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CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session and Joint Convention State of the Judiciary Address Mar 23rd, 2026
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I decided to, one, blend my voice with those who've already spoken today in standing agreement and thank
- With those who've already spoken today in standing agreement, and thank those who've already spoken today
- During that same time, courts have ordered 925 CARE agreements and plans, and a further 1,835 individuals
- For each person who receives assistance, whether it's through a voluntary agreement or a court-ordered
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- So I think if we could work on the interest rates, we could come to an agreement. ...take out the bigger
- So I think if we could work on the interest rates, we could come to an agreement that could work, but
- Bill 1206 prohibits a public adjuster and a contractor from soliciting services or proposing work agreements
- court, and there are no substantive changes to the property, whether that includes use, owner lease agreements
Committee:
Senate Finance
Keywords:
breast cancer, screening services, health insurance, cost sharing, preventive care, storm damage, catastrophic storm, hail damage, wind damage, roof repair, roof replacement, post-storm repairs, insurance claim, property and casualty insurance, adjuster, public adjuster, contractor licensing, homeowner protections, deductible waiver, insurance fraud prevention
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- All agreements between the commission and the participating state are binding.
- Compacts are licensing agreements. That's all they are.
- ... and it reached agreement on it. One of the decisions that we made. ...on it.
- This is another one of these compacts that we're able to pursue because of the agreement that we were
Committee:
House House Judiciary
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- importantly, the recommendation of the state attorney and the victim, as well as the defendant's agreement
- The agreement and approval of the state attorney is essential. This amendment? Thank you, Mr.
- importantly, the recommendation of the state attorney and the victim, as well as the defendant's agreement
- The agreement and approval of the state attorney is essential, and that's the amendment. Thank you.
Committee:
Senate Criminal Justice
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Higher Education Oct 8th, 2025
Appropriations Committee on Higher Education
Transcript Highlights:
- through the gold standard articulated credit for their industry certification or local articulation agreements
- When you're talking about articulation agreements with the state colleges, and a question that I had
- Additionally, when we negotiate and work articulation agreements with state colleges, we look at the
- And is that type of articulation agreement standard across the state?
Summary:
The Higher Education Appropriations Committee met for its first session of the year, took roll, welcomed new member Senator Bracey Davis, and had members briefly describe their backgrounds and interest in higher education. Chair Harrell framed the committee’s focus on maintaining Florida’s top national ranking in higher education and workforce development, with an emphasis on funding decisions tied to student success, workforce needs, and the state college system.
Senior Chancellor Kevin O’Farrell presented the Department of Education’s workforce and Florida College System budget requests and data. He described requested increases for adult education, Florida College System program funding, workforce development, and several grant programs, including workforce capitalization, apprenticeship/teacher apprenticeship, Open Door, and CAPE industry certifications. He highlighted record enrollment and completion growth across Florida’s colleges and technical centers, major gains in career dual enrollment, and expansion in programs such as nursing, AI, cybersecurity, welding, HVAC, and manufacturing. Members asked about labor-market demand, the impact of artificial intelligence on future job training, teacher apprenticeship details, mission creep and duplication in CTE programs, student placement and wages after graduation, and articulation between technical college clock hours and college credit.
South Florida State College President Fred Hawkins testified about challenges facing a rural college, including low local college-going rates, long travel distances, limited faculty recruitment due to salaries, and the need for more operational funding to expand capacity. He cited strong job placement and licensure outcomes in nursing, dental hygiene, EMT/paramedic, and radiography, and said the college is exploring AI tools to improve student services and reduce staffing pressure. Pinellas Technical College Executive Director Mark Hunter described strong dual enrollment, high job placement, employer partnerships, and a reported 400% return on investment, while also warning that many programs have waiting lists because of staffing and equipment constraints. He explained how technical college coursework is aligned with state college credit through content-based articulation agreements. The committee then opened the floor for public comment, but no additional business was taken up, and the meeting adjourned.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
JLCAR Administrative Rules (06/20/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- allowing interested persons to adopt a park, and the procedures for terminating those sorts of agreements
- operating under RSA 216, excuse me, 216-A:3, which grants our commissioner the opportunity to enter an agreement
- If someone were to mail in their application, it would be 5 days. opportunity to enter an agreement with
- opportunity to enter an agreement with volunteers.<00:11:32.000><c> Um</c><00:11:32.240><c> that's</
Summary:
The JLCAR meeting opened with approval of the prior minutes and the consent calendar, after one Fish and Game item was pulled from consent for separate discussion. The committee then reordered the regular calendar and postponed an HHS item at the agency’s request because work on the proposal was still ongoing and the sponsoring representative was absent.
The committee next considered OPLC item 2547, dealing with amendments to licensure and discipline forms for regulated professions. Members raised concerns that the form appeared geared toward health professions and that boards were not sufficiently involved in the process. OPLC responded that the form was being moved toward a dynamic online format with logic to collapse irrelevant questions, and that the agency was trying to make the application more user-friendly. The committee approved the item.
DNCR item 2551, concerning volunteer/adopt-a-park program rules, was approved after the agency acknowledged it had been operating the program and using forms before formal rules were adopted, and said it was now correcting that issue. Fish and Game item 2570, on electronic OHRV and snowmobile registration applications, drew discussion over processing times. The committee chair argued for consistency with the five-day mail-in processing period, while Fish and Game said it had concerns about file-transfer delays and workload and preferred 10 days. The committee ultimately approved the proposal with an oral amendment and conditional approval.
In other business, staff described a broader move to an online agency portal for submitting rulemaking documents, replacing email submissions. Members supported the change as a modernization effort and noted it would also make it easier to see which rules are nearing expiration. The committee approved the manual change, with implementation planned for early August after agency training.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Minnesota House passes commerce policy, finance bill during special session 6/9/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- That there has been an agreement, a verbal one, that we've had discussion on ensuring that we review
- has</c><00:14:34.959><c> been</c><00:14:35.440><c> um</c><00:14:36.000><c> an</c><00:14:36.240><c> agreement
- </c><00:14:37.199><c> uh</c><00:14:37.360><c> a</c> that there has been um an agreement uh a that there
- has been um an agreement uh a verbal<00:14:37.839><c> one</c><00:14:38.000><c> that</c><00:14:38.240
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Judiciary Committee Meeting - 2025-04-01
Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
Transcript Highlights:
- Banks tend to have escrow agreements; some do, some don't.
- I'm trying to figure out if this is going to destabilize plea agreements. It seems like it would.
- Plea agreements, which are then settled, and you Understand them as settled.
- last time representing, and I'll say this: many of the cases in the state and in this country all Agreement
Bills:
HF2233 , HF1999 , HF1995 , HF1614 , HF2781 , HF1775 , HF1316 , HF2127 , HF2521 , HF689 , HF2380 , HF1273
Committee:
House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
Keywords:
Uniform Special Deposits Act, special deposit, banking law, financial institutions, escrow, escrow account, trust account, security deposit, beneficiary, depositor, creditor process, garnishment, attachment, levy, setoff, recoupment, financial market infrastructure, retirement benefits, compensation, earnest money
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Higher Education Mar 24th, 2025
Appropriations Committee on Higher Education
Transcript Highlights:
- , both from the clinical side and the research side, with the signing of the Baptist Affiliation Agreement
- , as well as the Nicklaus Children's Hospital Agreement, of which I was a part from its very inception
- This would also align master plans with development agreements with local counties and municipalities
- This would be also to align master plans with development agreements with local counties, municipalities
Summary:
The Appropriations Committee on Higher Education first took up a block of confirmation hearings for trustees and board members at several public universities and state colleges. Appointees from Florida A&M University, Florida International University, New College of Florida, Pasco-Hernando State College, South Florida State College, Valencia College, Florida Atlantic University, and the University of Florida described their backgrounds and emphasized themes such as governance, student success, workforce alignment, fiscal stewardship, research growth, and institutional reputation. Members asked a few questions, but most nominees received no substantive opposition. The committee then voted unanimously to recommend confirmation of the group of appointees on tabs 3 through 18 and forwarded them to Ethics and Elections.
The committee next heard Senate Bill 114 by Senator Trumbull, which would create the Florida Center of Excellence in Insurance and Risk Management at Florida State University, move the public hurricane loss projection model from FIU to FSU, and provide funding for the effort. Trumbull said the bill is intended to strengthen the state’s insurance research capacity and broaden study of insurance lines beyond wind risk. Senators asked about the impact on FIU and the distinction between the new center and existing FIU work; Trumbull said FIU’s Wall of Wind would remain and that the state-owned model would simply be contracted to FSU instead of FIU. The committee reported the bill favorably.
The committee then considered Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 1624 by Senator Calatayud, a wide-ranging higher education bill addressing tuition, workforce programs, institutional operations, and naming changes. Amendments were adopted to create state college regional consortium service organizations for rural colleges, remove a proposed out-of-state fee change for nonresident online students, extend university master plan update cycles from five to 10 years, and rename Hillsborough Community College as Hillsborough College. The bill also changed several references from specific minority categories to “underrepresented,” revised aid and waiver provisions, adjusted adult education and career program rules, and made other technical changes. Senators Smith and Davis questioned the shift away from enumerated categories, arguing it could obscure disparities affecting groups such as Black students, women in STEM, and students with disabilities; Calatayud said the intent was to focus on socioeconomic access and flexibility for institutions. After debate, the committee voted 6-2 to report the bill favorably, with Senators Davis and Smith voting no, and then adjourned.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- landlord is charging fair market rent and so the landlord would need to submit a copy of the lease agreement
- Uh, in the case where, uh, the property owner and the appraisal district come to an informal agreement
- disposition, which was added to law, and what in effect that allows is a, uh, property. to come to an agreement
- Uh, Chairman Capriglione, some other examples where values may change outside of informal agreements
Committee:
House S/C on Property Tax Appraisals
Keywords:
residential property, ad valorem tax, leasing, property appraisal, fair market rent, housing affordability, appraised value, tax limitation, housing market, affordable housing, leased residential real property, rent control, Texas Tax Code, property tax, residential leasing, homestead, tax code, appraisal review board, real estate sales, property tax relief
TX
Texas 89th Regular
S/C on Academic & Career-Oriented Education Mar 5th, 2025
S/C on Academic & Career-Oriented Education
Transcript Highlights:
- Ensure every zone academy has an articulation agreement with a four-year IHE that recognizes. as 100%
- These are agreements between the districts, right?
- I mean, can they provide in their agreement forms?
- It provides for existing partnerships to. fund based on the current articulation agreement between each
Keywords:
applied sciences, career education, high school diploma, certificate program, work-based learning, job placement, high-growth jobs, technical training, career readiness, education reform, workforce training, public schools, financial aid, fraudulent solicitation, disaster relief, nonprofit organizations, criminal penalties, consumer protection, fraud prevention, charitable donations
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
House Standing Committee on State Government (2-20-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- that's for IRS reasons because we don't want... ...there are concerns about having a pre-arranged agreement
- you have to certify there's no have a you have to certify there's no pre-arranged<00:09:13.079><c> agreement
- so</c><00:09:13.680><c> that's</c><00:09:13.880><c> part</c><00:09:14.040><c> of</c> pre-arranged agreement
- so that's part of pre-arranged agreement so that's part of the<00:09:14.399><c> process</c><00:09:14.839
Keywords:
Consideration of HB 73 02:23
Consideration of HB 441 07:24
Consideration of HB 462 18:44, 958, all
Summary:
The House State Government Committee met with a quorum and considered three bills. House Bill 73, as amended by committee substitute, added We Lead CS to the list of agencies participating in the Teachers’ Retirement System administrative provisions. The sponsor explained the bill corrects an oversight involving a computer science education service provider established in 2022. A question about fiscal impact was answered with no expected fiscal note or actuarial impact. The committee adopted the substitute and passed HB 73 19-0 with favorable expression.
House Bill 441 addressed teacher shortages by expanding the number of retired teachers and critical-shortage-area teachers school districts may hire. The sponsor said districts could hire retired teachers up to 10% of staff and critical shortage area teachers up to 10%, replacing lower current limits and a temporary COVID-era provision that had expired. Members asked about work limits, salary rules, and how often shortage areas are identified; the sponsor said retired teachers remain subject to existing earnings limits, critical shortage teachers are paid at least a rank-two, 10-year salary, and shortage areas are identified annually by the Commissioner of Education. Supportive comments noted the bill was a stopgap and that long-term solutions should include recruitment, retention, and pay. The committee passed HB 441 19-0 with favorable expression.
House Bill 462 would allow county clerks to correct marriage applications or licenses by affidavit, without requiring a lawsuit in circuit court, when there are obvious errors or omissions. The Kenton County clerk and another clerk testified that the change would help people who need corrected records for Social Security, Real ID, inheritance, and other legal purposes, while still preserving data needed by Vital Statistics. Members described the bill as a practical efficiency measure. The committee passed HB 462 19-0 with favorable expression, and the meeting then adjourned.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Senate Executive Departments and Administration (01/22/2025)
Executive Departments and Administration
Transcript Highlights:
- better pricing either directly from the manufacturer for a brand named drug or through pricing agreements
- better pricing either directly from the manufacturer for a brand named drug or through pricing agreements
- better pricing either directly from the manufacturer for a brand named drug or through pricing agreements
- better pricing either directly from the manufacturer for a brand named drug or through pricing agreements
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session 5/6/26 - Part 2
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Instead of adding another canine bomb dog, and another employee for that part of the agreement was that
- We have areas where we find agreement. and it should not happen.
- But we shouldn't condition this bipartisan agreement on gun control.
- But we shouldn't condition this bipartisan agreement on gun control.
- I recognize the member from Hennepin, Representative Agreement. >> Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 4/15/26
Children and Families Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- We have a shared power-sharing agreement.
- We have a shared power-sharing agreement.
- I think we have bipartisan agreement that this is important work.
- I think we have bipartisan agreement that this is important work.
- I think we have bipartisan agreement that this is important work.
Keywords:
child care, day care, child care center, family child care, family day care, group family day care, licensed child care, licensing modernization, early childhood education, preschool, infant care, toddler care, school-age care, drop-in child care, night care, sick care, community-based child care, provider training, staff ratios, group size
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:54:09.200><c> and</c> health plans enter into agreements and health plans enter into agreements
- Because the contractual agreement does not exist between the facility or the provider and the insurer
- Because the contractual agreement does not exist between the facility or the provider and the insurer
- Because the contractual<00:56:55.920><c> agreement</c><00:56:56.400><c> does</c><00:56:56.640><c> not
- </c><00:56:56.799><c> exist</c> contractual agreement does not exist contractual agreement does not exist
Bills:
HB1853 , HB1591 , HB1961 , HB1854 , HB1965 , HB1962 , HB1959 , HB2505 , HB2576 , HB1801 , HB1804 , HB1864 , HB2319 , HB2314 , HB2115
Committee:
House Health
Keywords:
HB1853, dementia, Alzheimer's disease, cognitive impairment, memory care, memory clinic, Hanai Memory Network, Executive Office on Aging, aging services, kupuna, caregiver support, long-term care, elder care, geriatrics, public health, dementia screening, care coordination, referral network, neighbor islands, rural health
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on SB 2047, relating to pharmacy benefit managers. The Insurance Division said the bill would require new enforcement resources and estimated an appropriation of about $1.5 million and five positions. Kaiser Permanente asked for an amendment to exclude HMOs from the definition of third-party PBMs, saying the bill should not interfere with integrated care models. PCMA and the Hawaii Pharmacist Association supported narrowing amendments, with pharmacists objecting to section 3 and warning the bill as amended could create major operational burdens and a significant general fund cost. No vote was taken in the portion provided, and the chair moved on to the next measure after questions.
The committee then took up SB 2080, which would allow Hawaii to join the psychology interjurisdictional compact. Supporters, including DCR, the Hawaii Association of Health Plans, the Hawaii State Association of Counties, the Grassroot Institute, and others, said the compact would expand access to psychology services, especially for people in rural areas or those needing continuity of care while traveling. Opponents, including the Board of Psychology and a Shamanad University psychology professor, raised concerns about client safety, crisis-response procedures, enforcement costs, FBI background checks, and possible loss of state control over training and specialization standards. The board said Hawaii’s current 1,900-hour internship/postdoc requirement is higher than the compact’s standard and that the state is still implementing a separate provisional licensing law that may address some access issues. The discussion focused on whether the compact would meaningfully reduce shortages and whether Hawaii should instead pursue changes within its existing licensing system.
Finally, the committee heard SB 2277 on hospital price transparency. The Office of Consumer Protection initially noted the bill could require significant staffing, but later testimony from SHIP suggested the measure could be handled more simply by working with the Healthcare Association of Hawaii and publicly posting violations. The Healthcare Association of Hawaii opposed the bill, arguing hospitals already must comply with federal CMS transparency rules and that adding state requirements would increase costs and legal exposure, especially if violations were treated as unfair or deceptive trade practices. Steve Fenberg testified in support, saying the bill would simply codify existing federal requirements in state law and that he was open to amendments removing state enforcement and the unfair trade practice language. No final action was taken in the excerpt provided.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 3/18/26
Public Safety Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- or what that to come to an agreement or what that looks<00:36:35.400><c> like,</c><00:36:35.600><c>
- One doctor has resigned, and another provider canceled the agreement to provide medical care to over
- </c><01:01:57.560><c> to</c><01:01:57.640><c> provide</c> canceled the agreement to provide canceled
- We spoke to the amendment and withdrew it because there was agreement that the bill would stand as a
- With 10 ayes and nine nays, and under the chair power agreement, the bill does not pass.
Committee:
House Public Safety Finance and Policy
Keywords:
fireworks, public safety, regulation, tax revenue, local government, sale, safety standards, fire safety, ethanol, fuel equipment, compatibility standards, law enforcement, peace officer, unauthorized practice, criminal justice, civics education, jail medication, correctional facility, detention, incarcerated persons
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 3/12/26
Human Services Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- We're asking you to formalize an agreement that Minnesota has long had with people with disabilities:
- an agreement that we get to live our lives with self-determination in the least restrictive setting,
- an agreement to uphold the Olmstead Act, and an agreement to not harm people with disabilities with
- </c><00:36:26.240><c> to</c> restrictive setting, an agreement to restrictive setting, an agreement to
- </c> uphold the Mstead Act, and an agreement uphold the Mstead Act, and an agreement to<00:36:29.359>
Committee:
House Human Services Finance and Policy
Keywords:
background study, disqualification, set-aside, permanent disqualification, Office of Administrative Hearings, chief judge, human services licensing, substance use disorder treatment, SUD treatment, chemical dependency, recovery, rehabilitation, abstinence, foster care, child foster care, vulnerable adults, caregiver background check, license holder, direct contact, risk of harm
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session-Day 8, February 18, 2026-AM
Wyoming Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- And most people who have hired a registered agent have an agreement.
- </c> registered agent have an agreement. registered agent have an agreement.
- </c><01:05:10.640><c> The</c> agreement with the registered agent.
- The agreement with the registered agent.
- . agreement. agreement.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Government Contract Review Committee (12-9-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- It is number 19 on the memorandum of agreement amendment yellow list.
- It is number 21 on the memorandum of agreement amendment yellow list.
- ><c> and</c><01:39:41.040><c> and</c> they have agreements and and they have agreements and and relationships
- It's number 41 on the memorandum of agreement amendment yellow list.
- It's number 41 on the memorandum of agreement amendment yellow list.
Summary:
The committee first established a quorum, approved the minutes from the November 10 meeting, and then approved a large agenda of contracts and related items, with the total agenda amount stated as $359,638,393.88. Most items were approved without objection, but two contracts were pulled for discussion: attorney general panel counsel contingency fee contracts and a Kentucky Legislative Ethics Commission personal services contract.
For the attorney general’s office, Chris Lewis explained that the contracts were panel counsel contingency fee agreements, with 14 qualified awards from 16 applicants. He said the contracts were contingency-based, so no money would be paid unless cases were successful, and that the fee structure worked out to roughly 5% under the statutory waterfall. Senators asked about the size of the contracts, whether the terms were uniform, why no Kentucky firms were among the awardees, and how the public should understand the large dollar figures. Lewis said one Kentucky firm applied but was disqualified for a late submission, other Kentucky firms had inquired but did not apply, and local firms could still work with national firms on cases. The committee then approved the contracts.
The Kentucky Legislative Ethics Commission contract drew more extensive questioning. Commission representatives said they had previously had a contract disapproved because the proper process was not followed, so they used an RFI process posted on the state and commission websites for at least three weeks. They received one applicant, a Kentucky firm, and set the rate at $125 per hour. Members questioned whether the commission was acting beyond its ethics mission, whether staff were helping draft complaints against legislators, and whether the commission was taking on a prosecutorial or human-resources role. The commission said its role is limited to enforcing the legislative code of ethics, providing advisory guidance, and following the formal complaint process; it does not pursue matters outside that code. Members also raised concerns about the earlier procurement misstep and the commission’s credibility, and the commission apologized, said it had corrected the process, and pledged to comply going forward. The committee then approved the contract.