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NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Indian, Rural and Cultural Affairs Feb 3rd, 2026 at 10:04 am

Senate Indian, Rural & Cultural Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Population entities. And there were questions before about the, in some sense, about the data...
  • are hoping to develop contacts with leaders here today The commission would act as an organizing entity
  • The commission as a state entity is required to file annual reports.
  • Again, I think the commission as a state entity with strong ties to non-profits and advocacy organizations
  • is a perfect organizing entity for this work.
Bills: SM14
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session-Day 19, March 4, 2026-AM

Wyoming House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • He said the body should be clear that the entity trying to resolve issues on taxation on property was
  • that that entity that that tries<00:26:53.200> to<00:26:53.760> resolve<00:26:54.240><
  • with the tax release," keep in mind this approach puts that burden on them, on the local entities.
  • with the tax release," keep in mind this approach puts that burden on them, on the local entities.
  • with the tax release," keep in mind this approach puts that burden on them, on the local entities.
Keywords: 916, all
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • Previously we've had entities like CPEC, right? I mean, all these things have come about.
  • Previously we've had entities like CPEC, right? I mean, all these things have come about.
  • Simplification means elimination of a certain entity. So which ones would you?
  • It doesn't mean elimination of the entity.
  • So you are speaking of more policy streamlining rather than entity streamlining.
Keywords: 987, senate, all
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • This bill requires that when the taxing entity raises taxes over 4%, it must be put on the ballot.
  • If a taxing entity raises taxes over 4%, it must be put on the ballot.
  • If a taxing entity raises taxes over 4%, it must be put on the ballot.
  • ,<00:23:18.400> is one, not even government entities, is one, not even government entities
  • The vast majority of the energy to be produced by that reactor would be going to that entity.
Summary: The committee first took up Senate Bill 11, a proposal to create a matching-grant program for neighborhood storm shelters in rural Kentucky. Sponsor Steve Meredith and supporters from the Kentucky League of Cities and the City of Morgantown said the idea was to use FEMA-style funding to help residents who live far from community shelters, noting that in some rural counties it can take 30 to 45 minutes to reach a shelter during severe weather. The committee adopted the substitute and passed the bill 11-0, with no nay votes. The committee then considered Senate Bill 41, which would require a ballot referendum whenever a taxing entity raises property taxes more than 4 percent, rather than relying on the current petition process. Sponsor Gary Boswell said the bill would give taxpayers more direct control and argued that local governments should simply avoid raising taxes above the threshold. Superintendents from Rockcastle and Casey counties opposed the bill, saying it would weaken local control, add election costs, delay budgets, and make it harder for school districts to keep up with inflation, insurance, transportation, and construction costs. After debate, the committee passed the bill 7-3 with favorable expression. Next, the committee heard Senate Bill 59, which would add criminal penalties to KRS 65.013, the law barring public funds from being used to advocate for or against ballot questions. Sponsor Steve Rawlings said the measure was prompted by reports of school officials using public resources to oppose a 2024 ballot issue and argued the law needs real enforcement to protect taxpayers and election integrity. Members raised concerns about First Amendment issues and the bill’s gray areas, especially for public employees speaking on their own time; Rawlings said the substitute removed volunteer references, allowed balanced issue debates, and clarified that employees acting on their own time and resources would not be prohibited. The committee passed the bill 8-3 with favorable expression. The committee also began hearing Senate Bill 57, as substituted, from Senator Danny Carroll. The bill would create a nuclear-ready site readiness pilot program under the Kentucky Nuclear Energy Development Authority, with up to three projects receiving up to $25 million each to help cover early site permitting and related licensing costs. Carroll, along with witnesses from the UK Center for Applied Energy Research and the Public Service Commission, said the goal is to build a nuclear energy ecosystem in Kentucky, with safeguards including surety bonds, deadlines, and cost-recovery provisions. The discussion was still underway when the transcript ended.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Appropriations - S/C on Articles I, IV, & V Feb 24th, 2025

Appropriations - S/C on Articles I, IV, & V

Transcript Highlights:
  • There will be a number of entities that will not receive a dollar.
  • So do the organizations or entities have to tell you what they did with the money?
  • So these are entities that are dependent on government grants.
  • , a third-party bonding entity.
  • Also, contributions for the participating departments are made by local governing entities.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
  • The NAIC is a pretty important entity.
  • that's submitted To Us by those entities that's submitted To Us by those entities and<01:32:01.239
  • , so we're working with entities to make sure that that happens.
  • > that<03:48:11.920> that with um entities to make sure that that with um entities to make
  • that we didn't need a separate entity.
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The meeting began with introductory remarks for new and returning members of the House Commerce Committee, led by Chairman John Hunt. Members briefly introduced themselves and their backgrounds, and several noted the committee’s bipartisan, collegial tone. Hunt explained the committee’s structure and traditions, including the division into three subcommittees: banking and business, consumer protection, and liquor commission matters, with insurance now handled as a single area. He also reviewed basic hearing procedures, including decorum, questions for information only, and the committee’s practice of moving bills through subcommittees before full committee executive sessions. The committee then heard an overview from the New Hampshire Insurance Department, led by Commissioner DJ Bettencourt and staff. The department described its mission as promoting a safe and competitive insurance marketplace and emphasized consumer protection, market competition, and affordability. Officials outlined the department’s responsibilities, including licensing insurers, producers, adjusters, and TPAs; reviewing insurance forms; regulating companies and market conduct; overseeing financial solvency; and investigating insurance fraud. They also noted that the department is self-funded through assessments on insurers, collects premium taxes and fees for the state, and returned more than $2.7 million to companies in fiscal year 2024 due to underspending. The presentation also covered the broader regulatory framework for insurance, including the role of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners in promoting uniform standards across states and territories. Officials said New Hampshire licenses about 1,200 insurance companies and roughly 245,000 producers and adjusters, and that the department’s financial examinations are part of an accreditation system used nationwide. No votes or formal committee actions were taken in the portion provided; the session was primarily organizational and informational, with the insurance department presentation beginning the committee’s substantive work for the term.
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Joint Minerals, Business & Economic Development Committee, June 5, 2026

Minerals, Business & Economic Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • Uh, so the first area is the economic entities. at the previous meeting.
  • entity is the Wyoming business council. entity is the Wyoming business council.
  • The first area is the economic entities statutory framework.
  • Number two is the economic entities organizational structure.
  • entity is uh it's thick, isn't it? entity is uh it's thick, isn't it?
Keywords: 916, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session 3/16/26

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • , invasion, NOS's, government entities, invasion, NOS's, government entities, and<00:44:42.960>
  • that use the pass through entity tax. that use the pass through entity tax. 66,000. 66,000. 66,000
  • , going to be paid through the entity, going to be paid through the entity, through<01:36:36.880>
  • pastor entities. pastor entities.
  • Um, that's the number that they're paying at these pass-through entities pay two billion.
Keywords: 1183, house
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • to create success, not just jobs, but a growing and ongoing entity.
  • It's that we want to invest in entities that are in Kentucky.
  • to create success, not just jobs, but to create a growing and ongoing entity.
  • to create success, not just jobs, but to create a growing and ongoing entity.
  • And I'd and an ongoing growing entity.
Keywords: 958, all
Summary: The Budget Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Protection, Energy and Environment, and Tourism met for its fourth meeting and approved the February 10 minutes. The committee then heard a presentation from the Cabinet for Economic Development, led by Secretary Jeff Noel, with staff from the cabinet and Kentucky Innovation. The presentation focused on the cabinet’s strategy, including workforce, entrepreneurship, innovation, infrastructure, and placemaking, and emphasized a goal of supporting higher-wage jobs while tailoring programs to urban, non-urban, and rural “heritage communities.” The cabinet reviewed several funding tools and programs, including economic development bond funds, EDF funds, KBI, the Kentucky Innovation Pool, KSTC-related startup and commercialization programs, veteran workforce programs, and Bluegrass State Skills Corporation training funds. Officials said many projects take years to close and that funds are often committed before they are actually disbursed because reimbursements occur after project completion. They also said Kentucky is less competitive than before because of changes in tax policy and that EDF funds are increasingly important to remain competitive with other states. Members asked about whether previously allocated money remained available, whether some funds could be clawed back, and the status of the Blue Oval project. The cabinet said it is oversubscribed, with some committed dollars likely to go unused and be reoffered to other projects. On Blue Oval, officials said progress had been made and described negotiations tied to repayment and job creation requirements. They also discussed the Ford/SK loan structure, saying the companies may assume the full $250 million obligation and that repayments would be required if job targets are not met. The presentation closed with discussion of workforce coordination and the need to connect economic development projects with training and support systems, including possible ripple effects for rural suppliers and related businesses.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Human Services - 03/25/26

Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • . entity. entity.
  • So the way I read that, we're prohibiting for-profit entities from purchasing nursing homes or assisted
  • <00:40:08.680> from<00:40:08.960> purchasing entities from purchasing entities from purchasing
  • <00:41:58.720> in happened in um for-profit entities in happened in um for-profit entities
  • that is where these folks are the entity that is where these folks are living.<00:42:08.280> Um
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

CPN Public Hearing 01-29-2026

Commerce and Consumer Protection

Transcript Highlights:
  • That just doesn't matter what collection of entities you've got on this side.
  • got on collection of entities you've got on this<00:18:55.440> side.
  • Um, it is clearly on the power side and it includes all entities. Thank you.
  • it includes all entities. it includes all entities. >> Thank<00:20:06.960> you.
  • It doesn't entity does not retain risk.
Summary: The Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee opened its first hearing of the year with remarks from Chair Jared Kohole outlining hearing procedures, a two-minute testimony limit, rules for remote testimony and decorum, and a revised testimony-publication pilot that keeps 96-hour notice but returns to a standard 24-hour testimony deadline. He then moved through the agenda, beginning with SB 2004 on outdoor advertising, which would increase penalties for violations of billboard and outdoor advertising laws. Testimony on that measure was limited; Henry Curtis of Life of the Land was first up, and written support was noted from Hawaiian Electric and the Outdoor Circle. The committee then heard SB 2039 on election campaign finance, which would prohibit certain business entities from engaging in campaign finance activities. The Attorney General’s office offered comments and did not take a formal position at the hearing. Several proponents testified in support, including Josh Frost, Tom Moore of the Center for American Progress, Hapa/Hawaii Alliance for Progressive Action, and Common Cause Hawaiʻi, all arguing the bill would curb corporate and dark-money influence and return elections to the people. Moore distinguished between regulating corporate “rights” and limiting corporate “powers,” and said the state can redefine the powers it grants corporations. In questions, Senator McKelvey asked whether the bill could be expanded to include unions; the Attorney General said he would need to get back with legal analysis, while Moore said his preferred approach would include all entities and that leaving out nonprofits or unions would create problems. Members also discussed whether the bill would affect PACs, and Moore explained that the proposal would prohibit corporate and dark-money flows into PACs while leaving individual political giving and existing political committees in place. The committee then moved on to the next measure. SB 2042, relating to insurance, was heard next. The bill would reduce the unimpaired minimum capital and surplus required of class 4 sponsored captive insurance companies under certain circumstances. The DCCA Insurance Division said it stood on its written testimony, and the Hawaii Captive Insurance Council testified in support, describing the change as a narrow, risk-based adjustment that would not affect the commissioner’s authority where actual risk resides and would help keep Hawaii competitive. The committee noted additional written support and proceeded without a vote or final action in the portion of the hearing provided.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Energy Resources Mar 17th, 2025

Energy Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • entities and others? Certainly, yes.
  • Well, have you ever come across a pattern of where you actually end up saving the entity money and or
  • Many while at the same time addressing the concerns from some of these entities.
  • I think it would provide an entity with enough time, I think, for budgetary reasons.
  • Some entities that are, you know, really afraid of how it's going to impact their bottom line.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • We've done this before, and prior to events, if you'll recall, local entities will have a lot of outlay
  • will have a lot of outlay local entities will have a lot of outlay for<00:20:01.679> expenses
  • They're qualified in and conditions to be an entity that qualifies under that.
  • implementation it is a known entity implementation it is a known entity relative<00:38:14.720>
  • that qualifies under that uh this entity that qualifies under that uh this hopefully<00:39:02.359>
Summary: The committee met on March 11, 2025, with a quorum present and first adopted a committee substitute for Senate Bill 28. The bill would create a framework for using $5 million previously set aside for agricultural economic development through the Kentucky Department of Agriculture, including loan and grant programs. Members asked about changes in the substitute, and the sponsor explained that it revised the board composition to include members with more experience in finance, lending, and economic development. SB 28 was approved 20-0 and reported favorably. The committee then approved Senate Joint Resolution 26, which directs the Department for Medicaid Services to provide the Legislative Research Commission a report on pharmacist pay parity and the cost of allowing independent pharmacists and pharmacies to be reimbursed by Medicaid for services within their scope of practice. The sponsor and Kentucky Pharmacists Association representative described it as a request for information rather than a policy change. The resolution passed 20-0 and was reported favorably. House Bill 741, relating to public water and wastewater systems, was next. The sponsor said the substitute incorporated Kentucky Infrastructure Authority recommendations, clarified best management practices, and allowed storm water inflow and groundwater infiltration reduction projects to be scored more fairly alongside water projects. Members discussed how the bill narrows eligibility to systems most in need and refines the scoring process for the program created last session. HB 741 passed 20-0, was reported favorably, and received a title amendment. The committee also considered House Bill 544, a branch budget bill amendment creating a new SAFE fund for the most recent Eastern Kentucky flood disaster, indexed to the relevant presidential disaster declaration. The bill would allow state money and other funds to support local governments, utilities, school districts, and other eligible recipients for recovery costs, planning, and short-term liquidity, with reimbursement provisions if FEMA or other sources later pay. Members discussed the amount of available funding, the use of prior SAFE fund balances, and the emergency clause. HB 544 passed 20-0, was reported favorably, and a title amendment was adopted. The committee then began House Bill 775, relating to development areas, and adopted PHS 2 and a committee amendment; the sponsor started explaining the bill’s provisions on development areas, tax increment financing, brewers’ electronic filing, distilled spirits property tax language, income tax reduction conditions, tourism development incentives, and other tax-related sections, but the transcript cuts off before final action on the bill.
AR

Arkansas 2026 Regular Session

LEGISLATIVE JOINT AUDITING-COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES Feb 12th, 2026

LEGISLATIVE JOINT AUDITING-COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES

Transcript Highlights:
  • As of now, 19 of the 43 original entities have had their turnback released and reinstated, which leaves
  • that did file their reports, which leaves five entities that have not filed reports.
  • The staff of Legislative Audit was only able to find one previous filing from this entity, which was
  • And I'd have to pull the statute, maybe to see the third entity on that. Another question to staff.
  • And I'd have to pull the statute, maybe to see the third entity on that. Another question to staff.
Keywords: 1204, all
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - New Mexico Finance Authority Oversight Sep 9th, 2025

New Mexico Finance Authority Oversight Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • I do not believe is a qualified entity under the Colonia, which is one of the reasons they would not
  • Or you're a mutual domestic or even in a Secchia, there are different levels of where these entities
  • With Hidalgo County, and that Hidalgo County be the lead applicant because that's the eligible entity
  • The only reason I thought they would qualify is because they are a governmental entity.
  • Madam Chair, yes, there's a cap by entity per year of $500,000.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • So, is putting it on the website of the taxing entity the right thing, or is there another way to do
  • Governmental entities contracting with not-for-profits can sometimes feel like a bit of a black box.
  • If that's a non-profit, that whole entity would have to have their operational budget published.
  • Uniquely, because I think our concern is that this application only to the safety net public entities
  • puts them at a disadvantage compared to the other entities that would contract with non-profits.
Bills: SB 6, SB6, SB504, SB765, SB815, SB929
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

March 18, 2025 - 09:00 AM

Transcript Highlights:
  • We will now take up HB 633 relating to behavioral health managing entities.
  • I'm going to keep talking to you today about managing entities, but it's for behavioral health.
  • The way that we operate our behavioral health network is through these managing entities, and this bill
  • We have Natalie Kelly from the Florida Association of Managing Entities.
  • Natalie Kelly, from the Florida Association of Managing Entities, is also a proponent of the bill.
Summary: The committee met with a quorum present and heard six bills, all of which were reported favorably. HB 1567, relating to insulin administration by direct support professionals, was amended to clarify the type of insulin that may be administered and to allow supervision of self-administration of an insulin pen. Supporters described the bill as a way to keep people with developmental disabilities in group homes rather than forcing institutional placement; the amendment and bill both passed unanimously, 17-0. PCS for HB 1103, on services for persons with disabilities, would expand the APD managed care pilot statewide in phases, require more transparency on waitlist data, create a statewide family care council, and address transition services for young adults leaving foster care. Testimony was mixed: supporters emphasized the long APD waitlist and the need for a voluntary option, while some witnesses and members raised concerns about the accelerated rollout, limited data, and preserving consumer-directed care. The committee adopted the bill 17-0. CS for HB 127, on exceptional student education, would create micro-credentials and coordinate with the Florida Center for Students with Unique Abilities and OSHA to support students with disabilities transitioning to work; it passed 17-0 after testimony from a parent and advocates. HB 989, concerning licensure of family foster homes, was amended to streamline license transfers for foster parents moving within Florida while maintaining oversight and directing DCF rulemaking. A teacher and other supporters said the bill would reduce bureaucracy and help children remain in stable homes; it passed 17-0. PCS for HB 1091, on substance abuse and mental health care, updates processes related to the 988 crisis line, methadone treatment needs assessments, and forensic evaluators, and adds data/reporting requirements for DCF managing entities. After one amendment and testimony from supporters and one opponent, it passed 16-0. Finally, HB 633, on behavioral health managing entities, was amended and then approved 17-0; it requires more structured data and reporting from managing entities to increase accountability and transparency in the behavioral health system.
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

March 4, 2025 - 04:00 PM

Transcript Highlights:
  • Just a little background, the Florida Auditor General conducts audits of governmental entities to provide
  • the legislature, Florida citizen, conducts audits of governmental entities to provide the legislature
  • controls over negotiating, monitoring, and documenting the reasonableness of construction management entity
  • a little unique... ...unique in that, as I mentioned earlier, sometimes we go in and we audit an entity
  • You know, sometimes the entities themselves, like I mentioned New College, you know, us mentioning that
Summary: The Higher Education Budget Subcommittee met to hear a presentation from the Florida Auditor General’s office on recent operational audits of four universities and to discuss how audit findings are handled. The Auditor General explained that financial audits occur annually and operational audits at least every three years, with universities required to respond in writing to findings; the office generally follows up in the next audit cycle, though it can audit sooner if needed. Members asked about accountability, whether findings are referred to other bodies, and how internal university audit functions interact with the state audit process. The chair emphasized the committee’s oversight role in ensuring public funds are used appropriately. The audit findings highlighted issues at New College of Florida, Florida A&M University, the University of Florida, and Florida Atlantic University. At New College, auditors cited invoice/payment errors, delinquent student account collection delays, prohibited extra compensation, exceeding state remuneration limits for certain employees, weak purchasing card controls, construction management cost documentation issues, and subcontractor licensing documentation gaps. At FAMU, auditors found investment accounting classification issues, delayed bank reconciliations, late vendor payments, and incomplete annual employee evaluations. At UF, auditors reported concerns over a $6.4 million consulting contract, event and catering spending, president’s office hiring and salary practices, bonus and relocation payments, continued high compensation after the president transitioned to another role, travel expenses including charter flights, and remote work agreements. At FAU, auditors found distance learning fee revenue exceeded allowable costs by about $2.8 million, carry forward funds were underreported by about $77 million, and credit card controls needed improvement. Members pressed the Auditor General on whether overpayments were refunded, whether any findings involved statutory violations, and what enforcement exists beyond the audit report. The auditor said some issues were corrected by the universities, such as New College recovering excess compensation from foundation funds, but others would be revisited in future audits; if potential fraud were identified, it would be referred to the state attorney’s office. The chair closed by noting that accountability for public spending rests with the Legislature and the committee, and the meeting adjourned without any vote or formal action beyond receiving the presentation.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/04/2026 - Senate Education

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • So I can't conceive of how there could logically be a fiscal impact. ...so if governmental entities don't
  • Obviously, if a governmental entity chooses to make its facilities available for the course, then that
  • governmental entity—via a county, a city, a school district, what have you—is obviously going to have
  • The prohibition does not prohibit a county library district, municipal library, or other entity with
  • Charter schools, which I'm sure you're alluding to, are a different kind of entity.
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

November 4, 2025 - 01:30 PM

Transcript Highlights:
  • REALLY THEY HAVE GIVEN US THE ABILITY TO HAVE AN ENTITY WHICH IS CATEGORY SPECIFIC LEVEL TO BE ABLE TO
  • AROUND SEVENTEEN PERCENT AGRICULTURE. 60 PERCENT OF THE LAND USE IN THE WATERSHED AND THE OTHER ENTITIES
  • MAPS AND THE LARGE CONTRIBUTORS I KNOW CERTAINLY IN MY LOCAL WATERSHED EYES SEE SOME OF THE HIGHEST ENTITY
  • IT SOMETHING MORE PRIVATE ENTITY CAME TO US AND OFFERED US A PROJECT AND IF IT IS A PROJECT THAT WE CAN
  • MANY ENTITIES ARE CONCERNED. >> Chair: MR.