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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session - part 2 Apr 24th, 2025
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- do a lot of good for the ag industry here in the state of Minnesota.
- I wasn't able to support the work that came out of the Ag Committee.
- This ag bill really is a product of... I think it's a bill we can support.
- More fitting to vote green on the Ag bill today.
- This extends that to children of all ages.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
November 18, 2025 - 03:30 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- I... ...regardless of the age, you know, of the perpetrator that's involved.
- Lowering the minimum age to purchase a firearm from 21 to 18 is dangerous.
- That tragedy is exactly why Florida raised the age to 21 in a bipartisan effort.
- That tragedy is exactly why Florida raised the age to 21 in a bipartisan effort.
- And that is how our founding generation looked at people under the age of 21.
Summary:
The committee first took up HB 133, which would lower the minimum age to purchase a long gun from 21 to 18. The sponsor and supporters argued the bill restores the rights of adults 18 and older, emphasizing constitutional rights, military service, voting, jury duty, and parental responsibility. Opponents, including gun violence prevention advocates and several members, cited Parkland and the recent FSU shooting, argued that people under 21 are still developing and more impulsive, and said the current law helps protect public safety. After extensive debate and public testimony on both sides, the committee voted 11-5 to report HB 133 favorably.
The committee then considered PCS for HB 35, which adds driving without a valid license to the offenses that can lead to habitual traffic offender designation and is named Isaiah’s Law in memory of a child killed by an unlicensed driver. Supporters said it addresses repeat dangerous conduct and should help prevent similar tragedies. One member questioned whether it was a knee-jerk response, while others said it was a reasonable accountability measure. The PCS passed unanimously, 16-0, and was reported favorably.
Finally, the committee heard HB 245, which updates Florida law to use more accurate terminology for child sexual abuse material rather than “child pornography,” and includes related technical corrections. The sponsor said the change better reflects the seriousness of the crime and asked whether the bill also covered AI-generated material; the sponsor said the statute already addresses such references. After a technical amendment was adopted, the bill passed unanimously, 16-0, and was reported favorably. The chair also reminded members to maintain respect toward public witnesses and each other before adjourning the meeting.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- agencies on aging, and the Minnesota Board on Aging is the primary organization for aging in the state
- agencies on aging, and the Minnesota Board on Aging is the primary organization for aging in the state
- agencies on aging, and the Minnesota Board on Aging is the primary organization for aging in the state
- The Minnesota Board on Aging is the primary organization for aging in the state of Minnesota.
- </c><01:47:35.480><c> uh</c> Aging as the state unit on Aging uh Aging as the state unit on Aging uh
Committee:
Senate Human Services
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Commerce committee hears bills to allow 17-year-olds to serve alcohol 3/13/25
Transcript Highlights:
- I can't find people in some cases who I think are over the age of 18, who are responsible.
- outliers at the age of 17.
- Both states require being supervised until the age of 20, which this proposal does not consider.
- At its core, we believe that AG workers should be selling and serving beer, wine, and alcohol.
- </c><00:04:24.919><c> workers</c> core we believe that of AG workers core we believe that of AG workers
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Criminal Justice and Public Safety (04/23/2025)
Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- Is there an age limit for... that age. But that age. But followup<00:05:52.000><c> followup.
- Age allows for seasoned replicated.
- , increasing the age of the increasing<00:11:22.399><c> the</c><00:11:22.560><c> age</c><00:11:22.880
- </c> gets he gets appointed, there's no age gets he gets appointed, there's no age limit<00:11:34.160
- ,</c> want to elect someone of a certain age, want to elect someone of a certain age, we<01:41:37.360
Committee:
House Criminal Justice and Public Safety
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> annual gains uh in the school age annual gains uh in the school age population<00:17:25.240><c>
- This is showing you the number of people of school-age children ages 5 to 17 living in the district,
- under the age of 18.
- </c> looking just at the school age looking just at the school age population<00:24:10.960><c> but</c
- </c><00:29:57.600><c> children</c> School AG children School AG children uh<00:29:59.919><c> in</c><00
Committee:
Senate Education Finance
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
JLCAR Administrative Rules (04/18/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> offices um to the under uh 13 age group. offices um to the under uh 13 age group.
- </c> if they're uh under the age of 13. if they're uh under the age of 13.
- </c> all circumstances for the 0 to8 age all circumstances for the 0 to8 age group.<00:22:58.720><c>
- So exemption for the under 13 age group.
- </c> permit that to provide that age group. permit that to provide that age group.
Summary:
The committee first approved the minutes from the prior meeting and adopted the consent calendar without objection. It then postponed the Board of Licensed Dieticians item until next month after granting a waiver, and also postponed the Board of Accountancy item to next month so the agency could respond.
The Board of Registry and Optometry received conditional approval. Staff noted the board had addressed editorial comments, but flagged one substantive issue involving the drug formulary and whether it should be exempt from rulemaking requirements; the committee agreed to add that as a legislative suggestion for later review. The Department of Natural and Cultural Resources interim rule drew more discussion, focused on a provision regulating kindling size for Category 3 fires. Staff and committee members questioned whether the agency had authority over Category 3 fires under the statute, but agency representatives said the interim rules were needed because the prior rules had expired and forest rangers lacked enforcement authority while final rulemaking was pending. The committee ultimately granted conditional approval to interim rule 25-4, with one member voting against it over concerns about consistency with the law.
The Board of Examiners’ Dental 304 rules were presented next. The agency explained that it had revised the rules to address prior committee concerns about anesthesia and sedation for children, including creating a pathway for oral surgeons and dentist anesthesiologists to obtain exemptions for under-13 patients, setting a 20-patient-every-two-years threshold for certain permits, adding pediatric minimal sedation permitting, and loosening moderate sedation rules for pediatric dentists. Members also discussed whether the rules were compatible with House Bill 470, and staff said they appeared compatible and would not require additional rulemaking. The committee then approved the dental rules, and after that it adjourned after announcing it would cancel the continued meeting and take up remaining business next month.
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services Feb 4th, 2026
Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- However, children age 4 and under drown at nearly three times... ...100,000 population.
- from 4 and under to be ages 1 through 7 for participation.
- from 4 and under to be ages 1 through 7 for participation.
- Florida also has the highest fatal drowning rate in the nation for ages 1 through 4 and ages 0 through
- Kids my age see things that adults don’t always realize we carry with us.
Summary:
The Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services heard public comment first on the AIDS Drug Assistance Program and the iBudget waiver. Testimony on the HIV program warned that proposed Department of Health changes could disrupt care for thousands of clients, create confusion, and force people off life-saving medications; a senator suggested affected clients explore medically needy and FQHC/340B options. Testimony on iBudget urged support for a roughly 7% rate adjustment for direct support professionals, citing rising costs and the need to sustain the developmental disabilities workforce.
The committee then considered several bills. SB 428 expanded Florida’s swim lesson voucher program from children ages 0-4 to ages 1-7 and was reported favorably. SB 68 required hospitals with emergency departments to adopt pediatric emergency care policies, training, equipment standards, and readiness assessments; an amendment aligning reporting dates with the House was adopted, and the bill was reported favorably. SB 1718 lengthened the time an adult may stay in an out-of-home placement before being treated as a visitor, reduced background screening burdens for foster families, made the Step Into Success program permanent, and created a best-practices program; it was also reported favorably.
The committee next approved SB 606, which adds drowning-prevention and safe-bathing education to postpartum materials and requires related compliance records, and SB 96, which expands the Veterans Dental Care Grant Program to veterans up to 400% of the federal poverty level; an amendment removed the bill’s specific $500,000 appropriation so funding can be handled in the budget process. SB 340 required nursing education to include a two-hour human trafficking course before licensure, and SB 1480 created a grandfathering process for certain area-of-critical-need health care providers if federal designations change, both of which were reported favorably. The committee adjourned after all bills passed their roll calls.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House State Government Finance and Policy Committee 3/27/25
State Government Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Thank you, Deputy AG Keller.
- Uh Chief Deputy AG like to respond.
- /c><00:48:38.000><c> in</c> take a liberty, um AG or Deputy AG, I in take a liberty, um AG or Deputy
- </c><00:49:39.560><c> of</c> uh a high highly sophisticated age of uh a high highly sophisticated age
- Deputy AG Keller. Thank you. Deputy AG Keller.
Committee:
House State Government Finance and Policy
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- To achieve that, AB 1267 sets the minimum age for marriage at 18.
- The age of consent, as mentioned, is 18 years old.
- The age of consent, as mentioned, is 18 years old.
- As of today, at age 14, I could be married in the state of California.
- And I think it will be until the age of majority. So this is not unique.
Committee:
House Judiciary
Summary:
The Assembly Judiciary Committee met as a subcommittee without a quorum and heard two bills. AB 1267, by Assembly Member Pellerin, would set 18 as the minimum age for marriage in California. Supporters, including a child marriage survivor, the California Commission on the Status of Women and Girls, and several Girl Scouts, argued that child marriage is a form of abuse, can shield statutory rape and exploitation, and harms education, safety, and long-term opportunity. No opposition was presented. Committee members from both parties spoke in strong support, several asked to be added as coauthors, and the bill was moved on a motion to concur in Senate amendments; it passed with unanimous aye votes from members present and was declared out.
The committee also heard SB 957 by Senator Perez, the Protecting Vulnerable Immigrant Detainees Model Act. The bill would direct the Attorney General to develop a comprehensive oversight plan for privately operated civil detention facilities, including immigration detention centers, to improve health, safety, and welfare standards. Supporters from CHIRLA described alleged poor conditions at facilities such as Adelanto, including uncooked food, inadequate medical care, and mismanagement of chronic illnesses, and cited prior Attorney General reports documenting serious deficiencies and deaths. No opposition testified. The committee voted to do pass the bill to the Health Committee, with several ayes and a few no votes, and later completed add-on votes before adjourning.
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- So what my bill would do would raise the age of consent to 18 and lower the age difference allowed for
- A law-abiding citizen in the state of Missouri could be age 12, could be age 5, could be age 10.
- By making this 18 years of age, are you saying that anyone who carries a firearm under the age of 18
- A law abiding citizen in the state of Missouri could be age 12, could be age 5, could be age 10.
- By making this 18 years of age, are you saying that anyone who carries a firearm under the age of 18
Committee:
House Crime and Public Safety
Summary:
The committee met with a quorum and first went into executive session, where House Bills 3012, 2997, and 3058 were combined into a House committee substitute and then voted do pass by a 17-0 roll call. House Bill 2868 was set aside for further work on a substitute. The committee then moved into public hearings, beginning with House Bill 1740, “Melanie’s Law,” which would increase penalties for intoxicated driving cases involving injury or death and expand ignition interlock requirements, including for high-BAC offenders. The sponsor and family members of victims described the bill as a response to fatal crashes involving loved ones, while law enforcement, MoDOT, prosecutors, and MADD supported the measure as a prevention tool and cited data on recidivism and fatal crashes. Members asked about BAC thresholds, whether the bill would cover drug impairment, fiscal impacts, and the relationship to existing sentencing and parole rules. No vote was taken on HB 1740 during the hearing.
The committee also heard House Bills 3049 and 368, described by the sponsors as technical cleanup bills to resolve conflicts in Missouri’s sex offender registry statutes after court rulings and to reorganize and clarify the law. A prosecutor testified in support, and members discussed registry tiers, age-of-consent issues, and how the changes might affect people whose offenses were tied to older laws or unusual fact patterns. The bills were presented as consistency and cleanup measures, and no opposition testimony was offered.
Next, House Bill 2311 was heard, proposing to raise the age of consent to 18 and reduce the close-in-age exception from four years to three. The sponsor said the change was intended to align the law with recent marriage-age changes and avoid mixed signals. Members raised concerns about criminalizing high-school relationships and about consistency with existing law, but there was no testimony in opposition or a vote.
Finally, House Bill 3105, a revised Second Amendment Preservation Act-style bill, was heard. The sponsor said it would remove unconstitutional language from the prior law, bar state and local officials from knowingly violating law-abiding citizens’ firearm rights, and preserve cooperation with federal law enforcement. Supporters, including sheriffs, argued it protects constitutional rights while allowing officers to act against dangerous criminals and people in crisis. Opponents, including gun-rights advocates, argued the bill still lacked a meaningful deterrent to federal overreach and raised concerns about vague language such as “danger to self or others,” which they said could function like a red-flag law and be misused. The hearing ended without a vote on HB 3105.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Election Laws Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on Election Laws
Transcript Highlights:
- Other bills are before your committee that would lower the voting age in some municipal elections or
- We are a national organization that supports youth-led campaigns to lower the voting age.
- I am going to talk very briefly about some of the misconceptions with lowering the voting age.
- And in our country, the country where I was born, you can vote at the age of 16.
- to 18, it also preserved the right to vote through old age.
Committee:
Joint Joint Committee on Election Laws
Summary:
The House Committee on Election Laws, chaired by Dan Hunt and co-chaired by Senator Keenan, held a hearing on 27 bills with testimony limited to three minutes per speaker. The main policy theme was expanding youth participation in elections. Senator O'Connor testified in support of Senate Bill 526 and House Bill 854, which would allow 17-year-olds to vote in a primary if they turn 18 before the general election. Lawan Allen of Vote 16 USA also supported bills to lower the voting age, arguing that youth voting becomes habitual, can increase turnout more broadly, and is already in place in several cities and states. Robin Chen, the lead petitioner for S. 508 and H. 814, gave extended testimony in favor of children's right to vote, saying children are affected by government decisions and should have a voice. Representative Sousa raised concerns about misinformation and the vulnerability of younger voters, but Chen responded that misinformation affects adults too and pointed to historical civil rights activism by children.
Several local election-law measures were also discussed. Cynthia Hogan, Brockton’s elections director, supported a bill requiring candidates for local office to have lived in the city for a year, saying people have sometimes used business addresses or other questionable claims of residency to run for office. Representative Suzy testified in favor of H. 872, a Pembroke home-rule petition to reduce the signature threshold for a recall petition from 20% to 10% of registered voters, describing the change as a response to low-turnout local elections and not aimed at any current official. Representative Gallagher supported two Bridgewater home-rule petitions: one establishing a recall process for elected officials and another creating term limits for town councilors, both of which had been approved by the town council and would still require voter ratification in Bridgewater if adopted by the legislature.
The hearing concluded without any bill votes or committee actions beyond accepting testimony. The chair noted that written testimony would continue to be accepted until action is taken on the bills, and the committee adjourned after no further witnesses came forward.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Continuing Care Retirement Communities Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:00 am
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm the researcher for the Joint Committee on Aging and Independence.
- So just want to touch base quickly, and it's basically where CCRCs are not with age.
- So I hope that we take a look at those issues in by age and the ombudsman.
- And about half of assisted livings within CCRCs are regulated by age. I would say...
- They're not your standard AG petition. They're landlord-initiated.
Summary:
The Special Commission on Continuing Care Retirement Communities met for its third meeting, focused on regulations, oversight, and enforcement. Staff and agency presenters reviewed the current framework: the Executive Office of Aging and Independence explained that assisted living regulations generally do not apply to CCRCs unless an assisted living component markets itself separately, and that CCRCs must submit marketing materials, contracts, and disclosure statements for public posting. The Attorney General’s office described Chapter 93A consumer protection standards and noted it is working on draft assisted living-specific regulations. DPH outlined its oversight of licensed nursing facilities associated with some CCRCs, including routine surveys, complaint investigations, and enforcement tools such as admissions freezes, fines, receivership, and license actions, along with federal CMS sanctions for certified facilities.
Commission members and presenters then discussed gaps and ambiguities in how CCRCs are defined and regulated, especially whether communities without on-site skilled nursing should still be treated as CCRCs, how assisted living-like services within CCRCs are classified, and whether residents have enough clarity about the services they are buying. A major theme was disclosure: members raised concerns about entrance fees, refund timing and conditions, whether skilled nursing is on-site or provided by contract, and how residents can compare communities. Several participants suggested more standardized disclosure and possibly broader consumer protection rules, while others cautioned that overly rigid requirements could affect community finances and development.
The commission also explored enforcement and resident protections. Some members argued that independent living residents are already covered by landlord-tenant law and that existing complaint systems and community education may be sufficient, while others said residents in supported or assisted settings within CCRCs should have clearer access to ombudsman services and oversight. The discussion turned to closure and ownership transfer, with members citing recent national examples of sales and bankruptcies that changed resident terms. DPH explained its closure process for licensed nursing facilities, and members noted that Chapter 197 of 2024 adds oversight for facility transfers and financial disclosures. The meeting ended with logistics for the next session at Brookhaven at Lexington on June 2, a public hearing on June 16, and a request to circulate the hearing notice broadly to residents and stakeholder organizations.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Chambers - Day 13 (1-23-26) - Reupload
Transcript Highlights:
- That's the reason that we cannot give them alcohol at that age.
- That is one hits the age of of 18.
- Young adults of this age group are navigating enormous transitions personally.
- Expanding concealed carry for this age group ignores those realities.
- Okay. not be left a chance or to age barriers not be left a chance or to age barriers for<01:01:11.920
Summary:
The House convened, received the invocation and Pledge of Allegiance, established a quorum with 89 members present, excused absent members, and suspended rules to allow co-sponsorships and vote modifications. The chamber approved the prior day’s journal and received notice that the Senate had passed SB 13, 22, 46, 51, and 90 and requested concurrence. On second reading, HB 134 (sexual assault nurse examiners), HB 168 with HCS 1 (voting under the influence), and HR 7 (recognizing guiding principles of elections in Kentucky) were reported. The House also recommitted HB 258 to the Transportation Committee and took up HB 312 for third reading and passage.
HB 312, relating to concealed firearms and deadly weapons, drew the bulk of the debate. The sponsor argued the bill would allow law-abiding 18- to 20-year-olds to obtain a provisional concealed carry license, saying they are adults in other respects, the Second Amendment protects their right to bear arms, and Kentucky should align with other states. Supporters framed the measure as a constitutional rights issue and cited defensive gun use statistics, while one member argued the root problem is family upbringing rather than guns. Opponents said the bill would increase risks in schools and public spaces, pointed to concerns from school district police and SROs, and cited research linking younger age groups and loosened carry laws to higher firearm violence; they also argued the bill would make communities less safe and that no one’s rights would be taken away by voting no. The sponsor said no stakeholder had expressed opposition and clarified the bill would not change where firearms are permitted. The transcript provided does not include the final vote on HB 312.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Legislative Session Day 13 (1-23-26)
Kentucky House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> have interns that are between the ages have interns that are between the ages of<00:19:22.000><c
- That's the reason that we cannot give them alcohol at that age.
- That's the reason that we cannot give them alcohol at that age.
- </c> one hits the age of eight of 20 of 18. one hits the age of eight of 20 of 18.
- Um, this does not lower the age limit for people to access these weapons. That is not so.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session Mar 30th, 2026
Massachusetts Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- An act directing the City of Boston Police Department to waive the maximum age requirement for Pierre
- An act directing the City of Boston Police Department to waive the maximum age requirement for Dumi Pamira
- An act directing the City of Boston Police Department to waive the maximum age requirement for Officer
- Teresa lost Encelmo at a young age and honored his legacy by raising their four boys on her own.
- Third reading of the bill: An act exempting Stephen Justice from the maximum age requirement for the
Summary:
The Senate took up several local and special matters and approved them by voice vote. It enacted bills waiving the maximum age requirement for named Boston Police Department applicants, then later passed to be engrossed additional local bills including an Andover measure on petitioning for special town meetings, several Haverhill bills exempting named applicants from age limits for firefighter and police positions, and local charter/name changes for Williamsburg and Chicopee. The Senate also adopted a committee order extending the Judiciary Committee’s reporting deadline to June 30, 2026, and ordered a bill removing the term “hearing impaired” from the General Laws to a third reading.
Members adopted a series of congratulatory resolutions recognizing Eagle Scouts Ben Walsh, Noah Boudreau, and Joseph McManus, and honoring Dr. Linda Saris on her retirement. The chamber also adopted a motion to adjourn in memory of Teresa Basil of East Boston, with several senators offering remarks about her life, family, faith, and community service, followed by a moment of silence.
The Senate then adopted the adjournment order and recessed until the next Wednesday at 10 a.m. in formal session.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Minnesota House passes bill to ban 'nudification technology' 4/23/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- And then there's an accountability age.
- support age verification.
- </c> address the bot issue and age address the bot issue and age verification.<00:26:36.440><c> I</c>
- The average age of the first exposure to pornography is 12 years old.
- That's 6th, 7th grade. 73% of teens report consuming pornography before age 18.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
State Committee Meeting - 2025-03-27
State Government Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- **Deputy Chair Cleavorn** or **Deputy AG**: Thank you, Chair.
- **Deputy AG**: Sure, Madam Chair.
- Thank you, Deputy AG Keller.
- Thank you, Deputy AG Keller. Thank you, Madam Chair.
- Deputy Commissioner AG or Deputy AG Keller, did you have any response that you wanted to add to that?
Committee:
House State Government Finance and Policy
MD
Transcript Highlights:
- . >> House Bill 278, Human Services, Department of Aging and Commission on Aging, the Longevity Ready
- and Commission on Department of Aging and Commission on Aging,<00:38:33.599><c> the</c><00:38:33.839
- So the Commission on Aging that's under the Department of Aging has existed for decades.
- </c> that's not bound by age. that's not bound by age.
- </c><01:25:37.760><c> Colleagues,</c> seniors aging in place. Colleagues, seniors aging in place.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- Florida also has the highest fatal drowning rate in the nation for ages 1 through 4 and ages 0 through
- from 4 and under to ages 1 through 7 for participation.
- Age from 4 and under to be ages 1 through 7 for participation. And that's the bill.
- The risk does not stop at age four.
- Autism does not disappear at age four, and the need for protection certainly does not end at age four
Committee:
Senate Fiscal Policy