Transcript Highlights:

• </c> bury our head in the sand and abandon bury our head in the sand and abandon the<04:49:42.958><c>
• If we withdraw our support and abandon democracy defenders, we cede this ground to autocratic regimes
• </c> If we withdraw our support and abandon If we withdraw our support and abandon democracy<04:55:40.718
• It took decades for the EPA to declare the mines a Superfund site, leaving the land poisoned.
• to produce plutonium for Hanford site to produce plutonium for nuclear<08:29:10.240><c> weapons.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, January 14, 2026, 1012, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Currently there are over 200 collection sites statewide.
• Collection sites are a mix of municipal and retail locations.
• Currently, there are 290 year-round collection sites.
• Private and public entities can participate in collection sites.
• Collection sites are a mix of municipal and retail locations.

Committee: House Environment & Energy

Keywords: 904, all

Transcript Highlights:

• That's the site of the murder.
• And he said, get ready to abandon ship.
• Five of them are buried together in a mass grave site in Arlington.
• And uh matter of site in Arlington.
• </c><05:06:43.680><c> New</c> abandoning the Constitution and New abandoning the Constitution and New

Committee: House State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• These invasive insects and pests, such as navel orange worm and carpophilus beetle, harbor in abandoned
• While we understand no one wants to abandon an orchard or vineyard, it's...
• For example, in Fresno County, a pension firm purchased and subsequently abandoned...
• For example, in Fresno County, a pension firm purchased and subsequently abandoned 7,000 acres of trees
• The cost to abate the property by removing the abandoned trees and vines would have been between $2,000

Summary: The Assembly Committee on Agriculture met with an initial quorum delay, then heard four items: AJR 6 on protecting federal funding for the Local Food for Schools and Child Care program, AB 732 on abandoned agricultural land, AB 1042 on honeybee health, and consent item AB 1506. The chair reviewed hearing procedures and public comment rules before moving through the file in order. AJR 6, authored by Assemblymember Aguiar-Curry, urged federal officials to preserve funding for local food programs that connect California farmers with school meals and food banks. Supporters, including a farm owner and a school nutrition director, said the program benefits children’s nutrition, helps small farms, and strengthens local economies. There was no opposition, and the committee members who were present voted to adopt the resolution; later absent members were added, bringing it to eight votes and sending it out. AB 732, by Assemblymember Macedo, would give county agricultural commissioners a faster enforcement tool against abandoned or neglected orchards and vineyards by allowing civil penalties instead of relying only on liens. Testimony from growers and a county agricultural commissioner described pest infestations, economic losses, and high abatement costs tied to neglected land, and the bill was presented as a response to SGMA-related fallowing and low commodity prices. The committee voted due pass to the Judiciary Committee, and after absent members were added it also reached eight votes. AB 1042, by Assemblymember Ransom, proposed a Managed Honeybee Health Program with grants, research, technical assistance, and an expanded advisory committee to support pollinators essential to California crops. Witnesses from the fresh fruit and beekeeping sectors emphasized that bee declines threaten crop production and the broader agricultural economy. The committee voted due pass to Appropriations, and the bill ultimately received eight votes. The consent calendar item, AB 1506, was also approved and sent to Appropriations.

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• of page 42 was added that's verifier that's the top of page 42 which is a lens inserted in a peep site
• on a compound bow that makes it easier for a shooter to see the pins in their bow site section 200 changes
• or wolf hunting on private property within one-half mile of an active department big game feeding site
• anyone who witnesses a grizzly bear over a black bear bait to immediately report it, stop using the site
• anyone who witnesses a grizzly bear over a black bear bait to immediately report it, stop using the site

Summary: The committee heard three Idaho Department of Fish and Game rule dockets tied to the governor’s zero-based regulation process. The first docket updated licensing and tag rules, including a new non-resident draw framework for deer and elk, added turkey-related landowner hunt provisions, clarified disability certification and refunds, consolidated moved language, changed the acreage threshold for certain landowner hunts to 79 acres, and adjusted several controlled-hunt and special-tag provisions. The second docket was a repeal of a chapter that had been moved into the big game rules, and the committee approved both that repeal and the licensing docket without opposition. The bulk of the meeting focused on Docket 13-01-08-24-01, which revised big game hunting rules and included a major package of technology restrictions. Fish and Game staff explained that the changes came from a Hunting and Advanced Technology working group and public comment, and would prohibit or limit certain uses of smart optics, transmitting trail cameras, thermal imaging, night vision, drones, and aircraft in big game hunting, while carving out exceptions for some uses such as backcountry pilots and certain wolf-management activities. Staff also described related changes to archery, muzzleloader, electronic tagging, motorized hunting, bait, herd-health kill authorizations, and grizzly-bear bait reporting. Testimony was sharply divided: supporters said the rules protect fair chase, preserve hunting opportunity, and prevent technology from eroding hunting tradition; opponents argued the restrictions would hinder wolf control, create legal problems, and unfairly limit tools for predator hunters and landowners. After extensive testimony and questions, Senator Conowitz moved to adopt the big game docket except for the technology-related subsections on page 56, citing constitutional and statutory concerns. That substitute motion failed on a 4-5 roll call vote. The committee then voted on the full docket, but instead of taking final action, members ultimately moved to hold Docket 13-01-08-24-01 subject to call of the chair. The meeting ended without final approval or rejection of that docket.

Transcript Highlights:

• of page 42 was added that's verifier that's the top of page 42 which is a lens inserted in a peep site
• on a compound bow that makes it easier for a shooter to see the pins in their bow site section 200 changes
• or wolf hunting on private property within one-half mile of an active department big game feeding site
• anyone who witnesses a grizzly bear over a black bear bait to immediately report it, stop using the site
• advocacy groups to come in and take that opportunity to enact restrictions or even perhaps result in abandoning

Committee: Senate Resources and Environment

Keywords: 989, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So I just want to make sure... that any restrictions on site location should be determined by some sort
• It can use abandoned oil and gas wells or newly drilled wells.
• inflexible distance, and I think you heard almost that half mile, severely restricts the ability to site
• those in the International Fire Code and CP855 and UL9540, provide critical requirements based for siting
• Wouldn't this severely limit the site selection available? Yeah, this seems to be one facility.

Bills: HB551 , HB 1281 , HB1378 , HB1617 , HB2868 , HB2881 , HB3374 , HB4439 , HB4726 , HB4732 , HB4878 , HB4914 , HB4921 , HB4958 , HB5200 , HB5318 , HB5360 , HB5402 , HB5568 , HB5573 , HB5623 , HJR218

Committee: House State Affairs

Keywords: political contributions, address privacy, Texas Ethics Commission, election transparency, campaign finance, international organizations, World Health Organization, jurisdiction, state law, enforcement, United Nations, World Economic Forum, attorney general, Texas attorney general, state sovereignty, legal enforcement, Texas Attorney General, electric energy storage, municipal regulation, county regulation

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• They are on-site in supportive housing to really kind of wrap around services to meet the given population
• barriers, including maybe substance abuse or mental health issues, to really have a case manager on-site
• . ...site to really help kind of guide them in their unique path forward.
• They may collect user data through site visits, newsletter sign-ups, and advertising tools.
• whether we want to backfill these essential programs and services that the federal government has abandoned

Committee: House Taxes

Transcript Highlights:

• Instead of protecting women, AB 54 abandons them to dangerous, solitary, and traumatic abortions, and
• The fear of federal agents is now pervasive at our school sites, not only for undocumented students and
• CCPA gives you the right to opt out of data sharing, but you generally have to do it site by site, app
• Additionally, if a rental car has left the country without authorization, or if the car is abandoned
• It is now most SAF producers are looking at siting out of state.

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several bills related to reproductive access, child safety online, immigration enforcement in schools, health privacy, location data, digital provenance, reparations, and age assurance. AB 54 would protect the medication abortion supply chain and shield providers and others from liability; AB 1137 would strengthen reporting and enforcement tools for child sexual abuse material on social media; AB 49 would limit ICE activity at California public schools; AB 82 would expand privacy and safety protections for gender-affirming care patients and providers; AB 1355 would restrict the collection, use, and sale of precise location data; AB 853 would expand provenance requirements for AI-generated and authentic content; AB 62 would create a pathway for restitution for racially biased eminent domain takings; and AB 1043 would create a device-based age assurance framework for online services. Supporters generally framed the bills as necessary responses to current harms: reproductive rights advocates emphasized California’s role as a safe haven; child safety witnesses described the persistence and re-victimization caused by CSAM online; immigrant rights and education advocates said schools should remain safe from immigration enforcement; health and LGBTQ+ advocates stressed privacy and safety risks tied to tracking and harassment; privacy and consumer groups backed limits on location data and stronger provenance tools; and reparations advocates said AB 62 would help address historic injustices. Opposition came from family policy, tech, business, law enforcement, and industry groups, who raised concerns about safety claims, constitutional issues, implementation burdens, transparency, law enforcement access, and the need to preserve existing privacy frameworks and voluntary standards. The committee members largely expressed support for the policy goals while noting implementation concerns on some measures. Several members asked for or were offered coauthor status on bills. AB 1137, AB 54, AB 49, AB 82, AB 1355, AB 853, and AB 62 all received do-pass votes to Appropriations, with some members voting no or not voting on certain bills. AB 1355 and AB 853 were advanced with amendments or ongoing work promised with opponents, and AB 1043 was presented with discussion of possible amendments on parental consent and age assurance details, though the transcript cuts off before final action on that bill.

Transcript Highlights:

• At the same time as we abandon harmful education policies... ...from two decades ago, it's also good
• He came to us and spoke of a partnership, adding tools and resources, and that DESE would not abandon
• He came to us and spoke of a partnership, adding tools and resources, and that DESE would not abandon
• We have social workers, counselors, and nurses at every school site who help address families' needs
• Closing testimony on H. 537, an act relative to school site councils and the district parent advisory

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Education

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Education heard testimony on several bills centered on school accountability, receivership, graduation requirements, charter school access, community schools, school libraries, and student voting rights. Much of the discussion focused on the Thrive Act, S. 374, which would end state receivership and change the state’s accountability approach. Supporters, including educators, parents, advocacy groups, and students, argued that receivership has not improved outcomes in districts such as Lawrence, Holyoke, Southbridge, Boston, and the Dever, and that local communities should have more control, with greater emphasis on community schools, wraparound services, and broader measures of school quality. They also supported related bills on community schools and school library standards, and several witnesses backed a bill to expand student representative voting rights on school committees. Opponents of S. 374, especially charter school leaders, parents, students, and some education advocates, focused on Section 4 of the bill, which would change the charter school net school spending cap in the lowest-performing districts. They argued that the provision would reduce access to charter seats in communities where families are seeking more options, and that schools such as Roxbury Prep, Excel Academy, Brook, Veritas Prep, and Libertas Academy have produced strong results for students, including students of color, low-income students, and students with special needs. Several witnesses said the section would force schools to shrink or close and would remove opportunities for families in districts with long waitlists. Committee members questioned witnesses on both the effectiveness of receivership and the charter school cap language. Chair Lewis and Chair Gordon emphasized the need for a better accountability system and noted concerns about whether current measures, including MCAS-based designations, accurately reflect school quality. Some witnesses said they had discussed the possibility of removing Section 4 from the Thrive Act and suggested it might be addressed in separate charter reform legislation. No votes were taken during the hearing; testimony was received and the committee later closed testimony on S. 374 and several related bills before moving on to the student voting rights bill, S. 367.

Transcript Highlights:

• The abandonment of a dog or cat is included in the definition of cruelty.
• We are pulling abandonment out of the cruelty definition, specifically defining abandonment of a dog
• Right now, it's a cruelty abandon, not a current crime.
• So if you abandon a dog or cat and that dog or cat dies, it becomes a felony under the abandonment definition
• We want to ensure that animals are not abandoned in the first place.

Bills: SB64 , HB249

Committee: House Agriculture and Forestry

Keywords: SB64, Alabama, state waters, public waters, aquatic plants, aquatic vegetation, lake management, waterway maintenance, environmental regulation, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, DCNR, commercial contractors, vegetation removal, mowing aquatic plants, uprooting plants, Class C misdemeanor, fine, water quality, invasive species, lakes

Transcript Highlights:

• Alex didn't abandon a flourishing young life for the internet; rather, the offline institutions that
• Alex didn't abandon a flourishing young life for the internet, rather the offline institutions that provided
• If you read some of the disclosures on these sites, they often tell you that they optimize for what they
• There are four California recruitment sites, including Children's Hospital of Los Angeles, UCLA, UC San

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I have also witnessed industry players that seek to site projects in historically disinvested communities
• such as CAF and now is facing an urgent need for continued funding so the work does not risk being abandoned
• such as CAF and now is facing an urgent need of continued funding so the work does not risk being abandoned
• this industry in a really meaningful way with the innovation campus, but it has an opportunity to site

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• decades will be those that remain open, trusted, and connected, protecting their values without abandoning
• decades will be those that remain open, trusted, and connected, protecting their values without abandoning
• don't say where the drug is coming from, who made it, and that it was actually from an FDA-inspected site
• don't say where the drug is coming from who made it and that it was actually from an FDA inspected site

Bills: HB2746 , HB2750 , HB2765 , HB4036

Committee: House International Trade

Keywords: trade offices, committee, Arizona commerce authority, stakeholder input, efficiency, Arizona-Sonora, Sonora, Mexico, trade commission, cross-border trade, bilateral trade, international trade, economic development, foreign relations, border economy, investment, infrastructure, business exchange, academic exchange, legislative commission

Transcript Highlights:

• EXAMPLE IS TORTURE THAT IS IMAGINE IF THERE WAS A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT PROPOSED TO ELIMINATE OR ABANDON
• THIS LANGUAGE IS AGNOSTIC AS TO THE SITE OF PETITION SPONSOR IS.
• THIS LANGUAGE IS AGNOSTIC AS TO THE SITE OF THE ISSUE AND I FEEL LIKE I DO MANY TIMES WITH ELECTION ISSUES
• REMOTE FLORIDIANS FROM THESE MEETINGS AND ABANDON THEM FROM ENTERING THE BUILDING.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• A camp is any dedicated site in the state of Alabama where campers temporarily gather for recreation,
• on which the camp property, or the site on which the camp is<02:23:58.080><c> located.
• </c> member training records, and the on-site member training records, and the on-site availability<03
• or other other deterioration of the site or other other improvements,<03:22:01.840><c> diversity</c>
• </c> deterioration of structures or site deterioration of structures or site improvements<03:23:03.680

Keywords: 920, all

Summary: The meeting included a Senate recognition ceremony honoring the Winona High School boys basketball team for winning the 2026 Alabama High School Athletic Association 5A state championship. A resolution was read commending the team for its 101-40 victory over Silicag, noting the team’s record-setting performance, Brendan Davis’s MVP honor, the contributions of other players, and Coach Cedric Lane’s leadership. Senators and the lieutenant governor praised the players’ sportsmanship, the school community, and the team’s historic season, and copies of the resolution were presented to the team, coaches, and administrators. Several guests and school representatives also spoke briefly, including the coach and principal, who thanked the Senate and noted the team’s success and the principal’s retirement after 35 years. After the recognition, the Senate returned to session and adopted the Committee on Rules report setting the special order calendar. The calendar included Senate Bill 99 on the Ten Commandments, Senate Bill 298 on Class 3 municipalities, House Bill 381 on camp safety, Senate Bill 370 on tax increment districts, Senate Bill 363 on the Department of Economic and Community Affairs, House Bill 466 on firefighters, House Bill 95 on elections, House Bill 259 on stablecoin, and Senate Bill 342 on education. The chamber then took up SB 99, sponsored by Senators Kelly and Sessions. Senator Kelly described the bill as requiring local school boards to display the Ten Commandments, together with founding documents such as the Declaration of Independence, Constitution, Bill of Rights, and Alabama Constitution preamble, in certain history classrooms and common areas for grades five through 12, using donated displays and funds when available. He said the bill was intended as a historical and educational measure, not religious instruction, and emphasized the inclusion of a disclaimer stating Alabama is not establishing a religion. After extended debate and a petition to close debate from the Rules Committee, the Senate voted on the bill by long roll and passed SB 99, with the recorded vote announced as 30 yeas and 4 nays.

Transcript Highlights:

• I believe he also has some abandoned schools, quite similar to Raton, so we think that we can do it.
• We currently have records, excuse me, we currently have paper records stored. off-site at a facility,
• and so we are transitioning all of those back on-site, going through them and then making sure that
• and then be accessible with all the other initiatives that IT is doing where integrating services on-site
• the flexibility we've liked with staff returning to work, especially with having most of our FTEs on-site

Committee: House Public School Capital Outlay Oversight Task Force

Transcript Highlights:

• There needs to be some kind of regulation when it comes to abandonment and further abuse to the sole
• There needs to be some kind of regulation when it comes to abandonment and further abuse to the sole
• So all the female users of the site were doxed. Thank you, yes. Thanks for being here. Thank you.
• When the contract is canceled, boom, now they're out of a cultivation site.
• When the contract is canceled, boom, now they're out of a cultivation site.

Summary: The Committee on Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency approved the February 11, 2026 minutes and then heard several bills. SB 1668, dealing with funeral and disposition timelines and related requirements for unborn children and minors, drew emotional testimony from funeral industry representatives and a parent about burdensome deadlines and problems obtaining signatures from an ex-partner; it also drew opposition over language referencing abortion clinics and reproductive freedom. The committee adopted a due-pass recommendation on a 4-3 vote. SB 1286, on veterinary telemedicine prescription limits, was amended to shorten non-antimicrobial prescriptions to 30 days and allow antimicrobial prescriptions for up to 14 days without an in-person exam; veterinarians and industry representatives were neutral with caution or supportive, while opponents warned about overprescribing and inadequate diagnosis. The amended bill passed 4-3. The committee then passed SB 1235, joining the emergency services personnel licensure interstate compact, on a 7-0 vote, with the sponsor describing it as a reciprocity measure for EMTs and paramedics. SB 1446, which changes dialysis social worker documentation from monthly to quarterly to match federal and most state practice, also passed unanimously after support from DaVita. SB 1515, an Industrial Commission cleanup bill that renames positions, removes obsolete private employment office oversight language, and shifts publication of fee schedules online, was amended and passed 7-0. SB 1678, concerning documentation and oversight in health care institutions and group homes for vulnerable adults, was amended to remove a patient-form requirement and instead require DHS investigation when EMS personnel complain that a DNR was not provided; providers moved to neutral or support after the amendment, and the bill passed 6-0 with one not voting. Finally, the committee began hearing SB 1747, which would require social media platforms to terminate accounts for minors under 14 and certain 14- and 15-year-olds without parental consent and impose age-verification and harmful-content restrictions. Opponents from NetChoice, TechNet, and Meta raised privacy, security, and constitutional concerns and argued for app-store-based parental controls instead, while a parents’ advocate supported the bill as a starting point for child safety. The transcript ends during that hearing without a final committee action on SB 1747.

Transcript Highlights:

• We will have higher call abandonment rates.
• We will have higher call abandonment rates.
• </c> will have higher call abandonment rates. will have higher call abandonment rates.
• We don't even have teachers on site. We do have a contract for tutoring.
• We don't even have teachers<01:58:06.560><c> on</c><01:58:06.800><c> site.

Committee: Senate Finance

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Subdivisions are the divisions or re-divisions of land into five or more lots, tracts, parcels, sites
• Can we have an on-site wastewater systems staff report? Thank you, Mr.
• The bill before you is Senate Bill 6291 concerning on-site wastewater treatment system inspections.
• updating, and enforcing the rules that govern the practice of engineering, land surveying, and on-site
• The City of Bellingham has, in an effort to promote infill housing opportunities, eliminated on-site

Summary: The Senate Local Government Committee heard several land use and infrastructure bills. SB 5633 on subdivision of land drew the most discussion: staff described a broad rewrite that would move many subdivision decisions from legislative bodies to administrative personnel, limit or eliminate public hearings for preliminary plats, require notice to nearby landowners, set completeness and 100-day decision timelines, and streamline concurrent review of related permits. Builders, Realtors, and some cities supported the bill as a long-overdue modernization that could reduce delays and housing costs, while county and city representatives raised concerns about eliminating public hearings, implementation details, and local accountability. The committee also heard SB 6274 on street standards and frontage improvements, which would require jurisdictions to identify infrastructure barriers to infill and middle housing and periodically review street and frontage standards; supporters said frontage mandates can make housing infeasible, while local government witnesses warned about conflicts with safety, ADA, and transportation goals. SB 6309 on high-capacity transit permits would let Sound Transit apply for permits before acquiring property and before some land use decisions, and would allow certain development agreements and subdivision exemptions to speed transit delivery; Sound Transit and city representatives supported it, and the committee waived the five-day notice rule to hear it. The committee also took testimony on SB 6279, which would incorporate the wildland-urban interface code into the state building code after statewide wildfire maps are completed and require state and local coordination on defensible space and local amendments. Supporters framed it as needed wildfire resilience planning, while opponents from counties, builders, environmental groups, and local officials argued the bill was premature, too rigid, and potentially inconsistent with environmental laws, local conditions, and insurance realities; several asked for more local flexibility, clearer map processes, and changes to the timing and scope of adoption. SB 6291 would extend from two to four years the period during which local health jurisdiction staff may inspect on-site wastewater systems under supervision before certification; public health officials supported it as a workforce and training fix, saying the current timeline is too short and costly. The committee also heard SB 5903, SB 6016, SB 5820, SB 6132, and SB 6189 in executive session, adopted substitutes on some bills, and advanced SB 6016, SB 5820, SB 6132, and SB 6189 out of committee by due-pass votes, with SB 6016 receiving a substitute and a member noting support but remaining concerns.