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AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Commerce and Small Business Committee Mar 6th, 2025

Commerce and Small Business

Transcript Highlights:
  • It clarifies that they still answer... that it clarifies that they still answer to the qualifying broker
  • If the agency has multiple offices, the realtor can only meet at the office where the broker is.
  • They can go to the... where the broker is. They can go to the coffee shop to meet.
  • My understanding is that the real estate commission has rules and... real estate commission has rules
Bills: HB95, HB382
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House State Government Finance and Policy Committee 2/26/26

State Government Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • > own<00:26:26.720> contracts, brokers, managing its own contracts, brokers, managing its
  • The time of school personnel and money being spent on services like brokers would be much better used
  • Um, there may be some savings on TPA, but currently our broker fees are 2.10% of our premium.
  • There may be some savings on TPA, but currently our broker fees are 2.10% of our premium.
  • The savings coming from going to just a statewide broker versus each district aren't significant.
Bills: HF3422, HF3461, HF2904
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

ECD Public Hearing - Wed Feb 11, 2026 @ 8:30 AM HST

Economic Development & Technology

Transcript Highlights:
  • Hawaii has never had a gaming commission.
  • Hawaii has never had a gaming commission.
  • Hawaii has never had a gaming commission.
  • Hawaii has never had a gaming commission.
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Bills: HB2118, HB2473
Summary: The committee heard several bills related to permitting and economic development. On HB 2603, relating to permits, the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development said it supported the measure with comments. Committee discussion focused on the fact that the state’s facilitated permit process appears to have been rarely or never used, the need to identify specific projects that would use it, and whether DBEDT would need dedicated staffing to administer it. DBEDT said it had found no projects under the current process, had no capacity to run the program as structured, and estimated it would need about 7 to 9 FTEs, including permitting, coordination, data, systems, and possibly legal support. The chair suggested exploring a staff assignment and comparing the concept to federal FAST-41-style expedited permitting. On HB 2140, relating to essential permitting positions, the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development again supported the bill with comments. Testimony and questioning centered on a pilot program to help counties pay competitively for permitting staff. A DBEDT representative said the issue of competitive pay affected both county and state permitting offices and that the bill was intended as a temporary pilot, though a more permanent solution would be preferable. When asked how counties would fund the salary support, the witness said that was not yet discussed with the counties and agreed to follow up. The committee also noted the bill applies to participating counties. On HB 2598, relating to the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation, the State Procurement Office and HTDC offered comments, and the Department of the Attorney General raised constitutional concerns. The AG said the bill’s residency-based certification requirements, when tied to procurement, could implicate the dormant Commerce Clause, and that the required 1% contribution tied to state contracts raised unconstitutional-conditions concerns. In questioning, the AG characterized these as legal risks rather than automatic lawsuits. The committee did not take a vote. The committee then heard HB 2141, relating to state enterprise zones. Taxation, DBEDT, HCDA, the University of Hawaii Cancer Center, and HTDC testified in support, while the Tax Foundation noted the program was intended to help economically depressed areas create jobs. HTDC said the bill would help preserve the Maui Research and Technology Center’s enterprise-zone status after rezoning. Committee discussion focused on whether the enterprise zone program is being used effectively, how the bill might attract businesses to areas where the state is investing, and whether the program’s labor requirements are too burdensome for new businesses. DBEDT explained that the program requires a 10% workforce increase in the first year, which must be sustained, and said it promotes the program through county coordinators and in-person outreach. No votes or final actions were taken in the portion provided.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Commerce Committee Meeting - 2026-04-07

Commerce Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • it adds a section to the back end of the Minnesota Consumer Data Privacy Act to establish a data broker
  • want these millions of data brokers want these millions of data brokers [clears throat]<00:15:10.880
  • Data brokers who do not have a direct relationship have to get the information from somewhere.
  • Data brokers who do not have a direct relationship have to get the information from somewhere.
  • Data brokers who do not have a direct relationship have to get the information from somewhere.
Bills: HF4456, HF4544, HF3698
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama Senate Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development Committee Jan 21st, 2026

Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm the Pro Tem's appointee to the Uniform Law Commission, and, um, that's, you know, pretty much lawyers
  • The Uniform Law Commission is, um, pretty much lawyers from all over the country that get together and
  • something else we came through sunset with, and it's, you know, we've had some of these boards and commissions
Bills: HB59, SB15, SB96, SB104, SB137
NV
Transcript Highlights:
  • Additionally, the bill removes the Commission on Post-Secondary Education from NRS 232.815, as the commission
  • So this change would leave the Commission on Post-Secondary Education with DETR and remove the commission
  • We would bill for the services that our Office of Boards and Commissions would be providing.
  • So it’s not based on the individual...” “...year to run the Office of Boards and Commissions.
  • in the various boards and commissions in that section.
Bills: SB507
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • technical updates regarding the Texas Real Estate Commission.
  • Lastly, require the Public Utility Commission, ERCOT, and the Railroad Commission to oversee the implementation
  • The Commission has a variety of different individuals, including the Railroad Commission, ERCOT, of course
  • So that's a reason. for the Commission in my book.
  • To individuals on SEC commissions generally?
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • We've been working on this at the Public Utility Commission (PUC) for at least the last two or three
  • We still don't have a rulemaking at the commission.
  • I think there's good willingness at the commission to work with stakeholders on that rulemaking, but
  • So my preference on this would be to really... ...give the commission a clear mandate to move ahead with
  • We've tasked. ...that poor commission with more work than 17 commission agencies at size can do.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

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

Business & Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • We still don't have a rulemaking at the commission.
  • I think there's good willingness at the commission to work with stakeholders on that rulemaking, but
  • So my preference on this would be to really give the commission a clear mandate to move ahead with that
  • We've tasked that poor commission with more work than 17 commission agencies its size can do.
  • As Matt was just talking about the rulemaking that's currently before the Commission on the distribution
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:
  • Because the Texas Facilities Commission...
  • Lastly, it will require the Public Utility Commission, ERCOT, and the Railroad Commission to oversee
  • The commission has a variety of different individuals: the Railroad Commission, ERCOT, of course, someone
  • And so the commission enables that to happen.
  • The federal government gives clearances to state commissions and individuals and state commissions.
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.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 3/10/26

Commerce Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • They should go to the Public Utilities Commission like Xcel.
  • Like in this case, Otter Tail comes to the commission and says, "Here's what we need.
  • They should go to the Public Utilities Commission like Xcel.
  • <00:17:34.600> like the Public Utilities Commission like the Public Utilities Commission like
  • or receiving an unreasonable commission or receiving an unreasonable commission or<00:31:26.320>
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

PBS Public Hearing - Fri Feb 6, 2026 @ 8:30 AM HST

Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • <02:02:36.239> from revenues paid from site commissions from revenues paid from site commissions
  • I'm the executive director of the Crime Victim Compensation Commission.
  • Comments from the Hawaii Civil Rights Commission.
  • Testimony and support from Commission.
  • Civil Rights Commission. Civil Rights Commission.
Bills: HB676
Summary: The committee heard three public safety bills. HB 2235 would appropriate $1.3 million for the Military Affairs and Community Relations Office to strengthen coordination on military and defense issues. Supporters, including the Hawaii National Guard and DBEDT’s military relations office, said the office helps Hawaiʻi understand federal contracting, USA Jobs, and military-related economic impacts. One member questioned why the state should fund a DoD-related office while Hawaiʻi remains under-reimbursed on impact aid; supporters responded that the office serves Hawaiʻi communities and helps prepare residents for federal jobs. The chair said she intended to recommend the bill pass with a HD1, a blank appropriation to be filled in the committee report, technical amendments, a defective effective date, and updated office title language. HB 2263 would expand Hawaiʻi family leave law to cover qualifying military exigencies. The Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, DBEDT’s military relations office, and the Hawaii National Guard supported the measure, saying military families often face short-notice deployments, relocations, briefings, and urgent family arrangements that require time away from work, and that aligning state law with federal standards would provide clarity and consistency. The chair said she would recommend passage with a HD1, a defective effective date, and technical amendments. HB 2291 would clarify that certain National Guard Youth and Educational Programs employees are excluded from collective bargaining, rename the program, and codify its Hawaiian name. The Hawaii National Guard said it was a housekeeping bill with no appropriation, but requested an amendment to align the bill with updated authorities and program references; the chair asked for proposed language before the later decision-making. She said she would recommend passage with a defective date and the requested amendment if provided, and then recessed the hearing until 11:30 a.m. for decision-making on all three bills.
DE

Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Oversight & Sunset Committee Meeting Jun 17th, 2026

Legislative Oversight & Sunset

Bills: SB295, HB378
Summary: The Senate Legislative Oversight Committee met in hybrid format, approved the minutes from its April 22 and May 13 meetings, and then heard two bills. HB 420 would modernize massage therapy licensure by allowing the Board of Massage and Bodywork to decide which coursework may be completed in a hybrid format and which must remain in person, while also removing outdated references to a license type the board no longer issues. The sponsor said the change would improve access for students who cannot easily travel or stop working, while preserving public protection through board rules. Public testimony on HB 420 was entirely supportive. Robert Overmiller spoke in favor, and Mackenzie Francis of Alpha School of Massage also supported the bill, citing workforce growth in massage therapy and arguing that hybrid education would expand access, especially for students entering the field later in life. No committee questions or objections were raised. The committee then discussed HB 378, which would continue the Council of Corrections’ partnership with the Criminal Justice Council and avoid the sunset of that arrangement in 2026. Members noted the bill stemmed from a prior Joint Legislative Oversight effort to provide the council with staff support and training. Robert Overmiller again testified in support, and there was no opposition or further public comment. The meeting concluded after discussion of the two bills, with no votes recorded in the transcript.