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HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

WAM Public Hearing 02-19-2026

Ways and Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • We're going to be removing the repeal of the pilot program and extending the sunset from 2028 to 2030
  • , and adding a new subsection on page three to require that the units are in a transit-oriented development
  • repeal of We're going to be removing the repeal of the<00:03:04.000> pilot<00:03:04.319> program
  • <00:03:04.640> and<00:03:04.879> extending<00:03:05.280> the the pilot program
  • and extending the the pilot program and extending the sunset<00:03:06.000> from<00:03:06.319>
Summary: The Committee on Ways and Means met for decision-making only and adopted recommendations on a long list of Senate bills, with no oral testimony taken. Early actions included SB 99 to pass unamended, SB 585 to pass with a date correction to 2015, SB 2060 to pass with amendments involving public project lists, legislative approval for fund transfers, and removal of certain appropriations, and SB 2069 to pass with amendments extending a sunset date and requiring transit-oriented development zoning. The committee also advanced several other measures, including SB 2110, SB 215, SB 2259, SB 2382, SB 2442, and SB 2485 unamended, while SB 2152, SB 2315, SB 2446, SB 2919, SB 2577, SB 2580, and SB 2861 were moved with various amendments, mostly date changes, appropriation blanks, or technical clarifications. A substantial portion of the meeting focused on SB 2211, where Department of Human Services officials explained how the department was covering costs by using restricted funds and shifting Med-QUEST funding, and noted a need for $14 million plus support for $16.5 million in ACA enhanced tax credit subsidies. The chair indicated the bill would move forward with amendments, including blanking the appropriation pending more information on lapses, and the recommendation was adopted. SB 2544 was also amended to remove a specific appropriation and replace it with a blank cap on funds from DUR, and SB 2342 was amended to require projects to be in transit-oriented development zones and to reflect prior committee concurrence. The most extended debate was on SB 3326, which would address utility restructuring. One senator opposed the bill, arguing it could raise rates, worsen reliability issues, and disrupt an existing utility without a clear plan, especially given island-specific conditions. Supporters argued the bill would separate generation from transmission and distribution, create competition, protect union jobs, and respond to aging infrastructure and financial weakness in the utility sector. After recesses and discussion of the Public Utilities Commission’s role, the chair changed the recommendation from pass unamended to pass with amendments requiring the PUC to conduct a study, provide an interim report before the next session, and a final report the following session. That amended recommendation was adopted, and the meeting then adjourned with no further business.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

ECD Public Hearing - Wed Mar 18, 2026 @ 8:30 AM HST

Economic Development & Technology

Transcript Highlights:
  • > was The enterprise zone program was The enterprise zone program was established<00:40:37.800
  • and encourage economic development in and encourage economic development in the<00:41:51.680>
  • increase that they had in this program. increase that they had in this program.
  • counties to participate in this program. counties to participate in this program.
  • development district. development district.
Summary: The committee heard testimony on several Senate bills, with most measures drawing broad support and a few generating significant opposition or policy questions. SB 2908 SD1 and SB 2671 SD1 were taken up first; both appeared to have majority support, with SB 2908 receiving seven in support, one in opposition, and one comment, and SB 2671 receiving five in support and two comments. SB 3085 SD2, related to film industry operations, drew 11 supporters and no opposition. Georgia Skinner explained that the bill would streamline the approval timeline for productions by reducing delays tied to Land Board review, and she said DLNR supported the effort. Committee members asked about the need for the change and the relationship between the film studio, DLNR, and the approval process. The committee then discussed SB 2907 SD1, which would create an Office of Marine Affairs. Testimony was largely supportive, including from DLNR, HTDC, the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity, ocean industry representatives, and others. The governor’s office supported the bill’s intent but objected to placing the office within the Office of the Governor, urging instead that it be housed at HTDC. HTDC said it was willing and excited to take on the work and described ongoing stakeholder engagement. Members asked about the rationale for the placement and the long-term structure of the office. SB 2353 SD2, concerning the Aloha Stadium district and billboard/naming-rights issues, drew strong opposition overall, with four in support, 23 in opposition, and one comment. Andrew Pereira of the Stadium Authority argued the measure could generate revenue to help maintain and operate the stadium and said the district would remain self-contained; he also emphasized that the development would respect the character of the area. The committee then heard SB 2074 SD1, which had five in support and 26 in opposition; only one support testimony from the Carpenters was heard before the discussion moved on. Finally, SB 2360 SD1, an enterprise zones measure, received 14 supportive testimonies and two comments. Testimony focused on updating the program for modern business models, especially e-commerce and direct-to-consumer sales, while committee members questioned whether the program overlaps with higher tax burdens and whether businesses receiving subsidies should be monitored for job retention after graduation from the program.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development May 12th, 2026

Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • This is the meeting of the Senate Committee on Ag, Forestry, and Rural Development.
  • And that's, look, we do the pesticide programs for the federal government.
  • A lot of those employers will just turn right to the H-2B program. They're going to.
  • A lot of those employers will just turn right to the H-2B program.
  • I know USDA has had a program.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Taxes Committee 3/4/25

Taxes

Transcript Highlights:
  • coming I imagine I talked to a developer coming I imagine I talked to a developer yesterday<00:42
  • The only MHFA program that finances conversion is the Housing Infrastructure Bond program, but there
  • The only MHFA program that finances conversion is the Housing Infrastructure Bond program, but there
  • The only MHFA program that finances conversion is the Housing Infrastructure Bond program, but there
  • The only MHFA program that finances conversion is the Housing Infrastructure Bond program, but there
Bills: HF1277, HF812, HF457, HF633
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Apr 15th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • career, Coach Morris has built some of the nation's most dynamic offenses and has helped recruit and develop
  • From there she enrolled in a master's program to complete her degree in nursing.
  • Yeah, this is a program that's sponsored by the Oklahoma Department of Transportation.
  • If we're participating in a federal program, obviously we will follow the guidelines that they hand down
  • You cannot do that with this federal program. Follow up. Thank you, Madam President. We can't.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
  • development in support. development in support.
  • program. Okay. program. Okay.
  • water for your development. water for your development.
  • Yamamaica. development. Um development.
  • Development in support. Development in support.
Summary: The House Housing Committee heard testimony on a series of housing-related Senate bills. SB 2190 SD2 on inclusionary zoning drew support from HHFDC, Hawaii YIMBY, Grassroot Institute, Housing Hawaii’s Future, and Hako Seed Center, with opposition from OHA and Aloha Independent Living Hawaii. SB 2338 SD1, dealing with housing agency personnel authority, received comments from the Attorney General cautioning that the bill should be clarified to avoid conflicts with civil service and collective bargaining laws and recommending removal of a provision limiting employment contracts; HHFDC said its comments addressed those concerns and supported the measure. SB 2424 SD1, concerning HHFDC, received broad support from housing, business, and community groups, with one opposition. Testimony focused on changing the definition of “qualified resident” so people who already own an HHFDC-assisted unit could later purchase another if their housing needs change; HHFDC said the current rule forces people to sell before buying again and that the bill would help people move up the housing ladder and encourage more housing development. SB 2356 on parking also drew broad support from state agencies, housing advocates, business groups, and local officials, with Unite Here Local 5 in opposition. SB 2981 on land use had strong support from many organizations and 67 individuals, with Unite Here Local 5 opposing. SB 3028 SD2 on property conveyance generated the most detailed policy debate. Supporters, including Catholic Charities Hawaii, Hawaii Children’s Action Network, Indivisible Hawaii, and others, backed restructuring the conveyance tax into a marginal rate system and urged changes to revenue allocations, including dedicated funding for homeless services, DHHL, and the rental housing revolving fund. The Tax Foundation of Hawaii supported the marginal-rate concept but opposed dedicated special-fund allocations and criticized the bill’s blank sections. Committee members questioned the historical purpose of the conveyance tax, and the Tax Foundation explained it was originally a modest tax tied to property-value tracking when the state still ran the property tax system. The committee also heard SB 3187 SD2 on off-site construction, SB 2378 SD2 on housing permitting, and SB 2398 SD2 on residential housing utilities. OPSD supported SB 3187 but said it preferred the House version and wanted clarification that off-site certification should apply to factories in Hawaii, not out of state, to avoid outsourcing labor; it also suggested starting with a small scope. SB 2378 SD2 drew support from engineering, housing, and labor groups, with testimony that the House version included needed fixes to make the program insurable. On SB 2398 SD2, the Board of Water Supply opposed the bill, saying it could require disclosure of sensitive infrastructure information beyond ordinary water-availability assessments and raise critical-infrastructure and cybersecurity concerns; developers and housing groups supported the measure. No votes or final actions were taken in the portion of the hearing provided.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Ways and Means Education Committee Apr 30th, 2025

Ways and Means Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • Um, they also offer a first-class pre-K program, after school programs, summer programs, and they also
  • The Kids Eats program is a backpack...
  • We have programs—we just talked about a program for principals serving in areas where we give incentives
  • programs and the ones that have staying power are the grassroots economic development initiatives.
  • I think you mentioned it was the economic developer. ...mentioned it was the economic developer or the
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Appropriations and Finance Feb 13th, 2026 at 05:31 pm

House Appropriations & Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • in existing programs.
  • The previous version had approval of programs. This version has now evaluation of programs.
  • Of programs.
  • So these programs, these virtual programs, online schools programs Don't have to register with the state
  • And secondly, when we talk about programs, a program that moved from Gallup to parents looks like...
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Tourism Apr 9th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Tourism

Transcript Highlights:
  • Members, 2155 is an update to The Route 66 Commission and the grant program, which has been widely successful
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Administration of Criminal Justice May 19th, 2026

Administration of Criminal Justice

Transcript Highlights:
  • As a legislator, I have several programs working with children, teens, young adults, and parents.
  • So not only does it require more work of our employees, but we would have a lot of programming that would
  • But before that, I want to ask Representative Henry, does he know how much this cost this program, the
  • work release program?
  • If we're going to take seriously the jobs we're bringing into the state and the economic development
Summary: The Criminal Justice Committee met on May 19, 2026, with a long agenda and several members’ bills and resolutions. The committee first considered HB 255, as substituted, which would add up to two years of imprisonment for a person charged with a felony or rioting offense who wore a mask or face covering to evade identification, with exceptions for religious coverings, motorcycles, and medical use. Supporters said it targeted concealment during felonies; the ACLU opposed it as redundant and potentially overbroad, while the Louisiana District Attorneys Association clarified the enhancement would apply only to felony convictions. The committee adopted the substitute and reported HB 255 favorably by a vote of 8-3. It then advanced HB 378, which creates penalties for using a vehicle to obstruct first responders and law enforcement; after an amendment narrowed the bill to first responders, it was reported favorably. HB 1090, increasing penalties for arson of a religious building, also passed favorably after testimony emphasizing attacks on houses of worship. HR 272, requesting a study on parental discipline, abuse allegations, and juvenile delinquency, was reported favorably as well. The committee also heard HB 479, the Fiscal Truth and Sentencing Act, which would require more detailed reporting on incarceration costs and sentencing impacts. Supporters, including the ACLU, said the bill would improve transparency and help lawmakers make better fiscal decisions; clerks of court opposed it as an unfunded mandate. Despite amendments shifting reporting duties and clarifying compliance with Children’s Code Article 412, the bill failed on a 4-7 roll call. The committee then deferred HCR 99 and took up HR 278, which asks the Attorney General to consult stakeholders and review electronic monitoring laws and regulations; supporters described serious failures in the current GPS monitoring system, and the resolution was reported favorably. HR 273, creating a task force to study work release programs, was also reported favorably after members said it would help refine the system and gather cost data. Later, the committee heard SB 448 on the Office of the State Public Defender. After discussion of a recent Supreme Court ruling and concerns about expert-witness funding and indigency determinations, the committee adopted an amendment adding a contradictory-hearing process and appellate review protections, then reported the bill as amended. HCR 100, concerning casino property sales, was amended to remove specific property references and instead urge the Gaming Control Board to consider economic development, job creation, and community benefit; the casino association withdrew opposition after the amendment, and the resolution was reported favorably as amended. The committee also voluntarily deferred SB 278 and HCR 91. HB 261, which would create exceptions to abortion laws for rape and certain sex offenses, drew extensive emotional testimony from supporters and opponents, including survivors and legislators discussing rape, incest, and fetal life; the bill was defeated 2-10. Finally, the committee took up HB 778 on kratom possession, with the author arguing for a distinction between natural kratom and synthetic products, and supporters and opponents offering conflicting testimony about safety, addiction recovery, and regulation.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

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

Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Great day to be here in Minnesota at the House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and
  • Again, this did expand, but um a lot of the funding went into developing materials, which are sort of
  • Again, this did expand, but um a lot of the funding went into developing materials, which are sort of
  • <00:42:21.839> materials, funding went into developing materials, funding went into developing
  • <00:48:22.720> their games to help athletes develop their games to help athletes develop their
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session Feb 19th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • , tourism, and cultural programs.
  • TAP is made up of a wide range of industry professionals including attorneys, accountants, developers
  • Texas developed in Richardson and went around the country and literally around the world.
  • Example, some of the programs.
  • I wanted to add to the great programs that are there. Awesome beach volleyball program.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

House Chamber - Tue Mar 24, 2026, 12:00PM HST - Day 33

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • He was instrumental in establishing one of the first continuing legal education programs at the University
  • labor, and this symposium and this showcase brings together industry employers as well as workforce development
  • industry employers as well<00:52:50.920> as<00:52:51.120> workforce<00:52:51.640> development
  • <00:52:52.920> to well as workforce development to well as workforce development to showcase
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

CAA Public Hearing - Fri Feb 6, 2026 @ 9:30 AM HST

Culture & Arts

Transcript Highlights:
  • Uh, so currently, um, we're having an increase in demand for this program because this program is so
  • this would help bolster the program? this would help bolster the program?
  • is<00:14:15.680> so<00:14:16.160> um program because this program is so um program
  • of the schools for arson schools program of the schools for arson schools program but<00:14:39.199
  • <00:25:50.000> and specialized arts programs and specialized arts programs and therapeutic
Summary: The Committee on Culture and the Arts heard several measures focused on arts funding, public art, performing arts, and libraries. HB 2437 would appropriate funds for the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts’ Artists in the Schools program; the Foundation testified in strong support, explaining that demand has increased and that additional funding would allow more schools to be served. HB 2461 would raise the ceiling for the works of art special fund and provide money for maintenance and a collections manager position; the Foundation supported it and described major conservation needs, including large-scale repairs to public artworks such as the Tadashi Sato work in Hilo and the King Kamehameha statue, as well as ongoing bronze maintenance and new commissions affected by rising materials costs. HB 2604 would create a performing arts ticket surcharge; the Attorney General and Department of Taxation raised drafting and administration concerns, while the State Foundation supported the concept. HB 2605 would create a position to coordinate specialized arts programs and therapeutic arts interventions for underserved neurodivergent populations, and the Foundation supported that measure as well. HB 1860 would designate the Hawaii Symphony Orchestra as the state symphony orchestra and require annual reports; the Attorney General suggested clarifying the public purpose, and the Symphony, youth symphony, and many community supporters testified in favor, emphasizing educational, cultural, and civic benefits. HB 20001 would designate the first Friday in February as Love My Library Day; the State Public Library System, Friends of the Library, and individual testifiers strongly supported it, describing libraries as essential community and educational resources. After hearing testimony, the committee took action on several bills. HB 2437 was recommended for passage with amendments in HD1, with the appropriation blanked out and the additional needed funding to be noted for Finance consideration; the vote was unanimous among members present. HB 2604 was also recommended for passage with HD1 and technical amendments, including deleting the term “Hawaii-based,” clarifying that student performances at public charter schools are exempt, aligning recordkeeping provisions with tax law, and setting an effective date of January 1, 2027. HB 2461 was deferred to decision-making on Friday, February 13. The transcript also indicates the committee moved through the remaining measures after testimony, but the excerpt ends before final votes are shown for HB 2605, HB 1860, and HB 20001.