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WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Environment & Energy Jan 15th, 2026 at 08:00 am

Environment & Energy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Together, we can help protect our waterways and the people and organisms who rely on it.
  • Cedar Grove is mission-driven to protect the environment, and we appreciate the legislature's significant
  • And we appreciate the lead time in the bill to comply with the act, moving this out to January 1 of 2028
  • paper and bags for soil and mulch.
  • The Recycling Reform Act authorizes the Department of Ecology and the Producer Responsibility Organization
Bills: HB1420 , HB2233 , HB2271 , HB2212 , HB2284
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Education Policy Committee Feb 4th, 2026

Education Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • a child and they're interacting for this type of screen educational program and high quality.
  • a child and they're interacting for this type of screen educational program and high quality.
  • > child two years old and younger could be child two years old and younger could be exposed<00:09:03.760
  • </c><00:10:04.880><c> and</c> and she's working with a child and and she's working with a child and they're
  • being able to respond to the years and being able to respond to the child. child. child.
Bills: HB329 , HB8 , HB353 , HB329 , HB8 , HB353 , HB50 , HB78 , HB225 , SB75 , SB209 , HB50 , HB78 , HB225 , SB75 , SB209
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Ways & Means Feb 3rd, 2026 at 04:00 pm

Ways & Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • So if you have a combination, smaller towns might be engaged in a fire protection district and yet they're
  • needed function to cities and a fire protection without causing harm or having to take away from the
  • Hi, my name is Raquel Mendoza, and I am a woman who has had an abortion.
  • First, the woman takes mifepristone, then severe cramping, heavy bleeding, and pain begin.
  • Within 24 to 48 hours, misoprostol causes the expulsion of clots, tissue, and the unborn child.
Committee: Senate Ways & Means
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Transportation, Highways and Public Works Mar 16th, 2026

Transportation, Highways & Public Works

Transcript Highlights:
  • Okay, and the intent is to protect the integrity of the road.
  • So I want to have the conversation, but we're not—we're just trying to protect what's ours, and it's
  • And so we just want to protect our own. We're open to have the conversation.
  • And so we just want to protect our own. We're open to have the conversation.
  • And so I understand your position on what we need to do to protect local assets. Agree with it.
Summary: The House Transportation Committee met on March 16 with a quorum present and first deferred three local bills at the sponsor’s request: HB 590, HB 679, and HB 873. The committee then advanced HB 503, which cleans up prior local language for Golden Meadow by removing a reference to electric golf carts and updating the definition of utility terrain vehicles; the technical amendment set was adopted and the bill was reported with amendments. HB 720, dealing with tacit dedication of roads and preserving historic public access to waterways and related access points, was reported favorably after members agreed to continue working on the amendment language before floor debate. The committee spent substantial time on HB 309, which originally made it a crime to walk in a crosswalk while looking at a cell phone. After amendments converted the proposal to a $25 civil fine and added a rebuttable presumption of liability for damages, members from both parties raised concerns about enforceability, tourism and urban pedestrian patterns, free-will and overreach arguments, and the lack of data tying the conduct specifically to crosswalk crashes. The author argued the measure was intended to promote situational awareness and reduce pedestrian injuries and fatalities, but after opposition testimony the bill was voluntarily deferred. Members then reported HB 856, which expands DOTD’s use of indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity construction contracting and adds the Office of Louisiana Highway Construction, after technical amendments clarified the contracts are for construction-phase work. HB 487, increasing penalties for drivers who use shoulders or turning lanes to bypass red lights, was reported with a technical correction after police support testimony. HB 846, prohibiting license plate coverings or films that obscure plates, was reported favorably after law enforcement support and discussion of clear frames versus obscuring covers. HB 733 and HB 875, both tied to OMV fee and lapse-of-insurance recommendations from the Legislative Auditor, were reported with amendments adjusting grace periods and offense timing. The committee also took up HB 695 on consensual non-commercial towing permits. After extensive questioning about whether the bill applied to multiple vehicles, interstate travel, OMV implementation, and the practicality of an honor-system QR code permit, the sponsor agreed to amend the bill to cover multiple vehicles and then voluntarily defer it for further work with OMV and State Police. HB 777, requiring a driver’s license renewal knowledge exam, was amended at the department’s request and then voluntarily deferred for further review. HB 868, prompted by a fatal trailer accident involving a farmer’s wife, would require trailers to meet safety-chain and braking standards consistent with manufacturer specifications or federal standards; after concerns from members and the Agriculture Commissioner about impacts on older farm equipment, the bill was reported with amendments. Finally, HB 707 moved the LPG Commission’s marketing functions to the Department of Agriculture and Forestry and was reported with a technical amendment, HB 693 on legislative district highway signs was voluntarily deferred after amendments, and HB 746 on local oversized trucking permits opened a broader discussion about parish-by-parish permit disparities, with the sponsor proposing a one-year moratorium on new local standards while stakeholders work toward a more uniform system.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Education May 12th, 2026

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • They protect the children and the staff. And if anyone gets hurt, it's just a drone.
  • and let's make it available to that child and his parent.
  • and let's make it available to that child and his parent.
  • And I'm glad that all the stakeholders was willing to work on a technical To that child and his parent
  • And this is a method to protect our students.
Bills: HCR97 , HR168 , SCR33 , SB112 , SB346 , SB347 , SB353 , SB488 , SB504 , SB507 , SB518
Committee: House Education
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 016 Conference PM - 04-29-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • On the House side, it's myself, uh, co-chairs Garrett and Morikawa, and managers Iwamoto and Souza.
  • DeCoite</c><00:11:25.760><c> are</c> and managers Inouye and DeCoite are and managers Inouye and DeCoite
  • And at the top of the agenda, we have HB 1870 relating to protected community relocations.
  • </c><00:14:56.360><c> And</c><00:14:56.520><c> on</c> protected community relocations.
  • And on protected community relocations.
Bills: SB2057 , SB2109 , SB2400 , HB1752 , SB2599 , SB2930
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 224 Conference PM - 04-29-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • c><00:20:50.760><c> techniques</c><00:20:51.280><c> and</c> and manipulative of techniques and and manipulative
  • </c><00:22:18.200><c> I</c><00:22:18.280><c> think</c> appreciate and and and agree.
  • I think appreciate and and and agree.
  • And this does need Ways and Means yet.
  • Poipoi as co-chairs, and myself and Rep.
Bills: SB2057 , SB2109 , SB2400 , HB1752 , SB2599 , SB2930
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session 04-29-2026 06:30pm

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> and consent on consent. and consent on consent.
  • 00:04:02.520><c> and</c> her qualifications, testimony, and her qualifications, testimony, and interview
  • It's been moved and seconded. &gt;&gt; motions. It's been moved and seconded.
  • and the Wharton School of Finance and Commerce in 1951.
  • And at the as well.
Bills: SB2057 , SB2109 , SB2400 , HB1752 , SB2599 , SB2930
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 229 Conference PM - 04-29-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> and CBAs. and CBAs.
  • </c> and Representative Lee as co-chairs, and and Representative Lee as co-chairs, and we<00:05:32.640
  • </c> and Tarnas as chairs, LaChica, Olds, and and Tarnas as chairs, LaChica, Olds, and Morikawa<00:17
  • </c> &gt;&gt; And we have ways and means release. &gt;&gt; And we have ways and means release.
  • </c> And for the house, myself and Rep. And for the house, myself and Rep.
Bills: SB2057 , SB2109 , SB2400 , HB1752 , SB2599 , SB2930
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 016 Conference AM - 04-29-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And this bill is effective upon approval. Yes, and thank you.
  • And just to further Yes, and thank you.
  • </c> And Member Rize Oda. Aye. And Member Rize Oda. Aye.
  • And Member Rize Oda. Co-chair Lee. Aye. And Member Rize Oda.
  • Hasham and Rep. Lee as co-chairs, and Rep. Matsumoto and Hasham are excused. Great, sounds good.
Bills: SB2057 , SB2109 , SB2400 , HB1752 , SB2599 , SB2930
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 229 Conference AM - 04-29-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> And And And Thank<00:03:40.720><c> you.
  • And then we have co-chairs and Kush. Sorry. And Morikawa and Shimizu. Thank you.
  • <00:10:57.880><c> And</c> right? And right?
  • Yeah, we are adjourned. and as co-chairs and and as co-chairs and Representative<00:15:10.240><c> Tarnas
  • </c> Tarnas, and Morikawa as co-chairs and Tarnas, and Morikawa as co-chairs and Shimizu<00:16:24.000
Bills: SB2057 , SB2109 , SB2400 , HB1752 , SB2599 , SB2930
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 224 Conference AM - 04-29-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c><00:11:40.400><c> interest</c> and allow payment waivers and interest and allow payment waivers and
  • And on behalf of and Favela as a member.
  • Co-Chairs</c><00:14:03.200><c> and</c> and Miyake as Co-Chairs and and Miyake as Co-Chairs and Representative
  • </c> and Representatives Hashim, Tarnas, and and Representatives Hashim, Tarnas, and Miyake<00:14:28.160
  • </c> significantly, um and and is really just significantly, um and and is really just a<00:15:28.120
Bills: SB2057 , SB2109 , SB2400 , HB1752 , SB2599 , SB2930
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Transportation, Highways and Public Works Apr 21st, 2026

Transportation, Highways & Public Works

Transcript Highlights:
  • The act that you supported, Act 490 in the 2022 session, reinvented the board and created positions for
  • Helena's interest, or my daddy was on the commission and protected St. Helena's interest.
  • And finally, the substitute bill designates the act as Riley's Law. Thank you, Mr. Odom. Now, Rep.
  • And for many families, it offers peace of mind knowing that their loved one has an added layer of protection
  • So, members, this bill is about protecting fair competition and public bidding.
Summary: The House Transportation Committee met on April 21 and considered a series of transportation, licensing, tolling, and public safety measures. It reported favorably House Bill 745, extending special permits for tandem loads hauling containers to and from port facilities; House Bill 1000, a DOTD cleanup bill that clarifies Highway Priority Program reporting and raises the letter-bid contract threshold from $1 million to $3 million; and House Bill 1050, which clarifies commercial driver’s license rules, including age and intrastate/interstate driving limits. The committee also approved House Bill 1172 naming a portion of U.S. Highway 165 in Oberlin the Coulin Brooks Manuel Memorial Highway, House Bill 1218 naming a portion of Louisiana Highway 1090 the Lewis Pat Miramon Memorial Highway, House Concurrent Resolution 32 urging backup motors for the St. Claude Avenue Bridge, and House Bill 1207 on public contracting standards and competition in public bidding. A major portion of the meeting focused on House Bill 896, which responds to tolling issues at the Belle Chasse bridge project. The bill would require toll signage, local toll customer service centers, dispute procedures, and limits on administrative fees, with amendments addressing effective dates, in-person assistance, appeal deadlines, law-enforcement exemptions, and limits on certain charges. The author and witnesses described high administrative fees, long travel distances to customer service locations, and problems with toll bills, while committee members noted the issue was complex and ongoing. The committee reported the bill favorably as amended. The committee also heard House Bill 1159, allowing Jefferson Parish municipalities to use automated speed enforcement devices again under local control. Supporters from Gretna, Westwego, Harahan, and Kenner said photo enforcement reduced crashes, improved safety, and helped limited police resources, while opponents were not emphasized in the transcript. After discussion about whether the measure should be voluntarily or involuntarily deferred, the committee ultimately deferred the bill. House Bill 493, which would prohibit expropriation by the Amite River Basin Drainage and Water Conservation District in East Feliciana and St. Helena Parishes, drew extensive testimony about reservoir fears and local opposition; the committee voluntarily deferred it. House Bill 679, as substituted, created a driver’s license designation for people with brain injuries and required related law-enforcement training; witnesses described personal experiences with brain injury and the need for officers to recognize communication and behavioral effects, and the committee reported the substitute favorably. House Bill 1173, which waives late fees for certain reinstatement-relief payment plans for driver’s licenses, was also reported favorably, and House Bill 1024 creating a Louisiana Democratic Party prestige plate was approved as well.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on County & Regional Government Mar 31st, 2025

S/C on County & Regional Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • And as a reminder to the committee and our visitors and witnesses today, under House Rule 4, Section
  • It was on locals and consent and we lost it.
  • those fireworks, and we would go and play behind the fireworks stand, me and my cousins.
  • there are extensive statutory and General Appropriation Act rider provisions that provide the program
  • And just, and, uh.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation Education Committee Feb 12th, 2025

Finance and Taxation Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • and our teachers to handle.
  • And I'm going to tell you something else too, and I'm going to be through, Mr. Chairman.
  • Elijah is autistic and... Elijah is autistic and has cerebral palsy.
  • . ...restroom and change him securely and privately.
  • . ...and they reinforce Alabama's commitment to accessibility and inclusion.
Bills: SB1 , SB83 , SB159 , SB160 , SB1
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Judiciary Feb 11th, 2026 at 05:05 pm

House Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • and encouraging doctors to practice here, and while continuing to protect patients and preserve accountability
  • and our clinics, and instead we're providing protection—well, we're providing them some protection,
  • One's an act and one's under victim compensation. And this is what we're addressing today.
  • And Madam Chair and Representative, so the act, one of the victims' rights under the act is the right
  • , and we would act on them.
Bills: HB99 , HJR5 , HM39 , HB206 , HB213 , SB41 , SB153 , SB165 , SB261 , SB264
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Judiciary Feb 11th, 2026

House Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • doctors, supporting and encouraging doctors to practice here, and while continuing to protect patients
  • And instead we're providing them some protection, but we're also providing protection to multibillion-dollar
  • And Madam Chair and Representative, so the act, one of the victims' rights under the Act is the right
  • , and we would act on that.
  • , and we would act on that.
Bills: HB99 , HJR5 , HM39 , HB206 , HB213 , SB41 , SB153 , SB165 , SB261 , SB264
Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 99, a medical malpractice reform measure. Sponsor Chair Chandler and Minority Leader Armstrong described months of stakeholder negotiations aimed at balancing patient compensation with concerns from physicians, hospitals, and insurers about litigation costs, punitive damages, and access to care. The committee substitute kept the existing monetary damage caps but changed several provisions, including definitions of “occurrence” and “value of medical care,” treatment of future medical expenses, a higher clear-and-convincing standard for punitive damages, a two-step process before punitive damages can be pled, and a lower punitive-damages cap for smaller providers versus a higher cap for large hospital systems. Supporters said the bill would help recruit and retain doctors and stabilize the malpractice market; opponents argued it weakens accountability, especially for corporate and out-of-state hospital systems, and several speakers urged a stronger amendment to preserve patient rights. After debate, the committee voted 10-0 to give the House Judiciary Committee substitute for HB 99 a do-pass recommendation. The committee then heard House Joint Resolution 5, which would amend the state constitution to allow legislative compensation. Sponsors and supporters said paying legislators would make service more accessible to working people, parents, rural residents, and others without independent wealth, and would broaden representation. Several advocacy groups and individual commenters backed the proposal, while members raised questions about the pay formula, with the resolution tying compensation to the state median income. Some members supported the idea but preferred a salary commission or a different mechanism. The committee approved HJR 5 on a 7-3 vote. Finally, the committee began hearing House Memorial 39, which calls for a task force to study the current state of sexual assault examination kits and report on backlog progress. Sponsor Rep. Ferrari and the New Mexico Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs explained that a prior task force a decade ago found more than 5,000 untested kits and led to policy changes, including the Sexual Assault Survivors Bill of Rights and a statewide tracking system. The memorial is intended to reassess whether backlogs remain and recommend further fixes.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Judiciary Feb 11th, 2026

House Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • And so that was a big part of the amended act that was passed in 2021 and became effective in 2022.
  • doctors and small practices and begin to protect hospitals.
  • It's been over 30 years and we need to change. We need to change the Delinquency Act.
  • The maturity level of a child from the age of 14 to 18 and then to 21 and then to 30 is amazing.
  • And that's what happens. And there's not really a review process if the child is convicted. Mr.
Bills: HB99 , HJR5 , HM39 , HB206 , HB213 , SB41 , SB153 , SB165 , SB261 , SB264
Summary: The committee first took up a lengthy informational presentation on the Patient Compensation Fund (PCF) and New Mexico medical malpractice insurance. Teresa Hassey, a plaintiffs’ attorney, described the PCF’s origin in the 1976 Medical Malpractice Act, its role as a state-backed excess coverage system, and her view that it was mismanaged when hospital participation expanded without individualized risk assessments. She argued that hospitals underpaid surcharges, that the fund was depleted by claims, and that the 2021 amendments and later legislative infusions were meant to shore up deficits and phase hospitals out. Superintendent of Insurance Alice Kane and LFC analyst Julia Rodriguez presented a different perspective, emphasizing recent general fund infusions, current surcharge collections, the use of actuarial reviews, and the PCF’s budget and settlement activity. Kane said the market is highly concentrated, New Mexico’s malpractice costs and defense expenses are high, and the fund still provides lower-cost coverage than the open market, while also noting ongoing issues with future medical claims, TPA transition, and investment management. Committee members questioned the presenters at length about why New Mexico malpractice premiums are so high, whether defense costs were being conflated with claim payouts, how the PCF works with primary coverage and excess coverage, and whether hospitals were properly assessed when they entered the fund. Several senators raised concerns about punitive damages, corporate practice of medicine, and whether the state’s legal environment is driving doctors away. Others challenged the data comparisons, noting differences between one-year figures and multi-year averages, and asked why New Mexico’s costs remain far above neighboring states. Kane and Hassey disagreed on the causes, with Kane pointing to high claims and defense costs over time and Hassey arguing that hospital participation and punitive-damage exposure distorted the market. The chair concluded the discussion by saying the committee had not exhausted the topic and that he still wanted a clear path to reducing doctors’ insurance costs. After a break, the committee moved on to Senate Bill 41. Senator Charlie introduced the bill, which would eliminate the statute of limitations for the most serious sexual crimes in New Mexico. He argued that trauma, coercion, fear, and delayed disclosure often prevent survivors from reporting promptly, and said the law should reflect that reality. The bill was presented as a response to survivor testimony heard in a prior hearing, and the sponsor framed it as part of a broader effort to modernize the justice system for sexual violence cases.
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama House Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee Jan 21st, 2026

Public Safety and Homeland Security

Transcript Highlights:
  • and 2024, the Kate Noah Act and the Abram Colin Act. a range of things but very specific list a range
  • And I see him all the time riding with no helmet and nothing to protect him.
  • And I see him all the time riding with no helmet and nothing to protect him. >> U, Representative Jackson
  • will require such reports to be treated and investigated as any other reports of suspected child abuse
  • will require such reports to be treated and investigated as any other reports of suspected child abuse
Bills: HB1 , HB198 , HB11 , HB32 , HB33 , HB34 , HB56 , HB68 , HB72 , HB101 , HB102 , HB110 , HB154 , HB166 , HB168 , HB274 , SB114 , HB1 , HB198 , HB11 , HB32 , HB33 , HB34 , HB56 , HB68 , HB72 , HB101 , HB102 , HB110 , HB154 , HB166 , HB168 , HB274 , SB114
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/25/2026 - Senate Government

Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • other basic public health protections and will result in harm to our children and communities.
  • As a mother and community member, protecting our water supply and long-term health is critical.
  • Abortion is health care and it's legal in Arizona and constitutionally protected.
  • And it says no emergency can suspend these protections.
  • , and also to protect communities.
Committee: Senate Government