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HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

JDC-LBT, JDC DEFER Public Hearings 02-05-2026

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • ><c> and</c><00:01:48.079><c> Industrial</c> Department of Labor and Industrial Department of Labor and
  • Whereas, um, to head the director of the Department of Health.
  • Whereas, um, to head the director of the Department of Health.
  • </c> agency instead of department of health? agency instead of department of health?
  • </c><00:15:31.360><c> to</c> Department of the Attorney General to Department of the Attorney General
Bills: SB2841, SB2533
Summary: The joint Judiciary, Labor, and Technology Committee heard two bills in the morning session and later took up two Judiciary decision-making items. SB 2841 would require human trafficking awareness training for transient accommodation workers. Testimony was generally supportive from the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, the Department of Law Enforcement, and the Hawaii Hotel Alliance/American Hotel and Lodging Association, which also proposed amendments to preserve existing industry training programs and broaden coverage. Members clarified that the administration wanted DLE to be the lead agency instead of DLIR, while the Attorney General would still handle approval of training programs. The committee recommended passage with amendments, including coverage for third-party contractors and implementation dates, and the measure was adopted with no recorded opposition. SB 2533 would adjust the salaries of the Campaign Spending Commission’s executive director and associate director to better align with comparable enforcement/compliance positions. The commission supported the bill, saying its salaries lag behind similar offices by about $30,000 and that recruitment and workload have become more difficult, while one testifier opposed the proposal. Members questioned why the bill used the Department of Health as the salary comparator and whether Ethics would be a better benchmark; the committee agreed to revise the bill to peg the salaries to the Ethics Commission instead, blank out the dollar amounts for further review, and note the requested appropriation in the report. The committee recommended passage with amendments, and the measure was adopted. In the Judiciary decision-making agenda, SB 2203, concerning the use of masks or personal disguises by law enforcement officers, was amended to allow exceptions for officers who are unmasked nearby or who are supporting undercover operations, to change the term to “facial covering,” and to add definitions covering federal, state, and county law enforcement. The committee also set a far-future effective date and passed the bill with amendments. SB 2442, relating to judiciary purchase-of-service contracts with community-based organizations, was also passed with amendments; the committee added a far-future effective date, clarified the consumer price index reference, and noted a recommended appropriation amount of $4.26 million in the committee report. All measures were adopted without recorded no votes or reservations.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Energy Finance and Policy Committee 3/18/25

Energy Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
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  • </c><00:25:16.360><c> of</c> available through the department of available through the department of
  • these various areas of financing.
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  • </c><00:57:26.319><c> we</c> Department of Commerce and meanwhile we Department of Commerce and meanwhile
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama House Ways and Means General Fund Committee Jan 21st, 2026

Ways and Means General Fund

Transcript Highlights:
  • I think I made around to each of you that we kind of bent the rules.
  • I think I made around to each of you that we kind of bent the rules.
  • I think I made around to each of you that we kind of bent the rules.
  • I think I made around to each of you that we kind of bent the rules.
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MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Capital Investment Committee 4/29/25

Capital Investment

Transcript Highlights:
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  • Our Department of Health has only risk values for just a couple handful of chemicals.
  • </c><01:15:15.199><c> of</c> administrator at the Department of administrator at the Department of Corrections
  • of Administration, Real uh Department of Administration, Real Estate<01:17:42.000><c> and</c><01:17:
Bills: HF3220
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • Finance and Administration Cabinet, Department of Revenue. 103 KAR 43:341, emergency.
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  • advisor in the Office of Finance and Operations with the Department of Education. >> Matt Ross, Associate
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  • </c> Commissioner for Department of Medicaid. Commissioner for Department of Medicaid.
Summary: The subcommittee met with a quorum present, approved the minutes without objection, and then reviewed a series of administrative regulations from multiple agencies. Most of the regulations received staff-suggested amendments and were approved without objection, including fish and wildlife rules on fishing limits and deer hunting on local government property, veterinary board changes to responsible party and veterinary manager requirements, election procedures for safe-at-home voters, attorney general regulatory relief rules, emergency gasoline tax pricing, public pensions updates, controller fraud-prevention policies, physical therapy licensure and English proficiency standards, school nutrition and fee-waiver rules, public health conference procedures, and Medicaid waiver regulations. Several agencies briefly identified themselves and answered procedural questions, but most items drew no substantive opposition. The Board of Veterinary Examiners regulation included an agency amendment that removed a proposed limit on the number of facilities a veterinary manager could oversee. The Department of Education regulations updated fee waiver and meal program procedures, while the Department of Public Health regulation clarified notification and conference-request procedures. The Department of Revenue and Kentucky Public Pensions Authority items were largely technical or conforming changes, including a special-needs trust definition added for consistency with Senate Bill 85. The most extensive discussion involved the Department for Medicaid Services’ 1915C child waiver regulations. Kentucky Protection and Advocacy testified in opposition to the waiver’s lack of participant-directed services, arguing that consumer-driven services such as respite and community living support are required and especially important in rural areas and for higher-acuity children. Cabinet representatives responded that the waiver is intended to provide wraparound services to keep children in homes and communities, that it has CMS approval, and that the program is limited to 100 slots with about 21 participants already enrolled. Members did not move a deficiency motion, and the chair indicated the regulations would continue through the process. The meeting adjourned after setting the next meeting for Tuesday, August 11 at 1:00 p.m.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Rules Feb 4th, 2026 at 09:26 am

Senate Rules

Transcript Highlights:
  • I am here with Department of Information Technology Cabinet Secretary Manny Barretas.
  • Most of our funds are brought in by, you know, we're more of a not centralized department, but we host
  • For, like, the Department of Healthcare Authority, because of all the purchases and such that are made
  • So – and then they also report back to the Department of Information Technology on a quarterly basis.
  • So, the Department of Higher Education is going to be in charge of this. Is that correct?
Bills: SB132, SM16, SM17
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Finance Feb 11th, 2026 at 04:38 pm

Senate Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • I don't feel like financing a piece of equipment for 30 years and paying double the cost of the equipment
  • And we have not heard a response from the Department of Justice. More than one.
  • And we have not heard a response from the Department of Justice.
  • Chair, I've talked to the superintendent. ...of the Department of Justice tomorrow, Josh?
  • Now the Department of Justice will—we do have a camera in the room if you really need.
Bills: SB152, SB145, SB190, HB247
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Finance Feb 11th, 2026 at 09:05 am

Senate Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • Mexico Finance Authority or one other type of agency, and they would review their proposal based on
  • Finance Authority or one other type of agency, and they would review their proposal based on what's
  • local police departments coming on board over a period of time.
  • local police department. and ensures that initiative can continue forward and the onboarding of other
  • local police departments coming on board over a period of time.
Bills: SB152, SB145, SB190, HB247
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund Committee Feb 12th, 2025

Finance and Taxation General Fund

Transcript Highlights:
  • in the number of beds.
  • That's kind of where we are now.
  • The Department of Corrections was going to essentially save enough money in operations to finance a large
  • portion of the debt... to finance a large portion of the debt.
  • Number two, though, from the Department of Corrections, how much cost savings do they project?
Bills: SB60, SB103, SB60, SB103
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

House Chamber - Fri Apr 17, 2026, 12:00PM HST - Day 46

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • of uh House of And welcome to your class of uh House of Representatives.
  • of all of the we will clap at the end of all of the announcements. announcements. announcements.
  • </c> House of Representatives. House of Representatives.
  • the Department of Health to engage with the U.S.
  • Department of Defense. That should read Department of War. So for those reasons, with reservations.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

EEP Info Briefing - Thu Apr 16, 2026 @ 9:00 AM HST

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
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  • I'm a professor in the Department of Economics at UH Mānoa.
  • I'm a professor in the Department of Economics at UH Mānoa.
  • I'm a professor in the Department of Economics at UH Mānoa.
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HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

House Chamber - Thu Apr 16, 2026, 12:00PM HST - Day 45

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
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  • House Resolution number 214, relating to the committee assignments of the House of Representatives of
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  • </c><00:19:40.240><c> more</c> front lobby of of my office for more front lobby of of my office for more
  • of on behalf of the House Chair of Transportation<00:21:53.280><c> and</c><00:21:53.400><c> myself,</
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget Apr 20th, 2026 at 04:30 pm

Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget

Transcript Highlights:
  • This This bill reappropriates excess ARPA interest funds to a couple of projects within the Department
  • of Human Services.
  • of legislation.
  • House Bill 4029 merely limits the appropriations given to the Oklahoma State Department of Health for
  • House 4077 appropriates up to $10,582,005.96 in interest funds to the Oklahoma Department of Emergency
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget 2nd Revised Apr 20th, 2026 at 04:30 pm

Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget

Transcript Highlights:
  • Reclassifies up to $7 million in excess funds and appropriates to the Oklahoma State Department of Health
  • House House Bill 4029 is $68 million dollars appropriated to the State Department of Health.
  • Talks about how the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management may enter into memorandums of understanding
  • The other issue is if they're being tasked to do that work, why then does the Oklahoma Department of
  • Emergency Management retain 2% of some of these millions of dollars.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget 2nd Revised Apr 20th, 2026

Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget

Transcript Highlights:
  • House Bill 4029 is just $68,348,558 appropriated to the State Department of Health.
  • Members, House Bill 476 appropriates up to $21,640,091 in interest funds to the Oklahoma Department of
  • Members, House Bill 476 appropriates up to $21,640,091 in interest funds to the Oklahoma Department of
  • Department of Emergency Management for the Emergency Response and Relief Grant programs to address gaps
  • of Emergency Management Why then does the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management retain 2% of some
Summary: The Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget met and first took up House Bill 4063, adopting a committee substitute over objection by a 17-4 roll call vote. The bill, as explained by the Pro Tem, moves the election dates for House Bill 4440 and Joint Resolution 1024 to August 25, 2026. Members debated whether the measure violated the single-subject rule or was an attempt to revisit proposals that had previously failed, but the committee advanced it and it passed 16-6 after debate. The committee then considered a series of appropriations and reappropriations, largely involving ARPA and interest funds. These included Senate Bills 1130 through 1134 and 1142, which redirected funds to the University Hospital Authority and Trust, the Office of Juvenile Affairs, the State Department of Health for rural hospital rebuild efforts, the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services for Griffin Memorial Hospital capacity, and DHS-related projects including Boys & Girls Club and YWCA funding. All of these bills passed, with most receiving broad support and only a few dissenting votes. Members also advanced several House bills: HB 4029 appropriated funds to the State Department of Health and the ALS fund; HB 4074 gave the Health Care Workforce Training Commission flexibility to close out ARPA projects and transfer funds among nursing-related programs; HB 4075 reappropriated water and wastewater funds within OWRB; HB 476 provided rural economic impact grant funding for water, wastewater, sewer, air park, industrial park, and broadband-related projects; HB 477 funded emergency response and relief grants with standard administrative language; HB 478 covered ARPA closeout costs for consultants and the grants management office; HB 428 extended a qualified equity investment tax deduction sunset; and HB 473 and HB 4073 pulled back ARPA funds for reappropriation and closeout. Most measures passed on strong roll-call votes, and the committee adjourned after HB 4073 passed 21-0.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget Apr 20th, 2026

Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget

Transcript Highlights:
  • This bill reappropriates excess ARPA interest funds to a couple of projects within the Department of
  • Yeah, I missed the first part of that. Some of the what?
  • What kind of money was created? What kind of return? How much money was expended?
  • I do want to revisit this question of single subject because members of the House voted differently on
  • So is there some kind of agreement?
Summary: The committee considered a series of bills largely focused on reappropriating and closing out ARPA-related funds, transferring interest earnings, and filling funding gaps in existing state projects. Measures included funding for the Health Care Workforce Training Commission, juvenile services in Rogers County, rural hospital rebuild projects, DHS-related projects for Boys and Girls Clubs and the YWCA, water and wastewater projects through the OWRB, ALS grant limits for OSDH, pandemic relief accounting, administrative costs for ARPA projects, pediatric cardiology and OSU-related projects, rural industrial park and port water/wastewater gaps, and emergency response grants through the Department of Emergency Management. Most of these bills were presented by Rep. Newton, Chairman Caldwell, Speaker Hilbert, Rep. Osborne, Rep. Hill, and others, with committee substitutes adopted without objection where noted. One bill, House Bill 4028, drew the most discussion. It would extend the sunset on the qualified equity investment deduction for venture capital investments. Members questioned the lack of program-specific evaluation data, including return on investment, jobs created, and how much of the tax deduction had actually been used. The sponsor said the program had helped grow Oklahoma venture capital and that he would seek better data, but argued the sunset should be extended for now. The bill passed 23-6. Another extended exchange centered on House Bill 4063, which combined measures related to placing state questions on the August ballot, including HJR 1024 and a bill tied to House Bill 1440. Members raised concerns about single-subject issues, ballot timing, voter turnout, and whether combining the measures limited legislators’ options. The Speaker defended the approach as election-related and noted prior precedent. The bill passed 23-6. The remaining bills were approved overwhelmingly, generally by votes of 27-0, 28-0, or 29-0, and were reported out with due pass recommendations before the meeting adjourned.
DE

Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Elections & Government Affairs Committee Meeting Jun 18th, 2026

Elections & Government Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Because of the length of the number of bills that we have on the agenda today, we're going to have a
  • We will because of the length of the number of bills that we have on the agenda today.
  • We are hearing it from law enforcement, from the Department of Justice, from the Department of Insurance
  • I do have Brian Eng from the Department of Justice here to answer any questions.
  • of candidates for the office of mayor and council.
Summary: The Senate Elections and Government Affairs Committee met in hybrid format, approved the June 10 draft minutes, and then heard a long agenda of bills. HB 89 (home improvement fraud dispute resolution) was presented as a consumer protection measure developed with DOJ to address contractor fraud, especially against vulnerable homeowners; members voiced support and asked to be added as sponsors. HB 283 updated realty transfer tax exemptions to use gender-neutral “spouses” language and add a direct grandparent-to-grandchild transfer exemption; it drew supportive public comment. HS1 for HB 390 would let DelDOT choose electronic-only bidding for projects, remove newspaper bid-opening notices, and clarify bidding records, with no opposition raised. HB 328/H.A. 2 modernizes the Register of Regulations statute, keeps newspaper distribution requirements, and delays some effective dates to 2027; it was described as a technical update. HB 365 would create the Delaware Indigenous Affairs Commission, prompting supportive testimony from Indigenous community members and some discussion about representation and internal tribal اختلافs, but no formal opposition. HB 423 would automatically enroll new state employees in the 457B deferred compensation plan unless they opt out, with exclusions for collective bargaining units and implementation tied to payroll readiness; it was presented as a retirement-savings measure. SS1 for SB 342 would modernize the Delaware Motion Picture and Television Development Commission to support a broader film/media incentive package, with support from the Delaware Arts Alliance and a request to help attract productions to Delaware. The committee also heard SB 331, a cleanup bill on garagekeeper liens for manufactured housing and related assets. The sponsor and an attorney explained it as clarifying who can recover funds and attorney’s fees in lien sales, but the Chief Magistrate and the manufactured housing association said the issue should be addressed more carefully and possibly in another section of code; they were open to further work. HB 436 would update the Smyrna charter, including school impact fees, election challenge procedures, vacancy rules, domicile standards, Board of Elections terms, and meeting schedules. HS1 for HB 376 made technical and organizational changes to the Millville charter, including a tiebreaker for municipal elections and a property tax cap, with the town solicitor saying there was little substantive change. HB 460 would require New Castle County municipalities to submit permit data monthly rather than on a much slower schedule, limited to closed permits with certificates of occupancy, to improve property assessment data; it was presented as part of broader reassessment/data-quality efforts. Public comment was heard on several items, especially HB 365 and SS1 for SB 342. Indigenous speakers supported the commission as a way to preserve heritage, improve representation, and create a formal seat at the table. The Delaware Arts Alliance supported the film commission modernization bill as part of a broader creative-economy plan. No recorded votes were taken on the individual bills in the transcript, and the meeting ended with a unanimous motion to adjourn.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee 3/12/25

Agriculture Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • The hour of 1 o'clock having arrived, the Committee on Agriculture Finance and Policy is called to order
  • This bill is language given to us by the Department of Agriculture.
  • funding to the Department of a and to funding to the Department of a and to the<00:07:48.319><c> people
  • </c><00:31:24.000><c> that</c><00:31:24.120><c> we're</c> of of guiding to consensus that we're of of
  • of Health, and every other department in this state to make things easier to do.
Bills: HF1704, HF2052
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House State Government Finance and Policy Committee 2/20/25

State Government Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
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  • of Administration assets the department of Administration has<00:21:42.000><c> a</c><00:21:42.120><c
  • Then the Department of Administration has a policy on assets, not capital assets, but just assets like
  • So back to you, Representative Craft. ...the Department of Administration has a policy on assets, not
  • </c><01:09:32.120><c> these</c> we don't gener and many of these we don't gener and many of these departments
Bills: HF1060, HF1062