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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hied Committee Meeting - 2025-04-03
Higher Education Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Is to provide generally tax-exempt financing, which allows them to get at a lower rate.
- Hopefully, we can get this moved to the General Register and get it out of here.
- Chair, we would be delighted to have you move the bill to the General Register.
- I renew my motion that House File 1165 be sent to the General Register.
- The motion prevails, and House File 1165 is sent to the General Register.
Committee:
House Higher Education Finance and Policy
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Human Committee Meeting - 2025-04-03
Human Services Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- I'd move that House File 2115 be re-referred to the General Register.
- Page 156 of the DE is the **Department of Human Services Office of Inspector General** article.
- I would renew my motion that House File 2115, as amended, be re-referred to the general register.
- The motion prevails, and the bill is on the way to the general register.
- their next generation.
Committee:
House Human Services Finance and Policy
Keywords:
human services, aging services, disability services, behavioral health, long-term care, nursing home, nursing facility, assisted living, waiver services, medical assistance, Medicaid, case mix reimbursement, PDPM, RUG, direct care and treatment, developmental disabilities, day services, positive support, guardian, conservator
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- To open the building industry is not a... impact these in general.
- I'm the General Counsel.
- committee members to our builders or developers, and none of our impact fees are transferred to the general
- Members of the committee, Bill Longley, General Counsel with the Texas Municipal League.
- The first thing they did was go get a generator to put in, and so the ability to speed this up would
Committee:
House Land & Resource Management
Keywords:
affordable housing, land use, zoning, urban planning, community development, housing crisis, mixed-use development, sustainability, municipal utility district, board of directors, qualifications, land ownership, Texas, taxation, residency, municipal approval, subdivision plans, local governance, plats, local government
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- There are no residences there—no residences, no retail, no residencies in that general area.
- And 80% of that goes back to the city for the general fund and capital improvement projects.
- Be able to satisfy it with the toll revenues that would be generated, which would allow for the city's
- Up to a million dollars a month in revenue from citations generated by those cameras, is that right?
- Generating model the same? No, I don't believe that the revenue generating model is the same.
Bills:
HB767 , HB 1242 , HB1373 , HB1404 , HB1708 , HB1936 , HB2041 , HB2198 , HB2270 , HB2315 , HB2415 , HB2427 , HB2455 , HB2457 , HB2522 , HB2523 , HB2686 , HB2763 , HB2775 , HB2944 , HB3034 , HB1683 , HB1695
Committee:
House Transportation
Keywords:
highway designation, memorial, Montgomery County, Paul P. Mendes, transportation, HB 1242, Texas Transportation Code, U.S. Highway 281, Brooks County, Ernesto Soliz Cantu, memorial highway, road naming, TxDOT, road signage, commemorative resolution, memorial markers, county road 304, Huppergate Road, Los Robles Trail, Farm-to-Market Road
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- It uses existing data from All-Payer Claim Database to generate reports.
- So do you have some analysis of how a change in law might benefit public health or health in general?
- What percentage of that health care costs, you know, generally are they covering? Do you know?
- Mandates generally. increase the cost of care. There's no doubt about that.
- You know for that health plan would it not generally speaking if there was a mandate that reduced cost
Committee:
House Insurance
Keywords:
health impact analysis, cost analysis, coverage mandates, health insurance, legislative analysis, health care data, education, funding, classroom resources, teacher support, student outcomes, health benefits, provider dentists, payment reimbursement, insurance code, noncontracting, dental care, reimbursement, health benefit plans, noncontracting providers
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- generation that's under construction, about complete, is 10 foot taller than the one built in 1960.
- Today, I want to talk about our apportionment plan because that's critical for MPOs in general, but I
- We operate with a budget generally between $6 million and $8 million a year, although it did balloon
- The officers have historically generally been members of the county commissions of the three counties
- However, there's general agreement that the Port Tampa Bay and the Tampa Airport Authority would have
Committee:
Senate Transportation
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Transportation met to hear presentations from the Florida Department of Transportation on rural arterial roadways and transportation resiliency, followed by a panel discussion on metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs). FDOT’s Will Watts described the state’s growing population and travel demand, emphasizing that rural arterials are critical for connectivity, freight movement, evacuation routes, and congestion relief. He outlined FDOT’s project selection factors, noted thousands of identified rural arterial needs with billions in unfunded demand, and explained that the department uses community input and long-range planning to prioritize safety, capacity, and economic development.
Watts then discussed resiliency planning for hurricanes and flooding, focusing on structural design, storm readiness, and drainage. He highlighted efforts such as elevated bridges, wave attenuators, coastal armoring, drainage upgrades, and materials testing at FDOT’s research facilities to extend service life and reduce storm damage. Committee members asked about local project selection, materials research, LiDAR use, and legislative support; Watts said local coordination drives project priorities and asked lawmakers to protect the Transportation Trust Fund.
The MPO panel, led by FDOT’s Kim Holland, explained that MPOs are federally required in urban areas over 50,000 population and that Florida has 27, the most in the nation. Holland said MPOs identify and prioritize transportation needs through long-range plans and public engagement, and she noted that several regions are exploring consolidation after the 2020 Census, especially in Tampa Bay and Southwest Florida. Representatives from MetroPlan Orlando, Forward Pinellas, Pasco MPO, and Hillsborough discussed their structures and the potential benefits and challenges of merging, including representation, governance, funding, and maintaining local voice. Members generally supported regional collaboration, urged patience as studies continue, and emphasized the need for transparent public engagement, while the committee adjourned after no further business.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- Okay, up first we have a DAGS comptroller, acting General Services.
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- Good afternoon, Deputy Attorney General Christopher Han, with comments on the bill.
- Up next, we have the Attorney General Department.
- Good afternoon, Deputy Attorney General Christopher Han, with comments on the bill.
Committee:
Senate Labor and Technology
Summary:
The Committee on Labor and Technology heard several labor-related measures. SB 183 would allow arbitration to resolve disputes over state and county contributions to the EUTF benefits trust fund; labor groups supported it, and the committee advanced it with amendments. SB 185, concerning indebtedness to the state, drew support from unions and discussion with DAGS about tiered repayment options for lower-paid employees; DAGS said the system could be programmed to accommodate the bill, and the measure was also advanced with amendments. SB 458 would expand the definition of employer for wage-payment laws to include the state and counties when no comparable public-employee provision exists; HSTA testified in support, citing repeated delayed pay for teachers, while DAGS and county representatives raised operational concerns. The committee deferred SB 458 for further administrative work. SB 425, on qualified community rehabilitation programs and the aggregate contract cap, was advanced with technical amendments after UPW said employers were splitting contracts to exceed the statutory threshold.
The committee also considered SB 1287, which would apply unfair and deceptive practices law to tipped food and beverage establishments and require tip-pool signage with wage-division contact information. The Attorney General’s office recommended a savings clause to avoid retroactive application issues, and the committee passed the bill with amendments. SB 1660 would require hospitality employers to adopt anti-harassment measures, training, panic buttons, and anti-retaliation protections; the Commission on the Status of Women and worker advocates supported it, while DLIR noted existing complaint systems and the need for rulemaking. The committee adopted amendments incorporating sexual assault hotline information, panic-button guidance, and employer flexibility on translation languages, then passed the bill with amendments. SB 631, relating to the Department of Human Resources Development, was deferred, with the chair noting a prior law already allows departments to screen and select applicants from initial pools.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Item A is an increase of about $96 million in general revenue for exceptional item two for mixed beverage
- two recommendations include funding agency exceptional item for an increase of $95.9 million from general
- The second rider directs the comptroller to transfer 1.3 billion from general revenue to the Broadband
- Those that are appointed to us via either the governor, lieutenant governor, or the attorney general,
- It would be a general list of the 24 counties we're targeting, yes.
Committee:
Senate Finance
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Jan 14th, 2025
Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- So a lot of the funding retained earnings is really general revenue from the state and not federal.
- So when you cap that GAA, y'all know the General Appropriations Act very, very well.
- So a lot of the funding retained earnings is really general revenue from the state. And not.
- So when you cap that GAA, y'all know the General Appropriations Act very, very well.
- We are effectively into the seventh month of that GAA, that general appropriations act.
Committee:
Senate Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
Summary:
The committee heard a presentation from Dr. Kelly O’Dare on first responder behavioral health access, peer support, and suicide prevention. She described UCF Restores, the Second Alarm Project, and related partnerships that provide culturally competent treatment, peer training, clinician education, disaster response support, and behavioral health navigation. She cited survey and state data showing significant rates of sleep problems, anxiety, depression, substance use, and suicide among Florida first responders, and said evidence-based treatment has helped many patients recover, including a reported 76% who no longer met PTSD diagnostic criteria after treatment. Senators asked about measuring outcomes, peer support standards, and whether the state should create more consistent statewide requirements; O’Dare said peer support training must be specialized, linked to higher levels of care, and supported by sustainable funding and statewide coordination. The committee also heard from a public commenter who supported the work and emphasized the need for adequate resources and peer support infrastructure.
The committee then received a Department of Children and Families presentation from Casey Penn on the proposed funding methodology for community-based care lead agencies under HB 7089. Penn explained that the new model is intended to be actuarially based, reimbursement-oriented, and more transparent than prior funding approaches, using historical expenditures, standardized reporting, and two main tiers: Tier 1 for largely fixed administrative and operational costs, and Tier 2 for direct child-serving costs based on per-child-per-month blended rates. He said the model includes a 2% risk corridor for Tier 2, hold-harmless funding in the first year, and optional Tier 3 performance incentives, with an estimated additional state appropriation need after offsets. Senators raised concerns about prevention, historical inequities, reasonableness of costs, administrative overhead, blended state and federal funds, adoption subsidies, high-acuity placements, and disaster-related disruptions. Penn said some of those issues could be addressed in future iterations as the child welfare information system is modernized, and he agreed to provide written responses to committee questions.
Representatives of the Florida Coalition for Children and CBCs responded that the model is a major improvement but urged additional safeguards, including an administrative cap, clearer separation of direct and indirect costs, and better treatment of federal and pass-through funds. They argued that the system already has oversight and that deficits reflect insufficient appropriations rather than excess spending, while also noting that higher-acuity children and regional differences can drive costs. No votes were taken on either topic, and the meeting ended with committee staff introductions and adjournment.
DE
Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Administration Committee Meeting Jun 30th, 2026 at 10:00 am
Administration
Transcript Highlights:
- The public can participate virtually by registering through the meeting link posted on the General Assembly's
- Instructions for providing public comment are posted on the General Assembly's website.
- In 2023, the General Assembly passed the Medical Debt Protection Act, which created a range of protections
- And hopefully the next General Assembly that'll be remembered.
Committee:
House Administration
DE
Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Administration Committee Meeting Jun 30th, 2026
Administration
Transcript Highlights:
- The public can participate virtually by registering through the meeting link posted on the General Assembly's
- Instructions for providing public comment are posted on the General Assembly's website under this committee
- In 2023, the General Assembly passed the Medical Debt Protection Act, which created a range of protections
- And hopefully the next General Assembly that will be remembered.
Committee:
House Administration
Summary:
The House Administration Committee met with a quorum present and considered four Senate bills. SB 314 updated Delaware’s rape shield law governing criminal proceedings and evidence; the sponsor said it was developed collaboratively by the Department of Justice and the Office of Defense Services, and there was no public comment. SB 347 made technical corrections to the Medical Debt Protection Act; the Delaware Health Care Association thanked sponsors for early collaboration, and there was no virtual comment. SB 349 named the Millsboro Bypass the Senator Richard S. Cordrey Bypass in honor of Senator Cordrey’s service; Senator Petty Jodget spoke in support, and the bill was released. SB 345 would prevent minors involved in trafficking-related prostitution offenses from being tried for prostitution; there was no public comment, and it was also released.
For each bill, the committee took a motion to release and approved it by roll call vote. SB 314, SB 347, SB 349, and SB 345 all received unanimous support from the members present, with Speaker Minor-Brown absent for the first two votes and present for the latter two. The meeting then adjourned.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Special Legislative Commission on Emerging Firearm Technology Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Transcript Highlights:
- Legislative Commission on Emerging Firearm Technology to investigate and make recommendations to the General
- As such, the commission recommends that the Massachusetts General Court pursue microstamping legislation
- the higher price of these firearms, a majority of commissioners recommend that the Massachusetts General
- acceptance of the Special Commission on Emerging Firearm Technology report and to submit the report to the General
Summary:
The Special Commission on Emerging Firearm Technology held its final meeting to consider and vote on its report. The chairs reviewed the commission’s charge under the 2024 act to study intentional firearm microstamping and personalized firearms (“smart guns”), and noted that a dissenting policy brief from Senator Durant and Representative Berthiaume, as well as a report from Commissioner Lazot on microstamps, would be appended to the final report.
On microstamping, the commission recommended that the General Court pursue legislation modeled on California and New York. The proposal would direct EOPSS to study feasibility and viability, set testing standards, require newly registered semi-automatic handguns to include microstamping once feasibility is established, create penalties for noncompliant manufacturers and for tampering, establish training/licensure for servicing microstamp-enabled firearms, and provide funding for implementation. The recommendation passed 9-3 with one abstention.
On personalized firearms, the commission endorsed tax incentives to encourage purchase, including a five-year sales tax exemption for personalized firearms. Two versions were approved: one without a trade-in requirement, which passed 10-2 with one abstention, and one with a trade-in of a non-personalized firearm, which passed 7-5 with one abstention. The commission then unanimously enough approved the final report itself, voting 8-3 with two abstentions to submit it to the General Court and conclude its work.
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Highways and Transportation - Room 216, 25 March, 2026; 11:45 AM
Highways and Transportation
Transcript Highlights:
- I am a reappointment as well and have enjoyed serving at the will and pleasure and under the General
- 00:04:14.120><c> under</c><00:04:14.400><c> the</c> pleasure and under the pleasure and under the General
- <00:04:16.480><c> Fitch's</c> General Fitch's General Fitch's appointment. appointment. appointment.
Committee:
Joint Highways and Transportation
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Medicaid - Room 216, 3 February, 2026; 10:30 AM
Transcript Highlights:
- fact that VNS is well documented to deliver durable, robust clinical benefit and has been shown to generate
- clinical benefit and has been<00:01:50.560><c> shown</c><00:01:51.119><c> to</c><00:01:51.439><c> generate
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Summary:
The Senate Medicaid Committee heard testimony on Senate Bill 2674, which would increase Mississippi Medicaid reimbursement for outpatient vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) procedures used to treat drug-resistant epilepsy. Dave Weinberger of LivaNova said current Medicaid rates are far below Medicare and most neighboring southern states, creating financial pressure on hospitals and causing some to stop offering the procedure. He argued the therapy provides durable clinical benefits and long-term savings for Medicaid, and said the bill would align Mississippi’s rates with Medicare’s 2026 outpatient rates and with other states.
Weinberger said the bill would set reimbursement at $45,000 for CPT 64568 and $35,000 for CPT 61885, and framed the measure as improving access, hospital stability, and fairness for vulnerable patients. Committee members did not ask questions during this hearing, though the chair noted the bill had been double referred and would go to appropriations, with a more detailed hearing scheduled for the next day.
After discussion, a motion was made that the title was sufficient and the bill do pass. The committee approved the motion, and the bill was reported out of committee.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- SB 251 as amended would appropriate a little over 1.2 million from the general fund to the attorney general
- council and our binding state obligations the technical experts with me today are Deputy Attorneys General
- Bributin, Jerry Yen and Supervisor and Deputy Attorney General John Echevarria.
Committee:
House Appropriations
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Budget Review Subcommittee on Transportation. (7-1-26)
Transcript Highlights:
- So again, there's revenue generated there.
- So again, there's revenue generated there.
- </c><00:12:34.160><c> 3</c> The hybrid annual fees generated 3 The hybrid annual fees generated 3 million
- "Um, talked about Kentucky and their power generating plants.
- Um they used 20 20 generating plants.
Summary:
The Budget Review Subcommittee on Transportation met with a quorum, approved the June 3, 2026 minutes, and then heard a presentation from Mike Proctor of Evolve Kentucky on electric vehicles and charging infrastructure. Proctor described Evolve Kentucky as a nonprofit formed in 2016 to promote EV adoption and charger deployment, said the group has helped place more than 135 chargers at 65 locations, and reported that Kentucky EV registrations have grown rapidly but still represent about 1% of the state’s roughly 3 million vehicles. He also outlined the group’s view that EV drivers and charger operators already contribute to state revenue through annual vehicle fees, charger taxes, utility taxes, and related business taxes, and cited figures showing rising revenue collections as EV adoption increases.
A major theme of the presentation was that EV owners are paying their “fair share” rather than being overcharged. Proctor said the current $126 annual EV fee is roughly comparable to the fuel tax a typical gasoline vehicle would pay, and noted that public charging can add additional tax burdens for drivers who cannot charge at home, such as those living in apartments or condos. He also argued that EVs provide broader benefits, including lower noise and air pollution, grid-stabilizing nighttime charging, tourism spending at destination chargers, and reduced road wear for passenger EVs compared with much heavier vehicles.
Members questioned Proctor about whether EV owners are paying more than their fair share, how the fee compares with gasoline taxes, and whether apartment and condo residents are disproportionately affected because they rely on public chargers. Proctor responded that the fee was intended to bring EV owners into parity with gas vehicles, not to overcharge them, and said some public chargers are free while others are used by drivers who cannot charge at home. No additional votes or formal actions were taken beyond the minutes approval.
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
The July 2025 Flooding Events, General Investigating Apr 27th, 2026
The July 2025 Flooding Events, General Investigating
Transcript Highlights:
- Chair calls the Senate General Investigating Committee on the July 2025 flooding events to order.
- Multi-generational.
- Glenn Yankee describes Dick as the general.
- The Senate General The Senate General Investigating Committee on the July 2025 flooding events will come
- And I think they just kind of gave a general speech about evacuation plans.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Higher Education Committee Apr 21st, 2026
Higher Education
Transcript Highlights:
- I wish there was a better way, especially for our next generation of nurses that are coming in.
- The state has provided a number of funding resources in addition to general state apportionment that
- That really is about cultivating and sustaining the next generation of nurses.
- , young women, and whether... ...students, first-generation students, young women, and whether or not
- In California community colleges specifically, many of our students are immigrants, first-generation,
Committee:
House Higher Education
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh, but there's something else I wanted to touch on regarding this bill in general.
- . general. general.
- And this has been generational.
- And this has been generational. poverty. And this has been generational.
- </c> This money should go back to the general This money should go back to the general fund.<00:48:30.600
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Modifying when firearms are permitted on school property 2/25/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Right now, Minnesota law is general and leaves too much room for interpretation when it comes to firearms
- <00:01:31.600><c> Minnesota</c><00:01:32.079><c> law</c><00:01:32.240><c> is</c><00:01:32.479><c> general
- </c><00:01:32.720><c> and</c> Right now, Minnesota law is general and Right now, Minnesota law is general
- 56.400><c> injuries</c><00:07:56.879><c> have</c> and general gun-related injuries have and general gun-related
- And what we often see your generation say, policy and change is what we’re looking for.