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FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
February 20, 2025 - 01:00 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- We value the local community-level planning.
- If it is in a small rural community, oftentimes it's 50%, 25%.
- If it is in a small rural community, oftentimes it's 50%, 25%.
- They're so tied into their local communities.
- How do you ensure that those rural communities that...
Summary:
The Transportation and Economic Development Budget Subcommittee heard an overview from FDOT Secretary Jared Perdue on the state’s transportation work program, with emphasis on the Moving Florida Forward initiative, major roadway projects, workforce needs, seaports, airports, spaceport infrastructure, and the role of MPOs/TPOs in planning. He said the $4 billion general revenue investment in Moving Florida Forward has been leveraged into a roughly $7 billion-plus program, with 20 projects underway and about 70% of the initiative expected to be under construction by year’s end. He highlighted I-4 as the centerpiece, describing a new procurement approach, phased delivery, and added lanes intended to provide congestion relief during construction. He also discussed a projected 38% growth in transportation workforce needs and proposed a Florida Transportation Academy and a research institute to support training and innovation.
Tiffany King of the Florida Airports Council said Florida’s 128 public-use airports have about $5.7 billion in unfunded projects through 2029, and stressed that airport priorities include not only terminals and passenger capacity but also safety, security, gates, and environmental work. Michael Rubin of the Florida Ports Council said Florida’s 16 deepwater seaports now have a $195.9 billion economic impact, support about 1.2 million jobs, and generate $7.4 billion in state and local taxes; he noted that ports still have about $4 billion in project needs, including dredging and intermodal connections. Jeff Sheffield of the North Florida TPO described the value of regional, community-based planning and said his four-county TPO has helped align local priorities with FDOT funding.
Members asked about whether the state is planning for advanced air mobility and “flying cars,” whether Moving Florida Forward bypassed MPOs, how long major projects take, cost escalation, regionalization of MPOs, port governance, airport governance, and the contractor qualification system. FDOT and the witnesses said the state is working on policy and planning for advanced air mobility, that Moving Florida Forward did not bypass MPOs because the projects were already locally prioritized, and that the main delay is funding rather than the planning process. They said long-range plans are updated regularly and can be amended when priorities change, and that regional MPO structures can improve coordination. The committee took no formal vote; the meeting concluded after questions and comments, including discussion of workforce training opportunities for incarcerated individuals and a motion to adjourn by the ranking member.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- So in that situation, now, when you had to build a community center, is there a minimum size on the community
- We need it all in every community around here.
- Well, I am your community.
- Well, I am your community.
- safe and the values that make this community great.
Committee:
House Land & Resource Management
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee 4/13/26
Transportation Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> around their communities. around their communities.
- </c><00:48:16.840><c> are</c> areas or one of these communities are areas or one of these communities
- Community advocates.
- </c><01:08:35.440><c> together,</c> bring the community together, bring the community together, as<01
- And I'll serving their communities.
Committee:
House Transportation Finance and Policy
Keywords:
transportation, interchange, funding, bonds, St. Paul Park, transit, Metropolitan Council, Twin Cities, metro area, high-frequency transit, bus rapid transit, busway, guideway, transportation policy plan, transit performance measures, regional transit benchmarks, transit-oriented development, TOD, zoning, land use
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Health and Human Services - 02/20/25
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- <00:03:55.840><c> providers</c><00:03:56.840><c> Family</c> community-based providers Family community-based
- We got to break into that model because it's going to be the community and a community school.
- The community and a community school that saves those children is the only one going to have a dialogue
- school</c> the community and a community school the community and a community school that<00:20:17.080
- </c> it includes the voice of our communities it includes the voice of our communities especially<00:
Committee:
Senate Health and Human Services
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- And that amount then could be directed to be given to the host community and the neighboring communities
- </c> an out-of-state community. an out-of-state community. >> Mhm. >> Mhm.
- </c> out-of-state communities out-of-state communities that<00:37:24.800><c> weren't</c> that weren't
- </c> million-dollar valuation in a community million-dollar valuation in a community is<00:54:24.960>
- </c> everybody else in the community. everybody else in the community.
Committee:
House Ways and Means
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:02:08.280><c> members</c> Educators uh community members Educators uh community members administrators
- </c> what's best for our local community what's best for our local community that's<00:33:42.000><c>
- </c><00:41:08.880><c> members</c><00:41:09.640><c> and</c> students community members and students community
- </c><01:13:40.480><c> with</c> school is doing it and communicate with school is doing it and communicate
- </c><01:13:42.480><c> is</c> them that's having that communication is them that's having that communication
Committee:
House Education Policy
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
01/28/2026 - Senate Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency
Transcript Highlights:
- The bill establishes an interactive positive response system as a tool for communication between the
- Arizona 811 is the communication center that coordinates all that communication.
- Arizona 811 is the communication center that coordinates all that communication.
- So as I understand, Arizona 811 is the communication center that coordinates all that communication.
- like me, just help the community overall, I'd encourage your strong support for this bill.
Summary:
The Committee on Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency met and approved the January 21, 2020 minutes. It heard Senate Bill 1137, which would require excavators to white-line proposed dig areas before submitting 811 notices, create coordination requirements for large projects, establish an interactive positive response system, and direct the Arizona Corporation Commission to adopt rules. Supporters from the construction industry said the bill would reduce delays and improve communication on complex projects, while the League of Arizona Cities and Towns raised concerns about the bill’s scope, staffing burdens, meeting requirements, and liability issues. The bill sponsor said the measure was a consensus effort to improve efficiency, and SB 1137 received a due pass recommendation on a 7-0 vote, with several members noting they wanted continued work with stakeholders before floor action.
The committee then considered Senate Bill 1145, which would shift final authority over behavior analyst licensing and regulation from the Board of Psychologists to the Committee of Behavior Analysts, reduce the board size, and remove the requirement for two behavior analysts on the board. Testimony from the Arizona Association for Behavioral Analysis and an individual speaker supported the bill, saying the current structure creates delays and that the change would allow each group to focus on its own profession. SB 1145 was approved unanimously, 7-0. The committee also heard Senate Bill 1128, which creates a temporary study committee on scrap metal theft to review current laws, industry compliance costs, penalties, and crime deterrence, and to report recommendations by December 1, 2026. The scrap recyclers’ representative supported the study as a way to evaluate whether further changes are needed, while some members questioned the committee’s partisan appointment structure and whether a study committee was necessary; the bill still passed 7-0.
Finally, the committee heard Senate Bill 1238, adopting the Physician Assistant Licensure Compact to allow licensed physician assistants to obtain compact privileges in participating states and to support interstate practice, military families, telehealth, and rural access to care. The Arizona State Association of Physician Assistants testified in support, and members asked about physician supervision, federal rural health funding implications, and which states have joined the compact. SB 1238 also received a due pass recommendation on a 7-0 vote. The sponsor of SB 1235 requested that bill be held, and the committee adjourned after completing its agenda.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee Jun 18th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- We are going to convene the Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee meeting.
- Casita Coalition supports SB 9 to ensure consistency between local and state ADU law to help community
- Casita Coalition supports SB9 to ensure consistency between local and state ADU law to help community
- He’s with the Western Manufactured Housing Communities Association.
- In recent years, Compton, like many urban communities across California, has seen a growing number of
Summary:
The Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee met with a quorum and announced that SB 340 would be moved to a later hearing. The consent calendar included HR 44, SB 233, and SB 410, which were later approved. The committee then heard several housing-related bills, with testimony largely focused on streamlining accessory dwelling unit (ADU) rules, regional planning, and homelessness response.
SB 9 would require local agencies to submit ADU ordinances to HCD within 60 days and respond to HCD findings within 30 days, or the ordinance would become null and void and state standards would apply. Supporters, including California YIMBY, Casita Coalition, UnidosUS, Housing Action Coalition, and Power California, argued the bill would strengthen enforcement of existing ADU law and reduce local barriers. The bill passed 7-0 with two abstentions and was sent to the Assembly Local Government Committee. SB 486 would exempt UC and CSU projects from having to analyze a no-project alternative under CEQA while requiring the universities to share enrollment forecasting data and participate in regional sustainable communities planning. It passed 9-0 and was referred to the Assembly Natural Resources Committee.
SB 748, as amended, would expand funding and authority for safe parking sites and related services for people living in RVs or vehicles, using encampment resolution funding and requiring reporting by the California Interagency Council on Homelessness. The City of Compton, the Western Manufactured Housing Communities Association, and the League of California Cities supported the measure, emphasizing public health, neighborhood safety, and humane alternatives to displacement. The committee members discussed the limits of current encampment cleanup approaches and the need for services and temporary shelter; the bill passed 11-0 and was sent to the Assembly Human Services Committee. SB 543, a cleanup bill for ADU and junior ADU law, clarified review timelines, size standards, and consistency with existing ADU statutes; it also passed unanimously and was referred to the Assembly Local Government Committee.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
April 22, 2025 - 03:30 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- PLEASE MAKE SURE CELL PHONES AND OTHER COMMUNICATION DEVICES ARE TURNED OFF OR ON SILENT MODE.
- ELIMINATING THE TDT WILL DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECT RURAL COMMUNITIES.
- A LOCAL COMMUNITY CANNOT SUSTAIN THIS ON ITS OWN.
- WHEN FLORIDA WINS THAT THE CITIZENS AND BUSINESSES AND THEIR COMMUNITIES WHEN.
- SO IN MANY OF YOUR COMMUNITIES THEY ARE NEARLY 50 COUNTIES THAT COULD OPT OUT. NOT ALL HAVE.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Select Committee on Electric Vehicles and Charging Infrastructure Nov 20th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- We hosted a series of roundtables to solicit feedback from community members, community-based organizations
- And then about 70% of those are in disadvantaged communities.
- advantageous for those communities.
- But another issue in multifamily: not enough community space.
- But another issue in multifamily: not enough community spaces.
Summary:
The joint informational hearing of the Select Committee on Electric Vehicles and Charging Infrastructure focused on California’s EV market, charging infrastructure, and the effects of recent federal actions. The chair opened by emphasizing California’s progress on EV adoption and charging reliability, but also noted ongoing challenges with affordability, access, interoperability, heavy-duty electrification, and federal headwinds. She highlighted interest in technologies such as inductive charging and thanked host organizations and staff before moving to the first panel.
State agency witnesses from Go-Biz, CARB, and the California Energy Commission described current programs and priorities. Go-Biz outlined its role in coordinating agencies, supporting permitting, and advancing the state’s ZEV market development strategy and equity action plan. CARB discussed federal attacks on its clean vehicle regulations, litigation to defend waiver authority, and the importance of incentives and regulatory programs such as Advanced Clean Trucks, Advanced Clean Fleets, Clean Truck Check, HVIP, and Clean Cars for All. The CEC detailed its funding and regulatory work on charging and fueling infrastructure, charger reliability, payment methods, roaming, and statewide planning, while stressing the need for more charging in multifamily housing and more public DC fast charging. All three agencies said federal rollbacks and permitting delays are major obstacles, but that California remains committed to expanding ZEV adoption.
The second panel featured advocates, local government, utility, and research perspectives. CalETC urged continuous state funding through the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund and emphasized the low-carbon fuel standard, multifamily charging, and managed charging. An EV advocacy group proposed a conquest-style state incentive for new and used EV buyers and argued that multifamily housing is a major untapped market, while also favoring Level 2 charging over Level 1 for most home and apartment settings. Los Angeles County and LADWP described large-scale local deployment of chargers, fleet electrification, workforce training, and the need for sustained funding, agency coordination, and streamlined permitting and grid interconnection. UCS recommended prioritizing replacement of older high-emitting vehicles, using fuel policy revenues to support cleaner cars, and expanding bidirectional charging. The chair closed by asking for more discussion on Level 1 versus Level 2 charging and noted the importance of education, affordability, and practical deployment strategies.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Health Finance and Policy Committee 4/13/26
Health Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Communities like several of the communities that I serve in my district are pharmacy deserts.
- Communities like several of the communities that I serve in my district are pharmacy deserts.
- </c><00:41:45.080><c> This</c> community, zero pharmacy hours. This community, zero pharmacy hours.
- </c> like that in a small community. like that in a small community. Okay. Okay. Okay.
- </c> communities. Uh thank you. communities. Uh thank you.
Committee:
House Health Finance and Policy
Keywords:
residential pools, swimming classes, certification, private business, health safety, health care, prior authorization, managed care, medical assistance, mental health, substance use treatment, chronic conditions, health insurance, insulin, healthcare access, pharmacy regulations, patient assistance, affordable medication, healthcare, pharmacy
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- , of the religious community.
- community of the religious religious religious community community community so<00:27:49.600><c> if<
- um and more rural communities um and more rural communities<00:41:24.160><c> really</c><00:41:24.400
- </c> Mandate for some things that communities Mandate for some things that communities in<00:45:34.400
- </c> property taxes and the host communities property taxes and the host communities therefore<01:24:
Committee:
Senate Ways and Means
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- between CDCR and community stakeholders.
- Driving that change, getting out there in the communities, working with the community-based organizations
- In male community reentry programs, we have seven of them statewide, and we also have female community
- They'll—community reentry programs and female community reentry programs.
- I'm making the community proud.
Committee:
Senate Rules
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Rules first established quorum and took up several routine items, including two governor’s appointments to the Court Reporters Board, references of bills to committees, and floor acknowledgments. Heather Lynn Gonzalez’s appointment was approved 3-1, Allison Salton-Sall’s appointment was approved 4-0, and the other routine items were approved 4-0.
The committee then heard testimony on two Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation appointments, Kathleen Ratliff and Joseph Tuggle, both associate directors in the Division of Adult Institutions. Senators focused heavily on the California model, staff safety, prison violence, sexual abuse prevention, retaliation concerns, and visitation. Ratliff and Tuggle said the California model is meant to balance rehabilitation with safety, that CDCR has improved communication and training, and that incidents such as the pepper-spray event at Central California Women’s Facility led to discipline, investigations, retraining, and policy review. They also described PREA reporting systems, anti-retaliation protections, statewide visiting meetings, and efforts to make visiting more family-centered and consistent. Public commenters largely supported both nominees, citing their work on rehabilitation, reentry, and sexual abuse response.
The committee unanimously voted 4-0 to send both Ratliff and Tuggle to the Senate floor for confirmation. It then heard from Jason Johnson, nominated as CDCR Undersecretary of Operations. Senators questioned him about parole supervision, public safety, contraband, prison rape prevention, workplace culture, whistleblower retaliation, and repeated allegations in late-filed opposition letters. Johnson said parole risk is assessed through established scoring and supervision levels, that sex offenders are subject to GPS monitoring and treatment, and that operations use investigations, training, and collaboration with law enforcement to address contraband and misconduct. He emphasized rehabilitation, culture change, accountability, and his commitment to staff and public safety, while acknowledging criticism and the difficulty of leading a large institution. No vote on Johnson was taken in the portion provided.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Transportation Committee Mar 2nd, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- , but stopping just short of each community at just the edge.
- you worked with the community, but you were saying that that was driven by community, but just noting
- So when the CEO was in... ...to work with those communities.
- that makes sense for, you know, for the community itself.
- They have since done so, and we've analyzed that communication.
Summary:
The Assembly Transportation Committee held an oversight hearing on California High-Speed Rail, focusing on the authority’s supplemental project update report and the newly released 2026 draft business plan. Committee leaders emphasized transparency, the project’s funding challenges, and the need for clear answers on costs, schedule, and scope. The High-Speed Rail Authority said the project has made major progress in the Central Valley, including substantial construction completion, right-of-way acquisition, and railhead development, and highlighted over $14 billion in savings from a rebased project plan, plus an additional $2 billion in savings in the draft business plan. The authority also said it expects to begin laying track by the end of the year and continues to pursue private-sector partnerships and clean-energy opportunities.
The Legislative Analyst’s Office and the Inspector General both raised concerns about whether the current funding plan is sufficient and whether the authority has clearly identified the timing of future expenditures versus revenues. The LAO said the project likely still faces a funding gap for Merced-to-Bakersfield once financing costs and the loss of $4 billion in federal funds are considered, and warned that cap-and-invest revenues are volatile and may not be well suited for borrowing without additional safeguards. The Inspector General said the authority still has not provided a precise funding plan, estimated the project is about two years away from lacking funds on hand to stay on schedule, and urged lawmakers to focus on financing costs, procurement timing, schedule risks, and distinguishing true cost cuts from scope changes.
Members questioned the authority about proposed statutory changes, including CEQA and permitting streamlining, court resources, third-party process changes, sales tax exemptions on materials, and expanded land-use/value-capture tools. They also pressed the authority on the loss of federal funds, the withdrawal of litigation over those funds, and whether the project’s revised savings depend on moving station locations away from downtown Merced and Bakersfield and on other scope changes such as more single-tracking and blended operations south of Palmdale. The authority said it is still committed to Merced-to-Bakersfield, believes the business plan shows a path to completion with sufficient funding, and will work with the Legislature on any needed changes before the final plan is submitted.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- It tends to be a question that I get when I'm out there in the community.
- , but stopping just short of each community at just the edge.
- you worked with the community, but you were saying that that was driven by community, but just noting
- community itself.
- They have since done so, and we've analyzed that communication.
Committee:
House Transportation
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
HHS-HRE, HHS-EDT, HHS Public Hearings 03-19-2025
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- Thus, we renew and community outreach.
- As the only NCI patient and community.
- </c><00:28:46.159><c> I'm</c> the community isn't being heard. I'm the community isn't being heard.
- ><c> already</c><00:30:52.960><c> dealing</c> now, our community is already dealing now, our community
- </c><00:43:34.800><c> members</c> tasks to ensure our community members tasks to ensure our community
Committee:
Senate Health and Human Services
Summary:
The joint Health, Human Services, and Higher Education hearing took up HB 441 HD2, a measure to increase cigarette taxes and dedicate the revenue to the University of Hawaii Cancer Center. The Department of Taxation said it had no substantive objection but requested an effective date of January 1, 2026 if tax rates change so it can order new stamps. The Department of Health, the Deputy Attorney General/tobacco enforcement, the University of Hawaii Cancer Center, the Hawaii Public Health Institute, the American Cancer Society, the Hawaii Medical Association, and several other health organizations and youth advocates supported the bill, arguing that higher cigarette prices reduce youth initiation, encourage cessation, and help fund cancer research and care. Several supporters asked for a larger increase, including at least $1 per pack, while opponents from retail, wholesale, and tobacco-related groups argued the tax would be regressive, burden low-income smokers, and drive sales to the illicit market. The Tax Foundation and other opponents also criticized reliance on sin taxes and said smoking rates are already at historic lows.
After testimony and questions, members discussed how the revenue should be used and whether higher taxes change smoker behavior or push people toward vaping or other alternatives. The chairs announced they would pass HB 441 HD2 with amendments, replacing the contents with SB 528 SD1 except for changes reflecting the Department of Taxation’s request and a provision directing all proceeds from the tax increase to the Hawaii Cancer Center’s debt reduction, with an effective date of December 31, 2025. The House Health, Human Services, and Higher Education committees then voted to adopt the recommendation; the Health, Human Services committee vote was adopted with Chair and several members voting aye and one member voting no in the Higher Education committee vote.
The hearing also briefly covered HB 1334 on meat donation, which drew support from the Department of Agriculture, Hawaii Farm Bureau, food industry, and community groups, though no action was taken in the excerpt. The committee then heard HB 1098 on crimes against protective services workers. The Honolulu Prosecutor’s Office and Honolulu Police Department supported the bill, saying assaults on protective services workers can have chilling effects and deserve stronger deterrence; a committee question raised whether the bill should instead be part of a broader, more proactive approach to assault statutes. The Department of Human Services also described safety steps such as panic buttons and phone apps for social workers. The excerpt ends before any final vote on HB 1098.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, July 14, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Under Tony surrounding community.
- How many more families and communities need to be torn immigrant communities.
- The mass immigrant communities.
- </c> families, businesses, and communities. families, businesses, and communities.
- </c> housed local community capital. housed local community capital.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Health Service (2-18-26)
Transcript Highlights:
- partners, FQCs, other hospitals, behavioral health community, and by bringing these communities together
- health community and by behavioral health community and by bringing<00:07:55.759><c> these</c><00:07
- :56.080><c> communities</c><00:07:56.479><c> together</c> bringing these communities together bringing
- </c> one is uh they call it rural community one is uh they call it rural community hubs<00:09:14.080>
- </c><00:22:25.520><c> who</c> partners in the local communities who partners in the local communities
Summary:
The Health Services Committee heard a presentation from Dr. Steven Stack, Secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, on Kentucky’s Rural Health Transformation Program. He said Kentucky received about $213 million in federal funding, among the highest awards nationally, after a fast application and negotiation process. He emphasized that the grant is time-limited, must be used for the specific goals in the state’s application, and cannot be treated as a general bailout or replacement for existing funding. He also noted the state will use a website, ruralhealthplan.ky.gov, to share the full application, award terms, and future opportunities.
Dr. Stack outlined five focus areas: maternal health and prenatal/early childhood supports; EMS and trauma response workforce and transfer capacity; behavioral health crisis care through the EMPATH model and mobile crisis services; oral health access through more hygienists, telehealth, and hub-and-spoke models; and rural community hubs for chronic disease prevention and innovation, including food-as-medicine and healthier lifestyle interventions. He stressed that the program is meant to be transformative, not duplicative, and that it cannot pay clinician salaries, fund new construction, replace EMR systems broadly, or duplicate billable services. He said the state will work with community partners, hospitals, universities, and others, including the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky, to begin implementation.
Members responded positively overall. Senator Berg praised the award and the goal of integrating care across the state, but raised concerns about access to prenatal care and about possible future changes to water fluoridation, warning both could harm children and rural families. The chair and other members thanked Dr. Stack for the update and congratulated him on the award. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during this portion of the meeting.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, July 15, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- It's a community gathering place.
- </c> a culinary emblem of community heritage. a culinary emblem of community heritage.
- It's a community place to eat or sleep. It's a community gathering<00:42:33.119><c> place.
- </c> insecurity in our own community. insecurity in our own community.
- </c><02:17:56.080><c> Speaker,</c> our community. Thank you, Mr. Speaker, our community.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, December 4, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:13:17.519><c> Church</c> pastor at Clear Creek Community Church pastor at Clear Creek Community
- Clear Creek Community Church. He's from Clear Creek Community Church.
- </c> for our entire Yuper community. for our entire Yuper community.
- </c> communities in the face of disaster. communities in the face of disaster.
- </c> our communities and the nation at large. our communities and the nation at large.