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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee 4/2/25
Agriculture Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm from Perham, Minnesota.
- The Minnesota Veterinary Medical Association, the University of Minnesota, and the USDA have all been
- The biggest thing is getting vets to move into rural areas, Northern Minnesota, Central Minnesota.
- was the Minnesota southeast Minnesota was the Minnesota Department<01:33:08.920><c> of</c><01:33:09.520
- On our farm, we have utilized...
Committee:
House Agriculture Finance and Policy
Keywords:
agriculture finance, broadband development, Department of Agriculture, Board of Animal Health, Agricultural Utilization Research Institute, Office of Broadband Development, food safety, food handler license, cottage food, home processed food, livestock dealer, meat packing company, milk marketer, milk marketing license, grain buyer, grain storage, beginning farmer, emerging farmer, farm down payment assistance, livestock investment grant
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Interim Joint Committee on Natural Resources and Energy (9-18-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- . and if they public service commission. and if they will<01:21:43.360><c> please</c><01:21:43.840><c
- executive director of the Public Service Commission, and Jeb Penny, who is senior adviser.
- <c> we</c><01:38:12.800><c> are</c><01:38:12.880><c> at</c> Public Service Commission, and we are at
- Public Service Commission, and we are at your<01:38:13.199><c> service.
- ><c> arms</c> the public service commission at arms the public service commission at arms length.<01:
Keywords:
Meeting Start 00:00:00
Attendance Roll Call 00:01:12
Approval of Minutes 00:02:25
Co-Chair & Member Comments 00:02:48
Discussion of 2025 SB 137 00:06:58
Outdoor Adventure Tourism Opportunities 00:41:56
Public Service Commission Update 01:21:37, 958, all
Summary:
The committee meeting began with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, roll call, and approval of the prior minutes. Members also observed a moment of reflection for Charlie Kirk and offered condolences to Representative Bobby McCool on the death of his mother. Representative Fugate then made announcements about the ongoing ATV/UTV trail system, including an October 21 opening in Letcher County and an October 2 groundbreaking in Knott County, and staff was asked to circulate the dates to members.
The main agenda item was Senate Bill 137, presented by Senator Cassie Chambers Armstrong with testimony from George Ecklan of the Coalition of the Homeless and Wesley Bryant, a flood survivor and Eastern Kentucky resident. The bill would prohibit utility disconnections for non-payment during dangerous weather and emergencies, including extreme cold, excessive heat, and declared natural disasters. Supporters said the measure is narrow, does not forgive past-due balances or change reconnection policies, and is intended to protect vulnerable residents, reduce risks to first responders, and create a minimum statewide standard amid a patchwork of utility policies. They cited weather thresholds and historical examples of extreme weather and disaster declarations in Kentucky.
Testimony emphasized the human impact of shutoffs, especially for low-income households, older adults, and families facing illness or disaster recovery. Bryant described experiences with people shivering without heat or struggling to keep children cool when power was cut off, calling electricity a lifeline rather than a luxury. Representative Gu raised concerns that utility bills have become unaffordable due to broader policy and rate issues, argued that some customers may not pay if shutoffs are prohibited, and questioned whether the bill was needed. Senator Chambers Armstrong responded that the proposal is limited to non-payment shutoffs during short periods of dangerous conditions and is meant to keep people safe during emergencies. No vote or final action on the bill was taken in the portion of the meeting provided.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Information Technology Oversight Committee (8-13-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- So, we have Legislative Research Commission up first with Jay Hartz.
- Uh, my name is Jay Hartz and I'm the director of the Legislative Research Commission.
- Um it's certainly timely and I will be somewhat circumspect in my public response.
- </c><00:03:32.080><c> Um</c> public response. Um public response.
- </c> to the public? to the public?
Keywords:
Meeting Start 00:00:00
Roll Call 00:00:27
Legislative Research Commission 00:01:15
KentuckyWired Operations Company 00:17:30
Wireless Internet Service Providers Association 00:40:15
Administrative Office of the Courts 01:08:55
Kentucky Auditor of Public Accounts 01:33:00, 958, all
Summary:
The committee first approved the July 9 minutes without objection and heard from Jay Hartz and Jonathan Harris of the Legislative Research Commission. Members asked about Capitol and legislator security in light of recent targeted shootings in other states. Hartz said LRC had removed members’ home addresses from its website, was reviewing other state-government records for similar information, and was working with the Speaker, Senate President, Kentucky State Police, and outside security experts on broader safety measures. He also said LRC is exploring commercial products to help block personal contact information from public view, but declined to name vendors publicly. Harris added that driver’s license scans at the Capitol are handled by Kentucky State Police, while LRC has a process for flagging high-volume or concerning contacts for police review. The LRC also reported that redistricting work has already begun, with census coordination underway, evaluation of redistricting software including Mapitude and open-source tools, and plans to make the same tools available to the public in the LRC library.
The committee then heard from Kentucky Wired Operations Company CEO Robert Morphonius, COO Tom Snyder, and counsel Patrick Hughes about the Kentucky Wired network. They explained the corporate structure: Kentucky Wired Operations Company is a private for-profit special purpose entity that designs, builds, operates, and maintains the network; Kentucky Wired Infrastructure Company is a nonprofit instrumentality used for financing; and Open Fiber Kentucky handles commercialization of excess capacity under a wholesale agreement. They said Kentucky Wired Operations is in the operations and maintenance phase, with those obligations continuing until 2045, and that technical changes to the network generally require KCNA approval through formal change-order processes. They also said the company conducted a market test in June 2023 under Schedule 19 of its contract, considered proposals including Open Fiber and the incumbent service provider, and retained the existing provider.
Members asked about KCNA’s role, procurement, network customers, and revenue. The witnesses said Quac operates outside normal state procurement because its process is governed by contract, while KCNA acts as the Commonwealth’s oversight authority and filter for changes. They identified current network users as including AOC, KCTCS, postsecondary education, and other Commonwealth agencies, with all requests routed through KCNA; they also said a separate change process for Exceliccom is in litigation. On funding, they said the operation is paid through monthly appropriations, with roughly a million dollars a month for the service provider and a couple hundred thousand for Quac’s oversight, not including debt service, which is bundled into the availability payment. The discussion ended as members began asking about responsibility for damage-related costs such as squirrel-related outages.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Thank you, Adrian Shelley, Public Citizen, in favor of House Bill 1341.
- This will result in significant increases in wastewater rates paid by the public.
- And by land appliers, I in fact mean the utilities.
- They are not sitting on that utility space for 14 to 21 days.
- We have small and large utilities all producing biosolids.
Committee:
House Environmental Regulation
Keywords:
hydrogen sulfide, public health, environmental regulation, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, ground level concentrations, emissions limit, emissions limits, ground-level concentrations, air quality, PFAS, agriculture, environmental protection, health risks, criminal offense, chemical regulation, preproduction plastic, water quality, pollution control, industrial waste, emissions
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Okay, with no further public testimony on Senate Bill 735, we will close public testimony.
- With no public testimony, public testimony on Senate Bill 2310 will close.
- With no further public testimony on Senate Bill 1069, public testimony will close.
- institutions, but ignores the right to protest for the general public at large in a public forum, as
- This bill walks back on that mandate and strips the publicity of public-facing institutions in Texas.
Bills:
SB2972 , SB1909 , SB2815 , SB735 , SB2233 , SB800 , SB1069 , SB2683 , SB2986 , SB2058 , SB2310 , SB2055 , SB1032
Committees:
Senate Education , Senate Education K-16
Keywords:
expressive activities, freedom of speech, public forum, higher education, protests, student rights, antisemitism, public institutions, disciplinary policy, student organizations, compliance, institutional policy, disciplinary sanctions, diploma designation, institution merger, academic records, student options, Holocaust education, Holocaust Remembrance Week, genocide education
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Public Service Apr 14th, 2026
Joint Committee on Public Service
Transcript Highlights:
- I'd like to welcome you all to the 20th hearing of the Joint Committee on Public Service in the 194th
- This meeting is being live streamed and will be posted publicly on the Joint Committee on Public Service
- to promote public safety statewide, in addition to the city of Beverly.
- So I'm going to turn right over to him. ...on statewide commissions and helped promote public safety
- We are grateful to the Joint Committee on Public Service for its consideration in this matter.
Committee:
Joint Joint Committee on Public Service
Keywords:
retirement benefits, teachers' retirement system, creditable service, public education, emergency law, sick leave bank, leave donation, personal days, vacation days, extended illness leave bank, public employee, county sheriff, Worcester County Sheriff's Office, personnel bill, employee leave, disability leave, illness leave, compassionate leave, Massachusetts public service, police recruitment
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm the Executive Director of Technology for Minnetonka Public Schools, a member of the Minnesota Association
- </c> Minnesota Youth Council. Minnesota Youth Council.
- The first pathway, Improving Attendance Utilizing the Minnesota MTSS framework, helps leadership teams
- ,</c> Utilizing the Minnesota MTSS framework, Utilizing the Minnesota MTSS framework, helps<01:05:53.320
- We are an organization that utilizes student voice and representation within the Minnesota state government
Committee:
House Education Policy
Keywords:
screen time, preschool, kindergarten, early childhood education, digital media, tablets, smartphones, educational technology, EdTech, classroom devices, publicly funded preschool, school policy, child development, special education, IEP, 504 plan, IFSP, Minnesota education law, climate literacy, education
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 2/26/26
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Today<00:25:20.480><c> in</c><00:25:20.799><c> Minnesota,</c> Today in Minnesota, Today in Minnesota,
- </c> foundation here in Minnesota. foundation here in Minnesota.
- </c><00:37:57.680><c> public</c><00:37:58.000><c> colleges</c> graduate from Minnesota public colleges
- graduate from Minnesota public colleges and<00:37:58.720><c> universities</c><00:37:59.680><c> who</
- Minnesota JATC and the Minnesota Teacher JATC.
Keywords:
student career pathways, education framework, experiential learning, employer engagement, career technical education, HF2238, Minnesota, workforce development, construction trades, youth skills training, youth apprenticeship, pre-apprenticeship, construction training, career and technical education, CTE, child labor laws, minor labor, labor exemption, workforce pipeline, skilled trades
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Nearly 73,000 students attend non-public schools in Minnesota, with the average size of a non-public
- This is particularly important as many Minnesota students will likely enroll in public and non-public
- . and public school.
- Minnesota is facing an educator shortage crisis due to the chronic underfunding of public education for
- School Boards Association, where we represent all 331 public school districts across the state of Minnesota
Bills:
HF1388
Committee:
House Education Finance
Keywords:
BARR Center, Building Assets, Reducing Risks, education finance, school funding, grant appropriation, evidence-based program, student achievement, social and emotional learning, school climate, teacher effectiveness, high school graduation, students in poverty, students of color, BIPOC, equity in education, Minnesota Department of Education, urban schools, suburban schools, rural schools, school coaching
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee 3/10/25
Transportation Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Department of Public Safety and the Minnesota Department of Transportation to conduct a Minnesota commercial
- Department of Public Safety and the Minnesota Department of Transportation to conduct a Minnesota commercial
- Department of Public Safety and the Minnesota Department of Transportation to conduct a Minnesota commercial
- Department of Public Safety and the Minnesota Department of Transportation to conduct a Minnesota commercial
- Department of Public Safety and the Minnesota Department of Transportation to conduct a Minnesota commercial
Committee:
House Transportation Finance and Policy
Keywords:
Northern Lights Express, NLX, Minneapolis-Duluth rail, passenger rail, intercity passenger rail, high-speed rail, Duluth, Minneapolis, MnDOT, Minnesota Department of Transportation, Metropolitan Council, transportation funding, rail appropriation, general fund, trunk highway fund, rail project cancellation, infrastructure spending, commercial driver training, CDL, financial assistance
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Health Finance and Policy Committee 2/17/25
Health Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- But using public programs to attract more people from foreign countries to Minnesota and then having
- I'm Jason Atkins, Executive Director of the Minnesota Catholic Conference, the public policy voice of
- Minnesota is not ready to apply for a federal waiver and enact a public option.
- I'm Steven Rubis with Alme Public Affairs, here on behalf of the Health Plan Partnership of Minnesota
- </c><01:27:21.480><c> care</c><01:27:22.040><c> public</c> we have made in Minnesota care public we have
Committee:
House Health Finance and Policy
Keywords:
undocumented immigrants, state funding, MinnesotaCare, scholarship ineligibility, state assistance, permit to carry, concealed carry, handgun permit, firearm permit, pistol training, sheriff, application process, electronic filing, mail application, fax submission, certified mail, certified delivery, gun rights, Second Amendment, firearms regulation
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
House of Representatives Second Regular Session of the 60th Legislature Day 25-after Call of the Chair Mar 16th, 2026 at 02:00 pm
Oklahoma House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- relieve traffic currently on the Memorial Ridge and it's not just an issue with traffic but also public
- This bill adds career text in public schools to those allowed to pass along the surcharge on credit.
- In the amendment, it is listed as corporation commission or the Department of Environmental Quality that
- Where the Corporation Commission stated at that time, the known orphaned and abandoned well list is 200
- Yes, I did look at federal tax structures, but this bill is looking at the state Oklahoma tax commission
Bills:
HR1038 , HB3263 , HB3127 , HB2997 , HB3115 , HB2123 , HB3587 , HB3028 , HB2035 , HB3369 , HB3620 , HB3621 , HB3622 , HB3624 , HB3175 , HB3173 , HB3178 , HB1979 , HB4476
Keywords:
Oklahoma Youth Expo, OYE, 4-H, FFA, agriculture, agricultural education, youth expo, livestock show, junior livestock, scholarships, youth leadership, Oklahoma City, rural communities, ag mechanics, engineering contest, farm youth, student recognition, ceremonial resolution, house resolution, livestock competition
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
House of Representatives Second Regular Session of the 60th Legislature Day 25 Mar 16th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Oklahoma House Floor Meeting
Bills:
HR1038 , HB3263 , HB3127 , HB2997 , HB3115 , HB2123 , HB3587 , HB3028 , HB2035 , HB3369 , HB3620 , HB3621 , HB3622 , HB3624 , HB3175 , HB3173 , HB3178 , HB1979 , HB4476
Keywords:
Oklahoma Youth Expo, OYE, 4-H, FFA, agriculture, agricultural education, youth expo, livestock show, junior livestock, scholarships, youth leadership, Oklahoma City, rural communities, ag mechanics, engineering contest, farm youth, student recognition, ceremonial resolution, house resolution, livestock competition
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
House of Representatives Second Regular Session of the 60th Legislature Day 25 Mar 16th, 2026
Oklahoma House Floor Meeting
Bills:
HR1038 , HB3263 , HB3127 , HB2997 , HB3115 , HB2123 , HB3587 , HB3028 , HB2035 , HB3369 , HB3620 , HB3621 , HB3622 , HB3624 , HB3175 , HB3173 , HB3178 , HB1979 , HB4476
Keywords:
Oklahoma Youth Expo, OYE, 4-H, FFA, agriculture, agricultural education, youth expo, livestock show, junior livestock, scholarships, youth leadership, Oklahoma City, rural communities, ag mechanics, engineering contest, farm youth, student recognition, ceremonial resolution, house resolution, livestock competition
Summary:
The transcript captures the opening of a House session. After several brief expressions of thanks and acknowledgments, the presiding officer announces that the House is now in session.
The only formal action noted is that the House will stand at recess to call the chair. No bills, committee matters, testimony, debate, or votes are mentioned in the excerpt.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
House of Representatives Second Regular Session of the 60th Legislature Day 25-after Call of the Chair Mar 16th, 2026
Oklahoma House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- He later earned his commission through the Reserve Officer Training Corps at Ohio University in 1989,
- Following commissioning, he served in numerous key leadership roles, including platoon leader with G33
- It's not just an issue with traffic but also public safety. I yield for questions.
- This bill adds career techs in public schools to those allowed to pass along the surcharge on credit
- Yes, I did look at federal tax structures, but this bill is looking at the state Oklahoma Tax Commission
Bills:
HR1038 , HB3263 , HB3127 , HB2997 , HB3115 , HB2123 , HB3587 , HB3028 , HB2035 , HB3369 , HB3620 , HB3621 , HB3622 , HB3624 , HB3175 , HB3173 , HB3178 , HB1979 , HB4476
Keywords:
Oklahoma Youth Expo, OYE, 4-H, FFA, agriculture, agricultural education, youth expo, livestock show, junior livestock, scholarships, youth leadership, Oklahoma City, rural communities, ag mechanics, engineering contest, farm youth, student recognition, ceremonial resolution, house resolution, livestock competition
Summary:
The House convened with prayer, the pledge, and several recognitions, including Veteran of the Week Major General (ret.) Tony L. Wright, Doctor of the Day Dr. Jeanette Kelly, Capitol Day students, Girl Scouts, and family members of legislators. Members also adopted House Resolution 1038 honoring the Oklahoma Youth Expo and its agricultural education and scholarship impact, including recognition of top ag mechanics exhibitors.
The chamber then considered and passed several bills, including HB 3263 designating the morel mushroom as the state mushroom; HB 315 setting qualifications and a term limit for the Department of Corrections director; HB 2123 revising authorization for an Arkansas River bridge project near Bigsby; HB 3587 allowing court-ordered outpatient mental health treatment; HB 3028 allowing career techs in public schools to pass along credit card surcharges; HB 2035 clarifying transportation protection agreements related to funeral services; HB 3369 allowing food trucks to use two fire extinguishers and training in lieu of an automatic suppression system; and a series of census-related bills creating a census count committee, reestablishing a state data center function, and updating Commerce technology for census address work. The House also passed HB 3624 to standardize county boundary mapping, HB 3175 creating an Oklahoma Advanced Nuclear Energy Office, HB 3173 allowing repurposing of orphaned and abandoned wells for geothermal or energy storage uses, and HB 4476 creating a revolving-fund rebate program to help smaller communities compete for music events and tourism.
Two measures failed on final passage: HB 3178, which would have created a standard depreciation table for county assessors to value farm equipment, and HB 1979, which would have created an Early Childhood Task Force. In both cases, members later served notice of intent to reconsider the failed votes. The House also reconsidered and passed previously failed motions on HB 3127 and HB 2997. Most bills that reached final passage were approved by recorded vote, with HB 3178 failing 43-45 and HB 1979 failing 46-43. The House adjourned until the next scheduled meeting.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House State Government & Tribal Relations Jan 30th, 2026 at 08:00 am
State Government & Tribal Relations
Transcript Highlights:
- This is an issue of public safety and privacy.
- This is an issue of public safety and privacy.
- From being made available in a public search.
- It would close everything at the Public Disclosure Commission.
- All of their exemptions all through the Public Disclosure...
Committee:
House State Government & Tribal Relations
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House Ways and Means General Fund Committee Jan 21st, 2026
Ways and Means General Fund
Transcript Highlights:
- We in and the port pulled the public hearing.
- We in and the port pulled the public hearing.
- We in and the port pulled the public hearing.
- We in and the port pulled the public hearing.
- We in and the port pulled the public hearing.
Bills:
HB66 , HB79 , SB35 , HB255 , SB134 , HB159 , HB181 , HB66 , HB79 , SB35 , HB255 , SB134 , HB159 , HB181
Committee:
House Ways and Means General Fund
Keywords:
elder abuse, financial exploitation, inheritance, joint tenancy, conviction effects, off-label, pharmacists, medical treatment, state board of pharmacy, employment protection, sexual extortion, criminal law, felony, threat, blackmail, HB255, Employees' Retirement System of Alabama, ERSA, State Police Tier II Plan, annual leave
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Could you clarify how this law would apply to public sidewalks and other public areas that happen to
- And then secondly, how this would affect normal public use of public spaces?
- Similarly, the offense of interference with public duties does not include utility workers who are conducting
- If the author would consider including water and sewer retail public utilities in House Bill 1160.
- But the utility workers were definitely targeted because they were utility workers, and we even had utility
Bills:
HB316 , HB353 , HB 1160 , HB1414 , HB1422 , HB1443 , HB1713 , HB1789 , HB1902 , HB2073 , HB2666 , HB2695 , HB316
Committee:
House Criminal Jurisprudence
Keywords:
motor fuel, criminal offense, metering device, organized crime, Texas Penal Code, trespassing, school safety, day-care centers, education, trespass, public safety, utility employees, criminal penalties, assault, harassment, public duties, safety, law enforcement, driving offenses, license regulations
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- Okay, next up we have HCR 118 and HR 14 HD1, requesting the State Public Charter School Commission to
- Public Utilities Commission in support of us. Chair Eddie. Actually, no questions. Thank you.
- Are they going to pass that on to the utilities directly?
- Hawaii Public Health Institute in support on Zoom.
- Campaign Spending Commission in support on Zoom.
Committee:
House Finance
Keywords:
image-based sexual abuse, working group, gender-based violence, Hawaii Commission on the Status of Women, prevention efforts, survivor protections, new technologies, legal reform, HCR14, House Concurrent Resolution, perpetual easement, non-exclusive easement, state submerged lands, submerged lands, shoreline easement, drainage outfall, stormwater outfall, lagoon outfall, pipelines, Kahala Hotel & Resort
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- I have no one ready to provide public testimony, so is there anyone wishing to provide public testimony
- We currently have changed that now to where we're holding public meetings—straight public meetings on
- Hearing and seeing none, public testimony is closed.
- We'll move to public testimony. Do I have any... Okay.
- I have no one registered for public testimony on SCR48.
Committee:
Senate Natural Resources
Keywords:
concrete crushing, hospital proximity, environmental regulation, public health, zoning laws, SB 2203, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, TCEQ, State Office of Administrative Hearings, SOAH, contested case, administrative law judge, ALJ, discovery, scope of discovery, certification, administrative procedure, permit dispute, agency rules, Government Code