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NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

Senate Commerce (04/14/2026)

Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • Any questions for the official<00:25:21.320><c> staff?</c> official staff? official staff?
  • Um and so they're trying to uh staff.
  • My entire staff works from home. We do not have an office.
  • Most of my staff works Monday through Friday.
  • Um you that we do to correct our staff.
Committee: Senate Commerce
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
NH
Transcript Highlights:
  • I'll invite the audit staff forward. >> Good morning, Mr. Chairman and committee members.
  • Having been in discussions with representatives and senators for other states where it is their staff
  • ,</c><00:09:12.399><c> representatives</c> little staff, representatives little staff, representatives
  • who actually do a great deal their staff who actually do a great deal of<00:09:43.120><c> the</c><00
  • Do you guys have space for more audits and staff if we were to throw some at you?
Keywords: 1189, house, all
Summary: The Legislative Performance Audit and Oversight Committee approved the November 7 minutes with three abstentions and then received status updates on several ongoing audits. Audit staff reported that the special education oversight audit was in report-writing, with 34 of 71 observations completed and a draft expected in the second quarter and a final report in the summer. The education freedom accounts audit had 22 of 41 observations completed, with a draft also expected in the second quarter and a final report in the summer. The Doorway program audit had 5 of 13 observations completed, with a draft expected by the end of February and a final report by April or May. The committee then discussed possible new oversight topics, prompted by concerns about fraud in other states and the need to ensure New Hampshire programs are not vulnerable. Members suggested hearing from DHS officials, contract administrators, and possibly the Department of Justice Medicaid fraud unit about SNAP and other programs, as well as reviewing staffing levels in HHS contract management. There was also discussion of whether to revisit the Bureau of Elderly and Adult Services, though members noted that prior work on that area had been suspended because of litigation. A representative from HHS, Teresa Narrow, briefed the committee on the Bureau of Developmental Services. She said the state had been in compliance with CMS since July 1, 2023 after resolving issues tied to a system redesign and billing changes, and that provider-side billing problems had also been fixed. She also described three existing bodies involved in developmental disability housing oversight, including the Council on Housing Stability, the ABLE Housing Task Force, and a legislative study committee created by HB 168 in 2024. Committee members asked for her notes to be shared. The committee spent substantial time debating whether to pursue a new special education audit at the school-district level. Members discussed the need to examine why some districts have much higher special education rates and costs than others, and whether a statistically selected sample of schools could be used. Audit staff said no new audits could begin until about May or June and that only a couple of auditors would then be available. Members also noted that a legislative study committee is already working on special education and may issue a report later this year, and the committee appeared to leave the school-level audit idea as a potential future item rather than taking immediate action.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Higher Education - 03/20/25

Higher Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • There are three reports that take time and effort on the part of OHE and research department staff that
  • So we're just removing these reports to free up capacity for staff to do research and projects on more
  • that um just provide department staff that um just provide limited<00:04:07.120><c> information</c><
  • uh staff to do research<00:04:37.040><c> and</c><00:04:37.360><c> projects</c><00:04:37.840><c> on</
  • I don't want to speak for our IT folks and our research staff, but we could probably do something like
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • The LRC staff put in the presentation from the DMS on what they'll be presenting today.
  • Yeah, just send it to staff and they'll send it out. Thank you for the reminder.
  • Yeah, just send it to staff and they'll send it out. Thank you for the reminder.
  • Yeah, just send it to staff and they'll send it out. Thank you for the reminder.
  • Yeah, just send it to staff and they'll send it out. Thank you for the reminder.
Keywords: 958, all
Summary: The Budget Review Subcommittee on Health and Family Services met with a quorum still coming together and first handled roll call and minutes. The main presentation came from the Department for Medicaid Services, with Commissioner Lisa Lee and CFO Steve Beckle giving an overview of Kentucky Medicaid, its federal-state financing structure, and the department’s 1915(c) home- and community-based waiver programs. They explained FMAP funding levels for traditional Medicaid, administration, IT, expansion adults, and CHIP, and noted the size of the program, including more than 600,000 Kentucky children eligible for Medicaid or CHIP, about 485,000 expansion adults, over 69,000 enrolled providers, and $18.5 billion in 2024 expenditures. A major focus was the waiver system, including the acquired brain injury waivers, model waiver, independence waiver, Michelle P. waiver, and Supports for Community Living waiver. The department said these waivers are intended to keep people with physical or developmental disabilities in home and community settings rather than facilities, and that many services are not covered by Medicare or commercial insurance. Officials described participant-directed services, interagency administration, and eligibility rules, including that some waiver programs use the child’s income only rather than family income. They also reported an unduplicated waiver wait list of 13,930 people and said the General Assembly had added waiver slots in the last budget, including 650 ABI slots and 1,275 more to be allocated July 1, 2025. The department also discussed a waiver rate study conducted by Guidehouse, explaining that CMS requires a defensible rate methodology because there is no Medicare or commercial benchmark for many waiver services. They said the study used cost and wage surveys, provider and stakeholder input, and aimed to improve transparency, provider stability, and rate parity. Officials reviewed prior COVID-era Appendix K rate increases and budget-driven increases, and said the budget ultimately funded rates at about 70% of the benchmark study, while preserving higher existing rates where needed so no provider would be cut. They highlighted larger differences in behavioral support and case management rates, and said a public report is available. Members asked several questions about the potential impact of federal FMAP changes, especially possible reductions in the enhanced match for expansion adults and Medicaid IT/admin activities. DMS said any FMAP reduction would require more state general fund dollars, estimating about $75 million for each 1% drop in the expansion match, while impacts on administrative IT funding would depend on the systems being built or implemented in a given year. Members also pressed for clarification on waiver wait-list procedures, funded versus filled slots, and what happens when someone on the wait list is later found ineligible. DMS said people on the wait list may not yet have been assessed, can be reevaluated if conditions change, and are still eligible for regular Medicaid state-plan services if they qualify, even if they are waiting for waiver services.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
  • And, you know, I have to admit staff kind of, you know, tried to pull numbers together as quickly as
  • kind of you know um Tred to admit staff kind of you know um Tred to pull<00:42:28.440><c> numbers</c
  • That drives away many skilled staff that simply don't like or want to replace.
  • that simply that they many skilled staff that simply that they simply<00:48:13.480><c> don't</c><00:
  • </c><00:48:47.079><c> FAS</c><00:48:47.480><c> and</c><00:48:47.640><c> avoided</c> ignored staff FAS
Keywords: 912, senate, all
Summary: The joint committees on Labor and Technology, Transportation, and Culture and the Arts heard testimony on Senate Bill 396 and Senate Bill 47, then later the Labor and Technology committee took up Senate Bill 136 and Senate Bill 1523. SB 396 drew support from the Metropolitan Planning Organization and others, with a question raised about implementation costs; the director said costs would depend on the scope of the benefit package and the transportation mode involved. The committees recommended passing SB 396 with technical amendments and added appropriation language with a blank amount, and the motion was adopted by recorded votes in both committees. SB 47, which would designate the Lunar New Year as a state holiday, received support from the Office of Collective Bargaining and several individuals, including Charlene Chun, who spoke about family traditions and cultural recognition. Members asked about the cost and whether the day would be a paid day off for state employees; the response was that observance would be subject to collective bargaining. The committees moved SB 47 forward with amendments, noting the collective bargaining and cost issues, and adopted the recommendation by vote. In the Labor and Technology committee, SB 136 on the Iron Workers Stabilization Fund drew strong support from iron workers and related supporters, who argued the bill was about safety, training, and keeping dismantling work within the ironworkers’ trade. Several other unions, including operating engineers, carpenters, laborers, and plumbers and fitters, opposed the bill as too broad and potentially infringing on their jurisdiction. The measure was not decided in the portion provided, but members discussed possible amendments and jurisdictional concerns. SB 1523, which would expand private-sector collective bargaining rights under the Hawaii Employment Relations Act to include independent contractors and others under NLRB jurisdiction, received broad labor support, including from IATSE, AFL-CIO, Hawaii Nurses Association, Unite Here Local 5, and many individual testifiers. Supporters framed it as protecting workers’ rights and strengthening labor protections, while the Hawaii Labor Relations Board warned it could significantly increase workload and require more staffing, space, and operating resources; the board estimated the bill could expand its caseload substantially and suggested an appropriation would likely be needed. The committee then moved on to the next measure, SB 1440, before the transcript ended.
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

AEN-TCA-CPN Public Hearing 02-06-2025

Agriculture and Environment

Transcript Highlights:
  • the resources and time to eradicate that when, to your point, you know, it might be difficult for staff
  • this is like, this is, I guess, a little off topic, but um, so this morning about maybe 7:00, um, staff
  • in Hilo got a maybe 7:00 um um staff in Hilo got a report<00:32:37.360><c> of</c><00:32:37.440><c> a
  • That's like 25% of my entire staff, and they're only doing one thing.
  • </c><00:47:55.760><c> and</c> that's like 25% of my entire staff and that's like 25% of my entire staff
Keywords: 912, senate, all
Summary: The joint hearing focused on a bill reorganizing Hawaiʻi’s biosecurity and invasive species framework, including moving or renaming responsibilities within the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity and clarifying the role of the Hawaiʻi Invasive Species Council (HISC). Testimony from the Hawaiian Invasive Species Council, DLNR, Oʻahu and Big Island invasive species committees, the Sierra Club, farmers, and community members generally agreed that invasive species management is critical, but many opposed consolidating HISC or broader biosecurity functions into a single department. Supporters of the existing interagency model emphasized HISC’s statewide coordination role, its links to DLNR and other agencies, and its ability to fill gaps with federal funding and cross-agency collaboration. Several testifiers raised concerns that the bill could weaken existing authority or create unintended legal and operational problems. The Sierra Club and others warned about possible interstate commerce issues, loss of authority to regulate movement of infested material within an island, and the need to preserve HISC as an independent or elevated coordinating body rather than placing it inside one agency. Community testimony described real-world impacts from little fire ants, coqui frogs, and landscaping-related introductions, and argued that the current system has produced service gaps and duplication when funding or responsibilities shift. One testifier also urged removing hemp movement reporting provisions, saying they do not aid biosecurity and should be treated like other crops. DLNR and Department of Agriculture representatives said they support the overall goal of stronger biosecurity but stressed that invasive species work is broader than agriculture alone. They noted that DOA, DLNR, and other partners each have different missions and capabilities, and that staff safety, terrain, and training matter when responding in remote areas. The department said it was recruiting for new positions, with some of the 44 funded positions still being finalized, and that implementation would require phased rulemaking, standards, training, and outreach. Members asked about the bill’s practical impact, staffing needs, and whether inspectors are prohibited from hiking; the department said no blanket prohibition exists, but staff use judgment based on safety and terrain. No vote or final action was taken in the portion provided.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

Senate Finance (04/25/2025)

Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> were budgeted um for two uh 384 staff. were budgeted um for two uh 384 staff.
  • We have had more staff, and with more staff, we could have more veterans.
  • Fewer faculty and staff.
  • Fewer faculty and staff. done that? Fewer faculty and staff.
  • , 20% of the shared staff.
Committee: Senate Finance
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
  • Staff, can we explain that bill, please? Mr. Chairman, members, has passed the House.
  • First thing, members, any questions for our staff? Say none. Second thing, Mr.
  • Weasbill, staff. Mr. Chairman, members, has passed the House.
  • Members, any questions for us outstanding staff? Okay, see none.
Summary: In caucus, members discussed two bills they expected to move to the floor, with the chair noting they needed 31 votes and also had nine additional bills to handle later. The first measure, HCR 2040, would amend the Arizona Constitution to bar school districts from using public money or resources to support labor organizations or conduct union activities during working hours; the Senate amendment also bars the state and political subdivisions from negotiating certain labor terms with unions while affirming employees’ right to negotiate their own terms. The bill’s sponsor concurred and argued it simply prevents taxpayer dollars from subsidizing a private organization. The second measure, HCR 2048, originally dealt with withholding elected state officers’ salaries until a budget is enacted, but the Senate replaced it with a strike-everything amendment focused on protecting scholarship accounts for children of military families. Staff explained the amended version would prohibit the state from confiscating money from those accounts under specified conditions, void any conflicting future law or voter-approved measure, and prevent severability of violating provisions. The sponsor strongly concurred, saying the measure was intended to stop harmful provisions, including a proposed anti-ESA ballot initiative, from affecting military families. No formal votes were taken in the caucus transcript, and members indicated they would go to the floor to pass the bills with limited discussion. The meeting ended with the chair adjourned the caucus.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm honored to be here, and I look forward to working with you and the Senate staff and the House staff
  • . ...be here, and I look forward to working with you and the Senate staff and the House staff to get
Summary: The Conference Committee on Senate Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations and House Justice Budget Subcommittee convened and was formally organized by unanimous consent, with Senator Garcia elected chair and Representative Maney elected vice chair. The members exchanged brief opening remarks emphasizing cooperation and a shared goal of producing a final justice budget agreement. The chair explained that the committee was working from the original conference documents covering the budget, proviso, back of the bill, implementing bill, and conforming bill, as adopted by each chamber. The Senate then presented an offer to the House on the budget proviso and back of the bill, with the chair noting that the Senate had moved closer to the House on several issues and aligned on many funding items in the spreadsheet. Representative Maney said the House would review the offer and return with a counteroffer soon, noting that the chambers were already in agreement on some matters and close on others. There was no public comment, and the committee was placed on one-hour notice for the next meeting. The meeting adjourned without objection.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Finance - Part 1 - 04/20/26

Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:07:02.160><c> to</c> staff to staff to go<00:07:03.280><c> over</c><00:07:03.480><c> the</c><00:07
  • Fiscal staff have been instructed to bring two spreadsheets to you.
  • </c> And and train their staff to do it. And and train their staff to do it. Mr. Mr. Mr.
  • Um the staff is very diligent there.
  • With that, staff will take the roll. Staff will take the roll. Senator Marty: No.
Committee: Senate Finance
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • It was hard to recruit and staff and retain staff, along with having insufficient resources economically
  • as well as assistance contract staff as well as assistance provided<00:12:52.399><c> from</c><00:12:
  • itself has taken efforts that the staff itself has taken has<00:21:42.559><c> been</c><00:21:42.799>
  • And so I would agree with you, we would much rather have in-house employed staff. if we can't recruit
  • </c> Rather have in-house employed staff. It's lower cost.
Keywords: 958, all
Summary: The Budget Review Subcommittee on Health and Human Services met to review budget items carved out in the prior session budget, including long-term care surveyor contracts, funding for local health departments, and expansion of the central laboratory. The committee approved the June 4 minutes and then heard an update from the Office of Inspector General’s Division of Health Care on long-term care certification surveys and complaint investigations. Officials said the $1 million annual appropriation for contracted survey work, along with salary increases and other resources, helped the state reduce its backlog. They reported that Kentucky completed 101 long-term care certification surveys in fiscal year 2024, up from 28 in fiscal year 2023, and had completed 186 surveys by July 7, 2025, with a goal of 40 to 50 more before the end of fiscal year 2025. Outstanding complaints fell from 1,565 at the end of fiscal year 2024 to 695 by July 7, 2025, and outstanding priority-one or immediate-jeopardy complaints were reduced to zero. Members asked about the definition of priority-one cases, survey timing, the number of facilities still overdue, vacancy rates, federal funding reliance, and the use of contract surveyors. Officials said priority-one cases involve serious harm or high risk of harm, that surveys are required within a 12- to 15.7-month window, and that the agency now has 40 contract surveyors and an outside team option. Several members praised the progress but warned that delays in surveys can endanger residents and urged continued funding and monitoring. The committee then began hearing from Mike Tuggle of the Department of Public Health on the Public Health Transformation Initiative, with Tuggle noting the legislation’s importance to public health financing. The transcript cuts off as he began his remarks.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 3/27/25

Commerce Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • With this amendment, I'm just going to ask staff if this needs to go, or maybe Mr.
  • This is language that we were working with staff based on the feedback that we got from the testimony
  • that we had in working with nonpartisan staff.
  • </c><00:35:55.520><c> based</c><00:35:55.800><c> on</c> we were working with um staff based on we were
  • um I also working with nonpartisan staff um I also understand<00:36:08.119><c> and</c><00:36:08.520>
Bills: HF2601 , HF2607 , HF2027 , HF2608
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • When you remove the county attorneys, staff, and other attorneys that do not practice in these areas,
  • Like DPA staff attorneys, they qualify for loan reimbursement.
  • and other attorneys that do not staff and other attorneys that do not practice<00:15:27.000><c> in</
  • attorneys qualify for like DPA staff attorneys qualify for loan loan loan reimbursement<00:16:09.680
  • I am the staff assistant at the Office of Administrative Services.
Keywords: 958, all
Summary: The subcommittee met to discuss the guardian ad litem system, including appointment qualifications, training, payment, and whether any changes are needed. Roll was called, the February 25, 2025 minutes were approved, and the chair emphasized that the meeting was informational only and no vote would be taken. Representatives from the Court of Justice, including Chief Justice Deborah Henry Lambert and several family and district judges, testified about how the system has evolved since concerns raised in 2019 about overappointment and fees. Court witnesses said the judiciary responded to earlier concerns by requiring open appointment lists of trained and qualified attorneys, improving training, and increasing oversight of fee orders. They reported that statewide GAL fees have fallen from a little over $14 million in 2019 to about $12 million, even as caseloads have grown, and said the average payment works out to about $650 per case, with the statutory cap for trial-level GAL fees still set at $500 since 1986. They argued that the current local appointment model works well, especially in rural areas, and warned that moving to a DPA-style regional model would create serious scheduling and conflict problems because of overlapping dockets and related criminal cases. Judges from rural districts described shortages of available attorneys, high burnout, travel burdens, and the difficulty of finding enough counsel in smaller counties. They also said the Court of Justice cannot seek certain federal Title IV-E reimbursements, but urged the legislature to encourage the Finance and Administration Cabinet and the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to pursue that funding through an MOU. One judge noted that some appointed attorneys are effectively underpaid relative to private rates and that better compensation would help attract and retain lawyers. The discussion also covered training standards adopted after the 2019 audit. Witnesses said Rule 37 now requires initial training and four hours of multidisciplinary continuing training every two years, with topics including child development, trauma-informed care, substance use, child welfare, forensics, ethics, and communication with clients. They said the Court of Justice has offered in-person regional trainings and remote options, and that the goal is to keep qualified attorneys on the appointment lists while improving representation for children and parents in dependency, neglect, abuse, and termination-of-parental-rights cases.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development - Subcommittee on Veterans - 02/24/25

Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development - Subcommittee on Veterans

Transcript Highlights:
  • We’re developing an education strategy to reach our internal staff along with our community members,
  • along with our community members staff along with our community members and<00:14:44.360><c> then</c
  • only select staff at MDVA that will have the access.
  • </c> complete entry of veterans mdva staff complete entry of veterans mdva staff will<00:28:16.600><c
  • </c><00:28:23.120><c> at</c> and they can only uh Select Staff at and they can only uh Select Staff at
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Working Group on Omnibus Jobs, Labor and Economic Development - 05/22/25

Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c><00:36:10.480><c> Any</c> through by staff, please say I. I.
  • Any through by staff, please say I. I. Any opposed?
  • </c><01:20:43.280><c> if</c> mean, so I'll ask nonpartisan staff if mean, so I'll ask nonpartisan staff
  • </c> Chair McHugh moves the 132 ask staff to give us a quick sense again.
  • </c> with the language of HF 1768 with staff with the language of HF 1768 with staff directed<02:31:20.319
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

Budget Feb 9th, 2026 at 12:00 pm

Budget

Transcript Highlights:
  • Mostly for the edification of the committee, but also to praise Director Wilson, she and her staff and
  • Our staff of epidemiologists who... ...disease spread from animals and insects to humans.
  • Our staff of epidemiologists who manage outbreaks and provide consultation to our local agencies and
  • And staff can help you with that." "Perfect. Thank you so much."
  • And so we have the staff that respond to that.
Committee: House Budget
Keywords: 959, house, all
MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

Budget Feb 9th, 2026

Budget

Transcript Highlights:
  • She and her staff and I have been working together all summer long and all throughout this session.
  • Our staff of epidemiologists who manage outbreaks and provide consultation to our local agencies and
  • This core reflects the leadership positions of the division, along with the staff that support common
  • And so we have the staff that respond to that.
  • The response continued that the AAAs all have hired dietitians and related staff.
Committee: House Budget
Summary: The committee heard the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services present its FY 2027 budget request, with Director Sarah Wilson and budget staff describing the department’s mission, major divisions, and the impact of federal funding shifts, especially the FMAP change that will shift costs to general revenue. Wilson emphasized prevention, public health infrastructure, workforce capacity, and data modernization, while several members praised the department’s responsiveness and cost-cutting efforts. The discussion repeatedly focused on lapses, excess authority, and the department’s stated practice of spending federal and other funds before general revenue where possible. Members asked detailed questions about local public health agency support, nutrition programs, rural health and primary care, newborn screening, the state public health lab, and the department’s use of flexibility and reallocations. There was extended discussion of substance use disorder funding: the department explained that some funding is being reduced in its own budget because transfer authority is being added for the Department of Mental Health and the Department of Corrections, while some other SUD-related lines are actual reductions. Members also questioned tobacco prevention and cessation cuts, maternal and infant health programs, fetal infant mortality review, and minority health initiatives, with staff explaining program purposes and noting that some reductions were tied to excess authority or to moving programs to other departments. The committee also reviewed specific operational items such as the Health Initiatives Fund transfer, debt offset escrow for loan repayment defaults, donated funds authority, emergency preparedness, environmental health, health informatics, HIV/STI/hepatitis services, local public health incentives, and the COVID/ARPA authority reductions. Several members requested follow-up information on vacancies, lapse trends, grant spending plans, and program details. No final vote or formal action was taken in the portion provided; the chair recessed briefly and the hearing continued with additional budget testimony.
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

December 2, 2025 - 08:30 AM

Transcript Highlights:
  • The next issue is managing judicial and court staff safety.
  • It's looking both at the security of judges and staff in the court system. That effort is underway.
  • and court staff safety.
  • It's being chair. and staff in the court system. That effort is underway.
  • We can certainly get you the expenditure trends and provide that to your staff by circuit. Okay.
Summary: The committee first heard HB 133, which would lower the minimum age to purchase a long gun from 21 to 18. The sponsor said the bill restores the rights of law-abiding 18-year-olds. Public testimony was sharply divided, with supporters from Gun Owners of America and Florida Carry arguing that adults 18 and older should have equal Second Amendment rights and that current law is inconsistent with other adult responsibilities, while opponents, including gun violence prevention advocates, students, parents, and Parkland-related speakers, said the bill would reverse a post-Parkland safety measure and increase risks of suicide, accidental shootings, and school violence. Several members debated the bill, with opponents emphasizing Parkland, the Florida State shooting, and public polling showing broad opposition; supporters stressed parental responsibility, mental health, and constitutional rights. HB 133 was then reported favorably on a roll call vote of 13 yeas, with several members voting no. The committee then took up CS/HB 289, which would revise Florida’s wrongful death law to allow parents to recover damages for the death of an unborn child. The sponsor said the bill is intended to let grieving parents seek civil remedies, and members questioned how it would apply in situations involving surrogacy, rape, ectopic pregnancy, medical care, and damages calculations. The sponsor said the bill would not allow suits against the mother, would not apply to lawful non-negligent medical care, and would be handled through ordinary wrongful death damage proof before a jury. Public testimony was again split: supporters from pro-life and faith groups said the bill recognizes unborn children and aligns Florida with many other states, while opponents from civil liberties, reproductive rights, and advocacy groups warned it could be used to target abortion providers, helpers, and even families or businesses in miscarriage-related cases, and could be weaponized by abusive partners. The transcript ends during testimony on HB 289, with no final vote shown in the excerpt.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Taxes Committee 3/5/26

Taxes

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> workers aren't just government staff. workers aren't just government staff.
  • </c> Medicaid renewals, restarting, new staff Medicaid renewals, restarting, new staff work<01:07:29.680
  • ><c> one</c> experienced staff members, one experienced staff members, one individual<01:08:18.239><c
  • ><c> heard,</c><01:11:38.320><c> that</c> have staff, as you've heard, that have staff, as you've heard
  • I guess staff can answer can't do this? I guess staff can answer that. that. that.
Bills: HF3396
Committee: House Taxes
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 3/3/26

Public Safety Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • If you need further accommodation, please communicate with the sergeant staff.
  • The ability to access licensing staff.
  • </c><00:03:58.319><c> while</c> residents and facility staff while residents and facility staff while
  • </c> policy guidance including facility staff policy guidance including facility staff and<00:04:42.800
  • My dedicated staff during that time.
Bills: HF3405 , HF3413 , HF3769 , HF3768 , HF3771 , HF3465