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HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

CPC Public Hearing - Thu Feb 26, 2026 @ 2:00 PM HST

Consumer Protection & Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • So those are mandatory contracts that must be in place under 480.
  • So those are mandatory contracts that must be in place under 480.
  • So those are mandatory contracts that must be in place under 480.
  • So those are mandatory contracts that must be in place under 480.
  • . minimums. minimums.
Summary: The committee on Consumer Protection and Commerce met on February 26, 2026, and heard several bills, mostly in the areas of workers’ compensation and consumer protection. HB 1946 HD1 on timeshare registration renewal drew support from DCCA’s timeshare program and major industry groups including Hilton Grand Vacations, the American Resort Development Association, and Marriott Vacations Worldwide, with no opposition noted. HB 1515 HD1, which would allow an attending physician to request a functional capacity examination without employer permission, was supported by DLIR and the Department of Human Resources Development and had no other in-person testimony; the bill was then moved on without questions. The committee spent substantial time on HB 1514 HD1, which would streamline workers’ compensation vocational rehabilitation by clarifying provider selection and requiring vocational plans within 90 days. DLIR supported the intent but asked for amendments, saying the 90-day deadline was too rigid given case-by-case complexity, limited staffing, and the need for coordination among injured workers, employers, and counselors; members discussed possible extensions and whether a 120-day timeline or other flexibility would be better. Testimony on the bill included one individual in support and seven in opposition. HB 1648 HD1, concerning workers’ compensation and physician dispensing of non-prescription drugs, drew support from DHRD and comments from DLIR and industry witnesses. DLIR said the bill should be narrowed so it does not restrict medically necessary over-the-counter medications or oral guidance from providers, while Aloha Billing Company and Solera Integrated Medical Solutions urged tighter limits on physician dispensing and raised concerns about pricing abuse through average wholesale price. Members discussed clarifying the bill’s language so it targets written prescriptions rather than oral advice. HB 1644 HD1, requiring a standardized disclosure form for residential solar contracts, received support from the Hawaii Solar Energy Association and Kauaʻi Island Utility Cooperative, while DCCA’s Office of Consumer Protection supported the consumer-protection goal but proposed stronger remedies, including a three-day cancellation right, voidability for missing disclosures, and possible lender liability; members questioned how those remedies should apply to lenders, and no vote was taken on the measures in the portion provided.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Municipal and County Government (01/20/2026)

Municipal and County Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • End of sentence.
  • End of<01:44:53.760> sentence.
  • But Roman 2 of 673:14 of sentence.
  • Could you sum that up in a sentence?
  • Further in that sentence follow up.
Keywords: 1189, house, all
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Judiciary Jan 28th, 2026 at 02:58 pm

Senate Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • But the goal of that is to have them advise us on sentencing broadly.
  • Was it sentenced? What was the sentence? Did they reoffend? So all the post-arrest data.
  • Was it sentenced? What was the sentence? Did they reoffends? So all the post-arrest data.
  • How many people sit on the Sentencing Commission? It's Mr.
  • We did not confer with the sentencing commission. They were not.
Bills: SB100
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

Room 224 Conference PM - 04-23-2025

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • 605, the court shall impose on any defendant convicted of false labeling of Hawaii-grown coffee a mandatory
  • minimum fine of $7,500 for each separate offense.
  • The mandatory minimum fine imposed shall not be suspended or waived.
Keywords: 912, senate, all
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - Legislative Health and Human Services Aug 18th, 2025

Legislative Health & Human Services Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • We are moving toward a mandatory approach.
  • It is a mandatory reporting requirement to CYFD.
  • Today, what is mandatory or what really changed with this directive was the visits.
  • And then the second part is the mandatory reporting by the hospitals.
  • But that's really what's mandatory now. Okay, thank you, Madam Chair.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • Understanding what is at stake, the backup provider system first became mandatory for counties at the
  • One more sentence from the Department of Finance? Nothing further to add.
  • At a minimum, people deserve a clear explanation of what was looked at, what was found, and why, so they
  • to choice, giving people choice and flexibility, with being able to choose remote, not making it mandatory
  • One more sentence. Department of Finance, nothing further to add. Okay. Thank you.
Keywords: 987, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Housing and Homelessness Prevention - 03/13/25

Housing and Homelessness Prevention

Transcript Highlights:
  • Mandatory parking minimums are an arbitrary overreach of local government power.
  • parking minimums.
  • parking minimums.
  • parking minimums.
  • parking minimums.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
FL

Florida 2026 5th Special Session

Community Affairs Jan 13th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • Relatedly, while 354 sets a minimum reserve acreage, it lacks a clear statutory mechanism to ensure that
  • roles of responsible parties, less oversight from affected agencies, and completely eliminates the mandatory
  • Augustine, Winter Park, or even Orlando, since there's no maximum, but the minimum is 10,000 acres.
  • Augustine Winter Park, or even Orlando, since there's no maximum, but the minimum is 10,000 acres.
  • We can look at the Blue Ribbon plan in a vacuum, especially one that could be at a minimum of 15 square
Summary: The committee heard and advanced several bills. SB 330, by Sen. Bradley, clarified the heart disease presumption for firefighters, law enforcement, and correctional officers, including allowing a prior physical exam to count if a transferring officer is not given a new one; an amendment declaring the act an important state interest was adopted, and the bill passed favorably. SB 594, by Sen. Burton, would make mobile home residents eligible for local housing assistance programs such as SHIP for lot rent and home repairs; it received supportive testimony from manufactured-home advocates and passed favorably. SB 840, by Sen. DeSigley, revised hurricane-related land-use restrictions from prior legislation by shortening the affected area from 100 miles to 50 miles, ending certain temporary limits on June 30, 2026, and exempting some water, flood, and state/federal planning matters; it passed favorably after supportive comments from local-government interests and members noting the need to fix unintended consequences of prior law. The committee also approved SB 526, by Sen. Grawe, which addresses no-damages-for-delay clauses in public construction contracts, creates a uniform commercial permit application, requires permit fee reductions when private providers are used, and adds mitigation to statewide product approval categories. County representatives testified with concerns about the contracting language, unfunded mandates, and fee reductions, but the bill passed favorably. SB 504, by Sen. Burgess, creates a statewide framework for code inspector body camera use, and SB 506, its linked public-records bill, exempts certain sensitive content from disclosure; both passed favorably with support from the sponsor and no opposition in committee. The most heavily debated measure was SB 354, by Chair McLean, which creates a “blue ribbon project” framework for very large developments that trade state preemption over local land-use regulation for reserving at least 60% of the land for conservation, agriculture, recreation, utilities, and related uses. The bill drew significant testimony from environmental groups, counties, smart-growth advocates, and local residents who argued it could weaken local control, reduce public review, and allow sprawl or inadequate infrastructure planning; supporters argued it could help address housing needs and preserve large amounts of land. The committee adopted two amendments clarifying reserve-area easements and requiring certain easements to be granted without charge, and the committee then reported the bill favorably, with some senators noting they supported it in concept but wanted further changes before later stops.
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

December 4, 2025 - 11:00 AM

Transcript Highlights:
  • ASSIST DISTRICTS AND PAYING FOR IT HOWEVER IF YOU WANT TO HAVE YOUR OWN SYSTEM AS LONG AS IT MET MINIMUM
  • AND THE TEAM MEMBERS MANDATORY AND WE CREATED THE PORTAL TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THAT INFORMATION IN THERE
  • 29 FOR THOSE PHYSICALLY CONSTRAINED DISTRICTS, FOR THE HARDENING PROJECTS ESPECIALLY, THERE IS A MINIMUM
  • BECAUSE THEY ARE GENERALLY SMALL THERE IS A MINIMUM ALLOCATION THAT ALLOWS THEM THE ABILITY TO USE THOSE
  • FUNDS WHERE THEY NORMALLY IS A MINIMUM ALLOCATION THAT ALLOWS THEM THE ABILITY TO USE THOSE FUNDS WHERE
FL
Transcript Highlights:
  • idea of the rules that we're looking at here, ladies and gentlemen, it's an existing rule regarding minimum
  • He pointed out that some rulemaking authority is mandatory and some rulemaking authority is permissive
  • So where the rulemaking authority is mandatory, where the task in question is both mandated by statute
  • I think that we are providing minimum standards for the water management district.
  • Instead of a mandatory sunset, that determination would be part of the rule review.
Summary: The Joint Administrative Procedures Committee met on February 3, 2025, with a quorum present and took up three main items. First, the committee considered a large set of recommended objections to Agency for Health Care Administration rules, all centered on sunset provisions stating the rules would expire after five years. AHCA asked for another deferral while it reviewed the rules, arguing the sunset language was a form of self-restraint rather than an invalid exercise of rulemaking authority. Committee leadership disagreed that further delay would resolve the issue and moved to a single vote covering all objections. The motion passed by roll call, and the committee informed AHCA that an objection would be filed unless the agency amended the rules within 30 days. The committee then heard an informational briefing from the Department of Environmental Protection on its Outstanding Florida Springs rule and stormwater rule. DEP explained that it did not prepare a statement of estimated regulatory cost for the springs rule because the proposed standards largely mirror existing water management district rules and the Central Florida Water Initiative framework, so DEP said there was no new regulatory burden. Members asked about permit authority, costs, and whether the rules were functionally different from prior rules. DEP maintained the rules set minimum standards and did not add costs beyond what regulated parties were already doing. DEP also described implementation of the stormwater rule adopted under the 2020 Clean Waterways Act and later ratified by the Legislature in 2024. DEP said the rule was the product of years of workshops and technical advisory committee meetings, and that the final version included lower-cost alternatives, grandfathering, and phased implementation. DEP estimated the rule’s cost at about $2,600 per acre in the revised CERC, while industry witnesses said the real cost could be much higher, especially if land costs are included. A home builders representative argued the estimate understated impacts, while a stormwater engineer said the rule gives more flexible, performance-based tools and could become more cost-effective over time. Finally, Senator Graal presented proposed Chapter 120 changes in SB 108, aimed at tightening and modernizing rulemaking. The proposal would require five-year rule reviews, annual agency reporting, faster notice of proposed rulemaking after authorizing legislation, electronic filing, public access to incorporated materials, clearer tracking of technical changes, and limits on how long rules can remain pending ratification. Members discussed whether the Legislature should be more specific in statutes about rulemaking deadlines and whether agencies should be more accountable when rules stall. No formal action was taken on the Chapter 120 proposals, and the committee adjourned after discussion.
NJ

New Jersey 2026-2027 Regular Session

Assembly Appropriations Jun 8th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • So that right there, those inspection increases, whether we're seeing inspections that are mandatory
  • Because, you know, in New Jersey, I think our minimum wage for someone who's just moving the trash in
  • has the algorithm kept up with New Jersey's extensively high, excessively high, excuse me, rate for minimum
  • proposed criminal justice bill, resolution, or amendment that would affect pretrial detention, sentencing
Keywords: 1146, all
AR

Arkansas 2026 Regular Session

ALC-ADMINISTRATIVE RULES Jun 15th, 2026

ALC-ADMINISTRATIVE RULES

Transcript Highlights:
  • Yes, these are the rules required under the Arkansas Minimum Wage Act to implement three separate acts
  • Members, any questions for 17A, minimum wage rules?
  • reporters. ...are required to be mandatory reporters.
  • If the proposed mandatory pre-approval process...
  • Um, and we also, so we would do that, but it was the bare minimum. Okay.
Summary: The Administrative Rules Subcommittee met to review a long agenda of agency rule changes, beginning with housekeeping on the order of business and then taking up rules from multiple state agencies. Early items included Department of Energy and Environment rules on landfill post-closure trust fund spending thresholds and liquefied petroleum gas standards, DFA’s odometer disclosure rule allowing electronic signatures and disclosures, and several Department of Health rules covering ionizing radiation, mobile home and recreational parks, lead-based paint, counseling licensure, hearing instrument dispensers, athletic training, dental specialties and compacts, nursing, pharmacy, physician assistants, medical compacts, speech-language pathology and audiology, radiologic technology, massage therapy, community health workers, doula certification, and cosmetology/body art. Most of these were described as technical updates, conformity with recent acts, federal standards, or compact participation, and nearly all were approved without objection after brief questions and, in many cases, no public comment. The committee also reviewed Department of Labor and Licensing rules on minimum wage/independent contractor standards, boiler rules, motor vehicle commission requirements for ATV/LSV dealers, professional wrestling regulation, appraiser qualifications, and military recruiting and retention programs. Testimony generally emphasized that the rules implemented recent legislation, updated fees or licensing standards, or streamlined existing processes. Members asked a few questions about fee structures, the rationale for regulating professional wrestling, and how the National Guard’s public-private partnership and incentive programs would work; the department said the recruiting incentives would be funded from existing appropriations and were intended to improve retention and force strength. These rules were also approved without objection. The most extensive discussion came on the Department of Education’s Arkansas Children’s Educational Freedom Account Program rule. The department said the revisions, based on Act 920 of 2025, were intended to add guardrails, clarify allowable expenses, and speed approval of core educational purchases. Changes included defining core educational expenses, limiting certain sports-related spending, adding an intentional misuse standard, restricting phone purchases except for disability-related needs, setting a $1,000 threshold for additional review of technology purchases, capping carryover funds at $8,500, and creating a reconsideration process for denied expenses. Members raised concerns about safeguards, appeals, sports equipment, provider credentialing, rural vendor access, and whether the department would be flexible or overly restrictive. The department said it would review every request, provide written explanations for denials, allow appeals up to the State Board, and refer suspected fraud to prosecutors if necessary. After hearing from 13 members of the public, the committee continued to discuss the rule, but the transcript ends before any final vote on the EFA rule is shown.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security Jun 21st, 2026 at 09:00 am

Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security

Transcript Highlights:
  • , the House of Correction sentence, and those who are pre-trial detainees.
  • And you also mentioned sentence versus pre-trial.
  • Of the 125, I mentioned 11 are sentenced and 114 are pre-trial.
  • I think they're afraid that minimum safety guidelines will somehow impact the...
  • You're going to hear from... ...that are not following minimum safety standards.
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The committee held a public hearing on several public safety bills, with testimony first on S.2681, Colby’s Law, which would establish safety standards for BMX and motocross tracks. Supporters, including the family of a child killed at a track, argued the bill is needed because some tracks lack basic protections such as barriers, emergency plans, on-site medical staff, and adequate track maintenance. A motocross track representative opposed the bill as overregulation that could impose major costs and argued existing safety efforts and voluntary safety committees are preferable. No vote was taken during the hearing. The committee also heard testimony on S.2680, which would expand emergency preparedness requirements around aging nuclear power plants and nuclear waste sites from a 10-mile to a 50-mile radius. Supporters from Cape Cod Downwinders, Massachusetts Peace Action, physicians, and other advocates said current law is outdated and insufficient, citing risks from radioactive waste storage, limited federal oversight, and the need for broader evacuation and emergency planning. Testifiers urged the bill’s passage, and no action was taken. A major portion of the hearing focused on the Protect Act, H.5158, dealing with limits on cooperation between state/local agencies and federal civil immigration enforcement. Sheriffs testified about how ICE detainers and notification requests work in practice, emphasizing discretion, public safety, and the difference between sentenced prisoners and pretrial detainees. Supporters from labor, education, and health care groups said immigrant communities are living in fear and asked for stronger protections, including bans on 287(g) agreements and clearer limits on ICE activity in schools, hospitals, and other sensitive locations. The hearing also included testimony on H.4697 regarding training and certification of constables and civil deputy sheriffs, with the Hampshire County sheriff saying sheriffs are already working with POST and MPTC on training standards and that the bill may be duplicative.
MS

Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

Judiciary, Division B - Room 409, 3 February, 2026; 9:00 A.M.

Judiciary, Division B

Transcript Highlights:
  • So it could be 8 years or 10 years after a person completes his or her sentence because they may have
  • terms or conditions of the sentence that have not been satisfied. but they also have to pay all court
  • <00:02:54.560> order conditions of that sentencing order conditions of that sentencing order
  • years after a person completes his or years after a person completes his or her<00:03:04.720> sentence
  • A minimum of three months in jail.
Summary: The committee took up several criminal justice and public safety bills. Senator Sparks explained SB 2416, which would let a law enforcement officer who tests positive on an initial drug screen obtain a more invasive follow-up test at the officer’s expense; if the second test is negative, the first result would be treated as a false positive and the officer’s certification would not be put at risk. The committee also heard SB 2228, which would reduce the waiting period for certain felony expungements from five years to three years, following a recommendation from the criminal justice task force. Members discussed how expungement remains discretionary with the court and does not change which offenses are eligible; the bill passed committee after a motion and voice vote. The committee then considered a committee substitute for SB 21108, a combined bail bill. Counsel said it would require suspension of a bail agent’s license when there is a civil judgment, exclude credit card transaction fees from authorized bail fees, clarify requirements for cash deposits in lieu of surety or property bonds, bar unsecured judicial release for bail-restricted offenses, and allow courts to assess service-of-process costs against bail agents in certain failure-to-appear cases. A reverse repealer was added, and the committee voted to pass the committee substitute. Finally, the committee heard SB 2114, which would expand state immigration enforcement efforts by allowing DPS to collect information on illegal aliens, codifying participation in the federal 287(g) program, and creating state penalties for certain unlawful entry and criminal conduct by undocumented persons, including enhanced penalties for violent or sex offenses. The sponsor and counsel said the bill is intended to work with federal law and includes exemptions for certain federal immigration statuses and a provision allowing some nonviolent defendants to agree to deportation in lieu of prosecution. Members raised concerns about enforcement, probable cause, and unintended consequences, but the sponsor said the bill would require proof of entry through the Gulf of Mexico for the new entry offense and that the measure would enhance cooperation with federal authorities.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • In response to this new threat, TRPA now requires mandatory decontaminations of all motorized boats entering
  • So, a voluntary framework—are we thinking that if there's a voluntary framework, there will be no mandatory
  • If there's a voluntary framework, there will be no mandatory requirements in terms of the overland transfer
  • I want it to be mandatory, but it sounds like it is mandatory because you can't go on the lake.
  • This is a mandatory thing that needs to happen.
Summary: The committee heard three water- and environment-related bills. AB 1663, by Assembly Member Wallace, would provide relief for high desert homeowners by allowing permits without mitigation fees for removing or trimming up to 10 Western Joshua trees for health and safety needs, including defensible space. Support came from the California Association of Realtors and the Community Water Systems Alliance, and members discussed balancing conservation with property maintenance. The bill was moved out of committee on a do-pass-as-amended vote to Appropriations. AB 1772, by Assembly Member Papin, sought to create a statewide framework to prevent the spread of golden mussels through watercraft decontamination standards, reciprocity for certifications, and long-term funding. Testimony in support highlighted Lake Tahoe’s invasive species prevention program as a model, while Recreational Boaters of California expressed caution about funding fairness, reciprocity, and how the system would work if infestations become widespread. After discussion about mandatory decontamination standards and funding, the bill was also passed as amended to Appropriations. AB 2521, also by Assembly Member Papin, would use a watershed-wide water availability analysis from the California Council of Science and Technology to help streamline groundwater recharge permitting and reduce applicant costs. Members raised concerns about protecting existing water rights and ensuring stakeholder input, and the author emphasized the study would be informational rather than binding. The bill passed to Appropriations, and the committee later took add-on votes confirming passage of AB 1663, AB 1772, and AB 2521.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

ECD Public Hearing - Fri Jan 30, 2026 @ 10:00 AM HST

Economic Development & Technology

Transcript Highlights:
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  • It can term of probation at a minimum.
  • <00:54:07.359> open amped up to an A, is a mandatory open amped up to an A, is a mandatory
Bills: HB1629, HB1630, HB1631
Summary: The committee heard testimony on several bills, beginning with HB 1829 on marine affairs. Most testimony was in strong support, with speakers from state agencies, ocean-tech companies, startups, nonprofits, and community groups backing the creation of an Office of Marine Affairs and a marine affairs coordinator under HTDC. Supporters said the measure would better coordinate ocean policy, strengthen the blue economy, and help Hawaii capture jobs, investment, and innovation in marine-related industries. No vote or final action was taken in the portion provided. The committee then took up HTDC-related measures, including HB 1615 and HB 1613, which also drew broad support from business, technology, and economic development interests. Testifiers said the bills would strengthen Hawaii’s technology and innovation ecosystem, support advanced manufacturing and cybersecurity, and help build a more diversified economy with higher-wage jobs. The committee also heard HB 1607 on public procurement and HB 1772 on small business procurement; state procurement staff and several business groups supported efforts to expand opportunities for local firms, while one speaker from the city’s economic revitalization commission argued that a flat 5% preference could help keep more revenue and jobs in-state. On HB 1636 relating to shopping carts, the Hawaii Food Industry Association and Retail Merchants of Hawaii testified in opposition, saying the bill would penalize businesses for carts that are stolen rather than abandoned and would add costs that could especially burden small and local retailers. HB 1810 on charitable solicitation drew support from Goodwill Hawaii and other nonprofits, who said the bill would improve transparency around donation bins and protect donors from misleading for-profit collection practices; the Attorney General’s office asked for a delayed effective date to allow system changes and staffing. HB 1782 on AI and the protection of minors received broad support from state agencies, educators, and advocacy groups, but some business and retail representatives urged narrowing the definition of covered AI services so ordinary customer-service chatbots would not be swept in. Finally, HB 1759 on theft drew opposition from the Public Defender’s Office, which said the bill could create overly harsh penalties and should include defense representation on any task force; the office also noted existing laws already address conspiracy and related conduct.
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

House in Session Apr 9th, 2025

Florida House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The sales tax reduction offers only minimum immediate relief, $0.50 per day.
  • The increases proposed are not sufficient to address mandatory expenditures, including an increase in
  • HB 255, Dexter Law, creates a sentencing multiplier for aggravated animal cruelty cases.
  • , which is the minimum for jail time.
  • It establishes minimum master's education requirements, which include in-person instruction on this.
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Education Policy Committee Feb 11th, 2026

Education Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • time for any course or subject, or no student may be excused, I'm sorry, from the minimum instructional
  • Give me a good roll, please." the minimum instruction time uh is the minimum instruction time uh is prescribed
  • SB 248 adds a mandatory checkout authorization process that did not exist under last year's bill.
  • Uh SB248 adds a mandatory<00:08:56.800> checkout<00:08:57.360> authorization<00:08:58.160
  • > process mandatory checkout authorization process mandatory checkout authorization process that
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, January 7, 2025)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • under the currently serious mandatory under the currently serious mandatory detention<00:37:15.839
  • name would be subject to mandatory name would be subject to mandatory detention<00:49:53.040>
  • <01:00:35.119> detention are now subject to mandatory detention are now subject to mandatory
  • <01:01:14.480> immigration be subject to mandatory immigration be subject to mandatory immigration
  • make enormous profits from mandatory make enormous profits from mandatory detention<01:02:31.559