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MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Vets Committee Meeting - 2025-03-12

Veterans and Military Affairs Division

Transcript Highlights:
  • I have with me today testifying is former Representative Mark Wiens.
  • I am a veteran, Mark Wiens from Washington County.
  • Well, we can't let Mark get out of here that easy. All right, any closing comments?
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Healthcare Committee Mar 5th, 2025

Healthcare

Transcript Highlights:
  • There was a standard form that the hospital used where you marked a smiley face or you marked a frown
  • And so everybody hurt somewhere, you know, and so everybody marked something.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Floor Session Jun 2nd, 2025

California House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • File item 110, AB 543 by Assemblymember Mark Gonzalez, the clerk will read.
  • File item 141 AB 688 by Assemblymember Mark Gonzalez, the clerk will read.
  • Assembly Bill 688 by Assemblymember Mark Gonzalez, an act relating to Medi-Cal.
  • File item 159, AB 770 by Assemblymember Mark Gonzales. The clerk will read.
  • Mark Gonzalez. Jeff Gonzalez, excuse me. Mr. Jeff Gonzalez. Thank you Mr. Speaker.
Keywords: 988, house, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Taxes Committee 4/7/26

Taxes

Transcript Highlights:
  • The Gilded Age was a time, I think it was like Mark Twain wrote about it.
  • it was like Mark Twain wrote about<00:17:38.520> it.
  • Next we have Mark Haveman, followed by Jada Scott. Welcome to the committee.
  • Members, my name is Mark Haveman.
  • <01:14:24.920> That<01:14:25.360> Is Okay, can I ask Mark Haveman?
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • Marks has something to provide.
  • Gail Marks. I >> Hi. Yes, my name is Dr. Gail Marks.
  • Marks so wonderfully put together.
  • Marks so wonderfully put together.
  • Marks so wonderfully put together.
Keywords: 958, all
Summary: The task force met on November 4, 2025, approved the prior minutes without objection, and then heard a presentation from Amazon on its Kentucky aviation and logistics operations. Amazon described its statewide footprint, including its Boone County air hub at KCVG, its investment of more than $60 billion in Kentucky since 2010, about 20,000 jobs in the state, and its use of Amazon Air as a middle-mile network supported by third-party carriers. The company also highlighted small-business support, community relief efforts, and workforce development through Career Choice, including partnerships with Kentucky schools and aviation maintenance training. Members asked about Amazon’s most in-demand workforce needs, future operational challenges, and whether autonomous vehicles are used on the KCVG ramp. Amazon said it would follow up on workforce-demand details, identified customer-driven innovation and culture as ongoing challenges, and said autonomous vehicles are in testing but are not part of regular KCVG operations. Amazon also emphasized sustainability efforts, including alternative aviation fuel, and said it wants to work with the legislature to expand AAF production and supply in Kentucky. The task force then heard from Secretary Jeff Noel of the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development and Matt Wingate on the state’s aviation economic development strategy. They said aviation and aerospace are central to Kentucky’s logistics and economic-development goals, with aerospace identified as the state’s top export and air cargo as a major strength. They discussed outreach to general aviation airports, support for local grant matching, airport funding projects, workforce and education partnerships, and efforts to market Kentucky at aviation trade shows such as Paris Air Show and MRO America. No formal votes or other actions were taken beyond approving the minutes.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Education Funding (09/30/2025)

Transcript Highlights:
  • So, Mark Manganello has helped give us some background questions, some flavor for what quadrupling the
  • So, Mark Manganello has helped give us some background questions, some flavor for what quadrupling the
  • So, Mark Manganello has helped give us some background questions, some flavor for what quadrupling the
  • So, Mark Manganello has helped give us some background questions, some flavor for what quadrupling the
  • So, Mark Manganello has helped give us some background questions, some flavor for what quadrupling the
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The Education Funding Committee Subcommittee on Adequacy and Funding Sources opened its second meeting by reviewing four retained bills assigned to it: HB 651, HB 772, HB 491, and HB 734. The chair said the goal was to compare the bills across the board, consider whether any one of them should be the committee’s recommended vehicle, and then vote on a recommendation to the full committee. He noted the bills would move out before November 21 and be taken up on the House floor in January, while related LSRs were also being developed for the coming session. Representative Ames argued that HB 651 should be the main vehicle because it would substantially raise the adequacy base and adjust differential aid categories to better reflect real school costs, including poverty, special education, and English learner needs. He described the bill as building on court guidance and said the current funding formula is far below actual district needs. He also supported HB 491 as a study vehicle to examine revenue options, saying the legislature needs informed choices about how to pay for the changes. Representative Damon strongly backed HB 651 and HB 491, citing constitutional obligations, the Conval and Rand rulings, and large projected funding increases for districts such as Claremont, Windham, and communities in the chair’s district if HB 651 had passed earlier. Representative Fellows said he has an LSR similar to HB 491 that would study existing and new revenue options using criteria such as revenue potential, administrative cost, affected groups, implementation timeline, and implementation cost, with input from revenue administration and outside agencies. Representative Papich Muller emphasized constitutional separation-of-powers concerns, reading Article 83 and saying he was not comfortable with the broad claim that “cherish” clearly mandates a specific spending level, though he said he intends to follow Supreme Court guidance. Representative Ricky read testimony from a local school board member arguing that the state already imposes many mandates on schools while providing the least funding in the country, and that HB 651 would help restore meaningful local control. No final vote or action was taken in the portion provided, though the chair had indicated the subcommittee would vote before adjournment.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • My name is Mark Sanchez.
  • My curiosity around the $15 million mark, and I apologize for my candidness here...
  • Mark Sanchez, Superintendent-President of Southwestern College in Chula Vista, California.
  • I may also express my thanks to Assemblymember Mark Berman, who spoke earlier.
  • I may also express my thanks to assembly member, Mark Berman, who spoke earlier.
Summary: The committee heard the May Revision presentation for the Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Education Finance, with public comment focused heavily on K-12 priorities such as universal school meals, kitchen infrastructure, food service and custodial support, youth leadership grants, Special Olympics funding, English learner support, universal pre-K, literacy investments, and concerns about community college funding shifts. Speakers also urged support for expanded learning, teacher recruitment and training, and maintaining or increasing funding for community colleges and student support programs. Finance and the LAO then reviewed the Proposition 98 outlook. Finance said the May Revision lowers the 2025-26 Prop. 98 guarantee to $114.6 billion, about $4.3 billion below January, due mainly to lower revenue estimates, with smaller effects from attendance and property tax changes. The administration also described rebenching for universal transitional kindergarten and a one-time rebench tied to Los Angeles fire-related property tax losses, along with changes to the Public School System Stabilization Account, deferrals, and updated COLA assumptions. The LAO said the budget relies too much on deferrals and one-time funds, creates a structural shortfall, and should instead align ongoing spending with the guarantee and preserve a reserve buffer. Members questioned the TK rebench and the shift of funding from community colleges to K-12, asking why it was being applied retroactively and how colleges would be held harmless. Finance said the changes align funding with where TK costs are being incurred and that reappropriation funding and other adjustments would offset impacts on community colleges. The LAO argued the historical split formula is outdated and should be abandoned in favor of budgeting around current priorities rather than fixed percentages. Members also raised concerns about draining the rainy day reserve and using deferrals, while the LAO said preserving reserves would better protect against future volatility. The committee then moved to specific K-12 and education proposals. Finance outlined May Revision changes including state operations adjustments for the Department of Education, technical trailer bill changes, a $100 million student teacher stipend program administered by Kern County, and updates to the charter school facility grant program. The LAO recommended rejecting the proposed increases for expanded learning, literacy coaches, and the student teacher stipend as currently structured, while supporting the minimum grant increase for expanded learning. Members expressed support for teacher recruitment efforts but questioned whether one-time funding can sustain ongoing programs and whether the student teacher stipend should be targeted to shortage areas or low-income communities.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development - Subcommittee on Veterans - 03/19/25

Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development - Subcommittee on Veterans

Transcript Highlights:
  • and sometimes at the 12-year mark to do a reenlistment.
  • and sometimes at the 12-year mark to do a reenlistment.
  • <00:20:50.080> and this first at the six-year mark and this first at the six-year mark and
  • And then on Friday the 28th to mark it up.
  • and then uh on Friday the 28th to mark and then uh on Friday the 28th to mark it<01:37:15.360> up.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
AR

Arkansas 2026 Regular Session

JBC-SPECIAL LANGUAGE Apr 22nd, 2026

JBC-SPECIAL LANGUAGE

Transcript Highlights:
  • Chairman, Mark Johnson, Senate District 17.
  • but it was a sign—it was a basket thing filled with trash—but it was spelled out, natural question mark
  • Members, Mark Perry, Representative, State Representative, District 66.
  • So I think they will be able to hit that $550,000 mark, but the state will only match what they are given
Summary: The committee reconvened and took up several amendments and bills. Senate Bill 15 was amended to transfer Keep Arkansas Beautiful functions to ARDOT and replace the current commissioners with an advisory council; the amendment was adopted without objection. An amendment to Senate Bill 7 lowering the claims-data threshold for group health insurance from 50 employees to 25, to help smaller employers and municipalities shop for coverage, was also adopted. An amendment to Senate Bill 41 that would have restricted University of Arkansas at Fayetteville athletic funding from academic funds was rejected after members questioned its scope and fiscal basis. The committee then considered an amendment to House Bill 1051 that would cap online sports-betting free play at 5% of gross receipts. Senator Hester argued the current unlimited promotions were predatory and effectively subsidized casinos, while other members questioned the tax and accounting assumptions and whether the proposal belonged in a fiscal committee. The amendment failed, and a separate agriculture-related amendment from Representatives Vaught and Painter to exempt certain tractor parts tied to diesel exhaust fluid systems was also not adopted, with members citing drafting and enforcement problems and suggesting it should go through the revenue committees. After suspending the rules to add items, the committee adopted a technical correction to Senate Bill 4 clarifying physician licensure language so the rural workforce pathway would apply to underserved and primary care shortage areas, rather than the narrower federal term originally used. The committee also adopted an amendment to Senate Bill 77 deleting a fund-transfer section and instead increasing appropriation authority and creating a matching-fund mechanism to help Arkansas TV pay PBS dues, with supporters saying it would leverage private donations and preserve PBS access while allowing the commission to decide programming. The bill passed as amended, and the meeting adjourned.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Energy Resources Mar 31st, 2025

Energy Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • Range, I see you marked down as a policy manager for the Commission's shift action and for SELF.
  • Mark O'Barra, your general manager of the McAllen. Public Utility, and you are for House Bill 3125?
  • Committee members, Mark Vega, McAllen Public Utility General Manager, just wanted to make sure that I
  • These efforts included a major update to its environmental protection and pollution prevention rules, marking
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House/Senate DFL Press Conference 3/19/25

Transcript Highlights:
  • April 4 will mark five years since I lost my son, Devon Noring, to fentanyl poisoning.
  • /c><00:04:34.600> April<00:04:34.880> 4th<00:04:35.199> will<00:04:35.360> Mark
  • <00:04:35.680> 5 Foundation um April 4th will Mark 5 Foundation um April 4th will Mark 5 years
Keywords: 919, house, all
Summary: Rep. Zach Stevenson and Sen. Mann presented Minnesota legislation aimed at requiring warning labels on social media platforms, modeled on the Surgeon General’s recommendation, and adding pop-up notifications every 30 minutes to show users how long they have been on a platform. They argued that social media use is linked to serious mental health harms among youth, including anxiety, depression, sleep disruption, self-harm, and suicidal ideation, and said the bill is part of a broader effort to add guardrails on big tech. They also referenced related Minnesota efforts on deepfakes, child influencers, platform-use disclosures, and a separate effort to remove cell phones from classrooms. The hearing featured emotional testimony from parents Bridget Noring and Tabitha Urbansky, who described losing sons to fentanyl poisoning after drugs were arranged through Snapchat. Both said social media platforms can function as drug markets and that warning labels and other restrictions could help prevent similar tragedies. Eric Mishy of SAVE and the Kids Campaign also testified in support, saying social media is contributing to anxiety, depression, suicide, sextortion, trafficking, bullying, and drug sales, and that companies have not done enough to stop these harms. In response to a question about the pop-up feature, Stevenson said the idea is new in Minnesota but similar to “are you still watching” prompts on streaming services, intended to add friction and interrupt addictive use. He and others said no state had yet enacted similar warning-label laws, though several have proposed them, and they emphasized that regulating technology companies is difficult because of their resources and lobbying power. No vote or formal committee action was taken in the transcript, though the bill was scheduled for a House Commerce Committee hearing the next day.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on State and Local Government - 03/19/26

State and Local Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • Marks, she did a great job.
  • Marks, she did a great job.
  • Marks, she did a great job.
  • Marks, she did a great job.
  • Marks, she did a great job.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Feb 3rd, 2026

Alabama Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:20:20.720> and Bill 181 by Representative Marks and Bill 181 by Representative Marks and
  • or... >> I don't have it marked. >> Okay.
  • , That's that that has a question mark, That's that that has a question mark, you<01:34:08.000>
  • <01:35:11.600> or you don't have it marked or you don't have it marked or >> I<01:35
  • >> I don't have it marked. >> I don't have it marked.
Keywords: 920, all
Summary: The Alabama Senate convened with a prayer by Pastor Jeremy Ward and the Pledge of Allegiance led by Sophia Woods. A quorum was established with 27 senators present, and the Senate adopted routine motions to excuse absent senators, dispense with the previous day’s journal, and allow bills and committee reports to be introduced throughout the day. The chamber also referred Executive Message 69, appointing Brandy Williams to the Alabama Fire College and Personnel Standards and Education Commission, to the Committee on Confirmations. The Senate received several Judiciary Committee reports. House Bills 41 and 149 and Senate Bills 230, 87, 169, 238, and 233 were reported favorably, with amendments on Senate Bills 87, 169, and 233. Those measures received second reading and were placed on the calendar for the next legislative day. The Senate also adopted Senate Joint Resolution 31, commending Mackenzie Grace Stigel, and Senate Joint Resolution 32, recognizing the Alabama School of Mathematics and Science for its national ranking; guests from the school were welcomed in the gallery. The Rules Committee report was then adopted by a 33-0 vote, setting a special order calendar that included Senate Bill 71 on administrative rules, along with several other bills on dredging, county subdivisions, legislative matters, public corruption, rural hospital investment, minority affairs, campaign finance, and natural resources. The chamber then took up Senate Bill 71, the “sound science” bill, which would limit state agencies from adopting environmental rules more stringent than federal law and require science-based standards where federal law is absent. Senator Coleman-Madison offered an amendment to preserve stronger scientific and causal standards, arguing the bill could weaken protections in heavily burdened communities; the amendment failed on a roll call vote of 25 nays to 1 yea. Senators then continued debating the bill’s effect on ADEM’s authority, emergency rulemaking, federal standards, and environmental enforcement in Alabama.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Taxes Committee 5/6/25

Taxes

Transcript Highlights:
  • Uh, we're Commissioner Mark. All right.
  • Commissioner Mark.
  • So I'm going to be fairly aggressive about cutting people off at the two-minute mark.
  • <01:09:26.560> Um,<01:09:26.799> and off at the twominut mark.
  • Um, and off at the twominut mark.
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

PSM-JDC, JDC Public Hearings 03-13-2025

Public Safety and Military Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Next is Mark Morami for the Hawaii State Bar Association, also in support.
  • Next is Mark Morami for the State Bar Association, in support.
  • Next is Mark Morami for the State Bar Association, in support.
  • Next is Mark Morami for the State Bar Association, in support.
  • Next is Mark Morami, State Bar Association, in support.
Keywords: 912, senate, all
Summary: The joint committees heard testimony on several fireworks-related bills. On HB 550, which would allow law enforcement to use drone recordings to establish probable cause for fireworks arrests in public areas and appropriate funds for drones, the Department of Law Enforcement and Honolulu Police Department supported the measure. The Public Defender and some public testifiers opposed it, arguing that a statute cannot mandate probable cause and that the bill raises constitutional concerns. A prosecutor later explained that the bill is intended to address Hawaiʻi case law, especially State v. Kit, which limits aerial surveillance over homes under the state constitution, and suggested that changing “shall” to “may” could reduce constitutional problems. Members also questioned whether current law already allows video evidence of fireworks violations and whether the bill was necessary. Testimony included both support and opposition from individuals and organizations, and no vote was taken during the hearing. The committees then heard HB 806, which would appropriate funds for the Department of Law Enforcement to conduct sting operations on Oʻahu to enforce fireworks laws. The department and police supported the bill, while the Libertarian Party of Hawaiʻi opposed it, arguing that fireworks are already illegal and that the measure adds unnecessary enforcement powers and constitutional risk. Committee members asked what “sting operation” means and whether the term should be defined more clearly; the department said it refers to police or criminal investigations involving deception and agreed a definition would help guide use of the funds. The department also said the funding would support training, storage, and other operational costs for undercover investigations. Finally, the committees heard HB 1483, a broader fireworks enforcement bill that would create an adjudication system for fireworks infractions, revise definitions and penalties, establish new offenses, and increase penalties when fireworks offenses cause injury or death. The Attorney General’s office strongly supported the bill, saying it would improve enforcement by clarifying definitions and allowing cases to be proven without particle testing or expert witnesses when fireworks leave no physical evidence. The Department of Law Enforcement also supported it. The Public Defender opposed the bill, focusing on the bill’s penalty enhancements for offenses that are rarely enforced and its concurrent trial provision, which it said raises problems because of the differences between civil and criminal proceedings. No final committee action or vote was reported in the transcript.
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, May 21, 2026)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:20:21.679> Loud marked by service and by passion.
  • Loud marked by service and by passion.
  • This marks 70 years since President Dwight D.
  • This year, our nation marks<03:25:46.960> its<03:25:47.359> 250th marks its 250th marks
  • We know that this bill misses that mark.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Judiciary (01/27/2025)

Transcript Highlights:
  • But these are under fire all before the 15-week gestational mark.
  • mark on my mother's life and soul, and that has ripple effects too.
  • Abortion that yes would have left a dark mark and an abusive mark on my mother's life and soul, and that
  • <02:59:10.359> um 15 weeks is the appropriate Mark um 15 weeks is the appropriate Mark um
  • Mark? Mark? Maybe... Representative Mary Hakken-Phillips, thank you, Mr. Chair and members.
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The House Judiciary Committee opened with procedural remarks, including notice of an overflow room and a brief apology from Representative Andress about returning to his seat after introducing HB 114. The committee then took up HB 476, a proposed 15-week abortion ban. Chairman Lynn explained that a request to withdraw the bill had been filed, but because the bill was already scheduled for hearing, the committee would proceed with testimony and the withdrawal would require later House action. The chair also reminded witnesses to keep remarks to three minutes and asked the audience to remain respectful. Most testimony focused on abortion access, maternal health, and the likely effects of a 15-week limit. Opponents, including Nancy Pariser, Dr. Cynthia Rasmussen, Dr. Young, Bonnie Bruno, and others, argued that abortion restrictions increase maternal mortality, worsen miscarriage care, create “OB deserts,” and can delay emergency treatment in cases such as sepsis or ectopic pregnancy. Several speakers cited experiences from Texas and Georgia and warned that HB 476 contained no exceptions for rape, incest, or maternal health. Supporters of the bill, including Paul Galasso and Lynn Hill, framed abortion as the loss of unborn life and argued that 15 weeks still allows most abortions while saving lives; they also said New Hampshire’s current law is already adequate and that the bill should be strengthened rather than abandoned. Other witnesses emphasized practical and economic concerns, saying unwanted pregnancies can worsen poverty, childcare burdens, housing insecurity, and women’s lifetime earnings. Some speakers urged lawmakers to focus instead on affordable housing, childcare, and family support. No committee vote or final action on HB 476 occurred during the hearing; the meeting consisted of opening remarks and public testimony only.
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, March 24, 2026)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And that is exactly what he did, leaving an indelible mark on the hearts and minds of all he encountered
  • And they made an irreplaceable mark on the Appalachian Trail.
  • <02:08:44.480> Appalachian irreplaceable mark on the Appalachian irreplaceable mark on the
  • Emaniser, and Detective Mark Edward Baker.
  • Emaniser, and Detective Mark Edward Baker.
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Senate Judiciary Committee, March 2, 2026 AM

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • >> Mark. Mark Randza. I'm sorry. I have Marusie, but it's Randza.
  • >> Mark.<01:54:26.400> Mark.<01:54:27.280> Oh,<01:54:27.679> Randza.
  • >> Mark. Mark. Oh, Randza. I'm sorry. >> Mark. Mark. Oh, Randza. I'm sorry.
  • So, um I'm going um Mark Randazza would.
  • I uh Mark and I >> Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
MA
Transcript Highlights:
  • Paul Mark, I am here. Jeffrey Roy. Paul Mark, I'm here. Jeffrey Roy. Michael Kushmerek.
  • Chair Mark, thanks so much for hosting us out here at Mass MoCA, a beautiful institution, a crown jewel
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Special Commission on the 250th Anniversary of the American Revolution met at Mass MoCA in North Adams, with members attending both in person and virtually. The meeting opened with a moment of remembrance for Senator Edward Kennedy, followed by roll call and informal approval to proceed. Co-chairs and members thanked the hosts and noted the importance of engaging western Massachusetts communities in the 250th planning. The Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism gave an update on the Massachusetts 250 campaign, including a website listing more than 500 events and 250 attractions, an ongoing virtual Lunch and Learn series, and the Museums 250 program. The presenter also outlined several America 250 ideas for commission consideration: a nationwide-style community potluck on July 5, 2026; a coordinated reading of the Declaration of Independence on July 8, 2026; and possible state or national time capsule participation. Members expressed interest, especially in a Massachusetts-specific time capsule, and agreed to circulate the ideas for broader brainstorming. Revolution 250 and Jonathan Lane reported on recent and upcoming commemorations, including follow-up from the Bunker Hill event, a planned 251st Battle of Gloucester event, and extensive planning for Knox Trail activities in January 2026. He highlighted meetings with Berkshire communities along the route, the need for a Knox marker in Sandisfield, and efforts to recognize and preserve a historic stretch of the Knox Road. He also noted proposed Declaration of Independence readings in several communities and a July 18, 2026 Watertown commemoration of the first treaty between Massachusetts and Indigenous peoples of Maine and Nova Scotia. Dusty Meadows of Conventures then presented logistics for the Knox Trail commemoration, including branding, horse arrangements, route planning, plaque concepts, and budget needs. Members raised questions about the Cambridge/West Cambridge portion of the route and Arlington’s historical connection to that name; the presenters agreed to follow up and correct materials. The meeting ended informally after no further business was raised.