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WV
West Virginia 2026 Regular Session
Senate in Session Mar 12th, 2026 at 11:34 am
West Virginia Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Judiciary has had under consideration engrossed Committee Substitute for House Bill 4198, E-Verify Safe Harbor
- Engrossed Committee Substitute for House Bill 4198, E-Verify Safe Harbor Act.
- Engrossed Committee Substitute for House Bill 4198, E-Verify Safe Harbor Act.
- So it is something that is just small, but I think significant.
- So it is something that is just small, but I think significant.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
April 2, 2025 - 04:00 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- new boats and they're retired.
- So now you've got almost 1,000 boats in that small section of southeast Florida and they have no place
- , some of them pretty scummy boats, I might add?
- We are larger than most of the loop boats because we live aboard.
- So he lives on a boat and works on a boat. We love the water. We respect all parts of the water.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- commercial or charter boat liability coverage in place of boat liability insurance.
- So the owner of the boat, you or myself, on a personal boat, would be able to owner-operate their own
- So you are a— you rent boats already, and you have this insurance because you're a commercial boat renter
- boat renter.
- The boats have to be registered the same.
Bills:
HB2091 , HB2140 , HB2320 , HB2384 , HB2398 , HB2502 , HB2780 , HB2918 , HB2939 , HB2950 , HB2999 , HB4020 , HB4026 , HB4029
Committee:
Senate Finance
Keywords:
insurance, financial surveillance, regulations, assessments, Arizona Revised Statutes, investment, state treasurer, gold bullion, treasury management, financial regulations, school districts, bonds, financial advisors, elections, municipal advisors, cost of borrowing, lease agreements, school property, tax exemptions, impact aid revenue bonds
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Select Committee on Effective Postsecondary Career Technical Education and Workforce Development Programs Dec 11th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- LADC is a small group, but the way we move things is by partnering up and collaborating across the L.A
- LADC is a small group, but the way we move things is by partnering up and collaborating across the L.A
- They see a guy with a guy or a guy with a giant truck and a boat and all these jet skis in the back,
- County alone, 94% of businesses are small businesses. Sure.
- As you can see, it's a small component but a mighty component.
Summary:
The hearing opened the Select Committee on Effective Postsecondary Career, Technical Education, and Workforce Development Programs at Santa Ana College, with Assemblymember Mike Fong emphasizing the need for affordable, accelerated pathways into high-demand careers and noting his bill AB 1098 creating the California Interagency Education Council. Chancellor Marvin Martinez welcomed the committee and urged changes to AB 927 to remove the “duplication” barrier for community college bachelor’s degrees, arguing that applied baccalaureate programs can lead to high-wage jobs and expand access for low- and middle-income students.
The first panel focused on statewide workforce trends and policy. California Community Colleges Vice Chancellor Anthony Cordova highlighted credit for prior learning, Strong Workforce funding, dual enrollment, and apprenticeship growth, asking the Legislature to restore and increase Strong Workforce funding and expand applied baccalaureate degrees. LAEDC’s Josep Bilayo described regional labor market data showing growth in health care, education, construction, bioscience, and clean energy, while stressing the need for employer-led, data-driven programs, wraparound supports, and flexible funding. Andrew Gonzalez of the Building and Construction Trades Council argued that registered apprenticeship must be paid, combine classroom and on-the-job training, and end in a portable credential; he also promoted apprenticeship readiness programs, community workforce agreements, and stronger exposure to trades starting in K-12. Eric Morrison Smith of the Alliance for Boys and Men of Color discussed the California Opportunity Youth Apprenticeship Grant Program and related youth apprenticeship recommendations, including bridge programs, intermediary infrastructure, reduced employer barriers, and better coordination of state funding.
A later panel highlighted Santa Ana College’s fire technology and firefighting academy programs. President Annabelle Neri and Vice President Jeffrey Lamb said the college is one of the state’s largest fire training providers, with strong partnerships with local fire agencies, law enforcement, and the U.S. Forest Service, and with high job placement and six-figure starting salaries for some graduates. They also described related certificates, advanced officer training, wellness services, and workforce preparation such as mock interviews and sponsorships. Throughout the hearing, members and panelists repeatedly stressed the importance of aligning education with labor market demand, expanding apprenticeships and work-based learning, and using regional collaboration to connect students to living-wage careers.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- And ISDA currently operates three year-round stations at Twin Falls Park, at the Shoshone Falls boat
- It's a small freshwater mussel similar to quagga and zebra mussels.
- It's a small freshwater mussel similar to quagga and zebra mussels, and with exponential reproduction
- When you look at those reservoirs, it's almost amazing how boats come out of just a couple of marinas
- For a long time, I know you've just simply loaded your boat out and headed north.
Committee:
House Agricultural Affairs
Summary:
The House Agricultural Affairs Committee approved the minutes from February 2, 2026, and then considered five Idaho State Department of Agriculture rule dockets, all of which were approved. Andrea Thompson, administrator for the Plant Industries Division, presented the first three dockets: rules on seed production and distribution, commercial feed/fertilizer/soil and plant amendments registration and licensing, and planting of beans. She described mostly housekeeping updates, incorporation by reference of national and international standards, clarification of licensing and testing requirements, and a minor bean rule change confirming that edible bean seed brought into Idaho for planting must have an approved green tag rather than a yellow tag.
The committee then reviewed invasive species and noxious weeds rules, including both a temporary and pending docket. Thompson explained the temporary Snake River quarantine and decontamination measures related to quagga mussel treatment, and the pending addition of golden mussel to Idaho’s emergency detection and rapid response list. She said Idaho has not found golden mussel in the state, and outlined the 2025 mussel response, including delimiting surveys, treatment, and a reduction in the impacted river area from 7.2 miles to 3.5 miles. Members asked questions about how golden mussel may have spread, whether it was intentional, what zebra mussels look like, and whether federal agencies were doing more at source waters such as Lake Mead and Lake Powell.
All five dockets were moved and approved by voice vote, including the temporary and pending invasive species rules. The chair closed by thanking the department for its work and expertise, noted that the committee would not meet on Friday, and adjourned the meeting.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
House Special Committee on Red Hill Info Briefing - Thu Oct 2, 2025 @ 10:00 AM HST
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- EPA oversight of Pearl Harbor Hickham.
- EPA and DOH Pearl Harbor Hickham.
- </c><00:15:10.399><c> Naval</c> specifically the Pearl Harbor Naval specifically the Pearl Harbor Naval
- </c><00:20:49.360><c> Naval</c> specifically the Pearl Harbor Naval specifically the Pearl Harbor Naval
- EPA also Base Pearl Harbor Hickham.
Summary:
The House Special Committee on Red Hill received an update from the Hawaii Department of Health and EPA Region 9 on regulatory oversight of the Red Hill facility, the Navy drinking water system, and ongoing environmental investigation and cleanup. The agencies reviewed the authorities governing the work, including DOH’s emergency orders, EPA’s 2023 administrative consent order, and the older 2015 agreement, and explained that the newer framework is being used for most current oversight because it includes closure, remediation, drinking water protections, and stronger community engagement requirements, even though some requirements overlap.
EPA and DOH reported major milestones and current work. Defueling was completed in March 2024, with about 104 million gallons removed, and the agencies said this eliminated the risk of another catastrophic release. They described the current tank-closure phase, expected to finish in July 2029, along with site assessment, site investigation, remediation, and long-term monitoring that may continue through at least 2040. They also summarized drinking water actions: emergency response flushing and sampling after the 2021 spill, lifting of the public health advisory in 2022, completion of extended drinking water monitoring in 2025, and ongoing system improvements such as repairs, flushing plans, valve work, complaint-response protocols, and upgrades to storage tanks and pumps.
Members asked several questions about monitoring results, the meaning of TPH, the status of the 2015 agreement, and the Navy’s groundwater model. EPA said its sampling and the Navy’s results were in alignment during extended monitoring, and that it plans to issue a summary report covering the full response period. On the groundwater model, EPA and DOH said they have not yet approved it for decision-making, are reviewing it iteratively with outside experts and University of Hawaii data, and may approve it for specific uses in the future. DOH said its latest comment letter states the model cannot yet be used for decision-making purposes, and noted that UH’s separate modeling work is contingent on funding and may not be completed until next spring. The agencies also said they continue community outreach through open houses, webinars, neighborhood boards, legislative hearings, and fuel tank advisory committee meetings.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Standing Committee on Tourism and Outdoor Recreation (1-22-26)
Tourism & Outdoor Recreation
Transcript Highlights:
- Well, in boating, you and so forth.
- c> is</c><00:05:17.360><c> serious</c> When a boating accident is serious When a boating accident is
- This is a boat. Uh, and I've been operating a boat for many years and I've never had a license.
- This is a boat. Uh, and I've been operating a boat for many years and I've never had a license.
- This is a boat. Uh, and I've been operating a boat for many years and I've never had a license.
Committee:
House Tourism & Outdoor Recreation
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Finance Feb 24th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- A small 9.9% slice from earnings after $1 million is a very small contribution from the ultra-wealthy
- This state needs healthy and growing small and medium businesses.
- I'm here today with AGC, ACEC, and a small coalition of small business owners who stand in opposition
- And a small coalition of small business owners who stand in opposition of this bill.
- I am a small business owner who is about ready to...
Summary:
House Finance held a public hearing on Gross Substitute Senate Bill 6346, a proposal to impose a 9.9% tax beginning in 2028 on Washington taxable income over $1 million for individuals, with related rules for residents, nonresidents, pass-through entities, estimated payments, penalties, credits, and revenue distribution. Staff explained that the bill would also fund several tax changes, including an expanded Working Families Tax Credit, sales tax exemptions for grooming and hygiene products, higher small business B&O credits, an early end to the B&O surcharge on very large businesses, and repeal of most retail services sales tax changes from last session. The fiscal note projected about $2.53 billion in additional state revenue in FY 2029 and $3.21 billion in FY 2030, with local revenue losses and significant Department of Revenue implementation costs. The chair also announced concerns about apparent fraud and duplicate records in the public sign-in system and set testimony rules limiting questions and shortening testimony time as the hearing progressed.
The prime sponsor, Senator Jamie Peterson, said the bill was intended to make Washington’s tax system less regressive and to raise revenue for schools, health care, higher education, and other public needs while reducing the burden on lower- and middle-income residents. Supporters from labor, education, health care, child care, housing, poverty-reduction, and social service organizations argued that the bill would help fund essential services, expand the Working Families Tax Credit, and improve fairness by asking the wealthiest households to contribute more. Several individual supporters, including business owners and workers, said they were willing to pay more and described the need for better-funded schools, health care, child care, and public defense.
Opponents, including former Attorney General Rob McKenna, business groups, construction and real estate representatives, and taxpayer advocates, argued the measure would function as an unconstitutional income tax, would be unstable and likely expanded over time, and would harm small businesses organized as pass-through entities. They said the bill would reduce investment, discourage entrepreneurship, and could drive businesses and high earners out of Washington. Some local government representatives supported the public defense funding but asked for more dedicated revenue and protection against local revenue losses from the bill’s sales tax exemptions. No committee vote or final action was taken during the hearing.
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Environment and Natural Resources Mar 25th, 2025
Environment and Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- It's not your traditional boaters that own a boat and live on the boat.
- There's individuals renting boats that... ...boats that are causing a tremendous, not just problems to
- There's individuals renting boats that there's a high percentage of people running boats compared to
- Excuse me, on our license it lists our address as our boat.
- That's what creates the safety issues for our boats.
Committee:
Senate Environment and Natural Resources
Summary:
The committee heard and acted on a long agenda of environmental and natural resources bills. It reported favorably SB 1784 on sewer collection systems, allowing municipal sewer revenues to be used for expansion; SB 1388 on vessels, which prohibits random vessel inspections without probable cause, creates a five-year safety decal, bars local fuel-type boat bans, and expands funding options for boat ramps and marinas; and SB 880, which designates the American flamingo as Florida’s state bird and the Florida scrub jay as the state songbird. SB 946, as amended, was also reported favorably; it restricts certain waste facilities and incinerators near the Everglades, with the amendment narrowing the focus to the Broward/Miami-Dade area near the C-9 impoundment project. SB 1792 on dry sandy beaches was reported favorably after amendment, creating a pilot and process to inventory beaches and explore voluntary public access or conservation arrangements with private owners. SB 866 on anchoring limitation areas was reported favorably despite opposition from cruisers and boaters who argued existing law should be used instead of new county-specific restrictions. SB 832 on former phosphate mining lands was reported favorably with amendments that removed language about the necessity of phosphate mining and clarified that landowners requesting a radiation study must pay for it. The committee also reported favorably SB 1326 on hurricane evacuation clearance times and permit allocations in the Keys, and SB 1580, after a delete-all amendment, which authorizes DEP to use public-private partnerships for coastal resiliency projects. Finally, SB 1300 on oil and gas drilling permits was introduced to require DEP to consider potential harm from accidents or blowouts to natural resources when reviewing drilling permits, but the transcript cuts off before final action on that bill. The committee also took up confirmations, temporarily postponing the vote on Rodney Barreto’s FWC reappointment after public criticism of his leadership, while recommending favorably the other listed appointments.
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Environment and Natural Resources Feb 4th, 2025
Environment and Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- infrastructure such as boat ramps, docks, and public marinas.
- removed, but most of the boats are floating when they're removed.
- We do have boat ramp crews that maintain boat ramps that have equipment that could be used for some of
- We can, in some cases, take boats off the water and store them.
- So it's a smaller boat, like a smaller sailboat or something.
Committee:
Senate Environment and Natural Resources
Summary:
The Committee on Environment and Natural Resources received a presentation from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission on derelict vessels, enforcement challenges, and a long-term stored vessel study. FWC reported about 1,040 derelict vessels currently in its database, with roughly 600 new cases entering each year, and noted that hurricanes account for a large share of recent cases. The agency explained the legal definition of derelict vessels, the environmental and navigation hazards they create, and its enforcement process, including investigation, notice to owners, administrative hearings, removal authorization, and recovery of costs through registration holds. FWC also described prevention efforts such as at-risk vessel enforcement, nuisance vessel designations, public awareness campaigns, and the vessel turn-in program, which has received more than 250 applications and removed more than 145 vessels since rollout.
Committee members asked about owner resistance to removal, rapid-response options for hazardous vessels, county differences in derelict vessel numbers, and how local governments participate. FWC said only a small percentage of owners contest removals, that the agency relies on contractors and does not generally have its own removal equipment, and that local governments may conduct removals with their own funding but must still provide due process. Members also asked where removed vessels go; FWC said they are taken to landfills, with recyclable materials recovered, and that storage is used only when necessary for public safety because it is costly. The presentation also highlighted the long-term stored vessel study, which found a strong correlation between long-term anchored vessels and later derelict vessels, especially in Monroe County. No votes were taken on the presentation, and the committee adjourned after Senator Errington moved to adjourn and there was no objection.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 3/24/26
Human Services Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- We've talked about well-intentioned unintended consequences in the past, and this is one small step in
- </c><00:20:00.560><c> step</c> in the past, and this is one small step in the past, and this is one small
- My<00:53:09.480><c> home</c><00:53:09.680><c> is</c><00:53:09.800><c> a</c><00:53:09.880><c> small</c
- ><00:53:10.720><c> community-based</c> My home is a small community-based My home is a small community-based
- But also, if you put that language in, we're also missing if there's a, you know, safe harbor that is
Committee:
House Human Services Finance and Policy
Keywords:
Medical Assistance, Medicaid, prepayment review, claims review, fee-for-service, provider integrity, high-risk provider, high-risk service, fraud prevention, program integrity, Department of Human Services, CMS, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, health care billing, medical claims, provider enrollment, Indian Health Service, Minnesota Statutes chapter 256B, human services, medical assistance
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- That was a small question. Small question. Okay, I'll take it in pieces. ...much, Chairman?
- That was a small question. Small question. Okay, I'll take it in pieces. Challenges.
- It's full of boats on Mother's Day. Priest Lake, absolutely. Hayden Lake, absolutely.
- I'm able to get my 24-foot fishing boat in the water pretty much year-round.
- I mean, you just take your boat over to the east side of the... ...that I know of.
Committee:
Senate Resources and Environment
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, I own a small camp on Lake year.
- Um we see those are the small jet skis.
- </c> and we also see out of state boats and we also see out of state boats without<00:51:44.000><c> in
- </c><01:03:42.960><c> education</c> generated from the boating education generated from the boating education
- 46.000><c> instate</c> The program, boat registrations, as well as recreational boating safety grants
Committee:
Senate Judiciary
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Environment and Natural Resources Feb 4th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- And there's approximately 600 of these boats that come into our database each year and it does fluctuate
- infrastructure, such as boat ramps, docks public marine U.S..
- These boats are turned over to the state.
- It is a small percentage. >> There are a few that that do become more of an issue than others.
- A 60 foot boat down the highway is expensive because they've got to get dot permits.
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
MS Senate Floor - 29 January, 2026; 9:00 AM
Mississippi Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- We quiet our minds and calm our hearts, tuning in to the still small voice of wisdom that provides direction
- Secondly, Friday, immediately after Transportation, Ports and Harbors will meet in Room 216.
- immediately after transportation,<00:27:40.880><c> ports</c><00:27:41.120><c> and</c><00:27:41.279><c> harbors
- </c><00:27:41.679><c> will</c> transportation, ports and harbors will transportation, ports and harbors
MD
Transcript Highlights:
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- hospitals, safe harbor at schools.
- hospitals, safe harbor at schools.
- hospitals, safe harbor at schools.
- ...this bill and others like it are establishing safe harbor hospitals, safe harbor at schools.
VT
Vermont 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session - 2026-03-19 - 11:00AM
Vermont Senate Floor Meeting
AR
Arkansas 2026 Regular Session
ALC-GAME & FISH/STATE POLICE Jan 21st, 2026
ALC-GAME & FISH/STATE POLICE
Transcript Highlights:
- So while that number is growing, it's still very small at this time.
- There were two occupants in the boat. The boat struck a tree and ejected the...
- The boat struck a tree and ejected the passenger in the front of the boat from the vessel.
- The occupant in the boat was able to regain and reenter the boat and navigate the boat to the nearest
- The boat was a 15-foot-long edge boat, a typical waterfowling boat, with a 25-horsepower motor on it,
Committee:
All ALC-GAME & FISH/STATE POLICE
Summary:
The committee first heard from Arkansas State Police leadership about the agency’s role in federal immigration enforcement. Colonel Mike Hager said State Police has completed 287(g) training for all but 12 officers and is authorized to assist ICE in limited circumstances, but is not an immigration enforcement agency. He emphasized that troopers only make immigration-related notifications after lawful stops or arrests for other offenses, and that the agency uses discretion and chain-of-command approval for any planned operation. Members asked about how immigration status is determined, whether stops are tracked, whether local agencies are participating, and whether there are costs or reimbursement mechanisms; Hager said the agency began tracking encounters in September and had 48 detentions since then, most tied to other criminal violations such as DWIs or domestic violence. He also said there were no current planned immigration operations beyond assisting federal partners.
The committee then received an update from Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Director Doug Schoenrock on wildlife management areas, waterfowl habitat, and related infrastructure. He reported that most moist-soil units and green tree reservoirs were flooded or near normal, with one new pump not yet operational and a vandalized Ed Gordon/Point Remove pump back in service since December. He also said the Lake Conway dam and water-control work were progressing, with a public meeting scheduled at Mayflower High School. Questions followed about dock removal notices, maintenance on other water-control structures, and a recent fatal boating accident at Baumito WMA, which Schoenrock described as a high-speed collision in flooded timber and said the agency was working on a safety memorial effort with the victim’s widow.
A substantial portion of the meeting focused on duck season, drought conditions, and criticism of the Flyway Federation’s push to restrict hunting over standing corn. Schoenrock said Arkansas remains the nation’s top duck-hunting destination, but drought and warm weather have reduced water availability and caused ducks to move north; he cited survey numbers showing 1.4 million ducks in the state at the end of December but a much lower January count. He argued that standing corn is legal and that federal habitat and water policy, not Arkansas law, drives long-term duck populations. Members raised concerns about changing migration patterns, the role of private clubs, federal regulation, and the possible effects of wind turbines and solar panels on waterfowl; Schoenrock and Commissioner Chris Caldwell said the commission is studying those issues, including a University of Arkansas at Monticello project on avoidance behavior, and that no immediate regulatory changes were announced. The committee took no formal vote and adjourned after the presentations and questions.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Local Government Jan 22nd, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Local Government
Transcript Highlights:
- port districts are special purpose districts authorized to acquire, construct, maintain, and operate harbor
- You cannot take a portion of the Franklin Pierce School District and throw a small slice of the Bethel
- Small-span bridges can also be fish barriers as well.
- You know, you think of a small city like ours in Tumwater, or not small, almost a medium-sized city,
- It allows us to build a larger facility that can meet more needs versus having several small facilities
Bills:
SB6132 , SB6181 , SB6154 , SB6189 , SB5903 , SB6037 , SB5983 , SB5995 , SB6016 , SB5820 , SB6064 , SB6077 , SB6101 , SB6013 , SB6066
Committee:
Senate Local Government
Keywords:
indebtedness limits, inland port districts, federal funding, infrastructure improvements, economic development, city incorporation, local governance, municipalities, state law, government structure, culvert replacement, fish passage, hydraulic project approval, Department of Fish and Wildlife, stream crossing, bank stabilization, flood control, erosion control, emergency permit, expedited permit
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Senate Health and Human Services (10/21/2025)
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- There are some additional safe harbors and flexibility for the carriers.
- There are some additional<00:16:35.519><c> safe</c><00:16:35.759><c> harbors</c><00:16:36.160><c> and
- </c><00:16:36.399><c> flexibility</c> additional safe harbors and flexibility additional safe harbors
- /c><00:23:23.360><c> for</c><00:23:24.159><c> actually</c><00:23:24.480><c> a</c><00:23:24.799><c> small
- </c> median paid amounts for actually a small median paid amounts for actually a small cohort<00:23:25.840
Committee:
Senate Health and Human Services