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ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Energy and Natural Resources Apr 11th, 2025 at 10:00 am
Energy and Natural Resources
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- type of all of that, the department must conduct these actions in accordance with the provisions of Chapter
- rules, any type of all of that, these actions must be conducted in accordance with the provisions of Chapter
Summary:
The committee met with a quorum and first took up Senate Bill 2276, which addresses water projects that cross county lines. Senator Larry Luick and Danny Quissel of the North Dakota Water Resource Districts Association explained that the bill would require joint boards for multi-county projects, with equal representation from each county, and would add a dispute-resolution process: mediation through the Agriculture Department, then appeal to the Department of Water Resources, and finally court if needed. An additional cleanup amendment was adopted to clarify that a district could proceed if a joint board or district refused to participate. Members raised concerns about possible county-versus-county litigation, but the committee approved the amendment and then passed SB 2276 as amended on an 11-0-2 roll call.
The committee then heard the final bill of the day, Senate Bill 2267, on on-site wastewater treatment systems. DEQ Director Dave Glott presented a revised amendment reflecting prior discussion and input from local public health units and installers. The proposal would give the Department of Environmental Quality exclusive rulemaking authority, require public health units to inspect systems within 24 hours, allow MOUs with neighboring counties or health units, prohibit local rules that conflict with state standards, and create a state licensing system for installers while exempting homeowners working on their own property. It also set up permitting and appeals procedures, civil penalties for violations, and a $99,000 appropriation, with the department saying it would also rely on fee revenue and report back later on whether the program is working.
Members asked about homeowner installation, local permitting, technical assistance, and whether the $99,000 appropriation and expected fees would be sufficient. Glott said homeowners could still consult with local health units and would likely still need permits, and estimated fees might be around $200 per year for installers, generating roughly $50,000 annually. The committee adopted the amendment and then passed SB 2267 as amended on a due-pass motion, with one no vote recorded. The chair then adjourned the meeting.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Removing the life-threatening term in Chapter 170A to memorialize the holding of the Zurovsky opinion
- It conforms the definition of medical emergency used in abortion laws to match the exception in Chapter
Bills:
SB 31, SB 33, SB 510, SB 871, SB 1868, SB 2024, SB 2166, SB 2309, SB 2880, SJR 27, SJR 39, SJR 40
Keywords:
SB 31, Life of the Mother Act, Texas abortion law, medical emergency, reasonable medical judgment, pregnancy complications, maternal health, life-threatening condition, ectopic pregnancy, spontaneous abortion, miscarriage, unborn child, abortion exception, abortion ban, physician liability, health care liability claim, aiding and abetting, Texas Medical Board, State Bar of Texas, continuing medical education
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Environment and Natural Resources Mar 11th, 2025
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama House County and Municipal Government Committee Feb 26th, 2025
County and Municipal Government
Transcript Highlights:
- I am Brandon, president of the Alabama Gulf Coast chapter of the International... ...the Alabama Gulf
- Coast chapter of the International Code Council.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Feb 20th, 2025
California House Floor Meeting
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama House Boards, Agencies and Commissions Committee Feb 12th, 2025
Boards, Agencies and Commissions
Transcript Highlights:
- It does the same with the terms 'spe' and 'civil penalty' and it eliminates fines from the chapter to
- Fines from the chapter to provide clarity to the farm supply.
Keywords:
U.S. Space and Rocket Center, Alabama Space Science Exhibit Commission, public facilities, space exploration, education programs, bond issuance, Governor involvement, HB110, sunset bill, Alabama Sunset Law, State Board of Medical Examiners, Medical Licensure Commission, medical licensing, physician regulation, healthcare regulation, professional licensing, ethics law, state ethics code, public servants, board members
DE
Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Legislative Session - Session 2 - 42nd Legislative Day Jun 30th, 2026 at 02:00 pm
Delaware Senate Floor Meeting
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- Senator Sokola's retirement marks the conclusion of an extraordinary chapter of public service characterized
- But, you know, I can't give you chapter and verse on that. Senator Walsh. Thank you.
- You know, I can't give you chapter and verse on that. Senator Walsh. No further questions.
- So as you begin your new chapter, the members of the Delaware Senate extend their heartfelt gratitude
- Madam President, I could read another probably 10 chapters.
DE
Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session
House of Representatives Legislative Session - Session 2 - 41st Legislative Day Jun 25th, 2026 at 02:00 pm
Delaware House Floor Meeting
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- As you begin this next chapter, I leave you with the spirit of Birkut Haderich, the Jewish prayer for
- The speaker then read from the bill: a pharmacist licensed under this chapter exercising independent
- So a pharmacist license under this chapter exercising independent prescriptive authority of this title
- drugs or laboratory tests in accordance with this chapter, blah, blah, blah.
- We had to do some rearranging in this chapter, so this is actually current law right now.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- Nicole Young Placer County Chapter Chair Moms for Liberty as well as the Legislative Chair.
- Nicole Young on behalf of all the parents in Placer County, as well as the Placer County chapter. of
- On behalf of over a dozen chapters in California we oppose this bill.
- Sieg Smith, founder of Mom and Dad Army with over a dozen chapters here in California.
- Thank you. of this bill, California EnviroVoters, along with San Francisco Bay Chapter of Physicians
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Elections Finance and Government Operations Committee 3/12/25
Elections Finance and Government Operations
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- So what section two does is it modifies Minnesota Statutes, chapter 10A.01, subdivision 26B, which is
- section two does is it modifies uh what section two does is it modifies uh Minnesota<00:15:24.199>
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which <00:15:27.759 - testifying in support of House File 1723, as amended, which proposes very limited technical changes to Chapter
WY
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- through the chapter 17 report in April. through the chapter 17 report in April.
- be driven by economics are handled through the chapter 17 report.
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17, that when we do the chapter 17, that when we do the chapter 17, the<02: - So if ETSs changes a chapter 17 report.
- If an automatically to chapter 17.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Conference Committee on H.F. 4252 - Omnibus Higher Education Finance and Policy - 05/14/26
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- The Senate instead classified the records as non-public data under chapter 13, and staff has recommended
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Um as non-public data under chapter 13. - Um as non-public data under chapter 13.
- provisions on R41 to R42 amending technical and administrative changes to the college savings plan chapter
Summary:
The conference committee received a nonpartisan walkthrough of the House and Senate side-by-side for higher education-related legislation, with staff identifying Senate-only, House-only, identical, and technical-difference provisions. Topics included paid blood donation leave for Minnesota State employees, a revised higher education attainment goal, athletic fee restrictions, developmental course disclosures, American Indian Scholars Program eligibility, protections and definitions for pregnant and parenting students, online program management contracts, student aid reporting, work-study and dual training grants, private and out-of-state postsecondary education regulation, private career school licensing and data privacy, college savings plan changes, and several University of Minnesota-related provisions. House-only items also included an unemployment insurance aid adjustment, a $1.5 million ongoing appropriation for an identity verification system to combat enrollment fraud, and $5,000 for Bemidji State University reforestation; Senate-only items included Board of Regents appointment language, limits on for-profit control of medical school curriculum, and reporting on for-profit funding in medical education.
After the walkthrough, the committee moved to adopt the same and similar provisions and direct staff to make technical corrections. A senator asked about proposed adjustments to the pregnant and parenting student language, and the chair said amendments would be considered after adopting the same and similar provisions. The motion to adopt prevailed.
During public testimony, Sydney Spre of the Minnesota Association of Professional Employees supported the Senate’s paid blood donation leave language, saying it would create parity for Minnesota State employees and encourage blood and plasma donation. Commissioner Dennis Olsen of the Office of Higher Education thanked the committee for adopting most of the agency’s proposed language and said he was available to help clarify remaining differences. In response to questions, he explained the Senate’s higher education attainment goal proposal, saying it would extend and broaden the existing goal, raise the target from 70% to 75%, expand the age range, and use additional metrics and partner agencies; he also said the overall attainment rate had been 63.5 under the prior goal. The transcript ends as the commissioner was being asked whether the proposal would require additional appropriations.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Energy, Utilities, Environment and Climate - 04/08/26
Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate
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- try to help construct this, be able to operate into the future and be ready to open up their next chapter
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So, ready to open up their next chapter. - So, ready to open up their next chapter.
- I am the chair of the legislative committee of the Sierra Club North Star Chapter.
- North Star Chapter. North Star Chapter.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 2/24/26
Commerce Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Elwood, Madam Chair and Representative Dotseth, chapter 515 has been amended 18 times since 1993.
- Chapter 515 has been amended 18 times since 1993.
- The goal is to help unit owners, tenants, and associations understand their rights under chapter 515B
- And we will soon offer free informal mediation for disputes involving Minnesota Statutes chapter 515B
- involving Minnesota statutes chapter involving Minnesota statutes chapter 515b<01:24:19.280>
Keywords:
common interest community, CIC, homeowners association, HOA, condominium, planned community, cooperative, unit owner, association board, declarant, declarant control, special declarant rights, assessment lien, foreclosure, late fees, fines, attorney fees, resale disclosure, annual report, maintenance plan
TX
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- It's required under Chapter 305.
- They could, you know, because there's an absolute exemption under Chapter 305 for elected officials and
- They could, you know, because there's an absolute exemption under Chapter 305 for elected officials and
- One is the Chapter 305 registered lobbyist aspect. The other is the pro-government association.
- targets the Chapter 305 registered lobbyist piece, and I think that is the right call, because there
Keywords:
disaster relief, flood preparedness, emergency funding, local government support, meteorological forecasting, human trafficking, trafficking victim, compelling prostitution, affirmative defense, criminal defense, coercion, force fraud or coercion, sexual exploitation, victim protection, Penal Code, Texas criminal law, prosecution, party liability, affirmative defense statute, survivor rights
Summary:
The Senate Committee on State Affairs took up Senate Bill 5, which Senator Perry described as a ban on intoxicating THC consumer products while preserving legal CBD, CBG, hemp seed, hemp seed protein powder, and hemp seed oil products. Perry argued that most retail THC products are already illegal under federal law, that the industry has used loopholes and misleading labeling to sell high-potency products, and that regulation would be ineffective because chemists can quickly alter formulations. He also said the bill would steer people with medical needs toward the Texas Compassionate Use Program (T-Cup), which he and other supporters described as the proper physician-guided alternative. Committee members and witnesses repeatedly discussed the distinction between legal hemp-derived products and intoxicating THC products, and Perry said the bill would not touch non-consumable hemp uses such as fiber and clothing.
Invited testimony came from law enforcement and medical witnesses who supported the bill. Texas Police Chiefs Association representative Steve Dye, Kaufman County District Attorney Early Wiley, and Chambers County Sheriff Brian Hawthorne all said regulation would be too costly, too complex, and ultimately unenforceable, while a ban would be clearer and easier to enforce. They cited overloaded DPS labs, the need for expensive private testing, limited police and prosecutor resources, and the difficulty of keeping up with constantly changing cannabinoids and out-of-state products. Hawthorne and Wiley described raids and investigations involving warehouses, retail stores, cash seizures, and products they said were marketed to young people and often mislabeled or imported from other states. They also said the bill would help law enforcement by creating a clearer legal line and protecting legitimate CBD/CBG businesses.
Dr. Lindy McGee, speaking for the Texas Medical Association and Texas Pediatric Society, testified that retail THC products pose serious risks to children and adolescents, including addiction, impaired brain development, psychosis, suicide attempts, self-harm, accidental toddler ingestions, and possible long-term cognitive effects. She said there is no effective medication treatment for THC addiction comparable to nicotine cessation tools, and she supported restrictions such as child-resistant packaging, no marketing to minors, and age limits, while opposing criminal penalties for possession by minors. Senators asked follow-up questions about brain development, memory, dementia risk, pregnancy, and cardiovascular effects. No vote was taken during the portion provided, and the committee continued with invited testimony and questions.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 4/2/25
Public Safety Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- expungement doesn't set aside a conviction; a disqualifying conviction is still a conviction under chapter
- A disqualifying conviction is still a conviction under chapter 609A.
- A disqualifying conviction is still a conviction under chapter 609A.
- Our current statutes separate chapters for telecommunications and for cable and broadband.
- our current statutes separate chapters our current statutes separate chapters for<01:52:06.599><
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee 3/26/25
Transportation Finance and Policy
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- When you look at on page two, line 24, where electronic credential data is subject to chapter 13, are
- you telling the bar owner who is verifying all of a sudden you're going to be under chapter 13 because
- When you look at on page two, line 24, where electronic credential data is subject to chapter 13, are
- 13 are you telling subject to chapter 13 are you telling the<01:08:37.480>
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MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 3/26/25
Children and Families Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Chair and members, this language is also found in Chapter 26C.
- Chair and members, this language is also found in Chapter 26C.
- Chapter 152.137 provides protection to children and vulnerable adults from methamphetamine.
- Chapter 152.137 provides protection to children and vulnerable adults from methamphetamine.
- So I encourage this committee to advance Representative Nen's bill and to include fentanyl in Chapter
Keywords:
HF1918, Department of Children Youth and Families, DCYF, child welfare, foster care, out-of-home placement, permanency planning, relative search, noncustodial parent, kinship care, family preservation, African American Child and Family Well-Being, racial disproportionality, maltreatment reporting, educational neglect, truancy, school attendance, Great Start compensation, child care provider payments, TEACH early childhood program
MN
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- Subdivision 4 on line 318 lists the penalty and then refers to the general penalty section in chapter
- Subdivision 4 on line 318 lists the penalty and then refers to the general penalty section in chapter
- Subdivision 4 on line 318 lists the penalty and then refers to the general penalty section in chapter
- Subdivision 4 on line 318 lists the penalty and then refers to the general penalty section in chapter
- Subdivision 4 on line 318 lists the penalty and then refers to the general penalty section in chapter
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Legislative Administration (02/19/2025)
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- Just another question: your group, does that include the American Legion chapters and the VFW chapters
- Just another question: your group, does that include the American Legion chapters and the VFW chapters
- what the chapter number of the<01:54:35.280>
bill <01:54:35.560>once <01:54:35.719> - I wouldn't, because again the document that tracks the chapter, which the bill becomes, it tracks when
- document that tracks um the the chapter document that tracks um the the chapter which<01:57:26.400
Summary:
The committee first dealt with scheduling and housekeeping, including a plan to take a hard break at 2:00 p.m. for an early bill, hold a brief executive session, and then continue with the remaining afternoon bills. The chair also noted the next likely meeting date would be March 12, when the committee expected to take up the remaining bills before crossover deadlines.
The main substantive item was House Bill 142, which would recognize the Honor and Remember flag for Gold Star families and related remembrance purposes. Prime sponsor Rep. Michael Moffett described the bill as a bipartisan measure revised to address earlier concerns, arguing that the flag honors fallen service members, can be personalized with names, and complements rather than detracts from the American flag. He said many other states have already adopted it and suggested the committee could amend details such as the number of days and locations for display. He also raised practical issues about flag dimensions and whether the bill should use "shall" or "may" for display requirements.
Testimony was divided. Janine Nutter opposed the bill, saying she supports Gold Star families but objected because the flag resembles the Viet Cong flag and because she believes the American flag should remain the sole symbol representing servicemembers. Kevin Grady, representing the State Veterans Advisory Committee under RSA 115:8, also opposed the bill, saying the committee believes the American flag is the only symbol needed, while still praising the work of Honor and Remember in creating personalized flags for families. Committee members asked questions about where the flag would be flown, whether the State Veterans Cemetery in Boscawen is already displaying it, and how the bill’s language would interact with cemetery policies and committee discretion. No vote or final action was taken in the portion of the meeting provided.