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HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
House Chamber - Wed Apr 30, 2025, 9:00AM HST - Day 59
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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- Also, diversion infrastructure and pre-trial reforms can eliminate overcrowding and reduce costs.
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- </c> mitigation plan and doing infrastructure mitigation plan and doing infrastructure work<05:38:56.638
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Citizen Commission for Performance Measurement of Tax Preferences Aug 4th, 2026 at 10:00 am
Citizen Commission for Performance Measurement of Tax Preferences
Transcript Highlights:
- Next up, we have a sales and use tax exemption for purchases of computer server and power infrastructure
- So as of July 1 of this year, it only applies to purchases of new computer servers and power infrastructure
- It originally applied to purchases of power infrastructure equipment on both new and replacement computer
- 13 states and found that most used a sales and use tax preference to exempt servers and power infrastructure
- And so for tenants, factors could include such things as a targeted geographic expansion or a desire
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Citizen Commission for Performance Measurement of Tax Preferences Aug 4th, 2026
Citizen Commission for Performance Measurement of Tax Preferences
Transcript Highlights:
- Next up, we have a sales and use tax exemption for purchases of computer server and power infrastructure
- So as of July 1 of this year, it only applies to purchases of new computer servers and power infrastructure
- It originally applied to purchases of power infrastructure equipment on both new and replacement computer
- 13 states and found that most used a sales and use tax preference to exempt servers and power infrastructure
- the owners that we spoke with provided additional examples of spending beyond servers and power infrastructure
Summary:
The Citizen Commission for Performance Measurement of Tax Preferences met on August 4, 2026, with all five commissioners present. The commission approved the May 26, 2026 minutes, welcomed new commissioner Diane Tabilius, and re-elected Andy Knopfsiger Meadows as chair and Dr. Sharon Keiko as vice chair. JLARC staff also introduced two Evans School interns who are assisting with preliminary research for the 2027 review cycle.
JLARC presented preliminary findings on seven tax preference reviews, focusing most heavily on the Main Street communities credit, the Equitable Access to Credit Program, and the urban data center exemption. Staff concluded that the Main Street preference has helped increase the number of communities and businesses and recommended continuing it, while also recommending that DAHP collect more detailed and standardized business-count data. The Equitable Access to Credit Program was found to support underserved communities and was also recommended for continuation. The urban data center exemption was found to have been used only for refurbishment projects, not new construction, and staff recommended letting it expire; commissioners and Representative Paulette discussed the need for better performance measures, cost-per-job analysis, and clearer legislative intent language in tax preference statements.
Staff then reviewed airplane modification, landfill biogas, automotive adaptive equipment, and housing for people with developmental disabilities. The airplane modification preference was found to likely support jobs and state tax revenue and was recommended for continuation. The landfill biogas preference was also recommended for continuation, with a suggestion for more detailed reporting on use and renewable natural gas production. The automotive adaptive equipment exemption was found to continue providing relief to disabled veterans and service members and was recommended for continuation, while the housing transfer exemption for adults with developmental disabilities had not been used and was recommended to expire. No public testimony was taken at this meeting, and the commission noted that public testimony would be heard at its September meeting before final comments are adopted in October.
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
06/10/2026 - House Republican Caucus Calendar #25
Transcript Highlights:
- the FY 2025 $5 million appropriation to ADOT for electric vehicle charging and advanced fuel infrastructure
- Madam Whip and members, so this ITSPF, we are in a multi-year expansion and upgrade of all of the Department
- It makes changes regarding the distribution of revenues for infrastructure improvements for manufacturing
- It reduces the percentage of local government infrastructure costs to be reimbursed to the local jurisdictions
- And lastly, it requires local government to provide at least 5% of the construction funding for infrastructure
ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Appropriations - Government Operations Division Apr 16th, 2025 at 03:00 pm
Appropriations - Government Operations Division
Transcript Highlights:
- just allowing some additional criteria as determined by the governor that would allow kind of an expansion
- Prairie Dog to the cities allowed them to use it for any type of infrastructure.
- So the amendment that’s going to be prepared... ...for any type of infrastructure.
- That $35 million, which is what they get now in Prairie Dog, there they can use it for any infrastructure
- The legacy infrastructure, our legacy highway fund is gone.
Summary:
The House Appropriations Government Operations section reconvened and first took up an amendment for the Industrial Commission related to a proposed west-to-east natural gas pipeline. Members discussed increasing the state’s capacity commitment from $60 million to $120 million so the project could move forward and support a future FERC permit, with supporters citing growing demand from data centers, agricultural users, and oilfield gas capture needs. The committee also discussed a separate motion to exempt the mill and elevator from the vacant FTE pool; that motion failed on a roll call vote. The committee then reviewed other Industrial Commission items, including housing authority funding, the abandoned well fund, Bank of North Dakota-related changes, and a decision not to add more to litigation funding.
The discussion then shifted to the Department of Transportation budget and a major transportation funding framework. Speaker Weiss explained a proposal to consolidate and rework transportation funding into fewer buckets, including moving Prairie Dog-style funding into the flexible transportation fund, adding $370 million to that fund, and providing $171.3 million for federal match needs. The plan also included $50 million for statewide discretionary projects, $50 million for bridges, and grant flexibility for cities, counties, and townships, with some debate over eligibility thresholds and how much discretion DOT should have in awarding grants. Members also discussed whether small communities could realistically apply for grants and how the new structure would coordinate statewide transportation investments.
Additional DOT topics included a proposed gas tax increase, changes to distribution percentages among DOT, cities/counties, townships, and transit, and the treatment of electric vehicle registration fees. The committee noted that transit funding would rise under the formula and that EV registration fees would continue to flow into the highway distribution fund. No final action was taken on the broader DOT package during this portion of the meeting, but members agreed to continue work on the amendment and revisit the issue the next day, with a suggestion to brief the caucus before floor action.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Finance Division II (01/27/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- We went live on December 21st with Workday, a new enterprise resource planning system infrastructure.
- um we had been on what's infrastructure um we had been on what's called<00:27:18.520><c> Banner</c><
- So we've really been able to look at the key areas that need expansion to serve those audiences, and
- And some other themes, you know, that have been... expansion to serve those audiences and expansion to
- has been really critical for expansion has been really critical for us<01:16:03.280><c> in</c><01:16
Summary:
The committee received an orientation from University System of New Hampshire Chancellor Katherine Preventure and Senior Director of Government Relations Lauren Banker on the system’s enrollment, finances, workforce role, and academic programs. They described the system as consisting of UNH, Keene State, and Plymouth State, with about 23,000 students, $928 million in FY24 operating expenses, a $3.7 billion economic impact, and UNH’s R1 research status. They emphasized the system’s role in graduating students into the New Hampshire workforce, its statewide Cooperative Extension and regional campus presence, and its alignment of degree offerings with top occupations identified by New Hampshire Employment Security. The presentation also highlighted partnerships with businesses, internships, and collaboration with the community college system, including 100 transfer pathways and a direct-admit program.
A substantial portion of the discussion focused on tuition, state support, and student costs. The chancellor said the state invested $95 million in FY25, with about $81 million used to reduce resident tuition and about $14 million for statutory programs such as Cooperative Extension and the Agricultural Experiment Station. She said the state subsidy is about $7,300 per New Hampshire student, and that resident net tuition averages about $7,000, while nonresident net tuition averages about $16,600. She provided published tuition figures for UNH, Plymouth State, and Keene State, and explained that resident tuition has been held flat for five years while financial aid has increased, reducing average net tuition and fees for New Hampshire students from about $10,500 in 2020 to $9,800. Members asked for clarification on how residency and workforce-retention percentages were calculated, and the chancellor said she would follow up.
Members also asked about comparisons with peer institutions, housing and meal costs, research funding, and the reasons for declining enrollment and staffing reductions. The chancellor said peer comparisons were based on flagship universities for UNH and smaller regional publics for Plymouth and Keene, and noted that out-of-state tuition has risen about 2.5% annually. She said housing for a UNH double room is $8,536 and a meal plan is $5,100, and offered to provide a consolidated cost document. On research, she said the system’s direct research spending includes federal funding and that indirect costs were about $34 million last year, with a follow-up promised on the federal/state and direct/indirect split. She attributed enrollment declines largely to demographics and said the system is responding by reducing costs, selling buildings, exiting leases, moving the system office to NHTI, and implementing Workday. She also noted that Plymouth received approval for five three-year bachelor’s degree programs and that members praised the shorter, workforce-focused pathways, especially for manufacturing and other in-demand fields.
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
SPEED Task Force (STF) - Tue Jan 6, 2026 @ 9:30 AM HST
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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- >> I can't directly speak to nursing and what their plans are in terms of expansion.
- >> I can't directly speak to nursing and what their plans are in terms of expansion.
- >> I can't directly speak to nursing and what their plans are in terms of expansion.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, February 25, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Infrastructure will be less volatility.
- We know that infrastructure can freeze.
- </c><03:23:34.560><c> Uh</c> infrastructure and energy generation.
- Uh infrastructure and energy generation.
- </c><03:34:24.720><c> that</c> paying for private infrastructure that paying for private infrastructure
Bills:
HB4758
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- from the citizens inside of my area and some projects that have been going on with energy and infrastructure
- that there are a lot of projects going on across the state, whether that's the data centers or the expansion
- Or the expansion with Micron. I try to come up with a solution to go and address this.
Committee:
House Environment, Energy and Technology
ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Appropriations Apr 8th, 2025 at 08:30 am
Appropriations
Transcript Highlights:
- excuse me, the next one is going to be the biggest changes you're seeing as the military gallery expansion
- They will be at full capacity in less than 12 years, resulting in the need for building expansion. $3
- Item 8 adds funding for infrastructure insurance.
Bills:
HB1603
Committee:
Senate Appropriations
Summary:
The Appropriations Committee met with a quorum and announced it would begin meeting at 8 a.m. for the rest of the week to work through a growing bill list. The committee first approved House Bill 1603, a companion to the Historical Society budget dealing with NAGPRA, including a $500,000 matching grant to be divided among North Dakota’s five tribes and a committee to address repatriation of human remains and cultural items. The vote was unanimous, 15-0.
The committee then considered House Bill 1225, which would increase penalties for reckless endangerment involving a firearm and create a mandatory prison term. After debate over public safety concerns versus the bill’s fiscal note and prison costs, the committee adopted a do not pass recommendation by a 9-6-1 vote. Members also discussed House Bill 1018, the State Historical Society budget, and approved an amendment that adjusted one-time funding items, including NAGPRA compliance, museum exhibits, military gallery funding, local historic grants, and line-of-credit repayment. The amended bill then received a due pass recommendation by a 14-2 vote.
The committee next approved House Bill 1468, a behavioral health facility grant for St. Hayes, which supporters said would expand in-state access to acute and adolescent behavioral health care and reduce the need to send patients out of state. The bill passed 14-1. It then amended and passed House Bill 1485, increasing the personal needs allowance for certain Medicaid recipients by $15 and indexing it to inflation; the amendment and the bill as amended both passed 14-2. Finally, the committee approved House Bill 1016, the Adjutant General/National Guard budget, after adopting an amendment that funded disaster relief, response equipment, IT and website costs, and staffing changes for the watch center; the amended bill passed 14-2. The committee adjourned after completing six bills and planned to resume the next morning at 8 a.m.
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- Republican Steering Committee, the House Transportation Committee, and the House Utilities and Infrastructure
- He was also Co-Chair of the Alabama Digital Expansion Authority and the Alabama Rural Broadband Oversight
- I've had an opportunity to serve with him on the Alabama Digital Expansion Authority, and he has done
Bills:
SJR 3 , SB 5 , SB 21 , SB 72 , SB 703 , SB 764 , SB 790 , SJR 36 , SJR 3 , SJR 34 , SJR 18 , SCR 9 , SB 616 , SB 565 , SB 384 , SB 5 , SB 21 , SB 72 , SB 140 , SB 262 , SB 370 , SB 372 , SB 495 , SB 627 , SB 703 , SB 764 , SB 842 , SB 971 , SB 790 , SB 767 , SB 480 , SB 1066 , SB 929 , SB 765 , SB 523 , SB 62 , SB 19 , SB 18 , SB 666 , SB 688 , SB 707 , SB 888 , SB 687 , SB 706 , SB 847 , SB 869 , SB 890 , SB 992 , SB 1145 , SB 494 , SB 290 , SB 766 , SB 11 , SB 10 , SB 13 , SB 263 , SJR 3 , SB 5 , SR 172 , SR 176 , SR 177 , SR 190 , SR 193 , SR 194 , SR 202 , SR 203 , SR 208
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 3/26/34
Public Safety Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
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- The state would establish the system infrastructure and staffing the program at three DOC facilities,
- </c><01:17:53.360><c> and</c><01:17:53.880><c> uh</c> the system infrastructure and uh the system infrastructure
- The DOC has more than $723 million in backlog infrastructure needs that exist.
- </c><01:20:25.840><c> are</c> you're needs for infrastructure are you're needs for infrastructure are
Committee:
House Public Safety Finance and Policy
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- HB 2988, municipal tax increment financing infrastructure — Ways and Means.
- And those concerns have to do with two things, both with respect to expansive definitions.
- The first is that the way the courts have defined recklessly endangering has been extremely expansive
- And those concerns have to do with two things, both with respect to expansive definitions.
- The first is that the way the courts have defined recklessly endangering has been extremely expansive
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Committee on Economic Development, Growth, and Household Impact Jan 27th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- SIPP was and is specifically focused on growth of small businesses, securing capital to fuel expansion
- million of CalCompetes funding to small business support organizations under the Technical Assistance Expansion
- A bit about the infrastructure and reach of the SBDC: with more than 70 physical locations and many services
- OSBA is under GOBIS, and they're a strong partner for us and have been integral in the expansion of the
- OSBA is under GOBIS, and they're a strong partner for us and have been integral in the expansion of the
Summary:
The Assembly Committee on Economic Development, Growth, and Household Impact held an informational hearing focused on the California Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Network and its role in helping small businesses access capital, recover from disasters, and scale innovative companies. Chair Salas and Vice Chair Castillo opened by emphasizing the importance of small businesses to California’s economy and noting recent passage of AB 685, described as a small business resiliency and innovation measure. Witnesses from multiple SBDC regions and business owners testified about the network’s statewide reach, confidentiality, multilingual advising, and partnerships with universities and state agencies.
Panelists described SBDC’s work in three main areas: disaster recovery, startup and innovation support, and capital access. Testimony highlighted SBDC assistance after major disasters such as the Camp Fire, Dixie Fire, San Diego floods, and the Los Angeles fires, including help with insurance claims, grant applications, debt restructuring, and reopening businesses. Business owners from Altadena and Sacramento shared personal stories of how SBDC guidance, grants, and connections helped restore operations, preserve jobs, and navigate crises. Another panel focused on technology startups and the “valley of death,” explaining how SBDC helps founders with customer discovery, grant strategy, intellectual property, and financing; examples included a mobility-tech company and a biodegradable plastics startup that secured major grants, investment, and jobs with SBDC support.
A third panel focused on access to capital, with SBDC staff explaining lending options, state loan programs, and finance centers that package loans and match businesses with lenders. They said many small businesses need less than $100,000 and often turn to high-cost alternatives without guidance; SBDC helps them refinance and secure better terms. A beverage company founder described using SBDC to move from a failed public affairs firm to launching a tequila brand, raising capital, and building distribution. Members asked about barriers facing immigrant-owned businesses, disaster aid gaps, and regulatory burdens; SBDC representatives said their services are confidential, available to eligible businesses regardless of immigration status, and designed to connect clients to whatever public or private resources exist. No formal vote was taken at the hearing, and the meeting ended after public comment with the chair urging continued funding for SBDC and related small business support programs.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Committee on Economic Development, Growth, and Household Impact Jan 27th, 2026
Economic Development, Growth, and Household Impact
Transcript Highlights:
- SIPP was and is specifically focused on growth of small businesses, securing capital to fuel expansion
- million of CalCompetes funding to small business support organizations under the Technical Assistance Expansion
- A bit about the infrastructure and reach of the SBDC: with more than 70 physical locations and many services
- OSBA is under GOBiz, and they're a strong partner for us and have been integral in the expansion of the
- OSBA is under GOBiz, and they're a strong partner for us and have been integral in the expansion of the
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- We're talking about everything with infrastructure.
- utilize the Pathways to Career Opportunity Grant, PECOG, that is really designed to provide the expansion
- utilize the Pathways to Career Opportunity Grant, Peacog, that is really designed to provide the expansion
- presentation today is focusing on manufacturing and rural communities because that is truly our target for expansion
- But I do want to talk about the rapid expansion that we are moving forward to in the healthcare sector
Committee:
Senate Education Postsecondary
Summary:
The Education Postsecondary Committee met to hear an overview of Florida career and technical education (CTE) from Chancellor Kevin O’Farrell and presentations from Big Bend Technical College and Santa Fe College. O’Farrell described Florida’s CTE structure, including career clusters, postsecondary program types, enrollment and completion growth, apprenticeship expansion, and the state’s credentials review process. He said postsecondary CTE enrollment is near 480,000 students and completions reached a record 76,806, with strong growth in nursing, law enforcement, EMT, and other public-safety credentials. He also discussed the CTE audit, which uses retention/success, employment or continued education, and labor-market demand metrics; programs not meeting thresholds would eventually require phase-out plans beginning in 2026. He highlighted the workforce development capitalization grant as a major driver of program expansion and facility renovation, and answered questions about business outreach, construction trades, apprenticeships, and space-industry training.
Shelby McCall of Big Bend Technical College described how the college responded to hurricanes, mill closures, and regional economic disruption by expanding rural workforce training. She highlighted aluminum welding, millwright, welding technology, health sciences, and a new advanced manufacturing facility funded by state grants and local partnerships, along with a new LPN-to-RN bridge program. She said the college has strong placement and certification results and is working with employers such as Lippert, NAMO, and others to align training with local demand. Senator Simon praised the college’s role in Taylor County’s recovery and workforce development.
Dr. Paul Brody of Santa Fe College said state workforce grants have helped the college expand nursing, skilled trades, apprenticeship, automotive, diesel, and manufacturing programs, including partnerships with Bradford County Technical College, UF Health, Habitat for Humanity, and local employers. He reported growth in CTE enrollment, nursing credentials, apprenticeship enrollment, and job placement rates, and described new efforts in semiconductor training, CDL training, and a charter school model that combines high school, an AS degree, and industry credentials. The committee took no formal action beyond hearing the presentations and adjourned after Senator Berman moved to adjourn.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs (02/20/2026)
State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Because Hamas built their infrastructure, their military infrastructure, underneath all these places,
- Because Hamas built their infrastructure,<00:37:02.160><c> their</c><00:37:02.480><c> military</c> infrastructure
- , their military infrastructure, their military infrastructure<00:37:04.079><c> underneath</c><00:37:
- 04.800><c> their</c><00:37:05.040><c> tunnels</c> infrastructure underneath their tunnels infrastructure
- </c><01:22:23.920><c> to</c> resolution better and more expansive to resolution better and more expansive
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- c> public</c> that fully leverage the existing public that fully leverage the existing public infrastructure
- so if you've got a vacant infrastructure so if you've got a vacant lot<00:07:52.199><c> in</c><00:07
- c><00:08:02.879><c> all</c><00:08:03.039><c> of</c><00:08:03.199><c> the</c><00:08:03.599><c> infrastructure
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- of inequality in our complete expansion of inequality in our society<00:54:05.480><c> and</c><00:54:
Committee:
House Taxes
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session and Joint Convention State of the Judiciary Address Mar 23rd, 2026
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- With the recent expansion of the program to cover bipolar disorders with psychotic features, in addition
- We've approved scoring adjustments for the February bar and an expansion of the provisional licensing
- We have built a statewide administrative infrastructure, and we've consistently We have built a statewide
- administrative infrastructure, and we've consistently sought better funding for needed systemic improvement
Summary:
The Assembly met, established a quorum after a roll call, and handled a series of procedural motions, guest introductions, and floor items. Members recognized several guests and student groups, then moved through the daily file, including second-reading items, Senate amendments, and the consent calendar, which was adopted 54-0. The chamber also adopted ACR 151 recognizing March 25 as Greek Independence Day, with 59 co-authors added, and ACR 146 designating March 2026 as Bleeding Disorders Awareness Month, with 61 co-authors added; both resolutions were adopted by voice vote. ACR 140, proclaiming March 21 as Women in STEM Day, also passed with 56 co-authors added and was adopted by voice vote.
The most substantial debate centered on AB 2156, which renames Cesar Chavez Day as Farm Workers’ Day and declares an urgency clause. Majority Leader Aguiar-Curry and several members spoke in support, emphasizing recognition of farm workers’ collective contributions and, in light of recent revelations about Cesar Chavez, the need to honor the broader movement rather than one individual. Other members echoed support while discussing farmworker history, accountability, and the importance of acknowledging survivors. Assembly Member DeMaio supported the bill but criticized state policies affecting agriculture and argued for broader recognition of Latino Californians and farmworker policy reforms. The bill passed with 67 votes and was transmitted immediately to the Senate.
Later, the Assembly recessed for the Joint Convention and heard the 26th State of the Judiciary address from Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero. She focused on judicial independence, threats to judges, remote proceedings, CARE Act implementation, trial court funding and judgeship shortages, AI use in courts, immigration-related courthouse concerns, State Bar reforms after the February 2025 bar exam problems, and judicial salaries. She also highlighted the judiciary’s centennial, the importance of collaboration with the Legislature and Governor Newsom, and the need to preserve equal access to justice. After the address was ordered printed in the Journal, the joint convention adjourned and the Assembly later adjourned until Thursday, March 26 at 9 a.m.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session and Joint Convention State of the Judiciary Address Mar 23rd, 2026
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- With the recent expansion of the program to cover bipolar disorders with psychotic features, in addition
- We've approved scoring adjustments for the February bar and an expansion of the provisional licensing
- We have built a statewide administrative infrastructure, and we've consistently...
- We have built a statewide administrative infrastructure, and we've consistently sought better funding