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TX

Texas 89th Regular

Appropriations - S/C on Article III Feb 24th, 2025

Appropriations - S/C on Article III

Transcript Highlights:
  • If not, let's begin. calls Antonio Najera with the Legislative Budget Board to give an overview of the
  • CEA and the comptroller will provide updated Updated projections on both ADA and district property values
  • Moving on to item. which starts on page 14 for an update on the future incentive allotments.
  • We wouldn't know until we see legislation. We have seen Senate Bill 2.
  • But you have legislation that will allow you. you to do that.
Keywords: 1184, house, all
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

FL House Floor Session - 2026-03-11 (10:00AM Session)

Florida House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Out of the 20,597,921 who have updated to a REAL ID... ...Out of the 20,597,921 who have updated to a
  • She joined our office through the FSU legislative intern program.
  • She joined our office through the FSU legislative intern program.
  • However, Leader, the amendment... ...legislation that dealt with that.
  • And that is included in this legislation. Senator Berman. In Lee County.
Summary: The Florida Senate convened with a quorum, opened with a prayer and Pledge of Allegiance, and heard several member introductions recognizing guests, interns, public servants, and a resolution honoring Indiana University quarterback Fernando Mendoza for winning the Heisman Trophy. The chamber then moved to the special order calendar and took up a series of bills, with some measures temporarily postponed and others advanced after brief debate and, in several cases, substitution of House companions for Senate bills. The first major bill passed was CS/CS/HB 355 on health care patient protection, which requires hospitals with emergency departments to have pediatric emergency care policies, training, equipment, and a designated pediatric coordinator; it passed 36-0. The Senate also passed CS/HB 1113 on public records, expanding confidentiality protections for victims and temporarily protecting the name of a law enforcement officer who becomes a victim in the line of duty; it passed 33-4. CS/CS/HB 1085 on local government cybersecurity was amended to place the program under the Florida Digital Service and to adjust grant timing, then passed 37-0. CS/CS/HB 925 on clerks of court passed 38-0 after amendments affecting revenue retention, legal notices, traffic citation distributions, and municipal fee sharing. CS/CS/HB 679 on trademark registration modernization and CS/CS/HB 589 on septic permit timing also passed unanimously. The most extensive debate centered on CS/CS/HB 991 / SB 1334, an elections bill that would use Real ID data to verify citizenship, change voter ID rules, alter candidate qualifying requirements, and revise election administration procedures. Senators offered and debated numerous amendments on documentation fees, senior exemptions, human review versus automated systems, student and retirement-center IDs, and effective dates; most were defeated, though one amendment adding stock-trading disclosure language for candidates was adopted. The bill’s sponsor cited election-crimes reports and specific prosecutions involving non-citizens as justification for the measure, while opponents argued it could disenfranchise eligible voters, especially students and seniors. The transcript ends during continued questioning and debate on that elections bill, before final disposition is shown.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm

Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy

Transcript Highlights:
  • I too am here to support the updated bottle bill, 3464. My name is Leanne Canty.
  • This important legislative effort is great for the environment and local taxpayers.
  • This important legislative effort is great for the environment and local taxpayers.
  • This legislation includes a mechanism to reinstate the Clean Environment Fund.
  • Updating the bottle bill is one step to that.
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The hearing focused mainly on two subjects: expansion of the Massachusetts bottle bill and bills to remove woody biomass from state clean-energy and greenhouse-gas programs. On the bottle bill, supporters from municipal, environmental, public health, and local government groups argued that the 5-cent deposit is outdated, redemption rates have fallen, and expanding coverage to more beverage containers—especially water, sports drinks, and small alcohol bottles—would reduce litter, cut plastic waste and microplastics, and save cities and towns money. Several speakers also backed raising handling fees for retailers and redemption centers, and some supported restoring a Clean Environment Fund so unclaimed deposits would support recycling-related purposes. Opponents, including the Massachusetts Beverage Association and the National Waste and Recycling Association, argued that curbside recycling and transfer-station systems are more convenient, that the targeted containers are valuable to local recycling programs, and that the proposal would shift costs onto consumers and municipalities. Committee members questioned witnesses about redemption rates, handling fees, the 2014 ballot question, and whether the bill had changed from prior sessions. The biomass portion drew strong support from Springfield officials, state legislators, environmental advocates, and public health groups. They said woody biomass should not count as clean energy because burning wood produces particulate pollution and carbon emissions, and they warned that current law contains a loophole that could help finance the proposed Palmer Renewable Energy biomass plant in Springfield. Witnesses emphasized Springfield’s air-quality and asthma burdens, the public health impacts of PM2.5, and the need to close the loophole before a January 1, 2026 deadline. One forest-industry witness supported a separate bill promoting modern wood heat with pollution controls, arguing it is cleaner than older wood systems and has minimal ratepayer cost, while noting that those credits would be affected if the governor’s broader energy affordability bill repeals the alternative energy portfolio standard. No votes were taken during the hearing. The chairs managed testimony by alternating between the bottle bill and biomass topics, asking speakers to keep remarks brief and to note when they agreed with prior testimony. Several legislators also testified in support of the bills, and committee members asked follow-up questions on deposit levels, retailer handling fees, recycling economics, and the public-health rationale for the biomass restrictions.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Cannabis Policy Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:30 am

Joint Committee on Cannabis Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • That bill, that legislation, was a... ...regulations.
  • But yes, I mean, typically the legislation, public health and safety, and police power legislation that
  • I want to update while this is happening. You've heard a few stories.
  • This proposed legislation would fix that.
  • It's important legislation, which we can ask.
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Joint Committee on Cannabis Policy held a hearing on a broad set of cannabis and hemp bills, with the chairs opening by emphasizing unfinished work on equity, public health, safety, and market stability. The committee heard testimony on House Bill 146, which would create more efficient cannabis testing standards by increasing batch sizes, reducing or eliminating some environmental testing, standardizing lab reporting, and requiring annual scientific review and public data reporting. Industry witnesses, including a representative of the Massachusetts Cannabis Coalition, cultivators, and a testing lab owner, said current testing rules are overly burdensome, costly, and inconsistent, and argued the bill would lower compliance costs while preserving consumer safety. A testing lab witness also said some operators switch labs to obtain higher THC results or pass contaminated batches, and urged greater transparency and better sampling protocols. A major portion of the hearing focused on intoxicating hemp and related bills that would bring hemp-derived intoxicating products under a stronger regulatory framework. Legislators and industry witnesses described products sold in gas stations, smoke shops, and convenience stores as often untested, not age-gated, and sometimes mislabeled or far above the federal hemp THC threshold. Testimony from attorneys and cannabis business leaders said states can regulate these products more strictly under the Farm Bill’s non-preemption language, and pointed to New Jersey and other states as possible models. Some witnesses and committee members stressed that any new rules should avoid harming non-intoxicating CBD businesses or lawful hemp farmers, while others argued that the products are effectively cannabis and should be regulated like cannabis for licensing, testing, age limits, and taxation. The committee also heard extensive public-health testimony in support of bills S. 95, S. 96, S. 97 and their House counterparts H. 191, H. 192, and H. 193. Parents, advocates, and public health professionals urged stronger warning labels, THC potency caps, and improved data collection on cannabis-related harms, citing cannabis-induced psychosis, addiction, anxiety, and youth exposure to high-potency products. Several witnesses said Massachusetts has not done enough to track health outcomes or warn consumers, and referenced other jurisdictions such as Connecticut, Vermont, Colorado, Canada, and Quebec as examples of stronger limits or warnings. No votes or formal actions were taken during the hearing; the committee primarily received testimony and questions.
UT

Utah 2025 Regular Session

Health and Human Services Interim Committee - November 19, 2025

Health and Human Services Interim Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • legislators who provided input.
  • Also, we are planning a stakeholder update on December 2nd at 4 p.m.
  • We do have a piece of legislation that will be running to talk about that and legislative approval and
  • I'd like to make a motion to favorably move this legislation.
  • And we've also provided legislative priorities two years in a row.
Keywords: 985, all
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

EIG-AEN Public Hearing 03-21-2025

Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • The list has not been updated since 1992, and there are no cost-sharing programs.
  • The list has not been updated since 1992, and there are no cost-sharing programs.
  • The list has not been updated since 1992, and there are no cost-sharing programs.
  • The list has not been updated since 1992, and there are no cost-sharing programs.
  • and identifies proposals for legislative and identifies proposals for legislative changes<00:32:
Keywords: 912, senate, all
Summary: The committee heard several resolutions focused on agriculture, invasive species, biodiversity, and clean energy finance. STR 34/SR 20 asked Hawaii’s congressional delegation to urge USDA to address unequal treatment of Hawaii in exporting agricultural goods; the Department of Agriculture supported the measure. STR 41/SR 25 encouraged each county to develop its own biosecurity plan, with testimony from the Department of Agriculture, the Hawaii Invasive Species Council, and the Coordinating Group on Alien Pest Species supporting county-level planning and coordination. Testifiers emphasized the importance of local response capacity for invasive species, while also noting that quarantine authority should remain at the state level; one witness requested an amendment to include possible legislative changes needed at the state and county levels. STR 110/SR 91 requested a study on the feasibility of a state green bond program, with support testimony submitted by Coalition Earth and no oral testimony from the energy office. Members asked questions about how county biosecurity plans would interface with existing state efforts, and witnesses described current interagency work and county response plans already being developed for species such as little fire ant, coconut rhinoceros beetle, and coqui frogs. The discussion also referenced a recent Oahu coqui detection on Sand Island and the need for flexible treatment options. For the green bond measure, members described it as a potential tool for renewable energy goals. No opposition testimony was presented on the measures discussed. On decision-making, the committees recommended passage of STR 34/SR 20 with technical non-substantive amendments, STR 41/SR 25 with the suggested amendment from CAPS, STR 56/SR 40 without amendment, and STR 110/SR 91 with technical non-substantive amendments. The recommendations were adopted by the committees, and the agenda concluded with adjournment.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

Committee on Health and Human Services - 01/30/25

Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • So here's today's update, here's tomorrow.
  • So here's today's update, here's tomorrow.
  • He said he believes it is a day-by-day thing and asked for today's update and tomorrow's update.
  • He said he believes it is a day-by-day thing and asked for today's update and tomorrow's update.
  • He said he believes it is a day-by-day thing and asked for today's update and tomorrow's update.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
Summary: The Health and Human Services committee heard a presentation from Department of Children, Youth, and Families Commissioner Tiki Brown on the department’s 2025 budget and transition plans. Brown said the governor’s budget pairs targeted reductions with modest investments, resulting in net general fund savings, while preserving core safety-net programs. Major proposals included funding for program integrity, modernization of the child welfare SSIS system, compliance changes for the Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP), operating adjustments, and a transition account reallocation as the new department continues moving programs from other agencies through July 1, 2025. A large portion of the discussion focused on CCAP fraud prevention and oversight. Brown and Assistant Commissioner Diane Hy explained that the proposed statewide electronic attendance recordkeeping system would replace retroactive paper-based attendance reporting with more timely data, making it harder to falsify attendance and claim payments improperly. Brown also said the department is working with the Department of Human Services Office of Inspector General and other partners on compliance and fraud controls. Senators pressed for more detail on current enforcement, whether payments can be withheld for violations, and whether recent media reports showed gaps in oversight; Brown said payments can be stopped for false attendance records, suspended or revoked licenses, or fraud allegations, but not for health and safety violations alone. The committee also reviewed other budget-neutral policy changes, including expanding permanency support services for relative foster care and tribal equivalents, strengthening tribal child welfare grants, updating TEACH scholarship rules for early childhood educators, and adjusting the Great Start Compensation Support Payment Program to create a special revenue fund and extend a 10% payment increase to tribally licensed programs and programs on tribal reservation land. Brown also described a $1.5 million annual reduction to restorative practices grants, leaving a smaller ongoing base. No votes or formal actions were taken during the hearing.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Elections - 01/28/25

Elections

Transcript Highlights:
  • They are the ones who enter, process, and update voter registration records.
  • <00:22:54.440> voter enter process and update voter enter process and update voter registration
  • <00:29:15.240> and cooperative for an overdue update and cooperative for an overdue update
  • <00:29:28.279> to and we continue to phase in update to and we continue to phase in update
  • <01:09:10.159> report so that is a required legislative report so that is a required legislative
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

Fiscal Policy Mar 13th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • I HEAR ABOUT THE NEED TO UPDATE LAWS TO REFLECT WHAT RURAL COMMUNITIES LOOK LIKE IN MODERN FLORIDA.
  • BILL MAKES A SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT IN OUR RURAL ROADS WHILE PROVIDING NEW FUNDING FOR SCRAP AND UPDATED
  • AND IT COMPLEMENTS OTHER LEGISLATIVE INITIATIVES AND INVESTMENTS FOR SCHOOL CHOICE OPTIONS AND FLORIDA
  • THIS IS THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE PIECE OF LEGISLATION THAT ADDRESSES MULTIPLE MEANS EXHIBITED IN RURAL
  • AND I WANT TO THANK SENATOR ALBRITTON CLEARLY AND I WANT TO THANK ALL THOSE LEGISLATORS THAT REPRESENT
Keywords: 999, senate, all
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Judiciary Feb 6th, 2026 at 04:24 pm

House Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • The solutions lie in legislative and regulatory levers.
  • The solutions lie in legislative and regulatory levers.
  • So are we asking questions about the legislation?
  • Utah passed that legislation, which is what I had been looking at.
  • It's still during the legislative pendency on that legislation.
Bills: HB99, HB49, HB164, SB30, SB43, SB50, SB136
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Capital Investment - 03/25/25

Capital Investment

Transcript Highlights:
  • ,<00:47:55.760> the for that authorizing legislation, the for that authorizing legislation
  • as intended by the legislation. as intended by the legislation.
  • In the legislative in this million.
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Keywords: 1187, senate, all
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Senate Appropriations Committee, February 11, 2026

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • So there's one for legislative action.
  • So, the community's skin in the game is their commitment to use the system and update it over time as
  • commitment to use the system and update commitment to use the system and update it<00:33:34.960>
  • But the beauty expenses to update them.
  • I think having some of the legislators I think having some of the legislators get<01:00:57.440><
AR

Arkansas 2026 Regular Session

LEGISLATIVE JOINT AUDITING-STATE AGENCIES Feb 12th, 2026

LEGISLATIVE JOINT AUDITING-STATE AGENCIES

Transcript Highlights:
  • So since our last meeting, when we were here last month, I do have an update associated with that.
  • This letter is issued to inform the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee that for the 2025 reporting
  • period, with the due date of November 1, 2025, Arkansas Legislative Audit has received responses from
  • ALA 4 did the Attorney General a copy of each law enforcement agency's response containing an updated
  • then turn any updated policies over to the Attorney General.
Summary: The committee met with prayer and approved the January minutes, then heard a series of Arkansas Legislative Audit reports. Reports with findings were presented for the Department of Human Services, Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism, Department of Corrections, and Department of Veterans Affairs, along with a special report on law enforcement racial profiling policy compliance. Several reports without findings were also filed without objection. For DHS, auditors reported apparent thefts involving false benefit claims in disaster nutrition assistance and Medicaid, a nearly $610,000 altered warrant cashed by a California auto body shop, and multiple asset-control issues, including missing equipment, inventory discrepancies, and improper sales tax paid on exempt vehicle purchases. Members questioned DHS about the warrant fraud and whether other agencies or California officials had been notified. For Parks, Heritage, and Tourism, auditors cited missing museum receipts and problems with change funds at Daisy State Park and War Memorial Stadium; department officials said they are considering cashless payment options and provided an update on the museum loss investigation. For Corrections, auditors reported unauthorized personal fuel-card purchases totaling about $4,500 and a delayed disaster recovery test for critical IT systems. Department officials said staffing has been increased for fuel-card oversight and that a full production disaster recovery test is scheduled soon. For Veterans Affairs, auditors found improper pay for employees who were not working, duplicate vendor payment, and numerous overtime approvals that were not properly authorized; the department said it has tightened overtime approval procedures. The special report said only 203 of 383 law enforcement agencies had responded regarding racial profiling policies, and the Attorney General had notified the remaining agencies that they were not in compliance. The committee requested a list of nonresponding agencies and adjourned, with the next meeting scheduled for March 12.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Appropriations Committee May 13th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • The bill also updates vessel registration requirements where permissible under federal law so that law
  • We were one of the original sponsors of the legislation to create these important crisis continuums.
  • We were one of the original sponsors of the legislation to create these important crisis continuums to
  • And we, you know, ask for your support in this common-sense legislation that does two very righteous
  • The costs are low because this bill mostly asks state agencies to make small updates to systems they
Summary: The Assembly Appropriations Committee met on May 13, 2026, and began by taking up a large consent calendar, moving a first group of bills to the floor consent calendar and a second group by due pass. The committee then heard and advanced a series of measures covering housing, public safety, health care, education, and local government issues. Among the bills discussed were AB 2641 on a sales tax exemption for pawnbroker redemptions, AB 2525 on a narrow Surplus Lands Act exemption for Mission Bay Park, AB 1732 and AB 2433 on student housing and the Affordable Homes Bonus Law, AB 2055 on boating safety and enforcement, AB 1579 on children’s crisis residential services, AB 2139 on a Surplus Lands Act amendment for an Inland Empire soccer project, AB 2041 on EMS reporting, AB 1973 on reproductive health scope for advanced practice clinicians, AB 1929 on health plan investment disclosures, AB 2700 on utility rates and wildfire victim compensation, AB 1809 on school job order contracting, SB 73 on election security, AB 2418 on commercial building permit timelines, AB 1970 on step therapy limits for serious mental illness and substance use treatment, AB 2361 on peer-to-peer vehicle-sharing liability, AB 1976 on bike and pedestrian project approvals, AB 2110 on tax increment financing for workforce housing, and AB 2146 on supportive housing documentation and vacancy rules. Testimony was generally supportive for the measures heard. Authors and sponsors emphasized consumer fairness, housing production, public safety, access to care, and administrative streamlining. Supporters included local governments, housing advocates, school districts, law enforcement groups, health care organizations, and affected individuals. AB 2700 drew especially extensive public testimony from wildfire survivors and local officials who urged stronger compensation for victims of PG&E-caused fires and relief from high utility costs. AB 2034 and AB 1790 were raised during public comment on bills not heard in committee, with several industry groups opposing AB 2034 and both supporters and opponents speaking on AB 1790’s Waters Edge issue. Most bills were reported out of committee on due pass motions, with several noted as amended or with members not voting on particular roll calls. The committee also read and approved a lengthy suspense calendar, then opened public comment on bills not presented that day before adjourning.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • We removed changing threshold numbers that would need yearly updates.
  • Updates were made to internal citations. to Chapter 20 throughout the rules so that everything remains
  • We removed rules that were duplicative of statute, and we updated for internal consistency.
  • Natalie, you have an update on this item. Natalie: I do.
  • Amanda: And that's the end of the policy update. Chair: No, no. Okay.
Summary: The Texas Ethics Commission convened at 9:03 a.m. and held an executive session, reconvening at 10:18 a.m. During the meeting, the Commission approved a settlement agreement with Michael Quinn Sullivan, ending ongoing litigation. The agreement involved Sullivan dropping his legal challenges regarding a civil penalty previously imposed by the Commission. The Commission also announced personnel changes, including the departure of the director of enforcement, Marie Prim, and the appointment of Jordan Hun as interim director. The Commission discussed outside counsel contracts, approving the addition of Bickerstaff, Heath, Delgado, Acosta LLP to their pool of qualified vendors. They scheduled their next meeting for September 23rd and approved minutes from previous meetings. The agenda included several rulemaking items, with three rules adopted and five proposed for publication in the Texas Register. Notably, amendments to Chapter 20 regarding reporting contributions and expenditures were approved, as well as changes to lobbyist registration thresholds in Chapter 34, which were proposed for publication. The Commission also addressed advisory opinions, adopting several, including one regarding political advertising by charter schools and another concerning the revolving door prohibition for former state employees. Appeals for administrative waivers and reductions of fines were considered, with several fines waived or reduced based on individual circumstances. Lastly, the Commission discussed policies related to alternative dispute resolution and clarified responsibilities between the Commission and staff, concluding the meeting at 11:15 a.m.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

Committee on Taxes - 01/23/25

Taxes

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm the American Legion Department of Minnesota legislative chair. Greeting, Chair and members.
  • I'm the American Legion Department of Minnesota legislative chair. Greeting, Chair and members.
  • I'm the legislative director for the Department of Revenue, and like Senator Putnam, impertinences is
  • <00:37:58.040> language develop and support the updated language develop and support the updated
  • Joanna Bears I'm the legislative Joanna Bears I'm the legislative director<00:38:44.280> for<
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
Summary: The committee first approved the prior day’s minutes, then heard Senate File 255, which would exempt American Legion and VFW buildings from property tax. The bill’s author and the American Legion Department of Minnesota testified that many posts are struggling financially, that the tax burden can threaten building ownership, and that the posts provide important community services such as charitable gambling support, youth sports, food insecurity assistance, suicide prevention training, and meeting space for veterans and local residents. Several members voiced support, and the bill was laid over for possible inclusion. The committee then took up Senate File 30, a proposal to allow Minnesota estate tax portability for married couples, so a deceased spouse’s unused $3 million exclusion could transfer to the surviving spouse, similar to federal law. The author said Minnesota is an outlier compared with other estate-tax states and that the bill would simplify planning and reduce tax burdens, especially for family farms and other illiquid assets. A CPA and a Minnesota Farm Bureau representative testified that the order of death should not determine tax liability and that portability would help keep family farms intact. The bill was laid over for possible inclusion. Next, the committee adopted an A1 amendment to Senate File 211 and heard the bill, which would create a Minnesota subtraction for Foreign Service pension income, treating it more like military pension income. The author said the change would cover a small number of retirees and would have a minimal fiscal impact, while the testifier described Foreign Service work and said the benefit would recognize their service. The bill, as amended, was laid over for possible inclusion. Finally, the committee heard Senate File 132, which would revise property tax language related to electric power systems by replacing references to attachments and impertinences with broader system-based language. The author said the bill would clarify tax treatment for power co-ops, restore the original intent of the law, and provide stability for Greater Minnesota, with an estimated property tax shift of a little over $700,000. Testimony was beginning when the transcript ended, and no vote on the bill was recorded in the excerpt.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • This legislation addresses a very real and frustrating issue faced by retailers, law enforcement, and
  • I'd like to defer to him to speak directly to the necessity of this legislation and perhaps answer any
  • This last session, Senator Huffman passed legislation making it illegal to possess or distribute...
  • So, this last session, Senator Huffman passed legislation making it illegal to possess or distribute
  • So the purpose of HB 4911, it updates existing statutes to ensure protection for children, HB 4911 updates
Summary: The Subcommittee on New Offenses and Changed Penalties met with a quorum present and first handled witness-registration corrections for House Bill 2461, changing one witness from support to neutral and deleting another registration; HB 2461 was left pending. The subcommittee then heard House Bill 3507, which would create a tiered penalty structure for repeat theft offenders by increasing penalties for those with five or more prior theft convictions. Representative Wharton and Walker County District Attorney Will Durham testified in support, arguing current law treats chronic shoplifters the same regardless of how many prior convictions they have. No opposition was presented, and HB 3507 was left pending. The committee next heard House Bill 1871, which would increase penalties for attempted capital murder of a peace officer, raise the minimum sentence to 25 years, and deny parole and mandatory supervision for those convicted. Representative Dyson, Brazos County District Attorney Jarvis Parsons, Lieutenant Ed Ramirez, and Chief Deputy Constable Calder Lively testified in support, describing attacks on officers and arguing the bill would provide stronger deterrence and truth in sentencing. No questions or opposition were recorded, and HB 1871 was left pending. House Bill 4911 followed, updating child exploitation laws to address AI-generated and deepfake child sexual abuse material by expanding definitions and criminalizing knowing possession or viewing of fake or computer-generated images depicting minors. Representative Fairly and Harris County DA’s Office division chief Steven Driver supported the bill, saying technology had outpaced existing law and that the measure would help protect children. A committee member raised concerns about broad affirmative defenses in the bill, and Representative Fairly said the office would work on an amendment. HB 4911 was left pending. Finally, on HB 795, Representative Bowers moved that the subcommittee report completion of deliberations and recommend the bill for full committee consideration; the motion passed 3-2, and the meeting adjourned.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee 2/19/26

Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:46:18.640> we<00:46:18.880> truly legislation is complex and we truly legislation
  • Australia, France, PAS legislation.
  • appropriate<00:51:39.200> as legislative fix is not appropriate as legislative fix is
  • And those are updated as we're seeing.
  • <01:22:58.080> in update at the end of the the month. in update at the end of the the month
Keywords: 1183, house
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

EDU Informational Briefing 01-30-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • "Well, the office sent you an update.
  • could just update it? could just update it?
  • >> We because we can't even update this. >> We because we can't even update this.
  • There's going to be all of these bills to address areas in which legislators, and again other legislators
  • legislators and again other legislators legislators and again other legislators that<01:40:03.199
FL
Transcript Highlights:
  • THAT WILL BE SHARED WITH YOU DURING THE PRESENTATION, AN UPDATE ON THAT.
  • I KNOW THEY ARE PRESENTED TO SHARE THE UPDATES.
  • THANKS TO REALLY GREAT LEGISLATION. WE ARE THE FIRST TO PUT THAT INTO STATUTE.
  • THIS WAS FILED ON, TO SHARE WITH YOU AN UPDATE. WE GOT THIS FILED ON 2/14.
  • WE APPRECIATE THE UPDATE. I KNOW FLORIDA HAS BEEN A LEADER IN THIS ENDEAVOR.
Keywords: 999, senate, all