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CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Transportation Committee Apr 7th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- That's what we're requesting.
- It's vitally important to have the bikes appropriately labeled.
- At this appropriate time, I'll respectfully ask for your aye vote. Thank you.
- Urban legislators wanted to focus on congestion issues.
- Happy to move. ...former legislator, so happy to support the bill.
Summary:
The Senate Transportation Committee heard several bills focused on local transportation funding, roadway safety, e-bike regulation, veterans’ parking access, high-speed rail reporting, autonomous vehicle oversight, and wildlife-vehicle collision planning. SB 1408 would authorize Contra Costa County to place a countywide transportation sales tax measure on the ballot; supporters said it would continue funding highways, transit, bike/pedestrian projects, and paratransit, while CalTax opposed it over affordability and tax burden concerns. SB 990 would allow targeted Caltrans business-logo signage for Ridgecrest along Highway 395; supporters framed it as a rural safety and economic access measure, and there was no opposition. SB 1167 would tighten consumer protections by clarifying what qualifies as a legal e-bike and requiring clearer labeling and disclosures; supporters included bicycle advocates, medical groups, local governments, and auto clubs, while no opposition testified. SB 1034 would make it easier for disabled veterans rated permanent and total by the VA to obtain disabled parking placards, with strong support from veterans’ organizations and no opposition. SB 1177 would require the High-Speed Rail Project Update report to continue including additional information on revenue options, timelines, and international comparisons; the City of Burbank opposed, while the sponsor argued the bill preserves a historical record and transparency. SB 1246 would impose new remote-operations, response-time, and manual override requirements on autonomous vehicles; first responders and labor groups supported it, industry and business groups opposed it as duplicative of recently enacted law and DMV rules, and the committee discussed possible amendments and coordination issues. The committee also considered SB 1279, which would extend Long Beach’s speed camera pilot to Pacific Coast Highway; supporters cited fatal crash data and pedestrian safety, while the CHP association moved from opposition to neutral after discussions. The committee then took up SB 1250, a planning bill to integrate wildlife-vehicle collision mitigation into transportation planning, with the author emphasizing targeted crossings and fencing at known hotspots. Several consent items were approved on a 10-0 vote, and SB 1246 was reported out 7-2, while other bills were held on call pending quorum or later action.
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
Appropriations - S/C on Articles VI, VII, & VIII Feb 26th, 2025
Appropriations - S/C on Articles VI, VII, & VIII
Transcript Highlights:
- The House Appropriations Subcommittees on Articles 67, and 8 will come to order.
- The chair calls Jeb Bell with the Legislative Budget Board. Mr. Bell.
- I'd like to provide some insight on our request for the upcoming biennium.
- The materials we submitted cover our baseline appropriations request and a few exceptional items.
- Um, we are not requesting any salary increases. A lot of new FTEs, sorry.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - Part 1 - 03/27/25
Judiciary and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- requested as well.
- There is an appropriation requested as well. So it'll be considered as part of our budget bill.
- Any questions about the role of the guardian ad litem board or the appropriateness of their request?
- Any questions about the role of the guardian ad litem board or the appropriateness of their request?
- . appropriations. appropriations.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Health Committee May 6th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- additional data where appropriate.
- treatment kind of modality and the appropriate course of treatment.
- With state regulators, legislators, and advocates nationwide.
- That's something that this legislature can request.
- I know I'm not, as a legislator.
Summary:
The Assembly Health Committee held an informational hearing on Kaiser Permanente’s behavioral health care system, focusing on Department of Managed Health Care enforcement actions, Kaiser’s corrective action work plan, and testimony from patients, advocates, and union representatives. DMHC officials reviewed a long history of complaints, surveys, fines, and settlements involving Kaiser’s access to behavioral health services, including deficiencies found in 2012 and 2016, a 2022 non-routine survey, and a 2023 settlement that imposed a $50 million penalty and required $150 million in community investments over five years. DMHC said it continues to monitor Kaiser through quarterly meetings, complaint review, follow-up surveys, and a reimbursement process for members who could not obtain timely in-network care.
Committee members pressed DMHC on what “timely access” and continuity of care mean in practice, how virtual care and group therapy fit into the standards, and what triggers a non-routine survey. DMHC said initial behavioral health appointments generally should not take more than two weeks, urgent care should be within days, and follow-up care within 10 days, with out-of-network care required when plans cannot meet standards. Officials also said Kaiser’s initial corrective action work plan lacked detail, but the revised plan was accepted and will be tracked through quarterly reporting and possible additional enforcement if Kaiser fails to comply.
The second panel featured testimony from a Kaiser enrollee, a behavioral health policy expert, a Kaiser therapist, and the NUHW president. The enrollee described serious delays and inadequate treatment for his daughter after a suicide attempt, while the therapist and union leader said Kaiser’s behavioral health system is understaffed, relies too heavily on short appointments, group therapy, and webinars, and treats behavioral health as less important than medical-surgical care. They argued Kaiser’s one-appointment-at-a-time scheduling rule and limited treatment time violate parity requirements and harm continuity of care. Several members criticized Kaiser for not appearing at the hearing and said the testimony underscored the need for stronger oversight, clearer metrics, and faster remedies for patients.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Finance (01/23/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
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- </c> before they before theyve appropriated before they before theyve appropriated any funding<00:39:
- I was requested to file this legislation on behalf of our conservation districts. can't run Business
- </c> appropriation therefore I was requested appropriation therefore I was requested to<01:06:47.520>
- and if more money their funding requests and if more money were<01:49:59.760><c> appropriate</c><01:
Summary:
The Finance Committee held a hearing on several bills and announced at the outset that no votes would be taken because the measures would go to divisions later. The first major bill, HB 197, would require the state to pay 7.5% of political subdivision employer pension contributions for teachers, police officers, and firefighters. Representative Mike Edgar, the prime sponsor, argued the state had repeatedly reduced and then eliminated its promised share of retirement costs, shifting the burden to municipalities and property taxpayers. He said the bill would partially restore that commitment and provide relief to local governments, businesses, and taxpayers.
Several witnesses testified in support of HB 197, including Representative John Cluder, Bradford selectman Marlene Fryer, the New Hampshire Municipal Association’s Margaret Burns, and Epping representative Mark Fone. Supporters said the bill would help with property tax pressure, school budgets, and municipal hiring, and they emphasized that much of the retirement cost reflects unfunded liability decisions made at the state level rather than by local governments. Committee members questioned whether the bill would change local incentives to control costs and how it would affect hiring and compensation. Burns said the state contribution would function as property tax relief because it offsets existing municipal expenses, and she noted the state is already on a long-term schedule to pay down the retirement system’s unfunded liability.
After closing the hearing on HB 197, the committee opened a hearing on HB 97, introduced by Representative Tom Buco. He said the bill would continue funding for delayed and deferred wastewater projects and help municipalities finance expensive wastewater infrastructure, which he tied to housing development and local debt planning. No action or votes were taken on either bill during the hearing.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
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- We have shared our intent legislation.
- So, those are direct appropriations.
- But as legislators, we also have a legislative duty to follow our constitution that says we put public
- </c> was requested. We'll do roll call now. was requested. We'll do roll call now.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 4/16/26
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- 10:18.720><c> and</c> appropriates money to establish and appropriates money to establish and operate
- Uh our legislation to address that.
- </c> amount of money that we're appropriating amount of money that we're appropriating would<00:40:56.480
- It's not you know this is appropriation.
- </c><00:57:28.160><c> this</c><00:57:28.319><c> work</c> legislators will look at this work legislators
Bills:
HF3732
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session May 14th, 2026
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Persons disrupting legislative proceedings are subject to removal, arrest, or other appropriate legal
- Pursuant to Assembly Rule 96, I request unanimous consent to re-refer SB 10.
- I request unanimous consent to suspend Joint Rule 62(a), the file notice requirement, to allow the Appropriations
- Patterson, we're going to speak to the merits of the legislation.
- And members, I just want to rise in support of this legislation.
Summary:
The Assembly convened after initially lacking a quorum, then completed the prayer, Pledge of Allegiance, journal motions, and a long series of procedural actions, including suspending rules to move bills and approve a large Appropriations Committee hearing list. Members also made several guest introductions, including Shannon Lee, district staff from Assemblymember Jeff Gonzalez’s office, and later guests tied to agritourism and education recognitions.
The floor debate centered heavily on AJR 31, a resolution urging Congress to restore and strengthen the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Supporters argued that recent Supreme Court decisions and redistricting efforts in other states were weakening Black and other minority representation and that California should take a clear stand for voting rights. Opponents argued the measure promoted racial division, conflicted with equal protection principles, and that districts should be drawn based on place or communities of interest rather than race. After a contentious debate with repeated parliamentary warnings over decorum, the Assembly suspended the rules to take up the resolution, added coauthors, and passed AJR 31 by a vote of 58-8.
The Assembly then moved through a series of bills and resolutions, generally approving them with little or no opposition. These included AB 2341 clarifying emergency language translation rules for local agencies; AB 1816 extending court supervision for certain sex-offender rehabilitation programs; AB 2561 protecting consumer privacy settings on phones and digital devices; ACR 167 recognizing World Agritourism Day; ACR 190 recognizing California Day of the Teacher; AB 1581 improving identification of Native American students in public schools; AB 1586 requiring opioid overdose prevention training for school resource officers and safety planning; AB 1665 requiring mental health training for school coaches; AB 1693 streamlining retail tenant-improvement permitting; AB 1768 authorizing a local tax measure related to health funding; AB 1712 facilitating a water-system sale for Santa Fe Springs; AB 1792 addressing sexually exploitive AI imagery in health education; and AB 1822 prioritizing school projects that address extreme heat. Most measures passed overwhelmingly, several unanimously, and the resolution on agritourism and the teacher day were adopted by voice vote.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
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- </c> The motion of inexpedient to legislate The motion of inexpedient to legislate is is is adopted.<
- ,</c> because he's not dressed appropriately, because he's not dressed appropriately, I<01:25:32.880>
- consequences of this legislation.
- The proposed legislation equities.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Finance Sep 23rd, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- The initial legislation was House Bill 6.
- Paradigm where you are not only appropriating 2025 dollars for non-recurring uses, but you're also appropriating
- On this slide, on slide 12, we have here plotted out for you the legislative requests that have come
- Oh, that's a high number on the request: 52.5.
- There's going to be requests, and there already are requests from the healthcare authorities starting
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee Apr 14th, 2026
Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials
Transcript Highlights:
- I respectfully ask for an aye vote at the appropriate time.
- The bill complements prior legislation, now law.
- The motion is do pass as amended to Appropriations.
- It's merely about figuring out how much is appropriate.
- So it goes from here to Appropriations, I believe.
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- request for the Congolese Integration Network's welcoming and healing center.
- We respectfully request that the Senate include and fully fund the $1.5 million budget request and align
- We want to thank you for including our budget request into the capital budget.
- Our current funding request would support the acquisition of 52 additional acres.
- The capital appropriation by replacement land does several things.
Keywords:
capital budget, funding, infrastructure, state projects, budget allocation, HB 2353, predesign thresholds, capital construction, major capital projects, Office of Financial Management, OFM, Washington state, state agencies, infrastructure planning, construction costs, inflation adjustment, capital facilities, project review, allotments, lease approval
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Fiscal Committee (10/28/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- It may not be appropriate for the commissioner or someone on her staff to actually do the request.
- It may not be appropriate for the commissioner or someone on her staff to actually do the request.
- It may not be appropriate for the commissioner or someone on her staff to actually do the request.
- <00:25:45.760><c> legislative</c><00:25:46.320><c> session.
- </c><00:25:47.039><c> So</c> legislation legislative session. So legislation legislative session.
Summary:
The Fiscal Committee met with replacement members noted at the start and took up one emergency item from the Department of Health and Human Services: approval to accept and expend $2 million to support SNAP recipients during the federal shutdown. Commissioner Lori Weaver and CFO Nathan White explained that USDA/FNS had notified the state it would not receive November SNAP funds, affecting about 74,000 recipients. The department said it activated a contingency plan to contract with the New Hampshire Food Bank to expand mobile food pantries, targeting SNAP households and prioritizing locations based on need, with evening and daytime access and outreach through mail, text, email, social media, partner organizations, and a shutdown webpage.
Committee members asked about timing, locations, reimbursement, and whether the state would be repaid by the federal government. Department staff said the food bank would likely need about a week to mobilize once the contract was approved, and that the contract would be cost-reimbursement based, with faster turnaround than usual but not advance payment. White explained the money would come from excess Medicaid Enhancement Tax revenue from state fiscal year 2025, which can be used only for Medicaid purposes under state law and SB 249, allowing general funds to be shifted to the food bank contract. Members also asked about other affected programs; the department said WIC had funding through November 10, energy assistance was expected to continue through December, and school breakfast/free and reduced lunch were not impacted.
Members discussed broader public outreach, including a possible PSA and use of the New Hampshire Food Bank’s network of 417 partners, and one member suggested religious leaders or the governor might be better positioned to make donation appeals. The committee then voted unanimously to adopt the item (motion by Senator Gray, second by Senator Waters). The meeting ended with notice of the next meeting on November 21 at 11:00 and a motion to adjourn, which was approved.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Business, Professions and Economic Development Committee Jun 22nd, 2026
Business, Professions and Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- This legislation exempts legitimate poultry operations and hobbyists, schools This legislation exempts
- So I will move the bill at the appropriate time. Thank you.
- When the time is appropriate, I look forward to your questions and respectfully request your aye vote
- I respectfully request your aye vote.
- I, you know, respectfully would do request your I vote.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Senate Health and Human Services (01/28/2026)
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> similar to uh to this legislation. similar to uh to this legislation.
- </c> this legislation legislation individuals this legislation legislation individuals can<00:33:44.320
- There is no appropriation to the state; no appropriation needed from the state.
- the written request.
- </c> appropriately balanced. appropriately balanced.
WY
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh, we are requesting a release of already appropriated funds to hopefully finish what we started.
- Uh, we are requesting a release of already appropriated funds to hopefully finish what we started.
- Uh, we are requesting a release of already appropriated funds to hopefully finish what we started.
- Uh, we are requesting a release of already appropriated funds to hopefully finish what we started.
- Uh, we are requesting a release of already appropriated funds to hopefully finish what we started.
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
MS Senate Floor - 11 February, 2026; 10:00 AM
Mississippi Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- It would not broaden the program in any way, and this would not request any additional appropriations
- It would not broaden the program in any way, and this would not request any additional appropriations
- ,</c> and includes a mix of legislators, and includes a mix of legislators, non-legislators, non-legislators
- >> So, um, they are done by, um, legislative position, um, like universities and colleges chair, appropriations
- </c> legislation here? legislation here?
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 4 on State Administration and General Government Apr 23rd, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Natalie Gonzalez with the Legislative Analyst's Office.
- It just implements recent legislation, and it makes sense. Thank you.
- What about the coordinators under the Gonzales legislation?
- There is pending legislation.
- I want to thank you for considering the request before you.
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
JDC, JDC DEFER Public Hearings 03-20-2026
Transcript Highlights:
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- 43.839><c> the</c><00:09:44.720><c> um</c> likewise we request that the um likewise we request that the
- Then we'll add an appropriation for CSC in addition to an appropriation for SPO, which were both requested
- CSC in addition to an appropriation for CSC in addition to an appropriation<00:29:56.399><c> for</c><
- for SPO, which were both appropriation for SPO, which were both requested.<00:29:59.360><c> We'll</c
Summary:
The Judiciary Committee first considered Governor’s Message 574, confirming Michael Tenoi to continue serving on the Commission to Promote Uniform Legislation through June 30, 2028. Several supporters testified, and Tenoi said he valued working with Hawaii and national commissioners and hoped to focus on emerging issues such as artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and data security. The committee recommended advise and consent and adopted the measure, with a photo taken afterward.
The committee then heard HB 1519 on campaign contributions, which would require disclosure of compensated officers and immediate family members of certain state contractors and grantees. The Campaign Spending Commission and State Procurement Office supported the bill but asked for clarifying amendments; several advocacy groups supported the measure but urged stronger language, including removing branch-of-government limits and narrowing loopholes. The chair proposed amendments to remove monetary thresholds, limit the bill to paid officers, add appropriations for the Campaign Spending Commission and State Procurement Office, define “officer” more broadly, and note that false-name contributions are already felonies. The committee voted to pass HB 1519 with amendments.
HB 2250, the claims against the state bill, drew testimony from the Attorney General and multiple departments in support, but members raised extensive questions about why many claims would be paid from the general fund, how corrective action is being pursued, and the handling of several specific claims, including wrongful imprisonment, a cesspool citation, Department of Corrections deaths, a large special education settlement, a charter school lease dispute, and an outdated check. Because of those outstanding questions, the committee postponed decision-making on HB 2250 until Tuesday, March 24, at 10:30 a.m. in Room 016. Later, the committee also considered Governor’s Message 725, confirming Daniel M. Gluck as an associate judge of the Intermediate Court of Appeals; the committee recommended consent and adopted the measure.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Ways and Means Mar 27th, 2026
Joint Committee on Ways and Means
Transcript Highlights:
- We requested enough appropriation to support a $1,000 cap.
- So with respect to our FY27 budget request, I'll start by saying that our budget appropriation is set
- For fiscal year 27, CHIA is requesting an appropriation of $32.9 million.
- I'm pleased to be the only agency today that is requesting an appropriation that is lower than our FY26
- For FY 27, we are respectfully requesting an appropriation of just over $5.6 million.