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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband and Rural Development - 02/18/26
Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development
Transcript Highlights:
- We have 15 about 1560 permitted that.
- </c> their house by fiber. their house by fiber. All<00:58:55.520><c> right.
- </c><01:03:44.880><c> and</c> around how do we navigate permitting and around how do we navigate permitting
- </c> hire our land use and permitting hire our land use and permitting coordinator.<01:04:05.280><c>
- Um we try to permitting requirements.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee 3/23/26
Transportation Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- So, House circle back to the minutes.
- So, uh House Thank you, Chair Tapki.
- Now we have House File 4065. So, the next bill is House File 4065.
- </c> to his house. to his house.
- </c> the weekend that the house is confused. the weekend that the house is confused.
Keywords:
vehicle registration, title transfer, rental vehicles, state regulations, motor vehicle laws, school buses, USDOT number, first aid kits, transportation safety, vehicle regulations, transit safety, assault penalties, public transportation, criminal justice, transit workers, transportation, railroad, safety, economic development, public roads
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- Please read the House bill.
- for a building permit without the septic permit.
- The House bill allows...
- the House bill.
- It comes from the House.
Summary:
The Senate convened with a quorum, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and featured a series of member introductions recognizing guests, interns, firefighters, a newly awarded PhD, and the day’s doctor. The chamber also adopted a Senate resolution honoring Indiana University quarterback Fernando Mendoza for winning the Heisman Trophy. After routine business, the Senate moved to special order bills.
The first measures taken up were CS/SB 68 on health care patient protection, which required hospitals with emergency departments to adopt pediatric emergency care policies, training, readiness assessments, and a designated pediatric coordinator; it passed 36-0. CS/SB 350 on public records, protecting victim identities and temporarily exempting the names of law enforcement officers who are victims in the line of duty, passed 33-4 after questions about access for victims’ attorneys. CS/SB 576 on local government cybersecurity established a state-administered cybersecurity protection program for local governments, prioritized rural and fiscally constrained communities, and was amended before passing 37-0. CS/SB 532 on clerks of court, allowing clerks to retain all revenue above projections and incorporating related provisions on legal notices, traffic citation distributions, and municipal fee splits, passed 38-0. CS/SB 696 on trademark registration modernized the filing system and passed 38-0. CS/SB 698 on septic system permits, addressing permit delays and aligning House and Senate language on liability if construction begins early, also passed 38-0.
The longest debate centered on CS/SB 1334 / CS/HB 991 on elections and election integrity. The bill would use REAL ID data to verify citizenship for voter registration and list maintenance, revise candidate-qualification rules, change acceptable voter IDs, add citizenship markers to driver licenses and ID cards by July 1, 2027, and make other election-administration changes. Multiple amendments were offered and defeated, including proposals to allow attestations in lieu of documentation, exempt seniors, require human review over automated systems, preserve student and retirement-center IDs, and delay implementation to July 1, 2027. One amendment was adopted to retain a stock-trading disclosure for candidates. The chamber then continued debate on the underlying bill, with supporters citing state reports of non-citizen registrations/voting and opponents warning of disenfranchisement for students, seniors, and others who may lack the required documents.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House State Government & Tribal Relations Feb 20th, 2026 at 08:00 am
State Government & Tribal Relations
Transcript Highlights:
- In Washington, sports wagering is only permitted on the premises of a tribal gaming facility of a federally
- That will conclude the testimony we have on House Bill 6137.
- Let's open the hearing on House Bill, or second substitute Senate Bill 6035.
- Unlike the House bill, which created a work group to advise the Secretary of State on the process of
- Good morning, members of the House State Government and Tribal Affairs Committee.
Keywords:
elections, double voting, voting twice, multiple voting, same-day election, primary election, general election, special election, cross-state voting, ballot fraud, election fraud, voter misconduct, RCW 29A.84.660, State v. Padilla, civil infraction, class C felony, Secretary of State, Washington elections, election law, voter eligibility
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Energy, Utilities, Environment and Climate - 03/19/25
Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate
Transcript Highlights:
- The bill would apply to pipelines that require routing permits from the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission
- </c><00:01:30.240><c> from</c><00:01:30.400><c> the</c> require routing permits from the require routing
- I don't know if you'd get the permits in twice that much time.
- It was mentioned already about how long it can take to get permits in place.
- </c><00:31:29.039><c> on</c> that they need to issue those permits on that they need to issue those permits
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Members, this bill, uh, is very similar to House Bill 16 that we heard in this committee earlier, especially
- Uh, SB 7 expands funding eligibility for water reuse, permitted reservoir projects, conveyance projects
- I think you accidentally said House Joint Resolution of 7, but you meant SB 7, right? Correct.
- We have identified an FTE ask of 9. we're asking for 4 specifically for water rights permitting.
- However, for us, um, the permitting has to be in place prior to them beginning construction.
Bills:
SB 7
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Business and Professions Committee Apr 21st, 2026
Business and Professions
Transcript Highlights:
- facilitate the goal of hearing as much from the public within the limits of our time, we will not permit
- When unnecessary permitting delays prevent business owners from taking on needed interior improvements
- The tenant improvement permit application within 20 business days of receiving a complete application
- AB 1693 is critical as reducing these permitting delays will promote economic activity throughout the
- Today, curbside transactions are already permitted.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
EIG-GVO, GVO DEFER Public Hearings 01-30-2025
Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
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- That's still—we typically still rely on the county permitting.
- That's still—we typically still rely on the county permitting.
- Senate Bill 161, relating to county permitting and inspection.
- Senate Bill 161, relating to county permitting and inspection.
Summary:
The joint hearing began with SB 133 on energy, which drew opposition testimony from James Abraham, who said the bill was unnecessary because the Public Utilities Commission had already opened a proceeding to investigate wheeling, including intergovernmental wheeling, and should be allowed to finish its collaborative process. The committees then moved to SB 161 on county permitting and inspection, where several agencies submitted written comments or opposition, while the Grassroots Institute and HCDA-related testimony supported the measure. Members raised concerns about accountability and whether state agencies would report back on projects approved under any permitting exemption, and witnesses suggested annual reporting or amendment language to address that issue.
The hearing then turned to SB 232 and SB 588, both related to renewable energy permitting. Testimony on SB 232 was largely supportive, but Rocky Mold of the Hawaii Solar Energy Association said SB 232 was an older version of a bill and that SB 588 was the preferred, updated measure. Members discussed whether the bill should be limited to residential or behind-the-meter customer-sited systems rather than utility-scale projects, and Mold clarified that the proposal was intended for customer-sited systems, not utility-scale facilities. For SB 588, the Department of Land and Natural Resources warned that state or county laws inconsistent with the National Flood Insurance Program could jeopardize flood insurance eligibility and related federal assistance, while Mold argued the bill’s FEMA floodway exemption was needed to avoid blocking solar installations on existing structures. The chair expressed concern about risking federal funding and questioned whether the exemption could be narrowed without defeating the bill’s purpose.
SB 412, also on renewable energy, received supportive testimony from the State Energy Office and others. Members questioned whether a single coordinating entity should compile agency assessments, and Mark Glick said the Energy Office could take on that role if given the duty and sufficient staff. The committee then discussed SB 635 on energy efficiency, which would require state agencies to use energy-efficient lighting. Mark Glick testified that much of the work was already underway through benchmarking and related contracts, and a DAGS representative said the state was already assessing 590 buildings over 10,000 square feet, with results expected around 2027. Members suggested amending the bill to require annual status reports so the committees could track progress and avoid duplication. No votes were taken during the hearing.
FL
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations and Revenue (9-17-25)
Transcript Highlights:
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- housing approved by housing, affordable housing approved by my<01:02:52.799><c> planning</c><01:02:53.119
- , maybe rental housing, and then affordable housing in front.
- . maybe rental housing affordable housing. maybe rental housing and<01:07:07.920><c> then</c><01:07:08.160
Keywords:
Meeting Start 00:00:00
Major Tax Provisions in H.R. 1 (Public Law 119-21) 00:02:45
Kentucky’s Workforce 00:33:35, 958, all
Summary:
The committee first approved the minutes and heard a brief member introduction before taking up an overview of major tax provisions in HR1, referred to by the presenters as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Representatives from the Kentucky Society of CPAs explained new federal deductions for tips, overtime, and car loan interest; a new tax-favored “Trump account” for children; expanded bonus depreciation and Section 179 expensing for businesses; changes to R&D expensing; and a new limit on wagering loss deductions. Members asked several clarifying questions about the duration of the provisions, W-2 and 1099 reporting changes, and how overtime deductions would work. The presenters emphasized that tips and overtime remain subject to payroll taxes and that many of the business provisions are permanent, while the individual deductions are temporary through 2028 or otherwise phased in over time.
The discussion then shifted to individual and nonprofit provisions, including the increase in the state and local tax itemized deduction cap from $10,000 to $40,000 with income-based phaseouts, the temporary senior deduction, and a new deduction for car loan interest with income limits and vehicle qualifications. On charitable giving, the presenters described a permanent nonitemizer deduction, new floors for individual and corporate charitable deductions, and a new scholarship-granting organization credit that would allow donors to receive a dollar-for-dollar federal credit up to $1,700, beginning in 2027. Members focused heavily on the SGO provision, asking about state implementation, oversight, whether churches would qualify, and whether the credit could support both public and private education. The presenters said the state would need to establish the mechanism and that additional federal guidance is still pending.
After the tax presentation, the committee heard from the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce on workforce issues, with a focus on child care and housing as barriers to labor force participation. Chamber representatives said they were not proposing large new government programs, but rather targeted policy recommendations for the 2026 session. They described Kentucky’s long-term decline in workforce participation since 2000, attributing much of it to demographic change, an aging population, and fewer younger workers entering the labor force. The presentation continued into a broader discussion of workforce trends and the need for practical policy responses, but no votes or formal actions were taken on these informational items.
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
FL House Floor Session - 2026-02-25 (10:00AM Session)
Florida House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- House Bill 803 modernizes Florida's building permit and inspection process while preserving safety, local
- House Bill 803. A bill to be entitled in Act relating to building permits and inspections.
- House Bill 803 modernizes Florida's building permit and inspection process while preserving safety, local
- House Bill 803, a bill to be entitled an act relating to building permits and inspections.
- The House is adjourned. The House is adjourned.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Ways and Means (04/29/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- from a permit for a church, which is trying to increase housing.
- from a permit for a church, which is trying to increase housing.
- from a permit for a church, which is trying to increase housing.
- from a permit for a church, which is trying to increase housing.
- from a permit for a church, which is trying to increase housing.
Summary:
The Ways and Means Committee held a public hearing on Senate Bill 291, which would update religious land-use and property tax exemption rules for church-owned parsonages, parish houses, and similar properties. Senator Tim Lang, speaking for the sponsor, said the bill was intended to address situations where former parsonages are no longer occupied by clergy and are instead used for church-related purposes such as housing staff, religious education, or congregate living tied to ministry, including addiction recovery. He emphasized that the bill was not meant to create commercial rental housing and that it also preserves reasonable zoning and environmental regulations.
Committee members pressed the sponsor on how the bill would be applied, especially the meaning of “religious purposes,” the six-unit limit, the “same lot” language, and whether churches could use the exemption to rent units for revenue. The sponsor said the six-unit cap was added to prevent large-scale commercial rental use, that congregate housing would be limited and defined, and that the bill was meant to cover uses like substance abuse recovery, homes for unwed mothers, and religious education, but not apartments converted for ordinary rental. He also said churches would still file annual exemption paperwork and towns could challenge claims they believed were commercial. Questions also raised concerns about whether the bill treated religious and nonreligious housing trusts differently; the sponsor responded that the bill was aimed at church-owned property used in pursuit of a religious mission.
Several witnesses testified in support. Representative Mark Pearson, an active clergyman, said the bill would not remove additional property from the tax rolls because clergy housing allowances typically lead clergy to buy taxable homes elsewhere, while the church-owned parsonage remains exempt. Nick Taylor of Housing Action New Hampshire supported the bill as a modest expansion that could help create more attainable housing by allowing better use of existing religious land and structures, though he noted his organization would support even broader use. The hearing ended without a vote or final action, and the chair closed questions after the testimony.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs (02/05/2025)
Health, Human Services & Elderly Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
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- </c><03:38:22.199><c> Bill</c> support for House Bill support for House Bill 645<03:38:24.520><c> in<
- You'll see in the Sugar Hill building permit this is a one-line addition to a building permit.
- You'll see in the Sugar Hill building permit this is a one-line addition to a building permit.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- houses and trying to generate uh housing houses and trying to generate uh housing for<01:24:34.560><c
- Of the state's 28 housing champion communities in 2024, they permitted over 2,600 new units for construction
- champions did account for a significant share of housing unit permits that were successfully granted
- , whether it's housing in general or whether it's housing that meets the definition of workforce housing
- Burke mentioned, 45% of all building permits were happening in housing champions communities right now
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- The committee then moved on to House Bill 587.
- The committee heard a presentation on House Bill 587.
- Okay, committee, we have House Bill 587. Okay, committee.
- With that, I would ask for approval of House Bill 587. For approval of House Bill 587.
- We managed about 11,000 encroachment permits and 180 submerged land leases.
Summary:
The committee began with a brief introduction of new Senate page Antoine Taylor, who spoke about his interest in the legislative process, plans to serve a mission in Paris, and future studies in business at BYU-Idaho. The committee then approved a gubernatorial appointment of James Keating to the Parks and Recreation Board and approved several sets of prior meeting minutes without opposition.
The main rulemaking item was the Department of Environmental Quality’s groundwater quality rule docket 58-01-1-211. DEQ explained the zero-based regulation cleanup and noted substantive changes tied to updated drinking water standards, including lower arsenic and lead thresholds and added uranium and PFAS references. Because of ongoing federal litigation and uncertainty around PFAS standards, the committee adopted a motion to approve the docket except for Section 003 and Section 200(01A), rejecting those provisions while the rest of the rule moved forward.
The committee also heard testimony on a gubernatorial appointment of Michael Linden of Post Falls, a longtime Alaska oil and gas consultant, but deferred confirmation until a later meeting. House Bill 587, which would create continuous spending authority for Idaho Rangeland Improvement Act funds so grants and other revenues can be spent without delay, was advanced to the floor on a 6-2 vote despite concerns from several senators about ceding appropriation authority. Finally, Idaho Department of Lands Director Dustin Miller delivered the agency’s annual update, highlighting timber revenue, fire suppression performance, shared stewardship and Good Neighbor Authority work, and a proposed bill to raise the structure surcharge cap on improved private forest parcels from $40 to $100 to support wildfire preparedness and suppression. He also warned that proposed budget holdbacks could reduce staffing, treatment acres, and fire response capacity, especially in eastern Idaho.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Environment committee hears HF1012 3/20/25
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm here to testify in support of House File 1012.
- </c><00:09:06.880><c> for</c> The state continues to issue permits for The state continues to issue permits
- </c><00:15:53.040><c> File</c> offer our support of House File offer our support of House File 1012.<
- This bill provides um House File 1012.
- House file recreational opportunities.
Summary:
The committee heard House File 1012, as amended by the A1 amendment, and the author moved the bill to be laid over for possible inclusion in a future bill. The amendment, adopted on a voice vote, changed the timing for public input in trail planning, removed language on decommissioning trails, and combined the measure with another ATV-fee bill. The author said the bill would unify ATV trail signage policy statewide, align statute with DNR best practices, and not affect the forest trail inventory, existing ATV-accessible miles, or hunting exemptions.
Testimony was sharply divided. Supporters, including representatives of the Minnesota Public Lands Coalition, tribal officials from the Max Band and Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe, a retired DNR conservation officer, a retired wildlife manager, and the Minnesota Environmental Quality Board, argued the bill would better protect wetlands, wildlife habitat, and culturally significant areas, improve transparency and tribal consultation, and make trail planning and enforcement more workable. The EQB said the amended bill’s rulemaking timeline was more workable, and the DNR described its existing multi-step trail review and consultation process.
Opponents, including ATV Minnesota, county commissioners from northern counties, and a representative of the Minnesota Trappers Association, argued the bill would burden or restrict existing trail systems, increase costs, and threaten tourism and local economies. They said current trail development already involves DNR and local review, and that the bill could reduce access for riders, trappers, and other users. In member questions, the author and a Minnesota Association of Townships representative said the bill was intended to codify DNR best practices and bring local governments into the process earlier, while confirming that hunting exemptions were not removed.
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
FL House Floor Session - 2026-03-04 (10:00AM Session)
Florida House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- House calendar.
- Dad, welcome to the Florida House. Welcome to the Florida House. Welcome to the Florida House.
- Dad, welcome to the Florida House. Chamberlain, Dad, welcome to the Florida House.
- Welcome to the Florida House. Welcome to the Florida House.
- House Bill 493.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Interim Joint Committee on Health Services (10-22-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- Um Washington, Minnesota said houses.
- </c> that they use the SNAP clearing house that they use the SNAP clearing house and<00:20:42.880><c>
- permits each year.
- We've suspended a permit.
- </c><02:07:36.639><c> to</c> almost 2,000 retail sites permitted to almost 2,000 retail sites permitted
Summary:
The committee first approved the minutes and then approved an agency amendment to a health and family services regulation. The amendment reversed a prior change so that neonatal ICU beds would remain subject to regular review rather than nonsubstantive review. The remaining administrative regulations were then reviewed without objection.
The main presentation was from State Auditor Allison Ball on a report finding $836 million in concurrent Medicaid capitation payments from 2019 through 2022, involving individuals enrolled in Kentucky and at least one other state. Ball said Kentucky relied on the PARIS system, which has limitations because it is updated quarterly and depends on voluntary state participation, while a better federal data source, T-MSIS, was not fully available to the state. She said the audit found weak internal controls, siloed processes, outdated guidance, and a low-priority attitude toward residency checks, all of which contributed to missed alerts and improper payments. She also said the report identified additional problems, including payments made after beneficiaries died and cases involving multiple states paying for the same person.
Ball recommended better access to federal data, stronger MCO contract provisions, and more active oversight by the Department for Medicaid Services and managed care organizations. She said the contracts reviewed did not provide a clear way to recoup the improper payments, though she and her counsel suggested possible equitable legal theories might be explored. Members expressed concern about the scale of the waste and the lack of contract enforcement, and asked whether any money could be recovered. Ball said the audit did not identify a clear contractual path to recoup the funds.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- DLI is already required to investigate when work is performed without a permit.
- DLI is already required to investigate when work is performed without a permit.
- DLI is already required to investigate when work is performed without a permit.
- DLI is already required to investigate when work is performed without a permit.
- So permit is exactly 14 circuits by $3.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Joint Administrative Procedures Committee Mar 31st, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION DIVISION OF PARI MUTUEL WAGERING HAS A CERTAIN TAX RATE ON PERMIT
- WE ARE DOING IN HOUSE.
- THE FIRST IS THE LACK OF STATUTORY AUTHORITY TO ISSUE PERMITS FOR A CIGAR WHOLESALE DEALER.
- ON REVIEW WE HAVE LOOKED AT ALL THE RULES AND IT DOES APPEAR THAT THE CIGAR WHOLESALE DEALERS PERMIT
- >> I BELIEVE AS FAR AS WE ARE CONCERNED THE WHOLESALE DEALER PERMIT IS NOT REQUIRED THEIR SUBJECT TO