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FL
Florida 2026 5th Special Session
Rules Mar 3rd, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- The water recharge, wildlife, quality of life, and economic engine are all reasons we believe agriculture
- The water recharge, wildlife, quality of life, and economic engine are all reasons we believe agriculture
- So I revert back to some of those scary things in the beginning, the construction and the major engineering
- The construction and the major engineering projects that farmers would have to be tasked to do.
Summary:
The Committee on Rules heard a long agenda of growth-management, elections, education, housing, and professional-licensing bills. The first major item was SB 354 on “Blue Ribbon Projects,” a framework for very large planned developments on at least 15,000 contiguous acres with 60% reserved area. After adopting a strike-all amendment, senators debated whether the bill adequately protected conservation land, local government authority, neighboring property, concurrency, and multi-county projects. Supporters argued it would create more orderly, master-planned growth and preserve large areas of land; opponents said the reserve areas were too weakly protected and the bill preempted local control. The committee adopted the amendment and then reported the bill favorably on a party-line style roll call, with Chair Pasadomo and Vice Chair Jones voting no.
The committee then approved SB 620 on candidate qualifying, which requires candidates to disclose any foreign citizenship and, through amendments, adds a 2026 congressional qualifying framework tied to apportionment and redistricting, including revised petition rules and deadlines. Members discussed disclosure, redistricting, and candidate vetting, and the bill was reported favorably. CS/CS/CS/SB 1452, a Department of Financial Services bill, was also amended and approved; the amendments addressed My Safe Florida Home, unclaimed property, firefighter hiring, workforce housing code accommodations, and related financial-services issues. CS/CS/SB 1620, the school board members’ bill of rights, was narrowed by substitute amendment to focus on access to records, fiscal transparency, NDAs, and related rights, and it passed after supportive testimony from school board and superintendent representatives.
The committee also passed CS/HB 245, which replaces the term “child pornography” with “child sexual abuse material,” after debate over whether the terminology change could affect the seriousness of the crime or existing case law. SB 1548, a Live Local/affordable housing update, was reported favorably with little debate. Finally, the committee approved the veterinary medicine bill creating veterinary professional associates, after amending it to require immediate supervision by a licensed veterinarian. Throughout the meeting, many public commenters and senators weighed in on the balance between development and conservation, local control, and the scope of state regulation, with several bills drawing both strong support and strong opposition before final votes.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- The water recharge, wildlife, quality of life, and economic engine are all reasons we believe agriculture
- The water recharge, wildlife, quality of life, and economic engine are all reasons we believe agriculture
- So I revert back to some of those scary things in the beginning, the construction and the major engineering
- The construction, the major engineering projects that farmers would have to be tasked to do.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 2/24/26
Public Safety Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- The AR-style rifle is engineered for maximum tissue destruction.
- <00:12:17.760><c> style</c><00:12:18.079><c> rifle</c><00:12:18.480><c> is</c><00:12:18.720><c> engineered
- The AR style rifle is engineered weapon.
- The AR style rifle is engineered for<00:12:19.519><c> maximum</c><00:12:20.240><c> tissue</c><00:12:20.959
Keywords:
assault weapons, semi-automatic rifle, military-style firearm, gun ban, firearms regulation, gun control, public safety, BCA, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, background check, transferee permit, private gun sale, waiting period, felony possession, gross misdemeanor, AR-15, AK-47, Uzi, TEC-9, high-capacity magazine
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Health and Human Services - 02/19/26
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm also a translational laboratory scientist investigating ways to engineer immune cells to fight cancer
- laboratory scientist investigating ways laboratory scientist investigating ways to<01:38:27.320><c> engineer
- ><c> cells</c><01:38:28.360><c> to</c><01:38:28.480><c> fight</c><01:38:28.720><c> cancer</c> to engineer
- immune cells to fight cancer to engineer immune cells to fight cancer and<01:38:29.800><c> developing
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband and Rural Development - 02/18/26
Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development
Transcript Highlights:
- And oftentimes these are already areas that are engineered in a plan at some point.
- already areas And oftent times these are already areas that<00:58:02.480><c> are</c><00:58:02.640><c> engineered
- ><c> a</c><00:58:03.520><c> plan</c><00:58:03.760><c> at</c><00:58:04.000><c> some</c> that are engineered
- in a plan at some that are engineered in a plan at some point.<00:58:04.799><c> Um</c><00:58:05.280>
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- If I can just add that we are working with coastal engineers who feel the same way, that not a one-size-fits-all
- gt;> If I can just add that we are working with<00:15:32.079><c> coastal</c><00:15:32.560><c> engineers
- who</c><00:15:33.360><c> who</c><00:15:33.839><c> feel</c><00:15:34.079><c> the</c> with coastal engineers
- who who feel the with coastal engineers who who feel the same<00:15:34.399><c> way</c><00:15:34.639>
Bills:
SB2606, SB3253, SB237, SB3252, SB1178, SB2322, SB2019, SB3043, SB3014, SB2972, SB1190, SB2488
Keywords:
wildlife sanctuary, environmental conservation, Hawaii, nonprofit corporation, freshwater preservation, community stewardship, biodiversity, ecological heritage, conservation, endangered species, wildlife preservation, native birds, sanctuary, nonprofit, DLNR, agricultural district, land use, chapter 195D, chapter 205, chapter 42F
Summary:
The committees heard testimony on several measures related to wildlife, conservation, shoreline adaptation, and climate governance. On SB 2606, which would establish the Freshwater State Recreational Area Wildlife Sanctuary Corporation, the Department of Land and Natural Resources said it had concerns about employee eligibility and was not yet prepared to comment further on the bill’s ramifications. After testimony ended, a senator asked DLNR to follow up with more detail, and the department said it would relay the questions to leadership and respond later. No vote was taken on the measure during the excerpt.
On SB 3253, which would create the Hawaii Conservation Sanctuary as a nonprofit entity to work with DLNR, the department said it supported the bill. In discussion, DLNR said Hawaii has not done anything like this before, described a similar model in New Zealand, and estimated that developing such a sanctuary could cost millions of dollars. Members also discussed whether the concept would fit with existing efforts such as Hakalau, and DLNR said the bill could apply to private or state lands depending on the site. No action was taken.
The most extensive discussion was on SB 237, which would expand state and county authority to develop adaptation pathways for relocating infrastructure away from sea level rise and coastal flooding areas. DLNR supported the bill, saying it prioritizes public trust resources over economic development or private property. The Kahana Bay Steering Committee and the Shoreline Preservation Coalition opposed the measure, arguing it was too focused on managed retreat and should include a broader range of shoreline responses, such as erosion mitigation, groins, sand nourishment, and other interim protections. The Office of Planning and Sustainable Development said it appreciated the bill’s intent but wanted broader language that would allow more tools in the toolbox. Members debated whether retreat is inevitable, whether different shorelines require different approaches, and whether the bill should be more flexible. No vote was taken.
The final measure discussed was SB 3252, which would amend the powers and duties of the Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission, create a coordinator position, and appropriate funds. The commission’s coordinator testified in support, while OPSD opposed the bill, saying it would remove the two cabinet-level co-chair positions, raise accountability concerns, and duplicate some of OPSD’s functions. In questioning, members debated whether the current commission structure has been effective, who would appoint or confirm the coordinator, and whether the bill would improve transparency and implementation. OPSD said it supported more statewide interdepartmental funding for climate planning and staffing, but had concerns about the proposed governance changes. No vote or final action was taken in the excerpt.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
PBS Info Briefing - Thu Sept 11, 2025 @ 1:30 PM HST
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The one from 5 years ago was very<00:12:43.600><c> technical</c><00:12:44.320><c> engineering</c><00:
- </c><00:12:45.760><c> So</c><00:12:46.560><c> um</c> very technical engineering speak.
- So um very technical engineering speak.
- So you're saying that it's up to every individual to be an engineer and find out where is safer to go
Summary:
The House Committee on Public Safety held an informational briefing with the City and County of Honolulu Department of Emergency Management on its hazard mitigation plan and recent emergency events on Oahu. Chair Dela Botti opened the meeting by explaining that the briefing was intended to review the mitigation planning process, the city’s hazard mitigation plan, and lessons learned from recent tsunami and wildfire threats, building on earlier briefings with state emergency management and transportation officials. Director Collins and hazard mitigation staff officer Ian Kio presented the plan, describing it as a five-year FEMA-required document focused on reducing long-term risk to people and property, not an operations plan for active disasters.
Kio outlined how the plan was developed over roughly 18 months with a core team, steering committee, consultant support, and public input, and said it was formally adopted by the mayor’s office and approved by FEMA in July 2025. He said the updated plan was aligned more closely with the state hazard mitigation plan, expanded to cover 15 hazards including climate change and sea level rise, and organized around hazard risk rankings and mitigation strategies. He identified the highest-risk hazards as climate change and sea level rise, floods, health risks, hurricanes, tsunamis, and wildfires, and said the plan includes short-, medium-, and long-term actions such as education, Firewise community planning, flood mapping, and major infrastructure projects like tsunami walls and street elevation work. He also emphasized that the plan will be maintained with yearly updates and ongoing public feedback.
Collins then discussed after-action findings from the July 6 Meli fire and the recent tsunami response, noting that reviews are still ongoing. He said the fire response showed strong initiative and teamwork, including police officers helping with fire suppression support and door-to-door evacuation efforts before firefighters arrived, and a staff duty officer who initiated a wireless emergency alert without waiting for higher-level direction. He said these actions reflected a culture of rapid decision-making when lives are at stake. Collins also urged residents to prepare by making family plans, gathering supplies, checking flood and tsunami risk maps, retrofitting homes, and obtaining insurance before disasters occur. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the informational briefing.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Legislative Oversight & Investigations Committee (8-29-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- staff, and the elements of the Finance Administration Cabinet, the Real Property Office, and the Engineering
- 00:09:25.839><c> office,</c><00:09:26.399><c> and</c><00:09:26.640><c> the</c><00:09:26.880><c> engineering
- </c><00:09:27.360><c> and</c> property office, and the engineering and property office, and the engineering
Keywords:
Call to Order and Roll Call- 00:00:03
Approve Minutes from July 10, 2025- 00:02:41
Statewide Emergency Responder Voice System Testimony- 00:03:38
Investment of State Funds- 00:46:13
Department of Juvenile Justice Update- 1:11:34
Adjournment- 1:54:08, 958, all
Summary:
The committee opened with roll call, welcomed a new member, approved the July meeting minutes, and then took up testimony on the statewide emergency responder voice system, also described as the state police radio system replacement project. John Hicks, secretary of the governor’s executive cabinet and state budget director, testified that the project is unusually complex because it combines multiple IT replacements, land acquisition, and tower construction. He said the existing system dates to the early 1970s and that the administration is treating the project as a priority, with work proceeding in phases and weekly coordination among the Justice Cabinet, Kentucky State Police, and Finance and Administration Cabinet.
Hicks said the project has already spent about $110 million, with nearly 1,900 portable radios acquired, microwave replacement completed at 56 sites and underway at 76 more, and routers, switches, and network upgrades addressed. He explained that because the State Police are not set up to handle real property work, the administration brought in outside real property consulting vendors through an RFP, and three vendors are now qualified to help identify and negotiate sites. He said the goal is to speed up land acquisition and tower construction while the State Police continue the technology work, and he emphasized that the project is intended to close coverage gaps for state police first and later benefit local governments and other first responders.
Members of the committee expressed concern about the project’s cost and pace. Representative Petri noted that about $218.8 million has been authorized since 2018 and questioned whether the project could stretch into 2030 or later, asking what more the General Assembly could do to help. Representative Blandon also raised concerns about the long timeline and the risk of the project becoming another costly, delayed infrastructure effort, while asking when the vendor RFP was completed and whether any sites had been acquired since then. Representative Sharp asked whether there was a detailed plan and timeline, and Hicks responded that the technology side is well defined but the property acquisition side must proceed site by site because each location depends on ownership, access, power, and other factors. Hicks said the west-to-east phasing has been a smart approach and that the executive branch should improve performance to beat the current timeline expectations.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, July 2, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- American workers, American energy, American businesses, and American job creators to unleash the engines
- creators<02:05:42.480><c> to</c><02:05:42.880><c> unleash</c><02:05:43.599><c> the</c><02:05:43.920><c> engines
- </c><02:05:44.320><c> of</c><02:05:44.560><c> our</c> creators to unleash the engines of our creators
- to unleash the engines of our economy,<02:05:46.159><c> raise</c><02:05:46.560><c> the</c><02:05:46.800
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- rural Minnesota and our ability to utilize our higher education system as an economic development engine
- 49:13.440><c> development</c> system as an economic development system as an economic development engine
- 14.880><c> are</c><00:49:15.040><c> cutting</c><00:49:15.280><c> our</c><00:49:15.520><c> medical</c> engine
- . when we are cutting our medical engine. when we are cutting our medical schools,<00:49:16.240><c> when
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Judiciary (04/23/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- phrase is not even well defined, but I think we all understand that it's alluding to going to an AI engine
- > to</c><01:38:36.639><c> uh</c><01:38:36.719><c> an</c><01:38:36.960><c> AI</c><01:38:37.280><c> engine
- /c><01:38:37.679><c> going</c><01:38:37.840><c> to</c><01:38:38.000><c> one</c> going to uh an AI engine
- , going to one going to uh an AI engine, going to one of these<01:38:38.400><c> bots</c><01:38:38.639
Summary:
The Judiciary Committee first took up Senate Bill 268, a bill related to biological sex and related classifications. Members opposing the bill argued it was unnecessary, poorly drafted, and a personal attack on a small group of people, while supporters said it was needed to protect girls and women and to avoid repeated floor debate on a measure they viewed as proper. Several members also discussed the bill’s definition of biological sex, the lack of guidance on what information could be required to make determinations, and concerns about unintended consequences. The committee voted on a motion to retain the bill and approved it by a 10-8 roll call vote, with the bill retained.
The committee then moved to Senate Bill 189, described by supporters as a housekeeping measure requested by the Secretary of State and the Department of Health and Human Services concerning fetal death records. Supporters said the bill was narrow, time-sensitive, and ready to pass, while opponents argued it needed further work and that the committee should not use retention to reopen the bill for broader changes. Some members said they wanted to add or explore additional provisions related to fetal death reporting, while others objected that such changes were outside the bill’s scope and poor procedure. After debate, the committee voted to retain Senate Bill 189 as well.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs (04/22/2025)
Election Law and Municipal Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- I mean, we're making decisions on whether you can have a new fire engine or expand the school or are
- have</c><01:15:42.239><c> a</c><01:15:42.400><c> new</c><01:15:42.560><c> fire</c><01:15:42.800><c> engine
- <01:15:43.120><c> or</c><01:15:43.440><c> expand</c><01:15:43.840><c> the</c> can have a new fire engine
- or expand the can have a new fire engine or expand the school<01:15:44.480><c> or</c><01:15:45.120><
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee 3/24/25
Agriculture Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Is this for design and pre-design engineering?
- construction is this for Designing for construction is this for Designing pre-design<00:13:06.279><c> engineering
- </c><00:13:07.279><c> this</c><00:13:07.399><c> is</c><00:13:07.600><c> for</c> pre-design engineering
- this is for pre-design engineering this is for taking<00:13:09.519><c> uh</c><00:13:10.199><c> this<
Keywords:
HF1621, CelluComp, Minnesota Department of Agriculture, appropriation, grant, commercialization, fiber-based barrier packaging, packaging materials, PFAS, perfluoroalkyl substances, polyfluoroalkyl substances, plastic reduction, sustainable packaging, environmental health, materials innovation, bio-based packaging, food packaging, agriculture finance, one-time grant, state subsidy
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee 3/20/25
Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Army Corps of Engineers, tribal officials, local ATV clubs, and environmental experts to make sure trails
- c><01:26:44.199><c> Army</c><01:26:44.520><c> Corps</c><01:26:44.760><c> of</c><01:26:44.920><c> Engineers
- </c> Service the US Army Corps of Engineers Service the US Army Corps of Engineers tribal<01:26:46.440
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session 3/17/25 - Part 2
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- If you don't know the show, Pinky and the Brain are genetically engineered lab mice who try to take over
- 45.639><c> Brain</c><01:40:46.040><c> are</c><01:40:46.440><c> genetically</c><01:40:46.960><c> engineered
- </c><01:40:47.560><c> lab</c> the Brain are genetically engineered lab the Brain are genetically engineered
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - 03/03/25
Judiciary and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- ride-along, every OD that they go to, and every one of them you talked to, from the EMTs and the engine
- </c><00:48:36.440><c> EMTs</c><00:48:36.960><c> and</c><00:48:37.160><c> the</c><00:48:37.400><c> engine
- <00:48:37.720><c> units</c><00:48:38.240><c> to</c><00:48:38.599><c> to</c> from the EMTs and the engine
- units to to from the EMTs and the engine units to to all<00:48:38.960><c> of</c><00:48:39.119><c> those
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Energy Finance and Policy Committee 2/20/25
Energy Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- He added that engineers have studied the performance of these arrays, and while they can reduce peak
- /c><00:07:14.160><c> add</c><00:07:14.319><c> that</c><00:07:14.440><c> our</c><00:07:14.560><c> Engineers
- </c><00:07:15.080><c> have</c> I'd like to add that our Engineers have I'd like to add that our Engineers
Bills:
HF845
Keywords:
net metering, distributed generation, solar energy, rooftop solar, renewable energy, utility rates, electric cooperatives, municipal utilities, public utilities, Public Utilities Commission, net billing, bill credits, cost of service study, standby charge, qualifying facility, energy policy, clean energy, customer generation, interconnection, Minnesota Statutes 216B.164
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- And as I just, kind of, a final note, um, I'm an engineer by degree, and as I've been thinking about
- these different bills and considering them from kind of a process engineering perspective, um, it seems
- Yeah, I'm trying to think, having done some programming myself, being an engineer, I understand that
- Yeah, I'm trying to think, having done some programming myself, being an engineer, I understand that
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
AGR Public Hearing - Wed Feb 12, 2025 @ 9:30 AM HST
Agriculture & Food Systems
Transcript Highlights:
- to respond, pharmaceutical drugs such as historical flu, other antiviral drugs, or genetically engineered
- antiviral drugs or historical tlu other antiviral drugs or genetically genetically genetically engineered
- <01:01:21.559><c> toxic</c><01:01:21.960><c> and</c><01:01:22.280><c> sometimes</c> engineered toxic
- and sometimes engineered toxic and sometimes ineffective<01:01:23.400><c> vaccines</c><01:01:24.039><
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
CPC Public Hearing - Tue Feb 11, 2025 @ 2:00 PM HST
Consumer Protection & Commerce
Transcript Highlights:
- cognizant of some of the issues of what it looks like now when someone can just use a third-party search engine
- /c> someone can just use a third party someone can just use a third party search<00:53:57.559><c> engine
- that</c><00:53:58.079><c> looks</c><00:53:58.359><c> through</c><00:53:58.640><c> things</c> search engine
- that looks through things search engine that looks through things but<00:53:59.359><c> I'd</c><00:53
Summary:
The committees heard testimony on several transportation and consumer-related bills. HB 496, relating to mamaki tea labeling, drew support from the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Weights and Measures, and the Hawaii Farm Bureau, which said the bill would help protect a culturally important crop and the Hawaii brand. Members questioned Agriculture about staffing and whether the bill was being used to reopen a package-labeling inspection branch; the department said it currently has no Oahu inspectors for that function but has a place for an additional inspector. No opposition was registered on the measure.
HB 978, relating to electric utilities, and HB 1316, relating to DLNR/park reservations, were also heard. HB 1316 received support from State Parks, and members discussed where reservation fees would go and whether the statewide reservation system for three parks would cover its costs; the committee indicated a change would be made so fees go to the special fund. HB 914, relating to water carriers, drew support or comments from the PUC, Department of Agriculture, Department of Transportation, Young Brothers, and the Hawaii Harbor Users Group. The main discussion focused on the proposed automatic rate-adjustment mechanism tied to the GDP price index, with members asking for alternative index ideas and questioning whether the PUC already had authority to adopt such a mechanism. Young Brothers said the measure would provide clarity and help recover inflationary costs, while the chair raised concerns about repeated rate increases and asked for further testimony on possible alternative indices.
HB 1161, relating to transportation and road usage charges, received support from the Insurance Division, DOT, and the State Energy Office, with comments from the Tax Foundation of Hawaii and the Hawaii Food Industry Association. Members asked whether counties need state authorization to adopt mileage-based charges and why the bill included funding for implementation; DOT said it is helping counties build the data collection and billing system and that Honolulu is handling much of the collection work. A question was also raised about whether plug-in hybrids would be covered, and DOT said vehicles under the federal electric-vehicle definition would be included. HB 1301, relating to transportation network companies, drew opposition from the Hawaii Association for Justice, Lyft, and Uber, all arguing that classifying TNCs as common carriers and changing liability rules would raise costs, reduce access, and disrupt the current statewide framework. No votes or final committee actions were taken in the portion of the meeting provided.