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AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama House Financial Services Committee Apr 9th, 2025
Financial Services
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh, in many of these suspicious activities, we have to file what's called a SAR, which is a suspicious
- Credit unions, banks, and MSBs have to file those when there's suspicious activities that come in.
- When we think there may be drug money or illicit cash that comes in a certain amount, we have to file
- Our bank filed three last year. Do you know what MSBs filed?
- Then I'm going to have to file it on my taxes to get it back.
Bills:
HB297
Committee:
House Financial Services
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Environment committee hears 'Keep it Clean' bill, HF1120 2/25/25
Transcript Highlights:
- I would move that House File 1120 be laid over for possible inclusion in a future bill.
- :04:40.639><c> please</c><00:04:41.000><c> support</c><00:04:41.479><c> house</c><00:04:41.800><c> file
- </c> Constitution please support house file Constitution please support house file 1120<00:04:43.600>
- Thank you for the opportunity to testify on House File 1120.
- And I will, at this time, renew my motion that House File 1120 be laid over. The bill is laid over.
Summary:
The committee heard House File 1120, the follow-up “Keep It Clean” bill from Representative Andrew Myers, which would create grant funding for local governments and organizations to improve garbage removal and related clean-water programs, especially around frozen lakes and winter recreation areas. Myers said the earlier Keep It Clean effort to enforce litter laws on frozen lakes had already reduced garbage in the water, and he framed this bill as a way to expand that success with additional resources. Testifier Robin Dwight of the Upper Red Lake Area Association and Keep It Clean Coalition described growing problems with trash and human waste on ice, said the coalition now has 60 members representing more than 10,000 lakes, and explained that local programs use dumpsters and separation systems to manage waste. Tom Johnson of the MPCA and Assistant Commissioner Bob Myers of the DNR both testified in support, saying improper disposal of human and solid waste is a real and growing problem and that the public education campaign has changed behavior on the ice.
Members asked about the bill’s results and funding needs. Representative Pelz asked for more context on the coalition’s impact, and Dwight said the group has been active for about three years and recently launched a survey to gather more data on infrastructure needs for wheelhouse users. Representative Fiser asked what dollar amount would be needed, and Myers said the bill seeks general fund dollars, with a rough ideal range of one to two million dollars, though he emphasized he wanted to work with the committee on the final amount and funding mechanism. The discussion also noted a second related bill with a $10 wheelhouse fee as another possible funding option.
No opposition testimony was presented. After discussion, the chair renewed the motion to lay over House File 1120 for possible inclusion in a future bill, and the bill was laid over.
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama Senate County and Municipal Government Committee Feb 11th, 2025
County and Municipal Government
Transcript Highlights:
- It removes the wet signatures, allowing you to file things electronically.
- Additionally, it includes a timeline for filing the intent to protest a contract or a bid, to just speed
- And again, that's just filing the intent to protest.
- If you file the intent right away, you would still have the 14 days.
- And so this bill has been pre-filed. ...and so this bill has been pre-filed.
Committee:
Senate County and Municipal Government
Keywords:
competitive bidding, procurement, disclosure statements, state contracts, contract protest, board governance, occupational licensing, Sunset Law, public accountability, training requirements, SB40, Houston/Hunter Act, firearm hold agreement, gun storage, temporary firearm storage, firearms dealer, federal firearms licensee, FFL, civil immunity, gun owner
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 3/3/26
Children and Families Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> I will [snorts] move House File I will [snorts] move House File 3542 3542 3542 before<00:01:48.600
- ,</c> their computer, shred their files, their computer, shred their files, whatever<00:49:29.360><c>
- </c><01:20:23.000><c> House</c><01:20:23.280><c> File</c><01:20:23.640><c> 3819</c> House File I will
- move House File 3819 House File I will move House File 3819 to<01:20:25.000><c> be</c> to be to be re-referred
- So, House File Thank you, Mr. Chair.
IA
Transcript Highlights:
- House File 2792 by the Committee on Appropriations, a bill for an act relating to and making appropriations
- House File 2793 by the Committee on Appropriations, a bill for an act related to railway tracks, overpasses
- House File 2794 by the Committee on Appropriations, a bill for an act establishing a grant fund for a
- House File 2794 by the Committee on Appropriations, a bill for an act establishing a grant fund for a
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Formal House Session 33 Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Massachusetts House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Committee on Rules reports recommending that the following resolutions ought to be adopted: resolutions filed
- Massachusetts 250th celebration. ...as part of the Massachusetts 250th celebration, and resolutions filed
- Gordon files a further amendment. Mr. Gordon files a further amendment in the hands of the clerk.
- multiple bills that have been assigned to the Joint Committee on Education this session, including a bill filed
- I rise in opposition to Amendment 10 filed by the gentleman from Sutton.
Summary:
The House opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and adopted two ceremonial resolutions: one commemorating the dedication of the Woburn Battle Road Memorial as part of the Massachusetts 250th celebration, and another recognizing May 1-7 as Elks National Youth Week. The chamber then took up House Bill 4005, a fiscal year 2025 supplemental appropriations bill using FY24 Fair Share surtax surplus funds, and ordered it to a third reading before later considering it for passage to be engrossed.
During debate on the bill, the House heard a lengthy presentation in support of the proposal, which would direct about $828 million to transportation and $353 million to education. The transportation spending was described as primarily supporting the MBTA, including workforce and safety funding, reserve replenishment, station and infrastructure improvements, reduced fares, and reimbursement for tunnel closure costs, along with smaller amounts for regional transit authorities and unpaved roads. The education side included additional special education circuit breaker funding, vocational school capital, early education workforce supports, early literacy, universal school meals, higher education endowment matches, Green School Works, and ESOL waitlist reduction, with the Inspector General directed to review circuit breaker cost controls.
Members then debated several amendments. One amendment related to a school athletics policy was modified by a further amendment calling for DESE analysis before implementation; both the further amendment and the underlying amendment as amended were adopted. A transportation amendment to shift $50 million from MBTA funding to Chapter 90 municipal roads was supported by members emphasizing rural road needs but was rejected on a roll call, 25-120. Another transportation amendment adding at least $300,000 for Route 93 mitigation costs in Medford was adopted, 133-20. The bill itself then passed to be engrossed on a roll call, 140-14. The House also observed moments of silence for former First Lady Kitty Dukakis and for victims of the Santo Domingo nightclub collapse, and later adopted an order to meet the next day at 11 a.m. before adjourning in memory of former Representative Philip W. Johnston.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- several property annexations the district has conducted in response to petitions to annex property filed
- to House Bill 5696, and we recognize Senator Birdwell explained the difference between the bill as filed
- shows up, 5696, and we recognize Senator Burwell explained the difference between the bill, uh, as filed
- Uh, the committee substitute and the bill as filed— that's it. All right.
- The chair recognizes the senator offering it and asks for the difference between the bill as filed and
Bills:
HB103
Committee:
Senate Local Government
Summary:
The Senate Local Government Committee met to hear and act on a series of municipal utility district and municipal management district bills, most of them presented as template or cleanup measures. The committee first heard HB 5672, which redefined the boundaries of the Driftwood Conservation District in Hays County to match acreage added through landowner petitions; no one testified, and the bill was reported favorably and placed on the local and uncontested calendar. The committee then took up HB 5696 for the Reserve Municipal Management District in Mansfield, where Senator Birdwell explained a committee substitute that conformed the bill to the standard MMD template; the bill was left pending subject to call of the chair. Similar template or technical bills followed, including HB 5680 (Bayou Bell No. 1 MMD in Liberty County), HB 5654 (Montgomery County MUD No. 263), HB 5662 (Fort Bend County WCID No. 12 with road powers), HB 5658 (Craver Ranch MMD in Denton County), HB 5661 (Fort Bend County MUD No. 286), HB 5699 (an exclusion/contract provision for Harris County MUD No. 405), HB 5679 (Hills of Walnut Creek MUD in Parker County), HB 5437 (validation language for Austin County MUD No. 1), HB 5665 (Waller County MUD No. 70), HB 5656 (Fort Bend County MUD No. 263), HB 5670 (Montgomery County MUD No. 259), HB 5651 (Montgomery County WCID with drainage powers), HB 5682 (Comina Ranch MMD No. 1 in McKinney), HB 5320 (merging Starr County drainage-related districts), HB 5677 (Pura Vida MMD No. 1), and HB 5666 (Fencey Road MUD in Harris County). In each case, the sponsor described the district, acreage, location, and powers, and committee substitutes were often used to align the bills with the chamber’s standard template language or correct drafting errors.
Public testimony was repeatedly opened and closed with no witnesses appearing for or against the bills. The committee consistently adopted committee substitutes when offered, then voted to report the measures favorably, usually with recommendations that they do pass and be printed, and to place them on the local and uncontested calendar. Most roll calls showed 4 or 5 ayes and 0 nays, with some members absent or not voting. HB 5680 and HB 5682 were reported with committee substitutes in lieu of the filed versions; HB 5658 was reported with a do-not-pass recommendation on the filed bill but do-pass on the substitute; HB 5677 was handled similarly as a companion/template cleanup measure. The committee also noted a few procedural issues, including quorum concerns early in the meeting and a mislabeled bill number that required clarification.
At the end of the meeting, the committee adopted several motions in writing and then recessed to reconvene 15 minutes after adjournment of the floor, anticipating possible additional bills later in the day.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- File.
- Referrals and re-referrals are made in accordance with the supplemental orders of the day that may be filed
- File. No further business, Mr. President, are there any announcements this evening?
- </c><00:08:27.919><c> File.
- File. No further business, to 6:30 p.m. File.
Summary:
The Senate opened with a roll call, approval of the prior day’s journal, and receipt of several communications, including governor’s messages transmitting proposed conference drafts for collective bargaining agreements, House communications on concurrence with Senate amendments and conferee changes, and conference and standing committee reports. The chamber also took up advise-and-consent items on governor’s messages, approving the nominees on consent with no objections and confirming them.
The Senate then adopted Senate Concurrent Resolution 121, House Draft 1, after several members registered no votes and Senators Kim and Gabbard reserved their votes; the resolution passed with five no votes. Members also adopted House Concurrent Resolution 96 on consent. During the meeting, Senator Kim introduced newly confirmed members in the gallery, including Ken Kawahara for the Board of Regents and student regent Joshua from Muina.
On final reading, the Senate passed SB 1296 CD1 relating to disaster recovery and SB 1318 CD1 relating to water pollution by unanimous consent. The Senate also reconsidered and agreed to House amendments to SB 1448 HD2, with Senator San Buenaventura noting the changes were technical and created a clean date; one-day notice was then given for final reading. A legislative communication extending the conference negotiation deadline for fiscal bills from 6:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. was filed, and the chair announced the decking deadline for fiscal bills in conference was 11:30 p.m. The Senate then recessed until 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, April 30, leaving the journal open until midnight for additional conference committee reports.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- The committee substitute is substantially different than the original version. ...and the filed bill
- Miss Thompson, your bill is going to provide an opportunity for us to file a lawsuit.
- One of the things that your bill is going to do is allow us to file lawsuits. Correct? Thank you.
- Correct, which I don't file a lot of those bills, Ms. T.
- I filed that bill thinking, well, every woman’s going to—if she’s got all the...
Committee:
House State Affairs
Keywords:
biological sex, government information, definitions, sex-based distinctions, public health, flags, display, state law, municipalities, government buildings, drug enforcement, local control, home rule, municipal charter, county policy, ordinance preemption, state preemption, attorney general enforcement, civil penalties, mandamus
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- House Bill 3630 and recognizes Representative Ashby to explain the differences between... the bill as filed
- In the original filed version of the bill, it requires sprinklers in agricultural barns, non-residential
- House Bill 1835 and recognizes Representative Guillen to explain the differences between the bill as filed
- As filed, HB 2561 applies only to MUDs, and it would mandate the MUD to move.
- Five residents have filed a petition, and if it's signed, the district must change the meeting location
Committee:
House Land & Resource Management
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Children and Youth Health Committee Feb 12th, 2025
Children and Youth Health
Transcript Highlights:
- I guess communication would have been better, but we both filed bills, and I thought his bill had something
- They are identical to a bill that has been filed in the House, and so we're looking at moving these out
- Since we filed it, I've heard from parents who said, "My family was in this situation.
- If the… ...services as mentioned if the appropriate guardianship documents are not completed or filed
- I mean, am I supposed to, if I don’t want a medical professional seeing my child, am I supposed to file
Committee:
Senate Children and Youth Health
Keywords:
parental rights, minor consent, medical consent, mental health services, school counseling, student counseling, parental notification, opt-in, health records, HIPAA, vaccine consent, adolescent health, youth privacy, confidential counseling, school mental health, reproductive health, pregnancy services, sexually transmitted infections, STI treatment, substance abuse treatment
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - 02/23/26
Judiciary and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:37:24.560><c> 473</c> Senate File 473 Senate File 473 as<00:37:26.680><c> it</c><00:37:26.920
- I respectfully urge you to vote against Senate File 473.
- Senate<00:45:27.520><c> file</c><00:45:27.800><c> 074</c> Senate file 074 Senate file 074 073<00:45:30.760
- file 07 0473. 0473. 0473.
- Senate file Uh the uh motion prevails.
Committee:
Senate Judiciary and Public Safety
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Conforming with feds on ‘Trump accounts’ 3/17/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Representative Joy moves House File 3754. Vice Chair Joy, thank you.
- Representative Joy renews his motion that House File 3754 be included in the omnibus tax bill.
- And I see you're up there with all your friends. renews his motion that House File 3754 renews his motion
- that House File 3754 be<00:01:06.400><c> included</c><00:01:06.799><c> in</c><00:01:06.880><c> the</
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Correctional Consolidation and Collaboration Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Transcript Highlights:
- Many local police departments in each town provide on the sheriff's files not only in a law enforcement
- capacity, ...departments in each county provide on the sheriff's files not only in a law enforcement
- We keep doing our work; it just means when we actually file a report, whenever that is.
- Somebody obviously didn't ask for an extension, and the extension date for filing must have gone by,
- extend it past the end of 2026, because I think we should be able to make our recommendations and file
Summary:
The special commission on consolidation and cooperation among public safety agencies held a hearing focused on union and correctional staff testimony. Chair Dan Hunt and Senator Brownsberger opened by noting the commission’s extensive site visits and prior testimony, and they recognized Correctional Officers Week. Union representatives from KOUF, NCEU, AFSCME, and local county correctional unions described the daily realities of correctional work, emphasizing staff safety, staffing shortages, retention problems, mental health impacts, and the need to preserve local sheriff’s offices and collective bargaining agreements.
Testimony centered on several recurring concerns: violence inside facilities, the spread of synthetic drugs such as K2, inmate suicides and suicide attempts, and the strain these issues place on officers, EMS, and local resources. Speakers also raised concerns about gender-identity housing policies, arguing they can create safety and workplace issues for staff, and urged more support for officer wellness, debriefing, and programs like OnSide Academy. Several witnesses argued that county facilities should remain locally controlled and that consolidation with the Department of Correction would weaken programming, staffing, and community-based reentry work. One witness described the Norwegian correctional model as a possible source of ideas for more rehabilitative approaches.
Commission members responded with support for correctional staff and asked questions about K2 detection, paperless systems, EMS transports, and possible metrics to quantify incidents and facility needs. Members also discussed the importance of individualized assessments of each facility rather than a one-size-fits-all approach. The commission voted to seek an extension of its reporting deadline from September 30 to November 30, and agreed to continue site visits, including the upcoming Barnstable visit and a June 15 hearing. The meeting adjourned after the motion passed.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
2026 Legislative Session - Day Forty Eight - Wednesday, April 8 - Morning Session
Missouri House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- As I go through the new candidates that have filed and say, how often do they vote?
- I'd also like to thank all the candidates that filed to run and serve.
- I'd also like to thank all the candidates that filed to run and serve.
- We could not have had an amendment filed in advance.
- Now, the On perfection, we could not have had an amendment filed in advance.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Education Committee Mar 25th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- On the consent calendar, SB 959, file item one. The motion is, oh, it's a consent item.
- File item 3, SB 1058 by Senator McNerney. The motion is due pass.
- File Item 2, SB 1006. Cabaldon: aye. Cabaldon, aye. Cortese: aye. Cortese, aye. Reyes: aye.
- File Item 3. Aye. That bill is out, 7-0. File Item 3, SB 1058. Cortese: aye. Cortese, aye.
- File Item 4, SB 1140. Cortese: aye. Cortez, aye. Aye. Aye. That bill is out, 7-0.
Summary:
The Senate Education Committee heard several bills related to school nutrition, campus safety, college financial aid, and UC contracting ethics. SB 1058 by Senator McNerney would remove price as the primary factor in school nutrition procurement grants, allowing districts more flexibility to prioritize quality, local sourcing, cultural responsiveness, and healthier meals. Supporters from school nutrition and education groups said it would help districts better serve students and local farmers without increasing state costs. After questions about vendor selection and safeguards against favoritism, the bill was moved do pass and later approved 7-0.
SB 1140 by Senator Ashby, sponsored by the California Federation of Teachers, would require school safety plans to address access control during construction, maintenance, and repair projects. Supporters said the bill closes a gap that can leave gates or doors unsecured and could help prevent unauthorized access to campuses. There was no opposition, and the committee approved the bill unanimously. SB 959 was also taken up on consent and passed.
SB 1006 by Senator Padilla would raise the Cal Grant B Access Award and tie future increases to inflation using the California Consumer Price Index. Supporters said the current award has lost most of its value and does not cover basic needs like housing, food, transportation, and books, affecting hundreds of thousands of students. Members discussed the fiscal impact and the need to keep aid aligned with rising costs; the bill was moved forward and later approved 7-0. SB 1141 by Senator Wahab would bar UC contracts with businesses that pay UC executives or where executives serve in paid roles, aiming to prevent conflicts of interest. UC and the Chamber of Commerce opposed the bill as too broad and potentially disruptive to operations, while supporters argued existing rules are insufficient because many contracting decisions happen outside public view. After extended debate over recusal, transparency, and the scope of the restrictions, the committee passed the bill 4-2 and then finalized all bills on the agenda before adjourning.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- On the consent calendar, SB 959, the file item one. The motion is...
- File item 3, SB 1058 by Senator McNerney. The motion is due pass.
- File Item 3, SB 1058. Cortese: aye. Cortese, aye. Reyes: aye. That bill is out, 7-0.
- File Item 4, SB 1140. Cortese: aye. Cortese, aye. Reyes: aye. That bill is out, 7-0.
- File Item 3, SB 1058. Cortese: aye. Cortese, aye. Reyes: aye. That bill is out, 7-0.
Committee:
Senate Education
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House passes bill to rename solar program for Hortman 3/12/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I am honored today to be presenting House File 3556, a bill simply renaming the community solar garden
- House File 3558. >> Third reading. >> Six. >> Further discussion to the bill.
- So, I urge support of House File 3556.
- I stand in support of House File 3556.
- </c> support of House File 3556. support of House File 3556.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Plastic bottle excise tax proposed 3/10/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I have got House File 3322, Representative Franson. I just saw her here. We will give her a second.
- I will move House File 3322 before the committee.
- We need new dedicated revenue sources to fix water infrastructure, and House File 3322 is one way to
- </c> fix water infrastructure, and House File fix water infrastructure, and House File 3322<00:03:51.959
- Uh, with that, I renew my motion that House File 3322 as amended be laid over.
WY
Transcript Highlights:
- Senate File 9. Senate File 9, fentanyl to minors enhanced penalties.
- Anyone else in the room wishing to testify on Senate File 9? >> She's on now.
- </c> File 9. File 9. >> Thank<00:05:00.960><c> you,</c><00:05:01.280><c> Mr.
- Call the roll on Senate File 9. >> This is a roll call vote on Senate File 9. >> This is a roll call
- vote on Senate File 9.
Bills:
SF0009
Committee:
House Judiciary