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MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Education Finance Committee 4/9/26

Education Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • First, a $60,000 minimum pay for teachers, $80,000 for teachers with a master's, a $25 per hour minimum
  • First, a $60,000 minimum pay for teachers, $80,000 for teachers with a master's, a $25 per hour minimum
  • First, a $60,000 minimum pay for teachers, $80,000 for teachers with a master's, a $25 per hour minimum
  • > teacher By establishing a minimum teacher By establishing a minimum teacher salary,<00:20:30.840
  • :29:34.720> for Minimum employer contribution levels for Minimum employer contribution levels
Bills: HF3119
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Higher Education May 6th, 2025

Higher Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • We stand now on the precipice of profound and unknown changes in the age of artificial intelligence.
  • Even in the Middle Ages, universities educated students whom people wanted to hire.
  • And even in the Middle Ages, teachers and students moved elsewhere when governments threatened their
Bills: SB 37
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 2/27/25

Human Services Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:01:39.119> employment rules establishing minimum employment rules establishing minimum
  • <00:10:21.320> wage 2027 um there is a general minimum wage 2027 um there is a general minimum
  • what is um being proposed as a minimum what is um being proposed as a minimum wage<00:23:23.000>
  • <00:41:05.000> wages comments um there on the minimum wages comments um there on the minimum
  • estimates that the cost of the minimum estimates that the cost of the minimum wage<01:20:18.880>
Bills: HF1419, HF500
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Human Services Finance and Policy Committee hears HF500 2/27/25

Human Services Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • The proposed minimum wage standards present even greater concerns as it would significantly increase
  • The proposed minimum wage standards present even greater concerns as it would significantly increase
  • conducted by the board uh of the minimum conducted by the board uh of the minimum wage<00:09:29.120
  • We help our community, our loved ones, to age with dignity.
  • <00:24:16.320> with ones to age with ones to age with dignity<00:24:19.240> we<00:24
Bills: HF1419, HF500
Summary: The committee took up House File 500, which would require the legislature to fund the Nursing Home Workforce Standards Board’s standards before they could take effect. An author’s DE2 amendment was adopted first; the amendment was described as pausing the board’s standards unless the legislature estimates and fully pays the cost for each nursing home. The bill author argued that mandates without money create serious consequences for seniors and providers, and said the measure would keep budget authority with the legislature rather than an appointed board. Supporters, including nursing home operators and the Long-Term Care Imperative, said the board’s holiday pay and minimum wage standards would create large unfunded costs, citing estimates ranging from hundreds of thousands to millions of dollars for individual facilities and more than $200 million statewide. They argued that some facilities could face debt, reserve depletion, or reduced access to care if the standards are not funded. Opponents, including SEIU workers and union leaders, said the board has improved staffing, recruitment, morale, and worker safety, and that caregivers deserve higher wages and holiday pay. They argued the bill would weaken the board’s ability to address chronic understaffing and would shift focus away from worker protections. Members also debated whether nursing home reimbursement rates have already risen enough to cover wages and whether the problem lies with how funds are used by providers. After public testimony closed, several members spoke in opposition and support. A roll call was requested, and the committee voted 9-7 to re-refer House File 500, as amended, to the Committee on Labor and Workforce and Economic Development Finance and Policy.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Higher Education May 6th, 2025

Higher Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • That is indoctrination from a young age. And I think that's what we're seeing now as well.
  • We stand now on the precipice of profound and unknown changes in the age of artificial intelligence.
  • Even in the Middle Ages, universities educated students whom people wanted to hire.
  • Even in the Middle Ages, teachers and students moved elsewhere when governments threatened their rights
Bills: SB 37
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 2/25/25

Children and Families Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • The rules are based on child-oriented education, experience, and age.
  • three and 90% by age five.
  • three and 90% by age five.
  • three and 90% by age five.
  • age um but I um I'm trying to understand age um but I um I'm trying to understand what<00:59:18.559><
Bills: HF1247, HF628
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Senate Revenue Committee, February 13, 2026

Revenue

Transcript Highlights:
  • Wouldn't you want to put in there that a person under the age of 21 years may enter unaccompanied by
  • The operator shall not allow any person under the age of 21 years to play at a skill-based amusement
  • There wasn't age-restricted marking.
  • There wasn't age restricted there.
  • There wasn't age restricted markings.<01:32:53.199> As<01:32:53.360> a<01:32:53.520>
Bills: SF0044, SF0046
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 3/11/26

Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • You make a minimum wage at >> Okay. Then the two uh then uh >> Okay.
  • > at Representative Greenman continued her example of a stay-or-pay provision: “You make a minimum
  • Oftentimes, you get the minimum wage job or the middle class job. You sign it or you don't.
  • Um there is uh minimum criteria.
  • It's not like you're asking for a minimum wage on the whole state. That's different.
Bills: HF3889, HF2567, HF3878
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Children and Youth Health Committee Feb 27th, 2025

Children and Youth Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • No one will have to show an ID because your age is... ...have to show an ID because your age is already
  • This is their age.
  • supervised... ...age-appropriate supervised experiences.
  • Let's age-verify the device.
  • They know your age; your age is in... side. They know your age; your age is in your phone today.
Bills: SB186, SB187
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama Senate Tourism Committee Feb 11th, 2026

Tourism

Transcript Highlights:
  • That they use an age verification system that allows them to verify a person's age instead of just using
  • <00:06:32.080> verification require age verification require age verification >> under
  • So, when it's ordered, you have to age<00:06:40.880> verify age verify age verify >> when
  • I mean, you can still do verify the age.
  • argument people offering age argument people offering age verification<00:11:24.720> to<00
Bills: HB393, HB61, SB234, SB234
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

House Revenue Committee, February 26, 2026

Revenue

Transcript Highlights:
  • makes it so that those have to go inside the liquor store so that they are available to people over the age
Bills: SF0110, SF0044, SF0046
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

House in Session Mar 26th, 2025

Florida House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • BY REPRESENTATIVE SALZMAN AND OTHERS, HOUSE BILL 759, A BILL ENTITLED AN ACT RELATING TO MINIMUM AGE
  • MINIMUM AGE OF 21 IS CONSTITUTIONAL.
  • BY REPRESENTATIVE SALZMAN AND OTHERS, HOUSE BILL 759, A BILL ENTITLED AN ACT RELATING TO MINIMUM AGE
  • The courts have agreed that Florida's minimum age gun law is indeed constitutional.
  • THIS BILL PROPOSES LOWERING THE MINIMUM AGE TO PURCHASE A FIREARM FROM 21 TO 18, AND I I KNOW THERE ARE
Summary: The Florida House convened for regular business, with Speaker Perez announcing historic budget plans including the largest state tax cut in Florida history - a permanent 0.75% sales tax reduction from 6% to 5.25%, saving Floridians nearly $5 billion annually. The House will propose a budget lower than both the Governor's proposal and last year's budget. Several bills passed including Lucy's Law (boating safety), water access facilities funding, municipal utility rate corrections, hazardous walking conditions for schools, and medical malpractice 'Free Kill Law' repeal. The controversial firearm purchase age bill (HB 759) passed 78-34, lowering the minimum age from 21 to 18, despite emotional opposition citing the Parkland shooting. Other bills addressed cursive writing instruction, peer support for first responders, and government sunset reviews. Multiple veto override motions were approved unanimously, reinstating funding for veterans programs and infrastructure projects.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Environment and Natural Resources Feb 3rd, 2026

Environment and Natural Resources

Bills: S0912, S1196, S1422, S1510, S7034
Summary: The Environment and Natural Resources Committee met with a quorum and took up several environmental bills and one appointment. SB 1422, as amended by a strike-all focused on coral reef protection and designating coral reefs as critical natural infrastructure, was reported favorably after support from Audubon Florida was noted. The committee then considered SPB 7034, a DEP rule ratification related to minimum flows and levels for the Lower Santa Fe and Ichetucknee Rivers and associated recovery strategy; witnesses from the Florida Springs Council and local river advocates criticized the plan as too delayed and too dependent on a single future water project, while committee members raised questions about funding and utility responsibility. Despite concerns, the committee approved the bill as a committee bill, with Senator Smith voting no. The committee next heard SB 1510, as amended, which made technical changes to DEP-related provisions including B-MAP notice and timing, septic system requirements in Florida Springs areas, biosolids, fees, land acquisition, and rulemaking procedures. The main public testimony came from the Florida Springs Council, which opposed the 60-day delay for B-MAP effectiveness as harmful to spring restoration, while DEP and others supported the measure. The bill was reported favorably. The committee also considered SB 1196, a targeted siting bill restricting new ash-producing incinerators or waste-to-energy facilities within two miles of large federally authorized water impoundment areas, with an amendment narrowing the practical effect to Miami-Dade and Broward counties. Supporters, including the City of Miramar, argued it would protect water resources and communities; opponents from the Florida Waste-to-Energy Coalition argued it would limit local waste-disposal options and could force more landfilling. The bill was reported favorably. Finally, the committee heard SB 912, the Safe Battery Collection and Recovery Act, which would require battery stewardship organizations and related recycling plans to keep batteries out of the waste stream. Industry and recycling representatives supported the bill, citing growing battery volumes and fire risks at recycling facilities. The committee also recommended confirmation of Gary Jennings to the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission. All measures were approved favorably except that Senator Smith voted against SPB 7034; the meeting then adjourned.
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

House Judiciary Committee, February 25, 2026

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • their age. their age.
  • all over the age of 21. all over the age of 21.
  • for everybody regardless of age.
  • Is that how you read the the age.
  • Um, so I would say anyone age 21 that manufactures, package, distributes under the age of 21 ...
Bills: SF0071, SF0088, SF0056