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VT

Vermont 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Session - 2026-05-28 - 2:50PM

Vermont House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • You're going to have to go through the Army Corps of Engineers and a few other places, but the current
  • Corps<00:03:12.720> of to go through the Army Corps of to go through the Army Corps of Engineers
  • 14.519> a<00:03:14.600> few<00:03:14.840> other<00:03:15.040> places, Engineers
  • and and a few other places, Engineers and and a few other places, but<00:03:16.000> the<00:03
Keywords: 926, house, all
Summary: The House took up the Committee of Conference report on House Bill 944, the fiscal year 2027 transportation program and related transportation law changes. The Speaker first suspended the rules to consider the report immediately. A member from Swanton then outlined the conference committee’s main agreements, saying the House Transportation Committee was pleased with the result. The report’s major provisions included a mileage-based user fee for battery electric vehicles beginning January 1, 2027, at 1.4 cents per mile, with multiple payment options and a directive for the Agency of Transportation to return with recommendations on eventually adding plug-in hybrid vehicles. The member also highlighted shifting $1.7 million from town highway aid to state paving, an additional $300,000 from the general fund for volunteer driver and mobility programs, a recommendation to study bonding as a way to advance transportation projects, consumer-protection style rules for EV charging price transparency, and changes to dates related to the Caledonia airport sale. The member noted the conference committee accepted the Senate’s position on making obsolete Connecticut River log-drive rules obsolete. After brief remarks, the House voted on the conference report. The chair called for a voice vote, the ayes appeared to have it, and the report of the committee of conference was adopted. The House then noted that additional Senate bills might come over later and recessed until 4:00 p.m.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
  • We used to call it shovel-ready or on the shelf and ready to go and engineered and everything else.
  • Probably equated to a 5% year over year, and it got really hard for our engineers to kind of align their
  • Is it the cost of the engineering? Is it a cost of the—what the hell is it? Mr.
  • And so those are projects that our district engineers identify as being on the frontiers of the STIP
  • Chairman, that's because it's diesel engines. So, of the 75, where does the other 25 go, Mr.
Keywords: 996, all
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Senate in Session May 1st, 2025

Florida Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • I was a very proud mom of Haley, Ava Sharief Chambers, who graduated at the top of her class in engineering
  • , civil engineering, and environmental engineering.
  • I was a very proud mom of Haley Ava Sharief Chambers, who graduated at the top of her class in engineering
  • , civil engineering, and environmental engineering.
  • , civil engineering, and environmental engineering.
Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a series of member introductions recognizing interns, pages, and a retiring Senate employee. Leadership also announced that budget talks with the House were continuing and that senators should not plan to be in next week, with hopes of sharing more budget news soon. The chamber then moved to third reading and took up a major bill on citizen initiatives and constitutional amendments, with sponsors saying it was needed to address documented petition fraud and to protect the integrity of the process. That bill drew extensive debate. Supporters argued that recent investigations showed widespread fraud in petition gathering, that the measure would add reasonable guardrails, and that it would prevent taxpayer-funded government messaging from being used to influence ballot measures. Opponents said the bill would make it much harder for ordinary Floridians to place amendments on the ballot by adding costs, deadlines, registration requirements, fines, and felony exposure, and they warned it would chill grassroots participation and effectively favor wealthy or corporate-backed campaigns. After debate, the Senate passed the bill 28-10. The Senate then adopted several House amendments and concurred on a series of education and public-safety measures, including bills on stem cell therapy, student-athlete electrocardiograms, cardiac emergency planning in schools, school safety, Bright Futures and other education policy items, and educator preparation. Most of those measures passed unanimously or with overwhelming support, and the chamber also recognized additional interns and a long-serving education advocate before recessing and returning to continue with House messages.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • And so that covers around a 25% growth in certifications.
  • And so that covers around a 25% growth in certifications.
  • And so that covers around a 25% growth in certifications.
  • Um I presented to ANR certifications.
  • obtain your national certification. obtain your national certification.
Keywords: 958, all
Summary: The House Budget Review Subcommittee on Primary and Secondary Education and Workforce Development met for an information-gathering session and opened by clarifying that the subcommittee would not be voting on budget requests. Because there was no quorum at first, the committee did not take up approval amendments. The first presentation focused on a budget request to incentivize national certification for school social workers and school psychologists. Rep. Vanessa Gracal, along with Amy Oats and Leslie Gilpin, argued for a $500,000 annual appropriation to provide $2,000 salary supplements to nationally certified school social workers and school psychologists working primarily in their certification areas. They said the stipend would help recruit and retain professionals amid shortages, noted that current Kentucky certification numbers are low, and explained the rigorous certification and renewal requirements. In response to questions, they said there is currently no appropriation for this purpose in HB 500 and none they were aware of in HB 6 in 2024. The next topic was school facility funding needs, led by Rep. Bob McCool, Johnson County Superintendent Tom Cochran, Commissioner of Education Robert Fletcher, and other district representatives. They described the “gap funding” issue for school construction projects that had already started before COVID-era inflation sharply increased costs. Johnson County and Harrison County were highlighted as examples of districts that had already committed local funds, passed nickel taxes, and begun construction but now need additional state support to finish projects. Speakers emphasized that many projects were audited and approved, that the state has already funded about half of the gap, and that roughly $130 million more is being sought in HB 500 to complete the remaining work. They stressed that unfinished projects would leave districts with half-built schools and that completing them would bring long-term savings and better facilities for students. The committee then turned to testimony from KASA representatives on the impacts of HB 500 as introduced. The witnesses discussed the importance of school psychology and school social work certification, the benefits of advanced training for student services, and the need to recognize and support highly qualified staff. A member asked whether HB 500 or HB 6 included an appropriation for the certification stipend, and the witnesses answered no. The meeting also included a motion to approve the minutes from the prior meeting once a quorum was present, and the minutes were approved by voice vote.
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Monday, November 17, 2025)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Army Corps of Engineers in 1980 as the historic first female, she was in Germany and beyond.
  • Army Corps of Engineers in 1980 as the historic first female, she was in Germany and beyond.
  • Army Corps of Engineers in 1980 as the historic first female, she was in Germany and beyond.
  • Army Corps of Engineers in 1980 as the historic first female, she was in Germany and beyond.
  • Army Corps of Engineers in 1980 as the historic first female, she was in Germany and beyond.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Municipal and County Government (03/04/2025)

Municipal and County Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • system uh I believe before a certificate system uh I believe before a certificate of<00:08:07.599
  • , becomes certified, renews certification, is denied certification, or loses certification.
  • certification day one, but that's just not how the certifications work, with how in depth they want
  • agree I would rather a certification agree I would rather a certification process<00:26:38.440><
  • requiring approvals and certifications requiring approvals and certifications and<00:27:50.720><
Keywords: 1189, house, all
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm CAMTC certification number 27187.
  • I have CAMTC certification number 9886.
  • communicated to certificate holders.
  • Pitts, C.M.T. 522 is my certificate number.
  • Pitts, C.M.T. 522 is my certificate number.
Summary: The joint sunset oversight hearing reviewed five regulatory entities: the Board of Behavioral Sciences, the Board of Psychology, the Physician Assistant Board, the Podiatric Medical Board, and the California Massage Therapy Council. Across the hearing, each entity described recent accomplishments, licensing and enforcement workload, workforce shortages, and efforts to modernize processes. Common themes included streamlining licensure, expanding access to care, addressing telehealth or emerging technology, and balancing consumer protection with workforce needs. For the Board of Behavioral Sciences, members discussed workforce shortages in mental health, supervision barriers, telehealth confidentiality, AI in therapy, interstate compacts, school-based services, and military spouse licensure. The board said it has expanded outreach, improved licensing processes, and created temporary practice authority tracking, while also expressing concern about counseling compacts and emphasizing California-specific law, ethics, and cultural competency. Public commenters supported the board’s work and the possible move to a national MFT exam, while also urging more resources. The Board of Psychology highlighted fee adjustments, streamlined licensure pathways, enforcement process improvements, new CPD requirements, and proposed changes including a psychotherapist-client privilege exception for investigations. Committee members and public witnesses focused heavily on that privilege proposal, with some members opposing it as too broad and privacy-invasive, while the board argued it is needed to obtain records in bias and sexual misconduct cases. The board also discussed workforce shortages, processing improvements, and the use of inactive status for psychological associates. The Physician Assistant Board reported growth in the PA workforce and education programs, SB 697 implementation, and financial pressure from rising enforcement costs. The main policy debate centered on physician-to-PA ratios and practice agreements, with board representatives and many public commenters arguing that current restrictions limit access to care, especially in rural areas, while the California Medical Association defended the need for explicit ratios and agreements. The board also discussed AI, fee increases, and tracking temporary practice authority. The Podiatric Medical Board described licensing and renewal reforms, residency expansion, enforcement support, and budget constraints, while public testimony raised concerns about a proposed fee increase and about reimbursement parity and practice recognition for podiatrists. Finally, the California Massage Therapy Council defended the certification model over licensure, citing lower costs, local government collaboration, anti-trafficking work, and its role in vetting applications and disciplining bad actors; no formal votes or final actions were taken during this portion of the hearing.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Capital Investment Committee 1/23/25

Capital Investment

Transcript Highlights:
  • Are there additional soft costs for engineers, architects to design those things, and then how do those
  • And then LHB is an architecture and engineering firm, a private company, that is on the team that does
  • lhb is an architecture and engineering lhb is an architecture and engineering firm<00:58:11.520>
  • <00:58:30.160> costs<00:58:30.480> architecture<00:58:31.079> costs engineering
  • and I am not an architect or an engineer and I am not an architect or an engineer so<01:11:54.840
Keywords: 1183, house
Summary: The House Capital Investment Committee met on January 23 and approved the minutes from the previous meeting. The main presentation was from the Office of the Legislative Auditor on its evaluation of Minnesota’s Sustainable Building guidelines, also referred to as B3. The auditors said the guidelines apply to certain new buildings and major renovations funded with general obligation bonds and are intended to improve energy efficiency, occupant health, and environmental quality. They described the program as involving the Departments of Administration and Commerce, the University of Minnesota’s Center for Sustainable Building Research, and project teams, but found widespread confusion over who is responsible for administering and enforcing the program. The auditors reported that oversight and accountability are limited, compliance is not clearly tracked, and there is no agency assigned to ensure projects follow the guidelines or to require compliance data. They said many projects in a review of 2020 bonding projects had not begun tracking compliance, and that up-to-date data were often missing. They also found the law’s stated program objectives are outdated because the referenced energy-code provision was repealed in 2009, and that measurable goals have not been established for most of the guideline categories. The office recommended that the legislature designate a responsible agency, clarify duties in statute, require compliance monitoring and data collection, update the program’s stated goals, and direct systematic evaluation of cost and sustainability outcomes. Members asked about consequences for noncompliance, funding, and whether cost impacts should be studied first. The auditor said the requirements are legal obligations, but no real enforcement consequences have been used so far, and any consequences discussed have been mostly theoretical. She said the Departments of Administration and Commerce were receiving about $1 million combined to support the contract with the Center for Sustainable Building Research, while other state agencies were not receiving dedicated funding for oversight. In response to questions about costs, she said the overall effect of the guidelines on project costs and sustainability is still unknown, but that the legislature could direct an analysis of cost impacts before taking further action.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Elections Apr 24th, 2025

Elections

Transcript Highlights:
  • So a passport or a birth certificate.
  • A birth certificate? And that, so that's it, right? Birth certificate, yes. Okay.
  • If it's a valid birth certificate?
  • Amended birth certificate, a certificate of naturalization form.
  • So this bill doesn't care if the birth certificate is real or not, as long as I present a birth certificate
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Municipal and County Government (02/19/2025)

Municipal and County Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • , so we'll do the inspection without the certification and give them time to get the certification.
  • a loss of the houses no certification a loss of the certification<00:36:24.000> brings<00:36:
  • We do not require certification.
  • certification certification c<00:47:53.559> one<00:47:53.680> of<00:47:53.800> the<
  • Just another quick follow-up: how do I lose my certification? Who checks the certification?
Keywords: 1189, house, all
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

House Chamber - Tue Feb 17, 2026, 12:00PM HST - Day 16

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

JHA Info Briefing - Tue Feb 17, 2026 @ 2:00 PM HST

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Buffer zones reduce the risk of pollen drift that could impact non-hemp crops or organic certifications
  • They have to have a USDA license, their certificate of analysis for THC compliance, and identification
  • 57.280> um license. they have to uh have their um license. they have to uh have their um certificate
  • <01:23:58.560> of<01:23:58.880> analysis certificate of analysis certificate of analysis
TX
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, September 18, 2025)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Instead of a complex existing process, projects would simply be required to receive a certificate of
  • <02:52:32.560> of<02:52:32.880> crossing<02:52:33.359> from receive a certificate
  • of crossing from receive a certificate of crossing from the<02:52:33.760> relevant<02:52:34.160
  • also replace the outdated presidential permitting process with a clear statutory framework, the certificate
  • <03:02:43.600> of statutory framework, the certificate of statutory framework, the certificate
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Session (05/22/2025)

New Hampshire House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • <04:09:17.680> and authorize licensed engineers and authorize licensed engineers and architects
  • There is absolutely no one in our town qualified to engineer that building or inspect it or know what
  • that building or inspect it to engineer that building or inspect it or<04:11:13.520> know<04:
  • Do they require any type of licensed engineer or licensed architect or anything for that matter?
  • licensed engineers and licensed licensed engineers and licensed architects<04:12:50.399> could
Keywords: 1189, house, all
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Housing Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm

Joint Committee on Housing

Transcript Highlights:
  • I've been to preschool here all the way up to getting an engineering degree at Tufts.
  • There are a bunch of great fire engineers in Massachusetts.
  • There are a bunch of great fire engineers in Massachusetts.
  • There are a bunch of great fire engineers in Massachusetts. sets.
  • There's even the building There are a bunch of great fire engineers in Massachusetts.
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Joint Committee on Housing opened a hybrid hearing focused on housing production bills, with Chairs Julian Cyr and Rich Haggerty emphasizing Massachusetts’ housing shortage and the need to produce more than 200,000 units over the next decade. The committee then heard testimony on a wide range of proposals, including social housing, starter homes and the “missing middle,” accessory dwelling units (ADUs), single-stair residential buildings, permanent affordability homeownership, and housing for people with disabilities. Several witnesses framed the bills as tools to expand supply, lower costs, and address racial and generational wealth gaps. Representative Connolly testified for H. 1478 on the Massachusetts Social Housing Program, describing publicly owned, mixed-income housing financed through a revolving loan fund. Senator Feeney testified for S. 989 on missing middle starter homes, arguing for zoning changes, incentives, and affordability tools to support smaller starter homes and duplexes, triplexes, and fourplexes. Multiple witnesses, including housing advocates, real estate representatives, and local officials, supported the ADU trust fund bill and the single-stair study bill, saying they would reduce barriers, support homeowners, and enable more family-sized and infill housing. Some witnesses opposed bills they said would weaken ADU reforms or add new restrictions, while others urged broader deregulation to speed production. A major portion of the hearing focused on H. 1576/S. 1010, the Homes for Lasting Affordability bill, which would create a permanent affordability homeownership program for low- and moderate-income buyers and support small developments with long-term affordability restrictions. Testimony from community land trust leaders, legislators, and housing advocates emphasized that permanent affordability can preserve public investment, stabilize neighborhoods, and help families build wealth over generations. Senator Miranda and Representative Worrell tied the bill to closing the racial wealth gap and expanding access to homeownership for Black and Latino residents. The committee also heard testimony on S. 971, which would reform the Housing Development and Incentive Program to require more affordability in Gateway City projects. The committee additionally heard from Senator Kennedy and disability advocates on S. 1004, which would strengthen the Alternative Housing Voucher Program for people with disabilities by codifying project-based vouchers and aligning the program more closely with other voucher systems. Witnesses described long waitlists and the lack of accessible, affordable units as major barriers that can lead to homelessness or unnecessary institutionalization. No votes were taken during the hearing; the session was devoted to testimony and questions from committee members.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • eight police officers in Foster City, closure of a fire station in South San Francisco, one fire engine
  • that will be needed by cutting millions from fire departments can only be achieved by shutting down engine
  • In addition, we staff eight state of California OES fire engines.
  • Without our employees, we do not have an economic engine in San Mateo County.
  • We're developing the right, you know, doing the right engineering, the right technology, and to make
Summary: The hearing began with a vote-only agenda and then focused first on San Mateo County’s request to restore in-lieu vehicle license fee (VLF) funding. County officials, city leaders, labor representatives, nonprofits, and public safety advocates argued that the loss of roughly $157 million would force major cuts to homelessness services, housing assistance, mental health programs, libraries, parks, fire and police staffing, and other local services. They described the current formula as outdated and unfair, tied to school funding and basic-aid dynamics that no longer work for San Mateo County, and urged both an immediate budget restoration and a permanent legislative fix. The Department of Finance said the payments are discretionary, not statutorily required, and noted the administration does not view the expenditure as sustainable in the current fiscal climate. Committee members expressed sympathy, questioned the formula, and said they would keep the issue under consideration; the committee later voted to move the two vote-only items on the agenda. The committee then received an update from the Department of General Services on state property redevelopment, including the Hillcrest DMV site in San Diego, the Fell Street DMV site in San Francisco, and other state-owned properties. DGS explained that Hillcrest is not currently an active project, while the Fell Street project shifted from an integrated DMV-housing plan to a more feasible relocation of the DMV into leased commercial space, with a budget change proposal pending. Members pressed DGS on the slow pace of redevelopment, the potential for housing on state sites, and the costs and feasibility of adaptive reuse. DGS said many state buildings are aging and that adaptive reuse depends heavily on building design, floorplate depth, light, and risk from unknown conditions behind walls. The Government Operations portion then turned to the California Education Learning Lab, which supports intersegmental higher education innovation grants. The Lab asked for permanent restoration of $4 million in ongoing funding and a move of its home agency from the Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation to GovOps, along with technical trailer bill changes. Supporters said the program has funded more than 120 projects reaching thousands of faculty and hundreds of thousands of students, including work on generative AI in higher education. The Legislative Analyst’s Office recommended rejecting the restoration and continuing the wind-down, citing the state’s projected deficit and suggesting the California Education Interagency Council could pursue non-state-funded grant opportunities instead. The committee held the item open. Finally, GovOps presented the new California Education Interagency Council staffing request, seeking four ongoing positions to support the council, with funding already included in last year’s budget. The department said the governor has appointed Debbie Cochran as executive officer and that the remaining positions are being recruited. Finance and LAO had no objections, and the committee began questions about how the council will be staffed and organized.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • In these types of social engineering experiments, and as a result of this coordinated effort nationally
  • I budgeted $195 a foot, and we're still going to have to do some value engineering.
  • I took a cut in pay as a graduate engineer because I had to sell my fireworks business. Right.
  • He has a degree in civil engineering.
  • . engineering, Outstanding Alumnus of Dwight Look College of Engineering, and Distinguished Alumnus of
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Floor Session Apr 27th, 2026

California House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • He understands that the most powerful engines are built, not bought.
  • studies with dedication and perseverance, graduating cum laude and earning degrees in electrical engineering
  • That journey brought him to the United States, where he earned his master's degree in electrical engineering
  • Educational Foundation, he offered annual scholarships to Filipino students who showed promise in engineering
  • Filipino American Fund, he supported high school students in their journey to pursue degrees in engineering
Keywords: 988, house, all
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - Federal Funding Stabilization Subcommittee Nov 6th, 2025

Federal Funding Stabilization Subcommittee

Transcript Highlights:
  • It's a special contract with DFA, and they let us amend it because we felt we could do a few engineering
  • Over 75 projects have to have engineering designs, so we now have four engineering firms that we're working
  • signed up for everything, and we're still worried we won't be able to get the 50 even with our own engineer
  • We hit the state engineers.
  • Working with the Army Corps of Engineers on that La Madana Arroyo to, you know, repair it.