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CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 022 Feb 5th, 2026
Colorado House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- And whereas by the late 1960s, due to demonstrations concerning racial injustice, inequality, and poverty
- And whereas by the late 1960s, due to demonstrations concerning racial injustice, inequality, and poverty
- And whereas by the late 1960s, due to demonstrations concerning racial injustice, inequality, and poverty
- And whereas by the late 1960s, due to demonstrations concerning racial injustice, inequality, and poverty
- Demonstrations concerning racial injustice, inequality, and poverty during the civil rights movement
Summary:
The House convened with a quorum, approved the journal, and then moved out of order to consider Senate Joint Resolution 7, recognizing February 2026 as Black History Month. The resolution was read at length and grounded in the history of Black history commemoration, Carter G. Woodson’s work, the evolution from Negro History Week to Black History Month, and Colorado-specific Black leaders and pioneers such as Barney Ford, Clara Brown, John T. Gunnel, Joseph H. Stewart, and others. Members emphasized that Black history is American history and that the centennial observance should honor both the struggles and achievements of Americans of African descent.
Several representatives spoke in support. Representative Bacon described the resolution as an important tradition and said the chamber should record its history. Representative Joseph framed Black history as a living story of resilience, innovation, and justice. Representative Jackson said the resolution matters especially amid efforts to erase or minimize Black history, and tied it to Colorado figures and to her own family history. Representative Carter highlighted the importance of naming schools after Black Coloradans and introduced guests, including educators and community members connected to the resolution.
Representative Gonzalez also spoke in support and honored a community member, Tony Gomes, who died of cancer. Representative DeGraaf stated full support for the resolution but offered a lengthy amendment to add more historical references, including Black patriots of the American Revolution, Nat Love, James Beckwourth, Harriet Tubman, and the Tuskegee Airmen. The transcript ends during his proposed amendment, and no final vote or disposition on the resolution is shown in the excerpt.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Children and Family Law (01/20/2026)
Children and Family Law
Transcript Highlights:
- It is difficult for victims to be able to demonstrate and meet the standards that we have on relocation
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be <01:50:23.280>able <01:50:23.520>to <01:50:23.760>demonstrate - <01:50:24.320>
and victims to be able to demonstrate and victims to be able to demonstrate - She had already demonstrated many times the abuse, but her judge refused to allow her to present evidence
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Make America Healthy Again Kentucky Task Force (10-15-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- We've piloted programs demonstrating measurable health outcomes, particularly the one that we're doing
- We've piloted programs demonstrating measurable health outcomes, particularly the one that we're doing
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piloted <00:21:02.960>uh <00:21:03.120>programs <00:21:03.600>demonstrating - We've piloted uh programs demonstrating We've piloted uh programs demonstrating measurable<00:21
Summary:
The Make America Healthy Kentucky Task Force met with a quorum, approved the minutes, and then heard a presentation on the state’s “food is medicine” efforts. Chair Funky Fromm opened by describing a recent foot injury from a road hazard and used it to emphasize the importance of infrastructure, nutrition, sleep, and activity as part of a broader wellness culture. The main witnesses were Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture Jonathan Shell, Holly Harris of Appalachian Regional Health Care (ARH), and Jim Muser of the Kentucky Hospital Association.
Shell and Harris described a partnership between the Department of Agriculture, the Kentucky Hospital Association, and hospitals such as ARH to connect local farmers with hospital cafeterias, farmers markets, CSA-style subscription food boxes, and medically tailored meals. Harris said ARH serves a large region with 14 hospitals, more than 95 clinics, about 6,700 employees, and 1,300 medical staff, and that the system began by improving employee food options because hospital workers often have limited access to healthy meals during shifts. They reported examples such as a local-protein burger, parking-lot farmers markets, subsidized CSA boxes for employees, and plans for container gardens at some hospitals.
The witnesses said the program is intended to improve health outcomes, reduce readmissions, support chronic disease management, and also increase rural prosperity by expanding demand for Kentucky farm products. Shell said more than 40 hospitals had already been onboarded into the food-is-medicine program, with measurable outcomes being studied through pilots such as one at Russell County Hospital. He also noted that some systems, including CHI St. Joseph Health, Taylor Regional, and UK King’s Daughters, have formally embedded food-as-medicine goals into strategic plans.
Members and witnesses also discussed barriers, especially the lack of reimbursement, fragmented short-term funding, and regulatory or purchasing hurdles that make it difficult for small farmers to participate. Shell said the goal is to make the model scalable and easier for hospitals and farmers to navigate, while Harris emphasized that ARH has been funding its efforts without reimbursement because of its mission. No votes or formal policy actions were taken beyond approving the minutes.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Interim Joint Committee on Banking and Insurance (9-16-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- Aslam will talk about why this is a better approach to patient care in a minute, and that it has demonstrated
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has but this is a specific approach that has but this is a specific approach that has demonstrated - <01:07:30.480>
meaningful <01:07:31.119>success <01:07:31.599>for demonstrated meaningful - success for demonstrated meaningful success for patients.<01:07:32.799>
It <01:07:33.039>is - And if you're unfamiliar with what that is, it's a group of children who demonstrate performance at exceptionally
Keywords:
Meeting Start 00:00:00
Call to Order and Roll Call 00:00:23
Kentucky Bankers Association 00:02:32
How to Read and Understand KRS 6.948 Health Mandate and Federal Cost Defrayal Impact Statements 00:25:40
Proposed Amendments to Kentucky's Essential Health Benefit-Benchmark Plan 00:50:18
Proposed Health Insurance Legislation for the 2026 Session 01:04:22
Reimbursement for Covered Benefits Delivered Through the Psychiatric Collaborative Care Model 01:01:46
Coverage of Eating or Feeding Disorders 01:18:47
Coverage of Hearing Loss 01:25:31, 958, all
Summary:
The Interim Joint Committee on Banking and Insurance met for its first interim meeting, established a quorum, approved routine opening items, and welcomed a new committee assistant and a legislative intern. The committee first heard a Kentucky Bankers Association presentation from Tim Shank and John Cooper focused on the state’s housing shortage, which they described as affecting all 120 counties and especially low- and moderate-income and workforce housing. They urged support for a proposed $20 million banker-backed revolving fund, paired with tax credits, to finance new housing construction; they said the program would be flexible, could support alternatives such as manufactured housing, and would use below-market loans with tax credits vesting over five years only after units are completed. They also asked for extension of the historical tax credit carryforward from five to seven years and for continued support of new market tax credits, arguing that supply-chain delays make the longer period necessary for historic rehabilitation projects.
The bankers also raised concerns about credit unions, arguing that because credit unions do not pay the same taxes as banks, they should not be allowed to acquire healthy state-chartered banks or hold state and local deposits. They cited the recent purchase of First State Bank of Middlesborough as an example, saying the transaction would reduce state, county, and city tax revenue and weaken local tax bases. In response to committee questions, the presenters said local regulations, zoning, parking, sidewalk, and utility easement issues can significantly delay housing projects, and they emphasized that state policy and infrastructure support are needed to help address affordability and development barriers.
The committee then shifted to a Department of Insurance presentation by Commissioner Sharon Clark on how to read KRS 6.948 health mandate and federal cost defrayal impact statements. Clark explained that the mandate statements were created in 1998 so legislators would have actuarial estimates of how proposed health insurance mandates would affect administrative costs, premiums, and total costs, and she noted that later legislation added federal cost-defrayal analysis. She also reviewed the background of the Affordable Care Act’s essential health benefits framework and said the department’s statements are intended to help lawmakers make informed decisions on proposed health coverage mandates. No votes or formal actions were taken during the portion of the meeting provided.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Interim Joint Committee on Families and Children (6-25-25) - Reupload
Transcript Highlights:
- The American Academy of Pediatrics published a recent study demonstrating a consistent increase in pediatric
- identification of these risk factors is not to compile additional stigma on the parents, but to clearly demonstrate
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but <01:10:12.400>to <01:10:12.560>clearly <01:10:12.960>demonstrate - <01:10:13.440>
the parents but to clearly demonstrate the parents but to clearly demonstrate
Keywords:
1. Call to Order and Roll Call – 00:00:24
2. Discussion of The Center for Courageous Kids – 00:02:46
3. Discussion of Adult Protective Services and State Guardianship Programs – 00:25:22
4. Discussion of Annual Report of the External Child Fatality and Near Fatality Review Panel – 01:00:34
5. Consideration of Referred Administrative Regulations – 01:33:41
6. Adjournment – 01:42:07, 958, all
Summary:
The committee’s first interim meeting opened with roll call and a reminder that Kentucky had 8,641 children in out-of-home care with active placements as of June 1, 2025. The first presentation was from the Center for Courageous Kids (CCK), a donor-funded camp in Scottsville that serves children with lifelong illnesses and disabilities at no charge. Representatives described the camp’s history, its year-round family retreats and summer sessions, its medical and accessibility supports, and its impact on campers’ confidence and independence. They said CCK has served more than 43,000 campers from 46 states and 13 countries, including 22,000 from Kentucky, and noted plans to reach all 120 Kentucky counties.
CCK also outlined future capital needs: a new art barn and a medical lodge. The organization said the art barn project would cost $2.5 million, with a legislative request of $1.5 million, and the medical lodge would cost $2.875 million, with a legislative request of $1.75 million. Members responded very positively, with several praising the camp’s work and one member asking about operational challenges. CCK said its main challenges are awareness, staff and volunteer recruitment, and expanding medical and housing capacity; it also said it is accredited by the American Camp Association and receives health and safety visits and audits.
The committee then moved to a presentation on adult protective services and state guardianship programs from Jessica Wayne and Cliff Bryant of DCBS. They explained the legal framework for guardianship, the difference between full and limited guardianship/conservatorship, emergency appointments, and the state’s role as a last-resort guardian when no family member or private entity is available. They reported 4,464 individuals under state guardianship as of June 1, with most cases involving dementia, developmental disability, intellectual disability, nursing home or long-term care placement, severe mental illness, or brain injury. They also said the division has 89 field workers across 14 regional offices, with an average caseload of 52 and a goal of reducing that into the mid-40s through additional hiring.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Having bipartisan support demonstrates that you all understand that an effort to consolidate fire and
- Having bipartisan support demonstrates that you all understand that an effort to consolidate fire and
- Having<01:13:00.480>
bipartisan <01:13:01.080>support <01:13:01.480>demonstrates - Having bipartisan support demonstrates Having bipartisan support demonstrates that<01:13:02.200>
Keywords:
local government aid, Baldwin, taxation, base year formula, municipal funding, population aid, aid penalty forgiveness, Minnesota, city funding, appropriations, HF156, lawful gambling, veterans organizations, licensed veterans organization, Minnesota gambling law, gross profits, lawful purpose, real property repair, facility maintenance, capital assets
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- upon annual filing, and 99% of the amounts withheld are refunded to the company once per year, as demonstrated
- upon annual filing, and 99% of the amounts withheld are refunded to the company once per year, as demonstrated
- And if you are able to demonstrate that you can, I also think—I don't know if maybe Stu from the Farmers
- And if you are able to demonstrate that you can, I also think—I don't know if maybe Stu from the Farmers
- And if you are able to demonstrate that you can, I also think—I don't know if maybe Stu from the Farmers
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Energy Finance and Policy Committee 3/25/25
Energy Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- about building a hydrogen facility; it's about reshaping the future of energy in Minnesota and demonstrating
- case to spur the hydrogen economy in Minnesota, growing family-sustaining clean energy jobs and demonstrating
- case to spur the hydrogen economy in Minnesota, growing family-sustaining clean energy jobs and demonstrating
- case to spur the hydrogen economy in Minnesota, growing family-sustaining clean energy jobs and demonstrating
- case to spur the hydrogen economy in Minnesota, growing family-sustaining clean energy jobs and demonstrating
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- You demonstrate leadership, and I was hoping to follow up on a question that Senator Kim had earlier.
- You demonstrate leadership, and I was hoping to follow up on a question that Senator Kim had earlier.
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and <01:13:39.480>I <01:13:39.600>was <01:13:39.760>hoping demonstrate - leadership and I was hoping demonstrate leadership and I was hoping to<01:13:40.159>
follow <01
Summary:
The committee heard several bills, beginning with HB 934 on broadband and digital equity. Testifiers from the Lieutenant Governor’s office, the Office of Enterprise and Technology Services, DCCA, the University system, the Hawaii State Council on Developmental Disabilities, and others generally supported the measure and emphasized the need to coordinate broadband efforts, fund operations, and expand access to high-speed internet, devices, and digital navigation services. The Chamber of Commerce and West Coast Comprehensive Health Center supported the bill but objected to HD1 language excluding broadband infrastructure for retail service, warning it could create unintended consequences and limit community-led or rural projects. The Lieutenant Governor explained the state expects roughly $400 million to $500 million in federal broadband funding, described the bill as consolidating efforts under a broadband office attached to the CIO, and said the office would focus on infrastructure, devices, and training. No vote was taken on HB 934 in the portion provided.
The committee then took up HB 97 on travel insurance. The Insurance Division said it had no major problem with the product but requested technical changes to align with licensing requirements and noted the bill largely codifies practices already used in the industry. Industry witnesses from Allianz and the U.S. Travel Insurance Association said the measure would create a consistent framework, add consumer protections, and align Hawaii with the NAIC model adopted in many other states. Members questioned whether there was a specific problem the bill was solving, and the division responded that it was mainly a framework and form-review measure rather than a response to a known enforcement issue. The bill was discussed but no final action was reported in the excerpt.
HB 448 on technology enablement drew broad support from the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation, the Chamber of Commerce, the Food Industry Association, and other business representatives. Supporters said the measure would help businesses use technology such as digital platforms, e-commerce, robotics, and AR/VR to improve competitiveness, especially in tourism and other sectors. Committee members pressed for clearer scope, cost estimates, and assurances that local companies would be used; the agency said it would prioritize local-first contracting, use federal NIST-related support where possible, and estimated an initial request of about $200,000, though it could not give a firm total. Members expressed concern that the plan was still too undefined. The committee then began HB 455 on small business loans, where the Attorney General suggested explaining why a special fund is needed, and a witness from H Collaborative said the bill would help startup businesses that struggle most to access capital.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Minnesota ranks number one in the nation for charitable gambling, demonstrating its importance to our
- These figures demonstrate the urgent need to increase the valuation amounts of the disabled veterans
- 218,00 $79 218,00 $79 today<01:14:27.880>
these <01:14:28.120>figures <01:14:28.560>demonstrate - <01:14:29.120>
the today these figures demonstrate the today these figures demonstrate the
Keywords:
HF169, Minnesota insurance, health plan, summary of benefits and coverage, SBC, patient assistance program, deductible, health insurer, consumer disclosure, out-of-pocket costs, medical assistance funds, copay assistance, health coverage transparency, chapter 62Q, enrollee, HF195, Fairmont, street reconstruction, bonding bill, capital investment
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Health Finance and Policy Committee 3/5/25
Health Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Representative Gilman, I'm just looking for clarification on 1.13: when we have, without demonstrating
- Representative Mahamoud, I'm just looking for clarification on 1.13: when we have, without demonstrating
- Representative Mahamoud, I'm just looking for clarification on 1.13: when we have, without demonstrating
- I'm just looking for clarification on 1.13: when we have, without demonstrating that the potential infringement
- I'm just looking for clarification on 1.13: when we have, without demonstrating that the potential infringement
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 2/27/25
Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
Transcript Highlights:
- The court said this was a danger signal demonstrating that the agency's decision on the PolyMet water
- The court said this was a danger signal demonstrating that the agency's decision on the PolyMet water
- this the court said was a danger EPA this the court said was a danger signal<01:32:47.639>
demonstrating - <01:32:48.440>
that <01:32:48.600>the <01:32:48.800>agency's signal demonstrating - that the agency's signal demonstrating that the agency's decision<01:32:49.920>
on <01:32:50.080
Keywords:
pregnancy support, women's health, maternity homes, nonprofit organizations, grant funding, abortion, family services, Office of Inspector General, inspector general, legislative audit, fraud prevention, waste and abuse, public funds, grant oversight, state grants, grant management, whistleblower protection, retaliation, subpoena power, data practices
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Committee on Housing and Homelessness Prevention - 02/06/25
Housing and Homelessness Prevention
Transcript Highlights:
- options we've talked about in the past, what we call or what HUD calls RAD, the Rental Assistance Demonstration
- options we've talked about in the past, what we call or what HUD calls RAD, the Rental Assistance Demonstration
- what we call or what HUD calls rad the rental<00:12:43.199>
assistance <00:12:43.680>demonstration - <00:12:44.399>
program rental assistance demonstration program rental assistance demonstration
Summary:
The committee on Housing and Homelessness Prevention heard presentations focused on public housing and related funding needs, with testimony from Minnesota NAHRO and several local housing authorities. Melissa Taphorn described the role of housing authorities statewide, including public housing, vouchers, CDBG/HOME funds, Bridges, and HEAT, and emphasized that public housing serves over 36,000 low-income Minnesotans, many of whom are seniors, people with disabilities, or children. She said federal operating and capital funds are insufficient, creating deferred maintenance backlogs, and noted that Minnesota’s public housing capital needs over a five-year period were about $500 million, with nearly $200 million unmet. She also discussed federal uncertainty, including a recent HUD funding freeze notice, possible changes to fair housing requirements, RAD repositioning options, and Build America, Buy America costs.
Committee members asked about tenant rent calculations and the populations served. Testimony clarified that public housing residents generally pay 30% of monthly income, with utility allowances factored in, and that the average tenant rent in Minnesota is about $399. Members also heard that about 65% of public housing households are seniors or people with disabilities, while about 35% are families. The committee then heard examples of how state POP grants have been used to preserve public housing stock. Kurt Kina of the Red Wing HRA described multiple POP-funded projects that replaced windows, upgraded heating and cooling, and modernized electrical systems in a 100-resident high-rise, saying the work was essential to keep the building viable.
Louise Siba of the St. Paul PHA testified that St. Paul’s authority serves nearly 22,000 people through more than 4,200 public housing units and over 5,200 vouchers, with most townhomes and high-rises serving elderly or disabled residents. She said St. Paul PHA has received nearly $16 million in POP funding since 2012, including about $8.5 million last year, and that those funds enabled major life-safety and modernization projects such as the Denan Terrace renovation and boiler, plumbing, and interior upgrades in high-rises. Jill Keers of the Duluth HRA described a broader set of housing programs, including vouchers, rehab loans, emergency repair funds, construction training, and development. She said Duluth HRA is adding 128 housing units between 2023 and 2025, including mixed-income rentals, senior housing, and family townhomes, and stressed that state investment through POP and other programs is necessary to keep housing affordable and safe.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
UMN Regent Candidate Forum - 02/04/25
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Foundation and other leadership to engage donors, businesses, and research partners meaningfully while demonstrating
- We need to distinguish ourselves from our competitors by demonstrating that we're working hard to keep
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we're <00:57:10.400>working <00:57:10.760>hard <00:57:11.039>to demonstrating - that we're working hard to demonstrating that we're working hard to keep<00:57:11.440>
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Summary:
The forum focused on the University of Minnesota system’s future, with candidates largely agreeing that the five campuses should remain distinct while working more closely together. Speakers emphasized the land-grant mission, the importance of serving Greater Minnesota, and the need for each campus to have a clear value proposition tied to local communities. Several suggested stronger cross-campus partnerships, more use of technology, and more seamless student pathways between campuses, while also noting enrollment declines and the need to preserve campus identities.
A second major topic was public trust in higher education and the perceived value of a college degree. Candidates pointed to rising tuition, student debt, and concerns about post-graduation job prospects as key challenges. Proposed responses included better storytelling about university outcomes, stronger partnerships with schools, legislators, and communities, more targeted fundraising and commercialization of research, and clearer evidence of return on investment for students and families.
The discussion then turned to athletics, where most candidates described sports as the university’s “front door” but said academics must remain the priority. They raised NIL, revenue sharing, and the need to keep athletics funding separate from core university funding, while also recognizing athletics’ role in campus culture and student recruitment. In later questions, candidates discussed why they sought regent service and how to support diversity, equity, and inclusion, with responses stressing access, belonging, open debate, and meeting students where they are. No formal votes or actions were taken in the transcript.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
EIG-AEN, AEN, AEN DEFER Public Hearings 01-29-2025
Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Bill 351 because it will impose redundant and burdensome requirements on farmers with a clear demonstrable
- Bill 351 because it will impose redundant and burdensome requirements on farmers with a clear demonstrable
- Bill 351 because it will impose redundant and burdensome requirements on farmers with a clear demonstrable
- Bill 351 because it will impose redundant and burdensome requirements on farmers with a clear demonstrable
- Bill 351 because it will impose redundant and burdensome requirements on farmers with a clear demonstrable
Summary:
The joint committees heard testimony on Senate Bill 103, relating to electric vehicle batteries, and then moved to Senate Bill 995, relating to renewable fuel. On SB 103, the Department of Health and the State Energy Office supported the measure, and Redwood Materials said it supported the bill’s intent but requested an amendment to add a battery recycler to the commission. Other testimony on SB 103 included support from several individuals and organizations, with one opponent noted. A committee member also raised a possible deadline change requested by the Alliance of Automobile Innovation for future work on the measure.
The bulk of the hearing focused on SB 995, which would create tax incentives for sustainable aviation fuel and related renewable fuel production. Supporters included the Hawaii Renewable Fuels Coalition, Pono Pacific, Hawaiian Airlines/Alaska Airlines, the Tax Foundation, PAR Hawaii, Pacific Biodiesel, and others. Supporters said the bill would help build a local SAF industry, encourage camelina and other feedstocks, and advance decarbonization goals. Several supporters also said they had proposed amendments or technical comments and stood on their written testimony.
Opposition testimony argued the bill could allow toxic waste feedstocks, such as construction and demolition waste, into fuel production, and questioned whether the incentives would truly benefit Hawaii farmers or consumers. One opponent said the bill’s benefits could flow to the producer and to imported feedstocks rather than to local agriculture, and another questioned the scale of local land and water available for camelina production. Committee members pressed witnesses on acreage, water use, expected yields, the role of PAR Hawaii’s refinery investment, and whether the state would be subsidizing a business decision that might not produce significant local fuel. No vote or final action was taken in the excerpt provided.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Education Policy and Administration (02/18/2026)
Education Policy and Administration
Transcript Highlights:
- I think in this case, though, people would be a lot less fearful if we have shown and demonstrated the
- I think in this case, though, people would be a lot less fearful if we have shown and demonstrated the
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our New Hampshire law demonstrates our New Hampshire law demonstrates our duties<03:08:21.040 - They’ve already demonstrated that they’re not doing that.
- They’re already demonstrating that they’re saving those parents in the state.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- This is all based off of gross revenue for the businesses and being able to demonstrate at least 30%
- Efforts to continued economic disruption through demonstrations at corporate targets.
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at <04:43:47.520>corporate through demonstrations at corporate through - demonstrations at corporate targets.
- in order to demonstrate their muscle. in order to demonstrate their muscle.
Summary:
The Senate was called to order, a quorum was established, and remote voting was authorized for several members. The body adopted committee reports except those related to Senate Concurrent Resolution 6, gave Senate File 4067 a second reading, and referred newly introduced bills as listed on the agenda. It also adopted a motion to strike and re-refer House File 3379 to the Committee on Finance, and then moved into special orders and floor debate.
The main floor action was on House File 2358, a public safety bill providing enhanced criminal penalties for certain coercion offenses. Senator Lang described it as creating a Minnesota crime targeting sexual extortion of children, including online extortion. Senator Maye Quade supported the bill and spoke about the tragic constituent story behind it. The Senate took a roll call and passed the bill 67-0, with its title agreed to.
The Senate then began debate on Senate File 4511, which would clarify Minnesota gambling law to prohibit prediction-market style betting disguised as futures contracts. Senator Marty argued the bill was needed to stop companies such as Kalshi and Polymarket from using futures-contract language to evade state gambling restrictions and to protect existing regulated gambling businesses. Senator Johnson initially offered the A10 amendment to delay action until federal jurisdiction issues are resolved, but withdrew it after debate. He then offered the A8 amendment to preserve longer-term weather-related hedging contracts, which Senator Marty supported as a distinction from short-term, manipulable bets; the A8 amendment was adopted. Debate continued with questions about the bill’s scope, including whether it would reach election-related or financial contracts.
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Select Committee on Tribal Relations, January 28, 2026
Select Committee on Tribal Relations
Transcript Highlights:
- We were demonstrating that with our connection to our land, our water, and our wildlife.
- what that even working to demonstrate what that even can<00:15:05.440>
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- We were demonstrating that<00:15:10.480>
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NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Resources, Recreation and Development (01/14/2026)
Resources, Recreation and Development
Transcript Highlights:
- If they have adequate frontage, um have<01:53:28.080>
a <01:53:28.320>demonstrated <01:53 - :28.960>
need <01:53:29.119>for <01:53:29.360>those have a demonstrated need for - those have a demonstrated need for those moorings,<01:53:30.400>
they <01:53:30.639>can - need for more they have the demonstrated need for more than<01:53:58.080>
four <01:53:58.320><- Um, and an individual moorings, one permit holder can have up to four if they can demonstrate the need
- need for more they have the demonstrated need for more than<01:53:58.080>
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- Would you believe that the studies on Ohio's voucher program, Indiana, and Louisiana, too, demonstrated
- My contention is that the students who take the voucher program, their demonstrated test scores, as documented
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their who take the voucher program, their who take the voucher program, their demonstrated - > test<02:33:02.080>
scores <02:33:02.720>as <02:33:03.040>documented demonstrated - test scores as documented demonstrated test scores as documented in<02:33:03.920>
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