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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee 2/13/25
Higher Education Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- is</c> this program because this program is this program because this program is getting<00:39:24.800
- We have a law enforcement program.
- interest in the program.
- or check-in programs.
- They have resources, programs.
Committee:
House Higher Education Finance and Policy
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Senate Executive Departments and Administration (02/18/2026)
Executive Departments and Administration
Transcript Highlights:
- In its rural transformation program.
- Subject to your questions. administer that new program. administer that new program.
- President Trump ending DEI programs and programs on environmental justice.
- . program. program.
- For example, I cite the refugee resettlement program because it is a federal program.
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Joint Labor, Health & Social Services Committee, May 15, 2026 - AM
Labor, Health & Social Services
Transcript Highlights:
- . program. program.
- </c> residency program. residency program.
- </c> good program here. good program here.
- It was a very competitive<02:38:29.840><c> program.</c> competitive program. competitive program.
- It's a It's an amazing program. program. program.
Committee:
Joint Labor, Health & Social Services
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Monday, January 12, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> compensation and assistance programs. compensation and assistance programs.
- </c> vital US program. vital US program. >> Thank<05:35:09.200><c> you.
- </c> vote for this program. vote for this program.
- </c> reauthorization of this vital program. reauthorization of this vital program.
- These programs hope and help programs.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
Senate - Indian, Rural and Cultural Affairs Jan 29th, 2026 at 10:04 am
Senate Indian, Rural & Cultural Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- They're managing programs and volunteers; they have a lot going on.
- As Shel or Aspen said, this is our most expansive grant program.
- We've done this before, helping the libraries interact with this state program.
- They come and utilize the resources and participate in literacy programming.
- It puts money in the ground and helps local nonprofits and programming.
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Labor and Industrial Relations May 14th, 2026
Labor & Industrial Relations
Transcript Highlights:
- And will you be working with our technical community college programs for creating some of these programs
- And some of that may go through this program, but certainly... Absolutely.
- and really a resoundingly popular program with the business community.
- It doesn't necessarily have to be through this program.
- It doesn't necessarily have to be through this program.
Committee:
Senate Labor & Industrial Relations
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee Apr 29th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- A project may still voluntarily use this program.
- A project may still voluntarily use this program in this way to ensure that the VMT mitigation program
- Our members would like to see this program wildly successful.
- program won't be usable, and we are concerned.
- This mandate, or the program won't be usable.
Summary:
The Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee heard several housing bills. AB 2270, by Assemblymember Arambula, would give farmworker housing projects scoring parity in the state low-income housing tax credit program so they are not disadvantaged by amenity-proximity criteria that do not fit rural agricultural areas. Supporters, including La Cooperativa Campesina, said the bill would help farmworker projects compete fairly for credits; there was no opposition, and the bill was later approved 11-0 and sent to Appropriations.
The committee also considered AB 2552, which would clarify use of the state’s new CEQA vehicle miles traveled (VMT) mitigation bank for affordable housing near transit. The author and supporters from the California Building Industry Association and business groups said the bill would add guardrails so the program is cost-effective and usable, while Housing California, the Planning and Conservation League, and others opposed the least-cost requirement, arguing it could undercut the new mitigation bank before implementation. After discussion about balancing housing and environmental goals, the bill passed 11-1 to Appropriations.
AB 2689 would require good cause for nonrenewal of certain state-subsidized housing tenancies when a household’s income exceeds 140% of area median income for two consecutive years, with notice requirements and protections if the tenant cannot afford market rent. Some members supported the bill as a way to free up scarce subsidized units and create a housing “ladder,” while others objected that it could punish people for increasing their income. The bill was amended and passed 11-1. The consent calendar items AB 2308, AB 2397, and AB 2512 were also approved unanimously.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Emerging Issues Apr 29th, 2026
Emerging Issues and Professional Registration
Transcript Highlights:
- So we created this program.
- It's just a matter of, you know, 10% less toward recycling programs right now.
- Various programs at the University dealing with water.
- We're trying to get the program up and going. We have it going. It's an award-winning program.
- Busson pointed out, that's a lot of programs and services. Sure.
Summary:
The committee met to hear Senate Bill 1586, sponsored by Senator Ben Brown, which would address abandoned, ownerless landfills in Missouri. Brown described a constituent’s experience with contamination near an old landfill in Franklin County and said the bill was intended to give the Department of Natural Resources clearer authority to investigate and remediate such sites, create a funding stream by redirecting 10% of solid waste tipping fees, establish an interim committee for further study, and tighten seller disclosure requirements for properties with abandoned landfills. He argued the state has 29 such sites, that the issue has been ignored for decades, and that environmental studies are the necessary first step before cleanup and possible grant applications.
Support came from University of Missouri engineering dean Marisa Grosoccoe, who said the bill would provide the regulatory framework and stable funding needed to move forward, noting that even about $1 million annually would likely fund only a few studies per year but would reduce uncertainty and help identify cleanup costs and future land use options. She emphasized that studies can unlock additional funding and eventual redevelopment benefits. In opposition, Solid Waste Advisory Board chair Chris Bussin and Mark Solid Waste District program manager Diana Bryant argued the districts already perform important recycling and household hazardous waste work, that the proposed diversion of tipping fees would significantly reduce local program funding, and that DNR already has authority to address landfill issues. They also questioned the accuracy of the abandoned landfill list and warned that cuts could harm existing services. A county commissioner testifying for information purposes echoed concerns about impacts on small communities and local grant-funded recycling programs. No vote was taken, and the hearing was closed after testimony.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Rules 2nd REVISED Apr 6th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- asking the voters to do, is to let us put this in statute so we can have the ability to manage the program
- When you put something into statute, the legislature would have the ability to manage the program.
- like education. ...on every Oklahoman, or we would have to cut programs like education, roads, public
- We are able to go in there and manage the medical marijuana program, but we never took it away.
- I actually will push back very hard when you say it's our intent to repeal that program.
Summary:
The committee primarily considered House Bill 440, which would move Medicaid expansion language from the Oklahoma Constitution into state statute and send the change to voters in a special election. Supporters argued this would give the Legislature flexibility to manage the program, especially if federal Medicaid matching rates were reduced, and said it would help protect the state budget and allow future adjustments such as eligibility or work requirements. Opponents said the measure would weaken voter-approved constitutional protections, create uncertainty for more than 300,000 enrollees, rural hospitals, and providers, and could allow future cuts without another vote of the people.
Members also discussed the possible fiscal impact of a federal match change from 90-10 to 60-40, with supporters saying the state could face roughly a billion-dollar annual cost and would need flexibility to avoid cuts to other services. Questions also focused on the choice of an August special election rather than the November general election, and on whether tribal governments and other stakeholders had been consulted. After debate, the committee tabled an amendment and passed House Bill 440 on a 14-2 vote.
The committee then took up House Joint Resolution 1087, which would change the Avalon reimbursement program so the Legislature could manage funding levels and methodologies rather than being bound to the current structure. It passed 14-2. The committee also considered House Joint Resolution 1067, a trigger measure that would only appear on the November ballot if House Bill 440 failed in August; it would relieve the state of any obligation to fund Medicaid expansion for working adults if the federal match dropped below 90%. After adopting a committee substitute and tabling an amendment, the resolution also passed 14-2. The committee then laid over H.J.R. 1089 and adjourned.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
March 27, 2025 - 12:30 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- In the pilot program, the initial pilot program had a required number that we were trying to reach.
- In the pilot program, the initial pilot program had a required number that we were trying to reach.
- is in charge of the pilot program.
- If they don't want to be on the program, they don't have to be on the program.
- If they don't want to be on the program, they don't have to be on the program.
Summary:
The Budget Committee took up six bills. HB 313 passed unanimously and was reported favorably; it exempts vehicles or motorcycles displaying the Purple Heart specialty license plate from paying tolls on Florida facilities. HB 749 also passed and was reported favorably; it extends benefits to firefighters injured during training exercises. CS/HB 1103 passed and was reported favorably; it addresses APD’s developmental disability waitlist by increasing transparency, creating statewide family care councils, expanding the existing pilot program statewide on a phased timeline, and improving coordination for young adults transitioning out of foster care. Testimony on HB 1103 focused on the long waitlist, the need for more provider capacity and support coordinators, and concerns from Disability Rights Florida about moving too quickly without enough data, while supporters argued the current system is not working and families need access to services now.
HB 1097 passed after a unanimous amendment removing an appropriation; it creates a premier academic insurance research center at Florida State University to conduct applied insurance and catastrophic risk research, with members discussing the transition from FIU and noting continued collaboration. HB 1309 passed and was reported favorably; it requires evidence-based reading interventions for K-2 students with reading deficiencies and creates a reading coaches program for grades 4-12. Supporters from education and business groups appeared in favor.
CS/HB 433 also passed and was reported favorably, though it drew the most debate. The bill requires agencies to review existing rules and guidance documents for consistency with legislative intent, repromulgate rules over time, and report licensing metrics. Members raised concerns about possible duplication of work, staffing needs, and cost, while the sponsor and supporters argued agencies should already be doing this and that the bill would reduce unnecessary regulation and improve accountability. The committee then adjourned after completing its agenda.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Monday, May 19, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><04:44:46.798><c> Speaker,</c> program or the VAS program. Speaker, program or the VAS program.
- The program is called the loan guarantee program.
- c><04:57:18.638><c> an</c><04:57:18.878><c> important</c> program or VAS program was an important program
- program.
- </c> training program. training program.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Finance Division III (03/05/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- of the program, over a quarter of a million New Hampshire residents have had some time on the program
- and over the life of the in the program and over the life of the program<00:22:21.159><c> um</c><00:
- Number 25 was where I was talking about the adult program, and 27 is the program for youth.
- be a refugee program.
- be a refugee program.
Summary:
The House Finance Division 3 work session continued its review of the Department of Health and Human Services’ Medicaid budget and related policy issues, with CFO Nathan White and Medicaid Director Henry Litman presenting updated materials. The discussion focused on a crosswalk between the adjusted FY 2025 Medicaid budget and the governor’s FY 2026 recommendation, plus handouts showing service additions, eligibility changes, dental rates, and other Medicaid changes since 2019. The department also said it would provide a clearer breakdown of the pharmacy cost-sharing item by general, federal, and other funds.
Members asked detailed questions about the Medicaid enhancement tax, the 80% plan, and how funds are allocated between hospital payments, directed payments, and DSH uncompensated care. The department explained that the MET is being used more toward rates and directed payments to better align with federal matching rules, while DSH remains important for uncompensated care. They also noted that a pending Senate Bill 249 would keep the 80% structure and move to Senate Finance. On the trigger law, the department identified the governing provision as Chapter 342:12, Laws of 2018, and explained that if the federal match for Medicaid expansion falls below 90%, the state must notify legislative leaders and participants and the program would sunset after 180 days unless the legislature acts.
The committee also reviewed current Medicaid expansion enrollment and program trends. Officials said enrollment was just under 59,000 as of March 3, with about 87,000 people enrolled over the past year and more than a quarter-million residents having used the program over its lifetime. They said enrollment has fallen from a post-pandemic high of nearly 97,000 and may eventually settle in the low 50,000s. Finally, the department discussed federal DSH funding risk, saying New Hampshire could face a significant reduction if Congress does not extend current protections, which is part of why the state has shifted more funding toward payment rates and directed payments.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- and short and brief the program offering and short and brief the program we<00:28:47.039><c> have</c
- The DOE pays for this bus program.
- to use the city utilize a Holo program to use the city bus<01:00:44.240><c> program</c><01:00:44.599
- ><c> to</c><01:00:44.720><c> get</c><01:00:44.880><c> the</c> bus program to get the bus program to get
- We do have participation loan programs available. We have those programs available.
Committee:
House Finance
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> having case managers from our program having case managers from our program reach<00:28:05.799><
- </c><00:33:39.480><c> we</c> participating in the program we participating in the program we originally
- programs and treatment.
- programs and treatment.
- <02:57:33.720><c> uh</c><02:57:33.880><c> and</c> Programs uh and Programs uh and programs<02:57:35.800
Committee:
House Public Safety
Summary:
The Public Safety Committee held a hearing on House Bill 433, which would appropriate $4 million for Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation re-entry services to connect offenders with community-based services. Director Tommy Johnson said the department supports the bill’s intent but noted the governor’s executive budget already includes $4 million for the same purpose and asked that the measure defer to that budget. Supporters, including the Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission, Community Alliance on Prisons, and the ACLU, backed the funding but urged that it be tied to a clear re-entry plan, performance measures, transparency, and regular reporting to the legislature. They emphasized that re-entry should begin at intake and involve community partnerships, housing, treatment, employment, and family reunification services.
Committee members questioned the department about current re-entry services, pre-trial detainees, and how the new funds would be used. Johnson said the department’s current statewide re-entry budget is about $1.5 million to $1.7 million, separate from the larger Corrections Program Services Division budget for in-facility programs. He described the proposed $4 million as supporting a mix of services, including a pilot apprenticeship program, substance abuse treatment, navigator or warm-handoff services, and short-term transitional housing. He also said the department already tracks performance outcomes in its annual report and can provide a matrix showing the intake-to-discharge process, program contracts, and volunteer organizations.
The discussion also covered pre-trial detainees, electronic monitoring, and mental health services. Johnson said the department has limited jurisdiction over pre-trial detainees but works with courts to seek supervised release when possible; he noted that many requests are denied, though electronic monitoring has improved release rates somewhat. On mental health, he said the jail is not an ideal therapeutic setting for people found unfit to proceed and suggested a secure community-based step-down facility run by the Department of Health for those needing care above what the jail can provide but below forensic-level treatment. No vote or final action on the bill was taken during the hearing.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Conference Committee on Budget May 4th, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Conference Committee on Budget
Transcript Highlights:
- Was that $400,000 in the program, not reduction, right?
- Loan program, Senate.
- Department operations contractual audits, Senate. 6.200 audit program offset. Audit program offset.
- Pertaining to MoHealthNet's prescription drug program and the costs associated with the 340B program
- I mean, it is a statutory program.
Committee:
House Conference Committee on Budget
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee Jan 21st, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- What protections exist for people in these programs?
- and invested in particular aspects of that program.
- and invest in particular aspects of that program.
- For the Medi-Cal program, yes. For the Medi-Cal program in California, correct.
- Cabaldon has mentioned, over many different program areas. Over many different program areas.
Summary:
The Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee heard opening remarks on the Governor’s 2026-27 budget, which the chair described as roughly balanced in the budget year but still facing large out-year structural deficits. The vice chair criticized the revenue assumptions as overly optimistic and stressed the need to review recent program expansions and address the state’s $20 billion federal unemployment insurance debt. The Department of Finance said the budget is a “workload” plan with about $350 billion in total spending, $23 billion in reserves, a projected $2.9 billion budget-year deficit, and out-year gaps above $20 billion, while the LAO warned of downside revenue risk tied to stock market volatility and urged earlier action on the structural deficit rather than waiting for May.
Finance and the LAO discussed major budget components, including Proposition 98 funding, higher education base increases for UC and CSU, climate and wildfire spending, a new ZEV incentive, child care COLAs, and tax proposals involving marketplace facilitators, renewable aviation fuel, and an extension of the California Competes tax credit. Members raised concerns about proposed Medi-Cal and CalFresh changes tied to federal HR1 impacts, the MCO tax extension, hospital finances, county costs, and the decision not to backfill all federal funding losses. Finance said the administration is not in a position to replace all lost federal funds, but wants to work with the Legislature on priorities and timing before the May Revision.
Several senators used the hearing to preview subcommittee priorities and request more detail on spending growth, reserves, and program cuts. Topics included homelessness funding, Care Court throughput, wildfire and climate investments, AB 617, data centers, the judicial branch’s facilities backlog, displaced workers, transit funding, and preparations for the 2028 Olympics and Paralympics. No budget action or vote was taken at this hearing; the committee mainly received presentations and member questions, with public comment scheduled later.
UT
Utah 2025 Regular Session
Education Interim Committee - November 19, 2025
Education Interim Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- It would be kind of a program within a program at this point because currently Utah Fits All does have
- ... ...kind of a program within a program at this point because currently Utah Fits All does have eligibility
- So this separate program that we're kind of...
- So, to Jeff's point, it is a program within a program.
- vendor for that online program.
Committee:
Joint Education Interim Committee
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee Apr 29th, 2026
Housing and Community Development
Transcript Highlights:
- A project may still voluntarily use this program in this way to ensure that the VMT mitigation program
- A project may still voluntarily use this program in this way to ensure that the VMT mitigation program
- Our members would like to see this program wildly successful.
- program won't be usable, and we are concerned.
- This mandate, or the program won't be usable.
Committee:
House Housing and Community Development
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Environment and Natural Resources Jan 13th, 2026
Environment and Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- They're already eligible for the federal programs.
- Because the existing program is fairly complicated. It works very well.
- It's not part of the maintenance program, which is what we're talking about here.
- The fact of the matter is, quite frankly, this program is operated by UF/IFAS.
- So getting this over to FDACS, we may bring in a lot of the BMP program.
Committee:
Senate Environment and Natural Resources
HI