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MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Election Laws Mar 24th, 2026
Joint Committee on Election Laws
Transcript Highlights:
- I've included a map in my written testimony, which shows the 26 red, blue, and purple states across the
Summary:
The Committee on Election Laws held a hearing with three bills on the agenda, though the transcript focuses primarily on House Bill 5086, a measure to reform the handling of presidential electors. Testimony from Public Citizen, the Uniform Law Commission, and Protect Democracy supported the bill, describing it as a way to prevent “faithless electors,” require a pledge of faithfulness, replace any elector who violates that pledge, and ensure Massachusetts meets updated federal Electoral College deadlines. Witnesses also emphasized concerns about political coercion and threats against public officials, and several noted that similar laws have been adopted in many other states.
Committee members raised questions about how the bill would interact with Massachusetts’ participation in the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact. Witnesses responded that the bill is intended to be fully compatible with the compact, but suggested a minor amendment to make that clearer and avoid any mistaken reading that the bill weakens or rejects the compact. They also explained that the bill would not change how Massachusetts currently appoints electors under the compact framework, but would protect those electors from pressure or coercion.
After questions concluded, the chair noted that testimony had also been heard from Representative Breguire, the Governor’s office on the other two bills, and Representative Hogan. No votes were taken during the hearing, and the committee adjourned.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Election Laws Mar 24th, 2026
Joint Committee on Election Laws
Transcript Highlights:
- I've included a map in my written testimony, which shows the 26 red, blue, and purple states across the
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- Chairman, this isn't exactly germane to the question, but I have in the packet a map of other states
Summary:
The committee first took up House Bill 733, which would allow Idaho to handle certain partnership income tax audits at the partnership level rather than requiring amended returns and audits for each individual partner. Representative Jeff Ehlers said the bill is intended to reduce burdens on taxpayers and the Tax Commission, and Ken McClure of the Idaho Society of CPAs and Jacob Swigart both testified in support, explaining that the measure follows federal and multistate model legislation and would simplify audits for pass-through entities such as partnerships, LLCs, and S corporations. Members asked about interstate effects and how disputes would be handled; witnesses said the audit and appeals process would remain unchanged, with the bill only changing how final tax adjustments are collected. The committee then voted unanimously to send HB 733 to the floor with a due pass recommendation.
The committee next considered RS 33066, sponsored by Senator Ben Taves, which would amend Idaho law so health care sharing ministry expenses qualify as eligible medical expenses for Idaho medical savings accounts. Taves said the change would allow MSA funds to be used for monthly health care sharing ministry fees, which are not currently treated like traditional insurance premiums under Idaho tax law. After no questions, the committee voted to introduce the RS.
The committee also approved the minutes from February 23 and 24, 2026, by unanimous vote. It then announced there would be no meeting the following day and adjourned until the next week.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- One, it provides a very clear road map for prosecution to go after this crime.
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama House Ways and Means Education Committee Apr 9th, 2025
Ways and Means Education
Transcript Highlights:
- On the second page in the folder, there is a map of the state of Alabama that shows, over the past two
Keywords:
HB447, school buses, student transportation, public schools, local boards of education, dual enrollment, career technical education, CTE, community college, trade school, technical college, offsite educational venues, student access, transportation policy, school bus law, Alabama education law, Montgomery County, probate court, judge of probate, will registration
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Commerce and Tourism Feb 11th, 2025
VT
Transcript Highlights:
- can find<01:26:16.200><c> them</c><01:26:16.320><c> on</c><01:26:16.400><c> a</c><01:26:16.440><c> map
- </c><01:26:16.880><c> happy</c><01:26:17.080><c> to</c><01:26:17.240><c> provide</c> find them on a map
- I'm happy to provide find them on a map.
- I'm happy to provide people<01:26:17.920><c> with</c><01:26:18.040><c> a</c><01:26:18.080><c> map</c>
- of the few areas that people with a map of the few areas that this<01:26:19.680><c> would</c><01:26:
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado Senate 2026 Legislative Day 107 May 1st, 2026
Colorado Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- We were handed a map in committee.
- And so, uh we were<01:32:10.360><c> handed</c><01:32:10.680><c> a</c><01:32:10.720><c> map</c><01:32:
- </c><01:32:12.080><c> I'm</c> were handed a map in committee. I'm were handed a map in committee.
- I will also say too that it gets complicated, uh, when you start looking at the map, and I've dug in
- The original map that was being thought about brought in the whole city of Thornton.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Jobs and Economic Development - 02/25/26
Jobs and Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- The first thing that I want to do before I give a road map, I always give a road map as to how the day
- Now here's the road map.
- Now<00:02:24.319><c> here's</c><00:02:24.560><c> the</c><00:02:24.720><c> road</c><00:02:24.959><c> map
- c><00:02:25.440><c> Today</c><00:02:26.080><c> we</c><00:02:26.480><c> will</c> Now here's the road map
- Today we will Now here's the road map.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
CPC/CPN Joint Info Briefing - Thu Apr 3, 2025 @ 9:30 AM HST
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- with the current model that you have for lava zones, I wanted to ask: USGS has created the lava zone map
- Are you basing it on a USGS map that's historical of lava flows, or are you actually using some sort
- </c><01:47:35.679><c> and</c><01:47:35.960><c> that</c> has created the lava zone map and that has created
- the lava zone map and that does<01:47:36.480><c> not</c><01:47:36.800><c> forecast</c><01:47:37.760>
- Are you basing it on a USGS map that's historical of lava flows, or are you actually using some sort
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Environment, Climate and Legacy - 03/18/25
Environment, Climate, and Legacy
Transcript Highlights:
- Cultural events like this festival are essential for putting our state on the map and on Hollywood's
- Cultural events like this festival are essential for putting our state on the map and on Hollywood's
- Cultural events like this festival are essential for putting our state on the map and on Hollywood's
- This festival has the potential to contribute to that... putting our state on the map and on putting
- our state on the map and on Hollywood's<01:52:10.960><c> Radar</c><01:52:11.960><c> Minnesota</c><01:
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- are seeking a legislative task force to study the problems, and this task force will provide a road map
- are seeking a legislative task force to study the problems, and this task force will provide a road map
- are seeking a legislative task force to study the problems, and this task force will provide a road map
- </c><00:37:30.920><c> provide</c><00:37:31.200><c> a</c><00:37:31.359><c> road</c><00:37:31.640><c> map
- </c><00:37:32.119><c> for</c> task force will provide a road map for task force will provide a road map
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee 2/20/25
Higher Education Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- and</c><00:54:28.000><c> matches</c><00:54:28.359><c> for</c> It includes support and matches for mapping
- While much of the focus is currently on county geologic atlas mapping, the MGS performs other research
- doing research on issues related to the state of Minnesota, graduate research assistance, providing mapping
- research state of Minnesota graduate research assistance<00:57:43.760><c> providing</c><00:57:44.240><c> mapping
- </c><00:57:45.000><c> assistance</c> assistance providing mapping assistance assistance providing mapping
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 2/20/25
Human Services Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- 38.719><c> where</c> anything um if and I think that's where anything um if and I think that's where map
- 15:40.800><c> me</c><01:15:41.199><c> you</c><01:15:41.280><c> know</c><01:15:41.719><c> there's</c> map
- Mr</c><01:18:04.800><c> uh</c><01:18:05.120><c> Bruce</c><01:18:05.760><c> from</c><01:18:06.080><c> map
- c><01:18:06.440><c> to</c><01:18:06.600><c> talk</c><01:18:06.760><c> about</c> up Mr uh Bruce from map
- to talk about up Mr uh Bruce from map to talk about the<01:18:07.120><c> employees</c><01:18:07.600>
Keywords:
Office of Inspector General, inspector general, legislative audit, fraud prevention, waste and abuse, public funds, grant oversight, state grants, grant management, whistleblower protection, retaliation, subpoena power, data practices, government transparency, accountability, law enforcement referrals, sanctions, debarment, payment withholding, public assistance fraud
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Education Funding (01/14/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- community college system: if you'll turn to the packet on slide two, in particular, really the state map
- You'll see that in addition to the map, which shows the distribution of our campuses and our instructional
- community college system: if you'll turn to the packet on slide two, in particular, really the state map
- Representative Spilsbury, a newcomer question: you're color-coding your different locations on this map
- at any one of our campuses, that if you take this set of courses, that this is exactly how they will map
Summary:
The meeting was the first session of a newly created House Education Funding Committee, which also handles career technical education and higher education legislation. The chair explained that the committee was split off from the larger education committee because of the high volume of bills in the prior biennium, and said its focus would be on education funding policy and related fiscal issues. He noted that the committee had already reviewed major topics with the Department of Education, including the foundation formula, building aid, career technical education, special education aid, catastrophic aid, and higher education funding, and that chancellors from the university and community college systems were scheduled to appear later that morning.
The bulk of the meeting was an orientation on committee procedures and decorum. The chair reviewed attendance and replacement rules, hearing procedures, time limits for testimony, and how the committee would handle crowded hearings, early bills, and fiscal notes. He emphasized that hearings are not debates, that sponsors and co-sponsors may present but should not use their position to dominate questioning, and that the chair controls whether additional technical questions are asked of witnesses. He also stressed neutrality, saying members should not display buttons or placards or engage in running debates with testifiers, and that the committee should treat all testimony respectfully regardless of party or viewpoint.
Additional housekeeping guidance covered security procedures, use of cell phones and computers during hearings, breaks and hydration in the dry hearing rooms, and courtesy toward the clerk and other staff. The chair also asked members to notify leadership in advance of absences and explained that some bills may require larger rooms or overflow arrangements. No votes were taken and no bills were acted on during this portion of the meeting.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- They are hazardous in our landfills.
- </c><02:25:23.280><c> They</c><02:25:23.440><c> are</c><02:25:23.560><c> hazardous</c><02:25:24.240><
- They are hazardous in our using them.
- They are hazardous in our landfills.<02:25:25.800><c> Uh</c><02:25:25.960><c> they</c><02:25:26.200><
- I am proud to stand here and present the Medical Assistance Protection, or MAP, Act.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Senate Legislative Session Day 56 (3-31-26)
Kentucky Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- House Bill 652, an act relating to critical facility mapping and declaring an emergency.
- </c><02:14:57.520><c> and</c><02:14:57.840><c> declaring</c> critical facility mapping and declaring
- critical facility mapping and declaring an<02:14:58.560><c> emergency.
- ><c> of</c><05:15:09.280><c> Senator</c> move adoption of Senator move adoption of Senator >> Map
- for the body is adoption of the >> Map for the body is adoption of the resolution.<05:15:12.080
Keywords:
open records, public access, transparency, government accountability, public agency, dental practice, licensing, administrative regulations, dental assistants, supervision, Medicaid, community engagement, healthcare, managed care, eligibility, public assistance, insurance, public adjuster, claim process, contract requirements
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Jobs and Economic Development - 03/23/26
Jobs and Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- Research from the Minnesota CDFI Coalition in partnership with Greater MSP Pack mapped 14 corridors across
- with Greater coalition in partnership with Greater MSP<01:27:37.040><c> pack</c><01:27:37.679><c> mapped
- </c><01:27:38.320><c> corridors</c><01:27:38.719><c> across</c><01:27:38.880><c> the</c> MSP pack mapped
- 14 corridors across the MSP pack mapped 14 corridors across the Twin<01:27:39.280><c> Cities</c><01:
- </c> do put us uh you know really on the map do put us uh you know really on the map uh<02:22:35.200>
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Interim Joint Committee on Education (7-14-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- So again, it's back to our mapping of these students and looking at the demographics, the interactions
- So again it's back to our uh mapping<00:25:31.919><c> of</c><00:25:32.080><c> these</c><00:25:32.320>
- <c> students</c><00:25:32.720><c> and</c><00:25:33.039><c> looking</c><00:25:33.279><c> at</c> mapping
- So those are mapped out to see how close they are to home.
- So those are mapped out to are located.
Summary:
The committee met with a full quorum and approved the prior minutes. Members offered introductions of guests and family members, then heard a presentation from University of Louisville President Thomas Jared Bradley, who was sworn in before testifying. He described his background and outlined U of L’s strategic priorities: student success, access and affordability, workforce development, community engagement, and research. Bradley highlighted enrollment growth, increases in first-generation and Pell-eligible students, strong transfer pathways with KCTCS, and support programs such as the Cardinal Commitment Grant, 15-to-Finish, Comeback Cards, tutoring, mentoring, and mental health services.
Bradley also emphasized U of L’s statewide and regional impact through UofL Health, rural outreach, the Bullitt County rural cancer education and research center, nursing expansion, and the Kentucky Manufacturing Extension Partnership program. He noted major institutional distinctions, including R1 status, a new Carnegie Opportunity College and University designation, and community-engaged classification. He said the university is one of only 10 public universities nationwide with all three designations and reported record enrollment, improved retention, and strong research expenditures. He also thanked lawmakers for significant capital and operating support, including funding for the simulation center, health science center, asset preservation, and the MEP program.
During questions, members praised the university’s public service role and asked about first-generation enrollment, retention, graduation rates, and post-graduation outcomes. Bradley said the university is working to improve completion by expanding academic support, early alerts, incentives for tutoring, and faculty/advisor mentoring, especially for first-generation and high-need students. He acknowledged that post-graduation employment data is difficult to collect but said the new Carnegie classification reflects positive outcomes. No votes were taken beyond approving the minutes, and no formal actions were taken on legislation in this portion of the meeting.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Senate Health and Human Services (04/16/2025)
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- So if you go on Google, you're going to find that states, and you can come upon maps.
- I think the Commonwealth Fund has an interactive map where you can go from state to state and figure
- </c><00:45:27.359><c> can</c><00:45:27.520><c> come</c><00:45:27.680><c> upon</c><00:45:28.000><c> maps
- </c> that states and you can come upon maps. that states and you can come upon maps.
- ><c> you</c><00:45:31.280><c> can</c><00:45:31.359><c> go</c><00:45:31.520><c> from</c> interactive map