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MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 2/18/25

Children and Families Finance and Policy

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  • So if you have more development, more people moving in, you might not even end up with higher property
  • care<00:26:38.360> is<00:26:38.480> a<00:26:38.600> key<00:26:38.799> economic
  • affordable child care is a key economic affordable child care is a key economic driver<00:26:39.640
  • <00:26:42.480> more<00:26:42.760> people you have more development more people you
  • have more development more people moving<00:26:43.360> in<00:26:44.000> you<00:26:44.159
Bills: HF656, HF655, HF633
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

CPC Public Hearing - Thu Apr 9, 2026 @ 2:00 PM HST

Consumer Protection & Commerce

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  • there's always an intent for development there's always an intent for development projects<00:14
  • testimony, this is the suggested develop testimony, this is the suggested develop development<00
  • a special fund to fund pre-development a special fund to fund pre-development work<00:18:24.000>
  • So, as developers went through their pre-development due diligence, they did appraisals to determine
  • develop the the rules. develop the the rules.
Summary: The committee on Consumer Protection and Commerce met on April 9, 2026, and heard testimony on several measures. SB 3302 SD1 HD1, dealing with homemade food products, would require the Department of Health to adopt rules for farm kitchens producing homemade food products that are no more stringent than rules for home kitchens. The Department of Health said it supported the bill with technical amendments, and the Hawaii Food Industry Association and Grassroot Institute of Hawaii also supported it. No opposition was heard. A lengthy discussion focused on SB 2061 SD2 HD1, which concerns a 99-year leasehold residential condominium project and HCDA’s rules for sales, income restrictions, and buyback pricing. HCDA supported the bill and said the House draft clarified unclear provisions and would help move the project to pre-sales. Testimony and committee questions centered on whether the project should remain owner-occupied in perpetuity or allow investor purchases after an initial sales period. HCDA explained that the bill was revised to make the project feasible in the market, that 60% of units would be income-restricted for buyers at or below 140% of area median income, and that the remaining units could be sold without owner-occupancy restrictions. Some members and testifiers expressed concern that the bill had shifted away from the original owner-occupancy vision and could become an investment property model, while others argued the changes were necessary for the project to pencil out and compete with fee-simple developments. No vote was taken during the discussion shown. The committee also heard SB 2050 SD1 HD1, which would allow chiropractic students in accredited programs to engage in clinical practice beginning July 1, 2028. The Hawaii Board of Chiropractic and the Hawaii State Chiropractic Association supported the measure, and one testifier described personal experience with student chiropractic care in California. Members questioned why the board requested delaying implementation until 2030, and the board said it needed more time to develop rules because it meets only a few times a year and rulemaking is lengthy. Finally, SB 2102 SD2 HD1, on industrial hemp in commercial feed, was introduced; the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity offered comments, the Department of Health raised concerns about regulating pet food and possible jurisdictional conflict, and a farmer testifying in support suggested narrowing the bill to federally approved livestock feed rather than pet food.
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Transcript Highlights:
  • The curriculum developed under this bill will be viewpoint neutral, devoid of live firearms or ammunition
  • Will follow OsD and Cleat in developing.
  • I don't disagree with that, but once again, my intent is not to be the professional in developing curriculum
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Fiscal Policy Mar 2nd, 2026

Fiscal Policy

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  • board for the mentees and provide direction, demonstration, and recommendations to help the mentees develop
  • Under this bill, develop the necessary skills and expertise.
  • must provide direction, advice, and a neutral sounding board to their mentees and must help them develop
  • Senators, we will now take up tab 14, Senate Bill 130 on education and workforce development.
  • SB 130 on education and workforce development for current and former inmates by Senator Calatayud.
Summary: The committee first took up CS for SB 42 on specific medical diagnosis and child protective investigations. A late-file strike-all amendment was adopted that made only stylistic changes to align with the House version. Supporters said the bill would help DCF and child protective teams better identify rare medical conditions and give parents a chance to defend against mistaken abuse findings. The bill was then reported favorably. The committee also approved SB 1570, which restores a prior program to help locate missing persons with special needs through voluntary tracking devices and coordination with sheriff’s offices and CARD centers, with nonrecurring funding included. Members then advanced several education, disability, and public services measures. CS for CSSB 182 created a teacher training and mentoring program for high-performing current and retired teachers to mentor teachers in D- and F-rated schools, and CS for CSSB 794 required background screening for employees in residential and day training programs for people with developmental disabilities while directing APD to study support coordination quality, workforce issues, and service gaps. Testimony on SB 794 strongly supported better training, lower caseloads, and more consistent support coordination. The committee also favorably reported CS for CS SB 1168 on background screenings, CS for CS SB 214 to allow rural special districts to pay verified invoices directly, CS for SB 1376 to create grants for genetic counseling education, and SB 1574 (Maddie’s Law) to add newborn screening for biliary atresia; the latter drew emotional support and testimony that early screening could save lives and reduce transplant costs. The committee heard and passed a number of other policy bills, including CS for CS for SB 1510, the DEP agency package, after environmental groups warned that one provision could delay basin management protections and allow more septic systems in impaired watersheds; the bill still passed favorably. Members also approved CS for CS for SB 598 on funeral and cemetery regulation, SB 688 to license naturopathic doctors, SB 1318 on scholarship account reversion rules, CS for CS for SB 682 on domestic violence injunctions and penalties, SB 130 on workforce training for current and former inmates, and SB 1548, the latest Live Local affordable housing update. Several bills were briefly postponed or taken up later in the meeting. In the latter portion of the meeting, the committee approved CS for C.S. for SB 536 on criminal gang membership criteria, CS for C.S. SB 762 on assigning conflict capital cases across regional counsel offices, SB 1332 on career offender registration requirements, CS for CS for SB 1742 creating a new offense for indecent exposure of sexual organs to a child, and CS for SB 1750 increasing penalties for serious sex offenses and child sexual abuse material crimes. The committee also debated CS for SB 1226 on Public Employee Relations Commission procedures and union certification rules, including a late-file amendment setting a 60% threshold and 25% quorum for recertification; the discussion focused heavily on constitutional concerns, union rights, and differences between first responders and other public employees. The transcript ends while that bill’s debate is still underway, with the committee having already taken numerous favorable votes throughout the meeting.
NE

Nebraska 2025-2026 Regular Session

Legislative Morning Session Apr 8th, 2026

Nebraska Unicameral Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Now, when we put 3037 together, we brought in dairy, heifer dairy development.
  • And when that was brought across, there were a couple of... ...dairy development.
  • So that's really what AM 3068 does: it makes those fixes so that dairy heifer development is going to
  • I just think that it's a kind of public-private partnership kind of thing that could develop into other
  • of dependency on... ...so that there will be that expectation and that development of dependency on
NE

Nebraska 2025-2026 Regular Session

Legislative Afternoon Session Apr 8th, 2026

Nebraska Unicameral Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • So I guess what I'm asking is for those kids that are expected to be retained as a tool of economic development
  • Maher has placed emphasis on literacy development across the state with a goal of 70% proficiency by
  • Our students deserve solutions developed here in Nebraska, for Nebraska, that will develop the potential
  • The most critical window for reading development is kindergarten through grade one.
  • The schools would develop their own.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Criminal Jurisprudence Mar 11th, 2025

Criminal Jurisprudence

Transcript Highlights:
  • Mandy Zapata with the Texas, and I hope I pronounced that right, Texas Civil.
  • NAMI Texas who is registered in favor of the bill.
  • And I serve as the public policy director for NAMI Texas, which is a Texas affiliate of the National
  • And next we have Melanie Billingsley with the Texas Jail Project.
  • Members, this bill strengthens protections for Texas children.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on County & Regional Government Mar 10th, 2025

S/C on County & Regional Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • Protecting the citizens of the state of Texas. Thank you. Thank you members.
  • Texas. Lubbock County and the Sheriff's Association of Texas.
  • Texas, we would sure appreciate y'all's consideration on this and pushing it forward.
  • My most small ESD, West Texas. Lowest taxing entities.
  • That's not a part of the Texas Municipal League. We are not part of it.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Criminal Justice May 13th, 2025

Criminal Justice

Transcript Highlights:
  • Each one of these bills continues our work to make Texas a safer place.
  • Additionally, it will require Texas Division of Emergency Management to develop a guide on preparedness
  • I'm a Freeman Martin: colonel with the Texas Department of Public Safety.
  • newspapers in Texas.
  • He spent the next two years at a state hospital in East Texas.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Health and Human Services Apr 30th, 2025

Health & Human Services

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  • Texas possesses the tools.
  • Texas has been in the forefront with Texas CASA in addressing this with resources.
  • Understanding the true scope of trafficking in Texas will allow us to develop targeted strategies that
  • Texas has been in the forefront with Texas CASA in addressing this.
  • Understanding the true scope of trafficking in Texas will allow us to develop targeted strategies that
Summary: The committee met with a quorum and announced it would vote on pending bills at 10:30, with public testimony limited to two minutes. It first took up Senate Bill 905, a TDLR cleanup bill on licensing regulation of speech-language pathologists and audiologists. Senator Zafferini said the committee substitute would streamline advisory board consultation, remove obsolete provisional licenses, and allow any licensed physician to authorize hearing instruments for minors; the substitute was adopted and the bill left pending. The committee then heard House Bill 451, which would require universal screening for commercial sexual exploitation risk for children in DFPS conservatorship and youth under TJJD jurisdiction. The author and witnesses from Children at Risk, the Fort Bend Anti-Trafficking Collective, and Texas CASA supported the bill as a prevention tool with existing infrastructure and training; the committee adopted the substitute and left the bill pending. The committee next considered Senate Bill 466, which would clarify that families may request a fetal death certificate at any gestational age, while keeping existing filing requirements for physicians. A constituent father testified about losing his 11-week-old daughter and being told he could not obtain a certificate, which he said prevented funeral arrangements; the substitute was adopted and the bill left pending. Senate Bill 2311 followed, requiring residential treatment centers to have a written agreement with the school that will educate resident children before becoming operational. The author cited a local dispute where an RTC and school district lacked communication, and witnesses from Texas CASA and Disability Rights Texas supported clearer educational planning while suggesting the Education Code may need conforming changes; the bill was left pending. The committee then heard Senate Bill 2826, known as Alyssa’s Law, which would create a statewide education program on medical child abuse for medical students, health care professionals, and CPS caseworkers. The author and Sheriff Bill Weyburn described Alyssa’s case as involving repeated unnecessary surgeries and argued the bill would improve awareness and early identification, while several witnesses and members raised concerns about false accusations, impacts on medically fragile children, and the need for scientific, peer-reviewed training and safeguards. After extensive discussion, the chair left the bill pending. The committee also heard House Bill 136, which would add certified lactation consultants as Medicaid providers to expand breastfeeding support; witnesses from lactation and nutrition fields said the bill would improve access, maternal and infant health, and long-term savings, and the bill was left pending. Finally, the committee took up Senate Bill 2805, a surprise-billing/arbitration measure that would clarify provider identifiers and shift arbitration costs to the losing party. The author said the substitute was a legislative counsel draft with no substantive difference, and witnesses from the Texas Medical Association, Texas Society of Anesthesiologists, and U.S. Anesthesia Partners supported the bill as a modest improvement that would reduce administrative confusion and make arbitration fairer without weakening patient protections. Members discussed how arbitration costs affect settlement behavior and how to define the “winner” in close cases. The bill was heard but not voted out during this segment.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 224 Conference AM - 04-28-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Finance<00:03:55.600> and the Hawaii Housing Finance and the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development
  • <00:03:56.480> On<00:03:56.560> behalf<00:03:56.760> of Development Corporation
  • On behalf of Development Corporation.
  • Next item is HB 1740 HD2 SD2, relating to the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation.