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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Local government zoning authority 3/23/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Can you hear me? Yes, we can. Okay, thank you, Mr.
- I like what I hear."
- Um we have met moms who what I hear."
- Well, let Representative Craft go. because I was relieved to hear you say because I was relieved to hear
- </c><00:58:26.720><c> about</c> And out door knocking and hearing about And out door knocking and hearing
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> Been hearing for decades.
- </c> >> Is the proposal going to get a hearing?
- Thank you for hearing Senate File 3633.
- Madam Chair, thank you for hearing this bill.
- ><c> today</c> Uh hearing other testimony today Uh hearing other testimony today of<00:54:50.000><c>
Committee:
Senate Taxes
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- We we going to stop hearing where we going to get the money from.
- We we going to stop hearing where we going to get the money from.
- Uh, we want to thank you for hearing this measure.
- Uh it is uh it's hearing this measure.
- </c> been hearing been hearing >> soon.
Committee:
House Labor
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session 5/20/25 - Part 4
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Hearing no objection, the motions prevail.
- In listening to what I'm hearing, they may not be the exact words, but what I'm hearing is that in our
- We did not hear this bill in Human Services Committee.
- We did not hear not this bill, right?
- </c><01:23:40.960><c> and</c><01:23:41.280><c> without</c> without a hearing and without without a hearing
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- Can you hear? Is it on? I’m sorry. Yes, thank you, Mr. Chair. Go ahead.” “Mr. Chair, can you hear?
- So when I hear this bill and I hear parents talking about, 'I want what's best for my children,' I love
- So when I hear this bill and I hear parents talking about, or possibly even died.
- So when I hear this bill and I hear parents talking about, I want what's best for my children, I love
- number of public hearings?
Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Summary:
The Judiciary Committee heard Senate Bill 1272 on guardianship, which would limit a guardian’s ability to isolate an adult ward from family and require notice of major events such as a ward’s death or relocation to a more restrictive setting. Senator Jones and supportive speakers said the bill was intended to protect wards from abuse and isolation by bad actors, while still preserving good-faith guardianship. With no opposition testimony or debate, the committee voted 8-0 to report the bill favorably.
The committee then considered CS for Senate Bill 1284, which would expand Florida’s Wrongful Death Act to allow civil claims for the death of an unborn child. An amendment was adopted to define “unborn child” as a member of the species Homo sapiens carried in the womb and to state that the act does not authorize claims against the mother or against health care providers acting within the lawful standard of care. The bill drew extensive debate and testimony. Supporters argued it would give parents parity and fuller damages, including economic losses and mental anguish, when negligence causes the death of an unborn child. Opponents, including the ACLU, medical professionals, and reproductive rights advocates, warned it could be used to target abortion care, increase malpractice exposure, worsen physician shortages, and create speculative damages. The committee approved the bill 6-4.
Finally, the committee took up Senate Bill 1288 on parental rights, with a strike-all amendment that would strengthen parental control over minors’ medical decisions, surveys, and biofeedback devices, while adding exceptions for emergencies, court orders, certain legal statuses, and situations involving abuse or out-of-home placement. Supporters said the measure restores parents as primary decision-makers and protects children from inappropriate questioning or treatment without consent. Opponents argued it could block minors from confidential care for STIs, mental health, or abuse-related issues, and could chill school and medical screenings. The transcript ends during testimony and debate on this bill, before any final vote is shown.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Energy Finance and Policy Committee 3/4/25
Energy Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Hearing none, all those in favor say aye.
- You know, we keep hearing that solar is becoming more efficient, and I believe it is.
- We hear that costs are coming down dramatically.
- She then said that when she hears about this fund and hears constituents saying they pay approximately
- about this fund to my mind when I hear about this fund and<01:05:18.520><c> I</c><01:05:18.640><c> hear
Committee:
House Energy Finance and Policy
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, I think I did hearing and the bill.
- throughout this committee hearing, throughout this committee hearing, you've<00:29:23.840><c> used</c
- They hear the numbers and they're upset.
- They hear the numbers and they're upset.
- They hear the numbers and they're upset.
Committee:
Senate Human Services
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Legislative Oversight & Investigations Committee (6-12-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- And, uh, next we will hear from the Kentucky Fire Commission.
- We had about a two and a half, three-hour hearing on this matter.
- We had about a two and a half, three-hour hearing on this matter.
- We had about a two and a half, three-hour hearing on this matter.
- </c> from 2023 and you're going to you hear from 2023 and you're going to you hear this<01:48:00.639>
Summary:
The Legislative Oversight and Investigation Committee met without a quorum, so no votes were taken. Staff presented a study of the Kentucky Fire Commission focused on firefighter minimum training standards and administrative spending. The presentation explained that Kentucky’s training standards are built from NFPA guidelines, that the commission currently requires 115 hours for volunteer firefighters and 300 hours for paid firefighters, and that those reduced hours were adopted by removing electives and other non-NFPA content. Staff also said the commission’s IFSAC certification testing for firefighter 1 and firefighter 2 aligns with NFPA standards, but the commission cannot require local departments to train or certify firefighters. Staff recommended that the commission formally promulgate regulations establishing the reduced training hours and work with KCTCS to better separate administrative costs for certain programs so compliance with the statute can be demonstrated.
The finance portion of the report said the commission is funded by general fund appropriations for State Fire Rescue Training and by an insurance premium surcharge that supports the Firefighter Foundation Program Fund. Staff reported that the commission stayed within the 5% administrative cap tied to the overall surcharge allotment, but could not confirm compliance with a separate 5% cap for specific programs because KCTCS accounting does not break out those costs in enough detail. Staff suggested the General Assembly may want to clarify what counts as administrative cost in statute. Members asked about investment returns, local fire department funding, and whether training documentation is required; staff said some of those topics were outside the study scope and that IFSAC testing relies on chief certification that a candidate is ready to test.
Representatives from the Fire Commission then responded, saying they agreed with the report’s recommendations and would work to clarify the 5% issue with legislators and KCTCS. They explained that the reduction in training hours was intended to remove electives, better align with NFPA standards, and address the difficulty volunteer departments have in getting members to complete lengthy training. Commission officials said training is documented through rosters and annual compliance reviews, and that IFSAC-certified firefighter testing is based on demonstrated skills rather than a required number of training hours. They also said the difficulty in tracking the second 5% cap stems from the way KCTCS’s PeopleSoft system records reimbursements as single transactions, making it hard to isolate administrative costs by program.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Legislative Commission on Pensions and Retirement - 03/25/25
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- First, a quick the commission to hear.
- </c><00:49:24.000><c> um</c> has been I'm sure you'll hear um has been I'm sure you'll hear um opposition
- </c><01:37:51.840><c> this</c> and the commissioners for hearing this and the commissioners for hearing
- We thank you for hearing this bill.
- I'm hearing Senator How correctly?
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on State and Local Government - 02/11/25
State and Local Government
Transcript Highlights:
- 02:12.560><c> the</c><00:02:12.760><c> same</c><00:02:13.200><c> set</c> One of the key phrases we hear
- this session is waste, fraud, and abuse, and we are also hearing that in Washington, D.C., where the
- would participate in that public hearing.
- <01:20:23.040><c> the</c><01:20:23.159><c> bill</c> hearing the bill hearing the bill sir<01:20:26.000
- </c> action items I'll take after the hearing action items I'll take after the hearing thank<01:53:04.159
Committee:
Senate State and Local Government
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> >> I'm sorry I didn't hear you. >> I'm sorry I didn't hear you.
- </c> Number two, I didn't hear that at all. Number two, I didn't hear that at all.
- Thanks for hearing this.
- them, see them, they could see us, hear them, see them, they could see us, hear<03:39:13.039><c> us<
- I think we heard what we need to hear.<04:58:40.480><c> Thank</c><04:58:40.638><c> you.</c> hear.
Committee:
House Judiciary
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
HLT/HSH Joint Public Hearing - Fri Feb 7, 2025 @ 8:30 AM HST
Transcript Highlights:
- Mahalo nui for hearing this bill, and we hope the committee supports it.
- </c> have a session um following this hearing have a session um following this hearing if<01:59:14.480
- May you never hear those words. May I never speak them again.
- May you never hear those words. May I never speak them again.
- Yes, can you hear me? Yes, thank you so much for hearing my testimony.
Summary:
The joint hearing opened with House Bill 1462 on crisis services. Testimony from the Department of Law Enforcement, the Community Alliance on Prisons, and the Department of Health supported expanding behavioral health crisis services as an alternative to arrest or incarceration. Witnesses said additional crisis sites would help divert people in mental health crisis to appropriate care, and the Department of Health described its current crisis center in Ewa, including the need for renovations such as a padded room and the time required to get the facility operational. In response to questions, the department estimated the Ewa center’s budgeted cost at about $4.3 million, not including rent or startup repairs, and said a second site’s cost would depend on whether it was freestanding or attached to an existing facility.
The committee then heard House Bill 700 on cognitive assessments. The Executive Office on Aging supported the bill’s intent but asked that it be amended to make assessments optional rather than mandated, to pilot the program first, and to allow flexibility in handling HIPAA-protected data. SHPDA also supported the measure but said it should not be mandatory and suggested that payers reimburse for assessments when requested by patients, families, or physicians. The Alzheimer’s Association and caregivers strongly supported standardizing cognitive assessments to improve early detection and access to newer treatments, while noting the existing opt-out provision. The Hawaii State Council on Developmental Disabilities supported the bill but asked that the age 65 threshold be removed because cognitive decline can begin much earlier for people with Down syndrome, autism, traumatic brain injury, stroke, and related conditions. In response to a question, the Office on Aging said a pilot project could likely be done for about $150,000, with data security being the main added cost.
The final bill discussed was House Bill 237 on peer support programs. Testimony from Family Hui Hawaii, Early Childhood Action Strategy, peer support workers, and families described peer-to-peer programs as a cost-effective way to reduce isolation, strengthen families, and provide long-term community support. Speakers said these programs help parents and caregivers navigate crises, child welfare involvement, addiction recovery, and other challenges, and can have lasting benefits for children’s development and family stability. Several witnesses tied the bill to broader state goals, including infant and early childhood mental health, trauma-informed care, and child welfare reform. Written testimony from about a dozen organizations and individuals was also noted in support.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Municipal and County Government (02/10/2025)
Municipal and County Government
Transcript Highlights:
- will break for lunch, and then public hearings will resume at 1 p.m.
- And when the clerk is ready, we can begin our first hearing.
- Can you hear me? Yeah. Okay, sorry.
- hearings at 1 p.m.<02:22:25.760><c> thank</c> You.
- <03:34:21.040><c> on</c><03:34:21.359><c> House</c> hearing on House hearing on House Bill<03:34:23.840
Committee:
House Municipal and County Government
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- And with that, I am unable to take any questions because I have to go hear a chair a hearing over in
- </c><00:03:36.480><c> over</c> have to go hear a chair a hearing over have to go hear a chair a hearing
- </c> Can you hear? Oh, yeah. Okay.
- </c> going to open the hearing on HB142. going to open the hearing on HB142.
- </c> or every judicial sentence hearing? or every judicial sentence hearing?
Committee:
House Judiciary
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies Jun 21st, 2026 at 12:30 pm
Joint Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies
Transcript Highlights:
- So they're students, and as you'll hear from MTA, they're also faculty.
- And I will just say, I'm sure you'll hear from the life sciences sector.
- So when you hear about some of those job losses, that's because time ran out.
- Appreciated hearing about RIDE.
- I'm grateful to this committee for scheduling this hearing so quickly.
Summary:
The committee on Economic Development held a hearing on the DRIVE Act, a proposal to invest $400 million in Massachusetts research and innovation without new taxes. Governor Healey and administration officials said the bill would direct $200 million to public higher education research and regional partnerships and $200 million to a research funding pool for hospitals, universities, and other institutions, with the goal of retaining talent, leveraging private and philanthropic dollars, and offsetting major federal R&D cuts. They argued that research is a core economic engine for the state, supporting jobs across labs, construction, services, and surrounding businesses, and said the bill would help protect the Commonwealth’s tax base and competitiveness during a period of federal uncertainty and cuts to SNAP, Medicaid, and other programs.
Committee members raised concerns about whether Fair Share surtax dollars should instead be used for K-12 and other community needs, whether the proposal is enough given the scale of lost federal grants, and how the money would be allocated. The governor responded that the funds are one-time surplus dollars, that most surtax revenue already supports education, and that the bill is meant as a bridge to stabilize public higher education and research. She also said the legislation includes a review board and could support a revolving or matched-fund approach in some cases. Several members pressed for more detail on selection criteria, future funding, and whether private companies and large endowments should contribute more.
University of Massachusetts leaders and researchers testified that federal grant cancellations and delays are already causing layoffs, furloughs, rescinded admissions, and lost research capacity. UMass officials said the bill would help preserve faculty, postdocs, graduate students, and research programs in medicine, climate science, marine science, Braille instruction, and AI decision-making. They emphasized that the funding should be merit-based and that the state needs to act quickly to prevent talent from leaving Massachusetts. Business, labor, and industry groups, including MassBio, the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation, AIM, the AFL-CIO, and Building Trades, supported the bill, saying it would protect jobs, sustain the innovation ecosystem, and reinforce Massachusetts’ national leadership in research and life sciences. No vote was taken in the hearing.
NY
New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
New York State Senate Session - 05/21/2026
New York Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Seeing and hearing none, the debate is closed.
- It is painful to hear. How do you vote? I vote aye.
- Kind of hear it in the way that it was said.
- KIND OF HEAR IT. IN THE WAY THAT IT SAID.
- I sometimes don't want to hear myself.
Summary:
The Senate opened with routine proceedings, approval of the prior day’s journal, and several motions to restore previously passed bills to the third-reading calendar. Senate Print 2436A, an amendment to the Administrative Code of New York City, and Senate Print 7160, an amendment to the Elder Law, were both reconsidered and restored to the calendar by roll call. Amendments were also received on Senate Print 9960, which retained its place on the third-reading calendar. The chamber then paused to honor Madeline Wilson on her 100th birthday and Marilyn D. Mosley through previously adopted resolutions, with family members and guests recognized on the floor. The Senate also welcomed Columbia Kicks Cancer, a student-run East Greenbush fundraising team that raised more than $239,000 for blood cancer research and care.
The Finance Committee reported Senate Print 9005C, a budget bill amending Chapter 268 of the Laws of 1996, directly to third reading, and the Senate accepted the report and the message of necessity. The bill was then taken up on the controversial calendar, leading to extended debate on Part LL, which focused on limits on state and local cooperation with federal immigration enforcement, including 287(g) agreements, informal cooperation, masking rules for law enforcement, sensitive locations such as polling places, and the creation of an Office of Immigration Trust within the Attorney General’s office. Supporters argued the bill would keep state and municipal employees focused on their own duties, protect constitutional rights, and prevent New York resources from being used for federal immigration enforcement; they also said it would not bar all cooperation or prevent local police from responding to crime. Opponents argued it would hinder public safety, restrict law enforcement cooperation, and interfere with local discretion, while some raised concerns about constitutional issues and the practical effects on sheriffs, county jails, and police agencies.
The debate also included a separate provision creating a civil cause of action for constitutional-rights violations by federal, state, or local officials, which supporters described as an accountability measure. Members further discussed the masking section, with supporters saying it applied broadly to officials and was intended to withstand constitutional scrutiny, while opponents cited a recent Ninth Circuit ruling striking down a similar California law. The Office of Immigration Trust and its complaint/referral process were also examined, including the role of the Governor and the State Education Department in reviewing alleged violations. No final vote on the controversial calendar bill was taken in the portion of the transcript provided.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh members, thank you for hearing Senate File 5139.
- </c><00:01:10.600><c> the</c> Currently um and we'll you'll hear the Currently um and we'll you'll hear
- </c><00:01:34.960><c> uh</c> not expecting, which as you'll hear uh not expecting, which as you'll hear
- </c> um prefer at this point that we hear um prefer at this point that we hear from<01:03:49.480><c>
- So, we've had of years of hearings, etc.
Committee:
Senate Taxes
FL
Florida 2026 4th Special Session
February 26, 2026 - 08:00 AM
Transcript Highlights:
- So I just want to say thank you for hearing all that community feedback.
- So I just want to say thank you for hearing all that community feedback.
- You go to a hearing. All of that is still run by the government, right?
- , giving drivers two years to have a hearing rather than one year.
- , giving drivers two years to have a hearing rather than one year.
Summary:
The committee met with a quorum and took up a long agenda of bills, many of them amended. Early action included PCS for CS for HB 639, which would expand an existing Fraternal Order of Police specialty license plate to all Floridians, tighten specialty plate rules for future applicants, require financial projections and reporting, and create several new specialty plates. After questions about Florida nexus requirements and a successful amendment adding a Florida Film Legacy plate, the bill was reported favorably 26-0. PCS for CS for HB 1169, limiting local governments’ use of excess building-code enforcement funds for construction of the code-enforcement building, also passed unanimously after testimony from the Florida Home Builders Association.
The committee then approved HB 139, expanding whistleblower protections for state, local, and contract employees who file ethics complaints, with support from the Florida Commission on Ethics. PCS for HB 273, which would make special districts eligible for certain state and federal grants and direct pay options, passed 24-1 after testimony from both supporters and opponents. Members also approved CS for HB 1087, a public-records exemption for certain stablecoin issuer information, and CS for HB 1085, updating the local government cybersecurity grant program by moving it to Cyber Florida at USF, adding a sunset, and limiting consecutive awards.
Several environmental and local-government transparency measures drew extended debate. CS for CS for HB 1417, a broad environmental bill, was amended to remove several provisions, retain others on the Environmental Regulation Commission, springs, solar facilities, Indian River Lagoon septic deadlines, and coastal resiliency partnerships, and then passed 24-0 amid mixed testimony from DEP, water management districts, and environmental advocates. CS for HB 1457, creating a framework for regional stormwater management systems and water quality enhancement areas, passed 24-0 after discussion of port impacts. CS for HB 1329, requiring local budgets to be posted earlier, retained longer, and made searchable, and adding a 10% budget-cutting exercise, passed 17-6 after strong opposition from local-government groups who argued it would be costly and duplicative. The committee also approved CS for HB 4091 creating a special district for stormwater and flood control in Sarasota and Manatee counties, and then took up CS for HB 995, a major overhaul of Public Employees Relations Commission and union-related procedures, including registration, dues disclosure, election rules, leave-time limits, and expedited bargaining over legislatively appropriated salary increases; that bill was still under questioning when the transcript ended.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Housing committee debates emergency rental assistance bill 2/18/26
Transcript Highlights:
- Can you hear me? All right. Chair Howard and the Housing Finance and Policy Committee.
- Well, I'm hearing you say it probably will not be just a one-time appropriation.
- And then we hear $50 million in January and February.
- And then we hear 50 what we need.
- If you can still hear me, Shelter.
Summary:
The committee took up House File 3403, authored by Vice Chair Rep. Kazowski, and first adopted an A1 amendment. The amendment made technical and implementation changes recommended by the Department of Revenue, allowed a small portion of funds for county and tribal administrative costs, and clarified timing and reporting for spent and unspent funds. After the amendment was adopted, the bill was moved to Ways and Means.
Rep. Kazowski described HF 3403 as a $50 million emergency rental assistance measure to help stabilize households facing eviction, with $44 million directed to counties and $6 million reserved for tribal nations, administered through the Department of Revenue using the existing local homeless prevention aid formula. Supporters said the bill would provide immediate, targeted help to renters and landlords, prevent evictions, and reduce downstream costs to shelters, schools, employers, and health systems. Several testifiers, including representatives from Greater Twin Cities United Way, St. Louis County, Hennepin County, Minneapolis, social workers, a resident, and tribal housing leaders, said local resources were insufficient to meet rising need and emphasized the impact of federal immigration enforcement and related economic disruption on families, workers, and communities.
Testimony highlighted sharp increases in rental assistance requests, rising eviction filings, depleted county funds, and the strain on nonprofit and mutual aid efforts. County and city officials said emergency rental assistance and related legal services had already prevented thousands of evictions, but current funding was not enough. Tribal testimony stressed disproportionate homelessness among Native Americans and supported the bill’s tribal allocation. During member discussion, Rep. Amani Hiltsley said the bill was an economic stabilization tool and requested a roll call vote, noting safeguards against fraud and the broader costs of inaction.
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
FL House Floor Session - 2026-02-11 (4:00PM Session)
Florida House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Hearing none, show the journal approved.
- I hear.
- I hear a lot from my constituents in Hillsborough County, but what I do not hear is for them wanting
- Now, do you know why they don't hear any complaints?
- Now, do you know why they don't hear any complaints?