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HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
CPN DEFER, CPN-HOU, CPN, CPN-EDT Public Hearings 02-03-2026
Commerce and Consumer Protection
Transcript Highlights:
- housing units being built for local housing units being built for local people.<00:16:44.320>
- the residential landlord tenant code. the residential landlord tenant code.
- I reminded them I read them the landlord-tenant code. I think it's section 52.
- I think it's landlord tenant code. I think it's section<01:22:27.520>
52. - I think it was 52-52 section 52.
Keywords:
combat sports, boxing, mixed martial arts, health regulations, safety standards, licensing, event regulation, 912, senate, all
Summary:
The committees first took up SB 2071 on rent-to-own housing. Testimony was generally supportive from HHFDC and Hawaii Realtors, but Sierra Club of Hawaii and others opposed the bill unless it was amended to exclude ceded lands from the 99-year lease provision. Members discussed the scope of ceded versus non-ceded lands and whether an inventory exists. The committees ultimately recommended passage with amendments, including HHFDC’s proposal to make the fixed-price period flexible by tying it to an option period and Sierra Club’s language limiting the program to non-ceded state or county land.
They then heard SB 2191 on limited profit housing associations. HHFDC supported the measure, while the Tax Foundation of Hawaii and the Office of the Auditor urged caution about tax exclusions and asked for clearer, more targeted limits and measurable outcomes. The committees adopted amendments to add a statement of purpose, include measurable metrics, apply the tax provisions to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2025, and delay the effective date to allow for administrative changes. SB 2191 was recommended for passage with amendments.
The committees also considered SB 2197, which would have replaced the five-year fixed-price period in rent-to-own housing with an option period set by HHFDC, but deferred it indefinitely because its issues were addressed in SB 2071. SB 2180 on deposits of public funds drew comments from the Hawaii Bankers Association questioning definitions and noting banks are already subject to Community Reinvestment Act requirements; decision-making was deferred to the next day in the CPN committee and to a later date for the housing committee. Finally, SB 2210 on housing discrimination received support from disability advocates and the Hawaii Civil Rights Commission, which asked for one additional investigator; the committees passed it with amendments adding a blank appropriation for one full-time position and planned to notify Ways and Means for possible re-referral.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- to the local governments. to the local governments.
- I’ve had, you know, experience with tax increment financing, having served 16 years in local government
- I’ve had, you know, experience with tax increment financing, having served 16 years in local government
- I’ve had, you know, experience with tax increment financing, having served 16 years in local government
- government aid and amounts in local government aid and county<00:52:22.360>
program <00:52:23.000
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development - Subcommittee on Veterans - 03/17/25
Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development - Subcommittee on Veterans
Transcript Highlights:
- Our intention here is to move it toward state and local government.
- Among them were the famed Navajo code talkers, who created an unbreakable code based on their language
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our state and local government uh that's our state and local government uh that's our goal<00 - :15:12.959>
code <00:15:13.440>based <00:15:13.720>on created an unbreakable code - Government.
AR
Arkansas 2026 Regular Session
LEGISLATIVE JOINT AUDITING-COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES Feb 12th, 2026
LEGISLATIVE JOINT AUDITING-COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES
Transcript Highlights:
- The town was in noncompliance with these codes as noted below.
- The town was in noncompliance with these codes as noted below.
- The town was in noncompliance with these code sections, and proper accounting procedures were not followed
- It's a few code sections later, and there's a penalty provision in that they could receive a $1,000 penalty
- It's a few code sections later, and there's a penalty provision in that they could receive a $1,000 penalty
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- He had been contacted by some local people, and he was very upset about how things were handled, and
- HB 386 permits, not requires, local districts the ability to let locally authorized charter schools operate
- as their own local education agency, or LEA, under rules set by that local district.
- This bill is giving that as an option to local school boards to provide that.
- As an option to local school boards to provide that opportunity to their locally authorized charters
Bills:
HCR26, HB28, HB195, HB283, HB316, HB319, HB363, HB380, HB386, HB392, HB406, HB636, HB738, HB807, HB905, HB992, HB1146
Keywords:
human growth, development education, prenatal education, state standards, biological science, teacher certification, certification appeals, BESE, State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, Teacher Certification Appeals Council, educator licensure, teaching license, teacher licensure, appeals process, certification denial, administrative appeal, special meeting, board president, retroactive application, education board
Summary:
The committee met with a large docket and adopted the April 29 minutes. Several bills were heard and advanced, mostly on education, workforce, literacy, early childhood, charter schools, and student mental health. Testimony was generally supportive, with many witnesses waiving in favor; a few bills drew questions about implementation, student awareness, and whether proposals were sufficiently broad or specific.
House Bill 406, requiring the Department of Education to study the direction and regulation of interscholastic high school athletics and report back by March 1, 2027, was reported favorably after testimony from a retired principal who urged an open-minded study and discussion from the bill author about compliance and the bill’s purpose. House Bill 380, creating a pilot program between community and technical colleges and local school systems to expand awareness of CDL, entry-level driver training, and related programs, was also reported favorably. House Bill 807, creating a workforce and structure capacity investment program and fund to help industry partner with colleges to train instructors, was reported favorably after support from higher education and industry witnesses; senators raised interest in adding a stronger health care component and in reaching students earlier, but the author said he would work on amendments.
The committee also advanced House Bill 316 on adolescent literacy and high-dose tutoring, with amendments clarifying teacher training timing, existing statutory bans on outdated literacy practices, and charter school participation; House Bill 1146, consolidating early childhood governance into a commission; House Bill 28, creating an appeal path for denied teacher certification applicants through BESE; and House Bill 992, assigning early childhood education identification numbers to support data collection on outcomes. House Concurrent Resolution 26, urging BESE to add the science of human growth and development to science and health standards and provide approved instructional resources, was amended and reported favorably. House Bill 386, allowing local districts to let locally authorized charter schools operate as their own LEA under district rules, was amended and reported favorably. House Bill 392, expanding suicide prevention information requirements on school websites, ID cards, handbooks, and signage, was reported favorably as well.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Disaster Preparedness & Flooding, Select Jul 31st, 2025
Disaster Preparedness & Flooding, Select
Transcript Highlights:
- Under Chapter 418 of the government code, I believe it's the county judge.
- We're asking that you tie any state assistance, any state dollars to the requirement that local governments
- When disaster strikes, there is often a gap between instances where local government can sustainable
- Our constituents deserve local, state, and federal governments that work together to meet the needs.
- Assistance and prompt guidance from our local government regarding our... building efforts have been
ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Judiciary Committee Jun 17th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- We're having conversations locally on what can be changed on a local level.
- and Administrative Code.
- To the prison or would they then be in the local jail?
- , the Restatement of Contracts, the Model Penal Code, the model codes that states should follow, they
- The Restatement of Contracts, the Model Penal Code, the model codes that states should follow.
Summary:
The committee opened with a moment of silence for a deceased member, then approved the April minutes and heard a presentation from HHS on the Diversion Task Force and related youth services grants. Chelsea Florey described the $750,000 one-time appropriation from HB 1012, the five awarded grants, and how programs in Bismarck, Fargo, Grand Forks, and Minot are using the funds for youth diversion, including school-based groups, physical activity, and services for problematic sexual behavior. Members raised concerns about staffing shortages, family engagement, service silos, and whether diversion eligibility rules are too rigid; Florey said the task force is focused on better coordination, broader education about available services, and possible changes to diversion criteria, with the Children’s Cabinet likely to drive broader recommendations.
The committee then received a North Dakota Lottery biennium report from Director Thomas Lawler, who reviewed the lottery’s history, games, retailer commissions, player programs, and revenue distribution. He reported about $67 million in ticket sales for the 2023-2025 biennium, about $16.2 million transferred overall, including roughly $13.6 million to the general fund, plus transfers to drug task force and compulsive gambling funds. Members asked about the compulsive gambling allocation and whether it is set by statute.
Next, the Department of Corrections presented on criminal justice data sharing and reentry. Adam Anderson explained that jails, courts, DOCR, HHS, and other entities use separate systems with limited interoperability, making real-time communication largely manual. He outlined possible hub or point-to-point IT solutions, but noted cost, vendor, identifier, and data-definition challenges. Robin Schmolenberger followed with an update on a Medicaid data exchange project between DOCR and HHS to suspend and reactivate inmate Medicaid coverage automatically and improve care coordination, with full bi-directional exchange expected in fall 2026. The committee also heard from county representatives on 24-7 sobriety program fees and an AG opinion allowing local sheriffs to use cheaper testing options when courts waive fees.
Finally, the North Dakota Racing Commission reviewed a troubling audit. Bruce Johnson acknowledged serious findings involving overspending from the promotion fund, missing grant documentation, a reversed decision on breeders fund eligibility, and repeated procurement violations. He said the commission has begun corrective actions, including monthly tracking of the promotion fund cap, stricter grant documentation, written procurement procedures, and clearer eligibility rules in condition books. Members pressed him on how the overspending occurred, whether the commission board would impose consequences, and whether statutory clarification is needed on the promotion fund limit and related spending rules.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 2 on Human Services Mar 26th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- People come to government seeking help; they don't come to government because they enjoy going to six
- So it may be child welfare or a local health plan.
- They come together and build strong systems locally.
- We are working with DDS and with our local partners to share data, develop local planning agreements,
- You have to have the local relationships built with your local OES department, with your local school
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Water and Natural Resources Aug 18th, 2025
Water & Natural Resources Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- There's a local farmer in Santa Fe or Española who actually decided he wanted to help me with local produce
- My local farmer's market and the farmers.
- The The results of this can be more local meat.
- Building codes and infrastructure mandates.
- governments, and tribal governments.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- local and tribal governments along with local and tribal governments are<00:18:47.440>
able <00 - local government road funding called the local government road funding gap<01:09:17.600>
assistance and <01:16:25.600>gap local government road funding and gap local government road funding- <01:27:33.199>
government be heard in state and local government be heard in state and local - Section 16 on page 55 is, as my colleague Miss Boyd referenced, the local government road funding gap
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Senate Executive Departments and Administration (02/12/2025)
Executive Departments and Administration
Transcript Highlights:
- Co her her Commission on government Co her her Commission on government Efficiency<00:10:21.760>
- local group that can control for local local group that can control for local reasons<01:01:58.240
- <01:16:03.560>
resident this a little bit more local resident this a little bit more local - and we're talking about the basic state building codes and fire codes uh here prevents them in a lot
- <01:45:49.480>
uh state building codes and fire codes uh state building codes and fire codes
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Criminal Justice Mar 25th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Code 3, 8, 4, 3, 0, 2, You're recognized to explain that. Delete all. Thank you, Mr.
- Amendment bar code 2, 8, 1, 2, 4, 6, Senator Collins. You're recognized to explain that amendment.
- I've had the privilege to work with local law enforcement at sting operations.
- There's a strike all which places this repeal in the proper section statute.
- Bar Code 4, 7, 9, 5, 4, 2, >> Thank you very much. Mister Chair.
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Feb 18th, 2026
Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- You already have good guidance out there from your own state agencies and from local governments that
- A local opt-in or negotiated framework that allows municipalities to tailor TOD standards to local geography
- A local opt-in or negotiated framework that allows municipalities to tailor TOD standards to local geography
- government agencies.
- governments and taxpayers.
Keywords:
transportation, memorial, honorary designation, Miami-Dade, Charlie Kirk, transit-oriented development, housing affordability, mixed-use zoning, urban development, traffic congestion, elections, voter registration, citizenship, provisional ballots, election fraud, vertiports, aviation, airport infrastructure, economic development, veterans
Summary:
The committee first heard CS for SB 1342 on transit-oriented development by Senator Rouson, which seeks to expand housing near fixed transit corridors by updating TOD definitions and applying Live Local-style land-use principles to those areas. An amendment narrowed definitions, limited the bill to land-use and development regulations, removed a private cause of action, and added exclusions for environmentally sensitive areas, historic properties, and military installations. Supporters said the bill would increase housing supply near existing infrastructure and maximize the state’s transit investments, while local government groups and city leagues opposed it as a sweeping preemption of local zoning authority that could force high-density development without public hearings or adequate infrastructure planning. The committee adopted the amendment and then reported the bill favorably.
The committee then took up CS for SB 1334 on elections by Senator Grall, which would require documentary proof of citizenship in voter registration and related election processes, update how citizenship is verified through REAL ID and the SAVE database, clarify that paper ballots are the primary voting method, and add other election-related changes such as candidate eligibility rules and timelines. Two technical amendments were adopted. During extended questioning, senators raised concerns about how documents would be submitted and stored, whether voters without Florida IDs or REAL IDs—especially students, disabled voters, seniors, and homeless Floridians—could be flagged or burdened, and what fiscal and workload impacts the bill would have on supervisors of elections and state agencies. Supporters argued the bill would streamline verification and reduce duplicate paperwork, while many public speakers and some senators said it would create barriers to voting, increase costs, and risk disenfranchising eligible voters. The transcript ends during debate on the bill, before a final vote is shown.
Later, the committee considered CS for SB 1362 on advanced air mobility by Senator Harrell. A strike-all amendment aligned the bill with the House version and added vertiports and charging systems as eligible projects for public-private partnership funding, with FDOT authorized to fund certain vertiport costs within available resources. The bill drew support from industry and local representatives, and the committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill favorably. The committee also heard SB 174, which designates a portion of State Road 985 in Miami-Dade County as Charlie Kirk Memorial Avenue and directs FDOT to install markers at an estimated cost of $2,400. The bill prompted significant debate over whether Kirk’s legacy warranted a state road designation, with opponents citing his controversial statements and arguing the honor was political and divisive, while supporters said the designation recognizes civic engagement near FIU and is symbolic rather than regulatory. The transcript ends during debate on SB 174, before any final action is shown.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, September 16, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I was a mayor for eight years, and I like local government.
- I WAS A MAYOR FOR EIGHT YEARS AND I LIKE LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
- RESIDENTS FULL LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT AND VOTING REPRESENTATION IN CONGRESS.
- s local government continues to protect the criminals and ignore victims. The D.C.
- SINCE 1802, CONGRESS HAS ESTABLISHED VARIOUS TYPES OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT FOR D.C.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
Senate Chamber Jan 26th, 2026 at 11:01 am
New Mexico Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- We have John Garcia, and he's no stranger to government.
- 13-1-107 of NMSA 1978, being Laws 1984, Chapter 65, Section 80, requiring state agencies and local public
- 13-1-107 of NMSA-1978, being laws 1984, Chapter 65, Section 80, requiring state agencies and local public
- bodies to provide up to two Section 80, requiring state agencies and local public bodies to provide
- An act relating to insurance, enacting a new section of the New Mexico Insurance Code to require that
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Municipal and County Government (02/10/2026)
Municipal and County Government
Transcript Highlights:
- not<00:18:30.160>
supported local governments that is not supported local governments that - local government, this change regarding local government, this change to<01:43:18.560>
the <01 - So, what this section does is ensure that the rules governing the use of one's home for family or group
- local control? local control?
- It simply clarifies that local governments may choose to incorporate tree canopy management into their
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
Senate Chamber Feb 5th, 2026 at 11:33 am
New Mexico Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- This is your state government.
- That works with energy companies and governments. That works with energy companies and governments.
- The government needs to spay and neuter animals with government funds.
- Pretty simple stuff here in government, which is good government.
- But the reality is that the Local Election Act governs nonpartisan elections.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
Senate Chamber Feb 7th, 2026 at 12:19 pm
New Mexico Senate Floor Meeting
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Education Policy and Administration (03/10/2025)
Education Policy and Administration
Transcript Highlights:
- that locally uh on its that locally uh on its own<00:28:26.480>
thank <00:28:26.640>you - <00:38:08.040>
was totalitarian type of government was totalitarian type of government was - 18911 creating a whole new section 18911 creating a whole new section um um um 11e<00:55:05.079>
- think it it pulls out is under section think it it pulls out is under section one<01:14:22.199><
- responsibility between state and local responsibility between state and local government<01:14:53.880
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on House Bill 749, which would require high schools to provide at least one hour of instruction on the nature and history of communism. The prime sponsor said the bill was prompted by concerns that students lack basic historical knowledge about communism and its effects, and argued that a short, flexible requirement could be embedded in an existing course without creating a new full class. He described communism as a totalitarian ideology and cited historical examples including the Soviet Union, Cambodia, Vietnam, the Cold War, and current events involving Russia, Ukraine, and Taiwan as reasons students should understand the topic.
Members asked whether the subject is already covered in current social studies standards, whether one hour is enough, and whether the bill would apply to public, private, parochial, and charter schools. The sponsor said he did not believe communism is specifically required in current standards, that he would prefer a full course but was proposing a minimal requirement, and that he intended the bill to apply broadly to schools under the Department of Education’s umbrella, though he acknowledged the wording may need clarification for charter schools. He also said the proposal was both reactive and proactive, based on anecdotal concerns and his teaching experience.
A second supporter testified that he was born in the Soviet Union and favored the bill, but suggested the instruction should emphasize critical thinking and explain both why communism can appeal to some people and why it can have harmful consequences. No vote or final committee action was taken during the portion of the meeting provided.
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- So money collected by the state government to pay rev share.
- It doesn't pretend that government knows better than parents.
- It requires the local school systems to do the same thing.
- So it's previously only in Children's Code.
- So it's previously only in Children's Code.