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NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Education Policy and Administration (02/20/2026)
Education Policy and Administration
Transcript Highlights:
- While we completely understood the concern that if we ever had a commissioner that was not favorable
- We have been lucky to have a commissioner favorable to home ed the last several years, and it looks like
- While we completely understood the concern that if we ever had a commissioner that was not favorable
- We have been lucky to have a commissioner favorable to home ed the last several years, and it looks like
- And then if they wanted to get a letter from the commissioner, I was told that they have been doing this
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Minnesota House bill aims to align transit, road projects and housing development 4/14/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Commissioner Brennan concluded her remarks, and the chair thanked her.
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Commissioner. - Uh next up we'll have you, Commissioner.
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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee 4/13/26
Agriculture Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
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Keywords:
bioincentive payments, agriculture, job creation, environmental compliance, financial reporting, waste handling, sewage sludge, PFAS regulation, environment, record retention, fertilizer disposal, pesticide disposal, environmental impact, safety regulations, burning prohibition, 1183, house
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- That list of candidates then, to be a candidate to be a commissioner, basically you have to have the
- The legislature, well, first of all, the committee, if a commissioner discusses anything outside the
- If the committee refuses to act upon that, then the body can recall that commissioner.
- You'll give further instructions to the commissioners whenever they're selected to go to convention.
- And this, these three, can recall that commissioner.
Summary:
The House Committee on General Laws met in executive session on Senate Substitute No. 3 for Senate Bill 1062, which concerned the “Inspiration Act” and related program changes. Representative Jones offered two committee amendments: one to mirror language from House Bill 3470, rename the program from “charity” to the Inspiration Act, and create a task force; the second to remove a $300,000 cap on grants for blind and deaf services so additional funds could be sought. Both amendments were adopted, then rolled into a House Committee substitute. The substitute was voted do pass by a roll call of 12 ayes and 2 noes, with Representative Matthiesen voting no.
The committee then held a public hearing on Senate Bill 1119, the Convention of States implementing legislation. Senator Curtis Trent said the bill would establish neutral guardrails for selecting and controlling Missouri’s delegates if a convention of states is called, including qualifications and procedures for legislative oversight. Supporters said the bill would clarify how delegates are chosen, provide statewide representation, and include recall mechanisms if delegates exceed their authority.
Public testimony included support from Rosendo Martinez and Brett Sterley, both of whom backed the bill as a way to prepare Missouri for a possible convention and to ensure legislative control over delegates. Opposition came from R.N.C. A.C. Deanoff, who said he supported a convention in principle but argued the delegates should be elected by voters in the congressional districts rather than appointed by the General Assembly. No committee vote was taken on SB 1119, and the meeting adjourned after the hearing.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Education Oversight - Morning Session Dec 17th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Started, and Commissioner Tipton, you are first on the agenda.
- And with that, Commissioner Tipton, you're recognized to start. Thank you, sir.
- So the commissioner, commissioner told me I had to stay in front of the microphone.
- The commissioner has allowed me to train troopers, too.
- Also in the room we have our Commissioner of Public Safety, Mr.
Summary:
The committee heard extensive testimony on Oklahoma school safety from Commissioner Tipton, OSSI director Mike Fike, OACTIC director Alan Young, OSBI lieutenant Isiles Keene, and Rogers County Sheriff Scott Walton. The main focus was a statewide school-safety framework built around response, prevention, and recovery. Witnesses described training law enforcement in the LASER active-shooter response model, adding A-TURK training for coordinated law enforcement/fire/EMS response, expanding run-hide-fight and Stop the Bleed instruction for educators and staff, conducting risk and vulnerability assessments, and using the Rave panic-button system and the ProtectOK tip app to speed reporting and dispatch. They also emphasized behavioral threat assessment and management (BTAM) teams as a prevention tool to identify and support at-risk students before violence occurs.
Members asked about administrator and teacher training, school counselor involvement, how apps are deployed on personal versus school devices, and whether schools are actually using the programs. Witnesses said administrators, counselors, and SROs should be part of BTAM, that training is most effective when it is realistic and repeated, and that Rave is geofenced and typically invited onto devices by schools. Several members stressed that school leaders must buy in for safety plans to work, and one member raised concerns about traumatic training and the need for mental-health support as part of prevention. Witnesses said mental-health referral and monitoring are part of BTAM, but the school and local partners must manage the process.
OSBI’s lieutenant added broader context, comparing school safety to fire safety and noting that Oklahoma still lacks some statutory requirements for intruder drills and stronger penalties for school threats. He also discussed possible future tools such as surveillance analytics, gunshot detection, ballistic-rated doors and walls, and better access controls, while warning that technology should supplement, not replace, basic safety systems and training. Sheriff Walton closed by describing rural response challenges and his foundation’s effort to place ballistic shields in schools and police cars, arguing that human resources and rapid communication remain the biggest gaps. No votes or formal actions were taken in the meeting.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Emily is a Emily is a proud insurance agent who works for State Farm, and I had the opportunity to walk
- This is obviously insurance that And fought very hard to have them cover.
- My home insurance, $6,500. My taxes, $4,500. My insurance, my medical insurance, another $20,000.
- My home insurance, $6,500. My taxes, $4,500. My insurance, my medical insurance, another $20,000.
- My insurance, my medical insurance, another $20,000.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Conference Committee on S.F. 1832 - Jobs and Labor Omnibus - 05/18/25
Transcript Highlights:
- Yeah, Commissioner, come on up. The Chair McEwen is calling you over.
- I'm Nicole Blissett, Commissioner of Department of Labor and Industry.
- Commissioner? Certainly. Yeah, Commissioner, come on up.
- Commissioner? Certainly. Yeah, Commissioner, come on up. The Chair McEwen is calling you over.
- Commissioner? Certainly. Yeah, Commissioner, come on up. The Chair McEwen is calling you over.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Commissioner. Mr.
- Commissioner? Mr.
- Commissioner, Mr.
- Commissioner. Mr.
- Commissioner. Mr.
Bills:
HF3220
Keywords:
school safety, school security, emergency access, law enforcement access, master key box, secure key box, entry device, school grants, education finance, Department of Education, charter schools, school districts, cooperative units, appropriation cancellation, one-time appropriation, school safety plan, emergency preparedness, public safety, school building security
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Environment panel hears bill to establish responsible foraging task force 2/27/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Conference Committee on HF2431 5/16/25 - Part 3
Transcript Highlights:
- Chair and Commissioner.
- Commissioner Olsson. Thank you, Mr. Commissioner Olsson. Thank you, Mr.
- Dennis Olsson serve as the commissioner Dennis Olsson serve as the commissioner of<00:10:05.120>
- Commissioner, you're off the hook hope. Commissioner, you're off the hook for<00:10:33.760>
now. - further for Commissioner Olsen?
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Judiciary (03/19/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- commissioner for investigation. commissioner for investigation.
- correctly and only allow commissioners correctly and only allow commissioners to<00:21:36.000>
- Normally we're seven commissioners.
- Commissioners have 30 commissioners.
- report authorized by the commissioner. report authorized by the commissioner.
Summary:
The Judiciary Committee met to hear the Legislative Budget Assistant Office’s performance audit of the New Hampshire Commission for Human Rights. Auditors said the commission was inefficient and ineffective in investigating discrimination complaints and closing cases in a timely manner during fiscal years 2020 through 2023. The report contained 25 observations; the commission fully concurred with 24 and concurred in part with one. Auditors highlighted major problems with case processing delays, inaccurate case data, lack of a case management system, weak strategic planning and risk assessment, outdated and disorganized policies, confidentiality issues, expired administrative rules, fee-setting practices, incomplete financial-interest filings, and failure to complete required reports and reconciliations. Two recommendations, involving complaint screening and conciliation, may require legislative action.
Several observations focused on the commission’s intake and investigation practices. Auditors said complaints may have been screened out before docketing, potentially preventing commissioner review required by statute, and that the investigation process lacked clear rules and guidance. They also found investigators were assigned non-investigative tasks, training was inadequate, interview requirements were unclear, supervisory duties were burdensome, and confidential information was not always protected by encrypted email. The audit recommended clearer administrative rules, better internal controls, more focused staffing, a supervisory investigator position, and improved training and documentation.
Commission representatives said they had already made progress on several items since the audit began, including posting overdue biennial reports and moving toward a case management system expected to go live in June. They said they were working with EEOC counterparts and legal counsel, but emphasized staffing shortages and high turnover, noting the commission currently had nine people working out of 15 authorized positions, with three investigator vacancies and a vacant paralegal position. Committee members thanked the auditors and commission staff, discussed the history of the audit request, and raised concerns about how long the recommended corrective actions might take. The committee took no vote or formal action during the hearing.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Committee on Housing and Homelessness Prevention - 01/28/25
Housing and Homelessness Prevention
Transcript Highlights:
- Why are these insurance increases coming?
- Why are these insurance increases coming?
- Why are these insurance increases coming?
- Insurance and if you look at this chart, this is the per-unit cost of insurance.
- stock uh why is why are these Insurance stock uh why is why are these Insurance uh<00:53:52.760>
Summary:
The committee on Housing and Homelessness Prevention heard informational presentations from Housing First Minnesota and the Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities on the state of housing in Minnesota. Mark Foster of Housing First Minnesota said the state has a severe housing shortage, with demand outpacing supply since the 2007-09 housing crash, and argued that Minnesota is nearly 100,000 units short of a healthy market. He said new homes are increasingly unaffordable, citing a median new single-family price above $530,000 and declining affordability in the Twin Cities metro, and he urged lawmakers to remove exclusionary zoning and other regulatory barriers that he said make starter homes and smaller-lot housing difficult or illegal to build in many growing cities. He also highlighted the group’s Housing for Heroes projects, including transitional housing for veterans and other crisis housing projects around the state.
Members asked Foster about starter-home examples and his view that the committee’s top priority should be reforming residential development approvals. He said most new housing is negotiated through planned unit developments rather than built under base zoning, which he argued adds cost and reduces supply. The committee then heard from Elizabeth Wael of the Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities, who said housing challenges outside the metro are different but equally serious. She said many Greater Minnesota cities face a lack of developers, inadequate infrastructure such as roads and utilities, and gaps in the housing continuum, especially starter workforce housing and senior housing. She thanked the committee for 2023 housing funding and said cities are contributing their own resources, updating zoning, reducing parking requirements, allowing ADUs, and partnering with developers and nonprofits.
Wael also urged faster rollout of the Greater Minnesota infrastructure grant program and said the state should consider changes to the housing tax credit and housing TIF rules to make them easier to use. In response, senators said they shared frustration with the slow implementation of the infrastructure program and emphasized the need for state investment and locally tailored zoning reforms. No bills were heard and no votes were taken; the meeting was informational and focused on stakeholder testimony and committee discussion.
MN
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Keywords:
Duluth, Lake Superior Zoo, capital improvements, funding, bonds, appropriations, capital investment, port development, grant caps, state assistance, navigation facilities, Dakota County, state bonds, park improvements, infrastructure, transportation, safety, congestion, water infrastructure, bond issuance
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Health and Human Services Feb 13th, 2026 at 09:03 am
House Health & Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- Because it's for insurance companies and medical providers to make sure.
- So we were working with other insurance companies.
- One of the insurance companies wanted some minor changes, and I'll have my expert witness, Kyle Stepp
- It just helps the insurance company be able to not misinterpret what the benefit is.
- So just for the record, our insurance law is, needless to say, complicated.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
November 18, 2025 - 01:00 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- And I'm gonna give you 16 years of history with Florida's unemployment insurance program.
- By 2008, the unemployment Insurance System, 2009, 2010, it was broke.
- The unemployment insurance was in millions and millions of dollars of debt.
- The entire unemployment insurance system collapsed. We were national news.
- system was established after the Great Depression as business insurance.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Interim Joint Committee on Agriculture (9-18-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- Shell, Commissioner of Agriculture.
- He Jonathan Shell is the commissioner.
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very <00:09:07.040>excited Commissioner Shell, um, is very excited Commissioner - Um Commissioner Shell can sec<00:13:30.079>
and <00:13:30.320>Commissioner <00:13:30.880 - state<00:36:02.560>
uh commissioners across the state uh commissioners across the state uh
Summary:
The committee met and approved the August 21, 2025 minutes. The main presentation came from Brandon Reid of the Kentucky Office of Agriculture Policy, who reported that implementation of the Kentucky Agriculture Economic Development Board created by Senate Bill 28 and House Joint Resolution 31 is ahead of schedule. He said the board has been appointed and has met several times, has adopted guidelines and an application process, and has launched its application on the KDA website. He also noted new staffing, including a project manager, and said the office is already working on projects, though some are confidential because of coordination with the Economic Development Cabinet and nondisclosure agreements. Members praised the effort and emphasized the importance of having agriculture represented in economic development work. Reid also described ongoing outreach by Commissioner Jonathan Shell, including farmer appreciation and classroom visits across the state.
The committee then heard from Lexington Mayor Linda Gorton and Bluegrass Ag Tech Development Corp. executive director Jacob Ball about the Bluegrass Ag Tech Development Corp., a public-private partnership involving Lexington-Fayette, the Kentucky Department of Agriculture, the University of Kentucky, and Altech. They said the organization aims to make Kentucky a national and international hub for ag tech, and that it has already awarded challenge grants to startups. Ball explained that the program focuses on animal protein, nutrition, sustainability, mid-size farm solutions, and Kentucky traditions such as distilling and equine. He reported that two rounds of grants have totaled $925,000, with the first round’s seven companies leveraging that into nearly $7 million in follow-on investment, supporting 56.5 Kentucky jobs and creating more than a dozen new jobs. The presentation also highlighted statewide outreach, including applications and engagement from counties across Kentucky, and the goal of expanding participation in eastern Kentucky.
Members expressed support for both initiatives and discussed the value of agriculture-specific expertise in economic development. Reid said the Department of Agriculture and the Economic Development Cabinet maintain regular communication and that the new board gives agriculture a seat at the table for future site and industry recruitment efforts. No additional votes or formal actions were taken beyond approval of the minutes.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine the nomination of Rodney Scott, of Oklahoma, to be Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security. Apr 30th, 2025 at 09:00 am
Finance Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- Today we will hear from Rodney Scott, who is nominated to serve as Commissioner of the U.S.
- Chairman, to go to my opening statement, the Commissioner of Customs and Border Protection is like a.
- It is a great privilege to be here today as President Trump's nominee for Commissioner of U.S.
- What is your vision for our border operations during your time as Commissioner?
- What is your vision for our border operations during your time as Commissioner?
Keywords:
Customs and Border Protection, Rodney Scott, border security, asylum, transparency, Hernandez Rojas, migrant treatment, public testimony
Summary:
The meeting centered on the nomination of Rodney Scott to serve as the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Throughout the session, various senators expressed concerns regarding CBP's recent practices, including issues related to border security and the treatment of migrants. Questions were raised about Scott's involvement in previous incidents, particularly surrounding the controversial death of Mr. Hernandez Rojas while in custody, which sparked a heated discussion about accountability and transparency in current border policies. Senators emphasized the importance of balancing efficient border security with humane treatment of individuals seeking asylum.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
House - Commerce and Economic Development Mar 5th, 2025
House Commerce & Economic Development Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- Madam Chair and committee, I'd like to introduce my expert, Commissioner, Dona Ana County Commissioner
- I'm the Dona Ana County Commissioner.
- Madam Chair, Commissioner.
- Madam Chair, Commissioner.
- Okay, thank you, Madam Chair and Commissioner.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Fish and Game and Marine Resources (02/14/2025)
Fish and Game and Marine Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- Representative Harvey said that two of the commissioners were speaking, and he agreed with about 95%
- He said Commissioner Stole read to them the duties of the commission and commissioners, and that it is
- Representative Harvey continued that the bill does not change anything the commissioners would do.
- So this bill does not change the way the commissioners consult, advise, and work together on that.
- I've worked with these Commissioners I've worked with these Commissioners<00:14:54.480>
for <00
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- So they don't want to pay their insurance, or they say they are unable to fund their insurances.
- So they say they are unable to fund their insurances.
- The minimum amount of insurance coverage shall be $3 million. Are they insured now?
- Are they not insured now? The city insures us right now. They cover the policies.
- he couldn't even pay that, just for the health insurance.
Summary:
The committee first approved the April 28 minutes and announced that Senate Bill 499 was voluntarily deferred. It then heard several House bills, beginning with HB 168, a reentry/transitional housing program for female parolees near release; supporters said it would improve public safety and reduce recidivism, and the bill was reported favorably without objection. HB 322, a cleanup bill from the Maggie Grace Act clarifying that victims or families requesting transcripts would not be charged, was also reported favorably without objection. HB 622, which aligns Louisiana criminal history information practices with federal rules, was amended and then reported favorably. HB 821, moving the School for Safe Centers from GOSEP to the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement, was reported favorably as well.
The committee then took up HB 364, which directs State Police to partner on public awareness efforts about the illegality of discharging firearms, especially around holidays. An amendment removed a proposed printing cost and shifted the bill toward PSAs; the bill was reported favorably with amendments. HB 568, which strengthens enforcement of drug-free school zone laws by creating a clearer offense for openly smoking or vaping illegal drugs in school zones and setting a specific penalty for marijuana, drew extensive debate. Supporters, including the author and governor’s office, said it was needed to protect children and families and to give law enforcement a workable deterrent. Opponents argued it would impose harsh, geography-based penalties, sweep in medical cannabis patients and veterans, and worsen racial and fiscal disparities. After roll-call, the committee reported HB 568 favorably by a 3-2 vote.
The committee also approved HB 296, a cleanup bill removing long-defunct programs from statute, without objection. HB 823, creating an Orleans Parish DA pilot diversion program for unhoused people accused of nonviolent offenses, was supported by Covenant House and others as a way to avoid criminalizing homelessness and was reported favorably without objection. Finally, HB 1038, a major bill revising the authority and liability structure of city marshals and local governments, prompted extensive testimony. The bill and amendments would limit some marshal powers in smaller jurisdictions, require local approval for certain staffing/insurance matters, and allow local governments to restore powers by ordinance. Supporters said it would reduce liability, clarify authority, and address problems in some marshal offices; opponents, including multiple marshals and law enforcement supporters, said it would undermine elected marshals, hurt small offices, and was too broad and under-studied. The transcript ends amid that hearing, with no final committee action shown on HB 1038.