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KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

House Standing Committee on Licensing, Occupations, and Administrative Regulations.(2-4-26)

Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations

Transcript Highlights:
  • Chair: Call the Licensing, Occupations, and Administrative Regulations Committee meeting to order.
  • It switches them from certification to licensure, which has been an insurance issue.
Summary: The Licensing, Occupations, and Administrative Regulations Committee met with a quorum and took up several bills, beginning with House Bill 387. The bill was presented as a measure to ensure veterinarians are not subject to controlled-substance reporting requirements through regulation or other means, while also revising the controlled substance council to remove an emergency medicine physician and an acute care nurse and add two veterinarians. Supporters said the change was needed because veterinary reporting would be overly complicated, especially in rural Kentucky and for large-animal practices. The committee adopted the committee substitute, approved a committee amendment, and passed the bill unanimously, including the title amendment and emergency clause. The committee then heard House Bill 45, which would modernize Kentucky CPA licensure. The sponsor and the State Board of Accountancy said the bill updates outdated rules, supports workforce mobility and remote practice, reduces barriers to interstate commerce, and adds a new licensing option to address time and cost concerns for candidates. The committee passed the bill unanimously. House Bill 48 followed, a long-updated physical therapy practice act revision. Testimony said it would clarify and streamline the statute, add definitions for physical therapist assistants, change certification language to licensure, allow expungement of minor non-patient-harm violations, clarify sexual misconduct language, adjust disciplinary and fee-setting provisions, and ease requirements for some internationally trained practitioners. The committee again passed the bill unanimously. House Bill 212 was next and would allow licensed veterinary technicians, under direct veterinarian supervision, to administer rabies vaccinations to dogs, cats, and ferrets. The sponsor and Kentucky Veterinary Medical Association said the change would help shelters, humane societies, and mass vaccination clinics, improve recordkeeping, and address rising rabies concerns in Kentucky. The committee approved the bill unanimously. Finally, House Bill 49 was presented by Representative Matt Cook and the Board of Licensure for Engineers and Surveyors as a scholarship program funded by $5 from each annual license renewal plus fines and penalties, aimed at encouraging Kentucky students to enter engineering and surveying and remain in the state for six years after graduation/licensure. Members asked about the service commitment and funding source; the sponsor said the program would use existing funds and not raise renewal rates. The committee passed the bill unanimously, with the chair noting it as a positive example of board modernization.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Floor Session Jan 29th, 2026

California House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • prohibited from acquiring and selling to qualified buyers already in the market for six months after a certificate
  • of occupancy.
Summary: The Assembly convened, established a quorum, offered a prayer and Pledge of Allegiance, and then took up a long third-reading file with several guest introductions and ceremonial resolutions. Early floor action included AB 713, allowing undocumented students equal access to campus jobs at UC, CSU, and community colleges, and AB 1049, streamlining California Food Assistance Program applications for low-income immigrant families; both passed. The body also defeated an amendment to AB 1421, a bill to begin studying a statewide mileage-based road user charge, before passing the measure. AB 1171, modernizing part-time community college faculty health insurance access, also passed with strong support. The Assembly then approved a series of policy bills on animals, domestic violence, telehealth for autism services, forestry, false lien filings, tianeptine restrictions, housing, common interest development fee transparency, prison sexual abuse accountability, PBM reporting, foster youth benefits protections, illegal dumping and abandoned RV removal, condo financing/liquidated damages, public contracting, pension-related study language, climate resiliency research funding, and a disposable vape reduction measure. Most passed with broad margins; AB 762 on vapor inhalation devices drew the most debate, with supporters emphasizing landfill fires and public health and opponents warning about revenue losses and illicit-market growth, but it still passed. AB 1406 on condo development financing drew extensive discussion about housing affordability and consumer protections before passing. The chamber also adopted three resolutions: ACR 120 declaring January 2026 Positive Parenting Awareness Month, ACR 121 designating January 2026 National Mentoring Month, and ACR 122 designating Anesthesiologist Week. Later, the Assembly concurred in Senate amendments on AB 1485, extending welfare-tax exemption treatment to federally recognized tribes holding land for conservation, and adopted the consent calendar, which included several additional bills and SCR 6. The session ended with adjournment until February 2, 2016, after which several members recorded vote changes from the floor.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Finance Dec 4th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • preparing individuals to take and pass Washington State's electrical or plumbing journey-level certification
  • support to students, supports such as speech and language pathologists, school psychologists, occupational
Summary: The House Finance Committee held a work session that began with welcoming new member Rep. Janice Zahn, who introduced herself as representing the 41st Legislative District. The Department of Revenue then gave an update on the Antio-related legislation following the Washington Supreme Court decision and the 2025 session changes. DOR explained its voluntary disclosure program and the new expanded voluntary disclosure agreement for taxpayers with unreported investment income, including broader eligibility and interest/penalty relief, but said utilization has been minimal so far because additional implementation questions remain unresolved. The committee next received the annual update on the Working Families Tax Credit. DOR reported record participation in 2025, with about $205 million refunded through October and a major increase in applications after TurboTax added the credit to its filing software. Officials said most dollars went to households with children, outreach efforts remained important, and community partners and state agencies helped increase uptake. Members focused heavily on fraud concerns, especially tax preparers allegedly filing claims without applicants’ knowledge or diverting refunds; DOR said it is using fraud detection tools, training preparers, and trying to make applicants whole, but current law does not provide direct penalties against preparers. The final portion covered implementation of engrossed substitute Senate Bill 5814, which expanded sales tax to certain services. DOR described the new tax framework, its guidance process, and the large volume of ruling requests and outreach since the law took effect October 1. Committee members asked about fiscal assumptions, the scope of taxable services, and whether the department had revised its implementation estimates; DOR said the fiscal note assumed broad application absent explicit exemptions and that no expenditure revision had been made. In stakeholder testimony, Expedia and T-Mobile argued the law creates complexity and competitive disadvantages for Washington businesses, while a construction training provider said the tax raises tuition for workers seeking required certifications. School and nonprofit representatives said the tax will increase costs for special education services, arts programming, and other public-facing activities, and urged exemptions or further legislative fixes. The chair closed by noting the committee would revisit 5814 in the next session and then adjourned the meeting.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Environmental Regulation Apr 17th, 2025

Environmental Regulation

Transcript Highlights:
  • HB 3249 is Chairman Darby's bill relating to rules providing for certification of issues to the Texas
  • Under current law, an individual whose occupational water license or registration has expired for more
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Appropriations - S/C on Article III Feb 26th, 2025

Appropriations - S/C on Article III

Transcript Highlights:
  • bringing forward 10 bachelor's programs, nine master's programs, and four PhD programs. numerous certificate
  • Sciences Initiative to include physical and occupational therapy, speech-language pathology, a comprehensive
Keywords: 1184, house, all
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Committee on Housing (03/13/2025)

Housing

Transcript Highlights:
  • Opportunity, by adding on line 13 that cities, towns, and municipalities shall not mandate that occupants
  • anywhere uh F any anywhere else<00:17:25.360> uh<00:17:26.079> per<00:17:26.520> occupant
  • So, for example, an apartment is defined as 200 square feet per occupant.
  • and 60 per occupant per bedroom if they’re shared.
  • Representative Pal continued: “...per occupant per bedroom and 60 per occupant per bedroom if they’re
Keywords: 1189, house, all
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Committee on Housing (04/15/2025)

Housing

Keywords: 1189, house, all
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Madam Chair, in that affidavit they're testifying that the occupant, that the actual squatter has no
  • It's important to state legal occupation for NRHC is not a political issue, and it's not an issue of
  • Rather, a legal occupation is about criminal activity.
  • Several states, as has been noted, Have passed legislation to address incidents of legal occupation.
  • In closing, illegal occupation makes it harder for single family rental home providers to deliver the
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • In that affidavit, they’re testifying that the occupant, that the actual squatter... ...has no legal
  • NRHC, as an organization, became involved with the issue of illegal occupation in earnest in the summer
  • Rather, illegal occupation is about criminal activity.
  • As has been noted, several states have passed legislation to address incidents of illegal occupation.
  • In closing, illegal occupation makes it harder for single-family rental home providers to deliver the
Keywords: 1184, house, all
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

FL House Floor Session - 2026-03-06 (10:00AM Session)

Florida House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • There are over 160 national industry certifications that are recognized now in the state of Florida,
  • . ...and private entities that allow an individual to earn a national industry certification in programs
  • and in skills that range everywhere from construction technology and a whole series of certifications
  • And if you have a national industry certification, you're just about guaranteed a job.
  • SB 1296 changes the threshold for certification and recertification elections from a majority of those
Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and recognized several introductions and memorials, including a resolution designating August 9, 2026, as Bob Graham Day and a moment of silence for firefighter Roger Timmy Miley. The chamber then moved through a long special-order calendar, with several bills substituted with House companions and adopted by voice vote or recorded vote. Early measures included a tax conformity bill tied to federal Internal Revenue Code changes, which passed 34-0, and a Medicaid/public assistance bill that drew extensive debate over work requirements, fraud reduction, behavioral health services, and SNAP/EBT reforms. Amendments offered by Senators Berman and Osgood to condition or soften the work and photo-ID provisions were rejected, and the underlying bill was placed on the third-reading calendar after lengthy questioning about implementation, exemptions, and eligibility effects. The Senate also passed bills on computer science education and AI instruction, a Parkinson’s disease registry public-records exemption and registry update, designation of the SS American Victory as Florida’s official state flagship, electronic payments for local governments, repeal of the legal-tender sunset for gold and silver, public-records protections for gold/silver custodians and stablecoin-related entities, a Florida stablecoin pilot program, and local government budget transparency/spending measures. Most of these measures were adopted after minor amendments or technical substitutions, with votes generally ranging from 31-3 to 34-0. The chamber also recognized the Florida Channel’s 30 years of legislative coverage. Later, the Senate approved a digital voyeurism bill expanding the reasonable-expectation-of-privacy definition to include private fenced yards, and an insurance customer representative licensing bill allowing high school students to complete insurance/personal finance coursework and later qualify for licensure. The final major item was a medical freedom bill that would expand parental vaccine information requirements, add a conscience-based exemption to immunization mandates, allow behind-the-counter ivermectin for adults, and repeal the sunset on the mRNA mandate prohibition; two amendments clarifying anti-kickback rules and requiring vaccine information to include risks, benefits, safety, and efficacy were adopted, while questions from Senators Smith and Massullo focused on public-health impacts and the content of the required materials. The transcript ends during discussion of that bill, with no final vote shown in the excerpt.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Senate in Session Mar 6th, 2026

Florida Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • There are over 160 national industry certifications that are recognized now in the state of Florida,
  • . ...and private entities that allow an individual to earn a national industry certification in programs
  • and in skills that range everywhere from construction technology and a whole series of certifications
  • And if you have a national industry certification, you're just about guaranteed a job.
  • SB 1296 changes the threshold for certification and recertification elections from a majority of those
Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opening prayer, Pledge of Allegiance, and several introductions and recognitions, including a resolution honoring Bob Graham and a moment of silence for firefighter Roger Timmy Miley. The chamber then moved through a special-order calendar with multiple bills, many of them paired with House companions and amended before final passage. Early action included adoption of a tax conformity bill tied to federal changes in the Internal Revenue Code, with a 34-0 vote. The most extensive debate centered on CS/CS/SB 1758, a Medicaid and SNAP reform bill. The sponsor described provisions to strengthen fraud enforcement, impose work requirements for able-bodied adults, expand behavioral health services through a waiver, modernize Medicaid drug purchasing, and require a SNAP fraud-reduction plan and photo ID on EBT cards. Democrats offered amendments to delay work requirements until Medicaid expansion and to add protections for SNAP users such as caregivers, seniors, disabled individuals, and domestic violence survivors; both amendments failed. Senators also questioned implementation details, exemptions, and potential effects on vulnerable populations. After debate, the bill was placed on the calendar for third reading. The Senate also passed bills on technology education and AI instruction, a public records exemption and related Parkinson’s Disease Registry measures, designation of the SS American Victory as the state flagship, electronic payments for local governments, repeal of the sunset on legal tender recognition for gold and silver, public records protections for financial and digital-asset custodians, a Florida stablecoin pilot program, local government budget transparency, digital voyeurism, insurance customer representative licensing, and a medical freedom bill with amendments on vaccine-related materials and anti-kickback provisions. Most of these measures passed with little or no opposition, though the public records bill for gold/silver custodians and the legal tender repeal drew a few dissenting votes.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

WLA-EDU, EDU Public Hearings 02-18-2026

Water, Land, Culture and the Arts

Transcript Highlights:
  • We are at like a 97% occupancy rate and others—Hilo.
  • We We are at like a 97% occupancy<00:33:32.000> rate occupancy rate occupancy rate and<00:33:35.919
  • occupancy occupancy >> but<00:35:01.280> the<00:35:01.440> stats<00:35:01.760>
  • Also, there can be some distinctions between classified and certificated employees within the department
  • within the certificated employees within the department.<01:14:49.600> So,<01:14:50.159> uh
Bills: SB2003
Summary: The joint committees on Water, Land, Culture, and the Arts and Education heard testimony and discussed SB 20003, which would require the auditor’s report under Act 255 to include a recommendation on whether the Monarch Stewardship and Oversight Authority is fit to continue managing Monaca lands. Testimony focused on the bill’s reversion language, the role of the auditor, and whether the measure gave the auditor too much discretion without clear criteria. The Office of the Auditor’s position, read into the record, was that it had strong reservations because the bill did not provide standards for assessing fitness and asked that the requirement be held or amended. Other testimony suggested a work group with relevant agencies and Hawaiian practitioners to manage the transition and reduce conflict. Committee members debated whether the bill should simply restore the original reversion language or also require an audit-based fitness determination. Several members questioned the need for a 2031 audit when Act 255 already provides for a performance and financial audit in 2031 and noted that the bill could shift authority away from the legislature. In response, the committee chair explained that the measure was intended to restore language removed during conference and to address the transition back to the University of Hawaii if the authority was not meeting the act’s purpose. The committees ultimately recommended SB 20003 be passed with amendments. The amendments would strike the auditor/audit section, add language addressing timelines by providing a 10-year lease extension and sublease extension, and make technical changes including a defective date. The committees voted to adopt the amended measure and send it forward as an SD1. The transcript also included a separate Education Committee hearing on SB 3286, which would require the University of Hawaii to develop a facilities and student housing master plan and report to the legislature. University of Hawaii testimony said the system supports the intent but that the bill’s requirements are a heavy lift across 10 campuses and should follow development of a broader academic strategy. Members raised concerns about deferred maintenance, shifting priorities, and the lack of a systemwide plan, while the university said it already has a six-year capital improvement plan but acknowledged it does not fully incorporate the broader academic and housing strategy the bill contemplates.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session May 13th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Members, this is a property tax rate calculation bill that will ensure if hotel occupancy tax dollars
  • Specifically, the bill introduces the concept of misspent hotel occupancy tax. revenue.
  • Members, this amendment returns the name of misspent funds to misspent hotel occupancy tax revenue as
  • So in other words, when they have custody of the hotel occupancy tax funds, it doesn't count against
  • It's not related to which we passed legislation for this expenditure of hotel occupancy tax.
Bills: SB128, SB203, SB205, SB317, SB393, SB397, SB510, SB582, SB731, SB801, SB867, SB913, SB1071, SB1073, SB1086, SB1087, SB1163, SB1250, SB1285, SB1310, SB1444, SB1483, SB1553, SB1556, SB1723, SB1782, SB1835, SB1861, SB1897, SB1903, SB1950, SB2043, SB2063, SB2082, SB2133, SB2137, SB2260, SB2297, SB2298, SB2334, SB2344, SB2403, SB2446, SB2522, SB2532, SB2549, SB2566, SB2600, SB2619, SB2637, SB2655, SB2688, SB2717, SB2785, SB2790, SB2794, SB2841, SB2847, SB2857, SB2891, SB2919, SB2943, SB2972, SB3047, SB3052, SB3053, SB3057, SB3059, HJR1, HB9, HB26, HB37, HB116, HB334, HB554, HB913, HB1109, HB1151, HB1899, HB2081, HB2809, HB2890, HB2970, HB3012, HB3307, HB3809, HB5092, SB17, SB314, SB455, SB509, SB761, SB963, SB1023, SB1968, SB2122, SB2371, SB2420, SB2544, SB1, SB260, SB1506, SB1637, SJR36, SJR50, SJR63, SCR12, SCR39, SB2023, SB2943, SB510, SB1835, SB1950, SB62, SB666, SB847, SB284, SB854, SB1073, SB810, SB1505, SB583, SB507, SB1434, SB1772, SB2016, SB1163, SB1122, SB731, SB397, SB508, SB1436, SB287, SB1882, SB393, SB1791, SB209, SB2429, SB511, SB2309, SB1085, SB1975, SB2717, SB1262, SB636, SB2056, SB884, SB1200, SB1845, SB2458, SB801, SB3014, SB3013, SB758, SB2797, SB2076, SB2876, SB1640, SB1449, SB1181, SB1359, SB1234, SB2926, SB2972, SB2841, SB1528, SB2891, SB1854, SB317, SB2532, SB1250, SB2082, SB1285, SB1237, SB2819, SB629, SB2608, SB1602, SB2009, SB2460, SB2785, SB867, SB640, SB1698, SB2680, SB2994, SB2747, SB913, SB1071, SB1086, SB1087, SB1483, SB1444, SB1553, SB1556, SB1703, SB2133, SB2297, SB2298, SB2622, SB2955, SB2334, SB1861, SB2043, SB1367, SB2857, SB128, SB3058, SB2044, SB2363, SB2565, SB1888, SB3048, SB3052, SB3053, SB3036, SB3057, SB3056, SB3043, SB3050, SB3063, SB3047, SB3035, SB2446, SB1790, SB1778, SB2847, SB2619, SB203, SB3061, SB2600, SB2799, SB2790, SB2688, SB2515, SB1230, SB2522, SB2639, SB2403, SB2459, SB3051, SB2655, SB2251, SB1884, SB582, SB2617, SB2751, SB2928, SB1310, SB2566, SB2344, SB1897, SB1749, SB1361, SB2549, SB2553, SB2919, SB1782, SB1705, SB2696, SB1944, SB2215, SB644, SB1232, SB2850, HJR1, HB1109, HB1130, HB1689, HB2884, HB1393, HB2559, HB26, HB3012, HB1327, HB109, HB1238, HB2890, HB9, HB2081, HB4215, HB2970, HB37, HB1899, HB3809, HB334, HB554, HB1593, HB2607, HB3526, HB3810, HB5092, HB388, HB2809, HB1151, HB913, HB3307, HB879, HB116, HB12, HB2703, HB1610, HB1615, HB1620, HB30, HB21, HB2712, HB2692, HB1633, HB1318, HB685, HB630, HB4753, HB2742, HB303, HB198, HB1535, HB762, HB148, HB1520, HB5061, HB2286, HB1606, HB1041, HB132, HB11, HCR7, HCR75, HCR86, HCR92, HCR93, HCR126, SB582, SB1163, SB2344, SB2403, SB2446, SB2600, SB2785, SB3047, HB334, HB554, HB1109, HB2081, HB3809, SB510, SB1835, SB1950, SB2943, SB1073, SB1310, SB2532, SB2619, SB2847, SB2972, SR509, SR512, SJR87, SB3072, SB3073, HB49, HB229, HB361, HB700, HB796, HB1128, HB1534, HB1661, HB1803, HB1837, HB1866, HB2149, HB2282, HB2294, HB2434, HB2440, HB2761, HB2785, HB2867, HB3057, HB3062, HB3134, HB3185, HB3225, HB3233, HB3358, HB3388, HB3421, HB3619, HB3658, HB3675, HB3687, HB3697, HB3743, HB3745, HB3787, HB3848, HB3866, HB3940, HB3984, HB4176, HB4205, HB4226, HB4429, HB4437, HB4463, HB4506, HB4730, HB4735, HB4752, HB4813, HB4903, HB4904, HB5033, HB5057, HB5129, HB5137, HB5138, HB5149, HB5153, HB5155, HB5195, HB5196, HB5200, HB5224, HB5294, HB5339, HB5394, HCR108, SJR87, SB3072, SB3073, HB49, HB229, HB361, HB700, HB796, HB1128, HB1534, HB1661, HB1803, HB1837, HB1866, HB2149, HB2282, HB2294, HB2434, HB2440, HB2761, HB2785, HB2867, HB3057, HB3062, HB3134, HB3185, HB3225, HB3233, HB3358, HB3388, HB3421, HB3619, HB3658, HB3675, HB3687, HB3697, HB3743, HB3745, HB3787, HB3848, HB3866, HB3940, HB3984, HB4176, HB4205, HB4226, HB4429, HB4437, HB4463, HB4506, HB4730, HB4735, HB4752, HB4813, HB4903, HB4904, HB5033, HB5057, HB5129, HB5137, HB5138, HB5149, HB5153, HB5155, HB5195, HB5196, HB5200, HB5224, HB5294, HB5339, HB5394, HCR108
FL

Florida 2026 4th Special Session

January 28, 2026 - 09:00 AM

Transcript Highlights:
  • physical therapists, chiropractors, and athletic trainers, and it's recognized nationally as part of occupational
  • Members, this is a very simple bill that will allow licensed occupational therapists who elect to complete
  • So, um, initially when I looked at this, I was like, well, do occupational therapists, you know, are
  • I looked at the professional anatomy and all of that training, and that satisfied me. occupational therapists
  • hearing what you had to say about it and seeing the needs—because I have dealt with both licensed occupational
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on State and Local Government - Part 1 - 03/27/26

State and Local Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • It sets a minimum education and training standards and aligns with the national certification expectations
  • committee must follow Minnesota statutes in their analysis of whether to pass any regulations of occupations
  • so if there are other laws that can act to regulate the situation, then no new regulation of the occupation
  • : If there are other laws that can act to regulate the situation, then no new regulation of the occupation
  • through 1720, number six, requires that a massage therapist provide evidence in the form of a current certificate
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • Local transient occupancy tax, sales tax revenue, of course. Sure. But then jobs as well.
  • So here's the real picture of our hotel occupancy. You can see that in 2019, we were nearly full.
  • We had 82.5% occupancy. Then in 2020, it was catastrophic. We dipped down to 38%.
  • Our hotel occupancy is currently at 72.9% through June. That is down 1.1% year over year.
  • Occupancy levels have dropped with the supply coming in.
Summary: The Assembly Committee on Arts, Entertainment, Sports, and Tourism held an informational hearing on the state of California tourism amid declining international visitation and broader economic and political headwinds. Visit California CEO Caroline Betetta said the industry remains a major economic driver, with 2024 visitor spending of $157 billion, 1.2 million jobs supported, and $12.7 billion in state and local tax revenue, but warned that 2025 forecasts show the first post-pandemic decline in visitation, driven largely by a projected 9.2% drop in international travel. She cited concerns about the strong dollar, visa wait times, border and immigration rhetoric, and a proposed federal visa integrity fee, while emphasizing Visit California’s marketing campaigns and the importance of upcoming mega-events like the World Cup and 2028 Olympics. A second panel of destination leaders described local impacts and strategies. Visit Sacramento’s Mike Testa said the city has diversified beyond conventions into music festivals, sports, and food events, but noted that international apprehension is affecting events like Terra Madre Americas and that California should do more to incentivize major festivals to stay in-state. Santa Monica Travel and Tourism’s Lauren Salisbury said the city is seeing lower international visitation, especially from Canada, Australia, and Europe, and that wildfire coverage and later federal troop presence in Los Angeles hurt local sentiment and caused cancellations. Yosemite Sierra Visitors Bureau’s Rhonda Salisbury reported steep drops in international visitation to the gateway region, ongoing concerns about wildfire, reservations, insurance costs, and park access, and praised a new federal requirement for quarterly meetings between national parks and gateway communities. San Diego Tourism Authority COO Carrie Verbeck-Cappich said tourism is the region’s second-largest sector, but 2025 is softer than 2024, with spending down despite modest visitation growth. She pointed to weaker Canadian and Asian travel, government-related meeting cancellations, and the need for more support to bid on and host major events; she also highlighted border-crossing delays, insufficient federal staffing at ports of entry, and the Tijuana River sewage crisis as major regional issues. Committee members discussed the effects of federal rhetoric, infrastructure, and cross-border conditions on tourism, and several witnesses urged continued support for Visit California, Brand USA, event incentives, and efforts to present California as welcoming and open. Public comment then opened, beginning with testimony from the California Attractions and Parks Association.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

Senate Health and Human Services (01/28/2026)

Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • for physical therapy, occupational for physical therapy, occupational therapy,<00:42:43.200>
  • therapy and occupational therapy. therapy and occupational therapy.
  • number of physical and occupational number of physical and occupational therapists<01:20:33.280>
  • , can access their physical, occupational, can access their physical, occupational, and<01:26:03.600
  • it's happening to occupational it's happening to occupational therapists<01:47:38.080> as
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 224 Conference AM - 04-28-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • It increases the owner occupancy requirement from one year to five years.
  • :04:31.640> forever<00:04:32.080> to<00:04:32.200> require<00:04:32.560> occupancy
  • restricted forever to require occupancy restricted forever to require occupancy by<00:04:33.160>
  • It increases the owner occupancy years.
  • It increases the owner occupancy requirement<00:05:06.440> from<00:05:06.640> one<00:05
HI
Transcript Highlights:
  • And I have Roy Tala Tala EI here from the Occupational Safety and Health Division to help answer questions
  • and some concerns due to conflicts and duplication<00:11:12.959> with<00:11:13.519> occupational
  • with occupational safety and health<00:11:15.519> as<00:11:15.760> well<00:11:15.839><
  • :11:43.600> the have Roy Tala Tala EI here from the have Roy Tala Tala EI here from the Occupational
  • Safety and Health Division Occupational Safety and Health Division um,<00:11:45.920> to<00:11
Keywords: 910, house, all
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

Senate Education (03/31/2026)

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • They might be certificate programs.
  • Um, you know, early childhood education, um, there are certificate programs in welding and other things
  • They must meet those federal requirements such as granting a certificate.
  • They might be certificate<00:06:35.240> programs.
  • Um so, they're in certificate programs.
Keywords: 1191, senate, all