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MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Education Finance Committee 2/27/25

Education Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c><00:05:46.120><c> those</c> environment for those communities those environment for those communities
  • It leads to more vibrant communities.
  • It leads to more vibrant communities.
  • It leads to more vibrant communities.
  • It leads to more vibrant communities.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session 04-07-2026 11:30am

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • across communities across Hawaii and on a national level.
  • I rise in support of Judiciary Communication No. 24. Please proceed.
  • Standing Committee Report No. 3431 on Judiciary, Communication No. 25.
  • I rise in support of Judiciary Communication No. 25.
  • Kennedy is an active contributor to the legal community.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Education May 7th, 2026

Education

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  • House Bill 380 by Representative Travis Johnson enacts a new provision relative to community and technical
  • colleges, authorizing institutions under the management of the Board of Supervisors of Community and
  • Under the management of the Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges to establish a pilot
  • Quentin Taylor, Chancellor, River Parishes Community College. Thank you for the opportunity.
  • Quentin Taylor, Chancellor, River Parishes Community College. Thank you for the opportunity.
Summary: The committee met with a large docket and adopted the April 29 minutes. Several bills were heard and advanced, mostly on education, workforce, literacy, early childhood, charter schools, and student mental health. Testimony was generally supportive, with many witnesses waiving in favor; a few bills drew questions about implementation, student awareness, and whether proposals were sufficiently broad or specific. House Bill 406, requiring the Department of Education to study the direction and regulation of interscholastic high school athletics and report back by March 1, 2027, was reported favorably after testimony from a retired principal who urged an open-minded study and discussion from the bill author about compliance and the bill’s purpose. House Bill 380, creating a pilot program between community and technical colleges and local school systems to expand awareness of CDL, entry-level driver training, and related programs, was also reported favorably. House Bill 807, creating a workforce and structure capacity investment program and fund to help industry partner with colleges to train instructors, was reported favorably after support from higher education and industry witnesses; senators raised interest in adding a stronger health care component and in reaching students earlier, but the author said he would work on amendments. The committee also advanced House Bill 316 on adolescent literacy and high-dose tutoring, with amendments clarifying teacher training timing, existing statutory bans on outdated literacy practices, and charter school participation; House Bill 1146, consolidating early childhood governance into a commission; House Bill 28, creating an appeal path for denied teacher certification applicants through BESE; and House Bill 992, assigning early childhood education identification numbers to support data collection on outcomes. House Concurrent Resolution 26, urging BESE to add the science of human growth and development to science and health standards and provide approved instructional resources, was amended and reported favorably. House Bill 386, allowing local districts to let locally authorized charter schools operate as their own LEA under district rules, was amended and reported favorably. House Bill 392, expanding suicide prevention information requirements on school websites, ID cards, handbooks, and signage, was reported favorably as well.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

WAL Public Hearing - Thu Mar 19, 2026 @ 9:00 AM HST

Water & Land

Transcript Highlights:
  • For all those years up until today, there's been no community engagement. No community engagement.
  • For all those years up until today, there's been no community engagement. No community engagement.
  • For all those years up until today, there's been no community engagement. No community engagement.
  • For all those years up until today, there's been no community engagement. No community engagement.
  • </c> community or community or going community or community or going community<02:08:42.880><c> organization
Summary: The Committee on Water and Land heard testimony on SB 5253 SD2 relating to conservation and SB 2401 relating to regional shoreline mitigation district, with the chair emphasizing short testimony limits and the need to finish before session. On SB 5253, DLNR said it stood on its written testimony and answered questions about the bill’s proposed nonprofit endangered species sanctuary. Members asked whether existing entities or agreements, such as land trusts, private landowners, and DLNR safe harbor agreements, could accomplish similar conservation goals without creating a new entity. DLNR said similar work already exists, but it was not aware of a comparable sanctuary model in the state. A member also questioned language suggesting for-profit businesses in the sanctuary, and DLNR said the intent appeared to be sales of outreach or similar materials, though it agreed that such activities could be handled by a nonprofit. The bulk of the hearing focused on SB 2401, which would create a regional shoreline adaptation/mitigation framework. The Department of the Attorney General said it had concerns about inconsistent use of the terms “mitigation” and “adaptation,” warning of possible title-subject issues. DLNR said it was neutral on the terminology and more concerned with the substance, and noted that the bill would not waive permits; any plan would still require environmental review and applicable state and county permits. DLNR also supported OHA’s recommendation to consider impacts on Native Hawaiian traditional and customary practices during regional planning, and said the bill’s language on temporary shoreline protection measures could help address the gap between emergency permits and longer-term planning while avoiding a hardening-only approach. The Office of Planning supported the regional planning concept but noted it is not a regulatory agency and would need to work with DLNR and the Land Board. OHA supported the bill’s planning-based approach but recommended amendments to require assessment of impacts on Native Hawaiian traditional and customary practices during plan development and to clarify that environmental review would still apply at the project level. Testifiers from the Ka‘anapali Steering Committee strongly supported the bill, saying it would provide a regional framework for ongoing erosion problems while preserving full regulatory authority and normal permitting, and they proposed amendments to standardize terminology, create a limited pathway for temporary shoreline protection, and address ownership and maintenance responsibilities. Members discussed the meaning of “mitigation” versus “adaptation,” the scope of shoreline hardening, and whether the bill would help the legislature take a broader, more holistic view of shoreline decisions. No votes or final actions were taken in the portion of the hearing provided.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

WAL Public Hearing - Thu Feb 12, 2026 @ 9:00 AM HST

Water & Land

Transcript Highlights:
  • We need really failing our communities.
  • </c><01:05:04.240><c> that</c> group that's in their community that group that's in their community that
  • </c><01:59:42.880><c> within</c> significant developed community within significant developed community
  • Can you do a community-based... >> There are potential community-based partners as well, right?
  • </c> working together in the community. working together in the community.
Summary: The committee heard testimony on HB 1846, relating to shoreline mitigation districts. DLNR and the Office of Planning opposed the bill, arguing it would improperly shift regulatory roles between the agencies and prioritize private land interests over public trust and natural and historic resources. Supporters, including the Shoreline Preservation Coalition, Kahana Bay residents, and Hawaii Realtors, said regional planning is needed to address severe erosion, especially in Kahana, and that better coordination between state and county agencies could help move stalled projects forward. Testifiers emphasized that shoreline conditions vary by area and that science-based, region-specific solutions are needed. Members asked questions about whether existing law already allows regional planning and emergency shoreline responses. DLNR said it already has authority to process regional projects and cited an existing draft EIS for Kahana Bay that would proceed through normal permitting and public hearing channels. Supporters responded that the bill would provide a clearer regional planning framework and help communities facing urgent erosion impacts. No vote was taken on HB 1846 in the portion provided. The committee then took up HB 2205, relating to emergency erosion mitigation. DLNR opposed the bill, saying it already has authority to issue emergency permits and had recently done so quickly for a collapsed sidewalk at Queen Surf Beach, and warning that the bill’s language could weaken Act 16 by changing a prohibition on shoreline hardening to a requirement to merely minimize it. Kahana Bay representatives and other supporters argued the bill would create a limited, regulated short-term pathway for emergency shoreline solutions while long-term plans are developed, and said current permits have expired or stalled, leaving dangerous sandbags and no practical relief. Additional testimony from a private homeowner stressed that erosion is threatening homes and that private owners are often bearing the cost of protecting public shoreline access. The discussion remained focused on balancing emergency protection, public access, and long-term shoreline management, and no final action was taken in the excerpt provided.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/02/2026 - Senate Finance

Finance

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  • for firefighters were listed in a text, in a paragraph, and what we've done, because there was communication
  • for firefighters were listed in a text, in a paragraph, and what we've done, because there was communication
  • My maternal grandparents were ranchers, so I feel I'm deeply rooted in the agricultural community.
  • So I really take care of our ag community. Let's see.
  • We respect our ag community. They respect our office. We have a really good rapport with them.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Early Learning & Human Services Jan 23rd, 2026 at 08:00 am

Early Learning & Human Services

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  • Many members of the armed forces community make great sacrifices for our country.
  • Many members of the armed forces community make great sacrifices for our country.
  • And I think this is just... ...a simple cleanup and modernization of how we're supporting community.
  • And so as we work on residential placements, community placements, the whole conversation around how
  • And I'm very happy to support this effort to communicate with families in a timely manner.
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Education Policy Committee Feb 11th, 2026

Education Policy

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  • SB 248 adds a local affiliation requirement so only churches or local community-based religious groups
  • 49.839><c> or</c><00:08:50.080><c> local</c> so only churches or local so only churches or local community-based
  • ><c> religious</c><00:08:51.519><c> groups</c><00:08:51.760><c> can</c><00:08:52.000><c> run</c> community-based
  • religious groups can run community-based religious groups can run release<00:08:52.560><c> time</c><
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Housing Jan 21st, 2026 at 10:30 am

Housing

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  • Grant continued: “My community just did a survey process.
  • We have a very wooded community.”
  • We have a very wooded community. We’re right next to a state park.
  • Open communication is key to doing this work efficiently, and limiting the number of times we can communicate
  • Open communication is key to doing this work efficiently and limiting the number of times we can communicate
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Energy Resources Apr 14th, 2025

Energy Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • I lead Community Engagement and Government Affairs for Stormwater.
  • There may be a break in communication, and I apologize for that.
  • we must respond, manage, and dispose of the waste delivered to us, which includes protecting the communities
  • when... ...when these so-called developers are granted permits for a landfill, the neighboring communities
  • Paxton community, which is east of Center.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Energy Resources Apr 14th, 2025

Energy Resources

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  • Well, I would hope both the work that we've had with landowners to communicate through the Commission
  • So it's basically a project that focuses on the Latinx community within these different areas. ...that
  • to encourage the communication.
  • We suspend at that point because we don't have the information necessary to communicate.
  • We're just looking for communication. Yeah. Any questions for Mr. Huffman?
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

House Chamber - Tue Mar 31, 2026, 12:00PM HST - Day 36

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Item number four, Senate communications. Mr. Clerk, are there any Senate communications?
  • They They are willing to volunteer not only to aid their club, but their peers and their community and
  • Amari embodies the true spirit of aloha through her dedication to serving her community.
  • I just wanted to share with the House that today the community will be sign waving on Beretania Street
  • will be um sign waving on community will be um sign waving on Beretania<00:39:38.480><c> Street</c><
HI
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  • . community. community.
  • </c> many community organizations. many community organizations.
  • <c> a</c> community schools.
  • Community school is a community schools.
  • </c> for our [cough] community makes sense. for our [cough] community makes sense.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Appropriations Feb 7th, 2026 at 09:00 am

Appropriations

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  • The community, some community members who may not feel empowered, safe or comfortable connecting with
  • that their communities need.
  • If you're in another community, like ones I serve, where they need it to go for other community safety
  • If you're in another community, like ones I serve, where they need it to go for other community safety
  • I will say that's different than my community.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
  • Hawaii Community Foundation in support.
Summary: The House Housing Committee heard testimony on a series of housing-related Senate bills. SB 2190 SD2 on inclusionary zoning drew support from HHFDC, Hawaii YIMBY, Grassroot Institute, Housing Hawaii’s Future, and Hako Seed Center, with opposition from OHA and Aloha Independent Living Hawaii. SB 2338 SD1, dealing with housing agency personnel authority, received comments from the Attorney General cautioning that the bill should be clarified to avoid conflicts with civil service and collective bargaining laws and recommending removal of a provision limiting employment contracts; HHFDC said its comments addressed those concerns and supported the measure. SB 2424 SD1, concerning HHFDC, received broad support from housing, business, and community groups, with one opposition. Testimony focused on changing the definition of “qualified resident” so people who already own an HHFDC-assisted unit could later purchase another if their housing needs change; HHFDC said the current rule forces people to sell before buying again and that the bill would help people move up the housing ladder and encourage more housing development. SB 2356 on parking also drew broad support from state agencies, housing advocates, business groups, and local officials, with Unite Here Local 5 in opposition. SB 2981 on land use had strong support from many organizations and 67 individuals, with Unite Here Local 5 opposing. SB 3028 SD2 on property conveyance generated the most detailed policy debate. Supporters, including Catholic Charities Hawaii, Hawaii Children’s Action Network, Indivisible Hawaii, and others, backed restructuring the conveyance tax into a marginal rate system and urged changes to revenue allocations, including dedicated funding for homeless services, DHHL, and the rental housing revolving fund. The Tax Foundation of Hawaii supported the marginal-rate concept but opposed dedicated special-fund allocations and criticized the bill’s blank sections. Committee members questioned the historical purpose of the conveyance tax, and the Tax Foundation explained it was originally a modest tax tied to property-value tracking when the state still ran the property tax system. The committee also heard SB 3187 SD2 on off-site construction, SB 2378 SD2 on housing permitting, and SB 2398 SD2 on residential housing utilities. OPSD supported SB 3187 but said it preferred the House version and wanted clarification that off-site certification should apply to factories in Hawaii, not out of state, to avoid outsourcing labor; it also suggested starting with a small scope. SB 2378 SD2 drew support from engineering, housing, and labor groups, with testimony that the House version included needed fixes to make the program insurable. On SB 2398 SD2, the Board of Water Supply opposed the bill, saying it could require disclosure of sensitive infrastructure information beyond ordinary water-availability assessments and raise critical-infrastructure and cybersecurity concerns; developers and housing groups supported the measure. No votes or final actions were taken in the portion of the hearing provided.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Finance Feb 9th, 2026 at 08:00 am

Finance

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  • and work for communities quickly.
  • community banks...
  • community banks.
  • Lending institutions that were community, defined as community banks.
  • And they are very good community partners. They provide a very, very important community service.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Human Services Feb 3rd, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Human Services

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  • on community supervision would not adequately protect the community.
  • It allows the notification period before release to a community facility or community transition service
  • . a disposition alternative unless the court finds remaining in the community on community supervision
  • It allows the notification period before release to a community facility or community transition service
  • Community where families live.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Ways and Means Education Committee Apr 30th, 2025

Ways and Means Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • They're wide-ranging and serve both suburban, urban, and rural communities.
  • But we need them to move and invest their time in our community.
  • We want to specifically recruit them to depressed and rural communities.
  • They get a smaller credit than they would if they moved to a larger community.
  • The ones that occur in our communities are by people who live in our communities who People who live
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Feb 25th, 2025

Alabama Senate Floor Meeting

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  • The bill states that an individual affiliated with or a member of any Community Emergency Response Team
  • who has completed a Community Emergency Response Team training curriculum recognized by the Federal
  • This bill specifies that individuals who are part of a Community Emergency Response Team previously had
  • This bill grants those protections to individuals who have completed a Community Emergency Response Team
  • The bill also includes protections for contractors who have completed a Community Emergency Response
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • The community and the world are missing out on what he did.
  • This bill does not protect communities.
  • Community safety is paramount to our mission.
  • Good morning, Chair. and community members. My name is Goldie VanZandt, and I'm a U.S.
  • It is known that border communities have lower violent crime rates than non-citizens. border communities