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TX
Transcript Highlights:
- It's made because of a small logo, but it doesn't matter if the logo is on it.
- I just really feel like this and and the $10,000 fine is really onerous for small libraries.
- Donnelly County Library, a small library that doesn't have space to separate its adult from juvenile
- And in my visits to other small Texas libraries, I've noticed that that's a pretty common. arrangement
- Small-town libraries are very important to rural. areas in Texas, and if the threat of a fine or state
Keywords:
severe weather, adaptation plan, vulnerability assessment, environmental protection, state agencies, federal agents, transparency, law enforcement, identification, public trust, immigration enforcement, HCR 19, Texas concurrent resolution, federal immigration enforcement, masked agents, facial coverings, visible identification, uniforms, badges, name tags
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- No housing, no small businesses, No housing, no small businesses, no funding for schools, police, fire
- As we have heard, single-stair buildings are small apartment complexes.
- Really viable alternative for those nice small buildings.
- I mean, are these typically young single adults, couples, small families?
- Built for millennia, these small developments that respond elegantly and gracefully to small demands
Bills:
HB447, HB897, HB993, HB2673, HB3671, HB3680, HB3897, HB4506, HB4753, HB4812, HB4894, HB5148, HB5437, HB5650, HB5652, HB5654, HB5656, HB5661, HB5665
Keywords:
traffic impact studies, municipal utility district, bonds, road projects, eminent domain, HB 897, Texas land sale, state property, Austin real estate, Travis County, General Land Office, Texas State Library and Archives Commission, HHSC, Health and Human Services Commission, state records facility, archives building, library funding, capital improvements, lease of state land, public land disposition
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
February 4, 2025 - 09:00 AM
Transcript Highlights:
- And if you're a small county, I'd have a matching program.
- There had never been one for small farms to be able to manage their BMPs.
- And when you think about your small farmers in this world, and a small farmer could be up to 500 acres
- You talked to thought about small family farmers, generational family farmers.
- So relative to capital today, $500,000 is a very small farm.
Summary:
The committee received an overview from Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson on the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, including staffing, licensing, forestry, law enforcement, and consumer services. He emphasized agriculture as a major economic driver and a national security issue, arguing that Florida should protect farmland, aquifer recharge areas, and the wildlife corridor through the Rural and Family Lands program. He said the program is cost-effective because the state buys development rights rather than land outright, keeps land on local tax rolls, and helps preserve farmland in perpetuity. He also highlighted the Fresh From Florida marketing program, increased social media reach, and the department’s efforts to reduce vacancies and improve pay and efficiency.
Members asked about nutrient management, citrus disease, housing, disaster recovery, wildfire prevention, interdiction stations, and concealed carry permitting. Simpson said SB 1000 and updated best management practice manuals, informed by University of Florida research, are helping agriculture use less water and fertilizer, and he described citrus greening as having devastated the industry while noting research, replanting programs, and CUPS as possible paths to recovery. On housing, he argued that allowing H-2A farmworker housing on farms would ease pressure on the broader housing market, and on disasters he described a zero-interest loan program for farmers affected by hurricanes and other events. He also detailed wildfire preparedness improvements, including upgraded helicopters, dozers, drones, and prescribed burns.
The commissioner said ag interdiction stations are catching stolen semis, drugs, human trafficking, and other illegal activity, and that the department wants more technology, including X-ray scanning, to inspect more trucks. He also discussed concealed carry administration, saying the department cleared a large backlog and that constitutional carry reduced but did not eliminate permit demand because permits still provide reciprocity and other benefits. Members generally praised the department’s work, expressed support for rural land protection, Fresh From Florida, water-quality improvements, and foreign-interference concerns, and the meeting ended with no formal votes or other committee action beyond adjournment.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
March 25, 2025 - 09:00 AM
Transcript Highlights:
- Nungesser, representing the National Federation of Independent Business, representing about 10,000 small
- NFIB, my organization, we have a research foundation that does a small business economic trend survey
- NFIB, my organization, we have a research foundation that does a small business economic trend survey
- Of that, 53% of those small business employers could not find qualified. 53% of those small business
- businesses. ...probably the vast number of employers are small businesses, and I just don't see how
Summary:
The Careers and Workforce Subcommittee met with a quorum and took up four bills. The first, HB 875 on educator preparation, would align teacher-prep programs under a uniform core curriculum, create a competency-based coaching program (CERT), standardize mentor and clinical educator requirements, allow certain certification waivers, and establish a Florida Institute of Teaching Excellence at Miami-Dade College subject to appropriation. Debate focused heavily on language in the bill related to systemic racism, identity politics, privilege, and historical distortion, with supporters saying the bill is about pedagogy and opponents warning it could limit discussion of important historical and social topics. The committee adopted a strike-all amendment and then reported the bill favorably, 12-4.
The committee then considered PCS for HB 541 on minimum wage requirements, which would allow employees to knowingly and voluntarily waive the state minimum wage for up to 12 months in certain structured work-based training settings. Supporters argued it would expand access to training and career pathways for inexperienced workers and help address labor shortages, while opponents said it could depress wages, invite coercion, and conflict with the state constitution’s minimum wage provisions. Public testimony included opposition from workers and labor groups and support from NFIB. The bill was reported favorably, 12-4.
Next, PCS for HB 681 on apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship program funding was presented as a transparency and accountability measure to improve funding reporting and address bargaining issues between education agencies and program providers. Support came from industry groups and the ranking member, and the bill was reported favorably without opposition, 16-0. Finally, PCS for HB 1105 on education and Bright Futures would broaden Gold Seal Vocational eligibility, align CTE diploma requirements with Bright Futures, add AP Capstone as an automatic qualifier, and remove barriers for certain military and public service families. The committee supported the bill, which was reported favorably, 15-0. The meeting ended after a correction to the record on one public comment card and adjournment.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- The grow fund that Chairman Small is proposing is going to be another $3.5 million a year.
- Just one or two small tweaks.
- Now we are going into the New Mexico Small Business Investment Corporation.
- Common recipients of these loans are very small businesses.
- So, she got a small loan from the New Mexico Small Business Investment Corporation for that.
VT
Vermont 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session - 2026-05-28 - 10:00AM
Vermont Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- do is to help lower the premium costs in '27 for folks who are on our qualified health plans, our small
- That's our individuals and small businesses where they And small businesses where they currently may
- And then the small group market, and those are small businesses who offer health insurance to their employees
- There's also been no relief for the small group plans, and they have never received subsidies and have
- That'll help small businesses. That'll help small individuals. That'll help schools.
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 066 Mar 20th, 2026
Colorado House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Small businesses. Small businesses are the heartbeat of this state. Small and medium businesses.
- Small businesses. Small businesses are the heartbeat of this state. Small and medium businesses.
- Small businesses, there's a very small margin.
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and These small these small businesses and These small these small
Summary:
The House convened, established a quorum, approved the journal, and then moved through announcements recognizing Nowruz/Persian New Year, Ute Day at the Capitol, Mosaic students, and other brief invitations and tributes. The chamber then agreed to proceed out of order to resolutions and adopted House Joint Resolution 1017, which urges the federal government to fulfill obligations to the Southern Ute Indian Tribe and the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe regarding water rights and the Animas-La Plata project. Supporters emphasized tribal water security, federal funding, and the tribes’ longstanding stewardship; an amendment (L.004) was adopted 60-0, and the resolution then passed 60-0, with several members adding as co-sponsors.
The House also adopted Senate Joint Resolution 17, reappointing Carrie L. Hunter as State Auditor for a five-year term. Speakers from the Legislative Audit Committee praised Hunter’s professionalism, nonpartisan leadership, and the office’s national recognition; the resolution passed unanimously, 62-0, and members invited Hunter to be recognized in the chamber. After that, committee reports from Appropriations and Finance were read and several bills were set as special orders for later consideration.
In Committee of the Whole, the chamber considered several measures. Senate Bill 39, dealing with Fire and Police Pension Association disability and survivor benefits, received a technical cleanup amendment and passed. House Bill 1311, concerning bonds in lieu of retainage in construction contracts, was amended to clarify public versus private projects and passed; supporters said it would help smaller contractors, including contractors of color and women contractors, enter the market. House Bill 1184, continuing the Colorado Forest Health Council, passed after committee report amendments. House Bill 1305, on aligning state and federal statutes to improve access to inpatient behavioral health, passed despite some committee-level concerns about regulation. House Bill 1234, concerning access to child abuse or neglect records, passed after an amendment limiting access unless courts explicitly grant it; supporters said it would help victims access their own records, including for legal defense. Finally, Senate Bill 50, on child care center policy disclosures, was introduced with sponsors explaining it would require centers to disclose mandatory reporter obligations, camera and footage policies, and related privacy/access rules, in response to a case where parents were denied access to video footage.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Transportation Feb 4th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Fdot funds 100% of the project costs the small County Road assistance program or scrap.
- That's a small county governments with resurfacing or reconstructing county roads.
- It will be an incremental growth of a relatively small number of aircraft on a relatively small number
- You have small standard aviation have commercial liners.
- But we know that there's a lot of people stuck in a small cubes space.
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
Senate Committee on Health and Human Services May 27th, 2026
Health & Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- We don't use insurance to cover small things.
- We don't use insurance to cover things that are small.
- small business owners competing against those larger businesses.
- And you're looking at small group, it's a fixed percentage.
- In the small group space, I think she said you had 13 employees.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Governmental Organization Committee Jun 24th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- The business community has Go-Biz and the Office of Small Business Advocate to help companies navigate
- So just as the state leverages Go-Biz to ensure the business sector thrives, we need a small, nimble
- My family started our small winery 10 years ago. We don't own vineyards.
- My family started our small winery 10 years ago. We don't own vineyards.
- SB 917 brings that same modern framework to small wineries.
Summary:
The Governmental Organization Committee met as a subcommittee for much of the hearing because a quorum was initially absent, and it heard several bills focused on nonprofit support, alcohol regulation, immigration-related funding restrictions, outdoor advertising, and green building standards. SB 1240 by Senator McNerney would create an Office of Nonprofit Empowerment to help nonprofits navigate state procurement, grants, and reimbursement processes; supporters, including the Child Care Resource Center and the Little Hoover Commission, said nonprofits provide essential services but face delayed payments and burdensome bureaucracy. Committee members raised accountability concerns, but the author emphasized the bill does not dispense grants and would cost about $1.7 million in the first year. The bill was later approved and sent to Appropriations.
The committee also heard SB 917 by Senator Laird, which would remove the estate-grown grape requirement for wineries selling at farmers markets, allowing more family wineries to participate; winery and grape grower representatives said the change would help direct-to-consumer sales and local growers. SB 1171 by Senator Caballero would make private entities that contract with ICE ineligible for state-funded loans or grants; supporters from immigrant-rights groups described ICE detention and raids as harmful and inhumane, while some members spoke in favor of using state funds to avoid indirectly supporting ICE-related activity. Both bills advanced on party-line or near-party-line votes and were sent to Appropriations or Local Government as noted in the roll calls.
Senator Rubio presented SB 1195, which would expand tied-house exemptions for certain entertainment, convention, and sports venues in specified counties, and SB 1228, which would allow a small number of existing outdoor advertising displays to continue operating despite a statutory sunset. Supporters said SB 1195 would create economic opportunity and clarify current law, while SB 1228 was described as a narrow fix to preserve legally permitted signs and local revenue; both bills passed the committee and were sent to Appropriations. The committee also considered SB 1398, which would recognize Green Globes as an alternative green building certification for state projects alongside LEED; supporters argued it would add flexibility and competition, while the U.S. Green Building Council opposed bypassing the Department of General Services’ equivalency review. The bill was approved and sent to Appropriations. The committee also took up a consent calendar and adjourned at 2:55 p.m.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- It's going to open up the vendor market a little bit to some very small vendors that do very small projects
- This low threshold can result in long-lasting changes made by a small group of voters.
- My wife and I are fortunate enough to work together in this small business.
- This is very scary for a small business like ours.
- You've got additional interest carry expense, and we're not talking about small dollars.
Bills:
SB32, SB464, SB996, SB1163, SB1173, SB1277, SB1452, SB1453, SB1548, SB1882, SB1883, SB2016, SB 32
Keywords:
ad valorem taxation, tax exemption, franchise tax credit, income production, personal property, SB 464, school buffer zone, tobacco retailer, vape shop, e-cigarette, vaping, nicotine, tobacco products, retail permit, comptroller, Class A misdemeanor, school proximity, youth access, public school, private school
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- It's going to open up the vendor market a little bit to some very, very small vendors that do very, very
- Against small narrowly focused groups enacting major changes and ensure any proposed amendments to a
- My wife and I are fortunate enough to work together in this small business.
- Uh, this is very scary for a small business like ours, um.
- Again, being a small business, we are not able to just purchase property and hang on to it until that
Bills:
SB 32, SB 464, SB 996, SB 1163, SB 1173, SB 1277, SB 1452, SB 1453, SB 1548, SB 1882, SB 1883, SB 2016
Keywords:
ad valorem taxation, tax exemption, franchise tax credit, income production, personal property, SB 464, school buffer zone, tobacco retailer, vape shop, e-cigarette, vaping, nicotine, tobacco products, retail permit, comptroller, Class A misdemeanor, school proximity, youth access, public school, private school
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Line 138, long-term facilities maintenance equalized aid, has some small reductions in the current, or
- Line 138, long-term facilities maintenance equalized aid, has some small reductions in the current, or
- Line 138, long-term facilities maintenance equalized aid, has some small reductions in the current, or
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winners and others uh relatively small winners and others uh relatively small
MI
Transcript Highlights:
- more cost effective to construct on smaller gap or infill lots, such as might be found in existing small
- As a result, these small floorplate single-stair buildings have a much lower risk of occupants being
- And right now, we force small apartment buildings to spend just an enormous amount of money on spaces
- You recover that wasted space in a small building, and that building can become 10 homes or more instead
- These are small bills, but they have huge, huge consequences.
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Housing and Human Services met with a quorum, adopted the June 16, 2026 minutes, and then unanimously adopted S-1 substitutes for House Bills 5570 and 5571. The chair said the committee would take testimony and likely not move to final passage that day, in order to allow more discussion and questions. The bills, as substituted, would allow local governments to permit certain multifamily buildings up to four stories to be built or converted with a single staircase, subject to conditions such as limits on units per floor, floor size, and existing fire safety requirements. A sunset provision was described as ending the statute once LARA adopts corresponding building code rules.
Representatives Fairbairn and Wooden testified in support, saying the bills are intended to address Michigan’s housing shortage by making smaller infill and “missing middle” projects more feasible and less costly. They argued the current two-stair requirement drives up costs, makes land assembly harder, and limits development on narrow or irregular lots. Senators asked about stair width, emergency safety, the choice of four stories instead of six, and why the American Institute of Architects opposed the approach; the sponsors said the 48-inch stair width was intended to allow two-way movement, four stories was a compromise aligned with expected code changes, and the architects preferred rulemaking over statutory change.
Supportive testimony came from Pew Charitable Trusts, which said research from New York City, Seattle, and other places found fire death rates in modern single-stair buildings to be indistinguishable from other multifamily buildings, and that modern safety features such as sprinklers, alarms, and fire-rated construction make these buildings safe. A developer from Ann Arbor and the Michigan Home Builders Association said the reform would improve floor-plan efficiency, reduce wasted circulation space, lower construction costs, and help smaller projects pencil out. Abundant Housing Michigan also supported the bills, estimating they could reduce apartment construction costs by nearly 13%. The clerk read in numerous written cards in support from business, housing, municipal, and advocacy groups, while the Michigan Association of Fire Chiefs and the Michigan Professional Firefighters Union were listed as neutral. The committee adjourned without further business.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:00 am
Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security
Transcript Highlights:
- And I married a Lexington High School graduate whose family has a small cottage in the National Seashore
- Alternative student transportation is when transportation is provided by a school district in a small
- Alternative student transportation is when transportation is provided by a school district in a small
- This just illustrates how a very small number of individualized routes can disproportionately drive up
- Anti-drag can detect obstructions such as a small backpack, strap, or a dog leash.
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security held a public hearing with opening remarks from Senate Chair John Cronin and House Chair Dan Cahill, followed by member introductions and instructions limiting testimony to three minutes. The committee first heard testimony on S. 2743, an act addressing staged suicides. Elizabeth Sherin Feiner of Jewish Family and Children’s Service and later Susan Altman, a domestic violence advocate, described cases in which deaths initially treated as accidents or suicides were later found to be homicides, arguing the bill would improve training, investigation protocols, and accountability in deaths involving domestic abuse. Committee members asked about current police and medical examiner practices, and one member noted that sudden-death determinations are handled by the chief medical examiner in Massachusetts.
The committee then heard testimony on S. 2861, a special commission to examine school bus safety, led by Representative Sabadosa and Amanda Taylor, whose daughter Summer Steel was killed in a school bus door incident. Taylor urged adoption of anti-pinch sensor technology on new buses, saying it could have prevented her daughter’s death. Representative Sabadosa and later a Mazur USA representative supported the bill, explaining that anti-pinch and anti-drag technologies are already used in other transportation sectors and could prevent similar tragedies. The hearing also included discussion of costs and the fact that the proposal would apply prospectively to buses manufactured going forward.
Finally, the committee heard testimony on S. 3021, updating Massachusetts student transportation. Ever-Driven Technologies and Chamber of Progress supported the bill, saying it would modernize Section 7D requirements for smaller passenger vehicles used for alternative student transportation while keeping core safety standards in place. They argued the change would help districts serve students experiencing homelessness, in foster care, or with disabilities, reduce costs, and expand transportation options amid a statewide transportation crisis. No votes were taken during the hearing, and the committee adjourned after public testimony concluded.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Without those small communities, it really leaves no place for people to visit.
- homes rental is a small homes rental is a small city<01:07:07.680>
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town very necessary thing for a small town very necessary thing for a small - The Rena school district is a dynamic small school.
- The Rena school district is a dynamic small school.
Bills:
HF343, HF446, HF448, HF674, HF811, HF832, HF1661, HF1528, HF1536, HF1541, HF1670, HF1438, HF1714, HF1748, HF1835, HF1904, HF1929, HF1942
Keywords:
HF343, Chisago County, Shorewood Park Sanitary Sewer District, Rush Lake, sewer extension, wastewater infrastructure, sanitary sewer, treatment pond, sewage treatment, capital investment, bonding bill, state bonds, Public Facilities Authority, local infrastructure, municipal utilities, water quality, sanitation, bond proceeds fund, Minnesota bonding, HF446
DE
Transcript Highlights:
- Senator Sturgeon and Representative Barry, directing the Department of Labor to study the creation of a small
- Directing the Department of Labor to study the creation of a small of a Delaware health care apprenticeship
- also fight like banshees for affordability, not only for residential property owners, but also for small
- Small businesses, such as small offices and small retail, are faced with substantial expense in retrofitting
- Small businesses, such as small offices and small retail, are faced with substantial expense in retrofitting
Summary:
The committee met in hybrid format, approved the June 24 and June 25, 2026 minutes, and then heard several bills and a joint resolution. On House Bill 382 with House Amendment 2, Senator Hoffer explained the measure as a technical correction to prior rental-car and peer-to-peer car-sharing law that would clarify when loss-of-use damages may be recovered while preserving recovery for intentional, willful, or criminal conduct. Avis Budget Group and Enterprise Mobility supported the bill, saying it resolved ambiguity and restored limited common-law recovery, while Allstate and Toro opposed it, arguing the bill could reintroduce unfair and unpredictable fees and leave too much discretion to rental companies. No vote was taken in the transcript, and Senator Townsend said he still had questions about how the bill would operate.
The committee then considered House Bill 476, a Frederica charter change that would reduce town council meetings from twice monthly to monthly and make ordinances effective immediately unless otherwise stated. Representative Postles presented it as a simple, noncontroversial change, though members noted Senator Buckson, the Senate sponsor, was not present at the time. No public comment was offered on that bill. The committee also heard House Joint Resolution 13, which directs the Department of Labor to study a Delaware health care apprenticeship degree program and report recommendations; the Delaware Health Care Association supported the resolution and urged coordination with existing workforce efforts.
Finally, the committee heard House Bill 458 with House Amendment 1 on backflow devices in low-hazard buildings. Senator Pardee said the bill would exempt residences and office-type buildings from costly backflow retrofits until regulations are updated, and DHSS said the current regulations do not clearly define low hazard but that the bill’s list of exempted buildings would not raise immediate public health concerns. The Delaware Association of Realtors supported the bill, arguing the regulations were overbroad and costly, while the Delaware Rural Water Association opposed it, warning that weakening backflow protections could threaten drinking water and aquifers. The committee then adjourned without any recorded votes on the substantive bills in the transcript.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Criminal Jurisprudence S/C New Offenses and Changed Penalties May 1st, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- The purpose of HB 689, is to protect people in small enclosed spaces or moving vehicles.
- And you mentioned the mental illness; yes, it's a small percentage of the mental illness, but ...
- For example, drug task force operations often encounter small-time dealers who exclusively sell.
- In small amounts that are less than a gram, but still can move a substantial amount of product in small
- Lucky, because we live in a small community.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Local Government Committee Jul 1st, 2026
Local Government
Transcript Highlights:
- That's not just a small name.
- You heard from one of the lobbyists today representing the small cities.
- That's not just a small name.
- You heard from one of the lobbyists today representing the small cities.
- Those really small cities will never be able to have representation.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Jul 3rd, 2025
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- At first, a small nation of little consequence, the ideals of freedom and equality resonated with oppressed
- Partners, labor, small businesses, and also members on this floor, and members in the Senate who have
- He has brought together an incredible coalition of labor, business, small business, and has really put
- Thousands of workers and small businesses across California are holding their breath.
- businesses and mostly we're here because of the hundreds of people workers small business people who