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ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Appropriations - Human Resources Division Apr 10th, 2025 at 09:30 am
Appropriations - Human Resources Division
Transcript Highlights:
- Chairman, I get what you're saying, that it's going to be a negotiation in the conference committee,
- Chairman, I get what you're saying, that it's, you know, it's going to be a negotiation in conference
- Yeah, it's really not as much negotiating position as much as I'm just trying to get the budget in a
Bills:
SB2015
Summary:
The committee met to review revised long sheets and section-by-section language for a human services/health budget bill, with much of the discussion focused on how to present block grant funding and full-time equivalent (FTE) positions for behavioral health clinics and CCBHCs. Members debated whether to keep FTE counts in the budget at all, ultimately leaning toward removing or zeroing out the FTE references while keeping the dollar authority, and reducing the salaries-and-wages block grant by about $4.75 million. They also discussed public health federal authority, agreeing to remove about $60 million in unused federal spending authority tied to COVID-era funds, and clarified that if federal money later becomes available it could be requested through the Emergency Commission.
A major topic was the provider inflation increase. The House version had 2% and 2%, while members debated alternatives and appeared to settle, at least for further work, on 2% in the first year and 1.5% in the second year, with staff asked to recalculate the fiscal impact. The committee also reviewed FMAP changes, noting a revised 2027 FMAP estimate and its effect on general fund and other funds, and discussed whether to adjust public health and other line items accordingly. Several members emphasized that many of these numbers are still tentative and will be refined before final action.
The committee also touched on several policy items and capital-related provisions, including behavioral health services, Medicaid expansion, the moratorium on new ICF beds, and a proposed amendment for a medical homes/fourplex-related item that would show a $400,000 legislative investment with repayment from a developer. There was extended discussion of the All True hospital/facility proposal, with some members favoring leaving it in with a smaller initial commitment and others preferring to remove it and revisit later in conference committee. The meeting ended with staff asked to continue updating the bill language and members instructed to review remaining sections before the next meeting; no final votes were taken in the portion provided.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
An oversight hearing to examine Meta's foreign relations and representations to the United States Congress. Apr 9th, 2025 at 01:30 pm
Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism
Transcript Highlights:
- They flagged a potential course of potential complications. of course, of negotiations with the Chinese
- They are negotiating. to turn over user data, grant the Chinese government Hong Kongese, including Taiwan
- Senator Kennedy and I, as a side, have a bill to push negotiations. for the price of content, which I
Keywords:
Meta, Facebook, whistleblower, regulation, China, user data, artificial intelligence, testimony, Congress
Summary:
The meeting of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism focused on oversight of Meta's foreign relations and representations to Congress. An essential witness, Sarah Wynne-Williams, a former executive at Facebook, provided testimony outlining significant concerns about the company's practices and its complicity in aiding oppressive regimes. The atmosphere was charged, with ongoing debates about the regulation of big tech companies and the ethical implications of their policies. The committee explored topics such as user data management, whistleblower retaliation, and the need for legislative measures to protect users and enhance accountability in the tech sector. A notable point of contention was Facebook's alleged cooperation with the Chinese government regarding the dissemination of user data and AI tools, leading to serious ethical implications.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- I've provided a summary of the past negotiations over the past 10 years regarding scope of practice.
- Yet despite our years of negotiations and willingness to compromise, ophthalmology has responded by filing
- You know, whether you did something as a concession, this shouldn't be about the negotiation.
Committee:
House Health Finance and Policy
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine options to reduce catastrophic wildfire, including H.R.471, to expedite under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and improve forest management activities on National Forest System lands, on public lands under the jurisd Mar 6th, 2025 at 10:00 am
Subcommittee on Conservation, Forestry, Natural Resources, and Biotechnology
Transcript Highlights:
- There are, I think, good faith negotiations going on to try to...
- So if you could comment on those efforts. to negotiate some of those difficulties, and I yield to the
- obviously coordinating with my colleague Senator Padilla to try to be a constructive part of those negotiations
Bills:
HB471
Keywords:
forest management, wildfire prevention, public lands, Tribal jurisdiction, Fix Our Forests Act, wildfire, forest health, hazardous fuels reduction, fuels treatment, prescribed burning, mechanical thinning, mastication, fuel breaks, fire breaks, wildland-urban interface, WUI, fireshed, fireshed management area, fireshed registry, Fireshed Center
Summary:
The meeting primarily focused on H.R. 471, the Fix Our Forests Act, which aims to address the ongoing crisis of wildfires exacerbated by climate change and the need for updated forest management practices. Various committee members voiced concerns about past federal management failures and emphasized the necessity for collaborative approaches involving local communities and stakeholders in forest management. As discussions unfolded, there were varying perspectives on the implications of certain provisions in the bill, particularly around regulatory changes and their likely impacts on public participation and environmental reviews.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- For the past four and a half years, I've been actively involved in diplomatic negotiations concerning
- As I mentioned TCQ works closely with state leadership and IBWC to negotiate water deliveries and policies
- apportionment in that tree The treaty goes back to estimates that were made in those years as the negotiations
Committee:
House Natural Resources
NY
New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
New York State Senate Session - 06/04/2026
New York Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- of saying that there should be clear standards of community benefits that wouldn't otherwise be negotiated
- Was this negotiated with the Governor? ARE THERE ANY OTHER SENATORS WISHING TO BE HEARD?
- Was this negotiated with the Governor? >> Through you, Mr.
- We introduce bills in the Senate and Assembly, and we negotiate them usually between the two chambers
- There is a chapter amendment process where the Governor is able to negotiate. So, therefore, Mr.
Summary:
The Senate met on June 3, 2026, approved the prior day’s journal, and then moved through a long list of discharge motions and substitutions to place many bills on the third reading calendar. The chamber also adopted Resolution J.2314 honoring the New York chapter of the National Domestic Workers Alliance, with remarks emphasizing domestic workers’ role in care work, labor organizing, and protections such as paid sick leave and family leave. Another adopted resolution, J.2298, mourned labor and social justice advocate Minerva Solla, with senators highlighting her work with 1199, the Young Lords, Puerto Rican solidarity efforts, and women’s organizing. A third resolution recognized Olympic curler Daniel Casper for representing the United States at the 2026 Winter Games.
The Senate then confirmed a large slate of judicial and executive nominations. It accepted the Judiciary Committee report and confirmed four interim Supreme Court justices, seven Court of Claims judges, and 21 reappointments/extensions by a vote of 44-12. The Finance Committee report was also accepted, and the Senate confirmed a broad set of appointments to state boards and authorities, including the MTA, State Commission of Correction, Power Authority, NYSERDA, Financial Control Board, public health councils, SUNY and Cornell boards, gaming and bridge authorities, and others. One notable confirmation was Alexander Dockery to the State Commission of Correction; supporters called it the first time a formerly incarcerated person had been confirmed to that commission, while Senator Murray criticized the practice of voting on large nomination blocks rather than individually.
The chamber then took up and passed many bills, mostly by wide margins, covering labor, health, education, transportation, public service, criminal justice, municipal, tax, insurance, and environmental topics. Several members explained their votes on major measures: Senator Ramos supported a bill modernizing temporary disability benefits and another protecting construction workers from lost pay when jobs are canceled; Senator Baskin spoke about a correction bill tied to the death of India Cummings; Senator Skoufis described a family-court custody bill intended to prioritize child safety; Senator Mayer backed a proposal to reimburse parents of medically fragile children for providing care; and Senator Hinchey defended a bill requiring employers to report AI-related job impacts, while Senator Borrello opposed it as burdensome. Most bills were passed, some were laid aside, and the session concluded with multiple roll-call votes and confirmations before adjournment-related business.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- It's a negotiation process.
- It's part of the negotiation process. Additional questions.
- Through the President, Senator Pizzo, I believe what is before you would help us in that negotiation
- We negotiated the definition of good faith.
- Upon negotiation, we arrived at agreements on every piece of policy that has been sent back to us.
Summary:
The Senate began with opening prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several recognitions, including interns, Denim Day awareness, and a resolution honoring Vietnam veterans exposed to Agent Orange on the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon. The chamber also observed a moment of silence for former Senator Karen Johnson Gendron. After routine business, the Senate took up several special-order bills.
The first major bill, transportation offenses involving death, increased penalties for repeat DUI/BUI manslaughter and vehicular homicide offenses. An amendment added penalties for refusal to submit to breath or urine testing and required law enforcement to notify suspects of those penalties. The bill passed 37-0. The Senate then passed SB 306 on Medicaid providers, requiring broader after-hours and holiday access to care and setting network standards for Medicaid managed care plans, also by a 37-0 vote.
The chamber next considered a major condominium and cooperative associations bill responding to post-Surfside safety and financial concerns. Senators described the measure as balancing building safety with financial relief, extending reserve-study deadlines, allowing temporary reserve relief after inspections, tightening oversight of managers and inspectors, and adjusting voting, resale, and reserve rules. After extensive debate and praise from members for the bill’s sponsors and staff, the bill passed 37-0.
The longest discussion centered on a constitutional amendments/petition process bill aimed at curbing fraud in citizen initiative petitions. Sponsors argued that the 2024 petition process was plagued by fraud and identity theft and proposed tighter rules for circulators, faster submission deadlines, voter notification, penalties, and limits on petition handling. Senators offered and adopted multiple amendments, including changes to petition-circulator definitions, invalid-signature thresholds, and voter notification procedures. After a substitute amendment was withdrawn, the Senate continued debating the underlying amended bill, with members split between concerns about election integrity and worries that the bill would burden volunteers and make it harder for citizen initiatives to qualify.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- I'd like to note that when administrators get to negotiate their contracts, they get to negotiate paid
- I'd like to note that when administrators get to negotiate their contracts, they get to negotiate paid
- I'd like to note that when administrators get to negotiate their contracts, they get to negotiate paid
- I'd like to note that when administrators get to negotiate their contracts, they get to negotiate paid
- I get collective bargaining; I negotiate my contract.
Committee:
House Education Finance
Keywords:
education, literacy, science of reading, school performance, funding flexibility, innovation zones, equity and inclusion, HF52, New Germany, wastewater treatment, wastewater facility, sewer infrastructure, capital investment, bonding bill, state bonds, Public Facilities Authority, municipal infrastructure, water quality, sanitation, sewage treatment
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- yes awesome real quick uh oh negotiation yes awesome real quick uh oh thank<00:36:47.079><c> you</c>
- The five key provisions in this bill include allowing providers to negotiate with their lead agency for
- The five key provisions in this bill include allowing providers to negotiate with their lead agency for
- Section four of the bill provides the ability for providers and lead agencies to negotiate a monthly
- to negotiate a monthly housing<01:10:11.480><c> support</c><01:10:12.400><c> room</c><01:10:12.679><
Committee:
Senate Human Services
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado Senate 2026 Legislative Day 098 Apr 22nd, 2026
Colorado Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- They spent six months on negotiating in rulemaking, and when they came to the final rules, the commissioner
- They spent six months<01:46:18.639><c> on</c><01:46:19.280><c> negotiating</c> months on negotiating
- months on negotiating uh<01:46:21.040><c> in</c><01:46:21.280><c> rule</c><01:46:21.600><c> making</c
- Um, we bring forth this measure as heavily amended and negotiated to simply try to make the mechanism
- 38.719><c> and</c> uh this measure as heavily amended and uh this measure as heavily amended and negotiated
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Energy Finance and Policy Committee 4/14/26
Energy Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Now, was it our hope that the negotiations and the conversations between the co-chairs would continue
- Now, was it our hope that the negotiations and the conversations between the co-chairs would continue
- Now, was it our hope<00:25:23.360><c> that</c><00:25:23.520><c> the</c><00:25:23.640><c> negotiations
- negotiations and the conversations<00:25:25.440><c> between</c><00:25:25.760><c> the</c><00:25:25.840
- ,</c><00:31:38.560><c> and</c> communicating, to keep negotiating, and communicating, to keep negotiating
Committee:
House Energy Finance and Policy
Keywords:
Public Utilities Commission, PUC, energy regulation, utility regulation, electric utility, public utility, rate case, multiyear rate plan, decoupling, rate decoupling, greenhouse gas, social cost of carbon, environmental cost, resource planning, certificate of need, distributed renewable energy, interconnection, budget billing, electronic filing, contested case
NE
Nebraska 2025-2026 Regular Session
Legislative Afternoon Session Apr 7th, 2026
Nebraska Unicameral Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- in the hands of the right parties, to kids and families who are working with school districts to negotiate
- process, and then this just seems to... ...jumped past that existing negotiated process.
- process and then this just seems to jumped past that existing negotiated process.
- Negotiations are still happening.
- But we are still very actively working on negotiations and figuring out what is going to be the best
Bills:
LB815A , LB838A , LB912A , LB972A , LB1126A , LB962A , LB1114 , LB921 , LB937 , LB803 , LB803A , LB1032 , LB1032A , LB1075 , LB1075A , LB889 , LB878 , LB933 , LB304 , LB304A , LB1096 , LB1096A , LB1165 , LB1165A , LB958 , LB958A , LB762 , LB1187 , LB966 , LB929 , LB962 , LB753 , LB788 , LB913 , LB1055 , LB1195 , LB429 , LB721 , LB722 , LB727 , LB743 , LB745 , LB749 , LB778 , LB787
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee 3/9/26
Transportation Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- And lastly, it reflects the reason why the bill is before the committee today: it reflects negotiations
- between uh legislators on negotiations between uh legislators on the<00:04:35.520><c> task</c><00:04
- It did not change that, but through negotiations the bill before you today adds some language to put
- Um, this was not part of the task force recommendations, but it came out of continued negotiations between
- It did not change that, but through negotiations the bill before you today adds some language to put
Committee:
House Transportation Finance and Policy
Keywords:
veterans benefits, Secret War, Laos veterans, eligibility process, burial fees, veteran designation, electronic license, driver's license, digital credential, transportation, data privacy, authentication, license plates, vehicle registration, validation stickers, Minnesota statutes, transportation policy, aeronautics, transponder, aircraft safety
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy Committee 3/2/26
Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- that people ask for at the cost of providing those services plus the wages and benefits that people negotiate
- that people ask for at the cost of providing those services plus the wages and benefits that people negotiate
- that people ask for at the cost of providing those services plus the wages and benefits that people negotiate
- that people ask for at the cost of providing those services plus the wages and benefits that people negotiate
- </c><01:09:31.680><c> for</c> benefits that people um negotiate for benefits that people um negotiate
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- And my understanding is that may be part of the next negotiating round because they just approved the
- That's just to clarify that's for you guys as the collective bargaining negotiator to push for higher
- >> We can negotiate with the employer to increase higher wages, but it also will take agreement on their
- to push for higher bargaining negotiator to push for higher wages<01:40:47.440><c> for</c><01:40:47.679
- with the employer um to >> we can negotiate with the employer um to increase<01:41:00.560><c>
Bills:
HB1769
Committee:
House Public Safety
Summary:
The committee heard House Bill 1769, which would require the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to incrementally reduce the number of people incarcerated in private out-of-state correctional institutions. The DCR director opposed the bill, saying the department does not control overall prison population levels because courts determine admissions, and arguing that Hawaiʻi’s in-state facilities are already over capacity, especially Halawa, which he said is 165% over design capacity. He said only a small portion of the population is under departmental control through furlough programs and argued that bringing people home would require building a new medium-security prison.
Supporters, including the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, the Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission, the Public Defender’s office, and several individuals, argued the bill creates a phased, accountable path to reduce reliance on mainland prisons and bring people home. Supporters emphasized the harms of separating incarcerated people from ʻohana and culture, the disproportionate impact on Native Hawaiians, and the need for diversion, treatment, re-entry support, and fair sentencing. Several testifiers also said the department has more control than it claimed, pointing to underused furlough options, reclassification, and empty beds at some in-state facilities, while others urged clearer statutory language and guardrails.
Members questioned the director about whether people could be reclassified or moved to available beds at facilities such as Kulani and Waiawa, and about whether the department could do more through staffing and contract changes. The director said some proposals had been sent to the Department of Human Resource Development, but that major facility changes would be costly and that minimum-security facilities would need substantial upgrades to house medium-security inmates. After discussion, the chair said the committee would defer HB 1769 to Wednesday, February 18, 2026, at 11:30 a.m. for decision-making and adjourned the meeting.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs (10/01/2025)
Health, Human Services & Elderly Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- I think obviously a waiver is something that ends up being negotiated with the federal government.
- my—and this is we're getting into sort of really technical questions about this. ends up being negotiated
- with the ends up being negotiated with the federal<01:16:11.440><c> government.
- </c><01:25:31.600><c> leverage</c> then takes away our negotiating leverage then takes away our negotiating
- We'd have to make modifications to it, and we wouldn't know what those were until we got into negotiations
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Special Session - Senate Floor Session - Part 3 - 06/09/25
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:32:15.760><c> these</c> be doing business nor negotiating these be doing business nor negotiating
- Foul... in the House for working with us in negotiations.
- Foul... in the House for working with us in negotiations.
- Foul... in the House for working with us in negotiations.
- Foul... in the House for working with us in negotiations.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Judiciary Committee Apr 29th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- And we were also a proactive partner in negotiations on the prior bill, AB 1394, with the author, her
- Additionally, the changes to the enforcement provisions open up several negotiation points on AB 1394
- Additionally, the changes to the enforcement provisions open up several negotiation points on AB 1394
- And when they went to negotiate the deal for this AI tool, they didn't have the same buying power.
- And so they negotiated settlement agreements, and now it's fair.
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on several bills related to reproductive access, child safety online, immigration enforcement in schools, health privacy, location data, digital provenance, reparations, and age assurance. AB 54 would protect the medication abortion supply chain and shield providers and others from liability; AB 1137 would strengthen reporting and enforcement tools for child sexual abuse material on social media; AB 49 would limit ICE activity at California public schools; AB 82 would expand privacy and safety protections for gender-affirming care patients and providers; AB 1355 would restrict the collection, use, and sale of precise location data; AB 853 would expand provenance requirements for AI-generated and authentic content; AB 62 would create a pathway for restitution for racially biased eminent domain takings; and AB 1043 would create a device-based age assurance framework for online services.
Supporters generally framed the bills as necessary responses to current harms: reproductive rights advocates emphasized California’s role as a safe haven; child safety witnesses described the persistence and re-victimization caused by CSAM online; immigrant rights and education advocates said schools should remain safe from immigration enforcement; health and LGBTQ+ advocates stressed privacy and safety risks tied to tracking and harassment; privacy and consumer groups backed limits on location data and stronger provenance tools; and reparations advocates said AB 62 would help address historic injustices. Opposition came from family policy, tech, business, law enforcement, and industry groups, who raised concerns about safety claims, constitutional issues, implementation burdens, transparency, law enforcement access, and the need to preserve existing privacy frameworks and voluntary standards.
The committee members largely expressed support for the policy goals while noting implementation concerns on some measures. Several members asked for or were offered coauthor status on bills. AB 1137, AB 54, AB 49, AB 82, AB 1355, AB 853, and AB 62 all received do-pass votes to Appropriations, with some members voting no or not voting on certain bills. AB 1355 and AB 853 were advanced with amendments or ongoing work promised with opponents, and AB 1043 was presented with discussion of possible amendments on parental consent and age assurance details, though the transcript cuts off before final action on that bill.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - 03/24/25
Judiciary and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- is where it prohibits lenders and servicers from proceeding with the foreclosure while they're negotiating
- is where it prohibits lenders and servicers from proceeding with the foreclosure while they're negotiating
- is where it prohibits lenders and servicers from proceeding with the foreclosure while they're negotiating
- is where it prohibits lenders and servicers from proceeding with the foreclosure while they're negotiating
- loan modifications with the negotiating loan modifications with the homeowners.<01:44:00.800><c> That's
Committee:
Senate Judiciary and Public Safety
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- The next steps will be the Senate and the House negotiating on what the target will be.
- My understanding is they're going to be negotiating the reconciliation framework and what the targets
- The next steps will be the Senate and the House negotiating on what the target will be.
- My understanding is they're going to be negotiating the reconciliation framework and what the targets
- </c> they're they're going to be negotiating they're they're going to be negotiating the<00:03:22.080
Committee:
Senate Human Services