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KY
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  • The second meeting of the House Budget Review Subcommittee on General Government will come to order.
  • He also referenced House Joint Resolution 371, which allows the department to actually retain and receive
  • He said the Department of Agriculture desperately needs to look at that to bring it up to par with other
  • , not even in the private sector, and the department cannot be as competitive at the Department of Agriculture
  • Representative Hart said he appreciated the commissioner’s work and the work of the department.
Summary: The House Budget Review Subcommittee on General Government met with Commissioner of Agriculture Jonathan Shell to discuss the Department of Agriculture’s current budget priorities and the impact of recent legislative investments. Shell praised funding for the Farms to Food Bank program, saying it helps food banks serve Kentuckians, especially seniors, while also supporting farmers. He also highlighted County Fair Grant funding, noting a $250,000 increase helped finance a record nine county fair projects, and he described the Raising Hope rural mental health, suicide prevention, and farm safety program as life-saving, citing one event in Owensboro where 14 people were sent to the hospital after health screenings. Shell also addressed emergency preparedness and bird flu response, saying the department’s Division of Emergency Preparedness and Response is working effectively and that Kentucky has not had affected commercial or backyard flocks, only some wild geese cases. He discussed federal efforts to address egg prices and avian influenza, including biosecurity, farmer relief, and research funding, and said he expects those actions to affect prices in the coming months. He also urged the committee to codify Senate Bill 28 and referenced House Joint Resolution 371, which he said would allow the department to retain $5 million for rural economic development efforts aimed at attracting processors and other large-scale operations. In response to questions from Representative Hart, Shell said the department’s disaster role is mainly to coordinate response plans and identify agricultural needs for state and federal relief, rather than provide direct relief funding itself. He said recent flooding in Eastern Kentucky has mainly affected hay supplies for livestock producers, and that the department is working with the Cattlemen’s Association and UK Extension to locate affected farmers and secure hay donations. Shell closed by asking for continued support for agriculture economic development and for improved staff recruitment and retention, saying the department struggles to compete with other state agencies for employees. The meeting ended with thanks and adjournment, with the next meeting announced for the following Thursday.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • education commissioner has to schedule elections to return local control to that school district's governance
  • I know we have a contracts clause in the Constitution, but since it's a government... ... entity, that
Committee: Senate Education
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • began her career during COVID in a medical surgical unit and is currently serving as an emergency department
Summary: The House convened, called the roll, offered an invocation, and recited the Pledge of Allegiance. The chamber also handled routine business including reassignment of Senate Bills 262 and 1618 to the Rules Committee, and recognized the Doctor of the Day, Dr. Hatoum, and Nurse of the Day, Alexis Watt of Pryor. Several guest groups were introduced from the galleries, including Leadership Lawton-Fort Sill, the Grove Area Chamber of Commerce, Sooner Job Challenge, Elevate Oklahoma students, and the Antlers youth leadership group from Sapulpa. The main legislative item discussed was House Resolution 1047 by Representative Sneed concerning CompSource Mutual Insurance Company. Sneed said the resolution was intended to ensure policyholders are made whole from roughly $1 billion in reserves before any reorganization or conversion, and explained that policyholders should share in the value created by their premiums. Members asked questions about CompSource’s structure, its move from mutual to stock status, whether the resolution was binding, and whether policyholders would receive cash or stock; Sneed said the resolution expresses the will of the House and that the details would be determined by the policyholders and the company. An amendment to the resolution was adopted without objection, and the resolution itself was then adopted without objection. The remainder of the meeting consisted of announcements about committee meetings and events, including devotion, Gen Gov, Post-Secondary Education, Banking, Insurance, Public Health, Rural Caucus, and Oklahoma Film and Music Day. The floor leader then moved to adjourn, and the House adjourned until Wednesday, April 8, 2026, at 1:30 p.m.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Senate May 31st, 2026

Louisiana Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • You know, the word of God says in Isaiah 9:6 that the government should be upon his shoulders, and certainly
  • we are a part of the government, and we are upon his shoulders.
  • , the security, and everyone that touch or have something to do with the well-being of how this government
  • urge and request members of the legislature to participate in a ride-along experience with the Department
  • And these concerns were brought to me by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Summary: The Senate met with 29 members present, heard a prayer and national anthem presentation, and approved the journal without objection. The chamber then received multiple messages from the House on conference committee reports and concurrence actions, and took up a long calendar of Senate resolutions and House/Senate bills returned from the House with amendments. Several resolutions were adopted without objection, including commendations and requests for reports or studies, while others were left over or returned to the calendar. The Senate concurred in or adopted amendments on a series of bills covering registrar compensation (SB 25), broadband administration and reimbursement (SB 80), school safety master key boxes (SB 132), dental coverage for cancer treatment (SB 155), paid parental leave for educators (SB 157), election supervisor compensation days (SB 202), water utility service line replacement funding (SB 228), weight management services through the Office of Group Benefits (SB 250), medical debt protection (SB 414), Medicaid coverage of weight-loss medication (SB 443), and design-build authority for vertiport facilities (SB 513). It also adopted a House concurrent resolution urging backup motors for the St. Claude Avenue Bridge (HCR 32). One bill, SB 479 on removal of certain judges, had its amendments rejected and was sent to conference. The chamber then considered conference committee reports on several measures. Reports were adopted on SB 312 (labor organization dues and fees), SB 208 (veterans services and VA-related restrictions), SB 382 (workers’ compensation advisory council and reimbursement schedule timing), SB 389 (agent and athlete registration and fee review), and multiple House bills including HB 359 (party primary qualifying rules), HB 368 (New Orleans historic preservation lien procedures), HB 468 (wholesale residential real estate definitions), HB 552 (DWI-related responsive verdict language), HB 732 (motor vehicle fines/fees and hybrids), HB 870 and HB 1236 (pharmacy benefit manager and insurance provisions), and HB 1117 (prescription period issues). HB 210 on retroactivity was also adopted after debate. Several conference reports were temporarily passed over or returned to the calendar, including HB 953, and the Senate adjourned to reconvene the next morning for final work.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Senate May 31st, 2026

Louisiana Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • You know, the word of God says in Isaiah 9:6 that the government should be upon his shoulders, and certainly
  • we are a part of the government, and we are upon his shoulders.
  • , the security, and everyone that touch or have something to do with the well-being of how this government
  • urge and request members of the legislature to participate in a ride-along experience with the Department
  • And these concerns were brought to me by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Transportation, Highways and Public Works May 5th, 2026

Transportation, Highways & Public Works

Transcript Highlights:
  • Development to accept duties of the federal government.
  • I would have to clarify with the FBI, who actually governs all DNA in CODIS.
  • Senate Bill 55, this is a Louisiana State Police Department bill.
  • Has your city or your parish government Has your city or your parish governing authority through the
  • Any government that wants to be back on should work with the senator.
Bills: HR170 , HR191 , HR206 , HR207 , HR208 , HCR53 , HCR60 , HCR68 , HB714 , HB762 , SB40 , SB48 , SB55 , SB56 , SB69 , SB115 , SB133 , SB151 , SB170 , SB235 , SB278 , SB330 , SB420 , SB438 , SB449 , SB489
Summary: The House Transportation Committee met on Tuesday, May 5, and considered a long agenda of mostly transportation, public safety, and local infrastructure measures. Among the bills reported favorably were Senate Bill 420, which adds Vermilion and Iberia Parish representation to the Lafayette Metropolitan Expressway Commission; Senate Bill 69, which updates appointments to the South Tangipahoa Parish Port Commission after redistricting; Senate Bill 40, which expands Louisiana’s move-over/safety protections for emergency and disabled vehicles; and House resolutions from Rep. Dickerson urging DOTD action on Highway 16 widening, turn lanes on Highway 1024, and a roundabout on Highway 1019. The committee also advanced HCR 53 creating a study committee on oversized vehicle permits, SB 438 increasing per diem for the Greater Lafourche Port Commission, SB 449 giving the New Orleans Public Belt more procurement flexibility, SB 115 allowing DOTD to assume certain federal NEPA duties to speed project delivery, and SB 489 authorizing third-party verification of vehicle insurance coverage. Members heard testimony on several safety and enforcement measures. SB 151 would flag OMV records for people who owe DNA samples under CODIS-related criminal provisions; State Police explained it would help law enforcement collect required samples and aid cold cases. SB 48 would create driver’s license reciprocity between Louisiana and Ireland, and SB 235 would clarify payment and liquidated damages rules for public contracts, with contractors and industry representatives saying it would help ensure timely payment to contractors, subs, and suppliers. SB 55 clarified that seat belts must be worn across both the lap and shoulder, and SB 278 required ignition interlock devices for DUI-related license reinstatement; committee members raised questions about due process, vehicle use, and how the devices would work, but both bills were reported favorably. Several measures drew more extensive debate. HB 762, as amended, would give OMV discretion over referring certain debts to the Office of Debt Recovery or Attorney General, and the amendment passed 14-2 after discussion about relief for drivers who cannot pay. SB 330 on school-zone automated speed enforcement received an amendment preserving existing compliant pavement markings, but a separate amendment to exempt Shreveport, Gretna, Livonia, and Westwego from the law failed on a roll call vote. HB 714, as substituted, would have created a railroad commission and required railroads to address blighted or abandoned lines, but after concerns about federal preemption, definition of blight, and whether a new commission was needed, Rep. Phelps moved to defer the bill, and the committee agreed. The meeting ended with adjournment after a brief recognition of committee staff and visitors.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget REVISED Feb 18th, 2026 at 09:30 am

Joint Committee on Pandemic Relief Funding

Transcript Highlights:
  • House Bill 2786 is the FY25 supplemental for the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
  • House Bill 2787 is a FY26 supplemental appropriation to the State Department of Health to pay for legacy
  • At that time, the act required the health department to select a single supervising entity to award the
  • a priority when there are contractual obligations that we are not pleading, like related to the Department
  • So, they get the money from the health department to the to this to this group.
Bills: HB2786 , HB2787 , HB2786 , HB2787
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget Feb 17th, 2026 at 04:30 pm

Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget

Transcript Highlights:
  • Members, House Bill 2786 is supplemental funding for the Department of Mental Health to close out their
  • The Department of Health operates on a three-year contracting cycle, which has created the gap in funding
  • Before approval, each provider goes through a financial review of documents, governance, insurance, background
  • In addition, OPCN itself is reviewed annually by the Health Department and undergoes a financial audit
  • These programs are going to be administered under the Oklahoma State Department of Health based on the
Bills: HB2786 , HB2787 , HB2786 , HB2787
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm the chief financial officer for the Department of Medicaid Services.
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  • </c><00:01:54.799><c> for</c> financial officer for the Department for financial officer for the Department
  • About 4% of emergency department visit.
  • It's it's department forecasting group.
Summary: The House Budget Review Subcommittee on Health and Family Services met for an overview of the Department for Medicaid Services budget. Commissioner Lisa Lee and CFO Steve Beal described Kentucky Medicaid enrollment at about 1.4 million members, including more than 600,000 children, and said the agency’s 2025 total budget was $20.6 billion. They reviewed enrollment trends before, during, and after the COVID-19 public health emergency, noting that redeterminations begun in 2023 reduced enrollment from its peak but that total membership remains above pre-COVID levels. They also explained the difference between the fee-for-service population, which includes long-term care and waiver members, and managed care members, and gave examples of the kinds of services and diagnoses seen in each group. A major focus was the governor’s recommended Medicaid budget and the department’s forecast process. Lee said the budget is split into benefits and administration, with benefits covering fee-for-service services, managed care capitation, transportation, and Medicare premiums, while administration covers contracts, personnel, operating costs, and IT-related advanced planning documents. She said the department uses a consensus forecasting group and actuary input, and that its forecasts have been within 1% of actual spending in recent years. The department also said the governor’s budget includes new waiver slots to address waiting lists, a 2% staff COLA, and a 10% phase-down on state-directed payments beginning in January 2028. Much of the discussion centered on House Resolution 1 and the funding needed to implement its Medicaid-related provisions, including community engagement requirements, six-month redeterminations, and future cost sharing. Lee said the department requested about $35 million in total funds for fiscal 2027, including about $8.2 million in general funds for system changes to the integrated eligibility system, claims processing, notices, and monitoring; and about $11 million in fiscal 2028 for ongoing maintenance, with about $1.6 million in general funds. She said the department expects to seek federal APD matching funds for the IT work. In response to questions, she explained that community engagement would apply to Medicaid expansion members, with qualifying activities including work, school, volunteering, or equivalent income, and that certain groups such as pregnant women, children, caretaker relatives, and some people with chronic disease or substance use disorder would be excluded. She said the department identified roughly 70,000 expansion members who could be subject to the requirement. No votes or formal actions were taken.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/18/2026 - Senate Public Safety

Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • For the record, Rihanna Williams, Chief Legislative Liaison for the Arizona Department of Corrections
  • Please come see our fleet department. Please come visit our canines.
  • What department in the Corporation Commission?
  • I'm the Crisis Intervention Coordinator for the Phoenix Police Department.
  • The medical director of the department must identify prisoners who need...
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Senate Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Resources Committee, February 17, 2026

Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • When does it morph from voluntary to, encourage mandated, you know, governments dictate on that?
  • I do government affairs for them, but I've been in the industry for 34 years and done a little bit of
  • I mean our department of health has a minimum lot size that you know you can put a septic tank on um
  • I mean our department<01:42:39.280><c> of</c><01:42:39.440><c> health</c><01:42:39.760><c> has</c><01
  • :42:39.920><c> a</c><01:42:40.080><c> minimum</c><01:42:40.480><c> lot</c> department of health has a
Bills: SF0050 , SF0084 , HB0133 , HB0116 , HB0011 , HB0044
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

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

Senate Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • Chairman, whenever I was asked by the local fire department in Roswell.
  • To the best of my knowledge, right now there is not a direct request to the HEB department. within that
  • Again, there's no evidence to support that a state board would be better governance than a secretary
  • Prior to 2003, when the public education department was overseen by a state school Good morning, Mr.
  • Of the power of government within him and saw education as an area he didn't have.
Bills: SB194 , SB200 , SB203 , SB204 , SJR3
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Education Policy Committee 2/24/26

Education Policy

Transcript Highlights:
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Bills: HF3489 , HF3550
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Early Learning & Human Services Feb 18th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Early Learning & Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • department must promptly notify the ombuds.
  • How long have they been in the department? Is it before the, when the department has first contact?
  • Have they been in the department? Is it before when the department has first contact?
  • Substitute Senate Bill 6184 is by request of the Department of Commerce.
  • The federal government has urged states, including Washington, to take immediate action.
Bills: SB5957 , SB5977