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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Housing and Homelessness Prevention - 02/04/25
Housing and Homelessness Prevention
Transcript Highlights:
- On the back of the handout is a URL and a QR code for the Minnesota Tenant Bill of Rights, if you wish
- We've, the legislature, accomplished a statewide minimum heat code, as well as modernization, expansion
- is a URL<00:59:25.480><c> and</c><00:59:25.599><c> a</c><00:59:25.720><c> QR</c><00:59:26.240><c> code
- for the Minnesota URL and a QR code for the Minnesota tenant<00:59:27.440><c> Bill</c><00:59:27.599>
- um as well Statewide minimum heat code um as well as<00:59:51.280><c> modernization</c><00:59:52.280
Committee:
Senate Housing and Homelessness Prevention
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Informal House Session 71 Jul 20th, 2026
Massachusetts House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Eldridge for legislation to conform with the Electoral Count Reform Act of 2022 and to ensure uniform
Summary:
The House began with the Pledge of Allegiance and then took up several routine matters from the Committee on Rules. It adopted resolutions congratulating Mark D. Chiraco on his retirement from the Veterans Health Administration and Gene M. Bubon on her retirement from the town of Sturbridge, and it also adopted an order extending the Education Committee’s reporting deadline on House document 5991 to July 31, 2026. The chamber then suspended Joint Rule 12 to receive and refer several Senate petitions, including a proposal to conform state law to the Electoral Count Reform Act of 2022, a Buzzards Bay Water District easement bill, and measures involving Fish and Game easements and the leasing of Pilgrim Memorial Park.
The House also accepted the Steering, Policy and Scheduling Committee’s recommendation to place several bills on the calendar, including Senate No. 785 on insurance claims, House bills naming the official vegetable and crustacean of the Commonwealth, and a local bill for additional alcohol licenses in East Bridgewater. After suspending Rule 7A, the House gave second reading and ordered these bills to third reading. It then passed to be enacted House 4321, authorizing the Dalton Fire District to continue employing interim fire chief Christopher Francis Cherat, and House 899, dedicating park and field space in South Boston.
Later, the House considered several third-reading bills and passed them to be engrossed, including Senate 2735 dissolving the North Carver Water District, House 5421 on transportation of vessels in Barnstable, House 5426 amending the North Attleboro charter, and House 5543 establishing a sick leave bank for Andrew Bartlett of the Department of Public Health. House 5528, a sick leave bank bill for Edward Gillian, was amended to add an emergency preamble and then passed to be engrossed as amended. The House adopted an order to meet again Wednesday at 11 a.m., then adjourned, with a Democratic caucus notice announced for noon in rooms A1 and A2.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- looked at how we were putting items on the shared drive for you to review, and we realized we needed a uniform
Committee:
House Health and Welfare
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Housing Finance and Policy Committee 3/4/25
Housing Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- The same applies to severe violations like authorized commercial use, illegal construction, or ongoing
- The same applies to severe violations like authorized commercial use, illegal construction, or ongoing
- The same applies to severe violations like authorized commercial use, illegal construction, or ongoing
- <c> building</c> were passed new regulations new building were passed new regulations new building code
- new whatever and and and I don't code new whatever and and and I don't think<01:13:13.719><c> it</c>
Committee:
House Housing Finance and Policy
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:15:30.600><c> non-emergency</c><00:15:31.600><c> medical</c> a uniform non-emergency medical
- a uniform non-emergency medical transportation<00:15:33.040><c> program</c><00:15:33.400><c> for</c><
- </c> system to truly ensure a uniform system to truly ensure a uniform program. program. program.
- And majority of those times, it's not somebody that needs to wear a uniform like this and have a gun.
- >> She I need to read the entire code of this amendment. It's the A26/0160.
Committee:
Senate Human Services
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 2/18/25
Human Services Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- He suggested treatment protocols customized to a diagnosis might bring some uniformity, credibility,
- </c><00:33:30.279><c> and</c><00:33:30.519><c> and</c><00:33:30.760><c> arguably</c> some uniformity
- and and arguably some uniformity and and arguably credibility<00:33:32.279><c> and</c><00:33:32.440><
- </c><00:59:26.280><c> some</c><00:59:26.720><c> um</c><00:59:27.680><c> uh</c><00:59:27.880><c> uniformity
- </c> Director Grum said, "I think there was some uniformity issues and how EIDBI is accessed in schools
Committee:
House Human Services Finance and Policy
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
2026 Legislative Session - Day Sixty Three - Tuesday, May 5th
Missouri House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- To fall in line with the fire codes around, and, you know, we want to make sure when the firefighters
- I'm sorry, a commercial driver who's not proficient in English?
- And I've never driven a commercial vehicle, but I have driven in Europe before.
- takes care of the western half of the United States, and its intended purpose is collaboration with commercial
- takes care of the western half of the United States, and its intended purpose is collaboration with commercial
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, June 9, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- It is worn by those who serve their country in uniform.
- Providing for consideration of the bill H.R. 8464 to amend title 31, United States Code, to authorize
- </c><03:35:34.720><c> to</c> to amend title 31 United States Code to to amend title 31 United States
- Code to authorize<03:35:35.600><c> pausing</c><03:35:36.080><c> and</c><03:35:36.319><c> segmenting</
- on behalf of people who wear the uniform on behalf of all<06:07:26.718><c> of</c><06:07:26.878><c> us
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Natural Resources and Environment Mar 24th, 2026
Natural Resources & Environment
Transcript Highlights:
- Secondarily, you've got a great, robust commercial alligator industry.
- We have commercial alligator harvesting in St.
- My commercial harvesters are at times not making enough money to put a boat in the water to harvest commercially
- It doesn't seem fair to me to do that to the commercial guys.
- We don't have any commercial harvesting up there.
Committee:
House Natural Resources & Environment
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee 3/4/25
Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> whether it was residential or commercial whether it was residential or commercial because<01:46:
- </c> making an exception for commercial making an exception for commercial industrial<01:46:09.520><c
- </c><01:47:09.199><c> or</c> are they commercial or are they commercial or residential<01:47:11.199><
- </c> the goal there not a commercial the goal there not a commercial application<01:47:27.920><c> of<
- </c> when we and draw that line to commercial when we and draw that line to commercial industrial<01:
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Select Committee on Housing Finance and Affordability Aug 27th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- It's codified in the tax code by Congress. It's not ours to fix.
- workforce, that, you know, I think we have different partners arriving now, corporations that build big commercial
- They may have an arm that does commercial or industrial logistics, an arm that does residential.
- They may have an arm that does commercial or industrial logistics, an arm that does residential.
Summary:
The Assembly Select Committee on Housing Finance and Affordability held its first hearing of 2025 to examine California’s housing finance system, with opening remarks emphasizing the state’s severe housing shortage, high costs, and the need for practical recommendations to the Legislature and Governor. Co-chairs described the committee as an educational and problem-solving forum focused on financing housing production, first-time homeownership, mixed-income developments, and affordability across the income spectrum. Witnesses from state agencies and the development sector were invited to explain how housing is financed and where the system is breaking down.
Panelists from the California Housing Partnership, the Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency, the Tax Credit Allocation Committee/State Treasurer’s Office, CalHFA, and Related outlined the “capital stack” used to finance affordable housing, stressing that projects typically rely on multiple public and private sources, including federal and state low-income housing tax credits, tax-exempt bonds, state subsidies, local funds, and rental income. Speakers noted that affordable housing rents generally cannot support full project costs without public subsidy, and that recent federal changes—especially the expansion of the 4% and 9% tax credit programs and the reduction of the bond financing threshold for 4% credits—should allow California to finance substantially more units. CalHFA also described its homeownership programs, including My Home, Dream For All, and disaster-related mortgage assistance, as well as its multifamily lending and bond issuance programs.
Several witnesses and committee members emphasized that the system remains too complex, too slow, and underfunded. They pointed to the need for more state funding, a housing bond, a permanent funding source, and better coordination among agencies, while also citing recent streamlining efforts such as AB 434’s SuperNOFA, AB 519’s one-stop-shop working group, and the planned California Housing and Homeless Agency reorganization. Members raised concerns about equity, access, missing-middle housing, gender and racial disparities, and whether current programs adequately serve extremely low-income households and those at risk of homelessness. No formal votes or actions were taken during the hearing; the discussion ended with committee members and witnesses agreeing that both funding and administrative reform are needed to increase production and improve affordability.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm with the United Food and Commercial<00:16:04.000><c> Workers</c><00:16:04.480><c> Union.
- . uh we'd ask Commercial Workers Union. uh we'd ask support<00:16:06.560><c> on</c><00:16:06.800><c>
- Professionally, I own and operate a small business that does commercial flight data analytics.
- </c><01:44:21.760><c> that</c> employers under certain NAKES codes that employers under certain NAKES
- codes that have<01:44:22.320><c> sites</c><01:44:22.639><c> in</c><01:44:22.880><c> Minnesota</c><01
Committee:
Senate Labor
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Education Committee Apr 9th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- AB 908 will now add compliance monitoring to existing requirements in the Education Code pertaining to
- David Bolog, committee to repeal Education Code 221.5, in opposition.
- David Bolog, committee to repeal education code 221.5 F in opposition.
- Also, the fact is that we can create a QR code, and I think that's also...
- So I just want to make sure that we are clear that we are code-switching, essentially, by saying that
Summary:
The Assembly Education Committee heard a full agenda of bills, first adopting a consent calendar of 11 measures without individual presentations. The committee then took up AB 1412, which would require California schools to implement or adopt a transferred special education student’s IEP within 30 days for out-of-state transfers and to coordinate more quickly on records. The author and military-family witnesses said the bill would reduce delays for highly mobile students, especially military children; a school administrators group opposed it. The bill received initial support from committee members and was moved on call. The committee also reconsidered AB 281, which would require notice to parents when outside consultants provide sex education instruction; the author accepted amendments removing a copy-right provision, but the bill remained on call after a split vote.
The committee heard AB 1005, which would create a statewide drowning-prevention education and swim-lesson voucher framework for underserved communities. The author and supporters described drowning as a preventable public health and equity issue, while the bill was clarified as developing a plan rather than immediately launching a voucher program. It was voted out on a 3-0 roll with the measure placed on call. AB 908, as amended, would add compliance monitoring for existing requirements that schools use LGBTQ-inclusive instructional materials and curriculum under the FAIR Act. Supporters said the bill would improve implementation and student safety; opponents raised concerns about privacy, girls’ sports, and school burdens. The committee approved the bill 5-2 and sent it to Appropriations.
The committee then heard AB 1401, which would affirm parents’ access to school records, including unofficial records unless exempt by law. The author argued that parents need clearer access to information held by schools and vendors, while school officials and teachers’ union representatives warned the bill was too vague and could sweep in personal notes, journals, and other sensitive material. The bill failed on a 2-3 vote and was placed on call. Finally, AB 727 would require student ID cards to include the Trevor Project hotline for LGBTQ youth; supporters framed it as a suicide-prevention measure, while opponents argued it conflicted with parental rights and religious beliefs. Committee discussion focused on whether 988 already provides similar access and whether the Trevor Project is an appropriate resource to print on IDs; the hearing continued with the bill still under consideration.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Senate Energy and Natural Resources (04/03/2025)
Energy and Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- These words are essentially code for fossil fuel resources.
- </c><01:39:02.000><c> leases</c> from the eight commercial leases from the eight commercial leases announced
- </c><01:39:24.880><c> activity</c><01:39:25.280><c> for</c> shut down the commercial activity for shut
- down the commercial activity for some<01:39:25.840><c> time</c><01:39:26.400><c> last</c><01:39:26.719
- Additionally, I've not met anyone in the commercial fishing industry that believes that industrializing
Committee:
Senate Energy and Natural Resources
FL
Florida 2026 5th Special Session
Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security Nov 18th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Our New Glenn launch cadence out at the Cape in support of our civil, commercial, and national customers
- We have nearly 450 partnership agreements with more than 150 commercial partners.
- And all it does is allow commercial companies, and it's a voluntary thing.
- It's not a tax on commercial companies.
- It goes hand in hand with that commercial aspect of the way we're handling things today.
Summary:
The committee on Military, Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security met with a quorum present and heard a series of presentations focused on Florida’s space and aerospace industry. Blue Origin’s Anna Spencer described the company’s Florida operations at Rocket Park, including New Glenn manufacturing and launch activities, Blue Moon lunar lander work, workforce development, and recent booster recovery and launch milestones. Amazon’s Beth Cooley presented an update on Amazon Leo (formerly Project Kuiper), outlining the satellite broadband network, customer terminals, dark skies mitigation efforts, Florida facilities and jobs, and launch plans; members asked about RV/mobile applications, satellite counts, and the role of fiber, but no action was taken. Starcatcher Industries CEO Andrew Rush then described his company’s effort to create an orbital energy grid that beams power to satellites to extend mission life and increase available power, citing demonstrations in Jacksonville and Cape Canaveral and plans for a first satellite launch next year.
Space Florida CEO Rob Long gave a strategic update on the state’s aerospace sector, citing billions in private investment, hundreds of projects in the pipeline, the leverage of state spaceport funding, workforce and university programs, and the need for additional tools and infrastructure to keep Florida competitive. He emphasized growth in launch activity, manufacturing, research, and military support infrastructure, and said Space Florida would bring forward legislative proposals. Kennedy Space Center Director Janet Petro delivered the strongest policy message of the meeting, warning that KSC’s aging infrastructure and relatively smaller NASA budget share could cause Florida to lose aerospace leadership to states like Texas unless the state strengthens its partnership, research investment, and infrastructure support. Members questioned her about federal restrictions on commercial investment in common-use infrastructure, the need for more state-federal alignment, and how Florida can preserve its role as the launch capital of the world. After the presentations and questions, Senator Burgess moved to adjourn, there was no objection, and the committee adjourned.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee 1/16/25
Higher Education Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- the</c><00:10:45.000><c> assumptions</c> The way it's written, the assumptions with the Revisor's Code
- 126 first patent filings, 226 licensing deals, and in 2024 licensing revenue for technology commercialization
- 126 first patent filings, 226 licensing deals, and in 2024 licensing revenue for technology commercialization
- ><c> so</c><01:14:24.639><c> trans</c><01:14:25.199><c> in</c><01:14:25.679><c> research</c> commercialization
- so trans in research commercialization so trans in research to<01:14:26.320><c> lensey</c><01:14:26.960
Committee:
House Higher Education Finance and Policy
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
LMG Public Hearing - Mon Mar 23, 2026 @ 2:30PM HST
Legislative Management
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh, this measure would create a uniform state standard, which would apply to members of the judiciary
Bills:
SB2661
Committee:
House Legislative Management
Keywords:
nepotism, transparency, public officials, accountability, government ethics, 910, house, all
Summary:
The Legislative Management committee met to hear Senate Bill 2661 SD1, which addresses nepotism. The bill’s sponsor said it would create a uniform state standard covering the judiciary, legislative branch, and related offices such as the Ombudsman, Auditor, and State Ethics Commission, and would include a good-cause exception to allow for unique circumstances, especially in rural areas. The sponsor emphasized the value of a consistent public standard and said the measure was intended to be transparent and broadly applicable.
A member asked whether the bill would apply prospectively and how it would affect current employees. The sponsor responded that it would apply prospectively but would still affect existing supervisory relationships involving related or household members, unless a good-cause exception or grandfathering provision were added. The sponsor noted that the current bill does not contain a grandfather clause and described how, in the executive branch, similar situations were handled by changing supervision or temporarily delaying enforcement to work through transitions.
The committee then moved to decision-making and recommended passing SB 2661 SD1 with amendments, including changing the effective date to July 1, 3000. The acting chair, vice chair, Representative Morikawa, and Representative Matsumoto voted in favor; Representative Quinlan was excused. The recommendation was adopted and the meeting adjourned.
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- Washington, D.C., and not here in Missouri, so that consumers have predictability, certainty, and uniformity
Committee:
House General Laws
Summary:
The committee first met in executive session on House Bill 2748. Members considered a committee substitute and adopted a House committee amendment that restored recess language and clarified age-appropriate physical activity provisions. After rolling the amendment into a new substitute, the committee voted the bill do pass by a roll call of 6 ayes, 4 noes, and 1 present.
The committee then held a public hearing on House Bill 2774, which would prohibit the state or political subdivisions from restricting the sale or use of equipment, vehicles, tools, or similar items based on fuel source. Representative Knight presented the bill as a short measure aimed at preventing fuel-source restrictions. Testimony in support came from the American Petroleum Institute, Missouri Petroleum and Convenience Association, Missouri Propane Gas Association, Missouri Soybean Association, Missouri Farm Bureau, and Missouri Golf Association, with supporters emphasizing consumer choice, free-market fuel policy, and economic benefits for biofuels and related industries.
During questioning, a member asked whether the bill would affect homeowners associations banning gas-powered lawn equipment; the witness said it would not, unless the HOA were a political subdivision. No opposition testimony was offered, and the hearing on HB 2774 was concluded before the committee adjourned.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Ways and Means Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Joint Committee on Ways and Means
Transcript Highlights:
- Right now, our tax code is subsidizing asthma and air pollution.
- Managers, but flexible has really become code for burned out. You can't do more with less.
- Flexibility is code for fewer services, fewer staff, and lower standards. That's not innovation.
- It has long served as a commercial, cultural, and transit anchor for Roxbury and beyond.
- It has long served as a commercial, cultural, and transit anchor for Roxbury and beyond.
Committee:
Joint Joint Committee on Ways and Means
Summary:
The Joint Ways and Means Committee held its final public hearing on the FY26 state budget, with chairs and members emphasizing that public testimony would help shape the budget and asking speakers to keep remarks brief. Committee leaders introduced members, explained the hearing process, and repeatedly thanked residents, students, and advocates for participating. No votes were taken during the hearing.
Testimony focused heavily on education funding and the Chapter 70 formula. Students from Amherst, Northampton, Gateway Regional, Chester Elementary, and other districts described budget-driven cuts to electives, special education supports, paraprofessionals, counselors, transportation, and building maintenance. They urged higher Chapter 70 aid, increased minimum aid, rural school aid, and a reopening or restructuring of the funding formula, arguing that current formulas leave many districts unable to meet student needs and force local layoffs and overrides.
Other speakers urged funding or protection for a range of programs and facilities, including the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute for homicide survivor services, the Museum of African American History, the Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and CART/interpreter services, the Access to Counsel housing legal aid program, the Department of Mental Health and Pocasset Mental Health Center, and Pappas Rehabilitation Hospital for Children. One speaker opposed offshore wind-related spending and urged a reset of the state’s energy approach, while another advocated ending the aircraft sales tax exemption. Committee members responded sympathetically to many speakers, asked a few follow-up questions, and several expressed support for maintaining or expanding the programs discussed.
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- , I'd just say for that commercial saying that all these Uber drivers and DoorDash have to have a commercial
- Does it say commercial? No. Okay. I just don't want to misinterpret it.
- I don't know that there is coverage on these commercial policies.
- Yeah, and my concept is they would cover you with commercial insurance.
- Should have had a commercial policy. We don't cover that either.
Committee:
House Insurance