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CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Environmental Quality Committee Apr 22nd, 2026

Environmental Quality

Transcript Highlights:
  • Jeremy Smith here on behalf of the State Building and Construction Trades Council, proudly supporting
  • and construction-related jobs, closer to reality.
  • We think it's generally a pretty fair construct.
  • Ridership will provide the financing this project so desperately needs.
  • The industries affected first, the most affected, will be utilities, fuel, and construction.
Summary: The committee heard presentations on several energy, environmental, and consumer protection bills while operating at times without a quorum. Senator McNerney presented SB 925, which would direct the California Energy Commission to develop a statewide roadmap for fusion energy, and SB 1350, which would expand the use of green hydrogen in the power sector by allowing renewable portfolio standard credit for power plants using hydrogen. Supporters said both bills would help California maintain leadership in emerging clean-energy industries, attract investment, and create jobs. Opponents of SB 1350 raised concerns about greenwashing, resource shuffling, and increased NOx emissions from hydrogen combustion, while supporters said committee amendments added guardrails against those outcomes. Senator Ashby presented SB 1010, a manufacturer-funded extended producer responsibility program for refrigerants in appliances; supporters said it would reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve recovery, while opponents argued existing laws already regulate refrigerants and that the bill could raise costs and disrupt recycling markets. Senator Grayson presented SB 1145 to streamline CEQA and federal reuse procedures for qualifying projects in the Concord Reuse Project Area, which supporters said would help deliver long-planned housing, jobs, and open space, while one housing group sought stronger affordable-housing guarantees. Senator Cabaldon presented SB 1341, which would give CalRecycle authority to reduce processing fees for wine and spirits bag-in-a-box containers when fee collections exceed program needs; supporters said the current fee increase was abrupt and excessive, while opponents warned against giving the agency too much discretion. Senator Padilla presented SGR 13, urging the U.S. to secure enforceable commitments to eliminate transboundary sewage pollution in the Tijuana and New River watersheds during the 2026 USMCA review, and SB 1033, which would require testing and disclosure of heavy metals in protein products; SGR 13 drew strong support from border and environmental justice advocates, while SB 1033 drew support from consumer and health groups and opposition from industry groups concerned about labeling burdens and scope. Senator Caballero presented SB 1183, requiring a state study of the environmental, land-use, and economic impacts of industrial solar in the Central Valley; farm and land-use advocates supported the bill, while solar industry groups opposed unless amended, saying it should better reflect solar’s benefits and existing state analysis. After testimony, the committee took roll and adopted several measures on a 4-0 or 3-0 basis, with bills including SJR 13, SB 925, SB 1350, SB 1145, SB 1341, SB 1033, and SB 1010 advanced on call to Appropriations or, in the case of SB 1010, already voted with a 3-1 result before being held on call.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Health and Human Services - 03/26/26

Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • from the state's hospital construction from the state's hospital construction moratorium. moratorium
  • <01:17:55.040> Committee This will um go to the Finance Committee This will um go to the Finance
  • impact, so it needs to go to Finance. impact, so it needs to go to Finance.
  • Motion passes and the bill is moving to Finance.
  • Finance. Finance.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Conservation Feb 14th, 2026 at 09:07 am

Senate Conservation

Transcript Highlights:
  • And by updated, these are serious, significant construction projects.
  • They may come for design, for instance, and then the next year they come for construction.
  • So the Finance Authority is redoing its website, mostly to ensure that we have accessibility.
  • The Finance Authority will still make the loans and grants.
  • The Finance Authority will still make the loans and grants.
Keywords: 996, all
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Labor, Public Employment and Retirement Committee Apr 22nd, 2026

Labor, Public Employment and Retirement

Transcript Highlights:
  • Our members are not only responsible for financing claims, but also for developing and Our members are
  • not only responsible for financing claims, but also for developing and implementing policies designed
  • The labor criteria requires a skilled and trained workforce and prevailing wage for construction.
  • The labor criteria requires skilled and trained workforce and prevailing wage for construction.
  • Doyle Radford, with Construction and General Labor's Local 185, in strong support.
Keywords: 987, senate, all
CO

Colorado 2026 Regular Session

Colorado Senate 2026 Legislative Day 112 May 6th, 2026

Colorado Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Instead, it<02:02:33.440> construct<02:02:34.480> constructs<02:02:35.599> a<02:
  • 02:35.920> pipeline<02:02:36.480> of it construct constructs a pipeline of it construct
  • So they're often trying to organize and inspect property and understand the finances and line up financings
  • and line up and understand the finances and line up financings<03:06:28.319> while<03:06:28.720
  • , inspections, contingencies, financing, inspections, contingencies, financing, review.<03:06:57.439
Keywords: 981, all
Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, approved the previous day’s journal, and received several committee reports and conference committee permissions. It also adopted a Senate resolution recognizing the 125th anniversary of Western Colorado University (SR 8) by a 35-0 vote, with remarks highlighting the university’s history, workforce role, mountain rescue team, athletics, and ties to Gunnison and the Western Slope. The resolution was adopted and co-sponsors were added. The chamber then took up third reading and final passage on several bills. Senate Bill 152, concerning automated vehicle identification systems, was amended on the floor with a technical correction and passed 32-3. House Bill 1322, creating civil actions related to conversion therapy efforts, prompted emotional testimony from Senator Mullica about his mother and passed 23-12. House Bill 1123, addressing sexual abuse prevention in jails, passed 27-8 after a technical amendment. House Bill 1226, reducing emissions from certain electric generating units, passed 22-13. House Bill 1076, modifying transportation statutes, passed 28-0, and House Bill 1207, requiring employer disclosure of demographic workforce data, passed 23-12. Senate Bill 115, a postconviction relief measure for certain older incarcerated people, was amended and debated at length. Supporters described it as narrowly tailored to a small number of eligible inmates and emphasized victim-rights protections and exclusions for serious offenses; opponents remained opposed. The bill ultimately passed 18-17. The Senate then approved a Committee of the Whole report advancing Senate Bill 181 and several House bills—1338, 1344, 1336 as amended, 1227, 1314, 1028, 1282, and 1317 as amended—to third reading and final passage, and later adopted the consent-calendar bills in special orders without objection.
FL

Florida 2026 5th Special Session

Fiscal Policy Jan 14th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • Their correspondence Their correspondence to me also says that constructing a new Class AA treatment
  • The design of the facility will take around two years at the cost of $50 million, and construction will
  • So the timeline reflects the complexity of siting, permitting, procurement, finance, and building a regional
  • It enhances flexibility over district finances to allow districts to use the 1.5-mill discretionary capital
Summary: The Committee on Fiscal Policy heard and approved two bills. First, it took up CS for SB 290, an agriculture and consumer services bill, and adopted a strike-all amendment that covered a wide range of issues: density limits for certain small municipalities, a delay in biosolids rule changes from July 1, 2026 to July 1, 2028, higher insurance and penalty requirements for fumigation businesses, longer payment timeframes for contractors to pay subcontractors and suppliers, restrictions on county agritourism permitting ordinances, and renaming the Bonifay Forestry Station. Senators raised concerns about the contractor penalty increase, local government preemption, and the biosolids provisions. Audubon Florida testified in opposition to the state lands and biosolids sections, while several industry and agriculture groups waved in support. The committee then voted the bill favorably, with Senator Bracey Davis voting no. The committee next heard SB 320 on administrative efficiency in public schools. The bill would reduce district-level requirements in areas such as assessments, personnel, facilities, and budgeting; expand teacher apprenticeship and multi-year contracts; streamline salary supplements and testing calendars; give districts more flexibility with Title I and capital funds; update facility planning rules; and shift oversight of district-run VPK programs. Supporters from several school districts and education groups waved in favor. Senators generally supported the goal of reducing administrative burdens, though one question was raised about remedies if charter schools fail to respond directly to Department of Education inquiries. The sponsor said the bill is intended to create a more direct reporting path and reduce unnecessary layers of regulation. SB 320 was reported favorably, and the committee then adjourned.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Fiscal Policy Jan 14th, 2026

Fiscal Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Their correspondence Their correspondence to me also says that constructing a new Class AA treatment
  • The design of the facility will take around two years at the cost of $50 million, and construction will
  • So the timeline reflects the complexity of siting, permitting, procurement, finance, and building a regional
  • It enhances flexibility over district finances to allow districts to use the 1.5-mill discretionary capital
Bills: S0290, S0320
Summary: The Committee on Fiscal Policy met and first took up CS for SB 290, a broad Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services bill. The committee adopted a strike-all amendment that, among other things, set density requirements for certain small municipalities, delayed biosolids-related changes from July 1, 2026, to July 1, 2028, required higher insurance coverage for fumigation businesses, increased fines for fumigation violations, extended the time contractors have to pay subcontractors and suppliers from 15 to 30 business days, preempted certain county agritourism permitting ordinances, and renamed the Bonifay Forestry Station. Senators raised concerns about local government preemption, the biosolids timeline, and especially the new felony penalty for nonpayment of subcontractors and suppliers. Audubon Florida testified in opposition to the state lands and biosolids provisions, while several agricultural and industry groups waived in support. The bill was reported favorably after debate, with Senator Bracy Davis voting no and Senator Jones expressing concern about the contractor penalty. The committee then heard SB 320 on administrative efficiency in public schools. The bill would reduce district-level requirements across assessments, personnel, facilities, budgeting, and early learning administration; expand teacher apprenticeship pathways; create longer instructional contracts and renewable professional certificates; simplify testing and evaluation rules; increase flexibility for Title I and discretionary capital funding; and streamline facility planning and architectural requirements. School district and education association representatives waived in support. Senators Osgood and others praised the deregulation and flexibility, while Senator Bracy Davis asked about remedies if charter schools fail to respond directly to Department of Education expenditure questions. The sponsor said the bill is intended to reduce administrative burden while preserving accountability. SB 320 was reported favorably by roll call vote. The committee then adjourned.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee 4/9/25

Agriculture Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • [Music] I call the meeting of the Agricultural Finance and Policy Committee to order.
  • and finding land in together financing and finding land in that<00:12:18.480> timeline<00:12:
  • And I personally have struggled to find land after working with a private bank and the financing fell
  • <00:32:14.320> contains agricultural policy and finance contains agricultural policy and finance
  • <00:47:43.280> after going to try to line up financing after going to try to line up financing
Bills: HF2446
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session - Part 1 - 05/14/26

Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • that House File 2433, number 60 on General Orders, be stricken and re-referred to the Committee on Finance
  • Uh, Senator Marty, you want this bill re-referred to the Committee on Finance, is that correct?
  • VandeLinde has made time to inform both the Education Finance Committee and the Policy Committees about
  • Committee and the the Education Finance Committee and the Policy<00:20:25.040> Committees<00:
  • <00:26:15.840> bill floor uh relevant to the ag finance bill floor uh relevant to the ag finance
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • Bowen Peterson, Department of Finance.
  • Pollack from Department of Finance. Benjamin Pollock, Department of Finance.
  • No, deferred to Department of Finance, but I believe that's correct. Right, could be.
  • to drive construction momentum, and public-private partnerships to leverage state funds.
  • , and financing were there.
Summary: The committee held an informational hearing on transportation agency budget proposals and did not take any votes. The first major discussion focused on the Motor Vehicle Account shortfall and a proposed one-time $166 million transfer from the Air Pollution Control Fund and Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund to offset California Air Resources Board mobile source costs. Department of Finance and the LAO described the account’s long-running structural deficit, driven largely by employee compensation growth and REAL ID-related workload, while members criticized the use of Proposition 4, GGRF, and other one-time or redirected funds as backfills and urged a longer-term solution that addresses both revenues and expenditures. The committee then heard Caltrans’ request for $25 million in General Fund support to create a Clean California Community Cleanup and Employment Pathway Grant Program. Caltrans said the program would build on the prior Clean California effort by funding local litter and graffiti cleanup, community engagement, and workforce pathways for vulnerable populations. The LAO recommended rejecting the proposal, arguing that local litter abatement is not a core state responsibility and that one-time funding is unlikely to solve persistent local cleanup needs. Several members echoed those concerns, while public commenters split between support for the cleanup/employment model and calls to instead restore funding to the Active Transportation Program and transit operations. The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency requested that California administratively recognize Tahoe’s federally designated population figure for state formula-based transportation funding, which would raise the population count used in formulas from 40,000 to 145,000. The agency said the change would not request new money but would better align state formulas with federal law and support a shared regional funding framework; members appeared generally supportive, though they noted the need to phase in the change to reduce impacts on other regions. The final presentation was on High-Speed Rail. The LAO reviewed the authority’s project update report, noting that it did not fully meet statutory requirements and that key details are still pending in a supplemental report expected later in the summer. The LAO said the Merced-to-Bakersfield segment still shows an estimated roughly $7 billion funding gap, with no specific plan to close it, and highlighted risks from federal review, inflation, and uncertain GGRF revenues. High-Speed Rail Authority staff said they are conducting a bottom-up review of scope, schedule, ridership, and costs, expect to provide updated information by late summer, and are exploring public-private partnerships and other financing strategies. Members stressed that no further funding commitments should be made until the updated analysis is available.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives May 26th, 2026

Louisiana House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Well, this sounds similar to me to what we already have in place for construction projects called the
  • So it sounds to me like you're doing something similar to a non-construction C-MAR project.
  • And I just think... ...a non-construction C-MAR project.
  • Senate Bill 495 by Senator Kleinpeter provides relative to campaign finance, campaign contributions,
  • If you look on page... ...have it aligned with the rest of our campaign finance reporting.
Bills: HR320, HR321, SCR55, SCR69, SCR75, SCR77, SCR78, SCR79, SB259, SB295, SB312, SB348, SB444, SB485, HR73, HR118, HR144, HR196, HR237, HR249, HR260, HR267, HR272, HR278, HCR85, HCR100, HCR105, HCR107, HCR114, HR245, SCR5, SCR29, SCR33, SCR37, SCR63, SCR30, SCR40, HB62, HB193, HB210, HB220, HB246, HB364, HB420, HB475, HB584, HB622, HB772, HB784, HB949, HB953, HB1043, HB1070, HB1092, HB1134, HB1162, HB1176, HB1196, HB1214, HB119, HB129, HB233, HB283, HB538, HB789, HB850, HB870, HB1236, HB1241, HB54, HB137, HB321, HB368, HB386, HB414, HB431, HB552, HB555, HB578, HB590, HB593, HB618, HB638, HB670, HB692, HB707, HB708, HB715, HB718, HB732, HB741, HB748, HB776, HB796, HB807, HB822, HB848, HB856, HB887, HB888, HB917, HB921, HB1082, HB1243, HB1246, HB378, HB509, HB1090, HB1259, SB80, SB131, SB143, SB251, SB254, SB279, SB367, SB384, SB388, SB389, SB398, SB408, SB431, SB468, SB469, SB496, SB4, SB52, SB57, SB83, SB145, SB152, SB194, SB276, SB319, SB333, SB448, SB450, SB465, SB484, SB501, SB509, SB149, HR168, HB463, HB998, SB123, SB353, SB479, SB495, SB82, SB97, SB283, SB326, SB518, SB197, SB268, HB901, HR20, HR74, HCR65, HCR71, HCR98, HB284, HB306, HB341, HB366, HB393, HB458, HB577, HB603, HB605, HB614, HB625, HB646, HB733, HB752, HB773, HB798, HB911, HB955, HB996, HB1035, HB1069, HB1113, HB1140, HB1180, HB1191, HB1240, HB1255, SB89, HB74, HB134, HB258, HB359, HB468, HB956, HB1117, SB29, SB42, SB43, SB78, SB208, SB217, SB274, SB300, SB341, SB379, SB382, SB387, SB401, SB441, SB449, SB487
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Judiciary Committee Meeting - 2025-04-01

Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'd like to call to order this hearing of the Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee.
  • And so my motion there will be that House File 1775 be re-referred back to the Public Safety Finance
  • House File 1775, the first engrossment as amended, be re-referred to the Public Safety Finance and Policy
  • here will be that House File 689 be re-referred to the Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance
  • This bill is supported by the Minnesota Building and Construction Trades Council, SEIU Local 26, the
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Revenue Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:00 am

Joint Committee on Revenue

Transcript Highlights:
  • transportation projects, things like transit design, transportation programs, road and bridge construction
  • transportation projects, things like transit design, transportation programs, road and bridge construction
  • Across most of the country, regional ballot initiatives are regularly used to finance transportation
  • will just say that we across the board know we need more tools for transportation and infrastructure finance
  • times, national governments around the world have not fully fulfilled their commitments to climate finance
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The committee heard testimony on H. 3256, a bill stemming from the Massachusetts Cranberry Revitalization Task Force that would remove Chapter 61A barriers for certain renewable energy projects on non-producing agricultural land. Supporters said the bill would let farmers separate adjacent land from Chapter 61A without a municipal right of first refusal, avoid rollback and advance tax penalties, and use small solar or other renewable projects to generate supplemental income while keeping the farm in operation. Testimony emphasized that the proposal is intended to be “farm-first,” limited to marginal or accessory land, and could also produce local tax revenue for municipalities. Some members raised concerns about whether the bill should be limited to solar, the appropriate project size, impacts on other agricultural sectors, and whether future sales or conversion back to other uses should trigger local rights of first refusal. Witnesses said the bill had been reported favorably in a prior session and noted that similar projects typically involve 20-year leases with extensions. The committee also took testimony on S. 2009, which would authorize regional transportation ballot initiatives. MAPC and Transportation for Mass argued that the bill would give municipalities and groups of municipalities a flexible tool to raise local revenue for transportation projects such as transit, roads, bridges, bikeways, and pedestrian infrastructure, with sunset provisions so the revenue ends when the project ends. They said the measure would not raise taxes on its own, but would allow local voters to decide whether to adopt a revenue source, and pointed to examples from other states where similar initiatives funded major transit and infrastructure projects. No votes were taken during the hearing. Testimony was also heard on S. 1922, which would create a Massachusetts fund allowing voluntary taxpayer donations to the UN Least Developed Countries Fund or related 501(c)(3) nonprofits supporting climate-vulnerable communities. Climate Reality Project representatives said the bill would let Massachusetts residents support climate resilience projects in the world’s poorest countries at no cost to the Commonwealth, and could serve as a model for other states. Senators questioned how recipient countries and nonprofits would be selected, what safeguards would exist regarding countries such as Yemen, and how taxpayers would know where donations would go; witnesses said the fund would be administered through the UN system and that they would provide more clarification. Rep. Michelle Ciccolo also testified on H. 3051, seeking a one-year deferral of the higher interest rate that applies when deferred property taxes become due after the death of a senior or veteran, saying the current jump to 16% can burden heirs and discourage use of the deferral program. The hearing concluded without any votes or committee actions.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Judiciary Committee Jun 23rd, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • , with tariffs, with construction costs, these are the kinds of delays that kill projects.
  • , with tariffs, with construction costs, these are the kinds of delays that kill projects.
  • So the new construction policies are going to lead to this being one of the most fire-safe communities
  • With us today, we have Keith Dunn with the State Building and Construction Trades Council.
  • Members, Keith Dunn, State Building and Construction Trades Council.
Summary: The committee heard several bills focused on civil rights, housing, public safety, and administrative process. Early items included SB 46, which would authorize the Secretary of State to remove constitutionally ineligible presidential and vice presidential candidates from California ballots; SB 1078, requiring notice to the Civil Rights Department when court filings involve civil rights violations; SB 989, expanding access to Care Court by letting first responders refer cases through county behavioral health agencies; SB 998, clarifying and expanding discrimination prevention coordinators in the new Office of Civil Rights; SB 1146, requiring disclosure for AI-generated health advertisements and giving physicians a limited private right of action; SB 1164, a California Voting Rights Act expansion responding to federal voting-rights rulings; SB 1256, a housing bill aimed at limiting repeated litigation over the Harmony Grove Village South project; SB 1267, addressing HOA liability and indemnification for EV charger installations; and SB 1425, authorizing an encroachment permit program for high-speed rail right-of-way management. The committee also later heard SB 873, restricting ICE arrests near courthouses, and SB 1160, requiring eviction data reporting by zip code. Most bills drew support from sponsors, advocacy groups, labor organizations, or local officials, while opposition centered on concerns about county workload, due process, fire safety, civil liberties, or the scope of the policy changes. Members generally expressed support for the bills while noting unresolved issues and the need for amendments or further stakeholder work, especially on SB 1164, SB 1256, SB 1267, SB 1425, and SB 1160. The Judicial Council opposed SB 1160 because of the burden of adding zip-code reporting to court systems, while the author and supporters argued the data would help target eviction-prevention efforts. SB 873 drew strong support from public defenders, immigrant-rights groups, and court-related stakeholders, with the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department opposing. SB 989 drew support from firefighters and family advocates, while Disability Rights California opposed, arguing Care Court is too costly and diverts resources from community-based services. SB 1164 received broad civil-rights and voting-rights support, with cities opposing unless amended over definitions, cure periods, and litigation risk. SB 1256 drew support from housing and labor interests and opposition from local residents and environmental groups concerned about fire safety and evacuation. SB 1267 was supported by the HOA and utility stakeholders after amendments addressing liability concerns. After quorum was established, the committee voted to pass a consent calendar and then approved the listed bills, sending them to the appropriate committees or to Appropriations, including SB 46, SB 873, SB 989, SB 998, SB 1078, SB 1146, SB 1164, SB 1256, SB 1267, and SB 1425. The transcript ends with SB 1160 still under discussion, with members indicating support for the bill’s goals but acknowledging the Judicial Council’s implementation concerns and the need for further work.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Appropriations Committee May 14th, 2025

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • In other words, we have a plan on paper to build the housing California needs, but we are barely financing
  • In short, ACA4 will not only humanely house people and boost affordable housing construction, it will
  • I know currently right now we have 45,000 shovel-ready projects that if they had financing that would
  • That's what we're asking for here. construct affordable student, faculty, and staff housing in downtowns
  • Chair first are we changing the custom and practice of this committee to 743 dealing with litigation financing
Keywords: 988, house, all
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Trade, Workforce & Economic Development Apr 9th, 2025

Trade, Workforce & Economic Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • property the property code chapter 51 by leveraging the definition of person from the Texas Code Construction
  • Paul relating to the authority of a development corporation created by the Gulf Coast Authority to finance
  • that, meaning exorbitant prices for fuel, food, and water. medicine, lodging, building materials, construction
  • Government borrows to finance its spending beyond its revenue.
  • 552 concerns by requiring large social media platforms to retain and display available finance data,
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

89th Legislative Session May 6th, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Some campaign finance reports are filed with a political subdivision.
  • The bill does not necessarily prohibit construction of any structure.
  • Can Texas Parks and Wildlife shut down the construction of a skyscraper?
  • There's no guarantee that a court's going to stop construction.
  • TPWD does not have the power to stop construction.
Summary: The House convened with a quorum present, heard an invocation and pledges, received Senate messages, and adopted several procedural motions allowing committees to meet during the session and postponing or scheduling certain committee hearings. Members also observed a memorial recognition for Wood County Deputy Sheriff Melissa Pollard, who died in the line of duty, and adopted a resolution honoring her service. The chamber then adopted House Resolution 897 recognizing May 6, 2025 as Golf Day in Texas and House Resolution 1063 recognizing Dallas Housing Coalition Advocacy Day; additional recognitions highlighted Mental Health Awareness Month and tardive dyskinesia awareness, The Woodlands’ 50th anniversary, Alzheimer’s advocacy, student athlete Gator Young, an intern in Rep. Leo-Wilson’s office, and educator Jessica Lopez. The House spent much of the day on third-reading consideration of a long calendar of bills. Among the measures passed were HB 24 on zoning protest procedures, HB 3800 creating a health care workforce advisory board, HB 42 on higher education appropriations, HB 129 restricting contracts with foreign adversary companies, HB 677 on county elections administrator political activity, HB 668 on license-to-carry renewal procedures, HB 2128 directing a rural firefighting study, HB 2038 expanding physician licensing options, HB 2316 on election result reporting, HB 3686 on retired peace officer ID cards, HB 2563 creating a prescribed burn manager self-insurance pool, HB 1160 increasing penalties for assaults on utility workers, HB 3883 on major events funding, HB 2788 protecting fraud-detection information, HB 2663 on inactive well plugging extensions, HB 3305 extending a county health provider participation program, HB 3474 on pension reporting, HB 1105 expanding tuition exemptions for certain paramedics, HB 3490 on closed meetings with internal auditors, HB 3597 on child care facility notice thresholds, HB 1295 on health literacy planning, HB 3512 on AI training for government employees, HB 3783 on court-ordered counseling, HB 2017 on intoxication manslaughter penalties, HB 3010 on rural disaster recovery, HB 3112 on cybersecurity-related public information and meetings, HB 4215 on delivery network companies, HB 3223 on construction claims limitation periods, HB 3464 on controlled substances in correctional facilities, HB 3120 on residential child detention facilities, HB 4214 on public information, HB 481 on trade secret sealing, HB 4783 on opioid antagonist program reporting, HB 4063 on unilateral memoranda of contract, HB 2783 on county employee deferred compensation, HB 5085 on seed banks, HB 2510 on assisted living facility operations, HB 3426 on digital driver’s licenses, HB 4361 on emergency notifications at higher education institutions, HB 1169 on oil and gas infrastructure protection, HB 2516 on Medicare supplement eligibility for Texans under 65, HB 3560 on hospital staff background checks, HB 3860 on occupational licenses for inmates, HB 3146 on SOAH hearings, HB 184 on loan repayment for border prosecution attorneys, HB 198 on firefighter cancer screenings, HB 247 on border security infrastructure taxation, HB 367 on excused absences for students with severe illnesses, HB 449 on deepfake sexually explicit images, HB 1778 on human trafficking and related offenses, HB 514 on maternal health workforce outreach, HB 632 on pharmacy regulation, HB 2582 on victim parole information, HB 766 on precinct chair ballot applications, HB 2715 on suspension/removal of officials, HB 2712 on water and sewer utility test years, HB 3069 on transmission projects, HB 3505 on health provider participation districts, HB 1269 on plant disease and pest prevention grants, HB 4224 on access to health care records, HB 5032 on historical documents in the Capitol complex, HB 2240 on void marriages, HB 5180 on diploma designation, HB 3348 on health provider participation programs, HB 4668 on PUC authority to retain assistance, HB 4665 on child care training providers, HB 3395 on beneficiary designation for manufactured homes, HB 3157 on interim electric utility rates, HB 4395 on electronic submission of public securities records, HB 4325 on bribery civil penalties, HB 4386 on annuity replacement transactions, HB 4273 on Medicaid fraud-related unlawful acts, HB 2760 on judicial review of unemployment decisions, HB 2820 on charitable bingo operating capital, HB 1828 on legislative leave for correctional officers, and a series of Senate bills including SB 2349, SB 1268, SB 610, SB 1577, SB 1369, SB 2032, SB 1057, SB 1044, SB 922, SB 1759, SB 1143, SB 1506, SB 1403, SB 2361, SB 870, SB 372, and SB 72. Several bills drew debate or amendments, including HB 24, where a germane point of order was sustained against an amendment, and HB 198, HB 3348, and SB 2361, which were amended before passage. Most measures passed by wide margins, though some drew notable opposition, including HB 3883, HB 514, HB 1295, HB 184, SB 1143, and others. The House also postponed further consideration of HB 4700 until the end of the day and HB 24 until 1 p.m., and it granted permission for committees to meet during the House session and for the Calendars Committee to meet that morning.
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Senate Standing Committee on State and Local Government (3-25-26)

State & Local Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • Construction and their advisory council. Construction and their advisory council.
  • And it adds some important updates to our campaign finance law to change the campaign finance contribution
  • law<00:10:28.120> to<00:10:28.240> change<00:10:28.800> the our campaign finance
  • law to change the our campaign finance law to change the campaign<00:10:29.600> finance<00:10
  • limits to campaign finance contribution limits to match<00:10:32.040> the<00:10:32.160> federal
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

House - Energy, Environment and Natural Resources Feb 4th, 2025

House Energy, Environment & Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • I know that in the summer, the Legislative Finance Committee held a hearing in Carlsbad where many local
  • It was the Legislative Finance Committee, which is a summary of the science, and I have a copy of that
  • I've been on the Legislative Finance Committee.
  • Local climate conditions, construction dust, and the list goes on. Mr.
  • Of any construction that takes place, anything, if we're going to do something.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • Brennan Cassina, Department of Finance.
  • Brennan Cassina, Department of Finance.
  • Tamara Weber, Department of Finance.
  • So Sabrina Adams, Department of Finance... Sure, so Sabrina Adams, Department of Finance.
  • Lisboskosio with Department of Finance.
Keywords: 987, senate, all