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MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House State Government Finance and Policy Committee 3/6/25

State Government Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • For the record, my name is Deon Bruce.
  • More precise data creates informed records for land management and accurate taxation, so we set up this
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  • for Land Management informed records for Land Management accurate<00:23:26.960><c> and</c><00:23:27.360
  • </c> thank you Mr chair uh for the record thank you Mr chair uh for the record Devon<00:39:06.960><c>
Bills: HF1, HF1754, HF1809, HF1478
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Local Government Jan 30th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Local Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • record fraud.
  • As a brief reminder, this bill would authorize title protection program to prevent land record fraud.
  • a fraud protection instrument had been recorded for that property.
  • It would also exempt the recording of fraud protection instruments and of documents releasing fraud protection
  • And title fraud is a real problem. ...and actually save a little money doing it, and title fraud is a
Summary: The House Local Government Committee heard public testimony on HB 2588, which would let county ferry districts exercise the same general authority as counties over ferries, rather than being limited to passenger-only ferries. Supporters from Whatcom, Pierce, and county associations said the change would help counties with vehicle ferries create dedicated funding tools to maintain aging ferry systems and reduce pressure on county road funds. Opponents argued it could create new taxes or fees without direct voter control, while staff clarified the bill would apply to ferry districts now or in the future. The committee also heard HB 2094, which would require non-charter counties to appoint coroners rather than elect them. The sponsor and supporters said the bill would improve professionalism, accountability, and ballot simplicity, and cited Yakima County’s recent coroner problems as evidence that elected coroners can create operational and fiscal difficulties. Opponents, including elected coroners and the Washington Association of Coroners and Medical Examiners, argued that elected coroners provide independence from county officials, preserve public accountability, and can order inquests without political pressure. Testimony on both sides was extensive, and no vote was taken on HB 2094 during the hearing. In executive session, the committee took action on several bills. It adopted amendments and passed out HB 2451 on local tax increment financing, HB 2298 on voluntary title protection programs for land record fraud, HB 2566 on local government procurement thresholds, HB 2267 on urban forest management ordinances, HB 2530 on the deadline for forming public facilities districts for regional aquatics and sports facilities, and HB 2388 on siting distributed energy generation resources on agricultural lands. Each was reported out with a due pass recommendation, with recorded votes showing broad support, though HB 2267 passed on a narrower 4-3 vote.
DE

Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Agriculture Committee Meeting Jun 17th, 2026

Agriculture

Transcript Highlights:
  • When I call your name, if you'll come to the table and state your name and an organization for the record
  • Please state your name for the record. Good afternoon. I am Kat Kaudel.
  • It also requires certified private applicators to maintain records of pesticide applications and to make
  • those records available for inspection by the Department of Agriculture.
  • those records available for inspection by the Department of Agriculture.
Bills: SB311, HB371
Summary: The House Agriculture Committee met with a quorum present and considered three bills. Senate Bill 53 would codify and continue the Farm to Community Program if federal support is reduced or unavailable, prioritize Delaware farmers, and require reporting and transparency. Testimony in support came from the Delaware Farm Bureau, the Academy of Medicine and Public Health, and Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Jimmy Crone, who said the department supports the bill. Members raised no questions, and the committee voted to release the bill by roll call. The committee then heard Senate Bill 311, a Department of Agriculture maintenance bill updating Title 3 provisions related to plant industry and pesticides. The bill removes an outdated $100 license fee, requires certified private applicators to keep pesticide application records available for inspection, expands the definition of landscaper to include commercial entities installing their own nursery stock, and removes a good-character requirement for grain inspector applicants. With no public comment or questions, the committee voted to release the bill by roll call. Finally, House Bill 371, sponsored by Representative Vanderwyn, would streamline the Agland Preservation Act by eliminating a redundant county advisory board step for farmland preservation districts. Representative Vanderwyn and Deputy Secretary Crone explained that the advisory boards were more useful when the program was new, but now the county planning and zoning commissions and the Department of Agriculture already provide the needed review. After brief discussion, with no public comment, the committee voted to release the bill by roll call and then adjourned.
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama House Constitution, Campaigns and Elections Committee Feb 18th, 2026

Constitution, Campaigns and Elections

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senate, I knew that I could destroy those records after six years.
  • It's your choice. >> I mean if it's something at the Ethics Commission, they probably still keep records
  • So, of course, when you've got those kinds of records, you don't want to get rid of them, you know, unless
  • came up with the idea because I knew that there was federal law that said you could get rid of those records
  • So, of course, when you've got those kinds of records, you don't want to get rid of them, you know, unless
Bills: SB42, SB166, SB42, SB166
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Senate Bill 1734 addresses the growing issue of deed fraud.
  • documents or commits fraud on a notary to file real property documents.
  • Senate Bill 1734 is a self-help bill for victims of deed fraud.
  • We see this as a good mechanism to further reduce and address property fraud.
  • that they create to continue the fraud.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Jurisprudence (Part I) Apr 9th, 2025

Jurisprudence

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senate Bill 1734 addresses the growing issue of deed fraud.
  • , or committing fraud on a notary files real property records showing that your property has been transferred
  • Under current law, resolving deed fraud can be a costly, complicated, and time consuming matter.
  • We see this as a good mechanism so that we can further reduce and address property fraud, and I thank
  • and turns out there has been a fraudulent deed that has already been recorded at that point in time.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

State Committee Meeting - 2025-03-27

State Government Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • After all, it takes people to fight fraud.
  • We also can't investigate or prosecute fraud in obtaining benefits, also known as welfare fraud, or fraud
  • convictions than other similarly-sized Medicaid fraud control units.
  • We investigate and prosecute Medicaid provider fraud.
  • Please record that as your...
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House State Government Finance and Policy Committee 3/27/25

State Government Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Uh that allows um fraud.
  • </c> I just want that noted for the record. I just want that noted for the record.
  • </c> for the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit. for the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit.
  • </c> on our Medicaid Fraud Control Unit. on our Medicaid Fraud Control Unit.
  • We also can't investigate or prosecute fraud in obtaining benefits, also known as welfare fraud, or fraud
DE

Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Elections & Government Affairs Committee Meeting Jun 18th, 2026

Elections & Government Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • If we have other members join us, we'll announce that for the record. Senator Cruz.
  • If we have other members join us, we'll announce that for the record.
  • The footprints of our ancestors are still present across the land.
  • The footprints of our ancestors are still present across the land.
  • As many of you stand on this land, you stand on our ancestors.
Summary: The Senate Elections and Government Affairs Committee met in hybrid format, approved the June 10 draft minutes, and then heard a long agenda of bills. HB 89 (home improvement fraud dispute resolution) was presented as a consumer protection measure developed with DOJ to address contractor fraud, especially against vulnerable homeowners; members voiced support and asked to be added as sponsors. HB 283 updated realty transfer tax exemptions to use gender-neutral “spouses” language and add a direct grandparent-to-grandchild transfer exemption; it drew supportive public comment. HS1 for HB 390 would let DelDOT choose electronic-only bidding for projects, remove newspaper bid-opening notices, and clarify bidding records, with no opposition raised. HB 328/H.A. 2 modernizes the Register of Regulations statute, keeps newspaper distribution requirements, and delays some effective dates to 2027; it was described as a technical update. HB 365 would create the Delaware Indigenous Affairs Commission, prompting supportive testimony from Indigenous community members and some discussion about representation and internal tribal اختلافs, but no formal opposition. HB 423 would automatically enroll new state employees in the 457B deferred compensation plan unless they opt out, with exclusions for collective bargaining units and implementation tied to payroll readiness; it was presented as a retirement-savings measure. SS1 for SB 342 would modernize the Delaware Motion Picture and Television Development Commission to support a broader film/media incentive package, with support from the Delaware Arts Alliance and a request to help attract productions to Delaware. The committee also heard SB 331, a cleanup bill on garagekeeper liens for manufactured housing and related assets. The sponsor and an attorney explained it as clarifying who can recover funds and attorney’s fees in lien sales, but the Chief Magistrate and the manufactured housing association said the issue should be addressed more carefully and possibly in another section of code; they were open to further work. HB 436 would update the Smyrna charter, including school impact fees, election challenge procedures, vacancy rules, domicile standards, Board of Elections terms, and meeting schedules. HS1 for HB 376 made technical and organizational changes to the Millville charter, including a tiebreaker for municipal elections and a property tax cap, with the town solicitor saying there was little substantive change. HB 460 would require New Castle County municipalities to submit permit data monthly rather than on a much slower schedule, limited to closed permits with certificates of occupancy, to improve property assessment data; it was presented as part of broader reassessment/data-quality efforts. Public comment was heard on several items, especially HB 365 and SS1 for SB 342. Indigenous speakers supported the commission as a way to preserve heritage, improve representation, and create a formal seat at the table. The Delaware Arts Alliance supported the film commission modernization bill as part of a broader creative-economy plan. No recorded votes were taken on the individual bills in the transcript, and the meeting ended with a unanimous motion to adjourn.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Jurisprudence Apr 9th, 2025

Jurisprudence

Transcript Highlights:
  • deed fraud is when someone, through fraudulent means, fake documents, or committing fraud on a notary
  • Real property records showing that your property has been transferred to a third party.
  • And so we wanted this to be a mechanism that addressed property fraud.
  • We see this as a good mechanism so that we can further reduce and address property fraud.
  • is another—they come up with it, they create another opportunity to continue the fraud.
Summary: The committee heard several probate, family law, judicial, property, and contract-related bills. Senate Bill 1335, relating to decedents’ estates, would remove outdated references to a clerk’s certificate, allow courts to remove personal representatives on their own motion with notice by qualified delivery method, and add independent administrators to provisions that referenced only independent executors; an estate-planning attorney testified in support, and the bill was left pending. Senate Bill 1760, concerning guardianship transfer fees and procedures, was described as setting a $45 filing fee for transferred guardianship cases and clarifying completion and dismissal procedures; it received no testimony and was left pending. Senate Bill 2127 would shorten the eligibility period for retired judges to serve as visiting judges from eight years to six, restrict practice in their assigned region for two years, and require conflict-related certification; it also was left pending without testimony. Senate Bill 302 would shift the cost of a traveling probate judge to the requesting estate or parties rather than the county; one witness registered in favor, no one testified, and the bill was left pending. The committee then considered a committee substitute for Senate Bill 252, which would clarify the parental presumption in conservatorship cases, require non-parents seeking relief against a parent to file an affidavit showing significant impairment to the child if relief is denied, require courts to state specific findings when overcoming the presumption, confirm the clear-and-convincing standard, and clarify that agreed prior orders do not defeat the presumption. The substitute was explained as consensus language from a work group, public testimony was reopened, and the bill was left pending. Senate Bill 1734, on deed fraud, would create a streamlined ex parte process for property owners to have fraudulent deeds declared void, modeled on the fraudulent lien statute; county clerk and title association representatives testified that it would provide a low-cost self-help remedy for a growing problem, and the bill was left pending subject to the chair. Senate Bill 1975 would prevent Texas contractors from being forced to litigate disputes in foreign jurisdictions and require disputes to be handled in the county where the project is located; it was presented as a repeat of a previously vetoed bill and was left pending. Finally, the committee took up a substitute for Senate Bill 1940, concerning transfer-on-death style beneficiary designations for manufactured homes. The substitute would allow one or more beneficiaries instead of only one, transfer the interest to surviving designated beneficiaries who survive by 120 hours, extend the application period for transfer to 365 days, void the designation if not timely filed, and require mailing by certified or registered mail with return receipt requested. The substitute was adopted without objection. The committee then recessed subject to the call of the chair.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Alcohol, Tobacco and Controlled Substances REVISED: HB3530 - Added Feb 11th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Alcohol, Tobacco and Controlled Substances

Transcript Highlights:
  • Seeing none, please open the queue for a recorded vote.
  • It also excludes any landowner that Has owned the land for more than 5 years, same as we did with the
  • However, if they own that land for 5 consecutive years In the same name that the license is in, then
  • Seeing none, please open the queue for a recorded vote.
  • Seeing none, please open the queue for a recorded vote.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Alcohol, Tobacco and Controlled Substances REVISED: HB3530 - Added Feb 11th, 2026

Alcohol, Tobacco and Controlled Substances

Transcript Highlights:
  • Seeing none, please open the queue for a recorded vote. Colver, aye. Dallens, aye. Cornwell, aye.
  • Seeing none, please open the queue for a recorded vote. Culver, aye. Cornwell, aye. Dallon's, aye.
  • the bond, as long as the ownership of the land matches the ownership of the license perfectly.
  • Seeing none, please open the queue for a recorded vote. Will there be discussion or debate?
  • Seeing none, please open the queue for a recorded vote. Cornwell, aye. Dallens, aye.
Summary: The committee considered several alcohol, marijuana, nicotine, and ABLE Commission bills. House Bill 3011 was amended to clarify that home beer brewing would not be taxed if the beer is not being sold, and then passed by recorded vote. House Bill 3143, extending the moratorium on marijuana licenses, and House Bill 3144, adding a cap to prevent a large number of licenses if the moratorium is lifted, both passed. House Bill 3881, creating a regulatory framework for alternative nicotine products including e-liquids and vape products, passed after a question clarified it does not apply to medical marijuana vapes. The committee also advanced House Bill 3519, which replaces the current bond requirement for abandoned grow sites with an annual $2,000 fee paid to OMMA, creates a revolving fund capped at $5 million for cleanup costs, and waives the fee after five consecutive years of ownership in the same name as the license. Members discussed how the fund would be used and whether it was protected from legislative sweeps. House Bill 3522, requested by the Restaurant Association, requires the ABLE Commission to report its disciplinary actions annually and passed unanimously. Finally, House Bill 3530, with a committee substitute adopted as the working draft, sets timelines for ABLE licensees to produce requested documents. It also passed by recorded vote. The meeting then adjourned.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Consumer Protection & Business Feb 3rd, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Consumer Protection & Business

Transcript Highlights:
  • For the record, Megan Mulvahill, staff to the committee.
  • Madam Chair, members of the committee, for the record, Megan Mulvahill, staff to the committee.
  • ; Providing information that is lawfully available from federal, state, or local government records;
  • by the Office of the Insurance Commissioner and revises the crime of insurance fraud, including its
  • the insurance fraud program could redirect the report to regulatory staff within the OIC.
Summary: The Consumer Protection and Business Committee met in executive session to review amendments on several bills, including House Bill 2483 on a data broker registry, House Bill 2477 on claims arising from appraisal activity, House Bill 2274 on the Washington Commercial Electronic Mail Act, House Bill 2394 on insurance fraud enforcement, House Bill 2624 on unsolicited real estate transactions, and House Bill 2240 on self-service storage rental agreements. Staff explained the proposed amendments and substitutes, including narrowing and expanding exemptions in HB 2483, clarifying limitations and licensing authority in HB 2477, and competing substitute approaches for HB 2274. After a caucus recess, the committee deferred action on HB 2483, HB 2477, and HB 2394. The committee then voted to advance HB 2274, with the Walen substitute withdrawn and the H-3163.1 substitute adopted; members discussed the bill as a response to issues raised by the Brown v. Old Navy case and as a way to balance consumer protection with clearer rules for retailers. The roll call was 12-3 in favor, and the substitute bill was reported out with a do pass recommendation. The committee also moved HB 2624 forward after debate over its carve-outs for public entities, tribes, and nonprofit nature conservancies; it passed 9-6 and was reported out do pass. Finally, the committee took up HB 2240 and adopted two amendments: one requiring rental agreements to be sent by both email and first-class mail when an email address is provided, and another extending notice of termination or nonrenewal from 15 to 25 days, with an additional five days to remove property. Members discussed whether the timelines were sufficient, but the bill was ultimately reported out of committee with a do pass recommendation by voice vote. The meeting adjourned after the committee noted the approaching policy cutoff and urged members to finish their work before the next day.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 3/25/26

Public Safety Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
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  • </c> the record. the record. &gt;&gt; My<00:21:14.960><c> apologies,</c><00:21:15.440><c> Mr.
  • </c> criminal record checks under state law. criminal record checks under state law.
  • Traditional frauds that may be outside of the public government, where records may not be kept quite
  • ><c> so</c> record records retention related, so record records retention related, so I<00:44:01.520>
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/18/2026 - House Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections

Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections

Transcript Highlights:
  • So this eliminates the fraud-driven cost inflation.
  • Recorder Lewis. Good afternoon, Chairman Gillette and members.
  • Chair, Recorder Lewis, so under federal law in Title 16, Mr.
  • Marson, I've talked to several recorders, and this is the controversy.
  • Marzen, I've talked to several recorders, and this is the controversy.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/02/2026 - House Land, Agriculture & Rural Affairs

Land, Agriculture & Rural Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • The Committee on Land, Agriculture and Rural Affairs is called to order.
  • It’s about foreign entities buying land in Arizona.
  • This bill is about protecting from fascist countries buying land.
  • Okay, go ahead and state your name and your title for the record.
  • Land, Agriculture and Rural Affairs is now...
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Public Safety Feb 17th, 2026

Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • These funds will be allocated to the electronic infrastructure system, which supports timely record processing
  • These funds will be allocated to the electronic infrastructure system, which supports timely record processing
Summary: The Public Safety Committee met and first laid over Senate Bill 1284 by Vice Chair Hamilton until the following week. The committee then heard Senate Bill 1192 by Senator Mann, which would raise the DUI assessment fee from $160 to $200 to help stabilize independent assessment providers; members asked about who pays the fee and whether there was a fiscal impact, and the bill passed 7-0. The committee also heard Senate Bill 1264 by Senator Gillespie, which expands the definition of great bodily injury to include concussions, prolonged pain, and injuries affecting more than 10% of the victim’s body, and adds coverage for offenses committed in the presence of a minor; after questions about the new standards and duplicate repealer language, it passed 7-0. Senate Bill 1921 by Senator Murdock was heard next. It increases OSBI background check fees, including criminal history and fingerprint-based checks, with the added revenue intended for electronic infrastructure and staffing; members questioned whether the fees would be charged to requesting agencies as well as individuals, and the bill passed 7-0. The committee then heard Senate Bill 1810 by Senator Weaver, an Attorney General request bill that would allow human trafficking expert testimony in court and add human trafficking victims to the list of persons eligible for Attorney General Victim Service Unit services; Senator Weaver explained the need for specialized testimony and victim support, and the bill advanced 7-0.