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AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
03/31/2026 - House Republican Caucus Calendar #15 & #16
Transcript Highlights:
- Madam Whip and members, some of this tracks back to the Internal Revenue Service and the code that it
- Madam Whip and members, some of this tracks back to the Internal Revenue Service and the code that it
- Revenue to prescribe forms and instructions to the taxpayer based on conformity to the Internal Revenue Code
- Madam Whip, members, some of this tracks back to the Internal Revenue Service and the code that it operates
- Revenue to prescribe forms and instructions to the taxpayer based on conformity to the Internal Revenue Code
Summary:
The caucus reviewed a long agenda of Senate bills across elections, commerce, education, government, health and human services, judiciary, public safety, transportation, rural development, and ways and means. Many measures were described as consent or third-read consent items, including bills on campaign finance termination statements and late-report penalties, AI provenance data for media, adjuster/contractor conduct during emergencies, Industrial Commission changes, association meeting closures, banking and remittance rules, central bank digital currency, public safety parity funding, barbering and cosmetology board continuation, digital asset reserve management, contractor licensing, gaming and racing commission continuation, school AED instruction, classroom removal procedures, school safety reporting, special education complaint transparency, foreign influence and land ownership restrictions, DCS and DES process changes, health care licensing and reimbursement rules, EMS compact adoption, and multiple tax, housing, and transportation measures. Staff repeatedly summarized each bill and answered questions, with several bills noted as mirror or identical to House measures or as strike-everything amendments from committees.
A few bills drew discussion. On SB 2874, staff explained that the Senate amendment would limit penalties for untimely campaign finance reports when a committee certifies it received no contributions and made no expenditures, but the sponsor did not concur. SB 1074 prompted questions about whether parental notification changed; staff said it did not and that the bill was aimed at improving communication between teachers and principals about discipline. SB 1175, requiring DCS caseworkers to photograph children at each interaction in abuse or neglect cases, drew concern about the scope of the photos, while supporters said it would improve continuity and documentation. SB 1180 also drew comment because the sponsor and committee chair disagreed over an amendment, though the bill was advanced for further work.
The most extended debate came on SB 1751, which would allow death-row inmates to choose firing squad, lethal injection, or lethal gas if voters approve the related constitutional measure. One member strongly opposed the bill on moral and personal grounds, another argued it could be a more humane option if the state is going to carry out executions, and a third raised concern that it could be used against Second Amendment rights. The bill remained on the third-read consent calendar despite the objections. The caucus concluded after moving through the remaining agenda items, with no formal votes recorded in the transcript beyond committee status and consent-calendar placement.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 3 on Health and Human Services Apr 9th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Seventy codes, it's a lot, but what guardrails are going to also exist?
- How many codes can you charge for in this hospice in this world, in this billing world?
- There are several codes, though. Okay.
- How many codes can you charge for in this hospice in this world, in this billing world?
- There are several codes, though. Okay.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Senate Health and Human Services (02/11/2026)
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> the, uh, zip code of the patient. the, uh, zip code of the patient.
- </c><00:09:24.000><c> with</c> constituency, I've got zip codes with constituency, I've got zip codes
- They know the codes.
- codes know even if individual billing codes exist,<02:05:10.000><c> you're</c><02:05:10.239><c> not<
- </c><02:37:20.240><c> that</c> where's a where's a medical code that where's a where's a medical code
Committee:
Senate Health and Human Services
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Medicaid - Room 216, 3 February, 2026; 10:30 AM
Transcript Highlights:
- outpatient reimbursement to be on par with Medicare's 2026 outpatient rates for both VNS surgical procedure codes
- southern states that have already modernized their payment structures. for both VNS surgical procedure codes
- for both VNS surgical procedure codes and<00:02:15.040><c> bringing</c><00:02:15.520><c> the</c><00:
Summary:
The Senate Medicaid Committee heard testimony on Senate Bill 2674, which would increase Mississippi Medicaid reimbursement for outpatient vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) procedures used to treat drug-resistant epilepsy. Dave Weinberger of LivaNova said current Medicaid rates are far below Medicare and most neighboring southern states, creating financial pressure on hospitals and causing some to stop offering the procedure. He argued the therapy provides durable clinical benefits and long-term savings for Medicaid, and said the bill would align Mississippi’s rates with Medicare’s 2026 outpatient rates and with other states.
Weinberger said the bill would set reimbursement at $45,000 for CPT 64568 and $35,000 for CPT 61885, and framed the measure as improving access, hospital stability, and fairness for vulnerable patients. Committee members did not ask questions during this hearing, though the chair noted the bill had been double referred and would go to appropriations, with a more detailed hearing scheduled for the next day.
After discussion, a motion was made that the title was sufficient and the bill do pass. The committee approved the motion, and the bill was reported out of committee.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- President, pursuant to Section 74-709, Idaho Code, I submit from the records of this office the enclosed
- January 15, 2006, Jennifer Novak, Secretary of the Senate: Dear Madam Secretary, as required by Idaho Code
- January 15, 2006, Jennifer Novak, Secretary of the Senate: Dear Madam Secretary, as required by Idaho Code
Summary:
The Senate convened with 29 members present and six excused absences, establishing a quorum. After the prayer and Pledge of Allegiance, the chamber approved the January 15 journal and received communications, including a Secretary of State notice listing registered lobbyists and a Governor’s report on the Emergency Fund. The report noted fund balances and expenditures related to a University of Idaho investigation and Operation Esto Perpetua, along with committed assistance for ICE operations.
In committee reports, the Judiciary and Rules Committee said Senate Bills 1221, 1222, and 1223 were correctly printed. SB 1221 was referred to Commerce and Human Resources, while SB 1222 and SB 1223 were referred to Resources and Environment. The Senate also advanced through the order of business to miscellaneous announcements.
During introductions and announcements, Senator Van Orden welcomed Cheryl Lambert, a constituent and vice chair of the Public Charter School Commission, and thanked the chaplain for incorporating the Idaho and America 250 program into Friday prayers. A capital security training session was announced for immediately after adjournment. The Senate then adopted a motion to adjourn until 10:30 a.m. Monday, January 19, 2026.
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Government Structure - Room 210, 3 February, 2026; 11:00 A.M.
Government Structure
Transcript Highlights:
- This is the aging statutes language in the Mississippi Code, go back to the 1930s, but it was all overhauled
- the uh aging statutes in<00:03:17.519><c> the</c><00:03:17.760><c> Mississippi</c><00:03:18.239><c> code
- </c><00:03:18.800><c> back</c><00:03:18.959><c> to</c><00:03:19.120><c> the</c> in the Mississippi code
- go back to the in the Mississippi code go back to the 1930s,<00:03:20.239><c> but</c><00:03:20.480><
Committee:
Joint Government Structure
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
01/15/2026 - House Republican Caucus Calendar #1
Transcript Highlights:
- House Bill 2153 conforms state statute to the Internal Revenue Code as of January 1, 2026, including
- The Internal Revenue Code as of January 1, 2026, including the provisions that are retroactive to tax
- Here in Arizona, the legislature and the laws determine the tax code. So what she is..."
- "In Arizona, the legislature and the laws determine the tax code.
Summary:
The caucus focused on HB 2153, a tax conformity bill that would align Arizona statute with the Internal Revenue Code as of January 1, 2026, including retroactive provisions affecting tax year 2025. Staff explained that the bill excludes three federal provisions from H.R. 1: the additional $6,000 senior deduction, the increase in the state and local tax (SALT) deduction to $40,000, and the deduction for interest on new car loans. It also adds several Arizona-specific provisions, including a $6,000 deduction for certain retirement distributions for taxpayers age 65 or older, a $6,000 deduction for Roth IRA contributions, an increase in the dependent tax credit from $100 to $125, and a deduction for child and dependent care expenses above the federal credit. JLBC’s fiscal note was cited as a negative $441.3 million in year one, declining over the next two years.
Chairman Livingston and other Republican members argued the bill was needed immediately because the Department of Revenue had already issued tentative forms assuming full conformity, creating confusion for taxpayers and businesses. They said the state needed a signed law as soon as possible to avoid amended returns, inconsistent filing rules, and uncertainty for small businesses. Livingston emphasized that the bill was intended to protect small businesses from having to keep two sets of books and said he was advising taxpayers not to file until the issue was resolved. Members also discussed the practical impact on small businesses, citing testimony that Arizona has about 700,000 small businesses employing well over a million people.
Several exchanges clarified the difference between the governor’s November direction to the Department of Revenue and the bill before the committee. Staff explained that DOR normally assumes “simple conformity” and that the governor’s directive attempted to add “below-the-line” deductions through a worksheet, but that those items still require statutory authorization. Members said the governor’s action was confusing and characterized it as a press release rather than binding law. The committee also discussed the child care provisions, describing them as a federal-style deduction Arizona has not previously adopted and as one of the main new benefits in the bill. The caucus ended without a vote, and members were told the floor would begin at 10 a.m.
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House Ports, Waterways and Intermodal Transit Committee Jan 14th, 2026
Ports, Waterways & Intermodal Transit
Transcript Highlights:
- And somehow there was an error in the bill that included, uh, there's two sections of code that deal
- uh there's two bill that included uh there's two sections<00:10:17.920><c> of</c><00:10:18.160><c> code
- </c><00:10:18.880><c> that</c><00:10:19.200><c> deal</c><00:10:19.519><c> with</c> sections of code that
- deal with sections of code that deal with commercial<00:10:20.480><c> seafood</c><00:10:20.959><c> licensing
Committee:
House Ports, Waterways & Intermodal Transit
Keywords:
district attorneys, prosecutorial function, law enforcement, criminal procedure, legal advice, paternity, putative father registry, adoption, legal rights, parental rights, HB181, Alabama Building Renovation Finance Authority, bond authorization, state bonds, capital improvements, public buildings, State Capitol, renovation finance, public office facilities, infrastructure financing
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Chapter 573 of the Texas Health and Safety Code currently permits this warrantless, meaning a mental
- Um, members, uh, Section 22.002A of the Government Code is the codification of Article 5, Section 3 of
- Um, that section of the government code to clarify that the Texas Supreme Court may issue writs of crescendo
- There was a gun range on the work's property, totally inappropriate from an estate code standpoint.
Bills:
SB 53
Committee:
House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- this bill provides technical clarifications and changes to several provisions of the Florida Trust Code
- of uncertainty among practitioners and to provide consistency with the application of the probate code
- Third, it reconciles a difference between the probate code and trust code by providing that ademption
Committee:
Senate Rules
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Rules met and considered a series of bills, beginning with CS/CS/SB 282 on home and service warranty association financial requirements. The bill would allow more than one collateral liability insurance policy to back a warranty license and make related financial requirement changes; an amendment clarifying policy options was adopted, and the bill was reported favorably. The committee also approved CS/SB 280 on candidate qualification, which creates an enforceable requirement and private right of action for party-affiliation qualification rules, and SB 7004, an open government sunset review bill that continues a public records exemption related to housing assistance program applicants or participants after disasters.
The committee then took up several member bills. CS/CS/CS/SB 88 would create an opt-in framework for local governments to allow utility terrain vehicles on certain roads, with safety requirements and insurance clarification added by amendment; supporters emphasized local transportation benefits and law enforcement tools, while several senators raised concerns about misuse in urban areas, and the bill was reported favorably. CS/SB 106 would allow substitute service through the same electronic platform used by scammers in vulnerable adult exploitation cases, with a 30-day hold clarified by amendment; it received support from elder law and advocacy groups and was reported favorably. CS/CS/SB 262 made technical changes to the Florida Trust Code, including decanting, trustee actions, ademption by satisfaction, and homestead/community property trust treatment, and was also reported favorably.
Additional bills approved included SB 402, which updates the unlawful use of uniforms, medals, or insignia statute by referring to armed forces as defined elsewhere in law; SB 700, which continues the public records exemption for site-specific location information for threatened and endangered species; and SB 7006, which preserves public records and meeting exemptions for building plans and related documents depicting 911, E911, and public safety radio communication infrastructure, including next-generation 911 systems. At the end of the meeting, senators requested to be recorded as voting in the affirmative on certain bills, and the committee adjourned without objection.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Working Group on Omnibus Transportation Bill - 06/06/25
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- , small cities, and metro counties.
- </c><01:17:49.600><c> of</c> Commissioner representing the city of Commissioner representing the city
- :40.719><c> state</c> cities, counties, uh, and state cities, counties, uh, and state facilities<02:03
- </c> Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities pointed<02:20:44.000
- </c> away from the counties and the cities. away from the counties and the cities.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session 5/11/26 - Part 3
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
ID
Idaho 2026 Regular Session
Agenda Mar 24th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- which preserves to the people of Idaho the right to hunt, fish, and trap, as well as 36-2012 Idaho Code
- and carry out the policy of the state in accordance with the provisions of the Idaho Fish and Game Code
- change such policy, but only to administer it, in addition to the Administrative Procedures Act, Idaho Code
Summary:
The Resources and Conservation Committee met at 8:00 a.m. with a quorum present. Representative Petsky presented House Bill 939, which would restrict certain hunting technologies during big game season, including night vision, thermal devices, transmitting trail cameras, and drones, while adding carve-outs for predator control (wolves, mountain lions, and other predatory wildlife), agriculture, retrieving wounded animals, and monitoring traps. Petsky said the bill was intended to balance conservation and hunting opportunity with practical uses of the technology, though he acknowledged some enforcement questions may need to be revisited later.
Representative Mickelson moved HB 939 to the floor with a do pass recommendation, and Dexton Lake of the Idaho Farm Bureau testified in support, saying the organization appreciated the collaboration and supported the bill. Representative Manwaring asked to move the bill to second reading for time reasons, and the committee agreed by unanimous consent. The committee then voted aye to send HB 939 to the floor with a do pass recommendation.
The committee also took up Fish and Game rule docket 13-0108-2401. Representative Boyle moved to adopt the docket except for sections 410(04)(G) and (H), citing concerns about conflicts with the Idaho Constitution’s right to hunt, fish, and trap, state law on taking wolves, the Fish and Game Commission’s authority, and administrative procedure requirements. The committee approved the motion and accepted the docket with those two sections rejected. The meeting then adjourned.
ID
Idaho 2026 Regular Session
Agenda Feb 17th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- significant portion of the rewrite involves the removal of language that is already addressed in Idaho Code
- Code or federal statute or has since been removed from statute.
- program that was removed from statute by the Idaho State Legislature in order to align with existing code
Summary:
The committee first approved the minutes from Wednesday, February 11, by voice vote. It then heard House Bill 543 from Representative Ben Furman, which would update Percy Choice language to comply with the federal SECURE Act 2.0 by allowing after-tax Roth contributions in the 401(k)-type plan. The bill was described as a conformity update, and the committee moved it to the floor with a due pass recommendation by voice vote.
Next, the Idaho Division of Veterans Services presented a pending rule docket removing obsolete rules related to domiciliary care, which the agency no longer provides. The administrator explained that assisted-living-type care is available elsewhere, but not through the division. The committee approved the rule docket by voice vote.
Finally, the Department of Commerce presented its grant program rules under the governor’s zero-based regulation initiative, describing the rewrite as non-substantive housekeeping to remove redundant or outdated language, align with statute, and clarify definitions and funding limits. Members asked about a change allowing the department to require matching funds, and staff explained that the language gives flexibility to reduce or waive match requirements in hardship or disaster situations, or potentially require more in some cases. The committee approved the docket by voice vote.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- significant portion of the rewrite involves the removal of language that is already addressed in Idaho Code
- Code or federal statute or has since been removed from statute.
- program that was removed from statute by the Idaho State Legislature in order to align with existing code
Committee:
House Commerce and Human Resources
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Public Works and Highways (01/20/2026)
Public Works and Highways
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> road that will be covered by this code road that will be covered by this code section. section.
- </c><00:40:04.160><c> He</c> city. Think about that. That's a lot. He city. Think about that.
- </c> in the city of Laconia. in the city of Laconia.
- Two is does the town or city alive? Two is does the town or city support<00:58:52.160><c> it?
- As the state's largest city Hampshire.
Committee:
House Public Works and Highways
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Conference Committee on HF2431 5/8/25
Transcript Highlights:
- I serve as the executive director of student finance for the University of Minnesota Twin Cities.
- I serve as the executive director of student finance for the University of Minnesota Twin Cities.
- I serve as the executive director of student finance for the University of Minnesota Twin Cities.
- </c> Twin Cities. Twin Cities.
- We're just pulling up the Twin Cities.
Summary:
The Higher Education Finance and Policy Conference Committee met publicly to compare House and Senate positions on the higher education budget, with the chairs emphasizing transparency and alternating gavel control. Nonpartisan fiscal staff walked through a spreadsheet of differences across the Office of Higher Education and Minnesota State, including major items such as state grants, childcare grants, work study, tribal college grants, emergency assistance grants, hunger-free campus grants, student parent support, direct admissions, paramedic scholarships, and several medical residency and fellowship programs. The House and Senate also differed on administrative funding, campus sexual assault reporting, and a House FY25 cancellation that would be carried forward.
Members discussed several of the larger policy and funding choices. The Senate explained its increase for Minitex as support for operating costs and statewide access to information. The House explained its cuts to student parent support and other items as necessary to work within a zero target and to prioritize direct aid to students, while the Senate said it focused on direct appropriations and access-related programs. On hunger-free campus grants and emergency assistance grants, the Senate said it was changing the distribution method and direct appropriations rather than reducing the overall money, while the House noted differences in whether nonprofit institutions remained included.
The committee also reviewed Senate-only additions and reductions in Minnesota State, including free course materials, Lake Superior College remediation, and changes to the Kids on Campus appropriation. A representative from Lake Superior College testified that the PAS remediation funding would help address contamination issues at an emergency training site near Lake Superior and that the money was shifted from the Kids on Campus initiative. No final conference agreement or vote was taken in the portion of the meeting provided; the committee continued discussing differences and testimony.
NY
New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Agriculture - 04/21/2026
Agriculture
Transcript Highlights:
- Agriculture and Markets Law in relation to the power of the peace officer's motion is to refer to Codes
- That bill moves to Codes.
- some of these companies are starting to shift and have shifted, and they already have, you know, QR codes
Committee:
Senate Agriculture
Summary:
The Standing Committee on Agriculture considered a full agenda of bills covering animal welfare, school food standards, farm succession planning, microchipping, electronic reporting, and baby food safety. Several measures were reported or advanced without objection, including S.1743 (referred to Codes), S.30738 on a civil remedy for companion animals denied proper care, S.5488 on microchipping certain animals, and S.5689 on authorizing electronic reporting. S.3214B, which would prohibit the sale of foods containing synthetic additives in schools, was advanced to the Education Committee; two members were recorded without recommendation on that bill.
The committee also discussed S.4755A, Senator Bailey’s farm ownership succession planning program, though the transcript does not capture a final vote on that item. The most detailed discussion centered on S.8701A, Senator Hinchey’s bill requiring testing of baby food and formula for toxic heavy metals and disclosure of results. Members asked about federal standards, supply-chain impacts, and whether ingredient suppliers should also be covered. Supporters said there are limited federal standards, cited similar laws in California, Virginia, Maryland, and Illinois, and argued the bill would protect consumers without disrupting supply. The bill was then moved to the Consumer Protection Committee.
At the close of the meeting, the chair noted the large number of animal-related bills on the agenda and mentioned upcoming Animal Advocacy Day. The committee then adjourned.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Arts, Entertainment, Sports, and Tourism Committee Jul 8th, 2025
Arts, Entertainment, Sports, and Tourism
Transcript Highlights:
- our progress by what we are able to track and show in terms of where workers are working, what zip codes
- process is saying let's have some standards across all applications so that we can look at what zip codes
- So, we're very appreciative that you are including the zip code-specific data as well.
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- The code section. Does everybody see? Yeah, that is the only change.
- I see the code section, Mr. Chairman. I'm just trying to figure out what that code section does.
Committee:
Senate Tourism
Keywords:
mixed spirit beverages, alcohol regulation, licensing, excise tax, distribution agreements, retail sales, wholesalers, SB262, White Hall, Lowndes County, pari-mutuel wagering, simulcast, historical racing, historical horse racing, dog racing, horse racing, charitable bingo, off-track betting, OTB, gambling