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NM
Transcript Highlights:
- So 30 minutes of supporters and 30 minutes of opposition, and then almost an hour of the committee just
- Board of County Commissioners, the Supreme Court said and found—and I'm reading from the Department of
- I'm Valerie Brooker, speaking on behalf of the League of Women Voters.
- of death, which is the date of our loved one's death, is also the date of the hearings or the release
- of death, which is the date of our loved one's death, is also the date of the hearings or the release
Committees:
Senate Senate Judiciary , Senate House Judiciary
Keywords:
SB30, induced abortion, abortion reporting, vital statistics, public health reporting, medical records, health care providers, repeal, New Mexico, pregnancy termination, abortion data, state reporting requirements, confidentiality, reproductive health, parole, life imprisonment, rehabilitation, criminal justice, victim rights, law enforcement
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- And I know that there's a lot of consternation around private equity and the association with private
- what is the role of the medical review commission, I believe it's called, which occurs, you know, if
- It's made up of three Rs, three Ds, and one declined to state, and the Commission unanimously supports
- But yeah, the Ethics Commission enforces a range of government laws for your question about who is.
- Madam Chair, Representative Hall, I know we have the Deputy Director of the Ethics Commission.
Committee:
House House Judiciary
Keywords:
medical malpractice, malpractice reform, patient's compensation fund, PCF, health care liability, tort reform, damage caps, punitive damages, hospital liability, physician liability, nurse practitioner, certified nurse-midwife, outpatient facility, ambulatory surgical center, urgent care, free-standing emergency room, insurance surcharge, superintendent of insurance, New Mexico hospitals, medical review process
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
02/04/2026 - House Transportation & Infrastructure
Transportation & Infrastructure
Transcript Highlights:
- of.
- So LD1 is Yavapai County, which is a significant part of Route 66.
- Hello, my name is Nikki Terleski, and I'm with the Route 66 Association of Arizona.
- The historic Route 66 Association of Arizona, along with its partners, have played a pivotal role in
- The association provides a wide range of resources, which I brought for you today.
Bills:
HB2163 , HB2256 , HB2305 , HB2367 , HB2369 , HB2669 , HB2772 , HB2916 , HCM2007 , HCR2004 , HR2003
Committee:
House Transportation & Infrastructure
Keywords:
lighting laws, construction equipment, farm equipment, vehicle safety, Arizona Revised Statutes, salvage vehicles, insurance claims, abandoned vehicles, salvage auction dealers, vehicle title, neighborhood electric vehicles, alternative fuel, vehicle license tax, tax exemption, electric shuttle, photo enforcement, traffic violation, mayoral signature, civil traffic, jurisdiction
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House State Government & Tribal Relations Jan 30th, 2026 at 08:00 am
State Government & Tribal Relations
Transcript Highlights:
- into all of them here for the sake of brevity.
- County.
- On behalf of the Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs, or we call CAPA, we strongly support HB
- I'm here representing Allied Daily Newspapers of Washington, Washington State Association Broadcasters
- Representing Allied Daily Newspapers of Washington, Washington State Association Broadcasters, and Washington
Committee:
House State Government & Tribal Relations
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Appropriations and Finance Jan 27th, 2026 at 04:11 pm
House Appropriations & Finance
Transcript Highlights:
- Members, all of your handouts were right in front of you.
- However, instead of an RPSP, it's a special appropriation of one-time funding to the Department of Finance
- , of little.
- All of that.
- She said, well, it's kind of word of mouth. I said, well, why would you need word of mouth?
Committee:
House House Appropriations & Finance
Keywords:
high-quality literacy instruction, science of reading, structured literacy, reading instruction, literacy assessment, dyslexia screening, phonics, phonemic awareness, fluency, vocabulary, comprehension, biliteracy, English language learner, ELL, bilingual education, dual language program, reading intervention, reading difficulty, reading improvement plan, literacy coach
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Labor & Commerce Jan 27th, 2026 at 10:30 am
Labor & Commerce
Transcript Highlights:
- Madam Chair, members of the committee, Paul Jewel, on behalf of the members of the Washington State Association
- of Counties, testifying, unfortunately, opposed today to Senate Bill 618. ...of counties, testifying
- It also puts employers, in this case counties, in the difficult and extremely impossible position of
- Good morning, Chair, members of the committee, Candace Bock, representing the Association of Washington
- Madam Chair, committee members, Chris Teft on behalf of the Washington Self-Insurers Association.
Committee:
Senate Labor & Commerce
Keywords:
interest arbitration, parks and recreation, public employees, labor relations, employee rights, laid-off employees act, WARN notice, mass layoff, business closure, plant closing, worker adjustment and retraining notification, employment security department, employee notice, layoff notice, worker protections, job loss, employment loss, public records exemption, privacy, employee names and addresses
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- So of the population that's 65 and older, there are quite a few of our most rural counties that show
- So, for example, Catron County, Harding County, and Sierra County have the highest percentage of people
- Chair, that we're speaking of, that would be in association with you and you. So, Mr.
- Association, and a doctor down in Las Cruces who's kind of a state expert on graduate education.
- So food boxes are distributed; over 10,000 pounds of produce in Harding and Union counties specifically
Committees:
Senate Senate Finance , Senate House Appropriations & Finance
Keywords:
high-quality literacy instruction, science of reading, structured literacy, reading instruction, literacy assessment, dyslexia screening, phonics, phonemic awareness, fluency, vocabulary, comprehension, biliteracy, English language learner, ELL, bilingual education, dual language program, reading intervention, reading difficulty, reading improvement plan, literacy coach
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- So I'm just proud of them. I'm proud of our districts.
- I'm here on behalf of the New Mexico Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, better known as the
- This is part of a broader Alignment of coursework by the end of this fiscal year.
- kind of the social aspect of school.
- So, PD is on top of all of that. Okay. Mr.
Committees:
Senate Senate Education , Senate House Education
Keywords:
SB29, math requirements for teaching license, teacher licensure, teacher endorsement, mathematics methods, elementary education, secondary education, special education, early childhood education, reciprocity, Public Education Department, Mathematics and Science Education Act, mathematics instructional leadership framework, professional learning plan, K-3 screening, mathematics screening assessment, mathematics difficulty, support plan, multilevel support, intervention
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- all the way up to Whatcom County to the City of Longview.
- Paul Jewell, on behalf of the members of the Washington State Association of Counties.
- Paul Jewell, on behalf of the members of the Washington State Association of Counties.
- Paul Jewell, on behalf of the members of the Washington State Association of Counties.
- For the record, Curtis Steinhauer representing the Washington State Association of County Planning Directors
Committee:
Senate Housing
Keywords:
sales tax, redevelopment, economic incentive, underutilized property, infrastructure, affordable housing, religious organizations, zoning laws, land use, community development, smart access system, smart lock, residential landlord-tenant act, tenant privacy, biometric data, fingerprint, face scan, iris scan, key fob, key card
TX
Texas 89th Regular
S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships May 12th, 2025
S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships
Keywords:
guardianship, guardian ad litem, incapacitated person, proposed ward, ward, probate, Estates Code, Texas probate, elder abuse, adult protective services, capacity restoration, guardian removal, annual account, annual report, estate guardian, person guardian, civil immunity, court-appointed representative, judiciary, civil jurisprudence
Summary:
At 10:00 p.m. on Monday, May 12, the chair called the meeting to order and asked the clerk to call the roll. Members present included Hayes; Dutton, Landgraf, Gonzalez, and LaHood were not present.
Because there was not a quorum, no business could be conducted. The chair announced that the meeting would adjourn, and the meeting ended immediately.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Pensions, Investments & Financial Services May 5th, 2025
Pensions, Investments & Financial Services
Transcript Highlights:
- 30% of 50% because I see this further down: 30% of 60% and 30% of 80%.
- 30% of 80%.
- County.
- On behalf of MidAmerica Collectors Association, is that correct? Yes. Please proceed.
- I'm the Executive Director of the Mid-America Collectors Association.
Keywords:
private activity bonds, housing, residential rental projects, low-income, affordable housing, bond measures, funding equality, political subdivisions, public communications, election fairness, debt collection, consumer rights, disclosures, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, settlement agreements, State Board of Education, group benefits program, health insurance, state employees, dependents eligibility
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 3/27/25
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm also here to speak on behalf of the Economic Development Association of Minnesota's Government Relations
- The witness said he was also there to speak on behalf of the Economic Development Association of Minnesota's
- I am testifying in my capacity as a member of the Minnesota Association of Professional Employees, which
- is a union of over 18,500 state workers all across Minnesota's agencies, boards, and commissions. team
- ><c> of</c> member of the Minnesota Association of member of the Minnesota Association of professional
Keywords:
teacher apprenticeship, registered apprenticeship, teacher licensure, teacher shortage, workforce development, education finance, K-12 education, higher education, Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board, PELSB, Tier 3 license, teacher preparation, mentor teacher, school district, cooperative unit, teacher pipeline, alternative licensure, apprenticeship program, labor and industry, union representation
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 3/25/25
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> of the whole state of Minnesota. of the whole state of Minnesota.
- Out of that type of work, we of course adhere to all of the contracting requirements and we make sure
- statewide associations to be able to kind of use those as well.
- statewide associations to be able to kind of use those as well.
- </c> relating mclassification of of workers. relating mclassification of of workers.
Keywords:
tourism, World Junior Hockey Championships, funding, economic impact, sports events, Minnesota, economic development, livability, marketing, partnerships, labor and industry, electrical licensing, electrical inspection, continuing education, online course approval, Internet continuing education, power limited technician, maintenance electrician, master electrician, technology circuits
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- /c><00:03:23.360><c> teachers</c> of the daily rate of pay for teachers of the daily rate of pay for
- </c><00:04:29.199><c> concerns</c><00:04:29.600><c> of</c> bill and so all the kind of concerns of bill
- of HBCUs.
- ><c> not</c><00:57:07.760><c> just</c> lack of respect of educators, not just lack of respect of educators
- </c><01:09:02.000><c> of</c> I think this is the power of of I think this is the power of of committee
Committee:
House Education Finance
Keywords:
short-call substitute, substitute teacher, substitute teaching license, pilot program, teacher shortage, education workforce, school district, charter school, Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board, PELSB, background check, paraprofessional, education support personnel, temporary license, substitute training, retaliation, teacher pay, daily substitute pay, Minnesota education law, education innovation
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- /c> um you know and kind of uh he's kind of um you know and kind of uh he's kind of the<00:09:12.160>
- And then on top of that, it's, you know, also teaching them to read and all the things that we associate
- <c> the</c> that's uh sits kind of northwest of the that's uh sits kind of northwest of the school<00
- I have worked in a myriad of crisis and suicide intervention settings, including county mobile crisis
- ><c> that</c> hundreds of thousands of dollars that hundreds of thousands of dollars that might<01:33
Committee:
Senate Education Finance
Keywords:
short-call substitute, substitute teacher, substitute teaching license, pilot program, teacher shortage, education workforce, school district, charter school, Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board, PELSB, background check, paraprofessional, education support personnel, temporary license, substitute training, retaliation, teacher pay, daily substitute pay, Minnesota education law, education innovation
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House lawmakers push to fund weather-resiliency program for Minnesota homes 4/27/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Alabama is kind of the poster child for this one. They implemented their program several years ago.
- Uh Alabama<00:01:10.720><c> is</c><00:01:10.840><c> kind</c><00:01:11.040><c> of</c><00:01:11.120><c>
- of the uh poster child Alabama is kind of the uh poster child for<00:01:12.680><c> this</c><00:01:12.920
- </c> may not have much of a taxable income. may not have much of a taxable income.
- of it because of actually take advantage of it because of that<00:07:44.040><c> high</c><00:07:44.280
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, July 3, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- ><c> the</c><01:44:34.239><c> big</c> betrayal of Alabama families and the big betrayal of Alabama families
- Jackie, it's from the Orange County area of California. We need to order.
- of Alabama.
- Suffolk County, part of Long Island, is currently represented in Nassau County by two amazing colleagues
- ><c> Long</c><06:34:14.958><c> Island,</c> Suffach County, part of Long Island, Suffach County, part
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
MS House Floor - 15 January, 2026; 10:00 AM
Mississippi House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> The bill will order an administrative restructuring of the schools within Kapaya County.
- in Alabama most of the money that was being received by the students was being, was going to students
- bite of this in both groups. >> Because is it correct that in Alabama most of the money that was being
- So when you look at districts like mine, Holmes County, uh which traditionally have received a lot of
- Whatever public school was available, and all of it was in Lawrence County, by the way.
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- been reductions by this body to reduce the amount of fees associated with that.
- kind of going at the beginning of the fiscal year.
- But we do a very good job of keeping track of all of our herds across the state. Oh, yeah.
- This slide goes into granular detail of the source of each means of finance.
- of OJJ.
Committee:
House Appropriations
Summary:
The committee heard FY27 budget presentations for the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, beginning with Public Safety Services. House Fiscal Division staff reviewed the department’s recommended budget of $645.9 million, including supplemental pay, State Police, Motor Vehicles, and the State Fire Marshal. Officials explained that the overall budget reflects a net decrease from FY26, driven largely by shifts in funding sources, removal of one-time statutory dedications, and adjustments tied to undercollections in fees and self-generated revenues. State Police was recommended at $459.7 million, OMV at $86.7 million, and the Fire Marshal at $41.1 million. Department leaders also described ongoing modernization efforts, staffing vacancies, and the use of efficiencies identified internally.
Lieutenant Colonel Robert Burns and agency heads testified about State Police operations, including increased cadet graduations, improved Mardi Gras security, progress on APHIS and OMV modernization, and the new crime lab under construction. Members asked about undercollections, vacancies, the role of public tag agents, and whether the agency could expand counter-drone capabilities. Burns said the department has identified about $11 million in efficiencies, but warned that counter-drone work would require additional funding, citing a $4.5 million fiscal note for HB 940 and roughly $9 million more for a robust unit. OMV officials said staffing and retention remain difficult, but modernization should improve service and reduce lines; they also said the agency continues to rely on public tag agents and is working through reinstatement fee collection issues.
The committee then reviewed the Department of Corrections FY27 budget, recommended at $902.3 million, with most funding from State General Fund and a large increase tied to higher incarceration costs, medical needs, overtime, and added capacity at Louisiana State Penitentiary. DOC officials said the department remains under pressure from vacancies, turnover, contraband, and medical costs, and that the budget includes funding to add 150 correctional officers at Angola and to house ICE detainees at Camp J. They also discussed criminal justice reinvestment savings, prison enterprises, and reentry programs funded through the Second Chance Act. Members asked about staffing, inmate deaths at Elaine Hunt, work-release pay, and whether the department is tracking the true long-term cost of incarceration. Officials said they are pursuing pay increases, recruitment, expanded training and reentry programs, and more data-driven workforce alignment, while acknowledging that many budget pressures remain unresolved.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Interim Joint Committee on Local Government (7-29-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, you know, a lot of our local counties, our little rural counties, don't have countywide zoning.
- One of the main drivers of the cost of a home is the land.
- of higher rates of occupied in an age of higher rates of remote<00:47:16.720><c> work.
- You've got to go present in front of, like, a planning and zoning commission.
- in front of like a planning<01:10:47.520><c> and</c><01:10:47.760><c> zoning</c><01:10:48.080><c> commission
Summary:
The committee approved the minutes from its June 4, 2025 meeting and then heard a series of presentations focused largely on housing and land-use policy. Senator Robbie Mills and Representative Josh Bray discussed two 2025 housing measures: Senate Bill 50, which would create residential infrastructure development districts to help local governments finance infrastructure for new housing developments through special assessments and local debt, and House Bill 7, which would let local governments identify development areas and rebate new property tax revenue to developers as an incentive for housing growth. They said Kentucky faces a statewide housing shortage of roughly 210,000 units, projected to grow if building patterns do not change, and argued that regulatory relief and financing tools are needed to increase supply.
Representative Rebecca Rymer presented House Bill 371, which would require local permitting when an industry’s residual waste landfill is located in a different county from the industry itself. She said current law lets such landfills bypass local review, leaving host counties with no say despite road impacts and other local burdens. She said the bill would preserve the existing exemption when the landfill and industry are co-located, and noted support from KLC and KO. Representative Steve Doan also described House Bill 806, a statewide backyard chicken bill that would allow domesticated hens, prohibit roosters, set a minimum of six hens that local governments could not go below, and preserve local authority over setbacks, sanitation, maintenance standards, and egg sales. He said it would override outright local bans but not HOA restrictions, and cited a current Northern Kentucky dispute and ADA litigation as reasons for the proposal.
The committee then heard a broader discussion on housing and land use from Charlie Gardner of the Mercatus Center and Nolan Gray of California YIMBY and the Bluegrass Institute. They outlined categories of land-use regulation, described the recent growth of state-level housing reforms nationwide, and cited examples such as ADU legalization, smaller lot sizes, reduced parking minimums, streamlined permitting, and single-stair or other building-code reforms. They argued that housing shortages are a statewide concern, that localities often have incentives to block growth, and that state intervention can reduce costs and uncertainty without compromising health and safety. Members asked about the housing shortage estimate, the effect of red tape on safety and local authority, and how state reforms could be phased in; the presenters said reforms often include lead time, can be targeted to larger jurisdictions, and should focus on reducing time and cost while maintaining basic standards.