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MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Press Conference: Highlighting Water Treatment Facility Improvements in Bonding Bill - 01/22/25

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  • the fair to expect the city to Bear the costs<00:02:44.120><c> to</c><00:02:44.319><c> fix</c><00:02
  • </c><00:02:47.400><c> meet</c><00:02:47.640><c> their</c><00:02:47.840><c> basic</c><00:02:48.159><c>
  • needs and the<00:02:48.840><c> state</c><00:02:49.080><c> funds</c><00:02:49.680><c> water</c><00:02
  • :51.120><c> the</c><00:02:51.239><c> state</c><00:02:51.480><c> for</c><00:02:51.640><c> a</c><00:02:
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MN
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Press Conference: Gun Violence Prevention Working Group Media Availability - 09/15/25

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  • </c><00:02:52.800><c> we</c><00:02:52.959><c> are</c><00:02:53.120><c> on</c> constituents knowing where
  • &gt;&gt; Do<00:02:55.120><c> you</c><00:02:55.280><c> think</c><00:02:55.360><c> a</c><00:02:55.519><
  • 57.120><c> on</c><00:02:57.360><c> gun</c><00:02:57.599><c> violence</c><00:02:58.000><c> and</c><00:
  • Minnesota. Minnesota.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MN
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Omnibus cannabis policy bill, HF1615, approved in House commerce committee 4/3/25

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  • :29.680><c> Uh</c><00:02:30.080><c> this</c><00:02:30.239><c> bill</c><00:02:30.800><c> uh</c><00:02:
  • So you<00:02:34.959><c> all</c><00:02:35.120><c> are</c><00:02:35.840><c> probably</c><00:02:36.160><
  • 00:02:37.920><c> uh</c><00:02:38.080><c> this</c><00:02:38.239><c> point.
  • So look<00:02:38.879><c> forward</c><00:02:39.120><c> to</c><00:02:39.200><c> the</c><00:02:39.360><c
Keywords: 919, house, all
Summary: The committee took up House File 1615, a bill sponsored by Chair Stevenson, and first considered the DE1 amendment. Representative West moved the A1 amendment to the DE1, describing it as a compromise with Chair Stevenson that would allow hemp manufacturers to participate in markets outside Minnesota with non-compliant products, permit medical businesses to sell medical cannabis to other medically endorsed or medical combo businesses, and strengthen participation requirements in the market. Stevenson supported the amendment, noting ongoing discussions with West and the Office of Cannabis Management. The committee adopted the A1 amendment. Stevenson then presented the bill as amended, saying the committee had already heard an overview and testimony on the bill and that the only change was the newly adopted amendment. He noted the bill largely combines measures previously heard by the committee on separate days. After brief discussion and closing remarks from Stevenson, he asked for a yes vote. The committee renewed the motion to re-refer House File 1615, as amended, to the Committee on Ways and Means. The motion prevailed on a voice vote.
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MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Transportation - 03/03/25

Transportation

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  • ><c> a</c><00:02:08.959><c> interim</c><00:02:09.479><c> or</c><00:02:09.679><c> a</c><00:02:10.319><
  • very<00:02:29.080><c> very</c><00:02:29.239><c> large</c><00:02:29.879><c> ensive</c><00:02:30.280><
  • :02:38.239><c> could</c><00:02:38.400><c> be</c><00:02:38.560><c> better</c><00:02:38.959><c> in</c><
  • Chair and members of the committee, the relevant statute that Chair Dibble is referring to is Minnesota
Committee: Senate Transportation
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MN
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Human services committee considers bill to create Department of Direct Care and Treatment 3/25/25

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  • </c><00:02:47.040><c> that</c><00:02:47.360><c> CEO</c><00:02:48.160><c> were</c><00:02:48.480><c> to
  • don't support<00:02:53.200><c> as</c><00:02:53.440><c> a</c><00:02:53.680><c> legislative</c><00:02:54.239
  • , our ability<00:02:56.080><c> would</c><00:02:56.319><c> be</c><00:02:56.879><c> extremely</c><00:02
  • <00:02:58.400><c> We</c><00:02:58.640><c> know</c><00:02:58.800><c> that</c><00:02:59.040><c> the</c>
Keywords: 919, house, all
Summary: The committee took up House File 2037, which would replace the current executive board model for Direct Care and Treatment with a commissioner-led structure. Representative Frederick moved the DE1 amendment, which was adopted, to conform the bill with Senate language and place the CEO under the commissioner. Frederick said the change was intended to preserve some continuity while increasing accountability and insulating direct health care services from politics. Frederick argued that the existing executive board, which meets only a few times a year and hires the CEO, would leave the legislature and governor with limited ability to respond quickly to serious problems in a billion-dollar agency. He said the bill is about accountability to Minnesota taxpayers and creating a structure more like other state agencies. Public testimony was closed without any outside witnesses. Members discussed the tradeoffs between board governance and a commissioner model. Chair Schumacher noted Frederick would become chief author of the bill, and several members said they appreciated the effort to balance accountability, continuity of care, and operational expertise. Questions focused on the role of the advisory council; Frederick said it would remain in place so stakeholders could advise the commissioner and CEO, and that legislators are included among its members. The committee then laid over House File 2037, as amended, for possible inclusion in a later bill.
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MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Energy Finance Bill Working Group 6/8/25

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

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Keywords: 1183, house
MN
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senator John Hoffman opening video address to National Conference of State Legislatures in Boston Aug 5th, 2025

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  • policy disputes and demean<00:02:39.599><c> our</c><00:02:39.840><c> opponents,</c><00:02:40.720><c>
  • we</c><00:02:40.959><c> poison</c><00:02:41.440><c> the</c><00:02:41.599><c> well</c> demean our opponents
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Keywords: 1187, senate, all
US
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, May 13, 2025)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

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  • The<02:07:54.000><c> house</c><02:07:54.159><c> will</c><02:07:54.320><c> be</c><02:07:54.400><c> in<
  • </c><02:07:55.520><c> offered</c><02:07:55.840><c> by</c><02:07:56.000><c> Chaplan</c><02:07:56.400><
  • will be led by the gentleoman<02:09:19.679><c> from</c><02:09:19.920><c> Minnesota,</c><02:09:20.719
  • ><c> Miss</c> gentleoman from Minnesota, Miss gentleoman from Minnesota, Miss Craig.<02:09:23.280><c>
  • Uh for what purpose does a gentleoman<02:11:24.639><c> from</c><02:11:24.880><c> Minnesota</c><02:11:
Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, May 13, 2025, 1012, house, all
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MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 4/9/25

Children and Families Finance and Policy

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  • There<00:02:03.280><c> are</c><00:02:03.439><c> a</c><00:02:03.520><c> series</c><00:02:03.759><c> of
  • ><c> DE</c><00:02:06.399><c> amendment</c><00:02:06.880><c> that</c><00:02:07.119><c> need</c><00:02:
  • Starting<00:02:12.879><c> with</c><00:02:13.040><c> mine,</c><00:02:13.680><c> House</c><00:02:14.000
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Bills: HF2436
Committee: House Children and Families Finance and Policy
Keywords: child welfare, economic assistance, child care, grant program, video security cameras, 1183, house
MN
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Proposing AI protections in Minnesota | Senator Erin Maye Quade Apr 10th, 2026

Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting

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  • <00:02:09.920><c> relationship</c><00:02:10.560><c> right</c><00:02:10.720><c> you</c><00:02:10.879><
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  • So it's going to<00:02:24.720><c> default</c><00:02:25.120><c> to</c><00:02:25.760><c> the</c><00:02:
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MN
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Conference Committee on S.F. 1832 - Jobs Omnibus - 05/16/25

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  • jobs policy section, same and similar list<00:02:44.239><c> dated</c><00:02:44.640><c> May</c><00:02
  • 47.599><c> this</c><00:02:47.840><c> is</c><00:02:48.000><c> our</c><00:02:48.239><c> understanding</
  • Uh, this is our understanding of what<00:02:49.120><c> the</c><00:02:49.360><c> items</c><00:02:49.680
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  • I have confirmed with Senate<00:02:53.440><c> Council</c><00:02:54.319><c> that</c><00:02:54.640><c>
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
NH
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Finance Division I (01/22/2025)

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  • I think is the name of the statute<02:36:34.479><c> but</c><02:36:34.640><c> it</c><02:36:34.760><c>
  • was</c><02:36:35.080><c> part</c> statute but it was part statute but it was part of<02:36:37.439><c
  • :02:02.798><c> other</c> making um and then there's other making um and then there's other statutes<05
  • <05:02:04.520><c> of</c><05:02:04.680><c> more</c> statutes of course that sort of more statutes of course
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority officials, led by Executive Director Rob Dapice, briefed legislators on the agency’s structure and funding. They explained that the authority is created by state law but is not a state agency, its debt is not state debt, and it is governed by a board appointed by the governor and approved by the Executive Council. The discussion focused on the Affordable Housing Fund and the lead paint hazard remediation fund, including how state appropriations and federal resources are combined to finance affordable rental housing and lead abatement work. Dapice said the Affordable Housing Fund is used as gap financing for multifamily affordable housing projects, typically alongside federal tax credits and tax-exempt bonds, and that state dollars leverage roughly 2:1 to 10:1 in additional federal and private investment, averaging about 4:1. He said the fund has received historic appropriations in recent budgets, including $30 million over the last two biennial budgets and an annual $5 million set-aside from the real estate transfer tax. He also said the fund is usually structured as 0% interest, deferred loans rather than grants, with repayments returning to the fund if projects generate cash flow. Members asked about rents, oversight, staffing, revenues, and whether the programs had added positions. Dapice said affordability restrictions generally last 30 to 99 years, rents are tied to income limits and capped so tenants pay no more than 30% of income, and compliance staff inspect properties regularly to verify income eligibility and rent limits. He said the organization has about 130 to 135 employees, down from about 145, with no new positions added because of the appropriations. He estimated total revenues at roughly $300 million, with administrative budget around $22 million, much of it pass-through grant money. On lead paint remediation, he said the state first appropriated $6 million in 2019, plus $1 million in ARPA funds, and that the program has cleared more than 500 units. He said the federal grant program is not annual or predictable, with a recent award of about $7.75 million, and that the maximum federal grant per unit is $177,000, typically paired with up to $100,000 in state loan support. He also noted that the program can address homes before a child is poisoned if lead hazards are identified, but that cases involving an already exposed child are a higher priority. No votes or formal actions were taken.
MN
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

On the Record: How the Senate's Journal Production Office serves Minnesota Residents Nov 12th, 2025

Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting

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Keywords: 1187, senate, all
VT
VT

Vermont 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Session - 2026-04-03 - 9:30AM

Vermont House Floor Meeting

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  • Line<01:02:07.400><c> six,</c><01:02:07.920><c> Asa</c><01:02:08.200><c> Bloomer,</c><01:02:08.840><c
  • :02:13.440><c> will</c><01:02:13.640><c> complete</c><01:02:14.120><c> the</c><01:02:14.240><c> project
  • Line<01:02:16.040><c> seven,</c><01:02:17.240><c> Rutland</c><01:02:17.760><c> Multimodal</c><01:02:18.520
  • Line<01:02:26.480><c> 11,</c><01:02:27.480><c> 120</c><01:02:28.120><c> State</c><01:02:28.480><c> Street
Keywords: 926, house, all
KY
KY

Kentucky 2025 Regular Session

Interim Joint Committee on Judiciary (9-18-25)

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  • </c><01:02:29.760><c> with</c><01:02:30.000><c> with</c><01:02:30.319><c> the</c><01:02:30.559><c> statute
  • </c> in in compliance with with the statute in in compliance with with the statute and<01:02:31.200><
Keywords: Meeting Start: 00:00:00 Roll Call: 00:00:07 26RS BR 8 - AN ACT relating to machine gun conversion devices: 00:01:33 Department of Public Advocacy Update: 00:51:33 26RS BR 126 - AN ACT relating to boating under the influence: 01:23:46 26RS BR 60 - AN ACT relating to grooming: 01:33:23, 958, all
Summary: The committee met with a quorum, approved the August 29 minutes, and then heard testimony on a bill relating to machine gun conversion devices, often described as Glock switches or auto sears. Representative Jason Nemis presented the bill with Louisville police Chief Paul Humphrey and Lt. Drew Fox, arguing the measure would mirror existing federal law, make possession of these devices unlawful under Kentucky law, and give state and local law enforcement authority to seize and prosecute them without relying solely on federal agencies. They said the devices are small aftermarket or 3D-printed parts that convert semi-automatic pistols into fully automatic weapons and emphasized that the bill would not affect lawful gun ownership. The presenters cited rising seizures and public-safety concerns, saying LMPD and Jefferson County seizures increased sharply from 2023 to 2024 and that the average age of possession had dropped. They argued the devices are used offensively, are inaccurate and dangerous, and have been linked to violent crime. Two Alabama legislators, Representatives Philip Ensler and Russell Bedsole, testified in support based on Alabama’s recent enactment of a similar law. They said local police and prosecutors there had been unable to act effectively because the devices were handled mainly by federal authorities, and they described bipartisan support, immediate enactment, and reported confiscations after passage. Members asked about the bill’s penalty level, the source and manufacture of the devices, the scope of the definition of “conversion device,” and whether the bill could create constitutional problems given ongoing federal litigation over machine gun restrictions. The sponsors said the penalty would be a Class C felony and that the bill was intended to cover only the device attached to the firearm, not tools like 3D printers. They acknowledged that if federal machine gun laws were ultimately struck down, the state law would also be unenforceable. Some members supported the bill as common-sense public safety legislation, while Representative Roberts opposed it on Second Amendment grounds, arguing Kentucky should focus on expanding gun rights rather than adding restrictions already covered by federal law.
MN
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Ways Committee Meeting - 2026-05-15

Ways and Means

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Committee: House Ways and Means
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MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Governor Walz Media Availability 4/21/26

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

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  • Where where are you on that<00:02:58.160><c> in</c><00:02:58.280><c> terms</c><00:02:58.520><c> of</c
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  • ><c> proposals</c><00:02:59.760><c> out</c><00:02:59.960><c> there.
  • </c><00:04:00.000><c> was</c> our revalidation is that Minnesota was our revalidation is that Minnesota
  • So, has Minnesota gotten the problem.
Keywords: 1183, house
MN
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Defining “gross annual retail energy sales.” 3/5/26

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

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  • Therefore, in 2024, the legislature<00:02:50.959><c> carved</c><00:02:51.280><c> out</c><00:02:51.840
  • exemption<00:02:53.680><c> from</c><00:02:54.000><c> counting</c><00:02:54.480><c> electric</c><00:02
  • :55.519><c> cryptobased</c><00:02:56.800><c> data</c><00:02:57.200><c> mining</c><00:02:57.599><c> operations
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Keywords: 1183, house
MN
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Finance - Part 2 - 04/27/26

Finance

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Committee: Senate Finance
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MD
MD

Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session, 2/3/2026 #1

Maryland Senate Floor Meeting

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Keywords: Senate streaming session for Tuesday, February 3, 2026, 960, senate, all
Summary: The Senate opened with an invocation by Reverend Dr. Patrick Claybourne of Bethl AM Church in Baltimore, introduced by the senator from the 40th district, who highlighted the church’s long history, community work, scholarships, food pantry, school partnerships, and a planned rise center. The Senate journalized the invocation and then recognized several guests, including the Bethesda Roosters U16 rugby team, which was congratulated for winning the Maryland state title and the 2025 National U16 Championship, and members of the Joint Veterans Committee of Maryland. The chamber also welcomed a Johns Hopkins Police Accountability Board appointment letter, which was referred to the Executive Nominations Committee, and later a delegation from the Ghana Parliament legislative staff visiting with the Department of Legislative Services and NCSL representatives. The main floor business centered on Senate Bill 1, which would prohibit law enforcement officers from wearing face coverings. The minority whip argued against the bill, saying it was unenforceable, an improper use of legislative time amid other state crises, and could create a system where local officers detain federal officers for a civil violation; he also said officers mask themselves because of threats and doxxing. Senators in support argued the bill was needed to address masked ICE agents, protect public safety, and respond to concerns about civil rights abuses and intimidation. After debate and vote explanations from senators, including one emphasizing immigrant heritage and another supporting the bill as a protection measure, SB 1 passed with 31 affirmative votes. The Senate then passed Senate Bill 17, an emergency bill on alcoholic beverages related event promoters permits, by unanimous affirmative vote. It next took up Senate Bill 245, an emergency bill prohibiting immigration enforcement agreements. The minority leader questioned whether the bill would eliminate formalized 287(g) agreements and replace them with county-by-county policies, arguing that this could reduce uniformity, weaken safety, and create a patchwork of local practices. The bill’s sponsor responded that counties would still be bound by constitutional and legal limits, that the agreements provide minimal training and resources, and that the state should stop formally cooperating with federal immigration enforcement. The sponsor also said the bill would not increase profiling and that public safety would remain intact. The debate continued with concerns about Montgomery County’s evolving policy and the impact on smaller counties, but the transcript ends before final action on SB 245.