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MN
Transcript Highlights:
- extracurricular programs.
- extracurricular programs.
- </c> our energy assistance programs. our energy assistance programs.
- small the small business And I know the small the small business have<02:48:55.360><c> been</c><02:48
- ,</c> new programs on top of old programs, new programs on top of old programs, and<03:32:24.200><c>
FL
Florida 2026 4th Special Session
January 27, 2026 - 12:30 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- 235 >> I graduated high school in the Philippines, a very small group of people.
- I drove 6.5 hours to represent families in my small community of Okeechobee.
- I spend my days leading a nonprofit children's enrichment and academic support program, surrounded by
- I WORKED IN PUBLIC HEALTH FOR 15 MORE YEARS AND 522 I WORKED ON A TEENAGE PARENT PROGRAM
- I've seen this in every area of the state I have served, practicing in Panama City.
Summary:
The committee first heard HB 245, which would replace references in Florida law to “child pornography” with “child sexual abuse material.” The sponsor said the change was overdue and more accurately reflects the criminal nature of the material. There was brief supportive public testimony, no debate, and the bill was reported favorably on a unanimous vote.
The committee then took up HB 237 on the use of professional nursing titles. The sponsor said advanced practice registered nurses should be able to use earned academic titles such as DNP or PhD. Supporters testified in favor, there was no opposition or debate, and the bill passed unanimously and was reported favorably.
The longest discussion centered on HB 173, which would expand parental consent and access requirements for minors’ medical care, medical records, certain school surveys, and biomedical devices. Supporters argued it restores parental rights and keeps parents involved in children’s health decisions, while opponents—many from medical, mental health, LGBTQ, and youth advocacy groups—warned it could block access to STI treatment, mental health care, crisis hotlines, and confidential services for vulnerable youth, including those in abusive homes. After extensive testimony and debate, the bill was reported favorably on a 19-7 vote.
Finally, the committee began HB 327 on uterine fibroid research. The sponsor explained the bill would require health care providers to submit identified data so the Department of Health can build a usable de-identified research database, after prior implementation problems with duplicate or unverified data. A supportive local official testified, and members indicated support as the meeting moved toward a vote.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Jun 5th, 2025
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- It's very simple, it says if you're going to have, if a city is going to pass a transfer tax and or city
- To work to address the issue of small district authorizers.
- That's not the cost of programs we're currently trying to save in this year's budget.
- There is many debates about which program to teach, can teach.
- And I think it also acknowledges the rehabilitative nature of this program.
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Select Committee on School Facilities, May 19, 2026 - AM
Select Committee on School Facilities
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> program funds. program funds.
- > part of that programming, the building part of that programming, the building needs<00:39:26.240><c
- 00:41:20.760><c> full-time</c> those programs have more full-time those programs have more full-time
- </c><01:29:10.160><c> Chairman,</c> programming concept? Mr. Chairman, programming concept? Mr.
- </c> program adequately. program adequately.
Committee:
Joint Select Committee on School Facilities
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- So can you explain this program to us? So there is a... So can you explain this program to us?
- not right — oh, it is Amy Small.
- And Amy Small.
- And Amy Small.
- We are a very small agency.
Bills:
SB 1
Committee:
Senate Finance
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session Mar 11th, 2026 at 04:40 pm
Washington Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- It's going to be small. It's going to be targeted.
- It's going to be small. It's going to be targeted.
- President, I've spoken a lot on this floor about the size of my district and our small community.
- I've spoken a lot on this floor about the size of my district and our small communities.
- And on top of that, they add a lower rate that makes it even faster to build the program.
Bills:
SCR8410
Keywords:
returning bills to house of origin, sine die, end of session, legislative procedure, Rules Committee, third reading, unfinished business, pending bills, joint resolutions, concurrent resolutions, joint memorials, special session, bill numbering, legislative records, House of Representatives, Senate, Washington Legislature, session adjournment, procedural resolution, 904
Summary:
The Senate considered engrossed substitute Senate Bill 6346, a major tax package creating a new income tax on high earners, providing tax reductions and credits, and funding various spending priorities. A point of order was raised that House amendments exceeded the bill’s scope under Senate Rule 66, focusing on new provisions affecting sales and use taxes and business and occupation taxes. The President ruled the amendments were within scope, finding they were tax reductions similar to those already in the Senate-passed bill, and the Senate then took up the motion to concur in the House amendments.
Members debated the House changes at length. Supporters said the amendments improved the bill by expanding the Working Families Tax Credit, adding exemptions for diapers and over-the-counter medicines, bringing forward some tax relief, preserving business loss carryforwards, and adding funding or intent language for items such as Fair Start for Kids, K-12 investments, local government replacement funding, and universal school meals. Opponents argued the bill remained unconstitutional or unfair, criticized the income tax structure and inflation indexing changes, objected to the gambling-loss deduction and limits on charitable deductions, and said the bill’s promises on public defense, education, and other priorities were not secured in the body of the measure.
On a roll call vote, the Senate concurred in the House amendments by a vote of 27-21, with one excused. The Senate then passed Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 6346 as amended by the House by the same 27-21 vote, and the President signed the bill in open session. The chamber also received several messages from the House announcing signed bills, and then adjourned until the next scheduled meeting.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Is it somebody here on the DACA program?
- So, Christina mentioned the SAVE program, and we do rely on the state for the SAVE program.
- So there's absolutely nothing wrong in saying we have a relatively small number, maybe an even very small
- Has come in to swing voters in school board races or in city council races.
- They created a pilot program, and that pilot program grew to ERAF and it expanded to Galveston.
Committee:
House Elections
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session Mar 16th, 2026
California Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- As the mayor of Encinitas, she made her city the first in San Diego County to deliver 100% renewable
- senator from La Mesa, our presiding officer, became the first African-American elected to La Mesa City
- Sarah Aquino has served on the Folsom City Council since 2018.
- A former El Monte City Council member and Mayor Pro Tem, she was appointed by Governor Gavin Newsom as
- Williams Family Foundation in 2022, supporting scholarships and community programs, and are longtime
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- And many of our cities are sanctuary cities.
- In City of Chicago v.
- Of a diversion program.
- While these programs are used, Conviction through misdemeanor diversion programs.
- Pretrial diversion programs allow people charged with crimes to complete a rehabilitation program in
Committee:
House Public Safety
FL
Florida 2026 4th Special Session
January 29, 2026 - 03:00 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- The Florida League of Cities waives in support. One day they'll support one of my bills.
- The bill is designed to grow and support Florida's manufacturing ecosystem to have Florida-owned small
- It launches the Florida Manufacturing Workforce Development Grant Program to assist small manufacturers
- training programs that incorporate new technologies.
- We have House Bill 1497, My Safe Florida Condominium Pilot Program.
Summary:
The Housing, Agriculture, and Tourism Subcommittee heard five bills and reported all of them favorably. House Bill 827, by Rep. Anderson, would require online real estate listings to disclose estimated ad valorem taxes based on the listing price rather than the seller’s current taxes, to reduce surprise tax increases for homebuyers. The bill drew support from the Property Appraisers Association of Florida, the Florida League of Cities, and the Florida Association of Counties, and passed unanimously after a technical amendment.
House Bill 483, by Rep. Cobb, aimed to support Florida’s manufacturing sector by formally recognizing the chief manufacturing officer, creating a workforce development grant program, launching a voluntary promotional campaign for Florida-made products and manufacturing careers, and requiring biennial reporting. The bill received broad support from manufacturing, economic development, and business groups, was amended with technical cleanup language, and passed unanimously. House Bill 675, by Leader Driscoll, sought to expand affordable housing efforts by limiting Live Local Act incentives to affordable housing, extending affordability periods from 30 to 50 years, lowering the income cap for eligible units, and eliminating documentary stamp taxes for certain first-time homebuyers. After two amendments and supportive testimony from United Way Suncoast, the bill passed on a party-line style roll call with all members voting yes or excused.
House Bill 495, by Rep. Albert, transferred golf course best management practices certification from the Department of Environmental Protection to the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services without changing the underlying BMP requirements. After an amendment clarified that all BMPs remain in place, the Florida Golf Course Superintendents Association testified in support, and the bill passed unanimously. House Bill 1497, by Rep. Hunschofsky, revised the My Safe Florida Condominium Pilot Program by narrowing eligibility to lower-income associations, removing a coastal-only requirement, and tying grants to completion of opening protection for all common elements; two amendments further refined eligibility and grandfathered pending applications. The Community Associations Institute supported the measure, and it also passed unanimously. The committee ended with remarks about the prior night’s softball game and then adjourned.
ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Advanced Nuclear Energy Committee Apr 21st, 2026
Advanced Nuclear Energy Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- So there's a whole program for microreactors at military bases, a program called Janus, if you want to
- Think about it as pilot program 2.0. Yes, sir?
- You can use small modular reactors for a data center.
- Just a small comparison between a small modular reactor and a large reactor.
- Whereas the small modular reactors might have, because of the small footprint, security that is more
Committee:
Joint Advanced Nuclear Energy Committee
Summary:
The meeting was a presentation and Q&A at Idaho National Laboratory focused on the state of nuclear energy, advanced reactors, and the lab’s role in testing, regulation, and commercialization. Speakers described INL’s broader mission beyond nuclear, including cybersecurity and critical infrastructure, but emphasized its major nuclear capabilities: the Advanced Test Reactor, TREAT, the Materials and Fuels Complex, and other test beds used to accelerate fuel and materials testing. They also highlighted the lab’s size, workforce, internship pipeline, and partnerships with DOE, DHS, DOD, and private companies.
A major topic was the federal push to speed up nuclear deployment through executive orders and regulatory reform. Speakers said DOE and the NRC are reducing unnecessary bureaucracy, streamlining environmental reviews, and working toward a goal of having three new nuclear systems achieve criticality by July 4, 2026. They discussed the difference between microreactors, small modular reactors, and traditional gigawatt-scale plants, arguing that advanced reactors can be factory-built, safer, and better suited for data centers, military bases, remote communities, industrial heat, and other nontraditional uses. They also said the U.S. is rebuilding its nuclear supply chain, including enrichment and fuel fabrication, and that states willing to host parts of the fuel cycle could see major economic benefits.
The speakers addressed questions about cost, safety, waste, and international competition. They said advanced reactors rely on passive safety features, TRISO fuel, and natural circulation, and that the industry’s challenge is often cost uncertainty rather than a precise fuel or materials limit. They argued used nuclear fuel should be viewed as a resource rather than waste if recycling becomes policy, and said microreactors should produce relatively small amounts of spent fuel. They also noted that China and Russia continue to build aggressively, with China on pace to surpass the U.S. in total nuclear generation, while U.S. projects such as Palisades, Crane Clean Energy Center, Duane Arnold, Oklo, Aalo, MARVEL, and Project Pele are moving forward under DOE and private-sector partnerships.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Perhaps a pilot program would ensure that eligible voters would not suffer from this new law as it is
- And then it's really a very small window where somebody might be able to come in.
- At Common Cause, we help run the Texas Election Protection Program.
- Uh, the program provides nonpartisan information and support to Texas voters.
- I live in Sun City. We have 15,000 voters. I have seen voters.
Committee:
House Elections
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Interim Joint Committee on Natural Resources & Energy.(6-4-26)
Natural Resources & Energy
Transcript Highlights:
- The main program set aside actually $60 million to help impacted farmers, specifically again buyback
- Uh, we at the cabinet have emerging contaminants in small and disadvantaged communities grant.
- </c><00:51:21.520><c> Uh,</c><00:51:21.839><c> so</c> that sampling cost is not small.
- Uh, so that sampling cost is not small.
- </c> Waste Tire Program report for 2025.
Committee:
Joint Natural Resources & Energy
TX
Texas 89th Regular
S/C County & Regional Government Apr 7th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- If you're in the city.
- So what's happened is we've had a very expensive bill when we started this program on this.
- We literally modeled it after the city of Houston's North Zone, which is 85 decibels, I think.
- The standard practice is to follow the city of Houston's noise decibel limit. All right.
- They really love that. ...that program.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- It's a very small district, and they'll have to close the school. school if they fall out of compliance
- and they will risk having to file for bankruptcy and it's it's a great school district it's a very small
- and small towns across our state. preserve history and allow stories and memories to live on through
- I found this to be a problem since all school boards city councils, commissioners courts, and all of
- Many of my clients are small businesses. They are small business owners.
Bills:
HB1952 , HB3258 , HB3524 , HB3851 , HB4478 , HB4613 , HB4703 , HB4742 , HB4744 , HB4809 , HB4864
Committee:
House S/C on Property Tax Appraisals
Keywords:
county appraisal district, board of directors, governance, taxing units, public representation, penalty, property report, taxation, timely filing, chief appraiser, appraisal district, ad valorem tax, property appraisal, tax protests, unequal appraisal, property rights, property tax, public employees, protest leave, appraisal review board
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- It could be mentoring programs. needs. It could be mentoring programs.
- > and</c> or large city versus small town and or large city versus small town and there<00:28:35.600>
- </c> instruction and student programming. instruction and student programming.
- </c> programs operated by the cooperative. programs operated by the cooperative.
- </c> in their safe school safety programs. in their safe school safety programs.
Committee:
House Education Finance
Keywords:
education finance, safe schools revenue, school safety, charter schools, funding, safe schools, school security, school levy, pupil units, safe schools aid, cooperative units, intermediate school district, school resource officer, peace officer liaison, sheriff liaison, drug abuse prevention, gang resistance education, violence prevention, suicide prevention, mental health services
Summary:
The committee first adopted the March 3rd minutes by voice vote after Representative Lee moved them and there was no discussion. Members then reviewed hearing rules on decorum, safety, and participation before taking testimony from Dr. James Densley and Dr. Jillian Peterson of the Violence Prevention Project Research Center at Hamline University.
The presenters summarized research on mass shootings and K-12 school shootings, drawing on a database of homicides in school settings from 2000 to 2025 and a smaller set of 15 K-12 mass shooting cases. They said school shooters are usually insiders, most often current or former students, and typically young males. They described common patterns including a noticeable crisis before attacks, perpetrators viewing the shooting as a final act, studying prior shooters online, and “leakage” in which most tell someone in advance. They also emphasized that many perpetrators use unsecured firearms from family members and argued that prevention should combine reporting systems, behavioral threat assessment, counseling, mentoring, secure storage, and other layered interventions rather than rely on a single solution.
The presenters also discussed broader violence trends in the Twin Cities, saying much school violence is spillover from community violence and that pandemic-era disruptions and weakened trust in institutions contributed to serious violence. They cited a national survey finding that exposure to gun violence is associated with PTSD, anxiety, depression, and fear of public spaces, especially among young people. During member questions, Representative Wam asked for clarification on the data set and the rural/small-town share of the survey sample.
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
Delivery of Government Efficiency May 7th, 2025
Delivery of Government Efficiency
Transcript Highlights:
- benefits program.
- A bundle pricing program is important for several reasons.
- By consolidating payments, the program aims to lower administrative costs.
- Participation in this program would be voluntary for our employees and their families.
- cost is lower than it performed, uh, uh, outside of the program.
Committee:
House Delivery of Government Efficiency
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- New funding for SCRAP, which is our Small County Road Assistance Program, and the new arterial roads
- program, aptly called the FARM program.
- I know they'll be able to partake in the road program.
- in the ACA grant program?
- There are a great deal of these scholarship programs.
Summary:
The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several introductions, including recognition of Alpha Kappa Alpha Founders’ Day and a visiting debate student. The chamber then took up a committee report on 52 executive appointments. After explanation by Ethics and Elections Chair Don Gates, the Senate adopted the report and confirmed the appointments by a vote of 39-0.
The first major bill was SB 250 on rural communities. Senator Simon described it as a broad rural development package creating an Office of Rural Prosperity, a Renaissance Grant Program for counties losing population, housing and transportation investments, additional funding for rural education, and rural health care measures. Two amendments were adopted to remove overlapping health provisions in light of a new federal rural health grant and to update hospital funding estimates. Senators from both parties spoke in support, while also asking about eligibility and access to grant funds. The bill passed 39-0.
The Senate then considered CS/SB 318 on educational scholarship programs. Senator Gates said the bill responds to Auditor General concerns by separating scholarship funding from public school funding, requiring student identification and enrollment verification, reducing administrative fees for scholarship funding organizations, requiring annual audits, and directing the Department of Education to develop a competitive selection and performance plan for those organizations. Three amendments were adopted, including removal of a declining-enrollment provision for later conforming legislation and changes to enrollment documentation and withdrawal procedures. Senators from both parties supported the bill while raising concerns about accountability, student oversight, and school quality. The bill passed 38-0.
Afterward, the Senate waived rules so SB 250 and CS/SB 318 could be immediately certified to the House. The session ended with announcements, including Palm Beach County Day at the Capitol and a reminder about the chamber group photograph, followed by adjournment until the next scheduled meeting.
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- I've heard a lot about this in Kansas City, where, I've heard a lot about this in Kansas City, where
- House Bill 1850 takes a small bite from a big elephant.
- They were enrolled in our medication synchronization program. This is a program.
- They were enrolled in our medication synchronization program.
- This is a program that a lot of your independent pharmacies do.
Committee:
House Health and Mental Health
Summary:
The committee first took testimony on House Bill 1681, which would require health carriers and pharmacy benefit managers to count amounts paid by or on behalf of an enrollee for certain medications toward out-of-pocket maximums when no generic substitute is available. The sponsor described the bill as helping patients with serious illnesses afford needed drugs. The committee then adopted a substitute that rolled HB 1681 together with House Bills 1941 and 2279, including an ERISA-related labor exemption, and passed the combined committee substitute by a vote of 15-2.
The committee next heard House Bill 2365, which was also combined with related bills through a substitute that changed terminology to “delivery systems.” That substitute was adopted by voice vote, and the House Committee substitute for House Bills 2365, 2490, and 2249 was then approved unanimously, 18-0. After that, the committee heard House Bill 2149, the dementia care coordinator bill. The sponsor and supporters from the Alzheimer’s Association and family caregivers argued the state needs a central point person to coordinate resources, improve early detection, support caregivers, and connect rural residents to services. Members raised concerns about the fiscal note, whether the work duplicates existing Area Agencies on Aging and Alzheimer’s Association services, and whether two FTEs would be effective statewide. No vote was taken on HB 2149 during the portion provided.
The committee also heard House Bill 2309, which would prohibit Missouri insurance coverage for organ transplants or related services involving organs taken from prisoners of conscience in China. The sponsor and supporters framed the bill as a human-rights measure aimed at condemning organ harvesting and abuse of Falun Gong practitioners and other prisoners of conscience. Members asked whether there was documentation of such transplants in Missouri and whether federal oversight exists; the sponsor said there is no reporting mechanism and no known opposition. No action was taken on the bill in the excerpt.
Finally, the committee began testimony on House Bills 1975 and 1850, pharmacy benefit manager reform bills. The sponsors said the measures are intended to protect local pharmacies, improve transparency, limit harmful audit practices, and create a critical access pharmacy program. Supporters, including a pharmacy business group, argued PBM practices drive up drug costs and close pharmacies. Opponents, including a carpenters’ health plan representative, warned the bills could increase costs for self-funded plans, limit network and mail-order arrangements, and shift more administrative burden onto plan sponsors. The hearing continued with questions and testimony, but no final vote is shown in the provided transcript.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Commerce and Consumer Affairs (02/18/2026)
Commerce and Consumer Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> Medicaid, um all of the federal programs Medicaid, um all of the federal programs self-funded.
- </c> yes, so you're now asking the small yes, so you're now asking the small employer<01:38:05.040><c
- CPACER is commercial PACER program, and that commercial program was shifted over to the BFA last year
- CPACER is commercial PACER program, and that commercial program was shifted over to the BFA last year
- Uh, regular to risk pool programs.
Committee:
House Commerce and Consumer Affairs