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TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Does the Pell Grant cover full tuition even for the neediest students?
- Does the Pell Grant cover full tuition? No, it does not.
- The state covered 80%.
- , cover that lost revenue.
- No, I don't think that 100% of, of the costs are covered.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Does the Pell Grant cover full tuition, even for the neediest students, does the Pell Grant cover full
- The state covered 80%.
- I think just institutions used a variety of sources that they had. revenue sort of cover cover that lost
- No, I don't think that a hundred percent of the cost are covered.
- Practices like rotational grazing, cover cropping, composting.
Keywords:
nursing education, clinical sites, health facilities, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, legislative study, healthcare training, tuition, financial assistance, higher education, public institutions, student support, nonresident students, Texas Education Code, resident tuition, scholarships, regenerative agriculture, grants, sustainable farming, soil health, bioremediation
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- I have covered lives across the state.
- You can operate as two separate entities.
- You can operate as two separate entities.
- Right now, we cover right under 33,000 generic indices. We cover right under 5,000 brand indices.
- This bill doesn’t require them to cover any drug that they’re not already covering at a higher cost.
DE
Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session
House of Representatives Legislative Session - Session 2 - 41st Legislative Day Jun 25th, 2026 at 02:00 pm
Delaware House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Cover crop is something else that Ron has constantly fought for.
- You covered that.
- So does this cover those corporate entities that might be positioned in Florida that actually own a hospital
- Is that covered under this? That is my understanding that it is not.
- entity is in Florida.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- Attorney General, FDLE, and the Justice Administration entities.
- which is a $32 million investment, $7.5 million for DCF’s Office of Opioid Recovery and managing entities
- It lets other entities that are not currently in statute be partners to help the various schools get
- This legislation simply focuses on the MS4 entities that are publicly owned conveyances.
- This legislation simply focuses on the MS4 entities that are publicly owned conveyances.
Summary:
The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several gallery introductions before taking up Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 168, the Tristan Murphy Act, on mental health. Senator Bradley explained that the bill is intended to divert clinically appropriate defendants with mental illness from jail to treatment, create pretrial mental health diversion programs, expand grant uses for mental health and substance abuse reinvestment, require evaluations and treatment follow-up in certain probation and prison settings, add Hillsborough County to a forensic hospital diversion pilot, and establish a Florida Behavioral Health Data Repository. Senators from both parties spoke in support, emphasizing treatment over incarceration, public safety, and the Murphy family’s role in the bill. The Senate passed the bill 37-0 and then recorded 37 co-sponsors.
The chamber then moved into presentations on SB 2500, the 2025-26 General Appropriations Act. Chair Hooper said the Senate budget totals $117.4 billion, reduces overall spending from the prior year, maintains reserves, keeps employee health contributions level, and includes major investments in water quality, transportation, education infrastructure, and nearly $1 billion in education capital outlay. Committee chairs outlined their portions of the budget, including increased funding for K-12 schools and scholarships, higher education workforce programs, Medicaid and health services, corrections and courts, transportation and housing, and environmental restoration such as Everglades and water quality projects.
Members then asked extensive questions, especially about education funding, school choice, AP/IB and accelerated programs, the Family Empowerment Scholarship, and the FEFP calculations. Senator Burgess repeatedly explained that scholarship funding is being moved “below the line” to improve tracking and that the Senate position is to preserve funding while giving districts more flexibility. Senators also questioned the APD wait list for disability services, opioid settlement spending, arts funding, the My Safe Florida Home condo pilot, and proposed IT and agency restructuring. Several chairs said some issues would be resolved in conference, and no final vote on the budget was taken in the portion provided.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Criminal Justice and Public Safety (01/22/2025)
Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:29:08.440><c> who</c> people the law enforcement entities who people the law enforcement entities
- </c><02:08:29.079><c> over</c> where the windows are covered over where the windows are covered over
- </c><04:55:44.280><c> School</c> sounds like it only covers School sounds like it only covers School
- Would this cover that? My understanding is that it would.
- </c><05:00:35.000><c> up</c> that's real rape and it was covered up that's real rape and it was covered
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- In addition to our from all entities.
- Thank you for your entities.
- The manhole covers are in very tough shape.
- The manhole covers are in very tough shape.
- The city has a handout with pictures of manhole covers and septic tanks.
Bills:
HF604, HF1972, HF578, HF1951, HF629, HF864, HF874, HF1155, HF884, HF2365, HF643, HF234, HF2655, HF2637, HF2535, HF2530, HF2344, HF584, HF524
Keywords:
airport funding, bonds, transportation, capital investment, Karlstad, community center, Breckenridge, state bonds, economic development, HF578, Faribault, River Bend Nature Center, bonding bill, bond proceeds fund, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, DNR grant, nature center, visitor center, environmental education, multicultural center
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
Other - PSCOC Apr 22nd, 2026
Public School Capital Outlay Oversight Task Force
Transcript Highlights:
- So really quickly, our master plan covers facilities. Project status.
- Our district has 14 separate independent taxing entities. So, we have three counties.
- As you all know, on the covers. Mr.
- Phase 2 would focus on design, and Phase 3 would cover construction.
- Phase 2 would focus on design, and Phase 3 would cover construction.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Education Policy and Administration (02/12/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:41:38.480><c> or</c> there would be more than one entity or there would be more than one entity
- </c><00:41:48.800><c> that</c> question there were other entities that question there were other entities
- I'll check with OLS and see what happened to my amendment, but that covers both.
- I think there, it's two separate entities, and it's the one is doing the other, right?
- No, I don't think it's the purview of the state to reach into private entities.
Summary:
The committee first addressed House Bill 415, which would remove the requirement that schools provide menstrual products. Members supporting an ITL said the mandate was unfunded, had been in place since 2019, and was already working without complaints from districts. Other members opposed the bill, arguing menstrual products are essential and that the requirement helps students, especially those with fewer resources. The committee voted ITL on HB 415 by a roll call of 17 yeas, 0 nays.
The committee then took up House Bill 388, concerning public reports on special education. Supporters of ITL said they agreed with the goal of transparency but were concerned about student privacy, especially in small districts, and thought the bill’s information requests went too far. They noted that related issues could potentially be addressed in another bill, HB 557. The committee voted ITL on HB 388, 17-0.
House Bill 730, which would require schools and some colleges to provide information on adoption, was also moved ITL. The sponsor said adoption is personally important to him but that the bill was not the right vehicle and involved entities such as colleges and the Attorney General unnecessarily; he said related ideas might be folded into other bills later. The committee agreed and voted ITL, 17-0.
The committee then discussed House Bill 671, a preschool/early literacy proposal involving a statewide nonprofit digital program, likely Waterford. Members raised questions about who would be covered, data privacy, prior use of federal ESSER funds, whether the program had measurable results, and whether the bill’s nonprofit requirement was too restrictive. Department of Education witness Melissa White said the state had spent $400,000 in FY22 and $600,000 in FY23 on a Waterford contract using ARP ESSER funds, but she did not have participant counts and said the department could not measure literacy gains for that population. She also said the bill’s funding level would likely require an RFP and that, if enacted as written, the program would probably still be Waterford-based. The discussion continued without a final vote in the portion provided.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- In my comments this morning, I'll be covering the HJC region, so HTH 212, and also I'll be covering the
- We're just asking for $350,000 to cover the shortfall that we've been covering with other sources of
- I remember it—you probably don't remember it. covered so if it's a 15-year ramp up covered so if it's
- then or not cover so um CMS is is cover then or not cover so um CMS is is the<02:10:04.040><c> Medicare
- ><c> the</c><02:48:01.760><c> whole</c> covers the whole do it covers the whole covers the whole do it
Summary:
The joint Ways and Means and Health and Human Services committees heard Hawaii Health Systems Corporation’s biennium budget request, with testimony from HHSC leadership on the Hilo/Big Island region (HTH 212) and the Oahu region (HTH 215), plus discussion of capital improvement projects and systemwide partnerships. HHSC described its role as the rural healthcare safety net, serving a high share of Medicare, Medicaid/Quest, and uninsured patients, and said its costs are elevated by state employee fringe benefits, which it said are about 64% compared with roughly 30% in the private sector. HHSC also said pandemic-era federal aid, including relief funds and PPP loans totaling about $100 million, reduced the need for general fund support in prior years.
For HTH 212, HHSC said its general fund request for fiscal years 2026 and 2027 was higher than the governor’s recommendation because of rising insurance, pharmaceutical, and contractor labor costs, and because it includes $13.2 million in FY 2026 and $2.3 million in FY 2027 for Epic electronic medical record implementation in East Hawaii. For HTH 215, HHSC said the requested general funds were aligned with the governor’s recommendation, in part because of increased Medicaid reimbursement rates for long-term care facilities under prior legislation. HHSC also said it was restoring a special fund ceiling so the region could spend its cash collections on operations.
Members asked about the 64% fringe rate, and HHSC explained the difference was mainly due to defined-benefit pension and retiree health insurance costs, which private hospitals generally do not bear at the same level. Members also asked about the Daniel K. Akaka State Veterans Home, and HHSC said operations would be funded through the general fund corporation for the home when it opens, with management by Ohana Pacific, but no additional legislative operating funds were being requested at that time. Other questions focused on staffing and vacancies, including an abolished procurement position and an ongoing IT help desk recruitment need.
HHSC highlighted several capital and partnership projects, including a $25 million state CIP request matched by $25 million from the Benioff family for the Benioff Health Center, an ER expansion and reconfiguration at Corner Community Hospital, and $7.5 million in each fiscal year for Kauai EMR capital funds to join the Epic platform. Testimony also described collaborations with Queen’s, the University of California San Francisco, Hawaii Pacific Health, the Hawaii Cancer Consortium, the Department of Health, and the state hospital to improve specialty access, clinical trials, behavioral health, and patient placement across the system.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Special Joint Committee on Initiative Petitions Mar 17th, 2026
Special Joint Committee on Initiative Petitions
Transcript Highlights:
- The second question is what types of housing are covered?
- In terms of what types of housing are covered, it can cover all rental housing.
- Paul, Minnesota, they passed an ordinance that required all new housing to be covered.
- Paul, Minnesota, they passed an ordinance that required all new housing to be covered.
- When landlords can’t cover these costs, what do you think they’re going to do? Tough choices.
Bills:
H5008
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- That's to cover as much of the health, and I think that's about as much of a health insurance premium
- costs associated with employee health benefits and to cover.
- Okay, well, the first slide is just a cover page.
- Chairman, I talked fast but I believe that covers what I have there.
- The question: the severance tax distribution, does it just go to your entity, Izzy? Mr.
Keywords:
State Fairgrounds District, fairgrounds bonds, public financing, bond authorization, gross receipts tax, gaming tax, tax-backed bonds, infrastructure funding, Albuquerque fairgrounds, State Fair Tid, economic development, municipal bonds, revenue pledge, capital projects, New Mexico finance, special education, office of special education, deputy secretary, public education department, IEP
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Ways and Means Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:00 am
Joint Committee on Ways and Means
Transcript Highlights:
- So it's still an unknown entity. ...alerts and current information as much as possible.
- So it's still an unknown entity where our funding will come from.
- We're trying to make sure that we have enough funding to cover staff and cover the funding we need for
- Our request for $2.17 million covers increases in personnel, technology, and lease costs.
- We looked at our current statutory responsibilities as a connecting entity.
Summary:
The hearing was a FY27 budget session on Health and Human Services held in Mattapan, hosted by the Joint Committee on Ways and Means. Opening remarks from Senator Lydia Edwards, Representative Brandy Fluker-Reed, Representative Russell Holmes, and Boston Public Library President David Leonard emphasized the significance of holding the first Ways and Means hearing in Mattapan, the importance of community access, and the role of libraries as human services institutions. Committee members and attendees introduced themselves before agency testimony began.
MassAbility testified first, describing its mission to support people with disabilities through employment, independent living, and disability determination services. The agency highlighted federal funding uncertainty, a modest FY27 budget reduction, and a proposed reworking of its home care program, which it said is outdated and should better target those most in need. Members questioned the home care cut, staffing reductions, and federal coordination. MassAbility also shared a participant story about recovery and community support to illustrate the impact of its services.
The Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing then presented its FY27 request, focusing on interpreter and captioning access, workforce development, emergency communication, aging-related hearing loss, and transition services for deaf and hard-of-hearing youth. Members asked about interpreter shortages, after-hours emergency coverage, ASL education, and community training; the commission said it is expanding mentorship and referral systems but still faces staffing and vendor challenges. The Massachusetts Commission for the Blind followed with a $30.8 million request, describing services for nearly 9,000 consumers, peer support groups, vocational rehabilitation, and Turning 22 services, while noting federal funding uncertainty and a 7% budget cut. Members raised concerns about maintaining services with fewer resources, and the commissioner said the agency had trimmed overhead and could manage the proposal.
The Office for Refugees and Immigrants closed the segment, outlining expanded legal, housing, workforce, citizenship, and financial literacy supports for immigrants and refugees, including Know Your Rights trainings, legal defense initiatives, and the Massachusetts Access to Counsel Initiative. Members discussed the effects of federal policy changes, the loss of refugee resettlement funding, and the need for state support to fill gaps. No votes were taken in the portion provided; the hearing consisted of agency presentations and committee questioning.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Financial Services Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:00 am
Joint Committee on Financial Services
Transcript Highlights:
- determination, and we don't think that's appropriate. insurance agency to compete with much larger entities
- And in this market that we're in, it's very difficult to find cover.
- contract with, or otherwise utilize the services of a PA to inspect, evaluate, or adjust any loss covered
- Mandating that an individual disability insurance policy cover mental and nervous limitations limits
- Our member firms develop, service, and ensure service contracts that cover vehicles, homes, and consumer
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Financial Services heard testimony on a wide range of insurance-related bills. Topics included public adjusters (H. 1100/S. 785), electronic cancellation notices (H. 1123/S. 701), insurance rebates and loss-mitigation devices (H. 1233), flood hazard determinations (H. 1087 and related flood bills), organ donor insurance protections (H. 1248/S. 727), mental health parity in disability policies (S. 780), motor vehicle service contracts (H. 1139/S. 812), modernization of business-to-business insurance transactions (H. 1105), and a bill changing the GIC withdrawal notice deadline (H. 1150). Committee chairs set a three-minute testimony limit and heard from legislators, industry representatives, advocates, and affected consumers.
Testimony on public adjusters was sharply divided. Insurance agents and property-casualty industry representatives argued that bills barring insurers from prohibiting public adjusters would interfere with policy terms, while public adjusters and several consumers described cases where adjusters helped secure substantially higher settlements and said some surplus lines policies already contain anti-public-adjuster endorsements. On electronic notices, the insurance industry supported consumer opt-in email communications, while agents warned that email-only cancellation notices could cause consumers to miss cancellations. On rebates/loss mitigation, insurers supported allowing risk-mitigation devices outside the policy to encourage innovation, while agents opposed the bill as an improper inducement. Flood-related bills drew opposition from insurers who said flood determinations are complex and federally governed.
The committee also heard strong support for organ donor protections from a kidney transplant recipient and the American Kidney Fund, who said the bill would prevent insurance discrimination against living donors and could encourage more donations. On disability parity, a disability insurance specialist opposed S. 780, arguing that mental health limitations are a consumer choice that helps keep coverage affordable, while the bill’s sponsor said it would prevent unequal limits on behavioral health claims. The committee also heard support for H. 1139/S. 812 from the service contract industry, and support for H. 1105 from APCIA as a modernization measure for specialty commercial lines. No votes were taken; after testimony concluded, the chairs closed the hearing.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Conservation and Natural Resources Feb 23rd, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Conservation and Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- If this bill covered every veteran, that would be true. But it doesn't.
- If this bill covered every veteran, that would be true. But it doesn't.
- It only covers 100% disabled, the Purple Heart folks that we talked about also, and the active-duty personnel
- they assess from the department, the fact that they have to use natural implements, that means not cover
- But if you have an entity like a homeowners association that's in place to bring all of these folks together
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans Feb 4th, 2026 at 08:00 am
Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans
Transcript Highlights:
- And then in addition, Washington dedicated state funding for public entities like PUDs, ports, cities
- And then in addition, Washington dedicated state funding for public entities like PUDs, ports, cities
- So I think that state match was really influential to making sure... ...are public entities.
- I don't know if any of the public entities in the room, hearing room today with us, do that at all.
- And obviously, it's not something that we as a state can alone afford, or even private entities, that
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
November 5, 2025 - 03:30 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- And you break down and say, all right, each one of those different entities, this is your percentage
- We put into statute that there's five-year milestones, so each entity that has a load allocation and
- has to, like... ...their milestone, and it's not necessarily that each entity has to, like, in year
- And there's also fines and penalties in statute for entities that are violating the secretarial order
- I wanted to point out here on the graphic, you'll see every county is covered by a grant.
Summary:
The Natural Resources and Disaster Subcommittee heard two informational presentations. First, the Department of Environmental Protection gave an overview of Florida’s water quality framework, explaining how numeric nutrient criteria, monitoring, TMDLs, and Basin Management Action Plans (BMAPs) are used to address impaired waters. DEP described recent changes intended to increase accountability, including five-year milestones in BMAPs, requirements for advanced wastewater treatment by 2033 in certain cases, limits on new conventional septic systems where sewer is available, enhanced nutrient-reducing septic requirements where sewer is not available, and a new agricultural regional water quality improvement element. The department also highlighted the Water Quality Improvement Grant Program, which has received nearly $1.4 billion over four years and funded more than 300 projects, as well as a public dashboard showing funded projects and a forthcoming trend-analysis dashboard for monitoring data.
Members asked about enforcement of BMAP milestones, septic-to-sewer coordination with local governments, PFAS and microplastics monitoring, septic system performance standards, wastewater facility compliance, and how many facilities remain below advanced wastewater treatment standards. DEP said it can enforce BMAP obligations through administrative orders, consent orders, court action, fines, and permit conditions, and that it inspects and verifies wastewater facilities while relying on reporting and site inspections for sewer infrastructure. The department also said nutrient-reducing septic systems must achieve a 65 percent reduction in nitrogen and phosphorus, with verification required when projects seek BMAP credit.
The committee then heard from the chief resilience officer on the Resilient Florida program, created in 2021 to address sea-level rise and coastal flooding. The presentation reviewed planning grants, vulnerability assessments, and the statewide critical-asset assessment, noting that all counties and most municipalities are expected to complete assessments by the end of 2026 and that vulnerability is now an eligibility requirement for future project funding. The program reported major statewide outcomes, including stormwater storage, miles of infrastructure and roadway protection, acres restored, and coastal protection projects, and highlighted examples such as breakwater improvements and lift-station elevation. Members asked about project delays, funding totals, overlap with other funding sources, and project prioritization; the program said delays often stem from design and permitting after award, that its reported totals reflect only grants it administers, and that projects are scored under the same criteria rather than being prioritized by asset type. The meeting ended with no further business and adjournment.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- McCochran ably covered the basics of our concerns.
- We're in the process of finalizing the agreement with the private entity that's involved in that project
- Usage by entities entitled to portions of that revenue in the treatment of hotel occupancy tax revenue
- Some communities are imposing requirements on the entities' ability to use that revenue in ways that
- of which they commonly send dollars instead of an entity created by the city.
Bills:
SB1071, SB1444, SB1483, SB1556, SB1703, SB1756, SB1854, SB2036, SB2133, SB2297, SB2622, SB2779, SB2955, SB2979
Keywords:
municipality, tax revenue, hotel project, convention center, economic development, hotel tax, municipal authority, local governments, local authority, convention centers, hotel occupancy tax, municipal finance, local tax revenue, tourism, hotel and convention center project, Tax Code Chapter 351, city revenue, special district, Texas municipalities, venue financing
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Johnson County covers approximately 740 square miles.
- 3573 by McLaughlin relating to certain prohibited considerations of contracting by governmental entities
- Committee of Public Education HB 3605 by Ordaz relating to the franchise tax credit for taxable entities
- HB 3615 by Schatzline relating to the use of certain public entities of public funds for lobbying and
- by Romero Lanes of the applicability of public information law to information on the toll project entity
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Disaster Preparedness & Flooding, Select Jul 31st, 2025
Disaster Preparedness & Flooding, Select
Transcript Highlights:
- So for an entity to take on a dashboard, that's quote going to be a shared reforce.
- There's nothing to keep foreign entities from buying up our distressed land.
- They were all highly saturated. and most were covered in water.
- So there's just no way we could have covered even the three there was.
- entities, as listed. it on the table on the right.