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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 4/3/25 - Part 1
Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> executive chair of the legislative executive chair of the legislative committee<00:04:55.199><c>
- Could I request Jeff Casee to come up to the table as well, please?
- </c><00:51:51.680><c> a</c> that they have a right to request a that they have a right to request a review
- </c> exceptions under our current legislative exceptions under our current legislative framework<01:08
- </c> bill um overall the banal budget request bill um overall the banal budget request for<01:18:48.880
Bills:
HF2233, HF1524, HF1893, HF1396, HF2456, HF2959, HF2300, HF2412, HF3022, HF2825, HF1862, HF1373, HF1039, HF3070
Keywords:
Uniform Special Deposits Act, special deposit, banking law, financial institutions, escrow, escrow account, trust account, security deposit, beneficiary, depositor, creditor process, garnishment, attachment, levy, setoff, recoupment, financial market infrastructure, retirement benefits, compensation, earnest money
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
House of Representatives Second Regular Session of the 60th Legislature Day 46 Apr 23rd, 2026 at 09:30 am
Oklahoma House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- These seniors are here with us today to learn more about the legislative process.
Keywords:
4-H, youth development, community service, education, volunteering, Oklahoma, statutory revision, consolidation, law amendment, emergency legislation, legal clarity, SB171, state government, Capitol security, peace officer commission, legislative security, Department of Public Safety, Commissioner of Public Safety, President Pro Tempore, Speaker of the House
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
House of Representatives Second Regular Session of the 60th Legislature Day 45 Apr 22nd, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Oklahoma House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Just to remind, in celebration of Earth Day, which is today, it is Legislator Night at the Oklahoma City
- Representative Pifer now requests unanimous consent that the resolution be adopted without objection.
- Good afternoon, distinguished legislators, ladies and gentlemen.
- and help them achieve success with their bills and legislation.
- An outstanding legislative assistant that I had. You all know who it is. You all love her.
Keywords:
4-H, youth development, community service, education, volunteering, Oklahoma, statutory revision, consolidation, law amendment, emergency legislation, legal clarity, SB171, state government, Capitol security, peace officer commission, legislative security, Department of Public Safety, Commissioner of Public Safety, President Pro Tempore, Speaker of the House
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
House of Representatives Second Regular Session of the 60th Legislature Day 45 Apr 22nd, 2026
Oklahoma House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Representative Pfeiffer now requests unanimous consent that the resolution be adopted.
- Good afternoon, the distinguished legislators, ladies and gentlemen.
- Their legislation, to show them a few ways to cut corners and get things done.
- Not about great bills that were passed or great legislation I did.
- Legislators and leadership, it has been a real privilege to serve with each and every one of you.
Keywords:
4-H, youth development, community service, education, volunteering, Oklahoma, statutory revision, consolidation, law amendment, emergency legislation, legal clarity, SB171, state government, Capitol security, peace officer commission, legislative security, Department of Public Safety, Commissioner of Public Safety, President Pro Tempore, Speaker of the House
Summary:
The House convened, the clerk called the roll, and members proceeded through prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and routine floor business. The chamber recognized a number of guests and groups, including family members of members, Horizon Bankers from the Oklahoma Community Bankers Association, the Edmond Democratic Women’s Group, the Red Oak basketball team, the Union wrestling teams, the Doctor of the Day, and a Peruvian consul general and guest commemorating U.S.-Peru diplomatic relations. The House also announced Earth Day-related activities and 4-H Day at the Capitol.
A major focus of the day was 4-H. House Resolution 1052 was presented and adopted without objection, proclaiming April 22, 2026, as the 27th annual Oklahoma 4-H Day at the Capitol. Two 4-H members, Cian Tarafet and Kate Sherrill, addressed the chamber about the program’s impact on leadership, citizenship, workforce readiness, and community engagement. Members and program leaders also recognized the contributions of extension agents, land-grant universities, and 4-H participants across the state.
The House also held several special presentations honoring student achievements and public service. Kane Lee of Sand Springs was cited for calling 911 and helping calm students during a school bus medical emergency. The Red Oak basketball team and the Ponca City High Steppers were recognized for state and national championships, and the Union girls wrestling program was honored for multiple state titles. Representative Ken LaTrell delivered a farewell address reflecting on his legislative service, veterans’ issues, tribal policy, energy work, and family, with members offering remarks in response.
No substantive legislation beyond the 4-H resolution was debated in the transcript, and the only formal action recorded was unanimous adoption of H.R. 1052. The House then adjourned until Thursday, April 23, 2026, at 9:30 a.m.
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House Economic Development and Tourism Committee Apr 1st, 2026
Economic Development and Tourism
Transcript Highlights:
- We did not see any gaming legislation this year.
- We did not see any gaming<00:08:33.400><c> legislation</c><00:08:34.159><c> this</c><00:08:34.400><c>
- </c><00:08:35.240><c> So,</c><00:08:36.000><c> um</c> gaming legislation this year.
- So, um gaming legislation this year.
Keywords:
AIDT, Alabama Industrial Development Training Institute, Department of Commerce, procurement, competitive bidding, contract review, legislative oversight, economic development, workforce development, Strategic Workforce Plan, state purchasing, state contracts, public procurement, exemption, higher education, universities, community colleges, public hospitals, health care procurement, transportation procurement
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- This is the House Committee on Appropriations.
- Fill out the appropriate card and give it to the sergeant-at-arms.
- Thank you for bringing it, and I'd like to move favorably at the appropriate... Chairman.
- Thank you for bringing it, and I'd like to move favorably at the appropriate time. Thank you. Mr.
- Chairman, but just at the appropriate time I'd like to ask this move favorable.
Keywords:
HB 290, Act 426, sunset law, Department of the Treasury, Louisiana Treasury, re-creation, reauthorization, statutory entities, termination date, sunset review, Title 49, fiscal administration, state finance, agency continuation, legislative authority, insurance premiums, Municipal Fire and Police, dedicated fund, assessments, Louisiana legislation
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 3/4/26
Public Safety Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- [laughter] Awesome. legislation needed to be updated in legislation needed to be updated in regards<00
- </c><00:36:15.599><c> the</c> capital security to request the capital security to request the assistance
- 51:42.240><c> if</c><00:51:42.480><c> the</c> requires legislative approval if the requires legislative
- For those for legislative oversight.
- </c> are um requesting to do with this bill. are um requesting to do with this bill.
Keywords:
Capitol security, public safety, emergency management, state buildings, law enforcement, corrections, legislative approval, rule-making, financial impact, jail regulations, expungement, firearm eligibility, criminal records, organized retail crime, retail theft, supply chain theft, theft enterprise, organized theft, cargo theft, shoplifting
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Interim Joint Committee on Local Government (10-21-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:18:09.039><c> agenda</c> part of KLC's 2026 legislative agenda part of KLC's 2026 legislative
- 2026 legislative agenda.
- 25:39.919><c> or</c> KC supports legislation enact or KC supports legislation enact or clarifying<00:
- the</c> clarifying legislation enacted with the clarifying legislation enacted with the passage<00:25
- </c><00:25:44.400><c> We</c> KC supports legislation, enacted or clarifying legislation enacted with
Keywords:
Meeting Start: 00:00:13
Roll Call 00:00:24
Approval of Minutes from September Meeting 00:02:10
Presentation of Special Purpose Governmental Entities Report 00:03:19
Presentation of Kentucky League of Cities Legislative Platform for the Upcoming 2026 Session of the General Assembly 00:15:37
Discussion of Centralized Collection of Net Profits and Occupational License Taxes 00:37:05
Adjournment 00:55:53, 958, all
Summary:
The committee received reports on special purpose governmental entities from the Department for Local Government and the Fire Commission. DLG staff described SPGEs as limited-jurisdiction political subdivisions and reviewed the department’s registry, reporting portal, compliance monitoring, and planned system upgrades such as a two-way message center, automated noncompliance notices, and tracking for new entities and board expirations. They reported that, as of October 10, 2025, 69% of SPGEs were active and discussed compliance data by cycle, fiscal year, and district type. The Fire Commission reported that fire department mergers have reduced the number of departments by 16 since last year, largely because of volunteer staffing shortages, while financial disclosure compliance had risen to 94%. The commission also noted 509 compliance reviews, 19 in-house inquiries, seven referrals to outside agencies, and one recent federal prison sentence in a theft case.
Members asked whether DLG advises SPGEs on tax rates; staff said it only performs calculations and the entities set their own rates. Questions to the Fire Commission focused on whether department reductions meant station closures; officials explained that most changes were mergers that keep physical buildings in place while combining personnel and finances to meet minimum staffing requirements. They said the trend is spread across the state but is especially pronounced in rural areas.
The Kentucky League of Cities then presented its 2026 legislative agenda. Its priorities included modernizing city revenue options, increasing equity in road funding, fixing tax increment financing issues, addressing transient room tax collection from web-based platforms, strengthening emergency response coordination, clarifying massage parlor regulation preemption, correcting unintended consequences of House Bill 606, improving newspaper publication rules, and modernizing procurement statutes. KLC also said it supports allowing all cities to collect restaurant tax revenue, wants cities to receive a larger share of road funds and EV-related revenues, and seeks state collection and remittance of any future local sales tax to comply with the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement. Members asked about best-value bidding, road-fund equity, Airbnb tax litigation, EV prevalence, and disaster funding applications; KLC said cities currently must accept the lowest bid, the road split should better reflect city street costs, the Airbnb tax case remains pending, EV data by locality has not been studied, and allowing cities to apply directly for disaster funds would reduce reliance on county officials. No votes or formal actions were taken beyond approving the September meeting minutes.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations and Revenue (8-21-24)
Keywords:
KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hk4I1180Y94, 2026-06-21T07:17:08+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting start 00:00:00
Roll Call 00:00:12
Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Close Out 00:05:20
Department Of Revenue - 2025 Legislative Initiatives 00:32:21
2024 Annual Economic Report 01:05:00
Correspondence and Reports Received 01:36:25, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Interim Joint Committee on Banking and Insurance (10-17-23)
Keywords:
KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLfv15-VeyY, 2026-06-21T07:17:05+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, 00:00:00 – call to order and roll call
00:01:09 - Approval of August 01, 2023 Minutes
00:01:47 - Insurance Institute of Kentucky's legislative agenda
00:47:46 - Update on Kentucky credit unions and their role in the current economy, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- We respectfully request your support of House File 512.
- The legislation has allowed St.
- The legislation has allowed St.
- The legislation has allowed St.
- </c> supportive of this proposed legislation supportive of this proposed legislation to<00:36:52.480>
Keywords:
Oakdale, tax increment financing, local government, funding, urban development, tax increment, St. Paul, redevelopment, housing authority, housing trust fund, low-income housing, property taxation, Minnesota statutes, vacant property, housing, commercial to residential conversion, Minneapolis, urban redevelopment, public parks, tax capacity
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
AGR Public Hearing - Fri Mar 20, 2026 @ 9:30 AM HST
Agriculture & Food Systems
Transcript Highlights:
- 35.120><c> for</c><00:04:35.280><c> one</c> This measure appropriates funds for one This measure appropriates
- :07:33.360><c> for</c> Establishes and appropriates moneys for Establishes and appropriates moneys for
- </c> appropriates funds. appropriates funds.
- </c><00:29:44.280><c> funding</c> the legislators for previous funding the legislators for previous funding
- Just to appropriation at this time.
Keywords:
agriculture, biosecurity, grant funding, food security, climate resiliency, agricultural development, Hawaii Island, property manager, agribusiness, state employment, invasive species, lease provisions, environment, food safety, farmers, local food systems, rural development, livestock, forage grasses, pest management
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- The main provision this legislation would add is that applicants would be asked to outline their plans
- While I am here, I will note this grant fund has awarded all previously appropriated American Rescue
- I will note this legislation only makes this change for cesspool remediation.
- So that is how this legislation came about.
- This is a priority for our association this legislative session.
Keywords:
water conservation, grants, infrastructure, environmental protection, sustainability, cesspool remediation, cesspool replacement, forgivable principal, forgivable loan, wifa, water infrastructure finance authority, clean water revolving fund, drinking water revolving fund, wastewater infrastructure, on-site wastewater system, septic system, groundwater protection, public health, nonpoint source pollution, county water projects
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
02/12/2026 - House Rural Economic Development
Rural Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- Blackman, we're going to also send this to appropriations. Absolutely, yeah.
- And so, as we know, we just got to get it through committee, and then appropriations will take care of
- The reality is that we as legislators have the ability to get agencies to move in a direction that we
- this legislation.
- Dozens of states already have adopted enabling legislation. Arizona remains one of the few.
Keywords:
utility consumer, rate intervention, public service corporation, Arizona Revised Statutes, residential rates, consumer protection, appropriation, Apache Junction, tourism, recreation, Superstition trails, funding, infrastructure, C-PACE, capital expenditure, special assessment, property improvement, local government financing, energy efficiency, water conservation
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- As you know, this year we are requesting an increase in appropriation for police officers in the schools
- We are requesting an increase in appropriation for police officers in the schools.
- So far, we have not denied any requests for police officers from schools.
- We pay for it through appropriation from you.
- As you know, we have requested an increase in funding.
Keywords:
student discipline, classroom management, temporary removal, administrative action, education policy, foreign relations, university governance, research security, international agreements, Arizona Board of Regents, interscholastic activities, student eligibility, criminal offenses, school district, youth sports, academic participation, conduct, planned communities, homeowners association, HOA
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- The challenge that I have is that this really was an ongoing appropriation when we appropriated it originally
- That's appropriate. We should be recognizing that.
- a specific appropriation for ESA administration.
- more money or vote for appropriating more money.
- They were appropriated it for administration. ...appropriated for the FY24 budget.
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
01/27/2026 - Senate Appropriations, Transportation and Technology
Appropriations, Transportation and Technology
Transcript Highlights:
- So this bill, the appropriation bill, doesn’t have the mandate.
- The first 21 miles from Williams northbound is already appropriated to be worked on from a 2023 appropriation
- . ...appropriated to be worked on from a 2023 appropriation, and so that's being begun as we speak.
- This is the 10th year I've been on appropriations.
- I called it the Senate Appropriations Advisory Team.
Keywords:
appropriation, transportation, safety improvements, Route 70, infrastructure, housing, zoning, middle housing, urban development, duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes, townhomes, historic preservation, Grand Canyon, Grand Canyon National Park, special license plate, special plate, license plate, vanity plate
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation Education Committee Apr 9th, 2025
Finance and Taxation Education
Transcript Highlights:
- Appropriation out of our educational opportunity fund.
- Chairman, if it's appropriate, I'm going to make a request that in the overall bill that deals with all
- Senator Gavan, is your legislation or our legislation on line 272? Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
- There was a request to just roll all the earmarks into the O&M. So that's all that did.
- Senator Smith, I'm going to make another request.
Keywords:
education funding, RAISE Act, student outcomes, public schools, local education agencies, accountability, weighted allocations, special education, English language learners, gifted students, Tuskegee University, Alabama Education Trust Fund, appropriation, agricultural research, Southern Preparatory Academy, fiscal responsibility, financial reporting, Education Savings Accounts, RAISE Fund, CHOOSE Act Fund
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 3/18/25
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, they don't actually have the ability to make recommendation on legislation, um, but they all agree
- I'm the legislative director at the Department of Labor and Industry. I did prepare some testimony.
- I'm the legislative director at the Department of Labor and Industry. I did prepare some testimony.
- So the Special Service District was something that was appropriated by the state legislature, and it
- </c><00:40:01.319><c> would</c> time this uh funding request would time this uh funding request would
Keywords:
HF339, Nursing Home Workforce Standards Board, nursing homes, long-term care, elder care, workforce standards, certified worker organizations, labor funding, general fund appropriation, worker grants, Minnesota labor law, nursing home staffing, caregiver workforce, section 181.214, HF1272, nursing home, boarding care home, nursing home workers, labor standards, Medicaid-certified facility
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 3/6/25
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- The second piece of the amendment is a million-dollar appropriation that is an implementing appropriation
- </c> getting information to the legislators getting information to the legislators on<00:43:30.640><c
- </c> that it's going to go to the legislator that it's going to go to the legislator for<00:51:42.880
- </c> approved H's First Direct appropriation approved H's First Direct appropriation ever<00:59:08.839
- </c> for your direct appropriation uh from for your direct appropriation uh from the<01:09:50.759><c>
Keywords:
nursing home, employment standards, worker rights, Minnesota Statutes, labor compensation, workforce development, job training, economic stability, low-income, career pathways, education funding, Summit Academy, employment, STEM programming, GED preparation, Neighborhood Development Center, NDC, small business, entrepreneurship, business training