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AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

01/28/2026 - Senate Public Safety

Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • The Attorney General must appoint an office director, administer the fraud fund, and transfer all fraud
  • Finally, the bill appropriates $500,000 from the state general fund in fiscal year 2027 to the fraud
  • From what I understand, the Attorney General has signed in support of this.
  • Well, just in November, the Attorney General of Texas opened an investigation into a CATL battery facility
  • The Attorney General of Nebraska sued Resideo, which is a $5 billion Arizona-based company, for selling
Summary: The Public Safety Committee met and approved several bills, beginning with SB 1107, which creates an alternative Arizona peace officer certification pathway for honorably discharged veterans who served as military police. The sponsor and a former military police officer testified that the bill would recognize existing training while still requiring Arizona-specific training, certification testing, background checks, and fitness standards. The committee adopted a clarifying amendment limiting the pathway to military police veterans and then passed the bill 7-0. The committee then passed SB 1308, which creates a Foreign Adversary Fraud Office in the Attorney General’s Office and related funds to pursue consumer fraud claims involving technology from foreign adversaries and to help replace such technology in critical infrastructure. Supporters argued the bill would address both consumer fraud and national security risks tied to foreign-made technology in utilities, communications, and other infrastructure. The bill was approved 7-0. The committee also passed SB 1020, creating an Arizona Space Commission specialty license plate to support the commission’s work; supporters said it would raise voluntary revenue and promote Arizona’s growing space industry. That bill also passed 7-0. SB 1160 was approved after amendment. The bill restricts drones near ticketed entertainment events, and the amendment expanded the restricted area from 400 feet to 5,280 feet. The sponsor, along with representatives from NASCAR and Live Nation, said the measure would close a public safety gap and protect large crowds from unauthorized drones. The committee passed the bill as amended 7-0. SB 1117 was also approved 7-0; it appropriates funds to DPS crime lab services for processing evidence from counties with populations under one million, with the sponsor saying it would help rural counties handle DNA and other evidence backlogs. Finally, the committee passed SB 1216, which removes the sunset on traumatic event counseling for public safety employees and expands eligibility to include crime scene and digital forensic technicians. Testimony from the Arizona Police Association supported making the counseling program permanent and extending it to additional employees exposed to traumatic material. The bill passed 7-0, and the committee adjourned after completing its agenda.
HI
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  • It requires persons convicted of animal cruelty to register with the attorney general.
  • Uh, next we have the Attorney General's office with comments.
  • <00:07:36.080> general's Uh next we have the attorney general's Uh next we have the attorney
  • public is looking for in general. public is looking for in general. Thank<00:42:05.760> you.
  • generate for the economy? generate for the economy?
Bills: SB3275, SB3105
Summary: The Senate Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection reconsidered two condominium bills and adopted recommendations to pass both with amendments. For SB 2433, members approved amendments clarifying that condominium unit owners’ interests are to be recognized and protected in educational and related programs by the Real Estate Commission and DCCA, while making technical changes and changing the effective date. For SB 2838, the committee replaced the bill’s broader substantive language with a narrower requirement that associations provide electronic copies of specified documents, including master leases, reserve studies, audited financial statements, contracts, leases, and other agreements, along with technical changes and an amended effective date. Both measures were adopted unanimously by the members present, with Senator McKelvey excused. The committee then heard SB 2710 on animal issues, which would define and regulate dog breeders, set care standards, create county licensing authority, require records, and establish an animal abuser registry and related penalties. Testimony was mixed: the Public Defender and the American Kennel Club opposed the bill, arguing for stronger enforcement of existing laws rather than harsher penalties and warning that the bill would burden responsible breeders; the Hawaiian Humane Society supported the bill’s breeder regulation and registry provisions but urged removal of the hoarding section; and the committee noted 26 written testimonies in support, 14 in opposition, and four comments. In decision-making, the committee passed SB 2710 with amendments that blanked the license fee, deleted the animal abuser registry and shelter/pet store/breeder compliance checks, struck the hoarding provisions and proposed criminal penalty changes, and made technical changes with a deferred effective date. The committee also heard SB 2209 on rental discrimination, which would allow attorney’s fees to a prevailing party in source-of-income discrimination cases, and SB 2884, which would create a nonrefundable income tax credit for wind-resistant retrofits or hurricane shelters. The Hawaii Civil Rights Commission supported SB 2209, and the committee later passed it with a deferred effective date. SB 2884 drew support from DCCA’s Insurance Division, the Department of Taxation, HEMA, the Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission, and a public witness who urged hurricane preparedness; it was passed with the Department of Taxation’s proposed amendments and a deferred effective date. Finally, the committee heard SB 2922 on cooperative associations, which would create a general cooperative associations framework. DCCA offered comments, while the Hawaii Co-op Hui, Purple Maya Foundation, Enliven Cooperative, and Hawaii Farmers Union supported the measure and argued that current law is too limited for worker, producer, and multi-stakeholder co-ops. After discussion about using the existing chapter 421C structure rather than creating a new regulatory scheme, the committee passed SB 2922 with amendments adopting changes proposed in testimony from the Hawaii Farmers Union and deferred the effective date.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Commerce Committee Meeting - 2026-04-07

Commerce Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • So, first up, Sarah Doctori, Assistant Attorney General. Welcome to the committee.
  • Thank you, Chair Kiegel. >> [clears throat] >> I'm Assistant Attorney General Sarah Doctori. scrutiny
  • Sarah Doctori, Assistant Attorney Sarah Doctori, Assistant Attorney General.<00:03:27.720> Welcome
  • Assistant Attorney General Sarah >> I'm Assistant Attorney General Sarah Doctori.
  • Assistant Attorney General Sarah Doctori, I'm an Assistant Attorney General in the Consumer Protection
Bills: HF4456, HF4544, HF3698
KY
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  • Office of the Attorney General 40 K910 with staff suggested amendment.
  • > General<00:02:13.120> 40 Office of the Attorney General 40 Office of the Attorney General
  • Any questions from members of the committee for the Office of the Attorney General?
  • office of the attorney general? office of the attorney general?
  • director, Eric Griggs, General Counsel. director, Eric Griggs, General Counsel.
Summary: The Administrative Regulation Review Subcommittee met to reorganize its leadership for the new term, renewing Representative Derek Lewis as House co-chair and Senator Steven West as Senate co-chair. The committee then approved the minutes and moved through a series of agency regulations, generally adopting staff-suggested amendments without objection. Among the regulations reviewed were an Attorney General rule changing how a commission reviews and distributes funds and how grant reporting is handled; Personnel Board changes abolishing and renaming certain job classifications and adjusting probationary periods; an Education and Labor Cabinet rule removing references to local board of education members; several Public Protection Cabinet rules covering Board of Claims and Crime Victims’ Compensation procedures; an Alcoholic Beverage Control rule on direct-to-consumer shipping forms; and a Medicaid Services emergency regulation establishing the Kentucky Trauma Hospital Rate Improvement Program for rural hospitals serving many Medicaid patients. The committee also heard that the Board of Claims and Crime Victims’ Compensation regulations included both staff and, in one case, an agency amendment, which were approved. The most extended discussion came on the Department for Community Based Services’ regulation increasing per diem rates for private child-placing therapeutic foster care levels 2 and 3. Committee members questioned the estimated $10 million biennial cost, the source of the funding, and why the cabinet had not yet filed regulations implementing Senate Bill 151 on kinship care. DCBS staff said the rate increase was discretionary and intended to address placement crises for children with high needs, while acknowledging they could not personally explain the budget decisions. A kinship caregiver testified in support of the rate increase but urged the cabinet to also implement SB 151 and expand support for kinship families. The committee expressed frustration over the lack of SB 151 implementation but stated the rate increase itself was appropriate and allowed the regulation to proceed.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House State Government Finance and Policy Committee 4/10/25

State Government Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
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Bills: HF2783
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House State Government Finance and Policy Committee 4/8/25

State Government Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
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  • with medical assistance fraud. with medical assistance fraud.
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  • voicing support for the uh the attorney voicing support for the uh the attorney general's<00:25:
Bills: HF2783
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Judiciary Apr 7th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • House Bill 3980 creates the Rule Loan Assistance Program.
  • The program will provide loan repayment assistance to assistant district attorneys who commit to long-term
  • Areas participants may receive up to $50,000 in assistance over the course of 10 years.
  • The program provides a financial incentive of up to $50,000 over five years to assistant district attorneys
  • I know everybody's favorite bill other than the general appropriations.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Health Committee Meeting - 2026-04-13

Health Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • And our kids on medical assistance are not getting care.
  • And our kids on medical assistance are not getting care.
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  • So, CAAs anesthesiologist assistants.
Summary: The committee met at 1:00 p.m., confirmed a quorum, and approved the April 8, 2026 minutes. The first bill heard was House File 4712, which was laid over after the committee adopted a DE2 amendment. Representative Schultz said the bill would create a narrow additional exception to public pool limitations so highly certified swimming instructors could use certain pools for specialized infant, youth, and developmental-disability swim instruction. The only testifier, Tessa Seppelt, described ISR instruction as water-safety and drowning-prevention training for very young children and children with developmental delays, and said access to appropriate facilities is the main barrier. Members raised questions about emergency egress, public safety, and insurance coverage, and the author said he would follow up on those concerns. The committee then took up House File 4801, a bill by Representative Nadeau aimed at health care program integrity. He said it would align commercial and Medicaid partners to reduce waste, fraud, and abuse by changing prior authorization and retrospective review processes, improving data sharing on suspected fraud, addressing conflicting or duplicative services, allowing managed care organizations to verify provider credentials, and making risk corridors in MCO contracts permanent. The Minnesota Council of Health Plans supported the bill, saying it would help detect fraud and improve coordination, while the Minnesota chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics opposed it, arguing that expanded prior authorization would delay care, increase physician burden, and harm children with chronic conditions. Members debated patient safety, fraud detection, and whether the bill would undermine recent prior-authorization reforms. The bill was laid over. House File 3756, a technical update to the insulin safety net program, was also laid over. Representative Backer said the bill clarifies that a hospital-use intravenous insulin product is not part of the program because it is sold only to health care institutions and infused by practitioners, not dispensed to patients for self-use. The Board of Pharmacy testified that the language was drafted to avoid affecting future legitimate uses, and members asked whether the definition could limit new uses if treatments change. The committee then began House File 4860, but the transcript cuts off before the bill’s presentation is completed.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 3/18/26

Commerce Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • We saw a recent report from the attorney general in Iowa who said 98% of transactions at crypto kiosks
  • in Iowa who said 98% attorney general in Iowa who said 98% of<00:13:35.040> transactions<00:13
  • Minnesota, your attorney general, is suing, along with other states, and at least until recently the
  • So my view is your attorney general is doing the right thing.
  • general, to his credit, is your attorney general, to his credit, is not<01:07:54.559> taking<
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 4/8/26

Public Safety Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Um yes, so it in general how that works?
  • It's about the next generation of children.
  • In reality, the county did meet the threshold for full federal assistance.
  • need a little assistance up there. need a little assistance up there.
  • <01:50:58.840> than needs a little bit more assistance than needs a little bit more assistance
DE

Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Health & Social Services Committee Meeting Jun 17th, 2026

Health & Social Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • And is that to the General Assembly?
  • I mean, will the General Assembly get a report of this or the Division of Legislative Services?
  • The Governor's Office, DHSS, and other entities, including the Delaware General Assembly, will receive
  • All have identified preceptor shortages as a barrier to training the next generation of providers.
  • I'm a third-generation Delaware-licensed funeral director.
Bills: HB359, HB385, HB165
Summary: The Senate Health and Social Services Committee met with a quorum, approved the minutes from the prior two meetings, and briefly acknowledged the tragedy at Christiana Care before moving to legislation. The committee heard House Bill 385, which creates a statewide nurse preceptor grant program to expand clinical training placements for nursing students; testimony from nursing organizations, health care associations, and educators emphasized workforce shortages, the need for preceptor stipends and training, and the bill’s potential to help students complete programs and remain in Delaware. Members asked about eligibility and reporting, and several senators asked to be added as co-sponsors. Public comment was uniformly supportive, and the bill was advanced out of committee. The committee then considered House Bill 424, which repeals Delaware’s Autism Surveillance and Registration Program and requires DHSS to expunge protected health information collected through the registry. The sponsor and DHSS said the registry is no longer used for research or policy development and that repeal would reduce outdated reporting burdens; Autism Delaware, the Delaware Health Care Association, and the State Council for Persons with Disabilities support the change. A committee member raised the question of whether families would be notified before records are expunged, and DHSS said that process was not yet clear and would need further verification. Members discussed the issue, and the bill also moved forward. House Bill 419 was next, making children in foster care automatically eligible for the Purchase of Care child care subsidy and extending the same treatment to certain kinship and safety-plan placements through House Amendment 1. The Children’s Department and advocacy groups said the bill would provide immediate stability for children and caregivers, reduce delays from applications and income verification, and support working foster and kinship families. The committee also heard House Bill 359, which would allow cremation as an option for unclaimed and indigent remains when there is no family objection or next of kin cannot be found, addressing a shortage of burial plots and lowering costs; funeral industry testimony focused on preserving next-of-kin rights. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 475, creating a Delaware Nursing Advancement Fund financed by a $10 surcharge on nursing licenses and disciplinary fines to support workforce data collection and analysis through a nonprofit partner, and House Bill 165, authorizing physician associates, occupational therapists, and APRNs to perform dry needling under training and practice standards set by the Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline. All of the bills received supportive testimony, several members added their names as co-sponsors, and the committee adjourned after moving through the agenda.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Elections Apr 24th, 2025

Elections

Transcript Highlights:
  • I hear that, and I hear the attorney general wants to be able to investigate more people and you...
  • But then the attorney general comes out and says, well, you never actually proved it.
  • But the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ruled that the Attorney General cannot unilaterally prosecute
  • Well, that's dealing with the authority of the Attorney General.
  • What if the attorney general doesn't like that I didn't do it? Do I have a protection?
HI
Transcript Highlights:
  • First to testify on this measure, we have Deputy Attorney General and Orlino Uchi from the AG's office
  • I'm Jeff Kemp, Deputy Attorney General. Our testimony offers comments.
  • Deputy Attorney General Leanne Yamashiro on behalf of the department.
  • > Leanne Uh, Deputy Attorney General Leanne Uh, Deputy Attorney General Leanne Yamashiro<00:33
  • Deputy Attorney General Diana Sumana.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Pensions, Investments & Financial Services May 12th, 2025

Pensions, Investments & Financial Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • If you require assistance in registering or testifying, please contact the committee staff.
  • Then it would be approved as a general obligation bond.
  • The tax notes are generally used to cover short-term cash shortfalls, right?
  • No, so a bond is a certificate of obligation or a general obligation. Bonds.
  • Just generally speaking, our general obligation...
Bills: SB512, SB1024
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Apr 30th, 2025

Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

Transcript Highlights:
  • HB4266 seeks to provide the Attorney General authority to recover economic damages on behalf of those
  • This bill only allows the Attorney General to seek them. Subject to that, Mr.
  • This would allow the Attorney General to go further down. of purchase or the chain of interaction to
  • However, in Texas, it would require the Attorney General to bring suit as this bill is implicated.
  • Brody Burke, I have you here on behalf of the Office of the Attorney General registered on the bill.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Human Services Mar 18th, 2025

Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • facilities that would be covered by the bill is four categories, state supported living centers, assisted
  • This individual was in a group. poem, and therefore, generally, people in group homes are. covered by
  • Typically this would be someone classified generally as a personal care attendant working in a home.
  • This financial assistance will matter.
  • This assistance goes to the poorest of the poor. poor.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Human Services Mar 18th, 2025

Human Services

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  • committee, please register at the kiosk located in the hallways behind the hearing rooms. require assistance
  • I was assisting other deaf clients with disabilities to work on their- but I lost my sight and was no
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • It contributes to city, county, and state general funds from prize fee winnings.
  • an attorney that I was going to testify on this bill, the attorneys tell me, "Judge, you're the only
  • Saldana is right; it helps to have an attorney be able to do that because...
  • But at that point, the state of Texas, be it the Attorney General or state law enforcement, solicits
  • They submitted a patient's bills to the patient's attorney.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Under Senate Bill 2117, the Office of the Attorney General will receive notification from the Texas Committee
  • The Attorney General will then report its findings back to the committee.
  • If a mitigation agreement is, in fact, needed, the Attorney General and the committee can impose specific
  • I know we have resource witnesses here from the Office of the Attorney General to help the committee
  • I think the biggest difference would be the timing of when we're generating some of those reports.