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MN
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Conference Committee on HF2431 5/16/25 - Part 2

Transcript Highlights:
  • And so, uh, we are just, I think, going to have Senate nonpartisan staff walk through uh Senate offer
  • work study, tribal college supplemental grant assistance, get ready, and the Minnesota Education Equity
  • Equity Equity Partnership.<00:04:36.000><c> On</c><00:04:36.240><c> line</c><00:04:36.560><c> 10,</c
  • </c> accepting the staff accepting the staff recommendation<00:21:25.520><c> on</c><00:21:25.760><c>
  • </c><00:22:18.720><c> recommendation,</c><00:22:19.360><c> but</c><00:22:19.760><c> as</c> the staff
Keywords: 1183, house
NM
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Judiciary Jan 21st, 2026 at 02:08 pm

House Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • And so I think part of it is you know we've done this with To find staff.
  • Our admissions staff team receives Madam Chair, Mr. Speaker, the process is largely the same.
  • They are screened by staff, and then a faculty committee reviews the applications.
  • We have a new staff member who is supporting that program.
  • Which still provides equity but in a much more sophisticated way, I would say.
Bills: SB1, SB3
Keywords: interstate medical licensure compact, physician licensure, medical license reciprocity, expedited licensure, medical practice act, New Mexico medical board, compact commission, physician mobility, telemedicine, license portability, background check, disciplinary action, joint investigation, reproductive health care, gender-affirming care, scope of practice, medical board transparency, multistate compact, licensure renewal, health care workforce
KY
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

House Standing Committee on Health Services (2-26-26)

Health Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • But in fairness to them, they're doing what they're supposed to do, and that's increase stockholder equity
  • what they're supposed to do, and that's increase<00:05:09.759><c> stockholder</c><00:05:10.320><c> equity
  • ,</c> increase stockholder equity, increase stockholder equity, increase<00:05:12.320><c> their</c><00
  • And I think I would hope that everybody would have an equity contribution.
  • When we go and we do meetings all across the state with hospital administration and staff, dietitians
Keywords: 00:00 - Call to Order/Roll Call 01:38 - Discussion of 26RS SCR 9 22:00 - Roll Call Vote on 26RS SCR 9 23:15 - Discussion of 26RS SJR 23 33:20 - Roll Call Vote on 26RS SJR 23 35:18 - Adjournment, 958, all
OK
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives Second Regular Session of the 60th Legislature Day 40 Afternoon Session Apr 14th, 2026 at 12:30 pm

Oklahoma House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • million: what safeguards do we have in place when, because this is use of—this is money used in the equity
  • fund so that we don't... ...in the structure of this fund so that we don't just go full in to the equity
Bills: SB1290, SB1530, SB1847, HR1050, SB169, SB1377, SB1990, SB1991, SB1778, SB1579, SB1992, SB3, SB2028, SB1928, SB2127, SB2117, SB1439, SB1930, SB330, SB1191, SB2110, SB2134, SB2069, SB2095, SB1613, SB1246, SB1976, SB1346, SB1509, SB2071, SB259, SB1314
Keywords: 2-1-1 services, revolving fund, Department of Human Services, crisis pregnancy, abortion, legal funding, research funding, development rebate, Oklahoma Department of Commerce, tax incentives, higher education partnerships, Medicaid, ADvantage Waiver, home-based services, eligibility criteria, healthcare, senior services, Taiwan, Oklahoma, sister-state relationship
OK
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives Second Regular Session of the 60th Legislature Day 40 Morning Session Apr 14th, 2026 at 09:30 am

Oklahoma House Floor Meeting

OK
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Education Oversight REVISED: SB2045 - Added Apr 13th, 2026 at 03:00 pm

Education Oversight

OK
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives Second Regular Session of the 60th Legislature Day 39 Apr 13th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Oklahoma House Floor Meeting

OK
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives Second Regular Session of the 60th Legislature Day 39 Apr 13th, 2026

Oklahoma House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Members, the determination, discipline, and resolve of this team and the leadership of the coaching staff
Bills: SB1290, SB1530, SB1847, HR1050, SB169, SB1377, SB1990, SB1991, SB1778, SB1579, SB1992, SB3, SB2028, SB1928, SB2127, SB2117, SB1439, SB1930, SB330, SB1191, SB2110, SB2134, SB2069, SB2095, SB1613, SB1246, SB1976, SB1346, SB1509, SB2071, SB259, SB1314
Keywords: 2-1-1 services, revolving fund, Department of Human Services, crisis pregnancy, abortion, legal funding, research funding, development rebate, Oklahoma Department of Commerce, tax incentives, higher education partnerships, Medicaid, ADvantage Waiver, home-based services, eligibility criteria, healthcare, senior services, Taiwan, Oklahoma, sister-state relationship
Summary: The House convened, completed the roll call, and heard an invocation, a Veteran of the Week recognition for Colonel William S. Hartzell, and several guest introductions and special presentations, including the Coeta Tigers wrestling team, the Murray State College shotgun team, and visitors from Taiwan. The chamber also recognized the Psychologist of the Day, Nurse of the Day, Doctor of the Day, and Pages of the Week, along with committee meeting announcements and a motion to adjourn at the end of business. Members then considered and passed a series of bills. Senate Bill 1290 on 211 services passed 82-0 and its emergency clause also passed. Senate Bill 1530 on state government and innovation/research funding passed 58-27. Senate Bill 1847 on Medicaid home and community-based services passed 78-10 with its emergency clause. Senate Bill 169 increasing longevity pay for state employees passed 85-4 with emergency. Senate Bill 1377 requiring DHS to provide duffel bags and hygiene items for foster children passed 88-4 with emergency. Senate Bill 1990 on the Incentive Evaluation Commission passed 88-4. Senate Bill 1991, a cleanup measure redirecting certain lease and land-sale revenues to O-CAMP, passed and its emergency clause also passed. The House also adopted H.R. 1050 reaffirming Oklahoma’s sister-state relationship with Taiwan, followed by remarks from Taiwanese officials. Senate Bill 1778, the Strong Readers Act, passed 87-5 with emergency after discussion about reading screeners, funding tiers, and an optional second-grade assessment. Senate Bill 1579, described as a taxpayer bill of rights related to ad valorem tax, drew extended debate over property taxes and state savings before passing 85-0. Senate Bill 1992, defining strategic financial partners for an income tax credit, passed 65-24. The House then moved to adjourn until Tuesday, April 14, 2026, at 9:30 a.m.
OK
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Education Oversight REVISED: SB2045 - Added Apr 13th, 2026

Education Oversight

Bills: SB710, SB843, SB1317, SB1338, SB1410, SB1477, SB1489, SB1593, SB1614, SB1630, SB1632, SB1633, SB1670, SB1726, SB1734, SB1725, SB1735, SB1894, SB1975, SB346, SB2045
Keywords: teacher preparation, teacher education, teacher shortage, teacher workforce, educator pipeline, alternative certification, apprenticeship, residency program, paraprofessional pathway, high school to teacher pathway, nontraditional teacher candidates, Commission for Educational Quality and Accountability, TeachForwardOK, higher education, public school districts, workforce development, grant program, technical assistance provider, mastery-based assessment, emergency clause
Summary: The committee heard and advanced a long series of education-related bills, including measures on school board nepotism rules (SB 843), preserving the Ag in the Classroom program in statute (SB 1410), shifting oversight of technology centers to the State Board of Career and Technology Education (SB 1735), teacher certification and hiring transparency (SB 346), AP exam access (SB 1975), in-state tuition alignment with federal law after a consent judgment (SB 1633), teacher professional development caps (SB 1894), portability of career teacher status between districts (SB 1317), recess requirements and discipline limits (SB 2045), expanding the Teach Forward Program (SB 710), limiting concurrent enrollment to students 21 and under (SB 1477), special education training and parent-record review rights (SB 1489), a teacher induction program for new and emergency-certified teachers (SB 1614), graduate-level teacher training requirements (SB 1726), career assessment test selection and credit transfer authority (SB 1632), OSU-Tulsa governance changes (SB 1593), virtual days for certain high school students not taking the ACT (SB 1630), R&D rebate modernization (SB 1670), AI guardrails in schools (SB 1734), and security fees for student organizations that cannot be based on viewpoint or content (SB 1725). Several bills drew brief questions, especially SB 1633, SB 1489, SB 1477, SB 1614, SB 1726, and SB 1725, but no substantive opposition was recorded beyond a few nay votes on some measures. Most bills were moved by due pass motions and approved by voice or roll-call votes, often unanimously or near-unanimously. Notable recorded opposition included SB 1633 and SB 1725, each passing with a few nays, and SB 1726 passing 7-2. SB 1338 was laid over until Wednesday. The meeting concluded with notice of another committee meeting scheduled for Wednesday at 9 a.m., and the committee adjourned.
MA
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm

Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm the staff attorney for the Animal Protection Division of the MSPCA.
  • As staff attorney for MSPCA, in addition to assisting our law enforcement department on animal cruelty
  • Good afternoon, Chair Rausch, Chair Lewis, members of the committee and staff.
  • Our mission is to advance economic equity by offering no-cost, rigorous tech training to individuals
  • workers and community leaders advocating for health equity in Massachusetts.
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The committee held a lengthy hybrid hearing of the Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government, with testimony spanning local board training, animal welfare and enforcement, municipal charters, water district dissolution, and other home rule matters. Chairs Rausch and Lewis set strict time limits because of the large number of speakers and explained that written testimony would also be accepted. Members heard from local officials, advocates, municipal employees, and residents, with many bills receiving broad support from municipal and advocacy witnesses. Several speakers supported bills requiring or expanding training for local boards and commissions, including pre-service training for planning, zoning, and other land use boards. Supporters said training would help volunteers understand complex laws, improve consistency, reduce legal challenges, and speed up housing and development decisions. Related testimony also backed a bill to modernize historic district commissions and another to allow associate planning board members to serve more broadly when needed to maintain quorums. A major portion of the hearing focused on animal legislation. Witnesses supported bills to expand citations for cruel conditions beyond dogs, update dangerous dog procedures, improve animal health inspections and breeder oversight, strengthen tethering rules, and protect pet consumers. Animal control officers, humane organizations, and some victims of dog attacks described enforcement gaps and the need for clearer standards, while several dog trainers and the American Kennel Club opposed parts of the dangerous dog bill and tethering restrictions, arguing they would limit humane training tools and professional discretion. The committee also heard strong support for a bill to create a statewide pet shop and consumer protection framework. The committee also heard testimony on several local home rule petitions. Medford officials and residents strongly supported a new city charter that would replace the current at-large council with ward-based representation and periodic charter review. Wayland representatives supported a bill to preserve the library’s Millennium Fund as intended, Cambridge officials backed creation of an employment and job training trust, and Carver officials supported dissolving the North Carver Water District due to compliance and financial problems. No votes were taken during the hearing, and the chair repeatedly invited written testimony and follow-up materials.
MA
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

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

Joint Committee on Public Service

Transcript Highlights:
  • This legislation will create a critical opportunity to improve the efficiency, equity, and sustainability
  • Good afternoon, Chair Ryan, Chair Brady, members of the committee and staff.
  • Good afternoon, Chair Ryan, Chair Brady, members of the committee and staff.
  • Members of the committee and staff, for the record, my name is Paul Jakes, legislative agent for the
  • Other than that, I thank the committee for your work and also the staff, who were very patient putting
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Joint Committee on Public Service held a hybrid hearing focused on insurance and retirement-related bills. Representative Hendricks testified in support of H.2874, which would create a Medicare buy-in program for certain state retirees age 65 and older who are not currently Medicare eligible, with the Commonwealth paying Part A premiums and late penalties. He argued the bill would reduce retiree health costs for the state and municipalities while improving benefits for retirees. Don Buckley also testified in support of H.2874, describing his own situation as a long-serving state retiree without Medicare coverage and urging passage of the bill. Paul Jakes of the Professional Fire Fighters of Massachusetts and Michael Riley of the Massachusetts Association of Contributory Retirement Systems testified in support of H.2999/S.1862, which would provide fair worker representation on joint purchasing group committees. Riley also supported H.2933/S.1816, which would add a seat on the PRIM Board for non-state teacher retirement systems, and H.2954/H.1813, which would change the criteria and duration for systems considered underperforming in the public employee retirement system funding rules. He said the changes would better reflect current conditions and limit forced participation in PRIT to five years rather than in perpetuity. Committee members asked no questions during the hearing. After testimony concluded and no additional witnesses came forward, the committee voted to adjourn.
NM
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Appropriations and Finance Feb 6th, 2026 at 04:27 pm

House Appropriations & Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • share that same concern because of strong financial management that you all have exhibited, and your staff
  • I'm grateful for programs like the Outdoor Equity Fund, and HB 271 builds on that work by... ...for programs
  • like the Outdoor Equity Fund, and HB 271 builds on that work by investing in both land and people.
  • It builds on efforts like the Outdoor Equity Fund and ensures future generations can continue to experience
  • And by making you whole, we've provided you enough of a nest egg or enough equity so that you can relocate
Bills: HB2, SB193, SB132, SB35, SB145
Keywords: general appropriation, budget, Medicaid, education funding, public safety, SB193, acequia, community ditch, irrigation works construction fund, water infrastructure, ditch infrastructure, irrigation, New Mexico water law, agricultural water, farmers, Rio Grande, acequia association, forest land protection revolving fund, state fund transfer, irrigation projects
HI
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

AGR Public Hearing - Wed Jan 29, 2025 @ 9:30 AM HST

Agriculture & Food Systems

Transcript Highlights:
  • 00:08:35.839><c> with</c><00:08:36.039><c> the</c><00:08:36.320><c> technical</c><00:08:36.959><c> staff
  • </c> you to chat with the technical staff you to chat with the technical staff only<00:08:38.360><c>
  • Currently, DBEDT manages two tax credits with a staff of one.
  • The HawaiĘ»i Department of Agriculture has requested to include a staff position.
  • We would like to see more equity.
Keywords: 910, house, all
MN
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Health Finance and Policy Committee 2/10/25

Health Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • In accommodation, if there needs to be additional communications, of course we have Sergeant staff here
  • The committee will begin with member and staff introductions, starting on the outside and then moving
  • The chair says the committee will begin with member and staff introductions and will start down there
  • We have a 2,000-staff workforce split between St.
  • And, you know, I commend the governor and your staff for just putting it on the table.
Keywords: 1183, house
HI
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

JHA Public Hearing - Tue Mar 24, 2026 @ 2:00 PM HST

Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • and they'll do their best to help staff and they'll do their best to help you. you. you.
  • staff? That'd be great. Will do that. staff? That'd be great. Will do that.
  • </c><00:39:40.080><c> there</c><00:39:40.359><c> is</c> a equity fairness standpoint there is a equity
  • Currently, the board has a staff of one, the administrator. This bill will help get us...
  • </c> committee members, Nick Siberson, staff committee members, Nick Siberson, staff attorney<00:49:57.160
Keywords: 910, house, all
Summary: The committee heard testimony on SB 83, which would require hotel keepers to give adequate notice of service disruptions to guests and third-party vendors. The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Office of Consumer Protection supported the bill but asked for amendments to restore remedies and add a nonwaiver provision, arguing that without penalties the measure would lack consequences and that consumers should not be able to waive the notice rights. Supporters, including Unite Here Local 5 and individual testifiers, said guests deserve transparency and meaningful recourse when disruptions occur, especially for labor disputes, construction, or other service interruptions that affect the experience they paid for. Hotel industry representatives, including the American Hotel and Lodging Association, the Hawaii Hotel Alliance, and hotel workers/testifiers, opposed the bill in its current form while offering amendments. They said the measure was too broad, difficult to implement, and could interfere with collective bargaining, third-party booking systems, and existing contracts. They also argued that some disruptions are not easily known in advance and that the bill unfairly singles out hotels compared with other industries. One testifier emphasized that notice should be required only for actual, known disruptions rather than potential events, and another raised concerns about applying the bill to properties not directly involved in a labor dispute. After the SB 83 testimony, the committee moved on to SB 2798, which would make permanent and expand statewide the agricultural enforcement pilot program created in 2025 and rename it the agricultural enforcement program. The chair introduced the measure and called on the Hawaii Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity as the first testifier, but the transcript excerpt ends before testimony or any vote on SB 2798.
CA
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Select Committee on Housing Construction Innovation Jan 14th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • For the past year, SGC staff, in coordination with our sister agencies, including HCD, and external partners
  • First, we leverage our financing, which, you guess, is debt and equity, right?
  • months, so lenders who do fund modular projects sometimes require the developer to use more expensive equity
  • actually want to share, for the bank I work for, we actually do a lot of deals there on the debt and equity
  • And just in the past two months, Turner staff has spoken with more than 50 people in the housing industry
Summary: The committee held its second hearing on housing construction innovation, focusing on factory-built and modular housing as a way to lower costs, speed delivery, and expand housing supply. The chair framed the effort as a search for practical innovation paired with land use, financing, and regulatory changes that could make housing more affordable for working families. Government witnesses from HCD, the Strategic Growth Council, and the tax credit and bond allocation agencies explained how factory-built housing is regulated, how California standards and third-party approvals work, and how state programs are trying to build regional demand and financing pipelines for modular production. Testimony from investors and developers emphasized both the promise and the risks of modular construction. JP Morgan Chase and the Housing Accelerator Fund described projects that achieved meaningful time and cost savings, but said lenders still see elevated risk because of manufacturer solvency, upfront deposits, transportation and installation issues, and the need for standardized designs and experienced teams. They urged more standardization, more local factories, better alignment between financing timelines and construction schedules, and state support such as backstops, top-loss capital, and scoring preferences in tax credit and bond programs. Several speakers noted that recent federal changes to the 4% tax credit program increased production capacity, but warned that without continued state investment the pipeline could face a future funding cliff. The workforce panel, including union contractors, factory supervisors, and labor representatives, said modular construction can support good jobs if it is paired with union labor, training, and fair standards. They described benefits for workers such as steadier schedules, less commuting, improved safety, and better work-life balance, while also stressing the need for wages, health coverage, retirement benefits, and apprenticeship opportunities. Union representatives supported a model that keeps both factory and on-site work unionized and said the industry could create more jobs overall if California builds more factories and develops a stable, long-term demand pipeline. No formal votes or actions were taken during the hearing.
CA
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Select Committee on Housing Construction Innovation Jan 14th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • So, for the past year, SGC staff, in coordination with our sister agencies, including HCD, and external
  • First, we leverage our financing, which, you guess, it's debt and equity, right?
  • So lenders who do fund modular projects sometimes require the developer to use more expensive equity
  • actually want to share, for the bank I work for, we actually do a lot of deals there on the debt and equity
  • And just in the past two months, Turner staff has spoken with more than 50 people in the housing industry
Keywords: 988, house, all
CA
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Arts, Entertainment, Sports, and Tourism Committee Apr 1st, 2025

Arts, Entertainment, Sports, and Tourism

Transcript Highlights:
  • David Shapira, Chief of Staff of the California Department of Education, here on behalf of Superintendent
  • Third, we must combat the exploitation and abuse by coaches and support staff.
  • I believe that there has been an honorable pursuit to achieve what is seen as equity, but unfortunately
  • Alice Kessler with Equity California is available to answer any technical questions.
  • Equity appears to have blurred opponents' ability to recognize honest reality.
Keywords: 988, house, all
NM
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - Legislative Finance Jul 23rd, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • these guidelines serve an important purpose where they're essentially a Director Sali: direction to staff
  • on how you want us broadly to develop staff recommendations for your consideration when we're doing
  • So this is broad direction to staff in addition to the work plan that you adopted, to try to move in
  • Staff Member: I was just going to say, Mr.
  • Staff Member: Thank you, Mr. Chair.
MN
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

November 2025 State Budget and Economic Forecast Presentation - 12/04/25

Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • thank Anamingi and the budget team for their work in developing the budget outlook, as well as other staff
  • Equity markets present both upside and downside risks to this forecast.
  • Equity markets, as I've already mentioned, present both upside and downside risks.
  • c> already</c> Equity markets, as I've already Equity markets, as I've already mentioned,<00:14:49.360
  • </c> staff salaries and benefits. staff salaries and benefits.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all