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CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Emergency Management Committee Apr 7th, 2025

Emergency Management

Transcript Highlights:
  • Presumably, that means less funding is available for other citizens.
  • How much money would have been available to illegal immigrants?
  • AB 262 does not appropriate any money, but it creates a program so that when funding becomes available
  • The military is is making those available. The Alpha models were the early Blackhawks.
  • And we've been we've been told that that funding is available.
Keywords: 988, house, all
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session-Day 12, February 23, 2026-PM

Wyoming Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • shall be made available to land owners. shall be made available to land owners.
  • At the same time, the school available.
  • and how few people there are available and how few people there are available that<01:34:04.639>
  • Um, if not, assuming that's available.
  • But we will hoping it's available.
Keywords: 916, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Veterans and Military Affairs Division 4/15/26

Veterans and Military Affairs Division

Transcript Highlights:
  • So, we need to figure out um how to continue to increase availability.
  • <00:20:06.720> My continue to increase availability.
  • My continue to increase availability.
  • available to answer any questions. available to answer any questions.
  • Currently available therapies don't work for everyone, and options that are available can be prohibitive
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Environment, Climate and Legacy - 03/05/26

Environment, Climate, and Legacy

Transcript Highlights:
  • The RFP announced that we had $103,326,000 available for funding.
  • Those are available to you for your review.
  • This was also the available for funding.
  • available to you for your review. available to you for your review.
  • Lead-free ammunition is commercially available. Thank you for your time.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • Uh it's led as you can see availability.
  • So that again would skew the amount of providers available.
  • <01:15:16.320> that and then what's made available that and then what's made available that
  • So there are quite a few options available.
  • suggest that perhaps money is available suggest that perhaps money is available for<01:27:59.360
Keywords: 958, all
Summary: The Medicaid Oversight and Advisory Board meeting began with a roll call and approval of the October 7 meeting minutes. The chair then reordered the agenda to hear the item on Medicaid reimbursement rates and network adequacy first because of scheduling issues. Dr. Steve Robertson of the Kentucky Dental Association was sworn in and testified at length about Kentucky’s dental Medicaid program, arguing that reimbursement rates are unsustainably low, have been largely flat for decades, and are often below the cost of providing care. He said Kentucky ranks near the bottom nationally in oral health, dental Medicaid rates are often 60% or less of commercial rates, and the program’s share of the Medicaid budget has effectively remained around 2% despite growth in enrollment and services. Dr. Robertson said the low rates are contributing to provider losses, rural access gaps, longer wait times, dental deserts, and greater use of emergency rooms for preventable dental problems. He cited examples of office costs exceeding reimbursement for basic procedures, noted that many dentists are small private businesses, and said the state is struggling to recruit and retain dentists because of low payment levels and high student debt. He also pointed to disparities with neighboring states and said recent increases in some oral surgery and cleaning codes were not enough to address the broader problem. His recommendations included completing the rebasing study, increasing dental reimbursement in the upcoming budget, tying future reviews to inflation and cost data, aligning benchmarks, and prioritizing preventive and restorative care to improve workforce stability and access. Board members asked about the size of the needed increase, the effect of private insurance on dental practice finances, and what a new dentist might expect to earn. Dr. Robertson said the association is working on an appropriations request and that private insurance pressures are part of the problem as well, since many plans are HMOs or PPOs with limited provider control over rates. He also said the association can no longer conduct reimbursement surveys because of FTC restrictions, but would try to obtain current ADA data. In response to questions about the future of the program, he warned that without significant changes it could become unsustainable and cited Ohio and Missouri as examples where higher reimbursement improved provider participation and access. The board then heard from Mr. Bowman of Baldwin Consulting, who discussed outpatient behavioral health providers, including ABA therapy and mental health/substance use disorder services. He said these providers face similar issues of rising costs, flat reimbursement, and access problems. He reviewed Kentucky’s network adequacy standards, including travel-time standards, 30-day appointment limits, and newer federal requirements that will require services within 10 business days by 2029. He said wait times for outpatient behavioral health, especially children’s services and ABA, have grown substantially, sometimes to more than a year, and emphasized that the Medicaid department must enforce these standards.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • It's always subject to available funds, but beyond that, if we set it at a lower amount, we fund students
  • funds but beyond that if we to available funds but beyond that if we set<00:08:26.720> it<00:
  • in the federal program much availability in the federal program and<00:19:56.000> what<00:19:
  • for you to have we make it available for you to have when<00:29:39.200> you<00:29:39.440>
  • <01:03:22.880> um specifically says data not available um specifically says data not available
Summary: The committee met to review KHEAA’s student aid programs ahead of the upcoming biennial budget. KHEAA officials outlined the agency’s role administering state grants and scholarships, emphasizing that net lottery proceeds are statutorily dedicated to student financial aid after a literacy appropriation. They focused on the College Access Program (CAP), Kentucky Tuition Grant (KTG), and KEES, and explained that the FAFSA simplification changes significantly expanded eligibility for Pell and CAP recipients. KHEAA said the General Assembly’s additional funding this biennium allowed CAP to be fully funded, and that FY25 spending for CAP reached about $232 million for roughly 72,000 students, up from about 55,000 recipients the prior year. Officials said they are watching current-year application trends closely and expect a clearer funding picture by late fall as awards are actually disbursed and enrollment data comes in. Members asked about how CAP eligibility works, the difference between applicants and recipients, and whether KTG is tied to Pell eligibility. KHEAA explained that CAP is essentially aligned with Pell eligibility, while KTG uses a different need formula and is limited to private colleges in Kentucky. They also noted that schools verify final eligibility after KHEAA’s initial review of application data. Questions about the FAFSA simplification act and federal changes led KHEAA to say they do not expect major effects on state grant and scholarship programs, though federal student loan changes may affect students, especially at the graduate level. The committee also discussed KEES, which KHEAA said has been fully funded since its creation, and dual credit/work-ready scholarships. KHEAA reported that dual credit participation continues to grow and that FY25 spending for dual credit and Work Ready Kentucky totaled about $26.4 million, compared with a $13.1 million appropriation, with transfers from Work Ready used to keep dual credit fully funded. Officials said they will seek growth funding for dual credit in the next budget because the program has expanded and now includes the work-ready component under one statute. Members asked about transferability of dual credit courses and whether students actually use the credits toward degrees; KHEAA said it does not have hard data on every credit’s transfer, but it is seeing positive trends in bachelor’s completion and more high school graduates earning associate degrees. No votes or formal actions were taken beyond approving the July 15, 2025 meeting minutes.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Energy Finance and Policy Committee 3/25/25

Energy Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:41:29.119> grid control that with the available grid control that with the available grid
  • However, the need is and has been for many years way more than what's available.
  • However, the need is and has been for many years way more than what's available.
  • assistance resources become available assistance resources become available many<01:19:36.000>
  • many making these resources available many making these resources available throughout<01:19:37.760>
Keywords: 1183, house
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 3/5/25

Commerce Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Painters and instructors, our customers at Wet Paint, stake their livelihoods on the availability of
  • when there are no Alternatives available when there are no Alternatives available in<00:34:48.159
  • Our members have told us there is no replacement available, especially for key fobs.
  • These are not children's products; these are not products that are made available to children.
  • <00:43:30.440> to products that are made available to products that are made available to
Bills: HF737, HF247, HF325, HF1330
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

Committee on Environment, Climate and Legacy - 03/04/25

Environment, Climate, and Legacy

Transcript Highlights:
  • available.
  • new opportunities that are available new opportunities that are available because<00:33:58.120><
  • The small grants are available in three to four rounds each year, and the large grants are available
  • $10,000 the small grants are available $10,000 the small grants are available in<01:10:24.800>
  • This is available online.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Nau, as I'm usually not available and I'm doing something here at the state.
  • Nau, as I'm usually not available and I'm doing something here at the state.
  • That's making innovative treatments that aren't available yet on the market available to patients.
  • That's making innovative treatments that aren't available yet on the market available to patients.
  • That's making innovative treatments that aren't available yet on the market available to patients.
Bills: SB1, SB 1
AR

Arkansas 2026 Regular Session

ALC-ADMINISTRATIVE RULES Jun 15th, 2026

ALC-ADMINISTRATIVE RULES

Transcript Highlights:
  • So we have a significant amount still available that we can use toward this program. Okay.
  • You are recognized to present Rule 2A, and to make sure as many funds as possible are made available
  • We want to make sure that every dollar available is going back out to families and students.
  • We want to make sure that every dollar available is going back out to families and students.
  • You still have the same amount available, but you can't steer those state funds towards anything but
Keywords: 1204, all
ND

North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Advanced Nuclear Energy Committee Mar 24th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • First, the availability of skilled trade and craft workers for construction.
  • But the point remains that this credit is available to new nuclear builds.
  • But the point remains that this credit is available to new nuclear builds.
  • . ...with a pretty big price premium if this program was not available.
  • But there are a block of rooms available, and all that hotel information is available in that email as
Summary: The Advanced Nuclear Energy Committee met to hear a series of presentations on the economics, financing, workforce, and community impacts of advanced nuclear deployment in North Dakota. William Bridge of Nucleon Energy presented the committee’s economic impacts and private-sector financing report, estimating construction and operating job impacts, local spending, and state/local tax effects for hypothetical SMR projects. He said the report assumes first-of-a-kind costs are still high, used a $6 million per megawatt nth-of-a-kind proxy, and estimated peak construction workforces of about 500 for a 200-MW plant and 1,000 for a larger facility, with roughly 100 operating jobs for a 200-MW plant. Committee members questioned security costs, capital cost assumptions, water and transmission siting constraints, and whether the model included fuel and waste; Bridge said the report included initial fuel in capital cost and that waste disposal is funded through existing federal mechanisms. Lori Brady of the Nuclear Energy Institute then outlined national nuclear workforce needs and NEI’s strategic workforce planning efforts. She described declining labor-force participation, retirements, and the need for a much larger future workforce, and said NEI has organized recommendations around career awareness, pipelines, training and qualification, policy support, retention, and nontraditional recruitment. She highlighted tools such as the Nuclear Works career website, the Nuclear Energy Academic Roadmap, the new federal Energy and Natural Resources career cluster, and the Nuclear Uniform Curriculum Program for community colleges. Members asked about AI, timing for training relative to plant development, and whether advanced manufacturing would reduce staffing needs; Brady said AI is not expected to replace workers and that training timelines depend on the specific project and staffing plan. The committee also heard from Gary Yaco, mayor of Red Wing, Minnesota, who described Prairie Island’s role in his community. He said the plant provides a large share of local property tax revenue, supports well-paid jobs, contributes to emergency preparedness funding and training, and is broadly supported by the city despite periodic protests and public concerns. He emphasized the plant’s security, regular drills with local and federal responders, and the absence of problems with dry cask storage. Later, Benton Arnett of NEI discussed the current financing landscape for advanced nuclear, explaining how tax credits, federal loan support, off-take agreements, and new business models are helping projects move forward. He said early projects face high upfront costs and long lead-time procurement, but that investor confidence is improving as federal policy and regulatory streamlining continue. The committee asked about waste funding, comparisons with natural gas, the effect of political shifts on investor confidence, and whether the market will narrow to a few winning technologies; Arnett said the industry is still sorting that out, but expects clearer winners in the late 2020s and early 2030s. The meeting concluded with an introductory presentation from Julie Kazeraki of DOE’s Office of Energy Dominance Financing, who said the office is focused on accelerating nuclear deployment through financing support.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

EEP-WAL Joint Public Hearing - Wed Feb 18, 2026 @ 8:45 AM HST

Energy & Environmental Protection

Transcript Highlights:
  • Um, and we're available for questions. I'm going to apologize now.
  • So mahalo, and I'm available to answer questions. Thank you.
  • > to<00:19:59.120> answer mahalo and I'm available to answer mahalo and I'm available to
  • Available for questions. Sierra Club of Hawaii on Zoom in support.
  • available for questions. available for questions.
Bills: HB2101
Summary: The joint committees on Energy and Environmental Protection and Water and Land heard testimony on House Bill 21101, which would ban or otherwise end commercial aquarium collection. Chairs opened the hearing with a short time limit for testimony and noted they would move to decision-making before the next committee meeting. The Department of Land and Natural Resources said it appreciated the bill’s intent and stood on written testimony, while the Office of Hawaiian Affairs strongly supported the measure as part of its legislative package, citing community calls to ban the practice. Many other organizations and individuals also testified in support, including environmental, Native Hawaiian, and community groups, with arguments focused on reef protection, public trust, cultural concerns, and the view that the trade is extractive and not sustainable. Supporters repeatedly cited declines in yellow tang and other reef fish, especially on West Hawaii and Oahu, and argued that reef recovery has not occurred where collection pressure existed. Several testified that legal aquarium collection has not occurred in West Hawaii since 2017 or on Oahu since 2021, and that the state should not reopen an industry that has been effectively shut down for years. Others said the program is fiscally inefficient because permits generate little revenue compared with the cost of administering and enforcing the program, and that aquaculture or other alternatives could provide jobs without removing wild fish. Native Hawaiian speakers and civic club representatives emphasized traditional and customary practices, community stewardship, and the need to protect resources for future generations. Opposition testimony came from aquarium fishers and related advocates who argued the fishery has been shown sustainable, that the EIS process was completed, and that the bill would unfairly target one user group over another. They said the trade provides livelihoods for local families, that management is solid, and that the legislature should not ban a fishery after requiring compliance with environmental review. Some opponents also argued that fish populations have increased in recent years and that the issue reflects broader user conflict rather than science. No vote or final committee action was taken during the portion of the hearing provided; the chair continued taking testimony, including on Zoom, as time allowed.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

01/27/2026 - House Natural Resources, Energy & Water

Natural Resources, Energy & Water

Transcript Highlights:
  • With that, I'm available for any questions. With that, I'm available for any questions.
  • With that, I'm available for any questions. Any questions? Seeing none.
  • So we'll be sending out a quorum call to see if other dates are available.
  • So we'll be sending out a quorum call to see if other dates are available.
  • So we'll be sending out a quorum call to see if other dates are available.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session May 19th, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And the other. issue is the available resources, the resources that are available, like a number of rural
  • Available for magistrates to be able to make decisions when the district judge is not available.
  • They've availed themselves of the process.
  • I am concerned about us being able to avail ourselves and being able to use the U.S.
  • these individuals are going to be availed to.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Legislative Evaluation & Accountability Program Jun 29th, 2026

Legislative Evaluation & Accountability Program

Transcript Highlights:
  • So this would include our historical reports that are currently available out on the fiscal website.
  • and we want to make the updates more dynamic, simpler on the back end when these budgets do become available
  • This includes over 100 different reports that are currently available on the fiscal site.
  • We'll be done with available resources and staff.
  • common requests you get for what people ask about, what they can't interpret from what's publicly available
Summary: The committee met with a quorum, approved the June 18, 2025 minutes, and heard four proposed budget format changes. Washington State Parks requested a structural change to separate and better track its Stewardship Services Division, including cultural and natural resources, environmental planning, and Climate Commitment Act investments. DCYF proposed moving direct service functions now housed in program support into the child welfare program so operational costs and direct services would be reported separately; members asked how this would help avoid across-the-board reductions affecting direct services, and the agency said the change would improve transparency and prevent that problem. The Department of Transportation sought to create a new Ferries Program Support sub-program to consolidate four related projects and two existing sub-programs into one administrative/project support structure, while the Department of Veterans Affairs requested only a title change for Program 20 from Field Services to Veteran Services and Counseling and Wellness. The committee voted unanimously to approve all four changes. Kevin Feltis then gave an interim work plan and staffing update for LEAP. He said the office is continuing work on the rewritten capital budget application (BuildSUM), updating the transportation bond model, completing carry-forward levels for the 2027-29 biennium, publishing 2026 legislative budget notes, updating 2025 salary data, and participating in a LegiTech AI pilot for system development within the legislative network. He also noted LEAP’s role in supporting the new Joint Legislative Executive Committee on Budget Transparency and Fiscal Sustainability. Staffing remained steady at 11 FTEs, with no retirements or staffing changes in the past year, though one vacancy may be filled later and two retirements are anticipated over the next four to five years. The committee also discussed updates to the fiscal.wa.gov website. Planned work includes streamlining how budget data is updated when budgets are released, converting more than 100 reports from Microsoft Reporting Services to Power BI because support is ending, and evaluating whether the site’s search tool should be improved or replaced. Senators and representatives raised concerns about the number of clicks needed to reach capital and transportation project maps and about making public-facing budget information easier to find and understand. Staff said the website redesign was based on prior user testing and that they would look at ways to make maps and other top-level information more accessible. Finally, the committee elected new officers under its alternating-chair rule. Representative Gregerson was nominated and elected chair, and Senator King was nominated and elected vice chair. The meeting then adjourned.
DE

Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Health & Social Services Committee Meeting Jun 17th, 2026

Health & Social Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • One of the biggest barriers to expanding the workforce is the limited number of available preceptors
  • licensed health care organizations across Delaware could be eligible to participate, subject to available
  • The number of students who can enter the workforce is often limited by the availability of qualified
  • as importantly, it strengthens our foster care system by ensuring that POC subsidies are readily available
  • It is a complementary and alternative medicine treatment option that should be widely available, as it
Bills: HB359, HB385, HB165
Summary: The Senate Health and Social Services Committee met with a quorum, approved the minutes from the prior two meetings, and briefly acknowledged the tragedy at Christiana Care before moving to legislation. The committee heard House Bill 385, which creates a statewide nurse preceptor grant program to expand clinical training placements for nursing students; testimony from nursing organizations, health care associations, and educators emphasized workforce shortages, the need for preceptor stipends and training, and the bill’s potential to help students complete programs and remain in Delaware. Members asked about eligibility and reporting, and several senators asked to be added as co-sponsors. Public comment was uniformly supportive, and the bill was advanced out of committee. The committee then considered House Bill 424, which repeals Delaware’s Autism Surveillance and Registration Program and requires DHSS to expunge protected health information collected through the registry. The sponsor and DHSS said the registry is no longer used for research or policy development and that repeal would reduce outdated reporting burdens; Autism Delaware, the Delaware Health Care Association, and the State Council for Persons with Disabilities support the change. A committee member raised the question of whether families would be notified before records are expunged, and DHSS said that process was not yet clear and would need further verification. Members discussed the issue, and the bill also moved forward. House Bill 419 was next, making children in foster care automatically eligible for the Purchase of Care child care subsidy and extending the same treatment to certain kinship and safety-plan placements through House Amendment 1. The Children’s Department and advocacy groups said the bill would provide immediate stability for children and caregivers, reduce delays from applications and income verification, and support working foster and kinship families. The committee also heard House Bill 359, which would allow cremation as an option for unclaimed and indigent remains when there is no family objection or next of kin cannot be found, addressing a shortage of burial plots and lowering costs; funeral industry testimony focused on preserving next-of-kin rights. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 475, creating a Delaware Nursing Advancement Fund financed by a $10 surcharge on nursing licenses and disciplinary fines to support workforce data collection and analysis through a nonprofit partner, and House Bill 165, authorizing physician associates, occupational therapists, and APRNs to perform dry needling under training and practice standards set by the Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline. All of the bills received supportive testimony, several members added their names as co-sponsors, and the committee adjourned after moving through the agenda.
VT

Vermont 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Caucus of the Whole - H.955 report - 2026-04-14 - 11:11AM

Vermont House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • They're available on our website as well on Friday, and maybe Mark will go get some more.
  • They're<00:03:13.840> available<00:03:14.720> on<00:03:14.880> our<00:03:14.960>
  • website<00:03:15.440> as<00:03:15.560> well They're available on our website as
  • well They're available on our website as well on<00:03:16.080> Friday,<00:03:16.760> and
  • available um much much earlier in 2028. available um much much earlier in 2028.
Keywords: 926, house, all
Summary: The caucus of the whole received an update from Representative Kornheiser on House Bill 955, focusing on the Ways and Means amendment and how it aligns with Act 73 and the House Education Committee’s broader education transformation work. She said the amendment was assembled from separate pieces developed earlier in the session and covers three main areas: planned property tax updates, steps needed for the future education finance system and foundation formula, and policy changes to support collaborative education service agencies and district mergers. She emphasized that the bill is aimed at the future state of the system, with many provisions tied to later effective dates and pending reports. Kornheiser described the property tax provisions as further defining the new non-homestead/second-home classification so the Tax Department can continue form development and data collection before rates are set, and she said the bill also advances regional assessment districts and a more regular reappraisal cycle. On education finance, she said the amendment adds school construction and school debt provisions, reserve guidance, pre-K funding study language, special education funding protections, and transportation-related follow-up work so those pieces can fit the foundation formula. She also framed the bill as reducing cost drivers in the system, citing health care savings, reference-based pricing, mental health coordination, special education scale, deferred maintenance, and larger-scale school organization. During questions, members asked about merger support funding, transportation timelines, private equity ownership of school transportation, tuition restrictions for approved independent and public schools, and the timing and finality of the second-home tax definitions. Staff explained that merger support would be reimbursed through AOE for committee expenses and would not count against excess spending thresholds, that transportation and other grant categories will be addressed in future reports and decisions, and that the transportation study does not explicitly name private equity but could encompass staffing and cost issues. They also confirmed that the tuition-related provisions apply to approved independent, in-state public, and out-of-state public schools receiving tuition, but only when the foundation formula takes effect. No votes were taken during the caucus; the update was informational, with the bill noted as having been referred to Appropriations and expected to come up for action later in the week.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/18/2026 - Senate Health and Human Services

Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • It's using what's readily available to help patients heal and recover.
  • These treatments have been suppressed and not available to the average Americans.
  • Again, these are products available in nature.
  • We respectfully urge a yes vote, and I'm available for any questions. Members, any questions?
  • So anyways, we thank you very much for it, and I'm available for any questions.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Health and Public Affairs Feb 1st, 2026 at 01:15 pm

Senate Health & Public Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • And there are services available.
  • Well, a couple of different options are available to the state registrar.
  • Madam Chair, Senator, and expert, it would be available with inspection of public records or not.
  • New Mexico Medicaid has covered abortion care for decades now, so that data is available.
  • If you're in that industry, you might have that available.
Bills: SB41, SB33, SB32, SB30