Video & Transcript Research : 'state response programs'

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AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Feb 20th, 2025

Alabama Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'd like to thank you for your service to our state.
  • I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands
  • Thank you all for everything you do for our state. All right, now we move on to motions.
  • Ladies and gentlemen of the Alabama State Senate, this is a Community Development District bill.
  • Good job today, everyone in the Alabama State Senate.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 2/18/25

Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • > country across the state and across the country across the state and across the country so<00
  • used to be a quite an expensive program used to be a quite an expensive program and<00:43:24.680
  • A program like this is essential, but it is happening in pockets across the state.
  • then share it broadly across the state then share it broadly across the state about<00:51:51.480
  • pre-existing CNA training program pre-existing CNA training program because<00:52:10.319> I'm
Bills: HF110, HF111, HF263, HF105
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Natural Resources Apr 9th, 2025

Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • administered grant programs.
  • Yeah, any state park or lake that is owned, um, by the state, yes, we want to make sure that the water
  • They're federally and state enforceable.
  • Uh, we utilize those when we do have a, uh, an isolated problem in response to emergency response or,
  • We have Longhorn Cavern State Park.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Natural Resources Apr 9th, 2025

Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • grant programs.
  • Yeah, any state park or lake that is owned by the state yes we want to make sure that they're the water
  • We utilize those when we do have an isolated problem in response to emergency response.
  • Who has land over an aquifer in the entire state.
  • ranks in the top five of all counties in the state.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Natural Resources Apr 9th, 2025

Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • For all those folks that have traveled across. our great state to be here this morning.
  • It doesn't negate the buyer's responsibility.
  • The state faces a very real possibility of a severe water shortage. in certain parts of the state by
  • Our 10,000 members across the state.
  • These are the fastest-growing counties in the state and the nation.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee 3/10/26

Higher Education Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • > the in the state grant program and the in the state grant program and the Northstar<00:10:08.080
  • State financial aid programs are an investment in Minnesota's present and future.
  • State financial aid programs are an investment in Minnesota's present and future.
  • the state grant program, including the Northstar program, including the Northstar Promise.
  • <00:43:01.040> uh, any program that the state of uh, any program that the state of uh, Minnesota
Bills: HF1323, HF3500
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama Senate County and Municipal Government Committee Feb 17th, 2026

County and Municipal Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:26:53.520> in<00:26:53.679> fact the state may incur if the state in fact the state
  • Does the state agents or state officers?
  • between here and the state line.
  • It's not state versus city. It's lines. It's not state versus city.
  • that could be used throughout the state. that could be used throughout the state.
Bills: HB268, SB279, SB304, SB303, SB298
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives Apr 16th, 2026

Louisiana House Floor Meeting

MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Judiciary Committee Meeting - 2026-03-26

Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

Transcript Highlights:
  • responses to them are also escalating. responses to them are also escalating.
  • <02:09:10.840> integrity<02:09:11.360> responsibility<02:09:12.360> for program
  • integrity responsibility for program integrity responsibility for those<02:09:13.320> dollars.
  • within any state agency.
  • within any state agency.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

ECD Public Hearing - Fri Mar 20, 2026 @ 9:30 AM HST

Economic Development & Technology

Transcript Highlights:
  • This is a union state. It's not a right-to-work state.
  • This is a union state. This is a union state.
  • It's not a right-to-work state. It's not a right-to-work state.
  • <00:30:31.720> when state when state when Thank<00:30:33.040> you.
  • businesses um here in our state. businesses um here in our state.
Summary: The committee opened by reviewing hearing procedures and then took up SB 2580, which concerns Hawaii’s film production tax credit and related incentives. Testimony was strongly supportive overall, with witnesses saying the measure would help attract productions, extend the sunset date, include streaming platforms, and strengthen the state’s competitiveness. Several supporters asked for cleanup language on grant administration, tax credit management, local-hire uplifts, and limits on third-party audit requirements for smaller productions. The state film office said the bill was generally strong but suggested clarifying language and noted that DBEDT and DOTAX already provide oversight of the current credit. No vote was taken in the transcript, but the bill drew broad support with a few comments and one opposition noted later in the hearing. The committee then heard SB 2578 SD1, a measure to create a film commission and related grant structure. Testifiers said the proposal would formalize industry input, improve accountability, and help the state compete globally, but they also raised concerns about how a new grant program would interact with the existing tax credit system. The film office said the grant program and tax credit should be separated operationally, that the advisory structure should include industry voices and possibly union representation, and that county film commissioner language may need technical adjustment. A testifier also suggested a Hawaii film museum and related tourism opportunities. The measure was described as having 42 supporters, one opposition, and five comments, with no final action shown. The committee next considered SB 2259, a dementia training measure. Supporters, including the bill’s drafter and the Alzheimer’s Association, described personal caregiving experiences and said free dementia training could help workers and families. Suggested amendments focused on clarifying the relationship between EOA and DBED and allowing retraining every two years because of workforce turnover. DBED said the bill is worthwhile but is not really an economic development initiative, and it should align with existing dementia programs and be easy for businesses to use, preferably online. The committee then moved to SB 3084 SD1, which HTDC said would expand its R&D matching program beyond SBIR to other federal research grants because of uncertainty at the federal level; the transcript ends as testimony begins, with no vote or final action recorded.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Health and Human Services REVISED Feb 9th, 2026 at 02:00 pm

Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • And in consultation with the state department of health over several years.
  • There are no state dollars involved. Oklahoma is one of 14 states selected for this grant.
  • Other states are doing pop, energy, candy, prepared desserts, things like that.
  • at the state department of health.
  • The purpose of this program is to increase patient access to affordable insulin in this state and.
NV
Transcript Highlights:
  • I have a list of members with questions, but in Section 2.5, it states that the state controller shall
  • and maintaining programs for school gardens.
  • and maintaining programs for school gardens.
  • for the cost of leases and furniture for state offices and $5 million for training for state employees
  • Health Care Access and Recruitment Program Account.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

ECD Public Hearing - Fri Jan 30, 2026 @ 10:00 AM HST

Economic Development & Technology

Transcript Highlights:
  • represent, uh, I do Blue uh, program represent, uh, I do Blue uh, program operation<00:22:25.200
  • that would have been out of state.
  • fundraising solicitors in this state fundraising solicitors in this state need<00:42:51.599>
  • declares the state is a ocean cluster. declares the state is a ocean cluster.
  • <01:24:19.760> So, uh we have throughout the state. So, uh we have throughout the state.
Bills: HB1629, HB1630, HB1631
Summary: The committee heard testimony on several bills, beginning with HB 1829 on marine affairs. Most testimony was in strong support, with speakers from state agencies, ocean-tech companies, startups, nonprofits, and community groups backing the creation of an Office of Marine Affairs and a marine affairs coordinator under HTDC. Supporters said the measure would better coordinate ocean policy, strengthen the blue economy, and help Hawaii capture jobs, investment, and innovation in marine-related industries. No vote or final action was taken in the portion provided. The committee then took up HTDC-related measures, including HB 1615 and HB 1613, which also drew broad support from business, technology, and economic development interests. Testifiers said the bills would strengthen Hawaii’s technology and innovation ecosystem, support advanced manufacturing and cybersecurity, and help build a more diversified economy with higher-wage jobs. The committee also heard HB 1607 on public procurement and HB 1772 on small business procurement; state procurement staff and several business groups supported efforts to expand opportunities for local firms, while one speaker from the city’s economic revitalization commission argued that a flat 5% preference could help keep more revenue and jobs in-state. On HB 1636 relating to shopping carts, the Hawaii Food Industry Association and Retail Merchants of Hawaii testified in opposition, saying the bill would penalize businesses for carts that are stolen rather than abandoned and would add costs that could especially burden small and local retailers. HB 1810 on charitable solicitation drew support from Goodwill Hawaii and other nonprofits, who said the bill would improve transparency around donation bins and protect donors from misleading for-profit collection practices; the Attorney General’s office asked for a delayed effective date to allow system changes and staffing. HB 1782 on AI and the protection of minors received broad support from state agencies, educators, and advocacy groups, but some business and retail representatives urged narrowing the definition of covered AI services so ordinary customer-service chatbots would not be swept in. Finally, HB 1759 on theft drew opposition from the Public Defender’s Office, which said the bill could create overly harsh penalties and should include defense representation on any task force; the office also noted existing laws already address conspiracy and related conduct.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives Apr 22nd, 2026

Louisiana House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • for a program, create a special fund in the state treasury, provide for powers and duties, and certain
  • to distribute across the state.
  • to distribute across the state.
  • House Bill 786 by Representative Egan, relative to state medical assistance program provider claim payments
  • Nine other states have the same limits on governors. We have 4.6 million people in our state.