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MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Capital Investment - 03/17/26

Capital Investment

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:05:28.080> Last<00:05:28.440> year<00:05:28.640> visitors Last year visitors
  • > communities<00:46:01.840> on For nearly four years, communities on For nearly four years
  • <00:48:39.600> as<00:48:40.200> uh year as uh year as uh as<00:48:41.280> Senator
  • so many committees on for so many years so many committees on for so many years uh<00:48:51.080>
  • turning over scientists per year? turning over scientists per year?
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee 2/12/25

Agriculture Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:02:50.280> the economy over the last two years the economy over the last two years the
  • by the end of our fiscal year by the end of our fiscal year 2026<00:03:42.200> off<00:03:
  • year last year was signature event every year last year was on<00:18:05.360> bio-industrial<00
  • <00:37:26.720> of last year we did celebrate 10 years of last year we did celebrate 10 years
  • Each year we do update our maps twice a year. You can find this online.
Keywords: 1183, house
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee 4/2/25

Agriculture Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • I didn't do it this year.
  • year 2026, but really just for one year, one crop year.
  • year one crop one year one crop year<00:54:35.200> followup<00:54:35.640> representative
  • 26 through fiscal year 29.
  • 26 through fiscal year 29.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Land & Resource Management Apr 17th, 2025

Land & Resource Management

Transcript Highlights:
  • And then they only expire after two years. ...issue those bonds.
  • So, and then they only expire after two years.
  • This past year has proved the change in state...
  • Two cemeteries that combined together have over 100 years of supply.
  • the years.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Human Services - 04/13/26

Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • One last year.
  • c> whatever<01:14:49.160> it uh 1-year cost, 3-year cost, whatever it uh 1-year cost, 3-year
  • While 1 year helps, the request for 3 years is a deeper issue.
  • “While 1 year helps, the request for 3 years is a deeper issue.
  • 46 years ago I was hopeless. 46 years ago I was hopeless.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee 3/11/26

Agriculture Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Minnesota for 13 years.
  • every single year in the United States. every single year in the United States.
  • So, in the case of Parkinson's and paraquat, is it when you were 5 years old, 35 years old?
  • They occur every year.
  • They occur every year.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • Every year that I have served, I have introduced a bill just for that purpose.
  • I hope we can continue to do this every year.
  • I hope we can continue to do this every year.
  • He said he hoped they could continue doing that every year.
  • He said he hoped they could continue doing that every year.
Summary: The House Standing Committee on Elections, Constitutional Amendments and Intergovernmental Affairs met with a quorum and considered two election-related bills. The committee first took up House Bill 684, sponsored by Representative Jennifer Decker, and adopted a committee substitute. Decker described the bill as a “continuous improvement” measure developed with election officials, clerks, legislators, and citizens. She walked through provisions addressing precinct officer staffing in vote centers, notice to school districts when schools are used as voting centers, absentee ballot replacement when a ballot is not received, retention and disposal timelines for election-related video surveillance, permanent voting assistance certifications, write-in candidate deadlines and posting restrictions, candidate filing details, witness requirements, public posting of candidate information, felony voting language, and school district closure rules for voting locations. Members discussed the school-related provision, the handling of mail-in ballots, and a committee-substitute change removing credit cards and debit cards as acceptable voter ID. Supportive comments emphasized election integrity and the collaborative drafting process. The committee then voted to report HB 684 favorably. The committee next considered House Bill 699, sponsored by Representative DJ Johnson, which would add a pre-certification verification process for candidate filings. Johnson said the bill was intended to prevent ineligible candidates from appearing on the ballot by requiring election officials to verify that a candidate’s residence is in the correct jurisdiction and, in partisan races, that the candidate is registered with the party sought, with appeals going to circuit court. He argued the current system relies on costly legal challenges after filing errors occur. During discussion, Representative Hancock voted no, saying the bill would create an unnecessary administrative burden and that filing paperwork should remain a basic responsibility of candidates, while other members voted yes. The committee ultimately reported HB 699 favorably. The meeting then adjourned.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Ways and Means (02/03/2025)

Transcript Highlights:
  • <01:16:31.480> where fiscal year 25 which is the year where fiscal year 25 which is the year
  • years.
  • <02:00:08.960> are year is 180,000 the next two years are year is 180,000 the next two years
  • to year?
  • <03:18:18.199> and<03:18:19.000> that's volumes year-over-year and that's volumes year-over-year
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The Department of Safety presented an overview of highway fund and unrestricted revenue collections, focusing on the Division of Administration, the Road Toll Bureau, and the Division of Motor Vehicles. Amy Newbery explained that the main unrestricted funding sources are highway funds and general funds, with highway fund revenue of about $263 million in FY 2024 and a FY 2025 projection of $261.2 million. She said revenue growth has been modest and has not kept pace with costs, creating structural deficits that required general fund transfers of $50 million in FY 2022-23 and another $10 million in FY 2024-25 to balance the fund. Jennifer Hall described Road Toll operations, including motor fuel tax collection at the distributor level, compliance enforcement, and licensing for fuel distributors, transporters, IFTA carriers, and oil discharge/pollution control. Members asked about IFTA, dyed-fuel enforcement, the possibility of using the state forensic lab for dyed-fuel testing, and whether audit positions had been filled; the department said it recently hired a part-time fuel enforcement officer, still uses IRS testing, could explore lab testing, and had no audit vacancies. Hall also discussed factors affecting fuel-tax revenue, including gas prices, crude oil forecasts, weather, tourism, GDP, and inflation, and said FY 2024 road toll revenue was $127.5 million, above plan, with FY 2025 projected at $127.71 million. The committee then turned to DMV-related revenues. Newbery said motor vehicle registration revenue was $93.1 million in FY 2024 and is projected at $90.4 million in FY 2025, with the state share going directly to the highway fund. Members asked about the state/town fee split, the five-year registration cycle dip, the distribution of registration revenue by vehicle weight category, and the impact of electric-vehicle surcharges; the department said the five-year dip is still occurring and will fade over time, and it would follow up on the weight-category breakdown. The presentation also noted that driver-license revenues have stabilized, inspection revenues remain steady, plea-by-mail revenue was added to the highway fund in FY 2024, and general fund revenues tied to the department are relatively small and have declined as some functions moved to OPLC. No votes or formal actions were taken.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Taxes Committee 2/27/25

Taxes

Transcript Highlights:
  • Whatever that is, 18 years.
  • So however many years we're at at that point—12, 13, 14 years—you're at a very minimal amount of time
  • we're at at that point 12 13 14 years we're at at that point 12 13 14 years<00:20:14.080> you're<
  • and years and years to come.
  • and years and years to working for years and years and years to come<00:30:08.679> correct<00
Bills: HF1277, HF1006
TX

Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs (Part I) Apr 14th, 2025

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • As is often the case, especially this time of year, members are on multiple committees and are laying
  • As is often the case, especially this time of year, members are on multiple committees and are laying
  • So these ideas go back 100 years, and they’re very much alive and well today.
  • , and then it just got re-upped for two more years.
  • But, you know, a seven-year-old may not take themselves to the emergency room and do a rape kit.
Summary: The Senate Committee on State Affairs heard Senate Bill 3031, which would expand aggravated assault to cover certain road-rage shootings involving a person in or traveling to or from a motor vehicle, when a firearm is discharged and causes injury, property damage, or fear of serious bodily injury. Senator Schwertner laid out the bill for the author, described it as closing a gap in the law, and there was no public testimony; the bill was left pending. The committee then heard Senate Bill 2514, a measure by Chairman Hughes aimed at creating a DPS unit to identify, investigate, and monitor hostile foreign influence operations and to require ethics training for state employees. Supportive invited testimony from Dr. Jacqueline Deal, Ambassador Kelly Curry, and Michael Lucci emphasized threats from the Chinese Communist Party, transnational repression, cyber intrusion, and state-level influence efforts, and argued Texas should take a leading role. Public testimony included opposition from speakers who raised concerns about free speech, privacy, and potential overbreadth. The bill was left pending after testimony closed. Finally, the committee took up Senate Bill 30 as pending business and discussed a committee substitute. Senator Schwertner explained that the substitute would limit admissible medical expense evidence to amounts paid or up to 300% of Medicare, clarify treatment of provider testimony and attorney-referred providers, remove a requirement that plaintiffs use available health insurance to mitigate damages, strike a unanimous-verdict requirement for non-economic damages, and delete a remittitur provision. Senators questioned the impact on sexual assault and child abuse survivors, the use of Medicare as a benchmark, and whether the bill would still allow fair compensation. After discussion, SB 30 was left pending and the committee recessed subject to the call of the chair.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Education Funding (01/31/2025)

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:10:14.600> and previous years and previous years and growing<00:10:16.800> even
  • <00:10:27.880> so decreasing since those early years so decreasing since those early years
  • <00:13:28.360> have<00:13:28.760> have um over the years have have um over the years
  • back thank you um so in any given year back thank you um so in any given year when<00:29:07.039>
  • years.
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The work session focused on special education, especially the differentiated aid component and special education aid, which members noted is still often called “catastrophic aid.” The chair said the committee was trying to better understand how special education costs are growing, how districts are delivering services through SAUs or internally, and how reimbursement formulas affect local costs. Members also discussed the need for better data before making decisions on several education funding bills, and Representative Brown was tasked with capturing questions for follow-up information from the department or elsewhere. Testimony from the state special education director, Becky Fad, centered on why student counts in various disability categories have shifted over time. She said the categories themselves have not changed much, but autism has increased because of greater understanding and identification, developmental delay has grown because it applies to children under age 10 who may not yet have a clear diagnosis, and some students previously classified under speech/language or other health impairment are now identified in more specific categories such as autism. She emphasized that the IEP is based on a child’s individual needs, so a change in category would not necessarily change services, though it may help educators support the student differently. Members asked about whether the shifts reflect better diagnostic capability, whether the department should gather more data on the reasons for the changes, and whether autism-spectrum data could be broken down further. Fad said the department does not currently have data on the causes of the shifts or on where students fall within the autism spectrum, but that collecting and analyzing such data is on its list of priorities and a new data manager had recently been hired. She also explained that each child is counted only once on the chart by primary disability, that the IEP or eligibility team determines the primary category based on evaluations, and that any child can be referred for special education by a parent, teacher, or doctor, after which the district must meet within 15 days to decide whether to evaluate. No votes or formal actions were taken in the portion provided.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Education Finance - 01/29/25

Education Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • > trying<00:03:17.319> to years so that's 15 years of trying to years so that's 15 years
  • <00:08:25.840> 23 year data is available is fiscal year 23 year data is available is fiscal
  • From the years 2015 to 2024, we made cuts every single year.
  • From the years 2015 to 2024, we made cuts every single year.
  • From the years 2015 to 2024, we made cuts every single year.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • points um 20 years ago.
  • government entities per year? government entities per year?
  • after year.
  • you test for fluoride? you test for fluoride?
  • , years, years, uh we certainly have seen a great deterioration of them.
Summary: The committee met jointly for State Government, State and Local Government, and Elections and Constitutional Amendments, approved the minutes from the September 23 meeting, and then took up discussion of Senate Bill 126, a proposed constitutional amendment to restrict the governor’s pardon power. Senator Chris McDaniel said the measure was prompted by concerns over pardons issued in 2019 and would bar pardons for 60 days before a gubernatorial election through the swearing-in of a new governor, leaving the power otherwise intact. Members who spoke generally supported the proposal as a way to increase accountability, and McDaniel said he intended to place it on the 2026 ballot. No vote was taken on the bill during the discussion. The committee then moved to House Bill 16 on water fluoridation. Representative Hart and Senator Greg Elkins said the bill would remove Kentucky’s fluoridation mandate and give local water districts the choice to add fluoride or not. They emphasized that the revised draft also adds immunity language to protect districts from civil litigation regardless of their decision. Dr. Jack Call, a Louisville dentist, presented against fluoridation, arguing that the main dental benefit is topical rather than from drinking water and citing studies and reports he said linked fluoride exposure to reduced IQ in children and other health concerns. Cindy Batson, a nurse and parent, also supported the bill and said she had testified on the issue for years. During questions, Senator Rollins raised concerns about fluoride being an industrial byproduct and described fluoridation as forced medication. The discussion remained focused on the bill’s local-control and immunity provisions, with sponsors saying they were not trying to relitigate the broader science but wanted to remove the mandate. The transcript ends while questions and testimony on HB 16 were still underway, and no final committee action is shown.
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Day 30 (2-19-26)

Kentucky Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:40:12.160> ago Now, let's jump just a five years ago Now, let's jump just a five years
  • nearly 40 years. nearly 40 years.
  • So with that, Senator from Laurel. going into future years with the Taiwan going into future years with
  • At this time, I want to also thank our staff here, who have done a wonderful job year after year in pulling
  • his final year in leading this event, his legacy will live on for years to come in the hearts and minds
Keywords: 958, all
Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, roll call, approval of the prior journal, and remarks welcoming visitors, including military children in the annex. The House clerk then communicated several House-passed measures to the Senate, and the clerk reported second readings of Senate Bills 70, 74, 80, 127, and 154, which were sent to the Rules Committee. Committee reports also advanced SB 129, SB 101 with Committee Substitute 1, SB 124, SB 50, SB 162 with Committee Substitute 1, SB 170 with Committee Substitute 1, and Senate Resolution 103. The chamber also introduced SB 211 on prescription drug coverage and SB 212 on mental health coverage and declared an emergency. The main floor action was on Senate Joint Resolution 74, which directs the Legislative Research Commission and state agencies to create a statewide fiscal map of substance use disorder programs and funding sources. Supporters said the map would consolidate fragmented funding information across agencies, identify gaps and duplication, improve budgeting, and provide a public-facing report; the resolution also requires posting the map online and submitting a report to the General Assembly by October 30, 2026. The Senate passed SJR 74 by a vote of 38-0. The chamber then took up Senate Bill 104, the “Halo Act,” which would create a 25-foot safety buffer around first responders while they are performing official duties. Supporters argued it would protect first responders and EMTs from interference and still allow bystanders to document events from a distance. Opponents said existing laws already cover obstruction and related conduct, and warned the bill is vague, duplicative, and could chill First Amendment activity such as filming police or protesting. The debate included multiple explanations of votes, with some senators citing public safety and others raising constitutional concerns; the excerpt ends before the final vote on SB 104 is completed.
CO

Colorado 2026 Regular Session

Colorado Senate 2026 Legislative Day 048 Mar 3rd, 2026

Colorado Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • information for at least five years. information for at least five years.
  • billion dollar per year. billion dollar per year.
  • The past three years.
  • The past three years.
  • charge 2 to 3% a year. charge 2 to 3% a year.
Keywords: 981, all
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

Committee on Environment, Climate and Legacy - 04/04/25

Environment, Climate, and Legacy

Transcript Highlights:
  • , each year the number of applications received matches the number resolved.
  • The result is delays that can stretch for years with no application on file.
  • The result is delays that can stretch for years with no application on file.
  • The result is delays that can stretch for years with no application on file.
  • The result is delays that can stretch for years with no application on file.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • So total of six years. Six years. Okay. Here I post that question.
  • Five years is fairly typical.
  • Five years is fairly typical.
  • over year with this vendor.
  • the second year to it.
Keywords: 958, all
Summary: The committee met with a quorum and first approved the minutes from its May 13 meeting. Members then reviewed a deferred contract with the Kentucky Board of Pharmacy for the Kentucky Pharmacist Recovery Network (KYPRN), a program that provides monitoring and support for pharmacists and pharmacy interns with substance abuse or mental health issues. Board representatives explained that the contract is a long-running arrangement, renewed periodically, with an option for two additional two-year renewals. Senators asked about the program’s structure, participation trends, follow-up, and consequences for noncompliance. The board said enrollment has remained fairly consistent at about 52 participants, with roughly 500 participants over the life of the program, weekly and monthly check-ins during the five-year typical enrollment period, and possible additional sanctions if participants fail to meet obligations. The committee then approved the contract. The committee next considered a group of economic development contracts, including items from the Cabinet for Economic Development. Secretary Jeff Null and general counsel Matt Wingate testified about contracts tied to regional innovation and entrepreneurship hubs. Members focused on the large differences in funding between regions and pressed for more support for rural and eastern Kentucky. Null said the cabinet is working on a more tailored, non-one-size-fits-all approach, including possible changes to capital support, build-to-suit options, and additional resources for rural areas. He said the hubs have helped 193 startups over the last two years and helped attract nearly $350 million in private capital, and he agreed to provide a written report by hub district on startup viability. The committee approved the economic development contracts. The Kentucky Lottery Corporation then presented its contracts with vendor IGT for retail and internet sales systems. Lottery officials said the contracts are mission-critical, cover both the traditional retail system and iLottery, and are structured as a percentage of sales so no payment is made until revenue is earned. They described planned equipment upgrades, including refreshed terminals, new ticket checkers, cashless vending and bill acceptors, and connected-play features that would link retail and online wallets. Officials said keeping the same vendor reduces the risk of business disruption and that the arrangement has already produced cost savings. They also said the lottery continues to see year-over-year growth and expects to meet its annual contribution target of $360 million for scholarships and grants. The committee approved the lottery contract after discussion.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

Committee on Jobs and Economic Development - 02/19/25

Jobs and Economic Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • time investment in testing the program and delivering on the program for two years.
  • time investment in testing the program and delivering on the program for two years.
  • time investment in testing the program and delivering on the program for two years.
  • years 30 years ago who moved here for 2 years 30 years ago because<00:35:57.440> they<00:35:57.720
  • The bill is proposing $750,000 a year, so in fiscal year 26 and 27.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • year younger than me in school is a year year younger than me in school and<00:03:15.040> I<00
  • :39.280> committed<00:03:39.680> burglar year years old, he committed burglar year years
  • eligible after his service of 20 years. eligible after his service of 20 years.
  • four-part test that is or. And when I four-part test that is or.
  • our community probably 30 years ago. our community probably 30 years ago.
Summary: The committee first approved the June 10, 2025 minutes, then took up House Bill 198, Angela’s Law, sponsored by Representative Samara Heavrin. The bill would add a new aggravating circumstance in death-penalty cases when an offender abuses the corpse of a kidnapping or murder victim by engaging in deviate sexual intercourse, sexual intercourse, or sexual contact. Representative Heavrin and the victim’s parents described the underlying case and argued the current law does not adequately account for postmortem sexual abuse, leaving the offender parole-eligible despite the family’s view that the conduct warranted harsher punishment. Several members expressed sympathy and support, and one member suggested the proposal should be drafted carefully so it would apply broadly enough to cover co-conspirators or multiple offenders. No vote on the bill was taken in the portion provided. The committee then heard an informational presentation on KRS Chapter 202C from Judge Lisa Payne Jones and Shauna Mitchell of the Kentucky Judicial Commission on Mental Health. They explained that Chapter 202C, enacted in 2021 to close a gap in the civil-commitment statutes, applies to respondents found incompetent to stand trial who are charged with qualifying serious offenses such as capital offenses, certain Class A and Class B felonies causing death or serious injury, rape in the first degree, or sodomy in the first degree. The process begins with a Commonwealth’s petition, followed by a prompt evidentiary hearing, appointment of a guardian ad litem, and then a commitment hearing if the offense is proven. The presenters outlined the procedural standards and recent statutory changes. At the evidentiary hearing, the Commonwealth must prove the charged offense by a preponderance of the evidence before a judge, with the respondent able to present defenses; if the Commonwealth fails, the respondent must be released. If the case proceeds, the commitment hearing requires proof beyond a reasonable doubt of at least one involuntary-commitment criterion, and the hearing may be before a jury if requested. They noted that a 2024 amendment changed the commitment criteria from requiring all four factors to only one, and added language about recent criminal behavior and prior involuntary hospitalizations under Chapters 202A or 202B. If commitment is ordered, the respondent is placed in a designated forensic psychiatric facility, currently KCPC.
ND

North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Appropriations Apr 8th, 2025 at 08:30 am

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • I think to look back two years from now and see how this is utilized, and if it needs to go forward,
  • Historically, for all the years, we've given the IT department spending authority.
  • So these one-time items include the body armor of $158,000, the preliminary breath tests of $43,000,
  • This is on a five-year rotation. $128,000 of this will be coming from the electronic permit fund, and
  • You know, 20 years ago, they'd stay with us for a year or so.
Keywords: 908, all
Summary: The committee began with roll call and a brief update on remaining work, then took up Senate Bill 2213, the “science of math” bill. Members clarified that the appropriation for the program was not included in the DPI budget and would remain attached to the policy bill for now. The committee adopted the amendment and then gave the bill a do pass recommendation, 21-2. The committee next considered Senate Bills 2036 and 2037, both juvenile justice/Human Services bills involving mental health and criminal responsibility evaluations for minors. Testimony explained that the bills create new processes and require DHS to contract with specialized providers, with appropriations of $500,000 in 2036 and $300,000 in 2037. Members debated whether the funding should come from existing DHS resources or remain as separate appropriations, and whether the programs were one-time or ongoing. The committee adopted amendments on both bills and then recommended both do pass, with 2036 passing 14-6 and 2037 passing 17-4. The committee then heard Senate Bill 2021, the Information Technology Department budget. Representative Bosch outlined major themes in the budget, including migration from PeopleSoft and the mainframe, onboarding/off-boarding automation, double-counting of IT spending, and the transition of education technology from PowerSchool to Infinite Campus. Members also discussed a study amendment related to a statewide enterprise resource planning system, and added language on grant management and compliance management. The committee adopted the amendments and gave the budget a do pass recommendation, 20-0-3. Finally, the committee heard Senate Bill 2011, the Highway Patrol budget. Representative Pyle explained the House changes, including shifting some one-time costs to the motor carrier electronic permit fund, funding for body armor, breath tests, road course resurfacing, fleet costs, handgun replacement, and carryover authority for federal technology funds. The committee adopted the amendment and then passed the budget 21-0-2. The committee then began Senate Bill 2399, a Human Services bill on Medicaid reimbursement for psychiatric residential treatment facilities, but deferred action after testimony from a facility representative and committee discussion about therapeutic leave days, reimbursement rates, and whether a cap on reimbursable days should be set in statute or rule. The chair said the committee would seek more information from DHS and take the bill up the next day.