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MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Continuing Care Retirement Communities Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:00 am
Transcript Highlights:
- It can be confusing for consumers to know which communities are CCRCs and which communities are not.
- communities are not.
- You're very vocal within your communities, but each community is different.
- You've got some national communities.
- It's not putting any community at risk now.
Summary:
The commission met to review its draft final report on continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs), with most of the discussion focused on whether recommendations required unanimous consensus and how to handle disagreements in the report. Members agreed that consensus meant no stated opposition, and several participants argued that unresolved issues should still be described in the report rather than omitted. The chairs said the report would include agreed-upon recommendations, note areas without consensus, and preserve written comments or dissent letters submitted by members.
The draft report’s findings and slides were reviewed charge by charge, including CCRC definitions, financial condition, entrance fee refunds, regulatory oversight, advertising practices, and closure/change-of-ownership procedures. Members suggested several factual and wording edits, including clarifying financial data sources, correcting a presenter’s name, refining language about entrance fee use and refund timing, and revising statements about Attorney General authority and CCRC advertising. There was also discussion about the need to distinguish nonprofit and for-profit CCRCs and to better explain how different care levels and licensing structures are described.
On recommendations, the commission kept the proposal to advance the disclosure bill (S. 478) and update the consumer guide, but removed a recommendation for annual open board meetings after objections that it was inadequate. The group spent considerable time debating whether to recommend resident representation on CCRC boards, timely refund requirements for entrance fees, and possible state registration or definition changes for CCRCs, but no consensus was reached on those items. The chairs said the final report would be completed by the statutory August 1 deadline, with final written comments due before then and the report and meeting materials posted on the legislature website.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Thank you for everything that you're doing for the community, spreading autism awareness, and making
- And whereas the NCAA Women's Final Four is more than a championship; it is a celebration of community
- You want to talk about the communities going back the last 15, 16 years?
- You want to talk about the communities going back the last 15, 16 years?
- Communications with the governor.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Every day, DPS personnel place themselves in harm's way so that our communities can be safer.
- , Carl Hayden Community, and Washington Community.
- And so we thank you for doing it and thank them for being such a great part of the community.
- If you are in support of good legislation to protect the community, ...of law enforcement.
- Age appropriate for different schools and different communities.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Legislative Session Day 11 (1-21-26)
Kentucky House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> petition communication. petition communication.
- >> To communicate with the body. >> Yes, sir. >> Mr.
- I'd like to communicate with the body. >> Yes, ma'am. >> Well, first I'd like to just communicate that
- communicate that that word is pronounced communicate that that word is pronounced anesthetist.
- ,</c><00:29:19.200><c> and</c> petitions, communications, and petitions, communications, and announcements
Keywords:
Convene 00:00
Senate Message 05:10
Calendar/2nd Readings 07:06
Report of Committees 07:47
Orders of the Day 08:52
HB 176 09:09
HB 178 12:19
HB 280 15:34
Motions, Petitions, and Communications 19:55
Introduction of New Bills and Resolutions 32:05
Recess for ConC and Rules Meeting 32:05
ConC and Rules Report 39:04
Adjournment 40:48, 958, all
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- And, like, one person in the community has a cell phone.
- I would say because the people of that community voted for it.
- Our concern mainly is really focused on our smaller communities.
- When you say smaller communities, are you really just saying communities that just don't have a sales
- Well, in the metro areas, you know, you have those communities that are just bedroom communities.
Committee:
House Ways and Means
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine improving the Federal environmental review and permitting processes. Feb 19th, 2025 at 09:15 am
Environment and Public Works Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- The impacts of this development are minimal in most cases and are in or near the communities that need
- We are the folks in orange shirts you see at public utility hearings and community meetings.
- They're paychecks that ensure American workers are contributing to their community and aren't forced
- It stabilizes communities, employee bases, volunteer bases, home ownership. is a public good.
- There's a community, very small community, Kemmerer, Wyoming, where this TerraPower nuclear power plant
Keywords:
environmental review, permitting process, infrastructure, bipartisan legislation, economic growth, Nucor, West Virginia
Summary:
The meeting focused on critical discussions surrounding the need for modernizing the federal environmental review and permitting processes. Witnesses from various sectors, including Nucor, provided testimony on the delays and costs associated with current regulations, emphasizing the impact on infrastructure and economic growth. Major projects in West Virginia, such as the Corridor H and Coalfield Expressways, were highlighted as examples of initiatives stalled by excessive permitting hurdles, prompting calls for bipartisan legislation to streamline these processes while maintaining environmental protections. The committee expressed a commitment to address these issues immediately, highlighting the urgency to enhance efficiency in permitting to facilitate economic development.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice Feb 5th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- a little about criminal justice data that they've collected to support Florida's law enforcement community
- The destination for this is the community where individuals who are in need of this medication can work
- But that's because most folks can remain in the community.
- We typically there are several other community programs that work closely with hospitals and the warm
- We know that his communities marginalized communities harder and it hits certain other communities.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
House - Government, Elections And Indian Affairs Feb 3rd, 2025
House Government, Elections & Indian Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- It's things like that that, as I continue as a community organizer, I first got notice of this when a
- local farmer came to a community meeting and spoke about House Joint Resolution 3, and it really...
- And it will provide a meaningful opportunity for Impacted communities to engage in the decisions that
- Legislative environmentalism has failed communities in need.
- To protect communities and businesses from the devastating consequences of PFAS.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
AGR Public Hearing - Tue Mar 12, 2025 @ 9:00 AM HST
Agriculture & Food Systems
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:31:51.240><c> already</c> engaging with um the a community already engaging with um the a community
- We're going to move on to the next testifier on the agenda. of our community and of our community and
- Community activism to get past it.
- Is it for a specific community on Oʻahu?
- </c> be is because this is for Community be is because this is for Community Education<01:51:13.760><
Committee:
House Agriculture & Food Systems
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Labor and Industrial Relations Apr 9th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- , give back to your communities, and basically employ most of your communities.
- spending more money in the community.
- So until we invest in the community where the community can then invest in the businesses, we're going
- When we have activities in our communities, at churches, at activities throughout the community, we need
- When we have activities in our communities, at churches, at activities throughout the community, we need
Summary:
The committee first took up Senate Bill 162, which would change the workers’ compensation medical treatment schedule appeals process by allowing additional medical evidence submitted in court to be sent back to the medical director for review and a new opinion. The Attorney General’s office explained the bill, noting a 30-day deadline for the medical director to act before the case returns to court. The bill drew support from injured workers and several business and labor groups, and the committee adopted technical amendments and then reported the bill favorably without objection.
House Bill 353, which would establish a state minimum wage starting at $12 in 2027, rising to $15 in 2029 and then indexed to inflation, prompted extensive testimony and debate. Supporters, including the sponsor, Invest in Louisiana, the Workplace Justice Project, 10,000 Women Louisiana, and the AFL-CIO, argued that Louisiana’s wages have lagged behind living costs, that many workers remain in poverty despite working, and that higher wages would help families and local economies. Opponents, including NFIB and several members, argued that the market is already setting wages above the federal minimum in many jobs, that a mandate would raise costs, compress pay scales, reduce hours or jobs, and hurt small businesses. After discussion, the committee voted on the bill and it failed on a roll call vote.
The committee then reported Senate Bill 383 favorably with amendments. That bill expands the incumbent worker training program by increasing funding flexibility, shortening the business eligibility period from three years to two, and allowing unobligated funds to roll over. Members and the Louisiana Works secretary discussed workforce training, outreach, and how to connect workers to existing training programs and high-demand jobs. The committee also reported Senate Bill 382 favorably, which repeals the Workers’ Compensation Advisory Council, and began hearing House Bill 422, the “Behind-the-Counter Safety Act,” aimed at workplace violence protections for retail and food service workers, including signage, reporting, and enhanced penalties; the sponsor explained it was intended to address attacks on frontline workers and to give businesses a tool to warn against violence.
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Labor and Industrial Relations Apr 9th, 2026
Labor & Industrial Relations
Transcript Highlights:
- , give back to your communities, and basically employ most of your communities.
- spending more money in the community.
- So until we invest in the community where the community can then invest in the businesses, we're going
- because your community is then supporting you.
- When we have activities in our communities, at churches, at activities throughout the community, we need
Committee:
House Labor & Industrial Relations
Summary:
The House Labor and Industrial Relations Committee met on April 9 and first took up Senate Bill 162, which would change the workers’ compensation medical treatment schedule appeal process. The bill, presented as a collaboration between the Attorney General’s office and trial lawyers, would require additional medical evidence submitted on appeal to be sent back to the medical director for review before court review continues. Members discussed the 30-day turnaround for the medical director and whether the process would delay injured workers’ cases. After testimony from injured workers’ representatives and support cards from several business and labor groups, the committee adopted the technical amendments and reported SB 162 favorably.
The committee then heard House Bill 353, which would establish a state minimum wage beginning at $12 per hour in 2027, rising to $15 in 2029 and then indexed to inflation. Supporters, including the sponsor, Invest in Louisiana, the Workplace Justice Project, 10,000 Women Louisiana, the AFL-CIO, and a young witness from People’s Promise, argued that Louisiana’s wages have lagged behind costs of living, that many workers remain in poverty, and that the bill would help families, reduce reliance on public benefits, and improve economic stability. Opponents, including NFIB and small-business advocates, argued that the market should set wages, that the bill would raise labor costs, compress pay scales, reduce hours or hiring, and potentially increase prices. After extended debate, the committee voted and HB 353 failed.
The committee next considered Senate Bill 383 on the incumbent worker training program. Senator Bass and Louisiana Works officials said the bill would expand and make the existing program more flexible, increase available funding, shorten the business eligibility period from three years to two, and allow unused funds to roll over. Members focused on how the program would reach workers, how businesses and employees would learn about training opportunities, and how it would support workforce development in growing regions. Support came from business and economic development groups, and the committee reported SB 383 favorably with amendments.
Finally, the committee began Senate Bill 382, which would repeal the Workers’ Compensation Advisory Council, described as the Senate version of a bill the committee had already considered. The transcript cuts off during discussion of the prior vote on the similar House version, and no final action on SB 382 is shown in the excerpt.
FL
Florida 2026 4th Special Session
February 26, 2026 - 08:00 AM
Transcript Highlights:
- So I just want to say thank you for hearing all that community feedback.
- So I just want to say thank you for hearing all that community feedback.
- members of our community.
- It does not allow or help my students, and it does not help our community.
- My community also opposes this bill. There's about 50,000 acres in southwest St.
Summary:
The committee met with a quorum and took up a long agenda of bills, many of them amended. Early action included PCS for CS for HB 639, which would expand an existing Fraternal Order of Police specialty license plate to all Floridians, tighten specialty plate rules for future applicants, require financial projections and reporting, and create several new specialty plates. After questions about Florida nexus requirements and a successful amendment adding a Florida Film Legacy plate, the bill was reported favorably 26-0. PCS for CS for HB 1169, limiting local governments’ use of excess building-code enforcement funds for construction of the code-enforcement building, also passed unanimously after testimony from the Florida Home Builders Association.
The committee then approved HB 139, expanding whistleblower protections for state, local, and contract employees who file ethics complaints, with support from the Florida Commission on Ethics. PCS for HB 273, which would make special districts eligible for certain state and federal grants and direct pay options, passed 24-1 after testimony from both supporters and opponents. Members also approved CS for HB 1087, a public-records exemption for certain stablecoin issuer information, and CS for HB 1085, updating the local government cybersecurity grant program by moving it to Cyber Florida at USF, adding a sunset, and limiting consecutive awards.
Several environmental and local-government transparency measures drew extended debate. CS for CS for HB 1417, a broad environmental bill, was amended to remove several provisions, retain others on the Environmental Regulation Commission, springs, solar facilities, Indian River Lagoon septic deadlines, and coastal resiliency partnerships, and then passed 24-0 amid mixed testimony from DEP, water management districts, and environmental advocates. CS for HB 1457, creating a framework for regional stormwater management systems and water quality enhancement areas, passed 24-0 after discussion of port impacts. CS for HB 1329, requiring local budgets to be posted earlier, retained longer, and made searchable, and adding a 10% budget-cutting exercise, passed 17-6 after strong opposition from local-government groups who argued it would be costly and duplicative. The committee also approved CS for HB 4091 creating a special district for stormwater and flood control in Sarasota and Manatee counties, and then took up CS for HB 995, a major overhaul of Public Employees Relations Commission and union-related procedures, including registration, dues disclosure, election rules, leave-time limits, and expedited bargaining over legislatively appropriated salary increases; that bill was still under questioning when the transcript ended.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Legislative Session Day 21 (2-5-26)
Kentucky House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- ,</c><00:58:18.880><c> and</c> petitions, communications, and petitions, communications, and announcements
- </c><01:00:21.200><c> to</c><01:00:21.359><c> the</c> community and a testament to the community and
- Furthermore, L1 Winchester community.
- Bosnian community in Bowling Green. We Bosnian community in Bowling Green.
- ,</c><01:11:07.360><c> and</c> motions, petitions, communications, and motions, petitions, communications
Keywords:
Convene 00:00:00
Calendar/2nd Readings 00:05:55
Report of Committees 00:07:26
Orders of the Day/HB 419 00:09:02
HB 103 00:12:30
HB 276 00:37:54
HB 188 00:43:39
HB 189 00:47:11
HB 258 00:53:52
Motions, Petitions, and Communications 00:58:16
Introduction of New Bills and Resolutions 01:11:11
Recess for ConC/Rules Meeting 01:13:29
ConC/Rules Report 01:17:06
Adjournment 01:18:20, 958, all
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
PSM-CPN, CPN-HOU, AEN-TCA-CPN, EDU-CPN Public Hearings 03-18-2025
Public Safety and Military Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- The houseless community, yeah, we don't have storage.
- </c><00:15:26.000><c> so</c> support for people from the community so support for people from the community
- This is what’s destroying our community.
- This is destroying our community.
- This is what’s destroying our community.
Committee:
Senate Public Safety and Military Affairs
Summary:
The joint Senate committee hearing considered HB 472 HD1 on digital identification and HB 1097 HD1 on public housing evictions, followed by HB 1325 HD3 on housing redevelopment and tenant relocation rights. HB 472 would require digital IDs to be accepted under certain conditions and allow law enforcement to use them as proof of identity; the committee heard limited testimony, then adopted a recommendation to pass with amendments, including changing “shall” to “may” and adding effective and defective dates. HB 1097 would shorten the storage period for unclaimed personal effects after a public housing eviction; the Hawaii Public Housing Authority supported the bill, while some members raised concerns about the impact on displaced families. The committee moved the bill forward with discussion of the agency’s eviction process, waitlist size, and the need to free units sooner for other applicants.
HB 1325 HD3 drew extensive testimony and discussion. The bill would require developers of certain HHFDC affordable housing projects to provide displaced tenants with a right of first refusal for a comparable unit or relocation assistance, along with information, tracking, and enforcement provisions. HHFDC supported the measure but suggested amendments to require both relocation assistance and a right of first refusal, without requiring the same rent as the prior unit. Legal aid, housing advocates, community organizations, and many tenants testified in strong support, emphasizing displacement during public housing redevelopment, inadequate communication, accessibility problems, and the need for enforceable rights to return. Several tenants described confusing notices, unsuitable replacement units, and hardship for elders, disabled residents, and children. The discussion also highlighted concerns about developer compliance and the need for state-level enforcement.
No final vote on HB 1325 was shown in the transcript excerpt, but the hearing included substantial questioning of the housing authority and testimony from affected residents. The committee also discussed the broader redevelopment context, including large-scale public housing demolition and replacement plans, and the potential consequences for families if relocation and return rights are not clearly enforced.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Education Policy and Administration (01/22/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><04:17:04.680><c> or</c> voice is important to the community or voice is important to the community
- </c> result that shows that this Community result that shows that this Community has<04:36:12.760><c>
- </c><04:36:34.840><c> uh</c> and also maybe the local community uh and also maybe the local community
- </c><04:37:53.080><c> so</c> Outreach for our greater community so Outreach for our greater community
- </c><04:48:49.840><c> information</c> there is some um Community information there is some um Community
Summary:
The House Education Policy and Administration Committee heard testimony on House Bill 71, which would bar public elementary and secondary schools and higher education facilities from being used as shelters for certain non-citizens, with a stated exception for short-term emergency sheltering of up to 72 hours and for community-wide emergency use. Prime sponsor Rep. Juliet Harvey-Bolia said the bill was modeled on federal and out-of-state proposals and was prompted by examples in New York and Massachusetts where schools or other facilities were used as shelters, causing disruption. She argued the bill does not truly “ban” anything, but instead places a condition on receipt of state funds, and said the fiscal note’s projected loss of federal funding was unsupported and should have been described as undeterminable.
Committee members questioned the bill’s scope and practical effects, including whether it would apply to vacant school-owned buildings, schools used during summer, charter schools, and situations where other states send people without advance notice. Harvey-Bolia said vacant buildings not functioning as schools would not be covered, and that the bill would still allow short-term emergency sheltering and community-wide use during weather events. She also said the bill would not prevent remote learning, and that its purpose was to avoid displacing students. Several members pressed her on the fiscal note and whether any federal or state program would actually be at risk; she said she found no evidence that funding would be lost and that DHHS had not identified a real threat.
A witness from the New Hampshire Association of School Administrators, Jerry FW, raised practical concerns about who would determine eligibility at a shelter site, how the 72-hour limit would be enforced, and whether the bill would apply to charter schools. He also noted that remote learning is no longer an option in New Hampshire, making one of the bill’s stated concerns less relevant. The discussion also included clarification of the terms “refugee” and “asylum seeker,” with members and the sponsor debating the distinction and whether refugees are vetted. No vote or final committee action was taken in the portion of the meeting provided.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, January 22, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><02:41:56.720><c> like</c> resiliency and protect communities like resiliency and protect communities
- </c> being released into our communities being released into our communities we've<02:59:08.359><c> seen
- </c> agenda right now to make our communities agenda right now to make our communities a<04:29:12.359
- </c> Elkart ISD has enriched the community Elkart ISD has enriched the community and<08:00:10.680><c>
- </c><08:01:43.478><c> safer</c><08:01:44.040><c> and</c> their communities safer and their communities
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session (Full Formal without Calendar) Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Massachusetts Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The bill before us today provides our commonwealth and our communities with one more tool to prevent
- They focus on increasing functional skills, promoting wellness, and facilitating community integration
- These are not just victories on the track; they are triumphs of commitment, discipline, and community
- Additionally, recognizing that community health centers are on the front lines caring for the greatest
- But we will remain in constant communication. This is not a partisan issue.
Summary:
The Senate took up a series of resolutions and bills, beginning with unanimous adoption of resolutions congratulating two Eagle Scouts. It then advanced several local and special acts, including measures on Machado-Joseph disease awareness day, the Ipswich senior tax referral program, Swampscott conservation commission appointments, protections for individuals with disabilities in MassHealth day habilitation programs, continued employment in Brookfield, Marblehead parking fines, Natick’s home rule charter, and Boston affordable housing/branch library space. The chamber also suspended Joint Rule 12 to refer several House petitions to committees.
The Senate enacted House bills authorizing additional wine and malt beverage licenses in Lexington and a means-tested senior property tax exemption in Melrose. It also passed Senate Bill 2603 on affordable car rentals after adopting an amendment; supporters said the bill would reduce rental costs by changing Massachusetts’ rental car insurance rules to align with most other states. Senate Bill 1057 on fentanyl test strips was also passed to be engrossed after Senator Creem argued the bill would expand access to a low-cost overdose prevention tool and save lives. Senator Moore then spoke in support of expanding Nikki’s Law to cover MassHealth day habilitation programs, describing the bill as a needed protection for people with autism and intellectual and developmental disabilities.
A major portion of the meeting focused on House 4530, a FY2025 supplemental appropriations bill providing $234 million for hospitals and community health centers. Senators discussed the Health Safety Net shortfall, rising health care costs, underinsurance, and federal reimbursement; Ways and Means explained that about $93 million was expected back in federal financial participation, making the net state cost about $140 million. The Senate also took up House 4531 on the 2026 state primary election date, rejecting an amendment before passing the bill to engrossment. The chamber later adopted emergency preambles for House 4530 and House 4531, and all three final bills—Machado-Joseph Disease Awareness Day, the supplemental budget, and the primary election date bill—were enacted and sent to the Governor. The Senate adjourned in memory of Ricardo Barbosa after a memorial statement by Senator Miranda.
ID
Idaho 2026 Regular Session
America250 in Idaho Advisory Council - 05/11/26
Transcript Highlights:
- But as you can do little quarter drives at your school, you can do it in your community.
- Let's bring that Liberty Bell to your community. Is that the last one? Oh, okay.
- You brought that historic Liberty Bell to your community. So does that answer your question?
- Okay, so now the Revolutionary Spud Community-to-Go Packs.
- I have the Revolutionary Spud community to go packs the packet for you.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- She and her family have loved being a part of the Arizona community and all the beauty and activities
- She plays piano and volunteers in the musical theater community.
- he leads internal and external communications.
- It criminalizes communication itself.
- This bill is an attack on our community, and if the community needs to protect itself against our own
Summary:
The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, approval of the prior journal, and recognition of the Doctor of the Day, Dr. Corinna Saldana. The chamber also received a proclamation honoring Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s centennial and a visit from university representatives, and briefly highlighted the House softball championship trophy. Early business included a motion to return SB 1113 to the Senate for further amendment and a motion to reject Senate amendments to HB 2133 and send it to conference committee.
The House then considered a series of Senate bills in Committee of the Whole. Bills receiving due pass recommendations included SB 1038, SB 1042, SB 1133, SB 1327, SB 1431, and SB 1447. SB 1429 and SB 1566 were amended before receiving due pass recommendations. SB 1124, SB 1167, SB 1214, SB 1315, SB 1635, and SB 1763 were also amended and recommended for passage, while SB 1501 was retained on the calendar. Debate focused especially on SB 1327, concerning foreign funding and public universities, SB 1315, concerning school-law enforcement interoperability plans, and SB 1635, which opponents argued was overbroad and threatened speech and community safety efforts.
After the Committee of the Whole report was adopted, the House placed several bills on third reading and then passed SB 1067, SB 1160, SB 1235, SB 1620, and SB 1668. Recorded votes showed SB 1067 passed 1-0 with six not voting, SB 1160 passed 32-23 with five not voting, SB 1235 passed 45-10 with five not voting, SB 1620 passed 48-7 with five not voting, and SB 1668 passed 55-0 with five not voting. The House adjourned until 10 a.m. on Wednesday, April 15, 2026.
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
03/16/2026 - Senate Military Affairs and Border Security
Military Affairs and Border Security
Transcript Highlights:
- Stopping drugs from coming into our communities is not doing that. Mr. Chair, to her point.
- Having witnessed recent DHS and ICE activities in states like Minnesota, where communities have been
- I have not communicated personally with... ...with them yet. This is not limited to Embry-Riddle.
- I put my boys to work; they serve their community.
- We're involved heavily in the community, especially for the ladies in the month of October.
Committee:
Senate Military Affairs and Border Security
Keywords:
border security, drug trafficking, human smuggling, law enforcement funding, Arizona, public safety, immigration, military leave, national guard, employment rights, paid leave, disaster response, veterans services, education programs, funding, appropriation, Yavapai county, lawful presence, public programs, verification