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NM
Transcript Highlights:
- They receive more grants and applications. And they have funding for...
- And so by looking at where we are in that programmatic cycle And we have the application portal open
- This additional funding would be used for implementing web applications, firewalls, and expanding cloud
- applications security, and will help with risk assessments. $1.5 million non-recurring is on the enterprise
- We're sitting about number 13 in terms of where we've opened our portal for taking applications.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - 03/18/26
Judiciary and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
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when <00:22:14.840>I <00:22:14.920>see <00:22:15.080>applications - uh normally when when I see applications uh normally when when I see applications for<00:22:16.600
- You're putting in rental applications for different properties, paying the application fees, and keep
- <01:15:27.160>
will <01:15:27.320>be applications will be applications will be uh<01:15 - young adult may pay multiple application young adult may pay multiple application fees<01:16:52.000
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities
Transcript Highlights:
- Massachusetts has some of the highest early education costs in the country, and the voucher application
- into existing state databases to obtain requested documentation instead of delaying or denying applications
- eligibility for families who appear to be eligible but don't have all documentation at the time of application
- refused until we intervened, after which they agreed to keep the family in their unit during the application
- his career navigator at IINE, Ashley Wang, for help in the wholly unknown process of university applications
Summary:
The committee held a hybrid hearing on a range of bills affecting children, families, disability rights, homelessness, and social services. Early testimony focused on H.215, which would support children experiencing homelessness by speeding access to child care vouchers and early intervention screenings. Boston officials, Horizons for Homeless Children, Head Start, pediatric and early education advocates, and families described delays in child care and early intervention, the developmental risks of homelessness, and the need for automatic referrals and faster access to services. Testimony also supported H.216, which would improve emergency housing assistance by restoring presumptive eligibility, reducing documentation barriers, extending shelter stays from six to nine months, and creating an ombudsperson; providers and legal advocates said current rules leave families sleeping in cars or outside and create unnecessary administrative hurdles.
The committee also heard strong support for H.210, which would repeal the “Learn Fair” school attendance sanction that cuts cash assistance to families when children miss school. Advocates from legal aid, education, and anti-poverty organizations argued the policy is punitive, burdensome, and ineffective, disproportionately affecting low-income, disabled, and Hispanic/Latino families. Several speakers said chronic absenteeism should be addressed through supports such as family outreach, wraparound services, and school engagement rather than benefit cuts. Legislators and school officials from Salem also testified that their districts reduced absenteeism through supportive strategies, not sanctions.
Additional testimony addressed children’s vision bills H.202 and H.166, with optometrists and researchers urging better screening, data systems, and treatment access to close achievement gaps caused by untreated vision problems. Senator Lovely also presented S.2714, proposing a study of discrimination in public accommodations for people with service animals. Later, testimony on H.279 supported changing social work licensure rules to remove exam requirements that speakers said disproportionately exclude multilingual candidates and candidates of color. The hearing also included testimony on bills related to the Judge Rotenberg Center and electric shock devices, with disability rights advocates opposing continued use of the devices and urging the committee to reject licensing or authorization for them. No votes or committee actions were taken during the hearing.
ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Agriculture and Water Management Committee Jun 17th, 2026
Agriculture and Water Management Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- thought was really compelling about where we were taking research and moving it into real-world application
- , fungicide applications, and so on.
- Some of the statistics we're really excited about in terms of applications, and some of you have heard
- We also, in the EA tool update, made it so that it's a really easy application to it.
- You could still do the short-term one-year application, but we think that there's probably some room
Summary:
The committee met in Fargo and approved the minutes from the March 31 meeting before hearing a series of informational presentations focused on North Dakota agriculture, water, and research. NDSU President David Cook opened with remarks about NDSU’s land-grant mission, emphasizing statewide service through research, teaching, and extension, and highlighting examples such as the Lilac Agriculture startup and the university’s role in applying research to real-world problems. He said he intends to spend time listening across the state to better understand local needs.
The committee then received a detailed presentation on a state irrigation and drainage study from Tom Bodine on behalf of Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring. The study projected significant potential for expanded irrigation acreage, especially in counties such as McLean, Williams, Sargent, Burleigh, Mountrail, McKenzie, McIntosh, Dunn, and Bottineau, and estimated major economic gains from irrigation, including higher farm returns and support for value-added agriculture. Members discussed water permits, surface water versus aquifers, infrastructure, drought resilience, and the role of legal drains in improving productivity and generating economic activity. The presenters also noted that the full report is available online.
Dr. Greg Lardy followed with NDSU’s required interim report, outlining the university’s agricultural research and extension system, including the State Board of Agricultural Research and Education, seven research-extension centers, and the economic importance of agriculture to the state. He highlighted recent research impacts such as new crop varieties, potato breeding successes, virtual fencing, AI-assisted weed control, weather-network tools, and 4-H programming. He also described NDSU’s budget priorities: restoring the governor’s proposed 10% cuts, additional operating support, and deferred maintenance funding. Committee members asked about the new agricultural field lab, storage sheds, and NDSU’s partnership with Grand Farm.
The committee also heard from the North Dakota Water Resources Research Institute and a professor presenting water-related research, including data center cooling, water reuse, smart irrigation, and a feasibility study on co-locating data centers with greenhouse and aquaculture production. Members asked about water use, ownership, and whether the concepts were operational or still speculative. Finally, North Dakota AgTech presented its NSF-funded innovation engine work, describing startup commercialization, on-farm trials, workforce development, and partnerships with NDSU, UND, tribal colleges, and other land-grant institutions. No formal votes were taken beyond approval of the prior meeting minutes.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Minnesota House passes housing supplemental finance and policy bill 5/4/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- At this level of investment, what you can anticipate is roughly three out of the four applications will
- At this level of investment, what you can anticipate is roughly three out of the four applications will
- out<00:36:24.720>
of <00:36:24.800>the <00:36:24.960>four <00:36:25.280>applications - <00:36:25.920>
will <00:36:26.160>get out of the four applications will get out of - the four applications will get denied<00:36:26.720>
because <00:36:26.960>the <00:36:27.200
Summary:
The House took up House File 1141, the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency supplemental budget bill. Representative Howard described it as a bipartisan housing package aimed at addressing Minnesota’s housing shortage by funding housing infrastructure bonds, Greater Minnesota workforce housing, homeowner education, a senior housing pilot, and family homelessness assistance and prevention. He said the bill is budget-neutral, using unspent interest earnings and other redirected funds, and includes transparency and accountability reforms for MHFA. Several members spoke in support, emphasizing housing supply, affordability, and the need for more homes across the state.
The main floor debate centered on the Norris A6 amendment and the Igo A1 amendment to it. Norris proposed changing rent-increase limits in low-income housing tax credit properties from area median income to the lower of area median income or the consumer price index, arguing that seniors on fixed incomes were being priced out as rents rose faster than Social Security COLAs. Igo’s A1 amendment instead would have preempted cities, counties, and townships from adopting or renewing rent control ordinances statewide, with supporters arguing rent control harms development and affordability. Opponents said the proposal had not been fully vetted in committee and that public subsidies justify rent limits. Both the A1 amendment to the amendment and the underlying A6 amendment failed on tied 67-67 votes.
After the amendments were defeated, the bill received its third reading and further discussion. Howard and other supporters reiterated that the bill would help produce an estimated 2,000 to 2,200 housing units, with HIB-funded projects historically spread across the metro and Greater Minnesota. Members also highlighted the bill’s support for first-time homebuyers, manufactured housing, senior housing, and homelessness prevention. No final passage vote is shown in the transcript excerpt.
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Restrictive Housing Legislative Working Group (RHG) - Tue Jan 27, 2026 @ 9:30 AM HST
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Friendly reminder, this is specifically applicable to the prison system, not the jail system.
- >
Hava <01:08:25.587>[laughter] <01:08:25.920>and <01:08:26.159>not applicable - to Hava [laughter] and not applicable to Hava [laughter] and not anything<01:08:27.199>
else. - better than me, but there is a specific line in the bill where it talks about how this bill is applicable
- So this would be applicable to Sarro. Thank you, chair, for your indulgence. >> All right.
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Public Health and Welfare - Room 216, 21 January, 2026; 3:30 PM
Public Health and Welfare
Transcript Highlights:
- , so to speak, and who were seeking renewals of their certificates, and we began accepting new applications
- We start at the number at which a family has signed up, we give them a unique application link, and then
- ><00:24:08.880>
unique signed up, we give them a unique signed up, we give them a unique application - link and then they that application link and then they that family<00:24:12.159>
can <00:24:12.320 - If an applicant who is eligible for food stamps is denied eligibility, they don't get any food stamps
Summary:
The committee first took up House Bill 3, a certificate-of-need measure that had passed last year but was vetoed by the governor because of one objectionable provision. The chair explained that the House had just passed the bill unanimously and urged quick Senate action so it could be sent to the governor again. He said the bill is intended to restore the prior law, with the main policy focus on rural hospitals and other future certificate-of-need changes. A question was raised about language affecting the University of Mississippi Medical Center’s academic exemption; the chair said the intent was to preserve the teaching hospital’s core exemption around its main campus while requiring certificate-of-need review for facilities it operates elsewhere, and the committee then voted title sufficient, due pass.
The committee then considered Senate Bill 2476, requested by the Board of Pharmacy. Senator Hill explained that it would let licensed pharmacists self-report substance abuse or mental health issues and enter treatment before disciplinary action, similar to programs already available for nurses and with comparable provisions for physicians and dentists. Board representatives said participants would have to stop practicing until cleared, and that failure to comply would trigger discipline; the bill was described as an alternative to professional discipline, not immunity from criminal law. After questions about definitions and how many times a person could use the program, the committee voted title sufficient, due pass.
The meeting concluded with an informational presentation from Mr. Anderson on child care funding and program operations. He said the state used ARPA funds during the pandemic to support child care certificates and providers, but those funds were exhausted, leading to a pause and a waiting list of about 20,000 families; the program currently serves about 18,000 children. He said the department is continuing $15 million in state support, is converting 30% of the TANF state assistance grant to child care, and is exploring additional TANF direct-assistance options, though cautiously because the state has not done that before. He also discussed child care tax credits, employer-based child care, and efforts to expand capacity through provider support and technical assistance.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Conference Committee on SF2298 5/17/25
Transcript Highlights:
- page 33 of the conference committee report are clarifying changes to the effective date of the application
- Section 14 on page 34 relates to the application of a prevailing wage for construction work for low-income
- page 33 of the conference committee report are clarifying changes to the effective date of the application
- <00:12:17.360>
of <00:12:17.600>some <00:12:17.839>landlord of the application - of some landlord of the application of some landlord tenant<00:12:18.639>
provisions <00:12:19.120
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
House Chamber - Thu Apr 3, 2025, 12:00PM HST - Day 45
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- are able to, uh, do this and review this on a case-by-case basis, but this would make the rule applicable
- are able to, uh, do this and review this on a case-by-case basis, but this would make the rule applicable
- are able to, uh, do this and review this on a case-by-case basis, but this would make the rule applicable
- are able to, uh, do this and review this on a case-by-case basis, but this would make the rule applicable
- to all um, candidates moving applicable to all um, candidates moving forward.<01:46:40.719>
And
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- products lacking the required FDA authorization to be included in this registry if the product's FDA application
- The FDA denied my applications for bottled e-liquid back in 2021.
- Regarding the display of the age rating for the software application, this committee substitute removes
- Mobile applications have become a gateway to harm, exposing minors to inappropriate content, predatory
- very chilling step" of requiring age verification for porn sites. ...industry, service providers, application
Keywords:
gambling, criminal offenses, penalties, defense, electronic devices, tobacco advertising, youth protection, public health, criminal offense, retailer regulation, e-cigarettes, nicotine products, health, public safety, regulation, advertising restrictions, health and safety, elections, election audit, county elections
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 3/13/25
Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
Transcript Highlights:
- determination that they’re not entitled to one, or the homeowner doesn’t proceed timely with the application
- >
for <00:09:40.320>the proceed timely to to for the proceed timely to to for the application - um so it it basically application um so it it basically there's<00:09:44.480>
a <00:09:44.600> - Once you're in this loss mitigation process, the homeowner is submitting an application, their income
- These amounts will not increase the overall filing fee for any of the applicants.
Keywords:
mortgage foreclosure, redemption, foreclosure surplus, sheriff's sale, junior lienholder, mortgagor, homeowner protections, loss mitigation, dual tracking, foreclosure redemption period, certificate of redemption, certificate of sale, sheriff, county recorder, registrar of titles, homeownership center, lien priority, real property, foreclosure by advertisement, surplus funds
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Communications and Conveyance Committee Apr 21st, 2026
Communications and Conveyance
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
TRN Public Hearing - Tue Mar 24, 2026 @ 9:00 AM HST
Transcript Highlights:
- establish automatic adjustment mechanisms to address economic factors, on its own motion or on an application
- That's it's just going to be built from the ground up based on our application full review that we're
- And we think it's directly applicable to us as well.
- <01:04:25.119>
And applicable to to us as well. And applicable to to us as well. - from an applicant who has a license revoked has to check the applicant's driver's license.
Summary:
The committee heard SB 2694 SD2, which would authorize the Public Utilities Commission to create automatic adjustment mechanisms for water carriers, including a water carrier inflationary cost index, and to waive certain requirements under the Hawaii Water Carrier Act. Testimony was sharply divided. The Department of Transportation, Young Brothers, and several shipping, harbor, labor, and business-related supporters argued the bill would modernize regulation, reduce the need for large catch-up rate cases, and help keep rates aligned with rising costs. Young Brothers said its current rate-setting process is expensive and delayed, and that annual adjustments with guardrails such as a 5% cap and periodic full reviews would support sustainable operations and the state’s supply chain. Some supporters also said the company’s less-than-container-load service and required inter-island routes create costs that are not fully covered by current rates.
Opponents, including the Consumer Advocate, the Maui Chamber of Commerce, Hawaii Food Industry Association, restaurant and chamber groups, and other businesses, argued the bill would lead to higher costs for consumers and businesses and should not move forward. Several testified that shipping costs already significantly affect pricing and that automatic increases would worsen the cost of living. The Consumer Advocate said Young Brothers should focus on cost control and implementing its business plan rather than automatic rate increases. The Maui Chamber and others pointed to a recent PUC decision that imposed a two-year stay on rate increases and said the bill would undermine that protection. Some opponents urged the committee to defer to the PUC’s regulatory authority.
The PUC explained that it regulates water carriers as public utilities under existing statute and said it had recently approved a temporary rate increase while imposing a two-year stayout period on further increases, with emergency relief still possible. PUC members said they were still examining whether they have authority to adopt the proposed WICI mechanism by rule and wanted legislative clarity. In response to questions, the PUC said it prefers the current two-year stayout as reflected in its order. Young Brothers also clarified that it serves less-than-container-load cargo, that some routes and services are cross-subsidized because they are not profitable, and that an independent observer is being put in place to monitor implementation of its updated business plan. The transcript ended with the committee still taking questions; no final vote or disposition on the bill was shown.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Senate Health and Human Services (01/22/2025)
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- also to become certified its application also to become certified the<00:22:58.679>
certification - <00:52:56.119>
process application process application process or<00:52:57.240>the <00: - They follow those applicable laws, because PPN will always follow the laws of the state.
- They follow those applicable laws, because PPN will always follow the laws of the state.
- They follow those applicable laws, because PPN will always follow the laws of the state.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- We currently have about, well, actually, 47,219 applications involving 29,548 Native Hawaiians.
- We currently have about, well, actually, 47,219 applications involving 29,548 Native Hawaiians.
- It depends on the applicant, you know.
- That's the ones we got priority for. applicants of beneficiaries are coming applicants of beneficiaries
- qualify for their financial application qualify for their financial application process<02:35:26.880
Summary:
The joint Ways and Means and Hawaiian Affairs committee heard a budget presentation from the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands on its biennium requests for critical projects, repairs and maintenance, and operations. DHHL described its role in administering the Hawaiian Home Lands Trust, noted the large beneficiary wait list, and said prior funding, including Act 279, has helped the department accelerate land development and reduce vacancies. Officials said they have about 47,219 applications involving 29,548 Native Hawaiians, roughly 28 projects underway, and that about $471 million of a $600 million appropriation has been encumbered, with the remaining lapse-fix funds expected to be resolved before the June 30, 2026 deadline.
DHHL emphasized that its current request would support additional lot development and could help produce roughly 6,000 units from the existing project pipeline, with another phase of requests potentially adding about 2,000 more units. The department said it is prioritizing shovel-ready projects, accelerating lease awards and orientations, and using a mix of approaches including paper leases, rental-with-option-to-purchase, owner-builder, and loan programs. Officials also discussed a shift toward denser urban development, citing projects in West Oahu and Honolulu, and said the department is working to reduce its vacancy rate and move beneficiaries onto the land more quickly.
Members questioned why Oahu, despite having the largest wait list, was receiving comparatively lower amounts, and DHHL responded that land availability and cost drive those decisions, with Oahu having limited developable land and very high acquisition costs. The department pointed to land acquisition on Kauai and other islands, and to urban high-rise projects that can yield far more units on small parcels. Members also raised long-term maintenance and wildfire risk, asking whether current acquisition and development choices account for future infrastructure costs; DHHL said maintenance is a growing concern, especially on large unused or isolated lands, and that it is pursuing Firewise planning, federal funds, and partnerships to reduce risk. The discussion also touched on mixed-use and community-led development, with DHHL explaining that it leases land to nonprofit homestead associations under general leases with milestones, business-plan requirements, and land-use restrictions to support local services and community goals.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- This should only be applicable when WUE is no longer available for students at all.
- Application of Prop. 209.
- This bill would also preserve all applicable prevailing wage and labor standards.
- So students will write in their applications.
- So all the presidents meet, they put forward some of those applications to the next stage.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- We already have over 140 applications, and we expect the number to double before the deadline.
- for a privately funded small application for a privately funded small business<00:37:31.480>
relief - We already have over<00:37:35.240>
140 <00:37:36.240>applications <00:37:37.720>and< - /c><00:37:37.840>
we <00:37:37.920>expect <00:37:38.320>the over 140 applications - and we expect the over 140 applications and we expect the number<00:37:38.680>
to <00:37:38.840
WY
Transcript Highlights:
- ><00:15:32.480>
the <00:15:32.639>very <00:15:33.040>first <00:15:33.920>applicant - all away at the very first applicant. all away at the very first applicant.
- <00:26:24.559>
of <00:26:24.720>the <00:26:25.039>rural about the application - of the rural about the application of the rural health<00:26:25.600>
transformation <00:26:26.159 - plan would uh require an application plan would uh require an application process<00:26:41.679><
Keywords:
911 services, emergency response, grant funding, next generation technology, government accountability, public safety, mental health, detention, competency evaluation, treatment, contractual agreements, Wyoming, budget, funding, education, wildfire prevention, healthcare, community colleges, grants, economic development
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- And when we've run into that actual application, we call a tow company.
- And and and when we've run into that<00:19:51.520>
actual <00:19:52.240>application, <00 - , we call a tow that actual application, we call a tow company.<00:19:54.480>
They <00:19:54.640 - What I'm concerned about is an application of a law that says if you create recklessly or excuse me,
- You don't have to have a hearing just application of a law that says if you application of a law that
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Interim Joint Committee on Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (8-27-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- to that particular disaster applicable to that particular disaster because<00:46:16.640>
there - A warehouse full of equipment over,00<00:57:10.880>
applications <00:57:11.520>have <00:- 57:11.680>
been <00:57:11.839>received over,00 applications have been received over,00- applications have been received from<00:57:12.400>
members <00:57:12.640>of <00:57:12.799- So, we want to definitely thank you for expediting those applications and getting us into a position
- A warehouse full of equipment over,00<00:57:10.880>
Summary:
The committee met with a quorum, approved the prior meeting minutes, and then spent much of the meeting recognizing members of the Falmouth Police Department and related support personnel. Representatives and senators described the department’s response to a May 17, 2025 shooting between two vehicles, saying officers secured the area, apprehended suspects, and prevented further harm within about 30 minutes. They also recognized Officer Jonathan Bis for helping rescue a person from a burning storage facility on May 3, and honored Chaplain Abram Croer and police administrator Marilyn Belure for their support roles. Members praised the officers’ service and presented citations; one member also noted the recent flooding in Falmouth and the strain on local responders. The committee also observed a moment of silence for a firefighter who died after a vehicle crash while responding to a call.
The committee then recognized Sergeant Major Jimmy Thorne, USMC (Ret.), with a lengthy citation for his military service and community involvement. The citation highlighted more than three decades of service, including Vietnam, Lebanon, Somalia, multiple injuries, exposure to Agent Orange, and numerous decorations such as the Purple Heart and Meritorious Service Medal. Speakers also noted his continued civic work in Williamstown and Grant County. Thorne thanked the committee, said enlisting in the Marine Corps and moving to Kentucky were two of his proudest decisions, and received a committee coin. Members and guests offered additional remarks about his character and service.
Finally, Brigadier General Charles Jones and Kentucky Emergency Management Director Eric Gibson gave an update on spring storm response and recovery. They said Kentucky has had three declared disasters and one undeclared event this year, with 113 of 120 counties affected in the last 12 months, including February flooding, April flooding, and May tornadoes; a January ice storm appeal was denied. Gibson emphasized the rising frequency and cost of disasters, citing about $350 million in public assistance over the first 10 years of the period reviewed versus about $2 billion in the last five years. He reported on sheltering, disaster recovery centers, FEMA and SBA assistance, and said about $57 million in individual assistance had been paid and nearly $69 million obligated, while public assistance projects were still moving through review and payment.