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CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 1 on Health Apr 6th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Those facilities are also sort of regulated and certified according to federal requirements.
- And again, there's no smoking gun there. There's managed care rates.
- So it's hard to look at one smoking gun. We did also have some of the expansions.
- And that's my general purpose isn't to find the smoking gun.
- Okay, why did they pull the regulations?”
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- They would have the opportunity to do that through common local regulations.
- We also ask these microschools, if they want to be regulated under these potentially new model regulations
- Students tracking and targeting each other with realistic-looking water guns.
- Students tracking and targeting each other with realistic looking water guns.
- What may seem Tracking and targeting each other with realistic-looking water guns.
Committee:
Senate Education
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- I mean, we regulate bestiality, we regulate incest... ...in cases.
- I mean, we regulate bestiality, we regulate incest, we regulate bigamy.
- Those have separate statutes that regulate them, right?
- I mean, we regulate bestiality, we regulate incest, we regulate bigamy.
- Those have separate statutes that regulate them, right?
Bills:
HB 1194 , HB 1221 , HB1738 , HB1913 , HB2177 , HB2178 , HB2180 , HB2229 , HB2282 , HB2448 , HB2492 , HB2777 , HB2984 , HB3357 , HB3553 , HB3602
Committee:
House Criminal Jurisprudence
Summary:
The committee first took up House Bill 2777 by Representative Rose, which would bar the death penalty for defendants who can prove by clear and convincing evidence that they had schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder and active psychotic symptoms at the time of the offense. Rose said the bill would still hold defendants accountable through life without parole, would save money by avoiding lengthy capital litigation, and would address cases where severe mental illness was not adequately considered. Supporters from NAMI Texas, the Catholic bishops, and a forensic psychologist said the bill is narrowly tailored, consistent with neuroscience and moral principles, and would prevent executions of people whose psychosis substantially impaired reality testing. Committee members questioned how the bill interacts with existing competency and insanity law, whether the diagnosis is sufficiently defined, and whether the statute requires active psychosis at the time of the offense. An opponent argued the death penalty should remain available for juries to decide in all cases. The bill was left pending.
The committee then heard House Bill 1221 by Representative Lozano, which would raise the cap on pretrial intervention program fees from $500 to $1,200. Lozano and a district attorney witness said the increase is needed because program costs have risen and the fees help make diversion programs self-sustaining, allowing first-time or low-level offenders to complete rehabilitation and potentially obtain expunction. Opponents from the Texas Fair Defense Project argued the higher fee could make diversion unaffordable for indigent defendants and undermine an important alternative to incarceration, especially where related supervision and monitoring costs already add up. Members discussed whether the fee applies only to PTI participants, how payment plans and waivers work, and whether ability to pay should be addressed more explicitly. The bill was left pending.
Finally, the committee heard House Bill 1738 by Representative Jones, which would repeal Penal Code Section 21.06 and related Health and Safety Code references concerning homosexual conduct. Jones said the law is unconstitutional under Lawrence v. Texas, remains harmful on the books, and has led to confusion and unnecessary costs even though it is unenforceable. Supporters said the bill simply removes outdated language and protects civil liberties, while opponents from Texas Values argued the statute still serves as a statement that homosexual conduct is unacceptable and should remain as a warning, even if unenforceable. Members debated whether the law’s remaining language is merely symbolic or still harmful, and whether other criminal statutes already cover conduct such as prostitution, incest, and offenses involving minors. The bill was left pending after testimony.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- One was we've got to do something about guns. That was mission impossible.
- That was got to do something about guns.
- So the thing they really pushed on initially, they did the gun stuff later.
- </c> with which helps regulate energy. with which helps regulate energy.
- </c> regulated behaviors in the classroom. regulated behaviors in the classroom.
Committee:
Senate Education
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- front of you today are three rules dockets, all brought forward through the Governor's Zero-Based Regulation
- And then under 100-0-1-0, we also added airsoft guns as an unallowed activity, primarily due to the litter
- Specifically in regards to grizzly bears, hypothetical regulations relating to weapon restrictions, closure
- One, there aren't other listed species that are included in any Fish and Game regulations right now.
- One, there aren't other listed species that are included in any Fish and Game regulations right now.
Committee:
House Resources and Conservation
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Special Joint Committee on Initiative Petitions Mar 17th, 2026
Special Joint Committee on Initiative Petitions
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm going to use the term rent regulation as a broader umbrella.
- I'm going to use the term rent regulation as a broader umbrella.
- in measuring and assessing impacts of rent regulation.
- In L.A., tenants in regulated units paid 26 to 31 percent less.
- Gruber I jumped the gun with my apologies to Dr.
Bills:
H5008
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Special Joint Committee on Initiative Petitions Mar 17th, 2026
Special Joint Committee on Initiative Petitions
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm going to use the term rent regulation as a broader umbrella.
- I'm going to use the term rent regulation as a broader umbrella.
- in measuring and assessing impacts of rent regulation.
- Gruber, I jumped the gun. With my apologies to Dr.
- Gruber I jumped the gun with my apologies to Dr.
Bills:
H5008
Keywords:
rent control, housing stability, tenants rights, affordability crisis, consumer protection
Summary:
The Special Joint Committee on Initiative Petitions held a public hearing on Initiative Petition 25-21, House Bill 508, an act to protect tenants by limiting rent increases. The chair explained the ballot process under Article 48 and outlined the hearing structure. The first witness, a Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies researcher, described Massachusetts’ worsening rental affordability, explained how rent regulation policies are typically designed, and reviewed research suggesting rent regulation can slow rent growth and improve tenant stability, while also noting concerns about reduced supply, quality, and implementation details. She compared the proposal to other state and local rent-stabilization laws and said the measure would cap increases at the lower of CPI or 5%, exempt certain housing types, and apply to new tenants as well as current tenants because it would not allow vacancy decontrol.
Supporters of the petition argued that rent stabilization is needed to address displacement and immediate affordability pressures while broader housing production continues. The proponent from Homes for All Massachusetts said the policy is a grassroots response to corporate rent hikes and cited examples of tenants facing steep increases. A tenant from Arlington described a long dispute after a building was purchased by an investment firm and rents were raised sharply, saying the experience showed how rent increases can function as eviction. A union leader said high rents are forcing workers out of the communities they serve, and two experts testified that rent stabilization can reduce displacement and provide broad, immediate benefits. Committee members asked about the proposal’s exemptions, the 10-year new-construction carveout, vacancy decontrol, and whether the policy could discourage development; supporters said the bill targets large landlords, preserves room for small owners, and should be viewed as a complement to new housing production.
Opponents, including small property owners, a chamber of commerce representative, a union official, and a landlord, argued the measure would hurt small landlords, reduce investment, and slow housing production. They said operating costs such as taxes, insurance, and maintenance rise faster than the proposed cap, and warned that capping rents would lower property values and tax revenues. Several opponents emphasized that many housing providers are not large corporations but local “mom-and-pop” owners, and one said the proposal would discourage pension funds and other investors from financing new projects. Committee members pressed opponents on what alternatives they would support for affordability, and opponents pointed to increased housing production and other housing policies instead of rent control. No vote or final action was taken at the hearing.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
- :47.199><c> a</c> supporting those who carry a badge and a supporting those who carry a badge and a gun
- </c> gun on our famil family's behalf. gun on our famil family's behalf.
- in line with death penalty regulations in line with other<00:23:05.600><c> states</c><00:23:06.000><
- box, but when our Glock out of the gun box, but when our kids,<00:32:20.799><c> our</c><00:32:21.039
- agency uh does not cooperate regulating agency uh does not cooperate in<00:40:29.119><c> this</c><00
Committee:
Joint Judiciary
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Community Affairs Mar 31st, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- YOU CAN'T BUY A GUN WITHOUT A BACKGROUND. YOU ARE NOT A CRIMINAL.
- THERE ARE 16 LOCALITIES THAT HAVE THEIR OWN PATCHWORK OF AUXILIARY CONTAINER REGULATIONS.
- TO THE STATES SO THE STATE WHO RUNS THE STATE PARKS COULD PUT IN REGULATIONS. >> Sen.
- SO THE STATE COULD STEP IN AND REGULATE THE SPRINGS.
- RAINBOW RIVER WE LAUNCHED FROM A COUNTY OWNED PARK, IS NOT REGULATED BY THE STATE, IT'S REGULATED BY
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Elections Finance and Government Operations Committee 3/18/26 - Afternoon Meeting
Elections Finance and Government Operations
Transcript Highlights:
- the publishers um directly regulate the publishers um under<00:26:49.039><c> uh</c><00:26:49.120><c>
- I mean, we certainly can regulate.
- ><c> of</c><00:53:37.920><c> those</c> regulating the activity of those regulating the activity of those
- </c><01:03:31.359><c> Rights</c> to Life and Minnesota Gun Rights to Life and Minnesota Gun Rights Associations
- </c> be a lot easier for the regulated be a lot easier for the regulated community<01:10:12.400><c> to
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Administration of Criminal Justice Apr 1st, 2026
Administration of Criminal Justice
Transcript Highlights:
- will help the Louisiana State Police Bureau of Identification and Information maintain our proper regulations
- In my view, the idea is that in our society today we have gun-free zones and we have drug-free zones.
- crime punishable by more than one year in jail, even if it's nonviolent, you're banned from owning a gun
- And I'm... ...year in jail, even if it's nonviolent, you're banned from owning a gun for life.
- I'm not out there carrying guns or selling drugs.
Bills:
HB63 , HB91 , HB98 , HB108 , HB131 , HB151 , HB161 , HB294 , HB305 , HB310 , HB320 , HB336 , HB622 , HB789 , HB1040
Committee:
House Administration of Criminal Justice
Keywords:
HB63, Louisiana bail, bail bond, surety, failure to appear, FTA, bench warrant, NCIC, National Crime Information Center, criminal procedure, Article 331, defendant registry, surrender of defendant, rule to show cause, law enforcement records, pretrial release, bond forfeiture, disclosure, criminal records, witness protection
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session Mar 4th, 2026
Washington Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- on climate from simply having a landfill that burns off methane, etc., and all the environmental regulations
- This amendment provides a simple clarification about the types of objective development regulations that
- it was a very realistic depiction of malfeasance, including harvesting body parts and trafficking guns
- and a gun battle that happened in the Port of Everett.
- Parts and trafficking guns and a gun battle that happened in the Port of Everett and how the DEA came
Bills:
SB6061 , SB6234 , SB6176 , SB6335 , SB6047 , HB2235 , HB2340 , HB2464 , HB2619 , HB1376 , HB1796 , HB2091 , HB2249 , HB2254 , HB2353 , HB2431 , HB2441 , SB5808 , SB5949 , HB2124 , HB1069 , HB2104 , HB2624
Keywords:
tourism, self-supported assessment, funding, statewide promotion, economic development, sewage, grinder pumps, residential buildings, regulation, construction, vehicle registration, enforcement, renewal, transportation, state law, state commission, infrastructure, traffic safety, responsibilities, state capital projects
Summary:
The Senate took up a series of House bills, often suspending the rules to move measures directly to final passage after brief debate. Messages from the House reported signed bills being transmitted, and the Senate later signed several measures in open session. The chamber also excused a few members from voting on specific bills.
Among the first major actions, Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2508, clarifying the scope and authority of the Office of Independent Investigations, passed 44-4 after supporters described it as a technical housekeeping bill and opponents raised concerns about overlapping investigations. Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1408, which dedicates 20% of sales tax revenue from the two large stadiums to a community preservation and development authority in South Downtown/Pioneer Square/Chinatown International District, passed 47-1 after supporters emphasized reinvestment in historic buildings and neighborhood safety. Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1500, requiring more complete resale certificates for common interest communities and homeowners associations, passed 39-9 after a successful amendment clarifying litigation language. Substitute House Bill 1570, allowing collective bargaining for certain student employees at public institutions, failed an amendment to remove the emergency clause and then passed 29-19 despite objections that it blurs student and employee roles.
The chamber then debated Substitute House Bill 1390, which repeals the Community Protection Program and directs DSHS to transition participants into other developmental disability services. Numerous amendments sought to preserve restrictions, add assessments, or create liability protections, but most were rejected; the committee striking amendment updating agency names and dates was adopted. The bill passed 29-20 after a lengthy, emotional debate over whether the program protects public safety or unfairly restricts people with developmental disabilities, with supporters citing civil rights concerns and opponents warning about risks to vulnerable residents and the lack of a detailed transition plan. Other measures passed with broad support, including Substitute House Bill 2114 on defective license plates (48-0), Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2471 on collective bargaining if the NLRB loses authority (31-18), House Bill 1069 on bargaining over supplemental retirement contributions for Department of Corrections employees (31-18), House Bill 2441 expanding medical premium reimbursements for surviving spouses of line-of-duty deaths (49-0), and Engrossed Third Substitute House Bill 1710 adding preclearance requirements under the Washington Voting Rights Act, which drew debate over local control and litigation but had not yet reached a final vote by the end of the transcript.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Health and Human Services Oversight REVISED: SB1304 - Added Apr 15th, 2026
Health and Human Services Oversight
Transcript Highlights:
- Senate Bill 444 simply aligns state statute to federal regulations by allowing hospice personnel to control
- Well, I was getting gun-shy down here at all these policy recs that I weren't...
- Well, I was getting gun-shy down here. I had all these policy recs that I weren't...
- alone, but is there any improvement way that we can make sure that they're keeping the rules and regulations
Bills:
SB1983 , SB444 , SB1503 , SB1561 , SB592 , SB1501 , SB1946 , SB1567 , SB1833 , SB2026 , SB904 , SB2178 , SB1651 , SB1558 , SB1565 , SB1553 , SB1257 , SB65 , SB1749 , SB1242 , SB1642 , SB640 , SB667 , SB1436 , SB1484 , SB1562 , SB1794 , SB1644 , SB1533 , SB933 , SB1555
Committee:
House Health and Human Services Oversight
Summary:
The committee opened with prayer and then heard a long series of Senate bills, many of them agency request or cleanup measures. Early bills included SB 1983, directing DHS to provide foster care data to resource family partners to better identify foster family needs; SB 444, allowing hospice personnel to control or destroy controlled substances after a patient’s death; and SB 1503, a PCS related to pregnancy resource center outreach and in-state referrals, which drew discussion about virtual versus face-to-face support and was reported out after members agreed to continue working on the language. Other measures advanced included SB 1561 on progressive discipline for certain M.T.M.S. personnel, SB 592 and SB 1946 on alcohol-related licensing/sales issues, SB 1501 and SB 1567 as cleanup or implementation bills, and SB 1833 codifying a SNAP waiver barring candy and soft drinks purchases.
The committee also considered several health and human services bills. SB 2026 expanded access to military discharge papers to grandchildren; SB 904 addressed public funds and state facilities, with members raising concerns about legislative interference in medical decision-making and liability; SB 2178 modified alcohol licensing insurance requirements; SB 1651 updated Oklahoma Medical Board license language; SB 1558 clarified the definition of a child for level E group homes; SB 1565 promoted Food is Medicine efforts to improve maternal and infant outcomes; and SB 1553 required psychologist review of appealed adverse determinations involving mental health claims. SB 1257, with a policy recommendation, expanded THC/controlled substance language to align with federal guidelines, and SB 1749 made a cleanup change related to food trailers and LP gas inspections.
Later in the meeting, the committee advanced SB 65 with a policy amendment adding fentanyl and xylazine test strips; SB 1242, which included OMMA education and abandoned grow cleanup provisions; SB 1642, allowing shorter acute prescriptions to help reduce addiction risk; SB 640, treating abandoned grow facilities as public nuisances so local governments can abate them; SB 667, clarifying accreditation language for chiropractic programs; SB 1436, requiring hospitals to provide information on obtaining records after stillbirth or miscarriage; SB 1484, codifying medical examiner practices in infant or child deaths; SB 1562, addressing hospice patient solicitation; SB 1794, creating a mental health bed-availability database; SB 1644, seeking data on alpha-gal syndrome to support federal research funding; SB 1533, ensuring burial assistance for Oklahoma veterans who die out of state; SB 933, creating a right-to-try pathway for individualized treatments; and SB 1555, aligning the definition of intellectual disability with federal law. Most bills were reported out do pass, with recorded votes ranging from unanimous to a few nays on some measures. SB 1304 was laid over, and the committee adjourned at the end of the meeting.
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- We don't want to affect gun... ...that down.
- We don't want to affect gun rights owners, and we want to make sure that we stand by those constitutional
- power in the administrative... we'll say the administrative portion by code or an administrative regulation
- state department of education or the state board of education has the authority to administer or regulate
Committee:
House Judiciary
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
PSM DEFER, PSM Public Hearings 03-20-2026
Public Safety and Military Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- day from gun violence.
- day from gun violence.
- day from gun violence.
- Gun violence protection orders may help reduce gun violence.
- and suicides by gun.
Committee:
Senate Public Safety and Military Affairs
Summary:
The Committee on Public Safety and Military Affairs took up several measures, beginning with House Bill 2413 on pre-trial reform, which had been deferred from a prior agenda. The chair said the committee would incorporate judiciary recommendations and other technical, non-substantive amendments to continue discussion, and the measure was adopted with amendments by a 2-1 vote, with one member excused.
The committee then heard extensive testimony on House Bill 2062, which appropriates funds for gun violence prevention efforts, including processing temporary restraining orders and gun violence protective orders and funding public awareness campaigns. Supporters, including county, advocacy, law enforcement, and student witnesses, said the bill would improve implementation of an existing law, save lives, and reduce suicides and violence. Opponents argued red flag laws can be abused, raise due process concerns, and may create dangerous enforcement situations. Written testimony was reported as 60 in support, 47 in opposition, and one comment. The committee later passed HB 2062 with amendments, including a corrected effective date, by a 3-1 vote with one member excused.
The committee also considered House Bill 1957 on safe entryways, which would establish enforcement procedures in larger cities to prevent blocking of private doorways and entrances. Written testimony included support and opposition, but no oral testimony was offered, and the bill was passed with technical, non-substantive amendments. House Bill 253 on fireworks, which expands civil asset forfeiture for felony fireworks offenses and clarifies air-delivery provisions, was also passed with an amended effective date. House Bill 2581 on emergency management, which would narrow the definitions of disasters and emergencies, drew testimony both supporting the bill as a check on emergency powers and opposing it as incomplete or too broad in its current form; decision-making on that measure was deferred to the committee’s March 23 meeting. House Bill 2498 on a care home resilience pilot program was also deferred to March 23 after no testimony was offered.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Schools, churches, hospitals, and so there was no need for the state to regulate this behavior.
- I saw masked men with giant guns.
- While more than a dozen militarized masked agents tackled teachers, aimed guns at our kids, and used
- I saw masked men with giant<00:46:02.240><c> guns.
- And in my mind, I visualized giant guns.
Committee:
Senate Education Policy
ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session Apr 10th, 2025 at 12:30 pm
North Dakota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- museum accreditation program has been the field's primary vehicle for quality assurance and self-regulation
- there to have a concern over the growth of their leg, and when the doctor asked the child, are there guns
- You know, we can go to gun rights, the right to drive an automobile.
- question is whether or not firearms are safely locked up in the house so that a child cannot access the guns
- So it isn't to try to count guns in somebody's house, but if someone is really considering self-harm,
Summary:
The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a quorum call, then approved journal corrections and moved to elect Senator Kyle Davison as President Pro Tem. Davison was nominated, elected by unanimous ballot, escorted to the rostrum, sworn in, and gave remarks thanking his family, colleagues, and faith, emphasizing relationships, service, and stewardship. The chamber also recognized National Public Health Week with a floor statement honoring public health workers and training programs, and that statement was ordered printed in the journal.
The Senate then considered several House bills, beginning with HB 1485, which increases the personal needs allowance for Medicaid residents in certain facilities by $15 per month and indexes it to inflation; the amendment was adopted and the bill passed 46-1. HB 1018, the State Historical Society budget, was amended to adjust one-time and ongoing funding for museum exhibits, repatriation compliance, archives storage, local historic grants, and the military gallery project, then passed 42-0 with one senator excused from voting due to a conflict. HB 1181, defining gender in state code as an individual’s sex and removing a broader application section, passed 41-6. HB 1144, adding a penalty and enforcement mechanism related to transgender student accommodations and restroom use in public schools, passed 40-7 with its emergency clause.
The Senate also passed HB 1600, creating an immigration law clinic at the University of North Dakota School of Law and shifting its funding to the strategic investment and improvements fund, by 34-13. HB 1019, the Parks and Recreation budget, was amended to fund deferred maintenance, technology, sewer work, matching grants, and other park projects, add language requiring legislative approval for new or renamed state parks, and clarify use of the Teddy Roosevelt Presidential Library line of credit; a proposed amendment to remove funding for the International Peace Gardens cactus conservatory failed 20-27, and the bill then passed 39-8. HB 1417, dealing with parole/probation violations, court fees, and a study of criminal justice fees, passed 40-7 after amendments.
The most extensive debate centered on HB 1450, which would require parent or guardian access to a minor’s medical exam room and notice of questions asked of the minor, with exceptions for emancipation and suspected abuse or trafficking. Supporters framed it as a parental rights and transparency measure, while opponents warned it could hinder screening for abuse, neglect, mental health concerns, and confidential care; multiple senators shared personal experiences on both sides. A proposed amendment to narrow the bill failed 21-26, and the transcript ends amid continued debate on the bill itself, with no final vote shown in the excerpt.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Press Conference: Update on Special Session Negotiations - 09/30/25
Transcript Highlights:
- ,</c><00:04:46.960><c> um,</c> safety um, also includes guns, um, safety um, also includes guns, um,
- </c> to see language around any kind of gun to see language around any kind of gun restrictions<00:05
- </c> why is guns not part of that? why is guns not part of that?
- Years on gun violence.
- </c><00:21:21.200><c> requires</c> deal directly with guns requires deal directly with guns requires
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Jun 4th, 2026
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Another family losing a child to gun violence at a graduation.
- Can you imagine if California had no gun violence at all?
- or fear that I will be shot down by gun violence, because in those countries, there are no guns.
- And all too often these stories boil down to ghost guns, guns not safely stored, and illegally modified
- We should not let the gun lobby dictate the conversation.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House/Senate DFL Media Availability 9/30/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- And in order to prevent gun violence.
- And I think you got it comes to guns.
- Maybe you don't do the ghost gun thing.
- </c><00:07:55.919><c> violence</c> legislation passed on gun violence legislation passed on gun violence
- </c><00:09:06.640><c> requires</c> deal directly with guns requires deal directly with guns requires