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NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

Senate Finance Budget Briefing (06/10/2025)

Transcript Highlights:
  • House had about $71.8 million of education trust fund balance, which will be available in 2026.
  • <00:36:13.760> Um<00:36:14.400> there's Row 24, the Senate added a nursing home bed
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
Summary: The Legislative Budget Assistant staff presented an overview of the Senate changes to the House-passed budget, focusing on revenue estimates, appropriations, and ending balances across the general fund and education trust fund. The presentation emphasized that the Senate’s budget reflected higher revenue assumptions than the House, driven in part by updated April revenue figures, changes to business, tobacco, and real estate transfer tax splits, and different assumptions about video lottery terminal revenue. The Senate also adjusted lapse estimates upward, especially for HHS, after receiving updated information that lapses could be much larger than originally assumed. The presenter walked through the major differences in the surplus statements for fiscal years 2025 through 2027. Compared with the House, the Senate budget generally showed higher revenues, lower or different appropriations in some areas, and larger balances carried forward, including a larger education trust fund balance and a different rainy day fund transfer. The Senate’s approach also changed several policy assumptions, such as maintaining liquor revenue dedication, removing the House’s meals-and-rooms distribution cap, changing the treatment of unique revenue, and altering the process for meeting a targeted revenue amount by giving the governor more flexibility. On the appropriations side, the Senate removed or modified several House reductions and added funding or adjustments in areas including the judicial branch, corrections, HHS, the Human Rights Commission, and certain settlement costs. The presenter also highlighted Senate changes in House Bill 2 and related budget provisions, including a new arts tax credit, a nursing home bed fee, changes to Medicaid premium assumptions, and differences in how motor vehicle inspection repeal and BLT-related revenue are handled. No votes were taken in the portion shown; the discussion was informational and comparative, aimed at explaining the Senate budget changes before conference committee negotiations.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Natural Resources Jul 15th, 2025

Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • The groundwater availability is determined by that desired future condition, by that model available
  • I'm available for any questions that you have. I'm available for any questions that you have.
  • So it is above what is available.
  • That and readily available water.
  • available groundwater.
Summary: The committee held a hearing on high-capacity groundwater wells proposed in Anderson, Henderson, and Houston counties, with members framing the issue as one of local water supply, fairness, and the need to modernize groundwater law while protecting private property rights. Opening remarks focused on the scale of the proposed Redtown Ranch and Pine Bliss projects, the potential export of tens of thousands of acre-feet of groundwater annually, and concerns that the applications lacked sufficient technical detail and could harm nearby landowners, cities, agriculture, and manufacturing. Members also noted the broader context of the recent flooding tragedy in central Texas and the Legislature’s intent to address water-related loss of life in the upcoming special session. Witnesses from the Texas Alliance of Groundwater Districts and the Texas Water Development Board explained the current groundwater management framework. They described groundwater conservation districts as the state’s preferred management method, the role of groundwater management areas and desired future conditions, and how the Water Development Board uses those conditions to calculate modeled available groundwater. They emphasized that districts rely on local data, monitoring wells, and planning processes, but that information is often more limited in areas without a district, where the rule of capture applies. Members pressed witnesses on recharge rates, export permits, subsidence, the effect of pumping on nearby wells, the age and real-time availability of model data, and whether the proposed project would exceed modeled available groundwater in some counties. TCEQ explained its limited oversight role over groundwater conservation districts, including inquiries, compliance actions, and, in extreme cases, dissolution authority. Water Development Board staff also outlined funding programs, saying the New Water Supply for Texas Fund is limited to projects such as brackish desalination, reuse, ASR, and other new-supply projects, and does not fund fresh groundwater exports alone. They said the project at issue had not applied for board funding. A water lawyer then testified on the rule of capture, ownership in place, and district regulation, arguing that districts must use permitting and other tools to manage production within modeled available groundwater and that the Legislature could consider additional authority over groundwater exports under current law.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Taxes Committee 2/11/25

Taxes

Transcript Highlights:
  • going to be used, I mean, an adult is not going to use a bassinet, but an adult could use a full-size bed
  • certain amount of those funds that would just be set aside in the general fund so they wouldn’t be available
  • the general fund so they<01:30:47.400> wouldn't<01:30:47.639> be<01:30:47.840> available
  • <01:30:48.840> uh<01:30:48.960> for<01:30:49.080> the they wouldn't be available
  • uh for the they wouldn't be available uh for the legislature<01:30:49.840> to<01:30:50.080>
Keywords: 1183, house
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

89th Legislative Session May 24th, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • This amendment simply asks the Comptroller to make publicly available on the Comptroller's website any
  • because we can't have them just consciously disregarding the data and the information that is readily available
  • whatsoever, no threat to the community, and our county is still going to be required to spend resources, bed
  • began to get out of the pandemic and bring those death counts down once the vaccine became widely available
Summary: The House convened, established a quorum, heard an invocation and pledges, and approved several routine motions, including excuses for absent members, permission for committees to meet while the House was in session, and postponements of some bills. The chamber also received a Senate message listing measures passed by the Senate and adopted a memorial resolution honoring the 21 victims of the Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde, with remarks entered into the House Journal after a moment of silence. The House then took up a long third-reading calendar and passed a series of Senate bills on topics including criminal justice and corrections sunset provisions (SB 2405, 2406, 2407), election equipment testing (SB 2166), electric grid reliability and attack-preparedness exercises (SB 2148), firefighter collective bargaining (SB 777), DFPS and foster care procedures (SB 1141 and SB 1398), Medicare durable medical equipment billing (SB 1330), property tax administration (SB 1453), probate cleanup and record transfers (SB 1448 and SB 1839), mental health filing procedures (SB 53), school residency for children in safety placements (SB 226), diabetes-related amputation study (SB 1677), rapid DNA analysis (SB 1723), utility rate transparency and capacity cost recovery (SB 1664 and SB 1856), community supervision eligibility (SB 552 postponed), and other measures. Several bills passed with broad support, while others drew notable opposition and narrower margins, including SB 777, SB 2137, SB 2111, SB 1677, SB 1936, SB 1453, and SB 38. Two bills drew especially extensive debate. SB 2148, dealing with electricity supply chain reliability and tabletop exercises for critical facilities, was discussed as a grid-security measure aimed at coordinating utilities, law enforcement, ERCOT, and the PUC in the event of physical attacks; it passed unanimously. SB 1936, changing how LSD is measured for criminal prosecution from dosage-based to weight-based calculations, prompted extended discussion about lab consistency, carrier mediums, and fairness in charging, with supporters saying it would help crime labs and law enforcement and opponents warning it could distort penalties depending on the medium used; it passed 108-26. The House also passed SB 36, creating a Homeland Security Division within DPS, after questions about overlap with TDEM and the cost of adding personnel. Late in the day, the House debated SB 38 on eviction procedures, with supporters saying it targeted squatters and streamlined removal of unauthorized occupants, and opponents arguing it would make evictions too easy and worsen homelessness; it passed 85-44. The chamber also began debate on SB 37, a major higher-education governance bill that would expand governing-board oversight of curriculum, hiring, and faculty senates; members raised concerns about academic freedom, faculty governance, and the impact on humanities programs, and debate was still underway at the end of the transcript.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Children and Family Law (03/18/2025)

Transcript Highlights:
  • So, they're just waiting on a bed um to move him over to rehab.
  • Um, right now, if we were to look at the reports that are available and look at some of the time that's
  • available, I reached out to the LBA to find the information that I could.
  • <00:08:39.120> and at um the reports that are available and at um the reports that are available
  • I I reached out to the LBA to available I I reached out to the LBA to find<00:08:43.760> the<
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The committee opened with a brief update and prayer for Oscar, a person known to members, noting he was making slow but encouraging progress and awaiting transfer to rehab. The hearing then began on House Bill 518, which would require the commissioner of DHS to provide a detailed annual report of DCYF costs. Representative Erica Leyon, the sponsor, said the bill was intended to improve transparency, clarify how DCYF resources and shared services are used, and help future discussions about staffing, funding, and whether DCYF should remain within DHHS or become a separate department. She said the department could likely comply without additional cost and was open to adjusting the reporting date, with the department preferring December 31 instead of September 1. Committee members and the DCYF director, Marie Nunan, discussed whether the bill was duplicative of existing reporting and whether it should also include federal funding mandates. Nunan said DCYF already has many policies and reports, but does not currently produce one consolidated DCYF-specific report in this form; she also said the department believed it had the capacity to file the report and was not taking a position on the bill. Several members questioned whether the measure was necessary, while others supported transparency but suggested the information was already available or could be obtained without legislation. In executive session, the committee voted 15-1 to retain HB 518, meaning it will not advance to the calendar at this time. The committee then opened House Bill 775, sponsored by Representative Jod Nelson, concerning supervised visitation centers. Nelson introduced Dr. Scott Hampton, who testified that supervised visitation is important for child safety, domestic violence prevention, and family preservation. Hampton described the history of visitation centers in New Hampshire, saying funding cuts had reduced the number of centers over time and that prior legislation had failed due to budget reductions. He argued that supervised exchanges can reduce risks such as abuse, abduction, and homicide, and said the service can prevent harm without adding cost by avoiding more serious incidents. The hearing on HB 775 was still underway at the end of the transcript, with no vote or final action shown.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Public Health Aug 13th, 2025

Public Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • People where we have around 800 beds available for TJJD commitment.
  • I'm available for questions. There are some things I would love to clear up.
  • So having it recreationally available is the same as having alcohol recreationally available.
  • We want to make sure that that is still there and available in a better form.
  • Again, I'm just looking at all the options that we have available to us.
Bills: HB5
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

FL House Floor Session - 2025-04-25 (10:00AM Session)

Florida House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • address this, but currently the bill provides that beginning July 1, 2025, all TDT revenues are available
  • The other 25% of TDT revenues would be available to the local government for them to spend however they
  • The other 25% of TDT revenues would be available to the local government for them to spend however they
  • The other 25% of TDT revenues would be available to the local government for them to spend however they
  • I think the next line is, 'I'm tired and I want to go to bed.'
Summary: The House opened with prayer, a moment of silence for fallen Oviedo Officer Jimmy Serrano-Torres, the Pledge of Allegiance, and recognition of Chief Joseph Tuminelli as law enforcement officer of the day. The chamber approved the journal and adopted the special order report, and the Speaker announced a schedule change canceling the floor on Monday and starting Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. The main business was CS for HB 7033, the House tax package, presented by Rep. Duggan. He described a broad set of tax changes, including the previously passed sales tax rate reduction from 6% to 5.25%, exemptions for certain bullion sales, changes to tourist development tax (TDT) use, property tax administration updates, affordable housing-related exemptions, repeal of the aviation fuel tax, delayed natural gas fuel tax implementation, corporate income tax changes, and other provisions. Debate focused heavily on the TDT section and the bill’s property tax relief structure. Amendments to preserve local flexibility or remove the TDT restrictions were offered and debated; one Duggan amendment was adopted to allow local governments to keep 25% of TDT revenues for general use while directing 75% to property tax relief, and another amendment requiring audit certification of compliance was also adopted. A combined reporting amendment offered by Rep. Eskamani to close corporate tax loopholes was debated at length but failed. On final passage, supporters argued the bill provides immediate, permanent tax relief and affordability help, while opponents said it diverts tourism dollars away from local needs and could harm tourism-dependent counties and services. CS for HB 7033 passed the House 78-29. The chamber then took up CS for CS for HB 1221 on local option taxes, which would give local governments more control over certain local taxes and, as presented, redirect TDT revenues toward property tax relief with some local flexibility. After questions and amendments, including a Miller amendment allowing 25% of TDT revenue for general purposes and another accountability amendment, the bill moved to final debate. Members split sharply: supporters framed it as immediate tax relief and local accountability, while opponents warned it would undermine tourism marketing, infrastructure, and county budgets. The transcript ends during closing debate on HB 1221, before final passage is recorded.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs Apr 2nd, 2025

Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Congress members on the problem of Wooshu epic, and according to public available information that during
  • to the party. and what's available to the rest of the country.
  • So we're available to answer any questions. We'd love to be a resource for the committee.
  • Asian American community more available to reach. discrimination.
  • In this country. that avails fairness and justice. This bill prevents children.
CO

Colorado 2026 Regular Session

Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 051 Mar 6th, 2026

Colorado House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • They help make sure all our first responders know where to go, what resources are available, and they
  • Thank you. what resources are available, and they what resources are available, and they help<00:27:38.640
  • companies, including things like oxygen delivery, medical supplies, orthotics, wheelchairs, hospital beds
  • <00:59:29.440> It's<00:59:29.680> about option available.
  • It's about option available.
Keywords: 981, all
Summary: The House convened, established a quorum, and approved the journal from March 4, 2026. Members then made a series of announcements recognizing visiting groups, including emergency managers, community health centers, the Colorado Chamber Alliance, medical equipment providers, the League of Women Voters, and upcoming committee meetings and Denver Zoo Day. The chamber also moved several bills to special orders later in the day. The House then took up third reading of several bills. House Bill 1026, expanding plan options for the Public Employees Retirement Association, passed 49-13. House Bill 102, concerning access to behavioral health providers and licensure for clinical social workers, passed 51-13. House Bill 1205, updating state law to reflect federal good neighbor authority agreements, passed 63-1. House Bill 1145, on water quality and mobile home parks, passed 42-12. House Bill 107, improving use of distributed energy resources, passed 48-16. House Bill 1127, requiring a report after fatal motor vehicle crashes, passed 42-22. House Bill 1277, continuing the kidney disease prevention and education task force, passed unanimously 64-0. The chamber then considered House Bill 1081, which would require utilities to evaluate advanced transmission technologies to improve Colorado’s electric transmission system. Members debated amendments, including L007 and L004, both of which were adopted, while L006 was rejected. Supporters said the bill would help reduce costs, improve reliability, and better use existing infrastructure; opponents of L006 argued it would add unnecessary mandates and costs. After amendment, House Bill 1081 passed. The House also took up House Bill 1228, creating an additional pathway to licensure for marriage and family therapists, which passed unanimously. House Bill 1120, implementing mobile home taxation task force recommendations to protect mobile homeowners’ equity and align tax sale procedures with constitutional requirements, was then considered; the finance committee report was adopted, and debate continued on a proposed amendment as the transcript ended.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 2/11/25

Public Safety Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • or trying to take away any prosecutorial discretion; however, we do think that having that data available
  • <00:37:30.599> uh<00:37:30.720> so<00:37:31.000> that having that data available
  • uh so that having that data available uh so that members<00:37:31.760> of<00:37:31.880> the
  • This says that if you have a stay for being a child predator, public info is still to be made available
  • two here says that if you have a stay for being a child predator, public info is still to be made available
Keywords: 1183, house
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York State Senate Session - 06/04/2026

New York Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • role, Minerva built a coalition from the ground up that helped to bring 20 mental health and detox beds
  • STATE BECAUSE THE RESULTS OF THE REVIEW WILL BE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE TO ALL LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, NEW YORKER
  • President, What I am saying is that there is a claim, a consistent claim, that folks who are availing
  • Larger institutions probably have more ease in—they have the capacity to be able to avail themselves
  • You are doing things that are actually making it harder for institutions to avail themselves of this
Keywords: 993, senate, all
Summary: The Senate met on June 3, 2026, approved the prior day’s journal, and then moved through a long list of discharge motions and substitutions to place many bills on the third reading calendar. The chamber also adopted Resolution J.2314 honoring the New York chapter of the National Domestic Workers Alliance, with remarks emphasizing domestic workers’ role in care work, labor organizing, and protections such as paid sick leave and family leave. Another adopted resolution, J.2298, mourned labor and social justice advocate Minerva Solla, with senators highlighting her work with 1199, the Young Lords, Puerto Rican solidarity efforts, and women’s organizing. A third resolution recognized Olympic curler Daniel Casper for representing the United States at the 2026 Winter Games. The Senate then confirmed a large slate of judicial and executive nominations. It accepted the Judiciary Committee report and confirmed four interim Supreme Court justices, seven Court of Claims judges, and 21 reappointments/extensions by a vote of 44-12. The Finance Committee report was also accepted, and the Senate confirmed a broad set of appointments to state boards and authorities, including the MTA, State Commission of Correction, Power Authority, NYSERDA, Financial Control Board, public health councils, SUNY and Cornell boards, gaming and bridge authorities, and others. One notable confirmation was Alexander Dockery to the State Commission of Correction; supporters called it the first time a formerly incarcerated person had been confirmed to that commission, while Senator Murray criticized the practice of voting on large nomination blocks rather than individually. The chamber then took up and passed many bills, mostly by wide margins, covering labor, health, education, transportation, public service, criminal justice, municipal, tax, insurance, and environmental topics. Several members explained their votes on major measures: Senator Ramos supported a bill modernizing temporary disability benefits and another protecting construction workers from lost pay when jobs are canceled; Senator Baskin spoke about a correction bill tied to the death of India Cummings; Senator Skoufis described a family-court custody bill intended to prioritize child safety; Senator Mayer backed a proposal to reimburse parents of medically fragile children for providing care; and Senator Hinchey defended a bill requiring employers to report AI-related job impacts, while Senator Borrello opposed it as burdensome. Most bills were passed, some were laid aside, and the session concluded with multiple roll-call votes and confirmations before adjournment-related business.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

Senate Commerce (04/21/2026)

Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • by right, provided that adequate infrastructure, including roads, water, and sewage systems, are available
  • :03:34.800> sewage<00:03:35.239> systems<00:03:35.800> are<00:03:35.959> available
  • and sewage systems are available. and sewage systems are available.
  • finding available or underutilized land. finding available or underutilized land.
  • , financing, due to labor availability, financing, due to labor availability, and<00:39:39.880>
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Ways and Means Committee 4/20/26

Ways and Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • Department of Corrections, pardon me, also has an appropriation in the case that there would be additional beds
  • um, we thank the committee for its support for including the funding for the department, and I'm available
  • 21.040> I'm the funding for the department and I'm the funding for the department and I'm available
  • available for any questions. available for any questions. >> Thank<01:31:23.000> you.
CO

Colorado 2026 Regular Session

Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 003 Jan 17th, 2026

Colorado House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • He believed that nonviolence was the greatest asset available to marginalized communities, and he understood
  • nonviolence was the believed that nonviolence was the greatest<00:47:21.520> asset<00:47:22.000> available
  • <00:47:22.400> to<00:47:22.640> marginalized greatest asset available to marginalized
  • greatest asset available to marginalized communities<00:47:24.400> and<00:47:24.640> he
  • few months after that, a white firefighter made a statement that he didn't want to sleep in the same beds
Keywords: 981, all
Summary: The House convened with a quorum, led the Pledge of Allegiance with visiting students from Dr. Martin Luther King Early College, and approved the journal from the previous day after a brief, humorous exchange about a correction to the minority leadership title. The chamber then took up House Joint Resolution 1002, a resolution commemorating Martin Luther King Jr. Day and honoring Dr. King’s life, nonviolent leadership, and role in the civil rights movement. The resolution recounted his education, activism, speeches, writings, the Montgomery bus boycott, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and the history of Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Colorado and nationally, including the state holiday commission and the holiday’s service-oriented observance. Several members spoke in support of the resolution, emphasizing Dr. King’s legacy as a call to action, the importance of nonviolence, community service, and the need to continue addressing injustice. Speakers highlighted the role of young people in the civil rights movement and urged continued work on equity, dignity, and inclusion. One member also connected King’s legacy to current concerns about immigration enforcement and federal power, arguing that justice requires active resistance to injustice. Another member objected that the discussion had become politicized and used the opportunity to criticize immigration policy, while the chair reminded members to stay within the resolution. The resolution text was read at length and included a call for observances, ceremonies, and activities across Colorado, encouragement of service projects, and support for teaching King’s legacy and nonviolent principles in social studies standards. The transcript shows the House adopting the journal, but it does not show a final vote on the resolution within the excerpt provided.