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NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Education Feb 6th, 2026 at 09:04 am

House Education

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  • academies or state options?
  • It has been well executed across major institutions, learning institutions, states, in all of our states
  • We've identified as a state, and like I said earlier, other states have also identified some issues and
  • They must comply with all state standards. They must comply with all state standards.
  • or contracted out, was this contracted-out entity, or is it within the state, utilizing the state?
Bills: HB2, SB204, SB241, HB34
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

01/28/2026 - House Transportation & Infrastructure

Transportation & Infrastructure

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  • Arizona, and, you know, we do have satellite offices in multiple states, and in all the other states
  • We get a lot of commerce from our border states, our border—not our border state—from Mexico, and I'm
  • In some states, it's 20 languages.
  • have a state law that the federal government... ...not have a state law that the federal government—I
  • Thank you. not have a state law that the federal government, I know that the Arizona state law cannot
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Intergovernmental Affairs May 6th, 2025

Intergovernmental Affairs

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  • Okay, if you would state your name, who you represent, and your position on the bill, please.
  • And I'm a state representative.
  • Then that state... ...representative wrote a letter in opposition to that development.
  • Some state representatives wanted to be involved, and some didn't.
  • , often out of state.
AL
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  • If fully funded, it would enhance Wall State Community College, addressing issues of resources being
  • How many states currently have NIL legislation?
  • I think we're somewhere around the high 20s to 30... 38 states. So it's growing.
  • So I got to send him out of town to another state. But I'm not asking for a vote.
  • We're representatives of the state of Alabama. What does it have to do with...
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Natural Resources Apr 23rd, 2025

Natural Resources

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  • Entire state of Texas.
  • resources of the state.
  • This is what the state water plan has deemed feasible for many years, as stated before, over 50 years
  • And to think that this state...
  • state water for use.
Summary: The Committee on Natural Resources heard House Bill 2109, which would remove certain long-proposed reservoir projects from the state water plan after 50 years without progress. Chairman Van Deaver and many landowners, local officials, timber interests, and conservation advocates testified in support, arguing that the Marvin Nichols Reservoir has burdened Northeast Texas landowners for decades with the threat of eminent domain, depressed property values, and uncertainty over homes, farms, ranches, schools, churches, and cemeteries. Supporters also said the project would flood tens of thousands of acres, require extensive mitigation, harm timber and agriculture, and that Texas now has better alternatives such as conservation, reuse, aquifer storage and recovery, and desalination. Several members expressed sympathy for the affected families and questioned whether a project could remain in the plan indefinitely without progress. Opposition came from North Texas water interests, including the North Texas Commission, Tarrant Regional Water District, and the Texas Water Association, who argued that the bill would interfere with the state’s long-term water planning process and remove needed future supply options for a fast-growing region. They said Region C faces major projected shortages by 2070, that conservation and reuse have already delayed the need for new supplies, and that reservoirs remain one tool in the state’s water-planning toolbox. TWDB staff explained the existing inter-regional conflict process and noted that the substitute would affect several unique reservoir sites, not just Marvin Nichols. After testimony, Chairman Van Deaver closed by urging passage of the bill, but the committee withdrew the substitute and left HB 2109 pending. The committee then took up House Bill 5188, a brackish groundwater bill. The author said the bill would reduce permitting burdens for wells in designated brackish groundwater production zones, and the committee substitute added requirements on monitoring, groundwater-rights ownership, and allocation of pumpage limits while removing some exclusions and export-fee provisions. Texas Wildlife Association testified against the bill, warning that the exemptions could weaken groundwater conservation districts’ ability to protect freshwater resources and surface-owner rights. San Antonio Water System testified in favor, saying brackish groundwater is a key future supply and that the substitute would help speed development of desalination and brackish projects. The Texas Alliance of Groundwater Districts testified neutrally but raised concerns about reduced district oversight, especially around injection-well exclusions and the loss of export fees, and said discussions on the bill were ongoing.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Natural Resources Apr 23rd, 2025

Natural Resources

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  • water plan or the state water plan because it does not protect. ...our natural resources of the state
  • This is what the state water plan has...
  • So how do we serve the entire state of Texas?
  • state water for use.
  • If you could please state your name.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Natural Resources Apr 23rd, 2025

Natural Resources

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  • However However, this financial assistance can only come if the project is consistent with state and
  • the county is going through the process of amending the desired future conditions, the DFC, for the state
  • Members, I would really appreciate your help on this. areas of the state because they are so important
  • Securing a safe and reliable water supply is. crucial for the economic prosperity of our state.
  • ASR is an essential part of the state water plan and Austin's 100-year water plan.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on Transportation Funding Apr 14th, 2025

S/C on Transportation Funding

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  • Please state your name briefly.
  • Many other states have short-line grant programs.
  • remains one of the few states without such a program.
  • To the state highway fund.
  • Texas has over 628 miles of toll roads across the state.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Mar 12th, 2025

Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

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  • The Texas Association of Business, we're the state chamber for the state of Texas.
  • And the opportunity the reforms proposed for by this bill can create for our state.
  • We believe there is a significant value in having our legal state of incorporation in a state where we're
  • That's why this bill is going to wind up bankrupting the state of Delaware.
  • SpaceX is headquartered in the state of Texas.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Mar 12th, 2025

Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

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  • a state prosecutor's state annual salary.
  • state annual salary.
  • Across the state, or just in?
  • For all the reasons stated, it's... stated here today.
  • Every state has one. Every state has a summary of eviction.
TX
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  • the United States of organized retail theft.
  • What is that impact to the state of Texas?
  • It costs the state millions of dollars every year.
  • The number one complaint of our banks across the state.
  • And who are now in their states committing the crimes.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Feb 20th, 2025

Alabama Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'd like to thank you for your service to our state.
  • I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands
  • Thank you all for everything you do for our state. All right, now we move on to motions.
  • Ladies and gentlemen of the Alabama State Senate, this is a Community Development District bill.
  • Good job today, everyone in the Alabama State Senate.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 2/18/25

Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

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  • It’s just the state of the industry across the state and across the country, so we’re not unique.” creates
  • > country across the state and across the country across the state and across the country so<00
  • <00:47:31.640> schools to grow more RNs with the state schools to grow more RNs with the state
  • then share it broadly across the state then share it broadly across the state about<00:51:51.480
  • <01:07:28.520> of important areas of the state of important areas of the state of Minnesota
Bills: HF110, HF111, HF263, HF105
KY
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  • It also increased the small school adjustment for Kentucky State University and Morehead State University
  • school adjustment for Kentucky State school adjustment for Kentucky State University<00:05:14.320
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  • <00:34:27.720> States allowing reciprocity in state States allowing reciprocity in state States
  • Nathan Day, Kentucky State Police. Angela Parker, Kentucky State Police. Thank you so much.
Summary: The subcommittee met with a quorum, approved the minutes, and welcomed new members before taking up Council on Postsecondary Education regulations 13 KAR 2:120 and 13 KAR 2:130. The regulations, as amended by staff and agency amendments, update public university and KCTCS performance funding models to conform to 2024 Senate Bill 191 and the performance funding work group’s recommendations. Changes discussed included replacing the underrepresented minority metric with an underrepresented students metric defined as first-generation students, adding an adult learner metric, increasing the low-income degree premium, adjusting small-school and nonresident credit-hour weights, revising data aging and progression metrics, and adding STEM+H criteria in 13 KAR 2:120. Travis Pal of the Council on Postsecondary Education explained that the changes reflect the work group’s three-year review process and that the work group ultimately voted to define underrepresented students as first-generation students and to apply half-weighting between research and comprehensive universities for the new metric. Michael Frasier of the Kentucky Student Rights Coalition and Eastern Kentucky University student government opposed 13 KAR 2:120, arguing that the regulation improperly applies weights where the statute does not clearly authorize them and that the funding changes disadvantage comprehensive universities and vulnerable students. He asked the committee to find the regulation deficient or, alternatively, recommend legislative clarification and a revised fiscal analysis. Pal responded that weighting has been part of the model since 2017, that CPE was following the statute and work group recommendations, and that the model could be changed by future legislation. Members asked about the timing of the broader performance funding review, and Pal said the full model is reviewed every three years, with the next work group cycle beginning in 2026. No motion to find the regulation deficient was made, and the committee allowed the regulations to proceed to the committee of jurisdiction. The committee then approved a staff amendment to Teachers’ Retirement System regulations 102 KAR 1:195 and 102 KAR 1:340, which require annual reporting of accumulated sick leave, leave policies, and salary schedules to TRS and make technical changes to the final average salary calculation and related definitions.
OK
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  • This talented group recently earned the 250ssAA6A 1 act play state championship along with the outstanding
  • They also have three speech and debate state champions.
  • Members, today is Affordable Housing Day here at the Capitol.
  • I am honored to have this team that went 33-8 and won their state's very first state championship in
  • Though trans people make up less than 1% of our state, we've spent at least one day in this building
OK
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  • Of Northwestern Oklahoma State University, Roberts State University, University of Oklahoma, Northeastern
  • She is a three-time state qualifier for golf.
  • She is a three-time state qualifier for golf.
  • She was a freshman state qualifier for tennis.
  • She is a two-time 5A state champion for cheerleading.