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NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
House - Transportation and Public Works Mar 20th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Chair, Representative, that this will be on your priority list for the next session.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- residents of Hillsborough be dictated to by a statewide vote that may not reflect their values or priorities
Summary:
The Committee on Ethics and Elections met with a quorum present and temporarily postponed Senator Yarborough’s bill and Senate Bill 1170 at the sponsor’s request. The committee first considered Senate Bill 982 by Senator Bernard, which was amended to remove language the sponsor said had been declared unconstitutional in 2016. As amended, the bill addresses qualifying fee payment issues, allows qualifying fees to be paid by properly executed checks or debit cards linked to a candidate campaign account, creates a private right of action for qualifying challenges limited to candidates, and addresses campaign expenditures by debit card. Mark Heron testified in support, saying the bill would clarify recent qualifying disputes. The committee adopted the amendment and then reported SB 982 favorably.
The committee then took up Senate Joint Resolution 536, a proposed constitutional amendment to impose legislative term limits of eight years in the House and eight years in the Senate, with carve-outs for current officeholders and redistricting. An amendment to change the limits to 12 years in each chamber failed on a tie vote. Public testimony was mixed but largely opposed, with speakers from county and small-county groups arguing the proposal was a one-size-fits-all statewide mandate that would override local choice and reduce institutional knowledge. Several members debated whether the eight-year limit was the right number, with some supporting term limits in principle but questioning a lifetime ban on returning to office. The resolution was ultimately reported favorably.
The committee also considered Senate Joint Resolution 802, which would place on the 2026 ballot an eight-year term limit for county commissioners and school board members, with school board limits applied retroactively and county commissioner limits prospectively. An amendment to change the limit to 12 years failed. The Florida Association of Counties, a county commissioner, and representatives of the Small County Coalition testified against the measure, arguing that counties should retain local control through county charters and local referenda. Some senators supported the concept of term limits but raised concerns about imposing a uniform statewide rule on counties and school boards. After debate, the joint resolution was reported favorably. At the end of the meeting, senators who had missed votes were allowed to register their positions on SB 982 and SJR 536, and the committee moved to rise.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- We'd welcome the opportunity to work with you to make clear that protecting high-priority natural and
Summary:
The Committee on Fiscal Policy met and first considered CS/SB 7012 on child welfare, presented by Senator Graal. The bill addressed three areas: child welfare workforce shortages, higher-acuity children in out-of-home care, and services/data for commercially sexually exploited children. It would create a CPI and case manager recruitment program aimed at former public safety and service workers, convene a workforce work group, establish a four-year treatment foster care pilot in two judicial circuits identified by DCF based on removal and placement data, and require more detailed, extractable child-level data on commercially sexually exploited children along with a bed capacity study and service gap analysis. Two amendments were adopted: one clarified record retention for redacted assessments, and another attached the appropriation.
The committee then heard CS/SB 110 on rural communities from Senator Simon. The bill proposed a broad rural development package, including a state office of rural prosperity, a Renaissance grant program for counties with declining populations, increased housing support, major rural road funding, school consortium funding, and additional health care resources for rural facilities and training. A delete-all amendment was adopted that expanded and refined several provisions, including local sales tax trust fund distributions, county connectivity projects, agritourism marketing support, disaster-impacted rural infrastructure eligibility, insurance and provider eligibility changes, and increased funding for critical access hospitals and rural medical education reimbursement.
Both bills drew broad support from local government, education, health care, housing, and rural advocacy representatives. Supporters said the rural bill was especially comprehensive and would help small counties, schools, roads, housing, and health care, while one witness cautioned that road expansion should be balanced with protection of agricultural and natural lands. Senator Bradley and Senator Simon emphasized local control and the importance of strengthening rural Florida without imposing mandates. CS/SB 7012 and CS/SB 110 were both reported favorably, and the committee then adjourned.
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation Education Committee Feb 12th, 2025
Finance and Taxation Education
Transcript Highlights:
- I think it's very important; it is my top priority.
Keywords:
workers' compensation, public education, employee injury, insurance trust fund, on-the-job injury, administrative procedures, adult-size changing table, changing station, accessible restroom, public bathroom, public building, public entity, ADA, Americans with Disabilities Act, accessibility, restroom renovation, new construction, grant program, state grant, local government facilities
TX
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, June 10, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
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Not exactly where their priorities lie. - Not exactly where their priorities lie.
- During her time as district judge, she has placed a priority on lifting up the young lawyers working
- And preventing the misuse of government funds should be a priority shared by Democrats and Republicans
- As I've said today, preventing fraud should be a priority for all of us.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Monday, April 27, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
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- It remains a top priority.
- It remains a top priority. Mr.
- Ways and Means Committee, this Congress, and this administration have made combating fraud a key priority
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and <03:49:21.600>I combating fraud a key priority, and I combating - fraud a key priority, and I welcome<03:49:22.160>
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NH
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project so of regional planning project so of regional planning project priorities - 25.840>
be <02:11:26.000>added <02:11:26.320>into <02:11:26.639>the priorities - that would be added into the priorities that would be added into the plan.<02:11:27.360>
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- >> And do I understand that the priorities >> And do I understand that the priorities
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Children and Family Law (02/03/2026)
Children and Family Law
Transcript Highlights:
- some of this, and by the way I think you can see that this is definitely something and this is a priority
- is definitely something and this is this is definitely something and this is a<04:42:25.680>
priority - for us and that's what we a priority for us and that's what we look<04:42:27.600>
for <04:42:27.920 - The response was that the priority is making sure everything is right for foster care.
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are The witness said that kinship relationships are paramount to current priorities
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Finance Division II (02/19/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- Well, you know, this is a different climate right now, but they used to come in with priorities, things
- So if there are any priority needs or things they, you know, after their discussions with the governor
- previous year, as well as any changes you would like Division 2 to consider, so if there are any priority
- Well, you know, this is a different climate right now, but they used to come in with priorities, things
- So if there are any priority needs or things they, you know, after their discussions with the governor
Summary:
The committee first took up HB 129, which would redefine “evidence-based” in public education. Department of Education testimony said the bill’s definition would conflict with the federal definition and be unusually restrictive, potentially affecting curriculum, educator training, and many existing state requirements. The department said it could force a broad overhaul of school programs and create a need for at least one new state position, with local districts likely facing significant unbudgeted costs. Members raised concerns about impacts on federal pass-through funding, curriculum materials, and whether the bill was workable at all.
Several members said the proposal would be too costly and difficult to implement, especially during a tight budget cycle. Representative Papovich moved to retain HB 129, and the motion passed 7-0. Members who supported retention said they wanted to set the bill aside because of the scale of the concerns, while also stating they did not support the bill as written.
The committee then opened HB 133, dealing with DMV follow-up on residency and licensing issues tied to voting and other interactions. Department of Safety/DMV officials said the bill would require a $40,000 technology update plus a full-time position to handle manual correspondence and review of possible matches, and that postage was not included in the fiscal note. They said the bill’s 60-day residency trigger is vague, that the DMV would be acting outside its normal role by investigating status after the fact, and that the measure could create privacy and operational problems. Members questioned whether the bill would effectively force people to buy a driver’s license to vote, whether non-driver and voter ID options would avoid that concern, and whether the Secretary of State rather than DMV would be the more appropriate agency to handle any follow-up.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- ideology, and we've seen every demand of the Minnesota, uh, or of Minnesota education become the priority
- ideology, and we've seen every demand of the Minnesota, uh, or of Minnesota education become the priority
- Uh, it also includes a provision from Senator Uma Rabain that gives priority registration for pregnant
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registration Rabain that gives priority registration Rabain that gives priority
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Legislative Administration (01/22/2026)
Legislative Administration
Transcript Highlights:
- All of us are crazy busy and have a lot of competing priorities.
- All of us are crazy busy and have a lot of competing priorities.
- competing priorities. competing priorities.
- Um, and I'll give you this list of the high-priority and medium-priority bill changes that they want
- Um, and I'll give you this list of the high-priority and medium-priority bill changes that they want
NH
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- And you reinvest in ways that are good for your business plan, that match with your priorities, that
- But they meet and they collaborate with their community members and hear what their priorities are.
- like, you know, based on the priorities like, you know, based on the priorities that<02:22:19.520
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Then and hear what their priorities are. - Then and hear what their priorities are.
MN
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accounts The second component accounts for paying the obligations by statutory priority - A few words about the priority Class 4 claims.
- have a Class 4 representative committee, which is comprised of the five largest claim holders in priority
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KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Senate Legislative Session Day 56 (3-31-26)
Kentucky Senate Floor Meeting
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- House Bill 6 reflects all of those priorities. to affordable quality child care to to affordable quality
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with <03:43:08.160>eight <03:43:08.640>key <03:43:09.200>priorities - options for parents by making it easier to open and operate child care, removing barriers, and priorities
- It focuses on working priorities.
- The United States Department of Defense requested this, and it is a priority of Fort Campbell.
Keywords:
open records, public access, transparency, government accountability, public agency, dental practice, licensing, administrative regulations, dental assistants, supervision, Medicaid, community engagement, healthcare, managed care, eligibility, public assistance, insurance, public adjuster, claim process, contract requirements
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Disaster Prevention and Resiliency Task Force (6-27-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- And then we, as General Assembly, need to give a budgetary priority to these initiatives where there's
- And then we, as General Assembly, need to give a budgetary priority to these initiatives where there's
- And then we, as General Assembly, need to give a budgetary priority to these initiatives where there's
- So, that's a priority of mine, and I would just hope the committee sees that as well.
- So, that's a priority of mine, and I would just hope the committee sees that as well.
Summary:
The first meeting of the Disaster Prevention and Resiliency Task Force focused on the task force’s mission and on recent Kentucky flooding disasters. The co-chairs described the need to better prepare for increasingly frequent and costly natural disasters, including flooding, tornadoes, wildfires, and ice storms, and emphasized coordination among local, state, federal, and interstate partners. The discussion also stressed the importance of budgeting for mitigation, infrastructure resilience, housing, insurance, and recovery planning, with several members sharing personal experiences with disaster impacts in their districts.
Kentucky Emergency Management Director Eric Gibson gave the main presentation, responding to questions about the February and April flooding events. He said the February event affected the entire state, with 11,825 individuals registering for assistance and 1,194 public-assistance projects written so far; he also reported 134 households still sheltered, 190 households moved to permanent housing, and three disaster recovery centers still open after a regional consolidation. For the April event, he said 37 counties had individual assistance, 83 counties were still pending public assistance, and no hazard mitigation had yet been declared; 5,893 people had registered for individual assistance, and 144 households were sheltered, with 83 families already moved to permanent solutions. He noted that counties without public assistance would have to cover expenses locally unless state or federal aid is approved.
Gibson also outlined Kentucky Emergency Management’s tools and resources, including a 24/7 state operations center and warning point, embedded National Weather Service meteorologists, five regional warehouses stocked with water, MREs, blankets, and kits, a statewide web-based damage reporting system, laundry trailers, generators, a disaster needs hotline that has received 6,972 calls, and a mutual aid system used to deploy resources such as water tankers. He highlighted ongoing work on urban search and rescue, qualification systems for emergency operations personnel, and aerial documentation of storm damage. No votes or formal actions were taken at this meeting.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 5/6/25
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- to thank Representative Pinto and Representative Baker for including several of the department’s priorities
- Before transitioning to priorities that are not included in the bill, I want to note that the bill includes
- The department is concerned about the absence of several of its key priorities, including the general
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the <00:24:22.960>general <00:24:23.279>fund priorities - , including the general fund priorities, including the general fund operating<00:24:24.120>
adjustment
Keywords:
workers' compensation, insurance programs, employee protection, Minnesota statutes, safety regulations, prevailing wage, certified payroll, payroll reporting, construction contracts, public works, project registration, labor standards, contractor compliance, subcontractor reporting, state government, Department of Administration, Commissioner of Labor and Industry, Metropolitan Council, highway construction, public construction
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Children and Family Law (03/18/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- Rather, there may be different priorities.
- If someone's priority is crime prevention, he said, one thing we know is that the most dangerous time
- Rather, there may be different priorities, and if the priority is crime prevention, then supervised visitation
- He said that if someone's priority is crime prevention, one thing we know is that the most dangerous
- He said that if the committee's priority is family preservation, there is sanctity in New Hampshire families
Summary:
The committee opened with a brief update and prayer for Oscar, a person known to members, noting he was making slow but encouraging progress and awaiting transfer to rehab. The hearing then began on House Bill 518, which would require the commissioner of DHS to provide a detailed annual report of DCYF costs. Representative Erica Leyon, the sponsor, said the bill was intended to improve transparency, clarify how DCYF resources and shared services are used, and help future discussions about staffing, funding, and whether DCYF should remain within DHHS or become a separate department. She said the department could likely comply without additional cost and was open to adjusting the reporting date, with the department preferring December 31 instead of September 1.
Committee members and the DCYF director, Marie Nunan, discussed whether the bill was duplicative of existing reporting and whether it should also include federal funding mandates. Nunan said DCYF already has many policies and reports, but does not currently produce one consolidated DCYF-specific report in this form; she also said the department believed it had the capacity to file the report and was not taking a position on the bill. Several members questioned whether the measure was necessary, while others supported transparency but suggested the information was already available or could be obtained without legislation. In executive session, the committee voted 15-1 to retain HB 518, meaning it will not advance to the calendar at this time.
The committee then opened House Bill 775, sponsored by Representative Jod Nelson, concerning supervised visitation centers. Nelson introduced Dr. Scott Hampton, who testified that supervised visitation is important for child safety, domestic violence prevention, and family preservation. Hampton described the history of visitation centers in New Hampshire, saying funding cuts had reduced the number of centers over time and that prior legislation had failed due to budget reductions. He argued that supervised exchanges can reduce risks such as abuse, abduction, and homicide, and said the service can prevent harm without adding cost by avoiding more serious incidents. The hearing on HB 775 was still underway at the end of the transcript, with no vote or final action shown.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- It would allow school districts to transfer unencumbered funds between accounts to address local priorities
- It would allow school districts to transfer unencumbered funds between accounts to address local priorities
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a needs of marginalized students are not a needs of marginalized students are not a priority - 33.599>
erase <00:43:33.880>the <00:43:34.040>language <00:43:34.400>that priority - if we erase the language that priority if we erase the language that acknowledges<00:43:35.200>
race
Keywords:
education, mandate relief, school funding, local control, state laws, fund transfers, 1183, house
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- It's an organizational priority for us to fairly fund schools based on student need.
- It's an organizational priority for us to fairly fund schools based on student need.
- It's an organizational priority for us to fairly fund schools based on student need.
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for uh it's an organizational priority for uh it's an organizational priority