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FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
February 20, 2025 - 01:00 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- now, but the windows are very energy... ...the Capitol until now, but the windows are very energy efficient
- It appears that we've delved even deeper into what will be more efficient.
- You know, I see how we are looking at efficiency there, obviously.
Summary:
The State Administration Budget Subcommittee met to receive an overview and tour of Capitol complex construction projects funded through the Department of Management Services (DMS). Deputy Secretary Tom Berger gave a historical and project-by-project presentation on the Capitol campus, explaining the evolution of the historic Capitol and the current tower complex, and describing major ongoing work including the Waller Park west entry/ADA and waterproofing project, the east entry security screening area, Cabinet meeting room modernization, historic Capitol re-roofing, the large Capitol HVAC replacement, window replacement, Memorial Park improvements, the Holocaust Memorial, the North Loading Zone, and Knott Plaza upgrades. He noted that the Capitol windows and HVAC work are intended to address aging systems and improve resilience, security, and accessibility, and said the broader Capitol window project will continue over several years.
Members asked questions about the African-American memorial, the old bank/archives building with water damage, the roofing material and expected lifespan, the legal definition of the Capitol complex, and the history of early legislative meetings in Pensacola and St. Augustine. Berger said the African-American memorial base is built and the installation should be completed in March or April, while the archives building is owned and managed by the Department of State. He also explained that the roof uses a slate-like material designed for a 50-year life cycle, though major storms could still damage it, and clarified that the Capitol complex can be defined differently in statute versus operationally.
Chair Lopez and other members requested follow-up information, including a rendering of the African-American memorial and a table summarizing the Capitol investments and when the facilities were last updated, so members can better explain the spending to constituents. Berger said he would provide the requested information, and the committee then concluded the presentation and proceeded to the tour.
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado Senate 2026 Legislative Day 114 May 8th, 2026
Colorado Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Baisley and Becker and Brooks and Senators Kolker and Judah, concerning the continuation of certain regulatory
- therewith, implementing the recommendations contained in the 2025 sunset report by the Department of Regulatory
- Uh, colleagues, 1287 is just a continuation of the real estate division functions, the regulatory functions
- Health Council and in connection therewith implementing the recommendation of the Department of Regulatory
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- We shouldn't send them through an expensive regulatory and legislative process in order for them to serve
- :47.600><c> through</c><02:28:47.840><c> an</c><02:28:48.160><c> expensive</c><02:28:49.280><c> regulatory
- </c><02:28:50.240><c> and</c> them through an expensive regulatory and them through an expensive regulatory
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Commerce and Consumer Affairs (04/14/2026)
Commerce and Consumer Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- If the committee desires more formal regulatory standards for risk pools, we encourage the use of an
- 44.520><c> formal</c> If the committee desires more formal If the committee desires more formal regulatory
- 45.960><c> for</c><03:38:46.080><c> risk</c><03:38:46.280><c> pools,</c><03:38:46.680><c> we</c> regulatory
- standards for risk pools, we regulatory standards for risk pools, we encourage<03:38:47.280><c> the<
Committee:
House Commerce and Consumer Affairs
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Senate Executive Departments and Administration (04/08/2026)
Executive Departments and Administration
Transcript Highlights:
- These are just regulatory determinations.
- <01:49:34.639><c> these</c><01:49:34.960><c> are</c><01:49:35.119><c> just</c><01:49:35.360><c> regulatory
- </c> Um these are just regulatory Um these are just regulatory determinations.<01:49:36.880><c> Those
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 4/8/26
Public Safety Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Um and currently we are a non-regulatory<00:54:09.160><c> program</c><00:54:10.120><c> that</c><00:54
- :10.320><c> was</c> non-regulatory program that was non-regulatory program that was established<00:54
- As I mentioned, we are a non-regulatory organization that works in a partnership-based way.
Committee:
House Public Safety Finance and Policy
Keywords:
school safety, threat assessment, pilot project, education, real-time monitoring, public safety, HF4299, school safety specialists, Minnesota School Safety Center, appropriation, general fund, fiscal year 2026, school security, school violence prevention, student safety, Department of Public Safety, school resource support, education funding, peace officer, training reimbursement
WY
Transcript Highlights:
- private track, we could put 1,500 machines if we wanted to and would not have to talk to our local regulatory
- c><01:05:10.400><c> to</c><01:05:10.799><c> our</c><01:05:11.039><c> local</c><01:05:11.359><c> regulatory
- </c> have to talk to our local regulatory have to talk to our local regulatory bodies<01:05:13.119><c
Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Keywords:
pari-mutuel wagering, simulcasting, historic horse racing, HHR terminals, horse racing, gaming commission, Wyoming Gaming Commission, local control, city approval, county approval, municipal approval, permit renewal, gaming permit, wagering regulation, racetrack, live pari-mutuel event, district court appeal, public notice, land use, public safety
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- It is a striking balance of the available science and the regulatory matters.
- 01:07:43.760><c> science</c><01:07:44.240><c> and</c><01:07:44.480><c> the</c><01:07:44.720><c> regulatory
- </c> available science and the regulatory available science and the regulatory matters.
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.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Friday, June 27, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- support policies that expand access to affordable housing, invest in infrastructure, and reduce regulatory
- 38.399><c> reduce</c> invest in infrastructure, and reduce invest in infrastructure, and reduce regulatory
- </c> regulatory barriers that drive up costs. regulatory barriers that drive up costs.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Transportation (05/06/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- A driver's license again is to prove that you have demonstrated to the regulatory authority that you
- prove that you have demonstrated<04:50:28.320><c> to</c><04:50:28.638><c> the</c><04:50:28.958><c> regulatory
- </c><04:50:29.520><c> authority</c> demonstrated to the regulatory authority demonstrated to the regulatory
Summary:
The committee held public hearings on three transportation bills. SB 154 would add the Snow Traveler Foundation to the list of charitable organizations authorized to offer multi-use decal plates through the existing Department of Safety program. Senator David Roford said the bill would create a non-tax funding source for snowmobile trail maintenance, especially after flood damage, and Dan Gold of the New Hampshire Snowmobile Association said the foundation would accept tax-deductible donations for projects such as upgraded trail signage. He explained that the association’s 96 volunteer clubs maintain about 7,000 miles of trails and that the sign program is costly. No opposition was presented, and the hearing was closed after questions from members about the foundation’s status and fundraising goals.
SB 271 would expand eligibility for veteran license plates to include veterans with a general discharge under honorable conditions. The sponsor’s representative said the change would recognize service members who are already eligible for many veterans benefits but are excluded from plates under current law. Supporters included Phil Grizzo, who argued that general discharges often reflect service that was otherwise honorable, and Kevin Grady of the State Veterans Advisory Committee, which said it strongly supported the bill and was also considering broader statutory cleanup to standardize the definition of veteran across state law. Committee members asked whether the change should be limited to plates or applied more broadly, but the sponsor said broader changes would be a separate policy question. The public hearing was then closed.
SB 273, titled “Cheryl’s Law,” would update New Hampshire’s move-over requirements for motorists approaching stopped or standing vehicles on the roadside, including stranded vehicles and those with warning signals. Senator Donovan Fenton said the bill was intended to save lives and honor Staff Sergeant Jesse Cheryl and Brigadier General John Pogo, both of whom died in roadside incidents. He said the measure would require drivers to slow down, change lanes if safe, and move over for roadside vehicles, with the intent of education rather than punishment. Committee members asked about enforcement, the lack of a fiscal note, whether the bill applied statewide, and whether the language could be read as weakening the move-over requirement; the sponsor said it applied to all roads, did not change fines, and was meant to clarify and broaden safety obligations. The hearing continued with additional questions, and the sponsor said state police and other safety stakeholders supported the approach.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs (04/30/2025)
Health, Human Services & Elderly Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- think retention gives us an opportunity to react more appropriately when we understand what the regulatory
- when we understand what the<01:35:36.800><c> regular</c><01:35:37.760><c> reg</c><01:35:38.320><c> regulatory
- </c><01:35:39.199><c> landscape</c><01:35:39.840><c> is</c> the regular reg regulatory landscape is the
- regular reg regulatory landscape is going<01:35:40.239><c> to</c><01:35:40.400><c> be.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- articulated one very well: a desire to concentrate benefits on people who were disadvantaged by the prior regulatory
- c><01:31:09.360><c> the</c><01:31:09.520><c> prior</c><01:31:10.320><c> uh</c><01:31:10.400><c> regulatory
- </c> disadvantaged by the prior uh regulatory disadvantaged by the prior uh regulatory regime.<01:31:
Committee:
House Ways and Means
Keywords:
HF2432, judiciary finance bill, public safety finance bill, corrections policy, crime victims, victim services, Minnesota victims of crime account, court fees, marriage license fee, financial crimes, fraud investigations, insurance fraud, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, BCA, Commerce Fraud Bureau, wage theft, automobile theft prevention, nonprofit security grants, 911 funding, POST Board
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - 03/03/25
Judiciary and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- coaching at the lower levels, primarily under USA Hockey and Minnesota Hockey, but maybe if these regulatory
- Minnesota hockey but maybe<00:30:21.440><c> if</c><00:30:21.679><c> these</c><00:30:22.039><c> regulatory
- </c><00:30:23.039><c> these</c> maybe if these regulatory these maybe if these regulatory these associations
Committee:
Senate Judiciary and Public Safety
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
EEP Public Hearing - Tue Feb 4, 2025 @ 9:00 AM HST
Energy & Environmental Protection
Transcript Highlights:
- Reasonable and prudent is the regulatory standard. of when and where that language has ever of when and
- <01:47:31.639><c> prudent</c><01:47:32.000><c> is</c><01:47:32.119><c> the</c><01:47:32.280><c> regulatory
- </c><01:47:32.880><c> standard</c> and prudent is the regulatory standard and prudent is the regulatory
Committee:
House Energy & Environmental Protection
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on House Bill 1077, a governor’s administration bill to increase transient accommodations tax revenue and split it between two new special funds: a climate mitigation and resiliency special fund and an economic development and revitalization special fund for tourism/resort areas. Supporters, including the Governor’s Office, recovery and resilience staff, climate and conservation groups, and several state agencies, said the bill would create a dedicated, more reliable funding stream for wildfire mitigation, coastal resilience, land clearing, infrastructure, and community-led projects. Some supporters also urged changes to the bill, including moving the fund to DLNR, adding DHHL and OHA representation, clarifying community grants, and ensuring the fund can support both state-led and community-led resilience work.
The Attorney General’s office flagged a drafting issue, noting that the bill references fees deposited into the new fund even though the new chapter does not authorize fee collection, and recommended deleting that language or adding fee authority. The Climate Advisory Team representative also suggested adding DHHL to the decision-making body and requiring at-large members to have climate, resilience, conservation, or infrastructure expertise. The Tax Foundation of Hawaii and the Kohala Coast Resort Association opposed the measure, arguing that the special fund structure does not meet statutory criteria, that the bill functions as a tax increase, and that the transient accommodations tax is not being collected equitably across all lodging types before any increase is imposed.
Other opponents, including tourism and lodging interests, warned that hotels and timeshares already bear most of the tax burden and that raising the TAT could hurt an already struggling visitor industry and drive tourists away. Supporters countered that current funding is far short of what is needed and that a dedicated revenue stream is necessary to address climate impacts now. Committee members questioned why the Legislature should cede spending decisions to a separate executive-branch process, and the administration responded that the bill is intended to create a transparent, recurring mechanism for funding priorities that can be adjusted over time. No vote or final action was taken in the portion of the hearing provided.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Energy, Utilities, Environment and Climate - 01/29/25
Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate
Transcript Highlights:
- reach a conclusion about how it competes in front of the permitting agencies and in front of the regulatory
- reach a conclusion about how it competes in front of the permitting agencies and in front of the regulatory
- reach a conclusion about how it competes in front of the permitting agencies and in front of the regulatory
- reach a conclusion about how it competes in front of the permitting agencies and in front of the regulatory
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- that this is not a remedial statute, even though the enforcement of it has been delegated to a regulatory
- delegated to enforcement of it has been delegated to um<01:02:05.119><c> a</c><01:02:05.319><c> regulatory
- </c><01:02:06.039><c> agency</c><01:02:06.599><c> which</c> um a regulatory agency which um a regulatory
Committee:
Senate Judiciary
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Formal House Session 40 Apr 29th, 2026
Massachusetts House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- When families are consequences if we're talking about the issue of efficiency.
- It is smaller, it is more efficient, and families are transitioning out successfully. direction.
- It is smaller, it is more efficient, and families are transitioning out successfully.
- very issue: how can we address the needs of our special education for our districts in the most efficient
- And we certainly welcome any efforts to make these programs more efficient and effective.
Summary:
The House first adopted several ceremonial resolutions congratulating three Eagle Scouts, then concurred in Senate amendments to House bills affecting the town of Milford’s alcohol licensing law and the town of Middleton’s charter. It also passed to enact a Senate bill on maintenance of private roads in Gloucester and engrossed a House bill allowing Plymouth to create a special revenue account for land acquisition. The chamber later observed moments of silence for former Lynn City Councilor Richard “Rick” Ford, Portuguese American community leader Louis Pedroso, and Quincy veteran Mildred “Millie” Cox, and welcomed several guest groups and dignitaries, including students from Fall River, D.A.R. Good Citizen award recipients, and a British minister visiting the State House.
Most of the floor session centered on FY27 budget amendments, especially housing and shelter policy. Members debated and rejected multiple Republican amendments that would have tightened eligibility for the HomeBASE and emergency shelter programs by requiring citizenship or limiting access to U.S. citizens with Massachusetts residency, with supporters arguing the changes would reduce costs and opponents saying the programs already have strict eligibility rules and that the proposals would exclude lawful residents and vulnerable families. The House also rejected an amendment to block Housing and Livable Communities grants from being conditioned on MBTA Communities Act compliance, with supporters calling it a reprieve for noncompliant towns and opponents saying the law is helping address the housing shortage. A consolidated housing/environment amendment was then adopted 154-0, funding major housing, shelter, clean water, climate, and food assistance accounts.
The chamber also defeated amendments to create a data center commission and to eliminate the vocational-technical school admissions lottery, though the latter was withdrawn after debate. Another rejected amendment would have suspended public policy and public benefit charges on electric and gas bills; opponents said that would eliminate low-income and senior bill relief. The House then turned to education-related amendments, rejecting proposals to change special education reimbursement formulas and to raise the reimbursement rate from 75% to 80%, with opponents arguing the ideas needed committee review and cost analysis. Finally, the House began debating an amendment to fully fund regional school transportation by removing “subject to appropriation,” but the transcript ends before any final vote on that item.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Transportation Finance and Policy Committee 3/17/26 - Part 1
Transportation Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Our goal is to conduct these proceedings efficiently while ensuring everyone the opportunity to observe
- goal is to conduct<00:01:10.479><c> these</c><00:01:10.720><c> proceedings</c><00:01:11.200><c> efficiently
- </c> conduct these proceedings efficiently conduct these proceedings efficiently while<00:01:12.000><
- >> Efficiency<00:36:05.760><c> over</c><00:36:06.000><c> here.
- </c> >> Efficiency over here. >> Efficiency over here.
Committee:
House Transportation Finance and Policy
Keywords:
veterans benefits, Secret War, Laos veterans, eligibility process, burial fees, veteran designation, security, protective services, state officials, Capitol complex, state patrol, public safety, legislative protection, threat assessment, transportation, electronic attestation, traffic signals, accident reporting, legislative routes, agricultural aircraft
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Governor's education policy bill discussed 3/11/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- This severely limits the ability to operate efficiently with fiscal responsibility and with other statutes
- severely limits the ability<00:20:56.799><c> to</c><00:20:57.039><c> operate</c><00:20:57.440><c> efficiency
- </c> ability to operate efficiency ability to operate efficiency efficiently<00:20:59.440><c> with</c
- ><00:20:59.679><c> fiscal</c><00:21:00.159><c> responsibility</c> efficiently with fiscal responsibility
- efficiently with fiscal responsibility and<00:21:01.120><c> with</c><00:21:01.679><c> other</c><00:21
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- We need to look at other ways that we ensure that these programs are working and are efficient and effective
- We need to look at other ways that we ensure that these programs are working and are efficient and effective
- We need to look at other ways that we ensure that these programs are working and are efficient and effective
- listened to the testimony today, are these programs, are these statutes needed for you to have an efficient
- program, or do they affect your efficiency?
Committee:
House General Laws