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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Fraud Committee Meeting - 2025-09-17
Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- After that, we will move to public testimony and member questions. Chair Pinto.
- You may, once we proceed with your testimony; you are not recognized.
- We look forward to your testimony. This is an ongoing and difficult topic.
- Thank you all for your testimony. Questions after the public testimony. Thank you. Thank you.
- For the record, please proceed with your testimony. Rachel Lean. Good morning, everyone.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Texas Ethics Commission Jun 12th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Do you swear or affirm the testimony you'd like to give on this matter is the truth, the whole truth,
- Uh, do you swear or affirm that the testimony about to give this matter is the truth, the whole truth
- Each person's testimony will be limited to 2 minutes.
- McDermott to introduce each appeal, then you'll have 2 minutes for testimony and any additional time
- Do you swear or affirm that the testimony you're about to give in this matter is the truth, the whole
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Public testimony is limited to two minutes. We're trying to get through some bills.
- If there are no further questions, we'll proceed to public testimony.
- No further questions, we'll proceed to public testimony.
- Thank you for your testimony.
- Thank you for your testimony.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Pensions, Investments & Financial Services Apr 23rd, 2025
Pensions, Investments & Financial Services
Transcript Highlights:
- Proceed to testimony. The Chair calls up Brett Besselman.
- We'll proceed to testimony. The Chair calls up Tom Oney.
- We'll proceed to testimony.
- We'll proceed to testimony. The chair calls up Scott Leaton.
- ...I just want to thank you so much for your testimony.
Bills:
HB886, HB1514, HB2434, HB2688, HB2802, HB3161, HB3221, HB4029, HB4339, HB4591, HB4774, HB4802, HB4853, HB5627, SB1737
Keywords:
retirement, supplemental payment, benefits, Employees Retirement System, eligible annuitants, legislation, annuity, service credit, Employees Retirement System of Texas, employee benefits, pension reform, public retirement systems, municipality pensions, firefighters, police officers, retirement age, DROP program, actuarial studies, pension benefits, municipal retirement
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Move to testimony. Chair call Steve Swanson. Rena Honia and Matthew McCormick.
- All right, thank you very much for your testimony, uh, Mr. McCormick.
- Alright, thank you very much for your testimony, Mr. Swanson.
- Alright, thank you very much for your testimony.
- Thank you. 2 minutes, please. 2 minutes on your testimony. Yes, sir.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
WAM-JDC, WAM DEFER, WAM, WAM DEFER Public Hearings 04-01-2025
Ways and Means
Transcript Highlights:
- No oral testimony. If you're interested in reviewing written testimony, please go to our website.
- No oral testimony. If you're interested in reviewing written testimony, please go to our website.
- The recommendation is to pass unamended and we'll let the committee report reflect the AG's testimony
- Recommendation is to pass an amendment and we'll let the committee report reflect BNF's testimony to
- committee report reflect BNF's testimony committee report reflect BNF's testimony to<00:16:07.839
Summary:
The committee took up a long decision-making agenda on numerous House bills, largely in the tax, appropriations, public safety, agriculture, and land-use areas. Early action included HB 476, which passed with amendments after discussion of tax impacts and a committee report change; HB 796 also passed with amendments to protect several individual income tax credits from the bill’s effect. Other measures were advanced with amendments or without changes, including HB 1059, HB 1145, HB 1173, HB 1439, HB 800, HB 934, HB 990, HB 101, HB 106, and a series of bills in the 1026–1055 range, many of which were passed unamended or with technical/effective-date changes. Several bills were deferred, including HB 1147, HB 807, and later items on the agenda.
The committee also approved a number of policy and agency-structure changes. HB 430 was amended to create or expand an internship/workforce development program with reporting requirements; HB 505 and HB 506 were amended to adjust appropriations and FTEs; HB 774 added an appropriation section for two FTEs; HB 1052 limited use of universal service fund money; HB 1296 shifted a reporting requirement from BNF to the Department of Defense; and HB 1064 moved the State Fire Council and Fire Marshal Selection Commission to the Department of Law Enforcement and set the fire marshal salary. HB 427 made major biosecurity-related changes, including moving the Hawaii Invasive Species Council to the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity in 2026 and adding new appropriations. HB 830 was amended to allow third-party historic preservation reviewers under ethics and conflict rules, with a two-year sunset and committee-report comments on vacancies.
Public safety and regulatory bills also moved forward. HB 302 on cannabis drew opposition from Senator Awa, who said it would shut down a medical provider in his district; the bill nevertheless passed with amendments adding criminal penalties, enforcement authority, and a 2027 effective date for cultivator licenses. HB 306 on water code penalties passed unamended, HB 860 on liability for road resurfacing passed with amendments to limit liability to the work actually performed and eliminate joint and several liability, and HB 141 on public land leases passed with technical amendments. HB 1159 establishing a commercial harbor emergency evacuation working group passed as is, and HB 1482 on hemp passed with amendments exempting existing permit holders and certain retailers, aligning THC limits, and setting a far-future effective date. Most votes were adopted without recorded opposition, though several members noted reservations on specific measures.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- We do have public testimony on it.
- That is the end of public testimony. Senators, we're in debate.
- Senators, I am showing no other public testimony on the amendment.
- Showing no other public testimony, senators, we are in debate on the bill as amended.
- I'm showing no further public testimony. Senators, we are in debate. Any debate?
Summary:
The committee heard several bills and amendments, beginning with CS/SB 498 on trust fund interest for IOTA accounts. The sponsor said a 2023 Florida Supreme Court rule sharply increased interest paid into legal aid funding, creating a windfall and making participation difficult for banks. An amendment was adopted requiring savings institutions to pay the higher of 0.25% or the highest comparable rate offered on certain non-IOTA accounts, and the bill then passed favorably after testimony from banks, legal aid representatives, and other stakeholders both supporting and opposing the measure.
The committee also approved CS/SB 232, which clarifies Florida’s consumer collection law applies only to phone calls during restricted hours and not emails or text messages, after a delete-all amendment and supportive testimony from industry groups. It then approved SB 132, as amended, to designate gold and silver as legal tender and set rules for custody, audits, electronic transfer, and government acceptance of payments; supporters called it a sound-money measure, while the banking association said it still had unresolved technical concerns.
Later, the committee passed SB 1466 to create a trust fund for the My Safe Florida Home Program, with an amendment funding it from 20% of collected insurance premium tax revenue. It also considered SB 1206 on transportation network company insurance, reducing coverage during the “dead-leg” period before a rider is picked up from $1 million to lower limits; the bill drew sharp opposition from trial lawyers and support from insurers and some business groups, and the committee adopted a clarifying amendment before reporting the bill favorably. Finally, CS/SB 924 on fertility preservation for cancer patients was amended several times to narrow scope and clarify coverage rules, then passed favorably after debate over cost, preauthorization, and post-treatment storage obligations. The committee adjourned after allowing technical and conforming changes to implement the adopted amendments.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
Senate - Tax, Business and Transportation Feb 4th, 2025
Senate Tax, Business & Transportation
Transcript Highlights:
- And so also, though, I do ask for those who are giving public testimony.
- The public testimony before we go to committee.
- At this point, we're going to audience testimony.
- Five folks, please come up and give testimony.
- And give your public testimony.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Minnesota House Taxes Committee considers proposed 'wealth tax' 4/7/26
Transcript Highlights:
- And the first person up is Nan Madden. now to testimony from the public on both now to testimony from
- . testimony. testimony.
- proceed with your testimony. Thank you. proceed with your testimony. Thank you.
- proceed with your testimony. proceed with your testimony.
- All right, seeing none, we'll go to member testimony.
Summary:
The committee heard presentations on two tax bills: House File 4123, by Representative Agbaje, would expand Minnesota’s net investment income tax to include certain business income, especially income from S corporations and LLCs not subject to federal self-employment taxes, while keeping the current rate and million-dollar threshold; she said it would raise an estimated $88.7 million next year. House File 4616, by Chair Gomez, would impose a 1% annual tax on fortunes above $10 million. Gomez framed the bill as a response to growing wealth inequality and argued that wealthy households and large fortunes should contribute more to public services, while Agbaje said her bill would broaden the tax base and help meet state needs.
Public testimony was sharply divided. Supporters, including Nan Madden of the Minnesota Budget Project, Erica Mominee of the Minnesota Association of Professional Employees, Lauren Richards, and teacher Kristen Sinicariello, said the bills would help address wealth and income inequality and provide needed revenue for public health, education, and other public services. They pointed to federal tax cuts for high-income households, cuts to Medicaid and SNAP, and strains on state agencies and schools. Richards said small businesses already pay more than large corporations like Amazon, and Sinicariello argued that higher revenue would support classrooms and help equalize opportunity.
Opponents, including Brian Cook of the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce, Dalton Danielson of the Minnesota Business Partnership, and John Beschi of NFIB Minnesota, warned that both bills would hurt business competitiveness and investment. They argued that HF 4123 would effectively create a new higher tax tier for pass-through businesses and that HF 4616 would be difficult to administer, could force sales of illiquid assets, and could discourage entrepreneurship and capital investment. No votes or final committee action were taken in the portion of the meeting provided; the committee moved through bill presentations and public testimony before member discussion.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Let's go ahead and move to testimony.
- We've heard the testimony of medical professionals on this topic.
- Thank you very much for your testimony. All right, thank you.
- Thank you very much for your testimony. Mr. Beiberg.
- Okay, thank you very much for your testimony.
Bills:
HB2015, HB2060, HB2062, HB2100, HB2118, HB2165, HB2258, HB2327, HB2397, HB2445, HB2460, HB2641, HB2745, HB2876, HB2917, HB4011, HB4049, HB4056, HB4087, HCR2013, HCR2016, HCR2040, HCR2044, HCR2048, HCR2056
Keywords:
budget procedures, late filing penalty, accounting standards, financial reporting, state appropriations, abortion, educational institutions, health education, state aid, public schools, Buffalo Soldiers, monument, commemoration, Arizona, public funding, Wesley Bolin Plaza, military history, historical memorial, small land subdivision, land use
Summary:
The committee approved the minutes from the prior meetings and then took up several measures, beginning with HCR 2013, which would proclaim June 2026 as Celebrate Life Month in Arizona. The resolution drew emotional testimony in support from Crystal Cooper and Bella Stockton, both of whom shared personal stories about living with spina bifida and argued for celebrating life and supporting people with disabilities. Senator Kennedy voted no, saying the resolution was symbolic and did not address practical supports such as paid family leave, health care, housing, and school meals. The committee ultimately gave HCR 2013 a due pass recommendation on a 4-1 vote, with two members not voting.
The committee then advanced HB 2327, as amended, clarifying protections for eligible persons’ identifying information in county recorder records and explicitly excluding voter registration records from the confidentiality provisions. Representative Hendricks said the bill was intended to fix problems created by earlier language protecting elected officials and first responders. The committee also passed HB 2258, which adds La Paz County to the Tourism Advisory Council’s geographic area, with no opposition testimony.
A longer debate followed on HB 2397, which expands HOA/condominium disclosure requirements for prospective buyers, including bylaws, declarations, plats, meeting minutes, and information about assessments and known defects. Representative Biasucci said the bill was about transparency for buyers, while the Arizona Association of Community Managers raised concerns about cost and the scope of the disclosure requirements; the Arizona Homeowners Coalition supported the bill but opposed an amendment that would require managers to be on site for capital projects. The committee adopted two Hoffman amendments and then gave HB 2397 a due pass as amended recommendation. The committee also passed HB 2015, which imposes penalties on state agencies that miss federal audit reporting deadlines, and HB 4049, which changes how the Attorney General represents DCS in cases alleging misconduct; both drew opposition over concerns about punitive penalties and existing conflict procedures.
Later, the committee approved HB 4087, authorizing a memorial plaque for former legislator Barbara Love, and HB 2100, which allows counties to authorize certain small land subdivisions, despite objections that it could weaken water-supply protections. The committee then passed HB 2460, as amended, preempting local ordinances that penalize businesses for abandoned or stolen movable property such as shopping carts; supporters argued cities were charging victims of theft, while cities and towns said the bill would undercut local nuisance enforcement and shift costs to taxpayers. Finally, the committee began hearing HCR 2056, a proposed constitutional referral recognizing a right to refuse medical mandates, with Representative Cooper and supporters framing it as bodily autonomy and opponents warning it would weaken public health protections, especially in schools and during outbreaks.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
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NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Senate Energy and Natural Resources (03/10/2026)
Energy and Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- Thank you very much for your testimony. testimony. testimony.
- My testimony has several points to it.
- I my testimony has several points to it.
- uh Jason, if you can save your testimony uh Jason, if you can save your testimony for<01:33:55.920
- >> Seeing none, thank you very much for your testimony.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- We will procedurally move the bills after we conclude testimony and member discussion.
- Before we dive into the bills and testimony, I want to be very clear about the purpose of these bills
- And presenters also, uh, are we ready for public testimony? Yes, Madam Chair.
- Thank you for the opportunity to provide testimony today.
- Thank you, and members, that concludes our public testimony.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Invited testimony is now open. There’s no one registered for invited testimony.
- So, there’s no one here registered for invited testimony. Testimony is now closed.
- The chair now opens public testimony. Is anyone here present to testify publicly?
- Hearing none, public testimony is closed.
Bills:
HB2217
Keywords:
law enforcement, bullet-resistant, grant program, safety equipment, peace officers, 1185, senate, all
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 3/11/26
Children and Families Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- proceed with your testimony? proceed with your testimony?
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- Are there >> Thank you for your testimony.
- And thank you, Director, as testimony.
Keywords:
public authorities, dissolution cases, court system, child protection, legal notice, foster care, child welfare, enrollment priority, education programs, child care assistance, foster youth, extended foster care, bill of rights, out-of-home placement, Minnesota Statutes chapter 260C, social services agency, caseworker, permanency team, sibling visitation, relative contact
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 3/11/26
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
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- Thank you for your testimony.
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MN
Transcript Highlights:
- So, we're going to go right into testimony.
- And um first to go right into testimony.
- Um and so we'll start with testimony.
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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee 4/2/25
Transportation Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh please proceed with your testimony.
- Uh, Representative Olsen, I testimony.
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I'm testimony. Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'm testimony. Thank you, Mr. Chair. - Uh, no other public testimony."
- Thank you for that testimony. We time. Thank you for that testimony.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband and Rural Development - 02/19/25
Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development
Transcript Highlights:
- State your full name for the record and commence your testimony when you're ready.
- Thank you, Senator Kac, and thank you all for your testimony and for the work that you do.
- Chair, and thank you for your testimony.
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when record and commence your testimony when record and commence your testimony
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - Part 2 - 03/27/25
Judiciary and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- Madam Chair, I don’t know that we need to have any more testimony.
- Please identify yourself and proceed with your testimony.
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