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MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Revenue Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm

Joint Committee on Revenue

Transcript Highlights:
  • Money supply expansions and rate manipulations erode long-term purchasing power.
  • Since 2018 alone, the U.S. dollar has lost roughly 25% of its purchasing power.
  • allocated only 3% of those funds into Bitcoin, that small hedge would have combated 100% of the loss of purchasing
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Joint Committee on Revenue held a hearing on 25 tax and administrative bills, with opening remarks explaining the hearing process and noting that House-filed matters must be reported by December 6. The first major topic was funding for the Massachusetts Law Enforcement Memorial and related support for families of fallen officers. Police representatives, memorial fund advocates, and family members gave emotional testimony urging favorable action on S. 1934 and related bills, emphasizing the need for a permanent revenue stream to maintain the memorial and honor officers killed in the line of duty. Committee members and legislators responded with personal remarks of support and appreciation for law enforcement families. The committee then heard testimony on a proposed Commonwealth Bitcoin Strategic Reserve, including S. 1967 and related bills. Senator Peter Durant and later Dennis Porter argued that the state should be allowed to invest a limited share of stabilization or other funds in Bitcoin or other regulated digital assets as a hedge against inflation and fiscal risk, with strict caps, custody rules, and audits. They described the proposal as a forward-looking, non-mandatory framework for diversifying state reserves. No vote was taken during the hearing. Another major topic was disaster resilience funding. Dr. Paul Biddinger of Mass General Brigham supported S. 1936/H. 3030, saying climate-driven flooding, drought, and wildfire risks are increasing and that the State Disaster Relief and Resiliency Trust Fund needs a dedicated revenue source. Senator Comerford also testified in favor, explaining that the fund was created in the prior session, that recent floods showed the need for quick state response, and that the bill would dedicate a portion of capital gains revenue to the fund. Committee members asked about how the fund would accrue and be used. The committee also heard testimony on PILOT and endowment-related bills: AICUM opposed H. 3122/S. 2013 and H. 3264/S. 2016, arguing that an endowment tax and mandatory PILOTs would harm private nonprofit colleges, students, and research; and a representative from Peru supported reform of PILOT formulas for state-owned land, saying rural towns need higher reimbursements and hold-harmless protections. The hearing concluded after testimony on the digital asset bills, with no recorded votes or final actions.
DE

Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Health & Social Services Committee Meeting Jun 17th, 2026

Health & Social Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • So HB 419 ensures that children in foster care are automatically eligible for Delaware's purchase of
  • Purchase of care currently helps more than 12,000 Delaware children across the state, providing access
  • critically important step, ensuring that children entering foster care are automatically eligible for Purchase
Bills: HB359, HB385, HB165
Summary: The Senate Health and Social Services Committee met with a quorum, approved the minutes from the prior two meetings, and briefly acknowledged the tragedy at Christiana Care before moving to legislation. The committee heard House Bill 385, which creates a statewide nurse preceptor grant program to expand clinical training placements for nursing students; testimony from nursing organizations, health care associations, and educators emphasized workforce shortages, the need for preceptor stipends and training, and the bill’s potential to help students complete programs and remain in Delaware. Members asked about eligibility and reporting, and several senators asked to be added as co-sponsors. Public comment was uniformly supportive, and the bill was advanced out of committee. The committee then considered House Bill 424, which repeals Delaware’s Autism Surveillance and Registration Program and requires DHSS to expunge protected health information collected through the registry. The sponsor and DHSS said the registry is no longer used for research or policy development and that repeal would reduce outdated reporting burdens; Autism Delaware, the Delaware Health Care Association, and the State Council for Persons with Disabilities support the change. A committee member raised the question of whether families would be notified before records are expunged, and DHSS said that process was not yet clear and would need further verification. Members discussed the issue, and the bill also moved forward. House Bill 419 was next, making children in foster care automatically eligible for the Purchase of Care child care subsidy and extending the same treatment to certain kinship and safety-plan placements through House Amendment 1. The Children’s Department and advocacy groups said the bill would provide immediate stability for children and caregivers, reduce delays from applications and income verification, and support working foster and kinship families. The committee also heard House Bill 359, which would allow cremation as an option for unclaimed and indigent remains when there is no family objection or next of kin cannot be found, addressing a shortage of burial plots and lowering costs; funeral industry testimony focused on preserving next-of-kin rights. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 475, creating a Delaware Nursing Advancement Fund financed by a $10 surcharge on nursing licenses and disciplinary fines to support workforce data collection and analysis through a nonprofit partner, and House Bill 165, authorizing physician associates, occupational therapists, and APRNs to perform dry needling under training and practice standards set by the Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline. All of the bills received supportive testimony, several members added their names as co-sponsors, and the committee adjourned after moving through the agenda.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Governmental Organization Committee Jun 9th, 2026

Governmental Organization

Transcript Highlights:
  • until the limit of 12 is met, and the licenses could not be resold for more than their original purchase
  • until the limit of 12 is met, and the licenses could not be resold for more than their original purchase
  • Businesses seeking to serve spirits must therefore purchase an existing license on the secondary market
Keywords: 987, senate, all
Summary: The Senate Government Organization Committee heard several Assembly bills, beginning with AB 2294, which would designate April 14 as Sylvia Mendez Day in honor of Sylvia Mendez and the Mendez v. Westminster case. The author and supporters described the case as a landmark civil rights victory that helped end school segregation in California and influenced Brown v. Board of Education. Witnesses from the California Hispanic Chambers of Commerce and HACU supported the bill, and committee members spoke in favor and asked to coauthor it. The committee also heard AB 2412, which would require state agencies to disclose when generative AI is used in public announcements and provide a human contact option. Supporters said the bill is a transparency measure that would protect public trust and help people who rely on government communications. AB 2663, a sunset extension for the law allowing cocktails-to-go, was presented as a support measure for restaurants and small businesses, with the author and industry witnesses citing pandemic-era changes and ongoing economic pressures. AB 2731 would expand the number of Type 47 liquor licenses available in Santa Cruz County, reserving licenses for Watsonville and southern county communities to address population disparities and high secondary-market prices. AB 2751 would standardize the personal importation limit for alcohol brought into California from outside the United States, allowing travelers entering by land the same six-liter limit as other travelers, which the author said would correct an inconsistency affecting border communities. There was no opposition testimony on any of the bills. The committee initially lacked a quorum and took some items on call, but later established a quorum, took roll-call votes, and advanced the measures. AB 2294, AB 2663, AB 2731, and AB 2751 all passed with unanimous or near-unanimous support, while AB 2412 passed 12-1. The consent calendar items were also approved, and the meeting adjourned after all votes were completed.
FL

Florida 2026 5th Special Session

Regulated Industries Jan 27th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • for a ball machine, a couple technical fixes, and providing some flexibility for the department to purchase
  • A couple of technical fixes and providing some flexibility for the department to purchase machines instead
  • The first tax is levied when the operator of the charging station purchases electricity from the power
Summary: The Committee on Regulated Industries met and reported several bills favorably. SB 530 on state lotteries was presented with two technical amendments and passed as amended. The bill revises Department of Lottery powers and duties, updates bid/proposal information requirements, adds definitions related to ball machines, and gives the department more flexibility to purchase rather than lease machines. SB 204 also passed favorably; it increases penalties for illegal slot machine operations to a third-degree felony and creates a process for veteran service organizations to seek binding declaratory statements from the Gaming Commission about whether a machine is lawful. Testimony on SB 204 included support from Florida Gaming and soft opposition from a veteran organization that wanted clearer language and more cooperation on electronic bingo-type games. The committee then took up a combined proposed committee substitute merging SB 658 and SB 608 on water safety requirements for rental and residential properties. The merged bill requires certain rental properties near water bodies or with swimming pools to have specified safety devices, such as exit alarms, self-closing/self-latching locks, pool fences, pool covers, or pool alarms, and allows DBPR enforcement for vacation rentals. Supporters emphasized the bill’s goal of preventing child drownings, citing Florida’s high number of fatal drownings and the disproportionate impact on young children and children with autism. The combined bill was reported favorably. SB 980 on nicotine dispensing devices was amended with a delete-all amendment creating the Florida Agegate Act. The substitute bill restricts advertising, promotion, and display of non-FDA-approved nicotine devices in retail settings accessible to those under 21, sets escalating penalties, directs fine revenue to enforcement and youth prevention, and authorizes inspections and warrantless searches tied to retail permits. Members discussed whether the bill would effectively curb illegal and counterfeit products and how enforcement would work; the sponsor said the measure is intended to reduce youth access in light of limited enforcement resources. The bill passed favorably. SB 1708 on veterinary licensure by endorsement also passed, removing a three-year out-of-state practice requirement for licensed veterinarians while keeping other qualifications intact to help address veterinary shortages. Finally, SB 680 on electric vehicle charging taxation passed with a strike-all amendment creating a sales tax exemption for electricity sold to EV charging station operators and transferred to consumers, provided it is separately metered and properly documented. The committee adjourned after noting additional support forms and inviting members to a later K-12 speech and debate bill presentation.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Business and Professions Committee Jul 1st, 2025

Business and Professions

Transcript Highlights:
  • They're incredibly easy for minors to purchase.
  • explanation of what that standing is, but it initially listed, you know, someone who was harmed by purchasing
  • They would be allowed to be purchased online or in whatever way.
Keywords: 988, house, all
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Insurance May 20th, 2025

Insurance

Transcript Highlights:
  • The Chair lays out SB2857 by Blanco, relating to prescription drug purchasing proof for certain health
  • We want companies to be profitable, not excessively profitable, but where there is a mandate to purchase
  • the probable maximum loss calculation, which reduces the amount of reinsurance TWIA is required to purchase
Bills: SB1642, SB1643, SB2530
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Pensions, Investments & Financial Services May 19th, 2025

Pensions, Investments & Financial Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • you'll see, the first involves Northeast ISD, which in 2020 utilized $2 million from a 2015 bond to purchase
  • Some of that's evident with respect to technology and the purchase of buses, but also maybe... ...deferred
  • It was a significant number in addition to the purchase price of the vehicle.
Bills: SB414, SB621, SB2395
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • It would also allow DPS to utilize current contracts with OEM vendors to purchase parts and major components
  • With DPS purchasing these parts directly from OEMs, it is also reducing the cost of maintenance due to
  • It can be flagged by the federal background check system when trying to purchase a firearm, for example
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Commerce Committee Meeting - 2025-03-27

Commerce Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • company and I were to buy an auto policy, I would actually receive a copy of that auto policy at the purchase
  • They really need to be focusing on both because they purchased that coverage to make sure that they're
  • have done this through the decades of cleanup that actors, if you have the experience of having a purchase
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Appropriations - S/C on Articles I, IV, & V Feb 25th, 2025

Appropriations - S/C on Articles I, IV, & V

Transcript Highlights:
  • That item there is about the mass release purchase program. That's a financing tool offered.
  • Number four, the administration of a master lease purchase. and five, the timely and accurate payment
  • requests is for a one-time benefit. appropriations for needed IT enhancement systems and equipment purchases
Keywords: 1184, house, all
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Feb 4th, 2025

Children, Families, and Elder Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Are you going to require them to integrate into your system and purchase your system or license through
  • System and purchase your system or license through you or through your vendor for your system, or are
  • It is the goal and objective that we have one statewide system. system and purchase your system or license
Summary: The Committee on Children, Families, and Elder Affairs received a Department of Children and Families update from CIO Cole Sousa on three major technology modernization efforts: ACCESS, CWIS, and FASMS. For ACCESS, he described the six-year, $205 million project to replace the aging eligibility system used for SNAP, TANF, and Medicaid applications, noting completed releases such as the MyACCESS portal, document management, partner portal, workload management, and client registration modules. He said the system now supports mobile applications, multi-factor authentication, and bot detection, and that the next budget request is $36.625 million to continue moving workers off the mainframe, modernize notices, and complete more worker-portal functions. Members asked about performance data, interoperability with other systems, and the relationship to the FX project and APD; Sousa said API-based real-time exchanges are the goal and that current average case processing time is about 30 days, though he would provide a more exact figure later. The committee then heard about CWIS, a four-year, $75 million child welfare modernization project. Sousa said phase one is complete, including hotline intake, investigations, mandatory reporter, youth, parent, and mobile portals, along with mobile field tools, e-signatures, and customizable dashboards. Current work is focused on case management, assessment and safety planning, licensure, and placement modules, with collaboration from community-based care providers through advisory sessions. For the next fiscal year, DCF is requesting $28 million and expects to finish development by summer and launch in September, while continuing change management and training. Senators pressed on interoperability with ACCESS, FX, and FASMS, the use of a single unique identifier, and whether CBCs would be required to use the statewide system; Sousa said the department’s goal is one statewide system, with licensing costs absorbed by the state and no plan for dual systems after go-live. Finally, Sousa gave a brief update on FASMS, the financial and services accountability system used by managing entities. He said it remains in maintenance mode while DCF prioritizes ACCESS and CWIS, and that modernization of FASMS is still being planned with partner agencies. He estimated current maintenance costs at about $1.3 million and suggested a future modernization could cost roughly $5 million to $7 million, though no firm timeline has been set. The committee expressed support for using data and interoperable systems to improve decision-making, and the meeting adjourned without any votes or formal actions beyond adjournment.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Informal House Session 106 Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am

Massachusetts House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • as Tuskegee Airmen Commemoration Day, House No. 3306, and the House Bill to enhance cooperative purchasing
  • March as Tuskegee Airmen Commemoration Day, House No. 3306, and an act to enhance cooperative purchasing
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The House convened with the South Shore Technical School leading the Pledge of Allegiance, and members recognized the school’s FFA teams for national achievements in nursery landscape and floral career development events. The chamber also introduced guests and Representative Sweezy before turning to scheduled business. The Committee on Steering, Policy and Scheduling recommended four House bills for consideration: H.2799 on protecting local retirees, H.3008 on non-continuous farmland, H.3306 establishing Tuskegee Airmen Commemoration Day, and H.3424 enhancing cooperative purchasing opportunities for cities and towns. The House suspended Rule 7A, advanced those bills to a third reading, and then approved H.4249, as amended, relative to vital statistics, for reenactment. The House then passed several engrossed bills to be enacted, including S.1830 authorizing Brookfield to continue employing Herbert A. Chafee II, H.3388 designating September 22 as Military Service Members and Veteran Suicide Awareness and Remembrance Day, H.4135 establishing an appointed clerk position in Allington, and H.4170 addressing a vacancy in the Ward 7 councillor office in Malabur. The House adopted an order to reconvene the next day at 11 a.m. and then adjourned to meet Thursday at 11 a.m. in informal session.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Human Services - 04/17/26

Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • county-based purchasing organizations county-based purchasing organizations that<01:52:13.360>
  • the state purchase them and then disseminate or give them out to them?
  • the state purchase them and then disseminate or give them out to them?
  • the state purchase them and then disseminate or give them out to them?
  • the state purchase them and then disseminate or give them out to them?
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs (01/22/2025)

Health, Human Services & Elderly Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • So the way this bill is written, ATCs could purchase CBD oil, for example, in bulk.
  • So the way this bill is written, ATCs could purchase CBD oil, for example, in bulk.
  • So the way this bill is written, ATCs could purchase CBD oil, for example, in bulk.
  • So the way this bill is written, ATCs could purchase CBD oil, for example, in bulk.
  • getting um they they've been purchasing getting um they they've been purchasing residential<04:11
Keywords: 1189, house, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 2/25/26

Children and Families Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • She said it matters for greater Minnesota because food banks have immense purchasing power.
  • All four regional purchasing power.
  • on top of that, our average purchase on top of that, our average purchase price<01:20:21.040>
  • <01:24:47.360> Funding<01:24:47.679> through distribute is purchased.
  • Funding through distribute is purchased.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Human Services - 02/12/25

Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • CFSS also allows for the purchase of goods or services with from a person's CFSS budget, which is not
  • So when I say goods and services, uh, in lieu of receiving services, a person could elect to purchase
  • a personal emergency response system or they could purchase goods or services that otherwise kind of
  • that cfss also allows for the purchase that cfss also allows for the purchase of<00:04:44.400>
  • <00:05:03.320> or system or they could purchase goods or system or they could purchase goods
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
ND

North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session

Legislative Task Force on Government Efficiency Mar 25th, 2026 at 10:00 am

Legislative Task Force on Government Efficiency

Transcript Highlights:
  • knee-jerk reaction and we add, we tighten down on something and over time, we end up with a bad purchasing
  • knee-jerk reaction and we add, we tighten down on something and over time, we end up with a bad purchasing
  • So can you tell me what our state policy is on purchasing phones and how we determine if somebody needs
  • So can you tell me what our state policy is on purchasing phones and how we determine if somebody needs
  • Do you purchase cell phones at OMB? Is that a contract that we have, or is it done individually?
Keywords: 908, all
HI
Transcript Highlights:
  • cents, and then that fee is immediately given back to the drivers at the point of sale when they purchase
  • The idea is supposed to be that riders will be able to make a choice whether to purchase their ride,
  • But yes. >> So what if fees are collected and the driver doesn't purchase an electric vehicle?
  • So those drivers who do decide to purchase a clean vehicle could get a larger rebate than if they do
  • <00:30:01.760> the accumulating fees to purchase the accumulating fees to purchase the electric
Keywords: 912, senate, all
Summary: The Committee on Transportation heard several bills, beginning with SB 2010, which would authorize impoundment of motor vehicles for certain alleged or committed traffic violations. The Department of Transportation supported the bill, while the Department of the Attorney General asked for clarification in section 4 on who could seek remedies and what remedies would be available. The Office of the Public Defender opposed the measure, citing unclear officer-initiated impound criteria, potential strain on judicial or administrative resources, and concerns about hardship for families and indigent owners; the Honolulu Prosecutor’s Office supported the bill with amendments, saying it should be limited to traffic offenses and could serve as an alternative to fines or imprisonment. The chair then recessed before moving to the next items. The committee next heard SB 2527 on commercial driver licensing, which would require state and county firefighters exempt from CDL requirements to be subject to an alcohol and substance abuse policy equivalent to or stronger than federal DOT standards. DOT, the Department of Human Resources Development, county officials, and the Hawaiʻi Firefighters Association all indicated support. SB 2697, which would prohibit driving on roadway shoulders except in limited circumstances, also drew DOT support, with the Attorney General, judiciary, and others submitting comments. SB 2812, requiring driver license applicants to be tested on the dangers larger vehicles pose to pedestrians and bicyclists, was supported by DOT but opposed by the Public Defender, who argued the excessive-speeding portion was too broad for first offenses and that the DUI-related language was unnecessary because DUI relicensing already requires re-examination. SB 291, clarifying that drivers whose licenses were revoked for certain alcohol-related offenses must undergo re-examination before relicensing, received DOT support. The committee then took up SB 3044, which would remove references to pedestrian countdown timers and the requirement that pedestrians begin crossing before the timer starts. DOT opposed the bill, but Hawaiʻi Appleseed supported it, arguing the current rule is confusing and can lead to citations even when pedestrians can safely cross. The Department of Health submitted late comments emphasizing the importance of pedestrian-friendly infrastructure and physical activity, and the chair noted the split in testimony. Finally, SB 2995 proposed a zero-emissions rideshare rebate program funded by a rideshare fee and administered by DOT. Earthjustice strongly supported the bill, describing it as a fee-and-rebate structure to help rideshare drivers transition to zero-emissions vehicles. A witness for Tom Yamachika suggested that if the state wants to tax ridesharing, it should amend existing tax law instead of creating a new chapter, but the bill’s supporters said DOT was better suited to administer the rebate program and that similar models exist in California and Washington. The committee also heard SB 3153, which would authorize DOT to designate airport special district zones at airports statewide to improve security and enforcement; DOT’s airports deputy director supported the measure, saying it would clarify jurisdiction and help address trespassing and hazards, and senators asked about boundaries, mapping, and coordination with the Attorney General. No votes were taken in the portion of the hearing provided.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • Uh, do you have property purchased?
  • Uh, do you have property purchased?
  • Uh, we do estimate what the property purchase may be on these projects, but we don't have land selected
  • Uh, do you have property purchased?
  • Uh, we do estimate what the property purchase may be on these projects, but we don't have land selected
Summary: The Capital Planning Advisory Board opened its fourth meeting, confirmed a quorum, approved the prior meeting’s minutes by unanimous voice vote, and then heard information items and agency presentations. The main substantive presentation came from the Council on Postsecondary Education, which outlined its capital planning recommendations for the 2026–28 biennium. CPE staff described the role of Kentucky’s research and education network (Kron), including connectivity to cloud services, Internet2, identity services, and new local AI/inferencing capacity, and argued that the network is now essential to higher education, health care, and extension services. They said the network’s recent upgrades were driven by privacy, security, redundancy, and the need to support modern research and AI workloads at lower cost than commercial providers. CPE also presented its broader higher-education capital request: $700 million for asset preservation and $1.73 billion for new construction, for a total recommendation of about $2.4 billion. Staff said they do not plan to recommend IT projects or equipment in this cycle, despite reviewing 48 IT submissions totaling nearly $1.4 billion and equipment requests totaling $322.6 million. For asset preservation, they said the recommended allocation method would remain based on each institution’s share of Category 1 and 2 square footage, and they noted that the state’s prior facility assessment is now 12 years old, with deferred maintenance still estimated in the $7–9 billion range. For new construction, they said the requests are heavily focused on STEM and health-related facilities that are difficult to retrofit into older buildings. Board members asked about how asset-preservation amounts were determined, including why Northern Kentucky University’s request was much larger than its prior allocation. CPE staff responded that campus size, building age, and institutional prioritization affect the requests, and that schools are asked to submit more projects than are likely to be funded. The board then moved on to an Attorney General capital plan overview, where senior counsel Will Schroeder began describing the office’s technology needs and the office’s prior reliance on a 2020 appropriation to replace legacy systems and improve security.
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

House in Session Apr 9th, 2025

Florida House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • What is the $150 million set aside for particular groups of individuals to be able to purchase from 2023
  • Not as many people can afford to purchase as they were before, so I see this as an issue to be taking
  • Rents are too high and people can't afford to purchase better than they can to pay the rent, so we Need
  • For those who don't know, on the tax bill, On the sales receipt for any purchase, there are taxes.
  • Continue to purchase and conserve land throughout the state.