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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Environment Committee Meeting - 2025-04-03
Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- They've got the engineers who, if the community says, "Have you tried solution A?"
- they can go back to their engineers and say, can go back to their engineers and say, "Okay, if we go
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- You don't have to run or, or idle an engine, um, at a point of delivery considering that you're not having
- Primarily, and then the the engine went. As arrival and departure, that is correct, sir. OK.
- So maybe the, you know, the engine and the refrigeration, neither one of them is exceeding 65, you know
Bills:
HB 246, HB 796, HB 1056, HB 1544, HB 1846, HB 2001, HB 2618, HB 2625, HB 2869, HB 2898, HB 3069, HB 3114, HB 3157, HB 3228, HJR 98
Keywords:
federal directives, state authority, Tenth Amendment, government enforcement, local governance, gold standard, legal tender, currency, transactional currency, financial transactions, electronic payment systems, state finance, regulatory compliance, electric trucks, charging infrastructure, advisory council, transportation, sustainability, criminal penalties, official information
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Judiciary committee approves anti-kickback bill, HF2260 3/20/25
Transcript Highlights:
- Representative Engin.<00:10:17.880><c> Um</c><00:10:18.880><c> I</c><00:10:19.120><c> am</c><00:10:19.360
- </c> Engin. Um I am I'm not familiar. Engin. Um I am I'm not familiar.
Summary:
The committee heard House File 2260, a Judiciary Committee clone of portions of the larger DHS policy bill, and adopted the A1 amendment, which was described as largely technical but also incorporating changes from the related human services bill. The bill was presented as covering several DHS-related policy areas, including background studies transparency, anti-kickback provisions for medical assistance and child care assistance, and personal data protections for human services judges. The amendment also added a number of provisions related to direct care and treatment, competency restoration billing and data sharing, fraud enforcement tools, behavioral health fund eligibility, and clarifications to prior law.
Testimony from DHS Office of Inspector General legislative director Ardian Diddy emphasized that the bill would improve transparency in background studies, update investigative and arrest data access, extend a limited set-aside to similar provider types, and correct an effective-date error from last session. He also said the anti-kickback language would mirror federal Medicaid law for medical assistance and create a state-level prohibition for CCAP, giving DHS and law enforcement more tools to investigate fraud and misuse. Additional provisions would add human services judges to existing personal data protections for judicial officials. Diddy also explained amendment sections from the governor’s fraud package, including authority to act against entities convicted of fraud or theft, data-sharing improvements, and a disqualification from management and billing positions.
Members raised questions about possible conflicts of interest involving DHS employees with outside LLCs and about the need for stronger safeguards against fraud. The chair and other members referenced recent fraud cases and said the bill would help prevent similar abuses. Christy Grumman of DHS testified on the judge privacy section, saying there are about 35 human services judges and describing a recent incident in which a judge received violent threats serious enough to require the family’s temporary relocation by the State Patrol. Representative Hudson supported the anti-kickback provisions as a needed codification of agency authority. The committee then approved the amended bill and recommended it be re-referred to the Committee on Public Safety, Finance, and Policy.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
March 13, 2025 - 08:00 AM
Transcript Highlights:
- which includes Lakewood Ranch, Myakka City, and other portions of Manatee County, licensed civil engineer
- which includes Lakewood Ranch, Miyaka City, and other portions of Manatee County, licensed civil engineer
- This is my first time on Ways and Means. licensed civil engineer.
Summary:
The Ways and Means Committee met on March 13, 2025, for its first meeting of the session, with member and staff introductions followed by consideration of several tax-related bills. The committee first heard HJR 163 and its implementing bill HB 165, which would extend the homestead property tax exemption for quadriplegics to surviving spouses, similar to the treatment for surviving spouses of certain disabled veterans. Sponsor Rep. Tant and constituent J.R. Harding described the financial and caregiving burdens faced by spouses of quadriplegics. The committee heard supportive testimony from the Florida Association of Property Appraisers and members voted both measures favorably without opposition.
The committee then considered HB 785 on heated tobacco products. Rep. Tramont said the bill would create a new tax/regulatory category for the product, and an amendment clarifying the definition was adopted. The James Madison Institute offered a resource on the issue, the Florida Retail Federation waived in support, and Ranking Member Eskamani said she had concerns about the excise tax treatment and would vote no. The bill passed 16-1. Next, HB 321, a property tax exemption clarification for homes for the aged, was presented by Rep. Smith as a technical “glitch bill” to align state law with IRS tax code and ease development of low-income senior housing. It drew supportive testimony and passed unanimously.
The final bill, HB 503 by Rep. Botana, would cap local government revenue from local business taxes and require refunds if collections exceed the cap, with carve-outs for fiscally constrained areas. Local government and economic development groups, including the Florida League of Cities, the City of Winter Haven, the Miami-Dade Beacon Council, and the Florida Association of Counties, opposed the bill, arguing it would limit funding for public safety, inspections, economic development, and other services and create administrative refund problems. Several members supported the bill as a tax-cutting measure, while others warned of impacts on local services and revenue flexibility. The committee reported HB 503 favorably on a 14-5 vote, and then adjourned.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- Army Corps of Engineers actually got on the ball last Saturday in North Carolina.
- a lot of those haulers are now fleeing Florida, going to North Carolina where the Army Corps of Engineers
- Army Corps of Engineers is doing it in North Carolina. So that's kind of the story behind it.
Summary:
The Committee on Community Affairs met with a quorum present and heard two hurricane-recovery presentations focused on Florida’s response and long-term recovery efforts. Kevin Guthrie, Executive Director of the Florida Division of Emergency Management, reviewed response and recovery operations for Hurricanes Debby, Helene, and Milton, including meals, water, sheltering, search and rescue deployments, power restoration, debris removal, flood-control efforts, and generator distribution. He also described ongoing public assistance and mitigation funding, the state’s FROC system for standardizing and speeding reimbursement documentation, and the Elevate Florida residential mitigation program, which will use about $400 million to elevate or reconstruct eligible flood-insurance properties and may expand to county-run programs. Senators asked about manufactured homes, school shelter hardening, mobile home tie-downs, reimbursement for USAR teams, debris hauling, regional sheltering, and FEMA review delays; Guthrie said the state is trying to move recovery faster and more proactively, while acknowledging some limits and federal bottlenecks.
The committee then heard from Justin Domer, Deputy Secretary of Community Development at Florida Commerce, on HUD Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery programs. He explained that Commerce administers long-term recovery funds through its Office of Long-Term Resiliency for housing, infrastructure, and economic development, with funds used as a last resort after FEMA and insurance. Domer outlined the process for the most recent $925 million allocation covering multiple disasters, including Idalia, Debby, Helene, Milton, Broward flooding, and North Florida tornadoes, and said the state currently manages about $3.4 billion in DR funds, rising to over $4 billion with the new allocation. He highlighted completed and ongoing housing programs for Hurricane Irma, Michael, and Ian, plus workforce recovery programs and subrecipient infrastructure grants. Senators asked about Broward and Fort Lauderdale funding, homeowner turnaround times, and mobile home eligibility; Domer said Broward and Fort Lauderdale will have separate HUD-directed programs, and the committee adjourned after the presentations and questions.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 3/25/26
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- We manufacture specialty cutting tools for primarily the medical industry, but aerospace, firearms, and
Keywords:
workplace regulations, employee rights, meal breaks, rest breaks, exemptions, paid leave, small employers, employment law, Minnesota Statutes, workforce development, HF4569, Minnesota Paid Leave Law, protected leave, seasonal employee, seasonal worker, hospitality, hospitality industry, DEED, Department of Employment and Economic Development, employer certification
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Standing Committee on Primary and Secondary Education. (2-11-26)
Primary and Secondary Education
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Ways & Means Feb 6th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- I had a question because it seems like we've had a sector-by-sector plan going on—an aerospace division
Summary:
The Ways and Means Committee met on February 6, 2026, and first voted to suspend the five-day notice rule for all bills on the agenda. Senators Braun and Gildon objected, arguing the bill needed more public review and that the fiscal note had only just been released, but a roll call vote passed 15-9 and the committee proceeded to Senate Bill 6346.
Staff briefed SB 6346 as a proposal to create a 9.9% income tax on Washington taxable income above a $1 million per-household standard deduction, with a $50,000 charitable deduction, apportionment rules for nonresidents and certain professions, quarterly estimated payments, and credits for capital gains tax and certain business taxes. Staff said the tax would begin in 2029 and eventually raise about $3.5 billion annually from roughly 30,000 taxpayers. The bill also would expand the Working Families Tax Credit, create a sales tax exemption for grooming and hygiene products, increase the small business B&O tax credit and filing threshold, and end the B&O surcharge on high-grossing businesses one year early. Members questioned the bill’s constitutionality, its exemption from referendum, treatment of student athletes, natural-resource industries, and whether real estate gains would be captured.
Public testimony was sharply divided. Supporters, including labor groups, educators, health care advocates, counties, child care workers, and some business owners and high-income individuals, said the bill would make the tax code more progressive and provide stable funding for health care, education, child care, public defense, and other services, while expanding the Working Families Tax Credit. Opponents, including many small business, construction, housing, and taxpayer advocates, argued the measure would function as a tax on pass-through businesses and retained earnings, harm housing production and investment, encourage wealthy residents and businesses to leave the state, and violate the state constitution or the will of voters. No final action on SB 6346 was taken during the hearing.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
House of Representatives Second Regular Session of the 60th Legislature Day 13 Feb 23rd, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Oklahoma House Floor Meeting
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
House of Representatives Second Regular Session of the 60th Legislature Day 13 Feb 23rd, 2026
Oklahoma House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- She is an ISEF International Science and Engineering Fair and USSYP, United States Senate Page Program
- He wants to attend Texas A&M to study oil field engineering.
Summary:
The House convened, opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several recognitions, including Veteran of the Week First Sergeant Jeff Osterdock, Nurse of the Day Madison Lehman, Psychologist of the Day Dr. Jennifer Steber, and a large group of student pages and visitors. Members also made personal announcements and welcomed guests from schools and community groups.
On the floor, the House considered and adopted Senate amendments to House Bill 1484, a schools measure, and passed it 96-1; the emergency clause also passed 96-1. The House then took up House Bill 1085 on contracts, which would standardize service warranty fees with a delayed phase-in schedule, adopted the Senate amendments, and passed the bill 8-1.
The House also considered Senate Bill 133 on groundwater permits. After an amendment and debate, members discussed how the bill would apply to commercial water wells and how it would interact with marijuana-related licensing and notification to the Oklahoma Water Resources Board. The bill passed 85-12, and the emergency clause also passed by the same vote. The chamber then adjourned until February 24, 2026, at 9:30 a.m.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- In the House of Representatives, House Bill 512 by the Business Committee, an act relating to engineers
- In the House of Representatives, House Bill 512 by the Business Committee, an act relating to engineers
Summary:
The Senate convened with 34 members present and a quorum, approved the corrected journal, and advanced through routine orders by unanimous consent. Senate Resolution 114, from the Education Committee, was introduced and referred to Judiciary and Rules for printing. Committee reports moved several bills forward: Judiciary and Rules reported Senate Bills 1240, 1248, 1249, and 1251 do pass; Agricultural Affairs reported Senate Bills 1242 and 1243 do pass, House Joint Memorial 10 do pass, and Senate Bill 1241 to the 14th order for possible amendment. The Senate also received House Bills 512, 502, 494, 531, 542, 500, 533, and 555 and referred them to the appropriate committees.
In the Committee of the Whole, Senate Bill 1232 was considered with one amendment. The amendment clarified that the chapter applies to proceeds derived from criminal notoriety without regard to expressive content or medium, deleted and replaced several definitions, and adjusted related language. The amendment was adopted, and the committee then reported the bill back as amended without recommendation. The Senate adopted the Committee of the Whole report, and Senate Bill 1232 was referred to Judiciary and Rules for engrossing and the amendments for printing.
The chamber also paused for the Idaho State Historical Society’s annual presentation, featuring the Declaration of Independence, a Revolutionary War powder horn linked to Captain Samuel Brady, and the Idaho Admission Act, with remarks tying the artifacts to the nation’s 250th anniversary and Idaho’s history. During miscellaneous business, senators announced upcoming oversight research requests, a church service at the Capitol, and a reception hosted by the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes. The Senate then adjourned until 11 a.m. the next day.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- And then a lot of you have seen those big F-550 engines out there in the forest that are used for fighting
- diminishing because we are putting a lot more emphasis on paying for resources, training, new fire engines
Summary:
The Conservation and Resources Committee approved the January 27, 2026 minutes and then considered several RSs tied to the Idaho Code Cleanup Act process. Representative Dustin Manwaring explained that the DOGE task force had reviewed agency requests to repeal outdated code, and the committee introduced RS 32887 (Fish and Game, wolf-management transition and hunting fine provisions), RS 32890 (Parks and Recreation, repealing unused outdoor recreation enhancement and park fund sections), RS 32902 (Water Resources, repealing obsolete compact and recharge-related sections), and RS 32903 (Lands, repealing old floating timber and town site claim provisions). All four were introduced without opposition.
Representative Mark Sauter presented RS 33049, which would expand and update rules for water skiing on public waters, including allowing driver-and-skier-only operation under certain conditions, adding boat and driver requirements, and limiting the activity to early morning hours. He said the proposal was intended to align Idaho with other states and came from a local ski club. A committee member asked whether other user groups such as kayakers or paddleboarders had been consulted; Sauter said he had not reached out to them yet. The committee nonetheless voted to introduce the RS.
The committee then heard House Joint Memorial 9 from Representative Judy Boyle, urging Congress to reaffirm FLPMA as the governing law for federal land exchanges after a Ninth Circuit decision raised concerns about older disposal statutes overriding it. Testimony from a J.R. Simplot Company representative described a long-running land exchange and warned the ruling could unsettle completed and future exchanges across the West. The committee sent the memorial to the floor with a do-pass recommendation.
Finally, the committee heard House Bill 511, which would raise the cap on the wildland-urban interface structure surcharge from $40 to $100 to help fund Idaho Department of Lands fire protection. Boyle, logging industry representatives, and IDL officials said the surcharge had not been increased since 2009 despite rising equipment and firefighting costs, more homes in fire-prone areas, and growing demands on the dedicated account. The committee voted to send HB 511 to the floor with a do-pass recommendation, and the meeting adjourned.
ID
Idaho 2026 Regular Session
Agenda Jan 29th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- And then a lot of you have seen those big F-550 engines out there in the forest that are used for fighting
- diminishing because we are putting a lot more emphasis on paying for resources, training new fire engines
Summary:
The Conservation and Resources Committee approved the January 27, 2026 minutes and then considered several RSs tied to the Idaho Code Cleanup Act. Representative Dustin Manwaring explained that the RSs were recommended by the DOGE task force to repeal outdated or unused code: RS 32887 (Fish and Game, wolf-management transition and hunting fine provisions), RS 32890 (Parks and Recreation, an unused outdoor recreation enhancement/Park and Recreation Fund program), RS 32902 (Water Resources, obsolete compact and trust-account provisions), and RS 32903 (Lands, provisions on floating timber and townsite claims). Each RS was introduced by committee vote.
Representative Mark Sauter presented RS 33049, which would expand and update rules for water-skiing activities on public waters, including allowing driver-and-skier-only skiing in limited circumstances with added equipment, age, and time restrictions. A committee member asked whether other user groups such as paddlers or kayakers had been consulted; Sauter said he had not reached out broadly but would be prepared to answer more if the measure received a hearing. The committee voted to introduce RS 33049.
The committee then heard House Joint Memorial 9 from Representative Judy Boyle and J.R. Simplot Company representative Elizabeth Kreiner. The memorial asks Congress to reaffirm FLPMA as the governing law for federal land exchanges after a Ninth Circuit decision raised questions about older land-disposal statutes. Kreiner described a decades-long Simplot-BLM exchange that was later challenged in court and said the ruling could affect completed and future exchanges across the West. The committee voted to send H.J.M. 9 to the floor with a do-pass recommendation.
Finally, the committee heard House Bill 511, also from Representative Boyle, to raise the cap on the wildland-urban interface fire-protection surcharge from $40 to $100. Boyle and Idaho Department of Lands Director Dustin Miller said the current cap has not changed since 2009 and no longer covers rising firefighting costs amid growth in the WUI; logging and forest-industry witnesses supported the bill as a modest way to fund fire protection. After testimony, the committee voted to send H.B. 511 to the floor with a do-pass recommendation and then adjourned.
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Mar 5th, 2025
Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- I suggest to you that the ones who engineer, design, test, and manufacture these vehicles are the ones
- You know, when the people that design, engineer, and manufacture these vehicles say that this is not
Summary:
The Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development met with a quorum present and considered two bills. The first, CS for SB 88 by Senator Wright, would create a framework for local governments to allow or prohibit utility terrain vehicles (UTVs) on certain low-speed roads, define UTV equipment and driver requirements, and make violations noncriminal traffic infractions. An amendment was adopted to correct the insurance requirement to match automobile-style minimums of $10,000 personal injury and $10,000 property damage liability.
Testimony on SB 88 was divided. The Florida Justice Association and the Recreational Off-Highway Vehicle Association opposed the bill, arguing UTVs are designed for off-road use, do not meet federal safety standards, and could increase crash risk on public roads; Honda’s letter was cited as opposing road use. Supporters, including the sponsor and agencies waiving in support, argued the bill would address an existing loophole, provide insurance and licensing requirements, and help rural users and law enforcement by creating a clear legal pathway. Senators raised concerns about nighttime visibility, taillight spacing, speed limits, and whether the bill should be more restrictive, but the committee ultimately voted to report CS for SB 88 favorably.
The committee then heard SB 274 by Senator Arrington, which designates a portion of International Drive in Orange County as Harris Rosen Way in honor of hotelier and philanthropist Harris Rosen. The sponsor and several senators praised Rosen’s business success, philanthropy, and support for education, cancer research, veterans, and the Central Florida community. There was no opposition, and the bill was reported favorably by roll call vote. The meeting then adjourned.
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund Committee Mar 5th, 2025
Finance and Taxation General Fund
Transcript Highlights:
- They're in the engineering phase and they're going to... engineering phase and they're going to need
Keywords:
income tax, CHOOSE Act, education funding, ABLE account, tax credits, poverty threshold, legislative funding, HB89, Medicaid, pregnant women, pregnancy, prenatal care, ambulatory prenatal care, presumptive eligibility, temporary Medicaid coverage, Alabama Medicaid Agency, maternal health, low-income women, health coverage, eligibility determination
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session 4/28/25 - Part 2
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- We had testimony from county engineers, city engineers, and other stakeholders that suggest it might
- </c><01:34:11.040><c> believe</c> an engineering background and believe an engineering background and
- Uh, so I was at a roundabout in 2023 in Alexandria and I was talking to a county engineer.
- </c><01:38:30.719><c> He</c><01:38:30.880><c> was</c> was talking to a county engineer.
- He was was talking to a county engineer.
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 024 Feb 6th, 2026
Colorado House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Battalion, 116th Engineer Company, the 1457th Engineer Battalion, the 19th Special Forces Group, fifth
- <01:56:37.280><c> Battalion,</c><01:56:38.000><c> 116th</c><01:56:38.719><c> Engineer</c> Engineer Battalion
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- > 1457th</c><01:56:40.719><c> Engineer</c><01:56:41.040><c> Battalion,</c> Company, the 1457th Engineer
- ,</c><04:48:45.040><c> and</c> science, technology, engineering, and science, technology, engineering
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- And stuff like that, engineering and so forth.
- Like on Hilo, should an engineer, we have an engineering college there because we have Manoa, we have
- Last year, we put money in because we initiated putting engineering programs in Hilo, but they still
- . like on Hilo, should an engineer, forth. like on Hilo, should an engineer, we<01:15:28.239><c> have
- ><c> there</c> we have an engineering college there we have an engineering college there because<01:15
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, June 10, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Our soil is where brilliant engineers and automotive investors and inventors tested their limits.
- automotive</c> brilliant engineers and automotive brilliant engineers and automotive investors<00:33:
- /c><00:33:41.039><c> gave</c><00:33:41.279><c> the</c> engineering excellence that gave the engineering
- </c><01:03:47.440><c> He</c><01:03:47.680><c> held</c> assistant chief engineer.
- He held assistant chief engineer.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- And there are a number of short-term engineering technology programs as well.
- And there are a number of short-term engineering technology programs as well.
- , innovation lab, and digital engineering, innovation lab, and digital art. art. art.
- </c><01:43:56.080><c> being</c><01:43:56.280><c> another</c> uh being one, engineering being another
- </c> may not be up on top of engineering may not be up on top of engineering or or or use<01:49:45.040