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NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs (01/30/2026)
State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- It's about our ability to do our job, and those other things only get in our way.
- c> and</c> about our ability to do our job and and about our ability to do our job and and those<01:51
- > federal</c> on our president and our federal on our president and our federal representative<03:12:
- c> families,</c> heating our homes, feeding our families, heating our homes, feeding our families, and
- Act? Act?
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, but my wife suggested we put it in our phone, our maps, and it was 100% English.
- Um, but my wife suggested we put it in our phone, our maps, and it was 100% English.
- </c><01:45:52.400><c> phone,</c><01:45:52.719><c> our</c> suggested we put it in our phone, our suggested
- ><02:21:49.840><c> has</c><02:21:50.080><c> been</c> our our immigration system has been our our immigration
- </c> and they're part of our workforce. and they're part of our workforce.
Committee:
Senate Transportation
VT
Vermont 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session - 2026-05-06 - 11:00AM
Vermont Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> we uh put it out to bid, basically, our we uh put it out to bid, basically, our our<00:54:47.720
- </c> Protection Act. Protection Act.
- Our<01:05:38.240><c> work</c><01:05:38.760><c> in</c> Our work in Our work in Our<01:05:39.760><c> work
- Act. The section also includes the Act.
- </c> consumer protection act. consumer protection act.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- ><c> teacher</c> our principles regarding our teacher our principles regarding our teacher pipeline<00
- </c> be beneficial to our schools and to our be beneficial to our schools and to our classrooms<01:10
- our data our average specifically to our data our average fill<01:23:51.239><c> rate</c><01:23:51.440
- </c> grind for our principes really and our grind for our principes really and our secretaries<01:28:
- ><c> sets</c> for our our traditional license sets for our our traditional license sets that<01:56:54.800
Committee:
Senate Education Policy
MD
Transcript Highlights:
- /c><00:01:18.799><c> we</c> >> our God and God of our ancestors as we >> our God and God
- commitment</c> our shared humanity and our commitment our shared humanity and our commitment to<00:02
- our firefighters and our first responders.
- We pass legislation like the George Walter Taylor Act and like this bill to protect our constituents
- We pass legislation like the George Walter Taylor Act and like this bill to protect our constituents
Summary:
The Senate convened with an invocation by Rabbi Ari Goldstein, whose remarks were journalized at the request of the senator from District 33. The chamber then recognized the doctor of the day, Dr. Maryann Lamont, for her 50 years in medicine and her work in neurology and stroke care, and also thanked a legislative aide, Samantha Briggs, who is leaving for law school. The presiding officer noted a quorum was present and moved into the day’s floor work.
The Senate handled several messages and committee reports, including a conference committee appointment on Senate Bill 18, which concerns provisional social work licensure. In Finance, the chamber advanced Senate Bill 246 on Health Services Cost Review Commission member terms, Senate Bill 370 on acupuncture board revisions, Senate Bill 564 creating a Division of Data Protection in the Attorney General’s office and a related work group, Senate Bill 782 on telecommunications infrastructure protections, Senate Bill 808 on health insurance provider panel requirements, Senate Bill 849 on agricultural equipment warranties, Senate Bill 867 on the Maryland Aerospace and Technology Commission, and Senate Bill 982 on mutual insurance holding companies converting back to mutual insurers. Most of these bills were reported favorably with technical or conforming amendments, which were adopted without objection, and each was ordered printed for third reading.
The committee also considered several House bills with Senate cross-files or identical measures. These included House Bill 118 on money transmitter licensing, House Bills 339 and 512 on Anne Arundel County Board of License Commissioners compensation, House Bill 1100 on telecommunications infrastructure protections, House Bill 1395 on agricultural equipment warranties, House Bill 1473 creating Maryland’s Future Board, House Bill 226 on Department of Disabilities housing programs, House Bill 278 codifying the Longevity Ready Maryland plan, and House Bill 746 on collaborative care model coverage and cost-sharing limits. In each case, the committee reports were adopted, amendments were approved where offered, and the bills were advanced to third reading or passed for third reading, with no recorded opposition on the floor.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Science, Technology and Energy (04/07/2025)
Science, Technology and Energy
Transcript Highlights:
- our our our costs has been to drive up our our our costs for<04:02:38.479><c> our</c><04:02:38.640><
- </c><04:22:42.800><c> for</c> could bring our um show our support for could bring our um show our support
- our our our early there was certainly our our our early customers<04:27:44.720><c> are</c><04:27:44.960
- Our value what our batteries provide.
- <05:17:48.080><c> with</c><05:17:48.878><c> uh</c> um our our experience and with with uh um our our
Committee:
House Science, Technology and Energy
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Tobacco Settlement Agreement Fund Oversight committee (6-12-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- A lot of these entities that the Act Development Board supports are resources to our beginning farmers
- And so our farmers, I think, is truly the heartbeat of the act of kindness, the act of serving, providing
- And so our farmers, I think, is truly the heartbeat of the act of kindness, the act of serving, providing
- ...children, you know, and so our farmers, I think, is truly the heartbeat of the act of kindness, the
- act of serving, providing our food that we all need to have.
Summary:
The Tobacco Settlement Oversight Committee received a monthly report from the Kentucky Office of Agricultural Policy and the A Development Board/Finance Corporation. Staff reviewed May activity, including county council visits, loan and grant approvals, farm safety funding, and support for beginning farmers, agricultural infrastructure, processing, and county/state projects. The committee also recognized an intern and thanked Tara Roberts for her service as she prepares to leave the agency. Members were reminded about a June 20 anniversary event marking 25 years of the office and related programs.
A major topic was K-CARD, the Kentucky Center for Agricultural and Rural Development. Staff explained that the program is being expanded to provide more technical assistance for beginning farmers and farm families, including help with business plans and estate planning/farm transition discussions. Members asked how farmers would access the service and were told the extension office would be the front-line contact, with K-CARD providing the technical assistance and neutral-site consultations.
The committee also discussed support for large food animal veterinarians. Staff said the incentive program has helped more than 33 veterinarians and is intended to support existing providers rather than quickly increase numbers; members raised concerns about the pipeline and selection process at Auburn University, and staff said discussions with the university were ongoing. The committee then heard from Community Farm Alliance on Kentucky Double Dollars, Fresh Rx for Moms, and farmers market support programs. CFA reported expansion to roadside stands, more retail onboarding, seven new counties, and estimated economic and farmgate impacts, emphasizing that state funding helps leverage federal and private dollars and stabilize local food access programs. No formal votes or legislative actions were taken beyond approving the May minutes.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- Thank you, Mr. and our our number of employees at and our our number of employees at schools<01:32:23.520
- , our families, and our communities.
- </c> for the sakes of our for the sake of our for the sakes of our for the sake of our students,<04:53
- students, our families, and our students, our families, and our communities. communities. communities
- I rise on repeal with modest intention, not to unsettle our forests or land, but to tidy a clause that's
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Finance Division I (02/27/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:16:42.839><c> our</c> entities around the state in our our entities around the state in our our
- </c><00:37:01.200><c> our</c><00:37:01.400><c> followup</c> may have seen this in our our followup may
- </c><01:24:53.560><c> our</c> you look at the if you look at our our you look at the if you look at our
- our our our our f<01:24:55.880><c> um</c><01:24:56.360><c> so</c><01:24:56.600><c> there</c><01:24:56.679
- So our directive, when we were working to our agency under Governor St..., is our overall department
Summary:
The committee held a work session on the Department of Business and Economic Affairs’ budget, with testimony from division leadership on staffing, funding sources, and program changes. Early discussion focused on vacant positions in the agency, including a senior planner tied to FEMA requirements, a federally funded program assistant, a program specialist to be reclassified during a planning reorganization, and two Housing Champions positions that were authorized but not funded in the current biennium and are requested for 2026-27. The witnesses also explained that temporary welcome center positions are filled as funds allow, and that the agency’s requested general fund increase is driven largely by the Division of Travel and Tourism Development and its formula-based funding.
Members then reviewed rest areas, welcome centers, outdoor recreation, economic development, procurement, and workforce opportunity lines. The department said there are 12 rest areas, with 5.8 million foot counts in FY 24, and that welcome centers are generally open year-round, though Sutton is currently closed and staffing relies on a mix of full-time and temporary employees. The outdoor recreation position is federally funded through USDA and supports business outreach, trade shows, and industry promotion. In economic development, the agency said increased dues reflect participation in the Northern Borders Regional Commission, and that a marketing line item is intended to support recruitment and promotion of growth industries such as advanced manufacturing and life sciences. The Apex Accelerator Program was described as a state-federal partnership requiring a state match and providing government contracting assistance to businesses, while the Office of Workforce Opportunity was explained as a federally funded WIOA-related effort administered through multiple agencies and subrecipients.
A major point of discussion was the proposed reduction to the Small Business Development Center, which members said had generated significant public concern. The department described SBDC as a highly effective technical assistance program for new and small businesses, but said the cut was one of the few places it felt it had room to reduce funding. Members asked about federal support and matching requirements for various programs, and the department said less than half of its overall budget is generally funded by the state and that some programs require state match. The committee also discussed travel and tourism marketing and the Joint Promotional Program, with the department saying those funds support broader advertising campaigns and grants to chambers and trade associations for events such as Bike Week, Restaurant Week, and the Seafood Festival. No votes were taken during the work session.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- So our average cost varies city to city. We're anticipating $80 as our average seat price. OK.
- It's certainly our hope that the IndyCar Grand Prix will be included on our annual calendar of high-impact
- in Dallas for our 2018 annual meeting.
- but the fact that you are bringing us exhibitions from our libraries for our youth in our town squares
- Our primary mission is to advocate for initiatives that promote growth and bring opportunities to our
Bills:
HB2385 , HB3349 , HB3962 , HB3883 , HB4396 , HB4811 , HB5088 , HB4588 , HB4867 , HB4895 , HB5398 , HB5616
Committee:
House Culture, Recreation & Tourism
Keywords:
NRA, funding, major events reimbursement, annual meetings, exhibits, events trust fund, Pan American Games, Olympic Games, motor sports racing, local control, event support contract, INDYCAR, Arlington, tourism, funding eligibility, sporting events, economic impact, local governments, American Performance Horseman, American Rodeo
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Science, Technology and Energy (01/13/2026)
Science, Technology and Energy
Transcript Highlights:
- As is our custom, we'll start our meeting this morning by asking everyone to rise and join Representative
- You know, it hits our own pockets as we see our electric bills or maybe our oil or propane bills or natural
- </c><01:03:46.240><c> can</c> make sure that our you know our grid can make sure that our you know our
- </c> these in our in our communities, right? these in our in our communities, right?
- </c> our afternoon presentation. our afternoon presentation.
Committee:
House Science, Technology and Energy
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- We need our degrees, you know, our higher degrees, our master's, our doctorates, and our four-year institutions
- We need our degrees, you know, our higher degrees, our master's, our doctorates, and our four-year institutions
- We need our degrees, you know, our higher degrees, our master's, our doctorates, and our four-year institutions
- We need our degrees, you know, our higher degrees, our master's, our doctorates, and our four-year institutions
- How many of our taxpayer-supported institutions are still ACT-SAT optional, if you can get us that?
Committee:
House Budget
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Select Committee on School Finance Recalibration, January 22, 2026 - PM
Select Committee on School Finance Recalibration
Transcript Highlights:
- That's what our to our kids. So, do we.
- So our kids are all of our kids, not just the ones that are in our classrooms.
- So our kids are all of our kids, not just the ones that are in our classrooms.
- </c><02:38:54.560><c> Our</c> are fighting for our students. Our are fighting for our students.
- </c><02:41:53.520><c> our</c> that we are good stewards of our our that we are good stewards of our our
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, January 13, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- turn our backs on the principles established by the founding fathers and act as if we are one of the
- turn our backs on the principles established by the founding fathers and act as if we are one of the
- turn our backs on the principles established by the founding fathers and act as if we are one of the
- The Fair Labor Standards Act, which governs much of our modern workforce policy and regulations, was
- Last year, one of our nation's most fundamental laws, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Air Mobility & Aviation Economic Development Task Force (11-4-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- ><c> airline</c> which is our version of our airline which is our version of our airline dispatch<00:
- Our our air logistics our customers.
- </c> understand our role and at least our understand our role and at least our understanding<00:23:58.720
- across our aviation platforms and have across our aviation platforms and our<01:07:56.880><c> formations
- Thank you. our our soldiers. Uh so we captured all our our soldiers.
Summary:
The task force met on November 4, 2025, approved the prior minutes without objection, and then heard a presentation from Amazon on its Kentucky aviation and logistics operations. Amazon described its statewide footprint, including its Boone County air hub at KCVG, its investment of more than $60 billion in Kentucky since 2010, about 20,000 jobs in the state, and its use of Amazon Air as a middle-mile network supported by third-party carriers. The company also highlighted small-business support, community relief efforts, and workforce development through Career Choice, including partnerships with Kentucky schools and aviation maintenance training.
Members asked about Amazon’s most in-demand workforce needs, future operational challenges, and whether autonomous vehicles are used on the KCVG ramp. Amazon said it would follow up on workforce-demand details, identified customer-driven innovation and culture as ongoing challenges, and said autonomous vehicles are in testing but are not part of regular KCVG operations. Amazon also emphasized sustainability efforts, including alternative aviation fuel, and said it wants to work with the legislature to expand AAF production and supply in Kentucky.
The task force then heard from Secretary Jeff Noel of the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development and Matt Wingate on the state’s aviation economic development strategy. They said aviation and aerospace are central to Kentucky’s logistics and economic-development goals, with aerospace identified as the state’s top export and air cargo as a major strength. They discussed outreach to general aviation airports, support for local grant matching, airport funding projects, workforce and education partnerships, and efforts to market Kentucky at aviation trade shows such as Paris Air Show and MRO America. No formal votes or other actions were taken beyond approving the minutes.
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- What HB 227 does is, in conjunction with our public examiners, utilizes the 501(c)(3) nonprofit that's
- </c><00:12:56.959><c> version</c><00:12:57.200><c> that</c><00:12:57.360><c> we've</c> substitute our
- At our venues, at Live Nation states.
- ,</c><00:47:53.839><c> the</c> the Alabama Juvenile Justice Act, the the Alabama Juvenile Justice Act
- And they have standards that local programs and our entity have to go by.
Bills:
HB227 , HB454 , SB323 , HB266 , SB52 , SB53 , SB296 , HB37 , HB429 , HB93 , HB249 , HB328 , HB111 , HB132 , HB26 , SB261 , HB227 , HB454 , SB323 , HB266 , SB52 , SB53 , SB296 , HB37 , HB429 , HB93 , HB249 , HB328 , HB111 , HB132 , HB26 , SB261
Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Keywords:
firefighter benefits, occupational disease, line of duty, disability pension, death benefits, retirement benefits, hypertension, heart disease, respiratory disease, cancer presumption, HIV, hepatitis, municipal firefighters, state firefighters, fire districts, workers' compensation, public safety employees, post-retirement benefits, benefit eligibility cutoff, occupational illness
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- bite of the apple by our state government, taking more money out of our economy while doing nothing
- people of our state so well in recent years.
- I don't think we want less families in our state.
- Families are the core building block of our society, and if the family union crumbles, so does our society
- Our packet is okay.
Bills:
SB6147 , SB6082 , SB5862 , SB5882 , SB6323 , SB6346 , SB6162 , SB6256 , SB6220 , SB5650 , SB6343 , SB6113 , SB6211 , SB6114 , SB5898 , SB6347 , SB6244 , SB5868 , SB5762 , SB5988 , SB6194 , SB6246 , SB6223 , SB6052 , SB5828 , SB5954 , SB5963 , SB5909 , SGA9306
Committee:
Senate Ways & Means
Keywords:
grocery establishments, closure notice, consumer rights, local businesses, student financial aid, financial aid fraud, higher education, college enrollment fraud, fictitious students, ghost students, enrollment fraud, aid integrity, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, AI fraud, fraud prevention, Washington State, legislative audit, JLARC, full-time equivalent
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Chamber Meeting Feb 3rd, 2026 at 11:09 am
New Mexico House Floor Meeting
Bills:
HB34 , HM7 , HM8 , HM17 , HM3 , HM11 , HM14 , HM15 , HM21 , HM25 , HM34 , HB95 , HB111 , SB1 , HJR1 , HM4 , HM22
Keywords:
HB34, school nurse, school nurses, nurse licensure, licensure, charter school, charter schools, school district, public education, Department of Health, Public Education Department, registered nurse, RN, mentorship, evaluation, competency, teacher salary parity, minimum salary, level one license, level two license
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee Jan 21st, 2026
Public Safety and Homeland Security
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh, this is not our substitute.
- So that's what we're trying to fix. Okay. Well, you're trying to fix the problem. Yes, sir.
- So that's what we're trying to fix. Okay. Well, you're trying to fix the problem. Yes, sir.
- </c> trying to fix. trying to fix.
- </c> committee for our speaker? All right. committee for our speaker? All right.
Bills:
HB1 , HB198 , HB11 , HB32 , HB33 , HB34 , HB56 , HB68 , HB72 , HB101 , HB102 , HB110 , HB154 , HB166 , HB168 , HB274 , SB114 , HB1 , HB198 , HB11 , HB32 , HB33 , HB34 , HB56 , HB68 , HB72 , HB101 , HB102 , HB110 , HB154 , HB166 , HB168 , HB274 , SB114
Committee:
House Public Safety and Homeland Security
Keywords:
DUI, driving under the influence, ignition interlock, interlock device, driver license suspension, restricted license, motor vehicle, alcohol offense, first offense, repeat offender, blood alcohol concentration, BAC, license revocation, Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency, ALEA, public safety, traffic safety, chemical dependency, substance abuse, court referral program
TX
Bills:
HB5560 , HB2 , HB24 , HB3233 , HB1397 , HB2067 , HB3133 , HB5696 , HB5680 , HB2885 , HB3966 , HB3556 , HB3595 , HB144 , HB26 , HB2038 , HB521 , HB4 , HB 1178 , HB42 , HB 1211 , HB783 , HB3963 , HB2240 , HB1690 , HB 1234 , HB3372 , HB27 , HB4211 , HB2243 , HB2853 , HB4638 , HJR7 , HB 100 , HB 126 , HB3783 , HB5138 , HB2512 , HB5616 , HB4751 , SB17 , SB1637 , SB1833 , SB2155 , SB21 , SB2778 , SB260 , SB8 , SB12 , SB37 , SB379 , SB441 , SB1566 , SB2878 , HB4112 , HB3866 , HB4749 , HB2844 , HB150
Keywords:
groundwater, civil penalties, water conservation, drought contingency, environmental protection, public education, teacher compensation, certification, funding, school finance, educator rights, education funding, charter schools, staff compensation, state aid, retention allotment, zoning, public notice, local government, residential development