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FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government Feb 25th, 2026

Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • It also prohibits payments to family members for care of a participant if another person or entity is
  • Our concern is that by striking the word directly, you will be opening up the floodgates to any entity
  • You will be opening up the floodgates to any entity or individual that is even tangentially related to
  • By doing that, it then changes the language to against any person or entity involved with the labor,
  • I'm Sean Golder, Veterans of Foreign Wars Department of Florida.
Summary: The committee first took up appointments, recommending confirmation of James Patrick Grambling and Brian J. Aungst on a single favorable vote. It then heard and approved several committee bills, including CS/CS/SB 1260 on building code inspections, which directs the Department of Management Services to contract with private providers for plan review and inspections; CS/SB 1668 on NICA, which updates benefits, oversight, funding, and immunity language; SB 1300 on a workforce/CDL training program for selected nonviolent inmates; CS/CS/SB 598 on funeral and cemetery services; CS/SB 1580 on illegal gaming enforcement; CS/SB 934 on Florida Keys affordable housing tax exemptions; and CS/CS/SB 1452, an agency bill updating DFS programs and licensing rules. Each of those bills was reported favorably after committee debate and, in several cases, amendments were adopted. The committee spent substantial time on CS/CS/SB 1510, the DEP package, which reorganizes environmental rulemaking and land acquisition authority, expands septic-to-sewer and nutrient-reduction requirements in sensitive areas, updates stormwater and resilience provisions, and revises related permitting and grant programs. Two amendments were adopted, including one adding solar-energy and stormwater-related provisions and another removing septic disclosure reporting language. Testimony included support from DEP and concerns from environmental advocates about septic timelines and implementation. The bill was ultimately reported favorably. The committee also considered CS/CS/SB 1566 on local government budget transparency, requiring counties and municipalities to post budgets and related materials online for extended periods in a standardized format. The League of Cities opposed the bill as an unfunded mandate, while the sponsor argued it would improve taxpayer access and accountability; the bill was reported favorably. Finally, the committee heard SB 7034, a rule ratification for minimum flows and levels for the lower Santa Fe and Ichetucknee rivers and priority springs, with testimony focused on the proposed Water First restoration strategy, conservation measures, and concerns about water quality, funding, and local opposition. The transcript ends during closing remarks on that ratification bill, before a final vote is shown.
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

Hearings to examine reforming SBIR-STTR for the 21st century. Mar 5th, 2025 at 01:30 pm

Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • That is why I champion the Foreign Ties Due Diligence Program.
  • That is why my Innovate Act introduces a new definition of foreign risk.
  • It implements a clear list of ties to foreign countries of concern that disqualify an applicant, and
  • Implement the foreign risk management provisions, and number four, reauthorize permanently or at least
  • On vetting out any kind of foreign intrusion into the company.
Summary: The meeting focused on the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Programs (SBIR-STTR), emphasizing the critical reforms necessary to enhance their effectiveness. Chair Ernst introduced the Innovate Act to streamline processes, ensuring funding is awarded based on merit and addressing existing abuses within the system. The discussion was robust, with numerous members expressing concerns about phase transitions and the need for targeted funding to support impactful technological innovations. The conversation also highlighted the program's importance in fostering economic growth, particularly for small businesses in rural areas, and the urgency for legislative changes as the program's authorization approaches expiration.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Public Health Aug 22nd, 2025

Public Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • Youth camps are the only child serving entities in Texas with a statutory cure first shield that prevents
  • But the other entity that we release our children into their care have no duty to.
  • No other entity has these carve-outs. Um, so, well, I, I appreciate those questions.
  • We partner with pediatricians, community health and public health entities, the greater Austin YMCA to
  • The result was that some turned to animal feed stores, foreign countries, or even online sources, leaving
Bills: HB 265, HB25
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband and Rural Development - Subcommittee on Veterans - 04/02/25

Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development - Subcommittee on Veterans

Transcript Highlights:
  • Barry Hendrickson, Department of Minnesota Veterans of Foreign Wars, adjutant quartermaster and legislative
  • Cracking down on predatory claim companies is the number one priority of the Veterans of Foreign Wars
  • The importance of us having five accreditations is I am held accountable by five different entities.
  • And by the end of it, the veteran ended up going to 26 different exams. by five different entities.
  • I must meet by five different entities.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Health and Human Services - 04/10/25

Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • c><00:10:54.560> is<00:10:54.800> the<00:10:54.959> correct<00:10:55.120> entity
  • laser therapy and use of invasive surgery are not permitted under this chapter, except superficial foreign
  • <00:47:04.240> bodies<00:47:04.640> may<00:47:04.880> be superficial foreign
  • Because we aren't trying to capture, you know, other non-health insurance-type entities.
  • um entities. um entities.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Session (Full Formal with Calendar) Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am

Massachusetts Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • you to the members, the essence of this bill is to try to provide protection when an out-of-state entity
  • you to the members, the essence of this bill is to try to provide protection when an out-of-state entity
  • There are going to be many, many ways that people can ask for data, and many, many entities that can
  • everywhere there's going to be many many ways that people can can ask for data there's many many entities
  • He was also an avid sports fan and spoke five foreign languages.
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Senate first adopted three congratulatory resolutions recognizing the retirements of Dolores Hayes, Lisa Audet, and Kate Fitzpatrick. It then handled several procedural matters, including suspending Joint Rule 12 to refer a sick leave bank bill for a Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office employee to the Committee on Public Service and referring House petitions to their respective committees. The chamber also adopted a conference report on the joint rules for the 2025-2026 session after remarks from Senators Creem, Tarr, Lovely, and Fattman emphasizing transparency, public access, recorded votes, longer notice for hearings and conference reports, remote participation, and periodic review of the rules. The report was accepted by a 40-0 roll call. The Senate then took up the bill strengthening health care protections in the Commonwealth, Senate No. 2538, commonly described as Shield Act 2.0. Senator Friedman and others argued the bill was needed to protect reproductive and gender-affirming care from out-of-state and federal interference, to limit disclosure of sensitive information, to create a state-level EMTALA-style protection for emergency care and active labor, and to strengthen privacy and licensing protections for providers and institutions. Senators Cyr, Lovely, and Fattman also spoke in support, framing the bill as a response to recent federal and state threats and as an extension of Massachusetts’ prior shield-law work. The chamber considered numerous amendments. Several were rejected, including amendments by Senators Finegold and Keenan and multiple Tarr amendments on topics such as medical records, consistency with existing law, and public health data collection. Some amendments were adopted, including a Montigny amendment on health-connected data disclosure, a Brownsberger amendment further protecting privacy for reproductive and gender-affirming care, a Rauch amendment clarifying protections for patients in active labor, a Tarr amendment removing an exemption for data from personal tracking devices, and a Rodrigues corrective amendment. After the amendments, the Ways and Means substitute was adopted, the bill was ordered to a third reading, and it then passed to be engrossed by a 37-3 roll call. At the end of the session, the Senate adopted a memorial adjournment in honor of former Senate Majority Leader Louis P. Bertinazi. The Governor also filed a message submitting a bill to build resilience for Massachusetts communities, authorizing future capital spending for energy and environmental affairs, which was referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources. The Senate then adopted an order to meet again the following Monday at 1 p.m. and adjourned.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Committee on Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs May 23rd, 2025

Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Is this proposed project for one entity, or does it impact multiple entities?
  • It impacts multiple entities; there's a cooperative effort between Webb County, the city of Laredo, and
  • Right, it would cover the public water supply systems, which is any entity that provides water to the
  • and Senate. sponsor, Adam Hinojosa, urging the federal government to curb the mass importation of foreign
Keywords: 1185, senate, all
NE

Nebraska 2025-2026 Regular Session

Legislative Morning Session Apr 9th, 2026

Nebraska Unicameral Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The bill concerns contracts entered into by bidding requirements and exceptions for certain entities,
  • those dollars, but it is this body who decides what dollars, what expenses those individual tax entities
  • These entities include school districts, cities, counties, very special districts like NRDs.
  • So I'd like to suggest that we allow those tax entities to set their fees.
  • That we allow those tax entities to set their fees to reflect the actual cost of doing it.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Judiciary (03/12/2025)

Transcript Highlights:
  • 55.039> these from enforcing any mandate from these from enforcing any mandate from these entities
  • when a version of this bill was entities when a version of this bill was introduced<00:27:57.960>
  • So what this amendment does is it fixes, currently in the foreign pharmacy graduate statute, it lists
  • <04:19:30.960> um was included about other entities um was included about other entities um
  • is conditioned on the entities is conditioned on the government<05:24:20.958> entities<05:24:
Keywords: 1189, house, all
Summary: The House Judiciary Committee opened a hearing on HB 584, which would bar New Hampshire and its political subdivisions from enforcing mandates, orders, or similar directives from the World Health Organization, United Nations, or World Economic Forum. Prime sponsor Representative Green described the bill as a sovereignty measure and offered an amendment to clarify language, including replacing a reference to entities that “create and enforce policies” with language covering enforcement of policies, mandates, orders, requirements, edicts, or directives. Supporters argued the bill was a preemptive safeguard against outside influence and cited concerns about pandemic-era public health measures and international organizations. Opponents, including the American Heart Association, warned it could chill local policymaking and limit the ability of communities to use outside research or guidance. The chair closed the hearing on HB 584 after testimony concluded. The committee then moved to HB 580-FN, relative to retaliatory defamation in domestic violence and sexual violence cases. Representative Anita Burroughs, the prime sponsor, said the bill is intended to protect people who report sexual assault, sexual harassment, abuse, or domestic violence from retaliatory defamation suits, so long as statements are made in good faith and without malice. She also said the bill preserves the ability of accused persons to defend their names. Burroughs explained that the proposal was prompted by a survivor’s experience and was meant to address the chilling effect of expensive litigation on reporting misconduct. Testimony on HB 580 was generally supportive. Witnesses said the bill would help survivors speak out without fear of meritless lawsuits and described retaliatory defamation as a tool used to silence or intimidate accusers. Burroughs noted the bill was informed by anti-SLAPP principles and referenced high-profile defamation cases as examples of the cost and pressure of litigation. No vote was taken in the portion of the transcript provided; the hearing on HB 580 was opened and testimony began.
MS

Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

Judiciary, Division B - Room 409, 24 March, 2026; 9:00 A.M.

Judiciary, Division B

Transcript Highlights:
  • it's got a bunch of aliases with and it's got a bunch of aliases with apparently<00:14:47.199> foreign
  • names and those sorts apparently foreign names and those sorts of<00:14:49.120> things<00:14:
  • is the same person that's using all this is the same person that's using all the<00:14:58.079> foreign
  • <00:14:59.440> So<00:14:59.680> we<00:14:59.920> can the foreign aliases and
  • So we can the foreign aliases and stuff.
Summary: The committee considered several suffrage-restoration bills and two nominations. Senate Bill 3394 for Jerene Cummings was explained by Senator Turner Ford, who said Cummings was convicted of false pretense in 1997, has had no further trouble for nearly 30 years, and MDLC records showed no later encounters; the committee approved it. Senate Bill 3400 for Dennis Hopkins was presented by Senator Why, who described Hopkins as a long-time productive community member and church volunteer; it was also approved. Senate Bill 3402 for Cordiero Martin was reviewed in Senator Carter’s absence, with members noting his 2014 felony shoplifting conviction, later controlled-substance conviction while incarcerated, completion of sentence terms, and law-abiding conduct since release; it passed. Bills 3403 and 3404 for Teddy Null and Denise Null were presented by Senator Parks, who said both had completed their sentences, were discharged in 2017 and 2018, and operate a successful business; both were approved together. Senate Bill 3395 for Melvin Jackson and Senate Bill 3396 for Lawrence Daniels were also considered and approved after staff reviewed MDOC/NCIC materials and noted completion of sentence requirements and no outstanding issues. During the discussion of the Jackson and Daniels matters, committee staff noted that MDOC background packets and time sheets had been received, and one member raised a concern about unusual immigration-related entries and aliases appearing on the NCIC sheet associated with the Hopkins file. Staff clarified that the name on the sheet appeared to be different and suggested asking MDOC for clarification or having DPS run a report before the matter reached the floor, to ensure it was not the same person. The committee then moved on without taking further action on that issue during the meeting. At the end of the meeting, the committee considered two confirmations to the Crimestoppers Advisory Council. It recommended advising and consenting to the reappointment of Colonel William R. Bill Allen Jr. of Tupelo for a two-year term beginning July 1, 2025, and to the reappointment of David Jonathan Clayton of Petal to the Polygraph Examiner’s Board for a six-year term beginning October 7, 2025. Both nominations were approved by voice vote. The meeting concluded with a motion to rise and report.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

01/26/2026 - Senate Floor Session

Arizona Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • ABWR, foreign countries, restrictions, penalties. Education.
  • SB 1289, foreign donation selection administration certification.
  • SCR 1013, elections, foreign contribution certification.
  • SCR 1014, foreign contributions, early voting tabulation.
  • SCR 1014, foreign contributions, early voting tabulation.
Keywords: 1182, all
Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, attendance, and approval of the prior journal. Members then recognized several guest groups and proclamations, including the Alzheimer’s Association, the Arizona Society of CPAs, the Arizona Airports Association (with a proclamation designating Arizona Aviation Day), and students from Onyose Day Academy in Yuma for School Choice Week. Additional guest introductions included school choice and community advocates. The chamber then handled executive nominations and a long list of bill introductions and committee referrals. Measures covered a wide range of topics, including veterans’ property tax exemptions, ESA reporting and spending limits, public school communications requirements, sentencing and expungement, SNAP work and audit provisions, immigration-related restrictions, water and land issues, election law, domestic relations, health insurance and fertility coverage, and several education, transportation, and public safety proposals. The Senate also moved through second-reading consideration of numerous bills and resolutions, including measures on voting security, prison sentencing, weather modification, water supply, emergency shelters, rural health, reentry programs, and foreign contributions. A large portion of the floor time was taken up by personal privilege statements focused on human rights and immigration enforcement. Senators from both parties spoke about alleged abuses by federal immigration authorities, citing deaths and injuries in several states and calling for investigations, transparency, and an end to excessive force. Separate remarks also addressed a humanitarian crisis in Iran, with a resolution read in support of human rights and the Iranian people. The chamber recessed and later reconvened to continue reading bills and announcements. No substantive floor votes on legislation were taken in the transcript beyond routine procedural actions, and the meeting ended with committee announcements and adjournment until the next scheduled session.
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, March 4, 2026)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • through through the veterans of foreign through through the veterans of foreign wars.<00:30:04.960
  • in the House Foreign Affairs Committee. in the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
  • the foreign affairs committee, Mr. the foreign affairs committee, Mr.
  • foreign foreign and<05:39:04.958> domestic.
  • sending them off to a foreign conflict. sending them off to a foreign conflict.
US
Transcript Highlights:
  • We have to stop those malign foreign actors.
  • This is malign foreign influence in our United States.
  • Just speaking for Nexus, we at this time. won't have a policy on foreign students.
  • against a Jewish student, why wouldn't we say, or foreign Jewish students, whomever.
  • They should expel them if they're foreign students, they should be deported.
Summary: The committee meeting focused on addressing the rising tide of anti-Semitism across the nation. Among the discussions, members expressed concerns about the disturbing acts of hate witnessed on college campuses, with instances of harassment and intimidation targeting Jewish students being highlighted. High-profile incidents, including vandalism and the display of extremist symbols, prompted urgent calls for investigations and measures to protect civil rights. The importance of moral clarity in confronting such hate crimes was emphasized as well, outlining the responsibilities of leaders to ensure safety and uphold justice.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Education Policy - 02/23/26

Education Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • So, we are kicking off the hearing today by hearing from four wonderful foreign exchange students sponsored
  • hearing today by hearing from four hearing today by hearing from four wonderful<00:02:01.439> foreign
  • <00:02:01.759> exchange<00:02:02.240> students wonderful foreign exchange students
  • wonderful foreign exchange students sponsored<00:02:03.600> by<00:02:03.840> Youth<00:02
  • <01:03:10.640> across<01:03:11.040> all entity um few entities look across all entity
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Formal House Session 52 Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:50 am

Massachusetts House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Employers screen job candidates with this, law enforcement agencies bypass warrant requirements, abusers, foreign
  • Today, we are establishing guardrails that prevent corporate entities from collecting, monetizing, and
  • health care clinics for abortions and other reproductive health care were redirected to anti-abortion entities
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The House first adopted several resolutions from the Committee on Rules, including congratulations to four Eagle Scouts and recognition of Sturbridge on the 250th anniversary of the United States. The chamber then took up a series of bills reported by Ways and Means and other committees, repeatedly suspending the rules to move them forward. These included the Massachusetts Consumer Data Privacy Act, a Fall River land conveyance bill, a Belmont alcohol licensing bill, a Reading senior property tax exemption bill, and a Linfield funding transfer bill, with each measure advancing by amendment or being passed to a third reading or engrossment. A major portion of the session focused on the Massachusetts Consumer Data Privacy Act, with multiple members speaking in support. Supporters described the bill as a broad consumer privacy framework that would limit data collection, require consent for sensitive data, ban the sale of precise location data, restrict targeted advertising to minors, create consumer rights to access, correct, delete, and opt out of data uses, and provide enforcement tools for the Attorney General and, in limited cases, a private right of action. Several members emphasized protections for reproductive health, immigrant communities, and neural data, while others argued the bill would not burden small businesses and would instead hold large data holders accountable. The House adopted the Ways and Means amendment and ordered the bill to a third reading, then later passed the bill to be engrossed and enacted. The House also considered and enacted Senate 2563, a bill updating language in the laws concerning individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Members described the measure as removing outdated and offensive terminology and replacing it with person-first language without changing substantive law. After debate, the House adopted an amendment, passed the bill to be engrossed, and then enacted it by roll call. In addition, the House enacted the fiscal year 2026 supplemental appropriations bill, House 5470, and approved a bill extending deadlines for Middleton and Milton, both by roll call votes with no opposition. Later, the House took up a temporary summer 2026 local-option pilot allowing municipalities to extend liquor license hours and permit public consumption in designated districts. Supporters framed it as an economic development and tourism measure tied to major upcoming events, and the House adopted an amendment, passed the bill to be engrossed, and then concurred with the Senate version. The session ended with the House adopting an adjournment order and adjourning to meet again the following Monday in informal session.
FL

Florida 2026 4th Special Session

February 5, 2026 - 12:30 PM

Transcript Highlights:
  • Foreign... Wasn't really sure we would get to the places... Well, thank you very much.
  • Are we not permitting the school districts to leverage other entities within their community that may
  • Are we not permitting the school districts to leverage 894 other entities within their community that
Summary: The Student Academic Success Subcommittee met with a quorum and heard four bills, beginning with HB 423 on school elopement plans for students with autism or other elopement risks. The sponsors described the bill as a statewide framework for school elopement response plans, immediate parent notification, campus search procedures, and staff training. Public testimony from parents, disability advocates, and a teacher emphasized the dangers of elopement and the need for standardized procedures; members from both parties spoke strongly in support. The bill was reported favorably by a 15-0 vote. The committee next considered HB 1253, which allows coaches to use limited personal funds, up to $15,000 per athletic team per year, to support student-athletes with food, transportation, and physical rehabilitation services. An amendment added guardrails, including that the coach be a school employee, clarified the scope of athletic associations covered, and refined the rehabilitation language. Members discussed the bill as a way to help students in need while avoiding recruiting concerns, and the bill passed favorably 14-0 after the amendment was adopted. HB 1091 addressed dental screenings for K-12 students in districts that voluntarily offer them. The bill requires advance written notice to parents and an opt-out process, and clarifies that screenings are informational only, with any findings sent to parents rather than compelling treatment. An amendment added the language to student welfare provisions as well as school health services. Public testimony from dental and health advocates supported the measure, and the bill was reported favorably 14-0. Finally, the committee heard HB 765 on child care and early learning services. The bill expands before- and after-care options for certain school-based preschool programs without requiring a child care facility license, removes a flu brochure inspection requirement, bars insurance cancellation based on providing child care, creates a professional recognition program, and establishes a child care tuition fund. Two amendments broadened the bill to public and nonpublic elementary schools and created the Brighter Futures fund concept. After debate, the bill passed favorably 13-1, and the meeting adjourned.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Natural Resources May 14th, 2025

Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • overall standard of practice, increases the health and safety risk, creates confusion for enforcement entities
  • To a corporation in Pennsylvania and foreign investors.
  • This is, this bill is not about an entity in Pennsylvania.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Judiciary Committee Apr 9th, 2025

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • So, sir, I wish those two entities would work it out. They can't work it out.
  • Um, allows for that judicial discretion weighted consideration from those two entities or those who might
  • Remember in that a broken man was helped by a foreigner who didn't check his immigration status or whether
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

Senate Health and Human Services (02/18/2026)

Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • Force those entities to raise assets.
  • Uh, it's not a foreign concept.
  • Uh it's not a foreign<00:45:19.920> concept.
  • I think any business foreign concept.
  • person<01:45:38.000> that entity from another person that entity from another person that
Keywords: 1191, senate, all