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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 2/11/25
Children and Families Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Well, I guess we can quick the House rules are in your document. House rules are in your document.
- They are basically Pino's rules from last cycle.
- So those are the rules. Are there any questions on the rules?
- </c><00:01:20.759><c> those</c><00:01:20.920><c> are</c><00:01:21.040><c> the</c><00:01:21.159><c> rules
- Then, beginning July 1 of 2025, budgets will be set up in new DCF accounting structures.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Health Finance and Policy Committee 4/28/26
Health Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> has long experienced structural has long experienced structural financial<00:02:40.879><c> imbalance
- </c><00:45:30.160><c> Other</c> sustained structural losses. Other sustained structural losses.
- Yes, I referred to the definition that's in rules in health department rules. >> Okay, great.
- Yes, I referred to the definition that's in rules in health department rules. >> Okay, great.
- </c> health department rules. health department rules. >> Okay,<01:46:51.920><c> great.
Committee:
House Health Finance and Policy
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Health and Human Services Feb 16th, 2026 at 09:04 am
House Health & Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- About 15 other states have a birthday rule.
- Premiums in their state increased, but not because of the birthday rule.
- But you're saying that the reason wasn't the birthday rule.
- Nevada noted that there was no noticeable change due to the birthday rule.
- So there are already controls in place through the rules around.
Committee:
House House Health & Human Services
Keywords:
SB 101, Health Care Delivery and Access Act, repeal of repeal, sunset repeal, delayed repeal, health care, healthcare, access to care, medical services, provider regulation, state health law, New Mexico, SB 21, Medicare supplement, Medigap, open enrollment, guaranteed issue, birthday month enrollment, health insurance, insurance regulation
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session 5/17/26 - Part 6
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Representative Nado talked about some of the governance and oversight structure.
- Representative Nado talked about some of the governance and oversight structure.
- ,</c> between statute, but mostly in rules, between statute, but mostly in rules, sucks<01:16:41.440>
- </c> It also provides new licensing structure It also provides new licensing structure for<01:19:04.800
- Insurance companies around the rules.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Utilities and Energy Committee Jun 24th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- And again, that’s why it’s the Hydrogen Pipeline Safety Act, to establish the ground rule.”
- But when it does, to that point, the rules have got to be set. Safety first. Fees, okay.”
- “The rules have got to be set. Safety first. Fees, okay.
- Can you talk a little bit about how you've accounted for that in the structure?
- First, those Rule 30 proceedings are incomplete.
Summary:
The committee first heard SB 804, the Hydrogen Pipeline Safety Act, from Senator Arreguín. He said the bill would designate the State Fire Marshal as the safety regulator for intrastate hydrogen pipelines and require hydrogen-specific standards, while not mandating any pipeline construction or bypassing environmental review. Supporters included labor groups, utility employees, and the City of Burbank, while Air Products opposed unless amended, citing concerns about the bill’s specificity, fee structure, and the need for a hydrogen-specific rulemaking process. The committee discussed safety, fees, and regulatory certainty, and later passed SB 804 on a 9-0 vote to Emergency Management with commitment to take amendments.
The committee then took up SB 905 by Senator Becker, aimed at reducing electricity rates by changing utility incentives. The bill would tie part of executive compensation to keeping rates below inflation, require more performance metrics, and allow the CPUC to consider lower returns on equity for certain lower-risk investments and alternative financing options. Support came from consumer, environmental, agricultural, and large energy user groups, while Southern California Edison, CalChamber, PG&E, and utility labor groups raised concerns that the bill could reduce investment, create regulatory uncertainty, and raise borrowing costs. After extensive discussion about utility affordability, wildfire costs, and capital markets, the committee passed SB 905 on a 7-1 vote to Appropriations.
SB 913, also by Senator Becker, would create a clearer pathway for distributed energy resources such as batteries and smart thermostats to participate in the resource adequacy market and compete with utility-scale resources. Supporters said the bill would better use existing grid capacity, lower costs, and build on the state’s Demand Side Grid Support Program; PG&E opposed unless amended, saying the use case was not yet proven and was already being addressed in other rulemakings. After the committee accepted amendments, one opposition group moved to neutral and another said it might do so after reviewing the changes. The bill passed 8-0 to Appropriations and was placed on call.
Several other measures were heard and advanced, including SB 1196 on faster utility hookups for small energization projects such as ADUs and EV chargers, SB 931 reauthorizing the Diablo Canyon Essential Services Mitigation Fund through 2028, SB 1158 reducing the frequency of joint reliability assessments from quarterly to twice yearly, and SB 1245 directing further study of California’s gasoline market and potential use of non-CARBOB fuel during supply disruptions. SB 1196 and SB 931 both passed with broad support and no opposition after amendments, SB 1158 passed without testimony, and SB 1245 drew strong support from consumer and environmental advocates but opposition from fuel industry and business groups concerned about costs, confidentiality, and fuel standards.
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 090 Apr 14th, 2026
Colorado House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- with structural tools like automatic<00:28:09.440><c> enrollment,</c><00:28:10.320><c> employer</c><
- The coat rule is relaxed. Mr. Shiba, please read the title of House Bill 1233. Mr.
- And I use AI, put the structures to it.
- <00:59:55.080><c> for</c><00:59:55.200><c> something</c> structure for something structure for something
- </c> of federal community engagement rules of federal community engagement rules and<01:27:34.040><c>
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Radioactive and Hazardous Materials Dec 8th, 2025 at 09:45 am
Radioactive & Hazardous Materials Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- Rules have changed, but we were left holding the bag.
- Is there any real good structural integrity in the facility? Well, Mr.
- When do you anticipate coming up with your rule process for your fee structure? Mr.
- I don't know if that is the rule process where we are going to define the fee structure.
- I mean, we're going to start rule-making, but yeah.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- This is simply minority rule.
- Instead of ruling by what the majority wants, this bill will just let the minority have what they want
- Majority rule says that's the ones who should get what they want.
- There is a structure that has to be dealt with.
- For a group of employees, there is a structure that has to be dealt with, and so this adds to that and
Committees:
Senate Finance , Senate Senate Finance Committee of Reference
Keywords:
firefighters, occupational disease, workers compensation, cancer presumption, police officers, hazardous duty, SB1270, Arizona retirement system, public safety personnel, defined contribution plan, correctional officers, corrections officers, retirement contributions, supplemental contributions, retention incentive, recruitment incentive, employer contribution, employee contribution, vesting, annuity account
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections Jan 13th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections
Transcript Highlights:
- To all of the members of the committee, I sent you today all of our rules for the committee.
- It's the same exact rules as last year, no changes.
- So if you have any questions, The rules for the committee are the same exact rules as last year, no changes
- These programs work because they're intentional, structured, and supported by an agency that knows how
- Otherwise, they're subject to the rule. They can always opt out.
Keywords:
civic health, community engagement, committee reestablishment, public participation, governance, Washington State Leadership Board, WSLB, gift acceptance, grants, endowments, private funding, public funding, fundraising, state board, youth leadership, civic engagement, leadership development, Washington World Fellows, sports mentoring, Boundless Washington
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Community Affairs Mar 25th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- IF APPROVED BY THE VOTER WOULD APPLIED TO THE 2027 TAX RULES. THAT IS THE BILL.
- WHAT ISSUE ARE WE TAKING UP WITH VIEWPOINTS THAT IS DIFFERENT FROM THAT STRUCTURE.
- IT IS COMING TO RULES NEXT.
- YOU GET TO LAY OUT THE RULES.
- THERE ARE MORE ISSUES THAT COULD BE RESOLVED HERE COMES THE RULE SO LET'S TALK. THANK YOU.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Rules and Legislative Administration Committee 2/6/25
Rules and Legislative Administration
Transcript Highlights:
- The Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration will come to order. A quorum is present.
- There are housekeeping items that we do every year or two in Rules, and they have been nicely packaged
- year</c><00:07:11.639><c> or</c><00:07:11.879><c> two</c><00:07:12.160><c> in</c><00:07:12.360><c> rules
- and they have every year or two in rules and they have been<00:07:14.080><c> nicely</c><00:07:14.599
- for the members to purchase structure for the members to purchase those<00:15:16.199><c> digital</c>
Committee:
House Rules and Legislative Administration
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security Dec 9th, 2025
Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security
Transcript Highlights:
- Well, the AG's office has already put it into rule as Schedule I.
- So kind of addressing what's happening right now in the rule. Do you have any other questions?
- So kind of addressing what's happening right now in the rule. Do you have any other questions?
- So kind of addressing what's happening right now in the rule. Do you have any other questions?
- And when we're talking about removing a committee from this structure, and specifically the committee
Summary:
The committee heard presentations on domestic security and public safety priorities from Gulf County Sheriff Mike Harrison and Tallahassee Police Chief Lawrence Rebel. Sheriff Harrison outlined Florida Sheriffs Association priorities, including reclassifying xylazine as a Schedule I controlled substance with a veterinary-use exemption, expanding enforcement of pretrial release violations beyond domestic violence cases, providing tuition-waiver benefits for sheriff’s office personnel, advancing the Jason Rainer Act to increase penalties for violent offenses against law enforcement, extending sex-offender residency restrictions, improving access to mental-health-related databases, and continuing support for fusion centers and Florida model jail standards. Members asked questions about xylazine’s veterinary use, canine detection, and public records burdens on small agencies; no votes were taken on these items.
Chief Rebel focused on the Florida Police Chiefs Association’s role in disaster response, officer training, and wellness. He described the association’s coordination through the state EOC and regional deployments during hurricanes, then emphasized officer suicide and the need for statewide wellness resources, peer support, and accessible behavioral health care for first responders. He also referenced prior PTSD benefits legislation and urged continued support for the PCIS program and other wellness initiatives. Committee members discussed related resources such as dispatcher support, the Restore program at UCF, hyperbaric chamber treatment for PTSD, and canine support organizations.
On domestic security funding, Rebel said FPCA does not have a specific bill package but wants to preserve the Domestic Security Oversight Council and regional task forces, protect limited SHISGAP funding for new projects, and shift ongoing successful programs to state funding. He also supported fixing the long-gun carry loophole, continuing the Jason Rainer Act effort, allowing ethical law-enforcement use of AI with human review, addressing monetization of public records and body-camera footage, and maintaining the ability to investigate anonymous complaints. The committee adjourned after discussion; no formal action or votes were recorded.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Governmental Organization Committee Jul 9th, 2025
Governmental Organization
Transcript Highlights:
- This rule made sense Won't officially be accepted for another three years.
- But I'm in the Rules Committee, so it'll be great to get back. Anyway, thank you, Madam Chair.
- And in doing that, there's just certain rules that came from the practices we learned.
- That is our preferred structure.
- And the Bagley-Keene Act, an overall structure that focuses on the in-person quorum and then adds in
Committee:
House Governmental Organization
Summary:
The Committee on Governmental Organization met and heard several bills, beginning without a quorum and later establishing one. SB 364 by Senator Strickland would speed up outdoor advertising permit processing by allowing Caltrans to act on applications as freeway projects are completed in segments, and it also clarifies customary maintenance for signs. Supporters from Fountain Valley and the outdoor advertising industry said the bill would reduce delays and help local revenue; there was no opposition. The bill passed 13-0, with the roll left open for additional votes.
The committee also heard SB 470 by Senator Laird, which extends until January 1, 2030 the sunset on the alternative open-meeting rules for state boards and commissions created by SB 544. Supporters, including the Little Hoover Commission and the State Council on Developmental Disabilities, said remote participation has increased public attendance, saved money, and improved access for people with disabilities and caregivers. Opponents, including the ACLU of California Action, California News Publishers Association, and media and good-government groups, argued the bill weakens transparency and should be more narrowly tailored. The bill passed 12-4, with the roll left open.
SB 395 by Senator Wiener would create a hospitality zone in San Francisco allowing up to 20 additional non-transferable liquor licenses for restaurants in the Union Square/Yerba Buena area. Supporters said the measure would help downtown recovery, fill vacant storefronts, and support small restaurants by offering licenses at the ABC application fee rather than the high secondary-market price. The bill passed 16-0, with the roll left open.
Finally, SB 783 by Senator Rubio would extend until January 1, 2029 the current rules for outdoor advertising displays in former redevelopment areas. Supporters said the extension would protect existing signs and give communities time to work on a permanent solution, while opponents warned about unfair market advantages and possible federal highway funding risks. The bill passed 21-0, and the committee adjourned at 2:45 p.m.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Republican Media Availability following adjournment of 2025 session 5/19/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Suspend the rules. We needed 90 votes. We only had 70.
- <00:03:34.799><c> Suspend</c><00:03:35.040><c> the</c><00:03:35.200><c> rules.
- Suspend the rules. We needed 90 tonight? Suspend the rules.
- </c><00:10:19.920><c> You</c><00:10:20.160><c> saw</c> impending structural deficit.
- You saw impending structural deficit.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Now when you submit that you already know what the rules are and so you really don't submit anything.
- I mean you submit something that's within the rules that's already been set and so that takes... that's
- Well, depending on how complicated the structures are if you're building a simple home that you know
- how to deal with the local infrastructure that is constantly bogging down the process with arcane rules
- , but certainly residential structures.
Committee:
House Land & Resource Management
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 5 on State Administration Mar 18th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- So we had to put the kind of, for lack of a better word, the rules of the road in place that people were
- And they would have to follow the foundational rules that, you know, all of our control agencies have
- This initiative aims to promote equitable access to high paying jobs by addressing structural barriers
- So the way the program is structured is to really make college affordable to those students who need
- We have held two rule-making hearings where we accepted oral comments from the public, and we want to
TX
Texas 89th Regular
89th Legislative Session - Second Called Session Aug 21st, 2025
Texas House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- SB2 motion to suspend rules. Mr.
- Okay, so then it's in the rules, so that means TDEM could actually modify the rules to reduce those numbers
- Well, if it's a rule... Right. They can modify their own rules.
- Members, I move to suspend all necessary rules and take up House Resolution 6.
- Chair is now on the rule. Suspended. Resolution. The clerk will read the resolution.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Health and Human Services - 01/23/25
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- Even though the accounting structures and funding are remaining in those existing accounting structures
- </c> agreements and approval structures agreements and approval structures within<01:32:16.119><c> the
- </c><01:32:24.480><c> for</c> within new um DCF account structures for within new um DCF account structures
- We know the rules; we've kind of held off, I think, on the crazy proposal that came out last year.
- We know the rules; we've kind of held off, I think, on the crazy proposal that came out last year.
Committee:
Senate Health and Human Services
ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Rural Health Transformation Committee Jan 13th, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Transcript Highlights:
- My concern is that we actually use the structures that are out there already, like...
- I think it's a terrific question to make sure we don't run afoul of the CMS rules and regulations.
- Sure we don't run afoul of the CMS rules and regulations.
- But there are ways that you can work within similar sort of structures that allow...
- And they did a terrific job figuring out how do you do that within the current structure. Okay.
Summary:
The Rural Health Transformation Committee met to receive an extensive briefing from the Department of Health and Human Services on North Dakota’s federal Rural Health Transformation award. HHS leaders Pat Traynor, Donna Auckland, Jonathan Ollum, and Krista Freming described the $198.9 million award, the tight federal timelines for obligating and liquidating funds, and the need for rapid procurement, CMS approval, and technical assistance. They outlined broad funding priorities including connect tech/data, care closer to home, workforce recruitment and retention, and a “Make North Dakota Healthy Again” prevention initiative focused on chronic disease, movement, nutrition, behavioral health, and community connection. They also emphasized that the program cannot fund new buildings or supplant existing funding, and that sustainability will be a key requirement for all projects.
The department previewed likely first-round grant opportunities, including recruitment and retention incentives, technical assistance and equipment grants for rural providers, financial analysis support for rural hospitals, and exploration of a unified electronic health record option. Freming also reviewed four policy bills tied to the award: a presidential fitness test, nutrition continuing medical education, the Physician Assistant Compact, and pharmacist scope-of-practice changes, explaining that these policy actions affect future scoring and funding. HHS said it will work with tribes, local public health, hospitals, medical and pharmacy associations, and other partners, and will use a website, listserv, listening sessions, and committee updates to communicate opportunities.
Committee members raised concerns about how the money will reach rural residents, whether newspapers and existing local communication networks will be used, how “rural” and “frontier” will be defined, how faith communities might participate in behavioral health efforts, and how HHS will avoid CMS delays and supplanting issues. HHS responded that the focus will be on where the patient lives and on rural community need, that local public health units and existing structures will be part of outreach, and that technical assistance and template applications will help speed approvals. The committee approved the December 4, 2025 minutes, then recessed into divisions for further work on the appropriations bill and the four policy bills, with the full committee set to reconvene the next morning.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Economic and Rural Development Dec 8th, 2025 at 01:04 pm
Economic & Rural Development & Policy Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- endowment of a million dollars that would be based on the permanent fund, kind of the same similar rules
- So once they do not have to wait five years, once they become an establishing library, there are rules
- How is it structured? You said they submit applications. Who reads the applications?
- But anyway, I know that's not how it's structured.
- Our regulatory structure is actively discouraging small business growth.