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Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Labor & Workplace Standards Jan 28th, 2026 at 08:00 am
Labor & Workplace Standards
Transcript Highlights:
- We have two bills up for public hearing, and I don't see our prime sponsor on one of our bills.
- This was a bill that had a public hearing last session. Should I move to the second bill?
- But my amendment basically adds, or puts back in, that a public works or a public entity could be identified
- So I don't see the reason why we would want to exclude public works as an owner.
- I'm confident that we can do that, reduce costs, and maintain or improve quality.
Committee:
House Labor & Workplace Standards
Keywords:
transparency, industrial insurance, insurance rate increases, financial disclosure, regulatory oversight, unemployment, electronic notices, compensation, digital communication, order processing, workers' compensation, occupational disease, firefighters, fire investigators, law enforcement officers, first responders, heart disease, cardiac conditions, respiratory disease, cancer presumption
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
01/28/2026 - House Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections
Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections
Transcript Highlights:
- Public safety, recovery operations, your EOD guys. We have a job for them.
- They're public institutions, right?
- And secondarily, doesn't that improve voter access when you've got a polling place so close that you
- How long have you been representing your organization and getting involved in public conversations?
- And I want the public to understand.
Committees:
House Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections , House House Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections Committee of Reference
Keywords:
sample ballots, elections, primary election, general election, mailing deadline, ballot mailing, county election officials, board of supervisors, secretary of state, early voting list, election administration, voter information, postal service, USPS processing center, city elections, town elections, special district elections, Arizona election law, ballot proofing, party chair
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans Jan 27th, 2026 at 10:30 am
Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans
Transcript Highlights:
- Today we have executive session first on five bills, and then a public hearing on two bills.
- For the public hearing part of it, as testifiers are called upon to provide testimony, the chair or the
- Having the same meaning as in statutes relating to public employment and civil service.
- On this bill, and also the way it's been amended, I think, has certainly improved it.
- HB 2523 recognizes that repairing this harm is essential to both equity and public safety.
Keywords:
artificial intelligence, AI regulation, algorithmic discrimination, high-risk AI, machine learning, generative AI, synthetic content, impact assessment, risk management policy, consumer protection, civil rights, discrimination, facial recognition, automated decision-making, deployers, developers, Washington RCW, Title 19 RCW, employment, housing
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- For the members and the public, we're going to hold by request Senate Bill 1041 and Senate Bill 11676
- used with no required reduction in pumping, no link to the AMA management plan, and no meaningful public
- The EPA has a clear role in protecting air quality and public health, and courts have acknowledged its
- opposition to protections that matter for Arizona communities facing extreme heat, ozone pollution, and public
Keywords:
electronic monitoring, nursing care, assisted living, resident rights, privacy, consent, surveillance, stormwater, water storage, replenishment credits, groundwater, aquifer, Arizona Revised Statutes, irrigation rights, water duty, water allocation, management areas, Arizona beef council, beef promotion, agricultural marketing
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Community Safety Jan 22nd, 2026 at 08:00 am
Community Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- executive session, where the committee will consider acting on a number of bills we've already held public
- The bill also requires the Office of Public Defense to provide direct representation and consultation
- , into play. ...to educate the public before this would go, you know, into play.
- And I do think that we should be using this time to start that education with the public.
- Other countries have the infrastructure where people can rely on public transportation a lot easier.
Committee:
House Community Safety
Keywords:
DUI, driving under the influence, impaired driving, toxicology, forensic toxicology, breath test, blood test, THC, marijuana, cannabis, alcohol concentration, state toxicologist, implied consent, evidence admissibility, venous blood draw, forensic phlebotomist, certified laboratory, accredited laboratory, law enforcement, DWI
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- Hearing, then we'll move into public testimony on this bill.
- And with that, we will close that public hearing and move into a public hearing on Senate Bill 601 concerning
- Seeing that that is the last testifier for this bill, we will close the public hearing and open the public
- And with that, we will close the public hearing on 5470 and open the public hearing on ESB 5729, encouraging
- Public hearing is closed. We will now return to executive session.
Committee:
Senate Housing
Keywords:
building code, scissor stairs, safety regulations, construction standards, statebuilding regulations, residential building, construction permits, housing development, planning efficiency, state regulations, wildfire, home hardening, fire-resistant materials, fire-hardened building materials, common interest communities, homeowners association, HOA, condominium, condo association, wildland urban interface
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Agriculture & Natural Resources Jan 14th, 2026 at 08:00 am
Agriculture & Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- Today is our first formal agenda for hearings, for public hearings.
- And then we will jump into the public hearing and executive session.
- And that was before we saw the changes as a result of public benefits to HR1.
- That completes our public testimony.
- And with that, that concludes the public hearing on House Bill 2238.
Committee:
House Agriculture & Natural Resources
Keywords:
HB 2238, HB2238, statewide food security, food security strategy, hunger, food insecurity, food access, food assistance, anti-hunger, nutrition education, food system literacy, agricultural viability, supply chain resilience, Washington Department of Agriculture, food policy forum, BIPOC, tribal consultation, small farmers, diet-related health disparities, food affordability
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- plan to the public hospital district property tax levy.
- prior to adopting a resolution to consult with the public hospital district. public hospital district
- plan to the public hospital district property tax levy.
- to another public agency pursuant to an interlocal agreement.
- to another public agency pursuant to an inter-local agreement.
Bills:
SB6147 , SB6082 , SB5862 , SB5882 , SB6323 , SB6346 , SB6162 , SB6256 , SB6220 , SB5650 , SB6343 , SB6113 , SB6211 , SB6114 , SB5898 , SB6347 , SB6244 , SB5868 , SB5762 , SB5988 , SB6194 , SB6246 , SB6223 , SB6052 , SB5828 , SB5954 , SB5963 , SB5909 , SGA9306
Committee:
Senate Ways & Means
Keywords:
grocery establishments, closure notice, consumer rights, local businesses, student financial aid, financial aid fraud, higher education, college enrollment fraud, fictitious students, ghost students, enrollment fraud, aid integrity, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, AI fraud, fraud prevention, Washington State, legislative audit, JLARC, full-time equivalent
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House Military and Veterans Affairs Committee Mar 4th, 2026
Military and Veterans Affairs
Committee:
House Military and Veterans Affairs
Keywords:
retired law enforcement, retirement benefits, employment, firemedics, salary cap, released time, religious instruction, elective credit, public schools, K-12 education, school board policy, church-state separation, parochial education, Bible class, faith-based instruction, student release, attendance credit, State Board of Education, local school board, parental consent
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- That will conclude the public testimony and the public hearing on Substitute Senate Bill 5923.
- That is all we have for public testimony, so that will conclude public testimony and the public hearing
- That will conclude the public testimony and the public hearing on Senate Bill 6151.
- That will conclude the public testimony and the public hearing on Senate Bill 6151.
- That will conclude the public testimony and the public hearing.
Committee:
House Appropriations
Keywords:
Working Connections Child Care, child care subsidy, subsidized child care, Washington DCYF, Department of Children, Youth, and Families, low-income families, child care providers, licensed child care centers, family child care, market rate survey, subsidy rates, income eligibility, state median income, SNAP, Basic Food, collective bargaining, provider reimbursement, daily payment, half-day care, partial-day care
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- We have a public hearing on some...
- to improve that?
- to improve that?
- to improve that?
- To be available to the public.
Bills:
SB6062 , SB6080 , SB6184 , SB6224 , SB6255 , SB6286 , SB6308 , SB6319 , SB5977 , SB5979 , SB6249 , SGA9299
Committee:
Senate Human Services
Keywords:
juvenile justice, criminal offense, minors, rehabilitation, legal provisions, contracts, jails, federal custody, municipal agreements, incarceration, law enforcement, homeless youth, youth services, mental health, support programs, state law, behavioral health, children, support services, poverty reduction
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee Jan 28th, 2026
Public Safety and Homeland Security
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> in the public hearing? Nobody signed up. in the public hearing? Nobody signed up.
- No public hearing. Representative Pettus.
- </c> is a true matter of public safety. is a true matter of public safety.
- This was a public hearing called even though nobody signed up on it.
- A public we're just hearing it today.
Committee:
House Public Safety and Homeland Security
Keywords:
Crenshaw County, county board of education, school board, board of education, term limits, term length, elected officials, local constitutional amendment, Alabama Constitution, education governance, local legislation, November 2026 election, ballot measure, constitutional amendment, school board elections, law enforcement, transparency, reporting, public safety, regulation
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Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama House Ways and Means General Fund Committee Mar 5th, 2025
Ways and Means General Fund
Transcript Highlights:
- Post-election audits ensure public confidence in the election process.
- Miss Holl, before we move forward to the public hearing?
- At ACS, we advocate for policies that reduce tobacco use and protect public health.
- This discrepancy raises concerns about fairness and public health by taxing heated tobacco... public
- health, Promote public health.
Committee:
House Ways and Means General Fund
Keywords:
elections, post-election audit, election audit, risk-limiting audit, ballot audit, election integrity, voter confidence, Secretary of State, judge of probate, canvassing board, poll watchers, ballot containers, manual tally, recount, county election, statewide election, general election, absentee ballots, provisional ballots, election transparency
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
03/17/2026 - Senate Appropriations, Transportation and Technology
Appropriations, Transportation and Technology
Transcript Highlights:
- So public defender is the big one, right? That's where we're removing this fee.
- So public defender is the big one, right? That's where we're removing this fee.
- Transparency: this bill asks that the public be advised that they have an option.
- Its goals are to improve government efficiency, promote cost savings or cost avoidance, and improve service
- Trust Fund use that uncovered a private loan payment using public funds.
Bills:
HB2056 , HB2057 , HB2224 , HB2257 , HB2265 , HB2311 , HB2352 , HB2367 , HB2369 , HB2446 , HB2532 , HB2592 , HB2752 , HB2809 , HB2957
Keywords:
brackish water, groundwater, desalination, water resources, feasibility study, environmental impact, special plates, centennial, Arizona Department of Transportation, vehicle registration, commercial discounts, Arizona Centennial, produce incentive, agriculture, economic support, funding, Arizona, boating, watercraft licensing, law enforcement
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Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House Boards, Agencies and Commissions Committee Mar 17th, 2026
Boards, Agencies and Commissions
Committee:
House Boards, Agencies and Commissions
Keywords:
HB586, Cullman, Cullman County, City of Cullman, annexation, municipal boundaries, corporate limits, local legislation, boundary adjustment, city limits, municipal expansion, zoning, municipal services, property tax, land use, metes and bounds, Alabama Highway 157, Judge of Probate, SSUT, simplified sellers use tax
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- We choose to stand for long hours of public events.
- Uniform, badge, and gun means that The minds of the public.
- The bill also addresses the harmful public use of the term runaway.
- Good afternoon, Senator Payne and Public Safety. The...
- Good afternoon, Senator Payne and Public Safety Committee members.
Bills:
SB1071 , SB1315 , SB1317 , SB1416 , SB1493 , SB1537 , SB1542 , SB1584 , SB1626 , SB1740 , SB1751 , SB1804 , SCR1047 , SCR1049
Keywords:
Arizona Rangers, statutory repeal, security, state law, regulatory changes, school safety, interoperable communications, law enforcement, emergency response, funding, reentry programs, criminal justice, grants, recidivism, attorney general, missing children, kidnapping, reporting requirements, child safety, training
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Labor & Workplace Standards Jan 23rd, 2026 at 10:30 am
Labor & Workplace Standards
Transcript Highlights:
- We're going to start today with our one public hearing on our bill.
- So with that, we will open the public hearing on 2479 with the staff report.
- It also steals from communities, because those families then can be pushed towards public service, where
- The committee was already briefed on this proposed substitute during the public hearing on the bill,
- One was heard in committee during the public hearing and briefed.
Bills:
HB2479 , HB2091 , HB2105 , HB2107 , HB2151 , HB2190 , HB2191 , HB2218 , HB2243 , HB2303 , HB2345
Committee:
House Labor & Workplace Standards
Keywords:
unpaid wages, wage theft, wage recovery, labor standards, Department of Labor and Industries, L&I, worker protection, low-wage workers, back pay, interest on wages, civil penalties, retaliation, immigration status coercion, gig workers, transportation network companies, rideshare drivers, app-based drivers, employment law, wage complaint, payroll enforcement
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Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama House Ways and Means Education Committee Apr 16th, 2025
Ways and Means Education
Transcript Highlights:
- We have a public hearing on this bill, so we will not vote on this bill today, but we will have a public
- Uh, again, we have a public hearing.
- The one thing they have in common is the same thing they have in common with the public two-year and
- Okay, members, again, this is a public hearing today, so we will not be taking action today.
- The bill actually calls for public institutions, two or four-year.
Committee:
House Ways and Means Education
Keywords:
rural physician, tax credit, healthcare access, physician recruitment, Alabama, HB379, Alabama income tax, nonresident exemption, remote workers, traveling employees, mobile workforce, withholding tax, state tax reciprocity, multistate employees, temporary work, work location tracking, time and attendance system, remote work taxation, professional athlete, professional entertainer
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Bills:
HB41 , HB149 , SB230 , SB87 , SB169 , SB238 , SB233 , HB72 , HB41 , HB149 , SB230 , SB87 , SB169 , SB238 , SB233 , HB72
Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Keywords:
sexual offenses, penalties, rape, sodomy, criminal justice, Judicial Branch, Alabama State Bar, legal profession, commissioners, government agency, campaign finance, security measures, candidates, elected officials, legislative protection, civil procedure, statute of limitations, real estate appraisers, legal complaints, appraisal board
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Health Care & Wellness Jan 23rd, 2026 at 08:00 am
Health Care & Wellness
Transcript Highlights:
- We'll go ahead and close and conclude public testimony on House Bill 2384 and we'll move on to public
- Let's say there's a public health emergency or a natural disaster.
- We'll go ahead and close public testimony on House Bill 2402, and we'll reopen public testimony on House
- We'll go ahead and close public testimony on House Bill 2402, and we'll reopen public testimony on House
- And this amendment would not help improve this proposed legislation. ...would not help improve this proposed
Bills:
HB2384 , HB2402 , HB2505 , HB1904 , HB2145 , HB2182 , HB2211 , HB2242 , HB2247 , HB2329 , HB2339
Committee:
House Health Care & Wellness
Keywords:
continuing care retirement community, CCRC, life plan community, senior housing, retirement community, long-term care, assisted living, nursing home, actuarial analysis, solvency, financial oversight, resident contracts, entrance fee, disclosure statement, registration, insurance commissioner, DSHS, consumer protection, elder care, aging services