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HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
JHA Public Hearing - Wed Mar 18, 2026 @ 2:00 PM HST
Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> helping the state. helping the state.
- </c> criminal state criminal court? criminal state criminal court?
- have similar laws, and Jeffrey Gutman, who's a professor at George Washington University and works with
- </c><02:00:11.320><c> University</c><02:00:12.240><c> and</c><02:00:12.360><c> he</c> at George Washington
- University and he at George Washington University and he works<02:00:12.840><c> with</c><02:00:13.000
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on Senate Bill 3123, which would treat free tuition or school-conditioned enrollment at private educational institutions as a conditional gift rather than a contractual obligation unless otherwise agreed in writing. The Office of the Governor supported the bill, and Kamehameha Schools and the Hawaii Association of Independent Schools strongly backed it, saying it would protect donor intent, preserve school-ohana relationships, and help maintain tuition assistance and educational access for families. A committee member commented favorably on the unity among school organizations, and there were no objections raised before the committee moved on.
The committee then took up Senate Bill 2438, which creates a civil cause of action for interference with constitutional and statutory rights through threats, intimidation, or coercion, with private and government enforcement options and protections for constitutionally protected speech. Testifiers from the Community Alliance on Prisons and a know-your-rights educator supported the measure as a civil rights protection grounded in the Hawaii Constitution. No opposition testimony was presented during the hearing, and the measure appeared to receive general support from those who testified.
Finally, the committee heard Senate Bill 3142, which establishes offenses for dangerous and habitual dangerous intoxication and allows civil protective custody and emergency examination in lieu of arrest in certain cases. The Attorney General, Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Department of Health, and Department of Human Services supported the bill as a treatment-oriented diversion tool for people who are dangerously intoxicated and at risk to themselves or the public. The Office of the Public Defender opposed the measure, warning it could expand police discretion, burden emergency rooms, and function as a loss of liberty without sufficient treatment resources, while committee members questioned whether the bill would simply cycle people through emergency rooms and back onto the street. No vote or final action was taken in the portion provided; the chair said decision-making would occur at the end of the agenda.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Finance Division I (03/19/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- Well, I mean they vary from state to state.
- </c><01:05:54.960><c> It</c> states? Um, they compare favorably. It states?
- They have a other states. I think Maine charge is other states.
- Much of state government is dependent upon things that happen in Washington.
- </c> “Are all these retirees from state employees, or some municipal state?”
Summary:
The committee reviewed a handout comparing House Bill 2 to current retirement law and walked through the bill section by section with staff from the retirement system. The discussion focused on vesting, earnable compensation, average final compensation, compensation-over-base limits, special duty pay, normal retirement age, re-retirement, and maximum benefit rules for Group 2/Tier B members. Staff explained that some provisions would restore pre-2011 rules, including counting certain end-of-career payments such as unused sick and vacation time in earnable compensation and reducing the AFC averaging period from five years back to three. They also described how the bill would eliminate the current cap on compensation over base, which mainly affects overtime, and noted that the actuarial cost of the AFC-related changes is interrelated rather than easily broken out by feature.
A separate discussion covered the special duty pay limitation, which currently applies to Tier A and would be removed under the governor’s bill for both Tier A and Tier B members after their vested buy date. Staff said the actuary estimated that removing the special duty limitation would increase costs by about $13.9 million. Members also asked about the practical difference between overtime and special duty, with staff explaining that special duty generally involves work for a private third party, often police detail work, while overtime depends more on staffing and scheduling. The committee also reviewed the normal retirement age changes for Tier B and the possibility that some members would need to work longer to reach the new vested buy date.
Members raised concerns about an ambiguity in the bill that could allow already-retired Tier B members to return to work, then re-retire and claim the higher benefits, or allow vested deferred members to stop working and wait for the new vested buy date. Staff said the governor’s office did not intend to allow that result and requested clarifying language, noting that the bill as drafted does not expressly prohibit it. The committee also discussed part-time and seasonal work after retirement, with staff explaining that such work generally does not restore membership unless the person takes a full-time position requiring enrollment. Finally, the committee reviewed the maximum benefit provisions and noted that HB 2 in the current year does not change the maximum benefit date or include the 1.5% annual escalator that had been part of the 2023 proposal, making the current bill more costly than the earlier version.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:09:01.959><c> or</c> um compare laws from other states or um compare laws from other states or
- state our of what our state our state our department<00:12:14.399><c> does</c><00:12:14.800><c> in</
- This is not, as I'm sure you are all aware, a state where this state government is going to say these
- </c> state agency we're not part of state state agency we're not part of state government<01:21:28.400
- But that's a state-level trust fund that we administer on behalf of the state.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- Enough states finally got the call where they're within one state of actually doing the convention, and
- Those same Republican states would also control a convention, with 29 states versus 18 Democrat states
- if voting by state.
- of states' fiscal restraints, knowing their state would lose a huge portion of their state revenues.
- Washington ruled that states may recall, remove, or replace unfaithful electors.
Summary:
The committee first approved the minutes from January 29 and 30. It then took up HCR 25, a resolution calling for an Article V convention effort focused on a balanced budget amendment. The sponsor and supporters argued that the federal debt and annual deficits are unsustainable, that the resolution is intended to pressure Congress rather than actually trigger a runaway convention, and that any amendment would still require ratification by 38 states. Supporters also said a balanced budget amendment would force fiscal discipline without immediate tax hikes or drastic cuts, and several public witnesses, including former officials, a banker, a student, and party leaders, testified in favor on generational and economic grounds.
Opponents and skeptical members raised concerns that the resolution explicitly calls for a constitutional convention, that there is no reliable way to limit the scope or delegate selection, and that a convention could create unintended constitutional changes. Some questioned whether the strategy was honest with constituents, whether Congress should instead be changed through elections, and whether states like Idaho should continue accepting federal funds while advocating fiscal restraint. The Idaho Republican Party chair testified against the measure, saying the risk of an uncontrolled convention outweighed any benefit.
After debate, Representative Boyle moved a substitute motion to hold HCR 25 in committee, but that motion failed 9-4. The committee then voted on the original motion to send HCR 25 to the floor with a due pass recommendation, and that motion passed 9-4. The committee then adjourned.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- So RS 33521, the Foreign Adversary Investment Act, will ensure that the state of Idaho's public investment
- development of military technologies and surveillance tools of foreign adversaries that impede the state
- of Idaho's interests and the interests of the United States.
- It prohibits encouraging and assisting them to live in the state and providing them with housing, financial
- This would create a structure to be able to ensure that that does not happen here in our state.
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session-Day 13, February 24, 2026-PM
Wyoming Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:23:12.480><c> of</c> and enact law to increase the state of and enact law to increase the state
- Washington, our delegation, Washington, our delegation, um,<00:29:22.960><c> both</c><00:29:23.279><c
- </c> the bill will help the Wyoming State the bill will help the Wyoming State Forestry<00:32:04.880>
- </c> to our education system in the state. to our education system in the state.
- The state gives them back 31%.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Legalizing Sports Betting in Minnesota – Senator Jeremy Miller Feb 10th, 2025
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I believe 39 other states, plus Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C., have already legalized sports betting
- I believe 39 other states, plus Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C., have already legalized sports betting
- I believe 39 other states, plus Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C., have already legalized sports betting
- For example, the state of Iowa.
- For example, the state of Iowa.
MD
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> another state and relocated to Maryland. another state and relocated to Maryland.
- </c><00:08:07.760><c> Advisory</c> alters membership of the State Advisory alters membership of the State
- It authorizes the state or a political subdivision of the state to accept specie for certain payments
- It authorizes the state or a political subdivision of the state to accept specie for certain payments
- Uh on the transportation uh plan, the state of transportation uh plan, the state of Maryland<01:20:38.680
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- Lindsay Turner, who's at Boise State.
- I just think using recess as a punishment is not the best policy for the state.
- It brings Idaho in line with states like Arkansas, Illinois, and Washington that have already adopted
- like Arkansas, Illinois, and Washington have already adopted similar.
- Again, Debbie Critchfield, State Superintendent.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets Jan 13th, 2026
Joint Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets
Transcript Highlights:
- So we have the similar state in Methuen, a store property, So we have a similar state in Methuen, a store
- It seems like a normal state highway to them.
- So once the SRF money comes from the federal government to the state, we have our state match as well
- We should not be importing inventory from out of state.
- our state finances in the not-too-distant future.
Bills:
S2542
Keywords:
climate resilience, resilience bond bill, environmental bond, infrastructure spending, flood control, coastal resilience, PFAS, clean water, wetlands, nature-based solutions, housing permitting, flood disclosure, land conservation, biodiversity, forest reserves, municipal vulnerability preparedness, MVP grant program, food security, agricultural resilience, solid waste
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session - part 2 Apr 30th, 2025
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I recognize the member from Washington, Representative Johnson W. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
- Every October, school districts across the state do something called "Walk Bike to School."
- I recognize a member from Washington, Representative Hill. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
- Members of the United States Armed Forces during the Vietnam War.
- Contribution to the state of Minnesota. The House adjourns today; it adjourns until 11 a.m.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Standing Committee on Natural Resources and Energy. (1-29-26)
Natural Resources & Energy
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm the state representative from the fourth legislative district in Hopkins County.
- </c><00:01:34.479><c> I'm</c><00:01:34.720><c> the</c><00:01:35.040><c> state</c> My name is Wade Williams
- I'm the state My name is Wade Williams.
- I'm the state representative<00:01:35.920><c> from</c><00:01:36.159><c> the</c><00:01:36.479><c> fourth
- </c> by Washington. by Washington.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Legislative Session Day 33 (2-24-26) - Reupload
Kentucky House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Twenty-seven states have opted in so far, many being blue states. At this point, Mr.
- :32.160><c> states.
- </c> being blue states. being blue states.
- </c> donate to an SGO in those states. donate to an SGO in those states.
- The state give the state many choices.
Keywords:
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Summary:
The House convened with an invocation and pledge, established a quorum, approved the prior journal, and received committee reports on several bills. Reported measures included House Bills 1 and 2 from Appropriations and Revenue, along with bills on animal control officers, emergency services revenue, postsecondary education, proactive postsecondary admission, vehicle lights, motor vehicle operation, motor vehicle dealers, and machine gun conversion devices. The chamber also took up Senate Bills 52 and 124 for concurrence, and House Bill 1 was moved from rules to the orders of the day for immediate action.
The House then considered House Bill 568, which would regulate public adjusters by prohibiting new licenses, allowing renewals for current licensees, imposing conflict-of-interest and contract requirements, capping fees at 5%, and barring adjusters from negotiating claims. Supporters described it as a consumer-protection measure responding to complaints and investigations, especially after recent storm-related exploitation. The bill passed overwhelmingly, 95-1.
The House next debated House Bill 1, which would opt Kentucky into the federal education freedom tax credit program and authorize the Secretary of State to administer the state’s participation without using state general funds. Supporters argued it would bring federal scholarship dollars into Kentucky for K-12 students, including public school students, and could generate significant private donations for scholarship-granting organizations. Opponents raised concerns about shifting resources away from public education, the speed of the process, and a proposed waiver of Eleventh Amendment immunity. A motion to table the bill failed by a wide margin, and members continued debating the bill and its implications for public schools and state sovereignty.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - 04/28/25
Judiciary and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh, the A14 amendment uh clarifies state statute that out-of-state prior DWIs count for purposes of the
- Uh, the A14 amendment uh clarifies state statute that out-of-state prior DWIs count for purposes of the
- Uh, the A14 amendment uh clarifies state statute that out-of-state prior DWIs count for purposes of the
- It um I should have stated explicitly.
- Uh we know that a Washington right now.
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
MS House Floor - 13 February, 2026; 9:00 AM
Mississippi House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands
- Gentleman from Washington, Mr. Hines. >> Journ in memory, Mr.
- Mary and Washington of Humphre County, a long-time teacher and principal at the Humphre County School
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Legislative Commission on Pensions and Retirement - 04/21/26
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- That was what the state...
- That was what the state...
- </c> original state, but I'm not. original state, but I'm not.
- </c> cost sharing amongst the state cash. cost sharing amongst the state cash.
- To be clear, we have the state of the state next week.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Senate Legislative Session Day 9 (1-16-26)
Kentucky Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- George Washington believed President George Washington believed that<00:08:25.120><c> the</c><00:08:
- </c> Kuckians across the state.
- And it will cost a whole lot for the state as a whole.
- We whole lot for the state as a whole.
- To State and Local Government: Senate Bill 20.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Education Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on Education
Transcript Highlights:
- And it is H517, an act relative to safer schools, and our first witness is Julian Washington from the
- My name is Julian Washington.
- We are a state agency that's dedicated to advancing the rights of those with mental health needs.
- We are a state agency that's dedicated to advancing the rights of those with mental health needs and
- also promotes the use of de-escalation and anti-bias techniques, consistent with guidance from the State
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Education held a public hearing on two bills: H.5171, an act relative to safer schools, and H.3895, an act expanding career and technical education opportunities for Lynn students. The hearing focused primarily on H.5171, which would limit school resource officers’ role to serious criminal or delinquent conduct, encourage de-escalation and anti-bias training, and create grants for alternative school safety approaches such as restorative justice. Witnesses from the Mental Health Legal Advisors Committee and the Committee for Public Counsel Services supported the bill, arguing that police involvement in routine school discipline can escalate situations, especially for students with disabilities, and contribute to the school-to-prison pipeline. They described examples of student encounters with SROs that led to fear, arrest, or other harmful outcomes.
Committee members raised concerns about school safety, including gang activity and weapons in schools, and asked whether the bill would remove SROs entirely. Testimony clarified that the bill would not eliminate SROs or their role in responding to actual criminal activity, but would narrow their involvement in discipline and encourage better training. One witness, Joey Ford of Parent Data Force, was neutral on H.5171, saying problems often stem from broader district discipline practices, restraint and seclusion, and inconsistent DESE standards rather than SROs alone.
For H.3895, Ford testified in strong support, saying career and technical education had been valuable in his own schooling and helped him develop useful skills and stay engaged in school. After testimony concluded and no additional witnesses remained, the committee closed testimony on both bills and adjourned without taking a vote on the legislation.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Business meeting to consider the nomination of Mehmet Oz, of Pennsylvania, to be Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Mar 25th, 2025 at 08:30 am
Finance Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- Finally, I will note that a number of states, including my state of New Hampshire, has something called
- Washington Republicans and Dr.
- Oz and Washington Republicans want them to do. But here's the deal.
- Bisognano, here comes the breaking news from the Washington Post.
- The state is one of the few states that has not been able to do the my social security portal based on
Keywords:
Social Security, Medicaid, Frank Bisignano, Elon Musk, benefit processing, office closures, public testimony, administration policies, health care, vulnerable populations
Summary:
The committee meeting focused heavily on the nomination of Frank Bisignano as the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, with intense discussions around the current state of Social Security and its management under the current administration. Members voiced significant concerns regarding potential changes to Social Security and Medicaid, specifically addressing issues such as office closures, delays in benefit processing, and the perceived policies from Elon Musk's association with the administration. Public testimonies highlighted fears that these changes would severely impact the accessibility of benefits for seniors and vulnerable individuals, resulting in a chaotic environment at the SSA. Members expressed a unified opposition to the notion of dismantling these critical programs, emphasizing the long-term implications on their constituents' well-being.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session Apr 6th, 2026
California Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Many of our new state office buildings are highly energy efficient, carbon-free, and fully Our new state
- California's first female state architect, Ida Claire.
- These are four extraordinary, exemplary architects in the state of California.
- Amazing work, and welcome to the California State Senate.
- Amazing work, and welcome to the California State Senate. All right.
Summary:
The Senate opened with a quorum call, prayer, and the Pledge of Allegiance, then recognized guests including young authors selected for publication and leaders involved with the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games. The chamber adopted SCR 138, recognizing Architecture Week, with the author highlighting California architects’ work on climate resilience, energy efficiency, wildfire safety, and housing innovation, and noting the underrepresentation of women in the profession. The resolution passed unanimously, 32-0.
The Senate also confirmed two gubernatorial appointments. Francisco Kim was confirmed to the California Acupuncture Board by a unanimous 28-0 vote. Davina Hurt was confirmed to the California Water Commission by a 26-7 vote after supportive remarks from Senator Becker, who cited her experience on the Belmont City Council and the Air Resources Board. The body also approved the Senate journals, pulled SCR 124 from the consent agenda, and announced upcoming committee hearings after adjournment.
The remainder of the session was devoted to adjournment-in-memory tributes. Senator Wiener honored Andrea Schroeder, describing her long career in LGBTQ advocacy, women’s leadership, civic service, and political organizing in San Francisco and beyond. Senator Arreguín remembered Country Joe McDonald for his music, anti-war activism, and Berkeley ties, and Senator Hurtado honored Brenda Joe Martin for her community leadership in Lamor and work with local business and civic organizations. The Senate then recessed with plans to reconvene on April 9, 2026.