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CA
Transcript Highlights:
- So for those reasons and our support of practical...
- For those reasons, and in support of practical, immediate steps forward, we respectfully urge an aye
- I'm Secretary-Treasurer with the Alameda County Building Trades Council.
- I'm also the Northern California Vice President... ...with the Alameda County Building Trades Council
- Jeremy Smith, you're on behalf of the State Building and Construction Trades Council also supporting.
Committee:
Senate Housing
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session May 19th, 2025
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Assembly Bill 578 by Assembly Member Bauer-Kahan, an act relating to business practices.
- This is a measure that protects consumers from unfair refund and customer service practices by food delivery
- This update will uphold fair and competitive business practices.
- This update will uphold fair and competitive business practices.
- These practices aren't just unfair. They make it harder for everyday Californians.
Summary:
The Assembly met after a quorum call, prayer, and Pledge of Allegiance, then moved through a long Daily File with several guest introductions and floor speeches. Members recognized visiting student leaders, championship football teams from Tuolumne County, Alpha Kappa Alpha members at their Capitol day, and later a descendant of Wong Kim Ark. The chamber also adopted a procedural motion allowing certain members to host guests in the rear of the chamber.
Among the major policy items, AB 578 on food delivery platform refund practices passed 47-2, AB 344 on successor beer manufacturer definitions passed 61-0, AB 454 to make California’s migratory bird protections permanent passed 55-12 on the urgency clause, AB 482 updating the Table Grape Commission passed 64-1, AB 1237 to support transit access for 2026 FIFA World Cup ticket holders passed 56-15 on the urgency clause, AB 738 on wildfire rebuild solar exemptions passed 42-2, AB 1460 on 340B pharmacy access for clinics passed 41-5, AB 750 on homeless shelter oversight passed 49-1, AB 1061 on housing in historic districts passed 41-13, AB 1523 on expanding mandatory mediation thresholds passed 65-0, and AB 316 on AI-related civil liability passed 56-0. AB 761 authorizing the Monterey-Salinas Transit District to seek a sales tax ballot measure passed 47-12.
The chamber also adopted several resolutions. AJR 3 urging protection of Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid passed 53-2 after extensive debate that included criticism of federal cuts and counterarguments focused on state Medi-Cal policy and budget decisions. ACR 65 proclaiming California Tourism Month was adopted by voice vote after coauthors were added, and ACR 62 recognizing California Nonprofits Day was also adopted by voice vote with 65 coauthors. AJR 5 affirming birthright citizenship and opposing efforts to end it passed 58-1 after a lengthy, highly partisan debate centered on the 14th Amendment and the Wong Kim Ark precedent. The session also included passage of AB 571, a CEQA exemption for the Southern California Veterans Cemetery at Gypsum Canyon, which was presented as a long-running bipartisan effort to create a final resting place for Orange County veterans.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- So practically speaking, what that means is that the PUC would have to conduct a full evidentiary hearing
- can leverage the transmission customers when we get into EEA-3 and start to implement load shed practices
- TEBA is a trade association of more than 270 companies, made up of data centers, manufacturers, retailers
- Portions of Section 4 about co-location would change long-standing practices in Texas that would create
- Yes, and we also co-founded a new trade association. Called the Texas.
Committee:
House State Affairs
Keywords:
electric power, interconnection, utilities, ERCOT, large load customers, water supply, sewer service, demand management, school prayer, Bible reading, religious text, public schools, Texas Education Code, student prayer, silent prayer, meditation, religious liberty, First Amendment, Establishment Clause, church and state
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
House and Governmental Affairs May 12th, 2026
House and Governmental Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Members, this is H.C.R. 74 by Representative Beham, and it establishes the Louisiana-United Kingdom Trade
- As we have seen, there's been a trade commission between Louisiana and Ireland that has brought a good
- Well, this is to provide basically an umbrella organization to facilitate exchanges on trade, academics
- I serve on the Ireland Trade Commission. I've seen the benefits of it.
Bills:
HCR74 , HCR95 , HB705 , HB1048 , SCR23 , SCR31 , SCR38 , SB49 , SB233 , SB307 , SB326 , SB387 , SB401 , SB435 , SB495
Committee:
House House and Governmental Affairs
Keywords:
trade commission, international relations, Louisiana, United Kingdom, economic exchange, cultural exchange, infrastructure investment, sales tax, exemptions, credits, rebates, uniformity, legislative rules, fiscal report, contempt, legislature, disorderly conduct, bribery, arrest, legislative privilege
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Maybe the bill sponsor could come up with some data that then they can hand off to Ace here about trade
- This is a practical tool to help local governments turn underused properties into long-term affordable
- They're actually one of our largest trading allies, along with Canada.
- What will happen is, as a practical matter, people come out of the meetings.
- So, no, that is the plain reading of the language, but it's the unintended consequences as a practical
Bills:
SB1206 , SB1254 , SB1290 , SB1421 , SB1432 , SB1515 , SB1563 , SB1641 , SB1649 , SB1670 , SB1671 , SB1747
Committee:
House Commerce
Keywords:
storm damage, catastrophic storm, hail damage, wind damage, roof repair, roof replacement, post-storm repairs, insurance claim, property and casualty insurance, adjuster, public adjuster, contractor licensing, homeowner protections, deductible waiver, insurance fraud prevention, storm chaser, residential construction contract, workers' compensation, joint check, claim solicitation
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Commerce and Economic Development Oversight Feb 24th, 2026 at 10:30 am
Commerce & Economic Development Oversight
Bills:
HB3147 , HB4453 , HB3369 , HB3660 , HB3498 , HB3260 , HB3081 , HB3127 , HB3673 , HB2293 , HB3545 , HB3546 , HB2035
Keywords:
special license plates, Route 66, Oklahoma, funding, community support, health care, transparency, primary care, cost analysis, insurance, all payer claims database, spending benchmarks, HB3369, food truck, food truck fire suppression, mobile food establishment, mobile food preparation vehicle, mobile food vendor, automatic fire extinguishing system, fire suppression
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Business and Insurance 2ND REVISED Feb 19th, 2026 at 09:30 am
Business and Insurance
Bills:
SB1969 , SB1953 , SB1277 , SB1287 , SB1061 , SB1916 , SB1589 , SB2178 , SB1444 , SB1438 , SB1501 , SB1873 , SB1364
Committee:
Senate Business and Insurance
Keywords:
massage therapy, licensing, multistate compact, regulation, healthcare, professionals, Employer Health Plan Transparency Act, health insurance, claims data, contract provisions, health care providers, auditable materials, HIPAA compliance, insurance regulation, unemployment benefits, employment security, work search, job search, reemployment, jobless benefits
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Business and Insurance 2ND REVISED Feb 19th, 2026
Business and Insurance
Bills:
SB1969 , SB1953 , SB1277 , SB1287 , SB1061 , SB1916 , SB1589 , SB2178 , SB1444 , SB1438 , SB1501 , SB1873 , SB1364
Committee:
Senate Business and Insurance
Keywords:
massage therapy, licensing, multistate compact, regulation, healthcare, professionals, Employer Health Plan Transparency Act, health insurance, claims data, contract provisions, health care providers, auditable materials, HIPAA compliance, insurance regulation, unemployment benefits, employment security, work search, job search, reemployment, jobless benefits
Summary:
The Senate Business and Insurance Committee met and first laid over Senate Bills 1969 and 1624 without hearing them. It then considered SB 1953, a health insurance transparency bill requiring third-party administrators to provide employers information on what was spent on employee health benefits; an amendment deleting the word “welfare” was adopted, and the bill passed 7-1. SB 1277, which codifies a three-week work-search requirement for unemployment benefits, passed 8-0. SB 1287, amended to change “may” to “shall,” would bar the Oklahoma Abstractors Board from licensing applicants not legally authorized to work in the U.S.; after questions about the need for the bill and the alleged loophole, it passed 7-2.
The committee also passed SB 1061, a cleanup measure on mortgage broker licensing and renewal fees, and SB 1916, which would move the Oklahoma Receivership Office under the Insurance Department and streamline receivership operations. SB 1589, as amended to reference Indian Gaming Regulatory Act authorization, would increase penalties for illegal sweepstakes/gambling operations and expand enforcement against entities profiting from illegal gambling; it passed unanimously. SB 2178, a compromise special-event license bill requiring liability insurance coverage, also passed unanimously.
Two major insurance reform bills were debated at length and failed. SB 1444 would shift homeowners insurance rate regulation from a use-and-file system to prior filing with authority for the Insurance Commissioner to declare rates excessive; after testimony from a homeowner about a large premium increase and extensive debate over regulation and market effects, it failed 4-5. SB 1438 would require reporting of underwriting gains and profits, cap average profits at 5% over three years, and require rebates or premium credits if profits exceeded that level; supporters argued it would protect consumers, while opponents warned of market disruption and reduced competition. It failed 2-7. The committee then passed SB 1501, clarifying medical marijuana grow reclamation bond requirements, SB 1873, correcting a drafting error in a prior bill and delaying its effective date, and SB 1364, requiring an affidavit of encumbrances before transferring a medical marijuana business license.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session Jan 28th, 2026 at 10:30 am
Washington House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- He really knew the tools of the trade; he actually worked with the land and harvested it.
- Speaker, I believe that our practice is a good one.
Bills:
HB1160 , HB1289 , HB1339 , HB1604 , HB1798 , HB1002 , HB1065 , HB1155 , HB1269 , HB1916 , HB2120 , HB2123 , HB2158 , HB2178 , HB2264 , HB2309 , HB2411 , HJM4004
Keywords:
design review, local government, land use, zoning, project permits, housing density, middle housing, affordable housing, parking minimums, single-family zoning, infill development, growth management, comprehensive plan, permit streamlining, objective development regulations, architectural review, administrative review, transit-oriented development, accessory dwelling units, ADU
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Pearsall became the county seat of Frio County in 1880. and it grew into a vital hub for regional trade
- Multiple publicly traded, SEC-regulated Bitcoin ETFs are now traded on U.S. stock exchanges.
- The comptroller can purchase exchange-traded funds and other strategic investments. including land and
- Stocks are SEC listed and regulated securities. of publicly traded companies. in the state of Texas.
- Well traded, really one of the highest volume traded assets when it comes to the ETFs that hold Bitcoin
Bills:
SJR34 , SB10 , SB18 , SB19 , SB21 , SB72 , SB140 , SB262 , SB370 , SB480 , SB495 , SB627 , SB703 , SB767 , SB790
Keywords:
parental rights, parents, children, custody, care and control, upbringing, family law, constitutional amendment, Texas Constitution, child welfare, education policy, medical decisions, parental authority, primary decision makers, family autonomy, education, Ten Commandments, public schools, religious display, First Amendment
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Education Funding (05/28/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- c><00:43:53.359><c> the</c> leads to career and a skill in the leads to career and a skill in the trades
- So I think this is very trades.
- Um, first of all, I think the tuition calculation is not correct and is unfair.
- </c><00:55:02.000><c> Um</c><00:55:02.800><c> second,</c><00:55:03.280><c> I</c> correct and is unfair
- Um second, I correct and is unfair.
Summary:
The committee first discussed HB 771, the open enrollment bill, which had returned from the Senate with language clarifying that districts should list both tuition expenses and offsetting revenue estimates from sending districts. The chair and Representative McGuire supported concurring with the Senate changes, while Representative Luno raised broader concerns about the bill’s structure and equity, arguing that tuition based on 80% of the sending district’s average cost could be unfair and could create problems for receiving districts with different cost structures. After a show of hands, the committee voted to concur and send that recommendation to the House floor, with Luno indicating he would speak against it there.
The committee then took up SB 9 in executive session. An amendment, 1920H, was offered to clarify that the tuition calculation should use the sending district’s average cost and to support access to CTE programs, including allowing students to take academic courses at the receiving school and, in some cases, attend the nearest CTE center. Supporters said the bill would help more students participate in career and technical education and noted bipartisan sponsorship in the Senate. Opponents argued the amendment would increase district costs, strain property taxpayers, and could reduce CTE participation or create logistical problems. The committee adopted the amendment 10-8, then voted 10-8 to recommend OTPA as amended; Representative Lad was assigned the majority report and Representative Luno the minority ITL report.
After closing the SB 9 executive session, the chair reminded members that committee reports were due immediately and announced retained-bill subcommittees. One subcommittee will address adequacy and school funding issues arising from HB 651, HB 772, HB 491, and HB 434, chaired by Representative Spillsbury. Another will address school building aid issues from HB 295 and HB 366, including whether to keep the current formula or revise it, and how to handle renovations, new construction, and lease arrangements.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session Jan 26th, 2026
California Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- It has support from both environmental groups and labor, specifically the pipe trades and sheet metal
- It has support from both environmental groups and from labor, specifically the pipe trades and sheet
- Senate Bill 694 by Senator Archeletta, an act relating to unfair business practices. Senator.
- whistleblower lawsuit from one of these companies' former employees claims that the company's business practices
- veterans, active-duty military personnel, and their families, according to data collected by the Federal Trade
Summary:
The Senate convened with a quorum, observed a moment of silence, offered prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and recognized several guest delegations, including UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute fellows and community college representatives. The body approved the Senate journals and then moved through gubernatorial appointments, confirming Dr. Hernando Garsohn as Chief Medical Officer at the Emergency Medical Services Authority and Stephanie Weldon as Deputy Director of the Office of Health Equity at the Department of Public Health, both by 39-0 votes.
The chamber then took up a series of third-reading bills. Measures approved included SB 799 on the South Bay Regional Housing Trust, SB 33 on prompt payment for public works contractors, SB 222 to streamline permitting for heat pump installations, SB 300 strengthening protections for minors in AI chatbot interactions, SB 457 expanding support for community land trusts, SB 479 authorizing city-based homeless response multidisciplinary teams, SB 719 extending a reporting sunset on automated decision systems, SB 722 protecting mobile home park residents from demolition-related displacement, SB 832 updating the Upper Los Angeles River working group, SB 342 limiting forfeiture when a contractor’s license lapses, SB 490 allowing local inspections of unlicensed treatment facilities with state approval, SB 828 requiring permit-data verification for fireworks and explosives facilities, SB 849 barring physicians who committed sexual misconduct from license renewal, SB 742 addressing decommissioned electric lines in response to the Altadena fire, SB 96 regulating amplified advertising on streaming and related platforms, and SB 58 updating hydrogen sulfide monitoring and response standards. Most passed unanimously; SB 222 and SB 677 drew some opposition, and SB 222 passed 38-3.
A major floor debate centered on SB 694, which would restrict unaccredited private firms from charging fees to assist veterans with VA benefits claims and align state law with federal accreditation rules. Supporters argued the bill would protect veterans from predatory “claim shark” practices and preserve access through accredited providers, while opponents said it would limit veterans’ choice and could reduce access to needed help. After a motion to pull the bill from Rules and take it up immediately passed 29-9, the Senate approved SB 694 by a 39-0 vote. The session ended with unanimous approval of the consent calendar items and adjournment until January 27, 2026.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session - part 2 Mar 17th, 2025
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The bill updates the Business Corporation Act to keep Minnesota current with best practices and developing
- This bill is very ill-conceived, as you may have heard, and it's incredibly unfair.
- It's incredibly unfair.
- We are seeing the impacts of irresponsible trade policy in real time.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Transportation Feb 27th, 2026 at 02:30 pm
Transportation
Transcript Highlights:
- amendment. ...amendments to Substitute House Bill 2334, and it's a striking amendment from the Business, Trade
- I move adoption of the striking amendment by Business, Trade, and Economic Development.
- I mean, what were the practical things that actually...
- Jeff Pah, question as citizens against unfair taxes.
- Here in support of 1923, including the maritime trades.
Committee:
Senate Transportation
Keywords:
vehicle ownership, insurance, title transfer, consumer protection, motor vehicle, oil tanker, tank vessel, restricted waters, Puget Sound, San Juan Islands, Rosario Strait, Admiralty Inlet, Discovery Island, New Dungeness, tug escort, pilotage, marine safety, spill prevention, oil transport, petroleum shipment
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Energy, Environment and Natural Resources Feb 10th, 2026 at 08:32 am
House Energy, Environment & Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- We support HB 311 because it gives New Mexico a practical reliability and affordability tool.
- The details on how the payments would be paid out would be left to the Commission, but a best practice
- So that timeline is kind of consistent with best practices.
- So that timeline is kind of consistent with best practices.
- By examining options to meet growing energy demands, identifying best practices from other states, and
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- This bill also creates practical enforcement problems.
- Number one, constitutional, illegal, and practical concerns.
- Number one, constitutional, illegal, and practical concerns.
- </c><00:56:59.040><c> As</c> offenses can lead to unfair outcomes.
- As offenses can lead to unfair outcomes.
Committee:
Senate Public Safety and Military Affairs
Summary:
The committee heard extensive testimony on Senate Bill 433, which would restrict the carrying of “bladed weapons” and related items. The Office of the Public Defender, Honolulu Police Department, the Hawaii Firearms Coalition, Knife Rights, and many individual testifiers opposed the bill, arguing it is overbroad, vague, and likely unconstitutional. Common concerns were that the term “bladed weapon” could sweep in ordinary tools such as pocketknives, Leathermans, multi-tools, fishing and camping gear, and items used by farmers, ranchers, hunters, divers, and martial arts practitioners. Several speakers also warned that the bill could burden lawful self-defense and create an affirmative-defense scheme that shifts costs and proof burdens onto defendants.
Supporters and opponents alike focused on the need for a clearer definition, with HPD saying a narrower definition would help distinguish ordinary tools from dangerous weapons used in assaults. Opponents repeatedly urged the committee to defer or kill the measure, citing pending and related court cases and the risk of new constitutional challenges. Some testifiers tied the bill to Native Hawaiian gathering rights and subsistence practices, saying it would interfere with hunting, fishing, and food gathering, while others argued it would do little to deter criminals and instead penalize law-abiding residents and visitors.
After finishing testimony on SB 433, the committee moved on to Senate Bill 2575 relating to firearms. The transcript shows the start of that item with the Office of the Public Defender and other agencies being called, but no substantive testimony or action on SB 2575 is included before the excerpt ends. No votes or final committee actions are reflected in the portion provided.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session May 27th, 2025
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- AB 1207 will achieve this by setting the price ceiling in California's cap and trade market to correspond
- It blends fairness with conservation, aligning the best practices in California's fisheries management
- This is unfair policy. Most of these fishermen don't have pensions, their permit.
- And what we see around the state of California isn't theoretical. practice in places like Los Angeles
- We should have a common practice throughout the state.
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- They can go to a trade school and learn a trade if they want to.
- They can go to a trade school and learn a trade if they want to. So it just makes sense to do this.
- because I understand the reason for that, and that was mostly protecting private information and their trade
- practices.
- I mean, I know this is new turf here, but I'm just practically speaking.
Bills:
SR119 , SCR65 , HCR47 , HB196 , HB218 , HB256 , HB325 , HB352 , HB434 , HB448 , HB476 , HB608 , HB624 , HB626 , HB632 , HB749 , HB818 , HB1059 , HB1112 , HB1242 , HB1249
Committee:
Senate Education
Keywords:
SR119, Senate Resolution 119, D-D Breaux, Sara Breaux, LSU gymnastics, LSU Gymnastics Training Center, LSU Board of Supervisors, facility naming, honorary resolution, public buildings and grounds, women's athletics, Title IX, college gymnastics, SEC gymnastics, Louisiana State University, Tiger Athletic Foundation, women in sports, coach recognition, sports legend, campus naming
Summary:
The Senate Education Committee met with four members present and took up a long agenda of education-related bills. Early items included SCR 65, which would create a K-12 student success task force to study statewide career and academic pathway advising; the committee adopted a substantive amendment adding designees and then reported the resolution favorably. The committee also reported favorably on SCR 119, honoring Coach D.D. Breaux, after brief remarks about her LSU gymnastics legacy and the request that LSU study naming its gymnastics training facility in her honor.
Several bills affecting school operations and student support were heard and reported favorably, including HB 434 on probationary school bus driver employment and superintendent authority over dismissal; HB 484 expanding scholarship benefits for children and spouses of fallen or disabled firefighters and police officers; HB 749 and HB 1059 on savings accounts and TOPS math eligibility alignment; HB 218 adding food insecurity questions to student questionnaires, which was amended and reported favorably; HB 325 expanding TOPS Tech eligibility through dual enrollment and part-time use; HB 476 requiring Safe Haven law postings in middle and high school restrooms; HB 1249 clarifying access to school-based health centers, with an amendment adopted; HB 1242 allowing more than one early learning center license at the same location under certain circumstances; HB 632 improving data protections and functionality for LA First; and HB 352 on behavioral health services for public school students, which was amended to address IEP and dispute-process concerns before being reported favorably.
Two bills drew extended debate over transparency, privacy, and school autonomy. HB 608 would create confidentiality for intercollegiate athletics revenue-sharing documents; LSU representatives argued the bill was needed to protect student-athletes and competitive information, while PAR and the Louisiana Press Association opposed it as an improper secrecy carve-out for state-generated revenue. Despite the opposition, the committee reported HB 608 favorably. HB 1112, which would exempt BESE-approved non-public pre-K programs from certain licensure and safety requirements and adjust related definitions, was amended and then heard with testimony from the Pelican Institute in support, arguing it corrects overreach from prior law and protects private school autonomy and parental choice.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications Committee Apr 13th, 2026
Energy, Utilities and Communications
Transcript Highlights:
- And the community knows that also and feel like that's unfair also with all of these things that are
- As described by the previous witness and by the senator, AI deployment by utilities is a practice that
- on behalf of the California State Association of Electrical Workers and the California State Pipe Trades
- Lehane, on behalf of the hardworking, skilled and trained members of the California State Building Trades
- into determining what is an appropriate definition for renewable hydrogen and establishing best practices
Committee:
Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, April 9, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> 22.5% making a global trade war. 22.5% making a global trade war.
- It's a good, prudent practice.
- It's a good, prudent practice.
- </c><02:50:06.319><c> Trade</c> being discussed relative to trade.
- Trade being discussed relative to trade.