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HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
AEN DEFER, AEN Public Hearings 03-17-2023 1:00pm
Keywords:
HI Senate YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxUf-HeeMcM, 2026-07-02T01:23:08+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, 00:00 - Start
00:41 - HB 609 HD2
04:16 - HB 610 HD2
07:56 - HB 612 HD2
12:04 - HB 619 HD2
19:16 - HB 690 HD1
23:51 - HB 972 HD1
25:47 - DM AEN DEFER 1:00 PM
29:52 - HB 197 HD1
33:59 - HB 971 HD2
35:57 - HB 692 HD1
47:24 - HB 973 HD2
55:05 DM AEN 1:05 PM
Hearing Notices:
AEN DEFER 1:00 PM
http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2023/hearingnotices/HEARING_AEN_03-17-23_DEFER_.PDF
AEN 1:05 PM
http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2023/hearingnotices/HEARING_AEN_03-17-23-1_.PDF, 912, senate, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
House Chamber - Fri Feb 28, 2025, 12:00PM HST - Day 24
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Okay, at the appropriate time let's finish up Standing Committee Report Number 972.
- Members, any further discussion on Standing Committee Report Number 972?
- Okay, at the appropriate time let's finish up Standing Committee Report Number 972.
- Members, any further discussion on Standing Committee Report Number 972?
- Members, any further discussion on Standing Committee Report Number 972?
Summary:
The House convened with 47 members present, read the journal, and received Senate communications, including notice that House Bill 1440, HD1 had passed third reading in the Senate and that several Senate bills were transmitted and passed first reading by title. Members also made introductions recognizing guests for Working Families Day 2025, including advocates and organizers, and welcomed visitors from Khu Valley, as well as family members and community advocates in the gallery.
The bulk of the meeting was devoted to the order of the day and adoption of numerous standing committee reports and accompanying bills, many of which were passed by voice vote or consent calendar. Several members registered reservations or opposition on specific measures, with comments focused on fertility coverage and the prepaid health care system, low-income tax policy, youth safe spaces and runaway youth, prenatal care for non-citizens, and fireworks regulation. In a few cases, members requested that their remarks be entered into the journal, and one member clarified a vote change on SCR 972 after the vote had been read.
The House also took third-reading votes on additional bills listed on later pages, with the majority and minority caucuses announcing their votes and a few named no votes on particular measures. No resolutions were introduced for action. During announcements, members wished Representative Amato and staff members happy birthday. The House then voted to keep the journal open until midnight for further committee reports and transmitted bills, and finally recessed until 9:00 a.m. Tuesday, March 4th.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- We have one bill on the agenda: House Bill 972, relating to...
- The agenda is House Bill 972, relating to impact fees.
- First up, we have House Bill 972, relating to impact fees and authorizing condominium associations and
- Seeing none, Vice Chair, for the vote on House Bill 972.
- This hearing is adjourned. vote voting on House Bill 972 chair's vote voting on House Bill 972 chair's
PA
Transcript Highlights:
- Senate Bill 972, re-reported as committed. Will the House agree the report is agreed to?
- The chair recognizes the Majority Leader, who calls up Senate Bill 972, printer's number 1113, on page
- The chair recognizes the Majority Leader, who calls up Senate Bill 972, printer's number 1113, on page
- is about to sign the following bill, which the clerk will now read: Senate Bill 971 and Senate Bill 972
- Senate Bill 972, whereupon the Speaker, in the presence of the House, signed the same.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Higher Education Committee Apr 22nd, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- AB 972 is simple in what it does, but powerful.”
- AB 972 resolves this oversight and accomplishes two main goals.
- I respectfully urge your aye vote on AB 972.
- Please vote no on AB 972. I think I forgot to say my name.
- File item number 15, AB 972. The motion is due pass as amended. AB 972.
Summary:
The committee hearing covered several higher education bills, with extensive testimony on student aid, affordability, and institutional debt. AB 587 would add veteran representation to the California Student Aid Commission; the author said the change would bring lived experience from the veteran community to student aid policy, and members raised a concern about keeping the commission’s membership odd-numbered, which the author said would be addressed by amendment. AB 791 would standardize cost-of-attendance housing calculations using objective data and improve notice of the adjustment process; supporters said current budgets often underestimate students’ real living costs, while UC, CSU, and independent colleges opposed or had concerns about the bill’s prescribed methodology, fiscal impact, and a 14-day turnaround for adjustments. AB 850 would create a one-term grace period for students with institutional debt to re-enroll while arranging repayment, bar reporting that debt to credit agencies, and require more transparency; proponents described students being blocked from continuing school over debts, while CSU, UC, and private-college representatives said they already use holds and payment plans and worried about added liabilities and budget pressures. AB 537 would extend the California College Promise Program to part-time community college students; supporters said most community college students attend part-time and should not be excluded from fee waivers, while the committee noted fiscal concerns but ultimately advanced the bill. AB 7 would allow universities to consider whether an applicant is a descendant of American chattel slavery in admissions as a reparative measure; supporters framed it as lineage-based reparative justice, while opponents argued it would function as a racial proxy and conflict with Proposition 209 and equal-protection principles. The committee took roll-call votes on the measures, advancing AB 587, AB 791, AB 850, and AB 537 to Appropriations, with AB 850 and AB 537 receiving fewer votes and the roll left open for additional members.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Massachusetts Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Authority to supply water to the Linfield Center Water District within the town of Linfield, House No. 972
- Authority to supply water to the Linfield Center Water District within the town of Linfield, House No. 972
- House No. 972. Those members voting in the affirmative, please rise to be counted.
- Authority to supply water to the Linfield Center Water District within the town of Linfield, House No. 972
Summary:
The Senate opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and then took up several House matters after suspending Senate Rule 36 and Joint Rule 12. Among the items referred to committee was a House petition to designate an overpass on State Route 6 in Sandwich as the U.S. Marine Staff Sergeant Raymond G. Torville Veterans Memorial Overpass. The Senate also ordered House No. 4364, authorizing the Commissioner of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance to grant certain easements to the town of Vaughn, to a third reading.
The chamber then considered House No. 972, a bill authorizing the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority to supply water to the Linfield Center Water District in the town of Linfield. The House had added an emergency preamble, and the Senate suspended the rules, concurred in the House amendment, adopted the emergency preamble by standing vote, and passed the bill to be enacted. The bill was signed by the President and laid before the Governor for approval.
During the session, a senator also recognized the Dighton-Rehoboth softball team in the Senate Chamber for winning the MIAA Division III Championship for the second consecutive year. At the end of the meeting, the Senate adopted an order to reconvene the following Thursday at 11:00 a.m. and then adjourned.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Judiciary Committee May 6th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- I see Assemblymember Wilson is here for item 8, AB 972.
- AB 972 is simple in what it does, but powerful in what it represents.
- I respectfully urge your aye vote on AB 972.
- Is there anyone else here in support of AB 972? Is there anyone here in opposition to AB 972?
- Item eight, AB 972, Wilson, add-ons. Brian, aye. Harabedian, aye.
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on several bills. AB 416 would allow emergency room physicians to initiate 5150 mental health holds, with supporters saying it would reduce emergency room bottlenecks and speed care for patients in crisis. County and behavioral health representatives opposed the bill, and some members raised broader concerns about the 5150 system and juvenile placements. The bill was ultimately approved on a do-pass as amended vote.
AB 446, the Surveillance Pricing Act, drew extensive testimony. The author and supporters argued it would prohibit businesses from using personal data to charge different prices for the same product or service, describing the practice as discriminatory and exploitative. Business and industry groups opposed the bill, warning that its language was too broad, could affect discounts and loyalty programs, and would create litigation risk through a private right of action. After discussion about enforcement and possible amendments, the bill passed on a do-pass motion.
AB 632 would give local governments a faster way to collect penalties for serious code violations, including unsafe housing, fire hazards, and illegal cannabis activity, by allowing certain fines to become money judgments and clarifying lien authority. It had support from county and city groups and no opposition was voiced in the hearing; the bill passed as amended. ACA 7, a constitutional amendment intended to clarify and limit misuse of Section 31A, also moved forward after brief support testimony. The committee then took up AB 649, which would extend protections for businesses that proactively obtain certified access specialist inspections and fix accessibility violations; the author, a small business owner, and others testified in support, while disability rights groups moved to neutral after amendments. Members discussed the balance between access enforcement and reducing predatory litigation, and the bill was still under consideration as the transcript ended.
NV
Nevada 2025 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Jun 2nd, 2025 at 01:00 pm
Nevada Assembly Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I have Amendment 972 proposed by Assembly Member Backus.
- I move for the adoption of Amendment 972 to Senate Bill 434. You've heard the motion...
- I have amendment number 972 proposed by assembly member Bacchus. Assembly member Bacchus.
- I move for the adoption of amendment number 972 to Senate bill 434.
- You've heard the motion of Amendment 972 to Senate Bill 434. You've heard the motion.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session May 15th, 2025
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- That brings us to file item number 131, AB 972 by Assembly Member Wilson.
- Forgive me, Assembly Bill 972. Assembly Member Wilson, you are recognized.
- AB 972 is simple in what it does, but powerful in what it represents.
- AB 972 is simple in what it does, but powerful in what it represents.
- AB 972 ensures that the law is both easily understood and enforceable.
Summary:
The Assembly convened after a quorum call, prayer, and pledge, then moved through a long Daily File with several major policy bills and multiple commemorative resolutions. The most debated measure was AB 379 on human trafficking and child exploitation. The bill was presented as a stronger, more comprehensive version that increases penalties for adults soliciting minors, adds a loitering offense tied to purchasing commercial sex, raises fines for businesses that facilitate trafficking, creates a Survivor Support Fund, and establishes grants for victim services and vertical prosecution. Several members spoke in support, while Assemblymember Sharp-Collins raised concerns that the loitering provision could be vague and disproportionately enforced against Black, Brown, and LGBTQIA+ people. The bill passed after debate, with the clerk reporting 72 noes and the measure still passing.
The Assembly also passed AB 1415, which expands the Office of Health Care Affordability’s authority to review more health systems, private equity and hedge fund acquisitions, and managed service organizations in order to better track cost drivers and medical debt. Other policy bills approved included AB 711 on coordinating court reporters for motion hearings, AB 1142 on horse event entry fees, AB 309 on preserving access to sterile syringes for HIV and hepatitis prevention, AB 358 on allowing victims to consent to searches of hidden surveillance devices like AirTags and spy cameras, AB 592 on outdoor dining for restaurants, AB 1341 on clarifying contractor licensing violations, AB 752 on easing child care center siting, AB 1166 on extending debt-settlement rules to commercial financing, AB 806 on mobile home resident cooling rights, AB 972 on explicit sex discrimination protections in higher education, AB 416 on emergency room 5150 authority, AB 632 on expedited collection of penalties for serious local code violations, AB 672 on PERB notification and intervention rights, AB 876 on CRNA scope of practice, and AB 760 on temporary mobile home housing after disasters. Most of these measures passed with broad bipartisan support, though AB 672 drew sharp opposition from Assemblymember DeMaio over concerns about PERB and state bureaucracy.
The chamber also adopted several resolutions recognizing May observances and public service groups. These included ACR 63 designating May as California Fairgrounds Appreciation Month, ACR 69 for California Physical Fitness and Mental Well-Being Month, ACR 76 for California Small Business Month, ACR 77 for Drowning Awareness and Prevention Month, HR 36 for Lung Cancer Action Week, HR 39 for National Public Works Week, and HR 41 for National Hospital Week. Members used the resolutions to highlight local institutions, public health, and community services, and each was adopted after co-author rolls and voice votes. The session ended after the Assembly completed the day’s file and moved through a series of routine procedural motions and adjournment-related business.
PA
Transcript Highlights:
- Senate Bill 972, re-reported as committed. Will the House group report be agreed to?
- Senate Bill 972, re-reported as committed. Will the House agree to the report? It is agreed to.
- The chair recognized the Majority Leader, who calls up Senate Bill 972, printer's number 1113, on page
- is about to sign the following bill, which the clerk will now read: Senate Bill 971 and Senate Bill 972
- Senate Bill 971 and Senate Bill 972. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
Summary:
The House began with ceremonial recognitions, including guests of Representatives Benham and Warren and a farewell acknowledgment for longtime floor staffer Michelle Martin, who is leaving House service for a role in the Senate. The chamber then took up caucus and committee announcements, recessed several times, and later returned to consider a series of committee reports and bills. House and Senate bills were reported from Rules, Appropriations, and Judiciary, including referrals of several measures to committees.
The House adopted House Resolution 515 unanimously, urging Congress to review Major Richard D. Winner’s actions for possible Medal of Honor recognition. It also adopted House Resolution 208, directing a performance audit of services, wait times, and processes in the Bureau of Blindness and Visual Services; supporters said it would help improve services for Pennsylvanians with vision impairment, while the vote was 201-1. The chamber then passed several bills with amendments, including measures on foster care youth benefits, AI companion safeguards, prison industry enhancement program administration, memorial bridge designations, firefighter and EMS donation options through PennDOT renewals, horse-racing background checks, and fertility preservation coverage.
Several bills reached final passage. House Bill 1239, limiting homeowners associations from restricting rooftop solar installations, passed 109-93. House Bill 2146, amending the Sunshine Act to tighten the 24-hour agenda notice rule while preserving limited exceptions, passed 193-9 after debate over transparency and local-government flexibility. House Bill 2558, banning non-compete agreements for broadcast workers, passed narrowly 103-99 amid objections from Republicans and concerns about impacts on local broadcasters and contract rights. Senate Bills 971 and 972 also passed finally, dealing with township audit deadlines and municipal memorials for first responders.
The House also approved House Bill 2412, funding state-related universities for fiscal year 2026-27, by 155-47 after debate over Penn State’s campus closures, accountability, and per-student funding differences; House Bill 2413, appropriating funds to the University of Pennsylvania, passed 195-7. The chamber then moved several bills back to Appropriations, signed Senate Bills 971 and 972, and adjourned until the next scheduled session.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session May 15th, 2025
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The pass and retain on file item number 130, brings us to file item number 131, AB 972.
- Forgive me, Assembly Bill 972, Assemblymember Wilson, you are recognized.
- AB 972 is powerful in what it does, but powerful in what it represents.
- AB 972 resolves this oversight.
- AB 972 ensures that the law is both easily understood.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- The Chair lays out House Bill 972 and calls on Vice Chair Noble to explain the bill.
- Thank you for giving me the opportunity to lay out House Bill 972.
- Is there anyone else who wishes to testify for or against House Bill 972?
- If there’s no objection, House Bill 972 will be left pending. Is there an objection?
- House Bill 972 is left pending.
Bills:
HB511, HB972, HB 1035, HB2481, HB2723, HB2742, HB2894, HB2962, HB3077, HB3093, HB3307, HB3684, HJR67, HJR72
Keywords:
ad valorem taxation, caregiver exemption, Medicaid, long-term services, tax relief, assisted living, housing support, property tax exemption, caregiver support, residence homestead, tax exemption, unpaid caregiver, state tax code, property tax, caregiver, waiting list, intellectual disability, developmental disability, ad valorem tax, family support
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Informal House Session 63 Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Massachusetts House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Chair, hearing none, the Chair has been informed that House No. 972 has been released by the Committee
- House No. 972 has been released by the Committee on Bills on Third Reading.
- Authority to supply water to the Linfield Center Water District within the town of Linfield, House No. 972
Summary:
The House met in joint session, suspended Joint Rule 12 for several petitions, and then took up a series of local bills reported by the Committee on Steering, Policy and Scheduling. Those bills included authorizing the town of Avon to appoint a town clerk, allowing the City of Revere to pay a sum to Denise Manatra, widow of school committee member Anthony Manatra, and validating the results of a special election in Hardwick. The House suspended Rule 7A, gave the bills second readings, ordered them to a third reading, and later passed House No. 972, authorizing the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority to supply water to the Linfield Center Water District, to be engrossed.
The major substantive action was on Senate No. 2540, a fiscal year 2025 supplemental appropriations bill. The Committee on Ways and Means recommended passage with a full substitute amendment contained in House Document No. 4265, totaling $536,832,564. The House adopted the amendment, ordered the bill to a third reading, and then passed it to be engrossed as amended.
When the Senate returned the bill with notice that it had nonconcurred in the House amendment and appointed a conference committee, the House voted to insist on its amendment and also appointed its own conference committee members: Mr. Mike Woods of Boston, Ms. Ferrante of Gloucester, and Mr. Smola of Warren. The House then adopted an order to adjourn until Wednesday at 11 a.m., with notice of a Democratic caucus at noon and roll calls at 1 p.m.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Informal House Session 71 Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Massachusetts House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The next bill before the House for final passage is House No. 972, an act authorizing the Massachusetts
- House No. 972, an act authorizing the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority to supply water to the
- House No. 972, an act authorizing the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority to supply water to the
Summary:
The House opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and a gubernatorial message recommending legislation to preserve and advance Massachusetts competitiveness in discovery, research, and innovation, which was referred to the Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies. The House also adopted a Rules Committee order extending the reporting deadline for the Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities, and Energy to December 3, 2025.
Members then took up several local and special bills, including measures concerning the recall of elected officers in Sharon, wastewater treatment in Sandwich, a sick leave bank for Anna C. Contreras, an increased income limit for the Clause 41A senior tax deferral program in Ipswich, and Acton bills on checkout bag charges, police and fire residency limits, and the Acton Memorial Library. These bills were ordered to a third reading. The House also passed to engrossment bills recognizing Machado Joseph Disease Awareness Day, authorizing Waltham to establish a Millennium Fund for its public library, and authorizing Wellesley to dissolve its housing development corporation.
The House then considered House No. 972, authorizing the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority to supply water to the Linfield Water Center Water District. The bill received an emergency preamble, which was adopted by division, and the bill was then passed to be enacted. The House also adopted an order to adjourn to meet again Thursday at 11 a.m., and then adjourned.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Chairman, for giving me the opportunity to lay out House Bill 972.
- Is there anyone else who wish to testify on for against House Bill 972?
- Seeing none, the chair recognizes Vice Chair Noble to close on House Bill 972. Thank you, Mr.
- If there's no objection, House Bill 972 will be left pending. Is there an objection?
- House Bill 972 is left pending.
NE
Nebraska 2025-2026 Regular Session
Legislative Morning Session Apr 10th, 2026
Nebraska Unicameral Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The next bill on final reading is LB 972. The first vote is to dispense with the at-large reading.
- LB 972 is one-day dispensed with. The reading is dispensed with. Please read the title.
- All provisions of law relative to procedure having been complied with, the question is, shall LB 972
- All provisions of law relative to procedure having been complied with, the question is, shall LB 972
- LB 972 passes. The next bill is LB 972A. The next bill is LB 972A.
Bills:
LB764, LB815A, LB839, LB888, LB955, LB972A, LB1029, LB1087, LB1091, LB1126A, LB1181A, LB1237A, LB1261A, LB304A, LB762, LB889, LB929, LB966, LB1022, LB1187, LR508
Keywords:
law enforcement, correctional services, Department of Correctional Services, corrections officers, state prison employees, peace officer, certification, police standards, training academy, Nebraska Commission on Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, Nebraska Police Standards Advisory Council, criminal justice, correctional staff, conditional officer, law enforcement authority, public safety, LB815A, LB815, appropriation, appropriations bill