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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 3/3/26
Public Safety Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- People don't want to call 911 if they think that ICE will show up at the doorstep.
- People don't want to call 911 if they People don't want to call 911 if they think<00:46:47.200><c> that
- safe because when people fear law enforcement, especially in small towns like mine, they stop calling 911
- When people fear law enforcement, especially in small towns like mine, they stop calling 911.
- That's mission creep. especially in small towns like mine, they stop calling 911.
Committee:
House Public Safety Finance and Policy
Keywords:
Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, BCA, Use of Force Investigations Unit, federal agents, Department of Homeland Security, DHS, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, ICE, Customs and Border Protection, CBP, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, USCIS, officer-involved death, use of force, law enforcement accountability, police oversight, independent investigation, criminal sexual conduct, sexual assault, peace officers
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- 886 887 888 889 890 891 892 893 894 895 896 897 898 899 900 901 902 903 904 905 906 907 908 909 910 911
Committee:
House Human Services
Keywords:
commercial sexual exploitation, child sex trafficking, human trafficking, child welfare, foster care, DFPS, Department of Family and Protective Services, juvenile probation, risk assessment, needs assessment, trauma screening, child abuse prevention, exploitation screening, validated screening tool, evidence-informed tool, conservatorship, juvenile justice, at-risk youth, trafficking prevention, Child Sex Trafficking Prevention Unit
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
'Parent's Bill of Rights' bill advances in House committee 2/12/25
Transcript Highlights:
- clarifying what moral training means is pretty important here, um, including, you know, how to call 911
- tell their kids, and that clarifying what moral training means is important, including how to call 911
- know</c><00:40:24.000><c> how</c><00:40:24.119><c> to</c><00:40:24.240><c> call</c><00:40:24.440><c> 911
- </c><00:40:24.960><c> if</c> um including you know how to call 911 if um including you know how to call
- 911 if they<00:40:25.200><c> need</c><00:40:25.359><c> to</c><00:40:25.560><c> there's</c><00:40:25.800
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Monday, January 13, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Vietnam<00:07:59.639><c> Gulf</c><00:07:59.840><c> War</c><00:08:00.199><c> post</c><00:08:00.440><c> 911s
- </c><00:08:01.199><c> actually</c><00:08:01.400><c> get</c> Vietnam Gulf War post 911s actually get Vietnam
- Gulf War post 911s actually get newly<00:08:02.039><c> enrolled</c><00:08:02.800><c> in</c><00:08:02.960
- attacks</c><02:10:27.639><c> imminent</c><02:10:28.079><c> as</c><02:10:28.239><c> warned</c> of more 911
- attacks imminent as warned of more 911 attacks imminent as warned by<02:10:28.719><c> the</c><02:10:
MD
Transcript Highlights:
- One, we added a surcharge a few years ago specific to zero emission vehicles beyond our registration
- One, we<01:36:38.280><c> added</c><01:36:38.560><c> a</c><01:36:38.600><c> surcharge</c><01:36:39.520
- c> a</c><01:36:39.600><c> few</c><01:36:39.760><c> years</c><01:36:39.920><c> ago</c> we added a surcharge
- a few years ago we added a surcharge a few years ago specific<01:36:40.600><c> to</c><01:36:40.680><
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- also like to thank the senator and the bill for the groundwater use and aquatic invasive species surcharge
- also like to thank the senator and the bill for the groundwater use and aquatic invasive species surcharge
- Senator Mann's bill that includes directed payments for hospitals and an increase in the hospital surcharge
- admin costs on those lines 405 to 408, and then revenue in the form of an increase in the hospital surcharge
Committee:
Senate Finance
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- reductions, you would likely need to increase the assigned student responsibility to 52.8% and an AFR surcharge
- responsibility impact is one that will cause higher reductions at higher-cost institutions, and the AFR surcharge
- But the changes in the AFR surcharge, because they are temporary, what it essentially does is it doesn't
- maximum state grant available to students and reduces it by that proportion that you're adding as a surcharge
Committee:
Senate Higher Education
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- to make sure that patients are being treated if it's an inter-facility transfer, if it's an ER call, 911
- to make sure that patients are being treated if it's an inter-facility transfer, if it's an ER call, 911
- to make sure that patients are being treated if it's an inter-facility transfer, if it's an ER call, 911
- Are we dispatching 911... Are we sending and receiving patients in a timely manner?
- Are we dispatching 911 calls and arriving in a timely manner?
Committee:
House House Commerce Committee of Reference
Summary:
The House Commerce Committee heard House Bill 2181, which would extend the deadline for funeral establishments or responsible individuals to complete and submit death certificates. The committee adopted an amendment reducing the maximum extension to 14 days and clarifying that the medical certification deadline for health care providers excludes weekends and holidays. Testimony from a mortuary owner and the sponsor described delays caused by doctors’ schedules, county processing, holidays, and families needing more time; some members argued the bill did not address the underlying accountability problems for doctors and counties, while others supported the added flexibility. HB 2181 was approved 6-4-1 with a due pass recommendation.
The committee then heard House Bill 2682, which creates a DES rental assistance program providing up to two months or $5,000 in aid and appropriates $5 million from the general fund for administration. Supporters said the bill would help families facing short-term crises stay housed, reduce evictions, and serve as a preventive measure that could save money downstream; a constituent testified in Spanish about receiving emergency rental help after falling behind. Some members raised concerns about the program’s cost, the limited target population, and whether seniors should be included, while others supported it as a pilot and asked for possible amendments. HB 2682 passed 7-4.
House Bill 2698, which creates a rental assistance study committee to evaluate the effectiveness of such programs and repeals the committee in 2028, was heard next and passed on a 7-4 vote. The committee then considered House Bill 2476, revising CPA certification and reciprocity requirements by creating multiple pathways to licensure and updating related rules and fees. Supporters said the bill would help address a CPA workforce shortage and align Arizona with other states; after questions about whether the bill made licensure harder or easier, the committee unanimously approved HB 2476, 11-0.
Finally, the committee began House Bill 2308, which would bar dental insurers and certain holding companies from owning dental practices. The sponsor and Arizona Dental Association argued the bill would prevent conflicts of interest and preserve separation between payers and providers, while Delta Dental opposed the measure as overbroad and potentially burdensome for nonprofit insurers and investors. After discussion about private equity, nonprofit charity care, and vertical integration, the bill was approved 8-0 with three members present. The committee then started House Bill 2118 on mobile food vendors, with the sponsor and food truck operators arguing it would streamline duplicate local permitting, while cities and some vendors opposed it as a loss of local oversight and control; testimony continued, but no final action on HB 2118 appears in the excerpt.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Jun 2nd, 2025
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Brings us to file item 193 AB 911 by Assemblymember Carrillo. Clerk will read.
- Assembly Bill 911 by Assemblymember Carrillo and others in accolade to air pollution.
- I rise today to present Assembly Bill 911, which seeks to provide a narrow exemption to the carve advanced
- AB 911.
- Fear of school punishment can cause dangerous delays in calling 911, delays that can cost lives.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- I would hope that when they developed a policy that it would mean call 911 for emergent ones.
- > developed a policy that it would mean developed a policy that it would mean call<01:10:57.600><c> 911
- c> emergent</c><01:10:59.360><c> ones</c><01:11:00.320><c> I</c><01:11:00.480><c> actually</c> call 911
- for emergent ones I actually call 911 for emergent ones I actually would<01:11:00.960><c> like</c><01
- They have teams, so, you know, you may call 911. They have teams that come together.
Committee:
Senate Education
TX
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Yonke to the highest point I could get to, where we got one bar of service and started making calls to 911
- I made two different 911 calls. I'm not blaming anybody.
- And then afterwards, no one from the Eastland family called 911 during the critical hours, even as campers
- And when they did finally call 911, it was more than six hours after the original warning.
AR
Transcript Highlights:
- Director, I've got a question more on the 911 rule enhancements than the A-WIN budgets.
- I see under 911, you've got $2 million in grants that you administer, and I understand some of the, you
- So just for clarification, we're on page 336, the 911 rule enhancement fund. Yes. Yes.
- the speed at which we address requests from the county for implementation and improvement to their 911
Committee:
All JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House State Government Finance and Policy Committee 2/13/25 - Part 2
State Government Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- information to help people around the city who were in desperate need of assistance, who were calling 911
- 39.720><c> were</c><00:42:39.920><c> calling</c> assistance who were calling assistance who were calling 911
- 00:42:43.000><c> in</c><00:42:43.240><c> all</c><00:42:43.440><c> sorts</c><00:42:43.680><c> of</c> 911
- who were in all sorts of 911 who were in all sorts of situations<00:42:46.640><c> uh</c><00:42:46.880
Committee:
House State Government Finance and Policy
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- In practical terms, HB 636 aligns this language with the language of 33-911 to F.
- HB 636 aligns this language with the language of 33-911 to F, allowing for flexibility with fiscal responsibility
Committee:
Senate Education
Summary:
The Senate Education Committee first approved unanimous-consent requests to print two RS measures, including RS 33-510, a resolution asking the Superintendent of Public Instruction to develop proposed school funding formula legislation, and RS 33-484. The committee then heard Senate Bill 1290, the PROM Act, which would let homeschool students voluntarily obtain a social access pass to attend certain school-sponsored social events such as dances and college fairs without enrolling in public school. Supporters said it would improve community integration and expand opportunities for homeschool families, while opponents from Homeschool Idaho argued it was unnecessary, could create administrative burdens, and might blur lines between homeschool and public-school systems. Committee members raised concerns about fees, liability, discipline, and whether the bill could be used for field trips or other activities; after discussion and proposed amendments, the bill was not advanced immediately but was held at the call of the chair for further work.
The committee next considered House Bill 608, which clarifies and revises the school facilities cooperative funding program created to address unsafe school buildings. The sponsors explained that the bill streamlines prior law, adjusts when districts must run bonds before seeking state assistance, clarifies supervision and repayment provisions, and ensures unused funds can still be used for safety-related projects. No one testified against the bill, and it was sent to the Senate floor with a due-pass recommendation. House Bill 635 also passed with a due-pass recommendation; it requires the Professional Standards Commission to report complaints involving suspected criminal behavior to law enforcement while leaving its existing licensing and disciplinary role unchanged.
Finally, the committee heard House Bill 636, which would allow school districts and charter schools to use remaining school district facility funds for lease-purchase agreements after bond and levy obligations are met. The sponsor and West Ada Superintendent Derek Bubb said the change would align the statute with existing facility-funding language, support debt reduction, and give districts more flexibility for future facility needs. The committee approved the bill and sent it to the Senate floor with a due-pass recommendation before adjourning and announcing the next meeting for Monday at 3 p.m.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
2026 Legislative Session - Day Eighteen - Tuesday, February 10 -Morning Session-
Missouri House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Emergency SOS on your cell phone lets a person call 911.
- Emergency SOS on your cell phone lets a person call 911 with just a button press, without needing to
Summary:
The House convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, then approved the House Journal by roll call vote, 114-1. Members spent a large portion of the morning introducing guests and recognizing visitors, including career and technical education students, FFA and FCCLA groups, school leaders, interns, a physician of the day, and a Black History Month personal privilege honoring inventor Alice H. Parker and her early central heating design.
The chamber then took up several bills for perfection and printing. House Bill 1847, the Missouri Dental and Dental Hygienist Compact, was presented as a workforce and access-to-care measure; members cited dental shortages and broad professional support, and it was ordered perfected and printed. House Bill 1866, dealing with peace officer licensure, was presented as allowing the Department of Public Safety to deny applicants whose licenses were revoked or suspended elsewhere and to require U.S. citizenship; an amendment to allow lawful permanent residents who honorably served in the military to qualify was debated at length but failed 95-52, and the bill was then ordered perfected and printed.
House Bill 1908, with a companion bill, was described by its sponsor as ending a Missouri rule that delays divorce when a spouse is pregnant; supporters framed it as a due process and safety issue, especially for abuse survivors, and it was adopted and ordered perfected and printed. House Bill 1961, creating temporary licensure and a compact for dietitians, and House Bill 2180, changing Department of Revenue notice delivery options for blind pension recipients and taxpayers to include first-class mail and electronic delivery, both drew support as workforce or accessibility measures and were ordered perfected and printed after amendments. House Bill 2591, which would let speech-language pathologists count clinical fellowship experience completed in any state toward Missouri licensure, also passed perfection and printing. The House then moved to announcements and recessed until 2 p.m.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Senate Energy and Natural Resources (03/24/2026)
Energy and Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- So, now we're going to put on a surcharge of 2 cents a kilowatt hour, and you're going to have to pay
- Utilities will say, "Well, we had an under-collection, we're going to have to put on some type of a surcharge
- some</c><01:03:17.160><c> type</c><01:03:17.320><c> of</c><01:03:17.440><c> a</c><01:03:17.480><c> surcharge
- </c><01:03:18.120><c> going</c> put on some type of a surcharge going put on some type of a surcharge
Committee:
Senate Energy and Natural Resources
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Legislative Commission on Pensions and Retirement - 04/14/26
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- This is a crisis and you will figure it out when you dial 911 and no one comes because your community
- This is a crisis and you will figure it out when you dial 911 and no one comes because your community
- This is a crisis and you will figure it out when you dial 911 and no one comes because your community
- This is a crisis and you will figure it out when you dial 911 and no one comes because your community
- This is a crisis and you will figure it out when you dial 911 and no one comes because your community
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 3/18/25
Public Safety Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Ideally, there's a lot of other options besides calling 911 in a lot of these situations, which also
- Ideally, there's a lot of other options besides calling 911 in a lot of these situations, which also
- Ideally, there's a lot of other options besides calling 911 in a lot of these situations, which also
- Ideally, there's a lot of other options besides calling 911 in a lot of these situations, which also
- </c> lot of other options besides calling 911 lot of other options besides calling 911 in<01:46:27.440
Committee:
House Public Safety Finance and Policy
Keywords:
public safety, law enforcement, mental health, domestic violence, appropriations, criminal justice, Minnesota corrections, victim services, task force, personal safety, Independent Use of Force Investigations Unit, criminal sexual conduct, sexual assault, peace officers, law enforcement oversight, Minnesota National Guard, U.S. armed forces, military installation, armory, air base
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:00 am
Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight
Transcript Highlights:
- During a workshop on learning the English skills to navigate 911 medical emergencies, a participant came
- During a workshop on learning the English skills to navigate 911 medical emergencies, a participant came
- He rushed over to help him, but he hesitated to call 911 because he felt like he wouldn't be able to
Summary:
The Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight heard testimony on several bills. Senator Mike Moore supported S. 2185, which would delay implementation of the heavy-duty omnibus/advanced clean truck requirements while requiring the Commonwealth to purchase or lease electric medium- and heavy-duty vehicles starting in 2025; he argued the delay is needed because infrastructure, grid capacity, vehicle availability, and costs are not yet ready. The committee also heard strong support for S. 2156/H. 3318, which would require free menstrual products in public buildings, with advocates and students describing period poverty and the need to treat menstrual products like other basic restroom supplies. Senator John Keenan testified for S. 2158, a bill to let municipal light plants protect proprietary and competitively sensitive information from public disclosure while keeping board meetings and minutes open, saying it would help level the playing field against larger competitors.
A major portion of the hearing focused on S. 2125/H. 3384, the language access and inclusion bill. Testimony from the AAPI Commission, Mass Speaks coalition members, Mass Appleseed, MLRI, ATASK, MAPC, the Boston Bar Association, Mass Advocates for Children, and others described barriers faced by limited-English-proficient residents in accessing MassHealth, DCF, courts, domestic violence services, schools, and other state services. Witnesses cited untranslated documents, inadequate interpretation, delays, and the burden placed on bilingual staff and children; several also pointed to recent federal moves toward English-only policy as making state action more urgent. Committee members asked questions about implementation, interpreter availability, and the role of technology and remote participation, and the chair noted the bill had been reported favorably in a prior session and intended to be again.
The committee also heard testimony on time-zone legislation. Dr. Karin Johnson, representing sleep medicine interests, supported H. 3405 for permanent standard time and opposed S. 2157 for permanent daylight saving time, arguing that standard time better aligns with circadian rhythms and health, while permanent daylight saving time would worsen morning darkness and sleep disruption. Members questioned the strength of the scientific evidence and discussed school start times, geography, and whether Massachusetts should align with neighboring states. No votes were taken during the hearing, and testimony continued on additional bills as the session progressed.