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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee 2/17/25
Agriculture Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- I think it would be important at maybe a future hearing.
- I think it would be important at maybe a future hearing.
- I think it would be important at maybe a future hearing.
- Members, this bill would be laid over at the end of the bill hearing.
- </c> thank you madam chair for the hearing thank you madam chair for the hearing and<00:22:45.360><c>
Committee:
House Agriculture Finance and Policy
Keywords:
agriculture, agricultural education, leadership development, Minnesota Agricultural Education and Leadership Council, MAELC, chapter 41D, grant funding, general fund appropriation, commissioner of agriculture, farm education, youth agriculture programs, ag literacy, workforce development, extension education, research funding, extension services, technology transfer, grant programs
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> sharing regionally and we always hear sharing regionally and we always hear that<00:23:04.480><c
- With that, we will close the public hearing and we'll open the last of the public hearings in just a
- With that, we will close the public hearing and we'll open the last of the public hearings in just a
- With that, we will close the public hearing and we'll open the last of the public hearings in just a
- </c><02:14:10.920><c> is</c> holding a separate public hearing is holding a separate public hearing is
Committee:
Senate Finance
MN
Transcript Highlights:
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- </c> committee members for hearing the bill. committee members for hearing the bill.
- </c> you and so if you hear a uh if you hear you and so if you hear a uh if you hear an<01:10:28.239>
- </c> hearing the bill uh justformationally. hearing the bill uh justformationally.
- </c> appreciate you hearing our bill today. appreciate you hearing our bill today.
Committee:
House Taxes
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
JHA Public Hearing - Tue Feb 11, 2025 @ 2:00 PM HST
Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><01:18:45.080><c> judge</c> during my first trro hearing judge during my first trro hearing judge
- </c> and her words reflected in the hearing and her words reflected in the hearing minutes<01:18:49.199
- </c><01:30:06.520><c> that</c> this on my own I am sorry to hear that this on my own I am sorry to hear
- </c> admonition at the start of the hearing admonition at the start of the hearing that<01:58:41.159>
- </c><02:57:15.120><c> no</c><02:57:15.319><c> others</c> Garcia okay hearing no others Garcia okay hearing
Committee:
House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs
Summary:
The committee heard three House bills related to the Department of Hawaiian Homelands. HB 606 would extend the Act 279 special fund to June 30, 2028, continue deposits and appropriations to help eliminate the DHHL waitlist, and require a strategic plan and annual reporting. DHHL strongly supported the measure, saying most of the initial $600 million had been used and that the need remains large, with more than 29,000 people on the waitlist. Public testimony also supported the bill, emphasizing its importance to Native Hawaiian families and concerns about Hawaiians leaving the islands because of housing costs. A member noted the bill is a priority and that the committee will keep working on how to fund another $600 million.
HB 1086 would exempt DHHL homestead lot and housing development from general excise and use taxes. DHHL supported the bill, saying any tax savings would reduce the eventual cost of housing for low-income beneficiaries. The Department of Taxation said it could administer the measure and noted it is already being implemented under the governor’s emergency proclamation, with a proposed effective date of January 1, 2026. The Tax Foundation of Hawaii offered technical comments and urged the committee to weigh existing benefits already received by DHHL beneficiaries.
HB 1307 would appropriate funds for DHHL water well development and geothermal exploration on Hawaiian homelands. DHHL said the bill is a follow-up to prior study funding and would support slim-hole drilling, site evaluation, and consultant work to identify viable geothermal resources, especially on Hawaiʻi Island. Several testifiers opposed the bill, arguing there had been inadequate beneficiary consultation, raising environmental, cultural, and safety concerns, and objecting to using $20 million for geothermal rather than housing. In response to committee questions, DHHL staff explained that the goal is to gather information for a future public-private partnership to develop geothermal electricity, and that a Chapter 343 environmental review would be required later in the process. No votes were taken during the portion of the meeting provided.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Ways and Means (02/05/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- Okay, seeing none, I'll close the public hearing on HB 688, and that concludes this morning's hearings
- Our next hearing is at 1 o'clock.
- </c><01:55:06.520><c> on</c><01:55:06.639><c> HP</c> public hearing on HP public hearing on HP 688<01
- um so our next morning's hearings um so our next hearing<01:55:17.840><c> is</c><01:55:18.000><c> at
- </c><01:55:19.360><c> HP</c> hearing is at 1 o'clock we'll hear HP hearing is at 1 o'clock we'll hear
Summary:
The committee first held a public hearing and then an executive session on HB 650, a housekeeping-style bill from the Joint Committee on Dedicated Funds. Testimony explained that the bill would remove references to two already-repealed dedicated funds, split the state parks dedicated fund so Cannon Mountain winter activities would be tracked separately from the rest of the parks system, and place a $1 million cap on the robotics education fund so excess money would revert to the general fund. Supporters said the changes were mainly administrative but would improve accounting and avoid timing issues; committee members asked about a typographical error in the bill text and whether the measure was more than housekeeping. The committee later voted 16-0 to recommend HB 650 ought to pass, and then placed it on the consent calendar.
The committee also opened a public hearing on HB 585, which would revise the property tax exemption for religious organizations. Representative John Janigian, the sponsor, said the bill was intended to help small churches and other religious groups that own parsonages or worship buildings but no longer have a resident pastor, allowing them to rent space or use property for church purposes without losing the exemption so long as the money is used for church operations, maintenance, or outreach. He described his Salem church’s parsonage being taxed after it was no longer occupied by a pastor, and said the bill would prevent similar burdens on small congregations. Former Representative Betty Gay testified in support, describing prior assessor actions in Salem that taxed church land and buildings very aggressively, while a Municipal Association representative testified in opposition. Committee members raised questions about how terms such as “regularly recognized and constituted denomination” would be defined, whether the bill could be applied consistently to larger denominations with multiple parishes, and whether legislative research should review past treatment of similar cases.
NY
New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
New York State Senate Session - 06/01/2026
New York Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- things that they should not hear.
- THINGS THAT THEY SHOULD NOT HEAR.
- Because you get to hear important things that you don't expect to hear from someone like him.
- BECAUSE YOU GET TO HEAR IMPORTANT THINGS THAT YOU DON'T EXPECT TO HEAR FROM SOMEONE LIKE HIM.
- Seeing and hearing none, the debate is closed.
Summary:
The Senate convened, approved the prior journal, and then processed a series of motions to discharge bills from committees and substitute identical Senate bills, which were so ordered. Several bills were also recalled from the Assembly, had reconsideration votes taken, and were restored to the third reading calendar after receiving 58 ayes. Amendments were received on a number of bills, and those measures retained their place on the calendar.
The main business of the day was Privileged Resolution 2318, sponsored by Leader Stewart-Cousins, honoring Senator Michael Gianaris with the President Pro Tempore and Senate Majority Leader’s Legislative Legacy Award. The resolution and floor remarks reviewed his long career in the Assembly and Senate, his role as Deputy Majority Leader and floor leader, and his work on housing, criminal justice, voting rights, labor, environmental, consumer, transit, animal welfare, and other major legislation. Members from both parties spoke at length, praising his strategic skill, mentorship, humor, and influence, while also noting his support for younger members and his commitment to family.
Several senators described personal experiences showing Gianaris’s mentorship and political guidance, and many referenced his Greek American identity, Queens roots, and interests such as Star Wars and the Mets. Senators also emphasized that he was leaving on his own terms to spend more time with his wife and daughters. The resolution was adopted with broad support, and Gianaris then spoke in response, reflecting on nearly 30 years in state government, the major laws passed during his tenure, and the relationships he built in the chamber.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Legislative Commission on Pensions and Retirement - 05/05/26
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- So I hope he hears us.
- So I hope he hears us.
- So I hope he hears us.
- So I hope he hears us.
- So I hope he hears us.
ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Higher Education Institutions Committee Apr 9th, 2026 at 08:30 am
Higher Education Institutions Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- So you'll hear a lot about HLC. That's our national accreditor.
- We've been hearing from the industry that there's a need.
- We've been hearing from the industry that there's a need.
- We've been hearing from the industry that there's a need.
- So I totally hear what Representative Martinson's saying.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Water and Natural Resources Sep 11th, 2025
Water & Natural Resources Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- Committee, my name is Camille Can you hear me? Okay.
- Chair, a hearing.
- What I'm hearing too here are a bit of solutions.
- So, what I'm hearing, Madam Chair.
- Can you hear me? Hello, yes, we can hear you. You have three minutes. Okay, thank you.
Committee:
House Water & Natural Resources Committee
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House State Government Finance and Policy Committee 1/21/25
State Government Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> this committee and you're going to hear this committee and you're going to hear from<00:03:07.360
- </c><00:03:44.760><c> today</c> the LCC and then you'll also hear today the LCC and then you'll also
- Yeah, let's hear from your testifiers.
- </c> your discretion yeah let's uh let's hear your discretion yeah let's uh let's hear from<00:53:47.520
- Thanks for taking the time today to hear this bill.
Committee:
House State Government Finance and Policy
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- Hearing no there any objections? Hearing no there any objections?
- Hearing no objections, the objections? Hearing no objections, the objections?
- Yesterday, I didn't even hear him. didn't even hear him. didn't even hear him.
- That I didn't hear to start smoking. That I didn't hear to start smoking. That I didn't hear you.
- I'm glad to hear that. I well, good. I'm glad to hear that. I well, good. I'm glad to hear that.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Senate Energy and Natural Resources (02/18/2025)
Energy and Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- Seeing none, we'll close the hearing.
- Seeing none, we'll close the hearing.
- Seeing none, we'll close the hearing.
- Seeing none, we'll close the hearing. I know too many left. E. Open up the hearing to...
- And I think you may hear today, I don't know if you'll hear from the folks from um that own the turnkey
Committee:
Senate Energy and Natural Resources
DE
Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Environment, Energy & Transportation Committee Meeting Jun 23rd, 2026
Environment, Energy & Transportation
Transcript Highlights:
- I didn't hear Maryland, but I assume they'd be coming on board. I assume that they are.
- Can you hear me? Yes, we can. Okay. I thought it was very important.
- That's one that I'd like to hear from others.
- I didn't hear anybody say we can't do this.
- And one of the things that I keep hearing is that we have a luxury of time.
Committee:
Senate Environment, Energy & Transportation
Summary:
The committee heard several bills focused on energy, public safety, and environmental cleanup. House Bill 455 would create a historic preservation license plate to raise funds and awareness for Delaware preservation efforts, and House Bill 471 would tighten rules and penalties for off-highway vehicles on shared private roads, with golf carts excluded. House Substitute No. 1 for House Bill 439, the Truth in E-Bike Marketing Act, would require clearer disclosures when selling electric mopeds and electric motorcycles so consumers understand classification, power, and licensing/insurance requirements. House Substitute No. 1 for House Bill 407, related to the Hazardous Substance Cleanup Act and brownfields, would shift funding for brownfield cleanup from the original realty transfer tax approach to a dedicated share of the hazardous substance cleanup fund and raise civil penalties for fraudulent acts. The committee also approved the June 18, 2026 minutes once quorum was reached.
Most of the meeting centered on House Substitute No. 1 for House Bill 233, as amended, a large-load/data center bill intended to protect ratepayers from costs tied to massive new electricity users. The sponsor and Public Advocate said PJM’s warnings about a coming reliability backstop auction made it urgent to establish a Delaware framework now, requiring large energy users to sign utility agreements, cover their share of transmission, distribution, and capacity costs, and comply with curtailment and other protections. Supporters from environmental groups and some labor and business voices said the bill was needed to prevent cost shifts to households and small businesses, while opponents argued it was being rushed, could deter investment, and might unintentionally affect other industries; several asked for more time and clearer definitions. No vote was taken in the portion provided.
The committee also took up House Bill 470, which would authorize Delmarva Power, with PSC approval, to build and operate utility-owned battery storage and spread costs across the customer base. The sponsor and Delmarva said the bill would improve reliability quickly and help avoid outages, while the chair expressed concern that the state had not yet fully studied whether utility-owned or competitively procured storage is the best model, noting a recent SEU storage study and broader policy questions. Supporters said utility storage could be deployed faster and help with peak shaving, while others urged a competitive process; the transcript cuts off before any final action on HB 470.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House OKs $15.4 million supplemental public safety package 5/4/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Speaker, if you don't mind, I'm having trouble hearing. Never mind. Okay. Thank you.
- </c><00:12:32.240><c> We</c><00:12:32.399><c> hear</c><00:12:32.639><c> time</c> that this is a huge
- We hear time that this is a huge need.
- We hear time and<00:12:33.040><c> time</c><00:12:33.279><c> again</c><00:12:33.680><c> about</c><00:12
- </c><00:25:59.919><c> enforcement,</c><00:26:00.480><c> the</c> hear from our law enforcement, the hear
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- We will go right into public hearing on Senate Bill 1408 since the Senator is here and the Senate is
- You hear people say, well, people drive it anyway. The easy thing is, let's just put a...
- Seeing none, that will conclude the hearing on Senate Bill 1408.
- Thank the Chair and the members for taking that time and hearing me.
- Maybe it's my chosen profession, but I am offended when I hear somebody say courts don't work.
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Chronic Wasting Disease TF Jan 7th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Hearing no objection. The minutes are approved.
- We are hearing complaints from hunters.
- We're hearing that same trend this year.
- I hear this.
- Are you hearing anything on that? I hear a lot anecdotally on that, Mr. Chairman.
Summary:
The meeting began with roll call, approval of the agenda, and approval of the prior minutes, followed by a presentation from Julie Grenwald of Louisiana Hunters for the Hungry. She described the nonprofit’s work collecting and distributing protein to food banks and agencies statewide through freezer clean-out days, deer donations processed by more than 50 processors, fish donations through Venice Marina, and a paused-but-planned-to-reopen feral hog program. Members asked about processor locations, signage, exotic species, funding, sponsorships, and disease safety; Grenwald said the program is protected under Louisiana’s Good Samaritan Law and that wildlife and fisheries agents help connect processors and promote the program. She also noted the organization is looking for more partners and ways to expand access and awareness.
The task force then received an update from Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries on chronic wasting disease testing. Jonathan Bordelon reported more than 2,800 samples collected and over 2,300 results returned, with nine positives to date: eight in Tensas Parish and one confirmed new detection in Concordia Parish from a hunter-harvested deer. He said the Concordia positive triggered the state’s CWD response plan, including a declaration of emergency and a future rulemaking process to adjust control-area boundaries. Members asked about symptomatic deer, harvest trends, and whether the disease appears to be spreading along the river; Bordelon said most positives were asymptomatic hunter-harvested deer and that harvest numbers remain near record highs.
William McKinley of the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks then gave an extensive presentation on Mississippi’s CWD experience. He said Mississippi has had 529 detections across 18 counties since 2018, with prevalence rising from about one in 500 samples to roughly one in 40 this year, and that some counties near the Tennessee line are seeing severe impacts. He described Mississippi’s surveillance system, voluntary sampling, taxidermist partnerships, targeted tags for properties near positives, bans on feeding and baiting in CWD zones, and research on environmental contamination, raccoons, and strain differences. Members asked about high-fence enclosures, live deer movement restrictions, Tennessee’s regulations, environmental testing capacity, and whether more aggressive measures or LSU research capacity could help Louisiana; McKinley said the disease is expanding despite management efforts and emphasized early detection, rapid response, and continued interstate coordination.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Gov. Walz and House & Senate leader press conference announcing budget targets 5/15/25
Transcript Highlights:
- What you're hearing outside of E-12 lawmakers outside the door.
- I think Leader Damoth is going to hear some of the same, and that we compromise.
- So I hear the passion on the issue of Medicaid. That's exactly right.
- You hear it? Passions. This is what happens when you compromise.
- They're going to go hear this. I'm gonna hear it. That's the way this should be done.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- You hear a lot of good things about these new reactor technologies.
- And during the wildfire hearings, he filed bankruptcy.
- So, you know, I, I hear exactly what you're saying.
- Hearing none, the chair recognizes Chairman King to close. I close.
- The chair hears none. The HCR 101 is left pending. Yeah All right.
Bills:
HB14 , HB 106 , HB146 , HB267 , HB274 , HB 1127 , HB1359 , HB1393 , HB1584 , HB1640 , HB1710 , HB2152 , HCR101 , HJR8 , HR51 , HB106 , HB146 , HB267 , HB274 , HJR8 , HR51
Committee:
House State Affairs
Keywords:
nuclear energy, advanced reactors, energy security, grant programs, Texas Advanced Nuclear Energy Office, HB 106, oil and gas, Railroad Commission of Texas, overhead electrical lines, electrical distribution system, power line maintenance, administrative penalty, Natural Resources Code, oil and gas lease, well operator, energy safety, utility infrastructure, regulatory compliance, cleanup fund, oil and gas regulation and cleanup fund
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- We will only hear from invited testimony today.
- Certainly, we hear the.
- hear the speaker talking.
- So I would be curious to hear that.
- I'm always curious to hear where that comes in.
Committee:
House Intergovernmental Affairs
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- Welcome to this 10:00 a.m. hearing of the House Committee on Health.
- of a total network failure, which has happened but not very often, we may need to reschedule the hearing
- um but it's a 1232 did not get a hearing um but it's a very<00:14:40.399><c> similar</c><00:14:40.800
- He thanked the committee for hearing the important measure, said HMSA stands on its written testimony
- Thank you so much for hearing this measure and for the opportunity to testify in support.
Committee:
House Health
Summary:
The House Committee on Health heard testimony on several measures. On HB 1233 relating to storm water management, the Attorney General’s office said the state may need to share costs with counties for any new inspection or regulatory program. Testifiers strongly supported the bill, including the Hawaiian Lifeguard Association and a community member who described her daughter’s death in a poorly maintained detention pond and urged statewide inspections and a comprehensive approach. A member asked the Attorney General about the cost-sharing issue, and the office said state appropriations would be needed if counties are required to take on new duties.
The committee then heard HB 245 on student heat exposure safety. The Department of Education, Department of Health, and the Hawaii State Council on Developmental Disabilities supported the measure. A physician testifying for the Climate Change and Health Working Group described children’s vulnerability to heat and cited examples from other states that adopted stronger heat guidelines after school heat deaths. The Department of Education said it could do the feasibility study without additional funding and preferred to wait for the study before deciding on equipment needs. The Attorney General’s office later testified on HB 903, authorizing schools to maintain bronchodilators, supporting the concept but warning that the bill’s definition of school was broad and that DOE may not have jurisdiction over all covered entities; it suggested changing “protocol” to “guidelines” and involving the Public Charter School Commission.
On HB 1314 relating to youth mental health, the Department of Education testified in opposition, though no additional testimony was offered. The committee also heard HB 1334 on meat donation, with DLNR and the Hawaii Farm Bureau supporting the measure. HB 799 on health care drew support from HMSA and the Hawaii Association of Health Plans, while the Department of Health said it supported the intent but wanted amendments, including limiting the bill to Maui, adding a sunset, and requiring a study of quality and access impacts. On HB 952 relating to Parkinson’s disease research, the Department of Health said the proposal would require additional appropriations and staffing and suggested a public-private partnership approach; the Hawaii Parkinson Association, Queen’s clinicians, and other supporters testified that a registry would help identify the number of patients and improve care. Finally, SHPDA strongly supported HB 1431 establishing an oral health task force, saying the state lacks sufficient dental oversight and that both keiki and kūpuna need better access to services.