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FL
Transcript Highlights:
  • There is a rule regarding birth center standards and licensure.
  • and payment methodology for services in facilities that are not publicly owned and not publicly operated
  • So, as for exceeding a grant of rulemaking authority, a sunset provision just doesn't operate that way
  • The department has also put in an ERP on-site that's called our ERP Stormwater Resources Center.
  • , Our idea that it has to be monitored and operate appropriately, was there any consideration that if
Summary: The Joint Administrative Procedures Committee met on February 3, 2025, with a quorum present and took up three main items. First, the committee considered a large set of recommended objections to Agency for Health Care Administration rules, all centered on sunset provisions stating the rules would expire after five years. AHCA asked for another deferral while it reviewed the rules, arguing the sunset language was a form of self-restraint rather than an invalid exercise of rulemaking authority. Committee leadership disagreed that further delay would resolve the issue and moved to a single vote covering all objections. The motion passed by roll call, and the committee informed AHCA that an objection would be filed unless the agency amended the rules within 30 days. The committee then heard an informational briefing from the Department of Environmental Protection on its Outstanding Florida Springs rule and stormwater rule. DEP explained that it did not prepare a statement of estimated regulatory cost for the springs rule because the proposed standards largely mirror existing water management district rules and the Central Florida Water Initiative framework, so DEP said there was no new regulatory burden. Members asked about permit authority, costs, and whether the rules were functionally different from prior rules. DEP maintained the rules set minimum standards and did not add costs beyond what regulated parties were already doing. DEP also described implementation of the stormwater rule adopted under the 2020 Clean Waterways Act and later ratified by the Legislature in 2024. DEP said the rule was the product of years of workshops and technical advisory committee meetings, and that the final version included lower-cost alternatives, grandfathering, and phased implementation. DEP estimated the rule’s cost at about $2,600 per acre in the revised CERC, while industry witnesses said the real cost could be much higher, especially if land costs are included. A home builders representative argued the estimate understated impacts, while a stormwater engineer said the rule gives more flexible, performance-based tools and could become more cost-effective over time. Finally, Senator Graal presented proposed Chapter 120 changes in SB 108, aimed at tightening and modernizing rulemaking. The proposal would require five-year rule reviews, annual agency reporting, faster notice of proposed rulemaking after authorizing legislation, electronic filing, public access to incorporated materials, clearer tracking of technical changes, and limits on how long rules can remain pending ratification. Members discussed whether the Legislature should be more specific in statutes about rulemaking deadlines and whether agencies should be more accountable when rules stall. No formal action was taken on the Chapter 120 proposals, and the committee adjourned after discussion.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Session (Full Formal with Calendar) Jun 11th, 2026

Massachusetts Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Our region takes solace in Edwards' legacy and commits to honor him through our own work.
  • That said, I filed Amendment 35 to ensure we remember that child and family welfare centers poverty and
  • That said, I filed the amendment number 35 to ensure we remember that child and family welfare centers
  • the goals of the bill to ensure that all of our kids and families in need have access to resource centers
  • of the Office of the Child Advocate, and most importantly, our child... ...operations of the Office
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.
MO
Transcript Highlights:
  • Plus, child care centers and nursing homes are included.
  • Louis and Kansas City regions.
  • If you're operating a vehicle, you should be someone who's actually authorized to operate a vehicle,
  • or driving to is the call center in the Philippines.
  • Are they planning on getting more call centers here in the states?
Keywords: 959, house, all
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

House - Appropriations and Finance Jan 28th, 2025

House Appropriations & Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • And so that would be in alignment with the role that the African American Performing Arts Center plays
  • While the state fair would maintain a general fund of 100,000 in their operating budget to do the...
  • It's a privately-operated event. Madam Chair, Representative, yes.
  • of gaming operations within the state.
  • These systems are not only critical for our daily operations; their continued use poses security and
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

Ethics and Elections Feb 4th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • Jester Center is fresh. Un would be why is the name important?
  • Senator Grall Mister Chairman, could I add one more thing for center?
  • I don't know center? We noted on one of the slides. Apologize.
  • But he was out of security concerns as I watched him do this.
  • Center has may want to make sure that we're yes. Yes, ma'am. I'm sorry.
Keywords: 999, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House State Government Finance and Policy Committee 3/13/25

State Government Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Paul at the History Center, but 400 full-time equivalents. Mr.
  • To work on these projects, we secure specific insurance and bonds.
  • To work on these projects, we secure specific insurance and bonds.
  • To work on these projects, we secure specific insurance and bonds.
  • MAC owns and operates the Minneapolis-St.
Bills: HF1234 , HF1956 , HF1025 , HF1172 , HF791
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

Senate Judiciary (01/27/2026)

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • According to the Center for American Progress, federal ICE officers conducting operations while, quote
  • But if they're operating under ICE or Homeland Security orders, and ICE is the professional group coming
  • . operation. operation.
  • was in charge of the homeland security was in charge of the entire<01:15:14.480><c> operation</c> entire
  • . operations. operations.
Committee: Senate Judiciary
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on the Judiciary Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm

Joint Committee on the Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • Quite simply, our current retribution-centered approach to this population is not working.
  • It's a family-owned and operated retail business based out of Massachusetts.
  • center.
  • security fixtures.
  • I am in my third term as a member of the Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security.
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The hearing opened with procedural remarks and acknowledgments of Rosh Hashanah, followed by testimony on several criminal justice bills before the Joint Committee on the Judiciary. A major focus was S. 1061, the “Raise the Age” bill, which would gradually move 18- to 20-year-olds into the juvenile justice system. Supporters included youth and young adult advocates, former juvenile court Judge Jay Blitzman, ACLU and CPCS representatives, Roca, United Way, Citizens for Juvenile Justice, and Senator Brendan Crichton. They argued that young adults are still developmentally immature, that juvenile court services improve education and rehabilitation, and that adult-system involvement leads to higher recidivism and racial disparities. Committee members asked practical questions about how the bill would work, and witnesses explained that it would expand access to juvenile court diversion, probation, and DYS services for the covered age group. The chairs also noted a notice issue, clarifying that the hearing had been posted seven days in advance rather than the usual ten. The committee also heard testimony on a bill to revise accomplice and joint venture murder liability and sentencing. Representative Sam Montaño and Senator Liz Miranda supported the reform, arguing that current law can impose life sentences on people with limited or no knowledge of a killing and that the doctrine contributes to racial bias and disproportionate punishment. A law professor, a former defendant, and advocates from the National Council for Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls described cases where people were punished far beyond their actual role and said the bill would better align charges and sentences with individual culpability. Related testimony also supported a proportionality-focused reform to reduce the harshness of joint venture sentencing. Several other public safety and criminal justice bills drew testimony. Senator Robin Kennedy supported a bill redefining strangulation in domestic violence law, saying the current “substantial pressure” standard is too vague and that strangulation is often lethal without visible injury. District Attorney Ryan and a retail business executive backed a bill on organized retail theft, saying it would give prosecutors more flexible charging options and better address coordinated theft rings. Representative Vieira and the family of Kiana Barros urged action on Kiana’s Law, which would improve restraining-order notification and enforcement after Barros’s daughter was killed after an order was not served. The hearing also included support for the HALO Act, which would create a 25-foot safety zone around first responders and penalize harassment or obstruction, and for a bill to enhance courthouse security by creating specific protections for judges and their families. No votes were taken during the hearing."} 0}]}
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Human Services Feb 2nd, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • At its core, this bill is about being thoughtful, evidence-driven, and centered on kids.
  • So while WSIPP is an excellent research center, we would be interested in learning a little bit more
  • Chapin Hall is an independent, nonpartisan policy research center with decades of experience in child
  • So while WSIPP is an excellent research center, we would be interested in learning a little bit more
  • As the Human Services Committee, I ask you to center the humans who are served by SNAP.
Summary: The Senate Human Services Committee heard testimony on three bills. SB 6212, sponsored by Sen. Nobles, would create a Department of Commerce pilot program providing monthly cash benefits to families with children who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, with a control group and a final report to the Legislature on whether to expand the program statewide. Supporters said the pilot could reduce child poverty, improve family stability, and provide evidence on the effects of direct cash assistance; the sponsor acknowledged the bill would be expensive and said funding would need to be worked out. No vote was taken. SB 6186, sponsored by Sen. Warnick, would direct DSHS to seek a federal waiver to prohibit SNAP benefits from being used to buy candy and sweetened beverages, with annual reapplication if needed. The bill’s preliminary fiscal note was described as significant, and the sponsor said she was open to amendments, including possibly limiting the proposal to Sun Bucks. Testimony was overwhelmingly opposed from anti-hunger advocates, public health experts, economists, SNAP educators, and individuals with lived experience, who argued the restrictions would be costly, hard to administer, stigmatizing, and unlikely to improve nutrition; one supporter said the measure would promote healthier choices and reduce long-term health costs. No action was taken. SB 6707, also by Sen. Warnick, would have WSIPP study DCYF’s screening tools and risk assessment processes for child welfare referrals and their effects on outcomes such as services, removals, re-referrals, and fatalities. DCYF said it supports evaluating its risk assessment tool but is already working with Chapin Hall on a similar redesign and pilot of the North Carolina Family Assessment Scale, and asked how the bill would avoid duplicating that work. Sen. Warnick said the bill was intended to examine child welfare outcomes more broadly. The committee heard testimony but took no vote, and the chair announced amendments for Wednesday’s executive session are due by noon the next day before adjourning.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Fraud Committee Meeting - 2025-10-14

Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • It doesn't match with the social security number, so they're flagged.
  • independent reviews of its data security practices.
  • . it comes to election security.
  • And I think everyone in this room wants security.
  • It does come down to that balance—it's access and security.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session Jan 5th, 2026

California Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The broader Sacramento region comprises the ancestral homelands of the Miwok, Nisenan, Patwin, and Southern
  • four years and in the Senate, giving her a full understanding of how the legislature as a whole operates
  • Numerous world-class institutions, scholars, future leaders reside in our region, driving innovation,
  • informing Future leaders reside in our region, driving innovation, informing policy, and preserving
  • to grapple with, with the powers of Mother Nature, from the 1925 earthquake that leveled our city center
Keywords: 987, senate, all
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Senate in Session Feb 4th, 2026

Florida Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • We also have from the Challenger Learning Center of Tallahassee, Jordan Hall.
  • The report contains the names of 65 appointees who have been appointed to various state, regional, and
  • Vidal-Douart have raked in hundreds of millions of dollars from the construction and operation of the
  • It was tough to get testing centers. It was tough to get, and then later on, vaccine locations.
  • Honors College, New College is currently undergoing historic transformation to become a world-class center
Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and recognition of Doctors of the Day. Members then offered several gallery introductions and Capitol Day recognitions, including St. Johns County Day, Florida Space Day, Florida State Parks Day, AMIkids Day, Manatee County Days, New College of Florida Day, and Florida Keys Day. The chamber received and adopted a committee report on 65 executive appointments. Debate focused on the confirmation of Tina Vidal-Douart, with one senator opposing her appointment over concerns about contracts tied to detention facilities and political contributions, while another senator spoke in support based on her assistance during COVID testing efforts. The report was adopted by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays. On the special order calendar, the Senate passed Committee Substitute for Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 48 on housing, which requires local governments to allow accessory dwelling units under specified conditions and extends certain density bonus incentives for military families. The Senate also passed Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 578, creating a statewide Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Initiative through the Department of Elder Affairs. Both bills passed 38-0. Appropriations Chair Hooper gave a budget update, saying the Senate budget rollout would move to February 12 in committee and February 18 in full appropriations. The Senate then waived rules to immediately certify all bills passed that day to the House, and adjourned until Wednesday, February 11, for committee meetings and other business.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Jobs and Economic Development - 03/26/25

Jobs and Economic Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senator Pratt, I believe that you may have attended at the Target Center back in December.
  • One is the foundation skill-building that includes libraries, rec centers, local nonprofits assisting
  • ,</c> that include libraries, rec center, that include libraries, rec center, local<00:58:33.240><c>
  • We are currently working at one of those data centers today in Rosemount, Minnesota.
  • I am the owner and operator of JR Remodelers and Builders, a small general contractor company.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Elections Finance and Government Operations Committee 3/17/25

Elections Finance and Government Operations

Transcript Highlights:
  • And so the worship center acts as an extension of that tiny home.
  • And so the worship center acts as an extension of that tiny home.
  • And so the worship center acts as an extension of that tiny home.
  • we first get our authority you operate we first get our authority to<00:34:50.560><c> operate</c><00
  • All of us want safety and security; we all want to live meaningful...
Bills: HF1051 , HF16
NH
Transcript Highlights:
  • My husband and I are the Northeast Region Tree Farmers of the Year for 2024.
  • My husband and I are the Northeast Region Tree Farmers of the Year for 2024.
  • We operate from the county perspective. We operate two nursing homes.
  • we operate two nursing homes perspective we operate two nursing homes we're<01:41:43.560><c> the</c>
  • </c><02:47:20.279><c> ohvs</c> ghoul our battery are operated ohvs ghoul our battery are operated ohvs
Keywords: 1189, house, all
Summary: The meeting was an orientation for the Resources, Recreation and Development Committee, led by Chair Bob Harb. He reviewed committee procedures, including pink cards for witnesses, blue sheets for counts, use of drawers in the committee room, scheduling practices, and how bills would be posted and distributed. Members briefly introduced themselves and explained why they wanted to serve on the committee, with several citing interests in conservation, water quality, outdoor recreation, land use, and related local issues. The committee then opened a hearing on HB 1113, relative to OHRV operation on certain highways within the town of Windsor. Representative Ré Colcombe, the sponsor, explained that the bill would allow local OHV/UTV access across a short section of state road in Windsor so residents on divided portions of town could travel legally between areas. He said the town selectmen were already allowing OHRV use on town roads, the route was paved, traffic impacts were expected to be minimal, and local police had no objections. He also said the town would hold public hearings and notify abutters as required, and that if the select board ultimately opposed the proposal he would recommend killing the bill. Members asked about the legal authority for the change, speed limits, traffic volume, winter maintenance, and whether the Department of Transportation or select board had to approve the route. Colcombe said the town must hold a public hearing and that the change would need to be incorporated into RSA 258:10, section 4. He said the road is maintained by the town in winter and by the state in summer. An opponent, Anne Davis, testified that she opposed the bill, saying ATV use should be treated as a tool for forest management rather than recreation, that law enforcement capacity in Windsor was a concern, and that she believed affected residents should be fully notified before any approval. No vote or final action was taken in the portion provided.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Public Health May 12th, 2025

Public Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm here representing the Texas Ambulatory Surgery Center Society.
  • My, my surgery center does, uh, not necessarily. OK.
  • I have prescribed at Fort Bliss and at Brooke Army Medical Center as well.
  • For my kid, like so many, medication is the answer, but treatment is often too hard to secure.
  • can acquire all the needed documentation, so needs to go visit a Social Security office.
Committee: House Public Health
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Informal House Session 11 Feb 2nd, 2026

Massachusetts House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • property owners; House Bill 2921, relative to retirement benefits; House Bill 3724, relative to regional
  • property owners; House Bill 2921, relative to retirement benefits; House Bill 3724, relative to regional
  • House Bill 3724, relative to regional transit authority advisory boards; and House Bill 4374, designating
  • An act relative to regional transit authority advisory boards, House Bill 3724.
  • An act relative to regional transit authority advisory boards, House Bill 3724.
Summary: The House received a gubernatorial message proposing fiscal year 2026 supplemental appropriations to respond to recent federal actions, which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. Members also adopted several procedural orders, including extensions of reporting deadlines for the Committees on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities and on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery, and they concurred in a Senate-passed sick leave bank petition for a Department of Corrections employee. The House suspended Joint Rule 12 to allow consideration of two petitions: one to further regulate state and local participation in federal civil immigration enforcement, and another on energy costs, transparency, and sustainability. The Committee on Steering, Policy and Scheduling also reported a slate of bills for consideration, including measures on school exemptions for Hancock and Warwick, homeowners insurance repairs, landlord notice for utility shutoffs, locksmith notice requirements, retirement benefits, regional transit authority advisory boards, and a Sandwich overpass naming. Several bills were advanced on the floor. The House ordered the scheduled bills to third reading, then passed to be enacted Senate 24 on the Great Barrington Fire District and House 4589 authorizing Ludlow to pay an unpaid bill. It also engrossed House bills authorizing Rochester to keep its fire chief, waiving the Boston police maximum age requirement for one applicant, increasing Orange’s selectboard membership, and establishing a sick leave bank for a Suffolk County Sheriff's Office employee. The House also adopted an order to meet again Thursday at 11 a.m. and then adjourned.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Ways & Means Mar 2nd, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • security.
  • It excludes a joint operating agency from the definition of electric power utility.
  • The House does fund this bill in their proposed operating budget.
  • a sales and use tax exemption to use reclaimed or non-potable water for all data center operations.
  • Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2238, concerning statewide food security.
Summary: The Ways and Means Committee met in executive session on March 2, 2026, and worked through two large groups of bills, hearing staff briefings, caucusing, and then voting each measure out to the Rules Committee. In the first group, the committee advanced bills on state accounts (HB 2675, with an amendment creating an adult day service facilities account), immigrant worker protections (2SHB 2105, after adopting a striker and Amendment 8 while rejecting amendments that would have changed enforcement and private rights of action), voting rights compliance (E3SHB 1710, with all proposed amendments rejected), AI content provenance and notices (E2SHB 1170, with Amendment 19 adopted to exempt state/local/tribal governments and certain video-game and technical uses), public official protections (2SHB 233, with a technical amendment adopted), WOTEC civil service coverage (HB 2249), JLARC work plan changes (HB 2120), LEOFF Plan 1 termination/restatement (E2SHB 2034, with several amendments adopted including creation of a pension surplus holding account and study directives, while proposals to redirect funds to the Climate Commitment Act or provide a lump-sum payment were rejected or withdrawn), supplemental retirement bargaining (HB 1069, with a striker adopted), port employee retirement exclusions (EHB 2179, with a striker adopted), local government revenue flexibility (ESHB 2442, with Amendment 72 adopted to remove a county public utility tax and other amendments rejected), wildfire mitigation funding (SHB 2089), and timberland REET changes (HB 1983). The committee also noted that it would not take action on some items in the packet, including SHB 1833. In the second group, the committee advanced bills on local housing tax remittance programs (ESHB 1717), renewable energy tax incentives and grants (E3SHB 1960, with a striking amendment adopted that adjusted rates, timing, and related provisions), nonprofit fundraising hall property tax relief (HB 2431), food bank sales tax relief (SB 6006), local tax increment financing (E2SHB 2451), temporary staffing services for nonprofit behavioral health entities (SB 6297), school and child care-related sales tax exemptions (SSB 6351, with a substitute adopted and the competing amendment made out of order), behavioral health work group extension and leadership council creation (2SHB 2429), Working Connections Child Care changes (SB 6353, with Amendment 43 adopted), language access guidelines for state agencies (SHB 2475), unpaid wage recovery (2SHB 2479), firearms background check fee authority (HB 2521, briefed but not acted on in the portion provided), public employee information sharing (HB 2091, briefed but not acted on in the portion provided), and Office of Independent Investigations jurisdiction changes (ESHB 2508, briefed but not acted on in the portion provided). Throughout the meeting, members and staff discussed fiscal notes, implementation costs, and whether amendments would increase or reduce state impacts, with several amendments aimed at narrowing scope, delaying implementation, or shifting enforcement and funding responsibilities.
FL

Florida 2026 4th Special Session

February 17, 2026 - 08:30 AM

Transcript Highlights:
  • Just walking through the operational piece of the electronic proof of registration.
  • It begs the question: I thought we had a secure voting process already.
  • Our state, again, is known for some of the most secure elections in the country.
  • Karen Woodall, Florida Center for Fiscal and Economic Policy... ...opposition.
  • Karen Woodall, Florida Center for Fiscal and Economic Policy, waves in opposition.
Summary: The committee took up a long agenda of bills, beginning with HB 4087, which authorizes the Highlands County Hospital District to evaluate options to sell, lease, or manage its hospital. An amendment adding fair market value as a consideration was adopted, and the bill then passed unanimously. HB 841, which eliminates the requirement for validation stickers on license plates and moves registration verification to electronic systems, also passed after questions about law enforcement procedures, pretextual stops, and consumer savings; a technical amendment was adopted first. HB 593, dealing with campaign fundraising while on official time, lobbying rules for water management districts, agency secretary travel reimbursement, and settlement conditions involving third parties, passed without opposition. CS for HB 1019, the PFAS-related bill phasing out aqueous film-forming foam and requiring testing of treated effluent and biosolids, passed after an amendment limiting local utility liability until EPA standards are set; speakers emphasized firefighter and water-quality concerns. Several local and administrative measures also advanced. HB 4089 conveyed the Trenton Train Depot to the City of Trenton, HB 6011 updated ethics disclosure procedures for Form 10 filings, and PCS for HB 1051 created a recall process for community development district board members while also addressing synthetic turf deed restrictions and landowner-control timelines. HB 1031 established a pilot callback system for state agency customer service lines, and CS for HB 961 removed a burdensome electronic signature requirement for salvaged titles. HB 1421, which requires land managers to consider cattle grazing on conservation lands, drew substantial debate over state parks, water quality, and land management; an amendment added ecological guardrails and the bill passed 20-3. CS for HB 253 expanded eligibility for the Veterans Dental Care Grant Program and passed unanimously, while HB 4039 required Broward County to study and hold a hearing before enlarging the Monarch Hill landfill landmark and passed despite opposition from the waste industry. CS for HB 755 eased Habitat for Humanity bond requirements in the Florida Keys and extended the Florida Keys Stewardship Act, and HB 1035 promoted nature-based coastal resiliency projects and permitting; both passed unanimously. The committee then considered major foreign influence and election integrity measures. CS for CS for HB 905, the FIRE Act, was substantially revised by strike-all to expand registration and disclosure requirements for foreign agents and foreign-supported political organizations, restrict gifts and contracts tied to foreign countries of concern, terminate sister city agreements with such countries, and strengthen penalties for transnational repression; members debated the treatment of Qatar, linkage institutes, and the broader impact on international students, and the bill passed 24-1. Finally, CS for HB 991 proposed sweeping election changes, including citizenship verification at registration, a citizenship oath, new voter ID rules, paper ballots except for disability accommodations, candidate party-affiliation timing rules, stronger foreign-money restrictions, and other enforcement provisions. Members raised extensive concerns about document submission, data retention, student IDs, seniors, disability access, and the burden of proof for citizenship, and the committee was still in the middle of that discussion when the transcript ended.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Transparent Artificial Intelligence Governance Alliance 12/11/25

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • , user-centered services, workforce empowerment, and innovation among others.
  • </c> the expense of safety and security. the expense of safety and security.
  • ,<00:04:46.880><c> transparency,</c><00:04:48.080><c> user</c><00:04:48.560><c> centered</c> security
  • , transparency, user centered security, transparency, user centered services,<00:04:49.600><c> workforce
  • Underfunded in IT and operating on shoestring and bubble gum and bailing wire.
Keywords: 1183, house