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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 3/24/26 - Part 1
Public Safety Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- You'd probably be interested to know that Florida, Idaho, Iowa, which allows for private ownership but
- Florida,</c><01:18:49.440><c> Idaho,</c> to know that Florida, Idaho, to know that Florida, Idaho, Iowa
- c> allows</c><01:18:52.520><c> for</c><01:18:52.680><c> private</c><01:18:53.120><c> ownership</c> Iowa
- , which allows for private ownership Iowa, which allows for private ownership but<01:18:53.960><c> not
Bills:
HF2354, HF3407, HF4359, HF4192, HF3356, HF3695, HF1597, HF3155, HF3871, HF4437, HF4446, HF3990
Keywords:
medical assistance, fraud prevention, subpoena authority, criminal penalties, consumer protection, ghost guns, unserialized firearms, 3D-printed guns, 3D printer firearms, CNC milling, home-built firearms, firearm serialization, serial numbers, unfinished frame, unfinished receiver, ghost gun ban, gun control, firearm design files, CAD files, digital gun blueprints
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- difficult for us to see the 20 to 30% increase in community college system enrollments we've seen in rural Iowa
- </c><00:45:10.640><c> seen</c><00:45:10.800><c> in</c><00:45:10.960><c> rural</c><00:45:11.200><c> Iowa
- ,</c> enrollments we've seen in rural Iowa, enrollments we've seen in rural Iowa, Massachusetts,<00:45
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Administrative Regulation Review Subcommittee (10-14-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- Kentucky is not Iowa. It's not Idaho. It's not South Dakota.
- Kentucky<00:16:10.000><c> is</c><00:16:10.320><c> not</c><00:16:10.880><c> Iowa.
- </c> Kentucky is not Iowa. It's not Idaho. Kentucky is not Iowa. It's not Idaho.
Summary:
The subcommittee met on October 14, approved the minutes, and then took up a large group of staff-suggested amendments to multiple regulations. Those staff amendments were approved without objection and were described as technical changes needed to comply with KRS Chapter 13A and other governing law. The committee then moved out of order to consider Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure regulation 2011 KAR 9:270, which governs buprenorphine prescribing and related standards.
Board representatives said the regulation has been updated over time since 2015 and that the current amendments are intended to streamline the rule, remove outdated federal references such as the X-waiver, narrow education requirements to addiction-related topics, and create exceptions for settings like emergency rooms and certain pain treatment situations. The agency amendment would also allow buprenorphine monoproduct for up to 30 days when a patient is transitioning from a full opioid agonist, and would add physicians certified in addiction medicine as eligible specialty consultants. Board officials said the regulation was developed through a two-year process with a work group, informal outreach to medical organizations, and multiple comment periods, and they argued the rule is working because overdose deaths have declined and provider numbers have increased.
Several witnesses and committee members raised concerns that the regulation remains too restrictive. Senator Rocky Adams noted that major medical organizations had said the proposed language could restrict access and worsen overdose risk, and he questioned whether the committee was being asked to choose between conflicting expert views. Opponents, including a medical student, a recovery advocate, and Dr. Colleen Ryan of the Kentucky Society of Addiction Medicine, argued the rule is outdated, creates unnecessary barriers to buprenorphine treatment, and should be repealed or substantially revised to align with federal guidance and evidence-based care. They said rigid requirements can discourage treatment and that addiction should be treated like other chronic illnesses. No final vote on the medical licensure regulation is reflected in the transcript excerpt, and the discussion ended with the chair preparing to hear from additional opponents.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Housing Finance and Policy Committee 3/11/25
Housing Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- legislation has been signed into law across the country, including in Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Tennessee, Iowa
- 33.920><c> Oklahoma</c><00:09:34.600><c> Missouri</c><00:09:35.200><c> Tennessee</c><00:09:35.920><c> Iowa
- </c> Texas Oklahoma Missouri Tennessee Iowa Texas Oklahoma Missouri Tennessee Iowa and<00:09:36.839><
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Health and Human Services - 03/04/25
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- Many other states are doing this, including our neighbors Wisconsin and Iowa, with a lot of success.
- neighbors been doing this including our neighbors Wisconsin<01:08:39.400><c> and</c><01:08:39.679><c> Iowa
- a</c><01:08:40.839><c> lot</c><01:08:41.000><c> of</c><01:08:41.319><c> success</c> Wisconsin and Iowa
- with a lot of success Wisconsin and Iowa with a lot of success uh<01:08:42.440><c> with</c><01:08:42.560
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 2/27/25
Human Services Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- I do laundry at a nursing home in Roseville and am a member of SEIU Healthcare Minnesota in Iowa.
- 24:15.679><c> in</c> member of SEIU Healthcare Minnesota in member of SEIU Healthcare Minnesota in Iowa
- 17.480><c> speak</c><01:24:17.960><c> an</c><01:24:18.239><c> opposition</c><01:24:18.960><c> to</c> Iowa
- I'm here to speak an opposition to Iowa I'm here to speak an opposition to house<01:24:19.520><c> file
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- Initiative, which was successfully used and distributed in facilities throughout Vermont, Delaware, Iowa
- 05.280><c> Delaware</c> facilities throughout Vermont Delaware facilities throughout Vermont Delaware Iowa
- 07.639><c> Colorado</c><00:08:08.639><c> we</c><00:08:08.800><c> then</c><00:08:08.960><c> met</c> Iowa
- Missouri and Colorado we then met Iowa Missouri and Colorado we then met with<00:08:09.599><c> both<
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 1/22/25
Public Safety Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- search regionally to include the eastern borders of North and South Dakota, the northern border of Iowa
- 00:36:35.920><c> northern</c><00:36:36.319><c> border</c><00:36:36.680><c> of</c><00:36:36.880><c> Iowa
- </c> South Dakota the northern border of Iowa South Dakota the northern border of Iowa and<00:36:37.760
ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Budget Section Regulatory Division Jun 24th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- storage of the salt caverns, because we don't, you know, the closest place for propane is Sioux City, Iowa
- down to, down there, they make propane and fracture it and then it gets in a pipeline to Sioux City, Iowa
Summary:
The committee received a compliance and budget update on Industrial Commission agencies and programs, including the Industrial Commission administrative office, the Oil and Gas Research Program, the Clean Sustainable Energy Authority, the State Energy Research Center, the Research Technology Park grant program, and related funds. Staff reviewed spending and balances for items such as electric grid resiliency grants, lignite research, enhanced oil recovery, the salt cavern business case study, and the new NDSU research and technology park grant. Members also discussed timing, carryover balances, matching requirements, and how some programs are structured to reimburse projects over several years rather than spend funds immediately.
Karen Tyler of the Industrial Commission described the agency’s administrative budget, the grant management system nearing completion, and the transition to standalone audits and staffing after separating from other agencies. She also outlined the status of active grant rounds across lignite, oil and gas, renewable energy, outdoor heritage, and clean sustainable energy programs. Members asked about the length of active grants, demand for clean energy funding, and the possibility of future grant rounds. Tyler and members also discussed the salt cavern study, the need to better define its commercial value, and the research technology park grant’s cash-match requirement.
Ron Ness then testified on enhanced oil recovery and broader oil and gas market conditions. He said North Dakota production remained steady, but future growth depends on infrastructure, longer laterals, and better use of natural gas and carbon dioxide for EOR. He described the state’s EOR grant round, the use of federal DOE funding to replace part of a state-funded project, and the expectation of additional grant rounds. Members asked about CO2 supply, storage, and the economics of using legacy fields and pipelines to extend oil production and support agriculture and industrial uses.
The committee also heard from Bank of North Dakota President Don Morgan, who reviewed the bank’s mission, governance, lending verticals, disaster programs, and new initiatives. He said the bank is seeing deposit growth flatten and is responding to fintech competition by focusing on liquidity, risk management, and a new payment infrastructure initiative called Rough Rider Coin, which he emphasized is not crypto and not a public coin, but a banking payment rail for North Dakota institutions. Members asked about student loan rates, disaster lending, and how the bank’s lines of credit and balance sheet capacity are affected by deposit trends. Morgan said the bank remains profitable and continues to support agriculture, commerce, and industry through participation loans, student lending, and state-directed programs.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
2026 Legislative Session - Day Forty Eight - Wednesday, April 8 - Afternoon Session
Missouri House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Well, all of a sudden, Illinois and Kansas and Iowa start getting more CDL traffic because, well, Missouri
- Well, all of a sudden, Illinois and Kansas and Iowa, start getting more CDL traffic because, well, Missouri
Summary:
The House established a quorum and first heard remarks from Debbie Huang of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Denver, who thanked Missouri lawmakers for their annual Taiwan resolution and emphasized Taiwan’s democratic values, economic partnership with the United States, semiconductor and AI cooperation, and concerns about China’s pressure on Taiwan. After that, the chamber moved into House Bills for Perfection and Formal.
Several bills were perfected and amended with broad support. House Bill 311 would place bail bonds oversight under the existing board for private investigators and fire investigators, add bail bondsmen to the board, and increase training and oversight; it passed its committee stages and was perfected. House Bill 3009 would clarify Missouri law for nonprofit pharmacies and emergency medication access, and amendments were adopted to update out-of-state pharmacy accreditation rules and expand pharmacists’ scope of practice, including immunizations and certain medication dispensing; the bill was perfected as amended.
The House also adopted amendments on a package of public safety measures, including a sex offender registry-related vehicle for Senate Bill 982 and related corrections, a “Mason’s Law” measure to flag drivers with disabilities or communication impairments in law enforcement systems, a hands-free cell phone law fix, increased Highway Patrol equipment purchasing authority, psilocybin language for first responders and veterans, an AI-related bill creating remedies for AI-generated explicit material and closing child pornography loopholes, gift card fraud penalties, tougher drug trafficking thresholds, and “Melanie’s Law” on ignition interlock and DUI penalties. Members also debated and adopted a domestic violence registry amendment and a boiler/fire safety standards amendment, while one amendment on commercial driver English-language requirements and penalties drew extended debate over enforcement and carrier responsibility. House Bill 368 and 3049 were later committed to Legislative Review after amendments, and House Bill 2741 on CDL English proficiency and penalties was taken up with amendment debate continuing at the end of the transcript.
ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Legacy and Budget Stabilization Fund Advisory Board Mar 31st, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- But if they want to expand, say they did come from Indiana or Iowa or someplace, and they got a plant
- of here, get it, because if we're going to put money into it, but if they wanted to spend money in Iowa
Summary:
The committee met to approve prior minutes and receive updates on the Legacy Fund transparency website and fund performance. Staff reported the website procurement was in contract negotiations, with a planned go-live around November 1, and that the site would provide downloadable, more transparent information on fund holdings, allocations, history, and legislative appropriations while protecting confidential data. The investment office then reviewed performance through January 2026, describing strong returns relative to benchmarks, noting real estate and fixed income as weaker areas, and explaining that the fund’s diversification and internal management had helped offset market volatility, including recent geopolitical impacts.
Members also discussed the in-state investment program, especially the Bank of North Dakota’s CD-match allocation. Several members questioned whether the program had been static for years and whether the uncommitted balance should remain parked there if it was not being used. The committee voted to pause further transfers into the program until the Bank provides a report and the committee can consider possible statutory changes; the motion also requested a cost-benefit analysis from RVK, and it passed by roll call vote.
In the afternoon, RVK presented its review of the investment policy statement as it relates to the in-state investment program. The consultant said it found no major policy impediments, and that implementers and stakeholders generally felt the program was proceeding as intended. RVK emphasized best practices such as third-party due diligence, competitive risk-adjusted returns, diversification, pacing, and exit strategies, while cautioning that required lower-return investments or spending commitments can create pressure on the fund’s long-term real value. The consultant also raised ancillary concerns about state-level concentration risk, the need to distinguish between public and commercial infrastructure, and the lack of a central repository for all state funding commitments to the same projects.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Special Committee on Rural Issues Mar 25th, 2026
Special Committee on Rural Issues
Transcript Highlights:
- Iowa, 60.9% of their energy comes from... Thank you.
- Iowa, 60.9% of their energy comes from renewable energy sources, and Missouri is at 11.3.
Summary:
The Special Committee on Rural Issues heard House Bill 3375, sponsored by Rep. Koslow, a broad eminent domain reform measure aimed at protecting landowners, especially farmers and ranchers. The bill would create protections for beginning farmers and ranchers, require 15 days’ notice before surveyors enter property, extend the response period in eminent domain cases from 10 days to 60 days, bar eminent domain for wind and solar facilities, require land restoration and maintenance after construction, increase compensation to 125% of fair market value in certain cases, add tax-liability compensation, change treatment of heritage and blight-related compensation, and allow attorney’s fees when a landowner wins a higher award than the condemning authority offered. Members raised concerns about the bill’s scope, its effect on energy development, and several drafting and implementation issues, including surveyor access, maintenance standards, and whether the bill could create conflicts with existing attorney-fee provisions. The sponsor said he was open to changes and noted that an HCS would address some drafting errors and feedback.
Testimony in support came from the Missouri Farm Bureau, Missouri Cattlemen’s Association, a landowner/banker, and attorney Brent Hayden, who argued that landowners are often pressured into quick, low offers and should be treated as partners rather than obstacles. Supporters said the bill would improve transparency, due process, compensation, and restoration standards, and that it would not stop infrastructure development. Hayden described current eminent domain practice as giving landowners little leverage over route selection or restoration and said the bill would create needed discipline for condemning authorities. Several supporters also defended the wind-and-solar restriction as a response to the amount of land those projects can require and to concerns about using eminent domain for generation projects.
Opposition came from the Missouri Energy Development Association, municipal utilities, and MoDOT. Opponents said they agreed some reforms may be reasonable but warned the bill, as written, could increase costs, delay projects, and create litigation risk that would ultimately be passed on to customers and taxpayers. MoDOT said the fiscal impact could be substantial, potentially doubling annual right-of-way spending. Utility representatives also cautioned that the bill could conflict with existing attorney-fee rules and should be aligned with compromise language from other legislation. The hearing ended without a vote or committee action, with the sponsor and witnesses indicating further negotiations and possible revisions were expected.
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- One is Iowa, and the other one is Utah, like Representative Lewis said.
- Now, I believe Iowa did an amnesty period.
Summary:
The committee first met in executive session and approved House Bill 1853, which was described as allowing counties and cities to use memorial signs while rolling back several pages of existing statute. It then took up House Bill 2145, where Representative Mayhew offered an amendment that had been used in prior years to allow population on city limit signs and to permit high schools to sell advertising on outfield fences visible from highways if the audience is the patrons. The amendment was adopted, the committee substitute was adopted, and the bill was voted do pass by 11 ayes and 2 present.
The committee then heard House Bill 2951, sponsored by Representative Lewis, addressing motor vehicle registration and tax evasion through out-of-state LLCs and plates, especially Montana and South Dakota registrations used by Missouri residents. Testimony from the Department of Revenue said the bill would strengthen enforcement by tying residency to Missouri driver’s licenses and voting records, create a presumption that resident-owned vehicles must be registered in Missouri, and impose a 25% penalty on the vehicle’s purchase price or fair market value if taxes were evaded. Members raised concerns about snowbirds, over-the-road truckers, enforcement, payment plans, and whether the bill could affect legitimate multi-state residents or commercial fleets; the Missouri Trucking Association asked that commercial trucking be excluded. The department said it already investigates such cases, uses citizen complaints and field observations, and is working on broader system changes including real-time insurance checks, elimination of temp tags, and dealer-based title and tax processing expected around early 2027.
Finally, the committee heard House Bill 2742, sponsored by Representative Jones, to address school bus stop-arm violations. The bill would authorize school bus safety cameras, make recorded images admissible in court, and strengthen penalties by adding mandatory minimum fines, possible license suspension, and points for violations. Representative Jones cited 143 documented violations in Platte County R-3 alone so far this school year and said current penalties are too weak to deter dangerous passing. School district transportation director J.T. Thomas testified in support, saying the district has seen rising violations, uses stop-arm cameras, and has had drivers willing to testify in court; he described multiple recent violations and said the cameras have helped document the problem. Members discussed camera retention rules, whether the bill should address autonomous vehicles, whether the camera provisions are necessary, and how fines and suspensions would be enforced.
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
S/C on Telecommunications & Broadband Mar 24th, 2025
S/C on Telecommunications & Broadband
Transcript Highlights:
- Some of the more recent research by uh one of my colleagues in Iowa showed that dig once and certain
- Finally, ah, many states, ah, including Ohio, Arizona, Georgia, ah, and Iowa and Colorado, are investing
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Agriculture Apr 14th, 2026
Agriculture, Food Production and Outdoor Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- I know we have a hydro dam in Keokuk, Iowa.
Summary:
The House Agriculture Committee held a public hearing on House Bill 2998, with Representative Riggs explaining that most of the bill would be removed in committee substitute and that the remaining provisions would focus on an Upper Mississippi River Basin feasibility study and creating a stand-alone rural development office within DED. Riggs argued the study could explore hydropower, run-of-river technology, and a longer navigation season on the Mississippi, while the rural office would better serve Missouri’s roughly 2 million rural residents and provide a more permanent focus than current staffing arrangements. Committee members asked about why the river has not been used for power before, the cost and timeline of the study, the feasibility of retrofitting old locks and dams, and how the rural office would improve coordination and funding for rural development.
Testimony in favor included Lisa Pennett, who urged keeping the coal-related language and said Missouri should protect its remaining coal plants amid growing electricity demand; Mike Sutherland of Missouri Electric Cooperatives, who supported the rural development office and described co-ops’ role in broadband, workforce, housing, and community development across rural Missouri; and MoDOT’s Pamela Harlan, who said the agency would need to coordinate with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on the river study, estimated the study cost at about $3 million, and said it would likely take about three years. Informational testimony from Missouri Policy Initiative provided data on hydropower nationally, noting that only a small share of U.S. dams generate electricity, many retrofit projects are not viable, and a Mississippi River lock-and-dam project in Missouri and Illinois had recently received a federal permit to study feasibility. The hearing ended with the chair noting the bill would be narrowed in a substitute and then adjourning the committee; no vote was taken.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Election Laws Feb 10th, 2026
Joint Committee on Election Laws
Transcript Highlights:
- As a law student, I had the opportunity to participate in the 2004 Iowa Presidential Caucus.
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Election Laws held a hearing on ranked choice voting, focusing primarily on H. 4262 for Boston and H. 4916 for Bedford. Committee chairs Dan Hunt and Senator Keenan opened the hearing, limited testimony to three minutes per person, and heard from a long list of advocates, local officials, and organizations. The hearing ended with no further registered speakers and the committee adjourned after inviting additional written testimony.
Testimony was overwhelmingly in support of ranked choice voting. Supporters included RepresentWomen, Reclaim Roxbury, the Boston Teachers Union, Veterans for All Voters, MassVOTE, the Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts, Our Revolution Massachusetts, and Bedford residents and organizers. Speakers argued that ranked choice voting would reduce the spoiler effect, encourage coalition-building and less negative campaigning, improve majority support for winners, and expand voter participation and representation, especially for women, young voters, and historically marginalized communities. Several speakers emphasized local control and said Boston and Bedford should be allowed to decide for themselves through their home rule petitions.
Boston City Councilors and the City Council president also testified in favor, describing the city’s low municipal turnout, the council’s approval of the petition, and the fact that Boston voters previously supported a statewide ranked choice voting measure. Councilor Rutsi L. Jean explained the petition’s development through council hearings and working sessions, while Council President Ruthzee Louijeune said the proposal would be subject to a binding referendum if enacted and urged the legislature to let Boston residents pursue top-four ranked choice voting. Bedford speakers similarly said their town meeting supported the idea but that legislative approval was still needed. No opposition testimony or votes were taken during the hearing.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Election Laws Feb 10th, 2026
Joint Committee on Election Laws
Transcript Highlights:
- As a law student, I had the opportunity to participate in the 2004 Iowa presidential caucus.
Keywords:
ranked choice voting, instant runoff voting, RCV, Bedford, municipal elections, town offices, local option, ballot question, election reform, plurality voting, multi-seat elections, single-seat elections, town clerk, tie-breaking, ballot tabulation, Boston elections, voter preference, local government, 1212, all
AZ
TX
Texas 89th Regular
S/C on Defense & Veterans' Affairs Apr 14th, 2025
S/C on Defense & Veterans' Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- out-of-state licenses for military spouses, and they use the scope of practice standard, as does Florida, Iowa
Keywords:
commemoration, military, navy seal, honor, January 12, Nathan Gage Ingram, military funeral honors, JROTC, veterans, training, grant program, military honors, community engagement, funeral services, education grants, community service, HB 3359, veteran status, Texas Veterans Commission, veterans services
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, May 19, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The gentleman from Iowa is recognized. Uh, thank you, Mr.
- </c> >> The gentleoman from Iowa is recognized.
- >> The gentleoman from Iowa is recognized.
- Miss Young's establish an MDI in Iowa.
- Nunn from Iowa, big fan of that.