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MN
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- some of these elections to even years. some of these elections to even years.
- election portion does. election portion does. Senator<01:13:32.640>
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NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Criminal Justice and Public Safety (04/08/2026)
Criminal Justice and Public Safety
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, May 1, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I want to thank each member delegation.
- He was thereafter elected to the God.
- You can still get elected.
- So he uses the word lunatic elected.
- Now rewarded now as elected officials.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Finance Division I (02/05/2025)
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the <05:43:45.840> - Then we have the Election Law Unit. It is in the Division of Legal Counsel.
- We do bring criminal cases in our Election Law Unit.
- We've added resources to the election law unit to try to beef up our election law enforcement.
- law unit to try to beef up our election law unit to try to beef up our election law<06:56:18.000
Summary:
The committee heard an overview from the Agriculture Commissioner on the department’s major divisions and staffing. He described the Office of the Commissioner, Agricultural Development, Pesticides, Regulatory Services, Weights and Measures, Animal Industry, Plant Industry, and Soil Conservation, noting that many programs are federally funded or supported by dedicated fees and fines. He said the department has 44 full-time positions plus one DoIT employee shared with other agencies, and that HR services are now contracted through Administrative Services. He also explained that Soil Conservation is administratively attached to the department and funded through Moose Plate grants and county contributions, not direct state funding.
Members asked about specific program functions and issues, including weights and measures inspections, animal health, bird flu response, internships, invasive species, and the Big E/New Hampshire building. The commissioner said weights and measures covers nearly all commercial measuring devices and products sold by weight, and that inspectors are currently part-time police officers, though the department is discussing removing that requirement. He said the department is actively involved in bird flu monitoring, including regular calls with USDA and the state veterinarian and collecting milk samples from dairy farms. On invasive species, he focused on Japanese knotweed and bittersweet, saying the department has only one staff person working on the issue, mainly as a coordinator with DOT and towns, and that eradication is extremely difficult. He also said the department does not run student internships and refers inquiries to UNH Cooperative Extension.
The committee discussed budget and revenue issues, including three new general fund positions, one of which is the assistant commissioner and another a biological scientist for invasive species. The commissioner said the department had been in “triage mode,” that an assistant commissioner was needed because of workload, and that the department is a net positive to the General Fund each year. He said some fees and fines have not been updated in decades and would require legislation to change, including a proposed $5 fee for each animal database certificate to help fund a system that costs about $250,000 annually to maintain. In response to questions about budget reductions, he said the department protected personnel, reduced the cost-of-care fund, fair grants, and land preservation funding to about $25,000 each, and did not plan to buy new vehicles or computers. He also said he could not support including the $50,000 Conservation District resilience grant program in his budget under the current reduction targets, though he remained hopeful it might be funded another way.
NH
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- He also reminded the committee that all of them are on county delegations and have seen county delegations
- I'm sure you have county delegations.
- seen your county delegations seen your county delegations um<00:10:25.760>
having <00:10:26.079 - Funds were released only after pressure from New Hampshire's congressional delegation.
- . delegation. delegation.
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- They are guest of the Madison County delegation. guest of the Madison County delegation. guest of the
- Madison County delegation.
- . guest of the Bowwin County delegation. guest of the Bowwin County delegation.
- Please stand to Legislative delegation. Please stand to Legislative delegation.
- Roll Tuscaloosa delegation. Roll Tuscaloosa delegation. Roll tide. Welcome to the Alabama tide.
Keywords:
occupation tax, securities, financial regulation, tax exemption, legislative amendment, capital gains tax, realized gains, unrealized gains, investment income, asset sale, capital assets, wealth tax, estate tax, trust tax, tax limitation, constitutional amendment, Texas Constitution, Article VIII, property tax, sales tax
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee 2/20/25
Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- The agency also has a key part of our work that is actually delegated to us by the federal government
- So they hold the authority from Congress, and they have delegated that authority to the MPCA.
- So they hold the authority from Congress, and they have delegated that authority to the MPCA.
- In many cases, for delegated programs, EPA is the key authority in those processes.
- programs as I said that is a delegated programs as I said that is a um<01:11:37.600>
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human services, Medical Assistance, Medicaid, long-term services and supports, LTSS, public assistance, application process, eligibility determination, customer service survey, wait times, form complexity, lead agencies, Department of Human Services, Department of Children Youth and Families, streamlining, administrative reform, case management, reassessment, intake system, adaptive eligibility form
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Higher Education Mar 5th, 2025
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- the county emergency management coordinator was sick and in bed and unreachable, and there was no delegate
- So to the extent that that can be fixed, you know, where we have a delegate, we have a second in command
- So to the extent that that can be fixed, you know, where we have a delegate, we have a second in command
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Supportive housing provider grant funding provided 3/2/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- this gap while we continue to work on the federal level and, you know, again, thank our federal delegation
- this gap while we continue to work on the federal level and, you know, again, thank our federal delegation
- this gap while we continue to work on the federal level and, you know, again, thank our federal delegation
AR
Arkansas 2026 1st Special Session
EDUCATION- HOUSE EARLY CHILDHOOD SUBCOMMITTEE Feb 17th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- One of the things that we made a commitment to as an agency and to the delegation was that if there are
- impacted over current years one of the things that we made a commitment to as an agency into the delegation
- was that if there are any competitive grants that become a into the delegation was that if there are
Summary:
The committee met to review the minutes and then held a workshop-style discussion with Arkansas Department of Education early childhood officials about the state’s early learning programs, funding, and access. Officials explained that the state-funded ABC program has been largely flat for years, rising from $11 million to about $14 million in 2018, while the federally funded SRA/CCDF side is much larger. They described differences between the programs, including ABC’s 10-month school-year structure, current enrollment of about 23,000 children in ABC and about 14,871 in SRA, and a SRA wait list that has grown to roughly 2,971 children. Members raised concerns about rural access, school-based versus community-based providers, reimbursement rates, and the need to align early childhood funding with K-12 and kindergarten readiness goals.
A major topic was the recent $14.741 million PDG B-5 competitive grant. Officials said it is a one-year systems-building grant, not a direct services grant, and will support local leads, CLASS observations, workforce efforts, and data systems while helping offset some costs that otherwise would have been paid through CCDF. Members also discussed the end of a federal pre-K funding stream in June, with children either moving into ABC slots or requalifying for SRA, and the state’s new enrollment-based payment approach, which officials said saved about $576,000. The committee also heard that the current cost-of-care study is about three years old and that a new market-rate survey is being planned.
Several members questioned dual enrollment in home visiting/HIPPY and ABC, with officials saying about 1,200 children are enrolled in both and that limiting double enrollment could save about $2.4 million and affect roughly 470 children. Members also asked about provider closures after rate changes; officials said eight providers cited funding as a reason for closing, while 26 new providers have been added under the new rates. The discussion ended with broad agreement that the committee should continue regular updates, keep providers and families informed, and explore policy changes, waivers, and possible state investments to improve stability, access, and quality in early childhood education.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Appropriations and Revenue (3-14-25) - Upon Recess
Transcript Highlights:
- Even sent delegates on campus in October, and this was their conclusion to me: you need to be proud of
- You should be proud of yourself. sent delegates on campus in October this sent delegates on campus in
Keywords:
Meeting start 00:00:00
Roll Call 00:00:02
HJR 53 Discussion 00:00:35
HJR 53 Vote 00:03:52
HB 622 Discussion 00:06:52
HB 622 Vote 00:12:55
HB 775 Discussion 00:13:50
HB 775 Vote 00:22:15, 958, all
Summary:
The committee first reconsidered House Joint Resolution 53, which concerns releasing previously appropriated funds for Kentucky State University. Kentucky State University President Kofi Aapo testified in support, describing significant enrollment growth, a balanced budget, and a $5 million fund balance since his arrival, and asking for continued support. Members praised his leadership while noting the institution still has work to do. The motion to reconsider passed, and the resolution then received favorable expression by a 9-2 vote.
The committee next took up House Bill 622, a compromise bill involving the Kentucky Nonprofit Network and the Finance and Administration Cabinet. Testimony explained that the bill is intended to improve prompt payment practices for grants and contracts, including partial payments on undisputed invoice items within 30 days and a process for disputed items. The bill also included several appropriation-related corrections and adjustments, including a fix to an allocation for Elizabethtown water and sewer projects, a change in an economic development recipient, revisions to school resource officer language, and additional contingency authority for the Capitol renovation. The committee adopted a title amendment and passed the bill with favorable expression by a 10-1 vote.
House Bill 775 was then discussed as a broad tax and economic development measure. The bill covers TIF districts, electronic filing for craft brewers, pipeline property tax treatment, bourbon barrel tax cleanup, staged income tax reductions, extension of the Metropolitan College incentive, tourism and lodging incentives, reauthorization of an expired TIF, taxation and licensing of cannabis-infused beverages, alternative fuels and jet fuel tax credit review, entertainment event incentives, the selling farmer tax credit, IRC conformity, data center incentives, the first audit of the Kentucky Horse Racing and Gaming Corporation, and limits on additional electronic charity gaming locations until regulations are adopted. Members raised questions about the beverage tax structure, TIF impacts, and the income tax reduction provisions; some expressed concern about making future tax cuts easier, while others supported the bill’s TIF and agriculture provisions. The bill passed with favorable expression by a 7-2 vote with two pass votes, and the committee then adjourned.
AR
Transcript Highlights:
- is, per statute, the position of the DSB director reports to the Secretary of Commerce, and I've delegated
- It came mostly... delegated that to Mr.
Summary:
The committee first considered a Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism request to swap three administrative coordinator positions for one park superintendent, one maintenance supervisor, and one park manager for Blanchard Springs State Park. Members were told the change would be funded by conservation tax special revenues, would not increase total positions, and had OPM’s support. The item was reviewed and approved without objection.
Members then approved two special compensation plans: one from the Department of Commerce for lump-sum bonuses of up to $5,000 for employees involved in the unemployment insurance system migration to a cloud-based platform, and one from the Department of Veterans Affairs for $2,000 recruitment bonuses for certified nursing assistants at the Fayetteville and North Little Rock State Veterans Homes. The Department of Health also received approval to reinstate a previously frozen fiscal support manager position for the State Medical Board, with the agency noting the position was already authorized and would not increase total staffing.
The committee spent substantial time on a Commerce reduction-in-force affecting the Division of Services for the Blind and related workforce operations. Secretary Hugh McDonald said the layoffs were driven by over-obligated federal funds, lack of fiscal planning, and a need to realign operations; he said the RIF would be permanent and that 56 employees remained furloughed, with 17 positions slated for elimination. Senators questioned the division’s accountability structure, the role of the board and governor, and whether the cuts disproportionately affected African American employees; Commerce was asked to provide racial composition data for the workforce and the RIF.
The committee also reviewed quarterly employment and overtime reports. Members asked about overtime levels at DHS, Corrections, and Transportation, and whether higher staffing levels and the new pay plan were reducing overtime. OPM said overtime was being monitored, that direct-care positions are exempt from the hiring freeze, and that the state had hired more than 1,200 employees at DHS since the new system went live. No further action was taken on the report items, and the meeting adjourned.
NH
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- election. He's still gone in January. election. He's still gone in January.
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Um your elections. Um your elections. - those elections.
- back to Election Law. back to Election Law.
- back to Election Law Committee. back to Election Law Committee.
HI
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- structure and operations, managing finances and property, approving contracts and expenditures, and delegating
- structure and operations, managing finances and property, approving contracts and expenditures, and delegating
- <00:05:07.520>
authority expenditures, and delegating authority expenditures, and delegating - And yeah, I'm happy to be here and I hope I can contribute if I am elected. So thank you.
- I hope I can contribute if I am elected. I hope I can contribute if I am elected.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Local Government Committee Apr 22nd, 2026
Local Government
Transcript Highlights:
- Now, in our system of representative democracy, it is the people's elected representatives, the Board
- I did have concerns, similar to what Senator Choi expressed, delegating land use authority to an Air
- We are elected by the people. You don't elect an Air Board. They're appointed.
- And here is the community deserves to know that you considered it as local elected officials.
- The community deserves to know that you considered it as local elected officials.
FL
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- Safeguards our elections.
- Any non-citizen in the United States who votes in any election is guilty of a felony.
- It didn't pass because there was a presidential election. It was ready to pass.
- It didn't pass because there was a presidential election.
- We have had instances where the governor has dismissed people from their elected positions based on the
Summary:
The Senate Appropriations Committee took up SB 2-C, a major immigration enforcement bill sponsored by Senator Gruters and co-introduced by Senator Fine. Gruters described the measure as a broad crackdown on illegal immigration that would replace a single immigration officer with a State Board of Immigration Enforcement, create a $250 million grant program for local law enforcement, fund additional Department of Agriculture interdiction staff and facilities, expand pretrial detention for certain unauthorized immigrants, increase criminal penalties, require more cooperation with ICE, and eliminate in-state tuition eligibility for undocumented students. He and supporters framed the bill as a way to support law enforcement, deter illegal immigration, and align Florida with federal enforcement efforts.
Committee questioning focused heavily on the bill’s education, detention, and enforcement provisions. Senators pressed Gruters and Fine on why the bill did not address employer sanctions or E-Verify, whether the tuition changes would affect students who had grown up in Florida, how sanctuary-policy enforcement would work, and whether the bill would create practical burdens for prosecutors, jails, and local officials. Gruters said he was open to working on E-Verify in regular session but not to amending this bill, and Fine argued the tuition repeal would apply to undocumented students who had qualified under existing law. Sheriff Bob Gualtieri testified in support, saying ICE bed capacity was still insufficient and that county jails needed more resources to honor detainers. Mark Schlachman of FSU Law offered historical context, noting prior state-federal cooperation efforts and warning of unintended consequences, while several public witnesses opposed the bill as unconstitutional, costly, and harmful to immigrant families and the economy.
Opponents from the Southern Poverty Law Center, ACLU of Florida, Florida Center for Fiscal and Economic Policy, Florida Policy Institute, AFL-CIO, and immigrant advocacy groups argued the bill would invite litigation, encourage racial profiling, harm the workforce and higher education, and punish law-abiding immigrants and their families. They emphasized that immigration is a federal matter, that K-12 education must be provided regardless of status, and that removing in-state tuition would reduce access to college and hurt Florida’s economy. Some speakers urged the committee to grandfather current students if the tuition waiver is repealed. The meeting ended with continued public testimony and no final vote reflected in the transcript provided.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Criminal Justice and Public Safety (02/13/2026)
Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, public disclosure of information on the internet by an elected.
- Um, public disclosure of information on the internet by an elected.
- stated clearly in the ordinance and requires that the individual who violates the ordinance or bylaw elect
- Um, so until we get our federal delegation to fix it, us trying to just ignore it like it's not there
- to to fix we get our federal delegation to to fix it,<01:50:08.320>
us <01:50:08.639>trying
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Environment and Natural Resources Mar 31st, 2025
Environment and Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- Rodney Barreto has, on a consistent basis, I can assure you, invited members of the delegation to go
- Rodney Barreto has, on a consistent basis, I can assure you, has invited members of the day delegation
Summary:
The Committee on Environment and Natural Resources met to consider confirmation appointments, beginning with Rodney Barreto’s reappointment to the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC). Barreto described his background and defended his record, saying the commission has expanded public access, conserved land, supported youth conservation programs, and maintained strong law enforcement and wildlife management. Senators questioned him about public opposition to his confirmation, his role in supporting Amendment 2, a proposed use of submerged land near Singer Island, the Split Oak land swap, and whether FWC may reopen a bear hunt. Barreto said he saw no conflict in his Amendment 2 involvement, denied that any condo application existed for the Singer Island property, defended the Split Oak deal as a conservation and land-acquisition tradeoff, and said bear-hunt options would be presented later by staff and biologists.
Several members of the public spoke against Barreto’s reconfirmation, arguing that FWC needs reform, term limits, and more scientific leadership, and criticizing his real estate and lobbying ties as conflicts of interest. Speakers also objected to his positions on development, habitat protection, trap use, herbicide spraying, and the handling of bear management and public notice at FWC meetings. Senator Avila spoke in strong support of Barreto, citing FWC’s role in Biscayne Bay restoration, juvenile redfish releases, invasive species control, and community involvement. The committee then voted to recommend Barreto’s confirmation favorably, with Senator Smith voting no.
The committee next considered tabs 2 and 3, the reappointments of Kathy Chapman and Michael Kennedy to the Florida Inland Navigation District. With no separate vote requested and no public opposition, the committee recommended both confirmations favorably by voice roll call. The meeting concluded with thanks to staff and adjournment.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- encourage you, as the Texas State Legislature, to continue working with the Texas congressional delegation
- I would encourage y'all again to work with the Texas congressional delegation to continue holding USDA
- Hold USDA and FDA and other federal ...congressional delegation, hold USDA and FDA and other federal
- I would encourage y'all again to work with the Texas congressional delegation to continue holding USDA
- I would encourage y'all again to work with the Texas congressional delegation to continue holding USDA
Summary:
The joint hearing focused on preparedness for the New World screwworm threat and brought together the House Committees on Culture, Recreation, and Tourism and Agriculture and Livestock. USDA officials, Texas Department of Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller, and Texas Animal Health Commission leadership described the pest as a serious risk to livestock, wildlife, rural economies, and beef prices, and emphasized coordination among federal, state, industry, and Mexican partners. Witnesses repeatedly stressed that Texas is currently seeing no confirmed U.S. detections, but that recent confirmed cases in northern Mexico, including Nuevo León, remain a concern because of their proximity to the border.
USDA testimony outlined current surveillance and response efforts, including more than 120 screw worm-specific traps along the Texas border and neighboring states, thousands of additional dual-purpose traps, wildlife inspections, weekly coordination with Mexico’s Senasica, and a new USDA New World Screwworm Directorate. Officials said the existing Panama sterile fly facility is maxed out at about 100 million flies per week, while a dispersal facility in Tampico is helping move flies farther north in Mexico. They also described plans for a retrofitted sterile fly facility in Metapa, Mexico, expected to come online in 2026, and a new domestic production facility at Moore Air Base, with phase one targeted for late 2026 or early 2027 and phase two adding substantially more capacity later.
Members pressed USDA on timelines, production capacity, the reliability of Mexican reporting, the risk from wildlife, and whether modular or mobile facilities could be deployed faster. USDA said it is also exploring innovative technologies, including a genetically engineered sterile male fly, but that such tools still require EPA review and field validation. Commissioner Miller highlighted Texas biosecurity efforts, five permanent inspection stations, cooperation with FDA and EPA on treatments such as Exzolt, and other pest issues affecting Texas agriculture. He also noted research into fly bait and private-sector efforts to speed sterile fly production.
Texas Animal Health Commission officials described extensive state preparedness work, including weekly coordination calls, field response trainings, outreach to producers and veterinarians, and a Texas Screwworm Response Team. They said Texas has trained more than 100 inspectors and other personnel, with additional trainings planned, and that the state is expanding its cattle fever tick rider program. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the hearing; the main action was the exchange of testimony and questions about readiness, surveillance, and facility timelines.