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CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Housing Committee Jun 10th, 2026

Housing

Transcript Highlights:
  • This measure has... ...was filed, providing a clear and predictable process for applicants.
  • This measure has unanimous bipartisan support by both policy committees.
  • There is no opposition to this measure.
  • It can help keep our neighbors housed and prevent future homelessness.
  • It is about protecting housing stability and preventing unnecessary displacement.
Keywords: 987, senate, all
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee Jun 15th, 2026

Revenue and Taxation

Transcript Highlights:
  • Primary witness in opposition to this measure, would you please come forward?
  • Primary witness in opposition to this measure, would you please come forward?
  • I thank the author for bringing this measure before us. Thank you very much.
  • Primary opposition to this measure.
  • Anyone in primary opposition to this measure? Hearing and seeing none.
Keywords: 988, house, all
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Senator Alvarado, you're recognized to explain the measure, the original measure and the substitute language
  • The innocence of children starts by preventing them from being exposed to inappropriate sex. or suggestive
  • That's why they were prevented. 463 464 National Sexual Education Standards goes by NSES.
  • school age, and that abstinence from sexual activity before marriage is the most effective way to prevent
  • By educating Texans on the reality of adoption, we can combat the stigma. 831 of past similar measures
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • It prevents disconnects, primarily during colder winter months.
  • It prevents disconnects, primarily during colder winter months.
  • The winter crisis is assistance to prevent crisis disconnects.
  • </c> with a focus on uh preventing with a focus on uh preventing disconnects<00:07:55.039><c> during<
  • Here it discusses some different weatherization measures.
Keywords: 958, all
Summary: The Interim Joint Committee on Natural Resources and Energy met for a public hearing and presentation on the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). After approving the minutes, members heard from Shannon Hall of the Department for Community Based Services and Rick Baker of Community Action Kentucky, who explained that LIHEAP is a 100% federally funded block grant used in Kentucky to help low-income households pay home energy bills, prevent utility disconnects, and support weatherization and crisis assistance. Hall outlined the program’s income eligibility limits, the fact that payments go directly to vendors or utilities rather than households, and the program’s funding levels, including $43.4 million spent in federal fiscal year 2025 and an anticipated $58 million for federal fiscal year 2026. The presenters described LIHEAP’s main components: fall and spring subsidy programs, winter crisis assistance, and weatherization. They gave participation figures for recent program cycles, including tens of thousands of households served in each component, and explained that weatherization prioritizes elderly, disabled, households with children, and high-energy-burden homes. They also noted that weatherization is carried out in partnership with the Kentucky Housing Corporation and includes repairs and efficiency measures such as insulation, air sealing, and safety checks. Rick Baker described Community Action Kentucky’s role as the statewide administrator through 23 local community action agencies, emphasizing their presence in all 120 counties and their local board structure. Members praised Baker’s long service and the program’s importance for families facing high energy costs, especially in coalfield areas. One member asked for clarification on a slide reference to “Assurance 16,” but the transcript cuts off before the answer is completed. No votes or other committee actions were taken beyond approving the minutes.
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Friday, September 19, 2025)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> measure under consideration. measure under consideration.
  • It's a clean CR what this measure is.
  • </c> for millions of Americans, preventing for millions of Americans, preventing people<00:30:11.760>
  • And with whose grief cannot be measured.
  • And I have here just one measure York.
NV
Transcript Highlights:
  • Senate Committee on Judiciary on behalf of the Attorney General, and there are no amendments for this measure
  • Committee on Judiciary on behalf of the Secretary of State, and there are no amendments for this measure
  • and Assembly Members Dalia, Hardy, Gray, Yeager, and Marzola, and there are no amendments for this measure
  • Committee on Judiciary on behalf of the Secretary of State, and there are no amendments for this measure
  • The intent is to prevent physical harm and reduce scams and fraud, targeting Nevada's senior citizens
Bills: SB60, SB85, SB323
TX

Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs (Part I) Apr 7th, 2025

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • lays out Senate Bill 801 and recognizes its author, our colleague Senator Menéndez, to explain the measure
  • Senate Bill 1717 and recognizes its author, our colleague, Senator Middleton, to explain the measure.
  • Senate Joint Resolution 63, S.J.R. 63, and recognizes its author, Senator Dement, to explain the measure
  • We will open up public testimony on all three of those measures.
  • Texas statute with And to align Texas statute with the federal edict, we are in support of these measures
Summary: The Senate Committee on State Affairs heard testimony on several bills, with most measures left pending after public testimony closed. SB 801, by Sen. Menéndez, would require DSHS and local clerks to issue birth certificates at no cost to people experiencing homelessness. The author and Maria Benavides of SA Youth said the fee and mailing requirements are major barriers to obtaining ID, housing, and work, and Benavides described clients who were able to secure housing and employment after getting birth records and IDs through her program. The bill was left pending. The committee also heard a set of bills related to the Gulf of Mexico/Gulf of America naming issue: SB 1410 would require state agencies to use “Gulf of Mexico” in official documents, SB 1717 would conform state law to the federal renaming to “Gulf of America,” and SJR 63 would amend the Texas Constitution to match that change. Support testimony for the latter two emphasized alignment with federal action and the use of different geographic names by different countries. All three measures were left pending. Members then heard SB 1200, which would require plaintiffs suing defense contractors to disclose in discovery whether they are receiving litigation funding from adversarial nations such as China, Russia, or Cuba. The author and Texans for Lawsuit Reform said the bill targets third-party litigation funding and foreign influence on lawsuits, especially those affecting defense contractors; the committee substitute narrowed the definition of defense contractor and expanded applicability to actions involving defense contractors’ activities. SB 2626, which requires continuing medical education on pregnancy-related emergencies for OB-GYN physicians and nurses, drew support from witnesses who said it would reduce confusion about Texas abortion law and improve care in emergencies. SB 506, SB 2681, SB 1862, SB 1863, and SB 2216 all focused on elections, including ballot language standards, voter registration challenges, interstate voter-roll cleanup, procedural audits, and election equipment security; testimony split between supporters who said the bills improve transparency and integrity and opponents who warned of vague standards, added costs, and possible voter disenfranchisement. Each of those bills was left pending after testimony.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
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  • </c> subsection to HRS 205-4 to prevent subsection to HRS 205-4 to prevent return<00:48:38.960><c> to
  • </c> recommendation we to pass this measure recommendation we to pass this measure with<01:23:38.400>
  • We'll take measure with amendments.
  • </c><01:29:17.920><c> We'll</c> this measure with amendments. We'll this measure with amendments.
Keywords: 912, senate, all
Summary: The joint House committees on Housing and Education heard HB 1713, HD1, which would repeal school impact fees and transfer remaining balances in the school impact fee and certain fair share accounts to the school facilities special fund. The Department of Education testified in opposition, while the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation, the Attorney General’s office (with comments and suggested constitutional amendments), the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, the School Facilities Authority, Grassroot Institute of Hawaii, NAP Hawaii, Avalon Development Company, Mark Development, Maui Chamber of Commerce, Housing Hawaii’s Future, Landis Research Foundation, BIA Hawaii, and others testified in support. The Tax Foundation of Hawaii offered comments. The DOE said the bill would weaken a key tool for matching school facilities to residential growth, while supporters said the current program leaves funds unused or restricted in ways that limit their effectiveness. A lengthy discussion followed about the difference between the older school impact fee program and the separate fair share agreements tied to land use entitlements and change-of-zone approvals. DOE Deputy Superintendent Jesse Suki explained that fair share funds are tied to the district where they were collected, may be too small to build a full school on their own, and are held until needed for projects such as Core Ridge, Central and West Maui, and other planned schools. Committee members pressed DOE on why funds had remained unspent for years, how much money was in the accounts, and whether the department had reviewed audit findings about the program. Members also questioned whether homeowners ultimately bear these costs through developers passing them along. The committee did not take a vote during the portion of the meeting provided. The discussion ended with members and DOE debating whether the current statute should remain in place, whether past entitlements should be affected, and whether the bill should be amended to better address remaining construction-related obligations and the use of collected funds.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> barriers to prevent suicide attempts. barriers to prevent suicide attempts.
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  • </c> together with the suicide prevention together with the suicide prevention advocates<00:05:10.880
  • </c> improvements for the interim measures? improvements for the interim measures?
  • national suicide prevention hotline.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/31/2026 - House Appropriations

House Appropriations Committee of Reference

Transcript Highlights:
  • I do not support the ballot measure when it came before us.
  • I do not support the ballot measure when it came before us.
  • There is no law today that prevents... ...topic.
  • accountability measures to ensure that state funds are used efficiently and for specific measurable outcomes
  • of measure.
Summary: The committee opened by announcing a heavy agenda and noting that Senate Bill 1176 would be held. It then took up several Senate bills, beginning with SB 1272, which appropriates $5 million for the City of Douglas as a state match for the Douglas Port of Entry project. The bill was amended to draw the money from the Water Supply Development Revolving Fund instead of the General Fund. Senator Gowen, the Douglas mayor, and city staff described the project as a $678 million federal investment opportunity that would support water, wastewater, and broadband infrastructure, create jobs, and improve border security. The committee approved SB 1272 as amended on a 15-0 vote with three present and one not voting. The committee next approved SB 1503, as amended, which expands the state death benefit to include civilian pilots employed by law enforcement agencies and applies the change retroactively to January 1, 2026. Senator Gowen and DPS leadership testified that the change was needed so the family of a pilot killed in a February helicopter crash would qualify for the benefit. The bill passed 18-0 with one not voting. SB 1274, as amended, created a separate timeshare salesperson license and training path; supporters said it would streamline licensing for people who only sell timeshares, while one member objected to the added rulemaking discretion. It passed 17-1 with one not voting. The committee also approved SB 1286, which expands veterinary telemedicine by allowing longer prescription periods for certain medications after an electronic exam, with shorter limits for antimicrobials. Supporters said it would help rural and disabled pet owners and had been negotiated to the satisfaction of veterinarians and telemedicine advocates. The bill passed 18-0 with one not voting. SB 1519, as amended, raised the off-highway vehicle weight threshold from 2,500 to 3,500 pounds and revised related registration and funding provisions; supporters argued it would reflect newer enclosed-cab vehicles and better align Arizona with neighboring states, while opponents warned of trail damage and said the study process was not complete. It passed 10-7 with one present and one not voting. Finally, the committee approved SB 1618, which restructures the Military Affairs Commission, adds members with defense and aerospace expertise, requires more frequent meetings and reporting, and updates the Military Installation Fund and related duties to better attract and retain defense missions. Supporters said the changes would help Arizona compete for military and defense investment, while some members questioned whether the commission’s mission was being broadened too far and whether the existing structure should instead be handled through other agencies. The bill passed 10-6 with one present and one not voting. The committee then considered SCR 1020, which would index legislative salaries to inflation or deflation starting with future officeholders if approved by voters. Supporters argued the current $24,000 salary had eroded significantly since 1998 and limited who could serve, while opponents objected to legislators voting on their own pay or preferred reducing session time instead. The resolution was approved and sent forward for voter consideration.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

06/01/2026 - House Floor Session

Arizona House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And for those reasons, I urge my colleagues to once again reject this measure. Arizona citizens.
  • And for those reasons, I urge my colleagues to once again reject this measure.
  • But I do not see anything in this bill that prevents students from being bullied or prevents violence
  • “And for those reasons I vote no, and I urge my colleagues to reject this measure as well.”
  • And this measure states that...”
Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, approval of the journal, guest introductions, and routine communications from the governor and Senate. Members then moved into multiple Committee of the Whole sessions to consider a large number of Senate bills and later House bills on final reading. Several measures were retained on the calendar, while many others advanced with or without amendments. The House also adopted a group concurrence motion on numerous Senate amendments to House bills and later took up third-reading votes on a series of House bills. Among the main committee actions, SB 1049, SB 1315, SB 1401, SB 1418, and SB 1540 were amended and recommended do pass; SB 1332 and SB 1538 also advanced, while SB 1016, SB 1519, SB 1624, SB 1627, SB 1723, and SB 1725 were retained. Debate centered on school safety and interoperability equipment in SB 1315, housing and zoning issues in SB 1118, and school discipline/bullying transparency in SB 1684. Members also discussed SB 1074 on student discipline notifications, SB 1275 on diversion program wording, and SB 1684 on bullying reporting and school liability, with supporters emphasizing safety, accountability, and clarity and opponents warning about unfunded mandates, litigation, and impacts on public schools. On final reading, the House passed a long list of bills, including HB 2032, HB 2035, HB 2109, HB 2120, HB 2176, HB 2189, HB 2195, HB 2203, HB 2342, HB 2383, HB 2423, HB 2428, HB 2439, HB 2440, HB 2573, HB 2594, HB 2621, HB 2641, HB 2673, HB 2693, HB 2752, HB 2756, HB 2875, HB 2895, HB 2916, HB 2923, HB 2946, and HB 2999, with recorded votes ranging from narrow to unanimous. HB 1118, dealing with municipal zoning and historic properties, failed on the floor after debate over housing policy and charter/public school issues, though a motion to reconsider was later made. The session ended with personal announcements, including recognition of Child Help, a memorial reading for Major General W. Bill Van Dyke, caucus meeting notices, a retirement reception reminder, an anniversary acknowledgment, and a Pride Month statement.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/05/2026 - House Floor Session

Arizona House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • That's why I'm going to support the bill, but I hope that that measure can be addressed in the Senate
  • Arizona's for profit to continue once again with less fetters to prevent them.
  • Would anyone like to address any of the measures on the consent agenda separately?
  • Seeing none, the clerk will read the measures on the consent calendar. Mr.
  • of the Whole rises to report, it recommends that the following measures, as amended, do pass.
Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, approval of the prior journal, and introductions of the Doctor of the Day, Dr. Jane Peterson, and a University of Arizona presentation featuring meteorites and space-related materials. The chamber also adopted a proclamation honoring Mama Luisa’s Italian restaurant for 70 years of family ownership and service. After routine committee and Senate message announcements, the House moved into third reading and floor action on a large number of bills. Several bills passed on third reading, including HB 2041 on child neglect, HB 2128, HB 2251 on midwifery, HB 2342 on planned communities/HOAs, HB 2402 on emergency medical services, HB 2403 appropriating money to AHCCCS, HB 2615 on parenting time, HB 2641 on firefighting foam, HB 2673 on incarcerated persons and mental illness, HB 2700 creating a Technology First Study Committee, HB 2951 on subscription cancellation/consumer protections, HB 2991 on minors’ access to technology content, and HB 4070 on human trafficking. Members’ comments reflected support for maternal care, consumer protection, parental controls, public safety, and services for incarcerated people with mental illness, while some members raised concerns about licensing, overbreadth, or unresolved amendments. HB 4018 on county officers failed on a 26-24 vote. The House then reconsidered and sent HB 4018 back to third reading, but a subsequent motion challenging the chair’s ruling on whether a division had been called failed. The chamber also entered additional Committee of the Whole sessions to amend and recommend passage of HB 2136 and HB 2923, both of which were reported out as amended. In later Committee of the Whole work, the House recommended passage of HB 2188, HB 2239, HB 2437, HB 2445, HB 2502, HB 2620 as amended, HB 2931 as amended, HB 4004, and HB 4064, with some bills retained on the calendar and several measures referred to engrossing. The transcript ended while the House was continuing through consent-calendar and additional Committee of the Whole proceedings.
VT

Vermont 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Session - 2026-05-29 - 10:00AM

Vermont House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The first new section, section five, creates an intercollegiate sexual harm prevention council in order
  • to advance best practices for prevention of and response to campus sexual harm.
  • council um in order to prevention council um in order to advance<00:16:08.560><c> best</c><00:16:08.880
  • best practices for prevention of advance best practices for prevention of and<00:16:10.720><c> response
  • This adds addition as one of the potential considerations for cost-saving measures. Your House...
Keywords: 926, house, all
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Special Joint Committee on Initiative Petitions Mar 16th, 2026

Special Joint Committee on Initiative Petitions

Transcript Highlights:
  • The measure is then filed with the legislature.
  • I am not offering an opinion on the measure itself.
  • To clarify, the two measures are only related, and both make it easier to build smaller homes.
  • Or is there something that prevents you from putting a mega mansion on versus a starter home?
  • Polling of our ballot measure in particular shows 58% support, with another 21% undecided.
Bills: H5009
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • To prevent abuse of the tax certificate.
  • or appraisal report; it would prevent them as well.
  • So this is a way to actually measure, and what gets measured gets fixed for emergency use of the tax
  • But what gets measured gets fixed. So we've got these FEMA matches.
  • Well, you know, what gets measured gets fixed.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Explain the measure, Senator. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
  • Chairman and members, we're talking about preventing fraud, right?
  • That is a far more intangible and unmeasurable enumeration of a state. measurement.
  • It can only be measured in the hearts and minds of the members of the legislature.
  • Senate Concurrent Resolution 42 is a very simple measure with a very simple message.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
  • Measure is adopted.
  • Measure is adopted. Mr.
  • Measure is adopted. Mr.
  • Measure is adopted. Thank you.
  • Measure is adopted.
Keywords: 912, senate, all
Summary: The joint committees first heard House Bill 229, which would establish a statewide speed restriction for motor vehicles under certain circumstances. Testimony on the bill was limited and came in support from the City and County of Honolulu’s transportation services, the Department of Parks and Recreation, and the Oahu Metropolitan Planning Organization. No one testified in opposition, and there were no questions. The committees then took up House Bill 860, which would grant immunity from liability to the state or counties when they repair or maintain a street whose ownership or jurisdiction is disputed between them. The Department of Transportation and the Department of Land and Natural Resources submitted written testimony, and the Hawaii State Association of Counties, Maui County Council Chair Alice Lee, Hawaii County Council member Heather Kimble, and the Iolani Homestead Community Association for Justice testified in support. The Ho Association for Justice opposed the bill, arguing the immunity was too broad and that the issue had already been addressed by prior legislation. In discussion, members raised concerns about liability and asked whether a different approach, such as extending the 2017 law transferring Oahu roads in limbo to the counties, would be acceptable; county representatives said that path could be considered if immunity were removed. House Bill 1161, which would authorize counties to use a road usage charge mechanism similar to the state’s, drew support from the Department of Transportation, the Energy Office, the Hawaii State Association of Counties, several county and city offices, and the Oahu Metropolitan Planning Organization. Rental car companies and industry groups supported the concept but asked for amendments, including a flat fee instead of a per-mile charge, relief for plug-in hybrid vehicles, and a delayed implementation date. The Tax Foundation of Hawaii also supported relief for hybrids. Members questioned the rental car representatives about the flat-fee proposal, and they said a per-mile charge would be difficult to calculate and pass on to customers. At the end of the joint agenda, the committees deferred decision-making on HB 1161 to Tuesday, March 18 at 3:00 p.m., and the Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs committee also deferred the three measures to that date and time. The Transportation and Culture and the Arts committee then began hearing House Bill 925, which would create a Performing Arts Special Fund, and House Bill 1378, which would establish a Performing Arts Grants Program and Special Fund and revise the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts’ responsibilities and funding sources. HB 925 received support from the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts and written support or comments from DBEDT, the Hawaii Arts Alliance, and others. HB 1378 drew extensive testimony and discussion focused on preserving arts funding while addressing concerns about the use of Works of Art Special Fund dollars for positions and programming. The Governor’s office said it supported the intent but had concerns; the Attorney General warned that the bill’s cap and transfer provisions were unclear and could affect the tax-exempt status of bond-funded dollars; and the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts opposed the measure, urging an audit, tracking of deposits, and a shift of positions and programs to general funds instead of changing the law. The chair explained that the bill was intended to protect arts funding while tightening the legal guardrails around bond-financed dollars and preserving federal support, and asked testimony to focus on new points as the hearing continued.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Elections and Constitutional Amendments Committee Jun 9th, 2026

Elections and Constitutional Amendments

Transcript Highlights:
  • We have seven measures on our agenda today, including two that are on consent, items three and four.
  • This measure is affixed to a problem that has been growing for over 40 years.
  • This measure may not directly benefit the charter schools.
  • These tools are measurable and look at the whole child.
  • That measure is out. And finally, we'll go to item 7, AJR... That measure is out.
Keywords: 987, senate, all
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Commerce and Tourism Feb 11th, 2026

Commerce and Tourism

Transcript Highlights:
  • strike-all, really the bill, applies only... ...applies only to new vehicle brands and is designed to prevent
  • The bill also seeks to prevent manufacturers from bypassing the Florida dealer franchise laws through
  • But this measure is suffering...
  • Thank you. ...is not sufficient enough to prevent bad actors, leaving individuals vulnerable to scams
  • But this measure is suffering insufficient to prevent, is not sufficient enough to prevent bad actors
Bills: S0888, S1516, S1562
Summary: The Commerce and Tourism Committee met with all members present and took up three bills. On Senate Bill 1562, as amended by a strike-all, Senator Trumbull explained that the measure would apply only to new vehicle brands and would limit any one dealer or dealer group to no more than one-third of statewide sales after a brand reaches 1,000 vehicles in Florida, with the stated goal of promoting competition and preventing manufacturers from concentrating sales through a single dealer. The committee adopted the amendment and then reported the bill favorably. Senator Smith later asked to be recorded in the negative on this bill, and Senator Yarbrough asked to be recorded in the affirmative on SB 1562 and SB 888. The committee then heard Senate Bill 888 by Senator Martin, which would limit professional services contracts for architects, engineers, surveyors, and landscape architects so they are liable only for their own negligence or that of those under their supervision, extend those protections from public to private contracts, void broader indemnity clauses, require a professional standard of care, and prohibit additional-insured requirements. There was no debate or opposition, and the bill was reported favorably. Finally, Senator Garcia presented Senate Bill 1516 on caller identification information, citing the volume of robocalls and fraud losses among older adults. The bill would prohibit misleading caller ID practices, require telecommunications companies to provide accurate originating number and location information, create penalties for violations, and require STIR/SHAKEN authentication or a comparable framework. Two appearance forms were filed in support from the Elder Law Section of The Florida Bar and AARP, and Senator Smith voiced support during debate. The committee reported the bill favorably. The meeting concluded with closing remarks and adjournment.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Local Government Jan 21st, 2026 at 08:00 am

Local Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • An excellent way for municipalities to identify problem spots and take measurable actions to make our
  • So I would like to see some sort of guidance and language in the measure moving forward that can kind
  • “And we are working on multiple measures down here this year to try to get a handle on that, because
  • An urban forest management ordinance is a regulation that may limit or prevent the removal of trees on
  • So I think that having these heat response plans to prevent patients from coming into the hospital is