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WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Select Committee on Pension Policy May 19th, 2026 at 12:20 pm
Select Committee on Pension Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Bev, did you hear us? Your mic is off, Bev. Your mic is off, Bev. Bev Heronson, do you hear us?
- Can you hear me now? I think we're...
- That's probably the last we'll hear of this case, and it doesn't seem to have a wide statewide impact
- That's exactly what you're going to hear next month. Okay.
- Sometimes Bev does not hear us. Bev, do you hear me? There, she's having trouble.
Committee:
Joint Select Committee on Pension Policy
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Select Committee on Pension Policy May 19th, 2026
Select Committee on Pension Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Bev, did you hear us? Your mic is off, Bev. Your mic is off, Bev. Bev Heronson, do you hear us?
- Can you hear me now? I think we're...
- That's probably the last we'll hear of this case, and it doesn't seem to have a wide statewide impact
- That's exactly what you're going to hear next month. Okay.
- Sometimes Bev does not hear us. Bev, do you hear me? There, she's having trouble.
Committee:
Joint Select Committee on Pension Policy
Summary:
The Executive Committee approved the April minutes by roll call vote, with members present voting aye and the minutes adopted. The committee then received an Attorney General update on several pension-related cases. Counsel discussed the newly filed Dawson class action, which seeks to invalidate Gross Second Substitute House Bill 2034 on federal and state constitutional grounds; she said the pleadings were unclear, the committee’s involvement was uncertain, and the case would need monitoring. She also reported that the Dolan case appears concluded after the Court of Appeals upheld the trial court’s ruling on constructive payment of attorney fees, and that the Fowler case remains pending after an oral ruling for plaintiffs on retroactive interest and possible disgorgement of state gains, with a written ruling still awaited.
The actuarial update said June would include the preliminary 2025 valuation results and contribution-rate discussion, along with commentary on the demographic experience study, and staff noted actuarial resources were limited for additional items until later in the summer or fall. The committee then discussed the interim work plan and correspondence, including letters supporting a Plan 1 COLA recommendation, retiree organization comments, and a request from Senator Robinson to study whether certain animal control technicians should be included in PERS. Members emphasized the need to keep working on an ad hoc COLA for Plan 1 retirees while also exploring a longer-term COLA mechanism, including possible budget proviso language to require COLA consideration each budget cycle.
Staff also explained changes to correspondence handling: materials will no longer be posted publicly on the website, but will still be available through public records requests and distributed securely to members by email or form submission. The committee agreed to add a June briefing on the PERS animal control technician issue and an introductory discussion of Plan 3, and to bring back COLA proposals in July for further executive committee review. The agenda was approved as amended, and the meeting adjourned.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
FULL INTERVIEW: Investing in Education by Modernizing School Funding | Senator Mary Kunesh May 8th, 2026
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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- So, what are you hearing?
- So, what are you hearing? funding that. So, what are you hearing?
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Water, Parks, and Wildlife Committee Apr 23rd, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- We'll try to get through this very lengthy hearing as soon as we can. Well, good morning.
- We'll try to get through this very lengthy hearing as soon as we can.
- The underlying policy legislation had one hearing in this committee.
- We’ll now hear Assembly Bill 172 from our chair. Assembly Member Papin, proceed when ready.
- It's nice to hear about the sensitivity, really. It is welcomed. Thank you, Madam Chair.
Summary:
The committee heard three water- and environment-related bills. AB 1663, by Assembly Member Wallace, would provide relief for high desert homeowners by allowing permits without mitigation fees for removing or trimming up to 10 Western Joshua trees for health and safety needs, including defensible space. Support came from the California Association of Realtors and the Community Water Systems Alliance, and members discussed balancing conservation with property maintenance. The bill was moved out of committee on a do-pass-as-amended vote to Appropriations.
AB 1772, by Assembly Member Papin, sought to create a statewide framework to prevent the spread of golden mussels through watercraft decontamination standards, reciprocity for certifications, and long-term funding. Testimony in support highlighted Lake Tahoe’s invasive species prevention program as a model, while Recreational Boaters of California expressed caution about funding fairness, reciprocity, and how the system would work if infestations become widespread. After discussion about mandatory decontamination standards and funding, the bill was also passed as amended to Appropriations.
AB 2521, also by Assembly Member Papin, would use a watershed-wide water availability analysis from the California Council of Science and Technology to help streamline groundwater recharge permitting and reduce applicant costs. Members raised concerns about protecting existing water rights and ensuring stakeholder input, and the author emphasized the study would be informational rather than binding. The bill passed to Appropriations, and the committee later took add-on votes confirming passage of AB 1663, AB 1772, and AB 2521.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Apr 23rd, 2026
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- suspend Assembly Rule 56 to allow the Local Government Committee to notice AB 1768, Brian, for the hearing
- Seeing and hearing no further debate on the matter, the clerk will open the roll.
- Sorry again, and hear, hear on your comments. Seeing and hearing no further debate.
- Seeing and hearing no further debate, Leader Flora, do you wish to close? Respectfully, I vote.
- Seeing and hearing no further business, I am ready to entertain a motion to adjourn.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Do not register until you hear the bell. The House will now proceed to register.
- Hearing none, so ordered.
- Hearing none, so ordered. The clerk will read the first bill on the calendar.
- Hearing none, so ordered.
- Do not vote until you hear the bell. The House will now proceed to vote.
Summary:
The House opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, approval of the journal, and a proclamation recognizing and strengthening Arizona’s relationship with Taiwan. The proclamation highlighted Taiwan’s trade and economic ties to Arizona, bipartisan legislative support for Taiwan over many years, and support for Taiwan’s participation in international organizations. Members also welcomed Taiwanese diplomatic guests and noted plans for a bipartisan Arizona-Taiwan caucus and a future Taiwan consulate in Phoenix.
The House then resolved into Committee of the Whole and considered a series of Senate bills. Among the measures advanced were SB 1004, SB 1012, SB 1040, SB 1049, SB 1168, SB 1326, SB 1021, SB 1052, SB 1172, SB 1188, SB 1212, SB 1346, SB 1452, and SB 1494, with several amended. Topics included law enforcement tracking of homeless sex offenders, spousal maintenance, election/government accountability, hyperbaric oxygen therapy in assisted living, re-credentialing timelines, controlled substance scheduling, vaccine-related concerns, Access fraud prevention, transportation fixes, and protections against patient brokering. Some members raised objections to SB 1049, SB 1021, SB 1212, and SB 1346, citing fairness, separation of powers, public health, and budget concerns, but the bills still advanced.
After the Committee of the Whole report was adopted, the House moved several bills to third reading and voted on them. SB 1164, SB 1174, SB 1189, and SB 1754 passed overwhelmingly or unanimously, while SB 1413 failed 2-48 after members argued it contained a significant change to moving-violation liability and restitution that had not been clearly reflected in the bill materials. The House later reconsidered the failed vote on SB 1413 and then adjourned until Monday, April 20, 2026.
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- We're here today just for a public hearing on Senate Bill 1470, and all witnesses testifying today, of
- I just want to say thank you to the committee for hearing it, ...of statutes.
- All right, seeing none, that'll conclude the public hearing on Senate Bill 1470.
- So we might, maybe hopefully we can have another hearing next week. And that's not ready.
- So we might, maybe hopefully we can have another hearing next week. And that's not ready.
Committee:
House Budget
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- It just seems, has any of this had a hearing? This amendment has not. This amendment has not.
- We will have open hearing on House Bill 3090. Representative Hausman, when you're ready.
- We will have open hearing on Houseville 3090, Representative Hausman, when you're ready.
- Seeing none, that concludes the hearing for House Bill 3090. We will now go to House Bill 3205.
- Seeing no other witnesses, we will conclude the hearing on House Bill 3205, and this concludes the hearing
Committee:
House Legislative Review
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Environment, Energy & Technology Jan 30th, 2026 at 10:30 am
Environment, Energy & Technology
Transcript Highlights:
- We are going to go with the public hearing first, and then we will move into executive session after
- And that concludes the hearing for 6269. And we will move to 6223.
- And when you hear my voice, just go ahead and unmute and go ahead. Linda, if you can hear me.
- Caitlin, if you can hear me, go ahead, and Madam Chair, this will be the final testifier.
- That concludes the hearing for 6223.
Committee:
Senate Environment, Energy & Technology
Keywords:
motor fuel, fuel quality act, RCW 19.112, alternative fuel, biodiesel, renewable diesel, ethanol blend, alcohol fuel, diesel fuel, nonhazardous motor fuel, biofuels, clean fuels, transportation fuels, Washington fuel standards, fuel labeling, fuel blending, petroleum products, natural gas vehicles, compressed natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
Senate - Conservation Jan 22nd, 2026 at 09:35 am
Senate Conservation
Transcript Highlights:
- We'd like to hear from you. I'm glad you're all here. Thank you.
- So I'm part of our family farming business, where we grow principally what you all hear about mostly
- I was in radio for 20 years, so sometimes you might hear me help people out with their acquisition.
- And so I hear a lot from him about the issues, especially water.
- I'm always hearing about water from him.
Committee:
Senate Senate Conservation
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- meeting, but if anyone has questions about kind of how I view the process of running a committee hearing
- We hear the phrase wealth redistribution.
- Okay, so before we go any further, I'm going to start the introduction segment of today's hearing.
- And I'm super excited to hear from her. Irina, the floor is yours. Thank you so much.
- Next we're going to hear from our page. Our page is Creighton Barker.
Committee:
House Revenue and Taxation
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Appropriations Committee Aug 29th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- This was discussed in the last suspense hearing; it remains true.
- There are also a limited number of hard copies of the agenda in the hearing room.
- file hearing on the same website.
- SB 494, Cortese, disciplinary hearings, do pass out on a B roll call.
- And this concludes our suspense hearing for the session. Thanks, everyone. Thanks, everyone.
Summary:
The Assembly Appropriations Committee held its August 29, 2025 suspense hearing on Senate bills, with the chair emphasizing the state’s ongoing budget constraints and the need to make difficult choices among 261 bills on the suspense file. After establishing a quorum, the committee began taking action bill by bill, with many measures receiving do pass or do pass with amendments recommendations, while others were held in committee or designated as two-year bills. The chair noted the agenda was organized alphabetically by author and that results would be posted later on the committee website.
The hearing covered a wide range of topics, including insurance and claims data, wildfire relief and prevention, water planning, energy and utility regulation, housing and land use, health care, labor and employment, criminal justice, education, environmental policy, and election-related measures. Several bills were amended before passage, often to narrow scope, remove sections, adjust definitions, delay implementation, or clarify funding and enforcement provisions. Some notable actions included moving bills on AI regulation, transit-oriented housing, paid family leave, wildfire mapping, chemical hair relaxers, and pharmacy benefit managers, while other bills on subjects such as controlled substances, high-speed rail, and certain education or housing proposals were held.
The committee also took formal roll-call votes on selected bills, with some passing on A roll calls and others on B roll calls; a number of measures were advanced with Republicans not voting. One highlighted vote was SB 79 by Senator Wiener, which passed after amendments and a recorded roll call. At the end of the hearing, the committee reported that 190 bills were moved to the Assembly Floor, either as do pass or do pass with amendments, concluding the suspense hearing for the session.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Republican Media Availability 4/22/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- his State of the State tomorrow night in the chamber here this year, and we're looking forward to hearing
- his State of the State tomorrow night in the chamber here this year, and we're looking forward to hearing
- And while that is concerning, that's why I really think what we're going to hear from the governor is
- And while that is concerning, that's why I really think what we're going to hear from the governor is
- It doesn't line up with regular unemployment, no matter what you're hearing on that.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Hearing none, we'll begin public testimony on the committee's substitute to Senate Bill 1927.
- Hearing none, public testimony is now closed and Senate Bill 1927 will be left pending.
- We'll give you the last caboose out of the hearing.
- Specifically, cities would continue to have full public hearing. process for any zoning changes.
- So Senate Bill 844 preserves public hearings, as you heard, local oversight.
Bills:
SB434 , SB844 , SB898 , SB1177 , SB1214 , SB1454 , SB1920 , SB1927 , SB1935 , SB1965 , SB2010 , SB2046 , SB2068 , SB2073 , SB2183 , SB2260 , SB3034 , SB907
Committee:
Senate Local Government
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
House Standing Committee on Transportation (2-18-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- We have two House bills we're going to hear today, plus we're going to hear some regulations at the end
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Summary:
The House Transportation Committee met with a quorum, approved the previous meeting’s minutes, and heard two House bills plus several Transportation Cabinet regulations. House Bill 20, sponsored by Rep. Hodson, would restrict the retention and sale of automated license plate reader data, limit storage to 60 days, and prohibit nonconsensual tracking devices such as micro-trackers and subcutaneous trackers. Hodson said the bill was aimed at protecting citizens’ privacy and noted it had passed the House previously; members asked about enforcement and deletion responsibility, and one member suggested criminal penalties might be worth considering in the future. The committee voted to report HB 20 favorably.
House Bill 188, sponsored by Rep. Duvall, addressed driveaway plate businesses that transport vehicles for others. Duvall said Kentucky law had created confusion about how many vehicles could be on the road and had driven up insurance costs, hurting a Warren County business; the bill would let such companies purchase the exact number of plates needed, which he said would reduce exposure and premiums. He emphasized the bill would not affect dealer tags or trailer transport and said he was working on a floor amendment to make that clear. The committee reported HB 188 favorably as well.
The committee then reviewed five administrative regulations, including Transportation Cabinet rules allowing technology to be used in title examinations, extending an off-road vehicle pilot program to July 2026 and updating the definition of local government, aligning truck weight-mass rules with statute, adopting the MUTCD traffic control manual, and an emergency Kentucky State Police regulation adjusting a TSA-related hazardous materials endorsement fee because the federal change came too quickly for the normal regulatory process. Members asked whether the title rule covered rebuild titles, and staff said it applied to all titles. The committee noted the regulations had been reviewed and then adjourned, with the next meeting tentatively set for the following Tuesday.
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session-Day 11, February 21, 2026-AM
Wyoming House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Speaker, I just hear a lot of murmuring and stuff like that. It is hard to hear up here.
- You can't see it or hear it then.
- You can't see it or hear it then.
- You can't see it or hear it then.
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HI
Transcript Highlights:
- This is our Labor and Technology Committee hearing. It's 3:00.
- This hearing is being streamed on the Hawaii State Senate's YouTube channel.
- The content, including the hearing notice, copies of the measures, and testimony, can be found on the
- If time permits, decision-making will occur after we hear from all those offering testimony.
- If time permits, decision-making will occur after we hear from all those offering testimony.
Committee:
Senate Labor and Technology
Summary:
The Senate Labor and Technology Committee met on April 17, 2026, and considered HCR 112, which asks the Department of Human Resources Development to work with state departments, agencies, and labor organizations to complete a comprehensive review of classification and compensation systems for civil service positions. DHRD, represented by Malia Donlon on behalf of Director Chiba, testified in support, and HGEA also supported the measure. No opposition was noted.
The committee initially recessed to obtain a quorum before taking action. After reconvening, the chair recommended passing HCR 112 unamended. The committee voted to adopt the recommendation, with the chair, Vice Chair Lamosao, and Senator Fevella voting aye; Senators Ihara and Moriwaki were excused. The meeting then adjourned.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Pro Forma Floor Session Jan 30th, 2026 at 12:30 pm
Washington Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Hear no objection, so ordered. First order of business: reports of standing committees.
- Hear no objection, so ordered. Senator Richelie: Thank you so much, Mr. President.
- Hear no objection, so ordered. Third order of business: Message from state officials.
- Hear no objection, so ordered. Senator Ritchelley: Well, thank you so much, Mr. President.
- Hear no objection, so ordered. The Senate stands adjourned.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Pro Forma Floor Session Jan 30th, 2026
Washington Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Hear no objection, so ordered. First order of business, reports of standing committees.
- Hear no objection, so ordered. Senator Richelie. Thank you so much, Mr. President.
- Hear no objection, so ordered. Third order of business, message from state officials.
- Hear no objection, so ordered. Senator Ritchelley. Well, thank you so much, Mr. President.
- Hear no objection, so ordered. The Senate stands adjourned.
Summary:
The Senate met briefly to approve the previous day’s journal and then handled routine procedural business without objection. Standing committee reports were received and referred as designated, except Senate Bill 6227 on parenting student data, which was sent to the Committee on Rules, and Senate Bill 6239 on arbitration for state tort claims, which was sent to the Committee on Ways and Means.
The chamber then received a message from state officials and a House message transmitting House Bill 14269. In the fifth order of business, Senate Bill 6336 was introduced and referred to the Committee on Health and Long-Term Care. No substantive debate or testimony was recorded.
The Senate also adopted a motion to advance through the orders of business and then adjourned without objection until 12:30 p.m. on Monday, February 2, 2026.
AL
Transcript Highlights:
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- because that they've been hearing because that they've been hearing because they've been hearing cases
Bills:
SB 2