Video & Transcript Research : 'feasibility study'
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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Energy, Utilities, Environment and Climate - 03/10/25
Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate
Transcript Highlights:
- I would ask that you put aside this bill and instead make a further study of the issue.
- of the issue if a change further study of the issue if a change is<00:29:15.960>
needed <00:29 - However, without actual data or studies, we're relying on anecdotes.
- we're relying on anecdotes or studies we're relying on anecdotes the<00:40:55.920>
data <00:40 - It's time for an actual study to lay out the facts of this supposed issue, not just facts and figures
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Taxes Committee hears bill aimed at attracting major sporting events to Minnesota 4/28/26
Transcript Highlights:
- That was done by a study with the U of M. They provided those numbers.
- That was done by a study with million.
- Do you know about the study at all, how they did it?
- Do you know about the study at all, how they did it?
- about the study at all how they did it? about the study at all how they did it?
Summary:
The committee took up House File 4949, as amended by the adopted H4949A2 and H4949A3 amendments. The bill would create a sports and events reimbursement program intended to give Minnesota a more reliable funding mechanism to compete for major sporting and entertainment events. Representative Lislegard and supporters argued that events such as the Super Bowl, NFL Draft, Final Four, World Juniors Hockey, and Olympic trials generate substantial economic activity, tax revenue, and statewide visibility, and that Minnesota has lost opportunities because it lacks a standing competitive fund.
Testifiers from the Minnesota Business Partnership and Minnesota Sports and Events strongly supported the bill, describing it as a performance-based, closed-loop model that reinvests tax revenue generated by events into securing future events. Jess Graba, Cheryl Lindsey, and Dr. William Campbell emphasized community benefits beyond economics, including youth inspiration, school improvements, inclusion, and positive local engagement tied to events like the Olympic trials, the Women’s Final Four, and WWE appearances. Several testifiers cited specific figures, including roughly $71.5 million in economic impact and $4.7 million in tax revenue for World Juniors, about $74.8 million and $5.7 million for the gymnastics trials, and more than $430 million in lost economic impact from events Minnesota did not secure.
Members raised concerns about the funding mechanism, especially the use of revenue that would otherwise go to the general fund or other accounts. Representative Huot said he supported bringing events to Minnesota but was uneasy about diverting general fund money and suggested stronger legislative oversight, possibly through a formal sports committee. Representative Youakim asked how the bill’s revenue capture would work and noted concerns about taking money from transportation-related accounts; staff explained that the amended bill affects seven state taxes and a fee, including motor vehicle rental taxes and the retail delivery fee, with some revenue directed to non-general fund accounts. Members also requested more information on the methodology behind the University of Minnesota Extension economic impact studies, and staff said those studies could be shared. No final vote on the bill was taken in the portion provided.
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- Department of Energy study compared the 2018 code to the 2019 code, and I have a copy of that study that
- The cost of oil has increased by 18 percent above the study estimate.
- There was a study mentioned before. Is that a study that you guys did?
- And I'm not even disagreeing with the study. So just to let you know.
- The study was about the benefit to the consumer.
ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Appropriations Apr 7th, 2025 at 08:30 am
Appropriations
Transcript Highlights:
- to it, and we removed the study.
- The House Policy Committee added a study to it, and what we did is remove the study and remove the funding
- for this study—excuse me, not a study, a software system to record all the data so that the teachers
- So we removed that study. We removed the $300,000... We removed that study.
- We removed the $300,000 for the study.
Summary:
The committee first heard Senate Bill 2265, which would provide the Fargo National Cemetery with up to a $3 million line of credit to help fund improvements such as indoor bathrooms, parking, a family gathering area, an office, a hearse garage, and a veterans gallery. Supporters said the cemetery has expanded rapidly since 2019, has already conducted about 1,000 burials, and needs better facilities for families and the Honor Guard; they also said the project would be subject to federal VA approval and, once completed, would be taken over by the VA. Members raised questions about the project’s cost, timing, funding sources, whether the bill should be a grant instead of a line of credit, and whether a chapel should be specifically included. No vote was taken on SB 2265 during the excerpt.
The committee then took up Senate Bill 2230, which would have the Secretary of State mail active voters a guide on ballot measures at least 45 days before an election, with objective summaries, fiscal impacts, and arguments for and against each measure. Secretary of State Michael Howe said the office already receives many questions about ballot measures and would post the same information online and at polling places, while emphasizing the need to keep the material objective and consistent with election-law restrictions. Members generally supported the idea as a voter-education tool, and the committee adopted a due pass motion on SB 2230 by a 19-0 vote.
Finally, the committee heard Senate Bill 2256, which would provide one-time state support for the NDSU Research and Technology Park in Fargo to expand its role in commercialization, robotics, precision agriculture, and defense-related technology. Park CEO Brenda Weiland explained that the park is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit spun out of NDSU, governed by a board with both university and industry representation, and that the new model is intended to bridge the gap between research and market-ready products without competing directly with private industry. Members asked about ownership, intellectual property, the planned partnership with Carnegie Mellon’s robotics center, and how the park would use the funding; the discussion focused on contracts, licensing, and the park’s intent to build technical capacity and attract companies. The excerpt ends before any vote on SB 2256.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Commerce and Consumer Affairs (02/11/2026)
Commerce and Consumer Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
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the establishing a committee to study the establishing a committee to study - The other kind of uh study option one.
- study before expansion Thoughtful study before expansion promotes<01:44:33.440>
both <01:44:33.760 - study the environmental impact of data centers.
- So, does this bill intend to just study it, have a committee to study it, or does the bill want to prohibit
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- HB 2700, Technology Study Committee, Assistive Technology.
- I am removing the prohibition against any construction until the study is done because I am entering
- I am removing the prohibition against any construction until the study is done because I am entering
- We know Valley Metro makes it part of its mission to study light rail and to study the efficacy of certain
- HB 221, Interstate 11 environmental engineering study. ATT.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
December 11, 2025 - 12:30 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- RECENTLY READ A STUDY CONDUCTED AT HARVARD CALLED THE GORILLA IN RADIOLOGY.
- WHAT THE STUDY DID WAS IT ASKED ABOUT TWO DOZEN RADIOLOGISTS TO LOOK AT IMAGE CAT SCAN IMAGES.
- THEY WILL POINT OUT SPOTS PROACTIVELY AND PRIORITIZE STUDIES.
- ARE DOING 100 PERCENT READ AT THAT STUDY.
- >> WE ARE NOT USING IT TO MAKE TREATMENTS ONLY ON THE CLINICIAN READING THE STUDY.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- studies last night.
- And there's a ton of studies on that.
- Studies have shown that.
- So last time we did a study committee passed through.
- So last time we did a study committee pass through.
Bills:
SB1052, SB1115, SB1118, SB1120, SB1121, SB1124, SB1171, SB1172, SB1174, SB1175, SB1214, SB1233, SB1235, SB1316, SB1345, SB1372, SB1399, SB1458, SB1494, SB1496, SB1564, SB1602, SB1621, SB1628, SB1630, SB1631, SB1668, SB1672, SB1814, SB1821
Keywords:
assisted living, health care, hyperbaric oxygen therapy, physician orders, informed consent, AHCCCS, remote work, state agency, employment, public health, housing, zoning, middle housing, urban development, duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes, townhomes, historic preservation, radiation protection
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Energy Finance and Policy Committee 4/3/25
Energy Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- We would create a study. We would look at everything. We can look at data.
- At if this comply with current studies.
- It was demonstrated by the Department of Commerce studies and then it was replicated by those studies
- by those studies and then replicated by those studies and then Alliant<01:00:03.200>
did <01:00 - done, we got the studies replicated, and Alliant did settle.
NH
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- <00:32:35.440>
committee HB279 is uh proposes a study committee HB279 is uh proposes a study - was unclear to us when we were studying was unclear to us when we were studying this<00:34:41.800
- He said he has done a number of study reviews or study committees over the last several terms, and the
- <00:36:36.960>
reviews Uh I've done a number of study reviews Uh I've done a number of study - if you fail to do that uh study if you fail to do that uh study committee<00:36:55.680>
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TX
Transcript Highlights:
- The same is true in looking at a study out of Florida.
- I think well over 100 studies.
- Someone should study that. I would argue let's have a study of that. Let's do that.
- Enlow: We'd have to study that.
- I'm looking at an MIT study that says the exact opposite.
Bills:
HB 3
Keywords:
emergency communication, public safety, interoperability, Texas Interoperability Council, grant program, emergency communications, public safety radio, first responders, radio system, dispatch, 911, emergency management, Texas Division of Emergency Management, public safety infrastructure, Project 25, P25, broadband emergency alerting, outdoor warning sirens, homeland security, disaster response
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee Jun 17th, 2026
Budget and Fiscal Review
Transcript Highlights:
- statute-specific studies that it would like the administration to pursue.
- I know it's a study and we're going to discuss it. I won't be here.
- That’s what AB 177 is about: let’s study it. Are...
- Now, that’s what AB 177 is about: let’s study it.
- And so I think, as I noted to Senator Grove, I can... ...study created.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- It merely asks the TCEQ to study the problem so the legislature can act with full transparency on the
- Studies have linked chronic low-level hydrogen sulfide exposure to health problems.
- As this continues to develop and we test it, I know we passed that study, correct, Mr.
- And so that study will go back to you to try to determine what the acceptable levels are.
- I had a study that was a meta-analysis, which means a congregation of several different studies on plant
Keywords:
hydrogen sulfide, public health, environmental regulation, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, ground level concentrations, emissions limit, emissions limits, ground-level concentrations, air quality, PFAS, agriculture, environmental protection, health risks, criminal offense, chemical regulation, preproduction plastic, water quality, pollution control, industrial waste, emissions
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- They studied for many years. We've talked about that.
- Then they study for a test. They take an exam. They enter into it.
- The legislature would still have input in the study if the bill passes into law. as to whether or not
- We'll definitely have input in the study. That's going to have to occur if this passes into law.
- “Put in the study. That’s going to have to occur if this passes into law.
Summary:
The Senate convened with a quorum, received the House message that HB 35 had passed, and heard a gubernatorial message submitting Trinity River Authority board appointments for Senate confirmation. The chamber also adopted a slate of Senate resolutions by voice vote and later postponed reading and referral of bills and resolutions until the end of the calendar. Several members introduced bills with brief explanations before the Senate took them up under suspension of the regular order.
The body then considered and passed a series of measures, often by wide margins, including SB 2846 on wildlife disease control and quarantine authority; CS SB 1224 requiring school superintendents or directors to report certain employee misconduct to local law enforcement; CS SB 2310 on transparency for degree and transfer requirements at public colleges; SB 1502 limiting school districts’ ability to exceed voter-approval tax rates after a failed TRE; CS SB 1141 on notice requirements before full adversary hearings in child-protection cases; CS SB 2568 exempting certain flood-control reservoirs from TCEQ permitting; SB 1524 on confidentiality of information about weapons in foster homes; CS SB 2925 creating a task force on modernizing manufacturing; CS SB 2269 on dispute resolution and enforcement for long-term care facilities; CS SB 1266 on Medicaid provider enrollment and disenrollment notices; SB 243 on migrant labor housing standards; SB 2200 on overweight vehicles transporting hazardous materials; CS SB 2480 on the Texas Physician Health Program; CS SB 1585 restricting government contracts with companies tied to foreign adversaries; CS SB 2357 establishing maternal health training; and SB 1551 requiring accessible AED placement in public schools.
The Senate also debated more contested bills. CS SB 2019, which would extend vaccine exemption rules to medical and veterinary students, advanced only partway after a divided vote. CS SB 1442, directing a study on veterinary telemedicine relationships, and CS SB 1241, which would allow the Higher Education Coordinating Board to study alternative college entrance exams, prompted extended questioning about agency authority and whether changes should return to the legislature before taking effect. CS SB 2753, which would integrate early voting and election day voting into a single in-person voting period, was amended and passed to engrossment despite opposition. CS SB 2201, dealing with gang and foreign terrorist organization intelligence databases, and CS SB 2514, creating a DPS hostile foreign adversaries unit, drew detailed debate over civil liberties and national security. CS SB 2422, aimed at limiting Texas Medical Board discipline related to COVID-19 treatments and practices, also advanced after lengthy discussion and a close vote.
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
03/24/2026 - House Republican Caucus Calendar #13
Transcript Highlights:
- The Vulnerable Adult Study Committee has come out with a lot of great legislative recommendations.
- The memorial also asks Congress to provide funding for a system study and for needed improvements to
- Madam Whip, members, Senate Bill 1366 establishes the public property towing and impound practices study
- committee and outlines the study committee's membership, prescribes rules and reporting requirements
- for the study committee, and tasks the study committee with examining the qualifications and operational
Summary:
The caucus reviewed a long list of Senate bills and memorials across several policy areas, with most items presented as consent or third-read measures and little debate. Topics included special license plates for the Arizona Space Commission, local land-use and housing restrictions, liquor regulation updates, limits on municipal delays in permitting and exactions, election equipment security and timekeeping requirements, precinct committeeman vacancy procedures, assisted living and deed-fraud measures, a Freedom of Speech Monument committee, renaming Wesley Bolin Plaza, and a ban on gender transition procedures for minors. Members also discussed health and human services bills on behavioral health technician standards, Medicaid billing during ownership changes, breast cancer screening cost-sharing, naturopathic IV administration authority, safe-haven newborn surrender at hospitals, and access claim-processing timelines.
The Judiciary portion covered probation limits for dangerous crimes against children, a civil cause of action related to prohibited gender reassignment surgery on minors, elimination of the statute of limitations for failure to register as a sex offender, probation incentive calculations, victim-rights expense recovery, unlawful flight penalties, vulnerable adult theft definitions, motor fuel theft, unlawful alerting, and evidence rules in sexual-assault-related hearings. In discussion, members asked for clarifications on several bills, including the definitions of “malicious” delay, internet access on election equipment, the scope of the breast screening bill, and the meaning of unlawful alerting. Supporters repeatedly described bills as common-sense, fraud-prevention, patient-access, or public-safety measures, while one member noted a no vote on extending the Vulnerable Adult System Study Committee.
Additional measures in land, agriculture, water, public safety, and transportation included foreign-entity restrictions on land transactions, limits on transporting Mexican gray wolf puppies, water reuse and groundwater fee extensions, a larger water supply revolving fund loan cap, congressional memorials on EPA authority and the San Carlos irrigation project, expanded traumatic event counseling coverage, reimbursement of legal costs for certain disciplined law enforcement officers, data sharing with the federal government on unauthorized aliens, roadable aircraft registration, motor vehicle booting rules, military-property sign placement, a towing and impound study committee, photo enforcement penalties, and highway renaming memorials. No roll-call votes were described in the transcript, and the meeting ended after the transportation items and memorials were completed.
AR
Arkansas 2026 Regular Session
ALC-HOSPITAL, MEDICAID, & DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES STUDY SUBCOMMITTEE Mar 2nd, 2026
ALC-HOSPITAL, MEDICAID, & DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES STUDY SUBCOMMITTEE
Transcript Highlights:
- If you go through this and look at what they determined while they were doing their studying, an inordinate
- We have a projection that the people that are doing the study should be able to project that we hope
- As it relates to your study that was just discussed, it was assigned to you under Act 145 of 2025.
- If there is legislation that results from your study, they can assist with that.
- Because it's very dynamic in what you're addressing and the conditions change with every new study you
Summary:
The committee met to review an audit and recommendations from the Alliance for Opportunity as part of a broader study of social service and workforce development reform under Act 145 of 2025. Members discussed creating a more integrated, regional, and “one door to work” system that would combine eligibility screening, service delivery, and workforce connections across DHS, workforce, and related programs. Much of the discussion focused on reducing administrative overhead, improving coordination, and using tools such as AI and centralized databases to help applicants learn about benefits, training, and job opportunities while still preserving case managers and in-person help for people without digital access.
Members also emphasized targeting groups with low labor-force participation, including people in generational poverty, rural residents, individuals reentering from prison, and people involved in the court system who may be employable but are not currently connected to employers. Several members raised concerns about benefit cliffs, the burden of repeated paperwork across agencies, and whether the system should include performance measures tied to cost per person served and return on investment. The committee agreed that quantifiable savings and outcomes should be part of the study and future recommendations.
The committee then considered and discussed a draft consultant services agreement with Work Ed Consulting LLC, represented by Mason Bishop, to assist with the study. Bureau of Legislative Research staff explained that the contract would run through June 30, 2027, with a maximum amount of $158,000, billed on actual hours and expenses, and could be expanded by up to 10% if needed. Bishop said he could provide ongoing ROI updates and technical assistance based on his experience in other states. After discussion, the committee voted to move forward with the contract, and the meeting adjourned.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Criminal Justice and Public Safety (02/06/2026)
Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm going to recognize myself to make a motion, and I'm going to move in from study. >> Second. >> Um
- So, if we're going to interim study, I think that the result of that interim study, we'll end up talking
- So, if we're going to interim study, I think that the result of that interim study, we'll end up talking
- The motion is interim study. Representative Lels. Yes. Representative Devoid. Yes.
- I don't believe there's a consent or not for interim study. Does everybody know?
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- These studies often result in site-specific mitigation and operational changes made by the developers
- They hire engineers to perform studies.
- They hire wildlife biologists to perform studies. ...studies, and then the engineers will tweak the project
- Just an interim study on the issue.
- Representative Martinez Fischer, we didn't come here for studies.
Keywords:
construction, wildlife impact, height restrictions, national wildlife refuge, environmental regulations, HB 3887, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Parks and Wildlife Code, performance bond, payment bond, contractor bonding, public works, construction contracts, public building, procurement, bid security, subcontractors, suppliers, contractor payment protection, project completion
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- This specifies that an engineering study is not required to be considered when reducing the maximum speed
- and in my section, for 24 hours, to further decrease it to another 10 miles without an engineering study
- and in my section, for 24 hours, to further decrease it to another 10 miles without an engineering study
- and in my section, for 24 hours, to further decrease it to another 10 miles without an engineering study
- 10 miles without an engineering study 10 miles without an engineering study has<00:08:30.240>
Summary:
The Judiciary Committee met on a decision-making agenda and took up a series of bills, mostly accepting committee recommendations with either technical or substantive amendments. HB 472 would allow digitized identification cards to be accepted as valid ID under certain circumstances; the committee amended it to clarify that a physical ID may still be required where state or federal law demands it, and the measure passed. HB 510 on water shortages and emergencies, HB 871 on the effective date of Act 130 relating to the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, HB 1120 on the Department of Health’s nuisance-abatement authority, and HB 1162 on motorcycle instruction permits all passed with amendments or technical changes. HB 544 establishing a pet insurance framework, HB 995 extending reporting time for firearm carry license reports, HB 10002 extending the White Correctional Oversight Commission coordinator term, HB 1093 clarifying the Hawaii Public Housing Authority’s powers, HB 1291 expanding labeling rules for winged brown coffee to roasted coffee, and HB 1348 on public-land recreation leases and county-resident lotteries also passed, with HB 1348 amended to require a lottery within a year of vacancy and to limit renewal conditions.
The committee also discussed HB 76, requiring skateboard users under 16 to wear helmets, and HB 1259, which would change how speed limits can be reduced without an engineering study. One member raised concerns about HB 1259, arguing the language could allow unsafe reductions on state highways; the committee noted a no vote from that member, but the measure still passed. HB 76 initially passed as amended, then the committee briefly revisited it after a member said they had intended to vote no; on revote, the bill was adopted unamended. Throughout the meeting, members generally voiced no objections to the remaining measures, and each bill was reported out with the stated recommendation.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Commerce and Consumer Affairs (01/21/2026)
Commerce and Consumer Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- , mean a very in-depth qualitative study, mean a very in-depth qualitative study, right?
- <00:41:22.160>
or think this is the the the drug study or think this is the the the drug study - <01:33:33.679>
that's skewed result in the study that's skewed result in the study that's - again why we would like to have a study. again why we would like to have a study.
- developed countries in the world studied developed countries in the world studied by<02:02:47.840