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NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Senate Energy and Natural Resources (01/08/2026)
Energy and Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm the chair of the State Building Code Review Board.
- In fact, the electrical code is part of the state building code.
- </c> code is part of the state building code. code is part of the state building code.
- I mean, just the question right now as to whether the state building code even regulates these things
- state building code even to whether the state building code even regulates<01:26:48.080><c> these</c
Committee:
Senate Energy and Natural Resources
ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
SB 2129 Conference Committee Apr 3rd, 2025 at 05:00 pm
Transcript Highlights:
- This is the state of North Dakota's law.
- We just don't have a state statute set up for it.
- Most of us have a lot of graduates that come from Kansas State.
- Personally, I can't answer for every clinic in the state, right? They're all different.
- Personally, I can't answer for every clinic in the state, right? They're all different.
Summary:
The conference committee on House/Senate Bill 2129 met to resolve the House amendment to the Senate-passed bill, which concerns exemptions related to veterinary practice. The main dispute centered on the House language adding terms such as “specialized or holistic trade” and expanding exemptions to include acupuncture/acupressure and non-veterinary dentistry, while the Senate preferred a narrower, more definitive list of exempt activities. Senators and House members discussed whether the word “includes” made the exemption open-ended, and whether equine dentistry should be treated as veterinary medicine or allowed as a separate practice.
Testimony from Dr. Sarah Lyons of the North Dakota Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners and veterinarian Troy Dutton emphasized that dentistry, including equine dentistry, is generally considered the practice of veterinary medicine and can involve invasive procedures and animal safety risks. They argued the House amendment lacked educational or licensing requirements and could allow untrained individuals to perform procedures such as dentistry or acupuncture. House members raised concerns about rural access, shortages of veterinarians, and the practical reality that some horse owners and equine practitioners currently perform float work and similar services.
After extended discussion, the committee did not reach agreement. Members noted that the House amendment language differed from the Senate version on the key exemption provisions, and that further review of proposed alternative language would be needed. A motion was made and approved by roll call that the committee was unable to agree at this time and would schedule another meeting. The meeting was then adjourned pending rescheduling.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Conference Committee on HF2432 5/13/25
Transcript Highlights:
- They do not all in our state every day.
- It expands the current law that requires state correctional inmates who assault state correctional officers
- </c> current law that requires state current law that requires state correctional<00:08:27.360><c> inmates
- who assault state correctional inmates who assault state correctional<00:08:29.440><c> officers</c><
- I move adoption of the language in the amendment coded SCS609A3 and direct council to insert the language
Summary:
The Public Safety and Judiciary Conference Committee met on May 13, 2025, with a quorum present and heard emotional testimony on Senate File 281, the coercion crime bill. Jamie Bumth testified about her son Carter’s death by suicide after being targeted in an online sextortion scheme, describing how the perpetrator groomed, shamed, and extorted him and urging lawmakers to hold offenders accountable and better protect children online. Members thanked her for sharing her story, and the committee then moved on without further discussion of that item.
The committee next adopted several agreed-upon policy items. It approved Article 4, R17 House language, which extends consecutive sentencing to local jail inmates who assault a sheriff’s correctional officer, mirroring existing law for state correctional inmates and limiting the scope to first- through fourth-degree assault. The motion passed unanimously.
Members also adopted Article 5, R1 Senate language with changes: replacing “preserve and protect” with “document,” removing a disputed provision related to fleeing individuals for future work, and inserting “active” so the language refers to facilitating the active search for a missing person. The committee then adopted the A3 amendment concerning felony murder resentencing, clarifying that when eligible individuals are resentenced, the predicate felony or lesser-included offense is redesignated for the felony murder charge while preserving the original conviction date, and applying the clarification to resentencings from August 1, 2023. All motions passed, and the committee adjourned after concluding its formal agenda.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- . 18 states have broadly Feasible to build.
- And I'll close with some thoughts on building codes.
- building code.
- Over the last decade, building codes have gotten much more expensive.
- And you... ...more building permits approved than any other state in the country.
Committee:
House Local Government
Summary:
The committee held an informational hearing on housing affordability and land-use policy, with presentations from Emily Hamilton of the Mercatus Center and Chris Cargill and Maddie Clark of the Mountain States Policy Center. Hamilton argued that housing shortages are driven largely by zoning, permit delays, parking mandates, and building-code rules, and cited examples where deregulation increased housing supply and moderated rents. She also discussed accessory dwelling unit reforms, state-local cooperation on zoning, possible building-code changes such as allowing single-stair mid-rise apartments and more units under the residential code, and said limited federal land releases near existing development could help in some cases.
Members asked about single-stair buildings, the role of large institutional investors, the shift toward “missing middle” housing, whether zoning is really a problem in Idaho, and whether federal land should be opened for development. Hamilton said investor demand is often attracted by supply constraints and that easing construction is the best long-term way to expand homeownership. She also said recent price increases were driven by both demand shocks since 2020 and long-term supply constraints. Several members expressed concern that the state is moving away from single-family zoning and that many Idaho residents still prefer detached homes.
Cargill and Clark presented polling and research from the Mountain States Policy Center showing strong public concern about housing costs: 86% of Idahoans called affordable housing a serious problem, 78% said legislators should act, 87% supported more flexibility for ADUs, and 69% supported automatic permit approval if regulators miss a reasonable deadline. They said respondents were divided on rent control and public housing versus reducing regulations, and argued that education is needed about the downsides of rent control. An Association of Idaho Cities representative noted Idaho already approves more building permits per capita than any other state and cautioned that automatic approvals could raise safety concerns. No votes were taken; the chair said the hearing was informational and adjourned after thanking the presenters.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- And finally, I'll talk a little bit about building code reform, which in Idaho is primarily a matter
- . 18 states have broadly Feasible to build.
- And I'll close with some thoughts on building codes.
- building code.
- Over the last decade, building codes have gotten much more expensive.
Committee:
House Local Government
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Natural Resources and Environment Apr 28th, 2026
Natural Resources & Environment
Transcript Highlights:
- water bottoms and state lands.
- There is a prohibition on cutting cypress on state water bottoms and state lands.
- I don't know what other states are doing.
- swamp in the state of Louisiana.
- Because I have property out of state. Right.
Committee:
House Natural Resources & Environment
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Energy Finance and Policy Committee 3/12/26
Energy Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Our state is not unique in this regard, as other states, including Colorado, have recently eliminated
- as other states unique in this regard as other states including<00:18:00.640><c> Colorado</c><00:18:
- </c> 1.7 million uh members of of the state. 1.7 million uh members of of the state.
- It it's been shown to be state.
- </c> that um your cooperative is building that um your cooperative is building some<00:57:35.040><c>
Committee:
House Energy Finance and Policy
Keywords:
utilities, rate cases, cost recovery, reporting requirements, gas infrastructure, 1183, house
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- 00:09:18.080><c> like</c> meanwhile other neighboring states like meanwhile other neighboring states
- </c> throughout the state. throughout the state.
- Um, so I think we do have to state.
- </c> the quality that we have in our state. the quality that we have in our state.
- </c> um in the federal law and the state law. um in the federal law and the state law.
Committee:
Senate Labor
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Committee on Housing Afternoon Subcommittee (04/22/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- So, um, towns already have the discretion to follow the fire code and the building code.
- So, um, towns already have the discretion to follow the fire code and the building code.
- code because they pre-exist some of the state laws and state code, especially on islands.
- </c><00:45:28.960><c> some</c> state code because they pre-exist some state code because they pre-exist
- </c><00:45:30.800><c> um</c> of the state laws and state code. um of the state laws and state code. um
Summary:
The subcommittee on SB 170 opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and then worked through the bill section by section, focusing first on a housing-related provision that would prohibit municipalities from requiring occupants to be related by blood or marriage. The chair proposed adding “school enrollment status” as a protected class to prevent towns from limiting where students may live, especially in Durham. Members debated whether that phrase was too vague and whether “educational status,” “enrollment status,” or “school enrollment status” was the best wording. Public testimony raised concerns that adding a new protected class could have broader implications under the state’s anti-discrimination law and could also affect municipal zoning authority, while supporters argued the bill was aimed at preventing local rules that restrict student housing and group living arrangements. The subcommittee did not take a final vote on that language during the discussion.
The committee then turned to land-use and subdivision provisions. The Department of Environmental Services testified that its test-pit and related land-development rules are already protective of groundwater and surface water, and that municipalities sometimes impose stricter setbacks or other requirements locally. Builders and housing advocates argued that more stringent local requirements for test pits, well siting, and related approvals add time and cost and can impede housing development, while some municipal concerns were raised about aquifer and wellhead protection overlay districts and local groundwater safeguards. Public testimony also supported making state standards uniform across municipalities, though one speaker noted that local and state review processes can differ and that the bill could simplify approvals.
The subcommittee also discussed a road-length provision, with one member supporting limits on municipal caps that could impede development and another suggesting a possible water-and-sewer-capacity qualifier. Additional sections were explained as allowing utilities and infrastructure to be placed in subdivision open spaces or perimeter buffers, and requiring municipalities to act quickly on plan changes after initial review. The chair indicated support for several of the sections as drafted, and the discussion ended with the committee moving through the remaining provisions without recorded final votes in the transcript.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- a correct code reference.
- a correct code reference.
- Section 49-425, Idaho Code, to revise a provision regarding registration stickers.
- House Bill No. 538 by the State Affairs Committee, an act relating to state government and state affairs
- This is a big deal for the State of Idaho, and they’re doing a good job.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- That's not a new section of code at all.
- The problem that we're running into is that we're building county buildings now.
- We're building courthouses and courtrooms and county buildings and all that.
- We're building courthouses and courtrooms and county buildings and all that.
- State preemption laws in Idaho's state preemption laws in Idaho's... It is attached to the person.
Committee:
House State Affairs
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> shortage already identified by the state shortage already identified by the state of<00:20:07.280
- </c><01:25:19.920><c> um</c> be learned uh from the other states um be learned uh from the other states
- It was a State Medicaid director letter that said states, if you continue to do this or if you have any
- c><01:34:31.880><c> Medicaid</c> all the states it was a State Medicaid all the states it was a State
- </c><01:34:34.520><c> if</c> director letter that said um States if director letter that said um States
Committee:
Senate Human Services
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
MS Senate Floor - 11 February, 2026; 10:00 AM
Mississippi Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> address the state senate. address the state senate.
- of so the state of emergency the state of so the state of emergency is<00:50:57.040><c> let's</c><00
- The state code dictates a specific Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality to administer surface
- state to me again who's you state or state to me again who's asking<01:48:45.520><c> for</c><01:48:45.760
- </c> for the state. for the state.
FL
Florida 2026 4th Special Session
January 21, 2026 - 01:00 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- I talked to City Council Ray Chrisman at the City Council.
- government how we operate our terminology and state law.
- Israel is a state.
- What does it have to do with the United States?
- state trying to steal land.
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
S/C on County & Regional Government May 5th, 2025
S/C on County & Regional Government
Transcript Highlights:
- Multiple cities across the state already have this opportunity.
- This bill mirrors local government code 147.
- I have one of the fastest growing districts in the state.
- I am seeking your help to make changes in the state law that would help address this issue.
- We are one of the largest continuum of care in the state of Texas.
Committee:
House S/C on County & Regional Government
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- Are we writing federal law in our state code in this piece of legislation?
- Are we writing federal law in our state code in this piece of legislation?
- And she may be right, but it was heavily debated that federal law was interjected in state code, in state
- and state.
- and state.
Committee:
House Local Government
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Local and County Government Feb 10th, 2026
Local and County Government
Transcript Highlights:
- So many times when there's a city council meeting, they don't have time to publish to get that information
- So what this bill simply says is once it reverts back for back taxes or for city code violations to the
- city or the county, that the state would release those liens so that those two entities could get those
Committee:
Senate Local and County Government
Keywords:
municipal ordinances, local government, ordinance publication, posting requirement, public notice, municipal law, city ordinances, town ordinances, county government, newspaper publication, effective date, Oklahoma statutes, 11 O.S. 14-106, ordinance notice, government oversight, healthcare authority, property lien, county treasury, Oklahoma, municipalities
Summary:
The Senate Local and County Government Committee met and first announced that Senate Bill 1619 would be laid over to a later date. The committee then heard Senate Bill 1265, which would extend the deadline for municipalities to publish ordinances from 15 days to 30 days, with supporters citing the decline of daily newspapers and the need to help cities meet publication requirements. The bill received a due pass recommendation and advanced on an 8-0 vote.
The committee next considered Senate Bill 1198, which would require the Oklahoma Health Care Authority to release liens on property owned by a city or county when requested by the local treasurer. Senator Mann explained that the measure is intended to help local governments reuse tax-delinquent or code-violation properties for affordable housing, since liens can exceed the value of the property. The bill advanced on a 7-1 vote.
After a brief recess, the committee took up Senate Bill 2046, as amended by committee substitute, which would allow the Department of Environmental Quality to determine the legality of campsites and evaluate whether sanitary and environmental standards are met. Members questioned the bill’s definitions, reporting thresholds, timelines, fiscal impact, and the role of DEQ and the Department of Public Safety in notifying counties and ordering removal of camps. Following debate, the bill advanced on a 6-2 vote.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- The third tier of value is also subject to the state general levy, which also is unchanged in this bill
- </c><00:02:50.040><c> Trails</c> to public Waters or state Trails to public Waters or state Trails administered
- </c> of value is also subject to the state of value is also subject to the state general<00:03:26.599
- </c><00:12:41.040><c> um</c> resort Community brings to our state um resort Community brings to our state
- </c> we're going to ask the uh Senate council we're going to ask the uh Senate council um<00:26:06.200
Committee:
Senate Taxes
ID
Idaho 2026 Regular Session
Agenda Feb 23rd, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- That position is funded by both the state and the state and covers Valley and Boise counties.
- Why did I put state legislators in there?
- And since the state lost them, the state should pay instead of the county. Go ahead. Thank you, Mr.
- Representative Boyle, does the state have the ability to ask reimbursement from another state then, to
- It's our prisoner, our state prisoner, that escapes and goes to another state and has to be collected
Summary:
The Idaho Judiciary, Rules and Administration Committee began with introductions of a new page and visiting family members, then unanimously approved the minutes from February 19, 2026. The committee heard presentations from court administrators on court assistance offices, family court services, and treatment courts. Testimony described services for self-represented litigants, family law support, mediation and fee assistance, and the structure and outcomes of treatment courts. Members asked questions about recidivism, sanctions, and court procedures, and one line of questioning about child interviews in family cases was cut short because of pending legislation in that area.
The committee then took up House Bill 692, which would expand access to child protection hearings and create a rebuttable presumption for attendance by children, relatives, foster parents, fictive kin, service providers, and legislators unless the judge finds exclusion appropriate. The sponsor and advocates said the bill would improve transparency and allow children and caregivers to be heard; opponents raised concerns about overbreadth, confidentiality, and the inclusion of legislators and broad categories of service providers. After discussion, the committee rejected a motion to send the bill directly to the floor and instead approved a substitute motion to send it to general orders by a 15-1 vote.
Next, House Bill 23, a House rule change for procedures during a call of the house, was explained as allowing members and staff access to offices and restrooms while still requiring attendance and voting. It passed unanimously. House Bill 683, concerning sex offender residency definitions and removing a care-facility exemption near schools or daycares, also passed unanimously after testimony from the sponsor and a sheriff. House Bill 684, shifting transport costs for escaped state prisoners from counties to the state, passed unanimously as well. Finally, House Bill 615, which would add religious gatherings and houses of worship to the disturbing-the-peace statute, drew both support and constitutional concerns about vagueness and First Amendment issues; it passed the committee 9-2 and was sent to the floor.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.
- Speaker, we are the Committee on State Affairs.
- Speaker, we are the Committee on State Affairs.
- Amending Section 63.30-25 Idaho Code.
- The state system lost the prisoner.
Summary:
The House convened with 66 members present, approved the journal, and received a Senate message transmitting enrolled House Bill 504 to the Judiciary, Rules and Administration Committee for delivery to the Governor. Committee reports followed, including several bills recommended do pass and referred to the appropriate committees or calendars, along with House Bill 562 being placed on general orders without objection.
During third reading, the House first took up House Joint Memorial 14, which urges federal agencies to advance water-storage research and planning in Idaho, including small and medium reservoir feasibility, basin studies, and a long-term goal of 750,000 acre-feet of new storage by 2100; it passed by voice vote and was sent to the Senate. The House then passed House Bills 676, 737, 615, 683, 684, 645, 703, 560, and 637, with recorded votes on several measures. The bills addressed geothermal utility water-right planning, consolidation of state agency functions, disturbing the peace at religious services, sex-offender residency clarification, reimbursement for counties retrieving escaped prisoners, portable benefits for independent contractors, consolidation of DOPL disciplinary provisions, allowing prospective jurors to serve as poll workers, and recognizing foreign gold and silver coin as legal tender in Idaho. House Bill 637 passed on a narrower 55-13 vote; the others passed with larger margins.
Members also agreed to hold the remaining third-reading bills one legislative day. In announcements, committees scheduled upcoming meetings, the Energy Caucus and construction industry reception were noted, and members were reminded to submit amendments before the next general orders calendar. The House then adjourned until 10:30 a.m. on Friday, February 27, 2026.