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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Taking Courage from the Interim / Increasing Security at the Capitol / Affordable Housing Efforts Feb 20th, 2026
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The Senate has the capacity to make rules and control areas that are within our scope.
- So there are internal controls also once people are inside the building.
- Visitors are inside the building—what kind of internal controls are we having?
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Summary:
The program opened the 2026 Senate session with tributes to Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman, her husband Mark, and others lost or injured during the interim, including Senator John Hoffman, who returned to the floor after surviving an attack. Senators repeatedly framed the session around courage, grief, civil discourse, and a commitment to govern despite heightened fear and political violence. The Capitol itself has changed in response, with locked doors, new security systems, more law enforcement presence, and new visitor guidelines.
A major segment focused on Capitol security. Senator Bonnie Westlin said the Axtell report, commissioned by the Department of Public Safety, was the basis for new screening measures and identified weapon screening as the top priority. She said the goal is to create a safer perimeter for members, staff, and the thousands of annual visitors, while keeping access workable through single entry points and Evolv screening machines. She also discussed Senate restrictions on guns in the gallery, possible future legislation to ban guns on the Capitol complex, encrypted badges, internal access controls, and behavioral threat assessments. She noted some recommendations will require funding, with the Department of Administration seeking about $41 million.
The program also highlighted the Senate fiscal review, described as a nonpartisan summary of the enacted budget that is being moved toward a more interactive web format. Another segment featured Senator Eric Lucero on affordable housing and home ownership. He said the Minnesota Housing workforce and affordable home ownership program is intended to increase owner-occupied housing supply, but argued that 123 homes built statewide is not enough to address the shortage. Lucero blamed regulation and permitting delays for higher costs, said Minnesota homes can cost $50,000 to $150,000 more than comparable homes in neighboring states, and said he will continue pushing for regulatory rollbacks to make home ownership more attainable.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- Chairman, the costs are escalating and they're escalating out of control.
- Unfortunately, you know, the control.
- Transportation costs are out of control.
- Transportation costs are out of control.
- Transportation costs are out of control. Transportation costs are out of control.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
November 6, 2025 - 09:00 AM
Transcript Highlights:
- Those with autism and medically fragile children because of a quality control issue, and they will have
- I am glad you're cleaning up paperwork, and I hope that you will put a quality control measure in the
- I am glad you're cleaning up paperwork, and I hope that you will put a quality control measure in the
- Is it your testimony today that other parts of Florida were directly impacted by the quality control
- I am curious to know what, if any, quality control measures has ACHA put in place to ensure either an
Summary:
The Health Facilities Subcommittee met to receive implementation updates from the Agency for Health Care Administration on three bills passed in prior sessions. First, Deputy Secretary Brian Meyer reported on the transfer of the Children’s Medical Services managed care plan from the Department of Health to AHCA under HB 1085. He said the move was administrative only, with no change to enrollment, providers, services, or clinical eligibility functions, and that it was intended to create efficiencies by aligning procurement and shifting staff resources between agencies. Members then questioned AHCA about reports of reductions in private duty nursing and therapy services for medically fragile children, including concerns about appeals, provider credentialing, and whether families were losing services or being transitioned appropriately. AHCA said it was reviewing denials, monitoring the plan, and using contractual remedies while focusing on maintaining access for members.
The committee also reviewed implementation of a bill creating permanent Medicaid eligibility for individuals with permanent disabilities. AHCA staff explained that the agency had submitted a federal 1115 waiver request after public comment and stakeholder meetings, but CMS had indicated it did not anticipate approving the requested authority. Members pressed AHCA on why the waiver was submitted later than the bill’s directive date and on whether the delay was avoidable. AHCA said the waiver was complex and required review, drafting, and public input, and noted that DCF already has a specialized unit to help with redeterminations while the agencies work on operational changes. The committee discussed the practical impact on families who struggle with annual eligibility renewals and the need for clearer communication and faster follow-up from the agency.
Finally, AHCA presented on the home health aide program for medically fragile children and related Medicaid eligibility changes. The agency described the 2023 law that created a family caregiver provider type and the 2025 changes that increased the hourly rate, expanded hours, reduced training requirements, and removed caregiver earnings from Medicaid eligibility calculations, subject to federal approval. AHCA said it had completed state public comment, submitted the waiver amendment to CMS, and was awaiting federal action. Members raised concerns that some families may have enrolled or begun work before the eligibility fix was in place and may have lost benefits, especially in Broward County. AHCA said it would work with affected families and plans, review outreach through DCF and the health plans, and continue rulemaking, system updates, and provider training. The meeting ended with the chair noting that the committee had received the updates and adjourned without objection.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- critical. opinion, the number one issue that will give public schools, specifically the teachers, the control
- Teachers have got to have control of the classroom, bottom line. That's what it comes down to.
- these provisions will be extremely helpful for teachers and school employees, providing the local control
- SB 1817 restores this critical local control, empowering administrators to make decisions that reflect
- By eliminating Chapter 37 from the DOI exemption, we risk undermining local control, which is vital to
Bills:
SB27, SB226, SB326, SB570, SB605, SB870, SB991, SB1871, SB1872, SB1873, SB1874, SB1924, SB1925
Keywords:
residency, public schools, child safety placement, enrollment, education code, antisemitism, student conduct, education, disciplinary actions, Texas Education Code, truancy, attendance policy, chronic absenteeism, school attendance, student absence notifications, parent notification, home visit, attendance officer, truancy court, school district
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine interdicting illicit drug trafficking, focusing on a view from the front lines. Feb 26th, 2025 at 10:00 am
Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- She's also a member of the Interdiction Coordinator at the Office of the National Drug Control Policy
- This country and this administration and the majority that had control of Congress over the last four
- Shannon Kelly, Assistant Director, Office of National Drug Control Policy, U.S.
- Interdiction Coordinator and the Director of the National Drug Control Agency. As the U.S.
- Certainly at the Office of National Drug Control.
Keywords:
Coast Guard, maritime drug enforcement, illegal drugs, fentanyl crisis, legislative reforms, public testimony
Summary:
The meeting of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation addressed critical issues surrounding maritime drug enforcement and the Coast Guard's role in stopping the influx of illegal drugs. The chairman highlighted the alarming consequences of current policies allowing drugs to cross borders, emphasizing the need for legislative reforms, such as the Coast Guard Reauthorization Act of 2025. There was an intense discussion regarding the operational challenges faced by the Coast Guard, which has recently made significant drug seizures, indicating progress but also revealing gaps that need addressing. Several witnesses, including victims of the drug crisis, shared their compelling testimonies, which underscored the urgency for stricter controls and comprehensive support for law enforcement agencies involved in drug interdiction efforts.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Criminal Justice Feb 11th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- We have Diana Ferguson from Florida, Animal Control Association waiving in support.
- There's a reason we list out alcohol controlled substance, chemical Hudson's good public policy to put
- You have to control speed. You have to cut roles.
- Well, their control sums has become more prevalent. to 39.
- Well, their control sums has become more prevalent. As we age 40.
NV
Nevada 2025 Regular Session
Senate Committee on Natural Resources May 29th, 2025 at 12:45 pm
Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- It's a bill that would increase the emissions fee we charge at the DMV for forms certifying emission control
- compliance from $6 to $7, and... ...certifying emission control compliance from $6 to $7, and each set
- of the 25 forms certifying emission control compliance from $150 to $175.
- The increases are needed to recover costs associated with administration of the emissions control program
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- And I'll answer your questions. stripping local control. stripping local control.
- If the committee would use controls.
- Local control is not just a slogan.
- <02:04:16.400>
and incompatible with local control and incompatible with local control and - And I want to address local control.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Monday, March 16, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The chair will each control 20 minutes.
- Elfrith, each will control 20 minutes. Elfrith, each will control 20 minutes.
- our ability to control this catastrophe. our ability to control this catastrophe.
- Alfred, each will control 20 minutes.
- Alfred, each will control 20 minutes. Alfred, each will control 20 minutes.
NH
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- And we kind of tunneled in to control the narrative.
- Senator Perry: ... do you control the fire marshals?
- Senator Perry: ... do you control the fire marshals?
- First of all, temperature control.
- First of all, temperature control.
Bills:
SB1
Keywords:
campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards
Summary:
The committee heard a Legislative Budget Board presentation and then testimony from the Department of Public Safety on the Article 5 public safety budget. LBB said DPS’s 2026-27 recommendation totals $3.7 billion, down from the prior base, while FTEs rise by 856.7. Major items included increased funding for driver license services and customer support, new trooper funding and recruit schools, crime lab operations, border security, and reductions tied to one-time facility, vehicle, and aircraft spending. The committee also discussed new riders, including one to lapse unused trooper funds and require reporting after recruit schools.
Members focused heavily on driver license operations, questioning why prior staffing increases and a prior efficiency study had not solved long wait times, high call abandonment, and appointment delays. DPS and LBB said the agency receives about 22,000 calls per day, answers only about 9 percent, and is seeking more staff plus technology upgrades such as automation, kiosks, and better online processing. Senators also raised concerns about rural access, REAL ID document requirements, and whether the department should rethink its processes rather than simply add employees.
DPS leadership then described needs for the Williamson County training academy, additional troopers, Capitol and Alamo security, border operations, aircraft and vehicle replacement, and regional headquarters in El Paso and San Antonio. Members asked about Operation Lone Star costs, overtime, pursuit safety, border crime, oilfield theft, and sexual assault kit and toxicology backlogs. DPS said border deployments remain focused on criminal threats, that overtime is partly driven by deployments and staffing shortages, and that the sexual assault kit backlog is down to 118 cases with a goal of zero by April. The committee later recessed and began the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission budget presentation, where LBB outlined a $115.1 million recommendation and noted ongoing costs for the AIMS technology project.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Energy Finance and Policy Committee 3/5/26
Energy Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
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- had operators sitting in in a control had operators sitting in in a control room<01:04:15.680>
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- So they'd have control over these kids at some level by them enrolling that.
- But as far as everything under control.
- and the person fell asleep because it was locked in the cruise control.
- cruise control. cruise control.
- <02:26:11.439>
uh parole uh in terms of who can control uh parole uh in terms of who can control
Summary:
The Alabama Senate convened with prayer and the pledge, then established a quorum with 27 senators present. The body excused absent senators, approved the previous day’s journal, and allowed bills and committee reports to be introduced throughout the day. The Senate also welcomed guests in the gallery, including Auburn University McCarter School of Building Science students and retired MPD Sergeant Martin Bean.
The chamber received multiple House messages and gubernatorial confirmations, referring several local bills and appointments to the appropriate committees. Committee reports included favorable action on Senate Bills 298 and 91 from County and Municipal Government, and House Bills 297, 365, and 436 from Local Legislation. The Senate adopted several resolutions, including recognitions for Tharptown Baptist Church, Tuskegee University Day, Dr. Bradley Heim, the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, McGill-Toolen Catholic High School volleyball, and a special order calendar resolution setting priority bills for the 15th legislative day.
On local bills, the Senate advanced and gave final passage to a series of county and municipal measures, including SB 301 (Perry County), SB 314 (Morgan County), SB 295 (Montgomery County), SB 312 (Marshall County), HB 371 (Pike County constitutional amendment), HB 386 (Elmore County), HB 330 (Etowah County), HB 409 (City of Alabaster), HB 408 (Shelby County), SB 299 (Barbour County), HB 416 (Cleburne County), and HB 421 (Lawrence County constitutional amendment). HB 337 on Madison County was carried over. The Senate also adopted a resolution honoring Alabama’s record-breaking economic development year, citing major investments and job creation, and heard a lengthy Black History recognition segment on W.E.B. Du Bois, Patricia Roberts Harris, Langston Hughes, and Maya Angelou.
The main policy discussion centered on Senate Bill 240 regarding parole hearings, with the sponsor explaining it would allow the Pardons and Parole Board to hear from inmates and victims by phone or video to reduce travel burdens and improve access. The sponsor said an amendment was being worked on and moved to carry the bill over to the call of the chair, while another senator raised questions about whether inmates currently have an in-person opportunity to speak and whether board members would be able to question participants remotely.
WY
Transcript Highlights:
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The examples of local control. The examples of local control. - <01:35:29.280>
of significantly diminish local control of significantly diminish local control - State control over library materials strips that away.
- It is a perfect example of excessive... control over library materials strips control over library materials
- ,<01:54:06.800>
parental taking away parental control, parental taking away parental control
Keywords:
administrative law, judicial review, agency deference, Chevron deference, de novo review, state agencies, regulatory interpretation, statutory interpretation, separation of powers, individual liberty, administrative procedure, agency action, Wyoming Supreme Court, district court review, oil and gas inspector, regulatory challenge, anti-deference, law enforcement, memorial, Patrolman Rosa
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Dedicated Funds (05/21/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- Representative W, as I control facility.
- see is the water pollution control see is the water pollution control facilities<01:14:02.800>
- <01:15:49.840>
But into the oil pollution control fund.- But into the oil pollution control fund.
- I heard I heard is under your control.
- <01:15:49.840>
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Dedicated Funds met to review the House budget provision that would impose a 5% administrative charge on a broad list of dedicated funds, with some exemptions. Members discussed the House approach versus the Senate’s more general approach of leaving the governor discretion over which funds could be charged. The chair explained the committee was hearing from agencies about any legal, contractual, or practical reasons their funds should be exempt, and the agenda was expanded to include several departments and written submissions from others.
The Department of Education testified first, identifying several funds it said should be exempt: a printing revolving fund that is funded by transfers rather than fees; teacher certification, which is self-funded by educator licensing fees and would require an immediate fee increase if charged; a vending stand set-aside tied to the federal Randolph-Sheppard program and subject to federal approval and vendor committee procedures; and a public school infrastructure/safety account, where most revenue is transferred from the education trust fund or general fund rather than generated by fees. Members questioned the department about the effect on school safety projects and whether the fee would simply reduce the number of projects completed each year.
The Veterans Home asked for exemptions for three funds: a donation benefit account used for recreational activities and quality-of-life expenses for residents, a small memorial trust fund whose interest supports veteran activities, and a resident member account that holds veterans’ personal income such as Social Security and pensions. The department argued the charge would reduce donations, cut services, and effectively function like an income tax on vulnerable veterans. The Banking Department also requested exemption for its consumer credit administration license fund, saying it is used to keep exam fees low and is expressly intended by statute to reduce costs on regulated businesses; it said the 5% charge would undermine that framework and could eventually force higher fees.
The Department of Justice began testimony on its dedicated funds, starting with the medical legal investigative fund, which pays for death investigations and related services under statute and without general fund support. No votes or final actions were taken in the portion of the meeting provided; the committee mainly heard testimony and asked questions about the practical and legal effects of applying the administrative charge.
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- Board the alcohol PA Beverage Control Board the alcohol PA Beverage Control Board the children trust
- more I'm I'm not sure that we control more I'm I'm not sure that we control the out okay that's feds
- their classroom if I was able to control their classroom if I was able to control their classroom if
- a bunch of 12 year olds I got control a bunch of 12 year olds I got control a bunch of 12 year olds
- of the classroom I know there control of the classroom I know there control of the classroom I know
Keywords:
property tax, ad valorem tax, tangible personal property, income-producing property, business personal property, tax exemption, local government finance, appraisal district, chief appraiser, rendition statement, property tax relief, small business, commercial property, leased property, related business entity, unified business enterprise, tax situs, Texas Tax Code, local taxing unit, constitutional amendment
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Section one would only apply to commercial mechanical control permits, so not permits that aren't those
- commercial mechanical control permits.
- Section one would only apply to commercial mechanical control permits, not permits that aren't those
- commercial mechanical control permits.
- and an buoyancy control device and an illuminated<00:09:49.320>
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LA
Transcript Highlights:
- I did invite our Facilities Planning and Control team to come and just give us a little bit of an update
- Yes, Matt Baker, Director of the Office of Facility Planning and Control.
- , the other part of that is all of that $50 million in savings was found in Facility Planning and Control
- All of that $50 million in savings was found in Facility Planning and Control for 54% of the bill, right
- we're seeing is I think we're going to see a lot of cash appropriated with P5, but you guys also control
Bills:
SB406
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Ways and Means May 26th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- I did invite our facilities planning and control team to come and just give us a little bit of an update
- Yes, Matt Baker, Director of the Office of Facility Planning and Control.
- and the other part of that is all of that $50 million in savings was found in Facility Planning and Control
- All of that $50 million in savings was found in Facility Planning and Control for 54% of the bill, right
- we're seeing is I think we're going to see a lot of cash appropriated with P5, but you guys also control
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
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
Press Conference: Primary Election Administration Apr 8th, 2026
Texas House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- decisions they This is about fixing a system that puts voters in the middle of decisions they don't control
- No more veto power, no cross party control, because voting is fundamental and it should never depend
- Is just an effort to somehow control the election of the other party, the other Is just an effort to
- somehow control the election of the other party, the other side, without allowing us the ability to to
- mandates one way or the other, we're trying to take the middle ground to say that you get to have local control