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AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama Senate County and Municipal Government Committee Mar 3rd, 2026

County and Municipal Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • of disposal of sewage or garbage or things like that.
  • c> or</c> means of um disposal of sewage or means of um disposal of sewage or garbage<00:13:26.959><c
  • But anyway, the aspect of being prepared for what may come to us is important, I think, in particular
  • It's kind of funny.
  • </c><00:23:02.240><c> Um,</c> It's kind of funny. Um, It's kind of funny.
Bills: HB2 , HB163 , SB326 , HB17 , HB363 , HB2 , HB163 , SB326 , HB17 , HB363 , SB333
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund Committee Feb 11th, 2026

Finance and Taxation General Fund

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> &gt;&gt; ju just ignore what the rest of us say.
  • of the AOC fund and then use it.
  • of the AOC fund and then use it.
  • of the AOC fund and then use it.
  • Um, many of us may know Miss Crosby.
Bills: SB182 , SB251 , SB252 , HB74 , HB159 , HB292 , SB182 , SB251 , SB252 , HB74 , HB159 , HB292
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama House Boards, Agencies and Commissions Committee Jan 21st, 2026

Boards, Agencies and Commissions

Transcript Highlights:
  • So, um, what's the SB 22 just extends the sunset date out for the state board of registration of foresters
  • Representative Moore said SB 22 extends the sunset date for the State Board of Registration of Foresters
  • </c><00:04:54.560><c> registration</c><00:04:55.199><c> of</c> the state board of registration of the
  • state board of registration of foresters<00:04:56.400><c> out</c><00:04:56.639><c> to</c><00:04:56.960
  • Um, but it's for the continuance of the Alabama Board of Counseling, Board of Examiners in Counseling
Bills: SB100 , SB122 , SB127 , HB182 , HB275 , SB100 , SB122 , SB127 , HB182 , HB275
HI
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • Pursuant to KRS 45.766, UK reported the use of $200 million in ever funds rather than restricted funds
  • </c> share with us of what the typical share with us of what the typical overages<00:24:10.400><c> for
  • Yes, we just get a number reported to us monthly of how much is deposited into the jet fuel.
  • I'm just that's just a rule of thumb for I'm just that's just a rule of thumb for us. us. us.
  • Funds were used to cover the cost of acquiring the land and building in Perry County.
Summary: The committee first approved the April 27 minutes and then received several informational reports, including University of Kentucky medical equipment purchases, UK’s use of $200 million in Ever funds for a public-private partnership, school district debt issuances, UK’s planned use of construction manager-at-risk delivery on five projects, Kentucky Communications Network Authority capital projects under House Bill 6, and 14 UK lease improvements. Members were told the House Bill 6 item was also being discussed in the Information Technology Oversight Committee and could return later if needed. The main action item was University of Kentucky’s request to approve a $600 million public-private partnership for central plants and utility infrastructure tied to the Chandler expansion. UK said it would shift $200 million from previously authorized restricted funds into the P3, leaving the project financed through private equity and nonprofit debt with no UK or Commonwealth debt. UK representatives said the project is necessary to support 24/7 hospital operations, expand and modernize utility systems, improve redundancy and efficiency, and reduce long-term operating risk. Members asked about the source of the availability payments, which UK said would come from UK Healthcare revenues, and the committee approved the P3 agreement unanimously. The committee also approved a UK lease renewal for a 20,000-square-foot College of Medicine annex near the Bowling Green Medical Center. UK said the lease costs $38 per square foot, or $912,000 annually, and supports medical education expansion in the region, including growth from 120 to 160 students over four years. Members voiced support for the local impact, and the lease passed unanimously. Later, the committee approved a Transportation Cabinet aviation project for two medium box hangars at Capital City Airport, funded by $1,153,000 in federal money and $950,000 from the Aviation Economic Development Fund, which is supported by a 6% jet fuel tax with a $1 million annual cap per company. Members asked about the fund balance, the cap, and airport revenue sources, and staff said the airport also receives entitlement and federal infrastructure funds and earns revenue from hangar rent and fuel sales. The committee then approved two Finance and Administration Cabinet pool projects: a roof and skylight replacement at the Libraries and Archives building and exterior repairs at several state buildings. Finally, the committee approved six Kentucky Infrastructure Authority action items after hearing about one loan increase for the Springfield Wastewater Treatment Plant and five grant reallocations tied to Cleaner Water Program and county allocation pool funds. Members asked why one project approved in 2024 was only now increasing, and KIA explained that design, water division review, environmental review, and bidding can take one to two years. KIA also reported additional no-action items, including a Brandenburg water grant split among two projects and 17 Kentucky Waters projects provided for information. The meeting ended with approval of the action items and no further action on the informational grants.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
  • Kurt Lager, Chief of the Honolulu Ocean Safety Department of the City and County of Honolulu.
  • </c> chain of survival. chain of survival.
  • Hello, uh, this is Garrett Hall, on behalf of the Department of Health, the State Chief of Emergency
  • </c> chance of survival. chance of survival.
  • Next up, Sherry Menor, President and CEO of the Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii, in support.
Bills: HCR112
Committee: House Labor
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets Apr 7th, 2026

Joint Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'd also like to recognize the Vice Chair of the committee who's joining us, Senator Paul Mark.
  • uses a combination of road miles, employment data, and population.
  • Allocating our state dollars in this way allows us to fully harness all of the federal funding available
  • I want to commend you and the team, the administration, particularly Secretary Gorzkowicz, both of us
  • Closer to the time when we're going to actually go to market, they can give us their best read of what
Bills: H5279
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

House Legislative Session Day 18 (2-2-26)

Kentucky House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Forgive us of our sins. United we stand, divided we fall. In the name of Jesus I pray.
  • FORGIVE us of our sins. United we TODAY. FORGIVE us of our sins.
  • c> report</c><00:05:59.600><c> of</c> Next order of business, report of Next order of business, report
  • clerk of the presence of a court of a clerk of the court<00:07:04.639><c> with</c><00:07:04.880><c>
  • charge that is for the eventual retirement of the plant does indeed get used for that eventual retirement
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

House Legislative Session Day 17 (1-30-26)

Kentucky House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • With hope through the power of the Holy Spirit, I pray this in the name of the Father and of the Son
  • The local county bar associations have tens of thousands of dollars in which they use to operate county
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  • </c> of the humanity of the people he served. of the humanity of the people he served.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Conservation Jan 27th, 2026 at 09:00 am

Senate Conservation

Transcript Highlights:
  • I whistle, and she started coming towards us. A pack of dogs started coming at us, too.
  • It's a pack of 14 dogs running. We had a gun with us. We got up on the side of the hill.
  • At 10:30, a couple of us have to leave for another meeting.
  • Nutrient density is one of the benefits of the use of compost, and also water infiltrates into the soil
  • policies that enable economic opportunity from the use of organics out of the waste stream of solid waste
Bills: SB38 , SB46 , SB18
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • And let us never forget that these are your fruits first, and we will be good stewards to the best of
  • The Green Bank of Kentucky will be used to implement numerous energy-saving projects across 46 state-operated
  • The green bank of Kentucky<00:08:15.520><c> will</c><00:08:15.680><c> be</c><00:08:15.840><c> used</c
  • the installation of gravity sewer lines, sewer service laterals, force mains, manholes, grinder pump
  • the installation of gravity sewer lines, sewer service laterals, force mains, manholes, grinder pump
Summary: The meeting opened with prayer and a quorum call, then the committee approved the prior meeting minutes. Staff reported several informational items, including University of Kentucky medical and research equipment purchases, school district debt issues, leasehold improvements, and Kentucky Community and Technical College System bond allocations. The committee then approved a line-item appropriation increase of $350,000 in federal funds for the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources’ Cumberland Forest Conservation Program, along with two Department of Military Affairs projects: the Ashland Readiness Center window replacement and the MATES HVAC replacement at Fort Knox. It also approved four larger maintenance-pool projects without further action: HVAC and smoke evacuation work at the Kentucky State Penitentiary, HVAC and hot water tank replacements at Oakwood, a Green Bank energy-savings performance project across state facilities, and roof replacement at Lake Barkley Lodge. Members asked about the prison project, the roof procurement process, and whether minority-owned firms receive special bidding preference; staff said capital projects are awarded through open low-bid procurement with qualification and warranty requirements, and that minority participation is preferred but not a bidding criterion. Two lease modifications were approved for Franklin County agencies: an expansion and renovation for the Auditor of Public Accounts and a downsizing and renovation for the Kentucky Workers Compensation Funding Commission. The committee also approved Kentucky Infrastructure Authority items, including a Monticello sewer loan, several Cleaner Water Program grants and reallocations, and a House Bill 1 water grant that required no action. Members questioned engineering costs and were told the KIA board reviews technical details and anomalies before approval. Finally, the committee approved six economic development grants: one EDF grant for V Simple in Jefferson County and five KPDI EDF grants for projects in Breckinridge, Erlanger, Todd, and Washington counties. The last action item was approval of Western Kentucky University’s up-to-$10 million general receipts revenue bond issue for athletic facilities. An informational Kentucky Housing Corporation multifamily bond item prompted concern from members about rising per-unit costs for affordable housing, and they requested further explanation from the housing corporation at a future meeting.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • Some districts that are larger, Hardin County, just east of us, were a couple years ahead of us on the
  • things that came out of the task force.
  • things that came out of the task force.
  • things that came out of the task force.
  • </c> last use of oxycodone. last use of oxycodone.
Summary: The committee first approved the prior meeting minutes and recognized Eric Clark for his service, noting this may be his last meeting before he leaves state government. The main presentation was from Allison Adams, president and CEO of the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky, who described the organization’s history, nonpartisan mission, and focus on health equity, prevention, and upstream policy solutions. She said Kentucky’s poor rankings in chronic disease, preventable hospitalizations, and life expectancy show the need to shift resources toward prevention and community-driven strategies rather than relying mainly on treatment after people become sick. Adams emphasized leading health indicators, arguing that lawmakers should track actionable measures such as quit attempts and smoke-free policies instead of only lagging indicators like disease rates and mortality. In response to questions, she said accountability should be shared across communities and systems, with possible incentives and disincentives tied to outcomes, and she supported creating a public data utility or dashboard, ideally with university partners, to help legislators and communities monitor progress. She also cited examples of accountable health community models and said Kentucky could adapt similar approaches. The committee then heard from Meade County Schools Superintendent Mark Martin and district health coordinator Karen Kotche about the Healthy Kids Clinic partnership with Cumberland Health. They described a seven-year effort that led to full implementation in the district, which now has a nurse in every school and a nurse practitioner, allowing services such as sports physicals and other clinic functions to be provided on campus. They said the program has been a strong investment for students and the community and began explaining how the district built the partnership after earlier efforts and delays, including the pandemic.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
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  • </c><00:07:47.280><c> So,</c> four of us are new on the committee.
  • So, four of us are new on the committee.
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Summary: The committee first handled routine business, including approval of the June meeting minutes and receipt of several correspondence and information reports. Those reports covered quarterly capital project status updates from state agencies and postsecondary institutions, lease modifications, asset preservation projects, school district debt issuances, and Kentucky Communications Network Authority budget history materials. Members also raised questions about a long-open stream mitigation account and were told the funds are fee-in-lieu stream mitigation monies administered through Fish and Wildlife, with staff promising to follow up on the specific project. The committee then reviewed and approved several capital project actions. These included a new Camp Oralis dining hall project for the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, explained as a reauthorization because the funding split changed to 64% federal and 36% agency funds; an appropriation increase for the Shelbyville armory addition due to higher construction costs and security requirements; and emergency repair projects for Fort Boonesboro flood remediation and the Kentucky State Police Supply Branch fire damage. Members also approved a tenant improvement fund request for parking garage safety improvements at the Mayo Underwood Building. The Office of Financial Management presented three Kentucky Infrastructure Authority items and one Cleaner Water Program reallocation. The loans included a Shepherdsville sewer/drainage project and two Auburn water and lead service line projects; the grant reallocation involved unused Cleaner Water Program funds, with staff emphasizing that all ARPA-funded cleaner water dollars must be spent by December 31, 2026 or returned. After discussion, the committee approved the package. The committee also approved six Economic Development Fund grants, and the Cabinet for Economic Development began presenting the first six KPDI projects, though the transcript cuts off before those project details were completed.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • In fact, in some of the information that you provided for us, Mr.
  • us for this?
  • Some of the local high schools would be able to use the facility for practices as well. Great.
  • So there'll be at least two places that I know of, and we'll work with our engineers to tell us if there's
  • </c> of the Office of Financial Management. of the Office of Financial Management.
Summary: The meeting began with routine business, including a quorum call, approval of the April minutes, and several informational reports. Those information items covered upcoming general obligation debt for Bullitt, Jefferson, and Warren counties; Kentucky Communications Network Authority updates tied to House Bill 6; Eastern Kentucky University asset preservation reallocations under House Bill 1; and School Facilities Construction Commission debt activity, including 20 prior debt issues totaling about $386 million with roughly 85% locally supported debt service and 15% SFCC participation. Members then discussed concerns about a Kentucky Communications Network Authority project, focusing on a reported discrepancy between an appropriation of $12.927 million and an apparent payment of about $8.532 million on a project with a cost estimate of $12.449 million. Several members asked for more detailed written information before the next Capital Projects meeting, noting that a lawsuit is pending and that they wanted to better understand the basis for the request and the spending to date. The committee also heard and unanimously approved a donor-funded Northern Kentucky University project to renovate tennis courts, with possible pickleball additions, after questions about why approval was needed, the project’s estimated $3 million cost, and its expected minimal ongoing operating costs. The committee next received Kentucky State University pool allocation reports for three projects: a $2 million McCullen Hall renovation, a $1.75 million walkway and miscellaneous repairs project, and a $2 million academic services building roof-and-window project. A member asked specifically about curb cuts and accessibility in the walkway project, and Kentucky State said existing curb cuts would be repaired and additional accessibility issues would be reviewed by engineers. The lease report from the Finance and Administration Cabinet included one lease modification requiring approval for the Attorney General’s office in Franklin County and one no-action modification for the Board of Cosmetology; the Attorney General lease was approved by roll call vote. Finally, the Kentucky Infrastructure Authority presented five loans and 37 grants, with action taken on the loan and grant items. The loans included a Hodgenville wastewater treatment plant increase, a Grant County sewer district treatment plant loan, a Mount Sterling dam rehabilitation loan, and two Morganfield drinking water loans for granular activated carbon treatment, one with full principal forgiveness. Members asked about the Morganfield project’s purpose and were told it was a remediation effort for a water-quality concern, and they also raised questions about engineering fees, which KIA said are compared against a U.S. Rural Development fee schedule that is industry accepted. The committee also reviewed cleaner water program grant reallocations from county allocation pools.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Agriculture and Forestry Committee Apr 23rd, 2025

Agriculture and Forestry

Transcript Highlights:
  • , but in my experience the percentage of animals that can be successfully rehabilitated without the use
  • It was common for us when we started doing inspections, which is the reason that a number of wildlife
  • Now Miss Carson was referring to the dangers of pesticide use and the environmental impact due to the
  • Thankfully we have come a long way since then, but it does give us a frame of reminder.
  • They get in-kind use of the facilities worth over one quarter of a million dollars, right?
Bills: HB448 , HB448
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee 3/5/25

Agriculture Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • A couple of our members are with us online today.
  • “If it is us that’s responsible, of course it isn’t billed.
  • I would also hope to see some of that could be used in the area of farm safety.
  • I would also hope to see some of that could be used in the area of farm safety.
  • </c><01:12:34.719><c> we've</c> used in the area of farm safety we've used in the area of farm safety
Bills: HF47 , HF434 , HF1503 , HF1702