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HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

CPC Public Hearing - Thu Apr 9, 2026 @ 2:00 PM HST

Consumer Protection & Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • It clarifies the 99-year leasehold program by repealing the prohibition against renting, exempting the
  • program may be. program may be.
  • But we figured it out, and I went to a program so that their final year of study in California, they're
  • this year. this year.
  • So, the 2025 test year rate test year.
Summary: The committee on Consumer Protection and Commerce met on April 9, 2026, and heard testimony on several measures. SB 3302 SD1 HD1, dealing with homemade food products, would require the Department of Health to adopt rules for farm kitchens producing homemade food products that are no more stringent than rules for home kitchens. The Department of Health said it supported the bill with technical amendments, and the Hawaii Food Industry Association and Grassroot Institute of Hawaii also supported it. No opposition was heard. A lengthy discussion focused on SB 2061 SD2 HD1, which concerns a 99-year leasehold residential condominium project and HCDA’s rules for sales, income restrictions, and buyback pricing. HCDA supported the bill and said the House draft clarified unclear provisions and would help move the project to pre-sales. Testimony and committee questions centered on whether the project should remain owner-occupied in perpetuity or allow investor purchases after an initial sales period. HCDA explained that the bill was revised to make the project feasible in the market, that 60% of units would be income-restricted for buyers at or below 140% of area median income, and that the remaining units could be sold without owner-occupancy restrictions. Some members and testifiers expressed concern that the bill had shifted away from the original owner-occupancy vision and could become an investment property model, while others argued the changes were necessary for the project to pencil out and compete with fee-simple developments. No vote was taken during the discussion shown. The committee also heard SB 2050 SD1 HD1, which would allow chiropractic students in accredited programs to engage in clinical practice beginning July 1, 2028. The Hawaii Board of Chiropractic and the Hawaii State Chiropractic Association supported the measure, and one testifier described personal experience with student chiropractic care in California. Members questioned why the board requested delaying implementation until 2030, and the board said it needed more time to develop rules because it meets only a few times a year and rulemaking is lengthy. Finally, SB 2102 SD2 HD1, on industrial hemp in commercial feed, was introduced; the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity offered comments, the Department of Health raised concerns about regulating pet food and possible jurisdictional conflict, and a farmer testifying in support suggested narrowing the bill to federally approved livestock feed rather than pet food.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • , middle of the year, and end of the year.
  • So we're going to have a beginning-of-the-year test, a middle-of-the-year test, and then an end-of-year
  • and middle-of-the-year assessments for those courses.
  • And because obviously the beginning-of-year tests and middle-of-year tests are automated, yes, that whole
  • cap is going to be used on the end-of-year test.
Bills: HB8, HB26, HB192
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 3/27/25

Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

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  • learn about data practices and whatnot. learn about data practices and whatnot.
  • enterprising 16-year-old could do enterprising 16-year-old could do so.<00:09:04.720> While<00
  • About 3,300 of them are year.
  • <01:42:23.600> cloud years, three years ago in St. cloud years, three years ago in St. cloud
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 3/11/26

Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • And so this is a program that I think I’ve sponsored almost every year I’ve been here.
  • And so this is a program that I think I’ve sponsored almost every year I’ve been here.
  • So, the program was officially established in 2022 and has grown from 62 participants in that year to
  • the years and folks these programs over the years and folks there<00:45:05.200> are<00:45:05.440
  • I think our Chair Baker is sort of asking what happened last year. >> It's all about the program.
Bills: HF3889, HF2567, HF3878
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Senate Appropriations Committee, February 12, 2026

Appropriations

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  • I had to hire attorneys learn to read.
  • And relevant stagnant over the years.
  • We'll be back one year, two years, five years, we'll be back.
  • back one year, two years, five >> We'll be back one year, two years, five years,<00:47:11.760>
  • I don't guarantee years, we'll be back.
Bills: HB0111, HB0112, HB0122
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

House Appropriations Committee, February 12, 2026 PM 2

Appropriations

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  • that we we built and and amended last that we we built and and amended last year. year. year.
  • you recommend for 18 year olds? you recommend for 18 year olds?
  • year too is what would that look like? year too is what would that look like?
  • . 19-, and 20-year-olds.
  • 41:34.160> old<00:41:34.640> looking 21-year-old or a 20 year old looking 21-year-old or
Bills: HB0111, HB0112, HB0122
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

House Appropriations Committee, February 12, 2026 AM

Appropriations

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  • contractor was put on about two years contractor was put on about two years ago<00:08:34.640>
  • <00:19:18.640> that about a thousand students a year that about a thousand students a year
  • Um so there are in CTE programs.
  • award of a five-year program, $25 million plus an estimate to carry us through the biennium should we
  • be awarded the second-year funding and should the program be ultimately implemented.
Bills: HB0111, HB0112, HB0122
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • Uh, we’ll have a full accounting during the next state fiscal year, probably towards the end of the year
  • :04:07.519> projects of the year of the specific projects of the year of the specific projects
  • what the what we had 5 to 10 years ago. what the what we had 5 to 10 years ago.
  • This year there's a little bit of a slowdown, only about 33% growth this year.
  • this year. this year.
Summary: The Budget Review Subcommittee on Transportation met on July 15, 2025, approved the June 4 minutes, and heard updates on aviation and riverport funding programs. Commissioner Mark Carter of the Kentucky Department of Aviation reported on the $200,000 grants for general aviation airports included in House Bill 1, saying the money is being used mainly for hangar projects, fuel trucks, parking lot resurfacing, airport equipment, crew cars, and public education efforts. He said about 25 hangar-related projects were reported, with an estimated 60 T-hangars and four or five box hangars supported, and noted that the grants are often used to match federal funds. He also said the state’s jet fuel tax revenue generates about $23 million annually, up from about $19 million in 2021, and that most airports are now compliant with the ADS-B/VOR-related reporting system required in budget language, which has improved reported operations and may help airports qualify for FAA grants. Members asked about the pace of airport projects, the limited number of contractors for hangar construction, and whether airports could finance hangars themselves. Carter said timing has generally been good, though federal projects have slowed somewhat and contractor capacity remains a challenge, and he said there is no statute preventing airports from financing part or all of a hangar project. Questions also focused on the long-term need for hangars and the effect of the jet fuel cap, with Carter saying general aviation airports still have significant hangar demand and rely on state assistance because hangars are a key revenue source. Jeremy Edgeworth of the Transportation Cabinet and Brian Wright of the Kentucky Association of Riverports then reviewed riverport projects funded through House Bill 265 and House Bill 1. Edgeworth said the cabinet’s riverport grant program awarded $500,000 in each of fiscal years 2025 and 2026 for 13 projects under an 80/20 match, and that House Bill 1 provided $7.5 million per year for public riverports with no local match. He described completed or underway projects at multiple ports, including equipment replacements, dock and road repairs, material handling upgrades, mooring cell rehabilitation, and a waterline loop at Owensboro. He said $12.6 million of the KPRCM funds had been awarded across 20 projects, with about $2.4 million still to be awarded later in the fall. Wright said the riverport investments are helping ports replace aging assets, expand capacity, and match federal dollars, but he also said the statewide capital need remains large, with the current list of top projects already in the $90 million range and longer-term needs still estimated at $60 million to $90 million. Members asked about timelines and future needs, and Edgeworth said many of the larger projects will take two to five years because of permitting and coordination with the Army Corps of Engineers. No additional votes or formal actions were taken beyond approving the minutes.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 3/10/26

Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

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  • Investigating 10 years of fraud, 10 years of claims for reimbursement, comparing it to 10 years of health
  • years Investigating 10 years of fraud 10 years of<00:41:46.440> claims<00:41:46.680> for
  • per year for the past 3 years. per year for the past 3 years.
  • 30 years. 30 years.
  • anybody takes all year. anybody takes all year.
Summary: The committee approved the minutes from March 5 by voice vote and welcomed new member Representative Van Binsbergen. It then took up House File 2354, which Chair Liebling moved to re-refer to the Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee. Representative Norris presented the bill as an updated version of the Medical Assistance Protection Act, aimed at strengthening the Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, closing loopholes, equalizing fraud penalties, and increasing penalties for large-scale Medicaid fraud. Attorney General Ellison said the bill would add 18 specialized staff to the unit, moving it from 32 to 50 positions, and argued the federal-state matching structure makes the Attorney General’s office the proper home for the funding because the unit is dedicated to Medicaid fraud work. Nick Wonka, director of the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, explained the bill’s provisions affecting committee jurisdiction: expanded subpoena authority to obtain financial account contents in provider-fraud investigations, conforming legal representation language to preserve the unit’s authority, venue changes to allow charging in counties where parts of the offense occurred, and a restitution change to let courts order restitution for related conduct in the same scheme. He said the subpoena change would speed investigations and align the Attorney General’s authority with other agencies, and that the restitution change would help recover more fraudulently obtained Medicaid funds. No public testimony was offered. Members questioned why the funding should go to the Attorney General’s office rather than the BCA, whether the new records authority was federally required, how the venue language would work across state lines, and whether the added FTEs indicated the fraud problem was larger than expected. Ellison and Wonka responded that the federal grant requires the work to stay within the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, that the unit’s investigators are specialized and work with, but separate from, law enforcement, and that the venue provision applies only within Minnesota while out-of-state matters would be referred to the appropriate authorities. The amendment that had been posted was withdrawn and not offered.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Public Safety Feb 17th, 2026 at 08:30 am

Public Safety

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  • That was eight years. ago, there are costs associated with that.
  • Yes, the repealers basically, there were last year, we passed into law things that also were on the subject
  • And I learned very quickly, as an agency head, that we had to partner, if you would, with a nongovern
  • between seizing a kilo of cocaine and taking a sample and putting it in the vault versus rescuing a 15-year-old
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • As a father of a 14-year-old and an 11-year-old, I'm from Houston, Texas.
  • Payable over 30 years.
  • Travis County's Starflight program is an example of what we're talking about.
  • This amendment would only create a grant program. It would not appropriate state funding.
  • But please allow me to acknowledge someone who has been a mentor of mine for over 40 years.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Feb 24th, 2026

Appropriations

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  • They do not want to alter their program at all.
  • One billion seconds is 32 years. One trillion seconds is 32,000 years.
  • One trillion, 32,000 years in seconds. That's way different than a billion of just 32 years.
  • What has happened in 19 years?
  • I'm a pediatrician with 43 years of experience.
Bills: S0118, S0896, S1690, S1756
Summary: The committee first took up CS for SB 896, a school safety bill expanding the Guardian program to public postsecondary institutions. The bill requires active assailant response plans, security risk assessments, threat-management protocols, use of the suspicious activity reporting tool, and allows voluntary participation in Guardian for colleges and universities. A late-file amendment by Senator Polsky was adopted to clarify that students who are also employees or faculty are not eligible for Guardian. Members debated campus carry concerns, storage of firearms, and whether the bill could lead to broader gun access on campuses. Several faculty and gun-safety advocates testified against the bill, while supporters argued trained guardians can deter violence. The committee reported the bill favorably by roll call vote. The committee then approved CS for CS for CS for SB 1690 on child care and early learning services. The bill updates child care laws, clarifies regulations, and reduces overregulation of before- and after-school programs. An amendment expanded authority for the Florida Education Foundation to fundraise for early learning from birth to VPK. Testimony was largely supportive, emphasizing affordability, access to quality child care, and relief for working families, though one speaker opposed the bill as an expansion of government. The bill was reported favorably. Next, the committee passed CS for CS for SB 118, which clarifies how non-ad valorem special assessments are applied to recreational vehicle parks and limits the square footage used for assessment purposes to the maximum size of an RV space. The committee also approved CS for CS for SB 1220, the Department of Transportation package, which addresses seaport and airport planning, personal delivery devices, autonomous vehicles, advanced air mobility, toll programming, and other transportation-related changes. Amendments modified provisions on personal delivery devices, utility permits, autonomous vehicle penalties, and law-enforcement cruiser lights. Both bills were reported favorably. Finally, the committee began hearing SB 1756, the medical freedom bill, which proposes new vaccine information requirements, conscience-based school immunization exemptions, limits on compelled vaccination during public health emergencies, and behind-the-counter access to ivermectin for adults. The sponsor and supporters framed the bill as strengthening informed consent and parental rights, while opponents and some senators raised concerns about vaccine hesitancy, herd immunity, and the inclusion of ivermectin. Public testimony was extensive and sharply divided. The transcript ends during continued testimony and debate on SB 1756, before a final vote is taken.
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

House Transportation, Highways & Military Affairs Committee, February 24, 2026

Transportation, Highways & Military Affairs

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  • years.
  • , uh, 6,000 for five years, and 4,000 for four years.
  • Uh, all I have to say is for three years I've been working...
  • Our original statute, that hadn't been updated in over 100 years, was not good.
  • Our original statute, that hadn't been updated in over 100 years, was not good.
Bills: SF0012, SF0013, SF0067