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FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Joint Legislative Auditing Committee Feb 3rd, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- REMOTE AGREEMENTS WERE NOT ALWAYS EXECUTED. CONTROLS NEEDED TO BE ENHANCED OVER PERSONNEL TRAVEL.
- HAVE A FINDING RELATED TO TRAVEL EXPENDITURES AND WE HAD A FINDING RELATED TO THEY DID NOT EXECUTE REMOTE
- AGREEMENTS OR SOME OF THE STAFF THAT WERE WORKING REMOTELY. >> Rep.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session 5/12/26 - Part 2
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The clerk will call the names of the members voting remotely. Kotter? Yes. Kultar votes aye.
- members voting remotely. members voting remotely.
- >> The clerk will call the names of the members voting remotely. Kultar votes aye.
- members voting remotely. members voting remotely.
- The clerk will call the names of the members voting remotely. Momani Helsley.
Summary:
The House received several Senate messages returning House File 3426 on natural resources and House File 4252 on higher education with Senate amendments, and in both cases the House refused to concur and moved to conference committee. The House also acceded to the Senate’s request for a conference committee on Senate File 4612, which concerns state government and Department of Health and Human Services provisions. Speaker appointments to the conference committees were announced for all three bills.
The House then concurred in Senate amendments to House File 3522, a veterans bill allowing the Department of Veterans Affairs to temporarily close state veterans homes under a CMS order. Representative Duran said the Senate had bundled several veterans-related bills into HF 3522, including measures on SGU veterans, National Guard pay, grant requirements in the MDBA process, burial eligibility in veterans and National Guard cemeteries, honor guard eligibility, and codifying a commandos task force. The bill passed 134-0 and was read to pass.
On the floor calendar, Senate File 3210, a human rights bill on disability accommodations, was laid on the table by agreement for later consideration. House File 4017, a study bill on unlawful shipments of infectious or pathological waste, was presented as a worker-safety measure; an A6 technical amendment was adopted, and the bill passed 126-8. House File 4138, dealing with social media platforms and minors, was amended with A10 and A11 changes emphasizing transparency, privacy defaults, limits on data use, and a shift from “child” to “minor” in the age provisions; Representative Bonner argued for extending protections to age 18, while Representative Scott said the bill was a first step and opposed the amendment. The A11 amendment was adopted, and debate on the bill continued as the transcript ended.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Floor debate on automatically returning future budget surpluses to taxpayers 3/17/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- [Music] e for e The clerk will call the names of the members participating remotely.
- The clerk will call the names of the members participating remotely. Gander votes no.
- The clerk will call the names of the members participating remotely. Gander votes no.
- remotely remotely Gander<00:39:39.520>
Gander <00:39:40.000>votes <00:39:40.640>nay - The clerk will call the names of the members participating remotely. Gander, go ahead.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- She's coming to us remotely.
- All right, next we have Joan Olen from Prairie Drifter Farm, and she is joining us remotely.
- It's great to be here remotely.
- bet all right next we will um go remote bet all right next we will um go remote with<01:02:49.400
- Thank you so much for joining us remotely and sharing your viewpoints on that.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- And we will also have some individuals joining us remotely and testifying remotely.
- There should be a time display both in the room and remotely.
- If there's, I don't think we have any committee members participating remotely, but if anybody is out
- Anyone who is not a member of the committee who is raising their hand on the remote access system, your
- I work my job remotely, and to get outside, I started volunteering...
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources held a heavily attended hybrid hearing focused primarily on plastics reduction bills, along with a few local and related waste-management measures. Chair Rauch and Chair Barber outlined strict testimony rules because of the large number of speakers. Before the plastics docket, the committee heard support for a local Sharon sewer-extension bill for a Sunrise Senior Living project, and the bill’s proponents said the project would help address senior housing needs and would still require MWRA and local approvals. The chairs also noted a separate local matter involving Sharon and the MWRA.
A major portion of the hearing centered on the Plastics Reduction Act and related bills addressing single-use plastics, including plastic bags, polystyrene, black plastic, plastic beverage bottles, non-flushable wipes, skip-the-stuff provisions, and truth-in-labeling. Sponsors and supporters said the bills would reduce litter, microplastics, greenhouse gas emissions, and municipal waste costs, while creating statewide consistency and supporting environmental justice communities. Several speakers cited local bans already adopted by many Massachusetts cities and towns, and many urged the committee to advance comprehensive statewide action. The committee also heard testimony on a boat wrap recycling bill, a mattress recycling bill, and a bill to prohibit hotels from providing small plastic toiletries.
Municipal officials and waste professionals supported extended producer responsibility for paint and labeling for non-flushable wipes, saying these measures would shift costs away from cities and towns and reduce strain on wastewater systems. The Massachusetts Municipal Association, Mayor Ruth Ann Fuller of Newton, and a Franklin County waste official all backed paint EPR and wipes labeling. Fire Chief Brian Nardelli testified for the Fire Chiefs Association in support of lithium-ion battery legislation, citing fire safety and disposal concerns. Other speakers, including environmental groups, local activists, and business representatives, supported bag and polystyrene bans, though the Retailers Association of Massachusetts urged any bag policy to be truly statewide and said any bag fee should be retained by retailers. No votes were taken during the hearing.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Public Health Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:00 am
Joint Committee on Public Health
Transcript Highlights:
- measure heart rate, oxygen usage, range of motion measurements, and strength measurements remotely,
- In any other compact state with no notification requirements to the remote state.
- Under the PT Compact, when a licensee wants to work in another active compact state, known as the remote
- state, that individual must purchase a compact privilege for that specific remote state.
- And this compact privilege becomes the legal authorization to practice in the remote state.
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Public Health held a hearing to take testimony on a wide range of bills involving professional licensure, clinical practice, and public health-related workforce issues. The chair explained that no votes would be taken at the hearing and that the purpose was to gather public input. Early testimony focused on Marnie’s Law, with supporters describing the bill as a no-cost, preventive measure to require nursing education on inflammatory breast cancer after a family tragedy and arguing it could reduce misdiagnosis and save lives.
A major portion of the hearing centered on bills affecting clinical decision-making and licensure compacts. Supporters of the physician ownership/clinical autonomy bills argued they would protect independent practices from corporate interference after the Steward collapse, while supporters of EMS, dental, psychology, physical therapy, and physician assistant compacts said the measures would improve workforce mobility, reduce delays, and expand access to care, especially for rural patients, military families, and telehealth users. Several witnesses emphasized that the compacts would not reduce standards and would strengthen public protection through shared disciplinary databases and streamlined credentialing.
There was also testimony on bills to ensure safe medication administration and to protect the independence of complementary and alternative health care practitioners. Nursing representatives urged that only licensed professionals administer medications in hospitals, hospices, and home care settings, warning that delegation to unlicensed staff could endanger patients and nurses’ licenses. A complementary and alternative care witness supported consumer access with mandatory disclosures and limits on reserved medical acts. On the dental compact, witnesses were split: some supported portability and workforce flexibility, while others warned the compact lacked a hands-on skills exam and could weaken Massachusetts’ regulatory authority and patient safety. The hearing concluded with continued testimony on the psychology compact, physical therapy compact, and physician assistant bills, with most speakers favoring expanded interstate practice and reduced administrative barriers.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- have is on remote with two other remote have is on remote with two other remote testifiers.<01:03
- With that, I have Clinton Ferguson from Minneapolis Public Schools, via remote. >> Good afternoon.
- Um, next up remotely is Hillary Horab.
- Um, last remote testifier is Dr. Anna Lee.
- Last remote testifiier is Dr. Anna Lee. Last remote testifiier is Dr. Anna Lee.
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
CPC Public Hearing - Thu Feb 12, 2026 @ 2:00 PM HST
Consumer Protection & Commerce
Transcript Highlights:
- They're remote. They don't have to move. They don't have to do it remotely, too, right?
- They're<00:44:26.359>
They're <00:44:26.800>remote. - They don't have They're They're remote. They don't have to<00:44:28.359>
move. - <00:44:31.240>
They <00:44:31.320>don't >> do it remotely, too, right? - but they could do it remotely, too. but they could do it remotely, too.
Keywords:
cosmetics, returns, refunds, consumer protection, high-pressure sales, transparency, accountability, HB1660, Hawaii, county labor standards, counties, contractors, building permits, permit denial, permit suspension, permit revocation, wage theft, wages, benefits, hours
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on HB 2614, which would require merchants selling cosmetics to accept returns of newer unopened goods within specified time frames and expand signage requirements for return and refund policies. DCCA’s Office of Consumer Protection strongly supported the bill, citing updated figures of 180 cosmetic complaints from 2020 to 2025, 54 still under investigation, 148 referred to class action litigation, and more than $1.3 million in consumer losses. Members questioned whether the bill was needed given the pending lawsuit and whether bad actors would comply, while the office responded that clearer signage would improve consumer awareness and could reduce complaints without limiting other remedies. No vote was taken.
The committee then heard HB 1660 HD1, which would allow counties to require contractors to disclose wage, benefit, hour, and employment-status information and to deny, revoke, or suspend permits for certain labor-law violations. DLIR, the Hawaii Regional Council of Carpenters, Operating Engineers Local 3, and Pacific Resource Partnership testified in support, arguing the measure would help deter cheating contractors, protect law-abiding employers, and keep bad actors from undercutting wages and taxes. One member raised concerns about possible delays to affordable housing projects and whether owners should be held responsible for contractors’ misconduct; supporters replied that compliance is a minimum standard, that county action would be discretionary rather than automatic, and that the bill would not bar counties from working with affordable housing developers. No action was reported.
Finally, the committee took up HB 1704, adopting the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact to allow telepsychology and temporary in-person practice across state lines. The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, the State Health Planning and Development Agency, the Hawaii State Association of Counties, and the Hawaii Association of Health Plans supported the measure, saying it would help fill major staffing gaps, especially for forensic evaluations and services in rural and neighbor-island communities. The Board of Psychology raised concerns about the compact’s scope, the need for a study focused specifically on psychologists, background-check requirements, possible loss of regulatory authority and revenue, and the need to update older statutory provisions. Hawaii Association for Justice opposed the immunity language in the compact, and Shawn Scanlon opposed the bill, arguing it could weaken cultural responsiveness and local control and suggesting the state instead improve temporary licensing and other in-state pathways. The committee also questioned the Department of Corrections about its vacancies and whether telehealth could be filled by local providers; no vote was taken in the excerpt.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Electricity as Vehicle Fuel Working Group 9/15/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- For those online, if you are remote, please use the raise hand feature if you have questions or wish
- And then for those here you're remote.
- We'll go remote folks this time first.
- We'll go remote folks this time first.
- And then whether the preference is to be remote, fully remote, or hybrid like it was today, or all in
Summary:
The meeting was the first session of the Minnesota Department of Transportation’s Electricity as a Vehicle Fuel Working Group. Commissioner Nancy Doenberger opened with introductions from members representing state agencies, legislators, utilities, local governments, industry groups, advocacy organizations, and others. The group then elected its leadership: Senator Anne Johnson Stewart was nominated and unanimously elected chair, and Representative Steve Elkins was nominated and unanimously elected vice chair. Senator Johnson Stewart said she would ensure all viewpoints are heard and asked MnDOT to continue running the meeting for practical reasons.
Austin Turman of the Legislative Coordinating Commission reviewed the authorizing legislation. He explained that the working group must analyze electricity used as vehicle fuel infrastructure opportunities and barriers, develop a roadmap with policy and funding recommendations for sustainable transportation funding consistent with the Minnesota Constitution, and study other states’ approaches to equitable fuel assessment methods for electric vehicles. The group’s report is due February 13 and will go to the governor and legislative transportation leaders. Turman also briefly reviewed open meeting law requirements, noting the group must operate publicly when a quorum discusses official business, though public comment is not required.
Members then discussed the purpose of the group and the need to find a fair replacement or supplement for declining gas tax revenue as EVs increase. Senator Johnson Stewart emphasized balancing system funding needs with user-based fairness, including differences in vehicle weight and road use. Representative Murphy stressed the need to consider rural Minnesota, taxpayer impacts, and current science, including climate and CO2 issues. Drive Electric Minnesota said EV drivers should pay their fair share and not be overburdened, while the Department of Revenue said it wants to administer the new EV charging-station tax fairly. A trucking representative highlighted that passenger vehicles and freight vehicles have very different operating and charging needs, suggesting the group consider those differences in any fee structure.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- The clerk will call the name of the member participating remotely. Davids votes aye.
- [Music] The clerk will call on the member participating remotely. Davids votes no.
- The clerk will call the name of the member participating remotely: Davids.
- remotely remotely Davids<00:41:47.520>
David <00:41:47.920>votes <00:41:48.319>no - The clerk will call the name of the member participating remotely: Davids.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - 02/10/25
Judiciary and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- Think of somebody dangling from a helicopter to pick somebody up in a very remote spot.
- to fly at night and do night operations, which, as we know, if somebody is maybe camping in a very remote
uh <00:04:32.759>they're <00:04:32.960>doing <00:04:33.320>very very remote- spot uh they're doing very very remote spot uh they're doing very dangerous<00:04:34.800>
uh < - area they might need help remote area they might need help overnight<00:05:05.520>
it's <00:05
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session - part 2 Apr 24th, 2025
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The clerk will call the names of the members participating remotely. Hanson J. Swazinski.
- The clerk will call the name of the member participating remotely: Swazinski. Swazinski votes aye.
- The clerk will call the name of the member participating remotely. Aye, Swazinski. Aye.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- members voting remotely. members voting remotely. >> Green. >> Green.
- members participating remotely. members participating remotely.
- members participating remotely. members participating remotely.
- members participating remotely. members participating remotely.
- And also, it allows for remote Johnny?
Summary:
The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a quorum present. The journal was approved as corrected, several Senate files were given second reading, and House files 5099 through 5102 were introduced. The Rules and Legislative Administration report placed a large group of bills on the May 4 calendar with pre-filing requirements for amendments. The first major floor bill was House File 3426, the annual LCCMR bill appropriating about $102.036 million from the Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund for 108 projects, including a new community grants program. Members spoke in support, emphasizing natural resources, outdoor recreation, and added integrity safeguards; the bill passed 117-15.
The House then passed House File 4151, a bipartisan occupational licensing bill for private detectives and protective agents. It ends partnership detective licenses and requires background checks for controlling officers and qualified representatives, while preventing licensure of people with disqualifying offenses from other states or federal law. The bill passed 133-0. After that, the chamber took up Senate File 4760, a public safety package incorporating multiple previously heard House bills and additional provisions. The package included items on recognizing Canadian protective orders, sextortion penalties, gift card fraud, firearm age restrictions, restitution, juvenile detention licensing, corrections data and terminology, chemical irritant disclosure, victims’ rights, BCA fraud statutes, and the private detective bill.
Several amendments to Senate File 4760 were adopted, including one inserting House language, one changing the effective date for public-employer discretion provisions, one allowing the Office of the Legislative Auditor to request BCA fingerprints for federal tax information compliance, and one clarifying jail medication provisions. Another amendment, A3, drew a roll call after Representative Duran argued it would keep the current juvenile delinquency age and allow more time to build infrastructure; Representative Feist urged a no vote, citing opposition from other stakeholders. The transcript ends during discussion of that roll call, before the final outcome on A3 or the overall public safety package is shown.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session (Full Formal with Calendar) Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Massachusetts Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Pursuant to the remote procedure adopted by the Senate, the chair announced the vote of Senator Fattman
- The remote procedure is dropped by the Senate. The chair will announce the vote of Senator Fattman.
- Assuming the remote, the amendment is adopted by the Senate.
- Soon the remote voting receives adopted by the Senate.
Summary:
The Senate considered a series of amendments to a primary care health care bill and also took up a separate literacy bill. Several amendments were withdrawn, including one on artificial intelligence in health care and others related to cost controls, direct primary care, and provider studies. The Senate adopted amendments on preserving access to treatment for serious mental illness, modernizing the definition of primary care, clarifying payment rates for community health centers, excluding pharmaceutical spending from primary care expenditure calculations, and strengthening health equity reporting. Other amendments on rate bands, alternative payment systems, private equity reporting, scope of practice, and ownership disclosure were rejected. The Senate then approved the Ways and Means amendment and ordered the primary care bill to a third reading.
The chamber also took up final passage of An Act Relative to Teachers Preparation and Student Literacy, with senators describing it as a long-awaited compromise focused on improving early reading outcomes. Supporters said the bill requires evidence-based K-3 literacy curricula, regular student screening and family notification, dyslexia screening protocols, professional development for teachers, and a free state-developed curriculum option. Senators emphasized the need to address declining third-grade reading proficiency and equity gaps. The bill passed to be enacted by a unanimous roll call and was sent to the Governor.
After the literacy bill, the Senate returned to the primary care bill, where senators again debated cost containment, innovation, and access. The final version included the adopted amendments and was passed to be engrossed by a roll call vote of 35-4. The Senate then adopted an adjournment order and recessed, adjourning in memory of Henry Thomas III, former Representative Ben Swan, and Mr. Dennis Frane.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- implementing regionalized specialty and maternal care networks, implementing provider training, and remote
- Implementing provider training and remote care technologies to expand access, improve local capacity,
- Are there remote patient monitoring things we can do?
- And we can do remote patient monitoring and try to really sort of see, we get you home to your community
Keywords:
SB193, acequia, community ditch, irrigation works construction fund, water infrastructure, ditch infrastructure, irrigation, New Mexico water law, agricultural water, farmers, Rio Grande, acequia association, forest land protection revolving fund, state fund transfer, irrigation projects, SB132, DOIT, Department of Information Technology, software replacement, equipment replacement
AL
Alabama 2026 1st Special Session
Alabama House Jefferson County Legislation Committee Jan 21st, 2026
Jefferson County Legislation
Transcript Highlights:
- actually a landing strip for these hobby guys, you know, these really expensive planes that you fly remotely
- planes that you these really expensive planes that you you<00:15:29.760>
fly <00:15:30.560>remotely - It's<00:15:31.760>
a <00:15:31.920>landing <00:15:32.480>strip you fly remotely - It's a landing strip you fly remotely.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
December 9, 2025 - 08:30 AM
Transcript Highlights:
- FIRST TOPIC WE HAVE WITH US DAN THE VICE PRESIDENT OF STATE POLICY FOR DATA CENTER COALITION ON REMOTELY
- WE HAVE CEE JAY MEYER THE SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF IMPLEMENTATION FOR CLL DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE REMOTELY
- DIORIO WHO IS REMOTE. >> CAN YOU SEE ME? >> Chair: YES WE CAN SEE YOU. >> GOOD MORNING.
- SOLUTIONS SUPPORTED BY AI HELP ENABLE VIRTUAL CARE AND EXTEND THE MEDICAL SUPPORT TO PATIENTS IN REMOTE
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House/Senate DFL Press Conference 3/24/25
Transcript Highlights:
- the real choices will just be right there, and we're not going to be able to go back into kind of remote
- /c><00:15:31.440>
of to be able to go back into kind of to be able to go back into kind of remote - > ideological<00:15:33.839>
bunkers <00:15:34.560>and <00:15:35.279>make remote - like ideological bunkers and make remote like ideological bunkers and make sort<00:15:36.000>
of,
VA
Virginia 2026 1st Special Session
Virginia Commission for the Arts Board Meeting Jun 17th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Haley Allison is here remotely, and Haley, will you state where you are remotely and say here?
- As we move ahead, I do want to add to the record that the remote participation by Commissioner Allison
- And Jeff, I totally relate to saying that people are tired of remote meetings.
- My entire first year as a commissioner was remote because it was during COVID, and it was awful.
- other hand, the first year of being on a board, and finally getting to the point where you’re even remotely
Summary:
The Virginia Commission for the Arts meeting opened with attendance, a welcome from Secretary of Education Dr. Jeffrey Smith, and approval of Commissioner Allison’s remote participation. Smith praised the commission’s role in supporting arts education and community life, and commissioners thanked him for the administration’s support. The commission then approved the March 2026 minutes, with Allison and Vanessa Thaxton Ward recused because they were absent from that meeting.
Commission updates highlighted staff changes, including the arrival of communications and office specialist Tess Lidar, and several developments affecting arts organizations in Richmond, including the closure of Art 180 and the pause in operations at Swift Creek Mill Theater. Staff also reported strong communications growth, the upcoming return of Artworks in 2027, and progress on accessibility initiatives, including expanded grant application questions, an Open Door Arts cohort, site visits to area agencies on aging, and a forthcoming creative aging/futures grant opportunity. A separate report on the Small Town and Rural Arts pilot in Region 8 described in-person convenings, a digital toolkit, and lessons learned about place-based work, funding language, and the value of regional partners.
The commission then approved FY27 grant recommendations across multiple programs: General Operating Support short form and long form panels, Operating Support for Small Arts Organizations, Creative Communities Partnership Grants, and Community Impact Grants. Commissioners who observed panels reported that the review process was organized, thoughtful, and increasingly focused on sustainability, accessibility, community engagement, and clear financial and strategic planning. Several recusals were noted, including Commissioner Armstrong on Opera on the James, Commissioner Grebeck on Prince Edward County, and others tied to specific organizations. The commission also approved the FY27 allocation budget, which uses state funds, NEA support, carryforward funds, one-time appropriations, and interest from the Arts Fund to increase grant support and launch new programs such as lifelong learning, accessibility microgrants, artist catalyst, and capacity-building grants.
In additional actions, commissioners approved updates to the FY27 capacity building and lifelong learning grant guidelines, revised the teaching artist roster background check policy, and voted to repeal the existing VCA policy manual so staff can draft a new one aligned with agency and board responsibilities. Staff explained that the repeal would not leave the agency without coverage because state HR, procurement, and statutory grant-making requirements remain in place. The meeting then turned to a broader bylaws review led by the Attorney General’s office, prompted by the need to address a secretary vacancy and other governance gaps.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- We have three testifiers, two in person, one remote.
- If you could come to the testifier table, and then we'll have one more testifier remotely after that.
- That's remote. Amanda R., which is remote. And then Haley Dagel, Lori Harper, and Uni.
- Next we have Amanda R., who is also coming to us remotely.
- Uh Lori, if you would, um remotely.