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HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

JHA Public Hearing - Tue Feb 11, 2025 @ 2:00 PM HST

Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • This measure allows the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to utilize the dwelling unit revolving fund
  • </c><00:51:47.880><c> unit</c><00:51:48.280><c> revolving</c><00:51:48.839><c> fund</c> utilize the dwelling
  • unit revolving fund utilize the dwelling unit revolving fund as<00:51:49.480><c> collateral</c><00:51
  • to</c><00:53:24.440><c> be</c><00:53:24.559><c> able</c> dwelling unit revolving fund to be able dwelling
  • </c><00:53:36.319><c> unit</c> funds into the de uh dwelling unit funds into the de uh dwelling unit
Summary: The committee heard three House bills related to the Department of Hawaiian Homelands. HB 606 would extend the Act 279 special fund to June 30, 2028, continue deposits and appropriations to help eliminate the DHHL waitlist, and require a strategic plan and annual reporting. DHHL strongly supported the measure, saying most of the initial $600 million had been used and that the need remains large, with more than 29,000 people on the waitlist. Public testimony also supported the bill, emphasizing its importance to Native Hawaiian families and concerns about Hawaiians leaving the islands because of housing costs. A member noted the bill is a priority and that the committee will keep working on how to fund another $600 million. HB 1086 would exempt DHHL homestead lot and housing development from general excise and use taxes. DHHL supported the bill, saying any tax savings would reduce the eventual cost of housing for low-income beneficiaries. The Department of Taxation said it could administer the measure and noted it is already being implemented under the governor’s emergency proclamation, with a proposed effective date of January 1, 2026. The Tax Foundation of Hawaii offered technical comments and urged the committee to weigh existing benefits already received by DHHL beneficiaries. HB 1307 would appropriate funds for DHHL water well development and geothermal exploration on Hawaiian homelands. DHHL said the bill is a follow-up to prior study funding and would support slim-hole drilling, site evaluation, and consultant work to identify viable geothermal resources, especially on Hawaiʻi Island. Several testifiers opposed the bill, arguing there had been inadequate beneficiary consultation, raising environmental, cultural, and safety concerns, and objecting to using $20 million for geothermal rather than housing. In response to committee questions, DHHL staff explained that the goal is to gather information for a future public-private partnership to develop geothermal electricity, and that a Chapter 343 environmental review would be required later in the process. No votes were taken during the portion of the meeting provided.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Judiciary Committee Apr 22nd, 2025

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • Nick Chappie here on behalf of the United. of California were opposed. Good morning.
  • The availability of an accessory Thank you. Sadly, they were mistaken.
  • prohibit, sorry, or cancel specific perks or amenities altogether, such as allowing pets in rental units
  • placed on AB 1248 place free ratio utility billings, a common-sense pro-rated system used in multi-unit
  • tenants who are not in a good position to conserve because they're not being charged for their own unit
Committee: House Judiciary
Summary: The committee heard several bills focused on public safety, labor protections, family stability, and legal process. AB 57 would reserve 10% of California Home Purchase Assistance Program funds for descendants of formerly enslaved people. Supporters, including the NAACP and reparations advocates, said it would address historic housing discrimination and build generational wealth. Opponents argued the bill is an unconstitutional race proxy. After quorum was established, the committee voted to pass AB 57 as amended to Appropriations, with some members voting no or not voting, and the bill was placed on call. AB 495, the Family Preparedness Plan Act, would expand and clarify caregiving tools for children whose parents face immigration-related separation, including broader use of caregiver authorization affidavits, recognition of non-relative extended family caregivers, and a short-term guardianship option that preserves parental rights. Supporters said the bill would reduce trauma and help families plan for emergencies; one member raised concerns about safeguards for non-family caregivers. The bill passed to Human Services on a do-pass motion and was placed on call. AB 392 would regulate non-consensual sexually explicit online content by requiring age and consent verification before upload, mandating removal after complaint, and creating civil remedies. A survivor of the iCloud hack testified in support, and members discussed implementation details and possible amendments. The bill passed as amended to Appropriations and was placed on call. AB 692 would ban employer debt agreements that require workers to repay training or related costs if they leave or are fired; labor groups supported it as a response to “stay-or-pay” traps, while business and industry groups warned it could affect bonuses and voluntary training programs. The bill passed as amended to Appropriations and was placed on call. The committee also heard AB 1234 on wage theft enforcement, AB 1522 on expedited licensing for certain former federal attorneys and protection for reproductive-health legal work, and AB 394 on stronger protections for transit workers facing assault and harassment. AB 1234 would let the Labor Commissioner enter judgment when employers fail to participate in wage-claim proceedings; supporters emphasized long delays and unpaid wages, while opponents objected to the 30% administrative fee. AB 1522 and AB 394 both drew support and were advanced on do-pass motions, with AB 1522 and AB 1234 placed on call after roll-call votes. The committee also approved a consent calendar of multiple bills and took up additional procedural motions before adjournment.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Judiciary Jan 27th, 2026

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • file a statement of disclosure disclosing any country of which they are a citizen other than the United
  • And that is the bill. ...citizens of other than the United States.
  • or informs really—it is a great information piece—but it protects, I think, interests here in the United
  • States from potential undue interference. ...interests here in the United States from potential undue
  • There may be a situation in which, say, a United States hedge fund is involved in the funding, and it
Bills: S0144 , S0192 , S0332 , S0532 , S0620 , S0694 , S0820 , S0888 , S1000 , S1224 , S1396 , S1500
Committee: Senate Judiciary
Summary: The Senate Judiciary Committee met with a quorum present and first postponed SB 532. It then heard and approved SB 620, which requires candidates for federal, state, county, district, judicial, and school board office to disclose any citizenship other than U.S. citizenship. The bill drew one waiver in opposition from Common Cause and passed 8-0. The committee also heard SB 1396 on litigation financing consumer protection. Supporters said it would add transparency, limit funder control over litigation, and require disclosure of foreign entities involved in funding; opponents argued it would create strategic advantages for defendants and could burden plaintiffs. The bill passed 7-2. The committee later approved SB 192, repealing a $1,500 cap on patient funds held in trust by chiropractic physicians, and SB 888, extending limits on indemnity and insurance requirements for design professionals in private contracts; both passed unanimously among those voting. The committee also approved several Judiciary-related measures. CS/SB 332, as amended, creates a narrow temporary public meetings/public records exemption for certain pre-suit Burt Harris litigation strategy discussions by local governments, and passed 7-0. SB 820, which strengthens quarterly reporting requirements for problem-solving courts, passed 10-0. SB 1500, implementing probate process recommendations to raise small-estate thresholds, clarify access to safe deposit boxes, and improve enforcement in uncontested probate, also passed 10-0. SB 144, creating a public records exemption for personal information of current and former Judicial Qualifications Commission employees and their families due to harassment concerns, passed 9-1. The committee then approved CS/SB 1224, as amended, making it a third-degree felony to fraudulently obtain possession of a rental unit through false written statements, counterfeit documents, or impersonation; the bill passed 10-0. SB 1000, setting a floor and ceiling for interest rates on law firm trust accounts tied to the Wall Street Journal prime rate, passed 10-0 after testimony from banking and credit union representatives and support from Senate leadership. Finally, CS/SB 694, providing compensation to the descendants of the Groveland Four, was heard with emotional testimony from family members and advocates describing the wrongful convictions, killings, and decades-long effort for redress; an amendment specified equal shares for the four families, and the bill passed 10-0. Several members requested to be recorded as voting in the affirmative on specific bills before the committee adjourned.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Judiciary Committee Feb 12th, 2025

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • A172 shooting, and I'll paraphrase this to include an occupied building, dwelling, or vehicle.
  • attempting, conspiring, or soliciting murder, or if you discharge a firearm into an occupied building, dwelling
  • We also have under current law that if you are shooting into an occupied dwelling, that is a Class C
  • Excuse me, if it's an unoccupied dwelling, it remains a Class C felony.
  • The difference in shooting into an occupied dwelling is included in this bill, which would increase that
Bills: SB76 , SB35 , SB116 , SB119 , SB118 , SB129 , SB32 , SB31 , SB115 , SB75 , HB27 , HB40
Committee: Senate Judiciary
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

PBS Public Hearing - Fri Jan 31, 2025 @ 8:30 AM HST

Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • United Policyholders has been here since the early days after the disaster.
  • However, insurance companies have been billing insurance and renewing the policies as if the dwelling
  • on the property is no longer a dwelling on the property and<00:49:54.440><c> that</c><00:49:54.640><
  • </c><00:50:04.280><c> still</c><00:50:04.880><c> exists</c> policies as if the dwelling still exists
  • It has a map of the United States. If you want to see how Pennsylvania does it, click on it.
Committee: House Public Safety
Summary: The Committee on Public Safety met on January 31, 2025, and first heard House Bill 1062, a housekeeping measure relating to the Hawaii Air National Guard. Testimony in support came from representatives of the Adjutant General and other National Guard witnesses. A member raised a technical question about language allowing the Guard to hold the rank authorized by the Department of the Air Force, and the response was that the bill should not require additional HR language; no vote was taken. The committee then heard House Bill 674, which would authorize allowances for TRICARE dental and vision coverage for Hawaii National Guard personnel ordered to active duty for more than 30 days. The Department of Defense supported the bill through Brigadier General Ross, Director of Joint Staff, and Terry Heiti also testified in support. There were no questions or action taken on the measure. House Bill 652, relating to veterans’ rights and benefits and regulating compensation for advice or assistance on veterans’ benefits, drew the most discussion. The Veterans of Foreign Wars Department of Hawaii supported the bill, arguing it would protect veterans from illegal or exploitative practices and noting its own service to more than 2,000 veterans in fiscal year 2024. Opposition came from the National Association for Veterans Rights and Veteran Benefits Guide, which argued the bill would restrict access to needed services and that some for-profit providers operate legally and should not be barred. Committee members questioned the scope of the bill, accreditation requirements, and whether nonprofit or pro bono services would be affected. A Department of Defense veteran services official said veterans can be vulnerable to exploitation and that some legal fee arrangements can be abusive, while also noting pro bono options exist. The committee did not reach a decision on the bill during the excerpt. The committee also began hearing House Bill 1058, which would create a veteran cemetery board within the Office of Veteran Services to help state veteran cemeteries comply with federal standards. The Office of Veteran Services and Terry Heiti testified in support. Members asked about the board’s membership, timeline, and consultant selection, and were told the working group was still in an organizational stage and no construction timeline had been set. The final measure discussed was House Bill 503, which would appropriate funds for a consultant to evaluate locations and designs for a Hawaii First Responders Memorial. The Department of Accounting and General Services supported the bill, and testimony in support was received from county and city officials, UPW Hawaii, and individuals. Members asked about the working group, timeline, and budget, and were told the project was still in early planning; no final action was taken in the portion provided.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/02/2026 - Senate Floor Session

Arizona Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic... ...to the flag
  • of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible
  • SB 1529, Water Residential Dwelling Units. Natural Resources.
Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the pledge of allegiance, and an electronic roll call showing 26 members present and four excused. The journal for January 29, 2026, was approved, and the chamber recognized Lucid Motors Day at the Capitol, highlighting the company’s Arizona operations, investment, and job creation. The Senate also received a gubernatorial nomination for Troy L. Campbell to the State Liquor Board, which was referred to the Committee on Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency. A large number of bills were introduced and read for the first time, covering topics such as commerce, E-Verify, municipal self-certification, voter registration text notices, immigration enforcement training, school eligibility and testing, campaign finance, vulnerable adults, temporary vehicle plates, tribal flags, water projects, public works apprenticeships, housing and water supply, special plates, controlled substances research, and election-related resolutions. One bill, SB 1429, was further referred to the Committee on Finance. The Senate also placed many measures on second reading, including bills on roads, labor and collective bargaining, tax relief, education data, assisted living, liquor policy, public pensions, housing, utilities, and election and redistricting proposals. The President noted that it was the final day to submit bills by the 5:00 p.m. deadline and announced upcoming caucus and committee meetings for February 3. During a personal privilege statement, the Majority Leader criticized the Attorney General’s recent remarks as dangerous and confusing, argued she should retract them, and said elected officials should lower the temperature around rhetoric that could contribute to violence. The Senate then adjourned by motion until Tuesday, February 3, 2026, at 1:15 p.m.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/02/2026 - Senate Floor Session

Arizona Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic... ...to the flag
  • of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible
  • SB 1529, Water Residential Dwelling Units. Natural Resources.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

FL House Floor Session - 2026-05-29 (10:00AM Session)

Florida House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands
  • Let's allegiance to the body of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands,
  • KPMG report specified that we would need $582 million to be invested just to have air-conditioning units
  • So when the tax holiday was put together, it was to include all the accessories that either go on to
  • modifications to whichever respective firearm is used in hunting activities, there are certainly accessories
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

SPEED Task Force (STF) - Wed May 27, 2026 @ 10:00 AM HST

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senate president, the speaker, all united in the initiatives that we have laid out in our SPEED Task
  • units per those projects we approved.
  • 60 units. That’s single-family units.
  • Now, of course, that’s single-family dwellings, but if you take 15 acres and... ...dwellings, but if
  • My own personal home in Kona, from that Kona low that we had, I have rental units in my home.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 3/12/25

Commerce Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • If the building has 60 units, you basically have 60 owners of those individual units.
  • No other unit owner has any rights to the unit that you purchase within the walls of that condo.
  • What goes on inside of that unit is the responsibility of that unit owner.
  • ><c> own</c><00:23:52.880><c> that</c> right inside that unit you own that right inside that unit you
  • </c> unit is the responsibility of that unit unit is the responsibility of that unit owner<00:25:18.000
Bills: HF1865 , HF2014 , HF2028
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Transcript Highlights:
  • House Bill 3267 makes breaking and entering into an occupied dwelling without the intent to commit another
  • crime and the real danger and the real things that happen bad are once you break into that occupied dwelling
  • removing the intent, and making it a lower-level felony with just to break and enter the occupied dwelling
  • Chuck Norris went on to serve our country in the United States Air Force, where he was stationed in South
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session May 19th, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The United States, of defendants who then skipped out on that bond and didn't report back.
  • Um, so in the United States versus Salerno.
  • To answer your question, we’ve had people who have briefed on the United States Supreme Court.
  • Dictates as far as what our immigration laws are here in the United States. That's correct.
  • And hurt somebody really badly in the United States of America.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
  • of United Policy Holders in support<00:16:21.440><c> online.
  • </c> covered dwelling or structure. covered dwelling or structure.
  • United policy &gt;&gt; Thank you very much.
  • With United Policy Holders has been underinsured.
  • </c> PII in the United States. PII in the United States.
Summary: The committee first took up a short-form administrative licensing measure requested by the administration to correct and clarify renewal provisions in a prior bill. Members raised no questions, and the committee voted to adopt the proposed Senate draft and recommit the bill back to the Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee for a further public hearing. The committee then heard SB 2876 on natural hair braiding, which would exempt natural hair braiders from licensing under certain conditions. The Board of Barbering and Cosmetology said it views hair braiding as within the broader scope of cosmetology, but agreed that people who only braid hair should not need a license because the training and exam requirements are minimal. The board warned, however, that exempting braiders could create consumer protection gaps involving sanitation, training, and enforcement, and noted that related services such as waxing, cutting, coloring, shampooing, and relaxing would still require licensure. Supporters included the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii and the Institute for Justice. The committee also heard SB 2950 on captive insurance and SB 2951 on insurance proceeds. On SB 2950, the Insurance Division opposed the bill, saying captive insurance is designed for formal self-insurance for companies and that allowing captives to insure the public would not fit the existing regulatory framework; a fire survivor advocate supported the measure as a way to expand disaster-related insurance options. On SB 2951, which would require mortgage servicers to follow certain rules for disbursing insurance proceeds after residential damage or destruction, United Policy Holders strongly supported the bill, citing delays in releasing funds and the need to help survivors rebuild, while banking and financial industry groups submitted opposition or comments. Finally, the committee heard SB 2952, SB 2960, and SB 2964, all related to property insurance and disaster recovery. SB 2952 and SB 2960 would extend the time policyholders have after a declared disaster to submit documentation and recover replacement cost value, with supporters arguing that rebuilding after major disasters takes far longer than standard policy deadlines allow and that the bills would improve consumer protection and transparency; the Insurance Division, the Insurance Council, and national insurance groups opposed the measures. SB 2964 would require annual disclosures of replacement cost value and coverage sufficiency; the Insurance Council opposed it as costly and unnecessary because policies already include inflation-related adjustments, while United Policy Holders and fire survivors supported it, saying many homeowners are underinsured and do not understand their coverage.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 2/24/26

Public Safety Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • six months after my six-year-old son became the youngest injured survivor of a school shooting in United
  • And the Supreme Court has repeatedly agreed that these arms, these accessories, are in common use, and
  • </c><00:31:09.919><c> are</c> that these arms, these accessories are that these arms, these accessories
  • States Supreme Court is going the United States Supreme Court is going to<00:36:38.480><c> decide</c
  • One-third of the population of the United States currently lives in a state that has a ban on assault
Bills: HF3433 , HF3402 , HF3412 , HF3405 , HF3404
CO

Colorado 2026 Regular Session

Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 024 Feb 6th, 2026

Colorado House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And then we have to perform that we can grow our base of dwelling units within our community targeted
  • We didn't build 32,000 dwelling units in the city of Grand Junction overnight, I can assure you.
  • </c> dwelling units within our community dwelling units within our community targeted<03:58:03.439><c
  • </c> That's a lot of units. That's a lot of units.
  • ><03:59:15.680><c> of</c><03:59:15.840><c> Grand</c> dwelling units in the city of Grand dwelling units
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • If you look today, the United States the whole data center load in the U.S. is about 25 gigawatts.
  • Senate Bill 2629 amends the property code to authorize a condominium unit owner's association and property
  • So it's whether they are or not aware that the dwelling being rented is located in a 100-year floodplain
  • and whether they are or not aware or are not aware that. the dwelling has flooded within the past five
  • Over the last decade here in the United States and in Texas, we have seen the people who have financial
Summary: The Senate Committee on Business and Commerce met with a quorum and took up several pending bills, voting favorably on SB 1612, SB 2717, SB 1468, SB 1642, and SB 1789. SB 1612 was reported favorably with objections to the local and contested calendar, while SB 2717, SB 1468, SB 1642, and SB 1789 were reported favorably, with SB 1642 and SB 1789 sent to the floor. SB 2717 would create the Texas Energy Efficiency Council; SB 1642 would add an executive director to the Texas Department of Insurance structure; and SB 1789 would establish pole standards and clarify PUC authority and remedies. The committee also heard an ERCOT update from CEO Pablo Vegas on the updated long-term load forecast, which showed a much higher unadjusted growth projection driven largely by data centers. ERCOT described an adjusted forecast using historical delays and lower realized build rates, and members discussed reliability, generation timelines, and the importance of SB 6 for demand response and flexibility. The committee then heard and left pending SB 2629, which would allow condominium and property owners’ association meetings and voting by electronic means; SB 2702, which would let nationally certified professionals test backflow prevention assemblies without a separate TCEQ license; SB 2167, which would let TDLR pause new license applications tied to human trafficking emergency orders or pending SOAH cases; SB 2349, which would exempt short-term leases and certain leasebacks from flood disclosure requirements; SB 2121, which would tighten the data broker registry law; and SB 2443, which would authorize TDLR electronic delivery of notices and other documents. Testimony generally supported these bills as cleanup, modernization, or workforce-streamlining measures, with some members expressing caution about electronic meetings and emphasizing in-person accountability. The committee also heard SB 2902 on coerced debt and identity theft, with testimony from a law professor and family violence advocates supporting stronger protections for survivors and suggesting a police report as an additional proof option. SB 512, a refiled bill restricting money transmission license holders from fining users for terms-of-service violations, also received supportive testimony and was left pending. Later, the committee heard SB 2145 on allowing certain TIF boards to meet virtually in narrow circumstances, SB 2268 on extending Texas Energy Fund loan deadlines in some cases, SB 1495 creating an EV supply equipment advisory board, SB 2154 regulating delivery network companies under a statewide framework, SB 2184 lowering the age for pyrotechnic operator and fireworks display permits from 21 to 18, SB 2211 on combining data centers, power generation, and produced-water desalination projects, and SB 647 on title theft protections and clerk authority to refuse fraudulent filings. Most of these bills were left pending after brief testimony and questions, with members focusing on reliability, regulation, and safeguards against fraud.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session Feb 14th, 2026

Washington House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Father, make dwell in this place a culture of kindness, of forgiveness, and grace.
  • Father, make dwell in this place a culture of kindness, of forgiveness, and grace.
Summary: The House was called to order, the roll was taken, and a quorum was declared present. The chamber then proceeded with the Pledge of Allegiance and a prayer offered by Representative Lauren Davis, who spoke about compassion, the burdens members and staff carry, and the importance of kindness and remembering the real-world impact of legislative decisions. After the prayer, the House approved the previous day’s minutes without objection. Representative Ortiz-Self announced that the Democrats would caucus immediately, and Representative Abbarno announced that the Republicans would caucus. The House then stood at ease for caucus.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Criminal Jurisprudence Mar 25th, 2025

Criminal Jurisprudence

Transcript Highlights:
  • Outside of the United States.
  • When I spoke with a prosecutor in my office, ...who was in our adult sexual assault unit for several
  • And this principle is why the United States was founded, because the government has all the resources
  • And we have hundreds of years of precedent in this country, these United States of America.
  • I work in the violent crimes unit of the Dallas County District Attorney's Office.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • You get deployed all over the United States to try to assist folks going through disasters.
  • Some people just needed a building permit for a single-family dwelling.
  • But some people needed a building permit for a single-family dwelling.
  • They might have needed a building permit... ...for a single-family dwelling.
  • We knew that they wanted to rebuild with affordable units that they didn't have before.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - 03/18/26

Judiciary and Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • the unit from the landlord. landlord. landlord.
  • Does the eviction notice require to list everybody who occupies the dwelling?
  • </c><01:26:10.880><c> I</c> everybody who occupies the dwelling?
  • I everybody who occupies the dwelling?
  • the unit from the landlord,<01:27:20.600><c> period.