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AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama Senate County and Municipal Government Committee Feb 10th, 2026
County and Municipal Government
Transcript Highlights:
- citizens such as I and the others you've heard speak have access, what we're doing is we're muddying the water
- doing is we're access, what we're doing is we're muttering<00:17:26.799><c> the</c><00:17:27.039><c> water
- We're</c><00:17:27.919><c> going</c><00:17:28.000><c> to</c><00:17:28.160><c> find</c> muttering the water
- We're going to find muttering the water.
Committee:
Senate County and Municipal Government
Keywords:
municipal tax, license fee, local tax increase, ordinance, public hearing, 30-day notice, municipal notice requirements, city council, town council, Alabama municipalities, Code of Alabama 1975, Section 11-45-2, open meetings website, newspaper publication, local government finance, tax transparency, fee increase, municipal ordinance procedure, University of South Alabama, Board of Trustees
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session Feb 4th, 2026 at 10:30 am
Washington House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Stokesbary, Stonier, Steeby, Taylor, Thai, Tharinger, Thomas, Timmons, Valdez, Volz, Walen, Walsh, Waters
- Timmons, Valdez, Boehnke, Walen, Walsh, Waters, Wiley, Ybarra, Zahn. Madam Speaker. Mr.
- Correction, Representative Waters. Whoa. We got a different voice there, Mr. Speaker. You know, Mr.
- And his direct words were, come on, Waters, do we really got to do this? Come on, man. You know.
Summary:
The House met with a quorum, opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and prayer, and then moved to second reading of House Bill 1604, a bill addressing standards for strip searches in local jails and related correctional procedures. The bill was described by supporters as implementing and clarifying existing federal law and providing local jails with clearer rules, while opponents argued it would create liability, staffing, bargaining, and operational problems, and would force female correctional officers to perform searches they objected to on privacy, consent, or religious grounds.
Members debated a series of amendments, most of which were rejected. Amendment 1470, changing the implementation date from 2025 to 2026, was adopted. Amendment 1492, which would have added intent language and liability protections, failed. Amendment 1494, requiring same-sex staff for invasive searches with a medical exception, failed. Amendment 1493, creating a religious accommodation process for staff, failed. Amendment 1491, focused on consent and boundaries for female officers, failed on a recorded vote of 37 yeas and 50 nays. Amendments 1495, 1496, and 1497, which would have expanded exigent circumstances, limited repeated gender-identity changes, or allowed temporary restraint when no appropriate search staff were available, also failed. A striking amendment to replace the bill entirely was likewise rejected.
On final passage, supporters said the bill would help local officials comply with federal and state requirements while protecting dignity and safety for incarcerated people. Opponents repeated concerns that the bill would be difficult to administer and would burden or endanger staff, especially women officers. The House then passed engrossed House Bill 1604 by a vote of 56 yeas to 39 nays, with three excused, and adjourned floor action for the day.
ID
Idaho 2026 Regular Session
Agenda Jan 13th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Also last year, this body passed an appropriation for five years ongoing water, drinking, and wastewater
- The budget protects critical water funding championed last year to address goals of Idaho's agriculture
- industry and protect Idaho's water sovereignty.
- also recommend, the governor also recommends, that we eliminate the $10 million from the DEQ local water
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.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- I need water. He's the lead chair. I'll message him. Thanks. Sorry, Chairman McCovby.
- </c><00:03:34.480><c> I</c><00:03:34.640><c> need</c><00:03:34.799><c> water.
- I need water. He's the lead come back. I need water. He's the lead chair. chair. chair.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Criminal Justice Mar 25th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- 4 days later Dexter's to capture that body was found by Pinellas County deputies and a bag to the water
- felony of the second felony of the first utility workers play a crucial role in maintaining power, water
- Tanner Warwick, Associated Industries of Florida waives his or Alex Kernan or section of the American Water
- If you want to Jacksonville any purposely try to enter Edward Waters campus, he was denied entry by security
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Republican Press Conference 1/29/25
Transcript Highlights:
- fleeing police in a reckless manner, and conspiring to damage critical infrastructure like pipelines and water
- 00:02:43.360><c> like</c><00:02:43.599><c> pipelines</c><00:02:44.280><c> and</c><00:02:44.480><c> water
- </c> infrastructure like pipelines and water infrastructure like pipelines and water lines<00:02:46.560
WY
Transcript Highlights:
- changes so fast. regulations. regulations.
- <00:21:37.400><c> than</c> regulations than regulations than statute<00:21:39.040><c> because</c><00:
- We've been regulating regulating regulating >> [clears throat] >> [clears throat] >>
- We're happy to be regulated.
- We are pro-regulation.
Committee:
House Revenue
Keywords:
gun control, Second Amendment, constitutional rights, misdemeanor, law enforcement, virtual currency, kiosk, financial institutions, regulation, Wyoming Money Transmitters Act, penalties, death benefits, retirement, survivor support, public safety, guardianship, monitoring, ward protection, financial independence, case management
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- I think it's going to be regulated under cottage foods and that those rules would apply.
- I don't want them under the, you know, onerous regulations.
- To the other regulations. Okay, thank you. Representative Tanner: Thank you, Chairman.
- Do I want to go to that restaurant that is subject to those regulations or not?
- This gives people a little more options, and More regulated scenario, so I think this makes sense.
Committee:
House Health and Welfare
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Banking and Insurance Committee Apr 2nd, 2025
Banking and Insurance
Transcript Highlights:
- If it was due to a valid violation of policy or regulation, you... violation of policy or regulation.
- , such as the Bank Secrecy Act, US PATRIOT Act, and CFPB Regulation DD.
- I'll keep going, but the CFPB Regulation DD.
- It's regulators how they do business.
- Behind that, there has been a lot of checks of various policies and regulations.
Committee:
Senate Banking and Insurance
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Article 706, I learned all this on Google, is what regulates those systems.
- And then second, there may be some regulations that are reasonable.
- And then second, there may be some regulations that are reasonable.
- That would seem like a reasonable regulation.
- That would seem like a reasonable regulation.
Committee:
Senate Business & Commerce
Keywords:
SB 213, Texas insurance, Insurance Code, Chapter 551, Chapter 541, bundling, tying arrangement, cross-selling, homeowners insurance, residential property insurance, auto insurance, personal automobile insurance, consumer protection, unfair trade practice, deceptive insurance practice, property and casualty insurer, Lloyd's plan, county mutual, reciprocal exchange, farm mutual
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Business and Commerce met with a quorum and took up several pending bills, first reporting SB 1006 favorably after adopting a committee substitute that adds quarterly ZIP-code-level reporting to TDI on insurer declinations, cancellations, and nonrenewals. The committee also adopted substitutes and favorably reported SB 388, which adds nuclear to a credit program and excludes batteries from the dispatchable definition; SB 917; SB 504, which narrows reporting requirements for certain local entities, raises a salary threshold, and authorizes AG injunctive relief; SB 925, which clarifies that federal match dollars are included in a PLA-related prohibition; and SB 815, which removes downcoding references and focuses on AI use in prior authorization. SB 815 advanced on an 8-2 vote, while SB 388 advanced 6-3 and the others were reported 9-0 or 6-0 as noted.
The committee then heard testimony on SB 378, which would prohibit aestheticians and cosmetologists from administering injections or using prescriptive medical devices unless legally authorized and would clarify TDLR disciplinary authority. The author and a retired neurosurgeon testified that unsafe, unauthorized injections pose real patient risks, and a TDLR witness said the bill addresses a long-standing regulatory gap. SB 378 was left pending after testimony. The committee also heard SB 1252, aimed at reducing municipal permitting barriers for residential backup power systems; the author and industry witnesses said city permitting is costly and inconsistent, while municipal utility representatives and advocates said the substitute preserved safety and utility oversight. That bill was also left pending.
Additional bills heard but left pending included SB 1172, which would let LPs and LLCs sell their own property without a real estate license; SB 681, which would extend engineer license renewal periods and apply similar flexibility to engineering firms; SB 918, a TDLR cleanup bill for orthotics and prosthetics exemptions; SB 1343, which would require data brokers to post a clear link explaining Texans’ privacy rights and how to exercise them; SB 213, which would prohibit forced bundling of residential property and auto insurance while preserving voluntary discounts; SB 610, which would codify TDLR’s anti-trafficking unit; and SCR 8, expressing opposition to a central bank digital currency over privacy, security, and financial-stability concerns. Public testimony on SB 1343 and SB 213 was generally supportive, with consumer and advocacy groups emphasizing privacy, competition, and survivor safety, and the committee closed the day with those measures and others left pending.
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
03/05/2026 - House Artificial Intelligence & Innovation
Artificial Intelligence & Innovation
Transcript Highlights:
- So currently 26 states have enacted a law regulating AI in political messaging.
- And I always say, I don't want to over-regulate things and put in too many speed bumps.
- Yeah, so we've seen definitely both regulation and trying to expand.
- I don't want to over-regulate things and put in too many speed bumps.
- Yeah, so we've seen definitely both regulation and trying to expand.
Committee:
House Artificial Intelligence & Innovation
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Hearing Senate Business, Professions and Economic Development and Assembly Business and Professions Mar 10th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- And so it's, it's, we don't regulate any of the specialty areas.
- We only license and regulate and oversee at the population foci.
- Because we can always readdress this issue in another regulation, you know, past that point.
- Because we can always read address this issue and another regulation, you know, past that point.
- Because chiropractors are not regulated by the veterinary board, because we are regulated by our chiropractic
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- mandating coverages, and the rates are not regulated.
- And so when we look at the regulation that is cited for 45.347, it is a regulation about essential health
- The way that regulation reads, it's a regulation for alternative benefit plans, which is a Medicaid thing
- The smaller side, one third, that's what we regulate regularly.
- A third of the plans out there—state regulated plans, correct? Right.
Bills:
HB139 , HB1818 , HB1942 , HB1959 , HB2221 , HB2254 , HB2563 , HB2067 , HB2275 , HB3211 , HB139
Committee:
House Insurance
Keywords:
HB 1818, Texas Insurance Code, Texas Department of Insurance, commissioner of insurance, health maintenance organization, HMO, insurer, utilization review, preauthorization, prior authorization, medical necessity review, health care services, medical care, insurance regulation, insurance examination, regulatory oversight, confidential records, public information exception, Chapter 843, Chapter 1301
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Civil Rights & Judiciary Jan 21st, 2026 at 08:00 am
Civil Rights & Judiciary
Transcript Highlights:
- It focuses narrowly on disclosure, ethical safeguards, and does not regulate pricing.
- They allow it to some degree, but they have far more regulations than just disclosure.
- Some have no regulations at all, like Washington does currently. You know, this is a lot.
- House Bill 2320 relates to the regulation of firearm manufacturing.
- House Bill 2320 relates to the regulation of firearm manufacturing.
Committee:
House Civil Rights & Judiciary
Keywords:
litigation finance, legal funding, lawsuit, financial services, access to justice, firearm regulation, manufacturing, safety standards, background checks, license requirements, health care market standards, hospital consolidation, merger review, health care transaction notice, attorney general review, antitrust, provider organizations, hospital systems, contracting affiliation, material change
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- We have this benefit of rejuvenating the soil, reducing erosion, improving water quality, creating new
- We have this benefit of rejuvenating the soil, reducing erosion, improving water quality, creating new
- We have this benefit of rejuvenating the soil, reducing erosion, improving water quality, creating new
- We have this benefit of rejuvenating the soil, reducing erosion, improving water quality, creating new
- </c> reducing erosion, improving water reducing erosion, improving water quality,<00:57:46.160><c> creating
Committee:
Senate Taxes
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Select Committee on School Finance Recalibration, January 22, 2026 - PM
Select Committee on School Finance Recalibration
Transcript Highlights:
- So, we had to do it as an enhancement because there's no water at Big Horn.
- I know that sounds kind of dumb, but there's no water there, right?
- I know that sounds water at Big Horn.
- </c> kind of dumb, but there's no water kind of dumb, but there's no water there,<01:20:13.120><c> right
- It means funding the full system of supports that allow students to show up, stay regulated, and learn
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- , and there was a video of my exchange with... ...don't want to be regulated.
- You want that benefit, but you don't want to be regulated. You want it both ways.
- So we want to create a pro-worker framework so people are regulated at the state level.
- have no money to go toward regulating this.
- They have no money to go toward regulating this.
Committee:
House House Commerce Committee of Reference
Summary:
The committee took up a series of Senate bills, beginning with SB 1421, a contentious measure restricting financial institutions and check cashers from accepting certain identification from unauthorized immigrants and limiting remittance transfers without proof of lawful status. An attempted strike-everything amendment by Rep. Villegas would have redirected the bill to authorize tax-deeded property sales for affordable housing, but the committee rejected that amendment. After public testimony both for and against the underlying bill, the committee voted 6-2 to give SB 1421 a due pass recommendation.
The committee then approved SB 1254, which revises Industrial Commission of Arizona statutes, including renaming certain positions, shifting boiler and elevator oversight, and requiring fee schedules to be posted online. It also passed SB 1515, which creates a public safety parity fund for retention pay and benefits for DPS and corrections employees using investment earnings from the budget stabilization fund; supporters cited vacancies, turnover, and pay gaps, while opponents argued the state should fund raises through the general fund. Both bills received due pass recommendations after amendment adoption and roll call votes.
Other measures considered included SB 1206, which restricts adjusters and contractors from soliciting work during active loss events or emergency responses, with an exception for essential services; SB 1563, which continues the Barbering and Cosmetology Board and lowers certain fee caps; and SB 1649, which creates a digital assets reserve fund, though an amendment to turn it into a transparency measure on employers receiving public assistance was rejected. The committee also passed SB 1290 after rejecting an amendment on emergency price controls and adopting a Carter amendment clarifying HOA executive sessions may be closed only for discussion without action; testimony on that bill focused heavily on HOA transparency versus privacy concerns. Finally, the committee approved SB 1670, a contractor licensing preemption bill, and SB 1671, which continues the Department of Gaming and related commissions and updates reporting and conflict-of-interest requirements, with the department supporting the continuation and amendment language.
NV
Transcript Highlights:
- Then the Nevada Department of Education has to set, by regulation and in policy, the cut score for each
- The Department shall adopt regulations. There was a shall there, and then...
- The Department shall adopt regulations.
- So the net effect is they always had to adopt regulations for evidence, and that remains the same.
- NDE sets those standards and regulations since the effective date is July 1st, rather than codifying
Bills:
AB386
Committee:
Senate Education
Keywords:
AB386, Washoe County School District, reading assessment, literacy, elementary school, pupil assessment, statewide assessment, alternative assessment, reading proficiency, standards-based testing, valid and reliable test, State Board of Education, Department of Education, pilot program, school testing, assessment equivalency, education grant, Nevada education, NRS 388.157, school accountability
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee Jun 16th, 2026
Privacy and Consumer Protection
Transcript Highlights:
- Yeah, because there is a cost of regulation.
- Because there is a cost of regulation.
- And I'd be hard-pressed to explain to my constituents what the benefit of the regulation is. Yeah.
- California is leading the nation in AI regulations. However, a significant gap remains.
- This bill is not about broad, sweeping regulation of AI technology itself.
Committee:
House Privacy and Consumer Protection
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Business, Trade & Economic Development Jan 15th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- And they’re doing that in response to regulation, not just in the U.S., but nationally.
- This is not a company that is capable of self-regulation.
- While self-regulation is ideal, they've repeatedly failed.
- Or are we creating another layer of regulation that all insurers must follow?
- Or are we creating another layer of regulation that all insurers must follow?
Summary:
The Senate Business, Trade and Economic Development Committee first held a work session on protecting children online. Testimony focused on a proposed Kids Online Protection Act that would limit addictive algorithmic feeds for minors and restrict push notifications during school hours and at night. Supporters included a former tech executive, a Meta whistleblower, and a psychology researcher, who argued that social media design exploits adolescent development, harms well-being, and that the bill gives parents and children more control without banning access to content. Industry and trade group witnesses opposed the approach, arguing it would violate the First Amendment, create privacy risks through age verification, and could reduce useful personalization and safety tools; they said companies are already implementing teen protections and parental controls. The committee did not take a vote during the work session.
The committee then held a public hearing on Senate Bill 5928, sponsored by Senators Warnick and Short at the request of the Insurance Commissioner. The bill would require property insurers using wildfire risk scores or models to disclose more information to consumers, explain adverse factors, provide appeal and rescoring processes, and account for mitigation actions in rate filings and discounts. The Office of Insurance Commissioner, a Colville Tribal representative, fire district testimony, climate advocates, realtors, hospitality businesses, and insurance agents generally supported the bill as a transparency and consumer-protection measure, with some urging inclusion of commercial lines and stronger recognition of local fire mitigation. Several insurance trade groups opposed or were neutral, warning that the bill goes too far, could expose proprietary underwriting information, increase regulation and costs, and should be narrowed to align with other states’ approaches. No vote was taken, and the chair adjourned after the hearing.