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ID
Idaho 2026 Regular Session
Agenda Feb 25th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Paycheck protection is prohibiting local governments or government entities from withdrawing union dues
- As has been stated previously, unions are private entities. They operate as private entities.
- really about at its core is ensuring that taxpayer resources don't go to fund inherently political entities
- really about at its core is ensuring that taxpayer resources don't go to fund inherently political entities
Summary:
The committee first approved the minutes from February 17 and introduced a new page. It then took up Senate Bill 1261, which would add the word “appointed” to code so that an appointed officeholder is treated the same as an elected one after a resignation and appointment. There was no opposition, and the committee voted to send SB 1261 to the floor with a do-pass recommendation.
The main item was House Bill 745, a proposal by Rep. Judy Boyle to bar school districts from using public funds or payroll systems for certain union-related activities. Boyle said the bill would stop districts from paying union dues, increasing compensation to cover dues, providing paid leave for union work, sharing extra personal information with unions, or distributing union communications, while exempting police and firefighter unions and preserving collective bargaining. Committee members pressed her on why teachers were singled out, how the bill fit with existing law, and whether the claimed $1.2 million fiscal impact was consistent with the fiscal note. Boyle said the bill was aimed at keeping taxpayer money in classrooms and that some districts already use public funds for union-related costs.
Public testimony on HB 745 was split. Supporters, including representatives of the Freedom Foundation, Americans for Prosperity, the National Right to Work Committee, parents, taxpayers, and several teachers or school employees, argued that payroll deductions, paid release time, and district support for union activities improperly subsidize private political organizations and should be paid for by unions themselves. Opponents, including the Idaho Education Association, the AFL-CIO, a superintendent, and an educator, argued the bill is aimed at teachers’ unions, is not neutral because it excludes police and fire, could interfere with local community events and school partnerships, and may create legal and administrative problems. No final vote on HB 745 was taken in the portion provided; testimony continued with the bill still under consideration.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Health Committee Feb 18th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- toxic agents, exposing them to the mitragynine, and then converting that into a brand-new chemical entity
- caffeine, and then exposed the caffeine to toxic chemicals that converted it into a brand-new chemical entity
- I do not believe that anyone in this room would call that new chemical entity coffee.
- I think there are some statements on FDA's website that entities who think mistakenly that FDA has banned
- I think there are some statements on FDA's website that entities who think mistakenly that FDA has banned
Summary:
The committee held an informational hearing on kratom and 7-hydroxymitragynine (7-OH), focusing on public health risks, overdose deaths, and regulatory gaps in California. The chair opened by noting that FDA and CDPH consider kratom and 7-OH products unlawful, yet they remain widely sold in smoke shops, vape stores, gas stations, and convenience stores. Members referenced AB 1088, which would be considered later, and said the hearing was intended to clarify the science, medical perspective, and whether stronger safeguards are needed.
The first panel featured a toxicology expert, state and local public health officials, an emergency/addiction physician, a medical examiner, and county health representatives. Witnesses from CDPH and Los Angeles County described rising deaths and enforcement actions, including statewide advisories, retailer letters, and product removals from manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers. Medical testimony emphasized that 7-OH acts much more like an opioid than traditional kratom leaf, can cause dependence, withdrawal, and respiratory depression, and may require naloxone, buprenorphine, or methadone in overdose or withdrawal cases. Local officials said enforcement is difficult because packaging is inconsistent, testing capacity is limited, and counties lack resources and statewide infrastructure; they generally favored a centralized state framework if regulation is pursued.
Committee members asked about testing, age restrictions, scheduling, and whether a distinction between kratom and 7-OH could be enforced. Witnesses said forensic labs can potentially test for 7-OH but validated assays are not routine, emergency departments cannot readily distinguish exposures, and local health departments do not have the lab capacity to verify product labels. Several officials warned that a ban or abrupt scheduling could push products into the black market and discourage research, while others argued that current prohibition and enforcement are the most protective approach because legalization or age-limited regulation could create confusion about legality and safety.
The second panel included kratom and 7-OH advocates and industry representatives, who argued that natural kratom leaf and concentrated or synthetic 7-OH are different products and should be regulated differently. They supported age-gating, labeling, testing, and packaging rules for kratom leaf while opposing a ban on the botanical. They said 7-OH is used by many adults for pain relief or harm reduction, and that prohibition would drive consumers to illicit markets and worsen harm. Committee members pressed them on whether 7-OH is more potent than kratom, the availability of testing, and whether any safe dose is known. The hearing ended without a vote or formal action, with the chair noting the issue will continue to be considered in future legislation.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- these toxic agents, exposing them to mitragynine, and then converting that into a brand-new chemical entity
- caffeine, and then exposed the caffeine to toxic chemicals that converted it into a brand-new chemical entity
- I do not believe that anyone in this room would call that new chemical entity coffee.
- I think there are some statements on FDA's website that entities who think mistakenly that FDA has banned
- I think there are some statements on FDA's website that entities who think mistakenly that FDA has banned
Committee:
Senate Health
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session Feb 12th, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Washington Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- the substantially equivalent convictions under foreign jurisdictions, foreign laws, and foreign entities
- from being considered for a position of sheriff as a qualifier. ...foreign laws, foreign entities from
- We think we try and hold the gold standard here, and to actually assume others outside entities into
- When it comes to appreciating and recognizing the work of our law enforcement entities, I don't talk
- relocations need to happen in conjunction with when other major projects are happening, it saves both all entities
Summary:
The Senate took up Second Substitute Senate Bill 5974, which would modernize and strengthen laws governing sheriffs, police chiefs, town marshals, and other law enforcement agencies, particularly by setting certification and background-check standards and addressing what happens if an elected sheriff is decertified. The chamber first considered several amendments focused on preserving voter control over sheriffs, limiting the bill’s reach, and shifting costs to the state. Amendment 632, which would have required a recall-style vote if a sheriff were found uncertified, failed. Amendment 628, which would have excluded foreign convictions from consideration, failed. Amendment 633, which would have made the state pay background-check costs, failed. Amendment 634, which would have exempted current sheriffs from the bill’s five-year uninterrupted employment requirement, failed on a roll call vote of 21 yeas to 28 nays.
Members then rejected additional amendments: Amendment 631, which would have carved out an exception for Capitol security personnel, failed; Amendment 629, which would have prevented a vacancy if a sheriff was acting consistently with the state and U.S. constitutions, failed; Amendment 630, which would have created a private right of action for removed sheriffs, failed; and Amendment 627, which would have retained language barring men and women from being confined in the same cell when removing an old “police matron” provision, failed on a roll call vote of 19 yeas to 30 nays. Supporters of the bill argued it was about accountability, integrity, and aligning sheriffs with certification standards already applied to other law enforcement officers. Opponents argued it would override voter choice, create unfunded mandates, and let an unelected state body remove elected sheriffs.
After amendments were disposed of, the Senate suspended the rules and advanced the bill to third reading and final passage. In final debate, supporters emphasized public safety, professional standards, and the need for clear decertification rules when a sheriff loses certification. Opponents repeatedly framed the bill as an unconstitutional intrusion on local democracy and a solution in search of a problem, warning it would disenfranchise voters and set a dangerous precedent. The transcript ends during final-passage debate, with no final vote on the bill shown in the excerpt.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- We've been working with entities like Zillow. They are on board with this bill. Thank you.
- We've been working with, you know, entities like Zillow.
- They, you know, they're on board with, with this, with this. you know, entities like Zillow, they are
- sort of terms, just by way of example, if you have an expenditure, let's say, of $459,958,000 to an entity
- for some good or service... ...to an entity for some good or service, and that $459,000 in part or in
Committee:
Senate Appropriations
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Legislative Session Day 19 (2-3-26)
Kentucky House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, did I hear you say that nothing in this bill will prohibit a local governmental entity from creating
- A local governmental entity from creating a non-smoking ordinance? Gentleman from Jefferson. Yeah.
- /c><00:21:28.559><c> would</c><00:21:28.799><c> the</c><00:21:28.960><c> the</c><00:21:29.360><c> entity
- </c> then be able to would the the entity then be able to would the the entity then<00:21:30.080><c>
Keywords:
Convene 00:00
Senate Message 04:18
Report of Committees 05:09
Orders of the Day 06:40
HB 169 06:50
HB 393 13:08
HB 194 15:43
Motions, Petitions, and Communications 24:38
Introduction of New Bills and Resolutions 35:23
Recess for ConC/Rules Meeting 38:09
ConC/Rules Report 40:57
Floor Amendments 42:04
Adjournment 42:20, 958, all
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Senate Legislative Session Day 15 (1-28-26)
Kentucky Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Senate Bill 133, an act relating to the fiscal reporting of local entities. Senator Nun.
- Senate Bill 133, an act relating to the fiscal reporting of local entities. Senator Nun.
- Senate Bill 133, an act relating to the fiscal reporting of local entities. Senator Nun.
- Senate Bill 133, an act relating to the fiscal reporting of local entities. Senator Nun.
- Senate Bill 133, an act relating to the fiscal reporting of local entities. Senator Nun.
Summary:
The Senate convened with an invocation and Pledge of Allegiance, then established a quorum and approved the journal. The House clerk communicated that the House had passed House Bills 34 and 306 and requested concurrence. The State and Local Government Committee reported Senate Bills 20 and 68 favorably, and several new bills and resolutions were introduced, including measures on Kentucky-grown agricultural procurement, an endowed research fund, unemployment insurance, postsecondary education, wrongful conviction compensation, massage therapy, local fiscal reporting, and a resolution honoring John and Debbie Rogers.
The main floor action was on Senate Joint Resolution 23, as amended by Senate Committee Substitute 1, declaring Kentucky a “food is medicine” state and directing state agencies to advance food-as-medicine initiatives. The sponsor described the resolution as a statewide framework to connect nutrition, health care, agriculture, and local food systems, emphasizing partnerships with the Kentucky Hospital Association and the Kentucky Department of Agriculture, better health outcomes, and support for Kentucky farmers and rural communities. Senators from Taylor and Callaway spoke in support, citing local examples and the goal of building Kentucky-based solutions rather than importing them. The committee substitute was adopted by voice vote, and the resolution then passed 35-0.
The Senate also adopted Senate Resolution 56 honoring Elder Nathan Craig and Sister Amy Craig, and Senate Resolution 33 honoring Robert E. “Bob” Pernell, Sr. Senate Resolution 22, honoring Brian J. Hat, was likewise adopted. After the day’s business, the Senate recessed for meetings of the Rules Committee and the Committee on Committees. Later, the Committee on Committees referred Senate Bills 1-4 to Education, Senate Bill 48 to Judiciary, and Senate Bills 84 and 102 to Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection. Several members made announcements about upcoming committee meetings and events, including the VMAP committee, Judiciary, the Kentucky Japan Caucus, the Kentucky Israel Caucus, and an American Cancer Society action day.
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice Jan 28th, 2026
Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
Transcript Highlights:
- lawsuit for damages against any deep pocket, including private businesses, homeowners, government entities
- on damages that can be sought against businesses, homeowners, individuals, and public and private entities
- , because the statute of limitations is two years, a lawsuit can be brought against any of these entities
- for,... ...is two years, a lawsuit can be brought against any of these entities for up to two years
- provide what we have determined as a legislature or with the Board of Health or whatever the governing entity
Keywords:
wrongful death, unborn child, civil liability, medical provider, parental rights, habitual felony offenders, violent crimes, enhanced penalties, criminal justice, recidivism
Summary:
The committee heard a lengthy presentation from Miami-Dade State Attorney Catherine Fernandez-Rundle on human trafficking, describing Florida’s high victim counts, the role of online recruitment, common victim and trafficker profiles, and several case examples involving sexual exploitation, labor trafficking, and interstate trafficking. She highlighted Miami-Dade’s task force model, partnerships with law enforcement, schools, businesses, and shelters such as Camillus House’s Project Phoenix and the Thrive Clinic, and said the office relies heavily on technology, training, and victim-centered prosecution. Members asked about school-based trafficking, warning signs, social media platforms, and information-sharing about offenders across states; Fernandez-Rundle said more training and better interstate communication are still needed.
The committee then took up CS for SB 656, which would codify FDLE’s Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Funding Program and rename/expand the online sting operations grant program to better support investigations, training, technology, and personnel. The bill was supported as a timely tool to combat online child exploitation and was reported favorably on a unanimous roll call. The committee also passed SB 892, which streamlines sentencing procedures for habitual felony offenders and related violent offender designations by clarifying notice and clemency-related paperwork requirements; it too was reported favorably unanimously.
The remainder of the meeting focused on SB 164, which expands Florida’s Wrongful Death Act to allow parents to recover civil damages for the death of an unborn child. The sponsor said the bill is intended to recognize unborn children in civil law and allow recovery when a pregnancy is lost due to another’s negligence. Opponents from the ACLU, reproductive rights groups, medical insurers, and domestic violence advocates argued the bill is overly broad, could function as fetal personhood legislation, and could expose doctors, friends, family members, businesses, and abusive partners to lawsuits while chilling medical care, IVF, and pregnancy-related treatment. Supporters from pro-life organizations urged broader language and stronger protections for unborn children. No vote on SB 164 was taken in the portion provided.
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice Jan 28th, 2026
Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
Transcript Highlights:
- lawsuit for damages against any deep pocket, including private businesses, homeowners, government entities
- on damages that can be sought against businesses, homeowners, individuals, and public and private entities
- , because the statute of limitations is two years, a lawsuit can be brought against any of these entities
- It is two years, a lawsuit can be brought against any of these entities for up to two years after a loss
- provide what we have determined as a legislature or with the Board of Health or whatever the governing entity
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- We need this entity, so I put the maximum timeframe possible, which is rare that I do.
- Governmental entities and municipalities can take advantage of it, institutions of higher education,
- And that has really looked at, in that niche situation, the partnership of entities like the Department
- And that has really looked at in that niche situation, the partnership of entities like the Department
- of Homeland Security and the Department of Public Safety. ...partnership of entities like the Department
Committee:
House House Education Committee of Reference
Summary:
The committee began with member and staff introductions, then acted as the Education Committee of Reference for three required reviews. The first was the Credit Enhancement Eligibility Board sunset review. A governor’s office representative explained the board was created in 2016 to help qualifying schools, mostly charter schools, obtain lower-cost financing by guaranteeing debt with a $100 million fund. He said the board has approved 15 projects, has not met recently because it is at its statutory leverage limit, and has no dedicated staff or budget. Members supported continuation, and the committee voted by voice vote to recommend the board be continued for 10 years, until July 1, 2036.
The committee then heard the sunset review of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE). WICHE leadership described its regional higher education compact and its student exchange and cost-savings programs, including WUE, WRGP, and PSEP. They said the programs save Arizona students money, bring students into Arizona institutions, and help address workforce shortages, especially in health care. A WICHE commissioner and the Arizona Board of Regents executive director also testified in support, emphasizing benefits for Arizona students, universities, and workforce pipelines. The committee voted by voice vote to recommend WICHE be continued for 10 years, until July 1, 2036.
The final item was the Auditor General’s performance audit of the Arizona Department of Education school safety program. The audit found the program had grown to more than $128 million and funded over 1,000 school safety positions, but ADE did not ensure many sampled schools complied with requirements such as operational plans, safety teams, annual training, activity logs, and reimbursement documentation. The Auditor General said the department relied too heavily on written attestations and lacked sufficient monitoring and guidance, and recommended stronger oversight, written procedures, and better review of reimbursements. ADE’s school safety director responded that the department had expanded training and documentation systems, was implementing the audit recommendations, and had begun risk-based monitoring; he also said the department would add staff and invited the Auditor General to meet with ADE and ASU’s evaluator. After the audit discussion, the committee began considering House Bill 2142, which would create a school safety center at ADE and allow up to 10% of school safety program funds for administration, with members raising questions about monitoring emergency operations plans, disability-related evacuation planning, and coordination with other state agencies.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Military and Veterans Affairs Nov 5th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- The vast majority are owned by another entity, in which we have to manage with a co-management situation
- Chair and Senator Pinto, we do not have any cross commissions with tribal, county, or any other entities
- I'm happy to report that every one of those entities is cooperating and working together.
- think we're building some synergy between the Governor's office, the Guard, and each one of those entities
- Now, unless the entity doesn't want to, that's when we run into issues on that.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Finance Oct 15th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- We had over 600 attendees, and over 200 entities were represented.
- Actually, Suriname is an entity in Albuquerque.
- The expenditures when we make an award to an entity, and we don't release the funds at the time that
- Of request or size of entity.
- He was attending one of the other subcommittees, so it's not regarding this one particular entity.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Water and Natural Resources Aug 18th, 2025
Water & Natural Resources Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- Representative, the county has been leveraging our partnerships, especially with NMSU and other entities
- So that's an ongoing conversation that's always going on with all the entities involved.
- Private entities are benefiting from the $60 million. Has anybody really looked at that?
- This includes public schools, charter schools, private schools, Bureau of Indian Education entities,
- Two of the immediate funding cuts within our Bureau and some other entities in the Bureau.
Committee:
House Water & Natural Resources Committee
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Senate Health and Human Services (05/07/2025)
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- Entities not engaged in willful misconduct. Willful misconduct. Yeah. Okay. Yes. Yes.
- </c> Entities<01:07:39.280><c> not</c><01:07:39.599><c> engaged</c><01:07:40.000><c> in</c><01:07:40.160
- ><c> willful</c> Entities not engaged in willful Entities not engaged in willful misconduct.<01:07:41.280
- portion of this to be in, you know, to come under the jurisdiction of the Board of Medicine licensing entity
Committee:
Senate Health and Human Services
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Senate Energy and Natural Resources (03/11/2025)
Energy and Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- chapter may be multiplied by a factor of two for every previous violation committed by the person or entity
- be a second intervenor or would he be a co-intervenor with the council for the public as a single entity
- as</c><00:27:20.600><c> as</c><00:27:20.720><c> a</c><00:27:20.840><c> single</c><00:27:21.240><c> entity
- </c><00:27:21.960><c> I</c><00:27:22.039><c> think</c> the public as as a single entity I think the public
- as as a single entity I think that's<00:27:22.559><c> answered</c><00:27:22.880><c> in</c><00:27:23.000
Committee:
Senate Energy and Natural Resources
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, January 9, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- This is an entity, the International Criminal Court, that has no jurisdiction over the people of the
- This is an entity, the International Criminal Court, that has no jurisdiction over the people of the
- This is an entity, the International Criminal Court, that has no jurisdiction over the people of the
- This is an entity, the International Criminal Court, that has no jurisdiction over the people of the
- This is an entity, the International Criminal Court, that has no jurisdiction over the people of the
ND
Transcript Highlights:
- These awarded amounts were what the entities proposed that they needed in order to deliver the service
- These awarded amounts were what the entities proposed that they needed in order to deliver the services
- So each entity that was identified in the language has their own data systems, basically.
- The only entity it doesn't bind is the Department of Corrections. Okay.
- The only entity it doesn't bind is the Department of Corrections. Okay.
Committees:
Joint Judiciary , Joint Judiciary Committee
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Information Technology Oversight Committee (5-21-26)
Transcript Highlights:
- So, we had a budget entity that it was Ice Miller.
- So, we had a budget<00:26:39.080><c> entity</c> budget entity budget entity that<00:26:41.080><c> it<
- Again, under the same statute we looked at, to your knowledge, I realize you're a third-party entity.
- knowledge, I realize you're a to your knowledge, I realize you're a third-party<00:56:11.400><c> entity
- Uh but was there a third-party entity.
Keywords:
Meeting Start 00:00:00
Report of KCNA Board Meeting 00:00:09
KCNA Transition to COT 00:35:55
KCNA Request for Proposals 00:42:00
Kentucky Wired Operations Company 00:42:30, 958, all
Summary:
The Information Technology Oversight Committee met, approved the January 12, 2026 minutes, and then heard testimony from KCNA Chair David Couch, KCNA Director Jim Barnhart, and KCNA General Counsel Adam Adkins about the ongoing dispute involving KCNA, Excelacom, and the implementation of House Bill 314. Couch said the board and vendor had recently shown some willingness to work toward a settlement, and he emphasized the importance of KCNA’s broadband service to K-12 schools, noting that litigation had already cost about $1.4 million and could cost another $1.4 million if it continued. He also said the board had identified five immediate goals, including reconnecting 38 K-12 sites, de-escalating disputes, better understanding KCNA finances, protecting the state’s bonding rating, and examining whether duplicate networking hardware could be consolidated.
A major portion of the discussion focused on whether House Bill 314 changed KCNA’s authority and how much control the Finance and Administration Cabinet and KCNA’s legal counsel have over operations and contracts. Senator Williams argued that the board now has authority to set policy, implement policy, and approve budgets, and questioned why the cabinet appeared to be exercising operational control. Adkins responded that HB 314 changed the reporting chain from the general government cabinet to the finance cabinet but did not alter the board’s authority, and said budget work on the Ice Miller contract predated HB 314. Couch and other members disputed that interpretation, saying the board had not been properly informed about a recent extension or increase in legal spending and that the board’s directives were not being followed.
Representative Hodgson asked why the board could not terminate a contractor if it was not carrying out the board’s wishes, and Adkins replied that Ice Miller was not a party to the board’s contract and that the Finance and Administration Cabinet signs such agreements. The exchange ended with committee members and KCNA representatives agreeing to disagree on the meaning of the statute and the extent of board authority. No formal action was taken beyond approving the minutes and receiving testimony.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Legislative Administration (04/15/2026)
Legislative Administration
Transcript Highlights:
- new definition added, which is the non-financial where you have a fiduciary responsibility to an entity
- 36.799><c> other</c> fiduciary responsibility to this other fiduciary responsibility to this other entity
- and So for example, this entity and So for example, this particular<00:57:40.880><c> person</c><00:57
- have a fiduciary responsibility<00:58:07.280><c> to</c><00:58:07.520><c> an</c><00:58:07.760><c> entity
- </c><00:58:08.799><c> um</c> responsibility to an entity um responsibility to an entity um but<00:58:
Committee:
House Legislative Administration
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Modifying when firearms are permitted on school property 2/25/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- is, um, at the places that I've already talked about, is it already the policy at those private entities
- 00:46:17.680><c> at</c><00:46:18.000><c> those</c><00:46:18.319><c> private</c><00:46:18.640><c> entities
- </c><00:46:19.119><c> that</c> policy at those private entities that policy at those private entities
- </c><00:46:27.440><c> go</c><00:46:27.760><c> to</c><00:46:28.000><c> these</c><00:46:28.319><c> entities
- </c> is would people who go to these entities is would people who go to these entities then<00:46:29.119