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MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Energy Finance and Policy Committee 4/14/26

Energy Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • This is consistent with historic plan.
  • energy preparedness planning. energy preparedness planning.
  • We do the energy security planning work.
  • This bill complements the planning.
  • Minnesota needs a better plan for data centers.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Land & Resource Management May 22nd, 2025

Land & Resource Management

Transcript Highlights:
  • And you can be completely blindsided by a $5 million rehab that you never planned for or wanted to do
  • The Planning Commission specifically allowed and stipulated in their decision that the developer would
  • What we're trying to say is that, even with that concession from the Planning Commission, there are.
  • The fact that you need a supermajority at both the Historic Landmark Commission, the Planning Commission
  • We had members of all political stripes on the Planning Commission and City Council come together to
Bills: SB2215, SB2639
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Education Policy Committee 3/18/25

Education Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • This bill won't delay future planning for students.
  • <01:21:14.159> Commission former member of the Planning Commission former member of the Planning
  • <01:25:37.719> to that if a school district is planning to that if a school district is planning
  • con to construct a new school planning con to construct a new school planning Field<01:25:41.280
  • difference what our um what the plan difference what our um what the plan would<01:36:46.080>
Bills: HF1124, HF1457, HF1803
DE

Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Agriculture Committee Meeting Jun 17th, 2026

Agriculture

Transcript Highlights:
  • It allows farmers to plan ahead and know where their product is going and count on a fair and steady
  • the Agland Preservation Board, it's really become a redundant process that a lot of the county's planning
  • also sounds like, just pointing out, you already have the Department of Agriculture, DNREC, and the planning
  • Either this advisory board or the Planning and Zoning Commission can make that approval.
  • Now, since the advisory boards don't typically exist and the Planning and Zoning Commission is perfectly
Bills: SB311, HB371
Summary: The House Agriculture Committee met with a quorum present and considered three bills. Senate Bill 53 would codify and continue the Farm to Community Program if federal support is reduced or unavailable, prioritize Delaware farmers, and require reporting and transparency. Testimony in support came from the Delaware Farm Bureau, the Academy of Medicine and Public Health, and Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Jimmy Crone, who said the department supports the bill. Members raised no questions, and the committee voted to release the bill by roll call. The committee then heard Senate Bill 311, a Department of Agriculture maintenance bill updating Title 3 provisions related to plant industry and pesticides. The bill removes an outdated $100 license fee, requires certified private applicators to keep pesticide application records available for inspection, expands the definition of landscaper to include commercial entities installing their own nursery stock, and removes a good-character requirement for grain inspector applicants. With no public comment or questions, the committee voted to release the bill by roll call. Finally, House Bill 371, sponsored by Representative Vanderwyn, would streamline the Agland Preservation Act by eliminating a redundant county advisory board step for farmland preservation districts. Representative Vanderwyn and Deputy Secretary Crone explained that the advisory boards were more useful when the program was new, but now the county planning and zoning commissions and the Department of Agriculture already provide the needed review. After brief discussion, with no public comment, the committee voted to release the bill by roll call and then adjourned.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/04/2026 - House Judiciary

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • I mean, not for me, not planning to get divorced, but I don't have any plans.
  • I mean, it's a, not for me, not planning to get him divorced, but I don't have any plans.
Summary: The Judiciary Committee heard and advanced several bills. SB 1160 would make it a class one misdemeanor to fly a drone within one mile of a ticketed entertainment event, with exceptions for authorized personnel or written consent; NASCAR testified in support on public safety grounds, and the bill received a due pass recommendation by a 6-1 vote. SB 1093 would expand the definition of riot to include force or threats causing property damage and add riot as a predicate offense for conspiracy and racketeering; the Arizona Attorneys for Criminal Justice opposed it as overly broad, while the sponsor argued it would target organized, paid riot activity. The committee approved it 5-2. SB 1049 would place a finite limit on spousal maintenance awards and direct the Supreme Court to consider related guideline factors; the sponsor said it was intended to prevent open-ended maintenance, while members questioned the fairness of a four-year cap in long marriages. It passed 5-2. SB 1053 would require Arizona residents to pay 10% of the nonresident fee for concealed weapons permits, with the director able to adjust fees to keep the program revenue neutral; supporters said residents should not pay the same as nonresidents and that the bill could encourage training and background checks, while opponents argued it could reduce state revenue. It passed 6-2. The committee also approved SB 1058, which bars government entities and certain private financial actors from maintaining firearm registries or using merchant category codes to identify firearm retailers, with supporters framing it as a privacy and Second Amendment measure and opponents warning about tracking and debanking; it passed 6-2. Finally, SB 1211 would allow victims of felony aggravated harassment involving domestic violence to seek a lifetime injunction against the offender; domestic violence and victim advocacy groups supported it as closing a gap for repeat victims, and the bill passed unanimously 9-0 after discussion clarified that no amendment was offered.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 3/12/26

Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

Transcript Highlights:
  • Planning uh Documents Act that's been Planning uh Documents Act that's been modified<00:02:44.319>
  • document like a trust, a planning document like a trust, a healthcare<00:03:17.360> directive
  • In 2022, this Uniform Electronic Signatures for Estate Planning Documents was approved by the Uniform
  • A complete estate plan is going to include those things.
  • A complete estate plan is going to include those things.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

State Committee Meeting - 2026-03-26

State Government Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Board and the Architecture and Planning Board and the Historical<00:05:13.360> Society.
  • If the cost is less, then it would be used for the other work already allocated as planned.
  • that is already in part of that plan that is already in place. place. place.
  • I'm Eric Cedar Lake Dahl as executive secretary of the Capital Area Architecture Planning Board.
  • starting with must either create a plan starting with must either create a plan uh<01:12:53.440>
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/25/2026 - House Transportation & Infrastructure

Transportation & Infrastructure

Transcript Highlights:
  • This route was not part of the plans previously presented to voters.
  • This is in the five-year plan, and it's not that expensive.
  • This is in the five-year plan, and it's not. monies have been allocated.
  • This is in the five-year plan, and it's not that expensive.
  • to ADOT, being part of the five-year plan, running individual bills, I'm doing the same thing.
Summary: The committee first heard Senate Bill 1273, which would appropriate $14 million in FY 2027 for pavement rehabilitation of Olga Frontage Road between Bowie and San Simon. Members asked about the project length and whether it was on the rural transportation priority list. The bill was moved and passed out of committee on a 3-2 vote with a due pass recommendation. Senate Bill 1452, as amended, would create a cargo theft task force in the Attorney General’s office and require regular meetings, investigations, and reporting. Testimony from the Arizona Trucking Association described cargo theft as a growing, sophisticated crime and said the task force would help coordinate law enforcement and use Consumer Fraud Protection Fund dollars rather than the general fund. Members discussed the fund balance, possible costs, and whether the AG’s office had capacity; the committee adopted the amendment and then approved the bill 5-0 with a do pass recommendation. The committee then took up Senate Bill 1332, which orders a study of light rail expansion in Maricopa County by the Auditor General and an independent transportation research entity. Supporters, including local business owners, argued the study was needed before further expansion, while opponents said light rail already had extensive study, strong ridership, and local voter approval, and that the state should not override local decisions. After extensive debate and public testimony, the bill passed 4-3 with a do pass recommendation. Finally, Senate Bill 1059, one of several rural transportation appropriation bills discussed by Senator Wendy Rogers and Representative Blackman, would fund an additional right-turn lane at State Route 87 and State Route 260. The sponsors described it as a safety and congestion issue for Payson and surrounding rural communities, and members discussed broader rural road needs and funding. The committee approved SB 1059 unanimously, 7-0, with a due pass recommendation. The transcript also included extended discussion of Senate Bill 1209, which would waive non-operating ID fees for unhoused people and homeless shelter residents, but the committee had not yet finished action on that bill in the portion provided.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Community Affairs Jan 20th, 2026

Community Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • We work really closely with local governments on their comprehensive plans.
  • planning efforts.
  • Senate Bill 548 will establish a state definition of what plans...
  • Plan-based methodology will cover that.
  • Plan-based methodology will cover that.
Summary: The committee met with a quorum present and took up a series of local claims, public records, growth management, permitting, and nuisance bills. It first heard and approved SB 16, SB 14, and SB 24, all uncontested claims bills providing relief related to injuries or settlements involving the City of St. Petersburg and Miami-Dade County. The committee also approved SB 288 on rural electric cooperatives, which narrows statutory language to protect co-op decisions on generation and power purchases while preserving consumer protections, and SB 830, which creates a public records exemption for certain personal information of county and city managers and their families due to reported threats against local officials. Members then considered SB 1138 on qualified contractors and development review, which would create a registry of licensed professionals to help local governments process pre-application reviews and plats more quickly. Local government groups raised concerns about preemption and preserving quasi-judicial authority, while private-provider supporters backed the bill; Senator Sharief voted no, and the bill was reported favorably. The committee also approved SB 168, expanding public nuisance law to include gambling houses and increasing penalties, and SB 686 on agricultural enclaves, which revises the enclave process, adds a public hearing path, limits it to certain residential projects in urban service areas, and was amended to change a date to June 30, 2026 before being reported favorably. The committee next approved CS for SB 548 on growth management and impact fees, which clarifies plan-based methodology, extraordinary circumstances, interlocal agreements, and refund procedures for improper fee collections. Testimony reflected support for clearer standards but also concerns about fee increases and refund administration. Finally, SB 1234 on building permits and inspections was reported favorably; it would extend permit validity, exempt some low-value work from permitting, create a statewide residential permit form, speed review timelines, and expand private-provider use, drawing opposition from a Miami-Dade building official who argued for continued local oversight and support from private-provider advocates. Senator Jones requested to be recorded as voting affirmatively on several tabs and negatively on tab 9, and the committee adjourned after all bills were disposed of.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
  • recommendations in that plan. recommendations in that plan.
  • . plans. plans.
  • Working with some of our senators, we come out with a plan to make out a write-up, a plan, rules for
  • planning committee planning committee through<01:34:01.960> the<01:34:02.080> what<01:34
  • I um coordinate that kind of planning?
Summary: The Committee on Water and Land met on March 31, 2026, and heard testimony on several resolutions. HCR 13/HR 50, which asks DLNR to work with DOE and the Public Charter School Commission on a student coral stewardship program, drew comments from DLNR, which said it stood on written testimony and had proposed amendments, and from supporters in the room. HCR 61, urging investment in reforestation policies, workforce, nursery capacity, and related support for public and private lands, received strong support from DLNR and multiple testifiers, including members of a reforestation policy hui, a resident, and others who emphasized watershed protection, flood and fire resilience, and the need to upgrade nursery infrastructure and staffing. Committee members asked questions about nursery modernization, staffing, island-specific needs, and whether reforestation could reduce wildfire impacts; the DLNR witness said all islands need investment, with especially large opportunities on Hawaiʻi Island, and that healthier forests improve resilience though they cannot eliminate climate-related risks. The committee then heard HCR 136/HR 128 on wildland-urban interface safety standards for Maui plantation towns, but no one testified. It also heard HCR 185/HR 175, which urges denial of permits for ICE detention-related warehouses; Chris Coffey of Immua Alliance testified in support, saying migrant survivors of exploitation are harmed when ICE detains people and that Hawaii would not be the first place to take such action, citing examples from other states and cities. In questioning, members explored whether a local facility would keep people closer to families and services or instead increase local detention; Coffey said detention generally cuts off access to services and can intensify fear, and that a local facility could incentivize more detention and make survivors less likely to come forward. Finally, the committee heard HCR 155/HR 147 supporting the Hawaii Water Safety Coalition’s Hawaii Water Safety Act. Testifiers included Allison Shapera, who described the statewide water safety plan, Hawaii’s high drowning rate, the economic and human costs of drownings, and her personal loss of her daughter in a preventable drowning; Kirsten Hermstead and Kalani Vierra of the Hawaiian Lifeguard Association said the plan’s recommendations need legislative recognition to help with implementation and grant funding; and Jessamine Town Horner testified by Zoom as a co-founder and bereaved family advocate. The transcript provided does not show any votes or final committee actions on the measures discussed.
DE

Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Health & Human Development Committee Meeting Jun 17th, 2026

Health & Human Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • Currently, hospital discharge plans are... ...newborn infants after delivery.
  • Currently, hospital discharge plans are only mandated for pediatric patients.
  • Currently, hospital discharge plans are only mandated for pediatric patients, where discharge plans for
  • anyone that is in active labor, but they also currently have a plan.
  • What are the plans for who bears the cost for the cleanup?
Bills: SB274, SB301, SB249
Summary: The committee heard and advanced several measures related to health care, public health, and patient protections. House Concurrent Resolution 148, urging a statewide educational strategy on menopause, was presented as a workplace awareness measure and received supportive comments from members before being released. Senate Bill 274, updating Delaware’s MOST program to POLST and clarifying capacity determinations and documentation for end-of-life orders, also drew supportive testimony from medical and nursing groups and was released. House Bill 458, limiting local backflow preventer requirements for certain low-hazard buildings, was presented as a cost-relief measure for homeowners and small businesses; DHSS expressed concerns but said it was willing to work on amendments and a sunset provision, and the bill was released. Senate Joint Resolution 18, designating August 31, 2026 as International Overdose Awareness Day and ordering flags at half-staff, was released after brief supportive remarks. The committee then considered Senate Bill 339, a technical correction to the advance health care directive form clarifying that an agent’s authority for voluntary mental health admission cannot exceed 72 hours, consistent with existing law. Members asked detailed questions about how the 72-hour limit works and whether it applies to voluntary directives; the sponsor and a Disability Rights Delaware witness explained that the bill only aligns the form with current statute and does not expand authority. The bill was released. House Bill 301, requiring hospitals to create discharge plans for pregnant patients discharged while showing signs of labor, prompted extensive discussion. The sponsor and supporters said it would improve safety, transportation planning, and aftercare, while some members noted Delaware hospitals already do much of this work and questioned whether codifying it was necessary; supporters emphasized maternal mortality disparities and the need for guardrails. The bill was released. Senate Bill 196, creating ownership disclosure requirements for long-term care facilities and resident notice rules after ownership transfers, was presented as a transparency measure for seniors and families and was released after supportive testimony from the Delaware Nurses Association and elder-care advocates. Senate Bill 320, expanding pharmacists’ independent prescriptive authority for certain non-controlled medications and allowing opioid use disorder medications under standing order, with added malpractice reporting requirements in Senate Amendment 2, was supported by pharmacists and nurse practitioners as an access-to-care measure and was released. Senate Substitute 1 for Senate Bill 161, establishing a unified licensing and oversight framework for adult behavioral health providers under DSAM, was presented as a patient-protection measure; providers supported the goal but cautioned that regulations must be workable, and the substitute was released. Senate Joint Resolution 19, directing DHSS to study strategies to reduce health care costs, was released with a note reflecting concerns about broadening the analysis to include additional cost drivers and alternatives. Finally, Senate Bill 249 with Senate Amendment 2, modernizing harm-reduction programs and paraphernalia laws, generated the most extended debate: supporters framed it as life-saving public health policy, while opponents raised concerns about needle litter, community impacts, and whether the approach facilitates addiction. Despite the objections, the bill was released.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

01/21/2026 - Senate Public Safety

Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm a senior at ASU studying urban planning with a certificate in geographic information systems and
  • By elevating riot to this same level, the bill allows for a felony conviction based on mere planning
  • It allows the state to transform a peaceful planning meeting into a felony conspiracy charge, turning
  • bureau administrator some 20 years ago, the legislature has included its private prison partners in pay plans
  • that are approved for... ...private prison partners in pay plans that are approved for the department
Summary: The Public Safety Committee met to introduce staff and pages, then heard several bills. SB 1010 would designate Loop 202 as the Charlie Kirk Highway and require signage; an amendment to rename it the Freedom of Speech Highway failed, and the bill received a do-pass recommendation on a 4-3 vote after testimony both supporting the honor and objecting that it could affect existing freeway names, including the Ed Pastor Freeway. SB 1077 would impose felony penalties for using an interactive computer service to facilitate prostitution, pandering, or child sex trafficking, and to require age verification for harmful sexual material; it passed 5-2 after a brief clarification about the law-enforcement defense. SB 1093 would expand the definition of riot to include acts or threats causing property damage and add riot to racketeering and conspiracy provisions; one public commenter opposed it as overbroad and anti-protest, but the bill still passed 4-3. The committee also heard SB 1058, the Second Amendment Financial Privacy Act, which would bar government firearm registries and restrict merchant category codes tied to firearm purchases. A firearms industry representative said the bill protects financial privacy, and it passed 4-3. SB 1035 would appropriate funds for a 5% salary increase for correctional officers and department civilians; the sponsor and correctional employee representatives said raises are needed for retention, while others argued the increase should also cover private prison employees to preserve parity. The committee adopted a Payne amendment extending the raise to private prison workers under contract with the department, and the amended bill passed 4-3. The committee then adjourned.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 2/25/25

Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

Transcript Highlights:
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  • says that when a plan of merger or<00:09:14.760> exchange<00:09:15.760> is<00:09:16.000
  • of merger so advance in part of the plan of merger so there's<00:10:47.760> no<00:10:48.079><
  • The shareholders approve the whole plan. They have it in front of them.
  • The shareholders approve the whole plan. They have it in front of them.
Bills: HF747, HF360