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WA
Transcript Highlights:
- All testifiers should clearly state their name and organization for the official record.
- It will support our efforts and similar efforts in the state of Washington. Thank you.
- I'm here on behalf of the Stewards of Washington State Lands.
- Yakima faces some of the highest overdose rates in the state.
- So this project offers a more effective and cost-efficient solution to the state.
Bills:
HB2295
Keywords:
Washington capital budget, supplemental capital budget, capital appropriations, state building construction account, taxable building construction account, climate commitment account, natural climate solutions, housing trust fund, affordable housing, supportive housing, homelessness, manufactured home communities, mobile home parks, school construction, school modernization, school seismic safety, healthy schools, school electrification, SCAP, behavioral health facilities
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Veteran and Military Affairs REVISED: Links added Feb 5th, 2026 at 10:30 am
Veteran and Military Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Chief Oklahoma state level benefits yield for questions and move for adoption. Thank you, Mr.
- That mirrors compensation of the active duty paying benefits for state employees.
- When it comes to the state guard, which the state guard's been around, we just don't use them that often
- over the state guard.
- So that was, well, we talked about State Guard's always been around.
Keywords:
veterans, disability benefits, federal law, Oklahoma Statutes, military service, veterans benefits, workplace poster, human resources, employment law, mental health resources, educational resources, HB3043, Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs, ODVA, seasonal employees, project labor, pro rata jobs, unclassified service, state personnel law, state employee benefits
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Veteran and Military Affairs REVISED: Links added Feb 5th, 2026
Veteran and Military Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- would be treated as if they are service-connected when that veteran is applying to receive Oklahoma state-level
- One of the paths to citizenship in the United States is through service in the military.
- When it comes to the State Guard, which has been around, we just don't use them that often.
- of the State Guard.
- The State Guard's always been around. We didn't want to confuse the two.
Keywords:
veterans, disability benefits, federal law, Oklahoma Statutes, military service, veterans benefits, workplace poster, human resources, employment law, mental health resources, educational resources, HB3043, Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs, ODVA, seasonal employees, project labor, pro rata jobs, unclassified service, state personnel law, state employee benefits
Summary:
The committee heard several veterans-related bills. House Bill 3257 would treat 100% disabilities caused by medical malpractice at a VA facility as service-connected for purposes of Oklahoma state benefits, aligning state treatment with federal benefits; members asked about the bill’s scope and its relation to military service and citizenship, and it passed 6-0. House Bill 3432 would allow veterans to attend public school sporting events without paying gate admission; one member spoke against the idea of preferential treatment for veterans, but the bill passed 5-1.
House Bill 3428 would require the Department of Labor, working with the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs, to create a workplace poster for employers with more than 50 employees listing veteran benefits and contact information for assistance programs. The author emphasized it was not a recruitment effort and said the poster would mainly provide hotline numbers and claims assistance information; it passed 7-0. House Bill 3043 would let ODVA hire PRN, seasonal, or as-needed employees during peak periods instead of relying on full-time staff, and members discussed possible reporting additions; it passed 7-0.
The committee also considered House Bill 3044, which continues the existing tax return donation option for the ODVA equipment capital improvement program, and it passed 7-0. House Bill 3078, as amended, changed the donation mechanism to a direct link to the ODVA website rather than a checkbox on state transaction forms, and the amendment was adopted before the bill passed 8-0. Finally, House Bill 3940, a broad cleanup/omnibus measure revising National Guard and State Guard provisions, retention and education assistance rules, museum-related authority, and other technical matters, was presented as a follow-up to prior legislation, amended by PCS, and passed 7-0 with one member absent/abstaining; the committee then adjourned.
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- At the state level, in every odd-numbered year, the Secretary of State must conduct and publish a statewide
- And lastly, any election reports for the state that are published annually by the Secretary of State
- In 2024, 64% of ballot rejections in Washington State, according to the Secretary of State, were due
- All of those states have amazing results.
- Washington State PTA urges your support of 1295.
Keywords:
reading instruction, structured literacy, early literacy, dyslexia, phonics, phonological awareness, language comprehension, vocabulary, fluency, oral language, orthographic knowledge, multi-tiered system of supports, MTSS, screening assessments, intervention, reading intervention, elementary education, kindergarten, first grade, second grade
WA
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- State tax dollars.
- across the state of Washington.
- to get the state in compliance.
- There are six state taxes on aircraft fuel. There are six state taxes on aircraft fuel.
- And they're state-of-the-art facilities; it's a... ...to build in this state.
Keywords:
aircraft fuel tax, tax revenue distribution, aviation funding, transportation, state revenue, aeronautics, taxation, aircraft fuel, state funding, aviation fuel, hazardous substance tax, air quality, noise mitigation, environmental impact, tax exemption, agriculture, hazardous substances, crop protection, warehousing, data center
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- All testifiers should clearly state their name and organization for the official record.
- Areas of state government.
- I'm Eli Lieberman, executive director of the Washington State Green Bank.
- Our median household income level sits at 32% below the state average.
- Our median household income level sits at 32% below the state average.
Bills:
HB2295
Keywords:
Washington capital budget, supplemental capital budget, capital appropriations, state building construction account, taxable building construction account, climate commitment account, natural climate solutions, housing trust fund, affordable housing, supportive housing, homelessness, manufactured home communities, mobile home parks, school construction, school modernization, school seismic safety, healthy schools, school electrification, SCAP, behavioral health facilities
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hied Committee Meeting - 2025-04-10
Higher Education Finance and Policy
Bills:
HF2431
Keywords:
higher education, college affordability, student aid, state grants, North Star Promise, scholarships, financial aid, Minnesota State, University of Minnesota, Office of Higher Education, tuition relief, work-study, child care grants, hunger-free campus, food insecurity, student parents, pregnant students, parenting students, sexual misconduct, Title IX
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee 4/10/25
Higher Education Finance and Policy
Bills:
HF2431
Keywords:
higher education, college affordability, student aid, state grants, North Star Promise, scholarships, financial aid, Minnesota State, University of Minnesota, Office of Higher Education, tuition relief, work-study, child care grants, hunger-free campus, food insecurity, student parents, pregnant students, parenting students, sexual misconduct, Title IX
MN
Transcript Highlights:
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- So my community, like many across the state, is facing hefty property tax increases now.
- </c><00:41:37.200><c> is</c> community like many across the state is community like many across the state
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- </c><00:58:26.720><c> for</c> that you are and blame in the state for that you are and blame in the state
Keywords:
HF2254, Minnesota child credit, baby bonus, child tax credit, income tax, individual income tax, tax relief, newborn, birth credit, family tax credit, tax refund, advance payment, Department of Revenue, taxable year, parenting, families with children, child credit, state regulations, families, taxation
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session Mar 6th, 2026 at 05:55 pm
Washington Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- For the reason that I stated on the previous amendment, I am asking for a no on this.
- So I'm bringing this amendment forward for the state So I'm bringing this amendment forward for the state
- Seventy-seven percent of the funding has been state dollars going into the plan.
- So it becomes a liability to this state. Mr.
- And the solution that's proposed is a direction which will help the state.
Bills:
SB6061, SB6234, SB6176, SB6335, SB6047, HB2235, HB2464, HB2619, HB1376, SB5808, SB5949, HB1347, HB1759, HB1983, HB2120, HB2264, HB2338, HB2385, HB2495, HB2521, HB2604, HB2610, HB2675, HB2426, SB6061, SB6234, SB6176, SB6335, SB6047, HB2235, HB2464, HB2619, HB1376, HB1796, HB2091, HB2249, HB2353, HB2431, SB5808, SB5949, HB2124, HB2104, HB2624, HB2510, HB1347, HB1759, HB1983, HB2120, HB2264, HB2338, HB2385, HB2436, HB2495, HB2521, HB2604, HB2610, HB2675
Keywords:
tourism, self-supported assessment, funding, statewide promotion, economic development, sewage, grinder pumps, residential buildings, regulation, construction, vehicle registration, enforcement, renewal, transportation, state law, state commission, infrastructure, traffic safety, responsibilities, state capital projects
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session Mar 6th, 2026 at 01:25 pm
Washington Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Washington State has a shortage of veterinarians.
- veterinarians don't have competition from out-of-state organizations.
- veterinarians don't have competition from out-of-state organizations.
- Bellevue is growing as a major city in the state of Washington.
- And it's been a challenge of how do we do that in a state where we are the Evergreen State.
Bills:
SB6061, SB6234, SB6176, SB6335, SB6047, HB2235, HB2464, HB2619, HB1376, SB5808, SB5949, HB1347, HB1759, HB1983, HB2120, HB2264, HB2338, HB2385, HB2495, HB2521, HB2604, HB2610, HB2675, HB2426, SB6061, SB6234, SB6176, SB6335, SB6047, HB2235, HB2464, HB2619, HB1376, HB1796, HB2091, HB2249, HB2353, HB2431, SB5808, SB5949, HB2124, HB2104, HB2624, HB2510, HB1347, HB1759, HB1983, HB2120, HB2264, HB2338, HB2385, HB2436, HB2495, HB2521, HB2604, HB2610, HB2675
Keywords:
tourism, self-supported assessment, funding, statewide promotion, economic development, sewage, grinder pumps, residential buildings, regulation, construction, vehicle registration, enforcement, renewal, transportation, state law, state commission, infrastructure, traffic safety, responsibilities, state capital projects
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session Mar 6th, 2026 at 09:00 am
Washington Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- On page 3, line 21, after state, insert and. Yes. Line.
- . ...the ferry system that we do offer here in Washington State.
- into our state that are actually not following the rules by what our state members are doing.
- into our state that are actually not following the rules by what our state members are doing.
- Thirty other states have addressed this issue.
Bills:
SB6061, SB6234, SB6176, SB6335, SB6047, HB2235, HB2464, HB2619, HB1376, SB5808, SB5949, HB1347, HB1759, HB1983, HB2120, HB2264, HB2338, HB2385, HB2495, HB2521, HB2604, HB2610, HB2675, HB2426, SB6061, SB6234, SB6176, SB6335, SB6047, HB2235, HB2464, HB2619, HB1376, HB1796, HB2091, HB2249, HB2353, HB2431, SB5808, SB5949, HB2124, HB2104, HB2624, HB2510, HB1347, HB1759, HB1983, HB2120, HB2264, HB2338, HB2385, HB2436, HB2495, HB2521, HB2604, HB2610, HB2675
Keywords:
tourism, self-supported assessment, funding, statewide promotion, economic development, sewage, grinder pumps, residential buildings, regulation, construction, vehicle registration, enforcement, renewal, transportation, state law, state commission, infrastructure, traffic safety, responsibilities, state capital projects
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session Mar 5th, 2026
Washington Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- of the House Finance Committee, who learned about model legislation from the National Conference of State
- But we want to start talking about what this means... ...Conference of State Legislatures and brought
Bills:
SB6061, SB6234, SB6176, SB6335, SB6047, HB2235, HB2464, HB2619, HB1376, HB1796, HB2091, HB2249, HB2353, HB2431, SB5808, SB5949, HB2124, HB2104, HB2624, HB2510, HB1347, HB1759, HB1983, HB2120, HB2264, HB2338, HB2385, HB2436, HB2495, HB2521, HB2604, HB2610, HB2675
Keywords:
tourism, self-supported assessment, funding, statewide promotion, economic development, sewage, grinder pumps, residential buildings, regulation, construction, vehicle registration, enforcement, renewal, transportation, state law, state commission, infrastructure, traffic safety, responsibilities, state capital projects
Summary:
The Senate considered and passed several House bills. HB 2624, relating to consumer protections for unsolicited real estate transactions for public purposes, was amended with a striking amendment from the Business, Trade, and Economic Development Committee and then passed 30-18, with Senator Dozier voting no and saying the bill still needed work. HB 2104, which makes permanent aviation assurance funding for wildfire response by removing a sunset clause, passed 47-0 with two excused after Senator Short urged support based on its wildfire-fighting value.
The Senate also adopted an amendment to Substitute HB 2334, which addresses cash transactions and rounding to eliminate the need for pennies, adding language that customers with exact change must be able to pay exact change. The bill passed 45-2, with Senator Frame describing it as permissive guidance for businesses and Senator Dozier supporting it humorously; Senator Gainer voted no. HB 2436, concerning requirements for oil tankers operating in restricted waters and clarifying tugboat horsepower standards to match current practice, passed 46-1 after support from Senator Lovelett and Senator King.
Finally, Engrossed HB 2575, reducing certain reporting obligations under environmental or energy laws, passed 47-0 with two excused. Senator Schumaker said it would save administrative costs for the Department of Commerce and utilities and free up money for low-income energy assistance. The Senate then adjourned until the next day.
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- I also think it'll save money for the state so that you never have a leftover dollar just sitting in
- all the agencies that we had long conversations with about how we become more efficient in spending state
- It authorizes the state, through the State Bond Commission, to sell general obligation bonds to fund
- This Thursday morning at the State Bond Commission meeting, the state will be selling general obligation
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Transportation Feb 23rd, 2026 at 04:00 pm
Transportation
Transcript Highlights:
- We have representatives from 10 state agencies.
- We have a library of different programs to help state agencies with consistency and coordination on different
- as we try to make the state more affordable for our residents.
- Other partner state agencies.
- Thank you so much for your support of hydrogen in the state.
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- I have supported many airplane programs in Washington State, primarily the 787.
- or outside the state.
- Additionally, the facility itself is leased from the state.
- The facility is owned by the state of Washington and leased by the consortium.
- Could you state that again, Representative Chase?
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Health & Long-Term Care Jan 15th, 2026 at 08:00 am
Health & Long-Term Care
Transcript Highlights:
- Washington state was designed to be very small.
- , within the state.
- be the state compared to itself.
- But you get to other parts of the state.
- Washington State Office of the Governor.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Joseph Bell of the Texas Historical Commission, and Gloria Maras with the Texas State Library and Archives
- Texas State Library and Archives Commission. Thank you all for being here today.
- My name is Gloria Maras, the Director and State Librarian for the Texas State Library and Archives Commission
- the core of what the Texas State Library and Archives Commission does.
- The Texas State Library and Archives Commission is one of the statutorily named partners for Texas, and
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- So, those systems—Texas Tech University system, Texas State University system, University of North Texas
- I am Gloria Meraz, the Director and Librarian at the Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
- I am Gloria Meraz, the Director and Librarian at the Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
- We also provide training for libraries across the state.
- In 1981, I joined Texas State Employees.
NY
New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Standing Committee on Finance - Veterans Homeland Security and Military Affairs - 06/02/26
Keywords:
New York State Senate (YouTube), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cqL5Zd-FK8, 2026-07-05T07:47:20+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Let New York State Senators hear your voice! Create a nysenate.gov user profile and set custom alerts for issues you care about, comment and vote 'yea' or 'nay' on bills, and access live streaming and archived Senate videos., 993, senate, all, 2.2.43, 2.1.47