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FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
April 1, 2025 - 04:00 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- HB 1455 creates section 794.0116 of the Florida Statutes, which establishes mandatory minimum sentences
- Offenders sentenced under this section are not eligible for statutory gain time or any form of discretionary
- Offenders sentenced under this section are not eligible for statutory gain time or any form of discretionary
Summary:
The committee heard three member bills. CS/HB 1095 would create a criminal offender substance abuse pilot program in Hillsborough County for probationers ordered to abstain from drugs and alcohol, with frequent testing, immediate arrest for violations, and a cap of 150 participants. An amendment removed the fiscal impact by eliminating an appropriation and directing any appropriated funds to the administering entity; the amendment and bill both passed, and the bill was reported favorably as a committee substitute.
CS/HB 1455 would establish mandatory minimum sentences for repeat sexual offenders or predators who commit specified sexual offenses, including 10-year and 20-year minimums depending on the offense, with no gain time or discretionary early release. The only public testimony was in support from the Smart Justice Alliance. The committee approved the bill 11-1 and reported it favorably.
CS/HB 1283 would make the sex trafficking of a child under 12 or a mentally incapacitated person a capital felony punishable by death or life imprisonment. Members questioned the fiscal impact, housing on death row, and how the death penalty process would work; the sponsor said the bill was aimed at the worst offenders and that current law already provides mandatory life for trafficking a child under 12. Public testimony included opposition from the Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops and the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and support from the Smart Justice Alliance. After debate focused on constitutionality and the death penalty, the committee passed the bill 10-3 and reported it favorably.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice Mar 24th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- . >> SECTION 923 MAKES INSTALLING OR USING A TRACKING DEVICE APPLICATION ON ANOTHER PERSONS PROPERTY
- TRACKING DEVICES OR TRACKING APPLICATIONS PUNISHABLE AS A SECOND DEGREE FELONY ON PRESENT WHILE IT'S A SECTION
- WE WORKED WITH OUR FRIENDS OF THE REAL PROPERTY SECTION OF THE FLORIDA BAR TO ELIMINATE THE ABILITY.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Sunset Advisory Commission Jan 15th, 2025 at 08:01 am
Transcript Highlights:
- Chairman Bell: This recommendation amends section 254.042 of the Texas Election Code to limit the late
- This recommendation amends section 254.042 of the Texas Election Code to limit the late filing penalty
- This recommendation would exclude the accrual of daily late penalties under Section 254.042 to help prevent
Keywords:
Sunset Advisory Commission, Texas Ethics Commission, recommendations, Angelina River Authority, Natchez Valley Authority, public testimony, legislative session
Summary:
The meeting of the Sunset Advisory Commission served as a concluding assembly for the current biennium, where various agencies were reviewed. Notably, the Commission focused on staff recommendations and modifications regarding the Angelina and Natchez River Authority, Lower Natchez Valley Authority, and Texas Ethics Commission. After discussing various modifications, the members voted unanimously on multiple recommendations aimed at improving operational efficiency and accountability within these agencies. The Chair emphasized the collaborative effort of the Commission members and staff, acknowledging their hard work throughout the biennium.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Education Assessment & Accountability Review Subcommittee. (7-1-26)
Transcript Highlights:
- Does a student again meet the college entrance sections?
- The SAT has one section for reading and writing and another section for mathematics.
- The SAT has one section that handles reading and writing and another section for mathematics.
- As far as the SAT, it has one section that handles reading and writing and another section for mathematics
- </c> towards the next section. Thank you. towards the next section. Thank you.
Keywords:
0:00:03 - Call to Order and Roll Call
0:00:43 - Approval of October 14, 2025 and November 4, 2025 Minutes
0:01:15 - Acceptance of Office of Education Accountability Report: Analysis Of Student Discipline Data in Kentucky Schools
0:02:10 - Implementation Update on 26 RS HB 257
0:49:38 - Career and Technical Education in the Assessment and Accountability System
1:13:50 - Office of Education Accountability Annual Report
1:47:27 – Adjournment, 958, all
Summary:
The Education Assessment & Accountability Review Subcommittee approved the minutes from its October 14 and November 4 meetings and also approved the Office of Education Accountability report analyzing student discipline data in Kentucky schools. The main presentation came from KDE Commissioner Dr. Robby Fletcher on implementation of House Bill 257, which he said has two major parts: selection of a statewide college entrance exam through a new procurement process, and development of locally designed indicators of quality for accountability.
On the college exam, Fletcher explained that the state had to reopen procurement after Senate Bill 197, with the RFP released May 21, vendor questions handled through the Finance and Administration Cabinet, proposals due June 22, and scoring and review expected in July and August, with a vendor decision not likely until October. He emphasized that the exam is a norm-referenced college-readiness measure, not a test of Kentucky academic standards, which are assessed by the KSA. Members asked about the science requirement in statute, the possibility of multiple vendors or district choice, and whether the CLT could participate; Fletcher said vendors must address science in the RFP, multiple vendors could be possible, and any vendor could submit a proposal if it meets the rubric. He also noted that ACT and SAT differ in structure, that either can meet college-readiness benchmarks, and that there were no major complaints about the SAT during its first year of use.
The second major topic was the locally developed indicators of quality under House Bill 257. Fletcher said these are intended to let districts measure themselves against their own goals rather than compare districts statewide, while still aligning with Kentucky standards. He described examples such as achievement, growth, student well-being, safety, fiscal responsibility, civics, internships, apprenticeships, project-based learning, and defenses of learning. He said districts may use local assessments such as MAP, STAR, and I-Ready alongside state data, and that local models should be developed with families, community members, and workforce partners. He added that KDE is providing technical assistance, has applied for a federal CGSA grant, and will use a one-time $15,000 cost offset for districts implementing local accountability models, with a superintendent webcast planned for August.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Public Works and Highways (03/24/2026)
Public Works and Highways
Transcript Highlights:
- I can walk you through the sections of House Bill 25 if you would like to go one by one through the sections
- However, the section of the bill 25.
- However, the section of the bill that<00:11:49.760><c> repurposes</c><00:11:50.800><c> prior</c><00:11
- </c><00:12:39.360><c> of</c> I can walk you through the sections of I can walk you through the sections
- </c><00:12:44.320><c> that</c> go one by one through the sections that go one by one through the sections
Committee:
House Public Works and Highways
Summary:
The committee first heard Senate Bill 497, a technical correction to last year’s capital budget. Shannon Reid of the Community College System of New Hampshire explained that the bill removes leftover state-agency boilerplate from a repurposed capital appropriation and replaces it with community college language, without changing any dollar amounts. She also described a requested amendment to rename a respiratory therapy renovation appropriation at Nashua Community College as an allied health instructional center, so the space can be used more flexibly for programs such as phlebotomy, radiologic technology, and LNA training. Terry Poff of the General Court then testified on the second part of the bill, which changes legislative space references to support the move of General Court offices from the second floor to the fourth floor of the annex as part of the legislative office building reconfiguration.
Members asked whether the community college changes affected funding, and Reid confirmed the amounts do not change and that the bill simply speeds up a correction that otherwise would have been handled later in the lapse process. Poff said the annex space change is part of a permanent transition, though the work cannot proceed until the General Court has legal control of the space. The committee then entered executive session, adopted Amendment 1031H on a 12-0 vote, and voted ought to pass as amended on SB 497 by a 12-0 vote, with several members absent. The bill was placed on the consent calendar.
The committee next opened a hearing on Senate Bill 529FN, which would give preference to lumber sourced in the United States on state-funded building projects. Representative Davis, introducing the bill for Senator Roachford, argued that New Hampshire timber is disadvantaged by grading rules that treat U.S. lumber differently from Canadian SPF lumber, even when the wood is from similar species and climates. He said the bill is intended to support New Hampshire’s timber industry and that architects and engineers would still be able to specify stronger materials when needed. Committee members questioned whether the bill should instead refer specifically to New Hampshire lumber, how it would be enforced, and what the cost impact would be. Davis and later witness Mike Olette said the issue is tied to industry grading standards rather than a government code, that the bill is meant to create a preference rather than a mandate, and that price differences are hard to pin down because lumber is a commodity. Olette, who lives near the border, testified that New Hampshire logs are often sent to Canada for milling and then return under a different grade, which he said puts New Hampshire loggers and mills at an economic disadvantage.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Public Works and Highways (03/24/2026)
Public Works and Highways
Transcript Highlights:
- I can walk you through the sections of House Bill 25 if you would like to go one by one through the sections
- However, the section of the bill 25.
- However, the section of the bill that<00:11:49.760><c> repurposes</c><00:11:50.800><c> prior</c><00:11
- </c><00:12:39.360><c> of</c> I can walk you through the sections of I can walk you through the sections
- </c><00:12:44.320><c> that</c> go one by one through the sections that go one by one through the sections
Committee:
House Public Works and Highways
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
HHS, HHS, Public Hearings 03-18-2026
Transcript Highlights:
- As physicians we provide Hawaii section.
- Recommend amending section 76-16, subsection B, to add the exempt positions.
- But possibly you might be able to disregard section two anyway.
- Um I will disregard section two anyway.
- It also suggests amending sections 1H, I, and O, as well as section two of the bill to clarify the role
Summary:
The committee first took up gubernatorial message nominations. Margaret Jackson was heard for reappointment to the State Council on Mental Health, where she said her lived experience with family members facing schizophrenia, houselessness, and substance use issues motivates her service. Andrew Savaiano was heard for the Juvenile Justice State Advisory Council and said he wanted to continue elevating youth voice and lived experience. Tao Yan was heard for the Board of Certification of Operating Personnel in Wastewater Treatment Plants and emphasized the importance of wastewater treatment to public health and the environment. The Department of Health testified in support of the nominations, and the committee later adopted chair recommendations to advise and consent to all three nominations, noting Senator Favela’s excuse and no recorded objections.
The committee then heard HB 1853 relating to dementia. Testimony was overwhelmingly in support from state agencies, advocacy groups, caregivers, and individuals with lived experience, including a person living with Alzheimer’s and his caregiver spouse, who described the value of early diagnosis and coordinated support. Supporters said the bill would expand memory care navigation and access, especially on neighbor islands and in rural areas, and help families connect to resources earlier. One member raised concerns about the cost and scale of the proposed program, asking about the number and cost of dementia specialists and noting broader budget pressures, but the bill remained under discussion with no final action shown in the transcript.
The committee also heard HB 1591 relating to health care, which would expand the preceptor tax credit to additional health professions, including physician assistant students and PAs, with testimony in support from nursing, public health, medical, and provider organizations. Supporters argued the measure would help address workforce shortages and improve training opportunities for local and economically disadvantaged students. A committee member asked about the aggregate cost of the credit and whether the existing credit had been fully utilized; the chair noted the bill was being kept narrower than broader proposals because of fiscal concerns. The transcript then moved to HB 1961 relating to health care access near facilities, with supporters arguing it protects access to legal reproductive health care and opponents saying it is unnecessary, vague, and burdensome on free speech and protest activity. No final vote on the bills appears in the excerpt provided.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House State Government Finance and Policy Committee 3/10/26
State Government Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Sections 5 through 11 of the bill amend provisions of chapter 16B which address grants management practices
- Sections<00:03:36.519><c> 5</c><00:03:36.880><c> through</c><00:03:37.080><c> 11</c><00:03:37.480><c>
- of</c><00:03:37.560><c> the</c><00:03:37.640><c> bill</c><00:03:38.040><c> amend</c> Sections 5 through
- The one section that I do want to call out that has raised some concerns is section three of the bill
- This adds a section in 16A, which makes all appropriations, allocations, payments, or other transfers
Committee:
House State Government Finance and Policy
Keywords:
payment transparency, public contracts, contractor rights, government accountability, construction payments, barbering, licensing, examinations, barber schools, public safety, certifications, Barber Examiners Board, data transparency, Legislative Budget Office, state agencies, fiscal notes, public data, standard time, federal law, time zone
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session-Day 14, February 25, 2026-PM
Wyoming Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- That moves over to section 10 on page nine. That's $10 million, Mr.
- That moves over to section 10 on page nine. That's $10 million, Mr.
- That moves over to section 10 million.
- And then on line 16, we're just amending that it goes to actual, um, chapter, you know, section 10, section
- And then on line 16, we're just amending that it goes to actual, um, chapter, you know, section 10, section
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Office of Inspector General debate 2/24/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:47:09.440><c> three</c> the last week uh in under section three the last week uh in under section
- that now works uh into one uh section that now works uh daily<01:03:20.319><c> to</c><01:03:20.559><
- </c><01:03:28.799><c> That</c><01:03:29.119><c> section</c><01:03:29.760><c> now</c><01:03:30.400><c>
- That section now uh is program fraud.
- uh once we had the section is comprised uh once we had the additional<01:04:00.319><c> personnel</c>
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Children and Family Law (01/20/2026)
Children and Family Law
Transcript Highlights:
- My follow-up is on section two.
- I disagree with that interpretation, but my follow-up is on section two.
- </c><00:56:45.839><c> I</c> is on section two. I is on section two.
- </c><00:56:50.880><c> Section</c> my followup is on section two.
- Section my followup is on section two.
Committee:
House Children and Family Law
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Health and Human Services - 03/25/25
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:01:18.320><c> of</c> additional updates to sections of additional updates to sections of statute
- Um, I believe in your packets there's a section-by-section summary that walks through each section with
- </c><00:03:13.040><c> walks</c> section by section summary that walks section by section summary that
- :14.640><c> the</c><00:03:14.800><c> changes</c> through each section with the changes through each section
- Under section six was removed.
Committee:
Senate Health and Human Services
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- When you only have one section of each grade, meaning we have one kindergarten class total, we can't
- </c><00:03:03.840><c> of</c><00:03:04.040><c> each</c> when you only have one section of each when you
- only have one section of each grade<00:03:04.680><c> meaning</c><00:03:05.000><c> we</c><00:03:05.159
- A two-section school has essentially been seen as a manageable size, absent special circumstances.
- </c> programs for many years a two-section programs for many years a two-section school<00:15:48.040>
Committee:
House Education Finance
Keywords:
education, school funding, consolidation aid, financial support, Minnesota Statutes, education finance, ice arena, school districts, cooperation agreement, equal sports opportunities, school milk program, nutrition, food waste, kindergarten, public schools, supplemental revenue, charter schools, funding, state appropriations, general education funding
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
EEP Public Hearing - Tue Mar 11, 2025 @ 9:00 AM HST
Energy & Environmental Protection
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><01:37:15.360><c> 486</c><01:37:16.159><c> J-3</c> submitted pursuant to section 486 J-3 submitted
- pursuant to section 486 J-3 HRS<01:37:18.080><c> adds</c><01:37:18.320><c> the</c><01:37:18.480><c>
- </c><01:42:14.199><c> whatever</c> to meet the goal um in section whatever to meet the goal um in section
- We're just going to remove the appropriation section, and then we will redraft the date to July 1st,
- </c><02:29:05.399><c> that</c> page four which is uh the section that page four which is uh the section
Committee:
House Energy & Environmental Protection
Summary:
The committee on Energy and Environmental Protection heard testimony on Senate Bill 897, which would create a Wildlife Liability Trust Fund within DCCA for administrative purposes. The chair opened by noting the hearing had to end by noon because of floor session, and that written testimony would be considered if not all witnesses could speak. Testimony included support from DCCA, the Attorney General’s office, the Public Utilities Commission, Charter Communications, Ulupono Initiative, AES Hawaii, Hawaiian Electric, Clearway Energy Group, Kauai Island Utility Cooperative, Hawaiian Telcom, and IBW Local 1260, with opposition or concerns from the Hawaii Association for Justice and some others. Hawaiian Electric strongly supported the bill and asked for amendments, saying the fund would help address wildfire liability, protect customers and the economy, and support restoration of investment-grade credit; it also proposed a larger shareholder contribution and said the bill was part of a broader effort to raise settlement funds and improve grid safety and resiliency.
Committee members focused heavily on whether the bill would actually lower costs for ratepayers and improve credit ratings. DCCA said there was a nexus between limiting liability, creating a sufficiently large wildfire fund, and transparent mitigation requirements, but acknowledged there was no guarantee of a credit-rating improvement or precise estimate of rate impacts. Members questioned Hawaiian Electric about the assumptions in its cost comparisons, the 30-year securitization structure, and whether funding could be shifted later to shareholders after credit was restored. Hawaiian Electric responded that the bill assumes the fund is paid through securitization, that removing that presumption could undermine the credit-rating benefit, and that its models suggest credit-spread savings could offset the customer charge over time; it also said it would follow up with additional analysis. The company and Ulupono both described the measure as a difficult but potentially necessary way to socialize wildfire risk and avoid a larger crisis later.
The Hawaii Association for Justice opposed the bill’s liability caps and raised concerns about consumer rights, oversight discretion, statute-of-limitations changes, and evidence rules. Hawaiian Telcom suggested amendments to clarify compliance with FCC pole-attachment agreements. No vote or final action was taken during the portion of the hearing provided, and members indicated they wanted more analysis before being comfortable with the bill’s long-term ratepayer impacts.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 2/25/25
Commerce Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- If you just navigate to the Commerce section, there are four or five publications on liquor.
- , and the language in Section 2 is very similar to the Webb-Kenyon Act.
- , and the language in Section 2 is very similar to the Webb-Kenyon Act.
- , and the language in Section 2 is very similar to the Webb-Kenyon Act.
- </c> gambling regulation there's a section gambling regulation there's a section that<00:41:17.800><c
Committee:
House Commerce Finance and Policy
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Health Finance and Policy Committee 2/12/25
Health Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- On page 4, it deletes section 3 and inserts a section from Session Law 2023, Chapter 70.
- /c><00:07:05.280><c> um</c><00:07:05.400><c> it</c><00:07:05.520><c> deletes</c><00:07:05.919><c> section
- </c> on page four uh um it deletes section on page four uh um it deletes section three<00:07:06.520><
- </c><00:07:07.160><c> inserts</c><00:07:08.160><c> uh</c><00:07:08.280><c> a</c><00:07:08.440><c> section
- </c><00:07:08.919><c> from</c> three and inserts uh a section from three and inserts uh a section from
Committee:
House Health Finance and Policy
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 2/12/25
Human Services Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- The first, found on the bottom of page 133 of the governor's Department of Human Services section, would
- The first, found on the bottom of page 133 of the governor's Department of Human Services section, would
- The first, found on the bottom of page 133 of the governor's Department of Human Services section, would
- I appreciate the time today to briefly review just a few sections that are most problematic.
- that are most problematic I sections that are most problematic I also<01:38:19.280><c> thank</c><01:
Committee:
House Human Services Finance and Policy
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- One of our members brought this up and thought that perhaps if we kept it exclusive to this section,
- It's really limited to certain sections.
- </c><00:37:56.880><c> of</c><00:37:57.160><c> this</c> definitional section of this definitional section
- </c> it's really limited to certain sections it's really limited to certain sections um<00:38:33.480>
- in particular the only thing I section in particular the only thing I would<00:38:59.800><c> add</c>
Committee:
Senate Commerce
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Science, Technology and Energy (02/03/2026)
Science, Technology and Energy
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, so I will note that this bill is quite brief, but it has four sections, and the first section is
- </c> >> section of law in 1718? >> section of law in 1718? >> Yes. >> Yes.
- </c> was that section removed? was that section removed?
- He said section 2 of this bill and section 3 of HB 1718 amend the same exact paragraph in the RSA, but
- actually section two of this bill 1290 and<01:17:51.360><c> section</c><01:17:51.760><c> 3</c><01:17
Committee:
House Science, Technology and Energy
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Senate Health and Human Services (02/18/2026)
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- >> So, uh, section three begins on page two.
- </c> Um, my testimony is focused on section Um, my testimony is focused on section three<00:37:00.079
- on page >> So, uh, section three begins on page two.
- So, I fully support section 3, 4, and 5.
- The one section 3, four, and five.
Committee:
Senate Health and Human Services