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CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Local Government Committee Mar 18th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- that turns specifically on the question of whether they're authorized to recover the proportional share
- that turns specifically on the question of whether they're authorized to recover the proportional share
- We've shared a number of rounds of amendments with the Senator, his team, and the sponsors.
- We've shared a number of rounds of amendments with the Senator, his team, and the sponsors.
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Local Government met, established a quorum, and first approved a consent calendar containing SB 1005, SB 1080, SB 935, and S.J.R. 11 on a 4-0 vote, with those items remaining on call until later. SB 992 had been pulled at the author’s request. The committee then heard SB 922 by Senator Laird, which would clarify that local governments may recover street maintenance and repair costs caused by public service operations, such as waste hauling, through rates, fees, or franchise agreements. Supporters included the League of California Cities, county groups, cities, waste haulers, and legal counsel who argued the bill restores a long-standing practice disrupted by a recent court decision and does not authorize new taxes or development fees. The California Building Industry Association opposed unless amended, warning the bill could inadvertently broaden local fee authority. After discussion about the bill’s scope and whether it would apply only to heavy service vehicles, SB 922 passed the committee 7-0 and was sent to the Senate floor.
The committee also heard SB 1078, which would allow Santa Cruz County voters to consider raising the local tax cap to fund essential services, including health care, food assistance, and hospital support, in response to federal funding cuts. The County of Santa Cruz and the Central California Alliance for Health supported the measure, emphasizing Medi-Cal enrollment, CalFresh needs, and budget shortfalls tied to HR1 impacts. Some senators questioned whether the bill was effectively authorizing a tax increase and raised concerns about setting a precedent for other counties, while supporters stressed that the measure only allows voters to decide. SB 1078 passed 5-2 and was sent to the Committee on Revenue and Taxation. The committee then reconfirmed passage of the consent calendar items 7-0 and adjourned after concluding the agenda.
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
FL House Floor Session - 2026-02-25 (5:00PM Session)
Florida House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- - and his son Charlie and their great family, The Florida Senate sends our sympathies, but we also share
- Happy trails, share your godspeed.
- Members, Senate Bill 2382 creates a provision that riders must yield to pedestrians on a shared pathway
- Some of you may have heard him when he traveled to Tallahassee to share this.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections Feb 24th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- The next bill before you is substitute House Bill 2411 relating to shared leave provisions.
- The bill authorizes the use of the shared leave program for employees who are victims of hate crimes
- The next bill before you is substitute house bill for one two four one excuse me relating to shared leave
- The bill before you authorizes the use of the shared leave program for employees who are victims of hate
Summary:
The State Government, Tribal Affairs and Elections Committee met on February 24, 2026, for what was described as its last regular meeting of the session. The committee reviewed a large slate of bills and gubernatorial appointments, with staff briefing measures on voting rights, voter registration challenges, military justice victims’ rights, terminology changes from “alien” to “non-citizen,” shared leave for hate-crime and immigration-enforcement-related absences, civil service coverage for Washington Technology Solutions security staff, language-access services, small works roster limits, deceased candidates on ballots, postgraduate degree requirements, foreign national participation in elections, public records exemptions, and personal information protections. Several amendments were discussed, including changes to voting-rights language, county-residency requirements for voter-registration challengers, and a proposal on foreign national certifications; a satirical amendment to the terminology bill referencing “extraterrestrial” was also presented and later withdrawn.
After caucus, the committee moved into executive session and took action on four gubernatorial appointments, recommending confirmation for Megan Matthews, Reedy Mukapade, Kiana Daniels, and Gauri Shratria, all subject to signatures. The committee then voted out the bills, generally on unanimous voice votes, sending most to the Rules Committee and several fiscal measures to Ways and Means. Amendments were adopted on HB 1710, HB 1750, HB 1916, and HB 2123, while the amendment to HB 2632 was withdrawn. HB 2574 and HB 2637 were noted as not being moved that day. The chair and members closed by thanking staff for their work and adjourned the meeting.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- What I do want to share with you today is that this has been a big team effort.
- But with that, I would take some questions and then open it up for folks to testify and share their experiences
- They were already being shared far and wide, beyond just the taxpayers of the United States.
- Thank you for taking time to share with us today. We appreciate it.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Conservation and Natural Resources Feb 2nd, 2026
Conservation and Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- The response was that it is existing money, nothing new, just a share of the sales tax currently being
- It's just a share of your sales tax that you're currently using.
- I won't do that today, in the interest of time, of course, but I would be happy to share that with the
- I won't do that today in terms of one sake of time, of course, but it would be happy to share that with
Summary:
The Committee on Conservation and Natural Resources heard House Bill 1624, sponsored by Rep. Sassmann, which updates Missouri’s invasive plant law. The bill makes clerical corrections to Latin plant names and extends the existing affidavit requirement, previously applied to nurseries and nursery dealers, to seed dealers so they cannot knowingly sell seeds of listed invasive species. Support came from the Missouri Municipal League, Sierra Club, Missouri Cattlemen’s Association, an individual landowner, and the Conservation Federation of Missouri, all describing the bill as a needed cleanup and expansion of last year’s law. One witness from Armourvine opposed the bill, arguing the plants have medicinal uses and warning against broader restrictions on landowner choice. No vote was taken in the hearing.
The committee then heard House Bill 1736, sponsored by Rep. Wellenkamp, a disaster resilience measure focused on parks and flood mitigation. The bill would allow cities and counties to use existing sales tax revenue tied to parks to buy repetitive-loss properties, remove structures, and convert those areas into natural floodways, greenways, or other stormwater management spaces that still function as parks. The sponsor and several members discussed repeated flood damage in St. Charles, St. Louis County, and other river communities, emphasizing that the proposal would help with voluntary buyouts, reduce long-term losses, and avoid expensive concrete infrastructure. Members asked about eminent domain, funding limits, and how the land would be kept from future development; the sponsor said the bill is limited to voluntary sales and local discretion.
Support for HB 1736 came from St. Charles County and the Sierra Club, which said the bill would clarify eligible park fund uses, support natural stormwater infrastructure, and protect environmental and economic resilience. Committee members from affected districts described local examples where buyouts and park conversions had worked or where flooded homes remain a burden. There was no opposition testimony, and the hearing concluded without a vote.
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado Senate 2026 Legislative Day 014 Jan 28th, 2026
Colorado Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- We have a tribute that we will share with you guys.
- tribute<00:26:07.360><c> that</c><00:26:07.600><c> we</c><00:26:07.760><c> will</c><00:26:08.000><c> share
- /c><00:26:09.039><c> um</c><00:26:09.279><c> with</c><00:26:09.919><c> uh</c> tribute that we will share
- um with uh tribute that we will share um with uh with<00:26:10.400><c> you</c><00:26:10.640><c> guys
Summary:
The Senate convened, established a quorum, and suspended Senate Rule 1B to allow Senator Sullivan’s granddaughter, daughter, and wife to lead the chamber in the Pledge of Allegiance. The Senate then approved the January 26, 2026 journal as corrected and received routine administrative notices, including that several bills and resolutions were correctly engrossed or revised.
Members made a series of announcements and personal privilege remarks recognizing guests and upcoming events. The chamber welcomed representatives from Summit Stone Health Partners, who were praised for their behavioral health and crisis services in Northern Colorado, including crisis intervention, detox, outpatient treatment, mobile crisis response, and peer support. Senators also highlighted an upcoming higher education reception, a Forest Health Council breakfast, a State Affairs Committee hearing on Senate Bill 4, and a Colorado Airport Operators Association reception.
Additional announcements noted that the Joint Budget Committee would meet on supplemental budget requests from the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, and that the Joint Health and Human Services Committee would hold its SMART Act hearing after adjournment. Senator Bridges promoted the Great Colorado Payback and National Unclaimed Property Day. The Senate then adopted a motion to recess until 11 a.m. later that day.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Corrections and Public Institutions Jan 12th, 2026 at 12:00 pm
Corrections and Public Institutions
Transcript Highlights:
- It also allows them to legally receive and share law enforcement-sensitive information with other law
- It enhances legislative security staff's ability to receive and share sensitive information with other
- It enhances legislative security staff's ability to receive share, to receive and share sensitive information
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- So we're going to share the expense for that.
- But also if, like, and I'm showing you the 197, if we were to have a printer that we weren't sharing
- But it wasn't those numbers that we shared with you, I want to say, four years ago. Okay.
- I can share that there's 424 session law chapters, however. 424. And how many bills introduced?
Summary:
The committee began with introductions of members and staff, then approved the minutes from the previous meeting and approved a step increase for Code Advisor Kathy Buckley. Staff reported on publication sales and distribution, noting that 2024 paper and paid sales were down from prior years, while online access and reduced demand for printed copies continued to trend downward. Members discussed the continuing role of printed RCWs and session laws, with staff explaining that libraries and counties remain the main paper purchasers and that some specialized titles are still produced in print and electronic formats.
The committee then reviewed a table of “multiple actions” affecting RCW sections from the 2025 session. Staff explained that 153 sections had multiple amendments or related actions, but most could be merged through editorial authority; about 10 sections would likely need future legislative cleanup. The committee approved the table, allowing staff to proceed with merging where possible. Financially, staff reported the office was on track to return about $542,000 to the state, though that amount may decrease slightly because of end-of-year purchases, including a shared printer for LSS. They also noted a slight budget reduction for the next fiscal year, but said staffing adjustments and existing coverage should prevent problems.
The committee discussed upcoming rulemaking to align the office’s public records procedures with House and Senate practices, including designating a public records officer and updating language to reflect current legislative structure. Staff said the process would follow standard APA rulemaking and could take roughly six months. Members also heard about a prior “video auditor” incident at the office and the office’s response and training. Finally, staff provided a building update: the office is scheduled to move back into the renovated Pritchard building on September 14, 2026, with furniture selection underway. At the end of the meeting, staff shared session statistics, including 424 session law chapters, 1,305 House bills introduced, 1,082 Senate bills introduced, 238 House bills passed, and 193 Senate bills passed, and the committee adjourned.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Legislative Ethics Board May 5th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Can they like a post where the post has to do with legislation or share it?
- They know in the letter we got it said, we know we can't share it.
- Can they like a post where the post has to do with legislation or share it?
- They know in the letter we got it said, we know we can't share it.
Summary:
The committee approved the minutes as corrected and noted there were no employment disclosure forms. It then discussed a draft advisory opinion on legislative stickers, pens, business cards, and similar items. Members agreed the opinion should identify historically provided items as presumptively within normal legislative conduct, but add clearer language that such items still cannot be used in a campaign-related way or otherwise conflict with ethics rules on use of public resources. Staff said Legislative Support Services and administration would be the main points of review for questionable requests, and the draft would be revised for board review.
The committee also reviewed a second advisory opinion request about legislative and caucus staff interacting with caucus social media posts. The discussion focused on whether staff may like or engage with posts about legislation or policy positions. Members generally agreed that liking or otherwise engaging with caucus posts could be viewed as support and could create ethics problems, especially because social media content remains online and could later be tied to legislation. The draft was to be revised to draw clearer lines for compliance.
Members then discussed a long-running project to review and either retain or retire older advisory opinions, and agreed to continue and complete that review process. They also discussed the recently passed ethics bill and supported issuing an ethics alert summarizing major changes, including concerns about a House amendment affecting social media and website references during the election year activity period. Finally, the committee approved spending about $19,171 to digitize archived case files into searchable format, with members expressing support for moving away from paper records. After public business ended, the committee adjourned the public session and planned to reconvene in executive session.
ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Appropriations - Education and Environment Division Apr 2nd, 2025 at 02:30 pm
Appropriations - Education and Environment Division
Transcript Highlights:
- Basically, it's cost share.
- And when you talk of cost share, I mean, we're all over the place.
- But everyone else was sharing that bucket with someone else, so just so we stay with our intents.
- was an attempt to just everybody When you saw those numbers, there was an attempt to just everybody shared
Summary:
The committee first returned to the A&E/Water Resources budget and walked through the bill section by section, agreeing to keep some routine items and remove or defer others. Members accepted Section 4 with language to allow additional Resources Trust Fund revenues and requested federal funds, while Sections 5, 6, 7, 10, and 17 were taken out for now. They also discussed Section 12’s Bank of North Dakota line of credit for the water infrastructure revolving loan fund, Section 14’s federal funding for the biotreatment plant, Section 20’s study language on water governance and finance, Section 22’s line-item transfer limits, and Section 23’s carryover language. Several members raised concerns about the size and flexibility of available funds, the need for a project stabilization fund, and whether some projects—especially Southwest water—should be studied again. No final votes were taken, and the chair said the committee would return to the budget later after more numbers were known.
The committee then moved to the Historical Society budget, where members reviewed a series of one-time funding changes. The $500,000 NAGPRA grant was removed from the budget because it is tied to separate legislation. For the military gallery expansion, the committee reduced SIF funding by $5 million and split another $4.2 million request between SIF and donations. The Medora area planning amount was reduced, local grants were reworked with matching requirements and a cap on awards, Fargo’s request was reduced, the Medora transportation improvement grant was removed, and the America’s 250th celebration funding was increased to $1 million. Members also discussed adding language giving the North Dakota National Guard military gallery primacy on signage and allowing the Adjutant General to manage content.
The chair and members indicated the Historical Society budget amendments would be drafted and brought back, with the goal of finishing them by Friday if possible. The committee also noted upcoming hearings on related bills, including 1603, and said the budget work would likely go to conference committee because several funding and matching issues remained unresolved. No formal votes were taken in this portion either, and the meeting adjourned with plans to reconvene the next day.
ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Industry and Business Apr 2nd, 2025 at 09:30 am
Industry and Business
Transcript Highlights:
- They also shared a little bit about what's happening in other states with the Right to Start group and
- It would be more about making sure everybody gets their fair share instead of shaking out the very best
- It would be more about making sure everybody gets their fair share instead of shaking out the very best
- government. ...businesses to grow instead of undertaking that task themselves upon government, and sharing
Summary:
The Senate Industry and Business Committee met to take up remaining business, focusing mainly on House Bill 1191, which would create an Office of Entrepreneurship within the Department of Commerce, and noting that House Bill 1584 on pharmacy benefit managers would be held until amendments were ready. Members discussed whether the entrepreneurship effort should be housed in Commerce, whether it would duplicate existing private and nonprofit resources, and whether the state should be creating a new government function at all. Supporters said Commerce is the right place, the bill contains no appropriation, and the office would mainly direct small businesses and startups to existing resources and report back on demand and staffing needs. Opponents warned it could grow into another government entity and argued private industry and existing programs are better suited to provide coaching and mentorship.
Testimony and discussion referenced small business development centers, the Kauffman/Right to Start model, and other startup support programs already operating in the state or elsewhere. Members also cited a local entrepreneur’s experience as an example of the value of mentorship, networking, and guidance from private-sector groups, while others stressed that government should focus on pointing people to those resources rather than running the assistance itself. The committee emphasized that the bill would ask Commerce to identify how it could support entrepreneurship with existing staff and to report on its efforts.
A motion for a do pass recommendation on House Bill 1191 was made and seconded. The committee voted 3-2 in favor, with Senators Klein, Kessel, and Chairman Barta voting aye and Senator Inget voting nay; Vice Chair Bame’s vote was not recorded in the final tally as read. Senator Kessel was designated as the carrier. The committee then noted it would reconvene later in the day after floor session, with the PBM bill expected to be taken up once amendments were available.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Transportation (2-19-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- committee substitute and what this bill will intend, and then we'll wrap it up with President Styers to share
- we'll wrap it up with President<00:03:27.519><c> Styers</c><00:03:28.439><c> to</c><00:03:28.640><c> share
- c><00:03:29.200><c> I</c><00:03:29.280><c> think</c><00:03:29.439><c> some</c> President Styers to share
- I think some President Styers to share I think some meaningful<00:03:30.480><c> Direction</c><00:03:
Keywords:
Roll Call 00:20
Approval of Minutes 01:00
SB 87 Discussion 01:23
SB 87 Vote 09:45, 958, all
Summary:
The committee met with a quorum, approved the minutes from the February 12 meeting, and then took up its only agenda item, Senate Bill 87. A committee substitute was adopted before testimony. Senator Shelley Funke Frommeyer presented the bill with representatives from CVG, describing it as an efficiency measure for Kentucky’s aviation sector.
The bill’s main provisions would streamline procurement rules for Kentucky’s three largest commercial airports by tying the acquisition threshold to the FAA’s simplified acquisition threshold, which adjusts with inflation. Testimony also explained that the bill directs the Council on Postsecondary Education and the Transportation Cabinet to study workforce needs in aviation, especially the shortage of air traffic controllers, and to examine ways Kentucky postsecondary institutions could help create a path to additional training and possibly a second site for final credentialing.
Committee members and the Senate President spoke in support of the bill’s workforce and aviation goals. The President said CPE should be doing this kind of planning without needing extra funding, and noted the bill fits CPE’s coordinating role. The chair announced the fiscal note on the underlying bill showed no impact, though it may change with the substitute. The committee then voted to report Senate Bill 87 favorably with the committee substitute attached, and adjourned after no further business.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Jan 21st, 2025
California Assembly Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I listened earlier today to many people who shared their personal story and I relate to them.
- that in every step of the way, as we set policies around anti-poverty, as we look at policies around shared
- I'd like to thank the members who have shared their life work, their personal experiences, and their
- I'm going to share in the introduction of these warriors today with Assemblymember Crell.
NJ
Transcript Highlights:
- Well, thanks for sharing your eating habits.
- And with that, Assemblyman Onyema, ...for sharing your eating habits.
- I respectfully disagree when we talk about having these contractors pay their share.
- But this is not about paying our fair share or paying contractors' fair shares.
- I respect where he's coming from because I share a similar inability to eat...
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Legislative Session Day 34 (2-25-26)
Kentucky House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- These legislators are gathered to serve their neighbors and to improve the lives of our shared commonwealth
- has grown over the years, and I noticed as uh uh I was the council on postsecondary education was sharing
- Cities have shared that when seasoned firefighters retire, departments can lose decades of experience
- Cities<01:30:42.000><c> have</c><01:30:42.159><c> shared</c><01:30:42.400><c> that</c><01:30:42.639><
- c> when</c><01:30:42.880><c> seasoned</c> Cities have shared that when seasoned Cities have shared that
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee 2/19/26
Higher Education Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- You know, I'm wondering um from a legislative perspective, are there any data sharing pieces that you
- But I can share with you from a am.
- But I can share with you from a faculty<00:57:40.880><c> perspective</c><00:57:41.280><c> some</c><00
- As you all know, um, a large share of our programs are in-person and residential programs.
- As you all know, um a large share fraud.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint House Higher Education Finance and Policy and Senate Higher Education Committee 3/18/25
Transcript Highlights:
- Points of view, fine to have them, but also it's essential to share the other points of view.
- Points of view, fine to have them, but also it's essential to share the other points of view.
- Points of view, fine to have them, but also it's essential to share the other points of view.
- Points of view, fine to have them, but also it's essential to share the other points of view.
- Points of view, fine to have them, but also it's essential to share the other points of view.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Housing Finance and Policy Committee 3/11/25
Housing Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- What we're looking at, we're under supplied by 106,000 or more housing units, and you've heard me share
- I've shared this story with you before, but it's always a good story, so I'm going to share it again.
- </c><00:05:21.240><c> this</c> who's in the Navy and I've shared this who's in the Navy and I've shared
- </c><00:05:23.479><c> it</c> good story so I'm going to share it good story so I'm going to share it
- </c> them you know Mr chair I I'll I'll share them you know Mr chair I I'll I'll share something<00:21
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 2/27/25
Human Services Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> assisted living communities which share assisted living communities which share the<00:58:44.559
- Today, the large share of nursing homes are for-profit.
- Today, the large share of nursing homes are for-profit.
- Today, the large share of nursing homes are for-profit.
- </c><01:41:13.760><c> of</c> were nonprofit today the large share of were nonprofit today the large share
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 2/18/25
Children and Families Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- I mean, this share goes on all.
- I mean, this share goes on all.
- I mean, this share goes on all.
- </c><00:26:24.200><c> the</c> want to mention is with sharing the want to mention is with sharing the
- lovely to share before the committee<00:40:18.839><c> if</c><00:40:19.280><c> uh</c><00:40:19.359><c
Keywords:
child care, childcare, day care, daycare, licensing, variance, licensed capacity, capacity limit, staff qualifications, staffing, child care center, family child care, provider flexibility, Minnesota career lattice, Department of Children Youth and Families, DCYF, licensing rules, enrollment, indoor space, professional development