Transcript Highlights:

• Number two, it says if in fact there is such an agreement with ICE, the law enforcement agency has to
• As far as costing these agreements.
• , which towns are able to say agreements, which towns are able to say they<00:54:07.280><c> want</c><
• Listen to that under the 287 agreement.
• </c> agreements as they promised. And Mr. agreements as they promised. And Mr.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• from the Committee on Rules reports the following bill: Senator Harckham, an act to amend the Environmental
• Has there been any type of agreement between three sides on what school funding is going to be, or what
• the SEQR reforms that has been discussed a lot in the press, and that it was felt to be close on agreement
• All parties involved are working very hard to try to come to an agreement and come up with bills that
• ALL PARTIES INVOLVED ARE WORKING VERY HARD TO TRY TO COME TO AN AGREEMENT, AND COME UP WITH BILLS THAT

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The Senate opened with routine formalities, approved the journal, welcomed a SkillsUSA student delegation, and then moved into budget and policy business. The chamber accepted a Rules Committee report and took up a supplemental budget extender, Senate Print 9963, which would extend state operations through April 22 and authorize $12.7 billion, including about $5.1 billion in new funding for Medicaid, payroll, and school aid. Senator O’Mara questioned the delay in the budget, the lack of public detail, and unresolved issues such as CLCPA changes, auto insurance, and SEQR reforms; the sponsor said negotiations were ongoing and that school aid would likely build on the executive budget. The extender passed 57-1, with Senator Weik voting no. The Senate then adopted Senate Resolution 1887, sponsored by Senator Brisport, memorializing the Governor to proclaim April 2026 as Arab American Heritage Month. Senators Brisport, Fahy, Salazar, and Gounardes spoke in support, emphasizing Arab Americans’ cultural, civic, and economic contributions in New York and condemning anti-Arab and anti-Muslim bias. The resolution was adopted by voice vote and opened for co-sponsorship. The chamber next considered several bills on the calendar, including a bill by Senator Cleare to prohibit state-chartered financial institutions from investing in private correctional facilities. Supporters framed it as a moral response to private prisons and rising federal use of detention facilities, while opponents argued it would overregulate state-chartered banks and affect private investment decisions. The bill passed 36-22. The Senate also passed a bill by Senator Krueger raising the nonprofit lobbying disclosure threshold from $5,000 to $10,000, after debate over transparency and whether the change would reduce oversight; it passed 35-23. Finally, the Senate passed Senator May’s bill on advanced transmission technologies and utility planning, after extensive debate over ratepayer costs, battery storage, and data center growth; supporters said it could lower energy costs through more efficient grid use, while opponents said it would raise rates and duplicate existing studies. The bill passed after being restored to the non-controversial calendar.

Transcript Highlights:

• They had to give us some kind of a temporary agreement on an easement.
• We're waiting on that temporary agreement for our lawyers to look at so that it'll satisfy our needs.
• It seems to me it would be a fairly straightforward agreement; everyone seems to be in agreement, so
• , they said that they couldn't make the transfer complete, so they would have to have a separate agreement
• Some of it was coupled with, you know, you talk about environment and environmental factors—no snow.

Committee: House House Rural Development, Land Grants And Cultural Affairs

Transcript Highlights:

• And, of course, that would be a meet-and-confer agreement, Sandra Bland Act, Michael Morton Act, any
• Is it your intention that disclosure required under an existing meet-and-confer agreement is protected
• So just to be clear, if they—if they—whatever their current agreement says today would be the law in
• What they might negotiate in a future meet-and-confer agreement could change that.
• So if you don't have a meet-and-confer agreement, then a review committee or something of a civilian

Summary: The Senate opened with a quorum call, invocation, and approval of the previous day’s journal, then observed a moment of silence after Senator Eckhardt referenced a mass shooting in Austin. The chamber also agreed to postpone reading and referral of bills until later in the day. Early procedural business included a motion not to print Senate Bill 3, which was adopted without objection. Later, Senator Mendez raised a parliamentary inquiry about moving flood relief bills to the top of the calendar, but the presiding officer said the order of business was up to the chair. The main floor action centered on Senate Bill 4, the congressional redistricting bill. Senator King laid out the bill, describing it as the companion to the House version, based on 2020 census data, and arguing it was legal, race-blind, more compact, and likely to elect more Republicans. Senators asked extensive questions about the process, public hearings, and the map’s effects on districts and communities. The Senate voted to suspend the regular order of business and the three-day rule, then passed SB 4 to engrossment and finally passed it, with the recorded votes showing 19 yeas and 2 nays. The Senate also took up Senate Bill 6, relating to abortion and civil liability for the manufacture and provision of abortion-inducing drugs. Senator Hughes argued the bill was needed to stop illegal abortion pills being mailed into Texas and harming women and unborn children. The Senate suspended the regular order of business and the three-day rule, passed the bill to engrossment, and then finally passed it, with the recorded votes showing 18 yeas, 10 nays, and one present not voting. A lengthy discussion followed on the committee substitute for Senate Bill 14, which would standardize law enforcement personnel and departmental files statewide. Senator King said the bill codifies a TCOLE model policy and limits public access to personnel files to substantiated misconduct, commendations, and evaluations, while keeping other records available through other legal processes. Senators Eckhardt, West, Hinojosa, and others questioned how the bill would affect transparency, meet-and-confer agreements, civilian review boards, and access to unsubstantiated complaints. An amendment by Senator Hinojosa of Dallas to narrow the bill to unfounded complaints failed, and SB 14 was then passed to engrossment on a vote of 18 yeas and 10 nays. The final major item was Senate Bill 1, the natural disaster omnibus bill responding to the July flooding. Senator Perry said the bill addresses camp and RV park safety, evacuation plans, emergency rooftop access, lines of succession for local emergency management, annual drills, volunteer management, drone restrictions over disaster areas, small-business recovery loans, and a statewide data hub for flood and weather monitoring. Senators Menendez, Eckhardt, and Kolkhorst asked about autopsies, volunteer background checks, liability, warning systems, floodplain mitigation, and coordination with FEMA and local governments. Perry said the bill focuses on preparation, response, and recovery, while broader prevention and mitigation issues may be addressed later. The transcript ends during this extended discussion, before final action on SB 1 is shown.

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• </c> Hampshire Department of Environmental Hampshire Department of Environmental Services<01:11:41.480
• Services to establish a Environmental Services to establish a site<01:22:48.760><c> specific</c><01:
• Bishop from the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services.
• Department of Environmental Services and Department of Environmental Services and also<05:12:16.638><
• Would you believe that the EPA views our environmental rules as a joke? I would believe that.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Environment and Agriculture Committee met in work session on several bills, beginning with HB 153, which would require two or more law enforcement officers in each county to receive animal cruelty training. Members said the bill had been sent to the Animal Protection and Licensing Subcommittee, where Representative Kuttab is expected to schedule a meeting soon to consider possible amendments based on testimony and other ideas. The committee later returned to HB 153 and confirmed a work session was planned for February 14, with discussion also including whether to explore a task force concept raised in testimony. The committee also discussed HB 215 and HB 566, both related to landfill permitting and leachate or harm/benefit reporting. Representative Gerana said he had met with the DES director and was working on amendments that would add a preliminary screening phase for determining net public benefit and expand the list of benefits beyond capacity need to include items such as economic and infrastructure benefits. HB 566 was said to be in the same posture as HB 215, and both were slated for subcommittee review the following Tuesday morning. HB 171 was also added for subcommittee discussion, with members saying the changes would be technical rather than substantive. HB 240, which removes forfeiture penalties for non-payment of dog licenses, drew support for a simple amendment changing a statutory “shall” to “may” so municipal officials would have discretion about issuing a warrant. Representative Bixby said OLS advised that this was the cleanest way to provide flexibility, and he reported that the sponsor was agreeable to the change. The committee also discussed HB 179, concerning hazardous waste accident fees, where the sponsor proposed a revised amendment imposing a $1,000-per-day penalty after 90 days of non-payment. Members raised concerns about homeowners, hobby farmers, and whether the bill could unfairly burden people who were not negligent or whose insurance claims were delayed. The sponsor and others said the intent was to recover costs from responsible parties, especially businesses, and to protect local taxpayers and fire departments from bearing the cost of damaged hazardous materials equipment. No votes were taken; the bills were left for further subcommittee work and amendment drafting.

Transcript Highlights:

• And then finally, we have an agreement that we worked out with the League of Minnesota Cities and some
• That was an agreement, and so we're proposing to put that into the bill as well, honoring that agreement
• that we worked out have an agreement that we worked out with<00:02:25.640><c> um</c><00:02:26.480><c
• and so we're proposing to put agreement and so we're proposing to put that<00:02:41.959><c> into</c>
• </c><00:02:47.159><c> um</c><00:02:47.920><c> and</c> well uh honoring that agreement um and well uh

Committee: House Housing Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• Madam Speaker, there is general agreement that this measure before us is needed, but also agreement that
• Madam Speaker, there is general agreement that this measure before us is needed, but also agreement that
• I want to go back to environmental justice.
• And may I please adopt excerpts of the environmental energy protection chair around the topic of low-
• <06:24:23.360><c> energy</c><06:24:23.760><c> protection</c><06:24:24.240><c> chair</c> environmental

Keywords: 910, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• SkillBridge is our agreement with the federal Department of Defense, so outgoing military members can
• We do not have an agreement with them currently. Maybe you should look into it.
• </c> care of a lot of our environmental care of a lot of our environmental mandates<02:10:04.360><c>
• Since we changed because of the environmental concerns, now labor is doing it, cutting grass.
• We provide benefits pursuant to a settlement agreement.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So I can be in agreement that we allow this fund to cover itself as long as it's capable.
• We're not doing that, but today, for this, I can be in agreement with you. Well, I appreciate that.
• feel very comfortable is the representative from the Wellenkamp District with his knowledge of environmental
• feel very comfortable is the representative from the Wellen Camp District with his knowledge of environmental

Keywords: 959, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• . >> Senator Sanders moves to discharge from the Committee on Environmental Conservation, Assembly Bill
• certainly provides New Yorkers no opportunity to weigh in on the actual discussions and the actual agreements
• CERTAINLY PROVIDES NEW YORKERS NO OPPORTUNITY TO WEIGH IN ON THE ACTUAL DISCUSSIONS AND THE ACTUAL AGREEMENTS
• Secretary will read. >> Calendar 101, Assembly 1388A by Assemblymember Rosenthal, an act to amend the Environmental

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The Senate convened with ceremonial opening proceedings, approved the prior journal, and then moved through a series of calendar actions, including discharging and substituting identical companion bills from committee and restoring several bills to the Third Reading Calendar after reconsideration. The chamber also took up a supplemental budget calendar and a controversial supplemental budget extender, with Senator O’Mara questioning the delay in final budget negotiations, the size of the extender, table targets, and unresolved policy issues such as auto insurance reforms, SEQRA, New York for All, and CLCPA changes. Senator Serrano responded that negotiations were ongoing and that the extender was a clean measure to keep state government functioning. The budget extender bills were then passed, with Senator Weik voting in the negative on one of them. The Senate also adopted a resolution memorializing May 4, 2026, as 10th Mountain Division and Fort Drum Day, and hosted Major General Scott Naumann and other Fort Drum leaders and soldiers for remarks on the division’s deployments, readiness, economic impact, and requests for continued state support on items such as microreactors, health care, DMV services, dining facilities, airports, and mineral-related development. The Fort Drum resolution drew extensive bipartisan praise from Majority Leader Stewart-Cousins, Minority Leader Ortt, Senator Scarcella-Spanton, Senator Ashby, Senator Walczyk, and others, who emphasized the division’s military history, its role as a major employer and economic driver in Northern New York, and the sacrifices of service members and their families. Several senators highlighted individual soldiers in attendance and their service records, while the resolution was opened for co-sponsorship and adopted. The Senate also recognized a visiting child author, Thomas Ortiz, who was introduced for publishing a book encouraging kindness and friendship. After the ceremonial segment, the Senate returned to regular business and passed a series of bills on the calendar, including measures affecting environmental conservation, executive law, public service, education, public authorities, real property tax, criminal procedure, election law, and civil rights. Some bills drew negative votes from a bloc of senators, particularly on the environmental, criminal procedure, election, and civil rights measures, but all listed bills were ultimately passed. The Senate then adjourned until the next day.

Transcript Highlights:

• We crafted one of the first multi-agency agreements between state agencies to, for the first time, share
• California Latinas for Reproductive Justice, Caring Across Generations, Center for Community Action and Environmental
• Latina is for Reproductive Justice, Caring Across Generations, Center for Community Action and Environmental
• First, the bill dramatically broadens when these requirements apply, extending them to development agreements

Committee: Senate Labor, Public Employment and Retirement

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• There is a company called Yeo EcoSafe, and they're making environmentally friendly larvicide for mosquitoes
• to businesses that are located in New Mexico and have either a license or a cooperative research agreement
• Mexico companies that represent 23 licenses and 11 of these cooperative research and development agreements
• We can monitor what's happening with the environmental aspects on the inside, while also providing those

Committee: House Science, Technology & Telecommunications Committee

Transcript Highlights:

• And there's an agreement between the state and the family that owned Harriman State Park.
• In 1963, the legislature ratified an agreement.
• This is the Harriman agreement.
• The basic question was, does this agreement cause a problem with doing a bill like this one?
• And I haven't heard any reasons why we should step away from that agreement.

Committee: Senate State Affairs

Keywords: 989, all

Transcript Highlights:

• One is still haven't addressed the issue of those folks who are on price agreements.
• all over the country, Armington, New Mexico, to learn how to drill a well properly, safely, and environmentally
• ...or a permit, the way distance permit, if they're compliant with the tax and rent installment agreement
• For the tribal gross receipts tax rates that we administer under cooperative agreements, it would set

Committee: Senate Senate Tax, Business & Transportation

Keywords: 996, all

Transcript Highlights:

• We also have the state tribal agreements.
• There's a requirement in the agreement.
• It eliminates the federal requirements. environmental studies and some of the other purchasing requirements
• I think we are all in agreement with you, Senator Burns.

Keywords: 914, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> this is about the environmental this is about the environmental component<00:26:36.320><c> of</c
• <01:22:19.480><c> environmental</c><01:22:20.080><c> impacts</c><01:22:20.400><c> of</c> environmental
• environmental impacts of environmental environmental impacts of AI,<01:22:21.240><c> and</c><01:22:21.360
• </c><01:30:42.480><c> Um</c> mitigate environmental disasters? Um mitigate environmental disasters?
• </c> there, that's a great environmental there, that's a great environmental impact.<01:31:01.720><c>

Committee: Senate Environment, Climate, and Legacy

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• As part of the settlement, they created a development agreement.
• As part of the settlement, they created a development agreement.
• That is not long-term planning in accordance with a development agreement for our community.
• Our development has a restrictive covenant, as Lisa mentioned, in a development agreement going back
• This land is over an environmentally sensitive part of the Edwards Aquifer recharge zone, the Barton

Committee: House Land & Resource Management

Keywords: 1184, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I will call the meeting of the Environmental and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee to order
• I'm the assistant manager of water policy and planning for environmental services at the Metropolitan
• for environmental services at the<01:12:50.800><c> Metropolitan</c><01:12:51.520><c> Council.
• Um, we then executed grant agreements after that through the summer and into the early fall of 2025.
• </c> this year and execute grant agreements this year and execute grant agreements for<01:35:53.600><

Committee: House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• So many of our large contractors, our large businesses, enter into agreements with small businesses as
• Private sector investment in coastal resiliency projects through revenue-sharing agreements, expedited
• There is one: Later Bayless, representing the Environmental Defense Fund.
• That's the bill. ...public mooring fields and critical environmental zones. That's the bill.
• The environmental...

Committee: Senate Rules

Summary: The committee first took up CS/SB 1606 on patient access to records. Sponsor Senator Grall explained an amendment that aligned the bill more closely with HIPAA by defining “designated record set,” allowing a 14-day extension, and requiring records to be produced in the requested form if readily producible. Several senators asked about patient portals, legal representatives, and whether the bill applied post-mortem; Grall said the bill was limited to authorized access during the patient’s life. Testimony was largely opposed, with health information and provider groups warning that the bill could create cybersecurity risks, conflict with HIPAA and meaningful-use rules, burden facilities, and improperly broaden access to portals and sensitive records. Supporters argued it would improve patient access and speed. The amendment was adopted, and the bill was reported favorably by roll call vote after debate on the bill as amended. The committee then considered CS/SB 712 on construction regulations. Grall described provisions on synthetic turf, change orders, public works bidding, elevator rails, alarm contractor scope, tall mass timber, pool and spa contractor scope, spaceport exemptions, permit document limits, and solar/energy storage inspections. Two amendments were adopted: one removed pool and spa contractor language and delayed the change-order provision until July 1, 2025; the other removed the tall mass timber section. Pool contractors testified against the scope expansion in the original bill, while others supported the remaining provisions. Senators raised concerns about the Florida Building Commission process and how the public-works language might affect small-business participation, but the bill as amended was ultimately reported favorably. Finally, the committee heard CS/SB 1288 on parental rights. Grall said the bill would require parental consent for most minor health care decisions, allow parental access to records, restrict surveys/questionnaires, and limit use of biofeedback devices, while preserving certain exceptions such as emergency care and STD testing. An amendment clarified questionnaire opt-outs for K-12 students, added court-order exceptions, addressed DNA sampling for criminal investigations, refined biofeedback language, and added emergency behavioral health exceptions; it was adopted. The bill drew extensive testimony both for and against: supporters said it restored parental authority and protected children from decisions they are not equipped to make, while opponents argued it would endanger minors seeking confidential STI, mental health, or abuse-related care, especially in unsafe homes. Senators also debated whether the bill would conflict with existing laws and whether it could leave some minors untreated. The transcript ends during continued public testimony on the bill.

Transcript Highlights:

• He signed significant bipartisan trade agreements, including USMCA, and 50 total agreements that supported
• you share agreement?
• And this was a long and arduous process to get these agreements, these new agreements. and put into place
• Other competitors, such as the European Union, Russia, and Canada already have trade agreements. agreements
• The USMCA, which was a bipartisan agreement, provided. new market access, we could replicate agreements

Committee: Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee