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MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 3/17/26

Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:05:22.800> safety be re-referred to the public safety be re-referred to the public safety
  • They turn around and publicize it.
  • know, this bill is going to public know, this bill is going to public safety.<00:34:48.240> If
  • ownership should not be public data. ownership should not be public data.
  • this, but I would like for the public this, but I would like for the public can<00:44:54.720>
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Licensing & Administrative Procedures Apr 15th, 2025 at 10:04 am

Licensing & Administrative Procedures

Transcript Highlights:
  • accommodate all who wish to testify, there will be a limit of two minutes per witness during the public
  • accommodate all who wish to testify, there will be a limit of two minutes per witness during the public
  • Angie Chin Button's bill relating to the practice of accounting in the state by certain certified public
  • This bill is about public safety.
  • Seeing none, we'll move to public testimony. The chair calls Mitch Fuller.
Summary: The Committee on Licensing and Administrative Procedures met with a quorum present, corrected the minutes from April 8, and then took up a long list of pending bills, most of which were reported favorably or left pending after hearing testimony. Early action included HB 1764 (accounting practice for certain out-of-state CPAs), HB 1788 (continuing education for barbers and cosmetologists on recognizing and assisting victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, and human trafficking), HB 2204 (land surveyor regulation), HB 2885 (local option elections on alcohol sales), HB 2996 (gambling offense definitions and prosecution), HB 3250 (real estate appraisals and appraisal management companies), HB 3352 (driver education on work zones), HB 3385 (farm winery permit), HB 3756 (powers of certain nonresident sellers’ permit holders who also hold a winery permit), HB 3816 (cruelty to livestock animals), HB 3913 (real estate licensing), and HB 3928 (electronic notice of towed vehicles), all of which were advanced with unanimous or near-unanimous votes. Several of these bills were reported with committee substitutes, and some were also sent to the Committee on Local and Consent Calendars. The committee then heard testimony on HB 2278, which would legalize limited home distilling of spirits for personal or family use and add honey as an approved ingredient; supporters framed it as a consistency and freedom issue, and the bill was left pending. HB 3920, a TDLR workforce/CTE bill, and HB 1301, which would allow beer or malt beverages to be sold at certain wineries with on-site restaurants, were also laid out and left pending after discussion. HB 2776, aimed at tightening massage therapy licensing restrictions for people convicted of sexual and trafficking-related offenses and strengthening TDLR enforcement, and HB 3848, which would allow electronic filing of elevator and escalator inspection reports, were both heard and left pending as well. A major portion of the meeting focused on alcohol-related bills. HB 4215 would place delivery network companies under a statewide TDLR regulatory framework; Favor Delivery supported it, and it was left pending after the committee substitute was withdrawn. HB 4172 and HB 2820 would raise bingo reserve limits and update charitable bingo rules; supporters from veterans and nonprofit groups argued the changes would help charities, but both bills were left pending after the substitutes were withdrawn. HB 4463, a broadly supported bill allowing contract brewing and alternating brewery proprietorships, was also left pending. HB 4284 would remove the “excessive discount” prohibition in alcohol sales, HB 4285 would allow airlines to store alcohol within five miles of an airport in the same county, HB 4517 would create a complaint process for Texas distillers not paid by wholesalers, and HB 4773 would let breweries and brewpubs transport their own beer between facilities; HB 4773 drew the most debate, with supporters citing efficiency and opponents warning about unintended consequences and possible effects on the three-tier system, but it too was left pending. The committee also heard and left pending a series of TDLR cleanup bills and other measures, including HB 4765 through HB 4769, HB 4830 on service contracts for lease vehicles, HB 5506 giving civil immunity to ringside physicians at combative sports events, and HB 4690 on gasoline vapor pressure compliance. The meeting ended after all business was completed and the committee adjourned.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Licensing & Administrative Procedures Apr 15th, 2025

Licensing & Administrative Procedures

Transcript Highlights:
  • accommodate all who wish to testify, there will be a limit of two minutes per witness during the public
  • This bill relates to the practice of accounting in the state by certain certified public accountants
  • This bill is about public safety.
  • Seeing none, we'll move to public testimony. The chair calls Mitch Fuller.
  • Raising public awareness of the impact charitable bingo has in Texas.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Culture, Recreation & Tourism May 1st, 2025

Culture, Recreation & Tourism

Transcript Highlights:
  • Of the public on each agenda item in our hearings, comments are open until the end of the hearing and
  • County commissioners, the legislature, or the general public.
  • Seeing none, we'll proceed to public testimony. Thank you. The chair calls up Denise Siebert.
  • Seeing none, we'll move on to public testimony. At this time, the Chair calls up... Denise Seibert.
  • We're going to move on to public testimony. The chair calls up Nelson Linder.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Culture, Recreation & Tourism May 1st, 2025

Culture, Recreation & Tourism

Transcript Highlights:
  • We heard public testimony on. HB4811 was heard in committee on April 15th.
  • We do have Why don't we have public comments on this item?
  • Seeing none, we will move on to public testimony. This time, the chair calls Matt Wagner.
  • the department, including the exact location of harvest, is subject to disclosure in response to a public
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives May 5th, 2026

Louisiana House Floor Meeting

Bills: HR223, HR224, HR225, HR226, HR227, HR228, HR229, HR230, HR231, HR232, HR233, HR234, HR235, HR236, HR237, HR238, HR239, HR240, HR241, HR242, HR243, HCR94, HCR95, HCR96, HCR97, HCR98, HCR99, HCR100, HR218, HR219, HR220, HR221, HR222, HCR91, HCR92, HCR93, SCR41, SCR42, SCR43, SCR44, SCR45, SCR46, SCR47, SCR48, SCR49, SCR50, SCR51, SCR52, SB259, SB347, SB398, SB469, SB483, SB518, HR37, HCR64, SCR11, SCR22, HB89, HB341, HB451, HB456, HB541, HB579, HB595, HB621, HB818, HB841, HB1064, HB1101, HB1165, HB1191, SB1, SB23, SB32, SB42, SB43, SB46, SB51, SB110, SB113, SB150, SB154, SB161, SB218, SB220, SB221, SB253, SB289, SB310, SB351, SB399, SB404, SB502, SB123, SB125, SB387, SB401, HB730, HCR41, HCR76, HCR77, HCR63, HCR69, HCR86, HR171, HCR49, HCR65, HCR72, SCR19, SCR3, SCR6, SCR18, HB64, HB68, HB92, HB130, HB175, HB198, HB437, HB457, HB488, HB646, HB763, HB909, HB971, HB981, HB1066, HB1089, HB1125, HB1154, HB1231, HB1246, HB1248, HB1249, HB276, HB508, HB512, HB599, HB632, HB656, HB998, HB1052, HB1084, HB1171, HB1193, HB1194, HB1204, HB1209, HB1250, SB47, SB82, SB106, SB206, SB210, SB248, SB305, SB376, SB397, SB441, SB2, SB19, SB24, SB50, SB70, SB96, SB101, SB103, SB104, SB114, SB122, SB159, SB160, SB173, SB180, SB182, SB260, SB412, SB418, SB424, SB442, SB460, SB476, HCR32, HB911, HB1223, HB798, HB824, HB989, HB1140, HB1166, HB1244, HB459, HB617, HB804, HB926, HB225, HB955, HB901, HB79, HR20, HR74, HB59, HB284, HB306, HB366, HB393, HB458, HB577, HB582, HB605, HB614, HB682, HB733, HB752, HB773, HB996, HB1035, HB1069, HB1113, HB1180, HB1203, HB1234, HB1240, SB89
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Rules Jan 28th, 2026 at 09:16 am

Senate Rules

Transcript Highlights:
  • It's about equal representation and public trust.
  • Our position has always been clear that gerrymandering undermines democracy and erodes public trust in
  • We want to make sure that we're sending a message to the public, to other states, to our congressional
  • We are a part of a network of Lutheran and ecumenical state public policy offices across the country,
  • We're demanding on behalf of our New Mexico voters that these public servants stand up and put public
Bills: SR1, SM1, SM6
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Chamber Meeting Feb 13th, 2026 at 11:03 am

New Mexico House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • service. from law to education, from business to public service.
  • I've worked in the private sector, and I've worked for the public sector.
  • As a public servant, I have my own purview of how I look at the ethical principles of being a public
  • health, public drinking water, and our public wastewater.
  • How does that get out to the public? Mr.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/31/2026 - Senate Appropriations, Transportation and Technology

Appropriations, Transportation and Technology

Transcript Highlights:
  • Another concern about this board and its actions is the lack of public transparency.
  • It helps use public dollars to pay for public infrastructure.
  • You're using public education, you're using all the public roads, you're using public safety, and that
  • It aligns with what the public wants.
  • There's 864 towing companies that are regulated by the Department of Public Safety.
Summary: The committee heard House Bill 2615, a strike-everything amendment creating an Independent Oversight Committee tied to the Department of Child Safety, with authority to review DCS practices, request briefings and audits, visit sites, and receive confidential complaints, along with a $2.2 million appropriation. The sponsor and several parents and advocates testified that stronger independent oversight was needed because of serious DCS failures affecting children and families. Some members supported the goal but objected to housing the committee in the Ombudsman’s office or questioned whether the structure was the right approach. The strike-everything amendment was adopted, but the bill itself then failed on a 5-5 vote. The committee then passed House Bill 2620, which provides $300,000 annually for five years to the Arizona Department of Veterans Services to grant funds to emergency shelters serving veterans without requiring scheduled intake appointments. The sponsor and shelter representatives said the money would support trauma-informed case managers, help veterans connect to VA and shelter resources, and move the state closer to functional zero for veteran homelessness. The bill received unanimous support and a do-pass recommendation. House Bill 2321 also passed unanimously. It requires DCS to place a security freeze on the credit reports of children entering foster care, with the freeze remaining until age 16 unless the child later chooses otherwise, and includes a $100,000 appropriation and one ongoing FTE. The sponsor said foster youth are especially vulnerable to identity theft and need automatic protection. House Bill 2601, which directs ADOT to seek federal segmentation for the Interstate 11 project between Casa Grande and Wickenburg, passed 6-4 after testimony from supporters who said it would keep the project moving and opponents who raised environmental, cost, and litigation concerns. House Bill 2992, a pilot program for child sexual abuse and grooming awareness education in six public schools, also passed 6-4 after testimony from a survivor and advocates; supporters framed it as prevention and critics argued it duplicated existing sex education and should be handled through broader curriculum or parent education. Additional bills considered included House Bill 2156, which appropriates $250,000 to the livestock compensation fund and passed 7-3 despite transparency and conflict-of-interest concerns from an opponent; House Bill 2165, which exempts certain veterans and military members from state park admission fees, as amended to narrow the exemption to retired or disabled veterans and similar National Guard members, and passed 6-4 amid concerns about lost park revenue; House Bill 2960, creating a veterans specialty court grant program and requiring better coordination on incarcerated veterans, which passed 8-0; House Bill 2014, directing studies on gasoline blends and emissions modeling, which passed 6-2 despite concerns about cost and limited impact; and House Bill 2957, preserving non-REAL ID driver licenses and restricting biometric collection and data sharing, which passed 5-4 after amendment.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence May 12th, 2025

Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

Transcript Highlights:
  • deals with the State Commission on Judicial Conduct, which is created to protect. ...to protect the public
  • , promote public confidence, and the integrity, independence, and impartiality of the judiciary, and
  • option of a private sanction so that all issued sanctions will be transparent and available to the public
  • avoiding judicial conduct will not result in the full protection of the rights of Texas citizens. ...public
  • All right, seeing none, the chair opens public testimony.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Leg Committee Meeting - 2025-03-19

Legacy Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm the Director of Public Affairs and Government Relations for Minnesota Public Radio. All right.
  • Minnesota Public Radio is actually the second largest public radio station in the country.
  • Minnesota Public Radio is a nonprofit public service organization; we exist to serve the public.
  • That being said, I think also the public expects us to make sure that our public dollars are being used
  • Radio, Twin Cities Public Television, or the Minnesota Public Television Association.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Legacy Finance Committee 3/19/25

Legacy Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • I am the Director of Public Affairs and Government Relations for Minnesota Public Radio.
  • exist to serve the Public Public Media exist to serve the Public Public Media is<00:21:31.480>
  • Radio, Twin Cities Public Television, or the Minnesota Public Television Association.
  • Public Radio Twin Cities public Public Radio Twin Cities public television<00:53:04.079> or
  • people confus they think it is Public people confus they think it is Public public<01:19:34.320>
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Chamber Meeting Jan 27th, 2026 at 11:17 am

New Mexico House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Adel G. and Lane Winchester from the Public Academy for the Performing Arts.
  • I'm proud to announce that I have two students with me from the Public Academy for the Performing Arts
  • She hopes to combine her agricultural background with her interest in law and public policy to advocate
  • They serve more than 8,500 children in 90 public schools across 29 communities.
  • Academy for Performing Arts, and our charter schools are public schools.
Bills: HM19