earnest money
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Taxes Committee considers HF2274 3/18/25
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> in play. in play.
- It's structured in this case as a grant, but it's kind of in that same pot of we'll get to it in the
- </c> rake in billions of dollars in profits. rake in billions of dollars in profits.
- another state and living in working in another state and living in another<00:53:00.720><c> they're<
- places in in multiple different places in Minnesota<00:53:27.040><c> sort</c><00:53:27.240><c> of</c
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- For kids both in public and in non-public schools in the state of Texas there are there are about 6.2
- private school in Texas and 500,000 kids in home school in Texas.
- So we require them to meet standards of fairness in their, in the way that they observe.
- in Texas.
- Because in some cases it peaked. It peaked in 2011 and others it peaked in 2015.
Committee:
House Public Education
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
2026 Legislative Session - Day Thirty Five - Tuesday, March 10 - Morning Session
Missouri House Floor Meeting
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- Louisiana law is actually already in law in certain areas.
- Gender is only found in it in one place.
- in 84.1.
- Isn't that weight heavily in favor of doing it in the, in the, in the, in the, Isn't that weight heavily
- I try to always do things with fairness in mind. I never want to be one to bring a bill.
Committee:
Senate Judiciary A
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate Special Committee on Congressional Redistricting Aug 7th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- That would be CD9 in Houston, CD28 in the Rio Grande Valley, and CD32 in Dallas.
- I will continue to show respect, and in fairness, I have received respect from Mike, Senator Hughes,
- The lengths the state has gone to deny Texans fair representation in this redistricting farce are staggering
- So in that regard, there's a community of interest in the commuting, in the jobs that are provided in
- In our land, in our country. Yes.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Judicial branch, public defender budget requests to House judiciary and civil law panel 1/21/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- All in favor say 'aye.' Any opposed? We are in recess.
- The explorers who came in in the 1500s were...
- it in the House and sixteen in the Senate.
- Go in, Dr. big trappings of the building. Go in Dr.
- I believe in God, but I don't believe in putting the Ten Commandments in here.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Health and Human Services - 03/06/25
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- care at the right time in the right place for everyone in our state.
- in southern Minnesota in Midwife living in southern Minnesota in Fairmont<00:21:40.440><c> way</c><00
- She is doing better in school. She is no longer engaging in high-risk behaviors.
- </c><00:53:13.119><c> tree</c> the closest in the in the family tree the closest in the in the family
- </c><00:53:55.520><c> in</c> because you didn't plan for it um in in because you didn't plan for it um
Committee:
Senate Health and Human Services
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on State and Local Government - 03/03/26
State and Local Government
Transcript Highlights:
- ><00:22:00.159><c> in</c><00:22:00.960><c> in</c><00:22:01.039><c> in</c><00:22:01.039><c> in</c> >>
- </c> in Minnesota. in Minnesota.
- response to that chaos, local police in Rochester, in Buffalo, in Montrose, in Monticello, in Howard
- in Rochester, in Buffalo, local police in Rochester, in Buffalo, in<00:56:26.400><c> Montrose,</c><00
- </c> in Montrose, in Monteello, in Howard in Montrose, in Monteello, in Howard Lake,<00:56:29.359><c>
Committee:
Senate State and Local Government
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Fiscal Committee (02/21/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- He has been involved in our CAD system since it started in 1987.
- </c> in our CAD System since it started in in our CAD System since it started in 1987<00:18:35.280><c
- in a timely manner.
- in Tab D.
- and<01:16:17.840><c> finally</c><01:16:18.520><c> in</c> and finally in and finally in 2022<01:16:20.320
Summary:
The Fiscal Committee met on February 21 and first approved the January 30 minutes and the consent calendar, with item 2540 removed by the Department of Education and item 25057 set aside for discussion. The committee then took up FIS 25057, a Department of Transportation request tied to a federal grant for building information modeling and related data standardization across DOT systems. Transportation officials explained that the $2.405 million consultant-heavy request would connect surveying, design, construction, and asset management systems, improve efficiency and long-term asset tracking, and help the department catch up with other states. Several senators questioned the lack of immediate, quantifiable budget savings and the reliance on consultants, but the item was ultimately adopted.
The committee next approved FIS 25054 for the Department of Health and Human Services after questioning a $16 million shortfall in the Children’s Health Insurance Program. DHHS explained the variance as a budgeting and accounting issue tied to separating CHIP from Medicaid managed care, pandemic-era continuous enrollment, and the new federal requirement for 12 months of continuous coverage for children. Members also approved a Cannon Mountain fee item, where park officials described a proposed price freeze for early-bird passes, a new in-season tier, and modest increases in off-season pricing, while noting operating cost pressures, strong snow conditions, and favorable customer value ratings. That item was adopted unanimously.
The committee also approved the Department of Corrections item after discussion of staffing, retirement eligibility, overtime, and recidivism. Commissioner Helen Hanks said retirement-eligible staff had declined slightly, recruitment was improving, overtime hours were down, one housing floor had been closed because of lower population, and the department had reduced reincarceration by 8% over seven years, which she said produced substantial savings. The item was adopted.
During informational items, the committee heard a Legislative Budget Assistant performance audit of the New Hampshire Commission for Human Rights. The audit found the commission inefficient and ineffective in processing complaints, with average case closure taking 840 days, significant backlogs dating back decades, expired administrative rules, weak management controls, disorganized and outdated procedures, unreliable data, and unresolved prior audit findings. The audit included 25 recommendations, two of which may require legislative action. Commission staff said they appreciated the recommendations and expected the additional resources from the prior budget cycle to help address the backlog and improve transparency and efficiency.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- I asked his dad as well, and his dad said... pray for unity in our nation, in our world.
- I'll tell a very quick story when he was sworn in in 2022.
- . ...believe in.
- All the comments in the celebration of D.J. shall be reduced to writing and placed in the journal.
- HB5348 by Kitzman relates to acquiring real property interest in the environmental mitigation required
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Fish and Game and Marine Resources (01/28/2026)
Fish and Game and Marine Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- In the meantime, I think we've come up with a fair way so that we're not setting people up to fail.
- </c> Justice in the in the lobby. Justice in the in the lobby.
- </c> over in the Department of Agriculture in over in the Department of Agriculture in the<00:37:37.359
- Um States in the in the prairie states.
- </c> were interested in doing this in rural were interested in doing this in rural um<03:23:45.840><c
Committee:
House Fish and Game and Marine Resources
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee Mar 25th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- It unfortunately died in the killing fields that is known as the Appropriation suspense file in the Assembly
- in 2021, by Assemblyman Gallagher in 2023, then Assemblyman Anderson in 2010, just to name a few.
- I think the senator, are there any, anyone in the audience that wishes to stand up in support of the
- Seeing none, are there any witnesses or folks in the audience that wish to speak in opposition of the
- puts the folks in and requiring them to get it done in a certain very short time frame.
Summary:
The committee met with a quorum and heard SB 1053 by Senator Nilo, which would let county boards of supervisors in counties affected by a governor-declared disaster on or after January 1, 2026, extend by up to three years the five-year deadline for transferring a property tax base-year value to replacement property. The author said the bill is needed because recent wildfires and other disasters make the current five-year rebuilding window too short, and several members supported the measure as a common-sense local-control response to disaster recovery. There was no opposition, and the committee voted 5-0 to send SB 1053 to the Committee on Appropriations.
The committee then heard SB 888 by Senator Seyarto, as amended in committee, which would exclude VA service-connected disability compensation from household income when determining eligibility for the low-income disabled veterans’ property tax exemption. The author argued the current law creates a catch-22 for disabled veterans whose benefits can push them over the income limit despite fixed incomes and high medical costs. Members from both parties praised the bill as fair and supportive of veterans, and there was no opposition testimony. The committee voted 5-0 to pass SB 888 as amended to the Committee on Military and Veterans Affairs.
Afterward, the committee adopted a consent calendar containing SB 999, SB 1073, and SB 881. The roll was called on the consent items and the calendar was adopted. The meeting concluded with SB 1053 being called again for final action, where it was reported out on a 5-0 vote.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- In short, it encourages in-person meetings of appellate judges.
- Not that he ever would appear in front of me, but just in case.
- But I just want to let you know that in Harris County, in Galveston County, and Uvalde County, in Collin
- A key component in a strong economy and a civil society is always a judicial system that is fair, efficient
- I grew up in a small town and I practice in.
Bills:
HB4011 , HB2680 , HB4325 , HB4327 , HB4944 , HB1761 , HB4688 , HB3453 , HB40 , HB1707 , HB4749 , HB2322 , HB3647 , HB4139 , HB4081 , HB2203 , HB2100 , HB4170 , HB3104 , HB4623 , HB40
Committee:
House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
Keywords:
partition, heirs' property, real estate, co-ownership, family property, non-heir cotenant, right of first refusal, pilot services, liability limitation, maritime commerce, Matagorda Bay, Lavaca Bay, transportation code, maritime industry, civil liability, barratry, penalties, legal actions, damages, wrongful death
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Citizen Commission for Performance Measurement of Tax Preferences Aug 4th, 2026
Citizen Commission for Performance Measurement of Tax Preferences
Transcript Highlights:
- cap in 2018 and another increase in 2021.
- They grew from 9 in 2005 to 40 in 2025.
- did indeed increase from 8,600 in 2005 to 9,600 in 2024.
- It was established in 2022, and it expires in 2027, resulting in a compressed timeline for review and
- In 2024, it...
Summary:
The Citizen Commission for Performance Measurement of Tax Preferences met on August 4, 2026, with all five commissioners present. The commission approved the May 26, 2026 minutes, welcomed new commissioner Diane Tabilius, and re-elected Andy Knopfsiger Meadows as chair and Dr. Sharon Keiko as vice chair. JLARC staff also introduced two Evans School interns who are assisting with preliminary research for the 2027 review cycle.
JLARC presented preliminary findings on seven tax preference reviews, focusing most heavily on the Main Street communities credit, the Equitable Access to Credit Program, and the urban data center exemption. Staff concluded that the Main Street preference has helped increase the number of communities and businesses and recommended continuing it, while also recommending that DAHP collect more detailed and standardized business-count data. The Equitable Access to Credit Program was found to support underserved communities and was also recommended for continuation. The urban data center exemption was found to have been used only for refurbishment projects, not new construction, and staff recommended letting it expire; commissioners and Representative Paulette discussed the need for better performance measures, cost-per-job analysis, and clearer legislative intent language in tax preference statements.
Staff then reviewed airplane modification, landfill biogas, automotive adaptive equipment, and housing for people with developmental disabilities. The airplane modification preference was found to likely support jobs and state tax revenue and was recommended for continuation. The landfill biogas preference was also recommended for continuation, with a suggestion for more detailed reporting on use and renewable natural gas production. The automotive adaptive equipment exemption was found to continue providing relief to disabled veterans and service members and was recommended for continuation, while the housing transfer exemption for adults with developmental disabilities had not been used and was recommended to expire. No public testimony was taken at this meeting, and the commission noted that public testimony would be heard at its September meeting before final comments are adopted in October.