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CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • This bill makes a simple change: instead of requiring lobbyists to file terminations, employment changes
  • only be registered with one employer or firm at a time, and because employers have up to 20 days to file
  • Employer delays in processing terminations can also result in lobbyists filing the disclosures late through
  • developed in consultation with the Fair Political Practices Commission and will modernize current filing
  • So the mere filing of a recall petition can change the judge's behavior.
Summary: The Senate Committee on Elections and Constitutional Amendments heard several election-related bills. SB 1175 by Senator Rubio would require lobbyists to file employment changes and terminations directly with the Secretary of State through the new Cal-Access replacement system, rather than through employers or firms, to reduce delays and improve transparency. SB 1357 by Senator Ochoa Bogh would protect the privacy of voters who sign a notice of intention to circulate a recall petition by omitting signatures and street addresses from the published notice and adding a disclosure explaining the notice’s purpose. Both bills drew support from state election officials and were advanced by committee vote. The committee also heard SB 1369 by Senator Reyes, which would add safeguards to judicial recall efforts by requiring oral disclosure when signature gatherers are paid and shortening the signature-gathering period for judicial recalls from 160 days to 80 days. Supporters, including judges and trial lawyers, argued the bill would protect judicial independence and safety amid recent recall efforts, while one senator questioned whether judges should be treated differently from other officials. The bill passed on a 3-1 vote and was re-referred to the Senate Committee on Public Safety. SB 1414, also by Senator Reyes, would create an independent redistricting commission for San Bernardino County; supporters said it would reduce gerrymandering and improve public trust, while county representatives raised concerns but remained open to amendments. It advanced on a 3-1 vote to the Local Government Committee. SB 970 by Senator Cervantes would direct the Secretary of State to adopt regulations allowing military and overseas voters to return ballots electronically, responding to the loss of the federal DOD fax service and mail delays. County election officials and veterans groups supported the bill, while the Secretary of State’s office and voting integrity groups opposed it, arguing that secure electronic ballot return is not feasible and could conflict with existing law. The bill passed 4-0 to Appropriations. The committee also heard SB 1420 by Senator Richardson, which would expand voter awareness of “sign, scan, and go” voting and require guidance on implementation; it was supported by election officials and advocacy groups and advanced to Appropriations. Finally, SB 1310 by Senator Choi would allow limited sharing of jury questionnaire information with election officials to help update voter rolls, but opponents warned it could lead to erroneous voter cancellations; the author narrowed the bill’s scope in response to concerns, and it passed to Judiciary. Several bills were held on call briefly until absent members were added, after which the committee completed its business and adjourned.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Elections and Constitutional Amendments Committee Apr 7th, 2026

Elections and Constitutional Amendments

Transcript Highlights:
  • This bill makes a simple change, This bill makes a simple change instead of requiring lobbyists to file
  • only be registered with one employer or firm at a time, and because employers have up to 20 days to file
  • Employer delays in processing their terminations can also result in lobbyists filing the disclosures
  • developed in consultation with the Fair Political Practices Commission and will modernize current filing
  • So the mere filing of a recall petition can change the judge's behavior.
Keywords: 987, senate, all
MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

Crime and Public Safety Mar 31st, 2026

Crime and Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • I have four years remaining, but the deadline for filing seems to have closed. Oh, I think.
  • The deadline for filing seems to have closed. Oh, I think, hold on, wait. Is it 5:30 yet?
  • I have four years remaining, but the deadline for filing seems to have closed. Oh, I think.
  • The deadline for filing seems to have closed. Oh, I think, hold on wait. Is it 5.30 yet?
  • So the CARE Act, as it has been filed by myself and Representative Williams, requires any hospital or
Summary: The committee first met in executive session and took up House Bill 3174 by Representative Justice. Members adopted two committee amendments: one removed the bill’s mapping provisions so that the vendor-list portion could move forward separately, and another required schools to have at least one master key box for emergency responders. The amendments were rolled into a committee substitute, which the committee then voted do pass on a 10-0 roll call. A second executive-session bill was postponed until the following week because of a family emergency involving Representative Williams. The committee then heard Senate Bill 982, a cleanup and reorganization bill dealing with Missouri’s sex offender registry and related registration rules. Senator Mary Elizabeth Coleman said the bill was intended to align the registry statutes with prior changes, clarify tiering and registration requirements, address offenders with ties to Missouri but living elsewhere, and improve information-sharing rules for law enforcement and victims, including notice when a registrant dies or moves. Testimony in support came from the Missouri Alliance for Family Restoration, which said the bill codifies case law and reduces administrative confusion for the Highway Patrol and registrants. No opposition was offered. The committee also heard House Bill 3414, which would create a state offense modeled on a federal online-fraud law to help law enforcement pursue internet-based fraud, including schemes involving credit cards, account numbers, telecommunication identifiers, and similar access devices. The sponsor and a law-enforcement witness said the bill would give investigators another tool against increasingly common fraud, including elder fraud and VoIP-based schemes; a Maverick convenience stores representative also supported it as a response to changing technology. No opposition was presented. Finally, the committee heard House Bills 2628 and 3460, the CARE Act, which would require hospitals and health facilities treating sexual-assault survivors to inform patients about emergency contraception, provide it if requested, test and treat for sexually transmitted infections, and seek reimbursement through the Department of Public Safety. Sponsor Jacqueline Zimmerman said the bill is meant to reduce trauma and prevent pregnancies resulting from rape, and witnesses from sexual-assault nursing, reproductive-health, anti-poverty, medical, and nursing organizations supported it as a way to standardize care, especially in rural areas. Several members raised questions about whether the bill would require abortion-inducing drugs, whether hospitals could opt out on conscientious grounds, and how reimbursement would work; the sponsor said she intended to add language excluding abortion-inducing medications and that the current DPS forensic-exam payment structure would not change. No votes were taken on the later bills in the portion of the transcript provided.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session 03-20-2026 11:30am

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • . >> File. >> Governor's Message Numbers 776 to 791 transmit nominations to various boards and commissions
  • are made in accordance with the order of the day and any supplemental orders of the day that may be filed
  • >> File. >> File. >> File.
  • the day that any supplemental orders of the day that may<00:26:48.960><c> be</c><00:26:49.120><c> filed
  • </c> may be filed later today. may be filed later today.
Bills: HB1576 , HB2490 , HB1546 , HB1588
ID

Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Legislative Session Day 61 Mar 13th, 2026

Idaho House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • House Bill 843 was filed for the second reading calendar. March 13, 2026, Mr.
  • Excuse me, House Bill 843 will be filed for the second reading calendar. March 13, 2026, Mr.
  • House Bill 872 will be filed for the second reading calendar. March 13, 2026, Mr.
  • House Bill 832 from Education was filed for the second reading calendar.
  • House Bill 832 from education we filed for a second reading calendar.
Summary: The House convened with roll call, prayer, and approval of the journal, then received gubernatorial and Senate messages and committee reports. Several new bills and resolutions were introduced and referred, including measures on taxation refunds, county commissioner vacancies, open meetings, data centers and water use, state historic preservation, and multiple Senate bills on vacancies, administrative rules, abortion trafficking, energy resources, irrigation districts, and education. The House also advanced a number of bills to second and third reading calendars and referred House Concurrent Resolution 35 and House Joint Memorial 21 for printing. The bulk of the floor action focused on budget and appropriation bills brought up under suspended rules. House Bills 866 and 867, maintenance budgets for constitutional officers and general government, passed after debate over the size of the appropriations, transparency of JFAC’s cuts, and the inclusion of military pay raises and other baseline costs. House Bill 868, for the Public Employee Retirement System, passed after questions about one-time software and disaster-recovery funding. House Bill 869, for the Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired, passed amid discussion of using dedicated funds to restore cuts and confusion with a separate deaf-and-blind school budget. The House also passed House Bill 870, an Office of Information Technology Services enhancement bill centered on cybersecurity hardware and the final phase of IT consolidation from Health and Welfare, despite objections that it represented government growth and relied on federal funds. House Bill 871, funding the State Tax Commission for tax conformity work, property tax education, and seasonal staff, also passed after debate over necessity and spending. House Bill 835, limiting non-cognizable spending by the executive branch and preserving exceptions for emergencies, military facilities, and tuition-related funds, passed as well. The House then moved to announcements and adjourned until Monday, March 16, 2026.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session Mar 5th, 2026 at 09:00 am

Washington Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • I would also point out that there have been 52 lawsuits filed against non-competes.
  • So the Attorney General files this. You file with the Attorney General, pardon me.
  • It unnecessarily complicates the filing fee.
  • And so asking for documentation on something that is going to be higher than what the current filing
  • And so asking for documentation on something that is going to be higher than what the current filing
MO
Transcript Highlights:
  • So the committee substitute also included, in addition, a requirement for the plan to file a risk-based
  • Are courts not doing that, or is it just that plaintiffs' attorneys are filing cases?
  • Or is it just that plaintiffs' attorneys are filing cases that include parties that should not be held
  • We do not have... ...course is for us to file an HDR and submit it back to the voters.
  • Multiple bills have been filed that take exactly that approach, even some that were run by the sponsor
Keywords: 959, house, all
MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

Economic Development Feb 17th, 2026

Joint Committee on Rural Economic Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • is that this is not meant to circumvent or replace lien law, but we need to be mindful of lien law filing
  • If that window's too long, we would surrender our ability to file for a lien.
  • this does is it changes the eligibility for a single filer from $40,000 to $50,000 and for a joint filing
  • So you also need to have filed a FAFSA for your financial aid, and you have the individual...
  • So you also have need to have filed a FAF for your financial aid, and you have the individual I don't
Summary: The committee first met in executive session and voted several bills do pass. House Bill 2409 was approved 14-0, House Bill 2654 was approved 15-0, and House Bill 2747 was approved after adoption of a House committee amendment and substitute, also by a 14-0 vote. The committee then moved into public hearing on House Bill 1915, which would regulate payment practices in private construction contracts. Representative David Castile, the sponsor, said the bill was intended to ensure timely payment to contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers, limit abusive contract clauses, and require written notice before withholding payment. He emphasized that it was aimed at larger private projects and not owner-occupied residential work. Testimony on HB 1915 was mixed. Supporters, including electrical, mechanical, and subcontractor associations, said delayed payment is common, especially for smaller firms, and argued the bill would improve cash flow and reduce the need for liens. Opponents, including general contractors and home builders, said the bill as filed was too restrictive, especially the seven-day downstream payment deadline and the limits on withholding and termination rights, and warned it could increase costs and burden small builders. Several witnesses said they were working with the sponsor on a committee substitute to more closely mirror Missouri’s public prompt pay law and to clarify the residential exemption. The committee then heard House Bill 2151, which would raise income eligibility limits for the Fast Track Workforce Incentive Grant from $40,000 to $50,000 for single filers and from $80,000 to $100,000 for joint filers. Representative Travis Wilson said the change was meant to reflect inflation and expand access for adults changing careers, apprentices, and other eligible students. Supporters from community colleges, chambers of commerce, and workforce groups said the program is working well, is budgeted, and helps fill workforce needs; one witness cited strong completion and retention rates among recipients. No opposition was presented, and the hearing concluded with adjournment of the committee.
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Senate Appropriations Committee, February 17, 2026

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senate File 124, economic development rodeo museum.
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  • 124 is an outlined in Senate file 124 is an appropriate<00:05:23.600><c> use</c><00:05:23.759><c> of
  • [clears throat] Uh, next one is Senate File 81, K-12 Public School Finance Number Two.
  • Next one is Senate File 81, K-12 Public School Finance Number Two.
Bills: HB0150
MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

Local Government Feb 11th, 2026

Local Government, Elections and Pensions

Transcript Highlights:
  • Is that from when the petition is filed or from when the petition is... Go back.
  • And being most recent, that is from the time of requesting the petition or filing it, because that is
  • I would say filing it. It is from filing it.
  • It'll come up through DPS, and it'll be on file there. Okay. Thank you. Representative Wellencamp.
  • I'm not changing any title after a certain group of individuals decided to file litigation against it
Summary: The committee first met in executive session and voted House Bill 1867 do pass by a 15-1 roll call. It then considered House Bill 2394, where a committee amendment changing “get” to “obtain” was adopted and rolled into a substitute. Testimony focused on efforts to work with plumbers and pipefitters on the bill’s scope, but the committee proceeded with the substitute, which passed do pass by a 10-7 vote. House Bill 2600 was then amended with clarifying language about petition signatures tied to the most recent gubernatorial election in the district, rolled into a substitute, and passed unanimously 17-0. The committee then held public hearings. House Bill 1906, sponsored by Rep. McGaugh, would remove township counties from a restriction so they can offer installment property tax payments like other counties. Support came from county collectors and a collector-treasurer, who said taxpayers want the option; one member suggested adding monthly payments as well. No opposition testified. House Bill 3003, sponsored by Rep. Steinmeyer, would require regular inspection and qualified testing of fire, smoke, and combination dampers under statewide standards, with documentation, reporting, and penalties for noncompliance. The sponsor and several witnesses from the fire protection and sheet metal industries said the bill would improve public safety and accountability; one opponent argued the certification standard was too broad, the penalties too steep, and the fiscal impact too high. The hearing also included discussion of hospital inspection cycles, local code variation, and the need for qualified inspectors. Finally, House Bill 2898 was heard. Rep. Owens described it as a revival of the land bank legislation previously enacted but struck down because of an unrelated amendment; the bill would restore land bank authority, expand eligibility beyond the original cities, and adjust St. Louis County appointment language to align with the county charter. Supporters from realtors, St. Louis County, municipal groups, and Springfield said it would help clear title, repurpose vacant properties, and return land to productive use, while one opponent argued the bill could weaken tax-delinquency protections and raise costs. No committee vote was taken on the public hearing bills, and the committee adjourned after closing the hearing on House Bill 2898.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • faces, very familiar terrain, and appreciate you all meeting with us and getting us in after y'all filed
  • Just got through filing HB 500 for the Commonwealth of Kentucky with Chairman Petri's leadership and
  • And then, um, also Speaker Osborne filed House Bill 417, um, that coincides with farmland preservation
  • And then um also Speaker Osborne<00:13:26.480><c> filed</c><00:13:26.800><c> House</c><00:13:27.120><
  • c> Bill</c><00:13:27.600><c> 417</c> Osborne filed House Bill 417 Osborne filed House Bill 417 um<00:
Summary: The House Budget Review Subcommittee on General Government met for its third meeting, approved the minutes, and heard a budget presentation from the Kentucky Department of Agriculture. Department representatives Brandon Reid, Lee Macintosh, and Mark Bolan outlined the agency’s funding mix and requested support for several priorities in House Bill 500, including continuation of existing items, county fair grants, and an additional $5 million for the new economic development fund. They also discussed a capital request to replace two aging scale trucks, noting the vehicles are from 2002 and 2006 and have become unreliable and expensive to repair. The department emphasized several additional needs: funding to begin regulating and inspecting electric vehicle charging stations through the weights and measures division, retention and recruitment funding after losing 108 employees over three years, and a request to pay off tobacco-related debt service so more money can flow through the tobacco formula. They also cited House Bill 417, filed by Speaker Osborne, as supporting farmland preservation, saying the agency has a program ready but needs funding to implement it. Officials said the farm-to-food-banks and rural mental health items in the budget were acceptable as reduced by the tobacco formula. Members asked questions about pump inspection fees and staffing losses. The department said the inspection fee is $100 per station, not per pump, and that the same fee applies even to larger stations. On retention and recruitment, officials said the cost of turnover is significant but they did not have a dollar estimate. No votes were taken beyond the motion to approve the minutes, and the meeting ended with a motion to adjourn.
ID

Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Agenda Jan 13th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • were abnormal, with changes in both the federal tax code and some uncertainty in corporate revenue filings
  • assumption was some of the changes that had been made at the federal level were changing some of the filing
  • When we look at all, We're changing some of the filing behaviors.
  • have time to update any of their forms or get anything prepared before they start going through tax filings
  • Chairman: Representative Miller, yes, our corporate tax filings were down 40% the first five months of
Summary: The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee opened its session with roll call, confirmed a quorum, and introduced new co-chairs, members, pages, and legislative staff. Committee leaders emphasized the heavy workload ahead, the role of JFAC as the legislature’s budget-writing committee, and the importance of using LSO staff, impact team analysts, and other resources. Staff then reviewed the committee’s website tools, budget publications, session record, budget highlights, and the 10-week hearing schedule, including upcoming presentations on the governor’s budget, LSO analysis, health insurance costs, the economic outlook, and the first budget hearings. Administrator Lori Wolf of the Division of Financial Management presented Governor Little’s FY 2026 and FY 2027 budget recommendations, describing them as balanced and built around “enduring Idaho values.” She said the budget responds to slower revenue growth and economic uncertainty with early action, including a 3% holdback, vacancy reductions, and one-time transfers of unused balances and interest earnings to the general fund. Major proposed reductions included ongoing cuts across state agencies, no change in employee compensation, higher employee health insurance costs, reductions to Medicaid, changes to virtual school and Idaho Digital Learning Academy funding, and no transfer from the budget stabilization fund. She also outlined support for rural health grants, graduate medical education, and implementation of Medicaid reforms and federal tax conformity beginning January 1, 2026. Committee members questioned the assumptions behind the revenue forecast, the use of one-time funds, the impact of higher health insurance costs on employees, the size and timing of tax conformity, and the proposed cuts to online education and IDLA. Several members raised concerns that the budget relied too heavily on projected revenue and policy changes, while Wolf and co-chair Groh said the budget was intentionally conservative, preserved reserves, and avoided using stabilization funds. No votes were taken during the meeting; the committee concluded after the budget presentation and questions, with plans to continue hearings the next day.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Environmental Regulation May 19th, 2025

Environmental Regulation

Transcript Highlights:
  • This is based on the law and the rules that were in effect when we bought our property and filed our
  • And then in November 2021 was the trigger for the first public filing.
  • That first public filing is the one that actually mentioned blast mining.
  • So we put the first TCEQ public filing in November of 2021.
  • Yes, the entity that filed for the permit.
Bills: SB1757 , SB1758 , SB1898 , SB2050
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Insurance Apr 23rd, 2025

Insurance

Transcript Highlights:
  • responder must provide their health care provider with the workers' compensation denial letter and file
  • But the bill sort of goes above the coinsurance as it's filed right now, so as he mentioned, it goes
  • The bill as filed strips that extra time.
  • Have you read the lawsuit, the appeal that's been filed in this instance?
  • If they could file a rate tomorrow, they would, and they would adjust it the way they felt they needed
Committee: House Insurance
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Trade, Workforce & Economic Development Apr 2nd, 2025

Trade, Workforce & Economic Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • ...to residents by requiring the management certificates and amendments to be filed in a centralized
  • We are very grateful to Representative Turner for filing this bill and giving us another chance this
  • So we filed House Bill 621 in response to that.
  • So we filed House Bill 621 in response to that.
  • So we filed House Bill 621 in response to that.
Bills: HB112 , HB199 , HCR9
Summary: The Committee on Trade, Workforce and Economic Development met with a quorum and moved quickly through a long agenda, hearing testimony and taking recorded votes on several bills. Early in the meeting, HB 2214 was laid out to exempt certain short-term residential leases and leaseback arrangements from flood-disclosure requirements; Texas Realtors supported the change, and the bill was left pending. The committee then voted out a series of pending measures, including HB 46, HB 186 (with a committee substitute), HB 431, HB 1147, HB 1154, HB 2468, HB 2488, HB 2788 (with a substitute), HB 2791 (with a substitute), HB 3260, and HCR 90, all reported favorably to the full House, with HB 1147 receiving two nays and the others passing unanimously or nearly so. A major portion of the hearing focused on HB 112, which would create a Texas Science Park district and commission to support advanced manufacturing and innovation sites. The bill’s author and supporters, including Samsung Austin Semiconductor, the Texas Association of Business, and the Governor’s economic development office, argued it would strengthen supply chains, attract investment, and support national security and workforce development. Testimony described interest from semiconductor and advanced manufacturing companies and referenced the model of foreign science parks such as Sinshu in Taiwan. HB 112 was left pending after testimony. The committee also heard HB 3698 and HB 3699, both related to unemployment insurance administration. HB 3698 would expand eligibility for the Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment program using federal funds, while HB 3699 would tighten the definition of “last work” to help the Texas Workforce Commission investigate UI fraud. Both bills were discussed with TWC resource witnesses and left pending after the committee withdrew the substitutes. HB 1349, which would extend HOA transparency and property-rights provisions to condominiums and refine HOA rules, and HB 621, which would require HOA meeting spaces to be available for residents to reserve for qualified political candidates or elected officials, were also heard and left pending. Finally, the committee heard HCR 9 to designate the first Saturday of each month as Small Business Saturday, HB 199 to index unemployment benefit duration to the state unemployment rate, and HB 3466 to exempt certain cancelable service contracts from Texas’s in-home sales cooling-off law; each drew supportive and opposing testimony and was left pending before adjournment.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • A permit amendment took three years and 11 months from filing date to issuance of the permit.
  • Explain the difference between the committee substitute and the bill as filed.
  • So, I mean, I filed what I did a session ago. So, I mean... well, but, I mean, but, but.
  • We've made it through all of the technical review, responded to all comments, and filed the response
  • I filed the bill with the intention of making corrections in a substitute.
Bills: SB2037 , SB1757 , SB1758 , SB1759 , HB29
FL
Transcript Highlights:
  • But for the sake of talking about this bill, not deal with the late filed, I will definitely address
  • You know, he did not file the amendment on the gloss. Yes, Senator Arrington, you're recognized.
  • So I don't whatever we do, it will be in the future because I haven't seen him at the file today.
  • But >> I want to hear and in my case and filed an opposite bill >> I want to hear and in my case and
  • filed an opposite bill after I filed this one last year and then that's fine.
Keywords: 999, senate, all
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

Commerce and Tourism Mar 17th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • So what it does is it says if the pleading standard is met, you go to and filed with the court.
  • , you can file a further action on that.
  • So it seems like we're explicitly forbidding and employee from filing with sir whistleblower claim if
  • This bill in particular just simply makes it more difficult for employees to be able to file with the
  • Some form of subtle retaliation in exchange for filing Alyssa whistleblower complaint is okay.
Keywords: 999, senate, all
MN
Transcript Highlights:
  • Representative Steer also has the next bill, which is House File 340.
  • Representative Steer, would you like to move House File 340 before the committee and recommend that it
  • ><00:04:36.960><c> support</c><00:04:37.280><c> of</c><00:04:37.440><c> house</c><00:04:37.720><c> file
  • </c> testify here in support of house file testify here in support of house file 340<00:04:38.560><c>
  • Our membership does believe adding language like this in House File 340 to cover actions that go beyond
Keywords: 1183, house
FL
Transcript Highlights:
  • I think that from the moment that I am that I filed area.
  • I think that from the moment that I am that I filed this bill, there are huge concerns in particular
  • So since I filed this bill come directly to me.
  • And we just want to express again, we appreciate the senator filing this bill.
  • The filing said the 80 Sanibel pardon me.
Keywords: 999, senate, all