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KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Interim Joint Committee on Economic Development & Workforce Investment. (6-18-26)
Economic Development & Workforce Investment
Transcript Highlights:
- To fund what they are doing with their nuclear programs and things like that.
- Um, and I for one want to thank you for being invited to Lexington last year to be on the nuclear panel
- Um, and I for one want to thank you for being invited to Lexington last year to be on the nuclear panel
- > to<01:06:44.720><c> be</c><01:06:44.840><c> on</c><01:06:44.960><c> the</c><01:06:45.040><c> nuclear
- And it was >> to be on the nuclear panel.
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- During that time frame, the rock band U2 was looking for a place to film an apocalyptic view of post-nuclear
- during that time frame, the rock band U2 was looking for a place to film an apocalyptic view of post-nuclear
Committee:
House Rules - Legislative
AR
Arkansas 2026 Regular Session
ALC-GAME & FISH/STATE POLICE Feb 18th, 2026
ALC-GAME & FISH/STATE POLICE
Transcript Highlights:
- We haven't had to use that, let's say, nuclear option yet, because most of the time we're able to...
- ...and we haven't had to use that, let's say, nuclear option yet, because most of the time we're able
Committee:
All ALC-GAME & FISH/STATE POLICE
Summary:
The committee first heard from Arkansas State Police Director Mike Hager and other agency leaders about vehicle pursuits and tactical vehicle interventions (TVIs, formerly PIT maneuvers). Hager said Acts 734 of 2020 and 82 of 2022, which increased penalties for fleeing in a vehicle, along with a public campaign and work with prosecutors, helped reduce pursuits by 29% from 2023 to 2025, or 180 fewer pursuits last year than in 2023. He said the agency also added 120 troopers during that period and that the goal is to protect innocent civilians, officers, and suspects. Members asked about where pursuits occur most often, prosecution practices, the possibility of making fleeing charges non-pleadable like DWI, and a recent mistaken TVI incident involving the wrong vehicle; Hager said no one was injured in that incident and called it inexcusable.
The committee also discussed the Arkansas State Police Foundation. Hager explained that the foundation is a private support group made up largely of businesses and citizens that raises money for trooper-family scholarships, emergency relief for troopers affected by disasters or family hospitalizations, and facilities and training support, including the driving track. He said he was not aware of any lobbying activity by the foundation and praised its staff and leadership for supporting the agency beyond what the state budget can provide.
Next, Director Chris Chapman of the Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training described the state’s decertification and officer accountability process. He said every separation from an agency must be reported, and if an officer leaves under circumstances that may warrant decertification, the file is flagged so any future hiring agency must be told the full history before the officer can be added to a roster. Chapman said the commission has increased decertification requests from 158 in the prior three years to 256 in the last three years, with 147 officers currently pending hearings, and that the backlog has been reduced from about four and a half years to about a year and a half. Members asked about resignations during investigations, appeal rights, citizen complaints, and FOIA access to decertification records; Chapman said those matters can trigger review, appeals go to circuit court, and the records are generally public. No votes were taken, and the meeting adjourned after discussion of a possible future committee visit to a fish hatchery in Lonoke County.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- Representative Tanner, yes, treaties that the United States of America may have entered into, maybe regarding nuclear
- I remember several years ago, Kuwait—there was Kuwaiti sand, nuclear-contaminated sand that came to a
Committee:
House Judiciary, Rules and Administration
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Energy, Environment and Natural Resources Feb 3rd, 2026 at 08:29 am
House Energy, Environment & Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- would like us to see, since this is New Mexico and we have built the technology here, I'd love to see nuclear
- I know that would probably be a hill too hard to climb at this point, but at this point, nuclear reactors
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama Senate County and Municipal Government Committee Feb 25th, 2025
County and Municipal Government
Transcript Highlights:
- I did come off of my colleagues' nuclear...
- I did come off of my colleagues' nuclear option down to what I think is reasonable.
Committee:
Senate County and Municipal Government
Keywords:
business taxes, annual reports, Alabama Tax Tribunal, tax appeals, local government, media monitoring, government contracts, state agencies, local agencies, media regulations, transparency, juvenile detention, county management, legal procedures, juvenile justice, county commission, supervision, administration, emergency services, local districts
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session-Day 12, February 23, 2026-PM
Wyoming House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- . deterrent. deterrent.
- And I would respectfully submit that that isn't a real deterrent. It just isn't.
- So, I'm going against. does not serve as a deterrent. does not serve as a deterrent.
- </c><02:21:11.080><c> It</c><02:21:11.240><c> just</c> that isn't not a real deterrent.
- It just that isn't not a real deterrent. It just isn't. isn't. isn't.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 4/16/26
Human Services Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- If we're focused on recovery, if we are focused on the deterrence in this bill, we haven't done a full
- If that is not a deterrence, if that does not create a savings, I'm willing to continue to work with
- in this bill, focused on the deterrence in this bill, we<00:25:14.680><c> haven't</c><00:25:15.080><
- If that is not a deterrence,<00:25:44.800><c> if</c><00:25:45.000><c> that</c><00:25:45.240><c> does<
- /c><00:25:45.360><c> not</c><00:25:45.560><c> create</c><00:25:46.080><c> a</c> deterrence, if that does
Bills:
HF4338
Committee:
House Human Services Finance and Policy
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 3/10/26
Children and Families Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- First, deterrence of abuse and neglect.
- The mere presence of surveillance cameras can act as a powerful deterrent against mistreatment, neglect
- There are three main benefits of video recording.<00:35:37.119><c> First,</c><00:35:37.680><c> deterrence
- First, deterrence of abuse recording. First, deterrence of abuse and<00:35:38.960><c> neglect.
- , powerful deterrent against mistreatment, neglect,<00:35:46.400><c> or</c><00:35:46.640><c> any</c><
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Criminal Justice and Public Safety (01/30/2025)
Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- And according to one election official here in New Hampshire, threats and harassment are a deterrent
- I wouldn't never open carry, but some people like that as a deterrent.
- The police certainly do; they open carry as a deterrent.
- I wouldn't never open carry, but some people like that as a deterrent.
- The police certainly do; they open carry as a deterrent.
Committee:
House Criminal Justice and Public Safety
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 056 Mar 11th, 2026
Colorado House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I embrace some of the qualities of being traditional and nuclear.
- I embrace some of the qualities of being traditional and nuclear.
- </c><01:58:29.480><c> I</c> as uh dear and traditionally nuclear.
- I as uh dear and traditionally nuclear.
- I embrace some of the qualities of being traditional and nuclear.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- There aren't enough squad cars on the road, and that is a deterrent.
- There aren't enough squad cars on the road, and that is a deterrent.
- squad cars on the road and that<00:51:28.839><c> is</c><00:51:28.920><c> a</c><00:51:29.079><c> deterrent
- and so I think um that is a deterrent and so I think um not<00:51:32.640><c> necessarily</c><00:51:33.200
- There aren't enough squad cars on the road, and that is a deterrent.
Committee:
Senate Transportation
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session-Day 6, February 16, 2026-AM
Wyoming House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- is working with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
- That's the commitment he has to nuclear.
- That's the commitment he has to nuclear.
- And I'm on the Environment and Public Works Committee that has to do with nuclear energy.
- got to actually hold the Nuclear Regulatory<01:02:40.559><c> Commission</c><01:02:41.200><c> permit<
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
JHA Public Hearing - Fri Jan 31, 2025 @ 2:00 PM HST
Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- The only reason why we’re not all speaking the Hawaiian language right now is because we don’t have nuclear
- The only reason why we’re not all speaking the Hawaiian language right now is because we don’t have nuclear
- ><00:35:14.240><c> have</c> right now is because we don't have right now is because we don't have nuclear
- bombs we don't have machine guns nuclear bombs we don't have machine guns we<00:35:16.960><c> don't<
- powers and the military said the nuclear powers and the military um um um violence<00:57:09.480><c>
Committee:
House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on House Bill 410, the Office of Hawaiian Affairs’ biennium operating budget. OHA asked for a modest increase over its base budget, including $1.2 million to fund 13 new full-time positions for a strategy and implementation team tied to its long-term plan, with emphasis on housing, education, health, and economic resilience. OHA also described a broader effort to work directly with executive branch departments to improve outcomes for Native Hawaiians. Testimony was largely supportive, with several individuals speaking in favor and one testifier expressing strong frustration about Native Hawaiian rights and access to resources. The chair noted there were 38 additional written/supporting testimonies and three in opposition. Members asked about OHA’s funding sources and public land trust revenues; OHA said it is not receiving the full 20 percent share, described a public land trust working group and system issues, and said a related bill would seek funding to begin an inventory. No vote was taken in the portion provided.
The committee then considered House Bill 304, which would make the Hawaiian version of a law binding when the law was originally drafted in Hawaiian and later translated into English. The Judiciary supported the bill, saying it reinforces Hawaiian as an official language and looks to the original language for legislative intent. The Attorney General supported the intent but recommended narrowing the bill with a proviso to avoid ambiguities, limiting it to laws originally drafted in Hawaiian that were not later amended, codified, recodified, or reenacted in English. Public testimony was generally supportive, though one speaker raised broader sovereignty concerns. Members questioned how many laws would be affected and whether the proposed amendment would undercut the bill; the Attorney General said the amendment was meant to address uncertainty in interpretation. No final action was reported.
Finally, the committee heard House Bill 603, which would direct OHA to administer a Native Hawaiian business marketing program to promote Native Hawaiian-owned businesses through marketing and technical assistance. OHA supported the concept, saying a label or branding program could help consumers identify and support Native Hawaiian-owned businesses, but requested that funding be redirected to a working group to study program design, implementation, enforcement, and long-term viability. The chair noted four supportive testimonies had been received, and a member asked OHA to confirm that its programs serve all Hawaiians, not only those eligible for homelands; OHA said it serves all Hawaiians in the state. The transcript ends before any vote or further action on HB 603.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Transportation Committee Jun 29th, 2026
Transportation
Transcript Highlights:
- lack a meaningful enforcement tool to ensure compliance, and repeat offenders often face little deterrent
- you very much, Madam Mayor, for highlighting this issue and ensuring that we really offer a real deterrent
- you very much, Madam Mayor, for highlighting this issue and ensuring that we really offer a real deterrent
- and something that's really can, And ensuring that we really offer a real deterrent and something that's
Committee:
House Transportation
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- So more than a punishment or a deterrence, I'm looking at this as how are we going to make up the difference
- So more than a punishment or<00:21:23.600><c> a</c><00:21:23.760><c> deterrence,</c><00:21:25.120><c>
- ><c> looking</c><00:21:25.600><c> at</c><00:21:25.760><c> this</c><00:21:26.000><c> as</c> or a deterrence
- , I'm looking at this as or a deterrence, I'm looking at this as how<00:21:26.799><c> are</c><00:21:26.960
Committee:
House Taxes
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- And the less it hurts, the less of a deterrent it is. It becomes a business expense.
- And I've been told by my colleagues that the deterrent effect of punitive damages doesn't work, and I
- So I think we're getting away from that deterrent effect.
- So I think we're getting away from that deterrent effect. And I think that's a mistake.
Committee:
House House Judiciary
Summary:
The committee first took up House Bill 99, a medical malpractice reform measure. Sponsor Chair Chandler and Minority Leader Armstrong described months of stakeholder negotiations aimed at balancing patient compensation with concerns from physicians, hospitals, and insurers about litigation costs, punitive damages, and access to care. The committee substitute kept the existing monetary damage caps but changed several provisions, including definitions of “occurrence” and “value of medical care,” treatment of future medical expenses, a higher clear-and-convincing standard for punitive damages, a two-step process before punitive damages can be pled, and a lower punitive-damages cap for smaller providers versus a higher cap for large hospital systems. Supporters said the bill would help recruit and retain doctors and stabilize the malpractice market; opponents argued it weakens accountability, especially for corporate and out-of-state hospital systems, and several speakers urged a stronger amendment to preserve patient rights. After debate, the committee voted 10-0 to give the House Judiciary Committee substitute for HB 99 a do-pass recommendation.
The committee then heard House Joint Resolution 5, which would amend the state constitution to allow legislative compensation. Sponsors and supporters said paying legislators would make service more accessible to working people, parents, rural residents, and others without independent wealth, and would broaden representation. Several advocacy groups and individual commenters backed the proposal, while members raised questions about the pay formula, with the resolution tying compensation to the state median income. Some members supported the idea but preferred a salary commission or a different mechanism. The committee approved HJR 5 on a 7-3 vote.
Finally, the committee began hearing House Memorial 39, which calls for a task force to study the current state of sexual assault examination kits and report on backlog progress. Sponsor Rep. Ferrari and the New Mexico Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs explained that a prior task force a decade ago found more than 5,000 untested kits and led to policy changes, including the Sexual Assault Survivors Bill of Rights and a statewide tracking system. The memorial is intended to reassess whether backlogs remain and recommend further fixes.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- The legislative change is intended to act as a deterrent and to ensure that the legal consequences for
- But the main thing is we want to provide a deterrent that the premise of being here illegally and acting
- And this is a deterrent for criminal aliens not to commit crimes in Texas.
- conversation that we had, and I didn't realize that you were going to file the bill, but it's definitely a deterrent
Bills:
SB552 , SB1099 , SB1124 , SB1208 , SB1372 , SB1506 , SB1667 , SB1804 , SB1806 , SB1870 , SB1936 , SB1937 , SB2180 , SB2405 , SB2569 , SB2570 , SB1646
Committee:
Senate Criminal Justice
Summary:
The committee heard a series of criminal justice bills, beginning with SB 1870 and SB 1727, both of which were adopted as committee substitutes and reported favorably to the full Senate. SB 1870 would bar local governments from adopting policies that decriminalize controlled substances or direct officials not to enforce state drug laws, with civil penalties enforced by the Attorney General for violations. SB 1727 was described as a technical change to make the draft a formal Legislative Council version of a TDCJ-related assault bill; both bills were also sent to the local and uncontested calendar.
The committee then took up SB 2405, the major Sunset bill for TDCJ, the Board of Pardons and Paroles, Windham School District, and the Correctional Managed Health Care Committee. Senator Parker explained that the bill continues and modernizes those agencies, requires a 10-year facilities and staffing plan, expands rehabilitation and reentry programming, improves parole-board consistency and training, and codifies various cleanup and inspector general recommendations. Sunset staff and agency witnesses discussed the bill’s data-sharing, program coordination, and projected savings from reducing delays in parole-voted programming; public witnesses generally supported the post-secondary education and reentry provisions, while some urged stronger statutory direction for Windham and more reform to medically recommended intensive supervision. The bill was left pending.
SB 1804, SB 1099, SB 2569, and SB 2570 were also heard. SB 1804 would allow restitution for tattoo removal for human trafficking survivors and remove the age restriction so adult survivors can qualify; it was reported favorably and sent to the local calendar. SB 1099 would increase penalties for certain felony offenses when committed by a person determined to be unlawfully present in the country; immigration and civil rights witnesses opposed it as overbroad and difficult to administer, but it was reported favorably. SB 2569 would modernize unmanned aircraft reporting by requiring law enforcement agencies to post reports on public websites; it passed unanimously and was sent to the local calendar. SB 2570 would create a defense to prosecution for peace officers and correctional guards using less-lethal force weapons within the scope of their training; law enforcement witnesses supported it, civil rights and prosecutor witnesses raised concerns that it was too broad and could weaken existing use-of-force standards, and the bill was left pending for further work.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- I think that's a sufficient deterrent and punishment. Thank you. Food for your baby.
- and therefore a higher level of protection is warranted. penalty, and I don't think it provides a deterrent
- By classifying EV charger tampering as a third-degree felony, this bill creates a strong deterrent against
- crime element often returns to the scene. within 24 to 48 hours after repair because the prosecution deterrent
Bills:
HB316 , HB353 , HB 1160 , HB1414 , HB1422 , HB1443 , HB1713 , HB1789 , HB1902 , HB2073 , HB2666 , HB2695 , HB316
Committee:
House Criminal Jurisprudence
Keywords:
motor fuel, criminal offense, metering device, organized crime, Texas Penal Code, trespassing, school safety, day-care centers, education, trespass, public safety, utility employees, criminal penalties, assault, harassment, public duties, safety, law enforcement, driving offenses, license regulations
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
TRN Public Hearing - Tue Feb 11, 2025 @ 9:30 AM HST
Transcript Highlights:
- more than in the United States, but drunk driving is much less because lower limits act as a broad deterrent
- act</c><00:37:22.119><c> as</c><00:37:22.240><c> a</c><00:37:22.400><c> broad</c><00:37:23.000><c> deterrent
- </c><00:37:24.000><c> the</c> limits act as a broad deterrent the limits act as a broad deterrent the
Summary:
The House Transportation Committee met on February 11, 2025, and heard a series of bills focused on transportation funding and roadway safety. HB 1154 would cap Central Services assessments from the state highway, airport, and harbor funds, with a CPI-based process for additional deductions; the Department of Transportation supported it and the Department of Budget and Finance offered comments. HB 1164 would restore highway revenue bond authorization for DOT capital projects, and HB 1286 would prohibit pedestrians from walking along interstate and certain state highways except for authorized duties; both drew DOT support, with Ulupono Initiative and an individual offering comments or support on HB 1286. HB 1162 would require motorcycle instruction permit applicants, beginning July 1, 2026, to complete an approved basic rider course before becoming eligible, and HB 537 would require helmets and chin straps for all operators and passengers of two-wheel motorized vehicles; both had DOT support, with HB 537 also drawing support from AAA Hawaii and Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety, and opposition from one individual.
The committee then took up HB 387, which would expand negligent injury in the first degree to include injuries negligently inflicted by intoxicated drivers. The Office of the Public Defender opposed the bill, arguing current law already covers drunk driving and that the proposal would turn alcohol-caused negligence causing injury into a felony; prosecutors from Honolulu and Hawaiʻi counties and DOT supported it, saying serious injuries short of “substantial bodily injury” are not adequately punished and that circuit court would better handle restitution and related proceedings. Members asked about data on cases that might fit the new felony category, and prosecutors said they did not have exact numbers but could try to provide more information.
The committee also heard HB 1084 and the related HB 1387, both of which would lower Hawaiʻi’s per se DUI blood alcohol limit from 0.08 to 0.05. Support came from DOT, police departments, the Department of Health, prosecutors, the Governor’s office, MADD Hawaii, the Hawaii Public Health Institute, the Hawaii Alcohol Policy Alliance, AAA Hawaii, and the National Transportation Safety Board, all citing research that lower BAC limits reduce impaired driving and fatalities. The Public Defender opposed the change, and some testimony raised concerns about enforcement and the need for an amendment in HB 1084. Several individuals and advocates gave emotional testimony about crashes and losses tied to impaired driving, while supporters emphasized that a 0.05 standard would save lives and would not harm alcohol sales or the tourism economy. No votes were taken during the portion of the hearing reflected in the transcript.