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AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- And it took a Democratic governor and a Democratic attorney general to bring that issue out and start
- We, on further consideration with the rules attorney, pulled out a provision that we thought might have
- And I know that you are going to be an equitable, fair, wise attorney general, and I just appreciate
- Attorney General, and I just appreciate your leadership and the way you empowered us, Chairman, to run
- were married then and he had a law firm and one of his partners was considering being the defense attorney
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Ways and Means Mar 10th, 2026
Joint Committee on Ways and Means
Transcript Highlights:
- So there’s two, I know the Attorney General is looking at this with two suppliers, specifically, two
- speak to kind of what the department looks at, but I can assure you that the department, like the Attorney
- And, you know... ...the team is looking into this, along with the Attorney General's Office, and really
- I know the department, the Attorney General's Office, and others look at every single item that comes
- these proceedings, and might be under-resourced, to be able to hire those expert witnesses, hire attorneys
Committee:
Joint Joint Committee on Ways and Means
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Education Funding (09/30/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- I do think as a trained attorney, stopped practicing a long time ago.
- I do think as a trained attorney, stopped practicing a long time ago.
- I do think as a trained attorney, stopped practicing a long time ago.
- I do think as as<00:46:48.720><c> a</c><00:46:48.960><c> trained</c><00:46:49.440><c> attorney</c><00
- :46:50.000><c> stopped</c><00:46:50.319><c> practicing</c> as a trained attorney stopped practicing as
Summary:
The Education Funding Committee Subcommittee on Adequacy and Funding Sources opened its second meeting by reviewing four retained bills assigned to it: HB 651, HB 772, HB 491, and HB 734. The chair said the goal was to compare the bills across the board, consider whether any one of them should be the committee’s recommended vehicle, and then vote on a recommendation to the full committee. He noted the bills would move out before November 21 and be taken up on the House floor in January, while related LSRs were also being developed for the coming session.
Representative Ames argued that HB 651 should be the main vehicle because it would substantially raise the adequacy base and adjust differential aid categories to better reflect real school costs, including poverty, special education, and English learner needs. He described the bill as building on court guidance and said the current funding formula is far below actual district needs. He also supported HB 491 as a study vehicle to examine revenue options, saying the legislature needs informed choices about how to pay for the changes. Representative Damon strongly backed HB 651 and HB 491, citing constitutional obligations, the Conval and Rand rulings, and large projected funding increases for districts such as Claremont, Windham, and communities in the chair’s district if HB 651 had passed earlier.
Representative Fellows said he has an LSR similar to HB 491 that would study existing and new revenue options using criteria such as revenue potential, administrative cost, affected groups, implementation timeline, and implementation cost, with input from revenue administration and outside agencies. Representative Papich Muller emphasized constitutional separation-of-powers concerns, reading Article 83 and saying he was not comfortable with the broad claim that “cherish” clearly mandates a specific spending level, though he said he intends to follow Supreme Court guidance. Representative Ricky read testimony from a local school board member arguing that the state already imposes many mandates on schools while providing the least funding in the country, and that HB 651 would help restore meaningful local control. No final vote or action was taken in the portion provided, though the chair had indicated the subcommittee would vote before adjournment.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
AGR Public Hearing - Wed Mar 19, 2025 @ 9:30 AM HST
Agriculture & Food Systems
Transcript Highlights:
- But there are some attorneys in town who have managed to convince some of the landowners that it’s a
- But there are some attorneys in town who have managed to convince some of the landowners that it’s a
- But there are some attorneys in town who have managed to convince some of the landowners that it’s a
- But there are some attorneys in town who have managed to convince some of the landowners that it’s a
- But there are some attorneys in town who have managed to convince some of the landowners that it’s a
Committee:
House Agriculture & Food Systems
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Families & Children (2-25-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- I did not have to give up custody of my child, but in order to do that, I had to hire an attorney to
- Many families don't have the money to hire an attorney to fight to keep custody of their child.
- Many families don't have the money to hire an attorney to fight to keep custody of their child.
- </c><00:50:14.360><c> to</c><00:50:15.320><c> to</c> the money to hire an attorney to to the money to
- hire an attorney to to fight<00:50:16.000><c> to</c><00:50:16.200><c> keep</c><00:50:16.440><c> custody
Keywords:
Roll Call - 00:10
Discussion on SCR 61 – 01:46
Vote on SCR 61 – 11:33
Discussion on SR 18 – 12:30
Vote on SR 18 - 30:01
Discussion on Ky Residential Autism Services – 32:34
Questions & Comments – 56:56, 958, all
Summary:
The committee met with a quorum and first considered Senate Concurrent Resolution 61, sponsored by Senator Shelley Funke Frommeyer and Representative Matt Lockett. The resolution, as amended by committee substitute, would create a legislative task force tied to the MAHA (Make America Healthy Again) framework to study Kentucky health policy, including Medicaid drug approvals, preventive and alternative therapies, holistic health education, oversight and transparency in health care, and research into integrative approaches. Supporters said the goal was to address chronic disease and reduce over-medication, while emphasizing the effort was not intended as an attack on agriculture or the pharmaceutical industry. The resolution received favorable expression and passed the committee 9-0.
The committee then heard Senate Resolution 18 from Senator Neal, urging Kentucky to maximize participation in the federal SNAP Employment and Training (SNAP E&T) program. Testimony from Jessica Klein of the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy and Secretary Eric Friedlander explained that SNAP E&T provides job training, education, and support services for SNAP participants, and that the program is federally matched and does not require additional General Assembly funding in the normal course. Members discussed how the program works, whether it could create new state costs, and how it fits with efforts to connect food assistance, workforce development, and local agriculture. Questions also focused on whether SNAP spending can be steered toward healthier foods and farmers markets, including Kentucky’s Double Dollars program, which was described as helping participants buy produce, meat, and dairy at participating markets and some retailers.
Several members expressed support for the workforce goals but asked for more information on fiscal impacts and purchasing data. Secretary Friedlander said the SNAP E&T funds are separate from nutrition benefits, and that the state match generally comes from employer, university, or workforce partner contributions rather than new state appropriations. Senator Herron explained her vote in favor by saying the program could help people gain education and employment and reduce reliance on SNAP over time. Senate Resolution 18 was then adopted by the committee.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Correctional Consolidation and Collaboration Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:00 am
Transcript Highlights:
- You can look at district attorneys, you can look at any other county office, you can look at a lot of
- In terms of categories, everybody's been implicated, from visitors to attorneys to COs.
- In terms of categories, everybody's been implicated, from visitors to attorneys to COs.
- The attorney for DOC, he was DOC, he's now with public safety. Fair?
- The defense attorney isn't. The probation officer is trying to get through a million cases.
Summary:
The commission opened an informal discussion focused on developing recommendations for its September report on correctional consolidation and cooperation. Chairs Dan Hunt and Senator Brownsberger emphasized that the group is still in an information-gathering phase, but should begin putting ideas on the table, including possible written recommendations, further hearings, and additional facility tours. Members discussed whether the commission should seek more input from frontline stakeholders such as sheriffs, probation, parole, reentry centers, unions, and the judiciary, and whether recommendations should be organized around specific issue areas like medical costs, programming, reentry, and facility operations.
A major theme was the need for a more integrated and consistent correctional system. Participants raised concerns about fragmentation across DOC, county sheriffs, probation, and parole, and suggested exploring step-down pathways, minimum security, pre-release, day reporting, and regional reentry hubs to improve outcomes and reduce recidivism. Several speakers stressed the importance of uniform standards, evidence-based programming, better data on outcomes and spending, and clearer alignment between custody conditions and rehabilitation goals. There was also discussion of looking to other states and international models, as well as revisiting older reports and plans, including the 2009 commission report and the 2010 corrections master plan.
Facility-specific issues were also raised, including the need to examine women’s facilities such as Framingham, Bridgewater, and restrictive housing practices in light of suicide concerns and mental health needs. Members discussed the relationship between correctional custody and behavioral health, the role of the judiciary in sentencing and reentry planning, and whether judges should be better informed about available programming and step-down options. There was broad agreement that collaboration, transparency, and accountability should be strengthened, with some members urging that recommendations be based on firsthand facts and data rather than opinion alone.
The meeting also included presentation of a written set of eight high-level recommendations compiled by advocacy and legal organizations, which focused on clearer and more consistent programming, equitable application of rules, and reducing punitive conditions that function like solitary confinement. The chairs said the document would be shared with members and posted online. No formal votes were taken during the discussion, and the meeting ended with plans to continue the conversation at a future session, including possible follow-up on reentry centers, restrictive housing, and other systemwide reforms.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- We were both longtime prosecutors and were both criminal trial attorneys now.
- Heather has also been an attorney, a civil trial attorney, for almost 30 years, and is also involved
- Eastlands that when James very unexpectedly and tragically died, Britt Eastland, who was working as an attorney
- The response was that the information came from one of the attorneys for the Eastlands.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - 04/15/26
Judiciary and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, I've got an attorney secretarial handbook at my law office that lists chambers phone numbers for
- <00:40:11.160><c> got</c><00:40:11.480><c> a</c> Um I've got a Um I've got a an<00:40:12.440><c> attorney
- secretarial</c><00:40:13.560><c> handbook</c><00:40:14.040><c> at</c><00:40:14.160><c> my</c> an attorney
- secretarial handbook at my an attorney secretarial handbook at my law<00:40:14.560><c> office</c><00
- Uh, I love studying the law despite the fact that I'm not anywhere close to being an attorney.
Committee:
Senate Judiciary and Public Safety
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband and Rural Development - 04/13/26
Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development
Transcript Highlights:
- Chair and Senator Westrom, I'm not an attorney, but I know it's like I said, we were trying to take the
- and Senator Westrom, I'm not<00:49:07.480><c> an</c><00:49:07.600><c> attorney,</c><00:49:08.480><c>
- <c> I</c><00:49:09.080><c> know</c><00:49:09.400><c> it's</c><00:49:09.680><c> that's</c> not an attorney
- , but I know it's that's not an attorney, but I know it's that's like<00:49:10.280><c> I</c><00:49:10.320
- I could ask my executive director and our attorney and see if it's fair to share that information with
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Minnesota Institute of Public Finance, for those who haven't heard this speech before, is a group of attorneys
- is</c><00:52:41.440><c> a</c><00:52:41.520><c> group</c><00:52:41.840><c> of</c><00:52:42.480><c> attorneys
- ,</c> before, is a group of attorneys, before, is a group of attorneys, Dan<00:52:44.480><c> Anderson
- I'm an attorney at the law firm Taft Stettinius and Hollister.
Committee:
Senate Taxes
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- I want to assure you that two of the most consumer-oriented agencies in the state, the Arizona Attorney
- There's a case in New York that was brought by the Attorney General against one of the EWA providers
- The Attorney General's office in this state said it's not a loan, and the CFPB said it's not a loan.
- And what this does, in concert with the current Attorney General and the current DIFI, is put that structure
- had that can make the bill better, in addition to the advice of the language that we put in from Attorney
Bills:
HB2118 , HB2181 , HB2308 , HB2309 , HB2402 , HB2476 , HB2682 , HB2698 , HB2875 , HB2877 , HB2903 , HB2910
Committee:
House Commerce
Keywords:
mobile food vendors, licensure, food safety, statewide regulations, health standards, zoning, temporary vendors, HB2181, death certificate, death certificates, vital records, funeral establishment, funeral home, human remains, medical certification of death, death registration, state registrar, local registrar, county medical examiner, alternate medical examiner
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Health Service (1-21-26)
Transcript Highlights:
- 02:10.479><c> got</c><00:02:10.560><c> a</c><00:02:10.720><c> very</c> I'm Morgan Randelle, board attorney
- If anything, I think it's just the opposite is true because if I'm a good plaintiff attorney and I get
- opposite is true because if I'm a<00:29:57.039><c> good</c><00:29:57.200><c> PL</c><00:29:57.600><c> attorney
- c> I</c><00:29:59.120><c> get</c><00:29:59.360><c> treated</c><00:29:59.679><c> in</c> a good PL attorney
- and I get treated in a good PL attorney and I get treated in a<00:30:00.480><c> rural</c><00:30:00.960
Summary:
The committee first handled several referred administrative regulations, including a package from the Board of Respiratory Care described as a substantive housekeeping update to its regulations and incorporated materials. There were no questions from members, and the committee also heard from the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure, which was present in case questions arose but did not require action.
Members then took up an amendment to the state health plan for facilities and services, specifically 900 KAR 5:02. Wesley Duke explained that a previously proposed criteria related to mega-voltage requirements, originally suggested by the Kentucky Hospital Association, was now being removed because the association no longer considered it necessary. The committee moved to accept the agency amendment, with a motion and second, and approved it without opposition.
The committee next considered Senate Joint Resolution 23, a “food is medicine” resolution sponsored by Senator Shelley Funke Frommeyer. Supporters from the Kentucky Department of Agriculture and the Kentucky Hospital Association described the initiative as a voluntary, statewide effort already adopted by 52 hospitals, aimed at improving patient health while supporting Kentucky farmers and local food systems. Members discussed access to healthy food, grocery-store availability, school nutrition, and the need to reduce barriers to local procurement; the resolution was adopted unanimously after a roll call vote, with one senator briefly explaining a late vote due to weather.
Finally, the committee began hearing Senate Bill 12, which would allow mid-level practitioners to serve as the leader of a Level IV trauma center under physician direction. The sponsor and witnesses from Appalachian Regional Healthcare argued the change would help address rural trauma-care shortages, align with national standards, and improve access without changing scope of practice or other trauma-center requirements. Several members raised questions and comments about rural access, liability, costs, and the broader health impacts, but no vote on the bill was taken in the portion of the meeting provided.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Task Force on Homeowners and Commercial Property Insurance 9/10/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I am a policy attorney at the Housing Justice Center, where our mission is to preserve and expand affordable
- I am a policy attorney<00:04:45.360><c> at</c><00:04:45.600><c> the</c><00:04:45.840><c> Housing</c><
- 00:04:46.240><c> Justice</c><00:04:46.639><c> Center</c> attorney at the Housing Justice Center attorney
- And if you invest your money in this fund, your only return on your investment is if the attorneys are
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- You’d want to talk to their attorneys about how to implement it at the city level.
- You’d want to talk to their attorneys about how to implement it at the city level.
- 26.400><c> their</c> Nashville would want to talk to their Nashville would want to talk to their attorneys
- 27.120><c> to</c><00:24:27.279><c> implement</c><00:24:27.520><c> it</c><00:24:27.679><c> at</c> attorneys
- about how to implement it at attorneys about how to implement it at the<00:24:27.919><c> city</c><00
Committee:
Senate Education Finance
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Senate Executive Departments and Administration (04/02/2025)
Executive Departments and Administration
Transcript Highlights:
- I mean, if sitting on the other side of the depot, if I were an attorney—and I’m not—I might say, did
- there’s some evidentiary rules about contemporaneous... yeah, which I don’t know about, not being an attorney
- /c><01:48:45.159><c> not</c><01:48:45.280><c> being</c><01:48:45.440><c> an</c><01:48:45.520><c> attorney
- </c><01:48:45.840><c> so</c><01:48:46.280><c> sure</c> know about not being an attorney so sure know
- about not being an attorney so sure so<01:48:47.199><c> anyhow</c><01:48:47.880><c> that's</c><01:48:
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
06/12/2026 - House Democratic Caucus Calendar #24
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
06/02/2026 - House Republican Caucus Calendar #23
Transcript Highlights:
- language in Title 13 right now, which will allow basically any law enforcement officer, including the Attorney
Summary:
The caucus reviewed several House bills with Senate amendments and conference committee changes. HB 282 would create the Childhood Cancer and Rare Childhood Disease Research Commission and direct DHS to award grants for pediatric cancer and rare disease research; the sponsor said the bill is intended to better use existing funds and federal or donated money, and the Senate amendment shifts grant-awarding authority to the DHS director and requires at least $5 million in funding. HB 2096 would let WIFA assist counties with cesspool remediation, replacement, or closure; the Senate added water-quality compliance language and definitions, and the sponsor said the bill helps smaller counties address illegal cesspools. HB 2749 would reclassify certain non-dangerous felonies as class 1 misdemeanors when criteria are met; the Senate added exclusions for some offenses and a delayed repeal date, and the sponsor’s concurrence was noted. HB 4001 would establish licensing for alternative nicotine product manufacturers and distributors, add enforcement and penalties for sales to minors, and the sponsor emphasized product tracking, stronger enforcement, and protections against youth-targeted marketing.
The committee also discussed conference committee versions of HB 2010, HB 2874, HB 2133, and HB 2003. HB 2010 concerns advertising disclosures for digital goods and prorated refunds; the conference amendment limited refunds to digital goods purchased for $20 or more under specified license terms and increased the annual reduction rate. HB 2874 deals with campaign committee termination statements and penalties for late or missing reports; the conference amendment added public disclosure of committees owing penalties, capped penalties, required termination statements in some cases, and added an emergency clause. HB 2133 requires consent and age verification for publishing sexual material online, including AI-generated material; the conference amendment added exceptions for certain preexisting rated films and TV productions and adjusted definitions. HB 2003 lowers the age for an instruction permit to 15 and extends the permit-holding period for some teen drivers; the conference amendment grandfathered permit holders who are at least 15 and a half years old on November 30, 2026 so they are not subject to the longer waiting period. No votes were taken in the transcript, and the caucus ended after questions and brief explanations from staff and sponsors.
ID
Idaho 2026 Regular Session
Agenda Mar 6th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Speaker, are you a tax attorney? Mr. Chairman. Representative Moyle. No, I'm not.
Summary:
The House Revenue and Taxation Committee met on March 6, 2026, and first approved the minutes from its March 2 and March 3 meetings. The committee then heard RS 33625 from Speaker Moyle, who said it was intended to address property tax issues in fast-growing areas by allowing taxing districts to use the prior year’s mill levy rate, raising the cap from 8% to 15% for cities under 30,000 and related EMS/fire districts, ending future foregone balances while allowing a larger current capture of existing foregone, and giving voters a way to use the initiative process to lower city or county budgets. After brief questions about the population threshold, the committee voted to introduce the RS.
The committee next took up RS 3357, which Representative Monks presented on behalf of Representative Manwaring. Monks said the proposal concerns how the homeowners exemption is calculated when property sales occur, and would remove the current proration requirement because counties and assessors have found it difficult and inconsistent to administer. He said counties and assessors had been consulted and preferred this version. The committee voted to introduce RS 3357 as well.
RS 3357 had initially been held because the sponsor was unavailable, but the committee agreed to proceed with Monks presenting it. Members also clarified that RS 33625 was public once introduced. The chair announced there would be no committee meeting on Monday and adjourned the meeting.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
House of Representatives Second Regular Session of the 60th Legislature Day 10 Feb 17th, 2026
Oklahoma House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- to the Medical Advisory Committee for the Oklahoma Health Care Authority and is a member of the Attorney
Summary:
The House convened, took the roll, heard an invocation and the Pledge of Allegiance, and then recognized Dr. Rachel Franklin as Doctor of the Day. Members also held a special presentation honoring the Christian Heritage Academy varsity cheer team for winning national titles in two divisions and grand champion honors.
On the floor, House Bill 3044 was presented by Leader West. The bill renews the tax checkoff allowing taxpayers to donate part of their refund to the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs equipment and capital improvement program. The House advanced the bill from general order and passed it 95-0. House Resolution 1032, designating February 17, 2026, as Oklahoma Aggregates Day at the Capitol, was also presented and adopted without objection.
The remainder of the session consisted largely of announcements and introductions, including recognition of visitors from the aggregates industry, the Oklahoma Corporation Commission Leadership Class, ALS advocates, and several constituent and guest groups. Members also announced upcoming committee meetings, and the House adjourned until Wednesday, February 18, 2026, at 1:30 p.m.
MA