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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on State and Local Government - 05/13/25
State and Local Government
Transcript Highlights:
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- Um, that would be a general fund cost if and when we reach those targets.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee 3/25/26
Agriculture Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- species of greatest conservation need. species of greatest conservation need.
- RFPs for projects using funds generated RFPs for projects using funds generated from<00:36:47.920
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and University of Minnesota in general and University of Minnesota in general - the uh I would move uh to the general the uh I would move uh to the general register.<01:21:26.640
- All those in the general register.
Keywords:
pesticides, wild rice, environmental protection, agriculture, water quality, pollinators, training, management plan, fertilizer research, education grants, Minnesota Agricultural Council, technology transfer, agricultural productivity, HF4372, Minnesota agriculture, meat processing, meat processing training, retention incentive grants, grant extension, project deadline extension
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 4/14/26
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
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impact. - . generates. generates.
Keywords:
workers' compensation, Minnesota workers' compensation, Workers' Compensation Advisory Council, reinsurance association, Workers' Compensation Reinsurance Association, WCRA, occupational disease, presumption, first responders, firefighter cancer, PTSD, post-traumatic stress disorder, police officer, paramedic, emergency medical technician, correctional officer, security counselor, public safety dispatcher, temporary total disability, permanent partial disability
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado Senate 2026 Legislative Day 017 Jan 31st, 2026
Colorado Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- And whereas it is in the custom of the General Assembly to recognize official time periods to increase
- Now, therefore, be it resolved by the Senate of the 75th General Assembly of the State of Colorado, the
- the Colorado General Assembly proclaim proclaim<00:38:58.000>
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- Yet, their greatest engines.
Summary:
The Senate convened with a quorum, approved the January 29, 2026 journal as corrected, and received committee reports advancing several bills. The Health and Human Services Committee reported Senate Bill 17 to Appropriations with a favorable recommendation and Senate Bill 32 to the Committee of the Whole with a favorable recommendation. The Local Government and Housing Committee reported Senate Bill 1 to the Committee of the Whole with a favorable recommendation.
The chamber then handled resolutions. Senate Joint Resolution 007, recognizing February 2026 as Black History Month, was laid over until February 3. Senate Bill 004 was also laid over until February 2. Senate Joint Resolution 004, recognizing September 20–26, 2026 as Frontotemporal Degeneration Awareness Week, was read at length, with sponsors and supporters describing FTD as a serious, underdiagnosed neurodegenerative disease and noting the resolution came from a constituent request. The resolution was adopted 32-0, and the current roll call was added as co-sponsors.
During announcements and personal privileges, Senator Amabile spoke about her recent appendectomy and used the experience to emphasize access to health care amid the state budget deficit. Senator Coleman recognized the Colorado chapter of the American Institute of Architects for its contributions to the built environment and the state’s communities. Senator Cutter announced a joint transportation and energy hearing on Xcel’s recent power outages, and Senator Sullivan shared a personal remembrance of his son, who was killed in the Aurora Theater Massacre. The Senate also heard procedural reminders about guest introductions and fines, sang happy birthday to members with interim birthdays, and then adjourned until 10:00 a.m. on Monday, February 2, 2026.
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
FL House Floor Session - 2025-03-19 (2:30PM Session)
Florida House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Thank you, General Hartzell, for the honor of using this gavel. Florida.
- Thank you, General Hartzell, for the honor of using this gavel. God bless you.
- We're multi-generation friends.
- SB 42 is the general reviser's bill for the Florida Statutes.
- And General Hartsfield, is he still here? I can't see him. But thank you, General.
Summary:
The Senate opened with prayers, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several introductions recognizing FSU Day at the Capitol, the Red Mass, visiting students, school board members, veterans, and other guests. The chamber then moved to the special order calendar and took up a series of bills, with several measures temporarily postponed before and during the day’s proceedings. Committee and executive reports were largely absent, and the Senate proceeded directly to floor action on the listed bills.
The Senate passed a number of mostly unanimous bills, including SB 36, SB 38, SB 40, and SB 42 on Florida Statutes revision; CS/SB 50 on nature-based coastal resilience, amended to strengthen the Florida Flood Hub and related research; CS/SB 116 on veterans, expanding benefits coordination, mental health training, adult day health care, and other veterans services; SB 126 on mailing prescription hearing aids to adults; SB 150 on abandoning restrained dogs during natural disasters, amended to conform to the House; SB 294 limiting collaborative pharmacy practice for certain serious cardiac conditions; SB 322 creating a nonjudicial process for removing unauthorized persons from commercial property; SB 348 on ethics, including false military rank claims and collection of delinquent ethics fines; and CS/SB 7012 on child welfare workforce recruitment, treatment foster care pilots, and data collection for commercially sexually exploited children. Senate Memorial 314 urging Congress to increase Florida National Guard force structure was also adopted by voice vote.
Two bills drew more extended debate. SB 118 on presidential libraries passed 36-3 after questions about local zoning, traffic, and whether the bill’s express preemption would limit county and municipal authority; supporters argued it would prevent local obstruction and help Florida attract a presidential library, while one senator said she would vote no because of concerns about local safety and planning issues. CS/SB 160 on public accountancy passed 39-0 after an amendment clarifying contracted services; supporters said it would broaden pathways into the CPA profession and address workforce shortages. CS/SB 108 on administrative procedures and CS/SB 110 on rural communities were temporarily postponed, then later taken up and passed after extensive debate, with SB 110 amended to prioritize certain rural transportation projects, expand housing, health care, broadband, and economic development support, and draw strong bipartisan praise for its focus on rural Florida. At the end of the session, the Senate waived rules to immediately certify all bills passed that day to the House, observed a moment of silence for former Surfside Chief John Healy, and made several closing announcements and recognitions.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Securing Human Services - Senator Jim Abeler Jun 9th, 2025
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- But that's significant; that actually generated about $900 million of savings, a billion-dollar impact
- But that's significant; that actually generated about $900 million of savings, a billion-dollar impact
- But that's significant; that actually generated about $900 million of savings, a billion-dollar impact
- But that's significant; that actually generated about $900 million of savings, a billion-dollar impact
- way, sunshine is the greatest way, sunshine is the greatest disinfectant<00:13:38.480>
of
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
FL House Floor Session - 2026-01-13 (9:30AM Session)
Florida House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- ATTORNEY GENERAL UTHMEIER. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
- YOU ARE THE GREATEST SINGLE BLESSING I COULD EVER ASK FOR. . IT'S GOING TO BE A GOOD DAY.
- THESE ARE GENERATIONAL INVESTMENTS IN OUR HEALTHCARE INFRASTRUCTURE.
- THE GREATEST OF THESE IS LOVE. FAITH, BELIEVING IN SOMETHING GREATER THAN OURSELVES. HOPE.
- AND LET US KNOW, FATHER, THAT WE WALK IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF HE WHO WAS THE GREATEST PUBLIC SERVANT GIVING
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Press Conf: DFL Leaders Speak on Vote Overturning Boundary Waters Mining Ban - 04/16/26
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Where I brought my family and friends to generate the economy for the last 30 years.
- Um, which my ancestors, seven generations back, fought for at the Treaty of La Pointe.
- uh which my ancestors, seven generations uh which my ancestors, seven generations back,<00:03:16.840
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of that will harm future generations of that will harm future generations of - <00:21:05.000>
nation greatest wealth inequality this nation greatest wealth inequality this
Summary:
Minnesota legislators held a press event responding to a U.S. Senate vote that they said would remove federal protections and allow copper-nickel mining activity that could affect the Boundary Waters. Senator Foung Hawj opened by condemning the vote as favoring corporate interests over Minnesotans, and Representatives Leach Kozlowski and Shelley Buck, along with Senator Jen McEwen and Senator Ann Johnson Stewart, framed the Boundary Waters as both an environmental treasure and, for Native communities, homelands with treaty-protected rights. They argued that copper sulfide mining poses irreversible risks to water quality, wildlife, and tribal fishing, gathering, and hunting rights, and said the federal action lacked adequate government-to-government consultation with affected tribes.
The speakers highlighted several state bills they said are intended to fill the gap left by the federal vote. McEwen described her “Prove It First” bill, which would require a mine of the same type to have operated in the U.S. for 10 years and closed for 10 years without pollution before a similar project could be permitted in Minnesota. Johnson Stewart outlined three measures: a permanent protection bill for state-owned lands in the Rainy River watershed, a taxpayer protection/financial assurance bill requiring non-iron mining companies to fully fund cleanup guarantees in cash up front, and a “bad actor” bill barring permits for companies with records of corruption, bribery, or environmental destruction. The speakers said these bills need hearings and discussion and urged Governor Walz and state agencies to take action now, including possible permit revocations.
In response to questions about economic arguments for mining, McEwen said she understood why some Northland residents might hope for jobs but argued that mining companies exploit economic desperation with propaganda and that most Minnesotans oppose this type of mining near the Boundary Waters. She said there is limited Republican support for some narrower bills, especially financial assurance, and suggested the issue could become a political liability for Rep. Pete Stauber. The event ended with a call for bipartisan action, state-level enforcement, and continued public pressure to protect the Boundary Waters.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 3 on Education Finance Mar 11th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- So we're not capturing 100% of kids, generally speaking, who are age eligible.
- Generally, I think we would see any supports and services.
- So there may be figures floating around, but certainly not finance-generated.
- Yo-yoing creates a very destabilizing community in general.
- States that have the greatest number of students who live in poverty also have the greatest number of
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- Attorney General James Uthmeier. Yep, former senator, there you guys, still standing.
- Attorney General Uthmeier, thank you for being there.
- You're the greatest single blessing I could ever hope for. It's going to be a good day.
- These are generational investments in our health care infrastructure, a game changer in rural Florida
- But the greatest of these is love. Faith, believing in something greater than ourselves. Hope.
Summary:
The Senate convened for opening day of the 2026 regular session with prayer, presentation of colors by the Polk County Sheriff’s Office Honor Guard, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a performance of the national anthem by the FAMU Marching 100. The chamber then administered the oath of office to newly elected Senator Ralph E. Misullo, Jr. of District 11, and welcomed a number of special guests, including statewide elected officials, Supreme Court justices, and former Senate leaders and members.
The Senate adopted SCR 1466, which authorized the House and Senate to meet in joint session to receive a message from the Governor, and waived rules to immediately transmit the resolution to the House. The Rules Chair also moved that the Secretary notify the House and Governor that the Senate was convened and ready to begin the 2026 regular session. No substantive legislation was debated; the session was largely ceremonial and organizational.
In remarks, the Senate President reflected on the role of the Senate, the need for balance, deliberation, and checks and balances, and highlighted priorities such as rural Florida, citrus recovery, farmers feeding Florida, rural health care, affordability, low taxes, property tax relief, and fiscal restraint. He also emphasized faith, service, and cooperation. At the end of the session, Senator Gates announced that 52 executive appointments would be considered the next day, and the Senate adjourned until 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 14, 2026, with committee meetings and other business to follow.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- Attorney General James Uthmeier. Yep, former senator, there you guys, still standing.
- Attorney General Uthmeier, thank you for being there.
- You're the greatest single blessing I could ever hope for. It's going to be a good day.
- These are generational investments in our health care infrastructure, a game changer in rural Florida
- But the greatest of these is love. Faith, believing in something greater than ourselves. Hope.
Summary:
The Florida Senate convened for the opening of the 2026 regular session with prayer, presentation of colors by the Polk County Sheriff’s Office Honor Guard, the Pledge of Allegiance led by children in the chamber, and a performance of the national anthem by the FAMU Marching 100. Newly elected Senator Ralph Massullo was certified and sworn into office by Chief Justice Carlos Muñiz, and several current and former state officials and senators were recognized in the chamber.
The Senate then adopted Senate Concurrent Resolution 1466 to convene in joint session with the House to receive the Governor’s message, waived the rules to immediately certify the resolution to the House, and notified the House and Governor that the Senate was ready to proceed with the 2026 regular session. In remarks, Senate leadership and the President discussed priorities including rural Florida, agriculture, citrus recovery, food insecurity, affordability, tax relief, balanced budgets, and the importance of deliberation and checks and balances.
The President also highlighted recent and planned initiatives such as the Farmers Feeding Florida program, rural health care investment, and property tax relief, while emphasizing faith, service, and cooperation in the chamber. Senator Gates announced that 52 executive appointments would be taken up the following day. The session concluded with a benediction by Senator Massullo and adjournment until the next scheduled meeting, with the Senate set to meet later in joint session with the House.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Fallen Heroes Memorial Ceremony May 24th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- The great governor of the greatest state in the country.
- America is the greatest country.
- The greatest country in the history of the world. We gather in this Capitol to honor.
- Ingraham is remembered as generous, selfless, and courageous.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Housing Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on Housing
Transcript Highlights:
- We believe that the well-prepared homebuyer has the greatest chance for success.
- And large-lot zoning is the greatest impediment.
- I went beyond my three minutes and... ...for homeownership and build generational wealth.
- I hope you will be more generous with Mr. Travelini. Thank you.
- How do they find a way to build generational wealth? How can they get ahead?
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Housing opened its second hearing of the session with remarks from Chairs Haggerty and Cyr emphasizing that the hearing was a broad look at Massachusetts’ housing crisis rather than a single bill. They highlighted topics including zoning, permitting, rental assistance, public housing, homelessness prevention, and housing production. The first witness, Housing and Livable Communities Secretary Augustus, reviewed implementation of the Affordable Homes Act and the state’s new housing plan, citing a 1.6% vacancy rate, a projected need for 222,000 new homes over 10 years, and ongoing efforts such as ADUs by right, fair housing enforcement, eviction record sealing, seasonal communities planning, and new funding for affordable housing, public housing, and the Momentum Fund. He also discussed infrastructure support for municipalities, technical assistance for ADUs, and concerns about possible federal funding cuts.
Committee members questioned the secretary about ADU financing and technical assistance, the likely unit yield from the Affordable Homes Act, infrastructure barriers in suburban and rural communities, public housing waitlist management, supportive housing, and federal budget risks. MassNAHRO then testified that public housing authorities are facing rising operating and capital costs, a statewide waitlist nearing 300,000, and uncertainty over federal Section 8 and HUD funding. Witnesses described recent state support for operating subsidies, capital improvements, vacancy turnover teams, and resident service coordinators, while warning that proposed federal cuts could sharply affect voucher issuance and agency operations.
CDAC’s executive director Roger Herzog described the agency’s role as a quasi-public source of early-stage financing and technical assistance for nonprofit housing developers, noting its loan capital, supportive housing bond programs, home modification loans, and preservation work under Chapter 40T. He said CDAC has helped produce or preserve more than 55,000 units and stressed the importance of patient capital and preservation tools. CHAPA CEO Rachel Heller urged the committee to focus on production, preservation, planning, and political will, supporting goals for affordability, supportive housing, and homeownership, and endorsing policy changes such as YIGBY, clearer site plan review rules, stronger fair housing funding, and more support for vouchers and public housing. MassHousing then outlined its financing role, including mortgage lending, down payment assistance, the Community Climate Bank, and the Momentum Fund, while noting that permitting delays, capital gaps, and possible federal changes could affect production. Members also asked about transparency, prevailing wage compliance, and a recent internal restructuring related to diversity and business engagement.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee 3/4/25
Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- I understand you're moving it to the General Register.
- I understand you're moving it to the General Register.
- I understand you're moving it to the General Register.
- I also had a question generally about this bill.
- I also had a question just generally about this bill.
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations - Room 216, 15 January, 2026; 2:00 PM
Appropriations
Transcript Highlights:
- general funds to cover that cost. general funds to cover that cost.
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is courtroom furniture that generally is courtroom furniture that generally - general. Uh in 2021 we had 345. general. Uh in 2021 we had 345.
Summary:
The meeting began with a budget presentation from the Office of Capital Post Conviction. Director Chrissy Noble described the office’s work representing death-row clients in state postconviction, federal habeas, clemency, and related matters, and said the Legislature has historically funded the office with enough flexibility to handle unpredictable cases. She highlighted four pending actual-innocence cases, including matters involving false forensics and a shaken-baby syndrome challenge, and noted that such cases often require multiple experts. She also cited a recent example where the office was appointed to a case shortly before an execution date was set, and said flexible spending authority allowed the office to secure experts and file on time. The office asked to retain any remaining special-fund cash balance into FY26 and said it had not requested additional salary funding for FY26 because the increase was already handled through flexibility; members praised the office’s work and no vote was taken.
The committee then heard from the Ethics Commission. Staff explained requests for salary realignment, additional funding for a part-time hearing officer who handles public records and open meetings cases, and a small amount for fuel/food that was described as a system-related placeholder. The commission said it had a backlog because complaints have become more numerous and complex, and that more funding would allow the hearing officer to process more cases. Members also discussed a prior $10,000 system request that had lapsed and was later found to have been underestimated; the commission said the earlier figure came from an initial quote and the later $25,000 estimate reflected the actual cost. The chairman and members commended the commission’s work, and no formal action was taken.
Finally, the Administrative Office of Courts presented its budget requests. The office outlined a deficit appropriation request tied to county-funded court reporter increases, funding for two newly appointed judges, special-judge appointment costs, and death benefits for a court administrator in Warren County. The discussion then focused on judicial salaries, with the office noting Mississippi ranks near the bottom nationally in trial and Supreme Court judge pay, though a cost-of-living adjustment would place the state around 27th. The office said its request follows State Personnel Board recommendations and that it is also seeking a possible increase in filing fees to support the Judicial Operations Fund, which helps cover salary costs not paid from general funds. Members discussed redistricting, special appointments, and the possibility of using fee revenue rather than general funds to support future increases; no vote was taken.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
January 15, 2025 - 09:00 AM
Transcript Highlights:
- About 84% of that is general revenue and 16% is trust funds.
- I'm the Chief Deputy Attorney General.
- I've served in that role since 2019, when Attorney General Moody took office.
- So I think that's our most, at least my most, my greatest accomplishment.
- Thank you, General Judge Chair Maney. It's a pleasure to be here.
Summary:
The Justice Budget Subcommittee met for an introductory overview of the justice budget and the major agencies within it. Chair Maney explained that the committee would hear broad presentations rather than detailed budget questions, and the first panel included the Department of Juvenile Justice, Department of Corrections, Commission on Offender Review, Department of Law Enforcement, Office of the State Courts Administrator, and the Attorney General’s Office. Each agency described its mission, staffing, budget, and major responsibilities, with repeated emphasis on public safety, rehabilitation, staffing shortages, technology needs, and the importance of mental health services and education in reducing recidivism.
Secretary Hall described DJJ’s prevention-to-aftercare continuum, including civil citation, detention, probation, and residential commitment programs, and highlighted reductions in juvenile arrests and commitments. Secretary Dixon said DOC’s biggest issues are staffing, overtime, and inflation, while noting progress in education, reentry, and a low recidivism rate. FDLE Commissioner Glass outlined the agency’s investigative, forensic, intelligence, and protective functions, including work on fentanyl enforcement and crime reporting systems. The State Courts Administrator emphasized the judiciary’s constitutional role, case volume, and challenges in providing interpreters, experts, and technology support. Chief Deputy Attorney General Guard described the office’s litigation, criminal appeals, consumer protection, and opioid recovery work, especially defending state laws and recovering opioid settlement funds.
Members then asked questions about prison conditions, immigration enforcement, court filing fees, crime reporting, staffing ratios, and transnational gangs. Agency leaders responded that they were not aware of ICE contracts in some cases, that FDLE works with immigration authorities and detention facilities under existing authority, and that filing fees are a legislative policy decision. The committee also heard from the Justice Administrative Commission, prosecutors, public defenders, guardian ad litem, regional conflict counsel, and capital collateral regional counsel, who focused on indigent representation, dependency and death penalty cases, and persistent staffing and retention problems. No votes were taken, and the meeting concluded after the presentations and questions.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Is the first question of your general counsel in your TCEQ executive director, Ms.
- Rules first have to come to my general counsel; that is the commission's only.
- Last question: What do you think is TCEQ's greatest need?
- I'm sorry, sir, greatest need is people...
- The general counsel is a very fecund area for governor appointees.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
House of Representatives Second Regular Session of the 60th Legislature Day 40 Morning Session Apr 14th, 2026 at 09:30 am
Oklahoma House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- We honor those liberators, those of the Greatest Generation who carried the spirit of Oklahoma across
- Mancino, the Adjutant General of the Oklahoma National Guard. General Mancino, you are recognized.
- He's one of the greatest Oklahomans I've ever known.
- He's one of the greatest Oklahomans I've ever known.
- But what we stand for should matter for the next generation.
Bills:
SB1290, SB1530, SB1847, HR1050, SB169, SB1377, SB1990, SB1991, SB1778, SB1579, SB1992, SB3, SB2028, SB1928, SB2127, SB2117, SB1439, SB1930, SB330, SB1191, SB2110, SB2134, SB2069, SB2095, SB1613, SB1246, SB1976, SB1346, SB1509, SB2071, SB259, SB1314
Keywords:
2-1-1 services, revolving fund, Department of Human Services, crisis pregnancy, abortion, legal funding, research funding, development rebate, Oklahoma Department of Commerce, tax incentives, higher education partnerships, Medicaid, ADvantage Waiver, home-based services, eligibility criteria, healthcare, senior services, Taiwan, Oklahoma, sister-state relationship
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor (3-5-26)
Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor
Transcript Highlights:
- that makes a system so effective is it has an independent funding mechanism, so it's not relying on general
- Mushrooms and fungi in general are often overlooked, yet they are crucial to the health of our environment
- Like Bailey said, medicinal properties: one of the greatest scientific achievements of all time is the
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the uh medicinal properties, one of the uh medicinal properties, one of the greatest - scientific achievements of all greatest scientific achievements of all time<00:12:38.320>
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Keywords:
Meeting Start: 00:00
Roll Call: 00:26
SB 343 Discussion: 01:00
SB 343 Voting: 02:25
SB 19 Discussion: 03:25
SB 19 Voting: 20:10, 958, all
Summary:
The Senate Standing Committee on Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor met with a roll call showing members present, then first took up Senate Bill 343, which would extend the Workers' Compensation Funding Commission and preserve the independent funding mechanism for the Kentucky Department of Workers' Claims. The chair explained that the bill would keep the current assessment structure in place beyond its scheduled 2029 expiration and support the department’s independence and budgeting flexibility. The committee voted 11-0 to report the bill favorably.
The committee then heard a presentation on Senate Bill 19, relating to a state mushroom. Senator Scott Madon and Representative Mitch Whitaker introduced students and a biology teacher from Letcher County Central High School, who presented research supporting the indigo milk cap (Lactarius indigo) as Kentucky’s state mushroom. The students described the mushroom’s blue color, ecological role, edible qualities, and possible educational and scientific value, and tied the proposal to Kentucky’s identity as the Bluegrass State. Senators praised the students’ presentation and the effort to involve young people in the legislative process, and one senator asked how to identify edible mushrooms, prompting advice that experience is important and that local mushroom groups can help. The committee then voted 11-0 to report Senate Bill 19 favorably.
Before adjourning, members briefly discussed the presentation and the educational value of involving students, with comments noting the strong participation of young women in science. Senate Bill 324 was on the agenda but was passed over and held for one week. The meeting then adjourned.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- He is a fourth-generation Arizonan and carries with him a deep, lived understanding of this state, its
- with little more than a hope for a better life, and in the decades since they have performed the greatest
- ... ...better life, and in the decades since they have performed the greatest of the American feats.
- The six-time NBA champion, the greatest of all time, recently gave a lot of money to our neuroscience
- Guess on that note, he was the greatest of all time. Announcements. Chairman. Announcements.
Summary:
The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, approval of the prior journal, and introductions of the Doctor of the Day and various guests in the gallery. Members also adopted a proclamation recognizing February 17, 2026, as Kosovo’s Independence Day in Arizona, with remarks highlighting the Kosovo American community’s contributions to the state. The chamber then moved into Committee of the Whole to consider measures on the calendar.
In Committee of the Whole, HB 2307 received committee amendments and a due pass recommendation. HB 2758, relating to groundwater transportation and La Paz County, drew substantial debate and multiple amendments; supporters described it as a water policy measure with added protections, while opponents warned it would weaken basin protections and benefit private water investors. After a division and recorded vote, HB 2758 failed to receive a due pass recommendation. The committee also gave due pass recommendations to HCR 2003, HCR 2047, and HCR 2002 after debate on issues including transgender participation in sports and the historical/biblical naming of Judea and Samaria.
On third reading, the House passed HB 251, HB 262, HB 272, HB 296, and HB 2459, with brief explanations of vote on several measures. HB 262 was described as honoring the Buffalo Soldiers, HB 272 as a public health-related measure tied to provider credentialing, HB 296 as a water infrastructure and finance bill, and HB 2459 as a bipartisan mobile home park tenant protection bill. The House then received the Committee of the Whole report, referred the passed measures to engrossing, and noted that HB 2758 failed to pass. The session concluded with announcements about committee meetings, a Game and Fish Department legislative day, and other personal remarks before adjournment until February 18, 2026.