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HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

WAL Public Hearing - Thu Apr 23, 2026 @ 10:00 AM HST

Water & Land

Transcript Highlights:
  • HD1, requesting the planning or permitting department of each county to establish kupuna-friendly building
  • Seeing none, let's move on to our last measure, SCR 177, requesting the Department of Accounting and
  • </c><00:45:41.200><c> of</c><00:45:41.280><c> Accounting</c> requesting the Department of Accounting
  • requesting the Department of Accounting and<00:45:41.920><c> General</c><00:45:42.200><c> Services</c
  • ><c> of</c><00:57:37.560><c> Accounting</c> requesting the Department of Accounting requesting the Department
Bills: SCR8 , SCR40 , SCR83 , SCR179 , SCR90 , SCR94 , SCR159 , SCR165 , SCR177
Committee: House Water & Land
Summary: The committee heard several resolutions related to water, coastal management, and permitting. Early measures included SCR 8 on faster county action for certain home-modification permits for older adults and people with disabilities, SCR 40 on banning disposable body boards, SCR 83 on creating a lithium-ion battery disposal facility, SCR 179 on enforcing Maui fire-code provisions for brush clearance and emergency access, and SCR 90 on kupuna-friendly permit requirements. No testifiers were present for those measures, and the chair moved through them without taking votes in the portion provided. The most extensive discussion was on SCR 94, endorsing Waikiki as a world surfing reserve, and SCR 159, urging shared guiding principles for restoring and maintaining Waikiki’s beaches and shoreline. University of Hawaii testimony said the surfing-reserve designation would bring recognition, could help attract grants, and would require a stewardship committee and management plan, but would not itself block beach nourishment or shoreline restoration. Members asked about possible effects on dredging, beach nourishment, and shoreline structures; the witness said impacts on surfing were not expected to be immediate or significant. For SCR 159, the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development supported the resolution but requested clarifying amendments to broaden references to law, stakeholder collaboration, and coastal science expertise. The Waikiki Beach Special Improvement District Association also supported the measure, emphasizing coordinated maintenance, public access, and the economic importance of Waikiki beaches, while noting that existing legal agreements and court decisions should be reflected in the resolution. The discussion also covered whether the state and private owners share repair and maintenance obligations for Waikiki seawalls; testimony said existing agreements remain relevant but must yield to current law. The committee also heard SCR 165 designating March as Water Month, with support from the Board of Water Supply and others, and SCR 177 requesting DAGS to convene a cooperative working group on state projects needing county permits. Mary Alice Evans said the latter would help expedite permitting, especially for housing and other state projects, and would complement efforts to standardize county permitting processes. No final votes or dispositions were announced in the excerpt provided.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee 4/13/26

Transportation Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Starting on the front page where it says Department of Transportation, there is an extension of an appropriation
  • </c> the front page where it says Department the front page where it says Department of<01:24:21.240>
  • ><c> of</c><01:25:15.480><c> Public</c> Then under the Department of Public Then under the Department
  • The starting date is meant to allow time for the Department of Public Safety to be able to implement
  • The starting date is meant to allow time for the Department of Public Safety to be able to implement
Bills: HF3373 , HF4449 , HF3486 , HF4180 , HF4227 , HF2505
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Ways and Means Apr 7th, 2026

Ways & Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • could not afford the $10,000 insurance on her home and the $14,000 worth of property taxes that she’
  • Representative Jackson said it would be administered through the Department of Revenue.
  • A representative from the Department of Revenue responded, identifying himself as Jared, Secretary of
  • The witness said the fiscal note indicates the department may handle administration of the new rebate
  • Yeah, well, the fiscal note says that the department may handle the administration of the new rebate
Committee: House Ways & Means
HI
Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm Jane Boutai, Director of the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations.
  • Uh the department of budget and finance.
  • </c> chairperson Ryan Kanaka from Department chairperson Ryan Kanaka from Department of<00:13:28.800>
  • the Hawaii State Department of Education, also in support.
  • </c><00:22:22.880><c> of</c> from City County Honolulu, Department of from City County Honolulu, Department
Committee: House Labor
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Community Safety Jan 29th, 2026 at 08:00 am

Community Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • The Department of Corrections must provide a written report in the form of a pre-sentence investigation
  • Department of Homeland Security that enforces violations of federal border control, customs, trade, and
  • One of the things I'd like to point out is that the way the Department of Homeland Security defines a
  • enforcement action by the Department of Homeland Security. ...almost every single jurisdiction of every
  • major city in the state of Washington could come under an enforcement action by the Department of Homeland
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Housing Jan 23rd, 2026 at 10:30 am

Housing

Transcript Highlights:
  • A violation of this requirement is subject to disciplinary actions by the Department of Licensing.
  • The Department of Licensing estimates $13,000... A partial fiscal note is available.
  • Senators Elizabeth Warren and Ron Wyden sent a letter to the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade
  • Runstad Department of Real Estate.
  • The Department of Commerce estimates operating expenditures in the current biennium of $4.4 million..
Bills: SB6091 , SB6096 , SB6153 , SB6200
Committee: Senate Housing
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Commerce and Tourism Jan 13th, 2026

Commerce and Tourism

Transcript Highlights:
  • This bill expands the responsibilities of the Florida Department of Commerce related to manufacturing
  • Many of you know, because of Chairleaks, that I'm very much in favor of.
  • So understanding there's, you know, possibilities of, of.
  • The drafters of this bill come from the intellectual property committee of the Business Law Section of
  • Reports from the Department of Commerce indicate there are more than 300 unfilled survey positions today
Bills: S0386 , S0528 , S0806 , S0696 , S0930 , S0874 , S0898 , S0826 , S0838
Summary: The Commerce and Tourism Committee met with a quorum and considered several bills, most of them receiving favorable reports. SB 386, relating to farm equipment repair rights, was briefly explained by the sponsor as a lemon-law style measure for farm equipment; it passed without questions or debate. SB 528, aimed at strengthening Florida’s manufacturing sector by expanding Department of Commerce responsibilities, codifying the chief manufacturing officer role, creating a workforce development grant program, and requiring reporting, drew support from several appearance forms and was reported favorably. SB 806, a broader right-to-repair bill covering portable wireless devices and agricultural equipment, drew the most discussion: dealership and industry representatives opposed it, arguing existing manufacturer agreements already provide access to repair information and that the bill could force manufacturers into competition with dealers, while supporters framed it as pro-consumer and pro-repair access; it was still reported favorably. SB 696 on trademark registration modernization and SB 930 creating a Florida Retirement Savings Task Force were both explained as administrative/policy measures and passed without opposition. SB 874, which creates a professional licensure reciprocity path for out-of-state surveyors and mappers to address workforce shortages, also passed favorably. The committee then took up SB 826 on gift certificates, which the sponsor said is intended to target bank-branded “reward cards” that function like gift cards but expire, while not affecting loyalty programs. The Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association expressed concern about unintended consequences and asked to work on tighter definitions, but the bill was reported favorably after the sponsor said clarifying language would be added later. The committee also heard SB 838, as amended, on electronic payments for retail installment contracts; the sponsor said it would clarify that reasonable convenience fees for optional electronic payments are permissible, require disclosure, and preserve a fee-free option. Members raised concerns about what counts as a “reasonable” fee and whether the bill could authorize junk fees, but the committee substitute was reported favorably. Several votes were taken by roll call, with the bills above reported favorably and SB 898 temporarily postponed at the sponsor’s request. Members later asked to be recorded as voting affirmatively on bills they had missed. The meeting concluded after the final vote on SB 838 and a motion to adjourn.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on Defense & Veterans' Affairs May 5th, 2025

S/C on Defense & Veterans' Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • of Texas.
  • I'm here on behalf of Dallas County in support of SB651.
  • Members, Senate Bill 1931 relates to the designation of a portion of Business U.S.
  • The reality of it is I think all of us have a special moment that we think of when we think of our moms
  • As a matter of fact, I do. Yeah, a mother of four.
Bills: HB4458 , SB651 , SB1227 , SB1931
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on Workforce Apr 15th, 2025

S/C on Workforce

Transcript Highlights:
  • I am Rick Isaacs, and I'm the fire chief of Blue Branch Volunteer Fire Department.
  • I appreciate what you do with the Texas Department of Emergency Management.
  • And we show you registered as Alan Craddock on behalf of the Texas Department of Insurance Division of
  • to extreme heat due to the nature of the work that I do and the lack of... of worker protections.
  • As a consequence of so many years of this type of work, I now have medical issues. ...with my stomach
Bills: HB446 , HB1609 , HB4443 , HB4464 , HB4735 , HB5476
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Environment Committee Meeting - 2025-03-27

Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • that funding over to the Department of Health, which they could use to meet those biomonitoring requirements
  • of the school trust lands division within the Department of Resource Management.
  • Chairman, for the record, Bob Meyer, Assistant Commissioner, Department of Natural Resources.
  • The program requires an advisory council to work with and advise the Department of Natural Resources
  • I also had Mary Robinson from the Department of Natural Resources. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Bills: HF1587 , HF2293 , HF2218 , HF1208 , HF1482
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee 3/27/25

Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • of the school trust lands division within the Department of Resource Management.
  • </c><00:49:05.680><c> of</c><00:49:06.079><c> uh</c><00:49:06.240><c> resource</c> the department of
  • Bob Meyer, Assistant Commissioner, Department of Natural Resources.
  • Bob Meyer, Assistant Commissioner, Department of Natural Resources: Mr.
  • </c><01:03:47.599><c> of</c><01:03:47.760><c> Natural</c> manager for the Department of Natural manager
Bills: HF1587 , HF2293 , HF2218 , HF1208 , HF1482
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • Uh, the uh, essentially the CIO of education becomes chair of a new board, which is comprised of the
  • </c> that has tens if not hundreds of that has tens if not hundreds of thousands<00:04:59.759><c> of<
  • </c> lot of this work anyway. lot of this work anyway.
  • So that's one of, you know, potentially dozens of examples of things you really don't want falling on
  • of things potentially dozens of examples of things you<00:32:02.480><c> really</c><00:32:02.640><c> don't
Summary: The meeting began with a quorum call and approval of the prior meeting’s minutes. Senator Williams then presented a discussion draft involving KCNA and COOT/Kentucky Wired governance changes. He said the proposal would make the COOT executive director the KCNA director, place the education CIO as chair of a new board of constitutional officers, terminate existing KCNA employees at inception, and return KCNA funds to the general fund. He described the measure as a temporary holding pattern focused on customer connectivity until an audit is completed next summer. Senator West asked whether the bill would change existing Kentucky Wired contracts, and Williams said the contracts would remain in place and COOT would simply handle the work without an extra layer of bureaucracy. No vote was taken; the item was for discussion only. The committee then heard a presentation on geoengineering and related legislation from Rep. John Hodgson, Sen. Rollins, and retired meteorologist Randy Baker. They described geoengineering as attempts to alter climate or weather, including solar radiation modification, stratospheric aerosol injection, marine cloud brightening, and cloud seeding. The presenters distinguished these activities from ordinary jet contrails, crop dusting, ground-level emissions, and airport fog control, and said the proposed Kentucky bill would exclude those ordinary activities. They argued Kentucky lacks a current prohibition on weather modification, said the bill would protect farmland, crops, animal agriculture, aquaculture, and human health, and cited public concern, federal uncertainty, and similar legislation in other states. They also said cloud seeding is used in some western states but remains scientifically unproven and potentially harmful. Members asked about enforcement, federal preemption, and whether other states’ actions could affect Kentucky. The presenters said high-altitude spraying would be difficult to hide, that satellite imagery could detect large releases, and that the bill was intended as an assertion of state sovereignty even if federal law later changed. They also said there were no known active geoengineering projects in Kentucky. The discussion remained informational, with no committee vote or final action taken on either topic.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm the commissioner for the Department of Employee Insurance.
  • Jamie Caldwell, commissioner of Department of Human Resources Administration. Good afternoon.
  • /c> that once that's end of life and out of that once that's end of life and out of support,<00:04:57.840
  • , complex insurance administration environment with also a lot of new regulatory requirements.
  • Chris, I was one of those former educators that you, uh, kept my insurance up to date for a few years
Summary: The House Budget Review Subcommittee on Personnel, Public Retirement, and Finance held its first meeting and heard a presentation from personnel cabinet officials on a major request to replace the Kentucky Human Resources Information System, known as CHRIS, which currently handles HR, payroll, tax compliance, and health plan administration for state government and several local offices. Officials said the system supports payroll for about 48,000 employees, covers all three branches of government and 24 sheriff and county clerk offices, and stores records for nearly 475,000 current and former users. They explained that SAP has said the system will reach end of life and lose support by 2030, creating risks around security, maintenance, and tax compliance if it is not replaced. Commissioners and staff emphasized that the replacement is needed not just as an upgrade but as a full system replacement, especially because the current platform no longer receives meaningful HR enhancements and will eventually lose security updates and tax tables. They also described the Kentucky Employees Health Plan as a major driver of the project, noting it serves nearly 300,000 covered lives, many school boards, pre-65 retirees, and more than 700 entities, with significant complexity in billing, premium collection, and regulatory compliance. Officials said the new system would help address current manual workarounds, support changing insurance rules, and better protect personally identifiable and health information. Members asked detailed questions about the $151 million request, including why the estimate had risen by more than $50 million, what would happen if the project missed the 2030 deadline, how progress would be tracked, how vendor costs were estimated, and what the largest cost components would cover. Officials said the increase was mainly due to inflation and changing requirements, and that there was no real backup plan if the replacement was not completed before support ends. They said the project would be managed through an RFP process expected in July 2026, with kickoff in January 2027 and go-live by July 2030, and that oversight would include an enterprise steering committee, monthly updates, and existing quarterly COT reporting to LRC. They also explained that the largest share of the request is for implementation and integrator services, with additional amounts for software licensing and hosting, independent verification and validation, dependent verification, FSA administration, and limited contract support, and that payments would be tied to deliverables and acceptance testing.
US
Transcript Highlights:
  • Dario Gil, nominated to be Undersecretary of the Department of Energy for Science.
  • the Department of the Interior.
  • , all of which threaten the important work of the department.
  • this committee to execute the mission of the Department of Energy.
  • I think a lot of the techniques and research that came out of the Department of Energy in support of
Summary: The meeting was convened to discuss several significant nominations, particularly focusing on Preston Wills Griffith III for Undersecretary of Energy and Dr. Dario Gil for Undersecretary of Science. The committee underscored the importance of these roles in shaping American energy policy and scientific innovation. The discussion highlighted the nominees' backgrounds, with Griffith having extensive experience at the Department of Energy and the White House, and Gil bringing expertise in quantum technology and energy research. Members expressed a strong desire to understand the nominees' perspectives on current challenges facing the energy sector, including regulatory mandates and national security concerns. The meeting concluded with a commitment to ensuring thorough evaluations of the candidates and their proposed approaches to pressing issues.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Commerce Apr 21st, 2026

Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • claim on behalf of the insured.
  • Adam Patrick, Deputy Commissioner of Policy, Innovation, and Research for the Department of Insurance
  • any kind of insurance proceeds coming on a job, a claim.
  • Tim Temple, Commissioner of Insurance, great state of Louisiana. I apologize.
  • And so I think that what we've seen today, again, is a lot of people make a lot of money on insurance
Bills: HB267 , HB478 , HB617 , HB659 , HB800 , HB922 , HB924 , HB947 , HB1166 , HB1223
Committee: House Commerce
HI
Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> Department of the Attorney General. Department of the Attorney General.
  • Department of Taxation with comment. The tax department will stand on its testimony with comments.
  • The Department of Taxation with comment.
  • I'm Kevin Eagle from the Department of Health.
  • >> Department of Health, please. >> Representative Cochran, I mean, sorry, Department of Health. >> Hey
Committee: House Housing
Summary: The House Housing Committee heard testimony on a series of housing-related Senate bills. SB 2190 SD2 on inclusionary zoning drew support from HHFDC, Hawaii YIMBY, Grassroot Institute, Housing Hawaii’s Future, and Hako Seed Center, with opposition from OHA and Aloha Independent Living Hawaii. SB 2338 SD1, dealing with housing agency personnel authority, received comments from the Attorney General cautioning that the bill should be clarified to avoid conflicts with civil service and collective bargaining laws and recommending removal of a provision limiting employment contracts; HHFDC said its comments addressed those concerns and supported the measure. SB 2424 SD1, concerning HHFDC, received broad support from housing, business, and community groups, with one opposition. Testimony focused on changing the definition of “qualified resident” so people who already own an HHFDC-assisted unit could later purchase another if their housing needs change; HHFDC said the current rule forces people to sell before buying again and that the bill would help people move up the housing ladder and encourage more housing development. SB 2356 on parking also drew broad support from state agencies, housing advocates, business groups, and local officials, with Unite Here Local 5 in opposition. SB 2981 on land use had strong support from many organizations and 67 individuals, with Unite Here Local 5 opposing. SB 3028 SD2 on property conveyance generated the most detailed policy debate. Supporters, including Catholic Charities Hawaii, Hawaii Children’s Action Network, Indivisible Hawaii, and others, backed restructuring the conveyance tax into a marginal rate system and urged changes to revenue allocations, including dedicated funding for homeless services, DHHL, and the rental housing revolving fund. The Tax Foundation of Hawaii supported the marginal-rate concept but opposed dedicated special-fund allocations and criticized the bill’s blank sections. Committee members questioned the historical purpose of the conveyance tax, and the Tax Foundation explained it was originally a modest tax tied to property-value tracking when the state still ran the property tax system. The committee also heard SB 3187 SD2 on off-site construction, SB 2378 SD2 on housing permitting, and SB 2398 SD2 on residential housing utilities. OPSD supported SB 3187 but said it preferred the House version and wanted clarification that off-site certification should apply to factories in Hawaii, not out of state, to avoid outsourcing labor; it also suggested starting with a small scope. SB 2378 SD2 drew support from engineering, housing, and labor groups, with testimony that the House version included needed fixes to make the program insurable. On SB 2398 SD2, the Board of Water Supply opposed the bill, saying it could require disclosure of sensitive infrastructure information beyond ordinary water-availability assessments and raise critical-infrastructure and cybersecurity concerns; developers and housing groups supported the measure. No votes or final actions were taken in the portion of the hearing provided.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Intergovernmental Affairs May 13th, 2025

Intergovernmental Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • That's the Attorney General by virtue of the filing of this.
  • Because of the breadth of this bill, if we don't understand the full impacts of it and know which side
  • We are having to deal with more of these applications coming through their departments and having to
  • You're talking tens of millions, if not hundreds of millions of dollars.
  • Same type of concerns as far as, in all fairness, some of the due process and some of the right to cure
Bills: HB5691 , SB427 , SB2623 , SB2858
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • ) is the lack or loss of general liability insurance.
  • Based on the report from the Texas Department of Insurance, it meets the Texas financial liability requirements
  • at a critical shortage of insurance carriers for prescribed burners.
  • of insurance.
  • Vehicles who are in a lack of insurance at the same time as well.
Bills: SB410 , SB795 , SB2510 , SB728 , SB2689 , HB143 , HB143