Transcript Highlights:

• Silva's efforts in facilities management and procurement have encouraged collaboration among government
• Silver's efforts in facilities management and procurement have encouraged collaboration among government
• I don't usually make a practice of coming into legislative committees.

Summary: The committee first heard the nomination of Anna Silva to lead the General Services Department. Supporters, including the sponsor, former GSD officials, family members, the lieutenant governor, and other senators, praised her long career in GSD, her procurement and facilities management experience, and her work on e-procurement, veteran home construction, and other projects. Silva said her priorities would include stabilizing risk management positions for the transition to the next administration, ensuring continuity on construction projects, and protecting the department’s budget and operations. After questions and comments, the committee voted 7-0 to advance her nomination to full Senate confirmation. The committee then took up House Bill 96, which would create a working group to study establishing a New Mexico Space Commission to support the commercial space industry. The sponsor and witnesses argued the state already has strong space infrastructure and should remain competitive with other states. Senators expressed support, and a friendly amendment was adopted to add a Senate pro tem appointee to the working group. The amended bill received a due-pass recommendation. Next, the committee considered House Joint Resolution 5A, which would ask voters whether legislators should be paid based on median household income. The resolution received a due-pass recommendation. The committee also heard House Joint Memorial 3, which asks the Environment Department and Environmental Improvement Board to review the PFAS law passed the previous year in light of changing federal rules. The American Chemistry Council opposed the memorial, arguing it misstated aspects of the law and could complicate rulemaking, while the sponsor and Environment Department said the memorial was intended to help assess whether changes are needed. The memorial received a subcommittee due-pass recommendation, and the meeting adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• fundamentals, the Indiana football players have to put on the uniforms, so before they can even go practice
• Is there someone that is looking at each of the pieces that collaborate to make 80% of our scoring system
• give them to hire more AP teachers, and I think we're maybe missing an opportunity to do more collaboration

Committee: House Appropriations and Budget

Keywords: 914, all

Transcript Highlights:

• DO NOT MEET FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARDS ALLOWING THEM ON ROADWAYS, SIGNALS THAT THIS PRACTICE
• WE DEVELOPED A STRATEGY IN COLLABORATION WITH THE LEGISLATURE THAT WAS HUGELY SUCCESSFUL AND I WANT TO
• WE HAVE ALREADY BEEN COLLABORATING WITH THEM.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• You know what shifted in 2021 practice.
• </c> consistent oversight and collaboration consistent oversight and collaboration with<00:08:03.120>
• </c> would like to have a more collaborative would like to have a more collaborative relationship<01:
• I just want to confirm: is that going to continue to be your practice?
• </c><01:59:34.639><c> because</c> actually on the practicality because actually on the practicality because

Committee: House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• It's, however, their practices.
• It's however their practices. problem. It's however their practices.
• </c> partnerships in which is both practical partnerships in which is both practical and<03:58:28.160
• This is a straightforward, practical bill.
• Their practical, real-world experience is invaluable.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, March 24, 2026, 1012, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• As we sort of get to know the practice of this fee, but the sales tax on auto parts was as projected
• </c><00:40:11.960><c> of</c><00:40:12.119><c> this</c> sort of get to know the practice of this sort
• </c><01:36:01.840><c> with</c> somehow uh maybe collaborate with somehow uh maybe collaborate with Consultants
• We'll be collaborating on what that agenda is. Any closing words, Mr. Chair? Thank you, Mr.
• We'll be collaborating on what that agenda is. Any closing words, Mr. Chair? Thank you, Mr.

Committee: Senate Transportation

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• We say it is a joy to share and collaborate with all of you, and we wish you much success.
• This bond represents real collaboration between the Legislature, housing advocates, local governments
• It happens when we continue to move forward in a meaningful direction with collaboration, respect, and
• It represents that collaboration and working spirit that is reflected in everyone who lives in the SGV
• So again, I'm so proud to collaborate and be part of the tapestry of this wonderful community.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• storm of mismanagement from administration, wrong timing, and modernization of patient care, billing practices
• Portable chambers for home and community use or tele-collaborative platforms linking rural patients to
• Chairman, Senator, this is on the administrative side, so it would not—I mean, it could be a collaborative
• It's not front-loading the evaluation here. ...be a collaborative effort at some point when we get those
• Collaborative participation of major metropolitan health care providers while aiding the rural providers

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The committee opened with roll call and a review of special-session procedure: bills would be heard in filing order, with related school-lunch bills grouped together, and any bill advancing would require a motion, second, and majority vote to be introduced. Members also discussed that the committee was functioning much like a delayed-bills committee, with final referral to either Appropriations or Policy depending on the bill’s fiscal impact. The first major proposal was Senator Schibley’s bill to create a narrow, statewide Bank of North Dakota bridge-loan program for struggling nonprofit medical facilities, prompted by Jacobson Memorial Hospital’s financial crisis. He argued the hospital and surrounding EMS services could close without short-term help, while committee members questioned the added language, the population cap, the $10 million fund with $5 million per applicant limit, and whether the program could open the door to future requests. Representative Headland then presented two cleanup bills from the prior property-tax session: one to fix notice and tax-certification issues for local taxing districts, and another to correct how the primary residence credit is applied so taxpayers receive the full benefit rather than counties retaining part of the reimbursement. Members asked about township hearing timing, the estimated $10–15 million annual impact, and whether the credit issue could be fixed retroactively; Headland said the bill was intended to correct the problem going forward. Three school-lunch bills drew extensive discussion. Representative Vetter proposed a small administrative appropriation to add an FTE to help eligible families enroll in the existing free/reduced lunch program, saying the goal was to ensure needy children are signed up and that the state should not subsidize meals for wealthy families. Representative Nathe offered a broader bill mirroring the pending initiated measure but placing the program in statute instead of the Constitution, moving implementation up a year, and funding it with a one-time $65 million from the strategic investment fund; he said this would preserve legislative flexibility and avoid constitutional entrenchment. Representative Dressler proposed raising the state-funded eligibility threshold from 225% to 300% of poverty, arguing it would expand access while still preserving federal reimbursements and encouraging better enrollment systems. Members debated costs, future budget pressure, whether the bills set a precedent for responding to ballot measures, and whether the program should include breakfast and other operational details. Other proposals included Senator Powers’ bill to create a hyperbaric oxygen board and support rural access to hyperbaric chambers for wounds, concussions, PTSD, and other conditions; Representative Tolman’s reporting-requirements bill to force new or expanded programs to justify purpose, alternatives, evaluation methods, and full implementation costs; Representative Frelich’s bill addressing the ongoing redistricting litigation and what happens if the Supreme Court or lower courts alter the current map; and a bill requested by the Public Service Commission and ITD for FERC litigation support and ADA website/document compliance. The committee also heard a rural-health eligibility bill from Representative Twait aimed at steering federal rural health dollars toward rural providers, with questions focused on whether the mileage limits would exclude some communities. One Holocaust education item was deferred until the sponsor could be located.

Transcript Highlights:

• How do we work um collaboratively?
• Again, we we need collaboratively?
• </c><02:08:52.560><c> and</c> promoting good business practice and promoting good business practice and
• And among practices that in 1969 we categorized as deceptive trade practices and proscribed and made
• You can fair information practices.

Keywords: 981, all

Transcript Highlights:

• just had a good conversation about that this week, to the high cost of housing, to discriminatory practices
• this week, to the high cost of housing, to<00:03:46.080><c> discriminatory</c><00:03:46.760><c> practices
• practices in the market, market, market, and<00:03:48.760><c> of</c><00:03:48.880><c> course,</c><00
• So, anyway, thank just a practicality.
• </c> collaboratively together. collaboratively together.

Committee: Senate Housing and Homelessness Prevention

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• It reflects conservative fiscal management practices and spending decisions.
• So just continue to be mindful of that and continue to use that in your budgeting practices.
• By lawyers that practiced before that judge? Yes. That seems like a very hard bar to reach.
• ultimately hindering OCA's ability to provide best-practice recommendations.
• ultimately hindering OCA's ability to provide best practices recommendations.

Bills: SB 1

Committee: Senate Finance

Keywords: campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards

Summary: The Senate Finance Committee held its first hearing of the 89th regular session, adopted nearly identical committee rules from the previous legislature by a 15-0 vote, and began review of Senate Bill 1, the state budget for fiscal years 2026-27. Chair Huffman outlined the budget framework, emphasizing conservative spending, a $332.9 billion all-funds budget, and major priorities including property tax relief, public education, border security, health and human services, transportation, energy, and water infrastructure. She also introduced committee and leadership staff and described the hearing schedule and public testimony procedures. Comptroller Glenn Hager presented the biennial revenue estimate, saying the state has $194.6 billion available for general-purpose spending, including a $23.8 billion ending balance, but warned that revenue growth is returning to more normal levels and that lawmakers should avoid using temporary spikes for ongoing commitments. Senators questioned him extensively about the Economic Stabilization Fund cap, sales tax trends, inflation, and whether the state should consider raising the cap or using severance-tax revenues differently. Hager said the Rainy Day Fund is expected to hit its cap, which would leave more severance-tax revenue in general revenue, and he stressed that infrastructure needs remain significant. The Legislative Budget Board then gave a detailed overview of SB 1 and the budget’s major components. LBB staff explained that the bill includes continued funding for the Foundation School Program, $850 million for the Texas State Technical College endowment, $1.3 billion for the Texas University Fund, $6.5 billion for border security, salary increases for correctional officers and state troopers, $3 billion for dementia research, higher community attendant wages, expanded community-based care, $5 billion for the Texas Energy Fund, and funding to clear volunteer fire department grant backlogs. They also outlined supplemental priorities such as water infrastructure, retirement legacy payments, rail grade separations, wildfire aircraft, and emergency facilities, and said the current controlling budget limit is the tax spending limit. A major portion of the hearing focused on property tax relief. LBB explained that prior-session relief grew from an expected $18 billion to $22.7 billion because of higher-than-anticipated property values and interactions among hold-harmless provisions, and that SB 1 continues and expands relief with $51 billion in total property tax relief, including $3 billion more for compression, $3 billion to raise the homestead exemption from $100,000 to $140,000, and a $500 million placeholder for business tax relief. Senators discussed the automatic nature of some of these costs, the effect of the non-homestead circuit breaker, the role of federal COVID funds, and the need to maintain school finance commitments if the state continues to compress school tax rates.

Transcript Highlights:

• There is a reason why the state requires licensure and standards of practice for engineers, architects
• This creates a recurring administrative hurdle that serves no practical oversight purpose but carries
• framework consistent with industry best practices for water agencies setting proportional rates, which
• It takes a direct and practical approach that aligns Proposition 218 and that agencies can follow to
• AB 2180 provides a practical path forward.

Committee: House Local Government

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> Um increasingly, we work collaboratively Um increasingly, we work collaboratively collaboratively
• They did everything within their scope of practice within the laws that they practice under.
• They did everything within their scope of practice within the laws that they practice under.
• They did everything within their scope of practice within the laws that they practice under.
• </c> practice of high-fidelity wraparound. practice of high-fidelity wraparound.

Committee: House Commerce and Consumer Affairs

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee held a public hearing on Senate Bill 562, which would create a home damage mitigation and resilience grant program aimed at helping homeowners make property improvements that could reduce insurance costs and non-renewals. Commissioner DJ Bettencourt of the New Hampshire Insurance Department explained that the program is modeled in part on Alabama’s safer homes program, but tailored for New Hampshire hazards such as floods, microbursts, heavy snow, ice, and falling trees. He said the grants would be limited to primary residences, subject to a means test, capped at $10,000, and intended to help homeowners make targeted improvements such as roof fortification or tree removal that could improve underwriting outcomes and lead to premium discounts. Bettencourt said the program would not use state taxpayer funds and would instead rely on philanthropic donations, possible federal or regional housing-bank funding, and other outside sources. He said the department would not need new staff, and that a current position could be reconfigured to help administer the program part-time. Committee members asked about the funding language, the meaning of “loans” in the bill, whether there were any other states using a similar no-state-funds model, and how many homeowners could be helped. Bettencourt said Rhode Island and Connecticut were moving forward in a similar way, and that the number of beneficiaries would depend on how much money is raised. Members also questioned how the grant program would actually lower premiums, whether savings would apply only to participants or more broadly, and how the IBHS evaluation process would work. Bettencourt and department staff said the direct benefit would be to the homeowner whose property is improved, though neighbors could also benefit in some cases. They explained that IBHS is a building-safety organization that certifies contractors and inspectors and that its standards can qualify homes for insurer discounts. Questions were also raised about confidentiality provisions, first-come-first-served grant awards, rollover of unused applications, and possible tax treatment of donations. The sponsor said those details would be addressed through rulemaking or existing tax rules, and no vote was taken during the hearing.

Transcript Highlights:

• I've been practicing juvenile delinquency for 21 years.
• There are some practical considerations in play here.
• This is a very straightforward, practical measure.
• For over a decade, trial courts allowed this practice.
• And it restores the practice by putting it in statute, which makes it clear.

Committee: Senate Public Safety

Summary: The committee heard several bills related to public safety, juvenile justice, criminal procedure, and human trafficking. SB 1157 by Sen. Archuleta would create a framework for less restrictive juvenile placements in probation settings, with Judicial Council rules on issues such as insurance, staffing, background checks, notice to local governments, and zoning. Supporters, including county probation and local government representatives, said the bill would add needed oversight and safety standards; opponents argued it would impose rigid standards on a diverse continuum of community-based placements and that the Judicial Council was not the right body to set substantive program rules. The bill was discussed but no vote was taken at that point due to quorum issues. SB 1012 by Sen. Smallwood-Cuevas, the Fire Camp to Career Act, would connect incarcerated fire camp participants to state-approved apprenticeships and require apprenticeship programs to consider their prior training and experience. The author and supporters from labor, fire training, and formerly incarcerated workers described it as a fair pathway to stable careers and a way to recognize skills gained in conservation camps. Committee members generally supported the concept, with one member noting that certification should still require demonstrated competence. The bill was moved forward after discussion. SB 1306 by Sen. Cortese would align state law with federal exemptions for certain low-concentration GBL chemical mixtures used in semiconductor manufacturing and research, while leaving rules for pure GBL unchanged. Supporters said the bill would reduce unnecessary regulatory burdens and help keep semiconductor work in California; there was no opposition testimony, and members described it as a practical measure. SB 1401 by Sen. Stern would align felony incompetent-to-stand-trial procedures with existing misdemeanor rules, including timelines, information-sharing, and conservatorship referral provisions. Supporters said it would improve treatment pathways and prevent people from being released without care, while opponents warned it would expand court control, weaken confidentiality, and reduce due process protections. The committee approved SB 1401 on a do-pass motion to Appropriations. The committee also heard SB 1027 by Sen. Strickland, which was amended to create a task force to study street prostitution, human trafficking, victim services, and related community impacts. Local officials and law enforcement supported the bill as a data-driven way to address trafficking and neighborhood harms, while some advocacy groups remained opposed to the bill as introduced and wanted to review the amendments. After discussion, the committee passed it as amended to the Governmental Organization Committee. Later, SB 1307 by Sen. Jones, dealing with fraudulent or forged real estate documents and clouded titles, was amended to focus on voiding false instruments in criminal cases; supporters said it would help victims clear title more quickly, and the bill was moved forward on a do-pass motion to the floor. The committee also heard the beginning of SB 1276 by Sen. Rubio, which would clarify that viewing live-streamed or AI-generated child sexual exploitation content is a crime; the author said it closes a loophole created by new technology, and supportive testimony began from child exploitation prosecutors and treatment specialists.

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• DHS discovered that substance use providers had bad billing practices that resulted in some providers
• challenge DHS discovered that practices challenge DHS discovered that substance<00:15:20.199><c> use
• that resulted in some practices that resulted in some providers<00:15:26.480><c> providing</c><00:15
• </c><00:15:41.720><c> by</c><00:15:41.920><c> aligning</c> to stop this practice by aligning to stop
• which is not recordkeeping practices which is not conducive<00:20:51.880><c> to</c><00:20:52.080><c>

Bills: HF1470 , HF1310 , HF1837

Committee: House State Government Finance and Policy

Keywords: opioids, substance use, addiction recovery, mental health, state cabinet, HF1310, Office of Cannabis Management, cannabis, marijuana, tribal consultation, government-to-government relationship, Minnesota tribes, Tribal governments, state government, consultation, rulemaking, Indian affairs, cannabis regulation, tribal sovereignty, state-tribal relations

Transcript Highlights:

• First, AHCA would be required to employ the most cost-effective purchasing practices and, for the first
• This friendly amendment addresses a very practical concern regarding the proposal to place photographic
• And I'm looking at the practicality of this. So if that individual was going...
• My lovely wife has practically raised these five boys while I was out of the year.
• You carried a message of recovery to others, and you practice the principles in all your affairs.

Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several introductions, including a resolution honoring the late Bob Graham and a moment of silence for firefighter Roger Timmy Miley. The chamber also adopted a resolution designating August 9, 2026, as Bob Graham Day in Florida. Later, the Senate adopted a memorial-style recognition of the Florida Channel’s 30 years of legislative coverage. Several bills were temporarily postponed, including measures on health care coverage, veterinary licensure, and affordable housing. The most extensive debate centered on CS/CS/SB 1758, a public assistance/Medicaid and SNAP reform bill. The sponsor described five major changes: stronger anti-fraud authority, a Medicaid work requirement for able-bodied adults, expanded behavioral health services through a waiver, pharmacy program changes to reduce costs, and a SNAP fraud-reduction plan with photo ID and work requirements. Democrats offered amendments to condition the work requirement on Medicaid expansion and to add protections for SNAP photo ID use by caregivers, seniors, disabled people, and domestic violence survivors; both amendments failed. Senators then questioned implementation details, exemptions, and eligibility impacts. The bill was placed on the calendar for third reading. The Senate also passed CS/HB 7031 on taxation, substituting it for the Senate bill and adopting a technical amendment, by a vote of 34-0. The chamber passed a series of other bills, generally after substituting House companions and adopting technical amendments. These included a computer science education bill adding digital literacy and AI instruction, a Parkinson’s disease registry bill and related public records exemption, a bill designating the SS American Victory as Florida’s official flagship, a local government electronic payments bill, a legal tender bill repealing a sunset on gold and silver recognition, public records exemptions for gold/silver custodians and stablecoin-related entities, a stablecoin pilot program, local government spending transparency requirements, a digital voyeurism bill expanding privacy protections to private fenced yards, an insurance licensing bill allowing high school students to complete insurance/personal finance coursework, and a medical freedom bill addressing vaccine information, conscience exemptions, ivermectin access, and the mRNA mandate sunset. Most of these measures passed with little or no opposition, with recorded votes ranging from 31-3 to 34-0.

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• Finally, um, we are really working to foster this environment of collaboration, of best practice across
• </c> collaboration of best practice across collaboration of best practice across all<00:36:17.119><c>
• Many districts instructional practices.
• </c> with the skills and practical with the skills and practical experiences<00:59:20.000><c> needed<
• So on these sl next couple practice.

Bills: HF3421

Committee: House Education Policy

Keywords: early literacy, reading instruction, teacher preparation, teacher candidates, teacher licensure, educator licensing, Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board, PELSB, field experience, supervised practicum, evidence-based reading, science of reading, literacy methods, teacher training, preservice teachers, school-based experience, reading intervention, Minnesota education policy, 1183, house

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• It reinforces fairness in compensation practices across school systems, and it reflects the value of
• It reinforces fairness in<00:03:19.120><c> compensation</c><00:03:19.840><c> practices</c><00:03:20.800
• ><c> across</c><00:03:21.360><c> school</c> in compensation practices across school in compensation practices
• So, what I'm so proud about practice.
• with them on this bill, and collaborated with them on this bill, and they<00:56:39.920><c> are</c><00

Committee: Senate Education

Keywords: 958, all

Transcript Highlights:

• With that being said, I do want to acknowledge that we have partnered significantly and are collaborating
• They're practical, they're sustainable, they offer water quality and sanitation, and reduce the degree
• Of course, that's underway now, which is really good, and that was a collaboration by many agencies.
• I think there's plenty of opportunity; it just takes a lot of collaboration and coordination.

Committee: House New Mexico Finance Authority Oversight Committee

Transcript Highlights:

• The focus here is to be collaborative. It allows... Learning styles and intellectual disabilities.
• The focus here is to be collaborative.
• evaluate the effectiveness of teacher training programs, including the core curriculum, evidence-based practices
• standards and procedures, and reviewing ongoing professional learning, including mentorship and collaboration

Committee: Senate Education Pre-K - 12

Summary: The Senate Education Pre-K-12 Committee heard and advanced a series of education-related bills, beginning with SB 540, the Evan B. Hartzell Act, which would require age-appropriate disability history and awareness instruction across grade bands. The committee adopted a delete-all amendment, heard emotional testimony from Melissa Hartzell about her son Evan’s experience with disability and inclusion, and reported the bill favorably. The committee also passed SB 1296, creating a pilot study on school cellphone bans; SB 1590, creating a task force to review educator preparation, certification, and professional learning; SB 1702, a broad education bill with provisions on private school facilities, marching band credit, school readiness reimbursements, and charter school monitoring tools; SB 1150, exempting school social workers from certain certification testing requirements; SB 1708, revising School of Hope rules and adding a Miami-Dade co-location framework; SB 822, updating charter school governance and operations; SB 444, requiring annual human trafficking awareness training for school personnel; and SB 742, expanding workforce development and money-back guarantee programs. Most of these bills were amended before being reported favorably by committee vote. The committee also considered and reported favorably SB 8, a claims bill providing a $1.2 million settlement for Marcus Button and his family arising from a 2006 Pasco County school bus crash that caused severe lifelong injuries. Senator Gaetz opposed claims bills in general, arguing the sovereign immunity cap should be raised so such cases can be resolved locally. Several bills drew questions and debate over implementation details, including concerns about charter school dress and hair policies under SB 822, the scope of human trafficking training under SB 444, and the zoning implications of private school facility provisions in SB 1702. Sponsor responses generally emphasized that the bills were intended to clarify existing policy or improve student safety, access, or educational outcomes. The committee also took up confirmation appointments. It recommended confirmation of the slate of appointees on Tabs 12 and 14 through 21 by voice vote, and separately recommended confirmation of Daniel Fogunoli to the State Board of Education after debate in which Senator Davis and Senator Osgood opposed the appointment. The meeting concluded with members recording additional votes, including Senator Burgess’s affirmative vote on SB 1150, and then adjourned.