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WA
Transcript Highlights:
- By way of background, the maximum estimated cost of repairs or renovations that can be done by state
- forces is $60,000, and repairs or renovations with a greater estimated cost must be contracted for.
- The maximum estimated cost of repairs or renovations that can be done by state forces when a delay in
- By way of background, the maximum estimated cost of repairs or renovations that can be done by state
- forces is $60,000, and repairs or renovations with a greater estimated cost must be contracted for.
Committee:
House Transportation
ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Rural Health Transformation Committee - Appropriations Division Jan 13th, 2026 at 02:00 pm
Transcript Highlights:
- And I think they kind of use, like, minor renovations. Nothing new.
- This is a renovation. Are you sure that that can't be used?
- He gave an example of a building in Minot and asked whether a renovation to incorporate medical detox
- He said a renovation would be necessary, not new construction, and asked whether purchasing a building
- We do have to be thoughtful on if you have a project, especially if it's a renovation, it might not be
Summary:
The Appropriations Division met in a work session on the draft Rural Health Transformation appropriations bill, 25.1392.01000, with no public testimony taken. Legislative Council and the Department of Health and Human Services walked through the bill, which would appropriate about $397.8 million in federal grant funds over two federal fiscal years, provide transfer authority, allow certain federal funds to be used for salaries and wages without counting against existing transfer limits, and authorize OMB to adjust other agencies’ spending authority if they receive grant awards through HHS. The bill also includes several temporary statutory exemptions to help implement the program, plus recipient acknowledgement/reporting requirements, periodic reports to Legislative Management, and an immediate effective date upon filing.
Committee discussion focused heavily on how the federal rural health transformation money can be used and administered. Department officials explained that CMS will review projects for allowability and sustainability, that the state has flexibility to move funds among categories, and that the grant is limited to 10% administrative costs. Members asked about whether the funding could support renovations, equipment, ambulances, bulk purchasing, food distribution, and other rural health ideas, and were told many details will depend on CMS approval and the eventual applications. Questions also addressed cash flow, timing of obligations and reimbursements, FTE funding, and whether grant recipients should be told the program will not continue beyond the federal period; officials said the language is meant to prevent expectations of automatic continuation, not to bar future legislative action.
The committee also discussed the bill’s use of a two-year appropriation amount, with staff explaining that the state must appropriate enough authority to cover the federal grant cycle and that unused authority would lapse if the full amount is not received or spent. Members raised concerns about whether the bill’s language could limit creativity or future program design, but department officials and several members emphasized the need for flexibility because CMS may reject overly specific directives. After discussion, the committee voted to recommend the bill draft to the full committee; the motion carried on a roll call vote, and the chair said the full Joint Appropriations Committee would take up the bill at the special session next week.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- The renovations that would be included would allow for comfortable seating, efficient traffic flow, and
- By allowing these funds to be used for renovations and upgrades, we can alleviate some of the financial
- The renovations that would be included would allow for comfortable seating, efficient traffic flow, and
- </c> invest in muchneeded kitchen renov invest in muchneeded kitchen renov renovations.<00:46:19.280>
- This change will help renovations.
Committee:
Senate Education Finance
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Housing Finance and Policy Committee 3/18/25
Housing Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Very quickly, what we're saying is that as long as the renovation has been made for the life of that
- </c> saying is that as long as the renovation saying is that as long as the renovation is<00:08:36.760
- even if owners change that renovation even if owners change the<00:08:42.440><c> uh</c><00:08:42.599
- These renovations, funded through taxpayer dollars, were meant to support our ability to live safely
- As things are not free when you do renovations, that's one component.
Committee:
House Housing Finance and Policy
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- recognize that in this state, we value and we want to ensure the continuance, the preservation, the renovation
- of all of our indigenous languages. ...or the continuance, the preservation, the renovation of all of
- lot of friends and colleagues who work as speech and language therapists, and many of them work in prisons
Committee:
House House Education
Summary:
The committee heard Senate Bill 37, the High-Quality Literacy Instruction Act, which would strengthen reading instruction and educator preparation around the science of reading. The sponsor and supporters said the bill requires evidence-based, culturally and linguistically responsive literacy instruction, including support for English learners and students in bilingual and dual-language programs, use of approved high-quality instructional materials for K-3 reading and interventions, a K-3 reading assessment, literacy coaches, and parent progress reports. An amendment package was adopted to clarify biliteracy language, broaden references to bilingual/dual-language and Indigenous language settings, remove awkward phrasing, and adjust reporting requirements from monthly to four times per school year. The committee then moved forward with the amended bill.
Public testimony was largely supportive. Students, educators, school leaders, advocacy groups, and tribal representatives said structured literacy has improved reading outcomes and can help struggling readers, including students with dyslexia and multilingual learners. Several speakers emphasized that the amended bill better protects bilingual, dual-language, and Native language programs, and some noted the importance of parent communication and early intervention. Supporters also cited recent literacy gains in New Mexico and said the bill aligns teacher preparation, materials, assessment, and coaching.
Opposition focused mainly on concerns that the bill could still privilege English over Indigenous languages, that high-quality materials requirements may be too restrictive or costly for districts, and that testing and reporting could add workload. Tribal speakers from Acoma and Taos said they could not support the bill without further changes to explicitly protect Native language revitalization. Other opponents raised concerns about funding for materials and coaches, the burden on teachers, and whether the assessment and HQIM requirements would be flexible enough for local needs. In committee discussion, the sponsor and PED said existing funds and staff could support implementation, that the assessment would be formative and teacher-focused, and that the bill was intended to complement, not replace, Native and bilingual education programs.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Finance Dec 9th, 2025 at 01:24 pm
Transcript Highlights:
- Capacity building, construction and renovation, and home visiting. We made this great chart.
- And then we have some capital outlay that we've helped them with existing centers that need renovation
- Because that makes a huge difference in that birth to career pipeline versus the birth to prison pipeline
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- And so here today we have a request for library construction and renovation grants.
- </c> library construction and renovation library construction and renovation grants.<00:02:32.880><c>
- </c> expanded in 2005 to allow for renovation expanded in 2005 to allow for renovation and<00:02:53.320
- They need to expand or they renovation.
- Have you looked at existing facilities and renovating them rather than building new?
Committee:
Senate Capital Investment
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
House Committee on Transportation and Senate Committee on Transportation Mar 3rd, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- So we're doing an expansion of 26 beds outside of the emergency department, as well as renovating two
- This is a renovation to the existing St.
- Charles Parish Hospital of about 8,000 to 9,000 square feet, and it entails our PACU renovation, which
- We had one for a field house renovation that I objected to. We've had one in Bogalusa.
- We had one for a field house renovation that I objected to. We've had one in Bogalusa.
Summary:
The joint Senate and House Transportation, Highways, and Public Works committees met on March 3, 2026, to consider several construction manager at risk (CMAR/Seymour) requests before hearing a DOTD presentation. The first item, Caddo Parish’s proposed $9.6 million pickleball park in Southeast Shreveport, drew the most debate. Members questioned whether a pickleball complex was sufficiently complex or time-sensitive to justify CMAR, whether the location was accessible to residents without cars, and whether the process could disadvantage public bidding and minority contractors. The House initially voted to deny the request, but later reconsidered and approved it after discussion about the statute and the committee’s past practice. The committee also heard a brief procedural discussion about whether the statutory factors for CMAR are exhaustive and whether future reforms may be considered in the next session.
The committee then approved several other CMAR projects with little or no opposition. Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office received approval for an indoor shooting range, with testimony emphasizing specialized ventilation, lead control, bullet protection, and other technical requirements. Calcasieu Consolidated Gravity Drainage District No. 2 received approval for a pump station rehab/replacement project serving a large portion of Lake Charles and critical public facilities, with members citing the need to maintain drainage operations during weather events. St. Tammany Parish Hospital District No. 2’s Slidell Memorial Hospital emergency department expansion was approved based on the complexity of adding beds and renovating an operating ED, and St. Charles Parish Hospital’s entry registration/PACU renovation was also approved, with members noting the hospital exception to the CMAR threshold.
The Port of Vinton dock project in Calcasieu Parish was approved as well, with testimony stressing a tight delivery schedule tied to an LED project and the need to keep port operations running during construction. After the Caddo Parish item was reconsidered, the committee recessed briefly and then adjourned the CMAR portion of the meeting to move on to the DOTD presentation.
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- various assignments over the period of time, including being a real estate developer of historic renovations
- , having done with Mark Snook the old ...a real estate developer of historic renovations, having done
- So you need the credits to just pay for the cost of the renovation.
- It's first in the nation in a number of renovations.
- It's really, truly about the financials of renovating a 30,000-square-foot historic building in rural
Committee:
House Commerce
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Appropriation and Revenue. (3-18-26)
Transcript Highlights:
- At Northern Kentucky University, we authorize agency bonds for the renovation of the Business Academic
- Can we authorize general fund bonds for constructing a prison education program at Bluegrass Community
Summary:
The Kentucky Senate Appropriations and Revenue Committee met with a quorum and first took up House Bill 503, the legislative branch budget, adopting a committee substitute and reporting it favorably. The chair said the Senate version fully funds defined calculations, provides 2% raises in each fiscal year for legislative employees, removes a paragraph on operating expense reductions, and includes $1 million in the first year for a judicial branch salary study. House Bill 504, the judicial branch budget, was then amended and reported favorably; changes included 2% annual raises for judicial employees, revised operating expense language, $1 million each year for county current services, retention of Boyle County fit-up language, reporting requirements for smaller capital projects, full funding for nine judges added in 2022, and removal of furlough prohibitions and certain budget implementation language. Both bills passed the committee unanimously with favorable expressions to the floor.
The committee then considered House Bill 500, the executive branch budget, adopting a committee substitute before hearing a lengthy summary of major spending and policy changes. The chair described statewide 2% annual employee raises, agency base reductions with many exemptions, increased school safety and 911 funding, veterans and military funding, local government and severance-related changes, attorney general and auditor funding, pension and retirement system support, education funding changes including SEEK, postsecondary and scholarship provisions, public safety and corrections funding, and multiple capital projects. The chair also highlighted Medicaid-related provisions, including added waiver slots, increased state-directed payments, a 2.5% reduction in managed care vendor payments for plan years 2027 and 2028 with savings redirected to fee-for-service rates, and additional funding for behavioral health and public health programs. The bill was reported favorably after members explained their votes, with several noting they had only recently received the full 228-page bill and wanted more time for detailed review.
Finally, the committee adopted a committee substitute for House Bill 900, an appropriation measure for government agencies, and reported it favorably. The chair said the bill remains a work in progress and that one-time funding requests from across the Commonwealth and across party lines would continue to be addressed as the process moves forward. All measures considered during the meeting passed the committee with unanimous or near-unanimous favorable votes, and the meeting adjourned after no further business.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Human Committee Meeting - 2025-04-09
Human Services Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- We gave them a grant that allowed them to do renovations to make one of their community facilities accessible
- was the case for me after 15 years of Ivy Matthews, five other treatment programs, three trips to prison
Bills:
HF2434
Committee:
House Human Services Finance and Policy
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Thanks to Chip and Joanna, Waco has become a tourist destination, a hub for interior design and home renovation
- by plisa relating to providing children committed to the texas juvenile justice development and prisoners
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Art in the Capitol: It’s by Design Mar 13th, 2025
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Thanks to recent renovations here at the Capitol, it now has a free and dedicated public art gallery
- thanks thanks legislators and visitors thanks thanks to<00:01:30.119><c> recent</c><00:01:30.320><c> Renovations
- </c><00:01:30.840><c> here</c><00:01:30.960><c> at</c><00:01:31.119><c> the</c> to recent Renovations
- here at the to recent Renovations here at the capital<00:01:31.960><c> it</c><00:01:32.079><c> now</
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
March 25, 2025 - 09:00 AM
Transcript Highlights:
- State fairgrounds renovations are at $13.7 million, state farmers market renovations are at $16 million
- State fairgrounds renovations are at $13.7 million, state farmers market renovations are at $16 million
- State fairgrounds renovations are at $13.7 million, state farmers market renovations are at $16 million
Summary:
The Agriculture and Natural Resources Budget Subcommittee met to consider three bills before moving to its budget presentation. HB 843, relating to Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission trust funds, was explained as a set of clarifying changes to improve budget flexibility, including use of certain trust funds for law enforcement and other conservation-related purposes. After questions about whether the bill would shift resources away from conservation, an amendment removed the sections dealing with the Administrative Trust Fund and the Florida Panther Research and Management Trust Fund. The amended bill received support in public testimony and was reported favorably.
The committee then heard HB 295, which directs the Department of Environmental Protection to develop a comprehensive waste reduction and recycling plan by 2026 based on prior recycling recommendations. Supporters, including students involved in an “Ought to Be a Law” program and representatives from the waste and recycling industry, said the bill would create a roadmap for improving recycling and waste diversion. An opponent argued the state should instead enact more direct statutory changes on issues such as food waste, yard waste, and manure handling rather than study them further. Members praised the student participation and the bill passed.
HB 339, creating a temporary alternative credentialing pathway for surveyors and mappers, was presented as a response to workforce shortages and an aging profession. The sponsor said the bill would help meet demand while preserving oversight, and an amendment added a four-year work requirement and adjusted renewal provisions. After brief supportive debate, the amended bill passed. The subcommittee then received its Fiscal Year 2025-26 budget proposal, which emphasized spending reductions, vacant-position cuts, and a smaller overall budget than the current year while still funding water resources, Everglades restoration, resiliency, land management, cleanup programs, agriculture facilities, and other projects. Members closed by thanking the chair for an inclusive budget process, and the meeting adjourned after a motion to rise.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Interim Joint Committee on Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection.(6-17-26)
Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection
Transcript Highlights:
- Decertification of beds at these facilities is scheduled to follow these renovations in 2028.
- </c> renovations in 2028. renovations in 2028.
- </c> legislative committees on renovation legislative committees on renovation needs<00:15:43.480><c>
- That was Thompson Hood renovation efforts. And then—just have a general question.
- </c> now due to that HVAC renovation. now due to that HVAC renovation.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Capital Projects and Bond Oversight Committee (4-28-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- It is the Justice and Public Safety Kentucky State Police Post 11 Building Renovations Project, located
- So for PR capital renovation project.
- </c><00:21:37.120><c> Renovations</c><00:21:37.760><c> are</c> square foot annually.
- Renovations are square foot annually.
- Next, I have Lincoln County, $580,000 for renovations to their high school.
Summary:
The committee first approved the February minutes and noted there had been no March meeting. Staff then provided a series of information items, including quarterly capital project status reports from state agencies and postsecondary institutions, a University of Kentucky equipment purchase report, notice that the committee took no action on certain March transactions, school district debt notices for Fayette and Jessamine counties, lease-space advertisements due to building conditions, a Kentucky Asset/Liability Commission report, and asset preservation project reports from KCTCS and Eastern Kentucky University.
The committee then heard and unanimously approved Murray State University’s request for interim authorization to use institutional revenues for a $1.5 million roof replacement at the Curs Center student center. University of Kentucky also received unanimous approval for a $115 million public-private partnership project to expand Parking Structure 7 and the Johnson Center recreation space; testimony emphasized the loss of parking from hospital expansion, increased student enrollment, a planned $21 per semester recreation fee increase, and the goal of improving student retention and campus capacity.
Next, the committee received a report on a Kentucky State Police Post 11 renovation in London funded at $1.138 million, with members asking how long the repairs would extend the building’s useful life; KSP said the work was a long-term investment and replacement was still many years away. The committee also approved multiple real property lease actions, including a new CHFS lease in Scott County, several lease renewals for the Commonwealth’s Attorney, CHFS, Transportation Cabinet, and a Secretary of State relocation lease tied to a capital renovation project. Members questioned one Jefferson County lease rate and the witness said it had been in place since 2007.
Finally, the Kentucky Infrastructure Authority presented three water loan items, which were rolled and then approved: an $841,383 East Clark County Water District loan for waterline upgrades, a roughly $6.13 million Oldham County Water District loan for US 42 improvements, and a $619,180 increase for Canonsburg Water District’s Schopes Road project due to higher-than-expected bids. The committee then approved eight K-12 school facility issuances, including projects in Clinton, Franklin, Fulton, Lincoln, McLean, Paris, Somerset, and Spencer counties, covering early childhood, new school construction, HVAC, energy conservation, and renovations. The meeting ended with notice of the next meeting date and adjournment.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- while well intended, in short, in order to bring the image back, we need to build a medium-security prison
- in addition to medium security prison in addition to replacing<00:18:52.080><c> the</c><00:18:52.320
- While there is a distinction between jail and prison populations, she said the department controls prison
- </c><01:07:53.440><c> Now,</c> prison and has been rehabilitated.
- Now, prison and has been rehabilitated.
Bills:
HB1769
Committee:
House Public Safety
Summary:
The committee heard House Bill 1769, which would require the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to incrementally reduce the number of people incarcerated in private out-of-state correctional institutions. The DCR director opposed the bill, saying the department does not control overall prison population levels because courts determine admissions, and arguing that Hawaiʻi’s in-state facilities are already over capacity, especially Halawa, which he said is 165% over design capacity. He said only a small portion of the population is under departmental control through furlough programs and argued that bringing people home would require building a new medium-security prison.
Supporters, including the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, the Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission, the Public Defender’s office, and several individuals, argued the bill creates a phased, accountable path to reduce reliance on mainland prisons and bring people home. Supporters emphasized the harms of separating incarcerated people from ʻohana and culture, the disproportionate impact on Native Hawaiians, and the need for diversion, treatment, re-entry support, and fair sentencing. Several testifiers also said the department has more control than it claimed, pointing to underused furlough options, reclassification, and empty beds at some in-state facilities, while others urged clearer statutory language and guardrails.
Members questioned the director about whether people could be reclassified or moved to available beds at facilities such as Kulani and Waiawa, and about whether the department could do more through staffing and contract changes. The director said some proposals had been sent to the Department of Human Resource Development, but that major facility changes would be costly and that minimum-security facilities would need substantial upgrades to house medium-security inmates. After discussion, the chair said the committee would defer HB 1769 to Wednesday, February 18, 2026, at 11:30 a.m. for decision-making and adjourned the meeting.
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Commerce Mar 23rd, 2026
Commerce, Consumer Protection, and International Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- And I’ve been buying and renovating homes for 25 years.
- And I've been buying and renovating homes for 25 years.
- , complete renovations on properties—something that they really aren't equipped to handle in many ways
- Now that house is going to be renovated, put back available for renters in the area, and the family was
- Now that house is going to be renovated, put back available for renters in the area, and the family was
Summary:
The committee first deferred several bills, then took up House Bill 468 by Representative A-Bear, which would regulate wholesaling of residential real property by requiring disclosures, a right to cancel within 14 days, and other consumer protections. Representative A-Bear said the bill is meant to increase transparency without banning wholesaling, while committee members and witnesses debated whether the bill should instead focus on proof of funds or other safeguards. The committee adopted an amendment set that added disclosure of assignment fees, required a 1% earnest money deposit, and imposed a civil penalty for violations, then reported the bill favorably after hearing testimony from real estate professionals, title attorneys, and the Louisiana Real Estate Commission, many of whom supported transparency but urged changes to the rescission period and other provisions.
Witnesses on HB 468 generally agreed there are bad actors in the wholesale market, especially in residential transactions involving distressed or unsophisticated sellers, but several argued the bill could interfere with legitimate local investors who close quickly and help move problem properties back into commerce. The Real Estate Commission explained that the bill creates a rebuttable presumption based on marketing activity and that the agency has enforcement tools even against unlicensed actors. Representative Jordan raised concerns about intent, assignability, and whether represented sellers need the same protections, and Representative A-Bear said he would continue working on the bill before floor debate.
The committee then heard House Bill 548 by Representative Bowie, which changes CPA licensing by allowing either a master’s degree or an additional year of experience in place of the current extra undergraduate hours, while keeping the exam requirement the same. The bill also codifies board composition criteria and modernizes CPA mobility/practice privilege rules for out-of-state CPAs. After brief questions about enforcement and mobility, the committee heard support from the Louisiana Society of CPAs and others and reported the bill favorably. Finally, the committee took up House Bill 848 by Representative DeWitt on motor vehicle dealer licensing and repair facility requirements, adopted technical amendments, and then recessed.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Executive Departments and Administration (03/04/2026)
Executive Departments and Administration
Transcript Highlights:
- schools, public charter schools, weren't considered equal as public schools when they were doing renovations
- schools, public charter schools, weren't considered equal as public schools when they were doing renovations
- And in doing so, we wanted to make modifications and renovations to the building.
- And in doing so, we wanted to make modifications and renovations to the building.
- And when we renovations to the building.
AR
Transcript Highlights:
- million using 100% millage funding for the Reynolds Center Learning Success Center and Library Renovations
- The first one is $800,000 using facility repair and renovation reserves for the Corley Hall roof replacement
- Number eight is specifically an amendment for Devil's Den State Park cabin renovations, and number nine
- Historic Arkansas Museum, Hinderliter Grog Shop retrofit, and Delta Cultural Center, more honor renovation
- This is for the Delta Heritage Trail State Park park-wide renovation expenses.
Committee:
All ALC-REVIEW