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MD
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- House Bill 305, Baltimore County Delegation, Baltimore County nuisance actions community association.
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AR
Transcript Highlights:
- As technology continues to advance, it has become evident that a comprehensive system replacement is
- As technology continues to advance, it has become evident that a comprehensive system replacement is
Committee:
All ALC-EXECUTIVE SUBCOMMITTEE
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Consumer Protection & Business Feb 18th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Consumer Protection & Business
Transcript Highlights:
- And so unfortunately, this is an increasing risk to our communities.
- The contractor will stop communications between the insurance company and the homeowner.
- It is technology- or portal-neutral.
- Representative Reeves said her concern was that there are communities in the country that proactively
- We believe in the communities that we work in and serve.
Committee:
House Consumer Protection & Business
Keywords:
mortgage modification, uniform regulations, homeowners, financial stability, foreclosure prevention, SB6178, property insurance, insurance claims, assignment of benefits, AOB, post-loss assignment, post-loss benefits, homeowners insurance, policyholder, insured, restoration contractor, mitigation contractor, public adjuster, insurance commissioner, claims handling
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- But with technology, we can do so much more. And temp tags will be going away as well.
- And so that is also, we want to get that sales tax back for the state and for your local community.
- Let’s use the technology. Let’s keep our kids safe and do it quickly.
- And I'll tell you what, it breaks my heart because I've seen all across the community in St.
- And I'll tell you what, it breaks my heart because I've seen all across the community in St.
Committee:
House Transportation
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 5 on State Administration May 20th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- At the Department of Housing and Community Development.
- Sounds like these jobs have been created. community.
- And they become people who give back to their communities.
- That part of the community never received emergency response warnings.
- So 211LA is works with community-based organizations. I know.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Standing Committee on Primary and Secondary Education. (3-11-26)
Primary and Secondary Education
Transcript Highlights:
- so many great things in other areas, but for my personal lived experience and those in my faith community
- me how it works, and I believe we have some school districts who have already implemented this technology
- Are you aware of how many school districts in the state have already implemented this technology?
- implementation cost, but there are some ongoing costs from year to year to keep the software and the technology
Committee:
House Primary and Secondary Education
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session Jan 5th, 2026
California Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- experience working to help communities before, during, and after wildfires.
- For the Latinas, for my community, this is something special. I don't know if I can say this.
- Histories, expertise, and passion for all the issues that impact all of our communities.
- We are a resilient community. We are a community that shows up and that moves forward.
- and how our community feels based on the people who frequent their business.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- the law, but would continue to prohibit other communications.
- But the ambiguity in the law on clarifying communication wasn't specific on communication, so, like for
- It's, you know, part of our technology today.
- The case decided that email communications were not communications for the purpose of this law, allowing
- communications at any time so long as those communications otherwise complied with the law and with
Committee:
Senate Commerce and Tourism
Summary:
The Committee on Commerce and Tourism met with a quorum present and considered several bills. It first took up SB 232 on debt collection, where the sponsor explained a strike-all amendment and the committee adopted a Gruters amendment clarifying that email communications may be sent at any hour while other off-hours communications remain restricted. Testimony was sharply divided on a proposed change from “any person” to “debt collector,” with consumer advocates, legal aid, and the Florida Justice Association warning it would narrow Florida’s consumer protections, while supporters said the bill and amendment would address ambiguity affecting businesses. After debate, the committee rejected the broader amendment, adopted the email-only clarification, and reported CS for SB 232 favorably by roll call vote.
The committee then heard and unanimously reported favorably CS for SB 126, which would allow prescription hearing aids to be sold and distributed by mail after a Florida-licensed audiologist or hearing aid specialist conducts the required examination, including remotely through telehealth. Supporters said the bill would improve access and reduce barriers for seniors and others with hearing loss, and no opposition was heard. The committee also heard SB 600 and SB 602 on manufacturing, which would create and fund a statewide Office of Manufacturing, a promotional campaign, workforce grants, and related fees; multiple industry and economic development groups appeared in support, and both bills were reported favorably.
Next, the committee considered CS for SB 92 on hit-and-run accountability in vehicle repair shops. The sponsor described the bill as a response to rising hit-and-run incidents and explained that repair shops would have to complete a transaction form or retain a crash report for certain repairs, with a clarifying amendment adopted without objection. Prosecutors and law enforcement supporters said the bill would help identify offenders, while auto dealer representatives argued it could impose burdens and penalties on repair shops. The committee nevertheless reported CS for SB 92 favorably. Finally, the committee heard SB 412, the Motorized Wheelchair Right to Repair Act, which would require manufacturers to provide repair manuals, diagnostic tools, and parts to owners and independent repair providers under fair and reasonable terms. Disability advocates and wheelchair users testified that repair delays can leave users stranded for weeks or months, and the committee reported the bill favorably by roll call vote before adjourning.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Business, Trade & Economic Development Feb 18th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- that play a very important part in our community.
- Because pawn shops are community establishments. Our customers are our community.
- Because pawn shops are community establishments. Our customers are our community.
- So it really is a community-oriented business that has... ...so it really is a community-oriented business
- Plus the modernization of our world via technology.
Summary:
The Senate Business, Trade, and Economic Development Committee heard public testimony on several House bills. HB 2624 would expand an existing exemption in the solicited real estate transaction law to allow public entities to solicit and buy real property for any public purpose, and also for Indian tribes and nonprofit nature conservancy organizations; the sponsor said the bill is meant to fix an omission from last year’s law, while a forest landowners group opposed it as creating a loophole for low-ball offers to vulnerable owners, and Trust for Public Land supported it as a different kind of transaction with existing appraisal and public-process protections. HB 2334 would create a cash-transaction rounding system to address the end of penny minting; staff said rounding would apply after tax and be permissive for sellers, with immunity and preemption provisions, and retailers and grocery groups supported it as a practical solution to penny scarcity, while members asked about signage and mixed-tender transactions.
The committee also heard HB 1269, which would shorten pawn loan terms from 90 to 60 days, raise interest and fee caps, increase storage fees, and allow online payments for extensions. Pawn industry witnesses and the sponsor said the changes are modest, overdue, and needed to reflect inflation and operating costs while serving unbanked customers; some senators questioned whether the combined changes would more than double costs for borrowers, and industry witnesses said they were willing to work on the numbers. HB 2428 would require insurers to send advance lapse notices for individual life insurance policies to policyholders and a designated third party, with proof of delivery, to prevent unintended lapses; the sponsor, the Insurance Commissioner’s office, life insurers, AARP, and a business group all supported the consumer protection goal, though insurers noted added compliance costs and the bill’s delayed effective date for new policies.
Finally, the committee heard HB 1078 on pet insurance, which would bar cancellation or nonrenewal based on a pet’s age or conditions that develop during the policy term and would restrict certain affiliate-policy transfers; the Insurance Commissioner’s office strongly supported it as a consumer protection measure, and staff noted a fiscal impact estimate and a new fiscal note request. The committee also took testimony on HB 2624 from both supporters and opponents, and on HB 2334 and HB 1269 from industry and public witnesses, but no votes were taken in the meeting. The chair closed public testimony and adjourned the committee after hearing all scheduled bills.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
House - Chamber Meeting Jan 28th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- They are serving rural, tribal, and urban communities across the state. The state.
- Of these oil companies, our citizens, our communities, their community leaders, their churchgoers, their
- My community, Tohoku, is one of three communities that created the Navajo Nation Council.
- They are good community partners.
- is a good community partner, and I'd like to thank you for that.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- This is our Labor and Technology Committee hearing. It's 3:00.
- Labor and Technology agenda. We have one item. We do now have a quorum.
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.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Commerce and Consumer Affairs (04/01/2026)
Commerce and Consumer Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- They're very community-based models.
- The technology exists. It works.
- </c><04:39:32.959><c> But</c> The technology exists. It works. But The technology exists. It works.
- . communities. communities.
- And that's community in many ways.
Committee:
House Commerce and Consumer Affairs
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- Nearly 12,000 members live and serve in communities across Missouri.
- Page 402 is community supervision centers.
- This is a corps for the community supervision centers, also called CSCs.
- Offender communication monitoring. This is for safety and security around offender communication.
- Second, education and communication activities also fall within Goal 2.
Committee:
House Budget
Summary:
The committee first heard the Missouri National Guard’s FY 2027 budget request in House Bill 2008. Brigadier General Bob Payne outlined the Guard’s dual state and federal mission, recent deployments and state activations, counter-drug work, and the need to maintain readiness and aging armory infrastructure. Members questioned several items, including a proposed internal auditor position required by statute, a World Cup-related NDI, the use of general revenue versus other funds, and a federal match for base operations support at Rosecrans Airport. The presentation then shifted into executive session, where the committee reviewed a House committee substitute and several amendments. One amendment to fund the Missouri State Fair’s Great American State Fair participation with ag and tourism funds was rejected, while an amendment reducing $50,000 in House and Senate legal contingency funding was adopted. Another amendment directing budget information to all committee members rather than only chairs was rejected. The committee then adopted the substitute and voted House Bill 2014 do pass by a 24-0-1 vote.
The committee next took up the Department of Corrections FY 2027 budget in House Bill 2009. DOC described a new CERT stipend increase, a reduction in the Office of Director’s Staff, and several core items including professional standards, federal funds, community treatment programming, education grants, population growth pool, restitution payments, human services staff, telecommunications, general services, fuel and utilities, food purchases, food service, staff training, employee health and safety, overtime, adult institution staff, institution E&E, wage and discharge, and individual institutions. Members asked about the CERT stipend, PREA allegations, education funding, restitution payments, the population growth pool, the working capital revolving fund, food service costs, overtime, retention, warden turnover, the prison nursery, and the use of inmate canteen funds. DOC said CERT members are full-time employees who volunteer for additional duty, that staffing has improved but remains a challenge, that the food service increase reflects the end of inventory credits and inflation, and that the department generally spends non-GR funds first when possible. Discussion also turned to whether DOC facilities could be repurposed for pretrial or mental health populations; DOC said it is legally limited to post-sentence inmates and that staffing and labor-market constraints make reopening closed facilities difficult.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Special Joint Committee on Initiative Petitions Mar 23rd, 2026
Special Joint Committee on Initiative Petitions
Transcript Highlights:
- . ...by marijuana prohibition and enforcement and to positively impact those communities.
- And finally, this final box in the green section, it's community impact fees.
- It would eliminate these critical community investments.
- We proudly seek out, employ, and support our veteran community.
- We are deeply committed to our community.
Bills:
H5005
Summary:
The Special Joint Committee on Initiative Petitions held a hearing on Initiative Petition 25-10 / House Bill 5002, “An act to restore a sensible marijuana policy,” which would repeal Massachusetts’ adult-use cannabis legalization framework. The chair explained the Article 48 initiative process and noted that, if the Legislature does not enact the measure as written, additional signatures would be needed for it to qualify for the 2026 ballot. The committee heard testimony from an expert, proponents of the petition, opponents, and members of the public, and accepted written testimony through March 27 at 5 p.m.
Jessica Trow of MassBudget testified first, focusing on cannabis revenue and spending in Massachusetts. She said legalization has generated nearly $2 billion for the Commonwealth and municipalities since FY 2018, including excise tax, sales tax, local option taxes, fees, and community impact fees. She described how revenues are distributed to public health, the Cannabis Control Commission’s social equity efforts, the cannabis social equity fund, the MBTA, the School Building Authority, the general fund, and local budgets, and argued the industry has supported social equity and community investments.
Opponents of the petition argued that repeal would harm public health, consumer safety, jobs, tax revenue, and social equity programs. Wendy Wakeman, speaking for the ballot committee, said legalization has increased potency, addiction, and mental health concerns, and that the state lacks sufficient data on harms. In contrast, business owners, clinicians, and advocates including Caroline Pino, Kristen Rogers, Drudus Ledbetter, Armani White, Lucas Thayer, and Jeff Rawson said the regulated market provides tested products, jobs, tax revenue, and pathways for people harmed by prohibition, while repeal would push consumers back to the illicit market and undermine equity goals. Committee members questioned witnesses about the evidence base, the role of out-of-state funding, the petition’s impact on existing businesses, and whether narrower regulatory fixes might address concerns instead of repeal. No vote was taken; the hearing was closed after testimony ended.
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
CPN DEFER, CPN-HOU, CPN, CPN-EDT Public Hearings 02-03-2026
Commerce and Consumer Protection
Transcript Highlights:
- Um and so we do have um some community.
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- </c> >> Community economic development and >> Community economic development and tourism.
- It feeds and pays for the most corrosive communications in our politics.
- </c> communications in our in our politics. communications in our in our politics.
Committee:
Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection
Keywords:
combat sports, boxing, mixed martial arts, health regulations, safety standards, licensing, event regulation, 912, senate, all
Summary:
The committees first took up SB 2071 on rent-to-own housing. Testimony was generally supportive from HHFDC and Hawaii Realtors, but Sierra Club of Hawaii and others opposed the bill unless it was amended to exclude ceded lands from the 99-year lease provision. Members discussed the scope of ceded versus non-ceded lands and whether an inventory exists. The committees ultimately recommended passage with amendments, including HHFDC’s proposal to make the fixed-price period flexible by tying it to an option period and Sierra Club’s language limiting the program to non-ceded state or county land.
They then heard SB 2191 on limited profit housing associations. HHFDC supported the measure, while the Tax Foundation of Hawaii and the Office of the Auditor urged caution about tax exclusions and asked for clearer, more targeted limits and measurable outcomes. The committees adopted amendments to add a statement of purpose, include measurable metrics, apply the tax provisions to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2025, and delay the effective date to allow for administrative changes. SB 2191 was recommended for passage with amendments.
The committees also considered SB 2197, which would have replaced the five-year fixed-price period in rent-to-own housing with an option period set by HHFDC, but deferred it indefinitely because its issues were addressed in SB 2071. SB 2180 on deposits of public funds drew comments from the Hawaii Bankers Association questioning definitions and noting banks are already subject to Community Reinvestment Act requirements; decision-making was deferred to the next day in the CPN committee and to a later date for the housing committee. Finally, SB 2210 on housing discrimination received support from disability advocates and the Hawaii Civil Rights Commission, which asked for one additional investigator; the committees passed it with amendments adding a blank appropriation for one full-time position and planned to notify Ways and Means for possible re-referral.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Jobs and Economic Development - 02/17/25
Jobs and Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:31:11.600><c> Technical</c> know Minnesota State Community Technical know Minnesota State Community
- </c><00:47:04.920><c> and</c> the needed communication and the needed communication and collaboration
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- </c><01:14:10.120><c> Development</c> through existing Community Development through existing Community
Committee:
Senate Jobs and Economic Development
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
01/13/2026 - Senate Regulatory Affairs & Government Efficiency Committee of Reference
Senate Regulatory Affairs & Government Efficiency Committee of Reference
Transcript Highlights:
- , the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, and the Tohono O'odham Nation.
- Who is responsible for deciding the number of outlets within the tribal community?
- Since 2004, tribal gaming has contributed $2.5 billion to the state and local communities. Please.
- Tribal gaming has contributed $2.5 billion to the state and local communities.
- , and Hiller River Indian Community for those contributions for the trust fund.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Business, Trade & Economic Development Feb 18th, 2026 at 08:00 am
Business, Trade & Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- that play a very important part of our community.
- Because pawn shops are community establishments, our customers are our community.
- Because pawn shops are community establishments, our customers are our community.
- We're the bank for the unbanked and underserved communities in Washington.
- Plus the modernization of our world via technology.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Standing Committee on Primary and Secondary Education. (2-11-26)
Primary and Secondary Education
Transcript Highlights:
- Owens, State First Vice President, Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America.
- Owens, State First Vice President, Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America.
- </c> been part of an intellectual community been part of an intellectual community where<00:05:53.120
- </c> technology that is needed as well. technology that is needed as well.
- </c> communication um on the and community communication um on the and community communication<00:35:
Committee:
House Primary and Secondary Education
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Finance Division II (03/07/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- Math learning communities is a partnership between the Community College System of New Hampshire and
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- If we communicate through Mr.
Summary:
The Finance Division 2 work session first took up HB 506, a bill dealing with the return of seized firearms. Members discussed how the measure would shift background-check processing for firearm returns through the Department of Safety, while the physical firearms would still remain with local police unless State Police had taken custody. The department said the bill would change which cases come to it, and members clarified that the bill concerns the background-check decision rather than possession of the firearms. The committee then voted OTP on HB 506 FN by a 7-0 roll call.
The committee next discussed HB 671, establishing a kindergarten literacy readiness program. Department of Education staff explained that the bill grew out of a COVID-era Waterford contract that provided home-based early literacy support for families using federal relief funds, at a cost of about $600,000 per year, but that the program ended when those funds expired. Members raised concerns that the bill’s $1 appropriation was not realistic, that the prior program lacked sufficient outcome data, and that the references to ESSA tier-one benchmarks were unclear. The department said it was conducting a broader literacy needs assessment and updating the state literacy plan, including data from the zero-to-five range, K-5, and dyslexia-related work.
Waterford representatives described the program as an early-literacy, pre-K readiness service for children ages zero to five, originally designed to work in homes with computers and internet provided where needed, and later expanded in some settings such as daycares and pre-K classrooms. They said the program used assessments at the beginning and end, had served hundreds of children, and was intended to support family engagement and kindergarten readiness. Despite that testimony, members remained concerned about funding and the lack of clear results, and one member moved to retain the bill for more information. The discussion ended with the bill retained rather than advanced.