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KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Senate Legislative Session Day 60 (4-15-26) - Part 1
Kentucky Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Mine was at the very top. Man, I felt good about that.
- I went back a week later, David Williams' picture was back on top, and I was way down at the bottom.
- Mine was at the very top. Mine was at the very top.
- , and I was way down picture back on top, and I was way down at<02:35:39.560>
the <02:35:39.640 - But, um, it was really special, Becky, that you had me on the top of the tree, and that was special.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband and Rural Development - 04/13/26
Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development
Transcript Highlights:
- On top of that is the next generation. Yeah. My concern is really the next generation.
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top <00:20:05.800>of <00:20:05.880>that <00:20:06.640>is - of that is the is is the next On top of that is the is is the next generation.<00:20:09.800>
Yeah - Uh, just tangibly, any couple examples, and if not at the top, I'm not trying to put you on the spot.
- um this also be on top of that? um this also be on top of that? Miss<01:04:08.520>
Simon.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
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- Bank Stadium as a top venue comparable to similar facilities around the country.
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flight venues to keep it in top flight venues to keep it in top flight condition - ranks at the top of media outlet<00:38:09.040>
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MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 1/16/25
Human Services Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Again, you'll see central office operations at the top.
- So there's the federal match on top of that that's being spent right.
- So there's the federal match on top of that that's being spent right.
- I don't have it off the top of my head, but we can look into it and get back to you.
- Chair, members, off the top of my head, I don't recall what the turnaround time is.
Summary:
The committee met for an introductory overview of its jurisdiction and staff roles. Nonpartisan House Research and House Fiscal staff explained that they draft bills and amendments, prepare bill summaries and background research, answer legal and fiscal questions, and help track revenue and budget effects. They also distributed a Budget Overview Brief intended to condense the larger budget materials into a more usable format for members.
Staff then walked through the Human Services budget and the committee’s areas of responsibility. They described the department structure, noting that DHS oversees administration, compliance, rulemaking, and county support, and that the overall Human Services budget is large, with medical assistance as the dominant program. They also explained recent and upcoming reorganizations: many children and family-related functions are moving to the new Department of Children, Youth, and Families, Direct Care and Treatment is becoming its own agency, and some homelessness-related functions remain at DHS. Staff reviewed how the budget is organized by program and budget activity, the difference between direct appropriations and standing appropriations, and how forecasted programs and “tails” work in the budget process.
The presentation also covered Medicaid financing and long-term care. Staff explained the federal-state FMAP match, including Minnesota’s current 51.16% federal match for most Medicaid spending, the CHIP match, and the 90% federal share for the expansion population. For long-term care, they outlined Medical Assistance services for elderly and disabled people, state-funded long-term care supports, and Board on Aging programs. They highlighted the personal care assistance program’s phaseout and replacement by Community First Services and Supports, and reviewed the five home- and community-based waivers.
Members asked one question about refugee resettlement funding, specifically whether it covers flights; staff said they would need to follow up on the exact use of the federal funds. No bills were heard, and no formal votes or other committee actions were taken during this meeting.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Depending on the day, there are two top predictors for academic success for students.
- Depending on the day, there are two top predictors for academic success for students.
- Our school makes the Star Tribune's Top 50 Beat the Odds list each year.
- So, I'm looking at page five; the top row is STMA, St. Michael-Albertville.
- So, I'm looking at page five; the top row is STMA, St. Michael-Albertville.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House State Government Finance and Policy Committee 4/3/25
State Government Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Then, on the back of the A6 at the top, this is language recommended by the Legislative Coordinating
- Then, on the back of the A6 at the top, this is language recommended by the Legislative Coordinating
- um this is the back of the A6 at the top um this is language<00:15:07.680>
recommended <00:15: - top of me, and that is also unacceptable.
me <01:40:38.560>and regularly come over the top of me and regularly come over the top
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Committee on State and Local Government - 04/01/25
State and Local Government
Transcript Highlights:
- First, an important part of attracting and retaining top talent to serve the public is a professional
- and retaining top talent to serve<00:27:09.200>
the <00:27:09.440>public <00:27:09.760> - They will help the AGO continue to rebuild into a top functioning 21st century public law office.
- to rebuild into a top functioning 21st century<00:35:19.520>
public <00:35:19.839>law < - and now to impose a goal on top of that. and now to impose a goal on top of that.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- The top row, item A, is the retirement system.
- We are asking for an additional $2.3 million on top of the maximum.
- So when you look at your grantees, who’s your top grantees?
- So when you look at your grantees, who's your top grantees?
- Tyler Sheldon: And on top of that, the LECOs fund is fully funded.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Education Funding (04/14/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- It’s called special ed aid, but you know, here in the legislature we often times cross one top depending
- Um, we have a top tier of intervention?
- And that speaks to top down, right?
- So, I I and support from the top down.
- um let's see I had it right on the top um let's see I had it right on the top of<02:17:03.599>
Summary:
The subcommittee opened its second meeting on House Bill 742, which would require catastrophic special education aid to be drawn from the education trust fund, and discussed whether to also examine differentiated aid within the adequacy formula. The chair said the committee had previously heard from HHS/Medicaid officials and now wanted to hear from local special education directors about how the aid system works in practice, including billing, training, data collection, and whether districts handle claims consistently. Members also referenced Arkansas as a possible comparison state and said they hoped to develop ideas by November to address the current funding process.
Committee members focused on the current special education aid thresholds and the impact of proration. The chair described the existing formula as requiring districts to absorb costs up to 3.5 times the state average per student, with the state paying 80% from 3.5 times through 10 times and paying above that, and said FY25 appropriated about $34 million while actual claims were about $50.1 million, leaving roughly a $16 million shortfall that caused proration. Members also raised the possibility of lowering the threshold to 2.5 times and asked how that would affect the number of eligible students and costs. Another member asked about how districts decide whether services are education-related or medical-related and how Medicaid or private insurance reimbursement affects later state aid claims.
District representatives from Boothby Therapy Services, Bedford, and Guilford introduced themselves and described their roles. Guilford’s director said the district tracks students with paraprofessional support, nurses, transportation, or specialized programming, uses a data system to log every service touchpoint, and tries to maximize both Medicaid and special education aid; she said a lower threshold would likely capture all students with paras or nurses and that rising staffing and service costs would increase the number of students over the cap. Bedford’s assistant director said the district uses a different system, tracks roughly 60 to 80 students a year, and pursues Medicaid and special education aid simultaneously but does not pursue private insurance if it would affect FAPE; she said reducing the threshold to 2.5 times would likely double the number of qualifying students. Members asked follow-up questions about software, data entry, and how districts decide whether to bill Medicaid or seek state catastrophic aid, and the directors explained that their systems log services by staff type and student, with some districts using the same data for both Medicaid and state reimbursement claims.
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
ECD Public Hearing - Wed Feb 11, 2026 @ 8:30 AM HST
Economic Development & Technology
Transcript Highlights:
- So... >> Is that on top of it? >> That's on top of it.
- >> is that on top of it? >> is that on top of it?
- >> That's on top of it. Yes. >> That's on top of it. Yes.
- This year, in our survey of 3,200 local workers, the top issue and continuing to be the top issue affecting
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local to be the top issue affecting local to be the top issue affecting local working
Keywords:
business development, arts, cultural affairs, Hawaii, commissions, administrative transfer, funding appropriation, Hawaiian culture, sense of place, land management, environmental stewardship, cultural preservation, 910, house, all
Summary:
The committee heard several bills related to permitting and economic development. On HB 2603, relating to permits, the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development said it supported the measure with comments. Committee discussion focused on the fact that the state’s facilitated permit process appears to have been rarely or never used, the need to identify specific projects that would use it, and whether DBEDT would need dedicated staffing to administer it. DBEDT said it had found no projects under the current process, had no capacity to run the program as structured, and estimated it would need about 7 to 9 FTEs, including permitting, coordination, data, systems, and possibly legal support. The chair suggested exploring a staff assignment and comparing the concept to federal FAST-41-style expedited permitting.
On HB 2140, relating to essential permitting positions, the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development again supported the bill with comments. Testimony and questioning centered on a pilot program to help counties pay competitively for permitting staff. A DBEDT representative said the issue of competitive pay affected both county and state permitting offices and that the bill was intended as a temporary pilot, though a more permanent solution would be preferable. When asked how counties would fund the salary support, the witness said that was not yet discussed with the counties and agreed to follow up. The committee also noted the bill applies to participating counties.
On HB 2598, relating to the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation, the State Procurement Office and HTDC offered comments, and the Department of the Attorney General raised constitutional concerns. The AG said the bill’s residency-based certification requirements, when tied to procurement, could implicate the dormant Commerce Clause, and that the required 1% contribution tied to state contracts raised unconstitutional-conditions concerns. In questioning, the AG characterized these as legal risks rather than automatic lawsuits. The committee did not take a vote.
The committee then heard HB 2141, relating to state enterprise zones. Taxation, DBEDT, HCDA, the University of Hawaii Cancer Center, and HTDC testified in support, while the Tax Foundation noted the program was intended to help economically depressed areas create jobs. HTDC said the bill would help preserve the Maui Research and Technology Center’s enterprise-zone status after rezoning. Committee discussion focused on whether the enterprise zone program is being used effectively, how the bill might attract businesses to areas where the state is investing, and whether the program’s labor requirements are too burdensome for new businesses. DBEDT explained that the program requires a 10% workforce increase in the first year, which must be sustained, and said it promotes the program through county coordinators and in-person outreach. No votes or final actions were taken in the portion provided.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- I just wanted to highlight some top-level themes with some specific policies, but farmer lender mediation
- I just wanted to highlight some top-level themes with some specific policies, but farmer lender mediation
- Thank you. top level themes with some specific top level themes with some specific policies,<00:07:44.760
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Center for Nursing Equity and Excellence funding 3/18/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- And I also highlight that it's one of DEED's top priorities is health care and staffing.
- And I also highlight that it's one of And I also highlight that it's one of DEED's<00:02:44.120>
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So
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Standing Committee on Banking and Insurance. (3-18-26)
Banking & Insurance
Transcript Highlights:
- Mark Wilson, Top Shelf Lobby. We advocate today for Community Choice Financial. Mr.
- Mark<00:10:34.080>
Wilson, <00:10:35.040>Top <00:10:35.280>Shelf <00:10:35.560>- <00:10:36.200>
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VT
Transcript Highlights:
- But Colchester concluded the first half on top 14-2 and it remained ahead for the balance of the game
- But Colchester concluded the first<00:04:54.560>
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Summary:
The House opened with a moment of silence and the Pledge of Allegiance, then suspended rules to introduce 16 House bills by number only. The bills were referred to committees, and H.790, the House Committee on Appropriations Budget Adjustment Act, was placed on the calendar for notice the next legislative day. The chamber also read JRH7, a joint resolution supporting the existing U.S.-Denmark treaty relating to Greenland and opposing American efforts to secure sovereignty over the island; it was referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs. HCR 162, congratulating the 2025 Colchester High School Lakers Division 2 championship football team, was read and celebrated, with the team and coaches recognized in the chamber. Members also marked International Holocaust Remembrance Day with remarks tied to HCR 174 and a moment of silence.
On the action calendar, the House passed H.508, approving amendments to the Burlington city charter. It then took up H.532, which removes a Vermont statutory provision allowing mandatory retirement of college professors at age 70 so state law aligns with federal age-discrimination law; the committee reported it ought to pass by a 10-1 vote, and the House ordered third reading. The final action item, S.23 on the use of synthetic media in elections, was postponed for one legislative day at the request of the House Government Operations and Military Affairs Committee.
The meeting also included several announcements: the Rural Caucus and Older Vermonters Caucus scheduled upcoming meetings, House Democrats noted a caucus and a visit from Congresswoman Becca Balint, House Republicans announced a caucus after adjournment, and House Progressives said they were not caucusing that week. The House then adjourned until Wednesday, January 28, 2026, at 3:30 p.m.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Families & Children (3-11-25)
Transcript Highlights:
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is
Keywords:
Roll Call – 00:14
Discussion on HB 479 – 00:49
Vote on HB 479 – 09:03
Review of 921 KAR 001:400 Proposed – 09:50
Notice of Half-Year Block Grant Status Reports – 10:08, 958, all
Summary:
The committee met with a quorum, passed over House Bill 291, and took up House Bill 479, an act related to dementia training. Rep. Derek Lewis, joined by Rep. Adriel Camel and Mackenzie Wallace of the Alzheimer’s Association, explained that the bill would provide free dementia-specific training for Adult Protective Services workers and help them better recognize and respond to abuse, neglect, exploitation, and the needs of people with dementia. Testimony emphasized the personal impact of dementia on families, the difficulty of navigating diagnosis and care, and the need to connect families to services. A senator asked about the bill’s data and scope, and Wallace explained that the county-level figures reflected Adult Protective Services referrals and diagnosed cases of Alzheimer’s or other dementia among people 65 and older. She also noted broader public health efforts related to brain health and a federal grant effort tied to those issues.
Several members spoke in support, including Sen. Denine, who described his father’s recent death after a difficult period with dementia and said the training would help families and workers identify and respond to the disease earlier. After discussion, Sen. Heron moved the bill, the motion was seconded, and the committee voted 6-0 to pass House Bill 479 with favorable expression. The chair said it should pass on the Senate floor.
Afterward, the committee briefly reviewed administrative regulation 921 KAR 2:100 and found it reviewed with no questions. A child care block grant item was also presented for information only, with no questions raised. The meeting then adjourned.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Ethics and Elections Jan 14th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- WE SEE THE TOP TEN WRITERS AND WHAT THEY'RE WRITING AND THE VOLUME OF WRITING IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA
- OF THE CRISIS WE SEE EVEN WHAT THE TOP TEN WRITERS GENERALLY INTENDED TO CONTINUE GROWING THEIR BUSINESS
- THERE WERE OTHER WRITERS THAT WERE MUCH SMALLER PLAYERS IN THE SCHEME BUT THE TOP TEN WRITERS INCLUDING
- ON TOP OF THE NATURAL CATASTROPHES AT 20 SEVENTEEN AND SO WE SAW THAT THE COST OF REINSURANCE ALSO SKYROCKETED
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy Committee 4/7/25
Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- received during the pandemic from the federal government and then state appropriations that came on top
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And <00:00:58.399>first that came on on top of that. - And first that came on on top of that.
- So we are one of the top-performing states on that front.
- So we are one of the top about 7.8%. 8%.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate - 01/22/25
Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate
Transcript Highlights:
- the full cost to serve the customer, so not just looking at what incremental cost that they add on top
- <00:21:02.960>
um <00:21:03.240>on <00:21:03.400>top <00:21:03.520>of - um on top of the grid that other on top um on top of the grid that other rate<00:21:04.400>
payers - But we also serve some of the lowest-income communities in the state, so affordability is always top
- I have Senator Gruenhagen at the top of that list. Senator Gruenhagen, thank you, Mr. Chair.
OR
Oregon 2026 Regular Session
IP 28 Explanatory Statement Committee - Fifth Member Selection Jul 14th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- With such a short turnaround time, we recommend that you try to agree on a list of your top three choices
- checked availability for at least the names that were further down the list and those that were at the top
- So the motion, just to repeat, is to go with Bob Herman, Lane Shetterly, as your top two choices.
Summary:
The Explanatory Statement Committee for Initiative Petition 28 met on July 14, 2026, to select a fifth member needed to complete the committee. LPRO staff explained the committee’s role in preparing an impartial, plain-language ballot measure statement, reviewed the statutory deadlines, and noted that if the committee could not agree on a fifth member, the Secretary of State would appoint one. Committee members introduced themselves as the two chief petitioners and representatives for sportsmen’s and agricultural interests.
The discussion focused on possible fifth members. The Secretary of State had already confirmed the availability of Bob Herman and former Representative Lane Shetterly. One member also suggested Jake Hammons, an Oregon prosecutor with animal cruelty law experience, but the group did not pursue that option immediately. Members discussed the relative neutrality and experience of the candidates, with several expressing comfort with either Herman or Shetterly and a preference to move quickly.
The committee voted unanimously to use Bob Herman as the first choice and Lane Shetterly as the alternate fifth member, with the understanding that if both were unavailable the committee would reconvene. LPRO said it would confirm the fifth member, distribute the draft explanatory statement prepared by Legislative Counsel, and schedule the drafting meeting for July 22, 2026. Members were invited to submit alternative draft language by July 21.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- uh, right now we're facing quite a large caseload of around, I think in the fiscal year, you see at top
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two. - You'll see at the top that this is drawn to Senate File 4276, the first engrossment.