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HI
Transcript Highlights:
- our people, for our sustainable workers, for the Lahaina fire victims, for my students, for their parents
- our people, for our sustainable workers, for the Lahaina fire victims, for my students, for their parents
- our people, for our sustainable workers, for the Lahaina fire victims, for my students, for their parents
- our people, for our sustainable workers, for the Lahaina fire victims, for my students, for their parents
- um we need homes no housing no parents um we need homes no housing no peace<00:18:53.600><c> thank</
Committee:
House Housing
Summary:
The Housing Committee met on March 19 for a brief public hearing on two bills. SB 79 SD1, relating to historic preservation reviews, drew support from HHFDC, DLNR/SHIPY, and NAOP Hawaiʻi, with NAOP recommending a technical amendment to ensure applications submitted to the department are complete and accurate. No opposition or questions were raised during the hearing.
The committee also heard SB 170 SD2 HD1, relating to the expeditious redevelopment and development of affordable rental housing. Testimony was generally supportive, including from HHFDC, Hal Māhu, Pacific Commercial Realty, KCOM Corporation, the Green Party of Hawaiʻi, the Maui Chamber of Commerce, and several individuals, with one person testifying in opposition. Supporters emphasized the need to speed affordable housing redevelopment, especially for Lahaina fire victims, displaced residents, workers, and people experiencing homelessness. A KCOM representative described proposed technical amendments to avoid special-law concerns and to clarify that a permit in process with the county should be sufficient if an emergency proclamation expires before completion.
In decision-making, the committee voted to pass SB 79 SD1 with amendments and to pass SB 170 SD2 HD1 with substantial amendments. For SB 170, the chair described amendments to incorporate Pacific Commercial Realty’s proposed changes, clarify application-completeness requirements, exclude shoreline- and erosion-impacted parcels, remove references to flooding and tsunami, clarify an exemption from HRS 343 for certain permanently affordable multifamily projects in the SMA on historic properties, and move the bill’s provisions into statute. Representatives Cochran, Kagawa, and Peric were excused on the vote. The hearing then adjourned.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
March 4, 2025 - 01:30 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- This bill aims to allow not-for-profit limited liability companies and not-for-profit corporate parents
- updates the terms and wordings to conform to the ways health care systems are organized today, with the parent
- They want, parents want, and the coaches want, and the umpires want people to know that when they are
- For me as a parent, it's vital. We need to do this with every organization.
- For me as a parent, it's vital. I think that you're a good-faith member.
Summary:
The Health Care Facilities and System Subcommittee met and heard three bills, all of which passed favorably. HB 229 by Rep. Oliver would update the Health Facilities Authority Act to reflect modern health system structures, allowing not-for-profit LLCs and not-for-profit parent corporations of health systems to use the financing authority, and clarifying that authorities may use loan agreements as well as lease financing. An amendment narrowing and clarifying the not-for-profit definition was adopted without objection. AdventHealth testified in support, and the bill passed 17-0.
The committee then heard HB 527 by Rep. Trabulsi, which creates a public records exemption for current and former AHCA personnel who investigate complaints, Medicaid fraud, abuse, waste, or inspect licensed health facilities. The sponsor said the exemption is intended to protect investigators and their families from retaliation. There was no public testimony, and members discussed balancing transparency with safety. The bill passed 17-0.
Finally, the committee heard HB 431 by Rep. Trabulsi, which extends by one year the requirement for athletic coaches and similar youth sports volunteers to complete Level 2 background screening through AHCA’s clearinghouse, with the sponsor saying the delay would give the system time to expand and reduce costs over time. Public testimony from youth sports organizations supported the goal of screening but raised concerns about cost, implementation details, and age thresholds for screening. Members generally supported the bill as a child-safety measure, and it also passed 17-0. The meeting then adjourned.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- Let's strive to save all children, not just one, through education.
- I am a retired educator, lifelong.
- I am very active in Sarasota with strengthening public education.
- I have seen what similar legislation has done to education.
- These are youth that are Florida educated, are bright and industrious.
Committee:
Senate Rules
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Jan 15th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- We prepare some driver, education curriculum for for high schools.
- And then the other thing we do in addition to education as we do intervene when we have dangerous driving
- If the parents names there, but put a little bit more information on there and then again, send that
- Thanks to record investments in our workforce education, the work that Florida Commerce and Careersource
- This includes out a minimum for the Commerce Department of Education and the Department of Children,
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> education 193EA. education 193EA.
- education? education?
- </c> Department of Education. Department of Education.
- ability to educated them educate them ability to educated them educate them themselves? themselves?
- </c> education trust fund. education trust fund.
Committee:
House Education Funding
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- This is a very important bill for families who have been foster parents or for individuals who have been
- Foster parents and foster children, and that is the bill. Are there questions on the bill?
- We're grateful to Senator Harrell for sponsoring this, putting foster parents and foster children on
- We forget the single parent who wants to run but cannot afford child care.
- They know these candidates are parents.
Committee:
Senate Ethics and Elections
Keywords:
student volunteers, polling locations, election administration, community service, Florida statutes, ethics, public officers, employment of relatives, transparency, government accountability, campaign finance, child care, elections, fund usage, political candidates, candidate qualifying, federal office, election integrity, regulatory compliance, political candidacy
Summary:
The committee met with a quorum and considered several election- and ethics-related bills. Senate Bill 572 by Senator Harrell, which would update ethics statutes so the definition of “relative” includes foster parents and foster children, received supportive testimony from the Commission on Ethics and passed unanimously. Senate Bill 414 by Senator Bracy Davis, allowing campaign funds to be used for campaign-related child care expenses, was presented as a way to reduce barriers to public service but was temporarily postponed after the sponsor said it lacked the votes to advance.
Senate Bill 500 by Senator Avila would require FDLE protective security details for major-party nominees for governor, lieutenant governor, and cabinet offices from nomination through assumption of office; members questioned the scope, definitions of major and minor parties, and whether taxpayers should bear the cost, and the bill was reported favorably on a divided vote. Senate Bill 620 by Senator Mayfield would require candidates for federal, state, county, district, judicial, and school board offices to disclose any non-U.S. citizenship or dual citizenship; testimony opposed the bill as stigmatizing dual citizens, but it was reported favorably.
The committee also approved CS for SB 92 by Chair Gaetz, which creates whistleblower-style protections for public employees who file ethics complaints based on firsthand knowledge and face retaliation, with support from the Commission on Ethics. In addition, the committee unanimously approved a block of gubernatorial appointments and then passed Senate Bill 564 by Senator Yarborough, allowing registered or pre-registered high school students to volunteer at polling places for community service hours; members discussed whether the bill would create new volunteer opportunities and whether the term “community service hours” needed clarification. The meeting ended with adjournment.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 2/24/26
Public Safety Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- ,</c><00:04:28.639><c> and</c> students and teachers, parents, and students and teachers, parents, and
- </c> uh especially again to uh the parents uh especially again to uh the parents and<00:09:30.320><c>
- It's not a parent when their child dies.
- </c> crying out for their parents. crying out for their parents.
- </c> though they are unsafe and no parent though they are unsafe and no parent should<00:43:27.680><c
Committee:
House Public Safety Finance and Policy
Keywords:
assault weapons, semi-automatic rifle, military-style firearm, gun ban, firearms regulation, gun control, public safety, BCA, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, background check, transferee permit, private gun sale, waiting period, felony possession, gross misdemeanor, AR-15, AK-47, Uzi, TEC-9, high-capacity magazine
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- And that's what you're getting, and that's what you're looking at with parents.
- A lot of parents, non-custodial parents, don't realize they're in arrears because of that.
- Sometimes we get it from the custodial parent. We get it from the court.
- Sometimes we get it from the custodial parent. We don't always know exactly.
- And oftentimes, if you're a parent, that work is extensive.
Committee:
Senate Insurance
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Insurance met on May 6, 2026, and first reported HB 1241 favorably. That bill, by Chairman Furman, requires insurers to check with DCFS before paying certain insurance settlements to determine whether the recipient owes delinquent child support, and to withhold and remit arrears if found. DCFS explained that Louisiana already has intercepts and other collection tools, but no current mechanism for insurance settlements. Senators raised concerns about notice to obligors and about liability if insurers fail to withhold, but the bill was advanced without objection.
The committee then heard HB 870, which would require health insurers and PBMs to cover lower-cost generic or biosimilar drugs when available and to use utilization management no more restrictively on those drugs. Supporters said the bill would improve access and lower patient costs by using wholesale acquisition cost as the comparison point. Opponents, including Louisiana Blue and the AFL-CIO, argued that WAC ignores rebates and net cost, could force plans to cover higher-cost biosimilars first, and could increase premiums and disrupt ERISA and fully insured plan design. The committee adopted a technical amendment set and then a second amendment set that added notice and reporting requirements tied to net cost calculations, and HB 870 was reported favorably as amended.
Several other bills were moved with little or no opposition. HB 1176, concerning Medicare Advantage coverage for integrative cancer treatments such as cold cap therapy, cryotherapy, and acupuncture, was amended to change the effective date and then reported favorably. HB 1196, dealing with colorectal cancer screening follow-up colonoscopies, was also amended and reported favorably. HB 1162, a consumer protection bill requiring DOI to verify that a contractor named on a first-party property damage check is licensed in Louisiana, was amended and reported favorably. HB 826, which modernizes insurance referral rules to allow referrals by email or website address, was reported favorably. The committee also heard HB 1151 on insurer investment limits and solvency protections, and HB 1236 on pharmacy reimbursement and copay maximizer programs; both drew substantial testimony and concern, especially over retroactivity, PBM cost allocation, and whether copay maximizers shift costs to patients, but the transcript cuts off before final action on HB 1236.
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- Nelly Hatcher Lee and her husband John Arthur Lee, both of whom she was blessed to call her beloved parents
- </c><00:03:30.720><c> Whereas</c><00:03:31.040><c> she</c> beloved parents.
- Whereas she beloved parents.
- Everyone in here has parents, obviously, and when your mother's around, she is the fruits of the Spirit
- Everyone in here has parents, obviously, and when your mother's around, she is the fruits of the Spirit
Summary:
The Senate convened and quickly adopted several organizational resolutions: Senate Resolution 1 notifying the House that the Senate was in session, Senate Joint Resolution 2 appointing a committee to notify the Governor, and Senate Joint Resolution 3 appointing a committee to escort the Governor to the joint session. The chamber also recognized Delta Sigma Theta Sorority’s Founders Day and later adopted a resolution honoring the life of Dorothy Lee “Dot” Hatcher, mother of Senator Kirk Hatcher, after it was read at length. Senators offered personal remarks of condolence and support to Senator Hatcher and his family.
The Senate then agreed, without objection, to allow bill introductions throughout the day until 4:00 p.m. It adopted Senate Joint Resolution 5 by Senators Jones and Sessions, which recognizes Pineywoods cattle as an official heritage cattle breed of Alabama. The resolution was taken up immediately and passed by voice vote.
Additional floor remarks welcomed new Senator Matt Woods, thanked family members in attendance, and recognized Trip Gudger and the new chief of staff, Connie Row. The chamber also noted that the journal would remain open until 4:00 p.m. for first readings and then recess until the next day, with the session adjourned by voice vote.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Commission to Study Stable Tokens (01/14/2026)
Transcript Highlights:
- costs and things like their education costs and things like that. that. that.
- into the design phase is to is education into the design phase is to is to<01:58:41.199><c> look</c>
- </c><02:01:30.480><c> as</c> this may involve public education as this may involve public education as
- It's their parents that get them in the accounts, like you're seeing people that are not tied to that
- that get them in the accounts parents that get them in the accounts like<02:09:11.679><c> you're</c>
Summary:
The commission met to review stable tokens, real-world asset tokenization, and blockchain-based trust, approved the agenda and December 12 minutes, and heard a presentation from Anchorage Digital after postponing a planned Bitco presentation because of its IPO quiet period. Anchorage’s Melinda Delos, Joe Mioli, and Kevin Wasaki introduced the firm, describing it as a global digital assets platform and the first crypto-native institution in the U.S. to receive a federal banking charter. They said their approach emphasizes security, regulated custody and trading services, and responsible innovation for institutional clients, banks, states, and sovereigns.
The presentation focused on post-Genius Act momentum in the stablecoin market. Anchorage said the law provided regulatory clarity and helped spur activity with major clients, including Athena, Tether, and Western Union. The speakers highlighted Western Union’s planned stablecoin as especially significant because it reflects adoption by a long-established traditional payments company, and they said the project illustrates how stablecoins can support programmable, real-time, interoperable payments. They also noted that Anchorage is providing issuance infrastructure for the Western Union project.
The commission and presenters also discussed government uses of tokenized assets, including reserve legislation, digital assets for tax collection and fees, and a Marshall Islands initiative to use a tokenized sovereign bond for direct citizen payments. In response to a question, Anchorage said it would follow up on which states are using digital assets for revenue collection, mentioning Louisiana and Pennsylvania as examples. The banking discussion centered on remittances, instant payments, and interbank settlement, with Anchorage arguing that stablecoins can reduce settlement time, fees, and foreign exchange risk while improving traceability and auditability.
WY
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> refining our special education refining our special education reimbursements<02:33:29.680><c> for
- </c><03:10:25.680><c> early</c> need of special education early need of special education early intervention
- We of Education for compliance issues.
- We educated on this study. We advocated for the study.
- </c><03:21:23.520><c> funding,</c> career and technical education funding, career and technical education
Committee:
Joint Appropriations
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Communications and Conveyance Committee Apr 30th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- We are starting today as a subcommittee because we are lacking a couple members who are in education,
- We are starting today as a subcommittee because we are lacking a couple members who are in education,
- Bob Guzman with United Parents and Students. I strongly oppose this bill.
- Being tied to some of these other programs, post-secondary education grants or Covered California.
- . being tied to some of these other programs, post-secondary education grants or covered California.
Summary:
The committee first heard AB 470, which would change California’s carrier-of-last-resort rules and allow a phased transition away from copper landlines in areas deemed well served by alternative phone options. The author and AT&T argued the bill would protect consumers, preserve 911 access, require public notice and CPUC review, and direct investment toward modern fiber and emergency communications. Supporters included a wide range of business, civic, tribal, and community groups, while opponents from TURN, rural counties, labor, digital equity organizations, and local governments warned the bill could let AT&T shed service obligations too quickly, weaken protections for rural and underserved households, and harm workers. After extensive member discussion about CPUC authority, rural carveouts, labor impacts, and reinvestment, AB 470 was passed do pass as amended to Appropriations, with one no vote and one not voting, and the roll left open.
The committee then took up AB 1532, a committee omnibus bill extending funding and surcharge authority for the Deaf and Disabled Telecommunications Program and the TNC Access for All program, while also adding CPUC accountability provisions. Chair Boerner Horvath explained the bill would not raise consumer costs and would require the CPUC to appear at hearings when requested and adopt rules for commissioner attendance. There was no opposition testimony, and the bill was moved do pass and re-refer to Utilities and Energy, though the roll was left open because it had not yet reached the threshold for immediate transmission.
Finally, the committee heard AB 353, the Affordable Home Internet Act of 2025, which would establish an affordability floor for home broadband for low-income Californians after the expiration of the federal Affordable Connectivity Program. Supporters said broadband costs remain too high and that families, students, and vulnerable communities need a state solution now; opponents from the wireless industry and rural county representatives argued the bill would amount to an artificial price mandate and could complicate existing rural broadband buildouts. Members generally supported the goal but raised concerns about impacts on small ISPs and rural areas, and the bill was moved forward with a motion and second while discussion continued about possible exemptions and amendments.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Commerce and Consumer Affairs (04/23/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- Existing statute ensures that a child falls under their parents' insurance policy for the first 31 days
- I believe the parents' coverage.
- If the young woman is under the parents' coverage, the parent and this would cover the grandchild.
- So there is education, accountability, and transparency.
- ,</c><04:26:32.640><c> planning,</c><04:26:33.120><c> and</c> for education, planning, and for education
Summary:
The committee first heard Senate Bill 47, sponsored by Sen. Regina Birdsell at the request of the Insurance Department. The bill would codify the department’s interpretation that a birth mother’s health insurance is the primary coverage for a newborn, unless the mother has no insurance or coverage under an employer-sponsored plan. Birdsell and Insurance Commissioner DJ Benton Court said the measure is a clarification of existing practice and intended to protect vulnerable newborns; a question from Rep. Miles clarified that if a young woman is on her parents’ policy, the newborn would generally be covered under that family coverage. The hearing on SB 47 was then closed.
The committee then took up Senate Bill 121, introduced by Grant Bosi for Sen. Kevin Avard, which would require insurers to notify the Insurance Department when they stop writing an entire line of business or, in some cases, Medicare Advantage plans. Commissioner Benton Court said the bill arose from disruption in the Medicare Advantage market, where consumers, brokers, and the department were confused by carriers changing or ending offerings; he said the department wanted a simple notification requirement so it could better advise consumers. Members discussed network adequacy, county-based service areas, and the fact that the bill would make notice a condition of licensure, with possible fines or license action for noncompliance. Witness Paula Rogers of AHIP said her group supported the bill if amended, and the department indicated it would support a change from a 120-day notice period to 90 days to align with state rules; the committee planned to work on an amendment in subcommittee.
Finally, the committee heard Senate Bill 247, introduced by Rep. Brian Cole, which would prohibit network exclusion of pharmacies that refuse to dispense prescriptions when PBM reimbursement is below acquisition cost. Cole argued the bill is meant to stop pharmacies from being forced to sell drugs at a loss, describing PBMs as middlemen and saying the measure is a compromise that protects local pharmacies. Members questioned whether consumers would pay more and whether pharmacies voluntarily enter PBM contracts; Cole responded that the bill would let pharmacies refuse unprofitable fills while consumers could still obtain the drug through mail order or other channels. He also said the issue has changed over time because the practice now affects a much larger share of generics and is concentrated among a few PBMs. The hearing remained open as questions continued, with no vote taken in the excerpt.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Criminal Justice and Public Safety (02/11/2026)
Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- the members a minute to read through the amendment that was drafted for us by the Department of Education
- Uh, Steve Applebee, Auburn, New Hampshire, Department of Education Division Director.
- </c><00:11:02.000><c> Um</c><00:11:02.399><c> thank</c> Education Division Director.
- Um thank Education Division Director.
- or the bread winner um and the parent or the bread winner um and separating<02:39:10.560><c> them</c
Committee:
House Criminal Justice and Public Safety
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Special Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs Mar 4th, 2026
Special Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Court knows them to live with their parents, but now maybe they don't.
- Well, then when you get the failure to appear, that's going to go to the parents' house.
- And if the parents don't get that back to him, he's going to miss that court date and now have a shall
- in the restitution fund, then it flows to a fund that currently exists, and that’s the investor education
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
2026 Legislative Session - Day Fifty Two - Wednesday, April 15 - Afternoon Session
Missouri House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- They are the proud parents of my intern, Mizzou student John Burdenson.
- right, between the fourth and fifth columns, we've got from Pulaski County Rebecca Wanzik and her parents
- , and a slew of parents then called the school.
- So it was the parent. And not to shade your constituent. Yes.
- And you're not with your parents. Right. And so I see what you're trying to accomplish here.
Summary:
The House first established a quorum, then took up several bills for perfection and printing. House Bill 2297, a fence-law bill, was presented as a way to let livestock owners enter up to 10 feet onto neighboring property to repair fences, remove trees and debris on the fence line, and avoid trespass liability while repairing damage caused by livestock escaping. Supporters said the measure addresses a real rural problem and protects farmers who are already responsible for keeping animals contained; the bill was adopted and perfected and printed after debate over property rights and access concerns.
The chamber then considered House Bills 2142 and 2058, a film and television tax incentive measure. Supporters said Missouri’s film credit program has produced strong economic returns, created jobs, and attracted productions, and they argued for combining separate film and TV funding buckets while removing a proposed sunset extension. An amendment to keep the sunset at 2029 was adopted, and the bill was then adopted, perfected, and printed. The House also took up House Bill 3004, a hardwood labeling bill requiring products sold in Missouri to be labeled accurately as wood or non-wood materials; supporters framed it as truth-in-advertising and protection for the state’s timber industry, while one member questioned how the law would apply to online and out-of-state sellers. The bill was adopted and perfected and printed.
Next, the House considered House Bills 3283 and 3306, which set a timeline and process for public-sector collective bargaining disputes, including negotiation, mediation, and arbitration, and defined “good faith” in bargaining. An amendment narrowed the bill so it would not apply to teachers, police, or other excluded public employees under existing law. Supporters said the bill would prevent years-long contract disputes and save taxpayer money, especially for firefighters and other first responders; the substitute was adopted and perfected and printed.
Finally, House Bill 2536, a bill on sex-designated restrooms and other private spaces in government-controlled settings, drew extensive debate. The sponsor said it was intended to protect privacy and safety in restrooms, changing rooms, sleeping quarters, schools, airports, correctional facilities, and similar spaces, and an amendment clarified exceptions for corrections officers and other public safety duties. Opponents argued the bill would target transgender people, create enforcement problems, and rely on signage rather than preventing crime; supporters said it was needed to protect women and girls. The amendment was adopted, and debate continued on the bill as amended.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Legislative Session Day 37 (3-2-26)
Kentucky House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- House Bill 820, Representative Osborne, an act relating to education.
- To Primary and Secondary Education, House Joint Resolution 80.
- To Primary and Secondary Education, House Joint Resolution 80.
- To Primary and Secondary Education, House Joint Resolution 80.
- To primary and secondary education, House Joint Resolution 80.
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
03/04/2026 - Senate Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency
Transcript Highlights:
- And we're seeing that more and more that that is a way of generating money and that parents are having
- turn of age, if they have some compensation left from that, that is not just taken from them as the parent
- I hear that all the time that parents don't, aren't really involved at all, and the kid might be 13,
- has to be part of it, that the parent isn't siphoning any of that money off.
- The platform then has to connect them to the content owner, which in this case would likely be the parent
Summary:
The committee heard House Bill 2010, which would prohibit sellers of digital goods from using terms like “buy” or “purchase” in a way that implies unrestricted ownership when the transaction is actually a license. The bill also requires clear disclosures, post-sale notice if license terms change, prorated refunds or alternative access in certain cases, and treats violations as unlawful practices under the Arizona Consumer Fraud Act. The sponsor said the measure was prompted by the common misunderstanding that digital media is owned outright, when it can be altered or removed by licensors. The committee voted 7-0 to give HB 2010 a do pass recommendation.
Members also considered House Bill 2192, dealing with compensation and protections for minors featured in monetized online content. The bill requires earnings attributable to minors to be placed in trust, allows minors age 13 and older to create and publish their own content and keep compensation for it, and gives individuals who were featured as minors a process to request deletion or editing of content once they turn 18. An amendment clarified that platforms may rely on existing trust-and-safety systems, are not liable for third-party content if they meet mitigation requirements, and are not required to proactively monitor user-generated content. Google testified in support, describing the bill as a modern version of child-actor protections. HB 2192 was adopted as amended and passed 7-0.
The committee then approved House Bill 2310, a technical clarification to Arizona’s qualified marketplace contractor law for gig-economy platforms. The bill specifies that contracts may be terminated without cause on reasonable notice and clarifies that the contractor may terminate the agreement unilaterally, with Lyft testifying that the change removes ambiguity and reduces litigation. Members briefly questioned the wording and whether it favored large platforms, but the bill passed 7-0. Finally, House Bill 2501, brought by the Department of Insurance and Financial Institutions, was heard and passed 7-0; it updates the definition of appraisal management company to conform Arizona law to federal statute.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session Mar 19th, 2026
California Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Persian Americans have contributed positively to our state through their leadership in business, education
- Persian Americans have contributed positively to our state through their leadership in business, education
- They themselves, their parents, their family—somebody experienced that system.
Summary:
The Senate met with a quorum, welcomed former legislative leaders and members to the floor, and opened with a prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance. The session then focused on several ceremonial resolutions and a lengthy adjourn-in-memory tribute to former Senate President Pro Tem John Burton. Members repeatedly described Burton as a forceful, unvarnished advocate for foster youth, the poor, and other vulnerable Californians, while also sharing personal stories about his humor, bluntness, and bipartisan relationships. The Senate also announced upcoming committee hearings and birthday recognitions for several members and former Speaker Willie Brown.
Three resolutions were taken up and adopted unanimously or near-unanimously. SCR 133, by Senator Grayson, recognized California Down Syndrome Awareness Month and Day; Grayson spoke about the dignity, autonomy, and contributions of people with Down syndrome, and introduced guests from the Down Syndrome Connection of the Bay Area and several families. SCR 134, by Senator Wahab, recognized Nowruz and the Afghan American community; Wahab and Senator Caballero highlighted the holiday’s themes of renewal and the contributions of Persian and Afghan Americans, and members received baklava gift boxes. SCR 139, also by Senator Wahab, recognized Afghan American Heritage Month; Wahab and Senator Grove emphasized Afghan Americans’ history, resilience, and service, and Wahab introduced leaders from the Afghan Coalition and other community advocates. Each resolution was adopted by roll call vote.
The remainder of the session was devoted to memorial remarks for John Burton, with speeches from the President Pro Tem, minority leader, and many senators recalling his work on foster youth, public service, and California politics. Members also suspended and later reinstated Mason’s Manual rules to allow direct quotations during the tribute. The Senate concluded by expressing condolences to Burton’s family and colleagues, inviting members to a reception, and announcing that the chamber would reconvene later in the week for the formal adjourn-in-memory motion.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- Six, Badinsky bills signal distrust in local government officials, school boards, and parents.
- following legislation addressing budgets, free and fair elections, health care, the cost of living, education
- You know, we're cutting things like education, higher ed's taking it on the shins.
Committee:
Senate Judiciary and Rules