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MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Elections Finance and Government Operations Committee 3/9/26

Elections Finance and Government Operations

Transcript Highlights:
  • And so, you know, it is my hope that something like this will help kind of streamline this process, especially
  • And so, you know, it is my hope that something like this will help kind of streamline this process, especially
  • And in addition, each of the 87 counties would need to have an be prepared to administer the process
  • I love your bill that has a simple verification process without blocking votes or disenfranchising a
  • I love your bill that has a simple verification process without blocking votes are disenfranchised.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

01/21/2026 - House Ways & Means

Ways & Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • I don't remember why I went out, but the inspection process and the appeal process is there, and while
  • So the SBOE is not the final process. So the SBOE is not the final process in this whole process.
  • So the SBOE is not the final process. So the SBOE is not the final process in this whole process.
  • owner has due process.
  • owner has due process.
Summary: The committee began with member, staff, and page introductions, then heard reminders about public testimony limits. It first considered House Bill 2016, which would eliminate late-filing penalties when a tax return shows zero tax due. The sponsor argued the bill would prevent unnecessary fines on small businesses and individuals with no liability, while staff noted any fiscal impact would likely be minimal. The bill passed on an 8-1 vote, with one member opposing it on the grounds that current waiver procedures already exist and the change could weaken compliance incentives. The committee then took up House Bill 2104, which would bar county assessors from reclassifying agricultural property for four years after an owner prevails on appeal, unless there is a change in use, ownership, or parcel configuration. The sponsor and agricultural groups said the measure would reduce repetitive annual appeals and provide stability for ranchers and farmers, especially in urbanizing areas and in places affected by fallowing. County assessors opposed the bill, arguing that their offices are better qualified than the State Board of Equalization, that the bill could allow inaccurate classifications to persist, and that it relies too heavily on owners to report changes. After extensive testimony from the Maricopa County Assessor and the State Board of Equalization executive director, the committee approved the bill 5-4. Next, House Bill 2105 was heard. It would require advance notice of certain property inspections and provide inspection reports to property owners. The sponsor said the goal was to give owners a chance to be present for inspections and to receive the reasons for any denial of agricultural status. Assessors opposed the bill as an unfunded mandate and said they already communicate with owners through mail, door hangers, and other methods, but that a standardized report form does not currently exist. Supporters from the farm and ranch community said the bill would improve transparency and help avoid disputes. The committee passed the bill 5-4. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 2289, which updates truth-in-taxation and election pamphlet language to reflect higher residential property values, including a new $400,000 example. The sponsor and the Arizona Tax Research Association said the changes would make taxpayer notices more accurate and noted the bill was similar to one that had previously advanced, but without a provision that contributed to a veto. No vote was taken on this bill in the portion provided.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Health and Human Services Oversight REVISION 2: Delayed until 11:30 AM

Health and Human Services Oversight

Transcript Highlights:
  • House Bill 4422 strengthens the immigration status verification process for public assistance.
  • House Bill 4422 strengthens the immigration status verification process for public assistance.
  • What processes are in place for?
  • And I am curious if this is another mechanism to further constrain that process.
  • And my thought process on this, and I know a lot of those in...
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

GVO DEFER, GVO Public Hearings 02-05-2026

Government Operations

Transcript Highlights:
  • Next up, we have relating to due process SB2744. two, lines 15, and 18.
  • ><00:03:19.040> relating<00:03:19.440> to<00:03:19.599> due<00:03:19.840> process
  • Next up, we have relating to due process Next up, we have relating to due process SB2744.
  • So we're pretty far along in that process. process. process.
  • He said this program helps them navigate that process and that they have done a fantastic job.
Summary: The committee met for decision-making on measures heard earlier in the week and took up a series of government operations, procurement, public records, public meetings, and related bills. Several measures were deferred one week to February 12, 2026, including bills on state construction projects, government accountability, gubernatorial appointments, the legislature, public procurement, and a bill on Hawaiian lei sales, largely so the committee could compare similar measures, address concerns, or integrate related reports. The committee also deferred SB 2449 on public meetings for the year, citing concerns that the proposed business-day definition was overly prescriptive and unnecessary. The committee passed several bills with amendments. These included measures clarifying UIPA applicability to records created or maintained by agencies, with amendments changing “government function” to “agency function” and committee report language noting Attorney General concerns and exempting ERS for now; SB 2811 on state building projects with technical amendments and a delayed effective date; SB 2809 on budget-related reports; SB 2336 on trees, with a Senate draft and removal of “political subdivision”; SB 2308 on small purchase vendor compliance, setting the threshold at $5,000 and adding a delayed effective date; SB 2601 on procurement, reorganizing misdemeanor language and leaving funding/FTE issues to Ways and Means; SB 2219 on a capital visitor center working group; and SB 2849 on public meetings, with technical amendments and a delayed effective date. Bills on neighborhood board concerns and public notice were also adopted, with SB 2929 drawing testimony both for and against. Testimony was generally supportive on procurement and small business measures, especially SB 2928 establishing permanent small business procurement coordinator positions, which drew strong support from the State Procurement Office, DBEDT, the Chamber of Commerce, DOT, the Ethics Commission, and others. On public notice, the County of Maui supported allowing website posting, while another witness raised concerns about accessibility, centralized notice locations, and impacts on kūpuna and people with disabilities. On search and rescue, the committee heard support for creating a statewide coordination structure, along with discussion of where such an office should reside; the Attorney General raised constitutional and placement concerns, while witnesses suggested law enforcement, DLNR, or DoD as possible homes. The committee also heard support for a bill protecting home addresses of covered public servants and candidates, though the Public First Law Center urged broader coverage and a better fit with existing law.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

GVO Public Hearing 02-03-2026

Government Operations

Transcript Highlights:
  • Next up, 2744 relating to due process.
  • <00:25:51.440> in the self-certification process that's in the self-certification process
  • whole bid process. whole bid process.
  • Uh, anybody have questions of the process? >> No. >> Okay.
  • have questions of the process? have questions of the process?
Summary: The committee heard several government operations measures, beginning with SB 2064 on state construction projects, which would create an office of the state architect within DAGS to oversee design review and approvals for state construction. DAGS said it stood on its written testimony, DECAB supported the bill, DOT supported it, and HGA opposed it. No audience testimony or member questions were taken, and the chair moved on. The committee then took up SB 2312 on government contracts, which would make records held by private contractors performing government functions subject to UIPA. The State Procurement Office, Attorney General, OIP, ERS, DHS, and HGA offered comments or opposition, while the League of Women Voters, Public First Law Center, All Hawaii News, Grassroots, and several individuals supported the bill. Public First Law Center argued the bill closes a loophole and does not expand or reduce existing exemptions, while OIP and others raised concerns about privacy, confidential information, and the need for clearer procedures. Members discussed possible clarifying amendments, including changing “government function” to “agency,” and the bill was left for further consideration. Other measures discussed included SB 2662 on government accountability, which would require justification and caps for external consultants; ERS and DOT opposed it, while the American Council of Engineering Companies of Hawaii and Airlines Committee of Hawaii argued consultants are often more efficient and necessary for major projects. The committee also heard SB 2744 on due process, for which no testimony was received; SB 2809 on budget-related reports, with comments from B&F and the Tax Foundation; SB 2862 on gubernatorial appointments, opposed by the Governor’s Office and the Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission and supported by one individual; a bill on continuous legislative sessions, with comments from B&F, LRB, and Hope for Hawaii; SB 2336 on tree management standards, supported by an individual and the Outdoor Circle; and SB 2075 on public procurement local preferences, which drew broad support with comments from SPO and the Attorney General and discussion of simplifying the preference structure. No votes were taken in the excerpt, and the chair repeatedly moved measures along after testimony and questions.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • If you want to go use the restroom, there's going to be a whole process just for someone who needs to
  • Process. I urge members to vote yes on this amendment to protect the privacy and dignity. Mr.
  • That process is the bedrock of our democracy.
  • When that process is removed, we are left with Unchecked power.
  • We're trying to balance transparency, due process, and protecting the information. Thank you.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

State Affairs Apr 9th, 2025

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • process for these large loads that House Bill 3970 seeks to address.
  • How many other interconnection requests are there in that area?
  • I provide advice to large generation and now a number of large load interconnect interconnection requests
  • Um, but that's the product of the process.
  • And how they, uh, process rape cases.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs Apr 9th, 2025

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • process for these large loads that House Bill 3970 addresses.
  • Your leadership on the topic of large load interconnection.
  • I'd first like to discuss the interconnection queue.
  • These are compute processes that can be paused and then brought back.
  • process.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs Apr 9th, 2025

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • On slide 5, and while that's being handed out, what slide 5 describes is the overall process by which
  • That gives us a baseline that ERCOT puts into the process.
  • Well, it's from a process perspective, so the process applies to a specific PUC process and the transmission
  • But even if that doesn't... group, the RPG process, and justifying it, that we have a reason for this
  • It doesn't prevent that process at all; it allows that to occur.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Built into that process that's been established for almost a hundred years is an appeal process without
  • So there's an internal appeal process within the department for all the contractors.
  • At General Motors, when they see a snake, they create a process to...
  • And I share Senator Kolkhorst's frustration that this bill will create the process.
  • A committee for studying the process of killing snakes, and I'm a snake killer.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • The interconnection is... Too onerous. It requires registration.
  • , the rules by which they're going to be interconnected, the costs of that interconnection, the compensation
  • Process.
  • The rulemaking on interconnection for a DER.
  • across the utility interconnection processes and socialization of appropriate... upgrade costs to get
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Business and Commerce (Part II) Apr 1st, 2025

Business & Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • The interconnection is too onerous. It requires registration.'
  • , the rules by which they're going to be interconnected, the costs of that interconnection, the compensation
  • The interconnection is too onerous. It requires registration.'
  • , the rules in which they're going to be interconnected, the costs of that interconnection, the compensation
  • interconnection processes and socialization of appropriate upgrade costs to get DER grid services to
Summary: The Senate Committee on Business and Commerce heard Senate Bill 2021 by Senator Johnson, as substituted, on distributed energy resources (DERs). Johnson said the bill was intended to create a regulatory framework for DERs and virtual power plants, address interconnection and registration issues, and prevent regulatory capture as the industry grows. Testimony was split: Texas Electric Cooperatives asked for clarification so co-ops would not be unintentionally excluded from owning or operating DERs; AECT supported the bill as providing needed rules and customer protections; TABA, Texas Solar and Storage Association, Sierra Club, Texas Solar Energy Society, and several others opposed it or raised concerns that it was too utility-centric, imposed red tape, and could burden homeowners and small businesses with registration and interconnection requirements. Johnson repeatedly said the bill was not meant to stop rooftop solar or backup systems and that he was open to specific redlines and further changes. SB 2021 was left pending after testimony. The committee then took up Senate Bill 2330 by Senator Parker, which would end government payroll deduction for dues to certain public employee organizations, while exempting first responders under Chapters 143 and 147 and making other conforming changes in a committee substitute. Parker argued the bill was about government neutrality, transparency, and employee freedom from coercion, and said organizations can collect dues directly using modern payment methods. Supporters from Texas Public Policy Foundation, Texas Business Coalition, Freedom Foundation, ABC Texas, and Texans for Fiscal Responsibility said taxpayer-funded payroll systems should not be used to collect dues for private organizations, especially ones involved in political activity. Opponents, including ATPE, Texas Classroom Teachers Association, Texas Public Employees Association, and correctional employees, said payroll deduction is a convenient, secure service that helps professional associations and employee groups, and argued the bill would burden teachers and other public employees. Several witnesses and senators focused on the bill’s exemptions and whether it treated teachers differently from first responders. Senator Menendez questioned why some public employees were excluded while others were not, and a Houston police union representative said he moved from opposing to supporting the bill after being told the substitute would preserve meet-and-confer deductions under Chapters 143 and 147. Senator Parker closed by saying the bill was not meant to eliminate associations or payroll deduction entirely, only to remove the state as a middleman. SB 2330 was left pending, and the committee then recessed subject to call.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Business and Commerce (Part I) Apr 1st, 2025

Business & Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • And built into that process, it's been established almost 100 years, is an appeal process without having
  • And built into that process, it's been established almost 100 years, is an appeal process without having
  • At General Motors, when they see a snake, they create a process to discuss the process of killing snakes
  • a committee for studying the process of killing snakes, and I'm a snake killer.
  • , a committee for studying the process of killing snakes, and I'm a snake killer.
Summary: The committee first took up pending business and favorably reported several bills without objection or by recorded vote, including SB 783, SB 1238, SB 1706, SB 1791, SB 458, SB 1644, and SB 1810, with some of them also sent to the local and uncontested calendar. The committee then moved into hearings on additional bills. SB 1968, by Senator Schwertner, would update the Real Estate License Act by repealing subagency, requiring written buyer-agent agreements before showings, and clarifying when a formal buyer representation agreement must be signed. Texas Realtors testified in support, saying the bill modernizes agency rules and increases transparency, while a committee substitute corrected drafting issues. SB 2411, the annual update to the Texas Business Organizations Code, was also laid out and left pending after supportive testimony from the Texas Business Law Foundation and drafting committee representatives. The committee also heard SB 2321, which would codify ERCOT’s current practice of notifying TCEQ when backup generation needs enforcement discretion for grid reliability; Sierra Club and a chamber of commerce witness supported it with suggestions for clearer emissions reporting, and the bill was left pending. SB 2077 would broaden eligibility for the Texas Mutual Insurance Company board by narrowing conflict restrictions tied to insurance-related interests; Texas Mutual supported the change and the bill was left pending. SB 1405, a broadband bill, would align state law with FCC standards and streamline Broadband Development Office processes; it was left pending after supportive testimony. SB 1299, protecting nonprofit donor privacy, drew support from privacy advocates and concerns from one witness about transparency for publicly funded nonprofit operations; it was left pending. The committee then heard SB 776, which would bar government construction contracts from shifting delay damages to contractors when delays are caused solely by the public owner. Contractors, surety representatives, and water infrastructure advocates supported the bill, arguing it would improve fairness and reduce inflated bids, while water utilities and critical infrastructure entities opposed it, warning of more litigation and higher costs; the bill was left pending. Finally, SB 715, which would apply reliability requirements retroactively to all generation resources in ERCOT, drew opposition from renewable and storage groups and support from some critics of renewable subsidies, with witnesses split over whether it would improve reliability or raise costs; testimony was underway when the transcript ended.
DE

Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Administration Committee Meeting Jun 17th, 2026

Administration

Transcript Highlights:
  • It's part of the democratic process.
  • This is a process that the commissioners went through.
  • So then the process would be: an amendment would be proposed.
  • There is then a process for educating the public and that kind of idea.
  • Also, Senate Bill 264 models the vacancy process we have here in the General Assembly.
Bills: SB268, SB306, SB264, SB312
Summary: The House Administration Committee met to consider a series of resolutions and bills covering arts districts, child care background checks, federal worker relief, health care reform, court transparency, school tax reassessment, municipal charter changes, constitutional amendment procedures, data center nondisclosure agreements, state employee benefits governance, and lieutenant governor vacancies. Members also noted that House Concurrent Resolution 12 had been removed from the agenda and that public comment would be limited to one minute per speaker. The committee released SCR 167 to study arts, culture, and creative districts in Delaware; HB 438 to close a loophole in the child care service letter requirement; SB 268 to provide interest-free loans, free transit, and tax deferrals for federal workers during shutdowns; SS2 for SB 1 to expand and permanently strengthen primary care investment while also addressing hospital cost growth; HCR 147 to request a Court of Chancery report on audio recordings and automated case assignment; SB 322 to replace the current post-reassessment 10% school revenue increase authority with a 2% annual increase option under safeguards; SB 306 to amend the Rehoboth Beach charter; HB 440 to require voter approval for constitutional amendments after legislative approval; SB 312 to bar nondisclosure agreements for large data center projects; SS1 for SB 289 to change State Employee Benefits Committee governance; and SB 264 to require a special election to fill a lieutenant governor vacancy. Testimony was mixed on several measures. Arts, child care, federal worker relief, primary care, court transparency, data center transparency, and the lieutenant governor vacancy bill drew mostly supportive testimony, while SB 322 and SB 306 drew both support and opposition, especially over tax impacts and the proposed spouse/partner restriction in Rehoboth Beach. HB 440 prompted debate over whether 55% voter approval was the right threshold for constitutional amendments, and SB 312 was supported as a transparency measure by residents affected by prior data center NDAs. All of the listed measures were released from committee by roll call vote, with some members voting no on HB 440, SB 306, SB 312, SS1 for SB 289, and SB 264.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House State Government Finance and Policy Committee 3/3/26

State Government Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • process.
  • I'm talking about a process process.
  • We're told that processes are the problem, but processes don't backdate documents.
  • We're told that processes are the problem, but processes don't backdate documents.
  • Processes don't backdate documents. Processes don't key cars; people do.
Bills: HF3676, HF3683, HF3395
Summary: The committee first approved minutes from February 19 and February 26, while skipping the February 24 minutes because of a drafting error that would be corrected later. It then took up House File 3676, a Safe at Home program bill described by Rep. Nash as arising from a constituent’s dangerous identity exposure and intended to tighten protections for participants, including allowing emancipated minors to enroll. Testimony from the Secretary of State’s office explained that the bill would clarify who may apply for a minor, require proof of guardianship, strengthen court findings before a participant’s physical address can be disclosed, increase penalties for harmful disclosure, prohibit discrimination based on participation, require state agencies to designate a Safe at Home contact person, allow use of the Safe at Home card as proof of residence for certain ID purposes, and require judge training. Members raised concerns about federal compatibility, constitutionality of court-related provisions, and the need for a fiscal note on the felony penalty. Several sections were noted as being removed or modified in a later engrossment, and the committee voted to re-refer HF 3676 to the Transportation Finance and Policy Committee. The committee then heard House File 3683, which would direct the state budget forecast to include the estimated cost of fraud. Rep. Nash argued that fraud is a significant but unquantified drain on state resources and said the bill would adapt existing forecast language used for inflation to track fraud costs. Minnesota Management and Budget Deputy Commissioner Anna Mingi testified that fraud is unacceptable and that the agency works to prevent and detect it, but said the twice-yearly forecast is not the right tool for this kind of retrospective analysis. She explained that if fraud is identified, the forecast would reflect reduced spending through program integrity actions rather than a separate fraud-cost line item. The bill was moved and referred to the general register after a roll call was requested.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Children, Youth and Family Services REVISED: Links added Feb 4th, 2026 at 03:00 pm

Children, Youth and Family Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • So I want to have at the end of this process a bill of excellence that really improves the process.
  • And so we're back in the process again, trying to do something.
  • And so I stay involved in this process. Please, reverie blends up.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Licensing & Administrative Procedures May 6th, 2025

Licensing & Administrative Procedures

Transcript Highlights:
  • We gave regulators regular tours of our operations, updates on our products and processes.
  • Bill 3201 very much makes couriers go through the right processes if they want to operate in this state
  • But as I've worked with couriers, and as I've worked for a courier, I've come to respect the process,
  • You know, part of the claim is they haven't had due process.
  • Well, there is no more due process than having the legislature come in and say, we're not going to allow
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee 2/20/25

Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm just processing that 75% of the grants went out to Greater Minnesota.
  • <00:51:32.400> for OA identified with the mpc's process for OA identified with the mpc's process
  • And we now have that information, and are about to start the process in earnest.
  • In many cases, for delegated programs, EPA is the key authority in those processes.
  • <01:16:20.760> at confused about the about the process at confused about the about the process
Bills: HF276, HF413, HF411
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Judiciary Committee Meeting - 2025-04-03

Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

Transcript Highlights:
  • And so certainly, you know, through this process, you saw the original drafting and where we're at.
  • more holistic process...
  • In the appeal process of unrelated property.
  • and the tax court process.
  • These are largely to update, react to statutory updates, and improve processes for staff, judges, and