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Transcript Highlights:
- States, or the removal of non-citizens from the United States.
- One man with lung cancer was newly transferred into the unit where the outbreak occurred.
- One man with lung cancer was newly transferred into the unit where the outbreak occurred.
- I think it's actually very common across the United States for just any county jail.
- When they reopened, I think they moved in employees from other communities.
Bills:
SB100
Committee:
House House Judiciary
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., of California, to be Secretary of Health and Human Services. Jan 29th, 2025 at 09:00 am
Finance Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- The United States has worse health than any other developed nation, yet we spend more on health care,
- United States have inflicted on our children for their profit in the last decade or so.
- There's a statement that's come out recently that he's going to reopen that office again to be able to
- When I launched my campaign, it was about uniting Americans, Democrats and Republicans.
- There's no issue that's united us more than this chronic health epidemic.
Committee:
Senate Finance Committee
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Consumer Protection & Business Feb 18th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Consumer Protection & Business
Transcript Highlights:
- This is Senate Bill 6178 and reopen the public hearing on substitute Senate Bill 6091.
Committee:
House Consumer Protection & Business
Keywords:
mortgage modification, uniform regulations, homeowners, financial stability, foreclosure prevention, SB6178, property insurance, insurance claims, assignment of benefits, AOB, post-loss assignment, post-loss benefits, homeowners insurance, policyholder, insured, restoration contractor, mitigation contractor, public adjuster, insurance commissioner, claims handling
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Consumer Protection & Business Feb 18th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- This is Senate Bill 6178 and reopen the public hearing on substitute Senate Bill 6091.
Summary:
The Consumer Protection and Business Committee held public hearings on three Senate bills. SB 5831, the Uniform Mortgage Modification Act, was explained by staff as creating safe harbors so certain mortgage modifications would not alter lien priority or require re-recording; the prime sponsor said it would reduce uncertainty and legal costs. No one testified on the bill. SB 6091, concerning real estate brokers marketing residential properties to exclusive groups, was described as requiring concurrent public marketing when brokers market to limited groups, while allowing private marketing so long as the public also has access; the sponsor and supporters said it would promote fair, open housing markets and reduce pocket listings that can reinforce exclusion. SB 6178, prohibiting post-loss assignment of benefits in property insurance, was presented as protecting homeowners after disasters from signing away policy rights to contractors; the sponsor, the Office of the Insurance Commissioner, the National Insurance Crime Bureau, and the Washington State Association for Justice supported the bill, while discussion focused on whether the $50,000 penalty should distinguish between intentional and unintentional violations.
For SB 6178, the Office of the Insurance Commissioner said it has seen more complaints about policyholders being pressured to sign documents before contacting insurers and said the bill would help keep homeowners in control of claims. Testifiers emphasized that contractors play an important role in repairs but should not take over first-party insurance claims, and one witness noted the bill would not prevent direct payment arrangements to contractors. Committee members asked about penalties and whether a cooling-off period or other alternatives might address concerns about good-faith contractors.
For SB 6091, supporters including Zillow, Washington Realtors, Habitat for Humanity, Windermere, and the Fair Housing Center of Washington argued that exclusive or pocket listings can reduce transparency, limit competition, and worsen housing inequities. They said the bill still allows private marketing and open houses, but requires public availability as well, and does not force owners to allow access to their property. A rental housing representative asked for an amendment to remove a reference to leases, saying the bill should not unintentionally apply to rental providers who are not brokers. The committee closed public hearings on all three bills and ended the meeting with birthday recognition for two members.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- They closed those two facilities and reopened another facility called Los Padrinos, which is where most
Committee:
Senate Rules
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Rules convened with quorum and first approved several governor’s appointments not required to appear, including Deborah Garns, Davis Rabbit, Cindy Silva, Vincent Wells, and Lee Herrick as California Poet Laureate, all by 5-0 votes. The committee also approved reference of bills to committees and floor acknowledgments, each by unanimous 5-0 votes.
The committee then heard testimony on the appointment of Trista Gonzalez as Director of the Department of Tax and Fee Administration. Gonzalez described her 33-year career in tax administration, emphasized taxpayer service, efficient collection, and support for small businesses, and answered questions about lithium extraction tax registration, online sales tax enforcement under Wayfair and AB 147, and CDTFA’s work with illicit cigarette, tobacco, and cannabis activity. Members praised her responsiveness to legislators and constituents, and public commenters from Ryan LLC and the California Society of Enrolled Agents supported her confirmation. The committee voted 5-0 to send her nomination to the full Senate.
The committee also heard from Aaron McGuire, executive director of the Board of State and Community Corrections, on his confirmation. He discussed the board’s expanded responsibilities, including annual detention facility inspections, grant administration, and the new in-custody death review division. Members questioned him about grant oversight, audits, implementation of SB 519, access to local agency records, standards for detention facilities, and conditions in Los Angeles County juvenile facilities. McGuire said the board is using inspections, technical assistance, and public reporting to improve compliance and transparency, and that additional trailer bill language clarified access to records. Public support came from nonprofit reentry providers and Giffords. The committee approved his nomination 5-0, and then adjourned.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- They moved, they closed those two facilities and reopened another facility called Los Padrinos, which
Committee:
Senate Rules
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Education Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on Education
Transcript Highlights:
- The second is a large 250-plus-unit housing development that will bring Rochester into compliance with
- moment where anti-intellectual sentiment is on the rise, it is essential, both as citizens of the United
- The United States needs Massachusetts.
- For example, right now we are making wind turbines as part of our engineering unit.
- had the pleasure of being the special education teacher for the Warwick Community School since it reopened
Committee:
Joint Joint Committee on Education
Summary:
The hearing focused primarily on H. 517/S. 314, a bill to provide a sustainable future for rural schools, and H. 697, a bill to require full funding of regional school transportation. Witnesses from rural districts, school committees, superintendents, students, and local officials described chronic underfunding, declining enrollment, high fixed costs, special education and transportation burdens, and the loss of programs, staff, and extracurriculars. Several speakers argued that rural aid should be funded at $60 million annually and made non-discretionary, while others emphasized that transportation reimbursement for regional districts has repeatedly fallen short of the state’s promise and is driving budget crises and overrides. A number of students testified in support of rural aid, describing cuts to classes, counselors, and activities, and the impact on their schools and communities. Committee members also discussed whether transportation policy should be revisited to address underlying cost drivers, including bus bidding practices and whether regional districts should have more flexibility in transportation requirements.
The committee also heard H. 515, concerning Hancock Elementary School and a school choice-related exemption from a state requirement that has created a large financial burden for the district. Hancock’s superintendent and Rep. John Barrett explained that a decades-old regulation, recently enforced by DESE, would require Hancock to pay tuition for choice-in students through high school graduation even though the district only serves pre-K through grade 6 and sends its own students elsewhere for middle and high school. They said the rule creates a significant per-student shortfall and has forced Hancock to opt out of school choice. Committee members asked for clarification about how the arrangement works and how the costs fall on Hancock.
Additional testimony supported related transportation bills for non-regional districts, especially Plymouth/Carver and North Middlesex, describing high and rising bus costs, special education and McKinney-Vento transportation expenses, and the strain on local budgets. Speakers repeatedly said that state reimbursement has not matched actual costs and that communities are being forced to choose between transportation and classroom services. No votes or final actions were taken in the hearing; the committee simply received testimony and closed the hearing on the bills discussed.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Environmental Quality Committee Apr 8th, 2026
Environmental Quality
Transcript Highlights:
- I’m from the association of the people united for water, and we want you to support it.
- People United for the Water, and we’re going to support SB 1125 because we’re paying three bills for
- from Tulare County, and she’s a member of the Agua Coalition, which is the Association of People United
- capacity across all methods, allowing RVM operators to continue participating while preventing a single unit
- So we're going to reopen the roll on SB 1259, Blake Spear.
Committee:
Senate Environmental Quality
Summary:
The committee heard several bills focused on environmental, climate, transparency, water affordability, recycling, and refinery transition issues. SB 1087 would modernize SB 375 regional climate and transportation planning by extending planning cycles, clarifying target-setting and review processes, and reducing time spent on modeling and CEQA-related work; it drew strong support from MPOs and environmental groups with some opposition from clean air, housing, and industry advocates concerned about VMT, housing impacts, and agency authority. SB 1239 would require CARB to update its standardized regulatory impact assessment when major regulations are materially changed; manufacturers and business groups supported the transparency measure, while the chair opposed it as adding delay and inefficiency to rulemaking. SB 1125 would create the framework for a statewide low-income water rate assistance program; it received broad support from utilities, environmental justice groups, local governments, and community members, and the committee advanced it on a 3-1 vote. SB 1180 would set rules for spending from the plastic pollution mitigation fund created by SB 54, with broad support from environmental justice and conservation groups and opposed-unless-amended positions from industry groups seeking tighter limits and more oversight; it advanced on a 3-0 vote. SB 1161 would require CARB to present household-level cost impacts of regulations in plain language, and it advanced on a 4-0 vote despite late opposition from environmental groups. SB 955, updating beverage container recycling and redemption requirements, passed 5-0, and SB 1259, requiring refineries to disclose cleanup liabilities and decommissioning information to aid long-term planning, drew strong support from environmental and local government witnesses but firm opposition from petroleum, labor, and business groups; the committee began discussion but the transcript cuts off before a final vote on that bill.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Investments and Pensions Oversight Aug 13th, 2025
Investments & Pensions Oversight Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- The CDFIs, they're mostly non-profit corporations, and they receive their CDFI designation from the United
- They are locating rundown multifamily properties that are 5 to 20 units.
- That's smaller than what Housing New Mexico will do, and there are lots of these units around the state
- Ventana has noted that taking these existing units and bringing them up to livability is a lot cheaper
- The last we heard is that even when the Bridge of Americas is reopened, it's going to go down for personal
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Economic and Rural Development Jul 7th, 2025
Economic & Rural Development & Policy Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- Ski Apache is the southernmost ski area in the continental United States.
- funds, and so I'm hoping with these things geared towards forest thinning, preparation of logging units
- Meadows is right down the street where we're going to start our 72-unit apartment complex.
- This is 1110 Meacham Drive, a 25-unit project.
- On Highway 70, we're looking at a project where we can put in 50 to 60 units.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Health and Human Services Jan 30th, 2026 at 08:34 am
House Health & Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- Madam Chair, I've just been told Optum's part of United Health Group, so I saw, Madam Chair, I've just
- been told Optum's part of United Health Group, so I suspect they would be excluded from protections
- It treats each patient like a revenue value unit.
- Labor and delivery units operate as loss leaders for hospitals.
- One nuclear verdict can derail all of the valuable service that a labor and delivery unit provides to
Committee:
House House Health & Human Services
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Joint Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Resources Committee, June 11, 2026 - AM
Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- It's the foundation of safe and effective veterinary care that we enjoy in the United States.
- Overall RMFU would like to see us<02:14:50.320><c> reopen</c><02:14:50.719><c> this</c><02:14:50.960>
- About 25% of the counties in the United States are underserved.
- About 25% of the counties in the United States are underserved.
- There's somebody that can use them. the United States. the United States.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- The United Nations and put it into law.
- I am a United States veteran.
- I served I am a United States veteran.
- ><c> Marine</c><02:37:49.120><c> Corps</c> in the United States Marine Corps in the United States Marine
- </c> outlets in the entirety of the United outlets in the entirety of the United States.<02:56:13.520
Committee:
House Judiciary
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- million that has been asked to supplement VOCA would not restore the unfilled positions, would not reopen
- And previously, the United States attorney for the Western District of Missouri.
Committee:
House Children and Families
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs Feb 4th, 2026
Senate Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- It's much easier to leave Massachusetts than it is to leave the United States, and that gives them a
- were in charge, the state would have just committed to backfilling until the federal government reopened
Summary:
The committee heard testimony from Doug Howe of the Mass Taxpayers Foundation and Evan Horowitz of Tufts on the fiscal effects of federal policy changes, especially the OB3 reconciliation law, federal shutdown risks, and Massachusetts budget planning. Howe outlined a framework of direct and indirect federal impacts on the state budget, capital program, and grant funding, emphasizing uncertainty around Medicaid, SNAP, LIHEAP, immigration, NIH funding, and federal tax changes. He said OB3 is expected to reduce federal health spending in Massachusetts by about $3 billion annually when fully implemented, with an estimated 250,000 to 300,000 people losing coverage, and could shift up to $400 million in annual SNAP costs to the state if Massachusetts’ error rate remains above the federal threshold. He also discussed the governor’s proposal to delay conformity with certain federal tax changes and to expand the pass-through entity tax to offset revenue losses.
Members questioned the witnesses about SNAP error rates, unemployment insurance, the use of the stabilization fund, and whether the state should adopt a Maryland-style delay in implementing federal tax changes. Howe argued the stabilization fund should not be used to backfill permanent obligations, but could be used for temporary crises, and said the state should improve data-sharing and administrative systems so eligible residents do not lose MassHealth or other benefits because of paperwork barriers. He also said unemployment insurance remains a major problem and that a broader fix should include benefit, tax, and possibly state contributions. Horowitz took a more aggressive view on using reserves for urgent needs like SNAP, argued the state should harden its budget against volatility, and warned that Massachusetts is increasingly exposed to stock-market-driven revenue swings and to a possible income tax ballot question that could significantly reduce revenues. No votes were taken; the hearing was informational, and the chair asked both witnesses for follow-up written recommendations, especially on system integration and accountability.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs Feb 4th, 2026
Senate Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- It's much easier to leave Massachusetts than it is to leave the United States, and that gives them a
- were in charge, the state would have just committed to backfilling until the federal government reopened
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Transportation Jan 15th, 2026 at 04:00 pm
Transportation
Transcript Highlights:
- So since the storm began December 9th, our crews, contractors, and tradespeople reopened 97 roads, and
- committee, just a general orientation to Washington State Ferries: we're the largest ferry system in the United
Bills:
SB5989
Committee:
Senate Transportation
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Transportation Jan 15th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- So since the storm began December 9th, our crews, contractors, and tradespeople reopened 97 roads, and
- committee, a general orientation to Washington State Ferries: we're the largest ferry system in the United
Summary:
The committee first met in brief executive session and advanced Senate Bill 5989 without recommendation to the Ways and Means Committee. Staff explained the bill would redistribute sales tax on aircraft fuel, affecting general fund revenue, which was why it was better suited for Ways and Means. The motion passed by voice vote.
The committee then heard a presentation from Transportation Secretary Julie Meredith on WSDOT’s 2025 work and 2026 priorities. She highlighted agency reorganization, safety initiatives, preservation needs, bridge strikes and storm damage, ferry service improvements, major projects such as Revive I-5, the Interstate Bridge Replacement Project, fish passage work, and preparations for the World Cup. Members praised the department’s communication and work, and asked about additional paving and preservation funding; Meredith said WSDOT had prepared projects that could be advanced if more money were available.
Washington State Ferries Assistant Secretary John Vizina and staffer Jenna Forty followed with a detailed briefing on vessel and terminal preservation. They described the aging fleet, the need for new hybrid-electric vessels, the governor’s proposed funding for three additional ferries and life-extension work on older vessels, and the importance of terminal upgrades such as Fauntleroy. Senators asked about service contingency planning, the cost and timing of hybrid versus diesel vessels, and whether additional vessels would require rebidding; staff said hybrid-electric construction is the fastest path and that any expansion would depend on statutory direction and legal review.
The committee then heard from local government representatives on preservation and storm recovery. The Association of Washington Cities and the Transportation Improvement Board described city road and bridge needs, limited local funding, and the importance of sustained preservation investment and programmatic grants. County representatives from the Washington State Association of County Engineers, Snohomish County, and the County Road Administration Board discussed the December flooding, road washouts, bridge damage, and recovery costs, emphasizing that counties face large preservation backlogs and need state and federal help for repairs and resiliency.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- ><c> or</c> for 10 units, multif family units or for 10 units, multif family units or more.<01:10:07.760
- units.
- units.
- </c> of units. of units.
- unit or elderly accessory dwelling unit or elderly housing<04:52:32.480><c> unit.
Committee:
House Housing
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Select Committee on Downtown Recovery Mar 2nd, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- We reopened the Castro Theater after a $40 million renovation.
- example, and try and get nightlife concepts into those units.
- Units, for example, and try and get nightlife concepts into those units.
- units.
- New York was the fifth in the United States, but there's nearly 20 now.