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AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama House County and Municipal Government Committee Feb 19th, 2025
County and Municipal Government
Transcript Highlights:
- And so, I think that's kind of hard with this language.
- that might be answered in the county municipal government requirements, and some of it is about certification
- , security, and things like that. ...certification, security, and things like that.
- We can't get the public, the press—no one can seem to get the number of POST certifications. ... ...can
Keywords:
law enforcement, transparency, reporting, public safety, regulation, accountability, public nuisance, event liability, local government, community health, legal action, education, property acquisition, municipality, land use, annexation, competitive bidding, procurement, disclosure statements, state contracts
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- certifications mean.
- Many employers and tell us that's nice but what I really need is this particular certificate.
- On slide 27, you'll see some language that we use.
- We're helping align courses with what certificates the workforce say they need.
- Every person that I came across, I started asking them what their certification was.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Friday, December 12, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- language language that<02:29:40.000>
motivates <02:29:40.640>me <02:29:40.800>to clever language. clever language. - vuperative language. vuperative language.
- 14C certificates. 14C certificates.
- always protect the 14C certificates. always protect the 14C certificates.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- SB 2494, certificate environment cobbatics zoning exemption.
- HB 2591, to print this registration certificate.
- HB 2806, lawful presence public program certification.
- HB 2996, DFI certified certificate of insurance. HB 4011, officials; public schools.
- HB 4033, school bonding ballot language. HB 4042, termination parent-child relationship service.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Health and Human Services Feb 4th, 2026 at 08:36 am
House Health & Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- would like to present the committee substitute again to you, Madam Chair, which includes additional language
- Members of the certification requirement, which is completion of a 32-hour advanced procedure course
- This bill puts into statute the requirements for certification for this.
- Madam Chair, members of the committee, there are two paths for certification to do this.
- My first one is why does the language only target independent pharmacies, Madam Chair, and members of
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Education Study May 29th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- That certification has been validated not only by the LEAs, but by the NMPED Licensure Bureau as well
- of the committee, uh, they were certified in special education per the NMPED special education certification
- which we're investing heavily in, what are the statistics for those education fellows entering certification
- are bilingual who do have disabilities or who have disabilities who are bilingual um in in any um languages
- Systemic changes don't mean just changing the language or adding a template of language.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Judiciary (02/19/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- You indicate that there is a problem with this language under employment law, as I read this language
- <02:03:30.599>
at marker on her birth certificate at marker on her birth certificate at school - Birth certificates to get in? And who else is going to be police?
- Just first a little clarification: you suggested that we should clean up the language.
- I will work with Attorney Locke to clean up some of the language that he suggested.
Summary:
The House Judiciary Committee opened a hearing on House Bill 148, with the chair limiting testimony to two minutes and asking for no outbursts so the committee could get through eight bills that day. Representative Kofalt, the prime sponsor, said HB 148 was the same as last year’s HB 396, which passed both chambers but was vetoed by the governor. He explained the bill would allow, but not require, separation by biological sex in bathrooms, locker rooms, houses of correction, and certain athletic competitions, leaving local school boards and administrators discretion to set policies. He argued the bill was meant to address safety and privacy concerns and cited a Milford incident and concerns in several school districts as examples of why local flexibility was needed.
Committee members questioned the lack of a definition of “biological sex” and how the bill would be applied. Kofalt said he did not think a definition was necessary because males and females are generally understood, and he said the bill would give local policymakers latitude to make practical rules. He also said the bill was intended to address situations where people might misuse transgender claims to access spaces inappropriately. In response to questions, he said he was aware of issues in Kearsarge, Milford, and Mascoma school districts and had heard of discomfort in the State House, though he did not know all the details.
Several opponents testified that the bill would discriminate against transgender and non-binary people and create enforcement problems. Executive Councilor Karen Hill said the bill would roll back New Hampshire’s anti-discrimination protections and conflict with the state’s Live Free or Die values. Alice Wade, a trans woman, said she had used women’s restrooms without incident and argued the bill would invite invasive enforcement and harassment. Representative La Selig said the bill was discriminatory and that bathroom concerns were being confused with unrelated harassment by cisgender males. Betsy Harrington supported the bill, citing a girls’ soccer game at Kearsarge that she said was disrupted by a boy playing on a girls’ team. Rosie Emer and her child testified against the bill, saying bathroom restrictions would increase anxiety and risk for trans and non-binary children. Stephen Scaer and Wendy Stallings supported the bill, arguing sex is biologically fixed and that excluding males from female spaces should not require genital inspections. No vote or final committee action was taken in the portion of the hearing provided.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Child Committee Meeting - 2026-04-14
Children and Families Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- haven't compared the language. haven't compared the language.
- This language says my foster kids.
- <01:23:37.320>
and synthesizing all kinds of language and synthesizing all kinds of language - am continuing to work on this language. am continuing to work on this language.
- <01:45:10.800>
that confusing, subjective language that confusing, subjective language that
Keywords:
child welfare, African American children, racial disproportionality, family preservation, reunification, foster care, kinship care, relative placement, noncustodial parent, guardian ad litem, ombudsperson, Department of Human Services, county social services, active efforts, reasonable efforts, child protection, placement, out-of-home placement, Northstar kinship assistance, data disaggregation
Summary:
The Children and Families Committee adopted the April 8 minutes and then took up House File 4407, as amended by the A1 amendment. The amendment, explained by nonpartisan staff, incorporated much of the Senate version of related legislation and made a series of changes: it revised the definition of “disproportionately represented child,” shifted that determination to the Commissioner of Children, Youth, and Families, made technical cross-reference and terminology updates, adjusted training requirements, set the working group to expire December 31, 2027, and added an appropriation for statewide implementation. The committee adopted the A1 amendment and then referred the bill to Ways and Means.
Representative Gilman said the bill is intended to preserve the goals of the Minnesota African American Family Preservation Act while addressing operational, legal, and fiscal problems before statewide implementation. He argued for delaying the effective date by one year, shifting case review responsibilities to the state, and providing funding so counties are not left with an unfunded mandate. He also said the bill adds safety measures related to synthetic opioids and other imminent-harm concerns, and that the delay would allow the working group to finish its recommendations and give counties time to prepare.
County officials Steve Schmidt of Meeker County/Minnesota Rural Counties and Jenny Mojo of Clay County testified in support of the bill as amended, emphasizing that counties need clearer responsibilities, staffing, training, technology, and dependable funding to implement the law successfully. Rebecca St. George of DCYF said “active efforts” is not absolutely defined and is determined case by case, often with court involvement. Members raised questions about the meaning of active efforts, the bill’s synthetic opioid language, and whether the proposal should apply more broadly rather than within this specific act. A citizen also cautioned that the opioid language should not unintentionally affect families in treatment programs. Representative Hicks warned that the fentanyl provisions could lead to broad removals and create placement problems for teens with substance use disorder, while Representative Gilman responded that the bill includes a rebuttable presumption and is meant to protect children from imminent harm.
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
FL House Floor Session - 2026-02-20 (9:00AM Session)
Florida House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- We do have provisional language that will create an opportunity for a better understanding of what's
- just wanted to get that context, and I know that we're working a lot offline to try to make that language
- Because I've looked at the language, how far the proviso language in there says $118 million. to try
- Members, SB 2512 is the judicial certification conforming bill.
- The Senate proposal aligns with the Florida Supreme Court's certification of need for additional judges
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
House - Government, Elections And Indian Affairs Mar 5th, 2025
House Government, Elections & Indian Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- I still have some concerns with the language, and so I'm one of these people who's maybe a little too
- I think it will take extensive consultation if you look at the language in The bill suggests that we
- The award certificate shall designate a municipality as a Building New Mexico community so that there
- I would say the NMFA also did bring us some language.
- What are we monitoring in this added language in the bill?
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
House - Government, Elections And Indian Affairs Mar 5th, 2025
House Government, Elections & Indian Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- I still have some concerns with the language.
- At the language in the bill, it suggests that we need to understand the needs of both rural and urban
- The award certificate shall designate a municipality A building New Mexico community, so that therein
- In this particular case, it's literally going to end up being a paper certificate.
- I would say the NMFA also did bring us some language Amendments in house ag and water that we amended
NH
Transcript Highlights:
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that the language of an IEP a language that the language of an IEP a language - This change is intended to language.
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which align current statutory language which align current statutory language - officer certification. officer certification.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- language that was approved in Senator Nichols’ SB 3063.
- So it’s a template of eminent domain language. A substantial improvement, I might add. Yes.
- The committee substitute is the House bill language to Chapters 11 and 41, to allow property owners to
- . ...review and inspection; however, we're here because of the issues in the language, and Mr.
- So we would appreciate language that helps to ensure that.
Bills:
SB2784, HB23, HB247, HB1533, HB2011, HB2013, HB2273, HB2421, HB2464, HB3120, HB3424, HB3575, HB3788, HB4370, HB4809, HB5057, HB5084, HB5534, HB5668, HJR34
Keywords:
Somervell County, hospital district, board of directors, elections, local governance, staggered terms, third-party review, property development, local government, permits, construction inspection, regulatory authority, land development, liability, occupancy certificate, border security, tax exemption, ad valorem, real property, infrastructure
Summary:
The committee heard and left pending several local government, property tax, development, and public safety measures before later voting some of them out. Senator Birdwell explained SB 2784 for the Somerville County Hospital District, which would move the board to staggered four-year terms after a transition and was requested to be held pending until the House companion could be acted on; no public testimony was offered. HB 5084 would allow local approval for fireworks sales tied to Lunar New Year celebrations, with testimony from Hutchinson County Judge Cindy Irwin emphasizing local fire risk and the need for county discretion. HB 5534 would let county commissioners post agendas electronically instead of on a physical bulletin board. HB 4370 would expand permissible projects for certain special districts to include geothermal water conveyance systems, and HB 312 would require residential child detention facilities to enter local MOUs, report health and safety information, and conduct background checks for state-funded facilities; both drew supportive testimony and were left pending. HB 5057 would give displaced solid waste providers time to wind down after a city grants an exclusive franchise, and HB 2421 would extend the life of the Save Historic Muni District to continue work on preserving Lions Municipal Golf Course; both were left pending after supportive testimony. HB 2011 would let former owners repurchase property taken by eminent domain if the acquiring entity fails to pay property taxes for two years, and the committee substitute to SB 3065 was also laid out and left pending after a technical correction to eminent-domain language. The committee then took up additional bills on development, appraisal, and local regulation, including HB 3575, HB 4809, HB 2273, HB 247/HJR 34, HB 2464, HB 3424, HB 2013, HB 5668, HB 3788, HB 1533, and HB 23, with testimony ranging from support to opposition on issues such as appraisal procedures, historic property valuation, Galveston emergency governance, border-security tax treatment, home-based businesses, chicken covenants in HOAs, municipal utility district authority, hospital authorities’ use of assets, and third-party building review. HB 23 drew the most extensive testimony, with builders, engineers, counties, and cities split over third-party plan review and inspection authority, liability, licensing, and local code enforcement; many witnesses said the House amendments created problems and the bill was left pending. In the end, the committee voted SB 2784, SB 3065, HB 5686, HB 247, HJR 34, and HB 2011 out of committee, with the first several receiving local and uncontested calendar recommendations where applicable.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Interim Joint Committee on Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations.(6-18-26)
Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations
Transcript Highlights:
- give the language, but give the language, but uh<00:09:52.680>
anyway, <00:09:53.120>I - , language, language, licensing<00:16:54.360>
13 <00:16:55.160>new <00:16:55.400>instructors - Cleaning up language, rearranging items from statute to administrative regulations.
- degrees and workforce certificate degrees and workforce certificate program<00:52:30.440>
programs - ,<00:52:40.080>
diplomas, college approved certificates, diplomas, college approved certificates
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- we're going to adopt the CD1 that incorporates the 10 mph current speed limit for roads, but also language
- we're going to adopt the CD1 that incorporates the 10 mph current speed limit for roads, but also language
- a conference draft 1 based on the amendments proposed and agreed upon. limit for roads but also language
- that limit for roads but also language that sections<00:41:25.760>
of <00:41:25.920>the - Um, that is the agreed upon CD language for that one.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Friday, January 3, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- In my district, over 64 languages are spoken.
- and papers purporting to be certificates of the electoral votes, which certificates and papers shall
- and papers purporting to be certificates of the electoral votes, which certificates and papers shall
- and papers purporting to be certificates and papers purporting to be C<05:38:08.160>
certificates - which certificates which certified and which certificates and<05:38:13.400>
papers <05:38:13.718
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee 2/11/25
Higher Education Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- And so that includes, of course, you know, anything like a certificate, a diploma, and then of course
- You can see there at least 56.9% at the associate's degree level and 6.5% at the certificate level.
- uh like a certificate a diploma and<00:14:07.920>
then <00:14:08.079>of <00:14:08.199>< - <00:15:17.759>
level <00:15:18.759>uh and a half% at the certificate level uh and a - We have Concordia Language Village, St. Cloud University, and Wolf Ridge, for example.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session May 27th, 2026
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Members, let me take this opportunity to remind everyone not to use indecent or profane language.
- In one case, the death certificate delay was over three years.
- The current language, or the mock-up language, I will say, makes any discount offered unlawful unless
- The current language, or the mock-up language, I will say, makes any discount offered unlawful unless
- And I know there's been, in the mock-up language, we disagree on this, but because the language goes
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Administration of Criminal Justice Apr 28th, 2026
Administration of Criminal Justice
Transcript Highlights:
- When working with the Attorney General's office, we amended the bill to make certain the language was
- Language here that should be paid involving specific types of examinations.
- She only received his death certificate this month.
- Dukes died in December and you just have a death certificate this month. Yes, sir. What reason?
- ...and you just have a death certificate this month. Yes, sir.
Summary:
The committee first deferred HB 374 without objection. It then heard SB 46, which creates the crime of unlawful operation of a group home aimed at protecting vulnerable adults living in unsafe, unlicensed residences where operators control residents’ assets. The Attorney General’s office described severe neglect and exploitation in some homes, while the Louisiana Fair Housing Action Center opposed the bill over concerns it could create confusion, criminalize legitimate recovery or disability housing, and chill protected housing arrangements. After discussion, including assurances that the bill was narrowly targeted at bad actors, the committee reported SB 46 favorably.
The committee next took up HB 276, which sets a statewide minimum bail amount for certain sexual offenses against minors. Testimony from a victim’s mother and an anti-trafficking expert supported the bill as a way to keep dangerous offenders detained and protect children, while members debated whether the original $50,000 minimum was too low and could be treated as a benchmark. The committee amended the bill in committee to raise the minimum to $1 million and to add human trafficking involving a victim under 18 to the covered offenses, then reported HB 276 favorably as amended.
Members then heard SB 42 and SB 110, both addressing AI-generated child sexual abuse material. SB 42 expands the definition of child sexual abuse material to include digital and AI-generated depictions, while SB 110 prohibits using a child’s image to train AI to produce such material. The Attorney General’s office and survivor advocates supported the measures as necessary updates to keep pace with technology and protect children; the committee reported both bills favorably. HB 998, dealing with forensic medical exams and reimbursement for domestic violence victims, especially strangulation cases, was also heard and amended to remove human trafficking references and set implementation steps; advocates said the bill would improve evidence collection and reimbursement, and it was reported favorably with amendments. Finally, the committee heard SB 51 on fraudulent representation of military service or awards, which was supported as a tool to address stolen valor and was reported favorably, and HB 323 on notification and reporting of inmate deaths, which was presented as a transparency measure after a family testified about learning of a relative’s death from the news rather than the facility.
AR
Arkansas 2026 1st Special Session
REVENUE & TAXATION- HOUSE Jun 17th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- BLR began including that language in the bill draft. We had a conversation with the drafters.
- specific reasoning, but I know that there was a very good reason that the bureau was including that language
- But you would have been in possession potentially of the... ...manufacturer's certificate of origin and
- that vehicle from the state, but you would even be in possession potentially of the manufacturer's certificate
Summary:
The committee met to approve special expenses and then considered two interim study proposals. ISP 2025-069, by Representative Perry and presented by Representative Eaton, would move vehicle sales tax collection from the current registration-based process to the point of sale. Members asked about the current 60-day registration period, the fiscal and administrative impact on DFA, the burden on dealerships, verification and audit issues, and whether the change could affect tax collection or vehicle pricing. DFA said it was neutral on the proposal, noted programming and process changes would be needed, and said the total tax collected would not change, though timing would. The committee approved the ISP and sent it on for research.
The committee then took up ISP 2025-071, based on House Bill 1636 from the 2025 session, which would phase out the state soda excise tax over five years if Medicaid trust fund revenue triggers are met. Representative Ray said the bill was intended to continue discussion after the underlying bill failed on the House floor. Members asked about the tax’s annual revenue, its dedication to the Medicaid Trust Fund, and whether the revenue would be replaced. Ray estimated the tax brings in roughly $40 million to $50 million annually and said the proposal did not replace that revenue. DFA was asked to explain how withdrawals from the trust fund are authorized and whether the legislature has oversight, and said it would provide that information later. The committee then adopted the interim study proposal.