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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Informational interview with Rep. Nathan Coulter (DFL-Bloomington) Jan 6th, 2026
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- How do we guarantee security? How do we pay for it? How do we, you know, all of these things?
- Um, I think it very much is sort of a perception issue, but it's one of those things that really matters
- What issues are you hoping get addressed in 2026? Yeah.
- of Minnesota can find and afford good child care is, I think, truly the biggest social and economic issue
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we biggest social and economic issue we biggest social and economic issue we
Summary:
The discussion focused on several policy areas the legislator expects to work on in 2026, especially higher education, child care, and government trust issues. On higher education, she said the committee will likely remain budget-heavy but she hopes to expand the North Star Promise program to more middle-income Minnesotans, noting the current $80,000 income cutoff is below the state median and that the program has been a “game changer” for enrollment and access.
She also revisited House File 2617, a child care licensing bill that did not advance in full but had some pieces included in the children and families budget. She described it as an effort to modernize licensing so providers are treated more like educators, with less focus on rigid rules and more on helping them focus on children’s care and development while still maintaining safety. She said child care remains her top issue for 2026, along with broader affordability concerns such as food, rent, mortgage payments, health insurance, and prescription drugs.
The conversation also touched on a bill she has to impose a one-year waiting period before former legislators can register as lobbyists, which she framed as a perception and trust issue rather than a legal conflict of interest. She said the goal is to reassure the public that lawmakers are serving constituents rather than preparing for lobbying jobs after leaving office. No votes or formal committee actions were taken in this interview-style discussion.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Thank you for once again putting this issue in front of the legislature.
- So, what HB 4464 does is address this issue. is to reorganize the process.
- Complaining or trying to address issues with my boss only resulted in being sent home with no pay for
- As a consequence of so many years of this type of work, I now have medical issues. ...with my stomach
- We appreciate, Representative, you bringing attention to this issue.
Keywords:
heat illness prevention, workplace safety, Texas Workforce Commission, advisory board, employee rights, administrative penalties, training requirements, employee training, occupational health, employer penalties, worker rights, heat illness, volunteer firefighter, volunteer emergency responder, emergency medical services volunteer, EMS volunteer, firefighter, fire department, emergency services, declared disaster
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine the nominations of Preston Griffith, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary, and Dario Gil, of New York, to be Under Secretary for Science, both of the Department of Energy. Apr 10th, 2025 at 09:00 am
Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- Griffith what issues they believe will be in their portfolios, whether there are any plans or if there
- the committee and other congressional committees to represent departmental positions and respond to issues
- I also raised an issue with you.
- But we have bulk fuel storage issues that are, like, heartbreaking in understanding how we can address
- The Tribal Energy Financing Program closed its first tribal loan guarantee this past September.
Keywords:
nominations, Undersecretary of Energy, Undersecretary of Science, Preston Griffith, Dario Gil, energy policy, scientific innovation
Summary:
The meeting was convened to discuss several significant nominations, particularly focusing on Preston Wills Griffith III for Undersecretary of Energy and Dr. Dario Gil for Undersecretary of Science. The committee underscored the importance of these roles in shaping American energy policy and scientific innovation. The discussion highlighted the nominees' backgrounds, with Griffith having extensive experience at the Department of Energy and the White House, and Gil bringing expertise in quantum technology and energy research. Members expressed a strong desire to understand the nominees' perspectives on current challenges facing the energy sector, including regulatory mandates and national security concerns. The meeting concluded with a commitment to ensuring thorough evaluations of the candidates and their proposed approaches to pressing issues.
ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Government and Veterans Affairs Apr 9th, 2025 at 11:01 am
Government and Veterans Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Did this take care of the one issue where essentially you get charged the fee?
- Wasn't that an issue, or wasn't that one of the issues that...?
- Can I ask you how many people we have an issue with? Representative Wolff, that's a great question.
- But I can guarantee that person or those people are getting a phone call consistently from Leon Oliver
- You come back, and we've got a lot bigger issues than $150 in late fees in my campaign situation.
Bills:
SB2156
Keywords:
campaign finance, disclosure, political contributions, election transparency, North Dakota Century Code, 908, all
Summary:
The subcommittee met to review HB 2156, which reorganizes North Dakota campaign finance disclosure law by repealing Chapter 16.1 and moving the provisions into a new Chapter 16.2 with mostly technical cross-reference updates. Legislative Council and the Secretary of State’s office walked through the bill section by section, explaining that most language is carried over from current law, with some cleanup to definitions, reporting requirements, public access rules, and filing procedures. The committee discussed how the new chapter would apply to candidates, candidate committees, political committees, political parties, ballot measure groups, and conduits.
Several substantive issues were raised and adjusted during the discussion. Members questioned the open-records language for expenditures and contributions over $250, the use of “deposit” versus “receipt” as the reporting trigger, and whether the 48-hour supplemental reporting deadline should be changed to three calendar days; the group ultimately favored keeping 48 hours and using “deposit” consistently. They also clarified reporting dates, including changing one special-election deadline from 40 days to 39 days, and confirmed that balances of campaign funds would be reported but not made publicly available. The Secretary of State’s office also explained that the bill would make late fees public and that the chapter-wide penalty for willful violations remains a Class A misdemeanor.
The main policy change debated at length was the late-filing fee schedule. Members expressed concern that the existing penalties were too low to deter intentional non-filers, and after discussion the committee agreed to increase the final late fee from $100 to $500 while keeping the new public posting of delinquent filers. The committee also reviewed an inflation-adjustment provision for reporting thresholds and the “ultimate true source of funds” language, which was described as existing law being carried into the new chapter. The meeting ended with the understanding that additional drafting changes would be made and that the bill would be ready for further committee action later in the week.
FL
Florida 2026 5th Special Session
FL House Floor Session - 2024-11-19 (11:00AM Session)
Florida House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- in this chamber, the people we represent are far more evenly divided on many of the most important issues
- in this chamber, the people we represent are far more evenly divided on many of the most important issues
- Our work here should reflect that every single day, no matter what the issue.
- If I mentioned two or three issues, then they have an easy framework for every story they write.
- And I recall enthusiastic and deliberate debate, even though it lasted hours, often on important issues
Summary:
The House convened for its organization session, opened with prayer, the presentation of colors, the Pledge of Allegiance, and the national anthem. The Secretary of State’s certification of the 2024 election was accepted as prima facie evidence, the members-elect were seated, a quorum was established, and the newly elected and returning members were sworn in by Florida Supreme Court justices. The chamber also recognized the Governor, Cabinet members, former speakers, former members, and other guests in attendance.
The main business of the session was the election of House leadership and adoption of the chamber’s rules. Representative Fentrice Driskell was nominated by the Democratic caucus and delivered remarks emphasizing constituent service, opposition oversight, and priorities such as hurricane recovery, insurance affordability, reproductive rights, gun violence, education, and poverty. Representative Daniel Perez was nominated by the Republican caucus, seconded, and then elected Speaker by unanimous vote after a motion to close nominations and dispense with a roll call. Perez was sworn in and said his priority would be serving Floridians through practical action, fiscal discipline, and reforms that reduce bureaucracy and special-interest influence.
The House then adopted House Resolution 10, establishing House rules for the 2024-2026 term, and Senate Concurrent Resolution 20, establishing joint legislative rules. Representative Gottlieb spoke in opposition to the rules, arguing that recent changes restricted debate and reduced deliberation. The House also appointed a committee to notify the Senate that the House was organized, elected Representative Wyman Duggan as Speaker Pro Tempore by unanimous vote, and announced caucus leadership selections, including Duggan as Speaker Pro Tempore and Driskell as Democratic minority leader.
The session concluded with administrative motions authorizing technical corrections to the rules, spreading the organization-session remarks upon the journal, and adjourning sine die.
ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Tax Reform and Relief Advisory Committee Jun 23rd, 2026 at 10:00 am
Tax Reform and Relief Advisory Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- And then the final approval is issued.
- Thank you all for being here today on that issue.
- That meeting is going to focus on a couple of issues.
- But I didn't know the motions indicated for us to take the issue.
- I don't believe the tax department has issued the latest with the past. Thank you.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Water and Natural Resources Aug 18th, 2025
Water & Natural Resources Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- And so we're constantly met with this issue of being able to guarantee a reliable market for our producers
- I was talking about the other way from the non-profit hubs down to how are we guaranteeing we're not
- I do think that's an Issue, I'm from one of the branch campuses, one of nine branch campuses.
- This is a rather provocative presentation with its issues.
- We've also got issues with our rivers being choked with non-native species.
NH
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- I believe that is an issue for you to take where we’re having talks right now on the local level with
- There are a number of kids that have had issues in the public school system and have been turned away
- I'd like to look at the issue of saving money.
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access public goods and they guarantee access public goods and they guarantee - He said he wanted to stick to the issues since this is the... Mr.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
- I just wanted to go on to the issue of the failure to issue a death warrant against Ralph Ba.
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has we're really glad that that issue has we're really glad that that issue - That's been a big issue that we had. 10. That's been a big issue that we had.
- But could you some issues like that.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- So, in other words, school attendance is less often an issue of parental neglect but rather an issue
- of Parental neglect but rather an issue of Parental neglect but rather an<00:01:58.039>
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of educational neglect is not an issue of educational neglect is not an issue - members to help deal with these issues members to help deal with these issues travel<01:17:11.440
- This is a vitally important issue for the people that I represent.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Housing Finance and Policy Committee 1/22/25
Housing Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
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- identified that continue to be issues identified that continue to be issues that<00:57:30.359>
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in um so there's also a lender issue in um so there's also a lender issue in- you're sort of tracking that as an issue you're sort of tracking that as an issue we<00:58:34.119
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Summary:
The House Housing Finance and Policy Committee approved the previous meeting’s minutes and then heard testimony from Housing First Minnesota and the Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities on housing supply, affordability, and land-use policy. Mark Foster of Housing First Minnesota said the state is chronically undersupplied by roughly 100,000 units, that the median new single-family home price has risen above $530,000, and that only about 27% of Twin Cities households can now afford a new home. He argued that regulatory and local approval processes, especially planned unit developments and aesthetic mandates, add significant cost and reduce the number of homes built, and he urged the committee to remove exclusionary barriers and modernize residential development approvals.
Members questioned Foster about zoning, aesthetic requirements, and homeowners associations. He said most new housing in growing metro communities is negotiated through PUDs, which he described as increasing costs and limiting supply, and gave examples such as stone exterior requirements adding thousands of dollars to a home. He also said HOAs can be useful in some cases but are often imposed when not needed. Several legislators responded positively to the Housing First Minnesota Foundation’s work, including transitional housing and veteran housing projects.
Elizabeth Wefel of the Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities said cities outside the metro also face a housing shortage, but their challenges differ: market failure, inadequate sewer and water infrastructure, and gaps in starter, workforce, and senior housing. She said many Greater Minnesota cities are already updating zoning, reducing lot sizes, allowing more density and ADUs, and investing local money, land, and partnerships to spur development. She asked the legislature to speed up rollout of housing funds, support infrastructure and workforce programs, and adjust housing tax credit and TIF rules, while warning against one-size-fits-all preemption of local zoning authority. Members discussed the need for tailored solutions and the differences between metro and Greater Minnesota housing markets.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 2/20/25
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- standards We Believe most of the issues standards We Believe most of the issues brought<00:19:07.120
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um Minnesota currently with the issue um Minnesota currently with the issue - locally uh as far as the the issues locally uh as far as the the issues within<00:26:44.000>
- additional funding already guaranteed additional funding already guaranteed over<00:34:36.440>
- that safety is their number one issue that safety is their number one issue and<01:04:47.640>
- that safety is their number one issue that safety is their number one issue and<01:04:47.640>
Keywords:
telecommunications, installation, certification, safety, underground utilities, HF335, Greater Minnesota, economic development, public infrastructure, grant program, DEED, Department of Employment and Economic Development, business development, infrastructure grants, local government aid, general fund appropriation, rural development, site development, utilities, roads
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session May 27th, 2026
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Please speak to those issues alone. Thank you.
- It's an issue custom-built for gridlock.
- I appreciate your leadership on this issue.
- But the biggest issue is, had they vetted... ...was overstated, but the biggest issue is, had they vetted
- and broader issues with those that still remain in opposition. on these issues and broader issues with
Summary:
The Assembly met in session, established a quorum, approved dispensing with the previous day’s journal, and then took up a long third-reading file. Early procedural actions included moving AB 1589 to the inactive file and continuing reconsideration items. The chamber then considered a series of bills largely focused on immigration enforcement, detention, worker protections, child care, voting access, and related public services.
Several immigration-related measures passed, including AB 2393 on damages for false imprisonment/arrest, AB 1994 on an immigrant victims’ rights and resources card, AB 1929 on health plan investment disclosures, AB 1633 imposing a tax on for-profit detention facilities, AB 1650 requiring decals on rental vehicles used for enforcement, AB 1655 protecting CalWORKs benefits when a child is detained, and AB 1896 disqualifying people who participated in immigration enforcement from certain public employment. AB 2230, which would bar immigration enforcement near polling places and child care facilities, also passed after extensive debate. Supporters framed these bills as accountability and protection for vulnerable communities; opponents argued they targeted federal law enforcement, were unnecessary, or raised constitutional concerns. AB 1851 on statewide school mental-health guidance also passed unanimously.
After the midday recess, the Assembly returned and continued with more bills tied to immigration impacts and child welfare. AB 2379 passed with urgency, requiring child care providers to be informed of constitutional rights and trained on protections when confronted by immigration enforcement. AB 2460 passed to update school behavioral-health referral protocols for students affected by immigration enforcement trauma. AB 2495 passed to expand prohibitions on employer immigration-related threats, and AB 2662 was presented as a way for California to monitor and document federal enforcement actions and report on their community impacts. Throughout the day, the floor featured repeated exchanges over whether the bills addressed real problems or were political messaging, but the measures that came to a vote generally advanced with majority support.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
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I'm it was a health and safety issue, I'm it was a health and safety issue - And other issue making them unroorthy."
- The safety part is a whole other issue.
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And that's not even an issue. And that's not even an issue. - Um, and then they seemed to attach a non-germane issue onto it, in which it was a commerce issue.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session May 27th, 2026
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Please speak to those issues alone. Thank you.
- It's an issue custom-built for gridlock.
- It's an issue custom-built for gridlock.
- I appreciate your leadership on this issue.
- But the biggest issue is: had they vetted... ...was overstated, but the biggest issue is had they vetted
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs (03/19/2025)
Health, Human Services & Elderly Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
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which people's uh views on this issue which people's uh views on this issue - the bill is much broader than the issues the bill is much broader than the issues uh<01:09:13.679
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I have doubts on the recruiting issue I have doubts on the recruiting issue - Thank you. vaccines unless they guarantee not to vaccines unless they guarantee not to transmit<01:41
- increased risk of mental health issues increased risk of mental health issues that<02:14:23.079>
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Regulated Industries Mar 25th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- It's the it's the tracks that actually create the issue for wind-driven rain.
- But I I really appreciate your your flexibility on that issue.
- You and your staff tirelessly on this issue.
- So you you know this issue quite well.
- A lot of the issues that we discussed.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- So, that's the real issue. Mr.
- So, that's the real issue. Mr. grow. So, that's the real issue. Mr.
- they can work on the HOA and CIC issues they can work on the HOA and CIC issues that<02:35:02.800
- . issues. issues.
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that a to take on the systemic issues that a to take on the systemic issues
DE
Transcript Highlights:
- I mean, it's a real issue, particularly with young families.
- annual report with findings and recommendations for improving compliance and allows the coordinator to issue
- You're always going to have an individual or a singular issue that doesn't diminish— We're always going
- to have an individual or a singular issue that doesn't diminish that singular issue.
- There's no guarantee that this is happening consistently, and we have no way of tracking if it's happening
Keywords:
SB 293, youth camp, child care licensing, Office of Child Care Licensing, OCCL, American Camp Association, ACA accreditation, Purchase of Care, POC reimbursement, summer camp, school-age child care, child care exemption, Division of Public Health permit, Title 14, Delaware Department of Education, health and safety standards, child care provider reimbursement, summer child care, camp licensing, license exemption
Summary:
The Senate Education Committee approved the June 10 minutes and then heard House Bill 447, which would create a framework for voluntary child care cost-sharing partnerships among the state, employers, community sponsors, and families. Supporters said the bill is meant to help make child care more affordable and support workforce participation by using the existing Interagency Resource Management Committee to coordinate planning and funding. Committee discussion focused on how the tri-share model would work, who would participate, and whether it would reach lower-income families; no public comment was offered on the bill.
The committee then took up House Bill 300, as amended, which would establish a statewide Title IX coordinator within the Department of Education to provide training, technical assistance, data collection, and oversight for interscholastic athletics in grades 6 through 12. The bill’s sponsor and supporters said the position would help schools comply with Title IX, improve consistency, and make athletic participation and spending data more transparent; opponents or skeptics questioned whether a new DOE position was needed and whether districts were already meeting their obligations. The sponsor and witnesses responded that existing federal data are delayed and incomplete, that some Delaware schools have participation gaps, and that a state-level coordinator would provide needed support and accountability.
Public comment on HB 300 included testimony from the Delaware State Education Association, the Delaware Association of School Administrators, the Delaware School Sports Network, and the Office of Women’s Advancement and Advocacy, all generally supporting the bill or its goals. DASA noted it remained neutral but appreciated changes made in House Amendment 1 to reduce reporting burden. After public comment, the chair asked members to sign the bill release forms for the two bills heard, and the committee adjourned.