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MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Housing Committee Meeting - 2025-04-01

Housing Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Representative Skraba. local government to build. One, two, three, four, five words. That's it.
  • Is the HRA that I'm used to working with—the federal government gives money to that, not the city.
  • The federal government has also been a partner.
  • Underlying these financial pressures are government systems such as coordinated entry that are creating
  • To housing to convene with local governments to assess their needs and strategize together to address
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Housing Finance and Policy Committee 4/1/25

Housing Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • You know, like local government, the bill is one, two, three, four, five words. That's it.
  • to working with the federal government gives<00:15:41.600> money<00:15:41.839> to<00:15
  • We wouldn't be here without that, and the federal government has been a partner. to provide up for a
  • uh has been a partner um and government uh has been a partner um and I'm<00:24:29.840> happy<
  • <00:42:20.440> chair to rely on the state government chair to rely on the state government
NM
Transcript Highlights:
  • When you have Texas that just put in about $112 billion invested into roadways, and the state of Arizona
  • We are going to spend a lot of time not only talking to all the members of the governing body, but making
  • Chairman, do any of your cameras happen to be located near other local governments?
  • Morgan Roth, Manager, Public Policy and Government Relations, SAMSARA.
  • However, oftentimes what we see with government is that we're still using old, outdated systems.
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - Legislative Health and Human Services Aug 19th, 2025

Legislative Health & Human Services Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm the Associate Director of Government Relations at UNM.
  • I have sued governments in several different states, several different tribes.
  • The parties agreed to the code neutrals. We didn't pick them. They didn't.
  • Children were essentially raised in out-of-state RTCs, most of them in Texas.
  • It has been on a performance improvement plan under the federal government since 2017.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Judiciary Mar 12th, 2025

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • It is a program governed exclusively through lawyer regulation.
  • Texas, the state of Texas has a similar program, and it looks like they're paying even more money right
  • now in the state of Texas program.
  • I would love ...even more money right now in the state of Texas program.
  • Senators, if you'll turn to Tab 7 to SB 806 on Florida trust code by Senator Yarborough.
Summary: The Judiciary Committee met with a quorum present and considered several bills. SB 106 on exploitation of vulnerable adults would allow service of process on scammers through the same nontraditional communication methods they use; it passed 8-0. CS/SB 280 on candidate qualification would create an enforceable party-affiliation requirement and a private right of action to disqualify noncompliant candidates; it passed unanimously. CS/SB 948 on flood disclosures was amended to extend disclosure requirements to residential leases, condo developer leases, and mobile homes, with tenant remedies if disclosures are not provided and flooding causes major losses; it passed 8-0. The committee also advanced CS/SB 498 on IOTA interest rates after a lengthy debate over legal aid funding and bank regulation. Supporters argued the bill would restore sustainability and fairness to the program by setting alternative interest-rate benchmarks, while opponents said it would cut funding for civil legal aid and that banks participate voluntarily. After testimony from legal aid leaders and bankers, the bill passed 7-2. SB 774, requiring clerks to electronically transmit certain mental health, substance abuse, and risk protection orders to sheriffs within six hours, was presented in response to a fatal Volusia County incident and passed 11-0. CS/SB 752 on defamation and online publication was amended to require removal from a website rather than the internet, then passed 8-2 after testimony from the media, a private attorney, and supporters who said it would help people harmed by false online reports. The committee also heard SB 832 on former phosphate mining lands, which would create a narrow defense against strict liability claims if notice and gamma radiation survey requirements are met. The bill was amended to clarify notice provisions and received support from industry and technical witnesses describing radiation surveys and reclamation practices. The transcript cuts off before the final vote on SB 832, so no committee action on that bill is shown in the excerpt.
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

Senate - Tax, Business and Transportation Mar 20th, 2025

Senate Tax, Business & Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • Um, I'm here to present House Bill 295, which clarifies a portion of the property tax code to align with
  • name is Lynn Mosstaler, and I'm here to speak in favor of HB 295, a technical fix to the property tax code
  • More importantly, Tax and Rev has confirmed that because the property tax code makes property taxes the
  • All that matters is getting these people some help that they desperately need from a state government
  • I'm kind of a libertarian, limited government guy, but I sponsored SB 1, SB 2, SB 3 because I recognize
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama House Judiciary Committee Jan 14th, 2026

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:07:30.160> in were passed in Missouri and Texas in were passed in Missouri and Texas in
  • dealing<00:19:32.799> with separate code section dealing with separate code section dealing
  • So, circumstance already in the code?
  • <00:55:41.119> So<00:55:41.359> So the code already. So So the code already.
  • :16:36.800> the shall adopt rules governing the shall adopt rules governing the operation<01:16
Keywords: 1136, house, all
MS

Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

MS Senate Floor - 10 February, 2026; 10:00 AM

Mississippi Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • government entity. government entity.
  • federal government. federal government.
  • government?
  • >> Texas. >> Texas. >> Texas.
  • >> Texas. Is that right? >> Texas. Is that right?
Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum present, received an invocation from Dr. Denise Pope, and led the pledge of allegiance. The body then dispensed with the reading of the journal, committee reports, and bill titles. Several guests were introduced, including the doctor of the day, student pages, Carthage Christian Academy, Mississippi Valley State University visitors, the University of Southern Mississippi’s DuBard School and related programs, and members of the Mississippi Association of Nurse Anesthetists. The Senate took up Senate Bill 2896, which revises the Department of Public Safety salary schedule for MHP and MBN officers. Senator Hopson explained it as the vehicle for possible pay raises for troopers, NBI, and MBN officers, and the chamber adopted the committee substitute and passed the bill by morning roll call. The Senate also passed Senate Bill 2917, a recurring appropriations cleanup measure; its main change would allow Mississippi Valley State University to use previously designated dormitory funds for repair and renovation instead. A reverse repealer amendment was adopted before final passage by morning roll call. Senate Bill 2825, the Mississippi Health Care Industry Zone Act, was then considered. Senator Harkins said the bill extends the repealer for the health care industry zone incentive program to 2028 and noted the program has generated significant investment and jobs statewide. An amendment requested by the Mississippi Development Authority was adopted to revise eligibility language, including replacing a CON requirement with a requirement that a hospital have at least 25 acute care beds and deleting a section under current law. The bill then passed by morning roll call. Finally, the Senate considered Senate Bill 2894 on local improvement projects and the return of unexpended funds and earned interest. Senator Harkins explained that the bill would require older local improvement project funds to be returned if projects were not moving forward, require reporting to DFA and the Legislative Budget Office, allow audits, and permit limited extensions, while also withholding a portion of other state distributions for noncompliance. Senators raised concerns about projects that are already obligated or delayed by workforce and engineering constraints, and Harkins said the bill would be refined with a reverse repealer to work with LBO and avoid disrupting active projects. The bill was discussed but not finally disposed of in the portion of the transcript provided.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York State Senate Session - 02/05/2026

New York Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Calendar 161, Senate Print 2534, Senator Sanders, an act to amend the Administrative Code of the City
  • Texas requires that if you use any of 44 ingredients, most of which are permitted by the F.D.A. that
  • That's a Texas-wide restriction that has been passed by the Texas Legislature and signed by Governor
  • is going to ban three ingredients, I hope my colleague will agree with the Republican governor of Texas
  • that they are adding to these foods under a longstanding loophole in federal law that the federal government
Keywords: 993, senate, all
Summary: The Senate opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and an invocation by Imam Tahir Kukaj of the Albanian Islamic Cultural Center, who offered remarks about gratitude, diversity, and support for Kosovo’s independence. The Journal was approved, and the chamber then took up several previously adopted resolutions, including Resolution 1516 commemorating the 18th anniversary of Kosovo’s independence and Resolution 1317 honoring the Stillwater Girls Varsity Soccer Team and Head Coach Christine Ihnatolya for winning the NYSPHSAA Class C state championship. Both resolutions were adopted, and the sponsors were authorized to seek additional co-sponsors. The Senate then moved through the calendar and passed a series of bills, including measures on environmental conservation, education, public health, civil service, penal law, public service, labor, and a retroactive real property tax exemption for the Silver Lake Foundation. Most bills passed with broad support, though several drew recorded no votes from a small group of senators. Senator Fahy explained her vote on a bill renaming an OASAS scholarship in honor of Father Peter Young, emphasizing his work on addiction, incarceration, and homelessness. Two items drew extended debate. On Calendar 141, Senator Walczyk appealed the chair’s ruling that an amendment to a public service bill was nongermane; the Senate voted 21 to overrule the chair, so the ruling stood, and the bill then passed 52-6. On Calendar 213, Senators Kavanagh and Borrello debated a food-safety bill concerning disclosure of certain food ingredients and chemicals; supporters said it would improve transparency and protect children’s health, while opponents argued federal action was already underway and a national standard would be preferable. After the bill was restored to the non-controversial calendar, it passed 56-2. The Senate then adjourned until Monday, February 9 at 3:00 p.m., with intervening days as legislative days.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Financial Services Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:00 am

Joint Committee on Financial Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • so an E&M code.
  • The biopsy of the concerning spot would get a procedure code, or a CPT code for short.
  • Yes, it looked concerning for skin cancer, but we have no E&M code, no Modifier 25.
  • The procedure code covers all of that.
  • and management, or E&M, code.
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Joint Committee on Financial Services held a lengthy public hearing with testimony on a wide range of health insurance and access-to-care bills. Early testimony focused on prescription drug pricing and pharmacy reimbursement, with supporters of H. 1326 arguing that pharmacy benefit managers and MassHealth managed care arrangements reimburse independent pharmacies too little, contributing to pharmacy closures and “pharmacy deserts.” The committee also heard repeated support for H. 1151/S. 742 on cognitive rehabilitation for acquired brain injury, H. 1288/S. 716 on telehealth parity for nutrition counseling, H. 1309/S. 761 on full-spectrum pregnancy care without cost-sharing, H. 1312 on insurance coverage for doula services, H. 309 on prompt access to health care by removing deductibles for certain services, H. 809/H. 1227 on biomarker testing, H. 1162/S. 810 on reducing inequities in access to medical procedures by limiting insurer cuts tied to Modifier 25, and S. 726 on insurance coverage for mobile integrated health. Testifiers included legislators, physicians, pharmacists, dietitians, emergency and rehabilitation clinicians, and patients and family members. Supporters of the brain injury bill said cognitive rehabilitation is medically necessary, improves long-term outcomes, and can reduce institutional care and public costs; they noted the bill has been heard repeatedly and has support from the Brain Injury Commission and prior favorable committee action. Supporters of the pregnancy care and doula bills described out-of-pocket costs as a barrier to maternal health and shared personal stories of high bills and unmet support needs. Biomarker testing advocates and cancer patients said coverage gaps deny patients access to precision treatment, can lead to avoidable suffering, and should be standardized across insurers; several speakers said insurers often deny claims despite clinical benefit. Dermatology witnesses said insurers’ use of Modifier 25 cuts reimbursement for same-day evaluation and procedure visits, forcing separate appointments and increasing patient burden. Mobile integrated health supporters described home-based care as a way to reduce emergency department use and hospital readmissions, especially for patients with transportation or mobility barriers. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the hearing itself.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
  • I know that this money is... is extremely helpful to the local governments.
  • This is a list of all the projects that were awarded local government road fund (LGRF) funding for FY
  • Chair, Representative [ID: member_12219], the local government is the lead. So Mr.
  • The local government code fund has a higher match percentage of 20%, right?
  • On page 10, we have our fiscal year. 2023 and 2024 local government road fund.
MS

Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

Public Health and Welfare - Room 216, 25 February, 2026; 3:00 PM

Public Health and Welfare

Transcript Highlights:
  • That may be somewhere else in the code.
  • That may be somewhere else in the code.
  • That may be somewhere else in the code.
  • There may be other states that join Texas.
  • There may be other states that join Texas.
Summary: The committee first handled House Bill 612, which had been laid on the table because of questions about section one. Senator Tate explained that section one would allow the state, counties, and municipalities to enter interlocal agreements to provide installation support services on military installations, mainly road and infrastructure work such as paving and dirt work, and that section two would add Coast Guard medics to an existing provision allowing trained military medics to sit for LPN certification. After questions about the breadth of “installation support services,” the committee adopted the motion for title sufficient, due pass, with opposition noted, and the bill was reported to the Veterans and Military Affairs Committee. House Bill 942 was then passed over at Senator McMahon’s request until Tuesday. The committee then took up House Bill 1034, which would allow terminally ill hospital patients to use medical cannabis gummies. The sponsor said the bill is intended to help terminally ill patients who already qualify for medical cannabis but are denied access in hospitals, and that it prohibits smoking or inhalation. Members raised concerns about whether the bill was too broad, whether it would interfere with hospital and physician judgment, possible drug interactions, federal law issues, liability for hospitals and doctors, storage and disposal requirements, and whether hospitals would incur costs or be forced to handle cannabis on their premises. The sponsor responded that the patient’s use would be logged in the chart, that the caregiver is generally responsible for the lockbox and disposal, and that the bill includes language allowing a facility to opt out if compliance would jeopardize federal funding or licensing. The bill’s author also described the measure as arising from a Coast Guard family’s experience in which a terminally ill patient was denied access to medical cannabis at one hospital but allowed at another, and said the goal is to prevent similar denials for terminally ill patients. He said he was not aware of other drugs treated this way in hospitals, but argued that terminally ill patients should have access to most anything they want. The discussion ended with Senator England asking whether changing the bill’s requirement that a facility “shall” allow medical cannabis to “may” allow it would better protect hospitals and preserve discretion, but no final action on House Bill 1034 was taken in the portion provided.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

FL House Floor Session - 2026-02-19 (10:00AM Session)

Florida House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And act relating to a review under the Open Government Sunset Review Act.
  • Local governments with science-based tools for responsible stewardship.
  • Reagan National Airport has the code letters DCA, which were their original code letters, and George
  • MCO is a code for McCoy Air Force Base. It doesn't represent Orlando.
  • And they did the code change from IDL to JFK.
Summary: The Senate convened with an opening prayer, pledge, and a series of gallery introductions recognizing visitors, local officials, students, and public safety personnel. The chamber first took up a report from the Ethics and Elections Committee on 42 executive appointments; after Senator Gaetz explained that the committee had reviewed the appointees’ qualifications and suitability, the Senate adopted the report and confirmed the appointments by a 36-0 vote. The Senate then moved through a long special-order calendar focused largely on open-government sunset reviews and other policy bills. It passed measures to continue or consolidate public records and meeting exemptions for aquaculture records, agency-held trade secrets, and cybersecurity information, with one technical amendment adopted on the cybersecurity bill. The chamber also approved bills extending the statute of limitations for failure to report child abuse, strengthening regulation of commercial driving schools, requiring human trafficking education for nursing graduates, creating a new injunction for protection against serious violence by a known person, and making the related public-records exemption. Additional bills passed included a nature-based coastal resiliency measure with an amendment restricting dredge-and-fill in Terra Ceia Aquatic Preserve, a chiropractic trust-funds bill, specialty license plates, a one-time waiver of late financial disclosure fines, public school personnel compensation changes, the annual Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services “Farm Bill,” homestead exemption clarification for long-term leaseholders, disability-presumption clarifications for first responders, reinsurance intermediary manager changes, patriotic displays in public schools, ADS-B fee restrictions, autism-related law enforcement training and a Blue Envelope program, campus safety policy transparency at public colleges and universities, and veterinary prescription disclosure. Several bills were temporarily postponed, including local vessel restrictions, temporary certificates for practice, and domestic animals. The Senate also debated and passed a bill allowing licensed insurance agents to market health care sharing ministries, despite concerns raised by Senator Polsky about consumer confusion, commissions, and the sale of non-insurance products; supporters argued it restored free speech, religious liberty, and consumer choice. The chamber approved the bill 32-5 after debate. Most other measures passed with strong bipartisan support, often by unanimous or near-unanimous votes, and several companion House bills were substituted in place of Senate bills before final passage.
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Monday, April 28, 2025)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • purely because of government regulation. purely because of government regulation.
  • <00:24:26.799> Assistant District Attorney, Texas Assistant District Attorney, Texas Assistant
  • Under his of Texas at Dallas.
  • > interest include government, public interest include government, public interest advocates,<
  • benefits are not government handouts. benefits are not government handouts.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs (02/06/2026)

State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • if people fear the government if people fear the government it<00:30:26.559> produces<00:
  • restore representative government. restore representative government.
  • government, not empower it further. government, not empower it further.
  • Arabian government. One day while Arabian government.
  • As I'm watching what's in Texas.
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The committee first continued its hearing on HB 1287, which concerns the definition of “veteran.” Representative Manion explained that the amendment would adopt the federal-style definition by including a general discharge under honorable conditions, while restoring documentation requirements such as a DD214 and removing a problematic reference to World War II allied veterans. The chair said the committee would close the hearing and take the bill up later in executive session. The committee then moved to HCR 13, a resolution calling for an Article V convention limited to proposing a constitutional amendment imposing term limits on members of Congress. Representative Joe Alexander, the prime sponsor, said the measure is narrowly focused on congressional term limits, that 12 states have already passed similar resolutions, and that broad public support in New Hampshire justifies action. Members asked whether the effort would prompt Congress to act on its own, whether the resolution should also cover Supreme Court justices, and how many states are needed; Alexander said the goal is to pressure Congress, that the Constitution already treats Supreme Court justices differently, and that 34 states are required. Testimony in support came from former Representative Linda Masamela, who gave a history-based argument for Article V conventions as a constitutional check, and from Deborah Childs and Aaron Ducet of U.S. Term Limits. Childs said New Hampshire voters strongly support term limits and argued they would open seats to younger, more diverse candidates. Ducet said the application is single-topic and would allow only one amendment, described Article V applications as historically common, and argued that state pressure can force Congress to act. No vote was taken in the portion provided; the chair continued hearing testimony on HCR 13.
MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

2026 Legislative Session - Day Sixty Five - Thursday, May 7

Missouri House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • It's because of control from the federal government. That's not because of local control.
  • The local governments there, that they were elected into office, passed those laws.
  • The local governments there that were elected into office passed those laws.
  • So is this the bill that we heard in Government Efficiency and Downsizing? It is.
  • Not the government agencies that are shifting their programs.
Summary: The House convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, approved the House Journal for the 64th day by a 125-0 roll call vote, and then spent much of the morning on personal privileges and introductions of guests, interns, students, and special recognitions. Members welcomed school groups, interns, a Savannah Bananas guest, and several family members, and also noted birthdays and Mother’s Day greetings. On legislation, the chamber first agreed to go to conference on Senate Substitute for Senate Bill 1421, appointing a House conference committee. The House then took up Senate Bill 1000, which reauthorizes the Missouri Tourism Supplemental Revenue Fund and updates outdated tourism funding language; members from both parties spoke in support of tourism as an economic driver, and the bill passed 136-6. The House also considered House Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 1020, an omnibus Department of Revenue bill addressing fee office contracting, vehicle registration and related penalties, Real ID document retention, five-year license plates, and emissions-related provisions. Members adopted amendments reducing late-registration penalties, making document retention opt-in, restoring a five-year plate option, and removing cosmetic damage as a basis for rejecting rebuilt vehicles; despite debate over emissions testing and air quality, the bill passed 130-10. The chamber then moved to House Committee Substitute for Senate Bills 835 and 1111, a combined judiciary/civil legislation package. Members described it as a vehicle for several vetted measures, including anti-assignment-of-benefits language for insurance claims, the Uniform Public Expression Protection Act, and court administration changes such as workers’ compensation procedures, judgeships, automation fees, law library surcharges, and expungement fund provisions. Amendments were offered and adopted to adjust attorney-fee language in the anti-SLAPP provisions and to add a St. Louis police legal-expense-fund provision, though the latter drew objections over procedure and whether it had received a hearing. The transcript cuts off while debate on that amendment is still underway, and no final vote on the bill is shown.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • in Texas.
  • The thing is, if you look at the state of Texas, the state of Texas has been a minority-majority state
  • It's about Texas kids.
  • For the Love of Texas is a seminar.
  • That's why we love Texas, for the love of Texas. Okay, thank you guys. Thank you.
Summary: The meeting was characterized by impactful discussions focused primarily on education and the representation of diverse histories in Texas's curriculum. Notably, Representative Christina Morales advocated for HB178, a bill aimed at ensuring that all Texas high school students have access to Mexican-American and African-American studies as part of their graduation requirements, moving from elective-only status. This bill garnered support from both sides of the aisle, highlighting a cooperative effort to improve educational equity in Texas. Several representatives shared personal stories reflecting on the importance of inclusive education, showcasing the bill's far-reaching implications for students' sense of identity and history.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Mar 11th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The defendant would receive the witness list through the criminal discovery code if a case goes towards
  • And we do protect defendants' rights because they do receive the list through the criminal discovery code
  • But once the second one comes apart and you're in Texas County, then it becomes up to between Texas County
  • Senate Bill 2069 provides state language that mirrors federal code prohibiting the use of bait to hunt
  • And in fact, they do that one way by a zip code.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 3/17/26

Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • ,<00:08:06.319> higher across industry, government, higher across industry, government, higher
  • technology at supporting code technology at supporting code development,<00:10:03.839> sometimes
  • , finally, we invest in strong governance, finally, we invest in strong governance, secure<00:16:
  • government to do something. government to do something.
  • Texas has passed Republican issue.
Bills: HF1316, HF4369
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Education Finance - 03/03/26

Education Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • "Uh, that is what our code of conduct states." "Okay.
  • So, we have all of that data coded. Um, you have to be known for this, right?
  • Um, that doesn't seem to be part Texas.
  • Texas Tower shooting in 1966, right?
  • would all acknowledge that government would all acknowledge that government cannot<01:48:12.560>
Keywords: 1187, senate, all