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NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Senate Energy and Natural Resources (03/25/2025)
Energy and Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- It's 25 feet; they have to be 3-inch block letters on the sign.
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CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session May 19th, 2026
California Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- meaning that These are merely code words, meaning that workers must belong to a certain union or labor group
- I want to leave this with you: A company does not have to be a part of a union or a labor group to care
- about five years ago, and then the city sent me a notice that I needed to tear down my entire cinder block
- If I needed more than 30 days to knock down my entire cinder block wall and put up a whole new wall,
- However, under current law, providers are often blocked from correcting them because of rigid filing
Summary:
The Senate opened with a roll call, a moment of silence for the shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego, prayer, and the Pledge of Allegiance. The body then handled routine matters and confirmations, including Julia Montgomery as General Counsel for the Agricultural Labor Relations Board, Dr. Cynthia Glover Woods, Dr. Brenda Lewis, and Gabriela Orozco Gonzalez to the State Board of Education, and George Cardona as Chief Trial Counsel for the State Bar. All of those appointments were confirmed, with some no votes from a few members on the education and legal confirmations.
The chamber also adopted several resolutions, including SR 111 on the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Interphobia, and Transphobia; SCR 129 naming part of Highway 152 the Rusty Arraes Highway; SCR 169 proclaiming October 2026 as Women’s Small Business Month; and SCR 173 designating May 2026 as California Fairgrounds Appreciation Month. Senators spoke in support of fairgrounds as community, agricultural, and emergency-response assets. The Senate also welcomed Cal Lutheran University students, faculty, and staff to the gallery.
A large number of policy bills were then taken up and mostly passed, covering procurement, elections, education, privacy, housing, transportation, labor, and health care. Among the measures approved were SB 1154 on best-value procurement for community college projects, SB 1369 on judicial recall safeguards, SB 1048 creating a climate literacy seal, SB 1106 shortening data broker deletion timelines, SB 1408 authorizing a Contra Costa transportation tax measure, SB 1172 on local tax-sharing transparency, SB 1383 protecting local labor standards in density bonus projects, SB 1223 on competitive bidding at fairs, SB 1344 extending anti-SLAPP protections to certain housing-related projects, SB 1371 limiting solid waste contract force majeure clauses during labor disputes, SB 908 on residential window replacement permits, SB 1272 on remedies for preexisting home code violations, SB 1406 targeting the “Montana tax loophole,” SB 1238 on HOA transparency, SB 868 on plug-in balcony solar, SB 903 restricting unlicensed AI psychotherapy advertising, SB 950 on early-onset Alzheimer’s coverage, SB 874 on Medi-Cal behavioral health oversight, SB 1049 on corrected health care claims, SB 1067 on early math screening, SB 1202 on Medi-Cal outreach, SB 944 on acupuncture coverage, SB 957 on notice for federal subpoenas to social media companies, SB 959 on wildfire-related school closures, SB 988 on auto glass insurance practices, and SB 1000 on AI content transparency. Most passed on largely party-line or near-unanimous votes, with a few dissenting votes from members who objected to procurement, labor, privacy, or tax-related provisions.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
89th Legislative Session - Second Called Session Aug 28th, 2025
Texas House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- So when we're talking about a group that's already marginalized, a group that's already... visible.
- Because it is not about that; it is about a particular group of people that you don't like.
- Because Texas is all of its people, and the work that we're doing is not about one group.
- It's about every group, and believe it or not, it includes you too. It includes...
- And they found from an advocacy group, a rogue group called Texas Values.
Keywords:
sex designation, restroom access, civil penalties, private civil right of action, women's privacy, abortion, healthcare, jurisdiction, civil action, qui tam, prohibition, state law, youth camp, safety regulations, advisory committee, child welfare, health standards, summer camp, camp safety, child abuse reporting
WY
Transcript Highlights:
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HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
EIG-GVO, GVO DEFER Public Hearings 01-30-2025
Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
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- I mean, conceivably it could be blocked or impounded, but the funds have already been allocated and we
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been
Summary:
The joint hearing began with SB 133 on energy, which drew opposition testimony from James Abraham, who said the bill was unnecessary because the Public Utilities Commission had already opened a proceeding to investigate wheeling, including intergovernmental wheeling, and should be allowed to finish its collaborative process. The committees then moved to SB 161 on county permitting and inspection, where several agencies submitted written comments or opposition, while the Grassroots Institute and HCDA-related testimony supported the measure. Members raised concerns about accountability and whether state agencies would report back on projects approved under any permitting exemption, and witnesses suggested annual reporting or amendment language to address that issue.
The hearing then turned to SB 232 and SB 588, both related to renewable energy permitting. Testimony on SB 232 was largely supportive, but Rocky Mold of the Hawaii Solar Energy Association said SB 232 was an older version of a bill and that SB 588 was the preferred, updated measure. Members discussed whether the bill should be limited to residential or behind-the-meter customer-sited systems rather than utility-scale projects, and Mold clarified that the proposal was intended for customer-sited systems, not utility-scale facilities. For SB 588, the Department of Land and Natural Resources warned that state or county laws inconsistent with the National Flood Insurance Program could jeopardize flood insurance eligibility and related federal assistance, while Mold argued the bill’s FEMA floodway exemption was needed to avoid blocking solar installations on existing structures. The chair expressed concern about risking federal funding and questioned whether the exemption could be narrowed without defeating the bill’s purpose.
SB 412, also on renewable energy, received supportive testimony from the State Energy Office and others. Members questioned whether a single coordinating entity should compile agency assessments, and Mark Glick said the Energy Office could take on that role if given the duty and sufficient staff. The committee then discussed SB 635 on energy efficiency, which would require state agencies to use energy-efficient lighting. Mark Glick testified that much of the work was already underway through benchmarking and related contracts, and a DAGS representative said the state was already assessing 590 buildings over 10,000 square feet, with results expected around 2027. Members suggested amending the bill to require annual status reports so the committees could track progress and avoid duplication. No votes were taken during the hearing.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
House - Chamber Meeting Oct 1st, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Speaker, kind gentlemen, the federal policy change, as I understand it, has taken groups of New Mexico
- The gentleman from Otero, Representative John Block [ID: member_14069]. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
- My humble opinion is that genuinely disadvantaged group programs that are in place now and the programs
- Or are these people also on the chopping block?
- Or are these people also on the chopping block?
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Jobs and Economic Development - 04/15/26
Jobs and Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- Group Foundation. Group Foundation.
- Women Investment Group Foundation. Women Investment Group Foundation.
- <00:46:15.840>
Foundation Group Foundation Group Foundation we<00:46:17.359>go <00:46:17.640 - That's been blocked in the House. And it's ridiculous that it's been happening.
- That's been blocked in the house. That's been blocked in the house.
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session-Day 11, February 21, 2026-AM
Wyoming House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Liberty-minded mom's group Liberty-minded mom's group and<00:57:06.240>
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NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Education Study Oct 15th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- We have members of those groups here today, our students, and we're student-focused.
- Well, I promise you, after 15 minutes of that reading block, the kids have disengaged.
- group, and at the end, you have these types of things.
- She's differentiating this group because they don't get it.
- She's got this group that gets it, but they're not ready to move on yet.
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- So I appreciate your work and working with our group there in Madison County and throughout Alabama.
- Yes sir, that you want to block them?
- and this group.
- Then listening to the discussion here, that it was partial to two major groups.
- I said to a group the other night, I get it, I know a lot of people don't want to hear that.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Republican Media Availability 3/13/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- bipartisan support in the past, and so, you know, it would really be a tragedy if Democrats voted as a block
- There's not like a procedural thing to block debate or anything? 24 or 25?
- <00:03:04.000>
against <00:03:04.319>these Democrats voted as a block against these - Democrats voted as a block against these things<00:03:04.680>
that <00:03:04.799>have < - not like a procedural thing to block not like a procedural thing to block debate<00:03:28.879>
FL
Florida 2026 4th Special Session
January 13, 2026 - 03:30 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- I would assume why else would she leave this wonderful group of people.
- I was talking to a group yesterday and I said it has to be 1,000 percent at least because that number
- And it's crazy that people cannot go to temple without being blocked or threatened. Rep.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- That's Texas history era when 13 senators walked out to block a bill granting the governor wartime powers
- A small group of our colleagues, correct?
- any limits on the executive because like, can Governor Abbott go host a fundraiser with pro voucher groups
Bills:
HB18
Keywords:
HB 18, Texas Legislature, quorum break, quorum-busting, legislative walkout, absent legislators, political contributions, campaign finance, political expenditures, legislative caucus, specific-purpose committee, Texas Ethics Commission, civil penalty, show cause order, district court, Fifteenth Court of Appeals, session fundraising, travel lodging food expenses, legislative session, compelled attendance
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Jun 9th, 2025
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The outstanding group of high school and college students represents the next generation of civic leaders
- I would like to introduce a distinguished group of people here with me today.
- a warm, beautiful day, two days before graduation. walking with his beloved Nina on a stroll four blocks
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Banking and Finance Committee Mar 3rd, 2025
Banking and Finance
Transcript Highlights:
- Entire neighborhoods have been wiped out; blocks where families lived for generations are now just foundations
- Maria Flores with the Mesa Verde Group here on behalf of the Consumer Federation of California in support
- These programs are provided by groups like Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. the Federal Housing Administration
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 3/17/26
Human Services Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- In the home care model and in a disability group home model, they're shopping together.
- <01:31:20.400>
to regulation has allowed one block to regulation has allowed one block to - assisted living facilities and group assisted living facilities and group homes, homes, homes, we
- of persons with disabilities less favorably than groups of non-disabled persons.
- favorably than groups disabilities less favorably than groups of<01:49:11.720>
non-disabled <01
Keywords:
workplace regulations, employee rights, meal breaks, rest breaks, exemptions, medical assistance, data matching, eligibility, reporting, human services, assisted living, health regulations, inspection authority, vulnerable adults, local government, program integrity, high-risk providers, enrollment requirements, fraud prevention, compliance
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Health and Human Services Jan 26th, 2026 at 09:05 am
House Health & Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- And we were working with a group called Angel, sorry, the name escapes me, in Santa Fe.
- And I'm trying to remember the name of the group. It's here in Santa Fe, Angel Kitchen.
- And I'm trying to remember the name of the group.
- Some of them are smaller group homes or congregate-type programs. So...
- Al-Galves, who is with the Soteria Las Cruces group, and also Vesper Moore. And also Vesper Moore.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Elections Finance and Government Operations Committee 3/18/26 - Afternoon Meeting
Elections Finance and Government Operations
Transcript Highlights:
- c> and vendor non-disclosure agreements and vendor non-disclosure agreements that<00:04:51.759>
block - The law stops libraries from signing agreements that block lending, limit restrictions on how many times
- It is for these reasons the groups who stand in opposition to this legislation include, among others,
- It is for these reasons<00:19:19.280>
the <00:19:19.440>groups <00:19:19.679>who - <00:19:19.840>
stand <00:19:20.000>in reasons the groups who stand in reasons the groups
Keywords:
libraries, electronic books, digital audiobooks, licensing agreements, public access, campaign finance, elections, political contributions, disclosure, reporting thresholds, economic interest statements, financial disclosure, ethics, public officials, local officials, metropolitan governmental unit, metropolitan area, candidate filings, principal campaign committee, political committee
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- We have an outstanding group community.
- We are very... our population is a very healthy group.
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program <00:20:51.600>is Especially crop block grant program is Especially crop block - discrimination against certain groups. discrimination against certain groups.
- Also, certain groups of dropped to 14.
Summary:
The joint informational briefing focused on how federal policy changes, tariffs, funding cuts, the federal shutdown, and delays in the farm bill are affecting Hawaii agriculture and food access. Opening remarks emphasized Hawaii’s heavy dependence on imported food and farm inputs, the state’s vulnerability to disruptions in USDA services, and the need for stronger state, county, and community coordination. Speakers also noted that immigration enforcement and broader global supply-chain pressures can affect local farm labor, production, and food availability.
Sharon Herd, chair of the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity, described both positive and negative federal impacts. She said Hawaii has benefited from some recurring grants and a large new $8.8 million federal grant, but also reported about $22 million in losses from suspended or terminated grants, including farm-to-school and water-related projects. She said some USDA programs, such as microgrants for food security and FISMIP, are currently suspended, while the specialty crop block grant remains active. She also said Hawaii farms declined from 7,328 to 6,569 between the 2017 and 2022 censuses and argued the state cannot rely on imports alone to feed its people.
Amanda Shaw of Agriculture Stewardship Hawaii presented findings from federal funding cut reports. She said the first report, in March, identified about $88 million in potential cuts, and the newer report found $64.7 million in confirmed cuts and about $175 million in potential cuts. She said federal shifts are creating uncertainty for farmers, food-system organizations, and school and community food programs, and noted that 4,000 to 5,000 Hawaii farmers could receive less money because of changes to payment-factor provisions for socially disadvantaged farmers. She also said Hawaii has lost 18% of local USDA staff since September 2024, with possible further national reductions expected. No votes were taken; the meeting was informational only, and the chair noted that any legal questions, including the reported SNAP changes, would be for the Judiciary Committee to assess later.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee 3/23/26
Transportation Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- And other groups are in favor of us prohibiting any commissioner from silencing those bells.
- And other groups are in favor of us prohibiting any commissioner from silencing those bells.
- And other groups are in favor of us prohibiting any commissioner from silencing those bells.
- And other groups are in favor of us prohibiting any commissioner from silencing those bells.
- And other groups are are in favor of us And other groups are are in favor of us prohibiting<00:19:03.360
Keywords:
vehicle registration, title transfer, rental vehicles, state regulations, motor vehicle laws, school buses, USDOT number, first aid kits, transportation safety, vehicle regulations, transit safety, assault penalties, public transportation, criminal justice, transit workers, transportation, railroad, safety, economic development, public roads