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ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Legislative Task Force on Government Efficiency Mar 25th, 2026
Legislative Task Force on Government Efficiency
Transcript Highlights:
- And then last session, there was legislation, Senate Bill 20, And then last session, there was legislation
- that are interested and get a legislative sponsor.
- So if no one else is interested, I will go forward and put it into legislation, you know, work with legislative
- And then monitor it throughout the legislative session.
- I know you're not ready to put forth any legislation.
Summary:
The task force met with a quorum and first reviewed a memorandum summarizing a survey of state agencies on possible statute revisions. Levi reported that 20 agencies submitted 70 proposals, with about 33 potentially becoming agency pre-file bills. Common themes included procurement, concessions, architect/engineering services, liability limits, and IT-related efficiencies. Members asked about sharing the survey results more broadly and about cross-agency coordination, especially with higher education and ITD-related issues.
OMB then presented three topics from its survey responses: concessions, pre-qualification of architects/engineers/construction managers/land surveyors, and publication of legal notices. OMB said the current concessions law is too rigid because it requires award to the highest responsible bidder and does not fit newer concession models, and it suggested a best-value approach, a higher threshold, and standardized templates. On architect/engineering pre-qualification, OMB said the law is fragmented across several statutes and should be consolidated and expanded for broader use. On legal notices, OMB described the current rate-setting and publication process, noted rising costs and shrinking newspaper availability, and proposed a collaborative effort to modernize notice delivery, improve accessibility, and explore online options. The task force discussed how to move these ideas forward, and a motion passed directing OMB to implement its suggestions and report back at the next meeting.
The University of North Dakota then presented several proposed revisions focused on public buildings and procurement. UND recommended raising the threshold for treating routine maintenance and one-for-one replacements as construction, arguing that the current $250,000 threshold forces unnecessary architect/engineer involvement and adds cost. It also proposed changes to bid advertisement language to reflect electronic bidding, revisions to construction manager-at-risk selection criteria, changes to architect/engineer procurement criteria, a higher direct-hire threshold for design services, and an increase in the legislative approval threshold for privately funded projects. Members discussed the need for data, risk and complexity considerations, and collaboration with counsel and industry groups. A motion passed directing Levi and counsel to work with UND on bill drafts based on its proposals for a future meeting.
DPI followed with a shorter presentation on credentialing and statutory cleanup. It suggested reviewing the department’s 23 credential categories for relevance, and said DPI and the Education Standards and Practices Board have discussed transferring some credentialing authority to ESPB. DPI also recommended removing outdated school safety patrol language, cleaning up waiver provisions, and updating dyslexia screening reporting requirements so districts are not burdened by obsolete reporting mandates. Members agreed the screening itself should remain in place, while the reporting requirement could be reconsidered. The committee then recessed until the afternoon session.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Monday, December 1, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> piece of legislation with him. piece of legislation with him.
- c> rural</c> legislative legislation to support rural legislative legislation to support rural small<
- . legislation. legislation.
- </c> common sense legislation. common sense legislation.
- </c> on this important legislation. on this important legislation.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Municipal and County Government (03/03/2025)
Municipal and County Government
Transcript Highlights:
- Are they established via legislation, and if they are, would legislation have to be enacted to perhaps
- and if they are would legislation and if they are would legislation<00:11:54.760><c> have</c><00:11:
- Are they established via legislation, and if they are, would legislation have to be enacted to perhaps
- </c><00:18:26.440><c> proposed</c> proposed legislation proposed proposed legislation proposed legislation
- , so-called enabling legislation, is enabling legislation that can't be rescinded.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Health Service (2-11-26)
Transcript Highlights:
- This legislation is straightforward.
- </c> This legislation is straightforward. This legislation is straightforward.
- Do we legislate for specific groups or do we legislate for the masses?
- legislation? legislation?
- we legislate for the groups or do we legislate for the masses?
Summary:
The Senate Standing Committee on Health Services met with a quorum and first moved through administrative regulations without comment. The committee then heard Senate Bill 56, sponsored by Senator Gerald Neal, which would require Medicaid and its managed care entities to treat non-opioid pain medications on equal footing with opioid analgesics by prohibiting more restrictive coverage controls, prior authorization, or step therapy for non-opioids. Neal argued the bill would improve access to safer pain treatment options and reduce the risk of opioid use disorder, and Billy O'Brien of Young People in Recovery testified in support, describing personal experiences where non-opioid options were difficult to obtain despite a desire to avoid opioids. After discussion, the bill received a motion and second and passed the committee on a 10-0 vote.
The committee then took up Senate Bill 72, sponsored by Senator Don Douglas and presented with Greg Chaffin of Alliance Defending Freedom. Douglas described the bill as a provider recruitment and retention measure intended to protect health care workers from being compelled to act against their conscience and to address workforce shortages and pressure in health care settings. He said the bill would protect individual beliefs while maintaining professionalism. A large number of witnesses then testified, and the chair limited public comments to two minutes each because of the number of speakers and the controversy surrounding the bill.
Most public testimony opposed SB 72. Speakers including representatives of the Kentucky Council of Churches, a psychologist, an ordained minister and nurse, a nurse practitioner, and an ACLU policy strategist argued the bill was overly broad, could allow refusals of care by a wide range of health care workers, and could delay or deny treatment, especially for vulnerable patients and in rural or emergency settings. Several cited concerns about discrimination, patient safety, and the lack of adequate protections for patients. One witness recounted the death of an 18-year-old pregnant patient as an example of the harm that can result from delayed care. The transcript ends during additional testimony on SB 72, before any committee vote or final action on that bill is shown.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Monday, June 29, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I urge my colleagues to support this legislation and I reserve the balance of legislation and I reserve
- This legislation Protect taxpayers.
- This legislation is This legislation is the most comprehensive, impactful children's online safety package
- I will yield four minutes to the author of this legislation, who's worked tirelessly on this legislation
- Importantly, the legislation also brings industry experts legislation also brings industry experts to
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight
Transcript Highlights:
- Draft municipal authorization or legislation.
- Legislation.
- It generally requires legislative authorization.
- What we frequently see in legislation that authorizes DCAM to actually Frequently see in legislation
- This legislation does not appear, that aspect of this legislation does not appear to be gray.
Summary:
The Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight held an oversight hearing on draft regulations implementing Article 97 of the Massachusetts Constitution under Chapter 274 of the Acts of 2022, the Open Space Act. Chairs Cabral and Collins framed the hearing as a review of how the new process for dispositions or changes in use of Article 97 land would work, including public notice, environmental justice protections, replacement land, appraisals, and the role of the legislature. Under Secretary Stephanie Cooper and Commissioner Adam Bakke testified for EEA/DCAM, followed later by Deputy Inspector General O’Neill and Deputy Inspector General Giles on appraisal review.
Much of the discussion focused on how the draft regulations would operate in practice. EEA said the regulations would require advance public notice, define “comparable location” for replacement land, and allow the Secretary to make findings on whether an action would adversely affect environmental justice communities. Members pressed for longer public comment periods, clearer notice to local officials, more frequent updates to the site evaluation tool, and a clearer definition of terms such as “limited duration” for permits and licenses. EEA said the regulations are intended to standardize a process that has been handled through policy and case-by-case review, and that the legislature still retains the final authority to approve any Article 97 disposition.
Committee members also questioned whether the draft rules shift too much discretion to the Secretary and whether the proposed “proponent” process could allow private entities to drive Article 97 actions. EEA responded that non-public proponents would still need municipal support and legislative sponsorship, and that the regulations do not create a new avenue to bypass the existing home rule and legislative process. Members raised concerns about the current policy’s unanimous-vote requirements for municipal commissions, the proposed waiver provisions, whether MEPA applies, and the lack of explicit enforcement or penalty language in the act or regulations. EEA and DCAM said the act does not provide an enforcement mechanism and that disputes would generally be handled through the courts or the Attorney General.
The Inspector General’s office explained its role in reviewing appraisals for special legislation, including Article 97 matters, to ensure compliance with USPAP standards and to forward its review to DCAM. The hearing did not include any votes or formal committee action; members indicated that the committee may later issue recommendations to the executive agencies based on the testimony and questions raised.
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
House Chamber - Fri Jan 30, 2026, 12:00PM HST - Day 6
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Selena Reyes is my legislative analyst, and Jacqueline Andrade is a legislative aide.
- ><c> analyst</c><00:16:33.519><c> and</c> Reyes is my legislative analyst and Reyes is my legislative
- </c> Jacqueline Andrade is a legislative aid. Jacqueline Andrade is a legislative aid.
- </c> involving an unidentified legislator involving an unidentified legislator have<01:01:43.119><c>
- </c> legislator. Thank you. legislator. Thank you.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee 2/11/25
Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- language in mid-January, and ultimately, without any legislative action from last year's legislation
- </c> ultimately without uh any legislative ultimately without uh any legislative action<00:10:33.120>
- :10:35.360><c> if</c> action from last year's legislation if action from last year's legislation if uh
- </c><00:10:39.800><c> uh</c> uh if the temporary uh legislative uh uh if the temporary uh legislative
- was part of the legislation from last year, to provide a full draft legislative language, also a best
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Legislative Administration (01/22/2026)
Legislative Administration
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> legislative administration. legislative administration.
- </c> and welcome to legislative. and welcome to legislative.
- Legislative Administration.
- </c> Welcome to legislative administration. Welcome to legislative administration.
- </c> >> uh for this legislation? >> uh for this legislation?
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
2026 Contests of Candidacy State Election Board Apr 16th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- influence the legislative branch with favors, and conversely, trying to do the same thing with the legislative
- In the Baskin case in 1925, a legislator wanted to be appointed to office. ...legislator wanted to be
- And when the commission is operating under legislative authority, it's delegated legislative authority
- The commission is operating under legislative authority. It's delegated legislative authority.
- And the only legislators that are going to overlap with that are midterm... ...legislators that are going
Summary:
The Oklahoma State Election Board held a special meeting to address several candidate contests and related procedural matters. After roll call and opening remarks, counsel explained the hearing procedures, burden of proof, and possible outcomes. Several cases were noted as resolved or withdrawn, including Timmons v. Jones, Banning v. Sutterfield, and Roberts v. Gaw. In Ranson v. Riley, the board accepted constructive service after the respondent did not appear, heard that Riley was not a registered voter in the required district for the required period, and voted 3-0 to sustain the petition and strike him from the ballot, with costs assessed to the petitioner.
The board then heard Hasenbach v. Pugh, a contest challenging Senator Adam Pugh’s candidacy for Superintendent of Public Instruction under the Oklahoma Constitution’s emoluments ineligibility clause. The petitioner argued that Pugh was a sitting legislator whose office’s salary and benefits had increased during his term, relying on stipulated facts, a compensation commission order, and prior case law. The respondent argued the salary increase came from an independent commission that expressly excluded current legislators and that benefit changes were automatic under a preexisting statute, so no qualifying increase applied to Pugh. The board resolved several procedural issues first, including striking a reply brief as beyond the original petition and admitting joint stipulations into the record.
After a recess and executive session, the board returned to open session and voted 3-0 to deny the petition in Hasenbach v. Pugh, retaining Pugh as a candidate on the ballot and assessing costs to the petitioner. The meeting concluded with closing remarks from the secretary and a unanimous vote to adjourn.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- <00:21:31.280><c> legisl</c> legislator legisl legislator legisl legislator's<00:21:33.760><c> intention
- legislation not deal with the pending<03:21:53.439><c> legislation.
- </c> inexpedient to legislate. inexpedient to legislate.
- legislative legislative institution?
- . legislate. legislate.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on State and Local Government - 02/11/25
State and Local Government
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:05:25.840><c> to</c> today we will be hearing legislation to today we will be hearing legislation
- Section 12, Legislative Inspector General Advisory Commission, creates a legislative advisory commission
- </c> the public hearing that the legislative the public hearing that the legislative uh<00:19:05.840>
- </c> questions the office of legislative questions the office of legislative auditor<00:20:45.559><c>
- </c> between the office of the legislative between the office of the legislative auditor<00:27:08.880
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, May 19, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><03:21:34.399><c> Speaker,</c> legislation. And with that, Mr. Speaker, legislation.
- </c> legislation within this this one bill. legislation within this this one bill.
- This legislation will fix that.
- . legislation. legislation.
- </c><06:08:52.558><c> It</c> legislatively and politically. It legislatively and politically.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, January 20, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Comprehensive legislation that curbs PBM abuses and includes legislation that I authored to expand telehealth
- Amazing piece of legislation, amazingly substantive.
- That and many other pieces of legislation.
- AMAZING PIECE OF LEGISLATION, AMAZINGLY SUBSTANTIVE.
- THAT AND MANY OTHER PIECES OF LEGISLATION.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- , from the 2025 legislative session.
- Before you is the Legislative Council...
- Before you is the Legislative Council's staff draft for HCR 2055, 2025 legislative session, drug cartels
- Before you is the Legislative Council staff draft for SCR 1032 from the 2026 legislative session, instructional
- You have before you the Legislative Council staff draft for HCR 2040 from the 2026 legislative session
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Monday, March 31, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Shame on those who continue to support this legislation.
- They shouldn't waste the House's time on this legislation.
- The legislation before us makes a mockery of that legacy.
- I was also proud to work with Him on several pieces of legislation, including legislation to provide
- I WAS ALSO PROUD TO WORK WITH HIM ON SEVERAL PIECES OF LEGISLATION, INCLUDING LEGISLATION TO PROVIDE
VA
Transcript Highlights:
- Senate Bill 398 is companion legislation to House Bill 1007.
- Senate Bill 493 is companion legislation to House Bill 1202.
- Legislation amend and reenact various sections of the Code of Virginia, repeal And 20, legislative amend
- Legislation, original reported to Committee on General Laws for the Substitute, the Legislation reported
- That is the only legislative committee meeting that I'm aware of.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Standing Committee on Local Government (3-10-26)
Local Government
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> want to be clear that this legislation want to be clear that this legislation only<00:11:01.920>
- , legislation, legislation, the<00:15:14.079><c> council</c><00:15:14.600><c> rules</c><00:15:15.120>
- </c> accept that legislation. accept that legislation.
- this piece of legislation needed.
- </c> of legislation of legislation um<00:29:15.240><c> needed.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> and all of us here how this legislation and all of us here how this legislation came<00:04:06.080
- So, significance of this legislation.
- </c> on the intent of this legislation. on the intent of this legislation.
- </c> questions on this piece of legislation? questions on this piece of legislation?
- Legislation is not just a process of legislative process, but it also is a legislator of learning along
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- The committee report is adopted. to legislate. Are you ready for the to legislate.
- </c> that it is inexpedient to legislate. that it is inexpedient to legislate.
- </c><04:40:29.280><c> Chair</c> legislator House Bill 142. Chair legislator House Bill 142.
- Majority of the committee on legislative legislative legislative administration<04:47:21.760><c> which
- that it is inexpedient to legislate. that it is inexpedient to legislate.