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AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama House Ways and Means General Fund Jan 14th, 2026

Ways and Means General Fund

Transcript Highlights:
  • Uh, we passed it out of the House a couple times and then the Senate added an amendment that I have in
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  • then the senate added an amendment<00:12:35.440> that<00:12:35.680> I<00:12:35.839>
  • >> It's just some language that the people working back and forth on it agreed on in the Senate, and
  • >> It's just some language that the people working back and forth on it agreed on in the Senate, and
Bills: HB66, HB79, HB95, HB145, HB66, HB79, HB95, HB145
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama House Ways and Means General Fund Committee Jan 14th, 2026

Ways and Means General Fund

Transcript Highlights:
  • Uh, we passed it out of the House a couple times, and then the Senate added an amendment that I have
  • >> This is just some language that the people working back and forth on it agreed on in the Senate, and
  • >> This is just some language that the people working back and forth on it agreed on in the Senate, and
Bills: HB66, HB79, HB95, HB145, HB66, HB79, HB95, HB145
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session 04-07-2026 11:30am

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Do I have any objections to any of the resolutions? Senator McKelvey. Sorry, Mr.
  • On page 19, miscellaneous business: waiver of referral of Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 74 and Senate
  • President, I request a waiver of referral of Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 74 and Senate Resolution
  • One day's notice is hereby given for the adoption of Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 74 and Senate Resolution
  • on Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 78 and Senate Resolution No. 82.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session 03-31-2026 11:30am

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senator Chang? Here. Senator DeCoite? Here. Senator DeCourt? Here. Senator Dela Cruz? Here.
  • Senator Keohokalole? Here. Senator Kidani? Senator Kidani? Senator Kim? Here. Senator Lamosao?
  • > need Senate Concurrent Resolutions that need Senate Concurrent Resolutions that need to<00:17
  • adoption of Standing Committee Reports on Senate Concurrent Resolutions and Senate Resolutions moving
  • and Senate Resolutions moving laterally to the final committees. ...and will reconvene at 11:30 a.m.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/23/2026 - Senate Federalism and Family Law

Federalism and Family Law

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senator Carroll? I'm here. Senator Diaz? Here. Senator Deeds? Senator Payne? Here.
  • Senator Senator Senator Senator Henshawer? Here. Here. Here. All right.
  • Senator Senator, Senator Ayesha? Aye. Senator Diaz? Aye. Senator Angus? Aye. Senator Fenture. Aye.
  • Senator Ann. Aye. Senator Williams. Aye. Senator Diaz? Aye. Senator Angas? Aye. Senator Foresh.
  • Senator Ortiz? Yes. Senator Payne? Aye. Senator, Senator, Senator, Mr. Chair, I'll explain my vote.
Summary: The committee first heard HB 2793, which would let cities and towns expedite annexations when 100% of the property owners request it, waive the 30-day waiting period and public hearing in those cases, and allow electronic newspaper notice and a single on-site posting for small single-parcel annexations. Buckeye testified in support, saying the bill would streamline uncontested annexations and reduce delay and cost, while a Tucson-area senator raised concerns that faster annexation can limit public awareness and input. The bill passed 4-3 for a due pass recommendation. HB 2041, which would prohibit a parent, guardian, or custodian from being treated as abusing or neglecting a child solely because poverty prevents them from providing supervision, clothing, food, shelter, or medical care, drew strong support from child welfare and anti-poverty advocates. Opponents argued the bill still leaves room for investigations based on poverty and should more fully remove poverty from the neglect definition. The committee also heard HB 2239, creating a child care grant program and infrastructure fund at DES; witnesses from northern Arizona and child care providers described shortages, workforce challenges, and the need for facilities and support. An amendment adding tax-credit language and opening eligibility to entities seeking to open child care facilities was adopted, and the amended bill passed 6-0 with one not voting. The committee then approved HB 2321, requiring DCS to place a credit freeze on a child’s credit report when the child enters care, by a 7-0 vote. HB 2371, allowing consenting divorcing parties without minor children to use AI-assisted arbitration and adding a separate amendment on therapeutic interventions in parenting cases, prompted questions about whether AI arbitration is currently used and whether the amendment was germane; it passed 4-3. HB 2594, concerning the Address Confidentiality Program in family court and making attempts to obtain protected address information a felony, passed unanimously after testimony from a survivor and advocates. HB 2661, which requires DCS to inform parents under investigation that they may delegate temporary guardianship and seek court relief, passed 4-3 after amendment removed attestation and documentation requirements. Finally, HB 2995, a major domestic-violence custody bill, was heard with extensive testimony from survivors, attorneys, and legal aid advocates. The bill removes the “significant” domestic violence threshold, adds coercive control to the analysis, requires domestic violence to be treated as contrary to the child’s best interests, and mandates detailed court findings; supporters said it addresses cases where abuse was minimized in custody decisions, while members raised concerns about evidentiary standards, implementation, and the risk of false allegations. The committee adopted a 13-page amendment and then gave the amended bill a due pass recommendation by a 4-3 vote.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/16/2026 - Senate Finance

Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senator Fernandez. Senator Hoffman, no. Senator Leach. Aye. Senator Mesnard. Aye.
  • Senator Fernandez. Yes. Senator Hoffman. Senator Leach. Aye. Senator Mesnard. Aye.
  • Senator Bolick. Aye. Senator Bravo. Senator Epstein. Nay. Senator Fernandez. Nay. Senator Hoffman.
  • Senator Bolick: Aye. Senator Bravo? Senator Epstein. Senator Bolick: Aye. Senator Bravo?
  • Senator Hernandez? Senator Luffman? Yes. Senator Leach? Aye. Senator Messard.
Summary: The Senate Finance Committee approved committee amendments and then heard a series of bills covering consumer lending, health insurance, chiropractic practice, breast cancer screening, insurance claim practices, digital assets, vaccination-based reimbursement, agricultural property inspections, and aviation tax exemptions. Testimony generally split between sponsors and industry or advocacy supporters emphasizing modernization, consumer access, or fairness, and opponents raising concerns about higher costs, tax breaks for wealthy interests, or unclear policy changes. Several bills drew detailed debate over whether they would help consumers or shift costs, and multiple witnesses described personal or industry experiences in support of the health-related measures. SB 1689, which would raise consumer loan thresholds and change interest-rate tiers, was amended but failed on a tied vote after Senator Epstein opposed it as shifting costs to smaller borrowers. SB 1347, requiring coverage for fertility preservation for cancer patients, was amended and passed 4-2 after testimony from the sponsor, a nonprofit representative, and two cancer survivors. SB 1165, eliminating cost-sharing for diagnostic and supplemental breast exams, was amended and passed 5-1. SB 1206, updating rules for public adjusters and contractors after loss events, was amended and passed 5-1. SB 1649, creating a digital assets strategic reserve fund, passed 4-2 despite criticism that it was unnecessary and pro-crypto. SB 1212, barring different reimbursement rates based on vaccination status, passed 4-2. SB 1291, limiting county assessors’ ability to reclassify or inspect agricultural property for four years after a successful appeal, was amended to allow inspections if taxable improvements are made and passed 5-1 over assessor opposition. SB 1516, expanding aviation-related tax exemptions to more aircraft maintenance and repair property, passed 4-1 after supporters framed it as economic development and opponents called it a tax break for private jets. SB 1554, updating chiropractic language from “x-ray” to “diagnostic imaging,” initially failed, was reconsidered after additional questioning, and then passed 3-2 after members said the change mainly codified current practice and reduced liability concerns.
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama House Ways and Means General Fund Committee Jan 21st, 2026

Ways and Means General Fund

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senate Bill by Senator Kitchen.
  • Senator House does the work and the senator just comes down and presents the bill.
  • I see the representatives doing work again for the senator senators.
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  • But, uh, this is the same bill senators.