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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Environment, Climate and Legacy - 03/26/26
Environment, Climate, and Legacy
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> lands, but these require legislative lands, but these require legislative authorization<00:04:34.480
- Wigginis, legislative director at Sierra Wigginis, legislative director at Sierra Club<00:50:51.400><
- ><c> to</c><00:53:54.320><c> me</c> This legislation is important to me This legislation is important
- The proposed legislation Yes, yep.
- </c> what this proposed legislation does. what this proposed legislation does.
Committee:
Senate Environment, Climate, and Legacy
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Ways and Means Mar 23rd, 2026
Joint Committee on Ways and Means
Transcript Highlights:
- I also want to thank all the work of the Legislative Information Service, the sergeants, Senate and House
- I urge you to support this legislation.
- There's also a public comment period built into the legislation.
- And what are we going to do as legislators to offset that?
- process. ...provision, as somebody that wants to move it forward in the legislative process.
Committee:
Joint Joint Committee on Ways and Means
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Ways and Means held a public hearing in Lawrence focused on the governor’s proposed FY27 budget for education and local aid. Opening remarks from Senator Pavel Payano, Representative Pat Duffy, and local leaders emphasized the importance of education funding for Lawrence and other Gateway Cities, with Acting Mayor Giovanni Rodriguez and Superintendent Ralph Carrero highlighting the city’s high-need student population, Chapter 70 and Student Opportunity Act funding, early college and career pathways, and the need for sustained support to close achievement gaps.
The Education Secretariat testified in support of the budget, with Acting Secretary Amy Kershaw outlining investments in early literacy, universal pre-K, student mental health, school meals, high school redesign, higher education affordability, and early childhood systems. Commissioner Noi Ortega described higher education proposals including expanded free community college, continued free tuition at public four-year institutions, student success funding, early college and dual enrollment investments, and the Bright Act and Drive Act. Commissioner Pedro Martinez detailed K-12 proposals such as full Student Opportunity Act funding, increased Chapter 70 aid, special education circuit breaker funding, transportation aid, literacy initiatives, and a new Accelerating Achievement Initiative aimed at schools with the greatest needs. Commissioner Kershaw also described early education proposals including funding for C3, child care financial assistance, CPPI, workforce supports, and administrative funding restoration.
Committee members questioned the administration about the pending local contribution formula study, the final year of Student Opportunity Act implementation, and the need to address health care and other cost drivers in school funding. Officials said the local contribution report is expected by the end of June and that a draft will be shared for public comment after data analysis is complete. Members also raised concerns about Chapter 70 disparities between districts and urged a broader review of the formula. In response, the commissioners said the Student Opportunity Act narrowed funding gaps but further work is needed, and they pointed to the new achievement initiative, literacy efforts, and early college expansion as ways to improve outcomes. No votes were taken at the hearing.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Elections Finance and Government Operations Committee 3/23/26
Elections Finance and Government Operations
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> signed our petition asking legislators signed our petition asking legislators to<00:54:47.680><c
- But this legislation would silence that viewpoint. Thank you.
- But this legislation would silence that viewpoint. Thank you.
- But this legislation would silence that viewpoint. Thank you.
- But this legislation would silence that viewpoint.
Keywords:
public utilities commission, Lake City, port authority, Red Wing, terms of appointment, local government, elections, open meeting law, transparency, public engagement, social media, government accountability, voter access, polling place, ballot, unexpected needs, election judge, public information, political parties, HF4295
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 003 Jan 17th, 2026
Colorado House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- :56.639><c> gives</c><02:16:56.960><c> full</c> Legislation was passed which gives full Legislation was
- :25.439><c> safety</c> This legislation improves public safety This legislation improves public safety
- We reaffirm our commitment legislators.
- It's another year and the governor legislator uh Bible study will begin again.
- </c><03:01:09.600><c> uh</c> year and the governor legislator uh year and the governor legislator uh
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:09:15.120><c> a</c> fact, um, we did pass legislation a fact, um, we did pass legislation a number
- <00:47:35.359><c> the</c><00:47:35.599><c> like</c> legislative budget office and the like legislative
- 01:05:08.960><c> three</c> legislation addresses this in three legislation addresses this in three critical
- Senator Dibble, in your introduction, you mentioned that similar legislation, or legislation with a similar
- </c> legislature passed some legislation legislature passed some legislation um<01:13:27.760><c> uh</
Committee:
Senate Transportation
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- So that's why, for legislators that have more than one school district in your legislative district,
- So that's why, for legislators that have more than one school district in your legislative district,
- So that's why, for legislators that have more than one school district in your legislative district,
- For legislators that have more than one school district in your legislative district, you'll often see
- </c><01:14:57.880><c> district</c> district in your legislative district district in your legislative
Committee:
House Education Finance
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- The department is not taking a stance on the proposed legislation, but offers the following comments
- These tragedies underscore the urgency of this legislation.
- This legislation has broad support from key stakeholders.
- So I think it’s more important now than ever to have this legislation. Thank you.
- </c><00:51:11.559><c> thank</c> ever to have this legislation thank ever to have this legislation thank
Committee:
Senate Transportation
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:04:49.160><c> was</c> Um but, the way the the legislation was Um but, the way the the legislation
- A legislative measure such as the legislation before you would essentially make that permanent unless
- A legislative measure such as the legislation before you would essentially make that permanent unless
- </c> enabling legislation goes away. enabling legislation goes away.
- </c> I am not sure that this legislation I am not sure that this legislation would, would, would, uh,
Committee:
Senate Education
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Senate Executive Departments and Administration (02/18/2026)
Executive Departments and Administration
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh, but we'll need additional legislation to do that. Okay.
- Uh, but we'll need additional legislation to do that. Okay.
- </c> legislate. Thank you. legislate. Thank you.
- </c><02:00:07.760><c> session,</c> New Hampshire legislative session, New Hampshire legislative session
- <02:02:26.639><c> by</c> legislation has been characterized by legislation has been characterized by
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
02/16/2026 - House Rules
Transcript Highlights:
- We discussed last week the legal principle of legislative entrenchment, which says that one, Aye.
- We discussed last week the legal principle of legislative entrenchment, which says that one, We discussed
- the lawmaking powers of a future legislative body.
- So if the legislators have rejected a measure in the past, the legislature cannot then enact it in the
- Carter's reading, a sort of a belts-and-suspenders approach so that the legislation would be clearly
Summary:
The Rules Committee considered several bills for constitutional and proper form. HB 2076, concerning school safety and concealed firearms for school employees, drew an anti-abrogation concern because its civil-liability immunity would also cover private school employees; the Rules Attorney recommended limiting that immunity to public school employees. HB 2136, creating crimes for civil terrorism and subversion, raised vagueness and due process concerns because “subvert” was undefined, and the sponsor agreed to work on a clarifying amendment. HB 2158 and HB 2159, both involving Mexican wolves, were flagged for federal preemption under the Endangered Species Act; members were told amendments may be needed, including possibly striking wolves from HB 2158. HB 2497, asserting a right to hunt, fish, and harvest wildlife and limiting legislative restrictions, raised legislative-entrenchment concerns, with a possible dormant Voter Protection Act issue discussed but not resolved. HB 2755, allowing renewal of state trust land mineral leases without public auction, was flagged for a possible conflict with the constitutional 20-year lease limit, and an amendment was recommended to ensure the original and renewal terms together do not exceed 20 years. HB 4030, imposing a moratorium on tax and fee increases, was flagged for a possible conflict with constitutional limits involving certain ad valorem taxes, and a carve-out amendment was suggested; HCR 2052, a related referral, was also discussed briefly.
The committee voted to recommend HB 2076, HB 2136, HB 2158, HB 2159, HB 2497, HB 2755, HB 4030, and HCR 2052 as constitutional and in proper form, each by a 5-2 vote with one absent. Members also debated the legal theories raised by the Rules Attorney, including preemption, vagueness, anti-abrogation, and legislative entrenchment, but no bill was held or amended in committee during this segment.
At the end of the meeting, the committee approved a mass motion holding a long list of additional House bills and several memorials and resolutions, and the Rules Office reported that those measures were constitutional and in proper form. That mass motion passed by a vote of seven ayes and one absent.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- Chairman, I guess my only response to that is, in many cases in Medicaid, we have legislative direction
- I always find it interesting when legislators may be concerned with a rule, but we have pretty clear
- legislative text that it's not discretionary on the part of the department to promulgate the rule.
- So we kind of get in that little tension between... ...between the legislative direction that's found
- in code and the legislative direction we receive from the committee that we're standing in front of.
Committee:
House Health and Welfare
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Jul 3rd, 2025
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Moving to motions and resolutions, the absences for the day for Legislative Business Assemblymember Arambula
- In support of this piece of legislation, and also just to underscore his great leadership.
- I've never seen something come together so masterfully together to bring this piece of legislation in
- mind to bring this kind of piece of legislation before us today.
- Thank you very much but certainly I don't want to forget my legislative director Selena who was tireless
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama Senate County and Municipal Government Committee Apr 15th, 2025
County and Municipal Government
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm the legislative counsel for the Alabama League of Municipalities.
- This seems an incredibly low bar to reach for me, so I'm very supportive of your legislation.
- And so, she's filed this piece of legislation.
- So, we would respectfully ask that the committee not move this legislation forward. Thank you.
- However unhappy you may be with the investigation process, this should not prompt legislation that could
Committee:
Senate County and Municipal Government
Keywords:
local redevelopment, tax payments, transient occupancy, state revenue, authority powers, transparency, discretionary accounts, government accountability, public access, online publication, liquefied petroleum gas, safety regulations, public gathering places, cylinder storage, proximity regulations, drycleaning, environmental remediation, pollution, hazardous waste, trust fund
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
HF1239 heard in House state government committee 3/25/25
Transcript Highlights:
- For the record, Judy Randall, legislative auditor. Thank you for hearing this bill today.
- For the record, Judy Randall, legislative<00:01:02.960><c> auditor.
- </c><00:01:03.440><c> Thank</c><00:01:03.600><c> you</c><00:01:03.680><c> for</c> legislative auditor
- Thank you for legislative auditor.
- House File 1239 simply makes the requirements to report to the legislative auditor that are in 609.456
Summary:
House File 1239, authored by Representative Wam and presented by Legislative Auditor Judy Randall, would align reporting requirements for suspected theft, embezzlement, unlawful use of public funds, and similar misconduct by public employees and officers with existing language used for reporting to the state auditor. Randall said the bill is intended as a cleanup measure to clarify that such matters should be reported promptly to law enforcement and to the legislative auditor, and to remove language that she said had sometimes been used to delay reporting.
Committee members raised concerns about the bill’s reference to “law enforcement,” saying the term is broad and could create confusion about where reports should go. They questioned whether reports should go to local police, the BCA, or another entity, and suggested that the current process may already work adequately. Randall responded that she was open to further discussion and said delays in reporting to law enforcement have been problematic. The author emphasized that the bill mirrors existing state auditor language and said any changes should remain consistent across both auditors’ reporting statutes.
The chair said the committee should resolve the language and definitions before the bill moves further and preferred to address it in the policy omnibus bill. By agreement, House File 1239 was laid over for possible inclusion rather than advanced out of committee.
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama House Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure Committee Feb 26th, 2025
Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure
Transcript Highlights:
- There's nothing in the legislation that says if I currently own it, maybe I want to leave a road like
- many of y'all know, a lot of rules and their administrative procedures do not have oversight by a legislative
- administrative procedures go through the... administrative procedures act and therefore go to a legislative
- So, those are not exempt if our rules are subject to public review and legislative oversight... oversight
- committee. bring before a legislative committee.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Rules and Legislative Administration Committee 2/25/25
Rules and Legislative Administration
Transcript Highlights:
- The Committee for Rules and the Committee for Rules and Legislative Administration will come to order
- The Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration will designate Thursday, February 27, for the adoption
- However, previously, I think there were only six NOs out of the 201 legislators, and the intent is much
- 00:04:12.599><c> the</c><00:04:13.159><c> 201</c> six NOS out of the 201 six NOS out of the 201 legislators
- and the intent uh is much legislators and the intent uh is much better<00:04:18.400><c> time</c><00:
Committee:
House Rules and Legislative Administration
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
February 20, 2025 - 01:00 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- Prior to that in the 1820s, legislators transferred from Pensacola to St. Augustine.
- So some legislative changes that... Memorial Park.
- So some legislative changes that changed the actual legal description of the Capitol grounds and some
- So the last question is, how did the legislators end up meeting in Pensacola? You're recognized.
- You actually have the archives of all the legislative meetings.
Summary:
The State Administration Budget Subcommittee met to receive an overview and tour of Capitol complex construction projects funded through the Department of Management Services (DMS). Deputy Secretary Tom Berger gave a historical and project-by-project presentation on the Capitol campus, explaining the evolution of the historic Capitol and the current tower complex, and describing major ongoing work including the Waller Park west entry/ADA and waterproofing project, the east entry security screening area, Cabinet meeting room modernization, historic Capitol re-roofing, the large Capitol HVAC replacement, window replacement, Memorial Park improvements, the Holocaust Memorial, the North Loading Zone, and Knott Plaza upgrades. He noted that the Capitol windows and HVAC work are intended to address aging systems and improve resilience, security, and accessibility, and said the broader Capitol window project will continue over several years.
Members asked questions about the African-American memorial, the old bank/archives building with water damage, the roofing material and expected lifespan, the legal definition of the Capitol complex, and the history of early legislative meetings in Pensacola and St. Augustine. Berger said the African-American memorial base is built and the installation should be completed in March or April, while the archives building is owned and managed by the Department of State. He also explained that the roof uses a slate-like material designed for a 50-year life cycle, though major storms could still damage it, and clarified that the Capitol complex can be defined differently in statute versus operationally.
Chair Lopez and other members requested follow-up information, including a rendering of the African-American memorial and a table summarizing the Capitol investments and when the facilities were last updated, so members can better explain the spending to constituents. Berger said he would provide the requested information, and the committee then concluded the presentation and proceeded to the tour.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
AEN-EDT DEFER, AEN DEFER Public Hearings 02-12-2025
Agriculture and Environment
Transcript Highlights:
- working group shall submit a report of its findings and recommendations, including any proposed legislation
- working group shall submit a report of its findings and recommendations, including any proposed legislation
- working group shall submit a report of its findings and recommendations, including any proposed legislation
- working group shall submit a report of its findings and recommendations, including any proposed legislation
- working group shall submit a report of its findings and recommendations, including any proposed legislation
Committee:
Senate Agriculture and Environment
Summary:
The committee met on February 12 in Room 224 and via videoconference to consider several measures. First, it heard Senate Bill 547 on water conservation, which would create an income tax credit for gray water recycling systems and atmospheric water generators, along with a rebate program and building code standards. The chair recommended passing the bill with amendments from DOA and the Department of Health and deferring the effective date to July 1, 2050; the recommendation was adopted unanimously by the members present.
The committee then considered Senate Bill 1633, a Green Building tax credit measure tied to the use of Hawaii-grown hemp in primary structures, and also addressing hemp and cannabinoid product regulation, including age limits, packaging requirements, THC limits, and a separate hemp program within the Department of Health. The chair recommended passing the bill with DOA amendments and a further amendment allowing hemp processors to sell certain edible or beverage cannabinoid products with limited THC content, plus a deferred effective date of July 1, 2050. The motion passed with five votes in favor.
Finally, the committee took up Senate Bill 391 on recycling, which would expand the Electronic Device Recycling and Recovery Act to cover certain lithium-ion batteries and require manufacturers to ensure their safe collection and recycling. The chair instead recommended amending the bill into a working group under the Hawaii State Energy Office to study battery end-of-life management, costs, safety, environmental impacts, in-state versus out-of-state recycling options, and related feasibility questions, with a report due before the 2026 regular session and dissolution on June 30, 2026. That amended approach was adopted unanimously, and the hearing concluded.
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
MS Senate Floor - 10 February, 2026; 10:00 AM
Mississippi Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> and it builds upon uh some legislation and it builds upon uh some legislation Senator<00:52:07.240
- </c> address with this piece of legislation address with this piece of legislation today.<02:03:43.480
- ,</c><02:45:34.440><c> and</c> under this piece of legislation, and under this piece of legislation,
- ><c> this</c><03:26:54.680><c> summer</c> Legislation goes into effect this summer Legislation goes into
- </c> uh with this legislation? uh with this legislation?
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado Senate 2026 Legislative Day 037 Feb 20th, 2026
Colorado Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> the form of other legislation. the form of other legislation.
- A bill, legislation, could stop that.
- leazison</c><03:14:31.760><c> positions</c> for more legislative leazison positions for more legislative
- But we need three legislative liaisons.
- But we need three legislative liaisons.