Video & Transcript : 'statewide revision' :
Page 55 of 500
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Natural Resources Committee Sep 12th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- With the following conditions: a sunset of 2035 with a requirement to revise the EIR by January 1, 2036
- Applying new pipeline safety requirements and revising permitting requirements for the Sable pipeline
- We think it's duplicative of the statewide blueprint cycle.
- Chris Snyder, on behalf of Operating Engineers Local 3 statewide.
- Chris Snyder, on behalf of Operating Engineers Local 3 statewide, in full support.
Summary:
The Assembly Natural Resources Committee heard three major bills. SB 237, by Senator Grayson, proposed a package of fuel-supply and permitting changes aimed at stabilizing gasoline prices during California’s energy transition. Supporters, including state officials, Kern County representatives, labor groups, and industry groups, said it would help retain in-state refining and drilling capacity, reduce price spikes, and protect jobs. Opponents, including environmental justice and conservation groups, argued it would expand oil drilling without enough community protections and would not meaningfully address climate goals. After extensive testimony and questions about emissions, sunsets, and long-term strategy, the committee passed SB 237 on a due pass vote, with some members voting no or not voting.
SB 352, by Senator Reyes, sought to strengthen implementation of AB 617, the community air protection program, by codifying the Environmental Justice Bureau in the Department of Justice, extending monitoring requirements, and requiring annual legislative reporting. Supporters said the bill would improve accountability and ensure that funding for impacted communities actually produces emissions reductions. Some environmental justice advocates were neutral or not fully supportive because they wanted stronger language, while business and industry groups opposed the bill, arguing it was added late and duplicated existing processes. The committee approved SB 352 on a due pass vote.
SB 840, by Senator Limon, was the cap-and-invest reauthorization package. It would update offset protocols, adjust how revenues are spent, and continue funding for key climate, housing, transit, and community programs, including AB 617. Support came from environmental groups, labor, local governments, housing advocates, and clean transportation organizations, while some agricultural interests objected that the package did not sufficiently prioritize climate-smart agriculture and methane reduction programs. The committee passed SB 840 on a due pass vote as well. All three measures were later confirmed out of committee after calls were lifted.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- With the inclusion now of the notice of AV noncompliance, this is a way for us now statewide to have
- With the inclusion now of the notice of AV noncompliance, this is a way for us now statewide to have
- After multiple workshops, hearings, and comment periods between 2023 and 2026, the DMV adopted revised
- After multiple workshops, hearings, and comment periods between 2023 and 2026, the DMV adopted revised
- It's gone through, as far as I can tell from the outside, multiple internal rulemaking revisions that
Committee:
House Transportation
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Appropriations Feb 25th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- It revises the L&I appropriated amounts to match the top line appropriation.
- So I would urge the committee to support ...showing the statewide and regional benefit of this.
- And so we are seriously looking at asking the department to revise those, to do it in statute without
- And so we are seriously looking at asking the department to revise those, to do it in statute without
- And so we are seriously looking at asking the department to revise those, to do it in statute without
Summary:
The House Appropriations Committee met in executive session on a proposed substitute operating budget bill and worked through a long series of amendments before voting on the bill. Members discussed a wide range of budget items, including court funding for Thurston County civil filings, Attorney General funding for a domestic extremism task force, grants for Yakima aquatics access, North Mason mobile integrated health, mentoring programs, poverty reduction work, a proposed Department of Housing task force, federal grant inventory staffing, HEAL Act funding, assisted living rebasing, DCYF family resource centers and pediatric interim care, law enforcement training and equipment, shellfish and birthing center licensing fees, school bus depreciation, charter school accountability, transition to kindergarten priorities, and several Fish and Wildlife and OSPI grants. The committee also considered amendments related to the Columbia River Gorge Commission, shrub-steppe habitat mitigation, and a study on Lower Snake River reservoir drawdown impacts.
Debate on many amendments centered on whether items were statewide priorities or local projects, and on the fiscal constraints of the budget. Supporters often argued that proposals would protect vulnerable populations, improve public safety, or leverage future savings and outside funding; opponents frequently cited budget pressure, the availability of existing funding, or the need to avoid singling out local projects. Some amendments were adopted, including Clark 343 on intent to fund up to 10,000 additional eCAP slots, Jones 419 on paint stewardship funding, and Stevens 070 limiting birthing center license fees. Many others failed, including amendments on Thurston County court funding, the domestic extremism task force, Yakima aquatics, North Mason mobile integrated health, mentoring, poverty reduction workgroup funding, the Department of Housing task force, federal grant staffing, HEAL Act funding, assisted living rebasing, the PIC Center contract, the Lacey regional training academy, and several Fish and Wildlife and OSPI-related proposals.
The committee then moved to the underlying bill, Proposed Substitute House Bill 2289, and adopted a do pass motion after disposing of the amendments. The transcript indicates the committee ultimately reported the bill out of committee with a do pass recommendation.
ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Energy Development and Transmission Committee Jul 22nd, 2026 at 09:00 am
Energy Development and Transmission Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- There's renewals and revisions. When we give People get confused. There's renewals and revisions.
- revisions that are made in between.
- The revisions that happen, there are significant and insignificant revisions, and we make the call on
- That would be an insignificant revision, and we would just make that decision.
- All the significant revisions, the landowners have to be notified.
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- 202479 2024 regular session to revise 202479 2024 regular session to revise the definition of electronic
- to non-s substantive technical revisions to non-s substantive technical revisions to update the existing
- the 16556 code of Alabama 1975 to revise the 16556 code of Alabama 1975 to revise the membership of
- Change nons substantive revisions. Change nons substantive revisions.
- Revise internal or external errors. Revise internal or external errors.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- 08:32.080><c> guys</c><00:08:32.360><c> talked</c><00:08:32.680><c> numbers</c><00:08:33.200><c> statewide
- </c> you guys talked numbers statewide? you guys talked numbers statewide?
- </c><00:08:38.599><c> Is</c> take to do all of this statewide? Is take to do all of this statewide?
- And if, when we succeed and we, you know, we think we will with revising and updating the rules, um,
- </c><00:16:12.520><c> and</c> know, we think we will with revising and know, we think we will with revising
Committee:
Senate Agriculture and Environment
Keywords:
cesspool, wastewater systems, public health, environmental protection, affordable upgrades, coral reefs, water quality, Hawaii legislation, cesspools, wastewater, environment, pollution, Hawaii, sustainable development, sewerage system, real estate, disclosure, environmental impact, wastewater management, housing
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on several cesspool-related measures. HB 1730 HD2 would create a cesspool conversion implementation working group to help the Department of Health review rules and practices and develop changes to make conversions more affordable. DOH and DLNR stood on written testimony, while environmental and wastewater advocates strongly supported the bill, emphasizing the need for dedicated staffing, technical expertise, and smaller, more focused advisory groups. Members discussed the high cost of upgrades and the need for new technologies that reduce excavation and leach field costs. The bill was passed with amendments, including clarifying the DOH director’s discretion over the size of the working group, and the committee noted DOH’s appropriation request for consideration.
HB 1985 HD1 would extend certain cesspool conversion deadlines and authorize funding for consultants, while also advancing outreach and education. Testimony split sharply: advocates supported the education component but opposed deadline extensions as premature, arguing the state still has many years before the 2050 mandate and should not weaken the conversion timeline. The committee agreed to amend the bill to delete the deadline-extension portion, keep technical changes, and note DOH’s position request. HB 1749 HD2 would require sellers to disclose cesspools to buyers before a real estate purchase contract is executed and direct DOH and the Real Estate Commission to create a standardized form. Realtors supported the intent but asked to avoid duplicative statutory form requirements, and advocates stressed that disclosure should be prominent and not buried in paperwork. The committee adopted amendments removing the standardized-form mandate and passed the bill.
HB 1921 HD2 would allow certain existing cesspools in priority level three areas to continue serving dwellings with additional bedrooms under conditions. DOH brought the measure, and supporters from the real estate and environmental sectors discussed innovative wastewater technologies, retrofits, and composting toilets as ways to reduce costs while improving treatment. The committee amended the bill to require DOH director-approved wastewater technology using solid waste separation for bedroom-count increases and to clarify priority-level determinations using block-level data from the Hawaii cesspool prioritization tool, then passed it. The committee also heard HB 2310, an emergency appropriation for the Department of Human Services to restore funding used to keep SNAP benefits flowing during the federal shutdown; DHS, public health, children’s advocates, and others supported it, and members questioned why it was not handled through the budget. The discussion clarified that the bill sought new money to move quickly for ACA-related premium support. No final vote on HB 2310 was shown in the excerpt.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- It mandates also a comprehensive statewide study on barriers.
- This amendment revises the effective date to conform to changes made in the first amendment.
- This amendment... ...This amendment revises provisions in the bill requiring the Florida Department of
- Transportation to implement a traffic signal modernization program, specifically to revise technology
- It requires the department to establish a statewide mapping program.
Summary:
The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several introductions recognizing guests, students, advocates, and a resolution honoring the late USF men’s basketball coach Amir Abdur-Rahim. Senators also observed moments of silence for victims of recent campus violence and for former FSU President John Thrasher. The chamber then moved to special order bills, with several members explaining measures and, in some cases, substituting House companions before final passage.
Among the bills passed were measures updating child care and early learning provider regulation; strengthening penalties and cost recovery for false reporting and swatting; extending protections against extraordinary medical debt collection; expanding hazardous walking condition criteria for schoolchildren; creating young adult housing support for foster and homeless students; and requiring private schools participating in the Family Empowerment Scholarship Program to disclose which accommodations they will provide. The Senate also passed a bill adjusting interest rules for trust accounts funding legal aid, after extended debate over the impact on legal aid funding and banking practices, and a transportation package that was heavily amended to address issues such as school bus camera hearings, beach vehicle use for equipment removal, flooded-street wake restrictions, expectant mother parking permits, micromobility regulation, and traffic signal modernization.
The chamber also approved public-records exemptions for Agency for Health Care Administration investigators, Judicial Qualifications Commission employees, and appellate court clerks; a municipal water and sewer rate bill affecting Miami-Dade residents near a plant; motor vehicle offenses involving impersonating law enforcement and obscured license plates; trespass penalties at law-enforcement-controlled locations and large ticketed venues; refund requirements for patient overpayments; stem cell therapy authorization with source and consent limits; and insulin administration authority for direct support professionals and relatives in group homes. Several bills were temporarily postponed, including cardiac emergencies, chemicals and consumer products, and motor vehicle manufacturer/franchise dealer legislation. Most measures passed with strong bipartisan support, though the trust fund interest bill drew notable opposition and passed 28-10, and the Family Empowerment Scholarship bill passed 37-1.
FL
Florida 2026 5th Special Session
Community Affairs Jan 20th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- And so this will make SB 686 revisions to the agricultural enclave statute, which was originally enacted
- The revisions create a streamlined public hearing process allowing for local input and a public negotiation
- Direct the Florida Building Commission to develop a mandatory statewide residential permit. ...application
- requirements if certain procedures are met, direct the Florida Building Commission to develop a mandatory statewide
- Matt, direct the Florida Building Commission to develop a mandatory statewide residential permit application
Summary:
The committee met with a quorum present and heard a series of bills, mostly local claims and growth-management or permitting measures. SB 16, SB 14, and SB 24 were uncontested claims bills providing relief for injuries or damages involving the City of St. Petersburg and Miami-Dade County; each was described as settled or favorably reported by a special master, and each was reported favorably without debate. SB 288, a negotiated bill on rural electric cooperatives, was presented as a clarification to protect co-op authority over generation and power purchases while preserving consumer protections; it drew support from industry stakeholders and was reported favorably. SB 830 created a public-records exemption for certain local administrators and their families’ personal information, citing threats against city managers, and it also passed favorably.
The committee also considered several land-use and permitting bills. SB 1138 would create a registry of qualified professionals to conduct pre-application review for plats and development, aiming to reduce delays and backlogs; local government groups raised concerns about preemption and preserving quasi-judicial authority, but the bill passed favorably with one no vote. SB 168 expanded public nuisance law to include gambling houses, increased penalties, and authorized attorney’s fees and foreclosure of unpaid fees; it was reported favorably. SB 686 revised the agricultural enclave statute to create a public-hearing process for certain residential projects in urban service areas, with a sunset date later amended to June 30, 2026; conservation and planning groups raised concerns about local planning authority and public participation, but the bill passed favorably.
SB 548, a growth-management and impact-fee cleanup bill, clarified plan-based methodology, extraordinary circumstances, interlocal agreements, and refund procedures for impact fees. Local government and development stakeholders testified that it would improve predictability while preserving flexibility, though some sought further refinement on fee increases and refunds; the bill was amended and then reported favorably. SB 1234 addressed building permits and inspections, including permit validity, small-project exemptions, temporary hurricane protection, standardized permit forms, and expanded use of private providers; county officials objected to reduced oversight, while builders and private-provider advocates supported the measure. After testimony and debate, the bill was reported favorably. At the end of the meeting, Senator Jones requested to be recorded on several votes, and the committee adjourned after no further business.
UT
Utah 2025 Regular Session
Health and Human Services Interim Committee - November 19, 2025
Health and Human Services Interim Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- I had a chance to talk to SWAP, our statewide association of prosecutors, yesterday.
- But there is no statewide database being created.
- But there is no statewide database being created by this.
- And continually review and revise the behavioral health master plan.
- More than 60% statewide, some places very much higher—that’s the blue and the green.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
- because if they don't approve our revised budget, those expenses may not be reimbursable.
- because if they don't approve our revised budget, those expenses may not be reimbursable.
- Is it your all's intention to implement these five pillars statewide, focus more in rural areas?
- </c> basically we will have a statewide basically we will have a statewide sexual<00:31:19.120><c> assault
- It's also regulated in Kentucky Revised Statutes, KRS 260, Section 7.
Committee:
House Health Services
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- We have statewide regional water sustainability projects.
- Statewide aging infrastructure grants are funded, as well as statewide flood management grants.
- You can see projects statewide that are represented, a lot of different things across the state that
- Talked earlier about our statewide aging infrastructure program.
- statewide.
Committee:
House Resources and Conservation
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- My name is Brianna Diltz, staff member at Faith Action Network, a statewide multi-faith organization.
- My name is Molly Gallagher, here with the statewide Poverty Action Network.
- My name is Molly Gallagher, here with the statewide Poverty Action Network.
- The Direct Cash Coalition is a statewide group with the goal of making sure that every individual and
- The Direct Cash Coalition is a statewide group with the goal of making sure that every individual and
Committee:
House Finance
ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Judiciary Committee Aug 18th, 2026 at 10:00 am
Judiciary Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- Recent expansion and statewide...
- So, like, you take the statewide.
- A statewide system is a single statewide agency providing pretrial services, independent of the executive
- I'm the code reviser upstairs with Legislative Council.
- on the revised bill.
Committee:
Joint Judiciary Committee
NJ
Transcript Highlights:
- S-4309 by Senator Sarlo allows online news publications to use municipal, county, or statewide circulation
- S-4309 by Senator Sarlo allows online news publications to use municipal, county, or statewide circulation
- A-4947 by Assembly Member Hutchinson revises continuing education requirements for real estate...
- Member Hutchinson revises continuing education requirements for real estate licensees and regulation
FL
Florida 2026 5th Special Session
Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government Feb 18th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- It also strengthens the statewide cybersecurity defense by requiring data-sharing agreements between
- It also strengthens the statewide cybersecurity defense by requiring data sharing agreements between
- The bill makes other minor revisions that remove provisions dealing with...
- The bill makes other minor revisions that remove provisions dealing with the first year of ticket sales
Summary:
The Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government heard and reported favorably several bills. CS/SB 800 would increase penalties for repeated unlicensed engineering practice and create an engineering student loan assistance program funded by licensure fees and fines; Senator Sharif asked about restitution for victims, and the sponsor said the bill does not create a reimbursement mechanism. CS/SB 576 would create a local government cybersecurity protection program administered by Florida Digital Service, with state purchasing support, grant access, and data-sharing requirements; local government and cybersecurity groups waived in support. CS/SB 1078 would establish transition procedures between gubernatorial administrations, including liaisons, briefing books, office space, IT access, and access to agency records under a signed confidentiality agreement.
The committee also reported favorably CS/SB 314 on payment stablecoin issuers, CS/SB 530 updating lottery operations and security rules, CS/SB 1614 giving JAC/LAC-related audit findings more enforcement effect for local governments seeking state funds, SB 990 authorizing protective cell captive insurance companies, SB 1588 beginning implementation of the prior gold-and-silver legal tender law, CS/SB 1440 adding cybersecurity-related exemptions and reporting provisions for financial institutions, and CS/SB 1568 creating a stablecoin pilot program for DFS fee payments. Several bills had support testimony from state agencies and industry groups, and some included technical or guardrail amendments that were adopted without objection.
The committee also received a budget overview highlighting major funding items, including more than $350 million for Florida Forever, $738 million for Everglades restoration, more than $500 million for water quality projects outside the Everglades, $60 million for Farmers Feeding Florida, and more than $250 million for citrus recovery. Members asked questions about school lunch funding, state park improvements, land acquisition, water quality funding, gaming enforcement offices, and staffing for PERC. After the bills and budget discussion, members recorded a few affirmative votes on selected tabs, and the committee adjourned.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 7 on Accountability and Oversight May 7th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Planning to have before the May revision comes out next week.
- As we brace for another year of bad news in 2025, May revision next week, it's hard to forget that the
- budget stabilization account which if enacted by the legislature would go before voters in the next statewide
- by 2055 we think this can be done in a phase you know in a phase in fashion where after the next statewide
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- But the legislation, the revision, this is a revision to the agricultural enclave statute that's existed
- The revisions create a streamlined public hearing process, allowing for local input, The revisions create
- It also revises the partial release period for remission of forfeiture to 37 months.
- Senate Bill 964 revises requirements for reporting of certain gifts and honoraria.
- Senate Bill 964 revises requirements for reporting of certain gifts and honoraria.
Committee:
Senate Rules
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- It revises reporting requirements and language for the requirements of the University of... ...to the
- board, revises reporting requirements, and language for the requirements of consortium board members
- And we got into the Constitutional Revision Commission in this chamber.
- This bill builds on that program by revising the eligibility criteria.
- This bill builds on that program by revising the eligibility criteria.
Summary:
The Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several introductions, including a resolution honoring the late Bob Graham and a moment of silence for firefighter Roger Timmy Miley. The chamber also adopted a resolution designating August 9, 2026, as Bob Graham Day in Florida. Later, the Senate adopted a memorial-style recognition of the Florida Channel’s 30 years of legislative coverage. Several bills were temporarily postponed, including measures on health care coverage, veterinary licensure, and affordable housing.
The most extensive debate centered on CS/CS/SB 1758, a public assistance/Medicaid and SNAP reform bill. The sponsor described five major changes: stronger anti-fraud authority, a Medicaid work requirement for able-bodied adults, expanded behavioral health services through a waiver, pharmacy program changes to reduce costs, and a SNAP fraud-reduction plan with photo ID and work requirements. Democrats offered amendments to condition the work requirement on Medicaid expansion and to add protections for SNAP photo ID use by caregivers, seniors, disabled people, and domestic violence survivors; both amendments failed. Senators then questioned implementation details, exemptions, and eligibility impacts. The bill was placed on the calendar for third reading. The Senate also passed CS/HB 7031 on taxation, substituting it for the Senate bill and adopting a technical amendment, by a vote of 34-0.
The chamber passed a series of other bills, generally after substituting House companions and adopting technical amendments. These included a computer science education bill adding digital literacy and AI instruction, a Parkinson’s disease registry bill and related public records exemption, a bill designating the SS American Victory as Florida’s official flagship, a local government electronic payments bill, a legal tender bill repealing a sunset on gold and silver recognition, public records exemptions for gold/silver custodians and stablecoin-related entities, a stablecoin pilot program, local government spending transparency requirements, a digital voyeurism bill expanding privacy protections to private fenced yards, an insurance licensing bill allowing high school students to complete insurance/personal finance coursework, and a medical freedom bill addressing vaccine information, conscience exemptions, ivermectin access, and the mRNA mandate sunset. Most of these measures passed with little or no opposition, with recorded votes ranging from 31-3 to 34-0.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Transportation May 28th, 2026
Joint Committee on Transportation
Transcript Highlights:
- It establishes statewide rules.
- We need statewide consistency when it comes to transportation.
- Today, statewide data reflects only crashes involving motor vehicles.
- Today, statewide data reflects only crashes involving motor vehicles.
- One of the recommendations we came out with was a statewide default speed limit on pathways.
Committee:
Joint Joint Committee on Transportation
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Transportation held a hearing on the governor’s Ride Safe Act (S 3077), a micromobility bill based on recommendations from last year’s Special Commission on Micromobility. Administration witnesses from MassDOT and the MBTA said the bill is needed because current laws are outdated and inconsistent, and they emphasized a new speed-based framework that would classify devices by maximum speed rather than by device name. They said the bill would set statewide rules, clarify enforcement, require safety equipment and age limits, restrict unsafe modifications, improve crash-data collection, and create a working group to address future issues such as registration, licensure, insurance, and emerging technologies.
Committee members asked about crash reporting, battery safety, enforcement on shared-use paths, commuter rail access, and how the bill would apply to off-road vehicles. Several witnesses and legislators supported the bill’s general approach but raised concerns about whether the speed tiers should be tied more directly to actual operating speed on paths, whether higher-speed devices should be registered, and how police would distinguish between similar-looking devices. Representative and commission witnesses also urged more funding for Complete Streets and Shared Streets and Spaces, and some suggested adding default speed limits on shared-use paths and automated enforcement tools.
Public testimony was mixed. Pediatric emergency physicians strongly supported the bill but urged amendments for a minimum age to operate powered devices and a universal helmet requirement, citing rising severe injuries and deaths among children. A police chief and other safety advocates backed clearer rules and better data collection, while some moped riders objected that the bill would treat low-speed gas mopeds too harshly and should better account for mopeds as vulnerable road users. UL Standards and AAA supported the bill’s safety and clarity goals, with UL recommending tighter language on battery certification and equivalent standards. No vote was taken at the hearing.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Land Grant Jul 14th, 2025
House Rural Development, Land Grants And Cultural Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- In terms of the services that they feel they need, it also includes assisting them with bylaw revisions
- The state auditor's office is looking into potential revisions to the tier system reporting.
- These revisions could be beneficial for some of our small local government entities, like land grants
- I'll give you an example: when we were going through forest plan revision this most recent time that
- Engineering Service Funding and Construction Funds for ASECIA statewide.