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CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Committee Sep 11th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- The bill also requires the Department of Finance, in consultation with CalSTA, to examine loan or other
- Similarly, the bill requires the Department of Finance to examine loan or financing options that might
- It would make various changes related to union dues deductions, Fair Labor Standards Act requirements
- It's spelled out in the program, the specific membership requirements. Is it appointed?
- In SB 105, Control Section 91 requires that Finance, along with the transportation agency, examine a
Summary:
The Assembly Budget Committee held an informational hearing on the September budget package, which included SB 105 and a series of trailer bills covering health, human services, education, resources, child care, transportation, labor, public safety, housing, revenue, background checks, collective bargaining, and a special election. The Department of Finance described the package as largely technical and clarifying, but also responsive to state and federal changes, especially H.R. 1. Key items included roughly $3.3 billion in Proposition 4 climate and environmental spending, $540 million in discretionary greenhouse gas reduction funds, and major responses to H.R. 1 such as CalFresh error-rate mitigation, food bank support, and Medicaid-related changes. Other notable provisions included vaccine policy flexibility, an Abortion Access Fund, a gender-affirming care program, community college basic-needs and aid changes, CEQA and coastal permit exemptions tied to the 2028 Olympics, invasive mussel prevention funding, a civic media program, labor and pension-related provisions, and special election administration changes.
Members raised questions and concerns about several parts of the package. There was support for climate, water, transit, offshore wind, food security, and health investments, but also significant criticism of the lack of cleanup language for SB 131 and its advanced manufacturing exemptions, with multiple members saying promised fixes had not materialized and expressing concerns about tribal consultation, labor standards, and environmental protections. Members also questioned the scale and timing of some Proposition 4 allocations, including fairground upgrades, regional conveyance, and a UC Davis alternative protein research center. The Department of Finance said some programs would roll out over time and that certain funding levels reflected current implementation capacity.
The hearing also featured discussion of Bay Area transit financing, with Finance saying SB 105 directs the department and CalSTA to examine loan or other financing options rather than immediately providing loans. Members and public commenters also discussed the state’s response to H.R. 1, with advocates supporting food bank, health care, and immunization provisions while warning of ongoing harm to immigrants, foster youth, and other vulnerable groups. Public testimony broadly supported the health, food, water, offshore wind, and golden mussel provisions, while many speakers echoed legislative concerns about SB 131 and urged cleanup action in the next session. No votes were taken because the hearing was informational only, though the chair noted votes on the bills were expected later that night or the next morning.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
ECD Public Hearing - Fri Jan 31, 2025 @ 10:00 AM HST
Economic Development & Technology
Transcript Highlights:
- and regulation HB 1308 requirements and regulation HB 1308 would<00:36:09.720><c> also</c><00:36:10.000
- What I will be amending is to add Section C under disclosure required, that liability under this section
- that liability under disclosure required that liability under this<00:51:31.839><c> section</c><00:51
- disclosures we also want to required disclosures we also want to make<00:51:51.240><c> sure</c><00:51
- under this part and has the requirements under this part and has failed<00:52:08.799><c> to</c><00:52
Committee:
House Economic Development & Technology
Summary:
The House Committee on Economic Development and Technology heard testimony on several measures, including HB 671 on Native Hawaiian data tabulation, HB 639 on AI chatbot disclosures and consumer protection, HB 1391 on a proposed Hawaii/Irish trade commission, HB 1361, HB 1384 on an AI advisory council, HB 1292, and HB 1308 on online sports wagering. Testimony on HB 671 focused on clarifying how Native Hawaiian categories should be defined for data purposes, with Eugene Tian noting Census data can tabulate Native Hawaiians alone but not those in combination with other races without special tabulation. HB 639 drew support from DCCA’s Office of Consumer Protection, which said the bill should advance but may need amendments to align with existing consumer protection law and preserve OCP enforcement authority. HB 1384 received support from ETS, which said an AI advisory council would help establish governance and standards for state AI use. HB 1391 drew comments in support from DBEDT and one testifier who urged a broader U.S./Hawaii/EU framing rather than a bill focused on Ireland. HB 1361 was heard with no testimony in the excerpt, and HB 1292 received support from the Hawaii Community Development Authority and opposition from HGA, which warned the measure could open the door to privatizing or outsourcing government services. HB 1308 drew extensive testimony both for and against, with supporters arguing legalized online sports betting could generate revenue for education, housing, health care, child care, and problem gambling treatment, while opponents raised concerns about regulation, oversight, and the social impacts of gambling. Supporters included BetMGM, DraftKings, and the Iron Workers Stabilization Fund, while the Department of Taxation and Office of Information Practices also provided comments. The committee then moved into decision-making and adopted the chair’s recommendations to pass HB 671, HB 639, HB 1391, and HB 1384 with amendments, while HB 1361 and HB 1292 were deferred. For HB 1308, the chair outlined a substantial HD1 with changes including limiting the bill to internet-connected mobile or digital wagering platforms, shifting regulatory responsibility from DBED to DCCA, adding confidentiality language tied to UIPA, and using committee notes to reference other states’ tax percentages and agency testimony; members discussed the need for guardrails, and one member changed from a no vote to reservations, but the excerpt ends before the final vote is shown.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Local bridge program requires a solicitation again.
- ><01:16:52.320><c> a</c> competitive grant program requires a competitive grant program requires a local
- And as I mentioned earlier, they do require, they are required to provide a match.
- </c><01:20:21.920><c> they</c> mentioned earlier, they do require they mentioned earlier, they do require
- </c><01:20:24.000><c> So</c> are required to provide a match. So are required to provide a match.
Committee:
House Capital Investment
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Education Committee Interim Topics Meeting, March 6, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> districts to make that a requirement. districts to make that a requirement.
- It requires each school programs.
- it is no longer requiring it.
- it, it is no longer that required it, it is no longer requiring<01:08:23.719><c> it.
- </c> requiring it. requiring it.
Summary:
The committee heard from Superintendent Megan Degenfelder on several interim topics centered on student-centered learning. She highlighted work-based learning and dual/concurrent enrollment, saying the state is updating accountability measures and should examine whether these programs are helping students progress, avoid duplicative costs, and reduce the need for remedial college coursework. She also discussed broader life-skills education, including financial literacy and soft skills, and said districts vary widely in what they offer. On gifted and talented programs, she noted that districts are statutorily required to provide them but the state does not have a clear picture of how consistently they are implemented, and she suggested the committee may want to study that area further.
Members asked follow-up questions about whether dual enrollment should be evaluated only by time-to-degree, and Degenfelder said the analysis should also consider additional credentials and remedial coursework. Senator Schuler and others raised the idea of making financial literacy or other life-skills content more common, though Degenfelder said she did not favor a statewide mandate and instead preferred incentives and district-level implementation. The committee also discussed artificial intelligence in schools as an information-sharing topic, with Degenfelder saying the department is beginning a landscape analysis with districts and teachers. She then reviewed NAEP results, noting Wyoming performs strongly in fourth grade but drops sharply by eighth grade, and said the state wants to understand where students are falling off. Members also raised concerns about international comparisons and the need to improve literacy and math outcomes.
The committee then moved to member-submitted topics. Representative Strock proposed reviewing the governance structure of state education, arguing that the current split among the Department of Education, State Board of Education, and other boards creates inefficiency and confusion, especially for licensure and programs like CTE. Senator Scott noted that turnover in the superintendent’s office could be a practical issue in any restructuring, and Strock responded that administrative staff could handle day-to-day operations. Representative Williams then introduced a discussion of common core standards and literacy, arguing that standards may be too broad and not specific enough, especially in early grades, and that Wyoming should emphasize phonics, basic reading, math, and civics more directly. Representative Guggenmos agreed that narrowing early-grade focus to math and literacy could improve outcomes. Finally, Representative Williams raised virtual education, saying it is growing quickly and the committee should study funding, accountability, and student support more closely; the chair opened that topic for further discussion.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Limiting zoning authority of local governments over housing types 3/3/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- It requires us to update our land use and zoning code.
- It requires us to update our land use and zoning code.
- It requires us to update our land use and zoning code.
- It requires us to update our land use and zoning code.
- 21.600><c> utility</c> often require separate utility often require separate utility connections,<00:
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
CPC Public Hearing - Thu Feb 12, 2026 @ 2:00 PM HST
Consumer Protection & Commerce
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> Easy answer is that a civil action of that nature requires a lot of resources.
- Um so HD1 um would require about that.
- </c> you know people about this requirement. you know people about this requirement.
- So this doesn't require that, but you guys can do it individually.
- <01:33:44.240><c> to</c> requirement to requirement to have<01:33:45.600><c> them</c><01:33:45.800><c
Committee:
House Consumer Protection & Commerce
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on HB 2614, which would require merchants selling cosmetics to accept returns of newer unopened goods within specified time frames and expand signage requirements for return and refund policies. DCCA’s Office of Consumer Protection strongly supported the bill, citing updated figures of 180 cosmetic complaints from 2020 to 2025, 54 still under investigation, 148 referred to class action litigation, and more than $1.3 million in consumer losses. Members questioned whether the bill was needed given the pending lawsuit and whether bad actors would comply, while the office responded that clearer signage would improve consumer awareness and could reduce complaints without limiting other remedies. No vote was taken.
The committee then heard HB 1660 HD1, which would allow counties to require contractors to disclose wage, benefit, hour, and employment-status information and to deny, revoke, or suspend permits for certain labor-law violations. DLIR, the Hawaii Regional Council of Carpenters, Operating Engineers Local 3, and Pacific Resource Partnership testified in support, arguing the measure would help deter cheating contractors, protect law-abiding employers, and keep bad actors from undercutting wages and taxes. One member raised concerns about possible delays to affordable housing projects and whether owners should be held responsible for contractors’ misconduct; supporters replied that compliance is a minimum standard, that county action would be discretionary rather than automatic, and that the bill would not bar counties from working with affordable housing developers. No action was reported.
Finally, the committee took up HB 1704, adopting the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact to allow telepsychology and temporary in-person practice across state lines. The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, the State Health Planning and Development Agency, the Hawaii State Association of Counties, and the Hawaii Association of Health Plans supported the measure, saying it would help fill major staffing gaps, especially for forensic evaluations and services in rural and neighbor-island communities. The Board of Psychology raised concerns about the compact’s scope, the need for a study focused specifically on psychologists, background-check requirements, possible loss of regulatory authority and revenue, and the need to update older statutory provisions. Hawaii Association for Justice opposed the immunity language in the compact, and Shawn Scanlon opposed the bill, arguing it could weaken cultural responsiveness and local control and suggesting the state instead improve temporary licensing and other in-state pathways. The committee also questioned the Department of Corrections about its vacancies and whether telehealth could be filled by local providers; no vote was taken in the excerpt.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:27:36.240><c> the</c> session for House Bill 323 requiring the session for House Bill 323 requiring
- I felt that that was not required for this application, so I had that removed.
- I felt that that was not required for this application. So I had that removed.
- So they don't require the approval of the state board of education.
- So they don't require in the statute.
Committee:
House Election Law
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- hold</c><01:33:41.760><c> the</c><01:33:41.920><c> workers</c> is required to hold the workers is required
- So under is required to abide by.
- </c><01:39:44.159><c> client</c> language relative to requiring client language relative to requiring
- More than notification requirements.
- </c> here, there is a series of requirements here, there is a series of requirements not<02:19:04.880
Committee:
Senate Commerce
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Education Policy and Administration (01/28/2026)
Education Policy and Administration
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><01:38:25.119><c> to</c> the federal law, states are required to the federal law, states are required
- </c><01:39:02.560><c> Whether</c> with the federal requirements.
- Whether with the federal requirements.
- </c> different in that it doesn't require different in that it doesn't require that<01:43:19.840><c>
- ><c> um</c> are that are required to be collected um are that are required to be collected um to<02:16
Committee:
House Education Policy and Administration
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, December 3, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> important piece of legislation requiring important piece of legislation requiring schools<02:22:
- By requiring influence students.
- </c><02:25:07.520><c> schools</c> [snorts] This bill would require schools [snorts] This bill would require
- </c> will require will require 104% 104% 104% 104% 104% 104% of<08:27:59.920><c> the</c><08:28:00.398
- </c> um doing so requires um doing so requires leveling<08:28:13.120><c> lifetime</c><08:28:14.240><c
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Monday, July 14, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><03:15:29.840><c> In</c> may require immediate attention. In may require immediate attention.
- ><c> Consumer</c> This legislation required the Consumer This legislation required the Consumer Product
- This bill also requires...
- </c> 1717 requires the FCC to do just that. 1717 requires the FCC to do just that.
- </c><04:06:13.199><c> the</c> this objective by requiring the this objective by requiring the assistant
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
EDN Info Briefing - Mon Jan 13, 2025 @ 2:00 PM HST
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- So that's the requirement of the RFP.
- It will be a requirement in the eventual development contract, so the developer has to meet that requirement
- eventual</c> will be a requirement in the eventual will be a requirement in the eventual development
- of all the federal guidelines. requirements if the project though is requirements if the project though
- Yeah, that's a requirement on the old schools. It's not right.
Summary:
The Committee on Education held an informational/budget briefing with presentations from the State Library System, the School Facilities Authority, and the Department of Education. The chair opened the meeting by outlining the order of presentations and noting that members would hold questions until after all three agencies had testified. The discussion focused on each agency’s priorities for the upcoming biennium and their budget requests.
State Librarian Stacy Aldridge described library usage and services, emphasizing strong demand for physical and digital materials, internet and Wi-Fi access, programs, Kanopy streaming, and PressReader. She highlighted digital literacy classes, RFID self-check and smart shelving improvements, and the role of libraries as community hubs. The library’s budget request included an additional $1.2 million for security guards, $48.484 million for FY 26-27 to support popup libraries during temporary closures and other needs, $500,000 for repair and maintenance, $2 million for Kap planning and design, and $25 million each year for lump-sum capital funding. Mallerie Fujitani said the lump-sum funding is needed to keep roughly 50 projects moving and to avoid delays in construction.
School Facilities Authority Executive Director Ricky Fujitani explained the agency’s startup history and its programs for preschools, Central Maui schools, and workforce housing. He said the authority is using standardized, prefabricated, programmatic approaches to speed delivery and improve maintainability, citing prior preschool renovations as a successful model. He reported that of $389 million appropriated, $106 million was released, with $81 million for preschools, $20 million for Central Maui schools, and $5 million for workforce housing; he also noted the workforce housing program was reduced after Maui fire-related reallocations. He said the pilot workforce housing site at Mililani High School has been awarded and pointed to University of Hawaiʻi student housing projects as a model.
Superintendent Hayashi then began the Department of Education presentation, introducing DOE leadership and outlining the department’s mission to support academic achievement, character development, and student well-being. He noted the department serves more than 152,000 students in 258 public schools and employs over 42,000 people, with nearly 54% of students facing significant challenges. He framed the budget request around the department’s strategic plan to prepare graduates for college, careers, or military service. The transcript ends during the DOE presentation, before any committee votes or formal actions are taken.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Aeronautics and Transportation REVISED Apr 13th, 2026 at 10:00 am
Aeronautics and Transportation
Transcript Highlights:
- That was more of a thought probably than a requirement. Just some it caught my mind.
- House Bill 2997 does not increase fees or require any appropriations or taxes.
- House Bill 4143 increases from $300 to $3000 in the amount of damage necessary to require a written report
- The major provides that no report is required when all parties agree to exchange information if there's
- Are officers required to be called or not required to be called?
Bills:
HB2053 , HB2123 , HB2603 , HB2979 , HB2997 , HB3148 , HB3982 , HB4058 , HB4108 , HB4143 , HB4266
Committee:
Senate Aeronautics and Transportation
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Special Committee on Rural Issues Apr 8th, 2026
Special Committee on Rural Issues
Transcript Highlights:
- This bill requires educator preparation programs to instruct teacher candidates on the selection and
- Because as I read this, some of my districts are saying we're going to require them to have reading,
- It requires for that. Am I reading that correct, or am I wrong? Had an arm bill to this stuff.
- Yes, Representative, it would, I think, require... It's all for IEPs.
- But we can't find the teachers, and it's a mandatory requirement, then what do we do then?
Committee:
House Special Committee on Rural Issues
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Appropriation and Revenue. (3-31-26)
Transcript Highlights:
- So, the grant program takes care of a massive portion of that match required by federal grant, but we
- are requiring counties uh to contribute something to get some skin in the game.
- by federal grant, but we are required by federal grant, but we are requiring<00:03:32.040><c> counties
- </c><00:03:32.960><c> uh</c><00:03:33.040><c> to</c><00:03:33.200><c> contribute</c> requiring counties
- uh to contribute requiring counties uh to contribute something<00:03:34.280><c> to</c><00:03:34.400>
Summary:
The Appropriations and Revenue Committee met with a quorum and considered three House bills. House Bill 647, sponsored by Rep. Shawn McPherson, would continue the Grant Ready Kentucky program. Testimony described it as a successful third iteration that leverages state funds to attract federal and other project dollars, with examples cited from Jefferson County and Perry County. Members asked about county participation and the local match structure; the witness explained that the bill doubles the prior match scale based on population density, from 1-5% to 2-10%, to require more local contribution in more populous counties.
House Bill 651, sponsored by Rep. Josh Bray, was presented as a cleanup measure for the Waters program, which targets the state’s most distressed water districts and provides financial incentives for system improvements and best management practices. The committee adopted a committee substitute before approving the bill. House Bill 816, the annual claims bill, was described by the chair as covering audited claims against the state that were not previously paid because of lapsed or insufficient appropriations or missing procurement documents; the claims ranged from small amounts to tens of thousands of dollars.
All three measures received favorable expression by unanimous roll call votes, with 12 ayes and no nays each time. After each vote, the committee also moved the bills onto consent, and those motions were approved as well.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Suicide prevention in bridge design and construction 3/18/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- House File 3169 is a bill that would set requirements for a study on barriers for suicide prevention
- By requiring consistent data collection, clear criteria, and evidence-based safety measures, this bill
- It will for the first time put in statute the requirements that we integrate best practices, pedestrian
- </c><00:03:43.040><c> By</c><00:03:43.280><c> requiring</c> vulnerable moments.
- By requiring vulnerable moments.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Meeting broadcasting through social media 3/12/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, it doesn't override um those other requirements currently in law regarding the use of interactive
- Um, and it um, also provides that all the notice requirements in 13D regarding the open meeting still
- currently</c><00:02:41.280><c> in</c><00:02:41.519><c> law</c><00:02:41.760><c> regarding</c> requirements
- currently in law regarding requirements currently in law regarding the<00:02:42.319><c> use</c><00:02
- in 13D regarding the open requirements in 13D regarding the open meeting<00:03:12.560><c> still</c><
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- For a brief background, public utility districts are required to contract for any work ordered by the
- One exception to that requirement is that PUDs are not required to contract for work accepted as an industry
- First, until 2045, for projects up to $500,000 in value, PUDs would not be required to contract for work
- then until 2045, it authorizes consumer-owned utilities in general to waive competitive bidding requirements
- Under the old thresholds, it would be required to go through this process that's going to add a lot of
Bills:
SB6313
Committee:
House Capital Budget
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Agriculture & Natural Resources Feb 23rd, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Agriculture & Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- The substitute bill modifies the definition of derelict vessel by removing a requirement that the owner
- It also includes vessels that have been in violation of registration requirements for two periods and
- The bill differs from the striker that you heard in only one way: it requires the statewide food security
- DNR is no longer required to produce pamphlets or post lists of land for sale.
- It's in large part because it's difficult to understand some of the complex eligibility requirements
Committee:
Senate Agriculture & Natural Resources
Keywords:
aviation, wildland fires, funding, disaster relief, emergency response, irrigation, district director, contracts, beneficial interests, agriculture, timber sales, land sales, process efficiency, legislation, department language, tribal rights, fishing rights, salmon management, state-tribal agreements, natural resources
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Agriculture & Natural Resources Feb 23rd, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- The substitute bill modifies the definition of derelict vessel by removing a requirement that the owner
- It also includes vessels that have been in violation of registration requirements for two periods and
- The bill differs from the striker that you heard in only one way: it requires the statewide food security
- DNR is no longer required to produce pamphlets or post lists of land for sale.
- It's in large part because it's difficult to understand some of the complex eligibility requirements
Summary:
The Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee reviewed several House bills in executive session. Staff briefed bills on aviation assurances for wildland fire response (HB 2104), derelict vessels (HB 2199), irrigation district director spouse employment conflicts (HB 2223), statewide food security strategy (HB 2238), water quality and game farms (HB 2343), timber sales efficiencies (HB 2348), treaty reserve fishing rights and repeal of Initiative 456 (HB 2554), and a task force on reducing regulatory stress in agriculture (HB 2619). Members noted that HB 2238 had been heard previously as a striker but was now being considered as the engrossed substitute. Several bills had no amendments and little or no fiscal impact, while others carried modest fiscal notes.
The committee took action on most bills: HB 2104, HB 2199, HB 2238, HB 2348, HB 2554, and HB 2619 all received due pass recommendations and were sent either to Ways and Means or Rules, with votes recorded by voice and no opposition noted. The committee took no action on HB 2223 or HB 2343. Members also thanked staff and acknowledged departing senators for their service.
In the work session, the Washington State Department of Agriculture presented an overview of the 2024 local farms, workers, and food overtime reimbursement grant. WSDA described how it used targeted outreach, cross-agency coordination, and a streamlined application to administer the one-time program, which reimbursed qualifying overtime wages for hand-harvest vegetable farms selling to local markets and schools. The agency reported that 24 farms received about $213,000 total, and members asked about lessons learned, including how the experience might inform future grant design and broader agricultural support programs.