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OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Business and Insurance 2ND REVISED Mar 5th, 2026
Business and Insurance
Transcript Highlights:
- requirements for medical marijuana grows from $50,000 to $100,000.
- Is there an apprenticeship program or requirement for plumbers? Yes, there is. Follow up.
- And so are utility contractors, are they normally required to be able to pull a permit?
- And so are utility contractors required to take a licensure test?
- If they want to require a licensed plumber, they can through their proposal.
Bills:
SB1241 , SB1242 , SB1442 , SB1592 , SB1623 , SB1625 , SB1913 , SB1940 , SB1949 , SB2102 , SB592 , SB992
Committee:
Senate Business and Insurance
Keywords:
ticket sales, resale, consumer protection, fraud, bots, transparency, refunds, event tickets, medical marijuana, cannabis, marijuana license, commercial grower, grow operation, bond requirement, land reclamation fee, revolving fund, environmental remediation, redevelopment, Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority, OMMA
Summary:
The Business and Insurance Committee considered a series of bills focused on credit card interchange fees, insurance regulation, alcohol licensing, utility contractor authority, medical marijuana bonding, and business liability. Senators Thompson’s SB 2102 and SB 1940 sought to limit swipe fees on large financial institutions and on taxes and tips, respectively; both passed after questions about the asset thresholds and their impact on merchants and banks. SB 1625, by Senator Fricks, would let the Oklahoma Insurance Department prepare impact analyses on health benefit plan legislation, and passed unanimously. SB 1442, by Senator Dossett, lowered distiller licensing fees, created a microdistillery license, and restored a liability insurance proof requirement through an amendment; it passed 11-0. SB 1623, by Floor Leader Daniels, would revise the state credit union charter and passed 11-0. SB 1242, by Senator Hamilton, increased the bond required for medical marijuana grows from $50,000 to $100,000 and passed 10-0.
The committee also heard SB 1949 from Senator Logan, which would allow utility contractors to work closer to buildings on private property, up to five feet from structures, instead of stopping at the property line. The bill drew extended questioning from Senator Brooks about permitting, training, liability, and the relationship between utility contractors and plumbers; an industry representative testified that utility contractors already do much of the work under licensed plumbers and that the bill would reduce costs and speed projects, especially in rural areas. SB 1949 passed 8-2. Senator Reinhardt’s SB 1592 and SB 1913, both insurance-related committee substitutes, were described as ongoing negotiations aimed at homeowner insurance transparency and consumer protections; members were told the bills were still being refined, but both passed, 9-1 and 10-0, respectively.
Additional measures included SB 592, which would let distributors issue credits to retailers after repeated product replacements, aimed at reducing losses from poor inventory control at large retailers; it passed 9-0. SB 992 would provide civil liability protection for businesses and property owners when violent criminal acts occur on their premises, except in cases of gross negligence; it prompted debate over gun-free zones, security, insurance, and whether the bill would reduce incentives for safety measures, but passed 5-3. Finally, SB 1241 created the Oklahoma Fraud and Ticketing Accountability Act to address fake tickets, bots, deceptive resale websites, and venue liability in the live-event market; supporters included arts venues, and the bill passed 8-0. The committee adjourned after completing its agenda.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
2026 Legislative Session - Day Thirty Two - Wednesday, March 4 - Morning Session
Missouri House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- What once required proof of adulthood is now just a click away for a child in Missouri.
- And I would assume that those associations would require different levels of audit.
- Sorry, we've been allowing, in Missouri, we've required age verification for...
- No ID required? No. Oh. Yes, Madam Speaker, I yield. Please proceed. Hi lady.
- You know, it says that you have to...” “...be 18, but there is no requirement.
Summary:
The Missouri House met with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, then approved the House Journal for March 3, 2026 by a 122-0 roll call vote. The chamber also spent a long portion of the morning recognizing special guests, including Special Olympics athletes, occupational therapy and social work students and professionals, teachers, civic leaders, and other visitors in the gallery.
On legislation, the House perfected and printed House Committee Substitute for House Bill 2974, which would codify telehealth access within Missouri’s licensed reciprocity law. Supporters said it would help seniors and rural residents access care and ensure reciprocity licensees can provide telehealth services. The House also perfected and printed House Bill 2934, a bipartisan St. Louis convention-center governance bill that would merge existing entities, create a new board with city, county, and state appointments, and clarify funding and tax authority for the convention district. An amendment narrowing governor appointments to two city, two county, and one at-large member was adopted before final approval.
The House likewise perfected and printed House Committee Substitute for House Bill 2057, a technical fix allowing Osage Beach to create an entertainment district; supporters said it would promote tourism and economic development and align the city with similar districts elsewhere in Missouri. The most contentious debate was on House Committee Substitute for House Bills 1839, 2921, and 3515, which require age verification for pornographic websites. Supporters framed the measure as child protection and cited the Supreme Court’s Texas decision and the Attorney General’s enforcement rule; opponents raised privacy concerns, questioned effectiveness, and argued it could push users toward less scrupulous sites. A proposed amendment to extend the bill to firearms and ammunition websites was ruled not germane, the previous question was ordered 92-44, and the substitute was adopted. The combined bill package was then perfected and printed by a 104-16 vote with 20 present, and the House recessed until 2 p.m.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- I proposed to the state board that they open the teaching standards to eliminate DEI requirements.
- I proposed to the state board that they open the teaching standards to eliminate DEI requirements.
- By requiring the principal or administrator to provide written certification that includes prescribed
- Effective discipline requires collaboration, not rigid mandates written in statute.
- In fact, it requires them to take action on, yeah.
Summary:
The Senate Education Committee heard a presentation from Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne on school safety, academic improvement, career and technical education, ESA oversight, and teacher pay. Horne argued that students cannot learn if schools are unsafe and urged more funding for school police officers, described efforts to expand Project Momentum and tutoring, supported keeping cell phones out of classrooms, promoted the Student Industry Partnership, and called for renewing Proposition 123 with more money directed to teacher raises. In response to a question, he said the department is using AI tools, residency checks, and investigators to monitor ESA fraud and abuse.
The committee then considered SB 1074, which would require written certification from a principal or administrator before a student removed for discipline could return to class. Horne and the sponsor said the bill would support teachers and improve accountability, while the Arizona Education Association opposed it as unnecessary, punitive, and potentially inconsistent with existing practice and FERPA concerns. After debate, the committee voted 4-3 to give SB 1074 a do pass recommendation.
Members also heard SB 1327, as amended, requiring public universities to adopt and post research security policies and report on foreign grants and security practices. ABOR and a national security advocate supported the measure as a way to strengthen protections against foreign adversary influence, and the committee adopted the strike-everything amendment and advanced the bill 5-2. The committee then approved SB 1475, which bars students convicted of certain serious offenses from participating in school-sponsored interscholastic activities, 4-3 after discussion about second chances, counseling, and whether the bill was too punitive.
Finally, the committee advanced SB 1582 and SB 1583, both related to school safety interoperability funding and fund administration, with technical discussion about correcting bill language and returning unspent monies to the fund. It also approved SB 1598, which appropriates $500,000 for grants to school districts and charter schools to create community gardens; supporters described the gardens as hands-on learning spaces that teach science, nutrition, and teamwork and can also serve as calming spaces for students. The committee adjourned after the last vote.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- Would you have any concerns if we removed that time-of-day requirement?
- Would you have any concerns if we removed that time-of-day requirement? Representative? Mr.
- , it's required that you have an Idaho teaching certificate.
- , it's required that you have an Idaho teaching certificate.
- So this has to do mostly with special education therapies that would be required.
Committee:
House Education
Summary:
The House Education Committee approved the minutes from February 4 and 5, 2026, then heard RS 3327 on Idaho Digital Learning Academy (IDLA). The sponsor said the proposal would reduce state funding for several areas viewed as scope creep or double funding, including private school, homeschool, and some virtual school enrollments, LaunchPad literacy, urban custom sections, and a limit of three IDLA enrollments per student per year, along with a per-enrollment reduction. Members raised concerns about impacts on rural schools, the three-course cap, and whether the bill would hurt IDLA’s core mission, but the RS was introduced and sent to print.
The committee then heard RS 33027, a proposal for a moment of silence in schools. The sponsor said it was intended to improve classroom behavior and could include prayer, meditation, or quiet reflection. Members debated whether the silence should be required at the beginning of the school day or left to teacher discretion. Two substitute motions to alter the timing language failed, and the committee then approved the original RS to be printed and introduced.
Finally, the committee took up House Bill 588, a virtual education bill for Idaho Home Learning Academy and similar programs. Sponsors and supporters said it would codify standards for virtual schools, require board approval of education service provider contracts, clarify residency and curriculum requirements, require Idaho teaching certificates, and define supplemental learning funds and eligible expenses with local control and State Board guidance. Testimony from virtual school leaders and district superintendents generally supported the bill as improving transparency and accountability, while one former legislator cautioned that it could limit innovation. After discussion, the sponsor asked to hold the bill in committee while a clarifying RS was introduced; the committee agreed to hold HB 588, then introduced RS 33283 and sent it to second reading.
ID
Idaho 2026 Regular Session
Agenda Feb 9th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- It was also unclear in our current code, and they had some requirements on attendance at hearings: who
- So we have some federal requirements that we have to have when you have weapons of any kind, and so we
- In the adult guardianship world, there's a requirement, so it could be that the court will be placed
- Or a volunteer lawyer identified to do that work, then the court could be required to answer that.
- But all the other ones that were new mandatory requirements, they've changed those to discretionary,
Summary:
The committee first approved the January 21, 2026 minutes, then took up Senate Bill 1240, a major rewrite of Idaho’s guardianship and conservatorship laws. Sponsor Sen. Ruchti and witnesses from TEPI, Disability Rights Idaho, AARP Idaho, the Idaho Council on Developmental Disabilities, the courts, and professional fiduciaries said the bill modernizes outdated statutes, strengthens least-restrictive alternatives, clarifies notice and hearing rights, adds a new short-term protective proceeding, and improves oversight and protections against isolation and abuse. One public witness raised concerns about ambiguity, agency authority, and possible overreach, but no formal opposition was presented by stakeholder groups. The committee voted unanimously to send SB 1240 to the floor with a due pass recommendation.
The committee then considered three cleanup or clarification bills from Sen. Lakey. Senate Bill 1248 repeals the obsolete capital crimes defense fund now that the state has taken over public defense; it passed without testimony and was sent to the floor with a due pass recommendation. Senate Bill 1249 updates a statutory reference to current time-zone terminology; it also passed without opposition and was sent to the floor with a due pass recommendation.
Finally, the committee heard Senate Bill 1251, which clarifies that the Idaho Attorney General has statutory authority to civilly enforce state laws through declaratory or injunctive relief when no specific enforcement mechanism is provided. Sen. Lakey said the bill is meant as a catch-all and does not mandate action in every case. One public witness opposed the bill over concerns about broad authority and potential conflicts with local control, while Sen. Wintrow also raised separation-of-powers concerns during debate. Despite those objections, the committee voted to send SB 1251 to the floor with a due pass recommendation, and the meeting adjourned.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Higher Education & Workforce Development Feb 2nd, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- It requires relationship for students to feel like, “I want to come back to this.
- That is a required course for all students in that first year.
- Senate Rule 69 requires that your testimony before...
- It also removes the requirement that WSIPP provide recommendations to the legislature.
- It also removes the requirement that WSIPP provide recommendations to the legislature.
Summary:
The Senate Higher Education and Workforce Development Committee heard two work sessions focused on student access and retention, then held public hearings on gubernatorial appointments before taking executive action. Washington Student Achievement Council staff presented the Washington Completes FAFSA campaign, created by Executive Order 2508, describing its advisory board, outreach strategy, dashboard tracking, and progress toward goals of 46,000 FAFSA/WASFA completions and improved equity in completion rates. They also highlighted broader college access tools such as trainings, printed materials, completion events, Otterbot texting support, and the new “Changing the Narrative” report and College Toolkit, which emphasize multiple postsecondary pathways, relatable messengers, and short video content.
The committee then heard from the Council of Presidents and Central Washington University and Evergreen State College on student support services. Presenters discussed retention data, FERPA-related limits on parent communication, and the impact of budget cuts on advising, tutoring, wellness, and other services. Evergreen described the Shelton Promise program, including recruitment, summer bridge, basic-needs supports, peer mentoring, texting outreach, and early retention results showing 52 of 53 students continuing. Central Washington outlined its learner access and support plan, including required advising, University 101, early academic alerts, peer mentoring embedded in coursework, the Students First Center, and a Paying for College Guide, while noting that budget reductions have limited some support offerings.
In the public hearing, the committee considered Latasha Wortham’s appointment to the Tacoma Community College Board of Trustees and a panel of student appointees to various boards and councils, including Evergreen, Washington Student Achievement Council, the Workforce Education Investment Accountability and Oversight Board, Washington State University, Eastern Washington University, Edmonds College, and Western Washington University. Testimony emphasized first-generation and immigrant backgrounds, student advocacy, basic needs, and the importance of student voice in governance. In executive session, the committee adopted a substitute and gave Senate Bill 6325 a due pass recommendation to Ways and Means; the bill would shift certain higher education cost increases from tuition to state funds over time and direct a WSIPP study on essential student services. The committee also recommended confirmation for the listed gubernatorial appointments.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- department staff met or attempted to make contact with the alleged child victim within department-required
- documentation, the department lacks assurance that child welfare-related actions are occurring as required
- by statute, did not complete family functioning assessments within 45 days as required by department
- policy, and did not close non-criminal investigations within 60 days despite department policy requiring
- Leadership requires all of us to take that responsibility seriously.
Committee:
House Government
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
December 2, 2025 - 01:00 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- ALL FLORIDA LAW REGULATES HOSPITAL EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS, FLORIDA DOES NOT REQUIRE HOSPITAL EMERGENCY
- EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT THAT IS ALREADY DEALING WITH THE TRAINING AND QUALITY ASSURANCE SO WOULD NOT REQUIRE
- THE BILL REQUIRES TRENT WANT TO ADOPT RULES FOR PEDIATRIC CARE IN HOSPITAL EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS.
- SO WHAT SPECIFICALLY ARE HOSPITALS GOING TO REQUIRE TO PUT IN PLACE? >> GOOD QUESTION.
- REPORTS ON TIME SINCE THE REQUIREMENT TOOK EFFECT IN 2023.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- The statute requires that the Florida College System focus on postsecondary academic education and career
- Once that communication happens, it also requires that all Florida universities, public and private,
- That still requires an approval by the State Board of Education.
- The universities are required to document workforce demand for that particular degree program.
- The universities are required to document workforce demand for that particular degree program.
Committee:
Senate Education Postsecondary
Summary:
The Committee on Education Postsecondary held an informational hearing focused on how Florida’s public colleges and universities are aligning bachelor’s degree programs with workforce needs and improving student outcomes. Chancellor Kathy Hebda described Florida College System enrollment growth, the state college system’s workforce-oriented bachelor’s degrees, approval and accountability processes for those programs, and outcomes data showing strong completion and wage results, especially in health care. Emily Sykes of the Board of Governors outlined the State University System’s program review practices, performance-based funding metrics, strategic emphasis programs, and the MyFloridaFuture tool that lets students compare earnings, debt, and employment outcomes by major and institution.
University and college leaders then described campus-level workforce initiatives. Florida Gulf Coast University highlighted employer-driven microcredentials, digital badges, internships, career fairs, service learning, and partnerships with regional employers. UCF discussed its career navigator requirements, major industry partnerships such as Lockheed Martin, nursing and faculty career-integration efforts, and a centralized career development center. Northwest Florida State College and the University of West Florida emphasized their bachelor’s programs, transfer pathways, teacher and nursing outcomes, military and defense-related workforce pipelines, cybersecurity training, and stackable credentials tied to regional labor needs.
During member questions, senators asked how microcredentials and military experience translate into college credit, whether credentials transfer across institutions, and what legislators can do to help. Witnesses said the state’s common course and articulation systems already support transfer, and they encouraged continued legislative support for innovation, faster curriculum alignment, internships, and specialized transfer degrees. No bills were voted on, and the meeting ended with no public comment and an adjournment motion adopted.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate Select Committee on Disaster Preparedness and Flooding Sep 2nd, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- There are no real spacing requirements, no well permitting requirements; you just get to do what you
- If it's a study, why do you require a moratorium?
- They're trees, and it requires lots of water for them to grow deep below.
- The amount of time it's going to require is the process that it is.
- The latter requirement, if there's... Use parks in Washington. State parks. It's just here.
NV
Nevada 2025 Regular Session
Assembly Committee on Commerce and Labor May 31st, 2025 at 11:30 pm
Commerce and Labor
Transcript Highlights:
- This bill requires a report from health insurance carriers and PBMs that will shed light on how PBMs
- It requires us to take such action to make sure that patients are seeing those savings.
- This bill will require that 100% of the rebate, minus agreed-upon fees and other required reimbursements
- However, we are opposed to this bill as it requires onerous daily reporting requirements for protections
- However, we are opposed to this bill as it requires onerous daily reporting requirements for protections
Committee:
Assembly Commerce and Labor
Keywords:
public employees, police officers, benefits, appropriation, law enforcement, medical debt, collection agency, healthcare, consumer protection, financial assistance, occupational safety, air quality, greenhouse gases, employee monitoring, safety program, hemp, hemp products, cannabidiol, CBD, cannabis
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- I am here today, though, to testify against House File 69, or the bill requiring school elections to
- It required special voting machines, moved elections to optical scan systems, and required public testing
- The school districts would then decide how they would fulfill those requirements.
- The local school districts will decide the specific ways to fulfill those requirements.
- We also know that this work is going to take time and requires some immediate action.
Committee:
House Education Policy
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- So if there was a hearing required or something else, they've already handled that. you a little bit
- A convicted murder today would be required to spend 50% of their time before becoming parole eligible
- A sex offender is going to be required to attend sex offender treatment.
- It is— is a requirement.
- They are all required to submit to 24-7 GPS monitoring so we know real-time every moment of every day
Committee:
House Corrections
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:21:01.600><c> our</c> When the new fire marshal required our When the new fire marshal required
- </c> that they require. that they require.
- </c><00:52:43.960><c> all</c> I believe we should be requiring all I believe we should be requiring all
- I believe you brought a requirement.
- ><c> precision</c><01:14:25.840><c> and</c> problem that requires precision and problem that requires
Committee:
House Education Finance
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on State and Local Government - 04/14/26
State and Local Government
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> By the way, this is not a requirement. By the way, this is not a requirement.
- It's required by state government; it's required by law.
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- </c> government it's required by law. government it's required by law.
- </c> of already current required information. of already current required information.
Committee:
Senate State and Local Government
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 2/26/26
Commerce Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- These are all things that are not currently required in Minnesota, but other states have required it.
- </c><00:23:15.200><c> signage,</c> into law, which now requires signage, into law, which now requires
- Too many layered consent required.
- ><c> consumers</c><01:21:58.159><c> and</c> requirements can overwhelm consumers and requirements can
- </c> requirements were a good policy choice. requirements were a good policy choice.
Committee:
House Commerce Finance and Policy
Keywords:
virtual currency, kiosks, prohibition, customer payouts, cryptocurrency regulation, consumer privacy, data privacy, health data, sensitive data, Minnesota Consumer Data Privacy Act, personal data, data broker, targeted advertising, geofencing, location tracking, health care privacy, patient privacy, consent, minor privacy, children's privacy
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- It required special voting machines, moved elections to optical scan systems, required public testing
- :09:23.839><c> moved</c> required special voting machines, moved required special voting machines, moved
- ><c> equipment,</c> required public testing of equipment, required public testing of equipment, renting
- </c><00:35:53.520><c> to</c> students, you are not required to students, you are not required to provide
- </c> named or required as is as as criteria. named or required as is as as criteria.
Committee:
House Education Policy
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee 4/16/26
Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:45:06.600><c> to</c><00:45:06.720><c> drainage</c> requirement would also apply to drainage requirement
- Projects require the hiring of a Projects require the hiring of a professional<00:53:40.680><c> engineer
- Preparing an EAW requires additional consultant work and staff time.
- </c> could request or require could request or require a a a environ-<00:57:54.280><c> an</c><00:57:54.440
- ><c> are</c><00:58:08.840><c> well</c> This process and requirements are well This process and requirements
Keywords:
air pollution, lead emissions, continuous emissions monitoring system, CEMS, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, MPCA, environmental monitoring, emission compliance, air quality, public health, industrial pollution, permitted facility, residential exposure, toxic metals, emission limits, pollution control, stack monitoring, real-time emissions monitoring, natural resources, environment
WY
Transcript Highlights:
- The CFP program does require a dual The CFP program does require a dual approval process by both the
- Subsection C is the reporting requirement.
- Do these funds typically require... Do these funds typically require matching funds from the state?
- Um, currently the BEAD program does not require any state match.
- Um, you could also require the repayment of any portion of Require the repayment of any portion of a
Committee:
Joint Appropriations
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:30 am
Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security
Transcript Highlights:
- It creates a code of conduct required.
- And the requirements of the bill are just that. Called for by this bill.
- And the requirements of the bill are just that: reasonable and even basic.
- Hunters ages 12 to 14, inclusive, are exempt by statute from the FID requirements.
- Once they have completed those requirements, they may apply for an FID.
Summary:
The hearing focused heavily on firearms legislation, especially bills to repeal Chapter 135 of the Acts of 2024 (including H. 2618/S. 1671 and related repeal measures) and bills on firearm industry accountability (H. 2672/S. 1653). Supporters of repeal, including Senator Peter Durant, Rep. Ken Sweezey, gun owners, instructors, sportsmen, and women’s gun-rights advocates, argued that Chapter 135 overreaches, creates confusion in licensing and training requirements, burdens lawful gun owners, restricts pepper spray and semi-automatic firearms, and is being enforced in ways they said criminalize responsible conduct. Committee members defending the law said it was the product of years of work, public listening sessions, and multiple drafts, and argued that Massachusetts remains the safest state for gun violence and that implementation issues, such as live-fire training, had been delayed to allow time for regulations and infrastructure.
Several witnesses also testified on H. 2672/S. 1653, which would create firearm industry standards of conduct and allow civil actions against manufacturers, distributors, and dealers that engage in unsafe or unlawful practices. Supporters from the Massachusetts Coalition to Prevent Gun Violence, Everytown, Brady, Giffords, and survivors described the bill as a way to hold the industry accountable, reduce the flow of crime guns, and give victims and the Attorney General a path to sue bad actors. They cited data on crime-gun traces, disproportionate impacts on communities of color, and examples from other states that have enacted similar laws. Opponents, including gun dealers and industry representatives, argued that existing law already punishes illegal sales, that most crime guns are stolen or diverted after lawful sale, and that the bill would improperly target manufacturers for the actions of others.
The committee also heard testimony on a bill to remove the non-resident ban on semi-automatic firearms for hunting (H. 2710/S. 1676), with Backcountry Hunters and Anglers supporting the change as a way to restore access for returning residents, veterans, and hunting programs that had been displaced. Later testimony returned to repeal and related gun-law bills, with sportsmen’s groups arguing Chapter 135 was rushed, confusing, and harmful to youth hunting and lawful ownership. No votes or final committee actions were taken during the hearing; it was a public testimony session with extensive questioning by committee members.