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HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

JHA Public Hearing - Wed Apr 22, 2026 @ 3:00 PM HST

Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Um, next is Athlene Clark. Hello, Chairman and committee members.
Keywords: 910, house, all
Summary: The Committee on Hawaiian Affairs heard several Senate concurrent resolutions. SCR 11, urging Congress to amend the Civil Rights Act to prohibit discrimination based on sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity, drew support from the Hawaii State Commission on the Status of Women and Pride at Work Hawaii, both of which backed the measure as a statement of equality and protection for LGBTQIA+ people. A member also reminded testifiers to keep signs and statements relevant to the measure. SCR 22, recognizing the 50th anniversary of the restoration of Ahu and Aliʻa, had no testimony. SCR 58, calling for a progressive enforcement framework for parking violations in DLNR boating and ocean recreation lots, drew strong support from multiple testifiers who argued that towing is overly punitive, costly, and unfair to beach and harbor users; they favored warnings or smaller citations instead of towing and raised concerns about signage, contract oversight, and the cost of proposed enforcement technology. One member asked about whether DLNR could use HPD or other officers for citations, and the discussion focused on staffing and enforcement authority. The committee then heard SCR 60 SD1, requesting an update on the “Breaking Cycles” study on alternative rehabilitation and restorative justice models on Oahu. The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation was not present, but the Corrections Reform Working Group strongly supported the resolution, saying the study reflects extensive community outreach and should not be shelved. Testifiers urged the committee to use the report to examine alternatives to a new jail, including diversion, pre-trial reform, probation reform, and renovations to existing facilities, and one testifier suggested amendments to add experts in those areas and technical assistance from the Prison Policy Initiative. Another testifier described Maui’s use of wraparound reentry services, prosecutorial discretion, and programming as an example of reducing incarceration without expanding jail capacity. SCR 184, asking the Hawaii Civil Rights Commission to examine anti-discrimination laws as applied to algorithmic and automated decision systems, had no in-person testimony, with the chair noting one support and one comment submitted. The final measure, SCR 89 SD1, which would create an advisory committee under the Hawaii correctional system oversight commission to develop recommendations on alternative rehabilitation and restorative justice models on Oahu, also had no testimony from the department, but the Corrections Reform Working Group supported it as a way to ensure community input into jail planning. A later testifier echoed concerns about building a large new jail and urged the committee to consider alternatives to incarceration and to include people with expertise in diversion, pre-trial reform, and probation reform. No votes or final actions were taken in the portion of the hearing provided.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session - 03/23/26

Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Abler, Bahr, Boldon, Carlson, Champion, Clark, Coleman, Swedzinski, Dahms, Dibble, Dornink, Draheim,
Keywords: 918, senate, all
Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, a roll call, and confirmation that a quorum was present, then moved to committee reports. The main floor debate centered on a Rules Committee report involving the referral of a sports betting bill. Senator Rasmussen and others argued the bill should go first to the State and Local Government Committee because gambling falls within that committee’s jurisdiction, while Senator Franzen, Senator Klein, and others defended the Rules Committee’s 6-2 decision to send it to Commerce, emphasizing committee discretion and past referral practice. After clarification that the vote was only on adopting the committee report, the Senate rejected the report by a vote of 22-44. The Senate then handled second readings of a slate of Senate and House bills and introduced two new Senate files: SF 4759, eliminating Cesar Chavez Day, referred to State and Local Government, and SF 4760, changing employment/occupation rules related to criminal convictions, referred to Judiciary and Public Safety. In motions and resolutions, several bills were re-referred with little or no opposition: SF 2689 was moved from State and Local Government to Judiciary and Public Safety but failed on a 30-35 vote; SF 4194 was moved from Taxes to Health and Human Services; SF 4274 was moved from Judiciary and Public Safety to Transportation; SF 4332 was moved from Environment, Climate, and Legacy to Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development; and SF 4592 was moved from Judiciary and Public Safety to Jobs and Economic Development. SF 4455 was also given a second reading and placed on General Orders. The session ended as the Senate moved into special orders.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session - 03/05/26

Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Abler, Barr, Bolden, Carlson, Champion, Clark, Coleman, Swedzinski, Dahms, Dibble, Dornink, Draheim,
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Finance (04/03/2025)

Transcript Highlights:
  • Representative Clark: Yes. Representative Bean: Yes. Representative Cambrils: Yes.
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The House Finance Committee met for final approval of HB 1 and HB 2, with legislative budget staff Michael Kain reviewing the final amendment documents and surplus statements. Kain explained that HB 1474H and HB 1484H incorporated the committee’s prior votes and the Governor’s recommended sections, and he walked through the budget math for the general fund, education trust fund, Highway Fund, and Fish and Game Fund. He said the committee’s proposal remained balanced overall, though the current-year general fund showed a projected deficit that HB 2 would address by allowing a possible rainy day fund transfer if needed. He also noted that the committee’s revenue estimates were below the Governor’s, requiring reductions and adjustments to appropriations and lapse assumptions. Members discussed the rainy day fund provisions, including a section in HB 2 that suspends existing restrictions so a transfer can be made if the deficit materializes. Kain said the committee’s approach differed from the Governor’s because the state was not below the overall revenue plan, and the fiscal committee would retain a role in determining any transfer. He also summarized that the Highway Fund would end with about a $13 million balance and Fish and Game with about $3 million, both without additional general fund support. The committee then adopted two amendments to HB 2 unanimously: Amendment 1473H, a technical cleanup to the Group 2 retirement seven-year rule, and Amendment 1482H, a technical correction to the recreational services language. Amendment 1484H, which incorporated those changes into HB 2, was adopted on a 14-1 vote after minority members objected to the bill’s broader cuts and policy changes, including reductions to state agencies, health and human services, and education-related provisions. The committee also adopted Amendment 1474H to HB 1A on a 14-1 vote after similar debate over budget reductions, vacancies, university funding, and school spending limits. Finally, the committee voted 14-1 to report HB 1A and HB 2 as amended as ought to pass, with the minority voting no and the committee planning a full House presentation the following week.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • Uh, we're building a battery in Mercer County as well.
  • Uh, we're building a battery in Mercer County as well.
  • Uh, we're building a battery in Mercer County as well.
  • Thank you. battery in Mercer County as well. That battery in Mercer County as well.
  • Uh, so I've seen—I mean, Loudoun County is a very wealthy county now. Um, does it matter where?
Summary: The Artificial Intelligence Task Force met with a quorum, adopted prior meeting minutes, and then focused on energy policy and economic development as they relate to AI and data centers. John Bevington of LG&E and KU, introduced by Caroline Clark of LG&E/KU and PPL, described the utility’s Kentucky-only service territory, vertically integrated system, 1.3 million customers, and about 7.5 gigawatts of generating capacity. He said the company has supported 76 Kentucky projects in 2024 totaling about $3 billion in announced investment and roughly 3,000 jobs, with a large share of statewide announcements occurring in its service area. Bevington said LG&E and KU’s current project pipeline is unusually strong, totaling about 170 projects and 8.5 gigawatts of requested power, with data centers accounting for about two-thirds of that demand. He broke the pipeline into existing customer expansions, new-to-Kentucky projects, and 20 data center projects representing about 5.6 gigawatts of potential load. He highlighted a Louisville data center project by PO Development Company and Powerhouse Data Centers that has announced a 400-megawatt facility and may expand to 525 megawatts, estimating that such a project could represent about $4 billion in investment. He also explained that large data centers generally must locate near transmission lines and that utilities must conduct studies, order long-lead equipment, and secure reimbursement commitments before proceeding so other customers are not harmed. Members asked about how Kentucky compares with other states, the size of data center projects, and whether regulatory reform is needed. Bevington said the 20 projects reflect current Kentucky interest, which he attributed in part to the state’s sales tax exemption for data centers, and noted that states like Ohio have had similar incentives for years. In response to questions from Senator Thomas, he confirmed that data centers can vary in size and said the state should have a regulatory environment that supports economic development, while emphasizing that the benefits would flow to the state, local communities, and schools rather than just the utility. He also cited national and regional data suggesting data centers generate indirect jobs and tax revenue, and said LG&E and KU are investing in transmission, reliability, solar, and gas generation projects, including proposed additional 645-megawatt natural gas units and other system upgrades, to meet expected demand.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session - 03/11/26

Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • includes the counties. includes the counties. Uh<00:25:09.720> Mr.
  • own counties. own counties.
  • And we just met with our counties. This is not a priority for our counties.
  • But, I... seven counties, seven counties. This is not a priority for our counties.
  • We've put a lot onto our counties. We've pushed a lot down to our counties.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
DE
Transcript Highlights:
  • He was my county councilman and council president of Sussex County Council.
  • In all of Sussex County, there's one.
  • Chief Clark, are there any communications? Yes, Madam Speaker.
  • the county presented to us.
  • I don't want to mention Place by a doctor in Sussex County.
Summary: The House convened with quorum, offered prayers and moments of silence for community members who had recently died, and recognized several guests and family members in the chamber. After routine communications and passage of consent calendar 29, the chamber took up a series of measures on the main and colored agendas, with several bills and resolutions passing by voice vote or roll call. Among the measures approved were House Concurrent Resolution 157, which as amended requested a State Lottery report on options to support traditional lottery retailers; Senate Bill 53 on the Delaware Farm to Community Program; Senate Bill 307 on PSC authority for Lifeline telecommunications carriers; Senate Bill 339 clarifying health directive forms in mental health facilities; Senate Bill 235 on manufactured home community rent increases; Senate Bill 325, as amended, updating fire prevention and volunteer fire/EMS background check rules; Senate Bill 309 on inmate work and discharge of incarceration-related balances; Senate Bill 324 on deadly weapons and constable agency representatives; Senate Bill 293 on youth camp child care licensing; Senate Bill 94 on respiratory care practitioners and ECMO medication delivery; and Senate Substitute 2 for Senate Bill 100, proposing a constitutional amendment protecting the right to marry regardless of race or gender while preserving religious freedom. House Bill 188, changing Delaware primary elections to allow unaffiliated voters to choose a party primary, also passed after debate. Two measures drew extended discussion and amendments. Senate Bill 233, requiring snow and ice to be removed from vehicles, was tabled once, then later amended and passed after debate over whether the law was workable for truck drivers and other vehicle operators; a proposed truck-related exemption amendment failed. House Substitute 1 for House Bill 404, creating a pilot program for artificial intelligence and extended reality in schools, passed after testimony from the Department of Education emphasizing guardrails, privacy, and educator oversight, alongside concerns from members about data, bias, and long-term effects. Several items were tabled or reconsidered during the session, and the House adjourned after completing the day’s business.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

06/10/2026 - Joint Appropriations

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • Every county is different. Every need of every county is different.
  • any county fiscal obligation.
  • These amounts will be $3 billion for counties with more than 800,000 residents and $100 million for counties
  • Regarding the Pima County transportation excise tax, as session law, it states that all Pima County transportation
  • This is on Pinal County.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Apr 16th, 2026

Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight

Transcript Highlights:
  • This is a request bill by the Oklahoma County Clerk.
  • to allow any law enforcement to do the investigation and allows for a waiver of fees for court and county
Summary: The committee heard a series of Senate bills, most of them receiving unanimous or near-unanimous do-pass recommendations. SB 1595, as amended, exempts commercial driver training schools administered by the Oklahoma Department of Corrections from provisions regulating state agency interactions with CDL schools; the amendment was adopted and the bill passed 9-0. SB 1303 transferred property and records from the Advisory Council on Workers’ Compensation to the Workers’ Compensation Commission, SB 2180 required certain foreign principals’ agents to register with the Secretary of State, SB 2072 expanded title-theft protections and allowed broader law-enforcement investigation and fee waivers, SB 1772 clarified when vehicle lights must be used, and SB 1209 excluded Sundays and federal holidays from eviction timelines; each passed without opposition or with overwhelming support. Members also advanced SB 137, a mirror bill to a House measure dealing with a corrections-related issue, after discussion about retroactivity and possible amendments on the Senate side; it passed 9-1. SB 1944 adjusted an agriculture payroll threshold exemption and passed 10-0. SB 372 clarified that a person may carry a weapon from the front door to a room in a state-owned hotel or lodge and passed 9-1. SB 1636 allowed a victim’s family to request a cold case review from any law enforcement agency and passed 11-0. SB 1256 was amended to remove language requiring certain written judicial findings, then passed 11-0. Additional bills approved included SB 1827, which updated definitions in the Government Tort Claims Act; SB 2104, a cleanup and integration measure following adoption of the Oklahoma Uniform Trust Code; SB 1226, clarifying when a driver must stop after an accident involving property damage; and SB 1876, allowing a foreign insurer to be served through its registered agent rather than only the insurance commissioner. The committee adjourned after reporting all measures out favorably.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Public Education Apr 29th, 2025

Public Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • this changes inspired by a successful dropout recovery program currently being utilized in Exeter County
  • intended to encourage more school districts to adopt flexible learning programs like the one in Ector County
  • We touched 12 different school districts throughout Harris County.
  • I can talk about whether it's Lubbock or Slayton or Grand Prairie. or Brazoria County, or Austin, it
  • one of the counties or colonies. If you lived in New York and you were a Baptist, guess what?
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Public Education Apr 29th, 2025

Public Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • House Bill 5089 is the result of a school district in Tarrant County that tried to split off, cut it
  • Trustees of each school district from which the territory is detached, or a petition presented to the county
  • Our school board has sought guidance, but our county commissioners have asked our district attorneys,
  • proposed, 5089, usurps two levels of local control: the School District Board of Trustees and the County
  • The Tarrant County Commissioners Court. Okay, we got to go quick. Mr.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Ways and Means Committee 4/24/25

Ways and Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • ways to get that reduced substantially, both from guidelines given by DVS and also through some counties
  • lists, but frankly, what it gets down to is there have been confusion and court cases with several counties
  • elections, and by clarifying things that have to do with the election judge list and other areas where counties
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Senate Standing Committee on Banking and Insurance. (3-24-26)

Banking & Insurance

Transcript Highlights:
  • My name is Thomas Huff, state representative, 49th District, Bullitt County.
  • My name is Thomas Huff, state representative, 49th District, Bullitt County.
  • <00:34:18.080> and jurisdiction with county and jurisdiction with county and commonwealth<
  • Commonwealth Attorneys and and County Commonwealth Attorneys and and County Attorneys<00:50:39.960
  • These include the counties of Warren County, Marion, Fayette, Jefferson, Pike, Boyd, Madison, Kenton,
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

FL House Floor Session - 2026-01-15 (10:00AM Session)

Florida House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Lucie County Education Foundation, and his wife, Beverly, to the East Gallery.
  • Lucie County. Representative Harris: Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
  • And for the rural counties in the room, we've already lost OBs, GYNs.
  • And for the rural counties in the room, we've already lost OBs, GYNs.
  • Ed Salazar is a member of Miami-Dade County, a resident of Miami-Dade County, from the Florida Medical
Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and quorum established, then adopted the Rules and Ethics Committee’s special order report for the day. The chamber first took up HB 167 on former phosphate mining lands. Sponsor Rep. McClure said the bill would remove strict liability for previously mined phosphate lands if a Department of Health study is done at the owner’s request and the former mining status is recorded publicly. Opponents, including Reps. Cross, Nixon, and Eskamani, argued the bill did not provide enough notice to future buyers and renters and could create health and disclosure concerns. The bill passed 87-24. The House then passed HB 145 on suits against the government, which Rep. McFarland said updates Florida’s sovereign immunity caps for the first time since 2010, raising them to $500,000 per person and $1 million per incident with future automatic increases, aligning the statute of limitations with private claims, and allowing governments to settle above the caps if they choose. He said the bill would make redress more accessible without eliminating the liability shield. The bill passed 104-7. The chamber then considered CS/HB 289 on civil liability for the wrongful death of an unborn child, a bill by Rep. Greco that would amend the Wrongful Death Act to allow parents and other survivors to bring claims for the death of an unborn child, while exempting the mother and lawful medical care provided within the standard of care. Debate centered on whether the bill could affect abortion access, fertility treatment, miscarriage care, surrogacy, and liability for doctors, friends, family members, and others. Multiple amendments were offered to narrow the bill or add carve-outs for abortion, fertility care, surrogates, perinatal professionals, rape/incest/human trafficking situations, and to require the mother’s consent before suit; sponsors and opponents argued over whether these changes would prevent frivolous lawsuits or instead create loopholes and weaken the bill. None of the amendments were adopted during the portion of the transcript provided.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Jun 1st, 2026

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • So your county or my county—my county has it. So your county or my county—my county has it.
  • So county by county, that number changes, right, depending on the county.
  • the 67 counties and county commissioners.
  • I have to give a shout-out to DeSoto County, Hernando County, Jefferson County, Manatee County, Marion
  • County, Marion County, Osceola County, Putnam County, Santa Rosa County, and Taylor County, for doing
Keywords: 999, senate, all
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Monday, September 15, 2025)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • I rise today to honor the FET Volunteer Fire Company of Mallisterville in Juniata County, Pennsylvania
  • the Fyad Fire Company of Juniata County the Fyad Fire Company of Juniata County on<00:23:21.919>
  • I rise today to recognize the milestone anniversary of the Williamsburg Public Library in Blair County
  • As they celebrate 75 years of service, the methods that Blair County residents access information have
  • Congress must ensure the Wayne County.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs (01/29/2025)

Health, Human Services & Elderly Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • For example, every one of you is in a county delegation.
  • see any thank you very much<04:14:34.319> thank Representative Ellen Reed from Rockingham County
Keywords: 1189, house, all
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • That's based out of Lexington, has locations in Grayson County, has locations in McCracken County, and
  • tenure and her position at Fyet County. tenure and her position at Fyet County.
  • So, FA County for by the department.
  • When the program started, it had 11 pilot counties and has now expanded to 18 counties. well as this
  • It has started with 11 pilot counties.
Keywords: 958, all
Summary: The committee first approved the October 13 minutes and then moved through a large agenda of contracts and agreements, including a deferred list from the September 2025 agenda. Members questioned several agencies about the purpose, cost, and duration of the items before them, with repeated motions to consider the contracts reviewed without objection passing by roll call. The Office of Energy Policy and Energy and Environment Cabinet presented a solar-and-battery program. Members asked about panel and battery lifespan, warranty coverage, who would pay for replacement or disposal, and whether the program made sense in Kentucky. The agency said panels and batteries generally last 25 to 30 years, warranties would cover replacement during the warranty period, EPA guidance would govern disposal, and federal funds would cover program expenses. Officials estimated the program could reduce participating homeowners’ utility bills by about 70%, with a minimum required savings of 20%. The Department for Community Based Services explained a new vendor contract for SSI initial and redetermination work for children in out-of-home care, saying the work is federally required, the department lacks in-house capacity, and the contract replaced a prior vendor after an RFP protest and rebid. The Department of Highways described umbrella traffic engineering contracts for smaller highway safety projects, noting they are used for spot improvements and are nearing full utilization. The Kentucky Historical Society said its contract funded a temporary exhibit tied to 250th anniversary programming, and the Board of Medical Licensure discussed an amended audit contract, explaining that annual audits were adopted after an auditor’s recommendation and that the board is funded by state allocation plus fees and fines. The Department for Natural Resources/Abandoned Mine Lands gave the most extensive presentation, describing a $5 million engineering services contract as part of a much larger workload increase driven by Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding, with projects prioritized by citizen complaints and safety impacts; the agency said the contract supports design and oversight for community-scale mine reclamation projects that exceed in-house capacity.