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CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee Jun 15th, 2026
Budget and Fiscal Review
Transcript Highlights:
- But today's hearing is focused on the legislative budget agreement.
- I look forward to having an agreement with the administration very soon.
- AB 109 reflects months party budget agreement.
- Then we have the agreement between the Senate and the Assembly.
- We have a three-party agreement on the revenues.
Committee:
Senate Budget and Fiscal Review
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- HB 2384, school districts lease agreements requirements, Finance.
- HB 2384, school districts lease agreements requirements, Finance.
- HB 2494, certificate environmental compatibility zoning. Natural resources.
- H.T.R. 2038, Colorado River seven-state agreement. Natural resources.
- HB 2340, certificate environmental compatibility factors. HB 2341, line siting factors off takers.
Summary:
The Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, roll call, and a series of personal privilege introductions recognizing guests including the Doctor of the Day, realtors visiting for Realtor Day, and the family of former Senator Barbara Leff. The chamber also adopted House Concurrent Resolution 264 honoring Barbara Leff, followed by a moment of silence in her memory. The Senate then moved through a large number of bill introductions and first readings, as well as Committee of the Whole consideration of several measures.
In Committee of the Whole, senators considered and advanced multiple bills, often with technical or negotiated floor amendments. Among those reported out as do pass or do pass as amended were SB 1494, SB 1497, SB 1503, SB 1535, SB 1544, SB 1580, SB 1582, SB 1584, SB 1585, SB 1602, SB 1632, SB 1723, and SB 1798. The amendments addressed topics such as technical corrections to mining and pension language, classical learning tests, sex trafficking record sealing, probation reporting, school safety funding, kinship foster care stipends, DES credentialing, domestic violence release conditions, and a school safety/threat identification pilot program that was revised into a FAFSA awareness recognition program. The Committee of the Whole report was adopted.
The Senate then took up third-reading votes on several bills. HB 4115, SB 1012, SB 1213, SB 1416, SB 1474, SB 1511, SB 1549, SB 1573, SB 1634, SB 1647, SB 1649, SB 1664, and SB 1725 were considered, with most passing on party-line or near-party-line votes; SB 1416 and SB 1664 passed unanimously, while SB 1549 passed with broader support. Several members explained votes on immigration enforcement, concealed carry in establishments serving alcohol, commercial driver licensing, campaign finance, and a digital asset reserve fund. HB 2993, dealing with DPS legal representation funding, passed 16-13 after debate over constitutional concerns, funding sources, and the use of the Attorney General’s consumer fraud fund. The session ended with the Senate adopting the Committee of the Whole report and transmitting the passed bills to the House.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- And again, this is from the agreement.
- What is that agreement? Mr.
- That was in the original agreement with the Harriman family.
- That was in the original agreement with the Harriman family.
- And the agreement does not specify a process.
Summary:
The House convened with a quorum, approved the journal, received messages from the Senate and governor, and moved several enrolled bills and memorials through routine referral and signing actions. The chamber concurred in Senate amendments to House Bills 494, 728, and 703, and later concurred in Senate amendments to House Bills 825 and 788. Committee reports also advanced multiple measures, including House Bill 939 from Resources and Conservation, House Bills 940-942 for printing or referral, and House Bill 892 to second reading. House Resolution 29, changing call-of-the-House procedures, and House Joint Memorial 21, urging faster permitting for a tungsten mine in Lemhi County, were also taken up and passed.
On the floor, the House passed Senate Bills 1266, 1316, 1288, and 1339. Senate Bill 1266 made technical foster-care corrections, removed extended foster care language, and expanded expedited placement to include kinship caregivers. Senate Bill 1316 updated newborn screening consent language so parents may simply decline certain newborn procedures without stating a medical or religious reason. Senate Bill 1288 created a funding mechanism for high-need special education students, drawing from driver’s education funds and interest from the Idaho Career Readiness Fund; supporters framed it as necessary to meet federal and constitutional obligations, while opponents argued it would create an ongoing spending commitment and reduce funds for other programs. Senate Bill 1339 replaced continuous improvement planning with longer-term strategic performance planning for public schools, with supporters emphasizing accountability and reduced reporting burdens.
The House also passed House Bills 706, 888, 894, and 927. House Bill 706 allowed a single stairwell in certain four- to six-story condo and apartment buildings, with added fire-safety requirements, to reduce housing costs; supporters cited affordability and housing supply, while some raised safety concerns. House Bill 888 revised the state IT procurement framework to bring more agency technology purchases under the Office of Information Technology Services, with some agencies exempted. House Bill 894 required open meetings to allow recording, photography, and video with exemptions for corrections, parole, and executive sessions. House Bill 927 restored consequences for unpaid traffic infractions, including license-related enforcement after notice and a 60-day cure period, and was presented as a public safety and fiscal responsibility measure. The House then recessed and later resumed to continue the calendar and committee business.
ID
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- It terminates existing sister city agreements as of July 1, 2026, if they are with foreign countries
- It provides that remaining linkage institutes may not enter into any agreement with a foreign country
- We didn’t have an opportunity to understand the depth, the complexity of surrogacy agreements.
- And I know that it seems to be a concern of some people. ...agreements.
- and the adoption agreements.
Summary:
The Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a series of introductions recognizing interns, staff, visitors, and a military veteran. After routine announcements, the chamber took up several House-returned bills and special-order measures, with most motions to concur or refuse to concur adopted without objection. Early actions included unanimous concurrence in House amendments to SB 118 on RV park special assessments and SB 572 on ethics rules for public officers and employees, both passing 38-0. The Senate then debated and passed CS/CS/HB 991 on election integrity by a 27-12 vote after extensive opposition focused on voter registration documentation, student IDs, provisional ballots, and potential disenfranchisement; the sponsor defended the bill as a citizenship-verification and election-security measure. The chamber also passed CS/CS/SB 182, an education package combining several related provisions, by 37-0, and later approved SB 474 on military affairs by 39-0 after a technical amendment restoring certain retirement eligibility positions. The Senate refused to concur in the House amendment to CS/CS/CS/SB 1014 on municipal utility service, and refused to concur in the House strike-all amendment to SB 598 after the House had added composting language to the cremation definition. Several other messages were temporarily postponed.
On the special-order calendar, the Senate passed CS/CS/HB 425 on historic cemeteries by 39-0, allowing historic Black cemetery boards to sell surplus property not used for burial to fund maintenance. It also passed HB 929 on chickee regulation by 39-0, limiting local restrictions on chickee construction and setting spacing, fire-safety, and permitting rules. SB 1370 on habitual traffic offender designation was substituted with identical CS/HB 35 and passed 39-0, expanding habitual offender treatment to repeated driving without a valid license. The chamber then returned to CS/CS/CS/SB 902, the Department of Health package, which was substituted with CS/HB 733 and amended to retain the Senate’s medical marijuana location limits, adjust NICU nutrition language, modify the dental student loan repayment program, and require a pediatric trauma center designation for certain specialty children’s hospitals; it passed 37-0. The Senate also moved CS/CS/CS/HB 905 on foreign influence to the special-order calendar and began debate on a strike-all amendment defining foreign terrorist organizations and foreign countries of concern, restricting gifts and business ties, tightening sister-city affiliations, and adding ethics training and reporting requirements, but the transcript ends before final action on that bill.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 3/12/25
Human Services Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- support agreements in Hennepin County, and we manage that growth.
- </c><00:07:35.440><c> for</c> along with uh these agreements for along with uh these agreements for housing
- ><c> are</c> housing support agreements counties are housing support agreements counties are required
- and so Counties have concerns agreement and so Counties have concerns about<00:07:52.599><c> some</c
- </c> apply to for a housing support agreement apply to for a housing support agreement which<00:10:13.720
Committee:
House Human Services Finance and Policy
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Natural Resources and Environment Apr 28th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- water withdrawals after December 31, 2026, while allowing existing agreements to continue and be renewed
- Yes, so currently all revenue generated by these cooperative endeavor agreements goes into the aquatic
- There were 87 active cooperative endeavor agreements in place that requested a total of 1.54... ...agreements
- being used, and everybody doesn't have cooperative agreements.
- Would that now—would they fall in these needing to have a cooperative agreement?”
Summary:
The committee first took up House Bill 1209, which would pause new cooperative endeavor agreements for surface water withdrawals after December 31, 2026, while allowing existing agreements to continue and renew through 2036. The author said the bill is intended to force a broader, data-driven review of Louisiana’s surface water management and to improve funding for aquatic plant control, especially giant salvinia. An amendment was adopted to broaden the description of how the aquatic plant control fund may be used and to require annual reporting on agreements, withdrawals, revenues, deposits, spending, and non-monetary consideration. Department officials said the current program is voluntary, underfunded for monitoring, and that the bill could create a gap for new users if no replacement mechanism is enacted. The bill was reported favorable as amended after testimony from supporters including the Louisiana Wildlife Federation and opposition concerns from industry representatives were noted but not formally presented.
House Bill 599 was then heard, which would prohibit the sale of Louisiana running surface water outside the state. The author argued that out-of-state sales, especially involving Toledo Bend and Texas, would be short-sighted and could harm Louisiana’s long-term water interests. Supporters said Louisiana lacks a water budget and should preserve water for in-state needs, while the Department of Conservation and Energy noted that the state currently has no mandatory process for such agreements and that the bill would not affect Sabine River Authority authority. The committee reported the bill favorable.
Finally, House Bill 1206, dealing with permitting and reporting of water usage at data centers, was discussed. The substitute bill and amendment would give the department authority to monitor and regulate groundwater and surface water withdrawals, require public hearings, and improve transparency through reporting and a universal project identifier. The author and supporters said the bill was prompted by concerns in communities affected by large data center projects and the lack of public hearings on water use. Department officials agreed that more comprehensive data and a clearer framework are needed, but the author voluntarily deferred the bill to continue working with the department on a broader measure for next session. The committee also heard House Bill 1171 on allowing airboats in the Mar-Paw Swamp Wildlife Management Area, but after extensive debate over noise, habitat impacts, and existing restrictions, the discussion was ongoing in the portion provided and no final action on that bill was shown.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- They relied on the school district hiring the environmental consultant of their choice, and the one they
- The Minnesota or the National Environmental Protection Agency gives all kinds of language on citing schools
- They relied on the school district hiring the environmental consultant of their choice, and the one they
- They relied on the school district hiring the environmental consultant of their choice, and the one they
- It will not require any environmental study if not within a quarter mile.
Committee:
Senate Education Policy
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee 2/20/25
Higher Education Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Restricted grants and contracts are non-sponsored agreements with public and private entities to do the
- with public and non-sponsored agreements with public and private<00:32:39.080><c> entities</c><00:32
- These work papers were historical agreements between the university and the legislature at one time,
- </c> arm of the school of Earth environmental arm of the school of Earth environmental Sciences<00:53
- consulting firms and the environmental consulting firms and the general<00:55:06.559><c> public</c><
Committee:
House Higher Education Finance and Policy
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee 4/10/25
Transportation Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> appropriation related to environmental appropriation related to environmental product product product
- and then section two provides some authority to the Department of Public Safety in entering into agreements
- So this section directs MnDOT to enter into an agreement for analysis.
- So this section directs MnDOT to enter into an agreement for analysis.
- So this section directs MnDOT to enter into an agreement for analysis.
Bills:
HF2438
Committee:
House Transportation Finance and Policy
Keywords:
transportation finance, transportation policy, MnDOT, Minnesota Department of Transportation, Department of Public Safety, Metropolitan Council, highway funding, trunk highway fund, county state-aid highway fund, municipal state-aid street fund, state aid roads, local roads, bridge funding, road construction, transit funding, passenger rail, freight rail, aviation, airport development, safe routes to school
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> those JUA funds for new agreements those JUA funds for new agreements whether<02:46:13.920><c> or
- </c> with uh the Department of Environmental with uh the Department of Environmental Services<03:06:51.760
- </c><03:20:56.560><c> and</c> Health now has a lease agreement and Health now has a lease agreement and
- </c> as a result of that new lease agreement as a result of that new lease agreement where<03:21:22.080
- So, we don't 7-year lease agreement.
Committee:
Senate Finance
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Senate in Special Session E May 29th, 2026
Florida Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Other items within the Department of Environmental Protection include $569 million for the wastewater
- At the end of the day, we couldn't come to an agreement on that issue.
- Unfortunately, we weren't able to come to an agreement on that, so, you know, I won't try to sugarcoat
- The chambers were not able to reach an agreement on that. I agree with your concern.
- I'd like to shift over to the environmental budget for Senator Brodeur.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 4 on Climate Crisis, Resources, Energy, and Transportation May 6th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- FEMA does take its environmental and historic preservation, or EHP, compliance reviews very seriously
- It does take its environmental and historic preservation, or EHP, compliance reviews very seriously.
- But I think the most notable was working with FEMA's environmental review and approval process.
- Hopefully, there's an agreement that... And if we...
- Hopefully, there's an agreement that we don't have all the resources we need, so we have to take the
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Budget Review Subcommittee on Transportation (8-20-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- wholesale price of gas, plus 5 cents, plus 1.4 cents for the underground petroleum storage tank environmental
- funds authorized and have either been let to contract, awarded as design-build, or a memorandum of agreement
- executed with a local agreement executed with a local government<00:19:55.840><c> for</c><00:19:56.240
- We have various types of agreements and services that are available.
- agreements and services that are agreements and services that are available.<00:30:02.640><c> We've</
Keywords:
00:32 Call to Order and Roll Call
02:30 Road Fund Report
17:22 Approval of Minutes
18:07 High Growth Counties Projects
56:00 Adjournment, 958, all
Summary:
The Budget Review Subcommittee for Transportation met without a quorum at first, then later approved the July 15 minutes by voice vote after quorum was reached. The committee heard an update from the Transportation Cabinet on the road fund for FY 2024-25. Cabinet staff reported road fund revenue came in $38.5 million above the enacted estimate, with motor vehicle usage tax receipts setting an all-time high for the fifth straight year. Motor fuels tax revenue was below estimate and down from the prior year, while overall road fund collections totaled $1.86 billion, essentially flat year over year. Staff said the road fund ended FY25 with a $61.6 million surplus, which under the budget bill must be appropriated to state construction. Members discussed the gas tax formula, with Senator Higdon arguing it no longer works well because revenues fall when fuel prices fall, and the chair noting the committee may need to revisit the formula.
The committee then received an update on High Growth County projects in the 2024 highway plan. KYTC said $16 million in HGC authorizations had been made, nine projects already had construction funds authorized or were otherwise underway, 12 more were scheduled to be let by the end of 2025 with estimated construction costs above $250 million, and one additional project was expected to be awarded through alternative delivery. The cabinet said it anticipated authorizing the full $450 million appropriated by the General Assembly. Members praised the effort and emphasized the need to get projects to market before the next budget cycle.
Jason Sala of KYTC also explained why transportation projects take time, citing planning, design, right-of-way acquisition, and utility relocation as major steps that can delay delivery. He said these processes are complex and require coordination with property owners, utilities, consultants, contractors, and local governments. Eric Pelfrey then briefed the committee on professional and personal service contracts, saying they are used to expand cabinet capacity for design, inspections, right-of-way appraisal, safety, and related work. He reported that authorizations and payments for these contracts have trended upward over the past decade, and that the number of contracts has also increased. In response to questions, Pelfrey said design-build can speed some projects by overlapping steps, but it does not eliminate right-of-way or utility work when those are required; he said KYTC has been using alternative delivery more often, but project complexity still limits how quickly work can move.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Finance (02/14/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- That's an addition to that money, and we are working with the Department of Environmental Services to
- c><00:20:39.600><c> of</c> working with the uh Department of working with the uh Department of Environmental
- 40.840><c> to</c><00:20:41.120><c> to</c><00:20:41.320><c> address</c><00:20:41.640><c> the</c> Environmental
- Services to to address the Environmental Services to to address the damn<00:20:42.039><c> issues</c>
- agreement of the increase that came I agreement of the increase that came I believe<00:25:41.399><c>
Summary:
The Finance Committee heard a briefing from the governor on her recommended fiscal years 2026-2027 budget. She described it as a “recalibration” that reduces general fund spending by about $150 million from the prior budget, avoids tax increases, and aims to protect vulnerable residents while supporting the economy. She said the proposal addresses a projected current-biennium deficit, cites lower-than-expected revenues and off-budget spending, and includes a hiring freeze and other spending reductions. The governor also said the budget is built on current revenue estimates developed with the Department of Revenue Administration and the state’s chief economist.
Major policy areas discussed included education, public safety, health and human services, housing, and workforce development. The governor said the budget increases spending on public education and special education, expands Education Freedom Accounts to public school students, funds a cell-phone-free classroom grant program, continues the community college tuition freeze, and supports workforce training. She also highlighted investments in the Group II retirement system for first responders, Northern Border Alliance and drug interdiction efforts, child advocacy and victim services, mental health services, developmental disability services with no wait list, and a streamlined housing permitting process with a 60-day review target.
Committee members raised questions about the fiscal assumptions, the impact of possible federal funding changes, the Education Freedom Account expansion, dam infrastructure funding, and workforce issues such as state employee pay and vacant positions. The governor said the budget continues funding for federal programs currently assumed, and that she would advocate for block grants and other federal flexibility. On dams, administration officials said the budget includes about $13 million in capital funding, with possible fee increases under consideration. On staffing, the governor said the budget funds the previously bargained 12% state employee increase, includes eight position reductions tied to program changes, and would allow those employees to be rehired if openings arise. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the briefing.
NH
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
House - Appropriations and Finance Mar 18th, 2025
House Appropriations & Finance
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm Michelle Milano, Director of the Environmental Protection Division at the New Mexico Environment
- this bill that includes New Mexico Wild, Conservation Voters, Amigos Bravos, American Rivers, Environmental
- We believe it will provide additional resources for interstate compact compliance, assist with environmental
- Chair, Representative Chatfield, in that scenario, I do think you would have to enter into an agreement
- Right now, there are only a few streams where we can use this funding for environmental issues or for
Committee:
House House Appropriations & Finance
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- So once again, I think there's agreement to work very closely with her and the industry.
- I think they had an agreement in place that four years...
- They've done a huge environmental cleanup here.
- Louisiana Department of Health has authority over these systems, and the Louisiana Department of Environmental
- treatment plant, and take that treated wastewater outside of the local watershed, solving the environmental
Bills:
HB199 , HB222 , HB223 , HB224 , HB235 , HB246 , HB405 , HB535 , HB554 , HB907 , SCR3 , SB43 , SB52 , SB54 , SB113 , SB168 , SB219 , SB222 , SB270 , SB311 , SB359
Committee:
House Health and Welfare
Keywords:
nursing facilities, moratorium, healthcare, patient care, data collection, Medicaid, dental coverage, healthcare access, medical necessity, Louisiana Department of Health, Department of Children and Family Services, sunset law, statutory entities, regulatory authority, re-creation, termination dates, child welfare, foster care, children's rights, legal guardianship
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Agriculture & Natural Resources Jan 30th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- For the record, I'm Kelly McLean, Assistant Director for the Agricultural Environmental Services Division
- For the record, I'm Kelly McLean, Assistant Director for the Agricultural Environmental Services Division
- Our Department of Natural Resources entered into a good neighbor agreement with the federal government
- So this investment on the state or the federal level has environmental consequences and it has economic
- These grazing ungulates play a vital role in environmental health.
Summary:
The committee heard public testimony on House Bill 2619, which would create a joint legislative task force to review and recommend ways to reduce regulatory burdens in agriculture, and on House Joint Memorial 4009, which asks Congress to ensure federal wildfire response agencies remain capable of protecting communities, natural resources, and firefighter safety. On HB 2619, the prime sponsor and supporters from the Washington State Department of Agriculture, cattle, wheat, potato, onion, and dairy interests said the bill responds to farm stress and suicide concerns by examining regulatory overload; WSDA supported the concept but noted a fiscal note, and members discussed whether the task force scope and cost could be reduced before policy cutoff. On HJM 4009, staff and the sponsor described the memorial as a request for stronger federal wildfire capacity and coordination, with testimony from tribes, counties, forest landowners, conservation groups, and public employees emphasizing wildfire risk, smoke impacts, and the importance of federal-state cooperation; the committee also repeatedly tied the memorial to support for state wildfire funding under 1168 and heard broad support for restoring that funding.
The committee then took up House Bill 2221, which would require the Department of Fish and Wildlife to designate at-risk ungulate populations and begin predator mitigation when certain population declines occur, while also requiring annual reporting and white-tailed deer surveys. The sponsor argued the bill addresses rapidly declining deer and elk herds, predator pressure, food security, and rural economies in northeast Washington. Supporters included some local residents, ranchers, sheriffs, county officials, and the Colville Tribes, who said predators, livestock conflicts, and reduced hunting opportunity are harming communities and that the state should act more aggressively. Opponents included WDFW staff, Washington Wildlife First, the Sierra Club, the Animal Legal Defense Fund, and other conservation voices, who said the bill is not scientifically supported, would be costly, and wrongly blames predators rather than habitat, forage, weather, disease, and vehicle collisions; several said predator control would have limited value and could undermine wolf recovery. Some agricultural and sportsmen groups supported the bill in principle but asked for amendments, especially to remove or revise the in-state wolf translocation provision. No final votes or executive action were taken in the hearing.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Water and Natural Resources Aug 18th, 2025
Water & Natural Resources Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- Our pesticide compliance program receives grant funds from the Environmental Protection Agency.
- Similarly, the Food and Drug Administration provides funding through a cooperative agreement for our
- USDA has a large service center there that manages many of their grants and agreements, serving not just
- We use these funds to help dispose of those in an environmentally friendly manner.
- They will, you know, through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program and Conservation Stewardship
Committee:
House Water & Natural Resources Committee