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NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Agriculture, Acequias And Water Resources Feb 12th, 2026
House Agriculture, Acequias And Water Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- The other factor to consider is that the state engineer's budget also includes some money from this fund
- The other factor to consider is that the state engineer's budget also includes some money from this fund
Bills:
SB193
Keywords:
SB193, acequia, community ditch, irrigation works construction fund, water infrastructure, ditch infrastructure, irrigation, New Mexico water law, agricultural water, farmers, Rio Grande, acequia association, forest land protection revolving fund, state fund transfer, irrigation projects
Summary:
The committee heard Senate Bill 193, which would increase the recurring transfer from the Irrigation Works Construction Fund to the Acequia and Community Ditch Infrastructure Fund from $2.5 million to $5 million annually. The sponsor and supporters said the fund is the only recurring source for acequia infrastructure, helps complete projects efficiently through a planning/design and construction process, and has a strong completion rate. They also said the proposed increase reflects recent spending levels and growing need, especially after fires, flooding, and erosion damage in acequia communities.
Public testimony was uniformly in support. Representatives of the New Mexico Acequia Association, local acequia and water users groups, conservation advocates, and community members described urgent infrastructure needs, the importance of acequias to agriculture and local economies, and the value of the fund’s application process and project readiness requirements. Several speakers said the fund helps communities recover from wildfire-related damage and prepare for future flooding and erosion.
Committee members asked about how the money is structured, whether the bill would affect other earmarks or the irrigation fund balance, and how the $5 million figure was determined. Witnesses explained that the bill changes the recurring allocation only, that the acequia fund and other earmarks remain separate, and that the irrigation works fund has sufficient balance and recurring revenue to support the increase. They also noted that current annual spending has been in the $5 million to $6 million range and that the unmet statewide need is much larger. The committee voted do pass on SB 193, and the bill was approved.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Health Care & Wellness Jan 16th, 2026 at 08:00 am
Health Care & Wellness
Transcript Highlights:
- So that's under state law.
- value across Washington state.
- equitably across all state-regulated populations.
- And so now there are 15 states that have mandates, including the two states in which I'm licensed, Massachusetts
- And so now there are 15 states that have mandates, including the two states in which I'm licensed, Massachusetts
Keywords:
patients' rights, healthcare information, medical confidentiality, health data security, healthcare access, abortion, medications, reproductive health, access, healthcare, PANDA, PANS, treatment access, mental health, legislation, preventive services, state authority, definitions clarification, public health, 904
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
House Standing Committee on Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (2-6-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- In fact, there are other states that have adopted this: our neighbors Indiana, Texas, Kansas, and Washington
- Thank you. improved the state law to allow us to do improved the state law to allow us to do more<00:
- </c> have done an amazing job at the State have done an amazing job at the State Board<00:25:24.399><
- </c><00:26:38.320><c> if</c> someone has moved to another state if someone has moved to another state
- and the Secretary of State.
Keywords:
Consideration of HB 27 00:04:20
Presentation by Secretary of State 00:10:44
Presentation by Karen Sellers and Jason Denny 00:35:56
Consideration of HB 45 00:55:36, 958, all
Summary:
The committee first handled House Bill 27, which would remove the prohibition on political yard signs in planned communities statewide while still allowing communities to regulate size, placement, and duration. The sponsor said the 2023 Planned Communities Act created an unintended consequence by treating similar homeowners differently based on grandfathering dates, and a legal explanation was offered that the bill would clarify the law and avoid constitutional problems. After discussion, the committee voted 15-0 to pass the bill with favorable expression.
The next item was an update from the Secretary of State on the 2024 election and implementation of House Bill 53, which created prompt post-election audits. He said the audits were carried out smoothly, most found no discrepancies, and no election winners changed, though he recommended adding a specific timeline to the law. He also discussed voter-roll maintenance, saying Kentucky has removed more than 440,000 ineligible voters since 2020, and argued that federal law and limited access to federal databases remain the main obstacles to faster cleanup.
Members asked about the possibility of improper removals, double voting across states, and how provisional voting works. The Secretary said anyone improperly removed can reregister, that any double-voting abuse is likely marginal but still unacceptable, and that provisional ballots are available when eligibility is in doubt and can be reviewed by the county board of elections. He also urged Congress to modernize the 1993 federal voter-registration law, improve access to death and citizenship data, and create a central interstate information-sharing system for election officials.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> be non-compliant with state regulations. be non-compliant with state regulations.
- . state. state.
- </c> commitment from the state. commitment from the state.
- </c> everybody here in this state. everybody here in this state.
- . state. state.
Bills:
HF4710, HF4055, HF3848, HF3989, HF4599, HF3767, HF3592, HF3575, HF3574, HF3543, HF4606, HF4489, HF3891, HF3438, HF3811, HF3400
Keywords:
capital investment, water infrastructure, sewer systems, public funding, municipal development, Eveleth, wastewater treatment, state bonds, environmental compliance, infrastructure, bonds, economic development, local government, transportation, intersection improvements, Lake Elmo, HF4599, St. Joseph, Minnesota bonding bill, bond proceeds fund
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations and Budget Natural Resources Subcommittee Apr 6th, 2026 at 10:30 am
A&B Natural Resources Subcommittee
Transcript Highlights:
- The land that we're talking about, of our 35 state parks, there are splotches of land that would cost
- I think it would be very beneficial for us as a state to do that.
- continuing to hold on to an asset that could Be of benefit not just to the people of Oklahoma, the state
- property do we have to go and buy other state property dollar for dollar thanks for the acre for acre
- So that's a state park, and so that's what prompts that question.
Keywords:
tourism, revolving fund, Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department, real property, fund management, Oklahoma Local Food for Schools, school meals, local food procurement, farm to school, school districts, Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry, local producers, meat processors, reimbursement program, agriculture, nutrition, farmers, ranchers, local sourcing
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
House and Governmental Affairs Mar 18th, 2026
House and Governmental Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- What are the benefits to the state?
- The Secretary of State takes care of all the archives of the state, so this would be the proper place
- It just states...
- For some state benefit that you apply for, a state benefit.
- over the Secretary of State with regard to the... ...more in this state over the Secretary of State
Keywords:
Department of State, statutory entities, re-creation, termination, Louisiana laws, Department of State Civil Service, Louisiana legislation, government re-creation, authority termination, financial disclosure, public servants, ethics, immediate family, transparency, legislators, transportation, foreign travel, cultural exchange, public service, HB393
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama Senate County and Municipal Government Committee Mar 10th, 2026
County and Municipal Government
Transcript Highlights:
- Some of the states have done really really complicated bills.
- Some of the states have done really really complicated bills.
- Some of the states have done really really complicated bills.
- Some of the states have done really really complicated bills.
- Some of the states have done really, really complicated bills.
Keywords:
education oversight, subpoena authority, investigation, State Superintendent, school misconduct, ad valorem tax, road funding, local government, referendum, Choctaw County, HB141, Alabama, state employees, salary deductions, payroll deduction, State Comptroller, membership dues, voluntary contributions, insurance premiums, financial instruments
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
02/18/2026 - Senate Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency
Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency
Transcript Highlights:
- bypass Arizona state law.
- and in our state.
- The bill further prohibits the state or a state employee from destroying any notes taken during the evaluation
- contract with any state agency.
- order to ship into the state.
Bills:
SB1176, SB1186, SB1235, SB1286, SB1446, SB1458, SB1515, SB1616, SB1641, SB1668, SB1670, SB1678, SB1747, SB1787
Keywords:
stormwater, water storage, replenishment credits, groundwater, aquifer, Arizona Revised Statutes, disclosure, state contracts, procurement records, donations, transparency, EMS, reciprocity, interstate compact, paramedics, emergency medical technicians, licensure, public safety, military personnel, veterinary telemedicine
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Health and Human Services Oversight REVISED: 11:15 a.m. - New Start Time
Health and Human Services Oversight
Transcript Highlights:
- When it comes to the state guard, which has been around, we just don't use them.
- If we were to bring up the state guard, which was impressed by the governor, that this just says that
- the TAG would have control over oversight over the state Guard page 12 that deals with misconduct and
- And I think if you're writing opioids in the state of Oklahoma, think this would be a good bill where
- I think it would be at the state department of health going to hire someone who knows how to do this.
Keywords:
HB3043, Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs, ODVA, seasonal employees, project labor, pro rata jobs, unclassified service, state personnel law, state employee benefits, paid leave, paid holidays, retirement benefits, health insurance, dental insurance, life insurance, temporary workers, veterans affairs, Title 72, Oklahoma Personnel Act, budget reporting
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Health and Human Services Oversight REVISED: 11:15 a.m. - New Start Time
Health and Human Services Oversight
Transcript Highlights:
- When it comes to the State Guard, which has been around, we just don't use them.
- If we were to bring up the State Guard, which was requested by the governor, this just says that the
- TAG would have control over, oversight over, the State Guard.
- Also on page 30, that defines what state active duty is when a member can still get paid for military
- I think it would be, if it's going to be at the State Department of Health, I don't know.
Keywords:
HB3043, Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs, ODVA, seasonal employees, project labor, pro rata jobs, unclassified service, state personnel law, state employee benefits, paid leave, paid holidays, retirement benefits, health insurance, dental insurance, life insurance, temporary workers, veterans affairs, Title 72, Oklahoma Personnel Act, budget reporting
Summary:
The Health and Human Services Oversight Committee opened with prayer and then heard a series of bills, most of them request bills from state agencies or related to veterans and military matters. House Bill 3043 would let the Oklahoma Dental Board Association hire temporary or PRN workers during peak periods; it passed 11-1. House Bill 3044 would continue an existing tax-return checkoff for donations and passed 12-0. House Bill 3078 would create an online donation option for the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs during license and tax transactions and passed 12-0. House Bill 3940 made a number of cleanup and policy changes to a prior Oklahoma National Guard measure, including retention, benefits, discipline, museum operations, and state active duty pay issues; it passed 11-0. House Bill 4117 would define family resource centers in statute and emphasize faith-based partnerships, workforce development, and braided funding; it passed 12-0.
The committee also advanced House Bill 3428, which would require certain businesses to post information about veterans’ benefits in a conspicuous place to help more eligible veterans enroll in benefits; members discussed raising the employee threshold from 50 to 100, but no amendment was adopted during the meeting, and the bill passed 10-2. House Bill 4275 would allow counties and cities to employ case managers and peer support specialists while maintaining certification, to support sheriffs and first responders, and it passed 12-0. House Bill 3257 would treat 100% disabilities caused by VA medical malpractice as service-connected for state benefit purposes, aligning state law with federal treatment, and it passed 12-0.
Two public health bills also advanced. House Bill 3901 would authorize psychological autopsies in suicide and overdose cases to better understand causes and improve prevention; members discussed whether the process should include notifying prescribing physicians when patients die from opioid overdoses, and the bill passed 12-0. House Bill 4298 would allow DHS child care rule changes to be distributed by mail and electronically, reflecting current practice, and it passed 12-0. The committee adjourned after reporting all measures do pass.
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry Committee Feb 11th, 2026
Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> our commission wants to give the state our commission wants to give the state forester<00:03:58.159
- </c><00:18:40.000><c> I</c> authorities are there in the state?
- I authorities are there in the state?
- </c> be used by any county in the state. be used by any county in the state.
- </c><00:21:07.039><c> bid</c> them where you can buy off a state bid them where you can buy off a state
Keywords:
vaccination exemption, religious exemption, medical exemption, vaccine mandate, testing requirement, public schools, K-12, students, parents, guardians, higher education, college enrollment, university attendance, public institutions of higher education, immunization, religious tenets, sincerely held belief, school health policy, Alabama, AHSAA physical form
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama Senate State Governmental Affairs Committee Feb 4th, 2026
State Governmental Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, clerk call. state house and a new parking deck and state house and a new parking deck and also<00
- ,</c><00:12:17.920><c> increase</c> broaden that across the state, increase broaden that across the state
- It brings the state standards in alignment with national chiropractic licensure standards.
- Uh, and I have letters of support from the state association.
- Uh, and I have letters of support from the state association. >> Mr.
Keywords:
elder abuse, financial exploitation, inheritance, joint tenancy, conviction effects, HB110, sunset bill, Alabama Sunset Law, State Board of Medical Examiners, Medical Licensure Commission, medical licensing, physician regulation, healthcare regulation, professional licensing, ethics law, state ethics code, public servants, board members, agency continuation, sunset review
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Local Government Feb 2nd, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Local Government
Transcript Highlights:
- Finally, it adds language stating that maintenance and repairs of a sewage grinder pump are the responsibility
- finally, it removes the provision requiring applications submitted by an RTA for permits under the state
- finally, it removes the provision requiring applications submitted by an RTA for permits under the state
- finally, it removes the provision requiring applications submitted by an RTA for permits under the state
Keywords:
city incorporation, local governance, municipalities, state law, government structure, culvert replacement, fish passage, hydraulic project approval, Department of Fish and Wildlife, stream crossing, bank stabilization, flood control, erosion control, emergency permit, expedited permit, SEPA, environmental review, local government, county authority, agricultural irrigation
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Education Policy Committee Jan 21st, 2026
Education Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- It addresses a couple of uh groups in the state that need our attention, our veterans and uh our school
- teacher shortage that we all face in every part of the state.
- that need our attention, our state that need our attention, our veterans<00:05:37.199><c> and</c><00
- in every part shortage that we all face in every part of<00:05:40.639><c> the</c><00:05:40.800><c> state
- And I believe this bill of the state.
Keywords:
University of Montevallo, trustees, board governance, terms of office, quorum, education, teacher support, loan assistance, acute shortage, Alabama teachers, higher education, adult learners, grant program, education funding, eligibility requirements, teacher certification, military veterans, temporary teaching certificate, workforce development, K-12 education
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- We have projects in various states.
- Some are in bids various states.
- lot of the other states right now.
- lot of the other states right now.
- </c> and the state. and the state.
Bills:
HF333, HF2712, HF1064, HF1069, HF1113, HF2207, HF204, HF2867, HF2924, HF746, HF1530, HF2587, HF1078
Keywords:
HF333, Duluth, Lot D, redevelopment, capital investment, bonding bill, state bonds, bond proceeds, public infrastructure, seawall repair, utility connections, demolition, debris removal, transportation improvements, site preparation, soil correction, economic development, DEED, capital appropriation, general obligation bonds
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama Senate County and Municipal Government Committee Feb 11th, 2025
County and Municipal Government
Transcript Highlights:
- That other states are using that have been successful, that we not reinvent the wheel.
- We do not have a gun safe storage program in the state of Alabama.
- And then you see on line 24, unless a state or federal...
- Does a driver's license count as a license issued by another state?
- So for liquor licenses in particular, that is a requirement of state law, correct?
Keywords:
competitive bidding, procurement, disclosure statements, state contracts, contract protest, board governance, occupational licensing, Sunset Law, public accountability, training requirements, SB40, Houston/Hunter Act, firearm hold agreement, gun storage, temporary firearm storage, firearms dealer, federal firearms licensee, FFL, civil immunity, gun owner
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 3/17/26
Commerce Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- If you'll state your name for committee.
- </c> for a Minnesota State campus. for a Minnesota State campus.
- Southwest State University, again, similar to the other Minnesota State requests that are in here for
- Southwest State University, again, similar to the other Minnesota State requests that are in here for
- Southwest State University, again, similar to the other Minnesota State requests that are in here for
Keywords:
alcohol consumption, nursing homes, assisted living, resident activities, Minnesota Statutes, seasonal liquor licenses, resorts, intoxicating liquor, county board, Brainerd, Northern Pacific Center, event center, liquor license, on-sale license, alcohol sales, special law, local option, Minnesota liquor law, chapter 340A, Sunday sales
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Concerned while I'm in the state of Texas. My concern about the bill is several. State your name.
- State your name and... Thank you, Chairman. J.D. Hill, Texas Association of Builders.
- of Texas and going to other states.
- So we're the 18th largest city in the state of Texas, with about 192,000 population.
- We're one of the second oldest cities in the state of Texas. What does that mean for us?
Keywords:
HB26, law enforcement contracts, sheriff, constable, county commissioners court, commissioners court, private security, special law enforcement district, property owners association, POA, municipal utility district, school district, junior college district, local government, contract policing, supplemental police services, large counties, population over 3.3 million, Texas Local Government Code, Harris County
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- of Texas relative to all the other states in the Union.
- There are about 60 of those in the state of Texas.
- I'm the Texas State Liaison with the Education Commission of the States.
- Texas is one of only six states that still uses ADA.
- Texas is one of only six states that still uses ADA.
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
EDN Info Briefing - Thu Jan 15, 2026 @ 2:00 PM HST
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm Stacy Aldridge, State Librarian of the Hawaii State Public Library System.
- We have ukuleles in all of our libraries across the state. We have read to a therapy dog.
- </c><00:48:17.119><c> We</c><00:48:17.440><c> have</c><00:48:17.839><c> um</c> libraries across the state
- We have um libraries across the state.
- So, libraries really are more library.