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KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Standing Committee on Tourism & Outdoor Recreation (2-16-23)
Keywords:
KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_lzASwfkzE, 2026-06-21T07:17:03+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, MEETING START 00:00
ROLL CALL 00:16
DISCUSSION WITH THE KENTUCKY STATE PARKS & RECREATION, RUSS MEYER, RON VANOVER, & LINDY CASEBIER 08:58
CONCERNING STATE PARK OPERATIONS, BUDGET, UPDATES, PARK FACILITIES, UPGRADES, & TECHNOLOGY IMPROVEMENTS, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Can you tell me your tuition and fee structure as it relates to in-state, out-of-state, out-of-country
- if rural Texas was its own state.
- , even states like Maine and Alaska and Montana, that didn't need... ...every state, even states like
- state.
- Sam Houston State University spans more than 2,800 acres and includes 260 buildings, some dating back
Keywords:
special prosecutor, state law, criminal justice, accountability, law enforcement, stormwater management, counties, regulation, environment, water quality
Summary:
The Committee on Higher Education met to hear several bills and first corrected the minutes from its April 1, 2025 meeting to reflect that a committee substitute for HB 271 had been adopted before the bill was reported favorably. The committee then heard HB 3326, which would help Texas higher education employees, especially adjunct faculty, qualify for federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness by counting classroom hours toward full-time status, requiring institutions to verify employment within 60 days, and requiring annual notice to eligible employees. No witnesses testified against the bill, and it was left pending.
Members then heard HB 2853, authorizing UTEP to phase in a student union fee increase to fund demolition and reconstruction of its aging student union. Representative Perez and UTEP student and university witnesses said the current facility is outdated and insufficient for a campus of more than 25,000 students, while some members raised concerns about the size of the fee increase and its impact on low-income students. UTEP representatives said most students receive aid, the fee would be phased in over time, and the project was student-approved; the bill was left pending. The committee also heard HB 4066, a one-line bill to abolish the Texas Research Incentive Program after the state cleared its backlog of matching obligations, with the author saying the program was no longer needed in light of newer research funding approaches. The bill was left pending.
The committee spent substantial time on HB 125, which would create the Tarleton State University College of Osteopathic Medicine. Supporters, including Tarleton leadership, the founding dean, a rural hospital CEO, and a feasibility consultant, argued the school would address severe rural physician shortages by recruiting Texas and rural students, training them in rural settings, and developing new residency slots rather than competing for existing ones. Members asked about affordability, residency placement, and whether the school would draw students from rural Texas; Tarleton said it would seek to keep tuition and debt low, had already raised private donations, and would request $25 million in state support over the biennium. The bill was left pending.
Finally, the committee heard HB 42, which would increase the annual Higher Education Fund appropriation and adjust its allocation methodology. The chair and university witnesses described rising deferred maintenance, inflation, cybersecurity needs, and enrollment growth at HEAF-eligible institutions, with witnesses from Texas Tech, Sam Houston State, and UNT saying the additional funding would help address aging facilities and technology needs. After testimony, the committee left HB 42 pending and recessed.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- It does not weaken Florida's building code, fire code, floodplain management, or delegate state environmental
- codes that they establish.
- The Federal State Department, or our state... Federal.
- There's obviously not a state day for pride in this state.
- How would one know that the state has recognized that? It's not a federal or a state holiday?
Bills:
S0212, S0218, S0442, S0460, S0532, S0554, S0644, S0686, S0692, S1054, S1106, S1128, S1134, S1138, S1338, S1434, S1506, S1620, S1748
Keywords:
sexual offender, sexual predator, sex offender registry, child protection, residency restriction, loitering, proximity restriction, public swimming pool, school safety, child care facility, day care center, park, playground, conditional release, probation, community control, warrantless arrest, background check, registry screening, minor victims
Summary:
The committee first considered SB 1434 on infill redevelopment. A late-filed strike-all amendment narrowed eligibility criteria, including environmental and adjacency requirements, density and intensity limits, and exclusions for certain lands and military areas. The amendment was adopted without opposition, and the bill then passed favorably on an 8-0 vote, with testimony both for and against from advocacy groups.
Members then heard several bills related to criminal justice, land use, and local government operations. SB 212 on sexual offenders and sexual predators was amended to add public swimming pools and related restricted-location provisions; the committee heard extensive opposition testimony arguing the bill lacked empirical support and could worsen homelessness and burden families, while supporters said it would reduce temptation and improve safety. The amended bill passed 8-1. SB 686 on agricultural enclaves also received a strike-all amendment clarifying development allowances near interstates and protected-area non-preemption; after opposition from a county Republican committee and support from housing and business groups, it passed 10-0. SB 554 updating nonprofit corporation law, SB 1338 on charitable giving and endowment restrictions, SB 532 on court fee retention by clerks, and SB 218 on land use regulations after hurricanes all passed favorably, each with little or no opposition.
The committee also approved SB 692 on cybersecurity standards and liability after debate over whether the bill created enough compliance incentives and whether its liability presumption should apply retroactively; supporters said it would encourage adoption of cybersecurity frameworks, while opponents warned it could weaken local standards and create litigation issues. The bill passed 9-2. SB 1138 on qualified contractors was amended to preserve local government authority while allowing licensed professionals to conduct limited pre-application reviews, and it passed 11-0. Finally, SJR 1104 on religious expression in public schools passed 8-3 after extensive public testimony and debate, with supporters saying it would enshrine existing protections in the Constitution and opponents warning it would favor majority religions and increase bullying and litigation. The committee then took up SB 1106 on requiring state agencies and instructional materials to use “Judea and Samaria” instead of “West Bank,” with the sponsor arguing it reflected historical truth and opponents saying it erased Palestinian identity and inserted the state into an international naming dispute; the transcript ends during public testimony on that bill before any vote is shown.
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- It deals with out-of-state police service as a recruiting tool so that local police departments can better
- Teachers and other school employees, particularly teachers, though, have leave requirements in state
- But I did run it because I know how this building is by now. Oftentimes things fall.
- But I did run it because I know how this building is by now. Oftentimes things fall.
- My name is Travis McWing with Louisiana State Employees Retirement.
Keywords:
HB 17, District Attorneys' Retirement System, retirement system, reemployed retiree, reemployment, supplemental retirement benefit, service credit, benefit suspension, public retirement, district attorney, assistant district attorney, Louisiana District Attorneys' Association, employer reporting, annual report, retirement benefits, state employees, local funds, state funds, Municipal Employees' Retirement System, part-time retirees
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House Constitution, Campaigns and Elections Committee Mar 4th, 2026
Constitution, Campaigns and Elections
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> not a state run. not a state run.
- </c> states in the constitution. states in the constitution.
- </c> convention of states. convention of states.
- </c> every other state every other state >> 14<00:41:17.839><c> other</c><00:41:18.000><c> states
- </c> state conventions for doing that. state conventions for doing that.
Keywords:
tax distribution, Talladega County, economic development, public safety, rural infrastructure, HB443, Underground Damage Prevention Program, One-Call Notification System, 811, utility locate, dig law, excavation safety, damage prevention, underground utilities, pipeline safety, public utilities, buried facilities, excavation notice, demolition notice, Alabama Public Service Commission
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Transportation Feb 26th, 2026 at 08:00 am
Transportation
Transcript Highlights:
- Subpart one corrects a section internal reference to a Washington State Patrol transfer.
- This results in a $63,000 reduction to the state highway safety account.
- This results in a $185,000 reduction to the state multimodal transportation account.
- This results in a $440,000 reduction to the state highway safety account.
- County Ferry, resulting in a $986,000 increase to the state motor vehicle account.
Keywords:
transportation budget, transportation appropriations, capital budget, supplemental budget, Washington State Department of Transportation, WSDOT, Washington State Patrol, Department of Licensing, ferries, Puget Sound ferries, tolling, express toll lanes, highway safety, traffic safety, impaired driving, ignition interlock, speed cameras, transit funding, public transit, multimodal transportation
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Taxation and Revenue Feb 14th, 2026 at 10:35 am
House Taxation & Revenue
Transcript Highlights:
- Of the sponsor and our folks at TRD to help us bring this important change into our state code.
- It's not a pure TID because it's all state land.
- It's been a special place to the state for over 80 years.
- And the state fairgrounds are an asset of the state.
- And the state fairgrounds are an asset of the state.
Keywords:
general obligation bonds, GO bonds, capital projects, bond election, property tax levy, state debt, state finance, capital outlay, senior centers, senior citizen facilities, aging services, long-term services, libraries, library acquisitions, broadband for libraries, higher education, university capital projects, community colleges, tribal schools, special schools
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Taxation and Revenue Feb 13th, 2026 at 08:35 am
House Taxation & Revenue
Transcript Highlights:
- no other state has, and we have figured out a model that works.
- We represent small and mid-sized manufacturers across our state.
- New Mexico is truly the only state with a mechanism like Trigger.
- If, you know, we have 45 doctors downtown Albuquerque. the state.
- new housing, apartment complexes, to build small food places, to build.
Keywords:
general obligation bonds, GO bonds, capital projects, bond election, property tax levy, state debt, state finance, capital outlay, senior centers, senior citizen facilities, aging services, long-term services, libraries, library acquisitions, broadband for libraries, higher education, university capital projects, community colleges, tribal schools, special schools
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama Senate State Governmental Affairs Committee Feb 11th, 2026
State Governmental Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- ><00:17:11.280><c> people</c><00:17:11.600><c> have</c><00:17:11.760><c> been</c><00:17:12.000><c> build
- </c> instances where people have been build instances where people have been build fees<00:17:12.640>
- anybody that's got a local airport, I'm sure you've heard, you know, I've talked to the aviation council
Keywords:
expungement, nonviolent felony, criminal record, restoration of rights, human trafficking, SB271, Alabama, municipalities, city fees, town fees, franchise fees, utility franchise, natural gas, manufactured gas, gas utility, public streets, public places, right-of-way, municipal consent, gross receipts tax
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
02/03/2026 - Senate Appropriations, Transportation and Technology
Appropriations, Transportation and Technology
Transcript Highlights:
- State your name for the record.
- Historically, since the state moved into privatization, it has been a lot of the state...
- The private prisons have to build their own prisons, and then after 25 years, they gift them to the state
- That's part of the rate difference: building the whole prison and then giving it away to the state after
- the state we rely on today.
Bills:
SB1001, SB1035, SB1056, SB1065, SB1138, SB1161, SB1204, SB1207, SB1248, SB1274, SB1284, SCM1002, SCM1006, SCR1020
Keywords:
appropriation, economic security, blind individuals, older adults, state funding, Arizona Department of Corrections, ADC, corrections, prison, jail, correctional officers, prison guards, staffing, retention, salary increase, pay raise, wage increase, general fund, state budget, private prisons
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Labor & Commerce Jan 26th, 2026 at 10:30 am
Labor & Commerce
Transcript Highlights:
- How do they manage homegrown in states that allow? It varies from state to state.
- So what those look like sure vary from state to state.
- How do they manage homegrown in states that allow? It varies from state to state.
- It varies from state to state.
- So what those look like sure vary from state to state.
Keywords:
kratom, taxation, regulated substances, health safety, state revenue, cannabis, marijuana, home grow, home cultivation, personal cultivation, adult use cannabis, recreational marijuana, 21 and older, controlled substances, RCW 69.50, Liquor and Cannabis Board, LCB, plant limits, cannabis possession, cannabis concentrates
NV
Nevada 2025 Regular Session
Assembly Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections May 29th, 2025 at 01:00 pm
Legislative Operations and Elections
Transcript Highlights:
- I represent State Senate District 21.
- James Ornshaw, State Senate District 21.
- in our state.
- SB 422 would create a loophole to allow people with other states' driver's licenses to vote in our state
- front of a building.
Keywords:
election reform, voter accessibility, conditional ballots, voter registration, mechanical voting systems, election audits, voter access grants, provisional ballot, voting technology, AB562, Nevada, Secretary of State, elections, elections management system, HAVA, Help America Vote Act, automatic voter registration, AVR, election technology, state appropriations
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- All of these companies can operate just like any other trucking company in the United States.
- There is very little communication between our largest trading partner in our state.
- I think perhaps one of the state agencies could address that.
- It's a very small percentage, which we call specialized haulers within the United States.
- on the 162 for the motor fuel tax code.
Keywords:
LP-gas, property owner notice, natural resources, gas installations, safety notification, motor fuel, fuel transport, fuel export, transloading, export fuel transloading facility, fuel terminal, terminal operator, comptroller, Texas Tax Code, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, TCEQ, Department of Public Safety, DPS, border security, ports of entry
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- State your name and your position on the bill and give us your...
- We have 300 members and 14 chapters across the state.
- As a Texan, I grew up hoping to go to college in my home state.
- Some of the programs across the state have been around...
- Families and bring in more dollars from surrounding states as well.
Keywords:
tuition exemption, paramedics, higher education, public institutions, laboratory fees, education code, financial aid, education, student support, scholarships, nontraditional education, student enrollment, financial assistance, Texas students, foreign adversaries, trade secrets, research integrity, security measures, international agreements, student privacy
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- HB 4744 changes the tax code.
- The first two, as I stated, that have been in the tax code for decades absolutely center around market
- So you're going to see right now in Johnson County where we're building or they were building it's pretty
- , urban parts of the state, different-sized parts of the state.
- in stated protections for property.
Keywords:
county appraisal district, board of directors, governance, taxing units, public representation, penalty, property report, taxation, timely filing, chief appraiser, appraisal district, ad valorem tax, property appraisal, tax protests, unequal appraisal, property rights, property tax, public employees, protest leave, appraisal review board
TX
Bills:
SB 623, SB 1266, SB 1310, SB 1373, SB 1580, SB 1952, SB 2032, SB 2269, SB 2544, SB 2653, SB 2796
Keywords:
pharmacist, vaccine administration, COVID-19, exclusive authority, healthcare, Medicaid, provider enrollment, credentialing, administrative burden, Texas Health and Human Services, senior retirement communities, emergency response, residential safety, contract provisions, health and safety regulations, medical staff privileges, hospital administration, healthcare regulation, Texas Health and Safety Code, consistency in privileges
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- We, as a state, may need to step in and address those.
- We, as a state, may need to step in and address those.
- We're going to build roads and homes.
- So we're the economic engine of the state, and I love everything...
- We, as a state, may need to step in and address those.
Keywords:
environmental enforcement, legislative oversight, inspection, concrete plants, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, environmental product declaration, grant program, ready-mixed concrete, manufacturers, sustainability, concrete plant, concrete batch plant, wet batching, dry batching, central mixing, standard permit, TCEQ, environmental regulation, air quality, construction permit
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs Mar 31st, 2025
Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs
Bills:
SB 34, SB 119, SB 261, SB 532, SB 1035, SB 1245, SB 1247, SB 1267, SB 1442, SB 1930, SB 1948, SB 2078, SB 2112, SB 2143, SB 2155
Keywords:
mRNA vaccine, food labeling, health and safety, consumer rights, transparency, consumer information, mRNA, vaccine labeling, food safety, consumer protection, health regulations, vaccine, labeling, public health, cell-cultured protein, lab-grown meat, young farmers, grant program, agriculture, financial support
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- Because even if it was a state agency request, we still reviewed and awarded money to build this facility
- We were the first state in the nation to pass a statewide building performance standard.
- We were the first state in the nation to pass a statewide building performance standard.
- We've identified approximately 28,000 buildings in the state that are covered under the requirements
- We're finding that over half of the buildings in the state are already meeting their energy targets,
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Agriculture & Natural Resources Jan 22nd, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Agriculture & Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- and grow, you know, build this flywheel of green agriculture and make Washington State the center of
- It would be the largest green fertilizer plant in the state.
- I personally was born and raised in Washington State.
- this farm and build this business.
- general fund, as is the practice in other states.