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MN
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- And maybe one of those people's in this audience right now, and a group you represent.
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So <00:04:55.680>think And a group you represent. - So think And a group you represent.
- And so, kudos to you for taking that age group.
- Coming to this country, I worked for group homes. I worked with students with disabilities.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- In the first block of columns are the current 2026-27 biennium and then the second block of columns is
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of biennium and then the second block of biennium and then the second block
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Hester House, which I grew up three blocks down the street from.
- church where Reverend Martin Luther King spoke and then went to the Edmund Pettus Bridge, where a group
- So I'm just curious if there are any instances of groups that would have these.
- The organization, the Women's Sports Policy Working Group, says that there are 570-plus male victories
Bills:
HB370, HB738, HB2935, HB3227, HB4103, HB5259, SB519, SB1350, SB1247, SB1248, SB2112, HCR81, HCR83, HCR84, HCR59, HCR109, HCR111, HCR135, SCR6
Keywords:
HB 370, Events Trust Fund, Texas events funding, sports eligibility, women's sports, girls' sports, biological sex, transgender athletes, sex-segregated sports, athletic competition, event subsidies, tourism funding, site selection organization, anti-trafficking plan, female athletes, public funding, economic impact, sports policy, Rosenwald Schools, historical preservation
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- I am Natasha Davalos, and I cover our equity block at LESC as a policy analyst. Thank you.
- So there is a two-year working group that met during the 2023 interim and the 2024 interim.
- A working group, including Elliot's staff, the LFC, lawmakers, educator preparation programs, current
- The Legislative Education Study Committee (LESC) had a pretty intensive special education working group
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- It tells a grandmother that she may face mandatory jail time because a school sits three blocks away.
- It tells a grandmother that she may face mandatory jail time because a school sits three blocks away.
- You know, it's several blocks to a few football stadiums.
- You know, there's a couple schools down the block from me.
- You know, there's a couple schools down the block from me.
Summary:
The committee first approved the April 28 minutes and announced that Senate Bill 499 was voluntarily deferred. It then heard several House bills, beginning with HB 168, a reentry/transitional housing program for female parolees near release; supporters said it would improve public safety and reduce recidivism, and the bill was reported favorably without objection. HB 322, a cleanup bill from the Maggie Grace Act clarifying that victims or families requesting transcripts would not be charged, was also reported favorably without objection. HB 622, which aligns Louisiana criminal history information practices with federal rules, was amended and then reported favorably. HB 821, moving the School for Safe Centers from GOSEP to the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement, was reported favorably as well.
The committee then took up HB 364, which directs State Police to partner on public awareness efforts about the illegality of discharging firearms, especially around holidays. An amendment removed a proposed printing cost and shifted the bill toward PSAs; the bill was reported favorably with amendments. HB 568, which strengthens enforcement of drug-free school zone laws by creating a clearer offense for openly smoking or vaping illegal drugs in school zones and setting a specific penalty for marijuana, drew extensive debate. Supporters, including the author and governor’s office, said it was needed to protect children and families and to give law enforcement a workable deterrent. Opponents argued it would impose harsh, geography-based penalties, sweep in medical cannabis patients and veterans, and worsen racial and fiscal disparities. After roll-call, the committee reported HB 568 favorably by a 3-2 vote.
The committee also approved HB 296, a cleanup bill removing long-defunct programs from statute, without objection. HB 823, creating an Orleans Parish DA pilot diversion program for unhoused people accused of nonviolent offenses, was supported by Covenant House and others as a way to avoid criminalizing homelessness and was reported favorably without objection. Finally, HB 1038, a major bill revising the authority and liability structure of city marshals and local governments, prompted extensive testimony. The bill and amendments would limit some marshal powers in smaller jurisdictions, require local approval for certain staffing/insurance matters, and allow local governments to restore powers by ordinance. Supporters said it would reduce liability, clarify authority, and address problems in some marshal offices; opponents, including multiple marshals and law enforcement supporters, said it would undermine elected marshals, hurt small offices, and was too broad and under-studied. The transcript ends amid that hearing, with no final committee action shown on HB 1038.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Suspend House Rules to take up HF3412 3/2/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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way <00:37:10.880> - members of the public were calling the local police saying, "I think somebody was kidnapped in my block
- was kidnapped saying, "I think somebody was kidnapped in<00:46:12.560>
my <00:46:12.720>block - <00:46:15.200>
How <00:46:15.440>do <00:46:15.599>they in my block. - How do they in my block. I don't know.
Summary:
The House took up a motion to suspend the rules and recall House File 3412 from the Committee on Public Safety, Finance, and Policy so it could receive second and third readings and be placed on final passage. The bill, authored by Representative Finnegan, would prohibit law enforcement officers in Minnesota, including local, state, and federal agents, from wearing masks while on duty, with limited exceptions. Supporters argued the measure would increase transparency, accountability, and public trust, and said masked officers create fear and resemble “secret police,” especially in the context of recent immigration enforcement actions. They also said the state has authority to regulate this area and that the bill would not interfere with essential law enforcement duties.
Opponents said the bill was poorly written, unnecessary, and politically motivated, and argued that current and pending laws already address officer identification and badge numbers. Representative Nathe said the bill would allow protesters or rioters to wear masks while restricting law enforcement, and urged a no vote. Representative Roach said the term “secret police” was a made-up political phrase and defended masked ICE agents as necessary for officer safety because they deal with dangerous criminals and could be doxed or targeted.
Several members spoke in favor of the motion, including Representatives Curran, Sencer-Mura, and Pinto, who emphasized the importance of public trust and shared personal stories about children, family experiences, and encounters with masked federal agents. They described immigration enforcement incidents involving children and families as frightening and said officers should be identifiable when interacting with the public. The debate included a brief exchange between Representatives Pinto and Roach about whether masked law enforcement should be considered “secret police.” The transcript ends during that discussion and does not include the final vote or disposition of the motion.
ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Artificial Intelligence and Data Center Committee Jul 15th, 2026
Artificial Intelligence and Data Center Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- My goal at least was to assemble a group of the best and the brightest legislators that we have.
- My goal at least was to assemble a group of the best and the brightest legislators that we have.
- So all of those groups, there were varying levels of participation from those groups, and not everybody
- If I could group these two. One is construction work in process.
- Do we allow the utility... ...group these two. One is construction work in process.
Summary:
The committee held its first meeting on artificial intelligence and data centers, establishing its purpose as a study and policy-development body rather than one aimed at producing many bills. Majority Leader Hogue urged members to move quickly, focus on federal and other states’ AI laws, consider possible federal preemption, child protections, and the siting and economic impacts of data centers. Committee leadership echoed that the goal is practical, balanced governance that protects North Dakota while allowing innovation to continue.
Legislative Council staff provided a background memo and NCSL presented a detailed overview of AI concepts and the current state legislative landscape. The presentations distinguished narrow AI, generative AI, agentic AI, and theoretical AGI/ASI, and summarized major state policy themes: comprehensive AI laws in states such as Utah, Colorado, Texas, California, and Illinois; targeted laws on deepfakes, chatbots, health, education, notifications, and digital likeness; and growing use of appropriations and agency inventories. Members asked about Colorado’s repeal and reenactment, Texas’s sandbox and training provisions, oversight structures, and whether AI regulation is bipartisan; presenters said most issues cut across party lines, with broad agreement on child safety and deepfakes but more division on broader regulatory approaches.
The federal update focused on executive orders, preemption, and congressional activity. NCSL described a White House framework favoring a single federal standard, a DOJ litigation task force, Commerce Department review of state laws, and possible funding conditions tied to state AI policy, though no formal state-law challenge had yet occurred. The presentation also covered a recent executive order creating a voluntary federal vetting process for advanced frontier models after safety concerns, and congressional proposals including a failed 10-year state moratorium, Senator Blackburn’s child-safety bills, the Kids Online Safety Act, a House-passed children’s digital safety package, a Senate data center moratorium proposal, and a House ratepayer/data-center bill. The committee took no formal action beyond receiving testimony and asking questions.
ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Agriculture and Water Management Committee Mar 31st, 2026 at 09:30 am
Agriculture and Water Management Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- And thank you for working with them as well with your groups. Thank you. Any other comments?
- So we are blocking the water from doing a lot of damage downstream. Is that correct?
- And so federal government or private duck groups or whoever has these easements Private duck groups or
- Farmers Union, Farm Bureau, North Dakota—we have other groups.
- . ...groups.
HI
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- I feel like there's still, like, a middle group, right?
- working group. working group. >> Yes,<01:25:09.440>
we <01:25:09.520>are. - know that it is a 3-year working group. know that it is a 3-year working group.
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in Change and Health Working Group in Change and Health Working Group in support
Bills:
HB2459, HB1616, HB1799, HB1604, HB1732, HB1736, HB1931, HB772, HB2153, HB2122, HB2009, HB2012, HB1779, HB2296, HB2397, HB2398, HB1596, HB2233, HB1976, HB1563, HB815, HB1655, HB1851, HB1941, HB2037, HB1635, HB2201, HB1943, HB1163, HB2452, HB2429, HB2148, HB2306, HB2007, HB2049, HB2616
Keywords:
food innovation, agribusiness, food safety, market access, branding, economic diversification, performance indicators, agriculture, aquaculture, commercial activity, swine production, Korean natural farming, housing development, commercial projects, county authority, public works, construction standards, exemption, zoning, housing
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
JHA Public Hearing - Thu Feb 5, 2026 @ 2:00 PM HST
Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Next, Mary Anne Luna with SDM Training Group, Bows and Bullets, in opposition in writing.
- It had cars lined up around the block just waiting to get in.
- So like if block just waiting to get in.
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prone incarcerated group, they're very prone incarcerated group, they're very - ,<01:13:12.320>
um, um, and those incarcerated groups, um, um, and those incarcerated groups
Summary:
The committee heard opening remarks and ground rules from Chair David Tarnas, including a request for two-minute testimony limits, clear speaking, Zoom etiquette, and respectful conduct. The first measure taken up was HB 2062, relating to gun violence prevention, which would appropriate funds for enforcement of gun violence protective orders and for public awareness campaigns. Judiciary submitted written testimony recommending technical changes to clarify that it does not enforce laws and instead should be funded for personnel to process temporary restraining orders and gun violence protective orders; the Department of Law Enforcement supported the bill and said it is well positioned to conduct public education. Support also came from county and advocacy witnesses, including Moms Demand Action, Giffords Gun Owners for Safety, HGEA, and a retired police officer, while opposition testimony argued the measure raises due process and Fifth Amendment concerns and that education, not enforcement, should be the focus. The chair noted 37 testimonies in support, 103 in opposition, and three comments; no vote was taken in the portion provided.
Testimony on HB 2062 emphasized both public safety and constitutional concerns. Supporters described the bill as a way to increase awareness of an existing legal tool, prevent suicides and shootings, and help law enforcement and the public understand gun violence protective orders. Opponents, including gun owners and firearms groups, argued that red flag laws can be abused, lack due process, and should not be expanded through state funding. A county neighborhood safety witness suggested an amendment to allow public, private, and nonprofit consultants to assist with training and implementation. Members asked a few questions, but the agencies with written testimony were not present, so the chair referred members to their submissions.
The committee then moved to HB 2061, relating to firearms, which appropriates money for the state gun buyback program and requires at least two buyback events in each county. Written support was noted from the Department of Law Enforcement, Hawaii County Council, the County of Kauai Prosecuting Attorney, and the Hawaii State Association of Counties, with the latter emphasizing that buybacks are voluntary prevention tools that can reduce risk before crises escalate. Opposition came from the Mid-Pacific Pistol League, SDM Training Group/Bows and Bullets, and others; one witness argued buybacks are ineffective, costly, and can be vulnerable to misuse or black-market diversion, and suggested a year-round surrender option instead. The committee heard additional support from a retired police officer and from a gun violence survivor with Students Demand Action, but no final action or vote was taken in the excerpt provided.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations and Budget Finance Subcommittee REVISED: Oklahoma Broadband Office added Jan 21st, 2026 at 10:00 am
A&B Finance Subcommittee
Transcript Highlights:
- CFO, Joe Gappa, one of our deputy executive directors, and Andy Schubel, who heads up our tax policy group
- It is basic blocking and tackling, OK? I want to share some of our accomplishments.
- One of the things I'm also really proud of the group is that for calendar years 2024 and 2025, we were
- If you all have a group, please let us know. We'll come tell them, talk to them. Right?
- I asked the group, 'What is our operating system?'
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- You know, as far as what the life of the hydro plant would be, I mean, the first group seemed to last
- we're gonna play this game We're never going to stop playing it because there are a lot of people groups
- who have abused and enslaved, murdered, and raped other people groups throughout history.
- We're a statewide group of farmers, landowners, ratepayers, business and community leaders, and advocates
- anyway, the noise standard is designed for a factor of. 0.5, which means that it's about halfway blocked
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- At that time, we can express our applause and congratulations to this group, if that would be fine with
- Group, if that would be fine with you, Mr. President. Thank you, Senator Campos.
- I'd like to also welcome the Juan Baptista Valencia, Valdez Land-Grant and Asequia de Arriba group of
- Recognized by Money Magazine and expanded into additional ventures, including 3D Security Services Group
- Senate Bill 285, introduced by Senators Townsend, Paul, Thornton, Block, and Boone, is an act relating
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services (10/22/2025)
Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
Transcript Highlights:
- So I was instructed to put a board over it, and I did a little bit better by putting concrete blocks.
- So that's where that data comes in. uh concrete blocks. So u there are uh concrete blocks.
- >> Correct. >> So if you flip over to the public sector you have the same code that governs both groups
- governs both groups. governs both groups. uh<00:45:22.160>
but <00:45:22.400>the <00 - I don't believe you're allowed to wholeheartedly call a whole group of workers stupid or low IQ. to the
VT
Vermont 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session - 2026-03-19 - 11:00AM
Vermont Senate Floor Meeting
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Government Contract Review Committee (8-12-25) - Reupload
Transcript Highlights:
- <00:41:28.640>
This <00:41:28.960>group care system in Lexington. - This group care system in Lexington.
- on the chopping block for our city.<01:07:28.960>
Um <01:07:29.200>and <01:07:29.520>- Thank you so very much for your time and for the explanation. >> The same group. Okay. Yeah.
- Um, and what I have been hearing is about the $50,000 windows for the capital. >> The same group.
Summary:
The Government Contracts Committee met with a quorum and approved the July 8 minutes. It then deferred several items from the July agenda, including a Kentucky Education Television contract because the vendor was not yet registered with the Secretary of State, and a University of Louisville contract at the university’s request. The committee also deferred a behavioral health memorandum of agreement and later a Department of Community Based Services contract after questions were raised about the scope of services and the need for additional information.
The most extensive discussion involved the Seven Counties Services contract with the Department for Behavioral Health, Developmental, and Intellectual Disabilities. Committee members questioned why the state continues to contract with Seven Counties despite its bankruptcy and pension-related liabilities, how the funding split was determined, whether the services are statutorily required, and whether the state or another provider could deliver the services more efficiently. Agency representatives said Seven Counties is the sole provider of core community mental health services in its region, serves about 24,500 people, and that service needs and acuity remain high even as the number served has declined. A cabinet attorney said the bankruptcy dispute is ongoing and involves roughly $20 million in contested retirement contributions, though members suggested the amount may be higher.
Members also raised broader concerns about whether local governments, especially Metro Louisville, should contribute more toward services tied to social determinants of health, and whether the contract includes services beyond what statute requires. The committee requested additional information on the contract scope and possible offsets or recovery of unfunded liabilities, and then voted to defer the Seven Counties contract to the next meeting. The committee also heard a separate DCBS presentation on the Youth Villages Intercept program, where staff explained it was selected because it is an approved evidence-based Family First prevention service, provides intensive in-home and foster care stabilization services, and is headquartered in Tennessee but operates across Kentucky; members asked for clarification on Medicaid billing and additional funding needs.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House higher education panel questions U of M representatives about award 1/23/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- committees and standing with groups committees and standing with groups protesting<00:10:47.000>
- Grassroots organization group of Grassroots organization group of citizens<00:14:35.040>
there's how did we get here how did this group how did we get here how did this group end<00:56:10.160><- <00:36:37.640>
like groups like groups like this<00:36:39.760>that <00:36:40.079>you - <00:36:37.640>
- <01:36:06.520>
that Cops they're the type of group that Cops they're the type of group that
Summary:
The committee heard testimony from Amber Cameron of the University of Minnesota’s Office for Public Engagement about the University’s Outstanding Community Service Awards and, specifically, the community partner award given to Communities United Against Police Brutality in 2021 and 2024. Cameron explained that the awards program recognizes faculty, staff, students, and community partners, that nominations are reviewed by University selection committees using criteria such as positive societal impact, innovation, extraordinary results, and overall impression, and that the committee evaluates only the application materials. She said the nomination for Communities United Against Police Brutality described a long-standing partnership with the University through student learning, including work through the Center for Community-Engaged Learning and a student white paper connected to the passage of Travis’s Law.
Committee members raised concerns about the organization’s history, its public messaging, and whether it was appropriate for the University to honor it. One member argued that the group’s IRS records showed it was formally organized in 2020, questioned claims that it had existed for 25 years, and objected to the organization’s letterhead and activism. Cameron responded that the award does not require formal tax status and that the selection process relies on the nomination packet rather than outside information. She also said the award nomination documented work with 130 course offerings across 17 academic departments and about 1,000 students over 24 years.
Cameron further said the award program was being phased out and retooled into a new internal Engaged Scholar Awards program focused on community-engaged scholarship rather than volunteer service. No vote or formal action was taken during the exchange, and the discussion ended with questions about the nomination materials and how the University defines the organization’s work with students and faculty.
FL
Florida 2026 4th Special Session
January 21, 2026 - 01:00 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- I do think if there is an ad a group of homeowners that are willing to take the fight or take the effort
- regardless of type of issue, whether it's an individual H.O.A. unit owner versus, you know, the the group
- He's done as holds panels with the turn of the attorneys and consultation groups like Tamara Reyes to
- after I demanded accountability for $37,000 in this scene association and it's along with a small group
- The H.O.A. president has openly stated her intent to block any sale. 3 manipulation of the estoppel process
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Eckhardt and I have talked about some of these issues offline before, and I've offered to put a study group
- the Real Estate Board, but in that article, it also said, Carol, that there's construction on every block
- I'm very proud to be able to say we're a part of three or four national groups that talk.
- We meet twice a year in all of these groups to do that, and in some of these groups, I was a little surprised
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 4 on Climate Crisis, Resources, Energy, and Transportation Mar 26th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- would provide not only employment opportunities for clean-up efforts, but also encourage community groups
- So would this money be utilized for, let's say, a local group, a civic-minded group that wants to clean
- It was not being addressed by Caltrans, but a local group offered their services.
- I'm not trying to block that. I'm just saying it's not going to be an open debate here.