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NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Appropriations and Finance Feb 10th, 2026 at 07:02 pm

House Appropriations & Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • But we do want to say that we really think that we need financial assurance reform and bonding reform
  • for the plugging and remediation obligations, add a new tax levied for this purpose, or increase bonding
  • This bill will help fund the cleanup of abandoned wells, and through adequate bonding, corporations can
  • state-based marketplaces have taken real hits to their enrollment this year due to policy changes that limit
  • FIR does raise valid concerns that overly prescriptive service requirements could unintentionally limit
Bills: SB241 , SB145 , HB2
NM
Transcript Highlights:
  • But we do want to say that we really think that we need financial assurance reform and bonding reform
  • for the plugging and remediation obligations, add a new tax levied for this purpose, or increase bonding
  • This bill will help fund the cleanup of abandoned wells, and through adequate bonding, corporations can
  • FIR does raise valid concerns that overly prescriptive service requirements could unintentionally limit
  • FIR does raise valid concerns that overly prescriptive service requirements could unintentionally limit
Summary: The committee first heard House Bill 7, the Apprenticeship Assistance Act, which would keep apprenticeship trust fund distributions at $2.5 million rather than reducing them and remove a reference to the tobacco settlement permanent fund. Labor, construction, business, and environmental groups testified in support, emphasizing workforce development, retention of workers in New Mexico, and expansion of apprenticeship opportunities. The bill was moved and adopted without opposition. Members then considered House Bill 66, as amended, to increase funding for health professional loan repayment and related workforce supports. The amendment struck an appropriation because the funding was already included in House Bill 2. Testimony from health care providers, chambers of commerce, social workers, and physical therapy advocates supported the bill as a way to address provider shortages and improve recruitment and retention. After questions about eligibility, repayment terms, and overlap with similar Senate bills, the committee voted to do pass the bill as amended. House Bill 96, creating a working group to study a possible New Mexico Space Commission, was also amended to strike an appropriation. Support came from the chamber, Virgin Galactic, and aerospace advocates, who said a commission could help coordinate economic development and workforce efforts in the space sector. Members asked about other states’ commissions, workforce pathways, and the working group’s timeline, and the sponsor agreed to add clearer dissolution language later. The committee then passed the bill as amended. The committee then took up House Bill 80, a committee substitute to redirect more of the oil and gas conservation tax to the reclamation fund for orphan well plugging and site remediation. Supporters from industry, environmental groups, tribal advocates, and chambers said the bill would better align the tax with its original purpose and provide stable funding for cleanup, while an opponent argued the bill shifts costs from industry to the public and should instead raise the tax or bonding requirements. After discussion of backlog, phase-in timing, and procurement reforms, the committee voted do pass. The committee also heard House Bill 4, as amended, which phases in a larger share of premium surtax revenue to the Health Care Affordability Fund over three years. Supporters said it would sustain BeWell enrollment and affordability programs, while opponents questioned the burden on private payers and the size of the general fund impact. The committee adopted the substitute and then passed it on a 10-7 vote. Finally, the committee approved House Bill 65, as amended, creating a Foster Care Plus pilot project for children in CYFD custody, with testimony both supporting the need for better services and cautioning that implementation should respect tribal law, cultural practices, and family reunification. The committee also tabled House Bill 68 at the sponsor’s request. The transcript then began discussion of House Bill 88, which would make minor changes to the land grant assistance fund, including capturing reverted payments that currently go back to the general fund.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Public testimony, without objection, will be limited to two minutes.
  • This bill is not inconsistent; it's not contradictory; it's just very limited in scope.
  • So you're not trying to limit vaccination? No, this would not limit... It's just, to me...
  • But we are limited in our ability to verify that.
  • However, it is very limited in its scope.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations May 26th, 2026

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • And for those who are aspiring to be fathers, they too will know that they can bond with their child
  • And for those who are aspiring to be fathers, they too will know that they can bond with their child
  • What we have now limited to, instead of having a law enforcement liaison in every region, we only have
  • It actually, I would say, limited it even more.
  • I know there's an argument that it did expand it, but I would say it just limited it to what is already
Bills: SB25 , SB132 , SB155 , SB157 , SB202 , SB237 , SB250 , SB433
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • We do have limitations on how much we can do at the state level where we combine the federal dollars,
  • 6,000 schools would be up for accreditation in 2033-34 and every seven years thereafter, which could limit
  • But I'm talking about the teachers themselves, where they bond with the students, because the students
  • But I'm talking about the teachers themselves, where they bond with the students, because the students
  • We ask that you limit your testimony to one minute. I will be timing you all.
Keywords: 987, senate, all
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development Apr 9th, 2026

Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • So because of that, this bill is focused on, um, So because of that, this bill is focused on limiting
  • I'm term limited, so we'll be looking for somebody good for my seat.
  • started and have, I built the largest... ...I built the largest ag department at 24 years old with a bond
  • So we built the biggest, and we air-conditioned the schools, we air-conditioned the gym, all in one bond
  • They must review the financials, maintain a positive net worth of at least $100,000, and be bonded.
Summary: The committee took up several agriculture-related bills and first heard a series of presentations from Louisiana 4-H and FFA student leaders. The students described how those programs built leadership, public speaking, and career goals, and members from both parties responded with personal stories about their own 4-H/FFA experiences and support for agricultural education and youth development. On House Bill 715, the committee adopted a technical amendment and then reported the bill favorably. The bill requires aerial applicators using public airports or landing fields to carry radios and transponders, with the author and members framing it as a safety measure to prevent near-misses and improve communication during takeoff and landing. On House Bill 663, the committee adopted amendments changing the composition of the Delta Economic Research and Sustainability District board, including removing certain ex officio or agricultural-related members, and then reported the bill favorably; the author said the district has evolved beyond agriculture to include economic development, energy, transportation, and grant work. House Bill 717, dealing with labeling requirements for cell-cultured food products, was amended technically and reported favorably. The author said the bill simply increases and clarifies the font size and visibility of labels so consumers can more easily see that a product is lab-grown or cell-cultured, matching seafood labeling standards. House Bill 834 on animal shelters received 23 amendments, many technical, but also substantive changes preserving local control, allowing parishes and municipalities to designate or contract with shelters, setting a three-day hold period, clarifying transfer of ownership for stray animals, and providing good-faith liability protection; after discussion with the Police Jury Association and others, the committee adopted the amendments and reported the bill favorably. The committee also reported Senate Bill 349 favorably, which recreates the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, and Senate Bill 350 favorably, which makes a technical name change related to the Louisiana soybean association and board membership. After those votes, Commissioner Mike Strain gave a lengthy sunset-review presentation on the department’s structure, duties, boards, and programs, emphasizing its role in agriculture, forestry, food safety, animal health, weights and measures, and related regulatory and promotional functions.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development Apr 9th, 2026

Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture & Rural Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • So because of that, this bill is focused on, um, So because of that, this bill is focused on limiting
  • I'm term-limited, so we'll be looking for somebody good for my seat.
  • an ag teacher, what we started and have, I built the largest ag department at 24 years old with a bond
  • So we built the biggest, and we air-conditioned the schools, we air-conditioned the gym, all in one bond
  • They have to be bonded, right? And we look at their books.
Keywords: 965, house, all
Summary: The committee took up several agriculture-related bills and heard testimony on each. HB 715 by Representative Dezotel would require aerial applicators using public airports or landing fields to carry radios and transponders for safety; after a technical amendment was adopted, the bill was reported favorably. HB 663 by Vice Chairman Travis Johnson would update the board makeup of the Delta Economic Research and Sustainability District by removing certain ex officio members and reducing the board from 24 to 23; amendments were adopted and the bill was reported favorably. HB 717 by Representative Schamberhorn would increase and clarify labeling requirements for cell-cultured food products, including a larger, more visible font size; after a technical amendment, it was reported favorably with support from committee members and witnesses. The committee also considered HB 834 by Representative McMahon, a local-control bill on animal shelters and stray animals. A large amendment package of 23 amendments was adopted, revising hold periods, ownership transfer rules, local government discretion, liability protections, and the role of nonprofit or designated shelters. Testimony from the author, Police Jury Association representatives, and Michelle Hall emphasized that the bill is intended to fix a legal gap so shelters can transfer ownership to adopters, while preserving local control and limiting liability for good-faith actions. The bill was reported favorably with amendments. The committee then heard from Louisiana 4-H and FFA student leaders, who described how those programs developed leadership, public speaking, and agricultural career goals. Members responded with personal reflections and praise for the programs’ impact on rural youth and future agricultural leadership. Finally, the committee took up sunset review legislation: SB 349 to recreate the Department of Agriculture and Forestry was reported favorably, and SB 350, a technical change to the Louisiana Soybean Association/soybean board structure, was also reported favorably. Commissioner Mike Strain then began a lengthy presentation on the department’s functions, programs, boards, and commissions, but no further action was taken in the portion provided.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Intergovernmental Affairs Apr 8th, 2025

Intergovernmental Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • We'll be limiting testimony to 3 minutes today.
  • So I'm just kind of concerned that maybe there might be a limited amount of pool and that we're just
  • One of those is mortgage revenue bonds, which is limited as far as annual allocation.
  • I'm here for this bill, This is the bid limit increase, correct? So sorry about that.
  • Those are very limited. You have waiting lists for those families.
Bills: HB158
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama House Ways and Means Education Committee Feb 18th, 2026

Ways and Means Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • through lending through a financial institution or eventually through a public finance market and bond
  • > eventually a public finance market uh eventually a public finance market uh and<00:04:29.280><c> bond
  • 31.440><c> with</c><00:04:31.680><c> that,</c><00:04:31.919><c> I</c><00:04:32.240><c> will</c> and bond
  • So, with that, I will and bond issuance.
  • And so that and live inside city limits.
Bills: SB62 , HB361 , HB244 , HB377 , HB411 , HB422 , HB423 , HB425 , SB16 , HB452 , HB354 , SB62 , HB361 , HB244 , HB377 , HB411 , HB422 , HB423 , HB425 , SB16 , HB452 , HB354
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Monday, September 8, 2025)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • between the parties, and each member other than the majority and minority leaders and minority whip limited
  • BETWEEN THE PARTIES AND EACH MEMBER OTHER THAN THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY LEADERS AND MINORITY WHIP LIMITED
  • According to a recent C.B.O. report, the new onerous paperwork requirements and time limits alone will
  • Why was this criminal let out without bond by a liberal judge?
  • The person who skipped bond on three occasions in the past.
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

PSM-HHS, PSM DEFER Public Hearings 02-07-2025

Public Safety and Military Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • The time limit for each testifier will be 1 minute.
  • for</c><00:03:46.040><c> each</c><00:03:46.280><c> testifier</c><00:03:46.840><c> will</c> the time limit
  • for each testifier will the time limit for each testifier will be<00:03:47.120><c> 1</c><00:03:47.360
  • the amount of well we've now limited the amount of access<00:13:19.519><c> that</c><00:13:19.680><c>
  • bonds naal police accountability<00:34:59.359><c> project</c><00:34:59.800><c> in</c><00:35:00.079><
Keywords: 912, senate, all
Summary: On the deferred agenda, the Committee on Public Safety and Military Affairs took up SB 1364, which makes emergency appropriations for law enforcement personnel costs, and SB 1452, which relates to the Uniform Controlled Substances Act. The chair recommended both measures pass with amendments, including technical corrections and a committee-report effective date of July 1, 2077. For SB 1364, the amendments included specified general fund and transfer fund amounts for DAGS, the Judiciary, and the Department of Law. For SB 1452, the chair said the bill was being corrected to fix a drug-name error that had been replicated from a federal mistake. Both recommendations were adopted by vote, with Senator Dort excused. The committee then discussed SB 1612, a joint measure on fitness to proceed that would require and appropriate funds for a five-year pilot program involving the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and the Department of Health, with interim and final reports to the Legislature. Testimony was mixed: the Judiciary and Department of Health were supportive, while the Office of the Public Defender and the Disability Rights Center opposed it, arguing it conflicted with best practices and the Clark consent order, and that people found not fit to proceed must be sent to the state hospital. DCR said its main concern was that the bill would still require patients to be housed in its facilities, which it said are not rehabilitative and are already strained by staffing shortages and limited access. The bill’s author argued the proposal was meant to create joint custody and reduce the high cost of state-hospital placement, but the committee did not take final action in the portion provided. In the joint hearing with Health and Human Services, the committees heard SB 1322, a broad rewrite of the state mental health code. The Attorney General supported the measure as a comprehensive cleanup and modernization effort, but many testifiers raised concerns. Queen’s Health System and Hawaii Health Systems Corporation supported the concept but warned about emergency-room impacts and asked for amendments; IHS supported the bill with a caveat about assisted community treatment procedures; and the Public Defender, Disability Rights Center, and others opposed parts of it, citing due process, privacy, HIPAA, counsel rights, liability immunity, and the reduction of an involuntary-treatment panel from three clinicians to one psychiatrist. The hearing also covered SB 951 on child protection, where the Department of Defense supported the bill and proposed technical amendments and MOUs with military components to clarify reporting and coordination procedures; DHS and the Attorney General said they were still working through possible changes. Finally, SB 228 on excited delirium was heard, with the Public Defender and Disability Rights Center supporting the bill and arguing the term has been misused and that better police de-escalation training is the real solution.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Public Works and Highways (01/14/2025)

Transcript Highlights:
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  • </c> executive office including our go Bond executive office including our go Bond Debt<00:34:50.720>
  • They take care of signs, traffic signals, and they also manage our speed limits.
  • we have a bureau manage our speed limits we have a bureau of<00:38:37.040><c> bridge</c><00:38:37.400
  • </c> for federally funded projects limited for federally funded projects limited State<00:45:59.880><
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The Public Works and Highways Committee held an orientation meeting focused on introducing members, outlining committee norms, and hearing an overview from the Department of Transportation. Chair David Mills emphasized the committee’s long-standing bipartisan working style, asked members to share contact information for short-notice scheduling, and noted that the committee would need to complete as much work as possible before the building is vacated later in the year. Members introduced themselves and described backgrounds in engineering, construction, planning, local government, military service, education, and business. Several members highlighted prior service on planning boards, school boards, zoning boards, or in transportation-related fields as relevant to the committee’s work. Members repeatedly described the committee as collegial and nonpartisan, with most bills going to the consent calendar. The chair also noted that the committee’s work centers on state infrastructure, including roads, bridges, highways, and buildings. Representative Cluder, the ranking member, and others echoed that the committee is effective because it talks issues through and resolves disagreements collaboratively. One member mentioned a recent trip that reinforced the importance of infrastructure resilience after storms and rebuilding efforts in other states. Department of Transportation officials, led by Assistant Commissioner and Chief Engineer David Rodrig, gave a detailed organizational and operational overview. They described DOT’s structure, mission of “transportation excellence,” and major responsibilities across highways, bridges, rail, transit, aeronautics, maintenance, and administration. Rodrig reported 1,651 permanent positions and 404 vacancies, 2,160 state bridges with 115 on the Red List, 4,600 centerline miles of roadway, 25 public airports, 11 transit systems, and 194 active state-owned rail lines. He also outlined FY 2024 spending, project development activity, highway maintenance operations, fleet and fuel systems, and the distinction between the highway fund and DOT’s budget, including the role of federal funds and the turnpike enterprise fund. No votes were taken and no bills were acted on during this orientation meeting.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs (05/13/2025)

Election Law and Municipal Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • that limited time and opportunity<00:05:40.680><c> for</c><00:05:41.680><c> the</c> opportunity for
  • You’re taking out a bond.
  • And is there a time limit put on the town when they present one of these as their primary?
  • And is there a time limit put on the town when they present one of these as their primary?
  • And is there a time limit put on the town when they present one of these as their primary?
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Capital Budget Feb 26th, 2026 at 09:00 am

Capital Budget

Transcript Highlights:
  • As he shared, Medical Lake faces a barrier that currently limits us from modernizing our in-town elementary
  • as well, including exempting those small works projects, exempting residential construction, and limiting
  • In total, the net spending change is $611,000 in additional bonds and an additional $3 million in spending
  • In total, the net spending change is $611,000 in additional bonds and an additional $3 million in spending
Bills: HB2295
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/05/2026 - House Rural Economic Development

House Rural Economic Development Committee of Reference

Transcript Highlights:
  • Oh, thank God, because we're on a time limit. All right, let's go then.
  • Oh, thank God, because we're on a time limit. All right, let's go then. All right, so... All right.
  • We have also passed a voter-approved housing bond, implemented a successful community homebuyer assistance
  • program... ...housing bond, implemented a successful community homebuyer assistance program, and worked
Summary: The committee began with short video presentations highlighting historic sites in Prescott, including the Arizona Pioneer Home and the Charlotte Hall Museum/First Territorial Governor’s Mansion, with members discussing the value of showcasing district landmarks and rural history. The committee then took up HB 2804, a bill to create a state rural development and housing tax credit tied to the federal low-income housing tax credit for projects in counties under 800,000 population. Supporters, including the Flagstaff mayor and several affordable-housing developers, said the bill would help finance rural and workforce housing, especially for seniors, veterans, and low-income residents, while opponents from the Arizona Free Enterprise Club argued the program is inefficient, hard to police, and benefits intermediaries more than residents. Members debated the policy at length, but the bill was ultimately passed on a 7-0 vote with a due pass recommendation. The committee then considered HB 2388, which would appropriate unspecified funds to the Arizona Commerce Authority to study the economic benefits of small modular reactors and data centers for the state and local governments. The sponsor described it as a study bill to gather information on a topic already drawing significant attention, and a representative from the Libre Initiative supported it as a way to assess workforce and economic opportunities. Members discussed possible amendments, including adding data on utility-rate impacts and other costs, and the sponsor said she was open to that conversation. The bill passed on a 6-1 vote, with one member opposed and others expressing support contingent on possible amendments.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Members, this bill relates to the posting of information regarding certain bonds guaranteed by the Permanent
  • Members, this bill relates to general obligation bonds issued by school districts.
  • I've included a couple of other lists in the written materials, just some examples because I'm limited
  • intention is for the institutions to retain flexibility. ...the ability to approve remote work in limited
Committee: Senate Education
FL
Transcript Highlights:
  • So >> we are we we loved RV would go out West where there's very limited to no service.
  • I'm limited that we have here today.
  • Our the Florida delegation in DC is to include spaceport and tax exempt bond legislation.
  • airports, seaports and then say spaceport that allowed him to to like us to actually issue tax-exempt bonds
Keywords: 999, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Health and Human Services - 02/26/26

Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> of those, there was limited of those, there was limited documentation.<00:11:00.640><c> And</c><
  • So when we saw limited information, it was, you know, maybe... 37 of those had limited documentation
  • Um, we also lifted the statute of limitations on surety bonds to make sure that we could collect on those
  • <c> on</c><01:27:20.960><c> shy</c><01:27:21.360><c> bonds</c><01:27:21.679><c> to</c> statute of limitations
  • on shy bonds to statute of limitations on shy bonds to make<01:27:22.000><c> sure</c><01:27:22.080><
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Senate May 11th, 2026

Louisiana Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • We're going to limit it to just the athlete, so we're going to take out the requirement that the schools
  • Senate Bill 276 by Senator Myers is an act to amend Title 22 relative to the appointment of a bail bond
  • Members, this bill limits post-conviction bail for those persons who have been convicted of a crime of
  • Members, this bill limits post-conviction bail for those persons who have been convicted of a crime of
  • Members, this bill limits post-conviction bail for those persons who have been convicted of a crime of
Bills: SCR63 , SCR12 , HB89 , HB451 , HB595 , HB617 , HB621 , HB730 , HB1064 , HB1125 , HB221 , HCR58 , SB106 , SB206 , SB248 , SB441 , SB104 , SB122 , SB180 , SB260 , SB424 , SB476 , SCR9 , SCR30 , SB57 , SB414 , SB525 , SB35 , SB65 , SB135 , SB215 , SB246 , SB249 , SB269 , SB276 , SB282 , SB296 , SB323 , SB363 , SB369 , SB474 , SB484 , SB490 , SB492 , SB500 , SB501 , SB513 , HCR31 , HB462 , HB547 , HB613 , HB691 , HB712 , HB720 , HB723 , HB728 , HB735 , HB747 , HB759 , HB825 , HB845 , HB846 , HB903 , HB904 , HB907 , HB923 , HB929 , HB941 , HB962 , HB965 , HB1036 , HB287 , HB370 , HB515 , HB521 , HB570 , HB1200 , HB29 , HB39 , HB58 , HB67 , HB73 , HB76 , HB77 , HB82 , HB112 , HB121 , HB125 , HB132 , HB134 , HB151 , HB154 , HB155 , HB161 , HB166 , HB187 , HB191 , HB207 , HB211 , HB224 , HB238 , HB241 , HB242 , HB250 , HB260 , HB265 , HB275 , HB300 , HB320 , HB338 , HB339 , HB349 , HB379 , HB399 , HB427 , HB463 , HB464 , HB468 , HB545 , HB550 , HB551 , HB565 , HB588 , HB639 , HB725 , HB782 , HB805 , HB808 , HB834 , HB847 , HB853 , HB858 , HB861 , HB883 , HB916 , HB937 , HB977 , HB1012 , HB1027 , HB1044 , HB1054 , HB1091 , HB1117 , HB90 , HB127 , HB138 , HB150 , HB201 , HB268 , HB273 , HB285 , HB315 , HB354 , HB355 , HB360 , HB376 , HB445 , HB506 , HB606 , HB649 , HB665 , HB681 , HB721 , HB746 , HB757 , HB781 , HB835 , HB844 , HB857 , HB872 , HB886 , HB889 , HB892 , HB982 , HB987 , HB1037 , HB1068 , HB1072 , HB1078 , HB1085 , HB1132 , HB1137 , HB1167 , HB1174 , HB1232 , HB1238 , HB23 , HB136 , HB17 , HB21 , HB51 , HB55 , HB74 , HB106 , HB108 , HB133 , HB140 , HB159 , HB168 , HB215 , HB226 , HB263 , HB296 , HB299 , HB322 , HB364 , HB519 , HB535 , HB538 , HB568 , HB571 , HB622 , HB635 , HB676 , HB772 , HB784 , HB1006 , HB1018 , HB1033 , HB1034 , HB1043 , HB1070 , HB1134 , HB1237 , HB1239 , HB36 , HB119 , HB126 , HB129 , HB245 , HB271 , HB280 , HB337 , HB351 , HB677 , HB726 , HB789 , HB850 , HB956 , HB966 , SB149 , SB382
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Members, when a school board decides to end a superintendent's contract, there are currently no limits
  • I'm just trying to figure out how the liability limitation works.
  • You have the authority tonight to take a vote on this bill and limit that immunity.
  • In October of 2024, he was indicted and he's out on bond currently.
  • The assistant principal was cursing her out, screaming that she was in bond violation.
Committee: Senate Education
Keywords: 1185, senate, all