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MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

Children and Families Mar 10th, 2026 at 08:00 am

Children and Families

Transcript Highlights:
  • All recordings must be securely stored, and only software or applications approved by the department
  • It's not retroactive. It just says, let's, going forward, let's take care of these folks.
MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

Children and Families Mar 10th, 2026

Children and Families

Transcript Highlights:
  • All recordings must be securely stored, and only software or applications approved by the department
  • It's not retroactive. It just says, let's, going forward, let's take care of these folks.
Summary: The Committee on Children and Families met with a quorum and first took up several bills for executive action. House Bill 2418, the Loy Voka Assistance Bill, was amended with a technical substitute correcting a statutory section reference and then voted do pass by a 12-0 roll call. House Bill 1819, the child care facilities bill, received an amendment, was rolled into a substitute, and was also voted do pass unanimously. House Bill 3077, the Schmidt social media curriculum bill, was revised through a committee substitute that shifted oversight from DESE to local school boards, narrowed and clarified language, changed references from “curriculum” to “instructional material,” and lowered the grade level from 6 to 3; it then passed 13-0. The committee then heard House Bill 3451 from Representative Sites, which would require the Department of Social Services to audio- or video-record face-to-face child abuse or neglect assessment interviews, securely store the recordings, and retain them for at least five years. Supporters, including Representative Proudie, said the bill would reduce trauma to children, preserve evidence, and would not create major costs because recording equipment is already available; no one testified in opposition or for informational purposes. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 3534 and House Bill 2342, presented by Representatives Proudie and Jones, to require new or updated public playgrounds and playground surfaces built by the state or political subdivisions to meet accessibility standards. Testimony in favor came from children and parents describing barriers posed by wood chips, gravel, and inaccessible equipment, and emphasizing the importance of inclusive play and the availability of grant funding for surfacing improvements. Committee members generally supported the concept, asked about scope and retrofitting, and the sponsors clarified the bills apply prospectively to public projects; there was no opposition testimony.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session Mar 3rd, 2026 at 09:00 am

Washington House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Codes applicable to kit homes. There are no amendments.
  • for a student in one district that had... was made for a student in one district that had broad applicability
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session Mar 3rd, 2026

Washington House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Speaker, this bill right here, this intent section is applicable, is apropos, and I applaud it, and I
  • I believe that the state should not be looking at retroactively protecting these permits that are inconsistent
Summary: The House received several messages from the Senate announcing passage of engrossed or substitute versions of House Bill 2294, House Bill 2472, Senate Bill 606, Senate Bill 6335, engrossed substitute Senate Bill 6266, and engrossed substitute House Bill 3. The chamber then moved through second and third reading on a series of measures, often suspending the rules to advance bills to final passage. A major floor debate centered on Senate Concurrent Resolution 8406, which would reestablish the Joint Select Committee on Civic Health and expand its membership. Amendment 2131, offered to keep the committee at its current size rather than expanding it, was rejected after debate over fiscal restraint, committee scope, and whether the body functioned like a “proxy legislature.” The resolution then passed 83-10. The House also passed engrossed substitute Senate Bill 6200 on portable cooling devices for renters and mobile home occupants, Senate Bill 6084 on clarifying the prohibition on voting in more than one election, second engrossed substitute Senate Bill 5105 on sexually explicit depictions involving minors, and Senate Bill 6046 authorizing the Civil Air Patrol to be used by the governor in emergencies; each drew debate over policy scope, enforcement, and state-federal authority, but all ultimately passed. The House next passed substitute Senate Bill 6054, limiting HOA and common-interest community restrictions that conflict with wildfire-hardening measures; substitute Senate Bill 6091, requiring greater transparency in real estate broker practices; Senate Bill 6291, giving more time to train and certify on-site wastewater inspectors; substitute Senate Bill 6081, creating a Public Records Act exemption for sex designation information to protect transgender people from doxxing and harassment; Senate Bill 5963, automatically enrolling certain vulnerable students in the Washington College Grant; and substitute Senate Bill 6226, addressing audiology scope-of-practice and telemedicine concerns. Most of these bills passed with broad bipartisan support, though some drew dissent over added regulation, privacy, or scope-of-practice issues. The final portion of the transcript focused on Senate Bill 6106, which the Speaker ruled had an out-of-scope amendment related to agricultural seasonal workers; the bill itself passed 75-18 after debate over layoff notices and tribal sovereignty. Substitute Senate Bill 6014, dealing with pregnancy accommodations and related public records issues, saw a failed amendment to replace gender-neutral language with “pregnant woman” and then passed 68-25. The House also debated Senate Bill 5820, with multiple amendments concerning freight rail, greenhouse gas calculations, county planning, property rights, and rail safety; the excerpt ends amid that amendment debate before final action on the bill is shown.
ID

Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Mar 5th, 2026

Revenue and Taxation

Transcript Highlights:
  • So this is not retroactive, meaning that this cannot be for communities that have already penciled or
  • I just got an email: administrative fee to process the application.
  • There's an application fee just to apply.
  • I just got an email: administrative fee to process the application.
  • There's an application fee just to apply.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs (10/01/2025)

Health, Human Services & Elderly Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • So it’s really not applicable to New Hampshire.
  • . applications. applications.
  • </c> publication of the federal application publication of the federal application template.<01:01:52.880
  • </c> are able to make the application to CMS. are able to make the application to CMS.
  • It's best not to retroactive coverage.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee May 5th, 2025

Revenue and Taxation

Transcript Highlights:
  • incentivized this type of development by offering the California Historic Tax Credit, which provides a retroactive
  • adopted its first historic tax credit in 2019, but by the time the regulations were finalized and applications
  • They are the measurable impact of a tool that works. finalized and applications open nearly five years
Summary: The Revenue and Taxation Committee met first without a quorum, then established one and heard several bills. AB 564 by Assemblymember Haney would freeze the cannabis excise tax at its current 15% rate rather than allowing it to rise to 25%; supporters argued the legal cannabis industry is under severe pressure from the illicit market and high taxes, while opponents said the measure would reduce funding for child care, youth programs, environmental restoration, and enforcement. AB 1265, also by Haney, would extend and expand the state historic tax credit to encourage rehabilitation of vacant historic buildings into housing and mixed-use projects; supporters emphasized housing production, preservation, and economic returns, and the bill was referred to suspense. AB 1377 by Assemblymember McKinnor would require studios seeking optional DEIA film tax credits to fully carry out their submitted diversity plans; it passed the committee 5-1 and was sent to Appropriations. AB 1416 by Assemblymember Ta would clarify disaster-related property tax deferrals for homeowners and passed 7-0 to the Assembly Floor. After the regular agenda, the committee took up suspense-file bills and made broad remarks about the fiscal impact of tax expenditures. The chair said the bills on suspense represented large projected revenue losses and argued the committee must weigh those costs against state priorities. On the suspense file, AB 564 was approved 6-0 with amendments including a five-year sunset and a Section 41 requirement. AB 27, AB 53, AB 97, AB 231, AB 232, AB 429, AB 613, AB 984, and AB 1485 all passed with varying unanimous or near-unanimous votes, while several bills including AB 386, AB 389, AB 490, AB 814, AB 834, AB 838, AB 895, AB 918, AB 976, AB 1057, AB 1219, AB 1282, AB 1354, AB 1431, AB 1435, AB 1481, and AB 6991 were held in committee. AB 547 passed 5-1 with amendments, and AB 613 passed 6-0 after amendments.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • Accelerator projects must have the applicant or its affiliates have previously committed a transmission
  • committee's work and the amendments to the bill to address several significant concerns we had related to retroactive
  • The customers themselves, the applicants, constantly might redesign projects.
  • There's still a lot of work you have to do to have a successful application.
  • We don't want to file incorrect and unsuccessful permit applications. Thank you very much.
Summary: The committee hearing covered a long agenda of energy, utility, and data-center bills, with members hearing extensive testimony on affordability, ratepayer protections, wildfire liability, and grid planning. Several measures were presented by Assembly Member Irwin and others, including AB 2182 on industrial energy efficiency incentives, AB 2396 on allowing community choice aggregators to develop transmission projects, AB 2589 on returning federal tax savings to ratepayers, AB 2508 on shifting public purpose program costs off utility bills, AB 1577 on data center reporting, and AB 2383 on large energy-use facility rate design. The chair noted the hearing began without a quorum and later proceeded once quorum was established for the data-center and AB 2383 votes. AB 2182 and AB 2589 were discussed but not acted on during the portion shown, while AB 2396 drew substantial debate over wildfire liability, financing, and whether CCAs should be allowed to own transmission lines. AB 2508 generated the most divided policy discussion, with supporters arguing that public purpose programs and energy efficiency costs should not be borne by ratepayers and should instead be funded through the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund or other public sources. Opponents warned that moving those programs to GGRF would threaten funding stability, undermine cost-effective efficiency programs, and jeopardize important safety-net and wildfire-related spending; wildfire survivor advocates asked for amendments to ensure victims are paid first before any reallocation. Committee members raised concerns about whether GGRF is an appropriate and stable funding source, and several said they could not support the bill as drafted. AB 1577, requiring data centers to report energy, water, and noise information, passed on a 10-1 vote after supporters said the bill would help local and state planners manage rapid load growth, while opponents argued it was burdensome, duplicative, and could expose proprietary or security-sensitive information. AB 2383, which would direct the CPUC to create a new rate structure for large energy-use facilities and require long-term contracts to prevent cost shifts and stranded assets, also drew strong support and opposition. The Little Hoover Commission and NRDC backed the bill as a way to protect ratepayers from data-center-related costs, while CCAs, the Chamber of Commerce, manufacturers, and petroleum interests objected to the bill’s scope and to CPUC oversight, especially as it could affect CCAs and other large users beyond data centers. After discussion about preserving local authority and avoiding stranded costs, the committee approved AB 2383 on a 13-0 vote and left the roll open for absent members. The hearing then moved to AB 1774, a wildfire accountability bill by Assembly Member Berman, which was introduced with testimony from fire survivors and consumer advocates emphasizing the need to verify that utility wildfire mitigation spending is actually performed before ratepayers are charged.
MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

Pensions Jan 21st, 2026 at 04:00 pm

Pensions

Transcript Highlights:
  • As we've already talked about a little bit, it limits retroactive benefits for the 10-year period, except
  • As we've already talked about a little bit, that it limits retroactive benefits for the 10-year period
  • I understand the bill allows for retroactive payment, but stopping that could cause a hardship that may
Summary: The Pensions Committee met with a quorum present, welcomed new members and staff, and observed a moment of silence in remembrance of former chair Representative Ken Waller. The committee then took up its only bill, House Bill 1655, which the sponsor said would strengthen public pension systems by improving recovery of overpayments, restoring a limited deferred annuity or lump-sum buyout option, and prohibiting pension funds from being used for political advocacy or campaign activity. Members asked about how overpayments happen, how repayment plans would work, the fairness of suspending survivor benefits upon a criminal charge, and whether the bill’s political-spending language might interfere with routine member education. The sponsor and witnesses from MOSERS and EMPERS said overpayments can occur through administrative errors or changes in eligibility, that the bill would give systems more tools to correct errors, and that lump-sum buyouts are intended to be optional and actuarially based. Witnesses also said their systems already avoid political spending and try to provide only factual educational information to members. MOSERS testified that the bill would expand correction options, revive a buyout program for terminated vested members, and that a prior buyout reduced liabilities and contribution rates. EMPERS gave similar neutral testimony, saying the bill largely reflects current practice, would help reduce long-term liabilities, and that its board already interprets existing law to prohibit political contributions. No vote was taken during the meeting, and after testimony and questions, the chair adjourned the committee after a brief session.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - Part 2 - 03/21/25

Judiciary and Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • The vote was also unanimous for retroactive application with respect to aiding and abetting first-degree
  • Retroactive application is not included for the second-degree aiding and abetting felony murder reform
  • Retroactive application is not included for the second-degree aiding and abetting felony murder reform
  • Retroactive application is not included for the second-degree aiding and abetting felony murder reform
  • Retroactive application is not included for the second-degree aiding and abetting felony murder reform
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • And I am excited to say we have a de novo application.
  • So we took those first applications there. So that's why those are brand new numbers there.
  • </c><00:50:31.520><c> So</c> took those first applications there.
  • So took those first applications there.
  • </c> market conditions due to the retroactive market conditions due to the retroactive nature<00:59:08.240
Summary: The committee met with a quorum, approved the September 16 minutes, and then received an update from Insurance Commissioner Sharon Clark and staff on the Department of Insurance. Clark reviewed department activity, including growth in premium volume and licensing, consumer complaints and recoveries, and a rise in fraud referrals. She said the department has 66 open fraud cases and described common schemes such as staged auto accidents, inflated repair or cleanup charges, and roofing scams. She also said the department’s investigators often prepare strong cases but face reluctance from local prosecutors, especially in Fayette and Jefferson counties, to pursue them. Clark reported favorable workers’ compensation news, saying rates will decrease 9.7% next year for the 20th straight year. She contrasted that with a difficult property insurance market driven by storms, reinsurance costs, inflation, labor shortages, and litigation, but said Kentucky’s market remains relatively stable, citing the Kentucky Fair Plan’s small number of policies. She then warned of significant 2026 health insurance premium increases on the exchange: 16.1% for Molina, 23% for Anthem, and 37% for WCare, after CareSource withdrew. She said the rates were reviewed by actuaries and found fair, but that the biggest pressure point is the scheduled expiration of enhanced premium tax credits, which she said could leave about 90% of exchange enrollees facing a compounded increase. Members questioned Clark about fraud prosecution, the number of people in commercial versus public coverage, and the impact of expiring subsidies. Clark said the prosecution issue is mainly with Commonwealth attorneys and that rural counties are more cooperative than urban ones. She also said the health market is individually rated and that older enrollees would be hit harder, while the loss of tax credits could push some people out of the marketplace. One member asked about the attorney general’s recent opinion on SB 188, the PBM bill; staff said attorneys were still reviewing it. Clark closed by noting that Kentucky’s fraud and towing/storage legislation has become a model for other states.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • The one part that's theoretically a substantive change is it just clarifies what provisions are retroactive
  • and makes clear that the $1,000 penalty per day is not retroactive. clarification on the sub uh we've
  • penalty per day is not retroactive that penalty per day is not retroactive that only<00:05:11.280><c>
  • </c><00:05:18.240><c> for</c><00:05:18.440><c> those</c> action alone is retroactive for those action
  • alone is retroactive for those who<00:05:18.880><c> have</c><00:05:19.120><c> paid</c><00:05:19.440>
Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 2, which would address the taxation of currency and bullion and was presented as a response to last session’s dispute over whether a line-item veto could be applied to a revenue measure. The sponsor said the bill, as amended by Committee Substitute 2, was largely technical but also made the tax exemption retroactive to August 1, 2024 while making the $1,000-per-day penalty prospective only. Members asked about fiscal impact, possible legal liability for executive branch officials, and whether the issue should instead be resolved by the courts. The sponsor argued the Constitution limits the governor’s line-item veto power to appropriations, not revenue bills, and said the bill would create a judicial remedy and refund process if the executive branch continued collecting the tax. The committee approved the committee substitute and then passed House Bill 2 by a vote of 19-1, with two members passing; the bill was reported favorably to the floor. During discussion, Representative Bojanowski voted no, saying he could not support removing taxes on gold bars while parents pay taxes on diapers. Representative Gentry passed, saying he supported the original intent but was not yet convinced and wanted more time to review the issue. The sponsor also clarified that any liability would be joint and several and could involve executive officials or their budgets if the tax collection continued despite the exemption. The committee then heard a discussion-only presentation on the Kentucky Exposition Center Redevelopment Plan Phase 2. Facility representatives described Phase 1 and the planned Phase 2 expansion, saying the center had record attendance and needed more space to remain competitive and meet client demand. They said Phase 1 was about 20% complete, with completion now expected in October 2026 and an opening target of December 31, 2026 after a short testing period. Phase 2 would follow, including demolition of the West Wing, utility work, and improvements to food service and circulation areas. They said the project would be funded without federal dollars and estimated that, once complete, it could generate about $683 million in annual economic impact, $302 million in state sales tax, and 850,000 room nights in Jefferson County.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • It's really not about the retroactive claims, but about future claims.
  • reserves to pay any of these claims during that period of time, they will reassess their members retroactively
  • Some call them retroactive premiums, but you get the idea. They go back.
  • SELF has already built about $300 million in retroactive premiums.
  • in that they need to pay claims and don't have reserves to do that, then that's what generates a retroactive
Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Accountability and Transparency held a hearing focused on three issues: federal funding cuts and delays, possible state revenue impacts from reduced IRS enforcement, and the fiscal effects of AB 218 on local governments. The Franchise Tax Board described how state and federal tax systems are closely linked, how most returns are filed electronically through software, and how FTB relies on IRS information sharing for compliance, fraud prevention, offsets, and nonfiler work. Members raised concerns that federal staffing cuts at the IRS could weaken audits of large corporations and reduce California revenue, and asked about VITA and ITIN filers; FTB said it was not aware of VITA reductions, noted ITIN returns are processed the same as other returns, and said ITIN filing appeared slightly down this year. The Department of Finance said it is monitoring federal developments, summarized the continuing resolution and reconciliation process, and noted that California lost nearly $940 million in earmarked federal projects under the CR, while major federal budget decisions remain uncertain until the President’s budget and later congressional action. The University of California reported substantial federal pressure on research, student aid, and health care. UC said hundreds of millions of dollars in federal awards have already been canceled, with additional threats to NIH and DOE facilities-and-administration rates, graduate fellowships, student loan repayment plans, international student visas, Pell Grants, and Medicaid/Medi-Cal funding. Committee members pressed UC on the effects of DEIA-related federal restrictions, the loss of clinical trials and research staff, and the impact on low-income students and patients. UC said it is pursuing litigation with the Attorney General and other institutions, but emphasized that court action is only a temporary solution and that sustained state and private support may be needed. The second panel addressed the fiscal consequences of AB 218, which extended the statute of limitations for childhood sexual abuse claims against public agencies. FCMAT presented a report with 22 recommendations, including better statewide data collection, financing mechanisms, a possible victims compensation fund, and prevention measures. Los Angeles County described a tentative $4 billion settlement tied to AB 218 claims, saying it will require reserves, borrowing, and long-term annual payments through 2050, while also forcing curtailments and cuts to vacant positions to preserve services. Members discussed insurance pools, retroactive premiums, unidentified future claims, and the need for a compensation fund or other financing tools. No formal votes were taken; the hearing concluded with public comment, including testimony from local health officials about nearly $400 million in terminated federal public health grants and the resulting layoffs and service impacts.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Floor Session Aug 19th, 2026

California House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • It is an onerous process that requires an application submitted under penalty of perjury.
  • It is an onerous process that requires an application submitted under penalty of perjury.
  • concerned with liability for public entities and have since removed the statute of limitations and retroactivity
  • concerned with the liability for public entities and has since removed the statute of limitations and retroactivity
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Select Committee on Pension Policy Jul 21st, 2026 at 10:00 am

Select Committee on Pension Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Did the last bill go retroactive?
  • The last bill went retroactive for the payment of premiums between the member's death and the determination
  • So it was retroactive back to a very specific date, which was tied to an individual LEOFF 2 survivor.
  • Again, the request from the stakeholder is not actually asking for that retroactive coverage, just asking
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

March 11, 2026 (10:00AM Session)

Florida House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And the online system must allow applicants to file applications, renew registrations, and submit required
  • Both bills use DHSMV's Real ID data to verify citizenship of voter registration applicants and certain
  • It would be upon a new voter registration application or an application with a change in name, address
  • I wasn't suggesting it was retroactive, actually.
  • There is no retroactivity language in the proposal. Is that correct? Senator Avila. Thank you, Mr.
Summary: The Florida Senate convened with a quorum, heard an opening prayer and pledge, and included a series of member introductions recognizing guests, interns, firefighters, a doctor of the day, and a resolution honoring Indiana University quarterback Fernando Mendoza for winning the Heisman Trophy. The chamber then moved to special order business, with several bills temporarily postponed before taking up a series of measures on health care, public records, cybersecurity, court clerks, trademarks, septic permits, and elections. The first major bill, CS/HB 355 on health care patient protection, would require hospitals with emergency departments to adopt evidence-based pediatric emergency care policies, train staff, designate a pediatric emergency care coordinator, complete the National Pediatric Readiness Assessment, and have AHCA publish scores and adopt minimum standards. Senator Harrell said the bill was intended to ensure emergency rooms are prepared for children, and it passed 36-0. The Senate also passed CS/HB 1113 on public records, which protects victim identities and temporarily exempts the name of a law enforcement officer who is a victim from disclosure, after questions about access for victims of police misconduct; it passed 33-4. The chamber then approved CS/HB 1085 on local government cybersecurity, after adopting an amendment and an amendment to the amendment that kept the program within Florida Digital Service and extended the grant-award timeline; Harrell said it would help local governments defend against ransomware and hacking, and it passed 37-0. CS/HB 925 on clerks of court passed 38-0 after amendments that let clerks retain more excess revenue and adjusted related fee distributions, though Leader Berman warned it would shift revenue away from municipalities and law enforcement. CS/HB 679 on trademark registration and CS/HB 589 on septic system permits also passed unanimously after technical amendments, with the septic bill intended to reduce permit delays and clarify liability if construction begins before a permit is issued. The most extensive debate came on the elections bill, CS/HB 991, which incorporated citizenship verification using Real ID data, changed candidate-qualifying rules, altered acceptable voter IDs, and added other election-related provisions. Multiple amendments were offered and rejected, including proposals to preserve student and senior IDs for voting, exempt some seniors from citizenship-document requirements, rely on human review rather than automated systems, and delay implementation. Supporters argued the bill would improve election integrity and address non-citizen registration and voting, citing state reports and examples of prosecutions; opponents argued it would disenfranchise eligible voters, especially students and seniors, and create barriers based on access to documents. The amendment package was adopted, and debate on the underlying bill continued with questions about federal law, documentation, and whether voters could still participate if state verification failed.
ID

Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Feb 10th, 2026

Local Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • Representative Alfieri, would this be retroactive if they've not been collecting fees?
  • Chairman, Representative Cheatum, it is not retroactive. Further questions? Representative.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection - 03/20/25

Commerce and Consumer Protection

Transcript Highlights:
  • pass-through funding to help pay for the program, and it removes the state from the 1332 waiver application
  • 01:04:06.799><c> the</c><01:04:07.240><c> 1332</c><01:04:08.240><c> waiver</c><01:04:09.039><c> application
  • </c><01:04:09.760><c> and</c> from the 1332 waiver application and from the 1332 waiver application and
  • The fact that menure cannot administrator<01:26:27.360><c> the</c><01:26:27.600><c> retroactive</c><01
  • :26:28.239><c> subsidy</c> administrator the retroactive subsidy administrator the retroactive subsidy