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NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Finance Jun 26th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- to 2024, there were multiple pieces of legislation that have altered many election administration practices
- costs, the state can look at the cost of election technology and provide more oversight of county practices
- This is a practice that's done in Maryland.
- If the state had central repositories for election administration, which is similar to some practice
- OK, uh, members, I, I do, uh, representative Verera reminded me yesterday, and it is a practice, uh,
NV
Nevada 2025 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session May 29th, 2025 at 11:00 am
Nevada Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Health and Human Services, provides for a priority review of certain applications for licensure to practice
- Health and Human Services provides for a priority review of certain applications for licensure to practice
- The amendment prohibits an installment lender from engaging in any deceptive trade practice.
- eliminates sections related to limitations on pharmacy benefit manager income and deceptive trade practices
- Bill 504, introduced by the Assembly Committee on Judiciary, establishes certain deceptive trade practices
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- our state's information technology infrastructure, cybersecurity posture, and procurement... ...practices
- Standard sunset provisions related to complaint handling, board member training, and obsolete practices
- are also included. reporting requirements, bringing DIR in line with best practices across state government
- AARP is concerned about the unscrupulous practices some salespeople covered under the law use to secure
- Wrong protections under this law can enable those state licensees that participated in deceptive practices
Bills:
HB146 , HB150 , HB1500 , HB1545 , HB1562 , HB2067 , HB2520 , HB2818 , HB3214 , HB3250 , HB3466 , HB3512 , HB3623 , HB4063 , HB4395 , HB4464 , HB4668 , HB4690 , HB5331 , HB3833 , HB146 , HB150
Committee:
Senate Business & Commerce
Keywords:
HB 146, Texas Capitol, State Capitol, State Preservation Board, Congress Avenue, Travis County, traffic lanes, lane closure, road closure, municipal authority, local control, Capitol area, downtown Austin, special events, construction traffic plan, pedestrian safety, public works, transportation policy, government code chapter 443, cybersecurity
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- Disorder services in the state and to improve the effectiveness of current practices, procedures, and
- Pasadomo related to specialist titles for physicians, and it also had language related to the Optometry Practice
- Florida ranked last among U.S. states in first-time NCLEX pass rates, both registered nurses and practical
- The NCLEX practical nurse pass rate stood at 80.8%.
- The NCLEX practical nurse pass rate stood at 80.8% compared to the national average of 88.4%.
Summary:
The Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several introductions, then moved into a series of special-order bills and House messages. Early floor action included passage of a claim bill for Mandy Penny Lemon (HB 6503) and bills on sewer collection systems (HB 1123) and farm products (HB 211), all passing unanimously. The chamber also took up an ad valorem tax exemption resolution for agricultural tangible personal property (CS/HJR 1215), which passed 37-0. Several other measures were temporarily postponed before the Senate recessed and later returned to House messages and additional special orders.
The Senate then addressed multiple House amendments and conference-style motions. It concurred in amended versions of SB 994 on driver safety, SB 180 on emergency preparedness and response, and HB 1609 on waste incineration/auxiliary containers after extended debate over hurricane recovery rules, local government restrictions, and plastic container preemption. The chamber also concurred in CS/HB 1205 on citizen initiative petitions, increasing the number of petitions a volunteer may carry from 2 to 25, and in CS/HB 733 on Brownfields. Other House amendments were rejected or sent back, including SB 234 on offenses against law enforcement, SB 116 on veterans policy, SB 168 on mental health, and HB 1101 on out-of-network provider referrals.
Later, the Senate approved CS/HB 1255 on education and CS/HB 875 on educator preparation, with discussion focused on school readiness, teacher training, and changes to certification and testing requirements. It also concurred in CS/HB 1427, a broad health care bill, after the House added a major nursing education amendment that tightened Board of Nursing oversight, required standardized evaluation and remediation, and imposed accountability measures tied to NCLEX pass rates and program performance. Several members raised concerns or praised negotiated compromises throughout the day, but the recorded actions were mainly concurrence motions, refusals to concur, and final passage votes on the bills considered.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
The Push for New Protections for Consumers / Adding MLD to Minnesota’s Newborn Screening Program Mar 10th, 2025
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- This week on Senate Spotlight: when companies break the law with unfair, deceptive, and fraudulent practices
- agency, we're going to have fewer resources to monitor and hold servicers accountable for improper practices
- 11:55.680><c> improper</c> servicers accountable for improper servicers accountable for improper practices
- ><c> such</c><00:11:57.920><c> as</c><00:11:58.079><c> mismanagement</c><00:11:58.720><c> of</c> practices
- um such as mismanagement of practices um such as mismanagement of loans<00:11:59.399><c> or</c><00:11
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Appropriations and Revenue (3-5-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- fund not only achieves greater fiscal stability but also set precedent for sustainable management practices
- fund not only achieves greater fiscal stability but also set precedent for sustainable management practices
- for Su but also set precedent for Su sustainable<00:13:10.040><c> management</c><00:13:10.600><c> practices
- </c><00:13:11.600><c> implo</c> sustainable management practices implo sustainable management practices
Keywords:
Meeting Start 00:00:00
Roll Call 00:00:05
HB 545Discussion 00:00:40
HB 545 Vote 00:01:35
HJR 54 Discussion 00:02:25
HJR 54 Vote 00:03:10
HB 694 Discussion 00:03:42
HB 694 Vote 00:28:25, 958, all
Summary:
The committee met with a quorum and first took up House Bill 545, a routine claims bill. Representative Tim Truett explained it as a measure to pay debts the Commonwealth owes. The bill received a motion, a second, and a roll call vote, and passed with favorable expression and no nay votes.
Members then considered House Joint Resolution 54, which related to the Kentucky State Fair Board’s expansion plan. The chair explained that the resolution simply acknowledged receipt and approval of the plan so previously appropriated funds could be released. The resolution passed by roll call with no nay votes and was reported favorably to the floor.
The main discussion centered on House Bill 694, concerning the Kentucky Teachers Retirement System medical insurance fund and the 2010 “shared responsibility” agreement. The bill would redirect employer contributions from local districts from the health side to the pension side once the plan reaches 100% funded. The chair and Senator Givens argued the bill was a continuation of the state’s long-term commitment to TRS and taxpayer responsibility, while Senator Neal raised concerns about fairness, the timing of the change, and whether the original agreement and statutory trigger for TRS board recommendations had been honored. Testimony from KEA President Eddie Campbell and former Jefferson County Teachers Association president Brent McMahan supported the 2010 agreement but urged the committee to pause the bill, saying the parties should return to the table and that the current proposal could conflict with the original understanding, create actuarial and legal issues, and potentially affect school district finances and bond ratings. Despite those concerns, the committee voted 8-1 to pass House Bill 694 with favorable expression, with Senator Neal voting no and explaining his objection as a process and good-faith concern.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House transportation committee hears HF795 2/24/25
Transcript Highlights:
- That fee is a disincentive to not practice and to not study and to be there to come prepared.
- That fee is a disincentive to not practice and to not study and to be there to come prepared.
- to</c><00:16:16.680><c> um</c><00:16:17.199><c> to</c><00:16:17.440><c> not</c><00:16:17.720><c> practice
- </c><00:16:18.079><c> and</c> disincentive to um to not practice and disincentive to um to not practice
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
ECD Public Hearing - Fri Jan 31, 2025 @ 10:00 AM HST
Economic Development & Technology
Transcript Highlights:
- HB 1308, first testifier from the Office of Information Practices, Carota AR Mirino, in person.
- We also want to amend to include testimony from the Office of Information Practices that DEBED keep the
- :49.480><c> office</c><00:55:49.799><c> of</c><00:55:50.000><c> information</c><00:55:50.760><c> practice
- </c> from the office of information practice from the office of information practice that<00:55:51.440
Committee:
House Economic Development & Technology
Summary:
The House Committee on Economic Development and Technology heard testimony on several measures, including HB 671 on Native Hawaiian data tabulation, HB 639 on AI chatbot disclosures and consumer protection, HB 1391 on a proposed Hawaii/Irish trade commission, HB 1361, HB 1384 on an AI advisory council, HB 1292, and HB 1308 on online sports wagering. Testimony on HB 671 focused on clarifying how Native Hawaiian categories should be defined for data purposes, with Eugene Tian noting Census data can tabulate Native Hawaiians alone but not those in combination with other races without special tabulation. HB 639 drew support from DCCA’s Office of Consumer Protection, which said the bill should advance but may need amendments to align with existing consumer protection law and preserve OCP enforcement authority. HB 1384 received support from ETS, which said an AI advisory council would help establish governance and standards for state AI use. HB 1391 drew comments in support from DBEDT and one testifier who urged a broader U.S./Hawaii/EU framing rather than a bill focused on Ireland. HB 1361 was heard with no testimony in the excerpt, and HB 1292 received support from the Hawaii Community Development Authority and opposition from HGA, which warned the measure could open the door to privatizing or outsourcing government services. HB 1308 drew extensive testimony both for and against, with supporters arguing legalized online sports betting could generate revenue for education, housing, health care, child care, and problem gambling treatment, while opponents raised concerns about regulation, oversight, and the social impacts of gambling. Supporters included BetMGM, DraftKings, and the Iron Workers Stabilization Fund, while the Department of Taxation and Office of Information Practices also provided comments. The committee then moved into decision-making and adopted the chair’s recommendations to pass HB 671, HB 639, HB 1391, and HB 1384 with amendments, while HB 1361 and HB 1292 were deferred. For HB 1308, the chair outlined a substantial HD1 with changes including limiting the bill to internet-connected mobile or digital wagering platforms, shifting regulatory responsibility from DBED to DCCA, adding confidentiality language tied to UIPA, and using committee notes to reference other states’ tax percentages and agency testimony; members discussed the need for guardrails, and one member changed from a no vote to reservations, but the excerpt ends before the final vote is shown.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
House - Appropriations and Finance Jan 23rd, 2025
House Appropriations & Finance
Transcript Highlights:
- Most notably, you'll see on line 156: $60 million for educator clinical practice that is split into three
- Some more later on line 56 on the grow clinical practice. I know that it's 20 million.
- legislature, the only guidance for that appropriation that you provided was for educator clinical practice
- Was about practices that are happening.
- The Board of Nursing regulates nursing schools and practice.
Committee:
House House Appropriations & Finance
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- forensic practices for collecting forensic evidence. evidence. evidence.
- </c><06:16:30.000><c> differences</c> the concrete practical differences the concrete practical differences
- </c><06:55:25.760><c> By</c> which practices fit them the best.
- By which practices fit them the best.
- will cost taxpayers at least practices will cost taxpayers at least $75,000. $75,000. $75,000.
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 112 May 5th, 2026
Colorado House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- We're asking for that practice that's already in place to be put into law.
- And<01:22:32.120><c> current</c><01:22:32.440><c> practice,</c><01:22:33.080><c> um,</c><01:22:33.720
- Does anybody want to come down and practice with us?
- </c> want to come down and practice with us? want to come down and practice with us?
- The custom in practice is to include a napkin, perhaps a little plate, with that.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- DHS will have more authority to protect independent pharmacies from coercive PBM practices and pay community
- </c><00:22:56.720><c> and</c><00:22:56.960><c> pay</c> coercive PBM practices and pay coercive PBM practices
- President, though, that topic has become more of a hiring practice than a service practice.
- President, though, that topic has become more of a hiring practice than a service practice.
- President, though, that topic has become more of a hiring practice than a service practice.
MD
Transcript Highlights:
- Practices, always proving her smarts when it came to the complex road of credit and commerce.
- Been long practice.
- Been<01:14:55.760><c> long</c><01:14:56.000><c> practice.
- But now there seems Been long practice.
- </c> also doesn't take into account practical also doesn't take into account practical political<02:55
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- Automatic step are best practice, so it helps the teacher know where you're going in your career.
- It's a best practice that's usually done in many other states.
- </c><01:45:51.560><c> and</c> evidence-aligned practices and evidence-aligned practices and structured
- to help them to pass the practice and get through those stumbling blocks.
- They're showing us their transcripts with the additional courses that they've taken, practice.
Committee:
Senate Education
Keywords:
teacher pay, teacher salaries, salary step increase, annual increment, longevity step, public school teachers, public charter school teachers, collective bargaining, Hawaii Department of Education, teacher retention, teacher recruitment, cost of living, educator compensation, public employee bargaining, appropriation, salary schedule, school staffing, teacher shortage, HB1888, Hawaii
Summary:
The committees heard three measures, beginning with HB 1890 HD3, which would provide automatic step increases and a COVID-era retention bonus for teachers. Supporters included HSTA, the Democratic Party’s Education Caucus, and a student who said higher pay and predictable salary growth would help retain teachers in Hawaii. The Department of Education supported the intent but asked that the bill be expanded to cover all department employees. The Attorney General’s office said the draft needed clarification to avoid conflict with Chapter 89 and to make clear any funding was subject to legislative appropriation. The Office of the Public Defender and B&F testified in opposition, and committee members questioned whether the step increases were already in the current contract and whether the bill was needed. HSTA said the current contract includes automatic step increases subject to funding, but argued the bill was still needed because funding is not guaranteed and the measure would codify the policy. HSTA also said the COVID bonus would apply only to active teachers who worked during the pandemic and estimated the total cost at roughly $150 million to $200 million over four years. No vote was taken in the portion provided.
The committee then took up HB 1888 HD3, which would require DOE and charter schools to report harassment incidents and strengthen penalties for harassment of educational workers from a petty misdemeanor to a misdemeanor. DOE supported the bill and suggested narrowing language about assisting workers with temporary restraining orders, saying that function would be better handled through the Attorney General’s pilot program. The Office of the Public Defender opposed the bill, arguing the harassment language was overly broad, vague, and potentially unconstitutional, and that existing assault and terroristic threatening statutes already protect educational workers. HSTA, the State Commission on the Status of Women, and several individual testifiers supported the measure, describing increased intimidation and harassment of teachers and other school staff, especially since COVID. The Special Education Advisory Council opposed the bill’s language on “disrupting and interfering” with school functions, saying it could chill parents of students with IEPs from advocating for their children. Testimony was split, with the chair noting 20 in support and 16 in opposition in the portion shown.
A final witness, Michelle Pestana, testified in opposition based on her family’s experience with special education services, describing alleged seclusion and restraint of her daughter and expressing concern that DOE testimony in prior hearings had targeted special education parents. Her remarks were cut off as time expired. The transcript ends before any committee action or vote on HB 1888 was taken.
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
MS Senate Floor - 11 March, 2026; 10:00 AM
Mississippi Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- That will make it, as a practical matter, extremely difficult for the panel to function.
- That will make it, as a practical matter, extremely difficult for the panel to function.
- everyone in this chamber practically everyone in this chamber faces.<02:12:00.160><c> It's</c><02:12
- </c><02:29:10.640><c> of</c> um that excludes the practice of um that excludes the practice of generating
- It does not expand the scope of practice for pharmacists.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- for like organizations by practice for like organizations by forcing<01:24:47.800><c> New</c><01:24:
- </c> together to make sure that practically together to make sure that practically speaking<02:15:29.079
- Health Trust provided the firm fixed rates, not a GMR, as in past practice, but a firm fixed rate for
- Health Trust provided the firm fixed rates, not a GMR, as in past practice, but a firm fixed rate for
- Health Trust provided the firm fixed rates, not a GMR, as in past practice, but a firm fixed rate for
Committee:
Senate Finance
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government
Transcript Highlights:
- And this is just one of the things that as a law turns into practice, you realize it would be really
- just building on some of the things that were well within the intent of Ollie's Law, but now in practice
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government held a public hearing with opening remarks from House Chair Jack Patrick Lewis and Senate Chair Becker-Rouche, who reviewed livestream and testimony procedures and noted the three-minute limit. The committee then heard testimony on several local and policy bills. Boston City Councilor Julia Mejia spoke in support of a Boston home rule petition to expand accountability and oversight, describing it as a way to improve city government and public trust. Falmouth Select Board Chair Robert Muscali testified in support of H.5107 and related bills, emphasizing the urgency of changing the town clerk from elected to appointed before upcoming elections and noting the need for experienced administration.
The Animal Rescue League of Boston and MSPCA representatives testified in support of H.4849, a late-filed bill tied to animal control and the implementation of Ollie’s Law. They said the bill would update outdated kennel and dog licensing provisions, allow alternative identification methods instead of requiring tags in kennels, improve reporting and enforcement to MDAR, and strengthen the Massachusetts Animal Fund by allowing partial owner contributions and directing certain fines into the fund. They also said the changes would help address a long waitlist for low-cost spay and neuter services and reduce municipal costs associated with unaltered animals. Committee members asked about the reported three-to-one municipal return on spay/neuter spending and about whether the bill would affect regional animal control arrangements; witnesses said it would not.
The committee also heard testimony on H.4887, a Plymouth home rule petition authorizing a special revenue account for land acquisition. Plymouth officials said the measure would give the town a tool to purchase land for open space, recreation, town buildings, affordable housing, and other public uses, supporting the town’s master planning efforts. No votes were taken on the bills during the hearing. After confirming there were no additional witnesses, the chairs closed the public hearing and the committee adjourned.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Revenue Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:00 am
Joint Committee on Revenue
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm an enrolled agent at a tax practice in West Medford, and I gave the materials that were shared with
- we not offer them the possibility of an offer, the state can be very aggressive in its collection practices
Committee:
Joint Joint Committee on Revenue
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Revenue held a public hearing on bills related to income and estates, with Chairs James Eldridge and Adrian Madaro presiding and members participating in person and virtually. The committee explained hearing procedures, written testimony deadlines, and the new joint rules for acting on bills. No votes were taken during the hearing.
The first major topic was increasing Massachusetts 529 college savings deductions, through House Bill 3151 and Senate Bill 2066. Brad Freeman of the Association of Independent Colleges and Universities in Massachusetts testified in support, saying the current deduction has encouraged more families to save for college and should be expanded to match other states. He argued the change would help middle-income families and noted the original deduction was designed with a revenue offset and later made permanent.
The committee also heard support for House Bill 3010 and Senate Bill 1963, which would exclude the federal Segal AmeriCorps Education Award from Massachusetts taxable income. Beth McGuinness and Lindsay Rooney of the Massachusetts Service Alliance said the tax creates a burden for AmeriCorps members, many of whom have low incomes and use the award directly for tuition or student loans, and that removing the tax would aid recruitment and retention. Another bill, House Bill 3062 on settlements of tax liability, drew testimony from a taxpayer, a tax practitioner, and a legal aid attorney who described the current offer-in-settlement process as too restrictive and underused; they urged changes to make tax debt resolution more equitable and more consistent with federal practice.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Public Employment and Retirement Committee Jun 10th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- the time of retirement will need to be paid in full within 90 days, which is longer than the prior practice
- SB 1227 is a practical solution.
Summary:
The Assembly Committee on Public Employment and Retirement heard three bills. SB 939 by Senator Laird, sponsored by CalPERS, would end new enrollment in the actuarial equivalent reduction option for service credit purchases starting in 2028 and require any unpaid balance at retirement to be paid within 90 days. The author said the change would reduce unintended consequences for members, employers, and CalPERS administration. There was no opposition, and the bill was approved on a unanimous vote and sent to Appropriations.
SB 1038, also by Senator Laird and sponsored by CSEA, would expand CalPERS audit notification procedures so bargaining units receive notice when an employer is audited and receive relevant member information from final audit reports. Supporters said this would help unions protect members from benefit reductions or repayment demands caused by payroll or compensation errors, citing a Kern High School District audit example. Teamsters, the California Labor Federation, and AFSCME testified in support, with no opposition. The committee passed the bill unanimously and sent it to Appropriations.
SB 1227 by Senator Drozdoff/Dorazo (as referenced in the transcript) would require the Department of Industrial Relations to work with unions on apprenticeship pathways into enforcement jobs, such as Cal/OSHA and Labor Commissioner classifications, to address staffing shortages and backlogs. The author and supporters from United Steelworkers, SEIU Local 1000, CSEA, the California Labor Federation, and others argued apprenticeship would create a pipeline of trained workers and improve labor law enforcement. The committee accepted amendments, voted the bill out on a unanimous vote, and re-referred it to the Committee on Labor and Employment.
FL
Florida 2026 5th Special Session
Senate in Special Session D Apr 28th, 2026
Florida Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- whereas the advancement of artificial intelligence provides the opportunity to optimize business practices
- has the responsibility to protect Floridians, especially minors, from the dangerous and deceptive practices
Summary:
The Florida Senate convened in special session with an opening prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, then administered the oath of office to newly elected Senator Brian Nathan of District 14, who was welcomed by the chamber. The Secretary read the governor’s amended special-session proclamation, which expanded the call beyond congressional redistricting and related litigation funding to include legislation on artificial intelligence protections, an AI Bill of Rights, public records exemptions tied to AI investigations, and medical freedom/vaccine-related issues.
The Senate then took up SB 2D, the Artificial Intelligence Bill of Rights, and SB 4D, the related public records bill. Supporters said the AI bill was a first step to protect children, parents, privacy, and Floridians from deceptive or harmful AI practices, while opponents argued it was too weak, overly permissive, and could create a false sense of protection without meaningful remedies. Senators also raised concerns about balancing child safety with innovation and school technology use. SB 2D passed 37-1.
SB 4D, described as the public records exemption accompanying the AI bill, passed 33-4 after brief discussion about which investigative files would be exempt while Department of Legal Affairs investigations are pending. The Rules Chair announced a committee meeting later that day, said SB 6D on medical freedom would be temporarily postponed in Rules, and the chamber set SB 8D on congressional districts for special order on Wednesday, April 29. The Senate then adjourned until 10 a.m. on April 29.