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CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Hearing Assembly Business and Professions Committee and Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee May 13th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Cannabis Control, Frank Robles, Chief Deputy Director of the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control
- I'm Nicole Elliott, Director of the Department of Cannabis Control.
- I'm Nicole Elliott, director of the Department of Cannabis Control.
- I am Frank Robles, Chief Deputy Director of the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control.
- But it will help them achieve and stay focused on their mission and their goals.
Summary:
The joint hearing focused on the Governor’s 2025 reorganization plan to split the Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency into two new agencies: a Business and Consumer Services Agency and a California Housing and Homelessness Agency. Administration officials said the change would give each side more focused leadership, improve consumer protection and regulatory oversight, and better align housing and homelessness policy with the state’s broader housing goals. Leaders from the Department of Consumer Affairs, Cannabis Control, Alcoholic Beverage Control, and Financial Protection and Innovation all voiced support for the business-side reorganization, while housing officials emphasized that the new housing agency would help streamline funding, compliance, and coordination across programs.
Members raised concerns about timing, budget impacts, office space, and whether the split would actually reduce bureaucracy. The administration said the plan would be included in the May Revision, was intended to be cost-neutral, and would not require fee increases for licensees or additional office space. On the housing side, officials said the new Housing Development and Finance Committee would work toward a single application and more coordinated award process for affordable housing funding, while preserving CalHFA’s statutory and financial independence. They also said the reorganization would improve compliance monitoring, data collection, and coordination with local governments, including Los Angeles homelessness programs.
Public testimony was largely supportive. Industry groups representing beverage distributors, craft brewers, wine, mortgage lenders, and housing organizations backed the business-side split, and housing advocates such as Housing California, the California Housing Partnership, and the California Housing Consortium supported the housing agency concept and the proposed one-stop-shop approach. Several witnesses urged that tax credits, bonds, and other funding sources be better coordinated, and some said the plan should be paired with additional state investment and implementation resources. No formal vote was taken; the hearing was informational.
ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Advanced Nuclear Energy Committee Apr 22nd, 2026 at 09:30 am
Advanced Nuclear Energy Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- So there’s a whole breadth of this mission that exists.
- And it's the angle of the drums that controls the reactivity.
- We should be able to control emissions and bring down, you know.
- When you don’t have control of these things, you really don’t have control of the ability to maintain
- We're looking at new control rod mechanisms.
ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Advanced Nuclear Energy Committee Apr 22nd, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- And it’s the angle of the drums that controls the reactivity.
- Um, you’ve got drums, and it’s the angle of the drums that controls the reactivity.
- We should be able to control emissions and bring down, you know.
- When you don't have control of these things, you really don't have control of the ability to maintain
- We're looking at new control rod mechanisms.
Summary:
The meeting opened with remarks about the value of public engagement and the quality of questions from the group, followed by a series of technical presentations from Idaho National Laboratory staff. Joe Renovitz described recent nuclear regulatory changes tied to presidential executive orders, including NRC Part 53 for advanced reactors, the forthcoming Part 57 for very small reactors, and DOE updates to reactor authorization standards. He emphasized efforts to align DOE and NRC processes, use risk-informed and performance-based licensing, support reactor deployment for AI/data centers and national security, and use AI to speed communications and crosswalks between DOE and NRC requirements. In response to questions, he said there was no plan to merge agencies, but rather to improve coordination and public outreach through groups like GAIN and NEI.
David Tolman then discussed the nuclear fuel cycle, including uranium mining, conversion, enrichment, fuel fabrication, spent fuel storage, transportation, disposal, and reprocessing. He explained high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU), why it is needed for advanced reactors, and DOE’s HALEU Availability Program and related investments in enrichment, transportation, deconversion, and supply chain development. He also covered spent fuel management, the possibility of centralized storage or a fuel-cycle campus, the Center for Used Fuel Research, and ongoing work on high-burnup cask testing and reprocessing technologies. Tolman described aqueous, pyrochemical, and fluoride-volatility reprocessing approaches, noting the advantages and waste characteristics of each, and said several companies are working with INL on these technologies.
Ashley Shields presented INL’s AI and nuclear work, focusing on the Genesis initiative and the Prometheus effort to use AI to design, license, build, and operate reactors with far less human intervention. She described INL’s broad use of generative AI tools, the need to manage large volumes of legacy technical data, and applications in reactor design, materials discovery, autonomous laboratories, and digital twins. Shields said AI is being used to reduce the enormous documentation burden in nuclear licensing and to support autonomous or remotely operated reactor demonstrations, while stressing that humans remain in supervisory roles. In discussion, she addressed data security, model access, and the continued need for software engineers. The session then recessed briefly and resumed with Mitch Kerman beginning a presentation on critical minerals and materials.
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Transcript Highlights:
- They carried out missions that require courage, loyalty, and extraordinary sacrifice.
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loyalty, missions that require courage, loyalty, missions that require courage - They were specifically, their missions were all directed by the CIA.
- They were specifically, their missions were all directed by the CIA.
- , paid, and directed by the controlled, paid, and directed by the American<00:07:56.240>
CIA.
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Higher Education Feb 25th, 2026
Appropriations Committee on Higher Education
Transcript Highlights:
- I care deeply about educational excellence, clear governance, and mission-driven leadership.
- One of my personal missions is to continue to grow our Okaloosa branch of the West Florida University
- I love math and physics, particularly when used to measure mission success.
- And I think that really should be the mission of the College of the Keys.
- perspective grounded in education, accountability, and partnership, and to support the college's mission
Keywords:
missing persons, special needs, autism, search-and-rescue, Florida, voluntary program, funding, genetic counseling, education grants, state universities, faculty recruitment, student financial assistance
Summary:
The committee heard and approved two bills before moving to a long confirmation agenda. SB 1570, by Sen. Gates, would restore Project Leo, a previously sunset program that helps locate missing persons with special needs through voluntary tracking devices and coordination between CARD centers and local sheriffs; it was praised as a proven tool for families and first responders and was reported favorably. CS/SB 1376, by Sen. Burgess, would create grants to support genetic counseling education and help address Florida’s shortage of genetic counselors; testimony noted the state’s limited supply of licensed counselors and the need to expand clinical training, and the bill also passed favorably.
The committee then considered a block of reappointments to university and college boards of trustees, including institutions such as UWF, Broward College, Chipola College, FIU, Pasco-Hernando, Polk State, St. Petersburg, Valencia, FAMU, FAU, UCF, FSU, New College, UNF, USF, and others. No one requested separate votes on the reappointments, and the block was confirmed unanimously for recommendation to the next committee.
A series of new appointees then appeared and largely emphasized workforce training, nursing, military support, and local economic development at their institutions. Witnesses included appointees to Pensacola State, Polk State, St. Petersburg College, UNF, FIU, UWF, Valencia, the College of the Florida Keys, and others; several highlighted strong NCLEX pass rates, dual enrollment, and partnerships with employers or military communities. One nominee, Florida Poly reappointment Ilya Shapiro, faced pointed questioning from Sen. Bracey Davis about past comments regarding race and the Supreme Court; he said his remarks were about hiring criteria, not a specific justice, and reiterated opposition to race- or sex-based selection. The committee also briefly struggled to reach Sherry Young by phone before hearing her testimony for Chipola College, where she said she wanted to give back as an alumna and nurse practitioner. Most new appointees were recommended for confirmation in a block, while Thomas Zachary Smith of UWF was pulled for separate consideration.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
House Chamber - Thu Feb 27, 2025, 12:00PM HST - Day 23
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- It's my honor to introduce to the House today Hawaiian Mission Academy Ward Campus.
- Those who are here visiting from Hawaiian Mission Academy Ward Campus, we have 3rd through 8th grade
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Academy <00:20:17.000>wward <00:20:17.520>campus Hawaiian Mission - here visiting from Hawaiian Mission here visiting from Hawaiian Mission Academy<00:20:22.000>
- this serious problem this controlling this serious problem this affects<00:34:14.879>
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FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Environment and Natural Resources Feb 18th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- BUDGETING, REPORTING AND BUSINESS PRACTICES OF FLORIDA'S WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS TO SUPPORT THEIR MISSION
- OF WATER AND FLOOD CONTROL IN COMMUNITIES ACROSS FLORIDA.
- SPECIFICALLY 7000 TO INCREASE FUNDING TRANSPARENCY AND LONG-TERM PLANNING INPUTS LOCAL TAXPAYERS AND CONTROL
- IT IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO FLOOR MISSION FLOOD CONTROL AND HAVE REAL SPENDING OVERSIGHT FOR
- OUR CONTINUED MISSION BOTH WITH THE SOUTH FLORIDA, WITH THE GOVERNOR AND THE FEDERAL PARTNERSHIP THAT
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, June 12, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The chair now control 30 minutes.
- capacity to address famine, control capacity to address famine, control disease,<04:07:23.359>
- Let's finally get control on the floor.
- And I urge my finances under control.
- 331, an act to amend the controlled 331, an act to amend the controlled substances<05:06:19.920>
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Natural Resources Committee Sep 12th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Modern rules on newer wells control the methane.
- Today I want to present to you SB 352, a bill which aims to move forward the mission of AB 67.
- Today I want to present to you, SB 352, a bill which aims to move forward the mission of AB6-7.
- SB 352, a bill which aims to move forward the mission of AB 617 to address air pollution and toxic air
- Sylvia Solis Shaw, here on behalf of the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District, in support
Summary:
The Assembly Natural Resources Committee heard three major bills. SB 237, by Senator Grayson, proposed a package of fuel-supply and permitting changes aimed at stabilizing gasoline prices during California’s energy transition. Supporters, including state officials, Kern County representatives, labor groups, and industry groups, said it would help retain in-state refining and drilling capacity, reduce price spikes, and protect jobs. Opponents, including environmental justice and conservation groups, argued it would expand oil drilling without enough community protections and would not meaningfully address climate goals. After extensive testimony and questions about emissions, sunsets, and long-term strategy, the committee passed SB 237 on a due pass vote, with some members voting no or not voting.
SB 352, by Senator Reyes, sought to strengthen implementation of AB 617, the community air protection program, by codifying the Environmental Justice Bureau in the Department of Justice, extending monitoring requirements, and requiring annual legislative reporting. Supporters said the bill would improve accountability and ensure that funding for impacted communities actually produces emissions reductions. Some environmental justice advocates were neutral or not fully supportive because they wanted stronger language, while business and industry groups opposed the bill, arguing it was added late and duplicated existing processes. The committee approved SB 352 on a due pass vote.
SB 840, by Senator Limon, was the cap-and-invest reauthorization package. It would update offset protocols, adjust how revenues are spent, and continue funding for key climate, housing, transit, and community programs, including AB 617. Support came from environmental groups, labor, local governments, housing advocates, and clean transportation organizations, while some agricultural interests objected that the package did not sufficiently prioritize climate-smart agriculture and methane reduction programs. The committee passed SB 840 on a due pass vote as well. All three measures were later confirmed out of committee after calls were lifted.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 5 on State Administration Mar 25th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- , and the like—we can control development timelines.
- , the Alcoholic Beverage Control Appeals Board, the Department of Cannabis Control, the Cannabis Control
- , the Alcoholic Beverage Control Appeals Board, the Department of Cannabis Control, the Cannabis Control
- Now we have the Department of Cannabis Control and the Cannabis Control Appeals Panel to regulate that
- with a narrower mission.
Summary:
The Assembly Subcommittee on State Administration held a budget hearing focused heavily on housing, homelessness, and related administrative proposals. HCD reported that California housing production has increased, with 2023 completions up 13% from 2022 and entitlement and construction timelines improving, while members and advocates criticized the Governor’s January budget for zeroing out or sharply reducing several housing programs. Public testimony urged funding for affordable housing production, preservation, youth housing, CalHome, LIHTC, HAP, and related programs, and several speakers argued the state should not pull back after recent progress.
A major policy item was trailer bill language to allow HCD to access “excess equity” in existing affordable housing projects and recycle those funds into new or preserved housing. HCD and the LAO said the proposal could unlock tens or hundreds of millions of dollars, but members wanted guardrails and clearer statutory direction to ensure the funds stay within the intended housing purposes. The committee also discussed encampment resolution funding; HCD said the proposal would shift expenditure deadlines to the date of award rather than appropriation, while the LAO raised concerns about limited outcome data and urged the Legislature to use upcoming reporting before deciding on future funding.
The hearing also covered HCD trailer bills to consolidate default reserve funds into a centralized continuously appropriated account and to clarify reporting requirements for early rounds of the Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention program. HCD requested funding to implement chaptered legislation, including a new tribal housing program and reporting-related bills, and also sought extensions for certain reappropriations, including Homekey and REAP 2 deadlines. Public commenters and regional agencies supported flexibility for REAP 2 timing and other housing-related adjustments.
Finally, the Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency presented the Governor’s reorganization proposal to split the current agency into a Housing and Homelessness Agency and a Consumer Protection Agency. The administration said the change would improve focus, efficiency, and coordination, but the LAO and several members questioned whether it would truly save money or improve accountability, especially given the need for new leadership, possible staffing changes, and the fact that the plan had not yet been formally submitted for review. No votes were taken during the hearing.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, September 2, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- This innovative mission is California.
- The chair will control 20 minutes.
- <04:54:59.360>
and controls, requires transparency and controls, requires transparency and public - The chair will control 20 minutes.
- <07:31:57.120>
of lose him the tight-fisted control of lose him the tight-fisted control of
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Veterans and Military Affairs Division 1/22/25
Veterans and Military Affairs Division
Transcript Highlights:
- And so it accomplished its mission.
- And so it accomplished its mission.
- And so it accomplished its mission.
- And so it accomplished its mission.
- And so it accomplished its mission.
Summary:
The Veterans and Military Affairs Division held its first meeting with a quorum present, opened with the Pledge of Allegiance, and reviewed decorum expectations and basic operating rules. Members and staff introduced themselves, and Chair Aaron Repinski emphasized that the committee would operate as a nonpartisan body focused on veterans’ issues. No minutes were approved because it was the division’s first meeting.
Nonpartisan House staff then gave an overview of the Department of Military Affairs and the Department of Veterans Affairs, including their missions, organizational structure, and budgets. The presentation highlighted the Minnesota National Guard, Camp Ripley, enlistment incentives, the Emergency Services Program, and the Veterans Affairs programs for veterans homes, cemeteries, benefits assistance, and state-funded benefits such as the State Soldiers Assistance Program, Minnesota GI Bill, and Post-9/11 bonus. Staff also noted housing and homelessness-related initiatives, several committee-supported outside programs, and the Support Our Troops license plate funding split between the two agencies.
The committee then heard from Trent Dils of Disabled American Veterans Minnesota on behalf of the Commander's Task Force, a coalition of congressionally chartered veterans organizations. He described the group’s unanimous legislative process and urged continuation of a separate veterans omnibus bill, arguing it has helped keep veterans issues apart from broader partisan disputes. He also began outlining the task force’s 2025 priorities, including hunting, fishing, and trapping benefits for veterans, but the transcript cuts off before the full list or any committee action on those priorities is completed.
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
Pensions, Investments & Financial Services Mar 24th, 2025
Pensions, Investments & Financial Services
Transcript Highlights:
- And is it we control just the certificate of obligations, is there another?
- It also helps the over 400 housing authorities in the state further their mission and our mission and
- With this mission in mind, I thank the committee for the opportunity to express our support for House
- AARP's mission is to empower people to choose how they live as they age.
- Uh, guardrails to ensure that that the bad actors are at least being controlled to some degree.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- When we collaborate with them, it's to improve their ability to, to respond to their mission.
- I very much doubt they would move the Kerville facility down to Mission.
- Since 1945, our mission has been to support agriculture with integrity, fairness, and innovation.
- Today, that mission brings me here to, to discuss a critical threat, as we all know.
- We're happy with them to even control our inventories. They are the regulatory wing for the state.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
State of the Union Address by the President of the United States (Tuesday, February 24, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- It was Scott's first ever rescue mission.
- by passing the to begin the mission by passing the largest<01:06:00.079>
tax <01:06:00.480> - Mexico, have been controlled by Mexico, have been controlled by murderous<02:08:53.199>
drug <02 - , we probably would have had to maybe cancel the mission if that didn't happen.
- In the skies more than 220 missions.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, June 10, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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of taking on the dangerous mission of taking on the dangerous mission of guarding - >
held <00:50:47.680>several flown combat missions and held several flown combat missions - of debate equally divided and controlled of debate equally divided and controlled by<02:16:18.159
- So impeachment is the remedy when the courts can't control him and his party won't control him.
- control him and his party won't control control him and his party won't control him.<08:35:01.280
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Judiciary (03/19/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- have our chapter on management controls. have our chapter on management controls.
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like Management controls are things like Management controls are things like policies<00:07: - <00:11:47.279>
to to link the commission's mission to to link the commission's mission to - Thank you. implement mitigating controls to ensure implement mitigating controls to ensure data<00:22
- day 181 you've failed in your mission day 181 you've failed in your mission because<01:40:24.480
Summary:
The Judiciary Committee met to hear the Legislative Budget Assistant Office’s performance audit of the New Hampshire Commission for Human Rights. Auditors said the commission was inefficient and ineffective in investigating discrimination complaints and closing cases in a timely manner during fiscal years 2020 through 2023. The report contained 25 observations; the commission fully concurred with 24 and concurred in part with one. Auditors highlighted major problems with case processing delays, inaccurate case data, lack of a case management system, weak strategic planning and risk assessment, outdated and disorganized policies, confidentiality issues, expired administrative rules, fee-setting practices, incomplete financial-interest filings, and failure to complete required reports and reconciliations. Two recommendations, involving complaint screening and conciliation, may require legislative action.
Several observations focused on the commission’s intake and investigation practices. Auditors said complaints may have been screened out before docketing, potentially preventing commissioner review required by statute, and that the investigation process lacked clear rules and guidance. They also found investigators were assigned non-investigative tasks, training was inadequate, interview requirements were unclear, supervisory duties were burdensome, and confidential information was not always protected by encrypted email. The audit recommended clearer administrative rules, better internal controls, more focused staffing, a supervisory investigator position, and improved training and documentation.
Commission representatives said they had already made progress on several items since the audit began, including posting overdue biennial reports and moving toward a case management system expected to go live in June. They said they were working with EEOC counterparts and legal counsel, but emphasized staffing shortages and high turnover, noting the commission currently had nine people working out of 15 authorized positions, with three investigator vacancies and a vacant paralegal position. Committee members thanked the auditors and commission staff, discussed the history of the audit request, and raised concerns about how long the recommended corrective actions might take. The committee took no vote or formal action during the hearing.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Monday, January 12, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- in combat and combat support missions in combat and combat support missions where<00:24:27.600><
- Export controls exist to limit Act.
- As the laws and control regime.
- The chair now control 20 minutes.
- And the chair control 20 minutes.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Science, Technology and Telecommunications Nov 12th, 2025
Science, Technology & Telecommunications Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- to walk through today is our in-work priorities: background, Department of Information Technology mission
- Background: DO-IT mission.
- Overall, the DO-IT mission is our core services: infrastructure, networking, and end-user support.
- We need to look at breaking this stuff out in a little bit more granular detail so we have control.
- This means we're outsourcing our mission, and that's an alarming thing to do.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Higher Education Committee Jun 23rd, 2026
Higher Education
Transcript Highlights:
- SB 1255 aligns with this mission by creating a state-level framework to recognize institutions that are
- hearings—is something like nursing, where the impaction is largely driven, not necessarily in our control
- I think there is a clear difference between collaboration and control, though, and so we want to make
- There is a clear difference between collaboration and control, though.
- It's not like that gets into this sort of control notion that as a senior institution it's our job to