Video & Transcript Research : 'collaboration'
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FL
Florida 2026 5th Special Session
Criminal Justice Dec 9th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- It's a true collaboration between us and her.
- It's a true collaboration between us and her. I don't know. Senator Graal and her staff.
- It's a true collaboration between us and her.
Summary:
The Criminal Justice Committee met with several members excused and first took up SB 350, which clarifies public records protections for crime victims and extends temporary confidentiality to law enforcement officers involved in use-of-force incidents for 72 hours, with a possible written extension up to 60 days. Senator Graal said the bill was intended to align with the Florida Constitution’s victim definition and to address privacy concerns without allowing indefinite withholding. Testimony from Marsy’s Law and the Florida PBA supported the measure, though there were questions about the 60-day period. The committee reported SB 350 favorably.
The committee then considered two domestic violence-related bills by Senator Berman. CS/SB 296, after a delete-all amendment, directs a study of a secure web-based alert platform that would give domestic violence victims a unique phone number and code-based emergency alert system, and it expands Florida’s address confidentiality program to dating violence victims. Several speakers, including survivors and advocates, described the need for safer ways to seek help without alerting abusers. The bill was reported favorably. CS/SB 298 similarly expanded confidentiality protections for the Haven Coordinating Council records to cover dating violence victims, and it was also reported favorably.
Later, the committee heard SB 398, which updates Florida statutes by replacing the term “child pornography” with “child sexual abuse material,” including conforming changes to the offense severity ranking chart. The bill was reported favorably. The committee also heard SB 156, the Jason Raynor Act, which changes resisting-an-officer language, removes references to lawful or unlawful duty in favor of “any duties,” and adds manslaughter of a law enforcement officer to offenses requiring a life sentence. Law enforcement groups supported the bill, while the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers raised concerns about removing judicial discretion and eliminating a statutory protection against force when an officer knows an arrest is unlawful. Despite those objections, the committee reported the bill favorably.
Finally, the committee approved SB 168 on public nuisances, which expands nuisance law to include gambling houses, increases penalties, allows attorney fees, and authorizes foreclosure for unpaid fees, and CS/SB 54, which after amendment focuses on medical examiner procedures and reporting related to violent offenders and toxicology/psychotropic drug review. Both bills were reported favorably. The meeting ended after members recorded additional affirmative votes and the committee adjourned.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Health and Human Services Jul 21st, 2025
Legislative Health & Human Services Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- We just need A little bit more collaboration and some assistance from the other school districts, from
- There's a lot of educational provider work, possibly some funding collaboration.
- Poverty, and how we can use our collaboration and our partners in finding ways to constantly bring it
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Floor Session 5/15/25 - Part 2
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Appropriations Apr 17th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- THE BILL CALLS FOR COLLABORATION WITH FLORIDA MAKES, THE STATE PARTNERSHIP SO FLORIDA MAKES WOULD ASSIST
- >> Chair Hooper: YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. >> Speaker: YES SENATOR AND THERE'S BEEN COLLABORATION LEADING UP
- TO THIS, WE HAD COLLABORATION BETWEEN MANUFACTURERS, CAREER SOURCE, WE HAVE A WORKING GROUP HAS BEEN
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- to have best practices and conversations around policy and trading, ultimately best ideas and collaboration
- to have best practices and conversations around policy and trading, ultimately best ideas and collaboration
- to have best practices and conversations around policy and trading, ultimately best ideas and collaboration
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama Joint Reentry Committee Mar 20th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- It would also allow for some data collection and collaboration on things like municipal courts that we
- Um, creating a more formal opportunity for workforce agencies and employers to collaborate and meet on
- In this section, there are recommendations for formalizing cross-system collaboration and information
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Feb 5th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- WHAT'S OBLIGATED I THINK THEY WOULD ALL HAVE A GREAT NEED THERE AND I WANT TO GET YOU A COMPLETE COLLABORATIVE
- TRIED TO SHARE THAT EDUCATION BOTH AT THE COUNTY LEVEL, WE ENCOURAGE THE COMMUNITIES TO GET AN COLLABORATION
- Collins: ULTIMATELY IT OURS IS OUR CITIZENS THAT PAY WHEN WE CAN COLLABORATE AND SOLVE THIS PROBLEM,
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Cannabis Laws Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Transcript Highlights:
- It's thoughtful, collaborative, and is grounded on shared commitment to getting policy right for the
- His perspective and collaborative help strengthened this bill.
Summary:
Legislative leaders from the House and Senate met in Springfield to announce and sign a conference report resolving differences between competing cannabis reform bills. Speakers described the agreement as the result of several years of work and praised the bipartisan, bicameral collaboration of committee chairs, minority members, and staff. They emphasized that the final package reflects input from industry stakeholders, communities, and legislators across the state, including Western Massachusetts.
The conference report was presented as a broad modernization of Massachusetts cannabis law. Key provisions described included restructuring the Cannabis Control Commission to improve oversight and transparency, creating a portal to report illegal conduct, requiring updated reporting on public health, public safety, and tax impacts, and studying workplace safety standards. The bill also updates license caps and ownership rules, expands opportunities for social equity businesses, removes the medical vertical integration requirement, and revises purchase, possession, delivery, and advertising rules.
Speakers also said the legislation addresses emerging issues such as hemp-derived products and aims to support a more stable and equitable market. Several members noted that the bill is not perfect but represents a meaningful compromise and a step forward for the industry and the Commonwealth. The meeting concluded with the formal signing of the conference report and a motion to close.
ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Energy and Natural Resources Apr 3rd, 2025 at 08:30 am
Energy and Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- But we tend to be collaborative with people like the Public Service Commission, and we want...
- But we tend to be collaborative with people like the Public Service Commission, and we want to honor
Summary:
The subcommittee met on Senate Bill 2339 and worked from engrossed version 02001, which members said reflected an agreement between insurance companies and utility companies. Representative Olson moved to recommend that version to the full committee, and Representative Johnson seconded. Representative Conmy raised concerns about keeping strict liability in the bill but removing a rebuttable presumption provision on page 3, arguing it favored utilities and shifted burdens unfairly to landowners. Levi Andres, speaking for North Dakota power companies, opposed removing the language and said the bill was a negotiated, incremental step that still leaves the plaintiff with the burden of proof in court.
The discussion also clarified that the bill’s language was intended to codify negligence standards and encourage wildfire mitigation plans, with the utility side noting the Public Service Commission was not yet ready for a mandatory review-and-approval process. A technical correction was noted on page 4, line 2, changing “shall” to “may,” and members confirmed that change was already reflected in the version before them. The committee did not pursue additional amendments, including a proposed Mincota-related change, and voted unanimously to recommend the bill as presented. The motion passed 4-0, and the subcommittee adjourned.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session Mar 12th, 2025
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- House File 28 is a collaborative effort, accomplishing the goal of bringing more data centers into Minnesota
- administrator, I have worked with seniors for over 30 years, and this bill will allow us to have a collaborative
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- Build from within, collaborate, negotiate. I'm not shopping.
- Build from within, collaborate, negotiate.
- Build from within, collaborate, negotiate. Apparently, there's 25 native endemic varieties.
- Build from within, collaborate, negotiate.
- Build from within, collaborate, negotiate. I've said that'd be great for tourism.
Keywords:
agriculture, aquaculture, livestock, agribusiness, Department of Agriculture, regulatory functions, employee benefits, restorative practices, sustainability, environmental stewardship, local food systems, Native Hawaiian, workforce development, agricultural development, Hawaii Island, property manager, state employment, SB3320, Hawaii, Agribusiness Development Corporation
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on SP 2350, which would transfer oversight of the Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Development Division and the aquaculture and livestock support services branch to the Agribusiness Development Corporation. The Department of Agriculture and ADC both testified, with ADC opposing the bill as written while supporting the goal of strengthening agriculture. ADC said the transfer could create federal operational and coordination risks, jeopardize federal funding and program continuity, and was unnecessary because ADC is a business development entity, not a regulatory agency. The Hawaii Farmers Union also expressed concern that moving the programs could weaken the department’s ability to access federal resources, while the Hawaii Farm Bureau submitted written testimony and the Hawaii Aquaculture and Aquaponics Association and H-Plan were noted as supporting the measure; the Hawaii Cattlemen’s Council was noted as opposing it.
Much of the discussion focused on aquaculture’s economic potential and the role of regulation, permitting, and funding. Committee members questioned why aquaculture had not grown faster, citing current gross revenues of about $66 million last year, a prior high of $82 million, and a possible long-term target of $500 million. Testimony identified permitting and feed costs as major barriers, along with market conditions and water quality issues affecting producers. ADC described ongoing efforts on feed development, permitting streamlining, coastal-state collaboration on seaweed and restorative aquaculture, and national advocacy for more parity in seafood import standards.
Members also pressed the Department of Agriculture on its leadership and priorities, criticizing the lack of bills and resources dedicated to aquaculture and asking whether the department should have more authority to pursue land purchases and development opportunities. The department said it relies on divisions and industry feedback for bill ideas, noted it funds an annual aquaculture survey, and said it was pursuing congressional earmarks and other funding for aquaculture parks, research, and export/import issues. ADC said it would work with the department if the bill passed, but that its current statute does not give it regulatory authority and any such change would require a statutory amendment.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- We appreciate the opportunities that we have had to collaborate with the author on the other technical
- We appreciate the opportunities that we have had to collaborate with the author on the other technical
- We appreciate the opportunities that we have had to collaborate with the author on the other technical
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NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Health and Human Services Oversight Committee (03/28/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- So now a peer recovery group is operating out of Dartmouth, run by the perinatal quality collaborative
- paranal quality collaborative paranal quality collaborative um<00:48:03.839>
so <00:48:04.599 - I'm really excited about that, but that's also showing how we can collaborate.
- And so I think for all those reasons, I'm going to close with that: working collaboratively and through
- how we can collaborate you know we<01:27:34.800>
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Summary:
The committee met on March 28 for a Health and Human Services Oversight Committee meeting, approved the draft minutes from February 21, and then received updates from DHHS on the sudden termination of about $80 million in federal COVID-era funding. Commissioner Lori Weaver and Trisha Tilly said the funding had been expected to continue through September 2026, but an email ending it immediately created a 15-month budget gap. They explained that most of the money supported public health work, especially epidemiology, laboratory capacity, data systems, community health workers, outbreak response, and some behavioral health supports. DHHS said it had notified contractors, was reassessing which activities could continue, and had managed to avoid layoffs for its 20 affected staff by shifting funding sources, though some contract lab staff had to leave and some work would stop or be put on hold. Senators and representatives asked about impacts on labs, staffing, and the state budget lapse, and DHHS said the water lab and testing supplies would be affected and that the department was trying to backfill where possible with other federal funds.
The committee then heard a maternal mortality report from the Maternal Mortality Review Committee. Alison Power and Caroline Naami explained that the MMRC reviews maternal deaths to identify contributing factors and make recommendations, and that it had completed one CDC grant and received another five years of funding. For 2023, the state recorded five pregnancy-associated deaths, including three from overdose, two from cardiovascular causes, and one homicide; the share of deaths related to substance use fell from 62.5% in 2022 to 40% in 2023. Over the 2019–2023 period, half of pregnancy-related deaths were due to overdose, most occurred postpartum, and many involved Medicaid recipients, transportation or financial barriers, and deaths at home. The committee said mental health and substance use remained the main drivers of maternal mortality, but that 79% of pregnancy-related deaths in the five-year aggregate were considered preventable.
Presenters highlighted recommendations and ongoing interventions, including expanding Medicaid coverage through one year postpartum, strengthening behavioral health access, partnering with the Department of Corrections on care for pregnant and postpartum women, and continuing clinical education through the Northern New England Perinatal Quality Improvement Network. Members asked why the maternal mortality rate had declined in recent years; staff said the 2021 spike was tied to the pandemic and that recent declines likely reflected both that spike and the impact of interventions, though the small number of cases makes trends hard to interpret. No additional votes or formal actions were taken beyond approving the minutes.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- Josh Wish Hua, Collaborative, in support.
- Josh Wish Hua, Collaborative, in support. Josh Wish Hua, Collaborative, in support.
- Josh Wish Hua, Collaborative, in support.
- Josh Wish H Collaborative, in support. We'll also stand on our testimony and support. Thank you.
- in support we'll also collaborative in support we'll also stand<01:35:39.800>
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Summary:
The House Committee on Housing held a public hearing and moved quickly through a long agenda, beginning with HB 606 on the Department of Hawaiian Homelands. DHHL and several community testifiers strongly supported the bill, describing it as a way to fulfill long-standing promises to Native Hawaiians, reduce the DHHL waitlist, keep families in Hawaii, and support housing production and the broader economy. Testifiers emphasized the cultural and economic importance of stable housing and noted the large number of people still waiting for DHHL homes.
The committee then heard HB 1086, also relating to DHHL, which would allow the department to use a $75 million appropriation from the dwelling unit revolving fund as collateral for loans. DHHL, HHFDC, and other supporters said the measure would help DHHL obtain better loan terms and preserve trust funds for other uses. Members asked detailed questions about how the collateral would work, whether other agencies use similar structures, and what would happen if the collateral were drawn upon; staff explained that the funds would be encumbered for the loan and that a similar model had been used for a HUD-backed project.
The committee also heard HB 739, which would create the COM homes program to fund counties to buy voluntary deed restrictions from eligible homeowners or buyers. Supporters said the program could help keep local workers in Hawaii by using existing housing stock and cited examples from places like Aspen and Vail. The Attorney General’s office recommended amendments to remove duration requirements to avoid right-to-travel concerns, and the Tax Foundation suggested clarifying the conveyance tax exemption so it also covers the instrument imposing the restriction. Members asked whether tax dollars would be used to buy homes, who would be eligible, and how enforcement would work; supporters said the program is voluntary and income-blind, with restrictions tied to living and working in the state. No votes were taken during the hearing.
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Select Federal Natural Resource Management Committee, July 13, 2026
Select Federal Natural Resource Management Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- And kind of collaborate with them.
- Um, so we did collaborate at the BLM Wyoming level and at the Department of Interior level.
- We did collaborate with the states, and this was kind of across the West.
- Um, so we did collaborate um >> Thank you.
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with energy around collaborating with energy around collaborating with Congress
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session 4/25/25 - Part 2
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Your leadership and collaboration inspired making this process both productive and joyful.
- Your leadership and collaboration inspired making this process both productive and joyful.
- Your<00:26:06.320>
leadership, <00:26:06.960>collaboration <00:26:08.200>inspired - > Your leadership, collaboration inspired Your leadership, collaboration inspired make<00:26:09.440><
- Um, Representative Rhyr, would someone who has collaborated with local law enforcement, say they were
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
JHA Public Hearing - Tue Feb 11, 2025 @ 2:00 PM HST
Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- We saw some of the language that was proposed by DOTAX and HHA collaboratively.
- We saw some of the language that was proposed by DOTAX and HHA collaboratively.
- Mua Collaborative.
- with hamua collaborative um uh just<01:41:13.480>
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Summary:
The committee heard three House bills related to the Department of Hawaiian Homelands. HB 606 would extend the Act 279 special fund to June 30, 2028, continue deposits and appropriations to help eliminate the DHHL waitlist, and require a strategic plan and annual reporting. DHHL strongly supported the measure, saying most of the initial $600 million had been used and that the need remains large, with more than 29,000 people on the waitlist. Public testimony also supported the bill, emphasizing its importance to Native Hawaiian families and concerns about Hawaiians leaving the islands because of housing costs. A member noted the bill is a priority and that the committee will keep working on how to fund another $600 million.
HB 1086 would exempt DHHL homestead lot and housing development from general excise and use taxes. DHHL supported the bill, saying any tax savings would reduce the eventual cost of housing for low-income beneficiaries. The Department of Taxation said it could administer the measure and noted it is already being implemented under the governor’s emergency proclamation, with a proposed effective date of January 1, 2026. The Tax Foundation of Hawaii offered technical comments and urged the committee to weigh existing benefits already received by DHHL beneficiaries.
HB 1307 would appropriate funds for DHHL water well development and geothermal exploration on Hawaiian homelands. DHHL said the bill is a follow-up to prior study funding and would support slim-hole drilling, site evaluation, and consultant work to identify viable geothermal resources, especially on Hawaiʻi Island. Several testifiers opposed the bill, arguing there had been inadequate beneficiary consultation, raising environmental, cultural, and safety concerns, and objecting to using $20 million for geothermal rather than housing. In response to committee questions, DHHL staff explained that the goal is to gather information for a future public-private partnership to develop geothermal electricity, and that a Chapter 343 environmental review would be required later in the process. No votes were taken during the portion of the meeting provided.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- The university is committed to collaborating with you, with the community, and other stakeholders to
- turn this vision into a reality, and of course our budget request is foundational to that collaboration
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your foundational to that collaboration your foundational to that collaboration - 11 is funding and positions for the Mānoa-West Oʻahu nursing collaboration.
- The more collaborative we can be as a system, the more effective we'll be as a system.
DE
Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session
House of Representatives Legislative Session - Session 2 - 41st Legislative Day Jun 25th, 2026 at 02:00 pm
Delaware House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- But what I will say is that with us collaborating to do the Rosie, the River thing together, that's when
- are the reason that some of this language remained in here, which there is a requirement for a collaborative
- They're going to have to have that collaborative agreement.
- The other piece that's in this legislation, and it's in their scope of practice, is the collaborative
- It will allow them to collaborate with a provider and say, what is the next best thing to get this person
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Energy, Utilities, Environment and Climate - 03/25/26
Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate
Transcript Highlights:
- grateful for the author and stakeholders who engaged with us and listened to our concerns and collaborated
- grateful for the author and stakeholders who engaged with us and listened to our concerns and collaborated
- Through<00:37:34.680>
collaboration <00:37:35.400>with <00:37:35.520>numerous Through - collaboration with numerous Through collaboration with numerous stakeholders<00:37:36.520>
on - Um, I love when collaboration works and people come together to focus on a really good bill.