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MN
Transcript Highlights:
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who some of those local authorities who some of those local authorities who - We are still hopeful about grant administration authority.
- We've talked about that authority.
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US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Monday, March 24, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The Great Lakes Water Authority voted to increase water rates by 5.9% and sewage rates by 4.5%.
- However, DOE can modify or eliminate those requirements when necessary, which is an authority that can
- to reduce or of this flexible authority to reduce or eliminate<02:21:11.319>
such <02:21:12.040 - With that, I reserve the balance of my time. waiver Authority this bill would ensure waiver Authority
- This legislation authorizes the U.S.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee Jul 1st, 2026
Housing and Community Development
Transcript Highlights:
- Nor do we have authors. Jumped ahead a little bit there. Senators, if you can hear us, join us.
- I want to thank the author and sponsors for working with us.
- I want to thank the author for bringing this bill forward.
- So when we have a quorum, happy to move the bill and would love to be added as a co-author.
- I would also like to express my sincere gratitude to the Senator for authoring this bill.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session 5/13/25 - Part 2
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I recognize a member from Hennepin, the author of the bill, Representative Long, to explain the bill.
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of to thank the bipartisan co-authors of to thank the bipartisan co-authors
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- What you might want to do is talk to the bill author, Mr.
- That means the bill author did a really good job in his layout.
- In a contracted or non-contracted primary, each party has a lot more control and authority over their
- The early voting clerk has all authority over early voting by mail and early voting in person.
- So that's just something I have that... would work with the author on. Great, thank you.
Keywords:
voting access, polling place, disability, caretaker provisions, ballot delivery, election code, HB 2253, Texas Election Code, bond election, bond issuance, local government, election cancellation, disaster declaration, natural disaster, emergency election, county election officer, polling place notice, open meeting, election workers, voter safety
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Conversation with the amendment authors. Do you yield? Of course I do. Yeah.
- Well, the gentleman, the author, yield for a question.
- Senator Gutierrez... the author of the amendment yield for a question.
- Senator Gutierrez... the author of the amendment yield for a question. There you go.
- The amendment is acceptable to the author.
Summary:
The Senate opened with a quorum, an invocation, and routine motions to excuse Senator King and dispense with the reading of the previous journal. Members then took up several ceremonial resolutions and recognitions, including honoring Duncanville High School’s boys basketball state championship, recognizing the city of Palestine, welcoming the Texas African American Lawyers Foundation and Barbara Jordan Leadership Institute, acknowledging the Cibolo Chamber of Commerce, and designating Texas County Treasurer’s Day and Mesquite Day. A memorial resolution for Clyde Vance Dunham of Waco was adopted, with multiple senators speaking in tribute to his long legal career and community service; the Senate agreed to adjourn in his memory.
The chamber then considered a series of bills, most of which were advanced on expedited motions. Senate Bill 1948, concerning fire prevention standards for certain agricultural facilities, passed after suspension of the rules and the three-day rule. Senate Bill 1394, updating weight and tire-load rules for ready-mix concrete trucks, passed unanimously. Senate Bill 1814, creating an electronic database to provide information to certain veterans, also passed unanimously. Senate Bill 241, tightening enforcement of the public camping ban and authorizing state enforcement and reimbursement mechanisms, drew questions about impacts on unhoused people but ultimately passed. Senate Bill 1147, withdrawing Texas from the Interstate Mining Compact, passed unanimously.
The Senate also passed Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 921 on Medicaid ex parte renewals after a narrower vote, and Senate Bill 609, requiring school districts and charter schools to comply with legally required policies, after rejecting an amendment by Senators Menendez and Perry that would have added a good-faith/resource-limitation safeguard for districts. Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 660, requiring bollards or similar barriers near certain hospital emergency rooms, passed with rural exemptions and exceptions for existing protections. Senate Bill 2155, a cleanup bill returning veterinary board authority from TDLR to the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners, passed with amendments. Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 1209 on election dates and Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 1396 prohibiting national sex education standards in public schools also passed. The Senate then received first-reading bills and adjourned until the next day.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine research security risks posed by foreign nationals from countries of risk working at the Department of Energy¿s National Laboratories and necessary mitigation steps. Feb 20th, 2025 at 09:00 am
Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- In the Chips and Science Act, and more recently in the fiscal year 2025 Intelligence Authorization Act
- The President has the authority, constitutionally and statutorily, to decide who can see what within
- with no ability to delegate authority for all countries of risk. nationals hiring, visits by labs or
- So the order is flexible on who has the authority.
- What authorities, directives can Congress use to help on that mission?
Keywords:
national security, Department of Energy, foreign espionage, security protocols, Chinese Communist Party, national laboratories, research security
Summary:
The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee convened to address pressing issues related to research security risks at the Department of Energy, focusing specifically on foreign nationals' access to sensitive information. The meeting highlighted the increasing threats posed by espionage from the Chinese Communist Party, which has sought to infiltrate U.S. national laboratories and exploit American research for military purposes. Discussions included the importance of tightening security protocols to safeguard national interests and maintain technological advantages. Witnesses provided insight into historical contexts and current vulnerabilities, emphasizing that without proper measures, the gaps could jeopardize national security.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate of the 89th Legislature Feb 19th, 2025 at 11:00 am
Texas Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Lord, we lift up these leaders whom you have placed in positions of authority.
- Author Senator Hughes.
- Just a quick follow up question of the author. Senator Huffman? Yes, of course.
- President, to ask the author some questions. Do you yield? Of course, thank you.
- I ask the bill author a question. Do you yield? Yes.
Keywords:
bail denial, illegal aliens, felony offenses, constitutional amendment, law enforcement, bail reform, defendants, pretrial detention, public safety, criminal justice, charitable bail organizations, bail bonds, public funds, political subdivision, injunctive relief, taxpayer rights, bail, criminal justice reform
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Health Policy Feb 4th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- THESE ARE ALREADY IN EXISTENCE IN THE LEGISLATION DIRECTED US TO SEEK FEDERAL AUTHORITY TO THIS EXPANDED
- AND THIS IS A HIGH HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW OF THE STEPS TAKEN TO REQUEST FEDERAL AUTHORITY TO GO AHEAD FOR
- THAT WAS THE IMPLEMENTATION IN TERMS OF REQUEST OF FEDERAL AUTHORITY WHICH WE ARE GOING THROUGH THE 1150
- LASTLY, 1063 AUTHORIZES CHIROPRACTIC PHYSICIANS TO PERFORM DRY NEEDLING.
- THINKS THAT WERE NOT AUTHORIZED UNDER STATUTE OR RULE OR INTRODUCED AND PUT IN THE PRODUCT.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- This authorizes the issuance of a special number of plates to recognize the island of Co... to to keep
- This transfers the authority held by the comptroller over the Works of Art Special Fund to the Director
- However, we did have a conversation with Stadium Authority on their experience, and they suggested taking
- I've been doing a lot of research, deep diving, talking to other agencies, especially Stadium Authority
- However, we did have a conversation with Stadium Authority on their experience, and they suggested taking
Summary:
The House Committee on Culture and the Arts met on January 29 at 10:30 a.m. and heard four bills. HB 133, relating to surfing, drew testimony from the Department of Education and one individual in support. Committee discussion focused on the department’s estimated cost of about $44,000 per event, including judges, lifeguards, security, and administrative expenses. Members also asked about why surfing has been difficult to implement statewide and were told safety concerns, open-water conditions, and league-level decisions were among the barriers. The committee moved the bill forward with amendments, including blanking out the appropriation, and noted it wanted the Education Committee to review the cost breakdown further.
HB 307, relating to special license plates for the island of Kahoʻolawe, received strong support from Protect K Ohana, the Kahoʻolawe Island Reserve Commission, and other supporters in person and via Zoom. Testimony clarified the name of the receiving entity and noted a recent petition showing significant public interest. The bill was advanced with technical amendments, and the chair said the fund name was already correct and that the measure would not reflect DCCA but the bank account designation.
HB 450 would transfer the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts and the King Kamehameha Celebration Commission from DAGS to DBEDT and move authority over the Works of Art Special Fund to DBEDT’s director. The State Foundation and DBEDT’s Creative Industries Division supported the measure. In response to questions, the State Foundation said it had researched the transfer, believed funding would not be lost, and requested about a year for the transition to avoid payroll and payment disruptions, along with consideration of an additional DBEDT staff position. The committee adopted the chair’s recommendation to pass the bill with amendments, including adding the requested FTE and noting a two-year transition period in the report.
HB 663, authorizing a special license plate commemorating the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, had little testimony and no one signed up to speak. The chair said OHA advocacy testimony was on file but that support for the measure appeared limited, and the bill was deferred. The committee then adjourned.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session Jun 20th, 2026 at 11:00 am
Massachusetts Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The House bill authorizing municipalities to opt in to a temporary pilot to extend the hours of liquor
- Third reading of the bill: An act authorizing municipalities to opt in to a temporary pilot to extend
- The House bill authorizing municipalities to opt in to a temporary pilot to extend the hours of liquor
- House Bill 5478, as amended, an act authorizing municipalities to opt into a temporary pilot to extend
- House Bill 5478, as amended, an act authorizing municipalities to opt into a temporary pilot to extend
Summary:
The Senate began with the Pledge of Allegiance and adopted a resolution congratulating Douglas Fire Chief John J. Perna on his retirement. It then took up several local and personnel matters, including sick leave bank bills for Shannon Manning of the trial court and Stephanie Rivera of the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office; both were amended to add emergency preambles and passed to be engrossed. The chamber also advanced local legislation on special meetings of the Holyoke City Council, the Reading home rule charter, a parkland exchange in Lexington, and a means-tested senior citizen property tax exemption for North Attleboro, along with a House bill concerning land conveyance in Fall River, which was ordered to a third reading. The Senate also received a committee report on a Newton pension obligation bonds bill, referred it to the municipalities and regional government committees, and adopted an order to meet again in formal session on Thursday at 11 a.m.
A major policy item was a House bill creating a temporary summer 2026 pilot program allowing municipalities to opt in to extended liquor license hours and public consumption in designated districts. Senator Todd offered an amendment requiring an interagency report on the pilot’s effects on behavior, public safety, and transportation; the amendment was adopted, as was the bill as amended, and the Senate later concurred in a further House amendment. The bill then received the required emergency preamble by standing vote and was passed to be enacted, to be signed by the President and sent to the Governor.
The Senate also paused for a personal privilege recognition honoring three Canton High School state championship teams: the boys golf team, boys hockey team, and girls track and field team. The remarks highlighted their state titles, individual achievements, coaches and school leaders, and included special recognition for boys hockey coach Brian Schumann on his retirement after 23 seasons. The teams were welcomed to the chamber and told citations would be issued and the recognition entered into the journal.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Local Government Committee Jun 3rd, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Since we have an author here, we'll get started.
- Since we have an author here and we do not have a quorum yet, we'll get started.
- So SB 1005 gives local government the authority to determine whether to adopt a system for rounding to
- It would provide legal authority for them, prevent the unilateral rise in the cost, create a hearing
- And so I thought that was kind of a cool way to do it, but we need authority, legal authority, for local
Summary:
The Assembly Local Government Committee heard several bills related to local government finance and development. SB 1005 would authorize local agencies to adopt a five-cent rounding system for cash transactions if penny shortages make exact change impractical, with the author and supporters from county treasurers, cities, special districts, and local government associations arguing it would provide legal clarity and reduce costs. SB 1036 would require local jurisdictions to give credit for prior site uses when calculating mitigation fees on redevelopment or adaptive reuse projects, with supporters from SPUR, Realtors, AARP, the building industry, and housing-related groups saying it would prevent duplicative fees and better align charges with new impacts only.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
2026 Legislative Session - Day Sixty Eight - Tuesday, May 12
Missouri House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- , not to use this authority that will be granted to them to shrink that or expand that to 50.
- If this is a big deal, go to your election authority, talk about the importance...
- So lots of negotiation with the election authorities and the smaller areas are already done.
- The election authorities didn't want to turn people away in...
- The election authorities didn't want to turn people away in April elections.
Summary:
The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and approval of the previous day’s journal by a 129-0 vote. Members then spent considerable time on points of personal privilege and introductions, including remarks recognizing law enforcement wellness, personal health updates, legislative service and family sacrifices, interns, visiting students, and special guests such as a St. Louis entrepreneur honored with a House resolution and a visiting governor from Samarkand, Uzbekistan.
The chamber then received Senate messages and committee reports before moving to conference requests on Senate Bills 835 and 1111 and Senate Bill 1020, both of which were approved for conference committees. The House also passed Senate Bills 977 and 1011, a measure barring international organizations or foreign law from exercising authority in Missouri or being used to deny “fundamental rights,” after debate over its scope and concerns about foreign-law venue rules and its practical effect; the final vote was 99-45. Senate Bill 1470, dealing with legislative research and statutory publication procedures, was amended and passed 148-1 after debate over reducing committee size, shifting publication to a primarily web-based format, and preserving printed archival copies.
The House then adopted and finally passed Senate Bill 1940, the public notices/newspaper bill, by 142-1, with discussion focused on modernizing notice publication rules and election-related deadlines. It also took up Senate Bill 1871, which included county clerk and election administration provisions and a Senate amendment incorporating campaign finance language; debate emphasized ballot testing timelines and election transparency. The transcript ends during discussion of that bill, before a final vote is shown.
HI
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- And basically, instead of—there's two very separate sets of authorities that the state has.
- sets of authorities that the state has. sets of authorities that the state has.
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that There's this regulatory authority that There's this regulatory authority that you
Keywords:
outdoor advertising, billboards, public safety, penalties, community pollution, elections, campaign finance, business entities, political activity, regulation, liability, non-natural persons, insurance, captives, examination, regulations, policyholders, dormant captive, tax exemption, Hawaii revised statutes
Summary:
The Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee opened its first hearing of the year with remarks from Chair Jared Kohole outlining hearing procedures, a two-minute testimony limit, rules for remote testimony and decorum, and a revised testimony-publication pilot that keeps 96-hour notice but returns to a standard 24-hour testimony deadline. He then moved through the agenda, beginning with SB 2004 on outdoor advertising, which would increase penalties for violations of billboard and outdoor advertising laws. Testimony on that measure was limited; Henry Curtis of Life of the Land was first up, and written support was noted from Hawaiian Electric and the Outdoor Circle.
The committee then heard SB 2039 on election campaign finance, which would prohibit certain business entities from engaging in campaign finance activities. The Attorney General’s office offered comments and did not take a formal position at the hearing. Several proponents testified in support, including Josh Frost, Tom Moore of the Center for American Progress, Hapa/Hawaii Alliance for Progressive Action, and Common Cause Hawaiʻi, all arguing the bill would curb corporate and dark-money influence and return elections to the people. Moore distinguished between regulating corporate “rights” and limiting corporate “powers,” and said the state can redefine the powers it grants corporations. In questions, Senator McKelvey asked whether the bill could be expanded to include unions; the Attorney General said he would need to get back with legal analysis, while Moore said his preferred approach would include all entities and that leaving out nonprofits or unions would create problems. Members also discussed whether the bill would affect PACs, and Moore explained that the proposal would prohibit corporate and dark-money flows into PACs while leaving individual political giving and existing political committees in place. The committee then moved on to the next measure.
SB 2042, relating to insurance, was heard next. The bill would reduce the unimpaired minimum capital and surplus required of class 4 sponsored captive insurance companies under certain circumstances. The DCCA Insurance Division said it stood on its written testimony, and the Hawaii Captive Insurance Council testified in support, describing the change as a narrow, risk-based adjustment that would not affect the commissioner’s authority where actual risk resides and would help keep Hawaii competitive. The committee noted additional written support and proceeded without a vote or final action in the portion of the hearing provided.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection - 03/27/25
Commerce and Consumer Protection
Transcript Highlights:
- We are changing the author. She is going to be the chief author of this.
- I'm very pleased that we've been able to work with Legal Aid and the bill authors to get this far, and
- <00:19:56.159>
to <00:19:56.360>get legal aid and the bill authors to get legal aid - and the bill authors to get this<00:19:56.720>
far <00:19:57.559>and <00:19:57.760> - Any closing comments from the authors? Mr. Chair, I think this is a step forward.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- We also share operating expenses with San Jacento River Authority and Lake Conroe.
- And we own, uh, Lake Houston and fund the Coastal Water Authority.
- Authority.
- I'm the general manager of Trinity River Authority.
- Unfortunately, Trinity River Authority has never been able to pay its full 30%.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Jun 8th, 2026
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Again, I want to thank the author for his work and the open-door policy you've had.
- Do you wish for the first roll to be open for co-authors?
- Majority Leader asks for the first roll to be open for co-authors. Clerk will open the roll.
- Members, this is for co-authors. All members vote who desire to vote.
- There are 65 co-authors added without objection. We'll take a voice vote on the resolution.
Summary:
The Assembly convened, established a quorum, and handled a number of procedural motions, including suspending rules for adjournments in memory and guest introductions, rescinding prior action on SB 493, and re-referring several Senate bills to different committees. Members also recognized guests on the floor, including family members, interns, firefighters from the Corona Fire Department, and the Quartz Hill High girls’ soccer team, which was honored for its historic championship season.
The main floor action was on AB 1795 by Assembly Member Gibson, the Smoke Damage Recovery Act, which would create statewide standards for inspecting, testing, and remediating wildfire smoke damage and set clearer insurance claim practices. Supporters said the bill would help wildfire survivors return home safely and urged science-based standards and a rebuttable presumption that contamination after a wildfire was caused by the fire; opponents warned the bill could raise costs and should better address government failures in fire recovery. The bill passed on a 54-6 vote, including the urgency clause.
Members also adopted SCR 137, proclaiming March 15 as Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Day, with remarks praising her role in advancing gender equality and equal rights. The resolution was adopted after 65 co-authors were added and then approved by voice vote. The consent calendar, including SJR 11, was adopted 71-0.
A large portion of the session was devoted to adjournments in memory, including tributes to Larry Vane, Dr. William A. Burke, Colonel Alfred P. Glover, and Rita Semmel. The Assembly also honored departing Member James Gallagher, who gave extended farewell remarks before leaving for Congress. The house then announced upcoming committee meetings and adjourned until Thursday, June 11, at 9 a.m.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Jun 8th, 2026
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The late Joseph Campbell remains a revered authority on the religions and mythologies of humanity.
- Again, I want to thank the author for his work and the open-door policy you've had.
- Do you wish for the first roll to be open for co-authors?
- Members, this is for co-authors. All members vote who desire to vote.
- There are 65 co-authors added without objection. We'll take a voice vote on the resolution.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- We have one suspense item that will have an author presentation.
- The authors for the remaining suspense bills have waived presentation.
- The authors for the remaining suspense bills have waived presentation.
- The author has put in a budget request to fund implementation. Thank you.
- But these are all amendments we've given to the author.
WV
West Virginia 2026 Regular Session
Senate in Session Mar 14th, 2026 at 09:19 pm
West Virginia Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Engrossed committee substitute for House Bill 4245, authorizing certain agencies of the Department of
- We're talking about making certain that employers verify that their employees are authorized to work
- I have to tell you, again, it's currently mandated that they verify that their employees are authorized
- worker... ...and willfully provides false records as to the legal status of an authorized worker can
- The new act authorizes reimbursement of qualifying employers for amounts paid to train or upskill an
Summary:
The Senate considered and passed House Bill 4245, the Department of Revenue rules bundle covering 27 rules from six agencies. Members withdrew the committee amendment, adopted a floor amendment making changes to two lottery rules and one tax rule related to pre-need cemetery companies, then passed the bill 30-1. The Senate also adopted a title amendment and made the bill effective from passage by a 31-0 vote. Later, when the House rejected the Senate’s amendments, the Senate receded from its amendments and again passed the bill, making it effective from passage.
The chamber also adopted several concurrent resolutions from the Rules Committee, including studies on school finance transparency, divorce grounds, the Southern West Virginia water crisis, athletic trainer access in public secondary schools, the eastern gray fox population, upland game bird stamp purchases, and the Public Service Commission. Senate Concurrent Resolution 50, calling for a study of the PSC, was also adopted. In addition, the Senate passed House Bill 5381, which expands the Office of Energy’s role to develop a comprehensive energy policy and grid stabilization plan, and House Bill 5412, the Future Ready Education Act, after amending it to require annual vocational and agriculture offerings unless not viable and to set science-of-reading training requirements for K-5 literacy teachers by 2028-29.
The Senate passed House Bill 845, a supplemental appropriation to the Governor’s Office Civil Contingent Fund, after concurring in a House amendment that reappropriated federal match grant funds and increased the civil contingency surplus fund from $15 million to $25 million; it was made effective from passage. The chamber also concurred in House amendments to House Bill 4106 on constitutional carry for 18- to 20-year-olds, House Bill 4004 creating the Recharge West Virginia training reimbursement program, House Bill 5453 revising the school aid funding formula for special education weighting, and other measures including House Bill 4009 on portable benefits, Senate Bill 164 on substitute teacher definitions, and House Bill 4606 on pretrial release for certain felonies.
A lengthy debate centered on House Bill 4198, the E-Verify Safe Harbor Act. The Judiciary Committee amendment would have required public and certain private employers to use E-Verify, while a further amendment from the Senator from Randolph would have limited the mandate to public employers and made E-Verify optional for private employers with liability protections for good-faith use. After extensive discussion about small business impacts, federal-state conflicts, and enforcement, the Senate adopted the Randolph amendment and then passed the bill 31-3, with a title amendment also adopted. The Senate later refused to concur in House amendments to House Bill 4010, concurred in House amendments to House Bill 5438, receded from amendments to House Bill 4765, and adjourned sine die.