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FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice Feb 18th, 2026

Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice

Transcript Highlights:
  • Now we will move over to another Senator Kalatayu bill, which is SB 1072 on anti-Semitism task force
  • This bill creates the anti-Semitism task force within the Attorney General's Office of Civil Rights,
  • The task force also highlights a Jewish community member, no mention of an Arab or Muslim member.
  • So for those reasons, I just want to say that we're monitoring this.
  • Thank you, Senators, for voicing your support of the creation of the Anti-Semitism Task Force.
Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice met to consider several criminal justice and court-related bills, along with the committee’s proposed $7.9 billion budget. The committee first heard and approved CS/SB 600 on bail bonds, as amended to adjust solicitation, cash bond return, forfeiture remission timing, and clerk procedures; CS/SB 436 on felony battery, which expands qualifying prior offenses and was amended to correct a drafting issue; CS/SB 928, “Missy’s Law,” requiring immediate remand to custody after conviction for dangerous crimes; SB 1332 on career offender registration, adding in-person reporting, more detailed registration requirements, and stronger penalties for noncompliance; and CS/SB 682 on violent criminal offenses, a domestic violence measure adopted via a substitute amendment that adds stricter penalties, electronic monitoring, injunction protections, and related procedures. All of those bills were reported favorably. The committee also approved SB 1072 creating an anti-Semitism task force in the Attorney General’s Office. The bill drew extensive public testimony both for and against, with supporters emphasizing rising anti-Semitic incidents and the need for statewide review, and opponents raising concerns about free speech, the definition of anti-Semitism, and possible conflation of criticism of Israel with hate speech. Senators also discussed the bill’s scope and the IHRA definition before it was reported favorably. In addition, CS/SB 532 on clerks of court was amended to clarify foreclosure sale procedures and funding predictability for clerks, then reported favorably. CS/SB 644 on attorney’s fees, suit money, and costs was also approved after amendments that aligned family-law fee provisions and codified standards for fee awards in dissolution and paternity cases; the sponsor said the bill was intended to curb vexatious litigation and improve consistency across districts. After the bill actions, the chair summarized the criminal and civil justice budget, describing it as a disciplined proposal that addresses corrections deficits and future inmate growth while funding core public safety needs. The committee then heard substantial public testimony on prison conditions, staffing, pay, heat, infrastructure, and the possibility of reducing prison populations or adding air conditioning in facilities. The chair announced that SB 1632 and its conforming bill SB 1634 would be temporarily postponed to the following week, and the record was supplemented with the names of many people who had registered to speak for or against those bills. The meeting concluded after members were invited to record votes and the committee adjourned.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Trade, Workforce & Economic Development Apr 30th, 2025

Trade, Workforce & Economic Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • Members, you remember this bill by Representative Aldous relating to. to the establishment of the task force
  • The disclosure must be in standard. font type and size that is reasonably easy for a consumer to read
  • , including deadly force. ...self-defense on certain types of residential property.
  • It prohibits landlords from evicting or threatening eviction if a tenant or guest uses lawful force in
  • We want them to be able to protect themselves, and for that reason, we'd urge passage.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Elections Apr 17th, 2025 at 10:04 am

Elections

Transcript Highlights:
  • Technically, there's a reason for that.
  • There's no reason.
  • And then one of the valid reasons for a reasonable impediment declaration is if you lost your ID.
  • And then one of the valid reasons for reasonable impediment declaration is if you lost your ID, if you
  • There is simply no reason to assume that reasonable impediments are a one-time thing.
Summary: The committee first voted out two previously heard Senate bills without amendment: SB 688, relating to the date of the meeting of presidential electors, and SB 914, relating to authorizing certain cities to change the date of their general election for officers. Both motions passed on 8-0 votes with one member absent. The committee then heard HB 3909, which would change the current prohibition on wireless device use from a 100-foot boundary around a voting station to only inside the room where voting is taking place, with a committee substitute also adding state-prescribed signage. The author and supporters said the change would reduce confusion and make enforcement easier for election workers, while opponents argued the existing 100-foot rule helps prevent electioneering, recording, and possible technical interference with election equipment. The bill was left pending. Members also heard HB 1968, which would repeal a provision that requires counties to provide election services to certain political subdivisions in odd-numbered years but not even-numbered years, making county-provided election services consistent across years. Supporters said it would improve consistency for smaller cities and school districts, while opponents warned it could strain county equipment and staffing during heavy election cycles. The bill was left pending. HB 2279 would require voter registrars to remove a person from the rolls if the person swears under oath during jury service that they are not a U.S. citizen; supporters said this would streamline removal of ineligible voters, while opponents raised concerns about mistaken identity and loss of due process. The bill was left pending. Finally, the committee heard HB 2803, which would require a presiding judge to give a poll watcher a signed statement explaining any removal from service. Supporters said this would improve documentation and accountability, and one witness asked for clarification that improper removal would remain a criminal offense; the author said he would consider a floor amendment and further discussion. The committee also heard HB 4253, which would create a more uniform voter-roll maintenance process based on inactivity, sending confirmation notices to voters who have not voted in the prior 25 months and eventually removing those who do not respond after multiple election cycles. Supporters said it would clean up outdated records and help keep voters registered where they actually live, while opponents argued it could wrongly remove eligible voters who simply do not vote regularly. HB 4253 was left pending as well.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Children and Senior Advocacy Committee Feb 19th, 2025

Children and Senior Advocacy

Transcript Highlights:
  • I have had one, which I think some of them are very reasonable; they’re... ...them are very reasonable
  • The only reason social media wasn't involved in that bill is that it initially was two summers ago or
  • In the bill, you talk about commercially... ...about commercially reasonable. Tell me what is that?
  • Commercially reasonable is... She mentioned the concern for security, even for adults.
  • Our bill has the exact same language on reasonable methods of age verification.
Bills: HB235, HB276, HB285
HI
Transcript Highlights:
  • through the Hawaii administrative rules they're allowed to suspend the rules and grant the individual a force
  • ><00:28:16.159> the<00:28:16.399> individual<00:28:16.880> a<00:28:17.039> force
  • rules and grant the individual a force rules and grant the individual a force emergency<00:28:18.080
  • The reason for the opposition is quite significant, as this measure could pose a serious threat to the
  • And the only reason is because it would be the only state board or county board that has rules assigned
Bills: SB3082, SB3110, SB3251
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Banking and Insurance Jan 28th, 2026

Banking and Insurance

Transcript Highlights:
  • Next, we'll take up Senate Bill 570 on task force on payment scams by Senator Polsky.
  • This bill establishes a task force on payment scams under the Florida Department of Financial Services
  • This task force is directed to examine current trends in payment scams to identify emerging methods as
  • The task force will be directed to provide data-driven recommendations to improve scam detection and
  • Within one year of formation, the task force will produce a detailed report outlining trends, findings
Summary: The Committee on Banking and Insurance met with a quorum present and took up a series of bills, beginning with SB 1286 by Senator Wright. That bill expands the law enforcement recruitment bonus program to include firefighters, creates a DFS grant review panel for fire-related grants, and establishes an institute for PTSD and first-responder behavioral health. Testimony from fire chiefs and others supported the measure, and the committee reported it favorably. The committee then considered several insurance and financial regulation bills. CS/SB 198 by Senator Rousan, as amended, regulates virtual currency kiosks with transaction limits, notice and receipt requirements, and OFR enforcement authority; witnesses described it as a needed anti-fraud measure, especially for seniors, and it was reported favorably. CS/SB 772 by Senator Burgess, as amended, allows limited licenses for portable electronics and eyewear insurance, and CS/SB 1504 by Senator Claudio, as amended, creates a pathway for high school students to qualify for insurance customer representative licensure; both were reported favorably. The committee also approved two cryptocurrency reserve bills by Senator Gruters: CS/SB 1038 creates the Florida Strategic Cryptocurrency Reserve framework, and CS/SB 1040 creates the related trust fund; both received technical amendments and favorable reports. CS/SB 1440 by Senator Martin, as amended, creates public records exemptions and cybersecurity reporting provisions for financial institutions and related entities, and it was reported favorably. Finally, SB 1668 by Senator Burton, which updates the NICA program’s funding and benefit structure, and CS/SB 570 by Senator Polsky, which creates a task force on payment scams, were both heard with supportive testimony and reported favorably. Senators later recorded additional affirmative votes on selected bills before the committee adjourned.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 2/24/26

Public Safety Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • You, you know, you stepped into public service for a reason.
  • So right now the question in reason.
  • <01:13:14.640> steps not taking some uh uh reasonable steps not taking some uh uh reasonable
  • insignia that might lead a reasonable insignia that might lead a reasonable person<01:21:02.000>
  • like extremely reasonable circumstances. like extremely reasonable circumstances.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs May 5th, 2025

Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • water districts from imposing pipeline construction fees on a developer greater than the actual, reasonable
  • micromanage, if you will, for their interest on some of these permitting that's going on, and it's going to force
  • And it's going to force the state and other parties and partners alike to start developing new water.
  • Forced sparks, 8 ayes.
Summary: The Senate Water, Agriculture, Rural Affairs Committee heard several bills focused on groundwater management, water infrastructure, and agricultural land conservation. SB 612 would limit certain water districts in Hidalgo, Cameron, and Willacy counties from charging developers pipeline construction fees above actual, documented costs; the committee substitute removed a developer challenge mechanism to preserve district discretion over construction standards. HB 1633 would require groundwater conservation districts to consider registered exempt wells when reviewing or amending permits, and testimony from landowners, district representatives, and advocacy groups largely supported the bill as a way to protect domestic and livestock wells from drawdown caused by large export projects. HB 1689 would clarify that export fee revenues may be used for well operability, alternative water supplies, and aquifer monitoring, including through interlocal cooperation, and HB 3058 would give the Post Oak Savannah Groundwater Conservation District authority to use export fees for county road improvements and environmental programs tied to well inspection and groundwater management. HB 2018 would clarify that the Texas Farm and Ranchland Conservation Program is intended to purchase conservation easements only on working agricultural lands, with support from cattle raisers and Farm Bureau representatives. The committee also considered HB 29, which would require large water systems to validate water loss audits and submit mitigation plans; a committee substitute removed the water-loss threshold and adjusted the timeline for more detailed validation. Public testimony on the bills was generally supportive, with several witnesses describing declining well levels, road damage from export projects, and the need to preserve agricultural land and local water supplies. The committee adopted committee substitutes and voted favorably on HB 29, HB 1689, HB 2018, SB 612, and SB 3058, recommending several of them for the local and uncontested calendar; HB 1633 was left pending awaiting a committee substitute.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Elections Apr 17th, 2025

Elections

Transcript Highlights:
  • reason for this.
  • It's beyond reason why we allow this.
  • There's a technical reason for that hundred-foot distance.
  • Technically, there's a reason for that.
  • Whatever, how he kicked me out, no good reason. You know what I mean?
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

TRS DEFER, TRS Public Hearings 02-12-2026

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • The reason I bring that up as well is because there is some, our neighbor islands like Molokai and Lanai
  • The reason I bring that up as well is because there is some, our neighbor islands like Molokai and Lanai
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  • The reason I locations as you mentioned.
  • The reason I bring<00:38:52.560> that<00:38:52.800> up<00:38:52.960> as<00:38:53.280
Summary: The committee first took up SB 2699, which would create a youth transit program within DOT and a special fund tied to the environmental response/energy/food security tax fund. The chair described support from several agencies but also noted Attorney General concerns about whether the special fund met statutory criteria, DOE comments requesting a July 1, 2026 effective date, and broader funding concerns because the bill would draw from general fund resources. The chair recommended deferral, saying the measure involved significant long-term costs and needed more work on a funding mechanism. The committee deferred the bill. The committee then heard SB 3182, relating to administrative license revocation procedures. HDOT supported the measure, while the Judiciary opposed the bill as written, citing operational, staffing, fiscal, and mailing burdens from requiring ADLRO to mail all case documents to every respondent within five days. Judiciary said it handles about 3,000 to 4,000 DUI cases annually and would need additional staff and certified-mail costs. Prosecutors from the state and county supported a proposed SD1 version, saying it would address backlog concerns and help DUI enforcement by creating a presumption of revocation. The committee ultimately recommended support and passage of SD1. The committee also heard SB 3313 on interisland air service stability and transformation. The Attorney General warned the bill could be preempted by the federal Airline Deregulation Act and raised constitutional concerns about a local-hire provision. DOTAX said the program would be complicated to administer and suggested third-party certification. No action was taken in the excerpt. The committee then heard SB 3337, which would eliminate state taxes on gasoline and diesel fuel for motor vehicles; HDOT opposed it, while DOTAX provided comments and the Hawaii Transportation Association supported it. The transcript then moved to SB 2896, lowering the minimum age for commercial driving from 19 to 18. HDOT supported the bill, the Hawaii Transportation Association strongly supported it and suggested added training requirements, and an Operating Engineers representative supported the concept but urged that young drivers be tied to apprenticeship or other structured training programs. No vote was shown in the excerpt. Finally, the committee heard SB 2400, which would exempt wing-in-ground craft from the Hawaii Waters Act and define those craft in law. The PUC supported the bill’s intent, and Regent Craft testified in strong support, describing sea gliders as all-electric vessels that could improve interisland access, resiliency, and decarbonization while using existing harbor infrastructure. HTDC and several other groups also supported the measure. Members asked about infrastructure, ports, weather operations, and Coast Guard jurisdiction, and the witness said operators would decide harbor locations and that the company had identified multiple possible ports. No final committee action was included in the excerpt.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Natural Resources May 27th, 2026

Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • I want to make it clear that the primary reason I filed this bill is to make sure we have the resources
Summary: The Senate Natural Resources Committee met on March 27 with a quorum present, approved prior minutes, and then took up several resolutions and one bill related to wildlife, water resources, and conservation. H.C.R. 79, as amended, urged the U.S. Forest Service and the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries to work together to allow the use of dogs for hunting in Kisatchie National Forest; supporters described it as a traditional hunting practice that has been restricted for years and could benefit local hunters and businesses. H.C.R. 104, as amended, asked the Department of Conservation and Energy and the Louisiana Geological Survey to study and modernize the collection, retention, and access to subsurface data, with members emphasizing the need to avoid sharing company-specific information. H.C.R. 87 was reported favorably to support correspondence from U.S. Sen. Kennedy regarding duck flyway management, H.C.R. 54 was reported favorably to study the impact of flooded corn on migratory waterfowl and restore an enforcement mechanism related to hunting over intentionally flooded crops, and H.C.R. 94 was reported favorably to require annual boating safety reports to legislative committees. The committee then heard HB 1209, which would have paused new cooperative endeavor agreements for surface water withdrawals while allowing existing agreements to continue and be renewed through December 31, 2036. The author said the bill was intended to give the state time to develop a more comprehensive, data-driven surface water strategy and to address invasive species such as giant salvinia, which he said has severely affected waterways in his district. Members and witnesses acknowledged the seriousness of the issue, but there was concern that the bill was too complex to move quickly in the session. The committee discussed converting it into a study resolution instead, and the bill was deferred without objection. The meeting then adjourned.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

01/28/2026 - Senate Government

Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • A chemical that is being forced upon people that are drinking tap water.
  • We should be moving forward, and for those reasons, I vote no. Mr.
  • Records can be exempt from disclosure for three reasons.
  • , Space Force, or Coast Guard.
  • , Space Force, or Coast Guard.
Summary: The committee first handled Senate Bill 1045, which would bar cities, towns, and counties from taxing or charging fees on the use of blockchain technology in residences, with limited exceptions. The sponsor said the bill was a repeat of a measure vetoed the prior year and framed it as a tax-preemption issue. There was no testimony, and the bill was moved and passed out of committee on a 4-3 vote. The committee then heard Senate Bill 1019, which would prohibit the addition of fluoride to public water systems. Senator Shamp argued the bill was about health freedom, informed consent, and emerging research she said raised concerns about fluoride’s benefits and possible neurodevelopmental risks. Opponents, including representatives of Arizona dental and public health groups, testified that community water fluoridation is safe, effective, and especially important for low-income and rural communities with limited dental access. After extended debate, the bill received a do pass recommendation on a 4-3 vote. Senate Bill 1050 would provide free lifetime state park passes to Arizona veterans. State Parks testified neutrally but warned the measure could reduce revenue used to support park operations and rural economies; the sponsor said the bill was prompted by a park visit where veterans were charged admission. The committee also approved SB 1050 on a 4-3 vote. Later, SB 1078, dealing with de novo review in public records denial cases, passed unanimously after support from the Goldwater Institute, and SB 1083, which would prevent HOAs and condo associations from banning certain lighted home address devices for emergency response, also passed after testimony from the sponsor and a homeowners coalition.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Taxes Committee 3/10/26

Taxes

Transcript Highlights:
  • These differences sometimes have policy reasons behind them, but some are more arbitrary.
  • the roof because we're forcing the roof because we're forcing mandates<00:22:42.880> on<00
  • > make requires the task force make requires the task force make recommendations<00:52:33.880>
  • “I would also like to add that saying ‘tax task force’ 10 times fast is really difficult.
  • Maybe we should just call it a property tax force.” [Laughter] “Excellent. Thank you so much, Ms.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 2/24/26

Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

Transcript Highlights:
  • On January seizures and excessive force.
  • handcuffed and forced into a squad car. handcuffed and forced into a squad car.
  • , joint terrorism task force, all those agencies?
  • Um for these reasons I the future.
  • It's fundamentally antithetical to the reason and purpose of the Fourth Amendment.
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama House Baldwin County Legislation Committee Jan 20th, 2026

Baldwin County Legislation

Transcript Highlights:
  • I think, I think, I think, and I guess it because that was my discussion for whatever reason.
  • It because that was my discussion for whatever reason.
  • Whatever reason.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Public Education Apr 29th, 2025

Public Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • There had been no real financial analysis, no task force, no conversations with our community.
  • I can't conceive of very many reasons to divide a district up.
  • The reason why they were going to use a resolution to create a detachment was to bypass a vote.
  • And you know what the primary reason for the 7,000+ school districts was?
  • Schoolcraft that election is required, but for some reason, this board doesn't.
Bills: HB4, HB54, SB 10, SB 24
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Judiciary Committee Apr 23rd, 2025

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • reasonably required use of non-lethal force in effectuating an arrest for force in effectuating an arrest
  • whereas misdemeanor or violation, whereas reasonable use of lethal force is reasonable use of lethal
  • force is reasonable use of lethal force is allowed for limiting effectuated felony allowed for limiting
  • . felony use of force. felony use of force.
  • So anyway, for that reason, I have some anyway, for that reason, I have some anyway, for that reason,
Bills: HB265, HB146, SB254, HB202, HB3, HB42, SB18