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Transcript Highlights:
- What it does, starting on line 37, is it talks about unlawful acts and practices with programmable money
- gives remedies for those who have had transactions denied if they fall under those unlawful acts and practices
Committee:
House Business
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session Feb 26th, 2026
California Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- to education, equity, and the advancement of women and girls, not as an abstract ideal, but as a practical
- to education, equity, and the advancement of women and girls, not as an abstract ideal, but as a practical
Summary:
The Senate convened with a quorum, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and then moved through several privileges of the floor. Guests and student groups were welcomed, including students from Flore High School’s Law Academy and a fourth-grade class from Holy Spirit School. Senator Blakespear also introduced Brigadier General Nick Brown, commanding general of Marine Corps Installation West and Camp Pendleton, highlighting his military service and leadership.
On the floor, the Senate took up Governor’s appointments. Andrew Rakestra’s appointment to the Board of Environmental Safety was confirmed on a 28-0 vote, and Indira Cameron Banks’s appointment to the Civil Rights Council was also confirmed, 28-8. Senators then announced upcoming budget subcommittee meetings on resources, health and human services, judicial branch funding, and state administration.
The chamber also heard adjourn-in-memory tributes. Senator Archuleta honored Yoshi Nakamura, a World War II veteran, educator, artist, and community activist whose life included service in the 442nd Regimental Combat Team and decades of teaching in Whittier and at Rio Hondo College. Senator Blakespear honored Dr. Rosemary George Strayley, a Peace Corps pioneer and global advocate for education, women, and girls who worked with international organizations and co-founded Run Women Run. The Senate expressed condolences and recognition for both Californians.
The session concluded with the desk cleared and the Senate announcing its next meeting date, then recessing until later in the day for an adjournment motion.
ID
Idaho 2026 Regular Session
Agenda Feb 26th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- As a practical matter, it is good for the tax collector and for the taxpayer because you can deal with
- detail if you wish that to occur, or he can at least give you an example of how it does work in practice
Summary:
The committee first set aside RS 33066, Health Care Sharing Ministries, and then took up House Bill 733 on income taxes and partnerships. Representative Jeff Ehlers presented HB 733 as a way to let Idaho handle partnership audits at the partnership level, rather than auditing each individual partner, mirroring federal practice and reducing burden for both taxpayers and the Tax Commission. Ken McClure of the Idaho Society of CPAs and Jacob Swigart, a CPA partner, testified in support, explaining that the bill would simplify audits, reduce amended-return filings, and apply to pass-through entities such as partnerships, LLCs, and S corporations. Questions from members focused on interstate effects, limited partners, and how disputes would be handled; witnesses said the underlying audit and appeals process would remain unchanged, with only the payment and reporting mechanism shifting to the entity level. The committee then voted to send HB 733 to the floor with a due pass recommendation.
The committee next heard RS 33066 from Senator Ben Taves, which would amend Idaho law to treat health care sharing ministry expenses as eligible medical expenses for medical savings accounts. Senator Taves said the change would allow MSA funds to be used for these ministry expenses, which are not currently treated like traditional insurance premiums under Idaho tax law. After no questions, the committee voted to introduce RS 33066.
At the end of the meeting, the committee approved the minutes from February 23 and 24, 2026, and announced that it would not meet the following day, with the next meeting scheduled for the following week.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session Feb 26th, 2026
California Senate Floor Meeting
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- As a practical matter, it is good for the tax collector and for the taxpayer because you can deal with
- detail if you wish that to occur, or he can at least give you an example of how it does work in practice
Committee:
House Revenue and Taxation
ID
Idaho 2026 Regular Session
Agenda Feb 19th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- aligned with the approach taken by Senate Bill 1141, but offers more specific regulations to the practice
- Camping can be a form of protest. more specific regulations to the practice of unauthorized camping and
Summary:
The House Judiciary, Rules and Administration Committee approved the minutes from its February 11, 13, and 17, 2026 meetings, and briefly recognized a page, Paisley, for her service. House Bill 660 was removed from the agenda at the sponsor’s request and was not heard. The committee then took up several bills from Representative Handy and others.
House Bill 689 would expand administrative subpoena authority so the Attorney General or prosecutors can subpoena electric service providers to identify suspects in child sexual exploitation and related crimes, including AI-related child sexual conduct offenses. The Attorney General’s office testified that it is a critical investigative tool, and the bill received unanimous due-pass recommendation to the floor. House Bill 690 repeals an obsolete Attorney General program for a 24-7 sobriety and drug monitoring program that was created in 2014 but never implemented; the Attorney General’s office confirmed it had never been used, and the bill also passed unanimously with a due-pass recommendation. House Bill 698 closes a loophole so people convicted of treason in another state cannot regain voting rights in Idaho; it likewise passed unanimously with a due-pass recommendation.
The committee also heard House Bill 603, which updates restrictions on camping and temporary structures on the Capitol Mall and clarifies how abandoned property is handled, with the sponsor saying it was a cleanup and security measure and the Department of Administration’s changes were made in response to court decisions. A virtual witness from Cicero Action supported the bill as a public safety and property-management measure. Some members questioned how the bill fits with prior camping laws and how it would be enforced, and one member said he would vote no because of concerns about differing treatment of tents versus vehicles, though the motion still passed by voice vote with a due-pass recommendation to the floor.
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Transcript Highlights:
- bill is aligned with the approach taken by SB 1141, but offers more specific regulations to the practice
- Camping can be a form of protest. more specific regulations to the practice of unauthorized camping and
Committee:
House Judiciary, Rules and Administration
FL
Florida 2026 4th Special Session
February 18, 2026 - 03:30 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- This bill addresses a practical and long-standing challenge for historic African-American cemeteries
- fellow members, this is a thoughtful compromise that balances preservation, local decision-making and practical
ID
Idaho 2026 Regular Session
Agenda Feb 12th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- The legislation protects veterans from deceptive or predatory practices while preserving their right
- The legislation protects veterans from deceptive or predatory practices while preserving their right
Summary:
The Senate Commerce Committee heard several bills and resolutions and took action on each. RS 23-983, a dietician licensure compact, was introduced by Senator Cook; he said the compact has already been enacted in 15 states and would not give the compact authority over Idaho law or licensing standards. After questions about sovereignty, the committee voted to send it to print. The committee also advanced Senate Bill 1265, a code cleanup measure tied to the DOGE Task Force that removes outdated provisions related to the Petroleum Clean Water Trust Fund, and RS 33125, which would recognize a homeschool high school diploma as equivalent to a standard diploma or GED for professional and occupational licensing purposes. RS 33153, sponsored by Senator Nichols, would create Idaho consumer protection standards for paid assistance to veterans filing federal benefits claims, including disclosure, fee limits, and bans on deceptive practices; it was also sent to print.
The committee approved minutes from February 3 and February 5, 2026. It then heard Senate Bill 1261, which would allow certain retired PERSI members appointed to fill elected local offices after a vacancy to keep their existing retirement benefits if they meet the bill’s conditions. Senator Lakey and Sheriff Getz said the measure is intended to treat appointed officials the same as elected ones in this context, and noted support from sheriffs, counties, cities, and no objection from PERSI. The bill was sent to the floor with a due pass recommendation.
Finally, the committee heard Senate Bill 1262, which would give insurance companies more flexibility in miscellaneous investments by replacing a confusing lesser-of standard with a clearer 10% of assets allowance. Senator Guthrie and United Heritage Life’s Jeff Niemeyer said the change would help insurers diversify, reduce risk, and potentially improve returns for policyholders; the Department of Insurance had no concerns. The committee voted to send the bill to the floor with a due pass recommendation, then adjourned.
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Transcript Highlights:
- We practiced. Jackson Merley, Colton, Washington. He's a senior in soil and water systems.
- And that's a pretty common practice with any of our ZBR rules. Thank you, Senator Taylor.
Committee:
Senate Agricultural Affairs
Summary:
The Senate Agriculture Committee met to begin its rules review process and welcomed University of Idaho College of Agricultural and Life Sciences students visiting as part of the 24th ag-economics public policy and legislative tour. Committee leaders introduced the students and thanked them for their interest in Idaho agriculture before turning to the rule dockets.
The committee heard presentations from Idaho State Department of Agriculture staff on several zero-based regulation rules: stone fruit grades, bulk permits and retail sale of potatoes, weights and measures, pesticide and chemigation use and application, and organic food products. Testimony explained that most changes were technical cleanups, including removing obsolete or duplicative language, updating incorporation-by-reference citations, clarifying definitions and grade language, and aligning rules with current handbooks or federal marketing orders. The pesticide rule also included more substantive updates such as revised license terms, longer sunset periods for some applicators, and new provisions for drone pesticide applications.
Members asked a few questions, including about where removed definitions had gone in the weights and measures rule; staff said those definitions are already in statute. No votes were taken on the dockets. The chair announced the committee would not vote on these rules until a later meeting, after additional presentations, and then adjourned the meeting.
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Transcript Highlights:
- We practiced. Jackson Merley from Colton, Washington. He's a senior in soil and water systems.
- And that's a pretty common practice with any of our ZBR rules. Thank you, Senator Taylor.
Committee:
Senate Agricultural Affairs
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Transcript Highlights:
- Of course, when I started practicing law, I did a lot of employment law because I did sports and entertainment
- Senator, so we have an intake person who will take the information like you and your law practice had
Committee:
Senate State Affairs
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
November 19, 2025 - 08:30 AM
Transcript Highlights:
- precedent that will be set that, you know, there are conditions that have to be met that are otherwise practiced
- I mean, practically speaking right, there's 100,000 ish acres of this land in Florida.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- As a best practice, TEA and HHSC encourage RTCs to establish effective lines of communication with the
- I've been practicing almost 28 years and I'm president of the Texas Association of Family Defense Attorneys
Committee:
House Human Services
Keywords:
child welfare, foster care, Department of Family and Protective Services, DFPS, Family Code, conservatorship, placement selection, contract residential care, kinship care, relative placement, designated caregiver, best interest of the child, least restrictive setting, placement stability, child protective services, residential treatment, group home, family reunification, Texas foster system, residential care
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- amendment that doubles down on stripping discretion away from judges and perpetuates an unconstitutional practice
- Freedom of Information Act request regarding an officer. ...under this or in Houston because it's in practice
Committee:
Senate Criminal Justice
Keywords:
Texas criminal procedure, magistrate, probable cause, written findings, arrest review, criminal justice, Article 15.17, pretrial release, judicial recordkeeping, court transparency, law enforcement, defendant rights, criminal proceedings, no probable cause, magistrate findings, bail reform, felony offenses, constitutional amendment, public safety, 1185
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- And that, I think to a certain extent, the practice of doing this has actually made it easier. for Congress
- This has been a very common practice among states, including Texas.
Bills:
SB 312 , SB 945 , SB 946 , SB 1367 , SB 1861 , SB 2044 , SB 2337 , SB 2403 , SB 2819 , SJR 54
Committee:
Senate State Affairs
Keywords:
public school funding, education, budget allocation, financial transparency, state law, local control, fiduciary responsibility, public retirement systems, investment management, proxy voting, financial factors, insurance, political shareholder proposals, fossil fuels, greenhouse gas emissions, environmental regulation, discrimination, credit extension, social credit, value-based standards
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- And that, I think, to a certain extent, the practice of doing this has actually made it easier...
- This has been a very common practice among states, including Texas.
Committee:
Senate State Affairs
Keywords:
public school funding, education, budget allocation, financial transparency, state law, local control, fiduciary responsibility, public retirement systems, investment management, proxy voting, financial factors, insurance, political shareholder proposals, fossil fuels, greenhouse gas emissions, environmental regulation, discrimination, credit extension, social credit, value-based standards
US
Transcript Highlights:
- It has long been the committee practice that we don't hold hearings on U.S. attorneys' nominations.
- I believe the nominee is entitled to respond in writing under our normal committee practice. for the
Committee:
Senate Senate Judiciary
Keywords:
nomination, Patrick Davis, Assistant Attorney General, Ed Martin, January 6th, public testimony
Summary:
This meeting focused primarily on the nomination of Patrick Davis to serve as Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legislative Affairs. Members discussed Mr. Davis's qualifications and experience, emphasizing his commitment to effectively serving the American public and working collaboratively with Congress. The committee also briefly revisited the nominations of John Eisenberg and Brett Shumate but decided to hold them over until the next meeting. Additionally, concerns regarding the nomination of Ed Martin as U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia were raised, particularly regarding his past statements and conduct related to the January 6th insurrection and its aftermath. The discussion highlighted the importance of reviewing Mr. Martin's responses to various questions before proceeding with a vote on his nomination.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Governmental Oversight and Accountability Mar 11th, 2025
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Human Services Committee Mar 11th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Members, AB 276 provides a practical and urgently needed solution to a staffing crisis at agencies that
- By aligning California law with federal standards and bringing the state in line with best practices
Summary:
The Assembly Committee on Human Services met, adopted its committee rules, and then considered four items, including two consent bills. The chair opened with remarks about protecting California’s safety net and set limits on testimony. The committee rules were adopted by roll call, and the consent calendar later passed 5-0, with the remaining member’s vote added afterward for a 6-0 final tally on the rules and consent items.
AB 276 by Assemblymember Bennett addressed delays in out-of-state child abuse registry background checks for children’s residential agency staff. Supporters, including the California Alliance of Child and Family Services and Casa Pacifica, said long clearance times were worsening staffing shortages and causing qualified applicants to leave, while the bill would allow provisional hiring only after DOJ, FBI, and California Child Abuse Central Index clearance and without unsupervised contact with children. There was no opposition, and the committee approved the bill 5-0, sending it to the Assembly Public Safety Committee.
AB 319 by Assemblymember Jackson sought to improve services for foster youth with severe trauma by requiring counties to submit and update detailed plans to the Joint Interagency Resolution Team for providing effective therapeutic interventions in the least restrictive settings. A former foster youth testified in support, and a committee member noted the ongoing shortage of therapists serving foster youth. The bill was approved 5-0 as amended and sent to the Assembly Appropriations Committee. After the consent calendar and remaining votes were completed, the hearing adjourned.