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NH
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

Senate Executive Departments and Administration (02/11/2026)

Executive Departments and Administration

Transcript Highlights:
  • . >> Because there was concern raised about leasing which I had asked Senator Bzel to please clarify.
  • > >> Because there was concern raised about >> Because there was concern raised about leasing
  • 33.920><c> had</c><01:09:34.159><c> asked</c><01:09:35.520><c> Senator</c><01:09:35.839><c> Bzel</c> leasing
  • which I had asked Senator Bzel leasing which I had asked Senator Bzel to<01:09:36.480><c> please</c>
Committee: Senate Executive Departments and Administration
KY
KY

Kentucky 2025 Regular Session

Capital Planning Advisory Board (8-13-25)

Transcript Highlights:
  • progress toward implementing the plan developed in response to KRS 42.425 to reduce the amount of space leased
  • The board requests that the department continue to address reducing the amount of space leased by state
  • progress toward implementing the plan developed in response to KRS 42.425 to reduce the amount of space leased
  • The board requests that the department continue to address reducing the amount of space leased by state
Summary: The Capital Planning Advisory Board opened its fourth meeting, confirmed a quorum, approved the prior meeting’s minutes by unanimous voice vote, and then heard information items and agency presentations. The main substantive presentation came from the Council on Postsecondary Education, which outlined its capital planning recommendations for the 2026–28 biennium. CPE staff described the role of Kentucky’s research and education network (Kron), including connectivity to cloud services, Internet2, identity services, and new local AI/inferencing capacity, and argued that the network is now essential to higher education, health care, and extension services. They said the network’s recent upgrades were driven by privacy, security, redundancy, and the need to support modern research and AI workloads at lower cost than commercial providers. CPE also presented its broader higher-education capital request: $700 million for asset preservation and $1.73 billion for new construction, for a total recommendation of about $2.4 billion. Staff said they do not plan to recommend IT projects or equipment in this cycle, despite reviewing 48 IT submissions totaling nearly $1.4 billion and equipment requests totaling $322.6 million. For asset preservation, they said the recommended allocation method would remain based on each institution’s share of Category 1 and 2 square footage, and they noted that the state’s prior facility assessment is now 12 years old, with deferred maintenance still estimated in the $7–9 billion range. For new construction, they said the requests are heavily focused on STEM and health-related facilities that are difficult to retrofit into older buildings. Board members asked about how asset-preservation amounts were determined, including why Northern Kentucky University’s request was much larger than its prior allocation. CPE staff responded that campus size, building age, and institutional prioritization affect the requests, and that schools are asked to submit more projects than are likely to be funded. The board then moved on to an Attorney General capital plan overview, where senior counsel Will Schroeder began describing the office’s technology needs and the office’s prior reliance on a 2020 appropriation to replace legacy systems and improve security.
HI
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

WAM-EDU Informational Briefing 01-14-2025 (Continued)

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The first one is for lease, rent, and maintenance costs in relation to command 3.
  • Government Review level the first one<00:40:53.319><c> is</c><00:40:53.720><c> for</c><00:40:53.960><c> lease
  • ><00:40:54.280><c> rent</c><00:40:54.640><c> maintenance</c><00:40:55.200><c> costs</c> one is for lease
  • rent maintenance costs one is for lease rent maintenance costs in<00:40:55.640><c> relation</c><00:40
LA
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget May 31st, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • ago with the Sabine River Authority, and then we did an RFP and got the private side to come in and lease
Summary: The committee first heard a fiscal status statement from the Office of Planning and Budget showing that updated Revenue Estimating Conference forecasts reduced the FY26 general fund excess available from $292.6 million to $179.7 million, with lower revenues across the five-year baseline and larger out-year imbalances. With no questions, the statement was approved. Members then reviewed several Facility Planning and Control items, including approval of a new $3 million LSU Health Sciences Center project in New Orleans funded by self-generated revenues, a $343,600 increase for HVAC upgrades at the Louisiana War Veterans Home in Jackson, and a $700,000 increase for Southern University’s A.A. Leno Law Center addition. The committee also received informational change-order reports and approved Louisiana Economic Development contract extensions for Zender Communications and Graham Group, as well as a Department of Education contract amendment for the Louisiana Gator ESA program with Odyssey after questions about the contract’s up-to amount and procurement process. The Sabine River Authority sought approval for a $9.5 million increase to its operating budget and its 2026-2027 budget, explaining the increase was tied to taking over the Cypress Bend Resort hotel and related property; members asked about long-term self-sufficiency and local support, and the items were approved favorably. The Louisiana Department of Health received approval for 15 HERO Fund grant awards totaling about $4.6 million to support 541 new health care credentials statewide. The Water Sector Commission’s recommendations were also approved, including $619,850 more for St. Mary Parish Water and Sewer Commission No. 5 and emergency subfund support for the city of Tallulah, conditioned on a limited fiscal administration order. Finally, members reviewed an agreement between the LCTCS Board and its Facilities Corporation under Act 35, and the meeting adjourned without objection.
LA
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget May 31st, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • ago with the Sabine River Authority, and then we did an RFP and got the private side to come in and lease
Summary: The committee received the May fiscal status statement from the Office of Planning and Budget, which reflected the updated Revenue Estimating Conference forecast. The revised forecast reduced the FY26 general fund excess available from $292.6 million to $179.7 million and lowered projected revenues across the five-year baseline, including a drop in FY27 available funds and larger out-year imbalances. The statement was approved without objection. Members then considered several Facility Planning and Control items and approved them without objection: a $3 million LSU Health Sciences Center-New Orleans project to build out space in the Center for Advanced Learning and Simulation; a $343,600 increase for HVAC upgrades at the Louisiana War Veterans Home warehouse in Jackson; and a $700,000 increase for Southern University’s A.A. Lenoir Law Center addition. The committee also received, for information only, five change orders over $50,000 but under $250,000. The committee approved contract extensions and funding actions for several agencies. Louisiana Economic Development received approval for one-year extensions and increases for marketing contracts with Zender Communications and Graham Group. The Department of Education’s contract amendment for the Louisiana Gator ESA program with Odyssey was reported favorably after questions about the procurement process and how the contract amount relates to student enrollment. The Sabine River Authority’s $9.5 million operating budget increase and its 2026–2027 budget were approved favorably, with members discussing the planned takeover of Cypress Bend Resort operations. The Department of Health’s HERO Fund round of 15 grant awards, totaling about $4.6 million and projected to create 541 new health care credentials, was also approved favorably. Finally, the Water Sector Commission’s recommendations were adopted, including an additional $619,850 for St. Mary Parish Water and Sewer Commission No. 5 and $1.5 million in emergency subfund assistance for the city of Tallulah, conditioned on a limited fiscal administration order. The committee also reviewed a cooperative agreement between the Louisiana Community and Technical College System and its facilities corporation related to Act 35 projects, and then adjourned.
ID
ID

Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Feb 26th, 2026

Agricultural Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • If you cannot lease land from somebody, it's a huge investment. With that, Mr.
Committee: House Agricultural Affairs
OK
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Health and Human Services REVISED Feb 23rd, 2026 at 02:00 pm

Health and Human Services

ID
ID

Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Feb 16th, 2026

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • And then, lastly, a statement was added eliminating the need for venues that lease or rent their space
Committee: House State Affairs
FL
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government Feb 12th, 2026

Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • amendment, if you could just explain how this will actually be able to capture some of those entities that lease
Bills: S0204 , S0540 , S0772 , S1294 , S1474 , S1504 , S1708
Committee: Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government met with a quorum present and first took up confirmation votes for appointees on tabs 2 through 6, which were recommended favorably without public testimony. The committee then heard CS/SB 1474, which would direct DEP to stop issuing or reissuing permits for Class B biosolids land application when a wastewater treatment facility is reasonably accessible within 50 miles, and it was reported favorably. The committee also heard SB 1708, which removes a timing requirement for veterinarians licensed in good standing elsewhere to qualify for Florida licensure; it received support from Americans for Prosperity and the ASPCA and was reported favorably. Members then considered CS/SB 204 on illegal slot machine operations. An amendment was adopted that set the baseline penalty at a second-degree misdemeanor, elevated violations involving six or more machines or repeat offenses to a third-degree felony, and made violations by a person of authority involving six or more machines or multiple prior convictions a second-degree felony. Testimony supported the bill’s effort to target larger illegal operations while protecting veterans’ organizations and other lawful users from felony exposure; the bill as amended was reported favorably. The committee also adopted a strike-all for CS/SB 1294 addressing Class AA biosolids, requiring agronomic-rate application, recordkeeping, IFAS guidance, and application of fertilizer-related requirements to bulk land application products, with an effective date of November 1, 2026; it was reported favorably after limited questions about oversight and IFAS’s role. Later, CS/SB 772 was heard to allow portable electronics limited licensees to sell “iware” insurance and define that term, and it was reported favorably. CS/SB 1504 updated pre-licensure education for the 440 customer service representative license so a high school student completing a half-credit insurance and personal finance elective can apply upon turning 18; it received supportive testimony from industry groups and was reported favorably. Finally, the committee adopted a strike-all amendment to CS/SB 540 creating cybersecurity program requirements for mortgage and money service businesses, extending oversight to certain investment advisers, clarifying emergency suspension authority for anti-money laundering violations, extending payment deadlines for examination costs, and adjusting director experience requirements for financial institutions; the bill as amended was reported favorably. Senators McClain and Truenow requested to be recorded as voting in the affirmative on tabs 11 and 13, and the committee adjourned at the end of the agenda.
FL
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government Feb 12th, 2026

Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • amendment, if you could just explain how this will actually be able to capture some of those entities that lease
Bills: S0204 , S0540 , S0772 , S1294 , S1474 , S1504 , S1708
Committee: Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
ID
ID

Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Jan 22nd, 2026

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • The church was told that they had, the school had to break their lease because they were a Christian
Committee: House State Affairs
TX
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Transportation May 12th, 2025

Transportation

TX
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Delivery of Government Efficiency May 7th, 2025

Delivery of Government Efficiency

FL
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

Finance and Tax Feb 5th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • SALES TAX IS A 6 PERCENT LUVVIE UNLESS YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT COMMERCIAL LEASES OR BUSINESS WHICH IS A
NM
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

Senate Chamber Feb 4th, 2025

New Mexico Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • to public Property changing the threshold for state board of finance approval on sales, trades, or leases
NM
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

Senate Chamber Jan 23rd, 2025

New Mexico Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • that student housing facilities located on land owned by an exempt higher education institution, but leased
NH
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

Commission to Study Stable Tokens (02/10/2026)

Transcript Highlights:
  • You know, it's never going to be as affordable as getting a mortgage, but a lot of people can't get a
  • You know, it's never going to be<01:27:04.880><c> as</c><01:27:05.120><c> affordable</c><01:27:05.920
  • </c><01:27:58.719><c> Uh</c><01:27:59.120><c> as</c> much as they can afford hopefully.
  • Uh as much as they can afford hopefully.
  • I mean, you could of course contract that as part of your lease, but no, not by the technology.
Summary: The meeting began with roll call and approval of the prior meeting minutes, which passed unanimously. Members then introduced the day’s presentations, including one on the Canton network and another on tokenizing real-world assets, with a focus on how blockchain systems can support regulated financial institutions and asset tokenization. Julie, the director of policy and government affairs at Digital Asset, presented on the Canton network, describing it as a privacy-enabled public blockchain designed for regulated finance. She said tokenization should preserve the same legal and economic rights as the underlying asset, and argued that blockchain-based books and records can shorten settlement times, improve 24/7 trading, and reduce friction in capital markets. She identified three main barriers to institutional adoption of public blockchains: lack of privacy, limited throughput/scalability, and lack of control for compliance purposes such as freezing assets, pausing transactions, and meeting AML/sanctions obligations. She explained Canton’s structure as a public, permissionless network with application-level privacy controls, a global synchronizer, and super validators chosen by vote. She also highlighted current ecosystem participants and use cases, including Broadridge, Circle, and the DTCC’s planned tokenization of U.S. Treasuries on the network. Members and online participants asked about the relationship between tokenized assets and the Clarity Act, tokenized deposits, safeguards for faster settlement, and whether the platform could be used for municipal or property records. Julie said Digital Asset was not taking a position on rewards, but supported clearer statutory definitions because tokenized securities should carry the same rights as the underlying assets and investors need to know whether a token is a true tokenized security or a synthetic/reference token. She said the company is agnostic on whether the cash leg is stablecoins or tokenized deposits, though it expects both to develop. In response to concerns about rapid settlement, she pointed to institution-level permissions and SEC disclosure expectations as safeguards. She also said the technology could be used for other records, including potentially property-related records, if those assets can be tokenized.
MN
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on State and Local Government - 04/03/25

State and Local Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • From affordable housing developers who operate homes for thousands of families to the small businesses
  • multifamily housing, affordable home ownership, and small business economic development.
  • America and, um, surprisingly, Minnesota ranks near the top of the regions experiencing diminished affordability
  • funds the known costs of operations around the capital area for entities that do not pay for their lease
  • funds the known costs of operations around the capital area for entities that do not pay for their lease
Committee: Senate State and Local Government
KY
KY

Kentucky 2025 Regular Session

Interim Joint Committee on Natural Resources and Energy (9-18-25)

Transcript Highlights:
  • No one in our community should suffer or die because they can't afford to keep the power on.
  • they can't afford to keep the<00:19:15.760><c> power</c><00:19:16.080><c> on.
  • </c><00:36:17.920><c> uh</c> there on people being able to afford uh there on people being able to afford
  • Um, if we about, people to afford it.
  • </c> they let a utility that couldn't afford they let a utility that couldn't afford to<00:40:26.480>
Summary: The committee meeting began with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, roll call, and approval of the prior minutes. Members also observed a moment of reflection for Charlie Kirk and offered condolences to Representative Bobby McCool on the death of his mother. Representative Fugate then made announcements about the ongoing ATV/UTV trail system, including an October 21 opening in Letcher County and an October 2 groundbreaking in Knott County, and staff was asked to circulate the dates to members. The main agenda item was Senate Bill 137, presented by Senator Cassie Chambers Armstrong with testimony from George Ecklan of the Coalition of the Homeless and Wesley Bryant, a flood survivor and Eastern Kentucky resident. The bill would prohibit utility disconnections for non-payment during dangerous weather and emergencies, including extreme cold, excessive heat, and declared natural disasters. Supporters said the measure is narrow, does not forgive past-due balances or change reconnection policies, and is intended to protect vulnerable residents, reduce risks to first responders, and create a minimum statewide standard amid a patchwork of utility policies. They cited weather thresholds and historical examples of extreme weather and disaster declarations in Kentucky. Testimony emphasized the human impact of shutoffs, especially for low-income households, older adults, and families facing illness or disaster recovery. Bryant described experiences with people shivering without heat or struggling to keep children cool when power was cut off, calling electricity a lifeline rather than a luxury. Representative Gu raised concerns that utility bills have become unaffordable due to broader policy and rate issues, argued that some customers may not pay if shutoffs are prohibited, and questioned whether the bill was needed. Senator Chambers Armstrong responded that the proposal is limited to non-payment shutoffs during short periods of dangerous conditions and is meant to keep people safe during emergencies. No vote or final action on the bill was taken in the portion of the meeting provided.
FL
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Senate in Session Apr 9th, 2025

Florida Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Affordable housing initiatives are at $403.8 million.
  • And as I’m looking at the budget, could you tell me in our prediction, to afford for better tracking
  • And that fund will afford the ability to help districts offset some of the funding discrepancies that
  • The bill allows the density bonus incentives in current law to apply to housing that's affordable for
  • So this amendment aims to further enhance what we're doing around affordable housing by streamlining
Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several gallery introductions before taking up Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 168, the Tristan Murphy Act, on mental health. Senator Bradley explained that the bill is intended to divert clinically appropriate defendants with mental illness from jail to treatment, create pretrial mental health diversion programs, expand grant uses for mental health and substance abuse reinvestment, require evaluations and treatment follow-up in certain probation and prison settings, add Hillsborough County to a forensic hospital diversion pilot, and establish a Florida Behavioral Health Data Repository. Senators from both parties spoke in support, emphasizing treatment over incarceration, public safety, and the Murphy family’s role in the bill. The Senate passed the bill 37-0 and then recorded 37 co-sponsors. The chamber then moved into presentations on SB 2500, the 2025-26 General Appropriations Act. Chair Hooper said the Senate budget totals $117.4 billion, reduces overall spending from the prior year, maintains reserves, keeps employee health contributions level, and includes major investments in water quality, transportation, education infrastructure, and nearly $1 billion in education capital outlay. Committee chairs outlined their portions of the budget, including increased funding for K-12 schools and scholarships, higher education workforce programs, Medicaid and health services, corrections and courts, transportation and housing, and environmental restoration such as Everglades and water quality projects. Members then asked extensive questions, especially about education funding, school choice, AP/IB and accelerated programs, the Family Empowerment Scholarship, and the FEFP calculations. Senator Burgess repeatedly explained that scholarship funding is being moved “below the line” to improve tracking and that the Senate position is to preserve funding while giving districts more flexibility. Senators also questioned the APD wait list for disability services, opioid settlement spending, arts funding, the My Safe Florida Home condo pilot, and proposed IT and agency restructuring. Several chairs said some issues would be resolved in conference, and no final vote on the budget was taken in the portion provided.