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MN
Transcript Highlights:
- In Iowa, it's about $160,000 less for the average median home.
- In uh Iowa, it's about uh $160,000 less In uh Iowa, it's about uh $160,000 less for<00:55:02.000><c>
- founding back in 1858, when this was originally put in place, the people that were kind of casting the vision
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - Part 2 - 03/13/26
Judiciary and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- Iowa allows capital carry. South Dakota allows capital carry. North Dakota does not.
- Iowa allows capital carry. South Dakota allows capital carry. North Dakota does not.
- Iowa allows capital carry. South Dakota allows capital carry. North Dakota does not.
- Iowa allows capital carry. South Dakota allows capital carry. North Dakota does not.
- Iowa allows capital carry. South Dakota allows capital carry. North Dakota does not.
Committee:
Senate Judiciary and Public Safety
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- In fact, four states—Indiana, Iowa...
Committee:
House Public Education
Keywords:
residency, public schools, child safety placement, enrollment, education code, school boards, transparency, public meetings, attendance, recording, misconduct, child abuse, educators, investigation, criminal offense, education law, suspension, reporting requirements, released time, religious instruction
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Appropriations Committee Apr 30th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Guillemina Rivera, Iowa, oppose. Armando Lara, from Los Angeles, I oppose. Javier Lopold.
Summary:
The Assembly Appropriations Committee met on April 30, 2025, for a regular order hearing on a large slate of bills. After opening remarks and quorum, the committee approved a consent calendar in two motions: one for bills eligible for the Assembly floor consent calendar and another for unanimous bills not eligible for floor consent. The committee also deemed the suspense calendar approved without further discussion.
Several housing and shelter-related bills were presented. AB 1061 by Quirk-Silva would allow SB 9 duplex and lot-split provisions to apply in historic districts, with limits to protect individually listed historic sites and maintain street-facing appearances; California YIMBY supported the measure. AB 750 by Quirk-Silva would strengthen oversight of homeless shelters by requiring posted resident-rights information, standardized reporting, and penalties for noncompliance, including possible withholding of state funding. AB 712 by another member would increase penalties for public agencies that violate state housing law and bar indemnification demands against applicants when agencies break those laws; it was described as part of a fast-track housing package.
The committee then took public comment, dominated by extensive opposition to AB 928. Dozens of individuals, many identifying with poultry, feed, gamefowl, agricultural, or related organizations, testified against the bill, saying it would harm their livelihoods, culture, religious practices, or constitutional rights and could kill birds. A few speakers also testified on other bills, including support for AB 1337 and AB 804 and opposition to AB 1337. After public comment concluded, the meeting adjourned.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Bishop of Sioux City, Iowa the next year.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on State and Local Government - Part 1 - 03/27/26
State and Local Government
Transcript Highlights:
- In one of the other committee meetings where I was, the harm that was discussed was in Iowa, which has
- In one of the other committee meetings where I was, the harm that was discussed was in Iowa, which has
- In one of the other committee meetings where I was, the harm that was discussed was in Iowa, which has
- In one of the other committee meetings where I was, the harm that was discussed was in Iowa, which has
- Petra Broken continued: Iowa, which has a licensing law.
Committee:
Senate State and Local Government
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Health and Human Services - 03/12/26
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- Some of you may be familiar with the Postville, Iowa raid on May 12, 2008.
- We see what happens in Postville, Iowa, and that was a legitimate action for criminal behavior.
- premature birth in newborns went up by 25% in Latina mothers, even American citizens who were born in Iowa
- Happens in Postville, Iowa, and that was a legitimate action for criminal behavior.
- Newborns went up by 25% in Latina mothers, even American citizens who were born in Iowa.
Committee:
Senate Health and Human Services
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee 3/11/26
Agriculture Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- And we farm 1,400 acres in northwest Iowa. to me this is a uh a very easy to me this is a uh a very easy
- So can a farmer buy treated seed in Iowa, Wisconsin, South Dakota, and bring it into the state, or does
- can a could a farmer buy treated<01:32:29.120><c> seed</c><01:32:29.760><c> and</c><01:32:30.400><c> Iowa
- ,</c> treated seed and Iowa, treated seed and Iowa, Wisconsin,<01:32:33.520><c> South</c><01:32:33.760
Committee:
House Agriculture Finance and Policy
Keywords:
pesticide, agriculture, environmental protection, health risks, chemical safety, local agriculture, insecticides, pollinators, seeds, environmental health, neonicotinoids, systemic insecticides, civil penalties, pest management, land trends, report, appropriation, farmers, veterinary medicine, veterinary technology
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Housing Finance and Policy Committee 2/24/26
Housing Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- sometimes, but if we want to have more homes for more people without growing all the way into Wisconsin or Iowa
- sometimes, but if we want to have more homes for more people without growing all the way into Wisconsin or Iowa
- sometimes, but if we want to have more homes for more people without growing all the way into Wisconsin or Iowa
- sometimes, but if we want to have more homes for more people without growing all the way into Wisconsin or Iowa
- sometimes, but if we want to have more homes for more people without growing all the way into Wisconsin or Iowa
Committee:
House Housing Finance and Policy
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Health Finance and Policy Committee 2/23/26
Health Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- I have been a licensed massage therapist for 24 years in the state of Iowa, where I built a successful
- I have personally seen these injuries and seen people travel to other states such as Iowa to seek care
- /c><00:08:12.479><c> states</c><00:08:12.960><c> such</c><00:08:13.199><c> as</c><00:08:13.440><c> Iowa
- </c><00:08:14.240><c> to</c> travel to other states such as Iowa to travel to other states such as Iowa
Committee:
House Health Finance and Policy
Keywords:
massage therapy, Asian bodywork therapy, massage therapist, Asian bodywork therapist, licensure, professional licensing, health occupations, Department of Health, commissioner of health, advisory council, protected title, unlicensed practice, scope of practice, consumer protection, background check, professional liability insurance, continuing education, credentialing examination, state preemption, municipal regulation
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Health Finance and Policy Committee 2/18/26
Health Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- I traveled as a nurse for four years throughout Alaska, Iowa, and Wisconsin.
- In Iowa, I had up to eight patients a day on day shift on a post-cardiac floor. 4:1 is the highest it
- </c><01:29:07.920><c> In</c><01:29:08.159><c> Iowa,</c><01:29:08.560><c> I</c><01:29:08.719><c> had</
- In Iowa, I had up to eight with it.
- In Iowa, I had up to eight patients<01:29:09.920><c> a</c><01:29:10.239><c> day</c><01:29:10.719><c>
Bills:
HF1925
Committee:
House Health Finance and Policy
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee 2/13/25 - Part 1
Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- At the low end, states like Iowa and Illinois averaged around 110 days to issue these federal air permits
- attract a workforce from an area that includes more than 22 counties in southern Minnesota and northern Iowa
- c> counties in southern Minnesota and counties in southern Minnesota and Northern<01:17:35.320><c> Iowa
- have</c><01:17:36.360><c> the</c><01:17:36.480><c> highest</c><01:17:36.719><c> rates</c> Northern Iowa
- we have the highest rates Northern Iowa we have the highest rates of<01:17:37.120><c> retail</c><01:
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- :49:06.720><c> community</c><00:49:07.119><c> college</c><00:49:07.359><c> in</c><00:49:07.520><c> Iowa
- </c><00:49:07.839><c> or</c> or the community college in Iowa or or the community college in Iowa or
Committee:
Senate Higher Education
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama Senate County and Municipal Government Committee Feb 5th, 2025
County and Municipal Government
Transcript Highlights:
- Louisiana Arizona New as uh Louisiana Louisiana Arizona New as uh Louisiana Louisiana Arizona New York Iowa
- it is already pass in their York Iowa it is already pass in their York Iowa it is already pass in their
Committee:
Senate County and Municipal Government
Keywords:
SB82, warrant recall, outstanding warrants, stale warrants, misdemeanor warrants, Class B misdemeanor, Class C misdemeanor, municipal magistrate, circuit court clerk, criminal procedure, court administration, docket cleanup, warrant audit, law enforcement notification, domestic violence, sex offense, weapons offense, deadly weapon, dangerous instrument, felony-related charges
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
2026 Legislative Session - Day Forty Eight - Wednesday, April 8 - Afternoon Session
Missouri House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Well, all of a sudden, Illinois and Kansas and Iowa start getting more CDL traffic because, well, Missouri
- Well, all of a sudden, Illinois and Kansas and Iowa, start getting more CDL traffic because, well, Missouri
ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Legacy and Budget Stabilization Fund Advisory Board Mar 31st, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- But if they want to expand, say they did come from Indiana or Iowa or someplace, and they got a plant
- of here, get it, because if we're going to put money into it, but if they wanted to spend money in Iowa
Summary:
The committee met to approve prior minutes and receive updates on the Legacy Fund transparency website and fund performance. Staff reported the website procurement was in contract negotiations, with a planned go-live around November 1, and that the site would provide downloadable, more transparent information on fund holdings, allocations, history, and legislative appropriations while protecting confidential data. The investment office then reviewed performance through January 2026, describing strong returns relative to benchmarks, noting real estate and fixed income as weaker areas, and explaining that the fund’s diversification and internal management had helped offset market volatility, including recent geopolitical impacts.
Members also discussed the in-state investment program, especially the Bank of North Dakota’s CD-match allocation. Several members questioned whether the program had been static for years and whether the uncommitted balance should remain parked there if it was not being used. The committee voted to pause further transfers into the program until the Bank provides a report and the committee can consider possible statutory changes; the motion also requested a cost-benefit analysis from RVK, and it passed by roll call vote.
In the afternoon, RVK presented its review of the investment policy statement as it relates to the in-state investment program. The consultant said it found no major policy impediments, and that implementers and stakeholders generally felt the program was proceeding as intended. RVK emphasized best practices such as third-party due diligence, competitive risk-adjusted returns, diversification, pacing, and exit strategies, while cautioning that required lower-return investments or spending commitments can create pressure on the fund’s long-term real value. The consultant also raised ancillary concerns about state-level concentration risk, the need to distinguish between public and commercial infrastructure, and the lack of a central repository for all state funding commitments to the same projects.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Special Committee on Rural Issues Mar 25th, 2026
Special Committee on Rural Issues
Transcript Highlights:
- Iowa, 60.9% of their energy comes from... Thank you.
- Iowa, 60.9% of their energy comes from renewable energy sources, and Missouri is at 11.3.
Committee:
House Special Committee on Rural Issues
Summary:
The Special Committee on Rural Issues heard House Bill 3375, sponsored by Rep. Koslow, a broad eminent domain reform measure aimed at protecting landowners, especially farmers and ranchers. The bill would create protections for beginning farmers and ranchers, require 15 days’ notice before surveyors enter property, extend the response period in eminent domain cases from 10 days to 60 days, bar eminent domain for wind and solar facilities, require land restoration and maintenance after construction, increase compensation to 125% of fair market value in certain cases, add tax-liability compensation, change treatment of heritage and blight-related compensation, and allow attorney’s fees when a landowner wins a higher award than the condemning authority offered. Members raised concerns about the bill’s scope, its effect on energy development, and several drafting and implementation issues, including surveyor access, maintenance standards, and whether the bill could create conflicts with existing attorney-fee provisions. The sponsor said he was open to changes and noted that an HCS would address some drafting errors and feedback.
Testimony in support came from the Missouri Farm Bureau, Missouri Cattlemen’s Association, a landowner/banker, and attorney Brent Hayden, who argued that landowners are often pressured into quick, low offers and should be treated as partners rather than obstacles. Supporters said the bill would improve transparency, due process, compensation, and restoration standards, and that it would not stop infrastructure development. Hayden described current eminent domain practice as giving landowners little leverage over route selection or restoration and said the bill would create needed discipline for condemning authorities. Several supporters also defended the wind-and-solar restriction as a response to the amount of land those projects can require and to concerns about using eminent domain for generation projects.
Opposition came from the Missouri Energy Development Association, municipal utilities, and MoDOT. Opponents said they agreed some reforms may be reasonable but warned the bill, as written, could increase costs, delay projects, and create litigation risk that would ultimately be passed on to customers and taxpayers. MoDOT said the fiscal impact could be substantial, potentially doubling annual right-of-way spending. Utility representatives also cautioned that the bill could conflict with existing attorney-fee rules and should be aligned with compromise language from other legislation. The hearing ended without a vote or committee action, with the sponsor and witnesses indicating further negotiations and possible revisions were expected.
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- One is Iowa, and the other one is Utah, like Representative Lewis said.
- Now, I believe Iowa did an amnesty period.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
2026 Legislative Session - Day Sixty Nine - Wednesday, May 13
Missouri House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Recently, Iowa passed this as the first, I believe.
- We have exercised a narrow, tunnel-vision view of abortion. We view it as a zero-sum game.
- We have exercised a narrow, tunnel-vision view of abortion.
Summary:
The House opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and approval of the House Journal by roll call vote, 123-0. Members then used points of personal privilege to recognize National Police Week, honor fallen officers, and offer extended tributes to departing colleagues and a departing representative, followed by numerous introductions of special guests, interns, students, and visiting groups from schools and universities.
The chamber then received Senate messages and committee reports before taking up House Bill 1839, 2921, and 3015 together. The sponsor described the measure as a technical correction to online age-verification language related to pornography, and members noted the bill had already passed the House and Senate overwhelmingly. The House concurred in Senate Amendment 1 by a vote of 104-30, then adopted the conference/TAFP motion and finally passed the package 112-25.
Members next considered House Bill 2596 in conference committee. The sponsor explained the bill as a small-business health plan measure that also included a negotiated amendment expanding private insurance coverage for contraception from a six-month to a 12-month supply, while removing Senate-added blood pressure cuff language and adding a severability clause. After debate about the process and policy, the House adopted the conference report 120-26 and then third-read and passed the bill 119-27.
The final major item was Senate Bill 905, creating the Missouri Ranger training program to allow school districts, if they choose, to place specially trained personnel with narrow law-enforcement powers in schools. Debate focused heavily on school safety, local control, funding, training, and whether armed personnel in schools would help or harm students. Supporters argued it would provide an optional, low-cost safety tool, especially for districts without school resource officers; opponents argued it would escalate fear, resemble a prison environment, and fail to address mental health and other root causes. The House moved the previous question, adopted the amendment, and continued debate on the bill.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Public Safety Committee Mar 25th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- , bulldozers, and helicopters, in a place where the smoke strains your breathing and impairs your vision
- They also have visions and futures that they want to plan for.
- Iowa Lewis Group Training Institute, in support. Ayo Lewis Group Training Institute, in support.
Summary:
The committee heard several public safety and criminal justice bills. AB 837 by Assemblymember Davies would add ketamine transportation to existing drug trafficking law; supporters, including district attorneys and peace officer groups, said it would address a growing and dangerous drug trend, while opponents argued increased penalties do not reduce drug supply and can worsen health harms. The bill was approved on a due-pass-as-amended vote and sent to Appropriations. AB 352 by Assemblymember Pacheco would make threats against judges and court commissioners an aggravating factor in sentencing; judicial and law enforcement groups supported it as a response to rising threats, while ACLU and criminal justice advocates said existing law already covers threats and the bill is unnecessary. It also passed to Appropriations.
The committee then took up AB 938 by Assemblymember Bonta, which expands vacatur and affirmative-defense relief for survivors of human trafficking, intimate partner violence, and sexual violence, including for some violent offenses. Survivors and advocates testified that the bill would allow people coerced into crimes to tell their full stories and seek relief, while district attorneys and sheriffs warned it could sweep too broadly and affect public safety. The chair and several members strongly supported the measure, and it passed as amended to Appropriations. AB 475 by Assemblymember Wilson would make prison work assignments voluntary and is tied to a broader effort to remove involuntary servitude language from the state constitution; supporters framed it as a rehabilitation and dignity issue, while one member objected to the premise and cited the defeat of a related ballot measure. The bill was voted out to Appropriations but left on call pending additional votes.
Assemblymember Lowenthal presented AB 704, which would allow people convicted of low-level offenses before age 26 to petition to seal and destroy records after a waiting period. Supporters said the bill addresses the limits of expungement in the digital age and recognizes young adult brain development; prosecutors and police groups raised Brady/disclosure concerns and objected to treating 18- to 25-year-olds like children. The committee debated those issues at length before sending the bill to Appropriations. Lowenthal also presented AB 812, which would expand resentencing opportunities for incarcerated firefighters who serve on conservation fire crews; supporters emphasized rehabilitation, wildfire response, and reduced recidivism, and the hearing continued with support testimony and the start of opposition testimony as the transcript ended.