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• And the the legislative session here.
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• the way Minnesota asks us to legislate.
• the way Minnesota asks us to legislate.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• </c> for future legislation. for future legislation.
• </c><00:19:36.400><c> process</c> forward through the legislative process forward through the legislative
• This is non-monetary legislation.
• This is non-monetary<00:21:38.919><c> legislation.
• However, it non-monetary legislation.

Committee: House Energy & Environmental Protection

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The Committee on Energy and Environmental Protection heard a series of Senate resolutions focused largely on climate, sustainability, public health, and energy policy. Measures discussed included integrating Native Hawaiian and indigenous knowledge into climate policy (STR 93), creating a temporary working group to investigate the dangers of POS (STR 103), studying the feasibility of a green bonds program (STR 110), declaring a public health emergency related to climate change (STR 111), affirming the importance of marine ecosystems to decarbonization goals (STR 115), encouraging adoption of recommendations from the UN global plastics treaty and Rapanui summit declaration (STR 132), convening a geothermal energy working group (STR 136), affirming support for the Aloha Plus Challenge (STR 183), and encouraging insurers to pursue subrogation claims against polluters to reduce costs for residents (STR 198). Testimony was overwhelmingly supportive on most measures, with support coming from agencies such as the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Hawaii State Energy Office, DLNR, PUC, Board of Water Supply, Hawaii Public Health Institute, Hawaii Green Growth, and numerous advocacy groups and individuals. STR 111 drew both support and opposition, with supporters arguing climate change is a public health emergency and opponents disputing the underlying science and urgency. STR 136 also drew mixed testimony, including support from state agencies and one opposition submission from the Environmental Caucus of the Democratic Party of Hawaii. Several witnesses emphasized indigenous knowledge, climate justice, public health impacts, and the need for coordinated state action. Supporters of STR 93 said Native Hawaiian and indigenous knowledge has sustained communities for generations and should be woven into Hawaii’s future climate decision-making. Supporters of STR 111 described climate change as a threat multiplier affecting heat illness, mental health, displacement, wildfire impacts, and food insecurity, while opponents argued the resolution overstated the issue. Testimony on STR 183 highlighted the Aloha Plus Challenge as a statewide sustainability framework with regional influence across the Pacific, including Guam, and stressed its role in tracking progress toward 2030 goals. On STR 198, supporters argued that polluters should help pay for climate-related costs borne by residents and insurers. After testimony concluded, the committee moved into decision-making and adopted the chair’s recommendation to pass STR 93, SD1 unamended by roll call vote, with the chair, vice chair, Rep. Kahaloa, and Rep. Kush voting aye and Rep. Quinnland excused. The transcript then begins the committee’s action on STR 103, SD1, with the chair again recommending passage as is, but the remainder of the vote is cut off in the provided record.

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• This, I mean, most legislation, this is just once enacted.
• I had a point of clarification. for counsel for dish you mentioned that fees Without this legislation
• It restricts the legislative authority. to grant a public gift of items and we have a recent third court
• Thank you Chairman Perry. for filing this important piece of legislation.
• I'd also like to express my appreciation to Senator Creighton for sponsoring. this legislation.

Bills: SB264 , SB542 , SB924 , SB1008 , SB1029 , SB1036 , SB1057 , SB1058 , SB1185 , SB1202 , SB1358 , SB1364 , SB1376 , SB1569 , SB1664 , SB1697 , SJR50

Committee: Senate Business & Commerce

Keywords: SB 264, Texas Workers' Compensation Act, group self-insurance, self-insured groups, workers' compensation, Texas Department of Insurance, commissioner of insurance, certificate of approval, guaranty fund, trust fund, wind down, dissolution, labor code, insurance regulation, employer coverage, risk pool, business and commerce, trade workforce economic development, property owners' association, water conservation

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• On slide 5, you'll see our our new legislative funding request.
• Now you heard me ask for or our legislative ask is for civil engineering and computer science.
• Um, I will be, my name is Chloe Powers with the Legislative Budget Board.
• Land bolding legislative budget board.
• Leanne Bolding, Legislative Budget board. I think this is the final presentation here.

Committee: House Appropriations - S/C on Article III

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• In the state of New York, for example, similar legislation is making its way through their state legislature
• After many years of fighting for legislation to keep kids safe on social media, youth and families have
• We do not have an oversight entity that is doing those types of things, and that's why legislators, at
• to work diligently with all concerned parties to make sure that we can operationalize a piece of legislation
• Similar legislation has been proposed and passed in other states such as Utah, where Sherry Frankie,

Summary: The Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee heard a long agenda focused largely on AI-related consumer protection, child safety, and privacy bills. Members first adopted the consent calendar, then took up SB 1050, which would require disclosures when advertisements use AI-generated or synthetic performers. Supporters, including SAG-AFTRA, Common Sense Media, and labor groups, said consumers should know when an ad depicts a non-human performer and that the bill protects both consumers and workers. Opponents from TechNet, the Motion Picture Association, broadcasters, and business groups argued the bill was too broad, lacked a deception standard, could burden accessibility uses and short audio ads, and created litigation risk. The committee voted the bill out on a party-line-leaning roll, with several members noting concerns but supporting continued work on the measure. The committee also approved SB 1111, which creates liability and remedies for non-consensual digital replicas using a person’s voice or likeness, and SB 1146, which targets deceptive AI-generated health advertisements that depict synthetic health care providers. Both measures drew support from consumer, labor, medical, and child-safety advocates and faced no formal opposition. Members emphasized the need to prevent deepfake abuse, especially in health-related ads where consumers could be misled into trusting fake doctors or medical endorsements. Several child- and privacy-focused bills were also heard and advanced. SB 867 would place a four-year moratorium on AI chatbot-powered toys for children, with supporters warning about harmful content, addictive design, and privacy risks; some opposition raised definitional concerns and asked for clearer standards. SB 1247 would give child influencers the right to delete monetized content posted during their minority, and it moved forward without opposition. SB 1000 updated California’s AI Transparency Act to align content provenance rules with newer technology and international standards, with support from Google and Adobe and no opposition. Finally, SB 957 would require social media companies to notify users when the federal government seeks their data through administrative subpoenas, give users time to challenge the request, and report disclosures; supporters framed it as a First Amendment and due process protection, while one member opposed it as an overreach against federal law enforcement. All of the measures discussed were reported out of committee, with several rolls left open for absent members.

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• The purpose of this legislation is straightforward: it strengthens consumer protections, helps prevent
• We want to thank Chairman Desotel for bringing forth this legislation. Yes.
• We want to thank Chairman DeSotel for bringing forth this legislation.
• You know, we all have these certain legislative processes that we go through.
• I sit on the Legislative Audio Advisory Council.

Bills: SCR53 , HB259 , HB267 , HB478 , HB548 , HB555 , HB617 , HB670 , HB672 , HB797 , HB848 , HB917 , HB921 , HB1096 , HB1103 , HB1166 , HB1195 , HB1230

Committee: Senate Commerce, Consumer Protection, and International Affairs

Keywords: payable-on-death accounts, transfer-on-death accounts, estate planning, beneficiary designations, Louisiana law, task force, inheritance, nonprobate transfers, excavation, demolition, infrastructure repair, BEAD Program, utility damage, construction coordination, contact point, home inspectors, board membership, licensing, term limits, Louisiana State Board

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• Tiffany Hernandez, who is the president of Glendale Community College, which is in my district, Legislative
• President, the Committee of the Whole, having under consideration the legislation listed below, makes
• President, your Committee of the Whole, having under consideration the legislation listed below, makes
• President, your Committee of the Whole, having under consideration the legislation listed below, makes
• The Committee on Government, having under consideration HB 2745 relating to legislative subpoena, perjury

Keywords: 1182, all

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• And that's what this legislation is going to do today.
• And that's what<00:11:50.720><c> this</c><00:11:50.880><c> legislation</c><00:11:51.360><c> is</c><00
• to do what this legislation is going to do today.<00:11:52.240><c> It's</c><00:11:52.480><c> going</
• Are you regulating local law enforcement through the legislation? >> The bill does both.
• </c><00:14:43.360><c> about</c> concern I think legislation about concern I think legislation about driver's

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: At a morning press conference, lawmakers and advocates discussed a bill by Rep. Tabke aimed at tightening Minnesota’s automatic license plate reader (ALPR) laws. Speakers argued that license plate data is being misused, especially in connection with immigration enforcement and “Operation Metro Surge,” and said motorists expect privacy for the personal information tied to their plates. Several individuals described incidents in which they believed federal agents used ALPR data to identify their homes, photograph their houses, or otherwise intimidate them after they had observed ICE activity. John Beler of the ACLU of Minnesota said ALPR systems capture plate numbers, time, date, and location, and that private vendors and out-of-state agencies can access the data with little oversight. He cited public records showing large numbers of searches, including one metro agency with about 425,000 searches in six weeks and another with nearly 100 searches explicitly for civil immigration enforcement. He said the bill would prohibit sharing ALPR data outside Minnesota unless authorized by a court order or judicial warrant, require data-sharing agreements among agencies, require signage for private ALPR use, and bar sale or transfer of the data without consent or legal process. In response to questions, speakers said the bill is intended to regulate local law enforcement and private vendors rather than federal agencies directly, by limiting how data is shared and accessed. They compared the issue to prior bipartisan concerns about driver’s license lookups and said they hoped the measure would advance out of judiciary later that morning and then to public safety, though they said they could not guarantee support or passage.

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• So the one that has to do with legislators and former employees.
• So, the legislative commission will still exist.
• I have just a question about your observations of this legislative session.
• </c> So, the like sorry, the legislative So, the like sorry, the legislative commission<00:12:08.280>
• </c><00:13:34.960><c> session</c> observations of this legislative session observations of this legislative

Keywords: 918, senate, all

Summary: Senate Republicans discussed the governor’s supplemental budget and criticized proposed cuts to nursing homes, disability services, and counties, arguing the changes would hurt vulnerable Minnesotans and that the tax package would amount to roughly an $868 million increase. They said they were open to some family-focused tax provisions, such as an expanded child care or dependent credit, but opposed broader tax increases and several previously rejected ideas, including sales tax changes and a social media tax. A major topic was fraud prevention and the Office of Legislative Auditor report on kickbacks. Republicans said the report reinforced their push for a statewide independent Office of Inspector General with a law enforcement division and a broader fraud definition, and they argued the office would have handled the cases more effectively. They also said they support the concept of an OIG bill but want only modest amendments, while criticizing House Democrats for resisting the law enforcement division and for raising constitutional objections they called a drafting issue. The lawmakers also reacted skeptically to the governor’s proposed AI-related job development fund and $10 million in forgivable loans for businesses affected by Operation Metro Search, saying the aid would mainly benefit downtown Minneapolis and St. Paul rather than the broader state. They closed with broader comments that the session felt relatively normal and less intense than past years, noted ongoing work on a bonding bill, and joked about campaign politics, possible candidates, and even the idea of a Senate dog.

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• We urge our legislators, our governor, our Attorney General, and our congressional delegation to stand
• This is a legislative process critically important to our country. Thank you, Senator. Questions?
• Would they be legislators or regular citizens?
• hearings and on both the legislative floors as well as social media.
• Our own Senator Wisch and Senator Crapel co-sponsored legislation for a balanced budget.

Summary: The Senate Judiciary and Rules Committee approved the February 11, 2026 minutes and then heard House Concurrent Resolution 25, which would apply for an Article V convention limited to proposing a balanced budget amendment, with a seven-year sunset on Idaho’s application. Senator Ricks and supporter Lauren Enz argued that federal debt is unsustainable, Congress has failed to act, and the states should use Article V pressure to force a balanced budget amendment. Supporters said the resolution is narrowly limited, that ratification would still require 38 states, and that Idaho should join the 28 states already on board. Opponents, including representatives of the Idaho GOP and several private citizens, warned that an Article V convention could not be safely limited, could become a runaway convention, and would place the Constitution at risk. They argued Congress, not the states, controls the process once a convention is called, and that the real problem is federal overreach and failure to follow the Constitution rather than the need for a new amendment. Several speakers also said Idaho should not pursue a balanced budget amendment while relying heavily on federal funds. After public testimony and committee discussion, Senator Foreman moved to send HCR 25 to the Senate floor with a due pass recommendation, seconded by Senator Ricks. The committee debated the risks of a convention versus the urgency of federal debt, then took a roll call vote. The motion failed 5-4, and HCR 25 was held in committee.

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• Arizona State Senate Legislative Proclamation: Valley Fever Awareness Benefits Public Health and the
• Legislative Proclamation: Valley Fever Awareness Benefits Public Health and the Arizona Economy.
• And finally, one person has a question, has names deleted: Have legislators ever been disabled?
• As names deleted, have legislators ever been disabled?
• As a legislative cap on the total number of hires an agency could make.

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, a roll call showing 29 present, and several guest introductions, including Scout groups from Phoenix/Levine, Dr. John Galgiani for Valley Fever Awareness, and Dr. Sarah Lee Davidson as Doctor of the Day. Senator Kavanagh read a proclamation recognizing Valley Fever Awareness and the work of the University of Arizona’s Valley Fever Center for Excellence. The chamber also adopted a death resolution for Victor E. Hardy and observed a moment of silence. The Committee of the Whole considered SB 1036 on unemployment insurance, SB 1056 on reporting vacant state positions, SB 1236 on AHCCCS enrollment verification and presumptive eligibility, and SB 1238 on the physician assistant licensure compact. SB 1036, SB 1056, and SB 1238 were approved in Committee of the Whole, with SB 1036 and SB 1238 amended. During floor debate, SB 1036 drew criticism from Democrats as adding burdens and reducing benefits for unemployed workers, while supporters said it was aimed at preventing fraud; it later passed the Senate 17-12. SB 1056 also passed 17-12 after debate over whether automatic elimination of long-vacant positions would improve efficiency or harm agency staffing. SB 1238 passed with a conforming amendment and later the House version HB 2190 was substituted and passed. The Senate then took up several third-reading bills. SB 1126 on educational records passed 29-0. SB 1189 on campaign expenditures passed 27-2 after debate about political violence and campaign-related expenses. SB 1211 on sentencing passed 29-0. The chamber also reconsidered and substituted House bills for identical Senate bills: HB 2206 for SB 1333 and HB 2396 for SB 1368, both related to SNAP. HB 2206 passed 17-12 after debate over a proposed SNAP error-rate penalty and its impact on food access, and HB 2396 passed 17-12 after debate over restricting SNAP purchases. Finally, HB 2796 was substituted for SB 1236 and passed after debate over AHCCCS enrollment barriers. The Senate adjourned until Tuesday, February 17, 2026.

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• There are no legislators, I don't think. But do we have any signed up?
• This legislation impacts a small number of districts across the Commonwealth.
• And so this legislation replaces the original one we did, in which we just named four communities.
• Good afternoon, legislators, educators, and community members. My name is Diana Noble.
• On behalf of our school community, I want to thank you for your attention to this important legislation

Bills: H4867 , H4927

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Education

Keywords: school choice, education policy, educational funding, public schools, student enrollment, applied behavior analysis, autism, education, special needs, school access, therapeutic interventions, 1212, all

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• But I do think this is a very important piece of legislation that should be advanced. Thank you.
• I'm excited to support this piece of legislation.
• I'm excited to support this piece of legislation.
• I appreciate this legislation and hope to one day, before the end of the session, support this.
• You know, this is legislation, this is a trailer bill, the legislation that we passed a few years back

Bills: HB2713 , HB2730 , HB2297 , HB2487 , HB2382 , HB2089 , HB2431 , HB2451 , HB2590 , HB2325 , HB2278 , HB2224 , HB2322

Committee: House Finance

Keywords: private detention facilities, business tax, occupation tax, financial impact, state revenue, aerospace, tax preferences, effectiveness, economic impact, grocery stores, underserved communities, food access, incentives, economic development, insurance tax, state regulation, insurers, taxation, budget impact, excise tax

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• Members of the work group include representatives from various agencies, legislators, and representatives
• For the record, State Representative Hunter Abel, representing the 7th Legislative District, which is
• For the record, State Representative Hunter Abel, representing the 7th Legislative District, which is
• I want to remind you, our legislators, I know you guys have a tough role and I appreciate your energy
• And all the pieces of legislation that protect the Nation's resources, I'd like to ask that this bill

Bills: HB2514 , HB2551 , HB2236 , HB2470

Committee: House Capital Budget

Keywords: HB 2514, global war on terror, GWOT, war on terror memorial, Capitol campus memorial, Washington veterans, fallen service members, military memorial, post-9/11 veterans, Iraq War, Afghanistan War, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation New Dawn, veterans memorial, capitol grounds, state memorial, Secretary of State, Capitol Committee, Department of Veterans Affairs

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• Members of the work group include representatives from various agencies, legislators, and representatives
• For the record, State Representative Hunter Abell, representing the 7th Legislative District, which is
• However, legislation enacted in 2025 permits boards of directors and school districts that are in binding
• The tool that this legislation provides can be viewed as a preventive measure to protect these important
• And all the pieces of legislation that protect the nation's resources, I'd like to ask that this bill

Summary: The Capital Budget Committee heard briefings and testimony on several bills. Substitute House Bill 2281 would require state agencies to avoid imposing an undue burden on Indian tribes’ traditional cultural practices at tribal traditional cultural places, and would create a Superior Court cause of action for tribes. The prime sponsor and tribal witnesses said the bill is needed to protect sacred sites and cultural resources, while an industry witness asked for narrower, more predictable language. Some testimony criticized the bill as too expansive and likely to increase litigation. The committee also heard testimony on House Bill 2514, which would create a Global War on Terror memorial work group to plan and recommend details for a memorial on the Capitol campus; the sponsor emphasized honoring Washington service members and said private fundraising would be central to the project. House Bill 2551 would let school districts with very low ending fund balances seek OSPI approval to sell district real property and use the proceeds to restore financial stability, rather than depositing the money into capital or debt service funds. The sponsor and Tacoma School District testified that the bill is a safeguard for districts nearing binding conditions, while members raised concerns about possible impacts on local land use and whether the bill could be misused in urban or rural areas. Substitute House Bill 2668 would require the Department of Fish and Wildlife to identify alternate locations for the Bob O’K Game Farm and request future capital funding to relocate and remediate the site because of nitrate contamination affecting the Centralia area aquifer. Local officials, public health staff, and tribal representatives supported relocation, citing public health risks and the potential cost of inaction, while the sponsor stressed that the bill is about moving, not closing, the game farm. In executive action, the committee took up House Bill 2470, as amended by a proposed substitute, which would increase state school construction assistance for schools on military bases by adding 15% to the calculated state match percentage. Members discussed the role of federal funding and the need for safe, equitable facilities for military-connected students. The committee approved the substitute bill and reported it out with a due pass recommendation by a vote of 15-1, with three excused.

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• First of all, I'm just going to give you a little clarification because I was talking to some legislators
• Madam Chair, I work for the Legislative Council Service.
• We hope you never have to utilize this legislation because then that means something bad happened in
• So I'm here to again reiterate support for this legislation. And we appreciate the time.
• Like Representative Zamora, and somewhat in the same thread, I also have concerns with this legislation

Committee: House House Agriculture, Acequias And Water Resources

Keywords: 996, all

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• That is what we as my colleagues feel like this legislation is up Michael Borbina: to.
• Now I have to report back to my colleagues in Lee County this Michael Borbina: legislation HB 995 is
• From 2011 through 2023, that legislation was filed each and every year and the legislature rejected it
• There have been broad bipartisan federal warnings about the threats dealt with in this legislation.
• leaders at the state and local government level, and it speaks to a lot of the problems in this legislation

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• This legislation directs FDLE to provide security to major party nominees for governor and Lieutenant
• This local bill was heard during our legislative delegation meeting in October.
• Do each and every one of the commissioners in your county support this legislation?
• I think this is responsible legislation. I'm being honest. And why do I say that?
• It's common sense legislation. With that, I ask for your support.

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• Elections should always be administered according to the laws crafted by elected legislators, and those
• It is our primary responsibility as legislators to regulate our elections here in the state of Kentucky
• and those laws should be legislators and those laws should be fully<00:08:34.560><c> enforced.
• It is our primary responsibility<00:09:03.839><c> as</c><00:09:04.080><c> legislators</c><00:09:04.560
• ><c> to</c> responsibility as legislators to responsibility as legislators to regulate<00:09:05.519><

Keywords: Discussion of HR 7 00:05:00, 958, all

Summary: The committee met, established a quorum, and opened with the pledge and prayer. Members then made several brief introductions of interns and guests from the University of Kentucky and the University of Louisville. The chair also reminded members about microphone use, cell phones, and the 24-hour rule for committee amendments and substitutes. The sole substantive item was House Resolution 7, sponsored by Representative Hodgson, which set out guiding principles for Kentucky elections. Hodgson described principles including fair and secure elections, accessibility balanced with security, citizen-only voting, stability and uniformity in election procedures, prompt and accurate results, transparency, accountability, and preservation of state control over elections. Members generally supported the resolution; Representative Marzian asked whether Kentucky already follows these principles and raised the issue of low poll-worker pay, while Representative Hancock asked about protecting voter registration data and privacy. Hodgson responded that transparency applies to the process, not personal information, and that Kentucky protects ballot secrecy and voter data. Representative Chester Burton also asked about election security, and Hodgson said Kentucky’s system relies on bipartisan poll workers and mutual oversight at polling places. Representative Marzian asked whether Social Security numbers are still required for voter registration, and members indicated they are, with a follow-up promised to the committee. The committee then voted 15-0 to pass the resolution with favorable expression. Before adjournment, Hodgson encouraged additional co-sponsors, and the chair noted the committee would likely meet again the following Thursday.

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• We shouldn't block educational innovation in a privacy bill when separate AI legislation is a better
• With me today to provide testimony is Nick Sackett, Director of Legislative Affairs for Social Compassion
• in Legislation.
• affairs for social compassion and legislation thank you thank you so many women yep okay Thank you.
• Your commitment to the legislative process and the creation of good policy, sound policy, is apparent

Committee: House Judiciary

Keywords: 988, house, all