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NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

Senate Education (05/13/2025)

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • And then the department adopts rules.
  • but you got to have in the law the rules but you got to have in the law the rules a<01:39:41.440
  • 39.520> without<01:48:39.840> expanding conducting the survey without expanding conducting
  • So that's just the conduct that survey.
  • That's where you find C Roman rule 6.
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Rules Feb 2nd, 2026 at 09:12 am

Senate Rules

Transcript Highlights:
  • And we have already begun the first set of rules changes.
  • And this Friday, there's a rules committee meeting.
  • to the board, and the board will approve the rules process, and the rules are open for public comment
  • And then there's a a period, a designated period of time, and then there is a rules hearing on the rules
  • And then, after the rules hearing your rules are adopted by the State Personnel Board.
Bills: SM13, SM14
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

06/01/2026 - Senate Floor Session

Arizona Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The Committee on Rules recommends section 8-26-11. Mr.
  • Requires DCS, rather than the Department of Health Services, to develop and implement outlined rules,
  • When they go to school, when they go to a government office to conduct their business, are they going
  • And how he conducted himself on the Dine' College campus with the students and the staff is something
  • Monday, we will meet back here in a normal setting at 1:15 p.m. to conduct any further business.
Keywords: 1182, all
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Banking and Insurance Mar 25th, 2025

Banking and Insurance

Transcript Highlights:
  • The Florida Supreme Court ruling, 1.510C, that went into effect 1/25, gives the homeowners the tools
  • need them to get the word out that things are starting to work based on the Florida Supreme Court ruling
  • And one critical element that came out of the study that we conducted last year, which included folks
  • We support the building of a framework where transactions can be conducted.
  • They would be simply money, and that's a taxable asset under the estate tax rules.
Summary: The committee first took up SB 794, as amended by a late-filed strike-all, which would require a human being to make insurance claim denial decisions and prohibit artificial intelligence from being the sole basis for a denial. The sponsor said the bill was intended to preserve human oversight while allowing innovation in claims processing. Public testimony included support from the Florida Insurance Consumer Advocate and the Florida Medical Association, along with one speaker urging additional protections for homeowners. The committee adopted the strike-all and reported SB 794 favorably with committee substitutes. Members then heard SB 134, which removes the $500 threshold on the sales tax exemption for bullion, making sales of gold, silver, and platinum bullion fully exempt and eliminating certain dealer documentation requirements. Supporters argued the change would reduce a regressive tax and help consumers preserve savings; the sponsor estimated a revenue impact of about $300,000. The bill was reported favorably. The committee also adopted a strike-all on SB 888, which directs the Office of Insurance Regulation to create a more consumer-friendly homeowners insurance website with premium comparison information, market data, rate filing access, and educational resources. The sponsor and Leader Boyd said the goal was to improve transparency and help consumers navigate a stabilizing market. SB 888 was reported favorably with committee substitutes. The final bill heard was SB 1578, covering mammograms and supplemental breast cancer screenings. The sponsor said it would expand coverage requirements in ACA plans and private insurance policies, including annual mammograms for women ages 40 to 50 and supplemental screening coverage, while noting Medicaid already provides these services. The Florida Insurance Consumer Advocate waived in support, and the bill was reported favorably. After the bills, the committee held a lengthy panel discussion on gold and silver as legal tender and transactional money, with testimony from officials from Utah and Florida, industry representatives, and advocacy groups. Panelists discussed constitutional authority, consumer protections, depository oversight, taxation issues, and possible transactional platforms for precious metals. No further action was taken after the discussion, and the committee adjourned.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Transportation Committee Jun 8th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • that disrupts, disturbs, or otherwise impedes the orderly conduct of legislative proceedings.
  • while ensuring public safety, is guided by a comprehensive regulatory framework established through rules
  • Well, I mean, the vehicles themselves need to adhere to the rules of the road, so whatever the posted
  • So the regulations do provide for that: the AV has to follow the rules of the road or the Vehicle Code
  • On April 28, 2026, the DMV finalized major new rules.
Summary: The Assembly Transportation Committee heard an informational hearing on California’s newly finalized autonomous vehicle regulations, with DMV and CHP officials describing the updated framework and committee members pressing them on safety, enforcement, and first-responder impacts. DMV said the rules, effective April 28, 2026, expand reporting, create a phased permitting system from testing to deployment, add requirements for safety cases, remote operations, and first-responder coordination, and open a path for heavy-duty AV testing and deployment while still prohibiting oversized loads and hazardous materials. CHP said it worked with DMV on enforcement tools, first-responder interaction plans, and training local agencies on the new notice of noncompliance process. Members asked about crash data, immobilizations, freeway and construction-zone safety, weigh-station enforcement, and whether foreign licenses can qualify for remote assistants or drivers; DMV and CHP said the rules are intended to keep AVs accountable and that heavy-duty AVs will be held to the same roadway standards as human-driven commercial vehicles. A second panel focused on data collection and enforcement. Consumer attorneys argued the prior rules were too limited because DMV stopped collecting meaningful data once AVs moved from testing to deployment, making it difficult for the public and litigants to understand incidents; they supported the new regulations but urged that the collected information be made public. The industry association said California now has the nation’s most robust AV oversight, with monthly or quarterly reporting of collisions, system failures, immobilizations, harsh braking, vehicle miles traveled, and notices of noncompliance, plus broad DMV authority to restrict or suspend operations. In response to questions, the industry said it generally supports the new framework, believes the regulations are clear, and does not favor full federal preemption of state AV rules, though it wants federal standards for design, construction, and performance. A third panel addressed first-responder interaction and remote operations. The San Francisco Fire Department described repeated AV interference with emergency scenes and said AVs have generated hundreds of “sleeper calls,” where passengers fall asleep and trigger 911 responses; the department said these incidents consume significant staff time and it wants better protocols to reduce unnecessary dispatches. Waymo said it has trained thousands of public-safety personnel, maintains a 24/7 emergency line, uses geofencing/avoid-the-area messages, and can allow first responders to manually override or move vehicles when needed. Committee members asked about sleeper-call prevention, remote assistant licensing and drug testing, communication redundancies during outages, and how manual overrides work for vehicles without traditional controls; Waymo said it is collaborating with responders and that its vehicles are designed to reach a safe stop if connectivity is lost. The final panel began with testimony on heavy-duty autonomous vehicles. A transportation researcher said freight is essential to California’s economy and that heavy-duty AVs pose distinct safety risks because of their weight, stopping distance, and the potentially severe consequences of crashes or immobilizations on highways. He said the new regulations are important because they create a regulated pathway for heavy-duty AV deployment, require a safety case, set mileage thresholds, and add reporting categories that can serve as leading safety indicators. The hearing was still in progress when the transcript ended, with additional testimony expected from labor and industry witnesses on heavy-duty AV deployment.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

Committee on Finance - 02/05/25

Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • We had a discussion of Senate or legislative budget rules a couple weeks ago.
  • <00:38:04.839> um<00:38:05.839> or<00:38:06.040> are "Uh, baseline rules, or
  • <00:48:55.920> the<00:48:56.240> you when we did when we conducted the you when we
  • > actuaries<00:48:57.520> conducted<00:48:57.920> their know when the actuaries conducted
  • Chair, Senator Draheim, so as you note, we conduct a current law forecast.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
Summary: The Senate Finance Committee held a hearing on the fiscal note process, prompted by concerns raised in a prior hearing about the fiscal note for the Paid Family and Medical Leave law. Chair Marty, Senator Pratt, and Senator Wiklund said the goal was not to revisit the bill itself but to strengthen understanding of fiscal note standards, the role of the Legislative Budget Office (LBO), and communication with agencies. They emphasized bipartisan concern that fiscal notes must be respected and that the process should be clearer going forward. Christian Larison of the LBO explained that the 2024 fiscal note issues stemmed from three main problems: choosing the proper baseline for a program that had not yet started, interpreting the seven-day qualifying event/waiting period, and determining whether DEED could adjust the first-year premium rate. He said the LBO, DEED, MMB, and House fiscal staff ultimately used the October 2023 actuarial analysis as the baseline because it was the most recent and likely most accurate estimate, but that choice meant the fiscal note did not show the difference from the 2023 enacted budget. He also described how DEED later interpreted the seven-day provision as a waiting period and how the premium-rate assumptions affected the fiscal impact. Larison outlined possible responses, including more assertive early communication from the LBO, providing more detailed analysis in unusual cases, and possibly creating a working group through the LBO Oversight Commission to consider new standards for substantial assumption changes, complex new programs, and third-party actuarial work. He also noted the LBO has authority to issue unapproved fiscal notes if standards are not met, though it has not used that authority. In questions, Senator Murphy asked about protecting the credibility of fiscal notes, and Larison said maintaining independence, objectivity, and consistent standards is central to the LBO’s role. No votes or formal actions were taken at the hearing.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Health and Human Services Jan 30th, 2026 at 08:34 am

House Health & Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • And although certainly willful and wanton conduct is serious, I don't think it's appropriate to quite
  • It may be some of their rules. I try not to get too deep into that.
  • It may be some of their rules. I try not to get too deep into that.
  • All the rules are out the window today. Good morning, Fred Nathan, from Think New Mexico.
  • All the rules are out the window today. Good morning, Fred Nathan, from Think New Mexico.
Keywords: 996, all
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Senate May 13th, 2026

Louisiana Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Okay, members, another rule suspension to have the bill not run by Finance.
  • Rule suspension. Almost ready to vote, right there. Okay. All right, vote, members.
  • Madam Secretary, close the machine. 27 yeas and 10 nays, and the rules have been suspended.
  • Under the rules, it would be indefinitely postponed.
  • Senator Connick moves to suspend the rules for the purpose of allowing Mr.
Bills: SR116, SR117, SR118, SR119, SCR68, SCR69, SCR12, HB682, HB766, HB769, HB775, HB783, HB824, HB926, HB1186, HB1201, HB1223, HB1245, HB1247, HB1253, HB1258, HB221, HCR53, HCR62, HCR72, HCR58, HB54, HB137, HB180, HB192, HB310, HB321, HB396, HB512, HB552, HB578, HB638, HB663, HB708, HB717, HB718, HB1009, HB1082, HB1104, HB1107, HB1194, HB1198, HB1246, HB1250, SB29, SB30, SB32, SB41, SB42, SB43, SB47, SB84, SB93, SB113, SB192, SB199, SB219, SB220, SB221, SB222, SB241, SB253, SB255, SB289, SB292, SB306, SB314, SB351, SB399, SB404, SB14, SB102, SB133, SB151, SB165, SB169, SB170, SB200, SB217, SB280, SB291, SB300, SB303, SB330, SB449, SB489, SB521, SB424, SCR9, SB25, SB250, SB348, SB405, SB444, SB485, SB35, SB65, SB132, SB215, SB246, SB249, SB269, SB282, SB296, SB323, SB363, SB369, SB474, SB490, SB492, SB500, HCR26, HCR45, HCR61, HCR77, HCR31, HB649, HB665, HB681, HB721, HB746, HB757, HB781, HB835, HB844, HB857, HB872, HB886, HB889, HB892, HB982, HB987, HB1037, HB1068, HB1072, HB1078, HB1085, HB1132, HB1137, HB1167, HB1174, HB1232, HB1238, HB23, HB136, HB17, HB21, HB51, HB55, HB74, HB106, HB108, HB133, HB140, HB159, HB168, HB215, HB226, HB263, HB296, HB299, HB322, HB364, HB519, HB535, HB538, HB568, HB571, HB622, HB635, HB676, HB772, HB784, HB1006, HB1018, HB1043, HB1070, HB1134, HB1239, HB62, HB193, HB203, HB210, HB220, HB228, HB246, HB420, HB475, HB486, HB574, HB584, HB750, HB813, HB815, HB826, HB870, HB949, HB953, HB1045, HB1092, HB1151, HB1162, HB1176, HB1177, HB1196, HB1214, HB1241, HB36, HB73, HB119, HB126, HB129, HB166, HB211, HB245, HB271, HB280, HB337, HB351, HB354, HB399, HB677, HB712, HB723, HB726, HB728, HB759, HB789, HB850, HB956, HB966, HB1036, SB149, SB382, SB441, HB258, HB842
Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, heard a prayer and pledge, and then moved through a long calendar of House and Senate measures. Early business included adoption of a large batch of Bureau reports and numerous committee reports, along with several personal privilege recognitions for guests and observances, including Aviation Day at the Capitol, Safe Boating Week, and recognition of a student’s educational achievements. The chamber also received messages from the House on several Senate concurrent resolutions and conference committee reports, including House Bill 842, the omnibus election bill, which was taken up and adopted after discussion of changes to Louisiana election procedures, congressional primary timing, ballot order, and related qualifying and public-records provisions. The Senate also adopted or concurred in several resolutions, including measures on community action, early education, condolences, and a blockchain and digital innovation task force. A major portion of the meeting focused on floor debate and final passage of several bills. Senate Bill 250, dealing with comprehensive weight management services through the Office of Group Benefits, was amended to remove GLP-1 and compounded-therapy provisions and then passed. Senate Bill 348 authorizing local law enforcement to contract for administrative and logistical support for motor vehicle regulatory enforcement passed, as did Senate Bill 405 creating a statewide quality oversight initiative for nursing facilities. Senate Bill 444 and Senate Bill 485, both relating to the new city of St. George’s expropriation and taxing authority, passed after amendments and questions about their local impact. Senate Bill 25, on compensation for registrars of voters and staff, also passed unanimously. Senate Bill 132, requiring exterior master key boxes and school mapping integration for public schools, passed as a school safety measure. The Senate then considered a series of House bills, many of them local or regulatory in nature. These included HB 649 on dual enrollment, HB 665 on hoop nets in North Pass and Manchac Pass, HB 681 on the Lakeview Crime Prevention District, HB 721 on night shrimping in parts of Vermilion Bay, HB 746 on statewide oversized vehicle permits, HB 781 on fleet vehicle registration, HB 835 on charter guide wildlife management area access permits, HB 857 on commingled seafood labeling, HB 872 and HB 886 on menhaden fishing radios and harvest reporting, HB 889 on bulk oyster tagging, HB 892 creating the West End Economic Development District, HB 982 naming memorial highways, HB 987 consolidating LSU energy-related programs, HB 1037 and HB 1072 on DOTD operational reforms, HB 1068 on garbage collection contracting authority, HB 1078 on tuition and fees for distance education, HB 1085 repealing private vehicle inspection sticker requirements, HB 1132 on lab school funding under the University of Louisiana system, HB 1137 limiting adverse employment action against state employees over pronoun use, HB 1167 naming memorial roadways, and HB 1174 recreating DOTD through 2031. Most of these measures passed, often after brief debate and occasional amendments; HB 1085 drew opposition over the loss of inspection-related jobs and concerns about unsafe vehicles, but it still passed. One notable bill, Senate Bill 500 on medical malpractice and the Patient Compensation Fund, was not brought to a vote; after extensive debate about the medical review panel system, claims costs, and proposed certificate-of-merit changes, the author said he would turn it into a study resolution instead.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Criminal Jurisprudence Mar 4th, 2025

Criminal Jurisprudence

Transcript Highlights:
  • Well, the rules were in place last time, but the rules were in place when these reports were made.
  • I think people not following the rules or the rules are not complete is an issue. And every time.
  • Well, there were rules about it prior to the violations. There were rules.
  • There were rules about it prior to the violations, and there were rules about it prior to the violations
  • The answer from the agency is, the rules we had in place while the rules were being violated are our
Keywords: 1184, house, all
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Judiciary Committee Jun 23rd, 2026

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • Today, first responders are often the first point of conduct for individuals in crisis, but under current
  • In April of this year, a federal judge in the Eastern District of California ruled that agents again
  • In April of this year, a federal judge of the Eastern District of California ruled that agents again
  • surveillance data, These enforcement actions occur, how they are conducted, or whether surveillance
  • I just struggle with a California-specific rule or California-specific immigration policy affecting a
Keywords: 988, house, all
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Local Government Committee Apr 22nd, 2026

Local Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • SB 1075 works by requiring local governments to conduct a new analysis tied to SERPs and local SERPs
  • Capital shifts to jurisdictions where the rules are clear and more stable.
  • Design standards: are they out the window with this rule? No.
  • We've got other bills that deal with other issues relating to conduct inside the facility.
  • This one doesn't deal with conduct.
Summary: The committee heard several bills focused on wildfire resilience, land use, and local government transparency. SB 911 by Senator Becker would require notification to fire enforcement agencies when a home in a high fire severity zone is sold with an agreement for the buyer to bring the property into defensible-space compliance; the California Association of Realtors said it would drop opposition if the bill is amended to use the preliminary change of ownership report, and the bill passed 4-0 to Appropriations. SB 994 by Senator Cabaldon would bar local officials from signing nondisclosure agreements that prevent them from sharing information with the elected decision-makers of their jurisdiction; supporters framed it as a transparency measure, and it also passed 4-0 to Appropriations. SB 1041 by Senator Riggins would expand PACE financing for wildfire home-hardening improvements and add consumer protections, but it drew strong opposition from homeowner advocates, county treasurers, bankers, and others over predatory lending and lien concerns; it passed 3-2 and remained on call. The committee also considered SB 1075 by Senator Reyes, which would require local governments in AB 617 communities to consider air-quality reduction measures in land-use approvals for industrial and commercial projects. Environmental justice groups supported the bill as a way to implement community air plans, while counties, cities, business groups, builders, trucking interests, and others opposed it as duplicative of CEQA and a barrier to investment and jobs. After debate over local control and environmental justice, the bill passed 3-2 and remained on call. SB 958 by Senator Cabaldon would advance the Midway Rising redevelopment project in San Diego, replacing a former arena and parking lots with housing, affordable units, parks, and a new entertainment venue; with no opposition voiced, it passed 3-0 to Appropriations. Another wildfire-related measure, SB 1182 by Senator Allen, would require local governments to consider insurance availability in safety planning for development in high fire hazard areas and direct state technical guidance on the issue. Supporters said insurance access is now a key indicator of risk, while some members questioned whether the bill would add useful information or burden local governments; the bill received a 1-1 vote and remained on call. The committee then began hearing SB 1116 by Senator Caballero, a starter-home/infill housing bill creating a streamlined ministerial path for small projects up to 10 units, but the transcript cuts off before testimony or a vote on that measure.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
  • We are very interested in conducting a comprehensive study of our classification and compensation systems
  • And so we want to be able to contract with a third-party vendor to conduct a study of our classification
  • to contract with a thirdparty<00:10:21.200> vendor<00:10:22.000> to<00:10:22.399> conduct
  • c><00:10:22.720> a<00:10:23.040> study<00:10:23.360> of thirdparty vendor to conduct
  • a study of thirdparty vendor to conduct a study of our<00:10:24.040> classification<00:10:25.040
Keywords: 910, house, all
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 2/12/25

Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • As a general rule, it ends up being about a 2-to-1 ratio of agency assignments to fiscal note requests
  • <00:52:46.720> uh Actuarial analysis firm they conduct uh Actuarial analysis firm they conduct
  • > private<00:52:48.640> and they conduct work with private and they conduct work with private
  • <00:53:34.000> supplemental room to be able to conduct supplemental room to be able to conduct
  • chair so the study um that was conducted chair so the study um that was conducted in<00:56:25.760
Keywords: 1183, house
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

Senate Session (02/19/2026)

New Hampshire Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The chair rules that sections of >> Okay.
  • It could violated the code of conduct.
  • The Supreme Court ruled 3 to1 parents.
  • The Committee on Rules and Enrolled Bills has examined...
  • Although I'm place where majority rules.
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Session (06/05/2025)

New Hampshire House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • before me referred to past court rulings before me referred to past court rulings claiming<00:32
  • AI models are created by writing a set of rules and then using those rules to generate an understanding
  • ,<04:35:05.920> would violation of the code of conduct, would violation of the code of conduct
  • The only audit data department rules.
  • could be considered a code of conduct could be considered a code of conduct violation. violation
Keywords: 1189, house, all
MN
Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:36:17.840> their attack while attempting to conduct their attack while attempting to conduct
  • Um, we’re kind of the tip of the spear when it comes to the rule of law.” “All right, Judge Kyle.
  • Judges have to issue their rulings Judges have to issue their rulings without<00:53:07.960> fear
  • <01:02:52.800> Right to conduct those investigations.
  • Right to conduct those investigations.
Keywords: 918, senate, all
Summary: The Safety and Security Conference Committee met on May 13, 2026, with a quorum present and no immediate vote taken. Chairs explained the committee was working ahead of a possible target so it could act quickly later if needed, then proceeded with member introductions and a reminder about committee decorum. Staff noted a microphone delay and said the meeting would include a side-by-side walk-through of the House and Senate policy language and a review of the fiscal spreadsheet. Fiscal staff summarized major differences in court, public safety, and legislative security funding. The House and Senate proposals differed on safety and security funding for the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, and District Courts, as well as on courthouse grants, capital security enhancements, and a new legislative/protective services unit. Staff also reviewed Senate-only and House-only items, including a Senate proposal to require removal of insignia from public safety vehicles sold to the public, and House provisions for a security services task force and member security costs. Total general fund impacts were reviewed, with the House total corrected to include an open appropriation that had been omitted from the spreadsheet totals. Nonpartisan staff then walked through the policy differences. The Senate language focused on a Protective Services Unit and security for principal state officials, while the House language focused on a Legislative Services Unit and security for legislators. Both bills included provisions on Capitol Complex Security, reporting requirements, and reimbursement arrangements with local law enforcement, but differed on details such as whether elected officials must provide contact information to DPS and how requests for personal protective services are handled. The House-only amendment A8 was presented for discussion; it would revise emergency contact provisions, replace the House’s personal protective services request language with a more detailed threat assessment and mitigation framework, direct implementation of the new unit, and make related reimbursement and technical changes. Judge Richard Kyle, president of the Minnesota District Judges Association, testified in support of stronger judicial and court safety measures. He described rising threats against judges, citing survey results showing high rates of judges limiting personal information, receiving inappropriate communications, changing personal behavior, and experiencing threats to themselves and family members. He said the association supports legislative authorization and funding for home security and personal data protections for judicial officers, and emphasized that safety concerns for judges and court staff have become more serious in recent years.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 2/18/26

Children and Families Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • > these<00:01:37.040> proceedings goal is to conduct these proceedings goal is to conduct
  • that involves actually conducting that involves actually conducting surveillance<00:25:21.039> and
  • And I think it's um rule.
  • And we requirements are in the rules.
  • <01:30:20.480> Um about is in our current rule. Um about is in our current rule.
Keywords: 1183, house
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Education and outreach efforts to raise awareness continue to be conducted.
  • Education and outreach efforts to raise awareness continue to be conducted.
  • The USDA also is conducting New World screwworm fly surveillance along the U.S.
  • And obviously, with respect to carcass rule, we already have these carcass disposal rules anyway that
  • And obviously, with respect to caucus rule, we already have, you know, these carcass disposal rules anyway
Summary: The joint hearing focused on preparedness for the New World screwworm threat and brought together the House Committees on Culture, Recreation, and Tourism and Agriculture and Livestock. USDA officials, Texas Department of Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller, and Texas Animal Health Commission leadership described the pest as a serious risk to livestock, wildlife, rural economies, and beef prices, and emphasized coordination among federal, state, industry, and Mexican partners. Witnesses repeatedly stressed that Texas is currently seeing no confirmed U.S. detections, but that recent confirmed cases in northern Mexico, including Nuevo León, remain a concern because of their proximity to the border. USDA testimony outlined current surveillance and response efforts, including more than 120 screw worm-specific traps along the Texas border and neighboring states, thousands of additional dual-purpose traps, wildlife inspections, weekly coordination with Mexico’s Senasica, and a new USDA New World Screwworm Directorate. Officials said the existing Panama sterile fly facility is maxed out at about 100 million flies per week, while a dispersal facility in Tampico is helping move flies farther north in Mexico. They also described plans for a retrofitted sterile fly facility in Metapa, Mexico, expected to come online in 2026, and a new domestic production facility at Moore Air Base, with phase one targeted for late 2026 or early 2027 and phase two adding substantially more capacity later. Members pressed USDA on timelines, production capacity, the reliability of Mexican reporting, the risk from wildlife, and whether modular or mobile facilities could be deployed faster. USDA said it is also exploring innovative technologies, including a genetically engineered sterile male fly, but that such tools still require EPA review and field validation. Commissioner Miller highlighted Texas biosecurity efforts, five permanent inspection stations, cooperation with FDA and EPA on treatments such as Exzolt, and other pest issues affecting Texas agriculture. He also noted research into fly bait and private-sector efforts to speed sterile fly production. Texas Animal Health Commission officials described extensive state preparedness work, including weekly coordination calls, field response trainings, outreach to producers and veterinarians, and a Texas Screwworm Response Team. They said Texas has trained more than 100 inspectors and other personnel, with additional trainings planned, and that the state is expanding its cattle fever tick rider program. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the hearing; the main action was the exchange of testimony and questions about readiness, surveillance, and facility timelines.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session (Part I) Feb 5th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • This mirrors every other poll conducted over the past four years. Texans want this.
  • The comptroller has rule-making ability to adopt even more stringent requirements than sovereignty. star
  • The rules are suspended. bill to secretary read the caption Senate bill to relating to the establishment
  • Senator West, yeah, if there's some sort of a request to take issue with the rules of the program...
  • The Administrative Rules. Thank you, sir. Thank you. Members objections?
Bills: SB2, SJR36, SB2, SB2, SR29, SB2
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Elections Finance and Government Operations Committee 2/24/25

Elections Finance and Government Operations

Transcript Highlights:
  • with Robert's Rules of Order extremely<00:05:18.600> difficult<00:05:19.600> every<00:
  • House File 286 authorizes local governments, counties, and cities to conduct National Criminal History
  • There is no perfection; there have been flaws found in each type of setup of rules.
  • <01:15:48.080> and take priority over any state rules and take priority over any state rules
  • each type of of setup of of rules each type of of setup of of rules um<01:16:20.719> representative
Keywords: 1183, house