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TX
Transcript Highlights:
- We'll start with testimony.
- We have a letter, and there's testimony that we provided you in a packet.
- All right, we'll go to testimony. The Chair calls Russel Bainey...
- And we do have witness testimony, so. I do yield for them as well.
- This testimony cannot be characterized as anything more than conjecture.
Keywords:
agriculture, finance, young farmers, financial assistance, pest control, veterinarian, veterinary medicine, veterinary telemedicine, telehealth, telemedicine, veterinarian-client-patient relationship, VCPR, animal health, livestock, pets, remote care, electronic means, telephone consultation, controlled substances, prescription drugs
Summary:
The second bill, House Bill 3469, was introduced to address pest control regulations concerning nuisance birds. Representative Campos explained how the bill proposes non-lethal methods to deter these birds, such as the use of laser lights and sounds, which avoids conflict with both state and federal regulations. The committee heard impassioned testimonies from members of the public who shared firsthand experiences regarding the adverse effects of these birds on property and public health. The meeting concluded with both bills being left pending, reflecting a desire for further deliberation among the committee members.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 3/13/25
Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
Transcript Highlights:
- Please state your name for the record and offer your testimony. Thank you, Mr. Chair, members.
- Thank you for your testimony. No one else in the audience wishing to weigh in on this bill?
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thank and go ahead with your testimony thank and go ahead with your testimony- State your name and give us your testimony. Mr.
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Keywords:
mortgage foreclosure, redemption, foreclosure surplus, sheriff's sale, junior lienholder, mortgagor, homeowner protections, loss mitigation, dual tracking, foreclosure redemption period, certificate of redemption, certificate of sale, sheriff, county recorder, registrar of titles, homeownership center, lien priority, real property, foreclosure by advertisement, surplus funds
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.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- We normally do a 2-minute limit on testimony, but don't think that's necessary.
- So, we have received the testimony; however, it is written and it is in the record, so the public can
- So, we have received the testimony,<00:01:30.720>
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Bills:
HCR144
Keywords:
food security, Hawaii, agriculture, community organizations, nutritional access, 912, senate, all
Summary:
The joint Government Operations and Agriculture and Environment hearing on April 16, 2020 considered only HCR 144, House Draft 2, which asks the Department of Agriculture to work with state and county agencies and community-based organizations to develop a comprehensive statewide food strategy. Testimony was generally supportive: the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity supported the measure, as did Kanaloani Ohana Farm, the Farm Bureau, Ag Stewardship Hawaii, and the Hawaii Food Industry Association. DBEDT submitted comments that were described as sounding more like opposition, citing existing efforts.
No members of the public appeared to testify, and there were no questions from members. The Government Operations committee recommended the resolution pass as drafted, and members present voted aye. Because the Agriculture and Environment committee lacked quorum, its decision-making was rolled over to the next day, Friday, April 17, 2020 at 3:10 p.m. in CR 224.
The chair noted that the measure had been adopted on the GVO side and, with the noticed time certain for the remaining committee action, the hearing was adjourned.
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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the <00:27:45.480>behalf <00:27:45.880>of < - Jackson's testimony with us today. And, uh, Ms.
- 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:
- Anybody >> Thank you for your testimony.
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We for sharing your testimony. We for sharing your testimony.- Thank you for your testimony.
- 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.
- daughter Kayla's voice in the testimony daughter Kayla's voice in the testimony I<00:18:34.160><
- a couple weeks ago and the testimony a couple weeks ago and the testimony I've<00:18:38.960>
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
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- There will be a time limit of 2 minutes per witness during the public testimony period.
- So with that, I'm happy to take any questions or we can move on, uh, to witness testimony.
- Additionally, and Sarah mentioned this in her testimony, but.
- Thank you for the opportunity to provide testimony. Thank you, Ms. Any questions for this panel?
- Um, so, my question is in response to some testimony that we've heard, um, yesterday and today.
Bills:
SB 7
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- You have my written testimony. I'm not going to read through that.
- Anyway, thank you for your testimony. Chairman Van Dever. Thanks. Thank you.
- Appreciate your testimony. At this time, the chair recognizes Dr. Maria Monge.
- Appreciate your testimony. I appreciate it. Good to see you again.
- I think that was the testimony. Is that a true statement or no?
Bills:
HB173, HB184, HB484, HB678, HB 1211, HB1507, HB1705, HB1868, HB2290, HB2851, HB2856, HB3041, HB3204, HB173, HB184
Keywords:
foreign donations, higher education, public institutions, national security, funding, prohibition, Texas law, healthcare, insurance, affordability, access, public health, foreign influence, education policy, student loan repayment, prosecuting attorneys, border prosecution unit, financial assistance, tobacco, cigarettes
FL
Florida 2026 5th Special Session
Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Mar 26th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Okay, seeing none, we're going to go to public testimony. We've got Kaylee Peters from AARP.
- Well, sir, so Senator, you know, he's given his testimony.
- Okay, thank you for your testimony.
- Thank you for your testimony. We have Lisa Hurley from Collier County.
- Okay, that concludes our testimony today. Senators, any debate on the bill? Senator Leak.
Summary:
The Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development met to review its fiscal year 2025-2026 budget proposal and several bills. The chair outlined a roughly $18 billion budget area, including major funding for the Department of Transportation work program, Visit Florida, library/cultural/historical initiatives, affordable housing, National Guard tuition assistance, and Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles needs. The committee adopted a motion allowing technical adjustments and then approved the budget proposal as a recommendation to the full Senate Appropriations Committee.
The committee next heard and approved CS/SB 666, creating a Miami Northwestern Alumni Association specialty license plate, with proceeds supporting scholarships, academic, athletic, and arts programs at Miami Northwestern Senior High School. Members praised the school’s academic and athletic achievements, and the bill was reported favorably without opposition. The committee also heard extensive testimony on CS/SB 1318, which would rename Florida’s texting-while-driving law as the hands-free driving law and expand the prohibition to handheld use of wireless devices, including in work zones. Supporters, including law enforcement, health care, bicycling, and crash victims’ advocates, argued it would save lives and make enforcement clearer; some senators supported the goal but raised concerns about enforcement, privacy, and impacts on drivers with older vehicles. The bill was reported favorably.
The committee then approved SB 1408, designating memorial highways in Hillsborough and Charlotte counties for Master Patrol Officer Jesse Madsen and Sergeant Elio Diaz, and SB 1516, creating the International Aerospace Innovation Fund to be administered by Space Florida to support partnerships between Florida and international aerospace companies. Both bills were reported favorably with little debate. Senators also requested to be recorded in the affirmative on selected bills, and the meeting adjourned.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
S/C on Defense & Veterans' Affairs Mar 24th, 2025
S/C on Defense & Veterans' Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- We'll move to public testimony. We don't have anyone registered to testify.
- If not, we're going to proceed to public testimony. Thank you.
- Fuller, thank you very much for your testimony.
- So today is my 100th testimony, by the way.
- Price, congratulations on your 100th testimony. Thank you, sir.
Keywords:
Tuskegee Airmen, commemoration, African American history, civil rights, military recognition, veterans, mental health, Texas Veterans Commission, peer support, suicide prevention, community mental health, grant program, defense, grants, local government, economic support, community development, health and wellness, outdoor recreation, state land use
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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for today to provide our testimony for today to provide our testimony for Senate - We had testimony of Mr.
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thank happy to uh all right testimony thank happy to uh all right testimony
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Appropriations Committee Apr 22nd, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Testimony at any such bill will be limited to a statement of name, organization, and position on the
- The committee will allow no more than 40 minutes of testimony in total.
- No, that's not what his testimony was. What he noted is there were significant delays.
- And so the testimony that he noted was specifically related to that.
- No, and he noted it as a part of his testimony. No, and he noted it as a part of his testimony.
Summary:
The Assembly Appropriations Committee met on April 22, 2026, with a quorum present and first took up a large consent calendar. It moved a set of bills to the Assembly Floor consent calendar by unanimous vote, including AB 1773, 1785, 1828, 1873, 1918, 2001, 2085, 2173, 2412, 2536, 2644, and 2781, and separately approved another group of unanimous bills not eligible for floor consent, including AB 1544, 1555, 1614, 1621, 1637, 1704, 1816, 1933, 2529, 2559, 2663, and 2731. The committee then heard several individual bills, with each author describing the measure and witnesses generally testifying in support; no organized opposition was recorded on the bills discussed.
Among the measures heard, AB 2393 would create fixed statutory damages for certain false imprisonment and arrest claims, while exempting peace officers, custodial officers, and public entities. AB 1697 would delay implementation of a recently enacted prohibition on employment contracts that require workers to repay employer debts if they leave a job, and AB 2534 would extend Domestic Violence Prevention Act restraining order protections to attempted forced marriages and survivors of forced marriages. AB 1608 would strengthen the High-Speed Rail Inspector General’s office by adding staffing and contracting authority, requiring public reports, and allowing limited temporary confidentiality for sensitive information; the bill drew questions from members about transparency and whether information could be withheld, but the author and Inspector General said the measure would increase accountability and only allow narrow, time-limited confidentiality.
The committee also approved AB 1916, which would allow American Sign Language interpreters to participate in the same collective bargaining process as other certified court interpreters, and AB 1803, which would require anti-hate speech training as part of workplace harassment prevention training for employers with five or more employees. AB 1821 would change Public Records Act response timelines from calendar days to business days, with local government sponsors arguing it would better reflect actual processing time for broad and complex requests without reducing access. AB 1919 would establish election procedures to let voters decide the future of Santa Cruz Metro service funding after a one-time grant expires. Each of these bills was moved forward on due pass votes, with some members not voting on certain measures. The committee then approved a long suspense file, and the remaining suspense bills were deemed approved without further discussion.
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
House Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Resources Committee, February 19, 2026
Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, and if not, we'll open it up to public testimony. I believe State Lands Office is here.
- Appreciate your testimony. Any questions for the Office of State Lands? >> Go ahead.
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Appreciate <00:04:35.120>your <00:04:35.280>testimony. - Appreciate your testimony. >> Thank you. Appreciate your testimony.
- Appreciate your testimony. >> Further testimony. >> Mr. McGna. >> Thank you, Mr.
Keywords:
mineral royalties, federal lands, Wyoming, revenue, education funding, transportation funding, One Big Beautiful Bill Act, eminent domain, water projects, legislative approval, state funding, land acquisition, grazing lands, subleasing, non-owned livestock, state lands, rental fees, agricultural policy, land management, 916
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Public Safety Committee Meeting - 2025-04-08
Public Safety Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- We're going to do a walkthrough of the DE2 amendment and take testimony on the DE2 amendment. to do a
- walkthrough of the DE2 amendment and take testimony on the DE2 amendment.
- Please introduce yourselves before you begin your testimony.
- I can only assume that the order of testimony was determined on the basis of the evidence.
- Welcome, please introduce yourself and begin your testimony.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- We appreciate your understanding and remind you the committee has your written testimony.
- We appreciate your understanding and remind you the committee has your written testimony.
- The Hawaii Finance Corporation stands for testimony and support. Thank you.
- I'm expressing this testimony as my own and does not necessarily reflect the school.
- monoa um I'm expressing this testimony monoa um I'm expressing this testimony as<00:02:54.879>
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Housing heard three bills. HB 1428 would appropriate funds for HHFC to distribute to HUD-certified housing counseling agencies and require a report to the Legislature. Testimony was uniformly supportive, including HHFC, the County of Hawaii Office of Housing and Community Development, and individual testifiers who said housing counseling, financial education, and one-on-one guidance can help keep residents housed. In response to a question, HHFC said there are five certified agencies in the state and requested $1.5 million for one year, noting uncertainty around federal funding. The chair recommended passage with amendments, and the committee adopted the recommendation unanimously.
HB 833 would create a five-year Community Land Trust Equity pilot program through HHFC, using Dwelling Unit Revolving Fund money to provide lines of credit for acquisition, rehabilitation, renovation, or construction of housing for certain households. Multiple organizations and individuals testified in support. HHFC said the needed funding depends on the size of the pilot and estimated that 50 homes at $500,000 each would require about $25 million; members discussed how the funds would revolve as loans are repaid. The chair recommended passage with amendments, including replacing the income restriction with qualified residents under HRS 20-32 and prioritizing applications requiring the lowest funds per unit per year. The recommendation was adopted.
HB 286 would increase the maximum annual deduction and account limits for Individual Housing Accounts. The Department of Taxation testified, with support also noted from the Maui Chamber of Commerce and several individuals, and one individual in opposition. In response to questions, DOTAX said the change would likely have limited impact because fewer than 100 IHAs have been reported and suggested the deduction would need to be above the Roth IRA limit to matter. The chair recommended passage with technical amendments and reported the proposed limits as $10,000 for single filers and $20,000 for married filing jointly. The committee adopted the recommendation, and the hearing adjourned.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
March 12, 2025 - 10:15 AM
Transcript Highlights:
- Seeing none, we will now move into public testimony.
- Seeing none, we will now move into public testimony.
- At this time, there are no other public testimony speakers.
- We will now move to public testimony.
- We will now move into public testimony.
Summary:
The subcommittee met with a quorum and considered three bills. House Bill 1145 by Representative Shoaf would clarify that public charter schools may participate in the CAP grant program and expand the number of eligible programs under the money-back guarantee workforce education provision from three to six. Supporters said it would broaden access and encourage outcomes-focused training; members asked about fiscal impact and repayment concerns. The bill passed 16-0 and was reported favorably.
House Bill 127 by Representative Kendall addressed exceptional student education and workforce credentialing. A strike-all amendment broadened the bill to include all students with disabilities, use the term micro-credential, involve the Department of Education, the Florida Center for Students with Unique Abilities, and OSHA, and add validation by special education staff and an IEP team member. Public testimony included support from Goodwill and others, while one witness raised concerns about IDEA compliance, voluntariness, and funding. Members debated those issues, with supporters emphasizing that the bill was not mandatory and would help transition students into work; the amendment was adopted and the bill then passed 15-0.
House Bill 571 by Representative Kendall would expand career planning and work-based learning opportunities for students, require the Articulation Coordinating Committee to evaluate apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship programs for postsecondary credit, allow more flexible work-based learning, provide career days for students age 16 and up, guarantee transfer of certain credits to the Florida College System, and require annual review of personalized academic and career plans. Several industry and education groups appeared in support, no one spoke in opposition, and the bill passed 15-0 and was reported favorably. The meeting then adjourned.