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MN
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  • The target for the energy finance bill was no change from base funding in both the 26 and 27 biennium
  • The target for the energy finance bill was no change from base funding in both the 26 and 27 biennium
  • budget that is based off of the February forecast and we'll just be providing base funding to the Department
  • um we'll just be providing um base and um we'll just be providing um base funding<00:01:23.439> to
  • committee and staff, both partisan and committee and staff, both partisan and nonpartisan.<00:02
NE

Nebraska 2025-2026 Regular Session

Legislative Morning Session Apr 7th, 2026

Nebraska Unicameral Floor Meeting

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  • Federal fundings and those type of things, too.
  • You need a railroad nearby, and you can build a rail park, and at that Rail park, you can gather manufacturers
  • Funding may come through the state through the 840 program, through federal funds, and through private
  • This is through local funding and in-kind donations.
  • The maximum grant for an application. through federal funds and through private funding.
NE

Nebraska 2025-2026 Regular Session

Legislative Afternoon Session Apr 7th, 2026

Nebraska Unicameral Floor Meeting

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  • trafficking victims, and the tax credit funding that funds their services.
  • The next $1.45 million comes from the excess fund. And that excess fund is funded by those doctors.
  • And that's how we have that fund.
  • The next $1.45 million comes from the excess fund. And that excess fund is funded by those doctors.
  • And I believe it had to do with funding and there were other aspects to it.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/18/2026 - Senate Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency

Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency

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  • And the mortuary calling you the next day and saying, 'Get in here, you've got to get this done,' and
  • are two companies, so it wasn't against, you know, veterinarian so-and-so or such-and-such, and that's
  • The special fund is waived, and the ICA is required to prepare and file a notice of public information
  • And then be able to log in and do whatever they like.
  • And so we're just here representing parents. And I'm sure, yeah, and I share your concern.
Summary: The committee approved the minutes and then heard Senate Bill 1668, which would extend the deadline for funeral establishments or responsible persons to submit required documentation from seven calendar days to 14 business days and make related changes involving disposition of unborn or stillborn children, minors, and abortion clinic forms. Funeral industry testimony said the current timelines are difficult to meet and create stress for grieving families, while a mother described problems caused by requiring an ex-spouse’s signature after her child’s death. The bill passed on a 4-3 vote, with some members supporting the timing and family-law fixes and others objecting to the abortion-clinic provisions. The committee then took up Senate Bill 1286, on veterinary telemedicine prescriptions. An amendment shortened the telemedicine prescription period for non-antimicrobial drugs from 60 days to 30 days, allowed antimicrobial prescriptions for up to 14 days based on an electronic exam, and barred further antimicrobial prescriptions without an in-person exam. Veterinarians and the Arizona Veterinary Medical Association moved to neutral on the amended bill but warned about safety, overprescribing, and the limits of telemedicine; supporters argued it would improve access for rural, elderly, and low-income pet owners. The committee adopted the amendment and then passed the bill as amended on a 4-3 vote. Senate Bill 1235, creating the emergency services personnel licensure interstate compact, passed unanimously after sponsor testimony that it would improve reciprocity for EMTs and paramedics and help military personnel. Senate Bill 1446, which would change dialysis-center social worker documentation from monthly to quarterly, also passed unanimously, with DeVita Dialysis Services saying the change would reduce paperwork and align Arizona with federal and most-state practice. Senate Bill 1515, a cleanup bill for the Industrial Commission of Arizona that renames positions, removes outdated duties, and changes publication of fee schedules, passed after an amendment and supportive agency testimony. The committee also heard Senate Bill 1678, which would require direct-care staff in certain facilities to complete patient information forms and reestablish the Vulnerable Adult Systems Study Committee. An amendment removed the form requirement and instead required DHS to investigate complaints from EMS personnel about missing DNR orders; first responders and provider groups supported the revised approach, though some members wanted minority-party appointments added to the study committee. The bill passed as amended on a 6-0-1 vote. Finally, the committee began hearing Senate Bill 1747 on social media protections for minors, with the sponsor framing it as a child-safety measure and opponents from NetChoice, TechNet, and Meta warning about privacy risks, age-verification problems, constitutional concerns, and the possibility that teens would evade restrictions; supporters argued parents need stronger controls and pointed to app-store-based alternatives, but no vote was taken in the portion provided.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Pensions, Investments & Financial Services Apr 7th, 2025

Pensions, Investments & Financial Services

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  • Members, this is my bill, which relates to the evaluation and. ...reporting of investment practices and
  • And with that, I will yield for any questions and respectfully reserve my right to close.
  • Okay, and what about divorces?
  • bill and pass it favorably.
  • they must maintain, and then the use of the funds—the revenue generated by that fund.
OK
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  • So we will, and I know there's been a request from almost everybody to So, we will, and I know there's
  • Representative, with 9 aye and 5 nay, I declare your bill is due passed, and moving on.
  • Representative, with 9 aye and 5 nay, I will declare your bill is due passed and move on.
  • So you're going to do pass and a second. Will there be debate? And seeing that...
  • What's been going on in the state and business and restaurants and everything is much larger than it
TX
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  • hotel tax and approve the budget from the park board.
  • tourism, beach maintenance, and lifeguards. services and other projects funded by hotel occupancy tax
  • biking trails known as the Texas Bicentennial Trail, connecting the Alamo and state capitals.
  • This trail network will connect the communities and important historical and natural resources along
  • At this stage, a third of the trail is already in existence, and another third of the trail route is
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget 2nd Revised Apr 20th, 2026 at 04:30 pm

Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget

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  • transfer funds between the projects, including administrative costs to cover gaps in funding and reconcile
  • Members, House Bill 4075 is reclassified and reappropriating funds to other water and wastewater projects
  • Million and on page two, it talks about broadband projects also in addition to water and air parks, covering
  • , industrial parks, and broadband projects.
  • And then section four appropriates $161,220 in administrative interest funds to OMEs.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget Apr 20th, 2026 at 04:30 pm

Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget

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  • transferring funds between existing projects, and including administrative costs to cover funding gaps
  • Reclassified 7 million in excess funds and appropriations to put back into those hospitals.
  • This again reclassifies and reappropriates funds to water and wastewater projects within the OwRB and
  • Allows them to close out the projects and address any gaps in funding. Move adoption.
  • wastewater projects at rural industrial parks and ports.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Economic Development, Workforce and Tourism 2ND REVISED Feb 24th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Economic Development, Workforce and Tourism

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  • such as signs that would have to be hung and in what language and when and how and in what manner participating
  • I think that those two polls, both the fully state-funded version we see in Colorado and then the opt-in
  • It requires the Oklahoma Department of Tourism at park offices and lodges, as well as when you reserve
  • And what the list will be in a park office would actually be just a palm card that has that same QR code
  • and link.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Governmental Oversight and Accountability Jan 20th, 2026

Governmental Oversight and Accountability

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  • And just know that we in the Senate and the legislature and our communities, we have your back and deeply
  • And just know that we in the Senate and the legislature and our communities, we have your back and deeply
  • But we include people like dietitians and pharmacists and dentists at prisons.
  • But we include people like dietitians and pharmacists and dentists at prisons.
  • They've been grossly overlooked and screwed, and this can bring some remedy.
Bills: S0774, S7028, S7024, S7026
Summary: The Committee on Governmental Oversight and Accountability met and first heard Senate Bill 774, which would extend workers’ compensation medical benefits for employment-related mental or nervous injuries to 911 public safety telecommunicators, even without a physical injury. The sponsor and several dispatchers, a clinician, and communications directors testified in support, describing repeated exposure to traumatic calls, chronic understaffing, and the need for mental health treatment and retention support. Senator DiCeglie and Chair Mayfield praised dispatchers’ work, and the bill was reported favorably by committee vote, with Senator McClain later recorded as voting yes on the bill. The committee then took up SPB 7028, a retirement bill that sets Florida Retirement System employer contribution rates beginning July 1, 2026, leaves the 3% employee contribution unchanged, allows certain elected officers to receive a DROP payout under specified conditions, and provides a 1.5% alternative cost-of-living adjustment for eligible special risk retirees. Firefighters, police, sheriffs, and chiefs’ groups spoke in support, emphasizing recruitment and retention. The committee voted to submit the proposal as a committee bill and reported it favorably. Finally, the committee considered SPB 7024 and SPB 7026, both open-government-related bills. SPB 7024 would repeal the current public records and public meeting exemption for cybersecurity information and consolidate agency-specific cybersecurity exemptions into one agency-wide exemption. SPB 7026 would repeal the current public records exemption for trade secrets held by an agency and similarly consolidate specific trade secret exemptions into one agency-wide exemption. Neither bill drew testimony or debate, and both were submitted as committee bills and reported favorably. The meeting then adjourned.
AL
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  • Okay, members, Representative K, you are recognized and you will be presenting HB373.
  • So, the amendment now is adopted, and we are back on the bill.
  • And then we move on. You're presenting Senate Bill 177 by Senator Lance B.
  • There are already two existing studies, and I don't see the need for that expense.
  • And so, that's the difference. Again, I do have an amendment.
Bills: SB90, SB255, SB268
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Business and Commerce May 15th, 2025

Business & Commerce

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  • It also provides funding through a new Quantum University and Business Innovation for Texas Fund, which
  • see it goes back from TRIA funds, CRTF funds, and then it goes to public bonds.
  • After you go through TRIA funds, CRTF funds, and loans from the state up to a billion dollars, ... years
  • see it goes back from TRIA funds, CRTF funds, and then it goes to public bonds, and it goes back. back
  • And after you go TRIA funds, CRTF funds, loans from state up to a billion dollars, ...funds, loans from
Summary: The committee first handled pending business, including reconsidering SB 715 and then voting out several measures. The committee substitute for SB 1978 was reported favorably, and HB 431, HB 1522, HB 1922, HB 3228, HB 3229, HB 3803, HB 3804, HB 3805, HB 3806, HB 4219, HB 4238, HB 434, HB 1584, and HB 4739 were all reported favorably, many with objections sent to the local and uncontested calendar. HB 1522 and HB 4238 were adopted as committee substitutes before passage. The committee then moved into public testimony on HB 2963, a right-to-repair bill for consumer electronics. Supporters argued it would reduce waste, lower costs, and help independent repair shops by requiring manufacturers to provide parts, tools, and information on fair terms, while opponents said the bill was too broad and the automotive MOU exemption was problematic. The bill was left pending after testimony. The committee also heard HB 2467, which would align State Fire Marshal Office investigators’ pay with other commissioned peace officers at TDI; testimony was strongly supportive, emphasizing the office’s arson-investigation role, and the bill was left pending. HB 252, a bill allowing certain state agencies flexibility to pay Schedule A employees twice monthly, was laid out and left pending after limited testimony. HB 2468, dealing with public improvement district notice in real estate transactions, would let buyers terminate within seven days if required PID notice was not provided before contract execution; it drew no public testimony and was left pending. HB 4386, an annuity exchange and surrender process bill, was presented as a consumer-protection measure with deadlines and penalties for insurer delays; it received support from industry witnesses and was left pending. The committee then heard HB 4751, creating the Texas Quantum Initiative within the Governor’s Office to coordinate quantum research, workforce, industry partnerships, and possible future grant funding. Witnesses from universities and industry supported the bill, while several senators questioned whether a new state structure was necessary; the bill was left pending. HJR 175 proposed a constitutional amendment protecting Texans’ right to use mutually agreed forms of exchange, including cash, bullion, digital currency, or private script, and was discussed at length in the context of central bank digital currency and barter; it was left pending after testimony. HB 2221, updating insurance anti-rebating laws to allow wellness and value-added services, drew supportive testimony from the insurance industry and discussion about incentives versus monitoring; it was also left pending. Finally, the committee heard a series of utility wildfire and infrastructure bills: HB 106, requiring oil and gas operators to maintain certain electrical infrastructure near well sites; HB 144, requiring electric utilities to submit pole inspection and management plans to the PUC; and HB 145, requiring wildfire mitigation plans and allowing self-insurance under certain conditions. Utility, insurance, and cooperative witnesses generally supported the wildfire-related bills while asking for clarifications and less burdensome reporting, and the bills were left pending.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Business and Commerce May 15th, 2025

Business & Commerce

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  • It also provides funding through a new Quantum University and Business Innovation for Texas Fund, which
  • First, it uses state-funded financing rather than securities for TWIA to fund excess losses and operating
  • see it goes back from TRIA funds, CRTF funds, and then it goes to public bonds, and it goes back.
  • Back from TRIA funds, CRTF funds, and then it goes to public bonds, then it goes back to Class A assessments
  • And after you go TRIA funds, CRTF funds, loans from state up to a billion dollars, Funds, loans from
Summary: The committee first handled pending business, including reconsidering a failed vote on SB 715 and then reporting several measures favorably. SB 1978 was reported from committee on a committee substitute, and a series of House bills — including HB 431, HB 1522, HB 1922, HB 3228, HB 3229, HB 3803, HB 3804, HB 3805, HB 3806, HB 4219, HB 4238, HB 434, HB 1584, and HB 4739 — were moved out of committee, most to the local and uncontested calendar. The votes on these items were overwhelmingly or unanimously in favor, with committee substitutes adopted where applicable. The committee then heard HB 2963, a right-to-repair bill for consumer electronics. The author said the bill would require manufacturers to provide parts, tools, and documentation on fair and reasonable terms while preserving trade secrets and excluding certain categories such as medical devices, motor vehicles covered by an MOU, critical infrastructure, and commercial-only transactions. Supporters from the Texas Public Policy Foundation and Environment Texas argued it would strengthen property rights, help small businesses, and reduce e-waste. Opponents, including representatives of SafeLight Auto Glass and LKQ, said they supported right-to-repair in principle but objected to the bill’s automotive MOU exemption and broader scope, warning it could create uncertainty and leave some manufacturers and repair shops outside the framework. The bill was left pending after testimony. Members also heard HB 2467 on salary parity for State Fire Marshal investigators, HB 252 on allowing some state agencies to pay certain employees twice monthly, HB 2468 on public improvement district notice and a buyer’s right to terminate, HB 4386 on annuity contract exchanges and surrender timelines, HB 4751 creating a Texas Quantum Initiative and related fund, and HJR 175 proposing a constitutional amendment protecting Texans’ ability to use mutually agreed-upon mediums of exchange, including cash, bullion, and digital currency. Testimony on HB 4751 was largely supportive but included questions about whether the state needs a new coordinating structure and funding mechanism for quantum research and commercialization. HJR 175 drew discussion about barter, taxes, and concerns over central bank digital currency. Each of these items was left pending after hearing testimony. The committee also heard HB 2221, which would update insurance anti-rebating laws to allow more wellness and value-added services in life and health insurance, with supporters saying it would encourage healthier behavior without requiring data monitoring. Finally, the committee took up a package of utility and wildfire-related bills from Chairman King’s portfolio: HB 106, requiring oil and gas operators to maintain certain overhead electrical lines; HB 144, requiring utilities to submit pole inspection and management plans to the PUC; and HB 145, requiring wildfire mitigation plans and allowing utilities to self-insure under certain conditions. Utility, co-op, and insurance representatives generally supported the safety and resiliency goals of HB 144, while asking for clarifications and less frequent reporting; HB 145 was introduced as a broader wildfire-risk and liability measure. These bills were also left pending after testimony.
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

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  • and CIO our pension funds and other accounts like that.
  • And so, essentially, we're funding a new fund, and it's got a broadened mission. Is that right?
  • to the roads and the State transportation funds.
  • It had to do with the pardon and parole board and funding salary increases for the chair and their members
  • the military readiness innovation and education and aviation Revolving fund.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

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

Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget

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  • It consolidates the bind fund and creates a new fund called the Military Readiness, Innovation, Education
  • , and Aviation Revolving Fund.
  • The purposes of the prep fund are about economic development, and I don't necessarily understand why
  • And again, I would say that I would hope that the Tulsa Fairgrounds will apply for these funds next year
  • I realize that metropolitan areas like Tulsa and Oklahoma City could apply for rural funds.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

State Affairs Mar 19th, 2025

State Affairs

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  • And obviously, the funding piece, which as Chairman Harris laid out.
  • And my one sentence testimony is this would use taxpayer funds.
  • Are we're going to make a constitutional amendment and put money into a big pot, and we're going to fund
  • , park opening times, and gets our neighbors economic, housing and healthcare support.
  • John Otto was frustrated about using dedicated funds to certify the budget and, and not appropriate what
TX

Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs - Part 1 Mar 19th, 2025

State Affairs

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  • And then the adult would have to take that patently offensive material and show it to a minor and exhibit
  • And so.
  • Some people have very different views and they can go through and do AI searches and look for body parts
  • Okay operation lactation and lactation Consultant Association and yourself, and you're for the bill.
  • And I would.