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WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session Mar 11th, 2026
Washington Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- alternative pathway to make sure that all users are contributing to a sustainable transportation budget
- We need to make sure that sustainability of our budget and safety of our transportation system continue
- from the 27th district has gotten to hear that, as did all of her successors who ran the capital budget
- in this place, and probably folks in the operating and transportation budgets as well.
- in this place, and probably folks in the operating and transportation budgets as well.
Bills:
SCR8410
Keywords:
returning bills to house of origin, sine die, end of session, legislative procedure, Rules Committee, third reading, unfinished business, pending bills, joint resolutions, concurrent resolutions, joint memorials, special session, bill numbering, legislative records, House of Representatives, Senate, Washington Legislature, session adjournment, procedural resolution
Summary:
The Senate convened, approved the prior day’s journal, suspended rules to allow committee work and additional floor resolutions, and referred committee and gubernatorial appointment reports as designated. It then took up several gubernatorial appointments in third reading. Megan Matthews was confirmed as director of the Washington State Office of Equity by a 45-2 vote, and Robert A. Zupon, Denise E. Gideon, Andrea Buchanan, Michelle R. Smith, and Edison A. Valerio were each confirmed to various community and technical college boards of trustees by large bipartisan margins.
The chamber then considered Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2711, a transportation revenue and policy measure. After rejecting the Transportation Committee’s original striking amendment and adopting a narrower floor striking amendment, senators debated the bill’s changes, including repeal of the luxury aircraft tax and replacement with higher aircraft fuel taxes, registration fees, and an annual excise tax, along with technical corrections and safety-related transportation provisions. Supporters said the bill was a workable compromise that would sustain transportation funding and support future aviation investments; opponents argued it would raise costs on small aircraft owners and general aviation. The bill passed final passage 33-15.
The Senate also adopted Senate Resolution 8703 honoring Senator Steve Conway for his 34 years of legislative service. Multiple senators spoke in praise of his leadership on labor, pensions, veterans, and district advocacy, as well as his institutional knowledge, mentorship, and personal integrity. Senator Conway then offered a personal statement thanking colleagues, staff, family, and constituents, and saying he would continue advocating for working people after leaving the Legislature. The Senate then recessed for lunch and caucus.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Agriculture & Natural Resources Feb 19th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- When you say that $600 and some-odd thousand is in the budget, clearly not like the current biennial
- budget?
- Yeah, it's in the base budget.
- The second part of this is many of our rural fire departments don't have budgets to support aerial assets
- And so, if they call in aerial assets and they have to pay for them, they can use up their year's budget
Summary:
The Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee held public hearings on several House bills. ESHB 2238 would require the Department of Agriculture to develop a statewide food security strategy, monitor food system performance, and report on agricultural regulatory costs and competitiveness; the sponsor and many stakeholders from agriculture, food banks, school nutrition, counties, and advocacy groups supported it as a coordinated response to food insecurity and farm viability, while one requested amendment was addressed on the House floor. HB 2199 would expand the derelict vessel removal program by changing the definition of derelict vessel to allow earlier intervention when vessels are unregistered for two annual periods; ports, local officials, and environmental advocates testified in support, and the bill had no fiscal impact noted. HB 2104 would remove the sunset from the Aviation Assurance Funding Program for wildland fire response, with support from fire chiefs and the sponsor emphasizing its value for rapid initial attack and cost savings. HB 2554 would repeal statutes from Initiative 456 that conflict with treaty fishing rights; the Attorney General’s Office, Department of Fish and Wildlife, and the sponsor supported repeal as necessary to remove unenforceable anti-tribal language, while testimony comments showed substantial opposition. HB 2619 would create a legislative task force to review regulatory stress in agriculture and recommend changes; the sponsor linked it to farmer mental health and suicide prevention, and there was no public testimony. HB 2343 would require public game farms operated by Fish and Wildlife to obtain water discharge permits and meet manure/runoff controls; staff noted it would apply to the known public facility and carry modest compliance costs, with no public testimony. The committee also unanimously waived the five-day notice rule for HB 2104, 2554, 2619, and 2343, and closed the hearings without taking final votes, planning to consider all six bills in executive session at a later meeting.
FL
Florida 2026 4th Special Session
January 29, 2026 - 03:00 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- There is money that is hoping that will be approved in this year's budget and other places through member
- And there are technology budgets and all sorts of sources where they can gather this money.
- administrator and we heard that, we would go make sure that we prioritized funding for that in our budget
- But when you create a budget, you also create budget priorities.
- Heighten the priority of their safety in your budget process.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Veterans and Armed Forces Jan 20th, 2026 at 12:00 pm
Veterans and Armed Forces
Transcript Highlights:
- Some language isn't clear that we have budget authority. In actuality, it changes nothing.
- The budget doesn't change. We currently have a budget for that program. That's not changing.
- That's already in our budget and it's not changing.
- Our budget is about $15,000 a year. It's not a big operation; it's just C.J. and I.
- Our budget is about $15,000 a year. It's not a big, it's just CJ and I.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- So we already had a record $15 billion annual budget. And they were not funded.
- So we already had a record $15 billion annual budget.
- Our $15 billion annual budget, and yet still we had this major congestion with no end in sight and no
- Over the last 10 years, our budget has gone from $8 billion a year to $15 billion a year.
- We've reduced 500 positions, and our operating budget has stayed...
Summary:
The Committee on Transportation received a presentation from the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles on Florida’s camera-based traffic enforcement programs: red light cameras, school bus stop-arm cameras, and school zone speed cameras. The department explained how each program works, the distinction between a civil notice of violation and a uniform traffic citation, and the fee distribution for each type of violation. It also reported preliminary data showing 42 jurisdictions operating red light cameras, with 496 cameras at 302 intersections and 923,133 notices of violation in fiscal year 2024-2025; for the newer school bus and school zone programs, the department said preliminary figures showed five active school bus programs and 40 active school zone programs, with prior-year totals of 61,150 school bus notices and 26,300 school zone notices. Senators asked about camera placement, school zone requirements, review procedures, and whether law enforcement or third parties are involved in reviewing violations.
The committee then received an update from FDOT Secretary Jared Perdue on the Moving Florida Forward Infrastructure Initiative, which used $4 billion in general revenue to advance a $7 billion package of 20 major congestion-relief projects. He said the department has used innovative delivery methods, including modified phased design-build, voluntary acceleration, and structured acceleration, to move projects forward faster and control costs. He highlighted progress on projects including I-4 congestion relief lanes, the Golden Glades Interchange, I-95 at US-1, I-75 auxiliary lanes, I-75 at Pine Ridge Road, and I-275 in Tampa, and said 80% of the plan is expected to be underway by the end of 2026, with four projects remaining in 2027.
Members asked about temporary traffic patterns at Golden Glades, subcontractor opportunities, public transportation planning, contractor safety and OSHA issues, bridge strikes, logistics hubs near airports and seaports, aggregate and material supply, local government coordination, and federal transportation funding. Secretary Perdue said FDOT continuously reevaluates traffic management plans, works with small businesses and local subs, and monitors contractor safety closely, including corrective action plans after incidents. He emphasized that Florida’s transportation revenues are flat, that the state remains largely state-funded, and that additional resources are the main thing the Legislature can provide to support future infrastructure delivery. The committee adjourned after the chair requested FDOT staff provide senators with district-specific project updates.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- We do a lot of tracking and measurement, and we do extensive budgeting.
- A huge budget, tremendous resources, and a huge budget responsibility.
- So it's a small amount, you know, a small amount when you look at our whole budget in percentage terms
- That means we are making some very hard choices as we look at our budget.
- The bills that we pass, the work that we're doing at the state level, the budget, and everything; they
Keywords:
public television, funding, grants, arts and culture, Minnesota, Minnesota Public Radio, arts education, cultural heritage, community engagement, public radio, community radio, educational grants, community cable, public access, programming funding, civic engagement, ethnic media, public access television, Minnesota Humanities Center, funding appropriation
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, July 15, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Abandoning for the UN regular budget.
- </c> national security budget is not waste. national security budget is not waste.
- Trump's budget request President Trump's budget request eliminated<02:34:07.200><c> funding</c><02:34
- This is one small step budget to spend.
- Um various elements within the budget.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- Frankly, the more we can do for this budget, the better the state ends up economically, which is good
- There are pay raises in our budget that we have to pay for. We got to hire Troopers.
- There are pay raises in our budget that we have to pay for. We got to hire Troopers.
- There are pay raises in our budget that we have to pay for. We got to hire Troopers.
- There are pay raises in our budget that we have to pay for. We got to hire Troopers.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee 3/26/26
Higher Education Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- They just need a sign-off from the Legislative Budget Office.
- They just need a sign-off from the Legislative Budget Office.
- They just need a sign-off from the Legislative Budget Office.
- </c> find ways to also solve the budget find ways to also solve the budget problems<00:26:04.920><c>
- We've got a budget shortfall.
Keywords:
undocumented, financial aid, state policy, higher education, noncitizen eligibility, state grants, college affordability, Office of Higher Education, Minnesota State Grant, need analysis, expected family contribution, student aid, grant formula, living and miscellaneous expense allowance, dependent student, independent student, parental contribution, student contribution, surplus appropriation, biennium
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Ways and Means (01/07/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- I also did 13 years with the Office of Legislative Budget Assistant.
- </c><00:23:07.039><c> committee</c> terms on the municipal budget committee terms on the municipal budget
- The governor is supposed to have their budget out as well, and it won't be a Saturday, right?
- <01:01:48.680><c> out</c><01:01:49.480><c> as</c><01:01:50.039><c> well</c> budget out as well budget
- The governor's budget is coming because that's when they really need it.
Summary:
The meeting was an introductory Ways and Means Committee orientation led by Chair John Janigian. Members went around the room introducing themselves, with several returning legislators and several freshmen describing their backgrounds in business, education, public service, finance, transportation, journalism, military service, and nonprofit work. Janigian explained his own legislative history and professional background, and other members, including Bill Bolton, Fred Doucette, Mary Ford, Jim Tierney, Scott Brier, Thomas Oppel, Mary Murphy, Representative Spar, Susan Elberger, Dennis Malloy, Jordan Ulery, and Julius Soti, briefly described their prior experience and reasons for serving on the committee.
The chair then outlined the committee’s role. He said Ways and Means is responsible for revenue estimates that Finance will use to determine how much the state can spend over the next biennium, and that the committee would spend the next five to six weeks developing its best revenue estimate, due around February 15. He also explained that the committee hears from state agencies and departments about how taxes are created, collected, and performing against expectations, and that it reviews bills affecting state revenue, including tax increases, tax decreases, tax removals, and fee-related measures.
Janigian noted that the committee had five bills at the time of the meeting and expected more to be referred. He explained that most would be first-committee bills, though some second-committee bills could come over if they involved taxes or fees after passing policy committees. He used marijuana-related legislation as an example of a bill that might first go to another committee and later reach Ways and Means if it had fiscal implications. No votes were taken; the meeting was informational, and members were told how to participate in hearings and follow-up questions during regular committee work.
DE
Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Appropriations Committee Meeting Jun 23rd, 2026
Appropriations
Transcript Highlights:
- will be focusing on discussing the fiscal impact that these bills before us will have on the state's budget
- These bills before us will have on the state's budget and not on the merits of the bill itself.
- I believe it has been provided for in the budget. Thank you. Questions by committee members.
- The fiscal note is near $3 million, and as a result, it is not in the budget, so we've asked for an extension
- The fiscal note is near $3 million, and it's not in the budget, so we've asked for a delay in implementation
Keywords:
military pension, military retirement pay, veterans, retiree tax relief, income tax exemption, pension exclusion, Delaware income tax, retirement income, state tax subtraction, armed forces retirement, National Guard, Space Force, Coast Guard, NOAA, Public Health Service, taxable income, Title 30, Section 1106, wetlands protection, nontidal wetlands
Summary:
The House Appropriations Committee met to hear several bills, with members repeatedly reminded to focus on fiscal impacts rather than policy merits. The committee first considered SB 9 on freshwater wetlands, which would combine tidal and non-tidal wetlands programs into one permitting framework; supporters said the bill resulted from a two-year consensus process and that the governor’s office and DENREC would absorb a significant share of the cost. Public testimony was largely supportive, emphasizing flood control and ecosystem services, though one speaker opposed the spending. The committee voted to release SB 9.
The committee then heard SB 278 on child care assistance, which would preauthorize summer camp for eligible school-age children and create a separate lower co-payment for half-day care. The sponsor and the YMCA of Delaware said the change would better align family co-pays with provider reimbursement and make before- and after-school care more affordable for working families. The committee also released SB 278, SB 168 on alcohol delivery for package stores, SB 120 on health insurance coverage for certain testing and treatment, and HB 4, a pilot program for artificial intelligence and extended reality in schools; HB 4 was described as having a near-$3 million fiscal note and a one-year implementation delay because it was not funded in the budget.
Later, the committee approved SB 219, which gradually increases the military pension income tax exclusion from $12,500 to $25,000 over three years and includes related joint-filing and residency changes. Supporters argued it would help attract and retain military retirees and bring federal dollars into the state. The committee also released SB 1, a major primary care reform bill that would increase primary care spending and implement hospital payment reforms, with projected long-term savings to the state employee health plan, and SB 325, which expands background checks and wrap-back monitoring for fire service personnel and adds an investigator position for the Fire Prevention Commission. In each case, public commenters and committee members generally supported the bills, and all were released from committee by recorded vote.
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- And it's all within our publications budget, which is very healthy, because we're not physically publishing
- And it's all within our publications budget, which is very healthy, because we're not physically publishing
- But while our publication budget is healthy, we don't want to make a dent in it.
- “I noticed the Washington State Register a small amount in the budget.
- We'll be doing some agency bill drafting at that point in time, but we won't be into full budget action
Summary:
The Statute Law Committee meeting began with introductions of new staff, approval of the December 10 minutes, and election of Kyle Shiketty as vice chair by acclamation. The committee also approved a step increase for Code Reviser Kathy Buckley, with members praising her work and noting she had reached the top step.
Max Weeks reported on publications: session laws had been published online and physical copies were nearing completion, while RCWs were expected online by the end of the next month with print copies following about a month later. The committee discussed print runs, free distribution to libraries and courts, and rising shipping costs, with a plan to charge actual shipping rates rather than the prior flat fee. Kathy Buckley also reviewed the office’s financial condition, reporting healthy balances in the publications account and general fund and expecting a year-end return of about $600,000.
Alice reported on the annual multiple-amendment review process, explaining how the office merges nonconflicting amendments and flags possible items for a future technical corrections bill. The committee adopted the multiple amendments table and discussed plans to prepare a technical corrections bill for the fall and likely the 2027 session. The committee then heard a presentation from Kevin and Judge Anne Levinson on improving RCW disposition tables by adding hyperlinks to repealed session laws and chapter-level cross-reference notes to help readers trace recodified or replaced laws, especially in areas like protection orders and unclaimed property.
In other business, the committee discussed clarifying statutory references that sometimes use “Statute Law Committee” when “Office of the Code Reviser” is intended, and agreed to review the statutes for possible cleanup legislation. Members also received an update on the office’s upcoming move to a new building in September, with an open house planned for September 24. The meeting adjourned without setting the next meeting date.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 5 on State Administration Mar 17th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Patrick's Day, and welcome to the Assembly Budget Subcommittee Five on State Administration hearing today
- If you're unable to attend this hearing in person, you may submit your comments via email to ASM Budget
- I'm new to this budget subcommittee, so this is the first time I'm hearing from you.
- of the things that has been raised as an issue that they're fighting for locally in terms of the budget
- But if I could get... ...an issue that they're fighting for locally in terms of the budget priorities
ID
Idaho 2026 Regular Session
Agenda Mar 12th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- to acknowledge the frustrations and difficulties that fire and EMS districts have had with their budgets
- It's intended to fix a budget issue with these overlapping taxing districts, specifically fire and EMS
- talking about the overlapping taxing districts, what we're really talking about is a deferral of budget
- I think what we're finding is the amounts that would come back into the budget calculation formula to
- fire and EMS isn't going to solve long-term budget capacity issues for those entities and is a little
Summary:
The Senate Local Government and Taxation Committee heard three House bills. House Bill 734, presented by Rep. Ben Furman, would change how wind and geothermal tax revenues are distributed to school districts that do not have supplemental levies, using the county levy rate instead. Furman said the bill closes an unintended loophole and does not change total revenue or affect solar. After brief questions, the committee voted to send HB 734 to the floor with a due pass recommendation.
House Bill 670, presented by Rep. Monks, would clarify last year’s urban renewal law regarding whether fire protection and ambulance districts may withdraw from existing or new urban renewal districts when there are no outstanding bonds or contractual obligations funded by district revenues. Monks said the bill is meant to reflect legislative intent and address ongoing litigation. Testimony from the Association of Idaho Cities, the Redevelopment Association of Idaho, and Garden City Urban Renewal Agency opposed the bill, arguing it could increase ambiguity and litigation and that the courts should resolve the current disputes first. The committee voted to send HB 670 to the 14th order for possible amendment.
House Bill 658, also presented by Rep. Birch, would create a process for county commissioners to fill vacancies on cemetery maintenance district boards when a quorum is lost, and would allow counties to handle temporary district functions until a board is restored. Birch said the bill responds to a cemetery district board vacancy problem and has support from local government associations. The committee asked a few light questions and then passed HB 658 to the floor with a due pass recommendation before adjourning.
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- Has that been worked out to where that's feasible to put in place in this budget year?
- There's no, there's we are in a budget crisis this year, right?
- gonna have to make tough decisions at the both the house and senate as they come together from a budget
- So, would this be whatever expense that could be to something they would consider in their regular budget
- close to what they're paying now, maybe a little bit more, but they would absorb that in their own budget
Keywords:
nuisance, racing facility, racetrack, qualified defense, local property rights, noise regulation, legal claims, felony offenses, criminal justice reform, drug offenses, DUI penalties, residential treatment, human trafficking, victims, prevention, support services, Attorney General, pilot program, grant funding, public comment
ID
Idaho 2026 Regular Session
Agenda Feb 13th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- together in 2020 by executive order, and at that time there were some boards who had intended to submit budgets
- We do have a question, though, about the budget where you said that your budget was $65.3 million.
- We do have a question, though, about the budget where you said that your budget was $65.3 million.
Summary:
The House Health and Welfare Committee approved the February 10 minutes and then heard a presentation from DOPL Administrator Russ Barron explaining the agency’s fee-setting process for professional boards. Barron said DOPL operates without general fund support, relies on license fees to cover costs, and is using a legislatively approved plan to raise or lower fees based on board cash balances. He described past consolidation and efficiency efforts, including moving to the Chinden campus, implementing a single licensing system, merging boards, and using fee holidays for boards with excess cash. Members generally supported the approach and asked about board financial reporting, carryover balances, and DOPL’s efficiency measures.
The committee then considered several DOPL rule dockets. It approved a unified rule chapter for the newly merged Board of Long-Term Care Administrators and approved repeals of the prior separate nursing home and residential care administrator rule chapters, effective July 1, 2026. These actions were tied to the merger of the two boards under 2025 legislation and were described as non-substantive reformatting to consolidate the rules.
Finally, the committee heard and approved rules for the Board of Acupuncture. The docket removed duplicative statutory language and increased fees substantially, raising initial licensure from $150 to $300 and renewals from $75 to $200. Price said the board had a negative cash balance and needed the increase to move toward the statutory cash-balance target. Heather Bergstrom of the Idaho Acupuncture Association testified in support, saying the profession is self-funded, the increase was manageable, and licensing is important for insurance participation and market access. Members asked about board consolidation and comparisons with other states before unanimously approving the docket. The committee adjourned after noting more DOPL rules would be heard the following week.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Appropriations and Finance Feb 3rd, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- We're going to go to member questions now, working with the budget director.
- Chairman, if I recall in the budget, there’s $150 million for the UNM Medical School. Is that?
- The UNM Medical School—is there a guardrail inside the budget that says that that $150 million comes
- That syncs up with what is in the budget, so those two match.
- to be a medical doctor, um, this is—and I also want to know and recognize that Sanchez, uh, in our budget
Summary:
The committee first announced that House Bill 180 would be rolled because of administration concerns, with plans to meet with stakeholders and sponsors later in the week. The committee then took up House Bill 8, which would create and transfer $300 million to a Major Capital Projects Fund for higher education, with stated priorities of $150 million for the UNM School of Medicine, $50 million for a multipurpose building at NMSU, and $100 million for student life and housing projects statewide. The sponsor and staff explained eligibility rules, match requirements, waiver procedures, and how institutions would apply through the Higher Education Department, with the legislature retaining final appropriation authority.
Public testimony was strongly supportive. Representatives from the New Mexico Council of University Presidents, NMSU, and the independent community colleges said the bill would address major capital and housing needs, especially for student housing and facilities that are not well served by current funding streams. Committee members asked detailed questions about match waivers, who would set waiver standards, whether housing and family housing projects would qualify, and how the fund would interact with the budget and the State Investment Council. Staff clarified that the fund is a transfer from the general fund rather than an endowment, and that the $150 million for the UNM School of Medicine in the budget depends on passage of HB 8.
Members also discussed the bill’s graduation-rate standards for athletics projects, noting current rates at UNM and NMSU are below the 65% threshold and would need to improve over time. After questions concluded, the committee adopted an amendment that removed the general-fund transfer language and struck a section on page 5, then voted “do pass” on House Bill 8 as amended. Representative Pettigrew was noted in opposition.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- concerned about tariffs, concerned about the increasing cost, cost of living, uh, and the federal budget
- From a budget standpoint, right?
- ratcheting down on the property taxes for independent school districts would not totally upend those budgets
- What it will do is take much more of our local budgeting process to the ballot box.
- But it will be a lot more voter involvement at the ballot box in the budgeting process for things that
Keywords:
sex designation, restroom access, civil penalties, private civil right of action, women's privacy, law enforcement, department file, employee records, misconduct, confidentiality, Texas occupations code, election laws, attorney general, prosecution, criminal offenses, criminal prosecution, jurisdiction, hemp, consumable hemp, hemp-derived cannabinoids
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 114 May 8th, 2026
Colorado House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> set, they will be able to budget set, they will be able to budget specifically<02:05:31.520><c>
- RTD has a $1.5 billion budget.
- About 17th of that is spent budget.
- RTD has a 1.5 billion budget. budget. budget. pays<03:30:53.040><c> the</c><03:30:53.359><c> uh</c><03
- . alone to budget.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Cmte on Rules - Subcommittee on the Federal Impact on Minnesotans and Economic Stability - 09/25/25
Transcript Highlights:
- This kind of federal instability budget.
- /c><00:34:06.640><c> think</c><00:34:06.720><c> will</c> budget uh federal budget I think will budget
- </c> order to prepare for the budget order to prepare for the budget increases<01:26:28.960><c> that<
- 8.5% of cuts for the next budget year.
- cultural budget and it was<02:31:22.960><c> meaningful.