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WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session Feb 17th, 2026

Washington House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • please help them to sense the gravity that as they make laws that others must live by and will be judged
  • will answer to you, the great lawgiver, and are expected to live by your word because we will be judged
  • And this amendment would change the part of the bill that would allow counties under the bill now to
  • So under current law, if a county is imposing $2 in total tax per thousand, and they have 10 cents per
  • Our counties, by Constitution, are an arm of the state.
Summary: The House convened with a quorum, approved the prior day’s minutes, received a Senate message that Senate Bill 5489 had passed the Senate, and then took up several House bills on second and third reading. The main debate centered on Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2442, which would give local governments more flexibility to use certain local tax tools for public health clinics, housing, veterans’ assistance, and related purposes. Members offered and voted on multiple amendments, including proposals to require voter approval for tax increases and to strip out or narrow several tax authorizations; some amendments were adopted, including technical and limiting changes, while others were rejected. The bill ultimately passed the House 53-44. The House then passed Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1295, a literacy bill aimed at expanding evidence-based reading instruction and teacher training. Members described it as a long-overdue effort to improve reading outcomes, with supporters citing low grade-level reading proficiency and the need for scientifically based methods; a technical grammar amendment was adopted, and the bill passed 96-1. The chamber also passed Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill 2636, creating a steering committee and JLARC review process to examine school district regulations and unfunded mandates, with broad support and no opposition in the final vote. Other measures passed included Substitute House Bill 2650, making administrative changes to local tax notification and effective-date procedures, and Second Substitute House Bill 2590, which exempts limited equity cooperatives from certain common-interest-community requirements to support affordable housing. House Bill 2610 also passed, allowing nonprofit housing providers to use property for interim community purposes without losing tax benefits, and Substitute House Bill 2343 passed unanimously to require publicly operated facilities to follow the same water-quality discharge rules as private facilities, prompted by concerns about nitrate contamination linked to a state game farm in Centralia. The House also passed Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2225, regulating AI companion chatbots; amendments added public disclosure of crisis referrals, but a proposal to remove the private right of action failed. The bill passed 69-28 after supporters emphasized child safety and opponents raised concerns about litigation and privacy. The House then adjourned to caucus.
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • That it's not just your average county road.
  • A lot of times, those aren't even maintained by the County, but it is a county road.
  • Senate Bill 1621 simply says that the local county district attorney can defend the county law library
  • So, anyway, this is a request bill by Oklahoma County clerk.
  • It also allows illers to waive court clerk And county clerk fees move adoption.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

HLT-HHS Joint Info Briefing - Fri Mar 6, 2026 @ 10:00 AM HST

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • 49.520><c> system</c><00:40:50.000><c> statewide</c> As we build out our EMS system statewide, on a county-level
  • invest and build that out, we'll get more lessons learned for how to spread that into the other counties
Bills: HB2246 , HB2119 , HB1929 , HB1953 , HB1572 , HB2549 , HB2594 , HB2551 , HB2595 , HB2548 , HB2459 , HB1931 , HB1604 , HB1616 , HB1736 , HB2233 , HB2241 , HB1891 , HB1803 , HB2567 , HB2534 , HB2399 , HB2172 , HB1595 , HB1811 , HB2168 , HB1780 , HB1781 , HB1785 , HB2122 , HB2012 , HB2398 , HB1779 , HB2296 , HB1894 , HB1925 , HB2019 , HB1896 , HB2294 , HB2298 , HB2300 , HB2344 , HB2345 , HB2391 , HB2037 , HB2201 , HB1941 , HB1635 , HB1943 , HB2325 , HB1926 , HB2490 , HB1710 , HB2545 , HB1976 , HB2173 , HB1804 , HB1563 , HB2015 , HB1619 , HB2475 , HB1889 , HB2367 , HB2187 , HB1765 , HB1452 , HB2231 , HB1700 , HB1705 , HB1626 , HB1897 , HB1642 , HB1523 , HB2593 , HB815 , HB1655 , HB1596 , HB1732 , HB1842 , HB2476 , HB2478 , HB2022 , HB1588 , HB2575 , HB1163 , HB2153 , HB772 , HB1519 , HB2050 , HB2309 , HB2147 , HB2329 , HB2274 , HB2280 , HB2547 , HB2275 , HB2452 , HB2306 , HB2148 , HB2088 , HB1764 , HB2438 , HB2117 , HB1860 , HB2604 , HB2118 , HB2017 , HB2155 , HB1832 , HB2216 , HB1601 , HB1934 , HB2297 , HB2397 , HB1893 , HB2533 , HB1890 , HB2454 , HB2004 , HB2427 , HB2207 , HB1810 , HB1840 , HB1644 , HB1645 , HB1946 , HB1648 , HB2324 , HB2323 , HB1509 , HB1514 , HB1515 , HB2164 , HB2165 , HB2283 , HB1691 , HB2386 , HB2423 , HB2121 , HB1984 , HB1593 , HB1671 , HB2619 , HB1481 , HB2314 , HB2319 , HB1643 , HB2558 , HB1864 , HB1898 , HB2214 , HB2167 , HB2488 , HB2009 , HB2007 , HB322 , HB1964 , HB2218 , HB2616 , HB1535 , HB1574 , HB1977 , HB2054 , HB2046 , HB146 , HB2094 , HB2181 , HB2250 , HB2515 , HB2444 , HB2385 , HB1740 , HB1724 , HB1733 , HB1799 , HB1725 , HB2049 , HB2161 , HB1970 , HB2519 , HB1790 , HB2416 , HB1873 , HB2001 , HB2151 , HB1603 , HB1880 , HB1753 , HB2198 , HB1511 , HB1991 , HB2546 , HB1615 , HB1939 , HB2140 , HB2429 , HB1870 , HB1850 , HB1782 , HB2137
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

House Chamber - Thu Mar 5, 2026, 12:00PM HST - Day 23

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • My husband is a firefighter with the County of Maui and a member of this bargaining unit.
  • ,</c> law enforcement, state and county, law enforcement, state and county, should<01:26:35.760><c> do
  • Um, also there were opposition from the Maui Police Department, the Maui County, Hawaii Island County
  • ,</c><01:32:53.040><c> Hawaii</c> Department, the Maui County, Hawaii Department, the Maui County, Hawaii
  • ><c> prosecuting</c> Island County, and Honolulu prosecuting Island County, and Honolulu prosecuting
Bills: HB2246 , HB2119 , HB1929 , HB1953 , HB1572 , HB2549 , HB2594 , HB2551 , HB2595 , HB2548 , HB2459 , HB1931 , HB1604 , HB1616 , HB1736 , HB2233 , HB2241 , HB1891 , HB1803 , HB2567 , HB2534 , HB2399 , HB2172 , HB1595 , HB1811 , HB2168 , HB1780 , HB1781 , HB1785 , HB2122 , HB2012 , HB2398 , HB1779 , HB2296 , HB1894 , HB1925 , HB2019 , HB1896 , HB2294 , HB2298 , HB2300 , HB2344 , HB2345 , HB2391 , HB2037 , HB2201 , HB1941 , HB1635 , HB1943 , HB2325 , HB1926 , HB2490 , HB1710 , HB2545 , HB1976 , HB2173 , HB1804 , HB1563 , HB2015 , HB1619 , HB2475 , HB1889 , HB2367 , HB2187 , HB1765 , HB1452 , HB2231 , HB1700 , HB1705 , HB1626 , HB1897 , HB1642 , HB1523 , HB2593 , HB815 , HB1655 , HB1596 , HB1732 , HB1842 , HB2476 , HB2478 , HB2022 , HB1588 , HB2575 , HB1163 , HB2153 , HB772 , HB1519 , HB2050 , HB2309 , HB2147 , HB2329 , HB2274 , HB2280 , HB2547 , HB2275 , HB2452 , HB2306 , HB2148 , HB2088 , HB1764 , HB2438 , HB2117 , HB1860 , HB2604 , HB2118 , HB2017 , HB2155 , HB1832 , HB2216 , HB1601 , HB1934 , HB2297 , HB2397 , HB1893 , HB2533 , HB1890 , HB2454 , HB2004 , HB2427 , HB2207 , HB1810 , HB1840 , HB1644 , HB1645 , HB1946 , HB1648 , HB2324 , HB2323 , HB1509 , HB1514 , HB1515 , HB2164 , HB2165 , HB2283 , HB1691 , HB2386 , HB2423 , HB2121 , HB1984 , HB1593 , HB1671 , HB2619 , HB1481 , HB2314 , HB2319 , HB1643 , HB2558 , HB1864 , HB1898 , HB2214 , HB2167 , HB2488 , HB2009 , HB2007 , HB322 , HB1964 , HB2218 , HB2616 , HB1535 , HB1574 , HB1977 , HB2054 , HB2046 , HB146 , HB2094 , HB2181 , HB2250 , HB2515 , HB2444 , HB2385 , HB1740 , HB1724 , HB1733 , HB1799 , HB1725 , HB2049 , HB2161 , HB1970 , HB2519 , HB1790 , HB2416 , HB1873 , HB2001 , HB2151 , HB1603 , HB1880 , HB1753 , HB2198 , HB1511 , HB1991 , HB2546 , HB1615 , HB1939 , HB2140 , HB2429 , HB1870 , HB1850 , HB1782 , HB2137
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • So by county proportionally?
  • It wouldn't be—you can't divide it by 77 and think it's going to affect every single county the same.
  • It's going to affect Oklahoma and Tulsa counties probably more so than it would Roger Mills County.
  • Probably more so than it would Roger Mills County.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations and Budget REVISED: SB1403 - ADDED TO AGENDA Apr 14th, 2026

Appropriations and Budget

Transcript Highlights:
  • So by county proportionally?
  • It wouldn't be—you can't divide it by 77 and think it's going to affect every single county the same.
  • It's going to affect Oklahoma and Tulsa counties probably more so than it would Roger Mills County.
Summary: The committee first took up Senate Bill 1319, which would create a Corporation Commission process to help residential homeowners whose homes are contaminated by brine, oil, or other substances tied to the Commission’s jurisdiction. Members discussed a subcommittee amendment that removed an appropriation because the bill had already been funded elsewhere, and several questions focused on whether the measure was a state-funded bridge for rare cases where no liable party is immediately identifiable. The bill was advanced on a 23-3 vote. The committee then approved several other measures with little or no debate: SB 1369 to create a protected revolving fund for the 988 mental health lifeline; SB 1378 to create an Olympic Fund for Oklahoma City’s 2028 Olympic preparations; SB 1379 to establish a two-year grant pilot for victims of labor and sex trafficking; SB 1309 to increase the Rhodes Fund reserve for debt service; SB 1330 to change compensation for the pardon and parole board director and members to an attendance-based structure; SB 1546 to allow private donations for the Inspired to Teach program and rename it Next Ed; and SB 1403 to update the Quality Jobs Program, including adding certain transportation-related industries and tightening eligibility if a credit is unused for three years. These bills all received due-pass recommendations, with votes ranging from unanimous to 23-2. The committee also considered SB 1481, which adds 20 minutes of daily recess, and members noted that similar bills were moving through the process and that the bill did not clearly address whether the added recess counts as instructional time. It passed 25-0. Finally, SB 1122, a broadband tax-policy cleanup bill, drew questions about its fiscal impact on local governments and counties; the presenter said municipalities would not be affected because they do not levy ad valorem taxes, though the measure could reduce revenue for other taxing entities by about $20 million statewide. That bill passed 23-1. The meeting ended with announcements about upcoming appropriations meetings and adjournment.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

CPC Public Hearing - Thu Feb 26, 2026 @ 2:00 PM HST

Consumer Protection & Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • We think perhaps the lender may be in a better position to judge the solar installers' due diligence
  • We think perhaps the lender may be in a better position to judge the solar installers' due diligence
  • <00:47:56.400><c> statement</c><00:47:56.800><c> from</c><00:47:56.960><c> a</c><00:47:57.119><c> county
  • </c><00:47:57.440><c> is</c> sorry signed statement from a county is sorry signed statement from a county
  • Psychologists are not qualified to judge licensing complaints against school psychologists, and the reverse
Summary: The committee on Consumer Protection and Commerce met on February 26, 2026, and heard several bills, mostly in the areas of workers’ compensation and consumer protection. HB 1946 HD1 on timeshare registration renewal drew support from DCCA’s timeshare program and major industry groups including Hilton Grand Vacations, the American Resort Development Association, and Marriott Vacations Worldwide, with no opposition noted. HB 1515 HD1, which would allow an attending physician to request a functional capacity examination without employer permission, was supported by DLIR and the Department of Human Resources Development and had no other in-person testimony; the bill was then moved on without questions. The committee spent substantial time on HB 1514 HD1, which would streamline workers’ compensation vocational rehabilitation by clarifying provider selection and requiring vocational plans within 90 days. DLIR supported the intent but asked for amendments, saying the 90-day deadline was too rigid given case-by-case complexity, limited staffing, and the need for coordination among injured workers, employers, and counselors; members discussed possible extensions and whether a 120-day timeline or other flexibility would be better. Testimony on the bill included one individual in support and seven in opposition. HB 1648 HD1, concerning workers’ compensation and physician dispensing of non-prescription drugs, drew support from DHRD and comments from DLIR and industry witnesses. DLIR said the bill should be narrowed so it does not restrict medically necessary over-the-counter medications or oral guidance from providers, while Aloha Billing Company and Solera Integrated Medical Solutions urged tighter limits on physician dispensing and raised concerns about pricing abuse through average wholesale price. Members discussed clarifying the bill’s language so it targets written prescriptions rather than oral advice. HB 1644 HD1, requiring a standardized disclosure form for residential solar contracts, received support from the Hawaii Solar Energy Association and Kauaʻi Island Utility Cooperative, while DCCA’s Office of Consumer Protection supported the consumer-protection goal but proposed stronger remedies, including a three-day cancellation right, voidability for missing disclosures, and possible lender liability; members questioned how those remedies should apply to lenders, and no vote was taken on the measures in the portion provided.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Appropriations Feb 26th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • For example, Adams and Garfield County? That was for me.
  • I think Garfield County was another, Columbia County or Columbia County and Garfield, and so those are
  • They partner with some of their neighboring counties for those services, and Garfield County was serving
  • I've been working in the county jail for about five years.
  • I've been working in the county jail for about five years.
Bills: HB2689 , SB5832 , SB5922 , SB5944 , SB5988 , SB6151
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund Committee Feb 25th, 2026

Finance and Taxation General Fund

Transcript Highlights:
  • Each county judge of probate will work through the canvassing committee to select one precinct at random
  • </c> and at least one statewide uh county and at least one statewide uh county county<00:11:11.320><c
  • </c> county race to be audited by the judge county race to be audited by the judge of<00:11:13.280><c
  • "In the same position really as the gentleman actually in Jefferson County, we have two probate judges
  • . judge. judge.
Bills: HB91 , HB95 , HB255 , HB318 , HB91 , HB95 , HB255 , HB318
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/17/2026 - Senate Appropriations, Transportation and Technology

Appropriations, Transportation and Technology

Transcript Highlights:
  • Some cities, counties, or flushes, Some cities, counties, or flushes...
  • I don’t believe Cochise County is contributing anything to this, nor do they, like many counties, they
  • I don’t know how many of the Arizona counties do.
  • I don’t believe Cochise County is contributing anything to this, nor do they, like many counties, they
  • I don’t know how many of the Arizona counties do.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

AGR Public Hearing - Wed Feb 11, 2026 @ 9:30 AM HST

Agriculture & Food Systems

Transcript Highlights:
  • Um, it could be one here in Honolulu, uh, um, border water supply, water rates, or even the counties
  • /c><00:32:23.200><c> even</c><00:32:23.440><c> the</c><00:32:23.679><c> the</c><00:32:23.919><c> counties
  • </c> water rates, or even the the counties water rates, or even the the counties have<00:32:24.399><c
  • In every county, we have incidents of dogs attacking livestock. This is problematic on many levels.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Governmental Oversight and Accountability Feb 11th, 2026

Governmental Oversight and Accountability

Transcript Highlights:
  • administrators, deputy county administrators, assistant county administrators, city managers, deputy
  • I was a teacher in Martin County for eight years.
  • Johns County.
  • I am a bus operator in Miami-Dade County Transit.
  • I am a bus operator in Miami-Dade County Transit.
Bills: S0332 , S0464 , S0576 , S0830 , S0964 , S0984 , S1096 , S1296 , S1298 , S1612 , S1656
Summary: The committee first heard a committee substitute for SB 332, which creates a narrow public meetings and public records exemption for certain pre-suit settlement communications in Bert Harris claims involving local governments and private property rights. The sponsor said the change is intended to allow confidential legal strategy and negotiation during the 90-day pre-suit period while keeping settlements and outcomes public. The strike-all amendment was adopted, supportive testimony was waived in, and the bill was reported favorably. Members then approved several other measures, including SB 464 requiring K-12 schools to formally observe Veterans Day as a school holiday; SB 984 on firefighter cancer benefits and prevention, which was amended to add a statement of important state interest and reported favorably after testimony from firefighters both supporting the bill and urging a longer benefit window; SB 576 on local government cybersecurity, which was amended to route the program through the Florida Digital Service and strengthen state-local coordination; SB 964 clarifying how certain gift and honoraria disclosures are filed with the Commission on Ethics; SB 1612 requiring local governments to accept electronic payments with a delayed effective date; SB 830 creating public records exemptions for certain local government administrators and their families; SB 1096 clarifying the filing deadline for employment discrimination complaints; and SB 1656 designating the SS American Victory as Florida’s official state flagship. All were reported favorably. The committee also considered a slate of appointments, including a separate vote on Jeffrey Aaron to the Public Employees Relations Commission, which was recommended favorably after Senator Polsky objected to the appointment and cited concerns about political ties and prior work. The remaining appointees on tabs 12 through 30 were also recommended favorably. After a recess, the committee took up SB 1296 on the Public Employees Relations Commission, as substituted by a committee PCS. The PCS would change union certification and recertification rules, require stronger showing-of-interest and voting thresholds, limit paid union leave in some cases, require equal access to employer communication spaces, and speed up impasse procedures for state-funded salary increases. The bill drew extensive testimony, with supporters arguing it would improve accountability, transparency, and taxpayer fairness, and opponents—many of them teachers, bus drivers, and other public employees—saying it would weaken collective bargaining, burden workers, and function as union busting. Members raised constitutional concerns about the single-subject rule and collective bargaining protections, and debate was ongoing at the end of the transcript.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/10/2026 - Senate Appropriations, Transportation and Technology

Appropriations, Transportation and Technology

Transcript Highlights:
  • So my bill would appropriate $1 million to the county attorney's office for the county attorney to investigate
  • So just Maricopa County Attorney would be in charge of it for the whole state? Yes.
  • level, because county... ...that cities get to do is different than the permission at the county level
  • because counties are considered an arm of the state.
  • Giving the state the same authority that counties already have.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Judiciary Feb 7th, 2026 at 09:12 am

House Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • I provided my name, county, and made a... ...under penalty of perjury.
  • I provided my name, county, and made a truthful material statement based on my direct knowledge.
  • You taught me all about Class H counties. Yeah, very good.
  • Her mom was a Sandoval County deputy sheriff, and she wasn't involved in the case at all.
  • When you're talking about Bernalillo County, a lot of things get lost.
Bills: HJR6 , HJR7 , HB120 , HB60 , HB151 , HR1 , HM13 , SB40 , SB104
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund Committee Feb 4th, 2026

Finance and Taxation General Fund

Transcript Highlights:
  • >> Uh, as defined in this bill, that would be Tuscaloosa County, Jefferson County, Walker and Faget County
  • ,</c><00:34:31.679><c> Jefferson</c><00:34:32.159><c> County,</c> uh Tuscaloosa County, Jefferson County
  • 00:34:33.359><c> County.
  • </c> Walker and Faget County. Walker and Faget County.
  • In Montgomery County uh Taga. from? In Montgomery County uh Taga.
Bills: SB57 , SB155 , HB39 , HB77 , HB104 , SB57 , SB155 , HB39 , HB77 , HB104
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections Jan 30th, 2026 at 10:30 am

State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections

Transcript Highlights:
  • My friends and I want to answer honestly, but the fear of being identified or judged stops us.
  • The proposed substitute directs county auditors to schedule meetings with federally recognized tribes
  • County auditors schedule meetings with federally recognized tribes to discuss details for the next regularly
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama House Ways and Means Education Committee Jan 20th, 2026

Ways and Means Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • Every county in our state has a shortage of bus drivers.
  • Every county in our state has a shortage of bus drivers.
  • Every county in our state has a state.
  • This is in our county is a tremendous problem, and our superintendent has your own content.
  • This is in our county is a Thank you.
Bills: HB245 , HB138 , HB151 , HB152 , HB245 , HB138 , HB151 , HB152