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HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
House Chamber Fri May 8, 2026, 10:00AM HST - Day 58
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I believe this is quite extreme authority to give any entity, let alone the ADC.
- We also give this power to the Hawaii Public Housing Authority in section... public housing authority
- We also give it to the school facilities authority in 302A-1703.
- For 65 years, HRS 205A has authorized SMA zones to protect our shoreline, natural resources, and ensure
- Madam Speaker, we have for action House Resolution No. 215, authorizing and empowering the Speaker to
MD
Transcript Highlights:
- We're not ceding that authority to our court system.
- We're not ceding that authority to our court system.
- We're not ceding that authority to our court system.
- We're not ceding that authority We're not ceding that authority to<00:16:58.400>
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is Because to concede those authorities is Because to concede those authorities
Summary:
The House opened with a prayer, quorum call, and recognition of two House resolutions honoring student achievements. One resolution congratulated the Henry E. Lackey High School boys basketball team for winning the Southern Maryland Athletic Conference title and the Maryland State Championship; the other recognized Charles County spelling bee champion Ethan Ntanga, who will represent Maryland at the Scripps National Spelling Bee. The chamber also received Governor Moore’s Supplemental Budget Number Two for fiscal 2027, which was referred to Appropriations.
On third reading, the House passed House Bill 843, relating to Washington County tax sale notice changes, by 125-0, and House Bill 888, relating to eligibility for a Washington County property tax credit for disabled veterans, by 124-1. The House then took up Senate Bill 5, as amended, concerning special elections to fill legislative vacancies and related constitutional questions. Members debated whether the bill’s amendments violated the single-subject rule and whether it advanced voter control or, conversely, represented a partisan power grab and a threat to minority representation. Several members explained green or red votes on those grounds.
Senate Bill 5 passed the House 93-33. The House and Senate then exchanged messages on the fiscal 2027 budget bills, Senate Bill 282 and Senate Bill 284, after each chamber declined to recede from its amendments and agreed to conference committees. The House appointed conferees for both measures. The session concluded with committee and personal announcements, including upcoming committee meetings, a Jewish Caucus and Women’s Caucus lunch event, a disabilities art show reception, recognition of the doctor of the day, and a motion to recess until Monday, March 30 at 8:00 p.m.
FL
Florida 2026 5th Special Session
Judiciary Feb 3rd, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- The amendment also authorizes... ...for compensation that may exceed the district's salary schedule.
- The amendment also authorizes a school district to adopt a policy permitting payment from booster clubs
- This bill grants the state authority to legislate against political... I oppose SB 1632.
- This secret police of five people has been given too much authority according to this bill.
- This secret police of five people has been given too much authority according to this bill.
Summary:
The Judiciary Committee heard a long agenda of bills, beginning with several probate, civil rights, and claims measures. Senators Burgess’s SB 326 on curators of estates was explained as a modernization of probate law; an amendment narrowing the bill was adopted, and the committee reported the bill favorably 10-0 after limited public testimony, including opposition from Ray Contreras. Burgess’s SB 1096, clarifying filing deadlines under the Florida Civil Rights Act, also passed unanimously 11-0. The committee then approved several claims bills, including SB 28 for Reginald Jackson against the City of Lakeland, SB 6 for a child injured after DCF’s handling of abuse allegations, SB 18 for the estate of McKenzie Navarre against the Broward County Sheriff’s Office, SB 26 for the estate of Mark Legata against FDOT, and SB 2 for the estate of Daniel Maudsley against DHSMV, with votes ranging from 10-1 to 11-0 and mostly no debate or opposition.
The committee also took up trust and family-law related bills. Leader Berman’s SB 786 created a nonjudicial process for closing uncontested trusts and discharging trustees; after a technical amendment and testimony from Ray Contreras raising notice concerns, it passed 11-0. President Gates’s SB 50 expanded veterans’ courts statewide, drew broad support from veterans’ groups and advocacy organizations, and was reported favorably 11-0. Senator Simon’s SB 538 standardized extracurricular participation rules for public, private, virtual, and homeschool students; after multiple amendments on homeschool eligibility, fees, and coach compensation, it passed 11-0 with support and opposition from education-related groups. President Gates’s SB 1004, aimed at consumer protections in the sale of dogs and cats, also passed unanimously after testimony from humane organizations.
The committee then considered broader policy bills. President Pro Tem Brodeur’s SB 1366 on claims against the government proposed raising sovereign immunity caps and adding CPI adjustments; local government, hospital, and school representatives supported the Senate’s lower-cap approach while warning against the House version, and the bill was reported favorably 11-0. Senator Jones’s SB 178 on athletics in public K-12 schools, as amended, would let head coaches provide limited personal support to student-athletes and require reporting of assistance; it passed 10-0. Senator Grohl’s SB 1178 on foreign influence and foreign countries of concern drew extensive supportive testimony from national security witnesses and was reported favorably 11-0 after a technical amendment and withdrawal of another amendment. Finally, SB 1632 on ideologies inconsistent with American principles prompted substantial debate and public testimony over domestic terrorism designations, Sharia law references, due process, and free speech concerns; the committee had not yet completed final action on that bill when the transcript ended.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations and Budget Judiciary Subcommittee - Morning Session Jan 13th, 2026 at 09:00 am
A&B Judiciary Subcommittee
Transcript Highlights:
- It becomes law in its published, and that author is now a published author that has established effective
- We have memorandum of understanding through which we transfer authority of my statewide office's authority
- So, we authorized.
- We're also the state administering authority for several federal grants.
- They are the author of that request, and that is statutory.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Health and Human Services Jun 26th, 2025
Legislative Health & Human Services Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- those meetings as well, and I'm sure we'll be at the agency level communicating with Healthcare Authority
- And Colin Bio, director of healthcare coverage innovations at the Healthcare Authority.
- To my side is Deputy Secretary Alex Castillo Smith with the Health Care Authority and Colin Byo, the
- This is the mission, vision, and goals of the Healthcare Authority.
- On slide 5, one of the other main principles that we strive for at the Healthcare Authority is being
FL
Florida 2026 5th Special Session
Fiscal Policy Apr 2nd, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- The review of an affidavit of compliance from a private religious institution provides authority for
- The review of an affidavit of compliance from a private religious institution provides authority for
- This amendment authorizes licensed caregivers and representatives of licensed child caring agencies in
- a authorizes licensed caregivers and representatives of licensed child caring agencies and emergency
- It also gives the task force of the Florida High School Athletic Association authority to set bylaws
Summary:
The committee took up a series of bills and amendments, reporting several measures favorably. Early in the meeting, CS for CS for SB 344 modernizing the Telecommunications Access System Act was approved without opposition. The committee then adopted amendments and passed CS for SB 714 on non-opioid advanced directives, CS for SB 738 updating child care and early learning provider regulation, CS for SB 756 revising health insurance coverage for individuals with developmental disabilities, and CS for CS for SB 1356 creating a Florida Institute for Pediatric Rare Diseases at FSU and a newborn genetic testing pilot. Later, the committee also approved CS for SB 1624 on higher education, CS for SB 1626 on child welfare, SB 178 on an agronomic study for emerging crops, SB 1162 on water access facilities and boat ramp parking, CS for CS for SB 958 creating a type 1 diabetes early detection program, CS for CS for SB 1402 expanding dropout retrieval eligibility, SB 774 requiring electronic transmission of certain court orders, SB 1516 creating an international aerospace innovation fund, and SB 994 revising driver education requirements. Most of these bills were reported favorably by roll call votes after brief explanations and, in several cases, amendments.
Several measures drew substantive discussion and public testimony. CS for CS for SB 1624 prompted questions about replacing “minority” with “underrepresented,” the role of the Florida Department of Education’s Commission for Independent Education in overseeing private religious postsecondary institutions, and whether the changes could affect access for students at institutions such as FAMU and FIU. CS for CS for SB 1070 on ECGs for student athletes received extensive emotional testimony from parents and advocates describing children lost to sudden cardiac arrest and urging mandatory screenings; the sponsor said the bill would be cost-neutral for districts by encouraging partnerships with screening groups. SB 994 on driver education was discussed as a vehicle to add distracted driving instruction, and the sponsor agreed to work on that issue. SB 774 was presented as a response to a fatal delay in transmitting an ex parte order, with support from clerks and sheriffs.
The most extended debate centered on SB 810 on stormwater management systems. The sponsor said the bill, as amended, would narrow annual inspections to infrastructure identified as vulnerable by MS4 entities, but the Florida League of Cities, Florida Association of Counties, and Florida Stormwater Association warned the proposal could impose major costs and duplicate existing MS4 permit requirements. Committee members questioned the fiscal impact, whether the bill would apply to FDOT or other entities, and whether annual inspections were feasible for large and small jurisdictions alike. Despite those concerns, the sponsor and several members emphasized flood prevention and public safety, and the bill remained under discussion with the sponsor indicating continued willingness to work with stakeholders.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- HB 11 authorizes civil claims to be made against a person, business owner, or business operator that
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Summary:
The Judiciary Committee heard testimony on several bills covering criminal justice, elections, and wildfire-related settlement funding. HB 103 would raise the age cutoff for life-without-parole eligibility from 18 to 21; supporters included the Public Defender and others, while prosecutors and some others opposed it. HB 11 would allow civil claims against people or businesses profiting from sexual exploitation or sex trafficking; it drew mostly support but was not ready for a vote and was deferred for further questions. HB 132 would expand a state-initiated expungement pilot to include possession of any Schedule V substance; the Public Defender, ACLU, and oversight groups supported it, with one opponent, and committee questions focused on what substances and how many cases would be affected. HB 145 would require the Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center to transmit expungement orders to the Judiciary to implement Act 159; the Judiciary and Public Defender supported it, and members discussed technical issues involving multiple defendants and multiple charges. HB 369, a campaign finance housekeeping bill on excess cash contributions, and HB 408, which aligns voter registration-by-mail deadlines with current law, both received support and no opposition of note.
The committee also heard HB 1175, which creates appropriations and a trust fund for Maui wildfire settlement claims; the Attorney General’s office, Maui County Council, and Tax Foundation supported it, while one senator said he would vote no because of concerns about House leadership. HB 386, which conforms drug possession thresholds for methamphetamine, heroin, morphine, and cocaine, was supported by law enforcement and prosecutors. HB 134 would require electronic filing of nomination papers; the Elections Office supported it but asked that any convenience fee be authorized in statute, while one witness opposed it over security and cost concerns. After testimony and questions, the committee took up decision-making and passed HB 103 with amendments, deferred HB 11, and passed HB 132, HB 145, HB 369, HB 408, HB 1175, HB 386, and HB 134, with HB 134 amended to clarify no additional charge for electronic filing.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 1 on Health Mar 3rd, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- California, the Department of Managed Healthcare, or DMHC, and the California Health Facilities Financing Authority
- One of them is the California Hospital Facilities Finance Authority.
- In addition to the statewide target, the board has the authority to set different targets by sector,
- So this would give us position authority for three positions to analyze that quarterly data.
- Budget is $186 million and 800 authorized positions.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Human Services Finance and Policy Committee hears HF500 2/27/25
Human Services Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- With the amendment, House File 500 ensures that the spending authority and the oversight of the budget
- With the amendment, House File 500 ensures that the spending authority and the oversight of the budget
- Thank you so much for your time today, and thank you to the author.
- Thank you so much for your time today, and thank you to the author.
- Thank you so much for your time today, and thank you to the author.
Keywords:
nursing facilities, reimbursement rates, elderly care, minimum wage, healthcare funding, nursing home, employment standards, worker rights, Minnesota Statutes, labor compensation, 919, house, all
Summary:
The committee took up House File 500, which would require the legislature to fund the Nursing Home Workforce Standards Board’s standards before they could take effect. An author’s DE2 amendment was adopted first; the amendment was described as pausing the board’s standards unless the legislature estimates and fully pays the cost for each nursing home. The bill author argued that mandates without money create serious consequences for seniors and providers, and said the measure would keep budget authority with the legislature rather than an appointed board.
Supporters, including nursing home operators and the Long-Term Care Imperative, said the board’s holiday pay and minimum wage standards would create large unfunded costs, citing estimates ranging from hundreds of thousands to millions of dollars for individual facilities and more than $200 million statewide. They argued that some facilities could face debt, reserve depletion, or reduced access to care if the standards are not funded. Opponents, including SEIU workers and union leaders, said the board has improved staffing, recruitment, morale, and worker safety, and that caregivers deserve higher wages and holiday pay. They argued the bill would weaken the board’s ability to address chronic understaffing and would shift focus away from worker protections.
Members also debated whether nursing home reimbursement rates have already risen enough to cover wages and whether the problem lies with how funds are used by providers. After public testimony closed, several members spoke in opposition and support. A roll call was requested, and the committee voted 9-7 to re-refer House File 500, as amended, to the Committee on Labor and Workforce and Economic Development Finance and Policy.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Press Conference: Outlining the Impact of Eliminating the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Feb 21st, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- installed themselves as the director of the Office of Management and Budget, who is a Project 2025 author
- The fact is we haven't seen that recently because the CFPB, using its supervisory authority, put a stop
- put a stop to it supervisory Authority put a stop to it without<00:04:59.120>
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a dismantled in 2023 I offer authored a dismantled in 2023 I offer authored - to enforce so it's not it's authorized to enforce so it's not it's it<00:19:44.480>
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FL
Transcript Highlights:
- He'll now have that authority, just like the governor has his authorities and just like the Surgeon General's
- authority to declare it in a medical emergency.
- He's going to be coordinating with both federal authorities and with local authorities to determine exactly
- They're just doing what they think this other person is authorized to get them to do.
- So there's really no authority of the integrity of another cabinet position.
Summary:
The Appropriations Committee took up SB 2B, a major immigration bill by Senator Gruters, described by supporters as a Trump-aligned package to strengthen Florida’s role in immigration enforcement. The bill would create a grant program for local law enforcement, expand jail-ICE agreements beyond sheriff-operated jails, establish a chief immigration officer and a state immigration enforcement council, require more coordination on E-Verify and detention-bed reporting, allow immigration status to be considered in bail decisions, increase penalties for certain offenses tied to illegal reentry and voting, and repeal in-state tuition waivers for undocumented students. Much of the sponsor’s presentation and debate emphasized focusing on criminal offenders, improving coordination with federal authorities, and using state resources to support detention and enforcement.
Committee questioning focused heavily on the tuition-waiver repeal, reimbursement for jail costs, E-Verify coverage, and whether the bill could lead to street-level immigration enforcement in schools or churches. Senator Smith, Senator Pizzo, Senator Polsky, Senator Sharief, and others challenged the tuition repeal as unfair to students who were brought to Florida as children and argued for grandfathering current students or studying the fiscal impact first. Senator Fine defended the repeal as ending a state subsidy for people who are not lawfully present and argued the change would save tens of millions of dollars. Sheriff Bob Gualtieri testified that the bill was limited to jail-based enforcement, said there was no current street-level 287(g) program in Florida, and stated he did not believe the bill raised concerns for law enforcement or schools/churches. A representative of the Florida Supervisors of Elections supported the voting-related section, while a Florida Highway Patrol representative said state agencies would need additional funding if they were expected to take on more enforcement duties.
The committee adopted Senator Gruters’ late-filed amendment correcting a drafting error. Senator Smith’s amendment to require an OPAGA study on the tuition-waiver policy was withdrawn after discussion, and his handwritten amendment to delete the repeal of in-state tuition for undocumented students failed on a roll-call vote. The bill then advanced as amended, with several members speaking in debate both for and against it. Supporters framed it as a focused public-safety and enforcement measure; opponents criticized the special-session process, the cost, and the tuition repeal’s impact on students already enrolled.
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Agriculture Apr 22nd, 2026
Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development
Transcript Highlights:
- I want to be a co-author on this resolution.
- We will bring it to the floor, and you can co-author then. Thank you. Thank you.
- I'd also like to co-author when you pass a sheet around. I wanted to make the most...
- I'd also like to co-author when you pass a sheet around, and I wanted to make the motion to move favorably
- I'll be a co-author on it, even though I think that we have Americans that could or should be doing this
Bills:
HCR77
Keywords:
crawfish, agricultural labor, H-2B program, H-2A program, labor shortage, temporary workers, Louisiana economy, HCR77, crawfish industry, H-2B visa, seasonal labor, agriculture, immigration
Summary:
The House Committee on Agriculture met with a quorum and considered only one item, House Concurrent Resolution 77. The resolution urges Congress, the President, and federal agencies to take action to allow crawfish industry job duties to be treated as agricultural labor for H-2A purposes and to support an H-2B-certified seasonal employer designation. Chairwoman Butler explained that the measure was prompted by problems with H-2A/H-2B worker availability and denials that have affected crawfish processors and other agricultural businesses in Louisiana.
Several members spoke in support. Representative Coates said he wanted to co-author the resolution, Representative Henry described similar problems in his district and thanked the chair for advancing the issue, and Representative Schamerhorn also supported the resolution while noting concerns about reliance on foreign labor and stating that employers cover travel, background checks, housing, and wages averaging about $18 per hour. Representative Omaday moved to report HCR 77 favorably, and the committee approved the motion without objection.
After the favorable report, the committee adjourned.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Environment Committee Meeting - 2026-03-26
Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- All those in the author would like.
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Keywords:
natural resources, environment, sustainability, conservation, outdoor recreation, wild rice, watercraft regulation, environmental protection, aquatic ecosystems, HF1426, product stewardship, extended producer responsibility, EPR, electronics recycling, e-waste, battery recycling, circuit boards, printed circuit boards, electrical products, covered products
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Senate Energy and Natural Resources (04/01/2025)
Energy and Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- The New Hampshire Housing Authority Corporation represents the state's public housing authorities and
- , city of Keen's public housing authority, city of Keen's public housing authority, and<00:43:50.319
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Corporation's Housing Authority Corporation's Housing Authority Corporation's - Hampshire Housing Authority Corporation Hampshire Housing Authority Corporation represents<00:43
- And all with measurable impacts on both Hampshire's housing authorities have Hampshire's housing authorities
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Committee on Energy, Utilities, Environment and Climate - 03/19/25
Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate
Transcript Highlights:
- I would love to join as a co-author if there's room on it.
- I would love to join as a co-author if there's room on it.
- I would love to join as a co-author if there's room on it.
- I would love to join as a co-author if there's room on it.
- I would love to join as a co-author if there's room on it.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Energy Finance and Policy Committee 3/6/25
Energy Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- If you're ready for questions generally for the bill author, will we have Eric Simonson with the Minnesota
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- And this is maybe to the testifier, but to the bill author, Representative Murphy. that uh before so
- Chief author that one, where if you want to build it, let them come without regulation.
- Authority outlined in Minnesota statutes Authority outlined in Minnesota statutes and<01:21:13.320>
MN
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or whether it's a position of authority or whether it's a position of authority - As the author? Um, well, yes. Yep, thank you. Okay.
- This is the rule that the rulemaking authority addresses.
- I'll thank Senator Krewson for being an active co-author with me on this bill.
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where independent oversight authority where independent oversight authority
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee 3/9/26
Transportation Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- A question I had maybe for the bill author or DVS: when somebody is going to apply for a license, is
- And so, exactly the A1 last year, I don't remember, but what we gave was rule-making authority for the
- Arguably that was already the case with the original bill because the original bill provided authority
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to <00:59:53.760>the bill provided authority to the bill provided authority - <01:00:05.880>
that's <01:00:06.080>being as part of the authority that's being as
Keywords:
veterans benefits, Secret War, Laos veterans, eligibility process, burial fees, veteran designation, electronic license, driver's license, digital credential, transportation, data privacy, authentication, license plates, vehicle registration, validation stickers, Minnesota statutes, transportation policy, aeronautics, transponder, aircraft safety
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 2/25/26
Human Services Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- , which in Medicaid terms is a service authorization, but what it really is is a prior authorization.
- And in both of service authorizations.
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but go through a a prior authorization but go through a a prior authorization - really is is a prior authorization really is is a prior authorization and<00:36:46.720>
so the use of AI to deny pre-authorizations the use of AI to deny pre-authorizations when<00:43:23.920
Bills:
HF3378
Keywords:
human services, Optum reports, data privacy, transparency, legislative oversight, 1183, house
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy Committee 3/17/25
Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- So on the slide that we have in front of us, my question is: does the agency have transfer authority?
- In other words, do you have the legislative authority to transfer money between these contracts?
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to sure that we have legal authority to sure that we have legal authority to - So at DHS we tend to not take action unless there's clear authority to do so.
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so things that we don't have authority so things that we don't have authority