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FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
FL House Floor Session - 2026-03-03 (10:00AM Session)
Florida House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- lands and those who care for them play a critical role in water quality, wildlife habitat, flood mitigation
- lands and those who care for them play a critical role in water quality, wildlife habitat, flood, mitigation
- HB 6509 is a claims bill that provides $1.2 million in relief to the estate of Mark Legata for catastrophic
Summary:
The House opened with prayer, a moment of silence for former member Chester Clem, the Pledge of Allegiance, and quorum confirmation. Members then adopted the special order report for the day and approved a Rules and Ethics Committee report amending House Rule 15.3 to allow fundraising under certain circumstances during extended or special sessions.
The chamber then took up several bills. HB 1405 on a statewide project for missing persons with special needs passed unanimously. CS/CS/CS/SB 290, the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services bill, passed 94-10 after debate focused on conservation land surplus procedures and agricultural use of state lands. CS/CS/CS/HB 905, the “Fire Act” on foreign influence, foreign gifts, critical infrastructure, sister city agreements, and related restrictions, passed 80-20 after the House adopted an amendment adding a prohibition on certain surrogacy contracts involving citizens or residents of foreign countries of concern. CS/CS/HB 1197, dealing with information technology procurement and contracting, passed 109-0. HB 1103 on local administration of vessel restrictions passed unanimously.
The House also debated CS/CS/CS/HB 399 on land use and development regulations. Supporters said it would limit development fees, standardize compatibility rules, allow manufactured homes in RV parks, and lower voting thresholds for comprehensive plan changes to address housing affordability; opponents argued it would preempt local control, weaken voter-approved urban boundary protections, and risk conservation lands. An amendment to preserve Orange County’s boundary rules failed, while a technical amendment on manufactured homes passed. The bill then passed 71-38. The House also passed several local bills, including measures for the Pace Fire Rescue District, Avalon Beach/Mulat Fire Protection District, East Point Water and Sewer District, Fellsmere Water Control District, and Headwaters Water Control District, with votes ranging from 83-27 to unanimous approval. The transcript also included farewell remarks from Representative Angie Nixon before the House returned to remaining business.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Criminal Justice and Public Safety (04/30/2026)
Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- start, and if it does take another six years to reel this in at a federal level, who knows what catastrophically
- level, who reel this in at a federal level, who knows<01:32:22.800>
what <01:32:23.120>catastrophically - <01:32:24.080>
can <01:32:24.400>happen knows what catastrophically can happen knows - what catastrophically can happen in<01:32:24.880>
this <01:32:25.120>state.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Housing Finance and Policy Committee 3/24/26
Housing Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Because if there's a catastrophic failure of sewer or water supply lines or roads, how do you sufficiently
- Because if there's<00:54:15.280>
a <00:54:15.440>catastrophic <00:54:16.000>failure< - /c><00:54:16.319>
of <00:54:16.640>sewer there's a catastrophic failure of sewer there's - a catastrophic failure of sewer uh<00:54:17.760>
or <00:54:18.319>water <00:54:18.640><
Keywords:
HF4234, Minnesota private activity bonds, tax-exempt bonds, bond cap, aggregate bond limitation, residential rental projects, multifamily housing, affordable housing finance, housing bonds, public finance, bond allocation, private activity bond cap, Minnesota Statutes 474A.02, tax committee, natural gas, gas hookups, residential construction, energy policy, local control, state preemption
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- To close, following the catastrophic events at Annunciation Catholic School on August 27th, nearly 75%
- To close, following the catastrophic<01:29:11.360>
events <01:29:11.800>at <01:29:11.920 - >
Annunciation catastrophic events at Annunciation catastrophic events at Annunciation Catholic
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 2/26/26
Commerce Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- The financial impact on these victims is catastrophic, and generational wealth is leaving our communities
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these <00:12:39.279>victims <00:12:39.839>is <00:12:40.160>catastrophic - , impact on these victims is catastrophic, impact on these victims is catastrophic, and<00:12:41.360
Keywords:
virtual currency, kiosks, prohibition, customer payouts, cryptocurrency regulation, consumer privacy, data privacy, health data, sensitive data, Minnesota Consumer Data Privacy Act, personal data, data broker, targeted advertising, geofencing, location tracking, health care privacy, patient privacy, consent, minor privacy, children's privacy
Summary:
The Commerce Finance and Policy Committee met on House File 3642, which would prohibit virtual currency kiosks in Minnesota. The bill was laid over, and the committee adopted a DE1 author’s amendment. Chair Kaggel and Representative Perryman described the measure as a response to widespread scams using crypto kiosks, especially against older adults and other vulnerable people, and said they would continue working with the Department of Commerce and other stakeholders.
Testimony from law enforcement and advocates strongly supported the ban. A St. Cloud police sergeant and a Woodbury detective described cases in which victims lost large sums, said the current safeguards and refund rules are being bypassed, and argued that the kiosks are difficult to investigate because funds move quickly and often overseas. An AARP Minnesota volunteer also supported the bill, saying kiosks are a preferred tool for scammers and that existing protections have not kept pace with the problem. The Department of Commerce said it strongly supports the bill and reported that it has received 120 complaints over three years involving nearly $1 million in reported losses, with 2025 the worst year so far.
The main opposition came from CoinFlip’s general counsel, who argued that the problem is fraud generally, not kiosks themselves, and said Minnesota already has consumer protections, including refunds for eligible victims. He urged stronger regulation rather than a ban, citing blockchain analytics, hold periods, and 24-hour customer service as alternatives. Committee members then asked questions about how long kiosks have operated in Minnesota, how many there are, who owns them, and the scale of losses; Commerce said there are hundreds statewide, operated by a variety of companies, and that reported losses are likely undercounts.
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations - Room 216, 14 January, 2026; 1:30 PM
Appropriations
Transcript Highlights:
- and behold, it's coming back, we would again communicate with you heavily because that would be catastrophic
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be with you heavily because that would be with you heavily because that would be catastrophic - 39.840>
agency <00:19:40.240>if <00:19:40.480>we <00:19:40.640>lost catastrophic - for our agency if we lost catastrophic for our agency if we lost those<00:19:41.120>
federal <
Summary:
The committee first heard a budget presentation from a charter-school authorizer agency. Witnesses explained that the agency no longer receives the federal CSP grant, that a one-time $499,000 equipment grant was not recurring, and that in FY25 they also had no general fund appropriation. They said their special-fund revenue has grown but is not enough to sustain operations alone, especially because the money arrives once a year and the agency needs a cash balance in advance. Their budget request sought a mix of general and special funds, but the legislative budget recommendation stayed near the FY26 appropriation level. Members asked about salary growth and contractual spending; the agency said higher salaries reflected doctorate-level staff and a planned sixth position, while contractual costs covered technical assistance, consultants, CPA reviews, and outside legal support. The agency also said a pending bill, identified as House Bill 2, could significantly affect its operations and revenue. Members asked about Republic, and the agency said a peer report had just been released, the school had made operational changes, and progress was being made though questions remained.
The Library Commission then presented its budget request. The outgoing director announced retirement and introduced the incoming director, and praised the agency’s recent federal and state audits with no findings. The commission asked to restore two headcount reductions in the budget recommendation, saying the positions were hard to fill because they require specialized librarianship credentials and that losing them would cost about $130,000. It also asked to restore federal spending authority in case IMLS funding became uncertain, and requested about $173,000 for a 5% salary progression pool because turnover had reached 35% and many employees were near the start step. Senators asked about the open positions and turnover; the commission said one position had been open 10 months, another about eight months, and some turnover was due to retirements.
Mississippi Public Broadcasting then presented its request for an $18.153 million appropriation. The agency said it wanted salary progressions to retain staff, four new vehicles for engineering and transmitter work, and $522,000 in reappropriated digitization funds to continue a project that has digitized more than half its library holdings for online access. The director also highlighted programming and outreach, including a new food-focused show, a music program, live coverage of the National Folk Festival, a Medgar Evers documentary now in national distribution, and expanded radio programming. He said MPB reaches nearly 1 million TV viewers annually, has strong radio and app usage, and continues to provide required weather, Silver Alert, and Amber Alert notifications. He also described a partnership with the Department of Education using e-glass technology to connect teachers to classrooms lacking instructors, saying the program is already serving multiple districts and drawing national interest.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Housing Finance and Policy Committee 3/18/25
Housing Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- However, I just want to remind that an eviction for a person with a disability can be catastrophic on
- person with a disability is<00:27:13.679>
can <00:27:13.880>be <00:27:14.200>catastrophic - on<00:27:15.399>
their <00:27:15.679>life <00:27:16.120>and is can be catastrophic - on their life and is can be catastrophic on their life and their<00:27:16.559>
living their living
Keywords:
landlord-tenant, victim confidentiality, domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, tenant privacy, housing law, eviction, unpaid rent, damages, release of information, shared database, protective order, victim of violence, Minnesota Statutes 504B.206, housing finance, civil law, autism, rental properties, reasonable accommodation
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee 3/13/25
Higher Education Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- understand that interplay with our relationship to federal government and federal dollars and the catastrophic
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dollars <01:07:26.000>and <01:07:26.160>the <01:07:26.400>catastrophic - federal dollars and the catastrophic federal dollars and the catastrophic impact<01:07:27.480>
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on State and Local Government - 03/11/25
State and Local Government
Transcript Highlights:
- And we've seen numerous fires around the state, some catastrophic, like the one up in Blaine a couple
- And we've seen numerous fires around the state, some catastrophic, like the one up in Blaine a couple
- Andrew Morley, please state your name for the record and you may begin. ...around the state, some catastrophic
- A recent study from the National Waste and Recycling Association found that the rate of catastrophic
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee 3/4/25
Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- myriad of fuel blends while maintaining flexibility and structural integrity to prevent cracking or catastrophic
- myriad of fuel blends while maintaining flexibility and structural integrity to prevent cracking or catastrophic
- Chairman. prevent cracking or catastrophic leaks prevent cracking or catastrophic leaks and<00:26:52.600
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Friday, January 3, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- caucus has kept the government funded, kept our allies protected, and the economy secured from the catastrophic
- protected and the economy secured from protected and the economy secured from the<00:01:43.960>
catastrophic - c> default<00:01:45.799>
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TX
Texas 89th Regular
Congressional Redistricting, Select Jul 26th, 2025
Congressional Redistricting, Select
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Military and Veterans Affairs Jul 15th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- That's something the legislature might have to go back and do, and have to mitigate and remedy because
- Chair, it’d be catastrophic to our transportation program.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- the Comptroller said, he summed it up and articulated it best, where one... email away from a catastrophic
- providers being consumed by these. inmates and things over the past years and we've seemed to have mitigated
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 2/24/26
Public Safety Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- The rounds travel at such high velocity that they create catastrophic shock waves, a blast effect that
- such high velocity that<00:12:25.120>
they <00:12:25.360>create <00:12:25.839>catastrophic - Hours in waiting rooms, hours in therapy, hours spent talking about nightmares and panic and lead mitigation
Keywords:
assault weapons, semi-automatic rifle, military-style firearm, gun ban, firearms regulation, gun control, public safety, BCA, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, background check, transferee permit, private gun sale, waiting period, felony possession, gross misdemeanor, AR-15, AK-47, Uzi, TEC-9, high-capacity magazine
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- the legislative process into a giant game of chicken to see who's going to blink first before a catastrophe
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first blink first blink first before<05:13:09.200>a <05:13:09.440>catastrophe - before a catastrophe happens. before a catastrophe happens. or<05:13:13.120>
introducing
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- five-alarm fire, but you got to know how to deal with any fire as it occurs before it becomes catastrophic
- . catastrophic. catastrophic.
- Usually if someone dies or a catastrophic event or occurrence take place, they bring in counselors that
- Usually if someone dies or a catastrophic<03:45:06.960>
event <03:45:07.279>or <03:45:07.520 - >
occurrence <03:45:08.160>take catastrophic event or occurrence take catastrophic event
WY
Transcript Highlights:
- I'll say there is one other initiative that was submitted in the plan that was the catastrophic care
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care plan that was the um catastrophic care plan that was the um catastrophic - And paragraph 10, what would have been left over for catastrophic care as a percentage of 100% of the
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care <03:43:41.120>as <03:43:41.359>a left over for catastrophic - care as a left over for catastrophic care as a percentage<03:43:42.080>
of <03:43:42.720>100%
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Monday, September 15, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Let's not look back with regret that Congress did not act in the face of Putin's corrupt, catastrophic
- that Congress did not act in the face of Putin's<00:15:34.800>
corrupt, <00:15:35.680>catastrophic - ,<00:15:36.639>
and Putin's corrupt, catastrophic, and Putin's corrupt, catastrophic, and - not a stretch to say that this data can one day be used to anticipate and prevent potentially catastrophic
- prevent potentially catastrophic prevent potentially catastrophic diagnosis<05:07:11.680>
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NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Education Policy and Administration (01/15/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- I know there was also the discussion about catastrophic aid.
- It is no longer catastrophic aid, special education aid.
- Aid I know discussion about catastrophic Aid I know yesterday<01:24:48.560>
in <01:24:48.679>< - <01:25:01.119>
Aid <01:25:02.000>special no longer catastrophic Aid special no longer - catastrophic Aid special education<01:25:02.960>
Aid right<01:25:11.119>we're <01:25:11.280
Summary:
The House Education Committee held its organizational meeting for the new term, with members introducing themselves and describing their backgrounds in teaching, school boards, special education, administration, law, and related fields. Chair Glenn Cordelli outlined the committee’s goals and procedures, emphasizing civility, professionalism, and respectful treatment of witnesses and members. He also noted that the committee has been split into two this year because of the large volume of bills, and said the committee had already sent three bills to the other education committee, with 36 bills currently assigned and more expected.
The chair reviewed committee rules and logistics: hearings should start on time, members should minimize cell phone use and avoid searching during testimony, and questioning of witnesses is limited to one question at a time unless the chair allows a follow-up. Members were told to use the title “Representative,” to sign up on pink cards to testify, and to submit written testimony to the clerk. He also explained that hearings are for listening rather than debating, while executive sessions are where debate and motions occur. Possible motions include ought to pass, inexpedient to legislate, and retain in committee for further work, including subcommittees.
Additional procedures covered scheduling, with the committee expected to meet Wednesday and Thursday the following week because of a holiday, and regular meetings generally planned for Monday and Wednesday. The chair also discussed the consent calendar, reports from majority and minority positions, and the expectation that members who testify on a bill should not then question other witnesses on that same bill. No legislation was voted on at this meeting; it was a procedural and orientation session for the committee.