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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Health and Human Services - 04/15/26
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- Research and historical care practices promote connecting children to animals to support development
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development <00 - Our program in particular has promoted connection with animals for over 25 years, including turtles,
- human connection mattered most. human connection mattered most. 211<01:04:50.560>
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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Vets Committee Meeting - 2026-03-04
Veterans and Military Affairs Division
Transcript Highlights:
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are than we do all the people that are than we do all the people that are connected - to those services uh to let connected to those services uh to let them<00:08:05.840>
know <00: - If we can lend our expertise and our network and connections to help something get off the ground that
- If we can lend our expertise and our network and connections to help something get off the ground that
- And so we just want, if we're trying to feed some vets and we're trying to just connect up the money
Keywords:
veterans benefits, Secret War, Laos veterans, eligibility process, burial fees, veteran designation, veterans affairs, food insecurity, homelessness, suicide prevention, state resources, reporting requirements, agency initiatives, veterans, educational assistance, tuition waiver, spouses, children, military service, benefits
Summary:
The committee first approved the minutes, then heard an update from Metro Meals on Wheels on a veterans home-delivered meals grant funded by the committee in 2023. Testifiers said the program has served more than 82,000 meals to over 500 veterans, but funding is running short; enrollment was stopped in July 2025 and meal service was reduced to five per week to stretch dollars. They said the program is serving 168 veterans as of January 31 and will likely run out of funds in July unless additional money is provided. Members asked about eligibility and how the program ensures the grant is used only for veterans who do not qualify for other services; the organization said referrals come through county veteran service officers, MACV, hospitals, and other partners, and that it can provide confidential tracking information. No vote was taken on funding, but members expressed support and interest in more documentation.
The committee then took up House File 3919, which implements recommendations from a task force on benefits for SGU veterans and irregular forces who served in the secret war in Laos from 1961 to 1975. The Department of Veterans Affairs said the bill largely reflects the task force report and technical recommendations, including adding SGU veterans to the burial fee statute so burial costs in state cemeteries can be covered, while noting there is still an unresolved issue about headstone costs for spouses and dependents. A testifier from the task force supported the bill but objected to creating a separate SGU veteran designation on driver’s licenses, arguing it could create two classes of veterans and add administrative costs; he urged using a single veteran designation instead. Other public testimony emphasized the service of Hmong, Lao, Cambodian, Vietnamese, and other allies in Laos and urged the legislature to adopt the recommendations broadly. The committee discussed the burial fee language and the purpose of the designation, but no final action or vote on HF 3919 was taken in the portion provided.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
AGR Public Hearing - Wed Mar 19, 2025 @ 9:30 AM HST
Agriculture & Food Systems
Transcript Highlights:
- Please note the House is not responsible for any bad internet connections on the testifier end in the
- Please note the House is not responsible for any bad internet connections on the testifier end in the
- Please note the House is not responsible for any bad internet connections on the testifier end in the
- Please note the House is not responsible for any bad internet connections on the testifier end in the
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onto Lu and with the chairs connected onto Lu and with the chairs connected
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session (Full Formal with Calendar) Jun 21st, 2026 at 12:00 pm
Massachusetts Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- That is Senate No. 2503, a bill to enhance access, inclusion, support, and equity for military-connected
- us today, Senate Bill 2576, an act to enhance access, inclusion, support, and equity for military-connected
- This legislation aims to help limit the disruptions that will inevitably arise through our military-connected
- It also tasks school districts with ensuring a smooth transition for military-connected children who
- Third reading of a bill: An act to enhance access, inclusion, support, equity for military-connected
Summary:
The Senate began with routine formalities, then took up several final-passage and engrossment matters. It adopted emergency preambles for House Bill 1590, establishing a sick leave bank for Eric J. Iwanek, and House Bill 1024, authorizing the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority to provide sewer service to a parcel in Sharon. The Senate also passed to be enacted Senate Bill 2528, allowing Marblehead to establish fines related to parking violations, and adopted a pair of congratulatory resolutions. Later, it ordered several House bills to third reading, including measures for an additional off-premises alcohol license in Somerset and sick leave banks for David A. Russell and Jean McCarran, and concurred in a gubernatorial amendment to a vital statistics bill.
The chamber then considered major committee reports and amendments on military and veterans issues. It advanced a Ways and Means substitute for a bill on free expression and a substitute for a bill on assault and battery upon a transit worker, placing both on the Orders of the Day. The Senate also debated and amended Senate Bill 2503, the EASE Act for military-connected families, with remarks emphasizing school stability for military children, special education continuity, juvenile justice transfers, and use of military protective orders in domestic violence cases. Several proposed amendments were withdrawn or rejected, including tax relief proposals for 100% disabled veterans, while an amendment requiring tracking of veteran suicides was adopted. The bill was then ordered to third reading and passed to be engrossed by roll call, 39-0.
Another major item was Senate Bill 2501, clarifying the duties of the adjutant general. The Senate adopted a Ways and Means substitute and considered multiple amendments, including one withdrawn proposal on entry by non-federalized armed forces from other jurisdictions and another adopted amendment requiring recruit training on lawful orders; other amendments were withdrawn. The bill was then ordered to third reading and passed to be engrossed. The Senate also passed House Bill 3388, designating September 22 as Military Service Members and Veterans Suicide Awareness and Remembrance Day. Throughout the session, members also offered and adopted several adjournment motions honoring the lives and service of Judge Leslie E. Harris, former Newton Mayor Seyi Warren, and Anthony P. Dwingnan, and the Senate adjourned to meet again the following Monday at 11:00 a.m.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations and Budget Finance Subcommittee REVISED: Oklahoma Broadband Office added Jan 21st, 2026 at 10:00 am
A&B Finance Subcommittee
Transcript Highlights:
- this committee, we talked about groundbreaking events as internet service providers began work on connecting
- You will all see that we are connecting families, businesses, farms, and ranches across the state because
- Last fall, they were connected with fiber for the very first time.
- When we talk about 95% of citizens of Oklahoma being connected to high-speed internet.
- Can you help us understand in rural Oklahoma what 95% connectivity looks like? That, Mr.
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
Texas Ethics Commission Sep 17th, 2025 at 09:09 am
Transcript Highlights:
- Finally, there's a rule specific to expenditures that are made in connection with events to promote the
- member of the legislature may use campaign funds to reimburse lodging and meal expenses incurred in connection
- Is that in connection with their campaign?
- This opinion really turns on the definition of "in connection with" the campaign.
- says that what's proposed in this advertisement... or public service announcement would not be in connection
Keywords:
Texas Ethics Commission, legislative recommendations, general counsel appointment, foreign lobbying, political contributions, quarterly meetings, public testimony, rule amendments
Summary:
The meeting focused on the Texas Ethics Commission's (TEC) evaluation of legislative recommendations and personnel updates, including the appointment of a new general counsel and discussions about upcoming quarterly meetings. Commissioner Schmidt reported on the progress of various bills, including amendments to existing laws, the need for increased regulation on foreign lobbying, and the publication of new rules in the Texas Register. Public testimonies were heard regarding compliance issues and proposed changes in political contribution regulations. The Commission agreed to schedule further review on the legislative items discussed and the proposed rule amendments.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Sep 3rd, 2025
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- While I support parks and sewer and water connection fees, my community wouldn't be as great as it would
- We're talking, for one high-density project, millions of dollars in connection fees before a toilet is
- Thank you. sewer and water connection fees and my community wouldn't be as great as it would be without
- charges $15,000 per unit we're talking for one high density project being millions of dollars in connection
- fees before a toilet is even hooked up millions of dollars in connection fees before a toilet is even
Summary:
The Assembly convened after a quorum call, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, welcomed visiting students from De La Salle High School and a guest for Assembly Member Kalra, and then moved through a lengthy concurrence and third-reading agenda. Early actions included concurrence on ACR 21 honoring fallen Galt Police Officer Herminda Grewal, followed by a series of mostly noncontroversial bills on utilities, reclamation districts, housing, wildfire relief, mobile homes, environmental quality, health care coverage, and local government. Several measures were presented as technical, clarifying, or urgency bills, and many passed with unanimous or near-unanimous votes; notable items included AB 238 (wildfire mortgage forbearance), AB 571 (Southern California Veterans Cemetery permitting/CEQA exemption), AB 574 (health care coverage), AB 696 (lithium-ion battery safety advisory group), AB 1150 (airport car rental facility maintenance), AB 1154 (ADU parking standards), and SB 499 (impact fee deferrals for emergency-related parkland and utility infrastructure). SB 499 drew the most debate, with supporters emphasizing disaster resilience and dual-use parkland and an opponent arguing it would worsen housing-related fee burdens; it ultimately passed after a call was lifted.
The chamber also adopted SJR 4 urging restoration of NIH funding, and passed SB 230 expanding workers’ compensation presumptions to additional firefighters, SB 92 tightening density bonus law to curb loopholes, SB 782 creating disaster relief financing districts, SB 40 capping insulin copays at $35 and limiting step therapy, SB 362 strengthening small-business financing disclosures, SB 513 requiring workers access to training records, SB 489 requiring public agencies involved in housing approvals to post requirements online, SB 31 promoting recycled water use, SB 551 introducing normalization and dynamic security concepts in corrections, SB 639 extending flood-protection deadlines for Sacramento/Yuba projects, SB 653 defining environmentally sensitive vegetation management, AB 652 on air pollution, and SB 221 updating stalking law to include threats to pets. Several bills received recorded opposition or split votes, including SB 551, SB 439, SB 782, and SB 499, but most measures passed comfortably. The Assembly also concurred in Senate amendments on AB 516 and AB 1523, and later lifted the call on SB 499 to complete passage.
The session included an adjournment in memory of Rick Bryson of Long Beach, with Assembly Member Lowenthal highlighting Bryson’s athletic, business, and civic contributions. The day ended with reminders to secure floor managers for pending bills, a notice of the next day’s 10 a.m. floor session, and adjournment until Thursday, September 4th.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- I know the author is deeply connected to the Travesty that is happening right now particularly in Los
- of this year, El Monte School District in Southern California was ordered to pay $48 million. in connection
- began writing these stories it was about two years before I got here about two years ago and we got connected
- social worker housing navigator, college counselor on top of teaching because there was no system connecting
- SB 638 fills the gaps and more connecting not just higher ed, but also TK-12 workforce and safety.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- current overweight corridor from the Port of Harlingen, which is only 14 miles along Highway 281 and connected
- Uh, essentially with this bill, with this overweight extension will do is it will connect to existing
- And so having that extension of that, of our corridor and connecting these two corridors, uh, makes for
- Unfortunately there's 13 miles that's not connected between these overweight corridors.
- State Highway 4 from SH 48 to Boca Chica Beach is a vital connection for South Texas.
Bills:
HCR 114, HB 137, HB 283, HB 1398, HB 1960, HB 2153, HB 2431, HB 2638, HB 2699, HB 2999, HB 3208, HB 3389, HB 3413, HB 3510, HB 3642, HB 3859, HB 3974, HB 3986, HB 4142, HB 4173, HB 4174, HB 4542, HB 4605, HB 4663, HB 4731, HB 5064, HB 5216, HB 5218, HB 5332, HB 5453, HB 5577
Keywords:
memorial, pedestrian bridge, Houston, Sergio Ivan Rodriguez, city council, oversize vehicles, transportation permits, Hidalgo County, port authority, highway routes, healthcare, insurance, mental health, treatment access, state funding, transportation, axle weight, aggregates, regulations, Texas law
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- And connected to an existing overweight corridor in Hidalgo County that terminates at the Far Bridge.
- What this overweight extension will do is connect to existing overweight corridors, allowing flexibility
- there unexpectedly, without knowing. ...notice, and so having that extension of our corridor and connecting
- Unfortunately, there's 13 miles that are not connected between these overweight corridors.
- State Highway 4 from SH-48 to Ocachica Beach is a vital connection for South Texas.
Bills:
HB137, HB283, HCR114, HB137, HB283, HB1398, HB1960, HB2153, HB2431, HB2638, HB2699, HB2999, HB3208, HB3389, HB3413, HB3510, HB3642, HB3859, HB3974, HB3986, HB4142, HB4173, HB4174, HB4542, HB4605, HB4663, HB4731, HB5064, HB5216, HB5218, HB5332, HB5453, HB5577
Keywords:
state budget, fiscal biennium, budget repeal, financial management, state funding, Medicaid, healthcare access, Affordable Care Act, federal funding, low-income individuals, insurance coverage, memorial, pedestrian bridge, Houston, Sergio Ivan Rodriguez, city council, oversize vehicles, transportation permits, Hidalgo County, port authority
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
April 10, 2025 - 02:00 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- have established, and this bill will catapult law enforcement forward with regard to hindering our connections
- have established, and this bill will catapult law enforcement forward with regard to hindering our connections
- with our community and our forward with regard to hindering our connections with our community and our
- I will try to communicate this experience as objectively as I can so as to make clear the connections
- The good players are getting connected to things that are probably not appropriate or true.
Summary:
The Government Operations Subcommittee heard three bills. HB 1479, by Rep. Baker, created a public records exemption for lethality assessment forms and the victims’ answers under the domestic violence lethality assessment law. The sponsor said the goal was to protect victims and keep the form consistent statewide; a question was raised about whether other agencies such as DCF could access the information. The only public testimony was in support, and the bill passed 17-0 and was reported favorably.
The committee then took up HB 317, by Rep. Fabricio, which would require complaints against law enforcement and correctional officers to be written and sworn, require officers to receive the complaint and supporting evidence before interrogation or discipline, and keep unfounded investigations out of personnel files and from being used for promotions or commendations. Supporters, including the Fraternal Order of Police and a state corrections PBA representative, argued the bill would protect officers from frivolous or retaliatory complaints. Opponents, including the Florida Police Chiefs Association and the Florida Sheriffs Association, warned it would undermine transparency, early warning systems, accreditation, and accountability, and could discourage legitimate anonymous complaints. Several members debated the balance between officer due process and victim protection; the bill passed 11-6 and was reported favorably.
Finally, the committee heard HB 961, a Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles measure presented by Judge Maney. A strike-all amendment replaced the original language with a package aimed at improving customer service and efficiency in driver and vehicle services, including online title and registration requests, longer renewal periods for certain permanently handicapped persons, and a new misdemeanor offense for selling DHSMV appointment slots. The amendment and the bill as amended were supported by Florida tax collectors, adopted, and the committee passed HB 961 unanimously, 17-0, with a favorable report.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- At the ALC, I was able to build stronger connections with my teachers, who provided individual attention
- focusing on the positive outcomes of attending school helps to build trust and strengthen that connection
- We believe student success is directly connected to engagement in school and is strengthened when children
- of us is that. is highlighting in the latter part of the quote an extensive body of research that connects
- Bailey for being willing and ready to connect with those partners.
Keywords:
HF1966, Minnesota Association of Alternative Programs, STARS program, alternative education, alternative programs, education finance, general fund appropriation, student support services, career readiness, employment skills, academic skills, social skills, student conferences, training grants, Minnesota Department of Education, specialized education, at-risk students, nontraditional education, HF54, Silver Lake
ND
Transcript Highlights:
- so right now what you're telling me is that you feel like they're not doing a very good job of connecting
- It would make that process be written down, where our office could be the tool to kind of connect our
- So currently what we do through the office, like we're tracking multiple bills, and so we're connecting
- Because we have a really good connection with each of our tribal leaders, and that could be an email,
- And I'd invite you guys to come to that conference because we connect our tribal leadership and talk
Bills:
HB1455
Keywords:
tribal consultation, Indian Affairs Commission, tribal governments, tribal sovereignty, state-tribal relations, Native American, tribal nations, consultation requirement, legislative process, jurisdiction, sovereignty, North Dakota tribes, government-to-government consultation, tribal chairpersons, 908, all
Summary:
The Judiciary Committee first heard House Bill 1455, which would require the North Dakota Indian Affairs Commission to review introduced legislation for tribal implications and conduct consultation with affected tribes. Rep. Collette Brown said the bill was intended to formalize and strengthen tribal consultation, and Standing Rock Sioux Tribe representative Ross Bell testified in support. Brad Hawk, executive director of the Indian Affairs Commission, testified neutrally, saying the office already does much of this work but that the bill would add structure; several senators raised concerns about duplication, possible future staffing costs, and whether the bill was necessary. The committee amended the bill to replace “each measure” with “all legislation,” then passed a do-not-pass recommendation on HB 1455 by recorded vote, with Sen. Luick designated as carrier.
The committee then took up House Bill 1032, dealing with municipal courts, appeals, and judge qualifications. Legislative Council and court staff walked through proposed amendments, including making municipal courts courts of record on a delayed effective date, clarifying appeal procedures, and adding standards for municipal judges. Members discussed whether to use the term “ethical standards” or “judicial conduct”; after questions about definitions and enforcement, the committee settled on replacing the language with “judicial conduct” in the amended bill. The committee adopted the amendments and then passed HB 1032 as amended on a do-pass vote, with Sen. Cory to carry.
Later, the committee heard House Bill 1263, which would make it easier for people with criminal records to seek sealing after a denial by allowing an appeal and reducing the waiting period for a new petition from three years to one year. Rep. Nels Christensen, Christopher Davis, Travis Fink, and Brad Peterson all supported the bill’s goal of giving people a better path to rehabilitation and employment. The main point of disagreement was whether to keep the statutory presumption that the benefit to the petitioner must outweigh the presumption of openness of criminal records; several witnesses urged removing that language, while others said it was part of the compromise that created the current law. The committee closed the hearing without taking final action and said it would review the House discussion before deciding later.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Health Policy Mar 25th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- The bill as members of the Cancer Connect Collaborative, which was established to previous years crease
- The bill creates the Cancer Connect collaborative research.
- Under the Cancer Connect Collaborative.
- The bill provides a legislative findings, increase the Cancer, Connect Collaborative research incubator
- opportunity for Floridians to receive great cancer care through important research that's done, but connections
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- The undertaking that we, we have and the responsibility that we have at text. our mission is connecting
- In addition to serving as a nexus for maritime transportation, ports also provide safe connectivity to
- Just about everything you wear, eat, put in your tank or drive is connected to a port.
- hometown, they have, uh, last 30 miles that they want to build along the riverbanks to be able to connect
- So, uh, connected transportation is our future.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
House - Commerce and Economic Development Feb 3rd, 2025
House Commerce & Economic Development Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- True Connect is one such small-dollar loan provider that allows employees to access funds within 24 hours
- Large employers and municipalities in New Mexico already use True Connect, including the City of Albuquerque
- and go to different employers that you sign up with; you know, put your name, email, and then you connect
- You connect through Plaid, which is a third-party API platform that safely connects to your bank account
KY
Transcript Highlights:
- And scientists and meteorologists did not make a connection. They didn't say it was related.
- And so, as I mentioned, scientists and meteorologists did not connect it.
- Said there's no connection that they can't cause storms.
- connect it.
- Said there's no connection connect it.
Bills:
HB60
Keywords:
geoengineering, weather modification, environmental safety, atmospheric pollutants, criminal pollution, Meeting Start: 00:00:02
Roll Call: 00:00:08
26 RS HB 60 - AN ACT relating to geoengineering: 00:01:35
Department of Corrections Update: 00:32:59
Kentucky Parole Board Update: 01:19:21, 958, all
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- to stay active and connected. to stay active and connected.
- From the parks to the town, let the connection grow, building a legacy for the city of Glencoe.
- parks to the town, let the connection parks to the town, let the connection grow,<01:02:24.280><
- city, uh and and allows us connects the city, uh and and allows us to<01:04:28.440>
uh <01:04: - These events support local businesses, encourage tourism, and strengthen regional connections.
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado Senate 2026 Legislative Day 098 Apr 22nd, 2026
Colorado Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Fair Chance Hiring helps connect businesses with talented, motivated people who are ready to work and
- regulation of hemodialysis treatment by the Department of Public Health and Environment and, in connection
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Summary:
The Senate met with a quorum present, approved the previous day’s journal, and received several housekeeping notices, including corrected engrossments/enrollments and committee reports. The Committee on Education reported Senate Bill 23, and the Committee on Judiciary reported Senate Bill 149, both amended and referred to Appropriations with favorable recommendation. The chamber also recognized former Representative Lang Sias as a special guest and heard several moments of personal privilege, including introductions of guests connected to the Boulder Boulder race and the Leadership Program of the Rockies.
The Senate then took up Senate Resolution 6, designating April 2026 as National Donate Life Month. Supporters highlighted Colorado’s high donor registration rate, the work of Donor Alliance, and personal stories about organ and tissue donation saving lives. The resolution was adopted 34-0, with the current roll call added as co-sponsors. The Senate also adopted Senate Resolution 7, designating April 2026 as Second Chance Month. Proponents emphasized the impact of collateral consequences on people with criminal records, the importance of employment and reentry, and the value of redemption and public safety; the resolution passed 34-0 and the current roll call was added as co-sponsors.
Finally, the Senate considered Senate Joint Resolution 23, recognizing Young Americans Bank and the Young Americans Center for Financial Education for their contributions to financial literacy education in Colorado. The resolution cited House Bill 25-1192’s new financial literacy requirements and praised the organizations’ experiential learning model and statewide reach. Senators spoke about Bill Daniels’ legacy and the programs’ impact on students, including testimony that the institutions have served hundreds of thousands of Colorado youth. The resolution was read at length and discussed, but the transcript cuts off before a final vote is shown.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- What brought her back was connection. Her teacher and counselor reached out to her family.
- What brought her back was connection. Her teacher and counselor reached out to her family.
- What brought her<00:18:30.960>
back <00:18:31.280>was <00:18:31.600>connection. - Her teacher and her back was connection.
- school, they miss the daily connections school, they miss the daily connections of<00:18:50.400>