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ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Appropriations - Education and Environment Division Apr 10th, 2025 at 09:30 am
Appropriations - Education and Environment Division
Transcript Highlights:
- First of all, you'd have to create data points of what information you want.
- That would be the first question.
- Well, first of all, you need to determine what data points you want to collect.
- You first have to define what information you're going to capture from a district.
- Okay, so what would the first one be? Oh, sorry, Adam. Oh, okay. Yeah.
Bills:
HB1329
Keywords:
government spending database, public expenditure transparency, open data, government transparency, school district spending, state spending, local government finance, education finance, budget database, expenditure reporting, salary transparency, benefits data, public records, Legislative Management study, North Dakota, school board training, superintendent, principal, business manager, higher education spending
Summary:
The Education Division met with all members present and first took up House Bill 1329, which would create a transparency database and website for school spending information. Senator Schaible offered Amendment 0204 to turn the bill into a study, citing concerns that the proposal would impose major data-collection burdens on 168 school districts, require new data standards and privacy protections, and likely cost far more than the $500,000 in the bill. Several members supported transparency but agreed the implementation costs and technical feasibility were unclear. The committee adopted the amendment 4-1, then passed HB 1329 as amended on a 5-0 vote, with Senator Shively to carry the bill.
The committee then discussed House Bill 1540, the education savings account/voucher bill. Representatives from the Bank of North Dakota and the Department of Public Instruction explained that they had not been consulted on the original drafting and outlined needed administrative changes, including clarifying the Bank as administrator, using a third-party program manager, involving DPI in rulemaking, adding audit and appeal procedures, and adjusting language on eligible purchases and school disqualification. They also said the current timeline was likely too aggressive to launch by the 2026-27 school year and estimated the program would require about 15 months to implement, with a fiscal note now around $5.1 million.
Members also discussed policy-related amendments on means testing and application timing. Senator Shively proposed a 300% of poverty-level means test and a sign-up period to reduce costs and limit open-ended enrollment, while Senator Axman proposed a tiered approach that would keep all students technically eligible but phase in funding levels by income, preserving access for students who qualify for other federal supports. DPI said it could not currently disaggregate some data by family income and that the appeal process and procurement timeline still needed work. The committee did not move HB 1540 out that morning and instead recessed to continue discussion later after members had time to review the administrative and fiscal issues separately from the means-testing proposals.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- There's a slight adjustment between the first year and second year to make the...
- The first one is section 12, so first I'm going to talk about the arts and cultural heritage grants.
- For families, these events are often their first introduction to the world.
- Uh, we get the zoo first—the good people of the zoo. Yes, that's fine, that's fine.
- The first question I wanted to ask is, I'll strongly consider it.
Bills:
HF2563
Committee:
House Legacy Finance
Keywords:
HF2563, legacy finance bill, Legacy Amendment, outdoor heritage fund, clean water fund, parks and trails fund, arts and cultural heritage fund, Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council, Clean Water Council, Minnesota legacy funds, habitat conservation, prairie restoration, wetland restoration, forest conservation, riparian buffers, water quality, groundwater protection, drinking water, septic systems, watershed planning
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on State and Local Government - 03/04/25
State and Local Government
Transcript Highlights:
- The first item on the agenda is SF 509 with Senator Mann. Welcome, Senator Mann.
- We are not the first to do this. I do have some testifiers. I believe the testifier is online.
- </c><00:03:38.560><c> date</c> the training we are not the first date the training we are not the first
- I passed all the USMLE steps on my first attempt and acquired the ECFMG certification.
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Committee:
Senate State and Local Government
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Consumer Rights in Minnesota – Senator Ann Rest Mar 3rd, 2025
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Now, you know, this is first of all, I love that you said that these victims are older adults because
- Now, you know, this is first of all, I love that you said that these victims are older adults because
- Now, you know, this is first of all, I love that you said that these victims are older adults because
- Now, you know, this is first of all, I love that you said that these victims are older adults because
- Now, you know, this is first of all, I love that you said that these victims are older adults because
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Higher Education Feb 19th, 2025
Appropriations Committee on Higher Education
Transcript Highlights:
- And the first department will present the funding model for district workforce.
- The first thing I would like to be here. Good morning, members. Pleasure to be here.
- The first thing is what you see here on the screen, which is they came up with guiding principles.
- So the first thing we start with, though, is the base: that FTE, three-year average FTE.
- First, we're holding ourselves accountable.
Summary:
The Appropriations Committee for Higher Education met to review Florida’s workforce and Florida College System funding models as part of budget planning. Chair Harrell opened by emphasizing the state’s growing focus on technical education and workforce pathways, and the committee first heard from Tara Goodman of the Department of Education on district workforce education. Goodman explained the programs funded through district workforce dollars, including career certificates, applied technology diplomas, registered apprenticeship, and adult general education, and described the model’s reliance on lagged enrollment, program cost weights, local tuition offsets, and supplemental factors such as disability services, GED testing, and minimum funding for small rural districts. She also noted federal support through Perkins and WIOA and said the model is used to determine unmet need and guide appropriations. In response to questions, she said health care programs are generally among the higher-cost offerings and may be supplemented by pipeline funds.
The committee then heard from Kathy Hebda, Chancellor of the Florida College System, on the college system’s funding model. Hebda described the main funding sources, including the program fund, student success incentive funds, pipeline funds, tuition and fees, and performance-based incentives, and explained that the current model was developed by the 28 college presidents under legislative direction. She said the model uses a three-year average FTE, weights workforce enrollment more heavily than non-workforce enrollment, gives significant weight to completions, includes a small-college factor and regional cost differentials, and also provides targeted funding to bring colleges up to a floor based on per-FTE funding. Senators asked about colleges below the target, cost differences among programs, faculty salaries, and health insurance costs; Hebda said the model is meant to provide flexible operating dollars that colleges can use for those expenses, but specific salary and benefit decisions are left to the institutions.
Seminole State College President Georgia Lorenz also testified in support of the college funding model, saying it holds institutions accountable for enrollment and completions, can be adjusted to reflect state priorities like workforce, and addresses differences in size and regional costs. No bills were voted on, and the committee adjourned after brief closing remarks thanking Seminole State College and the presenters.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Licensing and Occupations (2-4-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- The first thing I want to say to the committee is I'm very excited.
- This is my very first meeting as chairman.
- First of all, I'm not going to have an egg timer, and we will try to get as much information gleaned
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Keywords:
00:00 Call to Order
00:07 Roll Call
02:14 SB 23 Discussion
13:11 SB 23 Vote
13:51 Adjournment, 958, all
Summary:
The Licensing and Occupations committee met for its first meeting under Chair Rocky Adams, who opened by announcing a more flexible approach to committee procedure, including no egg timer, less emphasis on interim vetting, and a collaborative process with the House chair on amendments. The committee then took up its only agenda item, Senate Bill 23, sponsored by Senator Steve West, which would allow the Administrative Regulations Committee to conduct preliminary review of non-enacted regulations and require cabinet representatives to appear, provide information, and have authority to respond to deficiencies. West said the bill is intended to increase transparency earlier in the regulatory process and address past problems with cabinet participation.
Members generally supported the bill and emphasized the importance of transparency and oversight in the regulatory process. Several questions focused on a possible notice requirement for committee review; West said the administration had requested five days’ notice, and he was open to that idea so long as no loopholes were created, including whether the same notice should apply to deferral requests. He also explained that the bill does not create strong enforcement teeth beyond existing committee powers to find a regulation deficient or request deferral, and that any stronger response would still come through separate legislation.
Before the vote, members explained their support while noting concerns about notice and fairness. Senator Berg warned against surprise agenda changes and wanted a level playing field, while Senator Douglas said the bill would help constituents better understand regulations. The committee then voted to pass Senate Bill 23 with favorable expression and sent it to the Senate floor. The meeting adjourned afterward.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session (Full Formal with Calendar) Jun 11th, 2026
Massachusetts Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- So the first element of this amendment ensures that the Office of the Child Advocate needs to release
- So the first element of this amendment ensures that the Office of the Child Advocate needs to release
- Brownsberger; the Senator from First Bristol and Plymouth, Mr.
- Significantly, he was the first openly...
- Significantly, he was the first openly gay person to serve in Congress.
Summary:
The Senate began with several adjournment motions in memory of John Edwards and Hadley Boucher, each adopted by voice vote, followed later by a unanimous adjournment motion in memory of Barney Frank. The chamber also observed moments of silence for the deceased. In between, the Senate considered a child welfare bill, House No. 4646, with multiple amendments offered on issues including a Massachusetts Children’s Cabinet, student transfers, reasonableness in statutory language, electronic backpack records transfer, Office of the Child Advocate information integrity, timeout and isolation standards, best-interest-of-the-child standards, CRA filing prerequisites, probation petition standards, truancy and engagement standards, and mandated reporter definitions. Several amendments were withdrawn; others were adopted or rejected. Notably, amendments on student transfers, reasonableness, electronic backpacks, information management integrity, and the Senate Ways and Means draft were adopted, while several Tarr amendments were not adopted.
After amendment consideration, the Senate ordered the bill to a third reading and then passed it to be engrossed by a roll call vote of 39 in favor and none opposed. The transcript indicates the bill was then sent forward after engrossment. Separately, the Senate took up the House’s amendment to the Massachusetts Data Privacy Act, voted not to concur, and requested a committee of conference, appointing Senators Creem, Finegold, and O’Connor. The Senate also adopted an order to reconvene the following Monday at 11 a.m. and to dispense with printing a calendar before adjourning.
NY
Transcript Highlights:
- This is our first meeting of the Banking Committee, and we're going to do some amazing things.
- Just, first of all, enjoy working with you on the Banks Committee, enjoy being the ranking member of
- So I'm one of the first, if not the first superintendent, to have worked with the staff for the last
- First is the Banking Development District Program, or BDD.
- Sir, you have the first shot. Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. Thank you for being here.
Committee:
Senate Banks
Summary:
The Senate Banking Committee met for its first meeting of the session, with Chair James Sanders Jr. and Ranking Member George Borrello opening the hearing and noting a collaborative approach to committee work. The committee first considered and advanced several bills: S.114, which would prohibit state-chartered banks from investing in or financing private prisons; S.2040, which would require money transmitters to provide a consumer warning; S.5473, which would require disclosures in advertisements involving virtual tokens; and S.8406, Sanders’ bill to amend the community bank deposit program. Each bill was moved and approved by committee, with S.8406 passing unanimously.
The committee then heard from Caitlin Azar, Acting Superintendent of the Department of Financial Services (DFS), who outlined her background and DFS priorities. She emphasized affordability, consumer protection, stability, and innovation, and discussed DFS-led initiatives in the governor’s budget, including Banking Development Districts, non-bank mortgage CRA regulations, CDFI investment guidance, and consumer restitution. She also said DFS plans to issue buy-now-pay-later regulations in February, expand student lending protections and borrower education, and continue work on insurance affordability, including auto and homeowners insurance reforms, anti-fraud efforts, and discounts tied to telematics, dash cameras, and safe-driving courses.
Members questioned Azar about the balance between regulation and access, especially in crypto, buy-now-pay-later, and insurance markets. She said DFS aims to preserve competition while preventing discriminatory or excessive practices, and described existing oversight of virtual currency, including coordination with federal regulators. Another member asked about AI in auto insurance underwriting and pricing; Azar said DFS requires transparency, bias review, governance controls, and consumer recourse, and that credit scores cannot be used to deny or increase rates. The chair also raised concerns about foreclosure in Southeast Queens, improving BDD paperwork and data collection, and increasing the number of state-chartered credit unions. Azar said DFS is working on process improvements, community input, and maintaining open communication with the committee, but no additional votes or formal actions were taken during the DFS hearing.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate Special Committee on Congressional Redistricting Jul 30th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Miles, I believe the other from Senator Alvarado, uh, was take up Senator Miles first.
- I have some comments but first would anyone else like to speak? in regard to the motion.
- This issue first came up I guess last Friday at our first hearing.
- This came first, but historically, the way that.
- I guess this is the sequel to the first vote, and sequel's never as good as the first one.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Texas Legislative Medal of Honor Committee May 13th, 2025
Texas House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Petty Officer First Class Nathan Gage Ingram was a son of Texas.
- Gage was first and foremost a warrior. He was a Navy SEAL, a Maritime Commando.
- First of all, thank you for having us here. It's an honor to be here.
- This was his first appointment when this incident occurred.
- I nominate Specialist First Class Nathan Gage Ingram. Vice Chair Hancock seconds the motion.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Texas Legislative Medal of Honor Committee May 13th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Calls Representative Bumgarner testifying on behalf of Special Operations First Class Nathan Ingram.
- Gage was first and foremost a warrior. He was a Navy SEAL, a Maritime Commando.
- First of all, thank you for having us here. It's an honor to be here, regardless of the outcome.
- This is his first deployment when this incident occurred.
- I nominate Special Operations First Class Nathan. Gage Ingram.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Arts, Entertainment, Sports, and Tourism Committee Apr 8th, 2025
Arts, Entertainment, Sports, and Tourism
Transcript Highlights:
- Well, first of all, thank you so much, Mr. Chair and members.
- Of course, the first purported sighting of Bigfoot was in Willow Creek.
- Let me be clear on one item, first of all.
- In most cases, they are first come, first served, which means coaches are getting on a website at midnight
- I bought season tickets the first year of the Sparks, and so I support girls' sports.
AR
Arkansas 2026 Regular Session
LEGISLATIVE JOINT AUDITING-STATE AGENCIES Mar 12th, 2026
LEGISLATIVE JOINT AUDITING-STATE AGENCIES
Transcript Highlights:
- The first agenda item is the adoption of the minutes, which you should have received by email.
- My first one is directed toward staff, and I probably should know this, but on that first finding, you
- When I first got here, they were each using their own version of it.
- I would say our department would go first.
- Representative Burks first. Thank you.
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee Mar 4th, 2026
Public Safety and Homeland Security
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh, the only changes that class it changed the first offense on attempting to allude to Class A and then
- on the second offense was five years and seven instead of I think it was first one was 10.
- on the second offense was five years and seven instead of I think it was first one was 10.
- </c> that class it changed the uh first that class it changed the uh first offense<00:08:55.839><c> on
- So uh same bill it was first one was 10.
Committee:
House Public Safety and Homeland Security
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services (02/04/2025)
Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
Transcript Highlights:
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- backing our First Responders and backing our First Responders<00:12:33.959><c> so</c><00:12:34.920><c
- The first one did not change.
- The first one did not change.
- in during the first week of May.
AL
Transcript Highlights:
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- </c> the first place? the first place?
- The first four bills, order.
- </c> phone in the classroom in the first phone in the classroom in the first place?"
- So hopefully uh the the first two.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Labor, Public Employment and Retirement Committee Jun 24th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- First of all, I take deep pride in my kind of brand of being fiscally responsible.
- I think it should be the first thing that gets funded. I think we do a lot of funding.
- I’m happy to go first. Thank you, Madam Chair.
- So first, prosecutors and their investigators are not workplace safety experts.
- When we tried to contact them, first they ignored us, then they blocked our calls.
Summary:
The committee heard several bills focused on public safety, labor enforcement, pensions, and workplace safety. AB 1054 would create a voluntary DROP-style retirement option for CHP officers and Cal Fire firefighters to help retain experienced personnel; supporters said it would be cost-neutral and help staffing, while an opponent warned it could affect bond ratings and create pension risk. The bill passed the committee 4-0 and was sent to Appropriations. AB 2129, which would improve Cal Fire compensation to aid recruitment and retention, also passed 4-0 to Appropriations with support from firefighters and no opposition. AB 1383, a broader PEPRA-related measure lowering retirement age and adjusting compensation caps for public safety workers, drew extensive support from firefighters and peace officers and strong opposition from cities, counties, and other local government groups over long-term pension costs; after debate over fiscal impacts, it passed 4-0 to Appropriations.
The committee also considered AB 605 on refinery safe staffing during shutdowns, prompted by layoffs and reduced staffing at refineries such as Phillips 66 Wilmington. Supporters argued the bill would protect workers and nearby communities during refinery wind-downs, while petroleum and business groups said closures are not inevitable and opposed the bill’s premise. The bill passed 3-0 to Environmental Quality. AB 1859 would let joint labor-management committees access public works sites to help detect wage theft and safety violations; construction labor supporters backed it as an enforcement tool, while laborers, local governments, and builders raised concerns about duplication, property access, and project disruption. It passed 2-0 to Judiciary, on call.
The committee then heard AB 2321, a pilot program allowing county district attorneys in Alameda and Santa Clara to investigate workplace deaths, which supporters said would address Cal/OSHA’s backlog and weak enforcement; employers and safety practitioners opposed it, citing expertise, due process, and overlapping investigations. It passed 2-0 to Appropriations, on call. Finally, AB 2575 began testimony on healthcare AI guardrails, with the author and nurses arguing that AI should support, not replace, clinical judgment and that patient safety requires human oversight.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- First, the claim-number bottleneck.
- Florida was first, and Florida was one of the first to pass these bills.
- Would there be First Amendment issues?
- We did our first groundbreaking a week ago.
- We did our first groundbreaking a week ago.
Committee:
House Judiciary
ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Tribal and State Relations Committee Apr 13th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- One of the first things you learn about recovery is it's 11 times they will relapse.
- So let me first start with the definition of IMDs, which is found in the federal statute.
- So first of all, the exclusion does not prevent states from offering SUD in So first of all, the exclusion
- So we’re here, and this is kind of the first start, unfortunately, in our third meeting.
- Are you making a motion on your first? I sure will. Okay. Is there a second?
Summary:
The meeting focused heavily on behavioral health and substance use treatment, especially the IMD exclusion and whether North Dakota should pursue a Section 1115 waiver to allow Medicaid reimbursement for services in institutions for mental diseases for adults ages 21 to 64. Turtle Mountain representatives described major local needs, including limited access to care, high syphilis rates, and the importance of timely public health data. They also discussed the tribe’s recovery center, which opened the prior year, now operating five levels of care with 16 beds, and the desire to expand capacity, possibly through an IMD waiver or related policy changes. Committee members also raised related issues such as rural health transformation funding, telehealth, workforce retention, and the need for better coordination between tribal and state public health systems.
A central issue was Turtle Mountain Public Health’s long-running effort to secure a data use agreement with the state so it can receive surveillance data and respond directly to infectious disease cases among tribal members. Speakers said the tribe had a successful COVID-era agreement that allowed faster contact tracing and case management, but that agreement ended with the pandemic. They argued that current delays in sharing data, especially for sexually transmitted infections, leave the tribe unable to respond quickly, while the state and county epidemiology workload is too distant and stretched to be effective. Committee members expressed support and said they would look into the issue, noting that other tribes have secured similar agreements.
The committee also heard a detailed presentation from the National Health Law Program on the IMD exclusion. The presenter explained that federal Medicaid law generally bars payment for care in facilities with more than 16 beds, but that states can use other tools such as state plan amendments, managed care arrangements, telehealth, and community-based services. He said IMD waivers are administratively complex, time-limited, and have shown mixed results in other states, with some gains in residential treatment access but limited evidence of improved overdose outcomes or stronger community-based care. He urged the committee to consider broader continuum-of-care solutions and cautioned that waivers alone are not a cure-all.
No final vote was taken on the bill draft during the portion shown, but the committee discussed the proposal to appropriate $49,000 and one FTE to HHS to pursue an IMD waiver and report back in the next interim. Members also debated the policy rationale for the 16-bed limit, the role of the state versus tribal sovereignty, and whether the bill should move through the Health Care or Human Services committee in the future.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Utilities and Energy Committee Apr 8th, 2026
Utilities and Energy
Transcript Highlights:
- The first thing is FERC.
- It's actually the first, Mr.
- I should say that first. Thank you.
- I should say that first. Thank you.
- You're going first.
Committee:
House Utilities and Energy