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MO
Transcript Highlights:
- Would you suggest that this could be called the Anti-Second Amendment Preservation Act?
- But would you consider this the anti-Second Amendment Preservation Act?
- Would you suggest that this could be called the Anti-Second Amendment Preservation Act?
- But would you consider this the anti-second amendment preservation act?
- Previous language and endeavor from the Second Amendment Preservation Act. I know that came up.
Summary:
The committee met with a quorum and first went into executive session, where House Bills 3012, 2997, and 3058 were combined into a House committee substitute and then voted do pass by a 17-0 roll call. House Bill 2868 was set aside for further work on a substitute. The committee then moved into public hearings, beginning with House Bill 1740, “Melanie’s Law,” which would increase penalties for intoxicated driving cases involving injury or death and expand ignition interlock requirements, including for high-BAC offenders. The sponsor and family members of victims described the bill as a response to fatal crashes involving loved ones, while law enforcement, MoDOT, prosecutors, and MADD supported the measure as a prevention tool and cited data on recidivism and fatal crashes. Members asked about BAC thresholds, whether the bill would cover drug impairment, fiscal impacts, and the relationship to existing sentencing and parole rules. No vote was taken on HB 1740 during the hearing.
The committee also heard House Bills 3049 and 368, described by the sponsors as technical cleanup bills to resolve conflicts in Missouri’s sex offender registry statutes after court rulings and to reorganize and clarify the law. A prosecutor testified in support, and members discussed registry tiers, age-of-consent issues, and how the changes might affect people whose offenses were tied to older laws or unusual fact patterns. The bills were presented as consistency and cleanup measures, and no opposition testimony was offered.
Next, House Bill 2311 was heard, proposing to raise the age of consent to 18 and reduce the close-in-age exception from four years to three. The sponsor said the change was intended to align the law with recent marriage-age changes and avoid mixed signals. Members raised concerns about criminalizing high-school relationships and about consistency with existing law, but there was no testimony in opposition or a vote.
Finally, House Bill 3105, a revised Second Amendment Preservation Act-style bill, was heard. The sponsor said it would remove unconstitutional language from the prior law, bar state and local officials from knowingly violating law-abiding citizens’ firearm rights, and preserve cooperation with federal law enforcement. Supporters, including sheriffs, argued it protects constitutional rights while allowing officers to act against dangerous criminals and people in crisis. Opponents, including gun-rights advocates, argued the bill still lacked a meaningful deterrent to federal overreach and raised concerns about vague language such as “danger to self or others,” which they said could function like a red-flag law and be misused. The hearing ended without a vote on HB 3105.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Revenue Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:00 am
Joint Committee on Revenue
Transcript Highlights:
- concluded that the phased-in approach was the best way to keep Massachusetts competitive while preserving
- By completely opting out of the five changes, rather than just delaying them, Massachusetts can preserve
- Permanently preventing state-level adoption of Trump's corporate tax cuts would preserve almost $500
- Permanently preventing state-level adoption of Trump's corporate tax cuts would preserve almost $500
- Permanently preventing state-level adoption of Trump's corporate tax cuts would preserve almost $500
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Revenue held a public hearing on H. 4975, Governor Healey’s bill to manage the impact of the federal “One Big Beautiful Bill” (OB3) on Massachusetts tax law and state revenues. Administration officials, led by Secretary of Administration and Finance Matt Gorowitz, said OB3 would otherwise reduce FY26 revenue by about $442 million and argued for a phased-in conformity approach that would preserve the current-year budget while still adopting selected federal business tax provisions over time. The proposal would phase in the research and experimental expenditure deduction first, delay other major corporate provisions for two years, extend the pass-through entity excise to income subject to the 4% surtax, add a one-year delay mechanism for future federal tax changes over $20 million, limit opportunity zone benefits to Massachusetts investments, and make smaller technical changes to DFML contributions and casino reporting thresholds. Committee members questioned the rationale for phasing in rather than fully decoupling, the effect on the budget if the bill did not pass, and the treatment of opportunity zones, the surtax, and future federal tax changes.
Public testimony was split. MassBudget, Progressive Massachusetts, and several labor and public-sector groups urged the committee to permanently decouple from the federal corporate tax changes rather than delay them, arguing that the bill would still send state revenue to corporate tax breaks, often for investments outside Massachusetts, and that the state should protect funding for schools, health care, human services, and other public services. The Massachusetts Society of CPAs supported the administration’s timing and the research-and-development provisions, citing filing deadlines and the importance of certainty for businesses and startups. Business and tax experts also testified that rushed conformity can create revenue losses and that the governor’s review-and-delay framework was a prudent improvement, though some said decoupling should be the default if the Legislature does not act.
Unite Here Local 26 testified against sections 3 and 4, which would raise the slot-machine jackpot reporting threshold from $1,200 to $2,000, arguing the current threshold helps with problem-gambling intervention, preserves slot attendant jobs, and generates revenue. Several union leaders, including the Massachusetts Teachers Association, AFT Massachusetts, SEIU 509, the Massachusetts Building Trades, the AFL-CIO, and 1199 SEIU, urged permanent decoupling, warning that OB3’s federal tax cuts and related spending reductions would worsen budget pressures, harm public services, and shift costs onto workers, patients, and schools. No votes were taken at the hearing.
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- Our ability to respond to any new referral starts with preserving the staff and infrastructure we have
- Our ability to respond to any new referral starts with preserving the staff and infrastructure we have
- Our ability to respond to any new referral starts with preserving the staff and infrastructure we have
- Our ability to respond to any new referral starts with preserving the staff and infrastructure we have
- The truth still comes out and the rights are still preserved.
Keywords:
children's items, donations, charitable donations, nonprofit, religious organization, public health agency, liability shield, gross negligence, intentional misconduct, car seats, child safety seats, baby formula, diapers, strollers, cribs, playpens, high chairs, used goods, donation centers, Washington RCW
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Agriculture Committee Apr 30th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- To preserve key protections for California's agricultural lands and rural communities, we respectfully
- ...cancellation payment that recognize and help recoup the significant public investment made to preserve
- We have a very strong interest in the Williamson Act and protecting and preserving ag land, but also
- We've resolved that issue to preserve local police powers so that we can continue to impose mitigation
- So we're certainly interested in funds that go to preserve ag land and mitigate the loss of ag land,
Summary:
The Assembly Committee on Agriculture met as a subcommittee and heard several bills, with extensive discussion focused on balancing agricultural land preservation, water scarcity, renewable energy, and farm equity. AB 1156 by Assembly Member Wicks would update the solar use easement program to allow certain Williamson Act lands facing water constraints to be used for solar projects through a suspension rather than cancellation of contracts. Supporters said the bill could help landowners and local governments adapt to falling water supplies and meet clean energy goals, while opponents, including the Farm Bureau, warned it could weaken Williamson Act protections, expand solar development onto prime farmland, and eliminate cancellation fees that help preserve agricultural land. RCRC said its concerns had largely been addressed through amendments and moved from opposition to support once changes are in print, though committee members continued to raise concerns about prime farmland, community benefits, and definitions of commercial viability and water constraints. The bill passed the committee on a due-pass-as-amended motion, with a later roll call recording six votes in favor and one absent member voting aye.
AB 524 by Assembly Member Wilson would create a new state land access program for beginning and socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers, using Proposition 4 funding to provide financial and technical assistance for land acquisition, protection, and long-term leases. Testimony emphasized the lack of secure land tenure for small and underserved farmers, the loss of farmland statewide, and the difficulty of investing in sustainable practices without stable access to land. Committee members strongly supported the measure, with several noting the importance of land access for family farms and equity in agriculture. The bill passed unanimously on an 8-0 vote.
The committee also approved AB 675 by Majority Leader Aguiar-Curry, which would codify California’s Farm to School program in statute. Supporters said the program connects students to healthy local food, creates stable markets for farmers, and supports agricultural and nutrition education, while helping direct school meal dollars to California producers. Witnesses from the Center for Ecoliteracy and CAFF described the program’s statewide reach and benefits for small farms and high-need schools. The bill passed on an 8-0 vote. The committee also adopted the consent calendar, approving AB 1322 and AB 1505 on an 8-0 vote.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- I represent the California Farm Bureau to preserve key protections for California's agricultural lands
- cancellation penal payments that recognize and help recoup the significant public investment made to preserve
- We've resolved. that issue to preserve local police powers so that we can continue to impose mitigation
- So we're certainly interested in funds that go to preserve ag land and mitigate the loss of ag land,
- 8,000 small and mid-sized family farmers in California, and we've worked for more than 45 years to preserve
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- aware, the cost of just about everything has drastically increased since 1994, leading the record preservation
- The user fee can only be used for record storage, microfilming, and preservation, per the statute.
- An additional dollar for the records preservation fund will allow our offices to offset some of the overall
- cost associated with electronic equipment necessary to preserve the record, while also funding microfilming
- and digitizing preservation projects, which is essential to our role as the keeper of the public record
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Transportation Feb 6th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- have more buildings like Milgard Hall in Tacoma, for example, that beautiful building, and also preserve
- The city of Spokane Valley uses a TBD fee for pavement preservation and maintenance, as there is limited
- The city of Spokane Valley uses a TBD fee for payment preservation and maintenance, as there is limited
- We welcome the legislature's focus on transportation system preservation, and we greatly appreciate the
- A big boost for our preservation efforts. Many thanks to Rep. Reid for sponsoring this bill.
Summary:
The committee held public hearings on several transportation-related bills. On Substitute House Bill 2251, staff explained changes to Climate Commitment Act accounts and revenue distribution, including new operating and capital accounts and a revised split of auction proceeds among transportation, capital, operating, and air quality accounts. Members asked about the bill’s effect on CERA funding, the air quality account, and whether the bill responded to projected revenue declines. Testimony was mixed but generally supportive of the bill’s goal of clearer, more predictable budgeting; tribal testimony requested clearer protections and a dedicated tribal set-aside, while other witnesses supported the bill for its transparency and climate/transportation benefits. No action was taken on the bill during the hearing.
The committee then heard House Bill 2588, which would allow county ferry districts to operate and finance vehicle ferries, not just passenger-only ferries. The prime sponsor and county officials from Whatcom and Pierce described the bill as a local option to help fund aging ferry systems without raising taxes, and public testimony from island residents, county representatives, and advocacy groups strongly supported it as a way to stabilize essential ferry service. The committee also heard House Bill 2722, which would raise the vehicle weight threshold for Transportation Benefit District fees from 6,000 to 10,000 pounds. Staff said the change would modestly increase TBD revenue statewide, and the sponsor argued the current law unfairly exempts heavier trucks while lighter vehicles pay the fee. Cities and local officials supported the bill, while the trucking association said it would support a compromise at 9,000 pounds instead of 10,000. The committee also heard House Bill 2727, creating an Educational Transit Access Grant Program for transit agencies and community and technical colleges to pilot free or reduced fares for students; the sponsor and transit advocates said it would improve affordability and access, and testimony emphasized equity and student retention benefits.
In executive session, the committee considered Second Substitute House Bill 1923, which would expand who can form passenger-only ferry service districts and where they can be formed, with added intent language related to southern resident orcas and a revised effective date. After discussion, the committee voted 23-4 to pass the bill out of committee with a do pass recommendation. The chair also announced a deadline extension for amendment requests on bills heard that day and thanked staff before adjournment.
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- With the passage of this bill in the preservation program, they would say that in future fiscal notes
- And they’ll keep a surprise of the estimate on the programmatic preservation bucket.
- And we talked about the needs for maintenance and preservation and replacement on those bridges.
- The risks were known, yet preservation was repeatedly deferred.
- That's the Section 106, the National Historic Preservation Act.
Keywords:
transit, community colleges, student transportation, free rides, public transportation, HB 2645, HB2645, Fairfax Bridge, State Route 165, SR 165, Carbon River, Washington State Department of Transportation, WSDOT, emergency infrastructure replacement, bridge collapse, bridge closure, transportation emergency, public safety, infrastructure repair, bridge replacement
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Transportation Committee Jun 23rd, 2026 at 09:00 am
Transportation
Transcript Highlights:
- It includes administration, operations, maintenance, and system preservation and improvement.
- For our recommendations to the state, our first recommendation is to prioritize preservation in state
- Preservation is really essential to avoiding additional deferred maintenance, which quickly balloons,
- Our first recommendation is to prioritize preservation in state support for cities.
- We did focus more on what is needed to maintain the current network to preserve the road network that
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- The bond would fund the construction, preservation, and rehabilitation of affordable rental housing,
- both state and local government, and rescue more than 5,000 units across the state in terms of preserving
- Preserving naturally occurring affordable housing is central to meeting the fair housing goals embedded
- It gives smaller jurisdictions a practical tool and opens the door for community land trusts to preserve
- or rehab. assistance to make affordable housing units available through preservation or rehab.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:35:06.440><c> the</c> we would then ensure and preserve the we would then ensure and preserve
- </c> what the amendment does is it preserves what the amendment does is it preserves the<00:38:51.920
- the purchasing power of the preserve the purchasing power of the fund<00:54:17.080><c> over</c><00:54
- In the new language, while preserving the purchasing power of the fund over time, that to me says that
- the purchasing power of the preserving the purchasing power of the fund<01:08:25.880><c> over</c><01
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Senate Executive Departments and Administration (04/09/2025)
Executive Departments and Administration
Transcript Highlights:
- Our sons and daughters throughout history died to preserve its meaning, but it does not particularly
- Our sons and daughters throughout history died to preserve its meaning, but it does not particularly
- Our sons and daughters throughout history died to preserve its meaning, but it does not particularly
- A bill makes the statutes relative to the director of the division of archives and records management
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- Investments in the minor renovation fund can go a long way toward preserving existing child care slots
- And so for us, our ask is for the committee to preserve $4 million in funding in the final budget to
- budget's $309,000 investment for HealthPoint's Federal Way capital project, and we ask that you preserve
- $20 million for the preservation of manufactured housing communities, and we hope that you can also
- We continue to advocate for the preservation of CCA funds.
Keywords:
capital budget, funding, infrastructure, state projects, budget allocation, HB 2353, predesign thresholds, capital construction, major capital projects, Office of Financial Management, OFM, Washington state, state agencies, infrastructure planning, construction costs, inflation adjustment, capital facilities, project review, allotments, lease approval
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Revenue Feb 12th, 2026
Joint Committee on Revenue
Transcript Highlights:
- And so we wanted to make sure that we preserved our competitive advantage to support those industries
- that are important to our economy while also insulating and preserving programs and services that might
- Permanently preventing state-level adoption of Trump's corporate tax cuts would preserve almost $500
- Permanently preventing state-level adoption of Trump's corporate tax cuts would preserve almost $500
- And number three, to preserve dozens of good union jobs, blue-collar union jobs here in the state of
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Revenue held a public hearing on H. 4975, Governor Healey’s bill to manage the impact of federal tax changes from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OB3) on Massachusetts. Secretary of Administration and Finance Matt Gorowitz said the bill would phase in selected corporate tax changes over time, avoid a $442 million FY26 revenue hit, preserve the current-year budget, and add a few related changes, including expanding the pass-through entity excise to income subject to the 4% surtax, delaying large federal tax changes over $20 million by one year, limiting opportunity zone benefits to Massachusetts investments, adjusting DFML contributions to match IRS guidance, and aligning casino slot-winnings reporting thresholds with federal law. Committee members questioned the administration about why it chose phased conformity rather than full decoupling, the effect on the budget if the bill does not pass, the purpose of the pass-through entity change, opportunity zones, and the slot-machine threshold and family leave provisions.
Public testimony was sharply divided. MassBudget, Progressive Massachusetts, and Don Griswold of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities urged the committee to go further and permanently decouple from the five most costly OB3 corporate tax provisions, arguing that automatic conformity is fiscally risky, rewards investment outside Massachusetts, and has already caused or could cause large revenue losses. Labor and public-sector witnesses, including leaders from the Massachusetts Teachers Association, AFT Massachusetts, SEIU 509, the Massachusetts AFL-CIO, and building trades unions, also called for permanent decoupling, warning that the federal law will deepen state budget pressures, harm schools, health care, human services, and infrastructure, and shift costs onto workers and public programs. Several speakers said Massachusetts should not adopt federal corporate tax cuts that mainly benefit wealthy individuals and corporations.
Other testimony focused on specific provisions. Unite Here Local 26 asked the committee to strike the casino slot-winnings threshold change from $1,200 to $2,000, saying the current limit helps identify problem gambling, creates an opportunity for intervention, and supports union jobs. The Massachusetts Society of CPAs supported the administration’s phased approach, especially the research and experimental expense deduction, citing the importance of certainty for business filers and Massachusetts’ strong R&D economy. Greater Boston Legal Services testified on the paid family and medical leave sections, explaining that the bill’s changes would align PFML payroll contributions with new IRS guidance and, if paired with administrative action, would be cost-neutral for workers and employers. No votes were taken during the hearing.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Revenue Feb 12th, 2026
Joint Committee on Revenue
Transcript Highlights:
- of OB3 in FY 26 and allows us to plan for these OB3 tax changes in fiscal years 27 and 28 while preserving
- And so we wanted to make sure that we preserved our competitive advantage to support those industries
- that are important to our economy while also insulating and preserving programs and services that might
- By completely opting out of the five changes, rather than just delaying them, Massachusetts can preserve
- Permanently preventing state-level adoption of Trump's corporate tax cuts would preserve almost $500
Bills:
H4975
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- With infrastructure, we look at safety, capacity, maintenance, and preservation.
- With infrastructure, we look at safety, capacity, maintenance, and preservation.
- There's a very big need Capacity, maintenance, and preservation.
- And it starts with applicable standards, safety, security, preservation, then capacity, then economic
- And it starts with applicable standards, safety, security, preservation, then capacity, then economic
Summary:
The Transportation Committee met to consider two bills and then held a lengthy discussion on Florida airport infrastructure. SB 246, presented by Senator Rodriguez on behalf of Senator Gruters, would authorize a UFC specialty license plate, with proceeds supporting the UFC Foundation’s charitable work. A UFC Foundation representative described community beneficiaries and said the plate would help raise funds for local charities. With no questions or debate, the committee voted SB 246 favorably. The committee also took up SPB 7012, a Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles public-records exemption bill that would remove the October 1, 2026 repeal date for certain active investigatory records. Senator Avila moved to submit it as a committee bill, there was no objection, and it was reported favorably as a committee bill.
The remainder of the meeting focused on the Comprehensive Airport Infrastructure Program. FDOT Secretary Jared Perdue outlined Florida’s aviation system, the department’s airport funding programs, and the state’s role as a financial partner in safety, capacity, preservation, and economic development projects. He said Florida has 128 public-use airports, 21 commercial-service airports, and four large-hub airports, and noted that airport funding is largely supported by gas-tax-related revenues, with additional support from documentary stamp revenue and other fees. He also discussed the new airport infrastructure planning requirements created last session and said all required airports had submitted plans. Committee members asked about the loss of aviation fuel tax revenue, workforce development, project timelines, and how FDOT prioritizes funding, with Perdue emphasizing safety, preservation, capacity, economic return, and matching funds.
A panel from Miami, Orlando, Fort Lauderdale, and Tampa international airports then described major capital programs, passenger growth, and funding needs. The airports highlighted terminal expansions, parking, baggage systems, airfield rehabilitation, people movers, and other modernization projects, along with the importance of maintaining aging facilities while accommodating growth. They said FDOT and FAA grants are helpful but increasingly insufficient for runway and taxiway costs, and several panelists said passenger facility charges and other revenue tools are important to future self-sufficiency. Members also asked about workforce shortages, small-business participation, landing-fee negotiations, and non-aeronautical revenue. The panel said workforce challenges are most acute in trades and maintenance, small-business programs are active at each airport, and landing fees are negotiated with airlines to keep airports competitive while funding needed improvements.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- The bill also preserves water administration, weed control, and other lawful functions.
- So if it's on federal land and it's moved to the state, then their rights are preserved.
- I think we bought this stuff in blood, and I want to preserve and protect it forever.
- Something that would have helped preserve land that we all have a shared ownership in.
- Do we trust the federal government to continue to preserve the rights of Idahoans?
Summary:
The committee first approved minutes from prior meetings, then considered several RSs and bills. It introduced RS 3313, which Senator Galloway said would improve transparency in Idaho Housing and Finance Association spending and outcomes; RS 33525, described as a codification of an alternative arrangement related to a gun club; and RS 33341, a trigger bill to protect machine gun possession and related activity in Idaho if the federal ban is repealed or overturned. All three motions to print passed without opposition.
The committee then heard Senate Bill 1326, a private-property bill sponsored by Senator Harris and supported by the Idaho Farm Bureau and several landowners who described government employees entering private land without permission. The bill would require warrants, consent, or exigent circumstances for government entry onto private land not open to the public, add civil penalties and attorney fees for violations, and preserve certain exceptions for law enforcement, water rights, drones, weed control, and abatement work. Fish and Game and the Idaho Association of Counties opposed parts of the bill, citing concerns about routine compliance checks, enforcement, and the private cause of action. The committee voted to send SB 1326 to the 14th order for possible amendment.
Next, the committee heard Senate Bill 1286, which would regulate paid, non-accredited assistance for veterans’ federal benefit claims. Senator Nichols and supporters said the bill would protect veterans from aggressive marketing, unclear fees, and misuse of personal information while preserving access to free services and veteran choice. Some testimony raised concerns about limiting who veterans can hire and about the federal accreditation framework, but supporters argued state action was needed to curb bad actors. The committee voted to send SB 1286 to the floor with a do pass recommendation.
Finally, the committee took up Senate Joint Resolution 103, a proposed constitutional amendment to create a state trust for certain federal lands and prohibit their sale. Senator Adams argued the measure would protect public lands from future disposal and preserve access, while opponents from conservation groups, counties, forest products, and wildlife organizations warned it could create major management, wildfire, and county funding problems and lacked a clear state management structure. Supporters from sportsmen and some county officials said the amendment would provide a backstop against privatization. The transcript ends during continued testimony on SJR 103, with no final committee action shown.
VT
Vermont 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session - 2026-05-06 - 11:00AM
Vermont Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Historic preservation and barn preservation grants are increased by $100,000 each.
- preservation and barn Historic preservation and barn preservation<00:29:34.240><c> grants</c> preservation
- </c> preserve to preserve these structures preserve to preserve these structures across<00:29:48.600>
- and barn preservation grants by $100,000 each.
- </c><01:54:53.800><c> right</c><01:54:54.040><c> to</c> bill preserves the creditor's right to bill preserves
DE
Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Natural Resources & Energy Committee Meeting Jun 17th, 2026
Natural Resources & Energy
Transcript Highlights:
- typical wetland type, but it is in really great condition, and we want to make sure that we are preserving
- typical wetland type, but it is in really great condition, and we want to make sure that we are preserving
- see in the bill, is kind of large, but it's also pretty evenly divided between environmental and preservation
- see in the bill, is kind of large, but it's also pretty evenly divided between environmental and preservation
- The Conservancy owns and manages six preserves in Delaware, and all of them include wetlands that support
Bills:
SB9
Keywords:
wetlands protection, nontidal wetlands, Delaware, environmental sustainability, climate change, carbon sink, permitting process
Summary:
The House Natural Resources and Energy Committee met and first considered SB 321 with Senate Amendment 1, the community solar utility billing bill. The sponsor explained that it would consolidate the two-bill system for community solar subscribers into one utility bill, with the utility forwarding the subscriber fee to the solar facility through an escrow mechanism so costs are not shifted to other ratepayers. Testimony from the solar industry, the Public Advocate, and environmental advocates supported the measure, emphasizing easier enrollment, fewer barriers for low-income customers, and guaranteed savings. The committee initially lacked enough members present to release the bill, but after a roll call vote it was released from committee.
The committee then heard SB 9 with Senate Amendment 1, a wetlands protection bill creating a state non-tidal freshwater wetlands permitting program. The sponsor and DNREC described a framework of exemptions, general permits, and individual permits based on wetland type and value, with an advisory committee to develop regulations. Witnesses explained that “exceptional value” wetlands would include unique wetland communities and high-functioning wetlands, and that the bill was intended to preserve important habitat while allowing farming, drainage, and other exempt activities to continue. Some members raised concerns about flooding, land classification, and the balance of the advisory committee, while supporters said the bill was the product of broad stakeholder consensus and would protect wetlands without unduly harming agriculture or development.
Public comment on SB 9 was strongly supportive from environmental groups, the Delaware Native Species Commission, the Home Builders Association, the Farm Bureau, The Nature Conservancy, and affordable housing advocates, who said the bill balanced conservation with practical land use concerns. After remote testimony, the committee took a roll call vote and SB 9 was released from committee. The meeting concluded with remarks thanking the chair for her service and instructions for members to sign the backers before adjournment.
VA
Virginia 2026 Regular Session
Code Commission Jun 3rd, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Number two, Preservation of Error Doctrine.
- ALAC previously formed a work group to study the preservation of error doctrine.
- ALAC previously formed a work group to study the preservation of error doctrine.
- The work group initiated a survey last year of other states on the preservation of error doctrine and
- Other states on the preservation of error doctrine and procedural default, and will continue to collect