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FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
April 1, 2025 - 09:00 AM
Transcript Highlights:
- I'll be very brief and just close with a final statement that the Sunshine Genetics Program will save
Summary:
The Health Care Budget Subcommittee met and took up four bills. First, CS/HB 633 by Rep. Koster on managing entity reporting and transparency for behavioral health services was amended to clarify reporting requirements and timing, and to address the bill’s fiscal implementation through conferencing. Members and one public speaker supported the measure, emphasizing accountability and better use of state funds. The bill was reported favorably.
Next, CS/HB 531 by Rep. Hunschofsky on background screenings was amended with a strike-all that would require ACCA to create a public webpage with screening education, level-two screening standards, and a searchable catalog of positions requiring screening. Because the amendment changed the bill’s relating-to clause, the chair noted it would be temporarily postponed under House Rule 7.11D and returned to the committee later.
The committee then heard HB 1089 by Rep. Booth, which adds Duchenne muscular dystrophy to the recommended newborn screening panel, subject to appropriation. A parent testified in strong support, describing the benefits of earlier diagnosis and treatment, and several members spoke in favor. The bill was reported favorably. Finally, CS/HB 907 by Rep. Anderson created the Sunshine Genetics Program, an opt-in newborn whole-genome sequencing program, and established the Florida Institute for Pediatric Rare Diseases at FSU and a Sunshine Genetics Consortium. An amendment made funding contingent on appropriations and added Nicholas Children’s Hospital and Florida International University to the consortium board. After supportive testimony and debate, the bill was also reported favorably. The meeting then adjourned.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Finance and Tax Mar 5th, 2025
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Organizational business meeting to consider committee rules, an original resolution authorizing expenditures by the committee during the 119th Congress, S.347, to amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 Feb 5th, 2025 at 09:30 am
Environment and Public Works Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- that we legislate are actually implemented so that we can see the benefits that I refer to in my statement
Keywords:
brownfields, brownfield cleanup, site remediation, environmental cleanup, contaminated property, redevelopment, revitalization, CERCLA, Superfund, EPA grants, state response programs, environmental justice, disadvantaged communities, small communities, local government grants, nonprofit eligibility, community engagement, Alaska Native tribes, Regional Corporations, Village Corporations
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House DFL Media Availability 1/28/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
House - Chamber Meeting Jan 27th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- instruments can be recorded, providing that a deed or other instrument of writing may include a statement
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, March 4, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Now, let me read you a statement that was made by the border czar.
- Now, let me read you a statement that was made by the border czar.
- Now, let me read you a statement that was made by the border czar.
- Now, let me read you a statement that was made by the border czar.
- </c> together today and his great statement together today and his great statement and<06:02:27.520><
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Environment and Agriculture (02/03/2026)
Environment and Agriculture
Transcript Highlights:
- Yeah, I want to agree with the statement the Chair just made.
- </c><01:30:30.480><c> of</c> bill uh be the statement of bill uh be the statement of um<01:30:32.560>
- :30:38.159><c> development</c> statement regarding the um development statement regarding the um development
- </c><01:30:47.520><c> of</c> you can see that here in statement of you can see that here in statement
- is this even earlier statement, is this even necessary?
Committee:
House Environment and Agriculture
ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Judiciary Committee Aug 18th, 2026 at 10:00 am
Judiciary Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- And Chair Meardahl, I think that's a fair statement in terms of when people think And Chair Mirdall,
- I think that's a fair statement in terms of when people think of prison, they often think of maximum
- Chairman, not a question, just a statement.
- That statement has been said over and over. That’s not true.
- face when they're supposed to be an inmate, I don't think that they're going to be mollified by a statement
Committee:
Joint Judiciary Committee
ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Judiciary Committee Aug 18th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- And Chair Meardall, I think that's a fair statement in terms of when people think...
- And Chair Mirdall, I think that's a fair statement in terms of when people think of prison, they often
- Chairman, not a question, just a statement.
- That statement has been said over and over. That’s not true.
- face when they're supposed to be an inmate, I don't think that they're going to be mollified by a statement
Summary:
The Judiciary interim committee met with a full quorum and approved the June 17 minutes. The main discussion centered on a detailed Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation presentation about prison population, placement authority, classification, recidivism, and the role of transitional facilities. Director Colby Braun emphasized that DOCR’s job includes incarceration, supervision, victim services, and reentry, and said the department is operating over capacity, with people waiting in county jails and deferred placements. He described current and planned bed expansions, including added beds at MRCC, a proposed 600-bed minimum-custody men’s facility, and broader campus studies, while stressing that minimum, medium, and maximum custody are different security levels and that transitional facilities are tightly controlled placements, not releases.
Committee members questioned the meaning of “release” versus “placement,” the use of terms like inmate and resident, and whether state law should be clarified to distinguish incarceration from supervision or placement in community-based settings. Braun said the parole board controls release authority, while DOCR controls placement, and explained that people who reoffend while in community placement are generally returned to prison after due process. He also reviewed data showing lower one-year recidivism in recent years, the impact of GPS monitoring, and statistics indicating that most people released never get a transitional-facility placement, while those who do generally have better outcomes. Members also discussed whether transitional facilities and work-release programs should be considered halfway houses and how much freedom and security they involve.
The committee then heard a report from the Attorney General’s office on House Bill 1193 funding for law enforcement retention bonuses and tuition assistance. The office said all funds had been distributed, 73 of 101 recipients had reported back, 1,490 officers had received bonuses, and the average bonus amounts differed by agency size. Members generally viewed the program positively. Representative Steve Vetter also presented a pretrial services report, describing constitutional and statutory limits on pretrial detention, the use of risk assessment tools, court reminders, victim-notification practices, and North Dakota’s pilot pretrial programs. He suggested possible future legislation to expand detention authority for certain serious offenses and to require the Judiciary Committee to receive updated jail-population data before sessions. Finally, Megan Gordon from Legislative Council began her annual technical corrections bill presentation, outlining a series of non-substantive Century Code fixes such as cross-reference corrections, punctuation changes, and obsolete-reference removals.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Speaker Pro Tem, I just want to correct the statement that was made by my colleague from District 1 about
- I think that at times when we decide to make declarative statements we forget that not everybody has
- And it's really bold for individuals to come in here and make statements when they're not the ones that
- because there's an election coming up to please a lot of people in this chamber, to make public statements
- at A lot of people in this chamber to make public statements at the expense of educators and people
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Legislative Commission on Pensions and Retirement - 04/21/26
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Those would provide, although Senator Nelson doesn't like the statement of parity, but the same COLA
- Those would provide, although Senator Nelson doesn't like the statement of parity, but the same COLA
- We understand there are real fiscal pressures, but budgets are statements of priorities.
- No opening statements, no fanfare, no nothing. No.
- Cleborne, welcome to LCPR.<01:04:09.480><c> No</c><01:04:09.960><c> opening</c><01:04:10.320><c> statements
ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Higher Education Institutions Committee Apr 9th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- We heard a strong statement from college students across the state for the need for this on their college
- We heard a strong statement from college students across the state for the need for this. a strong statement
- The financial statements will be done at NDSU.
- The financial statements will be done at NDSU.
Summary:
The Higher Education Institutions Committee met on the Minot State University campus for presentations on campus operations, enrollment, and new academic initiatives. President Shirley reviewed recent audits, noting mostly clean results with only minor technical findings, and highlighted MSU’s broad academic offerings, specialized accreditations, athletics, and partnerships with Minot Air Force Base and the MSU Development Foundation. Members asked about declining interest in teacher education, tuition waivers for athletes, dual credit incentives, and how MSU decides when to launch new programs and avoid duplication within the university system.
Shirley also discussed several workforce-focused initiatives supported by the Legislature’s Workforce Education Innovation Funds, including the purchase of the Trinity Health Center West building for a downtown health sciences hub, a new daycare/preschool partnership near campus, the Aspire program to recruit rural students into teaching, and a paraprofessional-to-special-education degree pathway. Enrollment data showed overall headcount was flat at just under 2,750, but full-time equivalent enrollment rose slightly and new student numbers increased, including the largest freshman class in 15 years. The committee also discussed Minot State’s in-state tuition rate for all students, its dual credit “Emerging Scholars” scholarship, and concerns about the share of high school graduates who do not immediately pursue postsecondary education.
Faculty then presented two new programs funded in part by WEAF: an Innovation Engineering degree and a master’s program in counseling with an integrated addiction studies focus. The engineering program was described as industry-driven, designed with broad early coursework, hands-on learning, and local employer input to prepare students for western North Dakota workforce needs; officials said it had already drawn more applicants than expected and would use renovated library space and donated or grant-funded equipment. The counseling program will be mostly face-to-face with hybrid options, aims to address shortages in mental health and substance use providers, and is structured to help students meet licensure requirements. Committee members asked about startup costs, licensure supervision hours, and whether the programs would be on campus rather than online, and presenters said both programs had recently received required approvals and were moving forward.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- So, I appreciate this bill, but I have to echo Representative Holland's statement that we have to look
- So, I appreciate this bill, but I have to echo Representative Holland's statement that we have to look
- > but I have to echo Representative but I have to echo Representative Holland's<01:13:06.400><c> statement
- <c> we</c><01:13:07.440><c> have</c><01:13:07.600><c> to</c><01:13:07.760><c> look</c> Holland's statement
- that we have to look Holland's statement that we have to look at<01:13:08.080><c> this</c><01:13:08.320
Committee:
House Taxes
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Throughout my career, a 30-year career in urban, suburban, and rural districts, I have often heard the statement
- Chair Krisha does not either, so with that we'll do closing statement.
- 01:39:59.679><c> we'll</c><01:40:00.000><c> do</c><01:40:00.320><c> closing</c><01:40:00.719><c> statement
- </c> that we'll do closing statement that we'll do closing statement represent<01:40:02.480><c> thank
Committee:
House Education Finance
Keywords:
education finance, lease levy authority, graduation ceremonies, school districts, Minnesota Statutes, local revenue, funding increase, education, state appropriation, local control, HF3371, local optional revenue, school finance, general education aid, school district funding, referendum revenue, referendum market value, equalization aid, state aid, property tax levy
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Veterans and Military Affairs Division 3/4/26
Veterans and Military Affairs Division
Transcript Highlights:
- Scott Walker's statement that the U.S. and the Hmong SGU, or all the irregular forces in Laos, were in
- Seeing none, closing statements.
- Seeing<01:16:19.520><c> none,</c><01:16:20.000><c> closing</c><01:16:20.480><c> statements.
- </c><01:16:20.960><c> Uh,</c> Seeing none, closing statements. Uh, Seeing none, closing statements.
Committee:
House Veterans and Military Affairs Division
Keywords:
veterans benefits, Secret War, Laos veterans, eligibility process, burial fees, veteran designation, veterans affairs, food insecurity, homelessness, suicide prevention, state resources, reporting requirements, agency initiatives, veterans, educational assistance, tuition waiver, spouses, children, military service, benefits
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Limiting zoning authority of local governments over housing types 3/3/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I know [clears throat] I have a question then I have this statement a couple things as you know, uh,
- I have I have a question then I have I have I have a question then I have this<01:19:16.719><c> statement
- <c> couple</c><01:19:17.760><c> things</c><01:19:18.080><c> as</c><01:19:18.320><c> you</c> this statement
- a couple things as you this statement a couple things as you know<01:19:19.199><c> uh</c><01:19:19.440
- I'll try to be brief so I have time to go to the authors for a final statement, but I first wanted to
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
FL House Floor Session - 2026-02-19 (9:00AM Session)
Florida House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Representative Overdorf, thank you for that statement.
- Is that a fair statement? Okay.
- Like, I mean, the statement that racism is not inherent, I can agree with that because I believe it's
- Martin Luther King Day, the Attorney General put out a statement that we should all be ashamed of, and
- Martin Luther King Day, the Attorney General put out a statement that we should all be ashamed of.
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Senate Travel, Recreation, Wildlife & Cultural Resources Committee, February 17, 2026 - PM
Travel, Recreation, Wildlife & Cultural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- We had filled out a fiscal impact statement on this bill, but it said in the online notification that
- You know, the mission statement of the Cowboy State Agriculture Initiative is exactly this.
- You know, the the mission<00:32:04.399><c> statement</c><00:32:04.880><c> of</c><00:32:05.039><c> the
- </c><00:32:05.360><c> Cowboy</c><00:32:05.760><c> State</c><00:32:06.159><c> A</c> mission statement
- of the Cowboy State A mission statement of the Cowboy State A initiative<00:32:06.960><c> is</c><00:32
Keywords:
landowner licenses, hunting, wildlife management, quota hunt areas, game and fish commission, game management, hunting regulations, black bear, tracking dogs, wildlife conservation, conservation, contracting, supervisor, funding, districts, hunting licenses, donated licenses, life-threatening illness, vision impairment, nonprofit organizations
WY
Transcript Highlights:
- So, um, [sighs and gasps] you guys have the letter, a joint statement from WASCOP, signed by all 23 sheriffs
- Um, so one of the things I think we need to look at, and I guess I'm going to go back into my statement
- guess I'm going to go back into my and I guess I'm going to go back into my my<00:47:14.319><c> statement
- </c><00:47:16.400><c> Um,</c> my statement that I made earlier.
- Um, my statement that I made earlier.
Committee:
House Appropriations
Keywords:
Second Amendment, firearms, state rights, federal regulation, law enforcement, civil penalties, government liability, concealed carry, public colleges, university facilities, weapons legislation, self-defense, campus safety, weapons, age requirement, permits, HB0097, Wyoming firearms privacy, merchant category code, MCC
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Interim Joint Committee on State Government (11-13-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh, one question and then one statement, if I may, Mr.
- Uh, one question and then one statement<00:14:28.880><c> if</c><00:14:29.120><c> I</c><00:14:29.360><
- </c><00:14:29.839><c> Chairman,</c><00:14:30.800><c> uh,</c> statement if I may, Mr.
- Chairman, uh, statement if I may, Mr.
- Um and the second question/slash statement would be, um, I know kind of coming off of all the issues
Keywords:
Discussion of BR 25 (2026 RS) 04:15
Presentation on voting systems by ES&S 48:14
Presentation on voting systems by Hart InterCivic and Harp Enterprises 01:13:07, 958, all
Summary:
The committee met, approved the October 21 minutes, and then took up BR 25 for the 2026 regular session, a proposal to prohibit the use of tax dollars and public resources to advocate for or against ballot questions, including constitutional amendments. Senator Rawlings and the other presenters argued the current law already bars such advocacy but lacks meaningful enforcement, citing the 2024 school choice amendment campaign and other examples where public officials and school systems allegedly used taxpayer-funded resources to influence voters. They said the bill would add civil and criminal penalties, while preserving First Amendment rights for public employees acting in their personal capacities.
Much of the discussion focused on whether the bill should be limited to school districts or broadened to cover other public entities, and on how to define terms such as “advocating in impartial terms.” Members raised concerns about possible effects on county and city lobbying through groups like KLC and KCO, on legitimate factual explanations by public officials, and on whether the bill could unintentionally restrict needed representation for local governments. The sponsors said the measure was intended to be narrow, would be vetted further, and would not bar individuals from speaking on their own behalf.
Several members suggested revisions. Representative Lockett asked that schools and school employees be specifically named, and suggested separating the lobbying restrictions from the ballot-measure provisions into different bills. Representative Layman questioned the meaning of the bill’s language and whether it would cover factual testimony by officials. Representative Heen asked about a Jefferson County example involving legal fees used to challenge petition signatures; counsel said that situation would likely be allowable under the bill as drafted, though some members thought it should be covered. No final vote was taken on BR 25 during this discussion.