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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Energy Finance and Policy Committee 1/21/25
Energy Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- They are active Minnesotans, and many rely upon the utilities' dividend for their livelihood.
- They are active Minnesotans, and many rely upon the utilities' dividend for their livelihood.
- company engage in regulatory<00:21:18.000><c> process</c><00:21:18.440><c> or</c><00:21:18.640><c> lobby
- </c><00:21:19.039><c> at</c><00:21:19.159><c> the</c> regulatory process or lobby at the regulatory process
- or lobby at the legislature<00:21:21.200><c> so</c><00:21:21.400><c> the</c><00:21:21.559><c> plant<
Committee:
House Energy Finance and Policy
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- The citizens of Arizona are encouraged to participate in activities and educational programs...
- The citizens of Arizona are encouraged to participate in activities and educational programs that foster
- SB 1384, contributions, non-reformable expenses lobbying. Natural Resources.
- SB 1389, subsequent active management area designation. Natural Resources.
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado Senate 2026 Legislative Day 065 Mar 20th, 2026
Colorado Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- bunch of young people, I believe upwards of over 80 young people, who are here in the building to lobby
- <01:38:10.160><c> to</c><01:38:11.240><c> uh</c> uh in the building to uh uh in the building to uh lobby
- bunch of young people, I believe upwards of over 80 young people, who are here in the building to lobby
- Thank you so much for the work that you have been doing over the past 6 months, uh, for your lobby day
- Thank you. lobby day today, and I can't wait to see lobby day today, and I can't wait to see uh<01:38
Summary:
The Senate convened with a quorum, approved the journal, and received several committee reports and appointment recommendations. Committees reported favorably on a number of bills and appointments, including local government, health and human services, transportation and energy, business/labor/technology, and judiciary items. The chamber also announced a change on the Senate Finance Committee, with Senator Adrian Benavidez appointed to replace Senator Julie Gonzales for the remainder of the session.
A major floor item was House Bill 1136, creating the Pathways to Public Service Program in the Department of Personnel and Administration to identify coursework that could qualify students for entry-level state government jobs. Supporters said it would help attract young people to public service and fill state vacancies using existing resources; opponents argued it promoted government employment over private-sector careers and could expand government unnecessarily. After debate, the Senate adopted the bill on second reading, and the Committee of the Whole report later reflected that HB 1136 passed second reading and was ordered revised and placed on the calendar for third reading and final passage.
The Senate also adopted House Joint Resolution 1023 recognizing Latino/Latina Advocacy Day after reading it at length and hearing remarks in support of civic engagement and Latino participation in policymaking. In addition, the chamber concurred with House amendments to Senate Bill 74, which clarifies penalties and procedures related to excessive claims in public construction performance bond disputes; the bill then passed again on re-passage. Several other bills, including Senate Bill 63 and remaining calendar items, were laid over to later dates, and the Senate also considered and began processing consent-calendar gubernatorial appointments.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- He said we have not heard the governor come out and condemn this activity when it happened.
- </c><01:23:20.480><c> when</c><01:23:20.719><c> it</c> and condemn this activity when it and condemn
- They're all very active. They all have very large populations that they serve, and they serve well.
- They're all very active. They all have very large populations that they serve, and they serve well.
- They're all very active. They all have very large populations that they serve, and they serve well.
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- And then we require that it be a public-facing lobby notice, which very, very...
- We require that it be a public-facing lobby notice, which verifies the fire safety building inspection
- Inspection of these devices is a technical life safety activity.
Committee:
House Local Government
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Select Committee on Pension Policy Oct 21st, 2025
Select Committee on Pension Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- And my years of lobbying, I thought we always had to have bills.
- Jacob White is in the lobby, the virtual lobby, and he’s with the left two board and could probably provide
Committee:
Joint Select Committee on Pension Policy
Summary:
The Select Committee on Pension Policy Executive Committee approved the September minutes and received updates on two court cases, Fowler and Dolan. Staff explained that Fowler concerns interest calculations for members who transferred from Plan 2 to Plan 3 before 2002; the Ninth Circuit has already found liability, and the remaining issue is damages, which could be significant depending on the expert-driven calculation. Dolan was described as quieter, with briefing completed at the Court of Appeals and oral argument possible later this year or early next year.
The committee also heard an actuarial update on the interim work plan, including planned informational briefings on month-of-death policy, a Plan 1 ad hoc COLA, and the OSA demographic experience study, which is still under external audit. Members asked whether updated fiscal notes had been prepared for two bills under study; staff said preliminary analysis had been done and full updates would come if the bills move forward. The committee then discussed how to handle the ad hoc COLA item and agreed to have staff draft a letter endorsing House Bill 1474 and any similar Senate bill for a one-year ad hoc COLA, to be brought back for full committee consideration in November.
Staff reviewed the draft November and December work plan. The committee adopted the November agenda, which includes annual updates from the State Investment Board and Retirement Systems, the left one study closeout, and the ad hoc COLA action item. Members also discussed whether excess compensation and 2026 session prep should be handled by email rather than in a meeting, with general agreement to move the session prep to electronic communication and possibly handle excess compensation as an informational item, depending on availability. Constituent correspondence included several messages on climate change and Plan 1 COLAs, including support for the merger bill and COLAs in general. Jacob White of the LEOFF 2 Board reported that the board had only held an educational briefing on excess compensation and overtime, found the data limited, and took no further action. The meeting ended with thanks to staff and an adjournment vote.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- They talk about how movement and physical activity, the right to physical activity, is just that: it
- They talk about how movement and physical activity, the right to physical activity, is just that: it
- And they talk about how movement and physical activity, the right to physical activity, is just that.
- It established a six-year lobby ban so that we can't go lobby for six years, and neither can other public
- Intervention program activities. relating to betterers invention program activities intervention program
Summary:
The Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several introductions, including a resolution honoring the late Bob Graham and a moment of silence for firefighter Roger Timmy Miley. The chamber also adopted a resolution designating August 9, 2026, as Bob Graham Day in Florida. Later, the Senate adopted a memorial-style recognition of the Florida Channel’s 30 years of legislative coverage. Several bills were temporarily postponed, including measures on health care coverage, veterinary licensure, and affordable housing.
The most extensive debate centered on CS/CS/SB 1758, a public assistance/Medicaid and SNAP reform bill. The sponsor described five major changes: stronger anti-fraud authority, a Medicaid work requirement for able-bodied adults, expanded behavioral health services through a waiver, pharmacy program changes to reduce costs, and a SNAP fraud-reduction plan with photo ID and work requirements. Democrats offered amendments to condition the work requirement on Medicaid expansion and to add protections for SNAP photo ID use by caregivers, seniors, disabled people, and domestic violence survivors; both amendments failed. Senators then questioned implementation details, exemptions, and eligibility impacts. The bill was placed on the calendar for third reading. The Senate also passed CS/HB 7031 on taxation, substituting it for the Senate bill and adopting a technical amendment, by a vote of 34-0.
The chamber passed a series of other bills, generally after substituting House companions and adopting technical amendments. These included a computer science education bill adding digital literacy and AI instruction, a Parkinson’s disease registry bill and related public records exemption, a bill designating the SS American Victory as Florida’s official flagship, a local government electronic payments bill, a legal tender bill repealing a sunset on gold and silver recognition, public records exemptions for gold/silver custodians and stablecoin-related entities, a stablecoin pilot program, local government spending transparency requirements, a digital voyeurism bill expanding privacy protections to private fenced yards, an insurance licensing bill allowing high school students to complete insurance/personal finance coursework, and a medical freedom bill addressing vaccine information, conscience exemptions, ivermectin access, and the mRNA mandate sunset. Most of these measures passed with little or no opposition, with recorded votes ranging from 31-3 to 34-0.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- So I've been lobbying the Speaker to increase our workload, not to... come here.
- So I've been lobbying the Speaker to increase our workload, not to overburden us, but to at least some
Committee:
House Environment, Energy and Technology
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama House State Government Committee Apr 2nd, 2025
State Government
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, currently under existing law, they cannot basically lobby for themselves.
- And now when we say they can lobby, we don't mean they can get involved in political races, right?
Committee:
House State Government
Keywords:
codification, Code of Alabama 1975, cumulative supplement, replacement volume, technical corrections, code cleanup, state code update, local laws, Secretary of State, Code Commissioner, Thomson Reuters, boating violation, scrivener's error, typographical correction, clerical correction, legislative housekeeping, 2024 Regular Session, 2025 session statutes, county local laws, official code publication
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- to HCD to publish guidance on what are additional valid in-kind services, but codifies certain activities
- Defining in-kind services will provide local agencies with more certainty regarding the types of activities
- I know that those were huge concerns last year, and I know you lobbied me quite fervently and passionately
- I know that those were huge concerns last year, and I know you lobbied me quite first. huge concerns
- last year, and I know you lobbied me quite fervently and passionately, again, supporting SB 79, and then
Committee:
Senate Housing
Summary:
The committee opened its first Senate Housing hearing of 2026 by taking up several two-year bills and bond measures. SB 222 by Senator Wiener, the Heat Pump Access Act, would streamline permitting for heat pump water heaters and HVAC systems, allow video/phone participation by contractors during inspections, and limit HOA barriers. Supporters said the bill would cut costs, speed replacements, reduce pollution, and help Californians lower energy bills; the League of California Cities opposed unless amended, citing concerns about a permit fee cap and virtual inspections. After questions about fees, inspection liability, HOA authority, and electrical panel upgrades, the bill passed 10-0 to Senate Local Government.
The committee then considered SB 677, a follow-up to SB 79. The author announced the bill would be narrowed to two definition changes and that broader SB 79 cleanup would come in a new bill later in 2026. Testimony reflected both support and concern: some local governments and counties said more clarity was needed on implementation, transit-related definitions, and timing, while housing and transit advocates supported the cleanup and the removal of the ferry-stop provision. The committee approved the amended bill 10-1 to Local Government.
SB 417, the Affordable Housing Bond Act of 2026, proposed a $10 billion general obligation bond for affordable rental housing, supportive housing, homeownership, and preservation. Supporters argued that state housing funds had been exhausted, that thousands of shovel-ready units were waiting for financing, and that the bond would leverage federal tax credits and create jobs. Opponents, including Habitat for Humanity, asked for a dedicated CalHome set-aside for homeownership. Members debated state debt levels, bond repayment, and whether the state should rely more on direct appropriations, but the bill passed 8-1 to Appropriations.
The committee also began hearing SB 492, the Youth Housing and Youth Center bond, which the author said was intended to be folded into a larger housing bond package. The bill would authorize bonds for youth housing and youth centers for transition-age youth up to age 25, with the author arguing that early intervention could prevent future homelessness. The transcript cuts off before the committee completed action on SB 492.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, I can point to increased economic activity.
- But to specifically answer your question, yes, I've seen it in terms of the economic activity and the
- There are a number of advocacy groups and companies lobbying federal HHS right now to actually codify
- There are a number of advocacy groups and companies lobbying federal HHS right now to actually codify
- </c><04:26:05.680><c> at</c> escalation of protest activity at escalation of protest activity at certain
Committee:
House Judiciary
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- that engaging and being an active share owner in companies, publicly traded companies primarily, is
- I've also been active in the divestment campaign from the beginning, a campaign that has now reached
- These companies are not going to change their business models based on shareholder activism.
- Last May, at our convention, our delegates voted unanimously to lobby the state legislature to reduce
- Last May, at our convention, our delegates voted unanimously to lobby the state legislature to reduce
Committee:
Senate Ways & Means
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Education Study Nov 20th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- We also have designed a communal lobby that is welcoming and inviting to. People who come in.
- Definitely a representation of what the lobby area looks like.
- Is that sort of one of the planned programming activities you see this being used for as well, Mr.
- By event, I mean, teachers bring their whole class for a literacy activity or event, or the teachers
- Activities. And in both those cases, my question is how do people get there?
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security Oct 7th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- All of our guardsmen are currently act activated on state, active duty are all volunteers completed 2
- and maintain and strength above 104% and recruiting recruiting ranking a 4th nationally performing active
- duty with an underside recruiting but IR the active duty recruiters in Florida, number of National Guard
- They can't lobby. They can't talk about what they do.
- You just expound upon what type services are activities that that center performs. Absolutely.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- The most behaviorally active of these is called Delta-9-THC.
- California currently has an active ban on... intoxicating hemp products right now.
- So the active ingredient that's in the beverage is the water-soluble version of the D9.
- Having certain levels of an active ingredient makes it very difficult.
- It's about the transparency, it's about the testing, it's about knowing the active ingredient.
Committee:
House State Affairs
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- I have been asked to help clarify on your A5 page, section three, your disclaimer for lobbying material
- :53:52.240><c> phone</c><00:53:52.480><c> number</c> either a phone number either a phone number actively
- ><c> monitor</c><00:53:54.440><c> email</c><00:53:54.880><c> or</c><00:53:55.040><c> website</c> actively
- monitor email or website actively monitor email or website is<00:53:56.920><c> your</c><00:53:57.120
- lobbying material which is the material lobbying material which is the material that<00:54:49.760><c>
Committee:
Senate Elections
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Agriculture, Acequias And Water Resources Feb 7th, 2026
House Agriculture, Acequias And Water Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- There are 13 counties in New Mexico that have some oil and gas activity.
- Putting this back into the aquifer can increase seismic activity.
- by the oil and gas industry, but we have very little lobbying tracking, so maybe, yeah, ...but we have
- very little lobbying tracking, so maybe, yeah, it's got to be true.
- As far as finances go, I think there's enough buy-in here from those who are very active in this to say
Summary:
The committee met to hear House Bill 207, as amended, which would direct the Water Quality Control Commission to adopt rules for permits allowing certain beneficial uses of treated produced water, including industrial, commercial, energy-related, infrastructure, pilot project, and other approved uses. Representative Brown presented the bill as a science-driven response to New Mexico’s water scarcity, citing the state’s 50-year water plan and research from the New Mexico Produced Water Research Consortium. The committee adopted an amendment requiring the rules to be informed by credible scientific data and other evidence, including consortium research, before moving to public comment.
Supporters argued the bill would create a regulated framework for reuse of treated produced water, preserve scarce freshwater, and support economic development, construction, and energy-related uses. Testimony in favor came from the bill sponsor, the consortium’s Dr. Zach Stoll, the chair of the Water Quality Control Commission, business and industry representatives, local economic development officials, and some residents. They emphasized recent peer-reviewed studies, pilot projects, and the need for the commission to act on updated science. State agencies, including the Environment Department, said the amended bill addressed some of their concerns and kept the focus on science-based rulemaking.
Opponents said the bill would override the Water Quality Control Commission’s prior findings and force approval of uses that remain scientifically unproven and potentially harmful. Many speakers from environmental groups, acequia and agricultural organizations, faith groups, and local residents warned about unknown contaminants, risks to groundwater, crops, roads, and human health, and the possibility of spills or long-term environmental damage. Several argued the bill would politicize a technical process and create liability or cleanup burdens for the public. No vote on final passage was taken in the portion provided; the committee recessed briefly after public comment and then returned to sponsor remarks and questions.
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- And so, if you have three separate victims in this while doing the same activity, that is three separate
- dollars available in the FY2030 that can be spent for educational health outcomes in Oklahoma, come lobby
- And that's why I'm asking for July 2027 sunset so that we can revisit the activities of this board and
Committee:
Senate Rules
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, April 22, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- , to exempt certain activities from the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
- to God with my wife Kate that if God gave me more time to be on this planet, I was going to leave active
- c><02:27:19.200><c> going</c><02:27:19.280><c> to</c><02:27:19.680><c> leave</c><02:27:20.160><c> active
- </c> this planet, I was going to leave active this planet, I was going to leave active duty,<02:27:21.280
- </c><03:14:58.399><c> in</c> overcome the fossil fuel lobby in overcome the fossil fuel lobby in Washington
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority -OMMA- Apr 17th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Validations will be completed for terpenes, water activity, and filth and foreign material by the end
- to strengthen how the agency communicates with licensees, patients, and the public across several active
- and partnership with the Oklahoma Department of Human Services and other stakeholders, the patient lobby
- Here's just a high-level broad overview of the active legislation.
- Our compliance team will keep an active camera on while they're on site.
Summary:
The Executive Advisory Council met without a quorum, so no votes were taken, but the meeting proceeded with public comment and agency updates. Public commenters focused on medical marijuana issues including transparency in OMMA proceedings, delays and accreditation at the OMMA quality assurance lab, THC potency inflation, recall and embargo procedures, and the need for more public data and patient safety protections. One commenter also urged consideration of allowing first responders access to cannabis off duty, while another praised OMMA staff professionalism during inspections and enforcement actions.
OMMA leadership responded with updates on the QA lab, saying the agency has been building the lab since receiving authority in 2023 and funding in 2024, and that validations and accreditation are being phased in. They reported current accreditation for pesticides, flower, potency, oils and concentrates, with additional validations for terpenes, water activity, filth and foreign material expected by the end of the month, and heavy metals, mycotoxins, residual solvents, and microbial testing to follow. Officials also said a website page will be launched to provide ongoing lab transparency. Compliance and enforcement updates included 779 inspections, 83 investigations, 65 administrative actions, and the hiring of a recall coordinator.
The council also discussed legislative developments. OMMA said seven bills affecting the agency remain active, including HB 4454 on clearer THC labeling and child-resistant packaging, HB 3143 and HB 3144 on extending the grow-license moratorium and capping grow licenses, and amended bills SB 640, SB 1242, SB 1501, and SB 3 addressing cleanup, training, vendor standards, and THC products outside dispensaries. Members asked about access to METRC data, recall timing, inspector training, body cameras, and whether OMMA considers itself a public health agency. OMMA said METRC data is used internally and is confidential under state law, recalls are handled through a combination of agency notice and industry action, inspectors do wear body cameras under policy, and the agency is still building out its public health and education functions. The next meeting was announced for July 17 at 9 a.m.