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US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, May 21, 2025 - Part 2)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Congress can do fantasy math, but bond investors don't, and this week they sent us a message.
- The bond investors who bond our debt demanded higher interest rates on the 10-year note, 20-year note
- BUT BOND INVESTORS DON'T AND THIS WEEK THEY SENT US A MESSAGE.
- THE BOND INVESTORS WHO BOND OUR DEBT DEMANDED HIGHER INTEREST RATES ON THE 10 YEAR NOTE, 20 YEAR NOTE
- The gentleman from Virginia who knows something about the bond market. Mr. Beyer: Mr.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Last session, funding for those suicide barriers was included in the bonding bill.
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Bill included in the bonding Bill included in the bonding Bill unfortunately - We got provision in the bonding bill.
- There were people who lost their lives after the bonding bill failed.
- There were people who lost their lives after the bonding bill failed.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
WAM/FIN Joint Info Briefing - Fri Feb 14, 2025 @ 9:30 AM HST
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- It goes into a database where they can get people into beds, detox, and get them the help that they need
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goes <01:25:06.000>into <01:25:06.199>a <01:25:06.400>database - <01:25:07.400>
where streets it goes into a database where streets it goes into a database - Aloha, my name is Kelson Bond, and I’m here on behalf of Malama Kiki Maui County’s only women-specific
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, January 21, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- enforcement officials engage our community through innovative programs that build trust and strengthen the bond
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and <00:15:19.440>the <00:15:19.600> - pillar for nearly two million families every year, making it easier to provide and foster a loving bond
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Hearing: Human Services Committee and Health and Human Services Committee - Part 2 - 05/04/26
Transcript Highlights:
- It has modified language related to required surety bonds.
- required shity bonds. required shity bonds.
- On line 28.12, we have to get some shy bonds, and they have to be bought annually.
- On line 28.12, we have to get some shy bonds, and they have to be bought annually.
- On line 28.12, we have to get some shy bonds, and they have to be bought annually.
Summary:
The committees resumed discussion of amendments to a bill dealing with licensing moratoria, change-of-ownership rules, and related provider oversight issues. Amendment A8 would prevent a licensing moratorium for certain intermediate care service settings from blocking a new license when the change is due to a change of ownership, including temporary licenses and transitional licenses. Department of Human Services staff said they were still reviewing the language but explained the department’s concern was maintaining program integrity and ensuring owners go through full change-of-ownership review so the agency can see who owns a provider and check compliance history. Senators supporting the amendment argued it would keep legitimate businesses from being harmed by a moratorium and could help preserve providers when ownership changes or family members take over after a death. A8 was adopted on a roll call, with both committees voting in support.
Amendment A9, also on the moratorium topic, would exempt a change of ownership from the moratorium so long as it does not increase license capacity or service scope. The department said it needed more analysis to avoid unintended consequences, but the amendment was added to the working bill. Amendment A10 proposed a more detailed, data-driven framework for the moratorium and included a provision about refunds after implementation; department staff said the language would add cost and would require technical assistance, while senators emphasized the need to address licensure backlogs and avoid making provider delays worse. A10 was approved by the committees, though not unanimously.
Amendment A11 would have set standards for how the commissioner designates provider types or program areas as moderate or high risk, with added transparency criteria. The department said the commissioner already has that authority and raised concerns about federal requirements and the state’s corrective action plan, and Senator Hoffman withdrew the amendment. Amendment A12, offered by Senator Fateh, would preserve remote supports by removing bill language that repealed the service and would add safeguards for remote overnight supervision, including staffing ratios to ensure emergency response times can be met. Several senators supported keeping remote services as an important, cost-effective option amid workforce shortages, while the department said it had program integrity concerns and supported the governor’s proposal to remove the service. The committee nevertheless advanced A12, with members noting the need to balance safety and integrity with access to services.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Committee on Energy, Utilities, Environment and Climate - 04/07/25
Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate
Transcript Highlights:
- that is in the bill but is not a general fund item: you'll note on line 40 the extraordinary events bonds
- [Music] Um, going on to so the total changes, the change for the extraordinary events bonds shows up
- The other item I'll note on line 97 is there's also a cost to the PUC for the extraordinary bonds, and
- , the extra extraordinary events bonds, the extra extraordinary events bonds, uh,<00:02:47.440>
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HI
Transcript Highlights:
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with family members who want to bond with family members who want to bond with - It was such a pleasure to see how well bonded they were.
- It was such a pleasure to see how well bonded they were.
- It was such a pleasure to see how well bonded they were.
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they pleasure to see how well bonded they pleasure to see how well bonded they
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Capping Property Taxes / Resuming the Fight Against Fraud / A New Senator Takes Her Seat Mar 13th, 2026
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- And if a bonding bill passes this session, it could cover 1/6 of the need.
- And if infrastructure bonding requests.
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Summary:
The segment focused heavily on affordability and fraud prevention in the Minnesota Senate. Senator Michael Kreun discussed his proposal to cap city and county property tax growth at the rate of inflation, with a small allowance for population growth, and to require voter approval by referendum for increases above the cap. He said property taxes rose by nearly $1 billion statewide last year, blamed part of the increase on unfunded state mandates, and said the bill would curb surprise double-digit hikes. Kreun said the proposal has been well received by constituents and homeowners, while cities and counties are concerned about losing revenue; he also said relief could begin as soon as the next property tax statement if the bill passes this year. He noted related affordability ideas, including increasing disabled-veteran exemptions and deferring property taxes for seniors, and said he is open to bipartisan work on other measures such as ending taxes on tips and overtime and reducing tab fees.
The program also highlighted climate and infrastructure funding. Senator Ann Johnson Stewart argued that worsening weather is driving costly infrastructure damage and said a proposed climate superfund would shift some of those costs from taxpayers to major polluters. She said the fund could support storm sewer upgrades, pavement reinforcement, and erosion prevention, and noted that Senate File 4126 is awaiting a hearing in the Senate Environment, Climate, and Legacy Committee.
On fraud prevention, Senator Julia Coleman’s bipartisan bill would require at least one unannounced, on-site inspection for state grants over $10,000, with recurring check-ins for grants lasting more than a year. The bill is pending in the Senate State and Local Government Committee. Senator Heather Gustafson then discussed her push for an independent Office of Inspector General, saying it would provide oversight over any public or private entity receiving public dollars. She said the Senate previously backed the idea with 60 votes, that the governor’s coordinated council is only an interim step, and that she has not yet seen a Republican fraud package to review. The segment also noted that the Senate unanimously passed Senator Johnson Stewart’s school bus safety bill, Senate File 3623, by a 67-0 vote, clarifying that drivers must stop when school bus lights flash even if the stop arm is only partially extended; the bill now awaits House action.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Jun 5th, 2025
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I've carried the bond multiple times in a row, as well as other measures to increase our financing for
- Under current law, local measures involving tiered tax rates or bond issuances must compress complex
- does in the 75-word label, it simply tells the voter, if they want more information on that tax or bond
- Montebello Unified School District, bond fraud, chief business officer and superintendent, misled in
- a $100 million bond offering.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Hearing Assembly Business and Professions Committee and Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee May 13th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- And yes, tax credits and bonds are not included in this proposal, as you described, because it sits under
- We've aligned criteria of funding between HCD, CalHFA, bonds, and tax credits, whether it's on providing
- We're going to need a bond.
- But as discussed, the current CHHA proposal for a one-stop shop leaves out tax credits and bonds at TCAC
- We need a system where all the financing, including tax credits and bonds, are packaged together, and
Summary:
The joint hearing focused on the Governor’s 2025 reorganization plan to split the Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency into two new agencies: a Business and Consumer Services Agency and a California Housing and Homelessness Agency. Administration officials said the change would give each side more focused leadership, improve consumer protection and regulatory oversight, and better align housing and homelessness policy with the state’s broader housing goals. Leaders from the Department of Consumer Affairs, Cannabis Control, Alcoholic Beverage Control, and Financial Protection and Innovation all voiced support for the business-side reorganization, while housing officials emphasized that the new housing agency would help streamline funding, compliance, and coordination across programs.
Members raised concerns about timing, budget impacts, office space, and whether the split would actually reduce bureaucracy. The administration said the plan would be included in the May Revision, was intended to be cost-neutral, and would not require fee increases for licensees or additional office space. On the housing side, officials said the new Housing Development and Finance Committee would work toward a single application and more coordinated award process for affordable housing funding, while preserving CalHFA’s statutory and financial independence. They also said the reorganization would improve compliance monitoring, data collection, and coordination with local governments, including Los Angeles homelessness programs.
Public testimony was largely supportive. Industry groups representing beverage distributors, craft brewers, wine, mortgage lenders, and housing organizations backed the business-side split, and housing advocates such as Housing California, the California Housing Partnership, and the California Housing Consortium supported the housing agency concept and the proposed one-stop-shop approach. Several witnesses urged that tax credits, bonds, and other funding sources be better coordinated, and some said the plan should be paired with additional state investment and implementation resources. No formal vote was taken; the hearing was informational.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- Let me describe the measure: it actually is a special purpose revenue bond in the amount of $80 million
- to assist Hawaii purpose revenue bonds to assist Hawaii Island<02:04:35.760>
Community <02:04: - :09.520>
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of <02:05:12.080>$80 <02:05:12.400>
NH
Transcript Highlights:
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for, that was paid for, you know, bonded for, that was paid for, you know, - This would be uh direct payments bonds.
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So <02:44:55.520>um bond. - So um bond.
- They want to be able to utilize the municipal bond rate and financing that the local municipality has
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on State and Local Government - 03/21/25
State and Local Government
Transcript Highlights:
- than bond dollars.
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MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Committee on Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband and Rural Development - 02/05/25
Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development
Transcript Highlights:
- There was $10 million in the bonding bill last year that didn't pass.
- There was $10 million in the bonding bill last year that didn't pass.
- There was $10 million in the bonding bill last year that didn't pass.
- There was $10 million in the bonding bill last year that didn't pass.
- There was $10 million in the bonding bill last year that didn't pass.
Summary:
The committee held a Dairy Day hearing focused on Minnesota’s dairy industry, beginning with a presentation recognizing Pat and Jodi Lunneman of Twin Eagle Dairy in Clarissa as Minnesota Milk Producers’ Dairy Producer of the Year. Their farm’s history, growth from a 50-stall tie-stall barn to an 800-900 cow freestall operation, and the role of family and long-term employees were highlighted. Members praised the Lunnemans’ work, community involvement, and the collaborative nature of the video tribute.
Garrett Luthin, president of Minnesota Milk Producers Association, testified on industry priorities. He said the group represents Minnesota’s 1,625 dairy farms and emphasized that dairy farmers invest in their communities and want policies that support long-term viability. He raised concerns about compliance with labor mandates such as earned sick and safe time, paid family leave, and secure retirement requirements, saying dairy work does not fit a standard schedule and that smaller farms lack HR capacity to track leave requirements. He also urged improvements to county and state permitting by allowing processes to run concurrently rather than sequentially, and he expressed support for dairy profitability and development programs.
Members asked about the status of federal dairy support programs, labor mandate implementation, and the realities of dairy work. Luthin said Minnesota Milk was waiting on federal action to keep certain dairy funds in place and described labor compliance as a wage and administrative burden. Pat and Jodi Lunneman later described why they expanded their farm in the 1990s, citing labor efficiency, changing economics, and the need to remain profitable; they said they do not use robotic milkers but do use robotic calf feeders. Pat explained their double-12 parallel parlor, three-shift milking schedule, and the need to keep equipment fully utilized. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the hearing.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government
Transcript Highlights:
- H. 2262, an act authorizing the town of Southborough to issue pension obligation bonds and notes.
- S. 1450, an act relative to the issuance of revenue bonds for the construction and reconstruction of
- S. 1463, an act authorizing the County of Plymouth to issue pension obligation bonds or notes.
- S1450, an act relative to the issuance of revenue bonds for the construction and reconstruction of telecommunications
- S1463, an act authorizing the county of Plymouth to issue pension, obligation, bonds, or notes.
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government held its first hearing of the year and took testimony on a large slate of home rule petitions and related local bills. Early testimony focused on H. 2314 for the Dukes County Regional Lockup Fund, with supporters from Martha’s Vineyard saying the island’s lockup is essential to local policing and that the fund would be supported by town assessments rather than state money. The committee also heard support for S. 21, a Nantucket bill to amend the Nantucket Planning and Economic Development Commission, and for several local governance measures including Akushnet’s charter change to remove a two-year waiting period for former officials taking appointed paid positions, Rochester’s governance reform bill defining the town administrator’s role, Berkeley’s proposal to convert the treasurer-collector position to an appointed office, Hanson’s permitting enforcement bill, and a Wellfleet bill authorizing a lease for the food pantry.
A major portion of the hearing centered on S. 21 for Nantucket, with witnesses sharply divided. Supporters argued the commission needs broader representation, more transparency, and a structure that better reflects town meeting votes, citing repeated town meeting approvals and frustration with delays in bringing reforms forward. Opponents, including current commission members and staff, said the existing commission is already working on its own reform proposal, that the bill was advanced without sufficient collaboration, and that elected seats and term limits would narrow participation and complicate the commission’s advisory role. Committee members questioned both sides about the town meeting process, the commission’s responsibilities, and the timing of competing proposals.
The committee also heard testimony in favor of a bill allowing the Cotuit Fire District to pursue source-water protection projects on private property with owner consent, citing concerns about aquifer contamination and rising treatment needs, and in support of legislation requiring AEDs, with a Norfolk County register of deeds describing the low cost and life-saving value of the devices. Another witness spoke in favor of a regional commission proposal for Middlesex County, arguing that local communities need stronger regional planning tools to address development and environmental pressures. No votes were taken on the bills during the hearing; the chair later read many additional bills into the record and then adjourned the meeting.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Appropriations Committee May 14th, 2026
Appropriations
Transcript Highlights:
- AB 2716, Avila Farias, oil and gas bonding, do pass out on an A roll call.
- SB 417, Cabaldon, the Affordable Housing Bond Act of 2026, do pass out on a B roll call.
- AB 2461, Hart, oil and gas bonding, do pass as amended to make the bill contingent on the enactment of
- AB 2461, heart, oil and gas bonding.
- AB 1754, Pacheco, GEO bond requirements, do pass as amended to restructure bill provisions and make clarifying
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Intellectual Freedom Protection Act created, HF3101 3/26/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- We don't have private schools approaching the bonding committee asking for $200 million on a yearly basis
- Um, so, no, the private colleges are not asking us for bonding dollars, but they sure are asking us for
- /c><00:11:25.360>
asking <00:11:25.720>us <00:11:25.839>for <00:11:25.960>bonding - colleges are not asking us for bonding colleges are not asking us for bonding dollars,<00:11:26.720
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
WAM, WAM DEFER, WAM-JDC Public Hearings 03-04-2026
Transcript Highlights:
- may authorize political subdivisions, such as the counties, to issue housing infrastructure growth bonds
- to use for defeasement and require the Department of Budget and Finance to consult with qualified bond
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qualified and Finance to consult with a qualified and Finance to consult with a qualified bond - bond counsel prior to defeasance. bond counsel prior to defeasance.
Summary:
The committees met in decision-making sessions and considered a long list of Senate bills, with no oral testimony taken. Several measures were advanced unamended, including SB 2178 on industrial hemp, SB 2277 on hospital price transparency, SB 2387 on digital financial asset transaction kiosks, SB 2688 on compassionate release, SB 3132 on syndromic surveillance data reporting, SB 3219 on housing infrastructure growth bonds, and others. Many bills were also advanced with technical or substantive amendments, including SB 2114 on collective bargaining grievance rights, SB 2601 on procurement penalties, SB 2698 on cruise ships/transportation, SB 2757 on digital asset charters, SB 2948 on insurance fraud, SB 2002 on water governance, SB 2022 on state water code penalties, SB 2190 on inclusionary zoning, SB 3294 on wrongful imprisonment compensation, and SB 17, SB 2407, SB 2811, SB 2907, SB 2930, SB 3084, SB 3103, and SB 2808 in the later agenda segment.
The committee also discussed SB 2080, relating to the psychology interjurisdictional compact, where one senator objected to interstate compacts as opening local jobs to out-of-state professionals; despite that objection, the measure was adopted. SB 3133 on preventive medicine drew amendment discussion to remove unnecessary language about committee members not being state employees and to delete an immunity subsection, while preserving ethics-code coverage and provider immunity. SB 3000 on insurance was amended to remove a savings clause, and SB 2921 on fund transfers received extensive amendments removing or revising numerous special funds and revolving accounts across agencies.
Most votes were unanimous or near-unanimous, often with members present voting aye or with reservations. A few measures drew recorded no votes or reservations, including SB 2080, SB 3133, SB 2921, and SB 2401, where one member voted with reservations and the committee report was to reflect the Attorney General’s comments. In each case, the committee adopted the recommendation and moved the bills forward.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Taxation and Revenue Feb 2nd, 2026 at 08:43 am
House Taxation & Revenue
Transcript Highlights:
- and the land grant and sector infrastructure fund basically have as their base the severance tax bonding
- the Water Trust Infrastructure Fund, the Housing Trust Fund, they're all structured in regards to bonding
- Garcia mentioned, in terms of how the fund, the infrastructure fund, in terms of the severance tax bonds
- long-term funding, anticipating the need to have an additional revenue stream apart from the severance tax bonds
- in the event that those decline over time, that we're not just solely relying on the bonding capacity
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations and Budget 2nd Revision: Oklahoma Department of Transportation will present at 10:30 a.m.
Appropriations and Budget
Transcript Highlights:
- delegation, I can assure you, played a part in getting that about $125 million grant, plus we've got a bond
- What percentage of solicitations do you send out that need to be bonded with a performance bond?
- That's where you get into the performance bond, if you would.
- Those are the competitively bid projects that and you know all of the projects that we lead to bond have