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NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Conservation Feb 5th, 2026 at 09:09 am

Senate Conservation

Transcript Highlights:
  • And, you know, of course, many of us know if we're involved... ...many of us know if we're involved in
  • of changes in our insect population. of changes in our insect population, would any of you be able to
  • to benefits and some of the concerns of insects.
  • of insects.
  • of the Property and Casualty Bureau in the Office of the Superintendent of Insurance.
Bills: SB154, SB187, SB193, SM3
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee 3/12/25

Agriculture Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • She said the bill falls short of meeting the needs of farmers today.
  • He said you are in direct control of this budget that is in front of us today, and one of the few things
  • <00:26:04.840> the<00:26:05.080> few of us today and in this one of the few of us today
  • <00:31:24.000> that<00:31:24.120> we're of of guiding to consensus that we're of of
  • all of us safe.
Bills: HF1704, HF2052
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • c><00:19:10.080> our at as a nation of of how we used our at as a nation of of how we used our
  • of its citizens, but also in terms of of its citizens, but also in terms of dra<00:25:06.880>
  • of these most of I'll tell you most of these most of these<01:05:07.359> laws<01:05:07.599>
  • The state doesn't see the full value of that tax credit because that then goes up to the federal government
  • And that would make a value statement to say this is a pot of money that we have already set aside.
Summary: The Kentucky Housing Task Force met and heard first from the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce, which presented findings from a housing study done with the Home Builders Association. The chamber said housing is now a major economic-development issue, citing survey results that 90% of community leaders said their region could not absorb a major job announcement and 66% said housing is holding back Kentucky’s economy. The chamber described Kentucky’s housing shortage, rising home prices, declining permits since 2008, and the need for more production to support growth. It urged policy changes including zoning and land-use reform, tax incentives, regional approaches, and especially a residential infrastructure fund modeled on Indiana’s low-interest loan program to help communities finance roads and other infrastructure needed for new housing. Members asked about the severity of the problem, workforce shortages in permitting and construction, the loan interest rate, repayment, and whether Kentucky could replicate Indiana’s results; the witness said the issue is a crisis and that the program would be a revolving public-private partnership, likely around 3% interest, with implementation details still to be worked out. The Kentucky Bankers Association then testified that the housing gap is especially acute for households at 80% of area median income and below, which it said represents about 70% of Kentucky’s housing need. It emphasized that the shortage affects both urban and rural counties and pointed to examples such as Rowan County, where workers at major employers must commute long distances because local housing is unavailable or unaffordable. The bankers said high interest rates remain a major barrier and proposed a $20 million bank commitment for a revolving fund tied to tax credits to finance new housing, not refinances. They cited Hope of the Midwest as an example of a successful tax-credit housing model with a long track record and no defaults, and said the proposal would leverage public-private partnerships to create new units. Committee members questioned how the proposed fund would compare with industrial revenue bonds and whether it could be structured like Kentucky’s tobacco settlement fund, with seed money, a review board, scoring criteria, and possible population thresholds to ensure smaller communities benefit. The bankers said the proposal would be another tool for cities and counties, specifically tied to residential infrastructure, and that larger cities should not be able to capture all of the resources. No formal votes or actions were taken during this portion of the meeting.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Health Finance and Policy Committee 2/23/26

Health Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • What Minnesota Statute 214 and 146A tell you is that Minnesota values the individual rights of the person
  • What Minnesota Statute 214 and 146A tell you is that Minnesota values the individual rights of the person
  • the individual rights Minnesota values the individual rights of<00:25:56.480> the<00:25:56.720
  • of uh of this been strongly in favor of uh of this kind<00:53:56.319> of<00:53:56.559> licensing
  • therapeutic value of creativity.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 3/12/26

Human Services Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • I share some of this state of Minnesota.
  • country of rule of laws. We set those. country of rule of laws. We set those.
  • Program integrity and continuity of care are not competing values.
  • Um, I just thought I would um speak of the value of um the services I am receiving, um, or at least before
  • service consequence of um cessation of service consequence of um cessation of service for<01:34:45.040
Bills: HF3174, HF3800
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Education Feb 4th, 2026 at 09:06 am

Senate Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • the session, I've talked with the chair of the House, and both of us have kind of agreed when our bills
  • We are grateful to all of you for your support of KANW.
  • Music Supports the cultural interests of a large portion of the state of New Mexico.
  • I feel that because of Just the size of some of the largest school districts.
  • Of kind of changing that structure of having more of a city manager structure, city-run government, kind
Bills: SB194, SB200, SB203, SB204, SJR3
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Education Feb 4th, 2026 at 08:33 am

House Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • So there's a lot of situations.
  • There's a lot of brain issues involved.
  • I know for me personally, we're kind of steering away from anything that really shows any of their knowledge
  • accent, any sort of speech impediment, any sort of... and sometimes a soft voice they couldn't hear
  • Now they do get a different perspective of, "I'm not just playing when I'm here; it is a lot of listening
Bills: SB194, SB200, SB203, SB204, SJR3
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

House Legislative Session Day 19 (2-3-26)

Kentucky House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
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  • /c> No one under the age of 21 years of old No one under the age of 21 years of old may<00:17:37.120>
  • That's different types of uh of smokes.
  • equity<00:33:41.440> and director of the division of equity and director of the division of
  • > color preparation of young citizens of color preparation of young citizens of color for<00:34:15.679
Summary: The House convened, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, recorded 95 members present, approved the prior journal, and received notice from the Senate that Senate Bills 1 and 3 had passed and were sent over for concurrence. Committee reports advanced a number of bills on housing, local purchasing, health care credentials, postsecondary education, school bus safety, special license plates, milk transportation, veteran PTSD treatment, and the Kentucky Fire Commission, with several reported with committee substitutes. The chamber then considered House Bill 169 on coverage for feeding or eating disorders. The sponsor explained that the bill addresses insurance coverage decisions tied to body mass index by requiring BMI to be considered alongside another factor, such as depression, anxiety, or family circumstances, and said the committee substitute clarified that one factor alone could not control the decision. The substitute was adopted, and the bill passed 95-0. House Bill 393, which updates the Alzheimer’s and related dementias council, adds a caregiver seat, and requires an annual action project including an early detection toolkit, also passed unanimously, 95-0. House Bill 194, relating to cigar bars, drew the most discussion. The sponsor said the bill does not repeal existing smoke-free ordinances, but creates a narrow exemption for tightly defined cigar bars, with a 25% gross revenue threshold from cigar-related sales, age restrictions, local permitting options, smoke containment requirements, and signage. Members asked about local authority, other tobacco products, and whether the bill could affect smoking bans; supporters emphasized the narrow scope and personal choice, while opponents said their districts’ smoking bans and constituent concerns led them to vote no. The bill passed 69-24. The House then applied the clincher and moved to announcements, including committee schedule notices, a Small Business Day event, receptions, and citations recognizing National School Counseling Week, the KBLC Black History Celebration, and memorializing Brandy Engles.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Constitution, Campaigns and Elections Committee Apr 30th, 2025

Constitution, Campaigns and Elections

Transcript Highlights:
  • So, that's what led to all of this. They just wanted to say you can't.
  • We do carry this before the poll workers and they're aware of this.
  • So technically, this is already the rule of law, right?
Bills: SB142, SB158
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

AEN-TRS, EDT-AEN, AEN DEFER, AEN Public Hearings 02-13-2026

Agriculture and Environment

Transcript Highlights:
  • other um modes of import um modes of other um modes of import um modes of entry<00:10:26.000>
  • I think the idea of kind of like for I think the idea of kind of like for like<00:10:33.519>
  • if it's at the end of this year ahead of if it's at the end of this year ahead of the<00:27:56.159
  • on like a kind of a fair or some kind of on like a kind of a fair or some kind of a<00:53:05.839
  • So, thank you for the opportunity. spread of of unststerilized animals in spread of of unststerilized
Bills: SB2709, SB3154
Summary: The hearing began with SB 2709, which would require the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity to establish rules to enforce the Okami arrival program and strengthen quarantine enforcement for plants, non-domestic animals, and microorganisms. The Department of Land and Natural Resources and the Hawaii Invasive Species Council supported the bill, as did DAB, saying it would improve biosecurity and make some provisions mandatory rather than optional. Alaska/Hawaiian Airlines supported the goal but raised concerns about language changing inspections from “may” to “shall” for aircraft, warning of possible federal preemption and operational conflicts unless the bill is clarified to align with federal aviation safety, security, and operational requirements. Committee members questioned DAB about inspection timing, scope, and compliance; DAB said the measure is intended to increase enforcement, improve form completion rates toward a 90% goal, and expand beyond airlines to other entry modes, while also noting plans to restore detector dog use and improve software/AI tools for processing forms. Decision-making on SB 2709 was deferred to February 17 at 3:02 p.m. in Room CR229. The committees then took up SB 3154, an administration measure authorizing the Department of Transportation to assume certain National Environmental Policy Act responsibilities for highway, rail, public transportation, and multimodal projects, with the aim of streamlining environmental review. DOT supported the bill and explained that it would allow the department to work directly with federal resource agencies such as U.S. Fish and Wildlife and SHPO rather than routing everything through federal highways. After brief discussion, the Committee on Transportation voted to pass SB 3154 with technical amendments, and the AEN committee followed with the same recommendation; the measure was adopted with five votes in favor. A later portion of the transcript shifted to SB 2374 on the blue economy. DBED said it supported the concept but noted that it already sits on many working groups and would need resources if a new working group is created. DBED suggested the committee could instead request research through a letter or memo, and said agencies including ADC, HTDC, and Agriculture had already begun internal discussions. Testimony in support came from IMUA Alliance, Hawaii Food Policy, and others, emphasizing the potential for blue economy ventures to support survivors, align with climate and cultural goals, and create economic opportunity. No final vote on SB 2374 appears in the excerpt.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • We had some unexpected things arise this morning, um, but I hereby call this fourth meeting of the House
  • Thank you, members of the committee. My name is Jennifer Decker.
  • Chairman, I'm here to ask each of you to vote yes on House Bill 508.
  • The bill addresses a problem that arose during 2024 during the implementation of House Bill 499, a bill
  • that was sponsored by the chairman of this committee when she was here, Representative Heavrin.
Summary: The House Standing Committee on Families and Children met and heard only House Bill 508, sponsored by Representative Jennifer Decker. Decker explained that the bill amends the child care assistance program created under House Bill 499 by requiring the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to make the standardized agreement available on its website and allow submission by email, mail, or an online portal, rather than limiting participants to the current process. A member asked whether the change would expand options beyond online-only submission, and Decker confirmed the bill was intended to address that issue. After discussion, the committee voted on House Bill 508 and passed it favorably by a 13-0 vote. The committee then briefly reviewed a referred administrative regulation; there were no comments or questions, and it was marked reviewed. The chair noted this would likely be the committee’s last meeting of the session, thanked staff for their work, and entertained a motion to adjourn.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • see on the slide in front of you: all of our marketing and advertising, all of our website development
  • all of these campaigns, all of these creatives, all of these assets were developed from marketing with
  • Do you know the percentage of kind of out of Kentucky versus in Kentucky?
  • So I just want to make sure that we're maximizing the out-of-state—80% of our budget goes out of state
  • <00:39:06.599> $71 department of Park status of the $71 department of Park status of the $71
Summary: The committee met for its second Budget Review on Economic Development, Public Protection, Tourism, and Energy and first approved the minutes from the prior meeting. Members then heard a presentation from the Tourism, Arts, and Heritage Cabinet and the Kentucky Department of Tourism on the 1% tourism marketing fund. Witnesses explained that the fund supports statewide tourism promotion, advertising, research, regional marketing, and matching grants to local tourism commissions, and that it cannot be used for capital construction. They reported that the General Assembly and governor increased appropriations in the 2024 session, adding $3 million in FY25 and $7 million in FY26, and set aside funding for the Kentucky Mountain Regional Recreation Authority, the National Quilt Museum, and the Southern Kentucky Tourism Initiative. Tourism officials emphasized that Kentucky tourism is a major economic driver, citing 2023 figures of $13.8 billion in economic impact, 79.3 million visitors, $9.7 billion in direct spending, more than 95,000 jobs supported, and nearly $1 billion in state and local tax revenue. They said the department now uses targeted digital and over-the-top advertising in selected domestic and international markets, with 62% of media placements digital and 80% of the budget spent out of state. Members asked about market selection, how the department measures return on investment, and what attracts visitors from places such as Dallas, Orlando, Toronto, and Washington, D.C.; officials said research shows a mix of family visits, outdoor recreation, and varied Kentucky offerings, and that 81% of overnight visitors are repeat visitors. They also discussed the potential impact of tariffs and trade tensions on bourbon-related tourism and international visitation, especially from Canada, and officials said they were monitoring the situation with U.S. Travel Association and Brand USA. The committee then heard from Kentucky State Parks officials on capital projects funded through HJR 76, HJR 56, and House Bill 6. They said they are providing quarterly project reports and have been meeting regularly with the Finance Cabinet’s engineering and contract staff. The presentation focused on campground utilities, broadband, and structural upgrades, including $40 million for campground improvements across the park system, with completed bathhouse renovations at Barren River and Nolin Lake and additional projects underway or in planning. Officials said the work is based on camper survey feedback, such as requests for better Wi-Fi, sewer and electric upgrades, frost-free spigots, and improved site layouts, and noted that the My Old Kentucky Home campground project is under construction and expected to be completed by spring 2026.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 224 Conference AM - 04-28-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • of the unit they are purchasing.
  • value of the unit they are purchasing. value of the unit they are purchasing.
  • On behalf of the Senate, myself as chair, Hashimoto as co-chair for the balance of the members.
  • On behalf of the Senate, myself as chair, Hashimoto as co-chair for the balance of the members.
  • On behalf of the Senate, myself as chair, Rhodes Hashimoto co-chairs for the balance of the members.