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MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Committee on Jobs and Economic Development - 03/03/25
Jobs and Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- We did have success with that last year, and we keep that model going.
- Our business model is making a small earned income off of our lending opportunities on an annual basis
- We did have success with that last year, and we keep that model going.
- We did have success with that last year, and we keep that model going.
- <01:31:32.960>
to participant so I came to the model to participant so I came to the model
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Fiscal Committee (05/15/2026)
Transcript Highlights:
- This is a very similar model. This is the next step to that.
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a <00:10:35.480>very <00:10:35.720>similar <00:10:36.120>model - This is a very similar model. agencies. This is a very similar model.
Summary:
The Joint Fiscal Committee met on May 15 at 10:00 a.m. and first approved the April 17 minutes. It then took up a consent calendar covering tabs three through seven, with items 089 and 097 removed for separate discussion. The committee approved the remainder of the consent calendar and then adopted item 089, which involved Department of Safety/Homeland Security grant funding for active shooter incident management and school reunification training. Officials said the project is a mandatory Homeland Security grant set-aside, with training for public safety officials and school districts and internal social media used only to promote training schedules; members asked about marketing, outcomes, and how success would be measured.
The committee next considered item 097 for the Division of Historical Resources. Agency officials said the request was driven by a decade-long increase in Section 106 and state historic preservation reviews, many tied to disaster-related infrastructure work such as culvert and road repairs, and that the grant would add capacity to handle roughly 1,000 to 1,500 reviews per year. The committee approved the item after brief discussion.
Under the regular calendar, the Department of Transportation presented a fuel-related transfer. Members questioned the decline in the highway fund balance, which staff said was being affected by rising expenses, flat-to-moderate revenue, and a rough winter that increased maintenance costs. DOT officials said they were considering toll rate increases and noted the agency pays market wholesale fuel rates; they also discussed prior fuel hedging decisions and said they have authority to hedge again if it makes sense. The committee approved the DOT item, then approved a miscellaneous action item to fill a position at the LBA. Members also asked the chair to remind the Attorney General to appear at a future meeting regarding the YDC claims report. The committee set its next meeting for Friday, June 19 at 11:00 a.m., and adjourned after a brief note of appreciation for recent corrections and changes reported by the liquor commission.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Grant for lender serving underserved entrepreneurs 3/3/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- community organizations, financial institutions, and ecosystem leaders to deploy innovative financing models
- deploy innovative<00:04:00.159>
financial <00:04:00.959>financing <00:04:01.599>models - innovative financial financing models innovative financial financing models that<00:04:02.959>
Summary:
House File 2581 was presented as a request for a $1 million state investment in Fortis Capital, a Minnesota nonprofit economic development lender. The bill was described as supporting entrepreneurship and wealth-building by expanding access to capital for businesses that are underserved by traditional lending, especially in rural areas, communities of color, immigrant communities, and low-wealth areas. Testifiers argued that conventional underwriting standards leave viable businesses without financing and that Fortis provides flexible gap financing to help deals close, complementing rather than replacing banks and CDFIs.
Brian Smith, co-founder and CEO of Fortis Capital, said the organization was established in 2019 and has deployed 37 loans totaling over $4 million since 2021, leveraging an additional $29.5 million through partnerships. He said Fortis seeks to increase lending capacity, reduce risk in innovative capital structures, expand statewide partnerships, and accelerate small business growth and job creation. In response to questions, he said Fortis typically charges about 6.12% on average, has had two defaults, and operates as a revolving loan fund. He also explained that Fortis already participates in some Department of Employment and Economic Development programs, but is not eligible for certain grant programs because those grants go directly to borrowers.
Committee members asked how the proposal fits with existing state economic development efforts and whether competitive grant programs exist for this kind of work. A DED representative said he would need more detail to compare the proposal to agency programs, though he mentioned the emerging entrepreneur loan program as a possible fit. Members also discussed broader concerns about direct appropriations versus competitive grants. No public testimony was offered. Chair Frasier closed by saying the bill addresses a real need and laid House File 2581 over for possible inclusion in a budget bill.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- House Bill 3680 seeks to... ...fix unintended consequences of the model subdivision rules passed in 1995
- County, where these issues are most common, limited discretion to determine whether a tract meets the model
- of election of its directors. election-at-large and numbered positions, which is in line with the model
- Is this a model? That's a management district. The clerk will call the roll.
Bills:
HB103
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- They know how to put that in their business model.
- continuation of the money services omnibus bill that we passed last session to bring Texas in line with the model
- when you look at these, if there's insurance, they're going to be brought in to increase the damage model
- If there's insurance, they're going to be brought in to increase the damage model, and they're going
Bills:
HB431, HB1522, HB1922, HB2467, HB2468, HB3228, HB3229, HB3306, HB3803, HB3804, HB3805, HB3806, HB4219, HB4238, HB4344, HB4386, HB4739
Keywords:
HB 431, Texas Property Code, Property Code Chapter 202, solar roof tiles, solar shingles, solar energy device, homeowners association, HOA, property owners' association, POA, renewable energy, residential solar, distributed solar, roof-mounted solar, homeowner rights, architectural control, open meetings, public notice, transparency, government efficiency
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Business and Commerce met with a quorum and first took up pending business, reporting several House bills favorably to the full Senate, including HB 11, HB 132, HB 1041, HB 1606, HB 2286, and HB 5061, with some also recommended for the local and uncontested or contested calendars. The committee then heard and left pending HB 3306, which would extend construction-contract indemnity exceptions to electric infrastructure work, including construction, maintenance, and vegetation management for utilities. Supporters said it would align utility infrastructure work with public works and reduce litigation and ratepayer costs, while opponents argued it would shift liability onto subcontractors and create broad-form indemnity concerns.
Members also heard HB 4739, a Comptroller-requested cleanup bill repealing an outdated Finance Code provision tied to delinquency charges on retail charge accounts, and left it pending without testimony. The committee then considered several Department of Banking cleanup bills, including HB 3803, HB 3804, and HB 3806, all left pending after brief explanations and no public opposition. HB 4219, dealing with public information requests, drew support from a journalist and a policy analyst who said it would improve transparency by requiring timely responses, notice when records do not exist, and training or fee consequences for noncompliance; it was left pending.
The committee also heard HB 4238, a committee substitute addressing coerced debt and identity theft, which would bar collection of certain debts from victims who obtain a qualifying court order. A law professor and a family violence advocate supported the bill as narrow, protective relief for domestic violence and elder abuse survivors, and it was left pending. Other bills heard and left pending included HB 1522 on local government budget meeting posting and taxpayer impact disclosures, HB 4344 authorizing background checks for PUC employees and contractors, HB 3805 updating money services business regulation, HB 431 extending solar-panel HOA protections to solar tiles, HB 3228 and HB 3229 on wind and solar recycling financial assurance, and HB 1922 clarifying the accrual date for construction defect claims under right-to-repair law. The committee recessed subject to the call of the chair.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Education Postsecondary Jan 14th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- ON THE LEFT WE DO MODEL TESTING AS WELL AS SCALE TESTING.
- THE PHOTO ON THE LEFT IS A MODEL OF A HIGH-RISE FOR THE DAMAGE THAT WAS NOTICED IN RAILINGS AND HIGH-RISES
- REGULATION IS, AND HERE I'D LIKE ANOTHER 20 MINUTES BUT I WILL STOP IS THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE LOSS MODEL
- THEY ARE VERY IMPORTANT BUT THIS GIVES THE STATE OF FLORIDA AN INDEPENDENT MODEL TO EVALUATE POTENTIAL
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Budget Review Sub. on Primary & Secondary Education & Workforce Development (2-17-26)
Transcript Highlights:
- Materials describe immersion in the organization’s quote model of leadership, development, core values
- Materials describe immersion in the organization’s quote model of leadership, development, core values
- :24:54.320>
to <00:24:54.480>recruit <00:24:54.799>leaders model we've been able - to recruit leaders model we've been able to recruit leaders for<00:24:55.279>
a <00:24:55.440> - Teach for America's model provides an avenue to ensure that the candidates have passed their practice
Summary:
The subcommittee met without a quorum and did not approve minutes, but heard testimony on budget line items for Data Seam and Teach for America. Andrew McNeel of Kentucky Free and representatives from the Commonwealth Policy Center argued that both programs rely heavily on recurring taxpayer support and should be re-evaluated. McNeel cited a 2020 Office of Policy and Audit examination of Data Seam, saying the program had received more than $30 million in state support since 2006, including $3.5 million in the current budget, and that the audit raised concerns about administrative overhead, alleged threats to districts, and the use of line-item language to justify sole-source contracting. He recommended suspending Data Seam funding this biennium, directing a new special audit, and requiring reimbursement of audit costs.
The witnesses also urged the committee to withhold funding for Teach for America, saying the organization’s materials and history showed a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion that they opposed. They pointed to past statements, leadership titles, and program language as evidence that DEI concepts remained embedded in the organization, and suggested any funding should be redirected directly to school districts instead. Mike Harmon and Richard Nelson echoed those concerns, while also saying long-running programs should be periodically reviewed for efficiency.
Teach for America Appalachia representatives then testified in support of the program. Executive director C.D. Morton described the organization as a teacher-preparation and leadership-development program serving rural eastern Kentucky, saying it had recruited and supported more than 325 teachers since 2011, with about 30 current core members in several counties and roughly 2,800 students impacted daily. He said the program helps fill hard-to-staff vacancies, that about 80% of teachers stay for a third year, and that many alumni remain in education. In response to questions from Representative Bojanowski about retention and cost, Morton said more than 60% of alumni are still in education, but he could not give a precise classroom-teacher retention number beyond the program’s broader alumni data.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Legislative Commission on Cybersecurity 8/27/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- By operationalizing the incident support model, leadership established clear roles, responsibilities,
- Because this isn't just recovery, it's a model, a reminder that investment and collaboration make us
- Because this isn't just recovery, it's a model, a reminder that investment and collaboration make us
- Because this isn't just recovery, it's a model, a reminder that investment and collaboration make us
- Because this isn't just recovery, it's a model, a reminder that investment and collaboration make us
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- This work is not squarely focused on the funding model.
- the funding model that we have<00:52:12.640>
articulated <00:52:13.200>as <00:52:13.440 - isn't focused on the funding model isn't focused on the funding model because<01:02:07.200>
the - so<01:02:09.359>
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it's are looking at that funding model it's are looking at that funding model
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Children and Family Law (02/10/2026)
Children and Family Law
Transcript Highlights:
- is going to help that affirmation model is going to help that child<03:10:33.760>
because <03: - So once again, I believe that the affirmation model is a reductionist view on what these kids may be
- So once again, I believe that the affirmation model is a reductionist view on what these kids may be
- So once again, I believe that the affirmation model is a reductionist view on what these kids may be
- So once again, I believe that the affirmation model is a reductionist view on what these kids may be
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Commission to Study Stable Tokens (01/14/2026)
Transcript Highlights:
- extension model, really only have one option, which is to sell that.
- essentially uh without a lending model essentially uh without a lending model or<00:44:32.160>
- I want to thank you for inviting us to share insights today on these stablecoin models.
- I want to thank you for inviting us to share insights today on these stablecoin models.
- I want to thank you for inviting us to share insights today on these stablecoin models.
Summary:
The commission met to review stable tokens, real-world asset tokenization, and blockchain-based trust, approved the agenda and December 12 minutes, and heard a presentation from Anchorage Digital after postponing a planned Bitco presentation because of its IPO quiet period. Anchorage’s Melinda Delos, Joe Mioli, and Kevin Wasaki introduced the firm, describing it as a global digital assets platform and the first crypto-native institution in the U.S. to receive a federal banking charter. They said their approach emphasizes security, regulated custody and trading services, and responsible innovation for institutional clients, banks, states, and sovereigns.
The presentation focused on post-Genius Act momentum in the stablecoin market. Anchorage said the law provided regulatory clarity and helped spur activity with major clients, including Athena, Tether, and Western Union. The speakers highlighted Western Union’s planned stablecoin as especially significant because it reflects adoption by a long-established traditional payments company, and they said the project illustrates how stablecoins can support programmable, real-time, interoperable payments. They also noted that Anchorage is providing issuance infrastructure for the Western Union project.
The commission and presenters also discussed government uses of tokenized assets, including reserve legislation, digital assets for tax collection and fees, and a Marshall Islands initiative to use a tokenized sovereign bond for direct citizen payments. In response to a question, Anchorage said it would follow up on which states are using digital assets for revenue collection, mentioning Louisiana and Pennsylvania as examples. The banking discussion centered on remittances, instant payments, and interbank settlement, with Anchorage arguing that stablecoins can reduce settlement time, fees, and foreign exchange risk while improving traceability and auditability.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, July 2, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- But Democrats today have abandoned that model. They want permanent government dependency.
- unleashing domestic oil, natural gas, and nuclear energy production, lowering energy costs, ensuring reliable
ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Government Finance Committee Jun 25th, 2026 at 10:00 am
Government Finance Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- And I can't speak to that; I don't know the details, but I know that that's the kind of model that they
- looked at that and have since created some assumptions and applications to use that cost-recovery model
- The assumptions we built into the model are still being evaluated, because if you expect to recover the
- It is expected to get that done by the end of this year so that we can have a model that we can use to
- I think once we have a revenue share figured out, and you combine that with the cost model we've been
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Correctional Consolidation and Collaboration Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:00 am
Transcript Highlights:
- I did some research on whether there's another jurisdiction that we think is an interesting model of
- consolidate for every area and then figure out what works with that and try to build that type of model
- I would suggest that anyone who wants to look at any of that information, the European model seems to
- So if we can start to model reentry centers, not around Nick Kochi, okay?
- But if we can model reentry centers around that, to your point, that welcome people in, it's not Big
Summary:
The commission opened an informal discussion focused on developing recommendations for its September report on correctional consolidation and cooperation. Chairs Dan Hunt and Senator Brownsberger emphasized that the group is still in an information-gathering phase, but should begin putting ideas on the table, including possible written recommendations, further hearings, and additional facility tours. Members discussed whether the commission should seek more input from frontline stakeholders such as sheriffs, probation, parole, reentry centers, unions, and the judiciary, and whether recommendations should be organized around specific issue areas like medical costs, programming, reentry, and facility operations.
A major theme was the need for a more integrated and consistent correctional system. Participants raised concerns about fragmentation across DOC, county sheriffs, probation, and parole, and suggested exploring step-down pathways, minimum security, pre-release, day reporting, and regional reentry hubs to improve outcomes and reduce recidivism. Several speakers stressed the importance of uniform standards, evidence-based programming, better data on outcomes and spending, and clearer alignment between custody conditions and rehabilitation goals. There was also discussion of looking to other states and international models, as well as revisiting older reports and plans, including the 2009 commission report and the 2010 corrections master plan.
Facility-specific issues were also raised, including the need to examine women’s facilities such as Framingham, Bridgewater, and restrictive housing practices in light of suicide concerns and mental health needs. Members discussed the relationship between correctional custody and behavioral health, the role of the judiciary in sentencing and reentry planning, and whether judges should be better informed about available programming and step-down options. There was broad agreement that collaboration, transparency, and accountability should be strengthened, with some members urging that recommendations be based on firsthand facts and data rather than opinion alone.
The meeting also included presentation of a written set of eight high-level recommendations compiled by advocacy and legal organizations, which focused on clearer and more consistent programming, equitable application of rules, and reducing punitive conditions that function like solitary confinement. The chairs said the document would be shared with members and posted online. No formal votes were taken during the discussion, and the meeting ended with plans to continue the conversation at a future session, including possible follow-up on reentry centers, restrictive housing, and other systemwide reforms.
ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Higher Education Institutions Committee Jun 18th, 2026 at 10:00 am
Higher Education Institutions Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- So that's what I'm bringing in is, does our model flex up and down?
- Chair, Commissioner, so you're talking about this Dickinson State shared service model?
- And either way, to better understand what that model looked like and what worked and what didn't work
- And either way, to better understand what that model looked like and what worked and what didn't work
- So we've done that sort of work on our spreadsheets in modeling that.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- But he's progressing with his daily consistent integrated training model provided by the Department of
- care provider, for the successful implementation of this model.
- But he's progressing with his daily consistent integrated training model provided by the Department of
- care provider, for the successful implementation of this model.
- care provider, for the successful implementation of this model.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- In the 1960s, that whole model blew up because of a federal Supreme Court case, and this was also the
- model, but it may choose to do that or some alteration of it.
- So this bill also does force ADWR to rely on groundwater models.
- And I know I'm being repetitive, but I want to make sure people hear that these models are nearly 20
- that model out.
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
House Labor, Health & Social Services Committee, February 23, 2026
Labor, Health & Social Services
Transcript Highlights:
- But that's kind of the essential piece here: just that differentiation and adopting a new rate model.
- adopting a differentiation and and, um, adopting a new<00:17:25.120>
rate <00:17:25.439>model we <00:17:26.880>we <00:17:27.199>just <00:17:27.360>haven't new rate model- So, we we just haven't new rate model.
- which would move to a a separate model which would move to a a separate fee<00:51:36.000>
schedule
Bills:
HB0004
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 3/13/25
Human Services Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- There's not a federal law to model this on, but several other states have implemented a state-level CCAP
- anti-kickback law, and so we modeled this on what other states have done.
- There's not a federal law to model this on, but several other states have implemented a state-level CCAP
- anti-kickback law, and so we modeled this on what other states have done.
- Several other states have implemented a state-level CCAP anti-kickback law, and so we modeled this on
Keywords:
veterans, veterans affairs, State Soldiers Assistance Program, Veterans Stable Housing Initiative, MAXIS, human services data, data sharing, eligibility verification, informed consent, private data, benefits coordination, veteran housing, veteran assistance, Department of Human Services, Children Youth and Families, state benefits, federal benefits, privacy, public assistance, human services
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
EIG-WLA, EIG-HOU-WLA, EIG-HOU, EIG Public Hearings 03-19-2026
Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- This allows us to move past that outdated model that we don't like, like concentrated public housing
- It wasn't in the legislative history, and I don't know why you'd want to go back to an outdated model
- ...want to go back to an outdated model that we know doesn't work.
- This allows us to move past that outdated model that we don't like, like concentrated public housing
- It wasn't in the legislative history, and I don't know why you'd want to go back to an outdated model
Bills:
HB1700
Keywords:
housing, expedited permits, disabilities, access, functional needs, local government, affordable housing, reporting requirements, 912, senate, all
Summary:
The joint committees heard several housing, land use, and infrastructure bills. HB 6019 HD2 on electric vehicle infrastructure and HB 1728 HD1 on rainwater catchment systems both drew limited testimony and were advanced. For HB 1728, the chairs said they would designate the Department of Health as the regulator and incorporate suggested technical amendments from plumbing and rainwater industry groups. Both measures were reported out with recommendations to pass, with HB 6019 passed unamended and HB 1728 passed with amendments.
HB 1844, which would have required the Land Use Commission to reclassify lands designated for urban growth, drew significant opposition from the Hawaii Farm Bureau and Sierra Club, who argued it would bypass land-use review and threaten agricultural land, water planning, and long-term resilience. Grassroot Institute supported the bill, and the Land Use Commission said the bill raised concerns. After discussion, the chairs deferred the measure in one committee and later the recommendation to pass it with amendments was not adopted in the other committee.
HB 1990 on penalties and liens for unresolved residential zoning violations was advanced with amendments. The chairs adopted Grassroot Institute’s suggested changes requiring any county sale of such property to be at no less than fair market value and requiring excess proceeds to be returned to the owner. HB 2424, which would allow county planning agencies to petition for temporary reclassification of certain agricultural lands to rural, also drew mixed testimony; the Land Use Commission raised due process concerns, and agriculture interests opposed it. One committee advanced it with amendments, but in the other committee the recommendation failed after members cited lack of county support.
The later portion of the hearing began on HB 1738 and HB 1739. HB 1738 would expand county authority to amend district boundaries for housing on parcels over 15 acres; OHA, Sierra Club, and the Hawaii Farm Bureau opposed it, while Grassroot Institute supported it. HB 1739 would require transit-supportive densities in county TOD areas and limit local restrictions; DPP raised concerns about timing, permitting, and conflicts with existing TOD frameworks, while OPSD and Grassroot supported it. The transcript cuts off before final action on these later bills.