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MS
Transcript Highlights:
- Since then, the department has come back and said no, they would like to maintain control.
- Since then, the department has come back and said no, they would like to maintain control.
- of our SAOs to the transfer control of our SAOs to the local<00:59:06.880>
districts. - they would like to maintain control. they would like to maintain control.
- And so that's I control of our SAOs.
Summary:
The committee took up several education-related bills. Senate Bill 2071 would allow school boards to vote on providing health insurance to board members and their dependents using local, not state, funds; it was advanced after Senator Brian objected that it could create an incentive for people to seek school board seats for the insurance benefit. Senate Bill 2072 would move the deadline for teacher supply cards earlier, from August to July, using EF funds, and it was reported. Senate Bill 2103 would require school boards to adopt policies banning or restricting student cell phone use during school and class time, and it was also reported. Senate Bill 21103 would remove a requirement that school counselors follow the National Association of School Counselors’ code of ethics and instead align them with the Mississippi teacher code of ethics; it passed without opposition. Senate Bill 2236 would authorize the use of LifeVac choking devices in schools, with the sponsor saying the devices are inexpensive and could be provided free to districts; it passed as well.
The committee then spent most of its time on Senate Bill 2242, the Mississippi Math Act, which would create a statewide math improvement initiative within the Department of Education. The bill would deploy math instructional coaches, require K-5 universal math screeners three times a year, create individual math plans for students below benchmark, support algebra readiness, protect data under FERPA, and establish a fund for grants and other deposits. Senator Boyd said the bill is modeled on efforts in other states, especially Alabama, and is intended to build on Mississippi’s literacy reforms by focusing on support, intervention, and professional development rather than retention or punishment.
Members raised concerns about cost, the proposed anti-lapsing language for the fund, and whether the bill should require high-quality instructional materials statewide rather than leaving curriculum choices to local districts. Senator Hopson estimated the program could cost about $3.5 million and suggested the anti-lapsing language might be removed or handled through appropriations. Senators Blunt, Hill, and Wiggins argued that the success of literacy reforms came from requiring standardized, high-quality instructional materials and accountability, not home rule alone. Senator Wiggins offered an amendment to require high-quality instructional materials for math statewide, and Senator Boyd said he was supportive of that as a friendly amendment. The discussion ended with the amendment still being worked through and the bill not yet finally disposed of in the excerpt.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:00 am
Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure
Transcript Highlights:
- It is a reintroduction of what we call tied house, and it is something where another tier is controlling
- These types of things need to be controlled. They need to be looked at.
- These types of things need to be controlled. They need to be looked at.
- This also requires alcohol beverage control to notify all of the licensees in the city or town of their
- House 437, an act returning liquor licenses control to municipalities.
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure held a hearing on alcohol licensing, sales, and consumption issues affecting bars, restaurants, package stores, and local communities. The chair outlined hybrid hearing procedures, including three-minute testimony limits and instructions for written testimony. The committee heard a local bill for Milford, H. 4169, authorizing an additional off-premises all-alcohol license for Charlie’s Mini Mart, with the understanding that the existing wine and malt license would be surrendered if the new license is granted.
A major topic was the long-running debate over happy hour. The Massachusetts Restaurant Association opposed bills such as S. 217, H. 349, and H. 443, arguing that discounted alcohol would intensify competition, create pressure on restaurants to participate, and potentially raise liquor liability and insurance costs. In contrast, Senator Julian Cyr testified in support of repealing the happy hour ban through a local-option framework, saying the bill includes safeguards such as no discounts after 10 p.m., fixed pricing during promotions, and advance posting requirements, and that it could help downtowns and seasonal businesses without creating a public health risk.
The Massachusetts Package Stores Association testified on a broad package of bills, opposing measures to reinstate happy hour, allow supplier control over retail shelf space (H. 350), impose a transfer fee on licenses (H. 351), authorize alcohol coupons or discounts (H. 381 and S. 219), and permit Thanksgiving alcohol sales (H. 428). It supported bills requiring beverage alcohol training for off-premise licensees (H. 344), restricting self-checkout for alcohol (H. 366), changing Section 15 grocery-store license rules (S. 213), and several other regulatory changes. The Distilled Spirits Council supported H. 350 on private label spirits, while acknowledging concerns about disclosure and preferential treatment; package store witnesses defended private labels as lawful products they create with manufacturers, and the council argued the bill should address consumer confusion and unfair competitive advantages. The hearing concluded with Chair Chan announcing committee poll results on other bills, including a number of favorable reports and study orders, and the committee then voted to close the hearing.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Health Service (3-25-26)
Transcript Highlights:
- Back in December, the Controlled Substance Council passed a regulation that included veterinarians in
- bill does is takes it, removes the emergency medicine physician and the acute care nurse from the Controlled
- So, what this does is include those two veterinarians on that Controlled Substance Council to have that
- So, what this does is include those two veterinarians on that Controlled Substance Council to have that
- They have—there is one case that the Controlled Substance Council points to that possibly happened, but
Summary:
The committee met with a quorum and took up a series of health-related measures. House Bill 178, on the psychiatric collaborative care model, was presented by Rep. Kim Mosher and psychiatrist Arthur Oliva. They said the bill would let primary care providers address mental health needs more quickly with psychiatrist consultation, reduce long wait times, and save money. Members voiced support, and the bill passed 7-0 with favorable expression and consent.
House Bill 387, presented by Speaker Pro Tem David Meade, would keep veterinarians excluded from KASPER reporting requirements and instead add two veterinarians to the Controlled Substance Council. Meade argued that veterinary prescribing is difficult to track by animal, that prior efforts created complications, and that rural Kentucky needs the flexibility. A senator asked about possible diversion of veterinary opioids to humans; Meade said there was no substantial evidence of widespread abuse. The bill passed 9-0 with favorable expression and consent.
House Bill 676, by Rep. Rebecca Raymer, was amended from creating a health data utility to directing LRC to study best practices for one during the interim, with a report due December 1, 2026. Members said the state needs a coordinated way to use health data. The amended bill passed 9-0 with favorable expression and consent. House Bill 689, presented by Rep. Amy Neighbors and Dr. Heidi Marley, would authorize a Medicaid state-directed payment program for qualifying hospital-affiliated physician and non-physician services, pending federal approval, with supporters saying it would improve access in underserved areas, support provider retention, and bring in about $29 million annually in federal funds without using state dollars. It also passed 9-0 with favorable expression and consent.
Finally, House Joint Resolution 24, presented by Rep. Kim Fleming, would direct the administration to withdraw a previously required community engagement waiver request because it is no longer needed. The resolution passed 9-0 with favorable expression and consent. The chair noted the next meeting might be April 1, though no bills were currently scheduled, and the committee adjourned.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
Other - PSCOC Mar 11th, 2026
Public School Capital Outlay Oversight Task Force
Transcript Highlights:
- So these were deficiencies in internal controls over financial close, material weakness, repeat, and
- So then, on financial control, they don't see a negative cash balance.
- We've also been improving our relationships with financial control, the state controller, and ACFR to
- and will be doing more in-depth monthly reconciliation of all of our bonds to just get those under control
- marshal made a supplemental visit and found a few things that needed to be corrected with access control
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Private Equity Presentation 3/2/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Generally, private equity firms rely on large amounts of debt to acquire majority or controlling stakes
- Together, this platform and add-on model gives the same firm control over 10 physicians even though each
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Summary:
The committee took up two bills concerning health entity ownership and heard invited testimony before acting on them. Dr. Yasha Singh of Brown University testified about private equity in healthcare, describing how PE firms use debt-financed acquisitions, short investment horizons, and roll-up strategies that can avoid disclosure requirements. He said the lack of transparency makes it difficult to track ownership and outcomes, and cited research linking PE ownership to higher costs in outpatient care, more ancillary service use, workforce turnover, and worse outcomes in hospitals and nursing homes. He also noted Minnesota-specific concerns, including PE involvement in opioid treatment programs, and said the policy challenge is balancing needed capital investment with protections for patients and workers.
Sam Brooks of the National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care testified in strong support of the legislation, focusing on nursing homes. He argued that private equity ownership is associated with worse resident outcomes, including higher mortality, more pressure ulcers, more hospitalizations, and more deficiencies, and said leverage buyouts divert money from staffing and care into debt service, management fees, and lease-back arrangements. Brooks said staffing levels and quality ratings decline under PE ownership and pointed to recent bankruptcies as examples of instability. He said the bills would add safeguards such as transparency, attorney general approval of acquisitions, and requirements that a large share of public funds go to direct resident care.
The testimony framed the bills as responses to concerns about private equity ownership in healthcare and long-term care, especially the effects on quality, staffing, and financial stability. No vote or final committee action was described in the excerpt.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- covered transaction on the national security of the United States if the transaction would result in control
- National Laboratory testified last July saying that these cameras give China's military operating control
- the gun is loaded,' and that capability is to cause rolling brownouts across the United States by controlling
- National Laboratory testified last July saying that these cameras give China's military operating control
- the gun is loaded, and that capability is to cause rolling brownouts across the United States by controlling
Keywords:
special plates, Arizona Space Commission, transportation, funding, space exploration, peace officer certification, police certification, law enforcement licensing, Arizona POST, peace officer standards and training, military police, veterans, honorably discharged, veteran hiring, abbreviated academy, law enforcement recruitment, public safety, community policing, background investigation, psychological fitness
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Tobacco Settlement Revenue Oversight Nov 14th, 2025
Tobacco Settlement Revenue Oversight Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- So, Nicotine Free New Mexico is our statewide nicotine and tobacco control coalition for training, education
- only in New Mexico, but what we're seeing nationally as well, so we can stay afloat of the tobacco control
- In the next slide, I wanted to highlight that in August, tobacco control came together.
- It's the premier conference for tobacco control here in the U.S., and it was really exciting because
- are doing, what they're seeing, have conversations with other folks, and network with other tobacco control
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee Jul 1st, 2025
Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials
Transcript Highlights:
- budget trailer bill that had the goal of stabilizing the budget for the Department of Toxic Substance Control
- The Department of Toxic Substance Control is then able to conduct independent testing to verify those
- of potentially harmful chemicals and report that information to the Department of Toxic Substances Control
- It authorizes the Department of Toxics and Substance Control to expand the list of chemicals of concern
- In 2014, the State Water Resources Control Board adopted a chromium-6 MCL at 10 parts per billion in
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session Mar 10th, 2025
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- it in a report that will then come back to the legislature so that we can see that those internal controls
- Use that moving forward to make better and more informed decisions as to how well internal controls are
- Decisions as to how we fund based on the perhaps great internal controls or a lack of internal controls
- Without real oversight Of the rules, we are in a state of spiral out of control.
- (OLA) the ability to follow back up on their recommendations and to Make sure that the internal controls
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- news is that some of the work we've done in the meetings that we've had with facilities planning and control
- It's some of the work we've done in the meetings that we've had with Facilities Planning and Control,
- Matt Baker, Director of Office Facility Planning and Control for the Division.
- Our partners at facility planning and control. Well, I appreciate your effort.
- Facility Planning and Control prepares 100% of House Bill 2 for the executive branch and submits the
Keywords:
capital outlay, budget, infrastructure, appropriation, general obligation bonds, bond authorization, capital improvement, financial management, state treasury, boiler safety, inspection, licensing, state fire marshal, operating certificate, regulations, local sales tax, local use tax, sales and use tax, tax audit, local collector
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Conference Committee SB 5167 2025-27 Operating Appropriations Apr 26th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Model Toxics Control Capital and Model Toxics Control Operating, 60 and 10.
- Model toxic control capital and model taxes control operating, 60 and 10.
- are things like from the general fund to the Climate Commitment Act or to model toxics or to litter control
Summary:
The conference committee met on Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5167, the state operating budget, and received a detailed staff briefing on the proposed conference report. Staff explained how to read the comparison documents, the four-year balanced-budget outlook, and the main resource assumptions, including use of the March 2025 revenue forecast, exclusion of the statutory 4.5% growth assumption, revenue legislation totaling about $8.7 billion, numerous fund transfers, and reversion assumptions. They also noted the proposal does not include a temporary salary reduction or furloughs.
The briefing highlighted major policy areas and their net five-year impacts, including increases for state and higher education employee compensation, K-12 education, long-term care and developmental disabilities, corrections, information technology, and other policy items. It also described net reductions in behavioral health, children/youth/families, higher education, natural resources, other human services, and health care/public health, with many of the changes tied to delayed programs, rate adjustments, fund shifts, and savings options from Governor Ferguson. The committee then heard member comments, with supporters emphasizing K-12 funding and fiscal responsibility, and Senator Gildon opposing the process and the closed-door nature of the budget development.
A motion was made and seconded to recommend adoption of the conference report and pass the bill. The roll call showed one member voting do not recommend, one member excused, and the remaining members recommending adoption. By vote of the committee, the conference report was adopted, and the committee adjourned.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- reporting investigating certain cases of child abuse and neglect involving a pregnant person's use of controlled
- HB 368 by land graft relating to relating to a prohibition on remotely controlling electronic devices
- HB 448 by Gervin Hawkins relating to a notarized affidavit requesting a municipal animal control authority
- HB 453 by Bum Gunner relating to increasing the criminal penalties for delivery of a controlled substance
- by Jones of Harris relating to the automatic expunction of arrest records and files of certain controlled
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session Mar 12th, 2025
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Members, House File 6 covers the following priorities: where literacy is learning, global control is
- Instead of funding political agendas, members, we should be funding innovation and local control.
- Most importantly, this section unleashes local control to promote innovative and flexible education programs
- We cannot expect every child to learn in the same way, and local control is innovation.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Interim Joint Committee on Economic Development & Workforce Investment. (6-18-26)
Economic Development & Workforce Investment
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, programmable logic controllers, PLCs, ICSs, uh SCADA, uh supervisory control administrative systems
- that control uh electric utilities.
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uh administrative systems that control uh administrative systems that control
ND
Transcript Highlights:
- as much control as they need, as they feel necessary.
- as much control as they need as they feel necessary. and giving that local control as much control as
- They have the ultimate control over this. Senator Braunberger. Thank you, Madam Chair.
- The recruitment effort being a little bit, you know, outside of what the court's control is.
- You know, outside of what the court's control is. Like we don't generally get involved in that.
ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Judiciary Committee Apr 1st, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- So we have more local controls. So thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
- as much control as they need, as they feel necessary.
- as much control as they need as they feel necessary. and giving that local control as much control as
- They have the ultimate control over this. Thank you, Madam Chair.
- The recruitment effort being a little bit, you know, outside of what the court's control is.
Summary:
The Judiciary Interim Committee met to begin its study of charitable gaming and the ownership of alcoholic beverage establishments by licensed charitable gaming organizations, a study directed by Senate Bill 2334. Legislative Council gave an overview of the constitutional and statutory framework for charitable gaming, site authorizations, rent limits, proceeds, and recent legislative changes. The Attorney General’s Gaming Division then clarified the financial flow of gaming, explaining that in fiscal year 2025 North Dakota had about $2.5 billion in gross gaming proceeds, with roughly 88-90% paid back in prizes and about $256 million available to organizations after taxes; most of that activity came from electronic pull tabs. Members asked for more detail on winnings, replays, rent, and the breakdown of manufacturer/distributor revenues, and the AG’s office agreed to provide supplemental information.
The committee also heard from the League of Cities and the Association of Counties about local site authorization. Cities said they have a limited role in approving gaming sites, can adopt policies after public hearing, may charge up to $100, and can set certain conditions, including local nexus requirements, but cannot require donations or force a specific charity or site. The League said it had worked with stakeholders on a model policy to provide more consistency, though members raised concerns that local requirements could become too restrictive for charities serving broader areas. Counties said the issue is mostly a city matter, with little county involvement beyond minimal site fees and general site approval.
The North Dakota Gaming Alliance testified in support of the study and provided IRS-related material suggesting charities may use asset diversification, while emphasizing it had not taken a position on whether charities should own bars. Members questioned whether bar ownership is being used for site stability or to channel charitable gaming dollars, and whether city policies might disadvantage charities with broader missions. The committee also discussed the relationship between gaming organizations, manufacturers, and distributors, including restrictions on incentives and interference, and asked for more information on those entities and their ownership. Later in the meeting, the Racing Commission gave its regular update on live racing, pari-mutuel wagering, ADW providers, purse and promotion funds, a new TRPB contract, and concerns about cease-and-desist actions from other states. Finally, the State Hospital superintendent briefly reported on the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s support services, including the SORT team, training, and security assistance for the hospital campus.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
Senate Chamber Feb 11th, 2026 at 11:30 am
New Mexico Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- What agency is going to have control of what's put in the curriculum?
- Now I understand who's in control.
- They don't have full control of them, correct? Mr.
- They don't have full control of them, correct? Mr.
- These rules then are enforceable under the Air Quality Control Act.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Floor Session 5/17/25 - Part 2
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- There's a few technical changes with the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, a clarification that
- on technical changes with the manual of on uniform<00:01:50.320>
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- We passed this law knowing that we respected local control and placed just two responsibilities on our
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- David Stout: ...local control. Representative Rosenthal: Yes, sir. Thank you.
- It's about controlling cities. Local leaders know their communities.
- Okay, so local control...
- So do you think you're taking away local control with this bill?
- I'll leave you with this: Local control is not a license for lawlessness.
Keywords:
HB 21, Texas Tax Code, ad valorem tax, property tax, delinquent taxes, tax delinquency, penalty reduction, interest rate, split payment, installment payment, tax relief, county tax collector, taxing unit, property owner, tax collection, voter-approval tax rate, no-new-revenue tax rate, tax increase election, supermajority, 60 percent threshold
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- little bit, but a lot more local control.
- little bit, but a lot more local control.
- little bit, but a lot more local control.
- little bit, but a lot more local control.
- little bit, but a lot more local control.
Bills:
HF4893