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WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans Feb 24th, 2026 at 10:30 am
Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans
Transcript Highlights:
- Andrea Chartak, Assistant Director at the Department of Commerce and leader of the Office of Economic
- In terms of, I just wanted clarification on if I'm thinking of, In terms of, I just wanted clarification
- And we've learned so much in my time on this committee about the importance of our port system and freight
- of personal data.
- of personal data.
Bills:
SB5420
Keywords:
veterans, military spouses, service members, uniformed services, National Guard, reservists, active duty, qualifying discharge, veterans preference, hiring preference, public employment, state benefits, license renewal, professional licensing, retirement service credit, pension, public retirement system, Washington RCW, military leave, reemployment rights
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> Clerk, House of Representatives. Clerk, House of Representatives.
- </c> The fifth order of business is reports of committees.
- The eighth order of business is introduction and first reading of Senate bills.
- </c> order of business.
- The eighth order of order of business.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House State Government & Tribal Relations Mar 3rd, 2026 at 08:30 am
State Government & Tribal Relations
Transcript Highlights:
- And part of the way we do that is through a process of continuous improvement.
- One of the really kind of well.
- is a great idea, to a status of being prioritized, to a status of being active, to a status of being
- It would honor me if you would ask the last question of the last committee hearing of the last year of
- A lot of lasts. I didn’t... A lot of lasts.
Committee:
House State Government & Tribal Relations
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Informal House Session 81 Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Massachusetts House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- States of America.
- I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.
- O'Connor for legislation to provide insurance coverage for the medically necessary treatment of port
- Madaro, relative to modernizing the governance of Port Authority Parks, the East Boston section of the
- Madaro, relative to modernizing the governance of Port Authority Parks, the East Boston section of the
Summary:
The House opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and then took up several Rules Committee reports and scheduling orders. Members adopted a resolution commending the PKD Foundation for recognizing September 2025 as Polycystic Kidney Disease Awareness Month. The House also adopted multiple orders extending committee reporting deadlines, including for the Labor and Workforce Development, Public Health, State Administration and Regulatory Oversight, and Telecommunications, Utilities, and Energy committees.
The chamber concurred in Senate petitions referred under suspension of Joint Rule 12, including proposals related to insurance coverage for medically necessary treatment of port wine stains and scalp cooling systems. The House then suspended Joint Rule 12 for several House petitions, including measures on charter school funding, Port Authority Parks governance, a senior fishing license, and a sick leave bank for a Department of Developmental Services employee. The Steering, Policy and Scheduling Committee also reported several bills for consideration, including student mental health, a disability pension for Michael Rodericks, PCOS Awareness Month, roadway safety, and Hopkinton local bills.
After suspending Rule 7A, the House gave second readings and ordered several bills to a third reading, including the student mental health bill, the Michael Rodericks disability pension bill, the PCOS Awareness Month bill, the roadway safety bill, and Hopkinton charter and economic development measures. The House adopted an emergency preamble for House No. 4323, establishing a sick leave bank for Alexander Schwartz of the State Police, then passed that bill to be enacted. The House also passed to be engrossed House No. 2250, dissolving the Watley Water District, and adopted an order to adjourn until Thursday at 11:30 a.m. in an informal session.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Finance Division I (02/26/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- budget for the Division of Ports and Harbors, yes.
- um division of ports and harbors harbors um division of ports and harbors the<00:33:41.799><c> primary
- So we keep two sets of books, one for the Division of Ports and Harbors and one for Pease Development
- </c><00:36:02.440><c> ports</c> of books one for the division of ports of books one for the division
- > don't</c><00:37:31.760><c> have</c> division of ports and harbors don't have division of ports and
Summary:
The meeting began with testimony from Charlotte Harding of the Conservation Land Stewardship Program, who explained that the office protects the state’s interests in conservation lands by monitoring conservation easements and related stewardship obligations. She described the program’s funding sources: a land conservation endowment held at the State Treasury and administered by the Council on Resources and Development, plus transfers from Fish and Game for easements not covered by the endowment. Members discussed how the endowment is funded when new easements are created, the program’s staffing, the loss of a state vehicle, and the need to increase in-state travel so staff can use personal vehicles for field monitoring. Harding said the office has two full-time positions and a seasonal employee, that the work is mostly monitoring rather than hands-on land management, and that enforcement issues are referred to the grantee agencies or, if needed, to the Council on Resources and Development. She also noted that the office works directly with landowners to resolve smaller issues and that stewardship has become a greater focus in the conservation community because ongoing oversight requires funding. Members asked about examples of properties under the program, including LCIP lands such as Musquash Headwaters, Hidden Valley Boy Scout Camp, and Nash Stream, and the committee did not take a motion before moving on.
The committee then heard from Paul Breen and Susie Anzelone of the Pease Development Authority regarding the Division of Ports and Harbors operating budget. They explained that the authority provides finance, legal, environmental, and engineering support to the division, which operates New Hampshire’s only deep-water berth at Market Street, as well as facilities in Hampton, Rye, the Portsmouth Fish Pier, and navigational waters in the Piscataqua and Great Bay. They described the authority’s history after the closure of Pease Air Force Base, the transfer of roughly 2,400 acres, and the creation of a self-sustaining enterprise fund tied to airport and port operations. They emphasized that the division does not draw on the general fund because revenues from wharfage, dockage, parking, registration, and mooring fees cover operating costs, with any surplus retained for capital improvements and replacement.
Members questioned several budget lines, including a sharp increase in overtime and workers’ compensation. Breen said overtime is driven largely by security needs at the deep-water port and fluctuates with vessel traffic, such as salt shipments, while workers’ comp is a DAS-set cost and not something the division controls. He said the budget is conservative and that if revenues fall short, capital projects would be the first items scaled back. The discussion also covered fee-setting, with Breen saying rates are reviewed against the local market and infrastructure constraints, and that some smaller facility fees had recently been increased after being stagnant for years.
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama Senate County and Municipal Government Committee Mar 10th, 2026
County and Municipal Government
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, the substitute is a combination of, uh, a lot of edits, and I have to give a lot of credit to the
- Chairman, that’s the, um, kind of the crux of the substitute.
- Um, the substitute is a combination of, uh, a lot of edits, and I have to give a lot of credit to the
- Um, the substitute is a combination of, uh, a lot of edits, and I have to give a lot of credit to the
- </c> supportive of this. supportive of this.
Committee:
Senate County and Municipal Government
Keywords:
education oversight, subpoena authority, investigation, State Superintendent, school misconduct, ad valorem tax, road funding, local government, referendum, Choctaw County, HB141, Alabama, state employees, salary deductions, payroll deduction, State Comptroller, membership dues, voluntary contributions, insurance premiums, financial instruments
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Labor & Workplace Standards Jan 23rd, 2026 at 10:30 am
Labor & Workplace Standards
Transcript Highlights:
- Of House Bill 2479.
- Members of the committee, I'm Mike Ennis here on behalf of the Building Industry Association of Washington
- That was a lot of fun.
- In the interest of time, I'm just going to highlight some of the key changes.
- for the maintenance repair or occasional monitoring of And The entry is limited to qualified service
Bills:
HB2479 , HB2091 , HB2105 , HB2107 , HB2151 , HB2190 , HB2191 , HB2218 , HB2243 , HB2303 , HB2345
Committee:
House Labor & Workplace Standards
Keywords:
unpaid wages, wage theft, wage recovery, labor standards, Department of Labor and Industries, L&I, worker protection, low-wage workers, back pay, interest on wages, civil penalties, retaliation, immigration status coercion, gig workers, transportation network companies, rideshare drivers, app-based drivers, employment law, wage complaint, payroll enforcement
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- By way of background, each year the Department of Revenue compiles the list of statutory changes for
- I'm a pediatrician speaking on behalf of the Washington Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics
- I'm a pediatrician speaking on behalf of the Washington Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics
- of work on the part of the state to bear...
- Amounts of recordkeeping on the part of business owners and a massive amount of work on the part of the
Committee:
Senate Ways & Means
Keywords:
SB 6073, LEOFF, Law Enforcement Officers' and Fire Fighters' Retirement System, retirement system, pension, public safety retirement, wildland firefighter, aviation firefighter, wildland fire, forest firefighter, Department of Natural Resources, DNR, firefighter benefits, retirement benefits, service credit, disability retirement, survivor benefits, employer contributions, Washington RCW, public employees
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama House Ways and Means Education Committee Apr 16th, 2025
Ways and Means Education
Transcript Highlights:
- We all rose this morning out of bed just because of you. You give us life. You give us grace.
- So in the name of Jesus, we pray. Amen. So in the name of Jesus, we pray. Amen. Thank you.
- Wit Pool is the youngest of the three Pools and we've had, I think, all of them.
- One is the county definition of rural... One is the county definition of rural.
- One of them is they were up... One of them is they were for-profit at the time.
Committee:
House Ways and Means Education
Keywords:
rural physician, tax credit, healthcare access, physician recruitment, Alabama, HB379, Alabama income tax, nonresident exemption, remote workers, traveling employees, mobile workforce, withholding tax, state tax reciprocity, multistate employees, temporary work, work location tracking, time and attendance system, remote work taxation, professional athlete, professional entertainer
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh, and that's generally the synopsis of the bill.
- Chairman and committee. >> Favorable report. the direction of an advanced practice the direction of an
- </c> Uh and that's generally the synopsis of Uh and that's generally the synopsis of the<00:07:32.880
- Chairman and committee. >> Favorable report. direction of an advanced practice direction of an advanced
- The nasal form of this uh this drug. We The nasal form of this uh this drug.
Committee:
House Health
Keywords:
court costs, Choctaw County, jail funding, municipal court, criminal proceedings, education funding, student outcomes, K-12 education, RAISE Act, accountability, special education, English language learners, local education agency, respiratory therapy, respiratory therapist, respiratory care, licensure, licensing board, advanced practice provider, nurse practitioner
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House Ethics and Campaign Finance Committee Feb 25th, 2026
Ethics and Campaign Finance
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> minutes or a couple seconds of minutes or a couple seconds of privilege.<00:03:35.680><c> I</c><
- </c> employ hundreds of hardworking Alamians. employ hundreds of hardworking Alamians.
- </c> people getting kind of off the hinges. people getting kind of off the hinges.
- </c> but there are a couple of amendments. but there are a couple of amendments.
- Um, I'm actually kind of jealous.
Committee:
House Ethics and Campaign Finance
Keywords:
juvenile justice, detention, age of majority, jurisdiction, child welfare, K-12 education, wireless communication devices, digital safety, social media education, classroom distraction, agriculture authority, eminent domain, property rights, tax exemption, agriculture center, SNAP, nutrition assistance, benefits theft, state reimbursement, food security
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Transportation Jan 27th, 2026 at 04:00 pm
Transportation
Transcript Highlights:
- I am the mayor of the town of Wilkeson.
- Not because of weather, wildfire, or natural disaster, but because of a failure of state-owned infrastructure
- Due to failure of one of the support columns in the approach span and deterioration of many of the gussets
- Part of the planning study was to do a lot of community engagement.
- And the cost of the greenfield options quickly ruled them out, as did the amount of right-of-way that
Committee:
Senate Transportation
Keywords:
SB 5987, SB5987, Fairfax Bridge, State Route 165, SR 165, Carbon River, WSDOT, Washington State Department of Transportation, emergency bridge replacement, infrastructure failure, transportation emergency, climate commitment account, climate investment account, clean energy, climate funding, greenhouse gas reduction, environmental justice, renewable energy, building electrification, industrial decarbonization
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Health Care & Wellness Jan 27th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Health Care & Wellness
Transcript Highlights:
- My name is Mallory Tomen, here on behalf of the Washington Chapter of the American College of Emergency
- I’m here today as a past president of the Washington chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians
- I'm here today testifying on behalf of the Washington State Society of Anesthesiologists in support of
- Days of cash on hand drifted in and out of the danger zone.
- You've heard credible reports of sharply increased out-of-state demand after the Department of Health
Committee:
House Health Care & Wellness
Keywords:
anesthesia services, healthcare access, reimbursement, patient care, equitable treatment, emergency services, healthcare outcomes, health infrastructure, system improvement, charity care, residency requirements, medical assistance, low-income, HB 2340, nursing assistants, nurse aide, substance use disorder monitoring program, monitoring program, credentialing, licensure
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Civil Rights & Judiciary Jan 23rd, 2026 at 10:30 am
Civil Rights & Judiciary
Transcript Highlights:
- So we're in full support of the bill. We're in full support of Mr.
- Chair, members of the committee, Bryce Yaden here on behalf of FutureWise testifying in support of House
- I'm here today on behalf of BIAW in support of House Bill 2304.
- of Seattle.
- of Seattle.
Committee:
House Civil Rights & Judiciary
Keywords:
interment, location choices, remains, Washingtonians, funeral services, condominium, housing, warranty, property rights, construction, public safety, vulnerable users, pedestrians, protected classes, transportation, corporate filings, secretary of state, business entity filings, annual reports, foreign corporation
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Agriculture & Natural Resources Jan 21st, 2026 at 08:00 am
Agriculture & Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- For those of you familiar with the concept of excess insurance, it might help to think of this fund as
- of the fund.
- furthest corners of the world was a Sanskrit prayer. ...into one of the furthest corners of the world
- of the fund.
- of us.
Committee:
House Agriculture & Natural Resources
Keywords:
wildfire prevention, Washington wildfire council, fire safety, environmental protection, state regulations, HB 2238, HB2238, statewide food security, food security strategy, hunger, food insecurity, food access, food assistance, anti-hunger, nutrition education, food system literacy, agricultural viability, supply chain resilience, Washington Department of Agriculture, food policy forum
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Early Learning & Human Services Jan 14th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Early Learning & Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- As entries increase, the slow rate of release due to holding them in JR longer due to the long sentences
- As entries increase, the slow rate of release due to holding them in JR longer due to the long sentences
- As entries increase, the slow rate of release due to holding them in JR longer due to the long sentences
- One of the things we're also hearing of...
- of the day or the last two hours of the day.
Committee:
House Early Learning & Human Services
Keywords:
child welfare, risk assessment, investigation, child abuse, neglect, HB 2219, child care licensing, early learning, DCYF, Department of Children Youth and Families, Washington child care, preschool licensing, family child care, child care centers, nature-based child care, outdoor preschool, mixed-age ratios, staff-to-child ratio, group size, zero tolerance
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama House Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee Apr 9th, 2025
Public Safety and Homeland Security
Transcript Highlights:
- The economics of it and the rising cost of health care for them is a major problem and takes a lot of
- This just has to do with the filing, the reporting of it in lieu of an audit of any kind, just to report
- the number of... ...of any kind just to report the number of individuals that are actually participating
- of Insurance.
- Enforcement of what? We've put in prompt pay law in of what?
Committee:
House Public Safety and Homeland Security
Keywords:
emergency vehicles, off-road vehicles, public safety, liability, regulations, background check, criminal history, biometric identifiers, fingerprints, iris scan, palm print, photograph, rap back, NGI Rap Back, ALEA, Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, AJIC, Alabama Justice Information Commission, employment screening, licensing
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama House Agriculture and Forestry Committee Feb 26th, 2025
Agriculture and Forestry
Transcript Highlights:
- We'll go out of order. Thank you, Mr. Chairman and committee members.
- I think you all saw the House version of this a week or so ago.
- The abandonment of a dog or cat is included in the definition of cruelty.
- We are pulling abandonment out of the cruelty definition, specifically defining abandonment of a dog
- I mean, how do we enforce this kind of stuff? You see a lot of stray animals loose.
Committee:
House Agriculture and Forestry
Keywords:
SB64, Alabama, state waters, public waters, aquatic plants, aquatic vegetation, lake management, waterway maintenance, environmental regulation, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, DCNR, commercial contractors, vegetation removal, mowing aquatic plants, uprooting plants, Class C misdemeanor, fine, water quality, invasive species, lakes
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - Part 1 - 03/25/26
Judiciary and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> of Minnesota. of Minnesota.
- > of</c> your opinion of of your knowledge of your opinion of of your knowledge of that?
- Um kind<00:20:51.960><c> of.</c> kind of. kind of.
- </c> because of Article of Section 1. because of Article of Section 1.
- of of the bill direction with the spirit of of the bill that<00:47:44.600><c> you</c><00:47:44.760><
Committee:
Senate Judiciary and Public Safety
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> province of Quebec and the state of province of Quebec and the state of Alabama.
- c> allow</c><00:42:48.480><c> tax</c> part of of us of being able to allow tax part of of us of being
- </c> of of doing that? of of doing that?
- </c> about that kind of issue, and some of about that kind of issue, and some of them<01:09:36.640><c
- It only changes the legal name of the Alabama State Port Authority to the Alabama Port Authority to align
Summary:
The Senate convened with prayer, the pledge, and a roll call establishing a quorum of 29 members present. The chamber adopted routine motions to excuse absent senators, dispense with reading the prior journal, and allow bills and committee reports to be taken up throughout the day. The Committee on Banking and Insurance reported Senate Bill 269 favorably with a substitute, and the bill was placed on the calendar for the next legislative day. The Senate also welcomed several guest groups in the gallery, including homeschool families, Blount County leaders, and the Alabama Iron and Steel Council.
A series of resolutions were introduced and adopted immediately. Senator Stewart’s Joint Resolution 64 honored Joanne Blackman Bland, recognizing her role as a young freedom fighter on Bloody Sunday and later work in voting rights and economic development. The Senate also adopted Joint Resolution 65 congratulating Maplesville High School on its 2025 Class 1A state football championship and Joint Resolution 66 honoring the long-standing partnership between Quebec and Alabama.
The Senate then took up local legislation and several calendar bills. Senate Bill 319 for Shelby County, House Bill 460 and House Bill 459 for Henry County, and House Bill 467 regarding the city of Tuscumbia were all advanced and passed, with certification motions adopted where required. The Rules Committee reported Senate Resolution 67, setting the special order calendar, which the Senate adopted. The special order calendar included bills on corrections, services evaluation, retirement benefits, the Growing Alabama Act, health, vessels, homestead exemption, the National Guard, the state port, early childhood education, tourism investment, pardons and paroles, and health-related matters.
Under the special order calendar, the Senate passed House Bill 274 on Department of Corrections unmanned aircraft systems, Senate Bill 317 creating the Commission on the Evaluation of Services, House Bill 159 cleaning up retirement provisions for certain circuit clerks, Senate Bill 289 revising the Growing Alabama Act, and House Bill 182 requiring military education to count toward EMS licensure. The chamber also considered House Bill 254 on vessel inspections, with discussion focused on limiting law enforcement stops and boarding of vessels for safety or marine sanitation inspections absent another reason; the transcript cuts off before final disposition of that bill.