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CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado Senate 2026 Legislative Day 114 May 8th, 2026
Colorado Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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- Committee will rise and report. the Appropriations report. The motion is the Appropriations report.
- A division has been requested. >> The motion is the passage of L008 and a division has been requested
- </c><02:57:03.440><c> your</c> patient and you go to request your patient and you go to request your
- > Appropriations Committee, we ran Appropriations Committee, we ran amendments amendments amendments
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 1/21/25
Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
Transcript Highlights:
- Our courts are funded almost entirely through legislative appropriation.
- In addition to the progress we made through legislative appropriations, I'm proud to report that this
- </c><00:09:21.320><c> Appropriations</c> made through legislative Appropriations made through legislative
- it's appropriate.
- it's appropriate.
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.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Communications and Conveyance Committee Jun 18th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Now let's cover the ground rules for appropriate conduct.
- When information is requested, such as through a Public Records Act request, the Commission's legal division
- specifically request to receive a ride in an EV.
- The Transportation Authority requested these reports.
- That request was treated as a Public Records Act request and resulted in the release of the 2020 annual
Summary:
The hearing focused on transportation network companies in California, with the chair framing it as an informational hearing on the history, regulation, safety, climate, accessibility, and data issues surrounding Uber, Lyft, and smaller or autonomous TNC services. The CPUC described its decade-long regulatory role, including safety rules, background checks, insurance requirements, reporting obligations, and two major legislative programs from 2018: the Clean Miles Standard and the Access for All program. Members asked about complaint trends, data collection and disclosure, program implementation, and how the CPUC uses annual reports for policymaking, compliance, and program oversight.
Uber and Lyft said the statewide framework has supported growth while providing safety and access benefits, but both companies emphasized that insurance is a major cost driver and argued that California’s UM/UIM requirement is unusually high compared with other vehicles. They said the Clean Miles Standard is pushing electrification but faces headwinds from EV affordability and charging infrastructure, while Access for All has expanded wheelchair-accessible service but still needs continued support. They also discussed transit partnerships, wildfire response, and the potential role of autonomous vehicles, with both companies saying human drivers will remain important and that future regulation should account for new technology.
The final panel, including the San Francisco County Transportation Authority and UC Berkeley researchers, presented evidence that TNCs have increased congestion and reduced transit ridership, especially in dense urban areas. They described prior research showing TNCs contributed to congestion growth in San Francisco and noted that this work helped spur local taxes on ride-hailing trips to fund safety and transit improvements. The panel also discussed the CPUC’s evolving data-disclosure decisions, arguing that public access to TNC trip data is important for understanding transportation impacts and informing local policy.
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.
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- </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.
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
FIN Info Briefing - Fri Jan 16, 2026 @ 9:00 AM HST
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
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.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
ECD Public Hearing - Fri Mar 21, 2025 @ 10:00 AM HST
Economic Development & Technology
Transcript Highlights:
- In that case, an appropriate notice will be posted.
- </c> appropriate notice will be posted. appropriate notice will be posted.
- So this resolution requests the earlier.
- Next item is HCR 33 and HR 32 requesting the Postmaster General of the U.S.
- ><c> we</c><00:22:52.400><c> put</c> legislative priorities that we put legislative priorities that we
Summary:
The committee heard several resolutions focused on economic development, tourism, technology, and related policy issues. Testimony generally came from state agencies and industry groups, with DBED, HTDC, and others mostly supporting measures that would create working groups, promote advanced manufacturing and cybersecurity, encourage a Michelin Guide for Hawaii restaurants, support Taiwan’s international participation, and explore import substitution. One measure on a tourism and gaming working group drew strong opposition from the prosecutor’s office, which argued it would signal support for gambling and could worsen social harms, while other witnesses supported it as a way to gather data before any policy decisions. The committee also heard support for relocating the Pearl City Post Office to improve traffic and safety, and for a resolution to focus HTDC on advanced manufacturing and cybersecurity.
Several items were amended before action. The committee agreed to amend the tourism and gaming working group resolution to narrow and clarify its purpose, and to amend the Taiwan resolution to add the president of the Republic of China as a recipient. The import-substitution resolution was also amended to add a definition, include language about avoiding new import dependencies such as LNG, and direct state and utility purchasing power toward substituting imports. A resolution on HCR 211/HR 203 was rewritten to address lowering fire insurance rates and mitigating fire risk in Puna lava zones, but decision-making on that item was deferred to a later hearing so the new language could be posted publicly.
The committee voted to adopt several measures, including HCR 57/HCR 152, HCR 156/HR 151, HCR 19/HR 115, and HCR 33/HR 32, with some passed as amended and others passed as is. HCR 192 was adopted with amendments despite reservations from some members, and HCR 209/HR 2011 was adopted with amendments. The committee also recessed for decision-making during the hearing and later adjourned after completing action on the agenda.
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.
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
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Finance (01/23/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
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- I was requested to file this legislation on behalf of our conservation districts. can't run Business
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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.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Senate Health and Human Services (01/28/2026)
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
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- </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.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> The motion is inexpedient to legislate. The motion is inexpedient to legislate.
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- consequences of this legislation.
- The proposed legislation equities.
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Agriculture Apr 27th, 2026
Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development
Transcript Highlights:
- We pass a lot of legislation here that we think is good legislation, only to find out that we ended up
- for a change in state legislation.
- This request for a change in state legislation to completely annihilate what the local zoning commissions
- for a change in state legislation.
- This request for a change in state legislation to completely annihilate what the local zoning commissions
Keywords:
crawfish, agricultural labor, H-2A program, seasonal workforce, Louisiana economy, Healthy Food Retail Act, food access, food deserts, economic opportunity, public health, Louisiana agriculture, community development, fresh food, agriculture, national security, food production, supply chain, security task force, farm labor, Chinese investments
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.
WV
West Virginia 2026 Regular Session
WV Senate Finance Committee in Session Mar 11th, 2026 at 04:01 pm
Finance
Transcript Highlights:
- I just wanted to add my support to the legislation, Mr. Chairman. Thank you, Senator.
- I just wanted to add my support to the legislation, Mr. Chairman. Thank you, Senator.
- The next is the Tax Department promulgating a legislative rule regarding the soft drinks tax.
- But the relevant legislative... ...authority is also corrected.
- So any county could be eligible for that if they request it and the Office of EMS deems it.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- Happy to move the bill at the appropriate time. Okay.
- Okay, I'm going to make a request.
- Supports this legislation. Supports this legislation. Okay, thank you for that data. Thank you.
- Motion is due pass to Appropriations Committee. AB 1755.
- Motion is due pass to Appropriations Committee. AB 2769.
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.
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.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- I would respectfully request your support of Senate File 69.
- Taxes are imposed, then collected and refunded, and the appropriate refunds are appropriated from the
- Taxes are imposed, then collected and refunded, and the appropriate refunds are appropriated from the
- </c><00:30:16.880><c> refunds</c> and refunded and the appropriate refunds and refunded and the appropriate
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