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OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Apr 7th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Yes, it's intended to be in the base, not a supplemental payment. Follow up. Thank you, Mr.
  • I believe you're referencing the UHC CBHC payments, and that's not currently addressed by this piece.
  • I understand that some of those payments were contracted and part of the mandated payments through the
  • I think what I'm looking at is ETPs Payments, so outcomes-based payments, are actually part of our contract
  • Effectively, landlord payments to state government. We've requested for reforms.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Session (03/27/2025)

New Hampshire House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c><03:28:16.960><c> yet</c> presented as safe and reversible yet presented as safe and reversible yet
  • Hormone blockers are completely reversible.
  • Hormone blockers are completely reversible.
  • Hormone blockers are completely reversible.
  • </c><05:46:11.520><c> I</c> paid was because I saw every payment I paid was because I saw every payment
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Monday, January 12, 2026)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> convergence that we need to uh reverse convergence that we need to uh reverse the<04:28:57.760><
  • prevent erroneous payments, the focus on<04:51:27.360><c> improper</c><04:51:28.080><c> payments</c>
  • Uh I easy access to their payments.
  • </c> eligibility and a pulse before payments eligibility and a pulse before payments go<05:01:45.040>
  • </c> their Social Security payments cut. their Social Security payments cut.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:00 am

Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • This means that all of us have to pay more, more in taxes, more in UI payments and more...
  • I'm grateful that organizing efforts resulted in the reversal of this policy, but that was thanks to
  • Kelsey, just clarify, was your medical debt reversed?
  • Kelsey, just clarify, was your medical debt reversed?
  • period for the houses health insurance policy was reversed not my medical debt but were you did you
Summary: The hearing focused on several labor-related bills, especially proposals to give legislative employees the right to organize and collectively bargain, close a prevailing wage loophole for off-site prefabrication work, and strengthen enforcement against wage theft. Committee chairs opened the hearing by explaining the hybrid format and asking witnesses to keep testimony brief. Multiple legislators testified in support of the legislative staff union bill, saying staff deserve the same bargaining rights as other public employees and that unionization would improve pay, benefits, retention, and workplace dignity. Witnesses also discussed how the bill would likely be structured, with separate House and Senate bargaining arrangements or locals, and emphasized that it would only create the option to unionize, not require it. A second major topic was the prevailing wage bill addressing off-site fabrication and prefabrication in construction. Union leaders, contractors, and workers described how more work is being shifted from job sites into shops, especially in sheet metal, HVAC, electrical, and pipefitting work, and argued that the law should treat that work the same as on-site construction when it is part of a public project. They said the current loophole lets some contractors underbid by paying lower wages off-site, while responsible contractors already pay prevailing wages in their shops. Supporters argued the bill would protect workers, preserve apprenticeship and training standards, improve safety and quality, and make enforcement easier through certified payroll and clearer definitions. The committee also heard testimony on wage theft legislation. Representative Dan Donahue, the Attorney General’s Fair Labor Division, AFL-CIO representatives, and carpenters’ union witnesses described wage theft, misclassification, labor brokers, and tax fraud as widespread problems that hurt workers, honest contractors, and public revenues. They supported giving the Attorney General stronger enforcement tools, adding contractor accountability up the subcontracting chain, and protecting workers from retaliation and from delays that can cause claims to expire. A separate witness supported a bill to extend the statute of limitations for Wage Act cases while AG investigations are pending, and another supported changes to help hospital workers enforce timely payment rights. No votes were taken during the hearing; witnesses repeatedly asked for favorable reports on the bills.
ND

North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Legislative Management Aug 17th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • an affirmative motion to reverse, and if we did reverse the Administrative Rules Committee, then the
  • or reverse the decision.
  • But the state makes its payment. By February 15th.
  • But the state makes its payment on the $1,600, which is $409 million, is what we appropriated.
  • We could not send money out to the schools for the foundation aid payment.
Summary: The committee first approved minutes from prior meetings and then filled a vacancy on Legislative Management by appointing Senator Braunberger after a caucus recommendation. Members then took up an unusual appeal from the North Dakota Gaming Commission after the Administrative Rules Committee voided a rule that would have raised the poker tournament entry fee from $300 to $1,500. Legislative Council explained the administrative rules process and the grounds for voiding a rule, while Gaming Commission representatives argued the commission had statutory authority and that the issue should be left to the full Legislature. Several members raised concerns about legislative intent, precedent, and whether the matter should wait for the regular session. On a motion to disapprove the Administrative Rules Committee’s finding and restore the rule, the committee voted no, so the voiding of the rule remained in place. The committee then reviewed the fiscal impact statement for Constitutional Measure No. 1 on congressional age limits. Staff reported no current fiscal impact because no litigation had been filed, though members noted the possibility of future legal challenges if the measure were enforced. After that, the committee began hearing proposed bills for the upcoming special session, starting with several kratom-related measures. Representative Wolff withdrew her bill, saying it was redundant, while Representative Heinert presented a bill to legalize and regulate natural kratom for adults 21 and over under the Attorney General, with licensing, labeling, penalties, and a public health campaign. Senator Axtman presented a companion bill targeting synthetic kratom derivatives, placing them on the controlled substances list with penalties similar to marijuana. Legislative Council later outlined Representative Johnston’s separate kratom bill, which would regulate kratom under the Department of Agriculture with product registration, licensing, and enforcement provisions. The committee also heard Senator Hogue’s bill to address funding for the State Historical Society’s military museum project. He argued the state was in breach of contract and that delaying action would increase costs, so his bill would authorize a $35 million line of credit to keep construction moving while fundraising continued. Members questioned the relationship between the proposed line of credit, existing SIF funding, and the private fundraising requirement, but no vote was taken before the meeting moved on. Finally, Representative Sue Ann Olson began presenting a bill requiring the Class D driver’s license test to be administered in English, arguing it was a safety measure because road signs are in English and law enforcement encounters can be complicated by language barriers. The transcript cuts off before her testimony concluded or any action was taken on that bill.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • With their tax-exempt status in jeopardy, nonprofits can find their grants and payments frozen, face
  • With federal funding of public media in 2025, which may now be reversed, and now the shuttering of CBS
  • A tax liability on a reparations payment is not a technicality.
  • A tax liability on a reparations payment is not a technicality. It's a reduction in justice.
  • , federal COVID-relief payments.
Summary: The Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee heard a series of bills focused on nonprofit tax status, housing, tribal land return, tax relief, economic development, journalism, reparations, manufacturing investment, and pawned property sales tax. The chair explained the committee’s suspense file process and noted that only AB 2270 and AB 2641 were eligible for immediate votes; other measures were referred to suspense after presentation. AB 2084 (Bauer-Kahan) would give the Franchise Tax Board discretion to delay or review revocation of state nonprofit tax-exempt status when federal status is revoked, and AB 2167 (Macedo) would clarify that tribally chartered corporations are eligible for existing tribal conservation land return tax exemptions. Both drew support from nonprofit and tribal representatives and were sent to suspense. AB 2270 (Arambula) sought to improve farmworker housing access to low-income housing tax credits by adjusting scoring criteria to reflect rural agricultural realities. Supporters said current amenity-based scoring disadvantages projects near farmland; the bill passed the committee 4-1 and was sent to Housing and Community Development. AB 2336 proposed excluding the first $25,000 of overtime pay and pension income from taxation; supporters framed it as affordability relief, while an opponent warned of major General Fund losses and a member raised the lack of an income cap. AB 2205 would reinstate the New Employment Credit to encourage hiring in high-unemployment areas, and AB 2222 would create refundable tax credits for local news organizations hiring journalists; both received strong support from business, labor, and media advocates and were referred to suspense. The committee also heard AB 2186, which would exclude future reparations payments from state income tax, with supporters arguing reparations should not be reduced by taxation; it was sent to suspense. AB 2377 would accelerate depreciation deductions for manufacturing equipment, with a larger benefit in high-need areas, and AB 2641 would extend the sales tax exemption for people repurchasing their own property from pawnbrokers, with the author agreeing to a five-year sunset amendment. AB 2641 passed 4-0 and was sent to Appropriations. After taking up the remaining roll calls for absent members, the committee adjourned.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Mar 10th, 2026

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • In addition, you mentioned the settlements, you know, that will play a role.
  • In addition, you mentioned the settlements, you know, that will play a role.
  • Yeah, that's mainly settlement dollars for CPRA.
  • So a lot of those settlement dollars from the NERDA settlement come to the department, and we just transfer
  • And then once that project is approved, then the payments go to the processors.
Summary: The committee first heard the FY27 executive budget review for Louisiana Economic Development (LED). House Fiscal outlined a $59.4 million LED budget, with major funding from state general fund, self-generated revenue, federal funds, and a marketing dedication, and explained reductions tied largely to the removal of one-time funding and carryforwards. The Secretary highlighted recent economic development results, including major capital investment announcements, job creation, the high-impact jobs program, Louisiana Fast Sites, and efforts to support existing businesses and small business growth. Members repeatedly asked for clearer public-facing materials on the tax and economic benefits of incentives, the use of the entertainment development fund, the structure of the high-impact jobs and Fast Sites programs, and how LED competes with other states. LED also discussed its Storyteller Initiative, regional project distribution, and the role of major events and film-related incentives. The committee then reviewed Louisiana Works’ FY27 budget of $352.7 million. Staff explained that the budget is driven mainly by federal funds and statutory dedications, with changes largely attributable to the One Door to Work Act and the transfer of workforce functions and positions into the department. The Secretary noted a planned $5 million move for the Louisiana STEM Council and a small request for elevator repairs, and members discussed the unemployment insurance trust fund’s improved balance, which lowered employer tax rates and increased benefits. Questions focused on workforce shortages, coordination with LCTCS and other training partners, the new Louisiana Talent Accelerator and workforce modernization efforts, the need for marketing to attract workers back to Louisiana, and remaining gaps in funding for rehabilitation services and disability employment programs. Finally, the committee took up the Department of Conservation and Energy’s FY27 budget of $201.3 million. Staff described decreases tied to the end of the Solar for All grant, lower orphan well spending as prior balances were drawn down, and reductions in some one-time funding and interagency transfers. The Secretary said the department’s reorganization is now largely complete and emphasized a focus on eliminating duplicative functions, strengthening enforcement and permitting, and using available funds more efficiently. Members questioned the reduction in orphan well funding, the impact of the Solar for All repeal, the use of settlement dollars, and the department’s plans for AI-assisted permitting and modernization of the Sunrise database. They also discussed ongoing work on seismic activity in Red River Parish, commercial fishermen’s claims for gear damaged by energy infrastructure, and efforts to improve financial security requirements for operators so future orphan well liabilities are better covered.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Finance Feb 9th, 2026 at 10:03 am

Senate Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • know, there was land damage from the mine in that area, and this department got money from that settlement
  • But then she reversed. As opposed to needing to do a BAR.
  • State Engineer, same thing with settlement projects like the Arizona and State Engineer maintenance.
  • Miners Hospital, same authority as last year, as well as new authority if their directed payments for
  • It says nothing to do with the State Engineer's settlement for the... Mr.
Bills: HB63 , HB64 , HB184 , HB200 , HB47 , HB48 , HB2 , HB9
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Budget Committee Jun 25th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • The bill includes prospective payment system payments to federally qualified health centers and rural
  • TK classroom and includes intent language that allocates up to $1.9 billion in 2024-25 Prop. 98 settlement
  • below a certain income threshold, and excludes from income for state tax purposes all wildfire settlement
  • payments paid from 2021 through 2029.
  • And we should as quickly as possible reverse that and move back to normal operations where we fund Cal
Summary: The Assembly Budget Committee held an informational hearing on the final three-party budget agreement and related trailer bills, with the Department of Finance outlining the major budget bill and omnibus measures. Finance described a package built around balancing the state budget amid economic uncertainty, preserving core health and safety-net programs, and making significant ongoing reductions in some state programs. The budget bill included major items such as shifting $1 billion from the General Fund to the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund for Cal Fire, funding universal transitional kindergarten, deferring some UC and CSU funding, supporting foster care and homelessness programs, providing Proposition 36 implementation funding, and achieving Medi-Cal savings through changes to benefits and eligibility. The committee also heard that votes on the budget bills were expected later in the week and the following Monday. Finance then walked through the trailer bills, including health, human services, early learning, education, resources, energy, transportation, labor, housing, tax, public safety, courts, general government, cannabis, and energy-related measures. Notable provisions included a Medi-Cal enrollment freeze for certain adults, new premiums and benefit changes for some immigrants, child care COLA changes, education funding for literacy, teacher support, universal meals, and community college student support, as well as resource and climate measures affecting Cal Fire staffing and energy permitting. The housing trailer bill drew the most discussion, with provisions on CEQA streamlining, a vehicle miles traveled mitigation banking program, a renters’ credit trigger, and a six-year moratorium on new residential building standards. Members also discussed a film tax credit expansion, cannabis enforcement funding, a tribal police pilot program, and changes to tax policy, including military retirement income exclusions and wildfire settlement payment exclusions. Committee members largely praised the staff and the budget process, but several raised concerns and asked detailed questions, especially about the housing trailer bill’s new wage standards, tribal consultation provisions, and possible effects on prevailing wage protections. Finance explained that the housing language was intended to set wage floors for market-rate projects receiving CEQA streamlining, with different county-based tiers and a notwithstanding clause preserving existing prevailing wage laws. Members also questioned the size and timing of funding for the Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative, Clean Cars for All, Proposition 36, and the film tax credit expansion. Other members highlighted support for public safety, veterans’ tax relief, child care providers, housing production, and higher education, while some expressed concern that the budget’s policy changes were being negotiated too quickly or without enough stakeholder input.
MS

Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

MS House Floor - 18 March, 2026; 10:00 AM

Mississippi House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • That is for the settlements.
  • As you know, usually for settlements.
  • </c><00:21:00.320><c> in</c> all of the settlements all together in all of the settlements all together
  • </c> that is judgment settlements and fees. that is judgment settlements and fees.
  • </c> &gt;&gt; Does it have a reverse? &gt;&gt; Does it have a reverse?
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • That's 6% given to the homeowner for a down payment for homeownership.
  • And so that access to capital in order for the down payment is really kind of a big barrier.
  • Down payment assistance is important. Down payment assistance is important.
  • Down payment assistance is important.
  • We're incurring costs from taxes, insurance, the holding, and the payment of those loans.
Summary: The Assembly Select Committee on Housing Finance and Affordability held its first hearing of 2025 to examine California’s housing finance system, with opening remarks emphasizing the state’s severe housing shortage, high costs, and the need for practical recommendations to the Legislature and Governor. Co-chairs described the committee as an educational and problem-solving forum focused on financing housing production, first-time homeownership, mixed-income developments, and affordability across the income spectrum. Witnesses from state agencies and the development sector were invited to explain how housing is financed and where the system is breaking down. Panelists from the California Housing Partnership, the Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency, the Tax Credit Allocation Committee/State Treasurer’s Office, CalHFA, and Related outlined the “capital stack” used to finance affordable housing, stressing that projects typically rely on multiple public and private sources, including federal and state low-income housing tax credits, tax-exempt bonds, state subsidies, local funds, and rental income. Speakers noted that affordable housing rents generally cannot support full project costs without public subsidy, and that recent federal changes—especially the expansion of the 4% and 9% tax credit programs and the reduction of the bond financing threshold for 4% credits—should allow California to finance substantially more units. CalHFA also described its homeownership programs, including My Home, Dream For All, and disaster-related mortgage assistance, as well as its multifamily lending and bond issuance programs. Several witnesses and committee members emphasized that the system remains too complex, too slow, and underfunded. They pointed to the need for more state funding, a housing bond, a permanent funding source, and better coordination among agencies, while also citing recent streamlining efforts such as AB 434’s SuperNOFA, AB 519’s one-stop-shop working group, and the planned California Housing and Homeless Agency reorganization. Members raised concerns about equity, access, missing-middle housing, gender and racial disparities, and whether current programs adequately serve extremely low-income households and those at risk of homelessness. No formal votes or actions were taken during the hearing; the discussion ended with committee members and witnesses agreeing that both funding and administrative reform are needed to increase production and improve affordability.
DE
Transcript Highlights:
  • medicine, and barriers, the full toolkit, Reversal medicine and barriers, the full toolkit that provides
  • The money for this bill actually is derived from the opioid settlement money, right?
  • Sir, there was some discussion regarding the funding of this program being from opioid settlement funds
  • So that's not the opioid settlement fund? No, that's no. Thank you. Representative Shupe.
  • Yes, if I may just correct that: if we're getting money from the opioid settlement and it is to overcome
Summary: The House convened with a quorum, accepted the prior day’s minutes, and read several committee reports and communications into the record. Members also observed moments of silence for two young people who had recently died, and the prayer and pledge were offered before the chamber moved into business. Consent calendar number 28, consisting of several resolutions, passed by voice vote. A large portion of the meeting was devoted to tributes and retirement remarks for Representative Jeff Holowski, who was praised by colleagues for his work on financial literacy, veterans’ issues, health care, diabetes policy, and constituent service, as well as for his military service and community involvement. Holowski thanked staff, colleagues, and his family, and said he was retiring to spend more time with his wife, children, and grandchildren. The chamber also recognized former Representative Harvey Kenton as a guest. The House then acted on several measures. Senate Bill 286, as amended by House Amendment 1, passed 40-0 and extends consumer protections and dealer equity standards to ATVs, side-by-sides, and vessels. Senate Bill 179, which updates the Delaware Sentencing Accountability Commission and its bench book/data analysis process, passed 27-14. Senate Substitute 2 for Senate Bill 23, the housing supply and affordability bill, was presented with extensive explanation and questions about local control, zoning, and implementation, but the transcript ends before a final vote on that measure. Senate Joint Resolution 18, designating August 31, 2026 as International Overdose Awareness Day and directing flags at half-staff, was also discussed in emotional remarks about overdose losses and the state’s ongoing response. The House later recessed for party caucuses.
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Monday, July 20, 2026)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Ultimately, the payment clarifications Ultimately, the payment clarifications in<02:39:58.880><c> this
  • </c> improve our nation's health and reverse improve our nation's health and reverse the<02:44:52.720
  • </c><04:30:47.199><c> through</c> receive taxpayer funded payments through receive taxpayer funded payments
  • As mentioned, Payment Improvement Act.
  • </c><05:07:44.718><c> It</c> through a simple lumpsum payment. It through a simple lumpsum payment.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Ways and Means Committee 4/21/25

Ways and Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • And then for the farm down payment assistance, we provided additional money and then also increased the
  • Line 224 is the farm down payment assistance grants program.
  • Section one increases the maximum individual grant award in the farm down payment assistance program.
  • section five establishes the biofertilizer innovation and efficiency program to provide per-acre payments
  • </c><00:23:10.559><c> to</c> provide per acre per acre payments to provide per acre per acre payments
Bills: HF2446 , HF2563 , HF2444
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Appropriations Apr 15th, 2025

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • to purchase a HUD-code or manufactured home, and it provides a practical solution by offering down payment
  • Under current practice, a veteran can purchase land. the VLB at a relatively low down payment, yet constructing
  • However, the required down payment can still be more than the veterans can manage.
  • certain sales and use tax revenues on manufactured housing, enabling the VLB to issue grants for down payment
  • include warrants voided by the statute of limitations, outstanding invoices, and court judgments. for settlements
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee 4/2/25

Agriculture Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • from the state and get a $100 payment from the state it's<00:50:00.359><c> it's</c><00:50:00.520><c>
  • Chair, is this program set up to be a one-time payment for that reduction, or is this an ongoing payment
  • for uh or or is this an ongoing payment for as<00:53:58.880><c> long</c><00:53:59.079><c> as</c><00:
  • for just that one reduction or whether there will be more acreage and additional payment.
  • The indirect payment, that two-for-one, is nearly 425,000 pounds.
Bills: HF2446 , HF2878 , HF2667 , HF1795 , HF2683 , HF2916