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NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - Science, Technology and Telecommunications Sep 22nd, 2025

Science, Technology & Telecommunications Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • All nine have passed their NCLEX.
  • We have received a $4 million pass-through committee through Senator Heinrich.
  • Ultimately, what we are doing in the nursing program is working toward helping our students pass their
  • All of our students have passed and are working in the program.
  • So, all of our nine students who have graduated so far have been successful, have passed their NCLEX,
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Insurance Committee May 28th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • In 1996, after the first three assessments over a two-year period, the Legislature passed legislation
  • had talked about, in the mid-1990s there was a Fair Plan assessment, and that led the Legislature to pass
  • And you see SB 11 passed. The Fair Plan now covers farmers.
  • It is a platform and has passed by the Legislature.
  • It is a platform and has passed by the Legislature.
Summary: The Assembly Insurance Committee held an oversight hearing on the California Fair Plan, focused on the plan’s rapid growth, its financial stability after the January Southern California wildfires, and its role as the insurer of last resort. Fair Plan officials explained that the plan was created in 1968, is a not-for-profit involuntary association of licensed property insurers, and is intended to be a temporary safety net until policyholders can return to the admitted market. They emphasized that the plan is not a state agency or taxpayer-funded, but is regulated by the Department of Insurance and supported by member-company assessments if claims exceed available funds. Victoria Roach and Armand Feliciano said the Fair Plan has grown sharply since 2018 and especially after market pullbacks by major insurers, reaching about 575,000 policies and roughly $600 billion in exposure by spring 2025. They noted that growth is increasingly occurring in lower wildfire-risk areas, where the plan can sometimes be cheaper than the voluntary market, and said this undermines depopulation back into the private market. They also discussed recent policy expansions, including coverage for farms, higher residential and commercial limits, and pending or proposed changes such as AB 290, SB 525, and AB 226, which would add tools like a line of credit and bond access. A major portion of the hearing addressed the January wildfire losses and the plan’s financial response. Fair Plan officials said they assessed member insurers for $1 billion after determining claims and cash flow would exceed available resources, and that the process was approved quickly and paid smoothly, with more than 80% of the assessment collected within 10 days. They also described the reinsurance tower, the plan’s limited surplus, and the need for actuarially sound rates to reduce future reliance on assessments. On claims handling, they said the plan has received over 5,500 claims from the fires, has paid more than $2.9 billion so far, expects total payments near $4 billion, and has focused on advancing payments quickly for total losses and other urgent needs. Members questioned the plan’s solvency, the growth in non-wildfire areas, claim denials, smoke-loss coverage, and how depopulation works. Roach said most closed claims without payment were duplicates rather than denials, and that smoke claims require direct physical loss under the policy, with coverage determined case by case. Public commenters from the California Building Industry Association and the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of California said the Fair Plan’s growth reflects a weak voluntary market, inadequate rates, and insurer fear of future assessments, and urged support for rate increases and AB 226. The hearing concluded with no vote, but with a commitment from Fair Plan officials to follow up on unanswered questions and continue providing more transparency through public data and website disclosures.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Human Services May 6th, 2025

Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • If we make the investment to take this on—I want to emphasize that I don't want it to fail.
  • In the home, there was no way it was going to pass inspection.
  • The bill has no fiscal note and passes. Senate with unanimous support.
  • It has no fiscal note, passed the Senate unanimously, and is an easy measure that will go a long way
  • Recommendation that it do pass and be printed. The clerk will call the roll: Chair Hull, Aye.
Bills: SB596 , SB961 , SB1398 , SB1183 , SB1952
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Apr 23rd, 2025

Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

Transcript Highlights:
  • In 2019, a law was passed requiring school districts and other governmental entities to give architects
  • talking about is... ...efficiency, cost savings, which was the original intent of the bill that was passed
  • Actual harm occurs when the defendant either misrepresented material information, failed to comply with
  • Correct, but if this bill passes, will that make it easier for you to...?
  • And subsection F was passed in 1989 as an amendment to the turnover statute.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Health Committee Meeting - 2025-04-07

Health Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Sometimes we pass laws here, whether on a state or federal level, that are well-intentioned.
  • Chair, I'd like to pass to my testimony. Thank you, Representative.
  • Public policy is failing. There's no guardrails on social media. I think that we will look back.
  • Please pass this bill. Thank you. Ms.
  • Chair, Representative Gilman, so we passed a law last year that included definitions of social media
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Public Safety Committee Meeting - 2025-04-01

Public Safety Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • That vital information is passed along up the chain, and a determination is made as far as whether or
  • I'll also note that 36 other states have passed criminal penalties in state law for kickbacks, so we.
  • hope we can get this moved today, and that's essentially just to make sure that this piece does get passed
  • in the event that we've got some issues passing the larger bill, of course, but I expect no issues that
  • When supervision fails, revocations increase, placing additional strain on jails, courts, and correctional
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

WAM-PSM, WAM-AEN Informational Briefings 01-07-2025

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • We passed the law that says you cannot have these big trucks from a certain time, and that they cannot
  • The legislature passed a bill that's now law on Silver Alert, correct?
  • uh a bill DL the legislature passed uh a bill that's<00:36:43.800><c> now</c><00:36:44.000><c> law</
  • <01:34:08.320><c> it</c><01:34:08.520><c> the</c><01:34:08.800><c> fire</c> passed it the fire passed
  • the bill that had 20 million passed the bill that had 20 million so<01:46:07.560><c> those</c><01:46
Keywords: 912, senate, all
Summary: The committee heard budget testimony first from the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Director Tommy Johnson outlined short-term goals to reduce overcrowding, improve living and working conditions, fill vacancies, expand mental health services, and update the correctional master plan. He said the department is still dealing with severe overcrowding at facilities such as OCCC and HCCC, with 947 people at OCCC against a design capacity of 628, and noted 938 inmates are currently housed on the mainland because of temporary repairs at Halawa. He also reported progress on staffing, saying the correctional officer vacancy rate has dropped from 34.3% to 24% through expanded recruitment. The department’s major budget request was $30 million for planning and design for a new Old Triple C project, along with other requests for re-entry services, identification documents, security systems, radios, sink-toilet modules, and trauma-informed care. Members asked about the timing and scope of the OCCC project, courtroom space in new facilities, and the department’s plan to use the funding to improve re-entry and reduce recidivism. The committee then heard from the Department of Law Enforcement on a wide range of priorities. The department described requests to expand agricultural crime enforcement, traffic enforcement, illegal fireworks enforcement, and facilities such as a police building at the DKI airport, a state training center, and new police facilities in central and Leeward Oahu. It also discussed a major IT request for a statewide law enforcement and critical infrastructure notification platform, plus funding for grants management, the Wahiawa Civic Center and court complex, the prescription monitoring program, narcotics enforcement operations, and the narcotics lab. A significant portion of the discussion focused on a proposed traffic enforcement program for commercial vehicle inspections, speeding, and DUI enforcement, which the department said would be funded with federal dollars and would operate concurrently with county police. Committee members questioned whether the effort duplicated county jurisdiction and how the program would be trained and staffed. Members also pressed the department on salary disparities for deputy sheriffs and related vacancies, and the department said the administration was working on a supplemental agreement and placeholder funding to address the issue. Additional discussion covered agricultural crime staffing, the Silver Alert program, and expansion of the forensic lab to handle explosives, firearms, and related evidence. No votes were taken in the portion provided, and the meeting moved from the corrections presentation to the law enforcement budget review with questions and answers throughout.
WA
Transcript Highlights:
  • So that bill was not going to pass. It was... So that bill was not going to pass.
  • So that bill was not going to pass.
  • Please pass this so that we can allow that.
  • HB 2417 is sound policy, is carefully drafted, and is ready to pass.
  • Chair rules the bill has passed subject to signatures.
Summary: The committee began by suspending the five-day notice rule for Senate Gubernatorial Appointment 9066 and then heard confirmation testimony from Megan Matthews, director of the Washington State Office of Equity. Matthews described the office’s growth, its work with agencies and communities, and efforts on data, contracting, and statewide outreach. Senator Hasegawa raised concerns about the Office of Equity’s relationship to ethnic commissions and whether it should remain internally focused, while other members praised Matthews’ statewide presence. The committee also heard confirmation testimony for Women’s Commission appointees Reedy Miu Kapade and Kiana Daniels, both of whom emphasized their experience serving women and girls and their commitment to the commission’s work; both appointments were noted as coming up for a vote the following week. The committee then heard House Bill 2309, which would prohibit the civil service classification plan from requiring a postgraduate degree as the only way to show qualifications unless required by law. Supporters, including the sponsor, OFM, and public witnesses, said the bill would remove barriers to state employment and broaden applicant pools. House Bill 2249 would add certain Washington Technology Solutions network and security systems employees to civil service coverage; the sponsor said it would resolve a narrow inequity affecting about 20 workers, while WOTEC said it needed flexibility to recruit and retain technical talent and asked to be involved in further changes. Substitute House Bill 2411 would expand shared leave to employees affected by hate crimes or immigration enforcement actions involving themselves or family members; supporters cited a state worker detained at the border and said the bill would help employees through extraordinary hardships, while opponents warned about abuse and objected to extending benefits in immigration-related cases. Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1916, dealing with voter registration challenges and list maintenance, drew strong support from voting-rights groups and county election officials who said it would curb mass, bad-faith challenges and protect eligible voters, especially naturalized citizens, students, military members, and voters of color. The Secretary of State’s office and county auditors also raised concerns about ambiguity in parts of the bill, including who may challenge registrations and how deceased voters are removed from the rolls. House Bill 2417 would add a victim’s bill of rights to the Washington Code of Military Justice, aligning state military justice with federal protections; the Military Department and veterans advocates supported it as a consistency and fairness measure. Finally, the committee took executive action on Second Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1541, which changes the membership and selection criteria for the Veterans Affairs Advisory Committee, and advanced it to the Rules Committee on a due pass recommendation.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Environmental Safety Committee and Toxic Materials Committee Jul 15th, 2025

Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials

Transcript Highlights:
  • This bill has come so far that it really deserves to be passed.
  • The motion is do pass as admitted to the. Committee on Appropriations, Connolly? Aye.
  • First, for example, should the bill pass, the Water Boards would be able to continue.
  • The definition of a molecule of PTFE is it was going to pass through the human body.
  • Okay, that matter passes. We will leave it open for missing members. No, that's good.
Keywords: 988, house, all
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

Regulated Industries Mar 12th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • But everybody was OK to pass unanimous in the House and the But everybody was OK to pass unanimous in
  • The bill should pass this committee. So it forces a conversation about certain things.
  • a resolution >> Miami-dade in January of 2025, passed a resolution unanimously.
  • And you would think that they that would be passed on to consumers.
  • We're talking about billions of dollars that gets passed on to our rate payers.
Keywords: 999, senate, all
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Can you pass those out, Jeffrey?
  • Last year, after this bill passed the Senate and after it passed the House, I wrote a veto letter.
  • In 1999, when SB7 passed.
  • The legislature has passed...
  • Can it be broken out or passed? I'm not sure.
Bills: SB388 , SB455 , SB917 , SB925 , SB1006
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Session (Full Formal with Calendar) Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am

Massachusetts Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Chief of Bolton passed away unexpectedly on October 5, 2025.
  • Some of those overrides will fail.
  • If the override passes, they'll be required to properly fund education.
  • So we created these pass-through entity mechanisms.
  • The question comes on passing the bill to be engrossed.
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Senate took up a higher education capital bond bill, House 4769, and considered a long series of amendments focused largely on campus facilities, housing, and related policy issues. Many amendments were adopted, including funding or project language for MassBay Community College HVAC and window replacement, Massachusetts Maritime Academy, Springfield Technical Community College, Cape Cod Community College nursing/allied health expansion and housing-related land use, Worcester State University and Quinsigamond Community College, Middlesex Community College, Salem State’s Sullivan Building, Roxbury Community College’s Center for Economic and Social Justice, UMass Boston’s Manning College of Nursing and Health Sciences, and several Massachusetts State College Building Authority updates. Some amendments were rejected, including proposals on a sustainable hand hygiene incentive program, unlocking housing on surplus land, a Senator Bill Owen Center designation, Urban College of Boston, and a board membership change. A number of amendments were held or withdrawn during the process. A major debate centered on an amendment by Senator Tarr to dedicate $300 million of surtax revenue to K-12 education, framed as a response to Chapter 70 funding concerns and the need to modernize school aid. Supporters argued that local districts face rising costs and that the state should set aside fair share revenue for school funding and future school building investments. Opponents said the bill was the wrong vehicle and noted the Commonwealth already dedicates substantial surtax revenue to K-12 programs. The amendment was defeated by roll call. Tarr also offered amendments on a safety valve for surtax revenue declines, equity analysis of surtax allocations, bond covenant requirements, and Chapter 62F taxpayer protections; those were not adopted. The Senate also adopted a separate amendment on AP credit policies at public higher education institutions, though the transcript reflects some procedural confusion around that vote. After completing amendments, the Senate ordered the bill to a third reading and then passed it to be engrossed by a recorded vote of 38-0. Senators then adopted several extension orders giving committees additional time to report on pending bills, including Environment and Natural Resources and Municipalities and Regional Government. The chamber also adopted an order to meet again the following Monday at 11 a.m. The session concluded with a unanimous memorial adjournment in honor of Bolton Police Chief Luke Hamburger, followed by a brief statement recognizing Rare Disease Day and the challenges faced by patients seeking diagnosis and treatment.
MA
Transcript Highlights:
  • they would raise costs for the agency and be passed on to the private-pay consumer.
  • I hope that you will consider passing this important piece of legislation. Thank you.
  • I hope that you will consider passing this important piece of legislation. Thank you very much.
  • Because you never want to pass a bill with unintended consequences.
  • And you brought a lot more meaning to passing this bill as well.
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Joint Committee on Aging and Independence held a hearing on several bills, led by Chair Tom Stanley and Senate Chair Patricia Jehlen. The committee first heard testimony on H. 765/S. 487, an act relative to councils on aging, which would update outdated statutory language and allow directors of councils on aging to make staffing decisions when a council is structured as an advisory body. Representative Donahue and Betsy Connell of the Massachusetts Association of Councils on Aging said the change reflects how most councils now operate and would resolve conflicts like the one that arose in Sherborn. Members asked about whether the bill would affect town managers, volunteer roles, and whether the language should more clearly exempt informal volunteer help; supporters said the bill is aimed at municipal staffing structures, not unpaid volunteer assistance. The committee then took extensive testimony on H. 789/S. 470, an act to improve Massachusetts home care, which would create a statewide licensure system for non-medical home care agencies and entities. Julie Watt, Jay Krillovich, Betsy Krimmins, Lisa Gargoni, Tim Foley, and several providers and advocates supported the bill, arguing that licensure would establish baseline standards for background checks, training, service plans, insurance, complaint procedures, and labor-law compliance, while helping consumers identify legitimate providers and reducing fraud and abuse. Several witnesses described problems with unlicensed or poorly supervised providers, and family members and dementia advocates emphasized the need for dementia-specific training and better oversight for vulnerable clients. Tim Foley also raised concerns about private equity’s growing role in home care and said stronger regulation is needed to protect consumers and workers. Committee members focused on practical questions about the bill’s scope, including whether it would reach informal paid helpers, volunteers, or people doing occasional household tasks, and what agency would enforce the rules. Supporters said the bill is intended to cover entities advertising home care services, not unpaid volunteer help, though they acknowledged regulators would need to work out details. John Sneeth of Tribute Home Care offered a more cautious view, saying licensure should not unduly burden smaller providers or reduce competition, and that enforcement would be key. The hearing also included testimony from the Alzheimer’s Association and family caregivers, who strongly supported the bill’s dementia-training provisions and described how trained caregivers improved safety and quality of life for people living with Alzheimer’s and dementia. At the end of the hearing, the committee also heard support for H. 778/S. 473, regarding the Commission on LGBTQ Aging, with Lisa Krinsky urging funding for a full-time director and continued support for the commission’s strategic plan. After public testimony concluded, the committee adjourned the hearing by motion and voice vote.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
  • And so, we invited her to testify about the law she passed.
  • Um, we invited the the law she passed.
  • </c><00:09:22.120><c> the</c> office played not only in passing the office played not only in passing
  • </c> passed Congress with Republican support. passed Congress with Republican support.
  • The motion fails, and the subpoena will not be issued.
Keywords: 1183, house
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Insurance Mar 25th, 2026

Insurance

Transcript Highlights:
  • We pass this bill out of committee, it will reduce premiums for some homeowners insurance.
  • In the same bill, 1892.2 was passed.
  • In the same bill, we need more time, in the same bill, ...was passed.
  • And I could tell you that before all these bills got passed, and they've been passed over the last two
  • I think if we pass this, you're encouraging, as Rep.
Committee: House Insurance
Summary: The House Committee on Insurance met on March 25 and took up House Bill 577 by Representative Glorioso, which would change Louisiana’s bad-faith insurance penalty language from a flat 50% to “up to 50%,” giving judges discretion to award a lower penalty in cases involving minor or technical delays. Glorioso argued the bill would correct an omission from the 2024 consolidation of the bad-faith statutes, reduce unnecessary litigation over nominal delays, and potentially help lower reinsurance and homeowners’ insurance costs. Committee members questioned whether the change would weaken consumer protections or reward insurer misconduct, especially in catastrophe claims after storms, and whether any real rate relief would follow. Opposition testimony came from the Louisiana Association of Justice and Real Reform Louisiana. They argued the current penalty provisions are important guardrails that help force timely payment and fair handling of claims, especially after hurricanes, and that the bill would reduce deterrence without producing meaningful premium reductions. They also said insurers already have substantial time and procedural protections under the law, and that penalties are rarely awarded but serve as leverage in settlement negotiations. Supporters and the Department of Insurance said Louisiana’s penalty structure is an outlier compared with other states and that the bill could make the market more competitive, though the department said it did not have court data on bad-faith judgments and could not quantify the bill’s effect on rates. After debate, Representative Glorioso closed by saying he was open to further language changes but asked the committee to advance the bill. The committee then voted 10 yeas and 6 nays to report House Bill 577 favorably. Afterward, the committee moved on to the next item, House Bill 955.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Insurance Mar 25th, 2026

Insurance

Transcript Highlights:
  • You've testified that if we pass this bill out of committee, it will reduce the premiums, We pass this
  • In the same bill, 1892.2 was passed.
  • And I could tell you that before all these bills got passed, and they've been passed over the last two
  • I think if we pass this, you're encouraging, as Rep.
  • I think if we pass this, you're encouraging, as Rep.
Committee: House Insurance
Keywords: 965, house, all
ID

Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Legislative Session Day 52 Mar 4th, 2026

Idaho House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The motion passed; the journal is approved.
  • Or the two-thirds of the body, 47 votes to pass.
  • The question is: House Concurrent Resolution No. 31 pass the House.
  • That motion passes.
  • That motion passes.
Summary: The House convened with a quorum, approved the March 4, 2026 journal, and received notice of a substitute appointment for Legislative District 32. Much of the day was devoted to Idaho Day ceremonies, including prayers, the Pledge of Allegiance, a performance of the national anthem, and remarks honoring Idaho history and former Representative Lyndon Bateman, who was remembered as the founder of Idaho Day and a longtime advocate for cursive, history, and civic education. Guest speakers included historian Justin Vipperman, who spoke about liberty, self-government, and Idaho’s frontier development, and former Attorney General David Leroy, who praised Bateman’s public service and legacy. Members also shared personal tributes before the chamber considered a memorial resolution in Bateman’s honor. The House suspended the rules by a two-thirds vote and adopted House Concurrent Resolution 31, recognizing and commending the lifetime achievements of Lyndon Bateman. The resolution passed 68-0 with two absent and excused, and was sent to the Senate. The chamber also received and referred several Senate messages and committee reports, including bills and resolutions on transportation, agriculture, commerce, state affairs, resources, and other topics. New measures were introduced on issues such as minors and library protections, tax exemptions, stable coins, parental rights and child custody, county fair boards, vehicle license plates, honey industry regulation, and Idaho Digital Learning Academy governance. Several bills and resolutions were placed on the second reading calendar, including measures on elections, environmental quality, hazardous waste, transportation, vehicle titles, industrial hemp, Medicaid managed care, Medicare, and appropriations. House Bill 750 was moved to general orders, and the remaining third-reading bills were held one legislative day. The House also announced committee schedule changes, upcoming events tied to Idaho Day and other advocacy groups, and a reminder about project submissions. The chamber adjourned until 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, March 5, 2026.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Commerce Committee Meeting - 2025-04-02

Commerce Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • House File 1545, as amended, is a bill that is related to the liquor bill that this committee passed
  • I'm going to turn it over to be passed. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
  • Something I heard from GTI and Vireo is that we need this to pass to pay our employees.
  • I appreciate you all, and I vote no to pass this amendment. Thank you. Thank you, sir.
  • This was a central struggle of House File 100 when we passed it in 2023.
Bills: HF1545 , HF2426 , HF1615 , HF2403
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Apr 2nd, 2025

Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

Transcript Highlights:
  • Then that argument, uh, fails, and I, I, I don't distrust Ms.
  • So if this bill passes, You would expect the cost to go down?
  • But we, I'm also in agreement that we want something passed in this front this year.
  • And therefore I encourage the committee to pass the bill.
  • My only question is, y'all know, obviously the legislature has to pass these.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 2/18/26

Public Safety Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • And the reason why I'm fairly confident that this, if this was passed as it is, it would not be in any
  • And the reason why I'm fairly confident that this, if this was passed as it is, it would not be in any
  • Representative Hudson: I failed to see the complication. It's pretty simple.
  • </c><01:29:12.080><c> I</c><01:29:13.199><c> failed</c><01:29:13.520><c> to</c><01:29:13.679><c> see<
  • I failed to see Representative Pinto. I failed to see the<01:29:14.080><c> complication.
Bills: HF1567 , HF2809 , HF3380