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NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Senate Energy and Natural Resources (02/10/2026)
Energy and Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- Essentially providing mechanisms um setting targets and then providing financial incentives in order
- Essentially providing mechanisms um setting targets and then providing financial incentives in order
- Essentially providing mechanisms um setting targets and then providing financial incentives in order
- We do provide that assistance.
- </c> readily offered to provide assistance. readily offered to provide assistance.
Committee:
Senate Energy and Natural Resources
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Finance Division III (02/09/2026)
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> to house uh those or to uh provide to house uh those or to uh provide offices<00:10:33.040><c> for
- </c><00:37:12.000><c> separate</c> implemented steps to provide separate implemented steps to provide
- </c><00:39:46.000><c> in</c> addition to the information provided in addition to the information provided
- <02:31:11.280><c> for</c><02:31:11.680><c> some</c> provide for some provide for some And<02:31:13.920
- </c><02:44:32.800><c> for</c> department has already provided for department has already provided for
Summary:
House Finance Division 3 met in work session and opened with procedural remarks from the chair about the committee’s schedule, deadlines, and recommendation options, noting the meeting was advisory and no votes were expected. The first bill discussed, House Bill 1569, concerned repealing the directive to sell the Anna Philbrook Center for Children property in Concord. Testimony from DHHS and New Hampshire Hospital focused on whether the property could be subdivided, the relationship to Senate Bill 572, the status of the city of Concord’s first right of refusal, and the practical effects of a sale. Witnesses said the $5 million sale estimate was a budget assumption, that moving staff and equipment would create some relocation costs, and that the center had required significant recent maintenance and renovation spending. Members also discussed the number of transitional housing beds at the site, the temporary nature of those beds, and whether the property should remain available given hospital workforce and service needs.
The committee then turned to House Bill 661, which had been recommitted for further review after new information emerged. The chair summarized federal developments, including a December 2025 ACF letter and a related executive order, as well as a federal HHS press release about states diverting foster youths’ Social Security survivor benefits. Representative Walner explained that amendment 3055H had been drafted to move the bill forward in smaller steps, with a fiscal note requested on the amendment because the original bill was viewed as too large and expensive. Members discussed whether the committee had received copies of the amendment and whether federal guidance or funding had changed the policy landscape.
The discussion also included broader questions about foster youth benefits and whether federal action would support state implementation. One member cited ACF language stating that only 11 states had enacted policies to stop interception of survivor benefits and that technical assistance would be available to the remaining states. The meeting remained in work-session mode throughout, with no votes taken and no final recommendations made during the portion provided. The chair indicated the committee could return to the bills later in the month.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- We're also in the statute for any other licensed medical provider. That is the bill.
- This program will provide up to $25,000 per year for up to three years.
- A coach providing for their player is no different than a teacher providing for their student.
- Provided for them. Additional question, Senator Osgood. Mr.
- These claims do not provide meaningful benefits to consumers.
Summary:
The Senate convened with an opening prayer, pledge, and several introductions recognizing visitors, students, local officials, and professional groups in the gallery. The chamber then took up a report from the Ethics and Elections Committee confirming 42 executive appointments; the report was adopted by a vote of 36-0. The Senate also adopted a resolution honoring the Ripple Project for childhood cancer awareness and funding.
The bulk of the meeting was spent on special-order bills, many of them open-government sunset review measures and policy bills. The Senate passed bills preserving or updating public records exemptions for aquaculture records, trade secrets, and cybersecurity information; a child-abuse reporting statute of limitations bill; a commercial driving schools bill; a human trafficking training requirement for nursing graduates; a new injunction for protection against serious violence by a known person and its companion public-records bill; a nature-based coastal resiliency bill with an amendment restricting dredge-and-fill in Terra Ceia Aquatic Preserve; a chiropractic patient-funds bill; specialty license plate legislation; a one-time waiver for late financial disclosure fines; public school personnel compensation changes; the Florida Farm Bill with amendments protecting Everglades lands and technical corrections; homestead exemption clarification for long-term leaseholders; disability presumption clarifications for firefighters and law enforcement; reinsurance intermediary manager conformity changes; patriotic displays in public schools; ADS-B aviation fee restrictions; autism-related law enforcement training and a blue envelope program; public post-secondary safety policy requirements; and a bill allowing licensed agents to market health care sharing ministries. Several bills were temporarily postponed, including local vessel restrictions, temporary certificates for practice, and domestic animals.
Members debated a number of measures, especially the health care sharing ministries bill, where opponents raised consumer-protection and commission concerns and supporters argued for free speech, religious liberty, and expanded consumer choice; it passed 32-5. Other debated bills included the autism law enforcement bill, the school athletics bill addressing coach support for student-athletes, and the Farm Bill, where senators discussed surplus land safeguards and biosolids timing. Most bills passed overwhelmingly, often 37-0 or 38-0, with a few closer votes such as the patriotic displays bill (36-2) and the health care sharing ministries bill (32-5).
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
FL House Floor Session - 2026-02-19 (10:00AM Session)
Florida House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- There's no other cap anywhere else in statute for any other licensed medical provider.
- We're also in the statute for any other licensed medical provider. That is the bill.
- A coach providing for their player is no different than a teacher providing for their student, and this
- These claims do not provide meaningful benefits to consumers.
- These claims do not provide meaningful benefits to consumers.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Education Funding (01/16/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:40:13.680><c> complete</c> administering this to provide complete administering this to provide
- </c> against this bill is that it provides against this bill is that it provides much<01:19:15.360><c
- </c> efas because efas inherently provide efas because efas inherently provide more<01:59:44.599><c>
- </c><02:04:38.480><c> that</c> because many of the providers that because many of the providers that
- </c><02:24:49.240><c> benefits</c> to religion it provides benefits to religion it provides benefits
Summary:
The hearing focused on House Bill 115-FN, which would remove the income cap from New Hampshire’s Education Freedom Account eligibility rules. Representative Valerie McDonnell, the bill’s sponsor, said the measure is intended to fund students rather than systems and to expand educational choice regardless of income or zip code. She described the change as a small statutory edit but argued it would have significant benefits, including helping families afford alternative education settings and testing costs such as AP exams. She also cited testimony from families who said EFAs helped children with special needs or difficult circumstances, and she argued the program is popular and cost-effective.
Committee members questioned McDonnell about the bill’s fiscal impact and administration. One member asked whether removing the income cap would extend vouchers to families above the statewide median income and whether the change could cost more than $100 million annually; McDonnell said she did not agree with that estimate and pointed to Arizona as a comparison. Representative Wendy Thomas asked whether the bill should require stronger data-sharing from the Children’s Scholarship Fund, which administers the program, so the Department of Education and taxpayers could better track spending; McDonnell said the program already uses ClassWallet and regulated expenditures, and that the question was better directed to the administrator.
Several members testified in opposition. Representative Wendy Thomas said the bill would increase costs for public schools, raise local property taxes, and worsen oversight problems. Representative Heath Howard argued the proposal would function as a subsidy for wealthy families already paying private tuition and said public education and special education should be funded first. Representative Megan Murray also opposed the bill, emphasizing the lack of a legal reporting requirement for EFA spending and the need for transparency, accountability, and attention to special education needs. Representative Sam Farrington supported expansion, sharing a constituent story about a student who left public school after harassment and benefited from private school placement. No vote or final action was taken in the portion provided.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- There's a couple ways that school districts tend to provide their insurance. First is, as Mr.
- And this makes it difficult for other providers to provide truly competitive alternatives, so this limits
- the competition in what we could actually provide for these employees and their districts.
- This bill provides schools with ready-to-use, state-endorsed resources tailored by age group.
- And one of the things we do is we provide educational workshops to a lot of high schools.
Committee:
House Education
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee Jul 2nd, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- It will also provide transit systems with more land use authority on their own land.
- asked to provide 10% very low-income units.
- And HCD would be able to provide that type of support.
- In the country and provide important homeownership opportunities for many Californians.
- I think what was provided in terms of amendments is good.
Summary:
The committee heard several housing bills, with the longest discussion focused on SB 79, which would allow more housing near high-capacity transit stops and on transit agency-owned land. The author and supporters argued it would address California’s housing shortage, reduce vehicle miles traveled, and strengthen transit systems by putting more residents near rail and rapid transit. Supporters included housing advocates, local officials, environmental groups, and transit-oriented development organizations. Opponents, including many cities, the League of California Cities, and some tenant and legal advocacy groups, raised concerns about affordability requirements, displacement, demolition protections, local control, and the bill’s interaction with existing local planning efforts. The committee discussed amendments to strengthen anti-displacement protections, minimum density, affordability standards, and a local flexibility alternative, and SB 79 was moved out on a due-pass-as-amended vote of 8-1, with one member not voting.
The committee then took up SB 21, which would amend the Housing Crisis Act to allow limited unit reductions when converting deed-restricted SRO buildings into larger, more livable affordable units with private bathrooms, kitchens, and supportive services. The author and nonprofit housing providers said many SRO buildings are financially unsustainable and that the bill would preserve deeply affordable housing while improving conditions for residents. There was no organized opposition testimony at the hearing, though one business property group registered opposition. Members expressed support for the preservation-focused approach, and SB 21 was approved on an 8-0 vote and sent to the Assembly Committee on Local Government.
Next, SB 92 was heard, a measure to close a density bonus loophole by limiting how much additional commercial floor area a project can receive and preventing the law from being used to justify very large nonresidential projects with only minimal affordable housing. The author cited a San Diego project as an example of the problem, and the City of San Diego supported the bill as a reasonable fix. Several labor and housing groups also supported it, while no formal opposition witnesses testified. The committee accepted amendments, members praised the effort to curb abuse while preserving feasibility, and SB 92 passed on a 7-0 vote.
Finally, the committee began hearing SB 522, which would extend just-cause eviction protections to units rebuilt after disaster if they had previously been covered by the Tenant Protection Act. The author and the Los Angeles City Attorney said the bill would help preserve rental housing in disaster-affected communities, especially after the Pacific Palisades fires, and would not create new rent control. Opponents, including apartment, realtor, and property owner groups, argued it would add burdens to rebuilding and could discourage reconstruction. Members raised questions about whether existing law already protects returning tenants and whether the bill was necessary, and the hearing continued into committee discussion.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs Mar 26th, 2025
Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Do y'all have a copy of the map that we provided of Elm Ridge by chance?
- those service providers, so it takes care of that.
- Federal legislation provided $200,000 in funding to restore the Espada Aqueduct.
- They did not provide any training.
- . the professional standards to their city that this chapter provides.
Bills:
HB1583 , HB1775 , HB1832 , HB1836 , HB1837 , HB1866 , HB1983 , HB2029 , HB2217 , HB2318 , HB2363 , HB2486
Keywords:
mental health, emergency detention, peace officer, mental illness, prevention of harm, border security, private landowners, study and report, General Land Office, participation, controlled substances, opioid antagonists, law enforcement training, substance abuse prevention, Texas-Mexico border, criminal justice, public safety, law enforcement, National Park Service, arrest powers
WY
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> this is the amount that those providers this is the amount that those providers are<00:10:27.240
- </c> This is about what we provide. This is about what we provide.
- </c> passed actually does the the provider passed actually does the the provider rates<00:43:52.400><
- </c> indicated and rates to the providers. indicated and rates to the providers.
- </c> benefit that we're we're providing. benefit that we're we're providing.
Committee:
Joint Appropriations
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Environmental Quality Committee Apr 22nd, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Now, I think it's important to provide some context, if you will, for the bill.
- Look, SB 1341 provides CalRecycle with the statutory authority to reduce the processing fees for wine
- It is essential, and SB 1291 ensures the companies that provide it are held accountable.
- It provides options to avoid and protect TCRs and mitigate project impacts.
- Ridership will provide the financing this project so desperately needs.
Summary:
The committee heard several energy, environmental, recycling, and land-use bills, beginning with SB 925 by Senator McNerney, which would direct the California Energy Commission to develop a statewide roadmap for fusion energy. Supporters said the bill would help California retain leadership in fusion research and commercialization, attract investment, and create jobs, while some members emphasized the need to avoid overregulation and keep the state competitive. No opposition testified, and the bill was later approved on a 4-0 vote and held on call.
The committee also heard SB 1350, another McNerney bill, to expand the use of green hydrogen in the power sector by allowing renewable portfolio standard credit for turbines using renewable hydrogen. Supporters framed it as a way to support clean energy reliability, preserve tax credits, and create jobs, while opponents including TURN and Earthjustice warned about greenwashing, resource shuffling, and increased NOx emissions. The author and chair described committee amendments as adding guardrails, and the bill passed 4-0 and was held on call.
Senator Grayson presented SB 1145, which would streamline CEQA and related review for qualifying projects in the Concord Reuse Project Area, part of the former Concord Naval Weapons Station. The bill is intended to speed a long-planned transit-oriented development with housing, commercial space, parks, and open space; supporters included local officials, labor groups, and business organizations, while a housing group raised concerns about affordable housing guarantees but still supported the CEQA exemption. The committee described the bill as balancing streamlining with retained environmental review and approved it 4-0, held on call. Senator Cabaldon’s SB 1341, dealing with CalRecycle processing fees for bag-in-a-box wine and spirits containers, also drew support from the wine industry and some environmental groups that wanted a workable recycling market, while glass packaging and other opponents objected to giving CalRecycle too much discretion; it too passed 4-0 and was held on call.
The committee then heard SJR 13 by Senator Padilla, urging the U.S. to seek enforceable commitments to eliminate transboundary sewage pollution at the 2026 USMCA review. Supporters described severe public health and environmental harms from sewage and runoff in the Tijuana River and New River watersheds, especially for border and farmworker communities, and the resolution passed 4-0. Padilla’s SB 1033, requiring protein product manufacturers to test for and disclose heavy metals, drew support from consumer and public health groups citing Consumer Reports findings, while industry groups argued for narrower scope, QR-code options, and thresholds tied to health standards; the bill passed 3-0 and was held on call. Senator Ashby’s SB 1010, creating a manufacturer-funded system for refrigerant recovery from discarded appliances, was supported as a climate and enforcement measure but opposed by appliance manufacturers and recyclers who said existing law already regulates refrigerants and that the bill could raise costs and reduce recycling; it passed 4-0 and was held on call. Finally, Senator Caballero presented SB 1183, requiring a state study of the environmental, land-use, and economic impacts of industrial solar in the Central Valley. Supporters said the bill would help ensure solar development benefits local communities and farmland, while solar industry groups argued it duplicated existing work and should better reflect solar’s benefits; the bill was heard but no vote was taken in the portion provided.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House State Government Finance and Policy Committee 4/9/26
State Government Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- So, it's essential that the state works closely with contractor software providers and project owners
- and project owners to design a providers and project owners to design a system<00:24:07.520><c> that
- Without specific legal authority, state agencies may not accept or provide anything other than exact
- </c><00:50:54.840><c> high</c> there's an option to not provide high there's an option to not provide
- </c><00:54:14.840><c> the</c> will go a long way to in providing the will go a long way to in providing
Committee:
House State Government Finance and Policy
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Standing Committee on Small Business and Information Technology (2-18-26)
Small Business & Information Technology
Transcript Highlights:
- additional information, not just what is currently provided.
- additional information, not just what is currently provided.
- additional information, not just what is currently provided.
- additional information, not just what is currently provided.
- </c><00:47:30.880><c> additional</c> entail, um, providing additional entail, um, providing additional
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Budget Review Subcommittee on Health and Family Service (7-15-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh, I can promise you that we will do our very best to provide the best health care for health and human
- And they're going to provide us general.
- </c> certification surveys funding provided certification surveys funding provided in<00:03:21.120><c
- </c> provided from the federal government. provided from the federal government. uh<00:12:55.519><c>
- And that was current year FY26, that was the appropriation provided to the department.
Summary:
The Budget Review Subcommittee on Health and Human Services met to review budget items carved out in the prior session budget, including long-term care surveyor contracts, funding for local health departments, and expansion of the central laboratory. The committee approved the June 4 minutes and then heard an update from the Office of Inspector General’s Division of Health Care on long-term care certification surveys and complaint investigations.
Officials said the $1 million annual appropriation for contracted survey work, along with salary increases and other resources, helped the state reduce its backlog. They reported that Kentucky completed 101 long-term care certification surveys in fiscal year 2024, up from 28 in fiscal year 2023, and had completed 186 surveys by July 7, 2025, with a goal of 40 to 50 more before the end of fiscal year 2025. Outstanding complaints fell from 1,565 at the end of fiscal year 2024 to 695 by July 7, 2025, and outstanding priority-one or immediate-jeopardy complaints were reduced to zero. Members asked about the definition of priority-one cases, survey timing, the number of facilities still overdue, vacancy rates, federal funding reliance, and the use of contract surveyors. Officials said priority-one cases involve serious harm or high risk of harm, that surveys are required within a 12- to 15.7-month window, and that the agency now has 40 contract surveyors and an outside team option. Several members praised the progress but warned that delays in surveys can endanger residents and urged continued funding and monitoring.
The committee then began hearing from Mike Tuggle of the Department of Public Health on the Public Health Transformation Initiative, with Tuggle noting the legislation’s importance to public health financing. The transcript cuts off as he began his remarks.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
CPC Public Hearing- Wed Feb 5, 2025 @ 2:00 PM HST
Consumer Protection & Commerce
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> stand on written testimony providing stand on written testimony providing comments<00:14:31.600>
- , to kind of provide an adjustment for the housing rules, to have permission to provide the provisions
- <00:57:56.280><c> a</c><00:57:56.440><c> reasonable</c> provide a reasonable provide a reasonable accommodation
- </c><00:58:01.280><c> an</c> accommodation um to kind of provide an accommodation um to kind of provide
- </c><00:58:10.039><c> the</c> have permission to uh provide the have permission to uh provide the provisions
Committee:
House Consumer Protection & Commerce
Summary:
The committee on Consumer Protection and Commerce met on February 5, 2025, and heard testimony on several bills. HB 918, relating to labeling, drew support from the Department of Health, INDA (the nonwoven fabrics industry), and Hawaii Realtors. INDA said the bill aligns with do-not-flush labeling laws in other states but raised a concern about the six-month compliance deadline tied to FIFRA approval. In response to committee questions, witnesses explained that the bill is aimed mainly at disinfecting wipes, that most products are already labeled nationally, and that the proposed timing issue could be addressed by using Oregon’s approach. No vote was taken on the measure during the portion shown.
The committee also heard HB 1482, relating to controlled substances. HPD supported the bill, and Aloha Green Holdings and the Department of Health both said they supported the intent but recommended technical amendments. Their testimony focused on clarifying the treatment of Delta-8 THC, distinguishing synthetic or artificially derived cannabinoids from naturally occurring forms, and avoiding confusion in the hemp law. Members asked whether Delta-8 would show up on drug tests; witnesses said it would test positive for THC and would not be distinguished from Delta-9. The bill was then set aside as the committee moved on.
HB 981, relating to attorney’s fees, drew opposition from a law firm representing homeowners and associations, which argued the bill would limit access to legal services, favor developers and contractors, and make settlement harder. The witness suggested instead using existing consumer-protection fee-shifting concepts, and committee members explored whether a capped fee award or a broader attorney-fee rule would be more appropriate. The committee then took up HB 807 and HB 336, both relating to condominiums. HB 807 received support from the Green Infrastructure Authority and the Hawaii Bankers Association, while one testifier urged deferral over unresolved questions about commercial PACE financing; the bank association asked for more time to work with HGIA, and the chair indicated decision-making could be deferred to allow that discussion. On HB 336, the Community Associations Institute opposed the bill as removing checks and balances, while the Hawaii Workers Center and others supported it as a step toward clearer enforcement of health and safety issues in condominiums and rental housing.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
TCA-HOU, HOU Public Hearings 02-04-2025
Transcript Highlights:
- some um test late testimony we provided some um test late testimony providing<00:11:04.200><c> some<
- </c><00:54:26.000><c> written</c> add or failure to provide written add or failure to provide written
- </c> 6042 if the department does not provide 6042 if the department does not provide written<00:55:53.880
- </c> May then proceed with a project provided May then proceed with a project provided that<00:56:06.760
- </c> action in writing and provides action in writing and provides documentation<00:56:10.319><c> of<
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on several housing-related measures, with most witnesses supporting bills aimed at expanding affordable housing tools and financing. SB 1169, creating a Community Land Trust Equity pilot program, drew support from HHFDC and Nahal UI, which said revolving funds would help community land trusts build permanently affordable housing more efficiently. SB 1200, establishing a workforce housing regulatory sandbox within HHFDC, also received support from HHFDC and others, though HHFDC noted concerns about whether the measure could be read to preempt county permitting and zoning powers. SB 511, which would require county legislative bodies rather than HHFDC to approve certain housing project exemptions, prompted HHFDC to suggest revised language and a possible processing deadline for applications; the discussion focused on avoiding indefinite delays and clarifying county and state roles. SB 1283, creating an emergency home loan assistance revolving fund, was introduced with comments from the Department of Budget and Finance and HHFDC. SB 612, on rent-to-build equity agreements for exempt housing projects, drew support and questions about how many affected projects are rentals versus for-sale units. SB 944, extending and expanding low-income housing tax credit provisions, received support from Sugar Creek Capital, Hawaii Housing, and the Chamber of Commerce, while the Tax Foundation raised a technical concern about inconsistent use of the term “taxpayer.” HPHA-supported bills SB 1413 and SB 1412 were also heard, along with SB 1632, which would direct DBEDT to develop a comprehensive action plan for a local housing market; testimony on that measure was strongly supportive but included calls to examine constitutional and legal issues and broader market-structure concerns. The committee also began discussion of SB 1033 and noted it was closely related to SB 1131, with the chair indicating an inclination to move only one of the two similar tax proposals forward.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
JHA/AGR Joint Public Hearing - Tue Feb 4, 2025 @ 2:00 PM HST
Transcript Highlights:
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- </c><00:28:50.480><c> uh</c> soon as possible um and to provide uh soon as possible um and to provide
- </c> physical issues and I tried to provide physical issues and I tried to provide the<01:24:33.440><
- </c> 13 to9 number two tinctures provided 13 to9 number two tinctures provided that<02:37:46.319><c>
- or 122 citations citations um provided or 122 citations provided<02:39:56.479><c> in</c><02:39:56.600
Summary:
The House Committees on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs and Agriculture and Food Systems heard testimony and began decision-making on HB 1246, which would establish the Hawaii Cannabis and Hemp Office within DCCA to regulate cannabis. Chair Tarnas described the bill as divisive and noted the hearing had received 95 testimonies in support, 135 in opposition, and 11 comments. Members were told the office would be administratively attached to DCCA, and the department emphasized it would not direct day-to-day operations. DCCA also raised concerns about banking access due to federal law, while the Department of Agriculture supported a one-plant, one-agency approach and noted its current authority over cannabis plant importation and movement.
Several agencies and advocates supported the bill with cautions or requested amendments. The Department of Health said it appreciated the bill’s public health protections but remained concerned about increased adult-use access, youth mental health, pregnancy-related risks, and effects on developing brains; it requested a 12-month delayed effective date. The Attorney General’s office said legalization should include safeguards, recommended a longer implementation timeline and seed funding, and flagged issues in the bill involving impaired driving, open-container language, and penalties for under-21 possession. The Office of the Public Defender supported the bill but objected to new driving and possession offenses, saying existing law already covers impaired driving. Doctors for Drug Policy Reform supported the measure, citing regulation of intoxicating cannabinoids, testing, childproof packaging, and public education as public-health benefits.
Opponents focused on youth access, public safety, and the bill’s broader social effects. The Honolulu Police Department opposed the bill over access and diversion concerns, and the City and County of Honolulu Prosecutor strongly opposed legalization, citing higher-potency cannabis, youth harms, psychiatric risks, and increased poison-center calls. The Hawaiʻi Substance Abuse Coalition argued legalization should wait until prevention programs are in place and funded first, while the Hawaiʻi Family Forum and Hawaiian Republican Women also opposed the measure, citing concerns about youth exposure, added bureaucracy, and taxpayer costs. The Tax Foundation of Hawaiʻi questioned the purpose of the proposed cannabis taxes, asking why cannabis should be taxed heavily if legalization is intended. The hearing continued with additional testimony after a brief audio issue for one testifier.
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session-Day 7, February 17, 2026-PM
Wyoming Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> Services third party providers. Services third party providers.
- </c> provide that additional clarification provide that additional clarification that<00:09:43.600><c
- </c><00:37:49.920><c> more</c> Uh just providing a little more Uh just providing a little more flexibility
- </c><01:29:50.480><c> meals</c> over time as far as uh providing meals over time as far as uh providing
- </c> um innate abilities to provide um innate abilities to provide regenerative<01:39:51.600><c> medicine
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- House Bill 2950 provides that opportunity.
- And as it's currently been adopted, the statutes provide for the private plaintiff tax lien investors
- Rather than public prompt pay, which has the effect of providing contractors with all the protections
- contractors with rather than public prompt pay which has the effect of providing contractors with all
- I don't really know, but exerting pressure as a first step will provide some data.
Bills:
HB2091 , HB2140 , HB2320 , HB2384 , HB2398 , HB2502 , HB2780 , HB2918 , HB2939 , HB2950 , HB2999 , HB4020 , HB4026 , HB4029
Committee:
Senate Finance
Keywords:
insurance, financial surveillance, regulations, assessments, Arizona Revised Statutes, investment, state treasurer, gold bullion, treasury management, financial regulations, school districts, bonds, financial advisors, elections, municipal advisors, cost of borrowing, lease agreements, school property, tax exemptions, impact aid revenue bonds
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- Let me provide a little context of what the secretary mentioned before.
- Let me provide a little context of what the secretary mentioned before.
- But I think that AI is providing, like you said, it's closing that loop.
- know, we provide a payment to them.
- Yes, sir, we can provide that. All right. Thank you so much. Thank you.
Committee:
House Appropriations
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
Senate Chamber Feb 14th, 2026 at 12:23 pm
New Mexico Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- A person, it says, a person only provides or sells electricity or a person that, or a person that, Provides
- They purchase and provide these solar energy systems to low-income families.
- The number one thing a government can do to ensure economic growth is to provide stability, to provide
- Solar and wind provide no benefit to the state of New Mexico.
- To provide that interim power on microgrids in order to work. Now, Mr.