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MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Special Committee on Urban Issues Feb 11th, 2026
Special Committee on Urban Issues
Transcript Highlights:
- Do these different departments have to cover these expenses? What happens then?
- There's law enforcement entities who support this bill.
- There's law enforcement entities who support this bill.
- in Boone County and you are not in Columbia or a major city, they cover those rural areas.
- Who will, where will the funding come from to cover training and costs and learning materials?
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- witnessed spirited debate regarding the acquisition of property in this state by individuals and entities
- So those purchases would be covered by the transactions as well and so at a minimum if this legislation
- Number one, the bill seems to define a person. and then it says a foreign entity means a person who is
- If somebody participates in that by closing the transaction to a covered ...
- to demonstrate that the mitigation plan has been covered?
Bills:
HB256, HB1308, HB1554, HB1743, HB2308, HB2351, HB2858, HB3676, HB3784, HB4312, HB4552, HB4823, HB4852, HB5007, HB5010, HB5520, HB5524, HCR19, HB256, HCR19
Keywords:
E-verify, employment verification, illegal employment, state contracts, government entities, license suspension, immigration compliance, state grant funding, E-Verify, compliance, penalties, immigration, government contracts, employee status, state contractors, E-verify program, legally present, employment practices, legal services, public money
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Meeting Minnesota's Healthcare Needs / Relieving Undue Medical Debt / Encouraging New Volunteers Mar 30th, 2025
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Well, I really appreciate you covering this. Bridges to Healthcare is so important.
- Well, I really appreciate you covering this. Bridges to Healthcare is so important.
- Well, I really appreciate you covering this. Bridges to Healthcare is so important.
- Well, I really appreciate you covering this. Bridges to Healthcare is so important.
- Well, I really appreciate you covering this. Bridges to Healthcare is so important.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- The bill does not contain an appropriation to cover these expenses.
- The bill does not contain an appropriation to cover these expenses.
- </c><00:07:56.479><c> their</c> likely be insufficient to cover their likely be insufficient to cover
- </c> they're covered under the safe harbor. they're covered under the safe harbor.
- I think we covered that pretty well. Or, like, if Mr. — I represent myself.
Keywords:
individual income tax, retirement contributions, tax corrections, annuity contracts, tax year attribution, tax credit, economic development, community investment, data disclosure, Minnesota regulations, tax increment financing, municipal authority, job creation, transferred increment, public hearing, nonresident employees, income tax exemption, Minnesota taxation, employment duties, tax withholding
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- And it does this across 17 sections covering forest management, logs, scaling violations, mining operations
- been, one, representing the state in court, and two, serving as legal counsel to constitutional entities
- been, one, representing the state in court, and two, serving as legal counsel to constitutional entities
- It's true there are a small handful of state entities that have their own attorneys, but those two are
- These sections are already covered in Idaho Code.
Summary:
The committee first approved the minutes from February 9 and February 11, 2026. It then heard Senate Bill 1328 from Senator Harris, a bill described as a technical cleanup measure following 2024 legislation that allowed the Idaho Department of Lands to use its own general counsel. Harris said the bill would replace references to the Attorney General with the Department of Lands’ general counsel in multiple statutes to clarify who handles enforcement and litigation for land and forestry matters. The Attorney General’s office, through Phil Skinner, opposed the bill as a substantive constitutional change that improperly transfers core duties of the Attorney General, including representing the state in court and advising the Land Board. Department of Lands Director Dustin Miller and general counsel John Richards testified in support, citing confusion in recent cases over who represented the state and saying the bill would clarify roles. After debate, a substitute motion to hold the bill in committee failed 2-7, and the original motion to send the bill to the floor with a do-pass recommendation passed 7-2.
The committee then considered several Fish and Game rules brought forward through the Governor’s zero-based regulation process. Docket 13-0103-2501, covering public use of Fish and Game lands, added definitions for camping and leash, clarified camping limits, and prohibited exploding targets and air guns; it was approved. Docket 13-0116-2401, on trapping and fur-bearing animals, clarified bait definitions, increased reimbursement for non-target species, adjusted trapping rules near snow-covered routes and wildlife crossings, allowed some wolf trapping near feeding sites, and removed a reporting deadline; it was also approved. Docket 13-0119-2501, governing licensed vendors, revised selection and termination criteria, lowered the vendor ceiling, barred new out-of-state vendor applications, and allowed vendors to pass along credit card processing fees; it too was approved.
Finally, the committee heard Docket 2601-2501 from the Department of Parks and Recreation, which proposed fee and rule updates for parks facilities. Director Susan Buxton said the changes were intended to update fee caps to reflect rising costs, remove redundant language, and adjust several charges, including entrance, commercial vehicle, boating, and moorage fees. At the committee’s direction, two sections were rejected: Rule 075, which Buxton said was redundant, and Rule 250, which would have increased campsite-related fees. Members said the campsite fee increase should be reconsidered later and that non-resident fee increases should be prioritized. The remaining portions of the Parks and Recreation rule docket were approved with those exceptions.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- With revenues exceeding the forecast, the general fund has sufficient revenues to cover the $3.1 million
- to the extent that Corporations, business associations, or legal entities to the extent that they are
- So long as it is 120 days, you are covered.
- Now, this also covers those of us who don't get to live in our homes during the session but are here
- The cheapest, the least expensive, is $50, and that covers the whole class.
Summary:
The House convened with a quorum, approved the journal, and received committee reports and bill referrals. Among the measures introduced or advanced were bills on restroom access and indecency, assertive community treatment, foreign law in Idaho courts, police dog protections, hospital taxing district petitions, legislative residency requirements, driver education options for parents, and redesigning the agricultural license plate. The House also passed several bills on second or third reading, including HB 652, HB 556, HB 602, HB 654, HB 549, HB 628, and HB 663, sending them to the Senate.
HB 556 drew the most debate. Supporters argued the state should raise reimbursement to counties for housing state inmates in county jails because county costs have risen well above current reimbursement levels, counties are overcrowded, and property taxpayers are subsidizing state obligations. Opponents said the fiscal note was too large for the current budget year, though several members still acknowledged the underlying problem. The bill ultimately passed the House 59-10. HB 602, which limits the use of foreign law when it conflicts with Idaho or U.S. constitutional rights, also passed after questions about prior legislation affecting child support enforcement; the sponsor said this bill was narrower and preserved existing law as the guardrail.
HB 673, which would require legislative candidates to have lived in their district for 120 days in the preceding year before filing, generated significant concern about retroactivity, fairness, and impacts on military members, missionaries, traveling workers, and others with temporary absences. After debate, the House voted to send it to general orders for further work rather than advancing it immediately. HB 628, concerning parent-taught driver education in urban districts, was defended as expanding parental choice and reducing costs, while opponents raised safety concerns about teaching teens on busy roads without dual brakes or other safeguards; it passed 63-6. The House adjourned after announcements and committee meeting notices.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- basically put Florida's AG in the position of representing any unnamed beneficiaries that may be covered
- or allowed to receive benefits from a charitable trust that is based That may be covered or allowed
- Additionally, this bill expands the hours registered offices of business entities are required to be
- Finally, this bill expands the hours registered offices of business entities are required to be open
- Provides FDACS the authority to cover the cost of FFA dues for Florida's public school students.
Summary:
The Senate convened with a quorum, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and recognized several guests and groups in the gallery, including students, business groups, and university basketball coaches. The chamber then moved through a long special order calendar, taking up a series of bills on trust law, school district reporting, debt collection, service of process, lodging and food service establishments, lien waivers, public records protections for Crime Stoppers personnel, foreign ownership/health care licensure issues, diabetes management in schools, platting, fentanyl testing, third-party reservation platforms, electronic landlord-tenant notices, leaving the scene of a crash, background screening for athletic coaches, surrendered infants, and affordable housing. Several bills were temporarily postponed, and multiple House companion bills were substituted where the measures were identical or had only drafting differences.
Debate focused on a few measures. Senators questioned the trust code bill’s effect on out-of-state attorneys general; the school reporting bill was described as strengthening arrest and misconduct reporting for instructional personnel; and the service-of-process and lodging bills were presented as technical and consumer-protection fixes. The fentanyl testing bill drew emotional support from the sponsor and families affected by overdose deaths. The surrendered-infant bill prompted opposition over safety, anonymity, and the limited use of baby boxes, while supporters argued it could save lives. The affordable housing bill, updating the Live Local Act, was amended to adjust parking reductions and allow certain properties to use the administrative approval process, with additional limits and exclusions added.
Most measures passed overwhelmingly, including the trust code bill, school reporting, debt collection, service of process, lien waivers, public records, foreign-country business interest restrictions, diabetes management in schools, platting, fentanyl testing, third-party reservation platforms, electronic landlord-tenant notices, leaving-the-scene restitution, athletic coach background screening, surrendered infants, and affordable housing. The day’s most divided vote was on the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services bill, which drew extended debate over fluoride policy and other provisions; it passed 27-9. At the end of the session, the Senate agreed to immediately certify all bills passed that day to the House, recognized a Taiwan-related resolution for the journal, made additional announcements, and adjourned until the next scheduled meeting.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Appropriation and Revenue. (2-25-26)
Transcript Highlights:
- If a taxing entity raises taxes over 4%, it must be put on the ballot.
- If a taxing entity raises taxes over 4%, it must be put on the ballot.
- ,</c><00:23:18.400><c> is</c> one, not even government entities, is one, not even government entities
- </c><00:32:12.320><c> progress</c><00:32:13.200><c> um</c> cover early site permitting progress um cover
- The vast majority of the energy to be produced by that reactor would be going to that entity.
Keywords:
Meeting Start 00:00:00
Roll Call 00:00:10
SB 11 Discussion 00:01:20
SB 11 Vote 00:05:00
SB 41 Discussion 00:5:43
SB 41 Vote 00:15:03
SB 59 Discussion 00:20:30
SB 59 Vote 00:28:15
SB 57 Discussion 00:29:40
SB 57 Vote 00:40:00
SB 125 Discussion 00:42:43
SB 125 Vote 00:50:53
SB 191 Discussion 00:53:19
SB 191 Vote 00:59:38, 958, all
Summary:
The committee first took up Senate Bill 11, a proposal to create a matching-grant program for neighborhood storm shelters in rural Kentucky. Sponsor Steve Meredith and supporters from the Kentucky League of Cities and the City of Morgantown said the idea was to use FEMA-style funding to help residents who live far from community shelters, noting that in some rural counties it can take 30 to 45 minutes to reach a shelter during severe weather. The committee adopted the substitute and passed the bill 11-0, with no nay votes.
The committee then considered Senate Bill 41, which would require a ballot referendum whenever a taxing entity raises property taxes more than 4 percent, rather than relying on the current petition process. Sponsor Gary Boswell said the bill would give taxpayers more direct control and argued that local governments should simply avoid raising taxes above the threshold. Superintendents from Rockcastle and Casey counties opposed the bill, saying it would weaken local control, add election costs, delay budgets, and make it harder for school districts to keep up with inflation, insurance, transportation, and construction costs. After debate, the committee passed the bill 7-3 with favorable expression.
Next, the committee heard Senate Bill 59, which would add criminal penalties to KRS 65.013, the law barring public funds from being used to advocate for or against ballot questions. Sponsor Steve Rawlings said the measure was prompted by reports of school officials using public resources to oppose a 2024 ballot issue and argued the law needs real enforcement to protect taxpayers and election integrity. Members raised concerns about First Amendment issues and the bill’s gray areas, especially for public employees speaking on their own time; Rawlings said the substitute removed volunteer references, allowed balanced issue debates, and clarified that employees acting on their own time and resources would not be prohibited. The committee passed the bill 8-3 with favorable expression.
The committee also began hearing Senate Bill 57, as substituted, from Senator Danny Carroll. The bill would create a nuclear-ready site readiness pilot program under the Kentucky Nuclear Energy Development Authority, with up to three projects receiving up to $25 million each to help cover early site permitting and related licensing costs. Carroll, along with witnesses from the UK Center for Applied Energy Research and the Public Service Commission, said the goal is to build a nuclear energy ecosystem in Kentucky, with safeguards including surety bonds, deadlines, and cost-recovery provisions. The discussion was still underway when the transcript ended.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><01:58:41.280><c> entities</c><01:58:41.920><c> from</c> prohibit the covered entities from prohibit
- </c><01:59:27.920><c> entities</c> for the SER is for the covered entities for the SER is for the covered
- entities here.<01:59:28.880><c> And</c><01:59:29.119><c> the</c><01:59:29.280><c> covered</c><01:59:
- And the covered entities, it's here.
- :44.480><c> utilities,</c> covered entities, mainly utilities, covered entities, mainly utilities, banks
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Under current law, taxing entities may notify the public about rate changes by mail, Senator Betancourt
- HB 17 requires taxing entities to mail notice to every property owner in a tax rate hearing while still
- HB 17 will require taxing entities to provide uniform, easy to understand notices, empowering Texans
- OK, but that's what I think covers it.
- I would think all the taxing entities would Kelly Rasty: try to help drive people to that.
Keywords:
property tax, school funding, enrollment changes, inflation adjustment, tax rate notice, property tax exemption, ad valorem tax, Texas Tax Code, nonprofit corporation, charitable organization, educational nonprofit, scientific nonprofit, agriculture support, youth programs, community education, county population threshold, large county, local government revenue, leasehold interest, possessory interest
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Because it's really the corporate entity.
- This is a group of about 36 businesses that cover the entire state.
- Employees get covered by the protections and the coverage of it.
- Employees get covered by the protections and the coverage of it.
- State government entities cannot, nor can political subdivisions.
Bills:
HB2211, HB2229, HB2389, HB2403, HB2445, HB2502, HB2620, HB2813, HB2872, HB2889, HB2960, HB4028, HCR2007
Keywords:
contractors, subcontractors, resident preference, public contracts, materials supply, Arizona Revised Statutes, local businesses, pregnancy resource center, pregnancy center, crisis pregnancy center, DHS, Arizona Department of Health Services, state appropriation, general fund, nonprofit grant, women's health, maternal health, reproductive health, abortion funding, pro-life
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- SB 8 simply requires that public entities. Establish a policy.
- Call out that entity for not providing that definition and boundary for them.
- Can you be more specific, a government entity, um, this building, courthouses.
- The tax office is the most customer facing entity within our county.
- Bowen to cover up his crimes.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Or hiring an entity, yes, that has a pest control license, so that we're abiding by the law.
- The substitute, I'm not sure would cover you, but I'm... Yeah, all right, cool. Excellent.
- and it's covered properly.
- It was in an area that he did not actually cover, and there was not anybody nearby that covered that
- For help with animals covered in mange, infested with fleas and ticks, who are abandoned, abused, or
Keywords:
agriculture, finance, young farmers, financial assistance, pest control, veterinarian, veterinary medicine, veterinary telemedicine, telehealth, telemedicine, veterinarian-client-patient relationship, VCPR, animal health, livestock, pets, remote care, electronic means, telephone consultation, controlled substances, prescription drugs
Summary:
The second bill, House Bill 3469, was introduced to address pest control regulations concerning nuisance birds. Representative Campos explained how the bill proposes non-lethal methods to deter these birds, such as the use of laser lights and sounds, which avoids conflict with both state and federal regulations. The committee heard impassioned testimonies from members of the public who shared firsthand experiences regarding the adverse effects of these birds on property and public health. The meeting concluded with both bills being left pending, reflecting a desire for further deliberation among the committee members.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Adds to real property covered by the bill, groundwater and water.
- We also provided that proceeds can cover the cost of a successful divestment proceeding.
- I believe that would already be covered.
- An internal entity claim. is a claim that concerns the internal affairs of a corporation.
- So we talk a lot about how internal entity claims are governed.
Keywords:
business organization, internal management, corporate governance, partnerships, liability reduction, birth certificate, biological sex, gender identity, health and safety, sex assignment, SB 875, Texas, independent school district, ISD, school board trustee, superintendent, campus administrator, electioneering, political signs, early voting
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- and react, you know, to specific situations, and they should, we're looking at a broader issue that covers
- That is new, and when that is happening, it can transcend what any individual or any government entity
- It doesn't matter which order entities were listed; it doesn't mean that there's a priority, whether
- There's no other entity in North America, maybe the world, but certainly North America, that has ever
- Covering a little bit about law enforcement, we're jumping the gun from the 2025 treatment now just to
Summary:
The committee first approved the March 2, 2026 minutes without opposition. It then took up House Bill 771, and at the sponsor’s request moved to hold the bill indefinitely in committee. Representative Schurz said he would return with a replacement version that narrows the bill’s focus on THC products sold through a loophole.
The main item was Senate Bill 1271, as amended, which would declare Norway and roof rats a public nuisance and invasive pest, direct the Department of Agriculture to coordinate a statewide response with counties, public health districts, and the private sector, require a public abatement plan and reporting, and make state and local participation voluntary rather than mandating spending. Supporters, including the sponsor, Ada County, and Boise officials, argued the rats are spreading quickly, can cause major property, agricultural, and public health damage, and require coordinated action before the problem grows. Opponents from the pest management industry said rat control is already handled by licensed private professionals, warned the bill could create confusion with other abatement proposals, raise taxpayer liability and future costs, and compete with private businesses.
Public testimony on SB 1271 was split between those favoring a coordinated government-private response and those urging the issue be left to private industry and local control. After debate, a substitute motion to hold the bill in committee failed 9-6. The committee then voted 9-6 to send SB 1271, as amended, to the floor with a do-pass recommendation.
Afterward, the Department of Agriculture gave an extensive presentation on invasive species, focusing on quagga mussel detection and treatment in the Snake River. The director said Idaho’s treatment effort has reduced the impacted area and remains aimed at eradication, with monitoring, watercraft inspection stations, law enforcement partnerships, and a public-private treatment contract all part of the response. Committee members asked about fish mortality, environmental effects, enforcement of boat inspection rules, and the role of private contractors in the treatment program.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 1 on Health May 20th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- But just in terms of housekeeping, Today, we're going to cover six issues for six departments, including
- To our knowledge, no other state department or entity is doing this work at the state level.
- They would be competing against private entities, including tech and behavioral health startups, and
- I have received services from this entity on mental health. I am against this proposition.
- Timely reimburse the county for services the health fund must cover as required by state and federal
MD
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:21:16.920><c> already,</c> surgery, which are both covered already, surgery, which are both covered
- the federal government through covers the federal government through CMS<00:25:45.800><c> covers</c>
- </c> CMS covers about 50%. CMS covers about 50%.
- Here's what we think cover something.
- </c> entity and certified recovery residence. entity and certified recovery residence.
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
02/03/2026 - House Natural Resources, Energy & Water
House Natural Resources, Energy & Water Committee of Reference
Transcript Highlights:
- mobile sources eligible for the permit if the applicant agrees to emission reductions, expands the entities
- hole right now, and they're sad because they have to rely on fossil fuel energy from Russia now to cover
- hole right now, and they're sad because they have to rely on fossil fuel energy from Russia now to cover
- The bill additionally mandates that the mentioned entities that conduct integrated resource planning
- days of this act, file with their respective regulatory entities a cost of service study that shows
Summary:
The committee took up several energy, transportation, and land-use bills. HB 2428, dealing with county and ADEQ authority to issue voluntary permits certifying emission reduction credits for mobile and non-road sources, received neutral testimony from ADEQ and support from Maricopa County; the committee adopted the Griffin amendment and passed the bill 10-0 with a due pass recommendation. HB 2145, which expands who may request certain gasoline fuel reformulation actions and is contingent on EPA approval, also passed on a 5-4 vote after brief staff explanation and no amendment.
The committee then considered HB 2331, a strike-everything amendment requiring electric utilities to ensure 85% of generating capacity serving retail load comes from “reliable resources” by 2030. Supporters, including the sponsor and Arizona Free Enterprise Club, argued it would protect affordability and grid reliability by favoring dispatchable power; opponents, including the Sierra Club and Rural Arizona Action, said it would effectively favor fossil fuels, raise costs, and limit cleaner resources. The committee adopted the amendment and passed the bill 6-4. HB 2795, which would bar counties from using zoning to block small modular reactors once federal permitting conditions are met, drew strong support from the sponsor and industry advocates who framed it as pro-property-rights and pro-nuclear, and opposition from county, city, and environmental groups who raised preemption, local control, safety, waste, and siting concerns; it passed 6-4.
The committee also passed HB 2340, which allows the Power Plant and Transmission Line Siting Committee to evaluate proposed generating facilities along with transmission lines, on a 5-4 vote. HB 2400, an emergency measure to suspend the motor vehicle fuel tax in Areas A and C during part of the year and replace the lost revenue through state highway funding, drew opposition from cities and counties over transportation funding impacts but support from the sponsor and some members focused on gas affordability; the Griffin amendment was adopted and the bill passed 6-4. Finally, HB 2401 was introduced as a requirement for ADEQ to conduct a biennial review of available fuel formulations and their air-quality impacts in Areas A and C, but the transcript ends before testimony or action on that bill is completed.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- that hot tax funds must be used lawfully without, uh, discrimination or favoritism and ensures that entities
- For beach upkeep is allocated directly to the entity responsible for public beach maintenance.
- The North Texas Commission is a regional advocacy organization that covers the 13 counties known as the
- current law allows a taxing unit to levy an unrestricted INS, interest in seeking property tax rate to cover
- Senate Bill 1453 does permit a taxing entity to adopt an INS rate higher. than the minimum tax rate,
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Legislative Republican Leaders Media Availability Feb 10th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- There has been a lot in the media recently about people getting denied passes to the House wings to cover
- If you're covering what's going on in the legislature, we think you have a right and a responsibility
- This is: we want people covering Olympia talking about what we're doing... ...in order to be here.
- This is: we want people covering Olympia talking about what we're doing because this affects everyone
- down here, so the House Republicans are going to take the lead to make sure that if people want to cover
Summary:
House and Senate Republican leaders held a press availability focused on the late-session legislative agenda, with repeated criticism of Democratic proposals they said would raise costs and expand state control. Their main targets were a proposed state income tax on high earners, which they described as an unconstitutional income tax likely to expand over time, and an anti-initiative bill they said would make it harder for voters to use direct democracy. They also objected to bills they said would restrict local authority over camping bans and housing permits, and to a series of tax and fee increases affecting bottles, tires, groceries, food, health care, energy, labor, and licensing costs.
The Republicans said the income tax proposal drew more than 60,000 opposition sign-ins and argued that the level of opposition showed Washingtonians broadly reject it. They said any legal challenge would likely come from outside the Legislature, not from caucuses, and cited former Attorney General Rob McKenna’s testimony as support for their view that the measure violates the state constitution. They also discussed capital flight and said prior tax increases, including the estate tax and capital gains tax, were already prompting businesses and wealthy residents to leave the state.
The caucus highlighted several Republican-backed affordability bills they said remain alive, including a diaper tax exemption, a prepared-food tax exemption, repeal of last year’s services tax, and sales tax exemptions for certain continuing education and licensing fees. They also said they had helped block or weaken several Democratic bills, including proposals involving grocery stores, wildfire utility costs, college encampments, plastic bag fees, and a juvenile justice bill they said would have allowed earlier release of violent offenders. On child welfare, members criticized a bill addressing the Keeping Families Together Act as insufficient and said they would keep pushing to change the “imminent harm” standard, while also supporting a separate bill to add fentanyl exposure to the child endangerment statute. No formal votes were taken in the press event itself.