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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
State Committee Meeting - 2025-03-27
State Government Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- I call the State Government Finance and Policy Committee meeting to order on this March 27th, 2025.
- So in the March 24th, 2025 letter addressed to the State Government Finance and Policy Committee members
- Article 2 is the state government policy.
- We are—this State Government Finance and Policy Committee will be doing separate finance bills and policy
- So, I would encourage everyone that the DE on the policy bill will be out next week.
Keywords:
state government finance, biennial budget, appropriations, Minnesota Management and Budget, Healthy Aging Subcabinet, Office of Healthy Aging, older adults, aging policy, long-term care, caregivers, public health, Medicaid fraud, medical assistance fraud, attorney general subpoena power, fraud enforcement, business filing fraud, Secretary of State, deceptive mailings, consumer protection, certified public accountant
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House State Government Finance and Policy Committee 3/27/25
State Government Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Article 2 is the state government policy.
- policies contained in House File 2783. policies contained in House File 2783.
- We are this State Government Finance and Policy Committee will be doing separate finance bills and policy
- State Government Finance and Policy State Government Finance and Policy Committee<01:31:18.400><
- So I bills and policy bills this year.
Keywords:
state government finance, biennial budget, appropriations, Minnesota Management and Budget, Healthy Aging Subcabinet, Office of Healthy Aging, older adults, aging policy, long-term care, caregivers, public health, Medicaid fraud, medical assistance fraud, attorney general subpoena power, fraud enforcement, business filing fraud, Secretary of State, deceptive mailings, consumer protection, certified public accountant
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- House Bill 2578 will fill in the research gaps to better inform policy. 68 of the 796 justice courts
- Great public policy. We're closed. Okay, great, thank you. The chair will leave House Bill...
- To take any questions, good cleanup, good jury will, good policy. With that, I close.
- Hours is a misguided policy change.
- First, it changes the statutory language from voidable to void against public policy for contract provisions
Bills:
HB 1239, HB1990, HB1748, HB1749, HB2578, HB2986, HB1970, HB3163, HB2733, HB1922, HB 113, HB 1088, HB1938, HB3004, HB2637, HB2960, HB113
Keywords:
public health, access to healthcare, insurance reforms, medical expenses, healthcare providers, mental health, protective custody, preliminary examination, detention period, emergency circumstances, emergency detention, legal framework, detention, healthcare, liability, landowners, nonagricultural land, trespassing, public safety, interpreters
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- entity can simply declare sovereign immunity and avoid a response, it runs contrary to the public policy
- Is good public policy in our view, and with that, I'd be happy to answer any questions. Okay, Mr.
Bills:
HB 1239, HB1990, HB1748, HB1749, HB2578, HB2986, HB1970, HB3163, HB2733, HB1922, HB 113, HB 1088, HB1938, HB3004, HB2637, HB2960, HB113
Keywords:
public health, access to healthcare, insurance reforms, medical expenses, healthcare providers, mental health, protective custody, preliminary examination, detention period, emergency circumstances, emergency detention, legal framework, detention, healthcare, liability, landowners, nonagricultural land, trespassing, public safety, interpreters
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate Committee on Health and Human Services (Part I) Mar 5th, 2025
Health & Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- Next, Public Policy Foundation. Good morning.
- I am here representing the Texas Public Policy Foundation. to testify in support of SB 961.
- When I was working with him on this bill as part of Texas Public Policy Foundation was indeed to have
- Further, I understand there is policy being discussed which would create a back-up power program.
- I serve as the Director of Advocacy and Public Policy for Leading Edge Texas, and we are on Senate Bill
Keywords:
SB 502, Texas peace officers, Health and Human Services Commission, HHSC Office of Inspector General, OIG investigators, law enforcement classification, Schedule C, state employee benefits, injury benefits, peace officer status, commissioned officers, state auditor classification, Government Code, Code of Criminal Procedure, human services, health and human services, law enforcement compensation, public employee benefits, Texas state law enforcement, child welfare
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate Committee on Health and Human Services (Part II) Mar 5th, 2025
Health & Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm the Director of Public Policy for Texas CASA, here in support of Senate Bill 513.
- And we advocate for pro-business, free-market policies that support economic growth, including preserving
- If these policies are too burdensome for the state's own interests, we need to do something about it.
Keywords:
SB 502, Texas peace officers, Health and Human Services Commission, HHSC Office of Inspector General, OIG investigators, law enforcement classification, Schedule C, state employee benefits, injury benefits, peace officer status, commissioned officers, state auditor classification, Government Code, Code of Criminal Procedure, human services, health and human services, law enforcement compensation, public employee benefits, Texas state law enforcement, child welfare
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm the director of public policy for Texas CASA here in support of Senate Bill 513.
- And we advocate for pro-business free market policies that support economic growth, including preserving
- And if these policies are too burdensome for the state's own insurance plans, we would ask why should
Keywords:
SB 502, Texas peace officers, Health and Human Services Commission, HHSC Office of Inspector General, OIG investigators, law enforcement classification, Schedule C, state employee benefits, injury benefits, peace officer status, commissioned officers, state auditor classification, Government Code, Code of Criminal Procedure, human services, health and human services, law enforcement compensation, public employee benefits, Texas state law enforcement, child welfare
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- I changed the policy. on how we deploy terminals to those retailers.
- Is that what informed the concerns that led to our policy statement?
- So we first had the top-down, the policy. discussion with Senate Finance.
- We didn't make policy decisions without consulting the board.
- Strategic Policy Associate for Texas Values Action. All right.
Keywords:
lottery, gambling, internet gaming, mobile application, criminal offenses, SB 687, land surveyor, land surveying, surveying services, construction contract, anti-indemnity, indemnity, hold harmless, defense obligation, standard of care, professional negligence, civil practice and remedies code, local government code, governmental agency, public contracts
Summary:
The meeting was a crucial session for discussing several important bills including SB992, which aims to establish a clear time frame for the Attorney General's approval on outside legal counsel for state agencies. Senator Nichols presented the bill, emphasizing its necessity for timely responses to ensure efficient legal processing. Another notable discussion centered around SB523, which seeks to allow parole and probation officers to use a business address on their driver's licenses for safety and security purposes. This bill passed favorably out of the committee, with public testimony supporting the need for such provisions due to the risks these officers face.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate Committee on Business and Commerce (Part I) Feb 18th, 2025
Business & Commerce
Transcript Highlights:
- therefore... ...having legislation to give us some of those goalposts and for you to debate that policy
Keywords:
emergency alerts, weather alerts, public safety, local government, municipality, county, website posting, online notice, emergency management, disaster preparedness, evacuation, National Weather Service, NOAA, Texas Division of Emergency Management, TDEM, localized alerts, hazard warnings, severe weather, watch warning advisory, public information
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm the director of tax, fiscal policy, and elections for the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce.
- We support policies a million employees.
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She's <00:32:04.640>I've for her open door policy. - She's I've for her open door policy.
- As well, the 2.6 federal policies.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Banking and Finance Committee Jul 7th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Blazer, a staff attorney with the Housing and Economic Rights Advocates, and Andrew Kushner, senior policy
- We are a nonprofit, nonpartisan policy and research organization dedicated to the elimination of predatory
- I present to you SB 825, a policy that ensures our state financial regulator has the necessary enforcement
- and the potential that these banking regulators may coordinate on enforcement matters, is sensible policy
- there are several provisions in the Financial Code that allow for cease and desist orders, civil monetary
Summary:
The Assembly Banking and Finance Committee met to hear several bills focused on consumer and small business financial protections. SB 97, by Senator Grayson, would update and clarify California’s digital financial assets law; supporters from the blockchain industry and consumer groups said it would improve compliance clarity while preserving room to align with possible federal action. The committee passed SB 97 on a due-pass motion to the Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee, with the roll left open for absent members.
The committee also heard SB 362, which would strengthen disclosure rules for small business financing by requiring clearer pricing information throughout the marketing process. Supporters said the bill would help small businesses compare offers and avoid harmful financing, while some industry groups objected to the bill’s treatment of communications and APR disclosures during negotiations. After discussion, the committee passed SB 362 to the Judiciary Committee, with several members voting aye and the roll left open.
SB 784, a bill addressing predatory home-improvement and solar financing practices, drew extensive testimony. The author and supporters described scams targeting seniors, low-income homeowners, and non-English speakers, and said the bill would add safeguards such as confirmation calls, document access, fee transparency, and longer cancellation periods. Solar industry groups moved to neutral after amendments, while banks and other lenders raised concerns about overbreadth and impacts on legitimate lending. The committee passed SB 784 to Judiciary, with some members not voting or changing votes during the roll call.
Finally, SB 825 sought to give the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation clearer authority to enforce existing consumer financial protection laws against its licensees, especially in light of reduced federal CFPB enforcement. Supporters argued California needs independent state enforcement tools, while banking and mortgage groups opposed the bill as duplicative and unnecessary, urging coordination with federal regulators and proposing narrower amendments. The committee passed SB 825 to Appropriations on a due-pass vote, and then adjourned after completing the agenda.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- The record shows you are Brent Bennett and you're testifying on behalf of the Texas Public Policy Foundation
- I'm Brent Bennett with the Life Care Campaign of the Texas Public Policy Foundation, testifying in support
- We are the energy campaign arm of TPPF, so we do all the energy policy for TPPF.
- As an industry, we believe in leading by example and supporting policies like this.
- for misuse of public information for financial gain is a felony of the third degree, no matter the monetary
Bills:
HB246, HB796, HB 1056, HB1544, HB1846, HB2001, HB2618, HB2625, HB2869, HB2898, HB3069, HB3114, HB3157, HB3228, HJR98, HB246
Keywords:
federal directives, state authority, Tenth Amendment, government enforcement, local governance, gold standard, legal tender, currency, transactional currency, financial transactions, electronic payment systems, state finance, regulatory compliance, electric trucks, charging infrastructure, advisory council, transportation, sustainability, criminal penalties, official information
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
November 5, 2025 - 01:30 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- It can't be a standalone policy. But I want to give you some background on E-Verify.
- Next up, we have Harrison Lundy, Voices of Florida, policy director, as an opponent.
- From the Florida Policy Institute, they oppose this bill.
- That is the testimony of the Florida Policy Institute. Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank you.
- These machines are providing monetary value.
Summary:
The subcommittee first took up House Bill 197, which would require all private employers in Florida, regardless of size, to use E-Verify for new hires and eliminate the current exemption for businesses with fewer than 25 employees. The sponsor said the system is free, uses information already collected on I-9 forms, and helps employers confirm work authorization; supporters argued it simply enforces existing law and closes a gap in current requirements. Opponents, including labor and policy groups, said the bill would burden small businesses, could produce errors, and should be addressed through comprehensive federal immigration reform rather than state mandates. Members also raised concerns about implementation, enforcement, and potential impacts on workers and employers in industries such as agriculture, hospitality, and small business. The committee voted along party lines to report HB 197 favorably.
The committee then received an update from the Florida Gaming Control Commission, beginning with new Executive Director Alana Zimmer and then Director of Gaming Enforcement Carl Harold. Zimmer outlined the commission’s structure, staffing, legal slot and card room locations, and the Seminole gaming compact, noting that changes in state law or court rulings could affect compact revenue. Members asked for additional information on salaries, commission vacancies, and how veterans’ organizations can determine whether gaming machines are legal. Harold described the commission’s enforcement work against illegal casinos, saying they are widespread, often exploit vulnerable patrons, and can be tied to organized crime, weapons, drugs, and other offenses.
Harold reported thousands of complaints, more than 4,000 illegal slot machines seized, over 100 illegal casinos raided, millions in proceeds recovered, and numerous arrests and joint operations with other agencies. He said the main barriers are weak misdemeanor penalties and limited staffing, and requested two additional enforcement squads, one in southwest Florida and one in Jacksonville. Members questioned the cost of the request, storage of seized machines, coordination with local law enforcement, and how the public can report illegal gambling. The commission said it works with local agencies, has many MOUs, and directs the public to its website and law enforcement hotline for reporting.
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Transcript Highlights:
- provision: the measure allows a person prohibited from recording a meeting to bring civil suit for monetary
Bills:
HB4260, HB2981, HB3695, HB2960, HB3967, HB3968, HB4339, HB4341, HB4342, HB2940, HB4295, HB4196, HB3134, HB1016
Keywords:
workers' compensation, first responders, acute myocardial infarction, stroke, health presumption, emergency services, firefighters, peace officers, emergency medical technicians, open meetings, school boards, transparency, public access, education governance, HB3695, Oklahoma, motor vehicles, personal injury accident, traffic offense, DUI
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities
Transcript Highlights:
- Each bill will strengthen policy and fortify our state against new federal impacts.
- The second policy I want to quickly touch on, because we've already heard testimony on it, is H. 243
- So this proposed policy would help better protect individuals with IDD from abuse.
- We must design policy that includes them, not just talks about them.
- We must design policy that includes them, not just talks about them.
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities held a hearing on a broad slate of disability-related bills. Topics included creating a permanent Acquired Brain Injury Advisory Board (H. 231/S. 134), establishing a system for compensating guardians who serve incapacitated, unbefriended individuals through MassHealth (H. 253/S. 154), expanding Nikki’s Law to require MassHealth day habilitation programs to use the abuse registry (S. 165 and related bills), modernizing and streamlining the Disabled Persons Protection Commission’s statute and procedures (H. 243/S. 139), updating the definition of developmental disability to align more closely with federal law and include people such as those with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (H. 276/S. 150), removing outdated and offensive terminology from the General Laws (H. 232/S. 137), and an autism education reform bill (H. 286). Several bills had no sign-ups, and the committee also noted related measures on cueing and prompting in PCA programs (H. 277/S. 157).
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
February 4, 2025 - 09:00 AM
Transcript Highlights:
- However, if there is a violation, it would not be of FHSAA policy. It would be of district policy.
- I think any policy is a working policy.
- I think any policy is a working policy.
- Can you walk us through what the federal policy on, so just high school, NIL, federal policy on high
- This is policy call number five. The 401(k). Policy call number six. Yeah. Thank you.
Summary:
The Student Academic Success Subcommittee met to discuss Florida’s current “sports choice” rules and high school NIL policy, then heard and passed HB 151. FHSAA officials and Sarasota County Schools staff explained eligibility rules for student-athletes, including GPA, age, semester limits, physicals, insurance, and the different participation options for traditional public, charter, home education, Florida Virtual, and private school students. Members focused on how controlled open enrollment works, whether private school students can play at public schools and vice versa, transfer timing and capacity limits, recruiting restrictions, and the role of local district policies. Sarasota officials said about 400 students in their county participate through non-traditional athletic arrangements, and FHSAA said statewide there are 5,460 non-traditional student-athlete forms on file out of roughly 280,000 student-athletes.
The committee then reviewed Florida’s high school NIL framework. FHSAA said students in grades 9-12 may enter NIL deals, with no income cap, but they are barred from agreements involving adult entertainment, alcohol, tobacco/vaping, cannabis, controlled substances, gambling, weapons, political or social activism, and NIL collectives. Students must have a written contract and cannot use school logos or uniforms without permission. FHSAA said about 25 students statewide had NIL deals so far, and Sarasota was first to file. Members raised concerns about recruiting, taxes, financial literacy, mental health, and whether students should be treated as employees, while district staff said they provide education and financial literacy resources but do not review contracts.
After the discussion, the committee took up HB 151 by Rep. Abbott. The bill allows students at FHSAA-member private schools to participate in sports at another member school when their own school does not offer that sport, and it removes the current 200-student enrollment limit. An amendment clarifying the private-school language was adopted without objection. A public witness from a small private school supported the bill, saying it would let the school join FHSAA without losing local athletic access for its students. Despite some members raising fairness and funding concerns, the bill passed on a 15-0 vote and was reported favorably.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 7 on Accountability and Oversight Jun 24th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Strong reserve policies promote fiscal stability.
- Before that, we need to make these constitutional changes because of a struggling fiscal monetary policy
- We have been longtime supporters, very publicly, of the policies contained in ACA 20 and encourage the
Summary:
The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Accountability and Oversight heard ACA 20, the Safe for California Futures Act, a constitutional amendment to strengthen the state’s Budget Stabilization Account (rainy day fund). The authors, Assembly Members Gabriel and Valencia, said the measure would raise the reserve cap from 10% to 20% of General Fund revenues, change how reserve deposits are treated under the Gann limit so deposits would not count against the spending cap until withdrawn, and update eligible debt repayments to include items such as budget loans, Proposition 98 settle-up obligations, and unemployment insurance debt. They emphasized that the proposal was intended to protect schools and core public services and to help California better withstand revenue volatility and future downturns.
Committee discussion focused heavily on the technical effects of the measure, especially its interaction with Proposition 98 and the Gann limit. LAO and Department of Finance staff explained that Prop. 98 funding would not be changed directly, that the reserve deposits would be treated as exclusions from the appropriations limit, and that withdrawals would count when spent. Members asked about current reserve levels, mandatory deposits, and whether the measure would create more room for discretionary spending; supporters argued it would simply allow the state to save more in good years, while one member expressed concern that it could function as a slush fund and expand spending opportunities. Several members cited recent budget volatility, record revenues, and the need for stronger reserves, while others stressed that the measure should be understood as a future-oriented savings reform rather than a response to this year’s budget choices.
Public testimony was uniformly supportive. California Forward, Elevate California, and the California Chamber of Commerce all backed the proposal, with the Chamber noting support for the policy and highlighting the importance of addressing unemployment insurance debt for small businesses. The chair concluded by thanking the authors, staff, and witnesses, and said ACA 20 was expected to move to the Assembly floor the next day.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
November 5, 2025 - 01:30 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm the assistant deputy secretary for Medicaid policy and quality with the agency for Healthcare Administration
- He just national Medicaid means and then starting in 2020, the agency chain that changed that policy
- But in addition to liquidated damages, the agency may impose monetary sanctions.
- But just pointing out that that was a policy change, I think in terms of the again, the incentives or
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate Committee on Business and Commerce (Part I) May 1st, 2025
Business & Commerce
Transcript Highlights:
- The original bill imposed a monetary penalty for failure to post the required information.
- While the committee substitute requires dedicatory instruments and enforces enforcement policies to be
- I represent the Texas Public Policy Foundation.
- It's good governance, good policy, and good politics, and as we all know, that doesn't come along very
Bills:
HB12, HB149, SB229, SB1361, SB1749, SB1897, SB2113, SB2566, SB2677, SB1652, SB2327, SB2344, SB2696, HB12, HB149
Keywords:
artificial intelligence, regulation, biometric data, ethical AI, consumer protection, AI governance, automobile sales, finance, retail seller, motor vehicle purchase, motor vehicle sales, pricing restrictions, third-party financing, education, funding, student assessment, accountability, standards, motor vehicle, financing
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Judiciary Mar 4th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Florida's Wrongful death act in 1972 which reads verbatim in Statute 7 68.17, quote, it is the public policy
- Well, we all understand the amount of money can bring back a loved one de Soleil argue from a monetary
- As I understand, sir, I understand that this is a hearing and I apologize to the your policies exception
- This is very tough policy conversation have because we are balancing those things.