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Transcript Highlights:
- allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation
- But let's just say you were in chemistry class and something exploded, okay, and you need to wash the
- Back in 2010, we had a group of 190 nations in Nagoya, Japan, under a treaty, come out and agree to ban
- Just that organization alone now has over 600 academics and over 70 nations that have signed on to this
- The 42nd Annual Capital Rotunda Art Show is currently going on for the next two weeks.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 4 on Climate Crisis, Resources, Energy, and Transportation Mar 5th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- And what we want to do in the coming weeks and months is have a way to share that.
- USGS, the lead sea level rise modeler in California, took an early retirement last week.
- Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, and Corps of Engineers.
- A week ago, when Mr. When Mr.
- I'm the executive director of the NAOI, the National Alliance for Water Innovation.
ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Artificial Intelligence and Data Center Committee Aug 31st, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Nationally, data centers contribute to both local and national economies through job creation, capital
- About a week ago, the governor of Texas...
- Same with last a few weeks ago and my not.
- Same with last a few weeks ago and my not.
- I don't know if folks saw last week.
Summary:
The committee met to continue its study of artificial intelligence and data center development, beginning with approval of the August 13 minutes and a staff memorandum on data center types, growth, energy demand, tax incentives, and North Dakota economic impacts. The memo noted rapid national growth in data centers, the state’s existing sales and use tax exemption for qualified data centers, and recent North Dakota employment, wage, and tax contribution figures tied to the industry.
The first major presentation came from Dr. Robert Mayo of NDSU’s Challey Institute, who argued that public concerns should be separated into grid-connected facilities and large behind-the-meter hyperscale projects. He said the effects on electric bills, water use, and noise depend largely on project design, siting, cooling method, and community engagement, and he cited examples from North Dakota and other states to support his view that well-planned projects can bring investment, jobs, and tax base without shifting costs to residents. Members questioned him about wastewater, long-term decommissioning, transparency, tax incentives, and whether other states have regained public trust; he repeatedly emphasized that he had not studied some issues in depth and that openness is key.
James Dickey, a Texas-based industry consultant, then testified that data centers are ordinary industrial projects that should be regulated through existing local and state tools for zoning, water, roads, and environmental controls. He described Texas practices such as large deposits, curtailment requirements, and behind-the-meter generation, and said data centers can lower rates or support grid reliability when structured properly. He also said North Dakota’s climate, wind, and natural gas resources make it well positioned for development, while cautioning that incentives alone are not decisive and that local residents must see direct benefits.
Aaron Burst of the North Dakota Association of Counties closed the discussion by stressing local control and transparency. He said counties generally already have zoning authority and should retain it, opposed broad NDAs, and described three approaches counties are using: highly specific ordinances, a short model ordinance, or treating data centers like other industrial users. He said most counties already have baseline industrial zoning, that public buy-in is essential, and that counties need flexibility to decide whether and where large projects should be allowed.
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- I had a chance to visit with the majority of you during the meet and greet last week.
- In 2017, she received the State of Oklahoma VFW National Citizenship Education Middle School Teacher
- With this language, and I know we talked about that a little bit last week.
- Thank you for your patience as we navigate deadline week.
Bills:
HB1937 , HB2153 , HB3674 , HB2978 , HB3885 , HB3671 , HB3261 , HB3021 , HB3029 , HB4274 , HB3701 , HB3076
Committee:
Senate Education
Keywords:
HB1937, Oklahoma schools, student communications, electronic communication, digital communication, parent notification, legal guardian, school personnel, teachers, coaches, administrators, charter schools, public schools, administrative leave, corroborated report, investigation, employee file, discipline, termination, school board
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
House of Representatives Second Regular Session of the 60th Legislature Day 35 Apr 6th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Oklahoma House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Please recognize Representative Cornwell to present the Veteran of the Week.
- Please recognize Representative Hill to present the pages of the week.
- Members, we have 18 pages this week. It's the most we've had on a single week.
- He was also Oklahoma's player of the week.
- And all of these exceptional pages of the week.
Bills:
HR1037 , HR1043 , SB1491 , SB1451 , SB1286 , SB1581 , SB1521 , SB201 , SB1290 , SB169 , SB1377 , SB1991 , SB1346 , SB1509 , SB1928 , SB2028 , SB2071 , SB2110 , SB2117 , SB2127 , SB2134 , SB722 , SB3
Keywords:
National Poetry Month, poetry, education, cultural celebration, arts and humanities, child abuse, prevention, community support, family safety, child welfare, presidential electors, vacancies, oath of office, political party, elections, voter registration, election integrity, Secretary of State, cancellation of registration, gender neutrality
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- As Carrie mentioned, this bill places us at a competitive disadvantage to the public, national, for-profit
- health plans that take their profits elsewhere by ...to the public, national, for-profit health plans
- at how insurance companies have weakened our health care system here in Washington and across the nation
- Each senator on this committee, I sent you a letter a couple of weeks ago and have not received a single
- Each senator on this committee, I sent you a letter a couple of weeks ago and have not received Each
Bills:
SB5808 , HB2254 , HB2385 , SB6006 , SB6351 , SB6198 , SB6260 , SB6353 , SB5949 , SB6129 , SB6228 , SB6231 , SB6229 , SB6173
Committee:
Senate Ways & Means
Keywords:
health insurance, premium assistance, funding, healthcare access, state budget, HB 2254, Washington, Health Care Authority, partnership access line, psychiatric consultation line, first approach skills training, behavioral health, mental health, assessment, administrative costs, health carriers, self-funded plans, multiple employer welfare arrangement, MEWA, employers
TX
Keywords:
school assessment, public education, accountability, transparency, education standards, STAAR, Texas Education Agency, TEA, public school accountability, school ratings, A-F ratings, assessment reform, student testing, benchmark tests, interim assessments, through-year assessment, diagnostic reports, college career military readiness, CCMR, local accountability plans
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Monday, May 19, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I rise to recognize National Police Week, which was this past week.
- And so, as we recognize National Police Week, let's honor the service and sacrifice of law enforcement
- I rise to recognize National Police Week, which was this past week.
- And so, as we recognize National Police Week, let's honor the service and sacrifice of law enforcement
- And so, as we recognize National Police Week, let's honor the service and sacrifice of law enforcement
Bills:
HR1286 , HR1263 , HB1578 , HR1364 , HB2201 , HB1823 , HB1815 , HR1147 , HR217 , HB1701 , HB1453 , HR1223
Keywords:
trade policy, tariffs, trade enforcement, workers rights, labor standards, environmental standards, Buy America, domestic content, offshoring, manufacturing jobs, factory closures, family farmers, small business, supply chains, dumping, countervailing duties, antidumping, trade agreements, USMCA, investor-state dispute settlement
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- 3505 is the companion to Senate Bill 1443, which was heard and left pending in this committee last week
- Do we hear it last week? I believe we did. Okay. That was my only question.
- Right, and we're doing this because we heard this bill last week, and there was some issue with people
- It was voted out of this committee unanimously, well, the Senate bill was, a couple of weeks ago.
- Well, I've got a House Bill 1520 that's the sunset bill we heard last week.
Bills:
HB198 , HB303 , HB1535 , HB2742 , HB3305 , HB3348 , HB3505 , HB3711 , HB4753 , HB2715 , HB21 , HB30 , HB21 , HB198 , HB303
Committee:
Senate Local Government
Keywords:
HB 198, Wade Cannon Act, firefighter cancer screening, occupational cancer screening, fire protection personnel, local government, political subdivision, Texas Commission on Fire Protection, National Fire Protection Association, NFPA standards, occupational medical examination, public safety, firefighter health, cancer prevention, annual health screening, confidential medical exam, pulmonary function test, electrocardiogram, chest x-ray, blood test
Summary:
The Committee on Local Government heard and discussed a series of House bills dealing with municipal structure, tax payment timing, local provider participation funds, firefighter cancer screenings, sunset review of the Trinity River Authority, replacement certificates of occupancy, and open meetings enforcement. HB 303 would remove the 501-resident floor so very small type A and B municipalities can convert to type C cities; HB 2742 would give property owners a later first split-payment deadline when tax bills are mailed after November 30; HB 3305 and HB 3348 were local provider participation fund measures with committee substitutes; HB 198 would require political subdivisions to offer occupational cancer screenings for firefighters; HB 1535 was a sunset bill for the Trinity River Authority; HB 4753 would allow a municipality-issued proof of a certificate of occupancy to substitute for a lost original; and HB 3711 would treat certain Open Meetings Act violations as offenses against public administration and require public explanation when prosecutors decline to act.
Testimony was generally supportive or limited, with several witnesses and senators emphasizing practical fixes, firefighter health and cost savings, local government transparency, and administrative cleanup. For HB 198, firefighter representatives gave emotional testimony about cancer deaths and the value of early screening. On HB 3711, a witness supported the bill but urged stronger enforcement and broader application. Several senators raised policy concerns on HB 2715 about routing removal proceedings through a regional presiding judge rather than the local county, arguing it could politicize the process.
The committee took no public testimony on most bills and repeatedly left them pending subject to call of the chair before later voting them out. HB 21, HB 30, HB 1535, HB 1520, HB 198, HB 303, HB 2742, and HB 4753 were reported to the full Senate, generally by unanimous or near-unanimous votes, and several were also recommended for the local and uncontested calendar. HB 30 passed on a 5-1 vote, while the other reported bills were approved unanimously or with no recorded opposition. The committee then recessed subject to the call of the chair.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 4/2/25
Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
Transcript Highlights:
- HF 2389 is a policy bill from the Commerce Department relating to the National Association of Insurance
- The National Association of Insurance Commissioners, or NIC, created this model legislation, where it
Committee:
House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
Keywords:
medical assistance, fraud prevention, subpoena authority, criminal penalties, consumer protection, medical cannabis, medical marijuana, cannabis, cannabinoids, hemp, marijuana registry, patient registry, visiting patient, Tribal cannabis, Tribal medical cannabis program, Tribal sovereignty, Office of Cannabis Management, designated caregiver, home cultivation, adult-use cannabis
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs Apr 2nd, 2025
Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- There's a growing national security concern about foreign national influence from countries labeled as
- Chinese Han nationalities.
- National Museum of the Pacific War.
- as a Chinese nationality.
- First, regarding national security. Texas already has strong protection for national security.
Bills:
HB17 , HB34 , HB41 , HB 118 , HB 119 , HB 127 , HB 128 , HB 129 , HB 130 , HB132 , HB133 , HB17 , HB41 , HB118 , HB119 , HB127 , HB128 , HB129 , HB130 , HB132 , HB133
Keywords:
foreign ownership, real estate, national security, designated countries, Texas property law, lobbying, foreign adversaries, compensation prohibition, transparency, civil penalties, higher education, foreign adversary, research security, trade secrets, academic partnerships, HB 128, sister city, sister-city agreement, international exchange, municipal diplomacy
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 4/1/25
Public Safety Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- From a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration study, 43% of those convicted of DWI in Minnesota
- a</c><00:03:25.360><c> lot</c><00:03:26.360><c> from</c><00:03:26.519><c> a</c><00:03:26.720><c> national
- Incoming tips are live triaged by trained multilingual crisis counselors in our national crisis center
- Incoming tips are live triaged by trained multilingual crisis counselors in our national crisis center
- </c><01:24:14.960><c> to</c> allow counties and tribal Nations to allow counties and tribal Nations to
Committee:
House Public Safety Finance and Policy
Keywords:
public safety, school safety, active shooter, active shooter drill, violence prevention, threat reporting, anonymous tip line, See It, Say It, Send It, Minnesota Fusion Center, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, BCA, officer-involved death, missing person, endangered missing person, criminal background check, national background check, FBI fingerprint check, adult entertainment license, massage license, correctional facilities
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- As we know, college athletics has changed nationally through court decisions, media agreements, and conference
- </c><00:42:36.760><c> And</c><00:42:36.920><c> being</c> national attention it gets.
- And being national attention it gets.
- It gave me the opportunity to compete nationally.
- . nationally. nationally.
Committee:
House Education
Summary:
The House Committee on Higher Education met at the University of Hawaii at Manoa to hear testimony on House Bill 2384, which relates to student athlete compensation and NIL. Chair Garrett opened by explaining the hearing was intentionally held on campus so lawmakers could hear directly from those affected. UH President Wendy Hensel and Athletics Director Matt Elliott both testified in support, saying the bill would help the university respond to the changing college athletics landscape, protect student athletes, improve transparency and education around NIL, and support UH’s ability to remain competitive. Elliott also said UH was seeking $5 million in NIL-related funding to support the program.
Several UH coaches and student athletes testified in favor, emphasizing the importance of UH athletics to the state, the community, and the student experience. Women’s basketball coach Laura Beeman described UH athletics as a source of pride and hope for the state, while players Jovi, Latoria Tamilo, and others said the program felt like home and that NIL support could help them grow, represent Hawaii, and give back. Women’s volleyball coach Robyn Ah Mow said UH athletics changed her life and that the school must adapt to remain competitive; her players Victoria Leyva, Shealy Reed, and Talia Akase similarly said NIL opportunities could help UH attract talent, expand exposure, and strengthen community ties.
Football coach Timmy Chang said the bill was important for recruiting, retaining, and building culture around Hawaiian values, and player Dean Briskie said UH’s developmental approach and team culture mattered more than money, though NIL has made retention harder. Quarterback Micah Alihada said the program’s culture and support from coaches and leadership made it easier to stay, but that the changing landscape made HB 2384 important. Baseball players Elijah Eikez and Ben Zukerman Ball also supported the bill, saying UH athletics carries responsibility to the community and helps student athletes become leaders and role models. No vote or final committee action was described in the transcript.
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Administration of Criminal Justice Mar 24th, 2026
Administration of Criminal Justice
Transcript Highlights:
- Because a warrant, once it's put into NCI, the national database, just is never ending.
- And it wound up closing schools in Rapides Parish at various levels for over a week.
- be extended for an additional two weeks.
- So you have six weeks of time. And this at least allows the courts to look a little bit more.
- Normal games that we have throughout the week, we give away $4,500 a session.
Committee:
House Administration of Criminal Justice
Keywords:
racketeering, gambling crimes, law enforcement, public safety, criminal justice, temporary restraining orders, abuse prevention, evidence, court procedures, legal protections, felony speeding, traffic laws, penalties, elderly, infirmities, abuse, neglect, crime of violence, criminal liability, caregiver
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Governor's Capital Budget Hearing (06/18/2026)
Transcript Highlights:
- I do other work with the state, and we're seeing a lot of nation-state activity nationally, and critical
- So, uh, uh, uh, so we've seen this activity So, we've seen this activity nationally, and I would argue
- You know, on finals week, there is 800 students in the building at any given time.
- We're, I think, one of the first in the nation to be operationally self-funded.
- But given the disposition of where we are, we just released the RFB for the tramway last week.
Summary:
The hearing reconvened with testimony from several agencies on their capital budget requests. The Department of Environmental Services requested a little over $38 million, with major emphasis on dam repairs and design work for aging state-owned dams, including a $5.25 million match for possible FEMA BRIC funding at Pawtuckaway/Tuckaway and other projects such as Milton Three Ponds, Murphy Dam, and Lakeport Gates. DES also requested funding for state revolving loan fund matches, a Superfund match for the Savage Well site, IT and air-monitoring upgrades, and a new $750,000 cybersecurity request for water and wastewater systems. Committee members asked about FEMA eligibility, the distinction between design and construction money, and the timing and risk of banking funds if federal grants do not materialize.
The University System of New Hampshire requested $20 million in state support, primarily $15 million for a major Diamond Library renovation at UNH to create a student support hub and reduce/repurpose collection space, plus $2.5 million each for deferred maintenance at Plymouth State and Keene State. The Community College System requested about $16.6 million across seven projects, led by critical maintenance, campus safety/security upgrades, IT infrastructure, parking and site improvements, HVAC replacement at White Mountains Community College in Littleton, a building management/energy system, and modernization of NHTI’s dental clinic and radiology spaces. The Department of Education requested $29.5 million, including a $4.9 million internal management platform to replace paper-based and siloed systems, plus career and technical education capital projects; Milford’s CTE project was described as being revised after repeated failed bond votes, while ConVal said its revised project would focus on modernizing existing CTE space and adding a security vestibule.
Fish and Game requested $1.075 million for three facilities: Sewall Falls in Concord, the Lancaster Armory, and the Bunker Lane Barn in Durham, focusing on structural repairs, security, reconfiguration, and in one case replacement of a failing barn with a new 40-by-60 building. The department also said hatchery work is ongoing but that it is taking a cautious approach because of the planned New Hampton Hatchery and future capital needs. The Department of Natural and Cultural Resources requested $9.26 million for eight projects, including campground electrical upgrades at Ellacoya and Lake Francis, White Lake water system replacement, Mount Washington fuel tank and safety work, Odiorne Point visitor center work funded through parks revenue, roofing and parking lot repairs, Fox Forest office safety upgrades, and historic site repairs at White Island and Fort Constitution. Members asked about revenue-based capital, the stability of the parks fund, and flexibility in choosing projects as bids come in. The Department of Transportation began its presentation at the end of the transcript, but its detailed requests were not yet discussed.
TX
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government Feb 4th, 2026
Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
Transcript Highlights:
- to be used only by an individual who has successfully completed an approved program and passed a national
- Bills pass each week in this legislative and capital.
- But I have been a fishing guide for 41 years and a filmmaker for National Geographic.
- This system is a national treasure.
- If it did, it's going to wash out the Ocala National Forest.
Bills:
S0302 , S0394 , S0480 , S0546 , S0636 , S0774 , S0796 , S1028 , S1050 , S1066 , S1120 , S1230 , S1288 , S1682
Summary:
The committee heard and advanced several bills, beginning with CS/SB 796, which would create Veterinary Professional Associates as a new supervised veterinary role, expand telehealth prescription timeframes, and set training and scope limits. Supporters said it would improve access to care, lower costs, and create a career path, while opponents argued the proposal lacked a clear regulatory framework, could create liability and federal-law conflicts, and would not address the real shortage in rural large-animal practice. After debate, the committee reported the bill favorably.
Members also heard and favorably reported SB 1682 on local authority over derelict and abandoned vessels, CS/SB 1028 on a commercial Citizens clearinghouse for property insurance, SB 394 on exempting certain reinsurance underwriting managers from licensing, SB 636 on beach management and erosion designations, CS/SB 546 on public notice for conservation land sales or exchanges, CS/SB 302 on Biscayne Bay nature-based solutions and related coastal resiliency provisions, SB 1050 on pharmacy choice for pet medications, and SB 774 extending workers’ compensation benefits to 911 public safety telecommunicators for mental and nervous injuries. Testimony on these bills generally focused on access, regulatory clarity, environmental protection, or workforce support, with some concerns raised on insurance consumer protections and beach-management language.
Senator Harrell’s bills were also taken up and reported favorably: CS/SB 480, a major overhaul of state IT governance creating DIGIT and new procurement, reporting, and workforce structures; CS/SB 1230, restricting PFAS-containing firefighting foam and adding testing, inventory, and disposal requirements; and CS/SB 1288, a naming bill designating the Andrew Red Harris Shoal and requiring markers. Finally, the committee heard extensive testimony on SB 1066 regarding restoration of the Oklawaha/Rodman system, with supporters emphasizing ecological restoration, flood-risk reduction, and economic benefits, and opponents warning about local impacts, water quality, and the loss of a world-class fishery. The transcript ends during testimony on that bill, before final action is shown.
UT
Utah 2025 Regular Session
Health and Human Services Interim Committee - November 19, 2025
Health and Human Services Interim Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- And we looked like you never find what you're not looking for in chemistry.
- We're looking to the national standard to have them comply with.
- We had about five weeks from when the application was issued until it was due.
- And this is according to a 2024 national study by RTI.
- Utah has a higher suicide rate than the nation.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Education Funding (01/24/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- It's night and day, might be a two-week analogy. And so how do you sort of convince them?
- It's night and day, might be a two-week analogy. And so how do you sort of convince them?
- But on day one and week one and month one and month two, it’s a lot, as you can imagine.
- But on day one and week one and month one and month two, it’s a lot, as you can imagine.
- </c> were going to tear down two chemistry were going to tear down two chemistry labs<01:37:10.719><c
Summary:
The committee first heard HB 295, which would make school building aid funds non-lapsing/non-APS. Representative Cahill said the bill was intended to keep any unused building aid money available for future projects, potentially helping move projects up the priority list or provide a little more funding for school construction. Members asked about how much money has lapsed in past years, whether the education trust fund and building aid are separate, and whether any lapsing dollars could be used to pay down debt. Department of Education official Jim Carney said about $29.1 million would be available if building aid is funded to the $50 million maximum in FY26, confirmed that the fund currently lapses, and said the department would gather historical lapse data. Committee members also discussed whether a dedicated fund structure could achieve the same goal, and the chair noted that the education trust fund statute includes school building aid as one of its uses. No vote was taken; the hearing was closed and the committee said it would later hold a work session after receiving more information.
The committee then took up HB 237, introduced by Representative Dan McGuire, which would prohibit the use of special education state funds and differentiated aid for students not receiving special education services. The New Hampshire School Boards Association, through Becky Wilson, opposed the bill as written, saying it was unclear, potentially unnecessary, and difficult to implement because adequacy and differentiated aid are distributed as part of a districtwide lump sum rather than as student-specific dollars. She explained that special education costs are embedded across district budgets, including staffing, training, transportation, and instruction, and that some staff and services benefit both special education and general education students. Wilson also said differentiated aid is not tied to a specific pupil and is used at the district’s discretion, though it is intended to support students with greater needs.
Committee members pressed on whether the bill would require districts to track money by individual student, whether it could conflict with federal special education law, and whether it would affect least restrictive environment requirements. Wilson said making the funds student-specific could create privacy and accounting problems and could make it difficult to staff inclusive classrooms, though she did not give a definitive legal opinion on federal compliance. She agreed that students who are not eligible for special education would not be included in the separate catastrophic/special education aid reimbursement program. The discussion continued into the second section of the bill, with members exploring how adequacy aid and differentiated aid are used in practice, but no action was taken during the portion provided.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Well, they won a national award last year.
- Nation Nation Partners<00:54:00.559><c> two</c><00:54:00.880><c> other</c><00:54:01.200><c> pieces</
- </c> Success served as a model for a national Success served as a model for a national Consortium<01:
- In fact, we're the largest producer of doctorally prepared Native American nurses in the nation.
- </c><01:52:36.119><c> and</c> strategic plan these nationally and strategic plan these nationally and
Committee:
Senate Higher Education