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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Energy, Utilities, Environment and Climate - 03/25/26
Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate
Transcript Highlights:
- Sections 6 and 7 make updates to help us more effectively implement the State Competitiveness Fund Match
- Sections<00:02:58.160><c> 6</c><00:02:58.520><c> and</c><00:02:58.720><c> 7</c><00:02:59.600><c> um</
- 6 and 7 um make updates to help Sections 6 and 7 um make updates to help us<00:03:00.760><c> more</c
- </c> sections 1 and 2? sections 1 and 2?
- Sections 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 are more about operations of state programs, and then section 8 is the heat
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
House Standing Committee BR Sub. on Econ. Dev., Public Protection, Tourism and Energy (2-5-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- Section 7 states that studies have demonstrated that experienced persons observing and providing on-the-job
- Section 7 states that studies have demonstrated that experienced persons observing and providing on-the-job
- ><c> subsection</c> 35124 and I'll just read you subsection 35124 and I'll just read you subsection 7<
- > Studies</c><00:04:42.720><c> have</c><00:04:42.919><c> demonstrated</c><00:04:43.479><c> that</c> 7
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Summary:
The Tourism and Energy committee received a presentation from Gordon Sloan, Commissioner of the Department of Natural Resources, and Deputy Commissioner David Fields on the Division of Mine Safety. They outlined the division’s structure, saying it has four branch offices in Madisonville, Harlan, Hazard, and Pikeville, with 36 inspectors total, plus administrative staff and several headquarters specialists. They also explained that four additional inspectors are on sick leave or workers’ compensation and will not be backfilled, and confirmed that inspectors work from offices rather than from home.
The presentation focused on mine safety duties and staffing needs. Sloan said underground licensed mines must receive six inspections annually, including mine safety analyses, an electrical inspection, roof inspections, and regular inspections of airways, returns, belts, and miner safety equipment. He also described the division’s mine rescue responsibilities, including providing rescue coverage where operators do not have their own teams, maintaining teams within an hour’s drive of mines, and supporting training and certification. The division also conducts 17 training courses and about 8,000 to 9,000 trainings per year.
Members were given updated mine and employment figures. Sloan reported 126 licensed mines in 2024 across the branch areas, with 61 active all year and others idle or later abandoned. He said Kentucky had 4,683 miners in 2024, with average employment of 4,509, and noted that the state had gone 34 months without a mining fatality since March 2022. He also said the division provides rescue services for 16 underground rock quarries, three highway tunnels, and three underground military training sites. In response to questions, Sloan said the division does not plan to refill the four vacant inspector positions because staffing is adequate statewide, and he said he would provide additional historical mine data later. The committee took no formal action and adjourned.
ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate State and Local Government Apr 10th, 2025 at 02:30 pm
State and Local Government
Transcript Highlights:
- But we also need to make sure that it's getting put into the same sections as, because 2156, the campaign
- finance one, which is Sean Cleary's bill, creates a whole new section of code.
- So, like, I'm looking at the 2002 version; it would be on page 2, line 7.
- It is page 2, line 7. Yeah, that's where it is here, too.
- If we're looking at the 2002 version, that is on page 2, line 7.
Committee:
Senate State and Local Government
Summary:
The Senate State and Local Government Committee reconvened and reviewed the status of several bills. The chair said bill 1377 could not be acted on until the House finished work on campaign finance bill 2156, and bill 1535 likely would not be ready because of unresolved concerns from Representative Davis and planned meetings with Highway Patrol and BCI. The committee therefore focused on bill 1601, which dealt with when the Attorney General may refuse or revoke special assistant attorney general appointments for certain state offices and entities.
Members debated the policy and constitutional implications of the bill, including whether it was solving a real problem or creating a potential conflict, and whether statewide elected officials and independent bodies should have their own counsel. After testimony from the Chief Deputy Attorney General clarifying current law and the appropriations process, the committee amended the bill to add the Ethics Commission to the list of entities and to narrow the affected offices to the Governor, State Auditor, and Ethics Commission. The committee also changed one provision from “and” to “or” to clarify the standard for refusal or revocation.
The committee then approved the bill as amended on a 6-0 vote and designated Senator Braunberger as the carrier. The chair said the committee would not meet the next morning and would instead reconvene the following week at the call of the chair.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- We've removed the section imposing requirements on DEM under the program.
- President, I move the Senate extend the time of adjournment until 7 p.m. chamber.
- President, I move the Senate, extend the time of adjournment until 7 p.m. Mr.
- President, I move that the Senate extend the time of adjournment until 7 p.m.
- Senate Bill 2508 or any Senate or House conference committee report thereon. 7.
Summary:
The Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several introductions, then moved into a series of special-order bills and House messages. Early floor action included passage of a claim bill for Mandy Penny Lemon (HB 6503) and bills on sewer collection systems (HB 1123) and farm products (HB 211), all passing unanimously. The chamber also took up an ad valorem tax exemption resolution for agricultural tangible personal property (CS/HJR 1215), which passed 37-0. Several other measures were temporarily postponed before the Senate recessed and later returned to House messages and additional special orders.
The Senate then addressed multiple House amendments and conference-style motions. It concurred in amended versions of SB 994 on driver safety, SB 180 on emergency preparedness and response, and HB 1609 on waste incineration/auxiliary containers after extended debate over hurricane recovery rules, local government restrictions, and plastic container preemption. The chamber also concurred in CS/HB 1205 on citizen initiative petitions, increasing the number of petitions a volunteer may carry from 2 to 25, and in CS/HB 733 on Brownfields. Other House amendments were rejected or sent back, including SB 234 on offenses against law enforcement, SB 116 on veterans policy, SB 168 on mental health, and HB 1101 on out-of-network provider referrals.
Later, the Senate approved CS/HB 1255 on education and CS/HB 875 on educator preparation, with discussion focused on school readiness, teacher training, and changes to certification and testing requirements. It also concurred in CS/HB 1427, a broad health care bill, after the House added a major nursing education amendment that tightened Board of Nursing oversight, required standardized evaluation and remediation, and imposed accountability measures tied to NCLEX pass rates and program performance. Several members raised concerns or praised negotiated compromises throughout the day, but the recorded actions were mainly concurrence motions, refusals to concur, and final passage votes on the bills considered.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Mortgage Finance Authority Act Oversight May 28th, 2025
Mortgage Finance Authority Act Oversight Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- He's been with us for about 7 years, oversees 4 different departments.
- We have 7 board members, 3 ex officio, and 4 that are appointed by the governor.
- We have 7 members. Our board chair is Angel Reyes.
- Um, tab 13, page 7.
- Let me go to it of 7, 75, 79 million, or no, you have, that you have 940 new homes.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Education Funding (11/13/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- And we all know there's sections within it that are contradictory of another section, possibly following
- just one section or one identify just one section or one particular<00:48:17.440><c> particular</c><
- </c><00:48:31.280><c> and</c> and then you go into 198 sections and and then you go into 198 sections
- </c> about what section and what to do first. about what section and what to do first.
- So, if we estimate that we have $7 billion worth of revenue, we actually spend in the budget $7 billion
Summary:
The work session began with HB 656, as amended, which would treat federal funds received by school districts as unanticipated money unless already listed in the annual report, and would require notices and school board minutes to identify the grant and summarize any obligations attached to accepting it. Supporters said the bill was aimed at transparency so voters would understand the “strings attached” to grants, while opponents raised concerns that the amendment was new, potentially vague, and could require districts to publish lengthy or redundant information, increasing costs and administrative burden. Several members suggested alternative approaches, such as a state-level list of common grant obligations or posting grant documents online. No vote was taken, and some members argued the bill was not ready for action.
The committee then moved to HB 665, which would expand eligibility for free school meals to households at up to 300% of federal poverty guidelines and use education trust fund money to cover the added cost. Representative Damon strongly supported the bill, citing food insecurity and arguing the fiscal note likely overstated costs because the bill requires at least one free meal, not necessarily both breakfast and lunch. The discussion was just beginning when the transcript ended, and no vote or final action on HB 665 was recorded in the excerpt.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- 00:26:42.159><c> to</c> 7 to 7 to zero.<00:26:45.200><c> Okay.
- Section 17 and 18. Yeah.
- What section is that? that. All right. What section is that?
- </c> sections. Senator Pearl seconds. Yes. sections. Senator Pearl seconds. Yes.
- </c> on um sections 187 to 88. on um sections 187 to 88.
Committee:
Senate Finance
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Formal House Session 28 Mar 25th, 2026
Massachusetts House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Vieira of Falmouth moves to amend the bill by striking out Section 4.
- This is Amendment Number 7. Mr.
- Markey of Dartmouth moves to amend the bill in Section 5 by striking... This is Amendment No. 7.
- The federal regulations around Section 1337 stated that 287G agreements are part of that U.S.C. section
- In Section 6, in line 363, by inserting after the word 'days' the following.
Summary:
The House first handled several routine matters, including adoption of a resolution honoring Caroline San Martino Moran on her 80th birthday and suspension of Joint Rule 12 to allow consideration of a petition involving the City of Waltham and the Veterans Memorial Rink. It then advanced a bill authorizing DCAMM to release a sewer line easement in West Roxbury, adopting the Ways and Means amendment and ordering the bill to a third reading. The chamber also took up and advanced another bill, Promoting Rule of Law, Oversight, Trust, and Equal Constitutional Treatment (the “Protect Act”), after a brief recess and a quorum call.
Most of the transcript focused on House Bill 5305, the Protect Act, which was described by supporters as a measure to separate state and local law enforcement from civil immigration enforcement, prohibit ICE arrests in courthouses without a judicial warrant, limit cooperation with ICE on civil matters, strengthen notice and language-access protections for detainees and workers, expedite U and T visa certifications, and create rules for sensitive spaces and enforcement by the Attorney General. Supporters from both parties and several caucuses argued the bill would protect due process, encourage victims and witnesses to come forward, and preserve public safety by maintaining trust in courts, schools, and communities. Several members also spoke from personal experience as immigrants, survivors of domestic violence, or law enforcement professionals.
The House considered and voted on a series of amendments to H.5305. Amendment 6 to strike Section 4 failed; Amendment 7, which would have required ICE civil warrants to be presented to a court and reviewed for impact on justice, failed; Amendment 2, adding immigration judges to the bill’s definition of government, failed; Amendment 3, concerning 287(g) agreements and federal reimbursement, was withdrawn; Amendment 13, expediting U visa certifications when a family member is aging out, was adopted by roll call 150-3; Amendment 10, clarifying the definition of law enforcement agency/officer to include sheriffs’ correctional roles, was adopted 127-25; Amendment 5, expanding a release-date provision, was adopted 154-0; and Amendment 14, addressing school-related protections and ICE presence, was adopted 135-18. The bill itself was still under consideration at the end of the transcript, with debate continuing after the adopted amendments.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Seclusion Working Group - 01/28/26
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I am just noting that in the section where the roll call votes are listed for section D of the chair's
- </c> uh in two different sections, D and E. uh in two different sections, D and E.
- It was amendment 007-7.
- 007-7. 007-7.
- And if you look, it's 007-7.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- We've the House, it was a 7-year window.
- </c> and growth in the state than section and growth in the state than section 179.<01:21:51.360><c>
- Amendment 1301 is adopted. out from a 7-year plan which would have out from a 7-year plan which would
- Um, we have section one and section two in the bill, but they need different implementation dates to
- </c> and section two to be upon passage. and section two to be upon passage.
Committee:
Senate Ways and Means
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs (03/04/2025)
Election Law and Municipal Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- All right, so I'm looking at it right now, and the original bill in section one...
- All right, so I'm looking at it right now, and the original bill in section one...
- All right, so I'm looking at it right now, and the original bill in section one.
- The other error, or the other oversight I should say, is in section six.
- It makes, uh, proposes several changes in different sections.
Committee:
Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs
FL
Florida 2026 5th Special Session
Rules Apr 28th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Article 3, Section 20 was sold to... Why?
- Article 3, Section 20 was sold to the voters in 2010 as a package.
- That is District 1 through 7.
- Section 2.
- Supreme Court on Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act and whether or not Section 2 of the Voting Rights
Summary:
The Committee on Rules met with a quorum present and took up a presentation from the Governor’s office on proposed congressional reapportionment. Executive Office of the Governor counsel Mo Jazeel argued that mid-cycle congressional redistricting is legally permissible, that race should not be used in drawing districts, and that the Florida Fair Districts provisions are inconsistent with federal equal protection principles and, in the executive branch’s view, are inseverable. Jason Parada then presented the proposed map, explaining that it was drawn using 2020 census block data, with county growth estimates used only as a guide, and that the plan was designed to be race-neutral while also considering compactness, county and municipal boundaries, and other traditional redistricting criteria. He said the map keeps 48 counties and 382 municipalities whole, has compactness scores comparable to the current map, and makes the largest changes in South Florida, with some districts remaining unchanged and others reconfigured around population shifts and geographic boundaries.
Members questioned both presenters extensively about the legal basis for disregarding the Fair Districts Amendment, the use of partisan data, the absence of racial analysis, and whether the map truly reflects population growth. Jazeel said the executive branch’s position is that race-based provisions in the state constitution cannot be used if they conflict with the U.S. Constitution, and that the forthcoming U.S. Supreme Court decision in Louisiana v. Calais could further clarify the law. Parada said he did not use race in drawing the map, did use partisan information as one of several traditional criteria, and relied on 2020 census data for population equality. Senators also pressed him on who reviewed the map, why the public and legislators had limited time to review it, and whether the plan was intended to favor Republicans; Parada denied partisan intent and said he was the only person who moved lines on the map, though he consulted with other Executive Office of the Governor staff and counsel.
Several senators raised concerns that the map did not clearly reflect Florida’s recent population growth, that some districts remained highly irregular, and that the plan appeared to be based on a legal theory contingent on future court rulings. The presenters responded that congressional districts must be equal to the person, that growth estimates can only guide orientation rather than replace census data, and that the map was designed to preserve as much of the existing structure as possible while making the largest adjustments in South Florida. No vote or final action on the map was taken during the excerpted portion of the meeting, and the committee continued with questions and discussion.
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
01/21/2026 - House Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections
Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm Representative Dave Marshall, all the 7, half the state. I'm here on loan.
- I'm Representative David Marshall, L.D. 7, half the state. I'm here on loan.
- It also adds an intent section clarifying that the measure does not alter federal...
- I was not characterizing Latinos as a small section or whatever.
- So section 19F creates new barriers. Section 19 creates new barriers to receiving mail-in ballots.
Committees:
House Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections , House House Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections Committee of Reference
Keywords:
campaign contributions, foreign contributions, constitutional amendments, public disclosure, Arizona Revised Statutes, elections, voter registration, provisional ballots, primary election, voter participation, Muslim Brotherhood, terrorism, foreign terrorist organization, national security, Islamist extremism, Congress, Arizona, domestic security, CAIR, terrorist organization
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 4/16/26
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Section 7, again, this is just integrating support services this time into the Can Train program.
- Section 7 is cancelling a small amount of funds that are currently stranded in the Capital Access Program
- Section 7 is cancelling a small amount of funds that are currently stranded in the Capital Access Program
- Section 7 is cancelling a small amount of funds that are currently stranded in the Capital Access Program
- Section 7 is cancelling a small amount of funds that are currently stranded in the Capital Access Program
Bills:
HF3732
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - Part 2 - 04/17/26
Judiciary and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- , it isn't that they've just had 7 days.
- It It isn't that instead of 7 days.
- It's that they've just had 7 days.
- this 7 days.
- </c> two major sections. two major sections.
Committee:
Senate Judiciary and Public Safety
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Legislative Session Day 56 (3-31-26)
Kentucky House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- /c><00:10:33.680><c> with</c> Motion is made that House Bill 7 with Motion is made that House Bill 7
- </c> Bill 7. Bill 7. >> Lady<00:11:05.760><c> from</c><00:11:05.920><c> Davis.
- /c><00:29:55.840><c> one,</c> in section one, in section one, the<00:29:58.880><c> voter</c> the voter
- </c><03:14:30.640><c> the</c> the department under the section the the department under the section the
- /c><07:08:58.240><c> 689</c> 66, 676, 7 689 66, 676, 7 689 692 692 692 727 727 727 762 762 762 767 767
WV
West Virginia 2026 Regular Session
WV Senate Health and Human Resources Committee in Session Mar 10th, 2026 at 01:10 pm
Health and Human Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- We get $7 for every meal that we serve in the senior center, and if I deliver that meal to your house
- We get $7 for every meal that we serve in the senior center, and if I deliver that meal to your house
- And we are not profiting off a $7 reimbursement rate for the meals. We have to...
- And, I mean, you can't go anywhere, even to Taco Bell, and get all of those ingredients for $7 a meal
- That portion is contained in the rulemaking section of the bill, so it could be contemplated.
Committee:
Senate Health and Human Resources
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- To your question, so on both the public school district section one and then the public...
- So there are two sections to this bill.
- section pertains to the public charter schools.
- one for school districts and section two for public charter schools.
- We anticipate about 7 to 10 school districts right now could meet that.
Committee:
House Education
ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Administrative Rules Committee Mar 12th, 2026 at 09:00 am
Transcript Highlights:
- And then Section 7 is... And then Section 7 is following in line with bed linens.
- We ended up modifying three sections, or portions of the sections, and we withdrew 15 sections or portions
- of the sections.
- The purpose of our rules here is to repeal Section 7 of that admin code related to the cost-sharing agreement
- Section 7 describes closure and dissolution procedures.
Summary:
The committee first approved the December 3 minutes, then heard a request from the Board of Clinical Laboratory Practice to amend its proposed rule on exempt test methods to add certain closed-system DNA/RNA tests, including rhinovirus. After testimony explaining that the board had considered late comments from BioMérieux and wanted the rule record to reflect that review, the committee agreed to a limited amendment and passed the motion unanimously.
The Department of Agriculture then outlined broad rule updates affecting dairy, eggs, poultry, pesticides, animal health, environmental mitigation, and the Egg Product Utilization Commission. The commissioner said the changes mostly clarified existing requirements, updated references, and reduced some burdens, such as easing dairy hauler training/licensing timing and clarifying out-of-state grade A milk language. Members asked about dairy industry decline, the APUC scoring system, and the rationale for the milk-hauler and out-of-state milk provisions.
The State Board of Dental Examiners presented extensive rule changes tied to recent legislation and workforce issues, including a new professional health program for dentists, expanded duties for assistants and hygienists, broader local anesthetic authority for hygienists, and fee increases to fund the program and cover administrative costs. Testimony from Dr. Edward May strongly supported the professional health program based on his own recovery experience. The committee also heard from Game and Fish on rules easing some guide/outfitter experience requirements, allowing electronic exams, and modifying boating safety equipment rules, with no public comment and no fiscal impact.
Later, Health and Human Services received approval for an extension to update tattoo/body art rules and a separate motion to repeal an obsolete nurse aide training chapter. HHS also described nursing facility rule updates, lodging sanitation revisions, and related clarifications on licensing, safety, pest control, and fire requirements. The Department of Environmental Quality received an extension for septic-system installer rules, and also presented rules for above-ground storage tanks and water/wastewater operator certification, including new fees and third-party testing options. The Industrial Commission’s oil and gas division described multiple rule changes, some withdrawn after comments, including drilling unit flexibility, site stability, wildfire authority, and streamlined transport/reporting procedures. Finally, DPI began presenting several rule packages, including school construction loan limits, school bus standards, cooperative agreements, special education rules for public charter schools, and new math curriculum and intervention requirements.
ID
Idaho 2026 Regular Session
Mar 26th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- From a high point of view, there's some information in the additional note section on page three that
- Pursuant to Section 36-103 of Idaho Code, all wildlife, including wild animals, wild birds, and fish
- We have for the Senate 7-1-3-0 absent. For the House, 7-1-5-0 absent.
- And at 7:30, we will meet upstairs and get ready for the meeting. Any comments? Mr.
- CS 7:30 upstairs. We're adjourned. Thank you. You guys need to hurry up a little bit faster.
Summary:
The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee met with a quorum and first considered a trailer appropriation for House Bill 730, which changes how SNAP eligibility is determined. The committee heard that the bill would require $351,000 one-time from the General Fund for system changes in the Division of Welfare. One member argued the change was unnecessary because Idaho already has a low SNAP error rate and uses existing verification systems, but the motion passed in both chambers and received a do-pass recommendation.
The committee then took up trailer actions for House Bill 898, moving the State Historic Preservation Office from the Idaho State Historical Society to the new Office of Species, Minerals, and Energy Coordination. Members discussed whether the move was requested by the governor and whether it would improve coordination and permitting efficiency; supporters said it would streamline federal review and the historical society director supported the move. The committee approved reducing the Historical Society budget by 12 FTP and $1,699,700, then approved adding the same staffing and funding to SMEC, and also adopted language exempting SMEC from certain transfer restrictions.
Next, the committee considered Senate Bill 128, creating the Idaho High Need Students Fund for extraordinary special education costs. The analyst explained that the recommended one-time $5 million dedicated fund appropriation would also require a $5 million cash transfer, and that increasing special education spending could raise the state’s federal maintenance-of-effort obligation. The committee approved the $5 million appropriation and two transfers: $1 million from the Idaho Career Ready Students Program Fund and $4 million from the driver training account, all with do-pass recommendations.
Finally, the committee revisited the Department of Fish and Game budget. After discussion of habitat projects, Good Neighbor Authority work, fisheries inflation, wolf depredation, communications, OITS replacements, and replacement items, a substitute motion that would have funded a larger package failed in the House, and the original motion passed instead. The committee approved a reduced Fish and Game budget package and adopted language directing the $200,000 wolf depredation enhancement specifically to wolf trapping. The meeting ended with brief discussion of the next day’s agenda and timing, including pending items such as rural health transformation and state police-related legislation.