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NV
Transcript Highlights:
- I am here on this bill because it relates entirely to the functions of my office.
- medical devices to uniquely image electrical activity in the brain, identify areas that may not be functioning
- properly, and, most importantly, stimulate the neurons with the goal ...of restoring optimal brain function
- NRS 288 and are not able to collectively bargain, as well as your hardworking legislative staff, judicial
- employees... ...bargained, as well as your hardworking legislative staff, judicial employees, PERS employees
Bills:
AB49, AB93, AB108, AB169, AB188, AB212, AB221, AB224, AB251, AB282, AB284, AB296, AB304, AB331, AB356, AB366, AB375, AB409, AB467, AB475, AB476, AB479, AB494, AB514, AB515, AB533, AB542, AB550, AB558, AB567, AB568, AB571, AB581, AB583, AB584, AB585, AB595, AB596, AB597, SB170, SB427, SB460, SB508
Keywords:
educational personnel, teacher licensing, reciprocal licensure, provisional teaching, school counselors, school nurses, school social workers, state education standards, public employees, police officers, benefits, appropriation, law enforcement, outdoor education, recreation, grant program, environment, funding, health insurance, speech-language pathology
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Natural Resources Committee Jun 29th, 2026
Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- So SB 1370 will essentially function as wildfire, like literally textbook wildfire maladaptation.
- So SB 1370 will essentially function as wildfire, like literally textbook wildfire maladaptation. will
- essentially function as wildfire, like literally textbook wildfire maladaptation.
- To build a clean commercial vehicle market that functions efficiently, predictably, and To build a clean
- commercial vehicle market that functions efficiently, predictably, and fairly for everyone, we must
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Health and Human Services Aug 19th, 2025
Legislative Health & Human Services Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- because we didn't have a consent decree; we couldn't go back in front of a judge and get any sort of judicial
- I'm going to, in my comments, concentrate on some of the foundational and fundamental pieces of a functioning
- Fundamentals of a functional child protective service agency are always the same in all states and at
- We should be looking at functional family therapy, multisystemic therapy, eye movement desensitization
- We want CYFD to be a child welfare agency that functions and protects children.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
January 15, 2025 - 01:00 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- And this is, you know, from our judicial system, our regulatory environment, taxation, not that they're
- County projects, city projects, whatever it might be—all of that—but that function of government sometimes
- me, you know, that the consistency is good and that we want industries to be able to have the functionality
- Because there's no question that an Airbnb is essentially performing the function of a commercial operation
- You know, it's not a hotel, but it's performing the service and function of a hotel.
Summary:
The Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee held its first meeting of the 2025 session and focused on an overview of county and municipal home rule powers and state preemption. After roll call and member introductions, Chair Alex Rizzo and Vice Chair Griff Griffiths explained the constitutional and statutory basis for local self-government, the distinction between charter and non-charter counties, and how express and implied preemption limit local authority. Griffiths emphasized that home rule gives local governments broad power to address community needs, but the Legislature can override that authority through clear preemption, with courts ultimately deciding disputes. Representatives Holcomb and LaMarca added that local issues should generally be addressed locally first, but statewide standards can be appropriate when uniformity is needed or local action is ineffective.
The committee then heard from a panel representing counties, cities, business, and construction interests: Ginger Delegal of the Florida Association of Counties, Carolyn Johnson of the Florida Chamber of Commerce, Rebecca O'Hara of the Florida League of Cities, and Carol Bowen of Associated Builders and Contractors of Florida. Delegal and O'Hara argued that home rule is rooted in local autonomy, policy experimentation, and accountability to voters, and warned against broad or “vacuum” preemptions that remove local authority without replacing it with state regulation. Johnson and Bowen supported preemption when local rules create a patchwork that hurts statewide competitiveness, raises costs, or complicates business operations, citing examples such as labor rules, heat safety, permitting, and procurement preferences. The panel also discussed the 2023 local ordinances law, which requires business impact estimates and provides attorney’s fees in certain challenges, as a mechanism to resolve disputes locally before resorting to preemption.
Members questioned the panel about the 2024 heat-safety preemption and how to protect workers in the absence of local ordinances. Business representatives said existing OSHA duties and industry best practices already require employers to provide safe conditions, while local governments and the state should avoid inconsistent standards across jurisdictions. Another discussion centered on construction permitting, licensing, and local boards that may slow projects and increase costs; Bowen suggested eliminating redundant local fees and barriers while preserving statewide licensing and enforcement against bad actors. No votes were taken, and the meeting remained informational, with the chair inviting continued discussion on when preemption is appropriate versus when local governments should retain authority.
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
JHA Public Hearing - Wed Feb 25, 2026 @ 2:00 PM HST
Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- And if you have issues, technical issues, just use your Zoom chat function to communicate with our great
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Compliance <00:54:56.400>with judicial warrants. - Compliance with judicial warrants.
- The other legal argument that's raised is that it's somehow infringing upon judicial powers.
- The judiciary is not judicial powers.
Summary:
The House Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs heard testimony on two immigration-enforcement bills: HB 1886 HD1 and HB 2540 HD1. HB 1886 would limit state and federal collaboration in immigration enforcement, require visible identification and restrictions on facial coverings for law enforcement officers, and create offenses for improper masking, lack of identification, and unauthorized civil immigration interrogation, arrest, or detention. HB 2540 would also limit state and federal collaboration, require law enforcement agencies to adopt and publicly post written civil immigration enforcement policies, prohibit stops or arrests based solely on immigration status, and restrict state and county participation in civil immigration enforcement in certain places.
Most testimony supported both measures. The Office of Hawaiian Affairs, the Office of the Public Defender, the ACLU of Hawaii, the Hawaii Coalition for Immigrant Rights, the Legal Clinic, and several private individuals said the bills would increase transparency, accountability, and community trust, and would help protect constitutional rights and reduce fear among immigrants and other community members. Several testifiers emphasized Hawaii’s history and the need to keep local law enforcement separate from federal immigration enforcement, while others said the bills would help people feel safer going to court, school, work, or public protests. A retired police officer also supported visible identification and uniform standards for officers, including federal agents operating in Hawaii.
A few testifiers opposed the use of masked or unidentified officers and argued that local police should not be diverted from ordinary public safety duties to immigration enforcement. One ACLU witness noted that the federal government has increasingly used local and state agencies to expand immigration enforcement, and said the task-force provisions in the bills are important to prevent blurred lines between agencies. The committee did not take a final vote in the portion of the meeting provided, but it recorded very large numbers of supportive testimonies for both bills, with only a small number in opposition.
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
ECD Public Hearing - Fri Feb 6, 2026 @ 8:30 AM HST
Economic Development & Technology
Transcript Highlights:
- The Zoom chat function will allow you to chat with the technical staff only.
- Michael Golio Jr. ...between an administrative warrant, a judicial warrant, and have the proper support
- Judicial warrant, but if they are coming on campus, we should do our utmost to make sure that it doesn't
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Bills:
HB1838, HB1870, HB2445, HB2540, HB1886, HB1839, HB2269, HB1939, HB2037, HB1635, HB1941, HB1576, HB2568, HB2267, HB2590, HB2266, HB2597, HB2499, HB2500, HB2502, HB2607, HB2137, HB2357, HB1782
Keywords:
HB1838, Hawaii, Act 142, U visa, T visa, U nonimmigrant status, T nonimmigrant status, immigration certification, visa certification, Form I-918 Supplement B, Form I-914 Supplement B, noncitizen victims, crime victim, human trafficking, victim helpfulness, law enforcement certification, prosecutor certification, judicial review, circuit court, confidentiality
Summary:
The committee opened testimony on House Bill 1838, relating to visas. Testifiers from the State Health Planning and Development Agency, the legal clinic, the Hawaii State Coalition Against Domestic Violence, the ACLU, CARES, and immigrant-rights groups strongly supported the bill, saying it would bring Hawaii into compliance with federal law, standardize and speed up certification for U and T visa applicants, and better protect survivors of crime and trafficking. Supporters emphasized that delays in certification can leave eligible survivors waiting years for federal visa access and can undermine public safety by discouraging victims from reporting crimes. The chair announced there were 103 testimonies in support and one in opposition, and the committee then moved on without taking a vote on the bill in the hearing.
The committee next heard House Bill 1870, concerning protected locations and immigration enforcement. Testimony from the Hawaii Coalition for Immigrant Rights, ACLU of Hawaii, educators, students, and community advocates supported limiting immigration enforcement at schools and other essential-service sites, arguing that families should be able to access education, health care, shelters, libraries, and social services without fear. The Department of Education said it had already issued guidance in March 2025 for how staff should respond when law enforcement comes onto campus, and the Public Charter School Commission noted implementation would need to occur at the school level. Testifiers said the bill would create standardized protocols and protect students and families from fear and disruption; the chair reported 142 testimonies in support, one in opposition, and five comments.
The committee then took up House Bill 2445, relating to student safety and law enforcement on campus. The Department of Education again said it had already rolled out statewide guidance and described its process for staff to notify administration, verify law enforcement identification and purpose, and route matters through the complex area superintendent and attorney general, while noting emergencies would be handled differently. A committee member questioned whether the procedures were sufficiently standardized and whether staff were trained for unusual situations. Student and community testifiers supported the bill, saying schools should remain safe havens and that clear procedures are needed if federal immigration enforcement appears on campus. The Department of Law Enforcement testified in opposition to parts of the measure, raising concerns about masking requirements, vehicle markings, officer safety, doxxing, retaliation, costs, and possible supremacy-clause conflicts, and suggested more exemptions and a compromise approach. The chair reported 106 testimonies in support, two comments, and no opposition for the bill before moving on to the next measure.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, November 19, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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- Congress should not dictate local judicial policy. Mr.
- Congress should not dictate local judicial policy. Mr.
- place responsibility for local functions place responsibility for local functions under<04:42:45.040
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circuit <11:15:29.840>in <11:15:30.160>Columbia third judicial
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- The order states that the judicial branch shall only expunge cases if the entire case qualifies.
- The order states that the judicial branch shall only expunge cases if the entire case qualifies.
- The order states that the judicial branch shall only expunge cases if the entire case qualifies.
- Now, this is not a function of the OCM.
- You do have a not a function of the OCM.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
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that various divisions and functions that various divisions and functions that- Cases through the judicial system, and none of them have been finalized.
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Bills:
HB60
Keywords:
geoengineering, weather modification, environmental safety, atmospheric pollutants, criminal pollution, Meeting Start: 00:00:02
Roll Call: 00:00:08
26 RS HB 60 - AN ACT relating to geoengineering: 00:01:35
Department of Corrections Update: 00:32:59
Kentucky Parole Board Update: 01:19:21, 958, all
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 3/25/25
Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
Transcript Highlights:
- and there's a real concern that they are destroying the protections and destroying the ability to function
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Keywords:
veterans, benefit services, accreditation, consumer protection, civil penalties, disclosure requirements, HF102, Sibley County Road 166, Freedom Drive, Arlington, Sibley County, Minnesota transportation bonds, bonding bill, capital investment, road extension, highway access, intersection improvements, right-of-way acquisition, water main, sewer improvements
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- <00:33:05.279>
review restrictive level of judicial review restrictive level of judicial review - So we've built in judicial discretion.
- So we've built in judicial discretion.
- So we've built in judicial discretion.
- So we've built in judicial discretion.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Government, Elections And Indian Affairs Feb 13th, 2026 at 08:39 am
House Government, Elections & Indian Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- New Mexico already has democratic tools: elections, recall elections, and judicial remedies to address
- have more authority and control, local control, as they go in to stabilize and still perform the functions
- Chair, only in those instances, and the board that is remaining remains intact and performs the functions
- only in those instances and the other, the board that is remaining remains intact and performs the functions
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Hearing Assembly Business and Professions Committee and Senate Business, Professions and Economic Development Committee Mar 11th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- departments, within different agencies, and in a short span of time it became clear that dividing these functions
- institution has continually tried to correct the dysfunctions in the marketplace so that it can function
- We expect judicial decisions to help guide the industry and the department in that in the future, and
- As of, I think, the other day, I think we have about 900 functioning retail locations in California.
Summary:
The joint informational hearing focused on the Department of Cannabis Control’s report on the condition and health of California’s cannabis industry. Department staff reviewed the evolution of state cannabis law, the creation of the current regulatory framework, licensing and compliance efforts, and enforcement against illicit cannabis and hemp-derived intoxicating cannabinoids. The department said the licensed market has grown in production and retail units sold, while active licenses and retail sales value have declined, and that the illicit market remains a major competitive factor. The department also highlighted consumer education efforts, product testing and recalls, and coordination through the state enforcement task force and other agencies.
The department’s economist said the data show continued growth in licensed production and a rising share of consumption through the licensed market, but falling wholesale and retail prices have reduced overall industry value. He identified major headwinds as taxes and fees, illicit-market competition, local prohibitions that limit retail access, regulatory costs, and broader business pressures, while noting opportunities in product innovation and possible hemp-market changes. Committee members pressed the department on enforcement, public health concerns, equity ownership and employment, delays in grant administration, pesticide testing, and whether the legal market is truly viable for small businesses and farmers. Several members argued that stronger enforcement and lower costs are needed, while one member raised concerns about cannabis-related health harms and said the hearing focused too narrowly on supply-side issues.
Public commenters from industry groups and advocacy organizations largely echoed concerns about high taxes, regulatory burdens, limited retail access, and the size of the illicit market. Many urged the Legislature not to let the excise tax rise from 15% to 19% and called for tax relief, compliance reform, more enforcement, and broader retail access. Some speakers said the report was too optimistic and did not reflect business failures, debt, and closures, while others emphasized the need to protect small farmers, address wildfire insurance, and support equity businesses. No votes or formal actions were taken; the hearing was informational only.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - Part 2 - 04/17/26
Judiciary and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- this bill recognizes that as the chief legal officer, the Attorney General serves many different functions
- actions, and I think the fiscal judicial actions, and I think the fiscal note<01:30:31.960>
was <02:01:22.880>- Radio communication must function 100% of the time.
Ultimately, function 100% of the time. - Ultimately, function 100% of the time.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy Committee 9/17/25
Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy
Transcript Highlights:
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on <01:39:46.400>a carefully and acts judiciously on a carefully and - acts judiciously on a case-byase<01:39:47.199>
basis. - But, um, you know, we have to function much better because clearly we're not.
- That would never happen in what I would call the real world, and we have to function in the real world
- world. and and and we have to function world. and and and we have to function in<01:50:51.119>
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Commerce and Consumer Affairs (01/28/2026)
Commerce and Consumer Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- And again, we hope and anticipate that we can have an interface created that'll function to allow DAOs
- They have to act in a quasi-judicial fashion.
- <01:43:32.639>
um they have to act in a quasi judicial um they have to act in a quasi judicial - um in<01:43:33.360>
a <01:43:33.520>quasi <01:43:33.920>judicial <01:43:34.320>< - If a vehicle possesses the capability to perform a function, manufacturers would no longer be allowed
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, Representative Guzofski, one other comment: the facility can still function.
- So wherever they happen to meet, if it's a safety facility, the police and fire can still function at
- And those are both genuine values, and we try to balance them judiciously in our legislation, and this
- And those are both genuine values, and we try to balance them judiciously in our legislation, and this
- And those are both genuine values, and we try to balance them judiciously in our legislation, and this
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- property-right claim or seeks review of a state or local land-use determination, to be entitled to expedited judicial
- property-right claim or seeks review of a state or local land-use determination, to be entitled to expedited judicial
- property-right claim or seeks review of a state or local land-use determination, to be entitled to expedited judicial
- , a majority of them are not working or working properly, because if they were, Access would be functioning
- States to other countries in the Americas has taken a sharp dip, which shows how this legislation functions
Summary:
The Senate convened, recorded attendance, dispensed with reading the journal, and recognized several guest groups, including landscape architects and FFA representatives who delivered plants to senators. The chamber then moved through multiple Committee of the Whole calendars, considering a large number of bills and resolutions, with most measures receiving do-pass recommendations, often after committee or floor amendments. Topics included public monies and cryptocurrency/stablecoin use by the state (SB 1042, SB 1043, SB 1044, SB 1045, SCR 1003, SCR 1033), attorney discipline and family court matters (SB 1039, SB 1139, SB 1147, SB 1148, SB 1328), public records, scholarship organizations, HOA flag rules, deed conveyances, environmental restrictions on solar radiation management, federal land acquisition consent, small modular reactors, water quality testing, and state revenue-related constitutional changes (SCR 1028). One notable procedural dispute occurred when an Epstein amendment to SB 1043 was ruled not germane; the chair’s ruling was upheld on a 14-10 division vote, and the bill later advanced without that amendment. The Senate also retained SB 1419 on the calendar.
On later calendars, the Senate advanced health and human services measures focused on Arizona’s Access program and DCS, including SB 1052, SB 1115, SB 1149, SB 1193, SB 1233, SB 1345, SB 1346, and SB 1631. Testimony on SB 1115 centered on whether Access employees should be barred from remote work, with supporters arguing in-person work was needed and critics warning of staffing and service disruptions without a new facility or appropriation. SB 1233 drew discussion about a short cure period for administrative deficiencies; supporters said the bill addressed retaliatory enforcement practices, while opponents said the timeframe was too short. SB 1345 and SB 1346 also drew Access-related debate, including a floor amendment removing Access from SB 1345 and an objection that the bill could conflict with federal Medicaid law. The committee reports for these bills were adopted, and the measures were sent forward with do-pass recommendations.
The Senate also advanced regulatory and utility-related bills on another calendar, including SB 1137, SB 1144, and SB 1205. SB 1137 dealt with underground facilities excavation notification and passed with a Kavanaugh floor amendment described as stakeholder-driven technical detail. SB 1144 addressed veterinary technician certification and education alternatives and passed with committee amendment. SB 1205, concerning motor vehicle booting fees regulation, was amended to require an appeals process for private parking lots using booting services after a senator described a personal experience of paying a boot fee and receiving no response to an appeal. The calendar was still in progress at the end of the transcript, with SB 1286 just beginning to be read.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs (10/08/2025)
Health, Human Services & Elderly Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
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- On top of that, we would have to make some changes potentially if there is this opt-out function.
- We would have to have the ability to go in and add that opt-out function to our software.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- eviction diversion at the judicial eviction diversion at the judicial system<02:10:43.880>
so - That would be my assumption of how this law would function in practice.
- However, this doesn't change the judicial process in New Hampshire.
- However, this doesn't change the judicial process in New Hampshire.
- At the end of the day, an occupied rental unit is fulfilling its function.