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MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, and that was a key part of the discussion.
- It is part of the environment steel.
- </c> part of the advisory council has been. part of the advisory council has been.
- That's the one tool huge part of it.
- So, I thank you for big part of that.
Committee:
Senate Transportation
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- Part, Executive Director for the Hawaii State Council on Developmental Disabilities.
- We do have two IT staff positions dedicated to the Land Division and managing the PLT as part of their
- </c> things like that of the financial part things like that of the financial part and<00:51:39.599><
- </c> AA projects um and I was in a hoie part AA projects um and I was in a hoie part of<01:42:12.119>
- And they've been doing a lot of great work across our state, so why isn't it part of that?
Committee:
House Water & Land
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on HB 1233, relating to storm management systems, which would add safety and maintenance requirements for detention and retention ponds. Supporters, including Alison Schafers of the Ki Injury Prevention Coalition and Kristen Herstead of the Hawaii Lifeguard Association, said the measure is needed because poorly maintained ponds can become hidden drowning hazards, especially for children, and argued that fencing, signage, and life-saving equipment would have minimal cost. Schafers described the death of her daughter in a detention pond and said the bill reflects recommendations in the Hawaii Water Safety Plan. Members asked about whether the issue should be handled at the county level; testifiers responded that a statewide standard is needed, though counties would likely handle permitting. No vote was taken on the bill during the excerpted discussion.
The committee then heard HB 867, relating to recreational facilities, which would require accessible playgrounds. The Department of Land and Natural Resources said it submitted comments and that state parks do not generally have recreational facilities affected by the bill, while most such facilities are under county jurisdiction. The Hawaii State Council on Developmental Disabilities, the Disability Communication Access Board, and the Disability Rights Center all supported the bill’s intent but recommended changes, including replacing the term “special needs” with “accessible,” focusing the requirement on new and renovated playgrounds, and specifying wheelchair-accessible swings. Testifiers emphasized that accessible play spaces promote inclusion for children with disabilities and benefit all children. No final action or vote was reported.
The committee also took up HB 1358, relating to a public land trust working group. DLNR supported the measure and said it had provided written comments, while the Office of Hawaiian Affairs strongly supported the bill and described longstanding problems with incomplete land inventories, self-reported revenue data, and disputed public land trust payments. OHA said an audit it funded suggests the state owes more than current payments reflect, and other supporters said the bill is needed for transparency, accountability, and a complete inventory of public trust lands, including submerged lands. Committee questions focused on how the public land trust information system is maintained, who updates it, and how revenue reporting works; DLNR said the system is older, has limited dedicated IT staffing, and relies on agency self-reporting rather than independent verification. No vote or final committee action was announced in the excerpt.
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- And this effort would be part of a larger effort.
- And this effort would be part of a larger effort.
- This effort would be part of a larger effort.
- Parts are hard to get.
- There's not a lot of parts to go around.
Committee:
House Housing
ID
Idaho 2026 Regular Session
Agenda Feb 13th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- We're talking about the infrastructure expenses that they had to do as part of the agreement with the
- the city, they can, ITD gets their wishes and desires met by requesting that the city make those as part
- And so all of those costs are borne by the developer as part of those projects. ...as part of those projects
- Chairman Cannon and Representative Cheatham, that would all be part of that infrastructure package.
- And so it could... ...That would all be part of that infrastructure package.
Summary:
The House Revenue and Taxation Committee approved minutes from February 2, 3, 5, and 9, 2026, then considered several revenue-related measures. RS 33317, a clarification to last year’s urban renewal district changes, would require agencies not to deny fire district or ambulance service district withdrawal requests when no outstanding bonded or written contractual obligations remain, and it was introduced after brief questions about consultation and fiscal impact.
The committee then heard House Bill 506 and related RS 33329 on the STARS program, which allows developers to front infrastructure costs for qualifying projects and receive a rebate of up to 60% of new sales tax revenue. Representative Monks explained the bill would raise the program’s floor and ceiling, while the RS would instead lower the floor and keep the ceiling at $100 million; after questions about timing, windfalls, and project scope, the committee held HB 506 in committee and introduced RS 33329 with a due pass recommendation to the second reading calendar.
House Bill 610, which would extend homestead exemption treatment to people away on religious missions in the same way it applies to military service members, was sent to the floor with a due pass recommendation. House Bill 594, which codifies a Supreme Court ruling directing late property tax fees and interest to the jurisdictions that assess them, also received a due pass recommendation after supportive testimony from county treasurers and a city administrator. The committee then adjourned.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- We're talking about the infrastructure expenses that they had to do as part of the agreement with the
- , desires met by requesting that the city make those as part of the agreement there.
- And so all of those costs are borne by the developer as part of those projects. ...as part of those projects
- Chairman Cannon and Representative Cheatham, that would all be part of that infrastructure package.
- And so it could. ...that would all be part of that infrastructure package.
Committee:
House Revenue and Taxation
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- But beyond that, operating expenditures, and part of that's for their campus.
- Part of that's for their vehicle fleets that are going out.
- I think that's part of what this committee is tasked to do. So, Representative Tanner?
- I think that's part of what this committee is tasked to do. So, Representative Tanner?
- I think that's part of what this committee is tasked to do. So, Representative Tanner?
Committee:
House Business
Summary:
The committee opened by approving the minutes from January 15th. It then considered several RS introductions related to occupational licensing. RS 33021, presented by Rep. Ehlers, would reduce cosmetology licensing requirements by lowering education hours from 1,600 to 1,000 and apprenticeship hours from 3,200 to 2,000, with supporters saying it would lower barriers to entry and improve Idaho’s competitiveness with other states. Members asked for more evidence of hardship from the current standards, but the RS was introduced.
The committee also introduced RS 32964, presented by Rep. Manwaring, which would reinstate an open-book jurisprudence exam for professional land surveyors. He said the exam had previously been open book, had a 100% pass rate, and was intended to ensure surveyors know Idaho law in daily practice. Members asked about how the test would be structured and whether similar open-book testing should be considered for other licenses, but the RS was introduced.
Rep. Tanner then gave a presentation on JFAC and budget oversight, focusing on the need for accurate fiscal notes, review of DOPL spending, and scrutiny of dedicated funds, staffing, fleets, and board consolidation. A budget analyst from Legislative Services walked the committee through budget resources, including the base budget builder, Legislative Budget Book, Fiscal Report, Fiscal Source Book, and Fiscal Facts, and offered to provide fund balance reports. Members discussed the committee’s role as policy-focused rather than budget-setting, while also noting the value of understanding budget data without overstepping JFAC’s role.
Finally, the committee heard RS 32928, also related to cosmetology licensing, which would allow students to sit for their exam after completing 80% of their education hours rather than waiting until all hours are finished. Supporters said it would make the process easier without changing the requirement to complete all hours before licensure. The RS was introduced, and the committee adjourned after announcing that floor session would begin the next day at 11 a.m.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Governor Walz Media Availaibility 6/4/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- It's all those things, and those are part of an agreement.
- That's not going to be the part of it.
- We have a are part of an agreement.
- </c><00:04:34.960><c> So</c><00:04:35.280><c> now</c> not going to be the part of it.
- So now not going to be the part of it.
NV
Nevada 2025 Regular Session
Senate Committee on Health and Human Services May 31st, 2025 at 05:30 pm
Transcript Highlights:
- But when we were looking back at what parts of our mental health delivery system we were missing, this
- Actually, I'm Shea Backus, representative of Assembly District 37 in the northwest part of Las Vegas.
- In big part, I was able to work with the medical society in putting this together and making sure that
- We have the bill divided in two parts. The first part addresses private insurers.
- The stool sample that you brought up is not actually part of this.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Housing Committee Meeting - 2025-03-26
Housing Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Is that part of the law that went through? **Representative Nash**: Thanks, Mr. Chair. Yes, as Ms.
- You know, I think having been someone who's a part of our tenant union and I walked around and was a
- An incredibly important part of the conversation today is the word 'may.'
- I think that is a really important part of the discussion we're having today.
- that the folks in this room are doing a lot of good work, and the people who are in the future are part
Committee:
House Housing Finance and Policy
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
Appropriations - S/C on Article II Mar 13th, 2025
Appropriations - S/C on Article II
Transcript Highlights:
- It'll be part of their new case management system if that is what the subcommittee recommends.
- So to clarify, 24, so 24, there are two parts of it.
- So, so I think to clarify for the top part, um, that's going to be roughly 15.4 million.
- The bottom part will be whatever the difference is to get to 20 million total for the biennium or per
- For children's behavioral health strategic plan, correct, this would be part of potentially part of exceptional
Committee:
House Appropriations - S/C on Article II
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- That's part of the EI.
- As part of what you utilize as part of your input. in decisions that you make concerning bills and votes
- For it's important that all of us recognize where we've gone... been and where we are and part of the
- Regardless of the color of their skin, they're making certain also that race is a part of to no longer
- Right over here, Lorenzo De Zavala, who is framed in the that picture right there, was a part of that
Keywords:
teacher compensation, education funding, public school educators, teacher retention, teacher designation, lottery, gambling, internet gaming, mobile application, criminal offenses, aquifer, water management, Edwards Aquifer, sustainability, regulatory framework, SB 565, Texas Water Code, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, compliance agreement
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate Committee on Health and Human Services (Part II) Feb 26th, 2025
Health & Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- It's a critical part of a child's development, not a privilege to be taken away.
- is vital for students' physical. and social and mental well-being, and it should be an untouchable part
- recommend strengthening the language around the moderate to vigorous physical activity requirement as part
- nutrition they need, I urge you to consider making medically tailored or therapeutic nutrition a key part
- I'm a business person, so I get that, and I actually used to own part of a food company that had its
Committee:
Senate Health & Human Services
Keywords:
attorney ad litem, indigent parents, parent-child relationship, legal representation, Texas Family Code, court procedures, nutrition, health standards, food labeling, education, dietary guidelines, medical education, food safety, school meals, child nutrition, food additives, public health, 1185, senate, all
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Public Counsel Oversight Jan 13th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- This is kind of the driest part of This is how these cases go.
- This is kind of the driest part of my discussion. They file petitions and support.
- But once you establish the trust, if you can be trusted with the sensitive part, But once you establish
- It's probably part of the most effective part of the process is when the service hearing customers come
- And so it's, it's, that's a, that's a, we enjoy that part, by the way, that interaction is really good
Summary:
The joint committee met with a quorum present and first received an overview of its jurisdiction and duties related to appointing the Florida Public Counsel. Staff explained the committee’s authority under joint rules and state law, noted that the current Public Counsel’s term expires February 28, 2025, and that applications for the next four-year term were open with a February 6, 2025 deadline. The committee then heard an extensive update from Public Counsel Walt Truerweiler on the Office of Public Counsel’s work representing utility ratepayers before the Public Service Commission and in appeals.
Truerweiler described the office’s caseload and priorities, including electric, gas, water, and wastewater rate cases; storm recovery dockets; cost-recovery clauses; rulemakings; and customer service hearings. He emphasized that the office seeks to challenge unsupported or imprudent costs, find value for customers, and use expert analysis and customer testimony to shape outcomes. He highlighted recent and ongoing matters, including major Duke, TECO, Sunshine water/wastewater, and hurricane recovery proceedings, and said the office had fully litigated four of its last five rate cases, while also achieving a major settlement in Duke that reduced a requested increase and imposed cost controls on solar projects.
Members praised the office’s work and asked about the benefits of settlements, staffing and compensation, and how the office decides when to fully intervene versus provide guidance or monitor a case. Truerweiler said settlements can create predictability, reduce uncertainty and expense, and produce tangible value for both customers and utilities. He also acknowledged recruitment challenges, including lower pay than comparable agencies and difficulty attracting attorneys who do not want in-person litigation work. The committee took no substantive action beyond receiving the presentations, and adjourned after a motion was adopted.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Fish and Game and Marine Resources (01/28/2026)
Fish and Game and Marine Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><04:53:26.798><c> that</c> the written and the compass part that the written and the compass part
- </c> guides is the most important part to us. guides is the most important part to us.
- oral parts. >> No, bad call.
- ><c> parts.
- </c> oral parts. oral parts. >> No,<05:44:54.400><c> bad</c><05:44:54.558><c> call.
Committee:
House Fish and Game and Marine Resources
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, April 29, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- So, I be a moral failure on our part.
- Pete and Jake's Hot Rod parts on their Pete and Jake's Hot Rod parts on their 50th<00:24:18.000><c> anniversary
- They've used these paths to get to places that are part of their history and part of their recreation
- They've used these paths to get to places that are part of their history and part of their recreation
- I lost my part here.
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> That part for people to recognize. That part for people to recognize.
- </c> visit in that part of the state. visit in that part of the state.
- </c> the sad part about it. the sad part about it.
- </c> must part ways. must part ways.
- Not a part of SACS.
Summary:
The Alabama Senate convened with prayer, the pledge, and a quorum present, then adopted a resolution honoring Dr. Todd Freeman, Superintendent of Vestavia Hills City Schools, as Alabama Superintendent of the Year. Senators praised his leadership in public education and noted the recognition was especially meaningful as one of the last such honors in the current chamber. The Senate also adopted a resolution commending the 2026 Alabama Law Institute Senate interns for their service, and members offered personal remarks thanking the interns and encouraging them to remain and contribute to Alabama in the future.
The chamber then took up several conference committee and House messages. The Senate concurred in the conference report on Senate Bill 341 after extended remarks, and later concurred in the conference report on Senate Bill 32, described as a veterans-related bill that would make benefits automatic for those under the federal poverty level and allow cities and counties to opt in for veterans above that level. The Senate also received House amendments to Senate Bill 199, concerning sex offenders, and voted to non-concur and send the bill to conference, naming conferees.
In resolutions from the Rules Committee, the Senate adopted an amended House Joint Resolution 198 establishing the Alabama Mental Health Task Force. It also adopted House Joint Resolution 326, which recognizes the need for a north-south transportation route in East Alabama. Throughout the meeting, senators made extended floor remarks about slowing down on legislation, focusing on rural hospitals and other priorities, and the importance of treating children, seniors, and low-income residents fairly.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Interim Joint Committee on Natural Resources & Energy (7-2-26) - Reupload
Natural Resources & Energy
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:24:57.840><c> of</c><00:24:57.880><c> our</c> to those who are part of our to those who are part
- Um and so and be part of that process.
- So, part of it is just making causer."
- Um, we discussed this, and the part that bothers me the worst... ...and the part that bothers me the
- </c> could actually mobilize from other parts could actually mobilize from other parts of<01:25:01.160
Bills:
SB8
Committee:
Joint Natural Resources & Energy
Keywords:
utilities, public service commission, energy regulation, appointment, emergency declaration, tax increases, consumer protection, The first couple minutes of the livestream was cut off. This recording restored the beginning of the meeting
Meeting Start 00:00:00
Attendance Roll Call 00:00:51
Approval of Minutes 00:02:07
Legislator Comments 00:02:18
LIHEAP Public Hearing 00:04:19
PSC Update on RS 26 SB 8 00:32:18
WaterStep Presentation 01:04:08, 958, all
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- >> So, part of the military contract is >> So, part of the military contract is that<00:10
- I would our part-time service members.
- </c> parts of New Hampshire? parts of New Hampshire?
- </c><00:13:47.200><c> So,</c> because we're part-time force. So, because we're part-time force.
- Um, and so our force is part-time.
Committee:
House Ways and Means
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Health Finance and Policy Committee 3/18/26 - Afternoon Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- You know, we don't want kids to be a part of this." And I agree.
- </c> differentiation here and the second part differentiation here and the second part of<00:56:59.839
- </c><01:09:42.400><c> in</c> But that's why I added that part in But that's why I added that part in
- We're a very small but very important part of that program.
- It is now the second largest drug program after Medicare Part D.
Summary:
The committee first approved the March 11, 2026 minutes, then heard House File 4048, which would exempt chiropractors from Minnesota’s provider tax if they are no longer eligible to provide chiropractic benefits under Medicaid/MinnesotaCare. Representative Robbins said the bill corrects an unfair situation because chiropractors still pay the tax even though the benefit was eliminated. Testifiers from the Minnesota Chiropractic Association and a longtime chiropractor supported the bill, arguing that most chiropractors are small-business owners and should not pay a tax for services they can no longer provide. Several members said they supported restoring chiropractic coverage instead of changing the tax, and there was discussion about whether the tax applies to all providers and whether it is effectively passed on to patients. The committee adopted a motion to recommend HF 4048 to the Committee on Taxes.
The committee then took up House File 3893, as amended, a bill to restrict artificial intelligence from engaging in psychotherapy or counseling with humans. The author and supporters said the bill is intended to prevent AI chatbots from posing as therapists or counseling vulnerable people, citing reports of suicides and other harms linked to chatbot interactions. The A2 amendment was adopted; the author said it reflected stakeholder concerns and added informed-consent language. Testifiers in support, including a psychologist and a suicide-prevention nonprofit leader, urged strong safeguards and said AI should not replace licensed professionals in crisis settings.
Other testimony raised concerns about overbreadth and unintended effects. TechNet and a rural mental health provider said the bill should be narrowed so it applies to clinical therapy rather than wellness or educational tools, and should allow supervised AI uses such as transcription and administrative support. Members discussed rural access, existing licensing-board authority, privacy laws, and whether the bill should target AI companies directly rather than licensed clinicians. The transcript ends during continued discussion of HF 3893, with no final committee action shown in the excerpt.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, March 17, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- to this day to be a part of that mission.
- </c> the men and women who have been a part the men and women who have been a part of<00:37:46.000><c
- And to to be a part of that mission. And to think,<00:37:51.680><c> Mr.
- You know, the consumers, part out loud.
- He was part of the our Commonwealth.