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TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate Committee on Business and Commerce (Part I) Feb 18th, 2025
Business & Commerce
Transcript Highlights:
- particular because of, again, the spendthrift and profligate ways of our national government under both Republicans
Committee:
Senate Business & Commerce
Keywords:
emergency alerts, weather alerts, public safety, local government, municipality, county, website posting, online notice, emergency management, disaster preparedness, evacuation, National Weather Service, NOAA, Texas Division of Emergency Management, TDEM, localized alerts, hazard warnings, severe weather, watch warning advisory, public information
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- I wrote it, but it was joined in by people who had been appointed to the Supreme Court by both Republicans
- I wrote it, but it was joined in by people who had been appointed to the Supreme Court by both Republicans
- appointed to the Supreme Court by been appointed to the Supreme Court by both<03:17:51.840><c> Republicans
- </c><03:17:53.680><c> the</c> both Republicans and Democrats. the both Republicans and Democrats. the
Committee:
House Education Funding
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- And they've not just been Democrat ideas or Republican ideas.
- Uh, right off the bat on Tuesday, we had ideas that came from both Republicans and Democrats.
- <01:13:24.159><c> came</c><01:13:24.400><c> from</c><01:13:24.560><c> both</c><01:13:24.880><c> Republicans
- </c><01:13:25.360><c> and</c> that came from both Republicans and that came from both Republicans and
Bills:
HF4893
Committee:
House Education Finance
Keywords:
education finance, student support, aid allowances, appropriation, school funding, 1183, house
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 4/14/26
Children and Families Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- That is what the Republicans said yes to.
- And again, Republicans and Democrats, this should not be partisan, but it ended up being kind of a thing
- And<00:55:59.880><c> again,</c><00:56:00.720><c> Republicans</c><00:56:01.440><c> and</c><00:56:01.600
- ><c> Democrats,</c> And again, Republicans and Democrats, And again, Republicans and Democrats, this<
Keywords:
child welfare, African American children, racial disproportionality, family preservation, reunification, foster care, kinship care, relative placement, noncustodial parent, guardian ad litem, ombudsperson, Department of Human Services, county social services, active efforts, reasonable efforts, child protection, placement, out-of-home placement, Northstar kinship assistance, data disaggregation
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- yet the Minnesota state constitution is a document and it's real and it says the stability of a republican
- yet the Minnesota state constitution is a document and it's real and it says the stability of a republican
- real and it says the stability<01:22:26.719><c> of</c><01:22:26.880><c> a</c><01:22:27.120><c> republican
- </c><01:22:27.679><c> form</c><01:22:27.920><c> of</c> stability of a republican form of stability of
- a republican form of government<01:22:28.880><c> dependent</c><01:22:29.360><c> mainly</c><01:22:29.679
Committee:
Senate Education Finance
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- You would have asked the same question of Republican bills, and you have.
- Republican bills, and you have.
- person of the public—to this committee, as well as two from the governor, and it would be both a Republican
- As well as two from the governor, and it would be both a Republican and Democrat that way, just as well
- You have Republican and Democratic governors and legislatures passing these reforms.
Bills:
SB1041 , SB1088 , SB1118 , SB1128 , SB1168 , SB1176 , SB1189 , SB1207 , SB1250 , SB1272 , SB1274 , SB1286 , SB1428 , SB1457 , SB1461 , SB1503 , SB1519 , SB1537 , SB1582 , SB1618 , SB1654 , SB1713 , SB1827 , SCR1012 , SCR1020
Committee:
House Appropriations
Keywords:
electronic monitoring, nursing care, assisted living, resident rights, privacy, consent, surveillance, cybersecurity, homeland security, artificial intelligence, state appropriation, VPN security, zero trust, housing, zoning, middle housing, urban development, duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 2/24/26
Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
Transcript Highlights:
- We're either Democrats or Republicans in this room.
- We're we're either Democrats<00:26:44.080><c> or</c><00:26:44.320><c> Republicans</c><00:26:44.880><c
- </c> Democrats or Republicans in this room. Democrats or Republicans in this room.
- would protect against constitutional violations by any future administration, be they Democratic or Republican
Committee:
House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
Keywords:
civil rights, law enforcement, federal collaboration, accountability, state law, constitutional rights, color of law, 42 U.S.C. 1983, section 1983, civil action, damages, injunctive relief, attorney fees, law enforcement task force, federal-state cooperation, intergovernmental agreement, federal agency partnership, Minnesota Constitution, U.S. Constitution, police accountability
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 2/19/26
Commerce Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- And when we have, you know, one of our, uh, Republican colleagues in the other body who is arrested for
- And when we have, you know, one of our, uh, Republican colleagues in the other body who is arrested for
- 06.559><c> uh,</c> when we have, you know, one of our, uh, when we have, you know, one of our, uh, Republican
- 07.520><c> in</c><00:57:07.760><c> the</c><00:57:07.839><c> other</c><00:57:08.079><c> body</c> Republican
- colleagues in the other body Republican colleagues in the other body who<00:57:08.480><c> is</c><00:
Committee:
House Commerce Finance and Policy
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
House Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions, February 13, 2026
Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions
Transcript Highlights:
- Kathy Russell, executive director of the Wyoming Republican Party.
- The platform of the Wyoming Republican Party are principles that we believe should govern the law.
- platform of the United of the uh The platform of the United of the uh Wyoming<00:21:41.760><c> Republican
- /c><00:21:42.320><c> Party</c><00:21:43.200><c> are</c><00:21:43.679><c> principles</c> Wyoming Republican
- Party are principles Wyoming Republican Party are principles that<00:21:44.320><c> we</c><00:21:44.559
Bills:
SF0082
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 4/2/25
Human Services Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- having on this bill, the opportunity to work together with you and your caucus, with the Senate Republicans
- having on this bill, the opportunity to work together with you and your caucus, with the Senate Republicans
- c> Senate</c> with you and your caucus with the Senate with you and your caucus with the Senate Republicans
- ><c> the</c><00:02:47.239><c> Senate</c><00:02:47.599><c> Democrats</c><00:02:48.159><c> on</c> Republicans
- and the Senate Democrats on Republicans and the Senate Democrats on this<00:02:49.280><c> um</c><00:
Committee:
House Human Services Finance and Policy
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs (03/19/2025)
Health, Human Services & Elderly Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- All right, we will be in recess for 10 minutes so that at least the Republicans in ... damus rep kofalt
- that um at recess for 10 minutes so that um at least<01:24:53.600><c> the</c><01:24:53.719><c> Republicans
- caucus and I hope you see it<02:27:19.040><c> in</c><02:27:19.200><c> the</c><02:27:19.359><c> Republican
- caucus</c><02:27:20.240><c> cus</c><02:27:21.160><c> you</c><02:27:21.279><c> know</c> it in the Republican
- caucus cus you know it in the Republican caucus cus you know we<02:27:21.560><c> have</c><02:27:21.760
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm not sure if you're aware or not, but, um, tomorrow's the anniversary of the founding of the Republican
- And in 1854, the Republican Party was founded in my home state of Wisconsin.
- I'm not sure if you're aware or not, but, um, tomorrow's the anniversary of the founding of the Republican
- Party. ...tomorrow's the anniversary of the founding of the Republican Party.
- And in 1854, the Republican Party was founded in my home state of Wisconsin.
Committee:
Senate Education Policy
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 3/18/25
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- that you have signed a letter, uh, asking, um, and talking to, uh, national, uh, um, uh, Federal Republican
- that you have signed a letter, uh, asking, um, and talking to, uh, national, uh, um, uh, Federal Republican
- ><00:15:31.000><c> um</c><00:15:31.480><c> uh</c><00:15:31.639><c> Federal</c><00:15:32.600><c> Republican
- </c> uh national uh um uh Federal Republican uh national uh um uh Federal Republican uh<00:15:33.680>
Keywords:
HF339, Nursing Home Workforce Standards Board, nursing homes, long-term care, elder care, workforce standards, certified worker organizations, labor funding, general fund appropriation, worker grants, Minnesota labor law, nursing home staffing, caregiver workforce, section 181.214, HF1272, nursing home, boarding care home, nursing home workers, labor standards, Medicaid-certified facility
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Housing Finance and Policy Committee 3/12/25
Housing Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- have a housing crisis that's very real in Minnesota, and it applies to constituents that are both Republican
- have a housing crisis that's very real in Minnesota, and it applies to constituents that are both Republican
- ><00:10:35.880><c> that</c><00:10:36.000><c> are</c><00:10:36.200><c> both</c><00:10:36.519><c> Republican
- </c> constituents of that are both Republican constituents of that are both Republican and<00:10:37.760
Committee:
House Housing Finance and Policy
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Education (3-10-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- In other words, House Bill 4, which Republican legislators say would improve inclusion, will actually
- In other words, House Bill 4, which Republican legislators say would improve inclusion, will actually
- In other words, House Bill 4, which Republican legislators say would improve inclusion, will actually
- In other words, House Bill 4, which Republican legislators say would improve inclusion, will actually
- In other words, House Bill 4, which Republican legislators say would improve inclusion, will actually
Summary:
The Senate Education Committee met with a quorum and first considered two concurrent resolutions. SCR 76, sponsored by Sen. Amanda Bledsoe, would create a Kentucky School for the Deaf Governance Task Force to examine the school’s future governance and its relationship with the Kentucky Department of Education. Bledsoe described the school’s long history and said the task force would give the small deaf-school community more voice. The committee adopted the resolution unanimously with favorable expression.
The committee then took up SCR 131, sponsored by Sen. Max Wise, to continue the Efficient and Effective Districts Task Force from 2024. Wise said the prior task force met about 10 times and focused on student achievement and district policy, and the new version would continue that work as a legislature-only task force. The resolution passed unanimously with favorable expression.
Members next considered HB 240 on primary school promotion. Rep. Truitt explained that the bill would require students who are not ready in kindergarten to repeat kindergarten, while a committee substitute softened the approach by allowing a school to hold a child back in kindergarten but requiring action in first grade. He said the bill aligns with existing reading-screening efforts and is intended to strengthen early literacy foundations. The committee adopted the substitute and passed the bill unanimously with favorable expression; Sen. Williams briefly explained his support as favoring performance-based advancement.
The committee also approved HB 298, which would change the identification of schools for comprehensive support and improvement from every three years to annually, require KDE recommendations during management audits, add professional development in reading and math, and require effective instructional resources. The committee substitute also allowed districts with multiple CSI schools to contract for a turnaround vendor. The bill additionally carried employee-misconduct provisions from prior sessions, including disclosure requirements for applicants; the only change discussed was removing the word “investigation” from one disclosure section. HB 298 passed unanimously with favorable expression, and the committee also adopted a title amendment.
Finally, the committee heard HB 424 on employment at public postsecondary institutions. Rep. Tipton said the bill would require performance and productivity reviews for faculty at least every four years, clarify appointment and removal authority for presidents at certain institutions, and expand “cause” for dismissal to include failure to meet performance and productivity requirements. Dr. Ray Horton, speaking for faculty groups, proposed a small substitute that would tie any performance measures to existing employment contracts to preserve academic integrity and avoid unintended changes to tenure processes. Members discussed how tenure works at Kentucky universities, and the committee was still in the middle of considering the proposed substitute when the transcript ended.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies Jun 21st, 2026 at 12:30 pm
Joint Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies
Transcript Highlights:
- That was supported by Democratic Governor Mike Dukakis and Republican Governor Bill Weld.
- Republicans support research just as much as Democrats do, and I believe that we'll get through this
- This is the research model that Republicans and Democrats have supported for the last 70 years, and it's
Summary:
The committee on Economic Development held a hearing on the DRIVE Act, a proposal to invest $400 million in Massachusetts research and innovation without new taxes. Governor Healey and administration officials said the bill would direct $200 million to public higher education research and regional partnerships and $200 million to a research funding pool for hospitals, universities, and other institutions, with the goal of retaining talent, leveraging private and philanthropic dollars, and offsetting major federal R&D cuts. They argued that research is a core economic engine for the state, supporting jobs across labs, construction, services, and surrounding businesses, and said the bill would help protect the Commonwealth’s tax base and competitiveness during a period of federal uncertainty and cuts to SNAP, Medicaid, and other programs.
Committee members raised concerns about whether Fair Share surtax dollars should instead be used for K-12 and other community needs, whether the proposal is enough given the scale of lost federal grants, and how the money would be allocated. The governor responded that the funds are one-time surplus dollars, that most surtax revenue already supports education, and that the bill is meant as a bridge to stabilize public higher education and research. She also said the legislation includes a review board and could support a revolving or matched-fund approach in some cases. Several members pressed for more detail on selection criteria, future funding, and whether private companies and large endowments should contribute more.
University of Massachusetts leaders and researchers testified that federal grant cancellations and delays are already causing layoffs, furloughs, rescinded admissions, and lost research capacity. UMass officials said the bill would help preserve faculty, postdocs, graduate students, and research programs in medicine, climate science, marine science, Braille instruction, and AI decision-making. They emphasized that the funding should be merit-based and that the state needs to act quickly to prevent talent from leaving Massachusetts. Business, labor, and industry groups, including MassBio, the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation, AIM, the AFL-CIO, and Building Trades, supported the bill, saying it would protect jobs, sustain the innovation ecosystem, and reinforce Massachusetts’ national leadership in research and life sciences. No vote was taken in the hearing.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session May 19th, 2026
California Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Rusty Arraes was a fantastic member of this body, worked well across the aisle with both Republicans
- prophecy because we see that a certain political party, unfortunately, which used to be, I believe, Republicans
- Blaming Republicans on the delay for the high-speed rail is completely ridiculous.
Summary:
The Senate began with a roll call, a moment of silence for the shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego, prayer, and the Pledge of Allegiance. The body then moved through gubernatorial appointments, confirming Julia Montgomery as General Counsel for the Agricultural Labor Relations Board and reappointing Dr. Cynthia Glover Woods, Dr. Brenda Lewis, and Gabriela Orozco Gonzalez to the State Board of Education, and George Cardona as Chief Trial Counsel for the State Bar. The Senate also heard a guest introduction welcoming Cal Lutheran University students, faculty, and staff to the gallery.
The chamber then took up several resolutions, including SR 111 recognizing the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersex Phobia, and Transphobia; SCR 129 designating part of Highway 152 as the Rusty Arraes Highway; SCR 169 proclaiming October 2026 as Women's Small Business Month; and SCR 173 designating May 2026 as California Fairgrounds Appreciation Month. All of these resolutions passed, with members speaking in support of Arraes, women-owned businesses, and the public safety and community roles of fairgrounds.
The Senate also passed a series of policy bills. These included SB 1154 on best-value procurement for community college public works, SB 1369 on judicial recall safeguards, SB 1106 shortening the data broker deletion timeline under the Delete Act, SB 1417 increasing transparency for mutual water companies, SB 1408 authorizing a future Contra Costa transportation sales tax measure, SB 1172 adding guardrails to local tax sharing agreements, SB 1383 protecting locally adopted labor standards in density bonus projects, SB 1371 barring waste haulers from suspending service during lawful labor disputes, SB 908 streamlining residential window replacement permits, SB 1361 limiting actions taken solely to avoid transit-oriented housing standards, SB 1014 requiring early fee and improvement estimates for housing projects, SB 1272 giving homeowners more time to fix preexisting code violations, SB 1406 targeting the Montana tax loophole, SB 1238 increasing HOA transparency and oversight, and SB 868 creating a plug-in solar framework. Most passed on largely party-line votes, with some Republican members objecting to labor-related or regulatory measures.
Later in the day, the Senate approved additional health, education, privacy, and AI measures, including SB 950 on early-onset Alzheimer’s treatment coverage, SB 874 on Medi-Cal behavioral health treatment oversight, SB 1049 on correcting health plan claims, SB 1067 on early math screening, SB 1202 on Medi-Cal outreach amid federal changes, SB 944 on acupuncture coverage, SB 957 on notice for federal subpoenas to social media companies, SB 998 on discrimination prevention coordinators, and SB 1000 on AI content transparency. The final item shown, SB 1056 on protective orders for sexually explicit material involving adult victims, was introduced with the author noting ongoing work on amendments, but the transcript cuts off before final action is shown.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- /c> >> [snorts] On delivering this as a position of the Senate, and I'm hoping that even though Republicans
- even though Republicans on this even though Republicans on this committee<00:15:10.720><c> may</c><00
Committee:
Senate Taxes
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- He was a former Republican Executive Counselor.
- He was a former Republican Executive Counselor.
- 1796 Farewell Address, he cautioned that foreign influence is one of the most painful foes of a republican
Committee:
House Election Law
ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Advanced Nuclear Energy Committee Mar 24th, 2026
Advanced Nuclear Energy Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- that the industry is in a sweet spot where, as we transition from a Democratic administration to a Republican
- And then we transition to a Republican administration where those regulations are stripped away, but
- margins, they would say, okay, we've seen a Democratic administration support this, we've seen a Republican
Committee:
Joint Advanced Nuclear Energy Committee
Summary:
The committee met to hear a series of presentations on advanced nuclear economics, workforce, community impacts, and financing. Nucleon Energy’s William Bridge presented a report estimating the economic impacts of hypothetical 200-megawatt and 600-megawatt SMRs, including construction and operating jobs, local spending, tax revenue, and the private-sector conditions needed to attract investment. He said the report used nth-of-a-kind cost assumptions, discussed security and water siting considerations, and argued that early community engagement and permitting work should be timed to when projects are closer to being economic. Committee members questioned cost assumptions, security staffing, transmission and water siting, and whether large reactors or SMRs are more likely to be financed in the near term.
Lori Brady of the Nuclear Energy Institute then outlined national nuclear workforce needs and NEI’s strategic workforce planning. She described declining labor-force demographics, the need for hundreds of thousands of new energy workers by 2050, and six workforce priorities: career awareness, pipelines, training and qualification, policy support, retention, and non-traditional pipelines. She highlighted the Nuclear Works career website, the Nuclear Energy Academic Roadmap, the new federal Energy and Natural Resources career cluster, and the Nuclear Uniform Curriculum Program for community colleges. Members asked about AI, robotics, and when training should begin relative to future plant construction; Brady said AI is not expected to replace workers broadly and that training timelines depend on the specific project and staffing plan.
Red Wing, Minnesota Mayor Gary Yako described hosting the Prairie Island nuclear generating facility. He said the plant provides a large share of the city’s property tax base, supports well-paid jobs, contributes to local emergency preparedness, and is a strong community partner through donations and employee involvement. He said the city supports relicensing, has regular emergency drills, and has had no issues with dry cask storage. The committee also heard from NEI’s Benton Arnett, who reviewed the current financing landscape, including federal tax credits, DOE loan authority, offtake agreements, and the shift toward project developers and special-purpose vehicles. He said early projects face high first-of-a-kind costs, but federal support and long-term power purchase agreements are helping make projects financeable. Finally, DOE’s Julie Kazeraki described the Office of Energy Dominance Financing and its role in supporting new nuclear, restarts, uprates, and supply chain investments, emphasizing that federal loan and tax-credit tools are intended to reduce upfront risk and improve project affordability.