Video & Transcript Research : 'federal shutdown'

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MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Leg Committee Meeting - 2025-04-09

Legacy Finance

MN
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Legacy Finance Committee 4/9/25

Legacy Finance

MN
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Health Finance and Policy Committee 3/17/25

Health Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> $750 a month built into that is federal $750 a month built into that is federal tax<00:52:32.160
  • </c> premiums down by 20% through a federal premiums down by 20% through a federal partnership<00:56:
  • </c><01:01:07.920><c> funding</c> especially with Federal funding especially with Federal funding uncertainties
  • </c><01:19:47.800><c> government</c> designed fix if the federal government designed fix if the federal
  • so if the federal if the federal<01:20:15.560><c> government</c><01:20:16.239><c> takes</c> federal
Bills: HF837, HF1903, HF499, HF794
Keywords: health insurance, premium security plan, federal funding, state innovation waiver, Minnesota, newborn safety, anonymity, healthcare provider, safe place, child welfare, HF499, nursing, nurse licensure, temporary permit, temporary nursing permit, Board of Nursing, endorsement licensure, reregistration, refresher course, health occupations
KY
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Interim Joint Committee on Families and Children (6-21-23) - Reupload

HI
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

TRS-EIG, TRS Public Hearings 02-05-2026

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • And we don't know what our federal immigration courts and enforcement officers are going to do with merely
  • /c><01:27:12.960><c> know</c><01:27:13.120><c> what</c><01:27:13.440><c> our</c><01:27:13.679><c> federal
  • </c> we don't know what our federal we don't know what our federal immigration<01:27:15.199><c> courts
  • It follows proven models for point-of-sale rebates at the federal level, numerous states, and across
  • So, especially with the federal government now abandoning support, here's how Hawaii can step up, keep
Bills: HB2392, HB2462, HB2423, HB1771, HB2081, HB2334, HB2336, HB1666, HB2375, HB2415, HB2451, HB2373, HB1641, HB1694, HB1695, HB1986, HB1797, HB1879, HB2034
Keywords: transportation, tax credit, employer incentives, commuting, environmental impact, flexible work arrangements, carpooling, bicycling, public transportation, consumer protection, subscription services, motor vehicles, ownership expectations, transparency, biodiesel, renewable diesel, diesel blend, B5, blending mandate, clean energy
Summary: The committees heard testimony on several transportation-related measures. SB 2356, relating to parking, drew support from the Office of Planning, the Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission, Appleseed Center, Realtors, and the Hawaii Bicycling League. Members discussed the bill in the context of the planned stadium-area mixed-use development, with questions about whether parking would be built in structures rather than as large surface lots. Senators expressed support and noted the measure’s broader housing and parking-reduction goals, but no vote was taken during the hearing. The bulk of the hearing focused on SB 2699, which would create a fare-free youth transit program, a special fund, annual evaluations, and appropriations tied to the environmental, energy, and food security tax. The Attorney General’s office raised technical concerns about whether the special fund met statutory requirements. The Department of Education and Department of Health supported the bill, as did the City and County of Honolulu DOT, Appleseed Center, Hawaii Youth Transportation Council, Public Health Institute, Hawaii Children’s Action Network, Hawaii Bicycling League, Our Children’s Trust, and numerous youth testifiers. Supporters emphasized reduced family transportation costs, better school attendance, improved health and mobility, and environmental benefits. One senator raised emergency-planning concerns about how children using free transit would be handled during events like tsunamis; DOT and DOE responded that emergency procedures are being developed. The chair said the committee would work on language changes, including a delayed effective date to July 2027, and defer decision-making until the 12th. The final measure discussed was SB 2470, which would require leading pedestrian intervals, accessible pedestrian signals, and other safety improvements at state-controlled intersections, and create a process for community requests for accessible pedestrian signals. Appleseed Center, the Hawaii Association of the Blind, and the Disability Rights Center supported the bill, citing pedestrian safety, reduced collisions, and the need for audible cues for blind and low-vision pedestrians. Testifiers urged a phased-in approach that prioritizes high-traffic intersections. The hearing ended with the bill still under consideration and no final vote announced.
HI
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

WAL-PBS Joint Public Hearing - Tue Mar 31, 2026 @ 10:00 AM HST

Water & Land

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> institutions, and state and federal institutions, and state and federal agencies.<00:37:12.800><
  • </c> lot of federal match. lot of federal match.
  • </c> maybe would be able to use federal maybe would be able to use federal funds,<01:15:46.320><c> but
  • So harbors does have federal discretionary grants, but there is no federal formula program for harbors
  • </c> are no longer needed by the federal are no longer needed by the federal government<01:57:13.960>
Bills: HCR13, HCR61, HCR136, HCR185, HCR155, HCR68, HCR174, HCR178, HCR179, HCR91, HCR103, HCR115, HCR199, HR15, HR128, HR175, HR147, HR62, HR164, HR168, HR169, HR83, HR95, HR107, HR189
Keywords: coral reefs, sunscreen, environmental education, student stewardship, marine conservation, reforestation, Hawaii, Department of Land and Natural Resources, native forests, climate resilience, sustainable practices, economic opportunity, biodiversity, wildland-urban interface, WUI, wildfire mitigation, wildfire safety, Maui County, County of Maui, Kauai
Summary: The Committee on Water and Land met on March 31, 2026, and heard testimony on several resolutions. HCR 13/HR 50, which asks DLNR to work with DOE and the Public Charter School Commission on a student coral stewardship program, drew comments from DLNR, which said it stood on written testimony and had proposed amendments, and from supporters in the room. HCR 61, urging investment in reforestation policies, workforce, nursery capacity, and related support for public and private lands, received strong support from DLNR and multiple testifiers, including members of a reforestation policy hui, a resident, and others who emphasized watershed protection, flood and fire resilience, and the need to upgrade nursery infrastructure and staffing. Committee members asked questions about nursery modernization, staffing, island-specific needs, and whether reforestation could reduce wildfire impacts; the DLNR witness said all islands need investment, with especially large opportunities on Hawaiʻi Island, and that healthier forests improve resilience though they cannot eliminate climate-related risks. The committee then heard HCR 136/HR 128 on wildland-urban interface safety standards for Maui plantation towns, but no one testified. It also heard HCR 185/HR 175, which urges denial of permits for ICE detention-related warehouses; Chris Coffey of Immua Alliance testified in support, saying migrant survivors of exploitation are harmed when ICE detains people and that Hawaii would not be the first place to take such action, citing examples from other states and cities. In questioning, members explored whether a local facility would keep people closer to families and services or instead increase local detention; Coffey said detention generally cuts off access to services and can intensify fear, and that a local facility could incentivize more detention and make survivors less likely to come forward. Finally, the committee heard HCR 155/HR 147 supporting the Hawaii Water Safety Coalition’s Hawaii Water Safety Act. Testifiers included Allison Shapera, who described the statewide water safety plan, Hawaii’s high drowning rate, the economic and human costs of drownings, and her personal loss of her daughter in a preventable drowning; Kirsten Hermstead and Kalani Vierra of the Hawaiian Lifeguard Association said the plan’s recommendations need legislative recognition to help with implementation and grant funding; and Jessamine Town Horner testified by Zoom as a co-founder and bereaved family advocate. The transcript provided does not show any votes or final committee actions on the measures discussed.
MN
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee 3/26/26

Higher Education Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • education programs to qualify for federal aid, often called the do no harm test.
  • </c> for federal student loans. for federal student loans.
  • aid because of eligibility for federal aid because of their<01:41:06.040><c> poor</c><01:41:06.280><
  • The bulk of the for federal aid.
  • level, and left-leaning the federal level, and left-leaning organizations<01:41:58.840><c> such</c><
Bills: HF1323, HF4266, HF4413, HF3101, HF4572, HF4698, HF3650, HF2634
Keywords: undocumented, financial aid, state policy, higher education, noncitizen eligibility, state grants, college affordability, Office of Higher Education, Minnesota State Grant, need analysis, expected family contribution, student aid, grant formula, living and miscellaneous expense allowance, dependent student, independent student, parental contribution, student contribution, surplus appropriation, biennium
AZ
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/24/2026 - Senate Natural Resources

Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • ... ...state land trusts, and exchange it with the federal.
  • And at the end of the day, 70% of our lands are federal.
  • , we do get royalties from mining that occurs on federal government land, right?
  • I also wanted to point out that federal provisions are quickly being weakened.
  • SMRs must receive a federal early site permit.
Bills: HB2014, HB2055, HB2145, HB2150, HB2696, HB2755, HB2763, HB2781, HB2782, HB2787, HB2795, HB2889, HB2975, HB2985, HB2986, HCM2009, HCR2020, HCR2038
Keywords: air emissions, fuel blends, environmental quality, feasibility study, Arizona Department of Agriculture, brackish groundwater, water supply development, desalination, Arizona Revised Statutes, water infrastructure, financial assistance, environmental reviews, fuel reformulation, gasoline standards, environmental regulations, ethanol supply, Air Quality, state land department, mineral lease, renewals
TX
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Committee on Health and Human Services Apr 15th, 2025

Health & Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • Just as a point of reference, is the federal government just going after their 40%?
  • So we draw the federal portion, and the CPE is certified by the school district.
  • Then we pay the federal portion through to the schools. Excellent. Thank you.
  • its federal oversight of the Medicaid system.
  • As you know, nursing facilities are surveyed by the state and federal agencies.
Bills: SB623, SB1266, SB1310, SB1373, SB1580, SB1952, SB2032, SB2269, SB2544, SB2653, SB2796
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
LA
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Transportation, Highways and Public Works May 21st, 2026

Transportation, Highways & Public Works

LA
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Apr 22nd, 2026

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • Those funds will allow the law enforcement commission to begin this program and to apply for federal
  • There are numerous federal grants that are out there that we may be eligible for, and I think this is
  • Those funds will allow the law enforcement commission to begin this program and to apply for federal
  • Much, much safer equipment is available, but it's expensive, and there is federal money available.
  • It authorizes them to receive funds from any sources available, including from federal funds.
Bills: HB316, HB549, HB646, HB752, HB824, HB873, HB1129, HB1157, HB1170
Keywords: literacy, adolescent, teacher education, high-dosage tutoring, reading intervention, workforce development, training programs, Bayou Growth Opportunity, funding, employment, skills gap, qualified employer, credential recognition, government growth limit, recurring revenue, state finance, Louisiana Income Tax Elimination Fund, fiscal responsibility, legislative sessions, regular sessions
LA
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Transportation, Highways and Public Works Apr 7th, 2026

Transportation, Highways & Public Works

Transcript Highlights:
  • They have a federally authorized state infrastructure bank with the Federal Highway Administration that
  • both a federal state infrastructure bank as well as a state infrastructure bank. establish both a federal
  • And the department created a couple years ago was federal roads, non-federal aid—more rural routes.
  • Non-federal, state roads. And federal. And federal, so not federal and state.
  • highway, provided that no federal funds are used for the work and to the extent permitted by federal
Bills: HB506, HB590, HB647, HB685, HB692, HB839, HB860, HB873, HB887, HB965, HB972, HB982, HB1072, HB1157
Keywords: license plates, prestige plates, Fraternal Order of Police, charitable donations, high school representation, waterway projects, application timeline, government funding, semi-annual submissions, Louisiana waterways, public procurement, motor vehicles, rolling stock, FAST Act, Louisiana bid law, hospital service district, construction management, public works, contract limit, bidding process
Summary: The committee first heard House Bill 1157, which would create a Louisiana State Infrastructure Bank to provide a new funding mechanism for transportation projects, including roads, bridges, rail, ports, and airports. The chairman and DOTD Secretary Glenn LaDoux said the bank would help leverage state, federal, local, and private dollars, modelled in part on programs in Florida and other states, and would be used for gap funding and faster project delivery. Members asked extensive questions about board makeup, oversight, seed funding, application priorities, and how the program would differ from capital outlay and other existing funding tools. Support testimony came from Greater New Orleans, Inc. and other groups, and the bill was reported favorably without objection. The committee then approved several mostly technical or local bills, including HB 860 allowing fillable electronic public bid forms; HB 972 naming a portion of Highway 93 in Lafayette Parish the Desert Shield Desert Storm Memorial Highway; HB 965 naming a portion of Highway 163 for Sergeant William Billy Earl Collins Jr.; HB 692 allowing local governments to use group purchasing organizations, as amended; HB 685 allowing cooperative procurement for public motor vehicles and rolling stock under FAST Act procedures, which passed after a roll call vote with one no vote; HB 982 designating portions of highways in Morehouse Parish, as amended; HB 506 creating specialty license plates, as amended; HB 839 lowering the CMAR threshold for hospital service districts from $2 million to $1 million via substitute bill; HB 647 revising the waterway assistance program and application timelines via substitute bill; and HB 887 revising construction management-at-risk procedures, as amended. Most of these measures were reported favorably or favorably as amended, with little or no opposition. The committee also received an update on the Office of Louisiana Highway Construction from Representative Chesson, who said the office will assume control of about 4,000 miles of roadway and 2,000 bridges and has been moving projects quickly using internal procurement procedures. HB 1072, which reforms the office’s powers and emergency authority, was amended to narrow emergency provisions and clarify funding and reporting language, then reported favorably as amended. The final major item was HB 873, which would fund pursuit-intervention technology and training for law enforcement through a $2 fee on driver’s licenses; the bill was presented alongside emotional testimony from the widow and daughter of Sergeant Grant Candies and from a St. John the Baptist Parish captain, who argued the fee would help agencies buy safer equipment and obtain grant support. The transcript ends during questioning on HB 873, before any final committee action on that bill is shown.
MN
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Taxes Committee 3/26/26

Taxes

Transcript Highlights:
  • that actually work in this area, the work on these statutes, and as we go through, sometimes with federal
  • </c> as we go through, sometimes with federal as we go through, sometimes with federal changes,<00:03
  • </c> of the other when you go to the federal of the other when you go to the federal and<00:29:04.600
  • So, what this is is a federal conformity bill. That maximum allocation was $5,000.
  • </c> as a deductible amount federally. as a deductible amount federally.
Bills: HF495, HF4321, HF3902, HF4161, HF3755
Keywords: day care, tax subtraction, child care costs, licensed child care, dependent care assistance, HF4321, dependent care assistance programs, gross income exclusion, federal conformity, Internal Revenue Code, individual income tax, Minnesota tax law, tax conformity, child care assistance, employer-provided dependent care, taxable income, state income tax, retroactive tax change, family care benefits, housing tax credit
HI
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

GVO DEFER, GVO-PSM Public Hearings 03-19-2026

Government Operations

Transcript Highlights:
  • conditions tied to federal funding. illustrious co-chair. illustrious co-chair.
  • You might be out of federal compliance.
  • </c> contact tracing program for the federal contact tracing program for the federal agency<00:29:29.600
  • </c> because of the fact that their federal because of the fact that their federal funds<00:32:01.360
  • You might be out of federal risk.
Bills: HB1577, HB1870
Keywords: Smart911, 911, 911 Board, emergency response, public safety answering point, PSAP, next-generation 911, NG911, dispatch, dispatcher, emergency profile, safety profile, medical information, disability access, access needs, functional needs, kupuna, aging, developmental disabilities, communication access
Summary: The committee reconvened on March 19, 2026, for decision-making on measures heard earlier in the week. It first took up HB 812 on agriculture, agreeing to move it forward with amendments and a Senate draft, and then HB 2388 on public notice, which was also passed with amendments after concerns about transparency and the need for local newspaper notice on Maui were discussed. HB 1414 on procurement and HB 2469 on a regular session review working group were both deferred to March 24 for further work with the author, while HB 322 on voter registration was deferred indefinitely in favor of a Senate vehicle. The committee then heard HB 1577, which would create a statewide emergency safety profile system pilot program and working group for 911. Testimony from disability advocates, emergency medical services, and others strongly supported the bill, emphasizing benefits for people without smartphones, better sharing of medical and emergency information, and improved response in the field. Committee members and witnesses discussed whether the 911 Board already had the authority to implement the system without legislation, and the bill was not immediately acted on in the portion of the transcript provided. The final major item was HB 1870 on protected community locations. Testimony in support came from the University of Hawaii, the Legal Clinic, immigrant-rights groups, public health advocates, and many individuals, while the Department of Education supported the measure but requested clarity on federal compliance and raised concerns about a 1,000-foot perimeter beyond campus. Supporters said the bill would protect sensitive locations and help immigrant families feel safe accessing schools, health care, and other services. No final vote on HB 1870 is shown in the transcript excerpt.
NM
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Appropriations and Finance Feb 6th, 2026 at 04:27 pm

House Appropriations & Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • So nearly half our state, between federal, state, and local municipalities, is already federal land.
  • But Sierra County is 75% state and federal land.
  • Federal ownership in Nevada is well over 95% federally owned.
  • Federal ownership in Nevada, it's well over 95% that's federally owned.
  • I'm the executive director of the New Mexico Wildlife Federation.
Bills: HB2, SB193, SB132, SB35, SB145
Keywords: general appropriation, budget, Medicaid, education funding, public safety, 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
AL
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Transportation and Energy Committee Feb 4th, 2026

Transportation and Energy

NM
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Health and Public Affairs Feb 2nd, 2026 at 06:40 pm

Senate Health & Public Affairs

NM
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Health and Public Affairs Feb 2nd, 2026 at 03:24 pm

Senate Health & Public Affairs

WA
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Environment, Energy & Technology Jan 21st, 2026 at 08:00 am

Environment, Energy & Technology

Transcript Highlights:
  • We don't want to wait years for the federal government to do this.
  • For some quick background, there are federal appliance efficiency standards, and then federal law allows
  • For products that are not covered by these federal appliance efficiency regulations.
  • Don't cut off at the federal standards. That's not fair. Thank you very much.
  • The Federal Aviation Administration won't talk to us about this stuff.
Bills: SB6124, SB5652
Keywords: appliance affordability, cost index, energy efficiency, consumer protection, Washington state, aviation, airport noise, air pollution, environmental justice, health disparities, public health, ultrafine particulate matter, black carbon, nitrogen dioxide, volatile organic compounds, asthma, heart disease, cancer, sleep disruption, hypertension
AL
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure Committee Apr 29th, 2025

Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure

Transcript Highlights:
  • The second piece of that is the interstate highways, the commerce, and the straight federal projects
  • standard, federal guidelines.
  • Some are eligible for the state and federal split projects.
  • The increased state expenditures would reduce available funds for matching federal dollars.
  • So that would be an... federal dollars.
Bills: HB606, SB271
Keywords: HB606, Alabama, Department of Transportation, DOT, public highways, utility relocation, right-of-way, state right-of-way, road construction, bridge, tunnel, toll road, interstate highway, defense highway, utility facilities, broadband, telecommunications, cable, electricity, gas