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ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Legislative Task Force on Government Efficiency Mar 25th, 2026
Legislative Task Force on Government Efficiency
Transcript Highlights:
- For example, there's a fair number from the higher ed units and facilities.
- Has this been shared with the other higher education facilities?
- And are there things in there that we can general fund?
- General fund those things, get them off the bill.
- Can some things be general funded?
Summary:
The task force met with a quorum and first reviewed a memorandum summarizing a survey of state agencies on possible statute revisions. Levi reported that 20 agencies submitted 70 proposals, with about 33 potentially becoming agency pre-file bills. Common themes included procurement, concessions, architect/engineering services, liability limits, and IT-related efficiencies. Members asked about sharing the survey results more broadly and about cross-agency coordination, especially with higher education and ITD-related issues.
OMB then presented three topics from its survey responses: concessions, pre-qualification of architects/engineers/construction managers/land surveyors, and publication of legal notices. OMB said the current concessions law is too rigid because it requires award to the highest responsible bidder and does not fit newer concession models, and it suggested a best-value approach, a higher threshold, and standardized templates. On architect/engineering pre-qualification, OMB said the law is fragmented across several statutes and should be consolidated and expanded for broader use. On legal notices, OMB described the current rate-setting and publication process, noted rising costs and shrinking newspaper availability, and proposed a collaborative effort to modernize notice delivery, improve accessibility, and explore online options. The task force discussed how to move these ideas forward, and a motion passed directing OMB to implement its suggestions and report back at the next meeting.
The University of North Dakota then presented several proposed revisions focused on public buildings and procurement. UND recommended raising the threshold for treating routine maintenance and one-for-one replacements as construction, arguing that the current $250,000 threshold forces unnecessary architect/engineer involvement and adds cost. It also proposed changes to bid advertisement language to reflect electronic bidding, revisions to construction manager-at-risk selection criteria, changes to architect/engineer procurement criteria, a higher direct-hire threshold for design services, and an increase in the legislative approval threshold for privately funded projects. Members discussed the need for data, risk and complexity considerations, and collaboration with counsel and industry groups. A motion passed directing Levi and counsel to work with UND on bill drafts based on its proposals for a future meeting.
DPI followed with a shorter presentation on credentialing and statutory cleanup. It suggested reviewing the department’s 23 credential categories for relevance, and said DPI and the Education Standards and Practices Board have discussed transferring some credentialing authority to ESPB. DPI also recommended removing outdated school safety patrol language, cleaning up waiver provisions, and updating dyslexia screening reporting requirements so districts are not burdened by obsolete reporting mandates. Members agreed the screening itself should remain in place, while the reporting requirement could be reconsidered. The committee then recessed until the afternoon session.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- Secretary: Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 382, a bill entitled an act relating to Electric Bicycles
- An operator may not operate an electric bicycle at speeds over 10 miles an hour if there is a pedestrian
- created to examine and recommend improvements to state law to encourage the safe operation of these electric
- represents each of the following: the Sheriff's Association, the Florida Police Chiefs Association, the electric
- Secretary: Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 382, a bill entitled an act relating to Electric Bicycles
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
FL House Floor Session - 2026-02-25 (5:00PM Session)
Florida House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 382, a bill entitled an act relating to electric bicycle.
- An operator may not operate an electric bicycle at speeds over 10 miles an hour if the pedestrian is
- created to examine the recommendations to improve state law to encourage the safe operation of these electric
- represents each of the following: the Sheriff Association, the Florida Police Chief Association, the Electric
- Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 382, a bill entitled an act relating to electric bicycles.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- House Bill 525 will be placed on general orders. February 3, 2026, Mr.
- Hearing none, so ordered, and House Bill 547 is placed on general orders.
- This is a pay-to-play bill to relieve a little bit of the general fund costs on them.
- The Attorney General didn't have the resources to do that. Now it is very effective.
- And I want to be up front with you: the Attorney General is not ready for this.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Appropriations and Finance Jan 12th, 2026 at 01:34 pm
House Appropriations & Finance
Transcript Highlights:
- Are you talking general funding for all programs.
- Now line 122, a general fund infusion to PERF.
- They've generated more funding in The current year.
- You'll find the LFC recommendation in the general fund on line 119.
- I mean, I'm simplifying this right, but that's generally why we did That.
Committee:
House House Appropriations & Finance
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
2026 Legislative Session - Day Sixty Three - Tuesday, May 5th
Missouri House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- This would provide the ability of the Attorney General and all assistants of the Attorney General to
- and the other assistant attorneys general.
- General and Assistant Attorneys General.
- to say the Attorney General and Assistant Attorney Generals.
- This bill came through the Committee on General Laws.
Summary:
The House met with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and approval of the House Journal by roll call vote, 133-0. The session then included many introductions of interns, guests, and a Teacher Appreciation Day statement. A committee report recommended passage of Senate Bill 903, and the chamber moved into third reading and amendment action on Senate Bill 1421 and related measures.
Members debated and adopted a long series of amendments covering public safety, criminal justice, schools, and corrections. Topics included drone enforcement authority for law enforcement, a Missouri Ranger school safety program and school bus stop-arm penalties, Clean Slate automatic expungement language narrowed to drug offenses, an Alzheimer’s task force and dementia training for law enforcement, fire hydrant testing, pseudoephedrine access, banning portable electronic devices in prisons, hands-free cell phone law fixes, critical infrastructure protections, parental accountability for minors’ offenses, fentanyl trafficking, attorney general firearms authority, support for St. Louis and Kansas City police boards, DNA collection on arrest for additional crimes, a 25-foot buffer around first responders, a domestic violence registry, squatter and notary fraud fixes, gift card fraud, and post-conviction death penalty procedures. Several amendments drew opposition over civil liberties, school safety, prison penalties, and death penalty concerns, but most were adopted.
The most contested item was the death penalty post-conviction relief amendment, which members argued either would streamline appeals and risk wrongful executions or would provide needed finality for victims; it ultimately passed 75-68 after a roll call vote. Another notable debate centered on the St. Louis Police Board amendment, with members disputing who should pay for police overtime and liability costs. The transcript ends amid discussion of a corrections-related amendment on good-time credit and rehabilitation programming, with the amendment to the amendment being supported by members from both parties.
MD
Transcript Highlights:
- and gas metering, and that's the charge under the current law for electric and gas metering.
- The electric and gas submetering people are paying that today.
- We just want to mirror what's in the existing law with respect to electric and gas metering.
- The electric on the >> You didn't there.
- The electric on the electric<00:24:52.640><c> and</c><00:24:52.960><c> gas</c><00:24:53.279><c> submetering
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Revenue Feb 12th, 2026
Joint Committee on Revenue
Transcript Highlights:
- positive for FY26 and FY27 due to roughly $100 million of recurring revenue that the state expects to generate
- They don't have the next generation of replacement.
- My name is Jamie McNeal, and I am the general agent for the hospitality workers union Unite Here Local
- It's not generating one job, one corporation, any tax benefits for the state. It's just a giveaway.
- I think the number one barrier to PFML, generally speaking, that we see in our work anecdotally, is lack
Committee:
Joint Joint Committee on Revenue
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Revenue held a public hearing on H. 4975, Governor Healey’s bill to manage the impact of federal tax changes from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OB3) on Massachusetts. Secretary of Administration and Finance Matt Gorowitz said the bill would phase in selected corporate tax changes over time, avoid a $442 million FY26 revenue hit, preserve the current-year budget, and add a few related changes, including expanding the pass-through entity excise to income subject to the 4% surtax, delaying large federal tax changes over $20 million by one year, limiting opportunity zone benefits to Massachusetts investments, adjusting DFML contributions to match IRS guidance, and aligning casino slot-winnings reporting thresholds with federal law. Committee members questioned the administration about why it chose phased conformity rather than full decoupling, the effect on the budget if the bill does not pass, the purpose of the pass-through entity change, opportunity zones, and the slot-machine threshold and family leave provisions.
Public testimony was sharply divided. MassBudget, Progressive Massachusetts, and Don Griswold of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities urged the committee to go further and permanently decouple from the five most costly OB3 corporate tax provisions, arguing that automatic conformity is fiscally risky, rewards investment outside Massachusetts, and has already caused or could cause large revenue losses. Labor and public-sector witnesses, including leaders from the Massachusetts Teachers Association, AFT Massachusetts, SEIU 509, the Massachusetts AFL-CIO, and building trades unions, also called for permanent decoupling, warning that the federal law will deepen state budget pressures, harm schools, health care, human services, and infrastructure, and shift costs onto workers and public programs. Several speakers said Massachusetts should not adopt federal corporate tax cuts that mainly benefit wealthy individuals and corporations.
Other testimony focused on specific provisions. Unite Here Local 26 asked the committee to strike the casino slot-winnings threshold change from $1,200 to $2,000, saying the current limit helps identify problem gambling, creates an opportunity for intervention, and supports union jobs. The Massachusetts Society of CPAs supported the administration’s phased approach, especially the research and experimental expense deduction, citing the importance of certainty for business filers and Massachusetts’ strong R&D economy. Greater Boston Legal Services testified on the paid family and medical leave sections, explaining that the bill’s changes would align PFML payroll contributions with new IRS guidance and, if paired with administrative action, would be cost-neutral for workers and employers. No votes were taken during the hearing.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee 2/12/25
Transportation Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
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- </c><00:15:58.440><c> pattern</c> enacted and the general pattern enacted and the general pattern for
- </c> Light Rail being quiet its electric Light Rail being quiet its electric motors<01:14:36.480><c>
Committee:
House Transportation Finance and Policy
MN
Transcript Highlights:
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- And so while families in general.
- It provides electrical safety standards for e-bikes and motorized bicycles powered by an electric motor
- ><c> standards</c> It provides electrical safety standards It provides electrical safety standards for
- </c><02:49:50.000><c> It</c> powered by an electric motor. It powered by an electric motor.
ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Protection and Victim Services Committee May 13th, 2026
Protection and Victim Services Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- the older generation.
- So we call that multi- or two-generation, or we're supporting both generations.
- We need that as a basic skill in general in our next generation, and even our adults need that in general
- So how do they generate profit? How do they generate profit for the images? Do people buy that?
- in general.
Summary:
The committee first approved the December 16 minutes and then heard a presentation from Dr. Ramona Danielson on adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and their economic and public-system impacts. She explained that ACEs are population-level risk indicators, not individual diagnostic tools, and said higher ACE exposure is associated with more chronic illness, mental health challenges, child welfare and justice involvement, and lower workforce participation. She cautioned that precise dollar estimates are difficult because of the many interacting factors across the life course, but said the direction of the impact is clear and that evidence-based interventions and protective factors can reduce harm. Members asked about definitions of a “healthy family,” same-sex couples, divorce, substance abuse, trends in ACEs, and home visiting; she emphasized supportive relationships, protective factors, and the importance of positive childhood experiences.
The committee then heard from Allison Mahoney and Missy Barranco, along with a recorded family story from Abby, about evidence-based home visiting programs in North Dakota. Abby described how Healthy Families North Dakota supported her family after a premature birth and NICU stay by providing weekly in-home coaching, developmental screenings, postpartum mental health check-ins, referrals, and parenting support. The presenters explained that home visiting is voluntary, relationship-based, and usually begins prenatally or shortly after birth, with referrals coming from hospitals, WIC, pregnancy navigators, human service zones, self-referrals, and other community partners. They said North Dakota currently has four main evidence-based models operating through 12 organizations, with Healthy Families available in all 53 counties, though only a fraction of eligible families are served. Funding was described as a patchwork of federal MIECHV/Title IV-E, Medicaid, state and tribal funds, philanthropy, charitable gaming, and other grants; members discussed whether the Legislature or agencies should expand support and how to improve outreach and sustainability.
Finally, the committee received a memorandum on artificial intelligence and sexual exploitation, focusing on AI-generated child sexual abuse material, deepfakes, sextortion, and chatbot-related risks. The report summarized federal and state law, including North Dakota’s existing computer-generated image provisions, the federal PROTECT Act, the Take It Down Act, and recent federal executive orders on AI policy. Members discussed the need for child-safety protections, the limits of executive orders, and broader concerns about AI’s effect on critical thinking and misinformation. The committee then heard from BCI Special Agent Cassidy Halsef, who said AI is already driving a sharp rise in child exploitation cases in North Dakota, including AI-generated explicit images of real minors and school-based incidents involving mass-shared manipulated images. She said investigators are seeing more cyber tips, more difficult forensic work, and lasting harm to victims and families, and urged stronger legal penalties, specialized training, victim services, and prevention education in schools and communities.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Revenue Feb 12th, 2026
Joint Committee on Revenue
Transcript Highlights:
- positive for FY26 and 27 due to roughly $100 million of recurring revenue that the state expects to generate
- So we don't have enough electrical, plumbing, even the very units; they don't have the next generation
- Finn was speaking, that it could be strengthened by making decoupling the default rule should the General
- My name is Jamie McNeal, and I'm the general agent for the hospitality workers union Unite Here Local
- It's not generating one job, one corporation, any tax benefits for the state. It's just a giveaway.
Bills:
H4975
Committee:
Joint Joint Committee on Revenue
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs (01/20/2026)
Election Law and Municipal Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- What would that look like if it were a general election in an even-numbered year?
- We're doing things probably half a generation behind where we should be.
- We're doing things probably half a generation behind where we should be.
- We're doing things probably half a generation behind where we should be.
- </c> have a conversation about electricity have a conversation about electricity and<02:15:28.400><c>
Committee:
Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs
WY
Transcript Highlights:
- and with those, those bigger facilities and with those, those facilities<01:21:47.960><c> have</c><01
- </c> agency of this size, we have our general agency of this size, we have our general general<01:27:
- </c><02:25:44.160><c> funded</c> fully generally funded fully generally funded uh<02:25:45.680><c> in
- </c> out of the general fund. out of the general fund. Follow<02:32:04.840><c> it?</c> Follow it?
- </c> generating, which makes us very nervous. generating, which makes us very nervous.
Committee:
Joint Appropriations
ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Judiciary Committee Aug 18th, 2026 at 10:00 am
Judiciary Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- And that'll be a 600-bed facility. That'll be a 600-bed facility.
- We have the 600-bed minimum-custody men's facility. We have a 300-bed women's facility.
- You're in any one of our facilities, a county jail facility, a private facility, and in a treatment facility
- Every one of our facilities.
- Mandan, Fargo facility.
Committee:
Joint Judiciary Committee
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Senate Energy and Natural Resources (10/23/2025)
Energy and Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- It sets limitations and guidelines for investment in distribution electric generation.
- It allows the Department of Energy or the electric distribution utilities, or both, to issue requests
- agreements for energy in conjunction with, or independent of, any attendant environmental attributes from electric
Committee:
Senate Energy and Natural Resources
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Emergency Management Committee Mar 24th, 2026
Emergency Management
Transcript Highlights:
- In those cases, utility worker access is essential to maintaining or restoring systems like electricity
- With me to present Senate Bill 1001 and answer any questions are Tom Coleman, the general manager of
- I'm the general manager of Rowland Water District.
- I'm the general manager of Roll and Water District.
- I'm the general manager of Las Virgenes Municipal Water District.
Committee:
Senate Emergency Management
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- Now that the division's Office of General Counsel doesn't have to bring an action that could take months
- We have filled six of eight of our Office of General Counsel positions, and then we filled 100%, or 4
- They have a lot more requirements with electrical, elevator... ...inspections.
- They have a lot more requirements with electrical, elevator, and plumbing, and all that stuff than we
- For people to take it seriously, for an entire generation, nobody paid attention to the threat of DBPR
Committee:
Senate Regulated Industries
Summary:
The Committee on Regulated Industries met for a panel discussion on current issues affecting Florida condominiums. DBPR Secretary Melanie Griffin highlighted the department’s expanded condo education, complaint, and ombudsman services under HB 1021, including new online resources, board member certification, increased outreach, and broader complaint jurisdiction. She said the division has filled most of its new positions and that the new condo website is intended to improve transparency and access to records and information.
Other panelists focused on insurance, inspections, and market impacts. Insurance agent Mike Clarkson said the condo insurance market remains difficult, especially for older buildings, and raised concerns about roof replacement demands, Citizens’ depopulation practices, and the mismatch between reserve studies and insurer timelines. Building officials representative Ron Laceca described challenges with phase one and phase two inspections, including incomplete databases, limited contractor capacity, and the need for local flexibility and better recordkeeping. University of Florida researcher Bill Hughes said his data show the condo market has not suffered a major overall decline from the new laws; he argued the rules have made costs more transparent and may strengthen the market over time.
Community association manager Jamie Ballard said the biggest pressures on associations are rising insurance costs and early roof replacement requirements, and she supported board certification while opposing the continuing education exemption for long-tenured CAMs. In committee discussion, members pressed witnesses on whether recent condo laws caused insurance and roof-cost problems, and witnesses generally said those issues are driven more by the market than by the legislation. Senators also discussed possible reforms, including better data collection, clearer reporting duties for managers, and possible changes to insurance and reserve practices. No votes were taken, and the meeting ended with adjournment.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Business, Trade & Economic Development Jan 29th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Fourth, the bill authorizes the Attorney General to investigate violations and bring enforcement actions
- One of the things, obviously, I came from a generation where we didn't have that luxury of sitting on
- Maybe we don't have enough money for electricity.
- The Attorney General can set these standards at any time without legislative approval.
- He proposed to put a similar ...cancer,” as ex-Surgeon General Vivek Murthy said.
Summary:
The committee heard public testimony on several bills. SB 5976 would revise the Washington Commercial Electronic Mail Act by narrowing liability for misleading email subject lines and changing damages and Consumer Protection Act claims. Business, retail, hospitality, and e-commerce witnesses supported the bill, saying recent litigation has created uncertainty and exposed routine marketing emails to excessive penalties. Consumer advocates and the Washington State Association for Justice opposed it, arguing the current law protects consumers from deceptive marketing and that the bill would weaken enforcement and class actions.
SB 6111 would require age verification and parental consent for minors creating social media accounts, restrict providers’ use of minors’ data, and authorize enforcement by the Attorney General and a limited private right of action. The sponsor and several parents, medical professionals, and advocacy groups supported the bill as a response to social media harms, including addiction, depression, cyberbullying, eating disorders, and exposure to harmful content. Technology and civil liberties witnesses opposed it, warning about privacy, data security, constitutional concerns, and the difficulty of implementing reliable parental consent and age verification.
The committee also heard SB 6250, which would raise the maximum small loan amount from $700 to $1,200 and index it to inflation. The sponsor and a lender representative said the change would update an outdated limit and preserve existing consumer protections. Opponents, including legal aid, poverty, housing, labor, AARP, and community advocates, argued the higher cap would increase debt burdens and fees for low-income borrowers and older adults. Staff also briefed SB 6257, which would allow illness-related tolling for trainee real estate appraiser licensing timelines, and SB 6289, which would direct Commerce to create a statewide economic development and competitiveness strategic plan; SB 6289 drew supportive testimony from Commerce, ports, economic development groups, and business interests. The committee also held confirmation hearings for several Gambling Commission and Lottery appointees, who described their backgrounds and service, but no votes or final actions were taken in the transcript.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Commerce and Consumer Affairs (01/29/2026)
Commerce and Consumer Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- As a general rule, or a general policy, the banks don't like to see fixed numbers in statute because
- They will be generally know nothing.
- </c> importance to Attorney General Formela. importance to Attorney General Formela.
- there's only a few generators. So the there's only a few generators.
- of generators triples price of generators triples uh<03:43:38.720><c> on</c><03:43:38.880><c> a</c><
Committee:
House Commerce and Consumer Affairs