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WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House State Government & Tribal Relations Feb 24th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
State Government & Tribal Relations
Transcript Highlights:
- The first is Second Substitute Senate Bill 6035 relating to voting services for military overseas, Native
- It also removes authority for service voters, overseas voters, and voters with disabilities to use the
- I love the rapid-fire point of this whole thing.
- Please vote nay on 6049, and thank you for your public service. Thank you for your testimony.
- Please come together for the service... for your support of the Public Records Act.
Keywords:
state nickname, evergreen state, identity, cultural heritage, tourism, state cactus, symbolic designation, ecological significance, state symbols, SB 6044, Diwali, Bandi Chhor Divas, Washington state holidays, RCW 1.16.050, state holiday recognition, religious observance, Hindu holiday, Sikh holiday, cultural recognition, paid holiday
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- Carol Chapman, she's a retired APS educator with 40 years of service, Mr.
- But Andrew just does a lot of good public service for us.
- Whereas Bernalillo County Fire and Rescue has achieved accreditation from the Commission on Fire Accreditation
- International, making it only the third fire department in the state.
- Department to contract for services.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Joint Legislative Performance Audit Oversight Committee (04/04/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
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- Sometimes it's a fire and forget.
- Sometimes it's a fire and these audits.
- </c><00:25:28.960><c> Oversight</c> Health and Human Services Oversight Health and Human Services Oversight
Summary:
The committee organized itself by electing Representative Griffin as chair and a senator as vice chair, then approved the prior meeting minutes. Director Young then gave status updates on several ongoing performance audits. The New Hampshire Commission for Human Rights audit was reported complete, with presentations already made to the fiscal committee and House Judiciary. The special education oversight audit is still in progress, with 17 observations already sent to the department, responses received on 14, partial concurrence on 12, and a full draft report expected in late summer or early fall. The education freedom accounts audit is also underway, with fieldwork focused on eligibility controls and expenses; staffing shortages at the department have slowed the work, and a draft report is hoped for in the fall. The Doorway program audit is in the planning phase, with a report targeted for the end of the year.
Members then discussed whether the committee should do more follow-up on completed audits. Several members said audits often identify issues that remain unresolved for years, and suggested a more active review process, similar to the Health and Human Services Oversight Committee, where agencies would return to report on what audit findings have been fixed and what remains outstanding. Staff noted that any such follow-up would take time away from new audit work, but said they were willing to consider the committee’s direction. Members also discussed using Transparency New Hampshire updates and agency self-reporting to help track progress, and there was general agreement to move toward a system of periodic follow-up on recent audits.
The committee also reviewed suspended and potential audit topics. Two Department of Health and Human Services audits, involving the Bureau of Elderly and Adult Services and out-of-date placements, remain suspended because of ongoing litigation. Two other DHS topics, contract management and the Bureau of Developmental Services, remain on the potential audit list. A member raised a possible Fish and Game topic based on constituent concerns, but agreed to wait after speaking with the new director. The committee concluded by agreeing that the audit division should compile a list of audits completed in the last 10 years, with members to identify which ones they want to revisit first.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Community Safety Jan 22nd, 2026 at 08:00 am
Community Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- We, I think, have reached that point where, you know, in my district, we had fires... ...where, you know
- , in my district, we had fires that were definitely an issue.
- responders have to try to deal with somebody that either gets caught in water or they're caught with fire
- That either gets caught in water or they're caught with fire.
- So having worked the entire 12, my entire 12 years of service here on sex offenses and sex offender registry
Keywords:
DUI, driving under the influence, impaired driving, toxicology, forensic toxicology, breath test, blood test, THC, marijuana, cannabis, alcohol concentration, state toxicologist, implied consent, evidence admissibility, venous blood draw, forensic phlebotomist, certified laboratory, accredited laboratory, law enforcement, DWI
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Taxation and Revenue Feb 9th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- collection fees, meaning taxpayer funds aggressive enforcement before dollars ever reached public services
- I do think that our operating budget in the Legal Services Bureau does include some small amount for
- seven years I've been with the department and even before that, that has only been when there's a fire
- That has only been when there's a fire or a flood. And then we use this during the COVID pandemic.
- But what we do, if there's a fire or a flood, we're concerned that taxpayers may not have access to their
Summary:
The committee first took up House Bill 108, which amends the Watershed District Act to fix a problem created by last year’s changes: appointed watershed district boards could not legally levy taxes, even though several districts already had mill levies. The sponsor and staff explained the bill would preserve the existing tax authority by tying it to the soil and water district responsible for the watershed district. There was no public opposition, and the committee voted do pass on HB 108 as amended.
The committee then heard House Bill 154, a tax credit bill intended to decouple New Mexico’s Advanced Energy Equipment Tax Credit from changing federal definitions and to add fusion machines and related components to the state definition. Supporters from economic development, industry, utilities, and education argued the bill would provide certainty, attract advanced manufacturing, and help New Mexico compete for investment without changing the credit’s caps or fiscal impact. Members questioned why hydrogen, geothermal, and small modular reactors were not included; staff said those technologies were not in the federal definition and that adding them now could create unintended consequences. The committee voted do pass on HB 154, with one member voting reluctantly yes.
House Bill 291, the Taxation and Revenue Department’s annual tax code cleanup bill, was then presented and amended twice. The first amendment preserved New Mexico’s independent definition of qualified research for the tech jobs and R&D credit. The second removed a proposed expansion of the film tax credit to certain tribal expenditures after concerns about fiscal impact; members discussed possible future approaches for tribal film activity and the film partner loophole. The bill also makes technical and policy changes including rounding certain payments to the nearest nickel, waiving interest when tax deadlines are extended for good cause, removing small late-filing penalties in some cases, allowing delinquent taxpayers to renew permits under installment agreements, intercepting excess delinquent property tax auction proceeds for other state tax debts, clarifying tobacco tax treatment for larger vape cartridges, and tightening film credit rules. After public opposition from business groups and discussion from members, the committee voted do pass on HB 291 as twice amended.
FL
Florida 2026 5th Special Session
Community Affairs Jan 13th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Rating support from Florida Fire Chiefs. Thank you. Jim Milliken, waves in support.
- It requires a reduction in permit fees attributable to plans review or building inspection services when
- a private provider is utilized for these services for a commercial construction project.
- The roads, schools, fire, EMS, water...
- The local governments get the cost of this, but not the control: the roads, schools, fire, EMS, water
Summary:
The committee heard and advanced several bills. SB 330, by Sen. Bradley, clarified the heart disease presumption for firefighters, law enforcement, and correctional officers, including allowing a prior physical exam to count if a transferring officer is not given a new one; an amendment declaring the act an important state interest was adopted, and the bill passed favorably. SB 594, by Sen. Burton, would make mobile home residents eligible for local housing assistance programs such as SHIP for lot rent and home repairs; it received supportive testimony from manufactured-home advocates and passed favorably. SB 840, by Sen. DeSigley, revised hurricane-related land-use restrictions from prior legislation by shortening the affected area from 100 miles to 50 miles, ending certain temporary limits on June 30, 2026, and exempting some water, flood, and state/federal planning matters; it passed favorably after supportive comments from local-government interests and members noting the need to fix unintended consequences of prior law.
The committee also approved SB 526, by Sen. Grawe, which addresses no-damages-for-delay clauses in public construction contracts, creates a uniform commercial permit application, requires permit fee reductions when private providers are used, and adds mitigation to statewide product approval categories. County representatives testified with concerns about the contracting language, unfunded mandates, and fee reductions, but the bill passed favorably. SB 504, by Sen. Burgess, creates a statewide framework for code inspector body camera use, and SB 506, its linked public-records bill, exempts certain sensitive content from disclosure; both passed favorably with support from the sponsor and no opposition in committee.
The most heavily debated measure was SB 354, by Chair McLean, which creates a “blue ribbon project” framework for very large developments that trade state preemption over local land-use regulation for reserving at least 60% of the land for conservation, agriculture, recreation, utilities, and related uses. The bill drew significant testimony from environmental groups, counties, smart-growth advocates, and local residents who argued it could weaken local control, reduce public review, and allow sprawl or inadequate infrastructure planning; supporters argued it could help address housing needs and preserve large amounts of land. The committee adopted two amendments clarifying reserve-area easements and requiring certain easements to be granted without charge, and the committee then reported the bill favorably, with some senators noting they supported it in concept but wanted further changes before later stops.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
House - Government, Elections And Indian Affairs Feb 3rd, 2025
House Government, Elections & Indian Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- child growing up, my late father, Joseph Eugene Hernandez, took me and my brother to Sweat Lodge Service
- I see climate change in the Cataclysmic fires we've had recently, including the Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon
- fire in 2022 and the fires that struck southern New Mexico just last year.
- I represent the Public Service Company of New Mexico (PNM).
- I remember the Cuyahoga River catching fire and the toxic chemical drums popping up in the Love Canal
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Transportation Infrastructure Revenue Subcommitee Oct 6th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Fire occurred three years ago in 2022.
- These include charter services, towing services, and other kinds of businesses that move property, such
- I mean, there might be some van services.
- It is a commercial service at this time.
- service from their airport to another commercial service airport.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
House - Appropriations and Finance Jan 22nd, 2025
House Appropriations & Finance
Transcript Highlights:
- Followed by professional, scientific, and technical services.
- At the top, it says 'other services.'
- we've broken out different types of services ahead of that.
- I'm looking at the L.A. fires; we all are. We're ready to bust here.
- It's a change and increase in personnel, services, and benefits versus contracts versus other.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Appropriation and Revenue. (3-18-26)
Transcript Highlights:
- We changed full functioning of current services to counties to $1 million in each year.
- . services. services.
- Local Aid: as debt service is expiring, we reduce the general fund correspondingly.
- , so long as the deputy providing the service is paid $20 an hour.
- We increase support for juror compensation to $25 per day for jury service.
Keywords:
Meeting Start 00:00:00
Roll Call 00:00:23
HB 503 Discussion 00:01:00
HB 503 Vote 00:02:17
HB 504 Discussion 00:02:53
HB 504 Vote 00:04:48
HB 500 Discussion 00:05:19
HB 500 Vote 00:29:18
HB 900 Discussion 00:32:02
HB 900 Vote 00:33:00, 958, all
Summary:
The Kentucky Senate Appropriations and Revenue Committee met with a quorum and first took up House Bill 503, the legislative branch budget, adopting a committee substitute and reporting it favorably. The chair said the Senate version fully funds defined calculations, provides 2% raises in each fiscal year for legislative employees, removes a paragraph on operating expense reductions, and includes $1 million in the first year for a judicial branch salary study. House Bill 504, the judicial branch budget, was then amended and reported favorably; changes included 2% annual raises for judicial employees, revised operating expense language, $1 million each year for county current services, retention of Boyle County fit-up language, reporting requirements for smaller capital projects, full funding for nine judges added in 2022, and removal of furlough prohibitions and certain budget implementation language. Both bills passed the committee unanimously with favorable expressions to the floor.
The committee then considered House Bill 500, the executive branch budget, adopting a committee substitute before hearing a lengthy summary of major spending and policy changes. The chair described statewide 2% annual employee raises, agency base reductions with many exemptions, increased school safety and 911 funding, veterans and military funding, local government and severance-related changes, attorney general and auditor funding, pension and retirement system support, education funding changes including SEEK, postsecondary and scholarship provisions, public safety and corrections funding, and multiple capital projects. The chair also highlighted Medicaid-related provisions, including added waiver slots, increased state-directed payments, a 2.5% reduction in managed care vendor payments for plan years 2027 and 2028 with savings redirected to fee-for-service rates, and additional funding for behavioral health and public health programs. The bill was reported favorably after members explained their votes, with several noting they had only recently received the full 228-page bill and wanted more time for detailed review.
Finally, the committee adopted a committee substitute for House Bill 900, an appropriation measure for government agencies, and reported it favorably. The chair said the bill remains a work in progress and that one-time funding requests from across the Commonwealth and across party lines would continue to be addressed as the process moves forward. All measures considered during the meeting passed the committee with unanimous or near-unanimous favorable votes, and the meeting adjourned after no further business.
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation Education Committee Feb 26th, 2025
Finance and Taxation Education
Transcript Highlights:
- I don't know necessarily if they are giving equal services, but just because they beat it at a lower
- In that scenario, those people can make a lower bid to give a better quality of service.
- So, is there any mechanism in place that's going to be able to modify or review the services... ...to
- modify or review the services that the people provide.
- . ...up and down the halls with their hair on fire and visiting with you all.
Keywords:
aircraft, tax exemption, sales tax, lease tax, maintenance, Alabama, health insurance, Medicare, retirees, public education, contracts, education, high school, community college, dual enrollment, secondary credit, Move on When Ready, parental leave, state employees, local education agencies
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Select Committee on Housing Construction Innovation Jan 14th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- FBH products must meet any local requirements such as use zones, snow loads, wind pressure, fire zones
- FBH products must meet any local requirements such as use zones, snow loads, wind pressure, fire zones
- , local requirements such as use zones, snow loads, wind pressure, fire zones, building setbacks, side
- Despite proven success, fire safety standards.
- Retirement benefits—we should not allow, again, state and federally funded social service benefits to
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- As best I can tell, the statute came out in August of 1981, back when I was a 27-year-old heron fire
- 44.160><c> flying</c><00:06:44.400><c> F-15s</c><00:06:44.880><c> down</c><00:06:45.039><c> in</c> fire
- fighter pilot flying F-15s down in fire fighter pilot flying F-15s down in Alagorto,<00:06:45.840><c
- We have the fire to do it. We have the sewage treatment plant to do it.
- We have the fire to do it. We have it. We have the fire to do it.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 6 on Public Safety May 19th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- and Palisades fire in January of 2025.
- The contracting out of mental health services, medical services.
- And I'm here to talk in regards to the crime victim services.
- service providers funded by Cal OES.
- I am the executive director of Project Sister Family Service.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- services services programs<00:11:56.800><c> because</c><00:11:57.120><c> of</c><00:11:57.360><c> the
- We're going to spend more services.
- ><c> we've</c><00:20:52.320><c> got</c> Long-term care services, we we've got Long-term care services
- Those are services have been mentioned.
- But I really want to from a fire hose.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- So it's police, fire, emergency responders.
- I'm also assigned to the United States Secret Service Cybercrimes Task Force.
- I'm also assigned to the United States Secret Service Cybercrimes Task Force.
- I'm also assigned to the United States Secret Service Cybercrimes Task Force.
- They are not compensated for their service on the board of directors. That's by law?
Keywords:
SB 383, ERCOT, Texas Utilities Code, interconnection, wind power facility, offshore wind, coastal wind, nearshore wind, Gulf of America, Texas coast, three marine leagues, electric grid, transmission line, distribution facility, renewable energy, battery storage, energy storage, grid access, power grid, electric service
Summary:
The committee took up a long list of pending bills before moving to several bills on the day’s posting. It reported favorably SB 438, SB 512, SB 647, SB 648, SB 715, SB 758, SB 1964, SB 2121, SB 2145, SB 2167, SB 2330, SB 2349, SB 2443, SB 2629, SB 2702, SB 1495, and SB 2268, with several of those adopted from committee substitutes. Some measures were sent to the local and uncontested calendar, while others were reported to the full Senate. Votes on the pending-business bills were generally strong, though SB 715 and SB 2330 drew recorded opposition; SB 647 and SB 648 had one member present not voting because of confusion over the deed-related bills.
A major discussion centered on SB 715, which would establish a reliability standard and penalties/incentives for generation resources. Senator Sparks said the committee substitute would avoid unfairly penalizing existing dispatchable generation, allow wind and solar to qualify through storage or backup power, give the PUC flexibility to set standards and phase in the program, and exempt switchable units. Critics raised concerns that it could raise consumer costs and destabilize the market, while supporters argued it would improve reliability. The committee substitute was adopted and the bill was reported out 6-4.
The committee also heard testimony on SB 2330, dealing with payroll deduction for association dues, where the author said the bill would end state involvement in dues collection except for first responders covered by meet-and-confer agreements. Members questioned why teachers and other employees were treated differently, and the bill was reported out 6-5. Other notable bills included SB 2864 on building-integrated photovoltaics, SB 1012 on sale of surplus state property, SB 2221 on fraudulent UCC filings, SB 1705 regulating cryptocurrency kiosks with licensing, transaction limits, fee caps, and a 72-hour hold, SB 1181 on combative sports licensing, SB 2586 on HOA transparency, SB 2075 as a TDLR cleanup bill, and SB 383 restricting offshore wind interconnection based on impacts to shipping, wildlife, and coastal interests. Several of these were left pending after testimony, with SB 1705 drawing both law enforcement support and industry concerns over the fee caps and limits.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Bill to require warning labels on social media platforms in MN, HF1289, OKd in committee 3/20/25
Transcript Highlights:
- Where there is smoke, there is fire.
- c><00:04:15.280><c> smoke,</c><00:04:15.760><c> there</c><00:04:15.920><c> is</c><00:04:16.239><c> fire
- We don't let the arsonist put out the fire.
- /c><00:04:44.880><c> why</c><00:04:45.120><c> are</c><00:04:45.280><c> we</c> arsonist put out the fire
- So why are we arsonist put out the fire.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Jul 2nd, 2026
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- These are not just service members, engineers, and aviation professionals.
- Their names, their service, Your loved ones will not be forgotten.
- Lloyd was widely respected as one of Life was defined by service to others.
- Star, and the Meritorious Service...
- Military honors, including the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star, and the Meritorious Service Medal.
Summary:
The Assembly met with an initial quorum call, then proceeded through routine floor business, guest introductions, and several procedural motions. Members approved requests to suspend rules for adjournment-in-memory remarks and guest seating, removed some bills from the consent calendar, and re-referred or withdrew several measures. The chamber also took up a number of second-reading and concurrence items later in the day.
Two major bills drew floor debate. SB 762, a tax measure allowing eligible local governments to seek voter approval for transactions and use tax rates above the statutory cap, was presented as a response to local fiscal pressures and was described by supporters as giving voters local choice rather than imposing a tax increase. It passed with an urgency vote of 54-13 and was sent immediately to the Senate. AB 126, the education budget trailer bill, was presented as a major investment in TK-12 education, special education, community schools, and educator leave; one member supported many provisions but objected to policy changes affecting charter schools being included in a budget bill. The Assembly concurred in the Senate amendments on AB 126 by a vote of 56-1.
The Assembly also concurred in AB 35, an urgency environmental protection bill intended to speed implementation of Proposition 4-funded projects by narrowing administrative delay; supporters said it would accelerate wildfire prevention, water, and other environmental projects. The measure passed unanimously, 66-0. The consent calendar was then adopted, including AB 2796 on criminal history information, which passed 67-0. The session concluded with multiple adjournment-in-memory tributes, including remarks honoring victims of a B-52 test flight crash at Edwards Air Force Base, former West Covina Mayor Lloyd Johnson, civil rights leader Harold Brown, educator and activist Kiyoko Nancy Oda, and Auburn Mayor John Mike Holmes, followed by announcements of summer recess and adjournment until August 3.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Jul 2nd, 2026
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- These are not just service members, engineers, and aviation professionals.
- Their names, their service, Your loved ones will not be forgotten.
- Their names, their service, and their sacrifice will remain part of the proud history of Edwards Air
- Thank you. ...life and service of San Diego civil rights icon Harold Brown, also known as Howe.
- Well, afternoon. ...basketball player following two years of service in the United States Army.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
2026 Legislative Session - Day Five - Wednesday, January 14
Missouri House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The next session will be Thursday morning with Director Bax, Director of Social Services, at 9 a.m. in
- I'd like to announce that a screening of Missouri's first feature film, Soul on Fire, will be tonight
- First feature film, Soul on Fire, will be tonight at 6:30 p.m. at Jefferson City Cinema.
Summary:
The Missouri House convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, then approved the House Journal for the fourth day, Tuesday, January 13, 2026, by roll call vote, 138 yeas and 2 present. A point of personal privilege honored Dion Hibden, a prominent Missouri bass fisherman and member of the Hibden family, with a moment of silence.
The House also welcomed special guests, including Evangel social work students Cora Self and Cynthia Earle, and new intern Cameron Stegman from Mizzou. First reading was given to House Bill 2965 on history and literature education in public schools, House Bill 2966 on compensation for wrongful conviction, and House Bill 2967 on the Missouri expungement fund.
Several committee and caucus announcements were made, including upcoming meetings of the Commerce Committee, Judiciary Committee, Corrections and Public Institutions Committee, and a Labor Caucus meeting. Members also announced an informational session with the Director of Social Services, a Women Legislators of Missouri meeting, and a screening of the film Soul on Fire. The House then adjourned until 10 a.m. Thursday, January 15, 2026.