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CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Jun 4th, 2026
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Today, it has become a symbol of the value of human life.
- We are in California because of decades of leadership and action in this state.
- I hear talk of mental health. Other countries have a mental health. Of mental health.
- lot of us know, former speaker pro. for one of his local elected officials, one that a lot of us know
- So this fall, Ryan will be attending the University of Pennsylvania, where he will continue that success
Summary:
The Assembly convened after a quorum call, prayer, and pledge, then handled routine procedural business including re-referrals of several Senate bills, removal of AB 1156 from the inactive file, and withdrawal of ACR 210 to the second reading file. The chamber also heard multiple guest introductions, including family members of members and two CIF Scholar Athletes of the Year, Ryan Liu and Mona Sugawara, before moving to the daily file and consent calendar.
The main floor item was ACR 191, which designated June 5 as National Gun Violence Awareness Day in California. Assemblymember Stephanie and several colleagues spoke in strong support, sharing personal and district-level experiences with gun violence, highlighting the impact on children, schools, graduations, and communities, and urging continued state and federal action. Speakers emphasized prevention, safe storage, community violence intervention, and the need to resist complacency; the resolution was adopted by voice vote after 55 co-authors were added.
On the consent calendar, ACR 206 and several Senate concurrent resolutions were adopted, with ACR 206 passing 60-0. The Assembly also heard an adjournment in memory for Michael George Savan, a longtime Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department commander, Marine Corps Reservist, and former Lomita mayor and councilmember. The house then announced the next session schedule and adjourned until Monday, June 8 at 1 p.m.
AR
Arkansas 2026 Regular Session
LEGISLATIVE JOINT AUDITING-EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS Jun 4th, 2026
LEGISLATIVE JOINT AUDITING-EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
Transcript Highlights:
- We do it all for the good of the people of the state of Arkansas.
- We've got members joining us from Harding, from UCA, from the University of Arkansas, from Arkansas State
- , and I'm sure proud of we've got someone from John Brown University, my alma mater.
- We've got members joining us from Harding, from UCA, from the University of Arkansas, from Arkansas State
- , and I'm sure proud of we've got someone from John Brown University, my alma mater.
Summary:
The committee met to review education audit reports and heard responses from several school districts with findings. Camden Fairview School District was cited for using operating funds for an end-of-year employee awards banquet and for unauthorized credit card charges that caused a small loss; district officials said the current administration had strengthened controls, stopped the banquet practice, and improved monthly credit card reconciliation. Members questioned whether the prior officials were still employed, whether the credit card issue was an outside hack, and how teacher appreciation could continue without using district funds. Forest City School District was cited for spending about $33,000 on an off-campus staff celebration and entertainment event; district representatives said the money came from long-standing Pepsi-related donation funds, that the event was intended to recognize staff and growth, and that they would change practices and receive training going forward. Members discussed whether those funds were private donations or operational funds, and staff said the district’s accounting treatment made them subject to the constitutional restriction at issue.
The committee also reviewed several other findings. Conway School District was referred for an ongoing investigative report involving misuse of district funds and resources by former maintenance employees. Magnolia School District had undeposited activity funds totaling more than $21,000, tied to a resigned high school secretary and sponsor receipts not deposited. Westside School District had about $30,000 in credit card charges lacking documentation or business purpose, including charges by the superintendent, personal purchases, and items shipped to personal addresses; the matter was referred to the prosecuting attorney. Boonville School District was cited for paying a board member’s son more than the statutory limit for seasonal groundskeeping without the required exemption, and DESE later denied the exemption request.
After discussing those cases, the committee filed the remaining eight findings en masse and then filed the 89 reports with no findings. Members noted that most school districts audited had clean reports and encouraged districts to continue good practices while learning from the findings discussed.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Appropriations Committee May 13th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- The City of San Diego is strongly supportive of the Surplus Lands Act.
- seven projects at the University of California were stalled due to CEQA lawsuits.
- AB 2433 does a variety of things, all with a purpose of allowing more homes to take advantage of this
- I am the CEO of Just Advocates and formerly the CEO of Seneca Family of Agencies, which is one of the
- Susan Nessa, survivor of the Camp Fire of 2018. Thank you.
Summary:
The Assembly Appropriations Committee met on May 13, 2026, and began by taking up a large consent calendar, moving a first group of bills to the floor consent calendar and a second group by due pass. The committee then heard and advanced a series of measures covering housing, public safety, health care, education, and local government issues. Among the bills discussed were AB 2641 on a sales tax exemption for pawnbroker redemptions, AB 2525 on a narrow Surplus Lands Act exemption for Mission Bay Park, AB 1732 and AB 2433 on student housing and the Affordable Homes Bonus Law, AB 2055 on boating safety and enforcement, AB 1579 on children’s crisis residential services, AB 2139 on a Surplus Lands Act amendment for an Inland Empire soccer project, AB 2041 on EMS reporting, AB 1973 on reproductive health scope for advanced practice clinicians, AB 1929 on health plan investment disclosures, AB 2700 on utility rates and wildfire victim compensation, AB 1809 on school job order contracting, SB 73 on election security, AB 2418 on commercial building permit timelines, AB 1970 on step therapy limits for serious mental illness and substance use treatment, AB 2361 on peer-to-peer vehicle-sharing liability, AB 1976 on bike and pedestrian project approvals, AB 2110 on tax increment financing for workforce housing, and AB 2146 on supportive housing documentation and vacancy rules.
Testimony was generally supportive for the measures heard. Authors and sponsors emphasized consumer fairness, housing production, public safety, access to care, and administrative streamlining. Supporters included local governments, housing advocates, school districts, law enforcement groups, health care organizations, and affected individuals. AB 2700 drew especially extensive public testimony from wildfire survivors and local officials who urged stronger compensation for victims of PG&E-caused fires and relief from high utility costs. AB 2034 and AB 1790 were raised during public comment on bills not heard in committee, with several industry groups opposing AB 2034 and both supporters and opponents speaking on AB 1790’s Waters Edge issue.
Most bills were reported out of committee on due pass motions, with several noted as amended or with members not voting on particular roll calls. The committee also read and approved a lengthy suspense calendar, then opened public comment on bills not presented that day before adjourning.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Transportation panel considers bill to increase funding for town roads, bridges 3/5/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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- projects for the benefit of the state of Minnesota.
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MD
Transcript Highlights:
- of fact, for the remainder of our lives.
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- Her college choice is the University of Maryland for public policy. Please welcome her.
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- is University of Maryland for<00:16:23.640><c> public</c><00:16:24.079><c> policy.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- We have Banu Tanaka, also of Teranox. We have Benson Chu of the CIO Council of Havi.
- Benson Chu of the CIO Council of Havi, and Samantha Larson of AE Counseling.
- of of HDDC.<00:03:27.599><c> Okay.
- Uh Banu Tanaka of also of Teranox.
- Benson Chu of the CIO Council Teranox. Benson Chu of the CIO Council of<00:03:38.040><c> Havi.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
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- I can assure you of that.
- I can assure you of that.
- taken care of as well.
Committee:
Senate Capital Budget
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- of San Diego next fall.
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- of the Kanaka Maoli.
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HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
EIG-CPN, EIG, EIG-TRS Public Hearings 04-16-2026
Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- So, getting an understanding of what is the right amount of thermal generation, the right amount of renewables
- I actually have three points of concern as part of my testimony.
- for the City and County of Honolulu to install raised crosswalks at the University Avenue, Laau Wai
- a bunch of high-rises.
- </c> unamended of the four members present. unamended of the four members present.
Bills:
HCR202
Committee:
Senate Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs
Keywords:
Hawaii, renewable energy, task force, energy independence, cost savings, decarbonization, public utilities, stakeholders, clean energy goals, 912, senate, all
Summary:
The joint committees on Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs and Consumer Commerce and Consumer Protection heard HCR 202 HD2, a resolution creating a task force to study Hawaii’s electric generation mix and related costs. Testimony from the Hawaii State Energy Office was neutral and stood on written comments, while another testifier supported the resolution, emphasizing affordability, reliability, and the need to understand the right balance of thermal generation and renewables as the state moves toward its 2045 renewable goals. The chairs said they had conferred on the measure and outlined recommended amendments, including adding study of the separation of ownership and control of generation versus transmission and distribution, and adding Senate committee representation to the task force.
The Consumer Commerce and Consumer Protection committee voted to pass HCR 202 HD2 with amendments; the chair, vice chair, and another member voted aye, with one senator excused, and the recommendation was adopted. The Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs committee did not have quorum at that time and said it would take its vote later.
The Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs committee also heard HCR 165, concerning pickleball courts in Hawaii Kai. One resident testified in opposition, citing concerns about permanent lights, permanent nets, noise, light pollution, safety, maintenance, and the loss of multi-use flexibility. After discussion, the chair recommended passing the measure as is, and the committee said it would vote the next day because it lacked quorum. The committee also heard HCR 154 and HCR 43 with the Transportation Committee; HCR 154 was passed unamended, and HCR 43, which urged raised crosswalks near Ala Wai Elementary School for pedestrian safety, was also passed unamended. Supporters of HCR 43 described heavy pedestrian traffic, schoolchildren crossing, and unsafe vehicle turning patterns at the intersections. The Transportation Committee adopted both recommendations, while the Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs committee scheduled its votes for the following day.
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama Joint License Plate Committee Apr 8th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Been caught a lot of things. That's one of the more pleasant.
- </c> of Alabama. of Alabama.
- fund, the general fund of the great state of Alabama.
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- </c><00:16:42.720><c> counties</c> >> So two of my c out of my three counties >> So two of
HI
Transcript Highlights:
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- Regents of the University of Hawaiʻi.
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- </c><00:06:27.759><c> of</c><00:06:27.919><c> Hawaii</c> of regions of the University of Hawaii of regions
- of the University of Hawaii file<00:06:29.840><c> beginning</c><00:06:30.160><c> on</c><00:06:30.440
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
FULL INTERVIEW: Offering Students More Choices | Senator Torrey Westrom Mar 27th, 2026
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- In fact, the opposite seems to be some of the results and associations in many of these studies that
- Uh, it certainly can, and that's part of the motivation of the legislation.
- Uh, it certainly can, and that's part of the motivation of the legislation.
- </c><00:10:47.600><c> uh</c> of burning them or other types of uh of burning them or other types of uh
- And so right now, $121 million of that fund is allocated out of the trust fund because of the interest
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Ways & Means Feb 26th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Members of the committee, Paul Jewell, on behalf of the members of the Washington State Association of
- The restructuring of the LEOFF 1 plan and the transfer of billions of dollars of pension surplus is very
- The University of Washington Medicine estimates indeterminate costs greater than $50,000 a year.
- Central Washington University hosts students from all walks of life, whether they are citizens, first-generation
- in our state in hopes of being able to obtain their citizenship and become. other universities in our
Summary:
The committee took up executive action on the capital budget, Proposed Substitute Senate Bill 6003, and several policy bills. Staff described amendments to the capital budget that shifted funding among behavioral health, local/community projects, irrigation projects, and juvenile rehabilitation capacity, plus a technical fix to the water pollution control revolving program. The committee adopted Senator Dozier’s budget-neutral amendment and a technical amendment, then advanced the amended capital budget to the Rules Committee. It also moved House Bills 2441, 2124, 2471, 2133, 2610, and 2338 forward with due-pass recommendations, and advanced Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill 2251 on Climate Commitment Act accounts to the Transportation Committee after adopting two amendments and withdrawing three others.
A major public hearing focused on Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill 2034, which would terminate and restate LEOFF Plan 1 in 2029, transfer surplus assets, and direct portions to the Climate Commitment Account and the pension funding stabilization account. Staff said the plan is currently about 160% funded and explained the bill’s IRS-review process, statute of limitations, and estimated implementation costs. Testimony was sharply divided: some retirees, firefighters, counties, and cities opposed the bill as an improper use of pension assets and urged benefit enhancements or protection of local medical obligations, while others supported using the surplus for broader public purposes. No vote was taken on the bill during the hearing.
The committee also heard House Bill 2179 on PERS coverage for certain port workers, with ports and the Washington Public Ports Association supporting clarification for railroad employees covered by the federal railroad retirement system. House Bill 1069, allowing Department of Corrections employees to bargain over supplemental retirement benefits, drew support from Teamsters and corrections workers, while House Bill 2091, expanding employee-information sharing with bargaining representatives, drew union support and privacy objections from Washington Policy Center. Finally, Second Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1210 on targeted urban area tax preferences drew support from labor, local governments, and project proponents, and opposition from contractor groups and environmental advocates over project labor agreement requirements and nuclear-related concerns; Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1408 on community preservation and development authorities and Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill 1974 on land bank authorities for affordable housing were also heard, with both receiving supportive testimony from community and housing advocates.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Health and Mental Health Feb 19th, 2026 at 08:00 am
Health and Mental Health
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm an emeritus professor of equine surgery at the University... I'm retired.
- I'm an emeritus professor of equine surgery at the University of Missouri.
- I'm an assistant professor of dermatology at the University of Missouri in Columbia, and yes, I'm here
- On behalf of Freeman Hospital, American College of OBGYNs, Washington University, and the Missouri Ambulatory
- I am here on behalf of University Health, Kansas City.
Committee:
House Health and Mental Health
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- She completed her undergraduate degree from the University of Arizona, with a Bachelor of Science in
- She then went on to receive her MD/MPH at the University of Arizona College of Medicine and subsequently
- completed her family medicine residency at the University of Arizona College of Medicine Tucson Family
- She completed her undergraduate degree from the University of Arizona with the Bachelor of Science in
- She then went on to receive her MD MPH at the University of Arizona College of Medicine and subsequently
Summary:
The Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, roll call, journal approval, guest introductions, and recognition of doctors and other visitors. The chamber then moved through multiple Committee of the Whole calendars, considering a large number of bills on topics including public schools and curricula, transportation, health care, child welfare, municipal and county governance, homeowners’ associations, speech, and election-related matters. Several measures were retained on the calendar, while many others were advanced with committee or floor amendments.
Among the more notable debates, senators discussed SB 1094, which would impose civil liability related to gender reassignment surgery on minors; supporters said it would compensate minors harmed by such procedures, while opponents argued it would discriminate against transgender youth, raise malpractice costs, and chill access to care. SB 1813, concerning the state hospital governing board and Maricopa County bed limits, drew concern about litigation and the need to expand capacity for people with serious mental illness, while supporters said the bill would remove a legal cap and allow more beds to be used. SB 1496 on Department of Child Safety procedures was amended to clarify representative payee requirements and received generally favorable comments, though some members raised concerns about child safety and DCS discretion.
The Senate also advanced SCR 1004, a photo radar ballot referral, after an amendment requiring voter approval in jurisdictions that use photo radar; Senator Leach thanked the sponsor for the change. Other bills moved forward included measures on school firearm safety instruction, civics instruction, chiropractic claims, behavioral health prior authorization, psychiatric evaluations, DCS procedures, AHCCCS procurement contracting, county recorder and HOA-related issues, and legislative qualifications. The chamber adopted the Committee of the Whole reports and properly assigned the bills after each calendar was completed.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Transportation Mar 4th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
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HI
Transcript Highlights:
- We have the University of Hawaiʻi John A. Burns School of Medicine.
- I'm standing here, Kīmarin of the University of Hawaiʻi John A. Burns School of Medicine.
- Human Services, as well as the Department of Education, the University of Hawaiʻi, and the Department
- For the University of Hawaii, Governor's message, u100, sequence 2181: $75,000 for Patas San Council,
- </c><01:35:56.199><c> of</c><01:35:56.360><c> Hawaii</c> not concur for the University of Hawaii not
Committee:
House Finance
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Health and Mental Health Apr 16th, 2026 at 08:00 am
Health and Mental Health
Transcript Highlights:
- I know there was a whole number of us that worked with University Health over the summer.
- But while there's the partnership with University Health and the Department of Mental Health, we're serving
- As a group of paramedics, we recognized that we were not well trained in how to take care of some of
- So a lot of it is awareness and permission, you know, kind of that idea of reminding you, “Oh, yeah,
- that because of the kind of work that I have done.
Committee:
House Health and Mental Health
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education Feb 5th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- FIRST WILL TAKE UP TAB ONE A PROGRAM REVIEW OF THE DISTRICT SUPPORT PROGRAMS AS PART OF OUR REVIEW OF
- HE'S A SENIOR CHANCELLOR OF THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. MR.
- MY LAST QUESTION SPEAKING OF THE REPORT IN THE SERVICES, I CAN SEE THE UNIVERSAL WITH ONE MORE TARGETED
- WHEN YOU THINK OF CONSORTIA THINK OF ECONOMIES OF SCALE.
- WE ALSO HAVE A LOT OF, MY DIRECTOR OF PERSONNEL IS ALSO MY DIRECTOR OF CTE AND MY DIRECTOR OF SECONDARY
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Commerce and Economic Development Jan 28th, 2026 at 02:54 pm
House Commerce & Economic Development Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- grants instead of them kind of being stuck.
- So often our R&D spins out of the labs, spins out of universities, and spins out to California or somewhere
- of Los Lunas on behalf of our community, fully in support of House Bill 27.
- And I'm thinking about people like the president of the university or somebody from the military base
- the plan of the commission and who needs to be a part of it, including representatives from universities