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HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 224 Conference PM - 04-29-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Asking unprompted or unsolicited emotion-based questions that go beyond a direct response to a user prompt
  • >> I did. >> Uh, we are not ready on this bill to be direct with you, Chair.
  • > we we are not ready on this bill to be we we are not ready on this bill to be uh uh uh uh uh uh direct
  • </c><00:28:08.920><c> And</c><00:28:09.280><c> seeing</c><00:28:09.520><c> as</c> direct with you, Chair
  • And seeing as direct with you, Chair.
Bills: SB2057 , SB2109 , SB2400 , HB1752 , SB2599 , SB2930
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session 04-29-2026 06:30pm

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Amemiya is also direct experience with the university system itself.
  • ><00:05:09.040><c> Amemiya</c><00:05:09.520><c> is</c><00:05:09.680><c> also</c><00:05:09.920><c> direct
  • Amemiya is also direct Importantly, Mr.
  • Amemiya is also direct experience<00:05:11.520><c> with</c><00:05:11.640><c> the</c><00:05:11.720><c>
  • </c><00:10:41.680><c> championship</c> Interscholastic Federation championship Interscholastic Federation
Bills: SB2057 , SB2109 , SB2400 , HB1752 , SB2599 , SB2930
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Revised Apr 22nd, 2026 at 03:30 pm

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • When it talks about having to first exhaust all federal benefits before participating in these dollars
  • This requires the soldier to use all federal dollars for education before using state dollars.
  • Sometimes there are matching dollars, and the state will match what the federal government has provided
  • Or dependence on federal dollars. Is that correct? Thank you for the question. You're correct.
  • So this way, it lines up with the federal fiscal year. So that that in itself would be key.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

HSH Public Hearing - Tue Feb 17, 2026 @ 9:30 AM HST

Human Services & Homelessness

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c><00:11:29.440><c> programs</c> the changes to uh federal programs the changes to uh federal programs
  • :38:44.960><c> reopened,</c> once the federal government reopened, once the federal government reopened
  • The McKinney-Vento Act is under serious threat by changes in federal policy.
  • ,</c> compliant with applicable federal, compliant with applicable federal, state,<01:08:36.799><c> and
  • Uh note that funds go direct to need.
Summary: The committee heard testimony on several measures related to human services, homelessness, transit, and family supports. HB 2116 HD1, concerning grants from the Office of Community Services to nonprofits providing training and volunteerism opportunities, drew strong support from Catholic Charities Hawaii, Hawaii Children’s Action Network Speaks, and multiple organizations in written testimony. Supporters said the bill would help vulnerable people affected by federal program changes and cuts by connecting them to reintegration and support services. HB 1879 HD1, establishing a subsidized youth transit program coordinated with counties, received extensive testimony in support from the Department of Health, Department of Taxation, Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission, Aloha United Way, Hawaii Bicycling League, Hawaii Appleseed, Hawaii State Youth Commission, Hawaii Public Health Institute, Greenpeace Hawaii, Hawaii Youth Transportation Council, and others. Testifiers emphasized equity, school attendance, reduced transportation costs, climate benefits, and broader access for youth. Several witnesses urged amendments to make the program universal rather than means-tested, and committee discussion noted implementation questions for neighbor islands and rural areas. HB 2214, creating a refundable diaper tax credit for low-income families with children age four and under, was supported by the Hawaii Diaper Bank, Hawaii Children’s Action Network Speaks, and several other organizations. The Department of Taxation recommended making the credit non-refundable and clarifying definitions to aid administration, while supporters argued refundability was important for low-income families who may owe little or no income tax. HB 2310, an emergency appropriation to replenish DHS funds used to provide SNAP benefits during a federal shutdown, also drew broad support from DHS, Catholic Charities, Hawaii Public Health Institute, Hawaii Children’s Action Network Speaks, Hawaii Food Industry Association, Aloha United Way, and others; witnesses praised the state’s rapid response and said the appropriation would prepare DHS for future emergencies. The committee also heard HB 2168 HD1 and HB 2427 HD1 on education for students experiencing homelessness and unaccompanied homeless youth; the Attorney General recommended technical amendments to avoid conflicts with existing law and to clarify McKinney-Vento-related definitions, while advocates stressed the need for school access, transportation, meals, and other supports for homeless and runaway youth.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • nuclear would receive a double credit obviously That's a few years out, but it will help in that direction
  • It defines federal match program as cooperative funding agreement where federal dollars are contingent
  • It aligns with federal funding mechanisms. what it does, the substitute, as presented by Senator Hancock
  • PDLR's authority to continue its work in both regulatory enforcement and assisting local and federal.
  • A retail CBDC issued two to the general public would establish a direct relationship between the Federal
Bills: SB213 , SB378 , SB610 , SB681 , SB918 , SB1172 , SB1252 , SB1343 , SCR8
DE

Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Administration Committee Meeting Jun 17th, 2026

Administration

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm with the American Federation of Government Employees.
  • Approximately 4,500 federal workers live and work in Delaware.
  • It's a step in the right direction.
  • It's a step in the right direction.
  • Okay, the normal federal election, November election. Okay. Okay.
Bills: SB268 , SB306 , SB264 , SB312
Summary: The House Administration Committee met to consider a series of resolutions and bills covering arts districts, child care background checks, federal worker relief, health care reform, court transparency, school tax reassessment, municipal charter changes, constitutional amendment procedures, data center nondisclosure agreements, state employee benefits governance, and lieutenant governor vacancies. Members also noted that House Concurrent Resolution 12 had been removed from the agenda and that public comment would be limited to one minute per speaker. The committee released SCR 167 to study arts, culture, and creative districts in Delaware; HB 438 to close a loophole in the child care service letter requirement; SB 268 to provide interest-free loans, free transit, and tax deferrals for federal workers during shutdowns; SS2 for SB 1 to expand and permanently strengthen primary care investment while also addressing hospital cost growth; HCR 147 to request a Court of Chancery report on audio recordings and automated case assignment; SB 322 to replace the current post-reassessment 10% school revenue increase authority with a 2% annual increase option under safeguards; SB 306 to amend the Rehoboth Beach charter; HB 440 to require voter approval for constitutional amendments after legislative approval; SB 312 to bar nondisclosure agreements for large data center projects; SS1 for SB 289 to change State Employee Benefits Committee governance; and SB 264 to require a special election to fill a lieutenant governor vacancy. Testimony was mixed on several measures. Arts, child care, federal worker relief, primary care, court transparency, data center transparency, and the lieutenant governor vacancy bill drew mostly supportive testimony, while SB 322 and SB 306 drew both support and opposition, especially over tax impacts and the proposed spouse/partner restriction in Rehoboth Beach. HB 440 prompted debate over whether 55% voter approval was the right threshold for constitutional amendments, and SB 312 was supported as a transparency measure by residents affected by prior data center NDAs. All of the listed measures were released from committee by roll call vote, with some members voting no on HB 440, SB 306, SB 312, SS1 for SB 289, and SB 264.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Education Mar 25th, 2026

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • basically this federal mandate into state mandate.
  • Cynthia Posey with the Louisiana Federation of Teachers.
  • Whenever the federal government tries to do something that the federal government really doesn't have
  • I know anyone who receives a federal grant, there are tight accountability. A federal grant.
  • I hope the federal government will get it right.
Bills: HCR14 , HB201 , HB218 , HB352 , HB626 , HB636 , HB738 , HB749
Committee: House Education