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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Legislative POCI Caucus Press Conference 6/9/25
Transcript Highlights:
- am I going to be alive tomorrow, or are the government going to make these decisions on if my life depends
- am I going to be alive tomorrow, or are the government going to make these decisions on if my life depends
- ><00:02:54.879><c> life</c> make these decisions on if my life make these decisions on if my life depends
- </c><00:02:58.000><c> And</c> depends on it. Let's do better. And depends on it. Let's do better.
Summary:
Minnesota lawmakers and advocates held a press event focused on a special-session budget agreement that would repeal health coverage for undocumented immigrants. Speakers, including Rep. María Isa Pérez-Vega, Sen. Lieman, labor leaders, immigrant advocates, faith leaders, and other DFL/POCI caucus members, argued the repeal would harm about 17,000 people, increase uncompensated care costs, worsen ER and clinic wait times, reduce productivity, and ultimately raise costs for taxpayers and employers. They also said undocumented immigrants contribute significant tax revenue and that the measure was motivated by cruelty and scapegoating rather than fiscal responsibility.
Testimony emphasized moral, public health, labor, and faith-based objections. Unidos Minnesota, SEIU Local 26, the Minnesota AFL-CIO, and Pastor Ingred Ramson all framed health care as a human right and said the policy would punish working families, immigrants, and communities of color. Several speakers linked the repeal to broader attacks on immigrants, labor rights, and other social protections, and warned that the compromise budget framework included a “poison pill” tying the health bill to the repeal.
POCI caucus members said they had tried unsuccessfully to negotiate alternatives, including changes to paid leave, earned sick and safe time, non-compete bans, premiums, enrollment caps, and protections for children, elders, and people with chronic conditions. They said leadership was not part of the negotiations and expressed disappointment with DFL and governor-level decisions, while also saying they would continue to fight the policy and hold leaders accountable. No vote was taken in the event itself, but speakers repeatedly said the repeal was expected to pass and that they would oppose it and continue organizing in future sessions.
NV
Nevada 2025 Regular Session
Assembly Committee on Government Affairs May 30th, 2025 at 09:00 am
Government Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- With regards to the education component, it really does just depend on what the special counsel were
- So there are a variety of different ways that this can go, just depending on what the information shows
- So there are a variety of different ways that this can go, just depending on what the information shows
- Thank you for your time, and please make the right decision for our communities and those who depend
- You know, it's going to be one way or the other, depending on who's in control of the government.
Bills:
SB156
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Health and Human Services May 20th, 2025
Legislative Health & Human Services Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- um, half an hour for 6 people to take 5 minutes and talk about something, 6 members, or we may, depending
- they're doing a, a deep dive or whatever, they can present to us on that, but also maybe even monthly depending
- change, but once, once the legislative council gets it, Um, sometimes things have to be changed depending
- in August, Madam Chair, um, and CCJ is to meet, um, Somewhere in there and I'm just thinking if depending
- of good, good ideas, but some things are out of our reach and some things we're just gonna have to depend
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Conference Committee on SF3045 5/12/25
Transcript Highlights:
- Finally, we've experienced the need for contracts and grants to be suspended and reinstated depending
- Finally, we've experienced the need for contracts and grants to be suspended and reinstated depending
- grants to be suspended<00:29:59.279><c> and</c><00:29:59.600><c> reinstated</c><00:30:00.159><c> depending
- </c><00:30:00.480><c> on</c> suspended and reinstated depending on suspended and reinstated depending
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm sort of, you just start with telemedicine. and then the doctor says I can't do this and that depends
- because it would be dependent about how you set up that protocol.
- provider and we schedule our on-site visits For the our medical providers one to two days a week depending
- So it depends on the broker. But isn't the reason they have to go...
- Depending, and then we're going to vote everything out. Okie dokie. Yep. Thank you.
Bills:
HB166, HB2000, HB3248, HB3513, SB155, SB1659, SB1730, SB1778, SB1790, SB1848, SB2017, SB2105, SB2794, SB2917, HB2756, HB353, HB166
Keywords:
child endangerment, controlled substances, penalty group, elderly protection, disabled individual rights, child grooming, sex offender registration, criminal justice, reportable conviction, law enforcement, defense, peace officers, local government, security, juvenile board, Moore County, appointments, juvenile justice, county legislation, dangerous dogs
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
WTL, WTL DEFER Public Hearings 03-21-2025
Transcript Highlights:
- We don't expect to start the project on the construction phase like late 2027 or maybe in and depending
- We don't expect to start the project on the construction phase like late 2027 or maybe in and depending
- We don't expect to start the project on the construction phase like late 2027 or maybe in and depending
- We don't expect to start the project on the construction phase like late 2027 or maybe in and depending
- /c><00:11:14.880><c> maybe</c><00:11:15.200><c> in</c><00:11:15.440><c> and</c><00:11:15.639><c> depending
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Water and Land met on March 21, 2025, and considered several resolutions related to water resources, coastal management, and energy planning. On SCR 42/SR 27, which urged DLNR’s Division of Forestry and Wildlife to prioritize restoration and protection of additional wetlands and anchialine ponds, DLNR supported the measure and suggested a technical correction changing a reference from the Division of Agriculture to the Division of Aquatic Resources. Testimony from Hā‘ena Reef and Ocean Coalition, Maui Ocean Center, and individuals was in support. The committee recommended passage with technical and non-substantive amendments.
The committee also heard SCR 54/SR 36, which would create a desalination planning task force to study whether large-scale desalination for potable water is feasible. DLNR and CWRM said the proposal was a large undertaking and raised capacity concerns, noting the Board of Water Supply was already moving forward with its own desalination planning. BWS testified in support, saying its project was still in planning and design, with construction not expected until late 2027 or 2028, and that the project would produce about 1.7 million gallons per day to supplement Ewa’s water supply. Members discussed whether the task force might duplicate existing work and noted the measure focused on consumption rather than other desalination uses. The committee ultimately recommended passage with technical and non-substantive amendments.
For SCR 59/SR 43, which asked DLNR, the Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation, and the Kaho‘olawe Island Reserve Commission to work together on maintaining the Kihei ramp, DLNR reported ongoing collaboration and listed prior improvements including paving, washdown work, dredging, and a retaining wall. The committee recommended passage with technical and non-substantive amendments. On SCR 106/SR 87, which requested a study of which energy sector could be most quickly and cost-effectively decarbonized through public investment in combustion-free alternatives, OPSD said the State Energy Office had already completed a decarbonization study under Act 238 (2022) and a follow-up alternative fuels analysis, and suggested the resolution duplicated existing work. Energy Justice Network testified in support, arguing the proposal would build on prior studies by focusing on non-combustion options such as wind, solar, and storage. Despite support from several organizations and individuals, the committee deferred the measure indefinitely. The committee also passed SR 18 as is, passed SC 51/SR 33 as is, deferred SC 47, and passed SC 76/SR 59 with amendments.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Housing Finance and Policy Committee 3/19/25
Housing Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Number two, uh where many of us that live out in rural areas, we are either dependent on natural gas
- 20.880><c> either</c> live out in rural areas, we are either live out in rural areas, we are either dependent
- :22.000><c> gas</c><00:10:22.160><c> or</c><00:10:22.399><c> propane</c><00:10:22.880><c> be</c> dependent
- on natural gas or propane be dependent on natural gas or propane be and<00:10:23.360><c> for</c><00:
- You couldn't be dependent on solely one source of heat.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
House Standing Committee on Health Services (3-14-25) -Upon Recess of House - 6PM
Transcript Highlights:
- think that there are several pieces of information that will be noted through the reporting, and it depends
- think that there are several pieces of information that will be noted through the reporting, and it depends
- think that there are several pieces of information that will be noted through the reporting, and it depends
- think that there are several pieces of information that will be noted through the reporting, and it depends
- It depends on which part maybe you're asking about, but I believe we want to know how the program's working
Keywords:
00:25 Call to Order/Roll Call
01:36 Discussion of 25RS SB 153
23:11 Roll Call Vote on 25RS SB 153
30:56 Adjournment, 958, all
Summary:
The House Standing Committee on Health Services met on March 14, 2025, and took up a committee substitute for Senate Bill 153. The substitute deleted the original bill language and replaced it with provisions from Senate Bill 14, aimed at prohibiting pharmaceutical manufacturers from discriminating against 340B covered entities and adding reporting requirements for those entities. The sponsor explained that the protections would sunset after one year, allowing lawmakers to review data by July 1, 2026, and that Kentucky would continue to follow any future federal changes to the 340B program.
Members asked several questions about the scope of the reporting, including what “total operating cost” means, how duplicate discounts are prevented, whether the reporting applies only to hospitals and not federally qualified health centers, and who would receive the data. The sponsor said the reporting is intended to help the Cabinet for Health and Family Services and the Office of Health Data Analytics at LRC assess how the program is working, including charity care and community benefits, while preserving protections for rural hospitals and allowing them to continue using contract pharmacies. A representative from LRC confirmed the data would come to the General Assembly through the Office of Health Data Analytics.
The committee expressed mixed views about the balance between transparency and potential burdens on hospitals, especially rural facilities. Several members said they were supportive but had reservations about the reporting requirements and the sunset structure, while others noted concerns about unintended consequences and the possibility of changes on the House floor. The committee ultimately adopted the committee substitute, approved a title amendment, and reported Senate Bill 153 with House Committee Substitute 2 favorably. The meeting then adjourned.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Texas Ethics Commission Mar 11th, 2025 at 09:00 am
Transcript Highlights:
- The client may attend the general event, but he may not, depending on your ruling.
- The client may attend the general event, but he may not, depending on your ruling. the general event
- but he may not depending on your ruling the also that that he wants he he may not even attend any any
- It all depends on how it's reported.
- So that wouldn't impair your client's ability to visit with the legislator and not have to lobby, depending
Summary:
The Texas Ethics Commission met on March 11, 2025, first in executive session and then in open session. The chair announced that, in light of Texas Attorney General Opinion KP-484, the commission would conform its practices to the opinion and move to repeal tolling rules for sworn-complaint deadlines. The chair also said the commission would dismiss 36 pending sworn-complaint cases in which the 120-day settlement deadline had been exceeded, even though the delay had been tolled under prior TEC rules. The commission then set future meeting dates for June 12 and September 17 and approved prior meeting minutes.
The commission adopted a new criminal-referral rule clarifying that, once jurisdiction over a complaint is accepted, commissioners may vote to make a criminal referral. It also adopted revised advisory-opinion rules, with a clarifying amendment from a commenter, and republished proposed changes to the definition of “principal purpose” for political committees after staff recommended a 49 percent political-activity threshold and further public input. The commission published for comment proposed changes to ethics training rules, facial-compliance review procedures, late-filing waiver and reduction rules, and sworn-complaint procedures, including tighter discovery limits, a default-order set-aside process, and removal of tolling language inconsistent with KP-484. It also republished Chapter 28 rules on Speaker-candidate reporting.
The commission adopted several advisory opinions. It declined to give an affirmative defense on whether certain school-district communications were political advertising because related litigation had already addressed the issue. It reaffirmed that a House member may use donated district-office space if it is not reimbursable with public funds and was accepted before the contribution moratorium. It also concluded that a judge may use political funds for travel to a Navy-hosted event as a local dignitary, that legislators’ use of a corporate aircraft for a border-region fact-finding trip could be permissible but would likely trigger reporting obligations, that a TCEQ commissioner’s revolving-door restrictions apply only to matters actually placed before the commissioner, and that a part-time legislative staffer may not take outside employment assisting a registered lobbyist. The commission then heard and acted on numerous fine-waiver appeals, granting several full waivers or reductions and approving staff recommendations on others, and terminated a number of inactive campaign treasurer appointments. Finally, the executive director briefed the commission on the 2025 legislative session, noting that staffing requests are tied to Sunset recommendations and that the House had preliminarily recommended about half of the commission’s appropriations requests.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- types that, uh, DFPS will refer to us, and the distribution of those support, um, can be different depending
- Depending on whether or not the receiving state requires the, the placement to be licensed, um, then
- that to kinship parents whenever possible, but the problem right now is that we really are entirely dependent
- It really would depend on how you define success.
- It depends on the person.
Keywords:
Medicaid, nutrition support, maternal health, chronic conditions, pilot program, DFPS, Department of Family and Protective Services, child protective services, child abuse investigations, child neglect, child exploitation, advisory committee, Family and Protective Services Council, council abolition, foster care, due process, investigative procedures, child welfare, parental rights, family preservation services
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Also, compression in 2025 would bring no rates down to somewhere between 53 cents and 59. depending on
- It's not dependent. It's not dependent on any one sector.
- Sure, there will be different impacts depending on- where the TPP is located.
- What local government in terms of adopting their tax rate, that's what will be dependent upon whether
Keywords:
HB 8, school finance, compressed tax rate, maximum compressed tax rate, MCR, PYMCR, property tax, school district taxes, Education Code, Tax Code, state aid, school funding formula, local school taxes, Texas school finance, tax rate compression, public education funding, ad valorem tax, tangible personal property, income-producing property, business personal property
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine the Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress, including S.257, to improve the resilience of critical supply chains. Feb 11th, 2025 at 09:00 am
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- committed to the integrity, efficacy, resilience, and all those things of this system, and people do depend
- nose at Congress, the very people that you and I just agreed you are responsible to, and the people depend
- Fed's interest rate decisions have an especially big impact on industries like manufacturing, which depend
- In some cases, it does, and it really does depend on facts that we haven't seen yet.
- I'd say that's a possible outcome, which will depend very much on specific facts about what's being tariffed
Bills:
SB257
Keywords:
supply chain resilience, critical supply chains, critical goods, manufacturing, domestic manufacturing, reshoring, nearshoring, supply chain security, supply chain shock, supply chain disruption, critical infrastructure, emerging technologies, semiconductors, microelectronics, artificial intelligence, quantum computing, robotics, advanced manufacturing, blockchain, cybersecurity
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- neighbors to the north in Georgia, a friendly competition because in many cases those companies, depending
- So... ...depending on which side of the border they're on, the workforce still comes from both sides
- of a data breach for a small and medium-sized business can range from $120,000 to $1.2 million, depending
- small manufacturer to achieve a baseline security readiness can range from $50,000 to $150,000, depending
- Depending on the size of the organization and the complexity of its operations, these costs can be prohibitive
Summary:
The Commerce and Tourism Committee met to hear an overview of its jurisdiction and then focused primarily on Florida manufacturing. Secretary of Commerce Alex Kelly described manufacturing as central to a more resilient, diversified economy, citing the 2023 Florida Manufacturing Report and noting strong growth in manufacturing businesses, jobs, exports, and workforce programs. He emphasized that most Florida manufacturers are small businesses, that the sector is increasingly STEM- and technology-driven, and that the state’s main challenge is workforce aging and the need to retain trained talent. Members also discussed how to better expose students and parents to manufacturing careers, improve startup access to capital, and strengthen regional manufacturing corridors and transportation links.
Kevin Carr of FloridaMakes said Florida is on track to become a top-five manufacturing state, but warned that productivity, technology adoption, and workforce shortages remain key issues. He said a proposed manufacturing bill would create a chief manufacturing officer and help address workforce, technology, and market-visibility challenges. Bain Beecher of PGT Innovations described the company’s growth and community role, but highlighted obstacles such as affordable housing, insurance costs, permitting delays, supply-chain disruptions, and limited awareness of manufacturing careers among students and parents. Andrew Kosowski of Veterans Metal focused on small- and medium-sized manufacturers, citing labor shortages, the cost of adopting new technology, regulatory burdens, and cybersecurity compliance as major pressures, and urged support for the draft manufacturing bill.
Brian Giuliani of the Port of Tampa Bay outlined the port’s cargo mix, infrastructure investments, and role in moving fuel, construction materials, and manufactured goods, saying the port’s expansion and transloading plans could better connect Florida manufacturers to suppliers and markets. Committee members repeatedly stressed the need to promote manufacturing careers earlier in school, improve public perception of the industry, and reduce barriers to investment. No formal vote was taken during the discussion, but the panelists broadly supported the draft manufacturing legislation and the committee’s focus on manufacturing policy.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Senate Energy and Natural Resources (04/14/2026)
Energy and Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- I suppose that's possible and particularly depending on whether we'd already issued a permit.
- I suppose that's possible and particularly depending on whether we'd already issued a permit.
- I suppose that's possible and particularly depending on whether we'd already issued a permit.
- I suppose that's possible and particularly depending on whether we'd already issued a permit.
- I suppose that's possible and particularly depending on whether we'd already issued a permit.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Criminal Justice and Public Safety (01/30/2026)
Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- The other one said, "Well, it depends if it takes off from what property, where it lands.
- So, I would say it all depends on what drone you have.
- The the depends on what drone you have.
- the town, depending on what was happening.
- the town, depending on what was happening.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- Some bureaus higher than others, depending on the type of work and things there.
- But again, it always depends<01:08:37.920><c> on</c><01:08:38.159><c> the</c><01:08:38.560><c> on</c>
- on the on the uh severity of of depends on the on the uh severity of of the<01:08:41.480><c> winter.
- Um, obviously that means, depending on staffing, the number of cases that are waiting to be assigned
- Um obviously that intends that means Um obviously that intends that means depending<01:26:58.800><c>
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Student success is dependent on their teachers having the appropriate skills.
- Student success is dependent on their teachers having the appropriate skills.
- Student success is dependent on their teachers having the appropriate skills.
- Madam Chair, it depends on what the questions are.
- </c> economic uh um Health really depends economic uh um Health really depends on<01:03:24.640><c> when
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- We do better work when we have good information, and we are dependent on good information and we are
- dependent on the agencies and working through the LBO to give us the information we need in a timely
- </c><00:02:25.319><c> on</c> good information and we are dependent on good information and we are dependent
- And the rate would fluctuate year to year depending on prior-year usage and the formula that was in statute
- The rate would fluctuate year to year depending on prior-year usage and the formula that was in statute
Bills:
HF3
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Ways and Means (02/11/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- upon legislation passed a a be depending upon legislation passed a a growth<00:24:43.720><c> in</c><
- The timber may go up, but it may reverse itself too, depending on how policies change over the course
- And that depends on the money supply, as Representative Ying likes to talk about M2.
- And that depends on the money supply, as Representative Ying likes to talk about M2.
- Rob—yeah, well, they can do that, but it depends on what they're doing.
Summary:
The committee met in a work session on revenue estimates and reviewed updated spreadsheet pages for several tax categories, using prior agreements and new testimony to refine FY 2025-2027 estimates. Early discussion covered insurance tax estimates, where members reviewed a letter from the insurance commissioner saying he was comfortable with the numbers provided; the committee accepted those estimates without opposition. Members also discussed utility property tax, with testimony about recent infrastructure buildout, tariffs, depreciation, and the difficulty of forecasting future growth. After debate over whether to use the average of high and low estimates or lean lower, the committee unanimously adopted the utility property tax numbers.
The committee then turned to real estate transfer tax and communications tax. For real estate transfer tax, members cited county input, housing market conditions, interest rates, lumber costs, and uncertainty about future policy; they agreed to use the averages and adopted those estimates unanimously. For communications tax, members noted the decline in landline-based revenue and the shift to data services. After discussion of whether to use the low estimate or the average, the committee settled on the average with a small rounding-down adjustment when the figure ended in .5, and adopted the numbers unanimously. The chair also clarified that these estimates remain subject to change until the final resolution is adopted.
The committee next accepted interest and dividends estimates as presented, with members noting the decline in that revenue source and the lack of additional information beyond the department’s analysis. Finally, the committee began discussing tobacco tax revenue, with members noting long-term declines in smoking, offsetting effects from out-of-state sales, and a suggestion to take a slightly conservative approach by reducing the average by 0.5. The transcript cuts off during that discussion, so no final vote on tobacco is shown in the excerpt.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Health and Human Services - 01/23/25
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- And the cost of those services varies very, very drastically depending on the level of care and services
- on the level of drastically depending on the level of care<00:16:01.920><c> and</c><00:16:02.120><c>
- So forecasted programs, again, are programs that, um, our, you know, the spending depends on the level
- So forecasted programs, again, are programs that, um, our, you know, the spending depends on the level
- </c><01:21:44.239><c> on</c> code um moving on our state depends on code um moving on our state depends