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AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- of Congress on this issue and submitted multiple comment letters on the subject to the Federal Securities
- and Exchange Commission, for which I now serve on the Investor Advisory Committee.
- name of the map wrong — if you would look at the blighted map for Mesa, you will find that it's very secure
Committee:
Senate Senate Finance Committee of Reference
Summary:
The committee approved the February 2, 2026 minutes and held Senate Bill 1090. It then took up SB 1503, which would require pension fiduciaries and proxy advisory firms to base voting and advice solely on economic interests, prohibit ESG or ideological considerations except in limited circumstances, and authorize attorney general enforcement. The sponsor said the bill was meant to protect investors and align with federal action; supporters argued proxy advisors lack transparency and can influence votes against shareholders’ financial interests. Arizona retirement system representatives said they were neutral but warned the bill would add major operational costs, create reporting burdens, increase litigation risk, and could narrow the market for proxy advisory services. The committee passed SB 1503 on a 4-3 vote.
The committee then considered SB 1293, which would bar GPLET abatements from applying to school-district revenue during the eight-year abatement period. Supporters said the bill would protect school funding and reduce the state aid backfill tied to GPLET projects, while opponents from Phoenix, Mesa, and economic development groups said GPLET is a key redevelopment tool that helps finance downtown and blighted-area projects and that the bill would weaken future investment. The committee adopted the amendment and passed SB 1293 on a 4-3 vote. It also heard and passed SB 1414, which gives insurers 30 days to review and respond to third-party settlement demands; insurers supported the bill as a reasonable commercial timeframe, while trial lawyers opposed it as too slow and urged a 15-day standard, with members indicating they expected a possible friendly amendment.
Next, the committee heard SB 1633, which would create an Arizona income tax subtraction for capital gains from the sale of a primary residence, after five years of occupancy. Opponents argued it would mainly benefit wealthy homeowners and could cost the state tens of millions annually, while the sponsor said it could help homeowners move without facing large tax bills and improve housing turnover. The committee passed the bill 4-2. It also adopted an amendment to SB 1429, which would have expanded Arizona Commerce Authority board ex officio membership, then held the bill for further consideration. Finally, the committee passed SB 1536, allowing temporary consolidation of street light improvement districts, and heard SB 1724, which clarifies when property splits or consolidations trigger limited property value recalculation, with county assessors supporting the measure as an anti-gaming reform.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
2026 Legislative Session - Day Fourteen - Tuesday, February 3
Missouri House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- He currently serves on the Missouri Community Service Commission, and he is also the former director
- And think clearly, with such knowledge and skill as I can secure, and in the ability of progressive agriculturists
- I think we had done a lot for life last year, and this is our attempt to secure the infant in the womb
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - New Mexico Finance Authority Oversight Nov 3rd, 2025
New Mexico Finance Authority Oversight Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- Oh, another thing we didn't do when we funded water security, I think... It was water security.
- If we funded two people out of the Interstate Stream Commission in the seven new water districts that
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- whenever they’re being land applied on that property, and this does require a TCEQ permit, Texas Commission
- But most importantly, the potential and impact of this technology secures us today and tomorrow and doesn't
- and in technology is unmatched. but most importantly, the potential and impact of this technology secures
Committee:
House Agriculture
Summary:
The committee hearing focused on biosolids, sewage sludge, and PFAS contamination, with the opening remarks and first three presenters arguing that land application of municipal sludge poses serious risks to soil, water, livestock, and human health. Representative Shaw cited EPA and state data on detected pollutants and PFAS in biosolids, while Denise Travick Poyer described her background in chemical engineering and PFAS work and said the EPA’s draft sewage sludge risk assessment shows unacceptable risk at very low PFOS/PFOA levels. She urged source reduction, more testing, and consideration of total organic fluorine, and noted examples from Michigan where industrial pretreatment and source reduction reduced PFAS in biosolids. Johnson County, Texas Commissioner Larry Woolley and Investigator Dana Ames presented a case study of alleged runoff from land-applied biosolids affecting a ranch, with high PFAS readings in soil, water, fish, cattle tissue, and a stillborn calf, and said the county and state had pursued investigations, lawsuits, and legislative responses. Sandra Trawick of Save Oklahoma Farms and Ranches argued that Oklahoma’s biosolids program relies heavily on Class B sludge, that current rules are outdated, and that land application exposes farms and rural communities to pathogens, chemicals, odors, flies, and runoff; she cited examples from Maine, Texas, Georgia, Michigan, and Oklahoma to support calls for stronger regulation or a ban.
After the testimony, members asked about sampling methods, lab testing, EPA limits, and whether the cited PFAS blood levels were comparable to the soil and sludge measurements. Witnesses said the Johnson County samples were collected by a Texas A&M PhD contractor and tested at a single lab, and they explained that the EPA’s 4 parts per trillion figure applied to municipal drinking water standards. Questions also addressed whether sludge is incorporated into soil; Trawick said it had often been left on the surface, though she had seen better disking after public scrutiny. Members asked how biosolids compare with manure and feedlot waste, and witnesses responded that municipal sludge is more contaminated because it includes industrial, hospital, and household waste streams, unlike animal manure. The committee then moved to alternative solutions, hearing from Doug McKinney of Advanced Microbial Solutions, who promoted biological sludge removal using bacteria to reduce sludge volumes and avoid land application, citing cost savings for wastewater plants and correctional facilities. Jason Jepsen of Eden Energy followed with a pitch for an eight-stage waste-to-energy system that converts mixed waste into clean energy, biochar, and reusable products, framing waste as an asset and presenting his company’s technology as a no-land-application alternative.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Business and Professions Committee Apr 22nd, 2025
Business and Professions
Transcript Highlights:
- On behalf of the California Commission on the Status of Women and Girls in strong support.
- Preventing wage theft is key to protecting the economic security and dignity of California workers.
- Our organization channels $127 million annually to secure, support, and support families in Sacramento
Committee:
House Business and Professions
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Special Session 2026 May 8th, 2026
Alabama Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- representation in secure black representation in government. government. government.
- So, I chair boards and commissions.
- I</c><03:16:28.880><c> was</c><03:16:29.120><c> listening</c><03:16:29.600><c> to</c> commissions.
- And as I was listening to commissions.
- of these state commissions, changes they were trying to make.
Summary:
The Senate convened with prayer, the pledge, and a roll call establishing a quorum of 35 senators. The journal was adopted without objection, absent senators were excused, and there were no house messages, committee reports, motions, or resolutions before the first bill was called.
The main item of business was House Bill 1, described as a conditional measure to set a process for electing U.S. House candidates in Alabama’s congressional districts 1, 2, 6, and 7 if a federal court order lifts current injunctions. The sponsor said the bill would only take effect if the court order is issued and would allow quick compliance with federal rulings. Debate centered on whether the bill was truly responsive to the court or instead an attempt at mid-decade redistricting; opponents argued it would violate Alabama’s constitutional limits on elections and ignore the court’s redistricting orders, while supporters said they were trying to comply with the court and that the issue was partisan rather than personal.
Much of the discussion focused on Allen v. Milligan, the Voting Rights Act, and the meaning of the court’s injunctions. One senator argued the bill would dilute Black voting strength and was being driven by national Republican politics, while the sponsor and others insisted the legislature was acting only conditionally and that the court had not ordered the specific action being debated. The exchange became lengthy and contentious, but no final vote or other action on HB1 was taken in the portion provided.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Municipal and County Government (02/04/2025)
Municipal and County Government
Transcript Highlights:
- 46.200><c> social</c> to disabled uh people that are social to disabled uh people that are social security
- 31:48.480><c> I</c><00:31:48.559><c> don't</c><00:31:48.679><c> know</c><00:31:48.880><c> if</c> security
- worked in study commission that worked in reconciling<02:11:26.719><c> the</c><02:11:26.880><c> then
- And sections 14 through 15A, a far-reaching study commission appears that there's fairly significant
- </c><04:56:24.360><c> appears</c> far-reaching study commission appears far-reaching study commission
Committee:
House Municipal and County Government
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Outside of the Water Board, the Public Utility Commission was charged last session with doing a study
- I'm the Assistant Director for the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality's Office of Water, and I'm
- The review panel submits a report to the TCEQ with recommendations, and the Commission can issue orders
- How the commission would look at whether that's within the statutory charge, the nine reasons that can
- DFCs, the specific choices they made as a local governmental unit, and we've not our commission has not
Committee:
House Natural Resources
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- its protection in the right, secured its protection in the First<00:04:45.040><c> Amendment</c><00:04
- </c><00:04:51.840><c> the</c><00:04:52.000><c> protection</c><00:04:52.240><c> of</c> right, secured
- the protection of right, secured the protection of religious<00:04:52.800><c> freedom</c><00:04:53.040
- This just makes it clear you only have to file one with the ethics commission.
- On page 38 of the calendar, Senate Bill 15 by Senator Givhan relating to secured transactions.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Education Policy and Administration (02/19/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> committee meeting um this commission committee meeting um this commission came<01:39:14.960><c>
- <01:39:35.119><c> um</c><01:39:35.920><c> are</c><01:39:36.159><c> not</c> commission um are not commission
- </c> three um requires that this commission three um requires that this commission be<01:40:55.360><c
- The surveys would not be aimed at members of the advisory commission.
- The surveys would not be aimed at members of the advisory commission.
Summary:
The committee opened with House Bill 184, which would create a committee to study changing school start times. Members discussed Amendment 0394, which made the study committee’s duties more investigative and adjusted reporting recipients, including the Governor. Several members raised questions about whether the committee should review evidence-based studies, local district decisions, and existing district reports; supporters said the amendment would better allow the committee to gather information and recognize local control. The amendment passed 17-0, and the bill as amended also passed 17-0. Representative Litchfield noted that no one had testified in opposition and encouraged the future study committee to review an Oyster River School District report on school start times.
The committee then took up House Bill 394, concerning cooperative school district budget committees and board member representatives. Amendment 0476 was adopted 17-0 after discussion that it clarified the bill’s language and reflected work with the School Boards Association. The committee then voted OTPA on the bill, which also passed 17-0. House Bill 738, requiring background checks for employees and volunteers at certain non-public schools or education service providers receiving public funds, was moved inexpedient to legislate. Supporters said the bill would create practical and legal problems for private citizens and homeschooling families, and the motion passed 15-2 with no minority report, placing the bill on consent.
The committee next considered House Bill 235, which would amend the educator code of ethics and conduct to add responsibilities to parents. Supporters argued parents should be explicitly included in the code, while opponents said parents were already covered in existing ethics language and statute. The bill passed narrowly, 9-8. The committee then returned to House Bill 532 on alternate dispute resolution and individualized education plan team meeting facilitation. Amendment 0480H clarified that different rules would apply separately to neutral conference, mediation, and IEP facilitation; it passed 17-0, and the bill as amended also passed 17-0. Finally, the committee moved to House Bill 564, concerning adoption of school administrative unit budgets, and voted to retain the bill for further review because members said there was still confusion about how it would apply to single-district and multi-district SAUs.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- I served on that commission.
- I served on that<00:14:24.159><c> commission.
- Um and it was because that commission.
- They're not those of the Portsmouth Police Commission, and they're not those of UNH Law.
- The views I Portsouth Police Commission.
Committee:
House Judiciary
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- um with the and uh the BPU commission um with the capital<01:02:49.839><c> investments.
- You cannot establish, as you know, commissions or task forces or anything that involves legislators,
- and conference committee should not be the way that you bypass having to take a commission or a task
- And the reason for that is that we had so many instances where those commissions or task forces were
- </c> rules involving those uh commissions rules involving those uh commissions etc.<01:25:04.800><c>
Committee:
Senate Taxes
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee 3/26/25
Transportation Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- It comes down to three things: convenience and accessibility, enhanced security, and ...” like Apple
- </c><01:00:31.520><c> and</c> Accessibility, enhanced security, fraud protection, and modernization of
- Particularly, I'm here today to help explain how the mobile ID process is more secure than identifying
- Particularly, I'm here today to help explain how the mobile ID process is more secure than identifying
- </c><01:05:49.039><c> by</c> five guiding principles it is secure by five guiding principles it is secure
Committee:
House Transportation Finance and Policy
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
House Labor, Health & Social Services Committee, March 2, 2026
Labor, Health & Social Services
Transcript Highlights:
- Since Social Security numbers are available to legal aliens, this needs to be an included verification
- Since<01:27:20.000><c> social</c><01:27:20.400><c> security</c><01:27:20.880><c> numbers</c><01:27:21.360
- ><c> are</c> Since social security numbers are Since social security numbers are available<01:27:22.000
- </c><01:27:42.800><c> number</c><01:27:43.040><c> at</c> ...providing a Social Security number at the
- </c><01:34:39.440><c> It's</c> social security number exists. It's social security number exists.
Committee:
House Labor, Health & Social Services
Keywords:
medical necessity, insurance, healthcare policy, independent review, claim processing, shared parenting, family law, joint custody, child well-being, parental rights, pharmacy, collaborative care, healthcare, prescriptions, patient safety, Wyoming Pharmacy Act, welfare, Medicaid, employment, eligibility verification
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 097 Apr 21st, 2026
Colorado House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The Colorado Privacy Act requires controllers to take reasonable measures to secure personal data.
- Regulators like the Federal Trade Commission can only enforce what they can prove.
- Regulators like the Federal<02:11:33.040><c> Trade</c><02:11:33.280><c> Commission</c><02:11:33.679><
- c> can</c><02:11:33.840><c> only</c> Federal Trade Commission can only Federal Trade Commission can only
- Control Commission.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Legislative Task Force on Child Protection - 01/08/25
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- or the Committees that commissions or the Committees that Community<00:43:07.960><c> Health</c><00:43
- The word safety might invoke one thing to some people: physical security or a sense of protection.
- The word safety might invoke one thing to some people: physical security or a sense of protection.
- The word safety might invoke one thing to some people: physical security or a sense of protection.
- The word safety might invoke one thing to some people: physical security or a sense of protection.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- It sets a secure timeline. and that was not involved in the past.
- and vendors are incentivized. advise to align their materials more closely with TEKS and ELPS to secure
- So now, each morning, students securely lock their phones. knowing that if a personal emergency arises
- And we do count on leaders like you who have big and been proactive to develop a policy to secure the
- It's been inconsistent in my experience. that the security guard picked up the phones one day and then
Committee:
Senate Education
Keywords:
instructional materials, public schools, Education Code, adoption, rejected materials, local funds, open educational resources, Texas Education Code, school districts, open enrollment charter schools, funding restrictions, environmental regulation, business compliance, local authority, economic development, state preemption, local control, open education resources, SB 762, Texas public schools
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Finance Division II (03/18/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> chair of the enhanced 911 Commission chair of the enhanced 911 Commission was<01:53:53.239><c> up
- Hooks at tolls, uh, high-speed tolling is out of commission or something to that effect.
- That comes up out of Homeland Security and Emergency Management.
- If you look at the director of the Division of Homeland Security, Emergency Management, the director
- The lottery commission, at the time, had no computer system and no experience with this kind of thing
Summary:
The committee first took up HB 713, which would require mile markers on Route 112, the Kancamagus Highway. The sponsor and DOT testimony described the road as a heavily traveled but isolated corridor with little or no cell or radio service, frequent accidents and breakdowns, and serious public-safety problems when emergency responders cannot quickly locate incidents. Members discussed where markers should be placed, how frequently they should appear, whether both sides of the road should be marked, and the potential cost; DOT said the project could be done with federal funds and might be combined with other work to reduce mobilization costs. The committee agreed the bill was straightforward and voted OTP 18-0, with discussion that a friendly amendment might be offered later to refine the language.
The committee then heard HB 563, concerning calculation of adequate education grants. Testimony explained that the bill would add fiscal capacity disparity aid in FY 27 and increase the special education differentiated aid factor, while also reducing extraordinary needs grants so the overall fiscal impact would be net neutral. Members noted the changes were limited to the second year because of the budget process and school district ballot timing. Supporters argued the fiscal capacity aid would help property-poor towns and should be expanded, while others emphasized the bill’s budget-neutral structure. The committee voted to retain HB 563 for further consideration in the budget process.
Finally, the committee opened HB 675, which would limit the authority of school districts to make certain appropriations. A Derry resident and former local official testified in favor, arguing that property taxes are too high, that school spending has outpaced town-side tax caps, and that local voters should have more control over school budgets. Committee members questioned whether the issue should instead be handled locally through existing processes or broader governance changes, and one member noted the state’s constitutional obligation to provide an adequate education. The discussion continued, but no final action on HB 675 was taken in the portion provided.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- providing child care before school, enrichment, parent education classes, community dinners, or security
- providing child care before school, enrichment, parent education classes, community dinners, or security
- providing child care before school, enrichment, parent education classes, community dinners, or security
- The Higher Learning Commission requires teachers have a master's degree plus 18 credits, and some schools
- The Higher Learning Commission requires teachers have a master's degree plus 18 credits, and some schools
Committee:
House Education Finance
Keywords:
education funding, nonpublic schools, counseling services, guidance services, transportation for students, HF921, tax increment financing, TIF, excess tax increment, school district aid, levy adjustment, property tax levy, education finance, Minnesota education aid, decertification, local government finance, school funding formula, state aid reduction, referendum equalization aid, debt service equalization
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Limiting zoning authority of local governments over housing types 3/3/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- ,</c><00:37:38.079><c> which</c><00:37:38.240><c> is</c><00:37:38.480><c> 19</c> legislative commission
- The planning commission refashioned the city's zoning ordinances to promote housing development, but
- The<00:49:10.160><c> planning</c><00:49:10.559><c> commission</c><00:49:10.960><c> refashioned</c><00
- :49:11.599><c> the</c> The planning commission refashioned the The planning commission refashioned the
- We designated five units as workforce housing and secured financing from MHFA, the local HRA, and the