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MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee 3/24/26

Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> generations. Thank you. generations. Thank you.
  • </c> I am Martha Maripes and I am general I am Martha Maripes and I am general counsel<00:32:36.159><
  • >> I would move that House File 4149 be re-referred to the General Register.
  • to re-refer this bill to House File 4149 to the general register.
  • </c> through land sales or generational through land sales or generational transfer.<01:38:16.560><c>
Bills: HF4253 , HF4257 , HF3236 , HF4264 , HF4149 , HF4019
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Public Safety Committee Meeting - 2025-04-08

Public Safety Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • members, I'll be walking through the spreadsheet that was included in your packet, and this is a general
  • their base amounts for the State Government Special Revenue Fund, the Trunk Highway Fund, and the General
  • The agency's base in special revenue and general fund on lines 41 and 42.
  • This is for the correctional facilities.
  • I know and say this often: the DOC's budget is 97% from the State general fund.
FL

Florida 2026 4th Special Session

February 24, 2026 - 08:30 AM

Education & Employment Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • SCHOOL COUNSELORS REMOVES TWO OF THE EDUCATOR&nbsp;&nbsp; 177 Certificate requirements: mastery of general
  • No, sorry, next CS for HB 833, Private School Facilities by Representative Cassel.
  • PRIVATE SCHOOL FACILITIES BY REPRESENTATIVE CASSEL. 437 Chair: Representative Cassel, you are recognized
  • These are appropriate areas for small schools because these facilities already contemplate...
  • And clarifies that line funds cannot be used to build or construct new facilities.
Summary: The House Education Employment Committee heard seven bills and reported each favorably. HB 129 on Florida Virtual School would remove a priority system, confirm access for all Florida students and eligible military dependents overseas, clarify teacher retirement status, allow local schools to administer required exams, and authorize direct-support organizations; it passed unanimously after brief questions about audit-related updates and waitlists. HB 423 on student elopement, sponsored by Rep. Eskamani and Rep. Tramont, would require schools to establish safety teams and prevention plans for students who may leave supervised areas; testimony from autism advocates emphasized drowning and other safety risks, and the bill passed 16-0 with strong bipartisan support. The committee also approved CS for CS HB 753 on school counselors, which removes certain certification barriers while keeping the master’s degree requirement and sets evaluation criteria based on state counseling standards. Supporters said the bill would help address counselor shortages and align evaluations with the profession’s actual duties. CS HB 1253 on coach support for student-athletes, as amended, allows coaches to use personal funds up to a capped amount for student needs with written parental consent; members raised concerns about liability, fairness, and the need for clear guardrails, but the bill passed 15-0. CS HB 833 on private school facilities would make small private schools of 100 students or fewer a permitted use in commercial and mixed-use zoning districts and allow use of existing buildings if fire and code standards are met; supporters said it would reduce local barriers while preserving safety, and it passed 15-0. PCS for CS HB 1325 would update the Linking Industry to Nursing Education Fund by clarifying matching contributions, allowing expansion or modernization of existing space but not new construction, and streamlining awards; it passed unanimously with broad college and health system support. Finally, CS HB 1437 on conversion charter schools would create clearer dispute-resolution options for facility maintenance issues and, via amendment, allow capital outlay funds for repairs if the charter assumes full responsibility; after debate over whether the amendment was premature, the bill passed 13-3. The meeting then adjourned.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Agriculture and Wildlife Feb 9th, 2026 at 10:00 am

Agriculture and Wildlife

Transcript Highlights:
  • These facilities operate from Senator Bullard's second on the amendment.
  • But wild hogs, would you agree that wild hogs generally carry more parasites, and their meat quality
  • Generally, they would be bred by the older senator. You're recognized for a question. Thank you.
  • , some of those are not controlled hunts facility.
  • I think that's good for our state and more power to those people that have those facilities.
Bills: SB2108 , SB2121 , SB2171 , SB2061 , SB2112 , SB2138
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/18/2026 - House Ways & Means

Ways & Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • They have two distribution facilities. What Target does to compete with Amazon...
  • They have two distribution facilities.
  • Location of where they effectively the distribution facilities are, and all those distribution facilities
  • The point is you generate billions of dollars through the retail sales tax with really high rates.
  • We manage all of our assets together for generally all those systems combined, other than ASRS.
Committee: House Ways & Means
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Chair calls Austin Kinghorn from the Office of the Attorney General.
  • My name is Austin Kinghorn, I'm the Deputy Attorney General for Civil Litigation for Attorney General
  • We're operating at permitted facilities. This is challenging.
  • My Savior Church is less than the present 500 feet limit from this facility.
  • Produced water is waste water generated during oil and gas extraction and is most commonly.
Bills: SB766 , SB290 , SB494 , SB1145
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Health and Human Services - 03/13/25

Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c><00:59:30.280><c> maintenance</c> including Staffing facility maintenance including Staffing facility
  • </c> the facility the facility uh<01:02:26.799><c> the</c><01:02:27.119><c> the</c><01:02:27.319><c>
  • </c><01:02:36.119><c> opens</c> happen uh and when the facility opens happen uh and when the facility
  • I was born into generational poverty, born into generational homelessness, and I've... standing sitting
  • born into generational poverty born into<01:55:02.599><c> generational</c><01:55:03.599><c> homelessness
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
US
Transcript Highlights:
  • The facilities have simply been asked to confirm their return-to-office spaces are private.
  • We can't rely only on veterans calling a crisis line or coming to the VA facilities.
  • It's positions in the West Haven facility, outreach, counseling.
  • A whopping 61% of Veterans Health Administration facilities reported having such a shortage.
  • No two facilities operate the same way and even within a single state these can differ dramatically.
Summary: The committee meeting focused primarily on the critical issues surrounding veterans' mental health and suicide prevention. Discussions centered on the reauthorization of essential programs aimed at providing non-clinical support services to veterans, particularly the Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program. Senators emphasized the urgent need for adequate mental health resources as the suicide rate among veterans remains alarmingly high. Key testimonies were provided by various advocates and officials, illustrating both successful implementations of these programs and areas needing improvement.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Combatting Antisemitism Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm

Transcript Highlights:
  • main database, which is a great resource for both law enforcement as well as community members in general
  • Generally, hate crime laws operate to enhance the penalty of criminal conduct when it is motivated by
  • Generally speaking, with respect to hate crimes, penalty enhancements like being Generally speaking,
  • So General Laws Chapter 22C, Sections 33 through 35, the following sections provide for Generally speaking
  • General Laws Chapter 266, Section 127A is the next statute. It's religious vandalism.
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Special Commission on Anti-Semitism met to focus on the role of law enforcement in responding to anti-Semitic incidents. After approving amended minutes, the chair opened with remarks emphasizing that the Commission would confront anti-Semitism from any political direction and outlined the day’s agenda: extremist activity trends, hate-crime statutes, intergovernmental coordination, and security funding. The first presentation came from Ben Pott of the ADL Center on Extremism, who described rising extremist propaganda and anti-Semitic incidents nationally and in Massachusetts, highlighting groups such as NSC-131, GDL, and Patriot Front. He said these groups increasingly use anti-Zionist language, public disruptions, and online platforms to spread hate, and recommended prosecution where possible, civil litigation, education about symbols and tactics, and community reporting to law enforcement and ADL. Assistant District Attorney David Solvin then reviewed federal and Massachusetts hate-crime laws, including federal civil-rights and hate-crime statutes and state provisions for civil-rights violations, assault and battery to intimidate, religious vandalism, terroristic threats, and criminal harassment. He explained that many of these laws enhance penalties based on bias motivation, but some do not create standalone offenses or qualify as dangerousness predicates under current law. Commissioners pressed him on hypothetical fact patterns involving anti-Semitic slurs, symbols, and attacks, as well as on the limits of existing law for pretrial detention and the need for better data collection. Solvin said more training, better reporting, and possible legislative updates could improve enforcement, and he noted pending bills that would require more regular hate-crime reporting and expand protected classes. Detective Lieutenant Ryan Cepiel of the State Police Anti-Terrorism Unit and HART described the unit’s creation in 2023, its role in implementing prior hate-crime task force recommendations, and its work with local, state, federal, and community partners. He said HART has trained civil-rights officers, developed recruit and in-service curricula, created resource pamphlets and a Teams page, and is building a GIS-based reporting portal to improve tracking and victim support. Cepiel reported a year-over-year rise in reported anti-Semitic hate crimes in Massachusetts, while noting that current numbers are incomplete because reporting is inconsistent and there is no mandate for local departments to notify HART. Commissioners discussed underreporting, rural versus eastern Massachusetts coverage, the need for more officers and training, and the importance of making victims feel safe coming forward. The meeting ended with agreement that better data, training, and coordination are needed to address the rise in anti-Semitic hate and bias incidents.
ID

Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Agenda Feb 18th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • There is no general fund request from the agency for the current fiscal year or for 2027.
  • This facility gets over 600,000 people in it every year.
  • But we expect it to, in that part, that facility, that 50-unit campground is now online.
  • So when we're doing some facilities there, they are giving us money too.
  • FTEs for that facility.
Keywords: 989, all
Summary: The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee met with a quorum and first heard a budget presentation for the Department of Parks and Recreation. Legislative analyst Janet Jessup reviewed the agency’s structure, dedicated funds, prior ARPA and general fund infrastructure appropriations, and the department’s FY 2027 requests. Those requests included additional park personnel and trail maintenance staff, one-time project funding, and a supplemental $9.8 million transfer to move grant funds from a consolidated program into the current park operations program. Director Susan Buxton said the agency has no general fund request, emphasized the economic impact of outdoor recreation, and highlighted completed and ongoing capital projects at parks statewide, including Ponderosa, Heyburn, Priest Lake, Eagle Island, Cascade, Harriman, Ashtonia Trail, and Bruneau Dunes. Committee members asked about resident access to campsites, out-of-state pricing, vacancy filling, the new Twin Peaks property in Lemhi County, OHV education, and trail maintenance. Buxton said the agency is filling positions quickly, that higher nonresident fees have increased availability for Idahoans, and that the Twin Peaks acquisition is expected to become revenue-positive within two years. The committee then heard the Office of the State Public Defender budget. Analyst Janica Bicharat summarized the office’s staffing, fund balance, and FY 2027 requests, which included six additional trial attorney positions, secure hosted data storage, and one-time laptop and data migration costs. Director Eric Frederickson described the agency’s transition to a statewide public defense system, noting that it inherited more than 1,300 cases on day one, has since reduced vacancies to about 7%, and is building pipelines for attorneys and social workers. He warned that the pending Tucker v. State of Idaho case could lead to renewed litigation if the system is not adequately funded. In response to questions, Frederickson said the office can absorb the current year’s rescissions through vacancy savings, but future cuts could force reductions in training and contract attorneys, increasing caseloads and risking attorney retention. He also said CPA case costs are running above appropriation, county lease/MOU issues remain unresolved in some counties, and public defenders are generally paid less than county prosecutors and attorney general attorneys. The committee adjourned after announcing the next day’s budget hearings for the Industrial Commission, Public Utilities Commission, and Secretary of State.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 1/21/25

Public Safety Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Recently, higher education and law enforcement programs have reported that there's a general decline
  • </c> have reported that there's a general have reported that there's a general decline<00:13:12.959><
  • Do we need a new facility, a multi-room facility similar to, like, a state hospital, or what do we need
  • We have to find a permanent bed or a locked facility bed.
  • </c><01:30:54.080><c> bed</c> permanent bed or a locked facility bed permanent bed or a locked facility
Keywords: 1183, house
Summary: The Public Safety Committee held its first meeting of the session, opened with a quorum present, and reviewed basic decorum expectations and committee procedures. Members and staff introduced themselves and described their districts and backgrounds. The chair said the committee would focus on protecting victims and preventing crime, and that the first presenters would be law enforcement groups as subject-matter experts. The Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association testified first, warning of serious recruitment, retention, and retirement pressures in law enforcement. The group cited survey data showing most members would not recommend the profession to family, rising assaults on officers, a shortage of roughly 1,000 officers statewide, and more than 2,000 officers nearing retirement eligibility. They also urged continued funding for POST Board training reimbursements and described broader concerns about anti-police rhetoric and public policy. The presentation was interrupted by a disruptive outburst in the room, after which the committee returned to order. The Minnesota Sheriffs Association then outlined its 2025 priorities: expanding mental health treatment beds and revisiting the 48-hour law, making the Fandino-Castile training fund permanent, updating drone/UAV statutes for missing-person searches, training, and evidence preservation, requiring permit-to-carry holders to report name changes, expanding BCA authority for sexual assault investigations on state-owned military facilities, replacing aging public safety radios in the ARMER system, and strengthening employer background-check response requirements. Members asked questions about mental health capacity, UAV uses, and officer assaults; witnesses said the state needs more beds, staff, and support for both short-term crisis stabilization and longer-term treatment. The Minnesota Police Chiefs Association closed by echoing concerns about recruitment and retention, supporting the $6 million POST training reimbursement fund, and calling for tougher penalties for fleeing police, auto theft, and violent crime. No votes or formal actions were taken."}】【。assistant to=final 天天中彩票大奖json 天天中彩票追号json ఇలా to=final 彩神争霸快三 to=final 手机天天彩票 ்ந்து result 彩票平台招商 ્યો क्ता ંડ {
ND

North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session

Human Services Committee May 27th, 2026

Human Services Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • That is a general fund appropriation to the Industrial Commission budget. Yes. One-time funding.
  • despite these of psychiatric residential treatment facilities.
  • Our intermediate care facilities are not categorized by children or adults.
  • One more geeky question: Do you use the CIS with children in DD facilities? I'm sorry, what?
  • And half of those dollars are roughly general fund dollars? Chairman, yes.
Summary: The committee first approved the February 11, 2026 minutes and then received an update from the North Dakota Housing Finance Agency on the interagency council on homelessness and continuum of care funding. Testimony described rising homelessness tied to tight housing markets, low incomes, aging homelessness, barriers to rental assistance and public benefits, and limited shelter and case-management capacity. Members discussed the need for more affordable housing, continued one-time funding for the North Dakota Homeless Grant and Housing Incentive Fund, better coordination with Health and Human Services on economic assistance and human service zones, landlord engagement, recovery housing, and reentry housing. The committee also heard that federal continuum of care funding remains uncertain, with possible shifts away from permanent supportive housing and housing-first models; members asked for a future update on the impact if federal rules reduce the share available for permanent housing. The committee then took testimony on accessibility of government services for people who are blind or visually impaired. Paul Olson of North Dakota Vision Services School for the Blind described current screening and service delivery, including infant referrals, regional staff, short-term programs, and collaboration with vocational rehabilitation. He said the targeted screening system is working, recommended maintaining the current model, and noted ongoing challenges with staffing, public awareness, and accessible state websites and documents. Public testimony from a visually impaired resident and a deaf resident emphasized barriers such as CAPTCHAs, inaccessible PDFs, employment forms that screen out applicants based on driver’s license status, shortages of interpreters, and the need for video remote interpreting and video relay services, along with training for users and agencies. Finally, the committee heard a final report on the study of child care provider licensing from HHS Early Childhood Director Kay Larson. The report summarized provider input and committee discussion on simplifying North Dakota’s child care licensing structure, reducing administrative burden, and balancing that with health and safety standards. Key topics included licensing categories, child care assistance eligibility, food program sponsorship, staff qualifications, training requirements, ratios and group size, age bands, and preschool exemptions. The committee’s recommendations included streamlining to three provider types plus a preschool designation, revising ratio and age-band rules, and carrying forward certain preschool outdoor-space exemptions. Larson noted that any changes would require statutory changes, rulemaking, and a transition period before new licensing rules could take effect.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

School safety facility grant 2/24/26

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> coming from the state general fund. coming from the state general fund.
  • modifications related to violence prevention and facility security.
  • modifications related to violence prevention and facility security.
  • </c><00:16:44.160><c> modification</c> equipment and facility modification equipment and facility modification
  • None of the school facilities in our state should be a soft target.
Keywords: 1183, house
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

FL House Floor Session - 2026-06-02 (10:00AM Session)

Florida House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • However, in reading this as I have, again, it says an expenditure prohibited by general law.
  • However, in reading this as I have, again, it says an expenditure prohibited by general law.
  • We all say our seniors are important, the most important generation.
  • I'm excited to pass the torch to my next generation of lawmakers.
  • Tampa General Hospital is the only Level One trauma center across our entire region.
Summary: The House met in special session, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, approved the journal, and adopted the special order report setting the day’s calendar. The chamber then took up CS/House Joint Resolution 1F, the Governor’s property tax proposal, which would raise the homestead exemption for non-school taxes, lower the annual assessment cap on non-homestead property from 10% to 5%, and restrict county and municipal ad valorem revenue to public safety and certain other uses. Sponsor Rep. Overdorf said the measure would return money to homeowners and give local governments flexibility, while opponents repeatedly argued the ballot language was misleading and that the proposal could create large local revenue shortfalls, shift costs to other taxpayers, and threaten local services and debt obligations. Members debated a series of amendments aimed at protecting specific programs from the bill’s effects. Rep. Bartleman’s amendment to exempt Children’s Services Councils and Children’s Trusts was defeated 25-74 after supporters said those entities fund child care, mental health, aftercare, and family support, while opponents said local governments could still choose to fund them. Rep. Cross’s amendment to include water management districts in allowable uses of ad valorem taxes was also defeated, despite testimony that the districts are essential for flood control, water supply, Everglades restoration, and drought response. Rep. Eskamani’s amendment to require the Legislature to backfill public safety funding failed 25-71 after debate over whether the proposal could reduce police and fire budgets and response times. The House then rejected Rep. Woodson’s amendment to require state backfill for senior services, with supporters citing Meals on Wheels, transportation, adult day care, and other aging services, and opponents saying the state already funds senior programs. Finally, Rep. Gant’s amendment to protect veteran services was introduced and debated, with members emphasizing housing, mental health, transition assistance, and homelessness concerns for veterans; the transcript cuts off before the vote on that amendment. Throughout the debate, sponsors and supporters of the main resolution maintained that local governments would retain spending discretion and could use other revenue sources, while critics argued the measure lacked clear backfill provisions and could force cuts or tax shifts at the local level.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Transportation Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am

Joint Committee on Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • My name is Frank Ireland, a general manager at Bay Crane Northeast.
  • My name is Frank Ireland, a general manager at Bay Crane Northeast.
  • We have facilities in Avon and Wilmington. We are a heavy haul crane and rigging company.
  • Transit facilities specifically are critical points of access.
  • This bill requires the signs to additionally be displayed in the restrooms of these facilities.
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Joint Committee on Transportation held a hybrid hearing on 31 bills covering driver privacy and data, distinctive license plates, public awareness signage, railroad safety, superload permitting, TNC/delivery data reporting, and MBTA safety measures. Chairs Jim Arciero and Brendan Crighton outlined the hearing process, and the committee heard testimony from state officials, advocates, family members of fallen officers and firefighters, transportation industry representatives, civil liberties groups, and others. No votes were taken during the hearing itself, and the meeting ended with a motion to adjourn. Several speakers supported bills creating a Blue Star Family license plate to honor families of fallen law enforcement officers, and a separate motorcycle plate for fallen firefighters. Colonel Jeffrey Noble and others from the Healey-Driscoll Administration and law enforcement groups said the plates would complement existing memorial practices and provide a lasting public tribute. Family members of officers killed in the line of duty gave emotional testimony in support, and Representative Steve Ultrino and Paul Jakes backed the firefighter memorial motorcycle plate as revenue-neutral, with proceeds supporting the fallen firefighter memorial. The committee also heard testimony on transportation policy and safety bills. Industry witnesses urged modernization of Massachusetts superload permitting rules, saying current requirements are slower and more expensive than neighboring states and delay public projects. Advocates supported a human trafficking awareness bill requiring hotline signage in transit facilities, a driver privacy bill limiting automatic license plate reader data retention and sharing, and a bill requiring two-person crews on freight trains and other railroad safety measures such as hotbox detectors and transportation for railroad employees. Senator John Keenan also testified for expanded naloxone availability in MBTA stations and said the MBTA had not fully complied with prior legislative directives.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Trade, Workforce & Economic Development Apr 2nd, 2025

Trade, Workforce & Economic Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • This particular bill, in general, was a response to a series of flood events. related to mitigation bills
  • If those conditions are not met, we cannot build a facility there.
  • Austin facility is still going strong, and we'll continue even after we build Taylor. That's right.
  • . facilities for this purpose.
  • I am proud to say I'm a second-generation American and a lifelong Houstonian.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Human Services - 02/19/25

Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • The majority of people entering an assisted living facility or nursing facility who are not on Medicaid
  • Who</c><00:51:47.880><c> are</c><00:51:48.040><c> not</c> facility or Nursing Facility Who are not facility
  • </c><01:08:22.719><c> with</c> are done by the Attorney General with are done by the Attorney General
  • </c><01:24:21.840><c> government</c> our budget goes to General government our budget goes to General
  • and 16 skilled nursing facilities and 16 skilled nursing facilities<01:35:43.239><c> in</c><01:35:43.360
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - Part 2 - 03/25/26

Judiciary and Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> additional facilities. additional facilities.
  • facility facility and<00:02:18.440><c> allows</c><00:02:18.840><c> for</c><00:02:18.960><c> short-term
  • </c><00:09:50.360><c> through</c> oversight of those facilities through oversight of those facilities
  • /c> motorsports facility was established motorsports facility was established lawfully<00:10:03.040><
  • </c> families, often times generational. families, often times generational.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - Radioactive and Hazardous Materials May 29th, 2025

Radioactive & Hazardous Materials Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • We are in the process of looking at the San Juan Generating Station.
  • And they limit the impact to the general public.
  • Las Cruces because of the White Sands test facility and the PFOS stuff in the area.
  • They want to put one of the largest solar facilities.
  • Generate the dollars that would address the issue, and I, and I understand the issue.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on County & Regional Government Apr 21st, 2025

S/C on County & Regional Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • as the Phelps Correctional Facility.
  • The facility is operated by Louisiana Workforce LLC.
  • All these things I doubt would happen if I was in a Texas facility.
  • in Louisiana due to the fact that they operate a smaller, older facility.
  • Our facilities...