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NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - New Mexico Finance Authority Oversight Nov 3rd, 2025
New Mexico Finance Authority Oversight Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- She's a program manager and has been operating this program for 12 or 13 years.
- Programs have been lumped together in this instance.
- The water, the colonias program, and the tribal infrastructure fund, which are very similar programs
- All three of those programs operate under NMFA; they're three of our, I'd say, 15 active programs.
- So, it's another program that the Finance Authority offers.
ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Workforce Development Apr 3rd, 2025 at 02:30 pm
Workforce Development
Transcript Highlights:
- Section 2 is on the program. And so that's Section 1.
- Again, this will set the standard and the protocol for how we do program evaluations for other programs
- And then the program evaluation is also funding.
- The program evaluation staff will be doing that, okay?
- of the programs, the child care.
Bills:
HB1220
Keywords:
accelerated degree, high-demand occupations, education reform, North Dakota, licensing, 908, all
Summary:
The Workforce Development Committee reconvened to discuss House Bill 1119, which would create a child care advisory committee and authorize a Legislative Council program evaluation of child care services. Senator Hogan explained that the bill is intended to review child care licensing rules, child care assistance, and related laws and policies, while also giving child care providers a stronger voice in the rulemaking process. He described the proposal as a new model for legislative program evaluation and noted that leadership had been briefed and was supportive.
Committee members raised concerns about the bill’s wording, scope, and structure. Senator Larson questioned the title and several sections, and multiple members suggested making the response language less directive and more collaborative, including changing “shall” to “may” in the section requiring a written response from the Department of Health and Human Services. Members also discussed limiting the advisory committee to the interim, clarifying that the evaluation would focus on child care services rather than broader early childhood programs, and adjusting language about enacted legislation to sound more neutral.
The committee also discussed fiscal impact, with Hogan saying the evaluation would be done by Legislative Council staff and that any costs would likely be limited to meetings and existing DHS rulemaking activities. Members compared the proposal to other oversight models, including audit-style reviews and a possible DOGE process, and Hogan emphasized that the bill is meant to evaluate why child care issues keep recurring and why some laws are not fully implemented. No vote was taken; the committee agreed to continue refining the bill and planned to meet again the following Thursday.
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
HSH Public Hearing - Thu Feb 5, 2026 @ 9:30 AM HST
Human Services & Homelessness
Transcript Highlights:
- So, we will move on to HB 546, which establishes the three-year health coverage continuity pilot program
- Would this pilot program fall into that understanding of a new program?
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fall <00:43:26.240>into <00:43:26.800>that with this pilot program - fall into that with this pilot program fall into that understanding<00:43:28.000>
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Keywords:
disability, communication access, deaf, hard-of-hearing, deaf-blind, healthcare, sign language interpreters, auxiliary aids, weight loss, GLP-1 drugs, obesity, Medicaid, healthcare costs, 910, house, all
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on HP 1972, which would create a nonrefundable family caregiver tax credit, and on a related tax measure to increase the existing dependent care tax credit. Supporters of HP 1972, including AARP, the Executive Office on Aging, the Hawaii Public Health Institute, Hawaii Children’s Action Network, and others, said unpaid caregivers are essential to keeping kūpuna and other loved ones at home and described significant out-of-pocket costs. The Department of Taxation and the Tax Foundation raised technical concerns, including the need to avoid overlap with existing credits and to prevent double-dipping. The department said taxpayers can claim credits to the extent allowed, but recommended explicit language barring the same costs from being claimed under more than one credit. No vote was taken in the excerpt, and the chair moved the bill along after questions.
The committee then heard HP 1975, which would repeal the sunset on the state rent supplement program for kūpuna. AARP, Catholic Charities Hawaii, the Executive Office on Aging, and others supported making the program permanent, saying it helps low-income older adults avoid eviction and homelessness and allows them to remain in affordable housing. Catholic Charities described clients who were paying unsustainable shares of income for rent before receiving the supplement. Members also shared a constituent example of an elderly retiree who needed the subsidy to stay housed. Written support was noted from additional organizations and individuals.
Next, the committee took up HB 1706, which would expand Medicaid prospective payment reimbursement to include mental health services furnished in federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics by mental health professionals under supervision. The Office of Hawaiian Affairs supported the bill, and DHS said it appreciated the intent to address workforce shortages and expand training, but cautioned that unlicensed professionals cannot currently bill Medicaid and that a state plan amendment would be needed, with limited precedent for approval. Members asked about the likelihood and timing of federal approval and whether the bill could help rural areas; DHS said approval is uncertain and the process can take time, though it saw possible alignment with the state’s rural health transformation efforts. The committee also discussed HB 546, a three-year health coverage continuity pilot program for people losing Medicaid coverage. DHS, the Attorney General’s office, DCCA, Catholic Charities, the University of Hawaii, and others testified, with DHS warning that federal changes could increase uninsured rates and that the state may need to act quickly. Catholic Charities and others emphasized the risk to Medicaid recipients, including homeless and near-elderly residents, while DHS explained the state’s existing premium assistance program for certain immigrants and compared it to the proposed pilot. The excerpt ends during discussion of that comparison, with no vote shown.
UT
Utah 2025 Regular Session
Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Interim Committee - November 19, 2025
Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Interim Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- A pooled surety program for small operators works out well.
- as well, which is fantastic. ...training programs as well, which is fantastic.
- that program might look like, how we might be able to do some outreach to enhance and expand a program
- and coordinate with county weed committees for programs across the state.
- Some as a small percentage and others as the sole source for their programs.
WI
Wisconsin 2026 1st Special Session
Assembly Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs and Senate Committee on Natural Resources Veterans and Military Affairs May 28th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Thank you for the opportunity to speak on behalf of our program and this report.
- Donors' exceptional program management.
- Then I look under the description that says, Catch a Serial Offender Program.
- So the CATCH Program is an active duty-centric program. It's run by Navy's NCIS.
- But the match program or the CATCH program allows individuals to know that someone was matched and, knowing
MS
Transcript Highlights:
- We may pair it down to a pilot, or just a few or one school or something, if it even makes it that far
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down <00:06:53.840>to <00:06:54.319>a <00:06:54.639>pilot - We may pair it down to a pilot repealer.
- We may pair it down to a pilot or<00:06:55.440>
just <00:06:55.600>a <00:06:55.840>few
Summary:
The committee first took up a bill on computer science and CTE. Senator DeLano explained that it updates prior law requiring computer science to be incorporated into curriculum and Carnegie unit credit, and now allows artificial intelligence to be included as a component of a district’s computer science offerings. The committee asked no substantive questions, and the bill received a title sufficient, do pass recommendation by voice vote.
The next measure, Senate Bill 2244, would allow students in districts rated F for two consecutive years to transfer to another district or school, with the state covering transportation and related costs in addition to base student cost. Members raised concerns about the estimated fiscal impact, the authority of receiving districts to accept students, whether the bill should apply to individual schools within an F district, and whether a case-by-case or pilot approach would be better. The committee adopted a reverse repealer to keep the bill alive for further work, then voted title sufficient, do pass.
The committee then considered Senate Bill 2235, which requires local law enforcement to notify a juvenile’s school district within 24 hours of a felony arrest. Senator Rhodes said the bill was prompted by school resource officers who wanted schools to know when a student had been arrested, especially after violent incidents, so schools could respond appropriately. Senators questioned whether the bill conflicts with youth court confidentiality and records laws, who exactly should receive the notice, and whether false arrests could harm students. The sponsor said the bill was intended to improve communication and school safety, and the committee adopted a reverse repealer and then voted title sufficient, do pass. The chair announced the committee would meet again later that day and rise and report tomorrow.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- inefficient sales tax exemption that's in there and applies it back to the R&D sales tax credit. program
- for franchise tax that's set to expire at the end of 2026 and also make some improvements to the program
- How long has this program been in place?
- The City of Galveston is responsible for Local HOT and all of our other programs.
- University, and RRU are all poised to train our next generation of aircraft technicians, mechanics, and pilots
Keywords:
SB 263, Texas franchise tax, cost of goods sold, COGS, broadcasters, television broadcasting, radio broadcasting, media tax, broadcast license, FCC, 47 C.F.R. Part 73, 47 C.F.R. Part 74, film production, television production, tax deduction, margin tax, Texas Tax Code, depreciation, amortization, broadcast rights
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- But in terms of some of these issues, let's Let's say, for example, the legislative internship program
- So that's kind of the status of the district office program at this moment.
- So in terms of the legislative internship program, if you could maybe respond quickly on that one as
- Chair, Senator, members of the committee, yes, the legislative internship Program is open to, or I should
- This is a pilot project legislative. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. We didn't spend a million last year.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- So, the community education program in Moorhead is wildly successful and runs a profit.
- So, the community education program in Moorhead is wildly successful and runs a profit.
- that and identify alternative programs that and identify alternative programs and<00:53:24.320><
- A setting four school is a separate public day program. It's a day program.
- we've seen lots of good use of programs we've seen lots of good use of programs such<01:37:29.040
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- love of the street supports marinas, dive services, and homelessness educational and professional programs
- Numerous educational and conservation programs promote native plant preservation and sustainable landscape
- Roosevelt visited Kennedy Field and flew with Chief Alfred Anderson, an African-American. instructor pilot
Bills:
HCR75, HCR93, SB644, SCR2, SCR17, HB2703, HCR92, HCR7, HCR126, HB1615, HB1610, HB1620, HCR86, HCR7
Keywords:
Hemphill, bass fishing, tourism, state recognition, conservation, recreational activities, Nacogdoches, Garden Capital, public gardens, sustainability, horticultural heritage, hospice, palliative care, awareness day, healthcare, patient care, state regulation, taxation, education, local authority
NY
New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Agriculture - 01/29/2026
Agriculture
Transcript Highlights:
- I think the Fresh Connect program is very similar to the Double Up Food Bucks program.
- Right now, the Double Up Food Bucks program...
- And then we have this program that, it sounds like...
- That's a different program.
- program.
Summary:
The Agriculture Committee met for its first 2026 meeting and took up a full agenda of bills focused on food safety, agricultural programs, consumer transparency, and farm-related policy. Early measures included S.592 on a youth and agriculture entrepreneurship summer employment program, which was reported to finance without opposition, and S.1239E, the Food Safety and Technical Disclosure Act, which would require disclosure of certain food ingredients to the state and public and also ban three substances outright. Senator Kavanaugh described the bill as closing a loophole in federal food safety law; Senator Borrello opposed it as a state-by-state approach that could raise costs and disrupt the supply chain, while Senator O’Rourke supported it as a science-based measure with available substitutes. The bill was reported back to the board with one no vote and one without recommendation.
The committee also advanced S.1783A on liquefied petroleum/propane fee disclosures, with supporters saying it would prevent consumers from being charged for improper or hidden fees and opponents arguing it should not single out state-related charges; the bill moved to the board. S.4041, creating a sanitary retail food store grant program, was reported to finance. S.4162, relating to the Fresh Connect program and local produce purchases, prompted discussion about whether state resources should instead be concentrated on the Double Up Food Bucks program; sponsors said both programs are needed and that Double Up has capacity limits, and the bill was moved to finance.
Later, the committee advanced S.6286A, establishing an agricultural tax viability pilot program tied to agrivoltaics; supporters said it would address a need raised in recent hearings and work with farm groups, while Senator Borrello voted no. The final bill, S.7618 on food safety and quality date label requirements, drew debate over whether New York should act without a federal standard and whether the bill could create confusion or unintended costs, especially for dairy and other perishables. Supporters said the bill would reduce food waste and simplify the many existing date labels without forcing new labeling on those who do not already use it; members also discussed refrigeration references in the bill, and the sponsor said the language could be adjusted. The committee then adjourned and announced that future meetings will be held on the third floor in the new location.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Committee on Environment, Climate and Legacy - 02/18/25
Environment, Climate, and Legacy
Transcript Highlights:
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for <00:41:24.760>low-income <00:41: - 25.359>
families <00:41:26.000>will programming for low-income families will programming - So we have a bunch of people behind us ready to start programming that's going to be quality programming
- water um water Partners Legacy program water um water Partners Legacy program and<01:34:42.119><
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
WAM/FIN Joint Info Briefing - Fri Feb 14, 2025 @ 9:30 AM HST
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- We've piloted this program over the past few years, where high school students receive workforce training
- ><01:04:32.079>
this school students we've piloted this school students we've piloted this program - With State GIA funds, we successfully launched our pilot training program in 2023, and now we humbly
- that Watch program a vital program that Watch program a vital program that brings<03:56:13.960>
- With our grant request, we plan to launch a one-year pilot program providing trauma-informed, culturally
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate Committee on Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs Apr 7th, 2025
Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- From 2022 through 2024, the district constructed and operated a pilot project in coordination. with TCEQ
- We have successfully completed a pilot project demonstrating the ability to develop the water supply
- Members, it's a very important aspect that is missing from the statute in the program right now.
- These guidelines provide uniform requirements for managing state-administered grant programs.
- Financial assistance programs.
Bills:
SB863, SB1190, SB1261, SB1413, SB1624, SB1662, SB1663, SB1855, SB1967, SB2124, SB2204, SB1623
Keywords:
Edwards Aquifer, water conservation, reclaimed water, aquifer storage, environmental protection, water loss, municipally owned utilities, Texas Water Development Board, administrative penalties, water audit, water infrastructure, water supply, state water plan, water management strategies, water financing, municipal bonds, revenue bonds, public debt, obligations, TWDB
FL
Florida 2026 5th Special Session
FL House Floor Session - 2025-03-26 (3:00PM Session)
Florida House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- He served as lead instructor for Miami-Dade Fire Rescue's Officer Development Program and trained and
- mentored ...for Miami-Dade Fire Rescue's Officer Development Program, and trained and mentored thousands
- We pile more money on programs that can't even manage to spend the money they already have.
- You realize that at 18 years old, you can get a commercial pilots license.
- If Delta will hire you, you can fly from Atlanta to who knows where on one of their planes piloting it
Summary:
The House convened for opening-day business, with prayer, a moment of silence for Captain Bill Guston, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a quorum established. The Speaker outlined a budget message emphasizing reduced spending and a proposed permanent 0.75% sales tax cut, and the chamber then received the Governor’s veto message on portions of HB 5001. Members moved to reinstate several vetoed appropriations, including the Florida Senior Veterans and Crisis Fund, Rockledge Advanced Water Treatment Phase 1, the Department of Corrections automated staffing/time management system, and Baldwin sewer and water main work; each reinstatement passed unanimously.
The House also adopted a special order calendar and special amendment procedures for the General Appropriations Act and related bills. On the special order calendar, several bills passed unanimously or near-unanimously, including Lucy’s Law on boating safety (CS/CS/CS/HB 289), HB 735 on water access facilities, HB 11 on municipal water and sewer utility rates, CS/CS/HB 85 on hazardous walking conditions, and CS/HB 157 on service of process. These measures focused on boating safety, water infrastructure, utility-rate fairness, school walking safety, and procedural civil-law updates.
A major floor debate centered on HB 6017, which would repeal Florida’s “Free Kill Law” limiting wrongful-death damages in medical negligence cases. Supporters described the bill as a long-awaited justice measure for families who lost adult children or unmarried relatives to medical malpractice, while opponents were not recorded in the final vote tally; the bill passed 104-6 after extensive emotional testimony from sponsors and affected families. The chamber also heard a lengthy, highly divided debate on HB 759, which would lower the firearm purchase age from 21 to 18. Supporters argued the current law is inconsistent with adult rights and responsibilities and cited constitutional precedent, while opponents emphasized Parkland, youth gun violence, and public-safety concerns; the transcript ends during continued debate on that bill, with no final vote shown.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Committee on Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband and Rural Development - 04/21/25
Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development
Transcript Highlights:
- The habitat-friendly solar program is a cost-effective, successful program managed by Minnesota's Board
- The habitat-friendly solar program is a cost-effective, successful program managed by Minnesota's Board
- 01:11:26.080>
a friendly solar program is a friendly solar program is a cost-effective,<01:11: - 27.120>
successful <01:11:27.679>program cost-effective, successful program cost-effective - This program does and Soil Resources.
VT
Vermont 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session - 2026-05-07 - 11:00AM
Vermont Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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allows apprenticeship programs that allows apprenticeship programs that allows Vermont<00:26 - The changes also position programs.
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participation, program participation, program participation, identify<00:26:44.960 - updates to Vermont's homeschool program updates to Vermont's homeschool program by<01:31:00.798>
FL
Florida 2026 4th Special Session
January 21, 2026 - 01:00 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- He said if I see a black pilot I'm going to be like "Boy, I hope he's qualified."
- And regarding DEI programs, he reportedly said with the Black pilot, he hoped he was qualified.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- <00:21:38.560>
program <00:21:39.520>for year to to create a pilot program for year - to to create a pilot program for rural rural rural oncologists<00:21:42.080>
to <00:21:42.240> - This will create a local news talent pilot program to encourage Minnesotans to seek careers in journalism
- <00:23:36.480>
pilot communities during its pilot pilot communities during its pilot pilot - , new programs on top of old programs, new programs on top of old programs, and<03:32:24.200>
Summary:
The Senate convened under a call, established a quorum, received the House message on Senate File 4807 concerning benefits for veterans of the secret war in Laos, and voted not to concur in the House amendments, appointing a three-member conference committee. The chamber also received a batch of House files, laid several of them on the table, and adopted committee reports and other routine motions. Senate Resolution 84 was referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration, and Senator Murphy designated special orders for immediate consideration.
The main floor debate centered on Senate File 4059, the supplemental finance omnibus bill. Senators described the bill as a slim, supplemental budget focused on urgent affordability needs, including $52 million for state grants in higher education, $15 million for LIHEAP, school district compensatory revenue adjustments, support for public television stations facing federal cuts, Medicaid fraud enforcement, and consumer restitution for scam victims. The Jobs article was presented first, with roughly $4.9 million in Workforce Development Fund appropriations for workforce and job-training programs, including support for rural oncologist training, homelessness-related employment programs, youth training, local news talent development, transportation-related employment assistance, and manufacturing support.
Several amendments were offered and debated. Senator Farnsworth offered the A14 amendment to extend unemployment benefits for laid-off Iron Range miners, but withdrew it after being told it would unbalance the bill and after receiving a commitment to continue working on the issue in conference committee. Senator Draheim offered the A18 amendment to redirect Cookie Cart funding to rural hospital maternity training grants; after debate, the Senate rejected the amendment by a roll call vote of 32 ayes and 34 nays. The discussion emphasized competing priorities between youth workforce programs and rural health care needs.
The Senate then moved into Article 1 on K-12 education, where Senator Kunesh outlined provisions including anti-grooming language, a district health insurance reporting requirement, extension of a gender-neutral bathroom grant, compensatory hold-harmless aid, operating capital flexibility, literacy aid hold harmless language, and several cost-neutral district fund transfers. Senator Nelson offered the A29 amendment to require school sports teams and participants be designated by biological sex at birth; debate on that amendment began near the end of the transcript, but no final vote was shown before the excerpt ended.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- President, this bill creates the Animal Welfare Program fund.
- House Bill 252 creates a 3-year kinship caregiver support pilot program, and this will be at the Aging
- President and Senator, this would be to evaluate certain programs.
- President, Senator, it would only be for programs.
- Can you tell me in the bill where it limits it to adjust programs? Mr.