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MN
Transcript Highlights:
- it due to its age and the work needed to bring it up to code.
- </c> it up and they can't afford to tear it it up and they can't afford to tear it down<00:28:15.519>
- </c><00:53:44.359><c> to</c> system it works its way through to system it works its way through to actual
- its capital infrastructure its keep up its capital infrastructure its roads<01:28:29.119><c> and</c>
- </c><01:37:11.239><c> debt</c><01:37:11.600><c> and</c> it it often combines both debt and it it often
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 1/21/25
Children and Families Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- to who it goes to.
- wouldn't be if it were a state only it wouldn't be if it were a state only program<00:20:38.679><c>
- It was put into statute last session, but as I understand it, it is not currently in effect.
- Chair. service providers that use it be it service providers that use it be it child<01:05:33.920><c>
- it.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> to it. to it.
- Is<00:24:58.120><c> it</c><00:24:58.240><c> just</c> Is it just Is it just >> We're<00:24:58.880
- I didn't tolerate it. I didn't accept it.
- </c> piece that fits it all. piece that fits it all.
- However, it does hard, it is necessary.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 3/12/26
Human Services Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- So we'll leave it very familiar with it. So we'll leave it there. there. there.
- And then that's it. There's no do so. And then that's it.
- I think it was I do appreciate it. I think it was pretty<00:31:30.000><c> robust.
- Um, and it really does make sure that this very needed modernization that we are doing does not come
- You got it. >> Yep. You got it.
Keywords:
background study, disqualification, set-aside, permanent disqualification, Office of Administrative Hearings, chief judge, human services licensing, substance use disorder treatment, SUD treatment, chemical dependency, recovery, rehabilitation, abstinence, foster care, child foster care, vulnerable adults, caregiver background check, license holder, direct contact, risk of harm
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee 3/10/26
Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- It is March 10th, 2026.
- It used to be three. Uh, but it is not a rigorous training.
- It used to because it has been 10 years. It used to be<00:10:31.519><c> three.
- Well, it is the right place to do it.
- for it, but it is this is not the method for it, but it is to<01:36:16.320><c> start</c><01:36:16.480
Keywords:
groundwater, water use permit, data centers, public health, environmental regulations, municipalities, state park license plate, specialty license plate, Minnesota DNR, Department of Natural Resources, license plate design contest, North Shore, Lake Superior Agate, AI-generated art, artificial intelligence, Minnesota resident, state parks, specialty plates, vehicle registration, contest requirements
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 4/15/26
Human Services Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> it needs. it needs.
- </c> teams in making it. teams in making it.
- it made it into have one, but I think it made it into the<00:35:43.640><c> folders.
- We've been working on it since 2017. If to make it work, it needs to be an ICS.
- Is it an hour? Is it an 15-minute unit? Is it an hour? Is it an encounter?
Keywords:
housing aid, local housing trust, funding projects, income provisions, technical changes, human services, medical assistance, Medicaid, provider enrollment, provider revalidation, fraud prevention, program integrity, background study, background check, fingerprinting, licensing, license revocation, payment withholding, payment suspension, prepayment review
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Environment, Climate and Legacy - 02/25/25
Environment, Climate, and Legacy
Transcript Highlights:
- We were doing it at Haly Q Brown; we'll reestablish it at Haly Q Brown soon.
- so it it was it boat and 10 person canoe so it it was it was<00:46:09.400><c> quite</c><00:46:09.640
- , it can be very technical and it asks for a lot of details?
- its benefit and in and I it it's I see its benefit and in in<01:24:33.679><c> a</c><01:24:33.920><c>
- Question of is it being fulfilled, or is it just on the front end? Mr.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, July 16, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> it tells the executive branch that it it tells the executive branch that it can<01:04:17.200><c>
- It is cruel, and it is a deep attack on our children.
- It is a deep attack on and it is attack. It is a deep attack on our<01:06:49.359><c> children.
- Just do it. Every day Stop gaslighting. Just do it.
- It is part of a broader It is cruel.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Cmte on Rules - Subcommittee on the Federal Impact on Minnesotans and Economic Stability - 11/24/25
Transcript Highlights:
- It is not needed for reliability. It should go. It was going to retire.
- It is not needed for reliability. It should go. It was going to retire.
- </c><00:15:09.839><c> It</c> It is not needed for reliability. It It is not needed for reliability.
- </c><00:15:12.560><c> It</c> should go. It was going to retire. It should go.
- Our kids are depending on it and on it.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Criminal Justice and Public Safety (04/09/2025)
Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- We did it in the 80s. We did it in the 90s. It didn't work.
- We did it in the 80s. We did it in the 90s. It didn't work.
- We did it in the 80s. We did it in the 90s. It didn't work.
- it it cannot get to be conducting and it it cannot get out.
- It might be on line 17. It might Let me It might be on line 17.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- , plan for it, and be ready for it when it does come.
- It has a market usefulness to it, the high prices.
- ...It is.
- We just swipe it. I'll pay you. It would convert.
- It answers the problems we had. We can spend it. We have access to it.
Bills:
HB246, HB796, HB 1056, HB1544, HB1846, HB2001, HB2618, HB2625, HB2869, HB2898, HB3069, HB3114, HB3157, HB3228, HJR98, HB246
Keywords:
federal directives, state authority, Tenth Amendment, government enforcement, local governance, gold standard, legal tender, currency, transactional currency, financial transactions, electronic payment systems, state finance, regulatory compliance, electric trucks, charging infrastructure, advisory council, transportation, sustainability, criminal penalties, official information
TX
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- One, it has the new load forecast in it, but it also has some new accounting in it.
- One, it has the new load forecast in it, but it also has some new accounting in it.
- And I wish it would, but I don't think it is.
- One, it has the new load forecast in it, but it also has some new accounting in it.
- And I wish it would, but I don't think it is.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Ways and Means Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Joint Committee on Ways and Means
Transcript Highlights:
- They both continue to show progress when it comes to modernization and quality of care, ensuring that
- Consider it done.
- So will it be...
- It doesn't do away with the cliff, Senator, but I think it smooths it out a little bit and maybe makes
- But I think it smooths it out a little bit and maybe makes it a little bit more negotiable.
Summary:
The hearing opened with remarks from Senate Chair Robyn Kennedy and House Chair Chynah Tyler, who emphasized that the fiscal year 2026 hearing was focused on the Health and Human Services budget, asked members to keep questions budget-related, and noted that no public testimony would be taken. They also highlighted the choice of Doherty Memorial High School as the venue to showcase Worcester’s investment in career and technical education. Committee members then introduced themselves before the first panel, the Executive Office of Veterans Services and the state veterans homes, began testimony.
Secretary John Santiago said the governor’s FY26 proposal would support implementation of the HERO Act, which he said is now about 95% implemented, including higher disabled veteran annuities, expanded behavioral health benefits, and other service expansions. He described efforts to reduce veteran homelessness, including nearly $20 million in ARPA-funded housing and outreach initiatives, and said the agency has delivered more than 100,000 supportive services to nearly 8,500 veterans. Leaders from the Chelsea and Holyoke veterans homes reported on staffing, quality measures, electronic medical records, and major construction projects at both facilities, including a new Chelsea campus and the new Holyoke home. Members asked about funding transfers, geographic equity in access to the homes, outreach to women veterans and veterans of color, suicide prevention, Gold Star family support, and the impact of federal uncertainty; Santiago said the homes are now licensed and certified, that the current budget is sufficient, and that the agency is expanding engagement and data collection.
The second panel, the Office of the Veteran Advocate, testified that its FY26 request is about $3.3 million, up from the current $2 million, to cover staffing, a larger office, and higher technology costs. Veteran Advocate Bob Notch said the office is a new independent oversight agency created in 2022 to examine systems, coordinate with local veteran service officers, and investigate fatalities or serious harm involving veterans in state care. He said the office’s work depends on research, data, and collaboration with other agencies, and that current funding is only enough for minimum operations. In response to questions, Notch and Deputy Commissioner David O’Callaghan discussed the difficulty of tracking veteran suicides, the need for better data across agencies, and the office’s role as an oversight body rather than a direct service provider. No votes or formal actions were taken during the hearing.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> tree fell over and it was because it was tree fell over and it was because it was full<00:35:23.599
- </c> got it on straight. got it on straight.
- It says anybody can it doesn't define.
- of it.
- 54.720><c> the</c> time, it substantially increases it the time, it substantially increases it the the
Keywords:
invasive species, agriculture, biosecurity, lease provisions, environment, natural resources, flood management, vegetation removal, Kainahola stream, Hawaii legislation, trees, exceptional trees, significant trees, urban forestry, arborist advisory committee, DLNR, Department of Land and Natural Resources, University of Hawaii, county planning, tree preservation
Summary:
The committee heard several measures related to agriculture, invasive species control, trees, reef protection, and land use. SP 2489 would require Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity leases to include access, invasive-species control, and termination provisions; DAB and DLNR supported it, as did several outside groups, while the Hawaii Farm Bureau and Hawaii Cattlemen’s Council raised concerns about notice, cooperation with lessees, and placing penalties on leaseholders for preexisting infestations. The chair noted six testifiers in support, one opposed, and three with comments.
SP 2310 would appropriate funds to remove overgrown vegetation from the Kohola stream. DAB supported the bill but explained that the work already completed by its contractor stopped at a DOT boundary, and that the affected parcel appears to be a DOT highway segment on ceded lands; the committee discussed whether the appropriation should instead go to DOT. SP 2372, on exceptional and significant trees, received support from DNR and Outdoor Circle, with testimony describing trees as critical infrastructure and suggesting technical amendments to committee membership and the process for recommending trees to county councils. SP 2426, which would authorize DNR to contract with private parties to maintain sunscreen dispensers at state beaches and promote mineral-based sunscreen as reef-protective, drew support from DNR and reef advocates, while another witness questioned the science behind claims about mineral versus chemical sunscreens and urged broader environmental solutions.
SP 2334 would impose a land conversion fee on agricultural land converted to other uses, create a fee fund for programs including healthy soils, and require state agricultural lands to use a conservation metric. DAB offered comments, and testimony from climate and farm groups generally supported the conservation goals but questioned references to programs not yet in place and objected to language excluding solar and wind uses, with one witness urging that agri-voltaics remain allowed. SP 2925, concerning coconut trees, would recognize them as food, water, and cultural resources, require signage for landscape palms, set labeling standards, and create a tax credit for naturally managed consumable coconut trees. DAB shifted from opposition to comments, DNR supported, and testimony from cultural and subsistence advocates strongly backed the bill as a response to coconut rhinoceros beetle impacts; committee questions focused on enforcement of signage, inspection resources, and the proposed tax credit.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
AGR Public Hearing - Fri Mar 7, 2025 @ 10:30 AM HST
Agriculture & Food Systems
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:40:36.319><c> should</c><00:40:36.599><c> be</c> it has gone way below than it should be it has
- we hope to we hope it for it to go we hope to we hope it for it to go through<00:44:35.760><c> not</
- </c><00:45:58.640><c> to</c> all need it to survive we all need it to all need it to survive we all need
- uh it I think it through the check off uh it I think it takes<01:01:48.240><c> more</c><01:01:48.480>
- works if you do it enough and if that it works if you do it enough and if you<01:05:42.480><c> do</c
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Senate Legislative Session Day 27 (2-13-26)
Kentucky Senate Floor Meeting
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- It removes duplicative requirements, aligns with federal standards, modernizes policies, and ensures
- I don't know that it would address it fully, but I think it addresses most of it.
- I don't know that it would address it fully, but I think it addresses most of it.
- But they can do it. They need to do it. Other states do it.
- it.
Summary:
The committee first heard and favorably reported SB 255, which expands eligibility for psychosocial rehabilitation services by adding health sciences and therapeutic recreation degrees to the list of acceptable educational backgrounds. Supporters said the change would help address workforce shortages and improve access in rural areas. SB 314 was then reported favorably; it cleans up prior law so a limited scope certified social worker license can still be used for community psychiatric support and treatment services even if the application is filed after the CSW license has expired, rather than being barred by a timing restriction.
The committee next took up several bills by Chairman McMath. SB 26, which repeals facility need review requirements for opioid treatment programs, was reported favorably after members and witnesses said Louisiana has too few OTPs and that removing the review would improve access, especially in rural areas. SB 29, requiring review and reporting of a child’s immunization records in certain unexpected death autopsies, was reported favorably despite questions about whether the bill should refer more broadly to medical records; supporters said the data could help evaluate vaccine-related concerns, while opponents raised concerns about singling out immunizations. SB 30, dealing with telehealth for obesity/weight management, was amended and reported favorably; the committee adopted technical amendments and a conceptual amendment replacing “metabolic condition” with “weight management services,” while witnesses debated patient safety, board authority, and whether the bill should limit agencies’ ability to restrict telehealth in the future.
The committee also reported favorably SB 219, which creates an Office of Health and Nutrition within LDH. Supporters from the department, the Alzheimer’s Association, and Pennington Biomedical said the office would strengthen coordination on nutrition, physical activity, and brain health, and cited high Alzheimer’s costs and prevalence in Louisiana. SB 222, which streamlines Medicaid behavioral health administrative requirements and expands telehealth for psychosocial rehabilitation, was reported favorably with amendments after supporters described workforce and rural access barriers. SB 195, the “Danny’s Dose EMS Treatment Act,” was reported favorably; it would allow EMS personnel to administer a patient’s own prescribed time-critical medication in emergencies, and testimony from a parent and physician described life-threatening delays under current practice. The committee also adopted SCR 2, updating hospital architectural standards to the most recent Facility Guidelines Institute edition, and SCR 22, requesting a more detailed legislative auditor report on opioid settlement expenditures; members said they wanted clearer outcome data and planned to refine the language before floor debate. Finally, HB 1093 on naturopathic medicine was introduced and heavily amended, with the bill shifted under LSBME oversight and a large set of changes discussed, but no final action was taken in the portion provided.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- Is it 30 days? Is it 180 days? Is it a year? Is it forever?
- It is on line 716. I apologize. It is in the point four, but it appears to have to move it.
- But we've got to recognize it and call it out when it is.
- Is it surveillance or is it not?
- So it does, in fact, capture it. It maybe doesn't store it forever.
Keywords:
SB40, Driver Privacy and Safety Act, automated license plate reader, ALPR, license plate reader, vehicle surveillance, privacy, data sharing, law enforcement data, immigration enforcement, reproductive health care, gender-affirming care, civil liberties, surveillance, public records, Inspection of Public Records Act, New Mexico State Police, Department of Public Safety, data sovereignty, vehicle tracking
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Chamber Meeting Feb 14th, 2026
New Mexico House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- It in no way ends it; it preserves it, whether it's a district program, a charter school, or a program
- They really didn't like this bill when I first saw it. We amended it and amended it and amended it.
- It was like that. It was so quick. It was outpatient. It was very simple.
- Speaker and gentlelady, it enhances it. Mr. Speaker and gentlelady, it enhances it. Mr.
- It enhances it by providing an infusion of $2.5 million and by putting it in statute. Mr.
Bills:
HB145, HB164, HR1, HB20, HB65, HB66, HB80, HB306, SB29, SB37, HB99, HB206, HB213, HB270, SB104, SB193, HB38, HB254, HB256, SB58, SB64, HJM1, HM7, HM17, HM4, HM22, HM23, HM24, HM26, HM2, HM16, HM32, HM13, HM47, HM20, HM51, HM1, HM31, HM35, HM36, HM46, HM53, HM54, HM39, HM29, HM43, HM59, HM11, HM14, HM21, HM34, HM50, HB253
Keywords:
high-wage jobs, tax credit, job creation, New Mexico, economic development, lobbying, transparency, public records, government oversight, accountability, House Resolution 1, HR1, House investigatory subcommittee, special committee, legislative investigation, subpoena power, public corruption, criminal activity, Zorro ranch, Santa Fe County
Summary:
The House opened with quorum, invocation, pledge, and several announcements recognizing guests and Early Childhood Day at the Roundhouse, including remarks supporting New Mexico’s universal child care efforts. The chamber then received and adopted a long series of committee reports, moving multiple bills forward, including HB 303, SB 96, HB 195, HB 279, HB 292 (with a Judiciary substitute), SB 30, HB 234, SB 35, SB 40, SB 43, HB 153 (with an Appropriations substitute), HB 253, HB 255, HB 287, HB 371 (with an Appropriations substitute), SB 143, HB 248 (with a Taxation and Revenue substitute), HB 309, SB 48, and enrollment/signing reports for memorials. The House also received Senate Judiciary Committee substitute for SB 41, which would eliminate the statute of limitations for certain sexual crimes and was referred to Judiciary.
The main floor debate centered on House Judiciary Committee substitute for HB 99, a medical malpractice reform bill. Supporters said it would balance patient compensation with provider stability by capping punitive damages, raising the burden of proof for punitive damages, and limiting when such claims can be pleaded. Several members described the bill as the product of months of bipartisan work and argued it would help retain doctors, especially in rural areas. The House passed HB 99 on final passage by a vote of 16-3.
The House also passed HB 66, expanding the health care provider loan repayment program, by 69-0; HB 306, addressing unexpected patient-facing facility fees, by 69-0; HB 38, adding wheelchairs to insurance coverage for certain prostheses-related benefits, by 69-0; HB 20, allowing Native American applicants to request a distinguishing designation on driver’s licenses and ID cards, by 66-3; and HB 253, preserving and regulating virtual education with an emergency clause, by 69-0. The chamber then took up HB 213, which expands optometrists’ scope of practice to include certain laser eye procedures. A proposed amendment requiring patients to sign a disclosure acknowledging that optometrists are not MDs or DOs and did not attend medical school was debated at length, with supporters framing it as informed consent and opponents calling it demeaning and unnecessary. The House tabled that amendment 35-19, and the underlying bill continued in debate at the end of the transcript.