Transcript Highlights:

• H.R. 26 says that the President cannot issue a ban on fracking unless authorized by Congress.
• And there are other areas where our authority has been stepped on and violated.
• And there are other areas where our authority has been stepped on and violated.
• In 2024, the Orange County Sheriff's Department found 2.06 million pills laced with fentanyl.
• In Los Angeles County, our reservoirs are full to overflowing.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Friday, February 7, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• agencies, boards and commissions, 19 some higher educational institutions, 180 school districts, counties
• However, I want to bring it to your attention: currently, OCS Labs... lacks the authority to require,
• It can be the county hospitals contracting.
• But you know, Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office, APD, Farmington PD, San Juan County, they all now have
• in this county.

Committee: House Science, Technology & Telecommunications Committee

Transcript Highlights:

• AB 125 authorizes a renewed managed care organization, or MCO, tax for three years beginning January
• Chair and members, I’m Erin Evans on behalf of the County of Santa Clara.
• The county supports the Medi-Cal Fair Share Act as part of the state’s revenue solutions.
• Chair and members, I'm Erin Evans on behalf of the County of Santa Clara.
• The county supports the Medi-Cal Fair Share Act as part of the state's revenue solutions.

Committee: Senate Budget and Fiscal Review

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• County, Hillsborough County, Nashua, Manchester, Rockingham County, Salem, which just started in Hampton
• County, Hillsborough County, Nashua, Manchester, Rockingham County, or Salem, which just started in Hampton
• County, Hillsborough County, Nashua, Manchester, Rockingham County, or Salem, which just started in Hampton
• Uh the Hillsro County from the county.
• County, Bellnap County, Hillsro Cheshure County, Bellnap County, Hillsro County,<00:22:14.080><c> Nsha

Committee: House Judiciary

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Judiciary Committee opened a hearing on House Bill 1067-FN, which would formalize and expand mental health courts in New Hampshire and create a grant-based funding structure for them. Representative Mark Pearson, the prime sponsor, described the bill as a bipartisan, compassionate, and cost-effective approach that would connect people with mental illness to treatment and supervision instead of incarceration, while still holding them accountable. He said the proposal was developed with input from the judicial branch, law enforcement, corrections, mental health organizations, and others, and emphasized that local courts could tailor programs to their needs. Committee members questioned the bill’s fiscal note, whether the legislature had previously studied the issue, how the program would be funded, and whether the bill should more explicitly address treatment, prevention, and data collection. Representative Buzz Sher, who helped develop the bill, explained how mental health courts work, including referral, clinical and public-safety assessments, case management, goal-setting, and graduation from the program. He said existing New Hampshire mental health courts are mostly partial and county-funded, and that the bill would formalize them, set standards, and allow grant funding. He also cited data from Georgia and New Hampshire suggesting significant savings from reduced incarceration and related costs. Members also raised concerns about due process, whether people not formally charged could be swept into the system, and whether individuals with violent offenses or domestic violence histories could be diverted inappropriately. Sher responded that only people already in the criminal justice process are eligible and that courts use safety assessments to screen out most violent cases. The committee requested that Sher file supporting financial data from other jurisdictions, and he agreed to do so. No vote or final action was taken during the hearing.

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• Unlike many local governments, they do not have taxing authority.
• On Senate Bill 6148, modifying the maximum terms of regional transit authority bond issues.
• It would modify the maximum term of regional transit authority bond issues.
• the larger urban counties of the state to operate a high-capacity transportation system.
• Regional transit authorities, or RTAs, also have the authority to impose various voter-approved local

Summary: The Senate Transportation Committee held public hearings on several bills. Substitute Senate Bill 5690 would require WSDOT to give utility owners advance notice of fish barrier removal and other projects, seek federal funding for those projects when available, and report back to the Legislature; supporters said it would help small utilities plan for costly relocations, while WSDOT said the bill would not achieve its intended effect and that federal reimbursement for these costs is limited. The committee also heard Engrossed Senate Bill 5746, which would create or continue an advisory process on EV charger infrastructure property crime; the sponsor and supporters said it would help address vandalism and theft affecting charging access, and testimony was overwhelmingly in favor. Senate Bill 5750 would authorize state facilities to charge fees for privately owned EVs using state charging stations and deposit the revenue into the motor vehicle fund; the sponsor said this would make charging costs fairer and recover expenses, with broad support and some questions about whether the policy could be implemented administratively without legislation. The committee then heard Senate Bill 6148, which would increase the maximum term for regional transit authority bonds from 40 years to 75 years, affecting Sound Transit. Sound Transit and transit advocates argued the longer term would better match debt to long-lived assets, help accelerate construction, and reduce near-term financial pressure without raising taxes, while opponents warned it would increase long-term costs and shift repayment burdens to future generations. Committee members asked about interest costs, asset values, and examples of eligible long-lived projects such as tunnels and bridges. No votes were taken during the hearing, and each bill closed with testimony counts recorded on the record.

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• Richmond County; Victoria, Ms.
• Richmond County. Victoria, Ms.
• Richmond County. Victoria, Ms. Staten Island Teen; Alexis Ryan; and I'm not...
• Prince Edward County School Board, one of the cases consolidated into Brown.
• THE AS PLAINTIFF IN DAVIS VERSUS PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD, ONE OF THE CASES CONSOLIDATED INTO

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The Senate convened, approved the prior journal, and handled several motions to discharge and substitute identical Assembly or Senate bills, along with a number of amendments. The chamber also welcomed student visitors from the League of Women Voters’ Students of Albany program and a group of Staten Island titleholders, and later adopted previously approved resolutions honoring Dorothy E. Reid for her role in Brown v. Board of Education and recognizing Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. on Delta Day, with multiple senators speaking in support of both recognitions. The bulk of the floor session was devoted to third-reading votes on a large number of bills, most of which passed with broad support. Measures addressed public health, workers’ compensation, education, environmental conservation, insurance, labor, criminal procedure, domestic relations, tax, municipal authority, and correction law. Several bills were explained by sponsors as advancing stormwater management authority, labor-law transparency, public health protections, and stronger penalties for trafficking-related offenses; one bill on immunization in summer camps drew a defense from Senator Skoufis as a child-protection measure, while another on correction law passed with some Republican opposition. The chamber also took up a controversial public health/electronic health records bill by Senator Fernandez. Senator Martin questioned the bill at length about redacting certain categories of information, emergency access, provider obligations, and the impact on doctors’ ability to see complete medical histories. Fernandez said the bill was intended to protect patients from discrimination and to limit access to a small list of sensitive services, while also noting emergency exceptions and support from more than 200 health care providers. The debate remained focused on balancing privacy protections with concerns about continuity of care and record integrity.

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• I am California born and raised, Sonoma County, most of my life. Never left the state.
• PG&E really worked with Redwood Coast Energy Authority and others.
• There's one in South Orange County. It's called the Doheny Desalination Project.
• There's two subsurface desalination projects underway in Orange County and Monterey County.
• And the result was a loss of more than 90% of the kelp along Mendocino County and Sonoma County.

Summary: The Select Committee on Climate Innovation and Infrastructure held a hearing focused on emerging technologies for climate resilience and infrastructure. The first panel discussed the Calistoga Resiliency Center, a utility-driven microgrid that keeps the city powered during public safety power shutoffs using hydrogen fuel cells, lithium-ion batteries, and liquid hydrogen storage. PG&E described microgrids as a resilience tool but emphasized that cost remains the main barrier to wider deployment. Energy Vault explained the project’s design, its ability to provide at least 48 hours of backup power on a small parcel of land, and its use of green hydrogen and battery storage to improve efficiency and reduce emissions. A Calistoga councilmember and NCPA representative also discussed the Lodi Energy Center hydrogen project, saying it could help decarbonize power generation and transportation, but that federal and state funding changes, tax credit timing, and other policy shifts have made the project difficult to advance. The Green Hydrogen Coalition supported the Calistoga model as a blueprint and urged policy changes to create demand and reduce barriers for renewable hydrogen, including addressing behind-the-meter rules and recognizing hydrogen in state energy planning. The second panel focused on water resilience and desalination, with the California Desal Association and Oneka Technologies discussing wave-powered desalination for the City of Fort Bragg. Cal Desal said California’s changing hydrology, reduced snowpack, and drought conditions make local water supply options increasingly important, but noted that conventional desalination is expensive and slow to permit. Oneka described its offshore, wave-powered system as a zero-electricity desalination technology that produces drinking water without greenhouse gas emissions and with limited land use, and said the Fort Bragg pilot is intended to demonstrate the technology under California conditions. The company and Cal Desal both stressed that permitting is a major obstacle, with the project requiring multiple agencies and a timeline far longer than in other jurisdictions. They also said the technology’s autonomous operation could improve water resilience because it does not depend on the electrical grid. The final panel featured the Climate Foundation’s marine permaculture proposal, which aims to restore kelp forests and support carbon removal and coastal food systems. The presenter said warming oceans and nutrient loss have devastated kelp forests along the California coast and argued that offshore platforms that raise and lower seaweed to access nutrients and sunlight could help regenerate ecosystems while producing food, feed, fertilizer, and carbon benefits. He said the technology has shown strong growth rates and storm resilience in other regions, but that California permitting remains a major hurdle, involving 17 state and federal agencies. He proposed a streamlined, code-based permitting approach for smaller projects and said the group is seeking matching funds to complete a first California pilot. Throughout the hearing, members and witnesses repeatedly highlighted the tension between innovation and the high cost, complexity, and length of California’s permitting and funding processes.

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• Uh, requesting the counties to authorize a percentage of taxes generated by the general excise tax and
• </c><00:28:15.200><c> to</c><00:28:16.000><c> authorize</c> uh requesting the counties to authorize uh
• requesting the counties to authorize a<00:28:16.640><c> percentage</c><00:28:16.880><c> of</c><00:28
• It says that they concluded their sample with 1,985 respondents across all four counties.
• Um, it says that they concluded their sample with 1,985 respondents across all four counties.

Committee: Senate Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The joint Committee on Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs and Committee on Transportation, Culture, and the Arts heard several resolutions, with most public testimony focused on Senate Concurrent Resolution 159 and Senate Resolution 129, which urge continued U.S. support for the Ukrainian military. Testimony on those measures was largely opposed, with witnesses arguing Hawaii should prioritize local needs such as homelessness, infrastructure, and cost of living over additional aid to Ukraine; one support testimony was noted from the Democratic Party of Hawaii. Despite the opposition, both committees recommended passage with technical, nonsubstantive amendments, and the recommendations were adopted. The committees also considered transportation-related resolutions. Senate Concurrent Resolution 182 and Senate Resolution 152 would initiate a summer streets pilot program, and Senate Concurrent Resolution 200 and Senate Resolution 180 would ask AMPO to coordinate a transportation management training program. Testimony on the summer streets proposal included support and opposition, with one witness saying community input should be gathered through existing district and community meetings rather than creating a pilot. The training-program measure drew opposition from a witness who argued it would add unnecessary bureaucracy. Both pairs were recommended for passage, with the summer streets resolutions passed unamended and the training-program resolutions passed with technical amendments. In the Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs committee, Senate Concurrent Resolution 18 and Senate Resolution 14, concerning relocation of the Pearl City post office to Navy property, were recommended for passage with technical amendments. The committee also heard extensive testimony on Senate Concurrent Resolution 136 and Senate Resolution 150, which call for a geothermal energy working group. Supporters included the State Energy Office, PUC, consumer advocate, and others, though the energy office asked to move the report deadline to 2027. Opponents raised concerns about cost, health impacts, environmental risks, and Native Hawaiian representation. The chair proposed amendments to add a Native Hawaiian member, the consumer advocate, and the House and Senate energy committee chairs, clarify participation by utility, geothermal, and nonprofit representatives, and extend the report deadline to 2027. The resolutions were then recommended for passage with amendments, and all recommendations were adopted before adjournment.

Transcript Highlights:

• So if the prosecutor and this was brought to my attention by my county attorney in Beltrami County, he
• So if the prosecutor and this was brought to my attention by my county attorney in Beltrami County, he
• </c> was brought to my attention by my County was brought to my attention by my County attorney<00:42
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• </c><00:57:01.920><c> project</c> uh wrote and authored project uh wrote and authored project 2025<00

Committee: House Public Safety Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• He told me about a program in Dakota County that's locally owned and affordable.
• </c><00:02:43.280><c> are</c> bill trying to ensure that counties are bill trying to ensure that counties
• </c> Bedell, a renter in Dakota County. Bedell, a renter in Dakota County.
• options for our county.
• options for our county.

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• So, like, you pick whatever county location and you've got a proposition for superposition.
• County location and you've got a proposition for sewers. S would be logical.
• And so if we do make an adjustment on the floor, I remember somebody talking about counties that have
• Have you since heard from any county clerks with concerns? No, I have not.
• Have you since heard from any county clerks with concerns? No, I have not.

Committee: House Special Committee on Property Tax Reform

Keywords: 959, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• transient accommodations taxes be limited to the state transient accommodations taxes imposed in the same county
• transient accommodations taxes be limited to the state transient accommodations taxes imposed in the same county
• Business Development Corporation and includes agriculture tourism and the definition of enterprise to authorize
• </c><00:16:30.680><c> the</c><00:16:30.839><c> Agri</c><00:16:31.160><c> Business</c> to authorize the
• Agri Business to authorize the Agri Business Development<00:16:32.319><c> Corporation</c><00:16:32.759

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The joint hearing of the Committee on Tourism and the Committee on Economic Development and Technology met on February 11, 2025, to hear House Bill 96 and House Bill 106. HB 96 would allow low-income housing tax credits to offset state transient accommodations taxes, limit the credit to taxes imposed in the same county as the qualified building, and make Act 129 permanent. The Department of Taxation opposed the bill, saying it would be difficult to administer, would complicate the tax system, and could be susceptible to abuse; it also noted the credit would benefit the hotel owner even though the tax is paid by the customer. The Tax Foundation of Hawaii raised consumer protection concerns. No other testimony was offered, and the chair later recommended deferring HB 96 for further work with the Department of Taxation and the committee. HB 106 would authorize the Agribusiness Development Corporation to financially support farming businesses engaged in agricultural tourism and expand the definition of enterprise accordingly. The Agribusiness Development Corporation testified in support, saying farmers requested the change, it would diversify income, and it would provide technical and financial support. The Hawaii Farm Bureau also supported the measure, and the chair noted eight pieces of testimony in support and one in opposition. No questions were raised, and the chair recommended passing the bill as is. The committee voted on HB 106, with the chair and vice chair voting aye, along with Representatives Holt, Hussey, Ilagan, and Todd; Representative Matsumoto was excused. The chair’s recommendation to pass HB 106 was adopted, and the hearing was adjourned.

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• Currently, they wouldn’t be authorized to prescribe vitamins.
• Currently, they wouldn't be authorized to prescribe vitamins.
• They wouldn't be authorized if someone chokes, they wouldn't be authorized to assess the swallowing capability
• of a patient. be authorized to assess the swallowing capability of a patient.
• I'm a licensed chiropractor here in California, in Sonoma County.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• </c><00:06:20.160><c> for</c> for veterans in Typicanw County for for veterans in Typicanw County for
• </c><00:07:40.560><c> committees</c><00:07:41.280><c> and</c> Morgan County committees and Morgan County
• Cook County, Illinois in celebration of Cook County, Illinois in celebration of its<00:41:35.119><c>
• </c> Bensonville, east of County Line Road. Bensonville, east of County Line Road.
• In 2018, he became Forest County.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Paul, Ramsey County, effective January 2, 2023, for a term expiring January 1, 2029; Bradford Deopena
• Paul, Ramsey County, effective March 26, 2025, for a term expiring January 6, 2031.
• </c><00:29:59.360><c> Paul</c><00:30:00.080><c> Ramsey</c><00:30:01.120><c> County</c> Jane Bowman St
• Paul Ramsey County Jane Bowman St.
• Paul Ramsey County Bradford Deopena St.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• I'm Rick Cheatham representing District 28, which is Power, Franklin, and part of Bannock County.
• It would clarify and bolster regulators' enforcement authority and other authority over the travel insurance
• For the record, my name is Jordan Redman, representing District 3 in Kootenai County.
• For the record, my name is Jordan Redman, representing District 3 in Kootenai County.
• My name is Jordan Redman, representing District 3 in Kootenai County.

Committee: House Business

Summary: The House Business Committee introduced several RS measures and advanced one bill. RS 33-267, from Rep. Cheatham, would exempt four-plex dwellings from mandatory sprinkler requirements to reduce housing costs and would add heat-detection devices in new construction to address garage fires involving lithium-ion batteries. Members discussed whether heat detection was already being added in the rules package, and some expressed concern about changing prior sprinkler policy, but the RS was introduced. RS 33-022, a travel insurance regulatory framework based on a national model act, was also introduced after testimony that it would standardize consumer protections, disclosures, licensing, and a free-look period. RS 33-208, on third-party litigation financing, was introduced with support for disclosure requirements and a prohibition on foreign adversary participation. RS 33-065, aimed at reducing barriers to manufactured housing by easing zoning treatment and covenant restrictions, was introduced despite questions about consultation with cities and counties. RS 33-274, creating a voluntary portable benefits plan for independent contractors, was introduced after questions about how it would interact with existing benefit plans and whether contributions would be limited to hiring parties. The committee then heard House Bill 530 on oral chemotherapy parity. Rep. Bruce and Rep. Green described the bill as a response to cancer patients facing much higher out-of-pocket costs for oral anti-cancer drugs than for IV treatments, and several witnesses, including Susan G. Komen, a cancer patient, a St. Luke’s pharmacist, and the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, testified in support. They said the bill would not create new coverage mandates but would require equal cost-sharing treatment for oral and IV anti-cancer medications, helping patients avoid delayed or abandoned treatment. Members debated whether the bill should include a $250 monthly cap on out-of-pocket costs; the sponsors said the substitute RS removed that cap while preserving parity, and some members preferred the cap for predictability. A motion to table the bill failed, and HB 530 was sent to the floor with a do-pass recommendation. The substitute RS 33-222 was then introduced. Finally, RS 33-262, from Rep. Skog, was introduced to cap interest and fees on loans from non-regulated lenders, targeting payday and title lending practices described by supporters as predatory and trapping borrowers in cycles of debt. Members raised concerns about whether the cap could reduce access to short-term credit, while supporters cited examples of 200% to 300% or even higher effective rates. The committee also noted existing Idaho usury law questions during discussion. The RS was introduced, and the meeting adjourned after announcements about upcoming floor and committee schedules.

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• So, they gave us in lie lands largely up in Cimarron County.
• I mean, meet at the various county centers to have our annual auctions.
• So if the land isn't in a county, that goes everywhere.
• so those were less than a million dollars a year because I know our one contract just in Comanche County
• OEcuA uses available resources to support authorized work, maintain appropriate liquid liquidity and

Committee: House A&B Education Subcommittee

Keywords: 914, all

Transcript Highlights:

• But the smaller counties that don't have the resources and don't have the staff to pull together mailings
• Oh, I am a member of the Franklin County Republican Committee. Okay. Thank you.
• Charles County Ambulance District that was filed eight weeks prior to the election.
• And so those papers are scanned to the election authorities for them to check. Correct.
• Chair, members of the committee, Jeff Renetti from District 123 represents Camden County.

Committee: House Local Government, Elections and Pensions

Summary: The committee first took up executive-session votes on prior bills, adopting a House committee substitute for House Bill 2605 and then passing it 9-1, and passing House Bill 2301 by a 10-0 vote. The committee then held a public hearing on House Bill 2124, which would standardize initiative petition forms, require circulator residency or Missouri presence, prohibit per-signature pay, limit who may challenge ballot titles to Missouri registered voters, and adjust timing for constitutional verification. The sponsor and supporters said the bill would improve clarity, reduce fraud, and keep control of the petition process in Missouri hands, while opponents argued it would add burdens, restrict speech and access to the courts, and likely face constitutional challenges. No vote was taken on HB 2124 in the transcript. The committee then heard House Bill 3383, which would require nonprofits involved in signature-gathering or political management to use E-Verify to confirm workers are U.S. citizens, with the sponsor saying it responded to Attorney General investigations into alleged use of non-citizens by signature-gathering organizations. Supporters framed it as a simple election-integrity measure, while opponents called it unnecessary, overreaching, and unsupported by evidence, arguing nonprofits should not be burdened based on unproven allegations. The hearing concluded without a vote, and the committee adjourned after no further business.

Transcript Highlights:

• Jones of Platte County, Myers, Davidson, Sharp of Jackson County, and Collins.
• Louis County, St. Charles County, and my home county of Jefferson County.
• Louis County. Lady from St. Louis County. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
• Louis County mentioned this.
• Louis County.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• This bill would only pertain to the DMVs that are in Washoe County and in Clark County.
• Clark County Elections Department via public records request.
• It supports election administration at the county level, and it expands voter access.
• . counties, and it focuses on unfunded mandates through Section 6 and 26.
• It doesn't go through the county.

Bills: AB534 , AB562 , AB595 , AB597 , AB600 , SB74 , SB226 , SB422 , SB488

Committee: Assembly Legislative Operations and Elections

Keywords: election reform, voter accessibility, conditional ballots, voter registration, mechanical voting systems, election audits, voter access grants, provisional ballot, voting technology, AB562, Nevada, Secretary of State, elections, elections management system, HAVA, Help America Vote Act, automatic voter registration, AVR, election technology, state appropriations