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NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - Indian Affairs Jul 16th, 2025

House Government, Elections & Indian Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • But those are also courses that are important for our students as students of Navajo Tech.
  • . learning for our students.
  • We have 543 full-time and 957 part-time students, along with two international students.
  • We have students in Navajo Prep.
  • We have one student who's doing her full-time student teaching in Cuba, New Mexico this year.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Housing Committee Apr 21st, 2026

Housing

Transcript Highlights:
  • It's a mobile home park, not a pizza shop.
  • And as we've discussed, mobile homes are very mobile homes.
  • And as we've discussed, mobile homes are very mobile homes.
  • And as we've discussed, mobile homes are very mobile homes. Senator Allen. All right.
  • And as we've discussed, mobile homes are very mobile homes.
Keywords: 987, senate, all
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • 18,000 students at 19 schools.
  • At my school, we have a student enrollment of over 1,500 students.
  • Recovery students.
  • an entire class of students.
  • students and my peers.
Summary: The hearing focused on youth mental health and treatment access in California, with opening remarks emphasizing that youth distress, self-harm-related emergency visits, and difficulty obtaining care remain elevated, while workforce shortages and reliance on one-time funding continue to limit access. Assemblymember Lori Davies echoed concerns about unstable funding and said lawmakers need to hear directly from providers and families as they prepare for the budget and legislation. The chair framed the hearing as a chance to hear from county, school, provider, and student perspectives, especially in San Diego County, where needs are high and investments have not always matched demand. County and school officials described the current system and recent state initiatives, including the Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative, school-linked fee schedules, payment reform, and the Behavioral Health Services Act transition. San Diego County Behavioral Health said it serves Medi-Cal youth with specialty mental health needs through a broad continuum of care, including outpatient clinics, school-based services, crisis response, residential treatment, and new crisis and residential facilities. San Diego County Office of Education and San Marcos Unified School District described efforts to expand school-based services and reimbursement through CYBHI, but said implementation is slowed by complex billing rules, insurance-data collection concerns from families, administrative burden, and uncertainty about sustaining staff positions funded by grants or soft money. School counselor testimony highlighted reduced stigma through campus outreach and clubs, but also noted that counselor-to-student ratios remain well above national standards and that budget cuts threaten supports. Provider testimony stressed that the system remains fragmented and that youth often move between emergency rooms, inpatient care, outpatient therapy, schools, and county programs without smooth handoffs. A child psychiatrist described crisis cases in which the main choices are brief hospitalization or discharge with limited follow-up, and argued for stronger warm handoffs, more outpatient and intensive outpatient options, better school-clinic coordination, and broader use of mobile crisis and 988. Rady Children’s Hospital and Aurora Behavioral Health described large increases in behavioral health demand, expansion of integrated care, and major barriers tied to low reimbursement rates, delayed payments, and administrative complexity. Across the panel, witnesses called for more stable funding, clearer reimbursement rules, better parent education on warning signs, and stronger collaboration among schools, counties, hospitals, and community providers to reduce stigma and improve timely care for youth.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
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Keywords: 919, house, all
Summary: The committee took up House File 1325 and adopted the author’s A2 amendment before hearing testimony. Representative Schultz presented the bill as a set of bipartisan changes to make Minnesota’s earned sick and safe time law more workable for small businesses, public employers, and taxpayers, arguing the current law is an unfunded mandate that increases costs and property taxes. The bill’s supporters said it would add flexibility, including changes affecting coverage for certain workers, employer size thresholds, front-loading, weather-related exceptions, and a delay on penalties. Commissioner Nicole Blissenbach of the Department of Labor and Industry opposed the bill, saying it would exclude about 800,000 workers, or roughly 30% of the workforce, from earned sick and safe time protections and create confusion and enforcement problems. She also objected to the proposed penalty delay, saying the department already uses compliance assistance and needs penalty authority for serious violations. The Minnesota Chamber supported modifications to the mandate, saying businesses—especially small ones—have struggled with compliance and that the law has had unintended effects on PTO policies and leave use. The League of Minnesota Cities supported parts of the bill, especially changes affecting more generous city leave policies and weather-event exemptions, saying current language creates confusion and can interfere with emergency staffing. Opponents from Education Minnesota, SEIU Minnesota, TakeAction Minnesota, and a nurse from Unity Hospital argued the bill would strip protections from part-time workers, minors, and workers with family caregiving needs, and would weaken a law they said has helped workers avoid discipline or lost wages when sick. Supporters from counties and an HR consultant emphasized administrative burdens, emergency staffing needs during weather events, and the difficulty of applying ESS rules to existing leave policies. No final vote on the bill was taken in the portion of the meeting provided; the bill was laid over for further consideration.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security Jan 14th, 2025

Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security

Transcript Highlights:
  • near and dear to my heart as a former Army logistician, looking at those priorities of efforts, mobilize
  • While concurrently running Debbie operations, the team began to mobilize all of our requested resources
  • I was a student. No, I'm kidding.
  • We'll be placing a larger amount of students in those work centers.
  • We'll be placing a larger amount of students in those work centers.
Summary: The committee held its first meeting of the session, with members introducing themselves and expressing support for veterans, military families, first responders, space industry growth, and domestic security. The first presentation was from the Florida Division of Emergency Management on the 2024 hurricane season and recovery efforts. Officials described response and recovery operations for Hurricanes Debbie, Helene, and Milton, including sheltering, meals, water, tarps, power restoration, flood control, debris removal, and public assistance funding. They emphasized that recovery is ongoing, that mitigation and resiliency investments are critical, and that Florida’s shelter space remains in deficit in many counties, especially for special needs populations. Senators asked about improving logistics capacity, technology for grant processing, HOA/private property debris issues, drainage and culvert maintenance, and ways to expand shelter capacity; the witness said more technology, better local coordination, and county-by-county planning would help, while noting limits on state authority over private property and county emergency manager qualifications. Committee members praised FDEM’s response and asked how the Legislature could help, including whether more logistical hubs, pumps, and flood-control equipment were needed. The witness said technology investments could reduce fatigue and improve grant and recovery processing, but that manpower would still be necessary. The committee also discussed the statewide emergency shelter plan, the use of schools as shelters, and the need to identify vacant commercial space and other facilities for future sheltering and special-needs needs. The witness said FDEM works with counties and commerce partners to identify available space and uses legislative funding for shelter retrofits and new construction when needed. The second presentation was from Blue Origin on its Florida operations. The company outlined its work in New Glenn, New Shepard, Blue Ring, lunar landers, and engine production, highlighting its Space Coast presence, more than 3,600 Florida employees, and over $3 billion invested in facilities. Blue Origin also described partnerships with Space Florida, public school Space Academies, internships, SkillBridge, and STEM outreach through Club for the Future. Members asked about the upcoming New Glenn launch window, which the company said was targeted for later that week, and the committee expressed interest in Blue Origin’s role in Florida’s space economy. The meeting ended with no further business and a motion to adjourn, which was adopted.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Committee on Housing (02/10/2026)

Housing

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c><02:11:28.960><c> home</c> the sale and purchase of a mobile home the sale and purchase of a mobile
  • </c> the mobile home is going up for sale. the mobile home is going up for sale.
  • </c> really unique about the sale of mobile really unique about the sale of mobile home<02:18:34.880>
  • </c> value of the the mobile home?" value of the the mobile home?"
  • very</c><02:27:58.080><c> a</c><02:27:58.399><c> very</c> So, mobile homes are very a very So, mobile
Keywords: 1189, house, all
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

EDT Public Hearing 02-03-2026

Economic Development and Tourism

Transcript Highlights:
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  • Um, but we will be looking at all types of different things with that mobile app.
  • Um, but we will be looking at all types of different things with that mobile app.
  • Um, but we will be looking at all types of different things with that mobile app.
  • </c> different things with that mobile app. different things with that mobile app.
Keywords: 912, senate, all
Summary: The Senate Committee on Economic Development and Tourism heard seven bills on consumer protection, DBEDT-related matters, and tourism/creative industry issues. On SB 2031, DCCA supported aligning state law with the FTC’s 2025 rule on hidden fees and pricing misrepresentations in live event ticketing and short-term lodging; hotel and financial industry witnesses also testified, and senators asked for complaint and enforcement data. On SB 2129, DBEDT and business groups supported a study of minimum wage impacts, with testimony emphasizing effects on hours, employment, prices, and business viability; a senator asked whether the study could also examine the gig economy and business closures, and DBEDT said that may be possible but would require more research and data access. On SB 2259, which would promote dementia-friendly businesses, DBEDT said the measure fit better with another agency and lacked the department’s expertise, while the Executive Office on Aging and the Alzheimer’s Association supported the intent and offered to help with curriculum, branding, and training. Testifiers described dementia as a spectrum and said businesses should be trained to communicate effectively with customers and employees living with the disease; suggested amendments included changing the branding language and requiring at least 85% of employees to complete training rather than all employees. A senator also raised concerns about stigma and whether early-stage dementia should affect a person’s ability to function, and the witness responded that people can often function well in early stages. The committee also heard SB 2577 on sports tourism, which DBEDT and the Retail Merchants of Hawaii supported as a way to better understand which events draw visitors and economic benefits. SB 2578, creating a film commission, drew broad support from DBEDT, Creative Industries, SAG-AFTRA, the Hawaii Film Alliance, the Hawaii Film Office, and others, but several witnesses urged changes to the commission’s composition and authority, including more labor representation and limits on the commission’s ability to adjust the production cap. Senators questioned staffing, costs, and whether current film office employees should transfer to the new commission, and one senator proposed a friendly amendment to add musicians, SAG, IATSE, and Teamsters, though the department cautioned that too many members could make the commission difficult to manage. The transcript ends during discussion of the film bill, with no final votes or committee actions stated for the measures heard.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • Mobile farmers market grant program, which will provide grants to support the necessary infrastructure
  • for certified mobile farmers markets.
  • The Regional Clean Mobility pilot projects.
  • We note that if this request is denied, it will harm California's highest needs students and local farmers
  • So we've been able to reach 49% of students.
Keywords: 988, house, all
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

House Chamber - Fri Jan 17, 2025, 12:00 PM HST - Day 3

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The students will be visiting our offices for their High School Capital Walk around to introduce their
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  • will be visiting our offices students will be visiting our offices for<00:19:54.120><c> their</c><00
  • Today we have 40 students and educators from James Campbell High School.
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Keywords: 910, house, all
Summary: The House convened, completed roll call with 48 members present and three excused, deferred reading of the journal, and received Senate communications noting adoption of House Concurrent Resolutions Nos. 1 and 2. The chamber also recognized several visiting groups and guests, including Congresswoman Jill Tuda, Chamber of Commerce Hawaii participants and students, Okinawan visitors, Farrington High School students, James Campbell High School students, and Waiau High School students, many of whom were introduced in connection with Chamber Week activities and educational presentations. The main business was unfinished business on House Resolutions 6 and 7, which adopted the House rules for the 33rd Legislature, including rules for the Committee on Standards of Conduct. Members generally supported the rules package as a transparency and modernization update, citing earlier public access to testimony, a public list of Speaker appointees, changes to conference committee eligibility, telework for staff, social media guidance, and a public list of bills introduced by request. Several members raised reservations or opposition, focusing on concerns about staff involvement in approving written remarks, budget information timing, the Vice Speaker’s role, social media/free speech issues, and whether some changes reduced public access or conflicted with constitutional open-meeting requirements. No vote on the rules package is recorded in the excerpt. The debate ended with multiple members yielding time and the discussion continuing on the merits of the proposed rule changes, especially the balance between transparency, internal House procedure, and public participation.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session Mar 11th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • President and members, today I am so pleased to Welcome to the gallery, not only students from UHV, but
  • And then, most importantly, why we have these universities are the students.
  • So it's a pleasure to recognize and welcome today the President of the Student Government Association
  • And also, other students in leadership positions from around the campus.
  • And I want to say to all of our students that are here today, welcome to your Texas Senate, your Texas
Bills: SJR36, SJR34, SJR18, SCR9, SB616, SB565, SB384, SB140, SB262, SB370, SB372, SB495, SB627, SB764, SB842, SB971, SB767, SB480, SB1066, SB929, SB765, SB523, SB62, SB19, SB18, SB666, SB688, SB707, SB888, SB687, SB706, SB847, SB869, SB890, SB992, SB1145, SB494, SB290, SB766, SB11, SB10, SB13, SB263, SB412, SB20, SB441, SB442, SB1621, SCR13, SB569, SB314, SB25, SB293, SB914, SB260, SB1248, SB740, SB14, SJR34, SCR9, SB10, SB11, SB19, SB20, SB25, SB62, SB140, SB260, SB262, SB290, SB293, SB314, SB370, SB384, SB412, SB441, SB442, SB480, SB494, SB495, SB616, SB627, SB706, SB707, SB764, SB767, SB869, SB890, SB929, SB992, SB1145, SB1621, SJR34, SB140, SB262, SB370, SB480, SB627, SB764, SB767, SR224, SB1626, SB1627, SB1628, SB1629, SB1630, SB1631, SB1632, SB1633, SB1634, SB1635, SB1636, SB1637, SB1638, SB1639, SB1640, SB1641, SB1642, SB1643, SB1644, SB1645, SB1646, SB1647, SB1648, SB1649, SB1650, SB1651, SB1652, SB1653, SB1654, SB1656, SB1657, SB1658, SB1659, SB1660, SB1661, SB1662, SB1663, SB1664, SB1665, SB1666, SB1667, SB1668, SB1669, SB1670, SB1671, SB1672, SB1673, SB1674, SB1675, SB1676, SB1677, SB1678, SB1679, SB1680, SB1681, SB1682, SB1683, SB1684, SB1685, SB1686, SB1687, SB1688, SB1689, SB1690, SB1691, SB1692, SB1693, SB1694, SB1695, SB1696, SB1697, SB1698, SB1699, SB1700, SB1626, SB1627, SB1628, SB1629, SB1630, SB1631, SB1632, SB1633, SB1634, SB1635, SB1636, SB1637, SB1638, SB1639, SB1640, SB1641, SB1642, SB1643, SB1644, SB1645, SB1646, SB1647, SB1648, SB1649, SB1650, SB1651, SB1652, SB1653, SB1654, SB1656, SB1657, SB1658, SB1659, SB1660, SB1661, SB1662, SB1663, SB1664, SB1665, SB1666, SB1667, SB1668, SB1669, SB1670, SB1671, SB1672, SB1673, SB1674, SB1675, SB1676, SB1677, SB1678, SB1679, SB1680, SB1681, SB1682, SB1683, SB1684, SB1685, SB1686, SB1687, SB1688, SB1689, SB1690, SB1691, SB1692, SB1693, SB1694, SB1695, SB1696, SB1697, SB1698, SB1699, SB1700
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Senate Standing Committee on Judiciary (2-19-26)

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c><00:01:58.000><c> our</c> occurred, especially how mobile our occurred, especially how mobile our
  • That is still appropriate for many, many students.
  • oftentimes, those students are also going to be beyond control of a fair team.
  • </c> appropriate for many many students. appropriate for many many students.
  • The I I hear that is student discipline.
Keywords: 958, all
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session Mar 16th, 2026

California Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • that serve the underserved and create educational opportunities for higher education, lifting up students
  • Or Phyllis Schlafly, who mobilized millions of women across the country to defend what they believed
  • A tireless champion for coastal conservation, Lynn Adams mobilized tens of thousands of volunteers to
  • Kawana Leggett is Senior Vice President for Student Affairs at Loyola Marymount University, overseeing
  • numerous student support departments.
Keywords: 987, senate, all
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • Our families and our students depend on it.
  • To prevent students from taking on unnecessary student debt, AB 1534 requires that programs limit tuition
  • So these work with students, these work with young children, some of our most vulnerable students with
  • Our colleges rely on short-term employees to meet the dynamic student needs.
  • dynamic student needs.
Summary: The committee heard a series of bills focused largely on labor, education, workforce, and public employment issues. AB 65 would provide public school employees up to 14 weeks of leave with full benefits for pregnancy and pregnancy-related health issues; supporters said current rules force educators to exhaust sick leave and suffer long-term retirement penalties, while the bill’s author noted it mirrors budget trailer language. AB 1818 would change HEERA procedures for CSU bargaining by shifting certain renegotiation disputes to PERB; Teamsters and other labor groups supported it as a way to stop CSU from unilaterally refusing agreed raises, while CSU moved from opposed to neutral after amendments. AB 1940 would explicitly reference menopause, perimenopause, and postmenopause in workplace protections; supporters said it would clarify rights and improve awareness, while business opposition argued existing reasonable-accommodation law already covers these issues and warned of expanded liability. AB 1534 would add guardrails for new short-term Workforce Pell programs, including tuition caps, limits on income-share agreements, and transparency around partnerships with unaccredited entities; the author later said the bill would be amended to include private institutions. AB 1896 would bar people who participated in immigration enforcement from holding California public jobs during a specified period; supporters framed it as a public-trust measure, while police and public-safety groups opposed categorical exclusion and urged a more individualized vetting approach. AB 2300 would streamline distribution of WIOA workforce funds and reduce delays in local workforce board contracting, with supporters emphasizing faster service delivery and no reduction in accountability. AB 2223 would require CDCR to report standardized data on contracted medical and mental health staffing, vacancies, and costs, following an audit that found heavy reliance on contractors and poor transparency. AB 2483 would create a pathway and certification for formerly incarcerated firefighters to move into firefighting careers after release, with strong support from the author and witnesses who described the work as a real career path and reentry opportunity. AB 2142 would require temporary classified school employees working more than 75% of the school year to receive permanent-employee benefits and protections; school administrators and community college groups opposed it as too rigid for grant-funded and fluctuating positions. AB 2367 would require quarterly reporting from state-run health care facilities on vacancies, overtime, registry/contract staffing, and missed staffing minimums, building on state auditor recommendations; health care workers supported it as a transparency and accountability measure. Several measures were voted out of committee or placed on call. AB 1818, AB 1534, AB 2300, AB 2483, and AB 2223 all received do-pass votes to the Senate Appropriations Committee, though each was placed on call after roll call. AB 65 and AB 1940 also advanced on do-pass motions but were placed on call. AB 2142 received a do-pass vote with opposition and was placed on call. S.J.R. 15, a resolution urging Congress to protect California employers from higher federal unemployment taxes tied to the state’s UI debt, drew divided testimony: business groups supported it, while labor and some members argued California should solve the problem itself and keep the unemployment system solvent; the resolution was also placed on call. The transcript also included committee discussion about working with authors on amendments, especially for AB 1940 and AB 1534, and several members noted support or co-authorship while raising concerns about implementation details and fiscal impacts.
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - Science, Technology and Telecommunications Sep 22nd, 2025

Science, Technology & Telecommunications Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • in a specific way. train their students in a specific way where their students and faculty could then
  • We worked with more than 250 people across faculty, undergraduate. students, graduate students, industry
  • It's an investment in those students' careers.
  • So, the ability for students to take part is critical.
  • And these great graduate students and undergraduate students, PhD candidates, just, we bring in so much
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - Water and Natural Resources Aug 18th, 2025

Water & Natural Resources Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • out of a need to be able to serve institutions, primarily the public school system, so that our students
  • We have 608 farmers who are currently signed up to accept our shopper card and mobile app.
  • We're also up in reserve once a month with our Mobile farm stand with our little van.
  • I'll talk a little bit about increasing student recruitment.
  • We want to get students in. The field as quickly as possible.
FL

Florida 2026 5th Special Session

Community Affairs Mar 31st, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • teachers, but student success doesn't happen in a vacuum.
  • , we have a number of mobile home parks where many of our residents live.
  • space that the mobile home sits on.
  • I have... ...rental rates go up in these mobile home parks as well.
  • This amendment helps level the playing field for mobile home owners.
Summary: The committee first took up CS/SB 1730, a Live Local Act bill on affordable housing. The sponsor described it as a set of technical and policy adjustments to strengthen implementation, including changes to zoning, height, parking, moratoriums, attorney fees, and related land-use rules. An amendment by Senator Claudio was adopted, adding provisions such as a 10-story height limit near single-family neighborhoods, exclusions for certain protected areas, and changes to fee and use definitions. The committee then reported the bill favorably. Members next considered CS/SB 1674 on unrated bonds for Israel bonds, with a clarifying amendment adopted to make clear the bill applied only to Israel bonds. CS/SB 140 on charter schools was also approved after debate over parent-led conversion of public schools, municipal job-engine charter schools, and surplus school property; opponents warned about local control and impacts on teachers and communities, while the sponsor said the bill preserved district authority and created new school-choice and economic-development options. The committee also passed SB 96, a claims bill for Jacob Rogers, and CS/SB 954 on recovery residences, after strike-all amendments that addressed zoning, ADA concerns, bed caps, staffing ratios, and limits on operation in certain multifamily settings. Senators expressed support for expanding treatment housing but also raised neighborhood and staffing concerns. The committee then approved CS/SB 1714 on local housing assistance plans, which would allow SHIP funds for limited lot-rental assistance for mobile-home owners and require local plans to address mobile-home park closures. SB 658 on standardized construction lien release forms was reported favorably despite testimony from contractors and lawyers warning about possible effects on lien rights and the separate House proposal. The committee also reconsidered and then approved CS/SB 482 after a late-filed amendment addressing local government art fees and a key issue over defining “extraordinary circumstances,” with counties and cities saying more work remained. Finally, the committee passed SB 24 and CS/SB 4, both local claims bills, CS/SB 712 on synthetic turf and related construction rules, SB 952 repealing the emergency firearms/ammunition restriction, CS/SB 1164 allowing email notice delivery in landlord-tenant matters with opt-in safeguards, and SB 202 on municipal water and sewer rates, which drew extensive opposition from North Miami Beach and Miami Gardens officials over utility surcharges and revenue impacts. The meeting ended with SB 202 still under heavy questioning and testimony about the fairness and financial consequences of the surcharge structure.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
  • who are expecting and paying for quality education. ...on the public, as well as the students who are
  • I saw firsthand what happens when regulation disappears: students are exploited, standards erode, and
  • I ask you, for the safety of the patients and fair treatment of students, to respectfully repeal.
  • I ask you for the safety of the patients and fair treatment of students to respectfully repeal.
  • Meanwhile, students from accredited programs are given a much shorter and more accessible pathway.
Summary: The committee took up House Bill 2308, which would prohibit a dental insurer or its holding company from owning interests in dental practices regulated by the Arizona Board of Dental Examiners. The sponsor and Arizona Dental Association argued the bill is meant to prevent vertical integration and insurer control over provider care, while Delta Dental opposed it, saying the measure would block nonprofit insurers from investing in clinics for indigent care and create divestment burdens. After discussion of possible exemptions and market-share caps, the committee passed HB 2308 on a 7-0 vote. The committee then considered House Bill 4001, as amended, which creates a licensing and enforcement framework for alternative nicotine products beginning in 2028, increases penalties for sales to minors, restricts youth-oriented marketing, and licenses manufacturers and distributors. Supporters, including the sponsor, Border Security Alliance, Arizona Petroleum Marketers Association, and Vapor Technology Association, said the bill would improve supply-chain transparency and help curb illegal products and youth vaping. Opponents, including the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, argued it should instead use a full tobacco retail licensing model and that the bill’s enforcement structure lacks sufficient resources. The committee adopted the amendment and passed the bill 6-1. House Bill 2873, as amended, was also approved unanimously. The strike-everything amendment allows a person or organization that filed a city or town referendum petition to withdraw it before ballot qualification, applies the rule retroactively to withdrawals filed on or after January 1, 2026, and bars tallying or canvassing votes for referenda with a withdrawal notice. The sponsor described it as a common-sense governance fix, and the committee gave it a 7-0 do-pass recommendation. The committee next heard House Bill 2408, which revises Arizona Board of Nursing complaint procedures, confidentiality, investigation timelines, expungement authority, and related disciplinary processes. Nursing board officials opposed parts of the bill, warning that changes to nursing education oversight and tighter deadlines could weaken patient safety and increase costs and liability, while the Arizona Nurses Association and several nurses supported the bill as a way to prioritize serious complaints, improve timeliness, and allow expungement in appropriate cases. After adopting the amendment, the committee passed HB 2408 on a 5-2 vote. The committee also passed House Bill 2342, which limits HOA restrictions on backyard shade structures, and House Bill 2323, which extends Arizona’s motor vehicle lemon law protections to lessees, both by unanimous votes. Finally, the committee began hearing House Bill 4010 on creating a Board of Genetic Counselors, with the sponsor and supporters describing it as a licensure and patient-safety measure; the transcript ends during testimony on that bill.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/19/2026 - Senate Floor Session

Arizona Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • They've been students; they're all seniors, and they've either going to go off to some trade schools,
  • They've been students; they're all seniors, and they've either going to go off to some trade schools,
  • We have some incredible business owners here who own several mobile food trucks in the city of Phoenix
  • to keep our communities strong, and they are here to remind legislators that it is important for mobile
  • For mobile food truck licensing to remain in the hands of the cities, not the state.
Keywords: 1182, all
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama House Feb 24th, 2026

Alabama House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • God, leadership here in Mobile, Alabama.
  • </c> lady from Mobile. lady from Mobile.
  • ><c> from</c><02:14:22.800><c> Hillsdale</c> was Mobile Terrace across from Hillsdale was Mobile Terrace
  • </c> in Mobile. in Mobile.
  • </c> &gt;&gt; Nothing to do with students. Correct. &gt;&gt; Nothing to do with students. Correct.
Keywords: 1136, house, all
MS

Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations - Room 210; 22 January, 2026: 1:30 PM

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • "Maybe the last two years, just so I have a larger sample size of the agencies that have sent students
  • 55:21.839><c> Exxon</c> pipeline that we're doing with Exxon pipeline that we're doing with Exxon Mobile
  • uh everyone that comes wants the Mobile uh everyone that comes wants the facility.<00:55:27.040><c>
  • </c><01:01:22.079><c> from</c> when we teach our our our students from when we teach our our our students
  • </c><01:01:45.760><c> from</c><01:01:46.000><c> kind</c><01:01:46.240><c> of</c> it that keeps students