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NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Finance Feb 12th, 2026 at 05:47 pm

Senate Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • This is part of the reconciliation. They wanted to go to them.
  • This is part of the reconciliation of the budget.
  • The federal government would give us a healthy match as part of the program.
  • give us a healthy match as part of the program.
  • I'm not part of the Ruidoso stuff for me.
Bills: SB190, HB247, HB8
FL
Transcript Highlights:
  • I think the part that I'm concerned about that I'm hoping you'll address is what the...
  • I think the part that I'm concerned about that I'm hoping you'll address is what the mandate, if you
  • It's not part of the maintenance program, which is what we're talking about here.
  • And I understand that part.
  • And I understand that part. I think this is probably my final question, Madam Chair.
Summary: The Committee on Environment and Natural Resources heard and approved several bills. SB 636 by Sen. Leek would create additional pathways for counties and municipalities to obtain critically eroded beach or area of critical state concern designations, with the sponsor and supporters describing it as a forward-looking beach management approach that could improve access to state and federal funding. Questions focused on whether the bill imposed an unfunded mandate and how it would affect existing designations; the sponsor said it was voluntary and not retroactive. Pepper Uchino of the Florida Shore and Beach Preservation Association supported the proactive concept but stressed that funding remains the central issue. The bill was reported favorably. The committee also considered CS/SB 544 by Sen. Truenow, which transfers the Golf Course Best Management Practices Certification Program from DEP to FDACS. The sponsor said the move would improve continuity and encourage more golf courses to enroll in BMPs, while maintaining existing environmental requirements and enforcement through DEP if problems arise. Senator Smith and an opponent from the Florida Springs Council questioned whether golf courses are truly agricultural and raised concerns about water quality protections and possible tax or land-use implications; supporters from the Florida Golf Course Superintendents Association said the bill does not change taxation or existing nutrient reporting requirements. After a technical amendment, the bill was reported favorably, with Senator Smith voting no. CS/SB 848 by Sen. Truenow, dealing with stormwater treatment and water quality enhancement areas, was also amended and reported favorably. The sponsor said the bill clarifies the difference between permanent, secured water quality credits and stormwater allocations, and the amendment would allow WQEAs to address new stormwater rule requirements until rulemaking is complete and make public-land reviews forward-looking only. A representative of Resource Environmental Solutions supported the measure and said it would help create a reliable market for water quality credits. The committee then approved CS/SB 546 by Vice Chair Mayfield, which strengthens public notice requirements for the sale or exchange of state conservation lands and extends similar notice requirements to water management districts; conservation groups and Sen. Smith supported the bill as a transparency measure. Finally, DEP presented its State Park Amenities Report, estimating nearly $759 million in repair and maintenance needs over 10 years and $1.39 billion in contemplated new construction and development across the state park system. The committee took no further action and adjourned.
ND

North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Appropriations - Government Operations Division Apr 16th, 2025 at 02:00 pm

Appropriations - Government Operations Division

Transcript Highlights:
  • And part of that was lacking because the bill was transferred here.
  • None of us were a part of... our cities. What is that?
  • None of us were a part of Question.
  • And so that's also part of the change going on that I'm just warning you about.
  • I don't think they're in the same business as the promotion part, the marketing part.
Bills: SB2012
Summary: The Government Operations division met to consider House Bill 1015, the OMB budget, with several amendments already in hand. A major portion of the discussion centered on Senator Mathern’s concerns about the proposed new state hospital in Jamestown. He argued the project is outdated, too expensive, and should be delayed or reduced in favor of local behavioral health services and deferred maintenance at the existing LaHogue facility. Other members questioned him about staffing, capacity, constitutional issues, and the relationship between the hospital proposal and broader mental health investments in other bills. The committee also reviewed budget mechanics, including the transfer of up to $240 million from the Social Services Fund to the Human Services Finance Fund, a $40 million deferred maintenance fund, a $3 million deficiency appropriation for the new and vacant FTE pool, and other OMB-related items. Members discussed whether OMB should have managerial control over the Jamestown project and generally agreed that OMB oversight could help manage costs, though concerns about the hospital remained. The committee then considered two funding items that drew the most debate: guardianship grants and a pro-life education campaign. After testimony from a representative supporting the campaign, members agreed to reduce that item by $500,000 and add $1 million for guardianship grants, while leaving the overall bill to be finalized in conference. The committee adopted Amendment Version 2006 with those changes and then passed HB 1015 as amended on a roll call vote, with all members voting aye except Senator Burckhard on the amendment vote; he later voted aye on the bill itself. The chair indicated the bill would move to conference committee.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

Minnesota’s Healthcare Needs – Senator Carla Nelson Mar 31st, 2025

Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Part of that is because if we think about five years ago, the COVID impact was extremely hard on our
  • So that's part of it also.
  • <00:00:56.800> of the healthc care industry uh part of the healthc care industry uh part of
  • of it also workers so that's that's part of it also a<00:01:08.400> lot<00:01:08.520> of
  • And as you know, those are in dire straits, particularly in certain parts of our state.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Pensions, Investments & Financial Services Mar 17th, 2025

Pensions, Investments & Financial Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • Definitely male factor is a significant part of it. OK. All right. Thank you. That was my question.
  • are a part of the Southern Baptist Church.
  • And so as part of that is we provided this glossary. for you on the first page of terms, but also the
  • So part of our money, that's correct, I was in the Bahamas.
  • If it is part of the pre-need contract, it has to be trusted. It may not be offered that same way.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Education Policy Committee Mar 5th, 2025

Education Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • There are two main parts to this bill.
  • I was part of the Where I'm coming from, I was part of a group many years ago—I just throw 20 out there—who
  • These people in here were part of that group. In fact, Mr. He knows what I'm talking about.
  • I see this as a two-part situation. One, we're talking about parents having the right to...
  • of our nation's... values that were a part of our nation's greatness.
Bills: HB266, SB85, SB166, HB266, SB85, SB166
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Business and Commerce (Part I) Feb 18th, 2025

Business & Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • see, but I'm just concerned about taking GR dollars and investing them, but I, I like the donation part
  • and the other, uh, parts that you have in the reserve.
  • We have started looking at is this a potential part of our portfolio of the different endowments that
  • Uh, it is just not part of our portfolio or even to, just to answer, um.
  • Well, I think that's part of maybe the questions, in part, not to speak for the senators Dean, is what
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

Senate Education (03/24/2026)

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • of the bill, but we left in the part that you now see.
  • we left in the part that you now see. we left in the part that you now see.
  • Um, but that was for the first part; that's all been deleted.
  • Um, there's also other parts of that Um, there's also other parts of that bill<01:29:23.520> in
  • <01:44:33.680> to someone to work this part-time to someone to work this part-time to to<01
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • ,<00:10:32.079> ABC<00:10:32.640> was As part of its implementation, ABC was As part
  • Um, critical part of the conversation.
  • package as part of a fully insured plan. package as part of a fully insured plan.
  • But for is part of that package as well.
  • <01:32:03.040> of that other states that are a part of that other states that are a part of
Keywords: 958, all
Summary: The task force opened with a moment of silence for the Louisville UPS plane tragedy, approved the October 15 minutes, and reminded members to submit policy recommendations before the December 16 meeting, when the group will discuss its report to LRC. The first informational presentation, from the Department for Public Health, focused on youth vaping. Elizabeth Good and Julie Brooks cited a recent Surgeon General report warning that youth vaping can harm brain development, mental health, lungs, asthma, and hormones, and noted Kentucky survey data showing 8.7% of students reported daily vaping and 19.7% used vaping products in the prior 30 days. They described prevention and cessation resources including Catch My Breath, I Can End the Trend, Not on Tobacco, My Life, My Quit, Quitline services, and the Kentucky TRUST retailer education program, which trained 3,371 individuals in 2024 and distributed 253 Tobacco 21 toolkits. The next presentation came from Kentucky ABC on implementation of SB 100, which created the division of tobacco, nicotine, and vapor product licensing. Commissioner Scotty Tracy and Jamar Carter said all retailers selling tobacco, nicotine, or vapor products must be licensed, regulations were filed October 31, 2025, and the online application portal is live. In response to questions about sales to minors, they said violations carry escalating fines for clerks and owners, with a fourth violation resulting in no license renewal for two years and unpaid fines also blocking renewal. They said complaints can be submitted through the portal, by phone, or on the ABC website, and enforcement investigates tips and may use underage compliance checks. The committee then heard from Kim McKenna Johnson of One Cross Community Health, who argued for a “deficiency-first” and holistic approach to care centered on nutrition, lifestyle, and targeted supplementation. She said her clinic serves more than 7,000 patients in Taylor and Marion counties and described a model that includes primary care, behavioral health, functional medicine, addiction recovery, and chronic care. She cited Kentucky health rankings, claimed nutritional deficiencies cost the state billions, and said many children are overprescribed while undernourished. She urged broader insurance coverage for nutritional testing and supplements, rural demonstration grants, and Medicaid pilots for clinically prescribed supplements. Members asked about testing costs, dietitian support, long-term cost savings, compliance, and whether medications are often used to prevent damage from noncompliance; the presenter said the lab tests are generally covered, supplements are the main cost barrier, and seeing lab results can improve family buy-in. No votes were taken during the meeting.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 3/26/25

Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • That's a big part of that.
  • That's a big part of that.
  • That's a big part of that.
  • That's a big part of that.
  • That's a big part of that.
Keywords: 1183, house
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Special Session 2026 May 8th, 2026

Alabama Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • if we are not a part of the process. if we are not a part of the process.
  • he was a part of the delegation. he was a part of the delegation.
  • that's part of our job is educating. that's part of our job is educating.
  • Someone once told me, you are either part of the solution or you're part of the problem.
  • . part of Russell, part of Houston.
Keywords: 920, all
Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, the pledge, and a roll call establishing a quorum of 35 senators. The journal was adopted without objection, absent senators were excused, and there were no house messages, committee reports, motions, or resolutions before the first bill was called. The main item of business was House Bill 1, described as a conditional measure to set a process for electing U.S. House candidates in Alabama’s congressional districts 1, 2, 6, and 7 if a federal court order lifts current injunctions. The sponsor said the bill would only take effect if the court order is issued and would allow quick compliance with federal rulings. Debate centered on whether the bill was truly responsive to the court or instead an attempt at mid-decade redistricting; opponents argued it would violate Alabama’s constitutional limits on elections and ignore the court’s redistricting orders, while supporters said they were trying to comply with the court and that the issue was partisan rather than personal. Much of the discussion focused on Allen v. Milligan, the Voting Rights Act, and the meaning of the court’s injunctions. One senator argued the bill would dilute Black voting strength and was being driven by national Republican politics, while the sponsor and others insisted the legislature was acting only conditionally and that the court had not ordered the specific action being debated. The exchange became lengthy and contentious, but no final vote or other action on HB1 was taken in the portion provided.
CO

Colorado 2026 Regular Session

Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 098 Apr 21st, 2026

Colorado House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • More than just a race, the Bolder Boulder is part run, part community celebration, and part patriotic
  • Boulder is part run, part community Boulder is part run, part community celebration,<00:22:20.280>
  • , and part patriotic tribute, celebration, and part patriotic tribute, culminating<00:22:23.440> in
  • > the<02:02:43.440> the to be the continuing part of the the to be the continuing part
  • in order to decrease it by five parts in order to decrease it by five parts per<02:37:08.600>
Keywords: 981, all
Summary: The House convened, established a quorum, and approved the journal from April 20, 2026. Members then made announcements about committee schedules, open enrollment, and the Bolder Boulder event, and welcomed guests from the Leadership Program of the Rockies. The House also adopted Senate Joint Resolution 20, recognizing April 9, 2026 as Home Education Day in Colorado, on a 60-2 vote with three excused. Supporters described home education as a longstanding family choice and emphasized parental rights and educational flexibility. The chamber then received committee reports, including an Appropriations Committee report advancing House Bills 1052, 1132, 1143, 1226, 1343, and 1344 to the Committee of the Whole. The Majority Leader moved several bills to special orders for April 21, 2026 at 9:20 a.m., and the motion was adopted without objection. The Committee of the Whole took up House Bill 1028, concerning second language diploma endorsements for graduating high school students. After adopting the appropriations report, the House passed the bill. Supporters said it would recognize bilingualism and Colorado’s diversity. The committee then considered House Bill 1143, concerning background checks for non-employment-based educational opportunities. The bill sponsor said it would allow qualified people without Social Security numbers to participate in internships, clinical placements, and volunteer opportunities by using alternative identification. Several members opposed the bill and supported amendments, arguing for employer or institutional choice, narrower definitions, and concerns about constitutional rights, tax compliance, and the breadth of the bill. Amendment L6 failed, and the transcript ends amid extended discussion of Amendment L7 regarding enforcement against public entities, with no final action on the bill shown in the excerpt.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Executive Departments and Administration (02/04/2026)

Executive Departments and Administration

Transcript Highlights:
  • Uh uh Margaret are part of our board.
  • Uh they own a part of a forest states.
  • proprietors would not be part of this. proprietors would not be part of this.
  • , >> Yeah, for the body work part, >> Yeah, for the body work part, >> right?
  • <04:07:25.279> of in the approval process is is part of in the approval process is is part
Keywords: 1189, house, all
NH
Transcript Highlights:
  • balance and and I think it's a big part balance and and I think it's a big part of<01:49:56.760>
  • this That’s my part there.
  • I think that one part of the state closes at this time, the other part closes at this time.
  • I think that one part of the state closes at this time, the other part closes at this time.
  • I think that one part of the state closes at this time, the other part closes at this time.
Keywords: 1189, house, all
Summary: The meeting was an orientation for the Resources, Recreation and Development Committee, led by Chair Bob Harb. He reviewed committee procedures, including pink cards for witnesses, blue sheets for counts, use of drawers in the committee room, scheduling practices, and how bills would be posted and distributed. Members briefly introduced themselves and explained why they wanted to serve on the committee, with several citing interests in conservation, water quality, outdoor recreation, land use, and related local issues. The committee then opened a hearing on HB 1113, relative to OHRV operation on certain highways within the town of Windsor. Representative Ré Colcombe, the sponsor, explained that the bill would allow local OHV/UTV access across a short section of state road in Windsor so residents on divided portions of town could travel legally between areas. He said the town selectmen were already allowing OHRV use on town roads, the route was paved, traffic impacts were expected to be minimal, and local police had no objections. He also said the town would hold public hearings and notify abutters as required, and that if the select board ultimately opposed the proposal he would recommend killing the bill. Members asked about the legal authority for the change, speed limits, traffic volume, winter maintenance, and whether the Department of Transportation or select board had to approve the route. Colcombe said the town must hold a public hearing and that the change would need to be incorporated into RSA 258:10, section 4. He said the road is maintained by the town in winter and by the state in summer. An opponent, Anne Davis, testified that she opposed the bill, saying ATV use should be treated as a tool for forest management rather than recreation, that law enforcement capacity in Windsor was a concern, and that she believed affected residents should be fully notified before any approval. No vote or final action was taken in the portion provided.
VT

Vermont 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Session - 2026-05-22 - 3:45PM

Vermont House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • that is not part of the main hospital. that is not part of the main hospital.
  • Is that section two part of this committee of conference report?
  • When I read about the intents part of it, part of it is a smoking room, but don't worry, we'll make sure
  • Are you ready conference on its part?
  • Are you ready conference on its part?
Keywords: 926, house, all
Summary: The House took up S. 190, a health care cost-containment bill relating to the Green Mountain Care Board, reference-based pricing, and a study of a public employee health benefit authority. The House first suspended rules to take the bill from the notice calendar, then heard committee reports from Health Care, Ways and Means, and Appropriations. The Health Care committee chair described the bill as a strike-all amendment intended to carry out Act 68’s hospital reference-based pricing timeline, saying it would let the Green Mountain Care Board begin implementation for fiscal year 2027, expand reference-based pricing to qualified health plans and the Vermont Education Health Insurance program, and address hospital pricing transparency, outsourcing, and critical access hospital Medicare outpatient cost-sharing issues. Supporters argued the bill would lower insurance costs, help reduce property taxes, and improve hospital sustainability by reducing the need for hospitals to limit access as they approach revenue caps. The Ways and Means committee said the bill could reduce education spending by lowering health care costs for school employees and reported the bill favorably on a 7-4 vote. The Appropriations committee said it reviewed the bill and an amendment, and noted that much of the detailed language would be changed by the appropriations amendment; it also discussed a possible state innovation waiver under the Affordable Care Act. The Health Care committee reported its strike-all amendment favorably on a 10-0 vote. The bill’s provisions were described in detail, including requiring hospitals and insurers to express rates as a percentage of Medicare, setting a path toward national median hospital prices by 2030, limiting certain reimbursements for QHP and VHI plans, requiring a report on hospital outsourcing and provider tax impacts, and creating a public health system performance tool if funding is available. The speaker also noted that the bill would not affect critical access hospitals or Vermont’s Medicare-dependent hospital in the reimbursement cap provisions, and that critical access hospitals were already working with the Green Mountain Care Board on solutions to Medicare outpatient cost-sharing concerns.
VT

Vermont 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Session - 2026-03-20 - 11:00AM

Vermont Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:58:41.960> of<00:58:42.040> speech into my next part of speech into my next part
  • I was trying to get this to be part of a larger package.
  • I was trying to get this to be part of a larger package.
  • There's really two parts to this.
  • parts to this. parts to this.
Keywords: 927, senate, all
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Tourism and Gaming Working Group (TGWG) - Thu Feb 19, 2026 @ 4:00 PM HST

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Enforcement is a very important part of Enforcement is a very important part of this, and part of the
  • <01:40:23.119> But is not failure on anyone's part. But is not failure on anyone's part.
  • It's part of the experience.
  • It's part of the experience. on going. It's part of the experience.
  • part of healthy gambling.
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

WAL Public Hearing - Thu Mar 20, 2025 @ 9:30 AM HST

Water & Land

Transcript Highlights:
  • That part needs to be process.
  • So, we need to address that part.
  • What I'm saying is address that part.
  • So I have vacancies 25% VA part.
  • People there's this whole other part.
Keywords: 910, house, all
Summary: The committee heard several bills on water, land, housing, permitting, and historic preservation. For SB 746/SD2/HD1 on invasive species, DLNR and the Department of Agriculture supported the intent but warned that a bounty approach for coconut rhinoceros beetle could have unintended consequences, divert resources from biocontrol research, and be vulnerable to abuse; Hawaii Farm Bureau supported the measure. The committee also heard SB 1541 on the WoE water system, with testimony from ADC, Kunia Village Title Holding Company, and Farm Bureau in support, emphasizing the importance of the system for agriculture and the high cost of water on lands already dedicated to farming. The most extensive discussion was on SB 66, relating to building permit review and county permitting authority. DPP opposed the bill, saying the problem is not just agency review time but the broader permitting process, including applicant corrections, outside-agency review, staffing shortages, and low pay that make it hard to fill vacancies. DPP said it already meets or beats existing review deadlines for residential permits and is using tools like electronic plans and AI to help applicants submit better plans. Several supporters, including Iron Workers Local 625, an individual witness, and Hawaii Food Industry Association, backed the bill but urged a pilot program or other safeguards; some also asked for broader permit coverage beyond single-family homes. Committee members questioned DPP about whether applicant correction time should count against the clock, whether self-certification could be used, and whether the state should fund any new mandate. The committee then took up SB 26 on affordable housing, with HHFDC, OPSD, and HCDA in support and no opposition noted. Finally, on SB 1263 relating to historic preservation, HHFDC and DLNR supported the bill, while OHA offered comments and requested amendments, especially on the new risk-based review process for high-, medium-, and low-risk areas. OHA said the new procedure should be implemented carefully and allowed more time, describing it as a pilot that should be done well to be useful while still protecting cultural and historic resources. No votes or final actions were taken in the portion of the meeting provided.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

Committee on Education Policy - 02/10/25

Education Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • you feel left out; if you don't have one, but you feel terrible when you do have one and you aren't part
  • Schools are telling us that, for the most part, kids are doing just fine.
  • It's noble on your part to seek the information out.
  • of and is a quickly and a large part of and is a very<00:12:50.000> big<00:12:50.199> part
  • <00:39:49.359> of<00:39:49.520> the part of the part of the uptick<00:39:52.520> thank
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
Summary: The Minnesota Senate Education Policy Committee heard testimony on Senate File 508, a bill to restrict cell phone use in schools. Senator Mann said the proposal was based on roundtables with school districts across the state and on reports from other states, and argued that cell phones are harming student attention, mental health, classroom culture, and student-teacher relationships. She said K-8 restrictions are broadly supported, while high school policies should be more flexible, and emphasized that districts should control implementation. The bill also includes funding for education efforts around why the restrictions are being adopted and how students can use technology responsibly. Testifiers largely supported the bill or the general goal of limiting cell phone use. Dr. Anna Tyranny, a parent and licensed psychologist, said cell phones and social media can contribute to anxiety, poor concentration, cyberbullying, and inappropriate sharing, and urged a balanced approach that includes digital literacy education. St. Cloud Area Public Schools Superintendent Laori Pam and Tech High School staff member Molly Kenzie described their district’s policies, which keep phones away for the day in elementary and middle school and restrict them during class in high school. They cited U.S. Department of Education guidance, research on mental health and sleep disruption, and the need for age-appropriate, equitable, and consistently communicated policies. St. Cloud reported that its middle school policy, piloted and then expanded districtwide, led to a 50% reduction in cell phone discipline referrals and fewer classroom power struggles. The district said high school violations remain concentrated in certain grades, especially ninth and eleventh, and that it continues to address the issue through PBIS teams. No vote or final committee action on the bill was described in the transcript.
MA
Transcript Highlights:
  • I would say at the last part, some CCRC providers argue. That's just my thought.
  • Do any CCRCs actually claim or advertise that they have ALRs as part of their service? Jim?
  • The non-voting member part really just feels so bad to me—second-class citizen.
  • Well, that last part, that last bullet, scary...
  • So the last part of this report is letters received by advocates. Dignity?
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The commission met to review its draft final report on continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs), with most of the discussion focused on whether recommendations required unanimous consensus and how to handle disagreements in the report. Members agreed that consensus meant no stated opposition, and several participants argued that unresolved issues should still be described in the report rather than omitted. The chairs said the report would include agreed-upon recommendations, note areas without consensus, and preserve written comments or dissent letters submitted by members. The draft report’s findings and slides were reviewed charge by charge, including CCRC definitions, financial condition, entrance fee refunds, regulatory oversight, advertising practices, and closure/change-of-ownership procedures. Members suggested several factual and wording edits, including clarifying financial data sources, correcting a presenter’s name, refining language about entrance fee use and refund timing, and revising statements about Attorney General authority and CCRC advertising. There was also discussion about the need to distinguish nonprofit and for-profit CCRCs and to better explain how different care levels and licensing structures are described. On recommendations, the commission kept the proposal to advance the disclosure bill (S. 478) and update the consumer guide, but removed a recommendation for annual open board meetings after objections that it was inadequate. The group spent considerable time debating whether to recommend resident representation on CCRC boards, timely refund requirements for entrance fees, and possible state registration or definition changes for CCRCs, but no consensus was reached on those items. The chairs said the final report would be completed by the statutory August 1 deadline, with final written comments due before then and the report and meeting materials posted on the legislature website.