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TX
Transcript Highlights:
- We don't support state bills because we believe that they will create a patchwork.
- granted under a supported decision-making agreement.
- I'm here to support the bill.
- We support the bill.
- The Statutory Probate Courts support this bill.
Committee:
House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
Keywords:
digital rights, replication, Voice likeness, visual likeness, private causes of action, fee structure, online service providers, postmortem rights, self-defense, stand your ground, castle doctrine, use of force, deadly force, civil immunity, civil liability, tort claims, attorney fees, court costs, lost income, Chapter 9 Penal Code
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Minnesota House passes omnibus health policy bill, HF2464 5/15/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Members, I ask you to support the A13. And Madam Speaker, I would like a roll call, please.
- You, Madam Speaker, and I stand to also support this amendment.
- I rise in support of HF 2464 as amended.
- </c><00:09:42.000><c> and</c> Members appreciate your uh support and Members appreciate your uh support
- </c><00:10:04.000><c> I've</c> support of HF 2464 as amended. I've support of HF 2464 as amended.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Some of my supportive arguments on this was the promotion of research innovation.
- The House passed this bill last session with bipartisan in support, support from Chairman Guillen as
- So that being said, I We would love favorable support and open for any questions.
- The 1D1 Special Evaluations has really supported our beekeeping industry.
- I'm here to testify on behalf of the TSRA support. House Bill number 147.
Committee:
House Agriculture & Livestock
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee Mar 17th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Parents are supporting their teens navigate these online spaces.
- We supported it.
- We supported it.
- Additionally, because we know that parents need additional support and guidance and teens need support
- And so I'm in full support of that.
Summary:
The hearing focused on online safety controls and whether parental controls are sufficient to protect children on social media and other digital platforms. The chair and several members framed the issue as a child safety and public health problem, not just a technology issue, and said the goal was to understand what parental controls do, where they fail, and what policy solutions might be needed. Opening remarks also emphasized that California should lead on safer online spaces for children.
Victoria and Paul Hinks gave emotional testimony about the death of their daughter, Alexandra, saying that despite using screen time limits, content filters, app restrictions, and other parental controls, their daughter was still exposed to harmful content and found ways around the settings. Researchers and advocates from Stanford, Children Now, and other organizations said parents face major challenges because digital parenting is complicated, platforms and apps change constantly, children can bypass controls, and many tools are costly or inaccessible. They argued that parental controls are often incomplete, hard to use, and not enough on their own to prevent harms such as cyberbullying, self-harm content, eating disorder content, and exploitation.
Witnesses also discussed broader risks in digital spaces, including mental health harms, addiction, fentanyl-related contact through social media, and concerns about AI chatbots. Several speakers said safety should be built into products from the start, with stronger age assurance, clearer reporting systems, independent standards, and corporate accountability. Members asked about what “safe” means, whether other countries’ restrictions are effective, and which features are most harmful. There was broad agreement that no single tool is enough and that multiple layers of protection are needed.
The final panel featured representatives from Meta, Google, OpenAI, and Roblox, who described their companies’ teen safety features and parental tools. They pointed to default protections for minors, content limits, bedtime and screen-time tools, age assurance efforts, and new parent notifications for certain self-harm searches. They also supported legislation on age assurance and app-store parental approval. Members pressed the companies on whether their tools are truly effective, and several witnesses acknowledged that current systems still have gaps and that more work is needed.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
Senate Chamber Jan 23rd, 2026 at 10:43 am
New Mexico Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- But I can't support the Cowboys without supporting the Bears, which was sad.
- They were actually standing in support for this. And stood in strong support for it.
- I cannot support this bill.
- But I support this. I support this. A little reluctant, but I do support it.
- I am supportive of this bill.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- President, uh, that is, well I, I, I can't support the bill, I can support it, uh, to do exactly that
- I support the activity.
- I support the supported decision making bill, but I do not like this.
- So I urge support for the amendment because we all support the policy. Thank you.
- We all supported it.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:29:59.799><c> improvements</c> solutions that will support improvements solutions that will support
- Minnesota counties all support this bill.
- support support okay<00:42:26.000><c> anything</c><00:42:26.359><c> further</c><00:42:27.400><c> thank
- </c><00:54:46.040><c> and</c> grunhagen uh uh for his uh support and grunhagen uh uh for his uh support
- </c><01:04:16.079><c> of</c> to urgently advocate for your support of to urgently advocate for your support
Committee:
Senate Taxes
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Health Finance and Policy Committee 3/23/26
Health Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> uh, hope to have your support on it. uh, hope to have your support on it.
- </c> support implementation. support implementation.
- </c> business community is supporting it. business community is supporting it.
- So I fully support that.
- So I fully support that.
Committee:
House Health Finance and Policy
Keywords:
healthcare, WIC, community health, licensing, speech-language pathology, audiology, contract term limits, healthcare services, provider enrollment, disenrollment, premium payments, medical assistance, substance use disorders, mental health, children's mental health, early childhood, early intervention, consultation grants, Head Start, child care
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Fish and Game and Marine Resources (02/03/2026)
Fish and Game and Marine Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> far more than support our game species. far more than support our game species.
- There's lots and lots of reasons why I think this is important to support, but I strongly support the
- So, we're here in support.
- </c> behalf of our members, again, we support behalf of our members, again, we support this<03:58:57.840
- ><c> law</c> Financial support for the law Financial support for the law enforcement<04:10:26.960><c>
Committee:
House Fish and Game and Marine Resources
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Public Service Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on Public Service
Transcript Highlights:
- Co-Chair, and thank you for both reps filing the legislation and in support of the PFFM on these.
- I'm going to support it, and my hope is that it does make it through this session as well.
- I mean, sounds like lots of support for this.
- Thank you. ...It sounds like lots of support for these pieces of legislation.
- It sounds like lots of support for these pieces of legislation. I thank you for your time.
Committee:
Joint Joint Committee on Public Service
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Public Service held its fifth hearing of the 194th General Court on disability, line-of-duty, and health presumption bills. Committee members noted the hearing was livestreamed and accepted written testimony through June 16, 2025. The first panel, including the Massachusetts Coalition of Police, strongly supported H.2845, which would require restoration of sick, vacation, or personal time used while an injured officer or firefighter awaits a Chapter 41, Section 11F determination if the injury is later found work-related. Testimony said the current process often forces injured personnel to litigate to recover accrued time, and members described the bill as a fairness measure with no fiscal cost. Committee members asked about prior consideration and municipal positions, and one member shared a personal experience with a similar loss of accrued time.
A second major panel from the Professional Firefighters of Massachusetts and sponsoring legislators supported several firefighter-related bills: H.2918/S.1792 on mandatory insurance coverage for firefighter cancer screenings; H.2962/S.1818 on Commonwealth fire department parity for military-base and Massport firefighters, including injury coverage and presumptions; and H.2860/S.1851 on maintaining physical examination records. Testimony emphasized the high cancer risk in the fire service, the importance of early detection, and the need to extend municipal-level protections to state and Massport firefighters. Committee members expressed strong support, discussed PFAS-related gear replacement and funding, and noted that similar bills have been before the committee for multiple sessions.
The committee also heard H.4147, a retirement-related bill for a MassDOT employee seeking to transfer approximately five years of MBTA retirement contributions into the state system as a service buyback. The bill was described as having been filed in 2017 and reported favorably last session, but it stalled in Senate Ways and Means. Finally, Howard Levine testified remotely in support of a correctional officer disability pension bill, describing severe injuries from a 1990 inmate assault, multiple surgeries, early retirement, and a request to increase his pension to reflect a current lieutenant’s salary. No votes were taken during the hearing, and the meeting adjourned after testimony concluded.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Chicken bill gets committee OK 3/23/26
Transcript Highlights:
- ><c> approach</c><00:03:03.440><c> because</c> Counties supports this approach because Counties supports
- </c> I'd urge your support. Thank you. I'd urge your support. Thank you.
- </c><00:07:54.639><c> Just</c> I appreciate your support on this.
- Just I appreciate your support on this.
- And I renew my motion for your support.
Summary:
The committee heard House File 4295, described by the author as the “Chicken Shift Bill,” which would address an unintended consequence of state feedlot regulations affecting backyard chicken coops. The bill would allow counties to adopt ordinances exempting small chicken coops, up to 24 chickens, from feedlot designation, while leaving counties free to set a lower limit or decline to act. The author and Wright County Administrator Greg Kryser testified in support, saying the measure would give local governments flexibility and resolve confusion for county feedlot officers. Kryser also explained the issue using animal-unit calculations to show how chickens in a coop could be treated differently from chickens at pasture.
Representative Coulter raised a question about how a county ordinance would interact with a city ordinance on backyard chickens, and the chair said he did not know the answer but would look into it. Representative Grieman expressed support and noted the bill’s relevance to backyard chicken owners. The chair said the bill would be referred to the Environment Committee and suggested the jurisdictional question be clarified before further hearing.
The author closed by reiterating the purpose of the bill and the phrase “the chickens come home to roost.” The committee then voted unanimously in favor of re-referring House File 4295 to the Environment Committee, and the motion passed.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- I strongly urge your support of this bill, 1426. First.
- I'm here to support SB 1110.
- Jordan continued: I support SB 1110.
- This kind of support reduces harm. I do want to ask for your support.
- I am in support of this bill, and I want to say thank you to the sponsor.
Bills:
SB1110 , SB1140 , SB1234 , SB1275 , SB1426 , SB1436 , SB1470 , SB1489 , SB1512 , SB1540 , SB1556 , SB1568 , SB1569 , SB1573 , SB1585 , SB1609 , SB1627 , SB1634 , SB1635 , SB1648 , SB1654 , SB1687 , SCR1027 , SCR1040
Committee:
Senate Judiciary and Elections
Keywords:
home confinement, electronic monitoring, community supervision, criminal justice reform, recidivism, expungement, misdemeanor, criminal record, Arizona Revised Statutes, judicial process, record sealing, juvenile court, legal representation, appointed attorney, guardian ad litem, child welfare, veterans, mental health, criminal diversion, military service
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Civil Rights & Judiciary Jan 30th, 2026 at 10:30 am
Civil Rights & Judiciary
Transcript Highlights:
- We are in support of the contents of the bill.
- I will speak more on final passage, but ask for your support. Thank you, Chair Taylor.
- I will speak more on final passage, but ask for your support.
- So asking for your support.
- Representative Peterson: Thank you, Chair Taylor, also asking for your support.
Committee:
House Civil Rights & Judiciary
Keywords:
Uniform Commercial Code, business filings, legal filings, commercial transactions, UCC compliance, attorney general, legal authority, state powers, judiciary, civil rights, condominium, housing, warranty, property rights, construction, probate, estate administration, inheritance, heir finder, heir locator
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- I will support, I will support the office. I have some concerns about this.
- I will support the motion.
- I will support, I will support the office, I have some concerns about this.
- I will support the office.
- "I intend to support the motion.
Committee:
House Local Government
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session Jan 22nd, 2026
Washington House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- So I ask you for your support. Further remarks.
- So asking for your support. Thank you. Further remarks.
- I rise in support of this bill today.
- I am urging your support.
- And so I ask you to support this striker.
Summary:
The House convened, established a quorum, led the Pledge of Allegiance, and heard a prayer before caucusing briefly. The chamber then approved the prior day’s minutes, received a Senate message announcing passage of Senate Bill 5068, and referred bills from the introduction and committee report sheets as designated. The House took up second reading on three bills: HB 1187, HB 1345, and HB 1501.
HB 1187, concerning protections for patients involved in motor vehicle accidents, was amended to remove an outdated effective-date section and then passed 89-2. HB 1345, dealing with detached accessory dwelling units in rural areas and related local requirements, received a technical amendment and passed 86-5 after supporters described it as a long-negotiated measure to expand housing options in rural communities; some members raised concerns about water-meter requirements but still supported the bill. HB 1501, addressing inquiries into HOA and condominium governance and operations, was amended with a striker to add flexibility for smaller volunteer-run associations and passed 55-36, with supporters emphasizing transparency and critics warning it could add legal and administrative burdens.
The House then considered several bills on third reading. Substitute HB 1066, on centralized reporting and transparency for regulated substances data, passed 84-7. HB 1069, allowing certain employer-sponsored organizations to bargain over supplemental retirement benefits including health care for correctional officers and other workers, passed 72-19 amid debate over costs and worker retention. HB 1347, shifting cannabis testing-related work from Ecology to Agriculture to reduce duplication and improve oversight, passed 88-3. Engrossed Substitute HB 1541, reorganizing the Veterans Affairs Advisory Committee to improve flexibility and fill vacancies, was amended with a striker and passed unanimously 91-0. The House also re-referred HB 2592 from Transportation to Appropriations and then adjourned until the following Friday morning.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Federal Funding Stabilization Subcommittee Jul 31st, 2025
Federal Funding Stabilization Subcommittee
Transcript Highlights:
- nonprofits that provide critical support to our communities.
- And if we can't generate any action of support, I will personally write a letter of support for that
- I think it does need to be supported. Thank you, Madam Chair. Thank you.
- We did also receive some funding, I believe, through HHS that supported some research programs.
- students who would need the extra support would be really important.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Feb 20th, 2025
California House Floor Meeting
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Minnesota House passes proposed constitutional amendment to boost funding from Permanent School Fund May 4th, 2026
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> fund that helps back and support fund that helps back and support education.<00:09:16.560><c> But
- </c> With that, I urge you to support this bill.
- So, I would urge member<00:26:58.080><c> support.</c> member support. member support.
- </c> things that I want to speak in support things that I want to speak in support of<00:34:09.359><c
- It's support this uh House File 3900.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> this committee uh support its passage. this committee uh support its passage.
- Oh, and I'm here to support and testify in support of HF 4343.
- Oh, and I'm here to support um family.
- </c> and testify in support of HF 4343. and testify in support of HF 4343.
- Thank you. to testify in support of HF 4343 to to testify in support of HF 4343 to extend<00:29:42.320
ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Administrative Rules Committee Mar 12th, 2026 at 09:00 am
Transcript Highlights:
- Most of them were supportive.
- Jumping to page 240, 45 is amended to exclude child support dispersed to the household by a child support
- So, general support...
- So, general support...
- Well, I don't know that I'll support the motion.
Summary:
The committee first approved the December 3 minutes, then heard a request from the Board of Clinical Laboratory Practice to amend its proposed rule on exempt test methods to add certain closed-system DNA/RNA tests, including rhinovirus. After testimony explaining that the board had considered late comments from BioMérieux and wanted the rule record to reflect that review, the committee agreed to a limited amendment and passed the motion unanimously.
The Department of Agriculture then outlined broad rule updates affecting dairy, eggs, poultry, pesticides, animal health, environmental mitigation, and the Egg Product Utilization Commission. The commissioner said the changes mostly clarified existing requirements, updated references, and reduced some burdens, such as easing dairy hauler training/licensing timing and clarifying out-of-state grade A milk language. Members asked about dairy industry decline, the APUC scoring system, and the rationale for the milk-hauler and out-of-state milk provisions.
The State Board of Dental Examiners presented extensive rule changes tied to recent legislation and workforce issues, including a new professional health program for dentists, expanded duties for assistants and hygienists, broader local anesthetic authority for hygienists, and fee increases to fund the program and cover administrative costs. Testimony from Dr. Edward May strongly supported the professional health program based on his own recovery experience. The committee also heard from Game and Fish on rules easing some guide/outfitter experience requirements, allowing electronic exams, and modifying boating safety equipment rules, with no public comment and no fiscal impact.
Later, Health and Human Services received approval for an extension to update tattoo/body art rules and a separate motion to repeal an obsolete nurse aide training chapter. HHS also described nursing facility rule updates, lodging sanitation revisions, and related clarifications on licensing, safety, pest control, and fire requirements. The Department of Environmental Quality received an extension for septic-system installer rules, and also presented rules for above-ground storage tanks and water/wastewater operator certification, including new fees and third-party testing options. The Industrial Commission’s oil and gas division described multiple rule changes, some withdrawn after comments, including drilling unit flexibility, site stability, wildfire authority, and streamlined transport/reporting procedures. Finally, DPI began presenting several rule packages, including school construction loan limits, school bus standards, cooperative agreements, special education rules for public charter schools, and new math curriculum and intervention requirements.