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WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Senate Travel, Recreation, Wildlife & Cultural Resources Committee, February 17, 2026 - AM
Travel, Recreation, Wildlife & Cultural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- Many Midwest and eastern states are having difficulty retaining hunters.
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states <00:03:52.640>are <00:03:52.959>having <00:03:53.280>difficulty - and eastern states are having difficulty and eastern states are having difficulty retaining<00:03
- On page 1, line 8, section 1, statute 23-17-05, J and K are amended to read.
- So it would read: license to the department for reissuance to a veteran with disabilities, a person with
Keywords:
landowner licenses, hunting, wildlife management, quota hunt areas, game and fish commission, game management, hunting regulations, black bear, tracking dogs, wildlife conservation, conservation, contracting, supervisor, funding, districts, hunting licenses, donated licenses, life-threatening illness, vision impairment, nonprofit organizations
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- So if I'm up reading the bill right, this applies to city elections only; is that correct, Senator Carlson
- So if I'm up reading the bill right, this applies to city elections only; is that correct, Senator Carlson
- Senator Bahr asked whether the Secretary of State's office would have difficulties with doing ranked-choice
- to<00:50:03.520>
me <00:50:03.640>about <00:50:03.799>the <00:50:04.000>difficulties - <00:50:04.520>
of to me about the difficulties of to me about the difficulties of Secretary
NJ
Transcript Highlights:
- After reading this bill, I wasn't so sure.
- After reading this bill, I wasn't so sure.
- This legislation reads less like state policy, and it reads like an application for membership and an
- Madam Clerk, please read the record.
- Madam Clerk, please read the record. Mr.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- But when I read it, I thought, I wonder if this is to protect our machines from a When I read it, I thought
- Y'all can read it later. Thank you. Okay, thank you, sir. Members, any questions?
- I would read it all out. It's, you know, about freedom and stuff.
- it, I read it the way you're reading it, which is it's anyone who's missing one general election.
- way you're reading it as well, so I just wanted to get some clarification on that.
Keywords:
election services, contracting, political subdivisions, county elections, election code, voter registration, citizenship status, election law, cancellation, disqualification, Texas Election Code, voter identification, registration, election integrity, identification documents, election, watcher, polling place, removal, Texas Elections Code
Summary:
The committee first voted out two previously heard Senate bills without amendment: SB 688, relating to the date of the meeting of presidential electors, and SB 914, relating to authorizing certain cities to change the date of their general election for officers. Both motions passed on 8-0 votes with one member absent.
The committee then heard HB 3909, which would change the current prohibition on wireless device use from a 100-foot boundary around a voting station to only inside the room where voting is taking place, with a committee substitute also adding state-prescribed signage. The author and supporters said the change would reduce confusion and make enforcement easier for election workers, while opponents argued the existing 100-foot rule helps prevent electioneering, recording, and possible technical interference with election equipment. The bill was left pending.
Members also heard HB 1968, which would repeal a provision that requires counties to provide election services to certain political subdivisions in odd-numbered years but not even-numbered years, making county-provided election services consistent across years. Supporters said it would improve consistency for smaller cities and school districts, while opponents warned it could strain county equipment and staffing during heavy election cycles. The bill was left pending. HB 2279 would require voter registrars to remove a person from the rolls if the person swears under oath during jury service that they are not a U.S. citizen; supporters said this would streamline removal of ineligible voters, while opponents raised concerns about mistaken identity and loss of due process. The bill was left pending.
Finally, the committee heard HB 2803, which would require a presiding judge to give a poll watcher a signed statement explaining any removal from service. Supporters said this would improve documentation and accountability, and one witness asked for clarification that improper removal would remain a criminal offense; the author said he would consider a floor amendment and further discussion. The committee also heard HB 4253, which would create a more uniform voter-roll maintenance process based on inactivity, sending confirmation notices to voters who have not voted in the prior 25 months and eventually removing those who do not respond after multiple election cycles. Supporters said it would clean up outdated records and help keep voters registered where they actually live, while opponents argued it could wrongly remove eligible voters who simply do not vote regularly. HB 4253 was left pending as well.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Read a couple of passages from a study that the The Federal Trade Commission did in '07, quoting here
- gonna grow the insurance market in Texas and we're gonna keep folks from leaving, but I think I've read
- And I've read some of those, and I've read some of those reports and I've read some of the, the background
- So the way it worked, would be that the, the, I'm just going to read the last page.
- We care about good governance, but we've had, uh, difficulty over the years being able to.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- <01:15:07.920>
through <01:15:08.080>the do we you know just reading through the do - Chair, um, sir, I guess my questions are reading through this bill, if I'm reading it correctly, this
- Chair, um, sir, I guess my questions are reading through this bill, if I'm reading it correctly, this
- Sir, I guess my questions are reading through this bill, if I'm reading it correctly, this affects not
- condition and were having difficulty condition and were having difficulty balancing<01:50:35.360
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Environment, Climate and Legacy - 02/27/25
Environment, Climate, and Legacy
Transcript Highlights:
- at least once in a meeting difficulties at least once in a meeting so<00:37:54.079>
now <00:37 - And frankly, if you read the plain language of the executive orders that are referenced in the language
- And frankly, if you read the plain language of the executive orders that are referenced in the language
- And frankly, if you read the plain language of the executive orders that are referenced in the language
- say that if you read the plain language<01:16:15.719>
of <01:16:15.840>the <01:16:16.000
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Commerce and Consumer Affairs (01/07/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- Department overview: you can read about me. I'm not that interesting.
- mission Department overview you can read mission Department overview you can read about<00:30:21.760
- Happy to read that resource for you when it comes to banking-related issues.
- Happy to read that resource for you when it comes to banking-related issues.
- businesses where people have difficulty businesses where people have difficulty getting<04:08:10.880
Summary:
The meeting began with introductory remarks for new and returning members of the House Commerce Committee, led by Chairman John Hunt. Members briefly introduced themselves and their backgrounds, and several noted the committee’s bipartisan, collegial tone. Hunt explained the committee’s structure and traditions, including the division into three subcommittees: banking and business, consumer protection, and liquor commission matters, with insurance now handled as a single area. He also reviewed basic hearing procedures, including decorum, questions for information only, and the committee’s practice of moving bills through subcommittees before full committee executive sessions.
The committee then heard an overview from the New Hampshire Insurance Department, led by Commissioner DJ Bettencourt and staff. The department described its mission as promoting a safe and competitive insurance marketplace and emphasized consumer protection, market competition, and affordability. Officials outlined the department’s responsibilities, including licensing insurers, producers, adjusters, and TPAs; reviewing insurance forms; regulating companies and market conduct; overseeing financial solvency; and investigating insurance fraud. They also noted that the department is self-funded through assessments on insurers, collects premium taxes and fees for the state, and returned more than $2.7 million to companies in fiscal year 2024 due to underspending.
The presentation also covered the broader regulatory framework for insurance, including the role of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners in promoting uniform standards across states and territories. Officials said New Hampshire licenses about 1,200 insurance companies and roughly 245,000 producers and adjusters, and that the department’s financial examinations are part of an accreditation system used nationwide. No votes or formal committee actions were taken in the portion provided; the session was primarily organizational and informational, with the insurance department presentation beginning the committee’s substantive work for the term.
MN
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- the READ Act.
- reading skills in English.
- Section 21 requires instruction on reading to be based on the science of reading and teacher preparation
- complies with the READ Act.
- Moving down to the READ Act.
Bills:
HF1388
Keywords:
BARR Center, Building Assets, Reducing Risks, education finance, school funding, grant appropriation, evidence-based program, student achievement, social and emotional learning, school climate, teacher effectiveness, high school graduation, students in poverty, students of color, BIPOC, equity in education, Minnesota Department of Education, urban schools, suburban schools, rural schools, school coaching
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- We had difficulty trying to navigate the system ourselves.
- And that is a legitimate paper ballot in which what you're reading on that paper ballot is what is read
- And that is a legitimate paper ballot in which what you're reading on that paper ballot is what is read
- the people read on the ballot.
- The intent when we went to a paper... ...that don't read what the people read on the ballot.
Keywords:
SB 801, birth certificate, birth record, certified copy, homeless, homelessness, unhoused, vital records, state registrar, local registrar, county clerk, fee waiver, identity documents, ID access, housing insecurity, shelter, transitional housing, Health and Safety Code, HHSC, Health and Human Services Commission
Summary:
The Senate Committee on State Affairs heard testimony on several bills, with most measures left pending after public testimony closed. SB 801, by Sen. Menéndez, would require DSHS and local clerks to issue birth certificates at no cost to people experiencing homelessness. The author and Maria Benavides of SA Youth said the fee and mailing requirements are major barriers to obtaining ID, housing, and work, and Benavides described clients who were able to secure housing and employment after getting birth records and IDs through her program. The bill was left pending.
The committee also heard a set of bills related to the Gulf of Mexico/Gulf of America naming issue: SB 1410 would require state agencies to use “Gulf of Mexico” in official documents, SB 1717 would conform state law to the federal renaming to “Gulf of America,” and SJR 63 would amend the Texas Constitution to match that change. Support testimony for the latter two emphasized alignment with federal action and the use of different geographic names by different countries. All three measures were left pending.
Members then heard SB 1200, which would require plaintiffs suing defense contractors to disclose in discovery whether they are receiving litigation funding from adversarial nations such as China, Russia, or Cuba. The author and Texans for Lawsuit Reform said the bill targets third-party litigation funding and foreign influence on lawsuits, especially those affecting defense contractors; the committee substitute narrowed the definition of defense contractor and expanded applicability to actions involving defense contractors’ activities. SB 2626, which requires continuing medical education on pregnancy-related emergencies for OB-GYN physicians and nurses, drew support from witnesses who said it would reduce confusion about Texas abortion law and improve care in emergencies. SB 506, SB 2681, SB 1862, SB 1863, and SB 2216 all focused on elections, including ballot language standards, voter registration challenges, interstate voter-roll cleanup, procedural audits, and election equipment security; testimony split between supporters who said the bills improve transparency and integrity and opponents who warned of vague standards, added costs, and possible voter disenfranchisement. Each of those bills was left pending after testimony.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Gun Violence Prevention Working Group - 09/15/25
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I think some of the difficulty is how much do we impact good people that are law-abiding, that are not
- I will ask that because I will tell you what I think I read that as.
- It reads to me there is a law-abiding person—this was our back-and-forth where I was saying this law
- WHERE I WAS SAYING THIS LAW IS INTENDING TO CRIMINALIZE PEOPLE WHO ARE OTHERWISE LAW-ABIDING THIS READS
- The co-author, you can find it on the internet on one of my websites if you want to read the whole thing
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- She read about an app that was approved for ages 12 and up on the App Store.
- ...describe an app, and she read the description of it in the App Store.
- What did you think about the app that she described, and she read it was approved for ages 12 and up?
- She remarked, "It's always interesting when I read the legislative history and see legislators saying
- An analysis that I read about this bill says that it does not. ...cap any damages, and it does not set
Keywords:
gambling, criminal offenses, penalties, defense, electronic devices, tobacco advertising, youth protection, public health, criminal offense, retailer regulation, e-cigarettes, nicotine products, health, public safety, regulation, advertising restrictions, health and safety, elections, election audit, county elections
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Public Health Jun 21st, 2026 at 09:00 am
Joint Committee on Public Health
Transcript Highlights:
- We read all the testimony and we track it, so please do send it.
- had my baby said that I would have to do therapy and also would need a medical doctor, but I had difficulty
- Also, I had difficulty finding a psychiatrist or a psychologist to treat my depression.
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Public Health held a hybrid hearing on a wide range of bills focused on patient safety, workforce development, health equity, and access to care. A major portion of the hearing centered on H. 2362/S. 1491, which would require health care providers to offer trained chaperones for sensitive exams. Sponsors and supporters said the bill is a common-sense safeguard prompted by cases of physician sexual abuse, and survivors gave emotional testimony describing grooming, isolation, and abuse during exams when no chaperone was present. Support also came from a health services researcher, a physician, and a RAINN representative, all arguing that trained chaperones and clearer documentation would improve transparency and protect patients. Committee members asked about clarifying who may serve as a chaperone and whether the bill would apply to other clinicians such as PTs and OTs.
The committee also heard testimony on H. 2401/S. 1485, which would require explicit informed consent for certain educational exams performed on unconscious patients. The bill’s supporters said patients should know in advance if students or physicians will conduct non-medically necessary exams while they are under anesthesia, and that the measure would protect survivors from retraumatization. The hearing then moved to H. 2537, a primary care access bill. Health Care for All, the Massachusetts Medical Society, pediatric and internal medicine physicians, and a patient advocate described long waits, provider shortages, and difficulty finding primary care, especially for low-income people and people of color. They supported the bill’s proposed primary care spending target, payment reforms, Medicaid graduate medical education funding, and a commercial payment floor for health centers.
Another set of bills addressed workforce and safety issues. H. 2397/S. 1593 would establish a nursing workforce center; nursing leaders said Massachusetts should make the current workforce council permanent to support data collection, apprenticeships, and long-term planning for the state’s largest health care workforce. H. 2396/S. 1535 would require safe patient handling and mobility programs in health facilities; nurses described serious injuries from lifting patients and said better equipment and programs would reduce staff injuries and improve patient outcomes. H. 2501/S. 1505 on LGBTQ+ health disparities drew support from a medical student and Doctors for America, who urged collection of sexual orientation and gender identity data to improve care and school outcomes. Finally, H. 2448/S. 1522 on patient safety and equitable access to care drew strong support from nursing organizations and individual nurses who described unsafe staffing, burnout, and patient harm, while the Massachusetts Association of Behavioral Health Systems opposed the bill as redundant for psychiatric facilities already regulated by the Department of Mental Health.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Little technical difficulties. Yeah. All right. So, Senate File 4310 is a bill relating to FRS.
- Little technical difficulties. Yeah. All right. So, Senate File 4310 is a bill relating to FRS.
- Little technical difficulties. Yeah. All right. So, Senate File 4310 is a bill relating to FRS.
- Little technical difficulties. Yeah. All right. So, Senate File 4310 is a bill relating to FRS.
- I implore you all to read the letter Representative Fransen wrote to DHS March 20th.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Jobs and Economic Development - 02/26/25
Jobs and Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- Miss Fontaine, line 4.4: delete 'but not limited to,' so it'll just read 'including expenses related
- I'd<00:25:26.399>
like <00:25:26.520>her <00:25:26.640>to <00:25:26.799>read - <00:25:27.039>
that here so I'd like her to read that here so I'd like her to read that Amendment - to so it'll just read including expenses related<00:25:37.520>
to <00:25:37.760>it'll < - The second one is really a shift in workforce and a difficulty of health care to recruit people to do
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- This is kind of like more operational, day-to-day things that they are having difficulties doing.
- doing and you know having difficulties doing and you know you<00:39:44.440>
do <00:39:44.800>< - So on page two of the bill, at lines 15-17, the way that we read it is there is a mandate, regardless
- <01:01:55.520>
it lines um 15- 17 the way that we read it lines um 15- 17 the way that we - read it is<01:01:55.920>
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Summary:
The Committee on Water and Land heard testimony on several measures, beginning with HB 347 relating to goats. The Department of Land and Natural Resources offered comments and said its Division of Forestry and Wildlife was available to answer questions. Testimony on the bill was largely opposed, with speakers arguing it would amount to a “free-for-all” rather than game management and urging deferral. DLNR responded that bag limits can be adjusted by area and game management unit under adaptive management rules, and that hunters typically take out their catch. No vote was taken in the portion provided.
The committee then took up HB 1278, on which DLNR testified in support. The record in the excerpt does not include discussion of the bill’s substance beyond the department’s support, and no action or vote is shown.
A substantial portion of the hearing focused on HB 144, relating to the Mauna Kea Stewardship and Oversight Authority and proposed exemptions from Sunshine Law requirements during the transition period. The authority’s vice chair testified that the body is a startup agency with a complex transition from the University and needs to be able to discuss strategic planning, operational formation, and other day-to-day matters with more than two members present. Opponents, including the Public First Law Center, Hawaiʻi Environmental Alliance, and community members, argued the bill would cut the public out of the deliberative process, allow decisions to be hashed out in private, and set a poor transparency precedent. One testifier also raised cultural and environmental concerns about Mauna Kea. Committee members questioned whether existing law and narrower guardrails could address the authority’s concerns, and the authority said it had already proposed a narrower alternative but the bill returned in similar form. The excerpt ends before any final committee action on HB 144 is shown.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 3/12/26
Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm going to read the safety notice first.
- I'm sure you've read some of the points.
- Um I can't read the writing, Chair Leing.
- I can't read the writing le chair leing. I can't read the writing le chair leing.
- It's easy to read. It's easy to read.
Keywords:
electronic signatures, estate planning, uniform law, legal documents, Minnesota statutes, open meeting law, transparency, public engagement, social media, government accountability, parenting consultant, parenting time, custody, family court, family law, neutral third party, alternative dispute resolution, child custody, visitation, parenting coordinator
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- And I think we just need to, uh, be aware of the difficulty that local governments are having in meeting
- And I think we just need to, uh, be aware of the difficulty that local governments are having in meeting
- And I think we just need to, uh, be aware of the difficulty that local governments are having in meeting
- And I think we just need to, uh, be aware of the difficulty that local governments are having in meeting
- And I think we just need to, uh, be aware of the difficulty that local governments are having in meeting
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Committee Jun 29th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- And I think she might have read some of my thoughts. who has been a champion these many years.
- And I think she might have read some of my thoughts that were happening in my head as she was speaking
- Management Committee, I would just like to point out that over and over again at the state, we have had difficulty
- At the state, we have had difficulty implementing new technology software, and this is just another example
- And what I will say is it actually was very surprising to me as I was really reading into this.
Summary:
The Assembly Budget Committee met to consider the final three-party agreement for the 2026-27 state budget and 19 implementing bills, including two budget bill juniors and 17 trailer bills. Committee leadership and administration officials described the budget as a balanced plan that reduces out-year structural deficits, maintains large reserves, and makes major investments in health care, education, housing, child care, public safety, and other core services while also responding to expected federal cuts and fiscal uncertainty. The Department of Finance outlined the package’s major components, including Medi-Cal adjustments, education funding increases, higher education changes, child care and human services updates, housing and homelessness funding, energy and transportation provisions, and tax and general government changes.
Members asked questions about several provisions, including CSU enrollment targets and turnaround plans, the Prop. 98 settle-up mechanism, the plastics market development payment program, housing accountability measures, NextGen 9-1-1 implementation, and veteran services. Staff and administration witnesses explained that the higher education language is intended to improve campus-by-campus reporting and oversight, that Prop. 98 settle-up would be finalized later through the statutory certification process, and that NextGen 9-1-1 now includes one-time funding, quarterly reporting, an independent technical review, and a state audit. Members also discussed the HAP homelessness funding increase to $900 million and the balance between accountability and timely distribution of funds.
The most extended exchange centered on comparisons between funding for veterans and Medi-Cal/immigrant health coverage. Republican members argued the budget spends far more on undocumented immigrant services than on veterans, while Democratic members and Finance staff responded that the comparison was misleading because many veterans’ services are federally funded and the state budget also includes dedicated veteran support. The chair and other members emphasized that the budget reflects difficult tradeoffs and that the package protects vulnerable populations, preserves health care access, and advances affordability. No final vote was described in the excerpt, but members indicated support for the overall package and said they would support it on the floor.