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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Housing and Homelessness Prevention - 03/18/25
Housing and Homelessness Prevention
Transcript Highlights:
- This program is similar to the existing Workforce and Affordable Home Ownership Development Program,
- This program is similar to the existing Workforce and Affordable Home Ownership Development Program.
- It's a very nice program.
- It's a very nice program.
- ><c> it's</c> program for homelessness programs it's program for homelessness programs it's 23.22<01:
Committee:
Senate Housing and Homelessness Prevention
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
No entering into certain civil immigration enforcement agreements with the feds 3/3/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> in the 287G program. in the 287G program.
- </c><00:04:49.480><c> is,</c> ICE, which is what the 287G program is, ICE, which is what the 287G program
- </c><00:09:30.400><c> towns</c> enforcement, especially in small towns enforcement, especially in small
- . programs. programs.
- </c><00:57:10.520><c> letter</c> League of Minnesota Cities letter League of Minnesota Cities letter
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Legislative Session Day 22 (2-6-26)
Kentucky House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:43:19.599><c> Small-scale</c> build smallcale Excuse me.
- Small-scale build smallcale Excuse me.
- </c><00:48:49.920><c> law</c> working hard alongside our city law working hard alongside our city law
- House Bill buyer trust fund program.
- House Bill 584, Representative program.
Keywords:
Convene 00:00:00
Senate Message 00:05:34
Calendar/2nd Readings 00:06:28
Orders of the Day 00:08:10
HB 542 00:08:34
HB 565 00:23:06
HB 611 00:25:32
HB 657 00:28:39
HB 762 00:31:07
HB 108 00:34:54
HB 67 00:39:02
Motions, Petitions, and Communications 00:46:48
Introduction of New Bills and Resolutions 00:58:42
Recess for ConC/Rules Meeting 00:59:12
ConC/Rules Report 01:02:18
Floor Amendments 01:03:42
Adjournment 01:04:02, 958, all
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Elections Finance and Government Operations Committee 3/2/26
Elections Finance and Government Operations
Transcript Highlights:
- Cities, and I believe Mr.
- ,</c><00:04:04.240><c> um</c> with the League of Minnesota Cities, um with the League of Minnesota Cities
- ,</c> well as the League of Minnesota Cities, well as the League of Minnesota Cities, um<00:04:20.959
- </c> city council, "We want this approved."? city council, "We want this approved."?
- </c> program for the entire county and city program for the entire county and city together<00:25:52.160
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Health and Human Services - 03/25/25
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- They set up their programs of or not.
- , and other programs.
- programs, and other programs.<00:49:35.760><c> We</c><00:49:36.079><c> appreciate</c><00:49:36.640><
- </c> PBMs have already done all the program PBMs have already done all the program needed<01:03:07.839
- But in in this care program itself.
Committee:
Senate Health and Human Services
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- And resources they typically do not have, especially in smaller towns and cities.
- I'm representing farm and city and respectfully opposing HB 5347.
- That could be abused by cities hostile to gas-powered cars.
- How many of you wish you had more transportation options between our cities?
- Last main point I'll make is San Antonio, as you know, is Military City USA.
Committee:
House S/C on Transportation Funding
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee Apr 8th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Sustainable Fashion Program at Cups. Sustainable Fashion Program at House.
- Sustainable Fashion Program at California State University, Northridge.
- Melissa Sparks-Cranz with the League of California Cities in support.
- Melissa Sparks Kranz with the League of California Cities in support.
- Melissa Sparks Kranz with the League of California Cities in support.
Summary:
The committee heard several environmental and consumer-safety bills. AB 405, the Fashion Act, would require fashion companies to disclose and manage toxic chemicals in their supply chains; supporters said it would reduce worker and consumer exposure and align with existing industry frameworks, while retailers and business groups argued it would duplicate existing laws and raise costs. After questions about DTSC workload, international standards, and affordability, the bill was moved on a due-pass-as-amended motion to Natural Resources and held on call with three votes. AB 762 would ban the sale and distribution of disposable vape devices; supporters emphasized battery-fire risks, recycling contamination, and waste impacts, while cannabis and convenience-store interests warned it would push consumers to illicit markets and harm legal businesses. The bill passed on a due-pass motion to Business and Professions with three votes and was held on call.
The committee also adopted the consent calendar with six votes. AB 794 would direct California to keep in place the federal PFAS drinking-water standard if federal protections are weakened, with supporters citing health risks and the need for certainty, and water agencies opposing the emergency-rulemaking authority and potential costs. Members debated whether the bill was too broad and whether federal funds would cover implementation; the bill passed on a due-pass-as-amended motion to Appropriations with four votes and was held open. AB 1148, the Safer Food Packaging Act, would restrict certain chemicals in food packaging; supporters cited cancer and reproductive-health concerns, while chemical, beverage, and manufacturing groups argued the bill should go through existing regulatory processes and that some chemicals lacked feasible alternatives. The author said she would remove antimony trioxide later in the process after hearing opposition concerns; the bill passed on a due-pass motion to Judiciary with four votes and was held open.
Finally, AB 1338 would allow local air districts to recover costs for implementing fence-line air monitoring at metal shredding facilities, building on prior legislation and local air district efforts in AB 617 communities. The author said the bill would preserve local control and improve efficiency, and the South Coast Air Quality Management District testified in support. The transcript ends as the district witness begins testimony, with no vote yet taken on AB 1338.
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- So we created this program.
- We manage our household hazardous waste program that serves 32 cities, collects over a million pounds
- We're trying to get the program up. We're trying to get the program up and going. We have it going.
- It's an award-winning program.
- Sheltered workshops and recycling programs just can't exist in towns that small.
Committee:
House Emerging Issues
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- You wonder why people, and then they've started building apartments all over the city of Baton Rouge.
- The struggling that's going on in this city, in the state of Louisiana.
- I'm out there in this city. Like I said, I'm in 70805 for the 54 years when I came in there.
- I'm out there in this city, like I said, I'm in 70805 for the 54 years when I came in there.
- And thank you, Senator Barrow, for bringing the bill and to our colleagues at City.
Committee:
Senate Local & Municipal Affairs
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Select Committee on Biotechnology and Medical Technology Aug 19th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- The Ph.D. programs, the postdoc programs, for sure.
- Well, thank you for highlighting that program.
- This is a perfect opportunity for that program.
- And we have that guaranteed water program still in effect today for the city as well, for a lot of those
- And we have that guaranteed water program still in effect today for the city as well, for a lot of those
Summary:
The Assembly Select Committee on Biotechnology and Medical Technology met on August 19, 2025 to examine the effects of federal grant cuts, tariff uncertainty, and related policy changes on California’s biotech, medtech, and academic research ecosystem. The chair and panelists emphasized California’s outsized role in the industry, describing major clusters in the Bay Area, Los Angeles, and San Diego, and explaining how research, startup formation, manufacturing, and clinical trials are interconnected across the state. Speakers from Biocom California, California Life Sciences, Farma, UC, Stanford, CSU Biotech, and UCLA all argued that NIH and NSF funding are foundational to discovery, workforce training, and commercialization, and that disruptions are already chilling venture capital, startup formation, and hiring.
Witnesses described several concrete impacts: suspended or terminated grants, reduced doctoral admissions, fewer training opportunities, canceled retreats and internships, and anxiety among graduate students and early-career researchers. UC reported hundreds of millions of dollars in suspended or terminated NIH and NSF funding, while Stanford said more than a thousand training and career-development grants nationwide have been frozen or ended, affecting multiple trainees per grant. CSU Biotech said 133 federal grants had been terminated, scaled back, or canceled, totaling about $140 million, including nearly $30 million from NIH and NSF. Industry representatives also warned that proposed antitrust limits on mergers and acquisitions could undermine the standard biotech exit path and further deter investment.
Committee members asked about the duration of the disruption, the possibility of state action to offset federal losses, and whether California could better support workforce development, manufacturing, and R&D tax credits. Panelists urged the Legislature to preserve and expand state support for STEM education, internships, apprenticeship pathways, manufacturing incentives, and the R&D tax credit, and to consider infrastructure and housing as part of competitiveness. They also noted that tariffs are already raising costs for medtech components and building materials, and that China is increasingly competing for R&D, talent, and licensing deals. No formal votes or bill actions were taken at the hearing; the meeting was informational and focused on testimony and discussion.
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
S/C on Telecommunications & Broadband Mar 24th, 2025
S/C on Telecommunications & Broadband
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, now, going to the boot program, the Bringing Online Opportunities to Texas program, we certainly
- So we had over 100 applications for that program. Um, now this program was a county level.
- Uh, I have only carriers that are in that small, uh, in that small section.
- And so when you're talking about very small, very rural, um, we are solely very small and very rural.
- , small providers.
Committee:
House S/C on Telecommunications & Broadband
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- So there are times where a city does annexing. There are times where a city does annex.
- You now have to hook up to city properties.
- I used to run a program in Baker City, Oregon. I had a tiny budget.
- hinder and stop the program immediately.
- Our mosquito control program relies heavily on surveillance of larval and adult mosquito. control program
Committee:
House Local Government
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session Mar 12th, 2026 at 10:30 am
Washington House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- And as you'll recall, the underlying policy is about enabling our small cannabis farmers and producers
- We concur that this is a good change in enabling these small producers to be able to grow, to create
- A slight history lesson: the LEOFF 1 was formulated by the merger of several large city pension plans
- Anytime we can support our small businesses and allow them to serve their communities more fully and
- I think the body across the rotunda made the bill tighter, but also still allows support for our small
Keywords:
behavioral health, emergency services, health insurance, provider access, mental health funding, premium assistance, funding, healthcare, subsidies, juice grapes, agriculture, commerce, state regulation, market access, fire safety, insurance incentives, best practices, community protection, voluntary measures, mortgage modification
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- And so I had seen these programs in many regards as programs that would, you know, cost the state our
- I think we're taking what is a small, but not very small industry in California and saying, will this
- short-term programs...
- California has launched program after program, but these programs are often too disconnected and operating
- So while we have the largest universal preschool program in the nation, a very small percentage of our
Committee:
Senate Education
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- It talks about the Emerald City.
- It's a very special program.
- And it's just been a very impactful program that I think we should continue to incent. ...impactful program
- The idea here is that what's happening in certain cities, not all cities, is they are currently penalizing
- I don't know what we're going to create this, a city to create this, a city create the floor, okay, yeah
Summary:
The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, journal approval, guest introductions, and a proclamation recognizing March as International Women’s Celebration Month. Members also welcomed guests from several school districts and the Arizona FFA. The chamber then moved through first readings of numerous Senate bills and took up several motions, including reconsideration of HB 2169 and referral of HB 210 and HB 2103 to an additional Committee of the Whole for further amendment.
In Committee of the Whole, the House advanced HB 2100 and HB 2103 with technical amendments and due-pass recommendations. It then considered a series of bills on Calendar 2, including HB 2048, HB 2364, HB 2415, HB 2775, HB 2833, HB 2862, HB 2870, HB 2995, and HB 4067. Debate centered on election administration, sovereignty and international organizations, private school regulation, law enforcement face coverings, domestic violence and coercive control, and voter roll categories. HB 2862 drew the most procedural attention, with a division vote on a substitute amendment; the House rejected a motion to replace the adopted amendment, and the report was later adopted.
On Calendar 3, the House considered education bills. HB 2093, which repeals the requirement for K-12 health education to include mental health instruction, prompted extensive debate over student suicide prevention, school counseling, parental responsibility, and whether schools should provide mental health support; it received a due-pass recommendation by a 27-22 division vote. The House also advanced HB 2313, which was described as responding to a Tucson Unified School District work stoppage tied to a political protest, and HB 2423, HB 2478, and other education measures after amendments and, in one case, withdrawal of an appropriations amendment. The session continued into HB 2830 as the transcript ended.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, March 4, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- As a young man growing up in the segregated city of Kansas City, Alvin Brooks refused to accept the limitations
- </c><00:06:53.440><c> called</c><00:06:53.759><c> Kansas</c><00:06:54.080><c> City,</c> segregated city
- called Kansas City, segregated city called Kansas City, Alvin<00:06:54.880><c> Brooks</c><00:06:55.759
- </c> city needs clarity and calmness. Dr. city needs clarity and calmness. Dr.
- </c> Iran's nuclear program. Iran's nuclear program.
UT
Utah 2025 Regular Session
Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Interim Committee - November 19, 2025
Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Interim Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm a citizen of Salt Lake City, and I wanted to share my constituent experience.
- Yeah. ...program. Item number six on the agenda.
- So the SOLID program is in Bear. It's in Bear 2, yes. In Bear 2. So are the other...
- “Bear 2 is the SOLID program?” “Yes, ma’am.”
- I think my number one question is, since the SOLID program and...”
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Transportation Jan 14th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- programs, state agencies and hundreds of providers.
- , including the innovative service delivery program.
- We really we do see that a lot as pilot programs.
- The veterans example I mentioned is a pilot program.
- The staff is so small the costs can be prohibitive.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Aug 28th, 2025
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The application portal will track housing projects in cities and counties with over 150,000 residents
- city basically gave out benefits, gold-plated benefits that were not affordable to taxpayers.
- Mayor Lurie and the City of San Francisco are supporting this legislation.
- These programs will create irreparable harm to seniors, children, and families.
- At the Panorama City Chamber of Commerce, he was more than a volunteer.
Summary:
The Assembly met after a quorum call, prayer, and pledge, with members observing a moment of silence for the Minnesota tragedy mentioned by the Speaker. The chamber then moved quickly through a large daily file, taking up many Senate amendments and third-reading measures, with most bills passing by wide margins or unanimously. Early procedural actions included returning AB 1308 to the Senate, rescinding action on SB 863, and later taking up several resolutions and bills on concurrence and third reading.
Among the main policy items, members adopted AJR 8 on temporary protected status after debate over immigration policy, and AJR 19 urging opposition to dismantling the U.S. Department of Education. The Assembly also adopted ACR 112 recognizing September as Deaf Awareness Month, with several members speaking in support of the deaf community and accessibility. Other notable measures included bills on water reclamation and Colorado River Aqueduct maintenance (AB 580), telehealth (AB 688), housing approvals and ADU enforcement/cleanup (AB 920, SB 9, SB 543), pension and retirement rules (SB 301), volunteer fire department tax exemptions (SB 87), dementia training for home care aides (SB 412), and a San Francisco public-safety measure on stolen goods resale (SB 276), which drew opposition over permitting and criminalization concerns.
The Assembly also passed or concurred in a number of Senate bills dealing with local government finance and infrastructure, public contracts, the Delta, fairgrounds compensation, and San Francisco liquor licenses, as well as AJR 3 on Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid. Most measures were approved on roll-call votes with few no votes; SB 227 and SB 276 were urgency measures and received the required two-thirds support. The consent calendar was adopted unanimously, and the day concluded with several adjournment-in-memory tributes, including remembrances of former Assembly staffer Lawrence Merman, Jeff Brady, Fran Urcini, and Alejandro Luna, before the House adjourned until the next morning.
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- It will reward those individuals and allow them to get just a small COLA during those years.
- And I appreciate Maria's kind words about our investment program.
- We do have a great investment program.
- And I appreciate Maria's kind words about our investment program.
- This one dealt with the public school retirement system for the city of St. Louis.
Summary:
The Committee on Pensions met without a quorum at first, then later returned to executive session and held several bill hearings. Representative Haley presented House Bill 295, which would allow PSRS retirees who have reached the 80% COLA cap to receive an additional 2% COLA in years when investment returns exceed the system’s assumed rate and CPI conditions are met. Haley and supporters from the Missouri Retired Teachers Association said the bill was narrowly targeted, non-cumulative, and protected by guardrails; committee members questioned whether it could affect funding stability. PSRS/PEERS counsel testified informally that the proposal would function like a one-time “13th paycheck,” would affect about 3,400 PSRS and 800 PEERS retirees, and would cost roughly $32 million for PSRS and under $1 million for PEERS, while emphasizing the systems’ smoothing policy and funded status.
The committee then adopted a substitute and passed House Committee Substitute for House Bills 2884 and 1655 by a 12-0 vote. The substitute combined language dealing with St. Louis police retirement board quorum/appointment timing, public employee retirement system provisions, and public school retirement system board quorum/vote requirements, and it also added clarifying language so retirement systems could continue routine informational communications without using funds to support ballot measures. The committee next took up House Committee Substitute for House Bills 1762 and 2059, which would increase the income tax deduction for private retirement income and raise the income threshold for eligibility. Supporters argued it would provide parity with the earlier public-pension tax break and help retirees and self-employed taxpayers; opponents raised concerns about the fiscal impact and timing. The substitute passed 8-4.
Representative Bromley then presented House Bill 2144, which would increase the PSRS death benefit from $5,000 to $10,000. He said the current amount no longer covers funeral costs and that the change would help older retirees’ families. MRTA supported the concept but urged caution about system solvency and suggested looking at PEERS as well; PSRS/PEERS counsel testified that the benefit applies to all vested PSRS members, would cost about $137.8 million in actuarial liability, and would reduce the trust fund by about 0.19%. An EMPERS representative confirmed that system also has a $5,000 death benefit and uses similar third-party death-notification services. Finally, Representative Mayhew briefly presented House Bill 2205, which would exempt all public and private retirement income from Missouri income tax; no one testified in support or opposition, and the hearing adjourned after no further discussion.