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MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House/Senate DFL Press Conference 5/15/25

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c><00:07:21.880><c> this</c> the pandemic and were granted this the pandemic and were granted this
  • We are now doing a fee-for-service program, not a capitated program.
  • So far the program has cost less than $4 million. It is costing... program.
  • </c><00:16:14.520><c> The</c> program, not a capitated program.
  • The program, not a capitated program.
Keywords: 919, house, all
Summary: House and Senate DFL lawmakers, joined by Unidos Minnesota and other allies, held a press event responding to a budget deal they said would end MinnesotaCare coverage for roughly 20,000 undocumented adults at the end of the year while preserving coverage for children. Speakers, including Rep. Cedrick Frazier, Sen. Sandy Leafman, and Emilia Gonzalez Davalos, argued the agreement was cruel, would harm vulnerable families and essential workers, and was being justified under a false claim of fiscal responsibility. They said the affected people are Minnesota residents who work, pay taxes, and contribute to the state, and they rejected the idea that private insurance markets are a viable substitute. The speakers emphasized that many enrollees are receiving ongoing care such as cancer treatment, dialysis, insulin, and asthma medication, and warned that losing coverage would push people into emergency rooms and increase costs for hospitals and communities. They also said the deal set a dangerous precedent by using mixed-status families and undocumented workers as bargaining chips in negotiations. Several speakers framed the issue as part of broader attacks on immigrant communities at the federal and state levels. In response to questions, the lawmakers said they had not been given meaningful input on the agreement, that the DFL leadership had tried to make the “least harm” choice, and that the members speaking would vote no on the provision. They said their focus was on this specific health-care agreement rather than other budget bills, and they indicated the program’s cost was within projections, citing about 20,000 enrollees, roughly 17,000 adults, and spending under $4 million so far. The event ended with a call to continue fighting the deal and to pursue a Minnesota public option and broader long-term coverage solutions.
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

Senate Chamber Mar 20th, 2025

New Mexico Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Fabian Romero, Gabriel Lopez, Philip Apodaca, Damian Alday, Manuel Ortega, Grant Anati, Vicky Begay,
  • Why do they require state support with grants? I mean, this is...
  • President and Senator, do we know if there are programs that follow up if a student is expelled?
  • President, there are, I think, a few programs. Mr.
  • Same thing: it makes minimal changes to the fund, the Land Grant Merced Assistance Fund. And Mr.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Session (Full Formal with Calendar) Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am

Massachusetts Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Oliveira, Sustainable Hand Hygiene Incentive Program. Question comes on adoption of the amendment.
  • Sear, Nursing and Allied Health Program expansion. Senator Comerford: Thank you, Mr. President.
  • only the future educators for early education and care, but also has an early education and care program
  • In 1932, the school was renamed Salem Teachers College and was authorized to grant master's degrees in
  • You've granted it.
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Senate took up a higher education capital bond bill, House 4769, and considered a long series of amendments focused largely on campus facilities, housing, and related policy issues. Many amendments were adopted, including funding or project language for MassBay Community College HVAC and window replacement, Massachusetts Maritime Academy, Springfield Technical Community College, Cape Cod Community College nursing/allied health expansion and housing-related land use, Worcester State University and Quinsigamond Community College, Middlesex Community College, Salem State’s Sullivan Building, Roxbury Community College’s Center for Economic and Social Justice, UMass Boston’s Manning College of Nursing and Health Sciences, and several Massachusetts State College Building Authority updates. Some amendments were rejected, including proposals on a sustainable hand hygiene incentive program, unlocking housing on surplus land, a Senator Bill Owen Center designation, Urban College of Boston, and a board membership change. A number of amendments were held or withdrawn during the process. A major debate centered on an amendment by Senator Tarr to dedicate $300 million of surtax revenue to K-12 education, framed as a response to Chapter 70 funding concerns and the need to modernize school aid. Supporters argued that local districts face rising costs and that the state should set aside fair share revenue for school funding and future school building investments. Opponents said the bill was the wrong vehicle and noted the Commonwealth already dedicates substantial surtax revenue to K-12 programs. The amendment was defeated by roll call. Tarr also offered amendments on a safety valve for surtax revenue declines, equity analysis of surtax allocations, bond covenant requirements, and Chapter 62F taxpayer protections; those were not adopted. The Senate also adopted a separate amendment on AP credit policies at public higher education institutions, though the transcript reflects some procedural confusion around that vote. After completing amendments, the Senate ordered the bill to a third reading and then passed it to be engrossed by a recorded vote of 38-0. Senators then adopted several extension orders giving committees additional time to report on pending bills, including Environment and Natural Resources and Municipalities and Regional Government. The chamber also adopted an order to meet again the following Monday at 11 a.m. The session concluded with a unanimous memorial adjournment in honor of Bolton Police Chief Luke Hamburger, followed by a brief statement recognizing Rare Disease Day and the challenges faced by patients seeking diagnosis and treatment.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Education Finance - 02/24/26

Education Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> County, state attendance pilot program County, state attendance pilot program and<00:01:17.759><
  • I'm with the Be@School program, um, which is Hennepin County's Ed Neglect and Truancy program.
  • I'm also um, our county programming.
  • </c> of our setting four special ed programs of our setting four special ed programs had<01:32:16.480
  • </c> two letters of in support of our program two letters of in support of our program from<01:34:30.639
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - Legislative Health and Human Services Jun 27th, 2025

Legislative Health & Human Services Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • Um, we also did rate increases on line 7 for program, for the program for all-inclusive care, and on
  • We've kind of, we've invested those now, we're stabilizing the programs.
  • Those are kind of our really big programs.
  • Otherwise, the programs may have reducing ROI expectations.
  • Um, programs.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Education Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm

Joint Committee on Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • For example, a family child care capital grant and the EEC capital grant for center-based child care
  • and out-of-school time programs.
  • They need a full-day program, a school day, 30 hours.
  • She said the legislation would create a pre-kindergarten education grant program based on a mixed-delivery
  • She said the legislation would create a pre-kindergarten education grant program based on a mixed-delivery
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Joint Committee on Education held its sixth public hearing and took testimony on a large slate of bills, with the chair moving H. 542/S. 341 on family, friend, and neighbor (FFN) child care to the top of the agenda so young constituents would not have to wait. Witnesses from labor, community organizations, and FFN providers strongly supported the bill, saying FFN care fills critical gaps for families working nonstandard hours, especially in low-income, immigrant, and BIPOC communities. Testimony emphasized that FFN providers are currently underpaid, often receive only about $24 per child per day, and should be guaranteed at least the state minimum wage. Witnesses also backed changes to the voucher system to allow families to combine formal and FFN care more flexibly, and they supported creating an FFN advisory council. Committee members asked about the difference between FFN and center-based care, registration requirements, fingerprinting/background checks, EEC’s ongoing study group, and the fiscal impact; witnesses said the current annual cost is about $1.8 million and could rise to about $6 million if all current FFN providers were paid minimum wage, still under 1% of the EEC budget. The committee then closed testimony on that bill. The committee next heard testimony on several preschool and universal pre-K bills, including H. 707 on public preschool facilities, H. 687/S. 339 on universal pre-K and mixed delivery, and related bills such as H. 606, H. 523, H. 618, H. 522, H. 510, and H. 615, many of which were later closed without additional witnesses. A Lowell school official testified that space and facilities funding are major barriers to expanding preschool and that the city has hundreds of children on voucher waitlists. Other witnesses and organizations, including the Early Care and Education Consortium and AFT Massachusetts, supported mixed-delivery universal pre-K and warned that public-school expansion should not undermine community-based providers, whose preschool tuition helps subsidize infant and toddler care. Several witnesses also urged stronger standards for preschool teachers, better staffing ratios, and more integrated special education and support services. The committee accepted written testimony on some bills and closed testimony on the others when no one else came forward. A major portion of the hearing focused on H. 541/S. 373, which would ban school exclusion in pre-K through third grade. Advocates from Massachusetts Advocates for Children, Mass Appleseed, Citizens for Juvenile Justice, AFT Massachusetts, and the Mental Health Legal Advisors Committee argued that suspensions and expulsions at young ages harm learning, worsen inequities, and contribute to the school-to-prison pipeline. They cited data showing disproportionate impacts on Black and Latinx students, students with disabilities, and low-income children, and described personal stories of children whose behavior improved when schools kept them in class and addressed underlying needs. Committee members asked for updated data on the number of students and districts affected, and witnesses said they would provide more detailed written information. After testimony on this and a few other bills, including S. 372, S. 357, and H. 275/S. 133, the committee closed testimony and adjourned.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Judiciary Jan 14th, 2025

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • Counties having multiple programs in operation.
  • They rely heavily on federal and state grants, and most of the programs require participant fees that
  • That way, whether we're a treatment program in North Florida or a treatment program in South Florida,
  • So that each program—our program is transparent and, again, it is accountable to the citizens of the
  • We are seeing it in these treatment programs.
Summary: The Judiciary Committee met with a quorum present and heard several Office of the State Courts Administrator presentations. Judge Mark Mahan discussed the impact of 2023’s HB 837 litigation reforms on court operations, explaining that the law’s changes to comparative negligence, filing deadlines, collateral source evidence, premises liability, bad faith claims, attorney’s fees, and offer-of-judgment rules triggered a major March 2023 civil filing surge. He described how filings tripled statewide, with especially large increases in auto negligence and premises liability cases, and outlined how circuits responded through active case management, added resources, and workflow changes. Members asked whether the bill’s immediate effective date contributed to the surge and whether clearance rates would normalize over time; Judge Mahan said the court system viewed its response as a success and expected rates to settle as the backlog is worked through. The committee then received a presentation on problem-solving courts from Jennifer Grandal and Judge Nina Richardson. Grandal reviewed Florida’s drug courts, mental health courts, veterans courts, dependency and early childhood courts, noting statewide best-practice standards, annual reporting requirements, funding sources, and data collection systems. Judge Richardson gave a local perspective on treatment courts, emphasizing that they address underlying mental health and substance use issues, rely on judicial supervision and sanctions as well as incentives, and help participants achieve recovery and avoid reoffending. She said the programs are accountable, transparent, and effective, and thanked the Legislature for continued support. Finally, Judge Rachel Nordby and Eric McClure outlined the judicial branch’s legislative agenda. Nordby summarized the Supreme Court workgroup’s recommendations to expand Florida’s vexatious litigant law, including broader coverage, fewer qualifying adverse cases, a longer lookback period, and a public records exemption for stricken defamatory or sham material. McClure then highlighted additional agenda items: modernizing the duty-judge statute, expanding senior management retirement eligibility, authorizing additional judgeships based on workload studies, removing the statutory cap on court-ordered nonbinding arbitration compensation, protecting appellate clerks’ personal information, allowing alternative authentication for certain judicial notarizations, and creating a hearsay exception for guardian ad litem reports and testimony. No votes were taken, and the committee adjourned after member introductions and staff introductions.
MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

Elementary and Secondary Education Apr 15th, 2026

Elementary and Secondary Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • And they can request, and will be granted, a meeting with a board if they're non-renewed.
  • But there are other employees of the school district that can request and be granted...
  • They are granted. But this is for any building-level principal.
  • First, it ensures all high school kids have access to a workforce assessment program.
  • Sometimes you can go through that 16-week training program for a particular job.
Summary: The Committee on Elementary and Secondary Education met in executive session and first took up House Concurrent Resolution 31. A committee substitute was adopted after the sponsor explained revisions to the proposed civics and patriotism work group, including clearer qualifications, DESE’s role in producing seals, recognition levels for gold/silver/bronze, and a special recognition letter for students entering military service. Ranking member Steinhoff supported the substitute, saying the changes improved implementation and likely reduced fiscal impact. The substitute was then passed do pass, and the committee later corrected the recorded vote on HCR 31 from 15-0 to 16-0. The committee then considered a combined substitute for House Bills 21, 26, and 2197, focused on building-level administrator evaluations and nonrenewal procedures. The substitute required administrators to be evaluated at least once per contract year, required written notice of renewal or nonrenewal by March 1, and gave nonrenewed administrators the right to request written reasons and a closed-door hearing before the school board. Members discussed the removal of earlier language that would have created automatic renewal if deadlines were missed and the decision not to create tenure for principals. Concerns were raised about whether the hearing right gave administrators more protection than other employees, but sponsors said the intent was to ensure annual evaluations and transparency without granting tenure. The committee adopted an amendment, rolled it into a new substitute, and passed the substitute do pass by a 17-0 vote. After leaving executive session, the committee heard House Bill 3489 from Representative Hurlbert. The bill, patterned after Arkansas legislation, would expand access to workforce development assessments such as WorkKeys and allow up to nine hours of college credit for demonstrated workplace skills as recommended by the American Council on Education. Testimony from ACT, the Missouri Chamber, and DESE supported the goal of elevating career readiness, noting employer demand for skilled workers, existing use of WorkKeys in Missouri, and its role in career and technical education and accountability systems. Members asked about the bill’s relationship to the governor’s workforce executive order, whether the language should be mandatory or permissive, and how the credits would transfer. The hearing on HB 3489 concluded without a vote, and the committee adjourned.
MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

Elementary and Secondary Education Apr 15th, 2026

Elementary and Secondary Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • what the qualifications were, and then also who was going to institute and, as far as do this, a program
  • And they can request and will be granted a meeting with a board if they’re non-renewed.
  • But there is other employees of the school district that can request and be granted...
  • They are granted. But this is for any building-level principal.
  • Sometimes you can go through that 16-week training program for a particular job. And so, we...
Keywords: 959, house, all
VA

Virginia 2026 Regular Session

March 05, 2026 - Regular Session

Virginia House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Grant wisdom, humility, and integrity to every delegate in this chamber.
  • May humanity learn to love one another and grant us a world of peace.
  • Grant wisdom, humility, and integrity to every delegate in this chamber.
  • May humanity learn to love one another and grant us a world of peace.
  • We're grateful they continue to share these values through this program.
ID

Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Agenda Apr 6th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • We do have two more grants that are outstanding, so this amount might change once those get through the
  • And then last but not least is a celebration fund, and that's looking at all the different grants that
  • I think just to echo one of the things Haley said, we've made sure, just as an update, to get the grant
  • So we'll move on to the ambassador program update.
  • All right, so now we've got our grant approvals and scoring.
Summary: The America 250 Advisory Council met with a quorum and approved the prior meeting minutes. Staff gave a financial update showing about $344,310.88 in total expenditures to date, with roughly $64,987.14 remaining in the bottom line and an estimated $9,147 returning to the commemorative fund after two outstanding grants are resolved. Members thanked staff for getting grant money out to cities and counties and for tracking the celebration fund carefully. The council then received legal guidance from the Attorney General’s Office on how to handle contracts. Counsel Yvonne Dunbar explained that the full committee, not subcommittees alone, must decide how America 250 funds are spent and should clearly designate who is authorized to sign contracts and carry out delegated tasks. The committee voted to authorize the co-chairs to sign agreements approved by the council and to send signed agreements to the Legislative Services Office and Treasurer’s Office for recordkeeping and payment processing, with questions routed back to the co-chairs. Members also discussed a specific $20,000 celebration fund contract, but were advised no new motion was needed because the expenditure had already been approved; the contract would simply be returned for signature once finalized. An ambassador program update highlighted strong public participation, including nearly 2,000 ambassadors, 170 cities, 44 counties, 47 businesses, and 29 schools using customized logos. The council also heard about the Capitol quilt display, which grew from an expected 12 quilts to 62 and has drawn significant public attention, along with progress on the Liberty Bell carriage and a fountain project. The governor’s task force report covered upcoming America 250 initiatives such as the July 8 “Sharing the Spirit of America” reading event, the youth art project “My America, From Ground Zero to Common Ground,” America’s Potluck, and the updated Idaho and federal event websites. The federal report summarized national America 250 activities, including Idaho’s submission to the America’s Time Capsule project, the Flag Sojourn, America’s Field Trip, America Innovates, the growing congressional America 250 caucus, and the planned Great American State Fair in Washington, D.C. Finally, the council approved disbursement of grant awards requested by Power County, the City of Nampa, the City of Heyburn, and Jerome County. Members discussed scheduling the next meeting for April 20 and adjourned after brief closing remarks thanking staff and partners for their work.
ID

Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Agenda Apr 6th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • We do have two more grants that are outstanding, so this amount might change once those get through the
  • But as of right now, we have $9,147.70 returning to the commemorative fund after the grants are approved
  • I think just to echo one of the things Haley said, we've made sure, just as an update, to get the grant
  • Now we'll move on to the ambassador program update.
  • All right, so now we've got our grant approvals and scoring.
Keywords: 989, all
Summary: The America 250 Advisory Council met with a quorum and first approved the prior minutes. Staff then provided a financial update showing most of the $250,000 celebration fund had been allocated, with about $9,147.70 expected to return to the commemorative fund after two outstanding grants are finalized, and total expenditures reported at $344,310.88 across related accounts. Members thanked staff for keeping the grants and payments moving so local events could be planned. The council then received legal guidance from the Attorney General’s Office on contracts and spending authority. Counsel explained that the committee as a whole controls the commemorative funds, may delegate contract work to subcommittees or individuals, and should clearly identify who is authorized to sign each contract. The council voted to require that any legally binding agreements approved by the committee be sent to the co-chairs for signature, and that signed agreements be shared with Legislative Services and the Treasurer’s Office for recordkeeping and payment processing, with questions routed back to the co-chairs. Members also discussed a specific $20,000 celebration contract for organizers, noting it had already been funded and was still being finalized for signature. Updates followed on the ambassador program, including nearly 2,000 ambassadors, extensive city/county/business/school logo participation, a large quilt display at the Capitol, service challenge progress, and plans for the Liberty Bell carriage and fountain projects. The governor’s task force report highlighted upcoming America 250 initiatives such as the July 8 “Sharing the Spirit of America” reading event, the youth art campaign “My America, From Ground Zero to Common Ground,” America’s Potluck, and website updates. The federal report covered the National Archives’ “America’s Time Capsule,” “America’s Block Party,” Flag Sojourn, America’s Field Trip, America Innovates, the expanded congressional caucus, and the Great American State Fair in Washington, D.C. Finally, the council approved grant disbursements for Power County, the City of Nampa, the City of Heyburn, and Jerome County, and scheduled the next meeting for April 20.
AR

Arkansas 2026 Regular Session

HOUSE CONVENES Apr 15th, 2026

Arkansas All Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Is leave granted for Representative Lundstrom? So ordered.
  • Is leave granted for Representative Gazaway? So ordered.
  • Is leave granted for Representative Carolyn Brown? So ordered.
  • Is leave granted for Representative Brandon Achor? Leave for Representative Brandon Achor.
  • Leave granted for Representative Brandon Achor. So ordered.
Keywords: 1204, all
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

ECD Public Hearing - Wed Feb 11, 2026 @ 8:30 AM HST

Economic Development & Technology

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> program but how long was this program program but how long was this program under<00:06:55.360><
  • </c> the program? the program?
  • uh</c> through grants and those grants uh through grants and those grants uh particularly<00:46:11.359
  • </c><02:52:46.319><c> programs,</c><02:52:46.960><c> journalist</c> credits, grant programs, journalist
  • credits, grant programs, journalist fellowships,<02:52:48.000><c> subsidies</c><02:52:48.399><c> for
Bills: HB2118, HB2473
Summary: The committee heard several bills related to permitting and economic development. On HB 2603, relating to permits, the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development said it supported the measure with comments. Committee discussion focused on the fact that the state’s facilitated permit process appears to have been rarely or never used, the need to identify specific projects that would use it, and whether DBEDT would need dedicated staffing to administer it. DBEDT said it had found no projects under the current process, had no capacity to run the program as structured, and estimated it would need about 7 to 9 FTEs, including permitting, coordination, data, systems, and possibly legal support. The chair suggested exploring a staff assignment and comparing the concept to federal FAST-41-style expedited permitting. On HB 2140, relating to essential permitting positions, the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development again supported the bill with comments. Testimony and questioning centered on a pilot program to help counties pay competitively for permitting staff. A DBEDT representative said the issue of competitive pay affected both county and state permitting offices and that the bill was intended as a temporary pilot, though a more permanent solution would be preferable. When asked how counties would fund the salary support, the witness said that was not yet discussed with the counties and agreed to follow up. The committee also noted the bill applies to participating counties. On HB 2598, relating to the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation, the State Procurement Office and HTDC offered comments, and the Department of the Attorney General raised constitutional concerns. The AG said the bill’s residency-based certification requirements, when tied to procurement, could implicate the dormant Commerce Clause, and that the required 1% contribution tied to state contracts raised unconstitutional-conditions concerns. In questioning, the AG characterized these as legal risks rather than automatic lawsuits. The committee did not take a vote. The committee then heard HB 2141, relating to state enterprise zones. Taxation, DBEDT, HCDA, the University of Hawaii Cancer Center, and HTDC testified in support, while the Tax Foundation noted the program was intended to help economically depressed areas create jobs. HTDC said the bill would help preserve the Maui Research and Technology Center’s enterprise-zone status after rezoning. Committee discussion focused on whether the enterprise zone program is being used effectively, how the bill might attract businesses to areas where the state is investing, and whether the program’s labor requirements are too burdensome for new businesses. DBEDT explained that the program requires a 10% workforce increase in the first year, which must be sustained, and said it promotes the program through county coordinators and in-person outreach. No votes or final actions were taken in the portion provided.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House State Government Finance and Policy Committee 1/16/25

State Government Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> um we do Financial audits we do program um we do Financial audits we do program evaluations<00:32
  • </c> we're about to discuss the program we're about to discuss the program evaluations<00:48:55.799><
  • Do they have a similar program?
  • </c> then go look and see is the program then go look and see is the program Meeting<00:58:33.200><c>
  • </c> Meeting those goals is the program Meeting those goals is the program measuring<00:58:35.160><c>
Keywords: 1183, house
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Environment, Climate and Legacy - 04/10/25

Environment, Climate, and Legacy

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c><00:02:08.560><c> uh</c> to the community community grant uh to the community community grant uh
  • Program.
  • The applications for this grant program are on a first-come, first-served basis and require a one-to-one
  • So the DNR can operate the remaining part of this grant program just based on RFP and not try to split
  • So the DNR can operate the remaining part of this grant program just based on RFP and not try to split
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/23/2026 - House Appropriations

House Appropriations Committee of Reference

Transcript Highlights:
  • Chairman, members, House Bill 2960 establishes a veteran specialty court grant program administered by
  • to these local programs for administrative costs.
  • already a program or need funding to be able to start a program, can't be stressed enough.
  • and continue those programs.
  • They get different funds; they get grants.
Summary: The committee first took up a discussion-only strike-everything amendment to HB 2211, which would make it unprofessional conduct for certain health care providers to submit offers in independent dispute resolution above 300% of Medicare or the qualified payment amount. The chair said he was not ready to move the bill because more stakeholder meetings were needed. Testimony split between insurers, who said a small number of providers were abusing the No Surprises Act and driving up costs, and provider representatives, who argued the proposal would improperly cap rates, relied on opaque insurer-set QPAs, and could threaten licensure in a billing dispute. No vote was taken on HB 2211. The committee then considered HB 4028 on accessory dwelling units. The bill would remove the 1,000-square-foot cap, change setback rules, bar municipalities from requiring an administrative use permit and certain elevation criteria, and extend the deadline for cities to adopt ADU regulations. The sponsor argued it would give homeowners more flexibility and help address housing affordability, while cities, neighborhood groups, and residents warned it would allow oversized ADUs, reduce local control, create density and safety concerns, and invite investor-driven development. After extensive debate, the committee voted 8-9 with one present, and HB 4028 failed. Next, the committee heard HB 2620, as amended, which appropriates $300,000 annually for five years from the General Fund to the Department of Veterans’ Services for grants to emergency shelters. An amendment removed age and non-congregate-setting conditions for eligibility. The sponsor and a shelter provider said the funding would help shelters better serve homeless veterans and connect them to services. The committee adopted the amendment and then passed HB 2620 on a 17-0 vote with one member not voting. The committee then considered HB 2960, as amended, which creates a veterans specialty court grant program and a dedicated fund to support local veterans treatment courts. An amendment shifted administration of the fund to the Office of the Courts and allowed support for expansion of existing programs. The sponsor, a Lake Havasu judge, and a veteran graduate testified that veterans courts reduce recidivism and save lives by linking veterans to treatment and support. The bill was still being taken up when the transcript ended, with testimony continuing from supporters including a veterans shelter founder.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Labor - 04/14/26

Labor

Transcript Highlights:
  • Some of you may know that the Minnesota Department of Agriculture's Cooperative Development Grant Program
  • </c><00:40:48.680><c> last</c><00:40:49.000><c> two</c> Grant Program and over the last two Grant Program
  • </c><00:41:40.240><c> Program,</c><00:41:41.040><c> which</c> Development Grant Program, which Development
  • Grant Program, which supports<00:41:41.800><c> new</c><00:41:42.160><c> farmer</c><00:41:42.520><c>
  • These are modest program to date.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee 4/15/26

Agriculture Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> to the down payment assistance program. to the down payment assistance program.
  • But otherwise, access this program.
  • and department programs.
  • dealing with the transition program.
  • and department programs.
Bills: HF3548
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

89th Legislative Session Mar 31st, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Members, I move that the House to grant permission for all committees and subcommittees to meet while
  • to meet to reconvene today upon final adjournment or recess during bill referral as permission is granted
  • Development Board programs for the Committee on Natural Resources, HB 4154 by Martinez relating to the
  • HB 4225 by Derazio relating to military toll discount programs for the Subcommittee on Transportation
  • HB 4249 by Reynolds relating to the establishment of a grant program to provide training in public school