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WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session Mar 10th, 2026 at 01:45 pm

Washington House Floor Meeting

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  • And he told me, if this passes, they're going to build another house outside of the state, because they
  • They're going to build a house outside of the state, establish their residency outside of the state,
  • up a fully functional Washington State IRS through the Department of Revenue and build that out, I think
  • If we want to build and broaden our tax base in Washington State, we must support our businesses.
  • As you know, Madam Speaker, my parents immigrated from Mexico to this state to build a strong foundation
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session Mar 10th, 2026 at 06:30 am

Washington House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • It would be one of the most expensive states to build a house, to buy groceries, to fill your gas tank
  • state. ...taxes we have traditionally used in this state.
  • This is a retirement savings program focused on building an auto IRA in the state that would welcome
  • I'd say, respect the people, build trust, and vote yes. Please state your point. Thank you, Mr.
  • Speaker, I believe that the kind of changes to state tax code that the underlying proposal would put
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session Mar 9th, 2026 at 05:40 pm

Washington House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • We are encouraging innovators to relocate in states that have a better and more reasonable tax code.
  • When one of the points of this bill is to get Washington State's tax code to look more like other states
  • talking about making investments in building housing in Washington State, which we desperately need.
  • It's about embedding yet another distinction between the federal income tax code and state income tax
  • Are wanting and willing to build housing in Washington State, this is big. Mr. Speaker, may I read?
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session Mar 9th, 2026 at 10:45 am

Washington House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • We can't do that anymore legally in the state.
  • This is a big problem, and the state is trying to provide a solution for this.
  • This is a big problem, and the state is trying to provide a solution for this.
  • agencies to build the behavioral health system.
  • Care and collaboration across all of our state agencies to build the behavioral health system each and
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session Mar 9th, 2026

Washington House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • I think we're going to have more expensive child care in our state.
  • We can't do that anymore legally in the state.
  • We can't do that anymore legally in the state.
  • The member from the state, Representative Graham.
  • agencies to build the behavioral health system. ...care and collaboration across all of our state agencies
Summary: The House convened with a quorum, the flag was escorted by the Muckleshoot Veterans Color Guard, and the day opened with a prayer from Dennis Anderson Sr. The House approved the previous day’s minutes, welcomed representatives from the Urban Native Education Alliance, and then moved through caucuses and Senate messages before taking up a long series of third-reading votes on bills that had returned from the Senate. Several measures drew debate over Senate amendments. House Bill 1069, concerning bargaining over supplemental retirement benefits for certain public employees, passed 78-17 after supporters said it would help correctional workers and critics said the Senate changes weakened the bill. Second Substitute House Bill 1128, creating a child care workforce standards board, passed 68-27 amid arguments over child care shortages, wages, and affordability. Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1155, banning non-compete agreements, passed 62-33; supporters framed it as pro-worker and pro-entrepreneurship, while opponents said contracts should be voluntary and important in business sales. The House also passed Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1187 on ambulance billing and collections (93-2), Substitute House Bill 1390 phasing out the Community Protection Program (51-44), Engrossed House Bill 1501 on housing-related local requirements (58-37), House Bill 291 on bargaining communication rights (92-3), Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2110 on ambulance staffing/training (95-0), Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2165 on impersonating peace officers (66-29), Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2219 on child care regulations and opioid-related safety language (67-28), Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2266 on housing siting and local flexibility (56-39), Substitute House Bill 2350 on notice and accountability for developmental disability services (95-0), Substitute House Bill 2360 allowing schools to keep and administer albuterol with parental-notification changes (79-16), Second Substitute House Bill 2384 on financial transparency for continuing care retirement communities (78-17), Second Substitute House Bill 2429 on behavioral health planning and appropriations (95-0), Substitute House Bill 2496 protecting tribal sacred sites (71-24), and House Bill 2510, on which the House did not concur in Senate amendments. The chamber also granted conference requests on Engrossed Substitute Senate Bills 5998 and 605 and appointed conferees for each.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
  • We are convening the House Committee on Finance in Conference Room 306 at the Hawaii State Capitol, scheduled
  • I'm Robin Magastadman with the Hawaii State Ethics Commission.
  • Hawaii State Ethics Commission in support.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Capital Budget Jan 29th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Capital Budget

Transcript Highlights:
  • access to state support, forcing them to rely more heavily on state and local dollars than other districts
  • We see community forest popping up kind of all over the state.
  • , county road, or a state highway, those sorts of things.
  • We've helped invest in several communities on state lands throughout the state to build things.
  • and the west side of the state were both being considered.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Hied Committee Meeting - 2025-04-01

Higher Education Finance and Policy

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  • A big part of that is the Build Dakota program that started in 2014 and was funded by the State of South
  • South Dakota's Build Dakota scholarship program, for example, ties aid to employment within the state
  • and address Minnesota's workforce needs, while BUILD Dakota is designed to recruit out-of-state students
  • A lot of state investment into our state colleges and universities.
  • the state of Minnesota.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee 4/1/25

Higher Education Finance and Policy

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  • A big part of that is the Build Dakota program that started in 2014 and was funded by the state of South
  • South Dakota's Build Dakota scholarship program, for example, ties aid to employment within the state
  • and address Minnesota's workforce scale it needs, while Build Dakota is designed to recruit out-of-state
  • and address Minnesota's workforce scale it needs, while Build Dakota is designed to recruit out-of-state
  • Other states the state of Minnesota.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Rules 2nd REVISED Apr 6th, 2026 at 08:30 am

Rules

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  • Is that what it would cost the state of Oklahoma?
  • We have a high poverty population in our state, unlike a lot of other states.
  • We have a high poverty population in our state, unlike a lot of other states.
  • under current state statute.
  • They are both red, blue, and purple states.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Transportation Jan 26th, 2026 at 04:00 pm

Transportation

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  • initiative with AAA and MADD was to release a toolkit that talks about these countermeasures and also has a state-by-state
  • And with that, I will wrap up simply by saying when states reduced the BAC from 0.10 to 0.08, most states
  • I'm Chief of the Washington State Patrol.
  • What I will say is it's very difficult to live in a state when all the checks and balances of state government
  • What I will say is it's very difficult to live in a state when all the checks and balances of state government
Bills: SB5234, SB6110, SB6176
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Chamber Meeting Feb 13th, 2026 at 11:03 am

New Mexico House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • So there is state statute, Section 12-5-12, and it states that the second Friday of February of each
  • The coalition building and public engagement, the council has worked to expand representation and challenge
  • paid out of those state grants.
  • State your point.
  • new state of our legislature in the state of New Mexico.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Chamber Meeting Feb 13th, 2026

New Mexico House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • So there is state statute, Section 12-5-12, and it states that the second Friday of February of each
  • Through coalition building and public engagement, the council has worked to expand representation and
  • Speaker and gentlemen, you know, I think it's difficult to compare across states because some states
  • To compare across states because some states have had payment enacted since 1985, other states have updated
  • paid out of those state grants.
Summary: The House of Representatives held an African-American Day celebration recognizing the second Friday in February as required by state statute and honoring the contributions of African Americans in New Mexico and nationally. The program included the national anthem, “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” the Pledge of Allegiance, an invocation, and remarks from Representative Janelle Anyanoru and others. A central feature was recognition of the “Talented 10,” ten African American women leaders in New Mexico, including officials and community leaders in city government, education, the judiciary, business, and public service. The chamber also recognized numerous guests and community leaders, including Senator Harold Pope, the first African American elected to the New Mexico Senate, and concluded the celebration with a musical performance and closing remarks about diversity and inclusion. After the celebration, the House moved into announcements and then messages and committee reports. Members recognized guests and community efforts, including organ donation awareness, the New Mexico Community Foundation, and a Beclavito Chapter House delegation. The House received a Senate message transmitting Senate Finance Committee substitute for Senate Bill 241, the Child Care Assistance Program Act, which was referred to the House Appropriations and Finance Committee. Several committee reports were adopted, including House Bill 132, House Bill 199 via a committee substitute, Senate Bills 38, 101, and 58 as amended, House Bill 38 via a committee substitute, House Memorial 59, House Bill 256, House Memorial 43, Senate Bill 64 as amended, House Bill 93, House Bill 254 as amended, and House Memorial 29. The chamber then began third reading debate on House Joint Resolution 5, a proposed constitutional amendment to provide legislative compensation tied to New Mexico’s median household income. Supporters argued it would modernize the legislature, broaden access to working people, and improve accountability; opponents questioned the timing, amount, and fairness of paying legislators while many constituents struggle economically. The debate continued with no final vote shown in the transcript excerpt.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Special Joint Committee on Initiative Petitions Mar 16th, 2026

Special Joint Committee on Initiative Petitions

Transcript Highlights:
  • you build almost 20 units?
  • 60-foot building, right?
  • At both the state and local At both the state and local level, Massachusetts has made some progress in
  • I appreciate that, Senator Fattman, and also say, I mean, building code reforms and a whole number of
  • these homes for entry into the working class, build middle-missing housing, build a single-family that
Bills: H5009
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Transportation Mar 9th, 2026 at 08:00 am

Transportation

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  • How does that... ...50% for the dealers and 50% goes to the state account.
  • How does that, now that it's $25, is it still a 50-50 split or is it $25 to the state only?
  • the state or the country, and keep our economy moving.
  • Because of that, we were looking at losing many of these folks in our state.
  • And because of that, we were looking at losing many of these folks in our state.
Bills: HB2347
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

EIG-GVO Public Hearing 02-19-2026

Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> only state projects. only state projects.
  • Uh, we're going to delete all the exemptions from county building permitting requirements for state projects
  • State projects only. >> That they would work on state projects only. >> Only. >> State projects only.
  • Uh, we're going to delete all the exemptions from county building permitting requirements for state projects
  • State projects only. >> That they would work on state projects only. >> Only. >> State projects only.
Bills: SB2066
Summary: The joint committees on Energy, Intergovernmental Affairs, and Government Operations heard Senate Bill 2066 on county permitting and inspection. Testimony focused on whether the bill should exempt state projects from county permitting requirements. One testifier opposed the measure, arguing it would bypass established permitting processes, weaken good government, and put the public at risk. A DOE representative said the intent was to speed up state projects, but suggested a different approach: funding county positions dedicated solely to state permits, possibly as a pilot program, rather than removing county review entirely. Committee members discussed the difficulty of moving state projects through county systems, the lack of special treatment, and whether a more systematic or standardized process could be created for repetitive projects. After the discussion, the chairs announced a substantive rewrite of SB 2066. The amended version would delete the county-permitting exemptions for state projects and instead create a cooperative working group to address the intersection of state projects and county permitting needs. The revised measure would also include a blank appropriation for counties to fund personnel to expedite permitting for state projects only. Members clarified that any funded staff would be dedicated solely to state projects. The committee then took votes on the revised measure. The committees adopted the amended bill. The Government Operations Committee recommended the Senate draft one version, and members present voted yes, with Senator Awa excused. The measure was adopted with the revised approach and an effective date set for April 19, 2042.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
  • </c><00:19:19.280><c> by</c><00:19:19.440><c> a</c> state agencies are regulated by a state agencies
  • </c> procurement code, sunshine law and UIPA. procurement code, sunshine law and UIPA.
  • </c><00:20:03.600><c> um</c> HRS which is the civil service code um HRS which is the civil service code
  • ,</c><00:29:07.520><c> county</c> coordinated efforts with state, county coordinated efforts with state
  • </c><00:38:25.119><c> Um</c> for the division of state parks. Um for the division of state parks.
Bills: SB2187
Summary: The joint House Tourism and Water and Land hearing focused on HB 1947, which would repeal the Hawaii Tourism Authority, create an Office of Tourism in DBEDT, and establish a Division of Destination Management in DLNR. The Attorney General opposed provisions allowing the new tourism office or advisory board to hire independent attorneys, and also noted civil service and transfer-of-functions issues, including the need for standard transition language for employees, contracts, records, and equipment. DNR said it stood on its written comments, while the Department of Taxation also stood on its written testimony. HTA opposed the bill, arguing that Act 132 had already improved its governance and that destination management should remain within a single, holistic tourism framework. HTA said it is better positioned to coordinate with counties, communities, and state agencies on both tourism promotion and mitigation of impacts, and pointed to its strategic plan and DMAP work as evidence. The County of Kauai Office of Economic Development also opposed the bill, saying tourism issues cross multiple agencies and that coordination is best handled by one entity rather than splitting responsibilities between DBEDT and DLNR. One member of the public testified in support with reservations, saying Hawaii needs stronger leadership and control, but also warning that dissolving HTA would be a major change. During questioning, committee members pressed HTA on why destination management should not simply be handled by DLNR if HTA already consults with it on land-use and conservation issues. HTA responded that its role is broader than conservation alone and includes balancing economic development, visitor management, and resident quality of life, while deferring to DLNR on matters within DLNR’s jurisdiction. The hearing then moved to decision-making, where the chairs announced amendments that removed the transfer of destination management to DLNR, added counties and state/county agency assistance to the Office of Tourism, and made other conforming changes. The House committees voted to recommend HB 1947 pass with amendments, with several members voting aye and some voting with reservations, and the hearing was adjourned.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Transportation Jan 15th, 2026 at 04:00 pm

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • buildings have also deteriorated.
  • provide reliable service to our customers, the state should operate Washington State Ferries.
  • by building three more vessels.
  • The state.
  • of because we own the most road miles in the state, we own the most bridges in the state.
Bills: SB5989