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OK
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Commerce and Economic Development Oversight Mar 3rd, 2026 at 10:30 am

Commerce & Economic Development Oversight

OK
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Health and Human Services REVISED Feb 9th, 2026 at 02:00 pm

Health and Human Services

NM
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Chamber Meeting Feb 2nd, 2026 at 11:02 am

New Mexico House Floor Meeting

NM
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Chamber Meeting Jan 30th, 2026 at 12:05 pm

New Mexico House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Speaker, they were led by head coach Alfonso Camarena, with assistant coaches Hersayan Chavez and Gabby
  • Speaker and members, the Horsemen dedicated this season to the memory of assistant coach Chris Meyer,
  • They are headquartered there in Roswell to recruit new businesses and assist existing businesses with
  • They love their dog Nova. The family resides in Albuquerque.
  • Not a good, healthy state in terms of people who rely on government assistance.
Bills: HM3 , HM11 , HM14 , HM15 , HM21 , HM25 , HB9 , SB2 , SB19
Keywords: nurses, health care workers, healthcare workers, frontline workers, hospital staff, clinicians, allied health professionals, support staff, public health, workforce shortage, nursing shortage, safe staffing, patient safety, rural health care, frontier communities, behavioral health, mental health, substance use disorder, substance abuse, health care memorial
TX
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Public Health Apr 7th, 2025

Public Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • We are talking about SB 8, the bill that allows any individual who thinks they have a dog in this fight
  • And the people who work with the doctors, the physician's assistants, or the nurses, that if they do
  • now, then after this law, then before the law, with respect to prosecutions. including women, or assisting
  • Make sure that this bill doesn't assist in criminalizing anyone.
  • They can occur spontaneously, but sometimes they need the assistance of an obstetrician. to aid in evacuation
Bills: HB44 , HB2200 , HB1612 , HB2747 , HB2038 , HB3717 , HB1431 , HB3800 , HB3801 , HB3560 , HB3246 , HB44
Committee: House Public Health
Keywords: HB 44, Life of the Mother Act, abortion exceptions, medical emergency, reasonable medical judgment, pregnancy complications, maternal health, life-threatening condition, ectopic pregnancy, miscarriage, spontaneous abortion, fetal survival, Texas abortion law, abortion ban, physician liability, health care provider, disciplinary action, aiding and abetting, emergency abortion, obstetric care
WA
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Appropriations Feb 25th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • The next amendment, COV-044, offered by Representative Schmec, would restore funding for the assisted
  • What this amendment would do is rebase the assisted living facilities.
  • What this amendment would do is rebase the assisted living facilities.
  • One of the most devastating, local effort assistance. My school district and...
  • I mean, just think about low-income energy assistance.
Summary: The House Appropriations Committee met in executive session on a proposed substitute operating budget bill and worked through a long series of amendments before voting on the bill. Members discussed a wide range of budget items, including court funding for Thurston County civil filings, Attorney General funding for a domestic extremism task force, grants for Yakima aquatics access, North Mason mobile integrated health, mentoring programs, poverty reduction work, a proposed Department of Housing task force, federal grant inventory staffing, HEAL Act funding, assisted living rebasing, DCYF family resource centers and pediatric interim care, law enforcement training and equipment, shellfish and birthing center licensing fees, school bus depreciation, charter school accountability, transition to kindergarten priorities, and several Fish and Wildlife and OSPI grants. The committee also considered amendments related to the Columbia River Gorge Commission, shrub-steppe habitat mitigation, and a study on Lower Snake River reservoir drawdown impacts. Debate on many amendments centered on whether items were statewide priorities or local projects, and on the fiscal constraints of the budget. Supporters often argued that proposals would protect vulnerable populations, improve public safety, or leverage future savings and outside funding; opponents frequently cited budget pressure, the availability of existing funding, or the need to avoid singling out local projects. Some amendments were adopted, including Clark 343 on intent to fund up to 10,000 additional eCAP slots, Jones 419 on paint stewardship funding, and Stevens 070 limiting birthing center license fees. Many others failed, including amendments on Thurston County court funding, the domestic extremism task force, Yakima aquatics, North Mason mobile integrated health, mentoring, poverty reduction workgroup funding, the Department of Housing task force, federal grant staffing, HEAL Act funding, assisted living rebasing, the PIC Center contract, the Lacey regional training academy, and several Fish and Wildlife and OSPI-related proposals. The committee then moved to the underlying bill, Proposed Substitute House Bill 2289, and adopted a do pass motion after disposing of the amendments. The transcript indicates the committee ultimately reported the bill out of committee with a do pass recommendation.
MA
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government Jun 23rd, 2026

Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • Also, please do not use the chat in the virtual access room for anything other than technical assistance
  • Oh, this is my able assistant. Fantastic, okay. Who is also my grandson. Got it.
  • So I have no dog in this fight other than to make sure that my constituents are properly represented
Bills: H5426 , H5434 , S3084 , S3087 , S3088 , S3092
Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government
Keywords: North Attleborough, town charter, home rule charter, municipal government, local option, charter amendment, Parks and Recreation Commission, Park Commission, write-in candidate, sticker candidate, ballot access, town election, bylaw, ordinance, board membership, local approval, Tisbury, Martha's Vineyard, planning board, associate members
WA
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Education Jan 22nd, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • access to the prevention, early identification, early intervention, ...and crisis intervention, assistance
  • in supporting student behavioral health. ...partners to develop and implement a technical assistance
  • ESDs and participating agency and community partners to optimize the delivery of technical assistance
  • He's somebody who wrote these very popular books called Dog Man. All our kids love them.
  • I think our school districts are asking for more technical assistance and training for their teachers
Summary: The House Education Committee met in executive session on several bills, beginning with House Bill 1795 on restraint and isolation in schools. Staff described the proposed substitute as prohibiting mechanical, chemical, and certain physical restraints, limiting planned use of restraint to cases with written medical necessity and parental consent, and revising the definition of serious harm. Members debated amendments clarifying that serious harm can include harm to another person, barring construction of rooms designed primarily for student isolation, and adding a null-and-void clause. The committee adopted the first two amendments but rejected the null-and-void amendment, then advanced the bill as amended. The final roll call on HB 1795 was 10 ayes, 7 nays, and 2 excused, and it was reported do pass as amended. The committee then considered Second Substitute House Bill 1634, which would create a statewide technical assistance and training framework for student behavioral health, coordinated by OSPI and ESDs with behavioral health agencies and community partners. A second proposed substitute removed some implementation requirements, narrowed the bill to coordination and access to services, added family-focused consultation and planning language, and removed certain reporting and needs-assessment provisions. A null-and-void amendment was offered but failed. Supporters said the bill would provide schools with flexible technical assistance rather than mandates, while opponents raised concerns about fiscal impact and unfunded obligations. The committee approved the bill on a 12-5 vote with 2 excused and reported it do pass. The committee also received staff briefings on House Bill 1662, which would require several education-related agencies and entities to transition to separate administrative services and operational independence on a delayed timeline, and House Bill 1683, which would adjust school board director-district election requirements and thresholds. No amendments were noted on HB 1683, and the committee did not reach final action on either of those bills before adjourning.
CA
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Business and Professions Committee Apr 21st, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • an effective, safe, replicable, and scalable strategy for reducing the overpopulation of cats and dogs
  • Let's pass AB 2010 and progress toward ending the overpopulation of cats and dogs together.
  • We are also proposing a modest increase in the number of assistants a therapist can supervise from two
  • We are also proposing a modest increase in the number of assistants a therapist can supervise from two
  • We see this multiple times a day when our staff will assist customers into the store, which highlights
Summary: The committee heard a long agenda of bills, with members repeatedly noting the lack of quorum while testimony continued. AB 1693 by Assemblymember Zbur would streamline local permitting for retail tenant improvements by allowing qualified professional certifiers to review plans and requiring local action within set deadlines; the California Retailers Association supported the bill, citing lengthy permit delays, and there was no opposition. AB 2010 by Assemblymember Soria would expand access to high-volume spay and neuter services, including mobile clinics, to address pet overpopulation; supporters said it would improve access in rural and underserved areas, while opponents and the Veterinary Medical Board raised concerns about safety standards and asked for amendments. AB 2195 by Assemblymember Rodriguez would stop automatic occupational license suspensions for low-income parents behind on child support; supporters argued the policy is counterproductive and hurts earning capacity, while the California Child Support Association and others said license suspension is an effective enforcement tool that brings parents to the table. The committee also heard AB 2311 by Assemblymember Chiu, which would let public health care district hospitals directly employ physicians; supporters said it would improve recruitment and access to care, while medical groups warned about physician autonomy and institutional influence. AB 1796 by Assemblymember Jackson would create a licensure pathway for professional interior designers and add an interior designer to the California Architects Board; supporters framed it as a public safety and professional recognition measure, while opponents said it would create confusion, unnecessary regulation, and no demonstrated public harm. AB 1739 by Assemblymember Ward would make it a crime for clergy providing therapeutic services to engage in sexual contact with a counselee, closing a gap in existing law; it drew strong support from survivor advocates and no opposition. Finally, AB 2497 by Assemblymember Johnson began testimony on modernizing the physical therapy practice act, with the author noting committee amendments that removed imaging and other provisions, but the transcript cuts off before testimony or action on that bill was completed.
TX
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Intergovernmental Affairs Mar 11th, 2025

Intergovernmental Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • We also assist other agencies within the state. We work with TDEM.
  • Yes, so for like the energy assistance program or community service block grant.
  • And if you would, let me know any way we can assist. You or provide information.
  • You know my first question is did you bring any wiener dogs? memorabilia today?
  • Nothing more fun than watching wiener dogs run at top speed, which is...
Committee: House Intergovernmental Affairs
CA
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee Jun 18th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • In these cases, HCD steps in and works with local governments, providing technical assistance to help
  • provide clarity regarding the scope of this bill by giving local jurisdictions additional resources to assist
  • SB 748 as proposed to be amended assists local jurisdictions with operating safe parking sites while
  • They’re attempting to take a shower with, you know, a small bucket of water, wild dogs.
Summary: The Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee met with a quorum and announced that SB 340 would be moved to a later hearing. The consent calendar included HR 44, SB 233, and SB 410, which were later approved. The committee then heard several housing-related bills, with testimony largely focused on streamlining accessory dwelling unit (ADU) rules, regional planning, and homelessness response. SB 9 would require local agencies to submit ADU ordinances to HCD within 60 days and respond to HCD findings within 30 days, or the ordinance would become null and void and state standards would apply. Supporters, including California YIMBY, Casita Coalition, UnidosUS, Housing Action Coalition, and Power California, argued the bill would strengthen enforcement of existing ADU law and reduce local barriers. The bill passed 7-0 with two abstentions and was sent to the Assembly Local Government Committee. SB 486 would exempt UC and CSU projects from having to analyze a no-project alternative under CEQA while requiring the universities to share enrollment forecasting data and participate in regional sustainable communities planning. It passed 9-0 and was referred to the Assembly Natural Resources Committee. SB 748, as amended, would expand funding and authority for safe parking sites and related services for people living in RVs or vehicles, using encampment resolution funding and requiring reporting by the California Interagency Council on Homelessness. The City of Compton, the Western Manufactured Housing Communities Association, and the League of California Cities supported the measure, emphasizing public health, neighborhood safety, and humane alternatives to displacement. The committee members discussed the limits of current encampment cleanup approaches and the need for services and temporary shelter; the bill passed 11-0 and was sent to the Assembly Human Services Committee. SB 543, a cleanup bill for ADU and junior ADU law, clarified review timelines, size standards, and consistency with existing ADU statutes; it also passed unanimously and was referred to the Assembly Local Government Committee.
TX
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Pensions, Investments & Financial Services Mar 31st, 2025

Pensions, Investments & Financial Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • If you require assistance in registering or testifying, please contact the committee staff.
  • It's life for everybody and their dog to be constantly asking for tips.
  • We provide investigative assistance to all of these agencies, offering criminal intelligence to law enforcement
  • I'd also like to thank Representative Lujan and his staff for their invaluable assistance.
Bills: HB3014 , HB3109 , HB3126 , HB3474 , HB3594
Committee: House Pensions, Investments & Financial Services
Keywords: gift card fraud, counterfeit gift card, gift card tampering, gift card theft, prepaid card, stored value card, retail fraud, financial crimes, consumer protection, organized retail crime, gift card skimming, magnetic stripe, chip card, redemption information, gift card packaging, Penal Code, felony theft, state jail felony, third-degree felony, second-degree felony
MN
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband and Rural Development - 02/17/25

Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • The first program we'd like to talk about is the local food purchase assistance program.
  • </c> uh uh local food uh purchase assistance uh uh local food uh purchase assistance program<00:03:53.920
  • Is for contracting for depopulating, assisting, and depopulating farms, and helping those independent
  • </c><01:26:10.000><c> on</c> technical assistance on technical assistance on conservation<01:26:12.000
  • But we have a grant from USDA through an ARPA program to provide technical assistance.
Committee: Senate Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development
NH
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Judiciary (01/29/2025)

Transcript Highlights:
  • I've had four dogs die of cancer, and lots of the dogs and cats in Marac are dying of cancer, which is
  • </c> single night not to give our dogs single night not to give our dogs filtered<00:26:08.399><c> water
  • </c><04:38:41.760><c> in</c> assisted suicide and assist assisting in assisted suicide and assist assisting
  • This bill is assisted suicide.
  • are assisting with it.
Summary: The committee first heard House Bill 199, which would extend the statute of limitations for civil actions seeking damages from PFAS contamination from six years to 20 years. The prime sponsor and other supporters argued that PFAS contamination in southern New Hampshire has long-term and often delayed health and property impacts, making the current six-year period too short for victims to discover harm, connect it to exposure, and seek relief. Supporters described contamination in places such as Merrimack and surrounding communities, cited health concerns including cancer, developmental issues, and other illnesses, and said a longer period would better preserve legal rights while still requiring proof of causation. The Department of Environmental Services said it was not taking a position but acknowledged the contamination and ongoing work to address it. The Business and Industry Association opposed the bill, arguing that evidence becomes stale over time, memories and documents fade, and a longer window would make it harder to determine causation when other exposures or intervening factors may be involved. Committee members questioned both sides about causation, the difficulty of proving PFAS-related illness, and whether a 20-year period was necessary if a plaintiff already knows of the injury and its source. Supporters responded that PFAS effects can emerge slowly, that scientific understanding continues to develop, and that current knowledge is still incomplete. Opponents said the existing discovery rule already starts the clock when harm and causal connection are known, and that extending the period would reduce clarity and fairness in litigation. After testimony and questions, the chair closed the hearing on HB 199. The committee then opened House Bill 268 FN, which was described as a technical measure to confirm that the Board of Tax and Land Appeals may hold hearings in its Concord hearing rooms. The sponsor indicated the bill reflects current practice and does not require additional facilities. With only one witness listed and no apparent opposition, the discussion was brief and focused on why the authorization should be placed in statute rather than left to practice.
NH
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Resources, Recreation and Development (01/29/2025)

Transcript Highlights:
  • Another person said, “I wouldn’t bring my dogs up there.”
  • He said he would not bring his dogs up there, because these are dogs that cost thousands of dollars.
  • He said these dogs are very expensive and are a very expensive hunting tool.
  • </c><00:12:07.560><c> area</c><00:12:08.560><c> um</c><00:12:09.240><c> these</c><00:12:09.639><c> dogs
  • </c> stores and in that area um these dogs stores and in that area um these dogs are<00:12:10.480><c>
Summary: The committee began with housekeeping about report deadlines and bill scheduling, noting that reports should be submitted as soon as possible, ideally by Friday night, so they can be reviewed and filed on time. The chair explained the process for Democratic and Republican reports, reviewed the timing sheet for early bills, and said the committee was trying to stay on schedule to avoid hearings during vacation week. He also shared his contact information for questions. The committee then moved into executive session on 10 bills. On HB 13, relative to OHRV operation on certain highways in Windsor, the committee voted unanimously to retain the bill after the prime sponsor asked that it be held for possible local action. On HB 127, extending the closing date of OHRV trails on the Connecticut River headquarters property from September 30 to Columbus Day, members debated economic benefits for Pittsburgh versus concerns about local control, conservation easements, and hunting impacts. The committee voted 11-5 ought to pass; the chair noted it would not go on consent and would have a fiscal note. On HB 174, increasing the maximum weight of a utility terrain vehicle to 3,500 pounds unladen dry weight, supporters argued the change could help accommodate electric vehicles and heavier equipment, while opponents raised concerns about undefined terms, enforcement, private landowner rights, and unintended consequences. The committee voted 8-7 ought to pass. On HB 203, requiring C-COT approved personal flotation devices while on New Hampshire state waters, the committee heard a split between members who emphasized personal responsibility and those who said the bill would improve safety and education and could reduce drowning deaths. The motion to ITL failed 11-5, meaning the committee rejected the motion to kill the bill and advanced it instead. The transcript then moved on to HB 332, allowing for the establishment of a village district, but the discussion of that bill was not included in the provided excerpt.
HI
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

WAM-AEN, WAM-JDC Informational Briefings 01-09-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c><00:05:20.160><c> Um</c> detector dog. Um detector dog. Um yeah.
  • </c> as part of them being special assistant as part of them being special assistant is<02:25:56.760>
  • <c> administration</c> Special assistant to the administration Special assistant to the administration
  • </c><02:27:32.840><c> people</c> you know they're there to assist people you know they're there to assist
  • </c> Prevention and Justice Assistance Prevention and Justice Assistance Division?
KY
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

House Legislative Session Day 11 (1-21-26)

Kentucky House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Um, but great property damage, um, unfortunately the loss of a beloved pet dog, and just a lot of loss
  • of</c><00:24:03.039><c> a</c><00:24:03.280><c> beloved</c><00:24:03.760><c> pet</c><00:24:04.080><c> dog
  • 00:24:05.360><c> and</c><00:24:05.919><c> just</c><00:24:06.159><c> a</c> the loss of a beloved pet dog
  • and just a the loss of a beloved pet dog and just a lot<00:24:06.559><c> of</c><00:24:07.440><c> loss
WY
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session-Day 8, February 18, 2026-PM

Wyoming Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senate File 27, Leash Dogs for Tracking Senate File 27, Leash Dogs for Tracking Black<00:59:12.240><c
  • This simply would allow a legally hunted and shot bear to be tracked with a leashed dog.
  • This simply would allow a legally hunted and shot bear to be tracked with a leashed dog.
  • This simply would allow a legally hunted and shot bear to be tracked with a leashed dog.
  • This simply would allow a legally hunted and shot bear to be tracked with a leashed dog.
NM
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Health and Human Services Jan 26th, 2026 at 09:05 am

House Health & Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • This fund allows for premium assistance to keep costs affordable for consumers.
  • Without assistance, the cost of... ...the coverage available is simply unaffordable.
  • And hot dog, Representative Dow, we might have something we agree on.
  • I am a physician assistant student.
  • I am a physician assistant student.
Committee: House House Health & Human Services
NM
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - Legislative Finance Aug 21st, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • In the cutback of the federal assistance programs, the demand for non-profit services will just rise.
  • We distributed millions and millions of dollars of assistance that included cash, PPE.
  • I'm Greg Frostad, Assistant Secretary of Education.
  • We cover a variety of school food topics and provide technical assistance.
  • The key word I am taking away from this is bird dog. So thank you, Chair.