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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Jobs and Economic Development - 02/26/25
Jobs and Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- dependency for high-risk youth in the community.
- </c> tears of hope I do advocacy support for tears of hope I do advocacy support for parents<01:20:55.360
- </c><01:20:58.320><c> high-risk</c><01:20:58.960><c> youth</c> chemical dependency for high-risk youth
- They have a current need for workforce training in sectors that have a high demand, like health care,
- They have a current need for workforce training in sectors that have a high demand, like health care,
Committee:
Senate Jobs and Economic Development
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, January 9, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><04:24:35.479><c> a</c> for the Knoxville Women's Club for a for the Knoxville Women's Club for a
- That was the moral high ground that the United States of America has had, and she was reclaiming it for
- That was the moral high ground that the United States of America has had, and she was reclaiming it for
- That was the moral high ground that the United States of America has had, and she was reclaiming it for
- She claimed the moral high ground for this country, and in so doing she was more than an example; she
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Education Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on Education
Transcript Highlights:
- Consent for a high-dosage medical augmentation order, also known as chemical restraint, was requested
- I know that when my son was in high school, it was essential for school to understand how his being a
- Go for it.
- Well, I'm wanting to be before the committee two successive times, and I'm hoping maybe for a hat trick
- Well, I'm wanting to be before the committee two successive times, and I'm hoping maybe for a hat trick
Committee:
Joint Joint Committee on Education
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Education held a hearing focused primarily on special education-related bills, with testimony centered on two major themes: transition planning for students aging out of school-based services at age 22, and the fiscal strain special education costs place on districts. Committee members explained hearing procedures, noted the House was in formal session, and periodically stepped out for votes while staff recorded testimony. A separate bill on special education due process was also taken up briefly, along with a bill on special education finance and another on equitable access/data reporting.
On House Bill 752 and Senate Bill 313, witnesses from the Arc of Massachusetts, the Massachusetts Down Syndrome Congress, the Developmental Disabilities Council, families, self-advocates, and Senator Comerford described the “Turning 22” transition as a crisis point that often leaves families without adult placements, services, or clear communication. Testimony emphasized earlier planning, more accountability, better data collection, and a commission to improve coordination and residential placement. Several parents and advocates shared personal accounts of traumatic transitions, delayed placements, and the need for plans to begin at least a year before age 22. The committee later closed testimony on these bills after hearing from all signed-up speakers.
House Bill 4217, on special education due process, drew support from Representative Sullivan-Almeida, parents, and advocates who argued that the burden of proof should shift from families to school districts. Testimony described costly legal battles, delays, and parents having to become experts in reading instruction or hire advocates and attorneys to secure services. Brody Dwyer, a 10-year-old student with dyslexia, and his mother described how evidence-based instruction helped him after years of struggle. The committee also heard testimony on House Bill 546/Senate Bill 317, which would require DESE to publish cross-tabulated data on race, disability, gender, income, and other factors; advocates said this would better expose disparities and help address the school-to-prison pipeline. Finally, on House Bill 691/Senate Bill 430, school leaders, educators, and union representatives testified that special education costs are outpacing district budgets and that increasing circuit breaker reimbursement and creating a commission to study long-term sustainability would help prevent staffing cuts and service reductions. No votes were taken during the hearing; the committee repeatedly closed testimony on individual bills as speakers finished and moved through the agenda.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Session Jan 22nd, 2026
Massachusetts Joint Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- When they When they cut research, when they cut research and took away hope, blocking cures for cancer
- When they cut research, when they cut research and took away hope, blocking cures for cancer, diabetes
- We're focused every day on driving down costs for housing, for health care, for energy.
- Premiums have gone through the roof for people, for families, for businesses.
- Thank you for standing up for working people.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Health and Human Services Aug 18th, 2025
Legislative Health & Human Services Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- for custody.
- Court for custody.
- Thank you for that.
- I know the ACLU was part of it back then, Center for Law and Policy. and a few others, but I would hope
- We're not gonna waive any of these requirements for states for not starting now."
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband and Rural Development - 03/05/25
Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development
Transcript Highlights:
- bill</c><00:24:00.720><c> this</c> thank you for for hearing this bill this thank you for for hearing
- I’d like to thank Senator Gustafson for leadership on this bill and hope that this bill earns your support
- And the whole hope of this is that we're not trying to pass costs along to the producers for things that
- And the whole hope of this is that we're not trying to pass costs along to the producers for things that
- The whole hope of this is that we're not trying to pass costs along to the producers for things that
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- I hope it's just not your focus won't just be on Kauai, but you'll look out for the rest of the state
- I hope it's just not your focus won't just be on Kauai, but you'll look out for the rest of the state
- I hope it's just not your focus won't just be on Kauai, but you'll look out for the rest of the state
- I hope it's just not your focus won't just be on Kauai, but you'll look out for the rest of the state
- Thank you for being so patient. >> No problem. Hope to see you again. >> Yes.
Committee:
Senate Education
WY
Transcript Highlights:
- at</c><01:41:30.080><c> all</c><01:41:30.320><c> high</c> for high school students at all high for high
- while they're in high school for that sport.
- , for students to sign for high school or for college scholarships and that type of thing.
- uh, students to sign uh, this bill for uh, students to sign uh, for<01:54:31.040><c> high</c><01:54:
- high school or for college for high school or for college scholarships<01:54:33.760><c> and</c><01:54
Committee:
Senate Education
NY
New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
New York State Senate Session - 04/21/2026
New York Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- To our guests from the High School for Innovation and Advertising and Media from Brooklyn, we welcome
- Madam President, I was hoping the sponsor would yield for a few questions.
- I hope someone would stand in for the sponsor and answer some questions.
- >> I hope the sponsor will yield for some questions. >> Do you yield?
- I hope you're not watching for too long because it is bedtime. Section 8.
Summary:
The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several guest introductions, including students from Brooklyn and St. John’s University, followed by adoption of the resolution calendar with exceptions for two items. The chamber then took up a series of previously adopted resolutions recognizing Black Maternal Health Week, Workplace Violence Prevention Month, the one-year anniversary of the Jet Set nightclub tragedy in the Dominican Republic, New York Constitution Day, and the Month of the Military Child. Senators speaking on the maternal health resolution emphasized racial disparities in maternal mortality and the need for culturally competent care; the workplace violence resolution highlighted hospital safety programs; the Jet Set resolution was adopted in memory of the victims; and the Constitution Day speech reviewed New York’s delayed but eventual support for independence in 1776. The military child resolution stressed the sacrifices of military families and support for children of service members. All of these resolutions were adopted, and the resolutions were opened to co-sponsorship.
The Senate then moved through the third reading calendar, passing several bills and laying others aside. Measures passed included bills on public health, environmental conservation, executive law, public authorities, and consumer protection. One notable debate involved a bill to require transparency from private arbitration organizations handling consumer cases; supporters argued it would provide basic public data and guard against conflicts of interest, while opponents said it would burden a useful dispute-resolution process and intrude on privacy. The bill passed after debate. Another debated bill would phase out number 4 heating oil statewide; supporters said cleaner alternatives exist and the fuel is harmful to public health, while opponents raised cost and transition concerns, especially for colder regions. That bill also passed.
The chamber also considered a bill to create a rebate program for battery-powered landscaping equipment, funded through utility-related mechanisms administered by NYSERDA. Supporters said it would reduce air and noise pollution and help companies transition, while opponents argued ratepayers should not subsidize landscaping equipment. The bill passed after being restored to the non-controversial calendar. Finally, the Senate began discussion of a housing-related bill aimed at preserving manufactured home parks by enabling nonprofits or municipalities to acquire development rights and keep the land dedicated to that use, with the sponsor explaining that the goal is to protect affordable housing and help residents remain in their homes.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- President, and Senator Gruters, for the high honor to offer this prayer today.
- I could debate Riverview High School. And in fact, he came over and went door to door for me.
- Masulo, who we have high regard for in his medical profession, and I'm thankful he's here to help us
- We hope that the legislation is a powerful tool for other families across the state.
- Senator Massullo moves that CS for CS for CS for House Bill 1417 be substituted for CS for CS for CS
ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Water Topics Overview Committee Jun 10th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- So thank you for that.
- As for future projections, what do we project for next biennium?
- Yes, the thought that goes into what would be high, medium, and low, what are our demands for water needs
- And if we're planning ahead for revenues or planning ahead for stripper wells, we're planning ahead for
- We've been waiting for over 60 years for it.
Summary:
The Water Topics Overview Committee met to receive interim status updates on several water-related studies and Department of Water Resources projects. The committee approved the March 26, 2026 minutes, observed a moment of silence for the late Representative Conmy, and then heard updates on the watershed management study and the stormwater/wastewater study. Staff reported that the committee had already received the testimony contemplated in the study plans, including input from state agencies, local governments, and out-of-state entities, and that any further action would be at the committee’s discretion.
The Department of Water Resources then provided project and budget updates on NAWS and the Southwest Pipeline Project. Reese reported NAWS is expected to serve about 81,000 users, with a total projected cost of about $571 million and about $96 million remaining, while the Southwest Pipeline Project is estimated at $1.06 billion total with about $409 million remaining. Members asked about funding sources, capacity needs, and whether current and future construction is being designed for increased demand; department staff said current work is designed for ultimate capacity, but some future components may need redesign based on new requests. The committee also discussed local cost shares, Minot’s role in NAWS funding, and whether the system is adequate for peak demand.
A major portion of the meeting focused on the department’s cash management, carryover, and long-term water funding outlook. The department said Resources Trust Fund revenues are tied to oil extraction taxes and are affected by stripper well exemptions and future oil price declines. Members expressed concern about large carryover balances and whether the state is obligating more money than can realistically be spent in a biennium. The department reported about $340.6 million in remaining carryover and said it is trying to reduce that through a two-tier pre-construction/construction process and closer project vetting.
The department also summarized the Deloitte studies on regional governance and finance and on cost-share policy. Stakeholders generally favored keeping the current governance structures for NAWS and Southwest with improvements, while Red River stakeholders leaned toward a different option; the department said it will bring an implementation plan back in September. On cost share, Deloitte’s recommendations would reduce some percentages, prioritize projects differently, and use other measures to close a projected long-term funding gap. Members debated affordability, local burden, deferred maintenance, and whether statutory changes may be needed to allow the commission more flexibility in prioritizing and funding projects. No formal votes or final actions were taken beyond approving the minutes and receiving the updates.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Committee on the Census May 4th, 2026
Senate Committee on the Census
Transcript Highlights:
- So they have high data sharing, they've got the file, and it's got high population coverage.
- So they have high data sharing, they've got the file, and it's got high population coverage.
- It was not new for 2020 or 2030.
- The 2026 test had really high hopes, but in the last few months, The 2026 test had really high hopes,
- to share data for enumeration.
Committee:
Senate Senate Committee on the Census
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Minnesota House agriculture panel lays over bill exempting elk from state's Cervidae importation ban Apr 8th, 2026
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- , especially for retaining high-quality herd sires.
- </c> except for an in-state breeder. except for an in-state breeder.
- <00:02:13.240><c> returning</c><00:02:13.880><c> retaining</c><00:02:14.520><c> high-quality</c> for
- returning retaining high-quality for returning retaining high-quality herd<00:02:15.440><c> sires.
- </c> for, say for example, hunters, right? for, say for example, hunters, right?
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Hearing Senate Education Committee and Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 1 on Education May 6th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Thank you for the question. Thank you for the question.
- in power for eight years, for a long time.
- How do we invest in more programs that have high-dose tutoring for students who would benefit from the
- has ECS or are you aware of anyone else that has looked to see if there was any of the expected or hoped-for
- My hope is that you realign... I believe would do for the field and for the public.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
House Standing Committee on Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (2-12-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> preparing them for uh a high demand preparing them for uh a high demand industry<00:04:46.680><c
- I met with a lobbyist group for the independent electricians—I hope I got that right—and one of the concerns
- I'm hopeful, and I'm thankful for you all being open to the discussion and to maybe addressing some of
- So thank you for that. I hope everyone would be respectful of that.
- My hope and wish for this bill is that Chairman Cook, who is an honorable man, will be able to bring
Summary:
The committee first took up House Bill 46, which would allow lottery winners of $1 million or more to remain anonymous. After brief discussion and a motion with a second, the committee approved the bill unanimously and sent it to the House floor.
Members then heard House Bill 54, a workforce and education measure aimed at aligning dual credit and project-based learning with licensed construction trades and other high-demand careers. The sponsor and witness said the bill is intended to help students meet both education and on-the-job training requirements, address labor shortages, and speed entry into the trades. Several members raised concerns about possible abuse of internships, the need for input from unions and other trade groups, and the amount of authority left to the Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction to write regulations. The sponsor said the bill does not replace current hands-on training requirements and expressed willingness to continue discussions. The committee passed the bill, with some members explaining their votes as conditional or in hopes of further amendments.
The committee also approved House Bill 261, which would let retired CPAs provide certain uncompensated services, such as nonprofit work, while retaining their CPA designation, and would create a retirement-based CPE waiver for those limited services. A question from Representative Donworth focused on how retired CPAs would disclose their status to nonprofits; the board representative said retired status is noted in board records, but there is currently no separate requirement governing use of the CPA designation. The bill passed.
Finally, the committee considered House Bill 262, which would remove restrictions on small CPA firm names after an owner dies or retires. The sponsor said Kentucky is an outlier because current law requires the remaining owner to change the firm name. The bill passed unanimously. After that, the chair turned the gavel over to the vice chair and began presenting House Bill 306, which would change engineering education requirements for licensure, especially to help Eastern Kentucky University fire protection engineering technology graduates qualify for licensure in Kentucky rather than leaving the state. The sponsor and witnesses explained that the bill would not change the rest of the PE licensure pathway, only the education component, and said most other states already allow this route. Members noted that engineers may have concerns and encouraged continued discussions before the bill advances further.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Hearing Assembly Select Committee on Biotechnology and Medical Technology and Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee Aug 4th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- So thank you for that.
- So for sensors, it turns out that half of Americans have high blood pressure.
- Thank you all for your presentation. Thank you all for your presentations.
- It is not just education for the sake of education. It is education for what it can do for people.
- We hope that the legislature appropriates funding for that resource.
Summary:
The hearing focused on how artificial intelligence is being used across California’s life sciences sector, from research and drug discovery to digital health, medical devices, and patient care. Chair Ward and Chair Bauer-Kahan opened by emphasizing California’s leadership in biotech, the need to preserve that ecosystem, and the importance of balancing innovation with privacy, consumer protection, and equitable access. They also highlighted the potential role of public compute and public-private partnerships, including CalCompute, in keeping California competitive.
The first panel featured representatives from UCSF, the Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy, and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Dr. Ida Sim described AI-enabled digital health tools, including sensor-based blood pressure monitoring and efforts to connect wearable data with electronic health records through open infrastructure. Dr. Karen Knudson focused on cancer, saying AI can accelerate drug discovery, improve learning from every patient, and expand clinical trial access. Dr. Shankar Sundaram discussed AI for public health and biosecurity, including outbreak prediction, antibody redesign, and the need to unlock data, expand compute access, and support public health agencies. Panelists also discussed privacy, HIPAA/CMIA protections, open-source versus closed models, validation, and the need for faster, more modern FDA pathways.
The second panel included speakers from Pangea Data, Dexcom, Eli Lilly Ventures, and Twist Bioscience. Dr. Vibhur Gupta described AI systems that identify care gaps in electronic health records and argued for reimbursement frameworks that would let such tools scale beyond large health systems into rural care. Dexcom’s Ginny Hu explained how the company uses AI in its continuous glucose monitoring products, with strong FDA-aligned verification, validation, cybersecurity, human oversight, and post-market monitoring. Eli Lilly’s Danjima Corliss emphasized AI as a scientific collaborator in drug discovery and highlighted Lilly’s high-performance computing investments in California. The discussion continued to return to data access, model transparency, regulatory modernization, and how California can support innovation while protecting patients.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight Jun 21st, 2026 at 02:00 pm
Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight
Transcript Highlights:
- I hope that this committee moves this legislation forward, and I thank you for your time today.
- While we hope for a private sale, we must have a contingency path.
- Longer response and transport durations are associated with high mortality rates, particular for a time-sensitive
- I hope they're still waiting for us somewhere else out there in the world.
- They were not here for me. They were here for him.
Summary:
The committee first heard testimony on H. 3599, a bill concerning access to historic Indian lands and easements for landlocked tribal parcels in Massachusetts. Witnesses, including members of the Mashpee Wampanoag and Herring Pond communities, said the bill would restore access to family lands that have long been treated as landlocked and had been denied easements by necessity in prior court rulings. They described heavy tax burdens, prior litigation, and support from the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe, with conditional support from the Aquinnah Wampanoag Tribe pending language changes. Committee members asked about the tax assessments and the status of tribal support, and the chair said the committee would follow up on possible amendments.
The committee then took up S. 2922, which would authorize an underground easement at Magazine Beach in Cambridge for the Greater Cambridge Energy Project. Eversource representatives said the easement is needed for a transmission line connecting the Brighton and Kendall Square substations, supporting grid reliability and the Commonwealth’s clean energy transition. They said DCR would receive fair market value and replacement land in Wendell to satisfy Article 97 requirements. No objections were raised, and the panel’s testimony concluded without a vote recorded in the transcript.
Most of the hearing focused on H. 5047, which would authorize the Commonwealth to take the Norwood Hospital site by eminent domain so the hospital can be restored. Sponsors, local officials, hospital task force members, EMS and fire representatives, a chamber of commerce leader, and a former hospital administrator all argued that the 2020 flood and Steward’s bankruptcy left the region without adequate care, causing longer ambulance transports, emergency room boarding, staffing strain, and economic losses. They said the site remains a partially completed shell, that the state should be able to acquire it and bring in a nonprofit operator, and that the taking would not require state funding because an operator would pay the acquisition costs. Committee members from both chambers expressed support and asked about costs, timing, infrastructure, and whether a nonprofit operator is being pursued. The chair took the bill under advisement after extensive testimony; no vote was taken in the transcript.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Courts, Corrections and Justice Nov 7th, 2025
Courts, Corrections & Justice Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- And for trucks, it doesn't work well for medicine as each one of us here has a different need for medicine
- We know that businesses may not be eligible for insurance for profits.
- for.
- you for that.
- Good, thank all of you for staying late. I hope all of you feel appreciated.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 2/24/26
Children and Families Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- The burnout rate for providers is very high<00:26:01.520><c> in</c><00:26:01.760><c> this</c><00:26:
- Thank you for considering these recommendations. piece that gives me hope is the proposed piece that
- I know a lot of parents definitely use the high chair for that purpose, and I always am skeptical when
- or confining a child in a high chair for an extended period unrelated to the meal time because it's
- I mean, if a provider wants to put a child in a high chair or a seat for five minutes so they can use
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
Senate - Health and Public Affairs Jan 28th, 2026 at 03:08 pm
Senate Health & Public Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- So for that fine detail, I'm not sure. So for that fine detail, I'm not sure.
- Thank you for that.
- for straw purchases.
- That's what it's for. You can't cook on it. That's what it's for.
- Mine are for hunting and for self-protection of me and my family.
Committee:
Senate Senate Health & Public Affairs
Keywords:
Medicaid, healthcare, medical education, salaries, graduate education, clinician pay, health sciences, education funding, faculty salary, University of New Mexico, healthcare funding, general fund, state budget, New Mexico legislation, gun control, firearm safety, dealer regulation, illegal trade, background checks