Transcript Highlights:

• When this happens, there's no discrimination among the regulation and harm that comes.
• It's a safe harbor from regulation.
• We regulate it through smart regulation.
• I'm so uncomfortable that there's no regulation of these products.
• I'm so uncomfortable that there's no regulation of these products.

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Keywords: 999, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• We wanted to look at gun culture and access to guns. Our youth are normalizing guns.
• I had guns; that's the reason why I've always had guns and I've had gun charges, you know.
• with illegal guns?
• Kids have guns; where do they get guns from? The adults in the room.
• gun."

Committee: House Legislative Health & Human Services Committee

Transcript Highlights:

• The regional planning agencies' overhead rates are limited and capped by federal regulations, and the
• are not outrageously slaughtered with lethal firearms in classrooms across the country, where deadly guns
• annually across America. ...are not carelessly killed with dangerous guns annually across America.
• prudently avoid risky investments associated with recent court cases involving controversial corporate gun
• Several of our sister states already have taken the opportunity to divest from irresponsible corporate gun

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Public Service

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several public service and retirement-related bills. Senator Kelly Dooner and Rep. O’Rourke supported a Taunton home rule petition to extend Chief Walsh’s service during the city’s transition to a new public safety facility, citing the need to manage new equipment, cameras, and 911 systems smoothly. Senator Lovely testified in favor of bills expanding retirement savings access through the SMART Plan and the CORE Plan, arguing that automatic enrollment and broader eligibility would help state, municipal, and nonprofit workers save for retirement. No questions were raised on the Taunton petition, and the hearing later moved through the remaining testimony without any votes taken during the transcript. Mary Waldron of the Old Colony Planning Council and Jeffrey Walker of the Southeast Regional Planning and Economic Development District urged support for legislation protecting regional planning agencies from being required to make retroactive payments to the State Retirement Board for past employer contributions. They warned that the costs would be unsustainable, could force layoffs or closures, and would jeopardize their ability to provide transportation, housing, economic development, and planning services. Bill Keith and Patrick Charles of PEREC testified on several retirement administration bills, including measures to ease statement-of-financial-interest filing rules, require payment for certain creditable service purchases, and clarify the definition of wages to include sick, vacation, and personal time; committee members asked questions about regional transit authorities joining retirement systems and about adding local retirement board representation to a proposed commission. Jonathan Osimo and Rob Fabino of the Massachusetts Teachers Retirement System supported bills to penalize delinquent pension reporting by employers and to create a special commission to study retirement credit purchases, saying better reporting would improve retirement processing and that a broader review could improve fairness and sustainability. Eddie Boynton of the Braintree Education Association backed the SMART Plan bill, describing how automatic enrollment and low-fee fiduciary oversight could protect educators from high-cost supplemental retirement products. Matthew Nugent testified for a bill to divest public pension funds from firearms and ammunition. After the final witnesses, the chairs asked if anyone else wished to testify, heard none, and then adjourned the hearing.

Transcript Highlights:

• stores, gun shops that choose to gun stores, gun shops that choose to gun stores, gun shops that choose
• In order for the gun stores, and I've referred to the gun stores, and I've referred to the gun stores
• their gun or is it a combin they bring their gun or is it a combin they bring their gun or is it a combin
• This would simply say that gun back. This would simply say that gun back.
• Are we holding gun shop owners liable presently holding gun shop owners liable presently holding gun

Bills: HJR 4 , HJR 6 , HB 195 , HB 13 , HB 143 , HB 135

Keywords: occupation tax, securities, financial regulation, tax exemption, legislative amendment, capital gains tax, realized gains, unrealized gains, investment income, asset sale, capital assets, wealth tax, estate tax, trust tax, tax limitation, constitutional amendment, Texas Constitution, Article VIII, property tax, sales tax

Transcript Highlights:

• by requiring repeat offenders to serve their sentences and a bill to increase sentences for repeat gun
• Same with, you know, doing things where we're trying to regulate guns that a lot of virtually every bill
• that we've seen come forward from Democrats, where they're trying to regulate weapons, is something
• Same with, you know, doing things where we're trying to regulate guns that a lot of virtually every bill
• that we've seen come forward from Democrats, where they're trying to regulate weapons, is something

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: House Republican leaders outlined their agenda for the tied legislative session, saying their priorities are to stop fraud, make Minnesota more affordable, safer, and more competitive, and reduce mandates while raising education standards. They highlighted several planned bills, including an independent inspector general (HF 1), a “Fraud Isn’t Free” measure to impose consequences on agencies and commissioners that allow fraud, and statutory guidelines for high-fraud-risk programs. They also said they want to lower health care costs through a permanent reinsurance program and cost defrayal for new mandates, study property tax increases, conform state tax law to federal changes on tips, overtime, and scholarship tax credits, and avoid any tax increases. On public safety, Republicans said they will pursue tougher penalties for repeat offenders and repeat gun crimes, judicial accountability, and a school safety package that would support public and nonpublic schools, school safety personnel, and facility improvements. In education, they emphasized school choice tax credits, reading proficiency, and curriculum focused on basic academic fundamentals. They also said they want to protect and expand mining, reform permitting, end the nuclear moratorium, and make the state more attractive to businesses. On housing, one member said they are working on a more targeted affordable housing package rather than a broad sweeping bill. A substantial portion of the discussion focused on immigration and cooperation with federal authorities. Republicans said they want a statewide framework for local law enforcement cooperation with federal immigration enforcement, referencing House File 16 and saying they are open to changes and bipartisan work. They argued that local and state cooperation would improve safety and prevent situations where criminal suspects are released into the community. They also said Democrats have blocked similar efforts in committee and on the House floor. In response to questions, leaders said there is no current appetite for sports betting, bonding will be discussed but there are no promises, and they do not support the 2024 omnibus bill model. They said they are not interested in vaccine mandates, but will consider Medicaid funding impacts and other health-related proposals if bills are introduced. They also said election integrity measures such as voter ID, provisional ballots, and voter-roll cleanup will remain priorities. Throughout, leaders said they expect a bipartisan process in the tied House and expressed hope that both parties can work together on some issues.

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> to um state that um loaded long guns to um state that um loaded long guns can't<00:27:55.600><c>
• </c><03:32:49.760><c> to</c> person come up and talk regulation to person come up and talk regulation
• We regulate wetlands, but we don't regulate the wetland scientists.
• We regulate a lot of different do.
• </c><04:23:39.840><c> House</c> regulate how I manage my land. House regulate how I manage my land.

Committee: House Resources, Recreation and Development

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• That's not truly a market decision, but rather a fragmented regulation.
• The dangers associated with cryptocurrency when it's not properly regulated.
• I believe that we have to properly regulate the memecoin.
• Yes, decentralization without regulation is a problem.
• </c> regulation is a problem. regulation is a problem.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Friday, May 15, 2026, 1012, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• SB 1008 by Middleton ruling to state and local authority to regulate the food service industry.
• Or by or relating to the procedures for changing to a zoning regulation or district boundary.
• Can someone go into a gun store and use that license to carry to the police?
• Still carry a badge and gun. Okay. What was your first campaign like? I'm sorry?
• Members SB 1267 modernizes and streamlines regulation governing boat titles.

Bills: HJR34 , HB 113 , HB184 , HB198 , HB247 , HB367 , HB449 , HB1778 , HB514 , HB576 , HB632 , HB1395 , HB2225 , HB2582 , HB2494 , HB766 , HB2715 , HB2712 , HB3069 , HB3505 , HB 1269 , HB4224 , HB3609 , HB5032 , HB2240 , HB5180 , HB3348 , HB4668 , HB4909 , HB4665 , HB4895 , HB3395 , HB3157 , HB4762 , HB4395 , HB4325 , HB4952 , HB4386 , HB4273 , HB2760 , HB2697 , HB2820 , HB1828 , HB1768 , HB1579 , HB1773 , HB1871 , HB2035 , HB2448 , HB2492 , HB1411 , HB4753 , HB4666 , HB4529 , HB1499 , HB1610 , HB2028 , HB1506 , HB886 , HB3546 , HB796 , HB223 , HB1475 , HB3556 , HB4638 , HCR126 , HB38 , HB 104 , SB1008 , SB1106 , SB1172 , SB2629 , SB2964 , SB616 , HB2214 , SB552 , HB3181 , HB3628 , HB589 , HB3529 , HB3354 , HB333 , HB2914 , HB4130 , HB4131 , HB24 , HB 1160 , HB3962 , HB4115 , HB2295 , HB5398 , HB1407 , HB3800 , HB2613 , HJR138 , HB42 , HJR34 , HB 129 , HB677 , HB426 , HB668 , HB1699 , HB2017 , HB2128 , HB2038 , HB3783 , HB3717 , HB2316 , HB3686 , HB2563 , HB3883 , HB4021 , HB2788 , HB2663 , HB3305 , HB3173 , HB3474 , HB 1105 , HB3531 , HB3490 , HB3597 , HB 1295 , HB3512 , HB3010 , HB3112 , HB4215 , HB3223 , HB3464 , HB3120 , HB4214 , HB4511 , HB3704 , HB4081 , HB4783 , HB4063 , HB2783 , HB4937 , HB5085 , HB2510 , HB3426 , HB4361 , HB 1169 , HB2516 , HB2347 , HB4034 , HB4700 , HB3560 , HB5150 , HB3860 , HB3146 , HB3924 , HB 113 , HB184 , HB198 , HB247 , HB367 , HB449 , HB1778 , HB514 , HB576 , HB632 , HB1395 , HB2225 , HB2582 , HB2494 , HB766 , HB2715 , HB2712 , HB3069 , HB3505 , HB 1269 , HB4224 , HB3609 , HB5032 , HB2240 , HB5180 , HB3348 , HB4668 , HB4909 , HB4665 , HB4895 , HB3395 , HB3157 , HB4762 , HB4395 , HB4325 , HB4952 , HB4386 , HB4273 , HB2760 , HB2697 , HB2820 , HB1828 , HB1768 , HB1579 , HB1773 , HB1871 , HB2035 , HB2448 , HB2492 , HB1411 , HB4753 , HB4666 , HB4529 , HB1499 , HB1610 , HB2028 , HB1506 , HB886 , HB3546 , HB796 , HB223 , HB1475 , HB3556 , HB4638 , HCR98 , HCR92 , HCR126

Keywords: HJR 34, constitutional amendment, Texas Constitution, ad valorem tax, property tax exemption, real property, border counties, U.S.-Mexico border, United Mexican States, border security, border security infrastructure, landowner, county tax base, local government, tax relief, property value increase, infrastructure improvements, voter approval, November 2025 ballot, statutory construction

Transcript Highlights:

• The only thing that can stop a bad man with a gun A gun who means to do evil is a good man with a gun
• and streamlining the law and the rules of procedure as I mentioned, but also by looking at how we regulate
• It also tells us that government regulation of a service drives up the price.
• open, I think, to carefully changing the way we regulate the legal profession.
• been priced out of the market for many legal services, then we've all got to ask whether the way we regulate

Keywords: 1184, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• And yet this gun violence.
• </c><00:35:28.800><c> regulations</c><00:35:29.760><c> and</c> smarter on gun safety regulations and
• smarter on gun safety regulations and ensuring<00:35:30.480><c> that</c><00:35:30.800><c> not</c><00:
• Rolling back dozens of federal safety regulations, making it easier for criminals to buy and ship guns
• Gun violence is preventable. of America. Gun violence is preventable.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, June 4, 2026, 1012, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The non-bank SBLCs are primarily regulated by the SBA, meaning they are not subject to the same regulations
• through loopholes in our gun laws.
• </c> through loopholes in our gun laws. through loopholes in our gun laws.
• </c><07:23:39.760><c> safety</c> and must pass common sense gun safety and must pass common sense gun
• This is Gun Violence Awareness Month.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, June 5, 2025, 1012, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• And then it places heavy regulation on these industries.
• This is a lot of regulation.
• This is a lot of regulation.
• One of those things is the development of gun clubs and purchase of ground for... ...development of gun
• The gun club there is leasing that ground from the airport.

Keywords: 989, all

Transcript Highlights:

• to regulators or to be revealed to regulators as they ask for them.
• to regulators or to be revealed to regulators as they ask for them.
• The BB gun was then left unattended in a shared apartment courtyard.
• So many onerous regulations can be hurtful to consumers and businesses alike.
• It creates more scarcity and higher costs, and now we're getting into price regulation.

Committee: House Privacy and Consumer Protection

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> and I'd hate to see that uh ghost guns and I'd hate to see that uh ghost guns are<00:46:09.599><
• /c> about the ghost guns.
• We ban any guns about the ghost guns.
• </c><00:48:22.000><c> after</c> amendment because of those guns after amendment because of those guns
• </c> guns will still exist no matter what. guns will still exist no matter what.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• We have Gerald Jed Carroll, Gun Owners of America.
• We have Gerald Jed Carroll, Gun Owners of America, waving in support. Eric Friday, Florida Carry.
• Gerald Jed Carroll, Gun Owners of America, is an opponent of the bill.
• I'm Florida's deputy director for Gun Owners of America. My name is Jed Carroll.
• I'm Florida's deputy director for Gun Owners of America.

Summary: The Housing, Agriculture and Tourism Subcommittee heard and advanced several bills. HB 615, allowing landlords to send required notices electronically with tenant written consent, was amended to allow either landlords or tenants to send messages electronically and passed favorably after testimony from legal aid and tenant advocates urging stronger opt-in, opt-out, and notice protections. HB 665, dealing with local government impact fees and development permits, would limit certain art-related impact fees, define “extraordinary circumstances,” and require more public process before fee increases; it passed after local government and industry testimony focused on refining the extraordinary-circumstances definition and concerns about public art funding. HB 365, a tenant protection bill for affordable housing units receiving public incentives, was amended to apply only to leases of 13 months or less and to take effect in July 2026; it passed with support from housing advocates and AARP and was described as preventing mid-lease rent increases while preserving renewal-time adjustments. HB 381, requiring issuance of addresses and parcel identification numbers within a set timeframe, was amended to extend the deadline to 20 business days and shift the fee consequence to the address fee rather than the building permit fee; it passed after discussion about delays affecting developers and local government responsibility.

Transcript Highlights:

• SB 1255 by Zaffirini relating to the regulation of mold...
• They are all for regulating.
• And who is the regulating authority of TCUP?
• I am for 100% regulations, and I think we do need that.
• A clear alternative to effective regulation. They should.

Bills: SB31 , SB33 , SB20 , SB217 , SB264 , SB269 , SB650 , SB681 , SB528 , SB502 , SB740 , SB916 , SB995 , SB10 , SB2581 , SB2570 , SB3031 , SB24 , SB379 , SB1171 , SB1121 , SB1120 , SB1061 , SB1036 , SB1019 , SB890 , SB11 , SB868 , SB1188 , SB1254 , SB2778 , SB2543 , SB2443 , SB1333 , SB1259 , SB1401 , SB1404 , SB2139 , SB2165 , SB2237 , SB2268 , SB1202 , SB1198 , SB1212 , SB1451 , SB1470 , SB1498 , SB965 , SB1547 , SB1667 , SB1818 , SB1902 , SB2129 , SB2078 , SB2069 , SB1737 , SB1589 , SB1318 , SB387 , SB1150 , SB1574 , SB2127 , SB3034 , SB860 , SB1278 , SCR5 , SCR32 , SB4 , SB23 , SB1762 , SB34 , SB60 , SB706 , SB1814 , SB1220 , SB523 , SB565 , SB1253 , SB840 , SB764 , SB2383 , SB2155 , SB1535 , SB1423 , SB1566 , SB1804 , SB1728 , SB1816 , SB1952 , SB75 , SB2068 , SB1455 , SB213 , SB627 , SB2037 , SB670 , SB896 , SB917 , SB1184 , SB971 , SB1255 , SB1261 , SB1283 , SB991 , SB1733 , SB21 , SB231 , SB739 , SB1252 , SB1371 , SB646 , SB3 , SCR27 , SB552 , SB1405 , SB1948 , SB243 , SJR1 , SB31 , SB33 , SB20 , SB217 , SB264 , SB269 , SB650 , SB681 , SB528 , SB502 , SB740 , SB916 , SB995 , SB10 , SB2581 , SB2570 , SB3031 , SB24 , SB379 , SB1171 , SB1121 , SB1120 , SB1061 , SB1036 , SB1019 , SB890 , SB11 , SB868 , SB1188 , SB1254 , SB2778 , SB2543 , SB2443 , SB1333 , SB1259 , SB1401 , SB1404 , SB2139 , SB2165 , SB2237 , SB2268 , SB1202 , SB1198 , SB1212 , SB1451 , SB1470 , SB1498 , SB965 , SB1547 , SB1667 , SB1818 , SB1902 , SB2129 , SB2078 , SB2069 , SB1737 , SB1589 , SB1318 , SB387 , SB1150 , SB1574 , SB2127 , SB3034 , SB860 , SB1278 , SCR5 , SCR32 , SB546 , SB647 , SB648 , SB1493 , SB1709 , SB2001 , HB5669 , HB3115 , HB5655 , HB5675 , HB5689 , HB5690 , HB5653 , HB3228 , HB2802 , HB45 , HB1318 , HB5560 , HB2894 , HB4344 , HB2775 , HB33 , HB 12 , HB148

Keywords: SB 31, Life of the Mother Act, Texas abortion law, medical emergency, reasonable medical judgment, pregnancy complications, maternal health, life-threatening condition, ectopic pregnancy, spontaneous abortion, miscarriage, unborn child, abortion exception, abortion ban, physician liability, health care liability claim, aiding and abetting, Texas Medical Board, State Bar of Texas, continuing medical education

Transcript Highlights:

• Hey, you're not allowed to have a gun. You knew that.
• These are people who have committed crimes, they're told not to have a gun, and then they go have guns
• These are people who have committed crimes, they're told not to have a gun, and then they go have guns
• They're told not to have a gun, and then they go have guns.
• I'm a pretty big gun nut, and I still got to say, these are not the people we want to have guns.

Summary: The committee first heard House Bill 25, which would prohibit a juvenile who committed a firearm-related delinquent act that would be a felony if committed by an adult from legally owning or possessing a firearm for 10 years after disposition. The sponsor and supporters said the bill is intended to address serious youth gun violence without lengthening juvenile sentences or unsealing records, and they emphasized that the substitute language was meant to clarify, not change, the bill’s intent. Support came from law enforcement, the district attorney’s office, CYFD, and business interests, while opponents including the Public Defender, ACLU, and criminal defense advocates argued it conflicts with juvenile-code principles, creates civil disabilities based on juvenile conduct, and could raise Second Amendment and sealing-record concerns. Members raised extensive questions about how the NICS background-check process would work, what offenses would qualify, whether the measure would apply retroactively, and how sealed juvenile records and pardons would be handled. After discussion, the committee adopted the committee substitute, but no final vote on the bill was taken in the portion provided; members discussed possibly working on the language further in Judiciary or tabling it. The committee then took up House Bill 15, the Medical Injury and Collaborative Resolution Act, described by the sponsor as New Mexico’s version of a candor law. The bill would create a protected adverse outcome conference process allowing patients and providers to discuss medical injuries or undesirable outcomes outside of court, with the goal of improving communication, giving patients answers, and reducing litigation. A family medicine doctor and a trial lawyer testified in support, saying patients often want explanations more than money and that open conversations can sometimes resolve disputes early. Public commenters also supported the concept, though one noted concerns about how pro se litigants would fit into the process. Committee questions focused on how the bill would define injury, how confidentiality would be enforced, whether statements could be used in court, who would pay for the process, and how it would interact with existing malpractice procedures. The sponsors said the conference would be voluntary, not require an apology, and would be protected by evidentiary rules; if protected statements were introduced at trial, they said remedies such as mistrial could apply. The discussion continued into procedural details, but no final action on HB 15 appears in the provided portion.

Transcript Highlights:

• Our Second Amendment states plainly, "A well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a
• And then there's gun storage. You have to surrender your firearms to law enforcement.
• And then there's gun storage. You have to surrender your firearms to law enforcement.
• We have the increase in finances of gun storage and management.
• We need to shrink government regulation.

Keywords: 981, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:13:51.760><c> are</c> and ammunition storage regulations are and ammunition storage regulations
• gun.
• > violence</c><00:14:31.000><c> to</c> Linking all school gun violence to Linking all school gun violence
• <c> it's</c> regulations or self-regulation, but it's regulations or self-regulation, but it's really
• </c> state law federal regulations. state law federal regulations.

Committee: Senate Education Policy

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Is there somewhere where the regulator has the opportunity to see that?
• It's not only a regulator saying that... ...not only a regulator saying that, that's a court saying it
• Sounds like the regulator and the courts would handle that.
• Sounds like the regulator and the courts would handle that.
• I think it's with the regulators and the courts.

Bills: HB591 , HB765 , HB826 , HB870 , HB938 , HB1151 , HB1162 , HB1176 , HB1196 , HB1236 , HB1241

Committee: Senate Insurance

Keywords: family leave, insurance, paid leave, employment benefits, caregiver support, liability insurance, coverage defenses, direct action, judgment enforcement, legal procedures, insurance referrals, compensation, non-licensed agents, consumer protection, insurance products, HB 870, Act 907, Louisiana insurance, health insurance, prescription drugs