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TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate SessionReading and Referral of Bills Mar 17th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Bills: SJR 4, SCR 36, SCR 37, SCR 38, SCR 39, SCR 40, SCR 41, SCR 42, SB 7, SB 30, SB 31, SB 32, SB 33, SB 34, SB 36, SB 37, SB 38, SB 39, SB 1851, SB 1852, SB 1853, SB 1854, SB 1855, SB 1856, SB 1857, SB 1858, SB 1860, SB 1861, SB 1862, SB 1863, SB 1864, SB 1865, SB 1866, SB 1867, SB 1868, SB 1869, SB 1870, SB 1871, SB 1872, SB 1873, SB 1874, SB 1875, SB 1876, SB 1877, SB 1878, SB 1879, SB 1880, SB 1881, SB 1882, SB 1883, SB 1884, SB 1885, SB 1886, SB 1887, SB 1888, SB 1889, SB 1890, SB 1891, SB 1892, SB 1893, SB 1894, SB 1895, SB 1896, SB 1897, SB 1898, SB 1899, SB 1900, SB 1901, SB 1903, SB 1904, SB 1905, SB 1906, SB 1907, SB 1908, SB 1909, SB 1910, SB 1911, SB 1912, SB 1913, SB 1914, SB 1915, SB 1916, SB 1917, SB 1918, SB 1919, SB 1920, SB 1921, SB 1922, SB 1923, SB 1924, SB 1925, SB 1926, SB 1927, SB 1928, SB 1929, SB 1930, SB 1931, SB 1932, SB 1933, SB 1934, SB 1935, SB 1936, SB 1937, SB 1938, SB 1939, SB 1940, SB 1941, SB 1942, SB 1943, SB 1944, SB 1945, SB 1946, SB 1947, SB 1948, SB 1949, SB 1950, SB 1951, SB 1952, SB 1953, SB 1954, SB 1955, SB 1956, SB 1957, SB 1958, SB 1959, SB 1960, SB 1961, SB 1962, SB 1963, SB 1964, SB 1965, SB 1966, SB 1967, SB 1968, SB 1969, SB 1970, SB 1971, SB 1972, SB 1973, SB 1974, SB 1975, SB 1976, SB 1977, SB 1978, SB 1979, SB 1980, SB 1981, SB 1982, SB 1983, SB 1984, SB 1985, SB 1986, SB 1987, SB 1988, SB 1989, SB 1990, SB 1991, SB 1992, SB 1993, SB 1994, SB 1995, SB 1996, SB 1997, SB 1998, SB 1999, SB 2000, SB 2001, SB 2002, SB 2003, SB 2004, SB 2005, SB 2006, SB 2007, SB 2008, SB 2009, SB 2010, SB 2011, SB 2012, SB 2013, SB 2014, SB 2015, SB 2016, SB 2017, SB 2018, SB 2019, SB 2020, SB 2021, SB 2022, SB 2023, SB 2024, SB 2025, SB 2026, SB 2027, SB 2028, SB 2029, SB 2030, SB 2031, SB 2032, SB 2033, SB 2034, SB 2035, SB 2036, SB 2037, SB 2038, SB 2039, SB 2040, SB 2041, SB 2042, SB 2043, SB 2044, SB 2045, SB 2046, SB 2047, SB 2048, SB 2049, SB 2050, SB 2051, SB 2052, SB 2053, SB 2054, SB 2055, SB 2056, SB 2057, SB 2058, SB 2059, SB 2060
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget 3rd Revised Apr 13th, 2026 at 04:30 pm

Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget

Transcript Highlights:
  • One, it provides a cost of living adjustment for our teachers.
  • The cost is a decrease in the funded ratio by 1.0% and cost $353 million to the corpus.
  • Members, this is the same cost of living Adjustment of 0, 3, and 6%.
  • How much is this going to cost? Thank you for the question.
  • Could you go ahead and explain what the allocations were going to be?
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Transcript Highlights:
  • ACCESS was built by IBM at a cost, so far, of $35 million.
  • Money they allocated to this went to administration, you know, the money they allocated.
  • It was the total cost of the program. And so we don't know what the administrative cost is.
  • per-unit credit cost.
  • There's been a swing in the cost of these developments.
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Transcript Highlights:
  • This increases housing costs by creating uncertainty and doubt in the process which discourages needed
  • Historically high cost of housing in our state proves it's past time to fix this issue Thank you for
  • this bill and in the interest of time I will say it The one point I will make is that a lot of the costs
  • Notifications for citywide zoning and code changes can cost over $500,000.
  • So that's quite a cost per card then. Sure is. Thank you for the stat.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Local Government (Part II) Apr 7th, 2025

Local Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • This increases housing costs by creating uncertainty and doubt in the process, which discourages needed
  • In the interest of time, I will say the one point I will make is that a lot of the costs of this, this
  • So we need to build more, um, improve affordability, lower those costs.
  • Notifications for citywide zoning and code changes can cost over $500,000.
  • So that's quite a cost per card then. Thank you for the stat.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Local Government (Part I) Apr 7th, 2025

Local Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • It was the total cost of the program. Okay.
  • The fact that these programs were either established or carried a loan to the cost of the cost of, program
  • , not to mention interest rates and insurance costs.
  • Okay, full construction costs, including... that's everything? Yes, it's the construction cost.
  • At no insignificant cost.
Summary: The committee heard several bills dealing with local government authority, homeowners associations, hospital district policing, school AED inspections, special district annexation, public contracting penalties, and guaranteed income programs. Senate Bill 2073 by Sen. Zaffirini would clarify that appraisal districts may finance purchases, leases, or construction of real property for appraisal offices without prior approval from taxing units; it was supported by the Texas Association of Appraisal Districts and left pending. Senate Bill 1935 by Sen. Hinojosa would increase homeowner control of property owners association boards, require more transparency, limit fines and assessment increases, and require accessible meeting locations; HOA and builder representatives opposed it, arguing it would hinder maintenance and make dues harder to manage, and the bill was left pending. Senate Bill 434 by Sen. Miles would authorize Harris County Hospital District police officers, was supported by Harris Health, and was left pending. Senate Bill 1177 by Sen. Alvarado, as substituted, would require school AED inspections during fire inspections and reporting to school leadership; it was left pending. Senate Bill 1214 by Sen. Perry would update Concho County Hospital District law to align with current procurement and notice rules; it was left pending. Senate Bill 1965 by Sen. Middleton, for Sen. King, would tighten notice and proximity rules for special district annexations; district witnesses warned the bill could interfere with service to noncontiguous tracts, and the bill was left pending. The committee also took up Senate Bill 2046 by Sen. Bettencourt, which would increase criminal penalties for county purchasing act violations involving unauthorized separate or sequential purchases to evade competitive bidding, and create a tiered penalty structure based on contract amount. Former Harris County DA Kim Ogg, Deputy Attorney General Josh Reno, and James Quintero supported the bill, citing recent Harris County bid-rigging cases and arguing the current Class C misdemeanor penalty is too weak to deter misconduct; some members questioned whether the proposed thresholds were too low and whether stronger oversight, rather than higher penalties alone, would be more effective. The bill was left pending. Finally, Senate Bill 2010 by Sen. Bettencourt would bar counties and other political subdivisions from operating guaranteed income programs and address constitutional gift-clause concerns. Testimony split sharply: Ogg and Quintero argued such programs are unconstitutional, can be used for political data collection, and should not be funded with public money, while Paige Terry Barry defended the bill as protecting taxpayers and discouraging dependency. Senators also debated whether the state can restrict use of federal grant funds and whether local governments should be allowed to run such programs; the bill was left pending.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Health and Welfare May 26th, 2026

Health and Welfare

Transcript Highlights:
  • we would have to go through the analysis, not just the inventory, but the financial accounting, the cost-benefit
  • There is a question of whether it will cost $500,000, but I think it's not a question that it will at
  • least cost $100,000.
Bills: HR290, HR298, SB405, SCR61, HR318
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Energy REVISED Apr 16th, 2026 at 10:00 am

Energy

Transcript Highlights:
  • requires that large low-data centers and crypto mining facilities pay their portion of infrastructure costs
  • It will prevent the cost from being passed on to residential, industrial, agriculture, and commercial
  • surface owners and then, in the same time, Those in production could be relieved of some of their cost
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Aeronautics and Transportation Apr 6th, 2026 at 10:00 am

Aeronautics and Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • Is there any cost to this program to the state? Thank you for the question, Mr. Chairman.
  • is so that the oversized and overweight Permit fees would pay for our way stations, which are a big cost
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/25/2026 - Senate Health and Human Services

Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • out and solicit for information on what vendors can provide services to us to measure our fees and cost
  • A 12.5 percent increase in diagnostic service costs would be approximately $6.9 million GF.
  • A 12.5% increase in diagnostic service costs would be approximately 6.9 million GF.
  • This bill is about Arizona health care cost containment system.
  • It's about containing the cost of lab work, labs.
Summary: The committee heard a presentation from the University of Arizona College of Medicine Phoenix on its new tuition-free, three-year regional medical school branch in Yuma, which is intended to address Arizona’s primary care shortage by training students in a rural setting and linking them to rural residency opportunities. Members asked about who could apply, whether out-of-state applicants were eligible, and whether graduates would be required to remain in rural Arizona; the presenter said there is no post-graduation practice commitment, but the program is designed to encourage retention through rural training and residency placement. The committee then considered several child welfare and behavioral health bills. HB 2923 would expand judicial review procedures for court-ordered mental health treatment, adding timelines, notice, counsel protections, and a clear-and-convincing standard for continued treatment; the sponsor and a retired judge said it fills gaps in a 1974 statute. HB 2035 would expand kinship foster care to extended family members, require more notice and written findings when kin placement is denied, and strengthen presumptions favoring placement with relatives or other significant adults; DCS said the bill largely reflects current policy but raised a timing concern about a required report before preliminary protective hearings. HB 2611 would create a Youth Safety Rights and Mental Health Protection Act for foster youth and group homes, adding rights related to immediate and unbiased health care, anti-bullying protections, retaliation safeguards, drug screening, and safety rules; foster youth and former foster youth testified strongly in support, while DCS was neutral and noted possible implementation and fiscal impacts. The committee also heard HB 4004, which would require DCS to investigate credible abuse or neglect reports even when one parent is considered protective, and to take protective action when warranted. Several parents testified that DCS had previously closed or minimized cases because a protective parent existed, leaving children exposed to abuse; DCS did not testify against the bill, and members later said the agency should not use the presence of a safe parent as a reason not to investigate. The committee also considered pharmacy and AHCCCS-related bills: HB 2434 would revise the controlled substances prescription monitoring program and reporting requirements; HB 2732 would continue the State Board of Pharmacy; HB 2733 would make several pharmacy regulation changes including delivery, continuing education, and change-of-ownership rules; and HB 2932 would require AHCCCS contractors to reimburse noncontracting labs referred by contracting providers, which health plans opposed as undermining managed care tools while a lab provider argued it would improve fair payment and competition. On the floor, the committee also took up HB 2086, which would prohibit government and business mask and vaccination mandates, HB 2830, which would require instruction on fetal and prenatal development and bar abortion-related curriculum materials, and HB 2035, HB 2434, HB 2611, HB 2732, HB 2733, HB 2923, HB 2932, and HB 4004. Amendments were adopted on several bills, including HB 2086, HB 2611, HB 2830, and HB 2932. Final committee votes gave HB 2035, HB 2086, HB 2434, HB 2611, HB 2732, HB 2733, HB 2830, HB 2923, HB 2932, and HB 4004 do-pass recommendations, with HB 2086, HB 2611, HB 2830, and HB 2932 reported as amended.
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Transcript Highlights:
  • For a follow-up, do we know what it costs for a hospital to obtain one?
  • Do we know what it costs for a hospital to obtain one? What is the device cost?
  • So I'm open to questions. ...partial umpire to help them mediate the cost.
  • It doesn't reduce the cost of the underlying insurance itself.
  • So, one, that would just add cost to the rate process, and that cost would probably be spread on to policyholders
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

WLA Public Hearing 02-04-2026

Water, Land, Culture and the Arts

Transcript Highlights:
  • more of a commercial enterprise, uh, that would change potentially the zoning as well as the lease costs
  • more of a commercial enterprise, uh, that would change potentially the zoning as well as the lease costs
  • more of a commercial enterprise, uh, that would change potentially the zoning as well as the lease costs
  • potentially the zoning as well as the potentially the zoning as well as the lease<01:15:56.480> costs
  • for these DAB leases lease costs for these DAB leases particular. particular. particular.
Summary: The committee heard testimony on Senate Bill 2603, which would designate the Hawaii Symphony Orchestra as the state orchestra of Hawaii. Testimony was uniformly supportive from the Attorney General’s office, the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, Retail Merchants of Hawaii, Hawaii Youth Symphony, the Hawaii Symphony Orchestra, the Hawaiian Steel Guitar Association, and others. Supporters emphasized the bill’s value to arts education, cultural vitality, and the visitor economy. The chair noted there were also many written testimonies submitted, and the bill was left without questions or action in the excerpt. The committee then took up Senate Bill 2083, which would create a state-owned historic properties preservation plan working group within DNR. The State Historic Preservation Division supported the bill and said it would help create a statewide database and better planning for state-owned historic properties, while noting its current review work is reactive and project-by-project. The committee asked about duplication and existing consultation processes; SHPD said it already reviews state projects under existing law and has in-house architectural staff. The measure was then set aside after brief discussion, with no vote shown in the excerpt. Next was Senate Bill 2341, which would authorize phased review of certain private-property projects and change SHPD’s review deadlines. SHPD and the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development supported the bill, saying it could encourage more proactive, programmatic review and that the current average review time for simple projects is about 56 days. Several opponents, including Sierra Club of Hawaii, Bianca Isaki, Malama Kane Lua, and Tara Roas, argued phased review would delay projects, create conflict, and weaken historic preservation protections, especially for iwi kūpuna and burial sites. Committee members raised concerns about whether the bill conflicted with prior court decisions and asked SHPD for its view; SHPD said it was not a legal question for them and suggested a programmatic alternative. The bill was not voted on in the excerpt. Finally, the committee began hearing Senate Bill 2306 on administrative fees for the Bureau of Conveyances. HGEA opposed the measure, focusing on a provision allowing the special fund to be used for qualified contractors, while the Bureau of Conveyances supported the bill as a fee correction that would equalize recording fees between systems. The bureau said specialized technical work sometimes requires outside contracting and that it could consider a contract period; the chair and members discussed the HGEA concern and asked whether the issue could be addressed. No final action was shown in the excerpt.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Education Jan 28th, 2026 at 08:33 am

House Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • Also, if you think about just the cost of health care alone, If you think about just the cost of health
  • We have all these factors and the cost of living that has increased substantially.
  • You know, I believe that our members deserve a full cost-of-living adjustment.
  • I believe that our members deserve a full cost-of-living adjustment.
  • As mentioned, part of the budget allocation was for data collection and for evaluation.
Bills: HB40, HB100, HJR1, SB64, SB19, SB44, SB83
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Committee on Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs May 5th, 2025

Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • strict construction requirements to extract fees from developers far beyond their means and actual costs
  • These practices raise the cost of housing and infrastructure, and they are very relevant away from the
  • fast-growing but underserved areas. extends cost-based fee protections to include developers, not just
  • are imposing pipeline construction fees on developers that are greater than the actual reasonable costs
  • This increases the cost for housing and any other commercial development.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Criminal Jurisprudence Apr 22nd, 2025

Criminal Jurisprudence

Transcript Highlights:
  • And so it costs them money.
  • So I do them at cost; in other words, they just pay me what it costs for me to file stuff.
  • Because of the bureaucracy and the cost, this bill seeks to eliminate a lot of that bureaucracy and cost
  • They cost a lot of money.
  • The system must focus on accuracy and integrity, not obtaining a conviction at all costs.