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TX
Transcript Highlights:
- didn't provide the necessary clarity needed to ensure that the Texas State Library and Archives Commission
- The Texas State Library and Archives Commission maintains control of the Travis letter and the ability
- First, it clarifies that the State Library and Archives Commission is explicitly charged with the ongoing
- It preserves the requirement that the letter be displayed at the Capitol until a secure location at the
Committee:
Senate Economic Development
Summary:
The Senate Economic Development Committee met with a quorum present and took up a large slate of pending business, primarily voting on House bills and one House concurrent resolution. Most measures were reported favorably to the full Senate, often with a recommendation that they do pass and be printed, and several were also recommended for the local and uncontested calendar. Among the bills acted on were HB 1240, HB 1397, HB 1950, HB 2027, HB 2768, HB 2788, HB 2791, HB 3146, HB 3698, HB 3699, HB 4187, HB 1893, HB 3700, HB 4850, HCR 90, and SB 2603 and SB 2607. The committee also adopted committee substitutes for HB 1397, HB 4187, and HB 4850 by unanimous consent before voting on the substituted versions.
The most substantive discussion centered on HB 1397, which concerns the Travis letter (the Victory or Death letter). Senator Sparks explained that the committee substitute was intended to clarify the Texas State Library and Archives Commission’s ongoing responsibility for preserving and safeguarding the letter while it is in storage, transit, or on display. The substitute also broadened the public display plan to include the Travis letter at the Alamo and other appropriate sites, allowed temporary display at museums, and kept the requirement that the letter remain displayed at the Capitol until a secure location at the Alamo is ready.
Voting was generally favorable, with most measures passing on near-unanimous or unanimous votes. HB 1240 and HB 1397 each received one nay, HB 2607 passed with one nay, HB 1893 passed with one nay, and HB 3698 passed with one nay; the rest of the recorded votes were unanimous or effectively unanimous. After completing the pending business, the committee thanked members for their patience and recessed subject to the call of the chair.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Disaster Preparedness & Flooding, Select Jul 23rd, 2025
Disaster Preparedness & Flooding, Select
Transcript Highlights:
- I mean, when you run out of it, our ability, the security of our communities, the security of our state
- Director of the Public Utility Commission.
- It's supposed to be secure.
- Okay, any security? Good enough.
- There are so many places that we're trying to secure.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Community Development and Small Businesses May 7th, 2026
Joint Committee on Community Development and Small Businesses
Transcript Highlights:
- In Massachusetts, we often point to our progress, but the truth is economic security remains out of reach
- compelling about the ENOUGH Act is that it seeks to rewrite the underlying narrative of economic security
- It's a daily trauma that has lasting negative consequences on an individual's health, safety, security
- We know from extensive research and from the findings of the state's poverty commission that poverty
- We were proud to serve on the Commission on poverty and see this legislation is playing out some of the
Keywords:
ENOUGH Act, ENOUGH fund, anti-poverty, poverty reduction, community development, place-based grants, distressed neighborhoods, economic mobility, housing and livable communities, community schools, cradle-to-career, child poverty, intergenerational poverty, social services, workforce development, education equity, public health, behavioral health, mental health, affordable housing
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Radioactive and Hazardous Materials Oct 15th, 2025
Radioactive & Hazardous Materials Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- So, for NMSU, the first thing I'd like to mention is that we have secured approval to offer the state's
- simulation, and refabrication of pits instead of nuclear testing, for example, as well as national security
- They just completed and commissioned the new air ventilation system, the SSCVS. ...Safety Significant
- We just secured a contract through GSD, and this project has a $4 million cap.
- The authority must come from either the legislature or a commission because we don't adopt our own rules
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Aug 25th, 2025
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- They secured the title with an impressive 11 to 5 victory over Hawaii and will now represent California
- They secured the title with an impressive 11 to 5 victory over Hawaii and will now represent California
- ; Susan Dupree, Auburn Arts Commission; Karen Killebrew with the Placer Artists Tour; Janet Nicholson
- With the Auburn Symphony, April Maynard, Auburn Arts Commission, Susan Dupree, Auburn Arts Commission
- that they need to have to hold their families... ...and giving them the security that they need to have
Summary:
The Assembly met on July 17, 2025, after a quorum call and prayer, then moved through a long ceremonial and floor session. The chamber recognized the 2025 Science and Technology Policy Fellows, the 2024-25 Jesse Marvin Unruh Assembly Fellows, and the 2025 Assembly Fellows, and also heard guest introductions honoring Brad Webb of Legislative Counsel, youth advocates supporting AB 1231, the Live Oak Lady Lions softball team, the new UC President J.B. Milliken, the Rohnert Park 11-and-under Cal Ripken All-Star team, and arts leaders from Auburn. The Assembly also took up several procedural motions, including removing some bills from the consent calendar and noting absences.
On the floor, members adopted ACR 12 designating November 1 as Fernando Valenzuela Day, with broad support and 66 co-authors, and later adopted H.R. 56 recognizing August 2025 as Chicano Heritage Month, with 65 co-authors. The Assembly also adopted ACR 101 naming a portion of State Highway Route 46 the James Dean Memorial Highway, and H.R. 50 proclaiming November 25, 2025, as Elimination of Violence Against Women Day, with members emphasizing survivor support and prevention. In each case, authors and supporters highlighted the cultural, historical, or public-safety significance of the measures.
The chamber also concurred in Senate amendments on several bills, including AB 359 on the Political Reform Act, AB 594 on student health insurance protections, AB 1085 banning license plate obstruction devices and penalizing sellers, AB 1286 on public employment transparency, and AB 1505, the Agriculture Committee omnibus bill. AJR 14, urging federal attention to the impact of tariffs on California ports, passed 44-1 after debate over trade policy and port jobs. AJR 17, calling for modernization of immigration law and a pathway to lawful status for long-term undocumented residents, passed 47-7 after extensive debate focused on immigrant families, the economy, and federal enforcement actions. The Assembly also adopted the resolutions by voice vote where required and recorded the roll-call results for the joint resolutions.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Investments and Pensions Oversight Aug 13th, 2025
Investments & Pensions Oversight Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- In that order, we manage securities.
- I serve on 13 boards, councils, and commissions, which by statute, some of them I am allowed to have
- King Junior Commission, we have a Treasurer who tries to make it to a lot of those meetings, but when
- One-third of seniors live in poverty, heavily reliant on social security.
- Social security costs the state $10 billion annually, spent on public assistance.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- The revisions include new variables that capture youth who are not committed to secure youth treatment
- facilities and youth who are transferred from a secure.
- one-time Proposition 98 General Fund to develop a career passport that provides individuals with a secure
- We must adhere to the sacred lands inventory request to the Native American Heritage Commission, ensuring
- Three, defund secure youth treatment by conditioning state funds on judges ordering the most serious
Committee:
House Budget
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session (Full Formal with Calendar) Apr 15th, 2026
Massachusetts Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- And this is a commission. I just want to shout out a few of the members.
- Collins, Special Commission to enable resilient urban coasts in the Commonwealth.
- This commission would allow for more expedited permitting for securing projects and permits that can
- And so this language would create a commission made up of five members.
- Edwards, DPA, Commission for Housing and Mixed Use Zoning.
Summary:
The Senate considered a broad environmental bond bill with amendments touching climate resilience, coastal infrastructure, housing, plastics, wildlife protection, and public health. Early in the debate, Senator Keenan withdrew an amendment to fund the Massachusetts Healthy Homes Program, explaining that the program had been enacted without funding and that he hoped to secure money through the budget process instead. The Senate then adopted his amendment banning hotels from providing plastic toiletry packaging. The chamber also debated and rejected a Republican amendment to remove the paper bag fee; supporters argued the 10-cent charge would burden working families, while opponents said it was a necessary environmental measure. The amendment failed on a standing vote, 5-10.
Several environmental and coastal amendments were adopted, including measures on ocean acidification and nutrient pollution, a statewide carbon sequestration goal that includes salt marshes and seagrasses, a study of banning polystyrene, restrictions on rodenticides with local control and emergency-use exceptions, and indoor air quality improvements. Senators also approved amendments to create a Massachusetts Climate Bank, establish a trust fund and on-site housing for the Manuel F. Corrella State Forest on Martha’s Vineyard, increase the Douglas State Forest entry fee from $1 to $2, and clarify procedures and oversight for housing priority projects. Some proposals were withdrawn, including a special commission on resilient urban coasts and a conservation commission proposal, while others were rejected, including a local-priority housing confirmation amendment and a warrantless-entry amendment that raised Fourth Amendment concerns.
The Senate also adopted a series of coastal resilience and permitting amendments, including streamlined permitting for urban coastal projects, a pilot for nature-based solutions, dredging and sand placement in general permits, and a Salisbury Beach trust fund clarification. A New Bedford state pier redevelopment amendment and a harbor protection amendment were adopted, as were amendments related to public and private water utility reporting and equitable representation. The session concluded with notice that only two amendments remained before a roll call, followed by an adjournment in memory of James A. Jim Sheets, former Quincy mayor and educator.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session (Full Formal with Calendar) Apr 15th, 2026
Massachusetts Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- And this is a commission. I just want to shout out a few of the members.
- This commission would allow This commission would allow for more expedited permitting for securing projects
- And this commission would meet to find solutions to expedite that.
- Conservation Commission. The Senator from First Suffolk, Mr. Collins.
- Edwards: DPA Commission for Housing and Mixed Use Zoning.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
HSH Public Hearing - Thu Mar 13, 2025 @ 10:00 AM HST
Human Services & Homelessness
Transcript Highlights:
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- Um, well, if you look at 489, it's under the jurisdiction of the Hawaii Civil Rights Commission, okay
- And I remember when the Hawaii Civil Rights Commission did its Title One employment rules, and one of
- Um, well, if you look at 489, it's under the jurisdiction of the Hawaii Civil Rights Commission, okay
- Well, if you look at 489, it's under the jurisdiction of the Hawaii Civil Rights Commission, okay.
Committee:
House Human Services & Homelessness
Summary:
The Committee on Human Services and Homelessness heard two SNAP-related bills on March 13, 2025. SB 960 SD1 would appropriate funds to DHS to improve SNAP administration, including additional positions. Testimony from Catholic Charities Hawaii, Hawaii Public Health Institute, Hawaii Food Industry Association, AARP Hawaii, Hawaii Appleseed, and many others strongly supported the measure, emphasizing high food insecurity, the importance of SNAP federal dollars, and the need to reduce delays and improve access. DHS said vacancies and retention are the main barriers, with staffing shortages statewide across processing centers. The department described efforts such as wikiwiki hiring, bringing back retired workers, using interns, and improving call center efficiency, and said it had requested a 5% performance incentive package estimated at about $1.1 million per year, though that request did not make the governor’s budget. Members asked about vacancy counts, staffing distribution, and how the bill would interact with other SNAP funding; DHS said some funding was tied to the new eligibility system and that staffing requests would need to be separate. The committee did not take final action on the bill in the portion heard.
The committee then heard SB 961 SD1, which would require DHS to adjust minimum certification periods and participate in the Elderly Simplified Application Project. Supporters, including AARP Hawaii, Catholic Charities Hawaii, Hawaii Public Health Institute, Hawaii Appleseed, Hawaii Food Industry Association, and additional organizations and individuals, said the bill would reduce red tape, help kūpuna, and ease administrative burden. DHS supported the concept but said the current legacy system cannot automate these changes and that any implementation would require manual processing until the new system is in place. DHS and committee members discussed the risk of higher error rates and timeliness problems with manual processing, noting the department had recently been assessed a $1 million penalty for high payment error rates and was already in corrective action for timeliness. Members also discussed the anticipated fall 2026 rollout of the new system and whether the bill should be delayed until then; DHS said it preferred to assess the new system first before pursuing waivers and related changes. The committee then moved on to the next measure after the discussion.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Bill 1618 relating to military affairs commission, recommends the bill be amended as follows.
- Article 7, Arizona Revised Statutes, relating to the Military Affairs Commission.
- They are also required to pass security, medical, and background checks.
- Required to pass security, medical, and background checks.
- Military Affairs and Border Security will not be meeting Monday.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband and Rural Development - 03/02/26
Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development
Transcript Highlights:
- My name the commission or the committee.
- So now in order to secure the equipment.
- Uh, we also have GATT commission commitments, WTO commitments.
- Uh, we also have GATT commission commitments, WTO commitments.
- ,</c><01:54:21.119><c> WTO</c> have GAT commission commitments, WTO have GAT commission commitments,
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- So there's not any of the commission at all? State Fair Commission sets on that?
- The State Fair Commission will have its part as far as whether the state fair moves or stays, and that'll
- I mean, we did use LIDA for Meta, the data center in Los Lunas, to help secure that.
- Meta, the data center in Los Lunas, to help secure that, was a $10 million LIDA project.
- And the state was extremely involved in that effort to secure that program. But it does.
Committee:
Senate Senate Finance
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Working Group on Omnibus Capital Investment Bill - 06/09/25
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- , CAPRA capital assistance preservation and replacement account; $1 million for the capital area security
- Port Authority Capital Area Economic Development Grant Program, $1 million; and Amateur Sports Commission
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- </c> million for Amateur Sports Commission. million for Amateur Sports Commission.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 3/18/25
Public Safety Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
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Committee:
House Public Safety Finance and Policy
Keywords:
public safety, law enforcement, mental health, domestic violence, appropriations, criminal justice, Minnesota corrections, victim services, task force, personal safety, Independent Use of Force Investigations Unit, criminal sexual conduct, sexual assault, peace officers, law enforcement oversight, Minnesota National Guard, U.S. armed forces, military installation, armory, air base
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- today on the Commission or on its staff.
- They can raise those to the Commission.
- I just think that we need to advise the commission and ask the commission and direct the commission,
- I just think that we need to advise the commission and ask the commission and direct the commission to
- the commission staff.
Committee:
Senate Regulated Industries
Summary:
The Committee on Regulated Industries met with a quorum and considered four bills, all of which were reported favorably. SB 288 on rural electric cooperatives was presented as a negotiated “glitch bill” to narrow statutory language so co-ops can choose generation and power purchases based on cost and reliability without exposure to lawsuits aimed at banning fuel sources; it was supported by the Florida Electric Cooperatives Association and passed without debate. SB 364 on public accountancy was described as a modernization and licensure-efficiency bill to increase the supply of CPAs; an amendment correcting a drafting error and restoring automatic mobility language was adopted without objection, and the bill as amended was reported favorably. A public comment on the bill was briefly redirected after it appeared to address a different subject.
The committee then took up SB 200 on utilities, which addresses solar decommissioning and storm protection plans. Chair Bradley said the bill would authorize counties to require decommissioning plans for utility-scale solar facilities at the end of their useful life, direct DEP to develop best management practices, and require the Public Service Commission to consider whether storm protection plan costs are reasonable relative to expected customer benefits. County and consumer groups spoke in support, and the Small County Coalition said the bill was a needed step that did not restrict solar development; the bill was reported favorably.
Finally, the committee considered SB 126 on the Florida Public Service Commission, which was presented as a reform and “glitch” bill and amended to add CPA and financial analyst expertise, require stronger PSC order explanations, tighten intervention requirements, cap returns on equity at the national average for comparable utilities, set periodic ROE review schedules, and require affordability to be considered in rate-related proceedings. The PSC staff deputy executive director answered extensive questions about storm hardening, cost recovery, risk, and affordability. Several members and public speakers supported the bill’s goals but raised concerns about the affordability standard, the ROE cap, and comparisons to other states; others said the bill would improve transparency and accountability. The amendment was adopted, and CS for SB 126 was reported favorably. The committee then adjourned.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee 2/13/25
Higher Education Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- We have the highest level of accreditation possible through the Higher Learning Commission, and we have
- We have the highest level of accreditation possible through the Higher Learning Commission, and we have
- We have the highest level of accreditation possible through the Higher Learning Commission, and we have
- We're accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.
- We built in our own security. We tested it, and it has been protected so far.
Committee:
House Higher Education Finance and Policy
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Appropriations Feb 23rd, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- We urge you to work with the finance committee to develop a strategy for securing short-term revenue
- Therapies gave him back his life, and the investment means that he no longer is on Social Security.
- Given the failure of the House to advance HB 1152 to secure its storage law, the funding this office
- Recovery Cafe provides recovery support and mental health wellness services for people to secure and
- I'm the executive director of the Columbia River Gorge Commission, testifying other tonight.
Summary:
The House Appropriations Committee held a public hearing on proposed substitute House Bill 2289, the House operating budget. Budget staff Mary Monroe gave a detailed overview of the proposal’s near general fund outlook, reserve levels, major revenue assumptions, and major spending and savings items. She highlighted assumed revenue from capital gains and a proposed “millionaires tax,” a transfer from the budget stabilization account, administrative reductions across agencies, and several major policy shifts, including changes affecting Working Connections Child Care, K-12 education, higher education, long-term care, behavioral health, wildfire response, and state employee compensation. Members then asked questions, including about the higher education building account/operating fee swap and its interaction with the capital budget and Climate Commitment Act funds. The committee also announced amendment deadlines for the budget process.
The bulk of the meeting was public testimony, with many speakers generally supporting or opposing specific parts of the budget. Supportive testimony praised funding for wildfire prevention, public health, reproductive health, civil legal aid, the Poison Center, some higher education institutions, and certain disability and child welfare services. Many speakers urged restoration or protection of funding for K-12 education, especially transition to kindergarten, local effort assistance, bus depreciation, and Running Start; others opposed cuts to child care, early learning, public defense, long-term care, adult day and home care services, occupational/physical/speech therapy for Medicaid patients, and community and technical colleges. Several local government, health, and nonprofit representatives also asked the committee to preserve public works, homelessness, energy assistance, environmental justice, and recovery/diversion programs, while some business and public safety groups sought continued funding for organized retail crime prevention and related initiatives.
No votes were taken during the hearing. The committee recessed briefly and later resumed with virtual testimony, where additional witnesses repeated concerns about education cuts, long-term care, health care access, disability services, dispute resolution, early childhood programs, and the need for ongoing or increased funding in those areas.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs (01/27/2026)
Election Law and Municipal Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- >> And therefore for not only affecting our local economies but quite frankly national security.
- c> local economies but quite frankly local economies but quite frankly national<00:21:39.600><c> security
- <c> so</c><00:21:41.919><c> you</c><00:21:42.159><c> know</c><00:21:42.559><c> just</c> national security
- Um so you know just national security.
- :58.079><c> education</c> commission and department of education commission and department of education
Committee:
Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- We need to secure our financial foundation to cover the care and social safety net that we all need to
- . ...strengthening food security and building a more resilient food system, enabling us to provide vital
- I'm the executive director of the Columbia River Gorge Commission.
- A recent Greenline Insight study commissioned by The Nature Conservancy and Sustainable Northwest finds
- This request is not about restoring past losses, but preventing further erosion of retirement security
Bills:
SB5998
Committee:
Senate Ways & Means
Keywords:
fiscal appropriations, budget, state funding, financial management, operating expenses, 904, all