Video & Transcript Research : 'task forces'
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MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Floor Session: 2025 First Special Session 6/9/25 - Part 2
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
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- And the county has other needs that they think are not going to be served as a result of being forced
- House File 5 includes investments in consolidation aid, the compensatory revenue task force, roofs included
- Because of her hard work in this bill, there's going to be a task force, or not a task force, a work
- <01:27:10.239>
There's forced 420 million cuts on us. - There's forced 420 million cuts on us.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 2/13/25 - Part 1
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
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- to protect: low-wage workers who are single parents, who work multiple jobs, and are going to be forced
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the <00:34:15.919>most <00:34:16.200>basic <00:34:16.599>tasks - employee to do even the most basic tasks employee to do even the most basic tasks with<00:34:17.599
- a new mom and it's not Humane to force a new mom back<01:03:44.839>
to <01:03:45.000>work< - We must support our workers in the labor force and our state's economic growth.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 2/25/25
Human Services Finance and Policy
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- Do we have enough beds, and do we have enough resources to be able to accomplish that task?
- director Starin Mr chair uh task director Starin Mr chair uh representative<01:09:52.239>
nor - Force that you'll hear from talks about extending that for two years again.
- Working with the task force as we move forward. Representative Noor, thank you, Mr. Chair.
- Force to look at all the best options moving forward.
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session-Day 14, February 25, 2026-AM
Wyoming House Floor Meeting
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that strength and energy for the tasks that strength and energy for the tasks - force and Management Council as to where this should really be. >> Okay.
- and affairs being enacted defense forces and affairs being enacted by<00:56:16.880>
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TX
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- Special Services unit and spent around the last 2 years working on the US Marshals Violent Offenders Task
- Force.
MN
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- This bill would force those districts.
- force.
- Representative Baker, Representative Keeler, as a member of the task force, I ... appreciated the amount
- of the task force, I just wanted to state that I think Representative Keeler and Representative Baker
- As a member of the task force, this really starts to address many of those different issues.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
House Standing Committee on Health Services (2-13-25)
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- civilian job in Kentucky to get a certification or a certificate to be able to accomplish that same task
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00:00 Call to Order/Roll Call
01:23 Discussion of 25RS HB 219
06:40 Roll Call Vote on 25RS HB 219
07:44 Discussion of 25RS HCR 20
09:36 Roll Call Vote on 25RS HCR 20
10:58 Discussion of 25RS HB 303
17:02 Roll Call Vote on 25RS HB 303
18:38 Consideration of Referred Administrative Regulations
21:46 Adjournment, 958, all
Summary:
The House Standing Committee on Health Services met with a quorum and first considered House Bill 219, sponsored by Representative Rebecca Raymer. The bill requires emergency services to provide mandatory training for emergency medical staff on sexual assault emergency response requirements, with the training developed in collaboration with the Sexual Assault Response Team advisory committee. Testimony from Jenna Cassidy of the Kentucky Association of Sexual Assault Programs and WN Stevens of Children’s Advocacy Centers of Kentucky explained that the training would help emergency department staff properly respond to sexual assault patients, preserve evidence, and connect patients to needed resources; the committee also clarified that the bill is training-focused and not a certification requirement. HB 219 received favorable expression and was reported to the House floor.
The committee then heard House Concurrent Resolution 20, also from Representative Raymer, which directs the Legislative Research Commission to study gaps in sexual assault nurse examiner coverage, why those gaps exist, and what hospitals do when no SANE nurse is available. Raymer said the study was intended to gather data for future legislation, and members noted the importance of documenting current practices and supporting efforts to expand SANE coverage. The resolution was adopted with 16 favorable votes and recommended for passage on the House floor.
Next, the committee took up House Bill 303, sponsored by Representative Steve Bratcher, which creates a pathway for military medical personnel to translate their training into civilian Kentucky credentials through colleges and universities. The committee substitute broadened participation beyond KCTCS to any Kentucky institution with accredited programs, and Bratcher explained that schools would evaluate military experience, award applicable credit, identify gaps, and still require the relevant licensure exam. Members asked about university participation, credentialing standards, and how prior military radiology training would transfer; Bratcher said the program is voluntary for institutions and works with existing SkillBridge and veterans’ programs. HB 303, as amended by committee substitute, passed unanimously and was recommended for passage.
At the end of the meeting, the committee briefly reviewed administrative regulations. Representative Fleming asked about a behavioral regulation that had previously been found sufficient, and staff indicated it had been deferred, later found deficient again in the Senate Health Services Committee, and may be addressed through Senate Bill 65. The chair then allowed members to record additional votes before adjourning and announced the next Health Services meeting would be February 20 at noon in Room 149.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Mississippi River Parkway Commission 6/18/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
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- forces that are created by the legislature.
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to <00:35:08.560>commissions, <00:35:09.280>task - <00:35:09.640>
forces services to commissions, task forces services to commissions, task forces - Andrew, how many, um, commissions, councils, working groups, and task forces does the LCC oversee on
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done have some of those additional tasks done have some of those additional
MN
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- Um, there's two work groups, task forces, project areas in this bill that are going to go after cost
- there's two uh, work groups, task there's two uh, work groups, task forces,<00:52:25.200>
project - This big task force is going to study long-term services and supports, and it’s also going to discover
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force rule which deviates from the task force rule which deviates from the - task force recommendations<03:09:29.760>
on <03:09:30.080>priority <03:09:30.399>emissions
ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Legislative Procedure and Arrangements Jun 10th, 2026
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- Because this committee is the committee tasked with forwarding recommendations for rule changes to the
- The next item on our agenda again pertains to one of the duties that this committee is tasked with.
- As the Legislative Procedure and Arrangements Committee, we are tasked with making plans for legislative
- The committee is also tasked with approving the rates, so you will see on the fifth page, in the far
- actually say, you get to be the chairman, you get to be the vice chairman, you get to be the desk force
Summary:
The Legislative Procedures and Arrangements Committee met with a quorum and approved the minutes from the previous meeting. The committee first considered and adopted a Joint Rule 211 change clarifying the deadline and statutory references for bill drafts involving health insurance mandates, after discussion that the process is still somewhat cumbersome but improved by the clarification. The committee then reviewed a revised draft addressing confidentiality protections for certain legislators and candidates, but members expressed concerns about the breadth, enforceability, and transparency implications of the proposal, and the committee chose not to advance it at this time.
The committee received an informational update on the new NCSL Legislator Security Fund. Staff explained that North Dakota is applying for the grant, which could provide about $200 per legislator for home security or related safety expenses, subject to Emergency Commission approval and reimbursement procedures. Members asked about eligible expenses, administrative burden, and whether new legislators would be covered; staff said guidance would be provided if funding is approved. The committee also approved the 2027 timing for the State of the Judiciary, tribal-state relationship message, and State of the State address on January 5, and set the Commerce Department and agricultural commodity reports for January 13 and 14, respectively, as required by statute.
A major portion of the meeting focused on legislative staffing and organizational planning. The committee approved a recommendation for 36 Senate staff positions and 41 House staff positions, along with a 3% compensation increase for session staff. Discussion centered on replacing some procedural clerk duties with permanent policy analyst staff, retaining quality assurance roles for now, and adding or repurposing positions in IT, program evaluation, legal, and administration. Members also discussed expanding program evaluation capacity and the need for clearer oversight of new programs, with staff noting upcoming training and model-sharing with other states. Finally, the committee reviewed a proposed new legislator orientation day on November 30 and broader organizational session training changes, including mock committee and floor sessions, security training, and more robust budget/appropriations instruction, but took no final action on the agenda items and adjourned after completing the budget-related recommendations.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Courts, Corrections and Justice Jul 1st, 2025
Courts, Corrections & Justice Committee
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- The executive committee is also tasked with setting the funding.
- They are also tasked with reviewing and approving the regional plans, as well as monitoring the deliverables
- You've done this with good intentions. good humor, good grace, and stepping up to the task.
- I'm sure it's no small task to get our placards, microphones, and everything ready.
- We have to get these core positions filled first before we take on the huge task of reorganization.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
January 15, 2025 - 03:30 PM
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- history, in that we are the first commission that has a law enforcement unit that is specifically tasked
- Their actuaries worked with ours to actually force those rates down to an actuarially sound level.
- I'm surprised I have to remind anyone again: I would like very much for you to stay on task.
- In terms of other processing efficiencies, in the past five years, our licensing tasks have grown by
- So we are getting tasked with looking at a bargaining unit that was created in the 1970s and never been
Summary:
The State Administration Budget Subcommittee met for an introductory overview of the agencies under its jurisdiction and their current-year budgets. Chair Vicki Lopez welcomed members and staff, and each member briefly introduced themselves and identified areas of interest, with recurring themes including fiscal restraint, insurance regulation, revenue administration, condominium issues, and government efficiency. The chair then outlined the subcommittee’s overall budget, about $3.1 billion, and noted major recent policy areas affecting the budget such as condominium legislation and emergency communications funding.
Agency heads then presented high-level summaries of their missions and budgets. The Department of Revenue described property tax oversight, tax administration, and child support enforcement; the Department of Management Services reviewed state purchasing, telecommunications, fleet, state insurance, retirement, and digital services; DBPR highlighted licensing, enforcement, condominiums, and building code work; DFS covered insurance consumer services, risk management, unclaimed property, fire marshal functions, and criminal investigations; the Gaming Control Commission discussed pari-mutuel and tribal gaming oversight and enforcement; OIR explained insurer solvency and rate review; the Lottery emphasized education funding and record sales; OFR described regulation of banking, securities, lending, and money services; DOAH outlined administrative and workers’ compensation adjudication; PSC covered utility rate regulation and consumer complaints; PERC described labor relations and career service appeals; and FCHR summarized discrimination complaint investigations and outreach.
Several members asked questions about utility returns, insurance regulation staffing, DMS’s state employee health plan deficit and prescription drug formulary management, agency recommendations for reducing regulatory burden, and state facilities usage. Responses generally emphasized that utility rates and insurer filings are determined through evidentiary and actuarial processes, that OIR has reduced vacancies but still seeks specialized staff and a Tampa office expansion, and that DMS acknowledged rising health plan costs and said the issue likely requires broader budget-level discussion. The chair also pressed multiple presenters to stay focused on agency operations and budgets rather than broader policy issues. No votes or formal actions were taken in the meeting.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Education Policy and Administration (01/14/2026)
Education Policy and Administration
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- support the mission of the Department of Education by allowing them to have a person who would be tasked
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with <00:09:58.160>diving person who would be tasked with diving person - who would be tasked with diving deep<00:09:58.880>
into <00:09:59.120>the <00:09:59.360 - inside on classroom time um on task inside on classroom behaviors. behaviors. behaviors.
- The Claremont district has been forced The Claremont district has been forced to<04:22:20.800>
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Friday, January 3, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
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by <02:32:23.319 - we have to Readiness of our Air Force we have to put<02:32:32.359>
an <02:32:32.520>end - While it's not the most exciting of tasks, it is important and will govern the work that we do for the
- While it's not the most exciting of tasks, it is important and will govern the work that we do for the
- it is important uh exciting of tax tasks it is important uh to<04:07:39.800>
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MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 4/3/25
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
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their experience rating from forcing their experience rating from forcing their - In 2023, myself and my members were forced to go out on strike because of unsafe working conditions.
- in the face of those unbalanced forces in the face of those unbalanced forces extending<00:20:41.559
- It's like a task force for eternity.
- a task force for eternity and it's like a task force for eternity yeah<01:31:08.360>
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NM
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- words were incredibly appropriate, and it is nice to be back on the floor with calm as the guiding force
- And we've seen this; we had our Own medical malpractice task force where people came before us and testified
- So there was an Of someone that was an Air Force officer transferred to his wife, who is a doctor, but
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on State and Local Government - 03/24/26
State and Local Government
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- The executive branch often does many commissions and task force and boards.
- The executive branch often does many commissions and task force and boards.
- The executive branch often does many commissions and task force and boards.
- The executive branch often does many commissions and task force and boards.
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MN
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- according to these workers and forcing according to these workers and forcing them<00:24:49.520>
- I served on the attorney general's task force, and then a number of the recommendations that have come
- I served on the attorney general's task force, and then a number of the recommendations that have come
- I served on the attorney general's task force, and then a number of the recommendations that have come
- I served on the attorney general's task force, and then a number of the recommendations that have come
TX
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- And we've committed as a legislature to, to this task.
- The task is nearly impossible to zoom out just a little bit.
- They've increased police and EMS force.
- I think Hayes earlier characterized it as an impossible task.
- It is a stabilizing force.
Summary:
The Committee on State Affairs convened to discuss data centers and their impact on Texas's energy infrastructure. The meeting featured testimony from key representatives of the Public Utility Commission (PUC) and ERCOT, who outlined the evolving landscape of energy generation and the challenges posed by the rapid growth of data centers. Notably, ERCOT reported over 450,000 MW of generation resources planned for connection, with a significant portion attributed to data centers, which now represent around 87% of new large load interconnection requests.
The committee explored proposed changes to the interconnection process, including a new 'batch study' approach aimed at streamlining the approval of multiple projects simultaneously. This change is intended to address the challenges of managing numerous simultaneous requests and to provide more certainty for developers regarding their energy needs. Testimonies emphasized the importance of ensuring that the costs of infrastructure upgrades are borne by the data centers rather than residential ratepayers, with discussions around the financial commitments required from developers.
Several data center developers also provided testimony, highlighting the economic benefits of their projects, including job creation and increased local revenues. They expressed concerns about the potential for a moratorium on future growth due to the new interconnection rules and emphasized the need for a collaborative approach to address water usage and environmental impacts. The committee plans to continue discussions on these topics in future hearings, with a focus on balancing economic growth with energy reliability and resource management.
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
Ways & Means
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- And we've committed as a legislature to, to this task.
- The task is nearly impossible to zoom out just a little bit.
- They've increased police and EMS force.
- I think Hayes earlier characterized it as an impossible task.
- It is a stabilizing force.