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AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Judiciary Committee Apr 2nd, 2025

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • fertility-enhancing drugs, or other procedures used to assist a woman in becoming or remaining pregnant unless performed
  • existing law, certain individuals serving a term of confinement are eligible for temporary release programs
  • such as work release. ...release programs such as work release.
  • Yet, she finds herself in a work release program, walking around.
  • states that individuals are assigned to suitable participation in formalized institutional treatment programs
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Housing Committee Meeting - 2025-04-01

Housing Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Investing in the home buyer initiative program will allow Maria to buy her first home.
  • Studies show that children, like Maria's, in stable homes perform better academically.
  • and also for use with the housing aid programs.
  • So this bill is just granting us additional authority.
  • We also applied for a grant to build a storm shelter. We received $424 to do so.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Housing Finance and Policy Committee 4/1/25

Housing Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Land Trust home buyer initiated program Land Trust home buyer initiated program pilot<00:03:52.560>
  • Investing in the homebuyer initiative program will allow Maria to buy her first home.
  • In the homebuyer initiative program, Maria will be allowed to buy her first home.
  • So this bill is just granting us additional authority in addition to the city or the county.
  • Next we have— Natividad Seel: In 2018, we also did a grant to build a storm shelter.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 3/3/26

Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • the grant programs are for developers who we'd lend to.
  • <00:13:24.240> the any of the grant programs because the any of the grant programs because
  • > developers<00:13:26.320> who grant programs are for developers who grant programs are
  • you not eligible for those grant you not eligible for those grant programs?
  • eligible for the existing grant eligible for the existing grant programs,<00:13:43.519> do
Summary: The committee first adopted the minutes from February 26 and then heard House File 2581, authored by Representative Frazier, which sought $1 million for Fortis Capital, a nonprofit economic development lender. Frazier and Fortis CEO Brian Smith described Fortis as a gap-financing lender that helps underserved entrepreneurs who cannot meet traditional bank underwriting standards. They said the organization has made 37 loans totaling more than $4 million since 2021, leveraged another $29.5 million, and created 314 jobs. Smith said Fortis typically charges around 6.5% interest, has had two defaults, and uses a revolving loan fund model that recycles repayments; members discussed how the proposal fits with other state economic development programs and whether Fortis should instead be part of a competitive grant process. The chair laid HF 2581 over for possible inclusion in a budget bill. The committee then heard House File 3707, brought by Representative Berg, which would extend confidentiality protections to unemployment insurance and paid leave judges and related staff by adding them to the definition of judges for purposes of protecting personal information. Berg and testifiers from the Department of Economic Development and MAPE said the bill responds to harassment and safety concerns, including threats, doxxing, and an attack near an office, and is intended to protect people making sensitive determinations. MAPE supported the bill as an update to existing protections for similar workers. Members raised concerns that the bill’s language was too broad, especially the reference to the paid leave division, and questioned whether it should cover only judges or also call-center and other staff. Department and committee members agreed the language likely needed narrowing and discussed possible amendments and whether to move the bill to Judiciary and then revisit it. No final vote was taken on HF 3707 during the discussion, and the bill remained under consideration for further language work.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Agriculture & Livestock Mar 11th, 2025

Agriculture & Livestock

Transcript Highlights:
  • Soil and Water Conservation Board programs.
  • I will turn to John Foster, who is our programs director, to dive deeper into each program, and then
  • Program. which focuses on even other resource concerns that don't fall into one of our existing programs
  • Section 319H non-point source grant program in hopes of addressing problems with voluntary methods before
  • Major program administered by the agency is the flood control dam program, which is separated into two
Bills: HB294, HB405, HB519, HB294
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

EEP-HSH Joint Public Hearing - Tue Feb 10, 2026 @ 9:00 AM HST

Energy & Environmental Protection

Transcript Highlights:
  • , administrative rules for this program, administrative rules for this program, would<00:11:06.720
  • So, I did run the LIHEAP program. I oversee the financial assistance programs.
  • But there are other programs, as we know, that have been established like the NRST and other programs
  • I oversee the financial program. I oversee the financial assistance<00:11:36.240> programs.
  • TANIF does has uh assistance programs.
Bills: HB2284
Summary: The hearing covered House Bill 2284, which would create the Hawaii Home Energy Assistance Program in the Department of Human Services to help qualifying households pay energy bills and direct the Public Utilities Commission’s public benefits fee administrator to provide information and assistance to recipients. Testimony from the Division of Consumer Advocacy, DHS, and the Public Utilities Commission was in support. A committee member asked about how the program would interact with existing TANF-related energy assistance and whether rules could be adjusted to avoid duplicative benefits; DHS said logistics would need to be worked out and that the agencies would make the rules. The committees noted the bill’s $1.5 million appropriation and moved it forward with amendments, including blanking out amounts and noting them in the committee report. Both committees voted to pass HB 2284 with amendments, with the recommendation adopted. The committee then heard House Bill 2486, relating to plug-in or balcony solar. DCCA, the Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission, and the Public Utilities Commission stood on prior testimony in support of the bill’s intent. Multiple advocates and organizations, including Carbon Cashback Hawaii, 350 Hawaii, Bright Saver, Sierra Club of Hawaii, and others, testified in support, arguing that plug-in solar would lower electricity bills, expand access for renters and condo residents, and reduce emissions. Several speakers urged the committee to remove or avoid registration, reporting, feed-in tariff, interconnection fee, and other requirements they said would create barriers. Bright Saver testified that the systems are safe and would not back-feed during outages. No vote was taken on HB 2486 during the excerpt. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 1568, which would prohibit the importation or storage of LNG in the state and the construction of related infrastructure. State agencies including the Consumer Advocate, Hawaii State Energy Office, Public Utilities Commission, and Hawaiian Electric opposed the bill, with the Energy Office arguing LNG would perpetuate oil use on Oahu and expose the state to price volatility. Supporters included Life of the Land, Sierra Club of Hawaii, Greenpeace Hawaii, 350 Hawaii, Earthjustice, Our Hawaii, and others, who argued LNG would lock Hawaii into another fossil fuel dependency, create major infrastructure costs and safety risks, and undermine the state’s renewable energy goals. Several testifiers cited climate and affordability concerns and urged the committee to reject LNG. The excerpt ends during testimony on HB 1568, before any committee action or vote is shown.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Agriculture Jan 13th, 2026

Agriculture

Transcript Highlights:
  • It created a program that we're extremely proud of and that you'll hear so much about today.
  • Alongside that, we also have health and wellness programming.
  • Also, at the Enoch Davis Center, which is adjacent to the farm, there's a plan to put a state-of-the-art
  • I owned an art gallery at the time.
  • So you see art. So if I said I owned an art gallery, naturally I engaged artists.
Bills: S0534, S7020
Summary: The committee met, called the roll, and opened with the Pledge of Allegiance. It first considered the appointment of Melanie Ressler to the Florida Citrus Commission. No appearance forms were requested, and the committee voted unanimously to recommend her confirmation favorably. The committee then took up SPB 7020, which reenacts a public records exemption for certain aquaculture production records held by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Senator Trunow explained that the exemption protects shellfish and submerged land lease records, supports compliance with federal partners and statutory requirements, and helps protect marketplace competition. A representative from the Department appeared in support, and the bill was moved as a committee bill and reported favorably. Next, the committee heard SB 534, Senator Bernard’s hunger-free campus pilot program bill. He described a pilot within the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to identify campuses with high numbers of Pell-eligible students, develop a survey with the Hunger Task Force, designate staff to help students enroll in SNAP, expand campus food access, and require reporting on outcomes and future funding. The bill had one appearance form in support and was reported favorably without debate. The committee also received a presentation from the St. Pete Youth Farm, led by Carla Bristol and youth ambassadors. They described the farm as a youth-led community project on city-owned land that addresses food insecurity while providing leadership, financial literacy, career readiness, mental wellness programming, composting, aquaponics, and community events. Senators praised the program, asked about possible expansion into a culinary kitchen and partnerships with schools, and the presenters said they hope to expand youth opportunities, food preparation training, and related programming. The meeting concluded with adjournment.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

CPN-AEN Informational Briefing 04-15-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Their transitional facility program is to manage capacity resources should there be a rapid response.
  • Their transitional facility program is to manage capacity resources should there be a rapid response.
  • And so we don't use that program on the outer islands. It's only on Oahu. Process.
  • And so we don't use that program on the outer islands.
  • use that program on the outer<00:16:32.000> islands.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

PSM-HWN Informational Briefing 04-15-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • there's program space on every module. there's program space on every module.
  • program space on the modules themselves. program space on the modules themselves.
  • will have the program space there. will have the program space there.
  • inmates from programs. inmates from programs.
  • also to to provide cultural programs. also to to provide cultural programs.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Education 2ND REVISED Apr 21st, 2026 at 10:00 am

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • As that, serving in that role, I understand the importance of being an Arts Council recipient of a grant
  • had the opportunity to support the arts.
  • that the child needs, maybe a sports program, maybe an FA program, maybe a calculus AP class, for example
  • prep Programs.
  • or waivers that can be granted.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 3/3/26

Children and Families Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • care assistance program. That's fine. care assistance program. That's fine.
  • government programs. government programs.
  • state programs aren't doing so hot. state programs aren't doing so hot.
  • visit and a program integrity visit. visit and a program integrity visit.
  • the term programs a lot. the term programs a lot.
Bills: HF3542, HF3819
Summary: The committee took up House File 3542, authored by Representative Hudson, and first adopted the February 25 minutes. Hudson explained that the bill, as amended in a DE1, would require agencies to disclose to the public, legislators, or the press the existence of certain investigations only after the subject has been notified and the agency has decided to reduce, suspend, or withhold payments. He said the amendment was intended to avoid tipping off subjects before notification while still increasing transparency about investigations involving public funds. A separate A3 amendment was withdrawn after the DE1 was adopted. Several members questioned the bill’s scope and timing, asking what “existence of an investigation” meant and whether the proposal would disclose information before findings were complete. Hudson clarified that the bill was aimed at identifying who is being investigated, not revealing investigative details. The committee then heard extensive public testimony from child care providers and advocates, who opposed the bill and argued it would expose providers to harassment, threats, and stigma before any findings were made. Testifiers described recent threats, ICE-related disruptions, audits, overpayment findings, and the burden of CCAP compliance, saying the bill would punish providers for paperwork errors and worsen safety concerns, especially for Somali and other providers of color. A board member of the Minnesota Child Care Association also opposed the bill, saying providers had been chilled from speaking publicly because of death threats and harassment, and warning that disclosure of investigations could intensify that climate. In response, Hudson said the bill was not about targeting child care providers generally and was limited to confirmed ongoing investigations after notice to the subject. The committee then heard from Inspector General Keys, who explained that CCAP investigations are administrative, not criminal, and are based on evidence of repeated errors or financial misconduct rather than intentional fraud. He said the office looks for patterns beyond simple mistakes and that the bill’s notice requirement would not impede investigations. The discussion ended amid a brief procedural dispute over comments directed at Hudson, after which the chair returned to the bill and the Inspector General’s testimony.
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Senate Appropriations Committee, February 23, 2026

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:07:21.759> reserve school foundation program reserve school foundation program reserve
  • in this uh school foundation program. in this uh school foundation program.
  • <00:27:31.600> program.
  • Both houses had reverted $54.9 million for the BRC program, Business Ready Community Program.
  • program, business ready community<00:30:19.600> program.
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

House Appropriations Committee, February 23, 2026 PM 1

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • So, the bill ended up trying to have a grant program to try to bridge the defects we have right now,
  • I just want to be clear that term that is used for the study, not necessarily for the grant program.
  • I just want to be clear that term that is used for the study, not necessarily for the grant program.
  • The regulations in this program.
  • program, there was about $350 million. program, there was about $350 million.
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

House Appropriations Committee, February 23, 2026 PM 2

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • They did remove the dual enrollment pilot program or grant program and the $7.5 million for CTE.
  • They did remove the dual enrollment pilot program or grant program and the $7.5 million for CTE.
  • pilot program or uh grant<00:15:32.560> program<00:15:33.199> and<00:15:33.440> the
  • <00:15:33.680> $7.5<00:15:34.399> million<00:15:35.040> for grant program and
  • the $7.5 million for grant program and the $7.5 million for CTE.<00:15:36.320> However,<00:15
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Chamber Meeting Jan 29th, 2026 at 11:09 am

New Mexico House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Grant us wisdom and understanding in our decisions, thereby honoring you.
  • She enjoys spending time performing, learning the art of dance, cooking, and learning instruments like
  • Respectfully submitted, Art De La Cruz, Chair. Mr.
  • Respectfully submitted, Art De La Cruz, Chair. Mr. Speaker, I move adoption.
  • eligibility, program terms, and reporting requirements, making an appropriation.
Bills: HM3, HM11, HM14, HM15, HM21
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • It codifies an existing law enforcement program in Harris County.
  • The contract deputy program is wildly popular in Harris County.
  • Those testifying are solidly in favor of it, which speaks volumes as to why the contract deputy program
Bills: HB8, HB26, HB192
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Energy Committee Meeting - 2025-03-27

Energy Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • In a nutshell, the program should continue because, one, the low and moderate or LMI income CSG program
  • awarded to the state of Minnesota in 2024 via the Solar for All grant program.
  • This is a really strong program.
  • So the main difference, as has been discussed in the legacy program—which is not the program we have
  • program short.
Bills: HF2103, HF2793
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

HLT-HHS Informational Briefing 03-06-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Health Transformation Grant. Health Transformation Grant.
  • this this program. this this program.
  • . programs. programs.
  • programs.
  • performance.
Bills: HB20, HB276, HB644, HB812, HB816, HB916, HB1131, HB1247, HB1518, HB1525, HB1537, HB1541, HB1546, HB1553, HB1562, HB1565, HB1566, HB1576, HB1577, HB1591, HB1605, HB1612, HB1613, HB1614, HB1618, HB1620, HB1650, HB1656, HB1658, HB1661, HB1664, HB1668, HB1676, HB1707, HB1711, HB1713, HB1715, HB1718, HB1727, HB1749, HB1756, HB1774, HB1776, HB1801, HB1802, HB1805, HB1813, HB1815, HB1831, HB1838, HB1853, HB1854, HB1859, HB1863, HB1871, HB1872, HB1918, HB1920, HB1952, HB1965, HB1966, HB1967, HB1969, HB1972, HB1973, HB1974, HB1975, HB1980, HB1985, HB2005, HB2023, HB2031, HB2033, HB2062, HB2113, HB2114, HB2116, HB2138, HB2139, HB2156, HB2158, HB2159, HB2171, HB2208, HB2268, HB2270, HB2272, HB2273, HB2276, HB2289, HB2310, HB2315, HB2335, HB2338, HB2339, HB2340, HB2343, HB2361, HB2384, HB2387, SB2338, SB2431, SB2438, SB2593, SB2907, SB2671, SB2321, SB3084, SB2401, SB3033, SB2972, SB3032, SB2806, SB3014, SB2108, SB2981, SB2973, SB2423, SB2078, SB2322, SB2397, SB2896, SB2088, SB2347, SB2408, SB2970, SB2851, SB2713, SB2697, SB2312, SB2192, SB2363, SB2530, SB3028, SB2024, SB3007, SB2599, SB2596, SB2662, SB2930, SB3334, SB2378, SB3019, SB3231, SB2240, SB2372, SB2175, SB2046, SB2298, SB2922, SB2835, SB3263, SB2174, SB2128, SB2006, SB2489, SB3134, SB2982, SB2425, SB2849, SB2797, SB2795, SB2575, SB2521, SB2765, SB2386, SB2852, SB2022, SB2117, SB2277, SB2387, SB2688, SB2885, SB3132, SB3219, SB2169, SB2591, SB2090, SB2983, SB888, SB3249, SB2611, SB2429, SB2463, SB3154, SB3131, SB3152, SB3315, SB2448, SB2054, SB2140, SB2520, SB2377, SB2986, SB2010, SB2189, SB2026, SB3010, SB2818, SB2002
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session 03-06-2026 11:30am

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Speed cameras were sold to the public as a safety program.
  • Speed cameras were sold to the public as a safety program.
  • Then the state sent it a safety program.
  • The waiver was granted.
  • I mean, if you saw her signature, you'd be, what I can't tell if that's art or...
Bills: HB20, HB276, HB644, HB812, HB816, HB916, HB1131, HB1247, HB1518, HB1525, HB1537, HB1541, HB1546, HB1553, HB1562, HB1565, HB1566, HB1576, HB1577, HB1591, HB1605, HB1612, HB1613, HB1614, HB1618, HB1620, HB1650, HB1656, HB1658, HB1661, HB1664, HB1668, HB1676, HB1707, HB1711, HB1713, HB1715, HB1718, HB1727, HB1749, HB1756, HB1774, HB1776, HB1801, HB1802, HB1805, HB1813, HB1815, HB1831, HB1838, HB1853, HB1854, HB1859, HB1863, HB1871, HB1872, HB1918, HB1920, HB1952, HB1965, HB1966, HB1967, HB1969, HB1972, HB1973, HB1974, HB1975, HB1980, HB1985, HB2005, HB2023, HB2031, HB2033, HB2062, HB2113, HB2114, HB2116, HB2138, HB2139, HB2156, HB2158, HB2159, HB2171, HB2208, HB2268, HB2270, HB2272, HB2273, HB2276, HB2289, HB2310, HB2315, HB2335, HB2338, HB2339, HB2340, HB2343, HB2361, HB2384, HB2387, SB2338, SB2431, SB2438, SB2593, SB2907, SB2671, SB2321, SB3084, SB2401, SB3033, SB2972, SB3032, SB2806, SB3014, SB2108, SB2981, SB2973, SB2423, SB2078, SB2322, SB2397, SB2896, SB2088, SB2347, SB2408, SB2970, SB2851, SB2713, SB2697, SB2312, SB2192, SB2363, SB2530, SB3028, SB2024, SB3007, SB2599, SB2596, SB2662, SB2930, SB3334, SB2378, SB3019, SB3231, SB2240, SB2372, SB2175, SB2046, SB2298, SB2922, SB2835, SB3263, SB2174, SB2128, SB2006, SB2489, SB3134, SB2982, SB2425, SB2849, SB2797, SB2795, SB2575, SB2521, SB2765, SB2386, SB2852, SB2022, SB2117, SB2277, SB2387, SB2688, SB2885, SB3132, SB3219, SB2169, SB2591, SB2090, SB2983, SB888, SB3249, SB2611, SB2429, SB2463, SB3154, SB3131, SB3152, SB3315, SB2448, SB2054, SB2140, SB2520, SB2377, SB2986, SB2010, SB2189, SB2026, SB3010, SB2818, SB2002