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CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Environmental Quality Committee Mar 18th, 2026
Environmental Quality
Transcript Highlights:
- Is there a reason the bill is seeking to limit the use of state funding to only proportions of arterial
- However, in the aggregate, those don’t match some of the things we’re seeing in particularly inland portions
- There's a limited number of refineries in the world that make California gasoline. There...
- There's a limited number of refineries in the world that make California gasoline.
- So, right, but that's also limiting as well. It's just these items.
Committee:
Senate Environmental Quality
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Appropriations and Finance Jan 27th, 2026 at 04:11 pm
House Appropriations & Finance
Transcript Highlights:
- executive and the LFC recommend controlling tuition increases at higher ed institutions for FY27 to limit
- the amount of that deficit in your scholarship To limit the amount of that deficit in your scholarship
- So this language is designed to respect the authority of the regents while limiting the state's appropriations
- So then, as House Bill 2 language currently limits transfers and then focuses the use of zero-budget
- And I'd also note that a lot of that data does come from other sources, but they're the aggregator and
Committee:
House House Appropriations & Finance
Keywords:
high-quality literacy instruction, science of reading, structured literacy, reading instruction, literacy assessment, dyslexia screening, phonics, phonemic awareness, fluency, vocabulary, comprehension, biliteracy, English language learner, ELL, bilingual education, dual language program, reading intervention, reading difficulty, reading improvement plan, literacy coach
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Revenue Feb 12th, 2026
Joint Committee on Revenue
Transcript Highlights:
- would ask those who are testifying, and we have a fair amount of individuals testifying, to try to limit
- would ask those who are testifying, and we have a fair amount of individuals testifying, to try to limit
- Those include provisions like the modification of limitation on business interest, increased dollar limitations
- She proposes an impact-triggered, time-limited conformity review process for large-impact changes.
- This raises it to the OB3 limit of a $2,000 threshold. It doesn't seem like a big deal.
Bills:
H4975
Committee:
Joint Joint Committee on Revenue
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Appropriations and Finance Jan 16th, 2026 at 09:09 am
House Appropriations & Finance
Transcript Highlights:
- And bonds and RFPs, requests for proposals, Christina is our programs and outreach director, and she
- taxable and exempt, severance tax bonds.
- You all saw the exciting news of our bond rating going up.
- So it's straining an amount of staff that's limited in a lot more of a capacity instead of giving them
- But the capacity that they have right now is so limited that I can't risk them not being in the office
Committee:
House House Appropriations & Finance
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Transportation, Highways and Public Works May 11th, 2026
Transportation, Highways & Public Works
Transcript Highlights:
- aware of the current hurdles facing the Lafitte Area Independent Levee District, including their limited
- court system or the state court system to go ahead and pay those damages based on a payment plan, bonds
- But if there's no one there to issue bonds or to issue a millage tax to pay for all this damage that
- operational, whichever occurs first, and specifies that this section shall not be construed to invalidate or limit
- construed. whichever occurs first, and specifies that this section shall not be construed to invalidate or limit
Keywords:
Tickfaw River, boating safety, warning signs, parish governing authorities, Livingston Parish, St. Tammany Parish, Tangipahoa Parish, Lake Maurepas, Natalbany River, boat collisions, vessel incidents, recreational boating, marine safety, public safety, navigation hazards, waterway signage, Louisiana House Resolution 243, HR 243, motor vehicle, licensing
Summary:
The committee first adopted Amendment Set 527 without objection, then took up Senate Bill 56 concerning the Lafitte Area Independent Levee District and its possible transfer into the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-West. Amendment Set 5327 was adopted to add a compliance officer with specified qualifications, described as a checks-and-balances measure separating that role from the chief of police. Testimony in support emphasized the district’s limited recurring revenues, the need for professional management, and the West Bank authority’s ability to provide administrative and operational support. A witness for affected landowners raised concerns about unpaid takings claims and urged amendments to preserve liability and avoid litigation, but the committee ultimately reported SB 56 favorably with amendments.
The committee then received an update from DOTD Secretary Glenn Laude on the department’s transformation initiatives, including outsourcing operations and maintenance, construction process improvements, faster contractor payment times, quicker change-order approvals, and improved project delivery rates. After that, the committee reported favorably Senate Bill 171, which makes cleanup changes to the new water resources authority, and Senate Bill 252, which updates driver’s license organ-donor authorization to record both yes and no choices. Senate Bill 72, dealing with electronic titles and vehicle registration, was amended extensively to modernize OMV processes, support electronic lien and title transactions, and set standards for secure digital titles; it was then reported with amendments.
House Bill 939, which would have created a Louisiana New and Used Motor Vehicle Commission, was converted into a substitute bill creating a Louisiana Vehicle Commission and consolidating the existing new and used vehicle commissions. After discussion of implementation, governance, funding, and employee-transition concerns, the committee adopted the substitute amendments and then deferred the bill. Senate Bill 129, creating a Master Combat Infantry Specialty license plate, was amended to add designated state officials for a related special plate request tied to security and parking around the Supreme Court in New Orleans, and it was reported with amendments. Finally, House Resolution 243, as amended, urged safety warning signage on the Tickfaw River after a fatal boating accident; the amendment shifted responsibility from DOTD to surrounding parish governing authorities, and the resolution was reported with amendments before the committee adjourned.
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Transcript Highlights:
- A lot of our laws in many areas limit what citizens can or cannot do, and oftentimes that is for overall
- So I think my question is, not only should we pass this bill, I mean, should we also consider limitations
- Schools, when they request a bond, at 60%.
- Counties, when they do a general obligation bond to fund things, it's a 60-60% threshold.
- Also, I think when you think about population limits, I mean, let's call a spade a spade, and the fact
Committee:
House Government Oversight
Keywords:
government reporting, information technology, child welfare, environmental policy, state agency compliance, gender transition, minors, health services, punitive damages, parental rights, health care providers, purchasing, compliance, state employees, longevity pay, contract management, marijuana tax, public service impact tax, county funding, voter approval
FL
Florida 2026 4th Special Session
February 4, 2026 - 01:30 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- The reality is the first The men was made to protect us, not to empower industry to block and limit.
- I'm asking you to ensure this legislation does not limit the ability of conservation businesses owners
- Habitat for Humanity in the Florida Keys from the requirement to purchase construction performance bonds
- These bonds cost roughly $10,000 per home.
- A challenge for the Keys due to the unique development limitations that as the bill, sir.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Schedule B oversight requires pits to have impenetrable lining of pits and financial bonding bonding.
- Nonetheless, if pollution does occur, Schedule B bonding and financial assurance make sure that landowners
- new, new production, uh, out in the Permian, and my perspective, at least, is that, so I, I, I'll limit
- Well, this is not just limited to probate.
- This is limited to other situations in which the ownership for whatever reason becomes unknown.
Committee:
House Energy Resources
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Administration of Criminal Justice May 6th, 2026
Administration of Criminal Justice
Transcript Highlights:
- And so we were going to exempt them out, but the department has asked that we do a limited license.
- The nonprofit health care organization shall be eligible for a limited raffle license.
- Senator Beez, as far as the 10-year limitation goes, I just want to clear things up.
- A carefully limited resentencing mechanism does respect finality.
- And I think this is far more limited than other legislation that's been proposed over the years.
Bills:
HCR50 , HB123 , HB219 , HB251 , HB404 , HB769 , HB1065 , SB58 , SB81 , SB92 , SB97 , SB141 , SB156 , SB181 , SB207 , SB396 , SB410
Committee:
House Administration of Criminal Justice
Keywords:
electronic monitoring, GPS ankle monitor, ankle bracelet, pretrial release, post-conviction supervision, bail monitoring, house arrest, corrections, criminal justice, law enforcement, prosecuting authority, court reporting, provider registration, LCLE, Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice, data privacy, personal information, cybersecurity, confidentiality, monitoring violations
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
Senate - Tax, Business and Transportation Jan 29th, 2026 at 02:36 pm
Senate Tax, Business & Transportation
Transcript Highlights:
- So that would be every industrial bond project ever prior to January 1st, 2025.
- As somebody who used to teach public speaking, I'm very grateful for the time limit.
- or if there was a staggered income limit?
- I do want to limit the surveillance that happens. I don't know how to do it.
- And I don't want to do anything that limits that.
Committee:
Senate Senate Tax, Business & Transportation
Keywords:
tax credits, municipality, county property, industrial revenue bonds, economic development, qualified expenditures, solar energy, tax credit, renewable energy, photovoltaic, solar thermal, New Mexico, economic incentive, energy independence, SB40, Driver Privacy and Safety Act, automated license plate reader, ALPR, license plate reader, vehicle surveillance
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Natural Resources Committee Apr 21st, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Those are limitations on both the Biomap and the Biogram program.
- This doesn't negate height limits that cities set forth; they can still do that.
- So I look forward to support on the bond.
- I think the bond might help with that.
- Balancing the needs of the public with limited firefighting resources.
Summary:
The committee hearing centered first on AB 1243, the Polluters Pay Climate Superfund Act of 2025, which would direct CalEPA to identify major fossil fuel companies, study California’s climate damages, and assess fees on the largest polluters to fund resilience, recovery, and related projects. The author and supporters argued the bill would make polluters help pay for climate harms, protect taxpayers, create jobs in construction and clean energy, and dedicate at least 40% of funds to disadvantaged communities. Support testimony came from environmental justice groups, labor, youth advocates, health organizations, and many individual witnesses, while opponents from the building trades, chambers of commerce, petroleum, and business groups warned it would raise fuel and consumer costs, threaten refinery jobs, and create legal and economic uncertainty. Committee members debated the bill’s impact on affordability, jobs, refinery closures, and whether cap-and-trade already addresses climate funding needs. The committee ultimately voted to give AB 1243 a due pass recommendation to the Judiciary Committee, with the roll left open.
After AB 1243, the committee moved to another bill on wildfire mitigation and related resilience work. The author said the measure addresses a long-running wildfire problem and accepted committee amendments, describing the bill as a response to increasingly severe wildfire seasons and the need to help communities stay safe and rebuild after disasters. The transcript cuts off as that presentation begins, so no final action on the second bill is shown in the excerpt.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Business meeting to consider the nomination of Michael Faulkender, of Maryland, to be Deputy Secretary of the Treasury; to be immediately followed by hearings to examine the nomination of Mehmet Oz, of Pennsylvania, to be Administrator of the Centers Mar 14th, 2025 at 09:00 am
Finance Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- The big idea is, I'm going to limit it to three so I can get to the questions that I want to pursue if
- Insurance companies on an aggregate probably have 5,000 on the list But they only have to have about
- I've got limited time. Let me ask you one more thing, or a couple more things, hopefully.
- The question is, would you consider addressing this limitation?
- And they're Stark laws that can also limit the role that they play in owning facilities, but there's
Committee:
Senate Finance Committee
Keywords:
Michael Falkender, Deputy Secretary of the Treasury, IRS, taxpayer privacy, nomination process, committee hearing
Summary:
The committee convened to discuss critical issues surrounding the nomination of Michael Falkender for the position of Deputy Secretary of the Treasury. This meeting included a series of remarks from committee members who expressed divergent views on Falkender's qualifications and the implications of his appointment. Senator Wyden voiced strong opposition, arguing that Falkender represents harmful policies expected to be perpetuated under the current administration, especially concerning taxpayer privacy and IRS tactics. Meanwhile, other members defended Falkender, noting his extensive experience, including a commitment to transparency in government operations if confirmed.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee May 13th, 2026
Privacy and Consumer Protection
Transcript Highlights:
- been the concern that these policies may have unintended consequences for our LGBTQ-plus youth by limiting
- It opened my eyes in ways I couldn't have imagined based on the very limited content featuring trans
- It opened my eyes in ways I couldn't have imagined based on the very limited content featuring trans
- More robust reporting requirements, and in particular limits on data collection, retention, and usage
- Limiting access to online spaces may reduce exposure to harmful content, but it can also reduce access
Committee:
House Privacy and Consumer Protection
NV
Nevada 2025 Regular Session
Assembly Committee on Ways and Means May 31st, 2025 at 09:00 am
Ways and Means
Transcript Highlights:
- By issuing $13 million, we're limited to $7 million in fiscal 26.
- There's no time limit when you come to Nevada. You need to get a driver's license right away.
- But I believe there's a limitation of you can be here. You could be living here.
- An additional investment in NCEF today can ensure we make the most of limited resources available to
- This bill limits products to the ones that have PMTA approval. If we...
Bills:
AB568 , SB90 , SB133 , SB147 , SB229 , SB233 , SB240 , SB245 , SB280 , SB378 , SB393 , SB417 , SB434 , SB494 , SB495 , AB62 , SB104 , SB119 , SB132 , SB193 , SB262 , SB422 , SB431 , SB435 , SB468 , SB503
Committee:
Assembly Ways and Means
Keywords:
higher education, Nevada System of Higher Education, operational expenses, instructional expenses, public funding, education funding, teacher grants, classroom supplies, instructional support, specialized personnel, civics education, Nevada Center for Civic Engagement, funding, youth programs, civic involvement, Southern Nevada, Clark County, Las Vegas Valley, regional planning, economic resiliency
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
Senate - Conservation Feb 14th, 2026 at 09:07 am
Senate Conservation
Transcript Highlights:
- by the Water Trust Board and authorized by the legislature, is primarily made up of severance tax bond
- All of that relates to enforcement as in a bonding capacity. Is that right?
- Enforcement as in a bonding capacity. Is that right? So am I right?
- All of that section there relates to violation of compliance with the bonds that are required.
- So yes, we would typically require wells to stay within their diversion limits. Okay. All right.
Committee:
Senate Senate Conservation
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Environment, Energy & Technology Jan 21st, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- We also hope that revenue bonding authority could be added.
- We echo that adding bonding authority is critical for unlocking lower-cost public financing.
- We echo that adding bonding authority is critical for unlocking lower-cost public financing.
- And so we would actually ask you to limit what the authority can actually own and do within that process
- There's an agreement with SeaTac Airport to attempt to limit the landings over our homes to just three
Summary:
The committee heard public testimony on three bills. SB 5652 would require the University of Washington, Commerce, the King County Department of Public Health, and the Port of Seattle to study and mitigate aviation-related air quality and noise impacts around Sea-Tac, create a work group and grant program, address failed noise insulation “port packages,” and require a state auditor review. The sponsor and supporters from affected cities and community groups described serious health and quality-of-life harms from airport noise and pollution, while the Port of Seattle, Washington Public Ports Association, and AWB opposed the bill, arguing it would impose new mandates, raise cost and governance concerns, and interfere with airport operations. Testimony on the bill was reopened after other business and then closed; no vote was taken.
SB 6124 would direct Commerce to study an appliance affordability index that would consider repairability, maintenance, recyclability, performance life, and related factors. The sponsor said the bill is meant to help consumers compare lifetime costs and repair options, drawing on family experience with durable appliances. Consumer and environmental advocates supported the idea as a way to improve transparency and encourage repairable products, while industry groups opposed a state-specific index, warning it would create a patchwork of standards and compliance burdens. The hearing closed after testimony, with no action reported.
SB 5466 would create a Washington Electric Transmission Authority, give it powers to support transmission development and, in some cases, acquire property and own or sell transmission projects, and provide a SEPA categorical exemption for certain transmission upgrades with tribal and resource-protection conditions. Supporters from clean energy, labor, utilities, and state agencies said the bill is needed to expand grid capacity, improve reliability, speed clean energy interconnection, and create jobs, though many asked for bonding or financing authority and refinements to the exemption language. Some utilities and business groups supported parts of the bill but opposed state ownership or said the authority should focus more on permitting and coordination; others raised concerns about ratepayer risk and duplication. The hearing closed after extensive testimony, with no vote announced.
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- On page four, there's bonds are brought up several times.
- Can you explain to us what if any changes will be made to the bond approach from this bill?
- The limit is 500 billion in market cap, and so currently, there's only one that would actually qualify
- only be able to invest in those that have a 500 billion dollar market cap, which at this time would limit
- Just because it's May instead of Shia and there's some limits on it.
Committee:
Senate Revenue and Taxation
Keywords:
income tax, tax rates, revenue certification, Oklahoma Tax Commission, state budget, education, tax credit, school choice, private school, tuition assistance, income limits, parental choice, accreditation, insurance, taxation, premium, home office credit, healthcare, teacher tax credit, income tax credit
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- know when I started to really dig into this topic, there’s water rights forfeitures, there’s bail bond
- know when I started to really dig into this topic, there's water rights forfeitures, there's bail bond
- Chairman, the answer is they would still have to abide by the $5,000 limit.
- That's why we set the $5,000 limit versus you can't be from another state to come play.
- But we think by putting a $5,000 limit... We're not going to catch everyone on this.
Committee:
House State Affairs
Summary:
The committee first considered RS 3312, a proposal from Representative Scott aimed at limiting the use of slogans, logos, or similar branding on state budget materials when those messages could be used for political promotion. Members raised drafting questions and concerns that the language was confusing and could unintentionally affect official documents and correspondence. On motion, the committee voted to return the RS to the sponsor for reworking.
The committee then took up RS 3314, which would improve transparency in Idaho’s civil asset forfeiture system by requiring local reports to also be sent to the state controller for storage and publication. Scott said the bill would centralize data, not change forfeiture procedures, and suggested changing the reporting deadline from February to April to match existing local reporting timelines. Members asked about the types of property covered and the fiscal impact, and the committee approved the RS with the date change.
Next, the committee considered RS 33141, another transparency measure that would add a penalty for state agencies that knowingly or recklessly fail to report executed MOUs, MOAs, contracts, and related agreements to the state controller. Scott described the bill as a response to agencies that were not complying with existing reporting law and said enforcement would likely come through legislative and appropriations action. Members raised concerns about ambiguity, possible liability, and whether the penalty should be tied more clearly to notice and cure provisions. The committee voted to return the RS to the sponsor for further work.
Finally, the committee heard House Bill 504, which would address lottery syndicates by limiting bulk lottery ticket purchases and allowing the Lottery Commission to deny winnings tied to prohibited bulk-buy activity. Supporters said the bill was intended to stop organized groups, often from out of state, from buying large numbers of tickets and taking winnings out of Idaho. Questions focused on enforcement, the $5,000 purchase limit, and whether the rule would affect ordinary groups or in-state entities. After testimony, the committee voted to send HB 504 to the floor with a due pass recommendation.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Environment, Climate and Legacy - 02/19/26
Environment, Climate, and Legacy
Transcript Highlights:
- We will announce your time limits and make sure that you stay within those time limits as well.
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- So these are that time limits as well.
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Committee:
Senate Environment, Climate, and Legacy
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor debate of HF24 3/13/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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- the baby away and it's going to be hooked up to machines, and the mom is not going to have time to bond
- You’re limiting that definition to say that it’s only an infant who’s born alive after an abortion, and