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FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Public Counsel Oversight Jan 13th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Right in that area, you've got FPL, Tico in purple, and a light green Duke.
- It's so much can get lost in the, in a, it can, just, Much can get lost in just the contest of a week-long
- So I'll see you in court, counselor. And I'm like, okay, which is also fair enough.
- But I would say that for a new law school graduate, it would be in the realm of in the 60s, in the low
- Be in the realm of in the 60s, in the low, very low 60s, and that there has been a pay lag.
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.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Regulated Industries Feb 4th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- THE IN THE STATE.
- THOSE ARE NOT IN LAWFUL FACILITIES. NOT IN ANY STATE'S LAWFUL FACILITY.
- THAT'S $99,000 STORED IN AN ANTIQUE JUKEBOX IN THE BREAK ROOM OF THE ILLEGAL HUB.
- THEY PAY THEIR FAIR SHARE. THEY TREAT THEIR CUSTOMERS CORRECTLY AND IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE LAW.
- YOUR POINT IS EQUALLY FAIR THAT THERE ARE MALIGNED ACTORS IN EVERY ASPECT OF GAMING BUT THIS IS CRAWL
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- School in Dallas.
- In 1863, A.M.
- No matter the battle, whether it was in the sit-ins and in wine garden grocery stores, lunch counters
- , on buses in Montgomery, or in jail.
- this state and to promote a system that ensured integrity, security. honesty, and fairness in the operation
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
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- In fact, it's been adopted in whole or in part by a number of other states and has become a little bit
- And that's fair.
- No, that's fair.
- mentioned, is done in tandem, not in isolation.
- I am in haste to stay in the fund. And I'm happy to work that.
Committee:
House Financial Institutions
AR
Transcript Highlights:
- I invite the members, staff, press, and guests in the galleries to stand and be led in prayer by Pastor
- In a place like this, and in fact, in most public places, we would never acknowledge our broken-heartedness
- In Jesus' name, amen.
- Also over back in the normal place today, we have our Doctor of the Day, Dr. Sumant in Numdhar.
- This group is the winners of statewide competition for science fair, and they've been down in the Old
AR
Transcript Highlights:
- In what ways were these people brought in? Is there anything nefarious that could be?
- Fair enough.
- Not me in any way.
- That's a fair question.
- In discussion on the motion. Seeing none, all those in favor signify by saying aye.
Committee:
All JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE
IN
Transcript Highlights:
- To make the point that what they did in Indianapolis is coming to your districts, and that's in 1266,
- It does some things to lower the threshold in which members... Giant step in that direction.
- This is their consent to take these in one motion. All those in favor, say aye. Opposed no.
- All those in favor, say aye. Opposed, no. All those in favor say aye. Opposed, no.
- All those in favor, say aye. Aye. Opposed, no. Of the motion. All those in favor, say aye.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Transportation Jan 19th, 2026 at 04:00 pm
Transportation
Transcript Highlights:
- And in some cases, the cost of moving utilities for a fish barrier project can be in the millions of
- in support of Senate Bill 5690.
- That was published in early 2024.
- What amount did you remit for your use in 2025? In 2025...
- In fact, the only thing more popular in Puget Sound than light rail is getting it done sooner.
Committee:
Senate Transportation
Keywords:
electric vehicles, charging fees, state facilities, sustainability, infrastructure, regional transit authority, RTA, transit bonds, general obligation bonds, revenue bonds, bond maturity, debt limit, 25-year cap, regional mobility grant program, public transit financing, transportation funding, Washington RCW, bond issuance, municipal finance, infrastructure finance
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> in meat cutting. in meat cutting.
- in the in the basically two changes in the in the technical<00:03:08.760><c> amendment.
- </c> is in the packets. is in the packets.
- </c> those in favor say aye. those in favor say aye.
- Used in self-harm, not because it was being used in agriculture.
Committee:
Senate Finance
MD
Transcript Highlights:
- Martins in the Field Episcopal Church in Severna Park, Maryland, guest of the distinguished Senator from
- In addition, we had District 44 night over in the House.
- Uh, a lot of us in Prince George's County got our start in the Young Dems.
- Uh, a lot of us in Prince George's County got our start in the Young Dems.
- Uh, a lot of us in Prince George's County got our start in the Young Dems.
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- We're just in committee. Yeah.
- So, right now, we don't do... because of something in the nature of... ...because of something in the
- So in that meeting, I asked about their guidelines as it came up in some of the questions.
- In short order, they were able to get a memo dated in November of... ...able to get a memo dated in November
- All in favor say "Aye."
Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Keywords:
parole, pardons, paroles board, board of pardons and paroles, Alabama criminal justice, sentencing reform, prison reform, reentry, recidivism, risk assessment, validated risk and needs assessment, supervision, probation, parole denial, parole reconsideration, medical parole, violent offense, nonviolent offense, law enforcement member, board appointments
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Communications and Conveyance Committee Apr 21st, 2026
Communications and Conveyance
Transcript Highlights:
- and education stakeholders at this committee's oversight hearing in March.
- Network Initiatives in California.
- And so it would just note that in codifying these...
- , and fairness in the program administration, particularly during periods of regulatory or staffing changes
- Moving on, are there any primary witnesses in opposition?
Committee:
House Communications and Conveyance
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- So, with all due respect to Representative Reed, familial status as a protected class in fair housing
- , and she should have filed a fair housing complaint that is patently illegal in the state of New Hampshire
- So, with all due respect to Representative Reed, familial status as a protected class in fair housing
- , and she should have filed a fair housing complaint that is patently illegal in the state of New Hampshire
- So, with all due respect to Representative Reed, familial status as a protected class in fair housing
Committee:
House Housing
Summary:
The committee heard public testimony on HB 1065, a housing bill that would clarify when multifamily and mixed-use housing may be allowed on commercially zoned land, define infrastructure standards, and preserve municipal discretion over where such development can occur. Prime sponsor Representative David Priest said the bill is intended to help address the housing shortage by using already developed commercial areas without overriding local planning. The New Hampshire Municipal Association, through Brody Dees, said it supports the bill and views it as a priority, but noted it is still discussing related language with stakeholders and wants clearer definitions for multifamily development, infrastructure, and adaptive reuse while preserving local control over commercial land use.
Testimony was mixed. Ivy Van, a certified planner, opposed the bill because she said the infrastructure language is too restrictive and could exclude properties served by private utilities or septic systems. Chris Freeman, a housing provider, was generally supportive but recommended technical changes, arguing the infrastructure definition may be too broad and that the adaptive reuse language could unintentionally block useful building modifications. He said the bill should be clarified so it does not discourage reuse projects.
The committee then moved to discussion of an accessory dwelling unit bill, with Representative Turkot describing changes that would shift some ADU approvals from a matter of right to conditional use or special exception, allow municipalities more control over attached versus detached units, set parking standards tied to single-family dwellings, and adjust size limits. He argued the bill would restore local discretion and prevent ADUs from becoming primarily rental units. Representative Reed pushed back, saying detached ADUs can help meet housing needs and provide opportunities for small landlords, while other members questioned how the bill would affect existing detached structures and breezeways. No votes were taken in the excerpt, and the chair also noted a recess and time limits for later testimony.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services (01/20/2026)
Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
Transcript Highlights:
- In conclusion, if we allow a three-year window for a claim to be initiated, it's only fair and equitable
- In conclusion, if we allow a three-year window for a claim to be initiated, it's only fair and equitable
- </c> for in 27541. for in 27541.
- So, is it fair that the burden is on the employee to prove all of this stuff when, in fact, they don't
- in their in their opposed to employees in their in their operations. operations. operations.
WY
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> in the budget. in the budget.
- The senators and representatives always come to it; it's a state fair in Douglas, and I'm not sure it
- The senators and representatives always come to it; it's a state fair in Douglas, and I'm not sure it
- The senators and representatives always come to it; it's a state fair in Douglas, and I'm not sure it
- </c><04:11:34.319><c> in</c> always come to it's a state fair in always come to it's a state fair in
Committee:
Joint Appropriations
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Juvenile Justice Oversight Council. (2-6-26)
Transcript Highlights:
- DJJ had to obey the order even though she clearly suffered from severe mental illness and, in all fairness
- the</c><00:08:08.720><c> judge</c><00:08:09.520><c> uh</c><00:08:09.680><c> he</c> and in all fairness
- to the judge uh he and in all fairness to the judge uh he did<00:08:10.080><c> not</c><00:08:10.240>
- in practice in in actually affect us in practice in in Henderson<00:40:45.520><c> County?
- Number one, in my opinion, it's not fair to teachers who merely want to earn a living.
Keywords:
Meeting Start: 00:00:00
Agency Updates: 00:01:45
26RS SB 125: 00:02:10
26RS SB 101: 01:14:58, 958, all
Summary:
The Juvenile Justice Oversight Council met on February 6, 2026, took roll, approved a motion to convene, and heard agency updates from materials in the packet. The council then took up Senate Bill 125 out of order because Senator Carol was present. The bill was presented as a collaborative effort focused on creating a secure, state-run high-acuity mental health facility for justice-involved youth who need specialized psychiatric care and cannot be appropriately served in detention or by private hospitals. Speakers said the facility would fill a gap in services, improve safety and treatment outcomes, and be designed with trauma-informed, medically equipped spaces rather than a jail-like setting.
The presenters also outlined other parts of the bill, including a placement process in which DJJ and CHFS would evaluate youth and provide recommendations before the judge makes the final decision, with certain hospital-declination provisions to be delayed until the new facility is operating. They described payment incentives for hospitals treating high-acuity youth, confidentiality and escape-related disclosure provisions, and contracts with a public teaching university for clinical services. The proposed facility was described as a 24-bed center at Central State, with staffing to include mental health professionals and juvenile detention staff receiving enhanced training. Dr. Clark Lester said staffing needs would vary by youth and could include one-to-one supervision for some patients.
The bill also addressed female juvenile detention capacity. Speakers said the number of detained girls has risen sharply since 2024, peaking at 51 in 2025, and that current facilities cannot meet the separation requirements for boys and girls or high- and low-level youth. The proposal would build two female detention centers, with possible locations discussed in central Kentucky and western Kentucky, and a third or fourth center could be added if population data show the need. Members asked about hospital placement authority, staffing, and average length of stay for girls; the presenters said the current court-order process would remain until the new facility is built and that they would provide additional data later. No vote was taken during the portion of the meeting provided.
MN
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- ><c> in</c><01:05:24.400><c> their</c> get a head start in college in their get a head start in college
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Committee:
Senate Education Finance
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session 5/9/25 - Part 2
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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- Thank you. deeper cuts in our in our uh agencies to deeper cuts in our in our uh agencies to make<00:
- <c> that</c><00:10:45.839><c> would</c> an increase in funding in um that would an increase in funding
- in committee in at record on the record in committee in at your<01:08:05.280><c> offices.
- ><c> in</c><02:02:50.480><c> each</c> to cut $50 million in the each in each to cut $50 million in the
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - Part 1 - 03/27/26
Judiciary and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- It's in charging, it's in prosecution, it's in sentencing, it's in early release, it's in probation,
- , it's in sentencing, it's in prosecution, it's in sentencing, it's<00:50:07.960><c> in</c><00:50:08.320
- and I think it's fair to have in<01:17:57.720><c> there</c><01:17:57.920><c> but</c><01:17:58.080><c
- 25 in Minneapolis, 25 in and they owned 25 in Minneapolis, 25 in St.<01:48:26.600><c> Paul,</c><01:48
- /c> that, but I guess in my in my thing, that, but I guess in my in my thing, let's<02:13:51.160><c>
Committee:
Senate Judiciary and Public Safety
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 3/17/26
Public Safety Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
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- in here today in whom asked me to fly in here today in order<00:46:48.920><c> to</c><00:46:49.040><c
- </c> in Minnesota. in Minnesota.
- </c><01:36:32.920><c> in</c> Representative Engen was going in in Representative Engen was going in in
Committee:
House Public Safety Finance and Policy
Keywords:
disaster assistance, contingency account, Minnesota emergency management, public safety, state disaster aid, FEMA, federal cost-share, emergency relief, natural disaster, budget report, appropriations report, management and budget, local governments, utility cooperatives, public works, infrastructure repair, chapter 12B, chapter 12A, emergency management, disaster recovery