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HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

WAL Public Hearing - Tue Feb 4, 2025 @ 9:00 AM HST

Water & Land

Transcript Highlights:
  • So who is more powerful, the Supreme Court or the military or DLNR? Something is corrupt, Mr.
  • the Supreme Court who is more powerful the Supreme Court or<01:12:56.159> the<01:12:56.360>
  • We have subpoena powers. Do you want to subpoena them? Yes, we should. Okay, moving on.
  • and communication back yesterday after six days of no power because of the storm.
  • and communication back yesterday after six days of no power because of the storm.
Keywords: 910, house, all
Summary: The committee heard testimony on HB 1233, relating to storm management systems, which would add safety and maintenance requirements for detention and retention ponds. Supporters, including Alison Schafers of the Ki Injury Prevention Coalition and Kristen Herstead of the Hawaii Lifeguard Association, said the measure is needed because poorly maintained ponds can become hidden drowning hazards, especially for children, and argued that fencing, signage, and life-saving equipment would have minimal cost. Schafers described the death of her daughter in a detention pond and said the bill reflects recommendations in the Hawaii Water Safety Plan. Members asked about whether the issue should be handled at the county level; testifiers responded that a statewide standard is needed, though counties would likely handle permitting. No vote was taken on the bill during the excerpted discussion. The committee then heard HB 867, relating to recreational facilities, which would require accessible playgrounds. The Department of Land and Natural Resources said it submitted comments and that state parks do not generally have recreational facilities affected by the bill, while most such facilities are under county jurisdiction. The Hawaii State Council on Developmental Disabilities, the Disability Communication Access Board, and the Disability Rights Center all supported the bill’s intent but recommended changes, including replacing the term “special needs” with “accessible,” focusing the requirement on new and renovated playgrounds, and specifying wheelchair-accessible swings. Testifiers emphasized that accessible play spaces promote inclusion for children with disabilities and benefit all children. No final action or vote was reported. The committee also took up HB 1358, relating to a public land trust working group. DLNR supported the measure and said it had provided written comments, while the Office of Hawaiian Affairs strongly supported the bill and described longstanding problems with incomplete land inventories, self-reported revenue data, and disputed public land trust payments. OHA said an audit it funded suggests the state owes more than current payments reflect, and other supporters said the bill is needed for transparency, accountability, and a complete inventory of public trust lands, including submerged lands. Committee questions focused on how the public land trust information system is maintained, who updates it, and how revenue reporting works; DLNR said the system is older, has limited dedicated IT staffing, and relies on agency self-reporting rather than independent verification. No vote or final committee action was announced in the excerpt.
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - Revenue Stabilization and Tax Policy Dec 15th, 2025 at 01:04 pm

Revenue Stabilization & Tax Policy Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • Well, we closed the power plant, which had commercial insurance.
  • I appreciate the advocacy and organizing you've done in such powerful ways these last couple of years
  • Hydrogen power, electrical vehicles, battery technology, nuclear power, and most recently, artificial
  • State and local officials often feel they have little power to affect their local economies and thus
  • That coal-powered power plant emitted about as much as we're now bringing on.
Keywords: 996, all
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Criminal Justice Apr 22nd, 2025

Criminal Justice

Transcript Highlights:
  • These powerful peer interactions... To TJJD facilities and share their stories.
  • And by assaulting them, by attacking them, you're delaying getting your power turned back on.
  • By assaulting them, by attacking them, you're delaying getting your power turned back on.
  • help employees and local contractors restore power.
  • SB 482 serves as a powerful message.
Summary: The committee heard and laid out a series of criminal justice bills, with public and invited testimony on restitution, juvenile justice, child abuse reporting, public-safety protections, organ trafficking, property fraud, disaster-response worker protections, fentanyl exposure, emergency data disclosure, insurance-fraud investigations, blood warrant execution, human smuggling, and TJJD advocacy access. Several measures drew support from prosecutors, clerks, law enforcement, utility companies, and victims who described real-world harms and delays in current law; opposition or caution came from civil-rights and advocacy groups on bills involving expanded criminal liability, data disclosure, and juvenile-facility access. Most bills were left pending after testimony, with the committee later voting out SB 127 favorably and placing it on the local and uncontested calendar. SB 1666 would streamline restitution payments for parole or mandatory supervision cases by requiring TDCJ to include victim information when forwarding payments, shortening the period before unclaimed funds go to the Crime Victims’ Compensation Fund, and clarifying confidentiality and contact procedures; county clerks supported it as an efficiency measure. SB 2776 would let TJJD disclose certain information, with written consent, to support the Credible Messengers Program, and SB 127 would extend limitations periods for failure-to-report child abuse and concealment offenses, with testimony emphasizing delayed discovery of abuse and the need for accountability. SB 1980 would increase penalties for assaulting or interfering with peace officers, parole officers, and community supervision officers, and SB 456 would raise penalties for organ purchasing/trafficking and create a more specific criminal framework for the offense; both drew strong support from law enforcement and victims. The committee also heard SB 2611 on real property theft and deed fraud, which would create separate offenses for real property theft and fraud, add a ten-year limitations period, require criminal judgments to be filed in county property records, and expand restitution and title-clearing remedies. Witnesses described forged deeds, stolen church and family properties, and long, costly efforts to restore title; county clerks and prosecutors said the bill would help victims and streamline civil remedies. SB 482 would increase penalties for offenses against utility workers during declared disasters or evacuation orders, prompted by reports of threats and assaults during Hurricane Beryl; utility representatives said the bill is needed to keep mutual-aid crews coming to Texas. SB 1234 would add fentanyl to the endangerment statute for vulnerable people, while SB 816 would allow providers to disclose electronic data in immediate life-threatening situations; both drew support from prosecutors and criticism from civil-rights advocates concerned about overbreadth and liability protections.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Education Funding (11/13/2025)

Transcript Highlights:
  • And student absenteeism in New Hampshire is between 10 and 24%, depending on which data source you use
  • And student absenteeism in New Hampshire is between 10 and 24%, depending on which data source you use
  • Um, what is why does they only why are they limited to two terms so not to gain too much power?
  • much power? That's the correct answer. much power?
  • "Representative Sper" would like to speak to this very lengthy bill, but powerful.
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The work session began with HB 656, as amended, which would treat federal funds received by school districts as unanticipated money unless already listed in the annual report, and would require notices and school board minutes to identify the grant and summarize any obligations attached to accepting it. Supporters said the bill was aimed at transparency so voters would understand the “strings attached” to grants, while opponents raised concerns that the amendment was new, potentially vague, and could require districts to publish lengthy or redundant information, increasing costs and administrative burden. Several members suggested alternative approaches, such as a state-level list of common grant obligations or posting grant documents online. No vote was taken, and some members argued the bill was not ready for action. The committee then moved to HB 665, which would expand eligibility for free school meals to households at up to 300% of federal poverty guidelines and use education trust fund money to cover the added cost. Representative Damon strongly supported the bill, citing food insecurity and arguing the fiscal note likely overstated costs because the bill requires at least one free meal, not necessarily both breakfast and lunch. The discussion was just beginning when the transcript ended, and no vote or final action on HB 665 was recorded in the excerpt.
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - Indian Affairs Jul 18th, 2025

House Government, Elections & Indian Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Wealthier areas tend to be more resource-rich because they receive more money from local sources instead
  • Also, I know that this committee probably does have the power to call a hearing. ...and ask for expert
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Public Education Apr 15th, 2025

Public Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • Her story is a powerful reminder of how critical vision is to a child's success.
  • Additionally, it will provide information on low-cost vision sources in the community that the family
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Fish and Game and Marine Resources (02/05/2025)

Fish and Game and Marine Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • Some of those sources of funding are State Wildlife Grants.
  • <00:47:54.480> elsewhere for uh major funding sources elsewhere for uh major funding sources
  • So we would want something certainly more powerful to take down an animal as large as a moose.
  • So we would want something certainly more powerful to take down an animal as large as a moose.
  • Would this be another revenue source for Fish and Game? You could set up a separate license.
Keywords: 1189, house, all
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Floor Session Apr 10th, 2025

California House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • But I've seen firsthand the power of equal access to education.
  • cry, Si Se Puede, has become a defining phrase for movements across the nation, a testament to the power
  • Dolores is still marching, organizing, speaking truth to power, and empowering new generations through
  • Their impact is quite quiet but powerful.
  • Rest in peace and rest in power. Thank you, Assemblymember Gibson.
Keywords: 988, house, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Health Committee Meeting - 2025-04-07

Health Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Please support House File 2779 because too much corporate power has harmed health care and workers.
  • In my small city, big corporations have the power to uproot and rearrange critical health care services
  • On a personal level, these same corporations have even more power over our relationships with our health
  • It does not limit the power of big corporations over our health care, but it allows the public to see
  • Please, use your power to demand transparency and accountability from these owners of our health care
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Human Services Mar 18th, 2025

Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • Uh the chair calls our first panel, Kim Powers, Chrissy Polanco, and Jennifer Bailey.
  • Kim Powers, I have you representing yourself and you are for the bill. Is that correct?
  • My name is Kim Powers and I am a native Texan and I'm deaf blind. Thank you for this opportunity.
  • Powers.
  • Kim Powers on that day.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Education Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am

Joint Committee on Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • We need to look at other revenue sources.
  • So we have to look at other sources.
  • could be obtained through, for example, money from Fair Share or, if that comes in, from whatever source
  • could be obtained through, for example, money from Fair Share, or if that comes in, or from whatever source
  • That's in their power to do so as long as it's above the foundation budget, which sets the minimum of
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Joint Committee on Education held a public hearing on a large slate of bills, with most testimony focused on two main topics: improving access to augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) for students with disabilities, and raising educator pay statewide. On the AAC bills (House 514/Senate 418), parents, advocates, and attorneys described how AAC devices and communication books help nonverbal or minimally verbal children communicate, participate in class, and reduce frustration and behavioral issues. Testimony emphasized that while districts are generally required to provide devices, many teachers and school staff lack training to use them effectively; the bill would direct DESE to update licensure and training requirements so newly licensed teachers are prepared to support AAC users. Committee members asked about current teacher-prep practices, implementation, and whether DESE could act without legislation, and witnesses said the proposal was intended as a long-term solution and had previously received some support and compromise language. The committee also heard extensive testimony on House 733/Senate 370, which would set a statewide minimum salary of $70,000 for teachers and $55,000 for education support professionals (ESPs/paras), with inflation adjustments and a phase-in structure that would shift costs over time from the state to municipalities. Supporters, including the bill sponsor, MTA leaders, and school employees from several districts, argued that current pay is not a living wage, contributes to staffing shortages and turnover, and forces many educators to work multiple jobs or rely on public assistance. They said the bill would help recruit and retain staff and better reflect the importance of the work. Committee members raised questions about how the state would fund the mandate, how it would interact with Chapter 70 school aid and local budgets, whether other states have similar mechanisms, and whether the proposal could create disincentives for districts already paying above the floor. Witnesses pointed to the Student Opportunity Act, the Fair Share Amendment, and the need for a broader school funding formula review as possible parts of the solution. The committee also briefly heard and discussed Senate Bill 435/House Bill 736, which would require de-escalation training for school bus operators, with the training paid for by employers. The sponsor and a parent advocate said the bill was prompted by a school bus incident involving a child with cerebral palsy and epilepsy and would improve safety and reduce reliance on law enforcement. Members asked whether the bill should also cover bus monitors and other transportation staff, and whether private contractors and public operators currently provide similar training. At the end of the hearing, the chairs closed testimony on the full list of bills and adjourned the hearing without taking any votes.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Leg Committee Meeting - 2026-04-08

Legacy Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • The Roseau Lake Rehabilitation Project is a Multi-phased and multi-funding-source project.
  • just over $25 million. $18.6 million has been expended or committed to date from multiple funding sources
  • the executive director of the Red River Watershed Management Board, or Red Board, which is a joint powers
  • This directly impacts the primary source of income for many of...
  • This directly impacts the primary source of income for many of These multigenerational family farms.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/18/2026 - Senate Public Safety

Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • where it runs against our database, which is now Umbra and is now the largest 100% law enforcement source
  • We have over 54 million people in the database now, and every single one of those is sourced from law
  • It's 100% law enforcement source data.
  • Facebook and it's not using your Instagram or your TikTok to come find you it's 100% law enforcement source
  • So every sensor only requires 10 watts of power. Every image is less than 100 kilobytes.
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - Legislative Health and Human Services Sep 11th, 2025

Legislative Health & Human Services Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • We just executed the second year of our sole source agreement with the HED for programs that we have
  • We maintain our sole source contract.
  • I would also like to note the states that you feel are more powerful in their recruitment of residents
  • And so I think we need to look at twenty different sources of data to figure this out.
  • The information about the Johns Hopkins Technical Assistance, a different data information source that
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - New Mexico Finance Authority Oversight Aug 11th, 2025

New Mexico Finance Authority Oversight Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • raise money for capital projects, and they promise to repay the principal from a specific revenue source
  • bonds, usually semi-annually, and the interest payments will come almost always. really from the same source
  • State and federal laws also limit the term, repayment source, and use of bond proceeds, especially when
  • issuers usually pledge one of two types of revenue to pay the principal and interest on bonds, and the source
  • indenture, is identified in the master, and is a financial institution or other trustee with trust powers
OK
Summary: The House met in session with a roll call establishing a quorum, followed by prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several recognitions, including the Doctor and Nurse of the Day and youth groups visiting the chamber. Special presentations honored the Oklahoma City Blazers under-10 ice hockey team for winning a Texas state championship and MacArthur High School JROTC cadets for repeated drill team success. The chamber also adopted House Resolution 1055 declaring April 29, 2026, as Oklahoma Agriculture Day, and House Resolution 1056 recognizing Denim Day during Sexual Assault Awareness Month; both were adopted without objection. Members then considered a series of Senate bills. SB 2170 on child custody passed 77-0 and requires supervised visitation when a court finds child abuse or sexual exploitation. SB 1833 codifies a federal waiver barring SNAP purchases of candy and soft drinks and passed 62-17. SB 1198, requiring the Oklahoma Health Care Authority to file releases on county- and municipally-owned properties at the request of local officials, passed 79-0. SB 1730, which requires law enforcement sexual abuse reports to be forwarded to OSBI for investigative use, drew debate over victim protection versus due-process concerns and passed 52-29. The House also passed SB 1379 creating a two-year grant pilot for services to labor and sex trafficking victims, including services regardless of immigration status, and approved the emergency. SB 1645 on Medicaid audit procedures, SB 2155 allowing the Route 66 Commission to use MOUs for administrative oversight, and several sunset-extension bills for boards and commissions also advanced, many with emergency clauses approved. SB 1461 extending the Oklahoma Educational Television Authority passed 67-20, but its emergency failed 55-20. Other measures passed included SB 1344 creating an insulin access and affordability program, SB 1309 increasing Roads Fund debt-service capacity, and multiple board-extension bills for construction, polygraph examiners, engineers and surveyors, and midwifery, most with emergency clauses adopted. The House then moved to announcements and recessed until 1:30 p.m.
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • we kind of messed up: we bragged about ourselves all the time about how big our class was and how powerful
Summary: The House convened under quorum call and began with several recognitions and presentations, including visits from Comanche County 4-H, the Muskogee Police Department officers who completed EMT training, the March of Dimes, and Ag Day honorees, including the Ag Hall of Fame recipient Ron Justice. The chamber also adopted House Resolution 1054 designating April 2026 as Library Month, with a special presentation honoring library leaders and advocates for their work on the first Library Day at the Capitol. The House then considered and passed a series of bills, mostly on broad bipartisan votes, covering state symbols, fireworks sales, oil and gas royalty protections, AP exam access, veteran records access for grandchildren, Medicaid support for a food-is-medicine grant, law library representation, controlled substances, public health, state security staffing, financial exploitation protections, credit union modernization, workforce data, staffing contracts, enterprise zone incentives, conveyance/title theft protections, hospice narcotics disposal, duplicate statute cleanup, and memorial highway/bridge designations. One major bill, SB 237 on eliminating the solar and battery storage manufacturing tax exemption, was laid over after discussion and questions about tax policy and local incentives. Several measures drew brief explanation and questions, including SB 2159 on state symbols and wheat, SB 1948 on fireworks sales, HB 1371 on oil and gas royalty payments and bankruptcy protections, SB 1975 on AP testing locations, SB 2026 on access to veterans’ discharge papers, SB 1565 on food-is-medicine Medicaid support, SB 1642 on splitting short opioid prescriptions, and SB 933 creating a right-to-try pathway for individualized treatment. Most of these bills passed with little or no debate, and several emergency clauses also passed by the required two-thirds vote. Not all measures advanced: SB 1771, expanding Workforce Commission data authority, failed on a 27-46 vote, and the House later gave notice of intent to reconsider. SB 1365 was reconsidered and then passed, but its emergency clause failed. The session also featured an extended personal privilege speech by Rep. Scott Fetgatter marking his departure, in which he thanked colleagues and staff and reflected on his tenure and legislative work.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Committee on the Census Jun 21st, 2026 at 09:30 am

Senate Committee on the Census

Transcript Highlights:
  • that if they don't participate, their communities will lose out on critical funding and political power
  • I just want to fly that Jordanberg Powers mentioned Southbridge, Fitchburg, Lemonster.
  • I would say also by my that Jordanburg powers mentioned Southbridge, Fitchburg, Lemmonster.
  • We know Jordanberg Powers is going to submit written testimony. Roberto, can you hear me?
  • It was really powerful.
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Senate Committee on the Census held an early planning hearing on how Massachusetts can maximize participation in the 2030 census, with Chair Will Brownsberger and Vice Chair Rebecca Rausch emphasizing the need to start well in advance. The first panel, made up of leaders from the Massachusetts Voter Table, MassVOTE, MIRA, and MESA, stressed that grassroots community organizations are trusted messengers and should be funded early to do multilingual outreach, training, and direct assistance in hard-to-count communities. They described lessons from 2020, including the shift to internet response, reduced federal census infrastructure, the importance of coordinated statewide networks, and the need to begin messaging several years before Census Day because building trust and staffing outreach takes time. Panelists repeatedly warned that immigrant communities are facing heightened fear because of federal immigration enforcement and the possibility of a citizenship question or other federal changes, making census participation more difficult. They said 2020 funding arrived too late to fully staff and train outreach teams before the pandemic, and argued that future resources should be deployed earlier and more flexibly. In response to committee questions, they estimated Massachusetts should invest roughly $8 million to $10 million or more in state census outreach, with one proposed model of about $3 million to $5 million at the start, additional funding in the middle years, and a larger final push closer to 2030. They also suggested that funding should support communications infrastructure, translation, social media and ethnic media outreach, and possibly a permanent complete count structure or trust fund to preserve institutional knowledge. A second panel from Common Cause Massachusetts and the ACLU of Massachusetts echoed the call for stronger, earlier investment and stronger privacy protections. They urged the legislature to expand existing census line items, consider a trust fund or other dedicated funding stream, and coordinate census outreach with other state programs that already work through trusted community messengers. The ACLU testimony focused on racial inequities in census counts and warned that federal efforts to exclude non-citizens or add a citizenship question would deepen distrust and undercount immigrant communities. Committee members asked about the 2020 overcount/undercount results, funding levels, timing of grant distribution, and whether census outreach should be routed through the Secretary of the Commonwealth or other state mechanisms; no votes were taken, and the hearing moved on to a later panel on immigrant-community outreach.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on State and Local Government - 03/24/26

State and Local Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • during the farm workers movement, and for every Latino person who sees themselves reflected in the power
  • <00:42:16.880> of themselves reflected in the power of themselves reflected in the power of
  • These councils serve as a dynamic, powerful advisory bridge.
  • > allows<00:59:33.480> communities<00:59:34.040> to<00:59:34.160> not source
  • that allows communities to not source that allows communities to not just<00:59:34.480> respond
Keywords: 1187, senate, all