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LA
Transcript Highlights:
- Claims that voter ID laws suppress turnout are not supported by data.
- Claims that voter ID laws suppress turnout are not supported by data.
- And the data just doesn't bear that out. Heritage did a study that showed it makes no difference.
- So I think we can't even figure out the turnout data from Saturday.
- I see that there's a removal of the data estimates by Louisiana Tech University.
Bills:
HR118 , HR196 , HR237 , HR285 , HCR85 , HB442 , HB443 , SCR5 , SCR29 , SCR33 , SCR63 , SB25 , SB202 , SB319
Committee:
House House and Governmental Affairs
Keywords:
water utility, tax credit, excessive rates, residential service, subcommittee, fallen trees, property damage, insurance, property values, hurricanes, storm damage, local government, homeowners, risk management, committee study, census, military population, Department of Defense, representation, federal funding
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections Jan 23rd, 2026 at 10:30 am
State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections
Transcript Highlights:
- justification that the unavailability is not due to intentional failure to collect that data.
- justification that the unavailability is not due to intentional failure to collect that data.
- justification that the unavailability is not due to intentional failure to collect that data.
- We not only report this data, but we also use this data to have an understanding of who works for us.
- if we're able to say that we will reasonably protect this data on an individual personal level.
Bills:
SB5973 , SB5892 , SB6081 , SB5842 , SB5827 , SB5968 , SB6034 , SB6035 , SB5888 , SB6123 , SB5853
Keywords:
initiative, referendum, ballot measure, petition, signature gathering, circulator, per-signature pay, paid circulator, election integrity, voter fraud, ballot title, Secretary of State, Code Reviser, direct democracy, citizen lawsuit, civil penalties, Washington elections, initiative process, referendum process, grassroots petition
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 2/12/25
Commerce Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:10:32.600><c> Medicare</c> your coverage and it regulates Medicare your coverage and it regulates
- </c><00:14:06.040><c> we</c> activities in the areas we regulate we activities in the areas we regulate
- Commerce regulates title companies.
- regulated products that are the regulated products that are the supplements<00:45:01.440><c> that</c>
- </c> different as other types of Regulation different as other types of Regulation that<01:07:43.880>
Committee:
House Commerce Finance and Policy
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- If we look at some data here from Oklahoma City, the utilities department has released PFOS testing data
- So since 2018, I've been compiling and looking and reviewing Michigan data.
- The truth is, the regulations are outdated.
- We don't need to regulate this. We need to ban this.
- There's gonna be some limiting regulations in terms of number limits of...
Committee:
House Agriculture
Summary:
The committee hearing focused on biosolids, sewage sludge, and PFAS contamination, with the opening remarks and first three presenters arguing that land application of municipal sludge poses serious risks to soil, water, livestock, and human health. Representative Shaw cited EPA and state data on detected pollutants and PFAS in biosolids, while Denise Travick Poyer described her background in chemical engineering and PFAS work and said the EPA’s draft sewage sludge risk assessment shows unacceptable risk at very low PFOS/PFOA levels. She urged source reduction, more testing, and consideration of total organic fluorine, and noted examples from Michigan where industrial pretreatment and source reduction reduced PFAS in biosolids. Johnson County, Texas Commissioner Larry Woolley and Investigator Dana Ames presented a case study of alleged runoff from land-applied biosolids affecting a ranch, with high PFAS readings in soil, water, fish, cattle tissue, and a stillborn calf, and said the county and state had pursued investigations, lawsuits, and legislative responses. Sandra Trawick of Save Oklahoma Farms and Ranches argued that Oklahoma’s biosolids program relies heavily on Class B sludge, that current rules are outdated, and that land application exposes farms and rural communities to pathogens, chemicals, odors, flies, and runoff; she cited examples from Maine, Texas, Georgia, Michigan, and Oklahoma to support calls for stronger regulation or a ban.
After the testimony, members asked about sampling methods, lab testing, EPA limits, and whether the cited PFAS blood levels were comparable to the soil and sludge measurements. Witnesses said the Johnson County samples were collected by a Texas A&M PhD contractor and tested at a single lab, and they explained that the EPA’s 4 parts per trillion figure applied to municipal drinking water standards. Questions also addressed whether sludge is incorporated into soil; Trawick said it had often been left on the surface, though she had seen better disking after public scrutiny. Members asked how biosolids compare with manure and feedlot waste, and witnesses responded that municipal sludge is more contaminated because it includes industrial, hospital, and household waste streams, unlike animal manure. The committee then moved to alternative solutions, hearing from Doug McKinney of Advanced Microbial Solutions, who promoted biological sludge removal using bacteria to reduce sludge volumes and avoid land application, citing cost savings for wastewater plants and correctional facilities. Jason Jepsen of Eden Energy followed with a pitch for an eight-stage waste-to-energy system that converts mixed waste into clean energy, biochar, and reusable products, framing waste as an asset and presenting his company’s technology as a no-land-application alternative.
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs Apr 23rd, 2025
Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- The data that we analyze is data that is collected and distributed by OCA and DPS.
- House Bill 5436 is regulated by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation and the Texas Department
- The system does not release any images or data.
- That's a good baseline for data, but now what are we going to do with the data?
- We ask the lawmakers not to criminalize metal recyclers by adding regulations to our already highly regulated
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on several public safety, criminal justice, and regulatory bills. HB 4995 would create a training and certification program allowing licensed physicians and certain EMS personnel assigned to tactical units to carry firearms during high-risk deployments, with supporters saying it would let tactical medical staff protect themselves while providing immediate care; the bill was left pending. HB 2609 would repeal the failure-to-appear-or-pay/OmniBase license-hold program, with the author and advocates arguing it creates compounding debt and unnecessary barriers to driving, while judges and municipal court representatives said the program is a voluntary, cost-effective tool that improves court appearances and reduces warrants; the bill was also left pending. HB 4879 would create a grant program to help local law enforcement pay for lab testing of suspected hemp/Delta-9 THC substances, and HB 5436 would let licensed auto recyclers buy certain untitled vehicles for scrap or parts to curb illegal sales, VIN cloning, and chop shops; both measures were left pending after brief testimony in support.
The committee also heard HB 1777, which would require a discrete designation on driver’s licenses and state IDs for people required to register as sex offenders. The author and supporters argued the marker would help law enforcement and businesses quickly identify potentially dangerous offenders and prevent harm, while opponents called it a stigmatizing “scarlet letter” that would increase harassment, family harm, and reintegration barriers. The bill was left pending. HB 4155 would create a two-year Family Violence Criminal Homicide Prevention Task Force in the Governor’s Office to study family violence homicides, gather stakeholders, and recommend policy changes; the author, HHSC, the Texas Council on Family Violence, and a survivor testified in support, and the bill was left pending.
The committee also heard HB 4514, which would authorize DPS to use facial image verification, with consent and privacy safeguards, to help businesses confirm identities and combat fraud; supporters from the lumber and identity-verification industries said it would reduce theft and fraud, and the bill was left pending. Finally, HB 5139 would clarify that peace officers and jailers are justified in using less lethal force weapons when acting within training and official duties; law enforcement groups supported the measure as a way to encourage use of less lethal tools without fear of prosecution, and testimony was underway when the transcript ended.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Environment, Energy & Technology Feb 3rd, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- And then it also directed the data center to pay an annual fee per kilowatt hour to the Department of
- It adds that annual reporting by the owner of a data center to the... related intent language.
- Finally, the department may require manufacturers to provide data on lead levels in products.
- Finally, the department may require manufacturers to provide data on lead levels in products.
- To the extent practicable, that data must be made publicly available.
Summary:
The Senate Environment, Energy, and Technology Committee took executive action on 11 bills. It advanced SB 624 on an Appliance Affordability Index study with an amendment excluding consumer electronics, and SB 6284 on artificial intelligence systems with a proposed substitute adding definitions, developer requirements, exemptions for some entities, and clarifying enforcement. The committee also moved forward SB 5609 on cultural resource protection under SEPA after rejecting an amendment to the proposed substitute, and SB 6172 on coal plant treatment under cap-and-invest after adopting an amendment related to emergency federal orders.
Several energy and climate bills were also approved, including SB 6246 on emissions-intensive trade-exposed facilities, SB 5932 on alternative jet fuel production, SB 6269 on the definition of motor fuel, and SB 6223 on community-scaled weatherization projects. On SB 5975 concerning lead in cookware, the committee rejected one proposed substitute and adopted another that bans intentionally added lead in cookware beginning in 2027 and directs future regulation through the Safer Products program.
The committee then considered SB 5466 on electric transmission reliability and capacity, taking up multiple amendments to a proposed second substitute. Amendments addressing wildfire risk, corridor identification, landowner consultation, eminent domain, and wildfire liability were all rejected, and the bill was advanced on a due pass recommendation. In each case, the committee’s final action was to pass the bills or substitutes subject to signatures, with several measures referred onward to Ways and Means or Rules as noted.
AK
Alaska 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Legislative Session Jun 19th, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Transcript Highlights:
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Summary:
The Alaska Legislature met in joint session to consider gubernatorial vetoes of five bills. Members first took up House Bill 52 on minors and psychiatric hospitals, with supporters arguing it would improve transparency, family communication, oversight, and reporting around seclusion and restraint in psychiatric facilities. Opponents of the veto cited DOJ findings and media reports about abuses at a North Star facility. The override failed, 36-24, falling short of the 40 votes needed.
The joint session then considered Senate Bill 41 on mental health education. Supporters said it would help develop age-appropriate mental health curriculum and could aid suicide prevention, while critics argued it was mischaracterized and did not impose a state takeover of local schools. The veto override failed, 38-22. Members next considered House Bill 314 on architects, engineers, surveyors, and interior designers, focusing on the AELS Board’s continuation and the need for professional oversight during major infrastructure work. That override passed, 45-15.
The legislature then voted on Senate Bill 21, the Alaska Work and Save Program, which supporters said would expand retirement savings access for workers and small businesses, including an option to direct PFD funds into retirement accounts. The override failed, 39-21. Finally, House Bill 195 on pharmacists and physician assistants was debated as a health care access measure that would let pharmacists provide more services under a standard-of-care model; supporters said it would reduce costs and improve access, while some members raised concerns about scope and abortion-related issues. The veto override passed, 43-17. The joint session then adjourned.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Appropriations Committee Apr 23rd, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- AB 263 is a district bill that maintains temporary flow regulations on the Smith and the Shasta River
- finishes the permanent regulations that they're already working on.
- and offering a better way to choose how and when the data is utilized by businesses.
- I've actually looked into this and tried to get rehabilitation data, and it's not available.
- I've actually looked into this and tried to get rehabilitation data, and it's not available.
Summary:
The Assembly Appropriations Committee met on April 23, 2025, with a large regular-order agenda and first approved a consent calendar covering many bills. Several measures were then heard individually, with most receiving support from sponsors and stakeholder groups and no formal opposition in the room, though some bills drew respectful opposition or no votes. The committee also read and deemed approved a lengthy suspense calendar before taking up additional bills and public comment.
Among the bills discussed, AB 263 would extend temporary flow regulations on the Smith and Shasta Rivers for five years or until permanent rules are completed; AB 309 would remove the sunset on pharmacists’ ability to provide sterile syringes without a prescription to support HIV and hepatitis prevention; AB 631 would require animal shelters to post intake and outcome data online; AB 792 would allow consolidation of bargaining for court interpreters; AB 867 would ban cat declawing except when medically necessary; AB 1206 would require pre-approved housing plans for small residential projects; AB 787 would require health plans to better help patients find in-network providers; AB 596 would protect workers’ right to wear face coverings unless unsafe; AB 282 would allow housing providers to prefer voucher holders without violating source-of-income discrimination law; AB 738 would create a limited rebuilding exemption for disaster survivors from newer solar requirements; AB 566 would require browsers and mobile operating systems to make global privacy opt-outs easier; and AB 622 would clarify CDCR’s authority to award credits to people serving indeterminate sentences who complete rehabilitation programming.
Most of these bills were reported out on roll calls, often with bipartisan or limited dissent. AB 309, AB 631, AB 792, AB 867, AB 1206, AB 787, AB 596, AB 282, AB 738, AB 566, and AB 622 all advanced, while AB 263 also moved forward despite opposition from the Siskiyou Board of Supervisors and the California Farm Bureau. AB 622 generated the most extensive debate, with supporters emphasizing rehabilitation, parole-board review, and cost savings, and opponents warning about public safety and the impact on serious violent offenders. The meeting ended after brief public comment on several other bills on the suspense file and then adjournment.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Public Health Mar 23rd, 2026
Joint Committee on Public Health
Transcript Highlights:
- And our group is pro-regulation and patient safety.
- To be clear, we support regulation, but we want the right regulation, and we would like to partner and
- get regulation but we want the right regulation and we would like to partner and get this right.
- Third, there is a risk of duplicating existing regulation.
- Third, there is a risk of duplicating existing regulations.
Committee:
Joint Joint Committee on Public Health
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Public Health heard testimony on four bills: H. 5013 and S. 2928, which would establish a three-year celiac disease screening pilot program for children during routine cholesterol/lipid screening around ages 8 to 12; H. 5087, regulating the operation of medical spas; and H. 5115, establishing statewide food truck regulations, though the hearing focused almost entirely on the celiac and medical spa bills. Committee chairs outlined three-minute testimony limits and noted members present in person and online.
Supporters of the celiac screening bills, including Rep. Badger, Sen. Lovely, patients, clinicians, and researchers, described long delays in diagnosis, the lack of a cure beyond a gluten-free diet, and the potential for early screening to prevent years of damage, missed school and work, and long-term complications. Testifiers said celiac disease is common but frequently undiagnosed, that a simple blood test can identify many cases, and that a pilot would help assess feasibility, cost, accuracy, and family acceptance. Several witnesses emphasized that the proposal includes education and support for families after diagnosis, and some cited international screening efforts, especially in Italy, as evidence that population screening can work.
Testimony on H. 5087 was largely opposed by medical spa owners, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and a plastic surgeon. Witnesses argued the bill is outdated, duplicative of existing Massachusetts licensing and public health rules, and inconsistent with current scopes of practice and team-based care. They said the proposal could restrict access, burden small and women-owned practices, and fail to address the real issues of training, compliance, and patient safety. Some said they support regulation in principle but want the bill revised to reflect current law and modern practice. Committee members asked a few clarifying questions, including about celiac testing methods and the relationship between the medical spa bill and current state law, but no votes or formal actions were taken during the hearing.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Water and Natural Resources Nov 17th, 2025
Water & Natural Resources Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm the Chief of Staff for the Public Regulation Commission. Regulation Commission.
- , who has access to that data, and who is responsible for disclosing that data.
- data model, so we want data providers to control their own data.
- the Water Data Catalog.
- Data. We have close to 300 data sets from over 60 organizations.
Committee:
House Water & Natural Resources Committee
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- it does not meet certain performance standards in regulation.
- So I would say we really kind of follow the question, we follow the data.
- </c> follow the question we follow the data follow the question we follow the data um<00:42:18.440><c
- </c> under the existing federal regulations under the existing federal regulations to<01:14:52.080><c
- </c><01:19:54.199><c> whether</c> at a set of rules or regulations whether at a set of rules or regulations
Committee:
House Education Policy
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- Has data been looked at?
- Does the bill put any new regulation around?
- I also want to address the issue of OSHA regulation.
- So we wanted to gather some more data. Land development regulations and comp plan amendments have.
- We've regulated the medical marijuana lane, and it's working.
Summary:
The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, doctor and guest introductions, and then took up Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 168, the Tristan Murphy Act, on mental health. Senator Bradley described the bill as a major criminal justice and behavioral health reform measure that would expand pretrial mental health diversion, strengthen treatment-based probation conditions, broaden grant uses for mental health and substance abuse programs, add Hillsborough County to a forensic hospital diversion pilot, require certain DOC mental health evaluations, and create a Florida Behavioral Health Data Repository. Senators from both parties spoke in strong support, emphasizing treatment over incarceration, public safety, data collection, and the Murphy family’s role in advancing the bill. The Senate passed the bill 37-0 and then approved 37 co-sponsors.
The chamber then received the Senate’s 2025-26 General Appropriations Bill, SB 2500, with Chair Hooper outlining a $117.4 billion budget that he said reduces spending, preserves reserves, and includes major investments in water quality, transportation, education infrastructure, and reporting requirements. Committee chairs summarized their portions: K-12 funding at $34.7 billion with increases for FEFP, scholarships, VPK, school hardening, and school safety; higher education at $11.5 billion with workforce, nursing, reading, autism, and student aid investments; health and human services with a $1.8 billion increase for Medicaid, mental health, opioid response, disability services, and veterans programs; criminal and civil justice at $7.6 billion for corrections, juvenile justice, law enforcement, courts, and judgeships; transportation/tourism/economic development at about $18 billion including roads, housing, Visit Florida, and cultural grants; and agriculture/environment/general government with major Everglades, water quality, citrus, food bank, and agency IT funding.
Members then questioned several budget items, especially education funding formulas, the shift of scholarship dollars below the line, the impact on public school districts, AP/IB and other accelerated program funding, the APD wait list, opioid settlement spending, arts grants, and the My Safe Florida Home and condo pilot programs. Chairs generally said scholarship and accelerated-program dollars were being restructured for transparency and flexibility rather than cut, that school districts would still receive funding based on enrollment, and that APD and other human services issues would continue to be worked out in conference. The budget discussion concluded with remarks praising staff and noting a 4% across-the-board pay raise for state employees and targeted increases for law enforcement and firefighters, followed by a recognition for FAMU Day at the Capitol.
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Joint Minerals, Business & Economic Development Committee, June 4, 2026 - PM
Minerals, Business & Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> We have conversations around data We have conversations around data centers<00:46:49.280><c> and
- </c> we have with your company on regulated we have with your company on regulated regulated<01:31:32.000
- We're regulated by rate regulated by FK.
- </c> uh discussing with these potential data uh discussing with these potential data data<02:35:05.040
- </c> the the grid and you're fur regulated. the the grid and you're fur regulated.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, June 23, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Data centers could use 12% of the entire country's energy by 2028.
- That's why I'm introducing the bipartisan data center the bipartisan data center infrastructure energy
- So they issued the regulation.
- The Supreme Court said, "We're going to uphold this regulation.
- . the enforcement of that regulation.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Banking and Finance Committee Feb 18th, 2026
Banking and Finance
Transcript Highlights:
- They're user-friendly, super easy to use, and highly regulated.
- It's clear, well-crafted regulations, thoughtful regulations, thoughtful policy that can help address
- Forty-seven states have already enacted digital asset regulation.
- An empirical counterfactual study analyzed real data across all 50 states.
- DFPI is already established as California's digital asset regulator.
Committee:
House Banking and Finance
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Health and Human Services - 04/16/26
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> it is a it is prohibited that the data it is a it is prohibited that the data will<00:03:06.239>
- ><c> for</c><00:03:53.480><c> data</c><00:03:53.800><c> sharing</c> are eligible for data sharing are
- </c> data use agreement etc. data use agreement etc.
- </c><02:06:06.040><c> So</c> regulations. Okay. So regulations. Okay.
- </c> read through the regulations. read through the regulations.
Committee:
Senate Health and Human Services
NJ
New Jersey 2026-2027 Regular Session
Senate Budget and Appropriations Jun 28th, 2026
Senate Budget and Appropriations
Transcript Highlights:
- But a lot of that part-time data is also flawed, and we're going to have flawed data that leads to taxes
- Senate Bill 2316, S-40, and 4109, the Senate committee substitute, regulates data brokers and the collection
- broker or data collector.
- brokers or data collectors.
- Mackey said, these fees are quite exorbitant, and up to a $1.5 million data broker or data collection
Committee:
Senate Senate Budget and Appropriations
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Minnesota House passes package of public safety policy measures 4/30/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- data and termina- terminology. terminology. terminology.
- ,</c><00:04:09.280><c> uh</c> crime and justice-related data, uh crime and justice-related data, uh currently
- </c><00:04:19.680><c> on</c> do, is protect that research data on do, is protect that research data on
- She says they do not collect good data on that right now.
- She says they do not collect good data on that right now.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- So just from my perspective, in a technical sense, monitoring refers to the collection of field data
- So it's unclear to me if the council has intended to access and utilize field data.
- Uh, and they may be granted that in 25 or 26, and we don't really know what those regulations look like
- Uh, it's a, if you look at the data, honestly, there's nothing to, to really support this great fear
- uh, the former FBI agent talking about some of the technologies that can be deployed utilizing the data
Committee:
House Energy Resources
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Ways and Means (01/14/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- Can you get that data? I can try to find that data.
- or access to data that would indicate the type of local and state regulations that complicate the availability
- or access to data that would indicate the type of local and state regulations that complicate the availability
- Yes, this data is provided.
- data the December data the most recent data the December data aren't<04:07:12.960><c> on</c><04:07:13.080
Summary:
The meeting was a Ways and Means briefing opened by the vice chair, who introduced Jason Wong of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston to discuss the national and regional economy. Wong focused on inflation, asking why it had fallen from about 9% in 2022 to the 2%–3% range, and what that meant for monetary policy and the risk of an economic downturn. He said the Fed’s target is 2%, noted that recent PCE inflation was about 2.4% and core PCE about 2.7%, and described the ongoing debate over whether interest rates should stay tight or be lowered further to protect the labor market.
Wong explained that the improvement in inflation has been driven largely by goods prices, especially durable goods such as cars, appliances, and furniture, as well as non-durable goods like food. He said supply-chain disruptions during the pandemic caused major price spikes in 2022, but those pressures have eased and many goods prices are now at or below the Fed’s target. He also referenced the New York Fed’s Global Supply Chain Pressure Index, saying it showed extreme pandemic-era disruptions that have since receded.
The main remaining inflation problem, he said, is in services, especially housing. Wong broke services into rent of shelter and all other services, explaining that shelter is a large share of household budgets and that housing inflation has a lag because rent measures often reflect older lease terms rather than current market rents. He said monthly Zillow data suggest market rents have cooled and may eventually feed through to official inflation measures. Members asked several questions about the chart’s time scale, the treatment of real estate, property taxes, and utilities, and Wong clarified that housing costs are counted in services and that the slides would be shared digitally. No votes or formal actions were taken.