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NM
Transcript Highlights:
- The bill supports workforce mobility, telehealth access, and continuity of care, particularly for rural
- As part of my Job duties: I investigate violent crimes, officer-involved shootings, homicides, and other
Keywords:
Immigrant Safety Act, immigration detention, civil immigration violations, ICE, federal immigration enforcement, sanctuary policy, public bodies, local government, sheriff's department, school district, higher education, deputization, 287(g), 8 U.S.C. 1357(g), 8 C.F.R. 287.7, intergovernmental services agreement, detainer, immigration cooperation, public property, attorney general enforcement
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Jan 28th, 2026
Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- our local leaders, including our sheriffs, believe it is time to clarify the law on the mode of mobility
- You did a fantastic job. You're welcome.
Keywords:
transportation facility designations, road naming, highway designation, honorary designation, memorial highway, memorial boulevard, memorial interchange, airport naming, FDOT markers, Florida Department of Transportation, State Road 80, SR 80, U.S. 90, U.S. 41, A1A, Turnpike interchange, Kissimmee Park Road, Bobby Bowden, Donald Trump Highway, President Donald J. Trump Highway
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
FL House Floor Session - 2025-04-16 (2:00PM Session)
Florida House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Lord, I also know that their job today and on other days is not always easy in these times, but what
- The bill defines the term third-party reservation platform to mean any website, mobile application, or
Summary:
The Senate opened with a prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, doctor and guest introductions, and then moved to the special order calendar. Early bills passed included measures on the Florida Trust Code (SB 806/HB 1173), school district reporting requirements and educator misconduct reporting (SB 1374), debt collection email communications (SB 232), service of process updates (SB 576/HB 157), public lodging and food service establishments (SB 606), lien waivers and releases (SB 658), Crime Stoppers public records exemptions (SB 710), health care licensure and foreign-country business interests (SB 768, amended), diabetes management in schools (SB 772/HB 597), platting procedures (SB 784), fentanyl testing in hospitals (SB 1346/HB 1195), third-party reservation platforms (SB 940), electronic landlord-tenant notices (SB 1164/HB 615), leaving the scene of a crash restitution (SB 1378/HB 479), background screening for athletic coaches (SB 1546), surrendered infants and infant safety devices (SB 1690/HB 791), and affordable housing/Live Local Act changes (SB 1730, amended). Several other bills were temporarily postponed, including measures on trespass, higher education, transportation services, the UCC, altered sexual depictions, firearms during emergencies, Brownfields, false reporting, health care billing, motor vehicles, utility services, and others.
Most of the debate centered on a few controversial bills. Senators debated the fentanyl testing bill in support of faster detection and life-saving treatment, and the surrendered infants bill drew opposition over safety, anonymity, and liability concerns, though supporters argued baby boxes provide a monitored safe surrender option. The affordable housing bill received an amendment and broad support as a continuation of the Live Local Act, with changes to zoning, parking, height, and litigation procedures. The day’s most contentious measure was the agriculture/consumer services package (SB 700), where senators argued over the bill’s fluoride-related preemption; opponents criticized the policy and process, while the sponsor emphasized broader agriculture, consumer protection, and FFA-related provisions. That bill passed 27-9.
Votes on the other major bills were largely bipartisan and often unanimous or near-unanimous, with several bills passing 35-37 yeas and few or no nays. The Senate also adopted a motion to immediately certify all bills passed that day to the House. The session concluded with announcements recognizing visitors, including Taiwan representatives, and remarks about a lantern-lighting observance tied to the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere’s ride, followed by adjournment until the next scheduled meeting.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband and Rural Development - 03/02/26
Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development
Transcript Highlights:
- We've been able to mobilize food deliveries, mutual aid, getting people resources, across the board.
- Um, we've been able to<00:41:16.480><c> mobilize,</c><00:41:17.599><c> um,</c><00:41:18.000><c> food<
- to mobilize, um, food deliveries, mutual aid,<00:41:20.400><c> um,</c><00:41:21.200><c> getting</c><
- We're gonna speed things on a little bit, but you did an excellent job for your first time doing this
- Uh that's something that's our<01:56:41.280><c> job</c><01:56:41.440><c> is</c><01:56:41.679><c> to</
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- Chair recognizes Representative Lad for a parliamentary inquiry. lowpaying jobs, and limited limited
- lowpaying jobs, and limited limited opportunities<00:47:14.240><c> to</c><00:47:14.560><c> graduate</
- </c><01:21:41.040><c> devices</c><01:21:41.520><c> and</c> phones and other mobile devices and phones
- and other mobile devices and certainly<01:21:42.159><c> do</c><01:21:42.320><c> not</c><01:21:42.560
- Now he was shivering, which made him want to continue his job in haste.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Correctional Consolidation and Collaboration Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:00 am
Transcript Highlights:
- They go to Job Works. They go to Career Point.
- That's not a job.
- They go to Job Works. They go to Career Point.
- That's not a job.
- Now, I know my probation is doing a great job.
Summary:
The commission opened an informal discussion focused on developing recommendations for its September report on correctional consolidation and cooperation. Chairs Dan Hunt and Senator Brownsberger emphasized that the group is still in an information-gathering phase, but should begin putting ideas on the table, including possible written recommendations, further hearings, and additional facility tours. Members discussed whether the commission should seek more input from frontline stakeholders such as sheriffs, probation, parole, reentry centers, unions, and the judiciary, and whether recommendations should be organized around specific issue areas like medical costs, programming, reentry, and facility operations.
A major theme was the need for a more integrated and consistent correctional system. Participants raised concerns about fragmentation across DOC, county sheriffs, probation, and parole, and suggested exploring step-down pathways, minimum security, pre-release, day reporting, and regional reentry hubs to improve outcomes and reduce recidivism. Several speakers stressed the importance of uniform standards, evidence-based programming, better data on outcomes and spending, and clearer alignment between custody conditions and rehabilitation goals. There was also discussion of looking to other states and international models, as well as revisiting older reports and plans, including the 2009 commission report and the 2010 corrections master plan.
Facility-specific issues were also raised, including the need to examine women’s facilities such as Framingham, Bridgewater, and restrictive housing practices in light of suicide concerns and mental health needs. Members discussed the relationship between correctional custody and behavioral health, the role of the judiciary in sentencing and reentry planning, and whether judges should be better informed about available programming and step-down options. There was broad agreement that collaboration, transparency, and accountability should be strengthened, with some members urging that recommendations be based on firsthand facts and data rather than opinion alone.
The meeting also included presentation of a written set of eight high-level recommendations compiled by advocacy and legal organizations, which focused on clearer and more consistent programming, equitable application of rules, and reducing punitive conditions that function like solitary confinement. The chairs said the document would be shared with members and posted online. No formal votes were taken during the discussion, and the meeting ended with plans to continue the conversation at a future session, including possible follow-up on reentry centers, restrictive housing, and other systemwide reforms.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- And my view is that our job is to be thoughtful stewards of our public education system, carefully and
- You're doing a magnificent job. I just want to go on the record and say that.
- Contracts are awarded for specific jobs such as window repairs before any work is needed.
- Job order contracting is an efficient way.
- WECA is not opposed to job order contracting.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Sep 4th, 2025
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- properly, in California, we will VA can't do the job properly.
- Can we do a better job with our county service veterans officers? Yes.
- And part of that's because Placer County does a really great job at serving veterans.
- If I knew of any jobs out there, and that was really frustrating to me.
- out there If I knew of any jobs out there, and that was really frustrating to me.
Summary:
The Assembly convened after a quorum call, prayer, and pledge, then handled a long consent and concurrence calendar. Early procedural actions included moving several bills to the inactive file, waiving the floor amendment deadline for certain measures, rescinding prior action on SB 733, and approving a motion to withdraw AB 710 from committee to the third reading file by a 42-12 vote. The chamber also re-referred AB 406 to Labor and Employment and later AB 754 to Housing, while taking up numerous Senate and Assembly measures out of order to accommodate authors and guests.
The body adopted several resolutions recognizing October 2025 as California Promotoras Month (HR 58), National Fried Rice Day and National Rice Month (HR 71), Direct Support Professional Recognition Week (HR 70), and All California Day (HR 67). Members also concurred in Senate amendments on a wide range of bills covering insurance, horses, emergency vehicles, health facilities, restitution, education, tribal regalia at graduation, behavioral health, air pollution, energy, dams, greenhouse gases, foster youth, court interpreters, tenancy language access, patient privacy notices, discrimination in school facility rentals, hospital visitation rights, diversion, agriculture, insurance studies, electricity, and environmental stewardship. Most of these measures passed with little or no opposition, though a few drew recorded noes.
Several higher-profile policy bills drew debate. SB 694 on veteran claim assistance generated the most extensive discussion, with supporters arguing it would stop predatory, unaccredited companies from charging veterans for VA claims help, and opponents warning it could reduce veterans’ choices and should be paired with broader fixes to county VSO access; the bill ultimately passed 46-0. Other notable actions included concurrence on SB 576 limiting loud streaming ads, SB 512 on transportation tax initiatives, and SB 785 creating a tax credit for durable medical equipment for children with complex medical needs. The Assembly also concurred in SB 250 on Medi-Cal provider directories, SB 831 on the Geological Survey, SB 788 on CPA regulation, SB 456 on muralist licensing, SB 72 on the California Water Plan, SB 76 on used-car fee protections, SB 246 on rural health workforce support, SB 484 on coastal affordable housing, SB 680 on sex offender registration, SB 695 on climate-resilient highway projects, and SB 783 on outdoor advertising. Votes were overwhelmingly favorable across the board, with the chamber repeatedly adopting Senate amendments and resolutions by voice vote or recorded roll call.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine the nomination of Daniel Driscoll, of North Carolina, to be Secretary of the Army, Department of Defense. Jan 30th, 2025 at 08:30 am
Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel
Transcript Highlights:
- They have to manage jobs outside of their military roles.
- You'll do a great job. Thank you, Senator. Thank you, Mr. Driscoll.
- Despite having done so as a job requirement.
- I would follow all lawful requirements of my job if confirmed, Senator. Okay.
- It's my job. It's my job to advise and consent on the nominees that the President puts forward.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate Committee on Education K-16 Jan 28th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- I think Texas's bill does a great job of ameliorating that problem. ...takes a little too long.
- Our research shows that social mobility of ACE families improves.
- Good job. You've watched one bill. Keep going. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you all very much.
- Forty states do a better job of maintaining public schools. Shame on Governor Abbott.
- And a mobile, more kiosk, no, more mobile. It was electronic virtual kiosk? That’s it. Thank you.
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Education K-16 convened with a quorum, adopted its committee rules, and heard opening remarks from members introducing staff and outlining priorities for the session. Several senators emphasized support for public education, teacher pay and safety, parental choice, and the combined K-16 jurisdiction of the committee. The chair also reviewed hearing procedures, including public testimony registration and time limits.
The main item was Senate Bill 2, the Texas Education Freedom Act, laid out by Chairman Creighton. He described the bill as an education savings account program intended to expand school choice, with a $200 million universal eligibility pool and an additional $800 million targeted to students with disabilities and lower-income families. He said the bill includes anti-fraud safeguards, criminal background checks for vendors, reporting requirements, data protections, and annual testing for participating students, while not imposing STAAR on private schools or homeschoolers. He also said the bill removes a prior hold-harmless provision for public schools and is separate from public school funding and teacher pay legislation.
Members questioned the bill’s income threshold, lottery and priority structure, treatment of homeschoolers, microschools, charter schools, religious freedom protections, citizenship/lawful presence language, cybersecurity, open records, and disability-related issues, including whether 504 students and foster children should be included. Creighton said the bill is designed to prioritize former public school students with disabilities or lower incomes, while also allowing universal eligibility within the program’s first funding tier, and that the Comptroller would oversee vendor screening and cybersecurity rules. He said the bill does not direct curriculum or interfere with religious beliefs and that amendments may be offered later on citizenship and other issues. After member questions, the committee began invited testimony, starting with EdChoice representative Robert Inlow, who testified in support of SB 2 and cited national growth in school choice programs and studies he said show positive effects for students and public schools.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Environment, Climate and Legacy - 04/08/25
Environment, Climate, and Legacy
Transcript Highlights:
- Our mission is to educate and mobilize the citizens of Minnesota to address the climate crisis and to
- to educate and mobilize the citizens of<01:10:21.120><c> Minnesota</c><01:10:21.679><c> to</c><01:10
- This is an economic growth and jobs component for Minnesota.
- </c><01:52:28.000><c> That's</c><01:52:28.320><c> after</c> hundreds of permanent jobs.
- That's after hundreds of permanent jobs.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Health and Mental Health Feb 19th, 2026 at 08:00 am
Health and Mental Health
Transcript Highlights:
- Our job here is simple. Pass this legislation.
- I think that’s, I mean, you do a great, great job presenting it.
- There's mobile delivery services. So that's outside of the realm, I think, of the bill.
- Louis, my job was to see many patients that had diet-related diseases.
- There's 60 people in your department, and their only job is to submit prior authorizations.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Make America Healthy Again Kentucky Task Force (12-16-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- I feel like you might be interviewing for a job in CHFS or some very important role.
- I just felt like our policy specialist, Matt Hall, on our team did such a great job doing research.
- of Bullitt County and I have seen the health department there step up and, you know, they've got a mobile
- c><01:27:32.000><c> unit</c><01:27:32.239><c> that</c><01:27:32.480><c> they're</c> they've got a mobile
- unit that they're they've got a mobile unit that they're reaching<01:27:33.120><c> out</c><01:27:33.360
Summary:
The committee approved the minutes unanimously and then heard extended testimony from Senator Jimmy Higdon, who reflected on Kentucky’s 2011 childhood obesity task force and said the state’s childhood obesity problem has worsened since then. He described prior recommendations from that task force, including more physical education, nutrition education, classroom-based physical activity, complete streets, bike lanes, sidewalks, and safe routes to school. Higdon also argued that government programs have contributed to obesity and drug abuse, focusing especially on SNAP and Medicaid, and said he has long advocated for a waiver to distribute SNAP benefits twice a month rather than once a month.
Higdon said SNAP fraud and abuse are significant, claiming some recipients sell benefits and some retailers bend the rules on eligible purchases. He also said spreading benefits through the month could help families keep fresh food in the home and stabilize grocery store business, especially in food deserts and rural areas. In response to questions, he said he would not support allowing hot prepared foods under SNAP, though he said a grocery-store produce incentive similar to the farmers market match could be beneficial if structured separately. He also said the WIC program is a model for how SNAP could be better administered.
Members thanked Higdon for his service and discussed whether the issue is food insecurity or poor nutrition. Senator Douglas emphasized adding stronger guardrails to nutrition-related programs, and Representative Proctor asked about the challenges of operating grocery stores in rural areas and food deserts. Higdon said independent grocers face thin margins, competition, and cyclical market pressures, and that SNAP distribution patterns can worsen those challenges. After Higdon’s testimony, the committee heard from Ann Cressilious, a registered dietitian with the Kentucky Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, who began a presentation on the profession and on efforts to improve nutrition and access to nutrition information in Kentucky.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Conference Committee on H.F. 2438 - Transportation Omnibus - 05/08/25
Transcript Highlights:
- And this authorizes the use of free fares for Metro Mobility eligible riders on Metro Transit routes.
- Section 78 is a house-only provision that requires a third-party forecasting analysis of Metro Mobility
- significant amounts of information available on our website, but we know we can always do a better job
- always</c><01:21:00.480><c> do</c><01:21:00.640><c> a</c><01:21:00.800><c> better</c><01:21:01.120><c> job
- Also, making fares for Metro Mobility riders permanently free on regular route transit would continue
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 3/5/25
Commerce Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- We also represent auto suppliers, mobility, and technology companies.
- in the US we also represent Auto sold in the US we also represent Auto suppliers<00:34:11.240><c> mobility
- </c><00:34:11.679><c> and</c><00:34:11.879><c> technology</c> suppliers mobility and technology suppliers
- mobility and technology companies<00:34:13.320><c> uh</c><00:34:13.399><c> thank</c><00:34:13.560><c
- represents all segments of America's oil and natural gas industry, which supports more than 11 million U.S. jobs
Keywords:
lead, cadmium, consumer products, safety regulation, retail restrictions, motor sports, nonoxygenated gasoline, fuel regulations, storage requirements, racing events, HF325, flavored nitrous oxide, nitrous oxide, whippets, laughing gas, retail sales, consumer protection, misdemeanor, commerce, Minnesota Statutes chapter 325F
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Minnesota House committee hears proposed workforce grant program to ease health care labor shortage Apr 14th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- That can quickly move people into jobs.
- Two Harbors is training people that actually have the jobs, and so these students are actually being
- and so these actually have the jobs and so these students<00:09:28.240><c> are</c><00:09:28.560><c>
- We want to make sure that people landed a good jobs that pays and take care for their family members.
- </c> students who are landing a good pay jobs students who are landing a good pay jobs and<00:14:13.040
Summary:
The committee took up House File 3732, with the author moving both the bill and two separate amendments. The DE1 amendment would create a healthcare workforce grant program to let the Department of Employment and Economic Development identify and fund healthcare workforce shortage areas, while the A1 amendment would establish an Office of Community Investment to provide strategic grant management and help align grants with legislative priorities. Both amendments were adopted, and the bill was laid over for later consideration.
The bill author explained that the healthcare workforce proposal is meant to address shortages that market forces alone have not solved, citing examples such as CNA training and rural oncologist recruitment. The Office of Community Investment was described as a way to improve grant oversight, set clearer goals, and strengthen collaboration between agencies and the legislature, drawing on the model of the Office of Justice Programs. Testimony from the Mong American Partnership strongly supported the healthcare workforce grant program, describing successful CNA and phlebotomy pathways, but also noting long waitlists and the need for flexible funding.
Members discussed the importance of locating training opportunities in greater Minnesota and in communities with workforce gaps, so distance and travel barriers do not limit access. Several legislators said the proposal would help create good-paying jobs, strengthen healthcare access, and support overworked healthcare workers. The bill’s sponsors also emphasized that codifying grant programs can speed up future funding decisions and improve accountability, and they said the measures would return for further consideration in a few days.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Veterans and Armed Forces Apr 7th, 2026 at 11:00 am
Veterans and Armed Forces
Transcript Highlights:
- And I think that's what each one of us takes that job very seriously.
- We need to do a better job than we're doing right now.
- And what I mean by that is we do our job, the hard job, and say let's do the right thing here and let
- And what I mean by that is we do our job, the hard job, and say let's do the right thing here and let
- It's because the federal government's not doing their job.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Health and Human Services Jun 25th, 2025
Legislative Health & Human Services Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- job postings in New Mexico.
- Um, that's 82% of our online job postings are in health and personal care services.
- Um, you know, the slide 4 is just the job postings right now, just the online job postings.
- It's the job, though, of the executive Committee, um, and this is a job that is ongoing, it hasn't yet
- Do your job. So good luck.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs (02/11/2026)
Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- "I knew in my job that, you know, as a physiatrist, we work with all sorts of people.
- My job here is to educate everybody as to what paramedic and the EMS industry does.
- In fact, in this bill, it's part of this committee's job to analyze the work of that commission.
- to analyze the work of committee's job to analyze the work of that<02:48:02.160><c> commission.
- Um, because DHS actually does a great job in their health professions data center.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- We've worked with this Legislature to expand community paramedicine programs and mobile mental health
- Nearly one in five California jobs is held by a Medi-Cal enrollee, representing more than $20 billion
- In my district, I hear from workers because the majority of jobs created in my district, and I am the
- to lose health care coverage due to the devastating medical cuts in H.R. 1, and 217,000 California jobs
- workers, ...similar to you who's come out of working with workers for 20 years before getting this job