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HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
EDN Public Hearing - Thu Feb 19, 2026 @ 2:00 PM HST
Transcript Highlights:
- You guys aren't against ICE coming in and doing their job, if they come in and they do their job the
- </c><00:52:44.559><c> if</c><00:52:44.800><c> they</c> coming in and doing their job. if they coming
- in and doing their job. if they come<00:52:45.040><c> in</c><00:52:45.280><c> and</c><00:52:45.440><c
- And the other part of that is the creation of the special fund.
- </c><01:34:16.800><c> Our</c> creation of the special fund. Our creation of the special fund.
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on HB 2485, which would require cardiovascular screening for student athletes. The Department of Education and Department of Health said they support the bill’s intent but noted that many screenings are already part of existing school-entry and well-child exams. The Attorney General’s office asked for clarifying language on who performs the screenings, where results go, how “positive findings” are defined, how referrals would work, and whether funding would be appropriated if DOE must hire health professionals. The American Heart Association strongly supported the bill, citing the risk of sudden cardiac arrest in young athletes and arguing that sports physicals are an effective opportunity for early detection. No vote was taken, and the committee moved on after testimony.
The committee then heard HB 89, concerning a school psychologist working group and possible licensing or credentialing of school psychologists. The Department of Education and Board of Psychology supported the measure. The Hawaii Psychological Association said it supports licensing school psychologists but asked to be included in the working group, arguing it is an important stakeholder. The Hawaii Association of School Psychologists opposed including HPA, saying the issue is between school psychologists and DCCA and that HPA is not part of their organization. Testimony and discussion focused on the long-running disagreement over whether school psychologists should be regulated under the Board of Psychology or another mechanism, and on title protection and scope of practice. No action was reported during this portion.
The committee also took up HB 2445, relating to standardized emergency responses for immigration enforcement at or near schools. The Department of Education said it already issued internal law-enforcement guidance and questioned whether the bill was necessary, while also raising concerns about the bill’s 1,000-foot buffer language and the limits of school authority over activity off campus. The Board of Education echoed those concerns and suggested the bill may need clearer definitions. Supporters, including the White Coalition for Immigrant Rights, the Legal Clinic, and an attorney testifying on Know Your Rights training, argued that recent federal changes have increased ICE activity near schools and that a law is needed to ensure clear, public protocols, staff training, and family protections. A student testifier said the measure was a top priority of the state student council. The transcript ends during testimony, with no vote or final committee action shown.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Friday, September 26, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- word and acted according to your grace plan for our communities and our country and for all of your creation
- for<00:04:08.799><c> all</c><00:04:09.040><c> of</c><00:04:09.200><c> your</c><00:04:09.439><c> creation
- ,</c><00:04:10.720><c> if</c><00:04:10.879><c> you</c><00:04:11.040><c> are</c> for all of your creation
- , if you are for all of your creation, if you are pleased<00:04:11.519><c> with</c><00:04:11.760><c>
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- system plays a vital role in connecting our communities, supporting economic development, creating jobs
- This is a normal process in the creation, since we've been here, to create the city.
- operational reforms within the Department of Transportation and Development, to provide for the creation
- The last person who was a town crier didn't like the fact that they lost their job too.
- Essentially, it ensures that no Louisiana state employee can lose their job or face punishment for using
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- He said, 'That's not your job. You ask them to vote their hearts.'
- Thank you for doing a good job. Additional debate. I do have a late card.
- And importantly, it invests in state IT workforce by introducing the creation of structured career paths
- It calls for the creation of an advisory council to assist in developing outdoor recreational plans,
- That's not how my wife would be happy if I was doing that in my day job.
Committee:
Senate Appropriations
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Our operations support future growth, and we are calling for the creation of the Cameron County Pilots
- bill that you stated, but again, I just want to caution against things that make it harder for our job
- Since its original creation in 2009. I'll finish with that, Mr. Chairman. No, I'm kidding.
- Since its creation in 2009, Cedarport Navigation and Improvement District has operated under the rights
- Will you plan on building ports or waterways or creating jobs on that piece of land? No, sir.
Bills:
SB249 , SB546 , SB744 , SB927 , SB1227 , SB1229 , SB1353 , SB1365 , SB1366 , SB1394 , SB1464 , SB1709 , SB1729 , SB1733 , SB1744 , SB1745 , SB1746 , SB1772 , SB1816 , SB1841 , SB1939
Committee:
Senate Transportation
Keywords:
memorial markers, law enforcement, officer memorials, killed in the line of duty, highway signage, school bus, school district, student transportation, child safety, seat belts, three-point seat belt, two-point seat belt, bus retrofit, bus warranty, Texas Education Agency, TEA, transportation code, school activity bus, multifunction school activity bus, school-chartered bus
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 5 on State Administration Mar 25th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Each year's production supports 4,080 additional solid construction jobs.
- One would be particularly under the California Consumer Protection Agency there's very specified jobs
- to save time and money by streamlining the provision of affordable housing resources through the creation
- We very strongly support the creation of the Housing and Homelessness Agency.
- Thank you, great job.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Jun 27th, 2025
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The legislation is critical for the retention and creation of jobs within California.
- And to the many Assembly and Senate colleagues from across the state for fighting to bring the jobs of
- It's a false choice for anyone to say that California has to choose between retaining and growing jobs
- That provides real jobs to California, I respectfully ask for an aye vote.
- But it is my job, and I'm going to continue to do so. do my job and yes I hope that California voters
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Commerce and Tourism Mar 17th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Can you, you know, go go back into town and and, you know, apply for a job to be teacher so that we can
- So for instance, we in Florida like to say, we want high-paying clean jobs, those frequently come with
- So the reason you're gonna see employees come here as for the opportunity for the high paying jobs that
- That is my fear and did what happens if I lost my job but Winn-Dixie and I went to Publix and I said,
- please give me a job so I can put milk on the shelf, something as simple as that.
NV
Nevada 2025 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session Jun 2nd, 2025 at 12:00 pm
Nevada Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Job was patient while his life was tested.
- The amendment changes a reporting date for the board established to study the creation of a county fire
- We could not do this job without you.
- We could not do this job without you.
- He has a constitutional responsibility to do that job, so I'm not sure. Mr.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- I am developers in one of my other jobs I am a<00:20:41.880><c> faculty</c><00:20:42.320><c> member<
- We've deployed a variety of helpful programs to facilitate the creation of housing units in all forms
- Certainly, it would be a benefit to have more housing, and we're all for creation of more housing, so
- It's not their job. Like most landlord law, we don't have a real enforcement organization.
- My husband and I moved here back in 2012 when he got a job here, and we moved here from Georgia.
Committee:
House Housing
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Energy Resources S/C Underground Facility Safety Oct 22nd, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- And I think that job is going to move to me to start doing locate.
- It's a very important job, but it's, it's a good job for them to understand what's really going on under
- Went to Florida and worked on the job is working on a job for us right now.
- The job they left was welding pipe on a tunnel job that I was working on about six months ago. months
- So I guess you could argue they should have gone out and GPR'd the job.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Housing Finance and Policy Committee 4/2/25
Housing Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Cities are not, uh, able to compel the creation of a homeowners association.
- the creation of a homeowners<00:28:55.520><c> association.
- But you know the problem is real and we have to do our job as the housing committee as legislators to
- But you know the problem is real and we have to do our job as the housing committee as legislators to
- as the housing we have to do our job as the housing committee<00:36:09.200><c> as</c><00:36:09.359><
Committee:
House Housing Finance and Policy
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Ways & Means Jan 15th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- There was an objective around jobs, where the target was 18 jobs and wages of $35,000 at a Washington
- We cannot state whether the jobs and wages at this facility met the jobs objective.
- I think Dave did a good job of answering. It's great to join you from North Dakota.
- And that's your job as a group. You've got to legislate and appropriate that money.
- The bill before you, Senate Bill 5754, relates to the creation of a state bank.
Summary:
The committee first received a JLARC work session on the 2025 tax preference performance reviews, covering nine tax preferences and recommending legislative action on eight. JLARC reviewed natural gas transportation fuel preferences, travel agent and tour operator B&O rates, a property tax exemption for nonprofit low-income housing developers, and several shorter reviews including senior center property tax relief, a disabled veteran adapted housing remittance, trade convention nexus treatment, wholesale sales of fertilizer/pesticides/seed, a hazardous substance tax exemption for pesticides stored for out-of-state shipment, and three energy-related preferences for a silicon smelter. JLARC generally recommended continuing preferences that met stated or inferred objectives, modifying some to improve reporting or performance metrics, and allowing the unused silicon smelter preferences to expire. The Citizen Commission endorsed JLARC’s recommendations, and committee members asked a few clarifying questions, including about trends in travel agent/tour operator beneficiaries and the housing exemption’s performance metric and data issues.
The committee then heard a work session and public hearing on Senate Bill 5754, which would create a Washington State public bank. A presentation from California public banking advocates and the Bank of North Dakota described public banks as government-owned financial institutions intended to keep public funds working locally, support lending for housing, infrastructure, and community development, and partner with community banks and credit unions. Committee questions focused on leverage, liquidity, constitutional issues, and how the model would interact with existing state investment and debt structures. Staff summarized the bill’s structure, including activation conditions, governance, powers, and fiscal impacts, noting the fiscal note was largely indeterminate and startup costs could be significant.
Public testimony on SB 5754 was divided. Supporters included statewide elected officials, county and city officials, labor, educators, community advocates, and residents, who argued the bank could lower borrowing costs, improve access to capital, keep public money in Washington, and help finance infrastructure, housing, and disaster resilience. Opponents included community bankers and county treasurers, who warned about risks to safety and liquidity of public funds, questioned the need for a new institution given existing programs, and argued the proposal lacked a proven track record in Washington. The hearing concluded with no vote taken in the transcript.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Science, Technology and Telecommunications Nov 12th, 2025
Science, Technology & Telecommunications Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- incredible impact. devastating impact on our ability to serve our state and our ability to create jobs
- When we think of federal funding, how the federal funding will enable us to do our job as New Mexico
- The federal funding is also critical to drive economic development by creating jobs statewide, but also
- So when we think of job creation, it is new jobs, but also filling jobs of need.
- So I see that as job creation—keeping our students in New Mexico and filling critical needs for our enterprise
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- And I have a great job. I get to present to you. Thank you. I have a great job.
- He does half my job; Caroline does the other half; Rindom does the third half... so I... ...the other
- These aren't just jobs.
- Not just jobs; you can see the trajectory, and they go in a completely different way.
- That technology here in Tallahassee, grow jobs, and bring new opportunities for Floridians.
Committee:
Senate Education Postsecondary
Summary:
The Education Postsecondary Committee held its first meeting and focused on state university centers and institutes, with an overview from the Board of Governors on how the more than 500 centers and institutes across Florida’s public universities are categorized, overseen, and reported. The Board described three categories: state-level centers, legislatively established centers, and university-established centers. Members were told universities must maintain policies, notify the Board of changes, publish public inventories, and submit annual reports and compliance certifications. Senator Harrell asked about funding sources and whether underperforming centers are reviewed for elimination; the response was that funding varies by center and that universities decide whether to maintain or disband centers under their own policies, with annual reporting and audit findings shared with the Board.
Four university presentations followed. Florida Atlantic University highlighted its Center of Excellence in Biomedical and Marine Biotechnology, describing research in marine-derived drug discovery, genomics, imaging, cancer, neurodegenerative disease, and ocean sustainability, along with spin-off institutes and partnerships that have generated significant grant and contract support. FIU presented its Center of Excellence for Hurricane Damage Mitigation and Product Development, emphasizing the Wall of Wind facility, hurricane and water intrusion testing, code and product innovation, insurance modeling, and future expansion toward higher wind speeds and flood simulation. Florida State University’s High-Performance Materials Institute described work in advanced materials, aerospace composites, sensors, nanocomposites, and AI-enabled materials development, along with patents, industry partnerships, and new facilities tied to economic development. The University of Florida’s Lastinger Center for Learning outlined its work on teacher professional learning, literacy, New Worlds Reading, tutoring, and mathematics supports, including microcredentials, statewide book distribution, and early results showing improved reading confidence and growth.
Members generally praised the centers for their research, commercialization, workforce development, and education impacts. Senator Jones and Senator Harrell commended the Lastinger Center’s literacy work and the broader return on investment from these programs, while Senator Berman noted the value of the synergies across institutions. The chair emphasized that future funding requests should clearly show measurable success, commercialization, and statewide impact. The committee then adjourned without any formal votes on legislation.
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
CPN DEFER, CPN-HOU, CPN, CPN-EDT Public Hearings 02-03-2026
Commerce and Consumer Protection
Transcript Highlights:
- We provide services statewide in the areas of job creation, job education, training, and job placement
- We provide services statewide in the areas of job creation, job education, training, and job placement
- For too long, corporations have spent unlimited money and led to the creation of super PACs that have
- spent unlimited money, um, and led to spent unlimited money, um, and led to the<00:53:24.240><c> creation
- ><c> super</c><00:53:25.200><c> PACs,</c><00:53:26.400><c> um,</c><00:53:27.440><c> that</c> the creation
Committee:
Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection
Keywords:
combat sports, boxing, mixed martial arts, health regulations, safety standards, licensing, event regulation, 912, senate, all
Summary:
The committees first took up SB 2071 on rent-to-own housing. Testimony was generally supportive from HHFDC and Hawaii Realtors, but Sierra Club of Hawaii and others opposed the bill unless it was amended to exclude ceded lands from the 99-year lease provision. Members discussed the scope of ceded versus non-ceded lands and whether an inventory exists. The committees ultimately recommended passage with amendments, including HHFDC’s proposal to make the fixed-price period flexible by tying it to an option period and Sierra Club’s language limiting the program to non-ceded state or county land.
They then heard SB 2191 on limited profit housing associations. HHFDC supported the measure, while the Tax Foundation of Hawaii and the Office of the Auditor urged caution about tax exclusions and asked for clearer, more targeted limits and measurable outcomes. The committees adopted amendments to add a statement of purpose, include measurable metrics, apply the tax provisions to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2025, and delay the effective date to allow for administrative changes. SB 2191 was recommended for passage with amendments.
The committees also considered SB 2197, which would have replaced the five-year fixed-price period in rent-to-own housing with an option period set by HHFDC, but deferred it indefinitely because its issues were addressed in SB 2071. SB 2180 on deposits of public funds drew comments from the Hawaii Bankers Association questioning definitions and noting banks are already subject to Community Reinvestment Act requirements; decision-making was deferred to the next day in the CPN committee and to a later date for the housing committee. Finally, SB 2210 on housing discrimination received support from disability advocates and the Hawaii Civil Rights Commission, which asked for one additional investigator; the committees passed it with amendments adding a blank appropriation for one full-time position and planned to notify Ways and Means for possible re-referral.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
AI use prohibited during health insurance prior authorization request review 2/19/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I mean, but a computer program just like a corporation is a creation of humankind.
- AI also human creation is a software code designed to do the bidding of its creators.
- </c><00:03:03.200><c> The</c><00:03:03.440><c> legal</c> is a creation of humankind.
- The legal is a creation of humankind.
- ><c> software</c><00:03:14.879><c> code</c> human creation is a software code human creation is a software
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Agriculture & Natural Resources Feb 19th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Staff did a great job of explaining what it's about, but the reasoning behind the bill is that we get
- It's not necessarily a job.
- proudly serve and are deeply integrated in their communities, providing food and essentials, local jobs
- but at the same time, the issues that arise is what I'm focusing my research on, as well as the creation
- I'm focusing my research on, as well as the creation of a community-based organization, to see how we
Summary:
The Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee held public hearings on several House bills. ESHB 2238 would require the Department of Agriculture to develop a statewide food security strategy, monitor food system performance, and report on agricultural regulatory costs and competitiveness; the sponsor and many stakeholders from agriculture, food banks, school nutrition, counties, and advocacy groups supported it as a coordinated response to food insecurity and farm viability, while one requested amendment was addressed on the House floor. HB 2199 would expand the derelict vessel removal program by changing the definition of derelict vessel to allow earlier intervention when vessels are unregistered for two annual periods; ports, local officials, and environmental advocates testified in support, and the bill had no fiscal impact noted. HB 2104 would remove the sunset from the Aviation Assurance Funding Program for wildland fire response, with support from fire chiefs and the sponsor emphasizing its value for rapid initial attack and cost savings. HB 2554 would repeal statutes from Initiative 456 that conflict with treaty fishing rights; the Attorney General’s Office, Department of Fish and Wildlife, and the sponsor supported repeal as necessary to remove unenforceable anti-tribal language, while testimony comments showed substantial opposition. HB 2619 would create a legislative task force to review regulatory stress in agriculture and recommend changes; the sponsor linked it to farmer mental health and suicide prevention, and there was no public testimony. HB 2343 would require public game farms operated by Fish and Wildlife to obtain water discharge permits and meet manure/runoff controls; staff noted it would apply to the known public facility and carry modest compliance costs, with no public testimony. The committee also unanimously waived the five-day notice rule for HB 2104, 2554, 2619, and 2343, and closed the hearings without taking final votes, planning to consider all six bills in executive session at a later meeting.
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- achievements was fulfilling her dream of owning and operating her own tailor and dress shop; custom creations
- achievements was fulfilling her dream of owning and operating her own tailor and dress shop; custom creations
- her own tailor and dress shop, operating her own tailor and dress shop, custom<00:03:48.560><c> creations
- <c> her</c><00:03:49.440><c> pride</c><00:03:49.680><c> and</c><00:03:49.920><c> joy,</c> custom creations
- was her pride and joy, custom creations was her pride and joy, and<00:03:50.560><c> all</c><00:03:50.720
Summary:
The Senate convened and quickly adopted several organizational resolutions: Senate Resolution 1 notifying the House that the Senate was in session, Senate Joint Resolution 2 appointing a committee to notify the Governor, and Senate Joint Resolution 3 appointing a committee to escort the Governor to the joint session. The chamber also recognized Delta Sigma Theta Sorority’s Founders Day and later adopted a resolution honoring the life of Dorothy Lee “Dot” Hatcher, mother of Senator Kirk Hatcher, after it was read at length. Senators offered personal remarks of condolence and support to Senator Hatcher and his family.
The Senate then agreed, without objection, to allow bill introductions throughout the day until 4:00 p.m. It adopted Senate Joint Resolution 5 by Senators Jones and Sessions, which recognizes Pineywoods cattle as an official heritage cattle breed of Alabama. The resolution was taken up immediately and passed by voice vote.
Additional floor remarks welcomed new Senator Matt Woods, thanked family members in attendance, and recognized Trip Gudger and the new chief of staff, Connie Row. The chamber also noted that the journal would remain open until 4:00 p.m. for first readings and then recess until the next day, with the session adjourned by voice vote.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee Aug 11th, 2026
Housing and Community Development
Transcript Highlights:
- But through the new housing agency, and thank you for that reform as well, a very important creation
- one of the objectives to achieve that first goal of coordinating housing finance is, quote, the creation
- I also want to thank all of my colleagues and congratulate Jonathan for taking this job because I think
- Klein brings to the job is essential to improve our delivery system.
- housing developers across the state, many of whom were on the AB 519 working group to help inform the creation
Committee:
House Housing and Community Development