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MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Energy Finance and Policy Committee 1/21/25
Energy Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, we're going to move House File 7 before the committee.
- Chair Winsky moves to move House File 9 to the Committee on Taxes, and I believe you have an author's
- reliable affordable and Safe House file reliable affordable and Safe House file 9<00:14:04.160><
- Thank you for the opportunity to provide testimony today on House File 9.
- Thank you for the opportunity to provide testimony today on House File 9.
Summary:
The House Energy Finance and Policy Committee met to approve the January 16 minutes and then heard House File 9, which was referred to the Committee on Taxes after the committee’s action. The bill was presented as an energy policy measure aimed at reliability and affordability. It would expand hydroelectric power’s eligibility under the state’s energy standard, delay certain carbon-free compliance requirements for utilities that do not meet a retail rate benchmark, prohibit local permits to demolish fossil fuel plants under certain conditions, state support for carbon capture and sequestration without creating a state funding obligation, end the nuclear moratorium, and expand the sales tax exemption for residential natural gas and electricity used as primary heat year-round starting after June 30, 2026. The committee also took up and adopted the A1 author’s amendment, which clarified that the carbon capture language does not obligate state spending.
The bill’s sponsor argued that Minnesota’s current energy policy is driving up costs and threatening reliability, especially during extreme cold, and said the bill would create “off-ramps” from existing mandates to protect ratepayers and businesses. He cited reliability concerns, MISO/NERC risk assessments, rising utility rates, and the need for an all-of-the-above energy approach, including hydro and nuclear. He also said the bill would reduce taxes by broadening the sales tax exemption for residential heating.
Testimony was mixed but generally focused on reliability, affordability, and the role of nuclear power. The Minnesota Rural Electric Association and the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce supported the bill’s emphasis on keeping power reliable and affordable, with both saying Minnesota needs dispatchable, carbon-free resources and noting concerns about high electricity costs and future demand from data centers and AI. The Prairie Island Indian Community opposed lifting the nuclear moratorium without a viable waste solution, describing the long-term burden of spent nuclear fuel on its community and asking for more consultation. Xcel Energy said its nuclear plants have operated safely and reliably for decades, support low-cost and low-carbon power, and could be part of the state’s energy transition, but it emphasized the need for tribal participation and said decisions about retiring fossil plants should remain within the existing Public Utilities Commission resource planning process.
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
06/02/2026 - House Republican Caucus Calendar #23
Transcript Highlights:
- passed the House, House Bill 2874 amends for a candidate committee or political action committee to file
- bill by prohibiting and deeming void retroactively penalties against the committee for failure to file
- officers to publicly disclose a listing of all committees that owe penalties for late filing reports
- the House, House Bill 2874, amendments for a candidate committee or political action committee to file
- officers to publicly disclose a listing of all committees that owe penalties for late filing reports
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Health Finance and Policy Committee 3/18/26 - Evening Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- We will be up to House File 3476.
- So, this bill before you, House File So, this bill before you, House File 3476, 3476, 3476, would
- Please support House File 3476.
- support House File 3476. Thank you, Mr. support House File 3476. Thank you, Mr.
- Please advance House File 3476. Please advance House File 3476. Thank<01:10:24.360>
you.
Summary:
The committee first took up House File 3939, a bill to support a Helping Paws service-dog litter named in honor of Gilbert and the Hortman family. Testimony from Helping Paws and service-dog graduate Angie Foley described the organization’s work, the significance of the “Guided by Gilbert” litter, and how the funding would help train dogs that provide independence and support to people with disabilities, veterans, and others. Members from both parties spoke warmly about Speaker Hortman’s connection to the organization and Gilbert, and the bill was laid over for possible inclusion.
The committee then considered House File 3769, the Department of Corrections’ technical omnibus bill, with an A1 amendment adopted to clarify tuberculosis testing language. The bill updates TB screening procedures in correctional facilities, including how refusals are handled, and adds Quantiferon Gold Plus testing as an option alongside existing methods. Members discussed whether the bill would create costs for counties and jails, with some noting added testing and segregation costs and others arguing the changes would improve accuracy and reduce time in restrictive housing. The bill, as amended, was recommended to the general register.
House File 3978 was next, a technical cleanup bill for a provider wellness program created last year. The bill expands eligibility and confidentiality protections from physicians to all health care providers, while supporters said the program is meant to address burnout and mental health strain in the workforce and does not require new money. Some members questioned whether the change was redundant or would broaden the program without additional funding, but the Minnesota Medical Association testified that the program is separate from insurance and was intended to serve all providers. The bill was recommended to the general register.
Finally, the committee began House File 3476, which Rep. Liebling described as a cleanup bill related to Minnesota’s Medicaid managed care system and public program oversight. She argued that the state spends billions through managed care organizations and that the system has never been proven better than direct payment, setting up a broader discussion of the bill’s purpose and the state’s oversight of public health care spending.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
89th Legislative Session - Second Called Session Aug 28th, 2025
Texas House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Thank you for filing this amendment, Representative.
- and what files are not. made public.
- and a department file for every officer.
- . file.
- No. to go into the department file? No, absolutely not.
Keywords:
sex designation, restroom access, civil penalties, private civil right of action, women's privacy, abortion, healthcare, jurisdiction, civil action, qui tam, prohibition, state law, youth camp, safety regulations, advisory committee, child welfare, health standards, summer camp, camp safety, child abuse reporting
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Rules and Legislative Administration Committee 4/25/25
Rules and Legislative Administration
Transcript Highlights:
- Senate File 1959, the Veterans Budget Bill. Senate File 2216, the Commerce Budget Bill.
- House File 2403, the Commerce Policy Bill. House File 2403, the Commerce Policy Bill.
- Senate File 2298, the Housing Budget Bill. House File 2309, the Housing Policy Bill.
- will designate Tuesday, April 29th for the adoption of the calendar for the day and establish a pre-filing
- April 29th for the adoption of the calendar for the day and establish a pre-filing requirement for amendments
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Elect Committee Meeting - 2026-03-11
Elections Finance and Government Operations
Transcript Highlights:
- Over the last of House File 4077 today.
- support of house file 4077. support of house file 4077.
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4077 motion that House File 4077 motion that House File 4077 as<00:46:55.040 - And in my opinion, House File<00:53:03.760>
3798 File 3798 File 3798 does<00:53:05.839>not - will come to House File 3886. will come to House File 3886.
Keywords:
municipal nondisclosure agreement, NDA, public records, transparency, local government, county, city, town, school district, housing and redevelopment authority, economic development authority, port authority, economic development, land development, public financing, tax increment financing, TIF, abatement, municipal bonds, debt obligations
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 3/11/26
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- I believe this was House File 2567.
- perhaps were House File 2567. perhaps were House File 2567.
- It goes into their file. that contract. It goes into their file.
- As drafted, the House File 3878.
- respectfully opposes House File 3878. respectfully opposes House File 3878.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee 3/11/26
Agriculture Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- House File 3965 have House File 3965 uh<00:02:08.319>
by <00:02:08.560>Representative < - in favor of House File 3965. in favor of House File 3965. Thank<00:19:06.559>
you. - Uh, today I present House File 3704.
- present House File 3704. present House File 3704.
- >> Represent Frederick moves House File >> Represent Frederick moves House File 3260
Keywords:
pesticide, agriculture, environmental protection, health risks, chemical safety, local agriculture, insecticides, pollinators, seeds, environmental health, neonicotinoids, systemic insecticides, civil penalties, pest management, land trends, report, appropriation, farmers, veterinary medicine, veterinary technology
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Gov. Tim Walz's tax bill, HF2437, heard in House Taxes Committee 4/2/25
Transcript Highlights:
- implementation of Direct File.
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- the proposed repeal of the tax filing the proposed repeal of the tax filing modernization<00:59:
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while implementation of direct file while implementation of direct file while - the threshold for filing an income tax return.
Summary:
The committee took up House File 2437, the governor’s proposed tax bill, and first adopted the A25-Z42 amendment to put the bill in the desired shape. Commissioner Paul Marquardt of the Department of Revenue then presented the bill as part of Governor Walz and Lieutenant Governor Flanagan’s budget, describing it as a response to budget pressures that would make the tax system more fair and stable while supporting economic development and jobs.
Marquardt walked through the bill’s major provisions. These included sustainable aviation fuel policy, repeal of K-12 education credit assignment, elimination of the political contribution refund, expansion of the research and development credit, short-line railroad infrastructure modernization, changes to the state airport fund levy, replacement of attachments and appearances with distribution systems, a narrow personal property tax exception for low-income housing tenants, reduced aquatic invasive species aid, and a 34% reduction in PILT payments. He then focused on the sales tax article, saying it would lower the statewide rate by 0.75% while expanding the base to selected professional services such as accounting, banking, brokerage, and legal services, with business-to-business transactions exempt. He said the proposal would be effective for sales and purchases after September 30, 2025, and estimated a first-year rate-cut impact of about $99 million versus $215 million from the service expansion, while arguing that most households would see a net tax cut. He also noted other changes such as landlord penalty adjustments, a 30% reduction in sustainable aviation fuel incentive payments, repeal of local government cannabis aid, and repeal of the tax filing modernization account.
Public testimony began with Kyle Playford of the Financial Planning Association of Minnesota, who strongly opposed the proposed sales tax on professional services, especially financial planning. He argued that financial planning is an essential service for retirement, investment, and long-term financial security, and said the tax would raise costs for consumers, reduce access for middle-class families, small business owners, and retirees, and put Minnesota firms at a competitive disadvantage. The chair then indicated that additional public testimony would continue before member questions.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee 3/26/25
Transportation Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- House File 1509. The motion is to lay over for possible inclusion.
- This bill, House File 1509, decriminalizes three forms of jaywalking.
- House File 2249 is a very simple bill.
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1335 Mot we have introduced house file 1335 Mot we have introduced house file - house file house file 2505<01:33:14.280>
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MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - 03/24/25
Judiciary and Public Safety
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Health Finance and Policy Committee 2/26/25
Health Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- nay the motion prevails and house file nay the motion prevails and house file 129<00:06:46.919><
- House File 953 is from Representative West.
- like it um house file like it um house file 953<00:42:56.520>
is <00:42:56.720>about purcel for co-authoring house file purcel for co-authoring house file 981<01:09:04.960>- Members, I would just like to introduce House File 981.
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MN
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Committee on Environment, Climate and Legacy - 03/06/25
Environment, Climate, and Legacy
Transcript Highlights:
- I urge the committee to pass Senate File 1690.
- I urge the committee to pass Senate File 1690.
- I urge the committee to pass Senate File 1690.
- I urge the committee to pass Senate File 1690.
- following best practices Senate file following best practices Senate file 1346<01:30:27.119>
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband and Rural Development - 03/05/25
Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development
Transcript Highlights:
- Senate File 882 will be laid over for possible inclusion. Up next is Senate File 1840.
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as amended uh7 1575 I Senate file 1575 as amended uh7 1575 I Senate file 1575 as amended<01: - On Monday, we will have Senate File 621 with Senator Dahms, Senate File 881 with Senator Cek, Senate
- with Senate File 1359.
- Senate File 1515, Senator Westrom, and we'll have a special guest appearance with Senate File 1359.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Committee on Jobs and Economic Development - 02/10/25
Jobs and Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- we're also going to hear Senate File 798 and Senate File 869 from Senator Putner.
- <00:15:49.600>
a start with um one um have you filed a start with um one um have you filed - Okay, so up next is Senate File 591. Senator Champion and Senate File 648.
- Okay, so up next is Senate File 591. Senator Champion and Senate File 648.
- We're going to lay over Senate File 591 and Senate File 648 for possible inclusion. Thank you.
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on SF 818, a request for funding for the Block Builders Foundation, which provides financial literacy and job-readiness training for youth. Senator Fate and testifiers described a 12-week program covering budgeting, savings, banking, credit, debt, career exploration, job preparation, entrepreneurship, and mentorship. They said the program served youth ages 13 to 19, had expanded to multiple cohorts, and had produced graduation ceremonies and job placements. Testifiers also said the organization had transportation challenges and limited space, and that additional funding would help with staffing, participant support, and transportation partnerships.
Committee members asked extensive questions about the program’s outcomes, funding sources, and finances. Block Builders said it had 40 graduates in the most recent cohort, with 30 placed in jobs, and that participants who complete the program receive a $500 stipend. The organization said it had been operating since 2023 in North and South Minneapolis, had received $50,000 from the state previously, and raised additional community support. Members also asked about IRS filing status, audits, and how outcomes were measured; the organization said outcomes were tracked through graduation and certificates, and that it had not yet filed a 990 because it had not reached the threshold. The bill was laid over for possible inclusion, with committee members noting the current language makes the appropriation available only through June 30, 2026 unless amended.
The committee then began hearing SF 927. An A1 technical amendment was adopted without objection. Senator Pappas introduced the bill, which would appropriate $1.5 million to the Mung American Partnership for workforce development and business lending. The transcript cuts off before further testimony or committee action on SF 927.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on the Judiciary Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on the Judiciary
Transcript Highlights:
- The file Senate of the following the response to it. It is.
- Filing requirements and conviction are the most important.
- Filing, requirement, conviction is the most important.
- before they file for a forfeiture.
- had no accompanying drug conviction or criminal drug case filing.
Summary:
The hearing covered a wide range of Judiciary Committee bills, with much of the testimony focused on criminal justice, public safety, and civil asset forfeiture reform. Several lawmakers and advocates supported bills to increase penalties or create new offenses related to assaults on sports officials, assaults on transit workers, reckless discharge of firearms, fires and explosives, pill press machines, and drug-induced homicide. Testifiers described rising harassment and violence against youth sports officials and transit workers, as well as the fentanyl overdose crisis and the need for stronger tools to prosecute dealers whose conduct leads to death. Supporters of the sports-official and transit-worker bills emphasized declining referee availability and repeated assaults on commuter rail and MBTA workers. District attorneys also backed bills on reckless firearm discharge and fires/explosives, saying current law does not adequately address dangerous conduct that endangers bystanders.
The committee also heard testimony on several proposals related to youth diversion and prison mitigation. Supporters of the youth court justice fund bill said youth courts are peer-led diversion programs with strong compliance and low recidivism, and argued for a stable funding source rather than annual earmarks. A representative from Bridgewater supported a prison mitigation fund for municipalities that host state prisons, saying the costs of public safety and emergency services are not fully covered. On gun policy, testimony split between supporters of a bill to ban in-state manufacture of assault-style rifles for civilian sale and opponents or skeptics of other firearm-related measures, including a bill on collateralizing firearms and a bill to increase penalties for drug trafficking combined with illegal firearm offenses.
A major portion of the hearing was devoted to civil asset forfeiture reform. Advocates from the ACLU, CPCS, the Boston Bar Association, the Institute for Justice, and others supported bills to increase the burden of proof, improve transparency and reporting, require counsel, and limit or eliminate the current practice of directing forfeiture proceeds to law enforcement. They argued the current system creates perverse incentives, lacks adequate due process, and is insufficiently transparent. District Attorney Paul Tucker defended current forfeiture practices, saying his office has reporting and oversight, uses the funds for investigations and community programs, and warned that reducing forfeiture revenue would hinder crime fighting. No votes or final committee actions were taken during the hearing; the chairs repeatedly thanked witnesses and indicated the bills would remain under consideration.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session (Full Formal with Calendar) Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Massachusetts Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Several amendments have been filed, which will be considered at this time.
- One of the things that I would also like to speak on is I filed Amendment Number Five.
- Amendment number two filed by the Senator from Essex, and the clerk will read.
- Amendment number four, filed by the Senator from Worcester, Senator Kennedy, the clerk.
- Amendment number five, filed by the Senator from Lawrence. The clerk will read.
Summary:
The Senate opened with recognitions of several young climate advocates visiting the State House and then adopted an adjournment in memory of Nancy Driscoll, with remarks honoring her long public service and family legacy. The chamber then took up Senate No. 2947, An Act Regarding Fair Housing Practices in the Commonwealth, after a Ways and Means redraft. Senators supporting the bill described housing discrimination against voucher holders and Black applicants, emphasized the need for stronger enforcement, transparency, and fair housing education, and noted the bill’s goal of increasing penalties and public reporting for discriminatory brokers.
Several amendments were debated. Senator Tarr offered an amendment to require annual HUD-related compliance certifications from municipalities and public agencies, notification to the Attorney General of federal findings, corrective action plans, and possible enforcement consequences; it was defeated on a roll call, 6-30. Senator Kennedy’s gender-neutral language amendment changing “salesmen” to “salespersons” was adopted. Senator Payano’s amendment to require publication of license suspensions as well as revocations for discriminatory conduct was also adopted. Senator Edwards withdrew an amendment that would have expanded housing protections for returning citizens. Senator Keenan’s amendment to anonymize complaint summaries while preserving publication of revoked licensees’ names was adopted.
After the Ways and Means amendment, as amended, was adopted, the bill was ordered to a third reading and then passed to be engrossed by a unanimous roll-call vote of 37-0, later clarified as 38-0. The Senate then adopted an order to meet again the following Tuesday at 11 a.m. and adjourned in memory of John Arizian and Nancy Driscoll.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Rules and Legislative Administration Committee 5/15/26
Rules and Legislative Administration
Transcript Highlights:
- House File 2354, Norris. I move the adoption of the calendar for the day pursuant to Rule 1.21.
- Next order of business is going to be Senate File 5200. Senate File 5200.
- Would you like to move Senate File 5200? So moved, Mr. Chair.
- So, Senate File 5200 is our annual corrections bill.
- The motion prevails, and Senate File 5200 is re-referred and placed on the general register.
ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Government and Veterans Affairs Apr 11th, 2025 at 09:00 am
Government and Veterans Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- We have eight days after the deadline to file or to report.
- a state, and who is required to file a state.
- On the filing officer may require an amendment to be filed.
- So one would be related to your filing deadline. So you're required to file a report by X date.
- Within 10 days, if you haven't made that, then those late fees for filing that amendment kick in.
Summary:
The committee took up House Bill 2156, a campaign finance and reporting bill tied to the Secretary of State’s new software system. Members and staff walked through the bill section by section, explaining that much of the text is existing law being reorganized into a new chapter, with technical updates to make reporting easier and more consistent in the new electronic “checkbook” format. The bill also adds or clarifies several categories and definitions, including political donations and volunteer appreciation, and changes the reporting threshold from $200 to $250 to align with a separate inflation-adjustment bill. Other discussed changes included using the deposit date as the contribution receipt date, removing contributor addresses from public disclosure, adding non-statewide political parties to disclosure requirements, and adding political committees to the foreign-national contribution prohibition.
The Secretary of State’s office testified that the new software is being developed with a vendor already used in other states, and that it will automatically track contributions, expenditures, balances, deadlines, and reminders, while preserving current public/nonpublic disclosure rules. Members asked about public access, enforcement, maintenance costs, training, and whether the system would allow both checkbook-style entry and aggregation; staff said both options would be available and that the system would flag discrepancies and carry amendments forward through later reports. The committee also discussed late-filing and amendment fees, keeping some existing deadlines such as the 48-hour supplemental statement, and making late fees more visible to the public.
The committee adopted the proposed amendments by voice vote and then passed the bill as amended on a 13-0 roll call vote. Members expressed appreciation for the work of the bill sponsor and the Secretary of State’s office, and the chair indicated the bill would likely go to caucus and then the floor before moving to conference with the Senate if needed.