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WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Senate Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Resources Committee, February 17, 2026

Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Resources

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  • program if one is ever developed. program if one is ever developed.
  • Upper Basin program.
  • program, he cannot use any water. program, he cannot use any water.
  • can obtain program information. can obtain program information.
  • obtain program information. obtain program information.
KY
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  • program.
  • cost of the program. cost of the program.
  • . program. program.
  • program like ATRIP. program like ATRIP.
  • standard for how these programs work. standard for how these programs work.
Summary: The Medicaid Oversight and Advisory Board met on July 30, 2025, approved the June 25 minutes, and received a presentation from Katherine Castanza of the National Conference of State Legislatures on Medicaid provisions in H.R. 1. The presentation outlined more than 20 Medicaid-related provisions, emphasizing that the largest federal savings come from work/community engagement requirements, changes to provider taxes, limits on state-directed payments, more frequent eligibility redeterminations for expansion populations, and related eligibility/enrollment changes. She said the fiscal effects are backloaded, with most reductions occurring in the later years of the 10-year window, and noted potential significant impacts on hospital payments and state financing. She also described new funding opportunities, including a $50 billion rural health transformation fund and a new home and community-based services waiver with associated grants. A substantial portion of the discussion focused on Kentucky’s pending community engagement 1115 waiver and how it would interact with the new federal requirements. Board members asked whether the waiver had been approved, what the cabinet’s contingency plan would be if CMS does not approve it, and what the timeline is for compliance. Cabinet representatives said the waiver has not yet been approved by CMS, remains under public comment, and that the state will wait for CMS guidance before moving forward; if needed, the state would amend the waiver or submit a new one. They said the work requirement must be in place by January 1, 2027, with a possible extension to 2028. Castanza also explained that expansion adults with incomes between 100% and 138% of the federal poverty level would face new cost-sharing requirements beginning October 1, 2028, and that eligibility redeterminations would move from annual to every six months starting January 1, 2027. She then walked through provider tax changes, including a moratorium on new provider taxes beginning October 1, 2026, and a phased reduction in the hold-harmless threshold for existing taxes beginning January 1, 2028, with exemptions for nursing facilities and ICF/IID providers. Board members questioned the timing and likely impact on Kentucky, and Castanza responded that the effect would depend on each tax’s current rate and would phase in over time.
TX
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  • Generally, the bill would transfer administration of the state's veterans mental health programs from
  • It would establish a Texas Veterans Commission grant program for community-based mental health services
  • Fuller can speak to the importance of this program.
  • crash course program in... ...and in peer support.
  • The VA spends $571 million on its veteran suicide program. Where does that money go?
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  • and renames that program Next Ed.
  • Is this a program with Excel and Ed? Where does that name change originate?
  • I will say in looking at this, Inspired to Teach is not a new program.
  • It was an adaptation of an old program, and every different version along the way when that program has
  • This is a tremendous program. It is working.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Judiciary Committee Meeting - 2026-04-09

Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

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  • I'm sure we would be aware if there were a lot of other courthouse grant programs.
  • Most grant programs have dried up anyway.
  • have grant programs.
  • Most grant programs have grant programs.
  • Most grant programs have dried<01:26:04.040> up<01:26:04.200> anyway.
Summary: The Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee approved the minutes from March 25 and March 26, then took up House File 4077, a bipartisan bill authored by Representatives Greenman and Roach. The bill would prohibit municipalities from entering into non-disclosure agreements with private entities that restrict disclosure about land development, economic development, or publicly funded projects, while preserving existing Chapter 13 data practices rules and trade secret protections. The authors argued the bill is needed to prevent secret agreements and backroom decision-making that undermine public transparency, and they moved that the bill be re-referred to the general register. Several local officials and residents testified in support, including a St. Louis County commissioner, the mayor of Lonsdale, and residents from Farmington and Hermantown. Supporters said NDAs had been used in connection with data center and other development projects to keep elected officials and the public in the dark, eroding trust and limiting community input. They described the bill as a common-sense transparency measure and said existing law already protects legitimate trade secrets. Opposition came from the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce and the Minnesota Business Partnership, which argued that NDAs are often necessary in early-stage economic development discussions to protect sensitive business information and remain competitive with other states. They warned the bill could discourage investment, jobs, and tax growth, and said it would impose a one-size-fits-all state mandate that limits local discretion. Committee members then debated whether the bill was too broad and whether it should be narrowed to data centers; supporters responded that the issue extends beyond data centers to other forms of economic development. A roll call vote was requested on the motion to re-refer the bill to the general register, but the final vote result was not stated in the transcript excerpt.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 3/17/26

Children and Families Finance and Policy

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  • <01:26:05.440> as individuals, another for the program as individuals, another for the program
  • care of a child care program.
  • care of a child care program.
  • <01:31:42.680> Um child care program. Um child care program.
  • one I have seen the pilot program one I have seen the pilot program as<01:32:13.520> uh<01
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund Committee Apr 2nd, 2025

Finance and Taxation General Fund

Transcript Highlights:
  • One of the things to be clear about is that the administrative cost of the SNAP program is 50% state
  • I just wanted to share with you how important the SNAP program is to the children in Alabama.
  • Programs like SNAP help reduce hunger and can make families eligible for other programs.
  • We're just saying. we want people to be eligible under federal law and these programs.
  • All of them get assistance under SNAP programs.
Bills: SB245, SB246, HB30, HB30
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Criminal Justice Jan 20th, 2026

Criminal Justice

Transcript Highlights:
  • Changes the pretrial diversion program to a domestic violence deferred sentencing program and requires
  • If the defendant does not complete the program, the case will be set for sentencing.
  • Tab two is Senate Bill 656 on Internet Crimes Against Children Programs.
  • This... ...Against Children Task Force Funding Program within FDLE.
  • The bill does not create a new program.
Summary: The committee took up a series of criminal justice and public safety bills. SB 1084, which exempts certain identifying and location information for non-legal support staff in state attorneys’ offices from public records requests, was supported by prosecuting attorneys and reported favorably. SB 212, as amended, created new restrictions related to sexual offenders and predators, including a 200-foot restricted presence provision near certain locations and updated notification/supervision requirements; it drew strong opposition from researchers, advocates, and affected families who argued it lacked evidence and would increase homelessness, but it was reported favorably. SB 682, addressing domestic violence, coercive control, strangulation, animal abuse, injunctions, and related training and enforcement issues, received emotional survivor testimony and support from animal welfare and law enforcement groups and was reported favorably. SB 656, creating and renaming FDLE Internet Crimes Against Children funding and grant programs, was amended and reported favorably and unanimously. The committee also considered SB 810 on sealing criminal history records, which would expand eligibility for some non-conviction records and one low-level misdemeanor conviction after waiting periods and judicial review; supporters said Florida is unusually restrictive, while one senator raised concerns about the scope, and the bill was reported favorably. SB 890, creating a standalone battery by strangulation offense applicable outside domestic relationships, was reported favorably after the sponsor said it would close a gap in current law. SB 892, revising habitual offender and violent career criminal sentencing procedures and notice requirements, was reported favorably, with defense lawyers supporting the clearer pretrial notice. SB 928, “Missy’s Law,” requiring immediate remand to custody after conviction of certain dangerous crimes, was amended to include computer pornography/child exploitation offenses and reported favorably after a family member of the namesake victim testified in support. Later, SB 1284 modernized arrest and search warrant statutes, expanding judicial summons options for some misdemeanors and broadening warrant/arrest authority in certain DUI, injunction, domestic violence, and misdemeanor force cases; defense lawyers supported the judicial-discretion portions but raised concerns about DUI/BUI arrests, and the bill was reported favorably. Finally, SB 812, a technical companion to SB 810 updating public records treatment for sealed criminal history records, was amended to clarify prosecutorial access for later cases and reported favorably. Several bills were supported by law enforcement, prosecutors, and advocacy groups, while others drew opposition from civil liberties, treatment, homelessness, and criminal defense advocates. The meeting adjourned after members recorded additional votes on selected tabs.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • the Texas A&M Health Center of Excellence in Forensic Nursing created the Texas Evidence Collection Program
  • However, most programs do not operate the way we do, and I would say that a good majority of Texas hospitals
  • So, you end up with two... ...identifications that are not valid for a notary to complete the notarization
  • from making space available for motorcycle safety courses, limiting access to essential training programs
  • So we need Texas to have enough training programs available. ...this bill will help make that possible
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Safety Committee Apr 3rd, 2025

Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • Currently, the Alabama... program in Alabama.
  • So Alabama actually has one of the best brain injury programs in the nation.
  • It is really important for us to look at good programs in our state that we could then... programs in
  • program through the Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services.
  • The current program is for anyone, and the expansion would be for anyone as well.
Bills: SB241, HB304, HB295, HB361