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NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Chamber Meeting Feb 12th, 2026 at 11:20 am
New Mexico House Floor Meeting
Bills:
HB111 , HB108 , HB145 , HB164 , HB291 , HJR6 , HR1 , HB63 , HB64 , HB165 , HB184 , HB200 , HB4 , HB7 , HB20 , HB65 , HB66 , HB80 , HB88 , HB96 , HB166 , HB285 , HB295 , HB306 , SB29 , SB37 , HJM2 , HJM3 , HJM1 , HM7 , HM17 , HM4 , HM22 , HM23 , HM24 , HM26 , HM2 , HM16 , HM32 , HM13 , HM47 , HM20 , HM51 , HM1 , HM31 , HM35 , HM36 , HM46 , HM53 , HM54 , HM11 , HM14 , HM21 , HM34 , HM50
Keywords:
water law, state engineer, civil penalty, compliance order, water rights, overdiversion, illegal diversion, groundwater storage and recovery, well license, permit violation, water enforcement, New Mexico water code, irrigation district, conservancy district, water diversion, unauthorized water sales, measuring device, district court appeal, water resources, water compliance
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Chamber Meeting Part 2 Feb 12th, 2026
New Mexico House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Together, they deliver reliable voice and broadband services to some of the most challenging geographic
- funny and cool story, and then we'll get to business, and you'll continue to help us fight the challenges
- funny and cool story, and then we'll get to business, and you'll continue to help us fight the challenges
Bills:
HB111 , HB108 , HB145 , HB164 , HB291 , HJR6 , HR1 , HB63 , HB64 , HB165 , HB184 , HB200 , HB4 , HB7 , HB20 , HB65 , HB66 , HB80 , HB88 , HB96 , HB166 , HB285 , HB295 , HB306 , SB29 , SB37 , HJM2 , HJM3 , HJM1 , HM7 , HM17 , HM4 , HM22 , HM23 , HM24 , HM26 , HM2 , HM16 , HM32 , HM13 , HM47 , HM20 , HM51 , HM1 , HM31 , HM35 , HM36 , HM46 , HM53 , HM54 , HM11 , HM14 , HM21 , HM34 , HM50
Keywords:
water law, state engineer, civil penalty, compliance order, water rights, overdiversion, illegal diversion, groundwater storage and recovery, well license, permit violation, water enforcement, New Mexico water code, irrigation district, conservancy district, water diversion, unauthorized water sales, measuring device, district court appeal, water resources, water compliance
Summary:
The House spent much of the meeting on recognitions and tributes, including remarks supporting New Mexico’s dairy industry, honoring Gadsden Independent School District educators and students, recognizing Broadband Day at the Capitol, and celebrating the retirement of Representative Susan Herrera. Members from both parties praised Herrera’s long public-service career, especially her work on water, acequias, land grants, rural communities, modernization, early childhood, and predatory lending reform. Herrera thanked colleagues and said she was leaving to spend more time with family, grandchildren, and personal pursuits.
The chamber also received a Senate message on House amendments to Senate Bill 3, with the Senate concurring in most items and asking the House to recede from two provisions. Committee reports were then adopted on a series of bills and resolutions, including House Bills 99, 206, 213, 250, 267, 270, 322, and 323; Senate Bills 17, 48, 55, 104, and 193; House Joint Resolution 5; and House Memorial 39. Most reports were adopted without objection, while some bills were advanced with committee substitutes or referrals to other committees.
On third reading, the House passed several measures. House Bill 63, funding New Mexico Finance Authority water projects, passed 66-0; House Bill 64, appropriating about $13.25 million for PPRF-related funds, passed 67-0; House Bill 285, refining the disabled veteran property tax exemption, passed 67-0; House Bill 165, expanding C-PACE economic development uses, passed 67-0; House Bill 184, consolidating legacy fund investment accounts, passed 67-0; and House Bill 200, appropriating $10 million for the New Homes for New Mexico starter-home program, was debated at length and then passed. House Bill 291, the tax cleanup bill, drew a failed floor amendment that was tabled 41-24 before the bill passed 59-8. The debate on HB 200 focused on whether the program would help smaller builders and rural communities, while the HB 291 amendment debate centered on adding broader tax provisions and concerns about fiscal impact and policy scope.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Chamber Meeting Feb 12th, 2026
New Mexico House Floor Meeting
Bills:
HB111 , HB108 , HB145 , HB164 , HB291 , HJR6 , HR1 , HB63 , HB64 , HB165 , HB184 , HB200 , HB4 , HB7 , HB20 , HB65 , HB66 , HB80 , HB88 , HB96 , HB166 , HB285 , HB295 , HB306 , SB29 , SB37 , HJM2 , HJM3 , HJM1 , HM7 , HM17 , HM4 , HM22 , HM23 , HM24 , HM26 , HM2 , HM16 , HM32 , HM13 , HM47 , HM20 , HM51 , HM1 , HM31 , HM35 , HM36 , HM46 , HM53 , HM54 , HM11 , HM14 , HM21 , HM34 , HM50
Keywords:
water law, state engineer, civil penalty, compliance order, water rights, overdiversion, illegal diversion, groundwater storage and recovery, well license, permit violation, water enforcement, New Mexico water code, irrigation district, conservancy district, water diversion, unauthorized water sales, measuring device, district court appeal, water resources, water compliance
Summary:
The House resumed third reading after a brief evacuation caused by a fire alarm, which members later said was triggered by a faulty sensor in the print shop. The chamber then completed final passage on three bills. House Bill 111 passed 51-3 after debate in which a member from Lee objected that the bill’s language shifted the burden onto landowners and water right owners to prove innocence. House Bill 96, as amended, passed 61-0 after a friendly floor amendment added minority leader appointments to the proposed space commission working group and set the working group to dissolve on December 31, 2026. House Bill 108, as amended, passed 63-1; it made technical changes to soil and water conservation districts, including clarifying district definitions, director appointment procedures, and tax procedures.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Field staff, we've also included other response agencies and response partners.
- My agency plans to deploy those around cruise ship terminals for hitchhiking.
- Then we got a real... ...geographical challenge. So the time to get it is now.
- I will tell you that, of course, my agency registers the pesticides, and we have about 50.
- So here's our challenge. Here's our state challenge.
Committee:
House Agriculture & Livestock
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on State and Local Government - 03/21/25
State and Local Government
Transcript Highlights:
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- The change agencies and nonprofits.
- </c> uh two two 20 2851, uh an MMB agency uh two two 20 2851, uh an MMB agency bill<00:12:51.080><c>
- </c> That's where we have the challenge. That's where we have the challenge.
- /c><00:56:41.560><c> determines</c> agency, if the agency head determines agency, if the agency head
Committee:
Senate State and Local Government
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
SPEED Task Force (STF) - Wed May 27, 2026 @ 10:00 AM HST
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Let's kick it off to any, um, state agency.
- Our agency was established by Article 11.
- Um, so this is basically what we do as an agency.
- Um, this is just our organizational chart currently as an agency.
- So my past experience has been that it can be very challenging to... ...that it can be very challenging
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Judiciary Committee Meeting - 2026-04-14
Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> social service agencies and etc. social service agencies and etc.
- </c> agency has the proper authority or not. agency has the proper authority or not.
- </c><01:17:15.679><c> to</c> especially outside of that agency to especially outside of that agency to
- Um agencies we've made many of them.
- There's lots of challenges. conformity. There's lots of challenges.
Committee:
House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
Keywords:
foster care, ombudsperson, investigative powers, children's rights, complaint process, HF4428, Medical Assistance, Medicaid, community engagement, work requirement, work mandate, employment requirement, community service, 80 hours, half-time student, income threshold, federal minimum wage, eligibility verification, benefit suspension, benefit termination
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- That reflects the broader challenges we face when had to find alternative care for today.
- SB 971 also recognizes the challenges that many seniors face, such as modern technology, managing bills
- People who are already doing work in this space, whether that's state agencies, AAA's, local entities
- So there are a large number of agencies that would be, or currently are,... ...a number of agencies that
- While the intensity has certainly increased, these challenges are not new.
Committee:
Senate Human Services
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Health Care & Wellness Jan 14th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Health Care & Wellness
Transcript Highlights:
- In our summary, there's a statement in here. provide clear direction to the agency about how we make
- From the perspective of an animal services agency and shelters, telehealth plays a critical role.
- Many of these families have challenges with transportation and unstable housing.
- They have disabilities that make getting into our clinic promptly challenging.
- And it's challenging when we see these barriers that are up to us.
Committee:
House Health Care & Wellness
Keywords:
animal welfare, cats, declawing, animal rights, pet care, healthcare, contract modifications, provider notifications, insurance carriers, health facilities, HB 2211, medically tailored meals, medical nutrition therapy, medical assistance, Medicaid, Health Care Authority, Department of Social and Health Services, nutrition support, chronic disease, dietary accommodations
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Appr/Sub-OMES REVISED Jan 21st, 2026 at 09:30 am
Transcript Highlights:
- For context, let me just talk a little bit about our agency. This agency started in late 2022.
- The agency believes that the current headcount meets the needs of the agency and does not foresee adding
- Retaining talent is a challenge for all organizations, but it's especially a challenge for government
- Not necessarily all agencies.
- I can tell you this morning at 6:15 on an agency thread of all the major agencies.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Our challenge, as you can see campuses.
- Armstrong Hall the challenges we face.
- </c><00:46:29.119><c> reaffirm</c> state's credit rating agencies reaffirm state's credit rating agencies
- It'd still be in the same agency.
- It'd still be in the same agency.
Committee:
House Capital Investment
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- And I would challenge each of us to think back to the one teacher. I don't know.
- Challenge each of us to think back to the one teacher who saw something in you.
- House Bill 2 is our answer to that challenge.
- Through collaboration with stakeholders and the two agencies, Committee Substitute for House Bill 143
- We as legislators, for compensation, now we'll be represent— Anybody before a state agency.
Summary:
The Senate first adopted a motion to suspend Rule 5.14 and move the intent calendar deadline to 6 p.m. that day. It then took up and passed several bills, often by suspending the regular order of business and the constitutional three-day rule. HB 1866 gave limited Texas peace officer authority to National Park Service law enforcement officers within the San Antonio Missions National Historical Park; HB 4996 increased the penalty for refusing to release a fraudulent lien when the victim is a public servant; and HB 5033 created a trigger mechanism for ending vehicle emissions inspections if federal law changes. HB 1533 made a range of appraisal and property tax procedure changes, HB 2282 raised the arrest warrant reimbursement fee from $50 to $75, HB 3421 updated probate and estates procedures, and HB 4263 revised Texas Juvenile Justice Department grievance procedures. Each of these measures advanced through second reading, third reading, and final passage, with recorded votes generally showing strong support and some opposition on a few bills.
The chamber also considered major policy bills. HB 2, the large public education and school finance package, drew extensive floor discussion and multiple amendments. Senators emphasized its $8.5 billion investment, including teacher and staff pay, school safety funding, special education, charter and traditional school funding changes, and other allotment adjustments. Several senators praised the bill as historic and collaborative, while also noting the need to monitor implementation and future effects. After adopting amendments and hearing supportive remarks from multiple members, the Senate passed HB 2 on final vote, 31-0.
Other debated measures included HB 143, which codified cooperation between the Railroad Commission and the Public Utility Commission to address electrical safety hazards at well sites and related facilities, and CS SB 3074/3070, which allowed limited written communications from the governor, lieutenant governor, and legislators to TCEQ commissioners about permit applications, with disclosure and response requirements. Senator Johnson raised concerns that the TCEQ bill could politicize an apolitical permitting process and potentially affect federal delegation, but the bill was amended and passed 28-3. The Senate also passed HB 4426 on Railroad Commission permits for commercial surface disposal facilities, HB 3161 giving TMRS cities more flexibility on employee contribution rates, and HB 2712 allowing future test years for certain water and sewer utility rate-making, with an amendment to protect ratepayers if projections overcharge them.
At the end of the session, the Senate handled several procedural motions, including re-referring HB 1904 from Criminal Justice to State Affairs and suspending posting rules so committees could meet later that day. The chamber then recessed until 2:00 p.m. Sunday, May 25, 2025, for a local and uncontested calendar, and planned to adjourn until 5:00 p.m. that same day after that calendar concluded.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> a documented recruitment challenge. a documented recruitment challenge.
- </c> we're having recruitment challenges. we're having recruitment challenges.
- The challenge with shortage position.
- That's our our internal challenge.
- We worker vacancies in other agencies.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- We've seen the challenges with that, the challenges in navigating a state agency, and the regional behavioral
- all agencies.
- So it's treating your lean agencies and your bloated agencies exactly the same.
- all agencies.
- all agencies.
Summary:
The Senate opened with roll call, prayer, and approval of the corrected journal, then received committee reports and House messages before moving into floor action on several bills. Among the measures introduced and referred were bills on housing, education, machine guns, cash rounding, virtual currency kiosk fraud prevention, unauthorized workers, and other State Affairs topics. The Senate also took up a number of third-reading bills, including Senate Bill 1314 on Health and Welfare board structures, Senate Bill 1316 on newborn screening exemptions, Senate Bill 1301 on brewer retail taprooms, Senate Bill 1331 on a broad rescission/appropriations reduction package, Senate Bill 1332 on cash transfers to balance the budget, and later Senate Bill 1308 on mediation and Senate Bill 1309 on juvenile corrections.
Senate Bill 1314 drew the most substantive debate early in the meeting. Supporters said it would eliminate outdated board structures in the Department of Health and Welfare and regional behavioral health boards that no longer served a necessary function, while opponents argued the boards still provided public accountability, regional input, and transparency, especially for behavioral health services. The bill passed 28-7. Senate Bill 1316, which updated exemption language for newborn screenings to align with other Idaho law and clarify parental rights, passed unanimously 35-0. Senate Bill 1301, allowing small brewers to expand from one to two remote taproom locations, passed 31-4 after supporters framed it as a free-market and small-business measure.
The most contentious vote was on Senate Bill 1331, the rescission bill reducing fiscal year 2026 appropriations by about $192.7 million, including cuts to general fund, federal, and dedicated funds, along with reductions in FTEs and some program funding. Supporters said it was needed to balance the budget amid revenue uncertainty and that agencies had been asked where to make the additional 1% cuts; opponents criticized the bill as an across-the-board, opaque “Christmas tree” approach that cut lean and bloated agencies alike and created confusion about specific reductions. After extended debate, the bill passed narrowly 18-17. Senate Bill 1332, which transferred money from several funds back to the General Fund to help balance the budget, also drew criticism for shifting money from programs such as Launch, water pollution control, and building projects, but it passed 26-9. Later, Senate Bill 1308 passed 35-0 and Senate Bill 1309 passed 35-0 with little opposition. The Senate then returned to other business, introduced Senate Bill 1361 on public safety appropriations, and began consideration of Senate Bill 1300, which would change confirmation and appointment provisions for certain state agency directors.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Appropriations - S/C on Articles VI, VII, & VIII Feb 27th, 2025
Appropriations - S/C on Articles VI, VII, & VIII
Transcript Highlights:
- What your sister agencies.
- I don't want to say a challenge to overcome for the agency and you have to be able to contract. to be
- Item 4 is agency staffing.
- I'm sure the agency has it.
- Excellent state agency.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House State Government Finance and Policy Committee 2/24/26
State Government Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- c><00:08:44.000><c> they're</c> within the agencies to make sure they're within the agencies to make
- </c> constitutional challenges in the courts. constitutional challenges in the courts.
- We have agencies that have agencies.
- Um this uh agencies that don't.
- </c> that we have, every agency that we have. that we have, every agency that we have.
Committee:
House State Government Finance and Policy
Keywords:
Inspector General, fraud prevention, state audit, public funds, misuse, transparency, government accountability, ethnic councils, diversity, governance, state participation, community representation, barbering, licensing, examinations, barber schools, public safety, certifications, Barber Examiners Board, Minnesota Historical Society
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Budget Review Subcommittee on Health and Family Services (7-1-26)
Transcript Highlights:
- Yes, to continue. they do not meet criteria for agency they do not meet criteria for agency response<
- :16.720><c> the</c> community-based agency with the community-based agency with the intention<00:17:17.480
- as just an acknowledgement of the challenge.
- as just an acknowledgement of the challenge.
- <c> when</c><00:45:26.080><c> we</c> The challenge becomes is when we The challenge becomes is when we
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Local Government Committee Jun 17th, 2026
Local Government
Transcript Highlights:
- The challenge was that there was almost no pathway for businesses like ours.
- The challenge was that there was almost no pathway for businesses like ours. risk.
- The challenge was that there was almost no pathway for businesses like ours.
- These demands are especially challenging for my district.
- I'm with the Association of California Water Agencies.
Committee:
Senate Local Government
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets Jan 13th, 2026
Joint Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets
Transcript Highlights:
- That's why the Mass Ready Act proposes a $3 billion investment to tackle these challenges.
- COVID and supply chain challenges made those projects and other projects more expensive and more challenging
- It is included in a larger line item for MassDEP that covers other agency work.
- So it's agency work that is ongoing, and now there's a financial... ...about that move.
- So it's agency work that is ongoing, and now there's a financial gap.
Bills:
S2542
Keywords:
climate resilience, resilience bond bill, environmental bond, infrastructure spending, flood control, coastal resilience, PFAS, clean water, wetlands, nature-based solutions, housing permitting, flood disclosure, land conservation, biodiversity, forest reserves, municipal vulnerability preparedness, MVP grant program, food security, agricultural resilience, solid waste
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Status of Persons with Disabilities Apr 27th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- And our agency is a subaward on the grant. Great of Hebrew New Rayboard.
- And our agency is a suburb on the grant. And I'm going to pass it over to Esther.
- The goal of the first one is to foster better cross-agency connections.
- One of the challenges was engaging with the families.
- So, you know, it was challenging, but I feel like the outcome was pretty profound. Next slide.
Summary:
The Employment Subcommittee of the Commission on the Status of Persons with Disabilities met on April 27 and approved the prior meeting minutes. The main presentation was from the Lawrence Partnership for Transition to Employment (LPTE), a five-year grant project focused on improving transition outcomes for youth with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Lawrence. Presenters described the project’s community conversations, consortium, and four work groups, with emphasis on the family-partnership work group and a family survey designed to better understand engagement barriers and transition needs.
The survey results showed that family participation increased sharply when Lawrence Public Schools helped distribute the survey, rising from about a dozen responses to more than 200. Key findings included barriers such as scheduling conflicts, language access, childcare, and limited understanding of the IEP and transition process. Many families said they wanted their children to pursue college or employment after high school, but fewer reported access to pre-employment training, suggesting a gap between expectations and awareness of available services. The Lawrence team also described a bilingual transition website, workshops offered at different times with interpretation and childcare, and efforts to make transition planning more visible and accessible.
Committee members responded with questions and comments about cultural barriers, early transition planning, college and community college pathways, trades, summer youth employment, and how to reach families earlier, especially in middle school. Presenters said Lawrence has a strong transition team and existing resources, but needs more real-world work experiences and better communication so families understand and use them. The meeting ended with thanks to the presenters, a note that committee members would meet with SEED later in the week about Massachusetts as a model employer, and an announcement that the May meeting would feature the Office of Veterans Affairs.