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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session 4/27/26 - Part 2
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- This neighbors, North Dakota and Iowa.
- </c> state that has adopted legislation state that has adopted legislation similar<00:19:20.720><c> to
- Attorney General that look at Iowa.
- And so I I hope everybody legislation.
- , for legislative action.
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- I want to thank Representative Phelps for bringing this piece of legislation. You know, this is...
- What this legislation does is say that if there has not been a product sold or a claim filed within a
- to try to have Missouri adopt processes similar to Texas, Florida, Kansas, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Iowa
- Passing this legislation will not automatically reduce boards.
- I had it last year, and I filed a very, very similar piece of legislation.
Committees:
House Insurance , House Insurance and Banking
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 3/18/26
Public Safety Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- And Iowa has allowed E10 equipment to dispense E15 since 2010.
- </c> thoughts on policies and legislation thoughts on policies and legislation that<01:13:47.880><c>
- And<01:36:14.760><c> we've</c><01:36:15.040><c> had</c> And we've had And we've had legislators legislators
- This is how we legislate. One bill at a time, one provision at a time.
- One bill at a This is how we legislate.
Committee:
House Public Safety Finance and Policy
Keywords:
fireworks, public safety, regulation, tax revenue, local government, sale, safety standards, fire safety, ethanol, fuel equipment, compatibility standards, law enforcement, peace officer, unauthorized practice, criminal justice, civics education, jail medication, correctional facility, detention, incarcerated persons
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Transportation, Highways and Public Works May 14th, 2026
Transportation, Highways & Public Works
Transcript Highlights:
- Members, this is dealing with the legislative license plate for retired legislators and imposes a $25
- Members, this is dealing with the legislative license plate for retired legislators and imposes a $25
- annual legislative license plate for retired legislators and imposes a $25 annual royalty fee, which
- So thank you for your legislation.
- So thank you for your legislation.
Bills:
SCR58 , SB309 , SB514 , HCR63 , HCR69 , HB401 , HB487 , HB722 , HB730 , HB745 , HB988 , HB989 , HB1001 , HB1024 , HB1032 , HB1050 , HB1081 , HB1086 , HB1108 , HB1172 , HB1173 , HB1175 , HB1192 , HB1218 , HB1244
Keywords:
SCR 58, Senate Concurrent Resolution, DOTD, Department of Transportation and Development, public-private partnership, P3, public-private partnership contracting, Belle Chasse Toll Bridge, Belle Chasse Bridge, toll bridge, tolling, tolls, transportation infrastructure, roads and highways, Plaquemines Parish, bridge project, toll fees, unauthorized charges, contract oversight, procurement
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation Education Committee Mar 4th, 2026
Finance and Taxation Education
Transcript Highlights:
- . >> She's moving legislation. Let me tell you, she's not All right.
- Since we tax exempting everybody, I think since the legislators don't have retirement, we ought to exempt
- Since we tax exempting everybody, I think since the legislators don't have retirement, we ought to exempt
- </c><00:29:16.080><c> don't</c><00:29:16.320><c> have</c> think since the legislators don't have think
- since the legislators don't have retirement,<00:29:16.960><c> we</c><00:29:17.200><c> ought</c><00:29
Bills:
HB125 , HB116 , HB183 , HB342 , HB341 , SB280 , SB245 , SB159 , HB125 , HB116 , HB183 , HB342 , HB341 , SB280 , SB245 , SB159
Committee:
Senate Finance and Taxation Education
Keywords:
HB125, sunset law, Alabama Sunset Committee, Alabama State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners, veterinary medical examiners, veterinary board, veterinary licensing, veterinary regulation, professional licensing board, state board continuation, sunset review, regulatory board, animal health, veterinarians, disciplinary authority, HB116, Alabama Sunset Law, sunset bill, Alabama Professional Bail Bonding Board, bail bonding
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- Or that's contemplated in this legislation, no city has taken advantage of it.
- We are here opposed to the legislation as it's written today.
- So again, we would ask, we oppose this legislation.
- Next on the list, Senate Bill 5832 is Attorney General request legislation.
- Senate Bill 5879, modifying Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee work.
Bills:
SB6194 , SB5963 , SB5909 , SB5826 , SB5988 , SB5872 , SB5879 , SB5834 , SB5835 , SB5905 , SB5832 , SB6177 , SB5970 , SB5994 , SB6047 , SB5647
Committee:
Senate Ways & Means
Keywords:
SB 6194, Washington Medicaid, medical assistance, fee-for-service, managed care, rural hospital, Indian reservation, tribal hospital, federally recognized Indian reservation, Indian Health, hospital reimbursement, Medicaid payments, inpatient services, outpatient services, psychiatric unit, health care access, rural health, tribal health, safety-net hospital, RCW 74.09
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate Committee on Business and Commerce Mar 25th, 2025 at 08:00 am
Business & Commerce
Transcript Highlights:
- New York legislators have recently introduced several bills that would radically change the legal system
- The proposal legislation would allow future applicants to take the fundamentals of surveying exam.
- change is a clause that allows the Board of Professional Engineers and Land surveyors, to adopt a legislative
- participate meaningfully. plays a role, and I think that ought to be one of the guiding principles. in legislation
Bills:
SB483 , SB522 , SB783 , SB1239 , SB1254 , SB1255 , SB1259 , SB1341 , SB1664 , SB1762 , SB1856 , SB1877 , SB1977
Committee:
Senate Business & Commerce
Keywords:
utility, proprietary information, customer data, data protection, electric service, customer information, emergency communication, electric utility, privacy, certification, public accountants, interstate licensing, accounting, regulatory amendment, energy efficiency, construction regulations, building codes, Texas, sustainability, cost-effectiveness
Summary:
The Senate Business and Commerce Committee met with a quorum and first took up pending business, voting out several bills. Senate Bills 1697, 1569, 1202 as substituted, 1029, 1364, 1185, 924, 1008 as substituted, 264, 1376, and 1358 as substituted were reported favorably, with some sent to the local and uncontested calendar. The committee also adopted a substitute for SB 1202 and later corrected votes on several measures. SB 924 and SB 1376 drew some opposition, while the rest of the pending bills were reported without dissent or with limited nays.
The committee then heard testimony on SB 1856, which would create an annual capacity-cost recovery rider for Entergy Texas customers in the MISO region. The author and Entergy argued the bill would better match rates to actual capacity costs and improve transparency, while the Texas Association of Manufacturers and the Public Utility Commission raised concerns about the short 10-day review period, rider proliferation, and the preference for full rate cases over piecemeal adjustments. The bill was left pending. The committee also heard and left pending SB 522 on CPA reciprocity, SB 1664 requiring TDUs to provide clearer, standalone rate-change disclosures, SB 1877 expanding OPUC’s access to market data, SB 1254 and SB 1255 as TDLR cleanup bills on professional employer organizations and mold assessors, SB 1341 updating manufactured housing rules, SB 1239 on sovereign debt and Texas governing law, and SB 1259 streamlining the surveyor-in-training licensing process.
Additional bills discussed included SB 1977, which would cap recoverable legal expenses in electric, water, and sewer rate cases; OPUC and some consumer advocates supported the idea as a way to reduce ratepayer costs, while utility representatives warned it could discourage participation and increase rate shock. The committee also heard SB 1762 clarifying that geothermal energy conservation wells are not battery resources, and SB 783 allowing SECO to proceed with future energy-code rulemaking for state-funded buildings. Both drew supportive testimony from industry and environmental groups. All remaining bills heard during the meeting were left pending, and the committee recessed subject to the call of the chair.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House State Government Finance and Policy Committee 4/14/26
State Government Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:06:08.639><c> that</c><00:06:09.280><c> the</c> as a part of the legislation that the as a part
- of the legislation that the MSFA<00:06:10.240><c> owns</c><00:06:10.960><c> and</c><00:06:11.440><c>
- They're not just coming typically from over the border, whether that's Iowa or Wisconsin or something
- Um whether that's Iowa over the border.
- </c><01:25:10.639><c> that</c> legislature to pass legislation that legislature to pass legislation that
Committee:
House State Government Finance and Policy
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Children and Family Law (01/27/2026)
Children and Family Law
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:35:16.240><c> I</c><00:35:16.360><c> would</c> turn out better legislation.
- I would turn out better legislation.
- , and Washington, this legislation did not move forward.
- </c><00:58:48.200><c> probably</c> where this type of legislation probably where this type of legislation
- Children and Family Law, once again, amended this legislation.
Committee:
House Children and Family Law
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Appropriations Feb 12th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- This legislation ensures we continue to lead the way.
- Policy Institute does not support this legislation.
- Florida legislature, legislators should focus on serving Floridians.
- So this legislation is not serious about curbing illegal immigration.
- It is being tested in the case of of Texas and Iowa.
VT
Transcript Highlights:
- Affairs, Attorney General's Office, lead sponsor of the bill; Legislative Council, Office of Legislative
- Council, Office of bill, Legislative Council, Office of Legislative<00:30:14.360><c> Council.
- </c> Legislative Council. Legislative Council.
- We heard from the following witnesses: Sponsor of the bill, Legislative Council, Office of Legislative
- </c> Sponsor of the bill, Legislative Sponsor of the bill, Legislative Council,<00:37:06.040><c> Office
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Minnesota Management and Budget Press Conference 2/27/26
Transcript Highlights:
- :04.559><c> changes</c><00:24:05.520><c> um</c> attributed to legislative changes um attributed to legislative
- session, then the end of the 2025 legislative session, and finally November 2025.
- </c> legislative session. legislative session.
- </c> important work done last legislative important work done last legislative session<00:34:51.599><
- </c><00:35:00.480><c> As</c> legislative session and the next. As legislative session and the next.
Summary:
Minnesota Management and Budget officials presented the February 2026 budget and economic forecast, saying the state remains in a strong financial position but faces continued structural imbalance and significant uncertainty. Commissioner Aaron Campbell said the FY 2026-27 balance is now projected at more than $3.7 billion, up about $1.3 billion from November, and the FY 2028-29 planning period is projected to end with a $377 million positive balance. He emphasized that the improvement comes largely from higher projected revenues, especially individual income and corporate franchise taxes, but warned that the state is increasingly reliant on more volatile sources such as capital gains, interest income, and corporate profits.
State Economist Dr. Anthony Becker said the national outlook improved slightly, with stronger projected GDP, consumer spending, and investment, but weaker payroll growth and ongoing trade-policy uncertainty. He noted that the forecast was complicated by missing federal data because of the federal shutdown, and that tariffs, immigration policy, equity markets, and possible AI-related shifts all present risks. Revenue projections were raised for the current biennium, including individual income tax receipts, sales tax revenue, corporate franchise tax revenue, and other revenues, while Becker stressed that federal funding threats, especially involving Medicaid and other entitlement programs, could materially alter the outlook.
State Budget Director Anna Mingi said general fund spending in the current biennium is projected to be $68 million lower than previously estimated, but planning-year spending is up $152 million. The biggest spending changes came from education, where special education costs rose sharply after updated local spending data, and from human services, where a new prepayment review process for certain Medicaid benefits reduced projected spending by $133 million this biennium and $105 million in the next. She also said discretionary inflation is now estimated at $1.04 billion, up $104 million from November.
Campbell closed by saying the state’s reserve remains at a record $3.8 billion and that Minnesota’s AAA bond rating and reserve policy help protect against downturns. He cautioned, however, that the long-term structural imbalance remains about $3.4 billion in the planning years, or $2.3 billion excluding discretionary inflation, and urged policymakers to offset any new spending with reductions. No votes or formal actions were taken; the meeting was a presentation and question-and-answer session on the forecast.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Conference Committee on H.F. 4188 - Omnibus Commerce and Consumer Protection - Part 2 - 05/12/26
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:30:09.560><c> pending</c> similar laws or have legislation pending similar laws or have legislation
- </c><00:30:16.120><c> action</c> We know from watching legislative action We know from watching legislative
- ><c> a</c><00:31:03.360><c> bipartisan</c> Legislation that passed on a bipartisan Legislation that passed
- behalf of the Mental Health Legislative behalf of the Mental Health Legislative Network<00:35:40.480>
- ,</c><00:36:37.720><c> and</c> Colorado, California, Iowa, and Colorado, California, Iowa, and Massachusetts
Summary:
The committee heard public testimony on a health insurance/home care nursing provision and on other consumer protection items. Nick Keis and Emily Walters, both parents of medically complex children, testified that commercial health plans had recently begun capping home care nursing as if it were intermittent home health visits, which they said was contrary to Minnesota law and legislative intent dating to 2010. They described severe impacts on their families, including hospitalizations, loss of nursing coverage, strain on waiver budgets, and the risk of children being forced out of the home and into institutions. Representative Bierman echoed that the bill was a straightforward clarification of existing law, not a new mandate or added cost, and a staff member later cited the statutory definition of home care nursing as ongoing, continuous nursing services that cannot be met through intermittent or visit-based care. The committee also discussed the practical difference between home health visits and private duty/home care nursing, with testimony emphasizing that the latter is medically necessary, assessed, and not unlimited in practice.
Laura Sales of the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office testified on changes to the Consumer Protection Restitution Fund (CIPRA). She said the fund has begun distributing restitution, starting with consumers harmed by the closure of Woodbury Dental Arts, but that current statutory language limits the office’s flexibility to prorate payments. She asked for an amendment allowing the AGO to distribute available funds more equitably so more eligible consumers can receive some payment, rather than requiring full payment to the oldest claims first.
Annette Meeks, representing Citizens Against Gambling Expansion, testified in support of banning sweepstakes gambling in the Commerce Committee omnibus report. She argued that online sweepstakes casinos are an illegal gray-market form of gambling, cited rapid growth and billions in revenue, and said other states have acted through enforcement and legislation to stop them. She urged the committee to include language from Senate File 4474 to clarify state law and prohibit sweepstakes gambling. No votes were taken in the portion of the meeting shown; members mainly asked questions and received testimony.
ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Water Topics Overview Committee Mar 26th, 2026
Water Topics Overview Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- They were presented to the Legislative Administrative Rules Committee.
- Fourteen years is the next seven legislative sessions.
- They’re going to bring in people from Iowa, the Iowa corn growers, Kansas Light and Power.
- Part of the Legislative Management Committee, and I appreciate that.
- Part of the Legislative Management Committee, and I appreciate that. part of the Legislative Management
Committee:
Joint Water Topics Overview Committee
Summary:
The Water Topics Overview Committee met with a quorum and heard updates from Department of Water Resources Director Reese Haas and Lieutenant Governor/State Water Commission Chair Michelle Strinden on statewide water funding, major projects, and two legislative studies requested in House Bill 1020. Haas reviewed the status of the Northwest Area Water Supply and Southwest Pipeline projects, noting NAWS construction is expected to move water by fall and Southwest’s Hebron-Rugby expansion phase one is in final design with bids expected next month. He also summarized the department’s budget outlook, including Resources Trust Fund and Water Project Stabilization Fund balances, the effect of oil price volatility and stripper well exemptions on revenues, and the status of project buckets, carryover, lines of credit, regionalization, bid trends, and administrative/process updates.
Committee members asked about project prioritization, municipal funding demand, maintenance expectations, replacement versus deferred maintenance, and whether the 2025 session may have underfunded municipal water supply needs. Haas said the commission uses the same high/medium/low prioritization process across all buckets, reviews maintenance plans as part of policy, and is seeing strong demand in the municipal bucket. He also explained that the department’s 14-year projection is based on the next seven legislative sessions and that the state faces a projected $1.3 billion shortfall over that period if all planned projects are funded under current assumptions.
Deloitte then presented draft findings from the cost-share policy study and the governance/finance study. For cost share, Deloitte said the model shows a roughly $1.3 billion shortfall over 14 years and about $1.8 billion through 2031 under current policy, and offered seven options including tighter eligibility for replacement projects, state funding caps for the Mouse River and Red River Valley projects, a priority-based cost-share scale, timing shifts, use of existing lines of credit, and delayed reimbursement timing. For governance, Deloitte outlined draft options for Southwest, NAWS, and Red River ranging from maintaining current structures with stronger planning to transferring ownership or adding formal oversight, and recommended broader use of performance metrics, long-term financial planning, and clearer decision trees. No votes or formal actions were taken; the commission discussed the scenarios and the studies will return in revised form later in the spring.
ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Water Topics Overview Committee Mar 26th, 2026 at 09:00 am
Water Topics Overview Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- They were presented to the Legislative Administrative Rules Committee.
- Chairman, Senator Beckett-Dall. 14 years—next seven legislative sessions.
- And also during the legislative sessions, I'd like to see more of you.
- They're going to bring in people from Iowa, the Iowa Corn Growers, Kansas Light and Power.
- Part of the Legislative Management Committee, and I appreciate that. ...part of the Legislative Management
Committee:
Joint Water Topics Overview Committee
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- Can I get the next witness in favor of this legislation? Mr.
- Next witness in favor of this legislation. Mr.
- And this doesn't have, out of legislative, This doesn't have, out of legislative review, I think we put
- We know that Iowa has county rule, and they set their setbacks.
- I am a fourth-generation farmer, former Iowa state legislator, and I am currently the regional policy
Committee:
House Utilities
Summary:
The committee first took up House Bill 2383, Representative Simmons’s bill addressing theft of copper and other infrastructure-related property. After a brief executive session and no further discussion, the committee voted the bill do pass by a roll call of 17 ayes, 1 no, and 1 present.
The committee then heard House Bill 2711, sponsored by Representative Deal, which would lower the assessed valuation of broadband communications equipment from 33.5% to 12% for new broadband equipment placed in service after August 28, 2026, with a proposed sunset period discussed as part of a substitute. Representative Deal and several industry witnesses, including AT&T, Verizon, Missouri Cable Association, Missouri Broadband Providers Association, Missouri Chamber, and electric co-ops, argued the measure would improve Missouri’s competitiveness, encourage private investment, and help expand broadband in rural and underserved areas. Opponents, including county assessors, argued the bill would reduce local tax revenue, create unequal treatment, and could become a precedent for other industries. Committee members questioned whether the bill would apply only to new builds or also to upgrades and existing infrastructure, and whether the tax relief would actually drive expansion into rural areas.
The committee then began hearing House Bills 2402 and 2816, which deal with solar energy siting and taxation. The sponsors described the bills as setting local assessment rules for solar projects, establishing a per-megawatt valuation, requiring larger setbacks from homes, schools, and churches, and limiting the amount of tillable land that can be used for solar in a county, while also addressing Chapter 100 agreements and decommissioning concerns. Supporters, including Missouri Farm Bureau and county officials, said the bills would provide needed guardrails, local control, and more consistent taxation. Opponents and affected landowners said existing solar projects have caused glare, dust, noise, and property value concerns, while some developers said they wanted clearer statewide rules and consistency for future projects. The committee did not take final action on the solar bills before going into recess.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Military and Veterans Affairs Committee Apr 8th, 2025
Military and Veterans Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- We seek to protect the rights of all who participate in the legislative process so that we can have an
- This legislation has no registered opposition.
- I want to thank the author for this considerate legislation.
- VBG fully supports legislation that would establish strict guardrails to protect veterans.
- We know Washington, Iowa, Michigan, New York, Illinois, Nevada.
Committee:
House Military and Veterans Affairs
Summary:
The Assembly Committee on Military and Veterans Affairs met as a subcommittee and heard several veterans-related bills. AB 81 by Assembly Member Ta would require CalVet to study mental health among women veterans, with supporters emphasizing higher rates of military sexual trauma, PTSD, depression, and suicide among women veterans and the need for tailored services. There was no opposition, and members broadly praised the bill as overdue and important. AB 556 by Assembly Member Patterson would clarify that CalVet fee waivers for dependents of disabled or deceased veterans and Medal of Honor recipients include campus-level mandatory fees at public colleges; supporters said campuses had been excluding fees the law was meant to cover, while concerns were raised about the fiscal impact on higher education institutions. Both bills were moved forward to Appropriations.
AB 826 by Assembly Member Jeff Gonzalez would prohibit unaccredited individuals or businesses from charging veterans fees to file or assist with VA benefits claims and establish a civil penalty for violations. The author and county veterans service officers argued the bill would protect veterans from predatory “claim sharks” and fill an enforcement gap, while opponents said it could restrict access to legitimate private assistance and urged narrower regulation instead. After extensive testimony and discussion about federal law, consumer protections, and possible amendments, the committee passed AB 826 8-0 and re-referred it to Judiciary.
The committee also adopted its rules and approved the consent calendar, which included AB 264 and two committee bills, AB 1508 and AB 1509, all sent to Appropriations. Final recorded votes were unanimous or near-unanimous, with AB 81 and the consent items passing 7-0, AB 556 passing 6-0, and AB 826 passing 8-0.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- road as a long-haul trucker, putting all nine kids in the back of the station wagon, driving up from Iowa
- back of the station wagon driving<00:13:35.160><c> up</c><00:13:35.320><c> from</c><00:13:35.519><c> Iowa
- <00:13:36.120><c> and</c><00:13:36.279><c> vacationing</c><00:13:36.720><c> in</c> driving up from Iowa
- and vacationing in driving up from Iowa and vacationing in Minnesota<00:13:38.040><c> this</c><00:13
- I'm a board member on the Community of Minnesota Resorters, and I run the legislative end of it, so I
Committee:
Senate Taxes
Keywords:
solid waste management, resource management account, environmental fund, taxation, Minnesota statutes, homestead, property tax, classification, disability, resort properties, recreational use, commercial property, tax refund, estimated tax, interest on refunds, income tax, corporate franchise tax, S corporation, partnership, corporation
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- ,</c> surrounding states such as Iowa, surrounding states such as Iowa, Wisconsin,<00:23:30.000><c> or
- I would urge the committee to support this legislation.
- </c> to support this legislation. to support this legislation.
- </c> that the authors of the legislation that the authors of the legislation including<00:46:41.760><
- For the record, Josiah Moore, legislative director at the Department of Labor and Industry.
Committee:
Senate Labor
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House committee hears bill to ban pet store sales of cats and dogs, HF2627 4/1/25
Transcript Highlights:
- House File 2627 is a compromised legislation that prevents any additional pet shops from selling puppies
- House File 2627 is a compromised legislation that prevents any additional pet shops from selling puppies
- Monty was born in a South Dakota breeding operation, sold to a broker in Iowa, then sold to a Minnesota
- , then sold to a Minnesota broker in Iowa, then sold to a Minnesota pet<00:04:54.639><c> store.
- :11.520><c> as</c><00:37:11.760><c> the</c> legislators, your responsibility as the legislators, your