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TX
Transcript Highlights:
- If not, we'll open public testimony.
- Public testimony is closed.
- If not, thank you very much for your testimony.
- Thank you for your testimony. Thank you very much.
- Hearing none, we'll now open up public testimony.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
April 3, 2025 - 08:30 AM
Transcript Highlights:
- We're in public testimony. Seeing no public testimony, we're in debate.
- We're in public testimony. Seeing no public testimony, we're in debate.
- We're back on the bill as amended with public testimony.
- Seeing no further public testimony, we're in debate, members.
- Seeing no further public testimony, we're in debate, members.
Summary:
The Health Professions and Program Subcommittee met with a quorum and heard six bills. HB 1617 on stem cell therapy was presented as a way to expand access to biotherapy options through informed consent, sourcing standards, and required disclosures; an amendment clarifying definitions was adopted, supportive testimony was heard, and the bill passed 16-0. PCS for HB 1399 would give the legislature authority to terminate or refuse to extend a declared public health emergency; members raised a concern about what happens if the emergency prevents the legislature from meeting, but the sponsor said she was working on a fix, and the bill passed 16-0. PCS for HB 555 would change medical marijuana card renewals from annual to every two years and exempt veterans from the $75 fee; members described it as reducing barriers and helping seniors and veterans, and it passed 16-0.
PCS for HB 1487 would strengthen licensure for volunteer-based EMS providers such as Hatzalah South Florida; testimony and debate emphasized the value of these zero-cost, volunteer emergency services, and the bill passed 14-0. HB 115 on clinical laboratory personnel addressed workforce shortages by aligning Florida licensure more closely with federal CLIA standards and allowing qualified applicants with relevant bachelor’s degrees and federal training to work with on-the-job training; a strike-all amendment was adopted, industry witnesses supported the bill, and it passed 15-0 as amended. HB 1513 would require health care practitioners to refund patient overpayments within 30 days of learning of the overpayment, excluding insurer and HMO overpayments; it drew supportive debate and passed 15-0. The meeting then adjourned.
WY
Transcript Highlights:
- Any other public testimony? Seeing none, I will close public testimony on Senate File 7.
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bill, public testimony on this bill, public testimony on this bill, Miss<00:34:38.079 - We appreciate your testimony. >> Any other public testimony on this bill? >> Mr. Chairman? >> Yeah.
- Any other public testimony? Nope. I will close public testimony on Senate File 10.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Cowan, thank you for being here. being here, I want to ask about your testimony versus the testimony
- So can you explain why your testimony is different from Ed Choice's testimony?
- Testimony is five minutes, public testimony is two minutes, and we have 227 registered so the be listening
- Public testimony, again, is limited to two minutes. We've had a lot of testimony today.
- Likewise, this is not a Republican or a Democrat testimony, this is a common sense. testimony.
Keywords:
education savings account, educational expenses, certified educational assistance organization, school choice, funding, special education, tuition reimbursement, emergency communication, public safety, interoperability, Texas Interoperability Council, grant program, emergency communications, public safety radio, first responders, radio system, dispatch, 911, emergency management, Texas Division of Emergency Management
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- We appreciate your testimony, Mr. Anchia, and thanks for answering my question.
- Please proceed with your testimony. Thank you for being here. Thank you.
- We appreciate your testimony. Thank you. Sure, calls back, Cyrus Reed.
- I've got the evidence for that in my written testimony.
- We appreciate your testimony.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- Know that we also have your written testimony, so if you have submitted written testimony, please feel
- free to stand on your written testimony unless you have anything to add.
- We have three other people with written testimony in opposition.
- So you also listed in your testimony that you have internships.
- so you also listed in your testimony so you also listed in your testimony that<00:25:31.720>
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- Thank you very much for your testimony. Thank you very much for your testimony.
- just two to three minutes of testimony. just two to three minutes of testimony.
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today. testimonies today. testimonies today. - that part of your testimony again? Okay. that part of your testimony again?
- Do you have testimony handed? Personal testimony as well. Thank you.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 3/17/26
Commerce Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
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you. - Thank you for your testimony. Thank you for your testimony.
- . testimony. testimony.
- The chair thanked him for his testimony. Representative Kresha responded to the testimony.
- Thank you for your testimony. Thank you for your testimony.
Keywords:
alcohol consumption, nursing homes, assisted living, resident activities, Minnesota Statutes, seasonal liquor licenses, resorts, intoxicating liquor, county board, Brainerd, Northern Pacific Center, event center, liquor license, on-sale license, alcohol sales, special law, local option, Minnesota liquor law, chapter 340A, Sunday sales
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate Committee on Business and Commerce (Part I) Apr 1st, 2025
Business & Commerce
Transcript Highlights:
- Testimony? Is there any? Do we have any? Nope.
- So is it your testimony then that this bill is not needed?
- Excellent and competing testimony.
- We have some invited testimony and then open testimony.
- No questions for the author, so we'll open up public testimony.
Keywords:
electric generation, reliability, ERCOT, Public Utility Commission, penalties, performance requirements, energy policy, construction contracts, compensatory damages, government delays, contractor, legislation, nonprofit donor privacy, membership lists, supporter confidentiality, volunteer privacy, association rights, public records exemption, Texas Public Information Act, government transparency
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- We'll proceed to just hang on and proceed to public testimony.
- OK, thank you for your testimony. Appreciate it.
- If not, thank you for your testimony. Thank you, Ms. Wallace.
- Thank you very much for your testimony.
- If not, thank you for your testimony, sir.
MI
Michigan 2025-2026 Regular Session
Transportation and Infrastructure 26-06-24
Transportation and Infrastructure
Transcript Highlights:
- I appreciate the opportunity to provide testimony regarding House Bill 5644.
- Thank you both for your testimony. Do we have any questions from members?
- Thank you both for your testimony. Do we have any questions from members?
- Seeing no questions from members, thank you all for your testimony.
- Next, we are taking up House Bill 4415, which we heard testimony on last week.
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure met with a quorum present and adopted the June 16, 2026 minutes. The committee first took up House Bill 5644, which would allow nurse practitioners, physical therapists, and occupational therapists to certify applications for disability windshield placards and disability license plates. The sponsor and witnesses from the nursing profession said the bill restores a practice that had worked for years, reduces delays and extra costs for patients, and improves access, especially in rural and underserved areas. A Department of State representative explained the issue arose after an Auditor General review found the statute was unclear. The bill was reported to the floor on a 10-0 vote.
The committee then heard Senate Bill 791, which would designate a portion of I-475 in Genesee County as the St. John Street Community Memorial Highway. Senator Cherry and representatives of the St. John Street Historical Committee described the history of the St. John Street neighborhood in Flint, its displacement by urban renewal and highway construction, and the effort to memorialize the community’s cultural significance and trauma. No members asked questions, and the bill was reported to the floor unanimously, 10-0.
House Bill 4415, previously heard by the committee, was also reported to the floor without further testimony. The committee then considered Senate Bill 959, which had a new S-2 substitute. Senator Klinefelt explained the substitute as a compromise that reorganizes rail detector regulations and changes distance and speed thresholds for Class 1, 2, and 3 rail lines. The substitute was adopted 10-0. After additional comments from Senator McBroom opposing the bill due to concerns about impacts on Upper Peninsula commerce and rail operations, the committee reported the S-2 version of Senate Bill 959 to the floor by a 6-4 vote. The committee then adjourned.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- If you have written testimony and wish to speak, please bring your written testimony forward when you're
- You should also send a digital copy of your testimony to the clerk of the committee.
- If you have written testimony and wish to speak, please bring your written testimony forward when you're
- You should also send a digital copy of your testimony to the clerk of the committee.
- All right, we'll move to public testimony. Chair calls Charles Maley and Stephen Diebel.
Bills:
SB2601
Keywords:
landowner compensation, border crime, agriculture damage, law enforcement, crop loss, 1185, senate, all
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Border Security met with a quorum and heard one bill, Senate Bill 2601 by Senator Blanco, laid out by Senator Hinojosa of Hidalgo. The bill amends the Landowner’s Compensation Program, which was created last session and is administered by the Office of the Attorney General, to expand eligibility to land lessees, cover damage to the land itself as well as structures and real property, add continuous smuggling of persons as a covered border crime, prohibit insurers from using claims under the program in rate calculations, and require law enforcement to provide border crime reports to the Attorney General within 14 days. The committee substitute also makes the bill a legislative council draft.
Public testimony was unanimously supportive. Representatives of the South Texans Property Rights Association and the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association said the program has helped landowners but needed cleanup and broader access, especially for lessees who manage property day to day and may otherwise not receive compensation. Testimony also emphasized ongoing problems with fence damage, debris, pollutants, and other border-related property damage. Members asked about implementation, including how conflicts between landowners and lessees would be handled; the response was that documentation of authority and lease responsibilities would be required.
After public testimony closed, the committee adopted the committee substitute without objection. Senator Hinojosa then moved that SB 2601 be reported favorably to the full Senate with the committee substitute, and the motion passed on a 5-0 vote. The bill was also recommended for the local and uncontested calendar, with no objection.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Resources, Recreation and Development (02/12/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
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- Thank you very much for your testimony. Thank you very much for your testimony.
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and you and they have written testimony and you and they have written testimony
Summary:
The committee took up several bills in executive session, beginning with HB 568 on subdivision regulations concerning water supply. Representative Donnelly moved ITL, arguing the bill would create costly studies, that towns already have jurisdiction over needed studies, and that the issue was not widespread. The committee voted ITL 9-7. HB 582, dealing with safety requirements for personal watercraft, was also moved ITL on the grounds that existing law already covers the issue and the bill was unnecessary after recent action on personal flotation devices. Representative Derby opposed the ITL, saying the bill was a common-sense safety measure and would restore a misdemeanor penalty, but the committee voted ITL 9-7.
The committee then retained HB 595, relative to coastal resilience zones, after members said the bill was important but needed more work and time because of its complexity. Members noted it should be revisited later, and the motion to retain passed 16-0. HB 607, funding the Hampton Beach Area Commission and making appropriations, received an ought-to-pass recommendation 15-1, with support from members who described Hampton Beach as an important economic driver and one dissenting member saying the state should not bear the full cost. The committee also adopted Amendment 2025-3 on HB 624, establishing a local river management advisory committee grant program, by a 16-0 vote; the amendment shifted funding decisions to the Department of Environmental Services based on demonstrated need and a first-come, first-served process. The bill as amended then received an ought-to-pass recommendation 16-0 and was placed on consent.
Later, the committee retained HB 629, funding the operation, maintenance, and repair of state dams, after members said the dams need attention but the bill required more work because suggested amendments had just been received. That motion passed 16-0. HB 644, concerning drones in state parks, was ITL’d because the Department of Parks and Recreation is already working through rulemaking on UAS use in remote areas, and the committee voted 16-0 for ITL. HB 657, the short notice booking act access for New Hampshire residents to state parks, was also ITL’d at the request of the prime sponsor, passing 16-0. The committee then adjourned and announced a later hearing on HB 663, which would allow the Division of Historical Resources to use a portion of Moose plate funds for administering its grant program; testimony from the sponsor and the division supported the bill as clarifying existing authority, and no final vote on HB 663 was included in the transcript excerpt.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 3/12/25
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Senate Energy and Natural Resources (04/01/2025)
Energy and Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- Thank you for your testimony. Thank you. Thank you for your testimony.
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MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 2/12/25
Human Services Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
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- Thank you for your testimony. Is there anyone else who wishes to provide testimony this morning?
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
HOU-PSM, HOU-HWN, HOU Public Hearings 03-11-2025
Transcript Highlights:
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Summary:
The joint Housing and Public Safety/Water and Land hearing first took up HB 1096, which would repeal statutory tenant-selection preferences for disabled veterans and spouses of deceased veterans in state low-income housing. HPHA testified in support, saying the change was a housekeeping measure because the same preferences already exist in administrative rules and could be adjusted later to align with other local preferences, while also noting the federal VASH program provides stronger veteran housing support. Several members questioned why the preference should be removed at all, emphasizing that veterans have long been underserved and asking for a stronger justification; the committees ultimately deferred HB 1096.
The later Housing/Hawaiian Affairs agenda heard HB 606 HD1, a measure to extend Act 279 funding and related exemptions for the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands. Supporters argued the bill would give DHHL more time to use the $600 million appropriation to acquire land, work with developers, and address a wait list of about 29,000 applicants, while also helping restore Hawaiian communities and reduce the Hawaiian diaspora. Opponents focused on accountability and oversight, saying DHHL needs clearer plans, measurable goals, and stronger safeguards before receiving more money, and warning that prior spending and strategic-plan changes had reduced the number of applicants served. The committee also heard testimony that the bill would help DHHL fulfill long-standing obligations to Native Hawaiians and that the housing need affects the broader state, not only Hawaiian Home Lands beneficiaries.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Minnesota House bill proposes mandating environmental reviews for large-scale feedlot facilities Apr 9th, 2026
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Higher Education Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on Higher Education
Transcript Highlights:
- Thank you, Senator, for your testimony today.
- Appreciate your testimony. Thank you. Any questions for Britt?
- I will be submitting written testimony.
- It's very impressive, and thank you for your testimony.
- We are, thanks for your testimony, Joe.
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Higher Education held its fourth public hearing, opening with remarks about the importance of protecting and expanding access to higher education amid federal disinvestment. The chairs also announced future informational hearings on the impact of federal cuts and on ASAP models. The hearing then focused on several bills, beginning with S. 951/H. 1462, An Act to Support College Students in Recovery, which would require recovery-focused housing on public campuses and expand naloxone access and overdose training. Senator Rausch, medical professionals, students, and advocates testified in support, emphasizing the prevalence of overdose risk among college students, the value of recovery housing, and the need for campus naloxone; committee members asked about implementation details and the existing state pilot program. Deb Schmill and Rep. Tarski gave especially personal testimony in favor of the bill, and the committee discussed broadening the naloxone language to opioid reversal agents.
The committee also heard testimony on H. 1461, which would expand MassReconnect scholarships to practical nursing students at vocational and technical schools to help address the long-term care workforce shortage. Rep. Stanley argued that vocational schools graduate more practical nursing students than community colleges and serve many low-income students in areas without nearby community college programs. The committee then took up H. 1433, which would require public higher education institutions to accept IEPs and 504 plans as sufficient documentation for disability accommodations. Advocates from the National Center for Learning Disabilities described the high cost and burden of repeat testing, the lifelong nature of disabilities, and the need for more uniform access across campuses; committee members raised questions about documentation freshness, campus autonomy, and how to preserve the integrity of accommodations.
Later, the committee heard S. 919/H. 1454 on modernizing the Community College Endowment Match Program so community colleges could receive state matching funds for current-use donations as well as endowments and capital gifts. Community college foundation leaders said the change would help fund immediate student needs such as food pantries, child care, emergency aid, and equipment. The hearing then moved to faculty-related bills: S. 933 on UMass faculty rights and tenure transparency, S. 930/H. 3948 on contingent faculty rights and career advancement, and S. 940/H. 1429 on an Adjunct Bill of Rights. Testimony from faculty and union representatives focused on low pay, lack of benefits, job insecurity, and the need for clearer pathways to full-time positions and fairer treatment for adjuncts who teach large shares of courses. No votes were taken during the hearing; the committee primarily received testimony and asked clarifying questions.
MN