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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House State Government Finance and Policy Committee 4/9/26
State Government Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Next, we will have House File 4543. Representative Frazier.
- I'm going to move that<00:32:36.720><c> House</c><00:32:37.000><c> File</c> that House File that House
- House File 4821 is what I call the penny problem.
- </c><00:43:45.080><c> 4821</c> re-referring House File 4821 re-referring House File 4821 uh<00:43:47.480
- House File 3461 And the eyes have it.
Committee:
House State Government Finance and Policy
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee 3/17/26 - Part 2
Transportation Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- House File 4233. I apologize, Representative Craft. House File 4233.
- </c><00:32:32.880><c> 3966</c> renews her motion that House File 3966 renews her motion that House File
- House File 3430.
- We are here today in support of House File 3430.
- </c> today in support of House File 3430. today in support of House File 3430.
Committee:
House Transportation Finance and Policy
Keywords:
veterans benefits, Secret War, Laos veterans, eligibility process, burial fees, veteran designation, security, protective services, state officials, Capitol complex, state patrol, public safety, legislative protection, threat assessment, transportation, electronic attestation, traffic signals, accident reporting, legislative routes, agricultural aircraft
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee 3/12/25
Agriculture Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- I'd like to move House File 2052.
- The next item on the agenda today is House File 1704.
- and house file 2052 is on its prevails and house file 2052 is on its way<00:02:13.720><c> to</c><00:
- </c> today is house file today is house file 1704<00:02:20.640><c> representative</c><00:02:21.440><c
- Do you have final comments on House File 1704 as amended?
Committee:
House Agriculture Finance and Policy
Keywords:
Minnesota agriculture budget, Department of Agriculture appropriation, Board of Animal Health, Agricultural Utilization Research Institute, Office of Broadband Development, farm bill, rural development, agricultural grants, soil health, livestock compensation, crop damage, meat inspection, poultry inspection, county agricultural inspectors, biofertilizer, nitrogen management, commercial nitrogen fertilizer, water quality, farm down payment assistance, beginning farmers
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House State Government Finance and Policy Committee 3/10/26
State Government Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> bill, House File 3672. bill, House File 3672.
- </c> businesses and the intent of House File businesses and the intent of House File 1234 1234 1234 is
- </c> Representative Sexton with House File Representative Sexton with House File 3528.
- </c> move before the committee, House File move before the committee, House File 3680.<00:52:44.920><
- File 3680 today. today. today.
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
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 3/25/25
Human Services Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> you and with that members house file you and with that members house file 2196<00:08:18.680><c>
- </c> report and house file report and house file 2586<00:36:59.640><c> are</c><00:36:59.880><c> great
- </c> that is moving in house file that is moving in house file 10005<00:37:46.760><c> to</c><00:37:46.920
- <00:37:58.359><c> 90</c><00:37:59.200><c> uh</c> file 90 uh file 90 uh 973<00:38:01.400><c> um</c><00
- <01:37:30.199><c> 2037</c><01:37:31.199><c> as</c> file 2037 as file 2037 as amended<01:37:33.920><c>
Committee:
House Human Services Finance and Policy
Keywords:
mental health, emotional disturbance, terminology update, statutory cleanup, conforming amendments, children's mental health, serious mental illness, severe emotional disturbance, case management, residential treatment, outpatient services, crisis services, health plan coverage, antipsychotic drugs, medical assistance, Medicaid, foster care, juvenile court, school discipline, county board
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection - 03/05/26
Commerce and Consumer Protection
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> of Senate File 3716. of Senate File 3716.
- </c> file 2071 is in front of the committee. file 2071 is in front of the committee.
- </c><01:02:11.680><c> 2071</c> Wickland that Senate file 2071 Wickland that Senate file 2071 be<01:02
- </c> testimony and support of Senate File testimony and support of Senate File 1302.<01:03:39.200><c>
- Senate<01:37:43.360><c> file</c> Senate file Senate file 3768<01:37:46.400><c> is</c><01:37:46.560><c
Committee:
Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection - 04/01/25
Commerce and Consumer Protection
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> Senate file Senate file 1690<01:19:46.920><c> is</c><01:19:47.080><c> in</c><01:19:47.239><c> front
- </c> provisions in Senate file provisions in Senate file 1690<01:38:18.199><c> these</c><01:38:18.400
- Senate File 1690 is overly broad.
- Senate File 1690 is overly broad.
- Senate File 1690 is amended, is laid over.
Committee:
Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House public safety committee approves HF128 2/12/25
Transcript Highlights:
- The first bill on the agenda is House File 128. Chair Ric, I believe that is your bill.
- So what it does exactly is House File 128 will increase the penalties to be the same as criminal sexual
- </c><00:01:46.320><c> 128</c> what it does exactly is house file 128 what it does exactly is house file
- I'm very pleased to provide some technical assistance today for House File 128, and I really want to
- 128 is laid over for you house file 128 is laid over for possible<00:09:50.320><c> inclusion</c>
Summary:
House File 128 was heard and then laid over for possible inclusion in the committee omnibus. The bill, authored by Representative Ric, would raise penalties for prostituting a minor so they align with existing criminal sexual conduct penalties: from 20 to 30 years for victims under 14, from 10 to 15 years for ages 14 to 16, and from 5 to 10 years for ages 16 to 18. The author said the bill addresses a statutory mismatch that makes prostitution of a minor carry a lower penalty than some sexual conduct offenses, and noted it was part of a broader, ongoing effort to reform criminal sexual conduct laws.
Caroline Palmer of the Minnesota Department of Health provided technical assistance and described the harms of child sexual exploitation, including trafficking, survival sex, coercion, and long-term physical and mental health consequences. She said children are exploited in many settings, including online, and that vulnerability factors such as housing instability, abuse, disability, and lack of support increase risk. She also cited research showing buyers of trafficked minor girls often came from varied backgrounds, and emphasized that victims can face lasting trauma and collateral consequences in education, employment, housing, and the justice system.
Members asked about the administration’s position, and Palmer clarified she was there only to provide technical assistance, not to represent a formal endorsement. Representative Mher noted that current law may already allow criminal sexual conduct charges in some cases involving very young victims, suggesting other tools remain available. Representative Pinto said he understood the policy concern but wanted to examine the bill’s structure and penalty levels further. No amendments or votes were taken, and the bill was simply laid over.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:01:16.000><c> this</c> So, House File 3432 remedies this So, House File 3432 remedies this problem
- </c> that's added by House File 3432. that's added by House File 3432.
- </c><00:05:19.199><c> 3432</c> resident tuition under House File 3432 resident tuition under House File
- </c><00:08:54.720><c> 3432,</c> language in House File 3432, language in House File 3432, um um um the
- The bill is laid over. motion that House File 3432, as amended, motion that House File 3432, as amended
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House State Government Finance and Policy Committee 2/13/25 - Part 2
State Government Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm here to talk about House File 26 and how House File 26 is different than 21.
- But I'm not here to talk about House File 21; here to talk about House File 26.
- I'm here to talk about house file 26 and I'm here to talk about house file 26 and how<00:18:14.640><c
- 21 how house file 26 is different than 21 house<00:18:17.919><c> file</c> house file house file 26<00
- :20:10.559><c> represent</c> about house file 21 okay okay represent about house file 21 okay okay represent
Committee:
House State Government Finance and Policy
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Today, we will have a walk-through of Amendment 3 for Senate File 3870 and Amendment 2 for Senate File
- Today, we will have a walk-through of Amendment 3 for Senate File 3870 and Amendment 2 for Senate File
- </c><00:34:43.639><c> 3368</c> bill, Senate file 3368 bill, Senate file 3368 regarding<00:34:46.240><
- </c> you for walking through uh Senate File you for walking through uh Senate File 4510<00:43:03.080>
- With that Senate<00:47:18.320><c> file</c><00:47:18.560><c> 4510</c> Senate file 4510 Senate file 4510
Committee:
Senate Education Policy
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh, but the filing deadline. So you have to file the appeal. Then how long are the briefs?
- </c> but the but the but the filing deadline. but the but the but the filing deadline.
- </c><00:48:14.720><c> the</c> So you have to you have to file the So you have to you have to file the
- c><00:48:50.720><c> a</c> brief and then the appellant can file a brief and then the appellant can file
- </c> filed should have been unconscionable. filed should have been unconscionable.
Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Summary:
The Judiciary Committee heard Governor’s Message 790, the nomination of Karen T. Nakasone to serve as chief judge of the Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals for a 10-year term. The chair announced that no vote would be taken that day and that the committee would vote on Thursday. Testimony was overwhelmingly supportive, with the chair reading that there were 103 supporters, zero opposed, and one comment.
Supporters included current and retired judges, public defenders, bar association representatives, former elected officials, and community members. They described Nakasone as intelligent, fair, hardworking, well respected, and a strong leader with deep legal experience. Several speakers emphasized her judicial temperament, her work as an advocate and judge, and her community involvement, including leadership in civic and civil rights organizations. One pro se litigant also testified that she had been treated kindly and respectfully by Nakasone in prior interactions.
The Hawaii State Bar Association reported that it had conducted an interview and review process and found her qualified for the position. In her own remarks, Nakasone introduced family and colleagues, described her 30-year legal career, and said her first job after law school was as an ICA law clerk. She highlighted the court’s backlog reduction efforts under Acting Chief Judge Katherine Leonard, saying the number of older pending appeals had dropped significantly through team-based reforms, and stated that she would continue that work if confirmed. The hearing ended without questions from the committee and with the nomination held for a later vote.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets Jul 2nd, 2026
Joint Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets
Transcript Highlights:
- businesses not to file because it's so expensive.
- businesses not to file because it's so expensive.
- the filing fee has not had a negative impact on these new LLC formations.
- My office receives several complaints a week regarding fraudulent filings.
- However, regardless of the filing fee, if this filing fee change passes, our office stresses that Massachusetts
Summary:
The House Bonding Committee met to hear testimony on H. 5527, the Mass Wins Act, with Secretary of Economic Development Eric Paley opening by describing the bill as a follow-on to Mass Leads. He said the proposal includes $305 million in bond authorizations, with $180 million for new programs and $125 million to expand existing ones, plus $140 million in deauthorizations of unused or redundant authorizations. He highlighted investments in applied AI and quantum, robotics, business expansion capital, defense innovation, global business attraction, ag tech and food science, downtowns, and the creative economy, and said the bill is intended to support geographic equity and small business growth across the Commonwealth.
Committee members questioned the administration on several policy sections, including the MassCEC climate-tech certification language, housing-related provisions tied to 40B compliance and site plan review, the removal of the LCSW exam, AI transparency and federal preemption concerns, and the effect of lower LLC filing fees. Paley generally said some contested sections were added by the Economic Development Committee rather than the administration, defended the MassCEC discretion language as necessary for climate certification, and said the administration would follow up on committee-added provisions. He also said the bill’s housing provisions were meant to help address the state’s need for more homes and that the deauthorizations were housekeeping measures that did not affect current capital plan projects.
Public testimony covered a wide range of topics. AARP and local advocates urged a statewide ban on cryptocurrency ATMs, arguing they are heavily used in scams, impose high fees, and drain money from seniors and local economies. Housing groups supported codifying site plan review and adding parking reform and YIGBY-style housing on faith-owned land. Building trades asked to include off-site fabrication in prevailing wage law. The Massachusetts Public Banking Campaign backed the bill and urged inclusion of a public bank concept. Several witnesses supported Section 106, the Transparency and Frontier AI Act, as a way to require safety plans, audits, incident reporting, and whistleblower protections for the largest AI companies, while an AI startup group argued the section would overregulate smaller firms and should be separated from the bond bill. No votes were taken during the hearing.
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Administration of Criminal Justice May 12th, 2026
Administration of Criminal Justice
Transcript Highlights:
- The present law, as written in the bill, requires that all filings in criminal matters be filed in person
- As written in the bill, all filings in criminal matters must be filed in person, in paper form, or transmitted
- So only 10% of e-filings are assessed this fee.
- And it's only 10 percent of the current filings.
- It won't be through e-filing, as the law says that we would not be able to charge them based on e-filings
Committee:
House Administration of Criminal Justice
Summary:
The Criminal Justice Committee met on May 12 and took up a series of bills, mostly on juvenile justice, gaming-related background checks, bail/electronic bonds, and corrections policy. Early in the meeting, the committee reported favorably SB 258 on juvenile traffic violations, SB 321 on electronic bonds, SB 134 on limiting certain child sexual abuse material offenses for juveniles under 17 in specific circumstances, HB 75 on promotional play for racetracks as amended, and SB 422 on unsupervised probation for certain fourth-offense impaired driving cases. Later, the committee also advanced SB 440 on the Renaissance District board membership, SB 393 on explosives regulation, SB 487 on charitable gaming rental arrangements, SB 339 and SB 288 on criminal background check procedures in the gaming and related regulatory systems, and SB 325 on excluding certain persons from sports wagering.
A major portion of the hearing focused on SB 201, which would change juvenile homicide sentencing procedures, including first- and second-degree murder cases, and how reviewing courts consider parole eligibility and prior death sentences converted to life. Supporters said the bill aligns sentencing with existing Supreme Court precedent and gives courts clearer guidance; opponents from children’s rights and civil liberties groups argued it weakens the “rarest and uncommon” safeguard for juvenile life-without-parole sentences and could expand harsh sentencing beyond constitutional limits. After debate and testimony, the committee adopted an amendment and reported SB 201 favorably by a 7-3 vote, with Representatives Adams, Knox, Moore, and others voting no.
The committee also heard SB 523 on clemency and sentencing considerations for defendants who are victims of domestic abuse, human trafficking, or sexual assault. Survivors’ advocates and domestic violence organizations supported the bill’s overall purpose but objected to the mandatory pre-sentence investigation language, warning it could introduce biased information and harm survivors; the Board of Pardons and Parole said its staff and trauma-informed victim assistance coordinators are trained to handle these cases. The committee adopted an amendment narrowing the bill and then reported SB 523 favorably. Finally, SB 320 on DNA detection and crime lab reporting was advanced without opposition, and SB 470 on pregnant women in custody passed after testimony from the Louisiana Sheriffs’ Association and discussion of pregnancy testing, bonding options, and prohibiting shackling during delivery and postpartum periods.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Minnesota House passes bill to expand recognition, benefits for veterans of 'Secret War' 5/4/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- House File 3919 is a result of that task force.
- /c> File 1845 File 1845 to<00:00:51.440><c> establish</c><00:00:52.079><c> a</c><00:00:52.480><c> SGU
- House File 31 3919 Veterans Affairs.
- </c> when I was doing the house file when I was doing the house file 1845 and<00:18:43.440><c> I</c><
- While House File 3919 is not a well.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- We'll now go to file item...
- We'll now go to file item... File item 2, SB 969.
- File item 9, SB 1201.
- File item 10, SB 1261.
- File item 11, SB 1110.
Committee:
Senate Human Services
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Governmental Organization Committee Mar 24th, 2026
Governmental Organization
Transcript Highlights:
- After that, we will move through the agenda in file order.
- After that, we will move through the agenda in file order.
- File Item 7, SB 1204 by Senator O'Toole; File Item 9, SB 1340 by Senator Richardson; File Item 10, SB
- Item 7, SB 1204; File Item 9, SB 1340 by Senator Richardson; File Item 10, SB 1235; and File Item 11
- Item 7, SB 1204; File Item 9, SB 1340 by Senator Richardson; File Item 10, SB 1235; and File Item 11
Committee:
Senate Governmental Organization
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Investing in People / Supporting Small Businesses / New Senator Elected May 4th, 2025
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- DFL Senator Ann Rest has introduced Senate File 3197.
- Senator Ann Rest has introduced Senate Senator Ann Rest has introduced Senate File File File 3197.<00
- Senator, your bill, Senate File 227, garnered bipartisan support after it was heard.
- </c><00:12:18.160><c> 227,</c> Senator, your bill, Senate File 227, Senator, your bill, Senate File 227
- You have a bill out, Senate File 3085, which aims to appropriate money for the nonprofit.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- We note that um 315,000 or so of the 346,000 of the reports are filed electronically.
- Uh, only remit $1000 or less in tax per year are allowed to file annually.
- We are trying to encourage and push as many taxpayers as we can to electronic filing.
- For tangible personal property, um, a rendition will have to be filed.
- file objections.
Committee:
House Ways & Means
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Energy, Utilities, Environment and Climate - 04/28/25
Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate
Transcript Highlights:
- Members, we are here for one agenda item, and that is on Senate File 1393.
- Seeing none, um Senator Klein, would you be willing to move Senate File 1393 as amended be recommended
- Senator Matthews moves that Senate File 1393 as amended be recommended to pass and sent to the floor
- 1393 as amended be Senate File 1393 as amended be recommended<00:01:37.439><c> to</c><00:01:37.600><
- moves that Senate File 1393 as amended<00:01:46.960><c> be</c><00:01:47.119><c> recommended</c><00:01