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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Autonomous vehicles regulated 3/4/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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sentence - /c><00:46:36.800>
that <00:46:37.040>accomplishes <00:46:37.680>this simple sentence - that accomplishes this simple sentence that accomplishes this and<00:46:38.240>
we <00:46:38.400 - Every day when I was driving, I had to experience human judgment and make split-second decisions to keep
Summary:
The committee took up House File 5313, a bipartisan bill to create a statewide framework for autonomous vehicles in Minnesota. The author said the bill is intended to improve safety, provide regulatory clarity, avoid a patchwork of local rules, and support economic development and mobility for seniors and people with disabilities. The bill was described as a work in progress, and the committee adopted three author amendments: A12, a technical correction; A15, which states MDOT and Public Safety can absorb the bill’s incidental costs within existing resources; and A14, which added clarifying airport-related language requested by the Minneapolis-St. Paul airport/MAC.
The Minnesota Department of Transportation testified in support of continued discussion but said the bill needs more work in several areas, including an annual MDOT permitting process for AV operators, defining operational design domains, adding stronger enforcement authority, clarifying remote assistance roles, and requiring fully automated vehicles to be registered with Public Safety. MDOT said it has worked with the governor’s connected and automated vehicles council and more than 70 stakeholders on recommendations. Industry and transit witnesses strongly supported the bill, citing existing AV deployments and safety benefits. Southwest Transit’s CEO said its Eden Prairie AV service has carried 27,000 riders over 112,000 miles with no accidents, strong customer satisfaction, and increased ridership. A Whimo representative said the bill would create regulatory certainty and help expand AV deployment.
Several public witnesses emphasized accessibility and safety. A disability advocate described how autonomous vehicles could improve independence for people who cannot drive, including those with epilepsy and other disabilities, and urged passage of the bill. A former 911 dispatcher and state patrol employee said AVs could reduce crashes and protect drivers, pedestrians, and officers, contrasting a dangerous human ride-share experience with a safer autonomous ride. Another disability advocate and blind Minnesotan testified that AVs could help address transportation barriers, though he also noted ongoing discrimination problems with ride-hailing services for blind riders with guide dogs. After the amendments were adopted, the bill was moved to the Commerce Committee.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Criminal Justice and Public Safety (01/22/2025)
Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- such as probation or deferred sentences such as probation or deferred sentences something<01:19:
- The annulment window is three years from completion of the sentence.
- It would also allow us to make complying with DCYF a term of their sentence, which again provides more
- Whenever a penalty is not a maximum, minimum, how much discretion does a judge have in sentencing?
- Complete discretion, as long as it's not a mandatory sentence.
WY
Transcript Highlights:
- So that split in fees used to be 60/40. Now it's 95/5.
- <01:50:45.040>
fees change the split. - So that split in fees change the split.
- So that split in fees used<01:50:45.520>
to <01:50:45.600>be <01:50:45.760>6040. - Chairman, please, Senator, those are electrical fees that come back; that is the 955 split.
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Senate Minerals, Business & Economic Development Committee, March 2, 2026
Minerals, Business & Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- Basically, you can't make hydrogen without splitting water.
- natural gas, you split water. natural gas, you split water.
- Plants split water molecules to make hydrogen in the form of sugar.
- Plants split water molecules to make Plants split water molecules to make hydrogen<00:47:11.280>
in - So, they're splitting water molecules.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Governor Tim Walz Media Availability 2/27/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- That was a split legislature.
- session.<00:02:40.160>
That <00:02:40.400>was <00:02:40.560>a <00:02:40.720>split - That was a split a dead-on session.
- That was a split a dead-on split<00:02:42.800>
uh <00:02:43.040>legislature. - <00:02:44.319>
Democrats, split uh legislature. Democrats, split uh legislature.
Summary:
The governor discussed Minnesota’s budget outlook ahead of a supplemental budget release next month, saying the state remains financially strong but should be cautious because of federal uncertainty and a structural imbalance in spending. He said the administration’s approach will be measured, with limited new spending and possibly modest revenue measures, while prioritizing a bonding bill and maintaining the state’s AAA bond rating, reserves, and middle-class tax cuts. He also praised the 2023 legislative session and bipartisan cooperation as the basis for the state’s current position.
A major topic was spending growth in special education and the broader human services system. The governor said special education is a fundamental service the state is legally and morally obligated to provide, but costs need to be managed more efficiently. He pointed to legacy IT systems in the Department of Human Services and county service delivery as expensive, antiquated, and error-prone, and said the state needs a multi-year modernization plan and continued reorganization. He argued that reforms such as prepayment verification and other fraud controls should reduce costs without cutting services.
The governor also addressed federal actions affecting Medicaid and other programs, sharply criticizing efforts to withhold funds and claims of widespread fraud. He said Minnesota’s Medicaid error rate is lower than the national average and argued that the federal government’s approach would harm children, pregnant women, and seniors without improving fraud prevention. He also said the state’s gun violence prevention and fraud-fighting packages are expected to be relatively close to budget neutral. No formal votes or legislative actions were taken in the meeting, which was primarily a press availability and Q&A.
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Transcript Highlights:
- That would be split, but. As you know, it's not always true.
- There's one parent that makes more than the other, so it's not equally off split. That 25,000.
- days is, you still are considered shared parenting if you are Within a range as opposed to an actual split
- The guidelines are an Excel program, a wonderful Excel program that's split between the percentages of
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- Do you want to split the difference at 3:10 for some others? Okay.
- Do<00:01:15.119>
you <00:01:15.200>want <00:01:15.360>to <00:01:15.520>split - Do you want to split the p.m. agenda.
- Do you want to split the difference<00:01:16.560>
at <00:01:16.880>3:10 <00:01:17.840>
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Executive Departments and Administration (01/21/2026)
Executive Departments and Administration
Transcript Highlights:
- it different from bills in the past because it's always failed in the past because the committee splits
- it different from bills in the past because it's always failed in the past because the committee splits
- communities against further exploitation. >> And if you could just wrap it up. >> Yes, that's one more sentence
WY
Transcript Highlights:
- Similarly here, you could add that sentence that indicates it's the intention of the legislature that
- you<00:57:43.119>
could <00:57:43.359>add <00:57:43.599>that <00:57:43.920>sentence - <00:57:44.720>
that you could add that sentence that you could add that sentence that indicates
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Committee on Economic Development, Growth, and Household Impact Jun 23rd, 2026
Economic Development, Growth, and Household Impact
Transcript Highlights:
- And so rather than, you know, split the contract up like $100,000 for bread, $100,000 for bread, or $100,000
- And so rather than, you know, split the contract up like $100,000 for bread, $100,000 for bread, or $100,000
- Now, the second part about this is the fact that if you actually start splitting orders, you're not achieving
- It's called splitting contracts, right?
- Is this splitting, or is it when you do need it?
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Indian Affairs Jul 18th, 2025
House Government, Elections & Indian Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- had reports, quarterly check-ins with division leadership, myself and Assistant Secretary Juanico, split
- And that is how we ended up where we did with the 80-20 split. All right. Thank you, Madam Chair.
- I think we mentioned it before about the 80-20 split, about the perception, at least at this point.
- doesn't address Representative Block's concern about how that translates in terms of equity in the split
- Equity in the split is an important point that really has to be addressed.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
House of Representatives Second Regular Session of the 60th Legislature Day 30 Mar 26th, 2026 at 09:30 am
Oklahoma House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Do we have to split that out to get the exemption? Do you have provisions for that?
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
House of Representatives Second Regular Session of the 60th Legislature Day 3 Feb 4th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Oklahoma House Floor Meeting
Bills:
HB3840, HB3431, HB4422, HB4117, HB4300, HB4298, HB2984, HB3344, HB2979, HB2980, HB3662, HB4107, HB3082, HB2997, HB3083, HB3055, HB2951, HB3469, HB3173, HB3287, HB2947, HB3784, HB3901, HB4275, HR1031, HB4359, HB4115, HB3467, HB2978, HB3026, HB3032
Keywords:
foreign ownership, land acquisition, military installation, critical infrastructure, affidavit requirements, state law, penalties, Attorney General, foreign ownership of land, foreign adversary, foreign government adversary, foreign government enterprise, foreign government entity, foreign terrorist organization, specially designated national, SDN, FTO, critical minerals, land ownership, real property
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Ways and Means (01/21/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- um the splits between the business bet um the splits between the business bet and<00:26:42.840>
BPT - the general fund cigarettes are split the general fund cigarettes are split between<00:28:33.960
- Then, once it's split between BET and BPT, it'll do the statutory split into the general fund and the
- Tobacco split is just about 50/50.
- Tobacco split is just about 50/50.
Summary:
The committee received an overview from Chris of the Legislative Budget Assistance Office on how it will estimate unrestricted revenues for the General Fund, Education Trust Fund, Highway Fund, and Fish and Game Fund. He explained that the committee’s work is based on current law, not pending bills, and that the estimates will feed into a House resolution and an amendment to House Bill 1, the operating budget. He also described the broader budget process, including how House and Senate estimates are reconciled, how surplus statements account for revenue changes from enacted bills, and how a committee of conference could resolve differences later in the session. No votes were taken.
Members then asked about why the Education Trust Fund was running below plan. Chris said the shortfall appeared to be driven largely by business taxes, including differences in the BET/BPT split and improved tax-processing systems that better track where business tax payments belong. Representative Orr also asked about tobacco tax collections and out-of-state sales; Chris said tobacco revenue was likely overestimated in 2023 based on COVID-era patterns, with more people smoking at home, and noted that e-cigarette tax revenue goes to the General Fund while cigarette taxes are split between the General Fund and Education Trust Fund. He said he did not have a specific estimate for cross-border sales.
Commissioner Lindsay St. Pierre of the Department of Revenue then began a deeper dive into the department’s role and the taxes it administers. She reviewed the department’s mission, organizational structure, taxpayer services, and the tax policy and legislative analysis staff who prepare fiscal notes and testify on bills. She noted that the department administers about $2.9 billion in revenue across major taxes such as business taxes, meals and rooms, and utility property tax, and that the figures being discussed were preliminary because the annual report had not yet been issued. The discussion was informational only, with no formal action taken.
AL
Alabama 2026 1st Special Session
Alabama House Ways and Means Education Committee Mar 11th, 2026
Ways and Means Education
Transcript Highlights:
- see this first just the growth in the education trust fund going back to 2020 and you can see the split
- <00:08:16.479>
Uh, <00:08:16.720>this 2020 and you can see the split. - Uh, this 2020 and you can see the split.
- the debt on that and that will be split the debt on that and that will be split 50/50<00:14:20.480
- Now, what we've done, though, out of the K-12 split, we've taken $150 million to set aside for these
Bills:
HB235, HB236, HB565, HB237, HB238, HB239, HB240, HB241, HB242, HB235, HB236, HB565, HB237, HB238, HB239, HB240, HB241, HB242
Keywords:
social media, age verification, minors, under 16, children online safety, online privacy, platform regulation, deceptive trade practice, Attorney General, civil penalties, punitive damages, consumer protection, account creation, algorithmic feeds, internet safety, youth social media, HB236, Baldwin County, Board of Equalization, per diem
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Health Finance and Policy Working Group 1/15/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- 31.079>
approximately <00:09:32.000>15 <00:09:32.360>million <00:09:32.640>split - um with approximately 15 million split um with approximately 15 million split between<00:09:33.200
- Same similar split of $480 million come from the feds; $423 million comes from the general fund.
- Same similar split of $480 million come from the feds; $423 million comes from the general fund.
- Same similar split of $480 million come from the feds; $423 million comes from the general fund.
Summary:
The meeting was an informational walkthrough for the Health Finance and Policy Working Group, focused on committee structure, budget basics, and major health-related accounts and programs. Staff explained the roles of House Research and House Fiscal, then reviewed key funds used by the committee, including the general fund, government special revenue fund, federal funds, the health care access fund, remediation account, and drinking water revolving fund. They also outlined the committee’s main budget areas, noting that medical assistance is the largest general fund item and that the Department of Health is a substantial agency funded by a mix of federal, general fund, and special revenue dollars.
A major portion of the presentation covered subsidized health coverage programs. Staff described Medical Assistance (Minnesota’s Medicaid program) as an entitlement for eligible Minnesotans, with no premiums or cost sharing, and explained its managed care and fee-for-service delivery systems. MinnesotaCare was presented as a separate federal-state basic health program for people who are not eligible for MA, with income limits, premiums for adults age 21 and older, and cost-sharing requirements; staff noted that federal premium tax credit changes affect MinnesotaCare premium ranges. The presentation also summarized MNsure’s role in the individual market and in determining eligibility for premium tax credits, cost-sharing reductions, MinnesotaCare, and MA.
The committee also received an overview of health-related licensing boards and occupational regulation. Staff said Minnesota has 16 health-related licensing boards, funded mainly through the state government special revenue fund and subject to legislative appropriation, and explained that health occupations may be regulated by the Department of Health, the Office of Emergency Medical Services, or the boards under chapter 214. Interstate licensure compacts were briefly noted as a way to ease practice across states. No bills were debated and no votes or formal actions were taken during the meeting.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- So that's why there's the split here on ongoing operations.
- So that's why there's the split here on ongoing operations.
- So that's why there's the split here on ongoing operations.
- So that's why there's the split dollars.
- So that's why there's the split here<00:58:18.720>
on <00:58:19.359>um <00:58:19.599>
Summary:
The committee first approved the March 5 minutes, then heard a presentation from Balig Engineering on cost drivers for drinking water and wastewater infrastructure in small Minnesota communities. The testifier said most Minnesota communities are small, and that limited local staff, complex funding requirements, and the need to combine multiple funding sources make projects expensive and labor-intensive. He cited examples of aging infrastructure, including a Tracy street collapse and failing water mains, and said federal funding can help but often requires extensive reports that can cost tens of thousands of dollars and hundreds of staff hours. He also pointed to inflation, supply-chain disruptions, colder climate requirements, higher material and labor costs, limited competition among contractors and suppliers, and newer treatment requirements such as PFAS removal and cybersecurity controls as major cost drivers.
Members asked whether reduced bonding or less frequent state funding would lower prices, whether annual bonding bills provide market certainty, how regionalization could be encouraged, and whether tightening specifications adds costs. The testifier said stopping work would likely drive contractors out of the market and reduce competition, which could raise prices later, and that consistent funding helps keep contractors in Minnesota. He said regional water systems such as Red Rock Rural Water and Lincoln Pipestone Rural Water are already helping lower costs and that legislators could encourage more regionalization through incentives. He also said some specifications and federal requirements, especially around treatment plant controls and cybersecurity, increase costs, though some standards like deeper water-main burial are necessary. The committee then moved on to the Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs, where John Kelly began presenting the governor’s 2026 capital budget recommendations and described the department’s mission, statewide network of veterans homes and cemeteries, and service to nearly 300,000 veterans and dependents.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- There are a lot of complaints about DAGs, and so it got split up and so now it went over to DOE and on
- There are a lot of complaints about DAGs, and so it got split up and so now it went over to DOE and on
- There are a lot of complaints about DAGs, and so it got split up and so now it went over to DOE and on
- up and so now it went over to got split up and so now it went over to not<00:59:09.599>
now, < - doing you where we split diwi from that. doing you where we split diwi from that.
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation Education Committee Apr 9th, 2025
Finance and Taxation Education
Transcript Highlights:
- We took the split and opportunity fund.
- We took the split and made sure that higher ed got its share of whatever $375 million was to keep that
- higher see, uh, higher ed out of the opportunity fund got $375 million because we wanted to respect the split
- opportunity fund. ...with the opportunity fund and with the supplemental and trying to respect the split
Keywords:
education funding, RAISE Act, student outcomes, public schools, local education agencies, accountability, weighted allocations, special education, English language learners, gifted students, Tuskegee University, Alabama Education Trust Fund, appropriation, agricultural research, Southern Preparatory Academy, fiscal responsibility, financial reporting, Education Savings Accounts, RAISE Fund, CHOOSE Act Fund
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
January 14, 2025 - 08:30 AM
Transcript Highlights:
- We're going to need to split into two teams.
- So when you get in the vans, We're going to need to split into two teams.
- So we won't have to split into the groups until we get there.
Summary:
The Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee held its first meeting with a quorum present and began with member roll call and brief introductions from the chair, vice chair, ranking member, and other members. The chair outlined the committee’s jurisdiction, including transportation, energy, utilities, telecommunications, broadband, EV-related issues, batteries, recycling, tolls, AI, net metering, impact fees, and rural internet expansion, and emphasized the committee’s role in addressing Florida’s infrastructure needs.
Members highlighted district-specific concerns such as hurricane recovery in Pinellas County, transportation and transit efficiency, rural infrastructure, broadband, and utility needs across urban and rural districts. The chair announced that the committee would depart for a site visit to the City of Tallahassee electric utility to learn about grid management, storm response, and use of a microgrid to support critical infrastructure. No legislation was debated or voted on during the meeting.
The chair introduced committee staff and explained the logistics for the tour, including splitting into two groups and returning to the Capitol by van. The meeting concluded with an adjournment without objection once the vans returned.