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MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House State Government Finance and Policy Committee 4/1/25

State Government Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Uh, so, Madam Auditor, welcome to the committee.
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  • that a committee chair can request a fiscal note.
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  • amended would move out of committee as amended would move out of committee as our<01:24:02.199><c> policy
Bills: HF627, HF474, HF361, HF1837
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

House in Special Session C Feb 11th, 2025

Florida House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • ARE THERE REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES AND SUBCOMMITTEES? NONE ON THE DESK, MR. SPEAKER.
  • ARE THERE MOTIONS RELATING TO COMMITTEE AND SUBCOMMITTEE REFERENCES?
  • IN ORDER TO MINIMIZE THE DISRUPTIONS, WE WILL NOT REPLICATE THE COMMITTEE PROCESS FROM THE OTHER SESSION
  • , BUT INSTEAD WE HAVE REFERRED THE BILL TO THE BUDGET COMMITTEE.
  • SPEAKER, I MOVE THE HOUSE FOR THE PURPOSE OF HOLDING COMMITTEE MEETINGS ON THE BUSINESS TO RECONVENE
Summary: The Florida House of Representatives convened for a special session on February 11-14 to address illegal immigration legislation. Speaker Perez announced they would consider two bills and a memorial filed the previous night, with committee meetings scheduled for Wednesday and final passage on Thursday. The Speaker emphasized the legislature's role as equal participants rather than recipients of instructions, describing their approach as aggressive in combating illegal immigration while being thoughtful in methods. The session was designed to be surgical and efficient, bypassing the normal committee process except for Budget Committee review.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • you about SB-16 and its House companion, HB-5337, which will be heard today in the House Elections Committee
  • Busey III, the vice chair of the House Elections Committee. Thank you so much.
  • I've served on the Elections Committee for four terms now, and we constantly see...
  • Mejia La Plata, another member of the House Elections Committee.
  • flagged as non-citizens, will be unable to cast their votes for local, state, and presidential candidates
Summary: The committee meeting involved various discussions pertaining to legislative initiatives and public policy concerns. Members engaged in debates around significant topics, highlighting their diverse perspectives. The atmosphere was lively with members presenting arguments for and against certain measures. Testimonies from the public were also a key feature, shedding light on community sentiments related to proposed bills.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session Feb 19th, 2025 at 10:00 am

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • House is in session. pursuant to their committee postings or recess motions.
  • Refer to the Committee on Homeland Security. Security, Public Safety, and Veterans Affairs.
  • The following resolutions are being referred to the committee on local and consent calendars.
  • Being referred to the committee on local and consent calendars, HR 5-5, HR 5-6, HR 8-4.
  • Following resolutions by Darby being referred to the committee.
Summary: The committee meeting was conducted with several discussions surrounding various proposed bills, addressing both public interests and legislative concerns. Specific bills were presented, and members debated the implications of each, emphasizing their potential impact on the community and state regulations. Notably, several testimonies were heard from stakeholders, which enriched the conversation and provided different perspectives on the bills being reviewed.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Appropriations Feb 19th, 2025 at 08:00 am

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
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  • That cost is entirely borne by those candidates themselves.
  • House Bill 1, we would certainly encourage this committee to give that due consideration as you. continue
  • I want to be really transparent. on this committee because we have a really big decision to make of how
  • The committee stands in recess. 1396 1397 1398 1399 1400 1401 1402 1403 1404 1405 1406 1407 1408
Summary: The meeting covered various topics, but specific discussions and bills were not detailed in the available transcript. Despite the lack of documented debates or acknowledgments, it was noted that committee members were present, and there may have been attempts to address crucial legislative matters. The dynamics of the meeting suggested a standard procedural gathering where routine insights were likely shared among the attendees.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • There's no need for a candidate forum on the red side of the county, but you need a candidate forum on
  • , but for candidate forums or candidate or party conventions, would it be wise?
  • favoring any particular candidate and of course a municipal candidate forum is nonpartisan kind of by
  • I want to thank the committee and our committee chairman, Senator Hughes, for allowing me to testify.
  • I do have a committee substitute.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
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  • Uh committee members coming in and out.
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Summary: The joint meeting of the House Elections, Constitutional Amendments and Intergovernmental Affairs Committee and the House State Government Committee was called to consider House Concurrent Resolution 45, sponsored by Representative Jason Petri. The resolution would support calling for a federal balanced budget amendment through the Article V process. Petri argued that Kentucky’s own constitutional balanced-budget requirement shows the value of fiscal restraint, and he said decades of federal deficit spending and rising debt make a constitutional amendment necessary. Governor Ron DeSantis and Lauren Ends of the National Campaign for a Balanced Budget Amendment also testified in support, emphasizing the growth of federal debt, the risk of a future debt crisis, and the view that Congress is unlikely to solve the problem on its own. Members asked about the mechanics and risks of an Article V convention, including whether the convention’s “sole purpose” language would be enforceable and whether a convention could become a “runaway” process. DeSantis and Ends said states can impose guardrails on delegates, including criminal penalties and delegate-limitation laws, and noted that any proposed amendment would still require ratification by 38 states. They also said that if Congress chose to draft the amendment itself in response to state pressure, that would be acceptable. One witness said 18 states have passed faithful-delegate or delegate-limitation laws. Representative Callaway asked what would happen if the debt issue is not addressed. Witnesses responded that continued borrowing could lead to economic dislocation, higher interest costs, and a debt crisis that would crowd out other federal spending. They said the current debt burden is already more than $100,000 per U.S. citizen and roughly $300,000 per taxpayer, and that a balanced budget amendment would be a first step toward stopping the growth of debt before any long-term paydown could occur. The transcript provided does not show a final vote or other committee action on the resolution.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House and Governmental Affairs Apr 1st, 2026

House and Governmental Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • You are in the Committee on Appropriations, and today is Wednesday, April 1st.
  • So, today is Wednesday, April 1st, Union Committee in House and Government Affairs.
  • So, today is Wednesday, April 1st, Union Committee and House and Government Affairs.
  • Those cards are maintained in our committee records.
  • Those cards are maintained in our committee records.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/04/2026 - House Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections

Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections

Transcript Highlights:
  • The Committee on Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections is called to order.
  • Chair and members, Senate Bill 1029 designates a candidate committee as having the intent to terminate
  • a committee in place of the deceased candidate.
  • Good afternoon, Chairman Gillette and committee members.
  • The committee is adjourned.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice Feb 25th, 2026

Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice

Transcript Highlights:
  • Thank you, members of the committee.
  • Thank you, Chair and Committee.
  • Thank you, Chair and Committee.
  • I'm concerned that the committee and the head of the committee be chosen out of the sunshine.
  • This is the second committee stop, and we have another committee stop.
Summary: The committee first considered SB 536, which updates Florida’s criminal gang statutes to reflect modern recruitment and communication methods, including social media and encrypted messaging. Senator Martin and supporters said the bill does not criminalize gang membership, but helps law enforcement and prosecutors establish gang-related connections for warrants and sentencing enhancements. Senator Smith raised concerns about the lowered threshold for being observed with gang members and possible unintended impacts on business owners and others; Martin said the language was not intended to cover ordinary business interactions and that a gang tattoo must be one used by the gang. After an amendment aligning the Senate bill with the House version was adopted, the committee reported CS/SB 536 favorably. The committee also favorably reported CS/SB 762, which allows chief judges to assign capital conflict cases across regional counsel offices, with an amendment requiring judges to consider judicial economy and geographic proximity. Testimony from regional counsel emphasized projected long-term savings, estimated at about $150 million over 10 years. The committee then approved CS/SB 1742, creating a new indecent exposure offense involving sexual conduct directed at minors, and CS/SB 1750, which increases penalties for serious sex crimes and child sexual abuse material offenses; both bills were amended before passage, with law enforcement groups appearing in support. The committee next took up SB 1582, which creates statewide data sharing for secondhand dealer and pawnbroker transactions without creating a new state-run database, while preserving confidentiality protections and law enforcement access. An amendment was adopted, and pawnbroker and recycling stakeholders testified in support. The linked public records bill, SB 1792, creating an exemption for those transaction records while allowing certain information to be released to alleged owners, was also reported favorably. The committee then approved CS/SB 500, which provides FDLE protective security details to major party nominees for governor, lieutenant governor, and cabinet offices after primary certification and until the general election is resolved; a technical amendment was adopted, and the bill was described as mirroring federal candidate protection practices. The longest and most contentious discussion was on CS/SB 1632, which would bar Florida courts from enforcing foreign or religious law in a way that overrides the U.S. or Florida constitutions and would create a process for designating foreign or domestic terrorist organizations, with related consequences for schools, funding, and student conduct. Senator Grall said the bill is intended to protect constitutional principles and target violent, criminal conduct rather than protected speech or religious practice, and she explained that designations would follow a public process with judicial review. Senators Smith and Polsky pressed repeatedly on First Amendment, due process, vagueness, and academic-speech concerns, asking how “promotion” would be defined and whether students, attorneys, or advocacy groups could be swept in; Grall said she was open to clarifying language but maintained the bill is aimed at furthering illegal acts, not mere opinion. Numerous speakers opposed the bill, warning it could be used to target Muslim students, religious communities, advocacy groups, and political dissent, while a few supporters argued it was needed for public safety. The transcript ends during public testimony on SB 1632, with no final committee vote shown in the excerpt.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Higher Education Mar 11th, 2025 at 10:00 am

Higher Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • quorum is present and please folks know that we have members going in and out because of other committees
  • The House Committee on Administration is electronic public comment process for all Texans. be posted
  • a delayed start to be able to get ourselves coordinated and hopefully check in. into the other committees
  • the Texas Workforce Commission to please come forward and in order to testify on behalf of this committee
  • And for that original time period, the committee met kind of independently from anything else.
Summary: The committee meeting focused on several administrative matters, alongside public comments and expert testimonies regarding the proposed legislation. Representative Shaheen highlighted concerns regarding the parameters for public comment, ensuring that only embodied testimonies would be allowed during this session. The meeting was well-attended, and members frequently moved in and out due to overlapping committee schedules. The atmosphere was one of collaboration, underscored by a strong presence of both committee members and the public.