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NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Conservation Jan 27th, 2026 at 09:00 am

Senate Conservation

Transcript Highlights:
  • So I encourage you to maintain the spay and neuter fund in the state.
  • Madam Chair, members of the committee in the last five years, in states.
  • I'm allergic to the building. That's what's going on with my nose.
  • How was this equitably split up throughout the state?
  • Food Policy Council, and Farm to Table.
Bills: SB38 , SB46 , SB18
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Community Safety Jan 15th, 2026 at 08:00 am

Community Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • This is an issue of, as a state, you...
  • for many of the reasons that you stated.
  • Second, for doctors, and this is a bit more complicated, but Washington State is an outlier among states
  • The state...
  • The state militia are governed by the Washington Code of Military Justice, which also uses the breath
Bills: HB2220 , HB2362
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • 44.640><c> already</c><00:03:45.040><c> passed</c> states in fact have already passed states in fact
  • </c> state of Kentucky. state of Kentucky.
  • state hospitals?
  • , Western State, uh, Eastern State are all state psychiatric hospitals that are considered 202A hospitals
  • </c> have people that work across the state. have people that work across the state.
Summary: The committee approved the September 18 minutes and then heard testimony on House Bill 534, which would automatically seal dismissed eviction filings and protect youth from public disclosure in forcible detainer cases. Rep. Susan Tyler Whitten and George Ecklan of the Coalition for the Homeless said the bill is aimed at reducing housing barriers for Kentuckians, especially those with dismissed cases, while preserving landlords’ rights to pursue rent, collections, damages, and other legal remedies. They said the proposal was developed with input from landlords, clerks, judges, AOC, and service providers, and noted that similar laws exist in other states. Several members, including Sen. Neimes, Rep. Deetsz, Rep. Cole Carney, and Sen. Thomas, expressed support while emphasizing that the bill is narrowly tailored to dismissed cases and should not affect legitimate landlord claims; Sen. Wheeler raised concerns about cases involving settlements or delays and whether future landlords should know about them. The sponsors responded that the bill only covers dismissed actions, that dismissals require a judge’s order, and that the goal is to remove barriers created by records that remain publicly visible even when a case is resolved. The committee then took up Senate Bill 111 on juvenile justice. Commissioner Randy White, Kentucky Hospital Association President Nancy Galvanny, and Dr. Clark Lester of the University of Kentucky said the bill would require a secure state-run facility for youth with high-acuity mental health needs in detention and, until that is built, create a process with incentives for private hospitals to provide inpatient treatment with safeguards and increased compensation. They argued that detention is not an appropriate setting for severely mentally ill, violent youth and that private psychiatric hospitals often refuse these referrals or discharge them early. Dr. Lester cited recent referral data showing high denial rates for juvenile justice youth in private hospitals in August and September, often due to aggression, and described a case in which repeated placement attempts failed because of violent and self-harming behavior. The presenters said the bill is intended to fill a service gap and improve safety and outcomes for youth, staff, and hospitals, but no vote or final action on the bill was taken in the portion of the meeting provided.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • . states. states.
  • Um but states can create new state directed payments.
  • Um but states can create new state directed payments.
  • Um but states can create new state directed payments.
  • ><01:32:13.440><c> have</c><01:32:13.679><c> lower</c> states, only two states have lower states, only
Summary: The Medicaid Oversight and Advisory Board met on July 30, 2025, approved the June 25 minutes, and received a presentation from Katherine Castanza of the National Conference of State Legislatures on Medicaid provisions in H.R. 1. The presentation outlined more than 20 Medicaid-related provisions, emphasizing that the largest federal savings come from work/community engagement requirements, changes to provider taxes, limits on state-directed payments, more frequent eligibility redeterminations for expansion populations, and related eligibility/enrollment changes. She said the fiscal effects are backloaded, with most reductions occurring in the later years of the 10-year window, and noted potential significant impacts on hospital payments and state financing. She also described new funding opportunities, including a $50 billion rural health transformation fund and a new home and community-based services waiver with associated grants. A substantial portion of the discussion focused on Kentucky’s pending community engagement 1115 waiver and how it would interact with the new federal requirements. Board members asked whether the waiver had been approved, what the cabinet’s contingency plan would be if CMS does not approve it, and what the timeline is for compliance. Cabinet representatives said the waiver has not yet been approved by CMS, remains under public comment, and that the state will wait for CMS guidance before moving forward; if needed, the state would amend the waiver or submit a new one. They said the work requirement must be in place by January 1, 2027, with a possible extension to 2028. Castanza also explained that expansion adults with incomes between 100% and 138% of the federal poverty level would face new cost-sharing requirements beginning October 1, 2028, and that eligibility redeterminations would move from annual to every six months starting January 1, 2027. She then walked through provider tax changes, including a moratorium on new provider taxes beginning October 1, 2026, and a phased reduction in the hold-harmless threshold for existing taxes beginning January 1, 2028, with exemptions for nursing facilities and ICF/IID providers. Board members questioned the timing and likely impact on Kentucky, and Castanza responded that the effect would depend on each tax’s current rate and would phase in over time.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • State your name, tell us who you're with, and your position on the bill. My name is Mitch Fuller.
  • So we're grateful for what the state of Texas... well, the team you see in this state has done a lot
  • more than probably any other state to make sure that...
  • Please state your name, who you represent, and your position on the bill.
  • If you would state your name, who you represent, and your position on the bill.
Bills: HB39 , HB114 , HB1875 , HB1894 , HB1965 , HB2513 , HB39 , HB114
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • The committee substitute requested by Legislative Council and E&E differs from the original.
  • It would replace the outdated references with current law to reflect recent changes in the code and include
Bills: HB39 , HB114 , HB39 , HB114 , HB1875 , HB1894 , HB1965 , HB2513
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on International Relations Apr 28th, 2025

S/C on International Relations

Transcript Highlights:
  • The bill transfers FM1021 onto the state highway system. That's what we're asking you to consider.
  • House Bill 1026 is a step in the right direction to combat these criminal organizations and promote state
  • Have that opposition because it's been crystal clear from the federal level and the state level that
  • Now that the bad guys will be able to go either north or south, we can have state resources on both sides
  • In trade capacity, benefiting both the United States and Texas.
Bills: HB 1026 , SCR37
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Agriculture and Forestry Committee Apr 23rd, 2025

Agriculture and Forestry

Transcript Highlights:
  • I have helped secure state permits and federal permits in other states including Alabama.
  • We have just a handful of operations around the state.
  • HB448 doesn't dismantle institutions; it builds capacity.
  • There's seven across the state.
  • And, you know, this is the state that we have.
Bills: HB448 , HB448
AL
Transcript Highlights:
  • We operate with five warehouses in the state of Alabama. They're state-of-the-art warehouses.
  • We've worked with the state of Alabama, the ABC.
  • We are package stores in the state.
  • Not just the 98 cents of the state.
  • Pure Bottlers here in the state of Alabama.
Bills: HB521
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on International Relations Mar 24th, 2025

S/C on International Relations

Transcript Highlights:
  • The bill makes conforming changes in the Government Code, Education Code, Health and Safety Code, Transportation
  • Code, and Water Code.
  • -Mexico border, extending as far as 62 miles into the United States.
  • I understand there are about 20 other states, I believe.
  • States, particularly in tech, already invest in the U.S., but Texas lags behind states like California
Bills: HB 1240 , HB1353 , HCR76 , HCR90
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Education Finance Committee 3/20/25

Education Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • of our state budget.
  • of our state immediate you know state of our state budget.<00:10:04.000><c> I</c><00:10:04.240><c> think
  • Thank you, state have access to.
  • </c> places in the state of Minnesota. places in the state of Minnesota.
  • </c> poorer parts of the state of Minnesota. poorer parts of the state of Minnesota.
Bills: HF1048 , HF1049 , HF745 , HF2210
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee approves HF1346 2/26/25

Children and Families Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> champion for the kids around our state champion for the kids around our state that<00:02:22.480>
  • We see this in state data, but it is rarely discussed publicly.
  • We see this in state data, but it is rarely discussed publicly.
  • We see this in state data, but it is rarely discussed publicly.
  • We see this in state data, but it is rarely discussed publicly.
Bills: HF1346 , HF1169 , HF1276
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate County and Municipal Government Committee Feb 25th, 2025

County and Municipal Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • They are embarrassing to the state. ...and they are embarrassing to the state.
  • I sure hope you know something about state government.
  • It's something that began when we were building a board...
  • because we don't take any funds from the state or the taxpayers.
  • They don’t have a state agency option.
Bills: SB174 , SB180 , HB196 , HB25 , SB193 , HB25
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Judiciary Committee Feb 12th, 2025

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • If you'll remember, two years ago, we had the major overhaul of the adoption code.
  • Are there other states that might be set up similarly to Alabama?
  • of the state of Alabama.
  • I'm the National Rifle Association State Director for Alabama.
  • Is it in the code now that you have to answer an officer at a stop?
Bills: SB76 , SB35 , SB116 , SB119 , SB118 , SB129 , SB32 , SB31 , SB115 , SB75 , HB27 , HB40
Committee: House Judiciary