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NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Health and Human Services Sep 12th, 2025
Legislative Health & Human Services Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- My question is in relation to access, making sure the infrastructure and the workforce are adequate.
- mentioned, including immigrant and undocumented families, which is critically important for us as a border
- We want to, as part of the implementation of the Health Security Act, this is one of the key things that
- I'm Mary Feldman with the Health Security Campaign, and I'm also a social scientist.
- And I'd also like to thank our extra security for today because of some of the things going on around
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- This makes it more secure.
- Social Security card.
- And in terms of having... ...a Social Security card, I mean, the Social Security cards that we have for
- Security card through the mail.
- And, for example, Barksdale in Bossier City is a secure base.
Bills:
HR118, HR196, HR237, HR285, HCR85, HB442, HB443, SCR5, SCR29, SCR33, SCR63, SB25, SB202, SB319
Keywords:
water utility, tax credit, excessive rates, residential service, subcommittee, fallen trees, property damage, insurance, property values, hurricanes, storm damage, local government, homeowners, risk management, committee study, census, military population, Department of Defense, representation, federal funding
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations and Budget Feb 24th, 2026 at 04:30 pm
Appropriations and Budget
Bills:
HB3622, HB3621, HB3151, HB3882, HB3661, HB4273, HB3644, HB3706, HB3708, HB2021, HB3986, HB3972
Keywords:
HB3622, 2030 Census, Decennial Census, U.S. Decennial Census Revolving Fund, Oklahoma Department of Commerce, Commerce Department, census preparation, federal census, state treasury fund, revolving fund, continuing fund, deemed appropriated, technology upgrades, census outreach, redistricting, population count, Title 74, OMES, State Treasurer, budgeting
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
WLA DEFER, WLA Public Hearings 02-13-2026
Water, Land, Culture and the Arts
Transcript Highlights:
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Bills:
SB2341, SB2306, SB2782, SB2161, SB17, SB2358, SB2367, SB2240, SB2547, SB2401, SB3031, SB1406, SB521, SB3247, SB1654, SB1112, SB1301, SB2443, SB2996
Keywords:
historic preservation, Hawaii Revised Statutes, construction, state review, burial sites, cultural artifacts, development review, phased review, administrative fees, bureau of conveyances, land court, transaction fees, public services, cost recovery, notary public, fraud, real property, Bureau of Conveyances, title recording, property rights
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on several measures related to hunting, trespass enforcement, conservation banking, coral reef resilience, and search and rescue. SB 2130 would require DLNR to increase the percentage of public land acreage designated for public hunting areas; DLNR offered comments, the Hawaii Cattlemen’s Council expressed concern, and a Game Management Advisory Commission member urged adequate funding for both study and maintenance of any expanded hunting areas. SB 2128 would require forfeiture to the state of firearms or motor vehicles used in hunting trespass on private land; the Hawaii Cattlemen’s Council supported the bill, and another signer testified without additional detail.
The committee also heard SB 3053, which appropriates funds to DLNR’s Division of Aquatic Resources for mangrove removal and shoreline/stream maintenance in the Westlock and Middleock shorelines and watersheds. DLNR supported the measure and noted staff involved in mangrove removal work; no other testimony was offered. On SB 20005, which authorizes conservation banks for compensatory mitigation in habitat conservation plans and incidental take licenses, DLNR supported the bill but said a House measure, HB 1802, would place key safeguards in statute rather than administrative rules. Earthjustice opposed SB 20005 for lacking statutory safeguards and said it would support incorporating the House language, while CARES supported the bill as a modernization that could reduce permit processing time and provide more predictable costs.
A lengthy discussion followed on SB 3201, which would direct DLNR to prioritize coral reef resilience and set performance targets for coral cover and herbivore biomass. DLNR said it supported the intent but wanted more flexibility because outside factors such as climate and emissions policy affect reef conditions; the Nature Conservancy shared that concern and asked for more flexible language. For the bill, For the Fishes strongly supported stronger protections and suggested adding abundance as a metric, while NOAA and DLNR discussed the difficulty of setting universal benchmarks because reef conditions vary by location. Randy Kosaki and CARES supported the bill, emphasizing coral decline and the need for measurable goals, while committee members asked about restoration projects, benchmarks, and whether the bill’s deadlines were meant to require a plan rather than immediate achievement.
Finally, the committee took up SB 2937, which would create a search and rescue card program and special fund to reimburse state, county, and volunteer search-and-rescue operations. DLNR’s wildlife division said it stood on its written testimony, and the Hawaii SAR Alliance supported the concept but said Hawaii first needs a stronger search-and-rescue framework, including a state coordinator, before implementing such a program. No votes or final actions were taken on any of the measures in the portion of the meeting provided.
NV
Transcript Highlights:
- their income is social, ...to assess if a senior is behind on their rent and their income is Social Security
- in 2021, we have built a proven, responsive system to help get Nevadans who need it most quickly, securely
- We're grateful to have played a role in securing that funding and are excited to be here today advocating
- tape or... ...seals to use, and Washoe doesn't really care, and just as long as it's full security tape
- AB 550 suggests changes to NRS 178.461, which allows for up to a 10-year commitment at a secure forensic
Bills:
AB102, AB108, AB117, AB213, AB220, AB221, AB251, AB259, AB331, AB336, AB375, AB379, AB409, AB475, AB476, AB550, AB575, AB594, SB466
Keywords:
emergency medical services, ambulance, licensing, health district, paramedic, training requirements, outdoor education, recreation, grant program, environment, funding, special license plates, vehicle registration, custom plates, state revenue, transportation, public works, prevailing wage, custom fabrication, nonstandard materials
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama House Ways and Means General Fund Committee Apr 1st, 2025
Ways and Means General Fund
Keywords:
Alabama budget, general fund appropriations, fiscal year 2026, state budget, appropriations act, HB186, executive branch funding, legislative branch funding, judicial branch funding, debt service, capital outlay, corrections, Medicaid, public health, mental health, transportation, education, law enforcement, tourism, veterans affairs
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Minnesota House Taxes Committee considers proposed 'wealth tax' 4/7/26
Transcript Highlights:
- now include income from a trade or business that is not subject to the federal Medicare or Social Security
- streets, good schools, and greater public safety are just a few examples of things that we can only secure
- Subnational wealth taxation could be expected to create far more issues for the simple reason that border
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effects the simple reason that border effects the simple reason that border
Summary:
The committee heard presentations on two tax bills: House File 4123, by Representative Agbaje, would expand Minnesota’s net investment income tax to include certain business income, especially income from S corporations and LLCs not subject to federal self-employment taxes, while keeping the current rate and million-dollar threshold; she said it would raise an estimated $88.7 million next year. House File 4616, by Chair Gomez, would impose a 1% annual tax on fortunes above $10 million. Gomez framed the bill as a response to growing wealth inequality and argued that wealthy households and large fortunes should contribute more to public services, while Agbaje said her bill would broaden the tax base and help meet state needs.
Public testimony was sharply divided. Supporters, including Nan Madden of the Minnesota Budget Project, Erica Mominee of the Minnesota Association of Professional Employees, Lauren Richards, and teacher Kristen Sinicariello, said the bills would help address wealth and income inequality and provide needed revenue for public health, education, and other public services. They pointed to federal tax cuts for high-income households, cuts to Medicaid and SNAP, and strains on state agencies and schools. Richards said small businesses already pay more than large corporations like Amazon, and Sinicariello argued that higher revenue would support classrooms and help equalize opportunity.
Opponents, including Brian Cook of the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce, Dalton Danielson of the Minnesota Business Partnership, and John Beschi of NFIB Minnesota, warned that both bills would hurt business competitiveness and investment. They argued that HF 4123 would effectively create a new higher tax tier for pass-through businesses and that HF 4616 would be difficult to administer, could force sales of illiquid assets, and could discourage entrepreneurship and capital investment. No votes or final committee action were taken in the portion of the meeting provided; the committee moved through bill presentations and public testimony before member discussion.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Foreign criminal groups during the last few years, while our border was fairly porous, it just got worse
- , you could allow this; it would be an encouragement for people to actually make the systems more secure
- I've been in secure facilities with little red lights up there, checking for... making sure...
- On the last version of our border security bill last session, because it may place law enforcement, school
Keywords:
social media, children, account verification, data privacy, parental control, financial crime, card fraud, motor fuel theft, law enforcement, criminal activity, skimmers, prevention, training, biological sex, government information, definitions, sex-based distinctions, public health, federal directives, state authority
FL
Florida 2026 5th Special Session
Banking and Insurance Mar 17th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- We moved into a CCRC for the same things other people do: security, stability, and a sense of community
- Village, located in Jacksonville, a continuing care retirement community, and also a community that borders
- And also a community that borders Mayo Clinic.
- And when our management goes to secure those loans, those banks want to look at the proposed structure
- Both problems will increase CCRC residents' cost substantially without increasing their financial security
Summary:
The committee heard and advanced several insurance, financial regulation, and public safety bills. SB 1656, a large Office of Insurance Regulation bill, was taken up with a delete-all amendment and extensive discussion. The bill would increase transparency in insurance rates and mitigation data, update reciprocal insurer rules, limit use-and-file rate filings, expand cybersecurity breach notification, and strengthen oversight of continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs). Residents and senior advocates generally supported stronger oversight to prevent bankruptcies like the Unison case, while CCRC operators and industry groups warned that lien authority, reserve requirements, and other provisions could raise borrowing costs and burden well-run communities. The committee adopted the delete-all amendment and then reported the bill favorably after debate and public testimony.
The committee also passed SB 1658 on the public records database for uniform mitigation verification forms, with a clarifying amendment protecting policyholders’ personal information. SB 1612 on financial institutions was reported favorably after an amendment and substitute amendment dealing with credit union investment limits and reimbursement rules for board members. SB 1740, an insurance bill aimed at reducing premiums and insolvency risk, was amended to prioritize rate-decrease filings and prohibit AI as the sole basis for claim denials; it was then reported favorably. SB 1212 on firefighter health and safety was amended to add occupational disease language and other firefighter protections, including safer gear, cancer prevention, and possible telehealth mental health services, and was also reported favorably.
Finally, SB 1184 on residual market insurers was amended to preserve existing excess-and-surplus line standards, strengthen consumer disclosures, and clarify Citizens-related appointment rules before being reported favorably. Throughout the meeting, committee members repeatedly noted that several bills were still being refined with stakeholders, and multiple public witnesses testified in support of or opposition to the CCRC and insurance provisions, focusing on resident protection, financial stability, and unintended cost impacts.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection - 04/14/26
Commerce and Consumer Protection
Transcript Highlights:
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- Currently, under current law, contracts for purchase or sale at a future date of securities or other
- <01:55:55.640>
pricing <01:55:56.080>plans, <01:55:56.520>service infrastructure - pricing plans, service infrastructure pricing plans, service classification,<01:55:57.800>
and
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Human Services - 03/05/25
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- After several weeks of us trying to secure her funding, we had no luck, and so Lisa was discharged at
- After several weeks of us trying to secure her funding, we had no luck, and so Lisa was discharged at
- Currently, these two services stop at Minnesota's border, which directly impacts constituents in the
- district that I represent, which borders both North Dakota and South Dakota.
- Services stop at Minnesota's border Services stop at Minnesota's border which<01:00:39.960>
directly
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 5 on State Administration Apr 1st, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- So in our outreach infrastructure at CalVet, we place the County Veterans Service Officer at the center
- are, or service members who are going to become newly minted as veterans are well aware of the infrastructure
- So this is, you know, an example of the type of impact that the County Border Service Officer can have
- And as a state agency, we support local arts infrastructure programs.
- They are the boots on the ground at the local level. local level, building the cultural infrastructure
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Ways and Means Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Joint Committee on Ways and Means
Transcript Highlights:
- Joe McKenna, Southern Worcester County, 18th Worcester District, bordering both Connecticut and Rhode
- This administration has also been focused on food security within our education system.
- And it has now become a core foundational element of our infrastructure.
- And I see the fact that we have the infrastructure.
- A safe and secure educational lift-off for all of our students in this Commonwealth.
Summary:
The hearing was a Joint Committee on Ways and Means budget session held in Lawrence focused on the governor’s proposed FY27 education and local aid budget, with remarks from legislative co-chairs, local officials, and education agency leaders. Acting Mayor Giovanni Rodriguez and Superintendent Ralph Carrero emphasized Lawrence’s high-need student population, the importance of Chapter 70 and Student Opportunity Act funding, and the impact of state aid on schools serving many English learners and low-income families. Carrero highlighted Lawrence High School programs such as early college, dual degrees, career pathways, and early childhood classrooms embedded in the high school, while lawmakers introduced themselves and noted the importance of the hearing to their districts.
Acting Secretary of Education Amy Kershaw, Commissioner of Higher Education Noi Ortega, Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education Pedro Martinez, and Commissioner of Early Education and Care Amy Kershaw outlined the administration’s FY27 priorities. They described investments in literacy initiatives, universal school meals, student mental health, early college and career pathways, higher education affordability, community college and university student-success supports, preschool expansion, child care subsidies, and workforce supports for early educators. The commissioners also discussed federal funding threats, equity gaps, and the administration’s efforts to improve outcomes for Black and brown students, multilingual learners, students with disabilities, and low-income students.
Members questioned the panel about the local contribution formula study, the final year of Student Opportunity Act implementation, and the need to revisit Chapter 70 funding to better address rising costs such as special education, transportation, and health care. Officials said the local contribution study report is expected by the end of June, with a draft to be shared after data analysis and public comment. Commissioner Martinez said the Student Opportunity Act narrowed funding gaps but more work is needed, and he pointed to a proposed Accelerating Achievement Initiative to support the highest-need schools. Senator Oliveira also raised concerns about Chapter 70 disparities and asked about partnerships with libraries to support literacy, prompting discussion of broader early literacy collaboration.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
2026 Legislative Session - Day Four - Tuesday, January 13 - Morning Session
Missouri House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- departments, our sheriffs, and state police, our correctional officers, and even here, our fine security
- under challenging circumstances, responding to emergencies, investigating cases, preserving national security
- Speaker, under President Trump's administration, our border is secure, and deportations far outnumber
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- the law as a protective seal for victims of domestic violence, which does not stop at international borders
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NH
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or nothing to promote election security or nothing to promote election security - This bill merely seeks to address that issue in a timely, secure, crystalline manner. Thank you.
- This bill merely seeks to address that issue in a timely, secure, crystalline manner. Thank you.
- address that issue in a timely secure address that issue in a timely secure crystalline<03:48:50.399
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- you'll see there's a big gap between Highway 65 and Blaine and Highway 61 all the way over by the border
- you'll see there's a big gap between Highway 65 and Blaine and Highway 61 all the way over by the border
- you'll see there's a big gap between Highway 65 and Blaine and Highway 61 all the way over by the border
- you'll see there's a big gap between Highway 65 and Blaine and Highway 61 all the way over by the border
- report that was outlined at and security report that was outlined at last<01:04:03.039>
week's
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations and Budget Public Safety Subcommittee - Afternoon Session Jan 12th, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- agencies, and the security guard investigator bell enforcer schools.
- And then secured property maintenance.
- Implement security upgrades Through headquarters, our office is a rock's throw away.
- So we're gonna Ask for some security upgrades. Training for all of our personnel.
- Also, I just wanted to highlight our security upgrades.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
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the states that share our borders, the states that share our borders, the - Like many early-stage companies, securing investment is one of our greatest challenges.
- Like many early stage<01:05:20.039>
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is stage companies, securing investment is stage companies, securing
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - 03/18/26
Judiciary and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- security or border laws that the nation has?
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that <00:58:00.560>the uh security or border laws that the uh security or border - safety and security. safety and security.
- Security deposit withheld is two times the security deposit that's being withheld.