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NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Public Works and Highways (03/04/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
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Summary:
The Department of Administrative Services presented its capital budget process and priorities, explaining that it maintains and operates 96 state buildings and uses annual facility walkthroughs, condition assessments, and rough cost estimates to rank projects for the governor’s capital budget. Officials described how requests are triaged, how the governor’s office and Public Works refine estimates, and how the resulting capital budget book serves as legislative intent for approved projects. They also noted that this year the governor’s office asked for estimates on all selected projects, which increased workload but reduced detail.
The department highlighted several requested projects, including $1.5 million for the ERP system sustainability fund, which officials said is critical because the state is upgrading its core financial, HR, and budget system to the cloud. Other priorities included courthouse HVAC and boiler work, brick repointing at the State House annex/main building, window replacement at the Spalding building, and elevator replacement on the hospital campus. Officials also said the governor’s proposed capital budget included fewer DAS projects than in past years and asked the committee to consider funding closer to historic levels.
The committee then reviewed lapse and reallocation items. DAS said most older projects are still in design, bid, or construction because projects now take four to six years rather than two to three, in part due to ARPA-related workload and post-COVID construction backlogs. Members discussed lapsing $81,000 from the completed Spalding roof project and redirecting small remaining balances from several 2019 projects toward the Hillsboro County South cell block project through the Capital Project Overview Committee. Officials also confirmed ARPA-funded projects are expected to be completed before the December 2026 deadline and explained that the ERP system is the main state IT exception outside DOIT’s usual centralized control, though it still requires DOIT consultation and approval.
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Joint Legislative Budget Commission Sep 12th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- In terms of magnitude, the continuing tax and fee changes are significant.
- Agency for Health Care Administration.
- It's a pleasure to appear on behalf of the Agency for Health Care Administration.
- This request does not increase taxes or impose new fees.
- Lisa Saliba, Chief Finance and Administration Officer for the Department of Transportation.
Summary:
The Legislative Budget Commission met with a quorum present to hear the constitutionally required Long-Range Financial Outlook and consider a series of budget amendments. Amy Baker of the Office of Economic and Demographic Research presented the outlook, describing Florida’s continued population growth, strong wage growth, an aging population, housing-market softening, and low consumer sentiment. She said the general revenue forecast was largely unchanged from March, but the state’s funds available had improved because of legislative actions in 2025 that increased the balance forward. She also noted strong reserves, a projected current-year Medicaid deficit of about $125 million, and a three-year outlook that remains positive in the first year but turns negative in years two and three. She highlighted the risk of co-occurring catastrophic events, using a normalized Great Miami Hurricane scenario to illustrate potential state losses. The outlook was adopted after brief comments from House and Senate members emphasizing fiscal restraint and efficiency.
The commission then approved multiple budget amendments, mostly without objection. The Agency for Health Care Administration received amendments to realign funding for Florida KidCare based on estimating conference results, to provide $85 million in budget authority for disproportionate share hospital payments, and to adjust Medicaid and long-term care appropriations, including placing surplus funds into reserve. The Department of Health received $6.3 million in additional authority for newborn screening. The Department of Corrections and the Department of Management Services each received $2.2 million in Private Inmate Welfare Trust Fund authority for repair invoices and pending projects. The Department of State was authorized to release $2.5 million in nonrecurring general revenue for cultural and museum grants and America 250 commemorative grants. The Department of Transportation received approval for a project roll-forward and for work program changes, including advancing I-95 widening in Duval County and the I-4 corridor in Polk and Osceola counties. The meeting ended with a motion to adjourn.
DE
Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session
House of Representatives Legislative Session - Session 2 - 38th Legislative Day Jun 18th, 2026
Delaware House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- And he's also working in corporate governance in the Institute of Policy Administration.
- And I am finishing out my master's this fall for public administration.
- And I am finishing up my master's this fall for public administration. Thank you.
- This amendment eliminates an increase every two years of 10 cents to $2 for the E911 fee.
- The current fee is 60 cents. It will increase by another 30 cents, up to 90 cents.
Summary:
The House received a series of Senate communications and committee reports, then took up a long consent calendar and several individual measures. Early actions included passing consent calendar items, recognizing Freedom of Speech Week and Juneteenth, and hearing numerous introductions and tributes, including remarks honoring House fellows, Father’s Day, and Representative Mara Gorman. The chamber also adopted several procedural motions and recesses, with roll calls recorded throughout.
Among the bills considered, the House passed House Bill 134 on animal cruelty, increasing penalties for repeat offenses; House Bill 131 with Senate Amendment 1 on pet stores and animal welfare; House Substitute 1 for House Bill 320 on technical corrections to the Delaware Constitution; House Substitute 1 for House Bill 407 on technical updates to the Hazardous Substance Control Act; House Substitute 1 for House Bill 425 on salary supplements for certain school employees; House Substitute 1 for House Bill 450, the Road Delaware Act, on land use and permitting reform; House Bill 459 on restricting energy drink sales in schools; House Substitute 1 for House Bill 439 on electric moped and motorcycle disclosures; and House Bill 444, the Delaware John Lewis Voting Rights Act, after amendment delaying its effective date to July 1, 2027. House Amendment 1 to House Bill 459 was adopted, and House Amendment 1 to House Bill 444 was adopted before final passage.
The House also rejected House Amendment 1 to House Substitute 1 for House Bill 425 after debate over salary supplement policy for school-related certifications, then passed the substitute bill itself. House Bill 407 prompted questions about the increase in civil penalties, which DENREC said was intended to update outdated fines and align the penalty structure with other laws. House Bill 444 drew floor speeches emphasizing voting rights protections and concerns about voter suppression and dilution. The session ended with the House moving to recess after continuing consideration of House Bill 355, the Speaker Truth Act, which had just adopted an amendment changing damages language to attorney’s fees and costs.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Organizational business meeting to consider committee rules, an original resolution authorizing expenditures by the committee during the 119th Congress, S.347, to amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 Feb 5th, 2025 at 09:30 am
Environment and Public Works Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- As if it weren't bad enough that this lawless administration is usurping power.
- Brownfields money was shut off unilaterally by the Trump administration last week.
- we had from our side of the aisle to the previous administrator.
- So I will be in my next conversation with the administrator.
- They own this land in fee simple; it's a very innovative program.
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security Feb 11th, 2026
Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security
Transcript Highlights:
- Development Act, which is designed to provide our veteran-owned and military spouse-owned businesses with fee
- Development Act, which is designed to provide our veteran-owned and military spouse-owned businesses with fee
- If the upfront costs and administrative hurdles don't stand in the way, SB 1182 addresses those barriers
- by reducing fees and providing tax relief.
- The amendment also broadens the fee waiver to apply not just to relocations, but also to eligible existing
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Military, Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security met with a quorum present and took up two bills. SB 1594, by Senator Gates, would change how veterans’ benefits received on behalf of foster youth are handled so the funds are not used to offset foster care costs, but instead are preserved for post-secondary education or aftercare services when the youth leaves foster care. The bill drew one supportive appearance from Victoria Zep of Family Support Services, had no debate, and was reported favorably by a unanimous roll call vote. Senator Sharief later asked to be recorded as a yes vote on the bill.
The committee then considered SB 1182, by Senator Jones, which creates the Florida Veterans and Military Spouses Business Development Act to provide fee relief and tax incentives for veteran-owned and military spouse-owned businesses. The committee adopted Jones’s strike-all amendment, which added information-sharing and verification provisions, refined the tax exemptions, and broadened eligibility for fee waivers and sales tax relief. After no questions or debate, the amended bill was reported favorably by unanimous vote.
The committee also held a confirmation hearing for three appointees—Matthew Bacchano, Tim Thomas, and Belinda Kaiser—and recommended confirmation on all three in one vote. The meeting concluded with several members offering remarks praising Chair Wright’s long service and leadership on veterans’ issues, followed by adjournment.
VA
Transcript Highlights:
- This language was fully vetted by the DOE and the governor's administration. Mr.
- The license fees will be paid by retailers who fund enforcement under Virginia's under-21 tobacco law
- The second thing that we did was regarding the conversion fee for existing medical operators.
- Now that we have that, we would like for that administration to be able to weigh in to setting up the
- ; if there is a fee charged, then it's only at cost.
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Transcript Highlights:
- Our responsibility is to ensure that administrative rules comply With the law and faithfully execute
- It is very important that every member of this committee is fully aware of what the The Administrative
- But it's a good idea for you to have an understanding of what the Administrative Procedures Act says
- I pulled a rule packet back right after Christmas that said it was a fee increase, and when I opened
- It'd be pretty hard to have a fiscal cost of zero when there is a fee increase.
Committee:
House Administrative Rules
IN
Transcript Highlights:
- Only two exceptions to the ban on fees.
- The only other fee that is allowed is a voluntary fee for something that is… The only other fee that
- is allowed is a voluntary fee for something that was not previously a mandatory fee.
- There's a fee replacement fee. Or if you need an extra fob, a fee.
- There is no way I'm paying this fee. Now, I didn't pay the fee. We closed. We did this, right?
ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Child Custody Review Task Force Apr 13th, 2026
Child Custody Review Task Force
Transcript Highlights:
- On B, what's the committee's feelings on the state court administrator, any changes there?
- The state court administrator stays the same. The state court administrator stays the same.
- Clerk of court appointed by the trial court administrator.
- There are administrators that do things differently.
- A $50 fee for something like this is not usually cost prohibitive. I understand Mr.
Committee:
Joint Child Custody Review Task Force
Summary:
The Child Custody Review Task Force met with a quorum, approved the prior minutes, and then took up draft legislation to create a future interim committee to study the feasibility of a family court in North Dakota. Beth outlined the draft’s purpose, proposed 15-member membership, and the study topics, including constitutional authority, court structure, jurisdiction, fiscal impact, implementation, and possible phased-in approaches. Members discussed committee composition at length, ultimately agreeing to keep the committee at 15 by reducing legislative members from eight to six, adding two judges from different judicial districts, two family law section members with rural/urban representation, one parent subject to a custody order, and a clerk of court representative; the self-help, mental health, and domestic violence positions were debated, with domestic violence advocacy retained and some other positions removed or replaced. The committee also agreed to include analysis of state and local fiscal impacts and efficiencies, and to keep the provision on procedural rules in the draft. The revised draft was approved and recommended to Legislative Management, with one recorded no vote from Judge Hovey after the fact.
The committee then turned to a second draft dealing with mandatory participation in a family transition program in contested parental-rights cases. Members first clarified that the term should be changed to a more general “parenting education course,” rather than a named private program, and discussed whether the bill should also require education about court process and family-law procedures. Some members argued the bill should specify content such as co-parenting, parental alienation, harassment, disorderly conduct, removal of a child from the jurisdiction, and contempt consequences, while others objected that the proposal was too vague, could impose costs without clear limits or waivers, and might amount to compelled legal advice or an undefined private program. Several members said the bill needed more specificity before it could be presented, and the discussion became increasingly divided over whether to keep the draft at all. The transcript ends amid that debate, with no final action yet taken on the second draft.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- And in terms of acting willfully, go back to the current fee, which is $250.
- So essentially, we are returning the fee and finance structure to its format.
- This bill cuts petition time frames and fees, friends, people with criminal charges and it is based upon
- Administration of medication.
- I don't know if your bill contemplates this, but if publishers impose an additional fee on Florida's
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- The federal government, after I put this bill in drafting, we had a new administration, a new head of
- So two of the ten have just, immediately upon the new administration coming in, banned the BVOs, the
- Robert Kennedy's administration.
- we've not seen that the red dye number three revocation just administration.
- When you remove attorney fees and everything else, that's why we specifically chose that amount.
Committee:
Senate Agriculture
Summary:
The Committee on Agriculture met with a quorum present and heard four bills. CS/SB 150, by Senator Gates, would make it a third-degree felony to abandon a restrained animal during a declared weather emergency, such as a hurricane or tornado, and was presented as “Trooper’s Law” in response to a widely publicized rescue of a dog during Hurricane Milton. The bill drew supportive public cards and brief supportive remarks from Senator Boyd, then passed unanimously and was reported favorably.
SB 374, by Senator Truenow, would refine the definition of farm product to include plant and plant products and bar local governments from adopting ordinances that limit the collection, storage, and processing of farm products on bona fide agricultural land. An amendment was withdrawn to allow further discussion on food waste issues. Speakers from composting, recycling, and poultry interests supported the bill, and it was reported favorably.
SB 560, by Senator Martin, would restrict certain chemical additives in food products. The sponsor said the bill targets 10 chemicals he believes are harmful, noted that two have already been banned by the FDA, and argued Florida should act rather than wait for federal action. Industry and retail witnesses opposed the bill as creating a patchwork of state rules, raising costs, and disrupting supply chains, while some senators said they supported the bill for now but expected further changes. The committee reported the bill favorably, with Senator Rouson voting no.
SB 572, the Pam Rock Act by Senator Collins, would create a statewide dangerous dog registry, add criminal penalties for certain dangerous-dog attacks, and require permits, microchipping, spay/neuter, and $100,000 liability insurance for dangerous dogs. The sponsor and the Rock family described severe attacks and deaths involving dangerous dogs and argued the registry would help protect the public. Some senators questioned the registry’s usefulness, the amount of information collected, and insurance availability, but the bill passed and was reported favorably. The committee then adjourned.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Hearing Senate Public Safety Committee and Senate Transportation Committee Mar 10th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- So you can have someone getting an administrative license suspension...
- And then there are the administrative actions.
- You mentioned, though, if I may, you mention now the administrative side.
- That is then put into our administrative process.
- That corresponds on the administrative side and the DMV side.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Conference Committee: ESSB 5998 Mar 11th, 2026 at 10:00 am
Transcript Highlights:
- This is Apple Health expansion caseload shifting from managed care to fee-for-service.
- There is a one-time appropriation of building account funds into the operating fees account that's in
- appropriations in the operating budget, and then there's a one-time fund swap between the operating fees
- One other thing to point out in higher ed, related to the administrative reduction for the four years
- And when it comes to paying for new administrative costs and red tape that have been foisted upon the
Summary:
The conference committee on Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5998 received a detailed briefing from House and Senate budget coordinators on the operating budget conference report. They walked through comparison documents showing the Senate-passed budget, House-passed budget, and the conference proposal, including statewide totals, agency-level changes, revenue assumptions, transfers, and outlook impacts. The proposal uses the February 2026 ERFC forecast, includes an $880 million transfer from the Budget Stabilization Account to the general fund, and reflects various revenue-related bills and prior-period adjustment assumptions.
The coordinators highlighted major spending and policy changes across several areas, including Working Families Tax Credit expansion, local government fiscal health funding, child care attendance policy changes, behavioral health facility and staffing adjustments, long-term care support for certain non-citizens affected by federal changes, health care and public health responses to H.R. 1, K-12 changes such as free school meals contingent on legislation, Running Start and transportation depreciation adjustments, higher education administrative reductions, corrections staffing and bed changes, and natural resources funding including wildfire response and low-income energy assistance. They said the conference report results in $80.2 billion in near general fund spending for 2025-27, with projected ending fund balances of $231 million in 2025-27 and $563 million in 2027-29, though fiscal year 2028 shows a negative near general fund ending balance.
After the briefing, Senator Robinson moved to adopt the conference report and pass the bill, and the motion was seconded. Supporters said the budget reflected a compromise between House and Senate proposals and protected core services, while opponents criticized it as overly reliant on optimistic revenue assumptions, the rainy day fund transfer, and reductions in K-12 and other areas. The committee then voted 4-2 to recommend the conference report to the legislature, with Representatives Gregerson and Ormsby and Senators Robinson and Stanford in support, and Representative Couture and Senator Gildon opposed.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Law & Justice Jan 27th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- We don't have an outside-party administrator that's private. We're totally public.
- I am the attorney's fees that are being used to sue the schools. We're also paying for.
- it does make a step on the attorney's fees.
- it does make a step on the attorney's fees.
- So there's really no defense, and we're paying the other side's attorney's fees.
Summary:
The committee first heard Senate Bill 6239, which would require civil arbitration for tort claims against the state and its subdivisions before trial. Staff explained current tort-claim procedures and said the bill would apply arbitration to claims of any dollar amount, with a fiscal note pending. The sponsor said Washington’s liability exposure is unusually high and argued the bill would promote early resolution without limiting jury trials, damage caps, or attorney fees. Members asked who pays for arbitration and whether trial rights are preserved; staff said costs are generally split and the bill preserves a jury trial de novo.
Testimony on SB 6239 was sharply divided. Counties, cities, school districts, risk pools, and some public-safety groups supported the bill, saying rising liability and insurance costs are straining budgets and threatening core services. Opponents included trial lawyers, legal aid groups, victim advocates, journalists, and survivors of abuse, who argued the bill would create barriers to justice, delay relief, increase costs for claimants, reduce transparency, and retraumatize survivors by forcing private arbitration before a public trial. Several witnesses said the bill was too broad because it would cover employment, contract, and other claims, not just torts involving abuse or negligence. After public testimony closed, the committee noted the large number of sign-ins, with far more in opposition than in support.
The committee then took up Senate Bill 6074, which would reinstate parole for certain felony offenses committed on or after July 1, 2027, allow eligible incarcerated people to petition the Indeterminate Sentence Review Board after serving 60% of their sentence, and create a parole implementation work group. Supporters said it would recognize rehabilitation and improve reentry, while some witnesses raised concerns about the bill’s prospective-only application, the 60% threshold, and the need to address racial disparities and parole criteria more fully. The sponsor said the parole bill was paired with tort-liability reform because criminal justice reform advocates have said liability changes are needed to restore parole in Washington.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Finance Jun 24th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- First of all, in every classroom, Administrative support.
- I mean, we are right on the cusp of another administration.
- Is this a tax or is this a fee on the industry? Deputy Secretary: Mr.
- A fee would be more like OCD collects a filing fee, but then OCD spends the money on administration of
- I think that's where I'm getting lost here because it's an industry fee.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Conference Committee on SF3045 5/12/25
Transcript Highlights:
- the Court of Administrative Hearings.
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NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Military and Veterans Affairs Nov 5th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- those fees.
- But we also increased camping fees.
- And you're losing that revenue on the fee.
- But that wasn't an attack on the administration, in my opinion.
- There were people who didn't like the Biden administration.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
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- So who knows what they'll sell for with $370 HOA fee. Not affordable.
- So who knows what they'll sell for with $370 HOA fee. Not affordable.
Committee:
House Housing
VA
Virginia 2026 Regular Session
Disability Commission Jun 18th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- I will say the administrative category is Essentially, four separate categories that these are split
- that disabled veterans or their unmarried spouse may retain the exemption from annual registration fees
- So essentially, if you had a DV license plate in the past, then you were exempt from registration fees
- Lots of partners felt, though, that especially administration...
- And I know I've made some calls to the administration, so we're on this.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority -OMMA- Feb 27th, 2026 at 09:00 am
Transcript Highlights:
- That's an OBN and AG failure to administrate the last three years.
- We also started a new administrative actions tab where you can track all of the administrative actions
- And 3519 requires it repeals the bond and requires a reclamation fee of 2,000 dollars.
- He's our chief administrative officer. He really...
- They're gonna have to go through the administrative process.