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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Environment, Climate and Legacy - 01/23/25
Environment, Climate, and Legacy
Transcript Highlights:
- Now, much of the control over aggregate mining and protection is in the hands of local governments.
- here in Minnesota aggregate mining here in Minnesota federal<01:41:11.320>
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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Establishing a property tax task force 3/5/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
November 5, 2025 - 08:30 AM
Transcript Highlights:
- will be considering one bill, and that is the man standing at the podium, HB 167, former phosphate mining
- HB 167, former phosphate mining land, by Chair McClure.
- Very simply, it revises a strict liability component of previously mined phosphate land so long as conditions
- are met, specifically that you record with the county that it was formerly mined phosphate land, and
Summary:
The Judiciary Committee met with a quorum present and took up a single bill, HB 167, dealing with former phosphate-mined land. Chair McClure explained that the bill revises a strict liability provision if the current property owner records the prior phosphate-mining use with the county or municipality and the Department of Health completes a survey. Members asked about whether the lands would be treated as hazardous or Brownfield properties, how the bill would affect disclosure and recorded notice, and whether it would apply to pending litigation. McClure said the bill is intended to create more public assessment data and that the language requires the conditions to be met at the time of litigation, though he was open to further clarifying language if needed.
During debate, Ranking Member Gottlieb said he would support the bill because Florida is a buyer-beware state and the recording requirement plus the Department of Health study should provide purchasers with needed information. Representative Joseph also supported the bill, citing the transparency and recording provisions, while noting he still wanted clarification on pending litigation. In closing, McClure said the bill reflects a middle ground after prior discussions and noted that environmental assessments are typically part of transactions involving these properties.
The committee then voted unanimously to report HB 167 favorably, with 21 ayes and no nays. The meeting adjourned after the bill passed and no further business remained.
HI
WV
West Virginia 2026 Regular Session
Senate in Session Mar 12th, 2026 at 11:34 am
West Virginia Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Your Committee on Energy, Industry and Mining has had under consideration engrossed Committee Substitute
- Committee on Energy, Industry and Mining moved to amend the title of the bill.
- I request unanimous consent to withdraw the Energy Industry and Mining Committee amendment.
- The Committee on Energy, Industry, and Mining moved to amend the title.
- I request unanimous consent to withdraw the Energy, Industry, and Mining Committee title amendment.
Summary:
The Senate convened, opened with prayer and the pledge, approved the journal, and welcomed numerous guests, honorary pages, school groups, and visitors. It also received committee reports and introduced several resolutions and petitions. Senate Resolution 62, designating March 12, 2026, as West Virginia Athletic Trainers Day, was taken up immediately, debated in support of athletic trainers’ role in preventing injuries, and adopted. Other resolutions, including SR 63 and SR 64, were laid over, and several study resolutions were referred to the Rules Committee.
The chamber then moved through a large number of House bills on third reading, with most passing by wide margins. Measures included the West Virginia Collaboratory, business-ready sites funding, increased fire company spending authority, the Load Forecast Accountability Act, funeral service licensure changes, work-zone penalties, biennial business reporting, correctional officer retirement status, the Right to Try Act expansion, quick claim deed tax updates, an ibogaine trial grant program, enhanced penalties for aggravated vehicular homicide and related repeat offenses, 529 plan definition updates, extension of opportunity zones, a barber apprentice program, municipal hotel occupancy fund uses, criminal-record licensing standards, civil remedies for unauthorized intimate image disclosure, online estate-executor training, higher contempt penalties, PEIA treatment flexibility, PANS/PANDAS education, the Respiratory Care Interstate Compact, expanded capitation rate reviews, CVB board appointments, peer support services, the Interstate Cosmetology Licensure Compact, natural resource police retirement changes, DNR fee indexing, ALS care services, the Neighborhood Investment Program extension, oil and gas well plugging changes with carbon-capture protections, DUI technical revisions, abuse intervention program changes, youth summer employment grants, telematics for fleet management, and municipal charter election compliance procedures.
Several bills drew brief debate or questions, including the work-zone penalty bill, where one senator argued the measure increased fines without ensuring removal of outdated work-zone signs, while supporters emphasized worker safety. The Load Forecast Accountability Act also prompted discussion about incorporating coal-related provisions from another bill and concerns about prior House rejection of similar language. Most bills passed overwhelmingly, often 34-0, though a few had dissenting votes, including the Collaboratory bill (28-6), the Business Ready Sites bill (33-1), the Load Forecast Accountability Act (26-8), the Neighborhood Investment Program extension (33-1), and DNR fee indexing (29-5). Several bills also received title amendments, and one bill, HB 5162 on sales of tax liens, was referred to the Rules Committee.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- and agriculture, I think maybe we need an “or” there so that, you know, there's a seat for mining and
- But other than that, we... ...just a seat for mining and ag, and it doesn't make the two.
- I can remember several years ago, one of the big mining...
- This one basin, several years ago, a mining company started buying all the land in there because they
- And it was really upsetting the folks, so we got the folks together and the mining company.
Keywords:
petting zoos, animal encounters, public health, handwashing, supervision, sanitization, safety regulations, civil penalties, water supply, groundwater, Phoenix, certificates, long-term storage credits, water conservation, municipal provider, replenishment obligation, water banking, annual report, Arizona Water Banking Authority, water supply management
Summary:
The Senate Natural Resources Committee first considered two nominations. Jessica Manuel was introduced as a nominee to the Arizona Game and Fish Commission, where testimony emphasized her science background and experience working with agencies and stakeholders. Members asked about wolf management and her qualifications, and the committee voted 8-0 to recommend her confirmation. Stephen Williams was then introduced for the Arizona Livestock Loss Board, with discussion focused on his livestock and State Land Department experience and how the board handles wolf-related livestock losses. The committee also voted 8-0 to recommend his confirmation.
The committee then took up several bills. SB 1785, which would codify ADWR’s one-mile safe-harbor policy for recovery wells near groundwater storage facilities, passed 5-3 after ADWR said it largely reflected current practice but requested clarifying language. SB 1082, requiring sanitation measures and signage for petting zoos and similar animal encounter exhibits, drew strong testimony from a parent advocate describing severe E. coli/HUS cases and opposition from fair/agriculture representatives who argued the bill was too broad and unnecessary; after amendment, it failed 4-4. SB 1336, extending the State Land Department and creating a temporary oversight committee with a broad amendment on lease holdovers, notice periods, and committee membership, passed 6-2 after significant debate over the committee’s composition and scope.
Later, SB 1200, which would require ADWR to revisit certain Phoenix AMA assured water supply applications using older groundwater models, passed 5-3 despite opposition from CAP and ADWR over added replenishment obligations and concerns about relying on outdated models. SB 1335, requiring the Arizona Water Banking Authority to post its annual report online, passed 7-1. SB 1559, creating rural groundwater management work groups in each basin to report to ADWR, passed 5-3 after supporters said it would improve basin-level coordination and opponents argued it created new bureaucracy without enforcement tools. SB 1761, appropriating $47.7 million to the University of Arizona for the Yuma Center of Excellence for Desert Agriculture, Cooperative Extension, and the Experiment Station, passed 7-1 amid broad support but some concern about funding levels. Finally, SCM 1007, urging Congress to divest and improve the San Carlos Irrigation Project electric system, passed unanimously.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Finance Sep 24th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- This is a map of the restoration projects that were funded with the Gold King Mine settlement dollars
- And in the Gold King Mine instance, You know, there were a lot of economic harms suffered because of
- And then page 10 is one of my favorite projects we are funding with Gold King Mine money, and this is
- Gold King Mine is an example.
- The next thing you know, you take a community like mine.
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
FL House Floor Session - 2025-04-25 (10:00AM Session)
Florida House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- of those changes in counties... ...thinking through some of those changes in counties as large as mine
- In a community like mine, Orange County, where... All right, thank you, Mr. Speaker.
- And for a county like mine in Orange County, ...form of this issue in quite some time.
- But at the same time, there are these additional expenses that counties like mine navigate.
- It's not popping up... ...phosphate mine lands. Like, that's just not coming up in conversations.
Summary:
The House opened with prayer, a moment of silence for fallen Oviedo Officer Jimmy Serrano-Torres, the Pledge of Allegiance, and recognition of Chief Joseph Tuminelli as law enforcement officer of the day. The chamber approved the journal and adopted the special order report, and the Speaker announced a schedule change canceling the floor on Monday and starting Tuesday at 10:30 a.m.
The main business was CS for HB 7033, the House tax package, presented by Rep. Duggan. He described a broad set of tax changes, including the previously passed sales tax rate reduction from 6% to 5.25%, exemptions for certain bullion sales, changes to tourist development tax (TDT) use, property tax administration updates, affordable housing-related exemptions, repeal of the aviation fuel tax, delayed natural gas fuel tax implementation, corporate income tax changes, and other provisions. Debate focused heavily on the TDT section and the bill’s property tax relief structure. Amendments to preserve local flexibility or remove the TDT restrictions were offered and debated; one Duggan amendment was adopted to allow local governments to keep 25% of TDT revenues for general use while directing 75% to property tax relief, and another amendment requiring audit certification of compliance was also adopted. A combined reporting amendment offered by Rep. Eskamani to close corporate tax loopholes was debated at length but failed.
On final passage, supporters argued the bill provides immediate, permanent tax relief and affordability help, while opponents said it diverts tourism dollars away from local needs and could harm tourism-dependent counties and services. CS for HB 7033 passed the House 78-29. The chamber then took up CS for CS for HB 1221 on local option taxes, which would give local governments more control over certain local taxes and, as presented, redirect TDT revenues toward property tax relief with some local flexibility. After questions and amendments, including a Miller amendment allowing 25% of TDT revenue for general purposes and another accountability amendment, the bill moved to final debate. Members split sharply: supporters framed it as immediate tax relief and local accountability, while opponents warned it would undermine tourism marketing, infrastructure, and county budgets. The transcript ends during closing debate on HB 1221, before final passage is recorded.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Jobs and Economic Development - 03/04/26
Jobs and Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, just last couple years we've had bills to address the mining layoffs and the mining or mine closing
- Um, do you are you aware I think there's one more mine that might close, way up north.
- Um, just last couple years we've had bills to address the mining layoffs and the mining or mine closing
- <01:06:45.520>
or <01:06:45.839>mine mining layoffs and the mining or mine mining layoffs - and the mining or mine closing<01:06:47.039>
etc.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Committee on Health and Human Services - 03/04/25
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- That's a usual stop of mine when I'm over in Detroit Lakes, so thanks for that.
- That's a usual stop of mine when I'm over in Detroit Lakes, so thanks for that.
- That's a usual stop of mine when I'm over in Detroit Lakes, so thanks for that.
- That's a usual stop of mine when I'm over in Detroit Lakes, so thanks for that.
- That's a usual stop of mine when I'm over in Detroit Lakes, so thanks for that.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Public Health Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:00 am
Joint Committee on Public Health
Transcript Highlights:
- It would separate children and families like mine.
- Their blood runs in mine, and I will fight.
- His words, not mine.
- His words, not mine.
- I know that's not everyone's story, but it's mine.
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Public Health held a hearing on several vaccination-related bills, including proposals to eliminate non-medical or religious exemptions for school immunizations (notably H. 2554 and S. 1557), a bill to require or improve reporting and administration of immunization data and exemptions (described as the Community Immunity Act, S. 1618), and H. 2431, which would prohibit COVID-19, mRNA, or gene-altering vaccine requirements. The committee also heard testimony on H. 2463, which would classify funeral directors as public health workers for vaccine-priority purposes during emergencies. The chair reviewed testimony rules and repeatedly asked speakers to keep comments orderly and brief so the committee could hear as many people as possible. No votes were taken during the hearing.
Testimony on H. 2554 and S. 1557 was sharply divided. Pediatricians, infectious disease specialists, public health advocates, and groups such as the Massachusetts Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Massachusetts Medical Society, March of Dimes, Massachusetts Families for Vaccines, and several parents supported eliminating religious exemptions, arguing that vaccination protects medically vulnerable children and adults, improves herd immunity, and helps prevent outbreaks of measles, pertussis, and other diseases. They cited local school data showing pockets of lower coverage and incomplete reporting, and several speakers referenced outbreaks in other states and the need for stronger, more consistent reporting and exemption management. Opponents argued the bills would infringe on religious freedom and parental rights, force families to choose between faith and education, and unfairly target a small number of families; some also said Massachusetts already has high vaccination rates and that the real issue is incomplete data or the gap population rather than religious exemptions.
H. 2431 drew testimony from supporters who said COVID-era mandates caused job losses, privacy concerns, and harm, and that the bill would prevent future requirements for COVID, mRNA, or gene-altering vaccines in schools, workplaces, and public settings. Supporters described personal experiences with alleged vaccine injury or mandate-related hardship. H. 2463 was supported by the Massachusetts Funeral Directors Association, which argued funeral directors work in infection-facing settings and should be eligible for vaccine priority during public health emergencies. The hearing featured extensive public testimony but no committee action beyond hearing the bills and taking questions from members.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
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a <00:30:05.240>regional Floodwood serves as a regional hub for mine - treatment needs, to keep pace with the abandoning of the Scranton well so Hibbing can continue to mine
- Louis County known for its deep mining roots and strong working-class community.
- Louis County, is a historic mining town that continues to play a key role in the region's economy and
- Louis County, is a historic mining town that continues to play a key role in the region's economy and
Bills:
HF220, HF230, HF240, HF241, HF295, HF429, HF490, HF505, HF574, HF576, HF581, HF865, HF918, HF1085, HF1449, HF1452, HF1454, HF602
Keywords:
HF220, Minnesota transportation, highway user tax distribution fund, trunk highway fund, Minnesota Department of Transportation, MnDOT, transportation finance, dedicated funds, funding restrictions, arts in transportation, cultural strategies, transportation project planning, project design, project construction, placemaking, public art, infrastructure spending, state statutes 161.045, HF230, Wyoming
ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Energy Development and Transmission Committee Jun 2nd, 2026 at 09:00 am
Energy Development and Transmission Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- But if we're going to expand coal mining, and it's required for industry, they too will have to find
- Bureau of Mines.
- Do I just exit out of this and bring mine up? Okay.
- We have the engineering capability to solution-mine those and provide cavern storage.
- The next meeting that we will be having is going to be out at Coteau, the Freedom Mine, the coal mine
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate and House Tax Policies Discussion Group - 05/12/26
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- It also makes an important change to some subsidies that are provided to mining companies, given that
- this is a new mine with billions of dollars being invested.
- this is a new mine with billions of dollars being invested.
- subsidies that are provided to mining subsidies that are provided to mining companies<00:06:31.080
- companies given that this is a new mine companies given that this is a new mine with<00:06:32.840
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee 1/23/25
Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- energy clean tech as sectors like mining energy clean tech as well<00:04:46.400>
as <00:04:46.520 - <00:19:57.720>
uh <00:19:57.880>other utilities um uh mining uh other utilities um - uh mining uh other Industrial<00:19:58.720>
sectors <00:19:59.559>like <00:19:59.799> - There's also a letter from Representative Warwas from Mining Minnesota.
- There's also a letter from Representative Warwas from Mining Minnesota.
Summary:
The committee approved the January 21, 2025 minutes and then heard a presentation from the Minnesota Chamber Foundation on its report about Minnesota’s environmental permitting system. The presenters said the report was based on research by Barr Engineering and the Policy Navigation Group and argued that permitting delays can discourage investment and make Minnesota less competitive for manufacturing, mining, energy, clean tech, and other industrial projects. They highlighted that Tier 1 permits are generally issued quickly, but Tier 2 air and water permits often take much longer than the state’s 150-day goal, with some median timelines ranging from 419 to 771 days for Tier 2 air permits and similar delays for industrial water permits. The report also said Minnesota’s permit timelines were longer than peer states and estimated that reducing delays could increase annual output by $260 million to $910 million and support 960 to 3,400 additional full-time-equivalent jobs per year.
Committee members asked about which businesses fall under Tier 2 permits, the economic impact of permitting delays, and whether the Chamber had discussed the report with the governor or MPCA. The presenters said Tier 2 permits typically involve higher-emitting facilities such as manufacturing, utilities, mining, and other industrial operations, and that the economic estimates were based on modeling rather than exact lost-job counts. They also noted that the governor had been briefed and that MPCA had been invited to the hearing but did not attend.
The committee then took up House File 8, which Chair Heintzeman said is intended to improve permitting efficiency while maintaining environmental standards. He described provisions that would reduce the number of 60-day wetland application extensions, require MPCA to issue permitting efficiency reports twice a year, break out data on missed timelines by municipal versus industrial applicants, treat failure to meet the 150-day Tier 2 deadline as a final action subject to judicial review, and require quicker notice when applications are incomplete. He also outlined sections that would allow separate construction and operating permits, expand expedited permitting, and change environmental assessment worksheet petition rules. The bill was moved to be re-referred to the Labor and Workforce Development Committee, and the discussion began, but the transcript ends before any final vote on the bill is shown.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Trade, Workforce & Economic Development May 14th, 2025
Trade, Workforce & Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- that you know you are a human being, and that is yours when it comes out of your body and... ...it's mine
- consent and say we're going to use it for this research study or we're going to do this, it's still mine
- But if you make it a property right, it's still mine.
- I might give you consent to do something with it, but it's still mine.
- give you consent to do whatever, even if I said, you can do whatever you want with this, it's still mine
Keywords:
DNA privacy, genetic privacy, genetic testing, genetic material, DNA ownership, property right in DNA, genetic consent, biological sample, genomics, genetic data, HIPAA, health information privacy, health care provider, research ethics, human subjects research, law enforcement DNA, forensic DNA, paternity testing, medical examiner, genetic discrimination
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- We're just trying to make this more efficient for smaller counties, especially one like mine, to make
- We're just trying to make this more efficient for smaller counties, especially one like mine, to make
- Recently, a sand mine run by MTX dumped over 150 tons of lead, aluminum, and other sediments into the
- The sand mine upstream... due to poor compliance histories can delay enforcement, reset their record,
- The sand mine upstream repeatedly violating its permit, harming our land and water.
Keywords:
Cow Creek Groundwater Conservation District, groundwater, water wells, domestic well, livestock well, exempt well, metering device, well meter, groundwater conservation district, Special District Local Laws Code, Water Code, Section 36.117, groundwater regulation, water rights, aquifer management, municipal utility, retail public utility, groundwater export, water supply contract, election
Summary:
The Committee on Natural Resources heard testimony on a series of water, utility, and groundwater-related bills. Early items included HB 5693, which would let Drainage District 7 hold board elections in November of odd-numbered years when a countywide election is occurring, and HB 5671, which would update the Johnson County Special Utility District by clarifying board eligibility, allowing bond issuance, and removing redundant TCEQ approval language to reduce costs and delays. Both bills were left pending after brief testimony from bill sponsors and local witnesses.
The committee also heard SB 1504, which would update the Gulf Coast Authority to allow video-conference participation in meetings, and SB 1302, aimed at closing a TCEQ permitting loophole that allowed dischargers with prior denials or suspensions to reapply through an automated process without meaningful review. SB 2692 drew substantial discussion: it would change the signature threshold for outside-city-limits customers appealing municipal utility rates to the PUC by customer class. Valero supported the bill as a way to avoid requiring large-volume users to gather signatures from unrelated residential customers, while the City of Corpus Christi opposed it, arguing that lowering the threshold to one customer could trigger expensive appeals costing $500,000 to $1 million. A PUC witness said such cases are increasing and that the agency would need additional staff under the fiscal note. SB 790, creating a simplified PUC complaint process for small water and wastewater billing disputes, and SB 1663, expanding TCEQ notice requirements for nearby residents when groundwater contamination is discovered, were also heard and left pending.
Additional bills included HB 3115, clarifying that the Cow Creek Groundwater Conservation District cannot require meters on exempt domestic or livestock wells; SB 1055, raising the Southeast Texas Groundwater Conservation District’s production fee cap from 1 cent to 7 cents per 1,000 gallons; and SB 1625, requiring private water and wastewater utilities to report cybersecurity incidents to TCEQ and DIR. The committee then took up pending business and adopted a substitute for SB 7, which made several changes to water fund use, eminent domain coordination, and EDAP-related provisions, and voted 10-0 to report it favorably. The committee also adopted a substitute for HB 2347, a county water conservation program bill, and reported it favorably 9-1. HB 5675 and SB 2476 were each reported favorably 10-0. The meeting concluded with adjournment.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session May 1st, 2025
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- She ended a social media page called Backpage that a family member of mine was on.
- Trafficked by a former teammate of mine when I grew up less than six miles in one of the most trafficked
- I worked at the McDonald's off of Roseville Road and Watt Avenue and a classmate of mine that was older
- for the death penalty for it because I watched it break down families, because I saw teammates of mine
- And classmates of mine, what it would do to those families, because it happened to mine.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Committee of Conference on SB 564 (05/26/2026)
Transcript Highlights:
- . >> They can have mine. >> Do you folks have that? >> You don't. All right.
- >> They<00:03:52.360>
can <00:03:52.520>have <00:03:52.720>mine. - >> They can have mine. >> They can have mine.
Summary:
The committee considered Senate Bill 564 and discussed two related amendments, which were ultimately combined. The main amendment would create carve-outs for wetland buffers and conservation subdivisions, allowing certain facilities or utilities to proceed by conditional use permit or special exception while still requiring site plan review and DES permitting. Supporters said the change would open up developable land and provide a path forward for housing development without an automatic denial.
Members also focused on the effective date. The amendment was revised to take effect March 1, 2027, to give municipalities time to update ordinances and, if desired, designate conservation subdivisions. To prevent towns from undermining the bill before it takes effect, a second amendment was added stating that municipalities may not impose additional building or lot-size restrictions on affected properties before the effective date. Senators said this would avoid a “poison pill” response such as increasing minimum lot sizes.
After brief discussion, members agreed the amendments were consistent with the bill’s housing and conservation balance. The committee voted unanimously to adopt the combined amendments, agreed to place the bill on consent, and then adjourned.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, February 10, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I can tell you they’re not in mine.
- I can tell you they’re not in mine.
- I can tell you they’re not in mine.
- I can tell you they’re not in mine.
- I can tell you they’re not in mine.