Transcript Highlights:

• At the appropriate time, respectfully ask for an aye vote.
• I’ll just note that what we’re doing... ...Appropriations Committee analysis.
• We respectfully request your aye vote today. Thank you. Chair Ransom, Vice Chair Hadwick.
• Respectfully request your passage of 1153. Thank you. Thank you for that. Awesome. Okay.
• Respectfully request your passage of 1153. Thank you. Thank you for that. Awesome. Okay.

Committee: House Emergency Management

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• This Appropriations Committee, please silence your phones.
• A lot of legislation has been out on the national level as it relates to 340B.
• So the increase in the funding request that will be utilized for that? Dr.
• Every year, about 90 new requests come to the department to open up a new agency.
• I think you and I are saying the same thing because the legislation is, quote, subject to appropriation

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: 965, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• our guests and visitors today, state law prohibits persons in the gallery from interfering with legislative
• Persons disrupting legislative proceedings are subject to removal, arrest, or other appropriate legal
• I request unanimous consent to suspend Assembly Rule 45.
• I request unanimous consent to suspend Assembly Rule 118A, to allow Assembly Members Pellerin and Lee
• Wednesday, May 28, to be read a second time and amended in order to the second reading file one legislative

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• There are eight legislative proposals.
• They brought legislation to us, which I filed.
• They brought legislation to us, which I filed.
• This bill is really a from-the-trenches piece of legislation.
• Worrell for filing this legislation.

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on the Judiciary

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on the Judiciary held a late-file hearing on several bills, with Chairs Michael Day and Lydia Edwards outlining hearing rules, testimony limits, and written-testimony procedures. The first bill discussed was H. 4876, a proposal to strengthen supports for survivors of abuse. Representative Carol Faiola testified on behalf of a constituent who described how a lifetime restraining order was effectively undermined after a family member’s death, arguing the bill should limit abusers’ legal standing after death, improve survivor notification and privacy protections, expand coercive-control definitions, and create education and resource programs. The committee then heard testimony on H. 5111, which would strengthen the Massachusetts Antitrust Act. Representative Dave Rogers and Attorney General’s Office antitrust chief Anthony Mariano said the bill would give the state more tools to pursue anti-competitive conduct, including conduct with multi-state effects, while allowing enforcement even when federal authorities are also involved. They said it would increase penalties, clarify that invitations to conspire are violations, protect labor markets, remove limits affecting some housing transactions, and extend the statute of limitations. The committee also heard support for a related “universal 1983” bill, S. 2976/H. 2976, creating a state cause of action for constitutional violations by federal, state, or local officers acting under color of law; supporters said it would fill gaps in remedies against federal officers while preserving qualified immunity. Testimony also supported H. 4783, a bill affirming the rights of people experiencing homelessness. The Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless said the measure would push back against growing criminalization of homelessness, especially after the Supreme Court’s Grants Pass decision and local encampment bans, and would protect the use of public spaces without discrimination based on housing status. On H. 4826, condo owners and advocates said Chapter 183A is outdated and leaves owners with too little say and too few remedies against mismanagement, citing problems such as unsafe water, major assessments, and lack of meaningful dispute resolution. The committee also heard strong support for H. 5116, renaming the Dorchester Division of the Boston Municipal Court the Judge Leslie E. Harris Courthouse, with testimony from family members, legislators, attorneys, and community leaders describing Judge Harris’s mentorship, community service, and commitment to second chances. Later testimony covered S. 2975, a bill to deter ICE courthouse arrests and protect access to justice; CPCS, law students, and defense advocates said courthouse arrests chill participation by defendants, witnesses, and victims and disrupt pending cases. The committee also heard support for H. 5244, repealing an archaic law criminalizing concealment of a child’s death, with advocates arguing it has been used to punish pregnancy loss and should be removed. The hearing concluded with additional testimony in favor of S. 2976 and more support for the Judge Harris courthouse renaming, after which the chairs closed the hearing and reminded the public how to submit written testimony.

Transcript Highlights:

• Oh Lord, let your spirit legislator.
• ><c> this</c><00:06:39.039><c> honorable</c> request concurrence of this honorable request concurrence
• We've seen the footage of school legislation that has been something legislation that has been something
• :18.240><c> scope</c><00:19:18.559><c> of</c> legislation does not expand scope of legislation does not
• Members of the House Appropriations and Revenue Committee.

Keywords: Convene 00:00 Senate Message 06:11 Orders of the Day 06:59 HB 7 07:15 HB 48 17:57 HB 266 20:32 Motions, Petitions, and Communications 22:33 Introduction of New Bills and Resolutions 31:03 Recess for ConC/Rules Meeting 33:29 ConC/Rules Report 36:49 Floor Amendments 37:57 Adjournment 38:24, 958, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I have the request.
• And the continued concerns identified recently, it is clear that legislation alone is not enough.
• We have precautionary legislation.
• I am the chief legislative liaison for Arizona State Parks and Trails.
• We have a legislator that requested copies of financial records of that district because of certain financial

Committee: House Government

Keywords: 1182, all

Transcript Highlights:

• We are going to call that Hope, Missouri, for the sake of this legislation.
• We are going to call that Hope, Missouri, for the sake of this legislation.
• I didn't know anything about it until I started working on this legislation.
• What necessitates legislation on this? I think it's just to create that organized act.
• request some other form of sentence?

Committee: House Children and Families

Keywords: 959, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Seeing none, moving on. appropriation for the next year. But I appropriation for the next year.
• </c><00:24:41.600><c> of</c> the judicial branches of the request of the judicial branches of the request
• <00:33:30.880><c> to</c><00:33:31.039><c> transfer</c> requested the authority to transfer requested
• </c><02:47:12.960><c> We</c> regulation legislation next year. We regulation legislation next year.
• And a roll call has been requested. All right. And a roll call has been requested.

Committee: Senate Finance

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• That legislation... Assembly Bill 716.
• in the legislation.
• I don't know if it's appropriate or not for your cell phone number.
• And so if there's a request for staff or for any...
• process for that request to go to a point where it can get filled.

Committee: Senate Rules

Summary: The Senate Committee on Rules convened with quorum and first approved several governor’s appointments not required to appear, including Courtney Welsh to the California Housing Partnership Corporation Board, Janessa Goldbeck to the California Veterans Board, and Tom Huntington to the State Parks and Recreation Commission, each by 3-0 vote. The committee also approved reference of bills to committees, the 2026 committee chair and membership appointments, the 2026 session schedule, the 2026 Senate holiday schedule, and floor acknowledgments, all by 4-0 votes. The committee then heard confirmation testimony from Hernando Garzon, M.D., nominated as Chief Medical Officer of the Emergency Medical Services Authority. Senators asked about EMSA’s strategic plan, data integration, local flexibility in statewide standards, ambulance patient offload regulations, stakeholder engagement, disaster response, rural access, and alternatives to transporting 9-1-1 callers to emergency departments. Garzon emphasized data-driven decision-making, technical assistance to local EMS agencies, collaboration with hospitals and providers, and the use of community paramedicine, telehealth, and pre-positioned resources in disasters. Public commenters and members supported his confirmation, and the committee approved the appointment 4-0 for referral to the full Senate. The committee also heard from Stephanie Weldon, nominated as Deputy Director of the Office of Health Equity at the Department of Public Health. She described her tribal background, prior state, county, tribal, and nonprofit experience, and her focus on serving communities facing health disparities. Senators questioned her about how the office sets priorities, measures outcomes, balances equity work amid political opposition to DEI language, and tailors technical assistance to rural and tribal communities. Weldon pointed to work on tribal consultation, behavioral health, youth mental health, the California Reducing Disparities Project, gender-affirming care, reproductive health, housing and climate-related supports, and community advisory boards. Numerous public witnesses, including tribal and health equity advocates, spoke in strong support, and the committee approved her appointment 4-0 for the full Senate.

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> issues heading into the legislative issues heading into the legislative session<00:18:30.120><c>
• I mean, it really doesn't seem like this bodes well for this legislative session.
• Representative Nash, you've been talking about some legislation that you were interested in.
• before they cast a vote whether to appropriate money or not is very, very important.
• Legislators still get the chance to cast a vote whether they're going to appropriate money or not, but

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: House Republican leaders, led by Speaker-designate Lisa Demuth and Majority Leader Harry Niska, outlined their priorities for the upcoming Minnesota House session and said they intend to use an organizational majority to advance their agenda. They said their focus will be on stopping fraud, making government more accountable, reducing taxes and fees, and addressing affordability, energy costs, public safety, education, and permitting reform. Specific proposals mentioned included repealing the tax on Social Security benefits, rolling back automatic gas tax increases, repealing the nuclear moratorium, and changing state programs they said should be limited to people in the country legally. A central theme was the creation of a new House committee on fraud and agency oversight, which Republicans said will have subpoena power and be chaired by Rep. Kristin Robbins. They said the committee will investigate known fraud, review agency internal controls, and press agencies for information on staffing, office space, and cost savings. Rep. Jim Nash also described a proposed “fraud note” scoring system to rate agencies on whether they have implemented Office of the Auditor’s recommendations, with the goal of informing appropriations decisions. On education and public safety, Niska said Republicans want fewer mandates and higher standards in schools, citing low reading and math proficiency, and leaders said they want stronger accountability for repeat and juvenile offenders. They also said they expect committee chairs to be Republican, may reduce Democratic committee seats if Democrats do not show up, and are not planning a power-sharing agreement unless the chamber returns to a true tie. They discussed the pending court case involving Rep. Brad Tabke, a possible recall process for absent legislators, remote voting rules, and a special election timeline, while insisting they expect Democrats to appear on the first day of session and that they will proceed with organizing the House and electing a speaker on January 14.

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> taxes and follow appropriate taxes and follow appropriate environmental<00:32:00.200><c> review<
• I am volunteering my time to lead the advocacy around this legislation.
• </c><01:08:24.440><c> their</c> governor's office requesting their governor's office requesting their
• We'd be certainly willing to share that with this legislative body in the future if requested, and with
• if requested and with that the future if requested and with that I'll<01:28:50.639><c> stand</c><01:

Committee: House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• My name is Yanes, Legislative Affairs Manager with the Coalition for Renewable Natural Gas.
• My name is Yanes, Legislative Affairs Manager with the Coalition for Renewable Natural Gas.
• So that’s what our request is.
• So that’s what our request is.
• Aloha, Angela Melody Young, testifying in strong support of the legislation.

Committee: House Finance

Keywords: 910, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• in year two, any bill that emerges from this committee has to have one or two things in it: an appropriation
• And that was at the request of the EMTs that requested the DROP to be added to it.
• up in appropriations.
• But again, that was at the request of the EMTs Association and county sheriffs. Other questions?
• Again, I wouldn't say that was the primary driver for the legislation.

Bills: HB1784 , HB1245 , HB1268 , HB2116 , HB2193 , HB2206 , HB1739 , HB1889 , HB1904 , HB3172 , HB4225 , HB4352 , HB3625 , HB4263

Committee: House Banking, Financial Services and Pensions

Keywords: education reform, local control, student outcomes, curriculum changes, school funding, retirement, pension, public employees, Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System, benefits, survivorship, contribution rates, disability retirement, deferred option plan, service credit, contributions, distributions, HB2116, Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement System, OLERS

Summary: The Banking, Financial Services and Pensions Committee heard a series of retirement, banking, and school finance bills after announcing that several measures would be laid over or sent back to Rules and that the committee would recess briefly because of quorum and scheduling conflicts. The chair also explained the committee’s OPLA/safe-harbor process for pension bills and noted that many of the measures would still need oversight and floor consideration. Among the bills advanced were HB 1245, allowing certain DHS CLEET-commissioned agents to join the law enforcement retirement system; HB 4352, helping people refinance homes or businesses while protecting lenders; HB 4263, giving certain retired teachers who go to work for CareerTech a choice between TRS and OPERS; HB 1268, creating a five-year DROP option for EMTs and county sheriffs in OPERS; HB 1739, reinstating a half-pay provision in the law enforcement retirement system for OHP recruitment and retention; HB 2116, expanding OLERS eligibility to certain Office of State Fire Marshal officers; HB 2206, allowing newly hired school resource officers into OLERS; HB 3625, expanding school district investment options; HB 1889, providing a catch-up COLA for older police and fire retirees; and HB 1784, requiring TRS’s assumed rate of return not fall below its past 20-year annualized return. HB 3172, the “Fair Banking Act,” would restrict adverse actions by very large financial institutions based on lawful economic activity and require explanations on request; members asked whether it would affect Oklahoma banks and whether it mirrored a presidential executive order. HB 2193 proposed a COLA for state retirement systems with caps on eligible benefits and salaries, and members raised concerns about differing actuarial estimates and the need for more work before oversight. Most bills were reported out by committee votes ranging from 8-0 to 4-3. The chair and members repeatedly noted that several measures, especially the pension bills, would need further work with actuaries and oversight committees. The meeting ended with a brief acknowledgment of committee staff and support personnel before adjournment.

Transcript Highlights:

• in state credit requests for projects.
• enforcing civil rights legislation, as well as a request to pay for increasing security at your public
• The requests for this particular program...
• The requests for this particular program have also skyrocketed.
• I'm here to support the budget request for CRD, as well as Senator Wiener's budget requests of $10 million

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• permit any conduct that disturbs, disrupts, or otherwise impedes the orderly conduct of today's legislative
• Very clearly, I am accepting the committee amendments, which move the language to a more appropriate
• I was going to ask the author, did you request SB 9 as yours?
• Any of us... ...request SB 9 as yours? Any of us who've been around knows I did not request it.
• So with that, I would respectfully request an aye vote. Great. Thank you.

Summary: The Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee met with a quorum and announced that SB 340 would be moved to a later hearing. The consent calendar included HR 44, SB 233, and SB 410, which were later approved. The committee then heard several housing-related bills, with testimony largely focused on streamlining accessory dwelling unit (ADU) rules, regional planning, and homelessness response. SB 9 would require local agencies to submit ADU ordinances to HCD within 60 days and respond to HCD findings within 30 days, or the ordinance would become null and void and state standards would apply. Supporters, including California YIMBY, Casita Coalition, UnidosUS, Housing Action Coalition, and Power California, argued the bill would strengthen enforcement of existing ADU law and reduce local barriers. The bill passed 7-0 with two abstentions and was sent to the Assembly Local Government Committee. SB 486 would exempt UC and CSU projects from having to analyze a no-project alternative under CEQA while requiring the universities to share enrollment forecasting data and participate in regional sustainable communities planning. It passed 9-0 and was referred to the Assembly Natural Resources Committee. SB 748, as amended, would expand funding and authority for safe parking sites and related services for people living in RVs or vehicles, using encampment resolution funding and requiring reporting by the California Interagency Council on Homelessness. The City of Compton, the Western Manufactured Housing Communities Association, and the League of California Cities supported the measure, emphasizing public health, neighborhood safety, and humane alternatives to displacement. The committee members discussed the limits of current encampment cleanup approaches and the need for services and temporary shelter; the bill passed 11-0 and was sent to the Assembly Human Services Committee. SB 543, a cleanup bill for ADU and junior ADU law, clarified review timelines, size standards, and consistency with existing ADU statutes; it also passed unanimously and was referred to the Assembly Local Government Committee.

Transcript Highlights:

• On line 397, actually 398, is a $5,000 appropriation for the Legislative Coordinating Commission website
• On line 397, actually 398, is a $5,000 appropriation for the Legislative Coordinating Commission website
• On line 397, actually 398, is a $5,000 appropriation for the Legislative Coordinating Commission website
• <00:12:04.880><c> for</c><00:12:05.040><c> the</c><00:12:05.200><c> Legislative</c> appropriation for
• the Legislative appropriation for the Legislative Coordinating<00:12:06.240><c> Commission</c><00:12

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• This is Senate File 1278, and I appreciate you considering this important workforce appropriation request
• This is Senate File 1278, and I appreciate you considering this important workforce appropriation request
• This is Senate File 1278, and I appreciate you considering this important workforce appropriation request
• </c> speak more to the need for this request speak more to the need for this request I<00:04:49.520><
• </c> programs so this bill will appropriate programs so this bill will appropriate funds<00:31:27.600

Committee: Senate Jobs and Economic Development

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So just want to request your consideration of the removal of that language. Thank you.
• So just want to request your consideration of the removal of that language. Thank you.
• For this reason, we respectfully request that the age 65 be removed.
• </c><00:34:59.359><c> that</c> this reason we respectfully request that this reason we respectfully request
• </c> bill and respectfully requesting bill and respectfully requesting amendments<00:54:21.839><c> to

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several health-related bills. HB 72 on pharmacy drew only support, with testimony from the University of Hawaiʻi system, the Board of Pharmacy, pharmacists, and others; no questions were raised. HB 237 on peer support programs also received broad support from the Department of Health, DHS, early learning officials, families, and advocates, with testimony emphasizing the value of peer-to-peer mentoring and support for parents, youth, and people with disabilities; no opposition or questions were noted. HB 250, the prior authorization bill, generated the most discussion. SHPDA supported a revised version focused on reporting prior authorization practices and creating a nonbinding working group to develop automation standards, while PCMA, HMSA, Kaiser Permanente, and others raised concerns about duplicative pharmacy requirements, unintended consequences, and alignment with federal timelines and reporting. Several medical groups and individual patients supported the measure, describing delays and burdens caused by prior authorization. A committee member asked whether the bill’s working group differed from a similar group in Senate Bill 1449, and the witness said it was intended to be the same. HB 303 on health care preceptors was supported by the Department of Health, University of Hawaiʻi, nursing and health care organizations, and the Hawaii Pharmacists Association, which asked that pharmacists’ residency programs be specifically tied to national accreditation standards. HB 341, relating to issuance of SPURS to assist the Hawaii Island Community Health Association, drew support from the health center and related groups. HB 692 on Preschool Open Doors received extensive support from early learning, education, family, labor, and community organizations; testimony stressed the shortage of child care and preschool slots, especially on Kauai, and the need to expand access for families. Committee members asked about adding family child care providers and about licensing/certification barriers, and DHS said the bill was focused on current licensed child care facilities and that certification issues were a separate, broader problem. HB 700 on cognitive assessments also drew strong support, with the Department of Health, the Executive Office on Aging, disability advocates, the Alzheimer’s Association, caregivers, and others urging use of a validated cognitive assessment tool during annual wellness visits and asking that the age 65 threshold be removed; some witnesses supported keeping the data-collection portion as a pilot and emphasized early detection and reporting.

Transcript Highlights:

• It's our quick guide to the legislative. Session.
• So with legislation on page 19 is the education budget.
• and legislative intent.
• So, just a general request, thank you.
• Appropriations to Manolo Minal School. Private.

Transcript Highlights:

• The bill before you designates six new holidays as legislatively recognized non-legal holidays.
• The bill before you designates six new holidays as legislatively recognized non-legal holidays.
• The bill before you designates six new holidays as legislatively recognized non-legal holidays.
• This is familiar legislation to this committee.
• This is familiar legislation to this committee.

Summary: The Senate State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections Committee met on February 3, 2026, for executive session on 13 bills and a public hearing on Second Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1541. One published bill, Senate Bill 6123, was not moved forward. The executive session covered election integrity, holiday recognition, agency reporting and disclosure, veterans and state government administration, and several memorial or symbolic designations. Staff briefed each bill and several proposed substitutes or amendments, including changes to Senate Bills 5763, 6215, 6160, 6049, and 5784. Members discussed policy and fiscal concerns on some measures, including the cost of the aviation support grant program in SB 5763 and the inclusiveness of holiday recognition in SB 5950. The committee adopted amendments or substitutes where offered and advanced all of the bills it took up, generally by due-pass recommendation to the Rules Committee or, for fiscal measures, to the Ways and Means Committee. Senate Bill 5950’s amendment was withdrawn before final action, and Senator Hasegawa stated he would be without recommendation on that bill because a Buddhist observance was missing from the list. Other bills passed with little or no opposition, including SB 6084 on voting more than once, SB 6044 on Diwali and Bandi Chhor Divas, SB 6046 creating a Civil Air Patrol division, SB 6160 on agency reports, SB 6049 on public disclosure exemptions, SB 6164 on WOTEC information, SB 6313 creating a Capitol Centennial Stewardship Account, SB 5046 designating Kim Chie Day, and SB 5489 naming the Wilkinson sandstone the state sandstone. In the public hearing on ESHB 1541, staff explained that the bill would reorganize the Veterans Affairs Advisory Committee by increasing at-large seats, reducing the number of VSO-designated seats, and allowing appointments to reflect military experience and personal attributes. The prime sponsor and Representative Simmons described the bill as a compromise developed after prior concerns, including representation for formerly justice-involved veterans, and said it would broaden advice to the governor. The Washington Department of Veterans Affairs supported the bill, saying it would provide more flexibility in appointments and preserve a 17-member committee. The hearing closed with 57 pro and 1 con sign-ins, and the committee adjourned after the hearing.