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US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Monday, March 16, 2026)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • High School.
  • School. School.
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  • and the Innovation Corps assistance and the Innovation Corps program,<03:10:54.520><c> have</c><03:10
  • the program.
NV
Transcript Highlights:
  • This would allow hospitals, courts, schools, and other entities to verify guardianship designations in
  • a single parent, I rob a bank, I get in trouble, I have two kids at home, we have a guardianship program
  • If there is a separation currently under any violation of any law, as you heard, we have programs in
  • You've finished school. You have a job waiting for you on the outside.
  • And I also want to thank my legislative assistant, Jacob Schein, who, like Beth, gets annoyed all day
Committee: Senate Judiciary
Keywords: 909, all
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Emergency Management Committee Jun 29th, 2026

Emergency Management

Transcript Highlights:
  • Importantly, this bill does not mandate construction of any hydrogen pipelines.
  • It does not create a hydrogen deployment program.
  • — Now, the GKN facility is next to a residential area and just down the street from an elementary school
  • Third, the bill also eliminates the existing flexibility within the CalARP program that was mentioned
  • As I mentioned, we are opposed to the bill, but I want to be an active, constructive stakeholder as this
Keywords: 988, house, all
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Health and Human Services Feb 9th, 2026 at 08:38 am

House Health & Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • For these reasons, New Mexico Safety Over Profit supports the substitute for HB 195 as a constructive
  • It also will provide a subject expert to be able to provide technical assistance for the buildings.
  • So in 2024, we had over 200,000 New Mexico families take advantage of this program.
  • Chair, I've been fighting for $25 million to be kept in the excise tax fund and going to programs.
  • So you're saying we could have... $5 million from the general fund and all the programs.
Keywords: 996, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 1/21/25

Public Safety Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
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  • <01:16:49.159><c> within</c><01:16:49.400><c> our</c> program within our program within our office<01
  • The enhanced penalties would be dedicated to the Youth Intervention Program grants.
  • Thank you for your partnership in the school resource officer work.
  • Chief Juel, Representative, or excuse me, Chairman, we do not have a drone program.
Keywords: 1183, house
Summary: The Public Safety Committee held its first meeting of the session, opened with a quorum present, and reviewed basic decorum expectations and committee procedures. Members and staff introduced themselves and described their districts and backgrounds. The chair said the committee would focus on protecting victims and preventing crime, and that the first presenters would be law enforcement groups as subject-matter experts. The Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association testified first, warning of serious recruitment, retention, and retirement pressures in law enforcement. The group cited survey data showing most members would not recommend the profession to family, rising assaults on officers, a shortage of roughly 1,000 officers statewide, and more than 2,000 officers nearing retirement eligibility. They also urged continued funding for POST Board training reimbursements and described broader concerns about anti-police rhetoric and public policy. The presentation was interrupted by a disruptive outburst in the room, after which the committee returned to order. The Minnesota Sheriffs Association then outlined its 2025 priorities: expanding mental health treatment beds and revisiting the 48-hour law, making the Fandino-Castile training fund permanent, updating drone/UAV statutes for missing-person searches, training, and evidence preservation, requiring permit-to-carry holders to report name changes, expanding BCA authority for sexual assault investigations on state-owned military facilities, replacing aging public safety radios in the ARMER system, and strengthening employer background-check response requirements. Members asked questions about mental health capacity, UAV uses, and officer assaults; witnesses said the state needs more beds, staff, and support for both short-term crisis stabilization and longer-term treatment. The Minnesota Police Chiefs Association closed by echoing concerns about recruitment and retention, supporting the $6 million POST training reimbursement fund, and calling for tougher penalties for fleeing police, auto theft, and violent crime. No votes or formal actions were taken."}】【。assistant to=final 天天中彩票大奖json 天天中彩票追号json ఇలా to=final 彩神争霸快三 to=final 手机天天彩票 ்ந்து result 彩票平台招商 ્યો क्ता ંડ {
HI
Transcript Highlights:
  • such as youth services, including child care, after-school programs, treatment programs, substance abuse
  • such as youth services, including child care, after-school programs, treatment programs, substance abuse
  • That it would be used for programs such as youth services, including child care, after-school programs
  • , as well as give them social equity programming like after-school programs to prevent drug use and alcohol
  • like after school Equity programming like after school programs<01:17:15.239><c> to</c><01:17:15.480
Keywords: 910, house, all
Summary: The House Committees on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs and Agriculture and Food Systems heard testimony and began decision-making on HB 1246, which would establish the Hawaii Cannabis and Hemp Office within DCCA to regulate cannabis. Chair Tarnas described the bill as divisive and noted the hearing had received 95 testimonies in support, 135 in opposition, and 11 comments. Members were told the office would be administratively attached to DCCA, and the department emphasized it would not direct day-to-day operations. DCCA also raised concerns about banking access due to federal law, while the Department of Agriculture supported a one-plant, one-agency approach and noted its current authority over cannabis plant importation and movement. Several agencies and advocates supported the bill with cautions or requested amendments. The Department of Health said it appreciated the bill’s public health protections but remained concerned about increased adult-use access, youth mental health, pregnancy-related risks, and effects on developing brains; it requested a 12-month delayed effective date. The Attorney General’s office said legalization should include safeguards, recommended a longer implementation timeline and seed funding, and flagged issues in the bill involving impaired driving, open-container language, and penalties for under-21 possession. The Office of the Public Defender supported the bill but objected to new driving and possession offenses, saying existing law already covers impaired driving. Doctors for Drug Policy Reform supported the measure, citing regulation of intoxicating cannabinoids, testing, childproof packaging, and public education as public-health benefits. Opponents focused on youth access, public safety, and the bill’s broader social effects. The Honolulu Police Department opposed the bill over access and diversion concerns, and the City and County of Honolulu Prosecutor strongly opposed legalization, citing higher-potency cannabis, youth harms, psychiatric risks, and increased poison-center calls. The Hawaiʻi Substance Abuse Coalition argued legalization should wait until prevention programs are in place and funded first, while the Hawaiʻi Family Forum and Hawaiian Republican Women also opposed the measure, citing concerns about youth exposure, added bureaucracy, and taxpayer costs. The Tax Foundation of Hawaiʻi questioned the purpose of the proposed cannabis taxes, asking why cannabis should be taxed heavily if legalization is intended. The hearing continued with additional testimony after a brief audio issue for one testifier.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

Senate Judiciary (02/10/2026)

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c><01:36:31.280><c> and</c> I am also a patient on our program and I am also a patient on our program
  • </c> psychiatrists, and treatment programs psychiatrists, and treatment programs across<01:52:59.599>
  • These measures program administration.
  • Uh I'm an assistant professor medicine.
  • ,</c> organizations that I go to school, organizations that I go to school, I<03:20:25.279><c> really
Committee: Senate Judiciary
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House workforce panel considers HF335 2/20/25

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • bipartisan effort to keep the Greater Minnesota Business Development public infrastructure grant program
  • For members that may not be really familiar with this program, let me offer a little bit of background
  • This program came out of an effort from the Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities in 2002 and was passed
  • We thank you for the grant, and we hope that you would continue to support the program.
  • </c><00:13:18.639><c> has</c> considering this bill this program has considering this bill this program
Keywords: 1183, house
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

JHA Public Hearing - Thu Jan 30, 2025 @ 2:00 PM HST

Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> Early Education Intervention Program Early Education Intervention Program also<00:05:44.840><c>
  • </c> and out of pre-trial diversion programs and out of pre-trial diversion programs post<00:16:41.839
  • , for your support of the program.
  • , for your support of the program.
  • , for your support of the program.
Keywords: 910, house, all
Summary: The House Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs heard House Bill 4000, the Judiciary’s biennium budget bill for FY 2026-2027. Judiciary Director of Policy and Planning Brandon Kimura testified in strong support, outlining operating requests of about $6.17 million in FY 26 and $6.25 million in FY 27, 17 permanent positions and one temporary position, plus $9.9 million in capital improvements. He described funding needs for specialty courts, preparations for the Wahiawa District Court, an additional district court judge and staff for Kona, cybersecurity upgrades, the Criminal Justice Research Institute, statewide priority items, and restoration of several essential staff positions. He also said the Judiciary was seeking an additional $2 million for the Children’s Justice Center relocation lump sum because updated estimates had risen to about $8 million. The committee also discussed potential impacts from uncertain federal funding and asked for written follow-up on those risks and on the capital request, including coordination with Budget and Finance. Several organizations and individuals testified in support of the Judiciary budget, including the Hawaiʻi State Bar Association, Legal Aid Society of Hawaiʻi, and legal service providers. Mioko Eto asked for an additional $1 million for civil legal service providers, explaining that the current funding is spread across multiple providers and that the need remains high. David Copper of Legal Aid supported the request, citing statewide demand, 105 staff, 7,100 cases closed in the past year, and 15,000 calls received, while noting that many people seeking help cannot be served because of capacity limits. He also said recent federal funding disruptions and proposed cuts could affect legal services and related programs. Committee members asked about the Criminal Justice Research Institute’s mission; Kimura said its primary statutory role is to build a database focused on pre-trial reporting and data analysis, though it is also working on probation and mental health-related projects. No vote or final action on HB 4000 was taken in the hearing excerpt provided.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
  • Besides providing library services, they tend to provide early childhood education, after-school programs
  • So even though the state has a lot of programming, a lot of money for programs like through public education
  • The Hatch Library during their summer reading program has a children's entrepreneurship program where
  • The Hatch Library during their summer reading program has a children's entrepreneurship program where
  • . ...big programs like SNAP or WIC or the Farmers Market programs or New Mexico grown.
Summary: The committee heard a lengthy presentation from the New Mexico Rural Library Initiative in support of fully funding the rural library endowment with an additional $29.5 million. The presenters described rural libraries as essential community infrastructure that provide not only books and internet access, but also early childhood programs, adult education, workforce support, telehealth, disaster response, and civic meeting space. They argued that the endowment would provide stable annual support for staffing and operations, help sustain libraries in very small towns and tribal communities, and support new or developing libraries. Members asked about eligibility, county coverage, how funds are distributed, and whether the state tracks broader outcomes such as job placements or certifications; the presenters said the State Library administers the funds and that the initiative itself is a nonprofit capacity-building organization, not the fund manager. Some members raised concerns about whether an endowment is the best long-term model versus recurring annual appropriations, and about the need for better reporting and state-library involvement. The committee then heard from food bank leaders Jill Dixon and Katie Anderson about food security and its economic impact. They said New Mexico’s five food banks and more than 500 partner agencies serve all 33 counties, distribute over 45 million meals, and rely mostly on philanthropy, with some state and local support. They emphasized that SNAP is a major economic driver, supporting grocery access, jobs, and local spending, and that recent legislative growth funding helped food banks respond to a surge in demand during a SNAP disruption. They also highlighted food banks as community hubs that can connect people to health care, job training, and other services, including through clinic referrals and closed-loop systems. In response to questions, they said food access gaps remain in some rural areas, that clients can generally seek food at other distribution sites without barriers, and that longer-term solutions should include more grocery access, healthy corner stores, and stronger broadband and health care infrastructure. The final presentations came from the Gallup-McKinley County Chamber of Commerce and the Artesia Chamber of Commerce. Gallup-McKinley described a shrinking workforce, youth outmigration, crime, health care shortages, malpractice costs, and gross receipts tax burdens as major barriers to rural economic growth, and urged action on workforce pipelines, housing, public safety, malpractice reform, and tax/regulatory changes. Artesia highlighted its murals, library, sports tradition, oil and gas, agriculture, federal training center, and refinery, while also noting workforce shortages, health care recruitment challenges, housing constraints, and the need for quality-of-life investments and more flexible regulation. The committee also briefly heard a bill presentation proposing a New Mexico-Ireland Trade Commission to promote bilateral trade and investment, especially in technology, agriculture, and energy sectors. No votes were taken because quorum was not reached, and the endorsement item was not acted on.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

FL House Floor Session - 2025-04-09 (1:00PM Session)

Florida House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • , the School Readiness Plus program and the summer bridge program, those funds are in the back of the
  • , the School Readiness Plus program and the summer bridge program, those funds are in the back of the
  • Some of those schools that have big programs in AP, big programs in dual enrollment, is going to impact
  • School districts are legally allowed to use these funds to expand advanced programs and reinvest into
  • School districts are legally allowed to use these funds to expand advanced programs and reinvest into
Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a quorum present, then adopted the special order report and moved into a series of budget-related bills. The chamber first took up HB 5011/SB 2506 on environmental resource management and natural resources funding, where Democrats argued the bill would reduce recurring support for the Resilient Florida program, the Florida Wildlife Corridor, invasive species removal, and other conservation efforts. Supporters said the change would shift money from recurring to nonrecurring funding so the Legislature could reassess priorities each year and rely more on private-sector stewardship. After a strike-all amendment and conference posture change, SB 2506 passed 97-12. HB 5013, reducing state-funded property reinsurance reserves, passed 108-0, and HB 5501, redirecting documentary stamp tax distributions from housing and transportation trust funds into general revenue, passed 82-26 after extended debate over its impact on affordable housing and transportation funding. The House also passed HB 5015 on state group insurance, which requires DMS to develop a formulary management system and was described as producing significant savings; members raised concerns about prescription access and implementation, but the bill passed 109-0. HB 5201 on state financial accounting and HB 5203 on the Capitol Center both passed unanimously, as did HB 5009, which creates a Florida Accountability Office and reorganizes audit functions. The chamber then passed HB 7031, a major sales tax reduction bill lowering the state sales tax rate and several related rates; supporters framed it as permanent relief for all Floridians, while opponents said property tax relief would be more meaningful and that the sales tax cut would also benefit tourists and out-of-state visitors. HB 7031 passed 112-0. The House then began consideration of HB 501, the proposed fiscal year 2025-26 budget, totaling $112.9 billion and emphasizing reduced recurring spending and large reserves. Subcommittee chairs outlined their budget silos: K-12 education at $20.6 billion with teacher raises, school hardening, literacy, transportation stipends, and security funding for Jewish day schools; health care at $47 billion with full Medicaid and KidCare funding, opioid settlement spending, mental health beds, and senior services; transportation/economic development at $18.5 billion; agriculture and natural resources at $5.8 billion with reduced Everglades spending but continued water, resiliency, and land management funding; higher education at $8.7 billion; state administration at $2.9 billion; justice at $7.3 billion; and IT at $529 million for Florida PALM, FX, and other systems. Members then began questioning the K-12 budget, focusing on FEFP funding, proration, voucher growth, stabilization dollars, mental health and school safety funding, and whether districts would be held harmless under the proposed allocations.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

S/C on State-Federal Relations May 1st, 2025

S/C on State-Federal Relations

Transcript Highlights:
  • If you require assistance in registering or testifying, please contact the committee staff.
  • To answer the chair's earlier question, there is a benefit by both cities constructing a wastewater treatment
  • Which happens to describe the water treatment plant that both cities have constructed.
  • To answer the chair's earlier question, there is a benefit by both cities constructing a wastewater treatment
  • Which happens to describe the water treatment plant that both cities have constructed.
Summary: The Committee on State-Federal Relations heard testimony on HB 3484, which would formalize agreements between border municipalities and treat certain infrastructure, services, and facilities as Texas assets for funding eligibility if they are within 30 miles of the border. Representative Van Deaver and a witness from Texarkana described how the bill would help Texarkana, Texas, secure state funding for jointly used facilities such as wastewater, water treatment, and airport assets that are physically located in Arkansas but serve Texas residents. Members asked about whether Arkansas benefits from the facilities and whether the bill would apply only to U.S. border cities; testimony clarified that it applies to Texas municipalities bordering another U.S. state, and the bill was left pending after the committee substitute was withdrawn. The committee also heard HCR 112, by Representative Perez, which urges Congress to allow state-issued Real ID cards, including Texas driver’s licenses, to be accepted as identification for U.S. citizens re-entering the country at land and sea ports of entry. Perez argued that Texas already verifies citizenship and lawful presence for Real ID issuance, that most Texans already have Real ID-compliant licenses, and that acceptance at the border would reduce costs and delays for routine cross-border travel without weakening security. Members asked about the security features of Real ID, implementation timing, passport delays, and how border crossings currently work; Perez said the resolution would not replace passports for international air travel and would apply only to U.S. citizens returning at land and sea ports. HCR 112 was also left pending, and the committee adjourned after HDR 125 was withdrawn from the schedule.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • That is more than school.
  • I was the proud author of the Phone-Free Schools Act.
  • I went to private school. I had a flip phone.
  • Right now, we’ve got an opt-out construct.
  • AB 1883's prohibition on tools that assist workers sweeps in Dragon and similar assistive software.
Summary: The committee heard AB 1988, which would require AI companion chatbots to respond to credible self-harm or violence-related crisis expressions by displaying the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, warning users, and pausing the chat for human review after repeated crisis signals. The author and supporters said the bill is a measured safety standard to redirect vulnerable users to human help, citing research and cases where chatbots worsened suicidal ideation or violent behavior. Support came from crisis and medical advocates, while no opposition testimony was offered. The chair and members expressed strong support, and the bill was held pending quorum before later action on the agenda. The committee then took up AB 1709, which would set a minimum age of 16 for users to create or maintain accounts on social media platforms with harmful addictive features and would create an E-Safety Advisory Commission in the Attorney General’s office. The author argued the bill targets product design, not speech, and is intended to curb compulsive features such as infinite scroll, autoplay, and algorithmic feeds while allowing safer or non-addictive platforms to remain available. Supporters, including a psychologist and the Organization for Social Media Safety, described cyberbullying, predation, compulsive use, and mental health harms; opponents, including EFF, ACLU-Cal Action, TechNet, and youth advocacy groups, warned about privacy, First Amendment, and access-to-community concerns, especially for LGBTQ youth and other marginalized groups. Committee members debated whether the bill is a ban or a delay, how age assurance would work, and whether the proposal would be effective or could push youth to less safe spaces. Several members said they would support the bill as a first step, while others raised concerns about enforceability, privacy, and constitutional issues. The author emphasized that the bill is limited to specific harmful design features, not content or general internet access, and that the new commission would monitor evolving technology and recommend future updates. No final vote was taken during the portion of the hearing provided.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Higher Education - 03/11/25

Higher Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • It's a solid program.
  • I'm going to jump down to the school of health science as the next school.
  • The last of the five schools is our school of continuous professional development.
  • The last of the five schools is our school of continuous professional development.
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Keywords: 1187, senate, all
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Natural Resources Mar 26th, 2025

Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • If you have any issues filling out the form, please ask a staff member to assist.
  • Aims to encourage and assist with the regionalization of projects.
  • We'd already be in construction for our regional plant.
  • I will also note that several of our members have established bill assistance programs and they typically
  • called the Low Income House, Low-income household Water Assistance Program, or LIWOP.
US
Transcript Highlights:
  • As the Air Force looks to the KC-46 and other next generation programs, programs for its air refueling
  • Is the KC-46 program exempt from those funding cuts?
  • Yes, we don't need to be cutting the KC-46 program.
  • to reverse engineer parts for sole source programs.
  • GHC ramp-up program.
Summary: During this meeting, the committee hosted an extensive discussion on the operations and logistical challenges facing the U.S. Transportation Command (Transcom). General Reid provided testimony on key areas including the importance of maintaining robust logistical capabilities in contested environments, particularly in relation to geopolitical threats posed by adversarial nations. Various members emphasized the necessity for modernization of the air refueling fleet, addressing issues such as the readiness of the KC-135 and the procurement of the next-generation KC-46 aircraft, which has experienced delays and technical challenges. The dialogue further extended to the strategic importance of U.S. ports and transportation infrastructure, especially in regions like Alaska which play a crucial role in military logistics and power projection.
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Senate Standing Committee on Judiciary (3-19-26)

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c><00:05:02.880><c> over</c> when I decided to go to law school over when I decided to go to law school
  • </c> our graduates, um since our program our graduates, um since our program started<00:18:17.679><c>
  • In my tenure in the public schools, I developed a dropout prevention program for our district and then
  • </c><00:57:39.359><c> teachers,</c><00:57:40.320><c> our</c><00:57:40.520><c> school</c> public school
  • teachers, our school public school teachers, our school staff,<00:57:41.760><c> our</c><00:57:41.960
Committee: Senate Judiciary
Keywords: 958, all
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

March 11, 2025 - 10:15 AM

Transcript Highlights:
  • HB 735 expands Florida's Boating Improvement Program to allow for much-needed funding for parking for
  • We're also trying to recover a resource in our school cafeterias: food.
  • A new construction, one-third of it will be on-site systems.
  • I think this is going to help the problem by letting them start construction before the permit's done
  • We know what there's a supply chain issue whenever you're delaying in the construction as well.
Summary: The Natural Resources and Disaster Subcommittee met and heard several bills on boating, anchoring, plastics, coastal resilience, and permitting. HB 735, expanding the Boating Improvement Program to fund boat-trailer parking at public ramps and offering a submerged land lease discount for manufacturers using environmental best practices, drew no opposition and was reported favorably. HB 371, a nature-based coastal resilience bill, was amended with a strike-all and then reported favorably with committee substitute. HB 287, allowing building or plumbing permits to move forward while septic system permits are still under review, also passed favorably after testimony from the onsite wastewater industry and a brief debate about construction delays and final occupancy certification. The committee also took up HB 565 on auxiliary containers, which would preempt local regulation of items like bags, cups, and bottles and maintain statewide uniformity. The sponsor argued it protects consumer choice and business consistency, while environmental groups, PTA representatives, and others warned it would worsen plastic pollution, microplastics, and local cleanup burdens. Despite opposition and a 13-5 vote with several members opposed, the bill was reported favorably. Members also discussed HB 565’s policy background, including prior DEP studies and the tension between state preemption and local environmental regulation. A major portion of the meeting focused on HB 565 in the transcript’s boating context, actually HB 565 on anchoring limitations in Biscayne Bay and other heavily impacted areas. Supporters from Miami Beach and North Bay Village said derelict and anchored vessels are harming waterways, seagrass, public safety, and enforcement efforts, while cruisers and boating groups argued the bill would displace responsible boaters and fail to solve derelict-vessel problems. The committee adopted an amendment, then reported the bill favorably with committee substitute by an 18-0 vote. The meeting concluded after all agenda items were completed and the subcommittee adjourned.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Public Safety Committee Jun 23rd, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • , pickup programs, and product take-back requirements.
  • Quick programming note before we take up Senator Jones next.
  • Cassie Mancena on behalf of the California School Employees Association in support. Mr.
  • their kids to school or seek care.
  • School shootings have been perpetrated by unserialized ghost guns.
Summary: The committee heard several public safety bills and took testimony on each, with members often noting amendments and continuing negotiations. SB 1009 by Senator Becker would require juvenile courts to find that less restrictive alternatives are unsuitable before ordering detention, and would require periodic review of continued detention and consideration of alternatives at disposition. Supporters argued it would reduce unnecessary youth detention and improve transparency; probation, judges, and police groups opposed it as an undue limit on judicial discretion and potentially unsafe in serious cases. The chair said he would recommend an aye with amendments, but the bill was held pending quorum and later remained on call. SB 1130 by Senator Gomez Reyes would update privacy law for wearable recording devices such as smart glasses, requiring consent before recording in places where people have a reasonable expectation of privacy and banning devices or accessories designed to defeat recording indicators. Supporters said the bill addresses secret recording and invasive surveillance; opponents from tech and hospitality groups sought clarification to avoid unintended liability for businesses and exempt workplace communication devices. Members discussed those exemptions, and the chair recommended an aye, but the measure also remained on call. Senator Blake Spear presented SB 99, which would let courts consider military protective orders in domestic violence proceedings and require better communication between civilian law enforcement and military authorities. Supporters from the Department of Defense, local officials, and military representatives said it would close protection gaps for military families; the ACLU opposed it on due process grounds because MPOs are issued without judicial process. The chair and author emphasized that the bill only allows consideration of MPOs and does not require civilian enforcement of them. The bill passed out on a vote, though it remained on call for additional members. The committee also heard SB 937 by Senator Gonzalez, restricting flashbang use for crowd control and banning flashbangs and explosive breaching charges in immigration enforcement, and SB 1022, creating a statewide anti-trafficking task force. SB 937 drew support from civil rights and community groups and opposition from police and sheriffs over the use-of-force standard and limits on tactics; it passed out on a vote but remained on call. SB 1022 was supported by survivor and faith groups and opposed by public defenders and sex worker advocates who raised concerns about racial disparities and enforcement harms; it also passed out on a vote. Later, SB 1395, extending criminal protective orders for certain felony sex offenses against minors up to 20 years, and SB 1230, increasing penalties for repeat illegal dumping, were both heard with mixed testimony and were held on call after committee votes. The committee also adopted a consent calendar and several bills were moved forward with amendments.
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session-Day 19, March 4, 2026-PM

Wyoming House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> These kind of programs are critical. These kind of programs are critical.
  • the school.
  • So we resource small schools schools.
  • </c> building schools, but closing schools. building schools, but closing schools.
  • </c> school districts. school districts.
Keywords: 916, all