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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Press Conference: Media Availability on Tab Fee and Bonding Bill Agreement - 05/14/26
Transcript Highlights:
- That House bonding bill negotiation.
- This was a place in their negotiating.
- We of the negotiations, it seemed like.
- What was negotiated was a Minnesotans. What was negotiated was a good<00:05:11.160><c> start.
- </c><00:07:46.520><c> to</c> negotiations, we unfortunately had to negotiations, we unfortunately had
Summary:
Legislators and reporters discussed the final contours of a Minnesota bonding and tax package centered on a $1.2 billion capital investment bill. Supporters said the bill would fund state and local infrastructure projects, maintain state assets, and include anti-fraud measures such as electronic verification for service providers and a 100% excess tax on fraud proceeds to prevent offenders from profiting. They also said the package would backfill road-and-bridge funding so the fee reduction would not reduce transportation dollars.
A major point of emphasis was a temporary reduction in tab fees, described as a $254 million savings for taxpayers in 2027. Republicans said the reduction was a top priority and that it was secured through negotiations, though they acknowledged it is only a one-year reprieve unless changed in a future session. They estimated the average savings at about $145 on a $50,000 vehicle, with larger savings for households with multiple vehicles. They also noted that the first proposal had included both a depreciation change and a rate change, but only the rate cut remained in the final compromise.
In response to questions, lawmakers said the tab fee cut was driven by constituent complaints and that they would try to extend it next year. They also discussed related transportation issues, including accelerating collection of an auto parts sales tax and concerns about greenhouse gas-related costs for roads and bridges. On other topics, one lawmaker said gun control proposals in the House were not part of these negotiations and urged continued movement on the broader package. No formal vote was taken in the exchange, but participants expressed confidence that the bonding portion of the deal was largely settled, while some details of the full package still needed to be finalized.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Professional Registration and Licensing Mar 4th, 2026 at 08:00 am
Professional Registration and Licensing
Transcript Highlights:
- No, what we're doing is negotiating with them, and this whole bill is a negotiation, because under current
- And in reply, as I said, this is negotiation.
- Well, did you negotiate with them? I did not, no. But you said there was negotiations.
- Yeah, there's negotiation with them.
- This is the negotiation. This is the compromise.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services (01/22/2025)
Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
Transcript Highlights:
- They had a negotiation, and the negotiating team, which is largely made up of older members, got more
- They had a negotiation, and the negotiating team, which is largely made up of older members, got more
- They had a negotiation, and the negotiating team, which is largely made up of older members, got more
- and benefits and everything negotiations and benefits and everything negotiated<00:16:44.880><c> by<
- I'm not a fantastic negotiator.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Press Conference: End of Special Session DFL Media Availability - 06/10/25
Transcript Highlights:
- If we wanted a way in the negotiations.
- But it's not us negotiating with the House now.
- But it's not us negotiating with the House now.
- It's us negotiating with the House now.
- <00:10:19.360><c> house</c> negotiating with two different house negotiating with two different house
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Natural Resources Committee Sep 12th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- not included in another big negotiation as what we view as an end run around that negotiation.
- to be not included in another big negotiation as what we view as an end runaround of that negotiation
- was made with this committee, and there were no negotiations. ...I respect those negotiations, no compromise
- But as we know, when we are in negotiations, there is a give and take.
- And having said in those negotiating meetings with you, if you've not seen the senator negotiate, it
Summary:
The Assembly Natural Resources Committee heard three major bills. SB 237, by Senator Grayson, proposed a package of fuel-supply and permitting changes aimed at stabilizing gasoline prices during California’s energy transition. Supporters, including state officials, Kern County representatives, labor groups, and industry groups, said it would help retain in-state refining and drilling capacity, reduce price spikes, and protect jobs. Opponents, including environmental justice and conservation groups, argued it would expand oil drilling without enough community protections and would not meaningfully address climate goals. After extensive testimony and questions about emissions, sunsets, and long-term strategy, the committee passed SB 237 on a due pass vote, with some members voting no or not voting.
SB 352, by Senator Reyes, sought to strengthen implementation of AB 617, the community air protection program, by codifying the Environmental Justice Bureau in the Department of Justice, extending monitoring requirements, and requiring annual legislative reporting. Supporters said the bill would improve accountability and ensure that funding for impacted communities actually produces emissions reductions. Some environmental justice advocates were neutral or not fully supportive because they wanted stronger language, while business and industry groups opposed the bill, arguing it was added late and duplicated existing processes. The committee approved SB 352 on a due pass vote.
SB 840, by Senator Limon, was the cap-and-invest reauthorization package. It would update offset protocols, adjust how revenues are spent, and continue funding for key climate, housing, transit, and community programs, including AB 617. Support came from environmental groups, labor, local governments, housing advocates, and clean transportation organizations, while some agricultural interests objected that the package did not sufficiently prioritize climate-smart agriculture and methane reduction programs. The committee passed SB 840 on a due pass vote as well. All three measures were later confirmed out of committee after calls were lifted.
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- Drugs are being negotiated last month, this month, for 2027.
- If it's eight, they negotiate on the front end what the PBM keeps.
- When you start talking about negotiations, negotiations are based on leverage.
- Everybody has the ability to negotiate a rate.
- So you basically negotiate based off a drug.
Committee:
House Insurance
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 1/23/25
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:03:56.959><c> benefits</c> with our locally negotiated benefits with our locally negotiated benefits
- It has only led to disagreements at the negotiations table.
- We call this our state negotiators meeting.
- </c><01:20:39.480><c> process</c> have said about our negotiations process have said about our negotiations
- </c><01:20:42.880><c> um</c> um we have very wonderful negotiation um um we have very wonderful negotiation
Summary:
The committee opened by approving the January 16 and January 21 minutes. Members then heard testimony focused on the impact of Earned Sick and Safe Time (ESST) and the proposed paid family and medical leave program on Minnesota school districts, with the chair framing the hearing as an opportunity to hear from major employers and school leaders about costs and operational effects.
Kimberly Lewis, speaking for the Minnesota School Boards Association and related school administrator groups, said districts generally already provide generous, locally negotiated sick leave and had initially adapted to ESST by separating vacation, sick time, and ESST into different buckets. She argued that a 2024 law effectively converted previously bargained sick leave into ESST, which she said undermines contracts, creates large unfunded costs, and may raise constitutional contract-clause concerns. Lewis cited large accumulated leave banks in some districts, increased sick leave use, and estimated significant costs from paid leave, including a reported $2.5 million impact for one large district. She urged flexibility such as prorating ESST for midyear hires and part-time staff and exempting coaches, short-term substitutes, and similar employees from ESST.
Superintendent Anarie Fuco of St. Michael-Albertville said her district expects about $400,000 in added fiscal 2026 costs from ESST and paid leave, plus indirect costs from substitute coverage and increased absenteeism. She said schools already have generous bargaining agreements, but the new laws reduce verification and require districts to track leave for temporary staff, creating what she described as a need for “substitutes for our substitutes.” Fuco said the district would face more than $211,000 in direct payroll costs from paid leave alone and asked for flexibility or exceptions for districts already offering comparable benefits. Members asked follow-up questions about how substitute teachers accrue leave and how many districts may be cutting budgets; Lewis and Fuco said many districts are making cuts and that substitute and staffing burdens are growing. A third testifier began by Zoom, but the transcript cuts off before her full testimony.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Business, Trade & Economic Development Jan 21st, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- IGRA sets the framework for which tribes and states can negotiate Class III gaming on tribal lands to
- When negotiations are requested by the tribe... ...structures.
- When negotiations are requested by the tribe, the state requires, IGRA requires the states to negotiate
- I understand it was a pleasant and principled negotiation.
- This means that the homeowner can sometimes not be able to negotiate settling of payments.
Summary:
The committee held a public hearing on an amended and restated tribal-state gaming compact with the Squaxin Island Tribe. Washington State Gambling Commission staff explained the compact amendment process and said the restatement consolidates six prior amendments, updates several appendices, and adds new provisions including high-limit room options and electronic table games. Squaxin Island representatives said the changes clarify the existing compact, improve casino regulation and management, and support tribal economic development and community services. Committee members expressed support, and the compact will next go through additional commission and legislative review before possible governor approval.
The committee then heard Senate Bill 5831, which enacts the Uniform Mortgage Modification Act. Staff and the bill sponsor said the measure creates safe harbors for common mortgage modifications, clarifies when modifications must be recorded, and preserves the priority of modified mortgages in foreclosure without preempting other mortgage or lending laws. A Uniform Law Commission representative testified that the bill would advance protections by reducing uncertainty and costly attorney opinion requirements. There was no opposition testimony, and the public hearing closed without a vote.
Senate Bill 6178, requested by the Insurance Commissioner, would prohibit contractors and others from soliciting or requiring post-loss assignments of property insurance benefits from insureds, making such agreements void and enforceable by the commissioner with civil penalties. The sponsor, Insurance Commissioner, and several supporters said the bill would protect homeowners after disasters from losing control of their claims and help prevent contractor abuse; a consumer attorney, PEMCO, and the National Insurance Crime Bureau also supported it. The committee then heard Senate Bill 6031, which expands and modernizes the state’s insurance fraud laws, classifies insurance fraud as a Class B felony, broadens reporting and investigative authority, and extends the fraud program to related crimes affecting insurers and consumers. The Insurance Commissioner, anti-fraud groups, and industry representatives supported the bill, while the Washington Society of CPAs said concerns about CPA language would be addressed by amendment. After public hearings, the committee moved to executive session, adopted a proposed substitute for SB 5928, and voted do-pass recommendations for SB 5928 as amended and SB 5919, sending both to Rules.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House State Government & Tribal Relations Jul 10th, 2025 at 08:30 am
State Government & Tribal Relations
Transcript Highlights:
- So the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act also outlines what the tribe and the state can negotiate into these
- in good faith when negotiation requests are received from the tribe to the state.
- From there, we initiate negotiations with the tribes, receiving direction from state policymakers, and
- We appreciate the collaborative work that we have done with the Lummi Nation during this negotiation
- —was first negotiated with the Calates tribe in 2018. And so Lummi Nation is...
Committee:
House State Government & Tribal Relations
Summary:
The State Government and Tribal Relations Committee held a public hearing on July 10 at 8:30 a.m. regarding a proposed amendment to the tribal-state gaming compact between the Lummi Nation and the Washington State Gambling Commission. Director Tina Griffin and Tribal Relations Advisor Johnny Bray presented the state’s overview of the compact process under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, explaining that the parties had reached tentative agreement and that the commission would later vote on whether to forward the amendment to the governor or send it back for further negotiations. Lummi Nation Vice Chair Terence Adams and Councilperson Vindeen Washington then described the amendment as the tribe’s sixth compact amendment and said it would support tribal government revenue and expanded gaming opportunities.
The main changes discussed were authorization for electronic table games, extension of credit to customers, higher wagering limits, and the possibility of a second gaming facility. Committee members asked several questions about how electronic table games work, whether online gaming was included, how credit limits would be set, and how integrity and testing would be ensured. Witnesses explained that online gaming is not authorized, that credit limits would be developed later under internal controls and federal banking rules, and that electronic table games would require independent lab certification, state testing, and ongoing tribal oversight.
The Gambling Commission noted that similar electronic table game and credit-limit provisions have already been approved for other tribes, and that the higher-limit tables would be capped and clearly marked. Lummi representatives said they wanted to implement the changes responsibly and that the second-facility language would only allow, not require, future expansion. No vote was taken by the committee at the hearing; the matter was scheduled to go before the Gambling Commission later that morning for a formal vote.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House DFL Media Availability 1/24/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- We are hopeful that the court's order now enables us to move forward and reach a negotiated agreement
- the negotiating table we don't back to the negotiating table we don't need<00:03:47.519><c> to</c><00
- A Democrat's denial of quorum is a negotiating strategy.
- </c> that we can get back to the negotiating that we can get back to the negotiating table<00:08:00.759
- What do you anticipate this will look like when you guys get back to the negotiating table?
MD
Transcript Highlights:
- Isn't negotiation a better path?
- Negotiation. Negotiation.
- </c> engage in good faith negotiations. engage in good faith negotiations.
- And he was not allergic to negotiation. negotiation. negotiation.
- Isn't negotiation a better path? forth? Isn't negotiation a better path?
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- are provided and say, can I negotiate a lower price than what you have?
- So I go in there and I negotiate a lower price and I say, I'll pay you today.
- And so the provider is allowed to negotiate. ...that claim.
- You negotiate it down to $4,000.
- that complete negotiation amount that the provider and the patient agreed upon.
Committee:
Senate Commerce and Human Resources
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House DFL Media Availability 1/28/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- We had some negotiations this morning from 9 to 12:30.
- We have narrowed the issues a bit as we're negotiating, actually pretty substantially, so I think we're
- </c><00:00:45.960><c> um</c><00:00:46.199><c> actually</c> bit as we're negotiating um actually bit as
- we're negotiating um actually pretty<00:00:46.960><c> substantially</c><00:00:47.960><c> so</c><00:00
- in negotiations that I think<00:02:47.480><c> is</c><00:02:47.599><c> going</c><00:02:47.760><c> to<
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Public Employment and Retirement Committee Apr 2nd, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- We believe that should still remain negotiated at the MOU.
- That's all bargained and negotiated at the bargaining table. Thank you."
- That's all bargained and negotiated at the bargaining table. Thank you."
- negotiations can be consolidated.
- negotiations can be consolidated.
Summary:
The committee heard several labor and employment measures. AB 465 would require local public employers, at a union’s request, to negotiate minimum disciplinary and grievance procedures in MOUs, including progressive discipline, just-cause protections, grievance appeal rights, and paid release time for representatives. Supporters, including AFSCME and SEIU, said it would create fairer and more consistent due process protections for local government workers; opponents from county and city groups argued it would impose binding arbitration and rigid discipline rules that could undermine local flexibility and accountability. The bill passed on a 5-0 vote and was re-referred to Appropriations.
AB 792 would allow court interpreter bargaining to be consolidated when multiple regions are negotiating at the same time. The author and the California Federation of Interpreters said the change would reduce repeated bargaining, improve efficiency, and help address interpreter recruitment and retention. There was no opposition, but some members questioned whether the proposal would really solve wage and staffing problems; the bill passed 5-0 and was placed on hold. AB 1309, which would improve Cal Fire firefighter compensation by tying salaries more closely to comparable local fire departments, drew strong support from firefighters and no opposition. Members praised Cal Fire’s work and the bill passed 7-0 and was held for add-ons.
The committee also approved AJR 8, a resolution urging protection of Social Security and opposing federal cuts or office closures. Supporters said Social Security is essential to seniors, veterans, people with disabilities, and children, and warned that reductions would increase poverty and homelessness. One member objected to naming political figures in the resolution, but the measure still passed 7-0 and was held. AB 1247, which would require contracted-out school classified workers to meet the same training and qualification standards as direct hires and address related retirement contributions, passed 5-2 despite opposition from county superintendents and school administrators who said it would add costs and limit contracting flexibility. Finally, AB 288, which would authorize PERB to act when the NLRB fails to remedy labor claims by a deadline, passed 6-0 with strong union support and no opposition.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- to negotiate.
- We were able to do negotiated rulemaking.
- So that's why we're able to negotiate that.
- So we have started that negotiated rulemaking process, and we held a scoping meeting and a negotiated
- ... ...a non-ZBR negotiated rulemaking.
Committee:
House Environment, Energy and Technology
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Business, Trade & Economic Development Jan 21st, 2026 at 08:00 am
Business, Trade & Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- IGRA sets the framework for which tribes and states can negotiate Class III gaming on tribal lands to
- IGRA also outlines what the tribe and the state can negotiate into compacts, including such things as
- When negotiations are requested by the tribe, the state requires, IGRA requires, the states to negotiate
- I understand it was a pleasant and principled negotiation.
- This means that the homeowner can sometimes not be able to negotiate settling of payments.
Keywords:
mortgage modification, uniform regulations, homeowners, financial stability, foreclosure prevention, public safety, insurance fraud, law enforcement, crime prevention, penalties, SB6178, property insurance, insurance claims, assignment of benefits, AOB, post-loss assignment, post-loss benefits, homeowners insurance, policyholder, insured
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Republican Media Availability 2/3/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- How did negotiations go this morning?
- How did negotiations go this morning?
- That is our negotiating team that we brought forward.
- Do you think that might complicate negotiations more further?
- 05.680><c> further</c><00:05:06.040><c> or</c> complicate negotiations more further or complicate negotiations
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Working Group on Omnibus Jobs, Labor and Economic Development - 05/27/25
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- ><c> between</c><00:39:56.720><c> this</c> trying to negotiate between this trying to negotiate between
- You're negotiating and non-competes.
- </c> better negotiation. Thank you. better negotiation. Thank you.
- negotiating.
- So, gotten to the actual negotiation.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Organizational business meeting to consider committee rules for the 119th Congress, an original resolution authorizing expenditures by the committee during the 119th Congress, designation of subcommittees for the 119th Congress, designation of member Feb 6th, 2025 at 08:50 am
Finance Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- USTR is, as I said, Trade negotiator.
- Trade Representative as the Chief trade negotiator, negotiating trade deals.
- The free trade agreements that were negotiated under George W.
- You were instrumental in the drafting and negotiating of these documents.
- That was, of course, negotiated during the Trump administration. Sure.
Committee:
Senate Finance Committee
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- I mean, we negotiated that in 2021.
- I don't think that that should be negotiated away in a side deal somewhere.
- In that room, during those negotiations, yes, we were present in some of those negotiations.
- Representative Alders asked specifically about these negotiations.
- Representative Alders asked specifically about these negotiations.
Committee:
House Land & Resource Management
Keywords:
impact fee, moratorium, local government, Texas legislation, infrastructure funding, municipal utility district, eminent domain, bonds, assessments, infrastructure, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Harris County, Municipal Utility District, territory exclusion, debt service taxes, property taxation, condemnation, property acquisition, real property, appraisal reports