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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Bill proposing Health Aging Subcabinet, HF2725, heard in state gov't committee 4/3/25
Transcript Highlights:
- The reason we specifically call out Myak is because of the tribal nation sovereignty, and we want to
- make sure that we honor and respect the sovereignty of the nations and to make sure that we are doing
- and we want to make Nation sovereignty and we want to make sure<00:26:46.200><c> that</c><00:26:46.360
- <00:26:47.480><c> the</c> sure that we honor and respect the sure that we honor and respect the sovereignty
- of the Nations and to make sovereignty of the Nations and to make sure<00:26:50.559><c> that</c><00:
VT
Transcript Highlights:
- -Denmark treaty related to Greenland and opposing American efforts to secure sovereignty over the island
- -Denmark treaty related to Greenland and opposing American efforts to secure sovereignty over the island
- . sovereignty over the island offered by sovereignty over the island offered by Representative<00:03:
- opposing American efforts<00:03:28.800><c> to</c><00:03:28.959><c> secure</c><00:03:29.360><c> sovereignty
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Senate Legislative Session Feb 11th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Personally, there's a loss of sovereignty of the state of Oklahoma and our citizens will lose sovereignty
- to the state and the taxpayer is to all to get into a council or a compact that may inhibit our sovereignty
- In fact, our sovereignty and our ability to take and deal with issues with this commission.
Keywords:
dentist, dental hygienist, dentistry, dental hygiene, licensure compact, interstate compact, professional licensing, license portability, health workforce, workforce shortage, mobility, compact privilege, state licensing board, public health, public safety, military spouse, telehealth dentistry, reciprocity, Title 59, occupational licensing
ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Tribal and State Relations Committee Jul 22nd, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- No, you're enacting tribal sovereignty.
- So, you know, it's encroaching on our tribal sovereignty, some of these state laws.
- Food sovereignty.
- I had to go through—buffalo, outdoor stewardship, food sovereignty, culture arts and wellness.
- That becomes an expression of their sovereignty if they choose to do it.
Summary:
The Tribal and State Relations Committee met at Standing Rock with tribal council members, state legislators, and agency representatives to discuss state-tribal coordination and local priorities. Early discussion focused on process concerns, including the short agenda time and the need for better communication, more advance notice, and more relevant state department staff at future meetings. Tribal leaders asked for lists of state tribal liaisons and bills affecting tribes, and state members said they would follow up, share grant and deadline information, and plan another meeting in Bismarck with program experts and agency staff.
A major portion of the meeting centered on health, child welfare, law enforcement, housing, infrastructure, and sovereignty issues. Tribal speakers said rural health transformation funding and other state programs often do not fit direct-service tribes or IHS-funded systems, and they raised concerns about Medicaid, ICWA, foster care delays, human service zones, housing shortages, and the placement of Native children off-reservation. They also discussed missing and murdered Indigenous people, search-and-rescue cooperation, cross-deputization, extradition and banishment ordinances, and the need for stronger law enforcement partnerships that respect tribal sovereignty. Other concerns included poor roads, water and sewer needs in Sioux County communities, census accuracy, and the impact of data centers and other development on water and health.
Economic development and regulatory issues were also discussed. Standing Rock representatives raised concerns about charitable gaming and e-pull tabs, saying the machines function like Class III gaming and have harmed tribal revenue while spreading into local businesses. They also described problems with county-issued fireworks permits and state/county liquor licensing rules that they said undermine tribal authority within reservation boundaries. In response, legislators said the committee would continue to look at these issues, and one member suggested possible legislation such as limiting e-tabs near tribal lands. The committee also heard from Joseph McNeil of Sage Development Authority about a 235-megawatt wind project on tribal, allotted, and fee land; he said federal permitting delays have stalled the project and asked for state support to help move it forward.
The meeting concluded with a presentation from Dave Archambo of Wojou, a nonprofit focused on land regeneration, buffalo, food sovereignty, cultural programming, and youth wellness. He described the organization’s work on buffalo processing, gardening, fishing, hunting, language, and arts programs, and framed it as a response to historical trauma and community healing. The committee then broke for lunch and planned to resume with the Wojou presentation after the recess.
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Select Committee on Tribal Relations, January 28, 2026
Select Committee on Tribal Relations
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:13:23.120><c> and</c> advocate for sovereignty and advocate for sovereignty and self-determination
- The state needs to recognize the sovereignty, the self-determination, food sovereignty, and the effort
- our sovereignty, our Exercise our sovereignty, our self-determination self-determination self-determination
- . sovereignty. sovereignty.
- Respect for tribal sovereignty.
Committee:
Joint Select Committee on Tribal Relations
TX
Texas 89th Regular
S/C on Defense & Veterans' Affairs Mar 17th, 2025
S/C on Defense & Veterans' Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Passing H.B. 930 decisively affirms Texas's sovereignty, fulfills Congress's commitment constitutional
- True federal. that the states are primary and the sovereignty of the states, I mean the sovereignty of
- the nation starts at the sovereignty of the states.
- We want to defend state sovereignty and the role of the guard.
- It supports the constitu- It supports our sovereignty, federally I think, by being supportive of the
Committee:
House S/C on Defense & Veterans' Affairs
Keywords:
highway designation, veteran recognition, commemorative, transportation, Brazoria County, Texas National Guard, combat duty, military activation, state requirements, emergency response, active combat duty, military service, Congressional action, Governor responsibilities, Congressional declaration, state law, conflict, armed forces, congressional approval, war declaration
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- This memorial urges Congress to uphold the fundamentals of federalism and protect state sovereignty by
- This memorial urges Congress to uphold the fundamentals of federalism and protect state sovereignty by
- This is about Idaho sovereignty. It's about Idaho taking control of its own electoral destiny.
- This is about Idaho sovereignty. It's about Idaho taking control of its own electoral destiny.
- This is just another case of federal government overreach and usurpation of our state sovereignty.
Summary:
The Senate convened with a quorum, prayer, and the Pledge of Allegiance, then approved the journal and moved through committee reports and messages. Committee actions included referral of a large group of newly printed Senate bills to the appropriate standing committees, a do-pass report on House Bill 55 from Health and Welfare, and referral of Senate Bills 1270 and 1271 for possible amendment. The Senate also received a gubernatorial appointment of Jeff Seelich to the Public Employee Retirement System of Idaho Board and House bills 576, 577, 632, and 607 for introduction.
In the 10th order, the Senate adopted Senate Resolution 114 on Education Committee rules and Senate Resolution 115 on temporary and pending rules for several state agencies, both without opposition. It also adopted Senate Joint Memorial 109, which urged Congress to address campaign finance concerns and out-of-state influence in Idaho elections, and House Joint Memorial 9, which asked Congress to reaffirm FLPMA as the governing framework for federal land management and exchanges. House Joint Memorial 11 was also adopted, calling on Congress to fully fund IDEA at the promised 40% level; supporters emphasized the burden on state and local budgets and property taxpayers, while opponents argued the state should resist federal overreach and dependency.
The Senate confirmed the committee report recommending Ryan Lanham as State Athletic Commissioner, with supportive testimony highlighting his combat sports background and experience. It also adopted the committee report confirming Juliet Sharon as Director of the Department of Health and Welfare, with senators citing her Medicaid and program integrity experience and the size and complexity of the agency. In first and second reading, the Senate referred House Bills 576 and 577 to Transportation and House Bills 632 and 607 to State Affairs, and advanced House Bill 533, Senate Bill 1258, and House Bill 502 to third reading. The chamber then heard announcements about caucus and lunch events before adjourning until the next day.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- This memorial urges Congress to uphold the fundamentals of federalism and protect state sovereignty by
- This memorial urges Congress to uphold the fundamentals of federalism and protect state sovereignty by
- This is about Idaho sovereignty. It's about Idaho taking control of its own electoral destiny.
- This is about Idaho sovereignty. It's about Idaho taking control of its own electoral destiny.
- This is just another case of federal government overreach and usurpation of our state sovereignty.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- The principles of state sovereignty are established in Article I of the Texas Constitution and the Tenth
- Recently, concerns over federal overreach have prompted calls for Texas to exercise its sovereignty.
- And we do not expand on our rights through sovereignty; we exercise them.
- The Sovereignty Act is grounded in constitutional principles, particularly the Tenth Amendment, and reflects
- We did this when we passed the Second Amendment Sovereignty Act a couple sessions ago.
Committee:
Senate State Affairs
Keywords:
social media, children, account verification, data privacy, parental control, financial crime, card fraud, motor fuel theft, law enforcement, criminal activity, skimmers, prevention, training, biological sex, government information, definitions, sex-based distinctions, public health, federal directives, state authority
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
S/C on Defense & Veterans' Affairs Mar 17th, 2025
S/C on Defense & Veterans' Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Passing HB 930 decisively affirms Texas's sovereignty, fulfills constitutional obligations, and significantly
- True federalism stands that the states are, are primary, and, and the sovereignty of the states, I mean
- , the sovereignty of this nation starts at the sovereignty of the states.
- We want to defend state sovereignty and the role of the Guard.
- It supports our sovereignty federally, I think, by being supportive of the rule of law, but especially
Committee:
House S/C on Defense & Veterans' Affairs
Keywords:
public school finance, property values, homestead exemptions, funding allocation, education policy, HB227, kratom, Mitragyna speciosa, kratom products, kratom processor, kratom retailer, controlled substances, Texas Controlled Substances Act, Health and Safety Code, Penalty Group 1, tianeptine, 7-hydroxymitragynine, mitragynine, synthetic kratom, kratom alkaloids
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Balancing the Budget / Sovereignty Day at the Capitol / Promoting Animal Welfare Mar 23rd, 2025
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Senators were greeted with a traditional tribal song as part of this year's Sovereignty Day at the State
- Sometimes sovereignty is about having agency to make reciprocal, honorable relationships.
- ><c> day</c><00:26:21.200><c> at</c><00:26:21.440><c> the</c><00:26:21.600><c> state</c> year's sovereignty
- day at the state year's sovereignty day at the state capital<00:26:22.799><c> leaders</c><00:26:23.320
- is about um state sometimes sovereignty is about um having<00:26:42.120><c> agency</c><00:26:42.880>
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
Senate - Indian, Rural and Cultural Affairs Feb 10th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- accountability, improves coordination with tribes, and helps protect Native children, families, and sovereignty
- accountability, improves coordination with tribes, and helps protect Native children, families, and sovereignty
- . ...improves coordination with tribes and helps protect Native children, families, and sovereignty.
- This bill respects tribal sovereignty by allowing tribes to determine how capacity-building funds are
Summary:
The committee first considered Senate Bill 226, which would appropriate $50 million for continued cleanup of abandoned uranium mine sites. Supporters, including Navajo and Pueblo advocates and conservation groups, described serious health and environmental harms from unreclaimed mines and argued state funding is needed because federal cleanup has been insufficient. One witness representing uranium companies said prior state funding helped clean up four sites in McKinley County and that additional money would continue meaningful progress. After questions about land ownership, cleanup responsibility, and existing budget funding, the committee adopted a due pass motion and approved the bill on a 4-0 vote.
The committee then heard Senate Bill 242, which appropriates $3 million to CYFD’s Office of Tribal Affairs to contract for field liaisons to help ensure compliance with the New Mexico Indian Family Protection Act and the federal Indian Child Welfare Act. The sponsor offered and the committee approved a technical amendment changing the bill to authorize multiple liaisons. Tribal advocates and child welfare organizations supported the measure, saying CYFD needs more capacity and accountability in Indian child welfare cases. The bill passed unanimously on a 4-0 due pass vote.
Next was Senate Bill 249, an appropriation to support the Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Task Force and related work in the Attorney General’s office, including maintaining a portal and IT support. Supporters said sustained funding is needed for accountability, coordination, data collection, and justice for Indigenous families, and that the issue remains a critical public safety and sovereignty concern. The sponsor noted he would continue working to fit funding into the budget. The committee voted due pass 4-0.
Finally, Senator Campos presented Senate Bill 201, which would appropriate $1.5 million to the Cultural Affairs Department for rural library operations in FY27, with any unspent balance reverting to the general fund. He said the bill is intended to help additional rural libraries that qualify for grants and complements other library funding measures already considered. A Pueblo of Pojoaque lobbyist spoke in support, citing the bill’s importance to cultural integrity in northern New Mexico. The committee approved SB 201 on a 4-0 due pass vote and then recessed until the next meeting.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
250th Anniversary Celebration of the American Revolution Jun 21st, 2026 at 03:00 pm
Transcript Highlights:
- One, ensuring respect for Indigenous sovereignty.
- communities, there's a fundamental, and they see this again and again, lack of respect for their sovereignty
- Do you demonstrate a respect for our sovereignty?
- And she told me that day, she respects us sovereignty and Mashby's sovereignty.
Summary:
The DEIA subcommittee of the Special Commission on the 250th Anniversary of the American Revolution met with a quorum and discussed planning for the upcoming Patriots Day period, grant opportunities, and ways to make 250th programming more inclusive. Dr. Trent reported on a Virginia 250 conference and shared examples such as the Made by Us youth engagement toolkit and a Smithsonian-related traveling exhibition. Brian also updated the group on Mass Humanities’ grant programs, including Museum on Main Street, Reading Project Douglas Together, and the Promises of Revolution grants, noting that the latter has $600,000 available and is expected to fund roughly 30 to 40 projects through letters of intent due in June. The committee also noted that state tourism 250th grants are open with an April 11 deadline.
A major discussion focused on ensuring respect for Indigenous sovereignty and improving representation in marketing. Members raised concerns that Indigenous leaders were not being treated with sufficient respect in state-level engagement, and they discussed whether the full commission should hear from tribal leaders and whether the subcommittee should recommend a broader conversation at the next commission meeting. On marketing, members criticized recent promotional materials as too formulaic and insufficiently reflective of Massachusetts’ diversity, especially in their limited inclusion of Indigenous people, Black patriots, women, and other communities. The group agreed that the commission should push for more inclusive visuals and narratives, and that there is still time to influence digital and future materials. The subcommittee also discussed possibly inviting the marketing and education committees, or commission staff and the outside marketing agency, to explain the rollout and scope of possible changes.
The committee then considered a Utah 250 idea for a July 5, 2026 “America’s potluck” style community event and agreed it could be adapted for Massachusetts as a foodways-focused, culturally diverse statewide activity. A motion was made, seconded, and approved to recommend that the full commission and MOTT promote the potluck concept. The meeting ended with agreement to continue developing recommendations on representation, Indigenous engagement, and public outreach, and then adjourned by unanimous vote.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Government, Elections And Indian Affairs Feb 6th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Unfortunately, this system is rooted in racism, control, and denial of sovereignty to our bodies. ...
- in racism, control, and denial of sovereignty to our bodies, and justified through harmful stereotypes
- color, women that represent our strong cultural heritage lineage, it is our continuing of having sovereignty
- over... ...our continuing of having sovereignty over our bodies as our cultures and traditions dictate
- this comes from us and from all the brave women that have come forward, and I want to protect our sovereignty
Summary:
The committee met on American Indian Day and first rolled Committee Substitute House Bill 110 at the sponsor’s request. It then heard House Memorial 32, which would direct the Indian Affairs Department and the Commission on the Status of Women to study the history and ongoing impacts of forced and coerced sterilization of Indigenous women and women of color in New Mexico, including known cases, access to reproductive health services, educational policy, and possible reparations. The sponsor, survivors, and expert witnesses described personal experiences and historical research, arguing the issue remains unresolved and that New Mexico could become the first state to formally acknowledge it through a memorial and study. Support came from the Commission on the Status of Women, Planned Parenthood, ACLU of New Mexico, and others; one member objected to the phrase “reproductive justice,” but the sponsor declined to change the language. The committee approved the memorial on a 7-1 vote, with Representative Block voting no.
The committee then heard House Bill 109, which would speed up the approval and release of Water Trust Board funding by suspending the current legislative authorization step and relying on a more streamlined review process. The sponsor and NMFA witnesses said the bill would help rural and small communities avoid delays that drive up construction costs, especially given inflation, drought, and the large number of water projects needing funding. They noted the bill would still involve review by multiple state agencies and that legislators could still obtain project information from NMFA. Members asked about oversight, transparency, and whether the change would reduce legislative control, but supporters said the current process adds months and can force communities to reapply when costs rise. The committee passed the bill on a voice vote after a motion for due pass, and the meeting adjourned.
ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Tribal and State Relations Committee Jul 22nd, 2026 at 11:00 am
Tribal and State Relations Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- No, you're enacting tribal sovereignty.
- So, you know, it's encroaching on our tribal sovereignty, some of these state laws.
- Food sovereignty.
- With our food sovereignty program, we have chickens. We have greenhouses. We're growing vegetables.
- I had to go through: buffalo, outdoor stewardship, food sovereignty, culture, arts, and wellness.
Committee:
Joint Tribal and State Relations Committee
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Administration of Criminal Justice Apr 8th, 2026
Administration of Criminal Justice
Transcript Highlights:
- That is a fundamental assault on our sovereignty here in the United States.
- That is a fundamental assault on our sovereignty here in the United States.
- It is a fundamental attack on Louisiana sovereignty.
- And that, as Michael said, is a fundamental assault on our sovereignty.
- And the way we protect the sovereignty of our state is state by state by state.
Committee:
House Administration of Criminal Justice
Keywords:
juvenile justice, electronic monitoring, annual report, supervision outcomes, data transparency, inmate release, notification, law enforcement, victims, public safety, hit-and-run, crime of violence, felony, sentencing, battery, sound, intentional harm, physical pain, hearing impairment, video voyeurism
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- business and commerce right now I believe with Senate Bill 707 covers a issue relating to State sovereignty
- presidential executive orders, federal agency rules and federal laws are issued that chip away at sovereignty
- don't anticipate the Trump administration issuing federal directives that overstep our state's sovereignty
- And in fact, I'm working on another bill with Senator Hall to call the Texas Sovereignty Act SB 80, which
Committee:
Senate State Affairs
Keywords:
municipal libraries, state funding, gender identity, public events, children's literature, SB 19, Texas, political subdivision, local government, county, city, municipality, taxpayer-funded lobbying, lobbying ban, public funds, registered lobbyist, Chapter 305, Government Code, Local Government Code, county association dues
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Senate Bill 707 covers an issue relating to state sovereignty, and every year unfunded presidential executive
- orders, federal agency rules, and federal laws are issued that chip away at sovereignty granted to the
- I don't anticipate the Trump administration issuing federal directives that overstep our state sovereignty
- Another bill with Senator Hall to call the Texas Sovereignty Act SB 80, which is going to do some of
Committee:
Senate State Affairs
Keywords:
municipal libraries, state funding, gender identity, public events, children's literature, SB 19, Texas, political subdivision, local government, county, city, municipality, taxpayer-funded lobbying, lobbying ban, public funds, registered lobbyist, Chapter 305, Government Code, Local Government Code, county association dues
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Select Committee on Native American Affairs May 6th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- I think, unfortunately, the excuse of you seeking sovereignty is used as an excuse to ignore the value
- , Training on sovereignty, training on the history of the first people of this state.
- It’s our sovereignty. It’s our right.
- It was just a reminder of what sovereignty meant on our tribal property, what that looked like in the
- This work is grounded in partnership with tribes and a deep respect for tribal sovereignty.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs (01/23/2026)
State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Estonia had to build their sovereignty from the ashes.
- If sovereignty were ever chosen, we'd be starting from strength, not desperation.
- So just just under state sovereignty.
- Why can't New Hampshire at least explore our sovereignty?
- We're not least explore our sovereignty?