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US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine District Judges, focusing on exploring legislative solutions to the bipartisan problem of universal injunctions. Apr 2nd, 2025 at 09:15 am
Senate Judiciary
Transcript Highlights:
- universal remedies are inconsistent with longstanding limits on equitable relief and the power of Article
- presidential power is when you have congressional authorization, when you're actually performing Article
- And inherently, it's Article 2 power, and or a political question that's not justiciable.
- These are questions, these are core Article 2 powers.
- And Congress gets to limit Article 3 power, which is sort of, I think, one of the reasons. we're here
Committee:
Senate Senate Judiciary
Keywords:
universal injunctions, legislative reforms, judicial authority, executive power, balance of power, judicial overreach
Summary:
During this meeting, the committee focused on the implications of universal injunctions, which have become a significant concern in recent years. The discussion centered around various legislative proposals aimed at addressing the perceived overreach of district judges who issue nationwide injunctions that affect policies across the entire country. Several members expressed the belief that such injunctions undermine judicial authority and disrupt the balance of power between the judiciary and executive branches. Expert witnesses testified about the historical context of universal injunctions and the necessity for reforms that would limit the power of courts to grant remedies benefitting non-parties.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
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- Article 2 begins on page 22, line 10.
- on Article 2.
- I'll yield to them and if there's any questions on Article 2, Greg Ewing. >> questions.
- Article 1. Thank you, Madam Chair.
Committee:
Senate Capital Investment
Keywords:
emergency shelter, grant program, homelessness, capital investment, Minnesota Statutes, appropriation bonds, public funding, housing, infrastructure bonds, funding, appropriation, Minnesota constitutional amendment, public debt, state bonds, general obligation bonds, information technology, IT infrastructure, software licenses, technology modernization, capital improvements
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Article one again is general ed.
- Two. >> Madam Chair, members, Article Three is a teachers article.
- Article Three begins on page 15.
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- </c> Madam chair, that concludes article Madam chair, that concludes article three. three. three. questions
Committee:
Senate Education Finance
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Education Policy and Administration (02/09/2026)
Education Policy and Administration
Transcript Highlights:
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- There are many paths to articles.
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- </c><00:56:38.000><c> of</c> statute that you know these articles of statute that you know these articles
Committee:
House Education Policy and Administration
Summary:
The committee heard House Bill 1331, which would allow the town of Derry to incorporate the Derry Cooperative School District as a department of the town through a charter amendment. The prime sponsor and several supporters argued the change would increase local control, streamline overlapping town and school functions, and potentially help align school spending with Derry’s tax cap. Supporters also said Derry is large enough to warrant a structure more like Manchester or Nashua, and one witness cited a 2018 nonbinding Derry ballot question that passed 597 to 547 in favor of seeking authorization for this change.
Opposition came from NEA New Hampshire President Megan Tuttle, who said the association and the Derry Education Association opposed the bill because schools are not simply another municipal department and because Derry voters had already rejected merging the district into town government. She argued the state should respect local control and the community’s prior decision. Committee members asked about the scope of the proposed charter change, the role of the school board, and the reported prior vote, and the sponsor clarified that the amendment would be limited to this specific purpose rather than opening the entire charter.
The hearing then moved to House Bill 1374, which would change the procedures for withdrawing from a cooperative school district. Representative Mary Murphy said current law gives other cooperative towns too much control over a withdrawing town’s decision, and her bill would remove the requirement for approval by the other towns while raising the withdrawing town’s approval threshold to a supermajority. She pointed to Francis Town’s 2024 withdrawal vote and said the bill was intended to protect students and local decision-making. The sponsor asked for an ought to pass recommendation, and committee members asked follow-up questions about the prior withdrawal vote and the number of voters involved.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Speaker, I move that, in compliance with Article 4, Part 2, Section 9 of the Constitution of Arizona,
- House Bill 2170, amending Title 41, Chapter 23, Article 3, Arizona Revised Statutes, Section 41-23-3,
- House Bill 2435, amending Title 32, Chapter 14, Article 2, relating to the Arizona Medical Board.
- House Bill 2621, amending Title 15, Chapter 7, Article 4, relating to public education.
- House Bill 2720, amending Title 12, Chapter 1, Article 1, amending Section 13-909A, relating to human
Summary:
The House opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, attendance, and a series of guest introductions and recognitions, including Doctor of the Day Dr. Eric Osowski, State Farm visitors, Donate Life Day participants, and representatives from Ganado and Chinle Unified School Districts. The chamber also read proclamations honoring Ganado Unified for the ASBA Golden Bell Promise Program Award and Chinle Unified for multiple academic and cultural achievements, including national recognition for Chinle Elementary School and district leadership.
The body then moved through committee and floor business, including consent for the Senate to adjourn, first and second readings of several bills, and a motion to reconsider HB 2429. In Committee of the Whole, HB 2093 was amended to restore mental health instruction while removing social emotional learning, HB 2229 advanced after debate over reproductive health and abortion-related provisions, HB 2429 and HB 2950 were amended and recommended do pass, and HB 4136 also advanced as amended. The House adopted the Committee of the Whole report and referred the measures to engrossing.
The chamber then considered HB 4001, a bill regulating alternative nicotine products, with amendments and debate focused on licensing, enforcement, youth access, and whether to add a tax or education provisions; the bill was recommended do pass as amended. It also debated HB 4030 and the related HCR 2052, both aimed at limiting municipal tax and fee increases and allowing increases tied to inflation or new water-source costs. Amendments offered by Democrats to redirect the measures toward affordability, housing, and health insurance claims were ruled out of order or defeated on roll-call votes, while the Olson substitute amendments prevailed. The House ultimately adopted the Committee of the Whole report, sending HB 4001, HB 4030, and HCR 2052 forward as amended.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Housing and Homelessness Prevention - 03/20/25
Housing and Homelessness Prevention
Transcript Highlights:
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- I won't pull them up, other articles.
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Committee:
Senate Housing and Homelessness Prevention
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- for Senate Joint Resolution 2F: A joint resolution proposing amendments to Sections 4, 6, and 9 of Article
- VII and the creation of a new section in Article XII of the State Constitution, to revise the limitation
- And it's an article, and that's Matt Caldwell some time ago, actually last year.
- section of Article 12 of the state constitution.
- And the creation of a new section of Article 12 of the state constitution.
Summary:
The Senate took up Committee Substitute for Senate Joint Resolution 2F, a proposed constitutional amendment on property tax reform. The measure would increase the homestead exemption in stages, lower the assessment cap on non-homestead property from 10% to 5%, and limit county and municipal ad valorem tax revenues to specified uses such as public safety, education, infrastructure, natural resources, debt service, employee benefits, and certain administrative costs. Supporters, led by Senator Avila, argued the proposal would provide meaningful property tax relief and push local governments to rein in spending, while opponents warned it would shift costs to fees, reduce local flexibility, and threaten funding for core services.
Several amendments were offered and rejected. Senator Sharief proposed an income-based circuit breaker for property tax relief; Senator Smith offered a sunset clause; and Senator Berman proposed revising the ballot statement to better match the amended proposal and remove outdated references. Each amendment failed on recorded votes. During questioning and debate, senators pressed Avila on the ballot language, the effect on local services, whether the legislature could later restrict local spending by statute, and whether renters would benefit. Avila said the ballot language was not his and repeatedly stated he was presenting the governor’s proposal, while also saying local governments would need to prioritize budgets and that future legislatures could address implementation details.
After the amendment votes, the joint resolution was read a third time and moved into final debate. Supporters said the proposal would give homeowners relief and force fiscal discipline at the local level. Opponents, including Senators Nathan, Bracey Davis, Smith, Polsky, and Errington, argued the measure was rushed, lacked a completed fiscal analysis or replacement revenue, and could harm police, fire, libraries, parks, housing, and other local services. They also criticized the ballot summary as misleading, especially regarding the staged homestead exemption increase. The transcript ends during debate, before any final vote on the joint resolution itself.
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
FL House Floor Session - 2026-06-02 (9:00AM Session)
Florida House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- A joint resolution proposing amendments to Sections 4, 6, and 9 of Article 7 and the creation of a new
- section in Article 12 of the State Constitution, to revise the limitation on annual assessment increases
- And it's an article. And that's Matt Caldwell some time ago, actually last year.
- section of Article 12 of the state constitution.
- 7 and the creation of a new section in Article 12 of the State Constitution...
FL
Florida 2026 5th Special Session
Senate in Special Session D Apr 29th, 2026
Florida Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The executive branch position on this is that the rest of Article 3, Section 20, cannot be saved.
- The executive branch position on this is that the rest of Article 3, Section 20, cannot be saved.
- The executive branch position on this is that the rest of Article 3, Section 20 cannot be saved.
- Well, we have some articles here that say differently.
- The second article said, but it's not about power.
Summary:
The Senate convened in special session and took up Senate Bill 8D, later substituted with House Bill 1D, both establishing Florida’s congressional districts. The sponsor, Senator Gates, explained that the Governor had transmitted a proposed redistricting plan on short notice and argued that mid-decade congressional redistricting is legally permissible, citing population growth and the Governor’s view that race-based provisions in the Fair Districts Amendment are unconstitutional. He repeatedly said the Legislature was not being asked to prove the Governor’s legal theory, only to consider the proposal, and noted that no amendments were offered.
A lengthy question-and-answer period followed, with senators raising concerns about the rushed process, lack of statewide public hearings, and the map’s effects on minority communities, compactness, communities of interest, and partisan fairness. Senators questioned whether the map cracked Latino and Black communities, whether partisan data was used, whether the Governor’s office had outside consultants, and whether the plan complied with the Florida Constitution, the Fair Districts Amendment, and the Voting Rights Act. Gates generally deferred on legal conclusions, said the Governor’s representatives had testified the map was race-neutral and used political data only as one factor, and emphasized that any constitutional challenge would be for the courts.
After a motion to temporarily postpone failed by a recorded vote of 12 yeas to 23 nays, the Senate continued debate. Senators Rouson, Bernard, and others spoke in opposition, arguing the proposal was rushed, partisan, and harmful to communities of interest and minority voting power. Gates maintained that the Governor had a constitutional prerogative to propose the map and that the Legislature could accept, reject, or amend it. The House companion bill was then substituted for the Senate bill, read a third time, and the chamber moved into final debate on the congressional redistricting plan.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Education (3-6-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- I have some of my own, but I'll wait. that article? I senator, I'm aware of that article?
- I senator, I'm aware of the<00:24:12.640><c> article.
- I did not read that the article.
- Um, but I'm aware of the article. Um, but I'm aware of the article.<00:24:16.960><c> Okay.
- And you've heard me talk about the Courier Journal article.
Summary:
The Senate Education Committee heard House Bill 132, which would change home and hospital instruction funding so schools can be reimbursed sooner when students miss school for short-term mental health-related stays. Representative Nick Wilson said current law requires a student to be out five days before funding begins, leaving schools unpaid when they provide instruction during 2- to 4-day absences. The committee gave HB 132 favorable expression unanimously.
The committee then heard House Bill 193, a cleanup bill on dual credit scholarships. Representative J.T. Payne and KHEAA’s director explained that the bill consolidates academic and CTE dual credit scholarships into one statute to reduce administrative confusion, since the programs have been funded together in recent budgets. HB 193 passed unanimously with favorable expression.
House Bill 241 drew the most discussion. The committee first adopted a substitute, which members said changed the bill to give the Commissioner of Education discretion, rather than a mandate, to grant calamity days. The bill and substitute centered on virtual instruction and Cloverport Virtual Academy: supporters said the school was a pilot project that needed more time and that a prior agency effort to cap virtual instruction would have effectively shut it down, while opponents argued the substitute would reward a low-performing virtual model and extend NTI/virtual learning too broadly. Testimony from an Oldham County parent criticized NTI quality and opposed adding more virtual days. No final vote on HB 241 was included in the portion provided.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:00 am
Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government
Transcript Highlights:
- It became Article 10 of a recent special town meeting on February 24th.
- for the usual reasons to balance the budget and do the typical things, but also there were five articles
- It became Article 10 of a recent special town meeting on February 24th.
- for the usual reasons to balance the budget and do the typical things, but also there were five articles
- It was Article 10. It was for the overall moratorium.
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government held a hybrid hearing on late-filed bills and formal petitions, with testimony focused mainly on Senate Bill 3026 and House Bill 5294. The committee heard from legislators and local officials about S. 3026, which would give equal voting access in a six-town regional school district process. Testifiers from the Sixth Town Regional Planning Board and local select boards said the current voting setup is unfair because one town can vote during normal polling hours while others have a narrower voting window, and they argued the bill would ensure equal voter opportunity for a major regional school decision amid declining enrollment and financial pressure on the districts.
The committee also heard extensive testimony on H. 5294, a Worthington home rule petition seeking a one-year solar moratorium. Worthington officials, residents, and advocates said the town is facing multiple large-scale solar and battery storage proposals and lacks the staff, legal resources, emergency response capacity, and technical expertise to evaluate them. Witnesses raised concerns about fire risk, groundwater and drinking water impacts, forest and wildlife impacts, decommissioning, and the effect on rural character and farmland, while emphasizing that the moratorium was framed as a planning tool rather than opposition to clean energy.
Several speakers said the state’s solar siting and approval process is too complex and top-down for small rural towns, and that volunteer boards are being asked to manage industrial-scale projects without adequate support. One witness from a statewide group said Worthington’s situation reflects broader problems across western Massachusetts and urged the committee to address solar siting more broadly in a future session. The hearing concluded after testimony and committee questions, with no votes or final actions taken during the meeting.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- House Bill 2195, relating to nursing facilities records, timelines, and Chapter 4, Article 7, Section
- House Bill 2195, relating to nursing facilities records, timelines, and Chapter 4, Article 7, Section
- House Bill 2226, an act in Title 13, Chapter 38, Article 7, relating to arrest and related provisions
- House Bill 2262, an act amending Title 27, Chapter 1, Article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, relating to
- House Bill 2262, an act amending Title 27, Chapter 1, Article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, relating to
MN
Transcript Highlights:
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- </c><01:21:05.199><c> written</c><01:21:05.480><c> like</c> that we still have articles written like
- So you put the Star Tribune article in the packets, Senator Duckworth? My CA did, but yes.
- So you put the Star Tribune article in the packets, Senator Duckworth? My CA did, but yes.
- So you put the Star Tribune article in the packets, Senator Duckworth? My CA did, but yes.
Committee:
Senate Education Policy
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs (02/07/2025)
State-federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
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- </c> the mainstream media in various articles the mainstream media in various articles we've<01:54:44.480
- So another minute or so, and we'll start with HB 264, that has to do with Article 5 delegates to an Article
- </c> 264 uh that has to do with Article 264 uh that has to do with Article 5<05:38:28.360><c> delegates
- </c><05:48:53.080><c> 5</c> regard to a potential Article 5 regard to a potential Article 5 convention
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session - Part 3 - 05/17/26
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Hospital stabilization is in Article 3 of the bill.
- LANGUAGE THE WAY THE PROVISIONS ARE STRUCTURED SO IN ARTICLE 3 ARTICLE 3 THERE IS THE ADDITION OF A HOSPITAL
- article.
- 14 IN THE MISCELLANEOUS ARTICLE.
- Abeler, I did skip over that section when I was giving the overview of that article.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Legislative Commission on Pensions and Retirement - 05/05/26
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- uh,</c><00:43:13.440><c> minor</c> Article two are some uh, minor Article two are some uh, minor administrative
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- Article seven is supplemental plans.
- Article nine is the work group section.
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AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- And the flag for us here is the anti-abrogation clause of Article 18, Section 6.
- Our flag for the committee is what we see as a possible conflict with Article 10, Section 3 of the Arizona
- I'm looking at Article 10, Section 3, and the way that I read it, it says nothing herein shall prevent
- We read it to apply broadly, as written, such that it could possibly conflict with Article 9, Section
- And Article 9, Section 19 says that increased limits on ad valorem taxes don't apply to certain kinds
Committee:
House Rules
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- It's defined in Article 9 of the General Appropriations Act.
- We'll move on now to article two, health and human services.
- In this article under HHSC, it's not the total funding, it's just HHSC.
- Some are actually through Article 3.
- We will take up public testimony for article 2 We'll start at 9 a.m.
Committee:
Senate Finance
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- That provision in the Constitution is found in Article 4, Part 2, Section 20. ...of public debt.
- That provision in the Constitution is found in Article 4, Part 2, Section 20.
- I just want to give a shout-out to the potential gift clause issue that that presents under Article 9
- says the counties are exempted essentially from the expenditure limitation of the Constitution's Article
Committee:
House Rules
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- SB 1836, an act amending Title 41, Chapter 11, Article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, relating to criminal
- SB 1838, an act amending Title 36, Chapter 29, Article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, relating to health
- SB 1838, an act amending Title 36, Chapter 29, Article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, relating to health
- Next bill, please: SB 1840, an act amending Title 46, Chapter 2, Article 2, Arizona Revised Statutes,
- Number two, I want to refer to an article that was written by Ben Shapiro.
Summary:
The Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, roll call, and several guest recognitions, including a student honored for a national Mandarin speech contest, a Ms. Black Arizona candidate, and a Madison Elementary School reusable-tray pilot program. The body also recognized interns and approved the prior journal. The chamber then moved through Committee of the Whole calendars and adopted committee reports recommending passage of a series of budget-related bills.
The main legislative business centered on the 2026-27 budget package and related omnibus measures, including appropriations, budget implementation, capital outlay, commerce, criminal justice, environment, health care, higher education, human services, K-12 education, state property, revenue/taxation, and transportation bills. Most of these measures were advanced with do-pass recommendations, with repeated debate focused on the tax omnibus and the overall budget’s policy choices. Supporters argued the package provided affordability, tax relief, conformity with federal tax changes, reduced government spending, and reforms to entitlement and other programs; opponents argued it favored corporations and wealthy taxpayers, cut health care, food assistance, housing, tourism, wildfire response, and education, and would forfeit federal matching funds.
Several members specifically criticized the failure to close the data center tax exemption and to raise sports betting taxes, while supporters defended those provisions as pro-business and pro-growth. There was also discussion of fund sweeps, including university research funds, housing trust funds, and other agency balances, with opponents saying the sweeps targeted encumbered or already-committed money. After debate, the Senate adopted Committee of the Whole reports and advanced the bills, and later took up House bills introduced and placed on third reading, with members explaining their votes on HB 4138, the General Appropriations Act, largely along party lines.
At the end of the session, the Senate processed messages from the House requesting the return of SB 1160 and SB 1786 for reconsideration, and the Senate requested the House return HB 2415 for reconsideration. The chamber also introduced and placed several House budget bills on third reading, including HB 4138 through HB 4153, continuing the budget process.