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KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

House Legislative Session Day 18 (2-2-26)

Kentucky House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:02:31.440> One<00:02:31.760> nation republic for which it stands.
  • One nation republic for which it stands.
  • House Bill 398, an act relating to decommissioning cost for electric generating units.
  • Electrical not a complicated idea.
  • So including terminal net salvage does not increase the true cost of electricity.
Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a roll call showing 95 members present. The chamber approved the prior journal, received notice that the Senate had passed Senate Bills 20 and 68 and requested concurrence, and then moved to floor action on several bills. House Bill 143, relating to fiduciary bonds, was explained as removing the requirement that a fiduciary sign a bond in the presence of a court clerk or notary public; it passed 94-0. House Bill 164, relating to hearing aid coverage and related services, was described as increasing the coverage cap from $1,400 to $2,500, updating the definition of hearing aid, and adding network adequacy requirements; it passed 93-0 with one abstention. The House then considered House Bill 314, relating to the Kentucky Communications Network Authority and declared an emergency. Supporters said the bill was intended to address long-standing concerns about KentuckyWired management and oversight. A committee substitute and floor amendment were adopted, and the bill was explained as moving KCNA into the Finance and Administration Cabinet, transferring its functions to the Commonwealth Office of Technology, abolishing the separate executive director position, and reconstituting the board with new members and appointments. The bill passed 80-13. House Bill 398, relating to decommissioning costs for electric generating units, was presented as allowing terminal net salvage to be included in rates so utilities can recover end-of-life plant costs over time rather than through larger future spikes; after questions about PSC authority and safeguards, it passed 78-15. After the orders of the day concluded, members made announcements about upcoming committee meetings and a birthday recognition. House Resolution 7, recognizing guiding principles for elections in Kentucky, was reported as having passed unanimously in committee and was adopted without objection. The House also received the report of the Committee on Committees and the Rules Committee, which referred several bills and resolutions to standing committees and posted House Bills 194 and 393 for the next regular orders. The chamber then adjourned until 2 p.m. Tuesday, February 3, 2026.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Floor Session Jun 4th, 2025

California House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • One nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. You may be seated.
  • Tires on your car, plastics in your electric vehicle.
  • So AB 30 brings California in line with the rest of the nation.
  • California Indian Nations College is one of those folks that need things like this.
  • Our nation is built on the backs of union workers.
Keywords: 988, house, all
ND

North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session

Higher Education Institutions Committee Jun 18th, 2026

Higher Education Institutions Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • Now that is compared to a national average of 85%.
  • Now that is compared to a national average of 85%.
  • coding.
  • Dante Bataki, CTO of Eleanor Codings, who continues to build his company.
  • I would say compliance with state board policy and Century Code compliance.
Summary: The Higher Education Institutions Committee met at NDSU and heard an extensive presentation from President David Cook/President Stewart and NDSU leadership on the university’s priorities, including enrollment, student success, research growth, and use of New Horizons funding. Leaders emphasized NDSU’s land-grant mission, its role in workforce development, and its goal of becoming more distinctive through strategic planning, recruitment and retention, commercialization, and partnerships. They highlighted that NDSU awarded 2,370 degrees in 2025, produces a large share of the state’s engineering, nursing, and agriculture graduates, and reported strong outcomes for graduates staying and working in North Dakota. They also noted enrollment headwinds, competition from other institutions, and the need to manage tuition waivers more carefully through a scholarship optimization effort. Provost Sherry Vale outlined academic stewardship efforts, including review or consolidation of low-producing programs, strategic hiring tied to institutional priorities, faculty workload policy changes, and expanded online and regional offerings. She said the university is using New Horizons dollars to strengthen advising, student support, and programs in engineering, agriculture, and health. NDSU leaders also described new or expanded academic offerings such as robotics and automation, artificial intelligence, material science and engineering, nuclear engineering certificates, accelerated nursing, nurse practitioner certificates, a Master of Health Administration, and a clinical research master’s program with Sanford Health. They stressed that these investments are intended to improve student completion, meet workforce needs, and increase return on public investment. The committee also heard testimony from students and recent graduates who described the value of NDSU’s education, mentorship, internships, research opportunities, and support services. Alyssa Hodges spoke about pharmacy education, public health work, and campus support as a parent and student; Ethan Blessy described engineering coursework, internships with Marvin, and career preparation; and Aiden Freolic discussed neuroscience research, federally funded projects, and plans for graduate study. Their testimony was followed by presentations on partnerships with Gateway to Science for K-12 STEM outreach and with Sanford Research on biomedical research, clinical trials, obesity research, and a joint biostatistics hire. NDSU also highlighted systemwide shared services, Governor’s School programming, and research growth, including a reported 8% increase in research expenditures from $199 million to $215 million. No bill votes were taken; the meeting was informational and featured presentations, testimony, and discussion of future planning and partnerships.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Science, Technology and Energy (02/17/2026)

Science, Technology and Energy

Transcript Highlights:
  • where we're going to need additional electricity and how much electricity by when.
  • <00:37:23.119> by electricity and how much electricity by electricity and how much electricity
  • And so we ought to in electricity bills.
  • ser electric service default electric ser electric service procurement<01:44:51.760> and<01:44
  • though you chose to buy your electricity though you chose to buy your electricity from<01:49:13.199
Keywords: 1189, house, all
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations and Budget Transportation Subcommittee Jan 20th, 2026 at 09:30 am

A&B Transportation Subcommittee

Transcript Highlights:
  • and the Skyway 36 facility, as well as the National Guard at Camp Ruver.
  • as they try and turn that into a first-rate UAS test facility, not just for Oklahoma National Guard
  • It's critical to national security. And this isn't just cool research and technology.
  • But this is a critical national security conversation that we should all be having, and how Oklahoma
  • Last but not least, but this is our details on the electrical side a little over $3 million.
Keywords: 914, all
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation Education Committee Feb 18th, 2026

Finance and Taxation Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • What this bill does mainly is take away gross receipt tax on natural gas and electricity for catfish
  • gross receipt tax on natural<00:09:37.360> gas<00:09:37.680> and<00:09:37.920> electricity
  • <00:09:39.279> for<00:09:39.680> catfish natural gas and electricity for catfish natural
  • gas and electricity for catfish farms,<00:09:40.640> nursery,<00:09:41.120> chicken<00
  • Uh, 250 across the nation in the last three years. Our farmers are struggling, people.
Bills: SB159, SB159
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Appropriations and Finance Jan 23rd, 2026 at 09:13 am

House Appropriations & Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • I think that is what we're hearing from national experts is the best practice for CTE, rather than just
  • I'm an electrical engineer. I'm all these things,' they tend to listen more.
  • that my use of Hobbs and Rio Rancho as examples is that it just aligns a bit more with what the national
  • and state assessments as key indicators of... ...and their peers on national and state assessments as
  • The code is owned by the Secretary of State.
Keywords: 996, all
Summary: The meeting began as an informal education budget work group focused on reviewing a revised House Appropriations and Finance Committee scenario and flagging concerns rather than taking votes. Staff outlined the main changes from the LFC recommendation, including moving the statewide student information system appropriation, adding funding for the Black, Bilingual, Multicultural and Hispanic Education Act, universal school meals overrun costs, an evidence-based CTE pilot with a 50% local match, STEM network funding, wellness room pilots, Martinez-Yazzie action plan items, and changes to innovation zone and out-of-school time appropriations. A separate handout on the seven-year CTE pilot explained spending patterns, reversions, and possible federal maintenance-of-effort concerns if the state continues funding beyond a true pilot. Members then debated CTE extensively, with several arguing it improves attendance, graduation, and career readiness and should be sustained or expanded, especially in rural areas, while staff and others emphasized that much of the current funding has gone to general operational costs rather than intentional program design and that regional or matched funding models may be more effective. Members also discussed STEM and math initiatives, the need for more industry involvement, and whether the proposed match requirements would be too burdensome for smaller districts and BIE schools. The discussion also covered the Black, Hispanic, and Multilingual Education Acts and the Martinez-Yazzie lawsuit. Some members stressed that the acts should be explicitly named in the budget language and not merely implied, while staff said the scenario reaffirms prior commitments by building the costs into agency operating budgets. Members raised concerns about charter school hold-harmless funding, declining enrollment, and the need to align spending with the needs of at-risk students. The work group ended the education portion without any votes, with staff noting they would incorporate the feedback and return with clarifications, including on CTE funding, the educational acts, and the charter hold-harmless item. The meeting then shifted to the child well-being and early childhood work group, where staff presented a revised Early Childhood Education and Care Department scenario. The proposal moved money toward child care assistance and early pre-K, kept the FIT program funding level unchanged, and used a mix of trust fund, TANF, federal, and operating-budget adjustments to close part of the gap between the executive and LFC recommendations. Members questioned the policy direction, especially the shift toward infant and toddler care and pre-K expansion, the impact on school-age child care, and the implications for continuity of care and provider costs. Staff explained that the scenario prioritizes younger children and at-risk families, includes language for a wage and career ladder, and would require legislation to raise the early childhood trust fund distribution cap from 500 to 525. Members also discussed a separate proposed CYFD pilot bill (HB 65), which would be distinct from ECECD funding. No votes were taken, and staff said they would return with more cost information on full pre-K plus wraparound care. A final work group reviewed C2 and Department of Information Technology-related appropriations. Staff compared the LFC and executive recommendations for new funding and reauthorizations, noting that the LFC generally limited new projects while the executive funded more. Members discussed several IT modernization requests, including the Secretary of State’s voter registration and election management systems, the Spaceport Authority, Game and Fish, the State Engineer’s WATERS system, ECECD’s FitKids and EPIC replacement discovery, and Aging and Long-Term Services’ enterprise system modernization. The main themes were whether to fund planning versus full replacement, how to avoid piecemeal spending, and whether new systems should wait for incoming leadership. The Secretary of State’s office said its system is nearing end of life and the planning funds would help prepare a realistic replacement request, while other agencies described aging infrastructure, cybersecurity risks, and the need for modernization. The work group did not vote on any of the items and ended with staff noting additional follow-up on funding needs and reauthorization details.
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

February 4, 2025 - 09:00 AM

Transcript Highlights:
  • you know, in the midst of the pandemic as it was coming into impact our state and, of course, the nation
  • The nation, we were at about 29% vacancy in the detention officer roles.
  • That's consistent with national trends.
  • Some examples of those would be culinary management, computer coding, construction, welding, plumbing
  • We've had to call the Florida National Guard to help you. You know what I mean?
Summary: The Justice Budget Committee heard detailed presentations from the Department of Juvenile Justice and the Department of Corrections on staffing, services, and budget needs. DJJ Secretary Hall emphasized that the agency’s main public safety strategy is education, along with prevention and recidivism reduction. He described major staffing improvements after pay increases for probation, detention, residential care, and prevention workers, and outlined DJJ’s mental health, aftercare, and education continuum, including the Florida Scholars Academy and Florida Youth College. He said the new statewide education model is showing early gains in progress monitoring, high school graduation, and postsecondary enrollment, while also noting ongoing operational issues such as IT connectivity, rural staffing gaps, and the need for geographic pay adjustments for teachers. He also discussed detention center replacement plans in Hillsborough, Broward, and Palm Beach, and said DJJ would transition the Broward JAC to a security contractor after the sheriff’s office pulls sworn officers from the site. Members asked about campus performance differences, teacher pay, detention education quality, and concerns about the rollout and leadership of the Scholars Academy. Hall said some campuses face rural access and infrastructure problems, but the blended learning model provides continuity when internet or staffing issues arise. He defended the superintendent’s qualifications and said early problems with inappropriate online content were addressed. Representative Porras raised concerns about educational quality and the superintendent’s past disciplinary history, while Representative Barrera urged more mentorship and fatherhood-focused programming in juvenile facilities. DOC Secretary Dixon said the prison system is under pressure from rising inmate populations, staffing shortages, and overtime costs. He argued that the system needs funded posts for every functioning housing unit, noting that the department has added housing units without enough staff and now relies heavily on overtime, mobile officer deployments, and shift conversions to keep facilities operating safely. He highlighted that many officers are new, that outside-hospital transports have risen sharply, and that mental health units require additional staffing. DOC’s mental health chief described a large and growing treatment system with outpatient, inpatient, intensive outpatient, and court-ordered services, saying about a quarter of the prison population has a diagnosed mental illness. Community corrections staff described treatment programs, employment specialists, mobile probation and reentry units, and a new mental health first aid training initiative. Reentry staff reported expanded substance abuse, education, CTE, chaplaincy, and digital learning programs, including Edovo and a forthcoming Work Bay platform. No votes were taken.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

EDU Informational Briefing 01-23-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • system could handle that additional electrical load.
  • Now, they don't put a code.
  • Now, they don't put a code.
  • Now, they don't put a code.
  • or putting a new code in?
Keywords: 912, senate, all
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Public Safety Committee Jun 23rd, 2026

Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • During that hearing, it was clear that this is a bipartisan issue, and it is nationally getting national
  • And it is nationally getting national attention.
  • It was not the intent of my bill to change existing law and other parts of the code.
  • So I just want to ...existing law and other parts of the code.
  • He uses water from the sink, and he uses some electricity to charge his phone.
Keywords: 988, house, all
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Finance Feb 5th, 2026 at 10:08 am

Senate Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • We have deep partnerships with both national labs.
  • to this ecosystem and for our national security.
  • Labs and Los Alamos National Labs to help drive economic development in the state.
  • So the answer is similar emissions to whatever you need when you create electricity.
  • I couldn't get an electrical inspector yesterday on a building because he disappeared.
Bills: SB145, SB143
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Financial Services Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:30 am

Joint Committee on Financial Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • And I've got just one example from '23, the National Low Income Housing Association.
  • H. 1242 positions Massachusetts at the forefront of this national conversation.
  • You know, you are seeing this nationally.
  • And yeah, there are bad companies out there—bad plumbing companies, bad electric companies.
  • The case was National Fire Adjustment Company— ...of 2018, the case was National Fire Adjustment Company
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Joint Committee on Financial Services heard testimony on a wide range of insurance-related bills, with much of the discussion focused on affordable housing insurance, homeowners insurance practices, climate resilience, and consumer protections after property losses. Senators and representatives testified in support of a resolve to create a commission on affordable housing insurance (S. 768/H. 1279), arguing that rising premiums and deductibles are threatening the viability of affordable housing properties and new development. Supporters also backed bills to establish private flood insurance standards (S. 719), create climate-resilient home retrofit grants (S. 720), expand the MVP climate resilience program (H. 1310/S. 686), and protect urban trees and limit insurer-driven tree removals (H. 1316). Several lawmakers and advocates said these measures would help reduce risk, preserve insurability, and address the effects of increasingly severe storms and flooding. The committee also heard testimony on bills addressing insurer use of aerial imagery (H. 1242/H. 2142) and notice periods for nonrenewals or repairs (H. 4042 and related measures). Supporters said insurers should be allowed to use drones and satellite images but with stronger guardrails, including current photos, disclosure of risk factors, an appeals process, and time to cure defects. They argued that homeowners are sometimes blindsided by nonrenewals based on inaccurate aerial photos or given too little time to make repairs. Opponents from the insurance industry said aerial imagery is already regulated by the Division of Insurance, that additional statutory requirements could create confusion and litigation, and that existing notice rules already provide 45 days for nonrenewals and 60-day limits on cancellations. Industry witnesses also warned that some proposed timelines conflict with current law and could restrict useful underwriting tools. Another major topic was H. 1077, which would restrict solicitation by restoration companies and public adjusters at fire scenes. A homeowner described being approached immediately after a house fire by restoration and public-adjuster representatives and said the experience was intrusive and overwhelming; supporters said homeowners need time and space to make informed decisions after a disaster. Public adjusters and restoration contractors opposed the bill, saying they provide needed guidance, emergency mitigation, and claims assistance when homeowners are under stress, and that some existing protections already allow consumers to cancel contracts. The hearing ended after all listed witnesses testified, and the committee voted to close the hearing; no bill dispositions were taken during the session.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
  • That is for our code enforcement from the river, from the Intracoastal Waterway.
  • utilize private providers, they don't have somebody that's multi-discipline that is mechanical, electrical
  • But we're also going to send an electrical inspector, and also, so it would be at the reduced rate that
  • may only be used for construction of a building or structure to house a local government's building code
Summary: The Joint Legislative Auditing Committee first heard a long-running audit finding involving Daytona Beach’s unexpended building permit funds, which have exceeded the statutory limit for several years and were reported at $10.8 million in the most recent audit. Mayor Derek Henry and city staff said the city has analyzed the fund, adopted a corrective action plan, waived more than $5.5 million in permit and inspection fees over several periods, and used some excess funds for a training facility rehabilitation and a proposed City Hall expansion. Committee members repeatedly questioned whether the city was simply trying to spend down the money, raised concerns about the legality and necessity of proposed expenditures, and asked about interest earnings, truck purchases, and the lack of detailed tracking for training-facility use. The city said an Attorney General opinion allows construction of a new building for building-code functions but not purchase of an existing building, and that if the city cannot comply through permissible construction it would have to return the funds. No vote was taken, but members expressed strong frustration and urged the city to resolve the issue quickly and lawfully. The committee then received the Auditor General’s presentation on the Town of Greenville, which found 31 findings and described pervasive control failures, possible fraud, waste, and abuse. The findings covered elections and quorum issues, conflicts of interest, late or missing financial disclosure forms, related-party transactions, poor meeting notices and minutes, council involvement in day-to-day operations, missing ethics training, budget and accounting deficiencies, weak bank reconciliations, improper utility billing and rates, grant compliance problems tied to a grocery store project, personnel and compensation issues involving the town manager, late vendor payments, weak procurement and P-card controls, vehicle-use and property-control problems, public records issues, and IT/fraud-policy weaknesses. The auditor said the review focused mainly on October 2022 through February 2024 but went back further for some grant-related matters. Greenville’s mayor and staff said the audit reflected actions of a previous administration and that the current council and staff have already adopted seven new policies to improve procurement, financial controls, inventory management, grant oversight, and ethics. They said the town has a new manager and clerk, that the former manager was terminated, and that the town referred matters to FDLE, which is investigating. Committee members asked about the manager’s salary increase, severance, P-card use, and whether the town should consider consolidation or dissolution. The mayor said the town is on a better path, that most of the prior leadership has been voted out, and that the town is working with auditors and an outside accounting firm to correct the problems.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
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  • Um a complex<00:34:42.320> aircraft<00:34:42.879> electric<00:34:43.280> charging
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  • both air and surface electrical both air and surface electrical infrastructure<00:37:44.320>
Summary: The committee heard an update from Kentucky’s three major commercial airports: Lexington Blue Grass Airport, Louisville Regional Airport Authority (SDF and Bowman Field), and CVG. Lexington’s Eric Franco described post-COVID growth that has already exceeded pre-pandemic activity, along with a master plan focused on the whole airport, expanded surface parking, relocation of the air traffic control tower, and a major terminal project estimated at $500 million to $700 million. He emphasized the airport’s role in serving both passenger and corporate aviation across central Kentucky and thanked the legislature for prior funding, including $5 million for parking. Louisville’s Dan Mann reported record passenger growth, expanded nonstop service, and especially strong cargo activity driven by UPS, noting SDF is now among the busiest cargo airports in North America and Bowman Field remains the state’s busiest general aviation airport. He highlighted major infrastructure needs, including airfield and terminal work, parking expansion, and a planned federal inspection service facility to support international flights around events like the Kentucky Derby.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services (01/22/2025)

Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • Thank you very much. the National Labor Relations Board it is the National Labor Relations Board it is
  • <03:01:13.160> Labor comes directly from the National Labor comes directly from the National
  • <03:01:25.080> Labor the dues so it says the National Labor the dues so it says the National
  • surveys the gentleman from the national surveys the gentleman from the national Federation<03:10
  • I was getting as an electrical I was getting as an electrical Apprentice<03:54:36.520> I<
Keywords: 1189, house, all
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Financial Services Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am

Joint Committee on Financial Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • I think that's really relevant, especially when we put it in context of the nation.
  • We also refiled legislation to update the oldest national credit union charter.
  • I'm a senior attorney at the National Consumer Law Center.
  • We can support collaborative efforts with national organizations.
  • We work with the American Cancer Society and other national groups.
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The committee held an informational opening hearing for the Financial Services Committee, with Chair Murphy and Senator Feeney introducing new and returning members and explaining that no bills were being heard that day beyond brief introductory testimony. Commissioner of Banks Mary Gallagher thanked the committee for last session’s money transmission modernization law, and several members echoed appreciation for her office’s work. The hearing then featured a long series of stakeholder introductions and overviews of their priorities for the session. Testimony covered a wide range of financial, insurance, housing, health care, and consumer issues. Banking and mortgage groups discussed housing affordability, foreclosure delinquencies, flood insurance, regulatory changes, and the impact of federal policy shifts. Insurance representatives raised concerns about auto and homeowners market pressures, labor rates, tariffs, rebates, e-titling, third-party litigation funding, and public adjuster restrictions. Consumer and advocacy groups highlighted debt collection reform, earned wage access, retirement savings access, public banking, and consumer protections in financial services. Several speakers also emphasized the need for committee expertise and offered themselves as resources for future bills. Health-related organizations focused on insurance mandates, prior authorization, behavioral health access, pharmacy benefit manager reform, community health center funding, maternal health and midwifery reimbursement, and anesthesia reimbursement parity. Other groups, including credit unions, retailers, auto dealers, dental and medical associations, and behavioral health providers, described their roles in the Commonwealth and previewed legislation or policy areas they expect to follow this session. No votes were taken; the meeting was informational and ended after testimony from the sign-up list and a few late additions.
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

CPN-EIG, CPN Public Hearings 03-20-2025

Commerce and Consumer Protection

Transcript Highlights:
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  • Wine Electric in Thank you very much. Wine Electric in support. Hello,<00:36:46.560> Mr.
  • in<00:36:51.119> support<00:36:51.280> of JC Electric testifying in support of JC Electric
  • Uh so we filed with the Hawaii Electric.
  • Hawaiian Electric believes would incur.
Keywords: 912, senate, all
Summary: The joint Senate committees heard HB 108 HD2, which would allow direct shipment of beer and distilled spirits by certain licensees and require liquor commissions to adopt rules. Most testimony came from craft brewers and distillers in support, who said the bill would help small and fragile producers reach customers, move limited or specialty products that wholesalers do not carry, and maintain relationships with visitors after they leave Hawaii. Supporters also argued that direct-to-consumer shipping would not meaningfully increase underage access because common carriers age-gate deliveries and require adult signatures, and that the measure would supplement rather than replace the three-tier system. Opposition came from the Hawaii Food Industry Association and the Hawaii Liquor Wholesalers Association, which said the bill could create problems with minor access and tax revenue and would allow out-of-state manufacturers to ship directly to Hawaii households. Supporters responded that similar concerns were raised when wine direct shipping was adopted and said the existing shipping and reporting systems can track and tax these sales. Several witnesses, including Maui Brewing, Ola Brew, Koloa Rum, Hana Rum, Koulana Rumworks, Koval Distillery, and the Brewers Association, described their small-batch operations, limited distribution options, and the potential for direct shipping to expand sales and jobs. Committee members questioned witnesses about underage access, tax collection, and the impact on the three-tier system. One witness discussed efforts to protect and potentially scale the Hawaiian spirit Okolehao through geographic and sourcing rules. The transcript does not show a final vote or disposition on HB 108 HD2 in the excerpt provided.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House environment panel considers HF3007 4/3/25

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Prior to 2013, Minnesota GDP growth outpaced national GDP growth, but since 2013 we have lagged the country
  • Prior to 2013, Minnesota GDP growth outpaced national GDP growth, but since 2013 we have lagged the country
  • Prior to 2013, Minnesota GDP growth outpaced national GDP growth, but since 2013 we have lagged the country
  • The United Nations projects a 40% global freshwater shortage by 2030 if current usage patterns continue
  • The United Nations projects a 40% global freshwater shortage by 2030 if current usage patterns continue
Keywords: 1183, house
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee 3/6/25

Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • The weight change is also necessary as the industry continues to move toward electric ATVs.
  • <00:58:14.680> uh electric ATVs four passenger electric uh electric ATVs four passenger electric
  • machine um if if you have electric machine um if if you have electric machines<01:05:38.839>
  • In order to optimize this market in Minnesota for electric Class 2 ATVs, we need more weight.
  • around and has so the American national around and has so the American national standards<01:34:00.920
Keywords: 1183, house
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Taxes Committee 2/26/25

Taxes

Transcript Highlights:
  • In particular, in two areas we have not had that exemption put on, and that would be areas of electricity
  • <00:04:11.959> and uh natural gas and electricity and uh natural gas and electricity and that's
  • <00:04:57.840> and throughout the year for electric and throughout the year for electric and
  • If I don't have roads and bridges that can get out, we don't get to feed the nation.
  • <01:31:02.520> so we don't get to feed the nation so we don't get to feed the nation so there's
Keywords: 1183, house