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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Press Conference: DFL Leaders and Trade Unions Announce 2025 Bonding Bill Target - 04/03/25
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FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Special Order Calendar Group Apr 3rd, 2025
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Health and Human Services - 04/03/25
Health and Human Services
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- Our first bill on the agenda is Senator Weber, Senate File 2815. Senator Weber.
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Senate <00:07:25.120>File Senator Utki moves that Senate File Senator - Now we will go to Senator Kupec. Good morning, Senator Kupec. You have Senate File 3121.
- Yes, Senator Raric of Senate File Raric. Yes, Senator Raric of Senate File 2819.
- Um, Senate File Senator Wickland. Great.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Senate Children and Family Law (04/03/2025)
Children and Family Law
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- Good morning, Senator Abbis. Is that how you say it? And Senator Sullivan and Senator Long.
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NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Senate Energy and Natural Resources (04/03/2025)
Energy and Natural Resources
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Thank senators. Senator Rosen, please. Thank senators.
NH
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- United States, one nation under Thank you, Senator Kelly Penza, Representative. Come on down.
- Chairman, members of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
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VT
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
WAM-JDC, WAM DEFER, WAM, WAM DEFER Public Hearings 04-01-2025
Ways and Means
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- Senator Hashimoto: hi. Senator Enoe: hi. Senator Kanua: hi. Senator Kedani: hi. Senator Lee: hi.
- Senator Inoe. Hi. Senator Kuha. Hi. Senator Kedani. Hi. Senator Kim. Hi. Senator Lee, excused.
- The recommendation is to pass with some amendments, which we have prior concurrence for from Senator
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Uh - Senator Senator Senator measure adopted.
Summary:
The committee took up a long decision-making agenda on numerous House bills, largely in the tax, appropriations, public safety, agriculture, and land-use areas. Early action included HB 476, which passed with amendments after discussion of tax impacts and a committee report change; HB 796 also passed with amendments to protect several individual income tax credits from the bill’s effect. Other measures were advanced with amendments or without changes, including HB 1059, HB 1145, HB 1173, HB 1439, HB 800, HB 934, HB 990, HB 101, HB 106, and a series of bills in the 1026–1055 range, many of which were passed unamended or with technical/effective-date changes. Several bills were deferred, including HB 1147, HB 807, and later items on the agenda.
The committee also approved a number of policy and agency-structure changes. HB 430 was amended to create or expand an internship/workforce development program with reporting requirements; HB 505 and HB 506 were amended to adjust appropriations and FTEs; HB 774 added an appropriation section for two FTEs; HB 1052 limited use of universal service fund money; HB 1296 shifted a reporting requirement from BNF to the Department of Defense; and HB 1064 moved the State Fire Council and Fire Marshal Selection Commission to the Department of Law Enforcement and set the fire marshal salary. HB 427 made major biosecurity-related changes, including moving the Hawaii Invasive Species Council to the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity in 2026 and adding new appropriations. HB 830 was amended to allow third-party historic preservation reviewers under ethics and conflict rules, with a two-year sunset and committee-report comments on vacancies.
Public safety and regulatory bills also moved forward. HB 302 on cannabis drew opposition from Senator Awa, who said it would shut down a medical provider in his district; the bill nevertheless passed with amendments adding criminal penalties, enforcement authority, and a 2027 effective date for cultivator licenses. HB 306 on water code penalties passed unamended, HB 860 on liability for road resurfacing passed with amendments to limit liability to the work actually performed and eliminate joint and several liability, and HB 141 on public land leases passed with technical amendments. HB 1159 establishing a commercial harbor emergency evacuation working group passed as is, and HB 1482 on hemp passed with amendments exempting existing permit holders and certain retailers, aligning THC limits, and setting a far-future effective date. Most votes were adopted without recorded opposition, though several members noted reservations on specific measures.
TX
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- Senator Alvarado? Here. Senator Johnson? Here. Senator Shortner? Here. Senator Sparks? Here.
- Senator Alvarado? Senator Johnson? Aye. Senator Shortner? Aye. Senator Sparks? Aye. Senator King?
- Senator Alvarado? Aye. Senator Johnson? Aye. Senator Schwartner? No. Senator Sparks? Aye.
- Senator Alvarado? Aye. Senator Johnson? Aye. Senator Schwartz? Senator Sparks? Aye. Senator King?
- Senator Alvarado? Senator Johnson? Aye. Senator Shortner? Aye. Senator Sparks? Aye. Senator King?
HI
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Summary:
The joint Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection and Judiciary decision-making meeting on April 1, 2025 considered several measures previously heard in committee and took action on each. HB 228 HD1 SD1, relating to license plates, was recommended to pass with amendments defining the terms “cover” and “shield”; it was adopted with votes of aye from the chair, vice chair, Senator McKelvie, and Senator Richards, and a no from Senator Awa. HB 125 HD1, relating to firearms and secure storage notice requirements, was recommended to pass unamended and was adopted, though Senator McKelvie noted reservations and Senator OA did not vote. The committees also noted they would wait for a full complement on some JDC votes before finalizing all actions.
HB 1194 HD2 SD1, relating to midwives, drew the most discussion and testimony. The recommendation was to pass with amendments, including DCCA-proposed changes and a revised effective date; members discussed concerns about regulation, the role of unlicensed birth attendants, and whether the bill could criminalize people present at births. The chair explained the intent was not to criminalize invited, uncompensated birth attendants who do not use the title “midwife,” while also clarifying limits on practicing midwifery without a license. The measure passed with reservations from Senator McKelvie and a no vote from Senator Awa.
HB 348 HD1 SD1, relating to single-use plastics, was recommended to pass unamended and was adopted without objection. HB 874 SD1, concerning trust accounts for minors in theatrical employment, was recommended to pass with amendments accepting the Attorney General’s suggestion to remove rulemaking authority; it passed in both committees without opposition. After the CPN portion adjourned, JDC also took up HB 125 and HB 1194, adopting the same recommendations and passing both measures, with the midwifery bill again reflecting the committee’s intent to preserve invited, unpaid attendance at births while restricting unlicensed practice.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
HWN, HWN Public Hearings 04-01-2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Senator. I I appreciate each and every Senator.
- Senator Ihara votes aye. Senator Ko votes aye. Senator Deort votes aye.
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Senator Senator Ihara I. Senator Ko I. Senator Senator Ihara I. - Senator Ko I. Senator Deort.<00:47:45.280>
I. - Senator Dort. excused. Senator Kole. Hi. Senator Dort.
Summary:
The Committee on Hawaiian Affairs heard multiple gubernatorial nominations to island burial councils, with testimony focused on the importance of filling vacancies so the councils can reach quorum and fulfill their kuleana to protect iwi kūpuna and burial sites. For GM 674, Kavuna Khalipi was introduced as OHA’s nominee for the Molokaʻi burial council, with OHA, SHPD, and several community members testifying in support and describing her cultural grounding, community service, and experience in mālama ʻāina. Testifiers also stressed that burial councils are essential for protecting ancestral remains and that prolonged vacancies have left sacred sites vulnerable.
Khalipi herself said she was honored to serve but expressed concern about accepting the appointment without quorum, saying she did not want to waste a term if the council could not function effectively. The chair explained the Senate advice-and-consent process and the consequences of inaction, and after discussion Khalipi asked to pull her nomination from the committee. The chair then deferred decision-making on GM 674 until April 10 at 1 p.m. to clarify the process and avoid unintended rejection.
The committee then heard testimony on GM 676, Dane Maxwell for the Maui and Lānaʻi burial council, GM 677, Noani Parisa, GM 678, Caroline Hartman, and GM 679, Benedict Duman. Supporters, including SHPD and OHA, highlighted each nominee’s cultural knowledge, preservation work, genealogy, and experience with burial or historic preservation matters. Testimony repeatedly linked the nominations to the need for functioning burial councils, especially in light of the 2023 Maui fires and long-standing vacancies. No votes were taken during the portion of the meeting provided; the chair indicated votes would be taken at the end of the agenda.
HI
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Summary:
The committee on Economic Development and Tourism met on April 1 to consider GM 510, the confirmation of Todd Aio to the board of directors of the Hawaiʻi Convention Center Authority. Testimony was overwhelmingly in support from HTA representatives and numerous individuals. Supporters described Aio as a strong leader with experience in tourism, development, nonprofit work, and public service, including his time on the city council and work with Disney’s Aulani, Ward Village, and the Hawaiʻi Community Foundation.
In his remarks, Aio said he would bring legal, development, and corporate governance experience to the board. He emphasized the need for the authority to better define its role, oversee contractors, and help guide the relationship between destination management and branding/marketing contractors. He also said community engagement and cultural considerations should be central to tourism planning, and that the board should work to stabilize the agency during its transition.
Members questioned him about board conflicts, the lack of a permanent HTA CEO, and how to measure the success of cultural and branding campaigns such as mālama and kuleana messaging. Aio said conflicts are inevitable when board members come from industry backgrounds, but they must separate their “work hats” from their board duties. He supported replacing the interim leadership with a permanent CEO once compensation legislation is finalized, and said success should be measured through better data, including possible exit surveys and other technology-based tools. He also said he would oppose replacing Hawaiian protocol with another cultural protocol, while supporting inclusion of other cultures alongside a Hawaiian sense of place.
MN
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MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Committee on Health and Human Services - 04/02/25
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- Senator Klein, the motion will be: Senator Mann moves that Senate File 2477, as amended, be recommended
- Senator Atkey, you have Senate File 1497? Good morning.
- I would first like to thank my co-authors, Senator Utke, Senator Hoffman, Senator Bahr, and Senator Cek
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bolman Senator<00:53:33.160>Bolan - cek moves that Senate file 2530 Senator cek moves that Senate file 2530 be<01:15:16.040>
recommended
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Committee on Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband and Rural Development - 04/02/25
Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development
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- We saw this in Senate File 881 from Senator Kupec and Senate File 1507 from Senator Dornink.
- Senate file 1507 from Senator Dornick. Senate file 1507 from Senator Dornick.
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Senator <00:25:46.640>France, Senate file 1121 from Senator France, Senate - Senate file 1428 Senator Putnham.
MN
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MN
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MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Committee on Jobs and Economic Development - Part 1 - 04/02/25
Jobs and Economic Development
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- We now go to Senator Her with Senate File 1798.
- Senator Pratt. you. Any other questions? Senator Pratt.
- Senator Dreham. Thank you, testifiers? Senator Dreham.
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AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Banking and Insurance Committee Apr 2nd, 2025
Banking and Insurance
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- I think that's Senator Singleton. Let's just do a good roll call. Senator Barfoot, Senator Carling.
- Senator Carling, Senator Coleman, Senator Elliott, Senator Hatcher, Senator Hovie, Senator Jones, Senator
- Kitchens, Senator Livingston, Senator Price.
- Senator Price, Senator Roberts, Senator Singleton, Senator Smitherman, Senator Wagner, Senator Williams
- Alright, thank you, Senator Jones. Alright, thank you, Senator Jones.