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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development - Subcommittee on Veterans - 03/03/25
Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development - Subcommittee on Veterans
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- things in here that really sound like the Judiciary Committee to me and are probably above my pay grade
- things in here that really sound like the Judiciary Committee to me and are probably above my pay grade
- things in here that really sound like the Judiciary Committee to me and are probably above my pay grade
- <01:24:59.480>
because <01:24:59.719>it's probably above my pay grade because it's - probably above my pay grade because it's a<01:24:59.960>
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TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs May 14th, 2025
Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- These designations represent a critical national recognition of the scale and nature of the threat we
- our existing intelligence infrastructure, both federal and state, has failed to keep pace with the scale
- Texas does not yet possess the infrastructure required to operationalize this intelligence at scale.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Criminal Jurisprudence S/C New Offenses and Changed Penalties May 1st, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Conditions of punishment for dealing with small-scale dealers who commit multiple drug deals back to
- House Bill 5467 will allow law enforcement to charge these small-scale dealers with a third-degree felony
- Even drug dealers understand the economy of scale that our major retailers engage in every day.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Economic and Rural Development Sep 4th, 2025
Economic & Rural Development & Policy Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- And to try to collaborate with the state of New Mexico to help put such a large-scale infrastructure
- In the smaller amount range is doable, but then there's also large-scale projects.
- Economies of scale and preserve a lot of culture, tradition, and education around the arts.
- We want to continue working with farmers to join the program if they're interested in support to scale
- Their award was really aimed at Scaling up has doubled their production.
WY
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Joint Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions, May 21, 2026 - PM
Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions
Transcript Highlights:
- Massive coal plants, they were achieving, you know, incredible economies of scale.
- Massive coal plants, they were achieving, you know, incredible economies of scale.
- So now they have to think about maybe more scale to try to get the cost down.
- The piece that was mentioned also was the idea of scale economies.
- Most little idea of scale economies.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
JLCAR Administrative Rules (04/17/2026)
Transcript Highlights:
- Everybody wants to use this cost causer pays, this utility scale.
- Everybody wants to use this cost causer pays, this utility scale.
- Everybody wants to use this cost causer pays, this utility scale.
- Everybody wants to use this cost causer pays, this utility scale.
- Utility or you're a utility-scale project.
Summary:
The committee opened with housekeeping items, approved the minutes and consent agenda, and reminded the public that JLCAR’s role is limited to determining whether agency rules are within statutory authority, not to decide policy. Testimony was to be limited, and members noted that policy concerns should be addressed through the legislature rather than the committee process.
The first major item was Public Utilities Commission rule 25-215 concerning natural gas suppliers. Staff said the proposal had been postponed because the PUC appeared to lack authority to impose fines and penalties in this rule set, especially suspending or revoking registrations, and recommended either a conditional approval removing those provisions or a preliminary objection for lack of statutory authority. PUC counsel responded that the cited authority had been incorrect, that the Department of Energy now has most registration rulemaking authority, but argued the commission still has jurisdiction over mediation and dispute resolution and may still have authority over fines because natural gas suppliers are not expressly excluded from public-utility status. Committee members discussed the split between PUC and DOE authority and the possibility that the transition in authority had not been fully cleaned up in statute.
The committee then voted to grant a waiver of the time limit and postpone the item for another month so the agencies could work with counsel and clarify which parts of the rule could proceed. Members also urged that any needed legislative fix be brought forward quickly, noting that the Senate was not taking up non-germane amendments and suggesting the House as the likely venue for a cleanup bill.
The committee next took up Department of Energy EN900 and EN1000 rules. Staff said the EN900 net-metering rules had been postponed previously and that the main remaining issue was a retroactive requirement in EN909.03(b), which the agency agreed to revise so the language would apply only on or after the 2026 effective date of the chapter. The agency described the EN900 rules as implementing net metering authority transferred from the PUC and expanding the chapter to cover municipal group net metering and low- and moderate-income community solar projects. The EN1000 interconnection rules were described as implementing 2024 legislation requiring uniform procedures for distributed energy resources. The department said both sets of rules were developed through extensive stakeholder input and asked for approval subject to the oral amendment already discussed."}】【。json
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Environment, Climate and Legacy - 02/27/25
Environment, Climate, and Legacy
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- Um, it is a scale of fees that is dependent on how much water you use.
- so similar to move to a sliding scale so similar to the<00:17:52.240>
underlying <00:17:52.760 - um it is uh a scale of fees that<00:20:03.320>
is <00:20:03.520>dependent <00:20:04.080 - <01:03:46.839>
that <01:03:47.000>might <01:03:47.160>be economies of scale - that might be economies of scale that might be Regional<01:03:48.640>
in <01:03:49.000>in
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- I also wanted to provide some context about the potential scale of the growth of large loads that are
- So I imagine a rule would contemplate, to the extent there's any refund, a sliding scale.
- The scale of capital commitment reflects the seriousness with which Crusoe approaches its operations
- Lisa represents Texas independent power providers focused on standalone, utility-scale battery energy
- local scale, where individuals become not only resilient users of the energy grid, but they're able
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Hearing Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee and Senate Judiciary Committee Dec 8th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- being used, and in particular the lack of understanding I and most have about this training data at scale
- party, like a news platform, and data you might purchase from a company that does data labor like Scale
- There’s one reason why the European Union maybe has been a little less successful, certainly in scaling
- And that just in the internet age, it’s all about speed and scale, and therefore Europe has been too
- There's entire software packages around how to do this at scale because you have so much data out there
Summary:
The Senate Judiciary Committee and Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee held an informational hearing at Stanford on the intersection of artificial intelligence, copyright, transparency, and California’s creative economy. Chairs and members emphasized that the hearing was not on a specific bill and no vote would be taken. Opening remarks framed the issue as balancing protection for artists and other rights holders with the need to keep AI innovation and related economic activity thriving in California, while noting that federal action is unlikely and that state policy may influence national standards.
The first panel featured Professor Pamela Samuelson and Stanford researcher Rishi Bommasani. Samuelson reviewed the current copyright litigation landscape, including dozens of lawsuits over AI training, and explained the fair use framework, the Google Books precedent, and the uncertainty around newer theories such as market dilution. She said states can likely regulate transparency, deepfakes, privacy, and safety, but warned that some proposals may be preempted by federal copyright law. Bommasani described widespread opacity around training data among major California AI companies, discussed AB 2013 and the EU AI Act as transparency models, and identified gaps in disclosure design, enforcement, and whether transparency alone can address copyright and IP concerns. Members asked about open-source models, opt-outs, machine unlearning, user data, and state options for protecting creators.
The second panel included SAG-AFTRA board member Jason George, Animation Guild president Danny Lynn, and OpenAI copyright counsel Mark Gray. George and Lynn argued that AI training on performers’ and artists’ work without consent or compensation threatens jobs, bargaining power, and reputations, and they supported stronger transparency and licensing requirements so creators can identify when their work is used. Gray said AI is already being used as a productivity tool and highlighted partnerships between AI companies and publishers, record labels, and studios, while arguing that specific harmful uses such as deepfakes should be regulated directly rather than restricting general-purpose AI development. Committee members discussed labeling and watermarking of AI-generated content, transparency around model use, and whether state law should require more detailed disclosure of training data; no formal action was taken.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- So, securing funding from a small group of investors enables us to focus on what truly matters, scaling
- So, securing funding from a small group of investors enables us to focus on what truly matters, scaling
- So, securing funding from a small group of investors enables us to focus on what truly matters, scaling
- So, securing funding from a small group of investors enables us to focus on what truly matters, scaling
- in our favor, helping us raise to scales in our favor, helping us raise to date<01:05:34.240>
now
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session 5/14/26 - Part 2
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- This session began with student walkouts across the state, with kids as young as fifth grade marching
- state with kids as young as fifth grade state with kids as young as fifth grade marching<00:28:38.720
- for Parkland, eighth grade for Uvalde, and started their senior year in the shadow of Annunciation.
- for Parkland, 8th grade for fourth grade for Parkland, 8th grade for Uvali, Uvali, Uvali, and<01:04:
- They have active shooter drills from kindergarten to 12th grade.
Summary:
The House first adopted a conference committee report on House File 3426, a natural resources bill. Representative Jordan said the report largely reflected the House position, with changes including removal of the word “random” regarding DNR checks, clarification of minimum grant amount limits for trail maintenance and other projects, a two-year sunset on those caps, and repeal of obsolete language requiring DNR approval of ENRTF-funded acquisitions. Representative Heintzeman said the changes were technical and supported the bill. The motion prevailed, and the bill was given third reading.
The House then concurred in Senate amendments to House File 4239, the campaign finance bill, and House File 4240, the elections bill. Representative Fryberg said HF 4239 addressed campaign disclaimers and privacy of addresses on campaign documents, with a compromise $10,000 security spending limit, authority for the Campaign Finance Board to dismiss frivolous complaints, and limits on sharing addresses with caucus leaders. HF 4240, the Secretary of State’s administrative bill, added an immediate effective date for a Three Rivers Park Commissioner disclosure requirement, removed an appropriation and related policy language, included amendments on special school district elections and betting on elections, and corrected a discrepancy with public safety language. Both bills were passed as amended by the Senate, with 118-15 and 127-6 votes respectively.
The House also passed Senate File 3720, the workers’ compensation advisory council recommendations. Representatives Baker and Berg described bipartisan, unanimous council recommendations updating the workers’ compensation reinsurance process, allowing appellate judges to be assigned when needed, adding psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners as PTSD diagnosticians, updating attorney fee notice rules, increasing compensation for permanent partial disability, clarifying witness rules at employer medical exams, extending the time for employers to deny liability from 60 to 90 days, and correcting a prior error affecting DLI commissioner authority. The bill passed 132-1.
Finally, Representative Long moved to suspend the rules to recall House File 5140, the comprehensive gun violence prevention package, from committee and bring it directly to passage. Long and Representative Greenman argued the Senate had already passed the bill and urged immediate action, citing the Annunciation shooting and other gun violence incidents. Representative Heintzeman raised concerns about the bill’s language, arguing a provision on protruding grips could make all handguns illegal and questioning other penalty provisions. Debate on the motion and bill continued, but no final vote on HF 5140 is shown in the transcript excerpt.
MN
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- In the third scenario, a teacher reached out to a building social worker about a student whose grades
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whose social worker about a student whose social worker about a student whose grades - <00:08:02.080>
The <00:08:02.200>student <00:08:02.600>was grades were dropping - The student was grades were dropping.
- It supports families with children through 12th grade, people living in overcrowded housing, those paying
Keywords:
homeless prevention aid, homelessness, housing stability, rental assistance, family homelessness, unaccompanied youth, housing navigation, legal representation, family outreach, county aid, Tribal governments, local government aid, general fund appropriation, unspent funds, aid redistribution, sunset repeal, Minnesota property tax aid, services for persons experiencing homelessness, sales tax, use tax
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
JHA Public Hearing - Thu Mar 19, 2026 @ 2:00 PM HST
Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- through the cracks entirely, and as you already know, most of the cases will fall into the lesser graded
- through the cracks entirely, and as you already know, most of the cases will fall into the lesser graded
- ><01:00:31.240>
into <01:00:31.360>the <01:00:31.440>lesser <01:00:31.680>graded - cases will fall into the lesser graded cases will fall into the lesser graded misdemeanor misdemeanor
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on several Senate bills. On SB 2530, relating to campaign contributions, the State Procurement Office suggested clarifying that contractor disclosure information be submitted within 30 days of a fully executed contract, while the Campaign Spending Commission supported the bill but asked that the restriction on contributions by officers be expanded beyond compensated officers. Hawaii Alliance for Progressive Action supported the measure and urged keeping the Senate language, arguing it better addresses contractor influence, while no other testifiers appeared.
On SB 2970, relating to standards of conduct, the State Ethics Commission supported the bill and proposed amendments to consolidate the new language into existing Chapter 84 contract provisions and use “department head” instead of “director.” The State Procurement Office supported the measure but recommended closing a perceived loophole by limiting the covered contracts to those under $10,000. No opposition testimony was offered.
The committee then heard SB 2919, which would fund one full-time Deputy Public Defender position focused on immigration-related advice under Padilla v. Kentucky. The Office of the Public Defender, Hawaii Coalition for Immigrants’ Rights, and the ACLU of Hawaii supported the bill, explaining that the position would help public defenders advise clients about immigration consequences of criminal cases, not provide immigration representation. Members asked several questions about the scope of the position and whether it could assist with citizenship; testimony clarified that it would not handle civil immigration matters. The bill was also described as creating a statewide consistent resource for the public defender system.
Finally, on SB 2446, relating to the judiciary, the Intermediate Court of Appeals supported adding a seventh associate judge position but noted the court has only recently been fully staffed at six judges and has improved output through internal changes. The chair emphasized that the bill authorizes the position without funding and encouraged the judiciary to return later if appropriations are needed. The committee also began hearing SB 2730, a criminal justice reform bill on warrantless arrests and citations. OHA supported reducing unnecessary arrests but objected to making citations visible on criminal records; the Department of the Attorney General opposed the bill, citing law enforcement flexibility, identification concerns, and possible litigation costs; and the Judiciary requested a later implementation date and suggested changes to citation-resolution language. The transcript ends while testimony on SB 2730 was still underway.
AL
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- We maintained the $10 million for struggling readers beyond third grade.
- readers the $10 million for struggling readers beyond<00:20:08.559>
third <00:20:08.880>grade - We<00:20:09.919>
added <00:20:10.400>what <00:20:10.640>was beyond third grade - We added what was beyond third grade.
- Southern Preparatory Academy in Camp Hill, Alabama, is a private college preparatory school for grades
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session-Day 13, February 24, 2026-AM
Wyoming House Floor Meeting
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- And it really also introduces legal ambiguity in grading curriculum, classroom management decisions.
- And it really also introduces legal ambiguity in grading curriculum, classroom management decisions.
- really also introduces legal ambiguity ambiguity ambiguity uh<01:33:55.840>
in <01:33:56.159>grading - <01:33:56.639>
curriculum, <01:33:57.360>classroom uh in grading curriculum, classroom - uh in grading curriculum, classroom management<01:33:58.480>
decisions.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- What the amendment does is it clarifies and more accurately portrays current practice in grading timber
- What the amendment does is it clarifies and more accurately portrays current practice in grading timber
- accurately portrays current practice uh accurately portrays current practice uh in<00:10:55.519>
grading - <00:10:58.240>
Um in grading timber in New Hampshire. - Um in grading timber in New Hampshire.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Commission to Study Costs of Special Education (09/30/2025)
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- came out of the military, came home from overseas, I decided I want to become a teacher, a fourth grade
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teacher, <00:10:00.320>uh <00:10:00.560>fourth <00:10:00.880>grade - <00:10:01.760>
And a teacher, uh fourth grade teacher. - And a teacher, uh fourth grade teacher.
- example, here's a small district up where I am and they don't have a speech therapist and so kids in the grade
Summary:
The commission held an organizational meeting under SB 57 to study the cost of special education, with the meeting streamed publicly at the chair’s request. Members introduced themselves, and the chair explained that the bill creates two separate pieces, one dealing with SAU structure and the other with a commission on special education costing. He outlined his background in education and special education and said the commission’s work would focus on understanding and controlling special education costs.
The commission reviewed its membership requirements and noted several vacancies or unfilled appointments, including the special education advocate, two governor-appointed parent advocates, and a Department of Health and Human Services representative. The members then elected Representative Rick Ladd as chair, Representative Dick Ames as vice chair, and Representative Megan Murray as clerk. Representative Ames briefly described his legal and policy background in disability and special education work in Massachusetts and New Hampshire.
The chair then walked through the commission’s study topics, including referral rates by IDEA category, reasons for increases in categories such as autism and other health impairment, post-COVID referral trends, pre-referral interventions, Medicaid and 504-related costs, out-of-district placements, dispute resolution, billing practices, privacy, reimbursement, legal services, graduation rates, attendance, and adult learning. Members discussed how special education costs are distributed, noting that the state spends about $977 million annually on special education, with only part covered by state aid and the remainder largely borne by local districts. Testimony also noted that out-of-district placement costs have risen sharply since rate-setting changes around 2018, and that some categories may reflect changes in identification practices, medical factors, or broader population shifts. The commission agreed to continue reviewing the data and formulas in future meetings.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee 3/20/25
Higher Education Finance and Policy
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- In high school I worked hard and earned good grades, participated in many extracurriculars, and created
- In high school I worked hard and earned good grades, participated in many extracurriculars, and created
- hard<00:32:18.840>
and <00:32:18.960>earned <00:32:19.320>good <00:32:19.519>grades - <00:32:20.399>
participated hard and earned good grades participated hard and earned good - grades participated in<00:32:21.279>
many <00:32:21.480>extra <00:32:21.880>curriculars
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations and Budget Health Subcommittee Jan 22nd, 2026 at 09:30 am
A&B Health Subcommittee
Transcript Highlights:
- And I'm curious though, as far as in the place of this portal not being up to scale to where it needs
- So, this would have been money that could have been spent on additional large-scale clinics for vaccination
- lion's share and that's why I'm talking so much about the homes the other piece we have because it scales
- see our supervisors are a little bit above what state standard might be they say5% but because we scale
- Folks who need nursing care, so it's a different number, but that's just as we scale it.