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CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Elections Committee Aug 5th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Peter Chacon, then Assemblyman Peter Chacon, and I may be the only person in this room that worked with
- Peter Chacon in 1987, put this law in the books.
- Peter Chacon, then assemblyman, Peter Chacon.
- And I may be the only person in this room that worked with Peter Chacon in 1987 put this law in the books
Summary:
The Assembly Elections Committee held an informational hearing on AB 1923 by Assembly Member Soria, which would place the Fresno County Transportation Improvement Act on the November 2026 ballot as a successor to Measure C. Supporters said the measure is needed to preserve transportation funding for road repairs, transit, and matching dollars for state and federal grants, and argued that Fresno County voters should be allowed to decide after more than 32,000 petition signatures qualified the initiative. Testimony in support emphasized impacts on rural communities, students, seniors, farmworkers, caregivers, and access to medical care, with many local officials, residents, labor groups, and community organizations registering support.
Opposition came from the Fresno County Board of Supervisors, which argued the bill would override local control and set a bad precedent by directing a local ballot placement contrary to the board’s action. The county also said the board did not delay intentionally, but acted at the next available meeting after signature verification, and argued that a required study was justified. California State Association of Counties registered concerns about local control but did not take a formal position. Committee discussion reflected those concerns, with one member warning about state overreach and the author responding that the board’s role is ministerial and that the bill is intended to prevent delay from pushing the measure to 2028.
No vote was taken because the hearing was informational only. The chair noted the committee was hearing testimony and issues surrounding the bill, and the author closed by urging support when the measure reaches the Assembly floor.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- Peter Chacon, then Assemblyman Peter Chacon, and I may be the only person in this room that worked with
- Peter Chacon in 1987 put this law in the books.
- Peter Chacon, then assemblyman, Peter Chacon.
- And I may be the only person in this room that worked with Peter Chacon in 1987 put this law in the books
Committee:
House Elections
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Natural Resources and Environment May 12th, 2026
Natural Resources & Environment
Transcript Highlights:
- Next, Chairman Klein-Peter. We do have some housekeeping. Go get them.
- Chairman Klein-Peter wants to move to voluntarily defer Senate Bill 243.
- Senate Bill 419 by Chairman Klein-Peter. Ms. Winkler, can you read that in, please? Yes, sir.
- Senate Bill 419 by Senator Klein-Peter provides for use of pre-charged pneumatic devices to take deer
- I move favorable on Senate Bill 111 by Chairman Klein-Peter. Is there any objection to that motion?
Committee:
House Natural Resources & Environment
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- Peters? Seitz? Aye.
- Peters? Yes. Seitz. All. Peter's? Yes. Seitz.
- Peters? Aye. Seitz? Aye. By your unanimous eight ayes, you have voted do pass.
- Peters, please proceed. I just to inquire. Good morning. Rep. Peters, please proceed.
- Representative Peters, that's what I want to go. Yeah, well, good, congratulations.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Agriculture & Natural Resources Feb 3rd, 2026 at 10:30 am
Agriculture & Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- Peters. When you are ready, go ahead and proceed, and you'll have two minutes. Thank you.
- My name is Jim Peters.
- Peters? I have a question for you, Mr. Peters.
- Peters. I appreciate it. Seeing no other questions for you, sir. Thank you, Mr. Peters.
- Peters is here from the Forest Practices Board.
Committee:
House Agriculture & Natural Resources
Keywords:
anadromous fish, environmental conservation, state coordination, wildlife recovery, fisheries management, forest management, natural resources, collaboration, forest practices, sustainability, aviation, wildland fires, funding, disaster relief, emergency response, timber sales, land sales, process efficiency, legislation, department language
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Environment, Energy & Technology Jan 14th, 2026 at 08:00 am
Environment, Energy & Technology
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm going to be calling up Peter Stilquist, Maggie Euse, and Miguel Marzold, please.
- Members, my name is Peter Stilquist.
- Peter Godluski, with the Association of Washington Business, signed in opposed.
- So, Peter, if you'd like to proceed. Thank you.
- Peter Godlowski.
Committee:
Senate Environment, Energy & Technology
Keywords:
environment, retail bags, sustainability, pollution, customer impact, plastic bags, retail, waste reduction, cookware safety, lead regulation, consumer protection, interstate trade, health standards, SB 5941, Washington State Energy Code, State Building Code Council, renewable energy, solar panels, school district exemption, public school construction
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- The committee then moved to House Bill 1961, sponsored by Representative Peters.
- He applauded Representative Peters for bringing the bill forward because he thinks it will help with
- It is sponsored by Representative Peters.
- Thank you, Representative Peters. Thank you.
- It may be a question for Representative Peters, but I believe so, yes, sir. Thank you.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
Senate Chamber Jan 22nd, 2026 at 11:13 am
New Mexico Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Majority Floor Leader Peter Wirth. Thank you, Mr. President.
- Peter Ward to take us the next order of business. Thank you, Mr. President.
- Senator Peter Wirth, Senator William E.
- Senate Majority Floor Leader Peter Wirth. Thank you, Mr. President.
- Senate Majority Floor Leader Peter Wirth. Thank you, Mr. President.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session (Full Formal with Calendar) Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Massachusetts Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Peter J. Durant: Yes. Peter J. Durant: Yes. Lydia Edwards: No. James B. Eldridge: No. Ryan C.
- Peter J. Durant. Yes. Lydia Edwards. Yes. Peter J. Durant? Yes. Lydia Edwards. James B. Eldridge?
- Peter J. Durant. Yes. Lydia Edwards. Yes. James B. Eldridge. Yes. Ryan C. Fattman. Yes.
- Peter J. Durant? Yes. Lydia Edwards. Yes. Peter J. Durant. Yes. Lydia Edwards. Yes. James B.
Summary:
The Senate considered a campaign finance and ballot question transparency bill, taking up a series of amendments. Several amendments offered by Senator Tarr were rejected, including proposals on safety-based redactions, standardized valuation/liability reporting, higher contribution limits, municipal ballot question reporting, tax-exempt entities in ballot campaigns, and post-election audits for all statewide elections. Amendments by Senators Rausch and DiDomenico were adopted, including late contribution reporting and retroactive reporting with an emergency preamble. Senator Feingold’s amendment to prohibit pay-per-signature arrangements for petition gathering was also adopted after a roll call vote. The bill, Senate No. 2898, An Act improving campaign finance reporting by state ballot question committees, was then passed to be engrossed by a 38-0 vote.
The Senate next took up Senate No. 2903, An Act honoring Blue Star families, which would provide specialty license plates at no charge to the parent, child, or spouse of a law enforcement officer killed in the line of duty. Senators spoke in support, emphasizing the sacrifice of officers and their families, including the recent funeral of Officer Stephen LaPorteur. The bill was ordered to a third reading and then passed to be engrossed by a 38-0 vote.
The chamber also approved several committee extension orders. These extended deadlines for the Committees on Aging and Independence, Education, Public Service, and Economic Development and Emerging Technologies, with members noting the limited number of bills and the need for additional time to complete review, cost analysis, or respond to commission reports. The Senate then adopted an order to meet again the following Tuesday at 11 a.m., dispensed with printing a calendar, and adjourned in memory of Stuart H. Altman.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session (Full Formal with Calendar) Jan 15th, 2026
Massachusetts Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Peter J. Durant: Yes. Peter J. Durant: Yes. Lydia Edwards: No. James B. Eldridge: No. Ryan C.
- Peter J. Durant. Yes. Lydia Edwards. Yes. Peter J. Durant? Yes. Lydia Edwards. James B. Eldridge?
- Peter J. Durant. Yes. Lydia Edwards. Yes. James B. Eldridge. Yes. Ryan C. Fattman. Yes.
- Peter J. Durant? Yes. Lydia Edwards. Yes. Peter J. Durant. Yes. Lydia Edwards. Yes. James B.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
JLCAR Administrative Rules (06/20/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- We have a conditional approval uh with the oral amendment um by Senator Mcu seconded by Peter Per.
- We have a conditional approval uh with the oral amendment um by Senator Mcu seconded by Peter Per.
- We have a conditional approval uh with the oral amendment um by Senator Mcu seconded by Peter Per.
- We have a conditional approval uh with the oral amendment um by Senator Mcu seconded by Peter Per.
- We have a conditional approval uh with the oral amendment um by Senator Mcu seconded by Peter Per.
Summary:
The JLCAR meeting opened with approval of the prior minutes and the consent calendar, after one Fish and Game item was pulled from consent for separate discussion. The committee then reordered the regular calendar and postponed an HHS item at the agency’s request because work on the proposal was still ongoing and the sponsoring representative was absent.
The committee next considered OPLC item 2547, dealing with amendments to licensure and discipline forms for regulated professions. Members raised concerns that the form appeared geared toward health professions and that boards were not sufficiently involved in the process. OPLC responded that the form was being moved toward a dynamic online format with logic to collapse irrelevant questions, and that the agency was trying to make the application more user-friendly. The committee approved the item.
DNCR item 2551, concerning volunteer/adopt-a-park program rules, was approved after the agency acknowledged it had been operating the program and using forms before formal rules were adopted, and said it was now correcting that issue. Fish and Game item 2570, on electronic OHRV and snowmobile registration applications, drew discussion over processing times. The committee chair argued for consistency with the five-day mail-in processing period, while Fish and Game said it had concerns about file-transfer delays and workload and preferred 10 days. The committee ultimately approved the proposal with an oral amendment and conditional approval.
In other business, staff described a broader move to an online agency portal for submitting rulemaking documents, replacing email submissions. Members supported the change as a modernization effort and noted it would also make it easier to see which rules are nearing expiration. The committee approved the manual change, with implementation planned for early August after agency training.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Children and Families Mar 24th, 2026 at 09:30 am
Children and Families
Transcript Highlights:
- Chair Peters, Ranking Member Proudie, Representatives Costlow, Dolan, Elliott, here, Gragg, Hausman,
- Vice Chair Peters. Madam Chair Jones. Aye. Vice Chair Peters. Ranking Member Proudie. There she is.
- Vice Chair Peters. Ranking Member Proudie? Aye. Representative Costlow. Aye. Dolan. Elliott. Dolan.
Committee:
House Children and Families
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- Chair Peters, Ranking Member Proudie, Representatives Costlow, Dolan, Elliott, here; Gragg, Hausman,
- Vice Chair Peters. Madam Chair Jones. Aye. Vice Chair Peters. Ranking Member Proudie. There she is.
- Vice Chair Peters. Ranking Member Proudie? Aye. Representative Costlow. Aye. Dolan. Elliott. Dolan.
Committee:
House Children and Families
Summary:
The Committee on Children and Families met in brief executive session with a quorum present and moved quickly through two measures. First, House Bill 3451, described as the CITES bill related to interviewing with recordings, was moved “do pass” and approved by roll call vote, 11-0.
The committee then took up House Bill 3534, the playground bill, and adopted a substitute that combined the bill strings with House Bill 2342. After the substitute was adopted, the House Committee Substitute for House Bills 3534 and 2342 was moved “do pass” and approved by roll call vote, 12-0. No additional discussion or business was raised before adjournment.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- Senator Peter Wirth will take us to the next order of business. Thank you, Mr. President.
- Senator Majority Floor Leader Peter Wirth took us to the next order of business. Mr.
- Senate Majority Floor Leader Peter Wirth took us to the next order of business. Mr.
- Senate Majority Floor Leader Peter Wirth took us to the next order of business. Mr.
- Go on to Majority Floor Leader Peter Wirth, take us to that next order of business. Thank you, Mr.
Bills:
SB241
Keywords:
child care, child care assistance, child care subsidy, early childhood education, early childhood care, daycare, preschool, pre-K, Head Start, Early Head Start, Children's Code, early childhood education and care department, ECECD, child care facilities, licensed child care, registered child care, copayments, waitlist, subsidy, federal poverty level
Summary:
The Senate began by outlining the day’s agenda, then received several House messages, including the House’s request for concurrence on Senate Bill 151 and notice that the House had concurred in Senate amendments to House Bills 2, 3, and 70. The Senate also received enrolled bills SB 64 and SB 101, and later adopted committee reports on House Bill 120 and SB 64. The chamber then took up concurrence on SB 151, a tax package that the House amended to remove the gross receipts tax provision for medical supplies, add a 1% salary increase for state employees, higher education, and public schools, extend a high-wage job tax credit, and add sunsets. Senator Hamblen supported concurrence as a friendly amendment, while Senator Cervantes argued the House changes transformed the bill into an unconstitutional appropriations measure and urged a conference committee. The Senate nevertheless concurred, 22-14.
On third reading, the Senate passed House Bill 61, which increases the penalty for aggravated battery on a peace officer from a third-degree to a second-degree felony to align with other sentencing provisions. Supporters, including Senator Cervantes, cited consistency in the criminal code and noted the Sentencing Commission’s endorsement; the bill passed 37-0. The Senate also passed House Joint Memorial 3, directing the Environment Department to convene stakeholders and report on implementation of the PFAS Protection Act, despite a brief exchange over whether the memorial could be read as expanding authority under the existing PFAS law; it passed 22-13.
The chamber then passed several memorials: Senate Memorial 20, amended to include youth and family voices and legislative appointees in a statewide youth violence summit, passed 35-0; Senate Memorial 21, calling for a study of a statewide overdose prevention program, passed 35-0; Senate Memorial 22, which asks the Legislative Finance Committee to convene a working group on domestic violence funding and CYFD-related funding flows, passed; and Senate Memorial 27, urging expansion of the Radiation Exposure Act to compensate New Mexicans affected by atomic testing and uranium mining, passed 34-0. At the end of the session, the Senate received a governor’s message authorizing consideration of SB 74 on cockfighting penalties, followed by a playful Senate response message. The body also agreed to move House Joint Memorial 2 from Rules to the President’s table and then recessed until 8:30 a.m. the next day.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- I'll yield to Senator Peter Wirth to get us started. Thank you, Mr. President.
- Seeing no announcements, I yield to Senator Peter Wirth to take us to that next order of business.
- Senate Majority Floor Leader Peter Wirth will take us to that next order of business.
- We'll go to Senate Majority Floor Leader Peter Wirth to take us to that next order of business.
- **Senate Majority Floor Leader Peter Wirth** (member_13180), do you yield? Thank you, Mr.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Emerging Issues Apr 20th, 2026
Emerging Issues and Professional Registration
Transcript Highlights:
- Vice Chair Peters, Ranking Member Fuchs, here.
- Vice Chair Peters? Yes. Ranking Member Fuchs? Yes. Representatives Davidson, Houseman? Yes. Hinman?
- The sixth addition is Representative Peters' bill, House Bill 1961, which is addressing the dieticians
- Vice Chair Peters? Yes. Ranking Member Fuchs? Yes. Representative Davidson.
Summary:
The Emerging Issues committee met in executive session and first voted Senate Bill 959 do pass by a 12-0 roll call vote. The committee then took up Senate Bill 1092 and adopted a House Committee Substitute after discussion of its changes. Those changes included adding provisions related to licensure reciprocity and compacts for several professions, including social workers, dentists, physician assistants, speech-language pathologists, and dietitians, along with a change reducing the required supervision period for social workers from five years to three years and an amendment changing a time period from 90 to 60 days to match the Senate version.
Members discussed the substitute’s contents, and the committee adopted House Committee Amendment 0.03H, then rolled the amendments into a new substitute and adopted House Committee Substitute 0.06C. The committee then voted House Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 1092 do pass by a 12-0 vote. The meeting adjourned after no further business.
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- Vice Chair Peters, Ranking Member Fuchs, here.
- Vice Chair Peters? Yes. Ranking Member Fuchs? Yes. Representatives Davidson. Housemen? Yes. Heman?
- Sixth edition is Representative Peters Bill, who's on the committee of House Bill 1961, which is addressing
- Vice Chair Peters, yes. Ranking Member Fuchs, yes.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Health and Mental Health Feb 5th, 2026 at 08:00 am
Health and Mental Health
Transcript Highlights:
- Chair Peters had stated it's simple.
- Peters? Aye. Schmidt? Aye. Aye.
- Peters? Aye. Schmidt? Aye. Whaley? Aye.
- Peters? Aye. Schmidt? Aye. Whaley? Aye.
- Representative Peters.
Committee:
House Health and Mental Health
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
JDC, JDC DEFER Public Hearings 03-20-2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Peter Hamasaki, commissioner, also in support. Allison Fuyoka in support. Bob Toyafuku in support.
- Chair Uart has been such a good mentor, and the other commissioners, Peter Hamasaki, Blake Oiro, Koshiro
- Uh Peter Hamasaki uh consumer I support.
- Uh Peter Hamasaki uh consumer I mean<00:01:18.720><c> sorry</c><00:01:18.960><c> commission</c><00:01
- Koshiro,<00:03:06.400><c> Peter</c><00:03:06.720><c> Hamasaki,</c> Koshiro, Peter Hamasaki, Koshiro,
Summary:
The Judiciary Committee first considered Governor’s Message 574, confirming Michael Tenoi to continue serving on the Commission to Promote Uniform Legislation through June 30, 2028. Several supporters testified, and Tenoi said he valued working with Hawaii and national commissioners and hoped to focus on emerging issues such as artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and data security. The committee recommended advise and consent and adopted the measure, with a photo taken afterward.
The committee then heard HB 1519 on campaign contributions, which would require disclosure of compensated officers and immediate family members of certain state contractors and grantees. The Campaign Spending Commission and State Procurement Office supported the bill but asked for clarifying amendments; several advocacy groups supported the measure but urged stronger language, including removing branch-of-government limits and narrowing loopholes. The chair proposed amendments to remove monetary thresholds, limit the bill to paid officers, add appropriations for the Campaign Spending Commission and State Procurement Office, define “officer” more broadly, and note that false-name contributions are already felonies. The committee voted to pass HB 1519 with amendments.
HB 2250, the claims against the state bill, drew testimony from the Attorney General and multiple departments in support, but members raised extensive questions about why many claims would be paid from the general fund, how corrective action is being pursued, and the handling of several specific claims, including wrongful imprisonment, a cesspool citation, Department of Corrections deaths, a large special education settlement, a charter school lease dispute, and an outdated check. Because of those outstanding questions, the committee postponed decision-making on HB 2250 until Tuesday, March 24, at 10:30 a.m. in Room 016. Later, the committee also considered Governor’s Message 725, confirming Daniel M. Gluck as an associate judge of the Intermediate Court of Appeals; the committee recommended consent and adopted the measure.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Agriculture & Natural Resources Jan 16th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- My name is Jim Peters, Squaxin Island Tribal Secretary.
- And we do have questions for you on that timeline, Secretary Peters.
- So with that, Secretary Peters, Mr.
- Secretary Peters, you're commenting on legislation that's not before this body.
- Peters, you said something early in your statements during this panel. Mr.
Summary:
The committee held a work session on the history, implementation, and current challenges of Washington’s Forest and Fish law and related Habitat Conservation Plan. Testimony from tribal representatives Jim Peters and David Herrera, former Rep. Jim Buck, and mediator Tim Thompson described the original timber, fish, and wildlife negotiations as a broad, collaborative effort intended to balance salmon and habitat protection with a viable timber industry. DNR’s Sabur Jawad outlined the program’s statutory framework, the roles of DNR, Ecology, Fish and Wildlife, tribes, local governments, landowners, and the Forest Practices Board, and explained that changes to aquatic-resource rules can come through adaptive management, legislative direction, or court orders. He also described the permitting and enforcement system, the programmatic HCP, road maintenance and abandonment work, and the adaptive management process, including the long-running NP stream-buffer studies and resulting rulemaking timeline.
Agency and stakeholder testimony emphasized accomplishments such as decades of HCP coverage, annual compliance monitoring, road and fish-barrier improvements, small forest landowner assistance programs, and the completion of numerous adaptive management studies. DNR’s Katie Allen said the program has strong successes but also faces resource-intensive implementation, rising costs, and watershed-wide pressures beyond forestry, and she pointed to a State Auditor review that produced 13 recommendations now being addressed through an action plan and a structured decision-making model. Washington Farm Forestry Association executive director Elaine O’Neill said small forest landowners supported the agreement expecting assistance and flexibility, but argued the balance has shifted toward more protection and less practical consideration of rural vitality and property rights. Washington Forest Protection Association executive director Jason Spadero said the agreement has produced measurable environmental gains and regulatory predictability, but criticized the recent NP rule and urged continued science-based, economically balanced management.
In the final discussion, tribal representatives said the collaborative, consensus-based process still works in some areas, but that the principals need to be re-engaged more directly and periodically to restore accountability and trust. They said the adaptive management process and funding remain important, but expressed concern that consensus has broken down in some recent rulemaking and that side negotiations or outside pressure can undermine the original agreement. Members asked how to restore the collaborative model; Peters suggested renewed commitment from the principal parties and more regular high-level meetings, while Herrera echoed the need to implement the auditor’s recommendations. No formal votes or legislative actions were taken during the work session.