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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee 3/10/25
Transportation Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- The motion prevails. The minutes are approved.
- The motion prevails, and we are on the way to Ways and Means.
- /c><01:45:45.159><c> a</c><01:45:46.480><c> the</c><01:45:47.480><c> motion</c><01:45:48.199><c> prevails
- </c><01:45:49.199><c> and</c> uh 8 I 7even a the motion prevails and uh 8 I 7even a the motion prevails
Committee:
House Transportation Finance and Policy
Keywords:
Northern Lights Express, NLX, Minneapolis-Duluth rail, passenger rail, intercity passenger rail, high-speed rail, Duluth, Minneapolis, MnDOT, Minnesota Department of Transportation, Metropolitan Council, transportation funding, rail appropriation, general fund, trunk highway fund, rail project cancellation, infrastructure spending, commercial driver training, CDL, financial assistance
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee 2/26/25
Agriculture Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- The motion does not prevail, and the amendment is not adopted.
- The motion does not prevail, and the amendment is not adopted.
- The motion does not prevail, and the amendment is not adopted.
- All right, there being six ayes and seven nays, the motion does not prevail, and the amendment is not
- All right, there being six ayes and seven nays, the motion does not prevail, and the amendment is not
Committee:
House Agriculture Finance and Policy
Keywords:
agriculture, depredation compensation, livestock, crop damage, elk, wolves, wildlife management, skills path program, career and technical education, CTE, dual credit, postsecondary options enrollment, apprenticeship, apprenticeship readiness, dual training, work-based learning, career pathways, skilled trades, workforce development, high school to career
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee 2/12/25
Transportation Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- The motion does not prevail.
- ><01:43:04.880><c> motion</c><01:43:05.199><c> does</c><01:43:05.360><c> not</c><01:43:05.760><c> Prevail
- </c> oppos no uh the motion does not Prevail oppos no uh the motion does not Prevail um<01:43:08.480>
- There being eight ayes and seven nays, the motion prevails, and we will be moving this House File 14
Committee:
House Transportation Finance and Policy
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Children and Family Law (02/03/2026)
Children and Family Law
Transcript Highlights:
- So a formula was created to determine the amount of alimony based on the delta between the gross wages
- typically, paid by the payee, you know, or they're usually done by bank deposit, but they can be by wage
- they can<03:10:00.720><c> be</c><03:10:00.960><c> by</c><03:10:01.200><c> by</c><03:10:01.520><c> wage
- So uh you can be by by wage assignment. So uh you can<03:10:04.319><c> do</c><03:10:04.479><c> that.
- , would this then say had garnished wages, would this then say someone<03:10:18.240><c> is</c><03:10:
Committee:
House Children and Family Law
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Interim Joint Committee on Education (10-14-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- That definition of high skill, high wage may be left to states.
- That definition of high<00:21:08.559><c> skill,</c><00:21:08.880><c> high</c><00:21:09.120><c> wage</
- may be left to high skill, high wage may be left to states.<00:21:10.960><c> Uh</c><00:21:11.280><c>
- And that's the living wage here in Kentucky we've calculated.
- It has every one of our institutions, what our majors are, the wages earned, and I could go on about
Keywords:
Call to Order and Roll Call: 0:00:00
Approval of Minutes: 0:01:45
Federal Education Updates 0:02:12
Dual Credit Updates: 0:43:38
Kentucky State University's Doctoral Program Request: 01:27:08
Postsecondary Accreditation: 1:49:05
Consideration of Referred Administrative Regulations: 2:14:48
Adjournment 2:16:31, 958, all
Summary:
The committee met with a quorum, approved the previous meeting minutes, and heard a presentation from Austin Reid of the National Conference of State Legislatures on education-related provisions in the federal One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1). Reid said the law is projected to increase the federal deficit over 10 years, with major savings coming from Medicaid, student loan changes, and SNAP. He focused on how those changes could affect schools, including possible effects on free and reduced-price meal certification, state funding formulas that use SNAP as a proxy for low-income status, and Medicaid-funded school services for students with disabilities.
Reid also outlined the new federal scholarship tax credit, which gives a dollar-for-dollar credit for donations to qualifying scholarship-granting organizations. He said families up to 300% of area median income may benefit, the program begins in 2027, and states must opt in and designate eligible organizations. He noted unresolved questions about whether states can add their own criteria and said Treasury regulations will be important. He also described the expansion of 529 plans to cover more K-12 and postsecondary expenses.
On higher education, Reid explained a new workforce Pell grant option for short-term programs, with states and governors playing a role in determining eligible programs. He said the programs must meet placement, completion, and earnings measures and that implementation is expected to be tight before the July 1, 2026 effective date. He also reviewed student loan changes, including lower institutional loan limits, prorated borrowing for part-time enrollment, new caps on graduate and Parent PLUS loans, and a new earnings-based accountability standard that could make some programs ineligible for student loans if graduates earn too little. No votes were taken beyond approval of the minutes.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Interim Joint Committee on Natural Resources and Energy (9-18-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- Resources, but for me, you know, six out of 10 low-income Kentuckians are spending more than 50% of their wages
- disrespect to Pow County when I say this, is outside money coming in and our people becoming the mountain wage
- disrespect to Pow County when I say this, is outside money coming in and our people becoming the mountain wage
- disrespect to Pow County when I say this, is outside money coming in and our people becoming the mountain wage
- disrespect to Pow County when I say this, is outside money coming in and our people becoming the mountain wage
Keywords:
Meeting Start 00:00:00
Attendance Roll Call 00:01:12
Approval of Minutes 00:02:25
Co-Chair & Member Comments 00:02:48
Discussion of 2025 SB 137 00:06:58
Outdoor Adventure Tourism Opportunities 00:41:56
Public Service Commission Update 01:21:37, 958, all
Summary:
The committee meeting began with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, roll call, and approval of the prior minutes. Members also observed a moment of reflection for Charlie Kirk and offered condolences to Representative Bobby McCool on the death of his mother. Representative Fugate then made announcements about the ongoing ATV/UTV trail system, including an October 21 opening in Letcher County and an October 2 groundbreaking in Knott County, and staff was asked to circulate the dates to members.
The main agenda item was Senate Bill 137, presented by Senator Cassie Chambers Armstrong with testimony from George Ecklan of the Coalition of the Homeless and Wesley Bryant, a flood survivor and Eastern Kentucky resident. The bill would prohibit utility disconnections for non-payment during dangerous weather and emergencies, including extreme cold, excessive heat, and declared natural disasters. Supporters said the measure is narrow, does not forgive past-due balances or change reconnection policies, and is intended to protect vulnerable residents, reduce risks to first responders, and create a minimum statewide standard amid a patchwork of utility policies. They cited weather thresholds and historical examples of extreme weather and disaster declarations in Kentucky.
Testimony emphasized the human impact of shutoffs, especially for low-income households, older adults, and families facing illness or disaster recovery. Bryant described experiences with people shivering without heat or struggling to keep children cool when power was cut off, calling electricity a lifeline rather than a luxury. Representative Gu raised concerns that utility bills have become unaffordable due to broader policy and rate issues, argued that some customers may not pay if shutoffs are prohibited, and questioned whether the bill was needed. Senator Chambers Armstrong responded that the proposal is limited to non-payment shutoffs during short periods of dangerous conditions and is meant to keep people safe during emergencies. No vote or final action on the bill was taken in the portion of the meeting provided.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Chair, I'm glad to see that fun prevails in this committee. >> Boy, if we lose fun here, I'm going to
- Chair, I'm glad to see that fun prevails<00:41:58.640><c> in</c><00:41:58.800><c> this</c><00:41:59.040
- </c> prevails in this committee. prevails in this committee.
Bills:
HF4148
Committee:
House Legacy Finance
Keywords:
Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council, Outdoor Heritage Fund, executive director, natural resources, conservation, wetlands, prairies, forests, wildlife habitat, fish and game, bipartisan hiring, interview panel, legislative branch, Minnesota Statutes 97A.056, administrative expenses, nonpartisan staff, council governance, environment and natural resources, 1183, house
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Energy Finance and Policy Committee 3/10/26
Energy Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- The motion prevails. The minutes are adopted. Uh, first bill on the agenda is House File 3448.
- The motion prevails and the A1 is adopted. Uh, so Chair Aim now to your bill as amended.
- Chair: Okay, with a count of seven ayes and eight nays, the motion does not prevail.
- The motion prevails and the amendment is adopted.
Committee:
House Energy Finance and Policy
Keywords:
electric utilities, service areas, Tribal lands, Minnesota statute, energy regulation, utility rates, public utilities, Public Utilities Commission, PUC, ratepayer, consumer protection, affordable energy, energy affordability, ability to pay, just and reasonable rates, rate regulation, electric rates, natural gas rates, energy conservation, renewable energy
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Bill to ban semiautomatic military-style assault weapons 2/24/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- There being 10 ayes and 10 nays, the motion does not prevail. >> Representative Berg, I.
- eyes's and 10 nays, the motion<01:03:40.799><c> does</c><01:03:41.039><c> not</c><01:03:41.359><c> prevail
- The motion prevails and the A1 amendment is adopted. All right.
- does</c><01:13:24.080><c> not</c> and 10 nazs, the motion does not and 10 nazs, the motion does not prevail
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado Senate 2026 Legislative Day 114 May 8th, 2026
Colorado Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- And this bill clarifies that the state is not subject to local minimum wage.
- And so you could have a situation where, say, Aspen, the much maligned Aspen, raises their minimum wage
- And this bill clarifies that the state is not subject to local minimum wage.
- And so you could have a situation where, say, Aspen, the much maligned Aspen, raises their minimum wage
- And the much maligned Aspen raises their minimum wage to $30 an hour, and if the state has one or two
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- analyzing credentials of value in Minnesota postsecondary credentials that lead to family-sustaining wages
- that students are earning in a postsecondary learning experience are leading to family-sustaining wages
- family-sustaining</c> in a way of having a family-sustaining in a way of having a family-sustaining wage
- 27:01.440><c> can</c><01:27:01.600><c> see</c><01:27:01.800><c> here</c><01:27:01.960><c> some</c> wage
- Um you can see here some wage, right?
Committee:
Senate Higher Education
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Human Services - 03/04/26
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- Of course, if services are controlled too, that is generally aligned with workers' wages.
- Of course, if services are controlled too, that is generally aligned with workers' wages.
- Of course, if services are controlled too, that is generally aligned with workers' wages.
- Of course, if services are controlled too, that is generally aligned with workers' wages.
- mandates of the align with the wage mandates of the nursing<01:20:48.159><c> home</c><01:20:48.400><
Committees:
Senate Health and Human Services , Senate Human Services
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, July 22, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- In order to allow these folks to work, some of them have to be paid less than minimum wage.
- light manufacturing facilities will see immediately why you have to pay some people under minimum wage
- you have to pay some people<01:02:48.799><c> under</c><01:02:49.119><c> minimum</c><01:02:49.520><c> wage
- </c><01:02:50.240><c> And</c><01:02:50.559><c> secondly,</c> people under minimum wage.
- And secondly, people under minimum wage.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- propose a way to determine post-secondary credentials that lead to, for example, family-sustaining wage
- to understand what the impact of that credential will be in terms of what they can anticipate as a wage
- that lead to for example uh family that lead to for example uh family sustaining<00:09:05.200><c> wage
- that are careers that sustaining wage that are careers that will<00:09:07.079><c> be</c><00:09:07.240
- </c><00:09:29.440><c> and</c> what they can anticipate as a wage and what they can anticipate as a wage
Committee:
Senate Education Policy
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- people who are just dealing with the mess that billionaires created in our country by stealing our wages
- people who are just dealing with the mess that billionaires created in our country by stealing our wages
- A starting wage of under 40K for a master's degree is not acceptable.
- <01:12:10.920><c> longer</c><01:12:11.679><c> a</c><01:12:11.800><c> starting</c><01:12:12.239><c> wage
- </c> go to school for longer a starting wage go to school for longer a starting wage of<01:12:12.679>
Committee:
Senate Education Policy
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Human Services - 02/12/25
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- There is a requirement in statute that 72.5 percent of the rate received is required to go toward wages
- There is a requirement in statute that 72.5 percent of the rate received is required to go toward wages
- the ballpark um are required to go in the ballpark um are required to go towards<00:13:58.399><c> wages
- > benefit</c><00:13:59.320><c> of</c><00:13:59.440><c> the</c><00:13:59.519><c> direct</c> towards wages
- and benefit of the direct towards wages and benefit of the direct support<00:14:00.160><c> professional
Committees:
Senate Health and Human Services , Senate Human Services
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- ourselves the last few years was dealing with a workforce shortage and historically low direct care wages
- Before the 23 session, the average wage under the elderly waiver program was around $13 an hour, so that's
- </c><00:51:34.160><c> um</c> historically low Direct Care wages um historically low Direct Care wages
- 00:51:39.920><c> session</c><00:51:40.920><c> the</c><00:51:41.079><c> average</c><00:51:41.400><c> wage
- </c> before the 23 session the average wage before the 23 session the average wage under<00:51:41.920
Committee:
Senate Human Services
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Informal House Session 102 Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Massachusetts House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- examination for the position of police officer in the city of Haverhill, notwithstanding the maximum wage
Summary:
The House opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and then took up several committee reports and local bills. It concurred in a Senate referral of a petition on fair tax treatment for zero-emission vehicles and suspended Joint Rule 12 for additional petitions, including measures on construction supervisory licensing, the Athol-Royalston Regional School District Financial Stability Fund, and zero-emission vehicle taxes. The House also acted on a Judiciary Committee report recommending passage of House No. 4647, establishing a sick leave bank for Amy Tangway, and ordered it to a third reading.
The chamber then considered a series of bills reported by Steering, Policy and Scheduling, including measures for tax abatement for permanently disabled veterans, line-of-duty death benefits for firefighters, Building Trades Recovery Week, and a civil service exam exemption for a Haverhill police officer candidate. These bills were advanced to third reading. The House also passed several engrossed bills to enactment, including a sick leave bank for Candy J. Pike, a special fund for the Festival of Hills in Conway, authorization for Watertown to lease property, a change to the Holden moderator term, and an update to Medford’s linkage exaction program.
Later, the House concurred in Senate amendments related to sewer service authority in Sharon, and passed to engrossment bills authorizing parking fines in Marblehead and an additional liquor license in Somerset. It also engrossed sick leave bank bills for David A. Russell and Jean McCarran; the McCarran bill was amended to add an emergency preamble before passage. Finally, the House enacted the Candy J. Pike sick leave bank bill, adopted an order to meet the following Wednesday at 11 a.m., and adjourned in formal session.
FL
Florida 2026 4th Special Session
February 12, 2026 - 02:30 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- Although school districts and charter schools are not precluded from bargaining over wages, the funds
Summary:
The Pre-K through 12 Budget Subcommittee met with a quorum present and focused primarily on the classroom teacher and other instructional personnel salary increase allocation. The chair reviewed how the recurring allocation, first established in fiscal year 2021, has grown to $1.4 billion and was intended to help districts and charter schools raise minimum base teacher salaries to at least $47,500. The chair noted that districts must submit distribution plans and annual expenditure reports, and said six districts were still at impasse for the current year, with a possible seventh.
The chair presented data showing the allocation’s impact over five years: only one district met the $47,500 minimum in 2021, while 54 of 67 districts did so by the end of fiscal year 2024-25. Liberty County’s minimum base salary rose from $32,237 to $44,155, and several districts saw increases of roughly $14,000 to $19,000. Members also noted that some districts remain just below the target and may have reached it after the latest funding increase.
Members discussed concerns about salary compression and veteran teachers, with Ranking Member Gantt saying experienced teachers often earn only slightly more than new hires and asking for more data on the issue. The chair responded that the allocation can be used not only for starting salaries but also, in some years, for broader compensation increases and raises for teachers with two or more years of experience. Representative Nix asked about a possible study on compression, and Representative Daniels emphasized that the committee should recognize the progress already made while continuing to improve teacher pay. The meeting then briefly turned to fiscal year 2026-27 budget issues, and the chair said budget recommendations had been submitted before the committee adjourned without objection.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Advanced Information Technology, the Internet and Cybersecurity Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on Advanced Information Technology, the Internet and Cybersecurity
Transcript Highlights:
- the ability of corporations to use vast quantities of personal data to set individualized prices and wages
- ...” “...quantities of personal data to set individualized prices and wages that are different for each
- So it is a spiral to the top for prices and a spiral to the bottom for wages.
- I would encourage, it’s a little bit outside the context of these two bills, but to engage on the wage
- should be collecting personal information to charge people different prices or to pay people different wages
Summary:
The committee hearing focused on a package of Massachusetts privacy and technology bills, especially measures to ban the sale of location data, establish a comprehensive consumer data privacy law, and regulate biometric recognition and surveillance pricing. Chairs and sponsors argued that self-regulation has failed, that data brokers and large tech companies routinely collect and monetize sensitive information, and that state action is needed because federal protections are weak or absent. Several speakers tied the bills to reproductive health, gender-affirming care, domestic violence, children’s data, and other sensitive uses of location and biometric information.
Supporters included legislators and advocates who backed H. 86/S. 197 (Location Shield), H. 78/S. 45/H. 104/S. 29 (comprehensive privacy bills), H. 99/S. 47 (surveillance pricing in grocery stores), and H. 36/S. 36 (biometric recognition accountability). They emphasized data minimization, bans on selling sensitive data, consumer rights to access, delete, and opt out, and in some cases a private right of action. Several witnesses said Massachusetts should lead or align with other states, while others argued that stronger protections are needed because data can be weaponized by stalkers, anti-abortion actors, abusive partners, insurers, or law enforcement.
Industry and coalition witnesses urged the committee to favor a more standardized, interoperable framework modeled on laws already adopted in other states, warning that novel definitions, data-minimization rules, and private rights of action could create compliance burdens, confusion, and costs for businesses, including small businesses. They argued that entity-level exemptions for sectors already covered by federal laws like HIPAA or GLBA promote consistency, and that Attorney General enforcement is preferable to private lawsuits. Committee members questioned witnesses on patchwork concerns, the scope of exemptions, and whether the proposed bills would harm or help consumers and small businesses. No votes or final actions were taken during the hearing; written testimony was noted as due later, and the committee continued taking testimony from multiple panels and virtual witnesses.