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US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, January 16, 2025)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Law to protect domestic violence victims who often get swept up in the very laws designed to protect
  • </c><00:45:59.400><c> survivors</c> back our efforts to protect survivors back our efforts to protect
  • </c><01:08:00.319><c> and</c> the Adam Walsh child protection and the Adam Walsh child protection and
  • And how does that protect them in the name of protecting domestic violence victims?
  • And how does that protect them in the name of protecting domestic violence victims?
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Natural Resources May 21st, 2026

Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • mention in multiple bills regarding the menhaden reduction fleet that is quoted in needing extra protection
  • Rick Owens, who is here from the Louisiana Wildlife Federation, asking me what protections are written
  • Currently, the Atlantic tarpon in Louisiana is unregulated and protected, as represented, despite being
  • This designation would establish a baseline level of protection and allow the department to begin processes
  • Louisiana has invested billions of dollars in flood protection and evaluating homes, strengthening levees
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Health and Welfare May 12th, 2026

Health and Welfare

Transcript Highlights:
  • This establishes a patient protection requirement for hospice patients.
  • This establishes a patient protection requirement for hospice patients.
  • Going backwards on what we were trying to do to protect them and to be able to keep doing what they're
  • Senate Bill 426 seeks to bring greater clarity, accountability, and public protection to this growing
  • Senate Bill 426 helps ensure that this profession continues to grow in a way that protects the public
Bills: HR174 , HR194 , HCR98 , SB39 , SB124 , SB190 , SB236 , SB270 , SB273 , SB359 , SB415 , SB426 , SB437 , SB451
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations May 11th, 2026

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • House Bill 189 provides supplemental pay for fire protection officers for the Lakefront Management Authority
  • alters the provision that in addition to compensation now paid to any municipality, parish, fire protection
  • next sentence, or the last sentence, it says in fiscal year 27, if there are nine full-time fire protection
  • officers employed and so on and so on... ...fiscal year 27, if there are nine full-time fire protection
  • Then it goes into Southeast Flood Protection. They handle all the flood assets.
Bills: HR3 , HR80 , HB4 , HB172 , HB189 , HB623 , HB944 , HB1185 , HB1199 , HB1222 , SB105 , SB125 , SB461
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Commerce Apr 22nd, 2026

Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • And finally, it provides... ...consumer protection and disclosure practices affecting customers within
  • This act shall apply only to consumer protection and disclosure practices affecting customers within
  • I'm a big believer in protecting the public interest, consumers, and, you know, I'm just...
  • I think we need to protect our elderly.
  • So we tried to protect for that as well.
Bills: HB471 , HB798 , HB947 , HB1140 , HB1186 , HB1195 , HB1222
Committee: House Commerce
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Business and Insurance 2ND REVISED Apr 16th, 2026 at 09:30 am

Business and Insurance

Transcript Highlights:
  • Members, House Bill 3790 is the Homeowner's Protection Act.
  • And the bill also purports to be able to change it to where it protects consumers to be able to charge
  • Serving on this board has been a great opportunity for me to help protect the public and ensure that
  • surveyors and engineers are doing what they're supposed to and protecting the public interest and personal
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Business and Insurance 2ND REVISED Apr 16th, 2026

Business and Insurance

Transcript Highlights:
  • Members, House Bill 3790 is the Homeowners Protection Act.
  • different ways of calculating these fees and that the bill also purports to change it to where it protects
  • Serving on this board has been a great opportunity for me to help protect the public, to make sure that
  • Surveyors and engineers are doing what they're supposed to in protecting the public interest and personal
  • We've got to do something to help those folks and protect Oklahomans. And I'm thankful for this.
Summary: The Business and Insurance Committee considered a long agenda of bills and executive nominations. Among the bills, it advanced measures to update fire extinguisher industry age restrictions and application rules (HB 381), create a five-day cancellation right for homeowners after severe storm-related contracts (HB 3790), require a biennial workers’ compensation medical fee schedule update (HJR 1023), create the Oklahoma Home Services Act to standardize home service contract disclosures (HB 4139, amended to correct a wording error), cap surcharge fees and add a career tech exemption (HB 3041), create the Oklahoma Tolling and Recovery Board (HB 3297), allow expired electrical contractor licenses to be reinstated without re-examination (HB 3673), clarify who is not a security guard for licensing purposes (HB 4105), create a licensing framework for in-ground pool contractors effective November 1, 2027 (HB 3338), and streamline surplus lines insurance procedures and premium tax enforcement (HB 3048). One bill on smokeless tobacco taxation (HB 3983) drew extended debate over whether a weight-based tax would be fairer and revenue-neutral; after questions about health impacts, reporting, fraud concerns, and inflation, the bill failed to receive a second and was left in committee. HB 3041 also drew significant debate over whether it would effectively allow higher credit card surcharges, but it ultimately passed 5-4. The committee also heard numerous executive nominations, all of which were approved and sent to the full Senate. Those included Michael Stop and Michael Bauer to the Oklahoma State Athletic Commission, Michael Cantrell and Burrell Sears to the Oklahoma Abstractors Board, Richard Willoughby to the State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors, E. Keith Mitchell and Andrew Revelis to the ABLE Commission, Jackie Ward to the alarm, locksmith, and fire sprinkler industry board, Terence Shreve to the Used Motor Vehicle Dismantler and Manufacturer Board, and Adra Berry as Cabinet Secretary of Licensing and Regulation. Nominees generally described their professional backgrounds and commitment to public safety, regulation, or industry expertise, and several senators spoke in support of their service. Most nominations passed unanimously or near-unanimously.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 4/14/26

Children and Families Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • protection protection where<00:04:09.720><c> it</c><00:04:09.840><c> makes</c><00:04:10.280><c> sense
  • And then have laws that protect this.
  • So, that's why I protecting those kids.
  • .<00:35:53.480><c> So,</c> protections.
  • So, protections.
Bills: HF4407 , HF4382
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Agriculture and Wildlife Apr 6th, 2026 at 10:00 am

Agriculture and Wildlife

Transcript Highlights:
  • It protects the commissioners from liability and keeps farmers in the field with a clear prescribed burn
  • Just really thinking down the road on their behalf to ensure that they have protections in any sort of
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Agriculture and Wildlife Apr 6th, 2026

Agriculture and Wildlife

Transcript Highlights:
  • easier to declare burn bans when the danger is real, harder to let them drag on when it isn't, and protects
  • people, it's just really thinking... ...down the road on their behalf to ensure that they have protections
Summary: The Agriculture Committee heard and advanced a series of bills focused on burn bans, poultry waste regulation, veterinary qualifications, wildlife, and land management. House Bill 3406, presented by Senator Hines, would make burn bans easier to declare when conditions warrant, require earlier review so bans do not linger unnecessarily, remove certain local fire departments from the decision process, and preserve a prescribed-burn exemption for farmers. After questions about the shortened ban period and the removal of local fire departments, the bill passed 12-0. House Bill 2975, presented by Senator Woods, was amended to restore contact information for poultry litter haulers and to streamline nutrient management plan amendments for poultry waste that is moved off-site and land-applied. Department of Agriculture testimony said the change would reduce duplication for producers who both export and land-apply litter while maintaining tracking of waste management. The bill passed 11-2. House Bill 3977, also by Senator Woods, would add food-animal and veterinary practice experience to the qualifications for the state veterinarian; members discussed whether wildlife experience should also be considered, but the bill passed unanimously 13-0. The committee also passed House Bill 3263, designating the morel mushroom as the state mushroom in honor of David Beyer, and House Bill 2988, which expands harmful woody species to include redberry juniper, ash juniper, and honey mesquite and broadens the Terry Peach North Canadian Watershed Restoration Act statewide. Members emphasized the impact of red cedars on water use and wildfire risk. House Bill 3404, a follow-up measure on prescribed burns, passed 12-0, and House Bill 1770, directing OSU and its veterinary college to conduct elk population studies in northwest Oklahoma, passed 10-2 after questions about cost and the role of Wildlife Department studies. The chair then adjourned the meeting.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Transportation, Highways and Public Works Mar 30th, 2026

Transportation, Highways & Public Works

Transcript Highlights:
  • and 2027, as adopted by the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Board.
  • I'm Gordon Dove, chairman of the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority.
  • I'm Gordon Dove, chairman of the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority.
  • Not only protect those communities, but protect the enormous amount of investment that we continue to
  • And the basin carries the burden of protecting this state.
Bills: HR1 , HB96 , HB345 , HB360 , HB401 , HB592 , HB703 , HB723 , HB729 , HB776 , HB838 , HB844 , HB882 , HB885 , HB888 , HB966
Summary: The committee first heard House Resolution 1, which approves the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority’s annual State Integrated Coastal Protection Plan for fiscal years 2026-2027. CPRA officials described the plan as about $1.54 billion, with roughly 93% directed to project implementation and construction, funded through state mineral revenue, GOMESA, BP spill dollars, surplus funds, and newly available coastal sediment funds. They outlined projects across the coast, including marsh creation, barrier island restoration, levees, pump stations, freshwater diversions, and nonstructural flood protection, and said the plan had been unanimously approved by the CPRA board after public hearings. Members asked about specific coastal and basin issues, including the Sabine River, the Chafalaya Basin, Bayou Sorrel, and tidal flooding in interior parishes. HR 1 was reported favorably without objection. The committee then considered House Bill 838, as substituted, dealing with vehicle inspection stickers and related OMV modernization. The substitute would repeal inspection requirements for assembled vehicles, keep periodic inspections for commercial and student transportation vehicles, address federal inspection requirements, allow out-of-state inspections in some cases, and create a Louisiana Vehicle Identification Program using QR codes. Members focused on privacy and enforcement questions, and OMV and state IT officials explained that the QR code would contain only the VIN and that the system would support police ticketing applications. The bill also ties implementation to the OMV modernization effort and takes effect January 1, 2027. HB 838 was reported by substitute. The committee next advanced House Bill 888 on temporary dealer plates, adopting a set of amendments that added security features, clarified timing for the new electronic issuance system, and adjusted rules for temporary tags and dealer plates. Testimony from the auto dealers’ association said the bill was intended to reduce fraud, resolve confusion over five-day versus 60-day tags, and extend certain temporary loaner tag periods from five to ten days. HB 888 was reported with amendments. The committee also heard House Bill 885 on electronic titles and lien recordation, which would allow electronic signatures, electronic lien notifications, and electronic titling/recordation for participating commercial entities, with civil immunity for good-faith actions and a severability clause. Members raised questions about fraud prevention and consumer participation, and supporters said the bill would modernize the process and align Louisiana with current industry practice. HB 885 was reported by substitute. Finally, the committee advanced House Bill 723, which allows certain two- and three-wheeled motorcycles and mopeds to proceed through a red light under specified circumstances when sensors fail to detect them. The sponsor said the measure is a safety fix for riders stuck at malfunctioning signals, and the bill was amended to clarify the vehicle types covered. The committee also considered House Bill 882 on outdoor advertising, which would increase billboard spacing on state highways from 150 feet to 1,000 feet and allow certain signs damaged by an act of God after January 1, 2010, to be rebuilt. Supporters said the bill would reduce billboard density and improve aesthetics, while opponents argued it would harm smaller operators and impose a one-size-fits-all rule. After testimony, HB 882 was amended and reported.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Civil Law and Procedure Mar 30th, 2026

Civil Law and Procedure

Transcript Highlights:
  • It protected me in my role, but it also protected her against potential... ...my job, saved my, it protected
  • It's to strengthen the current protections.
  • It is recognized as fundamental and protected accordingly.
  • In recent years, Recognized as fundamental and protected accordingly.
  • The state does have a well-established role in protecting children.
Bills: HCR6 , HCR19 , HB81 , HB134 , HB154 , HB163 , HB170 , HB194 , HB254 , HB318 , HB410 , HB473 , HB485 , HB718 , HB970
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Environment Committee Meeting - 2026-03-26

Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
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  • Protecting wild rice is not just about protecting one culture.
  • When we protect Manoomin, we protect everything connected to it, including each other.
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  • So, together to protect our state grain.
Bills: HF3426 , HF3896 , HF1426 , HF3793 , HF4061 , HF4246
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/17/2026 - House Commerce

Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • But we believe that this is a simple measure that will protect property owners against malicious delays
  • It's meant to protect people like me. I've sat on this property.
  • It protects against requirements... And this bill clearly lays that out.
  • HOAs, as currently constituted in Arizona, are destroying the local character they claim to protect.
  • HOAs, as currently constituted in Arizona, are destroying the local character they claim to protect.
Bills: SB1254 , SB1431 , SB1478 , SB1566 , SB1787
Committee: House Commerce
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

WAL Public Hearing - Tue Feb 10, 2026 @ 9:00 AM HST

Water & Land

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c><00:34:29.200><c> of</c><00:34:29.359><c> personal</c> personal protection of personal personal protection
  • So we want to make sure that to protect those lands, we would say that it's protected from that process
  • </c><01:04:32.160><c> those</c> want to make sure that to protect those want to make sure that to protect
  • </c> relating to aquatic protections. relating to aquatic protections.
  • Next up, we have HB 2599 relating to aquatic protection.
Committee: House Water & Land
Summary: The committee on Water and Land met on February 10, 2026, with Chair Mark Hashem outlining strict testimony rules and noting a time constraint because of later hearings and floor session obligations. The committee then took up several bills, hearing mostly supportive testimony on HB 1881 relating to land use, HB 2218 relating to DLNR/community management, and HB 1956 relating to freshwater waves, while HB 1845 relating to the Land Use Commission drew legal concerns and opposition. HB 2151 relating to building materials had no substantive testimony presented in the excerpt, and the committee moved through it quickly. On HB 1881, testimony focused on protecting North Shore lands from overdevelopment. A supporter described the area as valuable precisely because it remains largely undeveloped, and a member asked whether the bill’s restrictions on “finculars” would affect existing or future private residential installations; the response suggested the bill was aimed at future commercial uses and that grandfathering or personal-use exceptions might be possible, but the exact wording would need legal refinement. HB 2218 received broad support from OHA, DLNR, Kua, Sierra Club, Hui Maka Aana, the Honlay Initiative, and others, who said the measure would expand community-based co-management across DLNR divisions, build on existing park partnerships, and produce real benefits such as better stewardship, safer access, local jobs, and stronger community trust. Members asked about the bill’s five-year review structure, how multiple community groups would be handled, and whether the model could apply to ocean or nearshore areas; DLNR said the board would retain authority, agreements would be non-exclusive and subject to review, and the department was still working through how the approach would function across different divisions and marine settings. For HB 1956, the Attorney General offered technical comments, urging clearer definitions of “residing” and “freshwater way,” clearer timing for citations and arrests, and more explicit procedural safeguards and agency roles. On HB 1845, the Attorney General and Land Use Commission raised concerns that the bill could conflict with constitutional protections for important agricultural lands and could not be reconciled with existing voting requirements; the LUC also said commissioners cannot vote by proxy under sunshine law and warned that the bill could allow too few commissioners to approve major boundary changes. Members questioned how the bill would work in counties without designated important agricultural lands, and the LUC explained that Kauai is the only county to have completed the IAL process, while the broader statutory process remains county-driven and has been the subject of litigation. No votes or final committee actions were taken in the excerpt.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

CPC Public Hearing - Tue Feb 10, 2026 @ 2:00 PM HST

Consumer Protection & Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • Thank you. with Office of Consumer Protection. Um, with Office of Consumer Protection.
  • </c> consumer protection. Thank you. consumer protection. Thank you.
  • It protects consumer service in Hawaii.
  • Moving on to HB 1511 relating to consumer protection.
  • </c><00:50:32.720><c> Uh</c> relating to consumer protection. Uh relating to consumer protection.
Summary: The committee on Consumer Protection and Commerce met on February 10, 2026, and heard testimony on several bills. HB 1849 relating to licensing drew comments from DCCA’s Professional and Vocational Licensing Division and the Hawaii Real Estate Commission, both of which stood on written testimony. The Hawaii Coalition for Immigrant Rights testified in strong support, emphasizing that some immigrants, including DACA recipients, are already contributing in Hawaii and that the state should help create pathways for them to remain and advance professionally. No vote or final action was taken on HB 1849 during the portion shown. The committee then heard HB 2000, the wheelchair right-to-repair bill. Encart opposed the measure, arguing that repair delays are largely driven by insurance prior authorization and that wheelchair repairs involve FDA-regulated medical devices where improper repairs could create health risks. Peter Fritz testified in support, saying the bill was modeled on similar laws in other states and that he had personal experience through his sister’s use of a wheelchair. Members questioned whether repairs done outside insurer networks might not be reimbursed, and Fritz said that was a concern but that the need for timely repair outweighed it. The committee also discussed HB 1753 on social media, where DCCA’s Office of Consumer Protection supported the bill but suggested an amendment to the definition of personal information. On HB 1511 relating to consumer protection, DCCA’s Insurance Division supported the bill, while the Alliance for Automotive Innovation and the Hawaii Automobile Dealers Association offered comments seeking to preserve legitimate manufacturer and dealer communications about vehicles, warranties, recalls, and related services. The committee also took up HB 276 HD1 and HB 1513 on condominiums. The Hawaii Real Estate Commission offered comments on HB 276 HD1. For HB 1513, the Hawaii Green Infrastructure Authority supported the bill, but DCCA’s Insurance Division opposed it, warning that diverting HHRF funds could weaken reinsurance arrangements and raise premiums for consumers who rely on the fund. Members questioned whether the proposed condo loan program would need HHRF money and whether the amounts in the bill were necessary, and the division said it opposed using HHRF for that purpose. The committee also heard HB 2188 on housing, where OCP supported the measure and the Hawaii Association of Realtors raised concerns about conflicts with the Fair Credit Reporting Act and the use of tenant screening reports, noting that a working group is already addressing landlord-tenant issues. Members asked OCP to research how other states handle similar laws and whether additional language is needed to avoid federal conflict. Finally, on HB 1876 relating to mental health, the Department of Health’s Adult Mental Health Division supported the bill but said it remains opposed to harmful, non-evidence-based treatment modalities; Pride at Work Hawaii also testified in strong support. No final votes or committee decisions were reported in the excerpt.