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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Housing Finance and Policy Committee 3/18/25
Housing Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- He said the questions they are having here today, as Republicans and Democrats, are about finding a way
- :25:25.360><c> as</c><01:25:25.520><c> Republicans</c><01:25:26.119><c> and</c><01:25:26.320><c> Democrats
- </c><01:25:26.760><c> we</c> today as Republicans and Democrats we today as Republicans and Democrats
Committee:
House Housing Finance and Policy
Keywords:
landlord-tenant, victim confidentiality, domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, tenant privacy, housing law, eviction, unpaid rent, damages, release of information, shared database, protective order, victim of violence, Minnesota Statutes 504B.206, housing finance, civil law, autism, rental properties, reasonable accommodation
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
House Standing Committee on Health Services (3-12-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- Most of my colleagues are in states that are either very Democratic-leaning or very Republican and socially
- uh</c><00:20:52.200><c> liberal</c> are um either very uh liberal are um either very uh liberal Democratic-leaning
- 53.840><c> or</c><00:20:54.520><c> uh</c><00:20:54.600><c> very</c><00:20:55.160><c> Republican</c> Democratic-leaning
- or uh very Republican Democratic-leaning or uh very Republican and<00:20:55.920><c> socially</c><00:
Keywords:
00:00:00 Call to Order/Roll Call
00:01:10 Discussion of 25RS HB 414
00:44:26 Roll Call Vote on 25RS HB 414
00:50:25 Discussion of 25RS SB 27
00:53:44 Roll Call Vote on 25RS SB 27
00:55:49 Discussion of 25RS SB 93
00:57:57 Roll Call Vote on 25RS SB 93
00:59:29 Discussion of 25RS SB 132
01:37:39 Roll Call Vote on 25RS SB 132
01:40:55 Discussion of 25RS SB 153
01:42:05 Roll Call Vote on 25RS SB 153
01:43:46 Adjournment, 958, all
Summary:
The Health Services Committee met with a quorum and took up House Bill 414 with a committee substitute. The bill, described by sponsors and supporters as a continuation of prior maternal-health legislation, was framed as a clarification of medical standards and an effort to improve care for women and families facing complicated pregnancies. Representative Tate, Representative Nemes, Adair Wushar of Kentucky Right to Life, and Dr. Jeff Goldberg of ACOG Kentucky all testified in support, saying the substitute was developed collaboratively to reduce confusion in the law and help physicians provide evidence-based care without fear of criminal penalties.
Supporters said the committee substitute was intended to define what is not an abortion under Kentucky law and to spell out medical treatments for conditions such as miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, molar pregnancy, sepsis, hemorrhage, preeclampsia, premature rupture of membranes, and fetal demise. Dr. Goldberg said current statutes contain significant ambiguity and have created unintended barriers to treating pregnancy complications, including emergency situations, and he gave examples of patients who were delayed or harmed because physicians were uncertain about what the law allowed. Representative Nemes said the measure was the result of unusual cooperation among groups that do not usually agree and described it as a first step toward fixing a discrete problem.
Representative Wilner raised concerns that the language could effectively require a patient to be in severe distress before treatment is clearly permitted and that it was too prescriptive about how physicians should manage miscarriages. In response, Dr. Goldberg and the sponsors said the substitute was not perfect, was meant as a short-term solution, and was designed to give doctors more confidence in providing routine, medically necessary care for pregnancy complications. The transcript indicates the committee substitute was adopted, but no final vote on the bill itself is shown in the excerpt.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Republicans and Democrats are seeing that it's unfair. to say that one side is right and one side is
- Texans, 79% of Democrats and 61% of Republicans support legislation that would decriminalize... the possession
- Also that 62% of Texans... 51% of Democrats and 53% of Republicans support legislation that would legalize
- For the record, I'd like to state that I'm a Democrat.
Committee:
Senate State Affairs
Keywords:
Texas Education Code, public schools, school district, open-enrollment charter school, teacher speech, employee speech, biological sex, pronouns, gender identity, retaliation, discipline, workplace protections, school personnel, education policy, LGBTQ, transgender, charter schools, SB 965, religious speech, prayer
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- The governor is working, and that's, I point out, two Democratic governors to Republican governors have
- point out two working and that's I point out two govern<00:14:44.399><c> two</c><00:14:44.600><c> Democrat
- </c><00:14:45.360><c> Governors</c><00:14:45.759><c> to</c> govern two Democrat Governors to govern two
- Democrat Governors to Republican<00:14:46.519><c> Governors</c><00:14:47.320><c> have</c><00:14:47.600
Committee:
House Taxes
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Health Finance and Policy Committee 2/17/25
Health Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- surrounded by legislators is an endangered species, so that was rescued by both Republicans and Democrats
- Republicans</c><00:09:00.640><c> and</c> rescued by both Republicans and rescued by both Republicans and Democrats
- 02.680><c> now</c><00:09:03.040><c> being</c><00:09:03.279><c> used</c><00:09:03.560><c> for</c> Democrats
- and it is now being used for Democrats and it is now being used for other<00:09:04.079><c> things</c
Committee:
House Health Finance and Policy
Keywords:
undocumented immigrants, state funding, MinnesotaCare, scholarship ineligibility, state assistance, permit to carry, concealed carry, handgun permit, firearm permit, pistol training, sheriff, application process, electronic filing, mail application, fax submission, certified mail, certified delivery, gun rights, Second Amendment, firearms regulation
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- but what's happening in D.C. is a total crumbling of our democracy and a total crumbling of the democratic
- And if here in Hawaii, because we are a Democratic Party-led state, we have these cornerstones of democracy
- But what's happening in D.C. is a total crumbling of our democracy and a total crumbling of the democratic
- And if here in Hawaii, because we are a Democratic Party-led state, we have these cornerstones of democracy
Committee:
House Water & Land
Summary:
The Committee on Water and Land heard testimony on several measures, beginning with HB 347 relating to goats. The Department of Land and Natural Resources offered comments and said its Division of Forestry and Wildlife was available to answer questions. Testimony on the bill was largely opposed, with speakers arguing it would amount to a “free-for-all” rather than game management and urging deferral. DLNR responded that bag limits can be adjusted by area and game management unit under adaptive management rules, and that hunters typically take out their catch. No vote was taken in the portion provided.
The committee then took up HB 1278, on which DLNR testified in support. The record in the excerpt does not include discussion of the bill’s substance beyond the department’s support, and no action or vote is shown.
A substantial portion of the hearing focused on HB 144, relating to the Mauna Kea Stewardship and Oversight Authority and proposed exemptions from Sunshine Law requirements during the transition period. The authority’s vice chair testified that the body is a startup agency with a complex transition from the University and needs to be able to discuss strategic planning, operational formation, and other day-to-day matters with more than two members present. Opponents, including the Public First Law Center, Hawaiʻi Environmental Alliance, and community members, argued the bill would cut the public out of the deliberative process, allow decisions to be hashed out in private, and set a poor transparency precedent. One testifier also raised cultural and environmental concerns about Mauna Kea. Committee members questioned whether existing law and narrower guardrails could address the authority’s concerns, and the authority said it had already proposed a narrower alternative but the bill returned in similar form. The excerpt ends before any final committee action on HB 144 is shown.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on State and Local Government - 01/30/25
State and Local Government
Transcript Highlights:
- say, is very bipartisan—not just in the bill authors, but truly in the sense that Republicans and Democrats
- say, is very bipartisan—not just in the bill authors, but truly in the sense that Republicans and Democrats
- that uh Republicans and Democrats both that uh Republicans and Democrats both had<01:36:27.040><c> a<
Committee:
Senate State and Local Government
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection - 01/30/25
Commerce and Consumer Protection
Transcript Highlights:
- your top health care priority, and that proposition was defeated not just by Republicans but by Democrats
- 27.640><c> by</c> Defeated not just by Republicans but by Defeated not just by Republicans but by democrats
- 29.759><c> frankly</c><01:09:30.159><c> we</c><01:09:30.239><c> are</c><01:09:30.440><c> now</c> democrats
- as well uh frankly we are now democrats as well uh frankly we are now in<01:09:30.719><c> a</c><01:09
Committee:
Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- The Senate Democrat designee is Senator Gustafson, who is also a co-author on my bill. Okay.
- c><00:36:17.960><c> the</c><00:36:18.079><c> Senate</c><00:36:18.720><c> uh</c><00:36:19.119><c> Democrat
- </c> voting member uh the Senate uh Democrat voting member uh the Senate uh Democrat design<00:36:20.280
Committee:
Senate Taxes
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- It's about a four-point victory here for the Democratic candidate for president.
- 12:23.199><c> the</c> fourpoint uh Victory here for uh the fourpoint uh Victory here for uh the Democratic
- <00:12:23.680><c> candidate</c><00:12:24.040><c> for</c><00:12:24.199><c> president</c> Democratic candidate
- for president Democratic candidate for president that's<00:12:24.920><c> just</c><00:12:25.079><c> about
Committee:
Senate Elections
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Environment and Agriculture (02/18/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- /c><01:06:25.880><c> bills</c><01:06:26.359><c> so</c><01:06:26.960><c> uh</c><01:06:27.480><c> Democratic
- </c><01:06:28.000><c> caucus</c> on these Z bills so uh Democratic caucus on these Z bills so uh Democratic
- 52.958><c> um</c> really helping to decentralize that um really helping to decentralize that um democratize
- 50:55.000><c> will</c><04:50:55.638><c> and</c><04:50:56.400><c> I</c><04:50:56.600><c> feel</c> democratize
- it if you will and I feel democratize it if you will and I feel like<04:50:58.040><c> with</c><04:50
Summary:
The Environment and Agriculture Committee opened by noting member absences and then reviewed the governor’s HB 2 trailer bill language creating a solid waste site evaluation committee. The chair explained that Finance would want the committee’s input on the proposal and also announced a temporary change to the committee’s schedule, with additional Wednesday meetings planned around school vacation. The committee then moved into a work session on several bills.
On HB 150, Representative Ktoa offered a simple amendment changing food-processing language from “washed and rinsed” to “cleaned and sanitized” in the processing area. Members agreed the change better matched food safety practice, and the committee indicated support for advancing the bill. On HB 307, dealing with homestead food production areas, members discussed proposed amendment language that would add clearer sanitary requirements, including handwashing access, sanitary storage, sanitizable food-contact surfaces, and pest exclusion. The committee also discussed whether to replace “potentially hazardous food” with “time temperature control safe food,” but several members favored keeping the existing term because it is already well defined in food safety law. The bill was held for further amendment work rather than being executed immediately.
The committee spent substantial time on solid waste legislation. For HB 479, members recalled a prior plan for a letter to the solid waste working group and agreed to proceed with the bill in executive session, with an offer of drafting help from Representative Bixby. For HB 77, which would require DES to establish site-specific setback distances for proposed new landfills, Representative Penza said his amendment was not ready yet but was close, and the bill was left for further discussion. The most detailed discussion was on HB 2115, which would require landfill permit applicants to submit a report on the project’s harms and benefits. Representative Germana explained an amendment that would replace section one, expand the list of benefits to include economic potential and infrastructure improvements, and set up a third-party review process in which the applicant submits a list of reviewers, DES screens the list, and the commissioner selects a reviewer if no agreement is reached within 60 days. Members asked about who could serve as contractors, whether they had to be local, and how DES would judge qualifications; the response was that environmental engineering and similar firms could be used, local or outside the community, and that the process would remain somewhat flexible. Representative H. Haskins asked whether the legislature or subcommittee would be formally notified of preliminary review problems, and the chair said no additional notification process would be built in beyond existing practice. The committee planned to continue work on the bills in upcoming executive sessions, including after school break.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- Burges and I am the chair of the budget committee in Londonderry and the secretary of the Londonderry Democrats
- Burges and I am the chair of the budget committee in Londonderry and the secretary of the Londonderry Democrats
- :59:50.400><c> of</c><01:59:50.520><c> the</c><01:59:50.760><c> Londonderry</c><01:59:51.280><c> Democrats
- </c> secretary of the Londonderry Democrats. secretary of the Londonderry Democrats.
Committee:
Senate Commerce
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- Giving credit where it is due, our past Democratic school superintendent canceled a contract the school
- It's not a Republican issue or a Democratic issue because both parties have individuals who have served
- It's not a Republican issue or a Democratic issue because both parties have individuals who have served
- And listen, the people on the Miami Beach Commission are not all Democrats.
- Heaven knows that the other side of the aisle, I make a concerted effort of working with my Democrats
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh, the guests of the Democrat caucus, the brothers of the Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity, and then special
- All of y'all welcome to the Alabama Senate. the Democrat caucus, the brothers of the the Democrat caucus
- Didn't like this because he was a Democrat versus Republican. All that kind of stuff.
- Didn't like this because he was a Democrat versus Republican. All that kind of stuff.
Summary:
The Alabama Senate convened with prayer, the pledge, and roll call, establishing a quorum and adopting routine motions to excuse absent senators, dispense with the prior journal, and allow bills and committee reports to be received throughout the day. The chamber also welcomed several guests, including members of the Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity and other visitors in the gallery.
The Senate received multiple House messages, referring several House bills on taxation, local legislation, and the entertainment industry to committee, and concurred in House amendments to Senate Bill 259 on counties and Senate Bill 228 on the Alabama Space Authority. Committee reports then advanced a number of bills, including favorable reports from Judiciary, County and Municipal Government, and Local Legislation committees, with several bills receiving substitutes or minor dissent. The Senate also re-referred Senate Bill 333 to Local Legislation, Mobile County, and Senate Bill 292 to County and Municipal Government.
Members adopted several commemorative resolutions, including Senate Joint Resolutions honoring Lt. Col. Jonathan David Schultz, Honda’s 25 years of operation in Alabama, Mrs. Kelly Fischer as Alabama High School Principal of the Year, and Peggy Sers Benson on her retirement from the Alabama Board of Nursing. The Senate also adopted a Rules Committee report setting a special order calendar that included bills on ground ambulance services, counties and municipalities, solid waste collection fees, public schools, and public assistance.
On the floor, the Senate passed local bills including Senate Bill 324 on Tallapoosa County, House Bill 485 on Clark County, House Bill 479 on Cusa County, House Bill 410 on Limestone County, and House Bill 412 on Limestone County. The chamber then took up Senate Bill 254 on parole, adopting an amendment offered at the request of district attorneys to clarify the Pardons and Paroles Board’s discretion, and passed the bill 26-2. The Senate also debated Senate Bill 269 on ground ambulance services, with the sponsor describing it as a pilot bill addressing reimbursement, surprise billing, reporting requirements, and “treat in place” options; Senator Stutts raised concerns that it would shift costs to a smaller group of payers and increase premiums, while the sponsor argued it could reduce unnecessary transports and save money. The transcript ends during that discussion, with no final vote on SB 269 shown.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- And, um, I don't think anybody asked them if they were Democrats or Republicans.
- Then Governor Rudy Perpich, a Democrat, and then majority leader of the House Connie Levi worked together
- Uh then Governor Rudy<00:16:13.440><c> Perpich,</c><00:16:14.240><c> a</c><00:16:14.480><c> Democrat<
- /c><00:16:15.040><c> and</c><00:16:15.279><c> then</c> Rudy Perpich, a Democrat and then Rudy Perpich
- , a Democrat and then majority<00:16:16.320><c> leader</c><00:16:16.639><c> of</c><00:16:16.800><c> the
Committee:
Senate Education Policy
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- SB 623 affirms a basic democratic principle: when the government exercises power over people, it must
- SB 623 affirms a basic democratic principle: when the government exercises power over people, it must
- SB 623 affirms a basic democratic<01:45:03.840><c> principle.
- </c><01:45:04.480><c> When</c><01:45:04.719><c> the</c> democratic principle.
- When the democratic principle.
Committee:
Senate Judiciary
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Ways and Means (04/29/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- And we think there's a democratic mandate for enabling churches to contribute to the housing supply.
- And we think there's a democratic mandate for enabling churches to contribute to the housing supply.
- And we think there's a democratic mandate for enabling churches to contribute to the housing supply.
- And we think there's a democratic mandate for enabling churches to contribute to the housing supply.
- And we think there's a democratic mandate for enabling churches to contribute to the housing supply.
Summary:
The Ways and Means Committee held a public hearing on Senate Bill 291, which would update religious land-use and property tax exemption rules for church-owned parsonages, parish houses, and similar properties. Senator Tim Lang, speaking for the sponsor, said the bill was intended to address situations where former parsonages are no longer occupied by clergy and are instead used for church-related purposes such as housing staff, religious education, or congregate living tied to ministry, including addiction recovery. He emphasized that the bill was not meant to create commercial rental housing and that it also preserves reasonable zoning and environmental regulations.
Committee members pressed the sponsor on how the bill would be applied, especially the meaning of “religious purposes,” the six-unit limit, the “same lot” language, and whether churches could use the exemption to rent units for revenue. The sponsor said the six-unit cap was added to prevent large-scale commercial rental use, that congregate housing would be limited and defined, and that the bill was meant to cover uses like substance abuse recovery, homes for unwed mothers, and religious education, but not apartments converted for ordinary rental. He also said churches would still file annual exemption paperwork and towns could challenge claims they believed were commercial. Questions also raised concerns about whether the bill treated religious and nonreligious housing trusts differently; the sponsor responded that the bill was aimed at church-owned property used in pursuit of a religious mission.
Several witnesses testified in support. Representative Mark Pearson, an active clergyman, said the bill would not remove additional property from the tax rolls because clergy housing allowances typically lead clergy to buy taxable homes elsewhere, while the church-owned parsonage remains exempt. Nick Taylor of Housing Action New Hampshire supported the bill as a modest expansion that could help create more attainable housing by allowing better use of existing religious land and structures, though he noted his organization would support even broader use. The hearing ended without a vote or final action, and the chair closed questions after the testimony.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- and proper privileges of its inhabitants but menaces the institutions and foundations of a free democratic
- an equal society, you need to have those advantages and that access to all things that make up a democratic
- </c><03:38:10.880><c> life,</c><03:38:11.200><c> all</c><03:38:11.479><c> facilities,</c> up a democratic
- life, all facilities, up a democratic life, all facilities, all<03:38:12.800><c> theaters,</c><03:38
- And the committee believes that this bill will foster a more inclusive and effective democratic process
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- pornography and accidental exposure. 83% of Alamians, both Republican, 83% of Alamians, both Republican, Democrat
- , independent, Democrat, independent, Democrat, independent, 83% of Alamians who walk across this 83%
- that 83% of Alamians, both Alabama, uh, both Alamians, both Alabama, uh, both Republicans, both Democrats
- , both Republicans, both Democrats, both Republicans, both Democrats, both independents, independents
ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Advanced Nuclear Energy Committee Aug 19th, 2026 at 10:00 am
Advanced Nuclear Energy Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- You have two Democratic senators from Nevada who would love to support something that opens up options
- Our governor, he was a Democratic governor at the time, with a Republican legislature, but we were more
Committee:
Joint Advanced Nuclear Energy Committee
Summary:
The Advanced Nuclear Energy Interim Committee met for its final meeting on August 19, 2026, approved the June 16 minutes, and heard a series of informational presentations focused on policy, siting, community engagement, and fuel-cycle issues. Committee members also received an update on a recent injury to Representative Mitskog, who participated virtually after surgery.
Rod McCullum of the Nuclear Energy Institute discussed DOE’s “innovation campus” initiative for used nuclear fuel. He said DOE has narrowed responses to five states—Utah, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Idaho, and Louisiana—and that any host agreements will likely require state legislation and decisions on funding. He argued industry should not need a restarted nuclear waste fee and said the effort should proceed through appropriations and changes to federal law, including removing Yucca Mountain exclusivity. In response to questions, he said Yucca Mountain failed because it was imposed top-down rather than through consent-based siting, and he rejected deep seabed disposal as impractical and treaty-laden.
Chase Blazer and Austin Blanche of Envoy Public Labs described state-led community engagement models for advanced nuclear projects, highlighting examples in Kentucky, Indiana, New York, Illinois, Nebraska, Wyoming, and Utah. They emphasized that successful projects depend on early education, local support, workforce planning, and clear communication about benefits, safety, and siting. Members asked about how broad engagement should be, and the presenters said the scope depends on the project but should at least include the host county and nearby communities, with broader regional outreach where appropriate.
Senator K.L. Case and Rita Meyer of Wyoming Energy Futures outlined Wyoming’s legislative path to support TerraPower’s Natrium project in Kemmerer. They reviewed earlier state laws that effectively blocked nuclear waste siting and later legislation that opened the door to on-site storage of spent fuel from an active in-state reactor. Meyer said the project is being built with federal ARDP support and private investment, but faces major supply-chain challenges, especially for HALEU fuel and specialized components. Both speakers stressed that Wyoming’s approach has relied on legislation, community support, and private capital rather than direct state funding, and that the project is expected to create substantial construction and permanent jobs if it reaches completion.