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FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Rules Mar 3rd, 2026

Rules

Transcript Highlights:
  • Those houses are not being built yet because housing sales have declined.
  • We do not deny every housing project.
  • This is not affordable housing for anyone in our area.
  • The House has it at $501 million.
  • Standards of responsibilities.
Bills: S0036 , S0620 , S0796 , S0934 , S1080 , S1096 , S1366 , S1536 , S1548 , S1580 , S1588 , S1620 , S1756 , S7034 , S7044
Committee: Senate Rules
Summary: The committee first took up SB 354, the “Blue Ribbon Projects” bill, which creates a framework for large planned communities on at least 15,000 contiguous acres with 60% reserved area and a streamlined local review process. Senator McLean presented the bill and a strike-all amendment, and members raised concerns about local control, conservation enforceability, data centers, concurrency, multi-county projects, and whether reserve lands could later be converted. Audubon Florida and 1,000 Friends of Florida opposed the bill, arguing the conservation protections were not permanent enough and that the reserve areas could be changed later; small-county representatives also worried about tax-base impacts. Supporters argued the bill would better manage growth, preserve green space, and provide a more orderly alternative to sprawl. After debate, the committee voted to report the bill favorably. The committee then approved SB 620 on candidate qualifying, which requires candidates for federal, state, county, district, judiciary, school, and school board offices to disclose any non-U.S. citizenship. Amendments added disclosure about whether federal candidates intend to trade stock if elected and adjusted 2026 congressional qualifying procedures in the event of redistricting, including a new qualifying window and petition rules. The bill was reported favorably after brief support from a member of the public and discussion about candidate vetting. The committee also reported favorably CS/CS/CS/SB 1452, a Department of Financial Services bill with amendments addressing My Safe Florida Home notices, condo pilot eligibility, firefighter hiring, unclaimed property, and related financial-services provisions. Next, the committee approved CS/CS/SB 1620, a school board members’ bill of rights. A substitute amendment narrowed the bill to access to records, fiscal transparency, and nondisclosure agreements, while preserving board members’ rights to timely documents, budget information, and public comment, and setting deadlines for records requests. Superintendents and a school board member testified in support, saying the bill clarifies roles and prevents board members from being frozen out. The committee also passed CS/HB 245, which replaces the term “child pornography” with “child sexual abuse material”; one senator supported the terminology change but warned about preserving legal precedent and avoiding appellate issues. The committee then reported favorably SB 1548, an update to the Live Local affordable housing law expanding eligible sites and clarifying setbacks, airport proximity, and fair-housing protections. Finally, the committee took up the veterinary medicine bill creating veterinary professional associates. The bill allows trained master’s-level VPAs to perform limited veterinary services under a veterinarian’s supervision, and an amendment tightened the standard to immediate supervision on premises. Supporters said the measure would expand access to care, especially in rural areas with vet shortages, while opponents argued it added unnecessary regulation. After testimony from veterinary educators and others, the bill continued with support expressed by committee members, including praise for the direct-supervision amendment.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education Feb 4th, 2026

Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • technical assistance provided to all school districts, not just those who are AI savvy or have in-house
Bills: S0920 , S1036 , S1216
Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Pre-K-12 Education met with a quorum present and first temporarily postponed SB 920 on mathematics education. The committee then took up SB 1216 on public school personnel compensation, sponsored by Senator Rodriguez, which would give districts more flexibility in educator pay by restoring meaningful cost-of-living adjustments for teachers with direct student contact, allowing recognition of relevant advanced degrees, and removing rigid performance-pay caps. Several senators spoke in support, emphasizing teacher retention, compensation, and education as a state investment. The bill was reported favorably on a unanimous roll call vote. After a brief recess, the committee considered CS/SB 1036 on school counselors, sponsored by Senator Calatayud, to address counselor shortages by removing certification barriers tied to classroom teacher requirements. The sponsor and supporting testimony described recruitment and retention problems, high counselor-to-student ratios, and the need for counselors to focus on student academics, mental health, and college/career readiness rather than administrative duties. Public testimony came from students, educators, and school personnel who described limited access to counselors and the impact on student well-being and college planning. Committee members broadly supported the bill while noting that counselors are often overburdened and that additional support personnel, including BRACE advisors, may also need attention in the future. Senators also discussed broader efficiency measures and the need for schools and colleges to improve access to guidance services. CS/SB 1036 was reported favorably by unanimous vote. At the end of the meeting, members recorded their votes on the two bills, and the committee adjourned.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Appropriations Mar 31st, 2025

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • Members, House Bill 500 is the supplemental appropriation.
  • House Bill 500.
  • Hopefully, by the end of your good work on House Bill 1, Senate Bill 1, and House Bill 500.
  • I'm here testifying on House Bill 500.
  • Representative Orr moves that House Bill 500, as substituted, be reported favorably to the full House
Bills: SB1 , HB500 , SB 1
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Local Government May 12th, 2025

Local Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • House Bill 2742 addresses...
  • To House Bill 3348, thank you.
  • To House Bill 3348, thank you.
  • We can start with the House bills we heard today, like the firefighter screening, which is House Bill
  • So thank you for making this House Bill Monday. Well, it was a good House Bill Monday. Thank you.
Summary: The Committee on Local Government heard and discussed a series of House bills dealing with municipal structure, tax payment timing, local provider participation funds, firefighter cancer screenings, sunset review of the Trinity River Authority, replacement certificates of occupancy, and open meetings enforcement. HB 303 would remove the 501-resident floor so very small type A and B municipalities can convert to type C cities; HB 2742 would give property owners a later first split-payment deadline when tax bills are mailed after November 30; HB 3305 and HB 3348 were local provider participation fund measures with committee substitutes; HB 198 would require political subdivisions to offer occupational cancer screenings for firefighters; HB 1535 was a sunset bill for the Trinity River Authority; HB 4753 would allow a municipality-issued proof of a certificate of occupancy to substitute for a lost original; and HB 3711 would treat certain Open Meetings Act violations as offenses against public administration and require public explanation when prosecutors decline to act. Testimony was generally supportive or limited, with several witnesses and senators emphasizing practical fixes, firefighter health and cost savings, local government transparency, and administrative cleanup. For HB 198, firefighter representatives gave emotional testimony about cancer deaths and the value of early screening. On HB 3711, a witness supported the bill but urged stronger enforcement and broader application. Several senators raised policy concerns on HB 2715 about routing removal proceedings through a regional presiding judge rather than the local county, arguing it could politicize the process. The committee took no public testimony on most bills and repeatedly left them pending subject to call of the chair before later voting them out. HB 21, HB 30, HB 1535, HB 1520, HB 198, HB 303, HB 2742, and HB 4753 were reported to the full Senate, generally by unanimous or near-unanimous votes, and several were also recommended for the local and uncontested calendar. HB 30 passed on a 5-1 vote, while the other reported bills were approved unanimously or with no recorded opposition. The committee then recessed subject to the call of the chair.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Economic Development, Workforce and Tourism Feb 10th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Economic Development, Workforce and Tourism

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senate Bill 260 creates the Oklahoma Infrastructure Long Range planning commission to be housed within
  • This is addressing our statewide Challenges around housing shortage, but also how that connects to our
  • through where they want Development, so the idea being that we want cities to be able to plan for where housing
  • That we also need to look at the housing challenge for our communities as they planned for That with
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Economic Development, Workforce and Tourism Feb 10th, 2026

Economic Development, Workforce and Tourism

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senate Bill 260 creates the Oklahoma Infrastructure Long Range Planning Commission to be housed within
  • Senate Bill 260 creates the Oklahoma Infrastructure Long Range Planning Commission to be housed within
  • This is addressing our statewide challenges around housing shortage, but also how that connects to our
  • So the idea is that we want cities to be able to plan for where housing development should go and give
  • the conversation when we talk about water budgets going forward, that we also need to look at the housing
Summary: The Senate Economic Development, Workforce and Tourism Committee met for its first meeting of the session and reviewed several bills related to infrastructure planning, tourism, housing, workforce data, and event incentives. The chair also announced committee procedures, including a request that amendments be submitted 24 hours in advance and a decision to lay over Senate Bill 264. Senator Mann presented SB 260, creating the Oklahoma Infrastructure Long Range Planning Commission within the Department of Commerce to coordinate long-term infrastructure planning across state, local, tribal, and utility stakeholders; it passed 8-1. Senator Frix presented SB 1525, allowing the Department of Tourism and Recreation to contract with private entities for an annual statewide tourism and recreation conference up to $75,000; it passed 9-0. Senator Kirt presented SB 1332, aimed at helping cities address housing growth and infrastructure needs through a one-time pot of low- or no-interest loans for water, sewer, and storm sewer projects; it passed 8-1. Senator Coleman presented SB 1998, which would expand the Quality Events Act so smaller communities can define qualifying events and use program funds for items such as equipment; members discussed whether the bill would support existing or new events, and it passed 9-0. Chairwoman Thompson presented SB 1771, authorizing the Oklahoma Workforce Commission to collect workforce development funding and expenditure metrics from agencies and to hire outside counsel when needed because of data-collection workload; it passed 9-0. She also presented SB 1378, creating the Olympics and Oklahoma revolving fund, with discussion that funding requests would later go through the budget process; it passed 9-0. Thompson then presented SB 1919, increasing the cumulative inducement limit in the Oklahoma Tourism Development Act from $30 million to $60 million. She said the current cap is being reached and that the program supports projects that generate sales tax revenue and visible community development, while members asked for more detail on prior uses and program outcomes; it passed 9-0. Finally, SB 2018 was laid over because amendments were not ready in time. The committee adjourned after noting the meeting moved quickly.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Ways & Means Mar 24th, 2025

Ways & Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • Chair Capriglione moves that House Bill 255, as substituted, be reported favorably to the full House
  • Moves that House Joint Resolution 31, without amendment, be reported favorably to the full House with
  • Bill 1280 and House Bill 1587.
  • House Bill 2025 replaces that rigid standard with a more practical and inclusive definition of charitable
  • housing and services.
Committee: House Ways & Means
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • Uh, so low-income housing in the workforce housing space.
  • Uh, so low-income housing in the workforce housing space.
  • This housing is sustainable, and it remains to a high standard.
  • costs</c><00:49:41.839><c> in</c> lower housing um lower housing costs in lower housing um lower housing
  • </c> housing relative to its existing housing housing relative to its existing housing stock.<00:54:32.640
Summary: The Kentucky Housing Task Force met and heard first from the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce, which presented findings from a housing study done with the Home Builders Association. The chamber said housing is now a major economic-development issue, citing survey results that 90% of community leaders said their region could not absorb a major job announcement and 66% said housing is holding back Kentucky’s economy. The chamber described Kentucky’s housing shortage, rising home prices, declining permits since 2008, and the need for more production to support growth. It urged policy changes including zoning and land-use reform, tax incentives, regional approaches, and especially a residential infrastructure fund modeled on Indiana’s low-interest loan program to help communities finance roads and other infrastructure needed for new housing. Members asked about the severity of the problem, workforce shortages in permitting and construction, the loan interest rate, repayment, and whether Kentucky could replicate Indiana’s results; the witness said the issue is a crisis and that the program would be a revolving public-private partnership, likely around 3% interest, with implementation details still to be worked out. The Kentucky Bankers Association then testified that the housing gap is especially acute for households at 80% of area median income and below, which it said represents about 70% of Kentucky’s housing need. It emphasized that the shortage affects both urban and rural counties and pointed to examples such as Rowan County, where workers at major employers must commute long distances because local housing is unavailable or unaffordable. The bankers said high interest rates remain a major barrier and proposed a $20 million bank commitment for a revolving fund tied to tax credits to finance new housing, not refinances. They cited Hope of the Midwest as an example of a successful tax-credit housing model with a long track record and no defaults, and said the proposal would leverage public-private partnerships to create new units. Committee members questioned how the proposed fund would compare with industrial revenue bonds and whether it could be structured like Kentucky’s tobacco settlement fund, with seed money, a review board, scoring criteria, and possible population thresholds to ensure smaller communities benefit. The bankers said the proposal would be another tool for cities and counties, specifically tied to residential infrastructure, and that larger cities should not be able to capture all of the resources. No formal votes or actions were taken during this portion of the meeting.
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

House Judiciary Committee, February 25, 2026

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> facility and they were or in the house facility and they were or in the house and<00:13:39.440><
  • And so that's what the bill does. house judiciary as a 21-year-old age house judiciary as a 21-year-old
  • </c><01:22:23.440><c> dosage</c> safety guidelines or standardized dosage safety guidelines or standardized
  • Is that how you read the the 21-year-old<01:43:30.880><c> standard</c> 21-year-old standard 21-year-old
  • standard &gt;&gt; testing?
Bills: SF0071 , SF0088 , SF0056
Committee: House Judiciary
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Taxes Committee 3/10/26

Taxes

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> Chair Howard's Housing Committee. Chair Howard's Housing Committee.
  • In 2023, it was $3.4 million. it's uh housing. It's HRAs. It's it's uh housing. It's HRAs.
  • of affordable housing.
  • </c> support 80 units of housing. support 80 units of housing.
  • </c> House File 3127. House File 3127.
Bills: HF2715 , HF2499 , HF3420 , HF3657 , HF2303
Committee: House Taxes
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Common Education Feb 11th, 2026 at 03:00 pm

Common Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • Representative Pak, you have House Bill 376.
  • Alabama, Florida, Indiana, Michigan, Missouri, Nevada, North Carolina, South Carolina, Ohio are what our house
  • Let's see, Representative Eaves, you have House Bill 3312, there is a PCS.
  • House Bill 332 is a firearm safety education in schools for grades K through 12.
  • House Bill 3885 lays out some mandatory disciplinary actions for children in the 3rd to the 5th grade
Bills: HB4274 , HB3076 , HB4358 , HB3312 , HB3288 , HB3885
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Common Education Feb 11th, 2026

Common Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • So House Bill 4274, there is a PCS on this bill. Do you want to accept the PCS? Yes, Mr. Chairman.
  • Representative Lepak, you have House Bill 3076.
  • Representative Eves, you have House Bill 3312. There is a PCS.
  • We have House... Chair. Thank you, committee members.
  • We have House Bill 3885, Representative Cantrell. There's a PCS on this bill.
Bills: HB4274 , HB3076 , HB4358 , HB3312 , HB3288 , HB3885
Summary: The committee first took up HB 4274, with a PCS accepted without objection. The bill concerns military students and military school choice, restoring language from the Open Enrollment Act, removing a six-month residency requirement for military families, and addressing early enrollment administration. After brief discussion, the committee voted 10-0 to report the bill out as due pass. HB 3076, authored by Rep. Lepak, would create a new alternative certification pathway for teachers to help address the teacher shortage by allowing third-party certifiers outside the traditional higher-education route. Members asked about accreditation, existing pilot language, and how this differs from emergency or adjunct certification. The author said the bill is intended as an additional route for career changers, with examples from other states and a model that includes follow-up support after hiring. The committee also discussed adding mentor-teacher language, and the bill passed 10-2 as due pass. The committee then considered HB 4358, which would limit screen time for K-5 students to one hour per day, with the author noting possible changes for class-based use, testing, and virtual schools. HB 3312, with a PCS, would require schools to offer firearm safety education in grades K-12, while allowing parents to opt their students out; it passed 9-2. HB 3288, also with a PCS, would increase physical activity for school-age children and prohibit withholding recess or physical education from pre-K through 5th grade as punishment; it passed 11-0. Finally, HB 3885, with a PCS, would impose mandatory disciplinary actions for third- through fifth-grade students who assault or attempt to assault teachers or school employees. The author said the bill is aimed at improving teacher safety and retention, while still allowing in-school suspension and case-by-case superintendent discretion. Members discussed whether schools already have such authority and whether suspension is always the best response. The bill passed 8-3 as due pass. HB 4277 and HB 4173 were laid over.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/11/2026 - House Appropriations

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • Flagstaff declared a housing emergency in 2020 and adopted a 10-year housing plan in 2022.
  • Bill 2499 and House Bill 2500.
  • For these reasons, I respectfully urge your support of House Bill 2499 and House Bill 2500.
  • For these reasons, I respectfully urge your support of House Bill 2499 and House Bill 2500.
  • House Bill 2500, please. Mr.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

01/27/2026 - Senate Appropriations, Transportation and Technology

Appropriations, Transportation and Technology

Transcript Highlights:
  • so forth, you do need a government-issued ID in order to get your housing.
  • You do need a government-issued ID in order to get your housing.
  • Without an ID, there is no access to jobs, housing, or other vital services. In fact, St.
  • A similar number want an ID so they're document-ready when a housing opportunity comes up.
  • They cannot apply for housing. They cannot get a job.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on Property Tax Appraisals Apr 17th, 2025

S/C on Property Tax Appraisals

Transcript Highlights:
  • House Bill 3258.
  • Current law already set some standards, but House Bill 4864 closes a key gap by expanding who can serve
  • House Bill 4478.
  • House Bill 4703, not because I oppose the goal of standardizing appraisal practice.
  • House Bill 4703 proposes that the comptroller adopt rules establishing standards for determining comparable
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 3/25/26

Human Services Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • So, House File uh 4210, right, today.
  • </c> &gt;&gt; We now move to house file 4212. &gt;&gt; We now move to house file 4212.
  • </c> House File 4464. House File 4464. Chair<00:47:24.720><c> Fischer.</c> Chair Fischer.
  • Uh, Madam Chair, I'd like to move House File 4546 to the Ways and Means. House File 4546.
  • House File 4546 is re-referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. We're moving to House File 4447.
Bills: HF4210 , HF4212 , HF4549 , HF4464 , HF4546 , HF4447
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/11/2026 - Senate Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency

Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency

Transcript Highlights:
  • Let's do House Bill 2122, and we are holding House Bill 2910. Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. Thank you. Yeah.
  • He was also sponsor of House Bill 2200, which passed out of the House and the Senate last year with no
  • My name is Patricia Moore, and I'm here today in support of House Bill 2184.
  • You have given House Bill 2184 a do pass as amended recommendation.
  • You have given House Bill 218, or a due pass as amended recommendation.
Bills: HB2122 , HB2184 , HB2910
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Health Care & Wellness Feb 4th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Health Care & Wellness

Transcript Highlights:
  • Welcome to the House Health Care and Wellness Committee meeting for February 4th.
  • The next bill is House Bill 2402.
  • Okay, we're going to defer action on House Bill 2599, so let's go ahead and move on to House Bill 2685
  • sub to, uh, gross second substitute House Bill 1589, please?
  • Chairman to move that proposed substitute house House bill 1589 be reported out of committee with the
Bills: HB2402 , HB2555 , HB2599 , HB2685
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • So it's not the concern about the standard of the road so much as it is setting the standard higher than
  • Their own housing needs, maintain their own tax base, and address the growing concern by ensuring housing
  • Beyond that, individual housing...
  • I am the Vice President of Housing Development for the Housing Authority of the City of Austin, and I'm
  • They all accept housing vouchers.