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HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

CAA Public Hearing - Fri Apr 17, 2026 @ 11:00 AM HST

Culture & Arts

Bills: SCR94, SCR22, SCR99, SCR165
Summary: The Culture and the Arts Committee met on April 17 and heard several Senate concurrent resolutions. SCR 94 would endorse Waikiki as a world surfing reserve; testimony in support came from the University of Hawaiʻi and the Waikiki Beach Improvement District Association. SCR 22 recognized the fifth anniversary of the restoration of Iolani Palace and its spiritual, political, and cultural importance, with no testimony offered. SCR 99 SD1 proposed convening a working group to establish a state-recognized nonprofit to support arts and culture engagement; DBEDT’s Creative Industries director supported the measure, and additional support was noted from the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, several individuals, and the Hawaii Film Festival and Hawaii International Film Festival. SCR 165 SD1 designated March as March for Water Month, with support from the Board of Water Supply and the Plumbers and Pipe Fitters. After a brief recess, the committee voted to pass all four measures as is. SCR 94 passed with the chair, vice chair, and members voting aye, with Representative Garrett excused. SCR 22 SD1, SCR 99 SD1, and SCR 165 SD1 were also adopted without reservations, with Representative Garrett excused on those votes as well. The committee then adjourned, with the chair noting it was likely the final hearing of the session.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee 3/9/26

Transportation Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • So, it adds convenience, security, safety. It adds convenience, security, safety.
  • 20:56.960> safety, it adds convenience, security, safety, it adds convenience, security, safety
  • steps forward to better secure steps forward to better secure our<00:27:11.240> industry<
  • It would be much, much more secure.
  • It would be much, much more secure.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee 3/12/25

Agriculture Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • I've carried that bill for investing in our biofuel infrastructure, but in a year like this, where we're
  • I've carried that bill for investing in our biofuel infrastructure, but in a year like this, where we're
  • I've carried that bill for investing in our biofuel infrastructure, but in a year like this, where we're
  • I've carried that bill for investing in our biofuel infrastructure, but in a year like this, where we're
  • To say we want gas stations to have more money to upgrade their infrastructure above the baseline is
Bills: HF1704, HF2052
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/02/2026 - Senate Military Affairs and Border Security

Military Affairs and Border Security

Transcript Highlights:
  • Welcome back to Military Affairs Board of Security. Our second meeting.
  • The state has, over the years, incurred a cost for the non-border security, per se.
  • Well, we've now secured the border; however, there are still gaps.
  • We have for the border is basically secure, but it's only secure on those crossings.
  • And that’s not happening because of us not having a secure border.
Summary: The Military Affairs and Border Security Committee met and approved the January 26, 2026 minutes, then took up several bills related to veterans, immigration, and border security. SB 1268 was described as an emergency cleanup measure clarifying that a 100% service-connected disabled veteran’s primary residence is fully exempt from property tax, including when jointly owned with a spouse; county assessors supported it as needed to fix ambiguous language before the 2026 tax year, and it passed 7-0. SB 1152 would make people with pending asylum applications eligible for state or local public benefits until asylum is granted; supporters framed it as limiting state spending on pending cases, while opponents argued it was redundant, could encourage racial profiling, and conflicted with humanitarian and economic considerations. It passed 4-3. SB 1156 would appropriate $20 million to reimburse cities, towns, and counties for short-term detention costs involving unauthorized persons; supporters said local governments were bearing an unfair burden, while opponents said the money should go elsewhere and that the state was already spending heavily on border issues. It passed 4-3.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee Apr 16th, 2025

Public Safety and Homeland Security

Transcript Highlights:
  • stand up and Presley, if y'all would stand up and welcome to the Public Safety Committee, Homeland Security
Bills: HB411, HB559
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 4/10/25

Children and Families Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:26:18.400> that<00:26:19.039> uh<00:26:19.279> that know, the infrastructure
  • that uh that know, the infrastructure that uh that funds<00:26:20.000> what<00:26:20.240>
  • Line 1.5 of the amendment provides that the video security cameras that are required under this section
  • have to be closed-circuit video security cameras.
  • then it has to have a video security then it has to have a video security camera<00:31:59.200>
Bills: HF2436, HF2929
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Culture, Recreation & Tourism Apr 3rd, 2025

Culture, Recreation & Tourism

Transcript Highlights:
  • singles out wind energy for scrutiny that no other industry faces, even other energy and industrial infrastructures
  • refuge, this bill grants Texas Parks and Wildlife broad unchecked power to seek to enjoin energy infrastructure
  • which allows an agency with little to no experience in energy development to block critical... infrastructure
  • hire expensive trial lawyers to argue about what's material, as opposed to developing the energy infrastructure
  • Under current law, contractors on public works projects must take out certain security bonds, including
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Higher Education Apr 8th, 2025

Higher Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • policy that a Tier 1 research institution may adopt to improve research security. security.
  • Thank you Vice-chair this Security Council. What is the the governing board of the leadership?
  • House Bill 4762 is the next step. in securing Texas's academic research.
  • Education Research Security Council is a timely and necessary step.
  • It will strengthen the security research apparatus of our state.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Higher Education Apr 8th, 2025

Higher Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • They are specifically targeted at our infrastructure, which today also includes our IT infrastructure
  • And so the funds that were put in at the time were purely for physical infrastructure and buildings,
  • If you think... ...about the overlay of our infrastructure now, you cannot talk about critical infrastructure
  • Beyond infrastructure, the Higher Education Fund is also instrumental in technology acquisition from
  • Specifically, UNT utilizes HEAF to address the infrastructure needs, such as renovating underutilized
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • Up to 30% of the cost of a home is related to infrastructure. infrastructure is a significant cost infrastructure
  • . infrastructure. infrastructure.
  • >> for infrastructure? >> for infrastructure?
  • . infrastructure. infrastructure.
  • infrastructure cash or tax credits? infrastructure cash or tax credits?
Summary: The Housing Task Force heard a presentation from Anita Sanford of the Homebuilders Association of Kentucky and Sheri Cybert of Indiana’s Residential Infrastructure Fund about Indiana’s low-interest loan program for local housing infrastructure. They described the program as a voluntary, locally driven model that helps communities finance roads, sewers, sidewalks, traffic lights, turning lanes, and other infrastructure needed for new housing development. Sanford emphasized that infrastructure and regulation are major drivers of housing costs, citing estimates that infrastructure can account for up to 30% of a home’s cost and regulations another 25%, and said the association is studying Kentucky-specific regulatory costs. She also noted that every $1,000 added to new home construction can price out about 2,000 Kentucky households. Cybert explained that Indiana’s program, administered through the Indiana Finance Authority, began in 2023 with $75 million appropriated over two years and has since closed 17 loans totaling $60.7 million, with more than 2,700 projected housing units. The program reserves 70% of funds for rural communities and 30% for urban communities, requires applications from local governments rather than developers, and asks communities to show need through a market study, describe the infrastructure and housing to be built, and provide preliminary engineering plans and a repayment source. She said the loans currently carry an interest rate around 3.5%, reset quarterly, and that the program has generated about $25 million in savings to communities compared with private borrowing. She also described recent Indiana legislative changes that encourage higher density and other zoning reforms, and said a majority of those local ordinance changes must be adopted for an application to be fundable. Members asked about the ordinance requirements, the funding split between rural and urban areas, repayment mechanisms, and whether there were caps on project size. Cybert said repayment is worked out case by case, often through existing or project-specific TIFs, temporary tax agreements, or letters of credit, and that the program has no cap on request size or income/affordability restrictions. She said the largest request funded was $19 million for a 700-unit project. Co-chair Mills and others discussed whether Kentucky could adopt a similar model and what it would cost, while Sanford and Cybert said they were still refining budget estimates. Later, Scott Welch, president of the Homebuilders Association of Kentucky, testified that upfront infrastructure costs are a major barrier in his projects, citing a $1 million pump station and road-widening and utility relocation costs as examples, and said an infrastructure fund would help get projects off the ground.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session Jan 29th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • national organization that supports those who operate, improve, and maintain public works and infrastructure
  • national organization that supports those who operate, improve, and maintain public works and infrastructure
  • provide services essential to the well-being of the Texas population as well as transportation, infrastructure
  • Heather's a friend of mine I've known her for years her fingerprints on infrastructure in Lubbock and
Bills: SJR36, SB2, SR9, SR10, SR16
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Judiciary Feb 11th, 2026 at 05:25 pm

Senate Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • And he kind of made it synonymous with Social Security, is how he analogized it.
  • They mixed all their... synonymous with like Social Security is how he analogized it.
Bills: SB41, SB153, SB165, SB261, SB264
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

House in Special Session C Feb 13th, 2025

Florida House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • By Representatives McClure and Canady, House Memorial 5C urging the Department of Homeland Security to
  • Senate Memorial 6C urging the Department of Homeland Security to provide training opportunities for 287G
  • of Homeland Security to provide training opportunities for 287G agreements.
  • WE MUST SECURE THE BORDERS.
  • Today, we will vote for public safety, security, and prosperity for Florida.
Summary: The Florida House passed two immigration enforcement bills during a special session. Senate Bill 4C creates new state offenses for unauthorized alien entry/reentry into Florida and mandates the death penalty for unauthorized aliens convicted of capital felonies. Senate Bill 2C establishes a state immigration enforcement board, provides $300+ million for local law enforcement immigration cooperation, creates a $1,000 bonus program for officers participating in federal immigration enforcement, and repeals in-state tuition for undocumented students effective July 1, 2025. Multiple amendments were proposed but failed, including protections for Venezuelan TPS holders, DACA recipients, students in critical professions, and conscientious objection provisions for clergy and teachers. Debate included constitutional concerns about federal preemption, equal protection violations, and mandatory death penalty provisions. The session also included a memorial urging DHS to provide 287G agreement training opportunities.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government Feb 18th, 2026

Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • of that was the salary and personnel themselves and the authority to do that, as well as the infrastructure
  • Chapter 24 of Florida Statutes relating to the Department of Lottery by making updates to operational, security
  • the lottery retailer and further authorizes the lottery to maintain an interest-bearing account to secure
Summary: The committee heard and advanced several bills related to engineering regulation, cybersecurity, financial services, and state administration. CS/SB 800 would increase penalties for repeated unlicensed engineering practice and create an engineering student loan assistance program funded by licensure fees and fines; it was reported favorably after questions about whether it would reimburse victims of unlicensed practitioners, with the sponsor noting it would not and that affected individuals would need to pursue complaints and private legal action. CS/SB 576 created a local government cybersecurity protection program administered by Florida Digital Service, with state purchasing of cybersecurity services and priority for fiscally constrained counties; it received support from local government and industry groups and was reported favorably. CS/SB 1078 set transition requirements for gubernatorial administrations, including liaisons, briefing books, office space, IT access, and controlled access to agency records under a memorandum of understanding, and it also passed favorably. The committee also approved CS/SB 314, which creates a regulatory framework for payment stablecoin issuers in Florida, and CS/SB 530, which updates lottery operations, security, retailer rules, and bonding requirements. CS/SB 1614, after adoption of a technical substitute amendment, would limit local governments’ eligibility for certain state funding if they have excess funds, have recently been audited by the legislative audit committee, or fail to affirm expenditure of prior funds; the sponsor said it would give the Joint Legislative Auditing Committee more enforcement leverage, and the bill was reported favorably. CS/SB 990 authorizes protective cell captive insurance companies to expand insurance market capacity and potentially lower premiums, while CS/SB 1588 is a step toward implementing last session’s gold and silver legal tender law; both were reported favorably. Additional bills passed included CS/SB 1440, which adds cybersecurity-related exemptions and reporting provisions for financial institutions, loan originators, and money service businesses, and CS/SB 1568, which creates a Florida Stable Coin Pilot Program allowing DFS fees to be paid with approved stablecoins. The stablecoin bill was amended to add guardrails, including fee limits, website notice requirements, and restrictions if no approved issuers are available. The committee also received a brief budget overview highlighting major funding items such as Florida Forever, Everglades restoration, water quality, Farmers Feeding Florida, citrus recovery, school lunches, state parks, and law enforcement and staffing items, and members later recorded additional votes before the committee adjourned.