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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Minnesota House passes bill establishing grooming as a felony criminal offense 4/27/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The first bill on the calendar for today is House File 3489. The clerk will report the bill.
- Third reading, House File 3489. Third reading. Further discussion to the bill.
- the bipartisan support of this house. the bipartisan support of this house.
- this house floor. this house floor.
- House File 3489 does not accuse our teachers.
Summary:
House File 3489, an education bill establishing field trip supervision rules and creating the criminal offense of grooming, was debated on the House floor. Representative Bennett described the bill as a response to student sexual grooming, saying it would prohibit staff from being isolated alone with students except in limited circumstances, create a felony offense for child grooming, add grooming to mandatory reporting and educator discipline rules, require enhanced reporter training, and allow the Department of Education to look back further than three years in investigations. He also noted an ongoing fiscal cost of a little over $1.4 million, largely tied to additional investigative staff and anticipated prison-bed costs.
Several members spoke in support, including Representatives Bakeberg, Jordan, Altendorf, Ryer, Knudson, and Mueller. They emphasized protecting children, strengthening field-trip safeguards, improving communication with licensing boards, and training educators to recognize grooming behavior. Multiple members thanked Hannah LaPresto and Detective Chad Clausen for their work and testimony, and several referenced Hannah’s survivor story as central to the bill’s development. Some members also stressed that the bill was not aimed at the teaching profession generally, but at bad actors who exploit trust and authority.
The discussion repeatedly highlighted survivor testimony and the need to believe victims, with some members calling for broader prevention efforts such as education on consent and grooming. Representative Bennett and others said the bill was necessary because grooming is often hidden and can take years to disclose. After debate, the House took the roll, and the bill passed 133-0 with its title agreed to.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session 4/27/26 - Part 2
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- day is House File 4595. day is House File 4595.
- House. House.
- I move that when the House adjourns today it adjourns until 6:00 p.m.
- The House stands adjourned until 6:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 28th, 2026.
- The House stands adjourned until 6:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 28th, 2026. >> [music]
Summary:
The House first took up House File 1794, which would remove the post-graduate collaborative practice requirement for advanced practice registered nurses. The author and several supporters argued the bill would reduce barriers to practice, improve access to primary care and mental health services, especially in rural areas, and align Minnesota with other states. Supporters cited backing from APRN organizations and said the Board of Nursing had no concerns, while opponents, led by Representative Liebling, argued the current one-year collaborative period is a patient-safety safeguard that gives new APRNs needed experience working with physicians before practicing independently. After debate and questions about how the current requirement works in practice, the House passed the bill 119-12.
The House then considered House File 4595, which changes licensure reciprocity rules for marriage and family therapists. Representative Schumacher said the bill would expand access to mental health care at no cost by making it easier for qualified out-of-state therapists to obtain Minnesota licenses, eliminating a five-year waiting period and other barriers while maintaining standards through background checks and a jurisprudence exam. Supporters, including Representatives Bierman and Gilman, emphasized workforce shortages and the value of more therapy access for families and relationships. The Board of Marriage and Family Therapy was noted as neutral, and the bill passed unanimously, 133-0.
Finally, the House began debate on House File 4493, which would authorize pharmacists to initiate, prescribe, administer, and dispense certain drugs for opioid use disorder, including buprenorphine/Suboxone. Representative Baker said the bill would save lives by allowing people to access treatment immediately through local pharmacies, especially in greater Minnesota, and help them through withdrawal when they are most likely to seek help. The transcript cuts off during the opening of discussion on this bill, before any vote or final action is shown.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House lawmakers advance bill to boost spending on Capitol security 4/27/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, there is an amendment, but first let me say: Is your motion to move House File 3230 to be placed
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not <00:05:19.520>heard <00:05:19.680>that people's house - and I have not heard that people's house and I have not heard that mentioned<00:05:20.400>
very <00:08:11.919>is that come visit the people's house is that come visit the people's house - I will renew Chair Mohler's motion that House File 3230, as amended, be placed on the general register
Summary:
The committee took up House File 3230, a security package combining several bills related to political and Capitol security. Members first adopted the DE6 amendment, described as reflecting the negotiated allocation and appropriations language, and then heard Chair Mullen explain that the bill covers judicial security and courthouse grants, continued Capitol grounds screening, hardware and hardening improvements, legislative services home security, temporary local law enforcement support for credible threats, a new task force, funding for the BCA threat assessment team, and DPS deficiency funding tied to recent events.
Discussion focused largely on the balance between security and public access. Representative West objected to the Capitol screening and metal detectors, arguing the Capitol is the “people’s house” and questioning the cost and fairness of the measures; he also asked whether the bill changed who controls Capitol security. In response, members said the scanners were not created by this bill but were already decided by the governor and security commission, and that the bill includes a provision clarifying the chain of command and training responsibilities. Other members supported the package as a necessary response to political violence and threats, emphasizing protection for lawmakers, staff, visitors, and the public.
After discussion, the committee renewed the motion to place House File 3230, as amended, on the general register. The motion passed without opposition.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House lawmakers push to fund weather-resiliency program for Minnesota homes 4/27/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Members, up next we have our House File 4223. Trey Elkins. Rep.
- insurance rates have been climbing rapidly over the last few years, hitting certain portions of the housing
- <00:00:51.280>
the hitting certain portions of the the hitting certain portions of the the housing - House File 4223 is being laid over for further discussion.
- House File 4223 is right, thank you.
Summary:
House File 4223 was presented as an appropriation to implement and jump-start the Strengthening Our Homes program enacted in 2023. Rep. Elkins said the goal is to help homeowners strengthen roofs using standards promoted by the Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety, citing other states such as Alabama as examples where hardened homes performed better in major storms. He emphasized rising homeowners insurance costs, especially for affordable apartments, older condo buildings, and seniors on fixed or limited incomes, and said the grants would help people who may not have the upfront cash to make improvements.
Committee members generally supported the concept, describing it as a way to reduce storm damage and lower insurance premiums. One member highlighted that the income threshold for grant eligibility could reach a large share of Minnesota homeowners and potentially harden nearly a million homes, while another noted the program’s focus on lower-income households. A Commerce Committee discussion was referenced in which an alternative approach was raised: tax incentives, including possible sales tax relief, for materials and labor used to harden homes against hail and other weather risks.
Rep. Elkins responded that labor is an important part of the cost and that many potential beneficiaries are seniors with little taxable income, making a grant program more practical than a tax-based incentive. Another member agreed the upfront cost is a major barrier and said the grant design appears thoughtful. No vote was taken; the bill was laid over for further discussion.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Minnesota House Ways and Means Committee approves $41.13 million budget resolution 4/27/26
Transcript Highlights:
- And as a reminder, in the even years, a budget resolution is not necessarily required in the House rules
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the <00:00:27.599>House necessarily required, um, in the House - >
BUDRES06 resolution, it's titled BUDRES06 resolution, it's titled BUDRES06 on<00:01:05.920>< - Housing as well. Um public safety heard. Housing as well.
- set resolutions for those as well. Yeah. set resolutions for those as well. Yeah.
Summary:
Nonpartisan staff presented House budget resolution BUDRES06, explaining that it is an updated budgetary solution reflecting bills previously heard or passed out of Ways and Means, as well as bills being heard that day. The resolution showed a total additional change of $41.1 million for the 2026–27 biennium, with existing budget reserve and cash flow account amounts unchanged. Staff highlighted several committee bills included in the resolution, including elections, higher education, housing, public safety, and the workforce committee bill, which was listed at $358,000 on line 1.14. The workforce bill also included $41,000 from the workforce development fund outside the general fund, and the healthcare access fund was set at a zero-change limit.
A member asked whether additional budget resolutions were expected later in session, and staff responded that more resolutions would be set as other packages moved out of committee. After the explanation and brief questions, a motion was made to adopt the budget resolution as described. Members voiced support, there were no recorded oppositions, and the resolution was adopted.
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NH
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Legislative Administration (04/27/2026)
Legislative Administration
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Transcript Highlights:
- We will act on House Bill [questionable: 2379?]. We will act on House Bill 2379.
- The bill has a distributed House Committee substitute with no amendments.
- I now move that House Committee Substitute for House Bill 2379 be voted do pass. Any discussion?
- By your vote of seven ayes and two noes, you have voted do pass House Committee Substitute for House
- By your vote of seven A's and two nos you have voted do pass house committee set for house bill 2379
Summary:
The House Ways and Means Committee met in executive session and took up House Bill 2379, which had a House Committee Substitute. The sponsor, Rep. Cecily Williams, explained that the substitute was intended to align the bill with a Senate version and to clarify how local early childhood sales tax revenues would be handled. The bill would define key terms, limit application to certain counties, rename the fund the Early Childhood Education Fund, expand eligible uses to include child care services, move fund custody to the county treasurer, broaden the types of eligible providers, and prioritize children with the greatest financial need.
Members spent much of the discussion clarifying that the bill does not create a new tax. Instead, it would require that if a city or county already authorized to seek an early childhood sales tax places the measure on the ballot and voters approve it, the revenue would be deposited into a dedicated Children’s Service Fund rather than general revenue. Supporters said this would improve transparency and ensure the money is used for early childhood education and licensed providers, while some members raised questions about whether the bill changed existing tax authority or simply redirected funds. Rep. Taylor and others expressed support for the clarified licensing and dedicated-fund provisions.
The committee first adopted the House Committee Substitute by voice vote, then voted on the bill itself. House Committee Substitute for House Bill 2379 was reported do pass by a roll call vote of 7 ayes and 2 noes. The committee then adjourned.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 1 on Health Apr 27th, 2026
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee Apr 27th, 2026
Revenue and Taxation
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm a state worker with Housing and Community Development.
- I'm a state worker with housing and community development.
- We're all going to tackle things like housing costs.
- We provide support of housing for veterans because they can't afford theirs. Thank you.
- I can’t go and find 16 heirs to Grandma’s house that’s dilapidated and gone for 10%.
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TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
The July 2025 Flooding Events, General Investigating Apr 27th, 2026
The July 2025 Flooding Events, General Investigating
Transcript Highlights:
- Eastland has said, "Our house is flooded."
- You've got Bug House; you can see the water line on Bug House.
- They all ended up in the Bug House Tree.
- Four little girls ended up in the Bug House Tree. Four little girls ended up in the Bug House Tree.
- I mean, Bug House took water in all the way.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Criminal Justice and Public Safety (04/24/2026)
Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- <00:24:01.160>
version, <00:24:02.200>and the house version, and the house version, - pass on House Bill 667. pass on House Bill 667. Second. Second. Second.
- And the total is 7-6? Or no, 6-6-5? 10-3. Motion carries.
- And the total is 7-6? And the total is 7-6? Or<00:44:16.920>
no, <00:44:17.200>6-6-5? - Or no, 6-6-5? Or no, 6-6-5? 10-3.<00:44:19.640>
10-3. 10-3. 10-3. 10-3. 10-3.
Summary:
The committee first took up Senate Bill 409 in executive session, with the chair noting a caucus break to explain amendments to several substitute members. Members discussed a proposed amendment to narrow the bill’s felony provisions by limiting them to specific, knowingly dangerous conduct rather than making the offense too broad. The committee also noted a planned floor amendment to add missing “or” language to clarify that the listed acts were alternatives, not cumulative requirements. The amendment was adopted 13-0, and the bill as amended was then reported OTPA by a 13-0 vote. It was initially said to be headed to consent, but members later agreed it would not go on consent because a floor amendment was anticipated.
The committee then opened House Bill 667, which would extend protections for medical personnel into emergency room settings. Supporters said the bill was needed because emergency room staff face increasing assaults and existing protections did not fully cover ER circumstances. Several members described firsthand or secondhand incidents involving nurses, EMTs, and other staff being threatened or injured, and argued that stronger penalties would help deter violence and improve prosecution. Others supported the bill but raised concerns about how it might affect people experiencing mental health crises, dementia, or intellectual and developmental disabilities.
A proposed amendment from Representative Sher would exempt people experiencing a mental health crisis who have a mental health diagnosis, and also address dementia and certain developmental disabilities. Supporters said the amendment was narrowly tailored and had backing from the Disability Rights Center, NAMI New Hampshire, and the New Hampshire Nurses Association. Opponents argued that the criminal justice system already has safeguards such as prosecutorial discretion, insanity defenses, and competency rules, and warned against creating special exceptions that could weaken equal application of the law. After debate, the committee voted 10-3 to report HB 667 ought to pass, with members noting that minority and majority reports would be prepared.
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New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Criminal Justice and Public Safety (04/24/2026)
Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- <00:24:01.160>
version, <00:24:02.200>and the house version, and the house version, - I move ought to pass on House Bill 667. Seconded by Representative Pruitt.
- And the total is 7-6? Or no, 6-6-5? 10-3. Motion carries.
- And the total is 7-6? Or no, 6-6-5? 10-3. Motion carries.
- And the total is 7-6? Or no, 6-6-5? 10-3. Motion carries.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Rules - Administrative Apr 23rd, 2026 at 09:00 am
Rules - Administrative
Transcript Highlights:
- He is the representative that's carrying the bill on the House side.
- And I move that House Committee Substitute for House Bill 3304 be voted do pass.
- I move that House Committee Substitute for House Bill 3304 be voted do pass.
- in the House.
- By your vote of nine ayes and zero noes, you have voted House Committee Substitute for House Bill 3304
Summary:
The committee met with a quorum present and moved into executive session. It first considered House Committee Substitute for Senate Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 973, sponsored by Senator Trent, and voted it do pass by 7-1. It then approved Senate Bill 903, sponsored by Senator Henderson and described as a copper wire-related bill, by a 9-0 vote.
Next, the committee took up Senate Substitute for Senate Bill 834, sponsored by Senator Crawford, with the senator present and no substantive questions raised; it passed 9-0. Senate Bill 938, sponsored by Senator Bernskelder and carried on the House side by Representative Haley, also passed 9-0.
The final item was House Committee Substitute for House Bill 3304, sponsored by Representative Justice. Members discussed changes to the bill, including removing the “serious emotional injury” language, restoring original language on dog-bite liability, and combining it with animal neglect provisions from another bill. The sponsor explained the goal was to address dangerous dog cases without criminalizing minor incidents. The committee voted the bill do pass 9-0, and then adjourned.
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Transcript Highlights:
- And, you know, not unlike the House when it's so large or this committee when it's so large, you know
- And just exactly like our own House Appropriations caught Mr.
- Seeing none, all those in favor of adopting the House Committee Substitute signify by saying aye.
- You've adopted the House Committee Substitute.
- I now move the House Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 1470 be voted do pass. Any discussion?
Summary:
The Budget Committee met in executive session and considered Senate Bill 1470, as amended by a House Committee Substitute. The bill would update the Joint Committee on Legislative Research and oversight provisions, including reducing the committee from 20 members to 12, adding legislative leadership and minority leader appointments, allowing electronic delivery of reports, changing references to public colleges and universities, and creating post-implementation fiscal notes to compare projected and actual fiscal impacts after enactment. Supporters said the changes would modernize the process, improve engagement, and help lawmakers better evaluate fiscal estimates over time.
A major point of discussion was a new provision allowing oversight staff to access certain Department of Revenue tax-return information for fiscal note work, subject to confidentiality requirements and criminal penalties for unauthorized disclosure. Several members raised privacy concerns and asked how the information would be used and protected; the sponsor said committee members themselves would not see the data, only authorized staff, and that the intent was to allow independent verification of tax-related fiscal estimates. Members also discussed striking language barring committee employees from opposing or urging legislation, with the sponsor explaining that LR no longer drafts general legislation and now mainly handles revision bills, so the language was outdated.
The committee adopted the House Committee Substitute and then voted the substitute do pass. The final roll call passed the bill 25-1, and the committee adjourned.
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Transcript Highlights:
- Then we added Bob Bromley's House Bill 2189, which changed House Bill 2189, which changed.
- You've adopted the House Committee substitute for Senate Bill 1020.
- You have voted House Committee substitute for Senate Bill 1020 do pass.
- The House appoints three members.
- The summary we were provided says House Bill 1870.
Summary:
The Commerce Committee first met in executive session on Senate Bill 1020, which was amended and then reported do pass unanimously. The committee adopted a House Committee substitute that combined several provisions, including changes related to vehicle inspections, salvage titles, electronic document options for license offices, a three-year registration option, removal of a Montana LLC-related provision, and language preserving highway patrol authority to stop unsafe vehicles. Members briefly discussed how troopers would determine unsafe conditions, and the chair noted the authority already exists but was not codified.
The committee then held a public hearing on Senate Bill 1576, sponsored by Senator Fitzwater, which would reestablish a Missouri-Ireland commission. Fitzwater said the commission would cost nothing, with appointments split among the governor, Senate, and House, and would study ways to strengthen Missouri’s relationship with Ireland and support economic development. Members expressed support, with questions focused on whether the bill was the correct measure and on potential economic benefits; Fitzwater said the bill was intended to enhance partnerships rather than address a specific loss.
After the hearing, the committee moved back into executive session and voted Senate Bill 1576 do pass unanimously, 8-0. The meeting then adjourned.
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Transcript Highlights:
- as amended by the Senate, in which amendments to concurrence of the House is respectfully requested.
- by the Senate, in which amendments the concurrence of the House is respectfully requested.
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File <01:08:15.560>1606 House File 1606 House File 1606 bans<01:08: - House File 4502.
- move that the House do now adjourn. move that the House do now adjourn.
Summary:
The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a performance of the national anthem, then established a quorum and approved the previous day’s journal. Members handled routine business including second readings of several Senate files, first readings of House files 5067 through 5073, and messages from the Senate transmitting bills and requesting concurrence on House File 3437 and House File 1410. The House concurred in Senate amendments to HF 3437, a commerce bill with a technical cross-reference correction, and passed it 133-0. It also concurred in Senate amendments to HF 1410, a public safety bill on correctional officer procedures, and passed it 132-2 after members described the changes as clarifying and balanced for labor and management.
The chamber then took up House File 3404, which increases penalties for impersonating a peace officer. The bill would raise the base offense from a gross misdemeanor to a felony, create aggravated offenses for impersonation involving unauthorized access, misleading orders, law-enforcement-style vehicles, or possession of a firearm, and add a duty for officers to identify themselves while protecting undercover work. Supporters, including the author and several members, tied the bill to the June 14, 2025 killings and said it was needed to restore public trust and protect both the public and legitimate law enforcement. The House passed HF 3404 134-0 after a moment of silence.
The House also passed House File 3155, which closes a loophole in gift card fraud law by allowing prosecution based on the value stored on the card rather than just the plastic card itself. Supporters described organized retail crime schemes in which stolen gift cards are drained after activation and said the bill would help retailers, consumers, and law enforcement. The bill passed 134-0. Senate File 3958, which changes the deadline for a disaster assistance contingency account report from January 15 to January 31, also passed 134-0.
Finally, the House considered House File 3875, the judiciary policy bill. An author’s amendment removed a section that had been unintentionally left in the bill, and members then discussed provisions allowing courts more flexibility in publishing notices, streamlining some notification requirements in dissolution cases, and making restitution orders permanent unless rescinded by court order. The transcript cuts off during discussion of the bill, before any final vote is shown.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Gov. Tim Walz's tax policy proposals heard in House Taxes Committee 4/23/26
Transcript Highlights:
- With that, we'll go to House File 5055.
- House File 5055 increases the support.
- House File 5055 increases the amount<00:37:12.840>
of <00:37:12.960>credit <00:37:13.320 - And then Article 3, Section 6 through 8, it's the sales tax base expansion that has been talked about
- And then Article 3, Section<00:41:53.040>
6 <00:41:53.400>through <00:41:53.640>8,
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on House File 5055, the governor’s supplemental tax budget. Commissioner of Revenue Paul Marquart outlined the proposal as a balanced budget package that would leave a positive bottom line in the current biennium and beyond. He emphasized family-focused tax relief, especially a new refundable young child credit for children ages 0 to 4, which would provide up to $3,000 for one child or $6,000 for two or more, benefit about 104,000 families, and phase out at higher incomes. He also described federal conformity changes, including updates to business interest deductions, dependent care credits, and Section 179 expensing, along with omitted federal items such as research expensing and opportunity zones due to cost and policy concerns.
Marquart also defended broader tax modernization proposals, including expanding the sales tax to selected consumer services such as accounting, banking, brokerage, and legal services while lowering the statewide sales tax rate, and creating a social media tax on consumer data collection that would fund an AI readiness special revenue fund rather than the general fund. He said these changes would make the sales tax less regressive and better aligned with the modern economy. Additional provisions mentioned included a gun-related gross receipts tax on firearms and ammunition, cannabis tax technical changes, historic structure rehabilitation conformity, and added auditors for tax compliance.
Testimony from outside groups was mixed. Nan Madden of the Minnesota Budget Project supported the governor’s approach as a response to federal tax and spending changes, praised the decision not to conform to opportunity zones or federal no-tax-on-tips/overtime provisions, and urged even stronger revenue measures. Brian Lake of the Minnesota State Bar Association strongly opposed the proposed sales tax on consumer legal services, arguing it would burden low- and middle-income people in sensitive cases and create unfairness when individuals litigate against the state. Tanner Fritsinger of the Minnesota Association of Professional Employees supported the sales tax base expansion and the social media tax as ways to broaden revenue without raising the base rate. The committee chair thanked the commissioner and then began hearing public testimony, with additional testifiers queued up.