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FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services Feb 18th, 2026
Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- currently requires human cell tissue-type cells under 21 CFR 1271 federal guidelines, focusing on safety
- It is a child safety and due process bill that improves how child protective investigations address complex
- timely information sharing, medical accuracy, fairness for families, and, most importantly, child safety
- offense related to murder, strengthening the department's ability to act swiftly to protect public safety
- offense related to murder, strengthening the department's ability to act swiftly to protect public safety
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- Alquist Seismic Safety Commission. Thank you so much. A motion was made by Vice Chair Grove.
- Alquist Seismic Safety Commission. I'll entertain a motion.
- Alquist Seismic Safety Commission. I'll entertain a motion.
- Alquist Seismic Safety Commission. That is Item 2F, Vincent Wells, for the Alfred E.
- Alquist Seismic Safety Commission. Thank you very much. We have a motion by Vice Chair Grove.
Committee:
Senate Rules
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Rules met to consider several gubernatorial appointments and routine committee actions. The committee first approved, by unanimous 5-0 votes, appointments to the Alfred E. Alquist Seismic Safety Commission, the appointment of Lee Herrick as California Poet Laureate, a reference of bills to committees, and floor acknowledgments. Members then heard testimony from Trista Gonzalez, nominee to lead the Department of Tax and Fee Administration, who described her long career in tax administration, efforts to improve taxpayer compliance and service, readiness for the state’s lithium extraction tax, and the department’s work on online sales tax, cannabis, and tobacco enforcement. Senators asked about responsiveness to legislators, small business support, accountability, and enforcement; public commenters from tax and accounting groups supported her nomination. Her appointment advanced to the full Senate on a 5-0 vote.
The committee also heard from Aaron McGuire, nominee to lead the Board of State and Community Corrections. He discussed the board’s expanded responsibilities, including annual detention-facility inspections, large grant programs for violence intervention and reentry, and the new in-custody death review division. Members questioned him about grant oversight, audit transparency, statutory authority for in-custody death reviews, and conditions in local detention facilities, especially in Los Angeles County juvenile facilities. McGuire said the board uses screening, site visits, audits, and compliance reviews to reduce fraud and ensure grant funds are used appropriately, and that trailer bill language had clarified access to records for death reviews. He also said staffing shortages remain a major issue in some juvenile facilities and that the board continues to work with counties and the courts to improve conditions. Public support came from nonprofit reentry providers and Giffords. His appointment also advanced to the full Senate on a 5-0 vote.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Rules Committee Jan 28th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Alquist Seismic Safety Commission. Thank you so much. Vice Chair Grove made a motion.
- Alquist Seismic Safety Commission. I'll entertain a motion.
- Alquist Seismic Safety Commission. I'll entertain a motion. Commission. I'll entertain a motion.
- Alquist Seismic Safety Commission. That is Item 2F, Vincent Wells, for the Alfred E.
- Alquist Seismic Safety Commission. Thank you very much. We have a motion by Vice Chair Grove.
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Rules met with quorum and first approved several governor’s appointments not required to appear, including Deborah Garns, Davis Rabbit, Cindy Silva, Vincent Wells, and Lee Herrick as California Poet Laureate, all by 5-0 votes. The committee also approved reference of bills to committees and floor acknowledgments, each by 5-0 vote, before moving to appointments required to appear.
Trista Gonzalez, nominated to lead the Department of Tax and Fee Administration, testified about her 33-year career in tax administration and emphasized taxpayer service, efficiency, and team culture. Members asked about responsiveness to legislators, the lithium extraction tax, online sales tax compliance after Wayfair, and enforcement against illicit cigarette, tobacco, and cannabis activity. Gonzalez said the department is ready for the lithium tax, works to register businesses meeting the $500,000 threshold, and coordinates with law enforcement on inspections and seizures. Public commenters from Ryan LLC and the California Society of Enrolled Agents supported her confirmation. The committee voted 5-0 to send her nomination to the full Senate.
Aaron McGuire, nominated as executive director of the Board of State and Community Corrections, described his experience at the agency and its expanded responsibilities, including annual detention facility inspections, major grant administration, and the new in-custody death review division. Senators questioned him about grant oversight, fraud prevention, public access to audits, implementation of SB 519, and conditions in local detention facilities, especially in Los Angeles County juvenile facilities. McGuire said the board uses screening, reporting, site visits, audits, and recovery actions to monitor grants, and that trailer bill language has clarified access to records for in-custody death reviews. He also said staffing shortages remain a major issue in Los Angeles juvenile facilities and that the board continues to work with the courts and local officials. Supporters from Amity Foundation, Health Right 360, Westcare, and Giffords testified in favor, and the committee approved his nomination 5-0 to advance to the full Senate.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Chamber Meeting Jan 26th, 2026 at 11:12 am
New Mexico House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Garrett, an act relating to fireworks, amending and enacting sections of the Fireworks Licensing and Safety
- the revocation or suspension of a license or permit issued pursuant to the Fireworks Licensing and Safety
- allows a person to use fireworks on the private property in violation of the Fireworks Licensing and Safety
- House Bill 162, introduced by Representatives De La Cruz and Dixon, an act relating to public safety,
- House Bill 162 introduced by representatives De La Cruz and Dixon, an act relating to public safety,
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- Is that for safety? Absolutely. You're looking left and right. But you meet them at the door.
- Sent you there for safety. Talk to them. Look at them. How is your game? How is this?
- Is that for safety? Absolutely. You're looking at left and right. But you meet them at the door.
- Sent you there for safety. Talk to them. Look at them. How is your game? How is this?
- It's there for safety, but we're there for the kids and the connections.
Committee:
House Education
Summary:
The committee first considered RS 33019, a joint memorial sponsored by Representative Ben Furman urging Congress to fully fund special education under IDEA. Furman argued that Congress promised 40% funding in 1975 but Idaho currently receives only about 12%, leaving schools and property taxpayers with an unfunded mandate. Several members supported the memorial as a way to press Congress, while others said they wanted a fuller discussion of special education requirements and maintenance-of-effort issues. The committee then voted to introduce RS 33019, with the motion passing on voice vote.
The committee next recognized Idaho’s 2026 Teacher of the Year, Laren Johnson of Rigby High School, introduced by Superintendent Debbie Critchfield. Johnson spoke at length about the importance of teacher-student relationships, crediting mentors and describing how he works to connect with students through classes, extracurriculars, and community involvement. He highlighted programs and colleagues at Rigby, his work with Holocaust education and Future Hispanic Leaders of America, and the role of Idaho scholarships and career pathways in helping students stay in the state. Members thanked him for his service and remarks.
Critchfield then presented a proposal for Idaho to seek federal flexibility on education rules and testing, including an EdFlex-style waiver and changes to assessment requirements. She said the department had reviewed reporting burdens and wanted to reduce requirements not mandated by state or federal law. The main waiver requests would exempt third graders from duplicative reading tests and allow 11th graders to choose among approved assessments, such as the ISAT, SAT, ACT, ASVAB, or technical exams, to better match student goals. Members asked about district testing practices, the portability of the ISAT, and future AI-related policy work. Critchfield said the proposal was out for public comment and would go to the State Board of Education before federal submission.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- Is that for safety? Absolutely. You're looking left and right. But you meet them at the door.
- Sent you there for safety. Talk to them. Look at them. How is your game? How is this?
- Is that for safety? Absolutely. You're looking at left and right. But you meet them at the door.
- Sent you there for safety. Talk to them. Look at them. How is your game? How is this?
- It's there for safety, but we're there for the kids and the connections.
Committee:
House Education
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Special Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs Jan 20th, 2026 at 10:00 am
Special Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- This bill requires that the men and women responsible for our safety here are both certified, which is
- Because I think we need to think about public safety and the security of not only elected officials,
- When people come to this Capitol, they come to this Capitol with the sense of public safety and security
- So some features of the project that we are looking at, certainly we have safety in mind and know...
- But essentially the reason... features of the project that we are looking at, certainly we have safety
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- In accordance with state law, in 2019 a federal Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements
- development plan to identify operational strategies and capital investment options to improve reliability, safety
- that investments in increased rail capacity for passengers and freight serves our communities as a safety
- that investments in increased rail capacity for passengers and freight serves our communities as a safety
- seven-interchange program to fix one of the nation's points for freight commerce and bring it to modern safety
Committee:
House Transportation
Keywords:
transportation improvement board, TIB, transportation improvement account, motor vehicle fund, arterial streets, local match, private match, grant funding, transportation grants, county roads, city streets, transportation benefit district, urban county, small city program, active transportation, pedestrian, bicycle, bike routes, transit, public transit
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Environmental Quality Committee Jan 13th, 2026
Environmental Quality
Transcript Highlights:
- governments, on contractors that employ my members, and pose potential threats to public health and safety
- know that batteries are a significant source of household hazardous waste, and they pose significant safety
- Certain e-bike batteries were recently issued a product safety warning by the U.S.
- Consumer Product Safety Commission due to risk of ignition and explosion.
- , and then a lot of them are ending up in the waste stream, causing a whole slew of financial and safety
Committee:
Senate Environmental Quality
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Environmental Quality heard four bills. SB 299 by Senator Cabaldon would extend a CEQA exemption for child care facilities to those located in residential zones, with committee amendments adding guardrails excluding sites on protected lands and within 3,200 feet of oil wells or refineries. Support came from child care, local government, planning, county, and rural county groups; one environmental opposition witness raised concerns about broader CEQA issues. Members generally praised the bill as a needed correction to last year’s CEQA changes and noted its importance for child care access and community-serving facilities.
SB 58 by Senator Padilla would update the state’s approach to hydrogen sulfide by strengthening monitoring and response standards based on current science and public health impacts, especially in the Tijuana River Valley and Salton Sea areas. Testimony in support emphasized serious undercounting of exposures and health harms in low-income, Latino, Indigenous, and immigrant communities; air district representatives said they would review amendments, while business and industry witnesses expressed concern about late amendments and possible implications for geothermal operations. The committee discussed the bill as a statewide framework rather than a district-specific response, and the author accepted committee amendments.
SB 811 by Senator Caballero would create a statutory framework for regulating metal shredding facilities, clarifying DTSC enforcement authority and incorporating prior negotiated environmental justice and fire-safety amendments. Supporters from the recycling industry and labor said the bill would reduce legal uncertainty, protect jobs, and preserve an important circular-economy sector; opponents from community, environmental, school, and local government groups argued it weakened hazardous waste protections and did not adequately address pollution and fire risks, especially in West Oakland. SB 501 by Senator Allen would expand California’s battery extended producer responsibility program to include medium-format batteries such as e-bike and outdoor equipment batteries; local governments and recycling groups supported it as a common-sense response to fire and disposal problems, while one battery recycler sought further discussion on implementation. All four bills were voted out of committee and sent to Appropriations, with SB 58, SB 299, and SB 811 passing unanimously and SB 501 passing on a 5-2 vote after additional members joined the committee.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Environmental Quality Committee Jan 13th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- governments, on contractors that employ my members, and pose potential threats to public health and safety
- know that batteries are a significant source of household hazardous waste, and they pose significant safety
- Certain e-bike batteries were recently issued a product safety warning by the U.S.
- Consumer Product Safety Commission due to risk of ignition and explosion.
- and then a lot of them are ending up in the waste stream and causing a whole slew of financial and safety
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Environmental Quality heard four bills focused on environmental regulation and public health. SB 299 by Senator Cabaldon would extend a CEQA exemption to child care facilities in residential zones, with committee amendments adding guardrails to exclude sites on natural/protected lands and within 3,200 feet of oil wells or refineries. Support came from child care, planning, local government, and county groups, while one wildlife/plant organization opposed. Members emphasized the need for more child care access and noted the bill was a narrow fix to last year’s CEQA legislation. The committee later voted the bill out on a 7-0 vote.
SB 58 by Senator Padilla would update California’s hydrogen sulfide standards and response framework, citing outdated rules and monitoring gaps in the Tijuana River Valley and Salton Sea areas. Testimony from UCLA and community advocates described health impacts and undercounted exceedances, while air district representatives and business interests raised concerns about the scope and timing of the proposal. The committee accepted amendments and advanced the bill on a 7-0 vote. SB 811 by Senator Caballero would establish a regulatory framework for metal shredding facilities, clarifying DTSC enforcement authority and incorporating prior negotiated environmental justice and fire-safety amendments. Supporters included the recycling industry and labor groups; opponents from community, environmental, and local government organizations argued the bill was too deregulatory and did not adequately protect nearby communities. The bill passed 5-0.
SB 501 by Senator Allen would expand the state’s battery extended producer responsibility program to include medium-format batteries such as those used in e-bikes and portable power systems. Supporters said the change would improve collection, reduce fire risks, and shift disposal costs from local governments to producers; one battery recycler expressed interest in working on implementation details. The bill was amended and advanced on a 5-2 vote. After quorum was established and votes were taken on call, all four bills were reported out of committee and the hearing adjourned.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Environmental Quality Committee Jan 13th, 2026
Environmental Quality
Transcript Highlights:
- governments, on contractors that employ my members, and pose potential threats to public health and safety
- know that batteries are a significant source of household hazardous waste, and they pose significant safety
- Certain e-bike batteries were recently issued a product safety warning by the U.S.
- Consumer Product Safety Commission due to risk of ignition and explosion.
- and then a lot of them are ending up in the waste stream and causing a whole slew of financial and safety
Committee:
Senate Environmental Quality
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
November 18, 2025 - 10:30 AM
Transcript Highlights:
- Park Service spend time planning and preparing prior to implementing a prescribed fire to ensure safety
- These burns happen when the weather conditions are just right to ensure safety in a protected bird after
- structures that we must ensure water availability for habitats and wildlife and to protect human safety
- It is important to also maintain this type of structure for both public and staff safety.
- And public safety removals can be complicated and very expensive and cost can be can vary widely depending
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Water, Parks, and Wildlife Committee Jul 1st, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Six million Southern Californians were forced to apply for health and safety water at that time with
- Without these protections in the long run, they can be potential great public safety and public health
- design-bid-build project, it's imperative that we're providing those workers with the ability to maintain some safety
- with retirement and benefits, but also, for this specific project, it's critical that we provide the safety
- with retirement and benefits, but also, for this specific project, it's critical that we provide the safety
Summary:
The committee heard several water- and environment-related bills. SB 72, by Senator Caballero, would modernize the California Water Plan and set long-term water supply targets, including an interim goal of 9 million acre-feet of additional water by 2040. Supporters from water districts, local governments, business groups, and agricultural interests argued the bill is needed to address climate-driven shortages, protect the economy, and improve planning for droughts, flooding, recharge, recycling, storage, and conveyance. Opponents, including environmental and conservation groups, argued the bill could overstate demand, increase costs, and make it harder to protect instream flows and ecosystems. The committee discussed the science behind the 9 million acre-feet target and the need to balance water supply planning with fish and ecological needs. SB 72 passed on a do-pass motion to Appropriations.
SB 369, by Senator Padilla, would require a local skilled and trained workforce for all Salton Sea restoration work. The author and sponsors said the bill would protect workers exposed to hazardous conditions at the Salton Sea, create good local jobs in Imperial County, and ensure long-term workforce standards for publicly funded restoration projects. Support came from labor organizations, contractors, and other regional stakeholders; no opposition testified. Members emphasized the region’s high unemployment and the importance of workforce development. The bill passed on a do-pass motion to Labor and Employment.
SB 697, by Senator Laird, would update the stream system adjudication process by allowing the State Water Board to use modern technology, such as stream gauges and digitized records, when investigating water rights claims, while still allowing field investigations when needed. The author said the process has not been updated since 1976 and should be streamlined. After amendments addressed stakeholder concerns, there was no opposition testimony. The committee asked whether the bill would affect pre-1914 water rights, and the author said it would not. SB 697 passed as amended to Judiciary. The committee also approved consent calendar items SB 599, SB 609, and SB 765 earlier in the hearing.
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
Pensions, Investments & Financial Services Apr 7th, 2025
Pensions, Investments & Financial Services
Transcript Highlights:
- So you can see that 4238 is not just a legal fix, it's a safety tool.
- Under Chapter 712 of the Texas Health and Safety Chairman Lambert: Code, the Texas Department of Banking
- your bill says "engage in any other activity determined by" the banking commissioner to threaten the safety
- when it says "engage in any other activity determined by the banking commissioner to threaten the safety
- is fairly limited, and so that would pertain to any kind of other activity that would threaten the safety
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Mar 26th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- dollars or Florida National Guard Tuition Assistance Program. 7.2 million dollars Department of Highway Safety
- The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicle funding to address the driver license black log in
- This bill enhances road safety by discouraging distracted driving and promoting the use of hands-free
- They must also report this information to the Department of Highway Safety Motor Vehicles, which includes
- And I think when we view it through the lens of our kids and those who we are entrusted for their safety
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Water, Parks, and Wildlife Committee Mar 25th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- AB 616 will create a safety net, ensuring the program remains available even when General Fund support
- AB 639 corrects this oversight and preserves California's high standards for dam safety.
- And we have seen no issues with human health or safety.
- These structures are of average age, and we have seen no issues with human health or safety as a result
- So it posed... ...within the river conveyance, so it posed no health or safety risk if these were to
Summary:
The committee heard several water, parks, and wildlife bills. AB 764 would expand the list of exotic non-game birds that can be managed in California to better control mute swan populations; the author and California Waterfowl said swans are invasive, aggressive, and rapidly increasing, while no opposition testified. The bill passed to Appropriations. AB 616 would make the State Library Parks Pass program permanent by allowing state parks to transfer annual day-use passes to the State Library free of charge; supporters said it improves equitable access to parks, especially for low-income families, and the bill passed unanimously to Appropriations.
AB 293 would require groundwater sustainability agencies to post board membership and a link to Form 700 filings online. Supporters, including the Community Alliance with Family Farmers, argued it would improve transparency and public trust, while opponents said the requirement was redundant and could discourage service on GSA boards. The bill passed, but with some no votes. AB 639 would narrow the definition of dams so certain weirs used for irrigation would not be subject to dam regulations; the author and technical witnesses said the structures pose no safety risk and are already closely managed, while members urged the bill be narrowed further to the Kings River area. It passed as amended to Appropriations.
AB 679 would streamline land transfers for Big Basin Redwoods, Año Nuevo, and Butano State Parks by exempting those acquisitions from the Public Works Board process. Supporters said it would speed conservation and park rebuilding after the CZU fire, while one member opposed it over cost and broader state land-management concerns; it passed as amended. AB 454 would remove the sunset on the California Migratory Bird Protection Act, making state protections for migratory birds permanent after federal rollback concerns; it passed as amended to Appropriations. The committee also adopted its 2025-26 rules and approved the consent calendar, and the meeting adjourned after add-on votes were taken for absent members.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- interest, and we made it even more specific: narrow compelling government interest in public health or safety
- interest, and we made it even more specific: narrow compelling government interest in public health or safety
- interest, and we made it even more specific: narrow compelling government interest in public health or safety
- <00:27:05.880><c> you</c> Representative Buo continued: “And that interest is in public health or safety
- still determines whether or not it's absolutely compelling to the government interest in health and safety
Committee:
House Housing
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Our responsibilities include animal food safety, animal drug safety, and certain aspects of human food
- safety.
- But explain this safety thing. Avivirmectin, man. But explain this safety thing for us.
- The pest does not impact food safety, and consumers should remain confident in the safety and quality
- The pest does not impact food safety and consumers should remain confident in the safety and quality
Committee:
House Agriculture & Livestock
NH
Transcript Highlights:
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- Every zoning district. of promoting health, safety and general of promoting health, safety and general
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- ,</c><02:24:08.399><c> and</c> that protect public health, safety, and that protect public health, safety
- I prayed for the safety of my squad at all times and never just for myself.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Housing and Homelessness Prevention - 01/30/25
Housing and Homelessness Prevention
Transcript Highlights:
- it would be about requiring safety it would be about requiring background<01:00:30.480><c> checks</c
- Thank you for the opportunity to testify, and we appreciate Senator Draheim's concern for the safety
- If this committee is interested in supporting safety and security of individual renters, Homeline is
- My intent really is to make sure that we are talking about tenant safety for everyone.
- My overall intent, and I know that Senator Draheim's intent, is really just for the safety of all of
Committee:
Senate Housing and Homelessness Prevention