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AL
Transcript Highlights:
- Pastor Jones is a guest of Senator Chestain and Al Cap. Great to have you today.
- On page 23 of the calendar, Senate Bill No. 205 by Senator Allen regarding the underground damage prevention
- regarding number 205 by Senator Allen regarding the<01:05:30.120>
underground <01:05:30.640>damage - <01:05:31.040>
prevention the underground damage prevention the underground damage prevention - you already know about the 811 program that's a contract that all of the state uses to prevent some damages
Summary:
The Alabama Senate convened with prayer, the pledge, and a quorum present, then quickly handled routine motions to excuse absent senators, dispense with the prior journal, and allow bills and committee reports throughout the day. The chamber first took up House amendments to Senate Bill 19 on insurance, including a changed start date and a bill name honoring David McHanie and Roy Johnson. On a long roll, the Senate concurred 22-0 with one abstention. Senator Singleton then used personal privilege to present a Black History observance highlighting Nat King Cole, Louis Armstrong, Benjamin O. Davis Sr., and Mahalia Jackson.
Committee reports followed, with the Senate confirming Brandy Williams to the Alabama Fire College and Personnel Standards and Education Commission and Lynn Brewer to the Alabama Board of Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Contractors. Senator Singleton spoke at length in support of the trades-related confirmation, emphasizing the importance of skilled labor, contractor oversight, and workforce training, while also discussing the need to support such professions and the role of boards in protecting consumers. The Senate also received favorable reports from Judiciary, Education Policy, Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development, Tourism, and Local Legislation on a range of bills, many with amendments or substitutes, and placed them on the next day’s calendar.
In motions and resolutions, Senator Elliott recommitted Senate Bill 310 to local legislation and introduced Senate Joint Resolution 50 honoring Coach Tim Carter, which was sent to rules. The Senate adopted Senate Joint Resolution 51 mourning Junior Harold Sorrells and several House resolutions from the Rules Committee, including recognitions for the Alabama State Games, Mack McCutcheon’s retirement, the Black pioneers of Macon County, Alicia Cannon, Joseph William Jones Jr., and Louis Vuitton the Pitbull Day. The chamber also recognized several school leaders in the gallery and then moved into local bills, beginning with Senate Bill 266, a proposed constitutional amendment regarding Covington County, for which a bill reading was requested using the previous roll.
NH
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband and Rural Development - 01/22/25
Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development
Transcript Highlights:
- out just before the first of the year and that they had seen a big increase in uptake in both elk damage
- yeah, we ran out just before the first of the year, and we’ve seen a big increase in uptake in elk damage
- the board has the ensuring that the board has the resources<01:26:23.800>
and <01:26:23.960>cap - <01:26:24.360>
abilities <01:26:24.760>to <01:26:25.000>maintain resources and cap - abilities to maintain resources and cap abilities to maintain that<01:26:25.679>
service <01:26
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Health and Human Services - 03/11/25
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- medications in cases of recall, but it is not clear that they can destroy them if the product is damaged
- medications in cases of recall, but it is not clear that they can destroy them if the product is damaged
- medications in cases of recall, but it is not clear that they can destroy them if the product is damaged
- Enrollment caps were instituted to address the concerns of the insurers left in the market, many of whom
- Enrollment caps were instituted to address the concerns of the insurers left in the market, many of whom
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- It would flood the cap and the cap would be busted.
- We don't see that that is a possibility in the... ...cap and the cap would be busted.
- So can you also let me know, statutorily, is the cap-and-invest program, or former cap-and-trade cap-and-invest
- Or former cap-and-trade cap-and-invest program allowed to create leakage.
- Do you have a limit cap, limit cap, say it now. One minute or three?
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs (03/24/2026)
Election Law and Municipal Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- under the cap. under the cap.
- They just keep track of who has a cap, who has a budget cap, who has a tax cap, but they really don't
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caps based on the cap laws that tax cap caps based on the cap laws that tax - ,<00:22:04.480>
who who has a cap, who has a budget cap, who who has a cap, who has a budget - these caps are not easy to adopt. these caps are not easy to adopt.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs (05/05/2026)
Election Law and Municipal Affairs
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Ways and Means Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Joint Committee on Ways and Means
Transcript Highlights:
- in Washington supported a $415 million increase, including blocking the administration's proposal to cap
- there's a provision in the Municipal Empowerment Act filed by the governor relative to the two-and-a-half cap
- organization, some feedback on whether or not you have taken a position on lifting the two-and-a-half cap
- The current cap prevents aid from keeping pace with real costs and creates structural gaps in district
- The damage is not temporary. It is cumulative, and in many cases, irreversible.
Summary:
The hearing was a Joint Committee on Ways and Means budget session held in Lawrence focused on the governor’s proposed FY27 education and local aid budget, with remarks from legislative co-chairs, local officials, and education agency leaders. Acting Mayor Giovanni Rodriguez and Superintendent Ralph Carrero emphasized Lawrence’s high-need student population, the importance of Chapter 70 and Student Opportunity Act funding, and the impact of state aid on schools serving many English learners and low-income families. Carrero highlighted Lawrence High School programs such as early college, dual degrees, career pathways, and early childhood classrooms embedded in the high school, while lawmakers introduced themselves and noted the importance of the hearing to their districts.
Acting Secretary of Education Amy Kershaw, Commissioner of Higher Education Noi Ortega, Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education Pedro Martinez, and Commissioner of Early Education and Care Amy Kershaw outlined the administration’s FY27 priorities. They described investments in literacy initiatives, universal school meals, student mental health, early college and career pathways, higher education affordability, community college and university student-success supports, preschool expansion, child care subsidies, and workforce supports for early educators. The commissioners also discussed federal funding threats, equity gaps, and the administration’s efforts to improve outcomes for Black and brown students, multilingual learners, students with disabilities, and low-income students.
Members questioned the panel about the local contribution formula study, the final year of Student Opportunity Act implementation, and the need to revisit Chapter 70 funding to better address rising costs such as special education, transportation, and health care. Officials said the local contribution study report is expected by the end of June, with a draft to be shared after data analysis and public comment. Commissioner Martinez said the Student Opportunity Act narrowed funding gaps but more work is needed, and he pointed to a proposed Accelerating Achievement Initiative to support the highest-need schools. Senator Oliveira also raised concerns about Chapter 70 disparities and asked about partnerships with libraries to support literacy, prompting discussion of broader early literacy collaboration.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Committee on Environment, Climate and Legacy - 04/08/25
Environment, Climate, and Legacy
Transcript Highlights:
- Permits are issued per data center site rather than per building or generator and cap the total emissions
- If our energy grid or our ability to reduce our emissions is damaged, Jeff Bezos and other tech billionaires
- or our ability to reduce our emissions or our ability to reduce our emissions is<01:49:08.719>
damaged - , Jeff Bezos and other tech is damaged, Jeff Bezos and other tech billionaires<01:49:11.600>
aren't - For example, in Rosemount, Meta has a 1,500-foot setback and a 35-foot cap on building heights near the
DE
Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Natural Resources & Energy Committee Meeting Jun 24th, 2026
Natural Resources & Energy
Transcript Highlights:
- Representative Burns asked whether, if the cap had been in place in 2019 when the previous cap was taken
- If this cap had been in place at 2019 when the previous cap was taken off, would Delaware customers have
- cost cap.
- Capping investment now is the wrong move.
- Capping investment now is the wrong move.
Bills:
SB287
Keywords:
solid waste, recycling, universal recycling, single-stream recycling, multifamily housing, apartment recycling, commercial recycling, waste diversion, recycling grants, low-interest loans, Delaware Recycling Fund, Delaware Solid Waste Authority, DNREC, waste hauler, curbside recycling, yard waste, source-separated recycling, pay-as-you-throw, extended producer responsibility, waste bans
Summary:
The House Natural Resources and Energy Committee met and considered three Senate bills. SB 287 with Senate Amendment 2, a DNREC cleanup bill on recycling, would tighten recycling collection rules for haulers and commercial generators, require multifamily recycling education, repurpose the Delaware Recycling Fund, and add annual reporting; after brief questions and no public comment, the committee motion to release did not initially receive enough votes, so the bill was circulated for signatures. SB 346, which would speed Environmental Appeals Board hearing and decision timelines so DNREC secretary decisions become final if deadlines are missed, drew support from the Nature Conservancy and also failed to get enough votes at the meeting, so it too was circulated for signatures. The committee then took up SB 326, a major utility-regulation bill sponsored by Senator Hanson and Representative Heffernan that would cap certain non-mandatory utility spending, limit interim rates, increase oversight and transparency, and streamline rate-setting.
SB 326 generated extensive testimony and debate. Supporters, including the Public Advocate, Sierra Club, PSC staff, and some legislators, argued that Delmarva Power’s spending on non-mandatory infrastructure has risen far faster than inflation, that the company is a regulated monopoly, and that the bill would help restrain future delivery-rate increases without harming reliability because mandatory reliability, storm response, and vegetation management spending would remain allowed. Opponents, including Delmarva Power, business groups, contractors, labor representatives, and the Delaware Contractors Association, argued the cap would delay needed reliability and capacity projects, hurt economic development, reduce jobs, and interfere with utility planning; they also said supply costs, not distribution spending, are the main driver of recent bill increases. After public comment and additional questioning, the committee voted to release SB 326 on a split roll call, but because several members were absent the bill was also walked for additional signatures. The committee then adjourned.
ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Tax Reform and Relief Advisory Committee Mar 17th, 2026 at 09:30 am
Transcript Highlights:
- So they are going to be capped and they are capped with the rest of the city.
- Other suggestions: adjusting the cap, adjusting a cap that reflects inflation, and eliminating current
- Other suggestions, adjusting the cap, adjusting a cap that reflects inflation, eliminate current mill
- With a 3% cap, they’d have to, to stay within the 3% cap—and the roads are a big part of every county
- But the second year, the 3% cap would apply. The 3% cap would apply.
Summary:
The committee met to continue its tax reform and relief study agenda, approved the December 3, 2025 minutes, and announced a new subcommittee to examine property tax statement issues with counties, auditors, and the tax office. Representative Headland was named chair, Senator Rummel vice chair, and Representatives Dressler and Dr. Dr. and Senator Patton were also assigned. The chair noted the group may need an additional meeting and thanked staff and attendees.
A major portion of the meeting focused on economic development incentives. The Department of Commerce presented on the Renaissance Zone program and TIF districts, describing Renaissance Zones as locally tailored tools that combine local property tax relief with state income tax incentives. Commerce said the program has supported thousands of projects since 1999 and cited examples from Beach and Mandan showing increases in property and taxable value, business retention, housing, and downtown revitalization. Committee members raised concerns that smaller rural communities often lack the staff and expertise to apply, and Commerce said it provides outreach through conferences, office hours, and one-on-one assistance. League of Cities and local officials from Bismarck and Ellendale echoed the capacity issue, discussed how the programs have worked in their communities, and suggested possible reforms or more targeted support for small towns. Ellendale’s mayor also described two TIF districts, one for industrial infrastructure in Oaks and one for housing infrastructure tied to a data center project in Ellendale.
The committee then turned to stripper oil taxation. The Tax Department gave a comparison of oil and gas tax structures in selected states, noting that most have some form of stripper or marginal well provision, while Alaska does not appear to have a specific stripper-well exemption. Members asked for more detail on definitions and North Dakota’s annual adjusted rate. The Department of Mineral Resources followed with a detailed presentation on North Dakota stripper wells, explaining the statutory thresholds, the 12-consecutive-month production test, and the fact that once a well qualifies it remains on stripper status even if production later rises. DMR said about 11,332 stripper wells are active, representing roughly 54% of wells and about 16% of state production, and emphasized that stripper status can extend well life, preserve tax revenue, and reduce orphaned wells. Committee members and industry witnesses discussed refracs, the economics of keeping marginal wells active, and the competitive disadvantage created by North Dakota’s oil price discount. No votes were taken on these informational items.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Housing and Homelessness Prevention - 02/25/25
Housing and Homelessness Prevention
Transcript Highlights:
- reasonable and justifiable related to fees assessed or a time delinquent in assessments, creating caps
- group of people, and I'm not saying we shouldn't protect them from abuses, but we also need to not damage
- group of people, and I'm not saying we shouldn't protect them from abuses, but we also need to not damage
- <01:13:51.719>
not from abuses but we also need to not from abuses but we also need to not damage - the other homeowners in damage the other homeowners in association<01:13:55.400>
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NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs (04/22/2025)
Election Law and Municipal Affairs
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Finance Division II (05/23/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- > are the income caps are are the income caps are are gone<00:25:18.480>
in <00:25:18.720>< - Um, what’s the point of the cap that the cap can always be increased?
- And this includes the to the cap.
- that the cap can always be increased? that the cap can always be increased?
- non threshold growth the cap is removed. non threshold growth the cap is removed.
Summary:
The committee held a work session on SB 145, which would require sexual assault evidence kits to be delivered to the state forensic lab within seven business days and analyzed more promptly. Pamela Kyle of the New Hampshire Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence said the bill was developed after survivor concerns and extensive discussions with the Departments of Safety and Justice. She explained that most agencies already deliver kits quickly, but some kits sit for months, and the bill is intended to add structure without penalties while preserving chain of custody. Members discussed the use of common carriers or courier services for transport, the need for clear rules, and whether carriers would know what they were transporting. Representative Papovich offered amendment 2025-2301H to remove the reimbursement program for police shipping costs, arguing it would add administrative overhead and was unnecessary. The amendment was adopted on a roll call vote, and the committee then voted OTPA on SB 145 as amended, with members voting yes on the roll call.
The committee then opened a work session on SB 295, and the sponsor presented a replace-all amendment intended to simplify and clarify the Education Freedom Account bill without changing its purpose. The amendment would remove income-cap language, define priority enrollment groups, establish an enrollment cap for the EFA program, and create rolling enrollment rules. It would set a 10,000-student cap for the 2025-2026 school year, allow the cap to increase by 25% if enrollment exceeds 90% of the prior cap, and ensure current participants can remain enrolled. The amendment also provides that certain sections would later be repealed once the Department of Education certifies that applications have not exceeded the cap for two consecutive school years. The sponsor walked through the amendment section by section, explaining that the bill is structured in two phases: one while caps exist and another after they are no longer needed.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Finance (05/28/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- As soon as the cap is reached, the cap is increased. The cap is reached again.
- The cap is increased again. So there is no cap on this.
- reached, the cap is as the cap is reached, the cap is increased.<00:26:50.640>
The <00:26:50.799 - The cap is reached again. The increased. The cap is reached again.
- So, to call it<00:33:28.320>
a <00:33:28.640>cap it a cap it a cap that<00:33:31.200>
Summary:
The Finance Committee first took up Senate Bill 63, which Representative Maguire described as a straightforward bill setting funding for the Division of Travel and Tourism. He said it was not controversial. The committee voted to retain the bill by roll call, with one no vote and one member absent, and the motion passed 23-1-1.
The committee then considered Senate Bill 74, dealing with annual reporting requirements for state departments that issue permits. Representative Maguire explained Amendment 2282 would shorten the reporting burden by requiring summary data on delayed permits rather than listing every permit, and would delay the first report until 2027 so agencies would not have to reconstruct old data. The amendment was adopted by voice vote, and the bill was then approved as amended by a 24-1 roll call vote.
Next, the committee heard Senate Bill 241 on construction of a public pier at Hampton Beach. Representative Sweeney moved inexpedient to legislate, saying the project was ambitious and lacked public support. The motion passed unanimously 25-0, sending the bill to consent.
Division Two then took up Senate Bill 145, a replace-all amendment to the education freedom account bill. Supporters said the amendment clarified the bill, kept the policy intact, removed a reimbursement program and an open-ended appropriation, and established a cap of 10,000 students with priority for current students and certain other groups. Opponents argued the measure was still a major expansion, would increase spending after crossover, and that the cap was not meaningful. After discussion, Amendment 2301H was adopted and the bill was approved as amended by a 25-0 vote, with members noting it could go on consent because no money remained in it.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, June 9, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- by a dramatic of WSU and was capped by a dramatic victory<00:25:40.960>
over <00:25:41.200> - This is a remarkable season capped by a historic victory.
- When federal agents flooded Minneapolis, our city suffered $200 million in economic damages.
- When federal agents flooded Minneapolis, our city suffered $200 million in economic damages.
- businesses for all time in all caps. businesses for all time in all caps.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Municipal and County Government (04/07/2025)
Municipal and County Government
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs (01/27/2026)
Election Law and Municipal Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Would that include a revenue cap?" "I a tax cap essentially is a revenue cap. So..." "So okay.
- Would that include a revenue cap?" "I a tax cap essentially is a revenue cap. So..." "So okay.
- has a uh spending cap and a revenue<00:35:35.119>
cap. - revenue cap? revenue cap?
- cap.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, June 26, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- And that's going to cause a lot of damage. Hospitals would lose funding.
- This means tens or even hundreds of billions of dollars lost. of damage.
- Hospitals would lose funding. of damage. Hospitals would lose funding.
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cap <01:07:15.599>and <01:07:15.839>trade <01:07:16.160>tax - There's, you know, no property damage.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Science, Technology and Energy (02/10/2026)
Science, Technology and Energy
Transcript Highlights:
- What damage could you do?
- hasn't done damage. It has two purposes. hasn't done damage. It has two purposes.
- What damage could you do? could you do? What damage could you do?
- I'm not sure if I answered your damage.
- I mean is and don't sustain damages.