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FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
FL House Floor Session - 2025-04-09 (1:00PM Session)
Florida House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Members are going to structure debate on House Bill 5501.
- We're going to structure debate on CS for SB 7030.
- We're going to structure debate on CS for HB 1083.
- We're going to structured debate on HB 883.
- We're going to structured debate on HB 1101.
Summary:
The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a quorum present, then adopted the special order report and moved into a series of budget-related bills. The chamber first took up HB 5011/SB 2506 on environmental resource management and natural resources funding, where Democrats argued the bill would reduce recurring support for the Resilient Florida program, the Florida Wildlife Corridor, invasive species removal, and other conservation efforts. Supporters said the change would shift money from recurring to nonrecurring funding so the Legislature could reassess priorities each year and rely more on private-sector stewardship. After a strike-all amendment and conference posture change, SB 2506 passed 97-12. HB 5013, reducing state-funded property reinsurance reserves, passed 108-0, and HB 5501, redirecting documentary stamp tax distributions from housing and transportation trust funds into general revenue, passed 82-26 after extended debate over its impact on affordable housing and transportation funding.
The House also passed HB 5015 on state group insurance, which requires DMS to develop a formulary management system and was described as producing significant savings; members raised concerns about prescription access and implementation, but the bill passed 109-0. HB 5201 on state financial accounting and HB 5203 on the Capitol Center both passed unanimously, as did HB 5009, which creates a Florida Accountability Office and reorganizes audit functions. The chamber then passed HB 7031, a major sales tax reduction bill lowering the state sales tax rate and several related rates; supporters framed it as permanent relief for all Floridians, while opponents said property tax relief would be more meaningful and that the sales tax cut would also benefit tourists and out-of-state visitors. HB 7031 passed 112-0.
The House then began consideration of HB 501, the proposed fiscal year 2025-26 budget, totaling $112.9 billion and emphasizing reduced recurring spending and large reserves. Subcommittee chairs outlined their budget silos: K-12 education at $20.6 billion with teacher raises, school hardening, literacy, transportation stipends, and security funding for Jewish day schools; health care at $47 billion with full Medicaid and KidCare funding, opioid settlement spending, mental health beds, and senior services; transportation/economic development at $18.5 billion; agriculture and natural resources at $5.8 billion with reduced Everglades spending but continued water, resiliency, and land management funding; higher education at $8.7 billion; state administration at $2.9 billion; justice at $7.3 billion; and IT at $529 million for Florida PALM, FX, and other systems. Members then began questioning the K-12 budget, focusing on FEFP funding, proration, voucher growth, stabilization dollars, mental health and school safety funding, and whether districts would be held harmless under the proposed allocations.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- I would just mention that I think all the different structures of PFAS tend to have their own concerns
different mention that I think all the different mention that I think all the different structures- of PAS tend to have their own structures of PAS tend to have their own concerns<00:25:31.919>
and - Many small businesses are structured as pass-through entities with their business income taxed at the
- Many small businesses are structured<01:18:52.719>
as <01:18:52.960>pass <01:18:53.199><
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- As a reminder, this is what we call our structural balance.
- Taxes were increased by $10 billion, and now we're at a $6 billion structural deficit.
- That's why we're sitting here talking about a structural deficit of $6 billion.
- Taxes were increased by $10 billion, and now we're at a $6 billion structural deficit.
- That's why we're sitting here talking about a structural deficit of $6 billion.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Taxes Committee debates bill to modify tax breaks for MN data centers, HF1277 2/27/25
Transcript Highlights:
- The other thing that I just want to talk about is your statements about the structure of the sales tax
- She thanked the committee for the opportunity to look at and re-evaluate this tax exemption structure
- She thanked the committee for the opportunity to look at and re-evaluate this tax exemption structure
- She thanked the committee for the opportunity to look at and re-evaluate this tax exemption structure
- <01:13:56.440>
for this tax exemption structure for this tax exemption structure for billionaires
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Local and County Government Apr 7th, 2026 at 02:00 pm
Local and County Government
Transcript Highlights:
- The Safe Neighborhoods Act is designed to give property owners a structured narrow avenue of recourse
- All of the subdivisions, cities, and counties will all be following from the same structure that's set
- Towns so that they may have that same structure that the state has.
Keywords:
counties, county officers, education, training, sunset law, county purchasing, procurement practices, budget management, public accountability, emergency procurement, reverse auction, bidding process, competitive bidding, public procurement, city council regulations, public works, bidding procedures, construction contracts, transparency, public trust
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Senate Legislative Session Mar 25th, 2026 at 01:12 pm
Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- city, if this master development district moves into a city, how do you get around a dual authority structure
- But then, whenever they come into a city, either they a dual authority structure.
- like, and maybe there's a clear answer for this, but it seems like there's conflicting authority structures
Bills:
SB1778, SB1570, SB134, SB1966, SB1636, SB1725, SB1726, SB259, SB504, SB592, SB2030, SB1572, SB843, SB1242, SB1255, SB1262, SB1264, SB1286, SB1581, SB1290, SB1316, SB1319, SB1369, SB1379, SB1381, SB1400, SB1427, SB1436, SB1461, SB1496, SB1509, SB1534, SB1553, SB904, SB1592, SB1645, SB1684, SB1767, SB1772, SB1813, SB1894, SB1928, SB1946, SB1980, SB2040, SB2060, SB2061
Keywords:
reading instruction, literacy, educational equity, intervention services, third grade retention, Strong Readers Act, child welfare, child safety, administrative transition, Department of Child Safety and Well-being, Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth, juvenile justice, foster care, retirement, public employees, reemployment, benefit adjustment, Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System, memorial highways, bridge designations
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- With the 2025 Uniform Accountancy Act changes, it creates three structured pathways to becoming a CPA
- being the Department of Labor, shall not retroactively apply new rules and standards to existing structures
- unless the Department produces written findings supported by documented evidence that the structure
Bills:
HB3239, HB4317, HB4321, HB4322, HB3832, HB3673, HB3783, HB3800, HB2956, HB3960, HB2471, HB3338
Keywords:
veterinary medicine, definitions, animal husbandry, board of veterinary examiners, telemedicine, veterinarian-client relationship, accounting, CPA, licensure, educational requirements, reciprocity, professional conduct, elevator safety, inspections, Department of Labor, safety standards, regulatory compliance, funeral services licensing, funeral director, embalmer
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 2/26/26
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- They don't exist just in one committee or one organizational structure, even though policy often does
- organizational in one committee or one organizational in one committee or one organizational structure
- >
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supervised school through structured, supervised school through structured
Keywords:
student career pathways, education framework, experiential learning, employer engagement, career technical education, HF2238, Minnesota, workforce development, construction trades, youth skills training, youth apprenticeship, pre-apprenticeship, construction training, career and technical education, CTE, child labor laws, minor labor, labor exemption, workforce pipeline, skilled trades
NH
Transcript Highlights:
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its what can the state if it structures its what can the state if it structures - that that does put together a structure that that does that<00:31:21.520>
well. - <00:41:19.599>
in Claremont cases and was structured in Claremont cases and was structured - HB 1799, Representative Ames' bill, somewhat like he's structured, 1787 is actually a seven-part bill
- bill somewhat uh like he's structured bill somewhat uh like he's structured 1787<01:55:33.119>
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- they considered all the structural.
- structural structural but<01:28:47.920>
my <01:28:48.159>understanding <01:28:48.560>- bid they considered all the structural. bid they considered all the structural.
- because I think you mentioned structure.
- because I think you structurally because I think you mentioned<01:32:08.000>
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MN
Transcript Highlights:
- They will use the little water they have to suppress the flames just enough to enter the structure and
- By the time additional water arrives from mutual aid, the structure and potentially lives may already
- structure and begin search and rescue. structure and begin search and rescue.
- <00:08:04.960>
and from mutual aid, the structure and from mutual aid, the structure and potentially - I mentioned in 2021, Major League Baseball changed its minor league structure, reducing the number of
Keywords:
contamination, water supply, municipal bonds, environmental mitigation, city funding, Sauk Rapids, PFAS contamination, drinking water, pollution control, bond issuance, Cokato, capital investment, school infrastructure, state bonds, HF228, Lakes Area Police Commission, Lindstrom, Chisago City, regional training facility, public safety facility
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session 3/17/25 - Part 2
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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signify <00:11:15.959>restricted <00:11:16.519>areas structures - to signify restricted areas structures to signify restricted areas or<00:11:17.760>
restricted we talked about how we have structured we talked about how we have structured past<02:04:10.119>- There's no allowance in here for people who pay sales taxes, and we talked about how we have structured
- There's no allowance in here for people who pay sales taxes, and we talked about how we have structured
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- So I just wanted to give you this chart, this structure.
- She said she wanted to give the committee the chart and structure after seeing a teachable moment in
- She said she wanted to give the committee the chart and structure after seeing a teachable moment in
- <01:25:24.800>
I <01:25:24.920>saw <01:25:25.159>a this chart this structure - I saw a this chart this structure I saw a teachable<01:25:25.800>
moment <01:25:26.360>when
Keywords:
education, special education, apprenticeship, funding, grants, intermediate school districts, teacher apprenticeship, registered apprenticeship, teacher licensure, teacher shortage, workforce development, education finance, K-12 education, higher education, Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board, PELSB, Tier 3 license, teacher preparation, mentor teacher, school district
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
JHA Public Hearing - Fri Feb 13, 2026 @ 2:00 PM HST
Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- defense creates a sustainable structure defense creates a sustainable structure that<00:50:34.480
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discrimination <01:28:26.960>have structural discrimination have structural - For those reasons, we strongly support the changes made to the structure and the rate system.
- For those reasons, we strongly support the changes made to the structure and the rate system.
- the the changes made to the structure the the changes made to the structure and<02:00:01.360>
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on House Bill 1768, which would prohibit state and county law enforcement agencies and officials from entering into federal immigration-enforcement agreements under 8 U.S.C. 1357(g) and from assisting in certain immigration enforcement actions except in limited circumstances. The Office of the Public Defender, Hawaii Coalition for Immigrant Rights, the Legal Clinic, and the ACLU of Hawaiʻi all testified in strong support, arguing the bill would protect due process, reduce fear in immigrant communities, preserve trust in local police, and keep local resources focused on public safety. Testifiers said cooperation with immigration enforcement can chill court attendance, crime reporting, and cooperation with police, and they emphasized that the bill would not stop federal enforcement or affect other deputization agreements for environmental or other criminal matters. Committee members asked whether any 287(g) agreements currently exist in Hawaiʻi; testifiers said they were unaware of any and believed the bill would maintain the status quo. No vote was taken in the portion provided.
The committee then took up House Bill 1548, which would reduce the maximum sentence for misdemeanors from one year to 364 days and allow people previously sentenced to one year to seek sentence modification. The Office of the Public Defender, Office of Hawaiian Affairs, the Legal Clinic, the Hawaii Coalition for Immigrant Rights, the ACLU of Hawaiʻi, and the William S. Richardson School of Law immigration clinic all supported the measure, saying the one-day change could prevent severe immigration consequences such as detention, removal, and bars to relief that can be triggered by a sentence of 365 days or more. Testifiers stressed that the bill would not change criminal liability or public safety, but would align Hawaiʻi law with similar reforms adopted in other states. Members questioned whether the change would affect citizens or create an automatic immigration process; witnesses responded that the issue is the federal immigration consequence tied to the maximum sentence, not actual time served, and that citizens would not face that consequence. The transcript ends during continued discussion of HB 1548, with no final vote shown.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Education Policy and Administration (02/11/2026)
Education Policy and Administration
Transcript Highlights:
- Thank you for the question, structure.
- I think in terms of structures, MTSS is a great example of those systems and structures.
- >
and <05:09:03.520>structures. - MTS really those systems and structures.
- are structured team-based processes. are structured team-based processes.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Housing and Homelessness Prevention - 03/03/26
Housing and Homelessness Prevention
Transcript Highlights:
- uh this tool and and how it's structured uh this tool and and how it's structured has<01:21:25.760
- Uh, in addition, our HR has been the structure and has exponentially the structure and has exponentially
- I question the structure on how the money will be spent or decided to be spent.
- >> And when I look at your structure of membership here, it's not.
- The structure is one issue. The fiscal impact is another. How much is it going to cost?
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh, beyond structured learning, we offer flexible attendance support at no cost.
- <00:18:49.280>
for organizational and visual structures for organizational and visual structures - >
we <00:21:08.240>offer Uh beyond structured learning, we offer Uh beyond structured learning - Um, beyond the structured... 2025.
- Um, beyond the structured—oh, nope, sorry— Beyond the structured—oh, nope, sorry—uh, we are also advancing
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
TRN Public Hearing - Tue Feb 10, 2026 @ 8:00 AM HST
Transcript Highlights:
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path <00:40:52.800>of towards a more structured path of towards a more - That's how our fee<02:11:49.360>
structure <02:11:49.679>works. - But the crux of our fee structure works.
- <02:11:54.960>
we addition to that fee structure we addition to that fee structure we already - Can you explain to the structure.
Summary:
The committee first heard HB 2021, a transportation measure creating a framework for electric bicycle and micromobility regulation. The bill would define electric bicycle and electric micromobility device, set age and helmet rules, restrict class 3 e-bikes from sidewalks, allow limited sidewalk use for class 1 and 2 bikes, prohibit high-speed electric devices and certain nonconforming devices in specified locations, update county tax definitions, and change related terminology. Testimony was largely supportive from DOT, police, Honolulu officials, Hawaii Bicycling League, AAA Hawaii, the Hawaii State Teachers Association, and several individuals, while DCCA’s Insurance Division asked for clarity on whether insurance would be required. Committee discussion focused on safety, enforcement, and the fact that no insurance market currently exists for these e-bike classes; members also discussed the need to target bad actors rather than ordinary riders.
The chair then proposed and the committee adopted amendments to HB 2021, including clarifying that road-legal, permitted, classified electric bicycles are not subject to insurance requirements at this time; allowing properly classified electric bicycles on sidewalks at 10 mph or less subject to county restrictions; barring high-speed electric devices and other nonconforming devices from public roadways; authorizing impoundment of non-road-legal or improperly registered devices; and requiring direct parental supervision for riders under 16 on class 2 or 3 e-bikes. The committee also made technical and effective-date changes. The recommendation to pass HB 2021 with amendments was adopted unanimously by the members present.
The committee next took up HB 1641, a related transportation bill addressing high-speed electric devices. The chair explained that the measure would prohibit the sale, lease, rental, distribution, possession, or operation of high-speed electric devices and establish penalties, but the committee’s version would narrow the focus to devices covered by HB 2021. The amended bill would prohibit offering high-speed electric devices for lease or rent, require sellers to comply with the new regulatory framework, ban operation on bicycle lanes, highways, roadways, and streets, and set a civil penalty of $250 to $1,000 per violation.
After no further questions, the committee voted to pass HB 1641 with amendments, and the recommendation was adopted. The meeting then moved to HB 1709, which would transfer regulation of the Hawaii Water Carrier Act from the Public Utilities Commission to the Department of Transportation and make conforming changes with an appropriation. DOT testified in support, while the PUC and DCCA’s Consumer Advocacy Division raised concerns about preserving consumer protections and the complexity of moving the regulatory framework. Young Brothers supported the bill and said the current system is outdated, but the discussion remained ongoing; the transcript cuts off before any final action on HB 1709 is shown.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Education Funding (03/31/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
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We've <00:23:13.840>instead report uh, structure. - We've instead report uh, structure.
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Um structure. - I think that the issue we have is a structural issue in terms of 172 school districts.
- So between the regulatory structure and the financing structure, it's how do you get beyond that to have
Summary:
The subcommittee met to begin work on HB 742, which would require catastrophic special education aid to be drawn from the education trust fund, and more broadly to study special education aid/differentiated aid and related costing issues. The chair said the group was starting early because the issue has been debated for years without resolution, local districts are being forced to absorb prorated costs, and the committee wants to send the Department of Education and HHS Medicaid a clear request for data and recommendations before retained bills return in the fall. A committee clerk was also selected, with Representative Reverend volunteering to take notes for the meeting.
Members reviewed background materials on special education enrollment, high-cost students, and possible funding formulas, including data on students in high-cost brackets and prior ideas such as category-based funding and caseload-based approaches. The chair also referenced research on other states, including Arkansas, which uses a different special education funding structure and audits IEPs. The committee emphasized that it was focused on the funding mechanics and costs, not on questioning whether services should be provided.
Henry Lipman of HHS explained how Medicaid-to-schools currently works in New Hampshire. He said 172 school districts participate, but utilization dropped during the pandemic and remains below historical levels, in part because districts need the capacity to bill Medicaid. Under the current system, schools receive reimbursement based on half of the Medicaid fee schedule, with the school district effectively providing the state share. He said the federal government is requiring a shift by July 1, 2026, to a true certified public expenditure model based on actual costs, which should allow schools to recover 50% of their true costs and some administrative overhead. The department has received a roughly $2.5 million grant to hire a vendor and support districts through the transition, and an RFP and stakeholder meetings are underway.
Committee members asked about how costs would be determined, whether the new system would use actual district-specific costs rather than averages, and how the department would support districts that do not currently participate. Lipman said the cost model would be based on each district’s own reasonable costs, subject to audit standards, and that the department expects to provide templates and technical assistance through the vendor because its staff is limited. He also said about one in four New Hampshire children are enrolled in Medicaid, that child enrollment has been relatively stable, and that continuous coverage rules should reduce churn. No votes or formal actions on HB 742 were taken during the meeting beyond organizing the subcommittee and beginning testimony and discussion.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Committee on Housing and Homelessness Prevention - 01/30/25
Housing and Homelessness Prevention
Transcript Highlights:
- So the goal of this bill would be to expedite that process while still having some structure around the
- You might have inconsistency around the state in various counties, and so we wanted to have a structure
- You might have inconsistency around the state in various counties, and so we wanted to have a structure
- and does provide um you know structured and does provide um you know some<00:26:27.200>
uh <00 - so the sheriff provide some structure so the sheriff has<00:36:42.720>
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Summary:
The committee heard Senate File 558, a bill to create a formal process for removing unauthorized occupants from real property, often described as a “squatters bill.” The author presented an A2 amendment, which was adopted, and explained that the bill would give sheriffs a structured complaint and verification process, allow fees, provide immunity when the process is followed, and impose civil remedies for wrongful removal and criminal penalties for false complaints. The bill also includes a provision on holdover situations, clarifying that certain unauthorized guests of tenants are unlawful occupants rather than tenants, and a use-of-excess-force provision was mentioned.
Supporters said the measure is intended to give property owners and law enforcement a clearer, faster, and more consistent way to handle situations where people occupy property without a lawful basis, especially in rural or seasonal properties and in some landlord-tenant disputes. Senator Uty read a letter from Hubbard County Sheriff Corey Oas describing recurring problems with rental issues, couch hopping, and subletting without landlord knowledge, and a testifier from Pine Island described several local examples of prolonged and costly occupancy disputes, including a restaurant tenant who stopped paying rent and a rural property trespass incident. Committee members in support emphasized the need to balance tenant rights with property rights and to avoid leaving sheriffs to make ad hoc decisions.
Michael D. from Homeline opposed the bill, arguing that existing trespass and harassment restraining order laws already address unlawful occupants and that the proposal creates due process concerns by allowing removal without a court hearing. He also warned that the bill’s definition of unlawful occupant could jeopardize oral leases, which are allowed under Minnesota law. In response, supporters said the bill is meant to distinguish true landlord-tenant relationships from trespass situations and to provide a workable process consistent with Minnesota law.
At the end of the discussion, the chair announced that Senate File 558 would be laid over for possible inclusion. He also said Senate File 222 would be laid over, Senate File 559 would be moved with a recommendation to pass to the Judiciary Committee, and the fourth bill on the agenda was informational only.