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US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine the nominations of David Fotouhi, of Virginia, to be Deputy Administrator, and Aaron Szabo, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Administrator, both of the Environmental Protection Agency. Mar 5th, 2025 at 09:00 am
Environment and Public Works Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- the EPA's important Air, Water, and Chemicals Office in addition to the EPA's regional offices, Research
- Science is about arguing, it's about research, it's about not everything, like you may have an idea,
- you have a theory and you test it and you have research and there's gonna be research that's not always
- questions and I believe there are some unanswered questions that we need you to follow up on or further research
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 3/17/26
Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
Transcript Highlights:
- According to a 2025 Pew Research study, 48% of teens say that social media has a mostly negative effect
- </c> According to a 2025 Pew Research According to a 2025 Pew Research research<00:56:27.760><c> study
- :29.200><c> of</c><00:56:29.440><c> teens</c><00:56:29.920><c> say</c><00:56:30.319><c> that</c> research
- study, 48% of teens say that research study, 48% of teens say that social<00:56:31.040><c> media</c>
- This can encourage children to do their own research on the unknown topic and help them learn.
Committee:
House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
Keywords:
foreclosure, mortgage, redemption period, homestead, Minnesota Statutes, automated license plate reader, ALPR, license plate recognition, vehicle surveillance, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, BCA, data privacy, government data practices, law enforcement data, surveillance technology, location data, vehicle tracking, warrant requirement, probable cause, exigent circumstances
WY
Transcript Highlights:
- Chairman, I went to work and started doing some research on this drug.
- Uh, I honestly did not know what kratom was before I started researching this substance.
- And once I started researching this product, it really became startling to me.
- Uh, just gives you some highlights and some points that I found in my research and I think would help
- And if you uh flip found in my research.
Committee:
House Judiciary
Keywords:
homeland security, search and rescue, grants, emergency response, Wyoming, sex offender, child care facility, residency restrictions, public safety, criminal law, sex offenders, child care facilities, legislation, kratom, regulation, healthcare, age restrictions, manufacturing standards, 916, all
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- I want to follow up with a little bit of research, or some research we've done on that bill.
- , Really good research, evidence-based.
- And we know from the research that these are both flawed criteria.
- So this research has shown that for students from families of higher socioeconomic status, scoring at
- Research backs this up.
Committee:
House Education
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- And so I just encourage you to look at his research because it's both.
- </c> scholars are doing incredible research scholars are doing incredible research on<01:07:06.160><c
- And and also research because it's both.
- </c><01:07:45.760><c> the</c> there's increasing research around the there's increasing research around
- There's a great research summary of the details of this plan in your packets.
Committee:
House Taxes
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee 3/19/25
Agriculture Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Research has shown that our phthalates are endocrine disruptors and therefore can interfere with the
- Research has shown very strong associations between these exposures and human health outcomes, including
- </c><00:18:18.720><c> has</c> exposures are continuous research has exposures are continuous research
- </c><00:34:16.879><c> and</c> at the office of research and at the office of research and development
- </c><01:05:12.960><c> policy</c> attend virtual meetings research policy attend virtual meetings research
Committee:
House Agriculture Finance and Policy
Keywords:
HF44, Casey Jones State Trail, Pipestone Trailhead, Currie Loop, Minnesota bonding bill, capital investment, state bonds, bond proceeds fund, Department of Natural Resources, DNR, trail rehabilitation, trail reconstruction, recreational trail, bike trail, hiking trail, infrastructure, state trail, Pipestone, Currie, bonding authorization
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 3/5/25
Commerce Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- I did I I thank you so in the research I did I I do<00:39:55.599><c> not</c><00:39:55.720><c> see</c
- He asked whether the testifier was still present and said he did not question the research, but wanted
- and the the original know the research and the the original intent<01:05:43.279><c> of</c><01:05:43.359
- </c> understanding and from my research understanding and from my research they're<01:17:19.360><c> actually
- Thank you. research would be really helpful here research would be really helpful here here<01:35:40.320
Committee:
House Commerce Finance and Policy
Keywords:
lead, cadmium, consumer products, safety regulation, retail restrictions, motor sports, nonoxygenated gasoline, fuel regulations, storage requirements, racing events, HF325, flavored nitrous oxide, nitrous oxide, whippets, laughing gas, retail sales, consumer protection, misdemeanor, commerce, Minnesota Statutes chapter 325F
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband and Rural Development - 04/08/26
Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> rice waters by increasing the research rice waters by increasing the research on<00:03:16.000><c
- Beyond water, CDC research has found neonics in the bodies of about half of Neonics in the bodies of
- Okay, and I did a quick research on it, and I was blown away because the only...
- Okay, and I did a quick research on it, and I was blown away because the only...
- Okay, and I did a quick research on it, and I was blown away because the only...
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Families and Children.(3-10-26)
Families & Children
Transcript Highlights:
- Charles All, Vice President of Policy and Research at the Kentucky Chamber; Sarah Vanover, policy and
- </c> and Research at the Kentucky Chamber. and Research at the Kentucky Chamber.
- House Bill 6 works to strengthen the Kentucky All-Stars system to ensure it is driven by research-based
- by research-based outcomes, accurately accurately<00:04:13.840><c> measures</c><00:04:14.440><c> program
- , and for the cabinet to begin research, and for the cabinet to begin the<00:04:52.240><c> work</c><00
Committee:
Senate Families & Children
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Appropriations Mar 2nd, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Senate Bill 5785 last session, the amount was changed to be 50 percent of the research rate starting
- in fiscal year 27, which would then increase automatically as the research award amounts increased,
- Well, it would require some additional research and contracting on this.
- Well, it would require some additional research and contracting on this.
- Well, it would require some additional research and contracting on this.
Summary:
The committee heard public testimony on Substitute Senate Bill 5828, which would restore and adjust Washington College Grant and College Bound Scholarship award levels for students attending private, not-for-profit four-year institutions. Staff explained the bill would set the awards at 90 percent of the regional and state college rate rather than 50 percent of the research rate, with an estimated fiscal impact of $3.3 million in fiscal year 2027 and $18.6 million over four years. Testimony was largely in support from private college presidents, students, and school counselors, who said the bill would help low-income and first-generation students and preserve access and enrollment choices; some public college student representatives said they did not oppose the bill but argued that cuts to public-school aid should be restored first.
The committee also heard Substitute Senate Bill 5911, which would prohibit DCYF from using benefits or funds of youth in extended foster care as reimbursement for their cost of care beginning in 2027, while requiring support for benefit management and payee arrangements and allowing protected accounts such as ABLE accounts. Staff estimated a net fiscal impact of $608,000 in fiscal year 2027 and $2.2 million per biennium thereafter. Testimony in support said the bill would end the practice of withholding SSI and other benefits from youth in care and better support disabled youth transitioning to adulthood. Members asked questions about fiduciary responsibility and representative payee arrangements.
In executive session, the committee adopted amendments and advanced several bills. It adopted Amendment Clark 350 to House Bill 2689, raising the required provider response rate for the child care market rate survey to 65 percent, and then reported the bill out with a due pass recommendation by a vote of 18-11, with two excused. It adopted Amendment H-3743.1 to Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill 5395 on retrospective prior authorization denials and reported that bill out unanimously. It also adopted Amendment Pool 272 to Senate Bill 5420 and reported that bill out unanimously. For Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill 5496, the committee adopted several amendments clarifying scope and penalties but rejected amendments that would have delayed the bill or replaced it with a study; the bill was then reported out with a due pass recommendation. The committee also heard amendment briefings on other bills, including 5981, 6026, 6160, 6184, and 6211, but deferred action on some items heard that morning.
ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Child Custody Review Task Force Feb 23rd, 2026 at 10:00 am
Transcript Highlights:
- Baker has researched parental alienation and has offered a 17-point strategy checklist that describes
- So if someone could give me the status of that, I should have researched it.
- I've never really researched that part of... ...remote clerks, so I don't know what their court looks
- So if people want to start researching that, looking at what that would...
- So if people want to start researching that, looking at what that would...
Summary:
The Child Custody Review Task Force met with a quorum, approved the prior meeting minutes, and reviewed a memorandum compiling member suggestions for possible legislation. The memo grouped ideas into topics including creation of a family court, expanded education for parents, attorneys, and judges, expedited hearings for parenting-time violations, limiting law enforcement involvement in custody disputes, creating parenting time expediters, and adopting more uniform court procedures. Members also discussed whether to form subcommittees, but the task force decided to continue working as a full committee rather than create subcommittees at this time.
The committee then heard testimony from Dr. John Perez, a mental health professional, who described his personal custody experience and his professional work with families he believes have been affected by parental alienation. He argued for stronger education, faster court response times, and better tools to address intentional interference with parenting time. Members questioned him about his case history, the concept of parental alienation, and whether specialized family courts or judges with family-law training could help. Dr. Perez said a dedicated family court and faster hearings would likely have helped his situation.
The task force spent substantial time discussing the possible creation of a family court. Judge Hovey supported the idea of a specialized family court or at least a study of one, saying family cases are distinct from ordinary adversarial litigation and that judges with family-law experience could better handle them. Several members agreed that a family court could improve consistency, expertise, and speed, but others cautioned that the task force’s current directive is focused on enforcement of existing orders rather than broader custody policy, and noted that voters had previously rejected equal shared parenting proposals. The group also discussed expedited procedures for parenting-time disputes, with Judge Hovey suggesting a 30-day hearing timeline may be workable.
On education, members generally supported requiring parents to complete a parenting education course and adding educational materials explaining court process, child support, and what judges can and cannot do. Mr. McLean suggested a short instructional video for litigants and more family-law education for judges and attorneys, while Ms. Moldenhauer said education could be incorporated into scheduling orders or mediation orders. Members also discussed the Parents Forever course, including whether it should be mandatory in all counties and whether cost is a barrier; no vote was taken on any of these proposals.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Higher Education Committee Apr 22nd, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- We recently conducted research finding that over half of California's colleges and universities utilize
- I teach an undergraduate research class at Sac City College. In that class, I have a student...
- I'm a UCLA alumnus and current researcher. Hi, everyone. My name is Tanali.
- I'm a UCLA alumnus and current researcher. I'm also here with S.J.I. and I strongly support AB 7.
- Thank you so much for some of my research for that question.
Summary:
The committee hearing covered several higher education bills, with extensive testimony on student aid, affordability, and institutional debt. AB 587 would add veteran representation to the California Student Aid Commission; the author said the change would bring lived experience from the veteran community to student aid policy, and members raised a concern about keeping the commission’s membership odd-numbered, which the author said would be addressed by amendment. AB 791 would standardize cost-of-attendance housing calculations using objective data and improve notice of the adjustment process; supporters said current budgets often underestimate students’ real living costs, while UC, CSU, and independent colleges opposed or had concerns about the bill’s prescribed methodology, fiscal impact, and a 14-day turnaround for adjustments. AB 850 would create a one-term grace period for students with institutional debt to re-enroll while arranging repayment, bar reporting that debt to credit agencies, and require more transparency; proponents described students being blocked from continuing school over debts, while CSU, UC, and private-college representatives said they already use holds and payment plans and worried about added liabilities and budget pressures. AB 537 would extend the California College Promise Program to part-time community college students; supporters said most community college students attend part-time and should not be excluded from fee waivers, while the committee noted fiscal concerns but ultimately advanced the bill. AB 7 would allow universities to consider whether an applicant is a descendant of American chattel slavery in admissions as a reparative measure; supporters framed it as lineage-based reparative justice, while opponents argued it would function as a racial proxy and conflict with Proposition 209 and equal-protection principles. The committee took roll-call votes on the measures, advancing AB 587, AB 791, AB 850, and AB 537 to Appropriations, with AB 850 and AB 537 receiving fewer votes and the roll left open for additional members.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 3/12/25 - Part 2
Public Safety Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, I did try to do a little bit of rapid research over the last hour to just try to address maybe what
- Um, I did try to do a little bit of rapid research over the last hour to just try to address maybe what
- Chair. little bit of rapid research over the little bit of rapid research over the last<00:30:02.640>
- </c><00:42:21.520><c> uh</c><00:42:21.680><c> state</c> the uh Minnesota House Research uh state the
- uh Minnesota House Research uh state local<00:42:22.320><c> relations,</c><00:42:22.840><c> but</c><00
Committee:
House Public Safety Finance and Policy
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Transportation Mar 4th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Energy Finance and Policy Committee 3/4/25
Energy Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- He said that in 2000, what it actually started out as was a fund for research and development projects
- </c> Training uh West Central research Training uh West Central research appropriation<00:15:19.519><
- And now, in this year, in 2025, there's microgrid research, electric vehicle rebates, school bus grants
- Without funding, cutting-edge research and development in renewable energies could stagnate, limiting
- Without funding, cutting-edge research and development in renewable energies could stagnate, limiting
Committee:
House Energy Finance and Policy
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Aug 19th, 2026
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Research indicates that the ability to empathize actually begins in infancy.
- Research indicates that the ability to empathize actually begins in infancy and can manifest in behavior
- While fusion is still in its research and development stage, significant advancements and investments
- sponsored by General Atomics, a major San Diego regional employer and a global leader in fusion research
- Conversion therapy is not rooted in science, and research shows that it does not change a person's sexual
Summary:
The Assembly convened, established a quorum, and opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance. After routine procedural announcements and motions, members moved through a long concurrence and third-reading file, with many bills passing on largely bipartisan or unanimous votes. Early actions included rejecting a motion to strike SB 958 from the file, concurring in AJR 9 on national parks, and approving AB 1647 on juvenile transfer hearings, AB 1656 on human trafficking, AB 1660 on probate procedures, AB 1875 on marriage cooling-off period procedures, AB 1892 on common interest developments, AB 1908 on civil actions and urgency, AB 1954 on business reservations, AB 1957 on post-foreclosure home acquisition, AB 1977 on notaries public, AB 2001 and AB 2052 on criminal procedure, AB 2107 on pupil instruction, AB 2263 on housing, AB 2346 and AB 2595 on e-bike/vehicle issues, AB 1562 on elections, AB 2180 on local government finance, and AB 2624 on privacy protections for immigration support service providers. AB 2624 drew the most extensive debate, with supporters saying it expands Safe at Home protections for workers facing doxxing and threats, and opponents arguing it could chill speech and journalism; it ultimately passed 49-13 and was immediately transmitted to the Governor. The Assembly also adopted H.R. 134 designating November as California’s First-Generation College Celebration Month after supportive remarks about access to higher education and first-generation students. On the Senate side, the Assembly concurred in or passed measures including SB 932 on transparency in civil proceedings, SB 1400 on health authorities, SB 1154 on community college best-value procurement, SB 1264 on probate and child support notice, SB 599 on atmospheric river forecasting, SB 692 on emergency abatement of abandoned vehicles, SB 1263 on contractor accountability, and SB 1371 on solid waste service during labor disputes; SB 1371 prompted opposition over labor leverage and potential cost impacts but passed 41-14. Other notable Senate bills approved included SB 401 on emergency extensions for political reform filings, SB 945 on CPR/AED training in schools, SB 977 requiring healthier children’s meals at chain restaurants, SB 1192 on protections against abusive litigation by domestic violence abusers, SB 1194 on immigration legal services, SB 872 on water, SB 925 on a fusion energy roadmap, SB 934 strengthening conversion therapy protections, SB 1030 repealing the CalWORKs “man-in-the-house” rule, SB 1056 on protective orders for adult sexual assault materials, SB 1069 streamlining CARB approval for aftermarket auto parts, and SB 1135 creating a statewide wildlife coexistence program. The session ended with several items passed or retained on file and multiple procedural announcements, including guest permissions and adjournment-memory requests.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Aug 19th, 2026
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Research indicates that the ability to empathize actually begins in infancy.
- Research indicates that the ability to empathize actually begins in infancy and can manifest in behavior
- While fusion is still in its research and development stage, significant advancements and investments
- It's a major San Diego regional employer and a global leader in fusion research.
- Conversion therapy is not rooted in science, and research shows that it does not change a person's sexual
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Higher Education Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on Higher Education
Transcript Highlights:
- My research, which is supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, focuses on collegiate recovery
- My research, which is supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, focuses on collegiate recovery
- My research has focused extensively on school-based approaches to opioid overdose prevention.
- My research has focused extensively on school-based approaches to opioid overdose prevention and naloxone
- My research gives me some insights on this, but I think the most important story I can tell you is what
Committee:
Joint Joint Committee on Higher Education
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Higher Education held its fourth public hearing, opening with remarks about the importance of protecting and expanding access to higher education amid federal disinvestment. The chairs also announced future informational hearings on the impact of federal cuts and on ASAP models. The hearing then focused on several bills, beginning with S. 951/H. 1462, An Act to Support College Students in Recovery, which would require recovery-focused housing on public campuses and expand naloxone access and overdose training. Senator Rausch, medical professionals, students, and advocates testified in support, emphasizing the prevalence of overdose risk among college students, the value of recovery housing, and the need for campus naloxone; committee members asked about implementation details and the existing state pilot program. Deb Schmill and Rep. Tarski gave especially personal testimony in favor of the bill, and the committee discussed broadening the naloxone language to opioid reversal agents.
The committee also heard testimony on H. 1461, which would expand MassReconnect scholarships to practical nursing students at vocational and technical schools to help address the long-term care workforce shortage. Rep. Stanley argued that vocational schools graduate more practical nursing students than community colleges and serve many low-income students in areas without nearby community college programs. The committee then took up H. 1433, which would require public higher education institutions to accept IEPs and 504 plans as sufficient documentation for disability accommodations. Advocates from the National Center for Learning Disabilities described the high cost and burden of repeat testing, the lifelong nature of disabilities, and the need for more uniform access across campuses; committee members raised questions about documentation freshness, campus autonomy, and how to preserve the integrity of accommodations.
Later, the committee heard S. 919/H. 1454 on modernizing the Community College Endowment Match Program so community colleges could receive state matching funds for current-use donations as well as endowments and capital gifts. Community college foundation leaders said the change would help fund immediate student needs such as food pantries, child care, emergency aid, and equipment. The hearing then moved to faculty-related bills: S. 933 on UMass faculty rights and tenure transparency, S. 930/H. 3948 on contingent faculty rights and career advancement, and S. 940/H. 1429 on an Adjunct Bill of Rights. Testimony from faculty and union representatives focused on low pay, lack of benefits, job insecurity, and the need for clearer pathways to full-time positions and fairer treatment for adjuncts who teach large shares of courses. No votes were taken during the hearing; the committee primarily received testimony and asked clarifying questions.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Education Committee Jun 3rd, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- extracurricular activities, such as serving as president of my fraternity and being an active student researcher
- that this is something that we talked a lot about during my time at the campaign as we were doing research
- It also makes other equity-focused, research-driven updates, including adjustments to the supplemental
- After more than a decade, the research is clear: the formula holds undeniable promise, but falls short
- very real impacts, in terms of school funding and our priorities that we don't have the academic research
Summary:
The committee first heard AB 402, which would increase Cal Grant award amounts for students attending private nonprofit colleges and extend transfer entitlement eligibility to those institutions. The author and supporters argued the bill would improve affordability and access for low- and middle-income, working, military, and transfer students, while some senators emphasized the need to pair any increase with broader Cal Grant reform and funding. The bill drew support from private nonprofit universities, community college districts, and student advocates, and no opposition was presented. It passed on a due pass motion to Senate Appropriations and was placed on call.
The committee then took up AB 2067, a sunset extension for the competitive lease-lease-back process for TK-12 school construction through July 1, 2032. Supporters from school facilities groups, school districts, and contractors said the method provides flexibility, early contractor involvement, cost control, and legal certainty for school construction projects. Some senators questioned how often the method is used and raised concerns about the bill’s skilled-and-trained workforce provisions, with one senator opposing on the grounds that such requirements limit contractor participation. The bill passed on a due pass motion and was placed on call.
Next, AB 1204 proposed changes to the Local Control Funding Formula, including a lower concentration-grant threshold, regional cost adjustments, a minimum annual COLA, and other equity-focused revisions. Supporters said the bill would better reflect regional costs and student need, while opponents—especially several school district leaders—argued it would shift money away from the base grant, widen disparities, and create new fiscal cliffs. Committee members raised concerns about the scale of the rewrite, the lack of a broader funding strategy, and the proposed 4% COLA guarantee, though the author said the bill was intended as a phased update to improve equity. The bill was supported by the chair and several members, then passed on a due pass motion to Appropriations and was placed on call.
Finally, the committee heard AB 1235, which would require a skilled-and-trained workforce process for CSU design-build projects. Supporters said it would align CSU with other segments and promote quality training, while opposition from contractor groups argued it would add liability, reduce competition, and increase costs without evidence of better outcomes. Senators again focused on the effect of skilled-and-trained requirements on contractor participation, with one member stating opposition to limiting who can work in California and another noting the bill’s broader policy implications. The transcript ends during committee discussion of AB 1235, without a recorded final vote.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm also a research fellow at the Massachusetts General Hospital and currently help lead a clinical trial
- I'm also a research fellow at the Massachusetts General Hospital and currently help lead a clinical trial
- The registry collects identifying and clinical information for public health tracking and research purposes
- The registry collects identifying and clinical information for public health tracking and research purposes
- only become aware that their information has been reported after being contacted by third-party researchers
Committee:
Senate Health