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WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Democratic Representatives Press Conference Jan 23rd, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Transcript Highlights:
- UFCW 3,000 supports this bill because food access should not depend on corporate profit margins.
Summary:
The meeting focused on Washington state food insecurity and a broad legislative response to strengthen food access. Food Lifeline’s CEO described rising hunger across western Washington, citing that about one in eight residents and one in six children are food insecure, with concerns that federal SNAP changes and higher costs could worsen the situation. He emphasized food access as a basic determinant of community health and economic stability, and called for coordinated action among nonprofits, farmers, retailers, and government.
Representative Lisa Reeves said the state must lead in feeding Washingtonians amid federal cuts and a government shutdown, and outlined a larger House and Senate food security agenda. She highlighted several bills and policy areas, including a Washington-style farm bill (HB 2616), a ban on force-feeding birds (HB 1735), local food infrastructure grants, a statewide food security strategy (HB 2238), dynamic grocery pricing (HB 2481), farm-to-schools efforts, medically tailored meals (HB 2211), a farm-to-food-banks bill (HB 2463), food donation reporting, and a PFAS-related pesticide bill (HB 2279). She also noted concerns about cuts to small farm and marketing assistance funding and the potential loss of millions of meals from federal policy changes.
Representative Darya Farivar and grocery worker Dan House focused on grocery access as infrastructure and supported HB 2313, which would let local governments step in when private grocery options disappear. Farivar also described her related package: HB 2294 to remove anti-competitive covenants blocking grocery reuse, HB 2297 to give local governments tools to support stores in underserved areas, and HB 2313 to allow municipal or partnered grocery operations as a backstop. House testified that store closures, including the Lake City Fred Meyer, harmed families, seniors, and workers, and said UFCW 3,000 supports HB 2313. No votes were taken; the session ended with an invitation for questions and a general call for continued collaboration and support for the proposed bills.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Treasurer Mike Pellicciotti / Sen. Adrian Cortes Media Availability Dec 4th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- This is about not an elective, not something that just should be dependent on their parents teaching
Summary:
Treasurer and legislative supporters held a press event to announce pre-filing of legislation that would require financial education for Washington students as a graduation requirement. Treasurer said the goal is to give young people a foundational understanding of personal finance so they are not dependent on their parents’ money knowledge and can better navigate loans, credit, interest, taxes, housing, and other financial decisions. Senator Adrian Cortes said he is leading the effort in the Senate and described the bill as important for preparing students for adult life and supporting working families and future small business owners.
Testimony from an educator, a financial education nonprofit leader, and a credit union representative all backed the proposal. Vanessa Medina, a Vancouver public school teacher, said students need practical skills for student loans, car loans, leases, and job benefits. Christy Johnson said the financial system is increasingly complex and that financial literacy is a life skill and social justice issue, especially given the wealth gap and the pressures facing young people. Tracy Godat said her organization already has free materials and professional development ready for educators, and Joe Atomack said credit unions see the need every day and can help expand access through school branches and student work experience.
In response to questions, Cortes said the new bill differs from a previous House-passed version mainly by reducing reporting requirements and therefore lowering fiscal impact for districts and OSPI. He said the bill would align with the State Board of Education’s Future Ready process and could take effect by 2033 or earlier, depending on integration. The treasurer said the issue has broad bipartisan support and argued that Washington is behind other states in not already requiring financial education.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- provide services for, but a lot of women—thousands of women in New Mexico and across the country—depend
Committee:
Senate Senate Finance
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Roughly 80% of our residents depend directly or indirectly on groundwater wells for their daily water
Committee:
House Natural Resources
Keywords:
SB 612, Texas Water Code, Section 49.2127, conservation and reclamation district, water district, reclamation district, developer fees, pipeline construction, water pipeline, sewer pipeline, associated infrastructure, subdivision infrastructure, cost recovery, fee cap, actual reasonable documented costs, engineering fees, legal fees, inspection fees, infrastructure relocation, utility connections
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama House Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee Apr 16th, 2025
Public Safety and Homeland Security
Transcript Highlights:
- defense under this section, the court on motion by the defendant shall stay the action during the dependency
Committee:
House Public Safety and Homeland Security
Keywords:
HB411, Alabama, civil practice, affirmative defense, traffic obstruction, roadway obstruction, blocking traffic, protest, demonstration, street blockade, highway, bridge, road, personal injury, wrongful death, property damage, tort liability, civil lawsuit, stay of proceedings, parallel criminal case
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- And so, in their history, depending on what you call the start date of the Houston Ship Channel, that's
Committee:
House Natural Resources
Keywords:
water infrastructure, Texas Water Development Board, financial assistance, water supply projects, rural municipalities, water access assessment, aquifer storage, Edwards Aquifer, water injection, environmental regulations, groundwater management, San Antonio River, pollution control, flood management, water quality, conservation district, bonds, utility rates, ratemaking, water services
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
Press Conference: TEA Audit Mar 19th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Senate Bill 568 presents an opportunity, but it is the impact depends on clear funding commitments to
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Mar 11th, 2025
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Feb 10th, 2025
California House Floor Meeting
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, June 3, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The future of American prosperity and the blue planet depends on it. Thank you.
- The families who depend on these services suffer, too.
- </c> depend on. depend on. >> I<05:05:25.760><c> yield</c><05:05:26.080><c> back.
- It does put programs that families depend on at risk and allows the Trump administration to weaponize
- If my colleagues on depend upon them.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Municipal and County Government (01/27/2026)
Municipal and County Government
Transcript Highlights:
- It depends on, again, what you're leasing and the term and all that, but generally speaking for these
- on what it is that we're depends on what it is that we're actually<03:27:14.479><c> leasing.
- It depends<03:27:45.840><c> on</c><03:27:46.080><c> again</c><03:27:46.399><c> what</c><03:27:46.640>
- and depends on again what you're leasing and the<03:27:47.600><c> term</c><03:27:47.840><c> and</c><
- contracts depending on the structure<03:38:32.640><c> of</c><03:38:32.880><c> them</c><03:38:33.680>
Committee:
House Municipal and County Government
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Finance Division II (03/18/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- 00:07:53.000><c> uh</c><00:07:53.120><c> from</c> Major public safety problem, from people that we depend
- on what the of uh ability to depending on what the property<00:56:04.799><c> value</c><00:56:05.079>
- A big part of this is depending on lottery, unfortunately, and UNH also, unfortunately.
- I don't know; it depends on how you're feeling. Representative Popovici-Muller: Thank you, Mr.
- It depends how the job is written in the statute.
Summary:
The committee first took up HB 713, which would require mile markers on Route 112, the Kancamagus Highway. The sponsor and DOT testimony described the road as a heavily traveled but isolated corridor with little or no cell or radio service, frequent accidents and breakdowns, and serious public-safety problems when emergency responders cannot quickly locate incidents. Members discussed where markers should be placed, how frequently they should appear, whether both sides of the road should be marked, and the potential cost; DOT said the project could be done with federal funds and might be combined with other work to reduce mobilization costs. The committee agreed the bill was straightforward and voted OTP 18-0, with discussion that a friendly amendment might be offered later to refine the language.
The committee then heard HB 563, concerning calculation of adequate education grants. Testimony explained that the bill would add fiscal capacity disparity aid in FY 27 and increase the special education differentiated aid factor, while also reducing extraordinary needs grants so the overall fiscal impact would be net neutral. Members noted the changes were limited to the second year because of the budget process and school district ballot timing. Supporters argued the fiscal capacity aid would help property-poor towns and should be expanded, while others emphasized the bill’s budget-neutral structure. The committee voted to retain HB 563 for further consideration in the budget process.
Finally, the committee opened HB 675, which would limit the authority of school districts to make certain appropriations. A Derry resident and former local official testified in favor, arguing that property taxes are too high, that school spending has outpaced town-side tax caps, and that local voters should have more control over school budgets. Committee members questioned whether the issue should instead be handled locally through existing processes or broader governance changes, and one member noted the state’s constitutional obligation to provide an adequate education. The discussion continued, but no final action on HB 675 was taken in the portion provided.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs (02/07/2025)
State-federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- to have a pipeline come through New York, but politicians in New York won't let it happen, so we depend
- to have a pipeline come through New York, but politicians in New York won't let it happen, so we depend
- to have a pipeline come through New York, but politicians in New York won't let it happen, so we depend
- on and our property from all depend on and our property from being<04:24:29.159><c> harmed</c><04:24
- It varies depending on the sample size.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- Our members, who include patients, providers, and advocates across the state, depend on California to
- Our members who include patients, providers, and advocates across the state depend on California to be
- Our members, who include patients, providers, and advocates across the state, depend on California to
- The ability of our independent mortgage bank members to make loans is directly dependent on their ability
- Mortgage capital depends on predictable timelines for repayment and recovery.
Committee:
House Judiciary
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Public Works and Highways (03/24/2026)
Public Works and Highways
Transcript Highlights:
- Our downtown businesses depend on visibility.
- Our downtown<01:53:04.800><c> businesses</c><01:53:05.599><c> depend</c><01:53:06.000><c> on</c> downtown
- businesses depend on downtown businesses depend on visibility.<01:53:07.280><c> They</c><01:53:07.599
- It depends on who you ask.
- I think it would depend heavily on how much investment was made and how much fight exists in the parties
Committee:
House Public Works and Highways
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Health Finance and Policy Committee 3/18/26 - Afternoon Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, depending on what takes place with an amendment, um, I just want to be on the record.
- have filters within them to look for clinical words like depression, anxiety, suicide, chemical dependency
- have filters within them to look for clinical words like depression, anxiety, suicide, chemical dependency
- depression, anxiety,<00:37:40.800><c> suicide,</c><00:37:41.440><c> chemical</c><00:37:41.839><c> dependency
- </c> anxiety, suicide, chemical dependency anxiety, suicide, chemical dependency and<00:37:42.880><c>
Summary:
The committee first approved the March 11, 2026 minutes, then heard House File 4048, which would exempt chiropractors from Minnesota’s provider tax if they are no longer eligible to provide chiropractic benefits under Medicaid/MinnesotaCare. Representative Robbins said the bill corrects an unfair situation because chiropractors still pay the tax even though the benefit was eliminated. Testifiers from the Minnesota Chiropractic Association and a longtime chiropractor supported the bill, arguing that most chiropractors are small-business owners and should not pay a tax for services they can no longer provide. Several members said they supported restoring chiropractic coverage instead of changing the tax, and there was discussion about whether the tax applies to all providers and whether it is effectively passed on to patients. The committee adopted a motion to recommend HF 4048 to the Committee on Taxes.
The committee then took up House File 3893, as amended, a bill to restrict artificial intelligence from engaging in psychotherapy or counseling with humans. The author and supporters said the bill is intended to prevent AI chatbots from posing as therapists or counseling vulnerable people, citing reports of suicides and other harms linked to chatbot interactions. The A2 amendment was adopted; the author said it reflected stakeholder concerns and added informed-consent language. Testifiers in support, including a psychologist and a suicide-prevention nonprofit leader, urged strong safeguards and said AI should not replace licensed professionals in crisis settings.
Other testimony raised concerns about overbreadth and unintended effects. TechNet and a rural mental health provider said the bill should be narrowed so it applies to clinical therapy rather than wellness or educational tools, and should allow supervised AI uses such as transcription and administrative support. Members discussed rural access, existing licensing-board authority, privacy laws, and whether the bill should target AI companies directly rather than licensed clinicians. The transcript ends during continued discussion of HF 3893, with no final committee action shown in the excerpt.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, March 17, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Families and travelers across the Big First depend on TSA officers every single day.
- The safety of the American people, including Kansans across the Big First district, depends on it.
- because wages were reported on his Social Security number and a 13-year-old girl who was denied as a dependent
- 02:44:10.960><c> a</c> 13-year-old girl who was denied as a 13-year-old girl who was denied as a dependent
- on her family's tax return dependent on her family's tax return because<02:44:14.160><c> she</c><02:
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 3/17/26
Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
Transcript Highlights:
- So there is, when you type it in or whether it's from an ALPR, it depends on what the query is on that
- </c><00:21:19.919><c> on</c><00:21:20.080><c> what</c> it's from an AOPR uh it depends on what it's from
- an AOPR uh it depends on what the<00:21:20.400><c> query</c><00:21:20.880><c> is</c><00:21:21.280><c
- So, as you well know, it depends on what the request of that data is.
- So, as you well know, it depends on what the request of that data is.
Committee:
House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
Keywords:
foreclosure, mortgage, redemption period, homestead, Minnesota Statutes, automated license plate reader, ALPR, license plate recognition, vehicle surveillance, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, BCA, data privacy, government data practices, law enforcement data, surveillance technology, location data, vehicle tracking, warrant requirement, probable cause, exigent circumstances
AL
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session-Day 13, February 24, 2026-AM
Wyoming House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- three-year rolling average has allowed some leeway for school districts to not have to be so completely dependent
- three-year rolling average has allowed some leeway for school districts to not have to be so completely dependent
- districts to not have to be so school districts to not have to be so completely<01:05:09.119><c> dependent
- </c><01:05:10.480><c> on</c><01:05:10.799><c> one</c><01:05:11.119><c> child's</c> completely dependent
- on one child's completely dependent on one child's school<01:05:13.599><c> attendance.