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CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Higher Education Committee Apr 14th, 2026
Higher Education
Transcript Highlights:
- For far too long, students with experience in foster care and with homelessness have faced significant
- While the CSU system is required, and the UC system is required, While the CSU system is required, and
- system at 15.
- In today's economy, post-secondary education is essential for long-term economic security.
- In today's economy, post-secondary education is essential for long-term economic security and the development
Committee:
House Higher Education
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development
Transcript Highlights:
- wondering as well, the other issues aside from the administering of the fund, the issue of solvency long-term
- the root causes of these challenges and solutions both in the near and long term.
- of 17 days prior to the system launching. four times as long as DUA's average of 17 days prior to the
- system launching.
- causes of these challenges and solutions both in the near and long term.
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development held a hearing on House 5188, a late-filed bill to establish a special commission to study access to unemployment insurance in Massachusetts. Representatives Hadley Luddy and Joshua Tarski, the bill’s sponsors, said they filed it after seeing many constituent cases involving delays, unresolved claims, and difficulty navigating the unemployment system, especially for seasonal workers and others facing financial instability. They argued the commission should review claim data, gather stakeholder input, and identify gaps in the process so the system is more efficient, equitable, and transparent.
Greater Boston Legal Services testified in support, describing numerous client cases in which claimants waited months for determinations or were stuck in limbo after the launch of a new online benefits system. Attorneys said DUA’s backlogs and timeliness metrics had worsened, citing large increases in non-monetary, separation, and hearings backlogs, and they urged the committee to consider systemic fixes, including better notice about paid family and medical leave and possibly more funding or staff for DUA. Committee members generally praised the bill and the sponsors’ collaboration, and one suggested the commission’s reporting deadline might need to be extended.
No vote was taken during the hearing. After testimony and brief discussion, the chair closed the hearing and concluded the committee meeting.
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- I deeply care about our state.
- I deeply care about our state.
- So long-term, in a perfect world, the United States would break into a bunch of microgrids, which we’
- , long time.
- So what this does is the federal system has been upgraded, just like the State Fire Marshal system we're
Bills:
HB241 , HB267 , HB467 , HB673 , HB744 , HB798 , HB1026 , HB1027 , HB1091 , HB1096 , HB1103 , HB1212 , HB1230
Committee:
House Commerce
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations and Budget Education Subcommittee Jan 22nd, 2026 at 09:00 am
A&B Education Subcommittee
Transcript Highlights:
- Is it 94% that are staying in those jobs long term? So that's a really, really good question.
- I didn't want to get into kind of long-term needs because I was kind of thinking we might be in a more
- That's a long-term return, right? We're not a target date plan. We're not structured that way.
- So, our long-term assumed rate of return is 7%.
- We have top decile long-term... returns versus our public pension plans, our peers.
Committee:
House A&B Education Subcommittee
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Commerce Committee Meeting - 2025-04-02
Commerce Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Article 3 is the Limited Long-Term Care Insurance Model Act by the National Association of Insurance
- NAIC model law for limited long-term care.
- This is an NAIC model law that would allow companies to sell long-term care policies that provide coverage
- for a shorter period of time and with fewer benefits than traditional long-term care insurance products
- , thereby making this benefit significantly less expensive than traditional long-term care insurance
Committee:
House Commerce Finance and Policy
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- For families who rely most on their local public schools, the consequences will be long-term and irreversible
- We are committed to working with you to find solutions that serve both fairness and long-term service
- If there were people who came down on the beach where it was our property, we didn't care as long as
- We didn't have a class system. We had a free system.
- We didn't have a class system. We had a free system.
Committee:
Senate Community Affairs
Summary:
The committee heard and acted on a long agenda of local, housing, education, construction, and claims bills. It first took up SB 1730 on affordable housing/Live Local changes, adopting an amendment that narrowed and clarified several provisions, including density, height, parking, attorney fees, and exclusions for certain protected areas, then reported the bill favorably. It also approved SB 1674, which clarifies that local investment restrictions cannot block Israel bonds, after a clarifying amendment. SB 140 on charter schools was reported favorably after significant debate over school conversion, teacher contracts, local control, and the use of surplus school property for housing or other public purposes; several speakers opposed it as harmful to public schools, while the sponsor said it preserved district authority and added options for municipalities and job creation. The committee also passed SB 96 and SB 4, two local claims bills, and SB 1714, which allows SHIP funds to help mobile home owners with lot rent and requires local housing plans to address mobile home park closures.
DE
Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session
House of Representatives Legislative Session - Session 2 - 42nd Legislative Day Jun 30th, 2026 at 02:00 pm
Delaware House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- These costs are being driven by spending across the health care system, including hospitals, insurance
- , long-term care, and prescription drugs.
- improve health outcomes by reducing long-term costs for patients, employers, and taxpayers.
- So you may see 70%, but we don't know the long-term effects.
- And I even... ...see 70%, but we don't know the long-term effects.
NE
Nebraska 2025-2026 Regular Session
Legislative Morning Session Apr 9th, 2026
Nebraska Unicameral Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- His term will expire January 1, 2013. Mr.
- for the remainder of the unexpired term.
- Hard caps create stable, predictable tax bills; homeowners and businesses can better plan long-term finances
- It would be long term. It would be something that would be amended into the Nebraska Constitution.
- Long-term, it was something that would be amended into the Nebraska Constitution. What happened?
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Select Committee on the Status of Boys and Men of Color Feb 27th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Recognizing that these systems, I use the term Babylon, were never meant to keep us safe.
- Also, I am system impacted by the foster care system, the prison school pipeline, and the juvenile justice
- And it's very important that we implement long-term jobs, giving opportunities where we can put ourselves
- We all grew up in systems where we have to take care of ourselves.
- There's only three legislators who know anything about the foster care system. You are a leader.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - 03/10/25
Judiciary and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
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- <00:07:58.479><c> Revenue</c><00:07:58.960><c> source</c> long-term Revenue source long-term Revenue
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Committee:
Senate Judiciary and Public Safety
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Jan 14th, 2026
Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- of the systems.
- have a financing tool to then work with their local partners in collaboration and really plan for the long-term
- Bullets 5 and 6 highlight two additional investments in our people, directly supporting long-term strength
- And as the long-term housing market in Florida has contracted, that has presented a lot of challenges
- and a possible opportunity to solve that issue, it is important that they, in fact, be preserved for long-term
Bills:
S0048
Summary:
The Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development heard the Governor’s proposed FY 2026-27 budget for the TED silo and presentations from Commerce, Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, Military Affairs, the State Guard, State, Transportation, and Emergency Management. The Governor’s office outlined a $117.4 billion overall budget, including $18.3 billion for TED agencies, with major allocations for FDOT, Commerce, emergency management, tourism, military affairs, and state operations. Agency heads emphasized priorities such as housing and disaster recovery, workforce and rural infrastructure, law enforcement recruitment, defense support, tourism marketing, aerospace and spaceport investment, election audits, historic preservation, road and bridge maintenance, aviation safety, and emergency preparedness systems.
Members asked several questions about the use and effectiveness of funding. Visit Florida officials said the public-private match is essential and that they exceeded the required match last year. Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles discussed trooper pay, vehicle replacement, aviation support, and transparency tools such as vehicle camera systems, with senators praising the department’s recruitment efforts. Military Affairs and the State Guard described readiness, recruiting, facility construction, and support for domestic missions, including hurricane response and perimeter security at the Everglades detention site; questions focused on deployment tempo, staffing, and costs. The Department of State explained funding for automated election audits, a conservation lab, and historic preservation, and said its arts grant changes were intended to standardize scoring rather than cut programs. Transportation highlighted a $15.4 billion total budget, major work program funding, safety initiatives, seaport and aviation investments, and the elimination of Florida Rail Enterprise funding due to reduced documentary stamp revenues.
The committee also heard and passed CS/SB 48 by Senator Gates, which requires local governments to allow accessory dwelling units on a voluntary basis, while preserving local authority over setbacks, construction, and permitting. An amendment removed reusable tenant screening reports and clarified that conforming ADUs are allowed by right without separate hearings. The Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association and several industry and business groups supported the bill, citing the need for long-term rental housing for workers. After debate, the committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill favorably by roll call vote.
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
FL House Floor Session - 2026-03-09 (1:00PM Session)
Florida House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I don't care, want to tear me apart. Me apart. I don't care if you do.
- I don't care if you're going to care if you do, I don't care if you do, ooh, because in a sky, because
- Long-term... and it specifically touches J.E.A. from Jacksonville.
- Long-term mind. ...natural and economic resources in north central Florida, your district.
- Long-term monitoring has shown declining flows and reduced ecological health for those existing MFLs
VT
Vermont 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session - 2026-03-20 - 11:00AM
Vermont Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- which I'm going to be talking more about momentarily, okay, was reinstituted in 2024 using the new long-term
- 2024<00:49:35.359><c> using</c><00:49:35.640><c> the</c><00:49:35.760><c> new</c><00:49:36.280><c> long-term
- </c><00:49:37.200><c> weighted</c> 2024 using the new long-term weighted 2024 using the new long-term
- 33.359><c> the</c> educational spending and divided by the educational spending and divided by the long-term
- weighted ADM average daily long-term weighted ADM average daily membership<01:04:37.480><c> if</c><01
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session (Full Formal with Calendar) Jun 18th, 2026
Massachusetts Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Every year they are following the trends of what is in the health care system.
- Every year they are following the trends of what is in the health care system.
- , you have to build systemic change. ...talking about that when you access care, you have to build systemic
- It's also going to work to prevent the primary care burnout we know is plaguing our system.
- Most people's first interaction with the health care system should be with a primary care physician.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee Apr 15th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- when the department determines that such relief is necessary to maintain the fiscal integrity and long-term
- when the department determines that such relief is necessary to maintain the fiscal integrity and long-term
- welfare exemption improves project feasibility for eligible affordable housing providers, supporting long-term
- 73% are condominiums, meaning many communities are managing aging buildings that require significant long-term
- the country highlight the dangers of inadequate reserve funding and the importance of responsible long-term
Summary:
The Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee heard a long agenda of housing-related bills, beginning with AB 1892 on HOA/Davis-Stirling Act cleanup provisions. The author and sponsor said the bill would clarify HOA responsibilities for utility service repairs in common areas, align election notice timelines, and require electronic voting ballots to be sent at least 30 days before an election. No opposition was presented, and the bill was set aside to be taken up later when a quorum was available.
The committee then heard AB 1708, which would revise the Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention (HHAP) program to give smaller cities a clearer role in regional homelessness planning and access to funding. Mayors and city representatives from Bellflower, Paramount, and other cities testified that smaller jurisdictions are spending significant local funds on shelters and services but lack direct access to HHAP dollars. Some larger-city and housing advocates opposed or were opposed unless amended, arguing the bill could add administrative burden, but committee members broadly supported the goal of including smaller cities in regional responses.
Members also heard AB 2058 on factory-built housing, AB 2576 on historic-resource protections under SB 79, AB 1751 on missing-middle townhomes, AB 1924 on homelessness prevention, AB 2626 on waiving certain monitoring fees for at-risk affordable housing developments, and AB 2089 on welfare-exemption and recertification procedures for affordable housing. Testimony generally emphasized reducing duplicative local permitting for factory-built housing, protecting state and national historic resources while still allowing housing near transit, expanding ministerial approval for townhomes, creating a statewide homelessness-prevention strategy with accountability measures, giving HCD flexibility to waive fees to preserve financially stressed affordable housing, and streamlining property-tax exemption recertification. Several bills were voted out of committee, including AB 1751 and AB 2626, both passing on 8-0 and 7-0 votes respectively, while other measures were discussed with motions pending or held open for absent members.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
LGBT Aging Commission Mar 10th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Research on HIV care tailored for Black women.
- I invite correction, and Vicky in particular, to get the LGBTQI+ and HIV long-term care bill of rights
- Because those of us who are doing this work, those of us that, you know, are among those long-term activists
- Take care. Thank you.
- Take care. Thank you. Bye.
Summary:
The Massachusetts Commission on LGBTQ Aging opened its March quarterly meeting by welcoming its first full-time director, Alison Bauer, who introduced her background in state government, public health, philanthropy, teaching, and LGBTQ family advocacy. Commissioners approved the December quarterly meeting minutes, then turned to a presentation by Adriana Bullen on diversity, equity, inclusion, power, belonging, and intersectionality. Bullen led an interactive workshop using reflection, anonymous polling, and discussion to connect DEI concepts to the commission’s work, including examples from participants’ personal and professional lives and a brief history of intersectionality rooted in Black feminist scholarship and the DeGraffenreid v. General Motors case.
The group then applied the discussion to the commission itself, identifying examples of successful DEI work such as listening sessions across the Commonwealth, targeted recruitment, inclusive trainings, the strategic plan, the commission website, and advocacy that helped pass the LGBTQI+ and HIV long-term care bill of rights. Participants also named conditions that support the commission’s power, including collaboration, commitment, openness, empowerment, persistence, and strong relationships, while noting barriers such as invisibility of older adults, limited racial and ethnic diversity, and lack of trans elder representation. Several commissioners emphasized the need for more Black, Latino, immigrant, and trans voices, and discussed recruitment challenges, including the difficulty of asking marginalized people to be the only one in the room.
Bullen concluded by introducing an equity-lens tool for evaluating decisions and actions, using the commission’s strategic priority on representation as an example. Commissioners discussed whether to expand membership, create an advisory board, or use a broader network of organizations to cultivate future commissioners, noting that some changes would require legislative or procedural action. The meeting ended with appreciation for the workshop and a commitment to continue the work, with the next quarterly meeting scheduled for June.
FL
Florida 2026 4th Special Session
January 20, 2026 - 09:30 AM
Transcript Highlights:
- I think if this is a continuation of... ...care prior to May 2023 or if it is new care.
- Again, it is about continuation of care.
- Thank you for letting me speak for so long.
- The terms 'aid and abet' are not defined.
- The care is what this bill is about is not about that care or abolishing that care.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
March 4, 2025 - 01:30 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- support for the system.
- in how we use the system.
- Sounds like we need to do a little better in terms of system, which may require additional funding.
- Sounds like we need to do a little better in terms of system, which may require additional funding.
- that planning process, the 8B 10% cutback list is a month-by-month exercise all year for the whole long-term
Summary:
The subcommittee first heard a lengthy Auditor General presentation on the Department of Management Services’ fleet management operations. The audit found major problems with oversight, recordkeeping, policies, fee-setting, purchase and disposal approvals, public auction controls, and FleetWave system access and processing. Key findings included that 2,279 vehicles valued at more than $57 million could not be matched between FleetWave and FLAIR, disposal records were missing or incomplete, user access remained active long after employees separated, and the department had not documented a reasonable basis for its $1.75 per-vehicle monthly fee. Members expressed strong concern about the accuracy of the state’s fleet inventory and the risk of waste or misuse. DMS Secretary Allende said the department concurred with the findings, was working with the Auditor General, and planned corrective actions, including better training, clearer guidance, improved reconciliation, and possible centralization or pilot programs for fleet purchasing and management.
The committee then returned to vacancy discussions with several agencies. The Division of Administrative Hearings said its two long-vacant judges of compensation claims positions had been hard to fill because of low pay and short reappointment terms, but the chief judge said the division could operate without them and offered those positions up as part of a reduction exercise. The Public Service Commission reported 42 vacancies but said statutory deadlines were still being met, though staff workloads and depth of analysis were affected. The commission also said vacancies help it manage salaries within its trust-fund budget. Members questioned whether some of those positions were truly needed given the lack of delays.
The Florida Gaming Control Commission reported 29 vacancies, including a vacant chair that prevented appointment of an inspector general, and said the chair vacancy was a gubernatorial appointment issue. The acting executive director also said the commission’s compulsive gambling prevention program had lapsed after no responsive bids were received for a new contract, but an invitation to negotiate was nearly complete and a new provider was expected soon. The Public Employee Relations Commission reported that its caseload had more than doubled after Senate Bill 256, which increased union recertification work; it said it was meeting deadlines only with overtime and that the workload had not fallen despite decertifications. Members asked for follow-up data on union cases, vacancy needs, and whether some positions across agencies could be reallocated to better match workload.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- , but the term "natural gas distribution" in the code unintentionally excludes propane distribution systems
- This will align better with the long-term nature of these facilities and help streamline the regulatory
- orphaned, the state, and ultimately the taxpayer, assumes full responsibility for its plugging and long-term
- They can enter into a contract without assuming long-term legal liability.
- I'm worried about the water that comes out of this well and about the potential long-term health effects
Committee:
House Energy Resources
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Formal House Session 28 Mar 25th, 2026
Massachusetts House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- in tremendous losses to our local economies, a dramatic drop in school enrollment that will have a long-term
- system for needed care, and seek needed resources and assistance to survive horrible crimes like domestic
- system for needed care, and seek needed resources and assistance to survive horrible crimes like domestic
- system for needed care, and seek needed resources and assistance to survive horrible crimes like domestic
- system for needed care, and seek needed resources and assistance to survive horrible crimes like domestic