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- </c> code 101, and the State Fire Prevention code 101, and the State Fire Prevention Commission<00:17
- and it will for the MDA grant program and it will require<00:54:16.520><c> one</c><00:54:16.800><c>
- And are individuals allowed to do this in the days and weeks leading up to early voting?
- and weeks leading up to early<00:59:23.360><c> voting?
- </c><01:43:44.240><c> get</c><01:43:44.320><c> on</c> early, so get to your office and get on early,
Summary:
The House convened with 124 members present, offered a prayer, and recognized foster youth visiting the chamber. Members then adopted two House resolutions honoring Dr. Sonja Santelises for 10 years as CEO of Baltimore City Public Schools and recognizing Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Incorporated, for 104 years of service, scholarship, and sisterhood. The House also received Senate bills and began taking up committee reports.
Several bills were reported favorably and advanced to third reading, including measures on higher education grants, public safety pay restrictions, retirement and pension system work group extensions and cost-of-living adjustments, synthetic turf and aquaculture studies, rail crew requirements, Howard County speed limits, election address confidentiality, IT investment fund uses, ethics financial disclosures, Public Information Act divorce records, aging-in-place grants, judicial assignments, clerk and register salaries, and firearm literature distribution. House Bill 428, concerning temporary assignment of former judges, was special ordered until the next day after the minority whip requested time for an amendment.
The chamber also considered and adopted amendments on several bills. House Bill 437, the Transportation and Climate Alignment Act of 2026, was amended to exempt the Chesapeake Bay Bridge project and then special ordered after questions about greenhouse gas impacts on major highway expansion projects. House Bill 457 on menstrual hygiene products at higher education institutions, House Bill 538 on student enrollment disclosures, House Bill 561 on child care credential funding, House Bill 720 on a veterans scholarship, and House Bill 212 on out-of-state vehicle registration all received amendments and favorable reports as amended. HB 212 drew extended debate about Maryland residents using out-of-state tags, with supporters saying it would help enforce registration laws and opponents raising concerns about legislative вмешательство in vehicle regulation and enforcement discretion.
MN
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- One of those states is the state of Rhode Island, and they’ve came out with a program called Attendance
- they've came out with a Island and they've came out with a program<00:24:08.480><c> called</c><00:24
- The kind of information that helps prevent disputes, supports good landlords, protects tenants, and keeps
- The kind of information that helps prevent disputes, supports good landlords, protects tenants, and keeps
- The kind of information that helps prevent disputes, supports good landlords, protects tenants, and keeps
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- And we've been successful so far with implementing that program.
- And what programming is this specifically?
- And I'm sure there's lots of wonderful programming in that.
- Decisions and conclusions about what occurred and what may have prevented that death.
- ever since it began in the early 1990s, and we've had that program for over 30 years now.
Committee:
House Administrative Rules
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- And I have seen those women coming into the program and really don't have a way out because not only
- The policy on the Early Steps Program, applying that to our elementary school programs that deal with
- The policy on the Early Steps Program, applying that to our elementary school programs that deal with
- By the Health and Human Services Committee, Health Professions and Program Subcommittee, Representative
- And so thoughtfully the way you did in our Health Professions and Programs Subcommittee.
Summary:
The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, quorum call, and adoption of the special order report for the day. Members observed a moment of silence for several service members killed in the Middle East conflict, and the chamber also recognized visiting students, law enforcement, and later several guests in the gallery during farewell remarks. The House then moved through the special order calendar, taking up a series of bills on third reading.
The first major measure was CS for CS for HB 981 on tributaries of the St. Johns River, which sponsors described as a community-driven plan to restore the Ocklawaha River while balancing conservation, recreation, and economic concerns. Representative Sapp opposed the bill, arguing it would harm rural communities, Rodman Reservoir interests, freshwater resources, property values, and local jobs without adequate funding or certainty. Representative Cross supported the restoration effort and its long-term environmental and community benefits. The House adopted an amendment updating planning references and expanding the advisory council, then passed the bill 107-3. The chamber next passed CS for CSHB 1389 on affordable housing and the Live Local Act after debate over state preemption of local authority, accessory dwelling units, and the removal of local opt-out provisions; supporters emphasized the statewide housing shortage and the need for more housing supply, while opponents argued the bill further limited local control. The bill passed 70-29.
The House also passed CS for CSHB 1085, codifying the local government cybersecurity grant program and giving preference to fiscally constrained counties, by a unanimous 109-0 vote. CS for HB 273 on special districts passed after extensive questioning about downtown development districts, rural areas of opportunity, budget approval, and administrative caps; an amendment to remove the downtown district provisions failed, and the bill ultimately passed 88-? yeas as announced on the floor. CS for HB 989 on motor vehicle manufacturers and franchise dealers passed 109-1 after sponsor testimony that it would prevent manufacturers from concentrating new vehicle inventory with one dealer group and protect competition and small businesses. CS/CS for HB 1329 on local government spending and budget transparency passed 82-28 after a lengthy debate over whether the bill would impose costs on local governments; a Cheney amendment to provide hardship assistance for smaller governments was adopted, and supporters framed the bill as improving public access to local budget information while opponents argued it duplicated existing transparency and could require new software or staff. The House then began consideration of CS/CS/CS/CS HB 1417, the Department of Environmental Protection package, with the sponsor outlining provisions on environmental regulation, septic systems, solar facility stormwater controls, coastal resiliency partnerships, and air-pollution permit timing.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- And while we have many programs and billions of dollars being devoted to closing the achievement gap,
- and early learning gaps that exist.
- programs and investments in boosting student achievement.
- One program supports literacy, another tutoring, another extended learning, and on and on.
- different programs and specific grants...
Committee:
House Education
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session (Full Formal with Calendar) Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:06 am
Massachusetts Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- college and innovation pathways, early literacy funding, and a range of other innovation pathways, early
- , and we passed the Student Opportunity Act. higher education and pay rates for early educators, and
- relating to incidents of anti-Semitism in Massachusetts and will recommend strategies and programs for
- This program funds gang violence prevention programs and provides critical support for communities across
- of Ways and Means was also a very big supporter and committed to this program, and has been a Senate
Summary:
The Senate took up a long series of FY26 budget amendments during debate on the Ways and Means budget bill. Early on, an amendment on debt service and the Debt Affordability Committee was rejected. A major education amendment offered by Senator Lewis and supported by Senator Comerford was then adopted; it directs DESE to begin a public process, with $200,000 in funding, to review and recommend updates to the Chapter 70 municipal contribution formula and related school funding structures as the Student Opportunity Act nears full implementation. Senators argued that school districts across the Commonwealth are under severe fiscal strain, citing rising special education, transportation, health insurance, and Proposition 2 1/2 pressures, and that the current formulas are increasingly out of alignment with local needs.
The chamber also considered and voted on many other amendments, with several adopted and several rejected. Adopted amendments included measures on public payroll transparency, regional EMS, a small business group purchasing cooperative pilot, simplifying Medicaid eligibility determinations, and early education background checks. Rejected amendments included proposals on first-time homebuyer savings accounts, population change studies, competitiveness studies, emergency contract reform, natural gas cost containment, a $200 per pupil aid increase, regional school reimbursement increases, a Foundation Budget Review Commission-related study, special education service studies, welfare benefit audits, short-term capital gains, and an MBTA sustainability plan. Senator Durant also spoke in support of Amendment 766, which would create a crumbling concrete assistance fund for homeowners affected by pyrrhotite, with tax-exempt aid, federal funding applications, audits, and a stakeholder working group.
Near the end of debate, Senator D. DiDomenico praised the Shannon Grant program for gang violence prevention, and the Senate adopted a final corrective amendment containing technical fixes and local earmarks. The bill was then ordered to a third reading and, after a roll call on engrossment, passed to be engrossed by a vote of 38-2. The Senate also approved a motion to adjourn to the following Tuesday at 11:00 a.m. and recessed in memory of Yaron Lashinsky, Sarah Lynn Milgram, and Leslie A. Feeney.
ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Judiciary Committee Jun 17th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- And so they have seen a lot of use more in that program.
- force grant fund, $640,000 to the compulsive gambling prevention and treatment fund, and roughly 20%
- And so should we let you out early or not or whatever?
- My concern, as we've studied this issue of early release, transition centers, and so on and so forth,
- And so that handout that I gave is violent offenses, and that's defined, this is the early 2000s.
Summary:
The committee opened with a moment of silence for a deceased member, then approved the April minutes and heard a presentation from HHS on the Diversion Task Force and related youth services grants. Chelsea Florey described the $750,000 one-time appropriation from HB 1012, the five awarded grants, and how programs in Bismarck, Fargo, Grand Forks, and Minot are using the funds for youth diversion, including school-based groups, physical activity, and services for problematic sexual behavior. Members raised concerns about staffing shortages, family engagement, service silos, and whether diversion eligibility rules are too rigid; Florey said the task force is focused on better coordination, broader education about available services, and possible changes to diversion criteria, with the Children’s Cabinet likely to drive broader recommendations.
The committee then received a North Dakota Lottery biennium report from Director Thomas Lawler, who reviewed the lottery’s history, games, retailer commissions, player programs, and revenue distribution. He reported about $67 million in ticket sales for the 2023-2025 biennium, about $16.2 million transferred overall, including roughly $13.6 million to the general fund, plus transfers to drug task force and compulsive gambling funds. Members asked about the compulsive gambling allocation and whether it is set by statute.
Next, the Department of Corrections presented on criminal justice data sharing and reentry. Adam Anderson explained that jails, courts, DOCR, HHS, and other entities use separate systems with limited interoperability, making real-time communication largely manual. He outlined possible hub or point-to-point IT solutions, but noted cost, vendor, identifier, and data-definition challenges. Robin Schmolenberger followed with an update on a Medicaid data exchange project between DOCR and HHS to suspend and reactivate inmate Medicaid coverage automatically and improve care coordination, with full bi-directional exchange expected in fall 2026. The committee also heard from county representatives on 24-7 sobriety program fees and an AG opinion allowing local sheriffs to use cheaper testing options when courts waive fees.
Finally, the North Dakota Racing Commission reviewed a troubling audit. Bruce Johnson acknowledged serious findings involving overspending from the promotion fund, missing grant documentation, a reversed decision on breeders fund eligibility, and repeated procurement violations. He said the commission has begun corrective actions, including monthly tracking of the promotion fund cap, stricter grant documentation, written procurement procedures, and clearer eligibility rules in condition books. Members pressed him on how the overspending occurred, whether the commission board would impose consequences, and whether statutory clarification is needed on the promotion fund limit and related spending rules.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Committee on Post Audit and Oversight Mar 24th, 2026
Senate Committee on Post Audit and Oversight
Transcript Highlights:
- of interest is to address and prevent perceptions of conflict of interest.
- A secret scoring method would have prevented such influences and would have ensured that each selection
- Information about major procurements should be presented early and regularly to the CPC and the full
- this process, how we prevent it, and I need to hear from you specifically in writing what needs to be
- Megan is the program manager. and the follow-up and the oversight that we're going to have that's that's
MO
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- You just don't want to make it restrictive and would prevent certain manufacturers from being able to
- I don't think you want to make it restrictive and would prevent certain manufacturers from being able
- I don't think there's anything right now that prevents you from doing that, and this bill does not touch
- SRG and Farmington knew they were losing hex chrome and PFAS as early as 2008.
- SRG and Farmington knew they were losing hex chrome and Pufas as early as 2008.
Committee:
House Commerce
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Budget Review Subcommittee on Justice and Judiciary (7-1-26)
Transcript Highlights:
- program principally, and our pre-trial services.
- pre-trial</c> program principally, and our pre-trial program principally, and our pre-trial services
- /c> to evaluate all aspects of the program to evaluate all aspects of the program and<00:08:53.000><c
- </c><00:09:58.160><c> of</c> prevention efforts and the delivery of prevention efforts and the delivery
- </c><00:14:04.320><c> Many</c> staff and program management. Many staff and program management.
Summary:
The Budget Review Subcommittee on Justice and Judiciary received an update from the Administrative Office of the Courts on implementation of House Bill 504, the judicial branch budget, and court facility projects. AOC leaders said they do not anticipate problems balancing the outgoing biennium or fiscal year 2026, and explained that the budget changes were driven by the need to reduce costs while preserving required constitutional, court-rule, and statutory services. They also said the new filing fee increases authorized by HB 504 took effect that day and are expected to generate up to $5 million, while the reorganization is projected to save about $3 million in general fund dollars.
The bulk of the presentation focused on a major reorganization of the Office of Statewide Programs, which includes specialty courts, family and juvenile services, and pretrial services. AOC said the plan eliminates 170 positions and creates 109 new ones, mainly by reducing middle-management layers, expanding regional service delivery, and cross-training staff. Officials said 110 employees had already been offered or accepted placements, 24 had chosen voluntary separation, and the final number of employees leaving remains fluid until the process concludes around August 1. They emphasized that specialty court programs were not eliminated, but state-funded treatment court contracts and behavioral health liaison positions were removed, with treatment costs shifted to Medicaid or participants where appropriate.
Members asked about the process, staffing impacts, specialty court participation, juvenile services, and how AOC will monitor the changes. AOC said the reorganization was developed by leadership, HR, and legal staff under direction of the Chief Justice and approved by the Supreme Court, and that it is intended to improve efficiency and frontline support rather than reduce services. They said specialty court participant levels are being watched closely, that CDW services will continue to use outside providers for programming, and that the agency will keep judges and stakeholders informed as the new structure goes into effect. No votes were taken, and the committee did not approve minutes because a quorum was not present.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Health Policy Mar 25th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Yes, I have many questions and thank you for taking them early.
- Research screening diagnosis, Prevention practitioner, and workforce education and survivorship.
- the process we have for reviewing grants, a niche and providing grants and the same program that we
- It does not make any sense for our laws to prevent medical doctors and osteopathic physicians from misleading
- And it would also prevent the prosecution for illegal And it would also prevent the prosecution for illegal
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, January 16, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- steel poles, and they were prevented from doing so.
- were prevented from doing poles and they were prevented from doing so<03:01:53.399><c> let's</c><03:
- So it's a spotted owl and the environmental movement taking the ESA and weaponizing it in the early '
- </c><03:37:14.439><c> '70s</c> and weaponizing it in the early '70s and weaponizing it in the early '
- Dawn went on to establish prevention programs that have transformed communities and continue to protect
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine the nomination of Douglas Collins, of Georgia, to be Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Jan 21st, 2025
Senate Veterans' Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Particularly health care facilities and suicide prevention, which I know is a priority of yours.
- VA benefits that are provided through our caregiver and community care programs.
- does amazing things for mental health and expanding programs on long-term care.
- veteran suicide prevention program.
- TRICARE, and help me eliminate the co-pays for veterans for preventative healthcare?
Committee:
Senate Senate Veterans' Affairs
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- And by expanding early voting opportunities, we are helping to ensure that every eligible voter can participate
- and did all the signatures and stuff and put it in.
- And keep in mind that the majority of our counties do have early voting through the Voter Choice Act.
- That of course does not prevent Legislators in their own private matters and business matters signing
- And if there are any unforeseen circumstances or issues that prevent a county from meeting the 10-day
Committee:
House Elections
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- <c> for</c> launching and leading the program for launching and leading the program for its<00:09:56.320
- , and she was here last week. school page program and extends its best school page program and extends
- </c> program pursues its well-established and program pursues its well-established and noble<00:12:49.000
- </c> and to help us prevent future fraud. and to help us prevent future fraud.
- where we're talking about programs and services.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Water and Natural Resources Nov 18th, 2025
Water & Natural Resources Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- So, when an entire program is canceled, like Carbon Safe, it leaves established programs in limbo and
- and also the small nuclear reactor program.
- program and another fund called the second community ditch infrastructure fund.
- This is something that I signed on to early, and I have proudly worked with many of the sponsors. and
- Go back to the policies of the 70s, the 80s, the 90s, and even early 2000s.
Committee:
House Water & Natural Resources Committee
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy Committee 2/17/25
Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> and abuse in state government programs and abuse in state government programs while<00:06:37.039
- And one of the things that struck me is in the list of programs there's no training on fraud prevention
- ><c> but</c> lot and the number of Grant programs but lot and the number of Grant programs but the<01
- and I was housing is food programs and I was turning<01:03:25.880><c> to</c><01:03:26.079><c> and</c
- and government programs um government and government programs um and<01:05:34.480><c> then</c><01:05
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- So this whole system with government intervention... ...has skewed the reimbursement process, and then
- And Mr.
- And together, Blue Shield, PacificSource, and SelectHealth.
- That's our military population, and Medicare and Medicaid. And it sounds like those...
- Medicare and Medicaid, and it sounds like those people then would be left with a bill, and though we
Committee:
Senate Commerce and Human Resources
ID
Idaho 2026 Regular Session
Agenda Feb 24th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- I'll just stay here and vote, and if that's okay instead of going back and forth. That's fine.
- So this whole system with government intervention... ...has skewed the reimbursement process, and then
- And Mr.
- That's our military population, and Medicare and Medicaid. And it sounds like those...
- Medicare and Medicaid, and it sounds like those people then would be left with a bill, and though we
Summary:
The Senate Commerce Committee first approved the minutes from February 12, 2026, and then voted to send the gubernatorial reappointment of Trent Nate to the Idaho Health Insurance Exchange Board to the full Senate with a recommendation for confirmation. The committee then heard several code-cleanup bills from Senator Todd Lakey. Senate Bill 1274 would remove obsolete references in state law related to the transfer of county public defender employees, comp time, and an employee problem-solving procedure; Senate Bill 1275 would delete outdated provisions concerning veterans’ assets and the North Idaho Veterans Home; and Senate Bill 1273 would repeal several obsolete PERSI-related provisions tied to old retirement and contribution arrangements. Each of those bills drew no testimony or opposition and was sent to the Senate floor with a due-pass recommendation.
The committee spent most of the meeting on Senate Bill 1319, the Emergency Care Affordability Act, sponsored by Senator Burt. The bill would create a new chapter in Title 41 governing billing and reimbursement for out-of-network freestanding emergency rooms, requiring them to accept the local in-network allowed amount for emergency services from state-regulated health plans, disclose that they do not accept Medicare, Medicaid, or TRICARE, and allow self-funded plans to opt in. Supporters, including Blue Cross of Idaho and the Association of Health Plans, argued that freestanding ERs are exploiting the federal No Surprises Act and its independent dispute resolution process by sending nearly all claims to arbitration at inflated rates, which they said raises premiums for Idaho consumers and state employee health plans. They said the bill is intended to address a loophole and does not affect hospital ERs or other emergency billing disputes.
Committee members raised questions about EMTALA, federal preemption, whether the bill targets one business model, and whether patients are actually being balance-billed. Supporters said EMTALA still requires treatment, but the bill is aimed at billing practices and transparency, not access to emergency care. Some senators expressed concern about singling out one provider type and possible legal issues, while others said the bill was justified because insurers are required to cover emergency care and the current federal dispute process is driving up costs. After discussion, the committee approved Senate Bill 1319 on a 6-3 roll call vote and sent it to the Senate floor with a do-pass recommendation.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections Jan 20th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections
Transcript Highlights:
- Through our community safety and security program, we support approximately 750 survivors of violence
- , activities, programs, and services of the office for the preceding fiscal year.
- Early implementation of motor voter registration asked if a person wanted to vote and then followed by
- We believe this ensures initiatives reflect genuine public interest and prevents what was referred to
- Early verification of public support reduces repeat filings and litigation, saving state resources.
Keywords:
SB 6081, Washington privacy, sex designation, gender marker, nonbinary, transgender, vital records, birth certificate, death certificate, fetal death, stillbirth, driver license, ID card, Department of Licensing, public records exemption, confidential records, record sealing, data sharing, government records, privacy