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TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
Senate Committee on Health and Human Services Apr 8th, 2026
Health & Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- We also have many active...
- We also have many active investigations into SB 14 violations, which have been very active and very data-driven
- Senator Cole Corst and members of the committee, we share the efforts of, and applaud the efforts of,
- We share the efforts of, and applaud the efforts of this committee to safeguard taxpayer funds and ensure
- First, we commend HHSC for their efforts to lower the error rate.
ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Advanced Nuclear Energy Committee Jun 16th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- We appreciate the extra effort you guys put in.
- And I guess trust and your efforts need to be transparent and unbiased.
- They're actively licensing their facility there.
- And so we should start to see more licensing activities start.
- Other states, we've got a lot of activity going on all over the country.
Summary:
The Advanced Nuclear Energy Committee met to review prior minutes and hear a series of presentations on advanced nuclear technology and state readiness. The committee approved the April 21, 2022 minutes. Nucleon’s William Bridge outlined the advanced nuclear landscape, distinguishing near-term light-water SMRs from more advanced Gen 4 reactors and microreactors, and emphasized that fuel supply, especially HALEU, remains a developing supply chain. He said light-water designs are the most deployable in the near term, while advanced reactors may be better suited for industrial heat applications and could face a 2- to 3-year delay from fuel availability.
Representatives from NASEO described how other states are supporting advanced nuclear through task forces, roadmaps, pilot programs, financing tools, workforce and supply-chain efforts, and regional coordination. They highlighted the Advanced Nuclear First Mover Initiative and stressed that states are focusing early on emergency preparedness, community engagement, waste management, affordability, and consumer protections. They also noted that some states are creating nuclear-ready community programs and cost-recovery guardrails, while public utility commissions are examining long-term lifecycle costs and rate impacts.
North Dakota agencies then outlined their potential roles. The Public Service Commission said it would likely be involved in public-interest review, siting, and rate regulation, but noted current statutes may not fully address long-term nuclear projects, co-location, or decommissioning. The Department of Environmental Quality said it would continue to regulate radioactive materials and likely support emergency planning, while fission reactor oversight remains federal. The Department of Emergency Services said it would serve as the lead off-site preparedness agency, needing a radiological emergency program, training, exercises, equipment, and possibly industry funding. The Department of Water Resources said North Dakota has sufficient surface water, especially from the Missouri River, but that water planning would be important; it did not recommend statutory or budget changes at this time. The committee recessed for lunch after these presentations, with no additional votes or actions taken.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Education Pre-K - 12 Mar 11th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Parents that are actively involved in engaged in school.
- This is a proactive effort to save lives. Son, I realize is the first time being introduced.
- Thank you this effort and speaking in support. >> You're recognized.
- I want to thank Sheriff Gualtieri for his hard work and diligent effort and helping us.
- There are other activities other than sports. >> Sports are dog an important but there's some other activities
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Advanced Information Technology, the Internet and Cybersecurity Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on Advanced Information Technology, the Internet and Cybersecurity
Transcript Highlights:
- You're going to see a lot of activity here.
- Also in their efforts to appease the president, I'm also very disturbed at how some large technology
- And so there is growing bipartisan recognition of the importance of this type of effort.
- So our economic activity is very well founded.
- So we go through a lot of activities and compliance efforts at the dealerships to protect that data and
Summary:
The committee hearing focused on a package of Massachusetts privacy and technology bills, especially measures to ban the sale of location data, establish a comprehensive consumer data privacy law, and regulate biometric recognition and surveillance pricing. Chairs and sponsors argued that self-regulation has failed, that data brokers and large tech companies routinely collect and monetize sensitive information, and that state action is needed because federal protections are weak or absent. Several speakers tied the bills to reproductive health, gender-affirming care, domestic violence, children’s data, and other sensitive uses of location and biometric information.
Supporters included legislators and advocates who backed H. 86/S. 197 (Location Shield), H. 78/S. 45/H. 104/S. 29 (comprehensive privacy bills), H. 99/S. 47 (surveillance pricing in grocery stores), and H. 36/S. 36 (biometric recognition accountability). They emphasized data minimization, bans on selling sensitive data, consumer rights to access, delete, and opt out, and in some cases a private right of action. Several witnesses said Massachusetts should lead or align with other states, while others argued that stronger protections are needed because data can be weaponized by stalkers, anti-abortion actors, abusive partners, insurers, or law enforcement.
Industry and coalition witnesses urged the committee to favor a more standardized, interoperable framework modeled on laws already adopted in other states, warning that novel definitions, data-minimization rules, and private rights of action could create compliance burdens, confusion, and costs for businesses, including small businesses. They argued that entity-level exemptions for sectors already covered by federal laws like HIPAA or GLBA promote consistency, and that Attorney General enforcement is preferable to private lawsuits. Committee members questioned witnesses on patchwork concerns, the scope of exemptions, and whether the proposed bills would harm or help consumers and small businesses. No votes or final actions were taken during the hearing; written testimony was noted as due later, and the committee continued taking testimony from multiple panels and virtual witnesses.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- this fiscal year, we're estimating that total balances are at about 6 7 billion across about 5,300 active
- The Office of Science Technology Policy, the Genesis Mission efforts, DARPA, and other major Efforts
- And I think the partners that are here to everyone's point, you know, this is a collaborative effort
- the major efforts in fusion, in materials design, and things.
- We can we're actively have projects you know going on on solving.
Bills:
HB1
Keywords:
feed bill, legislative appropriations, legislative branch, New Mexico Legislature, general fund, legislative council service, legislative finance committee, legislative education study committee, house chief clerk, senate chief clerk, per diem, mileage, session expenses, interim committees, district staff, capitol complex, capital outlay data system, legislative processing system, redistricting, census redistricting
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government
Transcript Highlights:
- In an effort to adhere to our eight-minute time limit, I want to make sure that my colleagues also have
- We just want to support the effort to report favorably on House 2261. Thank you. Thank you.
- I appreciate the effort to expand participation in any way we can, especially with open town meeting,
- And this is where we need to focus our efforts.
- The COVID-19 pandemic also had a significant effect on fair closures. ...activities held on them.
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government held a hybrid hearing on bills related to land use, zoning, permitting, municipal governance, and homelessness. Early testimony focused on a home rule petition for Ipswich to remove a residency requirement for a town manager, with supporters saying it would broaden the applicant pool and help fill a vacant permanent manager position. Another panel backed legislation to change the Springfield Water and Sewer Commission’s governance so ratepayers in surrounding communities would have representation, arguing the current board structure leaves many users without a voice in rate-setting and capital decisions.
Several housing and zoning bills drew testimony. Senator Keenan and the Home Builders and Remodelers Association supported a bill to toll the one-year period for acting on a variance while an appeal is pending, saying appeals should not consume the time needed to implement approved projects. Representative Murray and the Real Estate Bar Association also testified on broader zoning reforms, including changes to undersized lots, merger rules, hearing deadlines, appeals, and variance standards; they argued the proposals would reduce delay and uncertainty and help housing production. Committee members questioned whether shifting zoning appeals from de novo to closed-record review would limit new evidence, and the witnesses said the change would speed cases while preserving limited opportunities to supplement the record.
The committee also heard testimony on bills to end the criminalization of homelessness. Representatives, advocates, and shelter organizations said local camping bans and fines are counterproductive, especially after the U.S. Supreme Court’s Grants Pass decision, and urged a statewide response centered on housing and public health rather than punishment. Other municipal bills included remote participation in open town meetings for Wayland and a statewide local option, Fairhaven and Mattapoisett charter changes, and Cambridge’s request to use automated parking enforcement and mail parking tickets. The hearing also included testimony supporting fairground zoning flexibility, a Shrewsbury solar siting bill, and an Inspector General bill clarifying county land disposition procedures by requiring written notice to DCAM and a defined response period. No votes were taken during the hearing.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
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TX
Transcript Highlights:
- forward to concentrating on law enforcement and economic development as a deterrent to criminal activity
- Of those, 11,000 have active felony warrants.
- We are also working closely with United States Northern Command to ensure unity of effort and mutual
- Criminal activity that was occurring and some of the things that you were... concerned about.
- But at the same time, we cannot allow cartel activity to... dictate commerce in the United States.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- What we're asking is for you to help us redouble those efforts.
- We stand in support of this bill because this literacy effort is the best example that the state has
- put forth for a sustained effort to train and support our teachers.
- active members. of my boys were skilled readers.
- active members. ...readers and writers and active members so they can become active members in society
Keywords:
SB29, math requirements for teaching license, teacher licensure, teacher endorsement, mathematics methods, elementary education, secondary education, special education, early childhood education, reciprocity, Public Education Department, Mathematics and Science Education Act, mathematics instructional leadership framework, professional learning plan, K-3 screening, mathematics screening assessment, mathematics difficulty, support plan, multilevel support, intervention
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
Licensing & Administrative Procedures Mar 11th, 2025
Licensing & Administrative Procedures
Transcript Highlights:
- In calendar year 2023, there were 1,331 total active licenses, including 988 nonprofit organizations.
- I believed that I needed to take that action to make sure that while this activity has been going for
- That's the activity that we're trying to deter, OK. All right, thank you. Mr. Gerdes, thank you.
- I think it gives a lot of, they spent a lot of time and effort on that.
- This particular activity we looked at, analyzed it, and tried to understand it.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Senate Legislative Session Day 24 (2-10-26)
Kentucky Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- This is an effort to clean up what I will say has been a debacle in recent years and we want to keep
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- This is an effort to clean<00:09:43.519>
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Summary:
The Senate opened with an invocation and the Pledge of Allegiance, then established a quorum with 38 members present and approved the journal from February 9, 2026. Committee reports were received on several bills, including Agriculture reporting Senate Bills 45 and 155 favorably, Banking and Insurance reporting Senate Bills 118 and 153 with committee substitutes, Families and Children reporting Senate Bill 160, and Licensing and Occupations reporting Senate Bills 98 and 145. The House also communicated passage of House Bill 748 and requested concurrence. New measures were introduced, including bills on pharmacy technician supervision, a Kentucky Health Command, campaign finance, and speech-language pathologists, along with several resolutions honoring individuals and memorializing Steven D. Dittle.
The chamber then considered Senate Bill 136, relating to unemployment insurance fraud. Supporters said the bill clarifies which agencies are involved in fraud cases and helps ensure recovered funds are returned to the unemployment trust fund. The bill passed on a roll call vote of 38-0. Senators also debated Senate Bill 183, concerning the regulation of proxy advisory services. Supporters argued it would increase transparency and require disclosure when proxy advice is influenced by non-financial considerations, while opponents said it would create bureaucracy, chill speech, and raise constitutional concerns. After debate, the bill passed 32-6.
After floor action on those bills, Senate Bill 172 on utility fuel adjustment was taken from the Natural Resources and Energy Committee, given first reading, and returned to committee. The remainder of the meeting featured extended remarks from a senator from Grayson focused on rural Kentucky, including ambulance access, healthcare delivery, economic decline, Medicaid costs, and the need for greater state investment in rural communities. No further votes were taken on those remarks.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Committee on Jobs and Economic Development - 03/03/25
Jobs and Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- like this and then coming to us to support their other activities.
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- concerned about the political activism concerned about the political activism uh<01:23:20.000>
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Water and Natural Resources Jul 2nd, 2025
Water & Natural Resources Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- efforts and needs as well. Madam Chair, Representative Cates. Yes.
- And then we've got the efforts once they go in the ground.
- And it's these acres that we're targeting for our reforestation efforts.
- We have a master agreement, and we have a number of active projects.
- I mean it's a whole collaborative effort, Madam Chair. Mr. Chair. Madam Chair.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Legislative Audit Committee Mar 24th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- and monitor terrorist activity on our homeland?
- and monitor terrorist activity on our homeland?
- So looking at performance metrics, as of counterterrorism efforts.
- So the Commission has continued to actively pursue this issue.
- The proper vehicle to look at three aspects of the activities of this board.
Summary:
The committee met as a subcommittee for much of the hearing because it initially lacked a quorum, then later established one and began taking votes. The state auditor gave a status update on ongoing audits, including several JALAC-requested audits in progress, other statutory audits, staffing growth in his office, and the number of new JALAC audits his office could start in the coming months. The committee also heard that one audit request on Prop. 28 was held, and another PUC-related request was moved off consent and heard on the regular calendar.
Members then heard and discussed several audit requests. Senator Cervantes presented a request to audit California fusion centers, with witnesses from the FBI and ACLU supporting the need for transparency and oversight; opponents argued the request was politically motivated and could interfere with counterterrorism work. Senator Allen presented a request on CPUC enforcement of Rule 21 interconnection timelines for solar and storage projects, supported by industry and school representatives who described long delays and financial harm, while CPUC staff said the issue was being addressed through workshops and a formal proceeding. Senator Perez presented a request to audit Caltrans’ administration of the former SR 710 extension properties and affordable sales program, citing tenant complaints about maintenance, pricing, and transparency; Caltrans said it was working to complete sales and improve administration. Senator Umberg presented a request to audit the Orange County Board of Education over transparency, contracting, litigation spending, charter oversight, and whistleblower issues, while board representatives said there was no factual basis for an audit and that existing legal remedies had not been invoked.
After quorum was established, the committee approved the consent-calendar DMV license revocation audit and then approved the PUC utility timeliness audit and the Caltrans SR 710 audit. The fusion center audit was left on call after a split vote, and the Orange County Board of Education audit continued with testimony from the board’s representatives after the committee had already moved on to other business.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Discussing Data Centers and Non-Disclosure Agreements – Senator Bill Lieske Mar 7th, 2026
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- >> So, yeah, it's still an active bill.
- So, yeah, it's still an active<00:03:06.239>
bill. - I'm hoping that we can get active bill.
- And you've said you support efforts to ban NDAs, and you cited a House initiative to do that.
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to And you've said you support efforts to And you've said you support efforts
Summary:
The discussion focused on the growing number of data center proposals in Minnesota and the concerns they are raising in communities such as Eagan, Hermantown, Farmington, and Rosemount. The senator described data centers as having evolved from small server rooms into large industrial-scale facilities that support data storage and AI systems, and said the main issue is not whether they are needed, but where they should be located. He argued they should be treated as industrial uses and placed in industrial zones away from residential neighborhoods because of potential impacts on nearby homes, including concerns about property values, utilities, and the character of the area.
The senator also discussed Senate File 607, a bill he introduced last session to address data center placement. He said the bill would require data centers to be sited in industrial areas and include an inspection to ensure adequate water and electricity resources are available. He said the bill had been scheduled for a hearing in State Government but the hearing was canceled, and he hopes to bring it back for a hearing this session. He noted that the issue is becoming more important as data center development expands and that lawmakers are still catching up to the change.
A second major topic was the use of nondisclosure agreements in data center development. The senator said local governments should not be required to sign NDAs before discussing projects with constituents, especially when those agreements prevent public disclosure until projects are already far along. He said NDAs may be appropriate in limited cases, such as tours of controlled facilities where trade secrets are involved, but not when cities are buying property or rezoning land. He expressed support for efforts to ban or limit NDAs in this context and said the issue is bipartisan but also politically difficult in a closely divided legislature.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Committee on Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband and Rural Development - 02/12/25
Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development
Transcript Highlights:
- Our research and development efforts are also making continued progress.
- Our research and development efforts are also making continued progress.
- Our research and development efforts are also making continued progress.
- Our research and development efforts are also making continued progress.
- but it certainly takes um extra efforts but it certainly takes um extra efforts as<01:30:43.320>
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Ways and Means May 26th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- But then because of the activities and discussions that we've had with you guys, I guess you could use
- ... ...of the activities and discussions that we've had with you guys, I guess you could use the words
- 100% of it came from Matt’s efforts looking for those savings.
- 100% of it came from Matt’s efforts looking for those savings.
- I appreciate all the efforts you guys are putting into this.
Summary:
The Ways and Means Committee met on May 26 and first took up Senate Bill 406, which authorizes the city of Slidell to seek voter approval for a local hotel and motel occupancy tax. The bill was described as a local measure giving the city council authority to place the tax on the ballot, with members noting that similar taxing authority exists in many other municipalities. Representative Wiley moved favorable passage, there was no objection, and the bill was reported favorably.
The committee then received an update from the Division of Administration’s Office of Facility Planning and Control on capital outlay savings identified through cash-flow review and project “scrubbing.” Officials said they found about $50 million in savings from updated cash flows, over-appropriations, projects bid under budget, and reduced appropriations in bundled projects. They explained that bundling projects, including some LED-related projects, allows agencies to shift savings within a bundle and manage overruns or underruns more flexibly.
Members praised the savings work but asked whether the process could be moved earlier so the House could benefit sooner, and whether similar reviews could be expanded to other administering agencies and non-state projects. One member raised concerns about whether some projects, including schools and certain NGO-related items, should qualify for capital outlay funding at all, and urged a review of the statutory definition and project approval criteria. Staff said they would look at the definition, review recommendations from prior discussions, and consider ways to tighten the process. The committee then adjourned without further action.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- But they want to use hotel tax revenue to fund hunting, golf resorts, and sporting activities in that
- Renewables versus other industrial or manufacturing activities.
- I don't know if that's accurate, but until you have a repeal of that and a more concerted effort for
- I'll just say I really appreciate all the efforts of both of you and the organizations you represent,
- I'll just say that the expansion of your convention activities here is just a sacrifice. ...going to
Keywords:
hotel occupancy tax, municipal revenue, tax code, local government funding, Texas legislation, county taxation, economic development, hotel industry, local government, counties, taxation, tourism, workforce development, youth programs, employment, education, technical training, health physics, higher education, nuclear energy
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 6 on Public Safety Mar 24th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Activities also included promoting protective factors.
- Like cultural awareness, education, and outreach activities such as through traditional games or dance
- Local law enforcement efforts by saturating specific areas with in view patrol.
- So our efforts are a very small, it's not even making a dent in, in, um, can you repeat that data?
- By 1 o'clock, just 4 hours after launching a multi-agency effort, we could see the girl's body.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee Jun 24th, 2026
Revenue and Taxation
Transcript Highlights:
- community, especially during the last few days of school, including graduation and other school activities
- to competing jurisdictions that offer standalone or more flexible incentives for post-production activity
- These policies have led to the migration of high-wage jobs, vendor spending, and economic activity out
- Despite prior efforts to increase oversight and accountability, serious concerns continue.
- But you have been a strong author, you've been there, you've made the effort.