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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Response to resident emergencies 3/18/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Special Committee on Redistricting Feb 25th, 2026
Special Committee on Redistricting
Transcript Highlights:
- basis to ensure that only U.S. citizens are registered to vote, which will include establishing a program
- A typical birth certificate costs 10 bucks. Mine costs 50. And I waited nearly six months.
Committee:
House Special Committee on Redistricting
Summary:
The Special Committee on Redistricting held a public hearing on House Concurrent Resolution 48, which urges support for the federal SAVE Act. Representative Michael Davis presented the resolution, explaining that the bill would require documentary proof of U.S. citizenship to register for federal elections, photo identification to vote, and additional procedures for absentee voting and name-change issues. He argued the measure would protect election integrity and prevent non-citizens from voting, while noting that the resolution simply expresses support for the federal legislation already passed by the U.S. House.
Committee members from both parties questioned Davis extensively. Supporters said the proposal would add a needed citizenship verification layer and cited examples of non-citizen voting or mistaken registration. Opponents argued that Missouri already requires voter ID, that non-citizen voting is rare, and that the SAVE Act would create burdens, costs, and potential disenfranchisement for married women, students, rural residents, elderly voters, disabled voters, military families, and others who may lack easy access to birth certificates, passports, or other documents. Several members also raised concerns about federalism, the cost to election officials, and whether the resolution belonged in a redistricting committee.
The committee then heard public testimony. Witnesses opposed to HCR 48, including representatives of the League of Women Voters and several individual voters, said the measure would make voting harder and could require duplicate or repeated documentation, affidavits, or separate systems for different election types. One witness testified in favor, saying proof of citizenship is easy to provide and would help ensure fair and honest elections. After all testimony and questions, the chair closed the hearing; no vote or other action was taken in the transcript.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Special Committee on Redistricting Feb 25th, 2026
Special Committee on Redistricting
Transcript Highlights:
- include establishing Only U.S. citizens are registered to vote, which will include establishing a program
- A typical birth certificate costs 10 bucks. Mine costs 50. And I waited nearly six months.
Committee:
House Special Committee on Redistricting
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
Licensing & Administrative Procedures Apr 1st, 2025
Licensing & Administrative Procedures
Transcript Highlights:
- It's been a very successful program.
- So I could just go grab some boots, walk around downtown Austin, slap on to cars, say, give me 200 bucks
Committee:
House Licensing & Administrative Procedures
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
S/C on Telecommunications & Broadband Mar 31st, 2025
S/C on Telecommunications & Broadband
Transcript Highlights:
- my pulse to get to the next big town and big service area where they have a lot of bang for their buck
- due and we don't know how to get a hold of them and we're not going to file lawsuits for 140, 2,851 bucks
Committee:
House S/C on Telecommunications & Broadband
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- A summer about different programs that would certify people like that.
- That's, uh, we're supposed to set fees in such a way to offset the expense of running the program.
- We'll have people in our public programs spending less money on health care and people will have many
- But ultimately I just believe that we need to have conservative leadership brought into these programs
- because again you're correct, correct, there hasn't been any conservatism in these programs and so I
Committee:
House Public Health
Keywords:
youth camp, safety regulations, advisory committee, child welfare, health standards, summer camp, camp safety, child abuse reporting, child neglect, mandatory reporting, background check, criminal history check, sex offender registry, CPR training, first aid, public health, child protection, camp operator, camp counselor, Health and Safety Code
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Health and Human Services - 02/06/25
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- The pilot program is just getting underway.
- </c><00:18:18.559><c> this</c> the emergency ambulance aid program this the emergency ambulance aid program
- Buck McElin, Minnesota Ambulance Association.
- Buck McElin, Minnesota Ambulance Association.
- </c> licensed programs licensed programs we<01:32:24.880><c> have</c><01:32:25.159><c> new</c><01:32:
Committee:
Senate Health and Human Services
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Judiciary Committee Jul 8th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- For workers, participation in these programs can feel risky.
- For workers, participation in these programs can feel risky.
- Now more than ever, as DEI programs face threats at the federal level, California must stay vigilant
- Not long ago, while researching benefits I might be entitled to, I learned about a program called Total
- I’m going to spend my time on this guy because this is the big bucks. This is the big bucks.
Summary:
The committee heard several bills, with most drawing support after amendments or ongoing stakeholder negotiations. SB 29, by Senator Laird, would extend a sunset on the law allowing pain-and-suffering claims to survive a plaintiff’s death; supporters, including a family member describing a medical negligence case, labor groups, consumer advocates, and disability and elder organizations, argued it prevents defendants from running out the clock, while hospitals, medical groups, and business organizations warned of higher costs and added liability. After extensive debate about data collection, settlement reporting, and the impact on health care access, the bill passed to Appropriations on a divided vote.
SB 294, by Senator Reyes and presented by Senator Laird, would require employers to notify a worker’s emergency contact if the worker is arrested or detained and would create a template to inform employees of state and federal labor rights. Labor and worker advocates said the bill would help workers understand and enforce their rights amid weakened federal enforcement; there was no opposition on file, and the bill passed unanimously to Appropriations. SB 697 would modernize water-rights adjudication by allowing the State Water Board to use technology instead of requiring in-person field investigations; with no opposition, it also passed unanimously.
The committee also advanced SB 37 on attorney advertising, SB 645 on peremptory challenges in civil cases, SB 303 on bias-mitigation trainings in public workplaces, and SB 464 on expanding pay-data reporting for specified state workers. SB 37 drew support from consumer and legal groups but concerns from Walker Advertising about joint advertising; members said negotiations were ongoing, and the bill passed. SB 645 would extend anti-bias jury-selection rules to certain civil rights cases; criminal-defense and defense groups said they were close to agreement, and the bill passed. SB 303 and SB 464 were both amended to narrow scope and moved forward after several opponents shifted to neutral or removed opposition. The committee also approved a consent calendar of additional bills, all sent to Appropriations.
ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Kratom Working Group Aug 7th, 2026 at 09:00 am
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
2026 Contests of Candidacy State Election Board Apr 16th, 2026 at 09:00 am
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, but we're going to toss this to Finance because they make the big bucks around the money.
Committee:
House Culture & Arts
Summary:
The Committee on Culture and the Arts heard testimony on HB 547 HD1, which would create a spay-neuter special fund to reduce pet overpopulation and support spay/neuter services, funded in part through a tax return check-off and other sources. The Department of Taxation said it could implement the check-off; the Attorney General and Budget and Finance raised drafting and placement concerns about which department should house the fund; and the Hawaii Humane Society strongly supported the bill, emphasizing statewide need and the importance of distributing funds to areas of greatest need, including neighbor islands. The Tax Foundation opposed the measure on special-fund grounds, arguing there was no sufficient nexus between the bill’s purpose and the proposed revenue source. The committee later recommended HB 547 HD1 with technical amendments and sent it to Finance, with members voting aye and no objections noted.
The committee also heard HB 925 HD1, relating to arts funding, which would impose a 1% fee on ticket sales from concerts at state venues and direct the proceeds to a dedicated arts fund. The State Foundation on Culture and the Arts supported the measure, while the Attorney General suggested defining “concerts” for clarity and Budget and Finance was available with comments. In discussion, the committee chair asked about how other states fund arts programs, and Director Ewald said many states use dedicated funding sources such as concert fees, bond funding, cultural trusts, and hotel lodging taxes. The committee recommended HB 925 HD1 with amendments, including a preamble, a new Performing Arts special fund, a definition of “concerts,” and a defective date, and the recommendation was adopted.
Finally, the committee considered HB 1378, also related to the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts. Based on the Attorney General’s testimony, the committee proposed deleting a section of the bill, creating a Performing Arts special fund, specifying revenue sources such as legislative appropriations, foundation charges, grants, gifts, and interest, and using the fund for coordination, planning, promotion, marketing, and execution of performing arts events. The amendments also added a definition of Performing Arts, granting standards, and a defective date, while blanking out the appropriation amount for the committee report. The committee voted to adopt the recommendation on HB 1378 with amendments, and the meeting adjourned.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Transportation Finance and Policy Working Group 1/15/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- There are also some significant one-time funding from the general fund for flexible programs, and since
- There are also some significant one-time funding from the general fund for flexible programs, and since
- The response explained that there are a number of different federal programs, and that the list of programs
- of the programs could be provided.
- The response said there are a wide number of programs and funding streams federally.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Local Government Committee Apr 29th, 2026
Local Government
Transcript Highlights:
- VTA has a robust transit-oriented development program.
- In an internal employee survey, 90% expressed interest in an employee housing program.
- By offering employees the option to... ...interest in an employee housing program.
- development program, but it does not allow us to provide any of that as preference to employees, and
- H.R. 1 also included many other devastating impacts to health care programs across the state.
Committee:
House Local Government
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate Committee on Business and Commerce (Part I) Apr 3rd, 2025
Business & Commerce
Transcript Highlights:
- Such a program exists and this committee and the legislature can look at that in the future.
- Because we will have to get rid of our credit card program if... It is costing our members money.
- So all these reward programs we love, they're not free.
- And we still have reward programs in that country.
- They will just have to actually pay for those programs. Thank you. Thank you, Mr....
Bills:
SB231 , SB584 , SB600 , SB668 , SB841 , SB986 , SB1003 , SB1244 , SB1625 , SB1960 , SB1963 , SB1964 , SB2026 , SB2056 , SB2368
Committee:
Senate Business & Commerce
Keywords:
temporary emergency electric energy facility, temporary generation, emergency power, backup generation, mobile generator, portable generator, grid resilience, power outage restoration, transmission and distribution utility, TDU, Public Utility Commission of Texas, PUCT, Utilities Code Section 39.918, competitive bidding, lease authorization, emergency procurement, bulk power system, locational marginal pricing, reliability model, black start
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Senate Energy and Natural Resources (04/15/2025)
Energy and Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- for the country and democracy at program for the country and democracy at the<00:29:03.039><c> same<
- This is why we pay her the big bucks. I appreciate her. I wondered how she got to sit there.
- </c><00:48:46.800><c> I</c><00:48:47.040><c> wondered</c><00:48:47.280><c> how</c> bucks.
- I wondered how bucks. I appreciate her.
- programs. In spite of close listening, I programs.
Committee:
Senate Energy and Natural Resources
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Energy, Utilities, Environment and Climate - 04/09/25
Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:02:28.319><c> from</c> qualification for those programs from qualification for those programs
- </c> lowincome home energy assistance program lowincome home energy assistance program um,<00:02:47.120
- </c><00:03:06.080><c> So</c> income energy assistance program. So income energy assistance program.
- solar garden uh program.
- would sunset the program in 2028.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Interim Joint Committee on Agriculture (11-6-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> donated over $170,000 into a program donated over $170,000 into a program that<00:58:46.400><c>
- um surrounding the PACE program and um um surrounding the PACE program and um is<01:12:30.719><c> that
- in conjunction with local funding and state funding for programs like PACE.
- So, I funding for programs like PACE.
- </c><01:18:09.120><c> through</c> and we're working on programs through and we're working on programs
Keywords:
Meeting Start 00:00:00
Attendance Roll Call 00:01:00
Approval of Minutes 00:02:31
Kentucky Farm Bureau 00:02:42
Kentucky Department of Agriculture 00:28:18
Kentucky Cattlemen's Association 01:48:13, 958, all
Summary:
The committee heard first from Kentucky Farm Bureau leaders, who outlined the organization’s current priorities and recent work on farmland transition. Eddie Melton said Farm Bureau is working through 983 county and advisory committee resolutions and highlighted support for the updated selling farmer tax credit, now law through House Bill 775, as well as Senate Bill 28’s agriculture economic development provisions. He said Farm Bureau’s likely priorities include maintaining the 50% share of the tobacco settlement fund for agriculture, protecting funding for the Kentucky Department of Agriculture, preserving sales tax exemptions on farm inputs, keeping property taxes controlled, and exploring additional tools to keep farmland in active farmers’ hands, including possible loan or inheritance-tax changes. He also raised concerns about eminent domain transparency, nuisance deer permits, and access to agricultural inputs and crop protection products.
Alita Bots described the farmland transition initiative in more detail, saying the revised state tax credit is generating strong interest and that a new federal tax provision now allows eligible land sales to actively engaged farmers to spread capital gains taxes over time. She said the initiative has reached 22 counties and more than 1,300 people this year through outreach and meetings, and that Farm Bureau is pairing policy work with resources to help farm families plan transitions and prepare wills and other estate documents. Drew Graham added that the effort is also meant to bridge the rural-urban divide and support rural communities, and Farm Bureau invited members to its annual meeting in early December.
Members asked about rising insurance costs and deer damage. Farm Bureau representatives said severe convective storms, inflation, and higher repair and material costs have driven insurance rate increases, citing five major storm events since 2021 and a recent Owensboro hailstorm that caused about $350 million in losses; they said the company is moving toward percentage deductibles to help moderate increases. On deer, they said crop-loss totals are hard to quantify but acknowledged the problem and discussed possible coordination with the Department of Fish and Wildlife and Hunters for the Hungry. Commissioner Jonathan Shell then began the Department of Agriculture presentation, reporting gains from the department’s school agriculture outreach program, including a 23% increase in county participation between March and September and improved teacher-reported student learning, before continuing into the department’s legislative priorities.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Rent was a,000 bucks. they made home.
- It's supposed to be a federal program to help people just like this.
- By 1900, many of these federal programs.
- </c><02:12:07.119><c> in</c> number of other states had programs in number of other states had programs
- </c><02:12:51.440><c> And</c><02:12:51.679><c> so</c> Uh, diploma through this program.
MD
Transcript Highlights:
- or otherwise known and Evictions Program or otherwise known as<00:24:12.920><c> ACE.
- The<00:25:09.600><c> original</c><00:25:10.120><c> ACE</c><00:25:10.360><c> program</c><00:25:10.880>
- Senate Bill 38, Vehicle Laws, Ignition Interlock System Program, Required Participation.
- system program, required participation. system program, required participation.
- Senate Bill 715, Washington County Juveniles Truancy Reduction Pilot Program.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee 4/8/26
Transportation Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- And that really is for the 2031 project, a program of projects.
- So you can’t have a program that is not going to get you the results you want.
- The program cannot be implemented. So anyway, thank you, Mr.
- So you can't have a program that is not going to get you the results you want.
- We do have programs for reducing the number of gas water heaters.
Bills:
HF4807
Committee:
House Transportation Finance and Policy