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NM
Transcript Highlights:
- So in terms of resources, that's sort of what the burden looks like, that administrative sort of piece
- So in terms of resources, that's sort of what the burden looks like, that administrative sort of piece
- , it does not serve patients traveling the path of malignancy, of serious illness, or of debilitating
- And there's not a number of, an appropriate and adequate number of providers.
- I'm always, I am often skeptical of memorials because they have no force of law.
Committees:
Senate Senate Rules , Senate House Rules & Order Of Business
Keywords:
school elections, partisan elections, voting rights, constitutional amendment, New Mexico, elector registration, pediatric palliative care, pediatric hospice, Medicaid, state plan amendment, Health Care Authority, children with serious illness, life-limiting conditions, complex medical conditions, curative care, concurrent care, family-centered care, hospice services, managed care, pain management
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Civil Rights & Judiciary Jan 23rd, 2026 at 10:30 am
Civil Rights & Judiciary
Transcript Highlights:
- It just takes away a few of the limitations on being able to provide that warranty.
- 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:
- This person would be able to hire employees and take a wide range of actions related to the management
- I know that's never enough, but with 20-plus of you, that's going to take us a little over 40 minutes
- I've had to take a lower paying job because of the stress and my medication.
- I'm going to take it out of Matt Stewart's time.
- It takes decades of investment and management...
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:
- 468-page manual, we're taking bites of it because we're listening to them and making the changes we
- I'm more than happy to kind of take some of these questions with regards to the inactive licenses.
- offered placement of children and they are not currently taking referrals, sometimes... as well it will
- And then they're ready, after a period of time, to begin taking referrals again.
- have decided that they're not going to take children for an extended period of time.
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
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Today, we'll be taking care of the hearings and voting on bills.
- A lot of people were getting. ...done who did not seem to get any kind of justice for his death.
- Basically, the driver of the car didn't have insurance, registration, inspection, or any of that stuff
- Thank you, Chairman and members of the committee. rather than relying on the seasonal rush of holidays
- Okay, there being seven ayes and zero nays of May 25th, 2025.
Committee:
Senate Administration
Keywords:
balanced budget amendment, federal budget, deficit reduction, deficit spending, fiscal restraint, constitutional amendment, U.S. Constitution, Congress, PAYGO, Gramm-Rudman-Hollings, national debt, budget deficit, taxpayer dollars, balanced budget resolution, memorial resolution, Texas Legislature, federal spending, budget reform, fiscal conservatism, HCR 9
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Take care of it. All right. All right.
- And making it a hard number of three is not a reasonable thing because now you're taking, you know, you
- And it sounds like the punitive part of the bill, which is kind of like taking over the election for
- a couple of cycles to make sure things are right, is based... ...kind of like taking over the election
- Texas is one of the last eight states still relying solely on outdated methods, and that puts us, and
Committee:
House Elections
Keywords:
voter registration, electronic, Texas election law, Signature verification, DPS, internet application, Texas Election Code, signature verification, online application, data security, electronic application, Department of Public Safety, information security, electronic voter registration, voting technology, voter access, state election laws, digital signature, election irregularities, audit
Summary:
The committee heard several election-related bills. SB 447 would let the City of Mission in Hidalgo County permanently move its municipal elections from May to the uniform November election date if it chooses. The bill was described as permissive and intended to increase turnout and reduce costs. Mission’s mayor testified in support, saying voters had already approved the change by a wide margin in a charter amendment election. The bill was left pending after no objection.
SB 2217 focused on standardizing election data reporting and reconciliation across counties to improve transparency and comparability. Testimony was generally supportive of the goal, but Dr. Laura Presley and others flagged technical issues, including a discrepancy between a three-ballot mismatch threshold in existing law and a 1% threshold in part of the bill, plus a definition issue involving central accumulators. Supporters said consistent auditing and reconciliation would help election integrity, while the bill was also left pending.
The committee then took up SB 2753, a major proposal to create a continuous in-person voting period that would combine early voting and Election Day into one uninterrupted process, with precinct consolidation and other changes. Supporters said it could simplify administration, reduce equipment changes, and improve security by using one set of machines. Opponents and neutral witnesses raised concerns about cost, staffing, ballot security, reporting changes, weekend voting, and whether the bill was ready for implementation; several urged a pilot or study instead. The committee substitute was withdrawn and the bill was left pending.
SB 505 would create a process for election workers, candidates, party officials, and measure proponents or opponents to request explanations of election irregularities, with escalation to the Secretary of State for audit or enforcement if responses were unsatisfactory. Supporters said it would provide a way to resolve irregularities and restore confidence, while opponents argued it was too broad, lacked guardrails against abuse, and could be used by partisan actors to pressure counties. The bill was left pending. Finally, HB 311 would expand Texas’s online voter registration system to first-time registrants and others, with supporters citing efficiency, lower costs, and broader access, and opponents raising concerns about signature verification and implementation details. Testimony was cut short because of the session deadline, and the bill had not been disposed of in the excerpt.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Now, on top of that, you want to rob me of my inheritance for the benefit of this. Thank you, sir.
- I'm a victim of elder abuse.
- , and I had to take a whole review of that and pass that before I could get my license renewed.
- As each of you should know, a forcible detainer is what we see about 99% of the time.
- I think we discussed yesterday and today something about them being able to—and this takes care of it—being
Committee:
House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
Keywords:
statutory probate courts, probate court fees, judicial fund, county reimbursement, comptroller, Texas Government Code, Local Government Code, court fees, fee allocation, excess contributions, judicial education and support fund, presiding judge salary, county finance, court administration, Texas judiciary, revenue distribution, SB 2933, elder abuse, neglect, judicial training
Summary:
The Committee on Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence heard testimony on Senate Bill 1015, which would clarify that the comptroller is responsible for distributing excess judicial fund payments back to statutory probate courts. Judge Guy Herman testified in support, saying the bill would help ensure probate courts receive funding they are entitled to, while Ed Heimlich testified against the bill with broad criticism of probate courts and judicial practices. The committee then heard Senate Bill 2933, which would add elder abuse training to required judicial education for several categories of judges and judicial officers; Dr. Bruce Hargrave supported the bill, citing the prevalence and underreporting of elder abuse and the need for judges to recognize warning signs. No votes were taken on either of those bills, and SB 2933 was left pending.
The committee then reconsidered Senate Bill 38, an eviction-related bill, and Vice Chair Hayes described two agreed floor amendments: one limiting the summary disposition procedure to forcible entry and detainer cases involving squatters, and another requiring a notice to pay rent or vacate for tenants who had been timely payers but missed a payment. After discussion, the committee voted 6-4 to report SB 38 without amendments. The committee also adopted or advanced a series of other bills and resolutions, including SB 293, SB 1141, SB 1448, SB 1536, SB 1558, SB 1838, SB 1940, SB 2127, SB 53, SB 251, SB 311, SB 387, SB 441 (with a substitute), SB 1164, SB 1335, SB 1574 (with a substitute), SB 1719, SB 1760, SB 1839, SB 1923 (with a substitute), SB 2807, and SJR 27 (with a substitute).
Most measures were reported favorably on largely party-line or near-unanimous votes, with a few close votes on SB 942, SB 311, SB 2807, and SJR 27. SB 942, relating to retroactive child support beginning at conception, initially failed 5-5 but was reconsidered and then passed 6-5. The committee adjourned after completing its agenda.
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
- We did take the language from three of their concerns, and it was in the bill.
- This just has to do with the filing, the reporting of it in lieu of an audit of any kind, just to report
- of Insurance.
- Basically, what it does is it takes the collection of the... ...of the premium tax and puts it in with
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
TX
Committee:
House Culture, Recreation & Tourism
Keywords:
oyster mariculture, aquaculture, farming, water quality, regulations, outboard motors, certificate of title, vessel regulation, Texas Parks and Wildlife Code, marine documentation, hunter education, criminal charge, illegal hunting, mule deer, white-tailed deer, sustainability, wildlife conservation, unmanned aircraft, wildlife retrieval, Hunting
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee 3/19/25
Agriculture Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Representative, your bill takes effect in about a little over a year, July of next year.
- Um, just trying to make sure that the state of Minnesota is taking a little bit of interest and responsibility
- <c> a</c> that the state of Minnesota is taking a that the state of Minnesota is taking a little<00:24
- She said that is going to probably take a mix of technologies in order to meet the number that they have
- Director Macky continued that it will probably take a mix of technologies in order to meet the number
Committee:
House Agriculture Finance and Policy
Keywords:
HF44, Casey Jones State Trail, Pipestone Trailhead, Currie Loop, Minnesota bonding bill, capital investment, state bonds, bond proceeds fund, Department of Natural Resources, DNR, trail rehabilitation, trail reconstruction, recreational trail, bike trail, hiking trail, infrastructure, state trail, Pipestone, Currie, bonding authorization
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama House Agriculture and Forestry Committee Feb 26th, 2025
Agriculture and Forestry
Transcript Highlights:
- 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.
- Get somebody to take a picture of someone doing it. I guess if somebody witnesses it...
- Well, you take it to a pound or a... You take it to a pound or a shelter.
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
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama House Ports, Waterways & Intermodal Transit Committee Feb 19th, 2025
Ports, Waterways & Intermodal Transit
Transcript Highlights:
- I think that we need to take care of that, and so I think this bill would do it. Thank you, sir.
- He said that would take care of issues that had to deal with our code, and I think that you brought up
- The Department's lab shall directly administer or contract for methods of... ...methods of sampling,
- The type and frequency of such methods shall be determined by the Department and may be changed based
- So that's a lot of truck traffic that you can take off the road. traffic that you can take off the road
Committee:
House Ports, Waterways & Intermodal Transit
Keywords:
DUI, driving under the influence, ignition interlock, interlock device, driver license suspension, restricted license, motor vehicle, alcohol offense, first offense, repeat offender, blood alcohol concentration, BAC, license revocation, Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency, ALEA, public safety, traffic safety, chemical dependency, substance abuse, court referral program
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine the Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress, including S.257, to improve the resilience of critical supply chains. Feb 11th, 2025 at 09:00 am
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- We are in the middle of a crisis as Elon Musk tries to take over our government.
- Of people talking about that. And, you know, it's time to take a fresh look, I think.
- We take the money out of the Treasury General Account and we make the payment.
- I think you're aware of what direction my questions will take.
- We're now taking that out of the manual. So I thank you for that. Thank you. Thank you, Mr.
Bills:
SB257
Keywords:
supply chain resilience, critical supply chains, critical goods, manufacturing, domestic manufacturing, reshoring, nearshoring, supply chain security, supply chain shock, supply chain disruption, critical infrastructure, emerging technologies, semiconductors, microelectronics, artificial intelligence, quantum computing, robotics, advanced manufacturing, blockchain, cybersecurity
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Labor & Commerce Jan 19th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- by the University of Washington out of a field of 30-plus applicants.
- Senate Bill 6039 concerns methods of communications by L&I.
- I find it very frustrating to contract out this part of this new method of communication and then you're
- it was structured in a way that didn't take into account the costs of labor.
- it was structured in a way that didn't take into account the costs of labor.
Summary:
The Senate Labor and Commerce Committee heard testimony on several bills. SB 6152 would add physical and occupational therapists as attending providers in workers’ compensation claims. Supporters said it would reduce delays, improve access to care, and speed return to work; opponents, including the Washington State Medical Association, retail and business groups, and L&I, raised concerns about diagnosis, scope of practice, network enrollment, implementation time, and the $1.9 million fiscal note from accident and medical aid accounts. The committee also heard SB 5437, which would prohibit non-compete agreements and clarify non-solicitation rules. The sponsor and labor and physician groups supported ending non-competes as anti-competitive and harmful to worker mobility, while business, banking, and clinic representatives argued non-competes protect investments, confidential information, and patient/customer relationships and asked for narrower changes.
The committee then heard SB 6058, which would give L&I discretion over whether to investigate wage complaints and would toll civil statutes of limitation when a complaint is filed. The sponsor said it would better match agency resources, and testimony was entirely supportive. SB 5944 would require language access provider compensation bargaining to include missed or canceled appointments and make CBAs prevail over conflicting agency policies; the sponsor and union representatives said it would create consistency across agencies, with no opposition testimony. SB 6039 would modernize L&I communications by allowing electronic notices while preserving a non-electronic option; supporters called it a permissive modernization, while worker advocates warned email could be missed and could burden vulnerable workers, though L&I said the bill preserves choice and has no fiscal impact.
Finally, the committee heard SB 6117, which would place workers and employers not covered by the NLRA under PERC jurisdiction if federal law no longer applies, with card-check and secret-ballot procedures and interest arbitration provisions. Supporters said it would create a state backstop if federal labor enforcement fails and protect workers’ organizing rights; opponents from agriculture, business, and small business groups warned it was too broad, could sweep in agriculture and small businesses, and could weaken secret-ballot protections and disrupt harvest operations. The sponsor closed by saying the bill is intended to create a clear framework where federal jurisdiction is absent. No votes or executive actions were taken in the hearing.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Chamber Meeting Feb 9th, 2026 at 11:52 am
New Mexico House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I mean, this costs tens of millions of dollars and takes a long time, and it was the COGs... ...replaced
- I mean, this costs tens of millions of dollars and takes a long time, and it was the COGs coming in,
- We hope that many of them take the seats here in the Roundhouse.
- Everybody should have gotten the list of bills we'll be taking up today.
- Local roads get a significant amount of revenue. take all of the reversions and put it just into the
Bills:
HB111 , HB61 , HB43 , HB156 , HB70 , SB3 , HB103 , HB109 , HB128 , HB247 , HJM2 , HJM3 , HM7 , HM17 , HM4 , HM22 , HM23 , HM24 , HM26 , HM2 , HM16 , HM32 , HM11 , HM14 , HM21 , HM34 , HM50
Keywords:
water law, state engineer, civil penalty, compliance order, water rights, overdiversion, illegal diversion, groundwater storage and recovery, well license, permit violation, water enforcement, New Mexico water code, irrigation district, conservancy district, water diversion, unauthorized water sales, measuring device, district court appeal, water resources, water compliance
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- Expanded methods of take, which is inclusive of all these technologies, would still be permitted statewide
- These restrictions would not apply to individuals hunting wolves in designated expanded methods of take
- These restrictions would not apply to individuals hunting wolves in designated expanded methods of take
- Yet expanded methods of take have been eliminated in more than half of the state, including one of the
- any method utilized for the take of any wild canine in Idaho shall be available for the taking of wolves
Committee:
Senate Resources and Environment
AR
Transcript Highlights:
- The methods of finance, if you would. Thank you, Mr. Chair. Good afternoon, members.
- As the chair stated, the first items for your review today are the methods of finance.
- As the chair stated, the first items for your review today are the methods of finance.
- These are the methods of finance, Mr. Chair.
- Yet people can't take care of them at home, but they want to say, you know, y'all didn't take care of
Committee:
All ALC-REVIEW
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Education Committee Mar 12th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- This is our first committee hearing, and so with that we need to take care of the adoption of our committee
- And so with that, we need to take care of the adoption of our committee rules, standard rules by which
- Of course, when presented with a choice of dissecting an animal or using an animal-free method, one student
- of answering the phone, doing the many, many things that we have asked schools to take care of with
- take care of theirs.
Summary:
The Assembly Education Committee met for its first hearing of the session, adopted its committee rules on a 6-0 vote, and then heard several bills. AB 347, which would require written notice to students about the right to opt out of animal dissection and receive a comparable assignment, drew strong support from the author, a student, and multiple advocacy and education groups, while opponents argued it would burden teachers and duplicate existing law. The committee approved AB 347 on a 7-0 vote and sent it to Appropriations.
AB 281, which would expand parent access to sex education materials and require disclosure of outside consultants’ credentials, drew mixed testimony. Supporters framed it as a transparency and parent-rights measure, while school administrators and county education officials said current law already allows inspection and that the bill would create an unfunded administrative burden. After extended member discussion, the bill failed on a 4-3 vote with one abstention, though reconsideration was granted. AB 65, which would provide paid pregnancy leave for educators without requiring them to exhaust sick leave first, was supported by teachers, CTA, and the State Treasurer, but opposed by school administrators and business officials over cost concerns; it passed 6-0 to Higher Education.
The committee also approved AB 361, which would extend and expand LAUSD’s best-value procurement authority for school construction to all school districts for five years, on a 5-0 vote with one abstention. AB 86, which would require the State Board of Education to adopt standardized K-8 health education instructional materials, passed 5-0. Finally, AB 228, the Zaki Fast Act, was introduced to clarify that schools may stock any federally approved epinephrine delivery system, including newer devices beyond auto-injectors, and was presented with testimony from the bill’s young namesake and his family; the transcript cuts off before the committee vote on that measure.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Teacher Preparation and Student Literacy Jun 16th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- of the unproven methods that we have seen being taught in our schools that just weren't working.
- It removes some of the unproven methods that we have seen being taught in our schools that just weren't
- What this bill does is it basically bans the method of teaching kids What this bill does is it basically
- bans the method of teaching kids by guessing as opposed to slowing down and looking at the letters of
- Want to take a fact sheet to look at the actual summary of the bill.
Summary:
House and Senate leaders announced a compromise agreement on a literacy bill that both chambers had previously passed, saying the final version combines the strongest elements of each chamber’s proposal. The bill is framed as a response to persistent reading gaps, especially in third grade, and supporters said it is intended to strengthen literacy instruction for future students and address disparities affecting children of color and low-income students.
The measure would require school districts to adopt K-3 reading curricula aligned with Department of Elementary and Secondary Education guidelines and based on evidence-based literacy practices. It also provides free approved curriculum options for districts that need them, allows waivers for districts already using qualifying programs, adds student progress monitoring, supports dyslexia screening and public reporting of related data, and includes professional development and apprenticeship opportunities for teachers. Speakers said the bill effectively moves away from guessing-based reading instruction and toward phonics-based methods.
Leaders thanked the House and Senate leadership, conferees, and staff for negotiating the compromise, and said the bill had already received unanimous votes in both chambers on the earlier versions. They said they expected unanimous support again when the conference report comes to the floor later in the week.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Teacher Preparation and Student Literacy Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Transcript Highlights:
- It also removes some of the unproven methods that we have seen being taught in our schools that just
- It removes some of the unproven methods that we have seen being taught in our schools that just weren't
- What this bill does is it basically bans the method of teaching kids...
- What this bill does is it basically bans the method of teaching kids by guessing as opposed to slowing
- Want to take a fact sheet to look at the actual summary of the bill.
Summary:
House and Senate leaders announced a conference committee agreement on a literacy bill that both chambers had previously passed, saying the compromise combines the strongest parts of each version. The speakers said the bill responds to poor third-grade reading outcomes and aims to improve early literacy instruction for the next generation of students, with implementation planned for the 2027-2028 school year.
The bill would require K-3 reading curricula to meet Department of Elementary and Secondary Education guidelines and be evidence-based, provide free approved curriculum options for districts that need them, and allow waivers for districts already using acceptable evidence-based programs. It also would remove unproven teaching methods, support student progress monitoring, require dyslexia screening, publish relevant data, and provide professional development and apprenticeship opportunities for teachers. One speaker described the measure as effectively ending guessing-based reading instruction and returning to phonics-focused teaching.
The conferees said the bill was developed through weeks of negotiation and had unanimous votes in both chambers on the earlier versions. Senators Lewis and O'Connor, though absent, were said to support the compromise and would sign the conference report. The leaders said they expected strong support when the compromise bill comes to the House and Senate floors later in the week.