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NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Consumer and Public Affairs Jan 22nd, 2026 at 01:59 pm
House Consumer & Public Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- goes on with the facilities.
- Do we know in the facilities, the three facilities, the three facilities...
- the facility.
- So at the Otero County Facility and other facilities, what are they waiting for them?
- facility.
Committee:
House House Consumer & Public Affairs
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Turning to page five, educational opportunities at the privately operated facilities within TDCJ had
- Turning to page five, educational opportunities at the privately operated facilities within TDCJ had
- We cannot hire enough staff in Amarillo to operate the one facility.
- In July of 2022, we had 165 youth on the wait list, and our facilities were operating at a very high
- Since December 2022, our facilities have operated primarily under normal programming and have had very
Bills:
SB 1
Committee:
Senate Finance
Summary:
The Senate Finance Committee heard a presentation from the Legislative Budget Board on the Texas Department of Public Safety’s Article 5 budget. LBB recommended $3.7 billion in all funds for 2026-27, a 5.2 percent decrease from the base, while FTEs would rise by 856.7. Major items included funding for driver license services, DPS facilities, troopers and recruit schools, crime labs, vehicle and aircraft operations, border security, and rider changes. The committee also reviewed DPS exceptional items not included in the recommendation, including additional staffing, technology, and facility requests.
Members focused heavily on driver license operations, criticizing long wait times, call abandonment, and repeated staffing increases without clear process improvements. LBB said the agency’s call-answer rate was about 9 percent in fiscal 2024, with average hold times around 34 minutes, later reduced to roughly 22-25 minutes. Senators questioned whether more FTEs alone would solve the problem and urged a broader efficiency study and better use of technology. DPS officials said they were pursuing process changes, including appointment-system upgrades, online pre-population of forms, and remote issuance options, while noting that Real ID requirements and population growth continue to drive demand.
DPS leadership then outlined the agency’s priorities: completion of the Williamson County training academy, recruitment and retention of troopers, capital needs for vehicles and aircraft, and expanded responsibilities at the Capitol complex and the Alamo. Officials said the new trooper funding would help address staffing shortages, public safety, and border operations, and that overtime and deployment patterns had been adjusted to reduce burnout and improve flexibility. They also discussed Operation Lone Star, saying DPS spending is largely overtime, travel, and fuel, and that the agency continues to coordinate with federal partners while awaiting clarity on possible federal reimbursement for border security costs. Senators also raised concerns about oilfield theft, cartel activity, high-speed pursuits, bilingual pay, and the Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum, and DPS said it would follow up on some of those issues.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- We do have a farm operation at Waiawa Correctional Facility and a farm operation, particularly a hydroponic
- operation, at the Kulani Correctional Facility on the Big Island.
- No, not an operate-maintain facility. State facility, I'm sorry.
- No, not an operate maintain facility.
- No, not an operate facility.<01:03:45.680><c> State</c><01:03:46.000><c> facility,</c><01:03:46.520><
Bills:
SR185 , HB2452 , HB2329 , HB2272 , HB2273 , HB2335 , HB1656 , HB2207 , HB2289 , HB1854 , HB2581 , HB20 , HB2296 , HB1707 , HB2297 , HB1890 , HB2241 , HB2474 , HB1688 , HB2546 , HB1574 , HB1546 , HB2218 , HB1163 , HB1514 , HB1749 , HB2385 , HB1576 , HB1974 , HB2022 , HB1973 , HB2005 , HB1894 , HB1515 , HB1718 , HB1591 , HB2475 , HB1721 , HB1864 , HB1946 , HB1920
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Jan 14th, 2026
Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- These also have no operational impact.
- These facilities are not just armories; they're critical operations centers and logistic hubs. ...centers
- These facilities are not just armories; they're critical operations centers and logistics hubs for disaster
- So we're not involved with the operations of the facility.
- So we are very limited in our ability to operate and sustain operations across our communities for a
Bills:
S0048
Summary:
The Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development heard the Governor’s proposed FY 2026-27 budget for the TED silo and presentations from Commerce, Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, Military Affairs, the State Guard, State, Transportation, and Emergency Management. The Governor’s office outlined a $117.4 billion overall budget, including $18.3 billion for TED agencies, with major allocations for FDOT, Commerce, emergency management, tourism, military affairs, and state operations. Agency heads emphasized priorities such as housing and disaster recovery, workforce and rural infrastructure, law enforcement recruitment, defense support, tourism marketing, aerospace and spaceport investment, election audits, historic preservation, road and bridge maintenance, aviation safety, and emergency preparedness systems.
Members asked several questions about the use and effectiveness of funding. Visit Florida officials said the public-private match is essential and that they exceeded the required match last year. Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles discussed trooper pay, vehicle replacement, aviation support, and transparency tools such as vehicle camera systems, with senators praising the department’s recruitment efforts. Military Affairs and the State Guard described readiness, recruiting, facility construction, and support for domestic missions, including hurricane response and perimeter security at the Everglades detention site; questions focused on deployment tempo, staffing, and costs. The Department of State explained funding for automated election audits, a conservation lab, and historic preservation, and said its arts grant changes were intended to standardize scoring rather than cut programs. Transportation highlighted a $15.4 billion total budget, major work program funding, safety initiatives, seaport and aviation investments, and the elimination of Florida Rail Enterprise funding due to reduced documentary stamp revenues.
The committee also heard and passed CS/SB 48 by Senator Gates, which requires local governments to allow accessory dwelling units on a voluntary basis, while preserving local authority over setbacks, construction, and permitting. An amendment removed reusable tenant screening reports and clarified that conforming ADUs are allowed by right without separate hearings. The Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association and several industry and business groups supported the bill, citing the need for long-term rental housing for workers. After debate, the committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill favorably by roll call vote.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- So, what does it take to shut down a facility?
- The problem becomes when a boarding home operator starts to operate as an assisted living facility, and
- and must comply with the regulations as an assisted living facility. ...living facility by going through
- There was basically an operator of an unlicensed living facility throughout North Texas.
- an assisted living facility.
Bills:
HB2510 , HB3589 , HB4611 , HB4655 , HB4665 , HB4666 , HB4670 , HB4700 , HB4730 , HB4798 , HB4838 , HB5136 , HB5243 , HB5302 , HB5539
Committee:
House Human Services
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- in their facilities they are operational<00:03:53.519><c> again</c><00:03:53.840><c> quickly</c><00:
- facility.
- facility.
- facility.
- facility.
Committee:
Senate Capital Investment
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- A new state renewable energy tax is imposed on renewable energy facilities that become operational or
- All facilities are automatically opted into the excise tax after being in operation for 35 years.
- However, renewable energy facilities and storage systems in operation prior to January 1st, 2028 may
- All facilities are automatically opted in into the excise tax after being in operation for 35 years.
- So counties that either have a facility in operation or adopt regulations for such a facility are eligible
Committee:
Senate Ways & Means
Keywords:
firearms, background check, gun control, public safety, legislation, HB 2249, Washington Technology Solutions, WaTech, civil service, classified service, exempt employees, state employment, state personnel, network security, cybersecurity, information technology, IT contracting, data center, systems integration, network engineering
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Human Services - 03/04/26
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- So, the facility that this nonprofit told me about was the one that they were operating.
- ><c> with</c><00:59:36.960><c> poor</c> Have they operated facilities with poor Have they operated facilities
- operate the facility.
- operate the facility.
- operate the facility.
Committees:
Senate Health and Human Services , Senate Human Services
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- And in January of 1996, the facility became fully operational.
- We currently operate out of two facilities.
- </c><00:44:38.640><c> One</c><00:44:38.880><c> was</c> operate out of two facilities.
- One was operate out of two facilities.
- We operate out of a facility that's 48 years old and another facility that's 70 years old.
Bills:
HF604 , HF1972 , HF578 , HF1951 , HF629 , HF864 , HF874 , HF1155 , HF884 , HF2365 , HF643 , HF234 , HF2655 , HF2637 , HF2535 , HF2530 , HF2344 , HF584 , HF524
Committee:
House Capital Investment
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee Apr 20th, 2026
Revenue and Taxation
Transcript Highlights:
- Taxing private detention facility operators is well within California’s authority to tax.
- CoreCivic a major new contract to operate California’s largest immigration detention facility.
- . ...and corporations operating private detention facilities that profit off the suffering of our loved
- And if this tax makes it impossible for them to operate their facilities, then they can close them down
- And if this tax makes it impossible for them to operate their facilities, then they can close them down
Committee:
House Revenue and Taxation
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
Other - PSCOC Aug 27th, 2025
Public School Capital Outlay Oversight Task Force
Transcript Highlights:
- SCS COC funding, and staff will remove the facility from the facilities assessment database.
- into the new facility?
- I'm very conservative with facilities.
- This is our operating budget.
- The current operating budget is not fully spent.
ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Budget Section Leadership Division Jun 24th, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Transcript Highlights:
- And I'll show you which operators stepped up.
- What you'll note is, if you go back to that top operator slide, these are the top operators, not the
- critical facility needs.
- They had identified facility maintenance needs.
- And that will be, I believe, hosted at the current state facility or state hospital facility.
Summary:
The Budget Section Leadership Division met with a quorum and approved the March 18 minutes. The committee first heard an update from the Petroleum Council on oil and gas activity in North Dakota. Ron Ness said production is expected to remain relatively flat at just under 1.2 million barrels per day, with efficiency gains and longer laterals helping offset lower rig counts. He discussed oil and gas prices, gas taxation, flaring concerns, northward movement of drilling activity, and the importance of new infrastructure and enhanced oil recovery (EOR) pilots. Members asked about gas taxation, natural gas liquids, pipeline impacts, and the outlook for Continental and other operators. Ness said the industry is likely to remain steady rather than see a major ramp-up or decline.
Matt Pearl of the State Tax Department then explained the federal “big beautiful bill” and its effect on North Dakota income tax collections. He said the law extends or makes permanent several federal provisions and creates temporary deductions for seniors, tips, overtime, and auto loan interest, with the biggest state impact coming from the standard deduction increase and business tax changes. He revised earlier estimates downward, saying the net cash impact on state collections is likely in the $30 million to $35 million range after accounting for business prepayments and one-time FY25 oilfield transaction effects. Committee members asked which provisions apply to standard versus itemized returns.
OMB staff gave a detailed update on major capital projects and facility funding. Topics included Capitol grounds improvements such as 18th-floor renovations, wayfinding, seating, lighting, tree management, and restroom and lobby upgrades; security work at the governor’s residence, which has been delayed by the discovery of human remains; and space reconfiguration efforts in Bismarck-Mandan to reduce leases and create shared offices and conference rooms. They also reported on the State Facility Maintenance Fund, including roof, window, boiler, and kitchen projects at state facilities, and on the state hospital project in Jamestown, which remains on budget and on schedule for substantial completion in winter 2027 and opening in spring 2028. OMB also updated the committee on the Minot North Central State Office Building, the use of federal State Fiscal Recovery Funds, and the status of legislative intent and trust fund reports, including school aid turnback, the school construction loan program, the Foundation Aid Stabilization Fund, the Legacy Fund, and the Strategic Investment and Improvements Fund. The committee ended by discussing future agenda items, including government efficiency, cash management, Bank of North Dakota lines of credit, and the rural health transformation program, and then adjourned.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Ways and Means (03/10/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- benefit because their 5% facilities benefit because their operating<00:13:23.800><c> cost</c><00:13:
- Um, it's very rare to get an inexperienced gaming operator because these facilities do sell for large
- Um, it's very rare to get an inexperienced gaming operator because these facilities do sell for large
- Um, it's very rare to get an inexperienced gaming operator because these facilities do sell for large
- Um, it's very rare to get an inexperienced gaming operator because these facilities do sell for large
Summary:
The public hearing opened on HB 728-FN, which would authorize video lottery terminals at charity gaming facilities and repeal historic horse racing licensing. Representative Om explained that the bill would convert the current historic horse racing terminals into true video lottery terminals/slot machines and change the revenue split, reducing the operator share from 75% to 70% while increasing the state share from 25% to 30%. He also noted the bill would increase the amount going to charities and other state beneficiaries.
Former State Rep. Pat Brammy, who had served on the Charitable Gaming Study Commission, testified in support of the bill’s basic structure. He said a consultant’s report found historic racing machines cost facilities 12% to 18% more to operate because of totalizer and track-related fees, and that slot machines would be cheaper because there are more manufacturers and more competition. He argued that although the operator share drops by 5%, facilities could still benefit from lower operating costs, and he said the commission concluded that moving to slot machines would increase revenues to facilities, charities, and the state. He also said the bill would create a more stable stream of funding for problem gambling, since the current HHR “breakage” funding mechanism is limited and dependent on a single vendor.
Brammy also discussed the commission’s concerns about market concentration in HHR machines, saying the commission found the market was dominated by only a few manufacturers and recommended legislation to address that issue under Article 83 of the state constitution. He interpreted the bill as allowing a phase-in of slot machines upon passage, with the remaining HHR provisions phasing out by January 1, 2028, and said facilities would likely transition as leases expire. Committee members asked about HHR contracts, machine programming, testing, and whether removing HHR would reduce competition; Brammy said he believed leases were likely short-term, machines are tested by a lab, and the legislature could decide whether the change is appropriate. No vote or final action was taken at the hearing.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations and Budget Health Subcommittee Jan 22nd, 2026 at 09:30 am
A&B Health Subcommittee
Transcript Highlights:
- Between the two facilities, and look forward to that facility opening sometime this summer.
- And if and where we were 10 years ago when we took over the operations of the facility in earnest, that
- We have set up internal operations such that we continue to review how we operate.
- And they are operate.
- It is a 52-bed facility.
Committee:
House A&B Health Subcommittee
FL
Florida 2026 4th Special Session
January 14, 2026 - 01:30 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- roadway facilities.
- How do we actually meet in the middle with industrial yum's operators, facility owners and capital investors
- educator facility owner, our infrastructure provider.
- >> Well, they operate under 2 different regulatory sense, >> Well, they operate under 2 different regulatory
- And so as an airport operator, sometimes a challenge to is also that energy capacity at your facility
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- This appropriation is used to operate and manage all state correctional facilities and comply with the
- They said that, in terms of all operating facilities, they need them all for the population they have
- And in terms of all of my operating facilities, respectfully, sir, I need them all for the population
- And I will like, operating facilities, respectfully, sir.
- operating.
Committee:
House Budget
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 2/25/25
Human Services Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- > you</c> you're operating in 24/7 operation you you're operating in 24/7 operation you really<00:23:
- We've got one facility, as you mentioned, our CABS facility, that is a 16-bed juvenile facility, and
- We've got one facility, as you mentioned, our CABS facility, that is a 16-bed juvenile facility, and
- We've got one facility, as you mentioned, our CABS facility, that is a 16-bed juvenile facility, and
- Chair, Representative Fischer, it takes a lot to build a facility, but within 3 years your operating
Committee:
House Human Services Finance and Policy
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- out of this facility operate on a very tight budget.
- out of this programs that uh operate out of this facility<00:42:57.359><c> operate</c><00:42:57.680>
- </c> facility operate on a very tight budget. facility operate on a very tight budget.
- Still, DCT's annual facility operating costs for fiscal year 26 are over $42 million.
- c> are</c><01:43:43.920><c> um</c><01:43:44.159><c> for</c> facility operating costs are um for facility
Committee:
Senate Capital Investment
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 7 on Accountability and Oversight Mar 18th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- facilities.
- In other words, the state is continuing to spend billions to operate facilities that are no longer needed
- The state commits billions of dollars to maintaining infrastructure and operating facilities that sit
- So when CDCR makes a change to the types of facilities it is operating...
- populations so when CDCR makes a change to the types of facilities it is operating so basically these
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Early Learning & Human Services Jan 16th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- , and staff plan, program operations, and required policies.
- We have daily and monthly safety checklists in place at all of our facilities.
- How many actual facilities do we have in this region to...
- When a facility is out of compliance with these conditions of participation, the facility not only risks
- When a facility is out of compliance with these conditions of participation, the facility not only risks
Summary:
The Early Learning & Human Services Committee held public hearings on several child care and disability-related bills. House Bill 2317 would exempt certain ECAP and Head Start programs from DCYF licensing when they operate part-day or school-day in public school buildings or on public school property. Staff and the prime sponsor said the bill would remove duplicative licensing barriers and help expand preschool seats, especially as Washington prepares to add more ECAP slots. Testifiers from Head Start, school-linked providers, and the Washington Federation of Independent Schools supported the bill, describing licensing delays, added costs, and lost classroom time; no one testified in opposition.
The committee also heard House Bill 2099, which would expand ECAP access for military families with incomes up to Working Connections Child Care limits and adjust prioritization for families with deployed or single custodial military parents. The prime sponsor and multiple supporters, including retired military leaders, Head Start/ECAP advocates, ESD staff, and a military-community partnership, said military families face frequent moves, deployment-related strain, and child care shortages that affect readiness and family stability. Testifiers said the bill would help families access care without changing the program’s low-income focus or adding state cost.
House Bill 2350 would require DSHS to notify residents, guardians, and family members when a residential habilitation center is found out of compliance with federal CMS requirements, and to provide follow-up notices on correction and enforcement actions. The sponsor said the bill responds to limited communication around recent noncompliance issues at Rainier School and would improve transparency; DSHS had requested a narrow amendment about how notice is provided to residents. Disability rights advocates strongly supported the bill, saying families need timely information to protect loved ones and make informed decisions.
Finally, House Bill 2318 would let ECAP and Head Start children count toward the 5% subsidy participation threshold needed for Early Achievers quality improvement awards. Supporters said the current rule can discourage providers from enrolling ECAP children because it risks losing an award, even though ECAP already requires Early Achievers participation. The sponsor and testifiers described the bill as a small fix to reduce a funding disincentive for providers serving high-need children. The committee took no votes and adjourned after closing the hearings on all four bills.