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NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
House - Appropriations and Finance Feb 3rd, 2025
House Appropriations & Finance
Transcript Highlights:
- Knowing that we're not going to get three times the resources right away, we did a five-year plan, which
- We came out with a transition plan to bring us to a place where we could pay hourly rates to our contract
- Early in my career, I retired from State Government 13 years ago, primarily with the Judiciary.
- A lot of the people who live there, who were older, have retired, and we haven't been able to bring in
- Bauer, you mentioned the plan for transitioning over time to hourly pay.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
Legislative Finance Sub Committee Oct 15th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- We oversee the Education Plan and Scholars Edge 529 Savings Plans.
- Chair, so we offer—if you have retired and are receiving a pension from the Education Retirement Board
- Agency's pay plan for investment staff.
- Again, it's a plan.
- They had other plans.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Is there a plan, or do you all have... That hurts our ISD.
- And then last but not least, regional planning.
- a plan there's a plan okay great to bring it to this committee great I want to talk about NAEP scores
- Whatever I need to retire in the next two years or three years, and they're waiting at the gate to retire
- And how do you plan to implement that?
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- I think the, um, and I deferred to the leaders in the room on the exact resource challenges.
- Is that not an option? >> We tried with that very simplistic comparison.
- Is that not<00:53:44.400>
an <00:53:44.640>option? not an option? not an option? - I've heard of the talks about it and the planning of that.
- age requirements, you know, working with the union. looking at the retirement age looking at the retirement
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Public Safety and Military Affairs held an informational briefing on violent crime clearance rates and what resources law enforcement and prosecutors need to improve them. Chair and members noted there would be no public testimony. The briefing was led by Marshall Clement of the Council of State Governments’ Justice Center, with later participation expected from state and county law enforcement and prosecutorial agencies.
Clement argued that solving violent crime is a systemwide issue, not just a local police function, and said clearance rates have declined nationally over decades for homicide, rape, aggravated assault, and robbery. He said Hawaii’s reported data, limited to Oʻahu and Kauaʻi, shows overall violent crime rates are lower than the national average and have been relatively flat with a pandemic-era spike followed by declines in 2023 and 2024. He reported that Hawaii’s overall violent crime solve rate fell from about 52% in 2014 to about 40% in 2024, with 2024 rates of 50% for homicides, 48% for aggravated assaults, and 26% each for rapes and robberies. He also estimated unsolved cases over the past three years at about 17 homicides, 3,300 aggravated assaults, 1,200 rapes, and 1,700 robberies.
Members asked about victim and witness support, staffing shortages, the Denver example, whether clearance rates include cases not prosecuted, and whether HPD’s size or structure might affect solve rates. Clement said support can include victim-witness programs and coordinators that help maintain cooperation and trust, especially where clearance rates are low. He said resources, training, technology, and detective caseloads matter, citing Boston, Denver, and Omaha as cities that improved solve rates through relatively low-cost operational changes; he highlighted Denver’s increase in non-fatal shooting clearance from 39% to 65% in seven months after dedicating more resources. He said he had no research showing that breaking up a large department would improve solve rates, and noted that clearance data can include exceptional clearances such as victim noncooperation, prosecutorial declination, or a suspect’s death. No votes or formal actions were taken during the informational briefing.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- The list of flags that associations of condominiums and planned communities cannot prohibit...
- So the amendment narrows it down a little bit to retired veterans and disabled veterans.
- This one will just narrow it to disabled and retired veterans. So we can discuss that.
- From $1,200... ...for planned communities.
- Nard's bill changed it only for planned communities. Okay. So it's a significant time, yeah.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Joint Legislative Performance Audit Oversight Committee (03/06/2026)
Transcript Highlights:
- We still have options and it still gets addressed.
- It becomes a have other options.
- We still have options and it still of.
- But the other option that's out civily.
- are meeting with our managed care plans are meeting with our managed care plans and<01:16:08.000
Summary:
The committee chair opened by explaining that the committee has expanded from a traditional audit-follow-up role into an oversight role focused on whether audit recommendations are implemented and whether controls are in place to detect fraud. He said the committee was concerned about fraud uncovered in social service programs in other states and wanted to understand New Hampshire’s safeguards, especially around major contracts and program performance.
Charles Buchanan, director of the New Hampshire Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, and investigator Tim Brackett described the unit’s structure and mission. Buchanan said the unit, housed in the Attorney General’s Criminal Justice Bureau, investigates and prosecutes fraud by health care providers serving Medicaid beneficiaries, as well as abuse, neglect, and financial exploitation of residents in health care facilities. He outlined common Medicaid fraud schemes such as billing for services not rendered, upcoding, using unqualified staff, drug substitution, kickbacks, supplemental charges, and inflated customary charges. He also described resident abuse/neglect and drug diversion in hospitals, nursing homes, and assisted living settings. Brackett said his role is financial investigator/auditor and noted the unit is grant-funded and must include a prosecutor, investigator, and auditor.
The witnesses then explained how cases reach the unit and how they are handled. Most referrals come from the state Department of Health and Human Services’ program integrity unit and from managed care organizations’ special investigations units, which look for fraud, waste, and abuse and refer credible allegations. Other sources include qui tam whistleblower actions, the national Medicaid Fraud Control Units association, citizen complaints, provider referrals, adult protective services law-enforcement referrals, local law enforcement, and federal agencies. Once a referral is received, the unit can accept or deny it; accepted matters may be investigated criminally or civilly, while nonviable matters can be referred back to HHS or other agencies for administrative action, including repayment demands and reimbursement offsets. No votes or formal committee actions were taken in the portion provided.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Courts, Corrections and Justice Sep 23rd, 2025
Courts, Corrections & Justice Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- Once we hit that, we have to work with the courts on an action plan.
- We do have options in the psychiatric care unit.
- Planning.
- When we are planning for reentry, we had to plan for what that looked like at booking.
- This means that someone who has a discharge plan or a transition plan might still get out at four in
HI
Bills:
SCR47, SCR21, SCR163, SCR169, SCR170, SCR50, SCR75, SCR149, HCR83, HCR111, HCR110, HCR122, HCR118, HCR61, HCR162, HCR36, HCR19, HCR106, HCR14, HCR178, SB3022, SB3102, SB3144
Keywords:
sister-state, Hawaii, Okayama, Japan, cultural exchange, economic partnership, tourism, agriculture, international relations, healthcare, rural clinic, feasibility study, access to care, community health, Volcano community, Hawaiʻi Health Systems Corporation, emergency services, health assessment, Pacific Inter-Parliamentary Assembly, Legislative Cooperation
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House Ways and Means General Fund Committee Mar 31st, 2026
Ways and Means General Fund
Transcript Highlights:
- Next bill, 162 by Senator Albertton: Coalition Against Domestic Violence appropriation; operations plan
- Uh from the American<00:21:39.360>
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Act <00:21:40.960>state <00:21:41.600>and American Rescue uh Plan Act - state and American Rescue uh Plan Act state and and<00:21:42.159>
state <00:21:42.640>small - much debt on the back end that retires much debt on the back end that retires from<00:25:39.520>
Bills:
SB146, SB143, SB144, SB145, HB224, SB152, SB153, SB154, SB162, SB226, SB146, SB143, SB144, SB145, HB224, SB152, SB153, SB154, SB162, SB226
Keywords:
supplemental appropriation, FY2025 budget, general fund, Alabama State Board of Public Accountancy, Unified Judicial System, court automation, advanced technology and data exchange, judiciary funding, transportation debt service, highway bonds, bridge bonds, Alabama Department of Transportation, ALDOT, public highways, federal matching funds, state appropriations, bond principal and interest, special funds, budget amendment, SB143
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Two last questions; they have to do with the communications plan.
- Option.
- So if you're in the flood plan, you're probably covered.
- Goes into emergency evacuation plans for campground operators.
- The whole framework plan is important. Right, but...
Bills:
SB8, SB4, SB43, SB1, SB2, SB13, SB6, SB10, SB16, SB14, SB3, SB8, SB4, SB43, SB1, SB2, SB13, SB6, SB10, SB16, SB14, SB3
Keywords:
education, accountability, public school assessment, state law, transparency, intervention, performance ratings, Texas congressional redistricting, U.S. House districts, congressional map, redistricting, gerrymandering, 2020 Census, census tracts, block groups, voting districts, election law, Texas House of Representatives districts, federal congressional districts, 2026 elections
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Interim Joint Committee on Agriculture (7-10-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- time of when our farmers are planning time of when our farmers are planning and<00:22:48.880>
- are the people looking at other options are the people looking at other options like<00:35:25.440
- It just hit right to where we had all our planning in place for an expansion.
- You were quick to defer there, weren't you?" hours a day. Uh, because we do hours a day.
- You were quick to defer there, weren't you?
Summary:
The Committee on Agriculture met with a quorum, approved the June 5, 2025 minutes, and heard a presentation from Don Pemberton and David Buchanan of AgriKim/AgriCam on the Eddyville Riverport fertilizer terminal. They explained that the company supplies fertilizer, crop protection, and seed across western Kentucky, with the Eddyville port serving as a key source for about 100,000 tons of fertilizer annually and supporting roughly 20 counties and 19 wholesale customers. They said the existing facility is aging and vulnerable to river humidity and corrosion, and they proposed reconstructing the fertilizer bins into a fully enclosed, more durable facility with an estimated cost of about $1.76 million, far less than rebuilding from scratch.
The presenters argued the project is important to keep fertilizer moving quickly during a short application season, to manage global supply disruptions and tariffs, and to avoid higher freight costs if product had to come through other ports. They also emphasized environmental benefits from a contained facility that would reduce runoff into nearby waters. Committee members asked about supply sources, demand trends, ownership, lease terms, and whether the building’s capacity would change. The witnesses said demand is increasing, much of the product still comes from overseas or other domestic ports, and the building would be owned by the company while the Riverport Authority owns the ground.
Several members expressed support for the port’s importance to western Kentucky agriculture and noted the need for timely fertilizer storage and delivery. One member, however, said he was not in favor of using public money to subsidize a private, for-profit business and urged the company to negotiate a longer lease with the Riverport Authority before making such a capital investment. The discussion ended without a vote or formal action on the project, though members indicated the issue may be revisited and that the Riverport Authority will later present additional needs to the transportation committee.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session Mar 13th, 2025
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Planned Parenthood did not do that. For her. Planned Parenthood did not give her options.
- Planned Parenthood isn't doing that. The irony.
- Looking at 34% of Planned Parenthood's overall revenue, Planned Parenthood's taxpayer funding has increased
- Planned Parenthood has been brought up a lot today, and I have the privilege of having a Planned Parenthood
- It is simply about giving women options.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
House - Appropriations and Finance Mar 21st, 2025
House Appropriations & Finance
Transcript Highlights:
- We work on infrastructure policy, infrastructure financing, event planning, and government affairs.
- Do you have a plan for the art? Mr.
- Chair, with your indulgence, defer to my co-sponsor to make the initial presentation, and then I may
- Whenever we used to buy fire trucks, we could bond the money in our fire fund, and there's not that option
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Public Works and Highways (03/14/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- Well, we can defer to how the agency wanted to do it.
- So when the committee meets, full committee, you would discuss that option.
- So when the committee meets, full committee, you would discuss that option.
- It sounds like an excellent plan.
- Sounds like an excellent plan.
Summary:
The subcommittee met to review the lapse extensions in the back of House Bill 25, which governs capital budget appropriations and bonding. Members were walked through how the bill is structured: section 1 covers general, federal, and other funds; section 2 covers highway fund appropriations; later sections authorize borrowing, restrict spending to the stated purposes, and explain why community colleges and the university system operate through their boards of trustees. The chair also explained that lapse extensions are needed because capital projects can span multiple years, and that appropriations normally expire at the end of the biennium unless extended.
A substantial portion of the discussion focused on how to identify unspent balances and whether they should be extended, repurposed, or allowed to lapse. Members discussed that if a project is complete or an agency confirms it no longer needs the money, the remaining balance can be reused for another project or, if not needed, lapse back. The committee also reviewed the meaning of bill references and chapter numbers, and how to read prior-year appropriations and extensions in the worksheet. One example discussed was a 2023 Department of Administrative Services courthouse generators item, and members noted that some agencies may rely on encumbered balances rather than explicit lapse extensions, though the chair said he prefers including the extension for flexibility.
The committee identified at least one specific change: the Jeffrey Ringe CTE renovation was removed from the governor’s recommended budget because the required local match was not approved, freeing about $18.5 million for possible reuse. Later, the chair noted that lapse extension 49 on the worksheet was no longer needed and could be removed, leaving an unspent balance of $81,500 available for repurposing. The discussion also referenced a Department of Transportation item, Caroline Stratford Freight Rail Improvements, which the agency asked to keep alive through a lapse extension so the funds would not expire on June 30. No formal votes were taken in the portion provided.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services Mar 18th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- THE PATIENT'S OPTION.
- GIVING PATIENTS THE OPTION OF SAYING I CANNOT DO THAT BECAUSE I'M A RECOVERING ADDICT, I DON'T WANT TO
- FOR THOSE WHO LOVE THE OPTION IT PROVIDES THAT OPTION.
- RECENTLY IN TALLAHASSEE A LOCAL FAMILY PRACTICE GROUP RESOLVED DUE TO A LOT OF PHYSICIANS RETIRING.
- WE PLAN ON STAYING HERE.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Trade, Workforce & Economic Development Apr 15th, 2025 at 10:04 am
Trade, Workforce & Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- I am a mother, grandmother, and teacher of 31 years, and I substituted for seven years after retirement
- Two incredible teachers I know stated the only reason they retired early was because of student smart
- That was not a viable option for the filmmakers there in the middle of the Amazonian jungle.
- Our county's five-year Economic Development Strategic Plan warns that remaining a bedroom community is
- The Chair lays out HB 3807. a leased dwelling located in a flat plan Representative Chairman Terrigo
Bills:
HB2963, HB3005, HB3287, HB3288, HB3289, HB3290, HB3344, HB3712, HB3862, HB3874, HB4196, HB4308, HB4901, HB4984
Keywords:
digital equipment, repair rights, manufacturers, maintenance, consumer rights, construction contracts, payment regulations, public works, dispute resolution, audit procedures, construction, trust funds, mechanic's lien, contractor, subcontractor, residential properties, disputes, payment obligations, accountability, payment disputes
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on HB 3862, which would restrict social media app use for minors and limit smartphone/social media access in classrooms. Supporters, including representatives from Champions for Childhood, argued that smartphones and social media are linked to addiction, distraction, cyberbullying, and worsening youth mental health, and said the bill would help parents and schools protect children. After testimony, the committee left HB 3862 pending.
Members then heard HB 3712, a construction retainage bill that would stop owners from withholding reserved funds on specially fabricated materials once they are delivered, approved, and warranted, while still allowing retainage for labor and installation. Witnesses from the precast concrete industry said current retainage practices delay payment for years and create financial risk for subcontractors and suppliers. The bill was left pending after closing. The committee also heard HB 2963, a right-to-repair bill requiring manufacturers to provide parts, tools, and information for owners and independent repair providers, with carve-outs for medical devices, vehicles covered by existing repair agreements, trade secrets, and security protections. Support came from consumer, environmental, repair, and policy groups, while one witness from Safelite was neutral and urged removal of the MOU reference for auto manufacturers. HB 2963 was left pending.
The committee also heard HB 4308, which would create county industrial development districts to attract industrial employers and finance infrastructure through local elections and a board structure. Supporters, including the Fort Bend County commissioner, said the bill would help counties diversify tax bases and create jobs; the bill was left pending. Later, the committee took up several pending bills and voted to report HB 74, HB 112, HB 2214, HB 3016, HB 3133, HB 3173, HB 3807, HB 4063, HB 4115, HB 5008, and HB 2652 favorably to the full House, with some sent to the Local and Consent Calendars. The committee also heard HB 3874 on construction contract transparency and HB 4196 on creating a task force to modernize manufacturing, both of which were left pending. Finally, the committee heard HB 3344, which would create a licensing and regulatory framework for re-roofing contractors; supporters said it would curb storm-chasing and protect homeowners, while one roofing contractor opposed it as too restrictive and argued existing fraud laws are sufficient. HB 3344 was also left pending.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- Thank you. whatever you shall have a plan. whatever you shall have a plan.
- And so it's planning and design.
- And so it's planning and design.
- the uh planning and building committee. the uh planning and building committee.
- but it's an optional part of theou. but it's an optional part of theou.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- As a semi-retired physician, she now teaches at Creighton University School of Medicine here in Phoenix
- Deacon Ernie served in the Army for 20 years and is now, quote unquote, retired, having moved to Prescott
- HB 2575, school plan and ESA assessments. HB 2580, ESA micro schools.
- HB 2588, municipalities planned communities. HB 2592, artificial intelligence state agency.
- This week is National School Choice Week, where we celebrate all of our school choice options: public
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Conference Committee on Budget May 4th, 2026
Conference Committee on Budget
Transcript Highlights:
- It says to come up with a plan, right?
- OA may come back with a plan.
- It says to come up with a plan, right?
- OA may come back with a plan.
- This is on the Show-Me Retirement, right? That's right.
Summary:
The meeting was a lengthy conference committee review of multiple budget bills, with most of the discussion focused on House Bill 2 and related education funding. Members walked through numerous fund switches and appropriations tied to the foundation formula, blind pension, Capital Commission, Lottery Proceeds, and Classroom Trust funds. Several members urged fully funding the foundation formula or getting as close as possible, while others defended the compromise approach as a way to close the gap with available revenue. The committee also settled a number of education-related items, including child care grants, career ladder, school safety training, assessment pilots, Title I reallocation, parents as teachers language, child care subsidy language, and flex percentages on selected lines. The committee agreed to sign the House Bill 2 conference report after resolving the listed positions and language compromises.
The committee then moved through House Bill 3 on higher education, agreeing to most Senate positions and a conference proposal directing the department to develop a new higher education funding model by December 1, 2026. Several members raised concerns about the timeline and whether the model would preserve separate funding buckets for two-year and four-year institutions, but the proposal was retained. House Bill 2004, covering transportation, was also reviewed, with compromises on items such as safety operations, low-volume roads, port funding, and several flex percentages. Members discussed the use of Capital Commission dollars and the status of road and port projects, and the bill was advanced with the agreed positions.
House Bill 5, dealing with information technology and administration, generated substantial debate over a new Senate-added language proposal for OA/ITSD. Several members objected that the language was overly prescriptive, resembled a resolution, and could steer the state toward a specific cloud-computing direction or vendor; others said it was intended to create accountability and a plan for better oversight of IT spending. The committee left some items open briefly, then returned with a shorter conference proposal and agreed to distribute it. House Bill 7, House Bill 8, House Bill 9, and House Bill 2010 were also handled, with a mix of Senate, House, and compromise positions on public safety, veterans, agriculture, economic development, and behavioral health items. The committee recessed several times and repeatedly instructed members to sign the conference reports after the agreed changes were read into the record.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Finance and Tax Apr 15th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- HABITABLE LOCATED OR TYPICALLY PRESENT ON LAND CLASSIFIED AS AGRICULTURE TO GET THE EXEMPTION – THE OPTION
- TAXES PLEDGED FOR REVENUE BONDS DON'T HAVE TO BE APPROVED UNTIL THE BOND ENDS UNLESS THE BONDS ARE RETIRED
- I WOULDN'T NECESSARILY CONSIDER IT RETROACTIVE, IT IS LOOKING IN THE FUTURE TO SAY AS THESE LOCAL OPTION
- CHAIRMAN AND SENATORS THIS AMENDMENT REQUIRES THE PROPERTY ASSESSED UNDER THIS NEW ASSESSMENT OPTION
- THAT IS A TAXPAYER-FUNDED RETIREMENT PLAN FOR PRIVATE EQUITY FIRMS.