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WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Early Learning & Human Services Feb 18th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Early Learning & Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- And thank you for hearing this bill. And thank you for hearing this bill.
- independence and managing their daily life and living situation.
- and living situation.
- And Vice Chair Cortez.
- I support this bill for, and I echo what both Kim and Sarah had said, and more accountability.
Committee:
House Early Learning & Human Services
Keywords:
homeless youth, youth homelessness, runaway youth, young adult homelessness, housing instability, family reunification, family stability, youth services, homelessness prevention, protective services, Department of Commerce, Department of Children, Youth, and Families, DCYF, advisory committee, lived experience, data sharing, outcome measures, interagency coordination, service providers, at-risk youth
WY
Transcript Highlights:
- scholarship to attend college and be a part of the women's wrestling team here.
- Her parents would not have been able to afford the university for her, and certainly not the club fees
- </c> University to the ongoing work and University to the ongoing work and dedication<01:09:47.679><c
- </c><01:10:27.679><c> for</c><01:10:27.920><c> me,</c><01:10:28.320><c> and</c> afford this university
- for me, and afford this university for me, and certainly<01:10:29.280><c> not</c><01:10:29.520><c> the
Committee:
Senate Education
Keywords:
education, cell phones, smart devices, school policy, student conduct, school property, rental fees, youth activities, education policy, Wyoming legislature, teacher licensure, teacher mobility, interstate compact, education compact, licensure reciprocity, reciprocal certification, teacher certification, professional teaching standards board, out-of-state teachers, military spouse
WY
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh, I have a certificate in labor relations from the University of Wisconsin and uh during the first
- Uh, I have a certificate in labor relations from the University of Wisconsin and uh during the first
- Uh, I have a certificate in labor relations from the University of Wisconsin and uh during the first
- </c><01:35:56.800><c> collective</c> and and labor unions and collective and and labor unions and collective
- uh</c> from the University of Wisconsin and uh from the University of Wisconsin and uh during<01:36:
Committee:
House Education
Keywords:
education, cell phones, smart devices, school policy, student conduct, school property, rental fees, youth activities, education policy, Wyoming legislature, teacher licensure, teacher mobility, interstate compact, education compact, licensure reciprocity, reciprocal certification, teacher certification, professional teaching standards board, out-of-state teachers, military spouse
WY
Bills:
SF0002
Committee:
Senate Appropriations
Keywords:
Wyoming Legislature, legislative appropriations, Legislative Service Office, LSO budget, general fund, biennial budget, legislative branch, legislator travel, per diem, mileage reimbursement, legislator training, legislators-elect, newly appointed legislator, carryforward funds, unspent appropriations, Management Council, economic development, energy diversification, economic modeling software, fiscal notes
WY
Bills:
SF0002
Committee:
House Appropriations
Keywords:
Wyoming Legislature, legislative appropriations, Legislative Service Office, LSO budget, general fund, biennial budget, legislative branch, legislator travel, per diem, mileage reimbursement, legislator training, legislators-elect, newly appointed legislator, carryforward funds, unspent appropriations, Management Council, economic development, energy diversification, economic modeling software, fiscal notes
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- We stand on our testimony and support and are available for questions.
- Aloha, Chair Kai, Vice Chair Chang, and members of the Senate Committee on Energy and Intergovernmental
- And I think if it's done properly, you know, by a licensed electrician and it's done properly and it's
- :14:13.360><c> um</c> know, by a licensed electrician and um know, by a licensed electrician and um and
- </c> and that's where we might have problems. and that's where we might have problems.
Committee:
Senate Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs
Keywords:
permit processing, permitting reform, county permits, development permits, building permits, land use, construction delays, housing development, infrastructure development, county workforce, differential pay, salary incentive, performance bonus, recruitment and retention, expedited hiring, vacancy rates, permit backlog, government modernization, county mayor, county council
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs heard two measures. SB 2671, relating to essential permitting positions, drew no oral testimony beyond written comments from the Department of the Attorney General and the Office of Planning. The chair said the bill was intended to make government more efficient and reduce red tape in the permitting process.
SB 2902, relating to renewable energy, received testimony from the Division of Consumer Advocacy, the Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission, the Public Utilities Commission, Kauai Island Cooperative, Bright Saver, and 350 Hawaii. Supporters described the bill as a way to expand access to plug-in or balcony solar, lower electricity bills, improve resilience, and broaden access for renters and apartment residents. Several testifiers urged amendments to avoid limiting the measure to condominiums, to remove condominium board approval language, and to eliminate utility or PUC registration requirements. The PUC said registration could help with safety, linemen protection, and circuit hosting-capacity concerns, and noted that improper installation or oversizing could create problems.
After a brief recess, the committee voted to recommend both bills for passage with amendments and deferred each to April 19, 2042. The recommendations were adopted without objection.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- and New Mexico Highlands University, which made my attendance there possible.
- which really support the whole university and the system of teaching and research and scholarship.
- And seeing that the request came in as recording this historical moment of this college.
- New Mexico Junior College, and then we have some affiliates of NMSU.
- for medical Students and students in the College of Nursing and Pharmacy and the healthcare professionals
Committee:
Senate Senate Education
Keywords:
graduate scholarship, higher education funding, New Mexico, appropriation, financial aid, education, documentary, historical figure, Padre Antonio Jose Martinez, Northern New Mexico State School, SB179, Senate Bill 179, UNM, University of New Mexico, medical Spanish, Spanish-language curriculum, health sciences, health professions education, language access, bilingual healthcare
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- Good morning, I'm Ernesto Longa, full-time faculty at the University of New Mexico. for 19 years and
- My union represents full-time and part-time faculty at all five branches of the University of New Mexico
- And in the FIR, it is noted that the Independent Community Colleges know that college procedures procure
- a report about adjuncts, and they included all community colleges throughout the state.
- and community college in the state.
Committee:
House House Education
Keywords:
graduate scholarship, higher education funding, New Mexico, appropriation, financial aid, education, documentary, historical figure, Padre Antonio Jose Martinez, Northern New Mexico State School, SB179, Senate Bill 179, UNM, University of New Mexico, medical Spanish, Spanish-language curriculum, health sciences, health professions education, language access, bilingual healthcare
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- FFA and 4-H.
- We also live the RV lifestyle and understand RVers and the community as well.
- with federal and state policymakers, as well as industry, and we work with federal and state policymakers
- , and they must report on the use of the MATOC and its outcomes.
- and Concrete Association.
Committee:
House Transportation
Keywords:
HB 2467, fifth-wheel travel trailer, fifth wheel trailer, travel trailer, RV, recreational vehicle, trailer length, vehicle length limits, oversize vehicle, truck and trailer, tractor-semitrailer, semi-trailer, kingpin, Washington RCW, Department of Transportation, WSDOT, highway safety, commercial trucking, towing, motor home
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Interim Joint Committee on Local Government (10-21-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- ><c> and</c><00:25:21.520><c> counties</c> Um and unfortunately cities and counties Um and unfortunately
- and curbs and things you know, gutters and curbs and things like<00:30:09.679><c> that.
- Um and and cities uh that do this work.
- :22.000><c> County,</c><00:52:22.800><c> and</c> Kenton, uh, and Scott County, and Kenton, uh, and Scott
- </c> and and that's the term that's used. and and that's the term that's used.
Keywords:
Meeting Start: 00:00:13
Roll Call 00:00:24
Approval of Minutes from September Meeting 00:02:10
Presentation of Special Purpose Governmental Entities Report 00:03:19
Presentation of Kentucky League of Cities Legislative Platform for the Upcoming 2026 Session of the General Assembly 00:15:37
Discussion of Centralized Collection of Net Profits and Occupational License Taxes 00:37:05
Adjournment 00:55:53, 958, all
Summary:
The committee received reports on special purpose governmental entities from the Department for Local Government and the Fire Commission. DLG staff described SPGEs as limited-jurisdiction political subdivisions and reviewed the department’s registry, reporting portal, compliance monitoring, and planned system upgrades such as a two-way message center, automated noncompliance notices, and tracking for new entities and board expirations. They reported that, as of October 10, 2025, 69% of SPGEs were active and discussed compliance data by cycle, fiscal year, and district type. The Fire Commission reported that fire department mergers have reduced the number of departments by 16 since last year, largely because of volunteer staffing shortages, while financial disclosure compliance had risen to 94%. The commission also noted 509 compliance reviews, 19 in-house inquiries, seven referrals to outside agencies, and one recent federal prison sentence in a theft case.
Members asked whether DLG advises SPGEs on tax rates; staff said it only performs calculations and the entities set their own rates. Questions to the Fire Commission focused on whether department reductions meant station closures; officials explained that most changes were mergers that keep physical buildings in place while combining personnel and finances to meet minimum staffing requirements. They said the trend is spread across the state but is especially pronounced in rural areas.
The Kentucky League of Cities then presented its 2026 legislative agenda. Its priorities included modernizing city revenue options, increasing equity in road funding, fixing tax increment financing issues, addressing transient room tax collection from web-based platforms, strengthening emergency response coordination, clarifying massage parlor regulation preemption, correcting unintended consequences of House Bill 606, improving newspaper publication rules, and modernizing procurement statutes. KLC also said it supports allowing all cities to collect restaurant tax revenue, wants cities to receive a larger share of road funds and EV-related revenues, and seeks state collection and remittance of any future local sales tax to comply with the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement. Members asked about best-value bidding, road-fund equity, Airbnb tax litigation, EV prevalence, and disaster funding applications; KLC said cities currently must accept the lowest bid, the road split should better reflect city street costs, the Airbnb tax case remains pending, EV data by locality has not been studied, and allowing cities to apply directly for disaster funds would reduce reliance on county officials. No votes or formal actions were taken beyond approving the September meeting minutes.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate Committee on Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs May 12th, 2025
Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Chair and members.
- And I'm happy to answer questions. You did, and I appreciate that.
- This and this and this is how you do it; it'll work right.
- But because we're talking about bees, and they're small and quiet and often overlooked, the urgency of
- And B for bees and beekeepers. The last thing, Mr.
Committee:
Senate Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs
Keywords:
outboard motors, certificate of title, vessel regulation, Texas Parks and Wildlife Code, marine documentation, HB 685, municipal utility rates, water rates, sewer rates, local government code, rate discrimination, tax-exempt entities, sales tax exemption, ad valorem tax exemption, nonprofit organizations, charitable organizations, municipal water service, municipal sewer service, utility billing, public utilities
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- And here's kind of a list, and then I'll stop.
- And so, and it's not just us.
- billion paid to the permanent university fund, $3.6 billion deposited in the state highway fund, and
- I think it's $450 million at Midland College, $325 million in Odessa College, and largely this is for
- Uh, the future of Pecos and Reeves County and all cities and counties within the Permian Basin and the
Committee:
House Appropriations
Keywords:
emergency preparedness, flood-prone communities, Texas Rural Emergency Preparedness Fund, disaster relief, funding, youth camp, safety regulations, advisory committee, child welfare, health standards, summer camp, camp safety, child abuse reporting, child neglect, mandatory reporting, background check, criminal history check, sex offender registry, CPR training, first aid
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama House Baldwin County Legislation Committee Apr 2nd, 2025
Baldwin County Legislation
Transcript Highlights:
- This is at 64 and 181.
- That's just there at 181 and 64.
- And then discussion? All right, that... And then discussion? All right, that...
- So when you see territory E and D1 and 2, they all match up to that, and the city of Daphne staff told
- So that's all the comments I have and forward. And forward to Quick comment.
Committee:
House Baldwin County Legislation
Keywords:
HB446, Daphne, Baldwin County, annexation, municipal boundary, corporate limits, local act, municipal incorporation, city limits expansion, zoning, land use, property tax, municipal services, Section 11-42-6, Judge of Probate, County Road 54 W, County Road 64, Rigsby Road, Highway 181, Alabama State Highway 181
TX
Bills:
HB 109 , HB 136 , HB 694 , HB 1201 , HB 1716 , HB 2071 , HB 2216 , HB 2358 , HB 2807 , HB 2886 , HCR 78
Committee:
House Human Services
Keywords:
Medicaid, lactation, healthcare, consultation, reimbursement, maternal health, infant care, child welfare, notification, Department of Family and Protective Services, conservatorship, parental rights, legal representation, child placement, doula services, pilot program, medical assistance, mortality rates, child protection, healthcare procedures
TX
Bills:
HB 109 , HB 136 , HB 694 , HB 1201 , HB 1716 , HB 2071 , HB 2216 , HB 2358 , HB 2807 , HB 2886 , HCR 78
Committee:
House Human Services
Keywords:
Medicaid, lactation, healthcare, consultation, reimbursement, maternal health, infant care, child welfare, notification, Department of Family and Protective Services, conservatorship, parental rights, legal representation, child placement, doula services, pilot program, medical assistance, mortality rates, child protection, healthcare procedures
TX
Bills:
HB 109 , HB 136 , HB 694 , HB 1201 , HB 1716 , HB 2071 , HB 2216 , HB 2358 , HB 2807 , HB 2886 , HCR 78
Committee:
House Human Services
Keywords:
Medicaid, lactation, healthcare, consultation, reimbursement, maternal health, infant care, child welfare, notification, Department of Family and Protective Services, conservatorship, parental rights, legal representation, child placement, doula services, pilot program, medical assistance, mortality rates, child protection, healthcare procedures
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Elections Finance and Government Operations Committee 3/17/25
Elections Finance and Government Operations
Transcript Highlights:
- and to serve the poor and to care for and to serve the poor and the<00:34:57.920><c> vulnerable</c><00
- </c><00:58:57.160><c> and</c> bill also has to to Judiciary and and bill also has to to Judiciary and
- </c> and separated from their families and and separated from their families and some<01:20:26.960><c
- </c><01:22:12.880><c> the</c> and informs the legislature and the and informs the legislature and the
- and physically and emotionally drank and physically and emotionally abused<01:30:55.520><c> me</c><01
Keywords:
sacred communities, micro units, religious institutions, housing regulations, homelessness, conditional use permits, immigration enforcement, sanctuary policies, sanctuary city, noncooperation ordinance, ICE, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, federal immigration authorities, deportation, undocumented immigrant, undocumented person, immigration status data, data sharing, preemption, local government
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Children and Youth Health Committee Feb 27th, 2025
Children and Youth Health
Transcript Highlights:
- Five of those are boys, and in my home they are 18, 17, 14, 12, and 12.
- obscenities and keep them out of harm's way. obscenities and keep them out of the way of predators and
- ACLU from 1997 and Ashcroft v. ACLU from 2004, where... 1997 and Ashcroft v.
- Apple and Google already collect the information when parents buy and set up their teen's phone, and
- and Facebook.
Committee:
Senate Children and Youth Health
Keywords:
internet filtering, child protection, obscene content, civil liability, manufacturers, app store, app store provider, app developer, mobile app, age verification, parental consent, minor safety, child online safety, parental controls, age gating, digital privacy, data protection, in-app purchases, online consumer protection, deceptive trade practice
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations and Revenue (8-21-24)
Keywords:
KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hk4I1180Y94, 2026-06-21T07:17:08+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting start 00:00:00
Roll Call 00:00:12
Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Close Out 00:05:20
Department Of Revenue - 2025 Legislative Initiatives 00:32:21
2024 Annual Economic Report 01:05:00
Correspondence and Reports Received 01:36:25, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Interim Joint Committee on Natural Resources and Energy (6-6-24)
Keywords:
KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UW2oFtvGPu8, 2026-06-21T07:17:07+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting Start 00:00:00
Attendance Roll Call 00:01:44
Committee Member Comments 00:03:00
Energy Review and Outlook for 2024 00:09:06
Industrial Customer Reponses to the Changing Energy Environment 00:39:04
Discussion of Administrative Regulations 01:20:14, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47