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CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session May 5th, 2025
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- However, Native Americans have purposely been disregarded when it comes to California's water rights
- one of the starkest moments for me in my time in this Legislature around what has happened to our Native
- Water Parks and Wildlife Committee, I had the privilege of overseeing an informational hearing on native
- one of the starkest moments for me in my time in this legislature around what has happened to our native
- Instead, I’m going to say if we just turned the land back to the Native people and followed their lead
Summary:
The Assembly convened after a quorum call, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and then held its Latino Spirit Awards ceremony. Members adopted House Resolution 16, proclaiming May 4–11, 2025 as Cinco de Mayo Week, after supportive remarks from several caucuses emphasizing Mexican history, women’s contributions, LGBTQ solidarity, Black and Brown unity, and AAPI and Jewish community support. The chamber then recognized 11 Latino Spirit honorees for achievements in human rights, business, arts, public service, community empowerment, health and science, environmental justice, philanthropy, and entertainment.
After the ceremony, the Assembly returned to floor business and approved a series of measures. AB 60, banning synthetic nitro musks in cosmetics and personal care products, passed 56–3. AJR 6, urging Congress to protect federal school meal and local food funding, drew extensive debate and broad bipartisan support; members cited child hunger, farm economies, and local food systems, and it passed 76–0 with 73 coauthors added. Other measures adopted included AB 679 on state park land acquisitions, AB 681 expanding Dream Loan Program caps for undocumented graduate students, AB 1224 on substitute teacher continuity, AB 831 on gaming technical changes, AB 259 extending Brown Act teleconferencing flexibility, AB 467 extending Los Angeles Neighborhood Council teleconferencing authority, and AB 519 targeting deceptive puppy mill sales.
The chamber also passed AB 1522, an urgency Judiciary Committee bill protecting attorneys from politically motivated discipline and creating an expedited licensing path for some former federal attorneys, and AB 263, which extends temporary water flow requirements on the Shasta and Smith Rivers; that bill drew sharp disagreement over water rights, tribal participation, and impacts on farmers, but ultimately passed 51–16. Additional measures approved included AB 428 on pooled insurance for water corporations, AB 492 requiring notice to local jurisdictions when recovery treatment facilities are licensed, and AB 536 preserving colorectal cancer screening coverage. The Assembly also adopted a motion to suspend file notice so Appropriations could hear AB 379 on May 7.
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 003 Jan 17th, 2026
Colorado House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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- and non-Native residents who live within the reservation boundaries, often at no cost to the state.
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Summary:
The House convened with a quorum, led the Pledge of Allegiance with visiting students from Dr. Martin Luther King Early College, and approved the journal from the previous day after a brief, humorous exchange about a correction to the minority leadership title. The chamber then took up House Joint Resolution 1002, a resolution commemorating Martin Luther King Jr. Day and honoring Dr. King’s life, nonviolent leadership, and role in the civil rights movement. The resolution recounted his education, activism, speeches, writings, the Montgomery bus boycott, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and the history of Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Colorado and nationally, including the state holiday commission and the holiday’s service-oriented observance.
Several members spoke in support of the resolution, emphasizing Dr. King’s legacy as a call to action, the importance of nonviolence, community service, and the need to continue addressing injustice. Speakers highlighted the role of young people in the civil rights movement and urged continued work on equity, dignity, and inclusion. One member also connected King’s legacy to current concerns about immigration enforcement and federal power, arguing that justice requires active resistance to injustice. Another member objected that the discussion had become politicized and used the opportunity to criticize immigration policy, while the chair reminded members to stay within the resolution.
The resolution text was read at length and included a call for observances, ceremonies, and activities across Colorado, encouragement of service projects, and support for teaching King’s legacy and nonviolent principles in social studies standards. The transcript shows the House adopting the journal, but it does not show a final vote on the resolution within the excerpt provided.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Energy Finance and Policy Committee 4/1/25
Energy Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- A few other pieces of legislation have accomplished as much to restore native prairie in Minnesota as
- that 2016 bill, creating habitat for songbirds, game birds, monarchs, and native insects, really all
- <01:40:59.199>
restoration We are a thriving native restoration We are a thriving native restoration - <01:41:09.360>
prairie acres of short stature native prairie acres of short stature native - birds, game birds, monarchs, and native birds, game birds, monarchs, and native insects.<01:41:33.840
Keywords:
water appropriation, data centers, environmental review, energy conservation, permit application, carbon-free energy, geothermal energy, renewable energy, Macalester College, appropriation, sustainability, solar energy, pollinator programs, license plates, agrivoltaics, environmental sustainability, 1183, house
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., of California, to be Secretary of Health and Human Services. Jan 29th, 2025 at 09:00 am
Finance Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- Kennedy, that you and I touched on specific to Native American communities.
- I'm going to do everything I can to make sure there are Native Americans in clinical trials.
- As I said to you when I visited your office, I spent 20% of my career working on Native issues.
- I'm going to bring a Native American into my central office for the first time in history.
- One of my priorities is to improve health outcomes for Native Americans.
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session-Day 6, February 16, 2026-PM
Wyoming Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- And basically, the purpose of the act is to ensure that the placement of Native young people is with
- Native families as a preference.
- young people is with Native families as a preference.
- families with Native American families. families with Native American families.
- ><01:59:14.320>
obstacles <01:59:15.280>than native children have more obstacles than native
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Budget Review Subcommittee on Education (10-15-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- The industry is still hungry for AI-native information technology professionals.
- Um, I feel like the digital native example is at a level superficial, right?
- Um, I feel like the digital native example is at a level superficial, right?
- Um, I feel like the digital native example is at a level superficial, right?
- Um, I feel like the digital native example is at a level superficial, right?
Summary:
The Budget Review Subcommittee on Education met without a quorum, so the minutes were not approved. The main presentation was from retired economics professors John Garren and Dr. Kums, who discussed their Bluegrass Institute research on teacher compensation in Kentucky since the Kentucky Education Reform Act era. They said teacher base salaries, adjusted for inflation, have declined over the last decade, while state-paid “on-behalf” benefits such as pension and health insurance contributions have risen sharply; they argued total teacher compensation has increased modestly overall, but less than per-pupil funding. They also presented broader context on staffing growth, declining average daily attendance, Kentucky’s low share of teachers among total school staff, and flat or weak NAEP and ACT performance trends, including widening white-Black score gaps on NAEP.
Members questioned the methodology and interpretation of the compensation figures. Representative Bojanowski argued the on-behalf calculations may overstate teacher compensation because they include insurance and pension costs that also benefit classified employees and retirees, and he asked for clarification on the denominator used to derive the per-teacher amount. Representative Truit said the presentation could be misleading if it implies teachers earn $94,000 in salary, and he objected to framing pension stabilization payments as teacher pay. The presenters responded that they were using total compensation, not salary alone, said they had divided total personnel-related on-behalf payments by the relevant staff count, and promised to review and send a technical explanation.
Representative Truit and Chairman Typton both emphasized that compensation should be viewed as salary plus benefits, not salary alone, and noted that pension contributions are part of the cost of employing teachers. The presenters said their intent was to show the full compensation package and its relevance to labor supply and teacher shortages, not to claim that individual teachers earn the total compensation figure as salary. No votes or formal actions were taken beyond the decision to revisit the minutes at a later meeting due to the lack of quorum.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- language that they understood the native language that they understood the song<00:28:24.799>
and - They are licensed either to a Native tribe, a community itself, or a college, school, or university.
- tribe a community either to a native tribe a community itself<00:52:50.200>
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news drafted this is Minnesota native news drafted this is Minnesota native
Keywords:
public television, funding, grants, arts and culture, Minnesota, Minnesota Public Radio, arts education, cultural heritage, community engagement, public radio, community radio, educational grants, community cable, public access, programming funding, civic engagement, ethnic media, public access television, Minnesota Humanities Center, funding appropriation
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 3/26/34
Public Safety Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm the harm reduction manager at Native American Community Clinic, or NACC.
- NACC is a FQHC that aims to address health disparities within the urban Native American community.
- We see the results of criminalization and its uneven application in the following: Native Americans are
- Native Americans in Minnesota are disproportionately experiencing homelessness and make up over one-third
- We see the results of criminalization and its uneven application in the following: Native Americans are
Summary:
The committee approved the March 22, 2024 minutes and then took up House File 3761, the Safety Through Support Act, with a motion to lay the bill over. Representative Lee Finke said the bill is intended to improve re-entry outcomes and public safety by expanding prison visitation, including mentoring and access for mental health and medical professionals, and by creating a task force to support rehabilitation and re-entry. Testifiers in support included Holly Bot, who described how family visits helped her through incarceration and later into successful re-entry and business ownership, and Zeke Caliguri, who argued that consistent visitation and community connection are essential to humanity, rehabilitation, and reducing recidivism. Elliot Bhai of NAMI Minnesota also supported the bill, framing visitation as a form of needed mental health support in prisons.
Members raised several concerns and suggestions. Representative Hudson questioned the bill’s strip-search limitation language, asking what would count as a credible, documented security concern, and also worried the task force could create discriminatory access or favor certain viewpoints. Representative Finke said she did not view a conviction as making someone permanently a security risk and said the task force was meant to ensure meaningful visitation for everyone, not to enable discrimination. Representative Hollins and Representative N. supported the bill’s overall goals while suggesting language could be tightened and noting that maintaining outside ties helps people return as productive members of society. Representative Witte asked about the Department of Corrections commissioner’s presence, and the chair said questions for him could wait for a later bill.
Representative Mu asked about the fiscal note and the research behind the bill. Staff said a fiscal note had been requested but not yet signed off by the LBO, which was one reason the bill was being laid over. Finke said she could share the visitation study and noted that the bill responds to research linking visitation to lower recidivism; she also said remote visitation data shows value but can be costly. After closing remarks emphasizing that visitation is “medicine” and that most incarcerated people will return to the community, the chair renewed the motion and laid over House File 3761. The committee then moved on to House File 4959, with a motion to re-refer it to the Committee on State and Local Government Finance and Policy.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Minnesota House lawmaker proposes more funding for expanded emergency emergency housing 4/14/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Let’s put it to the Native people that really need your help and that can really help grow our community
- Let's put it to the<00:08:32.479>
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NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Indian Affairs Jul 18th, 2025
House Government, Elections & Indian Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- what changes can be made in the implementation of the Indian Education Act to improve. outcomes for Native
- did just on the way here, I was asking for the most up-to-date preliminary data that we can get on Native
- You mentioned, and I'm glad to hear it, that you have evidence; you're seeing indications of Native Americans
- The desired outcome is improved academic performance for Native American students.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Feb 24th, 2025
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Legislative Caucus and the Native American Legislative Caucus.
- We stood together with Cesar Chavez and those who fought to ensure that Native American have a right
- those bridges right here in Sacramento with Jesse Jackson to continue to bring rights forward. for Native
- Jasmine Nelson is a native Angeleno with over 15 years of experience serving youth who have been impacted
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- years with the record the Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award, including Corpus Christi native
- , Quintanilla-Perez, and Dallas-Fort Worth native DJ Spinderella is a member of Salt-N-Pepa.
- Members, today as Alabama Cushata Tribe their day at the state capitol as the oldest native tribe with
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- honored in recent years with the Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award, including Corpus Christi native
- Selena Quintanilla Perez and Dallas-Fort Worth native DJ Spinderella as a member of Salt N Pepper.
- Members, today is Alabama Coushatta Tribe, uh, their day at the state Capitol, as the oldest native tribe
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- years with the record the Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award, including Corpus Christi native
- , Quintanilla-Perez, and Dallas-Fort Worth native DJ Spinderella is a member of Salt-N-Pepa.
- Their day at the state capitol as the oldest native tribe with a reservation in our.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- Others, such as dam removals, were often involved in supporting the removal of dams to allow our native
- Others, such as dam removals, were often involved in supporting the removal of dams to allow our native
- Others, such as dam removals, were often involved in supporting the removal of dams to allow our native
- Others, such as dam removals, were often involved in supporting the removal of dams to allow our native
- Removal of dams to allow our native species to access their natural grounds.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Minnesota House OKs SSHF5, the omnibus K-12 education budget bill 6/9/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- And we also accepted two provisions from the Senate related to Native American mascots and Native American
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American <00:13:39.839>mascots related to uh Native American mascots - related to uh Native American mascots and<00:13:40.560>
Native <00:13:40.880>American < - 00:13:41.200>
drumming <00:13:41.680>ceremonies and Native American drumming ceremonies - and Native American drumming ceremonies at<00:13:42.959>
graduation.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Water, Parks, and Wildlife Committee Jun 30th, 2026
Water, Parks, and Wildlife
Transcript Highlights:
- Gray wolves are native to California and belong here.
- “The loss of grizzlies severed the enduring relationship between species and many California Native American
- But it is certainly not the chairman's intention, the California Native American tribe's intention, to
- My family is Native. I truly try to represent. I have 13 in my district.
- Kim Delphino, in support on behalf of Defenders of Wildlife, California Native Plant Society, Sonoma
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Water, Parks, and Wildlife Committee Jun 30th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Gray wolves are native to California and belong here.
- The loss of grizzlies severed the enduring relationship between species and many California Native American
- But it is certainly not the chairman’s intention, the California Native American tribes’ intention, to
- “My family is Native. I truly try to represent. I have 13 in my district.
- Good morning, Kim Delphino, in support on behalf of Defenders of Wildlife, California Native Plant Society
Summary:
The committee heard several wildlife and water-related bills. SB 872, by Senator McNerney, would create a Delta Levees and Canal Subsidence Fund and allow waiver of local cost-sharing for Delta levee repairs to protect the State Water Project and Delta infrastructure. Supporters from water agencies, environmental groups, counties, and agricultural interests said the bill is needed to address levee failure and canal subsidence; there was no opposition, and the bill was held open until a quorum was present, with broad support expressed.
SB 1108, by Senator Caballero, would establish the Grasslands Ecological Area Conservancy in the Central Valley to coordinate conservation, habitat restoration, public access, and voluntary easements in a region described as the largest remaining wetland/grasslands complex west of the Mississippi. Support came from the Grasslands Water District, Audubon, conservation groups, and local stakeholders, who emphasized the area’s importance to migratory birds, wildlife corridors, and land-use transition under groundwater sustainability. There was no opposition, and the bill received favorable committee support.
SB 1135, by Senator Blakespear, would reestablish and strengthen the statewide wildlife coexistence program to reduce human-wildlife conflict through nonlethal deterrence, education, and compensation for livestock losses. Supporters cited rising wildlife incidents, wolf depredation, and the need for proactive tools; opponents and some committee members raised concerns about rural impacts, funding, and the absence of law enforcement/public safety as a specifically named advisory role. After discussion and amendments that moved the cattlemen and Farm Bureau to neutral, the bill passed out of committee on a due-pass motion, though some members voted no or abstained.
SB 1305, by Senator Richardson, would direct CDFW to study the feasibility of grizzly bear reintroduction and prepare a roadmap, with tribal consultation and stakeholder engagement, but would not itself authorize reintroduction. Tribal sponsors and conservation groups supported the bill as a planning and cultural restoration effort, while hunting, ranching, and county groups opposed it, arguing California already faces major wildlife-management and funding challenges and that the proposal would create new conflicts. Committee members debated costs, appropriations, and whether the study should include funding estimates; the bill was amended and passed on a due-pass motion. The committee also heard SB 1250, by Senator Cortese, which would require Caltrans to incorporate wildlife connectivity into transportation planning; supporters said it would reduce wildlife-vehicle collisions and improve habitat connectivity, and the bill was presented in support as the hearing continued.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Natural Resources Committee Jun 29th, 2026
Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- The bill also lacks protections for native species.
- that would convert land to bare ground or remove vegetation, even if that includes the removal of native
- The bill also lacked protections for native species.
- Kim Delphino, representing California Native Plant Society, in opposition. Hi.
- Good evening, Kim Delfino, in support on behalf of Defenders of Wildlife and California Native Plant
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Appropriations and Finance Jan 21st, 2026 at 01:58 pm
House Appropriations & Finance
Transcript Highlights:
- For the Native American Early Childhood Convening. In my mind, Mr.
- With the first in the nation, Assistant Secretary for Native American Early Education and Care, to bring
- So, she talked about on Native lands the fact that sometimes transportation is difficult in getting a
- and the updates that I'm hearing about the hard work that your agency's doing, especially with our Native
- I'm kind of disappointed with the zero dollars of recommendation for the Native American early childhood
Bills:
SB2
Keywords:
SB 2, State Highway Project Bonds, highway funding, transportation bonds, state road fund, motor vehicle fees, vehicle registration fees, electric vehicle fee, EV surcharge, plug-in hybrid fee, weight distance tax, road construction, infrastructure financing, Department of Transportation, State Transportation Commission, bonding authority, county road funds, municipal road funds, transportation improvement program, state highways