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TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
Health Care Affordability, Select May 1st, 2026
Health Care Affordability, Select
Transcript Highlights:
- There's a thing called House Bill 926.
- With transparency yesterday, there's a thing called House Bill 926, I think is the right number, that
- And the kids in my house hear that, so they don't even consider that their rate would be much lower and
- plan enrollees, they're able to steer their enrollees to use the products on the other side of the house
- lower—Texas has led the way on lowering premiums in the ACA using Senate Bill 1296, which I was the House
Committee:
House Health Care Affordability, Select
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
2026 Legislative Session - Day Sixty One - Thursday, April 30
Missouri House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I hope the House will welcome them to the chamber. Welcome to the House.
- Louis County for a motion on House Committee Substitute for House Bill 2426.
- for House Bill 2426.
- House Amendment 1, discussion on House Amendment 1.
- House Amendment No. 1 to House Amendment No. 1 is adopted.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Health and Mental Health Apr 30th, 2026 at 09:00 am
Health and Mental Health
Transcript Highlights:
- I now move that House Bill 3457 be voted do pass.
- By your vote of 15 ayes and zero noes, you have voted House Committee substitute for House Bill 3457
- I now move the House Committee substitute for House Resolution 538. We voted do pass.
- By your vote of 15 ayes and zero noes, you have voted House Committee Substitute for House Resolution
- By your vote of 15 noes and zero noes, you have voted House Committee Substitute for House Resolution
Committee:
House Health and Mental Health
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Health and Mental Health Apr 30th, 2026 at 09:00 am
Health and Mental Health
Transcript Highlights:
- I now move that House Bill 3457 be voted do pass.
- By your vote of 15 ayes and zero noes, you have voted House Committee substitute for House Bill 3457
- I now move the House Committee substitute for House Resolution 5380 be voted do pass.
- By your vote of 15 ayes and zero noes, you have voted House Committee substitute for House Resolution
- House Committee substitute for House Resolution 5382 do pass.
Committee:
House Health and Mental Health
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint House-Senate Subcommittee on Claims 4/30/26
Transcript Highlights:
- 8:32 on April 30th, I call this meeting of the Joint House and Senate Subcommittee on Claims to order
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- The disposition record states that the screen works crack in housing and used for sparking.
- The disposition record states that the screen works crack in housing and used for sparking.
- and used for sparking. crack in housing and used for sparking.
Summary:
The Joint House and Senate Subcommittee on Claims convened on April 30, first without quorum and then with quorum, at which point the committee corrected and approved the prior minutes. Members then reviewed several claims held over for informational purposes, including injury claims for Fraser, Larson, Schmidt, Stuart, and Washington, and property claims for Lidberg, Robecky, and Young, with no action taken on those items.
The committee dismissed a claim by Ms. Prevally seeking reimbursement for funds liquidated from irrevocable trusts after hearing that the matter had already been litigated in court and that subcommittee rules bar claims for public assistance compensation. The panel then approved two exoneration claims: James Jovan Davis, whose murder conviction was vacated after postconviction proceedings and who settled for $250,000, and Clayton Douglas Groves, whose sexual-conduct convictions were vacated after evidence of prior false accusations was admitted and who settled for $350,000. Testimony from counsel for both claimants emphasized wrongful conviction, the length of incarceration, and negotiated settlement amounts, with members asking about the basis for the compensation and attorney-fee allocations.
The final exoneration claim, Marvin Haynes, was also approved. The committee heard that Haynes was convicted as a teenager, later exonerated after new evidence showed false evidence and suggestive eyewitness identification, and that the state and claimant had reached a $4.5 million settlement. The committee then turned to Department of Corrections injury claims, denying Arnold Baker’s claim for lack of evidence of a compensable permanent injury, and approving Mark Carroll’s claim for a $4,570.40 award after he suffered a compensable ankle fracture while working.
In property claims, the committee discussed Anthony Edwards’s claim for food, a JPay tablet, and shoes. After testimony from Department of Corrections counsel about property inventory procedures and the lack of a current replacement tablet program, members agreed to compensate Edwards $70 for the missing shoes, deny the food claim, and deny the tablet claim because the tablet had been returned and any malfunction was reported outside the department’s reporting window.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Minnesota House committee hears 'Take It Back Act' 4/30/26
Transcript Highlights:
- House File 5040. Representative Anderson, if you could present your bill.
- So Representative Anderson moves House File 5040. And I see there's a DE1 amendment.
- So Representative Anderson moves House File 5040.
- We have 70 authors in the House. This is completely bipartisan. In the Senate, it's the same way.
- File 5040 as amended motion that House File 5040 as amended be<00:15:18.040><c> laid</c><00:15:18.280
Summary:
The committee heard House File 5040, the “Take It Back Act,” presented by Representative Anderson. The bill, as amended by the DE1 amendment, would impose a 100% tax on amounts a person is convicted of stealing through fraud against Minnesota public programs, with the stated goal of recovering taxpayer dollars. Anderson said the measure is bipartisan, has many co-authors, and was developed with the Department of Revenue to ensure it could be administered without undue burden.
Joanna Bears of the Department of Revenue testified in support of the bill’s administration and thanked the authors for working with the department. She explained that the bill has two parts: a conviction-based tax that would be assessed after a fraud conviction, and a penalty piece tied to fraud identified through the department’s existing review and tip processes. In response to member questions, Bears said the department already receives tips and information from other agencies, reviews them carefully, and would use the bill as another tool to address public fund fraud. Members also asked about timing, restitution, and whether the bill could be misused by bad-faith tips; Anderson and Bears said the conviction-based portion is not tip-driven and that the bill is intended to be administered legally and efficiently.
Representative Smith asked about the relationship to the Fraud Restitution Fund and whether the bill would apply to private-sector tax fraud. Bears said restitution would likely be collected first depending on statutory priority, and clarified that the new 100% penalty would apply only to public fund fraud, not general tax fraud, and only to the fraudulent public-fund amount. Representative Witty and others expressed support for the bill as a tool to combat fraud. At the end of the hearing, Representative Anderson renewed her motion to lay over House File 5040, as amended, for possible inclusion in the omnibus tax bill, and the chair indicated that was the plan.
VT
Transcript Highlights:
- Members, we received a request to read a House Concurrent Resolution that the House and Senate adopted
- Concurrent Resolution that the House Concurrent Resolution that the House<00:05:27.160><c> and</c><00
- </c><00:14:11.520><c> Bill</c> suspend our rules to take up House Bill suspend our rules to take up House
- Bill 951 for immediate take up House Bill 951 for immediate consideration.<00:14:37.640><c> House</c
- </c> the reporter of the bill from House the reporter of the bill from House Committee<00:35:16.640><
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Criminal Justice and Public Safety (04/30/2026)
Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm not really involved with 617 other than the fact that House Bill 1492 passed the House in a large
- That House Bill 1492 passed the House in a large margin and went over to the Senate, and language from
- And so what we did for the entire house.
- </c> the House 4th amendment. the House 4th amendment.
- I mean from transportation that house?
Committee:
House Criminal Justice and Public Safety
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
Health Care Affordability, Select Apr 30th, 2026
Health Care Affordability, Select
Transcript Highlights:
- through the portal will be posted on the electronic legislative information systems as well as the House
- So it is my hope and prayer that eventually this committee, the House, and the entire legislature will
- means now you're spending money or your employer is spending money on health care costs instead of housing
- social determinants of health care or health outcomes, these are things that might be like food, housing
- They mention hearing this commitment twice, once during a gathering at the White House and again at CPAC
Committee:
House Health Care Affordability, Select
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Apr 30th, 2026
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- They often face challenges accessing financial aid, securing housing, and obtaining employment.
- It's difficult to come from communities that have underfunded schools, disproportionate housing burdens
- Several communist agents came to my house and took my father away.
- Hadwick seconds that this House stands adjourned until Monday, May 4th at 1 p.m.
- Hadwick seconds that this House stands adjourned until Monday, May 4th at 1 p.m.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
2026 Legislative Session - Day Sixty - Wednesday, April 29
Missouri House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I hope the House will make them feel welcome. This is the people's House. Welcome to the House.
- The next order of business will be House bills for perfection: House Bill 3249, House Bill 324, House
- Bill 324, House Bill 324, House Bill 324, House Bill 3rd, 3rd, through the formal calendar.
- No. 2 for Senate Bill 1233, House Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 1408, House Bill 3329, House Bill
- 3405, and House Committee Substitute for House Bill 2426.
Summary:
The House convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, approved the House Journal for the prior day by a 126-0 vote, and then heard several points of personal privilege, including recognition of National Fentanyl Awareness Day and a moment of silence for journalist Ray Hartman. Members also introduced numerous student groups, interns, and special guests visiting the chamber.
The chamber then took up conference committee business on House Bills 2637 and 3155, a large public safety/criminal justice package. Members discussed the bill’s juvenile justice provisions, including narrowing prosecutorial certification of juveniles to certain serious offenses, changes to age language, juvenile detention facility funding, outpatient mental health treatment, cyberstalking provisions, drone restrictions, prosecutorial salaries, and sex offender registry language. The House approved the motion to exceed the conference differences, adopted the conference committee report by 124-13, passed the bill 119-18, and adopted the emergency clause for the drone-related sections by 125-15.
The House also passed Senate Bill 834, a consumer protection measure dealing with mortgage modifications and sale-leaseback transactions, by 139-1 after discussion of its protections for homeowners. Senate Bill 937, a land transfer bill authorizing the governor to dispose of certain state properties, was amended and passed 137-2-1. Senate Bill 938, which raises recording fees from $4 to $6 to support the state land survey program and recorder of deeds offices, passed 121-21-2 after supporters said the increase was overdue and necessary to sustain the program. Finally, House Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 973, concerning wholesaler disclosures and land banks, was amended to remove a school property provision and add land bank authority, then passed 110-36. The House adjourned after announcements and was set to return the next day with several bills on the agenda.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Professional Registration and Licensing Apr 29th, 2026 at 09:30 am
Professional Registration and Licensing
Transcript Highlights:
- This committee voted this bill 20 to 0, and then it went into the House and was voted 144 to 0.
- House Bill 2300, and its companion, Senate Bill 895. Happy to answer any questions.
- I now move we vote due pass House Committee Substitute, Senate Substitute, Senate Bill 1083.
- You voted due pass House Committee Substitute for Senate Substitute for Senate Bill 1083.
- You voted due pass House Committee Substitute for Senate Substitute for Senate Bill 1083.
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- Senator, welcome over to the House, and you can proceed when ready. Correct.
- We just have the best equipment over here in the House, Senator. Got the safe distance, I think.
- I did submit written testimony in the House form in opposition, and I did oppose the original version
Committee:
House Emerging Issues
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Ways and Means Committee narrowly approves omnibus health finance bill 4/29/26
Transcript Highlights:
- Any questions from members regarding the A8 amendment to House File 4466?
- House File 4466 is the Health Finance and Policy bill.
- House File 4466 is the Health Finance and Policy bill.
- We get into the conference committee, and the House has a position.
- </c> I will renew the motion that uh House I will renew the motion that uh House File<00:47:52.880><c
Summary:
The committee took up House File 4466, the Health Finance and Policy bill, and first adopted the A8 amendment, described as a set of technical fixes. Members then considered a large A9 amendment that bundled a wide range of Children and Families provisions, including child care licensing modernization, crisis nursery licensing, SNAP/MFIT-related language, child care provider self-reporting, a physical abuse recognition poster, child protection and welfare provisions, funding for parent support outreach, and forensic interview training scholarships. Supporters described it as bipartisan work with relatively small fiscal impact, while opponents said it greatly expanded the bill and should be handled separately; after a roll call, the A9 amendment failed 7-14.
Representative Scott then offered the A11 amendment, raising concerns about new all-payer claims database language and whether it should have been heard in the Judiciary and Civil Law Committee. Department of Health staff explained the data-sharing safeguards, de-identification process, fee structure, and enforcement provisions, but Scott remained concerned about privacy and the scope of the program and withdrew the amendment. The committee then moved to final bill discussion.
Members and authors described HF 4466 as a lean health finance bill largely conforming Minnesota law to federal HR1 Medicaid-related changes, including work requirements, retroactive eligibility limits, cost-sharing, and home equity provisions. Supporters argued conformity was necessary to avoid major federal funding losses and noted a few additional member bills in the package; opponents criticized the federal changes as harmful, especially for vulnerable populations such as victims of trafficking and domestic violence. Fiscal staff said the bill would save just over $2 million in FY 2026-27 and almost $98 million in FY 2028-29. No final vote on the bill itself was taken in the portion provided.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Taxes Committee considers bill creating new income tax tier to increase local, county aid Apr 29th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Up next, House File 4845.
- Thank you for oppose House File 4845.
- </c> House File 4845. House File 4845.
- </c><00:15:35.680><c> File</c> who wishes to testify on House File who wishes to testify on House File
- </c> for for House Research. for for House Research.
Summary:
House File 4845 was presented as a tax modernization and local aid bill that would adjust Minnesota income tax brackets for inflation, add a new top bracket of 10.85% for high earners, and increase local government aid and county program aid beginning in 2026. Representative Hollins said the bill would strengthen local government funding and require the Department of Revenue to recertify aid distributions. The chair noted the bill would be laid over for possible inclusion in the 2026 tax bill.
Supporters, including St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter? no, Mayor Kelly Her of St. Paul, AFSCME Local 34, and Rebuild Minnesota, argued that cities and counties need more stable revenue to cover rising costs, public safety, human services, and property tax pressure. They said the bill would help local governments meet unmet needs and reduce reliance on property taxes. Opponents from the Minnesota Business Partnership and Minnesota Chamber of Commerce argued the new top rate would hurt competitiveness, talent recruitment, and business investment, especially because many businesses pay through the individual income tax code. Some testifiers also opposed directing more aid to cities that they said restrict housing development, while others urged the committee to address unfunded mandates and fraud instead of raising taxes.
During member discussion, Representative Joyce opposed creating another bracket and suggested using cannabis tax revenue instead. Representative Wiener said the state has a spending problem and cited fraud concerns, while Representative Roach questioned whether the bill truly helped greater Minnesota and noted the current LGA appropriation is just over $644 million. Representative Hollins responded that the proposal would mostly benefit greater Minnesota by shifting more of the tax burden to high earners in the metro area. No vote was taken; the bill was laid over for possible inclusion in the 2026 tax bill.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House/Senate Republican Media Availability 4/.28/26 Apr 29th, 2026
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- We've proved in the House that Democrats and Republicans can come together and do work and try to make
- We've proved in the house that Democrats We've proved in the house that Democrats and<00:01:22.240><c
- House Republicans have been trying to do that since the end of last year, and House Democrats have blocked
- </c> These are proposals that House These are proposals that House Republicans<00:11:49.160><c> specifically
- </c> their own caucuses, uh Senate and House. their own caucuses, uh Senate and House.
Summary:
Republican legislative leaders reacted critically to Governor Walz’s speech, saying it was divisive and focused too heavily on Democratic priorities rather than unity or bipartisan work. Speaker Daudt and Majority Leader Liska argued the governor ignored the state’s affordability problems, including high property taxes, rising business costs, and what they described as mandates imposed under full Democratic control. They also said the speech downplayed poor educational outcomes and failed to offer a unifying vision for the final weeks of session.
A major theme was fraud and accountability. Leaders said the governor waited too long to address the state’s large fraud scandal and then deflected blame to other states. They said Minnesotans want accountability and affordability, and they pointed to the House Fraud Committee and the Senate’s OIG bill as examples of anti-fraud work Republicans say Democrats have blocked. They also criticized the governor’s tax proposals as a “bait and switch,” arguing that promised tax cuts would be offset by new taxes on services and banking fees.
The discussion also touched on school safety, gun policy, child care credits, and the HCMC bailout. Republicans said they were willing to work on bipartisan school safety measures, including mental health supports and funding for public, private, and charter schools, but believed gun-control proposals lacked the votes. On the child care credit, leaders said they would keep evaluating it but were concerned about future deficits and the need for a pay-for. In response to questions, they said they were not surprised HCMC was not mentioned and said conversations were continuing. One leader also objected to the governor’s comments about voting access for people of color, calling them disrespectful.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Minnesota Latino Caucus Press Conference 4/29/26
Transcript Highlights:
- I understand you were the first Latino Republican House Rep."
- </c> that but I'm very excited that the House that but I'm very excited that the House Republican<00:
- Have you been active with the House Hispanic Assembly?
- </c> representation here in the House representation here in the House Republican<00:20:30.880><c> Caucus
- House House Hispanic<00:21:16.200><c> I'm</c><00:21:16.640><c> looking</c><00:21:16.880><c> at</c><00
Summary:
House Republicans announced the formation of the Minnesota Latino Caucus as a sub-caucus of the House Republican Caucus. Chair John Koznick said the group is intended to give Latino conservatives a voice, promote “common sense” and right-of-center policies, and reach Latino communities across Minnesota, especially around affordability, lower taxes, less regulation, and government accountability. Representatives Bedell Duran and Erica Schwartz joined Koznick as founding members and described the caucus as a response to the diversity of Latino communities and the need for representation beyond a single political viewpoint.
The members emphasized personal backgrounds and constituent outreach. Koznick discussed his adoption from Colombia and his long involvement with Latino advocacy groups, while Duran and Schwartz spoke about their districts, family histories, and experiences that shaped their politics. They said Latino Minnesotans live throughout the state, work in many fields, and should not be viewed as a monolithic voting bloc. They also highlighted issues such as education, postsecondary achievement, entrepreneurship, public safety, and the economic impact of immigrants and Latinos.
In response to questions, the lawmakers said the caucus was not created solely because of recent Latino voting patterns, but they acknowledged Republican gains among Latino voters and said they want to continue competing for Latino support. They also said immigration policy should be clearer and more transparent, while supporting secure borders and reform. Koznick said he has bipartisan relationships with Latino legislators and pointed to support for a Hispanic or Latino art museum in St. Paul as an example of possible cross-party cooperation. No formal votes were taken; the event was a caucus launch and press availability, and the members said they would hold a celebratory kickoff later that evening.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 2 on Human Services Apr 29th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- units, affordable housing units, placing 60 families into permanent affordable homes, and connecting
- The agenda provided very robust background on the CalWORKs Housing Support Program and the Housing and
- based on that metric and other metrics. ...and housing instability in CalWORKs based on that metric
- Second, integrating health, housing, and human services.
- Second, integrating health, housing, and human services.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 3 on Education Finance Apr 29th, 2026
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 4 on Climate Crisis, Resources, Energy, and Transportation Apr 29th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- under the CPUC or housed under the CEC, we'll have to have a conversation about how it's funded.
- What technical expertise—engineering, accounting, economics—exists in-house to independently evaluate
- All of the staffing is done in-house.
- For the Public Advocates Office, the vast majority is in-house expertise.
- We also have 16 hours of negotiation training, numerous other in-house trainings.