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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on State and Local Government - 03/19/26
State and Local Government
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already high commercial buildings codes already high commercial buildings codes
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Ports and Marine Resources - Room 216, 2 March, 2026; 3:30 PM
Ports and Marine Resources
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- So the only amendment to this code section is on line 13.
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section they didn't reference that code section they didn't reference that
Summary:
The committee took up several bills related to marine and airport matters. One measure would amend an existing prohibition on using a “pane” in parts of the Mississippi Sound to add Jackson County back into the restricted area. Another, House Bill 735, would authorize the Department of Marine Resources to pay reserve marine patrol officers for special events using existing federal or local funds rather than new state money. Both were presented as straightforward updates, and HB 735 received a title sufficient do pass motion and was reported out.
House Bill 1441 on airport authorities drew more discussion. The bill would give airports authority similar to other property owners to deal with abandoned vehicles on airport property, including notice and abandonment procedures. Members asked about notification requirements, the abandonment timeline, and whether the authority could retain vehicles for official airport use; the sponsor said the existing process and state law notice requirements still apply. An amendment was offered to clarify the 90-day notice language, and the bill was advanced after that amendment.
The committee also considered House Bill 1466, a seafood labeling strike-all bill. The sponsor said the Department of Marine Resources and stakeholders were still working on the language, including where labels may be affixed on menus and how grocery store labeling should work. Members discussed the use of “imported” versus country-of-origin labeling, and a representative explained that the language was intended to let restaurants identify specific foreign products by country rather than simply marking them imported. The committee also adopted a grammar correction in the short title and restored a reverse repealer before reporting the bill out. At the end of the meeting, the committee said it was pressed for time and recessed before taking up one remaining bill related to reef issues.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Transportation Feb 11th, 2025
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- And so every element, every concrete, 3 asphalt is on every coding system.
- And then we also have to 2 county commissioners from Seminole County.
- County commissioners.
- So we had a local mpo that that I was a county commissioner part of that.
- And then also we were county commissioner part of that.
TX
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- Remember, this bill removes regulatory barriers to the installation of HUD code manufactured homes.
- Districts that can be created in the water code.
- Uh, commissioner courts, the committee substitute limits its scope to counties adjacent to high population
- areas and allows commissioners' courts to waive the requirement, ensuring local flexibility.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate Committee on Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs Mar 10th, 2025
Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- mandatory and voluntary reporting is subject to open records disclosure as outlined in Government Code
- As you know, the water, the Texas water code, any water in a Texas water course, is property of the state
- As I understand it from the Commissioner, Maria Elena Geiner, she's with the International...
- Commissioner representing Precinct 1 and a board member for Hidalgo County Drainage District Number 1
Keywords:
water rights, treaty compliance, Rio Grande, agriculture, drought, international water, Texas water supply, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, TPWD, harvest reports, wildlife harvest data, public information act, open records, confidentiality, hunter privacy, angler data, game animals, game birds, fur-bearing animals, nongame animals
VT
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for prescribed or given, uh every code for prescribed or given, uh every code - All the codes will have been evaluated.
- All the codes will have for each code. All the codes will have been<01:29:40.680>
evaluated.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 2/24/26
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
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- So, uh, Commissioner, uh, Deputy Commissioner, uh, welcome.
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- Commissioner, Deputy Commissioner, >> Mr.
- Commissioner. Commissioner. Commissioner.
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Commissioner. ahead, Commissioner. ahead, Commissioner.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Minnesota House OKs housing finance, policy bill agreement 5/13/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
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- I also want to thank Commissioner Hoe and her team at MHFA.
- I also want to thank Commissioner Hoe and her team at MHFA.
- I also want to thank Commissioner<00:01:50.840>
Hoe <00:01:51.200>and <00:01:51.320> - Commissioner Hoe and her team at MHFA. Commissioner Hoe and her team at MHFA.
- was a rapid increase in demand, while at the same time restrictive zoning practices and increasing code
Summary:
The House considered the conference committee report on House File 1141, a housing bill, and moved to adopt the report and repass the bill as amended. Rep. Howard said the compromise would help build thousands of new homes, keep Minnesotans housed, and improve transparency and collaboration with the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, while remaining budget-neutral. He highlighted investments in housing infrastructure bonds, greater Minnesota workforce housing, manufactured housing, EHPAP, supportive housing, and a new provision for greater public access at MHFA board meetings, while noting that some Senate proposals, including a manufactured housing bill of rights and a ban on private equity home purchases, were not included.
Several members spoke in support of the compromise. Rep. Kozlowski emphasized the bill’s role in addressing housing instability, homelessness, and workforce shortages, citing investments in first-generation homebuyer assistance, supportive housing, and preservation of beds and units. Rep. Skraba and Rep. West also supported the bill, with Skraba praising the bipartisan process and West arguing the bill focused on supply-side solutions such as manufactured housing and easing development constraints. Rep. Schultz opposed the bill, arguing the money should instead go to school safety, fraud prevention, asset preservation, and lowering costs for taxpayers. After brief discussion, the House adopted the conference report and advanced the bill to third reading.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Ways and Means (02/12/2025)
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the this specific case the IRS code the this specific case the IRS code the - >
that Internal Revenue code says that Internal Revenue code says that scholarship<00:48:53.000 - having voice in what is federal tax code having voice in what is federal tax code in<00:50:48.440
Summary:
The committee held a public hearing on HB 402, a bill to repeal a provision in RSA 194-F:2 stating that Education Freedom Account (EFA) funds “shall not constitute taxable income” to the parent or student. The bill sponsor argued the current language is misleading because the state cannot determine federal tax liability, and said the bill would simply remove inaccurate tax advice from state law. He cited IRS guidance and prior federal legislation, including a Ted Cruz proposal, to suggest some EFA uses may be taxable under federal law, while others may not, and said the bill could be amended if needed to avoid confusion.
Testimony was sharply divided. Py Campbell opposed the bill, arguing it would unfairly single out EFA students and could amount to a tax on education funds, including for self-employed families, and recommended it be voted inexpedient to legislate. Stephen Matthew French, a tax preparer, also opposed the bill, saying IRS Publication 970 already makes clear that scholarship-type payments used for tuition and related expenses are not taxable, and that the bill addresses a problem that does not exist. He warned that adding tax reporting requirements could create administrative costs for families and the program administrator.
Bill Ardinger, a tax attorney, supported the repeal of the statutory language, saying the state should not place potentially incorrect tax advice into law. He explained that under federal tax law, only certain scholarship-like uses are exempt, while many EFA-eligible expenses may not be, especially for families using the program for homeschooling or other nontraditional expenses. He said the current statute could mislead families into thinking all EFA payments are tax-free and could expose the state to future legal problems. The hearing ended after questions from committee members; no vote or final action was taken in the transcript.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Public Service Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on Public Service
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm joined by my colleague, Sean Cronin, who is the Senior Deputy Commissioner for the Division of Local
- codes and public health-related general laws through investigation of environmental and public health
- Chairman, Frank Valery, and the commissioner is on the commission. I want to... Mr.
- Chairman, Frank Valery, and the commissioner is on the commission.
- In East Hampton, we really had to rely on retired staff to fill roles like the building commissioner,
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Public Service heard testimony on a wide range of retirement, municipal workforce, and public employee labor bills. Early testimony focused on H. 2749, a Plymouth home rule petition to classify Plymouth harbormaster employees as Group 4 for retirement purposes. Supporters, including local officials and retirement board representatives, argued the employees perform law-enforcement and rescue duties comparable to police and fire personnel, that the change would be fair, and that it would have little or no fiscal impact on the town. A separate harbormaster-related bill, H. 2743, was also introduced later in the hearing.
The committee also heard testimony on provisions of the Municipal Empowerment Act (H. 56), including a temporary critical-shortage exemption allowing retired state or municipal employees to return to work in hard-to-fill positions, and a renewed OPEB commission to study retiree health care costs. Administration and municipal officials said the measures were needed to address staffing shortages and rising benefit liabilities, while emphasizing the shortage exemption would be time-limited and require proof of recruitment efforts. Related retirement bills drew support and caution: advocates for higher COLA bases and enhanced COLA benefits urged relief for retirees, but some asked the committee to wait for recommendations from the special COLA commission before acting.
A major portion of the hearing concerned labor rights at the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority and the Committee for Public Counsel Services. Union representatives and employees backed bills to extend just-cause protections, promotional rights, and collective bargaining rights to MWRA and CPCS workers, arguing they currently lack protections available to most other public employees. Testimony described unfair discipline, delayed promotions, and high turnover, and committee members indicated prior favorable action on similar MWRA bills and expressed support for addressing CPCS labor rights. The committee also heard from representatives of the Massachusetts Municipal Association and public higher education employees in support of H. 2820, which would require timely funding of ratified state employee contracts, with witnesses describing long delays in receiving negotiated raises and back pay. No votes were taken during the hearing, and the chair repeatedly invited written testimony and closed each panel after questions.
AR
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- Mel Anderson, Deputy Commissioner for Financial Regulation, Arkansas Insurance Department.
- It's a National Association of Insurance Commissioners model regulation.
- Next up, we move to item B-2, State Board of Election Commissioners.
- I'm the director of the State Board of Election Commissioners.
- Jonathan Kendrick, attorney for the State Board of Election Commissioners. Thank you.
Summary:
The Administrative Rules Subcommittee of the Arkansas Legislative Council reviewed several agency rules and requests. It approved without objection an Insurance Department amendment implementing Act 261’s holding company system requirements, two State Board of Election Commissioners rules on poll watchers/provisional voting and certified election monitors, and a Treasurer of State rule removing DEI-related membership requirements to comply with Act 938. The committee also held over for a month a Department of Education request related to excluding a rule from reporting requirements so it could be discussed further with the Department of Commerce.
A major portion of the meeting focused on the Department of Human Services’ request to be excluded from rulemaking for Acts 567, 568, 967, and 1025. DHS said federal CMS guidance created comparability and other issues for the Medicaid-related dental and diagnostic lab provisions, making it difficult to implement the acts as written by their effective dates. DHS outlined possible paths, including broader adult dental coverage, waivers, or splitting the dental rate increase from the special-needs cap increase. The Arkansas State Dental Association disputed DHS’s approach, arguing Act 1025 is workable, that the pediatric rate increase should move forward separately, and that DHS should continue pursuing the law rather than stop rulemaking. Committee members questioned both sides extensively about CMS correspondence, waiver timelines, fiscal impact, and whether the acts could be severed.
After testimony from DHS, the Dental Association, and a public commenter, the committee adopted a motion not to exclude DHS from reporting requirements for Acts 567, 568, 967, and 1025, meaning DHS must continue the normal rulemaking/reporting process. The committee then accepted the Division of Higher Education’s report, which recommended repealing three of its 32 rules and keeping the remaining 29 in effect. It also received routine written updates on older and newer rulemaking items and filed the monthly updates without further action.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs Mar 5th, 2025
Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Our jobs and duties are outlined in Chapter 418 of the Texas Government Code, the Disaster Act of 1918
- Local Government Code identifies mayors and county judges as local emergency management directors.
- The TMPC is composed of 13 commissioners appointed by the governor, approved by the Senate.
- committees and I'll talk about those in just a second that were approved for adoption. by the commissioners
- , our TCOC commissioners approved those model policies in April of 2024.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Monday, February 10, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
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- The Chair now recognizes the resident commissioner from Puerto Rico, Resident Commissioner Hernández
- recognizes the resident commissioner recognizes the resident commissioner from<00:23:13.960>
- from Puerto Rico resident commissioner from Puerto Rico resident commissioner Hernandez<00:23:16.360>
- Code as income under HUD-VASH.
- Code as income under HUD-VASH.
NH
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- Codes code issues best address this by requiring the building code review board to update the code to
- There's a plumbing code, a mechanical code, electric code, and so forth.
- <02:39:38.800>
So code, electric code, and so forth. - So code, electric code, and so forth.
- building code. building code.
MN
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- It requires the commissioner of DEED to notify the commissioner of Revenue of its findings within 30
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of of deed to notify the commissioner of of deed to notify the commissioner - <00:09:36.120>
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of <00:09:45.839>Revenue <00:09:46.720>notification commissioner
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Make America Healthy Again Kentucky Task Force (10-15-25) - reupload
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- Well, as we kick off, I would love to invite our esteemed and one of our former colleagues, Commissioner
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Jonathan former colleagues, Commissioner Jonathan former colleagues, Commissioner - <00:16:02.240>
for reimbursements and billable coding for reimbursements and billable coding - Um, I appreciate you already having the legislative priorities there for us, Commissioner Shell.
- priorities there for us, Commissioner priorities there for us, Commissioner Shell.<00:31:58.880>
Keywords:
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Summary:
The Make America Healthy Kentucky Task Force met with a quorum, approved the minutes, and then heard a presentation on the state’s “food is medicine” work from Kentucky Hospital Association and Kentucky Department of Agriculture leaders, including Jim Muser, Holly Harris, and Commissioner Jonathan Shell. The chair framed the discussion around personal wellness, injury prevention, and the broader goal of improving health through better sleep, nutrition, and activity, then asked the presenters to describe current initiatives and any policy changes needed.
The witnesses described a partnership linking hospitals and Kentucky farmers to improve health outcomes while supporting rural agriculture. They said the effort has moved beyond the pilot stage and now includes more than 40 hospitals statewide, with programs such as healthier hospital cafeterias, grab-and-go options, farmers markets at hospital sites, subsidized CSA boxes for employees, and medically tailored meals or groceries for patients with chronic conditions. ARH was highlighted as a leading model, with local food procurement, employee wellness efforts, and measurable outcome pilots, including a Russell County Hospital project focused on diabetes, heart disease, and obesity.
They also emphasized barriers to scaling the model, including fragmented short-term funding, lack of reimbursement for food-as-medicine programs, and burdensome procurement and testing requirements that can make it difficult for small farmers to participate. The presenters said hospitals are using their own funds or temporary grants to sustain programs and argued that policy changes are needed to simplify sourcing, expand reimbursement pathways, and support clinical measurement of outcomes. No votes or formal actions beyond approving the minutes were taken during the portion provided.
WY
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lacked held that the commissioners lacked held that the commissioners lacked - you agree with the county commissioners you agree with the county commissioners and<00:59:55.040
- commissioners association. commissioners association.
Keywords:
pari-mutuel wagering, simulcasting, historic horse racing, HHR terminals, horse racing, gaming commission, Wyoming Gaming Commission, local control, city approval, county approval, municipal approval, permit renewal, gaming permit, wagering regulation, racetrack, live pari-mutuel event, district court appeal, public notice, land use, public safety
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Committee on Energy, Utilities, Environment and Climate - 03/26/25
Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate
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of <01:45:03.920>This from assistant commissioner of This from assistant commissioner
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Transportation Apr 1st, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- . >> Let's go ahead and move to bar Code 7, 7, 7, 2, 7, 2, >> Okay. Lets place you're recognized.
- All would be okay if I went ahead and explained the strike on the differences that that would be bar code
- And those found in state requirements for education facilities of the Florida building code prohibits
- Lucie, for example, that's established by class size, which you all do established by the fire code and
- You know, when I first got the Florida House now, Commissioner Diaz was actually chairman of Weight K
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- This clarification law is consistent with the current tax code applicable to broadcasting and live and
- So whether that is the health and safety code related to mental health supports or that is the um.
- statutory deadlines and persistent or willful violations of bail proceedings under Article 17. 15 of Code
- SB 293 in part adds persistent or willful violation of Article 1715 Code of Criminal Procedure to the
- and uniform way to measure whether a judge persistently or willfully violated Article 1715 of the code