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MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Special Joint Committee on Initiative Petitions Mar 30th, 2026
Special Joint Committee on Initiative Petitions
Transcript Highlights:
- These firms are not peripheral to our job base.
- But we know it's not the base, right? That's not it. It's...
- Our state revenues are based on total income.
- No, no, long-term, and this is not based on Massachusetts; it's based on studies of other states.
- I work at a nonprofit based in Framingham.
Summary:
The Special Joint Committee on Initiative Petitions held a public hearing on two proposed ballot initiatives: one to reduce the state personal income tax rate from 5% to 4% over three years, and another to revise the state tax collection cap law (62F) so the cap would be based on the prior year’s actual collections plus wage-and-salary growth and would include surtax revenue. Committee chairs outlined the hearing process and noted that the measures would need additional signatures to qualify for the 2026 ballot if not enacted by the legislature.
The committee’s expert witness, Doug Howgate of the Massachusetts Taxpayer Foundation, said the income tax proposal would lower the base rate in stages beginning in 2027 and would ultimately reduce state income tax collections by about $5.4 billion annually when fully implemented. He estimated savings would vary by income level, from a few hundred dollars for lower- and middle-income households to about $10,700 for taxpayers at the surtax threshold. He argued the proposal would improve tax competitiveness but would also require major budget adjustments, likely including reserve use, spending cuts, and possibly new revenue measures; he cited prior downturns and said the state’s rainy day fund is stronger than in past recessions, though spending growth and health care costs remain concerns. On the 62F proposal, he said rebasing the cap to prior-year collections would make refunds more likely, with modeled refunds totaling about $7.9 billion without the surtax and $10.1 billion with it over the last decade, and warned it could reduce stabilization fund deposits and constrain recovery after recessions.
Proponents of both petitions, including representatives from Taxpayers for an Affordable Massachusetts, NFIB, Pioneer Institute, and the Mass Opportunity Alliance, argued that Massachusetts faces an affordability and competitiveness crisis and that lower taxes would help families, small businesses, job creation, and outmigration. They said the income tax cut would put about $1,300 a year back into the hands of average families, help pass-through businesses reinvest, and improve the state’s ability to compete with lower-tax states such as North Carolina. Their economist, Rebecca Paxton, presented a model projecting average annual revenue losses of about $680 million during the phase-in and a total net income tax revenue impact of $2 billion to $2.2 billion, while saying long-term revenue growth would be stronger after implementation. The hearing ended with committee questions and a brief dispute over a planned voter testimonial video, which the chairs said was not appropriate for the hearing at that point.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- This is counter to an evidence-based approach that drugs This is counter to an evidence-based approach
- I think there's really two bases for the opposition: one is philosophical and one is practical.
- That's based on the study.
- The challenge is that our indigent defense system became a county-based system.
- The challenge is that our indigent defense system became a county-based system.
Committee:
House Public Safety
Summary:
The committee heard several public safety and criminal justice bills. AB 837 by Assembly Member Davies would add ketamine transportation to existing drug-trafficking law; supporters, including district attorneys and law enforcement groups, said the bill closes a loophole and addresses a growing public safety threat, while opponents argued increased penalties do not reduce drug supply and can discourage people from seeking help. The bill passed on a due pass as amended vote to Appropriations. AB 352 by Assembly Member Pacheco would make threats against judges and court commissioners an aggravating factor in sentencing; supporters cited rising threats to the judiciary, while opponents said existing law already covers threats and aggravating factors. The committee approved it on a due pass vote to Appropriations.
AB 938 by Assembly Member Bonta would expand vacature and affirmative defense relief for survivors of human trafficking, intimate partner violence, and sexual violence, including for some violent offenses, and featured powerful testimony from survivor Susan Bustamante and vacature expert Jamie Beck. Supporters said the bill would let survivors tell their full stories and seek justice; opponents, including district attorneys and sheriffs, warned it could go too far by covering violent crimes and could affect public safety. The chair recommended an aye, and the bill passed to Appropriations. AB 475 by Assembly Member Wilson would make prison work assignments voluntary and was framed as part of efforts to end involuntary servitude; supporters linked it to rehabilitation and racial justice, while one member opposed it as inconsistent with accountability and the will of voters. The measure was moved on but left on call pending additional votes.
AB 704 by Assembly Member Lowenthal would allow people convicted of low-level misdemeanors before age 26 to petition to seal and destroy records, with supporters emphasizing brain development and the limits of expungement in the digital age. District attorneys opposed it over Brady/discovery concerns and the destruction of records, but the chair recommended aye and it passed to Appropriations. AB 812 by Assembly Member Lowenthal would expand resentencing opportunities for incarcerated firefighters; supporters highlighted the rigor of fire camp work and rehabilitation benefits, while the district attorneys’ association opposed giving firefighters independent petition authority. Testimony on AB 812 was still underway at the end of the excerpt, and no final vote was shown.
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- Representative Noel, I'm going to make this like the game show. I've phoned a friend.
- We filed a cross-appeal based on field preemption.
- bill does is to bring these establishments that, although they don't sell alcohol, they sell hemp-based
- So taking these away from where students are spending their time is an evidence-based practice.
- So taking these away from where students are spending their time is an evidence-based practice.
Committee:
House Judiciary
Summary:
The committee met with a quorum and heard a series of bills, mostly from the Senate, covering military affairs, courts, veterans’ services, tobacco/vape regulation, and emergency alerts for missing persons with disabilities. Several measures were described as cleanup or modernization bills, including SB 317 adding the House and Senate military committee chairs to the Louisiana Military Advisory Council, SB 357 updating court administration and appellate e-case management provisions, SB 421 modernizing electronic records language, and SB 232 and HB 597 addressing judicial compensation and related funding/commission issues. The committee also heard SB 164, which would add public works employees to the definition of first responders, and SB 510, which would regulate certain licensed establishments that allow on-premises consumption of hemp/THC products and related age restrictions. These bills were generally presented as technical updates or alignment with existing practices, and the committee reported them favorably after brief questions and, in some cases, amendments.
A major portion of the meeting focused on SB 208, which revises Louisiana’s law on services provided to veterans after a prior version was struck down. Senator Kathy and LDVA representatives said the bill is intended to protect veterans from unaccredited “claim sharks” by limiting fees and creating state-level safeguards, while an opponent argued the issue is preempted by federal law and should be left to Congress and the pending appeal. The committee also heard extensive testimony on SB 34, which would create “Bryan’s Call” emergency alerts for missing children and adults with cognitive or developmental disabilities, including wireless alerts and responder training. Family members and disability advocates described fatal risks from elopement and drowning, and supporters said the bill would fill a gap between Amber and Silver Alerts; the committee moved the bill favorably. Another bill, HB 302, sought to restrict vape sales near schools; the sponsor and Alcohol and Tobacco Control discussed possible language changes, and public health testimony supported broader protections for youth. Several bills were voluntarily deferred, including HB 1190, HB 1097, and HB 374-1, and the committee adjourned after reporting the remaining measures favorably.
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- going through some of the cleanup stuff that they have in this one is the flat registration fees, not based
- You should have seen our vendors' faces when you're telling them that we register based upon horsepower
- But if you have some experts that help you that have no skin in the game, then that might help you get
- And then the thing is, like David mentioned, if— So it's really based on price.
- and they have to, and it's all basically— Tax credit non-transferable, and they have to, and it's based
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- We need to—the prohibition on compensation based on number of signatures. You know what?
- there would be some penalty provisions that the Attorney General's office is looking to have: a fine-based
- of the testimony we've heard from earlier legislation, this process has moved to more organization-based
- and for-pay-based.
- They're not playing any shady games.
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- increase our production, at least up front, quickly, with a goal long term probably to increase our base
- look like because 2% this year is going to be a little different than 2% the next year because it's based
- That would kind of be the base process. And that would impact the solar facility the most.
- And so just those considerations, higher base plus a higher, you know, 3% increase instead of 2%, and
- So, you know, you really get into a kind of, we need to set a base and work from there, and that's kind
Committee:
House Utilities
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Civil Rights & Judiciary Feb 25th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- You can just kind of tell based on what is expected, because we have a duty to help raise this child
- When my custody case began, my parenting time was restricted based on a proposed order marked as a court
- It is game theoretically unstable. Incentives often reward escalation rather than cooperation.
- It requires evidence-based, reviewable findings when decisions substantially affect parental rights and
- At base level, the bill doesn't do a huge amount.
Summary:
The Civil Rights and Judiciary Committee held a public hearing on House Bill 2735, the “Troxel 2” bill relating to establishing a constitutional floor in family law cases. Staff explained that the bill would add legislative findings and intent to Chapter 26.09 RCW, emphasizing parental fitness, equal standing for similarly situated parents, and a duty to cooperate. The prime sponsor and public testifiers largely supported the bill, arguing that family courts too often restrict fit parents’ access to children without sufficient due process and that the bill would restore constitutional protections and reduce conflict. Some testimony also framed the proposal as a way to improve child safety, stability, and outcomes. No action was taken on the bill during the hearing.
The committee then moved into executive session on multiple bills. It advanced bills on garnishment forms (ESSB 5865), child hearsay/testimony rules (SSB 5169, amended), immigration-enforcement policies for health care and related facilities (ESSB 5906, amended), compensation claims for wrongly convicted persons (SSB 5520), reinstating the Indigent Defense Task Force (ESSB 5912), preserving streamlined administrative and land-use review procedures (SSB 6009), authorizing court security threat assessments (ESSB 6086), adding superior court judges in Skagit and Yakima counties (SB 5868), requesting reinstatement of the limited license legal technician program (SJM 8006), expanding personality rights to digital likenesses (SSB 5886), and liability protections for certain children’s item donations, including car seats (ESSB 6087). Several bills were amended before passage out of committee.
Votes were recorded on each measure, with most passing on strong bipartisan margins. Notable split votes occurred on SSB 5169 and ESSB 5906, reflecting concerns about balancing child protection, due process, and immigration-related enforcement issues. The committee concluded by thanking staff and adjourned after reporting all listed executive-session bills out of committee with do pass recommendations, some as amended.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Public Safety Committee Jun 17th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- We feel that is further denying sex-based women's rights in California. Thank you.
- I have gotten that concession and that commitment from Senator Perez to bake this in the bill, and based
- and her willingness to incorporate key recommendations from our working group's report, which was based
- which may have prompted the CRJA hearing to be instigated in the first place, however, is still fair game
- Our exact start time will be either 8:30 or 9:00 a.m., to be determined based on the number of bills
Summary:
The Assembly Public Safety Committee met and adopted a consent calendar that included SB 4, SB 229, SB 385, SB 459, and SB 553. SB 221 was pulled by the committee and will return later. The committee then heard several bills, with members repeatedly noting the next hearing would be July 1 in Room 126.
SB 281 by Senator Perez would require judges to use the exact statutory immigration-consequences advisement when taking pleas from noncitizen defendants. Supporters said judges have been deviating from the required language, creating confusion and harming defendants; opponents, including district attorneys, warned that the bill could affect plea withdrawals and appellate litigation unless amended. The committee discussed possible amendments, including a nonretroactivity clarification and language proposed by the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office, and the bill was passed on call.
SB 337 by Senator Menjivar would strengthen protections against sexual abuse and misconduct in prisons, especially women’s prisons, by requiring documentation of searches, extending grievance timelines, limiting hiring of people with violent or sexual convictions, and improving investigation procedures. Supporters emphasized staff abuse, retaliation concerns, and the need for oversight; opposition testimony focused on transgender inmate placement and was criticized by committee members as not germane. The bill passed 9-0 to Appropriations. SB 379 by Senator Jones, dealing with oversight of sexually violent predator conditional release placements, passed to Appropriations after support from law enforcement and prosecutors and no opposition. SB 734 by Senator Caballero, which would provide due process protections for law enforcement officers affected by California Racial Justice Act findings, also passed to Appropriations with support from police and district attorney groups and no opposition. SB 551 by Senator Cortese, which would codify normalization and dynamic security principles in corrections, passed to Appropriations despite concerns from one member that it went too far in making prisons too home-like.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- It does not increase the funding; however, this is based on donations.
- Quite frankly, some of this is just based on the numbers from when these statutes were adopted. ...multiple
- times throughout the years, but it basically adjusts those based on inflation.
- It was a game changer for us, and it helped us house so many households.
- We appreciate Representative Wally for bringing this legislation forward and his solution-based approach
Bills:
HB158 , HB714 , HB 1198 , HB1630 , HB1998 , HB3509 , HB3788 , HB3875 , HB3948 , HB3977 , HB4097 , HB4313 , HB4314 , HB4317 , HB158
Committee:
House Intergovernmental Affairs
Keywords:
housing, veterans, surplus government property, affordable housing, funding sources, housing assistance, homeless prevention, landlord incentives, rural housing, domestic violence, community development, tenant readiness, program participants, financial assistance, homelessness, rental support, Texas Tenant Readiness Program, tenant assistance, housing stability, Texas Department of Housing
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- I just want to say that's important because if you base it strictly on price, then you're going to be
- And I just want to say that's important because if you base it strictly on price, then you're going to
- Let me ask an author or nutrition director, our RFPs are usually used to ensure the lowest cost based
- RFPs are usually used to ensure the lowest cost based upon the requirements specified in the request
- quality, I think, is a... ...by giving schools flexibility based on quality, I think, is a real game
Committee:
Senate Education
Summary:
The Senate Education Committee heard several bills focused on school nutrition, campus safety, college affordability, and UC contracting ethics. SB 1058 by Senator McNerney would remove price as the primary factor in school nutrition procurement, allowing districts more flexibility to prioritize meal quality, cultural appropriateness, local sourcing, and sustainability. Support came from school nutrition officials, education agencies, and school business groups; there was no opposition. Members raised questions about vendor selection and safeguards against favoritism, and the bill was ultimately moved forward on a due pass motion.
SB 1140 by Senator Ashby, sponsored by the California Federation of Teachers, would require school safety plans to address access control during construction, maintenance, and repair projects by limiting unattended entry points such as open doors and gates. Supporters included Brady Campaign, Moms Demand Action, school employees, labor groups, and Prism. Members discussed how the bill would apply to both new construction and ongoing maintenance, and the measure advanced on a due pass motion. SB 959 was taken up on consent and also moved forward.
SB 1006 by Senator Padilla would raise the Cal Grant B Access Award to a new minimum and tie future increases to inflation, with related supplemental awards for student parents and former foster youth also indexed. Support came from higher education advocates, CSU, student groups, and public advocacy organizations, with testimony from a Sac State student describing housing, transportation, and food insecurity. Members generally supported the bill, though questions were raised about fiscal impact; the author estimated about $21 million in first-year costs. The bill passed the committee on a due pass motion.
SB 1141 by Senator Wahab would bar businesses from contracting with the University of California if a UC executive is paid by, or has been paid by, that business within the prior year, aiming to address conflicts of interest in UC contracting. AFSCME and UC workers supported the bill, citing examples of executives serving on corporate boards while their institutions contract with those companies. UC and business groups opposed it, arguing it was overly broad, could capture ordinary dividends or unpaid advisory roles, and could disrupt essential contracts and operations. After extensive debate over existing conflict-of-interest laws and whether the bill would create practical problems, the committee approved SB 1141 on a 4-3 vote and then reported the remaining bills out 7-0 as calls were lifted, concluding the agenda.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Based on what he said, we will proceed to testimony.
- So based on your local experience and the position...
- About 40 percent of that budget is based on aggregate and materials.
- And where is it based? Based in Lorton, Virginia. Okay.
- I believe so, if those... based on the... Numbers you're giving me?
Bills:
HB767 , HB 1242 , HB1373 , HB1404 , HB1708 , HB1936 , HB2041 , HB2198 , HB2270 , HB2315 , HB2415 , HB2427 , HB2455 , HB2457 , HB2522 , HB2523 , HB2686 , HB2763 , HB2775 , HB2944 , HB3034 , HB1683 , HB1695
Committee:
House Transportation
Keywords:
highway designation, memorial, Montgomery County, Paul P. Mendes, transportation, HB 1242, Texas Transportation Code, U.S. Highway 281, Brooks County, Ernesto Soliz Cantu, memorial highway, road naming, TxDOT, road signage, commemorative resolution, memorial markers, county road 304, Huppergate Road, Los Robles Trail, Farm-to-Market Road
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Hearing Education and Arts, Entertainment, Sports, and Tourism Feb 12th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- This funding is distributed based on a formula: exactly 70% is distributed based on a school's share
- Our survey included four different tracks based on Our survey included four different tracks based on
- And then the third one was providing arts-based field trips to their students.
- Teachers are the single most important school-based factor for student success.
- I mean, consider that a resource because we have skills that these young people can utilize.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 2 on Resources, Environmental Protection and Energy Apr 9th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- And obviously, that fuel is low carbon compared to petroleum-based aviation fuels.
- Between the petroleum-based aviation fuel versus SAF.
- So basically, the current use of aviation fuel based upon petroleum-based fuel or SAF, what are the ratios
- Yeah, so based on our legal analysis, In 1988, the U.S.
- Certainly revenues may be somewhat higher based on some of the things.
Summary:
The subcommittee heard testimony on the governor’s proposed sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) tax credit, which would provide a $1 to $2 per gallon credit against the diesel excise tax for SAF sold for use in California from 2026 to 2036. The Department of Finance and CARB argued the credit would help decarbonize aviation, support refinery transitions, and keep fuel production and jobs in California. The Legislative Analyst’s Office recommended rejecting the proposal, saying it is a relatively expensive way to reduce greenhouse gases, could have uncertain or limited climate benefits, and would reduce diesel excise tax revenue that supports highways, local streets and roads, and other transportation programs.
A major point of debate was whether the credit would simply shift limited feedstocks from renewable diesel to SAF rather than create new low-carbon fuel supply. Professor Aaron Smith and the LAO said that because feedstocks such as used cooking oil, tallow, and vegetable oils are limited and already used in other fuel markets, the policy could increase SAF at the expense of renewable diesel, with possible increases in fuel prices and little net emissions benefit. Administration and CARB staff disputed that outcome, saying additional waste-based feedstocks are available and that the policy would not meaningfully raise gasoline or diesel prices. Senators focused on feedstock availability, impacts on road funding, fairness to consumers, and whether the proposal was really aimed at preserving specific refineries such as Phillips 66.
Public comment was sharply divided. Labor representatives, refinery workers, airlines, Boeing, airports, and some local residents supported the proposal, emphasizing jobs, refinery investment, and aviation’s need for a liquid-fuel decarbonization pathway. Environmental and transportation groups, including the Center for Biological Diversity, World Resources Institute, Earthjustice, California Environmental Voters, counties, cities, and trucking and asphalt associations, opposed it, citing weak net climate benefits, possible fuel-price impacts, and losses to transportation funding. No vote was taken; the chair announced all items would be held open for a future hearing.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Senate Health and Human Services (02/11/2026)
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
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- Community based the cost difference.
- </c> community- based. community- based.
- </c> local base services. local base services.
- This is an evidence-based practice.
Committee:
Senate Health and Human Services
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy Committee 12/17/25
Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy
Transcript Highlights:
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- This is again a home and community-based service.
- This is again a home and community-based service.
- </c><01:33:40.320><c> reports</c> um based on the whistleblower reports um based on the whistleblower
- </c> police for alcohol, tobacco, and gaming police for alcohol, tobacco, and gaming violations.<01:45
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
MS Senate Floor - 12 February, 2026; 9:30 AM
Mississippi Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- They are the state game athletes of the year.
- </c><02:45:45.120><c> on</c> remove the executive director based on remove the executive director based
- there's a cap based disparity uh because there's a cap based on<03:19:08.320><c> the</c><03:19:08.400
- </c><03:19:44.560><c> on</c> state employees who are capped based on state employees who are capped based
- The ayes have it. >> Uh, and I move for passage based on the morning roll call. >> Passage based on the
MN
Transcript Highlights:
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- </c><00:46:03.040><c> from</c><00:46:03.359><c> a</c> Uh the A63 amendment is based from a Uh the A63
- over the last six years and the level of theft and fraud, in addition to the rapid change and the skill
- over the last six years and the level of theft and fraud, in addition to the rapid change and the skill
- over the last six years and the level of theft and fraud, in addition to the rapid change and the skill
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Criminal Justice and Public Safety (02/12/2025)
Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- Do you know where they're based? I could get back to you on it.
- And when, and if, that's based on the design speed and people are doing twice that design speed, the
- I'm not going to elaborate on that; that's outside my skill set.
- So, the FDA has not approved psychedelic therapy for broad-based use.
- Representative Muse: The FDA has not approved psychedelic therapy for broad-based use.
Committee:
House Criminal Justice and Public Safety
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Executive Departments and Administration (01/22/2026)
Executive Departments and Administration
Transcript Highlights:
- what it requires to get into the field for those who no longer want the focus to be on embalming skills
- <c> who</c><00:11:31.839><c> no</c><00:11:32.079><c> longer</c> want the focus to be on embalming skills
- </c><00:44:34.079><c> Um,</c><00:44:34.480><c> I</c> based on who's writing the rules.
- Um, I based on who's writing the rules.
- </c><05:12:14.798><c> in</c> information they're getting is based in information they're getting is based
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:18:23.120><c> on</c> would be 45 per on this design based on would be 45 per on this design based
- So, game who's asking for five minutes.
- Uh they oppose fish and game commission.
- It's a very interesting company based here in New Hampshire.
- It's a very interesting company based here in New Hampshire.
Committee:
House Transportation