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HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

AGR Public Hearing - Wed Feb 4, 2026 @ 9:00 AM HST

Agriculture & Food Systems

Transcript Highlights:
  • People would not bring these plants home and plant them.
  • 00:30:00.320> bring<00:30:00.480> these<00:30:00.640> plants<00:30:00.880> home
  • People would not bring these plants home People would not bring these plants home and<00:30:01.279
  • weight list and trying to provide home weight list and trying to provide home ownership<00:45:18.640
  • And they're going, you know, they're going to be fearful when they come back home and all of a sudden
Summary: The committee heard opening remarks and then took testimony on several agriculture-related bills. HB 2425 would exempt agricultural enterprises on former commercial sugarcane lands in conservation use districts from certain permitting and site plan requirements. The Department of Agriculture supported the measure and stood on written comments. The Hawaii Farm Bureau supported the intent but said the bill appeared to cite the wrong statute and suggested amending the conservation district law instead. Other testimony was generally supportive, while some witnesses raised concerns about using the right statutory vehicle. Committee members questioned whether the bill should be redirected through a different chapter. The committee then heard HB 596, which would require retail sellers of plants to disclose invasiveness risk, direct the Invasive Species Council to create a labeling system and weed risk assessments, and establish fines. The Department of Land and Natural Resources strongly supported the bill, saying point-of-sale labels would help consumers make informed choices. Supporters from the Coordinating Group on Alien Pest Species said the state’s noxious weed and restricted plant lists are outdated or incomplete and that the bill would help prevent harmful species from being purchased and planted. Opponents, including the Hawaii Farm Bureau and Hawaii Food Policy Foundation, argued the measure was too broad, could stigmatize plants and producers, and might be better implemented through voluntary education or narrower definitions. Committee discussion focused on possible amendments, including using printable labels from a website and limiting the bill to larger commercial retailers. HB 2573 would create a five-year agriculture and biosecurity workforce development pilot program involving the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity, Leeward Community College, and the Department of Human Resources Development. DHRD said it supported the intent but wanted clearer responsibilities; the University of Hawaiʻi, the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity, the Hawaii Farm Bureau, the Hawaii Food Policy Foundation, and others supported the proposal. DAB said the program would help build needed biosecurity staffing and training, and that law-enforcement-related curriculum could be incorporated. Finally, the committee began hearing HB 207, which would expand the important agricultural land qualified agricultural tax credit to include certain Hawaiian homelands and additional agricultural costs such as orchards, fruit crops, and clearing former sugar and pineapple lands. The Department of Taxation and DAB stood on written comments, while the Department of Hawaiian Homelands strongly supported the bill, calling it a potential game-changer for developing agricultural lands and offsetting infrastructure costs; the department also asked that the credit be broadened beyond agriculture alone.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Child Committee Meeting - 2026-03-25

Children and Families Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • children sick who are sick at home children sick who are sick at home um<00:22:19.120> because
  • Uh it also means money to stay home.
  • be at home be at home for<01:02:34.480> 25<01:02:34.920> days.
  • Studies, so many other places, Studies, so many other places, one<01:29:01.640> of<01:29:01.680
  • <01:34:03.640> placement, costs less than out-of-home placement, costs less than out-of-home
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Trade, Workforce & Economic Development Apr 9th, 2025

Trade, Workforce & Economic Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • So the family childcare providers are those that operate in someone's home.
  • Report, rate study, and child care cost of quality study.
  • Why do we continue to study and not take action?
  • Cammie's Home Daycare, a home child care program in South Arlington, was approached by Child Care Aware
  • Veterinarian who examines all puppies prior to them going home.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
  • indeed trying to create affordable home indeed trying to create affordable home ownership.<00:40
  • <01:00:30.160> uh uh actually buy the uh unit or home uh uh actually buy the uh unit or home
  • land and homes? land and homes?
  • buyers<01:06:50.640> they for home buyers that home buyers they for home buyers that home
  • <01:55:36.880> Um financing to home buyers. Um financing to home buyers.
Summary: The committee heard testimony on HB 1604, which would create an agricultural workforce housing group within the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity to address shortages of farmworker housing. The department said it supported the bill’s intent but emphasized that the group’s early work should focus on gathering data and surveying farm operators to assess actual demand, to avoid “mission creep.” Testimony from the City and County of Honolulu Office of Economic Revitalization, Hawaii Farmers Union, Hawaii Farm Bureau, Housing Hawaii’s Future, and the Maui Chamber of Commerce was in support, with one witness suggesting a housing advocacy nonprofit be added to the working group for balance. The committee then discussed HB 1713 on school impact fees, which would clarify exemptions for certain affordable housing projects and exempt new residential developments of fewer than 100 units. The Attorney General’s office said the bill should define “low to moderate income households” because that term is not defined in chapter 302A. HHFDC, the School Facilities Authority, Grassroot Institute of Hawaii, and others supported the measure, arguing it would reduce administrative burden and remove barriers to housing. Members questioned whether the bill should instead repeal the school impact fee entirely; supporters said they also favored full repeal but viewed this bill as a more feasible step. The School Facilities Authority also explained that about $28 million in school impact fees had been collected across four districts and none had yet been spent, and discussed how recent nexus requirements limit how the funds can be used. HB 1722, relating to residential condominiums, drew extensive testimony and questioning. HCDA supported the bill and explained that it amends the 99-year leasehold pilot program created by Act 97 of 2023 by reducing owner-occupancy restrictions from 100% of units to 60%, allowing some rental or subleasing flexibility for the owner-occupied units, and permitting up to 40% of units to be sold to qualified residents after being on the market for more than 60 days. HCDA said the original restrictions, combined with rising construction costs, higher interest rates, and competition from nearby projects, made the pilot project difficult to market and finance; it said the changes are needed to make the project feasible and competitive. Supporters including AP Hawaii, Kila LLC, and project representatives said the amendments would help make the demonstration project in Kakaʻako viable. Some members raised concerns that the changes could weaken long-term affordability and questioned why certain ownership language was being deleted if rentals would still be restricted. No votes or final committee actions were taken in the portion of the hearing provided.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 2/24/26

Commerce Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • and I have been displaced from our home and I have been displaced from our home for<00:35:25.599
  • . after the purchase of my home.
  • The HOA was talking about initiating foreclosures on 10 homes out of nearly 100 homes in our HOA.
  • out of nearly foreclosures on 10 homes out of nearly 100<00:43:10.079> homes<00:43:10.319>
  • This bill home, save their equity.
Bills: SF1750, HF704, HF3479
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • So when I went back home and all over the Texas explained to our members, I heard 76 legislature.
  • Especially regarding the home building business, is that our technology does not grow alone. old.
  • We launched a couple years ago a multi-year study called who are the uninsured?
  • The bill only relates to already existing study abroad programs that these universities offer.
  • It does not require a university to develop and implement a study abroad. broad program.
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • trying to save Oklahomans $153 per day per resident, allowing them to not have to go into nursing homes
  • I think in a lot of our communities across the state, there is a need for new development and homes being
  • primarily residential homes.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Housing Finance and Policy Committee 3/18/26

Housing Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • don't just live in single family homes don't just live in single family homes um,<00:21:59.520><
  • Many leaving these scattered-site homes go on to buy a home of their own.
  • Many leaving these scattered-site homes go on to buy a home of their own.
  • Many leaving these scattered-site homes go on to buy a home of their own.
  • So, um, I just alone buying a home.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Health Finance and Policy Committee 3/4/26

Health Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • of those uh studies or of those<00:26:39.520> actions<00:26:40.159> to<00:26:41.440>
  • Um, kind of like we do with net study with our background studies that are a constant ongoing thing.
  • Um, kind of like we do with net study with our background studies that are a constant ongoing thing.
  • Um, kind of like we do with net study with our background studies that are a constant ongoing thing.
  • Um, kind of like we do with net study with our background studies that are a constant ongoing thing.
Bills: HF3439, HF3763
Summary: The House Health Finance and Policy Committee met on March 4, 2026, approved the minutes from its February 25 and March 2 meetings, and then heard a presentation from Katherine Castanza of the National Conference of State Legislatures on Medicaid eligibility changes in the federal One Big Beautiful Bill Act (HR1/OB3). The presentation focused on provisions affecting Medicaid expansion adults ages 19 to 64, including new work and community engagement requirements, changes to retroactive eligibility, quarterly death master file checks, address verification requirements, six-month redeterminations for expansion enrollees, and new limits on some lawful permanent residents and other immigrant groups. Castanza also discussed state implementation issues, including the need for new data-sharing systems, system modernization, outreach, and options for helping people transition to other coverage if they lose eligibility. She said the work and community engagement rules take effect January 1, 2027, with states given flexibility on look-back periods, consecutive versus nonconsecutive months, and optional hardship exemptions, and noted that CMS guidance is not expected until June 2026. She also described federal support for implementation, including $200 million in grants and a 90% federal match for eligibility system work, while warning that the fast timeline could lead to coverage losses, churn, and challenges for special populations such as caregivers, people with behavioral health conditions, incarcerated individuals, and rural residents. She further explained that an erroneous payment provision could expose states to federal recoupment later if eligibility errors increase. During member questions, Representative Beerman asked about the overall size of the Medicaid cuts and the cumulative national impact; Castanza said estimates vary by state and cited KFF analysis suggesting states could lose 4% to 19% of federal Medicaid revenue, with a newer RAND analysis recently released. Beerman also asked about the history and effectiveness of state work requirements, but that discussion was not completed in the excerpt. Representative Elkins noted the presentation was not initially posted on the committee website, and the chair said it had since been posted.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Education Policy Committee Apr 16th, 2025

Education Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • In fact, I know that it should begin at home.
  • I mean, the deal with career tech is you really cannot replicate that in a home environment.
  • It's a group of students appointed by their university presidents or chancellor to study this issue and
  • these proposals is a shared promise to make Alabama a place where young professionals flourish, a home
  • that... ...professionals flourish, a home that inspires and endures.
Bills: SB278, HB459, HB61
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Ways and Means Education Committee Mar 5th, 2025

Ways and Means Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • There was a study that There was a study group that came together, made up mostly of the people you see
  • So that’s why those parameters are set, and that's why this legislative study group is looking at it
Bills: HB61, HB327, HB253, HB297
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Intergovernmental Affairs May 13th, 2025

Intergovernmental Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • To folks watching at home, the Intergovernmental Affairs Committee.
  • Cities with home rule status have a tremendous amount of authority under statute.
  • Our home, our town, our rules, how we govern means something to us.
  • these communities all around us, we all take care of one another—emergency management, because we are home
  • We're trying to get where you can get back home. Thank you, representatives.