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LA
Transcript Highlights:
  • Again, we are partnering with the parish school board, and we will ensure that all youth and children
  • So we're doing an expansion of 26 beds outside of the emergency department, as well as renovating two
  • This is a renovation to the existing St.
  • We had one for a field house renovation that I objected to. We've had one in Bogalusa.
  • We had one for a field house renovation that I objected to. We've had one in Bogalusa.
Summary: The joint Senate and House Transportation, Highways, and Public Works committees met on March 3, 2026, to consider several construction manager at risk (CMAR/Seymour) requests before hearing a DOTD presentation. The first item, Caddo Parish’s proposed $9.6 million pickleball park in Southeast Shreveport, drew the most debate. Members questioned whether a pickleball complex was sufficiently complex or time-sensitive to justify CMAR, whether the location was accessible to residents without cars, and whether the process could disadvantage public bidding and minority contractors. The House initially voted to deny the request, but later reconsidered and approved it after discussion about the statute and the committee’s past practice. The committee also heard a brief procedural discussion about whether the statutory factors for CMAR are exhaustive and whether future reforms may be considered in the next session. The committee then approved several other CMAR projects with little or no opposition. Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office received approval for an indoor shooting range, with testimony emphasizing specialized ventilation, lead control, bullet protection, and other technical requirements. Calcasieu Consolidated Gravity Drainage District No. 2 received approval for a pump station rehab/replacement project serving a large portion of Lake Charles and critical public facilities, with members citing the need to maintain drainage operations during weather events. St. Tammany Parish Hospital District No. 2’s Slidell Memorial Hospital emergency department expansion was approved based on the complexity of adding beds and renovating an operating ED, and St. Charles Parish Hospital’s entry registration/PACU renovation was also approved, with members noting the hospital exception to the CMAR threshold. The Port of Vinton dock project in Calcasieu Parish was approved as well, with testimony stressing a tight delivery schedule tied to an LED project and the need to keep port operations running during construction. After the Caddo Parish item was reconsidered, the committee recessed briefly and then adjourned the CMAR portion of the meeting to move on to the DOTD presentation.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Capital Investment Committee 3/20/25

Capital Investment

Transcript Highlights:
  • Fifty years ago, when Dassel and Ko school districts merged, they built a school right between the two
  • :02.399><c> right</c> built a school right between the right built a school right between the right between
  • those renovation deal with uh, reducing those anyway?
  • </c><01:50:40.719><c> plan</c> incorporated into this renovation plan incorporated into this renovation
  • </c> consideration in a renovation plan? consideration in a renovation plan?
AR

Arkansas 2026 Regular Session

ALC-REVIEW Jun 16th, 2026

ALC-REVIEW

Transcript Highlights:
  • Number seven, UAMS, endoscopy procedure room renovation.
  • Endoscopy Procedure Room Renovation.
  • , carpeting, HVAC, gym renovations, and projects on all three campuses.
  • for school-based mental health or school-based health mentorship and technical assistance in underserved
  • Contract 66, School for the Deaf and Blind with Lindel Green, is for therapy services.
Committee: All ALC-REVIEW
OK
MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

Special Committee on Tax Reform Apr 2nd, 2026

Special Committee on Tax Reform

Transcript Highlights:
  • I mean, it would come out of state funds and go back to the school district or whatever that loss would
  • Feedback from school districts or taxing districts or those kind of things?
  • in determining, for example, if a senior taxes or freezes their property taxes and then does a renovation
  • in determining, for example, if a senior taxes or freezes their property taxes and then does a renovation
  • So for a variety. renovation or changes their home, whether or not that counts as new construction.
Summary: The committee first heard House Bill 2923, which would give homeowners a temporary property tax exemption of up to four years on qualifying home improvements between $7,500 and $75,000, so long as the property is the owner’s homestead and the required intent and completion forms are filed. The sponsor said the bill is meant to encourage reinvestment in homes, including after catastrophic events, and said the fiscal note showed no impact. Members asked about the bill’s effect on assessors, taxing districts, school districts, the definition of homestead, and whether the state would reimburse lost revenue. Testimony in support argued the bill would reduce ambiguity in new-construction assessments, encourage repairs and improvements, and help homeowners avoid being penalized for fixing damaged homes. Concerns were raised about routine maintenance, the four-dwelling language, possible burdens on assessors, and whether the bill could affect senior tax freezes. The hearing on HB 2923 ended without a vote. The committee then went into executive session on House Bill 3256, adopted a committee substitute, and voted the substitute do pass by a roll call of five yes and one no. Discussion focused on criminal penalties in the bill, with the ranking member objecting to those provisions and noting that other states do not include them. The sponsor explained changes in the substitute, including broader retail-establishment language, explicit coverage of sports venues and concert halls, and removal of banks and credit unions from the bill. Members suggested further floor amendments and additional review of other states’ statutes. Finally, the committee heard Senate Joint Resolution 95, which would create the Show Me Prosperity Fund as a constitutional endowment intended to eventually replace all state-imposed taxes with investment earnings. The senator said the fund would be seeded by a one-time appropriation, managed by the treasurer, audited by the auditor, and protected from borrowing or diversion, with distributions capped at 3 percent. Supporters said the proposal would use compound growth to create long-term tax relief and eventually make Missouri the first state to eliminate state taxes; one witness called it straightforward and honest. Members questioned the size of the needed appropriation, how the fund would work if state income tax changes separately, whether state law allows the needed investments, and how the fund would avoid becoming unstable if distributions begin before it is large enough. No opposition testimony was offered, and the hearing concluded without action on SJR 95.
AR

Arkansas 2026 Regular Session

ALC-EXECUTIVE SUBCOMMITTEE Mar 19th, 2026

ALC-EXECUTIVE SUBCOMMITTEE

Transcript Highlights:
  • First on the agenda is the waiver request, TIPS waiver by Stuttgart School District.
  • Stuttgart School District. I guess we're going to see Mr. Jeff McKinney. Mr.
  • I'm Jeff McKinney, superintendent at Stuttgart School District.
  • So, in keeping with the renovations that the House did in their offices and the fifth floor, this would
  • So, in keeping with the renovations that the House did in their offices and the fifth floor, this would
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - Legislative Health and Human Services Aug 20th, 2025

Legislative Health & Human Services Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • No, not reverted, spent on renovation of the 103 West Aztec property.
  • We also have the New Mexico School for the Blind and Visually Impaired, MSD, New Mexico School for the
  • School ready.
  • I'm wondering if all kids with disabilities are sent to that school.
  • Our first school-based clinic here at UNM opens this fall.
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Interim Joint Committee on Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection.(6-17-26)

Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection

Transcript Highlights:
  • Please make them feel welcome. got one more year of high school, but he got one more year of high school
  • </c> renovations in 2028. renovations in 2028.
  • </c> legislative committees on renovation legislative committees on renovation needs<00:15:43.480><c>
  • That was Thompson Hood renovation efforts. And then—just have a general question.
  • </c> now due to that HVAC renovation. now due to that HVAC renovation.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Transportation Mar 5th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • By way of background, the maximum estimated cost of repairs or renovations that can be done by state
  • forces is $60,000, and repairs or renovations with a greater estimated cost must be contracted for.
  • The maximum estimated cost of repairs or renovations that can be done by state forces when a delay in
  • forces is $60,000, and repairs or renovations with a greater estimated cost must be contracted for.
  • I graduated with two dealers in my high school class, so it's been very sensitive to me.
Summary: The committee heard briefings and public testimony on three transportation bills. Substitute Senate Bill 6170 would raise WSDOT monetary thresholds for doing repairs in-house and for contracting work intended to support small, veteran-, minority-, and women-owned businesses, increasing the regular repair limit from $60,000 to $100,000, the emergency repair limit from $100,000 to $160,000 with annual inflation adjustment, and the contracting threshold from $100,000 to $160,000. The sponsor and WSDOT supported the bill as an efficiency measure; the fiscal note indicated no fiscal impact. Washington Federation of State Employees also supported it, saying the higher limits would let highway maintenance crews do more work in-house while preserving the existing work split with contractors. Substitute Senate Bill 6225 would authorize new and expanded transportation general obligation bonds, including $1.1 billion for highway projects in the Move Ahead Washington account, $400 million for listed highway projects with cost increases, and a $500 million increase to the SR 520 bond authorization, while also ending issuance of certain older unissued bond authorizations after June 30, 2026. Committee members asked about debt service, bond capacity, and how the money would be allocated; staff said the projects would be handled through the budget process and that the bill was intended to provide flexibility. Labor and business groups supported the bill as a way to fund preservation and maintenance and provide predictability, while Transportation Choices Coalition said any bonding should be limited and paired with broader transportation funding reforms and protection for multimodal programs. Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 6354 would allow certain qualifying U.S.-based battery electric vehicle manufacturers that have Washington service facilities and no prior franchise agreements to own and operate dealer licenses and sell directly, while also raising the dealer documentary service fee from $200 to $250 until the end of 2026 and directing part of the increase to an EV rebate program and the multimodal transportation account. Rivian and Lucid supported the bill as a compromise that would expand EV access and direct-sale options; Climate Solutions and the Port of Seattle also supported it, citing emissions reduction and affordability goals. Washington State Auto Dealers Association supported the compromise, saying it strengthens franchise protections while allowing limited direct sales. Honda, Toyota, Ford, GM, and the Alliance for Automotive Innovation opposed the bill, arguing it creates special treatment and weakens the franchise system, and some urged added consumer protections, service requirements, or bonding. The committee took no final action and closed the public hearings after testimony.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations May 5th, 2026

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • the name, image, and likeness, or NIL, is fundamentally reshaping higher education and also high school
  • So this bill is about 90% focused on high school NIL.
  • I have to raise that amount to $60,000 just to pay for an attorney out of law school.
  • This includes civil body representation, school board representation.
  • Frederick High School. She's a junior.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Ways & Means Feb 3rd, 2026 at 04:00 pm

Ways & Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • Some students will go elsewhere if they think that a school does not have a wide variety of programs.
  • I was a high school student, and my peers and society pushed abortion on me.
  • Our schools have forced God out of them.
  • We know that this bill can be implemented with low cost for Washington schools as well.
  • Senate Bill 5994, preserving timber tax distributions for school districts.
Committee: Senate Ways & Means
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • schools.
  • ><c> that</c><01:03:31.440><c> in</c> schools participating in that in schools participating in that
  • </c><01:04:35.280><c> students</c><01:04:35.599><c> are</c> schools and how many students are schools
  • ><c> not</c> curriculum versus schools that did not curriculum versus schools that did not have<01:05
  • </c> and and then subsequent renovation and and then subsequent renovation projects<01:35:44.480><c>
Summary: The committee met with a quorum and first approved the minutes from its May 13 meeting. Members then reviewed a deferred contract with the Kentucky Board of Pharmacy for the Kentucky Pharmacist Recovery Network (KYPRN), a program that provides monitoring and support for pharmacists and pharmacy interns with substance abuse or mental health issues. Board representatives explained that the contract is a long-running arrangement, renewed periodically, with an option for two additional two-year renewals. Senators asked about the program’s structure, participation trends, follow-up, and consequences for noncompliance. The board said enrollment has remained fairly consistent at about 52 participants, with roughly 500 participants over the life of the program, weekly and monthly check-ins during the five-year typical enrollment period, and possible additional sanctions if participants fail to meet obligations. The committee then approved the contract. The committee next considered a group of economic development contracts, including items from the Cabinet for Economic Development. Secretary Jeff Null and general counsel Matt Wingate testified about contracts tied to regional innovation and entrepreneurship hubs. Members focused on the large differences in funding between regions and pressed for more support for rural and eastern Kentucky. Null said the cabinet is working on a more tailored, non-one-size-fits-all approach, including possible changes to capital support, build-to-suit options, and additional resources for rural areas. He said the hubs have helped 193 startups over the last two years and helped attract nearly $350 million in private capital, and he agreed to provide a written report by hub district on startup viability. The committee approved the economic development contracts. The Kentucky Lottery Corporation then presented its contracts with vendor IGT for retail and internet sales systems. Lottery officials said the contracts are mission-critical, cover both the traditional retail system and iLottery, and are structured as a percentage of sales so no payment is made until revenue is earned. They described planned equipment upgrades, including refreshed terminals, new ticket checkers, cashless vending and bill acceptors, and connected-play features that would link retail and online wallets. Officials said keeping the same vendor reduces the risk of business disruption and that the arrangement has already produced cost savings. They also said the lottery continues to see year-over-year growth and expects to meet its annual contribution target of $360 million for scholarships and grants. The committee approved the lottery contract after discussion.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Capital Investment Committee 2/13/25

Capital Investment

Transcript Highlights:
  • Stewardship of these assets requires ongoing repair, renovation, and replacement.
  • Stewardship of these assets requires ongoing repair, renovation, and replacement.
  • Stewardship of these assets requires ongoing repair, renovation, and replacement.
  • Stewardship of these assets requires ongoing repair, renovation, and replacement.
  • </c> 2023 for the phase two of the renovation 2023 for the phase two of the renovation of<00:23:33.159
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Capital Investment - 02/11/25

Capital Investment

Transcript Highlights:
  • He said renovations and upgrades will address building repair items beyond day-to-day maintenance and
  • </c> really get that HVAC system uh renovated really get that HVAC system uh renovated and<00:15:10.880
  • of this renovation I don't think<00:15:59.480><c> it</c><00:15:59.519><c> would</c><00:15:59.680><c>
  • </c><00:28:03.919><c> board</c> Owners that I just met with school board Owners that I just met with
  • of my school or superintendent for one of my school districts<00:28:07.200><c> they</c><00:28:07.320
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Senate May 21st, 2026

Louisiana Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And that's Brandy Payne from Glasgow Middle High School.
  • enrolled in virtual schools to participate in public school activities at the public school they would
  • otherwise attend based on their residence. ...in virtual schools to participate in public school activities
  • for charter school funding.
  • ID cards, but also on middle school and high school ID cards as well.
Bills: SR134 , SR135 , SR136 , SR137 , SR140 , SR141 , SR142 , SCR75 , SCR77 , SCR12 , HB75 , HB1199 , HB221 , HCR89 , HCR96 , HCR103 , HCR108 , HCR58 , HB9 , HB177 , HB181 , HB198 , HB202 , HB223 , HB225 , HB387 , HB398 , HB457 , HB459 , HB540 , HB591 , HB616 , HB766 , HB775 , HB783 , HB797 , HB895 , HB906 , HB950 , HB975 , HB1028 , HB1052 , HB1057 , HB1076 , HB1100 , HB1139 , HB1155 , HB1160 , HB1182 , HB1186 , HB1220 , HB1222 , HB1223 , HB1224 , HB1228 , HB1231 , HB1245 , HB1256 , SCR3 , SB393 , SB401 , SB415 , SB426 , SB435 , SB487 , SB488 , SB523 , SB56 , SB163 , SB341 , SB504 , SB322 , SCR9 , SCR58 , SB35 , SB65 , SB215 , SB246 , SB249 , SB269 , SB282 , SB296 , SB323 , SB363 , SB369 , SB474 , SB490 , SB492 , SB500 , SB514 , HCR27 , HCR28 , HCR66 , HCR67 , HCR72 , HCR31 , HCR47 , HCR41 , HB363 , HB368 , HB377 , HB380 , HB386 , HB392 , HB431 , HB441 , HB559 , HB664 , HB685 , HB715 , HB741 , HB822 , HB856 , HB908 , HB980 , HB990 , HB999 , HB1010 , HB1243 , HB54 , HB137 , HB180 , HB192 , HB310 , HB321 , HB396 , HB512 , HB552 , HB578 , HB638 , HB663 , HB708 , HB717 , HB718 , HB1009 , HB1082 , HB1104 , HB1107 , HB1198 , HB1246 , HB27 , HB143 , HB205 , HB259 , HB267 , HB288 , HB308 , HB403 , HB405 , HB414 , HB417 , HB478 , HB546 , HB548 , HB555 , HB557 , HB609 , HB670 , HB672 , HB740 , HB779 , HB786 , HB796 , HB812 , HB848 , HB915 , HB917 , HB921 , HB930 , HB933 , HB1095 , HB1096 , HB1103 , HB1129 , HB1154 , HB1166 , HB1187 , HB1195 , HB1230 , HB316 , HB511 , HB799 , HB1039 , HB12 , HB66 , HB145 , HB167 , HB196 , HB213 , HB218 , HB222 , HB256 , HB291 , HB326 , HB352 , HB401 , HB430 , HB433 , HB434 , HB448 , HB456 , HB476 , HB481 , HB487 , HB492 , HB549 , HB579 , HB608 , HB621 , HB624 , HB626 , HB632 , HB637 , HB656 , HB722 , HB745 , HB804 , HB818 , HB821 , HB833 , HB864 , HB867 , HB874 , HB893 , HB909 , HB951 , HB968 , HB969 , HB978 , HB979 , HB988 , HB989 , HB1001 , HB1005 , HB1007 , HB1024 , HB1032 , HB1038 , HB1050 , HB1051 , HB1056 , HB1059 , HB1077 , HB1080 , HB1081 , HB1086 , HB1108 , HB1112 , HB1153 , HB1172 , HB1173 , HB1175 , HB1192 , HB1193 , HB1204 , HB1218 , HB1242 , HB1244 , HB1249 , HB1252 , HB1254 , HB17 , HB36 , HB41 , HB47 , HB73 , HB126 , HB133 , HB140 , HB159 , HB166 , HB211 , HB226 , HB271 , HB324 , HB337 , HB351 , HB399 , HB571 , HB712 , HB723 , HB726 , HB750 , HB759 , HB844 , HB966 , HB1006 , HB1018 , HB1036 , SB29 , SB42 , SB43 , SB78 , SB208 , SB217 , SB274 , SB300 , SB379 , SB382 , SB387 , SB441 , SB449 , HB74 , HB134 , HB258 , HB359 , HB468 , HB956 , HB1117 , SB149
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • ><00:02:32.840><c> arrival</c><00:02:33.840><c> the</c> If you do recall, prior to my arrival the school
  • My first year I balanced the budget and put $5 million in fund balance, which the school has never had
  • And I can tell you from my observations and investigations of what's happened at that school since you
  • Under the school resource officer section previously, there was language in there saying campus employee
  • </c><00:12:27.279><c> of</c> contingency fund for the renovation of contingency fund for the renovation
Summary: The committee first reconsidered House Joint Resolution 53, which concerns releasing previously appropriated funds for Kentucky State University. Kentucky State University President Kofi Aapo testified in support, describing significant enrollment growth, a balanced budget, and a $5 million fund balance since his arrival, and asking for continued support. Members praised his leadership while noting the institution still has work to do. The motion to reconsider passed, and the resolution then received favorable expression by a 9-2 vote. The committee next took up House Bill 622, a compromise bill involving the Kentucky Nonprofit Network and the Finance and Administration Cabinet. Testimony explained that the bill is intended to improve prompt payment practices for grants and contracts, including partial payments on undisputed invoice items within 30 days and a process for disputed items. The bill also included several appropriation-related corrections and adjustments, including a fix to an allocation for Elizabethtown water and sewer projects, a change in an economic development recipient, revisions to school resource officer language, and additional contingency authority for the Capitol renovation. The committee adopted a title amendment and passed the bill with favorable expression by a 10-1 vote. House Bill 775 was then discussed as a broad tax and economic development measure. The bill covers TIF districts, electronic filing for craft brewers, pipeline property tax treatment, bourbon barrel tax cleanup, staged income tax reductions, extension of the Metropolitan College incentive, tourism and lodging incentives, reauthorization of an expired TIF, taxation and licensing of cannabis-infused beverages, alternative fuels and jet fuel tax credit review, entertainment event incentives, the selling farmer tax credit, IRC conformity, data center incentives, the first audit of the Kentucky Horse Racing and Gaming Corporation, and limits on additional electronic charity gaming locations until regulations are adopted. Members raised questions about the beverage tax structure, TIF impacts, and the income tax reduction provisions; some expressed concern about making future tax cuts easier, while others supported the bill’s TIF and agriculture provisions. The bill passed with favorable expression by a 7-2 vote with two pass votes, and the committee then adjourned.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
  • School districts and schools with pre-kindergarten programs.
  • Entities are eligible, so not just schools and school districts that renovate. That's not allowed.
  • other schools.
  • for Dexter Middle School, elementary and middle school.
  • These are schools that desperately need rebuilding or or renovation.