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Transcript Highlights:
- The State Department? All right. Terrific.
- State Bar, and so I'm going to open nominations for the new vice chair.
- The State Senate moves that Kyle Shiket be...
- With all the bars of Washington and Oregon. I love this committee.
- “I noticed the Washington State Register a small amount in the budget.
Summary:
The Statute Law Committee meeting began with introductions of new staff, approval of the December 10 minutes, and election of Kyle Shiketty as vice chair by acclamation. The committee also approved a step increase for Code Reviser Kathy Buckley, with members praising her work and noting she had reached the top step.
Max Weeks reported on publications: session laws had been published online and physical copies were nearing completion, while RCWs were expected online by the end of the next month with print copies following about a month later. The committee discussed print runs, free distribution to libraries and courts, and rising shipping costs, with a plan to charge actual shipping rates rather than the prior flat fee. Kathy Buckley also reviewed the office’s financial condition, reporting healthy balances in the publications account and general fund and expecting a year-end return of about $600,000.
Alice reported on the annual multiple-amendment review process, explaining how the office merges nonconflicting amendments and flags possible items for a future technical corrections bill. The committee adopted the multiple amendments table and discussed plans to prepare a technical corrections bill for the fall and likely the 2027 session. The committee then heard a presentation from Kevin and Judge Anne Levinson on improving RCW disposition tables by adding hyperlinks to repealed session laws and chapter-level cross-reference notes to help readers trace recodified or replaced laws, especially in areas like protection orders and unclaimed property.
In other business, the committee discussed clarifying statutory references that sometimes use “Statute Law Committee” when “Office of the Code Reviser” is intended, and agreed to review the statutes for possible cleanup legislation. Members also received an update on the office’s upcoming move to a new building in September, with an open house planned for September 24. The meeting adjourned without setting the next meeting date.
MO
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Veterans and Armed Forces Apr 7th, 2026 at 11:00 am
Veterans and Armed Forces
Transcript Highlights:
- I will work with you all the way to Washington, D.C., and defend you all the way to Washington, D.C.
- That's not a burden on the state.
- Federal money coming to the state of Missouri.
- It is not designed to vary from state to state.
- There are other states that have done things.
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
MS House Floor - 3 February, 2026; 10:00 AM
Mississippi House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> state whose God is the Lord." state whose God is the Lord."
- Amen. people of the state of Mississippi, but people of the state of Mississippi, but also<00:07:45.920
- </c> >> We have with us today the, uh, state >> We have with us today the, uh, state vice
- </c><00:15:55.080><c> Butler-Washington.</c> Lady from Hines, Ms. Butler-Washington.
- </c> our state with the opportunity to give. our state with the opportunity to give.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Conference Committee: ESSB 6005 Mar 11th, 2026 at 10:00 am
Transcript Highlights:
- next session with a bit of a game plan about how we're going to move the transportation system in the state
- of Washington forward.
- can be out on our roads and be moving through our state and still be safe, happy, healthy, and get home
- So coming together with this and making a huge step forward in maintenance and preservation in our state
- State was very critical at this time. I'll just highlight the work with the ferries.
Summary:
The conference committee met to act on the conference agreement for gross substitute Senate Bill 6005, the state’s two-year transportation budget. Staff summarized the agreement as a $16.6 billion appropriations package for the biennium, compared with $17 billion in the Senate version and $16.5 billion in the House version. The budget includes about $800 million in reappropriated capital funds to continue existing projects, plus new funding for preservation, maintenance, and ferries, and it is tied to a six-year plan with project lists referenced in the bill.
Members from both chambers praised staff and described the agreement as a compromise focused on maintenance, preservation, ferries, and traffic safety. Several speakers emphasized that the budget addresses immediate needs while acknowledging broader long-term challenges, including the need for sustainable transportation revenue and future planning for ferries, culverts, and capital projects. Some members noted concerns about the financing approach and the use of bonds, but still supported the overall agreement.
On the motion to approve the conference report, the committee voted 5-1 to recommend the conference budget. Representative Barkis voted do not recommend, while Representatives Donaghy and Fey, and Senators King, Krishnadasan, and Leavitt voted to recommend. The committee then adjourned.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Extend the state’s pass-through entity tax 3/16/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Almost every other state that's a high-tax state renewed that provision.
- Almost every other state that's a high-tax state renewed that provision.
- </c> in our state. in our state.
- </c> the state, zero. the state, zero.
- </c> Minnesota state taxes. Minnesota state taxes.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 4/8/25
Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:15:42.000><c> Madam</c> Oklahoma, Utah, and Washington.
- Madam Oklahoma, Utah, and Washington.
- Please state Welcome to the committee.
- Please go ahead and state your name and give us your testimony.
- </c><00:24:46.960><c> of</c> defender office or for the state of defender office or for the state of
Bills:
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AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
03/25/2026 - House Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections
House Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections Committee of Reference
Transcript Highlights:
- University.
- Army Research Office and was conducted with Arizona State University and Chang Jiao Ping University and
- Arizona State University, $678,000. That was for one event, one event.
- So those are universities that aren't sort of directly linked on paper to the Chinese party state, to
- universities, through Arizona State University specifically?
Summary:
The committee heard an extended presentation and discussion on Arizona higher education research security, focused heavily on Arizona State University’s foreign funding, international partnerships, and alleged ties to Chinese military-affiliated institutions. The presenter argued that ASU and the Arizona Board of Regents had not been transparent about foreign gifts, contracts, and research collaborations, especially those involving the Chinese “Seven Sons” universities, and said the committee would pursue a congressional referral and other federal review. A strike-everything amendment to SB 1060 was described but then withdrawn; the underlying SB 1327 was then taken up as a companion measure requiring ABOR to adopt university research security policies and submit annual reports on those policies and on foreign contributions over $250,000. The committee heard testimony in support from Marina Macklin, who said the bill would help protect dual-use and defense-relevant research from being funneled to China’s military ecosystem, and she answered questions about biosecurity, semiconductors, AI model theft, and election systems. After debate, SB 1327 was approved on a 4-2 vote, with Delos Santos and Marquez voting no and Colloden, Powell, and the chair voting yes; the chair stated his support was to keep missile, armor, guidance, and other technology safe from the Chinese government.
The committee then heard SB 1803, a veterans’ consumer-protection bill regulating private companies that help veterans file disability claims. The bill would prohibit unaccredited persons from preparing, presenting, or prosecuting veterans’ benefits matters, require service agreements to be filed with the Attorney General, cap compensation, ban certain practices such as overseas call centers and in-house doctors, and create consumer-fraud enforcement authority. Sponsor Sen. Gallin said the measure was intended to add guardrails for veterans and prevent bad actors from taking excessive fees or misleading claimants. Testimony from Veterans Guardian representatives supported the bill as a way to create transparency and preserve veterans’ choice while regulating the industry; they said many veterans seek private help after unsuccessful attempts with free services and that the bill would not eliminate competition. Opponents and skeptical members questioned whether the bill would effectively legalize one business model while restricting others, whether the contingent-fee structure was consumer-friendly, and whether the companies were engaging in the unauthorized practice of law. The discussion also referenced prior federal and state litigation involving similar laws and the possibility of future federal accreditation reform. The transcript ends during continued questioning on SB 1803, before a final vote is shown.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, May 26, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The Chair lays before the House a communication from the Speaker's rooms, Washington, D.C., May 26, 2026
- be offered by guest chaplain, Reverend Rachel Landers Vognes, Capitol Hill Presbyterian Church, Washington
- And so, as servant leaders of this United States, we unplug and disengage from the business that is always
- Capitol Hill Presbyterian Church, Capitol Hill Presbyterian Church, Washington,<00:06:16.360><c> D.C.
- ,</c> United States, United States, we<00:06:54.160><c> unplug</c><00:06:54.840><c> and</c><00:06:55.040
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Conference Committee: ESSB 6005 Mar 11th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- next session with a bit of a game plan about how we're going to move the transportation system in the state
- of Washington forward.
- the most important thing, is in my view, is to make sure that anybody who lives, plays, works in Washington
- can be out on our roads and be moving through our state and still be safe, happy, healthy, and get home
- So coming together with this and making a huge step forward in maintenance and preservation in our state
Summary:
The conference committee met to act on the conference report for gross substitute Senate Bill 6005, the state’s two-year supplemental transportation budget. Staff summarized the agreement as a $16.6 billion budget for the biennium, compared with $17 billion in the Senate version and $16.5 billion in the House version. The package includes about $800 million in reappropriated capital funds to continue existing projects, along with new funding for preservation, maintenance, and ferries, and it is tied to a six-year transportation plan and two project lists referenced in the bill.
Members from both chambers spoke in support of the compromise while noting ongoing concerns about long-term transportation funding. Several emphasized that maintenance, preservation, ferries, and safety were the central priorities, and that the budget would help keep workers employed and projects moving. Chair Fye and Ranking Member Barkas both said more work is needed in the interim and next session to develop a sustainable long-term revenue and capital strategy, while Senator King, Representative Donaghy, and Senator Krishnadasan highlighted the preservation, maintenance, ferries, and jobs impacts of the agreement.
After debate, Representative Fine moved to approve the conference report. The committee then took a roll call vote and recommended the conference budget by a tally of five to one, with Representative Barkas voting do not recommend and the other members voting to recommend. The committee then adjourned.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Housing Finance and Policy Committee 3/3/26
Housing Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- So to the uh state housing tax credit.
- Uh the other uh state tax policy.
- So, in light of these successful outcomes, 14 states so far, including Montana, Texas, Washington, California
- All it does is sideline our state.
- Each household with low wealth that is sideline our state. So I ask you, how sideline our state.
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- It has traditionally been something where the state auditor's offices have been able to provide that
- information or state elections office, excuse me, the county elections.
- Like other state trustee agencies, there’s ample precedent. It had good bipartisan sponsorship.
- This is largely a technical cleanup of the Washington Leadership Board statute.
- Like other state trustee agencies, there’s ample precedent. It had good bipartisan sponsorship.
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
JHA Public Hearing - Tue Feb 3, 2026 @ 2:00 PM HST
Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- So, thank you and my state on that.
- </c> state procurement office. state procurement office.
- </c> state uh is mandated by state state uh is mandated by state constitution<01:09:58.080><c> and</c
- It would only apply to the state.
- </c> It would only apply to the state. It would only apply to the state.
Summary:
The committee heard House Bill 1525, which would appropriate funds to counties to open more voter service centers for in-person voting, provide money to the Office of Elections to print and mail the voter information guide to all registered voters, and support a public outreach campaign to increase voter participation. The Office of Elections supported the bill and estimated costs of a little over $2 million to print and mail the guide and about $178,000 for outreach, noting it spent about $441,000 on election advertising in 2024. Testimony from advocacy groups including Hawaii Alliance for Progressive Action, Common Cause Hawaii, and Indivisible Hawaii strongly supported the measure, emphasizing access for neighbor island voters, people with disabilities, new voters, and voters who need ballot assistance.
County election officials from Honolulu, Maui, and Kauai provided comments or testimony that were more cautious. They said additional funding would be welcome, but staffing and logistics remain major constraints, especially for election-day service centers. Honolulu’s city clerk said funding alone would not necessarily solve long lines, while Maui’s county clerk explained that voter service centers require trained seasonal employees, extensive training, and the ability to handle many ballot styles. Maui also described its current pop-up sites, including Hana, as expensive but necessary for remote communities, and said the county is already running at bare minimum staffing.
Members asked questions about who decides how many service centers are opened, how staffing is handled, and whether there is a middle-ground model between the old precinct polling places and the current voter service center system. Honolulu explained that county clerks make those decisions under current law and that the county has tried pop-up sites in addition to its main centers. The discussion also noted that in 2024 most voters used vote by mail, while a smaller number used early in-person voting or final-day service centers. No vote on the bill was taken in the portion provided.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Rules Committee Jan 28th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- It has traditionally been something where the state auditor's offices have been able to provide that
- information or state elections office, excuse me, the county elections.
- This allows Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife to be able to develop an integrated wildlife
- This is largely a technical cleanup of the Washington Leadership Board statute.
- Like other state trustee agencies, there's ample precedent. It had good bipartisan sponsorship.
Summary:
The Committee on Rules considered a gubernatorial package poll, a consent calendar package poll, and a series of individual polls. The gubernatorial nominations on the lavender sheet were advanced to the confirmation calendar, and the measures on the pink consent calendar package were advanced to the consent calendar, with Senator Peterson noting the consent package was a bipartisan set of bills expected to be unanimous.
The committee then advanced numerous bills from the white sheet, including SB 6002 on limits for automated license plate readers and privacy protections; SB 6178 on restrictions related to assignment of post-loss property insurance benefits; SB 5892 on protecting voter registration data and sensitive personal information; SSB 5490 on search policies for transgender and intersex individuals in local jails; SB 5177 on professional development that considers historically marginalized and underrepresented groups; SB 6039 on electronic communications for L&I; SB 5874 on waiving penalties for minor unemployment insurance reporting errors; SB 5863 on preserving Lakeland Village records and artifacts until 2030; SB 5972 on binding arbitration for certain correctional officers; SB 5941 on energy code flexibility for small school districts; SB 5203 on wildlife habitat connectivity and related reporting/funding; SB 6014 on confidentiality for pregnancy accommodation complaints; SB 5993 on limiting interest on new and unpaid medical debt to 1%; SB 5831 on the Uniform Mortgage Modification Act; SB 5928 on wildfire risk model disclosure and insurer consideration of mitigation efforts; SB 5912 on reinstating the indigent defense task force; and SB 5825 on technical cleanup of the Washington Leadership Board statute and private fundraising authority.
Most motions passed by voice vote with little or no opposition. Senator Short spoke against SB 5892, arguing voter data access had traditionally been handled through auditor or county elections offices and that the bill moved in the wrong direction; supporters responded that it protected sensitive information such as Social Security numbers and birthdates while preserving access to voting history. The meeting concluded after the chair asked for further business and, hearing none, adjourned.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Select Committee on Pension Policy Jul 21st, 2026 at 12:00 pm
Select Committee on Pension Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- The state will be filing a motion, I see. I'm sorry.
- I am the representative of the Washington State Patrol Troopers Association, and I'm here to give you
- So right now, a little background on the Washington State Patrol or WSP retirement system: I think LEOFF
- Washington State Patrol has less than 1,000.
- So any pay or pension enhancements cost our individuals more with the Washington State Patrol than it
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- We only fund our state universities at 12% of their budget.
- Our state universities are already severely underfunded.
- The University of Arizona is one of three state universities, yet it was targeted for more than 60% of
- That party-line state budget was a Washington, D.C.
- particularly the cuts to our state universities and ABOR.” “...at a time when higher education should
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House/Senate DFL Press Conference 1/29/26
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> the state turns its back. the state turns its back.
- </c> happen next in another state. happen next in another state.
- </c> advancing in other states. advancing in other states.
- entire state of Illinois.
- . state. state.
Summary:
The meeting was a multi-state press event and hearing focused on alleged federal immigration enforcement abuses in Minnesota and other states. Minnesota lawmakers and invited legislators from Montana, Illinois, North Dakota, Tennessee, and elsewhere described ICE and Border Patrol activity as warrantless, masked, and violent, citing detentions of residents and U.S. citizens, school lockdowns, hospital disruptions, chemical munitions, and the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Brady. Speakers said the actions were terrorizing immigrant communities, communities of color, Native Americans, and families, and argued that the federal government was using Minnesota as a testing ground for broader authoritarian overreach.
Several lawmakers tied the situation to constitutional and civil-rights concerns, saying the conduct violated protections related to due process, free speech, and equal treatment. They urged state and federal officials to resist cooperation with ICE, protect schools, hospitals, churches, and courthouses as safe spaces, and support sanctuary policies. One speaker said Minnesota had never before needed a select committee on federal impacts, but that the current situation justified it; another said a coalition of 27 states was coordinating 85 bills to require coordination with local law enforcement, increase transparency, protect against warrantless arrests and racial profiling, and impose consequences for federal misconduct.
During the press question period, lawmakers from North Dakota and Tennessee said similar enforcement activity was spreading beyond Minnesota, including reported abductions in Fargo and a large federal presence in Memphis that had led to deportations and business closures. Illinois lawmakers said their state had already passed sanctuary laws and would continue pushing back. The event ended with calls for continued organizing, state-level legislation, and collective resistance to federal immigration enforcement practices described by speakers as unlawful and abusive.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Courts, Corrections and Justice Nov 7th, 2025
Courts, Corrections & Justice Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- of the state.
- States, but it's worse here than any other state.
- There are two blue states, two purple states. And two red states.
- Twenty states cap punitive damages, and as I said earlier, six states ban them.
- But I travel the state. You know, I've been traveling the state.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Rules Committee Feb 6th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Great lady who's run this, but under Washington State law, the port districts are prohibited from enrolling
- employees in two separate pension policy funds, one private and one state retirement.
- Last year we passed a bill that added certain Muslim holidays to the list of non-legal state holidays
- President, parole has been absent in Washington since the early 1980s.
- It's basically a technical bill that updates the definition of fuel types so that the State Department
Summary:
The committee first approved several package motions: gubernatorial appointments were advanced to the confirmation calendar, a consent calendar package was advanced to the consent calendar, and a regular calendar package was advanced to the floor calendar. Members noted that many of the packaged measures had been worked in advance and included bills from the Minority Caucus.
The committee then advanced a series of individual bills to the floor calendar. These included SB 6086, allowing the Administrative Office of the Courts to use consultants for threat assessments when judicial officers are threatened; SB 5574, requiring instruction in Asian American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, Latino American, and Black American history in social studies curricula; SB 5873, expanding escorted leave and compassionate leave provisions for incarcerated people; SB 5992, creating a youth development fund account for grants to youth programs; SB 5924, expanding pharmacy practice to include limited diagnosing and prescribing; SB 6134, requiring notice to striking workers about possible overpayment issues after retroactive pay; SB 6263, raising school district public bid thresholds; SB 5395, adding guardrails on AI use in prior authorization and requiring medical necessity decisions by licensed professionals; SB 6282, adding behavioral health training to apprenticeship programs; SB 5905, addressing pension enrollment rules for port district employees; SB 5950, adding certain Jewish, Sikh, and Hindu holidays to the list of non-legal state holidays; SB 6074, directing a work group to study reestablishing parole; SB 6226, protecting audiologists’ clinical autonomy in choosing telehealth or in-person care; SB 6096, requiring deferred collection systems for utility connection fees in residential construction; SB 5970, making the property tax exemption for multipurpose senior citizens’ centers permanent; and SB 6269, updating fuel definitions so hydrogen fueling stations can be overseen under weights and measures rules.
One bill drew a brief objection: SB 6302, which would limit the number of independent contractors used for the same type of finishing work on public works projects to address misclassification, was supported by its sponsor but opposed by Senator King, who said it would unduly restrict independent contractors. Despite that concern, the motion to advance the bill carried. All other measures discussed were advanced by voice vote, and the meeting adjourned after no further business.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Today is State Farm Day, like a good neighbor, State Farm is here at the Capitol.
- Today is State Farm Day, like a good neighbor. State Farm is here at the Capitol.
- Please state your point of order. Mr.
- A study at Arizona State University actually indicates it has resulted in mass...
- Representative Aguilar: A study at Arizona State University actually indicates it has resulted in mass
Summary:
The House opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, attendance, and a series of guest introductions and recognitions, including Doctor of the Day Dr. Eric Osowski, State Farm visitors, Donate Life Day participants, and representatives from Ganado and Chinle Unified School Districts. The chamber also read proclamations honoring Ganado Unified for the ASBA Golden Bell Promise Program Award and Chinle Unified for multiple academic and cultural achievements, including national recognition for Chinle Elementary School and district leadership.
The body then moved through committee and floor business, including consent for the Senate to adjourn, first and second readings of several bills, and a motion to reconsider HB 2429. In Committee of the Whole, HB 2093 was amended to restore mental health instruction while removing social emotional learning, HB 2229 advanced after debate over reproductive health and abortion-related provisions, HB 2429 and HB 2950 were amended and recommended do pass, and HB 4136 also advanced as amended. The House adopted the Committee of the Whole report and referred the measures to engrossing.
The chamber then considered HB 4001, a bill regulating alternative nicotine products, with amendments and debate focused on licensing, enforcement, youth access, and whether to add a tax or education provisions; the bill was recommended do pass as amended. It also debated HB 4030 and the related HCR 2052, both aimed at limiting municipal tax and fee increases and allowing increases tied to inflation or new water-source costs. Amendments offered by Democrats to redirect the measures toward affordability, housing, and health insurance claims were ruled out of order or defeated on roll-call votes, while the Olson substitute amendments prevailed. The House ultimately adopted the Committee of the Whole report, sending HB 4001, HB 4030, and HCR 2052 forward as amended.