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US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, June 23, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Takuda, will each control 20 minutes.
- Ozeski, will each control 20 minutes. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Texas.
- Oesky, will each control 20 minutes. Each control 20 minutes.
- O'Heepsky, each will control 20 minutes. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Texas.
- Waters, will each control 20 minutes.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- It needs to be something that is within their control.
- It needs to be something that is within their control.
- So getting the situation under control, once the situation is in control, then allowing them back that
- Is there a reason we're not allowing local control on this, like school districts to be able—you would
- Auditor General-informed process that ADE's school safety center has control over and oversight of,
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Legislative Audit Commission - Audit Subcommittee 11/12/25
Transcript Highlights:
- payroll controls, retraining supervisory staff,<00:24:14.799>
and <00:24:15.039>formalizing - that and Treatment agencies recognize that strong<00:25:36.960>
internal <00:25:37.520>controls - internal controls are essential for<00:25:39.120>
maintaining <00:25:39.679>and <00:25: - DPS is also committed to improving payroll systems and internal controls to ensure DPS is meeting our
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seriously take those internal controls seriously take those internal controls
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Veterans and Military Affairs Division 2/19/25
Veterans and Military Affairs Division
Transcript Highlights:
- Representative Olson apologized and said that, to answer the question, the Gambling Control Board in
- back to the Gambling Control Board.
- Thank you. to the way it was to give the control to the way it was to give the control back<00:53:35.799
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board back to the the gambling control board back to the the gambling control - I'm the executive director of the Gambling Control Board.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee 1/21/25
Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Moving on to the PCA, the Pollution Control Agency.
- Then moving on to the PCA, the Pollution Control Agency.
- Then moving on to the PCA, the Pollution Control Agency.
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statutes um the water pollution control statutes um the water pollution control
Summary:
The committee met for an organizational hearing of the Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance Committee. Members and staff introduced themselves, with several legislators noting their backgrounds in farming, mining, water management, and outdoor recreation, and the chair reviewed draft committee rules emphasizing decorum, quorum, timely starts, and submitting bill hearing requests to the committee administrator. The committee also heard from nonpartisan staff and caucus staff who will support the committee this session.
House Research and House Fiscal staff then provided an overview of the committee’s jurisdiction and the major agencies and programs it oversees. The presentation covered the Department of Natural Resources, Pollution Control Agency, Environmental Quality Board, Board of Water and Soil Resources, Metropolitan Council regional parks and water resources, Conservation Corps of Minnesota, Minnesota Zoological Board, Science Museum of Minnesota, and the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources. Staff summarized the main statutory chapters and subject areas under each, including wildlife, state lands, mining, water use, air and water permitting, environmental review, wetlands, drainage, and natural resources funding.
The finance portion explained the committee’s appropriation types and major funding sources, including direct, statutory, and open appropriations. Staff highlighted the general fund, bonding, the Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund, the Game and Fish Fund, and the Heritage Enhancement Account, along with how those dollars are typically used for parks and trails, habitat, land acquisition, flood and drainage projects, and agency operations. Members also discussed whether DNR and BWSR responsibilities in overlapping water statutes can conflict; staff said responsibilities are generally clear in statute, though conflicts can occur and are usually resolved.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- costs and ensure responsible use control costs and ensure responsible use of<00:19:25.680>
public - local control to set those requirements. local control to set those requirements.
- Thanks for bringing it. control, I really appreciate that being control, I really appreciate that being
- Um, I do, as Senator Dornink said, like the idea of there being this local control, but my concern is
- , control, control, but<00:47:57.280>
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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Grain indemnity account modification 3/23/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- House File 3549 is a realization that uh things happen in the world that uh we can't control and um it
- that<00:01:55.680>
uh <00:01:55.920>we <00:01:56.159>can't <00:01:56.479>control - <00:01:57.600>
and the world that uh we can't control and the world that uh we can't control - <00:09:57.920>
Um, no control over a bankrupt elevator. - Um, no control over a bankrupt elevator.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Republican Press Conference 3/11/26
Transcript Highlights:
- But, um, obviously, um, there are things that are outside of our control here in the state of Minnesota
- . things that are outside of our control things that are outside of our control um<00:09:12.800>
here - 09:15.519>
state are a lot of things within the state are a lot of things within the state control - > the<00:09:16.399>
state <00:09:16.640>government <00:09:17.120>whether control - of the state government whether control of the state government whether it's<00:09:17.600>
you
Summary:
House Speaker Lisa Damoth and Leader Harry Niska held a press availability focused on “affordability” in Minnesota, arguing that families are being squeezed by rising costs for groceries, child care, housing, insurance, energy, and property taxes. They blamed recent DFL control for spending down an $18 billion surplus, raising taxes, and adding mandates and fees, and said House Republicans are prioritizing lower taxes and reduced mandates to help families keep more of what they earn.
They outlined a package of Republican proposals, including making the state’s reinsurance program permanent, expanding direct primary care, requiring the state to pay for new health care mandates, allowing schools and local governments to opt out of some unfunded mandates, creating a property tax commission, eliminating taxes on tips and overtime, repealing the retail delivery fee, ending the Social Security tax, lowering car tab and boat fees, and returning future surpluses to taxpayers. They also criticized DFL proposals such as additional health care mandates, a climate super fund, and higher car tab fees, and said they oppose any new tax increases.
In response to questions, the leaders said some affordability measures could be affected by federal policy, but emphasized that many cost drivers are within state control. They said they are open to broader property tax relief, including caps, and to investments in DHS and county systems modernization to reduce fraud and improve efficiency. They also said they do not expect a large omnibus bill at the end of session, arguing that bills should move individually through committee and onto the House floor, and they accused House Democrats of delaying bills for bargaining leverage. No votes were taken.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Budget Review Subcommittee on General Government (1-22-26)
Transcript Highlights:
- First, it gives us direct control over security, customization, and integration with our existing systems
- We need to work out the kinks in a<00:14:35.519>
controlled <00:14:35.920>environment <00 - :14:36.800>
and <00:14:37.040>then <00:14:37.279>build a controlled environment - and then build a controlled environment and then build count<00:14:37.839>
and <00:14:38.079>- Um, all that data is in a controlled, secure environment. Each of these devices is locked down.
Keywords:
Meeting Start 00:00:00
Attendance Roll Call 00:00:14
Approval of Minutes 00:00:40
State Board of Elections 00:00:56, 958, all
Summary:
The House Budget Review Subcommittee on General Government met to hear an update from the State Board of Elections on its Bluegrass Books electronic poll book system. Rachel Pointer and Richard House described the project as an in-house modernization effort intended to improve security, customization, integration with the voter registration system, reduce voter wait times, streamline supplemental and provisional ballot processing, and provide year-round local support to county clerks and poll workers. They emphasized that the system is already a working product, not just a concept, and showed a workflow demonstration of voter lookup, signature capture, ballot issuance, manual lookup, and handling voters who have already voted.
The agency also outlined the financial rationale for the project, saying the state currently lacks dedicated funding for replacing the iPads used for election-day poll books and that counties now bear vendor maintenance and support costs. Under Bluegrass Books, the state would seek to cover hardware replacement, maintenance, and on-site support through future appropriations, potentially using bulk purchasing to lower costs. When asked about the size of the appropriation request, the presenters said it was not yet finalized but noted roughly 7,000 devices are deployed statewide and replacement would likely be phased rather than done all at once.
Members asked about security and whether the e-poll book could affect vote totals. The Board explained that the e-poll book is separate from ballot casting, that voting machines themselves are not connected to the internet, and that the poll book is networked only to update check-ins and prevent double voting. They said the device is locked down to the poll book application and can operate offline until connectivity returns. A member also asked how to recruit more poll workers; the response suggested higher pay is the main incentive, along with outreach to schools, community colleges, and possible pilot programs involving professionals. The meeting concluded without any votes or formal action beyond approval of minutes, and the next meeting was announced for January 29, weather permitting.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- House File 6 covers the following priorities: where literacy is learning, local control is innovation
- Members, we should be funding innovation and local control.
- We cannot expect every child to learn in the same way, and local control is innovation.
- Members, we should be funding innovation and local control.
- We cannot expect every child to learn in the same way, and local control is innovation.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- So we’re trying to help you have control of your premise.
- So we’re trying to help you have control of your premise.
- So we’re trying to help you have control of your premise.
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storage know, in a climate controlled storage know, in a climate controlled - <02:13:59.280>
to legislation restoring local control to legislation restoring local control
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Motion to take up HF5084, proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution 5/13/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- be in control of your own life?
- be in control of your own life?
- Um, when we want to talk about control and who has control in this situation, there is no more local
- Um, when we want to talk about control and who has control in this situation, there is no more local
- <00:42:47.359>
than There is no better local control than There is no better local control
Summary:
The House debated Representative Long’s motion to suspend the rules so House File 5084 could be recalled from committee, given second and third readings, and brought to final passage. The bill was described by opponents as an extreme anti-abortion measure that would create a right to life from fertilization, potentially criminalize abortions except in narrow cases, and could affect IVF, miscarriage care, and treatment of adverse pregnancy outcomes. Supporters said the bill was about protecting unborn life and giving Minnesotans the chance to decide the issue themselves through the ballot box.
Several members spoke against the motion, arguing that Minnesota has already settled reproductive rights through court decisions and recent legislation, and warning that the bill would put government into deeply personal medical decisions. They cited stories from other states where women were investigated or arrested after miscarriages or self-managed abortions, and said the proposal could treat people as criminals for seeking reproductive care. One member emphasized that the bill could be especially dangerous in cases like ectopic pregnancy, where treatment delays could threaten the pregnant person’s life.
Members in favor of the bill framed the issue as one of conscience, democracy, and protection of human life from conception. They said every abortion is an act of violence against a distinct human being and argued that Minnesotans should be allowed to vote on the question. Some speakers also shared personal experiences with miscarriage, infertility, premature birth, or pregnancy loss to explain why they viewed the issue as morally serious and emotionally difficult.
The debate became broader and more partisan, with some members criticizing both sides for using the issue as a political weapon rather than focusing on legislative work. The transcript does not include the final vote result, but the motion was clearly under a roll call and the chamber proceeded with extended floor debate over House File 5084.
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
FL House Floor Session - 2026-03-11 (10:00AM Session)
Florida House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- That is the provision that already Control over decisions regarding the management of assets.
- Lucie County Mosquito Control District, St. Lucie County.
- Lucie County Mosquito Control District, St. Lucie County.
- House Bill 4037, a bill to be entitled an act relating to the Pasco County Mosquito Control District,
- A bill to be entitled and act relating to headwaters, water control, district.
Summary:
The Florida Senate convened with a quorum, opened with a prayer and Pledge of Allegiance, and heard several member introductions recognizing guests, interns, public servants, and a resolution honoring Indiana University quarterback Fernando Mendoza for winning the Heisman Trophy. The chamber then moved to the special order calendar and took up a series of bills, with some measures temporarily postponed and others advanced after brief debate and, in several cases, substitution of House companions for Senate bills.
The first major bill passed was CS/CS/HB 355 on health care patient protection, which requires hospitals with emergency departments to have pediatric emergency care policies, training, equipment, and a designated pediatric coordinator; it passed 36-0. The Senate also passed CS/HB 1113 on public records, expanding confidentiality protections for victims and temporarily protecting the name of a law enforcement officer who becomes a victim in the line of duty; it passed 33-4. CS/CS/HB 1085 on local government cybersecurity was amended to place the program under the Florida Digital Service and to adjust grant timing, then passed 37-0. CS/CS/HB 925 on clerks of court passed 38-0 after amendments affecting revenue retention, legal notices, traffic citation distributions, and municipal fee sharing. CS/CS/HB 679 on trademark registration modernization and CS/CS/HB 589 on septic permit timing also passed unanimously.
The most extensive debate centered on CS/CS/HB 991 / SB 1334, an elections bill that would use Real ID data to verify citizenship, change voter ID rules, alter candidate qualifying requirements, and revise election administration procedures. Senators offered and debated numerous amendments on documentation fees, senior exemptions, human review versus automated systems, student and retirement-center IDs, and effective dates; most were defeated, though one amendment adding stock-trading disclosure language for candidates was adopted. The bill’s sponsor cited election-crimes reports and specific prosecutions involving non-citizens as justification for the measure, while opponents argued it could disenfranchise eligible voters, especially students and seniors. The transcript ends during continued questioning and debate on that elections bill, before final disposition is shown.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Environment Committee Meeting - 2025-04-10
Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Point out just a couple of changes that are included on line 105 for the Pollution Control Agency.
- between the environmental and remediation fund in order to make the funding work for the Pollution Control
- Next, I have Commissioner Kessler from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA).
- For the record, I am Katrina Kessler, Commissioner of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA).
- Members working at the Pollution Control Agency, the Department of Natural Resources, the Minnesota Zoo
Bills:
HF2439
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Regulating Artificial Intelligence / Legislation to Stop Dangerous Deepfakes Mar 16th, 2025
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- It's seeking to create a framework and put controls in place in regards to law enforcement or government
- Now, the bill that you referenced is seeking to create a framework and put controls in place in regards
- in and put controls or limits in<00:18:05.480>
place <00:18:05.760>checks <00:18:06.039 - in place to protect civil those controls in place to protect civil liberties<00:18:23.200>
and - These are very serious conversations as we go forward in the decisions and controls we absolutely need
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Agriculture, Veterans Broadband and Rural Development - 03/12/25
Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development
Transcript Highlights:
- We also manage biological control programs for noxious weeds, which is using insects to control weeds
- We also manage biological control programs for noxious weeds, which is using insects to control weeds
- We also manage biological control programs for noxious weeds, which is using insects to control weeds
- We also manage biological control programs for noxious weeds, which is using insects to control weeds
- We also manage biological control programs for noxious weeds, which is using insects to control weeds
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
HRE-WTL, TCA-WTL, WTL-AEN Public Hearings 02-12-2025
Transcript Highlights:
- animals through our Wildlife Control animals through our Wildlife Control permit<01:11:20.880>
- Are you guys coming out with biological control?
- Are you guys coming out with biological control?
- Are you guys coming out with biological control?
- Are you guys coming out with biological control?
Summary:
The joint committees first heard SB 1146, which would appropriate funds to the University of Hawaiʻi to develop an action plan and pre-engineering concept plan for debris management and water quality control in the Ala Wai Watershed. Testimony was largely supportive from DLNR, a UH student, and a special improvement district representative, while one speaker suggested the work should be coordinated with existing efforts to avoid duplication. Committee discussion focused on the multi-jurisdictional nature of the watershed, existing debris-trap work that captures only about 20 to 30 percent of debris, the role of the university in capstone projects and recommendations, and the relationship to the existing Geni project and other community efforts. Members also asked about costs, tracking progress, and the difference between water-quality improvements and the larger debris problem.
The committees then voted to pass SB 1146 with amendments, including blanking out the appropriation and deferring the effective date to July 31, 2050. The motion passed in both committees, with votes recorded in support and no opposition noted during the decision-making.
The committees also heard SB 321, which would deem certain fee simple privately owned lands transferred to adjacent property owners or community associations if specified conditions are met. Testimony was in support from several individuals, but members raised concerns about the lack of input from counties and the state, and about how the bill might affect roads already used by the public or maintained by local governments. After discussion, the committees voted to advance SB 321 unamended to the next committees, with the measure adopted in both committees despite one recorded no vote in the Water and Land committee.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Judiciary (04/09/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- saying that there aren't other controls saying that there aren't other controls in<01:50:53.920>
- Most Disease Control, which is the CDC.
- do you have that would control for that?
- controls do you have that would control controls do you have that would control for<03:52:21.760
- control of what that chatbot is saying. control of what that chatbot is saying.
Summary:
The House Judiciary Committee opened a hearing on Senate Bill 146, which would remove the requirement that a medical examiner physically view a body before issuing a cremation certificate. The prime sponsor, Sen. Suprentice, and Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Jenny Duval explained that the bill would not change the death certificate process or the existing waiting period before cremation; it would only eliminate the in-person viewing step. They said the current review of death certificates already catches the vast majority of cases that should be reported to the medical examiner, and that the physical view changes outcomes in less than 1% of cremation cases.
The witnesses emphasized that the bill is intended to improve efficiency and reduce delays for families and funeral homes, while freeing deputy medical examiners to focus on homicides, suicides, accidents, and unexpected natural deaths. Dr. Duval cited an example where review of a death certificate, not the body, uncovered a long-ago strangulation-related homicide, arguing that the key safeguard is review of records and cause of death, not the physical view. She also said the change would save travel time and some costs for the department.
Committee members asked about how death certificates list primary and contributing causes of death, whether the low percentage of findings means the current process has a deterrent effect, why cremation is treated differently from burial, and whether identification concerns are adequately addressed. The sponsors responded that identification is handled earlier by hospitals, families, and funeral directors, and that any questionable identification would already fall under medical examiner jurisdiction. They also said the bill would not alter the two-day cremation delay or other existing safeguards. No vote or final action was taken in the portion of the hearing provided.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
State Committee Meeting - 2026-04-07
State Government Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- if a recommendation hasn't been implemented, that's a problem because it's related to an internal control
- Can you give a kind internal controls.
- Um and so, that's kind of been controls.
- over those reports because the prevailing view was that we should preserve the local control of the
- things and so much of internal control things and so much of internal control is<00:58:27.920>
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs (05/13/2025)
Election Law and Municipal Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- And you always hear local control. Well, this actually gives local control. And the bar is 60%.
- And you always hear local control. Well, this actually gives local control. And the bar is 60%.
- And you always hear local control,<00:56:10.720>
local <00:56:11.040>control. - <00:56:11.440>
Well, <00:56:11.680>this control, local control. - Well, this control, local control.