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NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Judiciary (04/22/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
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- And then chapter 507 because we have two definitions. We're now in chapter 507.
- We're now in chapter 507. definitions. We're now in chapter 507.
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Summary:
The subcommittee work session focused on SB 148 and competing amendments dealing with forfeiture and civil recovery in murder cases. Members compared the “Lynn” and “Burge” amendments and narrowed the remaining disputes to two issues: whether the bill should apply only to first-degree murder or also to second-degree murder and related federal offenses, and whether any civil action could be brought before criminal charges or conviction. The group concluded that the pre-conviction approach created serious practical and constitutional problems, including Fifth Amendment concerns and uncertainty over how a civil case would proceed while a criminal investigation was pending.
The discussion then shifted toward limiting the bill to post-conviction remedies. Members agreed that the Department of Justice pre-charge stay language should be removed, that the bill should not try to define “victim” in a way that included the person convicted of the murder, and that the definition should be revised to mean the estate of the victim or the victim’s immediate family, excluding the convicted person. They also agreed to delete language about “after right to appeal has been exhausted,” to correct a typo on page one, and to remove a section dealing with pre-conviction probate-style procedures and third-party notice issues.
The committee also discussed how to handle third parties such as insurers, publishers, and innocent purchasers. Members concluded that third parties acting in good faith should not be liable if they make payments or transfer property without notice, but if they receive notice they should not disburse funds. They noted that existing post-conviction civil recovery language already allows victims to sue within three years, making the earlier pre-conviction mechanism unnecessary. The meeting ended with the members saying they had reached a deal on the revised language and would bring the updated amendment forward for further processing.
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- do in several of the chapters throughout... several of the chapters throughout the code, which is a
- Chapter four updates and simplifies the process. Does chapter four start...?
- I don't have the chapters tabbed in. What do you say chapter four does...?
- What do you say chapter four does? Chapter four deals with Alabama professional corporations.
- That's one of the things that's also in this chapter, which is in several of these chapters.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- the open meeting requirements um chapter the open meeting requirements um chapter 14<00:12:05.200
- It has its own chapter of statutes, Chapter 129C. It has two divisions.
- Perpich is located in Golden Valley. statutes chapter statutes chapter 129c<00:45:06.960>
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of music um there is a whole chapter of music um there is a whole chapter of
Summary:
The Education Policy Committee met for its first hearing of 2025 and began with member and staff introductions, along with opening remarks from Chair Peggy Bennett about her first time chairing the committee. Members briefly described their districts and backgrounds, and the chair also reviewed committee rules and procedures, including deadlines for bill requests, amendments, testifiers, and handouts.
Nonpartisan House Research then provided an extensive overview of the committee’s jurisdiction and the education code. The presentation covered the Department of Education’s duties, including supervision of public schools, rulemaking under legislative authority, state and federal education funding and compliance, standards and assessments, accountability systems, student discipline, and model policies. It also discussed related entities such as PELSB, the Board of School Administrators, the Perpich Center, regional centers of excellence, Compass, MTSS, and the READ Act. The committee asked questions about zoning for school sites and about teacher licensure changes, including the tiered licensure system and recent adjustments affecting special education teachers and standards of effective practice.
No bills were heard and no votes were taken. The meeting was primarily organizational and informational, focused on orienting members to the committee’s work and the structure of Minnesota’s education policy system.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee 3/24/25
Transportation Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- In February of 2021, my wife Patty had a serious fall in Austin, Texas.
- We had returned from Texas four days later on a Sunday, and the next day my son had a junior varsity
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Keywords:
accident reporting, law enforcement, data privacy, contracted service providers, public safety, HF639, Minnesota driver license, Department of Public Safety, driver medical review, loss of consciousness, voluntary control, seizure, nonepileptic seizure, epilepsy, antiseizure medication, physician statement, medical certification, commercial driver, CDL, medical examiner's certificate
NY
Transcript Highlights:
- And that’s Chapter 19, Laws of 1964. Moved by Senator Stec. Moved by Senator Stack. All.
- And that’s by Chapter 443 of the law.
- And after Chapter 6 to the laws in 2003. The law.
- And then, Chapter 6.29, the laws of 2005.
- And that’s on Chapter 534 in the Laws of 1999. Moved by Senator Hartman, Senator Dabo.
Summary:
The committee took up a long list of bills and chapter amendments, largely under the Education Law, Insurance Law, General Business Law, Social Services Law, Election Law, Environmental Conservation Law, and related statutes. The transcript reflects repeated motions and seconds, with members generally voting in favor and no recorded opposition on most items. Bills reported included measures sponsored by Senators Prasad, Martinez, Krueger, Serrano, CUNY, Gianaris, Harckham, Fernandez, and others, along with several technical amendments to prior laws and chapter acts.
Among the topics referenced were education-related changes, insurance and business regulation, veterans services, housing finance, election law, labor and civil rights matters, mental hygiene and health provisions, retirement and social security, property tax and state finance updates, and amendments to older chapters and laws. The meeting also included reports on bills affecting vehicle and traffic law, military law, environmental conservation, and local or municipal law provisions. The transcript is noisy and repetitive, but the overall pattern is that the committee advanced a broad slate of legislation.
No substantive testimony or debate is captured in the transcript beyond the motions, seconds, and the repeated statement that bills were reported, often “in favor” or “all in favor.” The session concluded with the remaining items being reported and “all pieces of business for today being adjourned.”
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
Senate Chamber Feb 19th, 2026 at 08:53 am
New Mexico Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I represent the Alamo chapter. And is Mr.
- What chapter resolutions are you referring to? So, Mr.
- So, I'm a member of the Tohatchee Chapter on the Navajo Nation.
- And that's when we had. the chapters have delegates take on more than one chapter to represent.
- And we We have individual chapters, and then we have districts.
Keywords:
SB273, appropriations, general fund, hold harmless, local government finance, municipal revenue, county revenue, correctional facility, jail contract, private prison, detention facility, immigration detention, revenue bonds, clawback, child welfare, juvenile justice, protective services, school improvement, New MexiCare, aging services
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Health and Human Services Aug 19th, 2025
Legislative Health & Human Services Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- Children were essentially raised in out-of-state RTCs, most of them in Texas.
- that youth who can't access treatment foster care in New Mexico can find it in Arizona, Colorado, or Texas
- It's an open question: why can they access it in Arizona, Colorado, and Texas, but not here?
- I have many friends whose kids or grandkids were sent to Texas for treatment from the time they were
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine the poisoning of America, focusing on fentanyl, its analogues, and the need for permanent class scheduling. Feb 4th, 2025 at 09:30 am
Senate Judiciary
Transcript Highlights:
- Having visited with a number of families in Texas, it's very school-deserving.
- That's more than the entire population of Corpus Christi, Texas, or Lubbock, Texas.
- This single bag could take out the entire population of Austin, Texas.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- So considering maybe SME chapters or SME provisions in each of the chapters to help address some of their
- the trade facilitation chapter, digital trade, the labor chapter, the SMEs chapter, competitiveness,
- Currently, the USMCA provides for two chapters that relate to cooperation: the competitiveness chapter
- and the SMEs chapter.
- comments by USMCA chapters.
Summary:
The joint hearing of the Assembly Select Committee on California-Mexico Bi-National Affairs and the Assembly Economic Development, Growth, and Household Impact Committee focused on the USMCA and how the agreement affects California’s economy, jobs, supply chains, and competitiveness. Opening remarks emphasized California’s heavy trade dependence on Mexico and Canada, the importance of stable trade rules, and concerns that tariffs or uncertainty could harm workers, small businesses, agriculture, logistics, manufacturing, and border communities. Members said the hearing would help inform a future legislative report or resolution on California’s priorities for the agreement’s review.
Academic and policy witnesses argued that the USMCA is central to North American economic integration and California’s role in it. Testimony from UC San Diego and CETYS University described California and Mexico as co-producers rather than simple trading partners, highlighting sectors such as medical devices, aerospace, semiconductors, logistics, and advanced manufacturing. Witnesses also warned that the upcoming review could involve not just trade but security and immigration issues, and they urged a stronger, longer-term agreement with more certainty, better border efficiency, and new tools such as specialized technician visas, binational certification standards, innovation zones, and a technology fund.
Go-Biz and chamber representatives said USMCA provides predictability, market access, and support for small and medium-sized businesses, while also creating compliance burdens through rules of origin, labor standards, and customs procedures. They pointed to California’s trade missions, export support programs, and state-level cooperation with Mexico and Canada as ways to help firms participate in regional supply chains. Mexican government and business representatives said the agreement is largely functioning well, that Mexico’s public consultation process received nearly 800 submissions and about 2,000 chapter-specific comments, and that many stakeholders favor maintaining or extending USMCA. No formal votes were taken; the committee heard testimony and asked witnesses for follow-up information to inform its report and future recommendations.
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- That's an interesting concept because, you know, places like Texas export things like oil, and they have
- That's an interesting concept because, you know, places like Texas export things like oil, and they have
- Places like Texas export things like oil, and they have a good way of bringing in money from outside
WV
West Virginia 2026 Regular Session
WV Senate Judiciary Committee in Session Mar 11th, 2026 at 09:05 pm
Judiciary
Transcript Highlights:
- It is based on a model that has been adopted in other states, namely Texas and Florida.
- There are the same report... ...been adopted in other states, namely Texas and Florida.
- Chair will note that Florida, Texas, Kansas, and Ohio have had successful transitions to this program
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Oklahoma Education Commission Feb 26th, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Oklahoma Education Commission
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Commerce and Economic Development Feb 13th, 2026 at 05:24 pm
House Commerce & Economic Development Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- This bill would allow us to include New Mexico as well as Texas in those projects.
- El Paso Electric serves both Texas. El Paso Electric serves both Texas and New Mexico.
Keywords:
public utility, certificate of public convenience and necessity, certificate of need, Public Regulation Commission, PRC, utility regulation, ratemaking, energy storage, battery storage, grid reliability, renewable energy, transmission, distribution, generation plant, utility expansion, service territory, mutual domestic water consumer association, economic development department, clean energy, fossil fuel reduction
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
02/03/2026 - House Republican Caucus Calendar #3
Transcript Highlights:
- The interesting thing was in Florida and Texas, where they actually already have this law, it was actually
- The interesting thing was in Florida and Texas, where they actually already have this law, it was actually
- Texas, where they actually already have this law, it was actually a lower percentage of the patients
Summary:
The meeting covered a large number of bills and resolutions across education, federalism, government, health, commerce, and judiciary-related topics. In education, members heard bills on moving the statewide testing window later, allowing paper-based testing in more cases, posting school administrator compensation data, expanding who may receive student directory information, reviewing duplicative ADE reporting requirements, requiring religious excusals, creating a school fitness recognition program, and a proposed ballot measure on sex-designated school sports and private spaces. In federalism, the committee discussed banning foreign nationals from funding ballot-measure committees and a proposal to eliminate voting centers and return to precinct-based voting. Other items included memorials urging the U.S. to withdraw from the United Nations and the IMF, and a government bill penalizing agencies that fail to submit financial reports on time.
Health and human services bills focused on lactation care, a state certification program for lactation providers, prohibiting gender transition procedures for minors, requiring chief medical officers at state agencies to hold active licenses, clarifying air ambulance statutes, seeking a SNAP waiver to restrict non-eligible food purchases, and collecting hospital patient immigration-status data for reporting. Sponsors generally framed these as consumer protection, public health, or administrative cleanup measures, while some members raised concerns about cost, privacy, and possible legal conflicts. In commerce, the committee heard bills on digital goods disclosure, protections for child content creators, liability limits for river outfitters, landlord utility billing transparency, appraisal management company definitions, unemployment eligibility verification, and association-based health plans. Several measures were pulled from consent or flagged for amendments.
The judiciary portion included bills creating a civil cause of action for violations of anti-DEI laws, expanding hate-crime-style penalties to include political affiliation and expression, adding reporting requirements for name changes by sex offenders, penalizing possession of falsified commercial driver’s licenses by unlawfully present individuals, adding penalties for mailing abortion-inducing drugs, allowing speed-limiting devices as an alternative to license suspension, extending inmate transition services, increasing penalties for sexual extortion involving older teens, requiring legislative approval to close state shooting ranges, and advancing an Article V convention resolution for congressional term limits. Several sponsors emphasized public safety, parental rights, election integrity, or government accountability, while some members raised constitutional or implementation concerns, particularly on liability, voting systems, and the term-limits resolution. Multiple bills were reported as being on consent calendars, with some pulled for amendments or further discussion.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Science, Technology and Telecommunications Sep 22nd, 2025
Science, Technology & Telecommunications Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- We also have a fairly large population of students from West Texas.
- over the last 10 years, been the director of three nursing programs: one in Colorado, one in El Paso, Texas
- Most of them are recruited from New Mexico, but also from Texas.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- We have one allergist who mentioned at one of our town halls that he has opened five clinics in Texas
- since he opened his one practice in New Mexico because Texas is a more business-friendly state, including
- That's five clinics generating revenue in Texas.
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security Jan 14th, 2025
Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security
Transcript Highlights:
- We as a state have had trailers donated to us from other states, Texas, Louisiana, for example, and as
- We have a suborbital launch site and test site in West Texas.
- Our New Shepard suborbital rocket launches from West Texas and carries astronauts above the Kármán line
Summary:
The committee held its first meeting of the session, with members introducing themselves and expressing support for veterans, military families, first responders, space industry growth, and domestic security. The first presentation was from the Florida Division of Emergency Management on the 2024 hurricane season and recovery efforts. Officials described response and recovery operations for Hurricanes Debbie, Helene, and Milton, including sheltering, meals, water, tarps, power restoration, flood control, debris removal, and public assistance funding. They emphasized that recovery is ongoing, that mitigation and resiliency investments are critical, and that Florida’s shelter space remains in deficit in many counties, especially for special needs populations. Senators asked about improving logistics capacity, technology for grant processing, HOA/private property debris issues, drainage and culvert maintenance, and ways to expand shelter capacity; the witness said more technology, better local coordination, and county-by-county planning would help, while noting limits on state authority over private property and county emergency manager qualifications.
Committee members praised FDEM’s response and asked how the Legislature could help, including whether more logistical hubs, pumps, and flood-control equipment were needed. The witness said technology investments could reduce fatigue and improve grant and recovery processing, but that manpower would still be necessary. The committee also discussed the statewide emergency shelter plan, the use of schools as shelters, and the need to identify vacant commercial space and other facilities for future sheltering and special-needs needs. The witness said FDEM works with counties and commerce partners to identify available space and uses legislative funding for shelter retrofits and new construction when needed.
The second presentation was from Blue Origin on its Florida operations. The company outlined its work in New Glenn, New Shepard, Blue Ring, lunar landers, and engine production, highlighting its Space Coast presence, more than 3,600 Florida employees, and over $3 billion invested in facilities. Blue Origin also described partnerships with Space Florida, public school Space Academies, internships, SkillBridge, and STEM outreach through Club for the Future. Members asked about the upcoming New Glenn launch window, which the company said was targeted for later that week, and the committee expressed interest in Blue Origin’s role in Florida’s space economy. The meeting ended with no further business and a motion to adjourn, which was adopted.
ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Administrative Rules Committee Jun 11th, 2026 at 10:00 am
Administrative Rules Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- Under annual leave, the chapter title and review, we update. of session.
- We proposed a new chapter of North Dakota Administrative Code.
- This chapter contains a total of 37 sections.
- It's the Chapter 99-01.3-09-01. Poker buy-in is increased from $300 to $1,500.
- So I agree with you, Senator Myrdal, just pulling up Chapter 53-06.1.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Resources, Recreation and Development (02/05/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- Failures have occurred in Texas, Michigan, Minnesota, Vermont, and even in New Hampshire itself.
- This includes California, Utah, Texas, Colorado, Pennsylvania, Washington, Oregon, and Alaska.
- This includes California, Utah, Texas, Colorado, Pennsylvania, Washington, Oregon, and Alaska.
- This includes California, Utah, Texas, Colorado, Pennsylvania, Washington, Oregon, and Alaska.
- This includes California, Utah, Texas, Colorado, Pennsylvania, Washington, Oregon, and Alaska.
Summary:
The committee first discussed scheduling and notice for upcoming executive sessions on a larger slate of bills, including plans to take up eight bills in the morning and possibly the last three bills in the afternoon, with caucus time provided if needed. The chair emphasized advance notice, publication, and flexibility if more bills are added later. The hearing then opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and proceeded to HB 568, a bill allowing local planning boards to request water supply studies for subdivisions to ensure water adequacy as housing density increases.
Representative Kat McGee, the prime sponsor, said HB 568 was developed after constituent concerns about private wells being affected by nearby development. She described the bill as narrowly tailored, non-mandatory, and intended to preserve local control while clarifying that planning boards may request studies under local regulations. She noted bipartisan support, an exclusion for community water systems and larger groundwater withdrawals regulated elsewhere, and said the bill would help prevent water shortages and related problems for new and existing homes. Questions from members focused on whether the bill should specify that it applies to subdivisions of four or more lots, since that language had been in an earlier version.
Testimony on HB 568 was mixed. Bob Quinn of the New Hampshire Association of Realtors opposed the bill, arguing it lacked a definition of “water supply study,” could lead to expensive hydrology studies, and might raise housing costs; he suggested more work with DES or a study committee. DES administrator Brandon Kernin said the department had worked from a 2010 groundwater commission report, that such problems arise only intermittently in certain areas, and that the bill would make explicit local authority to adopt such ordinances. He also said DES data and homeowner surveys can help identify problem areas and that more robust wells could be considered in the long term. The committee noted 10 online submissions in favor and 3 opposed, plus blue-sheet testimony of 2 in favor and 1 neutral, and then closed the hearing on HB 568.
The committee immediately opened HB 582, a bill on safety requirements for operation of personal watercraft. Representative Darby, the sponsor, said the bill responds to the speed and maneuverability of modern personal watercraft, which he described as more like motorcycles on water than traditional boats, and cited a fatal accident on Lake Monomonac as an example of the risks. He said the bill is not intended to restrict ordinary recreation or wake surfing, but to update safety standards for a newer class of larger, quieter three-person PWCs. The hearing began with Darby’s presentation, and no vote or final action was taken in the portion provided.
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