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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 3/17/26
Human Services Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- We've done our periodic data matching and the data are gleaned from study.
- . data. data.
- </c> So, the data are gleaned from our study. So, the data are gleaned from our study.
- </c> and the data are gleaned from study. and the data are gleaned from study.
- </c> as a result of periodic data matching. as a result of periodic data matching.
Committee:
House Human Services Finance and Policy
ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Advanced Nuclear Energy Committee Apr 22nd, 2026 at 09:30 am
Advanced Nuclear Energy Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- So if you get new data, how do you analyze that data, and then how do you manage that change once you
- NRC regulations are out for review.
- NRC regulations are out for review.
- And when we talk about our key data, we've got our legacy data.
- We have that data evidently by our department, but I'm just wondering the quality of the data.
Committee:
Joint Advanced Nuclear Energy Committee
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Labor and Employment Committee Apr 2nd, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- The bill enacts data protections that prohibit employers from sharing worker data for purposes beyond
- interpreting the data.
- in its being shared. ...data, and makes both the employer and third-party entity liable if worker data
- Transparency and data protections.
- Also, again, you would have to make any third party you transfer this data to jointly liable for a data
Summary:
The committee heard a series of labor-related bills, with most measures focused on worker training, privacy, wages, and safety. AB 296 would require schools or districts to host apprenticeship fairs at least once a year, with flexibility on how they are run and whether programs outside the county can participate. Supporters said it would help connect students to skilled trades and address workforce shortages; school administrators opposed the bill as an unfunded mandate that could be impractical for elementary schools. The bill was later moved on call, with the committee noting it could not vote until quorum was established.
AB 1221 and AB 1331 both addressed workplace surveillance. AB 1221 would restrict invasive monitoring tools, require notice to workers, limit the use and sharing of worker data, and require human review before discipline based on surveillance outputs. Labor groups supported the bill as a response to AI-driven monitoring, while business groups raised concerns about broad definitions, security cameras, investigations, and data-access provisions. AB 1331 focused more narrowly on privacy in off-duty and private spaces, limiting surveillance in places like restrooms, break areas, vehicles, and homes; hospitals and business groups opposed it as too broad and potentially disruptive to safety, cybersecurity, and facility monitoring. Both bills were advanced by committee vote.
The committee also heard AB 1181, which would require firefighter turnout gear to be free of cancer-causing chemicals such as PFAS by 2027, and AB 1198, which would require prevailing wage rates on public works to reflect the wage in effect when the work is performed rather than when the project was first advertised. Firefighter representatives strongly supported AB 1181, while the chemical industry asked to continue working on scope and timelines. AB 1198 drew support from labor and contractor groups but opposition from local governments and housing groups concerned about mid-project cost increases; it was passed to Appropriations after a roll-call vote. Other measures approved included AB 1235 on skilled-and-trained workers for CSU construction, AB 1251 on ghost job postings, AB 552 on locating the Agricultural Labor Relations Board office outside Sacramento, AB 1110 on updating Cal/OSHA workplace posters, AB 1136 on expanding high road training partnerships, and AB 1234 on wage claim enforcement. AB 692, which would ban employer debt agreements that require workers to repay training or other costs if they leave a job, drew strong support from nurses and labor advocates and opposition from business and health care groups; it was also passed on a roll-call vote.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Energy Finance and Policy Committee 2/24/26
Energy Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:45:20.400><c> center</c> least partially driven by data center least partially driven by data
- And questions or provide a little input.
- </c> growth that we're seeing from data growth that we're seeing from data centers<01:15:01.600><c> from
- regulated monopolies. um we have a regul regulated monopolies. um we have a duty<01:18:25.600><c> to
- </c><01:29:13.760><c> regulatory</c> budget neutral regulator regulatory budget neutral regulator regulatory
Committee:
House Energy Finance and Policy
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
AGR Public Hearing - Tue Mar 12, 2025 @ 9:00 AM HST
Agriculture & Food Systems
Transcript Highlights:
- Those are not regulated, okay?
- </c> to the extent of existing regulation to the extent of existing regulation because<02:03:51.159><
- regulations are tied to that those regulations are tied to specific<02:06:16.559><c> classes</c><02:
- We're not regulating those things.
- </c> language that allows HOA to regulate language that allows HOA to regulate within<02:28:11.399><c
Committee:
House Agriculture & Food Systems
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Municipal and County Government (02/10/2026)
Municipal and County Government
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> email or by input um on the portal. email or by input um on the portal.
- </c> into um lots of business regulations into um lots of business regulations over<03:13:07.439><c>
- Um, child care is regulated by HHS.
- </c> The state regulates timber harvesting. The state regulates timber harvesting.
- It could be very of regulations.
Committee:
House Municipal and County Government
FL
Florida 2026 5th Special Session
Appropriations Jan 14th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- We are honored to have you, sir, and look forward to your expertise and input.
- The second item here, improving illegal immigration intelligence and data collection, at $1.2 million
- Is there data on how many purchases utilized it last year? It's actually a great question.
- My understanding is we don't have all that return data back in, but presumably within the next month
- Is there data on how many purchases utilized it last year? It's actually a great question.
Summary:
The Appropriations Committee first took up SB 7010, which would authorize Roth contributions in state and local deferred compensation plans. Senator Mayfield explained that current law only allows pre-tax contributions, and the bill would let the Department of Financial Services and local governments offer post-tax Roth options. The bill had one support appearance card, no debate, and was reported favorably by roll call vote.
The committee then received a lengthy presentation from the Governor’s Office of Policy and Budget on the governor’s recommended “Floridians First” budget, totaling $117.4 billion and $53.2 billion in general revenue. The presentation highlighted reserves, debt paydown, tax relief, and proposed reductions and efficiencies, along with major spending areas in education, health care, public safety, corrections, transportation, and economic development. Key proposals included higher K-12 funding, teacher salary increases, funding for Everglades and water quality projects, emergency preparedness, corrections staffing and facility funding, cybersecurity, law enforcement recruitment bonuses, and affordable housing and infrastructure investments.
Members asked extensive questions about property tax reserves, litigation funding, emergency response fund balances and spending, the Alligator Alcatraz detention facility and federal reimbursement, the Second Amendment sales tax holiday, animal abuse hotline funding, Hope Florida, corrections staffing, and teacher pay. A major portion of the discussion focused on the Department of Health’s planned changes to the ADAP HIV medication program, with senators and a public witness expressing concern about access to life-saving medications and possible misuse or redirection of funds. The committee did not take further action on the budget presentation, and the meeting ended after additional comments supporting the budget and the corrections funding, with SB 7010 already approved.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee 3/13/25
Higher Education Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- We have a highly regulated... ...by our funding agencies through regular site visits that focus on our
- </c><00:02:32.400><c> uh</c> Department we have a highly regulated uh Department we have a highly regulated
- And then based on that input, we make those things final.
- And then based on that input, we make those things final.
- </c><00:43:31.240><c> when</c> actually look at the the the data when actually look at the the the data
Committee:
House Higher Education Finance and Policy
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm sure it is complex, but we don't keep data.
- I can look and see what level of data and detail we have there.
- We do collect that data. I don't have that with me. We do collect that data.
- Some more recent data? I know. Slightly different data.
- “Opportunity to have that input.” Absolutely. Yeah.
Committee:
House Budget
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- It will also allow for provider input into the program so that improvements can be made during future
- It will also allow for provider input into the program so that improvements can be made during future
- It will also allow for provider input into the program so that improvements can be made during future
- from everyone involved including input from everyone involved including you<00:10:35.040><c> all</c>
- </c> set its zoning code to regulate set its zoning code to regulate permitted<01:14:16.520><c> uses<
Committee:
Senate Human Services
VT
Transcript Highlights:
- H. 955 represents the result of that input plus the hours of testimony since the session started.
- </c><00:52:17.840><c> needed</c><00:52:18.120><c> to</c> processes and data needed to processes and data
- </c> administrative work and the data administrative work and the data collection<00:52:28.080><c> necessary
- So, the eighth section of amendment in section 22, under the banner data collection.
- </c><02:48:48.880><c> um</c> backed up by data um backed up by data um which<02:48:50.560><c> provides
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- The hospitals are highly regulated regardless of who owns them. Thank you. Thank you.
- The governor convened some conversations actually at the end of December that provided some input to
- And the final point I'll just make is that we have some real deficiencies in data.
- So that's the input that we're getting from people on the ground.
- And do you have a formal process, reporting process, and then keeping track of all the data?
Committee:
House House Judiciary
Keywords:
medical malpractice, malpractice reform, patient's compensation fund, PCF, health care liability, tort reform, damage caps, punitive damages, hospital liability, physician liability, nurse practitioner, certified nurse-midwife, outpatient facility, ambulatory surgical center, urgent care, free-standing emergency room, insurance surcharge, superintendent of insurance, New Mexico hospitals, medical review process
UT
Utah 2025 Regular Session
Business and Labor Interim Committee - November 19, 2025
Business and Labor Interim Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- Meaningful harm data cannot be extrapolated from complaint data alone.
- Number one, the education requirement of a... ...the new regulation.
- So in many ways, the piece of regulation that keeps the public safe is intact.
- So in many ways, the piece of regulation that keeps the public safe is intact.
- And this goes to more of a philosophical question about occupational regulation.
Committee:
Joint Business and Labor Interim Committee
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, we do regulations across the state.
- </c><00:38:38.480><c> and</c> to look at these two regulations and to look at these two regulations and
- I looked today at the Met Council's data.
- A house in Brooklyn Council's data.
- </c> to the statute as we are the regulators to the statute as we are the regulators for<02:22:04.479
Committee:
Senate Human Services
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Tobacco Settlement Revenue Oversight Nov 14th, 2025
Tobacco Settlement Revenue Oversight Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- councils, local groups, school resource centers, and the El Paso De Norte Foundation, looking at the data
- The Tobacco Coalition gave input on tribal community youth education, so we were looking to help provide
- The 2025 report did not come out, but I just want to reinforce that if the SINAR data shows a retail
- Challenges with complying with SINR regulation.
- And I do think it behooves NewPak to take an initial look at that data as far as how retailer strategies
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security
Transcript Highlights:
- The key regulation here that is an issue is that there is a federal regulation requiring all fusion centers
- But the gang database has gathered data on thousands of people, over 90% of whom are people of color,
- According to the Boston Globe analysis of tests, data provided by the drug abuse lab at UMass Medical
- ... ...analysis of tests data provided by the drug abuse lab at UMass Medical.
- What do we know about the data?
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on a wide range of public safety bills, with strong support from law enforcement, advocates, and other stakeholders. Several measures focused on police and correctional officer wellness and protections, including bills on critical incident leave and post-incident support for officers, a bill to improve POST Commission representation, and a bill to protect correctional officers from assaults and exposure to synthetic drugs like K2. Witnesses described traumatic incidents, rising assaults in prisons, staffing shortages, and the need for confidentiality in peer-support debriefings. Committee members asked questions about assault classifications, K2 smuggling, tablet-related contraband, and whether counseling records would remain confidential. No votes were taken during the hearing.
A major portion of the hearing was devoted to canine-related bills. Testimony supported creating a fund for retired police dogs and expanding emergency care training for working dogs injured in the line of duty. Speakers described police dogs as partners who locate suspects, missing persons, drugs, and weapons, and said retirement and medical costs are currently borne by handlers or nonprofits. The committee also heard testimony in favor of a purple alert system for missing people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, with advocates citing wandering risks, drowning dangers, and data from other states showing faster recovery times.
The committee also heard testimony on a bill to expand the definition of sexual assault by an officer to cover situations beyond formal custody, including investigations and other encounters where police have coercive power. Advocates for sex workers and anti-trafficking organizations said the change would close a loophole, protect vulnerable people, and address documented abuses. In addition, testimony was taken on a bill to protect Massachusetts residents from federal surveillance through fusion centers, with critics calling for stronger oversight of BRIC and related databases. Representative Jeff Turco also testified on bills to change POST Commission membership, arguing for more law enforcement representation.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- We have private vendors that are also there that are not regulated.
- They're not regulated across this.
- They're not regulated across this. There is. I'm sorry, but that's the problem.
- They're not regulated across this. There is no regulation when it comes to the prices.
- I don't see any other opposition witness, so let's go to public input.
Committee:
House Public Safety
Summary:
The committee heard several public safety and criminal justice bills. AB 837 by Assembly Member Davies would add ketamine transportation to existing drug-trafficking law; supporters, including district attorneys and law enforcement groups, said the bill closes a loophole and addresses a growing public safety threat, while opponents argued increased penalties do not reduce drug supply and can discourage people from seeking help. The bill passed on a due pass as amended vote to Appropriations. AB 352 by Assembly Member Pacheco would make threats against judges and court commissioners an aggravating factor in sentencing; supporters cited rising threats to the judiciary, while opponents said existing law already covers threats and aggravating factors. The committee approved it on a due pass vote to Appropriations.
AB 938 by Assembly Member Bonta would expand vacature and affirmative defense relief for survivors of human trafficking, intimate partner violence, and sexual violence, including for some violent offenses, and featured powerful testimony from survivor Susan Bustamante and vacature expert Jamie Beck. Supporters said the bill would let survivors tell their full stories and seek justice; opponents, including district attorneys and sheriffs, warned it could go too far by covering violent crimes and could affect public safety. The chair recommended an aye, and the bill passed to Appropriations. AB 475 by Assembly Member Wilson would make prison work assignments voluntary and was framed as part of efforts to end involuntary servitude; supporters linked it to rehabilitation and racial justice, while one member opposed it as inconsistent with accountability and the will of voters. The measure was moved on but left on call pending additional votes.
AB 704 by Assembly Member Lowenthal would allow people convicted of low-level misdemeanors before age 26 to petition to seal and destroy records, with supporters emphasizing brain development and the limits of expungement in the digital age. District attorneys opposed it over Brady/discovery concerns and the destruction of records, but the chair recommended aye and it passed to Appropriations. AB 812 by Assembly Member Lowenthal would expand resentencing opportunities for incarcerated firefighters; supporters highlighted the rigor of fire camp work and rehabilitation benefits, while the district attorneys’ association opposed giving firefighters independent petition authority. Testimony on AB 812 was still underway at the end of the excerpt, and no final vote was shown.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 4 on Climate Crisis, Resources, Energy, and Transportation Mar 4th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- In some cases, planes literally flying into the storm to collect data.
- We're working on the guidelines now, not regulations; we have shifted to get that done. Great.
- We've done a survey to get input.
- And would the state end up sharing our data with the federal government?
- And so without that data, you tend to make more conservative decisions.
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs Apr 15th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Thank you very much for your input. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
- Give me a report, give me data, give me evidence that doing so will improve outcomes.
- I'm a data scientist. Has anybody asked for data? Has anybody? Okay, thank you.
- I'm a data scientist. Has anybody asked for data? Has anybody? scientist.
- Has anybody asked for data? Has anybody? Okay, thank you. Okay, we took a vote.
Summary:
The committee met on April 15 at 5:13 p.m. with a quorum present and took up several local and municipal bills out of order to accommodate members’ travel. HB 87, which would increase the per diem for the Livingston Parish Gas Utility District No. 1 board, was presented as a local bill with no opposition and was reported favorably without objection. HB 481, dealing with the cost of publishing official proceedings and public notices, drew extensive testimony from the Louisiana Press Association, the Police Jury Association, and committee members. Supporters said a prior agreement intended a 15% to 20% reduction in notice costs, but a calculation error would instead produce roughly a 40% reduction, threatening small newspapers; opponents questioned the process and impact on local governments. The committee ultimately voted 10-5 to send HB 481 to the floor, with members urging further negotiation and possible amendment.
HB 573, a major New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board governance bill by Rep. Hilferty, was amended in committee and then supported by Mayor Helena Moreno and several council members as a way to shift more oversight and accountability to the New Orleans City Council. Supporters argued the current structure diffuses responsibility and that local elected officials need more direct authority over operations, contracts, and transparency. Dr. Tracy Washington of the Louisiana Justice Institute opposed the bill, warning that transferring control could worsen financial strain, blur accountability, and raise equity and human-rights concerns for vulnerable residents. Despite the opposition, the committee voted to report HB 573 favorably to the floor.
The committee also advanced HB 162, allowing the Jefferson Place/Bocage crime prevention and improvement district to impose a fee after local approval, and HB 368, which raises penalties for unauthorized demolition in New Orleans historic districts to the greater of $50,000 or 15% of assessed value. Both were reported favorably after brief discussion. HB 441, a cleanup bill clarifying that New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board employees remain in city civil service rather than state civil service, was also sent to the floor without objection. Finally, HB 257, concerning the powers and duties of the police chief of the city of Central, was amended to require consultation with the city attorney before discipline or dismissal and to delay effectiveness until January 1, 2027; after debate over due process and the chief’s authority, the committee voted to report it favorably.
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- Data centers require specific regulation.
- Dan DeOrio, with the Data Center Coalition, the national association representing the data center industry
- These hyperscale data centers are not like typical data centers used for cloud computing to support critical
- These hyperscale data centers are not like typical data centers used for cloud computing to support critical
- If you have one of these, you use a data center.
Bills:
HB2104 , HB1903 , HB1909 , HB1982 , HB2034 , HB2105 , HB2210 , HB2215 , HB2271 , HB2345 , HB2355 , HB2384 , HB2389 , HB2397 , HB2418 , HB2429 , HB2442 , HB2479 , HB2481 , HB2681 , HB2688 , HB2714
Committee:
House Appropriations
Keywords:
aviation, wildland fires, funding, disaster relief, emergency response, energy assistance, low-income, utility costs, state program, energy affordability, court unification, task force, Washington courts, judicial administration, court reform, access to justice, local court rules, uniformity, centralization, rural courts