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MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Capital Investment Committee 4/14/26

Capital Investment

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  • Um, this is an existing program.
  • Um, this is an existing program.
  • Um, this is an existing program.
  • competition uh for that program. competition uh for that program.
  • <01:07:50.559> Um funded with with the program. Um funded with with the program.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Ways and Means Committee 3/23/26

Ways and Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:02:58.400> cooperatives businesses and farmer-owned cooperatives businesses and farmer-owned
  • program.
  • The state program provides program.
  • The existing available for the program.
  • have to be enrolled in the DMC program. have to be enrolled in the DMC program.
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Senate Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Resources, February 10, 2026

Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • programs.
  • <00:24:07.679> this programs and wastewater programs. this programs and wastewater programs
  • stock in the land-holding company but did not own stock in the company that owned the livestock.
  • stock in the land-holding company but did not own stock in the company that owned the livestock.
  • planning process through our uh program. planning process through our uh program.
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

House Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Resources, February 10, 2026

Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:08:32.800> that because with some of the programs that because with some of the programs
  • So, that’s the general royalty program.
  • So, that’s the general royalty program.
  • So, that’s the general royalty program.
  • So, that’s the general royalty program.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

House Chamber - Mon Feb 2, 2026, 12:00PM HST - Day 7

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • student association as she chaired Campbell's events, and it caused her to be introduced to this program
  • And right now, so we can see the benefits of this program and what it means for these kids to come to
  • now, so we can see the benefits of right now, so we can see the benefits of this<00:24:44.720> program
  • 45.279> it<00:24:45.440> hap<00:24:45.760> what<00:24:46.000> means this program
  • and what it hap what means this program and what it hap what means for<00:24:46.720> these<00
Bills: HB1751, HB1752, HB1636
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

PBS Public Hearing - Fri Jan 30, 2026 @ 11:00 AM HST

Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:26:41.360> This Tuition Assistance Program. This Tuition Assistance Program.
  • program and specific bill. program and specific bill. >> Thank<00:27:40.880> you.
  • So program >> Yes.
  • <00:43:46.079> that<00:43:46.319> are other programs out there that are other programs
  • Guard State Tuition Assistance Program. Guard State Tuition Assistance Program.
Summary: The Committee on Public Safety held its first hearing and began with House Bill 1531, which would require the governor or county mayor to provide an ASL interpreter during official emergency announcements broadcast on television or the internet, ensure the interpreter is visible, and require news outlets to show the interpreter in a picture-in-picture window. Testimony was strongly supportive from disability advocates, who said live captions can be inaccurate and that ASL access is critical during emergencies, but broadcasters raised practical concerns that the bill as drafted could require extra camera crews and reduce coverage. Members discussed possible alternatives such as government-provided pool feeds and interpreter placement, and the chair recommended deferring decision-making on the bill to the following Wednesday to allow time for amendment language. The committee then heard House Bill 1751, which would expand the Hawaii National Guard State Tuition Assistance Program to include graduate degrees at the University of Hawaii for qualified enlisted personnel. The Hawaii Army National Guard, the Department of Defense, and University of Hawaii representatives supported the measure as a recruiting, retention, and professionalization tool. A member asked about funding, and the response was that the program is funded through a state appropriation currently set at $250,000 and was described as sufficient at present. The bill drew no opposition in the hearing. Next, House Bill 1752 was taken up. This measure would remove the Adjutant General as a nonvoting ex officio member of the HAIMA advisory committee and add the HAIMA administrator as a nonvoting ex officio member of the MSAC. The Department of Defense and Department of Health supported the bill, with the Department of Health asking that it be aligned with other EMS modernization provisions in the governor’s package so the related measures remain consistent. No objections were raised. The committee also heard House Bill 1577 on 911 services, which would require the 911 Board to establish a statewide emergency safety profile system for residents to voluntarily store emergency-relevant personal information. The Department of Health, disability advocates, the 911 Board, and others supported the concept, saying it could improve emergency response for people with disabilities, kūpuna, families, and others with functional needs. Testimony also raised concerns about funding, system integration, confidentiality, advanced directives, and liability protections if information does not reach responders in time. Members discussed statewide coordination and existing county systems, and the hearing continued with those issues unresolved.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Jan 12th, 2026

Children, Families, and Elder Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • as a condition of program participation.
  • that excluding faith-based programs is not just discriminatory.
  • Next, the bill addresses the Step Into Success program.
  • I am delighted to see the program now go statewide.
  • structures and their own general ledger structures as well.
Bills: S0042, S0578, S0624, S7018
Summary: The committee met with a quorum and first heard SB 624, which would codify DCF’s current practice of allowing batterers intervention programs to offer supplemental faith-based activities so long as participation is voluntary. The bill drew support from faith-based and family organizations, which argued it would restore access to effective rehabilitation options and remove discriminatory barriers. SB 624 was reported favorably after a roll call vote. The committee then heard SB 42, which would require child protective investigators and child protection teams to rely on qualified medical professionals when a child has a documented pre-existing diagnosis or when a parent requests an exam, and would require clearer notice to parents and custodians at the start of an investigation. Testimony overwhelmingly came from parents, advocates, and disability rights representatives describing cases in which medically complex children were allegedly misdiagnosed as abuse victims and families were separated unnecessarily. Members expressed sympathy and support, and SB 42 was reported favorably. Next, the committee considered CS/SB 578, creating an Alzheimer’s disease awareness initiative within the Department of Elder Affairs to promote early detection, brain health education, research updates, and clinical trial awareness, with outreach focused on older adults and at-risk populations. An amendment was adopted to place the campaign within the Alzheimer’s Disease Initiative. A caregiver testified about the need for public education and early diagnosis, and the bill was reported favorably. The committee also took up SPB 7018, a committee bill on child welfare that would extend the definition of “visitor” for foster homes to reduce repeated background checks, make the Step Into Success foster youth workforce pilot permanent and statewide, and create a program through the Florida Institute for Child Welfare to catalog best practices among community-based care lead agencies. The bill was approved as a committee bill and reported favorably. Finally, the Department of Children and Families presented its 2025-26 final funding methodology and rates report for community-based care. Members questioned the proposed tiered model, including insurance costs, risk corridors, prevention funding, performance measures, and regional funding disparities. No vote was taken on the presentation, but members discussed the possible need for follow-up legislation and additional stakeholder input.
NV
Transcript Highlights:
  • Throughout the years of consolidation, the largest PBMs either own or are owned by the nation's largest
  • The largest PBMs either own or are owned by the nation's largest health insurers.
  • Here's a breakdown: Aetna owns CVS, Cigna owns Express Scripts, and UnitedHealthcare owns OptumRx.
  • , owned by, like I said, there's only three of them.
  • So the entire middle part of the ladder is owned by the same people.
Bills: AB93, AB204, AB414, AB504, AB598
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Public Education Mar 11th, 2025

Public Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • How does a child enroll into the program? I'm sorry? How does the child enroll into the program?
  • The program is sort of the way of financing. And just to be clear.
  • Let me be clear, there is no requirement that you be in the program.
  • There are some folks who can take access to this program asking about the majority of users of the program
  • the special ed. become the target of this program.
Bills: HB3, HB3
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Public Education Mar 11th, 2025

Public Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • Program was a D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program. The... I didn't...
  • So this program, various programs around the country do an excellent job.
  • When you evaluate these programs that are... lack of a better term, voucher programs, really.
  • in that program.
  • But there could be a program.
Bills: HB3, HB3
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Committee on Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs Mar 3rd, 2025

Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • that would work for all the stakeholders and would apply to all the Texas Water Development Board programs
  • You know, this is using technology that we already own.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
  • Uh, this is already a program that exists.
  • Uh, this is already a program that exists.
  • this is already a program that exists. this is already a program that exists.
  • approved teacher education program approved teacher education program within<00:27:57.279> that
  • pathways, which this grant program pathways, which this grant program provides.<00:54:16.640>
Bills: SB3082, SB3110, SB3251
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/11/2026 - House Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections

Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections

Transcript Highlights:
  • Chair, members, House Bill 2608 establishes the military transitional housing grant program under the
  • Chair, this is a new program and it is not coming out of Veterans Affairs. Thank you. Mr.
  • Chair, this is a new program and it is not coming out of Veterans Affairs. Thank you.
  • and that's regarding, I think you mentioned it, it went from, it says, in cooperation with veteran-owned
  • Why that change versus when it's owned versus managed? That, Mr.
Summary: The committee first heard HB 2908, which would impose criminal penalties on faithless Arizona Article V convention delegates, require delegates to take an oath, and direct the legislature and governor to ratify any approved amendment through the normal legislative process. The sponsor argued the bill adds guardrails to any future convention, while Common Cause Arizona opposed it as ineffective and insufficient to prevent a runaway convention. After debate about whether the bill could meaningfully constrain delegates, the committee voted 5-2 to return HB 2908 with a do pass recommendation. The committee then considered HB 2608, a veterans housing measure creating a military transitional housing grant program at the Arizona Department of Housing with a $7 million General Fund appropriation in FY 2027 and changes to the military transitional housing fund. Testimony focused on revisions to the bill, including limiting use of funds to new construction and requiring veteran-led or veteran-managed organizations. Several members said the bill was too similar to prior versions and had not gone through the Veterans Caucus process. On a motion to table, the committee voted to lay HB 2608 on the table. After a recess, the committee took up HB 2805, as amended, which creates a secure online portal for nomination petition signatures for local governing board candidates and related election administration changes. The sponsor said the bill was intended to give school board candidates and other local candidates equal access to the state’s electronic signature system, while members debated whether requiring candidates to declare party affiliation would undermine nonpartisan races. The Gillette amendment was adopted, and the committee then voted 5-2 to return HB 2805 as amended with a do pass recommendation. Finally, the committee heard HB 2775, which would bar the state and its subdivisions from using state assets or money to implement or enforce rules, taxes, or policies of international organizations, and would add restrictions on Arizona public universities’ dealings with certain foreign entities. Members discussed a proposed amendment to create oversight of foreign funding at Arizona State University and the Board of Regents, but raised concerns about rulemaking authority and constitutional issues. The committee ultimately voted to hold HB 2775 for further work, and then adjourned.
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Senate Appropriations Committee, February 10, 2026

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • And consequently, if they want to do it, I kind of look at it the way Newcastle did their own deal.
  • got to work on major maintenance and set programs together.
  • <00:20:36.440> to, We've talked a lot about programs to, We've talked a lot about programs
  • maintenance and set programs together. maintenance and set programs together.
  • the School Foundation Program account. the School Foundation Program account.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • put in the appropriate program. put in the appropriate program.
  • the utilization of that that program. the utilization of that that program.
  • Correct. programs. So, I would say that would programs.
  • Across various programs.
  • And uh the program will be out soon. And uh the program will be out soon.
Summary: The Medicaid Oversight Advisory Board met for its third meeting and approved the July 30 minutes. The chair outlined a full agenda covering the state-based marketplace versus the federally facilitated marketplace, connectors and navigators, presumptive eligibility, eligibility/enrollment/redetermination, and a rural health transformation update. Commissioner Lisa Lee and Assistant Director David Barry presented first on Kentucky’s state-based exchange, Connect, explaining that it is an integrated eligibility and enrollment system for Medicaid, CHIP, SNAP, TANF, child care, and qualified health plans. They reviewed Kentucky’s move from a state-based exchange to healthcare.gov in 2017 and back to a state-based marketplace in 2021, and said the system helps route applicants to the correct program and allows families to move more easily between Medicaid and exchange coverage as circumstances change. The presenters said the exchange is funded by carrier assessments on qualified health plans rather than general fund dollars, with costs allocated across programs based on use. They said Kentucky’s exchange fees are lower than the federal platform’s and that the state-based system provides local assistance through DCBS offices, connectors, and licensed agents in every county. Members asked about startup and operating costs, fee-setting, and whether any general fund dollars are used; the department said it would follow up with the CFO on fee details and said it was not aware of general fund support for exchange operations. Members also raised concerns about Medicaid eligibility verification and improper enrollment, while the department emphasized that the state system uses different questions than healthcare.gov and is designed to identify the correct coverage based on monthly Medicaid income and annual tax-credit income. The board also discussed enrollment trends, including a COVID-era spike during the public health emergency when disenrollments were largely paused, and current qualified health plan enrollment of more than 97,000 people on Connect. Commissioner Lee explained presumptive eligibility as temporary Medicaid coverage, noting it applies to pregnant women and hospital-based cases, with hospitals able to grant it and certain providers able to grant it to pregnant women. She said full eligibility is still determined within 30 days and that presumptive eligibility ends when full Medicaid eligibility is determined or at the end of the following month. The meeting then shifted to connectors, with representatives from Community Action Kentucky and the Kentucky Primary Care Association describing their statewide outreach network, local offices, and role helping residents apply for Medicaid, renew coverage, report changes, and navigate benefits; they said connectors do not determine eligibility but assist with applications, recertifications, and outreach events across the Commonwealth.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Madam Chair and members, Senate Bill 1574 relates to a Centers of Excellence program developed by the
  • Members, the Centers of Excellence program is an initiative by the Texas Judicial Council to identify
  • The program seeks to recognize courts that meet standards of excellence.
  • Generally then, Senate Bill 1574 would codify. by the Centers of Excellence Program that identifies,
  • And encourage them to join a program like this.