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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Minnesota House passes bill to create an independent Office of the Inspector General to tackle fraud May 8th, 2026
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I move amendments must be pre-filed.
- Senate file 856. Senate file 856.
- amendment to the Senate file number 856. amendment to the Senate file number 856.
- >> Cleaveor moves to amend Senate file >> Cleaveor moves to amend Senate file number
- This was the merger between House File 1 and Senate File 856.
Summary:
The House took up Senate File 856, which would create an Office of the Inspector General to combat fraud in state public programs. Representative Norris described the bill as the product of a long bipartisan, bicameral working group and emphasized the office’s independence, five-year term, Senate confirmation, removal-for-cause protections, authority to investigate entities receiving public funds, prevention-focused duties, and required public and annual reporting. Representative Anderson PE also thanked the bipartisan authors and staff, saying the bill was the result of extensive negotiations and should move forward without reopening the agreement.
Members then considered several amendments. Norris offered a technical cleanup amendment, A44, to clarify language about embedding employees at the Department of Education, distinguish civil and criminal investigative authority, and update law-enforcement terminology; it was adopted. Anderson PE then offered and secured adoption of a technical amendment, A45, to correct a drafting error. Representative Cleorne offered A37 to add prepayment review procedures for all agencies, but it failed on a roll call, 65-67. Cleorne also offered A38 to appropriate $15 million for OIG modernization and data-sharing improvements, but withdrew it after noting it would be out of order. A39, which would have renamed the proposed law enforcement unit from an anti-fraud and waste bureau to an anti-fraud and enforcement unit, failed on a roll call, 66-67, after debate over whether “waste” should be included in the title and scope.
During debate on the naming amendment, supporters argued the title should better reflect law-enforcement work and avoid implying the office was a “waste” agency, while opponents said the existing language reflected the bipartisan working-group agreement and that changing it could jeopardize the bill’s progress. Representative West cited inspector general standards that include waste among their duties, and Representative Pinto questioned the substantive basis for opposing the change. Later, Representative Mhler offered A41 to eliminate the future law-enforcement agency entirely, arguing it would be duplicative and unfunded; the transcript cuts off before the vote on that amendment.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Conference Committee on SF1959 5/16/25
Transcript Highlights:
- That was for House File 492, Representative Hills' bill.
- This was house file services program.
- At this late date it's going to be difficult to amend them.
- At this late date it's going to be difficult to amend them.
- At this late date it's going to be difficult to amend them.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Commerce committee approves bill to eliminate prohibition of cadmium in some products 3/5/25
Transcript Highlights:
- Item 3 on the agenda: House File 737.
- House File 737 is one of those situations where I'm not an artist.
- House File 737 is one of those situations where I'm not an artist.
- <00:25:05.880>
20110 <00:25:06.840>early late 20110 early late 20110 early 201s<00:25:08.919 - Representative Olson, you are on your way. my motion that house file my motion that house file 737<00
Summary:
The committee took up House File 737, which would amend Minnesota’s lead- and cadmium-related product restrictions and was re-referred to the Committee on Environment, Finance and Policy. Representative Bjorn Olson said the bill was prompted by a constituent who could no longer make cadmium-based art supplies in Minnesota, and he argued the law unintentionally swept in professional art materials that are used safely and are important to Western art culture. The committee first adopted the author’s A2 amendment, which broadened the bill to include additional exemptions beyond paint and pastels, including certain pens, mechanical pencils, and vehicle keys/key fobs.
Testimony in support came from Darren Reenie of Wet Paint Artist Materials and Framing, who said artist paint and related supplies account for a significant share of sales and that the ban threatens independent art supply businesses and artists’ access to essential pigments. Josh Fiser of the Alliance for Automotive Innovation supported the key and key fob exemption, saying the current law is overly broad, exposure risk is minimal, and Minnesota should align with California and European Union standards. Bill Morgan of the Arts and Creative Materials Institute and Writing Instrument Manufacturers Association also supported the amendment, arguing there was little scientific basis for including pens, mechanical pencils, and professional artist materials, and citing prior reviews in the Consumer Product Safety Commission and the European Union.
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, through Assistant Commissioner Kirk Kadelka, opposed broad exemptions and emphasized that no amount of lead is safe for children. He said the law was based on evidence from consumer products associated with elevated blood lead levels and argued that safer alternatives exist for many of the items in the amendment, including pens, mechanical pencils, and some key components. He also raised concerns about exposure during production and disposal. Committee members questioned the scope of the exemptions and whether the industry had workable alternatives. The A2 amendment was adopted, and the bill was then advanced for further consideration and re-referred as noted by the chair.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Health Policy Oct 7th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- SO, ON FEBRUARY 1st OF AGENCY FILED A COMPLAINT IN FEDERAL DISTRICT COURT RELATED TO THAT AND THEN THIS
- ON JANUARY 7th WE FILED A NEW COMPLAINT CHALLENGING THE WE WERE BEING ASKED TO COME UP WITH A CORRECTIVE
- AS YOU CAN SEE HERE THE GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE UNDER THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION HAS FILED SOME
- AS NOTED ON HERE JUST LAST MONTH WAS THE MOST RECENT FILING AND WE ARE CONTINUING TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS
- ONE IN LATE 2025 AND ONE IN THE SPRING. PERMANENT RULEMAKING WILL OCCUR PRIOR TO THE FISCAL YEAR.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate Select Committee on Disaster Preparedness and Flooding Sep 2nd, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Passed out with a vote of H.J.R. 7 in November is probably 20 years too late.
- But what they have filed for are three different counties.
- I know where they're filed, and that's what if you're watching a Trinity and...
- Once you file for an export permit, it will take a couple more years to get that.
- All of that information, prepare all of those reports, and file them with the district.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- filing state law, and their policies there, but in that policy, it says we don't have resources.
- It was kind of late in the day.
- filing state law, and their policies there, but in that policy, it says we don't have resource.
- It was kind of late in the day. The amendment, as it's currently I read. back to you.
- It was kind of late in the day.
Summary:
The Senate opened with a quorum, an invocation, and routine motions to excuse Senator King and dispense with the reading of the previous journal. Members then took up several ceremonial resolutions and recognitions, including honoring Duncanville High School’s boys basketball state championship, recognizing the city of Palestine, welcoming the Texas African American Lawyers Foundation and Barbara Jordan Leadership Institute, acknowledging the Cibolo Chamber of Commerce, and designating Texas County Treasurer’s Day and Mesquite Day. A memorial resolution for Clyde Vance Dunham of Waco was adopted, with multiple senators speaking in tribute to his long legal career and community service; the Senate agreed to adjourn in his memory.
The chamber then considered a series of bills, most of which were advanced on expedited motions. Senate Bill 1948, concerning fire prevention standards for certain agricultural facilities, passed after suspension of the rules and the three-day rule. Senate Bill 1394, updating weight and tire-load rules for ready-mix concrete trucks, passed unanimously. Senate Bill 1814, creating an electronic database to provide information to certain veterans, also passed unanimously. Senate Bill 241, tightening enforcement of the public camping ban and authorizing state enforcement and reimbursement mechanisms, drew questions about impacts on unhoused people but ultimately passed. Senate Bill 1147, withdrawing Texas from the Interstate Mining Compact, passed unanimously.
The Senate also passed Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 921 on Medicaid ex parte renewals after a narrower vote, and Senate Bill 609, requiring school districts and charter schools to comply with legally required policies, after rejecting an amendment by Senators Menendez and Perry that would have added a good-faith/resource-limitation safeguard for districts. Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 660, requiring bollards or similar barriers near certain hospital emergency rooms, passed with rural exemptions and exceptions for existing protections. Senate Bill 2155, a cleanup bill returning veterinary board authority from TDLR to the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners, passed with amendments. Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 1209 on election dates and Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 1396 prohibiting national sex education standards in public schools also passed. The Senate then received first-reading bills and adjourned until the next day.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
House - Labor, Veterans and Military Affairs Jan 28th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- That's another piece of it; there was a survey that was sent to all attorneys that have filed a pleading
- Not with the... in the expectation that I would be filing unemployment, and I did not file unemployment
- Again, we got some of this kind of late, so I'm just trying to talk it through with you.
- Because the employee files for the claim, the employer has the opportunity to...
- I was reading through the FIRs and some of the stuff we got late, so bear with us, I'm not sure.
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- We have filed a bill.
- The one he just filed, regulation bill. Representative Matt Overcast.
- Thank you. ...filed by Representative Baker last year that came to general loss. Okay. Thank you.
- Thank you very much, Chairman Myers and members of the committee, for your late stay this evening.
- I am already a half-hour late in an appointment I actually have for something else.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
House Standing Committee on Families & Children (2-13-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- He is running a little late, I'm assuming, this morning, and that's okay. Usually I am too.
- He is running a little late, I'm assuming, this morning, and that's okay. Usually I am too.
- He is running a little late, I'm assuming, this morning, and that's okay. Usually I am too.
- Because I sure would hate that a guardian ad litem wouldn't file their report and that would be the hangup
- Because I sure would hate that a guardian ad litem wouldn't file their report and that would be the hangup
Keywords:
00:00 Call to Order/Roll Call
01:32 Discussion on 25RS HB 164
10:07 Roll Call Vote on 25RS HB 164
11:30 Discussion on 25RS HB 242
13:09 Roll Call Vote on 25RS HB 242
15:08 Consideration of Referred Administrative Regulations
17:37 Adjournment, 958, all
Summary:
The House Standing Committee on Families and Children held its first meeting of 2025, with the chair welcoming new members and Vice Chair Wilson. After roll call, the committee took up House Bill 164, sponsored by Representative Wesley, which concerns an honorary adoption situation. The committee adopted a House committee substitute clarifying that any survivor benefits or inheritance would not go to honorary adoptive parents, and heard emotional testimony from Caitlyn Rollins about fostering and adopting a child who later died before a scheduled adoption date. Members discussed the bill’s purpose as providing closure and ensuring legal parentage is recognized in life and death, while also noting a possible drafting issue about whether all listed conditions must be met. The committee agreed to address that concern through a possible House floor amendment, and HB 164 passed favorably 16-0.
The committee then heard House Bill 242, sponsored by Representative Sam, and testimony from child welfare researcher Matthew Walden. The bill is intended to increase transparency in Kentucky’s child welfare system by making program data available to researchers while protecting privacy. With no questions from members, the bill passed the committee favorably by a 16-0 vote.
Finally, the committee reviewed referred administrative regulations and considered agency amendment 490 related to adoption assistance and Title IV-E adoption assistance. CHFS representatives explained that the amendment removes a civil determination requirement from certain sections because the cabinet cannot make such determinations and already relies on substantiations and other safety checks. The committee approved the agency amendment by voice vote, then concluded its review of the remaining regulations without further action. The next meeting was announced for February 20, 2025, and the committee adjourned.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- <00:18:50.480>
984 students in support of house file 984 students in support of house file - Please oppose House File 984.
- Please oppose House File 984.
- <00:49:22.000>
984 uh the chair lays over house file 984 uh the chair lays over house file - Members, thank you very much. way house file 922 is a another way house file 922 is a another technical
Keywords:
education funding, nonpublic schools, counseling services, guidance services, transportation for students, HF921, tax increment financing, TIF, excess tax increment, school district aid, levy adjustment, property tax levy, education finance, Minnesota education aid, decertification, local government finance, school funding formula, state aid reduction, referendum equalization aid, debt service equalization
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Elect Committee Meeting - 2025-03-19
Elections Finance and Government Operations
Transcript Highlights:
- The first bill on the agenda is House File 1471.
- House File 2474 is here in front of us today.
- , for portions of a filing period that don't permit them to file in person.
- House File 1703 was around last year as well.
- And thirdly, it changes the late candidate filing period so that it does not overlap with the primary
VT
Vermont 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session - 2026-04-30 - 11:00AM
Vermont Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I think we're trying to get there, but we're still being a little bit late to the party with it.
- I think we're trying to get there, but we're still being a little bit late to the party with it.
- <00:21:54.480>
to we're still being a little bit late to we're still being a little bit late - Uh section 16, aligns the state filing Uh section 16, aligns the state filing threshold<00:38:57.200
- uh file a return when no taxes due. uh file a return when no taxes due.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs (04/15/2025)
Election Law and Municipal Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- After filing a right-to-know request, that was found to not be the case.
- The town's litigation was filed.
- <00:52:08.640>
There's public has it, it's too late. - And I'm late so I'm can go right into the next one as soon as we're ready.
- to notice the tax exempt filing to notice the tax exempt filing procedures.<01:16:56.080>
And
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Expanding exceptions to gift-giving ban 2/23/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- . >> I move for House File 2526 be recommended to pass and be referred to the general registry.
- Garing, to explain what the amendment will do or would do to Representative Duran's bill, House File
- Garing, to explain what the amendment will do or would do to Representative Duran's bill, House File
- Garing, to explain what the amendment will do or would do to Representative Duran's bill, House File
- The late notice that this was posted, um, we had some trouble finding a thing to tie it to that kind
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - Part 1 - 03/19/26
Judiciary and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- support Senate File 3769. support Senate File 3769.
- Senate File 4064. >> Senator Wesland. Senate File 4064.
- opposes Senate File 3851. opposes Senate File 3851.
- filed the report anyway. filed the report anyway.
- members Senate File 2691. members Senate File 2691.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- I appreciate y'all's dedication for staying until this late hour.
- I understand that it's very late, and I really appreciate it.
- There's a way to get this bill out, but it is late.
- This was a very good conversation, especially given the late hour. Is there anyone else?
- It's late; I didn't hear that. I'm sorry.
Keywords:
hydrogen sulfide, public health, environmental regulation, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, ground level concentrations, emissions limit, emissions limits, ground-level concentrations, air quality, PFAS, agriculture, environmental protection, health risks, criminal offense, chemical regulation, preproduction plastic, water quality, pollution control, industrial waste, emissions
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- And so even if you did it late, you could not provide the CPST.
- So I thought it was filed with a new number, but it hasn't been filed with a new number.
- , machine-readable file, contain standard charges displayed in dollar amounts.
- And I encourage you to go check the files out.
- There is either the machine-readable file or a list of 300 shoppable services.
Keywords:
healthcare transparency, hospital pricing, consumer protection, collection actions, fines, naturopathic medicine, Louisiana Board of Naturopathic Medicine, licensing, healthcare, prescriptive authority, natural therapies, opioid treatment, regulation, addiction recovery, state law, SB 29, Act 732, coroner, autopsy, child death
Summary:
The committee first heard and favorably reported SB 255, which expands the educational qualifications for psychosocial rehabilitation services to include health sciences and therapeutic recreation degrees, and SB 314, which cleans up prior language on community psychiatric support and treatment services so a limited scope certified social worker license can still be issued even if the applicant is slightly late renewing. Members and witnesses said both bills were intended to improve access to behavioral health services, especially in rural areas, and there was no opposition on either measure.
The committee then advanced SB 26, which repeals facility need review for opioid treatment programs to make it easier to open more OTPs in Louisiana, and SB 29, which requires child autopsy reports to include immunization records and access to the LINKS vaccine database. SB 29 drew some concern about whether singling out immunizations could imply causation, but the author and supporters said the bill is only about adding data and that the records would be part of broader medical information. Both bills were reported favorably.
Members also reported favorably SB 30, as amended, to allow telehealth for obesity/weight-management treatment with synchronous interaction and other safeguards, though some providers warned the language should not unduly limit future board authority. SB 219 was approved to create an Office of Health and Nutrition within LDH, with testimony from the department, the Alzheimer’s Association, and Pennington Biomedical supporting the focus on nutrition, physical activity, and brain health. SB 222 was reported favorably with amendments to reduce duplicative behavioral health administrative requirements, streamline supervision rules, and expand telehealth for psychosocial rehabilitation. The committee also approved SB 195, the “Danny’s Dose” EMS bill, allowing EMS personnel to administer a patient’s own prescribed time-critical medication in emergencies; testimony from families with rare conditions described life-threatening delays under current rules. Finally, SCR 2 was adopted to update hospital construction standards to the most recent Facility Guidelines Institute edition, and SCR 22 was reported favorably to request a more detailed legislative auditor report on opioid settlement spending and outcomes. The committee then began hearing HB 1093 on naturopathic medicine, with the author proposing a licensing framework under the State Board of Medical Examiners and a large amendment set; members raised questions about scope, prescriptive authority, training, and whether the profession should have its own board, but no final action on the bill was taken in the portion provided.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- All right, our first bill is House File 2411.
- House File 2411 is for five million dollars.
- I'm here to support House File 1259.
- Thank you for considering House File 1281.
- I ask you to support House File 1631 to fund us.
Keywords:
cultural heritage, funding, White Earth Nation, tribal community, construction, Delano, sesquicentennial, community events, fall of Saigon, Saigon anniversary, Vietnam War commemoration, Vietnamese Minnesotans, Cambodian Minnesotans, Lao Minnesotans, Southeast Asian refugees, Asian American heritage, cultural heritage fund, Minnesota Humanities Center, Council on Asian Pacific Minnesotans, equity funding
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
FL House Floor Session - 2025-04-03 (12:30PM Session)
Florida House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Enhances the penalties a petition sponsor is subject to for turning in petitions late or never turning
- Willfully, I put that in quotations, submit a petition late, what does the word willfully mean?
- Supervisors of elections already have voters’ information and their identification number on file, so
- Some members may hold dual status and have that protection, just like when filing campaign materials,
- And it levies fines at $50 to $100 a day for lateness. What happens if a child's sick?
Summary:
The House convened with prayer, a moment of silence for Deputy Will May of the Walton County Sheriff’s Department, the Pledge of Allegiance, and quorum established. The Rules and Ethics Committee report setting the special order calendar was adopted, and CS for HB 947 was recommitted to the Judiciary Committee. The chamber then took up several special-order bills, mostly reviser and technical measures, including SB 36, SB 42, SB 40, and SB 38, all of which passed unanimously or near-unanimously after brief explanations that they updated or cleaned up Florida statutes.
Members also passed HB 513 on electronic transmittal of court orders, requiring clerks to send certain petitions, notices, summonses, and orders within six hours, including Baker Act, Marchman Act, and risk protection orders. HB 615, on electronic delivery of landlord-tenant notices by email when both parties agree in writing, passed after adoption of a tenant-protection amendment offered by Rep. Gottlieb. HB 655 establishing a regulatory framework for pet insurance and wellness programs passed unanimously. HB 1145 on workforce education passed 100-4, expanding CAP grant eligibility to public charter schools for CTE startup/expansion and increasing minimum program offerings tied to a money-back guarantee program. HB 299 on elevator accessibility requirements passed unanimously, and HB 649 on autonomous practice by certified registered nurse anesthetists passed 77-30 after structured debate.
The most extensive debate centered on CS for HB 1205, which would significantly revise Florida’s citizen initiative process. The bill would require a $1 million bond after 25% of required signatures are collected, require petition handlers and circulators to be Florida residents and U.S. citizens, impose background checks and training for paid circulators, shorten petition turn-in deadlines to 10 days, increase penalties, add signature revocation notices, require more identifying information on petition forms, and create felony penalties for certain misconduct. Supporters argued the changes were needed to combat fraud and protect petition integrity; opponents said the bill would burden First Amendment activity and make ballot initiatives harder for ordinary Floridians to pursue. Multiple amendments sought to roll back or soften the bill’s requirements, protect personal information, restore longer deadlines, lower validation thresholds, and bar public funds from being used to advocate for or against amendments. Some amendments were adopted, but several key ones failed as debate continued.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- HB 2015, budget procedures, late filing. HB 2016, late filing.
Summary:
The House opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, approved the Journal, and welcomed Dr. Andrew Carroll as Doctor of the Day. Members also heard a proclamation recognizing January 13, 2026, as Arizona Human Trafficking Awareness Day, with remarks highlighting the work of the Arizona Human Trafficking Survivor Coalition and the importance of survivor-led prevention and awareness efforts. The chamber also offered brief personal remarks honoring former Senator Barbara Lange and noting Representative Khyl Powell’s recovery.
The House then took up procedural business, including two motions related to adjournment: granting the Senate consent to adjourn after Thursday, January 15, 2026, until Tuesday, January 20, 2026, and requesting the Senate’s consent for the House to do the same. Both motions passed by voice vote. The House also received a long list of first- and second-reading bill referrals covering a wide range of topics, including elections, water, education, health care, criminal justice, agriculture, transportation, and several memorials and resolutions.
No substantive floor debate or final votes on individual bills occurred in this transcript. The House also announced committee schedules and cancellations for the day and following days, including meetings for Commerce, Education, Natural Resources, Judiciary, and Ways and Means. The chamber adjourned by motion until 1:15 p.m. on Wednesday, January 14, 2026.