MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

No NDAs for municipalities 3/11/26

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:

Uh, so we're going to move right into House File 4077.
Corporations use them all the time to Corporations use them all the time to remove<00:03:45.680> or
<00:09:35.600> I appreciate your time. Thank you. I appreciate your time. Thank you.
of House File 4077. of House File 4077.
they've been signed cuz a lot of times they've been signed cuz a lot of times NDAs<00:29:36.919>

Keywords: 1183, house

MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm

Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities

Transcript Highlights:

She thanked the committee for its time and consideration.
At a time in the country when people's rights are being stripped away, it is time for Massachusetts to
Do we need to file with the federal authorities and the U.S.
Thank you for your time. Thank you for your time. Thank you. Any questions?
If I can, I realize my time is short.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on a package of Department of Children and Families bills focused on care and protection proceedings, sibling placement, parenting time, foster parent eligibility, adoption timelines, and a proposed Harmony Montgomery Commission. Rep. Marjorie Decker framed her bills as a set intended to reduce trauma for children removed from home by promoting sibling placement, visitation, cultural continuity, and limits on barriers to foster/adoptive placement. Witnesses from CASA, the Massachusetts Child Welfare Coalition, CPCS, and others generally supported the sibling-placement and parenting-time bills and the Harmony Commission, while several urged that the commission include a birth parent with lived experience and that its scope remain focused on child safety and family rights. A former juvenile court judge also supported the Harmony Commission, citing failures in the Harmony Montgomery case and broader concerns about DCF power and child representation. No votes were taken during the hearing. A large portion of the hearing focused on Senate 114, the “Family Protection and Transparency Act,” which would require DCF to provide families with written and verbal notice of their rights during investigations, including the right to remain silent, consult counsel, and refuse entry absent legal authority except in emergencies. Supporters included parents, former foster youth, attorneys, advocates, and a peer mentor, many of whom described personal experiences of confusion, coercion, retaliation, and family separation when DCF became involved. They argued the bill would improve due process, language access, transparency, and accountability without limiting DCF’s emergency powers. Several witnesses also described intergenerational DCF involvement and said families often need resources and legal guidance rather than punitive intervention. Testimony on House 268 emphasized the importance of keeping siblings together in foster care whenever possible. Advocates cited research showing better mental health, educational, and reunification outcomes when siblings remain together, and several young people testified about being separated from brothers and sisters and the lasting impact of that separation. CPCS supported the bill and said regular sibling visitation should be required when joint placement is not possible. House 269, 270, 271, 288, and 293 were also on the notice, but the transcript reflects little or no testimony on some of those measures. The hearing concluded after the committee heard from all scheduled witnesses and invited written testimony for additional details.

FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Rules Feb 3rd, 2026

Rules

Transcript Highlights:

We do so, and at the same time, we do so, we think...
And thank you, Senator Leake, for bringing this bill at this time.
Senators, it's a late-filed amendment, barcode 707190.
Don't file frivolous motions.
incentivized to actually file the frivolous motions, who's incentivized to file the frivolous lawsuits

Bills: S0014, S0016, S0024, S0052, S0308, S0504, S0506, S0564, S0572, S0590, S0594, S0806, S1396, S7020, S7024, S7026

Keywords: negligence, settlement, police conduct, municipal liability, personal injury, compensation, injuries, Miami-Dade County, places of worship, house of worship, church, mosque, synagogue, religious security, armed security, volunteer security, private security, security guard licensing, licensure exemption, Florida Statutes chapter 493

Summary: The Committee on Rules met with 14 members present and considered a long agenda of bills, including several open-government sunset reauthorizations, consumer and election measures, claims bills, and policy bills on public safety, ethics, and child protection. The committee reported favorably SB 7024 and SB 7026, which extend and consolidate public-records/public-meeting exemptions for cybersecurity information and trade secrets held by agencies, and SB 7020, which reenacts the aquaculture records exemption for the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. It also approved SB 14 and SB 24, two uncontested Miami-Dade County claims bills, and SB 16, a claims bill for Heriberto Sanchez Mayan involving severe injuries after an unlawful arrest and transport incident in St. Petersburg. Several bills drew substantial testimony. SB 308, creating the Florida Museum of Black History Board of Directors and designating St. Johns County as the museum site, received extensive support from advocates and lawmakers who emphasized preserving the full and accurate history of Black Floridians; some speakers urged safeguards to ensure historians and community members help shape the museum’s content. The committee also favorably reported CS for SB 564, allowing registered or pre-registered high school students to volunteer at polling places for community service hours, with supporters saying it would build civic engagement and help election offices. CS for SB 52, which exempts unpaid volunteer armed security at houses of worship from Class D and G licensing requirements, was also reported favorably after testimony both supporting the need for church security and cautioning that congregations should retain control over whether weapons are allowed. The committee approved CS for SB 1396 on litigation financing and consumer protection after a lengthy debate over transparency, foreign funding, and whether the bill would chill access to courts. Supporters said it would create guardrails and disclose foreign involvement; opponents argued it could burden plaintiffs and reveal litigation strategy. The committee also reported favorably CS for SB 504 and SB 506, creating a framework and related public-records exemption for code inspector body cameras, with discussion about notice to property owners and protection of sensitive footage. Additional favorable actions included CS for SB 572, updating ethics law to reflect foster family relationships, and CS for SB 590, tolling the statute of limitations for failure-to-report child abuse offenses until the offense is known to law enforcement or another charging authority.

CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Appropriations Committee Jan 22nd, 2026

Transcript Highlights:

I would now like to go to our suspense file hearing.
We have 53 bills under consideration on the suspense file.
It's now time to dispense with those 53 bills.
AB 1171, Patel, part-time faculty, do pass out on an A roll call.
AB 1171, Patel, part-time faculty, do pass out on a B roll call.

Summary: The Assembly Appropriations Committee met on January 22, 2026, for its regular order hearing and suspense-file hearing. In regular order, the committee approved consent-calendar bills AB 683, AB 763, AB 1126, and AB 1278 on unanimous due-pass motions, and AB 34 and AB 442 on a second unanimous due-pass motion. The committee then heard and advanced several bills, including AB 35, which would create an APA exemption for Proposition 4-funded programs to speed implementation of water, wildfire, energy-storage, and grid-support projects; AB 748, establishing pre-approved housing programs for local agencies; AB 939, allowing immediate transfer of certain affordable homeownership units to qualified nonprofit housing organizations; AB 643, adding a narrow organic-waste-derived agricultural fertilizer product to SB 1383 procurement options; and AB 96, removing the high school diploma requirement for certified Medi-Cal peer support specialists. Testimony on these bills was largely supportive, with sponsors and coalition representatives emphasizing reduced delays, lower costs, and improved housing, environmental, or behavioral-health outcomes. The Department of Finance offered general budget comments but no bill-specific positions. The committee voted the bills out, with AB 643 and AB 96 receiving no recorded opposition in the transcript and AB 939 passing with some members noting support and interest in coauthoring. The committee also received a presentation-only discussion of AB 1091, a proposal to authorize eight-letter specialty license plates, which the author said could generate revenue for rural programs such as the Williamson Act; the bill was not acted on at that time. After public comment, the committee moved to the suspense-file hearing on 53 bills. Using a substituted motion for due-pass and due-pass-with-amendments items, the committee held some bills and advanced many others, often with amendments that narrowed scope, deleted provisions, or required reports or studies. Bills held in committee included AB 405, AB 298, AB 333, AB 296, AB 1091, AB 1241, and AB 577, among others. The committee reported moving 43 bills to the Assembly floor, with several on A roll calls and others on B roll calls or with amendments, and noted that amendment language would be posted later online.

MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

Committee on Transportation - 03/12/25

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:

time.
Thank you for your time. engineers. I have heard time and time engineers.
It takes time. It takes communities. It takes time.
So, I urge you to consider and approve Senate File 2162, and I thank you for your time. residents of
2162 and I thank you for Senate File 2162 and I thank you for your<01:12:12.800> time.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

FL

Florida 2026 5th Special Session

Regulated Industries Mar 12th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:

Waive our time and support. Is there any debate on the bill?
But your time is up? Okay. And that's fine.
But your time is up? Okay. And that's fine.
It's limited to, they can't go in any time they want a change. It has to be in a certain time.
they feel like they'd like to make a rate filing.

Summary: The committee met with a quorum and considered several bills, reporting each favorably after hearing sponsor presentations, public testimony, and member questions. SB 578 would allow wine to be sold in recyclable containers, aligning wine with beer container rules; it received support from Americans for Prosperity and passed without debate. SB 606 clarified when guests in public lodging or food service establishments may be removed for nonpayment, updated notice and checkout provisions, and removed a mandatory arrest requirement, with support from hotel and restaurant industry groups; it also passed favorably. Members then heard SB 202, which addresses a municipal water utility surcharge issue affecting Miami Gardens and North Miami Beach by requiring the utility to charge residents where the plant sits the same rate it charges its own residents. The sponsor and supporters described it as a fairness issue, while North Miami Beach argued it would shift costs and threaten utility finances; the bill was reported favorably. SB 570 modernized and clarified the scope of work for swimming pool and spa contractors, and SB 928, as amended, regulated non-approved disposable nicotine devices by restricting advertising and display, increasing inspections and penalties, and adding a school-buffer provision; both were reported favorably. The committee also approved SB 346, which repeals state preemption over local regulation of hoisting equipment and cranes, prompted by concerns after Hurricane Milton and a crane collapse in St. Petersburg. Supporters said local governments need authority to address storm-related crane safety, while industry representatives warned against patchwork regulation and said local oversight already exists in some areas. Finally, the committee took up SB 652, creating Veterinary Professional Associates to perform certain tasks, including limited surgeries under veterinarian supervision; animal welfare groups supported it as a way to expand access, while some veterinarians opposed the surgery provisions. The bill was reported favorably after amendment. The committee then began SB 354, a major overhaul of Public Service Commission oversight, including expanding the commission, adding financial expertise, tightening rate-setting and storm-hardening review, and increasing transparency for nonprofit water and wastewater utilities; the substitute amendment was adopted and public testimony was heard from consumer advocates and utility-related groups, but the transcript ends before final action on the bill.

OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Agriculture REVISED: SB722 - Link added Apr 6th, 2026 at 03:00 pm

Agriculture

Transcript Highlights:

I do not have a time frame on that I've seen at this point in time. Thank you. OK.
Well, it isn't time yet. Grated eggs that goes up there. I got that too.
Now they're filing bankruptcy and they have nowhere to go, nothing to do.
A suit that would be filed by the attorney general for the State of Oklahoma.
There's a current AG opinion, which was a lawsuit that was filed 20 some years ago.

got time.
However, this gives the schools options: volunteer, part-time, full-time.
So if these are full-time employees of the school district, as opposed to a full-time, part-time employee
Presently, when you file under the statute, you file your 1065 or 1120S in particular, it has a filing
Of that time period.

Keywords: 959, house, all

Summary: The House opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, then approved the House Journal for the prior day by a 123-0 roll call vote. Members then used points of personal privilege to recognize National Police Week and honor fallen law enforcement officers with a moment of silence, and several members gave farewell remarks for departing colleagues and interns. The chamber also introduced a number of special guests, including student groups, interns, a former representative, and the University of Missouri wheelchair basketball team. The House then took up Senate messages and committee reports before acting on House Committee Substitute for House Bills 1839, 2921, and 3015. The sponsor explained the Senate amendment was a technical correction to an online age-verification provision related to pornography; the House concurred 104-30 and then finally passed the package 112-25. The chamber also considered the conference committee report on House Bill 2596, which was described as a small-business health plan measure that modernizes pooled-plan language and adds a 12-month contraception coverage provision while removing a Senate-added blood pressure cuff requirement. After debate on the conference report and a severability clause, the House adopted the report 120-26 and then third-read and passed the bill 119-27. Finally, the House debated Senate Bill 905, which would create the Missouri Ranger training program allowing schools to optionally place specially trained personnel with narrow law-enforcement authority on campus. Debate focused heavily on school safety, local control, training standards, liability, funding, and whether the proposal would improve protection or instead increase the presence of guns in schools. Supporters argued it would give districts another optional safety tool, especially where school resource officers are unavailable, while opponents said schools need more mental health and educational resources rather than armed personnel and raised concerns about training, child development, and unintended harm. The House adopted an amendment clarifying the program after a 96-46 vote, but the transcript cuts off before final passage of the bill.

MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

Transportation committee approves repeal of California clean car standards 2/26/25

Transcript Highlights:

Representative Murphy, we will do House File 376 first.
We would encourage the House to pass House File 376.
trades all the time we see this<00:21:53.400> all<00:21:53.600> the<00:21:53.760> time
He said there is still time before people start buying the 2026 model year, and there is time to make
<00:30:54.480> they're us because a lot of times they're us because a lot of times they're

Keywords: 1183, house

MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Informal House Session 5 Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am

Massachusetts House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:

Report of committee: The Committee on Rules reports recommending the resolutions filed by Representative
Report of committee: The Committee on Rules, to whom was referred the order filed by Representatives
Hunt of Boston and Mendez of Brockton relative to extending until Wednesday, March 18, 2026, the time
of Brockton relative to extending until Wednesday, March 18, 2026, the time within which the Committee
Report of committee: The Committee on Rules, to whom was referred the order filed by Representatives

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The House convened with the Pledge of Allegiance and then took up several Committee on Rules reports and related procedural orders. Members adopted a resolution recognizing the 81st anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau and International Holocaust Remembrance Day. The House also adopted multiple orders extending committee reporting deadlines, including for the Election Laws, Environment and Natural Resources, and Revenue committees, and concurred in Senate petitions after suspending Joint Rule 12 for several matters. The chamber then advanced a series of local and House bills. After suspending Rule 7A, the House ordered several bills to a third reading, including measures on electronic scanning of identifications, police age-limit waivers or civil service eligibility for named individuals in Boston and Haverhill, and a bill on the contracting of digital replicas. Later, the House passed to be engrossed bills including a Department of Conservation and Recreation Title IX compliance bill and additional police-related local bills, and passed to be enacted a land conveyance bill for Wellesley and other enacted measures such as Tuskegee Airmen Commemoration Day, a Fall River police chief appointment bill, a Seekonk charter amendment, and a Billerica police age-limit bill. The House also adopted an order for a joint convention with the Senate to receive the Governor’s communication on January 22, 2026. At the end of the session, members adopted an order to meet again Thursday at 11 a.m. and a special adjournment in memory of Arthur H. Tobin, former Quincy legislator, mayor, and clerk magistrate. The House then adjourned to meet Thursday next at 11 a.m. in an informal session.

TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Sunset Advisory Commission Jan 15th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:

He's on time. Thank you, Senator. He's on time. You're the first one here. Were you kidding?
that the reporting categories continue to provide effective disclosure of lobby compensation over time
This recommendation amends Section 254.042 of the Texas Election Code to limit the late filing penalty
Letting the penalty accrue before the election would continue to motivate filers to file in a timely
As we heard before the commission, some of the thresholds and filing requirements are very confusing.

Summary: The Sunset Advisory Commission met for its final meeting of the biennium, established a quorum, and approved the December 11, 2024 minutes. Members then voted on staff recommendations for several agencies, including the Angelina and Netties River Authority, Lower Netties Valley Authority, and Trinity River Authority of Texas, adopting all recommendations for those entities without modification. The Texas Ethics Commission received the most discussion. Members adopted a modified recommendation to exempt lobby compensation thresholds from inflation adjustments and another modification to round inflation-adjusted amounts. The Commission also adopted a series of new recommendations addressing TEC customer service staffing, late filing penalties, post-election reporting penalties, waiver of penalties when notice cannot be produced, review of the substantial compliance standard for corrected reports, review of the definition of principal purpose for campaign finance reporting, more prominent public posting of delinquent penalties, and clearer training and guidance on lobbying registration and filing requirements. The Commission also adopted two previously omitted Texas Department of Criminal Justice recommendations, 6.5 and 6.6. The Commission then took its required final record vote to forward all recommendations adopted during the biennium to the 89th Legislature; the motion passed with nine ayes. Sunset staff provided a status update on implementation of 2023 Sunset recommendations, reporting that the State Auditor found 89% of selected management actions fully implemented and that Sunset staff found 68% of 163 statutory and related changes fully implemented, with the remainder mostly in progress. The meeting also noted the recently completed evaluation of the Texas Lottery Commission and ended with closing remarks from the chair and vice chair before the Commission recessed.

FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

October 7, 2025 - 12:30 PM

Transcript Highlights:

TO YOUR QUESTION, I DON'T KNOW GIVEN THE AMOUNT OF TIME, IN THE COURSE OF BUSINESS, THOSE FILES ARE GENERALLY
DESTROYED AFTER A PERIOD OF TIME.
I KNOW INSURANCE COMPANIES REGULARLY GO THROUGH CLAIMS FILES, CLOSE FILES AND AUDIT THEM.
CHAIR, YOU HAD SOME TIME LEFT.
ASK IT ONE MORE TIME.

WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Senate Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Resources, February 10, 2026

Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Resources

Transcript Highlights:

I want to make sure we have enough time I want to make sure we have enough time to<00:01:15.840>
Senate file 69. Good morning.
<00:12:35.600> based same time. And how does that look? based same time.
Senate File 16.
Senate file 16. It's uh, >> 16. Senate file 16.

So, Representative Hewitt, would you like to move that House File 3959 be laid over for possible inclusion
We'll do better next time, Representative Hewitt. >> [laughter] All right.
both timely and appropriate. both timely and appropriate.
We've talked many times about the Minnesota miracle in this committee.
<00:15:18.839> 3959 motion that House File 3959 motion that House File 3959 be<00:15:20.520

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