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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Conference Committee on S.F. 3432 - Omnibus Judiciary and Public Safety Appropriations - 05/13/26
Transcript Highlights:
- And then the House language has appropriations all in Article 1.
- Following that, starting at the bottom of R7 is Senate Article 2, House Article 2, and the policy provisions
- of R7 is Senate Article 2, House Article<00:18:07.360><c> 2,</c><00:18:08.240><c> and</c><00:18:09.040
- ><c> the</c><00:18:09.680><c> uh,</c><00:18:09.720><c> policy</c> Article 2, and the uh, policy Article
- It establishes a Article 2, Section 1.
Summary:
The Safety and Security Conference Committee met on May 13, 2026, with a quorum present and no immediate vote taken. Chairs explained the committee was working ahead of a possible target so it could act quickly later if needed, then proceeded with member introductions and a reminder about committee decorum. Staff noted a microphone delay and said the meeting would include a side-by-side walk-through of the House and Senate policy language and a review of the fiscal spreadsheet.
Fiscal staff summarized major differences in court, public safety, and legislative security funding. The House and Senate proposals differed on safety and security funding for the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, and District Courts, as well as on courthouse grants, capital security enhancements, and a new legislative/protective services unit. Staff also reviewed Senate-only and House-only items, including a Senate proposal to require removal of insignia from public safety vehicles sold to the public, and House provisions for a security services task force and member security costs. Total general fund impacts were reviewed, with the House total corrected to include an open appropriation that had been omitted from the spreadsheet totals.
Nonpartisan staff then walked through the policy differences. The Senate language focused on a Protective Services Unit and security for principal state officials, while the House language focused on a Legislative Services Unit and security for legislators. Both bills included provisions on Capitol Complex Security, reporting requirements, and reimbursement arrangements with local law enforcement, but differed on details such as whether elected officials must provide contact information to DPS and how requests for personal protective services are handled. The House-only amendment A8 was presented for discussion; it would revise emergency contact provisions, replace the House’s personal protective services request language with a more detailed threat assessment and mitigation framework, direct implementation of the new unit, and make related reimbursement and technical changes.
Judge Richard Kyle, president of the Minnesota District Judges Association, testified in support of stronger judicial and court safety measures. He described rising threats against judges, citing survey results showing high rates of judges limiting personal information, receiving inappropriate communications, changing personal behavior, and experiencing threats to themselves and family members. He said the association supports legislative authorization and funding for home security and personal data protections for judicial officers, and emphasized that safety concerns for judges and court staff have become more serious in recent years.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- This bill authorizes the clerks to retain the full amount of revenue collected by the Article 5 Revenue
- Later on in the article, it speaks about this little-known trend in largely unregulated U.S. surrogacy
- And no one here would probably say that the article you reference is not an abuse, that we should give
- And no one here would probably say that the article you reference is not an abuse, that we should give
- And specifically from that article, I think that there's a few things to note.
Committee:
Senate Appropriations
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
Senate Chamber Feb 7th, 2026 at 12:19 pm
New Mexico Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- A new section of Chapter 30, Article 7, NMSA 1978, is enacted to read: Section 2.
- A new section of Chapter 30, Article 7, NMSA 1978, is enacted to read: New material.
- A new section of Chapter 30, Article 7, NMSA 1978, is enacted to read: New material.
- A new section of Chapter 30, Article 7, NMSA 1978, is enacted to read: Section 8.
- A new section of Chapter 30, Article 7, NMSA 1978, is enacted to read: B.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- John is now our Article 2 analyst and you can see all our analysts over here to my left.
- David Serza is the analyst for Article 3 and Elizabeth Lucina rounds out our team.
- Eamon handles articles six, seven, and eight. We also have C.C.
- So those amounts, let me point out the supplemental article or article nine.
- So, when I look at your slide here that lays out all fun by article.
Committee:
House Appropriations
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- House Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives, by virtue of the authority vested in us by Article
- proclaim: Section one: The Legislature of the State of Florida convened in special session pursuant to Article
- Secretary Byrd, By the authority invested in me as the Governor of Florida under the provisions of Article
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- House Bill 2720, an act amending Title 12, Chapter 1, Article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by section
- Senate Bill 1566, an act amending title 9, chapter 4, article 8; title 11, chapter 2, article 4; and
- title 12, chapter 8, article 2.1, and section 12-13-119, relating to residential construction.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- SB 1010: An act amending Title 41, Chapter 4.1, Article 3, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section
- act amending section 9-500.07 and 11-269, Arizona Revised Statutes, amending Title 49, Chapter 4, Article
- Senate Bill 1010: An act amending Title 41, Chapter 4.1, Article 3, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding
- act amending sections 28-2351 and 28-203, Arizona Revised Statutes; amending Title 28, Chapter 7, Article
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Senate Legislative Session Mar 26th, 2026
Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Now, members, pursuant to Article 24, Section 1 of the Oklahoma Constitution, this measure has a provision
- Article 24, Section 1 of the Oklahoma Constitution, this measure has a provision that requires a two-thirds
- Pursuant to Article 24, Section 1 of the Oklahoma Constitution, the special-election provision provided
- Now, members, pursuant to Article 24, Section 1 of the Oklahoma Constitution, this measure has a provision
- are you aware of our constitutional cap currently, as we've already talked about today, of 5% in Article
Bills:
SB65 , SB248 , SB330 , SB378 , SB844 , SB1330 , SB1410 , SB1475 , SB1476 , SB1565 , SB1618 , SB1623 , SJR39 , SJR47 , SB2084 , SB1655 , SB1679 , SB2174 , SB1775 , SB1873 , SB1204 , SB1884 , SB1916 , SB1937 , SB1447 , SB1500 , SB2007 , SB2074 , SB1944 , SB2018 , SB1984 , SB2026 , SB2045 , SB2049 , SB2062 , SB2112 , SB2118 , SB2127 , SB2134 , SB2135 , SB2139 , SB2154 , SB1195
Summary:
The Senate first considered Senate Bill 1623, a measure updating the state charter for state-regulated credit unions to make them more competitive with federal credit unions. Two amendments were adopted: one changing certain board authority language from “shall” to “may,” and another restoring the title. Supporters said the bill was the product of years of negotiation with bankers and credit unions and would not affect national banks; after questions about membership expansion and census-tract service areas, the bill passed 44-0.
The chamber then took up Senate Joint Resolution 39, which would send to voters a constitutional amendment lowering annual caps on assessed-value growth for homestead and agricultural property from 3% to 1%, and for other property from 5% to 3%. Proponents argued it would slow property-tax growth, help seniors and fixed-income homeowners stay in their homes, and not reduce government revenue but only slow future growth; opponents warned it would reduce local revenue growth for schools, counties, infrastructure, and bonding capacity, and would disproportionately benefit higher-value property owners. The resolution passed 38-8, and the special-election referral also passed 38-8.
Senate Joint Resolution 47, which would place current voter ID requirements into the Constitution, also advanced and passed 39-8, with the special-election provision passing by the same margin. Supporters said it simply constitutionalized existing law requiring proof of identity and would preserve election security; critics said Oklahoma already has voter ID rules, the measure was unnecessary, and the language could create uncertainty for absentee voters and future changes. Debate also touched on provisional ballots, military and overseas voting, and whether the measure would make future adjustments harder.
Later, Senate Bill 2084 passed 35-7 and as an emergency measure. The bill limits wrongful-termination settlements for faculty members at higher education institutions to two times annual salary, including pay and accrued benefits. Supporters said it would provide certainty for universities and regents; questions focused on tenure, free-speech claims, and how the cap would interact with existing tort limits. The Senate also passed Senate Bill 1655 unanimously to allow Oklahoma Complete Health’s Children’s Specialty Program to contact adoptive parents and offer continued voluntary services for post-adoption children, and Senate Bill 1679 was introduced as the “Preserving Oklahoma Values Act,” aimed at codifying adherence to the U.S. and Oklahoma Constitutions and rejecting foreign law, with debate beginning over its enforcement and scope.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 4/10/25
Commerce Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- They're in article take a look at those.
- Uh, Chair and members, so article one of the bill, um, Ms.
- Uh, article two is miscellaneous commerce policy.
- Uh, article two is management.
- I want to provide a brief comment on article 2, section 1, on the ombudsman.
Committee:
House Commerce Finance and Policy
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Penalty for misconduct of public officer or employee enhanced 3/11/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:37:36.520><c> I</c> that's described in that KSTP article.
- I that's described in that KSTP article.
- Co-Chair Moller said she appreciated the discussion and agreed that the article describes very troubling
- describes very um troubling the article describes very um troubling behavior.<00:41:40.000><c> Um</c
- </c> Representative Hudson said he is not aware of other instances and that the KSTP article includes
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband and Rural Development - Subcommittee on Veterans - 04/02/25
Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development - Subcommittee on Veterans
Transcript Highlights:
- Chair and members, I'd be happy to walk through the appropriation spreadsheets that populate Article
- Watson, will discuss the provisions that are included in the policy article, Article 2.
- one in the A2 amendment, and article one in the A2 amendment, and then<00:08:31.280><c> I</c><00:08:
- ,</c><00:08:36.159><c> article</c> included in the policy article, article included in the policy article
- I will walk through Article 2, which covers the policy changes in this bill.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- There's a Civil Beat article from December of last year titled “Contract Hides President Search Details
- So I'd encourage the members of the committee and everybody to take a look at that article to understand
- </c><00:32:56.279><c> a</c><00:32:56.399><c> civil</c><00:32:56.679><c> beat</c><00:32:56.960><c> article
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- to understand better the the article to understand better the the need<00:33:14.880><c> for</c><00:33
Committee:
Senate Government Operations
Summary:
The committee met on February 4, 2025, for decision making on previously heard measures, then later held hearings on additional bills. Early action focused on several measures that were amended and advanced, including SB 161 on state project exemptions from county permitting, which was heavily revised to allow programmatic or project-specific agreements with counties, require public reporting of exempted projects, and create a working group to study broader permitting and construction coordination issues. The committee also advanced SB 635 on energy efficiency with changes shifting survey leadership to the Hawaii State Energy Office, SB 700 on resilience hubs after narrowing it to focus on emergency-service-capable hubs and removing distributed energy language, SB 869 on community outreach boards with a technical amendment, SB 1081 on a legislative budget office by converting it to a feasibility study, SB 711 on gubernatorial appointments with a salary threshold change, SB 405 on neighborhood board agendas with a committee-report note about OIP concerns, SB 381 with privacy issues deferred to Judiciary, SB 2 as a two-year pilot for fruit tree planting in selected districts, SB 239 on disaster preparedness with sheltering revisions, and SB 998 as introduced with a cost estimate for site selection work. Several measures were deferred or not advanced, including SB 615, which was deferred indefinitely, SB 1132, which the chair said would be set aside in favor of another childcare bill, and SB 111, which was not taken up further because of confusion during an earlier hearing.
During the later hearing portion, SB 1175 on procurement drew testimony from the State Procurement Office, which supported the bill but corrected its estimated database revision cost from $7,500 to $30,000; the Department of Transportation also appeared, while the General Contractors Association submitted opposition. Committee members questioned whether the past-performance database should include more detailed quality information and whether a one-year post-completion review would be useful, but no amendment was adopted at that time. SB 1587 on retainage received written support from the Subcontractors Association of Hawaii and no opposition in the room. SB 1543 on government accountability, which would require justification for outside consultants and cap consultant spending, drew opposition from the American Council of Engineering Companies of Hawaii, which argued it could slow procurement, reduce flexibility, and worsen delays given existing vacancies and limited in-house expertise. The Public First Law Center supported the related transparency bill discussed in the hearing, arguing it would close a loophole by making contractor-created records used in government functions subject to disclosure under UIPA, while the Attorney General’s office opposed it. The transcript ends with that testimony still underway, and no final vote is shown for the later hearing bills.
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- This is a draft 6.8A report for Senate Bill 228 by Senator Duplessis, which proposes to amend Article
- 228 may conflict with House Bill 603 by Representative Wright because both joint resolutions amend Article
- 228 may conflict with House Bill 603 by Representative Wright because both joint resolutions amend Article
Committee:
House Civil Law and Procedure
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
Senate Chamber Jan 20th, 2026 at 04:07 pm
New Mexico Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- President Pro Tem Stewart and members of the Senate, pursuant to Article 4, Section 5B2 of the New Mexico
- President Pro Tem Stewart and members of the Senate, pursuant to Article 4, Section 5B2 of the New Mexico
- Pursuant to Article 4, Section 5B2 of the New Mexico Constitution, I am authorizing for your consideration
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
FL House Floor Session - 2025-01-27 (10:45AM Session)
Florida House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives, by Clerk: virtue of the authority vested in us by Article
- : Section One, the Legislature of the State of Florida is convened in Special Session pursuant to Article
- Secretary Byrd, by the authority invested in me as the Governor of Florida under the provisions of Article
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Municipal and County Government (01/30/2026)
Municipal and County Government
Transcript Highlights:
- There were a lot of articles about this.
- There was a lot of articles all proven. There was a lot of articles about<00:46:50.240><c> this.
- So Article 28A, unfunded mandate.
- For the record, my name is Eric Power from Brooklyn, and I'm speaking in favor of this article.
- I think it's a really important article. Municipal budget committees are adopted under RSA 32:12.
Committee:
House Municipal and County Government
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
2026 Legislative Session - Day Thirty Five - Tuesday, March 10 - Morning Session
Missouri House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Section 18 of Article 10 was in it and it's no longer in it.
- Section 18 of Article 10 was in it and it's no longer in it.
- Because it has guardrails called Section 18 of Article 10 of the Constitution.
- One of the notwithstanding any provision of this Constitution includes a bunch of stuff from Article
- We’ll be exempt from the requirements of Article 4, Sections 30B, 30C, and 30D.
Summary:
The Missouri House met with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, approval of the prior House journal, and numerous guest introductions, including a tribute to Harris-Stowe State University President Dr. Latanya Collins-Smith during Women’s History Month. The chamber then took up House Committee Substitute for House Joint Resolutions 173 and 174, which would place on the ballot a constitutional change to gradually eliminate Missouri’s individual income tax and allow the legislature to broaden the sales tax base to services if needed. The sponsor and supporters framed the proposal as a long-term tax reform that would let Missourians keep more of their earnings, spur economic growth, and ultimately let voters decide the state’s tax structure.
Supporters argued that no-income-tax states have stronger growth, more business relocation, and better population trends, and said the resolution includes triggers and revenue-neutral safeguards, including protections for school funding and local governments. Several members said the measure is only a referral to the voters, not an immediate tax change, and emphasized that the plan is designed to phase out the income tax only as state growth allows. Opponents countered that the measure would ultimately require a large sales tax increase on goods and services, shifting the burden onto working families, seniors, renters, and low-income Missourians, while threatening public schools, services, and tax-credit-supported nonprofits. They also criticized the ballot language as misleading and warned that the fiscal impact could be as high as an $8.5 billion revenue loss.
Members debated comparisons to Tennessee, Texas, Florida, Washington, Oregon, and Kansas, with supporters citing those states as evidence that lower or no income taxes can attract growth, while opponents said Missouri’s economy, tourism, and budget structure are not comparable and that the Kansas example shows the risks of tax-cut experiments. The sponsor and several allies repeatedly stressed that the proposal is a constitutional amendment for voters to decide, not a final legislative tax hike, and said the plan is different from Kansas because it uses triggers and a defined path to zero. The transcript does not show a final vote on the resolution in the excerpt provided.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- According to the article, $1.6 billion was invested in this research, only to have it wasted.
- According to the article, $1.6 billion was invested in this research, only to have it wasted.
- They really read the article. And the researchers very often don't have the time to do a deep dive.
- They really read the article and see if it makes sense.
- They really read the article and see if it makes sense.
Bills:
SB1015 , SB1049 , SB1066 , SB1081 , SB1092 , SB1133 , SB1134 , SB1139 , SB1147 , SB1148 , SB1168 , SB1189 , SCR1001 , SCR1002 , SCR1005 , SCR1010
Committee:
Senate Judiciary and Elections
Keywords:
gender transition, detransition, healthcare liability, medical malpractice, youth protection, legal action, Arizona law, child safety, dependency cases, attorney regulation, foster care, legal representation, probation, dangerous crimes, children, Arizona Revised Statutes, criminal justice, juvenile offenses, rehabilitation, candidate
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Senate in Special Session A Jan 27th, 2025
Florida Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Tallahassee To the Honorable Members of the Florida Senate and House of Representatives: Whereas, Article
- Whereas, Article 3 Section 3 of Florida...
- DeSantis, Governor of the State of Florida, by virtue of the power and authority vested in me by Article
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Environment, Climate and Legacy - 02/27/25
Environment, Climate, and Legacy
Transcript Highlights:
- I have a question that was sort of piqued when I saw an article earlier this week that was put out by
- earlier this week um I saw a article earlier this week um that<01:10:52.199><c> was</c><01:10:53.120
- if you if you grants um and the article if you if you read<01:11:13.920><c> through</c><01:11:14.120
- Friday afternoon which was after that Friday afternoon which was after that article<01:15:18.440><c>
- came out as of now the funds article came out as of now the funds appear<01:15:21.360><c> to</c><01:
Committee:
Senate Environment, Climate, and Legacy