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HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
WLA, WLA DEFER Public Hearings 02-18-2026
Transcript Highlights:
- The program is modeled on other programs that have been used successfully in states on the continent.
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or programmed or programmed or planned<00:31:56.080>to <00:31:56.240> - pilot programs also become permanent. pilot programs also become permanent.
- I'm the Hawaii Regional Manager for Surf I'm the Hawaii Regional Manager for Surf Rider<01:11:47.920>
- Appreciate it. worked out and programs um adjusted. worked out and programs um adjusted.
Summary:
The committee took up Senate Bill 3019, which would cap ticket resale prices at face value for events in Hawaii and authorize DCCA to enforce violations. DCCA’s Office of Consumer Protection opposed the bill and said it preferred a ticket transparency approach focused on upfront disclosure of fees, while supporters argued the measure would curb scalping, bots, and extreme markups. Testimony from the National Independent Venue Association and a concert promoter emphasized that resale does not add inventory and said the bill would protect consumers; committee members questioned DCCA about enforcement and cited examples of very high resale prices for local concerts. No vote was taken in the excerpt, and the chair said the measure would be moved along for further consideration.
The committee then heard Senate Bill 3311, which would create the Strengthen Hawaii Homes Program within DLNR to fund fire-mitigation grants for residential property owners. DLNR supported the bill, saying the need is immediate and that the program is modeled on successful mainland efforts, though the department said it ultimately belongs under the State Fire Marshal once that office has capacity. DCCA’s Insurance Division submitted written comments only. The measure was received without further action in the excerpt.
Senate Bill 2979, authorizing DLNR and community-based organizations to enter community co-management agreements for state lands, drew broad support from OHA, community groups, and several individuals, who said the bill would formalize partnerships, strengthen shared responsibility, and help community stewardship efforts. Testifiers clarified that the bill does not require 65-year agreements and said the term should be left to DLNR’s discretion. The committee then moved on without questions or a vote shown in the excerpt.
Finally, the committee heard Senate Bill 2351 on the state park special fund, which would allow DLNR to use fund monies for environmental protection programs. DLNR’s state parks administrator opposed the bill, saying the special fund is already fully committed to urgent maintenance and infrastructure needs across an aging park system, and warned that diverting money would weaken the fund’s ability to support parks. The Tax Foundation also submitted written testimony, and a community witness opposed the measure for similar reasons. The excerpt ends as the committee begins Senate Bill 2918, which would require HCDA to establish a community action center in Chinatown; HCDA’s executive director expressed concern about jurisdiction and said the city and county should continue leading that work.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Friday, March 27, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- So during Women's History Month, when I think about what this administration is doing—gutting programs
- which time he helped develop programs which time he helped develop programs that<00:15:03.440>
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Speaker, <00:43:30.880>Vulcan in the region. Now, Mr.- Speaker, Vulcan in the region. Now, Mr.
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NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Carbon Sequestration Programs Study Commission (04/17/2026)
Transcript Highlights:
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so about Finite Carbon in our program so about Finite Carbon in our program- Sarah later on with their their program Sarah later on with their their program uh<00:19:39.560>
- management plans, are in tax programs. management plans, are in tax programs.
- And so this program.
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Summary:
The meeting began with introductions, approval of the March 6 minutes as amended to add an attendee list, and a brief overview of the day’s agenda. The committee heard two presentations from carbon project developers, with the first from Dylan Jenkins of Finite Carbon. He described Finite Carbon’s work in improved forest management projects, its role in developing carbon methodologies and protocols, and its experience with projects in New England, Appalachia, Alaska, and Canada. He also outlined the difference between compliance and voluntary carbon markets, the role of registries and intermediaries, and the types of buyers in the market, including large corporate buyers and long-term off-take partners.
A major focus of the presentation was how forest carbon projects are structured and how credits are monetized. Jenkins distinguished between removals and reductions, explaining that removals come from new forest growth while reductions are tied more closely to baseline assumptions and standing stock. He said improved forest management projects can generate both types of credits, and that removals generally command higher prices because they are easier for buyers to understand and verify. He also emphasized that carbon project commercialization can occur before, during, or after credit issuance, and that landowners may be paid through a variety of structures, including leases, advance fees, per-unit payments, or off-take agreements.
Jenkins then addressed the committee’s tax-related questions, saying House Bill 123 appeared intended to treat carbon credit sales similarly to timber sales for local tax purposes. He argued that carbon credits are a forest product and that taxing them can be reasonable in principle, but he stressed that lawmakers should distinguish between commoditization and commercialization when deciding what event to tax. He noted that credits may be created but never sold, and that in some programs landowners retain timber and carbon rights while in others the developer has deeper control over those rights. In response to questions, he said the industry uses protocols, verification, and third-party oversight to address baseline and quality concerns, but acknowledged that baseline setting remains a major point of debate in the market.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
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programs <00:04:10.439>um State entitlement programs programs um State - , MinnesotaCare, which is a health care program, child care, public health, housing, and other programs
- children's health insurance program children's health insurance program otherwise<00:07:05.000><
- otherwise known as chip this program otherwise known as chip this program covers<00:07:07.400>
- One program that TANF supports is the Minnesota Family Investment Program, which provides employment
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- Cindy Fowler, resident of Kauai and Association regional coordinator for Kauai and Maui County.
- Uh, we have Nick Losspanos, resident of Hilo and Association regional coordinator for Hawaii County.
- Cindy Fowler, resident of Kauai and Association regional coordinator for Kauai and Maui County.
- Cindy Fowler, resident of Kauai and Association regional coordinator for Kauai and Maui County.
- Cindy Fowler, resident of Kauai and Association regional coordinator for Kauai and Maui County.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Land Grant Jul 14th, 2025
House Rural Development, Land Grants And Cultural Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- When those New Deal programs went away, the funding for those programs sorted out, and a lot of those
- The Acequias Running and Flowing Regional Conservation Partnership Program encourages different stakeholders
- The 1113 program funds acequias.
- And so the way the program works is a loan-for-service program.
- The status of the program is that this program under the law allows for two students per year to enroll
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- It's a business retention and expansion program.
- It's a business retention and expansion program.
- especially within a regional context. especially within a regional context.
- Uh, from that standpoint, um, you know, what... program uh I have not heard as many program uh I have
- So there's a kind of real regional component to this.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
October 8, 2025 - 08:00 AM
Transcript Highlights:
- I PROVIDE CYCLE THERAPY TO THE POPULATION AND STARTED THREE PROGRAMS TO HELP COPS IN FLORIDA.
- DETENTION SERVICES AND DETENTION FIXED CAPITAL OUTLAY OVERVIEW REGIONAL DETENTION CENTERS ARE TEMPORARY
- WE HAVE 21 REGIONAL DETENTION CENTERS THROUGHOUT FLORIDA STAFFED BY DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES AND IN CONTRACT
- TALK TO US PLEASE ABOUT THE DELAY OR THE TIME IT TAKES TO GET PEOPLE OUT OF DETENTION AND INTO PROGRAMS
- SO I CAN'T TAKE A COMPLEX MENTAL HEALTH ISSUE YOUTH AND PUT THEM IN A SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROGRAM.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Health and Human Services Jun 26th, 2025
Legislative Health & Human Services Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- What is the program? What is the name of that program?
- City Representative: ...jobs program.
- That's the McKinney-Vento program.
- When we brought all these programs together, there's capacity issues in these programs.
- Oh, I didn't add my programs, oh yes.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 4/9/25
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Partnership Program. Partnership Program.
- There are also two other authorized programs under the MJSP program: the pathways program, which is essentially
- Program uh is a program that Partnership Program uh is a program that uh<00:25:27.679>
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the programs under the MJSP program. the programs under the MJSP program. the - and that program.
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Transcript Highlights:
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AR
Arkansas 2026 1st Special Session
ALC-OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING REVIEW SUBCOMMITTEE Jun 18th, 2026
ALC-OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING REVIEW SUBCOMMITTEE
Transcript Highlights:
- Okay, so primarily what we're doing with this program is pulling the asbestos out of the program, monitoring
- looking at really attributing real cost to the actual expenses of the program.
- So, for example, in 2023, the total number of hours in the region—and when I say region, states that
- that program in the last three years, if I am correct.
- But there is a program out there for them to do that, sir. That's a good program.
Summary:
The committee first reviewed the Arkansas Division of Environmental Quality’s asbestos abatement program. DEQ explained that it licenses asbestos-related workers and businesses under federal and state law, including contractors, workers, inspectors, planners, designers, consultants, air monitors, and training providers. Members asked about the continued presence of asbestos in modern products, the status of the program’s grant fund, and why program expenses were expected to rise; DEQ said grants have not been issued in more than six years because revenues have not left a surplus, and the higher expenses reflect a reallocation of inspector salaries to the fund that supports the program. DEQ also described complaint-driven inspections, enforcement tools such as civil penalties and notices of violation, and the health risks of exposure, including asbestosis and mesothelioma. The report was accepted without objection.
The committee then heard from the Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training. The commission outlined its standards, compliance, decertification, basic academy, advanced training, and jail standards functions, and said it operates three basic academies in Camden, Benton-Bryant, and Springdale. Members asked about recruitment and retention, academy capacity, training hours, and costs to local agencies; the commission said attendance costs counties nothing because the state funds the academies, and that basic training is being expanded to 705 hours with a greater emphasis on practical instruction. The commission also described separate training for detention officers and school resource officers, and said law enforcement divisions in other agencies, such as the Department of Agriculture, are held to the same standards. It noted that most academy attendance requires agency hiring first, though a veterans-to-law-enforcement program allows some veterans to attend on their own and later seek employment. This report also was accepted without objection.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
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suspect. is suspect. is suspect. - program which is an optional program program which is an optional program that<02:25:24.319>
- program similar for bike infrastructure. program similar for bike infrastructure.
- program, the uh car inspection program. program, the uh car inspection program.
- program, uh, etc., right? program, uh, etc., right? Thank<05:08:28.638>
you.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Senate Energy and Natural Resources (03/24/2026)
Energy and Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
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and in a community aggregation program and in a community aggregation program - That's a separate part of the program That's a separate part of the program that<00:36:21.880>
- Maybe they're new to the region. Maybe they do..."
- Maybe they're new to the region. Maybe they do..."
- Maybe they're new to the region. Maybe they do...
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Appropriations Committee May 14th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- AB 2114, Brian, educational asylum programs, held in committee.
- , strike the new program and apply the 10% requirement to Cal Fire's existing programs, out with Republicans
- AB 1679, Mark Gonzalez, local pop-up small business program.
- AB 2508, Hoover, public purpose programs, held in committee.
- AB 2430, Mertucci, after-school programs, held in committee.
Summary:
The Assembly Appropriations Committee held a suspense-file hearing on May 14, 2026, reviewing hundreds of Assembly bills and a few committee bills. The chair opened by explaining the committee’s budget constraints and the factors used in suspense decisions, including fiscal impact, return on investment, effects on constituents, and protection of the state’s social safety net. The agenda was organized alphabetically by author, and the committee noted that results would be posted later that day online.
The committee then acted on a very large number of measures, sending many bills to the Assembly floor on do pass or do pass as amended motions, while holding many others in committee. Topics covered a broad range of policy areas, including housing, health care, education, labor, public safety, wildfire mitigation, water, energy, transportation, cannabis, immigration, and state governance. Many bills were amended to narrow scope, make implementation contingent on appropriations or existing resources, remove provisions, or clarify agency responsibilities; several bills were held without further action.
Among the notable actions, the committee advanced bills on items such as Medi-Cal services, child care, wildfire-related programs, housing financing, school and college issues, public safety and criminal justice, environmental and energy policy, and various consumer and business regulations. Some measures were sent out on A or B roll calls, with Republicans often not voting on amended bills. The hearing concluded after the committee reported that a large number of bills had been moved to the Assembly floor, either as do pass or do pass with amendments, and the committee adjourned.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Education Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on Education
Transcript Highlights:
- His schedule is devoid of programming five days a week, and his meals are eaten alone.
- The development of that program started when Joe was still in school.
- Employment programs must offer more than just job placement.
- I'm the racial equity and access program assistant at Massachusetts Advocates for Children.
- There are many pilot programs out there.
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Education held a hearing focused primarily on special education-related bills, with testimony centered on two major themes: transition planning for students aging out of school-based services at age 22, and the fiscal strain special education costs place on districts. Committee members explained hearing procedures, noted the House was in formal session, and periodically stepped out for votes while staff recorded testimony. A separate bill on special education due process was also taken up briefly, along with a bill on special education finance and another on equitable access/data reporting.
On House Bill 752 and Senate Bill 313, witnesses from the Arc of Massachusetts, the Massachusetts Down Syndrome Congress, the Developmental Disabilities Council, families, self-advocates, and Senator Comerford described the “Turning 22” transition as a crisis point that often leaves families without adult placements, services, or clear communication. Testimony emphasized earlier planning, more accountability, better data collection, and a commission to improve coordination and residential placement. Several parents and advocates shared personal accounts of traumatic transitions, delayed placements, and the need for plans to begin at least a year before age 22. The committee later closed testimony on these bills after hearing from all signed-up speakers.
House Bill 4217, on special education due process, drew support from Representative Sullivan-Almeida, parents, and advocates who argued that the burden of proof should shift from families to school districts. Testimony described costly legal battles, delays, and parents having to become experts in reading instruction or hire advocates and attorneys to secure services. Brody Dwyer, a 10-year-old student with dyslexia, and his mother described how evidence-based instruction helped him after years of struggle. The committee also heard testimony on House Bill 546/Senate Bill 317, which would require DESE to publish cross-tabulated data on race, disability, gender, income, and other factors; advocates said this would better expose disparities and help address the school-to-prison pipeline. Finally, on House Bill 691/Senate Bill 430, school leaders, educators, and union representatives testified that special education costs are outpacing district budgets and that increasing circuit breaker reimbursement and creating a commission to study long-term sustainability would help prevent staffing cuts and service reductions. No votes were taken during the hearing; the committee repeatedly closed testimony on individual bills as speakers finished and moved through the agenda.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Education Policy and Administration (02/18/2026)
Education Policy and Administration
Transcript Highlights:
- , program, a a wonderful robotics program, program, a a wonderful robotics program, great<01:47:13.440
- EFA program.
- This could be a clever way to kill the program.” programs all over the country and that programs all
- Is that money going into which program? program? program?
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But these programs. But these programs.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
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so eligibility limits for our programs so eligibility limits for our programs - program.
- There's no regional accommodation for the impact of state policy on different regions of the state over
- <01:04:44.240>
so also have the cash assistance program so also have the cash assistance program - It's the same in county program aid.
Summary:
The Ways and Means Committee began with member and staff introductions, including several new members and committee staff. Representative Zach Stevenson, the DFL lead, objected to the day’s presentation, saying he was disappointed the committee was starting with a group he viewed as aligned with Republicans rather than a nonpartisan budget presentation. The chair responded that the committee had a bipartisan agreement and that hearing a different perspective was appropriate. The committee then proceeded to a presentation from economists with the Center of the American Experiment, with questions held until the end.
The presentation focused on Minnesota’s budget outlook, arguing that the state faces a structural imbalance and a projected $5.14 billion deficit in the 2028-29 biennium. The presenters said spending has outpaced revenues, highlighted a large increase in general fund spending since 2023, and argued that inflation-adjusted per-capita spending remains above pre-2024 levels through the forecast period. They said the biggest growth areas are E-12 education and especially Health and Human Services, with HHS projected to become the largest budget category and much of its growth tied to Medicaid and long-term care waivers.
The presenters also argued Minnesota spends more than most states on welfare and Medicaid, citing comparisons showing the state near the top nationally in spending per person in poverty and in several Medicaid categories. They said some of the HHS growth reflects policy changes from the 2023 session, while other pressures come from enrollment growth, health care prices, federal debt, and an aging population. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the portion of the meeting shown.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
Senate Chamber Jan 26th, 2026 at 11:01 am
New Mexico Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- She is actually a graduate of the journalism program at New Mexico State University, where I happened
- that is a master's program for all of New Mexico.
- It's been featured on national news programs, podcasts, blogs, and online news outlets.
- benefits based on eligibility in the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program.
- benefits based on eligibility in the temporary assistance for needy families program.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations and Budget Public Safety Subcommittee - Afternoon Session Jan 12th, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- I've moved agents' positions from one region to Another. So, we have six regions across the state.
- When I got to able, we had a program. We still have a program called Acela.
- The AWS program. We're partnering with OMEs to implement the AWS program, which is basically AI.
- I can't figure out this program.
- Program.