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TX
Transcript Highlights:
- You know the argument is that black markets are going to keep it; black markets are going to keep it
- The black market guys stand on the corner for $10 cheaper.
- It's that black and white.
- California's black market is three times the legal one.
- Heaven forbid, I went out to the black market.
Committee:
Senate State Affairs
Keywords:
hemp regulation, consumable products, cannabinoids, occupational licenses, criminal offenses, SB 11, Texas attorney general, election crimes, election law enforcement, criminal prosecution, Election Code, Government Code Chapter 402, local prosecutors, county attorney, district attorney, grand jury, probable cause reports, state election offenses, voter fraud, election integrity
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Financial Services Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:30 am
Joint Committee on Financial Services
Transcript Highlights:
- from Milton and South Boston are always going to be less than the people who live in the, you know, Black
- and Latino consumers are the majority is a lot higher than ZIP codes ...ZIP codes where Black and Latino
- We're going to start with Aaron Black and then we're going to go to Aden Hiscayas.
- Returning to Aaron Black. Perfect, can you hear me now? Yeah, we can see you and hear you. Great.
- Harling Corporation, doing business as Black Mobility Ace Rent-A-Car.
Committee:
Joint Joint Committee on Financial Services
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Financial Services held a public hearing on a wide range of auto insurance and vehicle-related bills. Testimony focused heavily on autonomous vehicle regulation, auto insurance rating by ZIP code, rental car liability coverage, and surcharge thresholds for minor accidents. Representative Polito supported a bill to regulate autonomous vehicle testing and deployment, arguing for school-zone restrictions, slower speeds, a remote kill switch, and minimum insurance requirements to protect the public. Representative Mendez and Senator Payano testified for legislation to reduce racial and socioeconomic inequities in auto insurance pricing by limiting the weight insurers may place on territorial loss costs, while the Mass Insurance Federation and Consumer Federation of America offered opposing and supporting views, respectively, on the fairness and actuarial impact of geographic rating. The committee also heard support for a bill to remove inspection-sticker violations from license-point calculations, and for a bill to raise the damage threshold for insurance surcharges and minor/major accident classifications.
A substantial portion of the hearing addressed House Bill 1301 on rental car liability. Enterprise Mobility, the American Car Rental Association, and a small Massachusetts rental company supported the bill, saying personal auto insurers should be primary when their insureds drive rental cars, that Massachusetts is an outlier compared with most other states, and that the change would reduce costs and simplify claims handling. The Mass Insurance Federation opposed the bill, arguing that current Massachusetts law already clearly makes the vehicle owner’s policy primary and that shifting liability would raise costs for private-passenger policyholders. Committee members asked detailed questions about how rental coverage works, whether premiums or rental rates would change, and how other states handle the issue.
The committee also heard testimony on a bill to adjust surcharge rules for at-fault accidents, with sponsors arguing that repair costs and vehicle values have risen sharply and that the current thresholds are outdated. Members discussed how the point system affects drivers, whether the proposal should apply cumulatively or per incident, and how Carfax and out-of-pocket repairs factor into consumer costs. At the end of the hearing, the chair noted written testimony could still be submitted and, during a brief personal privilege, recorded support for two underinsurance bills, H. 1109 and S. 748. The committee then moved and seconded a motion to adjourn, and the hearing ended without any votes on the bills themselves.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
2026 Legislative Session - Day Twenty - Thursday, February 12
Missouri House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I rise to share a moment in Black history. Proceed, lady. Good morning.
- During Black History Month, we honor the life and legacy of Senator Yvonne Starks-Wilson.
- Along the way, she broke barriers as the first Black president of the Missouri Association of Elementary
- She also served in numerous leadership roles within the state and the national Black legislative organizations
- inducted into UMKC's Star Women's Hall of Fame, and the renaming of Liberty Park, a historic space for Black
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans Jan 20th, 2026 at 10:30 am
Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans
Transcript Highlights:
- I use they/them pronouns, and I am with BBR Black Burlans Research.
- The competitive states we were just looking at are gray, and black is the national average.
- The competitive states we were just looking at gray and black as the national average.
- And we were the only black hole in the whole United States, right? Because we went to zero.
- And we were the only black hole in the whole United States, right? Because we went to zero.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- We have a Black Health Equity Advisory Board, and those are all people from the community and doing the
- But if you think about the Black infant mortality...
- But if you think about the Black infant mortality rate and how we work in the health disparity space
- of Black African American individuals, we now have a Black Health Advisory Board, and our team, our staff
- , have developed with those experts and internally are working early on on a Black Health Equity Action
Committee:
Senate Rules
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Rules established quorum and approved several routine items on the agenda, including governor’s appointments not required to appear: Courtney Welsh to the California Housing Partnership Corporation Board, Janessa Goldbeck to the California Veterans Board, and Tom Huntington to the State Parks and Recreation Commission, each by 3-0 vote. The committee also approved reference of bills to committees, the 2026 committee chair/member assignments, the 2026 session schedule, the 2026 holiday schedule, and floor acknowledgments, all by unanimous votes. The committee noted that some 2026 committee changes would take effect February 1, 2026, and that new committees would depend on adoption of a Senate resolution.
The committee then heard from Dr. Hernando Garson, nominated as chief medical officer of the Emergency Medical Services Authority. He described his background in emergency medicine, disaster response, and EMS leadership, and members questioned him about EMSA’s strategic plan, data integration, statewide standards versus local flexibility, ambulance patient offload time regulations, stakeholder engagement, and emergency response coordination. Dr. Garson emphasized data-driven decision-making, technical assistance to local agencies, collaboration with hospitals and EMS stakeholders, and the need for safer alternatives to routine ambulance transport such as community paramedicine, telehealth, and nurse triage. He also discussed disaster preparedness for vulnerable and rural communities and the use of regional and state assets, including ambulance strike teams, during fires and floods. The committee approved his appointment 4-0.
The final item was Stephanie Weldon’s nomination as Deputy Director of the Office of Health Equity at the Department of Public Health. Weldon, who identified as Yurok-Tolowa and Karuk, spoke about her tribal, county, nonprofit, and state experience, her role as the first Native American woman in the position, and her commitment to health equity, rural communities, and culturally responsive public health work. Senators asked about how the office sets priorities, measures outcomes, addresses behavioral health, tribal consultation, youth mental health, and how it responds to political pressure around DEI language; Weldon said the office focuses on community-driven, data-informed work and transparency. Public commenters strongly supported her confirmation, citing her leadership on the California Reducing Disparities Project and related equity efforts. The committee approved her appointment 4-0, sending it to the full Senate for confirmation.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Rules Committee Jan 14th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- We have a Black Health Equity Advisory Board, and those are all people from the community and doing the
- But if you think about the Black infant mortality rate...
- But if you think about the Black infant mortality rate and how we work in the health disparity space
- of Black African American individuals, we now have a Black Health Advisory Board, and our staff have
- developed, with those experts and internally, a Black Health Equity Action Plan.
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Rules convened, established quorum, and first approved several governor’s appointments not required to appear: Courtney Welsh to the California Housing Partnership Corporation Board, Janessa Goldbeck to the California Veterans Board, and Tom Huntington to the State Parks and Recreation Commission, each by 3-0 vote. The committee also approved reference of bills to committees, the 2026 committee chair/member assignments, the 2026 session schedule, the 2026 holiday schedule, and floor acknowledgments, all by unanimous votes.
The committee then heard and advanced two appointments requiring testimony. Dr. Hernando Garzon, nominated as chief medical officer for the Emergency Medical Services Authority, discussed his background in emergency medicine, disaster response, EMS data modernization, local flexibility within statewide standards, ambulance offload time regulations, stakeholder engagement, and alternatives to emergency transport such as community paramedicine and telehealth. Members pressed him on strategic planning, rural and climate-related disaster response, ambulance rate reporting, and how EMSA can better protect vulnerable people during evacuations; his appointment was approved 4-0 and sent to the Senate floor.
Stephanie Weldon, nominated as Deputy Director of the Office of Health Equity at the Department of Public Health, described her tribal background, prior public service, and focus on health equity, behavioral health, tribal consultation, data, and community-led programs. Senators asked about measuring outcomes, serving rural communities, balancing equity work amid federal DEI opposition, youth mental health, and preventing fraud or waste through transparency. Public commenters, including tribal, health, and community advocates, strongly supported her nomination. Her appointment was also approved 4-0 and forwarded to the full Senate.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- We have a Black Health Equity Advisory Board, and those are all people from the community and doing the
- But if you think about the Black infant mortality rate...
- But if you think about the Black infant mortality rate and how we work in the health disparity space
- of Black African American individuals, we now have a Black Health Advisory Board, and our team, our staff
- , have developed with those experts and internally are working early on on a Black Health Equity Action
Committee:
Senate Rules
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
December 10, 2025 - 01:00 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- . >> Vice Chair Black: HERE. >> Rep. Nixon: EXCUSE. >> Rep. Albert: HERE. >> Rep.
- VICE CHAIR BLACK YOU ARE RECOGNIZED FOR A QUESTION. >> VC Black: THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR I HAVE TWO QUESTIONS
- . >> Chair: YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. >> VC Black: I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU AS WELL FOR THE WORK OF YOUR COMMISSION
- >> VC Black: CAN YOU SHARE WITH US HOW OTHER DATES HAVE PROGRESSED IN THIS ARENA?
- STATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEMS ALONG WITH LOCAL INDUSTRIES IN THOSE REGIONS TO ADDRESS THEIR AI NEEDS. >> VC Black
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Apr 28th, 2025
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- the Holocaust, homosexuals were forced to wear the pink triangle, or in cases of queer women, the black
- Black and Jewish communities have a deep history.
- And the conversation came up about how excellent America had figured out how to deal with their black
- And the Nuremberg laws were drafted after the Black Codes and the Jim Crow laws of the South here in
- It's why the Black Caucus has always felt a deep kinship with the Jewish Caucus.
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
S/C on Disease Prevention & Women's & Children's Health Apr 3rd, 2025
S/C on Disease Prevention & Women's & Children's Health
Transcript Highlights:
- The shocking statistic is that for black mothers in Texas, um, they face the greatest risk.
- last MMRC report that was released showed an increase in deaths across the board, but especially for black
- Chronic kidney disease is not a black, brown or white disease. It is bipartisan.
- The majority of black, brown, and poor people in the city live outside of the city and are unable to
- Ma'am, I show you is Nakina Wilson, uh, for Black Mama's Village and cell for the bill. OK.
Bills:
HB46
Keywords:
local government spending cap, expenditure limit, political subdivision, property tax, ad valorem tax, budget cap, taxpayer protection, spending restraint, inflation adjustment, population growth, voter approval, supermajority vote, county budget, municipal budget, school district finance, junior college district, hospital district, special district, attorney general enforcement, local fiscal limits
TX
Texas 89th Regular
S/C on Disease Prevention & Women's & Children's Health Apr 3rd, 2025
S/C on Disease Prevention & Women's & Children's Health
Transcript Highlights:
- The shocking statistic is that for Black mothers in Texas, they face the greatest risk, with a mortality
- last MMRC report that was released showed an increase in deaths across the board, but especially for Black
- Let me explain something: chronic kidney disease is not a black, brown, or white disease.
- The majority of black, brown, and low-income residents in this city live outside of the urban core and
- The only other one set to testify, ma'am, I'll show you is Nakenya Wilson for Black Mama's Village and
Keywords:
maternal health, maternal care, pregnancy, labor and delivery, postpartum, doula, birth worker, midwife, obstetric care, women's health, rural health, health workforce, workforce development, trauma-informed care, public outreach campaign, health equity, minority health, underserved communities, Texas Department of State Health Services, HHSC
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- I am an Iraq War veteran, a Black Lives Matter grassroots advocate, and a survivor. ...Grassroots Advocate
- The officer asked him if he had a description of a black male with a dark shirt on.
- I guess Gregory fit that profile — black shirt, black pants, walking in the... ...black shirt, black
Committee:
House Judiciary
Keywords:
habitual felony offender, resentencing, Alabama Department of Corrections, victim notification, criminal justice reform, life sentences, parole eligibility, pardon, parole, law enforcement, GPS monitoring, data sharing, mail theft, stolen mail, criminal penalties, personally identifying information, felony, misdemeanor, expungement, criminal records
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Common interest communities provisions modified 2/24/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Let me tell you where the black market is thriving.
- The black market has surged, and cartel international activity has surged.
- We combat cartels and other states around us and all kinds of other black.
- The question was, why would cartels in the black market actually increase?
- This is gonna be a completely black market.
Bills:
HB5
Committee:
House Public Health
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Monday, February 10, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Vets, and the Black Veterans Empowerment Council.
- Vets, and the Black Veterans Empowerment Council.
- Vets, and the Black Veterans Empowerment Council.
- A short time later, I blacked out.
- </c> later I blacked out I have never blacked later I blacked out I have never blacked out<07:37:19.478
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, June 30, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Founded by Frank Merryweather, Senior, and his wife Carmelita, the Criterion is the oldest Black-owned
- newspaper in Western New York and the oldest Black-owned business in Erie County.
- The Criterion is the oldest Black-owned newspaper in Western New York and the oldest Black-owned business
- Buffalo's Black community has a voice that is heard loud and clear.
- The sacrifices of Black soldiers The sacrifices of Black soldiers defended its flag.
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- Representative Black. Representative Boykin. Representative Boyko. Here. Representative Costlow.
- Representative Banderman, Black, Boykin... Yes. Black. Aye. Boykin. Aye. Boyko. Aye. Koslow.
Committee:
House Utilities
Summary:
The Committee on Utilities held a public hearing on Senate Bill 1629, which Senator Fitzwater described as a clarifying measure to last year’s Dig Right/one-call infrastructure protection law. He said the bill responds to misinterpretations by some communities about tracer wire requirements for sewer mains and storm sewers, and that the intent is to avoid unnecessary costs for home builders and homebuyers while preserving underground utility safety. Committee members asked about the six-foot depth threshold, what utilities remain covered, and whether the bill weakens damage-prevention rules; Fitzwater and a committee member said it does not. Testimony in support came from the St. Louis Home Builders, who said the bill corrects a comma-related ambiguity and reduces unnecessary costs, and from Missouri 811, which said the bill reflects the original intent and raised no concerns. No opposition testimony was offered.
In executive session, the committee first adopted a substitute combining House Bill 3351 and House Bill 3371, which deal with rules for detaching from a water district and allow a third party to pay debt owed by the district. The combined House Committee Substitute for HB 3351 and HB 3371 then received a do-pass recommendation by a vote of 17-0. The committee also considered a substitute for Senate Bill 903, described by Representative Simmons as adding copper wire and other wireline theft and damage provisions to critical infrastructure protections, with felony penalties and exceptions for legitimate possession by contractors. That measure also received a do-pass recommendation by a vote of 17-0. The committee then adjourned.
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- candidates out there that are minorities right now, and today, we have a female minority who was the first black
- female African-American promoted in the Air Guard. ...black female African-American promoted into the
- He'll be retiring soon, but he is also a black African-American. Yes, sir. Thank you, Madam Chair.
Committee:
Senate Confirmations
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Jobs and Economic Development - 01/29/25
Jobs and Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- But you can see from the black line that's just adding the two bars together that, on net, more people
- Today, about 5.5% of Black or African-American workers are unemployed, 4.2% of Latino workers, 2.9% of
- </c> race and gender and then I look at black race and gender and then I look at black or<00:51:02.799
- or African American, I'm sure Black also includes, you know, Africans from, you know, Somali, um, and
- or african-amer I'm example uh in black or african-amer I'm sure<00:53:34.280><c> black</c><00:53:34.680
Committee:
Senate Jobs and Economic Development
FL
Florida 2026 5th Special Session
Regulated Industries Jan 27th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- So this PCS, just to give you the black-and-white implications of what we're doing, it will require that
- So this PCS, just to give you the black and... enforcement provisions.
- So this PCS, just to give you the black and white implications of what we're doing, it will require that
- think the reality is there is a general market demand for this, and there would just be created a black
Summary:
The Committee on Regulated Industries met and reported several bills favorably. SB 530 on state lotteries was presented with two technical amendments and passed as amended. The bill revises Department of Lottery powers and duties, updates bid/proposal information requirements, adds definitions related to ball machines, and gives the department more flexibility to purchase rather than lease machines. SB 204 also passed favorably; it increases penalties for illegal slot machine operations to a third-degree felony and creates a process for veteran service organizations to seek binding declaratory statements from the Gaming Commission about whether a machine is lawful. Testimony on SB 204 included support from Florida Gaming and soft opposition from a veteran organization that wanted clearer language and more cooperation on electronic bingo-type games.
The committee then took up a combined proposed committee substitute merging SB 658 and SB 608 on water safety requirements for rental and residential properties. The merged bill requires certain rental properties near water bodies or with swimming pools to have specified safety devices, such as exit alarms, self-closing/self-latching locks, pool fences, pool covers, or pool alarms, and allows DBPR enforcement for vacation rentals. Supporters emphasized the bill’s goal of preventing child drownings, citing Florida’s high number of fatal drownings and the disproportionate impact on young children and children with autism. The combined bill was reported favorably.
SB 980 on nicotine dispensing devices was amended with a delete-all amendment creating the Florida Agegate Act. The substitute bill restricts advertising, promotion, and display of non-FDA-approved nicotine devices in retail settings accessible to those under 21, sets escalating penalties, directs fine revenue to enforcement and youth prevention, and authorizes inspections and warrantless searches tied to retail permits. Members discussed whether the bill would effectively curb illegal and counterfeit products and how enforcement would work; the sponsor said the measure is intended to reduce youth access in light of limited enforcement resources. The bill passed favorably. SB 1708 on veterinary licensure by endorsement also passed, removing a three-year out-of-state practice requirement for licensed veterinarians while keeping other qualifications intact to help address veterinary shortages. Finally, SB 680 on electric vehicle charging taxation passed with a strike-all amendment creating a sales tax exemption for electricity sold to EV charging station operators and transferred to consumers, provided it is separately metered and properly documented. The committee adjourned after noting additional support forms and inviting members to a later K-12 speech and debate bill presentation.