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MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee 3/9/26

Transportation Finance and Policy

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  • Later on in session is a final list of benefits including this specific designation on the Minnesota
  • I am the recipient of the Bronze Star and the Army Medical Department 9 Alpha proficiency designation
  • , the highest professional designation for the AMED officers.
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TX

Texas 89th Regular

Culture, Recreation & Tourism May 1st, 2025

Culture, Recreation & Tourism

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  • that receives events trust fund funding from allowing a biological man to compete in the sport designated
  • not allow sporting events where men compete against women in women's sports programs unless it's designated
  • It's called assault and battery, especially if a woman is uninformed and is designated in a women's sports
  • House Concurrent Resolution 135 designates Slayton, Texas, as the official Banana Pudding Capital of
  • Thank you for this opportunity to lay out HCR 111, designating Combs, Texas, as the official B-capital
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Culture, Recreation & Tourism May 1st, 2025

Culture, Recreation & Tourism

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  • With the support for getting the Texas Almond Act designated as the state book of Texas, I appreciate
  • The current resolution is a companion to HCR34 by Representative Cole, designating Pflugerville as the
  • In honor of my Island's impact on Texas history, HCR 81 would designate the city as the Gateway Capital
  • And to honor that, HCR 83 would designate Rust County as the Syrup Capital of Texas for a 10-year period
  • I would designate Pineland as the Lumber Capital of Texas for a 10-year period ending in 2035.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House State Government Finance and Policy Committee 3/13/25

State Government Finance and Policy

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  • I see all of the bad projects, particularly payment disputes, and this House File 1234 is designed to
  • I see all of the bad projects, particularly payment disputes, and this House File 1234 is designed to
  • It is what the owner and its design team, whether it's an architect or an engineer or in-house staff,
  • House File 1172 is designating Ursa Minor as the state constellation.
  • 1172 is is designating uh Ursa Miner is 1172 is is designating uh Ursa Miner is the<01:20:27.440>
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

CPC Public Hearing - Tue Feb 3, 2026 @ 2:00PM HST

Consumer Protection & Commerce

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  • It is a factor, but it’s the ABV plus the raw material of the producer.
  • It seeks to limit claims to what they call material building code violations, or material violations
  • uh by this bill to add a material uh by this bill to add a material violation<01:17:50.159> requirement
  • recognized building standards designed recognized building standards designed to<01:18:02.000>
  • end is the key and requiring a material end is the key and requiring a material violation<01:19:28.159
Summary: The committee heard testimony on HB 1991, which would change Hawaii’s liquor excise tax structure to an ABV-based system. The Department of Taxation and the Tax Foundation of Hawaii took no position and stood on written comments. Supporters, including the Hawaii Public Health Institute and an individual testifier who described surviving a drunk-driving crash, argued that higher alcohol taxes reduce alcohol-related harms, save lives, and generate additional state revenue. The public health witness cited alcohol-related harms as a major preventable cause of death and said the tax increase would have only a small annual cost for most consumers. Most industry testimony was in opposition. Representatives of Lanikai Brewing Company, Maui Brewing Company, the Wine Institute, and the Hawaii Food Industry Association said the bill would sharply raise taxes on beer and wine, squeeze already thin margins, and threaten local jobs and businesses. They argued Hawaii producers already face high costs for labor, energy, shipping, and compliance, and said an ABV-based tax would be difficult to administer, would require additional testing and labeling work, and could reduce consumer choice. Several industry witnesses urged lawmakers to instead adopt a small-producer or class 18 carveout, with one suggesting a cap tied to 60,000 barrels. Committee members questioned the brewers about alcohol content testing, labeling, and whether smaller producers already measure ABV. Witnesses said many local producers do not certify ABV for in-state sales, that yeast and fermentation can vary by batch, and that an ABV-based system could require more testing than current practice. No vote or final action on the bill was taken during the portion of the meeting provided.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Criminal Jurisprudence Mar 25th, 2025

Criminal Jurisprudence

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  • That doll's not a visual material that's engaged in sexual conduct.
  • I just want to make sure that whatever we pass is designed to capture each situation.
  • in producing intimate visual material and prohibiting its wrongful use.
  • This bill, House Bill 235, is adding any sort of AI-produced material. deepfake material to both the
  • Or promotion of intimate visual materials. Yeah, so, oh, I'm sorry, Judge.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Land & Resource Management May 22nd, 2025

Land & Resource Management

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  • These designations can either happen on an individual property or through the designation of a historic
  • and without the designation.
  • And I guess to your point, the question is The owner buys it; it's not been designated historical.
  • They have no idea that it's going to be designated as historical after they purchase it.
  • In this case, the city did not initiate historic designation.
Bills: SB2215, SB2639
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House State Government Finance and Policy Committee 3/20/25

State Government Finance and Policy

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  • This was designed to focus all of our resources to identify, disrupt, and hold offenders accountable
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  • had any merit and an order from a judge that wasn't even based on the merits of the case, but was designed
  • <01:07:01.200> allow<01:07:01.480> people<01:07:01.680> to case but was designed
Bills: HF1470, HF1310, HF1837
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Jan 28th, 2026

Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • Start with tab number two, which is Senate Bill 628 on Transportation Facility Designations, Warrior
  • This bill would designate a portion of South Navy Boulevard in Pensacola as Warrior Sacrifice Way in
  • Flashers were never designed to cover the full day, but the threat is present all day.
Bills: S0382, S0628, S0654, S0696, S0880
Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development met with a quorum and considered five bills, all of which were reported favorably. First, SB 628 designated a portion of South Navy Boulevard in Pensacola as “Warrior Sacrifice Way” to honor Ensign Joshua Watson, Petty Officer Muhammad Hatham, and Cameron Walters, who were killed in the 2019 Naval Air Station Pensacola attack. Senators spoke in support, emphasizing remembrance and support for the families. The committee then heard CS/SB 382 on electric bicycles and scooters. The bill would require riders on shared pathways to yield to pedestrians, sound an audible signal before passing, and limit speed near pedestrians, while creating an e-bike safety task force and reporting requirements. Law enforcement, local officials, and school board representatives supported the bill and described safety concerns and data gaps, while several senators raised questions about enforcement and asked that e-scooters be addressed more explicitly. The bill was reported favorably. Members also approved SB 880, creating a Miami Northwestern Alumni Association specialty license plate to fund scholarships and school programs, and SB 696, which allows online trademark registration applications and updates Florida’s trademark classification and verification procedures. Finally, the committee took up CS/CS/SB 654 on traffic infraction enforcement cameras for red light, school zone speeding, and school bus violations. The bill and an amendment added guardrails on data use, hearings, reporting, signage, and contract limits; senators raised concerns about privacy, surveillance, and school zone enforcement, and a Hillsborough County sheriff’s representative testified that all-day school zone enforcement has improved safety. All measures were reported favorably, and the committee adjourned after recording additional affirmative votes on SB 628 from Senators Martin and Smith.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Feb 18th, 2026

Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • Historically designated properties and military installations are excluded from the requirements of this
  • Senate Bill 174 designates a portion of State Road 985, also known as Southwest 107th Avenue, between
  • These road designations are symbolic and non-regulatory.
  • She said road designations should be for people who are special in that sense—people who were heroes
  • So, Senator Polsky talked about how she sponsored many road designations.
Summary: The committee first heard CS for SB 1342 on transit-oriented development by Senator Rouson, which seeks to expand housing near fixed transit corridors by updating TOD definitions and applying Live Local-style land-use principles to those areas. An amendment narrowed definitions, limited the bill to land-use and development regulations, removed a private cause of action, and added exclusions for environmentally sensitive areas, historic properties, and military installations. Supporters said the bill would increase housing supply near existing infrastructure and maximize the state’s transit investments, while local government groups and city leagues opposed it as a sweeping preemption of local zoning authority that could force high-density development without public hearings or adequate infrastructure planning. The committee adopted the amendment and then reported the bill favorably. The committee then took up CS for SB 1334 on elections by Senator Grall, which would require documentary proof of citizenship in voter registration and related election processes, update how citizenship is verified through REAL ID and the SAVE database, clarify that paper ballots are the primary voting method, and add other election-related changes such as candidate eligibility rules and timelines. Two technical amendments were adopted. During extended questioning, senators raised concerns about how documents would be submitted and stored, whether voters without Florida IDs or REAL IDs—especially students, disabled voters, seniors, and homeless Floridians—could be flagged or burdened, and what fiscal and workload impacts the bill would have on supervisors of elections and state agencies. Supporters argued the bill would streamline verification and reduce duplicate paperwork, while many public speakers and some senators said it would create barriers to voting, increase costs, and risk disenfranchising eligible voters. The transcript ends during debate on the bill, before a final vote is shown. Later, the committee considered CS for SB 1362 on advanced air mobility by Senator Harrell. A strike-all amendment aligned the bill with the House version and added vertiports and charging systems as eligible projects for public-private partnership funding, with FDOT authorized to fund certain vertiport costs within available resources. The bill drew support from industry and local representatives, and the committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill favorably. The committee also heard SB 174, which designates a portion of State Road 985 in Miami-Dade County as Charlie Kirk Memorial Avenue and directs FDOT to install markers at an estimated cost of $2,400. The bill prompted significant debate over whether Kirk’s legacy warranted a state road designation, with opponents citing his controversial statements and arguing the honor was political and divisive, while supporters said the designation recognizes civic engagement near FIU and is symbolic rather than regulatory. The transcript ends during debate on SB 174, before any final action is shown.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • And it's just designed to make sure that the record reflects the fact that the officer did not commit
  • But there's the general concept of Brady material, exculpatory evidence. The Morton Act is broad.
  • The language that I provided is the standard: it would be relevant, evident, and material.
  • That's why we are going to continue to filter what would be Michael Morton material and then keep everything
Bills: SB7, SB14, SB 7, SB 14
TX
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  • By design, this bill also ignores the existence of trans individuals.
  • I'm a commercial interior designer.
  • Bathrooms and locker rooms are heavily designed and regulated spaces per ADA and IBC.
  • They are designed to be accessible to every person.
  • It designates rooms, locker rooms, and showers according to biological sex.
Bills: SB7, SB14, SB 7, SB 14
TX
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  • Are designated as TIA teachers.
  • We see an 88% retention rate for designated teachers versus 80% for their non-designated peers.
  • Teachers have a say in how it's going to get designed.
  • district closer to 874 possible designations.
  • Designations.
Bills: SB26, SB 26
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Jurisprudence Mar 26th, 2025

Jurisprudence

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  • It allows owners to designate a beneficiary for a manufactured home to take effect at death, bypassing
  • The bill also requires all joint owners with the right of survivorship to agree on the designation, and
  • the last survivor can always revoke or change the designation.
  • The designation does not affect other rights—for example, your right to sell the home—nor does it create
  • Well, and I appreciate the designation as an expert by Senator Hughes.
Summary: The Senate Committee on Jurisprudence heard several family-law and probate bills. Senate Bill 2052 would codify a rebuttable presumption that a parent acts in the best interest of a child and require clear and convincing evidence to overcome that presumption in disputes involving non-parents; the author and several witnesses supported the bill as a clarification of existing case law, while one witness suggested refining the modification language. Public testimony was closed and the bill was left pending. The committee also heard Senate Bill 1923, which would allow child support to follow a child placed temporarily with kin or fictive kin under a parental child safety placement or authorization agreement; the bill’s author and a grandparent caregiver testified in support, while one witness suggested the Attorney General could handle the change administratively. That bill was also left pending. Senate Bill 1838 would standardize fee schedules and compensation rules for attorneys ad litem and related court-appointed counsel in DFPS child-protection cases. The author said the bill would clarify unclear current law, and witnesses from the Texas Indigent Defense Commission and family-defense bar supported it, though one asked that expert-witness expenses be expressly included. Senate Bill 387 would raise the bond requirement for county judges handling guardianship proceedings to at least $500,000; the author described it as a refiling of a prior bill that passed unanimously but was vetoed, and a statutory probate judge testified in support. Senate Bill 1839 would require original or paper wills to be delivered to the transferee court when probate proceedings are transferred; the committee substitute broadened the delivery methods, and the district clerk witness supported the change. All three bills were left pending. The committee also took up Senate Bill 1536, which had previously been voted out with the wrong committee substitute; members reconsidered the vote, adopted the corrected substitute, and then voted 3-0 to report the bill favorably to the full Senate, with local and contested calendar certification. Finally, Senate Bill 1940 would create a transfer-on-death mechanism for manufactured homes classified as personal property, similar to existing tools for real property and vehicles; the author and an estate-planning attorney testified that it would streamline transfers and reduce probate costs. A non-substantive committee substitute was still being prepared, and the bill was left pending.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Transportation Jan 12th, 2026

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • It's SB 628, Transportation Facility Designations: Warrior Sacrifice Way.
  • Our next bill today will be by Senator Rodriguez, SB 174, Transportation Facility Designations: Charlie
  • Senate Bill 174 designates a portion of State Road 985, also known as Southwest 107th Avenue in Miami-Dade
  • This is an honorary designation only and does not alter traffic patterns, addresses, or jurisdiction,
  • You know, I think our road designations, when Floridians and visitors are visiting and they say, you
Summary: The Transportation Committee heard and advanced several bills, mostly related to honorary roadway designations, specialty license plates, and Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles administration. SB 628 designated a portion of South Navy Boulevard in Pensacola as “Warrior Sacrifice Way” to honor Ensign Joshua Watson and Petty Officers Muhammad Hatham and Cameron Walters, who were killed in the 2019 Naval Air Station Pensacola attack. The bill passed favorably with no debate or opposition. The committee also considered SB 174, naming a portion of State Road 985 in Miami-Dade County as Charlie Kirk Memorial Avenue. Senator Arrington opposed the bill during debate, citing Kirk’s public statements as inconsistent with the honor, while Senator Rodriguez argued the designation was an honorary roadway naming that did not require agreement with Kirk’s views. The bill was reported favorably. SB 388, which raises the annual use fee for the Florida Wildflowers specialty license plate from $15 to $25 while keeping the lower fee for owners with more than 10 vehicles, also passed favorably after a support-only public comment. Members then approved SB 470, which opens the Fraternal Order of Police specialty plate to the general public and allows redesigns to help sustain sales and increase funding for law enforcement memorial efforts. Public testimony from the FOP supported the change. SB 584 authorized DHSMV to enter agreements allowing county tax collectors to enforce certain commercial driving school provisions, aimed at addressing fraud and licensing abuses, and it passed favorably with support. Finally, the committee approved SB 488, the DHSMV agency package updating IFTA compliance, online filing, crash reporting thresholds, registration procedures, email communications, and tank vehicle definitions, along with SB 490, the companion public records exemption for email addresses used under SB 488; both were reported favorably, with SB 490 noted as requiring a two-thirds vote.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/04/2026 - Senate Judiciary and Elections

Judiciary and Elections

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  • uploads or places such material to verify that each person depicted in the material consented to the
  • who uploads or places such material to verify that each person depicted in the material consented to
  • devoted to sexual material?
  • You mentioned pornographic material, and it's including sexual material that is harmful to minors.
  • You mentioned pornographic material, and it's including sexual material that is harmful to minors.
Summary: The committee heard several criminal justice and victims’ rights bills. HB 2131 would remove the financial-gain element from weapons/explosives trafficking and impose stricter sentencing, including no early release for trafficking three or more weapons; it received a due pass recommendation on a 6-1 vote. HB 2132 would lower the fentanyl trafficking threshold from 200 grams to 100 grams and adjust related motor-vehicle language; supporters said it would help prosecutors and law enforcement, while opponents warned it would sweep in heavy users and lacked data on current prosecutions. It passed 4-3. HB 2223 would require sex offenders seeking a name change to notify prosecutors and victims, and to register under the new name with the old name as an alias; it passed 6-1. The committee also considered HB 2411, creating the crime of coerced abortion for secretly or forcibly administering abortion-inducing drugs without a pregnant woman’s knowledge or consent. Supporters argued existing laws do not clearly cover situations where the drug is given but no death occurs; opponents said assault, manslaughter, homicide, and food-contamination statutes already address the conduct and warned the bill was unnecessary and aimed at abortion access. The bill passed 4-3. HB 2043 would add unborn children to the felony-murder statute; supporters called it a cleanup measure closing a loophole, while opponents said it was an abortion/personhood measure with broader implications. It passed 4-3. HB 2046 would require victims of sex offenses to be notified of pre-hearings in probation review matters involving young sex offenders; victims and prosecutors said the change would ensure meaningful participation, and it passed unanimously 7-0. HB 2666 would increase penalties for sexual extortion involving 15-, 16-, and 17-year-olds when committed by an adult, and it passed unanimously 7-0. HB 2265 would eliminate court fees and assessments tied to public defenders, jury trials, appeals, and related criminal-case charges; supporters framed it as protecting constitutional rights, while counties warned of lost revenue, and it passed 7-0. Finally, HB 2133 would require commercial websites hosting sexual material to verify consent and age of depicted persons, retain records, and treat synthetic depictions as images; the sponsor said it was meant to curb CSAM and revenge porn, while testifiers raised concerns about breadth, record retention, and constitutional issues.
TX
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  • Senator Birdwell, you'll recall that... that whole system with the 30.06 and 30.07 signs is designed
  • Texas lottery tickets with sophisticated algorithms designed to purchase every possible combination in
  • I appreciate the materials. Senator Birdwell, you're recognized. Thank you, Madam Chair.
  • a sensitive and unpleasant topic, but we are discussing the creation of sexual images and sexual material