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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House State Government Finance and Policy Committee 4/1/25
State Government Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
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- good Thunder and know embezzlement and good Thunder and and<00:20:46.280><c> uh</c><00:20:46.520><c>
- position in the market. uh and farmers in Minnesota and around uh and farmers in Minnesota and around
- And then, Madam Chair and Mr.
- </c><01:18:21.360><c> members</c> and chair cleor and committee members and chair cleor and committee
Committee:
House State Government Finance and Policy
Keywords:
HF627, fiscal note, fiscal notes, Minnesota Legislature, state government, committee procedure, ranking minority member, minority party, standing committee, Ways and Means, Finance Committee, legislative process, budget analysis, fiscal impact, Minnesota Statutes 3.98, committee chair, legislative transparency, HF474, Hubert H. Humphrey, Henry Mower Rice
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- that's not college. students and they're all related, okay?
- These rules are found in both college towns and non-college towns.
- There are more than 225 universities, cities, and colleges in our state, meaning it will not just be
- East Texas A&M University is the fastest-growing university and system, and much of that growth is being
- There's no more than three unrelated occupants, and they are found both in college towns and in non-college
Committee:
House Land & Resource Management
Keywords:
zoning, public notice, local government, residential development, protests, water conservation, municipal utility districts, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, environmental regulation, groundwater management, nonconforming uses, zoning regulations, land use, property rights, municipal authority, municipal moratorium, development moratorium, property development, subdivision, site plan
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- ..business here forever, and the city rezones me, and I don't want to leave, and then I'm forced out,
- And the city can't come in and take that away from me?
- And is that the reason for this kind of all-or-nothing position of having a universal requirement for
- And yes, sir.
- All right, um, good morning Chairman and members, and...
Committee:
House Land & Resource Management
Keywords:
zoning, public notice, local government, residential development, protests, water conservation, municipal utility districts, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, environmental regulation, groundwater management, nonconforming uses, zoning regulations, land use, property rights, municipal authority, municipal moratorium, development moratorium, property development, subdivision, site plan
TX
Texas 89th Regular
S/C on Defense & Veterans' Affairs Mar 24th, 2025
S/C on Defense & Veterans' Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- and our state.
- Chairman and members.
- I'm a resident of Universal City, Texas, and a retired Air Force officer.
- of grants and loans and that sort of thing.
- and Human Services.
Committee:
House S/C on Defense & Veterans' Affairs
Keywords:
Tuskegee Airmen, commemoration, African American history, civil rights, military recognition, veterans, mental health, Texas Veterans Commission, peer support, suicide prevention, community mental health, grant program, defense, grants, local government, economic support, community development, health and wellness, outdoor recreation, state land use
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Jacob Kirksey testifying on behalf of Texas Tech University and you'll be testing. Is that correct?
- And so right now our college students. They're doing that for free.
- And make it a possibility that college students earn a really great wage. for college students and that
- Former students graduate from high school and attend colleges, including the finest public and private
- I also teach AP chemistry for college board readiness and getting college credit.
Committee:
House Public Education
Keywords:
public education, teacher compensation, certification, funding, school finance, educator rights, education funding, charter schools, staff compensation, state aid, retention allotment, disaster preparedness, emergency management, flooding, mass fatality, mass casualty, fatality tracking, body recovery, autopsy, justice of the peace
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- And yes, we'll reach out to him and we can and and the LVB because my understanding is that we have to
- And we, the staff and students are paying. the price every day.
- But gosh, it's because my teachers sit there, and they. work and they work and they don't even question
- college.
- and LBB for for us to talk to about. that and and I appreciate you bringing it up because I think that's
Committee:
House Public Education
Keywords:
public education, teacher compensation, certification, funding, school finance, educator rights, education funding, charter schools, staff compensation, state aid, retention allotment, disaster preparedness, emergency management, flooding, mass fatality, mass casualty, fatality tracking, body recovery, autopsy, justice of the peace
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 3/6/25
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- What I heard attending board and working group meetings was the universal agreement that the industry
- and and reintroduce yourself very much and and reintroduce yourself please<01:01:38.920><c> and</c><
- </c><01:05:04.960><c> and</c> thank you chair Baker and and thank you chair Baker and and members<01:
- ><c> how</c> success and the outcomes and and how success and the outcomes and and how we've<01:08:39.920
- </c><01:16:09.960><c> very</c> and and like your dis there and very and and like your dis there and very
Keywords:
nursing home, employment standards, worker rights, Minnesota Statutes, labor compensation, workforce development, job training, economic stability, low-income, career pathways, education funding, Summit Academy, employment, STEM programming, GED preparation, Neighborhood Development Center, NDC, small business, entrepreneurship, business training
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Can we assume then that, at a minimum, our colleges and universities are cranking out, producing quality
- That our colleges and universities and those programs where kids are taking four years to become teachers
- The Road to College and Career Program, which includes both a low college advisor-to-student ratio and
- for college and career advisors.
- Uplift College advisors only advise on college and career.
Committee:
House Public Education
Keywords:
public education, teacher compensation, certification, funding, school finance, educator rights, education funding, charter schools, staff compensation, state aid, retention allotment, disaster preparedness, emergency management, flooding, mass fatality, mass casualty, fatality tracking, body recovery, autopsy, justice of the peace
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- beyond to be successful in college, their career, and in life. and the military, and there is also a
- university level. and alternative certification programs.
- to get them engaged and setting their sights on college. career opportunities.
- and universities to join. residency programs or sign up to be teachers.
- So you do three years of school and college and then rather than going into student teaching the way
Committee:
House Public Education
Keywords:
public education, teacher compensation, certification, funding, school finance, educator rights, education funding, charter schools, staff compensation, state aid, retention allotment, disaster preparedness, emergency management, flooding, mass fatality, mass casualty, fatality tracking, body recovery, autopsy, justice of the peace
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- and asset preservation and maintenance and asset preservation and then<00:02:06.799><c> I</c><00:02:
- </c><00:13:19.519><c> and</c> to complete those assessments and and to complete those assessments and
- And I think, you know, just for all of our members too, we heard from Lake Superior College that there's
- </c><01:12:40.960><c> and</c> looking for a way to serve and and looking for a way to serve and and remain
- ><c> not</c> standards and sustain longterm and not standards and sustain longterm and not have<01:12
Committee:
House Capital Investment
Keywords:
wastewater, infrastructure, funding, Litchfield, economic development, environmental compliance, Hastings, water treatment, PFAS, nitrates, bonds, capital investment, public health, HF212, Round Lake-Brewster, Independent School District No. 2907, school construction, school building, sales tax exemption, use tax exemption
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Lottery Trust Fund Task Force (9-21-23)
Keywords:
KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3kxLrI4cvQ, 2026-06-21T07:17:05+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting start – 00:00:00
Attendance roll call – 00:00:14
Financial Aid Programs in the Southeast Region, Dr. Pruitt, Southern Regional Education Board – 00:00:57
Approval of the minutes from the August 3, 2023 meeting – 00:46:39
National Perspective of State Financial Aid Programs, Frank Ballmann, National Association of State Student Grand and Aid Programs – 00:47:00
Next meeting announcement: Thursday, October 19, 2023, at 3 p.m. – 01:00:38, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Jail and Corrections Reform Taskforce (6-12-23)
Keywords:
KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlSiikAbcKg, 2026-06-21T07:17:04+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting Start 00:00:00
Roll Call 00:00:58
Discussion from Jim Henderson & Shelly Hampton with the Kentucky Association of Counties (KACO) on the needs & challenges of county jails in Kentucky 00:01:22
Questions for KACO 00:18:18
Discussion from Jim Daly, Josh Lindblom, & Members with the KY Jail Association about county facilities, inmates, jail population, challenges, training, and inmate classification 00:40:09
Questions 01:09:12, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Interim Joint Committee on Transportation (6-6-23) - Reuploaded
Keywords:
KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRu5o0mJpsA, 2026-06-21T07:17:04+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Part of a presentation was missed during the live stream. This upload restores that
Meeting start 0:00:00
Roll call 0:00:24
Rememberance of Rep. Lamin Swann 0:02:00
Introduction of new IJC members 0:04:35
Sec. Gray’s Update on Major Projects and Issues facing KYTC 0:05:44
NEVI Plan Discussion 0:32:41
Vision Testing Discussion 0:54:40
Fee Structure for Overweight / Over dimensional Permits Discussion 1:01:13, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Administration of Criminal Justice May 6th, 2026
Administration of Criminal Justice
Transcript Highlights:
- whatever and and being contacted and brainwashed or whatever.
- And if they’re innocent and they’ve been in jail for nine months or a year and a half and they want to
- And if they're innocent and they've been in jail for nine months or a year and a half and they want to
- , but if you're an accessory after the fact and hide it and assist that person, then, and hide it and
- And when I found it, before then, I had put over and over and over in courts and was denied, denied.
Bills:
HCR50 , HB123 , HB219 , HB251 , HB404 , HB769 , HB1065 , SB58 , SB81 , SB92 , SB97 , SB141 , SB156 , SB181 , SB207 , SB396 , SB410
Committee:
House Administration of Criminal Justice
Keywords:
electronic monitoring, GPS ankle monitor, ankle bracelet, pretrial release, post-conviction supervision, bail monitoring, house arrest, corrections, criminal justice, law enforcement, prosecuting authority, court reporting, provider registration, LCLE, Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice, data privacy, personal information, cybersecurity, confidentiality, monitoring violations
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- And...
- My brother and I co-own and operate that farm.
- And do you get the double credit for the milk pies and jams and all, too? Yes.
- And, Mr.
- And Elvin Alvarez present, and we're providing. ...to speak, and Elvin Alvarez is present and will provide
Bills:
HCR41 , HB11 , HB227 , HB243 , HB278 , HB335 , HB424 , HB454 , HB455 , HB492 , HB623 , HB641 , HB660 , HB708 , HB719 , HB940 , HB1029 , HB1053 , HB1069 , HB1077
Committee:
House Judiciary
Keywords:
coupons, rebates, alcohol regulation, malt beverages, Louisiana Department of Revenue, remembrance, Charlie Kirk, state recognition, October 14, memorial day, court filings, electronic filing, letter size paper, privacy, legal procedure, recusal, district attorney, substitute attorney, appointment process, legal proceedings
Summary:
The committee first took up H.C.R. 41, which would direct the ATC to allow electronic rebates for beer purchases and clarify that rebates are the manufacturer’s responsibility. The author and supporters said it would align beer with wine and other liquor rules. With no opposition, the resolution was moved forward. The committee then advanced H.B. 1029, which extends a moratorium on certain alcoholic beverage permits in House District 3 to give Shreveport and the MPC more time to revise local ordinances; it also moved forward without objection.
The committee next considered two related bills by Rep. Egan on district attorney funding. H.B. 660, as amended, raises the state warrant amount used to support assistant district attorneys from $50,000 to $60,000 and sets district attorney salaries at $65,000 effective July 1, 2026. The Louisiana District Attorneys Association and several DAs supported the bill, saying it would help recruit and retain prosecutors. H.B. 719, also amended, increases the number of assistant district attorney warrants in many judicial districts statewide, with supporters describing it as a response to crime, population changes, and local workload needs. Both bills were reported favorably as amended.
Rep. Ventrella’s H.B. 227, allowing court filings on letter-sized paper instead of only legal-sized paper, was also moved favorably. The committee then heard extensive testimony on H.B. 335 by Rep. Henry, which would expand citizenship verification requirements for entities administering public benefits. Supporters said it was meant to ensure state dollars go to U.S. and Louisiana citizens and to add accountability for NGOs; opponents, including farmers, food-access nonprofits, and health providers, argued it would create administrative burdens, chill participation in SNAP-related programs, and discourage vulnerable people from seeking food or medical help. After an amendment exempting nonprofit food distribution was adopted, the bill was reported favorably by a 12-5 vote.
Finally, the committee took up H.B. 623, a tobacco and vapor products permitting bill. After adopting a three-minute rule, the committee accepted an amendment removing tobacco products from the proposed three-tier permitting system and excluding lawful marijuana products authorized by LDH. The amended bill was then reported favorably. The transcript ends as the committee was beginning H.B. 708.
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- And...
- My brother and I co-own and operate that farm.
- And do you get the double credit for the milk pies and jams and all, too? Yes.
- And, Mr.
- And so I'll go ahead and close with that and how to... Louisiana citizens.
Bills:
HCR41 , HB11 , HB227 , HB243 , HB278 , HB335 , HB424 , HB454 , HB455 , HB492 , HB623 , HB641 , HB660 , HB708 , HB719 , HB940 , HB1029 , HB1053 , HB1069 , HB1077
Committee:
House Judiciary
Keywords:
coupons, rebates, alcohol regulation, malt beverages, Louisiana Department of Revenue, remembrance, Charlie Kirk, state recognition, October 14, memorial day, court filings, electronic filing, letter size paper, privacy, legal procedure, recusal, district attorney, substitute attorney, appointment process, legal proceedings
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- I appreciate the governor's nomination and trust in me and Madam Chairwoman and senators.
- Oklahoma State or college, and so we're very well aware of what it can do for you in the small towns
- He earned his BA from the University of Oklahoma and his JD with honors from Oklahoma City University
- And accountability, you, Madam Chair, and members, it is truly an honor and joy to carry Melissa Yvonne's
- And obviously, if a child was on a college pathway, they would have to meet whatever the entrance requirements
Bills:
HB1937 , HB2153 , HB3674 , HB2978 , HB3885 , HB3671 , HB3261 , HB3021 , HB3029 , HB4274 , HB3701 , HB3076
Committee:
Senate Education
Keywords:
HB1937, Oklahoma schools, student communications, electronic communication, digital communication, parent notification, legal guardian, school personnel, teachers, coaches, administrators, charter schools, public schools, administrative leave, corroborated report, investigation, employee file, discipline, termination, school board
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- We both, my wife and I, and our three children all did concurrent classes at Western Oklahoma State University
- and Carl Albert State College.
- and Carl Albert State College.
- He earned his B.A. from the University of Oklahoma and his J.D., with honors, from Oklahoma City University
- of Tulsa Community College to have passed and proceed to the full Senate.
Bills:
HB1937 , HB2153 , HB3674 , HB2978 , HB3885 , HB3671 , HB3261 , HB3021 , HB3029 , HB4274 , HB3701 , HB3076
Committee:
Senate Education
Keywords:
HB1937, Oklahoma schools, student communications, electronic communication, digital communication, parent notification, legal guardian, school personnel, teachers, coaches, administrators, charter schools, public schools, administrative leave, corroborated report, investigation, employee file, discipline, termination, school board
Summary:
The Senate Education Committee first considered a series of executive nominations, including Brian Bobeck to the State Board of Education, Jonathan Daniels to the Oklahoma Board of Private Vocational Schools, Cody Swanee to OETA, Randy Squires to the Western Oklahoma State College Board of Regents, Dwight Spencer to the Carl Albert State College Board of Regents, V. Lee to the Oklahoma Arts Council, Adisha Chapman to the Murray State College Board of Regents, Trevor Pemberton to the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, Jennifer Carlson and Melissa Yvonne to the Commission for Educational Quality and Accountability, Kevin Gross to the Tulsa Community College Board of Regents, and Barbara Myers to the Oklahoma Arts Council. Most nominees briefly described their backgrounds and reasons for serving, and the committee approved each nomination, with votes ranging from 8-1 to 10-0, sending them on to the full Senate or floor as applicable.
The committee then took up several education bills. House Bill 1937, dealing with the Communications with Students Act, was amended to require corroborated evidence before immediate suspension and to narrow the definition of student; it passed 9-0. House Bill 2153, which would subject OSSAA meetings and hearings to the Open Meetings Act and repeal the statutory one-year sit-out rule for transfers, drew questions about recruitment and FERPA but passed 7-3. House Bill 3674, requiring school resource officer training on sexual assault and violence, annual continuing education, mandatory reporting, and closure of contractor loopholes, passed 9-0. House Bill 3885, setting a graduated discipline framework for third through fifth graders, prompted debate over classroom safety and student rights and passed 9-1. House Bill 3671, allowing a receiving district to accept a transferring teacher’s career status, passed 10-0. House Bill 3261, assigning employee numbers to school support staff such as coaches and bus drivers for tracking across districts, passed 10-0.
Several other bills generated more extensive discussion. House Bill 2978, which would impose annual library audits, public online catalogs, a formal challenge process, and funding penalties for noncompliance, faced repeated questions about how it differed from existing policy and who could challenge materials; it failed 4-5. House Bill 3021, revising graduation requirements and preserving flexibility for applied math/science and local course approval while removing some language requirements, passed 8-2. House Bill 3029, requiring the Department of Education to develop a four-year plan, passed 9-1. House Bill 4274, expanding school choice options for military-dependent students living on base, passed 10-0. The committee also began consideration of House Bill 3076, which would clarify alternative teacher certification provider definitions and OEQA oversight, but the transcript cuts off before a final vote is shown.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Legislative Session Day 60 (4-15-26) - Part 1
Kentucky House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- University of Kentucky and the University of Kentucky and the University<00:33:16.400><c> of</c><00:33
- They are from universities and colleges across the Commonwealth.
- Morehead State University, Madison Devore, state government and constituent ... citation honors and
- Uh from<00:56:20.600><c> universities</c><00:56:21.880><c> and</c><00:56:22.000><c> colleges</c><00:56
- :22.560><c> from</c> from universities and colleges from from universities and colleges from across<00
Bills:
SB141 , SB124 , SB56 , SJR116 , SB94 , SB37 , SB127 , SB197 , SB66 , SB70 , SB133 , SB160 , SB214 , SB312 , SB52 , SJR62 , SJR75
Keywords:
legal advertisements, tax rates, public hearings, transparency, local government, sick leave, education, teacher retirement, benefits, employee compensation, Medicaid, nonopioid analgesics, pain management, health care regulation, utilization controls, physician shortage, health care access, medically underserved areas, medical education, workforce development
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- That could be a possibility, but it makes sure That any and all employees have access to any and all
- Follow up, that has not been my experience and I've done that work all over the state and I've always
- And they can come in and charge a registration fee and stuff like that to recoup some of that money.
- Move for adoption and ask questions. We have a do pass and multiple seconds, thirds, and fourths.
- And all I mean, I'll ask this.
Committee:
House General Government
Keywords:
unclaimed property, abandoned property, state treasurer, unclaimed property fund, public website, claimant, hearing, administrative procedures act, sales tax exemption, income tax subtraction, youth entrepreneurs, teen business, minor-owned business, sole proprietorship, business license exemption, entrepreneurship, youth vendor, Oklahoma Tax Commission, Title 60, Title 68