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NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
Senate - Conservation Feb 14th, 2026 at 09:07 am
Senate Conservation
Transcript Highlights:
- Priscilla Lucetto with the environmental community, she's the environmental community representative.
- Amigos Bravos, Western Resource Advocates, Audubon Southwest, the Nature Conservancy, Western Environmental
- I hope that's not what it's going to turn into because the agreement with Texas is to deliver a certain
Committee:
Senate Senate Conservation
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- the project, we take over their deed and it becomes city property, and then we enter into a lease agreement
- They have to meet the terms of the lease agreement, usually which says things like they have to develop
- I'm here today representing the Environmental Group 350 New Mexico and our 6,500 members.
Committee:
Senate Senate Finance
Keywords:
SB 101, Health Care Delivery and Access Act, repeal of repeal, sunset repeal, delayed repeal, health care, healthcare, access to care, medical services, provider regulation, state health law, New Mexico, SB58, metropolitan redevelopment, redevelopment property, property tax exemption, payments in lieu of taxes, PILOT, municipal redevelopment, local government
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies May 19th, 2026
Joint Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies
Transcript Highlights:
- We have cases where compensation the employee would have gotten anyway is just put into the agreement
- , or really nominal compensation, a few thousand dollars, is put into the agreement, so an employee at
- Okay, next we have Russell Beck, a virtual on non-compete agreements.
- We've already taken care of in the MNAA, the Massachusetts Non-Competition Agreement Act, all of the
- They work, not just environmentally, but economically.
Bills:
H5386
Keywords:
economic development, innovation, investment, housing, small business, global trade, infrastructure, 1212, all
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, March 3, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- reviews and oversight in environmental reviews and oversight in place. place. place.
- for up to 25 enter into lease agreements for up to 25 years<03:21:02.600><c> with</c><03:21:02.760><
- to all federally recognized agreements to all federally recognized tribes.<03:21:39.320><c> This</c>
- that drive long-term longer agreements that drive long-term investment,<03:23:37.200><c> job</c><03:
- I will ask them to give their consent and pass those bills for which we have agreement.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- We have one of the top environmental science programs in the country.
- </c><00:18:36.559><c> I'm</c> I major in environmental sciences.
- I'm I major in environmental sciences.
- We have one of the top environmental<00:18:51.120><c> science</c><00:18:51.440><c> programs</c><00:18
- :51.760><c> in</c><00:18:52.000><c> the</c> environmental science programs in the environmental science
Committee:
House Capital Investment
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee 3/4/26
Transportation Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- This enabled us to evaluate all routes for any kind of abnormalities, as well as environmentally stress
- This enabled us to evaluate all routes for any kind of abnormalities, as well as environmentally stress
- I have gotten an informal agreement from Chair Koznick that the bill is going to labor. >> Wonderful.
- I have gotten um an<01:36:14.480><c> informal</c><01:36:15.760><c> um</c><01:36:16.639><c> agreement<
- , since no DFL member voted in agreement, since no DFL member voted in favor,<01:51:18.480><c> we</c>
Committee:
House Transportation Finance and Policy
Keywords:
vehicle platooning, transportation, public safety, pilot project, Wilkin County, Grant County, autonomous vehicles, transportation regulations, driverless cars, safety standards, first responder interaction, school bus, third-party testing, driver certification, transportation regulation, 1183, house
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Education Committee Jun 10th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- I think we're close to an agreement, and we hope to have no position soon enough. Thank you.
- I think we're close to an agreement, and we hope to have no position soon enough. Thank you.
- Yet the available research on project labor agreements raises serious questions about cost impacts.
- My name is Izel Casillas, and I am a first-year student at UC Davis majoring in environmental policy.
- And testimony from our UC Davis student, studying environmental policy—boy, we need you.
Summary:
The committee heard AB 1159, which would expand and modernize student data privacy protections, extend similar protections to higher education students, and create limited enforcement mechanisms. The author and supporters argued that ed tech now collects far more sensitive information than students and families realize, including health, location, and identity-related data, and said the bill is needed to address AI, subpoenas, data theft, and misuse. Some higher education and bookstore interests raised concerns about definitions and preserving ordinary student communications, but committee members generally supported the bill and emphasized protecting sensitive information; the bill was moved on a due pass motion to the Senate Privacy, Digital Technologies and Consumer Protection Committee and placed on call.
The committee also heard AB 1171, which would protect and stabilize the Part-Time Community College Faculty Health Insurance Program by keeping funds dedicated to that purpose and requiring districts to begin negotiations by 2030. The author and supporters said part-time faculty often lack employer-sponsored coverage despite teaching most community college courses, while opponents from the Community College League and administrators argued the measure was premature because participation is growing and the Legislature should retain budget flexibility. Several senators discussed the tension between budget discretion and honoring the state’s commitment to faculty health care; the bill was moved on a due pass motion to Senate Appropriations and placed on call. AB 1581 followed, proposing changes to improve identification and reporting of Native American students in CalPADS through tribal affiliation data. Supporters said current systems severely undercount Native students and that better data would improve resources and accountability, while members raised implementation questions about multi-tribal identities and consultation with tribes. The bill was moved to Appropriations and placed on call.
The committee then heard AB 1665, requiring mental health training for school sports coaches. The author and a psychiatrist witness said coaches are trusted adults who already receive training on physical safety and should also be trained to recognize mental health warning signs and connect students to help. Support came from school, health, and sports organizations, with no opposition, and the bill was moved to Appropriations and placed on call. Finally, AB 1766 was heard, expanding human trafficking prevention education from grades 7-12 to K-12 and adding content on online exploitation, grooming, and digital abuse. The author, a survivor witness, and a foundation representative described the need for earlier, age-appropriate prevention education and stronger staff awareness; supporters included educators, school districts, and industry groups, with no opposition. Senators praised the testimony and the bill’s focus on prevention, and a motion was made to move it forward.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- Otherwise, we would just have agreements,<00:17:00.480><c> verbal</c><00:17:00.880><c> agreements</c>
- <00:17:01.279><c> saying,</c> agreements, verbal agreements saying, agreements, verbal agreements saying
- Um, the only reason I I say agreements.
- That would be to come to an agreement.
- </c> rental agreements. rental agreements.
Committee:
House Housing
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- I mean, do we have even an accurate number currently of the number of agreements that are in place?
- You know, does the Texas Water Development Board have a record of all the export agreements that exist
- So we're reviewing engineering feasibility reports, environmental documents, and things like that.
- ... ...our policies to reflect modern realities, scientific, environmental, and economic.
- The other thing that I do think that there’s probably agreement on, you cited Mr.
Committee:
House Natural Resources
Summary:
The committee held a hearing on high-capacity groundwater wells proposed in Anderson, Henderson, and Houston counties, with members framing the issue as one of local water supply, fairness, and the need to modernize groundwater law while protecting private property rights. Opening remarks focused on the scale of the proposed Redtown Ranch and Pine Bliss projects, the potential export of tens of thousands of acre-feet of groundwater annually, and concerns that the applications lacked sufficient technical detail and could harm nearby landowners, cities, agriculture, and manufacturing. Members also noted the broader context of the recent flooding tragedy in central Texas and the Legislature’s intent to address water-related loss of life in the upcoming special session.
Witnesses from the Texas Alliance of Groundwater Districts and the Texas Water Development Board explained the current groundwater management framework. They described groundwater conservation districts as the state’s preferred management method, the role of groundwater management areas and desired future conditions, and how the Water Development Board uses those conditions to calculate modeled available groundwater. They emphasized that districts rely on local data, monitoring wells, and planning processes, but that information is often more limited in areas without a district, where the rule of capture applies. Members pressed witnesses on recharge rates, export permits, subsidence, the effect of pumping on nearby wells, the age and real-time availability of model data, and whether the proposed project would exceed modeled available groundwater in some counties.
TCEQ explained its limited oversight role over groundwater conservation districts, including inquiries, compliance actions, and, in extreme cases, dissolution authority. Water Development Board staff also outlined funding programs, saying the New Water Supply for Texas Fund is limited to projects such as brackish desalination, reuse, ASR, and other new-supply projects, and does not fund fresh groundwater exports alone. They said the project at issue had not applied for board funding. A water lawyer then testified on the rule of capture, ownership in place, and district regulation, arguing that districts must use permitting and other tools to manage production within modeled available groundwater and that the Legislature could consider additional authority over groundwater exports under current law.
DE
Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Capital Improvement Committee Meeting Jun 24th, 2026
Capital Improvement
Transcript Highlights:
- Has an RFP or any sort of agreement been signed for this $110 million?
- And what kind of agreement is that?
- A joint development agreement. Joint development agreement. Okay.
- A joint development agreement. Joint development agreement. Okay.
- I guess the last thing is we have the joint development agreement.
Committee:
Joint Capital Improvement
Summary:
The committee met to finalize the FY27 bond bill, beginning with a roll call and a detailed review of updated appropriation amounts. The Comptroller General walked through major changes across agencies, including additions for OMB, the Department of State, DNREC, Agriculture, Education, and Transportation, and explained the funding sources that would cover the total $1.256 billion package. Members then debated several large items, especially the $110 million appropriation for the Diamond State Port Corporation, the $35 million Legislative Hall addition, the $20 million Community Reinvestment Fund, and the $30 million land and building acquisition line. Questions focused on the port project’s costs, expected jobs, return on investment, and whether the state would face future commitments; Secretary of State Charney Patitofunded Chances and other officials testified that the port expansion would create construction and permanent jobs and support long-term economic growth, while some members remained skeptical and objected to the process and spending priorities.
The committee also discussed school construction funding, with officials explaining that additional money would forward-fund projects already in the pipeline and help districts that had been turned down for certificates of necessity. Other items reviewed included funding for park improvements, marina acquisition, the Plummer Center demolition and transfer, the Pyle Center sewer project, the Site Readiness Fund, affordable housing, the Arts Endowment Fund, an unclaimed property task force, and various transportation and community transportation projects. Several members raised concerns about county distribution, minority-party involvement in negotiations, and the scale of certain appropriations, but the majority defended the package as statewide investment and economic development.
The committee then voted on the Section 1 addendum and a series of new and replacement epilogue sections, including provisions for the port project, Legislative Hall minor capital improvements, land acquisition, affordable housing, the Community Reinvestment Fund, downtown development districts, the Rite Aid demolition, the Site Readiness Fund, school construction formula review, and enhanced school capital funding. Most motions carried, with a few recorded no votes or abstentions on the main addendum. The meeting concluded with a motion authorizing technical corrections by the Comptroller General’s office, followed by closing remarks thanking staff and members for their work and noting that this was likely the final bond committee meeting for some participants before adjournment.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Health Finance and Policy Committee 4/15/26
Health Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- You can see that the Governor recommended and the agreement allows for cost sharing to begin for that
- This was a Governor's rec that the committee or the agreement included.
- This was a Governor's rec that the committee or the agreement included.
- This was a Governor's rec that the committee or the agreement included.
- </c><00:16:07.920><c> included</c> the committee or the agreement included the committee or the agreement
Committee:
House Health Finance and Policy
Keywords:
HF4401, Minnesota Medical Assistance, dental reimbursement, dental rates, critical access dental providers, Medicaid dental, MinnesotaCare, managed care plans, county-based purchasing plans, fee-for-service, oral health access, safety-net clinics, federally qualified health centers, rural health clinics, Indian health services, state-operated dental clinics, low-income patients, children's dental care, provider reimbursement, dental access
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
FL House Floor Session - 2026-03-05 (10:00AM Session)
Florida House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- So what if they can't come to an agreement?
- So right now, when an agreement is reached and there is an agreement to be ratified by the members, it
- Don't they just have the opportunity to vote down the ratified agreement?
- And if they don't like the contract agreement, just reject it and start over.
- Don't they just have the opportunity to vote down the ratified agreement?
Summary:
The Senate convened with opening prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance led by pages, and several guest recognitions before moving to the special order calendar. The chamber first took up a series of claims and relief bills, including SB 6 for L.E. against DCF, SB 26 for the estate of Mark Legata, and later other measures such as child welfare, public records, and professional licensing bills. Most of these bills were explained by sponsors as targeted fixes or relief measures, and several were substituted with identical House bills before final passage. Votes were overwhelmingly favorable on these items, including unanimous or near-unanimous approvals on the claims bills and education-related measures.
A major floor debate centered on CS/CS/SB 354, the Blue Ribbon Projects bill, which would create a new framework for large-scale planned developments on at least 15,000 acres with substantial conservation set-asides. Supporters argued it would provide a structured path for long-term growth and development, while opponents from both parties warned it was too vague, could undermine local control, and lacked enough specificity on conservation, infrastructure, and land-use protections. After extensive debate, the bill was temporarily postponed rather than brought to a final vote. The Senate also passed SB 21 on land-use regulations tied to hurricane recovery, SB 530 on lottery operations, SB 556 on Special Olympics as a PE substitute for students with disabilities, SB 688 on naturopathic medicine, SB 758 on the Justice Administrative Commission, SB 830 creating public-records exemptions for certain local officials and their families, SB 878 on clinical laboratory personnel, SB 914 on dry needling by occupational therapists, and SB 1002 on child welfare and parental drug abuse.
Another lengthy and contentious discussion involved CS/CS/SB 1632 on ideologies inconsistent with American principles, which included provisions on foreign law, domestic terrorist designations, and restrictions on public support for designated organizations. Senators debated an amendment to remove references to Sharia law; that amendment failed. A second amendment with broader revisions and notice procedures was then taken up, with questions focused on notice, appeal rights, and the designation process. The transcript ends during that amendment discussion, before final disposition is shown. Throughout the session, many bills were substituted with identical House companions and then passed by recorded vote, often with strong bipartisan support.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Transportation Infrastructure Revenue Subcommitee Jul 16th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- But environmentally, I think it's a good way to allow our stormwater to seep into the ground.
- One thing that we have been using in the past and currently is price agreements.
- Price agreements we do not... We have to go through our bidding process.
- These price agreements significantly reduced the time and process needed for repairs.
- Two examples of where we're going to be engaging price agreements are the Lordsburg project, where an
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
MS Senate Floor - 12 March, 2026; 10:00 AM
Mississippi Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- ,</c><01:50:10.400><c> as</c> according to the compact agreement, as according to the compact agreement
- House Bill 1891, appropriation, Environmental Quality Department of.
- </c> Environmental Quality Department of. Environmental Quality Department of.
- </c><01:54:58.800><c> Um</c> Department of Environmental Quality.
- Um Department of Environmental Quality.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- These work papers were historical agreements between the university and the legislature at one time,
- </c><00:04:08.560><c> between</c><00:04:08.879><c> the</c> historical agreements between the historical
- agreements between the university<00:04:09.640><c> and</c><00:04:09.760><c> the</c><00:04:09.920><c>
- science I es systems uh environmental science I es systems uh working<00:09:31.399><c> with</c><00:09
- </c><01:19:46.360><c> stewardship</c> also that the environmental stewardship also that the environmental
Committee:
Senate Higher Education
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Judiciary (03/03/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- I hope that we can come to an agreement that way. Thank you. Anyone else wish to be heard?
- I hope that we can come to an agreement that way. Thank you.
- I hope that we can come to an agreement that way. Thank you. Anyone else wish to be heard?
- ...which make it clear that there is legal risk here in entering into such an agreement.
- </c> and the health effects and environmental and the health effects and environmental consequences<02
Summary:
The House Judiciary Committee met in executive session and first took up HB 148, a bill allowing classification by biological sex in limited settings such as multiple-use bathrooms, certain sports, and involuntary commitment facilities. Supporters said it was needed to protect privacy and safety, especially for minors, and argued it was consistent with recent federal and state developments. Opponents said the bill was poorly defined, unnecessary, and could create discrimination or confusion, especially because it did not define “biological sex” in the text. The committee voted 10-8 ought to pass, and the chair said a minority report would be written.
The committee then considered HB 254, a bill concerning medical aid in dying. The chair moved ought to pass and described the bill as a matter of liberty for terminally ill patients within six months of death, arguing it should not be treated as suicide. Opponents raised religious, ethical, and policy concerns, including worries about a slippery slope, misuse by vulnerable people, and the effect on death records and public health data. The committee voted 11-7 ought to pass, and the chair said a majority report would be written with a minority report by Representative Perez.
Finally, the committee turned to HB 611 with Amendment 2025-0638, a replace-all amendment dealing with recoupment of costs for appointed counsel. The chair explained the amendment would restore the law to its pre-2020 form, allowing the Office of Cost Containment to seek repayment from some recipients of appointed counsel services, including those found not guilty, if they had the ability to pay. Supporters said the prior change had sharply reduced collections and that the state should not treat indigent defendants differently from people who hire private counsel. Opponents argued the policy unfairly bills innocent people and children who were entitled to counsel. The transcript cuts off during debate on the amendment, before a vote is shown.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- with the recommendation are in agreement with the recommendation for<00:17:40.480><c> re-referring</
- So that I understand this is not the most environmentally friendly activity.
- So that I understand this is not the most environmentally friendly activity.
- Environmentally, I do think it's a good idea, and just as we were educated about sure cows dying, um,
- Environmentally, I do think it's a good idea, and just as we were educated about sure cows dying, um,
Committee:
Senate Judiciary
NY
New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Energy and Telecommunications - 03/24/2026
Energy And Telecommunications
Transcript Highlights:
- Wait, wait, let's stop an agreement. I don't know. Let's be this moment. What time is this from?
- Part of my thinking in this is that I remind people all the time: CLCPA was written as an environmental
Committee:
Senate Energy And Telecommunications
Summary:
The Senate Standing Committee on Energy and Telecommunications, chaired by Senator Cameron Parker, considered a large agenda focused on utility consumer protections, rate transparency, NYSERDA oversight, and energy transition policy. Several bills were discussed in detail, including measures to prohibit residential utility shutoffs during extreme temperature forecasts (Bill 120A), delay shutoffs and late fees while a utility is under certain PSC investigations (Bill 904B), require disclosure of planned rate increases (Bill 4989A), limit certain utility charges after 12 months (Bill 8710), and require utilities to disclose more information with major rate change applications (Bill 9433A). The committee also considered bills on net energy metering credits (Bill 1553), reconnection for low-income customers (Bill 965), sanctions and civil penalties (Bill 8908), and annual NYSERDA reporting obligations (Bill 1819).
Members raised recurring concerns about affordability, arrears, and who ultimately bears costs when utilities are prevented from collecting immediately. Senator Walczyk repeatedly questioned whether protections would shift costs to other ratepayers, while sponsors and the chair emphasized that the bills did not erase arrears but created temporary consumer protections. Senator May noted that some proposals could produce significant savings for ratepayers. On Bill 1819, Senator Walczyk supported greater accountability for NYSERDA’s use of ratepayer-funded money. Bill 1668, which would authorize NYSERDA to administer grants for switching residents to electric heat pumps, drew questions about funding; staff said it would be funded off-budget from existing sources and would have no direct state cost, though it could require shifting existing program resources.
The committee advanced most bills to third reading after motions and votes, with several measures receiving no votes but still moving forward. Bill 2477 was held for possible amendments. Bill 4989A was referred to the Consumer Protection Committee. Bill 5111, the Just Energy Transition Act, prompted extended discussion about its study timeline and a PSC order to facilitate replacement and redevelopment of at least 4 gigawatts of fossil fuel generation; the bill was advanced to third reading after debate. The meeting concluded with adjournment after the committee completed its agenda.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- By mandating density increases without accounting for the unique environmental and engineering constraints
- density growth in a way that's not planned and also in neighborhoods that have planned development agreements
Committee:
House Land & Resource Management
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Monday, March 16, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The Save Our Sequoias Act expedites environmental reviews, formalizes interagency coordination through
- During these negotiations, there was clear, universal, and unambiguous agreement that the Wilderness
- that the Wilderness Act did agreement that the Wilderness Act did not<04:07:55.640><c> preclude</c><
- </c> environmental review. environmental review.
- As we stand here today, the seven basin states are continuing negotiations on an agreement that will