Transcript Highlights:

• Next up is RS 32861, Controlled Substance.
• The Idaho Board of Pharmacy administers the regulatory provisions of our state's Uniform Controlled Substance
• This bill, in accordance with Idaho Code 37-2, subsection A, seeks to update the Idaho Controlled Substances
• House Bill 14, the Idaho Cleanup Act, the board collaborated with the Idaho State Police to remove chemical

Committee: House Health and Welfare

Keywords: 989, all

Transcript Highlights:

• the Arizona Bullion Depository to store bullion and grants the Arizona State Treasurer operational control
• House Bill 2641 prohibits the use of Class B firefighting foam containing intentionally added PFAS chemicals
• Thank you. containing intentionally added PFAS chemicals for any purpose unless required by federal regulations

Summary: The Republican caucus reviewed a long list of House bills with Senate amendments, mostly hearing brief staff summaries and sponsor comments on whether they concurred. Topics included tax filing penalties, water and court procedures, vaccination and mask rules, bullion investment, nursing care complaint timelines, privacy protections for property and voter records, medical-record access, professional licensing procedures, school and family law changes, public records access for legislators, AI procurement, fingerprint clearance for traffic survival school instructors, development fees, infrastructure districts, distracted driving penalties, health aide scope of practice, eviction record sealing, backyard structure rules in planned communities, inmate transition services, nuclear-ready community designation, DCS parent-rights notices, domestic-violence evidence standards, inmate mental health study committee, legislative subpoena enforcement, trade office oversight, public power reporting, Native American language proficiency, mental health judicial review timelines, mobile food vendor licensing, medical-intervention requirements in schools, and school board training and meeting transparency. In most cases, the sponsor or a representative indicated concurrence with the Senate amendments, and the caucus generally moved through the bills without extended debate. A few bills drew brief explanation from sponsors about the policy purpose, such as aligning nursing-facility oversight with federal requirements, improving access to medical records, clarifying rules for licensed health aides, and adjusting school-related provisions. Some bills were noted as being sent back to the Senate or otherwise set aside, including HB 2035 and HB 2249. No formal votes were taken in the transcript; the meeting functioned as a caucus review of Senate amendments and sponsor concurrence before floor action. The caucus concluded after HB 2380, with members thanked for attending.

Transcript Highlights:

• the Arizona Bullion Depository to store bullion and grants the Arizona State Treasurer operational control
• House Bill 2641 prohibits the use of Class B firefighting foam containing intentionally added PFAS chemicals
• Containing intentionally added PFAS chemicals for any purpose unless required by federal regulations,

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The Republican caucus reviewed a long list of House bills returned from the Senate with amendments, generally asking staff to describe the changes and then confirming whether the sponsor concurred. Many measures were accepted with little or no debate, including bills on tax filing penalties (HB 2016), court-ordered restitution for homeless or indigent defendants (HB 2028), vaccination and mask restrictions (HB 286), bullion investments by the state treasurer (HB 2140), nursing care complaint timelines (HB 2195), privacy protections for county records (HB 2327), cold plunge regulation (HB 2439), medical records access timelines (HB 2557), licensing board procedures (HB 2660), school and public records provisions, AI governance (HB 2592), fingerprint clearance temporary work authorization (HB 2916), development fees (HB 2946), affordability infrastructure districts (HB 2999), distracted driving penalties (HB 2109), health aide scope of practice (HB 2189), eviction record sealing (HB 2244), backyard structure rules in planned communities (HB 2342), inmate transition services (HB 2440), nuclear-ready community designation criteria (HB 2456), address confidentiality protections (HB 2594), groundwater/medical reimbursement changes (HB 2932), traffic citation signature authority (HB 2369), advanced math enrollment (HB 2423), school district training and intervention requirements (HB 2435), job order contracting limits (HB 2482), special education and placement rules (HB 2621), DCS parent rights notice changes (HB 2661), domestic violence expert testimony standards (HB 2662), inmate mental health study committee provisions (HB 2673), legislative subpoena enforcement (HB 2745), ACA trade office oversight (HB 2752), utility reporting changes (HB 2756), Native American language proficiency credit (HB 2895), mental health judicial review timelines (HB 2923), mobile food vendor licensing (HB 2118), medical intervention/school attendance rules (HB 2248), school board finance training (HB 2379), and school board meeting access/video requirements (HB 2380). Sponsors repeatedly stated they concurred with the Senate amendments, and no roll-call votes were taken in the transcript. A few items were set aside or sent back, including HB 2035 and HB 2249, and one bill (HB 2594) was left pending because the sponsor had not yet responded.

Transcript Highlights:

• First up to infestation control.
• We can find out the one control this?
• STR 94 / SR 77, Maui Access Tear Control and Venison Initiative.
• </c> STR94 and SR77 Maui Access Tear Control STR94 and SR77 Maui Access Tear Control and<01:01:41.799
• </c><01:02:32.720><c> Chair's</c> related chemicals. Chair's related chemicals.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The joint committees heard House Bill 643, House Draft 2, which would create short-term management initiatives and appropriate funds for the coconut rhinoceros beetle response program. Testimony was overwhelmingly supportive. Committee discussion focused on biocontrol efforts, including fungus and virus-based treatments, the need for a biosecure facility, and the timeline for testing and range studies. Department of Agriculture officials said initial testing is underway at the University of Hawaii, but full testing requires a higher-biosafety facility that is not yet available on island. Members also discussed funding levels, the possibility of a mobile facility, and whether the work could be accelerated. The committees later voted to pass HB 643 unamended. The committees also heard House Bill 736, House Draft 1, which would establish a three-year wastewater system and individual wastewater technology testing pilot program at the University of Hawaii Water Resources Research Center. Supporters said the bill could help certify new, lower-cost decentralized wastewater technologies and reduce the cost of cesspool upgrades while improving water quality. University of Hawaii witnesses explained that the center would test technologies, collect samples, analyze results, and provide reports to the Department of Health for certification. Members raised concerns about whether the program would help communities facing immediate wastewater issues, the length of the testing timeline, and whether technologies like the Genki ball could be included. The committee was told the pilot would likely test one technology at a time over about nine months each, though multiple tests could run in parallel later. The committees voted to pass HB 736 unamended. After those measures, the joint committee moved to an AEN-only agenda and began hearing STR 111 / SR 92, which declares a public health emergency relating to climate change and calls for statewide coordination on cross-sector solutions. Testimony in support came from the Department of Agriculture, Hawaii Public Health Institute, and others. Supporters said climate change affects public health through heat, wildfire risk, invasive mosquitoes, and other impacts, and argued that the response should involve agriculture, planning, transportation, and emergency management, not just the Department of Health.

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><01:36:26.560><c> five</c> member opposed will each control five member opposed will each control
• </c> Garcia, will each control 30 minutes. Garcia, will each control 30 minutes.
• Housing costs are out of control. Child care costs are out of control.
• Housing costs are out of control. Child care costs are out of control.
• Electricity bills are out of control. Grocery costs are out of control.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, December 11, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Each fire has its own footprint, so let's pay attention to that, as if it were an explosion of a chemical
• going forward, aren't left with the situation where they're going to have to prove each and every chemical
• for a specific wildfire if they do, for example, do random testing and decide and see different chemicals
• years, bad case law and other circumstances have changed so that now the claims are ballooning out of control

Committee: House Insurance

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Courts, not individual attorneys, control the copying and dissemination of such material, and disclosure
• Every survivor deserves privacy, dignity, and the right to control their own narratives.
• His intent was to maintain control over me, my body, for the rest of my life.
• The underlying evidence, including that footage, could be copied or remain outside the court's control
• It's a record of... ...of control. That evidence is not just discovery.

Committee: Senate Public Safety

Summary: The Senate Standing Committee on Public Safety met on March 24, 2006, first as a subcommittee until a quorum was reached. The committee heard several bills in file order, beginning with SB 1056 by Senator Grayson, which would require protective orders for sexually explicit material involving adult victims in criminal cases. The author and survivor witnesses argued the bill would prevent unnecessary copying and dissemination of highly sensitive evidence while preserving defendants’ access to discovery; public defenders and criminal defense groups opposed it as vague, overbroad, and potentially harmful to due process. After committee amendments were accepted, SB 1056 passed on a due pass as amended motion to Appropriations, with the bill held on call. The committee then heard SB 937 by Senator Gonzalez, which would restrict law enforcement use of flashbang devices for crowd control and ban their use in immigration enforcement. Supporters described serious injuries and community fear from recent deployments, while sheriffs’ and police groups objected that the bill was vague, could limit necessary tactics, and might conflict with existing law and task-force operations. Members raised concerns about overuse of force but also about drafting details and exceptions for exigent circumstances; the bill was moved on a due pass motion to Appropriations and held on call. Next, SB 1070 by Senator Grove sought to make intentional disruptions of worship services a wobbler offense, allowing felony charges in more serious cases. Faith leaders and supporters said the bill was needed to deter coordinated disruptions and protect religious exercise, while opponents, including civil liberties and public defender groups, argued it would criminalize speech, raise constitutional concerns, and impose excessive penalties for conduct better addressed through existing law or restorative justice. After extended debate, the committee rejected the bill on a roll call vote, and the motion to reconsider was granted without objection. The committee also heard SB 1130 by Senator Reyes, which would update privacy law for wearable recording devices such as smart glasses by restricting surreptitious recording in places with a reasonable expectation of privacy and limiting technologies that disable recording indicators. Supporters said the bill addressed a growing privacy threat, while industry groups warned it could create liability for manufacturers and businesses and needed tighter definitions. After committee amendments reducing penalties and removing manufacturer provisions from the criminal code, SB 1130 passed as amended to Rules, with the bill held on call. Finally, the committee heard SCA 2 by Senator Troy, a constitutional amendment to bar governors from pardoning themselves or immediate family members. Supporters framed it as an accountability measure, while some members objected that it addressed a hypothetical problem and could unnecessarily restrict legitimate clemency. The transcript ends during the roll call on SCA 2, with the vote in progress.

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• we can't control how they get fixed up unless we find this solution.
• we can't control how they get fixed up unless we find this solution.
• them and we can't control how they get fixed up unless we find this solution.
• </c> either fertilizer companies chemical either fertilizer companies chemical companies<01:37:08.600

Committee: House Higher Education Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• Senate Bill 138 addresses contamination from PFAS, often called forever chemicals.
• directs the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality to require monitoring of these forever chemicals
• of the Code of Virginia, repeals several others, all relating to the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control
• sections of the Code of Virginia repeal several others, all relating to the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control
• Senate Bill 645 amends section 675 of the Code of Virginia relating to Land Air Pollution Control Board

Keywords: March 05, 2026 - Regular Session, 976, house, all

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• and instead only allow for paper straws, which have been shown to contain harmful PFAS, or forever chemicals
• The dam serves no formal purpose, providing neither water supply, flood control, hydroelectric power,
• The dam was not designed for flood control or built to modern standards, so breaching the dam creates
• There are initiatives all around the state to build dams and reservoirs for public supply and water control
• But this bill deals with the problem that we do have, and this is a forever chemical, and it does cause

Bills: S0698 , S0958 , S1066 , S1230 , S1288

Committee: Senate Environment and Natural Resources

Keywords: onsite sewage treatment, disposal systems, building permits, environmental regulation, local government authority, drinking straws, stirrers, local regulation, compostable, environmental impact, Ocklawaha River, St. Johns River, Silver Springs, river restoration, dam removal, Kirkpatrick Dam, Buckman Lock, Cross Florida Barge Canal, environmental restoration, springs protection

Summary: The Committee on Environment and Natural Resources heard and advanced several bills. SB 958, by Senator Bradley, would require local straw and stirrer ordinances to allow renewable, certified compostable, marine-biodegradable products; supporters said it would reduce reliance on paper straws that may contain PFAS and create more uniform standards. The bill was reported favorably after brief supportive testimony and no opposition. The committee also approved SB 1066, by Senator Broder, a major Ocklawaha/Rodman Dam restoration proposal. The bill would direct DEP to implement a phased restoration plan, create an advisory council with local and military representation, fund recreation and economic development projects, and address safety concerns tied to the dam’s age and high-hazard status. Supporters from conservation groups, river advocates, and some local residents praised the restoration and planning framework, while several Putnam County officials opposed the bill, arguing the reservoir supports recreation, water supply, and local interests. The committee adopted a late-filed amendment adding a Naval Air Station Jacksonville representative to the advisory council, then reported the committee substitute favorably. SB 698, by Senator Martin, was also reported favorably. It would let builders proceed with local building permits while septic permits are pending, rather than waiting for sequential approval, and includes a 120-day glide path related to new DEP rules; builders supported the bill as a way to reduce delays, while some senators questioned whether the transition period was too long. The committee then approved CS/SB 1230, by Senator Harrell, which phases out PFAS-containing firefighting foam, restricts non-emergency training use, requires inventory and disposal reporting, creates DEP rulemaking and a grant program, and exempts certain federal, military, and emergency uses. Finally, the committee favorably reported CS/SB 1288, also by Senator Harrell, to designate a water body in the Jupiter Narrows area in honor of Andrew Red Harris, with a technical amendment clarifying the shoal designation. Several members later asked to be recorded as voting in the affirmative on selected bills.

Transcript Highlights:

• and instead only allow for paper straws, which have been shown to contain harmful PFAS, or forever chemicals
• The dam serves no formal purpose, providing neither water supply, flood control, hydroelectric power,
• The dam was not designed for flood control or built to modern standards, so breaching the dam creates
• are initiatives all around the state to build dams, to build reservoirs for public supply and water control
• But this bill deals with the problem that we do have, and this is a forever chemical, and it does cause

Committee: Senate Environment and Natural Resources

Keywords: 999, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Chair, that is the chemicals. Um Mr.
• </c> hair that has these different chemicals hair that has these different chemicals that<01:46:15.600
• I'll... individuals are working with chemicals. individuals are working with chemicals.
• , chemicals, chemicals, &gt;&gt; right?
• </c> are doing chemicals can do the braiding. are doing chemicals can do the braiding.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• PFAS, or forever chemicals, have been around since the early 1900s.
• Kat Caudill: These pervasive chemicals are thought to cause several chronic health conditions, including
• through the Delaware Health Information Network will measure outcomes for both participants and a control
• variants, including Delta 7, 8, 9, and 10, whether they are naturally occurring, synthetic, or chemically
• We want to control those smoke shops from what they're doing. They are bad actors.

Bills: HB305 , HB395 , HB341

Committee: Senate Health & Social Services

Keywords: hemp, marijuana, THC regulations, cannabis products, adult-use industry, public health, youth protection, child support, reunification, Department of Services for Children, family court, liability

Summary: The committee met in late June with Senators Hansen, Buckson, Siegfried, Townsend, and Huxable present, and first approved the meeting minutes by voice vote. The opening bill, HB 341, would limit DFS from filing child support in foster care cases unless doing so would not hinder reunification; Children’s Department staff said the department has already decided to stop filing in all such cases, with an estimated fiscal impact of about $140,000 annually. Public testimony from the League of Women Voters supported the bill as a compassionate measure to help families reunite. The committee then heard HB 446/related anaphylaxis legislation for colleges and universities, which would allow institutions to stock and use intranasal epinephrine alongside auto-injectors and update training and reporting requirements. The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America supported the measure, emphasizing the need for needle-free options and faster treatment of anaphylaxis. The committee also took up HS1 for HB 356 on PFAS, which would ban firefighting foam containing PFAS beginning in 2028, require disclosure if PPE contains PFAS, and address recalls; DNREC and the fire service supported it, saying most departments have already transitioned away from PFAS foam. A major portion of the meeting focused on HB 305, a diabetes wellness pilot program that would use continuous glucose monitoring, app-based care coordination, lab testing, and DHIN data analysis to shift care toward prevention and remission. Sponsor Senator Siegfried described the bill as a response to Delaware’s high diabetes costs and prevalence, and the Medical Society of Delaware supported it as a proactive model. The committee also discussed HB 395, which would regulate intoxicating hemp-derived products and synthetic cannabinoids by classifying products over a THC threshold as marijuana and creating penalties for unlicensed sales; the Office of the Marijuana Commissioner supported the bill, while hemp industry representatives and Senator Hoffner warned it could harm legitimate hemp retailers and access to hemp products. The final item, HS1 for HB 332, would ban sales and marketing of kratom products to those under 21 and direct the state to study testing and regulation of kratom and synthetic variants. Supporters, including the Delaware Healthcare Association and several recovery advocates, said age-gating is a reasonable first step and that synthetic products are the main concern; opponents and some senators argued the bill should go further and fully ban kratom or better distinguish synthetic products from natural leaf kratom. No formal roll-call votes were taken on the substantive bills during the transcript, and the meeting adjourned after public comment.

Transcript Highlights:

• Uh, if mother nature we can't control.
• </c><00:08:48.720><c> Wyoming</c> local control. I like that. Wyoming local control. I like that.
• </c> about the importance of local control about the importance of local control and<00:08:53.360><c>
• </c><00:09:54.399><c> but</c> all, when you ask for local control but all, when you ask for local control
• </c> state and to ensure long-term control state and to ensure long-term control back<02:17:35.040><c

Committee: Joint Select Water Committee

Keywords: 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• pickup and drop-off traffic, replacement of building heating, ventilation, and air conditioning controls
• conditioning</c> heating ventilation and air conditioning heating ventilation and air conditioning controls
• that</c><00:16:17.240><c> we're</c><00:16:17.440><c> failing</c><00:16:18.440><c> Renovations</c> controls
• that we're failing Renovations controls that we're failing Renovations of<00:16:19.279><c> each</c><
• </c> 230,000 and 170,000 in annual chemical 230,000 and 170,000 in annual chemical cost<00:46:33.000>

Committee: Senate Taxes

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I graduated with a chemical engineering degree and worked for DuPont for 27 years before... ...with a
• I do have Russell from the Controller General's office as well. Okay, thank you, Emily.
• Senator, did you need me to call the Controller General up?
• Russ Lames with the Controller General's office.
• Senator, did you need me to call the controller general up?

Bills: HB371

Committee: Senate Executive

Keywords: HB371, Delaware Agricultural Lands Preservation Act, farmland preservation, agricultural lands, agricultural preservation district, Farmland Preservation Advisory Board, county advisory board, Delaware Foundation, Department of Agriculture, DNREC, planning and zoning, growth zone, open space, land use, farmland protection, rural land preservation, agribusiness, active farmers

Summary: The Senate Executive Committee met in hybrid format, approved the minutes from its June 17 and June 18 meetings, and considered several nominations and bills. The committee heard testimony from Michael T. Skeuse for the Delaware Thoroughbred Racing Commission and Jay Eric Fearwald for the University of Delaware Board of Trustees; both nominees described their backgrounds and qualifications, and no objections were raised. The committee then moved to legislation focused largely on property tax reassessment and related school-tax issues, along with a technical constitutional corrections bill, an agricultural lands preservation cleanup bill, and a child-safety/service-letter bill. A major portion of the meeting centered on Senate Bill 350, which would create a third multifamily residential tax classification at 1.2 times the residential rate. Supporters argued apartments are housing and should not be taxed as commercial property, emphasizing relief for renters and fairness after reassessment. Opponents, including county and school officials, warned the bill would reduce local revenues, complicate tax administration, and create unintended consequences for counties, municipalities, school districts, and agriculture. Similar themes carried into House Bill 462, which would make the split-rate school tax structure permanent and lower the nonresidential cap to 1.85, and House Bill 463, which would align New Castle County senior school-tax exemptions with county exemption rules; both bills drew discussion about shifting burdens, fiscal impacts, and timing. The committee also heard House Substitute 1 for House Bill 320, a technical corrections bill to the Delaware Constitution, with one public commenter objecting to charter-related changes being included in a correction bill. House Bill 371, which removes the requirement for county farmland preservation advisory boards under the Delaware Agricultural Lands Preservation Act, was presented as a streamlining measure and had support from the Department of Agriculture and public comment in favor. House Bill 438, expanding service-letter requirements to a broader set of child-serving facilities and requiring reporting when employers fail to respond, was described as a cleanup bill closing a safety loophole. After public comment and committee discussion, the meeting ended with a motion and unanimous adjournment; no recorded votes on the bills were taken in the transcript.

Transcript Highlights:

• Chad Brown, with Alcohol and Tobacco Control, then came forward.
• Chad Brown with Alcohol and Tobacco Control explained that they are starting to see places set up like
• Chad Brown with Alcohol and Tobacco Control explained that they are starting to see places set up like
• Chad Brown, with the Office of Alcohol and Tobacco Control, said Representative Chasson had called their
• It's like, I think, a powder chemical wrapped in a kind of paper that slowly dissolves in your lips.

Bills: HB302 , HB371 , HB597 , HB1097 , HB1190 , SB34 , SB164 , SB208 , SB232 , SB317 , SB357 , SB421 , SB510

Committee: House Judiciary

Keywords: legal representation, attorney general, elected officials, defense, legislative acts, judicial review, judiciary, election, judges, 19th Judicial District Court, East Baton Rouge, precincts, coroner, retention, body, mortuary, investigation, missing persons, Amber Alert, Endangered Missing Child Advisory

Transcript Highlights:

• . >> It's been a generation of one party control in the state and how are still here with problems with
• Tab 5 SB 1360, controlled substances. You are recognized. Thank you.
• I wasn't classification by removing the exception under schedule 3 controlled substances.
• prosecutor can can prove that that wasn't the cause of death, whether it was to some other act or chemical
• However, they want to present that that the chemical was in such a low dose, that it did not cause the

Keywords: 999, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Courts, not individual attorneys, control the copying and dissemination of such material, and disclosure
• Every survivor deserves privacy, dignity, and the right to control their own narratives.
• His intent was to maintain control over me, my body, for the rest of my life.
• Crowd control equipment has become increasingly militarized in recent years, threatening the safety of
• But the best people that have the control over that are the people that are perpetrating crimes that

Committee: Senate Public Safety

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• On the reports of chemical restraints, this employee said, quote, “It’s crazy to me.
• There isn’t a requirement to report chemical restraints.
• can reject the notion that providing students with mental health education somehow undermines local control

Keywords: 905, all

Summary: The Alaska Legislature met in joint session to consider gubernatorial vetoes of five bills. Members first took up House Bill 52 on minors and psychiatric hospitals, with supporters arguing it would improve transparency, family communication, oversight, and reporting around seclusion and restraint in psychiatric facilities. Opponents of the veto cited DOJ findings and media reports about abuses at a North Star facility. The override failed, 36-24, falling short of the 40 votes needed. The joint session then considered Senate Bill 41 on mental health education. Supporters said it would help develop age-appropriate mental health curriculum and could aid suicide prevention, while critics argued it was mischaracterized and did not impose a state takeover of local schools. The veto override failed, 38-22. Members next considered House Bill 314 on architects, engineers, surveyors, and interior designers, focusing on the AELS Board’s continuation and the need for professional oversight during major infrastructure work. That override passed, 45-15. The legislature then voted on Senate Bill 21, the Alaska Work and Save Program, which supporters said would expand retirement savings access for workers and small businesses, including an option to direct PFD funds into retirement accounts. The override failed, 39-21. Finally, House Bill 195 on pharmacists and physician assistants was debated as a health care access measure that would let pharmacists provide more services under a standard-of-care model; supporters said it would reduce costs and improve access, while some members raised concerns about scope and abortion-related issues. The veto override passed, 43-17. The joint session then adjourned.