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NV
Nevada 2025 Regular Session
Assembly Committee on Government Affairs Jun 1st, 2025 at 10:00 am
Government Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm a former chair of Nevada's Board of Engineers and Land Surveyors, and I currently serve as Deputy
- Chair of the International Engineering Alliance Group.
Bills:
SB507
Keywords:
SB507, Nevada, governmental administration, Office of Nevada Boards Commissions and Councils Standards, Department of Business and Industry, professional licensing boards, occupational licensing, regulatory fees, state account, nonreverting fund, Commission on Postsecondary Education, taxicab, taxi technology fee, Nevada Transportation Authority, Taxicab Authority, transportation network company, TNC, rideshare, Uber, Lyft
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Roads, schools, healthcare facilities, it would really help the communities continue to be an engine
- innovation, and partnership with communities like Pecos and Reeves County to help remain a vital engine
Keywords:
emergency preparedness, flood-prone communities, Texas Rural Emergency Preparedness Fund, disaster relief, funding, youth camp, safety regulations, advisory committee, child welfare, health standards, summer camp, camp safety, child abuse reporting, child neglect, mandatory reporting, background check, criminal history check, sex offender registry, CPR training, first aid
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Continue to be an engine both for oil and gas and broader growth.
- innovation, and partnership with communities like Pecos and Reeves County will help remain a vital engine
Keywords:
Texas STRONG defense fund, severance tax revenue, oil and gas revenue, constitutional transfers, rainy day fund, economic stabilization fund, state highway fund, oil and gas production, qualifying county, county grants, water infrastructure, first responders, public safety, DPS staffing, commercial motor vehicle safety, gang violence prevention, human trafficking prevention, economic development, TxDOT grants, school districts
ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Appropriations - Government Operations Division Apr 16th, 2025 at 03:00 pm
Appropriations - Government Operations Division
Transcript Highlights:
- So, yeah, no, it’s not where you’ve got to have an engineering and hire five people. Thank you, Mr.
- So, yeah, no, it's not where you've got to have an engineering and hire five people. Thank you, Mr.
Summary:
The House Appropriations Government Operations section reconvened and first took up an amendment for the Industrial Commission related to a proposed west-to-east natural gas pipeline. Members discussed increasing the state’s capacity commitment from $60 million to $120 million so the project could move forward and support a future FERC permit, with supporters citing growing demand from data centers, agricultural users, and oilfield gas capture needs. The committee also discussed a separate motion to exempt the mill and elevator from the vacant FTE pool; that motion failed on a roll call vote. The committee then reviewed other Industrial Commission items, including housing authority funding, the abandoned well fund, Bank of North Dakota-related changes, and a decision not to add more to litigation funding.
The discussion then shifted to the Department of Transportation budget and a major transportation funding framework. Speaker Weiss explained a proposal to consolidate and rework transportation funding into fewer buckets, including moving Prairie Dog-style funding into the flexible transportation fund, adding $370 million to that fund, and providing $171.3 million for federal match needs. The plan also included $50 million for statewide discretionary projects, $50 million for bridges, and grant flexibility for cities, counties, and townships, with some debate over eligibility thresholds and how much discretion DOT should have in awarding grants. Members also discussed whether small communities could realistically apply for grants and how the new structure would coordinate statewide transportation investments.
Additional DOT topics included a proposed gas tax increase, changes to distribution percentages among DOT, cities/counties, townships, and transit, and the treatment of electric vehicle registration fees. The committee noted that transit funding would rise under the formula and that EV registration fees would continue to flow into the highway distribution fund. No final action was taken on the broader DOT package during this portion of the meeting, but members agreed to continue work on the amendment and revisit the issue the next day, with a suggestion to brief the caucus before floor action.
FL
Florida 2026 5th Special Session
Finance and Tax Apr 15th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- This has the opportunity to jeopardize really your county's number one economic engine for the state,
- It literally is the economic engine that drives the state's tourism, which is the number one driver in
Summary:
The Finance and Tax Committee considered several tax-related measures. SB 674, allowing county property appraisers to budget for and pay hiring or retention bonuses with Department of Revenue approval, was supported by property appraisers and reported favorably. C.S. for SJR 318, as amended, would create a tangible personal property exemption for agricultural land used in agricultural production or agritourism; the amendment clarified the property’s location and allowed the Legislature to define conditions, and the resolution was reported favorably with support from Farm Bureau and the Florida Chamber.
The committee also advanced C.S. for SB 1664, as amended, which requires locally approved discretionary taxes to be reauthorized by voters when they expire and sets rules for taxes tied to revenue bonds. Local government and tourism-related groups raised concerns about impacts on tourist development taxes, beach funding, transportation surtaxes, and long-term planning, while supporters argued voters should periodically reaffirm taxes; the bill was reported favorably. C.S. for SJR 1510 and its implementing bill, SB 1512, were both amended to sharply narrow a proposed long-term lease property tax exemption to one qualifying property and to single-family homes, mobile homes, and condominiums; counties and cities opposed the measures as tax shifts, but both were reported favorably.
The committee then took up SPB 7034, the Senate tax package, which includes permanent sales tax exemptions for certain clothing and bullion, multiple tax holidays, a temporary motor vehicle fee reduction, a property tax study, corporate and insurance tax credit changes, a communications services tax freeze, and other tax provisions, with staff estimating $2.1 billion in total revenue reduction. Testimony included support for studying property taxes and strong opposition to the firearm and ammunition tax holiday from students and advocacy groups, who argued it was unsafe and inappropriate; others urged adding combined reporting or removing tourist development tax changes. After debate, the committee reported the package favorably and also approved a motion to submit it as a committee bill. The meeting ended after Senator Bernard recorded an affirmative vote on tab 5 and the committee adjourned.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government Jan 15th, 2025
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, September 4, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- And on the water side of this, the Army Corps of Engineers money was removed for flood protection, for
- And on the water side of this, the Army Corps of Engineers money was removed for flood protection, for
- And on the water side of this, the Army Corps of Engineers money was removed for flood protection, for
- We've become a country of engineers. We've become a country of lawyers.
- Our competitors are countries of engineers.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, March 26, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The further refinement of internal combustion engines has, so far, achieved amazing results with how
- systems and the fuel adders on there and make a diesel engine run pretty darn clean. refinement of uh
- has so far achieved amazing engines has so far achieved amazing results<04:54:33.600>
with <04 - are running these days as diesel engines are running these days as uh<04:54:38.200>
you <04:54 - run pretty darn make a diesel engine run pretty darn clean<04:54:44.440>
so <04:54:44.680>
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
WAM-LBT, WAM-TCA, WAM-HHS Informational Briefings 01-16-2025
Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Behind our airports, we have N KES; he's our airports program manager, or engineering program manager
- some adjustments within our engineer some adjustments within our engineer positions<02:21:08.520
- <02:21:26.160>
um retain uh qualified Engineers um retain uh qualified Engineers um planning - program manager for airport engineering.
- engineering.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, January 21, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- those hydrology and hydraulic engineering courses, and that is that water flows downhill.
- That's an engineering joke, but probably not very funny.
- I'm I'm a professional engineer courses.
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but <06:03:27.040>uh that's an engineering joke, but uh that's an engineering - In America, success should be earned and not engineered by woke bureaucrats.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services (04/08/2025)
Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
Transcript Highlights:
- fairly traumatizing, but then you decide to stop being a prison guard and you work as a software engineer
- work<00:55:39.119>
as <00:55:39.359>a <00:55:39.520>software <00:55:39.920>engineer - <00:55:40.319>
or <00:55:40.559>something work as a software engineer or something - work as a software engineer or something like<00:55:41.040>
that, <00:55:41.520>something - The provider has the opportunity to contest the claim.
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
FIN Info Briefing - Fri Jan 16, 2026 @ 9:00 AM HST
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- <01:56:46.080>
which one driver the number one engine which one driver the number one engine - We're the first agency to bring on the Wikiwiki program for engineers, and this past year we onboarded
- 43 engineers using the Wikiwiki program.
- and this past year program for engineers and this past year we<03:03:45.600>
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KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Consensus Forecasting Group (9-16-25)
Transcript Highlights:
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automobile of course for jet engines, automobile of course for jet engines - Uh, I will say the jet engine market, which while that is the largest single dollar amount of Kentucky
- Uh, I will say the jet engine market, which while that is the largest single dollar amount of Kentucky
- Uh, I will say the jet engine market, which while that is the largest single dollar amount of Kentucky
- Uh, I will say the jet engine market, which while that is the largest single dollar amount of Kentucky
Summary:
The meeting focused on preliminary fiscal 2026 revenue estimates and the governor’s office request for an official revision to fiscal 2026, with members reminded that any estimate adopted now would not bind the December official estimates. Staff from S&P Global walked through three forecast scenarios—control, optimistic, and pessimistic—based on recent federal tax changes, tariffs, and other policy developments, emphasizing that the outlook remains highly uncertain.
Under the control scenario, the presentation projected below-trend real GDP growth of 1.8% in fiscal 2026, slowing to 1.5% by fiscal 2028, with unemployment peaking around 4.5% and the Federal Reserve cutting rates three times to a long-run range of about 2.75% to 3%. The optimistic scenario assumed lower effective tariffs, stronger growth, and better labor and housing outcomes, while the pessimistic scenario assumed a broader trade war, higher effective tariffs, faster deportations, weaker employment and consumer spending, and unemployment rising to about 6.3%. Speakers also noted that the forecast was prepared before later BLS revisions and that recent data on inventories and AI-related investment made the recent quarters look unusually volatile.
Members discussed how the current fiscal 2026 outlook compared with earlier assumptions and noted that the eventual revenue revision may be smaller than the spread between the optimistic and pessimistic economic scenarios. The governor’s office and committee members also reviewed sector-specific impacts, including manufacturing, housing, light vehicle production, exports, and consumer sentiment, with particular concern about Kentucky’s auto and housing-related industries. No votes or formal actions were taken in the portion provided.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session: 2025 First Special Session 6/9/25 - Part 3
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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cell <01:24:20.960>and <01:24:21.199>hydrogen <01:24:21.760>engines - hydrogen fuel cell and hydrogen engines hydrogen fuel cell and hydrogen engines and<01:24:23.520
- seeks to is doing great work and seeks to create an innovation ecosystem and jobs clean energy jobs engine
- Data centers provide a variety of high-paying job opportunities: engineers, technicians, electricians
- ,<01:45:15.040>
technicians, opportunities, engineers, technicians, opportunities, engineers
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Commission to Study Stable Tokens (12/10/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- They're in essence just tokenization engines.
- They're in essence just um tokenization<00:43:56.480>
engines. - > so<00:43:57.760>
they <00:43:57.920>have <00:43:58.079>no tokenization engines - Um so they have no tokenization engines.
- This will drive job growth from engineers to software developers to blockchain-specific engineers.
Summary:
The commission met with a quorum, approved the agenda, and approved the November 12 minutes after a motion, second, and unanimous voice/online consent. The chair said the meeting would include two presentations—one from Noah Herman of Fortress Global and one from John Kicko and team from Hedera—followed by discussion of the commission’s next steps and public comment. The chair also noted he was still seeking a clerk for note-taking.
Herman’s presentation focused on stablecoins, blockchain use cases, and operational considerations for states and other institutions. He described Fortress as an enterprise crypto-wallet and treasury platform serving corporates, governments, and nonprofits, and used examples such as Save the Children and a large global commodities firm to illustrate custody and treasury management on blockchain rails. He said stablecoins are designed to maintain a U.S. dollar peg, are increasingly backed by treasuries and subject to greater transparency, and are being adopted by major firms and payment companies because they can improve speed, reduce cost, and simplify payments. He also highlighted market growth, including claims that stablecoins now represent a significant share of on-chain activity and are a major holder of U.S. Treasuries.
He identified custody as a key issue for state and institutional use, outlining qualified custody, managed custody, and self-custody models. He said the main practical challenge for the commodities client was moving funds safely and quickly across global time zones and that blockchain rails could solve problems that traditional banking rails could not. He framed the broader trend as one of accelerating institutional adoption, citing recent acquisitions and product launches by Visa, Stripe, Citi, and PayPal as evidence that stablecoin infrastructure is becoming mainstream.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Artificial Intelligence Task Force 2025 (9-11-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- said the course is a 10-module course built on hands-on activities, starting with basic prompt engineering
- through agent design prompt engineering through agent design and<01:19:35.679>
then <01:19:35.840 - If you had a background in engineering or computer science, this was awesome and it blew the doors off
- > before<01:43:20.080>
I <01:43:20.239>went <01:43:20.320>to an electro engineer - before I went to an electro engineer before I went to medical<01:43:20.800>
school, <01:43:21.119
Summary:
The Intelligence Task Force met with a quorum present and approved the minutes from the August 14 meeting. The first presentation was from the National Retail Federation on artificial intelligence in the retail sector. NRF described AI use cases in three areas: consumer-facing tools such as chatbots, product descriptions, and marketing; employee-facing tools such as company-specific apps trained on employee manuals; and internal uses such as supply chain forecasting, inventory planning, fraud detection, cybersecurity, and coding support. The presenters said retail has been among the top deployers of AI and emphasized that the goal is to improve both customer and employee experience.
NRF also outlined its principles for responsible AI use, organized around governance and risk management, customer engagement and trust, workforce applications, and business partner accountability. The group said retailers should maintain strong internal oversight, be transparent with customers, ensure compliance with existing laws, closely review workforce-related uses because they can be high-risk, and clearly define responsibilities between retailers and third-party developers. In policy discussion, NRF urged a tiered approach focused first on high-risk uses such as hiring, health care, financial, mortgage, and rental decisions, warned against fragmented rules that could favor only the largest firms, and encouraged voluntary standards and worker upskilling incentives. In response to a question about dynamic pricing, NRF said its members do not target consumers based on pricing and offered to follow up with more information.
The committee then moved to a follow-up discussion on energy policy and data centers, hearing from Bartley Cleland of NetChoice. He explained that AI runs largely in data centers and that cloud computing shifts processing and storage away from individual devices, which he argued improves efficiency and can reduce costs. He said electricity demand has been rising over time and that AI will increase compute-related electricity use, but framed electricity as a normal input to economic growth. No votes or formal actions were taken after these presentations.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- <01:31:47.679>
Business careers but nurses Engineers Business careers but nurses Engineers - Thomas has more than 1,500 full-time employees and it's a major economic engine.
- Thomas has more than 1,500 full-time employees and it's a major economic engine.
- <01:58:33.840>
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we <01:58:35.560>create it's a major economic engine we create it's
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session-Day 15, February 26, 2026-PM
Wyoming House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- . >> Senate File 50, sponsored by Senator Love, State Engineer, surface and groundwater study, an act
- 50, sponsored by Senator<00:04:22.880>
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surface Senator Love, State Engineer, surface Senator Love, State Engineer - <00:04:38.000>
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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Energy Finance and Policy Committee 2/19/26
Energy Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- And by car sales, I mean old-fashioned internal combustion engine car sales.
- total car sales, but what you're seeing there in black is the rapid decline in internal combustion engine
- uh internal combustion engine car sales. uh internal combustion engine car sales.
- there in black is the rapid decline in internal<00:11:02.880>
combustion <00:11:03.440>engine - <00:11:03.760>
cars Internal combustion engine cars globally are being replaced by variations
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 3/5/25
Commerce Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Those mechanical pencils are high-end pencils used by engineers, architects, and others, and draftsmen
- As many of you may have experienced this morning starting your snowblowers and other small engines, I
- gasoline specification of D4814, which is a standard specification for automotive spark ignition engine
- gasoline specification of D4814, which is a standard specification for automotive spark ignition engine
- fuel and they were spark ignition engine fuel and they were published<01:32:16.920>
in <01:32:
Keywords:
lead, cadmium, consumer products, safety regulation, retail restrictions, motor sports, nonoxygenated gasoline, fuel regulations, storage requirements, racing events, HF325, flavored nitrous oxide, nitrous oxide, whippets, laughing gas, retail sales, consumer protection, misdemeanor, commerce, Minnesota Statutes chapter 325F