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KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Legislative Session Day 51 (3-20-26)
Kentucky House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- As a result, she is ethically barred from speaking to those five cases.
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- </c><01:17:07.679><c> barred</c> As a result, she is ethically barred As a result, she is ethically barred
- </c><01:17:19.280><c> standards</c><01:17:20.080><c> are</c><01:17:20.480><c> fully</c> judicial ethics
- standards are fully judicial ethics standards are fully defending<01:17:21.440><c> herself</c><01:17
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Judiciary (01/15/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- minute um while the<03:41:05.239><c> bar</c><03:41:06.080><c> association's</c><03:41:07.080><c> Ethics
- </c><03:41:07.520><c> Committee</c> the bar association's Ethics Committee the bar association's Ethics
- The rules also highlight the ethical obligations that I’m subject to.
- I’m subject to a lot of different ethical obligations being a state employee and being an attorney.
- rules to recuse myself from a ethical rules to recuse myself from a case<04:26:25.640><c> if</c><04:
Summary:
The Judiciary Committee met for its first meeting of the new session with opening remarks, member introductions, and a discussion of committee logistics. Members described their backgrounds and priorities, including criminal justice, right-to-know and privacy issues, domestic violence, death-with-dignity legislation, abortion, firearms, landlord-tenant policy, housing, and technology/privacy concerns. The chair noted there were already 34 bills assigned to the committee and expected more, and said the committee would likely continue to have a heavy workload this session.
The chair also outlined how the committee would operate: meetings would generally be on Wednesdays, with possible Mondays as needed; hearings would not require a quorum, but executive sessions would; and members were asked to provide updated phone numbers and email addresses, especially cell numbers. He explained that the committee would continue its practice of seating members in a mixed partisan arrangement to encourage communication, and that the new clerk had joined the committee.
A significant portion of the meeting focused on procedures for executive sessions and meeting times. The chair said the committee would follow the traditional rule allowing executive sessions on bills heard that day if proper notice was given, but he would avoid taking up controversial matters without full attendance. Members then discussed whether meetings should start at 9, 9:30, or 10 a.m., with concerns raised about long commutes, evening obligations, and winter driving after dark. No formal vote was taken in the portion provided, but the chair indicated he would try to accommodate the committee’s preference while balancing the workload.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Executive Departments and Administration (01/23/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- In addition, the act provides public protection and promotes high ethical and professional standards.
- We also share the same professional ethics.
- We will still continue to refer those cases and have an ethical obligation to do so.
- We also share the same professional ethics.
- We will still continue to refer those cases and have an ethical obligation to do so.
Summary:
The committee held public hearings on House Bill 144 and House Bill 145, both related to professional licensing for dietitians and dental hygienists. HB 144 was described as a technical fix to align statute with existing Board of Dental Examiners rules allowing dental hygienists to administer nitrous oxide and local anesthesia, with supporters saying the bill would add needed training and examination requirements to statute. A dentist and dental society representative testified that the practice is already being done safely within scope, and committee members discussed whether nitrous oxide is still used and whether the bill was mainly to keep the paperwork and law consistent. The committee moved HB 144 forward on a 12-0 vote and placed it on consent.
HB 145 would join New Hampshire to a dietitian licensure compact and add a criminal history check for initial licensure to match compact language. The sponsor and board witnesses said the compact would improve portability, support telehealth, help military families and spouses, and maintain public safety by ensuring qualified practitioners and information-sharing among member states. Committee members asked about withdrawal from the compact, the difference between single-state and compact licensure, and why a background check was included; the witness said the compact is not yet active, with four states enacted and seven needed, and that the background check is required by the compact language. Additional testimony from a private-practice dietitian supported the bill, citing continuity of care, rural access, and workforce mobility, while some members raised concerns about telehealth across state lines and the practical effect of the background check.
FL
Florida 2026 4th Special Session
March 10, 2026 - 06:00 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- Chair: Members, we're called to order for the Rules and Ethics Committee meeting for Tuesday, March 10th
FL
Florida 2026 4th Special Session
March 9, 2026 - 06:00 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- Ready to call to order the Rules and Ethics Committee meeting for Monday, March the 9th of 2026.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Special Joint Committee on Initiative Petitions Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Transcript Highlights:
- my understanding that lawyers who are part of a bargaining unit must still uphold their oath and ethical
- ... ...who are part of a bargaining unit must still uphold their oath and ethical obligations as attorneys
Summary:
The Special Joint Committee on Initiative Petitions held a public hearing on Initiative Petition 2522 / H. 5909, which would amend state labor law to treat the Committee for Public Counsel Services (CPCS) as a public employer and allow its employees to seek collective bargaining rights. The chair explained the Article 48 initiative process, noted that no opponents or members of the public had signed up to testify, and said written testimony would be accepted through March 20. The hearing focused on whether CPCS staff should be brought within the public-sector bargaining framework and how that would interact with the agency’s statutory duties.
Expert testimony began with an NCSL analyst, who gave a national overview of public employee bargaining rights and examples of public defender unions in other states and localities, including Colorado, New York City, Indianapolis, Cook County, Maryland, and Illinois. Department of Labor Relations officials then reviewed prior failed organizing efforts at CPCS and its predecessor, explaining that earlier petitions were dismissed because the agency was not considered a public employer under existing law. They said passage of the initiative would not automatically unionize employees, but would allow a union to petition for an election or written majority authorization, with normal unit-appropriateness and supervisory/confidential employee issues still to be resolved.
CPCS Chief Counsel Anthony Benedetti testified that the agency supports providing information to the legislature but is not taking a position for or against unionization. He described CPCS’s statutory responsibilities, size, and current efforts to expand staffing after recent indigent-defense crises, and said any new bargaining framework would need to operate alongside the agency’s obligations to provide counsel. Proponents from SEIU Local 888 and allied labor groups argued that CPCS employees have long been denied the same collective bargaining rights as other public workers, and that a union would provide just-cause protections, a voice on staffing and working conditions, and better support for recruitment and retention. CPCS attorneys and staff testified in favor of the measure, citing heavy caseloads, rapid expansion, inadequate supervision and office support, and the need for representation in disciplinary and workplace disputes. Committee members asked about bargaining-unit composition, the role of the DLR, the effect of unionization on attorneys’ ethical duties, and the use and cost of paid signature gathering. The hearing ended with no votes taken and no opposition testimony presented.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- I want to discuss two of our chief concerns, which are ethical implications and political influence over
- Library directors and board members are uniquely fit to face these large ethical burdens based on expertise
Committee:
Senate Local Government and Taxation
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- These protections support ethical providers.
- These protections support ethical providers, protect families, and most importantly protect children.
Committee:
Senate Health and Welfare
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Grant for lender serving underserved entrepreneurs 3/3/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The issue is not talent or work ethic. The issue is access. Our solution: how Fortis works.
- :46.159><c> work</c> The issue is not talent or work e work The issue is not talent or work e work ethic
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
01/22/2026 - House Artificial Intelligence & Innovation
House Artificial Intelligence & Innovation Committee of Reference
Transcript Highlights:
- For any prior authorization or denial that a medical provider with moral, ethical decision-making abilities
- That has to be done by a moral, ethical individual. Gotcha.
Summary:
The House Artificial Intelligence and Innovation Committee met for its first meeting, with members and staff introducing themselves and the chair outlining the committee’s purpose and expectations. The committee adopted its standing rules, including House-rule-based procedures for agendas and amendment deadlines, and then moved to a chair’s presentation since no bills were assigned yet.
The chair’s presentation focused on what AI is and is not, examples of current uses such as transcription and image generation, concerns about misinformation, deepfakes, surveillance, job displacement, and the need for responsible governance. He emphasized Arizona’s role in AI infrastructure and semiconductor manufacturing, including data centers, chip fabs, workforce development, energy, water, and national security considerations, while arguing the committee should be innovation-friendly and avoid overly burdensome regulation.
Members then discussed their perspectives. Several expressed cautious optimism, highlighting AI’s potential in health care, education, public administration, and business, while stressing privacy, cybersecurity, human oversight, and safeguards against misuse. The vice chair and others noted the importance of state-level policymaking and the committee’s bipartisan approach. No legislation was heard, and the meeting ended with the chair stating the committee would meet weekly and begin hearing bills as they are assigned.
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
01/22/2026 - House Artificial Intelligence & Innovation
Artificial Intelligence & Innovation
Transcript Highlights:
- For any prior authorization or denial that a medical provider with moral ethical decision-making abilities
- That has to be done by a moral, ethical individual. Gotcha.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Governor Gavin Newsom's State of the State Address Jan 8th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- year, we worked together on landmark legislation to create the nation's first rules for responsible, ethical
- year, we worked together on landmark legislation to create the nation's first rules for responsible, ethical
Summary:
The joint convention convened to receive Governor Gavin Newsom’s final State of the State address, with legislative leaders introducing the Governor and welcoming constitutional officers, judges, and other guests. The proceedings opened with a moment of silence honoring Renee Nicole Good and other immigrants affected by detention and due process concerns. After introductory remarks from the Speaker, Senate President pro Tem Monique Limón, and Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis, Governor Newsom delivered a wide-ranging address reflecting on his administration and California’s response to recent crises.
The Governor highlighted California’s economic performance, tax structure, minimum wage increases, education funding, child care and school meal investments, housing reforms, apprenticeships, infrastructure projects, clean energy progress, and efforts on homelessness, mental health, and public safety. He also discussed state action on artificial intelligence regulation, climate resilience, insurance reform, and wildfire recovery, while sharply criticizing the federal government and President Trump on immigration, health care, food aid, disaster response, and other issues. He announced that his upcoming budget would include major education spending, a five-year extension of the CalCompete tax credit, additional community school funding, a rebuilding fund for fire survivors, and other policy proposals.
At the close of the address, the Legislature formally ordered the Governor’s State of the State speech printed in the journal as a special appendix. The joint convention then adjourned sine die.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Governor Gavin Newsom's State of the State Address Jan 8th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- year, we worked together on landmark legislation to create the nation's first rules for responsible, ethical
- year, we worked together on landmark legislation to create the nation's first rules for responsible, ethical
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session Jan 5th, 2026
California Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- thoughtful and thorough decision-maker, a tested and proven leader, a skilled negotiator, and an ethical
- person who makes decisions, a leader with experience, an able negotiator, and a public official, ethical
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- abuse complaints, particularly as they pertain to the Governmental Conduct Act, and that's our State Ethics
- So we make referrals to the State Ethics Commission.
Committee:
Senate Senate Rules
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Feb 24th, 2025
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Questions may be directed to Patrick Fitzgerald, Chief Counsel of the Assembly Legislative Ethics Committee
- Questions may be directed to Patrick Fitzgerald, Chief Counsel, to the Assembly Legislative Ethics Committee
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- So, if you think back to when we passed, let's say, the Ethics Commission, a constitutional amendment
- So, again, looking back at what we did with the Ethics Commission, I think that same language was.
Committee:
Senate Senate Rules
FL
Florida 2026 4th Special Session
February 16, 2026 - 06:15 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- We're going to call the Rules and Ethics Committee meeting for Monday, February 16th to order.
FL
Florida 2026 4th Special Session
January 12, 2026 - 10:00 AM
Transcript Highlights:
- I call to order the meeting of the Rules and Ethics Committee for Monday, January the 12th of 2026.
FL
Florida 2026 4th Special Session
February 10, 2026 - 05:45 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- Chair: I call to order the Rules and Ethics Committee meeting for Tuesday, February 10 of 2026.