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NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Environment and Agriculture (11/05/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- Because under the federal law, those non-amendable species are exempt.
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uh food chain or sew supply locally, uh food chain or sew supply locally, - uh food more available uh at a local uh food more available uh at a local level. level. level.
- say is I think if you know your local say is I think if you know your local farmer,<00:41:49.359
Summary:
The committee held a work session on House Bill 396, which would exempt meat and meat food products slaughtered and prepared in-state for in-state sale from certain inspections. Representative Comtois explained her amendment, saying she tried to address prior concerns by limiting the number processed monthly, adding a registration and disclaimer requirement, and folding beef, swine, sheep, and goats into the bill’s framework. Members discussed whether some sections from earlier language on bison, elk, and red deer had been inadvertently struck, and Comtois said she did not intend to remove those protections and would restore them if needed.
Several members raised drafting and policy concerns. Representative Miner suggested the waiver language should be a signed, notarized statement kept on file rather than filed with the Department of Agriculture, and Comtois agreed. Representative Gruber and Representative Scully discussed labeling and wording, including clarifying that the meat would not be “exempt” from federal inspection in the same way as non-amenable species, and adding language that any prosecution would be federal rather than state. There was also discussion about whether ground meat should be included for the amenable species, with Miner and Comtois indicating that excluding ground meat would reduce risk.
Commissioner Sean Jasper of the Department of Agriculture, Markets, and Food testified strongly against the bill, saying it was a step in the wrong direction, lacked consumer protections, and could jeopardize food safety and the state’s meat processing system. He argued that the federal exemption for non-amenable species could not simply be extended to new species by state law, warned that USDA could respond by withdrawing federal inspections, and said the bill would not solve the real bottlenecks in slaughter capacity. He also said he did not believe there was a general shortage of inspectors, and that the practical issue was producers not scheduling animals year-round, which forces facilities to scale to the slow season. No vote was taken during the work session, and members continued discussing possible amendments and wording changes.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Taxes Committee considers HF2360 4/10/25
Transcript Highlights:
- Representative Swedzinski now moves H.F. 2360A1, the amendment.
- A discussion on H.F. 2360A1, the amendment. Chair Swedzinski, is that your amendment? Yes.
- A discussion on H.F. 2360A1, the amendment.
- The gentleman from Lyon moves the H.F. 2360A1 amendment. Any discussion?
- We now have the bill before us as amended. Chair Swedzinski. Thank you, uh, Chair Gomez.
Summary:
The committee took up House File 2360, as amended by H.F. 2360A1, which would create a state-level New Markets Tax Credit-style program modeled on the federal program. Chair Swedzinski explained that the bill is intended to drive investment across Minnesota, including a requirement that at least 50% of the $200 million allocation be directed to greater Minnesota, and noted that the program would run for 12 months with state oversight to help guide investments.
Testimony in support came from Alex Stuponic of Advantage Capital and Jason Wabama of Advanced Machine Guarding Solutions in Hibbing. Stuponic described the federal New Markets program as a tool for directing capital to low-income and underserved communities, cited Minnesota projects that have already benefited from federal funding, and argued that state programs in other states have successfully attracted more investment. Wabama said the credit could help rural businesses like his expand, noting that his Hibbing company has grown from one employee in 2021 to 22 employees and hopes to reach 50 employees while eventually becoming an ESOP.
Chair Gomez raised concerns about the bill’s changes, especially the set-aside of half the funds for one region and the five-year carryforward, saying the proposal seemed arbitrary and more permissive and that there was likely not room in the budget for the $100 million cost this year. In response, Swedzinski said the fiscal note pushes costs into future years, with the first costs beginning in 2028-2029, and emphasized that the structure would allow the investment benefits to occur upfront. The amendment was adopted, and the bill, as amended, was laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus tax bill.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on State & Local Government (2-12-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- I call to order the second meeting of the Senate State and Local Government Committee.
- Local analysis—yeah, they have a local... increase in the revenue I also had a increase in the revenue
- analysis I'll over it real quickly local analysis I'll over it real quickly local yeah<00:11:02.959
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Meeting Start: 00:00
Attendance Roll Call: 00:08
Senate Bill 79 (Sen. McDaniel): 00:48
Senate Bill 67 (Sen. Nemes): 08:09
Adjournment: 12:43, 958, all
Summary:
The Senate State and Local Government Committee met and first took up Senate Bill 79, sponsored by Senator McDaniel, with testimony from McDaniel and Deputy Secretary Robert Long of the Personnel Cabinet. They described the bill as a cleanup measure for personnel law that would, among other things, add interns to the definition of employee while excluding them from full-time employee status, remove the Personnel Cabinet secretary as an ex officio member of the KERS Board, clarify personnel board membership and grievance rights, limit appeals of satisfactory-or-above evaluations, address layoffs and reemployment rights, allow leave donation in certain resignations or retirements, restrict remote work from outside Kentucky without approval, permit deductions for unreturned state equipment, and make DJJ facility supervisors non-merit positions. The committee voted on SB 79 and passed it with favorable expression.
The committee then heard Senate Bill 67, presented by Chair Nemes, an elder property tax bill. The bill would freeze the assessed value of a primary residence for homeowners age 65 or older until the property is no longer their primary residence, while still taxing at the current rate. Nemes said the measure was intended to help seniors on fixed incomes and noted a fiscal analysis showing little to no direct revenue loss, though it could reduce projected budgeted growth in property tax revenue. Committee discussion noted a local impact and a statewide budget impact estimate of about $4 million for the first two fiscal years. SB 67 also passed with favorable expression, and the committee adjourned.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
Senate Chamber Jan 26th, 2026 at 11:01 am
New Mexico Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- the Audit Act, restructuring audit requirements, amending local public body audit thresholds, amending
- definitions, updating terms, amending audit reporting requirements, amending the audit fund, making
- , repealing Section 33-9A-5 NMSA 1978, being Laws 1988, Chapter 101, Section 43, as amended.
- income tax credit and local news printer corporate income tax credit.
- income tax credit and local news printer corporate income tax credit.
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House Education Policy Committee Feb 4th, 2026
Education Policy
Transcript Highlights:
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Um copy of that amendment on there. Um copy of that amendment on there. - the bill or the amendment? the bill or the amendment?
- the amendment. the amendment. >> Okay. >> Okay. >> Okay.
- All in favor of adopting the amendment say I. >> I. >> Any opposed? The amendment is adopted.
- teacher the local school districts. teacher the local school districts.
WY
Transcript Highlights:
- Chairman, Amendment A was the constitutional amendment that split residential property out from the all
- Gill's on his way. amendment that split, um, residential amendment that split, um, residential property
- . amendment. amendment.
- Montana has local impact taxes that go to the local governments.
- into a pool to fund local governments. into a pool to fund local governments.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Committee on Health and Human Services - 03/13/25
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- Senator McQuade, I do see an A1 amendment. Is that an author's amendment?
- other folks who worked on that amended other folks who worked on that amended language<00:21:49.760
- Senator Kupec, I see you have an author's amendment. I do. I have the A1 amendment.
- The A1 amendment is adopted. saying I I any opposed the A1 amendment saying I I any opposed the A1 amendment
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FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
March 19, 2025 - 01:00 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- Ma'am, show the amendment is adopted. We are back on the bill as amended.
- Show the amendment is adopted. We are back on the bill as amended.
- And those are the amendment. That is the amendment. Thank you, ma'am.
- Show the amendment is adopted. Ma'am, we're back on the bill as amended.
- Show the amendment is adopted. Ma'am, we are back on the bill as amended.
Summary:
The Criminal Justice Subcommittee considered a long agenda of criminal justice, public safety, and related bills. Early measures included HB 1171, tolling the statute of limitations for failure to make mandatory child abuse reports, and HB 1403, expanding school safety provisions by allowing child care facilities in the guardian program and clarifying perimeter and door-security rules; both passed unanimously, with HB 1403 adopted as amended. The committee also approved HB 1099, giving law enforcement discretion in arrests involving elderly or medically vulnerable individuals in facilities; HB 1121, strengthening restrictions on misuse of unmanned aircraft systems; HB 1525, creating penalties for impersonating rideshare drivers and clarifying transportation-disadvantaged access; and PCS for HB 687, increasing penalties for repeat DUI/vehicular homicide offenses known as “Trenton’s Law.”
Members then advanced HB 847 to create an FDLE grant program for expedited DNA testing, PCS for HB 757 to prohibit altered sexual depictions of identifiable persons and create a civil remedy, and HB 1415 to repeal an obsolete Broward County narcotics enforcement unit. The committee also heard and approved HB 1207, the Tristan Murphy Act, which expands mental health diversion grants, creates a model diversion process, and establishes a behavioral healthcare data repository; testimony from the bill’s namesake’s mother and law enforcement emphasized the need for treatment over incarceration. HB 1351 updated sexual offender/predator registration rules, and HB 1479 created a public records exemption for domestic violence lethality assessment forms; both passed without opposition.
Later, the committee approved PCS for HB 1283, making sex trafficking of children under 12 or mentally incapacitated persons a capital felony, despite constitutional concerns raised in debate; the bill passed 13-2. PCS for HB 781, addressing cyber intimidation by publication (doxing), also passed unanimously after supporters described it as a needed tool against online harassment. Finally, CSHB 139 authorized pawnbrokers to use digital transaction forms, and PCS for HB 107 created and enhanced penalties for fraudulent use of gift cards. Most bills were reported favorably, many unanimously, and several were amended before passage.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee 3/18/25
Higher Education Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
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as um ask for the uh um the amendment as um ask for the uh um the amendment
Keywords:
higher education, scholarship, financial aid, state grant, tuition assistance, Pell grants, student retention, education equity, disabled veterans, veterans' dependents, dependent children, college affordability, books and fees, University of Minnesota, public colleges, Office of Higher Education, veterans benefits, military families, permanent disability, 100 percent disability
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- by the A1 delete-everything amendment, and I will walk through each amendment, and I will walk through
- by the A1 delete-everything amendment, and I will walk through each amendment, and I will walk through
- made by local local school districts. made by local local school districts.
- We respectfully support SF 4638 as amended.
- . amended. amended.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Business, Professions and Economic Development Committee Jun 15th, 2026
Business, Professions and Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- And any other amendments—no, I'm just kidding.
- Taxpayers invest in these local hospitals, which are locally governed, publicly accountable, and often
- I think you added some guardrails as well on the amendments.
- So I do just want to appreciate you taking the amendments.
- Thank you for taking the amendments.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- And there'll be an amendment. There may be an amendment to deal with any fine. All right.
- amendment? I I think it is so similar. amendment? I I think it is so similar.
- pass without amendment on 631. I I Okay. pass without amendment on 631. I I Okay.
- So, there's an amend. copy. Oh, okay. So, there's an amend.
- Committee amendment. I'm surprised Okay. Committee amendment.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
- House Bill 84, an act relating to legal liability for local governments. Representative Roberts.
- House Bill 84, an act relating to legal liability for local governments. Representative Roberts.
- House Bill 84, an act relating to legal liability for local governments. Representative Roberts.
- House Bill 84, an act relating to legal liability for local governments. Representative Roberts.
- Next order of business is introduction of floor amendments. There being no need.
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Video Starts 00:00
Convene 01:02
Motions, Petitions, and Communications 07:51
Stand at Ease 11:46
Introduction of New Bills and Resolutions 26:33
Adjournment 46:41, 958, all
Summary:
The House convened with an invocation and the Pledge of Allegiance, then established a quorum with 98 members present. The chamber approved the journal from January 6, excused absent members, and suspended the rules to allow co-sponsorships and vote modifications. No committee reports, second readings, or orders of the day were needed.
During announcements, a member invited colleagues to a Welcome Back to Frankfurt reception and the House adopted a citation honoring Michael Dean Hilton, with remarks noting his long career in Kentucky politics and lobbying. The House also adopted a citation recognizing Hank Parker. The clerk reported a large number of new filings, including House Bills 35 through 230 and several resolutions and constitutional amendments covering topics such as education, taxes, health care, firearms, housing, labor, elections, agriculture, public safety, and retirement systems.
Among the measures introduced were bills on scholarship eligibility, respiratory care, retirement benefits, alcohol licensure, public notices, school curriculum, privacy protection, medical billing, housing, firearms-related issues, Medicaid expansion, cannabis, wage transparency, and healthcare price transparency. Resolutions included one recognizing election principles in Kentucky, one honoring victims of UPS Airlines Flight 2976 and responders, and others on political violence, memorial highways, law enforcement support, and ALS awareness. No substantive votes on legislation occurred beyond the citation adoptions and routine procedural approvals, and the House adjourned until 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 8, 2026.
IN
Transcript Highlights:
- Speaker, I move that the House reconsider its actions whereby it descended from the Senate amendments
- Speaker, I move that the House reconsider its actions whereby it descended from the Senate amendments
- This bill completely steps on local control of the simple, most important local government institution
- We fool around here about local control of this and that... ...institution.
- We fool around here about local control of this and that.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Municipal and County Government (03/04/2025)
Municipal and County Government
Transcript Highlights:
- really want to go back to our local really want to go back to our local communities<00:17:48.200
- This is something that should be done locally.
- I think it's best left on the local level.
- I would just have to say, see the amendment as you've written it.
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okay any amendments nobody has Amendment okay any amendments nobody has Amendment okay uh<00
VT
Vermont 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session - 2026-05-01 - 11:30AM
Vermont Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The amendment seeks to provide the difference between the 75% to 80% split proposed yesterday for local
- <00:15:42.640>
by of amendment be amended as offered by of amendment be amended as offered - Are there any further<00:16:01.200>
amendments? further amendments? further amendments? - amendment a question? amendment a question?
- proposal amendment be amended as offered proposal amendment be amended as offered by<00:47:11.960
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Informal House Session 48 Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Massachusetts House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- ; and House Bill 5334, further amending Holyoke's residency requirement.
- House Bill 5333, pertaining to Holyoke's residency requirement, local approval received.
- House Bill 5334, further amending Holyoke's residency requirement, local approval received.
- House Bill 5334, further amending Holyoke's residency requirement, local approval received; and House
- An act further amending Holyoke's residency requirement. House No. 5364.
Summary:
The House began with the Pledge of Allegiance and then took up several Committee on Rules reports. It adopted a series of congratulatory and honorary resolutions, including multiple Eagle Scout recognitions and a resolution celebrating Bishop-elect Eagle Boudicke E. Azidi, Jr., after suspending the rules. The House also suspended Joint Rule 12 for a petition to create a Veteran Suicide Mortality Review and Prevention Council within the Executive Office of Veterans Services.
The Committee on Steering, Policy and Scheduling reported several local bills for consideration, including measures on transparency in municipal health insurance, a means-tested senior property tax exemption for Reading, changes related to a mayoral vacancy and residency requirements in Holyoke, and a Linfield appropriation from the Gulf Enterprise Fund. After suspending Rule 7A, the House ordered these bills to a third reading. It then passed to enact House No. 4234, allowing retired police officers to serve as special police officers in Fairhaven, and passed to engross House Nos. 4186 and 4890, concerning Egertown’s Affordable Housing Trust Fund and Quincy public safety personnel’s pre-employment physical exam records.
The House also observed a moment of silent tribute for James McCauley, a former Newburyport city councilor and public servant. Finally, it adopted an order to reconvene the following Tuesday at 11 a.m., and then adjourned to meet next Tuesday in an informal session.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- amendment, Mr. Chair. amendment, Mr. Chair.
- comments about the amendment? comments about the amendment?
- And just to be clear, I support the A1 amendment. >> Senator Miller, if a federal, state, or local official
- But regardless, I believe I support the A1 amendment because I feel that any federal, state, or local
- . amendment. amendment.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- local areas.
- local municipality? local municipality?
- this body and the local uh local bodies. this body and the local uh local bodies.
- <03:34:18.080>
best locally local taxpayers is at best locally local taxpayers is at best - amending the excavation tax rate. amending the excavation tax rate. um >> Comments on that?
UT
Utah 2025 Regular Session
Economic Development and Workforce Services Interim Committee - November 19, 2025
Economic Development and Workforce Services Interim Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- Let's move on to Child Care Advisory Committee amendments.
- We're in San Juan County working with local communities there.
- We cannot expect the state or local communities to fund that growth on their own.
- Now, this bill doesn't touch local zoning issues, right?
- In this picture, you can see one of our local recipients.