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US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine the censorship industrial complex. Mar 25th, 2025 at 01:00 pm
Constitution Subcommittee
Transcript Highlights:
- These entities have worked in overlapping and mutually reinforcing ways to control the American mind.
- That was done through a foreign entity.
- It's not just private entities trying to destroy my publication.
- Do you know who funded that entity?
- collusion between things like academic institutions, government entities, and government-funded entities
Keywords:
censorship, First Amendment, social media, misinformation, free speech, government regulation, Big Tech, public discourse
Summary:
The meeting primarily focused on the implications of government involvement in censorship, particularly regarding social media platforms and compliance with misinformation standards. senators and witnesses discussed growing concerns over the influence of large tech companies, like Facebook and Google, in shaping public discourse and suppressing dissenting views. A significant part of the meeting included testimonies from various experts emphasizing the dangers of the 'censorship industrial complex'—a term used to describe the collaborative efforts between government entities and private organizations to control information flow. This collaboration is viewed as a violation of First Amendment rights, with calls for urgent legislative action to restore free speech protections.
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- But if an entity is renting or leasing a building for a private entity for their event, would they not
- Should a private entity be able to admit or regulate an event that they are doing?
- Are some of these homes, or all these homes you’re talking about, funded by a government entity?
- So as part of this review, and granted, this entity, services were being provided.
- You've made all the public entities, any entity that's getting public money, more efficient, and that's
Summary:
The committee first heard HB 1076, which would repeal the sunset date for the Louisiana Behavior Analyst Board. The bill was presented as a simple continuation measure, and Rep. Stagney moved to report it favorably; the motion passed without objection. The committee then took up HB 475 on artificial intelligence in health care. The author explained that the bill was intended to require disclosure when AI or recording software is used to transcribe patient encounters, and an amendment changed the proposal from patient consent/opt-out to disclosure only. The amendment was adopted, and HB 475 was reported favorably with amendments.
HB 740, dealing with Medicaid managed care, was amended with technical changes and then presented as a way to let providers in the coordinated system of care appeal claim denials through the same independent review process used by Medicaid managed care plans. The Louisiana Hospital Association supported the bill, and it was reported favorably with amendments. HB 926, which would have barred public facilities from restricting access based on vaccination status and related medical decisions, drew testimony from supporters who framed it as a medical autonomy and informed-consent measure. After questions about public versus private facilities and whether the bill could affect hospitals or disease-based restrictions, Rep. Cruz moved to voluntarily defer the bill, and it was deferred without objection.
The committee then considered HB 457 on housing standards for organizations serving people experiencing homelessness. The author said the bill was prompted by concerns about unsafe and unsanitary group homes and would direct LDH and the Fire Marshal to establish minimum standards for safety, sanitation, privacy, and habitability. Supporters said the bill would protect vulnerable residents, while opponents, including Oxford House and the Louisiana Fair Housing Action Center, warned it could conflict with federal fair housing protections and impose burdens that could reduce recovery housing and other services. After extensive debate, the bill was reported favorably with amendments by a recorded vote. Finally, HB 616, which would give the legislative auditor oversight of publicly funded homeless service providers, was heard with testimony from homeless service organizations that argued the bill was duplicative, costly, and could expose sensitive HMIS data; the bill remained under discussion at the end of the transcript.
ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Administrative Rules Committee Jun 11th, 2026 at 10:00 am
Administrative Rules Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- adverse economic impact on small entities, and these are not emergency rules.
- And if it goes to the commission, and the commission is a public entity, I think the public is...
- economic impact on small entities, and these rules were normal rules, not emergency rules.
- A small entity regulatory analysis and small entity economic impact statement were prepared and also
- A small entity regulatory analysis and small entity impact statement were prepared and attached to this
WI
Wisconsin 2026 1st Special Session
Assembly Committee on Government Operations, Accountability, and Transparency Apr 15th, 2026
Assembly Committee on Government Operations, Accountability, and Transparency
Transcript Highlights:
- We'll hear from invited entities. There is no opportunity for public comment.
- Are they all made by one person, one entity? Folks right over here.
- Simply because a private entity engages with a public entity does not subject the entire private entity
- So in no way is IRG asserting that DRC is a public entity. Obviously, it is not.
- collective governmental entity, regardless of what it is labeled.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House State Government Finance and Policy Committee 3/26/26
State Government Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> viable federal entity. viable federal entity.
- ,</c> know that if I'm working with an entity, know that if I'm working with an entity, I<00:42:59.480
- </c> being assigned to outside entities. being assigned to outside entities.
- :06:48.520><c> entities</c><01:06:49.040><c> have</c> its subsidiary or related entities have its subsidiary
- That same authorization did not entity.
Keywords:
Melissa Hortman, Mark Hortman, memorial park, state park, working group, Minnesota Historical Society, Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board, Saint Paul, Department of Natural Resources, Department of Administration, Legislative Coordinating Commission, general fund appropriation, park planning, interpretive services, public engagement, state memorial, land use, natural resources, commemorative legislation, HF4470
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Utilities and Energy Committee Jun 3rd, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- To achieve these savings, the state also needs to empower an agency or an entity that can serve as the
- So there’s one model where a public entity would become a minority owner in a utility line.
- In fact, SDG&E has already done that with a nonprofit entity called Citizens Energy.
- If we can partner with another entity to get cheaper financing, we’re open to that.
- And the wildfire fund—some entities that had the opportunity to get in before tried last year.
Summary:
The Assembly Committee on Utilities and Energy heard two bills focused on electricity affordability and utility costs. AB 745, by Assembly Member Irwin, would restructure the California Climate Credit by shifting it from lump-sum payments to direct reductions in volumetric electricity rates and moving the credit to the summer months when bills are highest. The author and UC Santa Barbara economist Dr. Kyle Meng argued this could significantly lower summer rates and better help households during extreme heat. Supporters, including UCS, NRDC, and some labor representatives, favored the concept, with some urging that the gas climate credit also be redirected. No opposition testimony was presented, and the bill passed 18-0 to the floor.
The committee then considered AB 825, also presented as an affordability package aimed at reducing electric bills by addressing wildfire mitigation costs, transmission financing, permitting delays, and a review of ratepayer-funded programs. The bill would authorize securitization for undergrounding expenses, remove the first $15 billion in undergrounding capital investments from the rate base for return purposes, create a public transmission financing program using Proposition 4 funds and IBank support, revive the California Power Authority as a public sponsor, and establish a task force to review energy efficiency and demand response programs. The author and witness Matt Friedman of The Utility Reform Network said the bill could save ratepayers billions over time through lower-cost public financing and securitization.
Testimony on AB 825 was mixed. Support came from several consumer and clean-energy groups, while utilities and labor raised concerns about the bill’s impact on utility financial stability, wildfire fund participation, liability, and whether the $15 billion securitization cap could discourage undergrounding. Some witnesses also objected to the task force’s potential effect on energy efficiency and demand response programs. Committee members discussed the need to balance affordability with utility creditworthiness and wildfire safety, and several asked for more analysis of market impacts and liability issues. Despite those concerns, AB 825 passed the committee 13-0 and was sent to the floor.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- Outside the four core entities, the state has many smaller entities with governance responsibilities
- I think to be the entity interacting with the U.S. Department of Education.
- , right, taking them down, creating new entities.
- And we are only talking about two entities in your 20-plus entity system that we're saying are a part
- And there are all these other entities.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Appropriations Mar 2nd, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Rule 267, Representative Marshall, limits the covered entity reporting requirements to only covered entities
- entity subject to regulation under the Washington Commercial Bank Act, or a nonprofit entity that is
- These entities that buy up, as statistics have shown across the nation, these entities often buy up homes
- These entities that buy up, as statistics have shown across the nation, these entities often buy up homes
- Representative Marshall: This amendment would still allow entities, covered entities, to contract for
Summary:
The committee heard public testimony on Substitute Senate Bill 5828, which would restore and adjust Washington College Grant and College Bound Scholarship award levels for students attending private, not-for-profit four-year institutions. Staff explained the bill would set the awards at 90 percent of the regional and state college rate rather than 50 percent of the research rate, with an estimated fiscal impact of $3.3 million in fiscal year 2027 and $18.6 million over four years. Testimony was largely in support from private college presidents, students, and school counselors, who said the bill would help low-income and first-generation students and preserve access and enrollment choices; some public college student representatives said they did not oppose the bill but argued that cuts to public-school aid should be restored first.
The committee also heard Substitute Senate Bill 5911, which would prohibit DCYF from using benefits or funds of youth in extended foster care as reimbursement for their cost of care beginning in 2027, while requiring support for benefit management and payee arrangements and allowing protected accounts such as ABLE accounts. Staff estimated a net fiscal impact of $608,000 in fiscal year 2027 and $2.2 million per biennium thereafter. Testimony in support said the bill would end the practice of withholding SSI and other benefits from youth in care and better support disabled youth transitioning to adulthood. Members asked questions about fiduciary responsibility and representative payee arrangements.
In executive session, the committee adopted amendments and advanced several bills. It adopted Amendment Clark 350 to House Bill 2689, raising the required provider response rate for the child care market rate survey to 65 percent, and then reported the bill out with a due pass recommendation by a vote of 18-11, with two excused. It adopted Amendment H-3743.1 to Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill 5395 on retrospective prior authorization denials and reported that bill out unanimously. It also adopted Amendment Pool 272 to Senate Bill 5420 and reported that bill out unanimously. For Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill 5496, the committee adopted several amendments clarifying scope and penalties but rejected amendments that would have delayed the bill or replaced it with a study; the bill was then reported out with a due pass recommendation. The committee also heard amendment briefings on other bills, including 5981, 6026, 6160, 6184, and 6211, but deferred action on some items heard that morning.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Elections Finance and Government Operations Working Group 1/15/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- um my interpretation is that entities um my interpretation is that there<00:10:36.120><c> would</c><
- </c><00:11:04.880><c> uh</c> about different entities uh about different entities uh supplying<00:11:
- But I do recall outside entities supplying large quantities of money, and to me hundreds of thousands
- But I do recall outside entities supplying large quantities of money, and to me hundreds of thousands
- But I do recall outside entities supplying large quantities of money, and to me hundreds of thousands
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- By blocking contracts where any entity where a UC leader provides unpaid board service, I don't know.
- Every governmental entity has closed session in some form, shape.
- A lot of business entities don't necessarily have shares, and there's... ...are, what may happen.
- A lot of business entities don't necessarily have shares and there's private, silent partners.
- And the only solution for that is resignation by the member from either of the two entities.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Extend the state’s pass-through entity tax 3/16/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The pass-through entity tax says that there are 66,000 businesses, small and medium-sized businesses,
- </c> that use the pass-through entity tax. that use the pass-through entity tax. 66,000. 66,000. 66,000
- That's the number that they're paying at these past two entities paid $2 billion.
- <00:17:58.840><c> tax</c> entity tax entity tax that's<00:18:00.080><c> sending</c><00:18:00.440><c>
- </c> these past two entities paid 2 billion. these past two entities paid 2 billion.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Legislative Commission on Cybersecurity 01/08/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- have some discussion about what we see as possible future ideas for mutual aid or support of local entities
- </c> of local entities. of local entities.
- ,</c> tribal and territorial entities, tribal and territorial entities, providing<00:10:44.720><c> assessment
- We encourage entities we visit to adopt those services and not try to take it all on themselves.
- </c> to continue to make Minnesota entities to continue to make Minnesota entities safer. safer. safer
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
April 1, 2025 - 09:00 AM
Transcript Highlights:
- House Bill 633 addresses managing entity reporting and transparency.
- DCF collects information from the managing entities and other sources through numerous reports and data
- From the managing entities and other sources through numerous reports and data points.
- , and improve transparency of managing entities, system performance, and the provision of behavioral
- Managing entities don't pay for Medicaid services.
Summary:
The Health Care Budget Subcommittee met and took up four bills. First, CS/HB 633 by Rep. Koster on managing entity reporting and transparency for behavioral health services was amended to clarify reporting requirements and timing, and to address the bill’s fiscal implementation through conferencing. Members and one public speaker supported the measure, emphasizing accountability and better use of state funds. The bill was reported favorably.
Next, CS/HB 531 by Rep. Hunschofsky on background screenings was amended with a strike-all that would require ACCA to create a public webpage with screening education, level-two screening standards, and a searchable catalog of positions requiring screening. Because the amendment changed the bill’s relating-to clause, the chair noted it would be temporarily postponed under House Rule 7.11D and returned to the committee later.
The committee then heard HB 1089 by Rep. Booth, which adds Duchenne muscular dystrophy to the recommended newborn screening panel, subject to appropriation. A parent testified in strong support, describing the benefits of earlier diagnosis and treatment, and several members spoke in favor. The bill was reported favorably. Finally, CS/HB 907 by Rep. Anderson created the Sunshine Genetics Program, an opt-in newborn whole-genome sequencing program, and established the Florida Institute for Pediatric Rare Diseases at FSU and a Sunshine Genetics Consortium. An amendment made funding contingent on appropriations and added Nicholas Children’s Hospital and Florida International University to the consortium board. After supportive testimony and debate, the bill was also reported favorably. The meeting then adjourned.
WY
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:10:03.200><c> And</c> and other entities as specified. And and other entities as specified.
- </c><00:39:17.680><c> deploy,</c> no government entity shall deploy, no government entity shall deploy
- where there are entities governed under HIPAA and the interaction with HIPAA and federal law.
- where there are entities governed under HIPAA and the interaction with HIPAA and federal law.
- entities governed under HIPAA and the interaction with HIPAA and federal law.
Keywords:
audit, transparency, government reporting, accountability, public access, firearm rights, restoration of rights, criminal justice, felony convictions, Wyoming law, artificial intelligence, social scoring, biometric data, privacy rights, government regulation, foreign censorship, digital innovation, constitutional rights, Wyoming GRANITE Act, extraterritorial laws
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- Yes, there are a lot of corporate entities that are registered under Chapter 351, but there are a whole
- Yes, there are a lot of corporate entities that are registered under Chapter 351, but there are a whole
- The language will then read entities that are registered under the Secretary of State's office, and that
- will give the breadth of coverage that we need to all of the entities that have websites in the state
- And that's, once again, Entities are not generally held to good-faith standards; only individuals are
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Private Equity Presentation 3/2/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Next on the agenda are two bills concerning health entity ownership.
- an IPO, selling to another private equity firm via a secondary buyout, or selling to a corporate entity
- c><00:03:57.760><c> that</c><00:03:58.000><c> often</c><00:03:58.400><c> provides</c> independent entity
- that often provides independent entity that often provides administrative<00:03:59.599><c> support</
- that might be a health corporate entity that might be a health insurer<00:04:57.120><c> or</c><00:04
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Economic Development, Workforce and Tourism 2ND REVISED Feb 24th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Economic Development, Workforce and Tourism
Transcript Highlights:
- entities. Thank you for that question.
- But, would you agree when you say it's an outside entity that would then advance the monies?
- These entities already exist in the marketplace and are not being regulated right now. Right.
- But what we're trying to do is we have two people, two entities trying to do the same thing.
- We are seeing all different entities doing workforce.
Bills:
SB1327, SB1372, SB1403, SB1937, SB277, SB2131, SB1749, SB1348, SB1469, SB2018, SB1931, SB1530, SB2155
Keywords:
tourism, recreation, economic development, Oklahoma Commission, executive director, probation, credits, educational advancement, Oklahoma Statutes, criminal justice reform, job incentives, tax rebates, Oklahoma Quality Jobs Program, employment growth, wage requirements, labor organization, incentives, employer practices, union neutrality, worker rights
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Local Government Feb 23rd, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Local Government
Transcript Highlights:
- It requires certain government entities other than counties and cities to complete the review of a project
- official position, office, or functional unit to coordinate with other departments or government entities
- House Bill 2140 exempts land sold or transferred to a governmental entity from additional tax when the
- land is removed from an open space classification if the governmental entity is a local jurisdiction
- The governmental entity will retain the land at its current use classification or will use the land for
Bills:
HB2272
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- First, the bill does require the Idaho-based entities that are participants...
- First, the bill does require the Idaho-based entities that are participating in refugee resettlement
- And as long as those local entities are acting, or other government entities are acting, within the authority
- It doesn’t apply to the government entity itself.
- So the government entity is paying a broker to go find a vendor.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Special Committee on Property Tax Reform Feb 24th, 2026
Special Committee on Property Tax Reform
Transcript Highlights:
- So you were, you just said something about taxing, the taxing district or entity.
- Those words do say taxing entity, which could be as defined. Yeah, I wasn't, yeah.
- I don't know any of them that would do that, honestly, as a separate taxing entity. Okay.
- So if the taxing entity had... Thank you. Representative Boyko. Thanks.
- So if the taxing entity had...
Summary:
The Special Committee on Property Tax Reform met in quorum and first took up House Bill 2780 in executive session. Members discussed a committee substitute and two amendments. One amendment changed the proposed school levy floor from $1.50 to $2.20, with supporters saying it better balanced local effort and taxpayer relief; another technical amendment clarified confusing language about levy limits. After adopting the substitute and amendments, the committee voted House Committee Substitute Number Two for HB 2780 do pass by 11-5.
The committee then considered House Bill 2668, which bundled several property tax election and ballot-related changes, including tax abatement language, clearer ballot wording, alphanumeric designations, debt-service clarification, a November election requirement for property tax increase measures, and related bond language. Members asked whether new construction language remained in the bill, and the sponsor said it did not. The committee adopted the substitute and then voted House Committee Substitute Number Two for HB 2668 do pass by 9-6.
Next, the committee heard and approved House Bill 2944 after adopting Amendment 06H. The amendment, offered with support from county collectors and the sponsor, would streamline administration of senior property tax credits by reducing annual reapplication burdens, allowing county offices to verify eligibility through state resources or lists, and adjusting deadlines for mailed payments and assessor notices when postal delays or technical problems occur. Members raised questions about trusts, residency, fiscal impact, and whether the language was broad enough, but the amendment was adopted and the committee then voted the substitute do pass 15-0.
In public hearing, Representative Taylor presented House Bill 2667, which would allow counties to create a prorated property tax credit for totaled motor vehicles and would also exclude increases in aggregate personal property valuation from being treated as new construction. Committee members and an informational witness from the Missouri Special Districts Association raised concerns about fairness, administrative complexity, multi-county district consistency, and possible impacts on special taxing districts. No vote was taken on HB 2667 before the hearing was closed and the meeting adjourned.