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CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Jan 29th, 2026
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- As a result, we are seeing fuel and driving be a burden, a costly burden for working families.
- And remember, working-class Californians have to drive longer, so it's a more expensive proposition.
- As a result, we are seeing fuel and driving be a burden, a costly burden for working families.
- And remember, working class Californians have to drive longer, so it's a more expensive proposition.
- Low-income and rural commuters who must drive farther and less efficient vehicles can pay more, while
Summary:
The Assembly convened, established a quorum, offered a prayer and Pledge of Allegiance, and then took up a long third-reading file with several guest introductions and ceremonial resolutions. Early floor action included AB 713, allowing undocumented students equal access to campus jobs at UC, CSU, and community colleges, and AB 1049, streamlining California Food Assistance Program applications for low-income immigrant families; both passed. The body also defeated an amendment to AB 1421, a bill to begin studying a statewide mileage-based road user charge, before passing the measure. AB 1171, modernizing part-time community college faculty health insurance access, also passed with strong support.
The Assembly then approved a series of policy bills on animals, domestic violence, telehealth for autism services, forestry, false lien filings, tianeptine restrictions, housing, common interest development fee transparency, prison sexual abuse accountability, PBM reporting, foster youth benefits protections, illegal dumping and abandoned RV removal, condo financing/liquidated damages, public contracting, pension-related study language, climate resiliency research funding, and a disposable vape reduction measure. Most passed with broad margins; AB 762 on vapor inhalation devices drew the most debate, with supporters emphasizing landfill fires and public health and opponents warning about revenue losses and illicit-market growth, but it still passed. AB 1406 on condo development financing drew extensive discussion about housing affordability and consumer protections before passing.
The chamber also adopted three resolutions: ACR 120 declaring January 2026 Positive Parenting Awareness Month, ACR 121 designating January 2026 National Mentoring Month, and ACR 122 designating Anesthesiologist Week. Later, the Assembly concurred in Senate amendments on AB 1485, extending welfare-tax exemption treatment to federally recognized tribes holding land for conservation, and adopted the consent calendar, which included several additional bills and SCR 6. The session ended with adjournment until February 2, 2016, after which several members recorded vote changes from the floor.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Jan 29th, 2026
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- As a result, we are seeing fuel and driving be a burden, a costly burden for working families.
- And remember, working-class Californians have to drive longer, so it's a more expensive proposition.
- Year to the state of California just for the privilege of driving on crappy roads. $4,200, and that's
- Low-income and rural commuters who must drive farther and less efficient vehicles can pay more, while
- Low-income and rural commuters who must drive farther and less efficient vehicles can pay more, while
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- Is that an unexpected... ...plant failure when Don drives to the front door? Mr.
- I trust Don won't drive through the door and manage that. But I know where we're headed.
- So these are the programs through which we engage in that drive demand piece.
- I think that will drive attendance.
- I cannot support any appropriations that are used to drive... ...greenhouse gas emissions.
Committee:
Senate Senate Finance
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- if you will that's the that's the game changer to your point you shouldn't have to drive from Lubbock
- to Austin to get your teacup medication or vice versa Austin to drive to Lubbock right and so that was
- And 53% consumed cannabis an hour or less before driving. 47% of those drivers believed a police officer
- the same day after consuming cannabis with 53% Consumed an hour or less before driving 47% of those
- out how to get in the jack-in-the-box drive-thru.
Keywords:
hemp regulation, consumable products, cannabinoids, occupational licenses, criminal offenses, SB 11, Texas attorney general, election crimes, election law enforcement, criminal prosecution, Election Code, Government Code Chapter 402, local prosecutors, county attorney, district attorney, grand jury, probable cause reports, state election offenses, voter fraud, election integrity
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Thousands of Minnesotans drive full-time to support themselves and their families.
- Thousands of Minnesotans drive full-time to support themselves and their families.
- Thousands of Minnesotans drive full-time to support themselves and their families.
- Thousands of Minnesotans drive full-time to support themselves and their families.
- ><c> drivers</c><00:10:44.480><c> for</c> have been driving treasure drivers for have been driving treasure
Committee:
Senate Labor
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Appropriations - S/C on Article III Feb 26th, 2025
Appropriations - S/C on Article III
Transcript Highlights:
- the critical role it plays in preparing tech. as students to succeed in treating patients and in driving
- This enhanced support for research drives. economic development, and workforce creation throughout Texas
- The university will leverage its current infrastructure and faculty expertise to drive advancements in
- This collaborative approach is poised to drive groundbreaking advancements. and provide affordable care
- It will provide the workforce, engineers, and technicians critical to drive and deploy AI-driven health
Committee:
House Appropriations - S/C on Article III
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
February 12, 2025 - 01:00 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- know are actually driving the cost of cancer care significantly.
- know are actually driving the cost of cancer care significantly.
- So real time. know are actually driving the cost of cancer care significantly.
- Stress creates inflammation, inflammation drives some forms of cancer.
- Anderson is a shorter drive than my drive to Sylvester would be, which is shocking for some people.
Summary:
The Health Care Budget Subcommittee held a panel discussion on Florida’s cancer research and funding programs, including the Casey DeSantis Cancer Research Program, the Florida Cancer Innovation Fund, the James and Esther King Biomedical Research Program, the Bankhead-Coley Research Program, and Live Like Bella. Dr. Ladapo and leaders from Moffitt, Sylvester/University of Miami, UF Health, and Mayo Clinic described how state funding has helped Florida’s four NCI-designated cancer centers expand research, recruit faculty, increase clinical trials, and build collaborations. They emphasized that the programs are intended to improve cancer care statewide, support innovation, and encourage more institutions to pursue NCI designation. The Governor’s budget recommendation was noted as including additional funding, and members asked about the cost and requirements of becoming NCI-designated and eventually comprehensive.
Panelists said NCI designation requires major infrastructure, compliance, research, and training investments, with de novo development estimated at about $1 billion. They described Florida’s collaborative model as unusual nationally, with annual symposia, shared pilot funding, and joint projects across the four centers. Members also asked about rural access, home-based care, and recruitment/retention. Mayo described its “Cancer Care Beyond Walls” home-treatment model and said it could expand to rural counties within months; Moffitt and UF discussed mobile screening, satellite sites, and affiliations with local hospitals and practices. Several members raised concerns about workforce shortages, licensure delays, and the need to reach underserved areas.
The discussion also covered outcomes, data reporting, and the broader economic impact of the cancer centers. Panelists cited growth in jobs, federal research funding, and clinical trial enrollment, and highlighted advances in immunotherapy, CAR-T, TIL therapy, carbon ion therapy, AI-driven screening, and the firefighter cancer initiative. They said the Florida Cancer Data System is being expanded to track recurrence and quality-of-life measures. Members also asked about philanthropy, medical tourism, and federal funding risks, including possible indirect cost reductions that could affect research budgets. The meeting ended with general support for continued investment, while some members noted an ongoing policy debate over whether future cancer research dollars should be concentrated in the four NCI centers or spread more broadly across the state.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- It's not just driving to work and showing up.
- It's not just driving to consequences.
- Drive up from Massachusetts.
- </c><01:11:55.080><c> sometimes</c> I have employees that drive sometimes I have employees that drive
- Let's say Drive up from Massachusetts.
Committee:
Senate Commerce
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Transportation committee approves HF5 1/22/25
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:01:43.360><c> around</c> propane driver driving around propane driver driving around handwriting
- </c><00:42:15.240><c> an</c><00:42:15.359><c> average</c> Minnesota's drive an average Minnesota's drive
- It penalizes a lot of the people that drive the economy, and we don't need that.
- It penalizes a lot of the people that drive the economy, and we don't need that.
- It penalizes a lot of the people that drive the economy, and we don't need that.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Artificial Intelligence Task Force 2025 (9-11-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- But in all of these things, not only are you driving events, you're driving the use of software in a
- c> the</c><00:30:03.279><c> use</c> driving events, you're driving the use driving events, you're driving
- </c> which drives more electricity usage." which drives more electricity usage."
- </c> usage that actually works to to drive usage that actually works to to drive down<00:41:10.560><c
- All of that AI use will drive the need for more electricity as well.
Summary:
The Intelligence Task Force met with a quorum present and approved the minutes from the August 14 meeting. The first presentation was from the National Retail Federation on artificial intelligence in the retail sector. NRF described AI use cases in three areas: consumer-facing tools such as chatbots, product descriptions, and marketing; employee-facing tools such as company-specific apps trained on employee manuals; and internal uses such as supply chain forecasting, inventory planning, fraud detection, cybersecurity, and coding support. The presenters said retail has been among the top deployers of AI and emphasized that the goal is to improve both customer and employee experience.
NRF also outlined its principles for responsible AI use, organized around governance and risk management, customer engagement and trust, workforce applications, and business partner accountability. The group said retailers should maintain strong internal oversight, be transparent with customers, ensure compliance with existing laws, closely review workforce-related uses because they can be high-risk, and clearly define responsibilities between retailers and third-party developers. In policy discussion, NRF urged a tiered approach focused first on high-risk uses such as hiring, health care, financial, mortgage, and rental decisions, warned against fragmented rules that could favor only the largest firms, and encouraged voluntary standards and worker upskilling incentives. In response to a question about dynamic pricing, NRF said its members do not target consumers based on pricing and offered to follow up with more information.
The committee then moved to a follow-up discussion on energy policy and data centers, hearing from Bartley Cleland of NetChoice. He explained that AI runs largely in data centers and that cloud computing shifts processing and storage away from individual devices, which he argued improves efficiency and can reduce costs. He said electricity demand has been rising over time and that AI will increase compute-related electricity use, but framed electricity as a normal input to economic growth. No votes or formal actions were taken after these presentations.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee 4/11/25
Transportation Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:18:33.120><c> down</c> that by implementing the driving down that by implementing the driving
- Owning a car is a wish to drive.
- </c> we can drive less and live them fully. we can drive less and live them fully.
- </c> uh estimated in 2022 that motans drive uh estimated in 2022 that motans drive on<02:04:11.119><c
- </c> $111 on the gas tax driving on average. $111 on the gas tax driving on average.
Bills:
HF2438
Committee:
House Transportation Finance and Policy
Keywords:
transportation finance, transportation policy, MnDOT, Minnesota Department of Transportation, Department of Public Safety, Metropolitan Council, highway funding, trunk highway fund, county state-aid highway fund, municipal state-aid street fund, state aid roads, local roads, bridge funding, road construction, transit funding, passenger rail, freight rail, aviation, airport development, safe routes to school
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Finance Division I (09/18/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- Of course, the increase in the cost of natural gas is driving up the cost of electricity everywhere,
- Of course, the increase in the cost of natural gas is driving up the cost of electricity everywhere,
- Of course, the increase in the cost of natural gas is driving up the cost of electricity everywhere,
- </c><00:09:44.320><c> up</c> natural gas which is what's driving up natural gas which is what's driving
- </c><00:10:04.480><c> up</c> the cost of natural gas is driving up the cost of natural gas is driving
Summary:
The committee first took up House Bill 219, which would revise the renewable portfolio standard. Representative Bose explained that the bill would modify class one definitions, eliminate class two, reduce the utility obligation for class one thermal renewable energy certificates from 2.2% to 1.7%, and adjust alternative compliance payments for classes one, three, and four. He said the changes were intended to save ratepayers an estimated $5.7 million annually, would not materially harm the renewable portfolio standard, and would have little effect on class two because that market is already saturated. Members questioned the impact on consumers, the state budget, and the renewable energy fund; Bose said the fund had already been redirected in the state budget, and another member noted an amended fiscal note showing a $1.2 million reduction in general fund revenue. The committee also discussed the bill’s history, including that it had been added to HB 2 and later removed by the Senate, and Bose said the Senate’s eventual action was hard to predict.
The committee then heard House Bill 164 on local records retention from Secretary of State David Scanlan. He said the long-standing local records manager position had never been funded, but that the need for it had grown as towns increasingly digitize records and must ensure accessibility, including ADA compliance. He described the bill as a way to provide state support and expertise to municipalities, especially smaller towns with limited resources, and said the fiscal note for hiring the position remained accurate, though broader website and storage costs could rise over time. Members asked about retrieving lost records, the cost of a public website, and whether records should remain local or be stored at the state level; Scanlan said the state would serve as a resource rather than take control of local records.
Finally, the committee began work on House Bill 365, also with Secretary Scanlan, concerning proof of U.S. citizenship for indigent voters. He said the bill would help voters who may lack required documents under the new voter registration law by allowing the state to verify qualifications through federal, private, or other state databases and by providing vouchers to cover the cost of obtaining documents such as birth certificates. He compared the proposal to earlier voter ID accommodations and said the goal was to help qualified voters meet the new requirements without weakening them. Members raised questions about defining “indigent,” how out-of-state birth records would be handled, and the practicality of the verification process; Scanlan said the term would likely need further discussion and that the state would try to assist voters before election day whenever possible.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- Your meeting information will be in your current meeting folder in our shared drive.
- they open that little port there by my house, they want to do the full inspection every time they drive
- So they're not stuck for half an hour to an hour every time they drive by for a truck inspection.
- So they're not stuck for half an hour to an hour every time they drive by for a truck inspection.
- This does not preempt anything they would do in terms of checking the driver's ability to drive or their
Committee:
House Transportation and Defense
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- But they have much in code that drives these things for their states.
- But they have much in code that drives these things for their states.
- Well, what Idaho has in fact, code that drives these things for their states.
- And it's or who drives a vehicle at a speed greater than 20 months. and it's or who drives a vehicle
- And in the famous words of Sammy Hagar, I just can’t drive 55.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- good to drive a bus in Vermont as well.
- So, you know, it wasn't just, hey, I'm good to drive in Vermont. Oh, okay.
- </c> just, hey, I'm good to drive in Vermont. just, hey, I'm good to drive in Vermont.
- What would be the drive here?
- </c> to prove that you were you were driving to prove that you were you were driving a<01:57:28.000><
Committee:
House Transportation
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Rep. Brad Tabke Press Conference 3/17/26
Transcript Highlights:
- So motorists expect that when they get a license plate, when they're driving through the state of Minnesota
- On the morning of February 15th, I was driving around Shaki looking for potential ICE activity.
- On the morning of February 15th, I was driving around Shaki looking for potential ICE activity.
- For a while, it seemed that the agents were driving around aimlessly in our neighborhood.
- </c> seemed that the agents were driving seemed that the agents were driving around<00:07:06.720><c>
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.
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- home rather than, you know, You know, it's three milligrams and still capable of driving home, rather
- For clarification, nobody should drink them at all and drive, but 20 milligrams will wreck you in a way
- I want to make sure, though, that this bill does not drive hemp growers and product sellers in the hemp
- I want to make sure, though, that this bill does not drive hemp growers and product sellers in the hemp
- “Drive hemp growers and product sellers in the hemp industry out of the market.
FL
Florida 2026 5th Special Session
Transportation Nov 4th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- It does not add points to a driving record and can be resolved by paying the fine or requesting a hearing
- so innovative, and it ended up being an emotional experience for a lot of people that I know that drive
- People, residents in Florida, are still choosing to drive, right?
- People, residents in Florida still choosing to drive. Right.
- I was driving it yesterday in the morning, headed northbound.
Summary:
The Committee on Transportation received a presentation from the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles on Florida’s camera-based traffic enforcement programs: red light cameras, school bus stop-arm cameras, and school zone speed cameras. The department explained how the programs work, including human review of recorded violations, issuance of civil notices to vehicle owners, and escalation to uniform traffic citations if unpaid or uncontested. Officials also outlined the fee structure and reported preliminary data showing 42 red light camera jurisdictions, 496 red light cameras, and more than 923,000 notices of violation in fiscal year 2024-2025, along with growth in school zone and school bus programs. Senators asked about camera placement, signage, review procedures, and whether reviewers or vendors receive revenue from citations; several questions were left for follow-up because the witness did not have all statutory or operational details.
The committee then heard an update from FDOT Secretary Jared Perdue on the Moving Florida Forward Infrastructure Initiative, funded by a $4 billion general revenue investment leveraged into a $7 billion program for 20 major projects. He said the initiative is advancing high-priority congestion relief projects across the state, with 80% of the plan expected to be underway by the end of 2026 and the remaining projects in 2027. Perdue highlighted new delivery methods such as modified phased design-build, voluntary acceleration, and structured acceleration, along with workforce and supply-chain efforts, including regional hiring events and aggregate planning. He cited projects such as I-4 congestion relief lanes, Golden Glades, I-95 at US-1, I-75 auxiliary lanes, and I-275 improvements as examples of the program’s progress.
Members questioned FDOT about traffic management during construction, subcontracting opportunities for small businesses, public transit planning, contractor safety and fatalities, bridge strikes, logistics access near ports and airports, aggregate supply, local government coordination, and federal funding uncertainty. Perdue said FDOT continuously reevaluates traffic control plans, works with local governments and industry partners, uses small business participation targets, and requires contractors to be in good standing with OSHA and to implement corrective action plans after incidents. He also said Florida’s transportation revenues are flat, the state remains largely state-funded, and additional resources are the main need for future transportation delivery. The committee adjourned after the chair requested FDOT staff provide senators with district-specific project information.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- It does not add points to a driving record and can be resolved by paying the fine or requesting a hearing
- People, residents in Florida are still choosing to drive, right?
- People, residents in Florida are still choosing to drive, right?
- As leaders and as an agency and as an industry, we can continue to drive and instill that culture of
- And so, like, I was driving it yesterday in the morning, headed northbound.
Committee:
Senate Transportation
Summary:
The Committee on Transportation received a presentation from the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles on Florida’s camera-based traffic enforcement programs: red light cameras, school bus stop-arm cameras, and school zone speed cameras. The department explained how each program works, the distinction between a civil notice of violation and a uniform traffic citation, and the fee distribution for each type of violation. It also reported preliminary data showing 42 jurisdictions operating red light cameras, with 496 cameras at 302 intersections and 923,133 notices of violation in fiscal year 2024-2025; for the newer school bus and school zone programs, the department said preliminary figures showed five active school bus programs and 40 active school zone programs, with prior-year totals of 61,150 school bus notices and 26,300 school zone notices. Senators asked about camera placement, school zone requirements, review procedures, and whether law enforcement or third parties are involved in reviewing violations.
The committee then received an update from FDOT Secretary Jared Perdue on the Moving Florida Forward Infrastructure Initiative, which used $4 billion in general revenue to advance a $7 billion package of 20 major congestion-relief projects. He said the department has used innovative delivery methods, including modified phased design-build, voluntary acceleration, and structured acceleration, to move projects forward faster and control costs. He highlighted progress on projects including I-4 congestion relief lanes, the Golden Glades Interchange, I-95 at US-1, I-75 auxiliary lanes, I-75 at Pine Ridge Road, and I-275 in Tampa, and said 80% of the plan is expected to be underway by the end of 2026, with four projects remaining in 2027.
Members asked about temporary traffic patterns at Golden Glades, subcontractor opportunities, public transportation planning, contractor safety and OSHA issues, bridge strikes, logistics hubs near airports and seaports, aggregate and material supply, local government coordination, and federal transportation funding. Secretary Perdue said FDOT continuously reevaluates traffic management plans, works with small businesses and local subs, and monitors contractor safety closely, including corrective action plans after incidents. He emphasized that Florida’s transportation revenues are flat, that the state remains largely state-funded, and that additional resources are the main thing the Legislature can provide to support future infrastructure delivery. The committee adjourned after the chair requested FDOT staff provide senators with district-specific project updates.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Commerce and Consumer Affairs (01/28/2026)
Commerce and Consumer Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- patrons for, not, you know, driving all patrons for, not, you know, driving all over<01:26:45.600><c>
- Um, a lot and test drive the car before.
- Um, safe driving. Um, but it is exactly that.
- </c> my constituent who has a perfect driving my constituent who has a perfect driving record<05:44:38.240
- </c><05:47:40.400><c> loses</c> indiscretions in their driving loses indiscretions in their driving loses
Committee:
House Commerce and Consumer Affairs