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WY
Transcript Highlights:
- So, the Sheridan College Science Center project is both a renovation and has a portion that is new.
- We're renovating 22,600 approximately square feet and approximately 16,300 new square feet.
- and and has project is both a renovation and and has a<00:18:26.960><c> portion</c><00:18:27.360><c>
- So,<00:19:54.000><c> we're</c><00:19:54.480><c> renovating</c><00:19:55.200><c> 22,600</c> So, we're
- renovating 22,600 So, we're renovating 22,600 approximately<00:19:57.440><c> square</c><00:19:57.600>
Committee:
House Appropriations
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Disaster Prevention and Resiliency Task Force (11-21-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- because they lost their ability to have the campground open, and I think there was some scheduled renovations
- because they lost their ability to have the campground open, and I think there was some scheduled renovations
- because they lost their ability to have the campground open, and I think there was some scheduled renovations
- because they lost their ability to have the campground open, and I think there was some scheduled renovations
- Lost their ability to have the campground open, and I think there was some scheduled renovations supposed
Summary:
The Disaster Prevention and Resiliency Task Force opened its sixth meeting by approving the minutes and then taking up a presentation from University of Pikeville representatives and local leaders on an Eastern Kentucky Disaster Relief Center at Bear Mountain in Pike County. Speakers included Greg May, Rep. Ashley Tacket Laferty, Lori Worth, and Laura Damron. They described repeated flooding and other disasters in eastern Kentucky, the lack of a single prepared relief location, and the need for a centralized, elevated site that could serve as a flood and broader natural-disaster hub.
The presenters said the Bear Mountain property, about 530 acres and well above flood levels, could support a multi-use facility combining disaster response functions with university and community uses. Proposed features included a command and communications center, distribution space, emergency shelter, medical and clinic support, food service, restroom facilities, RV hookups, and an indoor track/distribution building. They emphasized that the project would help avoid disrupting existing venues such as the Pikeville Expo Center and Jenny Wiley State Resort Park, while also supporting tourism and economic recovery. Committee members asked about community and emergency-management support, annual operating costs, and resilience standards such as tornado-related building codes.
In response, the presenters said local stakeholders, including Appalachian Wireless, Pikeville Medical Center, Community Trust Bank, the city of Pikeville, and emergency management officials, had expressed support. They said the university planned to absorb some operating costs through multiple uses of the facility, community camps, and budgeted maintenance, and that construction documents were nearly complete with plans to begin building within months. After the presentation, the chair thanked the presenters and moved the committee into its recommendations discussion, noting the broader fiscal and humanitarian importance of disaster preparedness and resiliency and indicating that future legislation would likely follow from the task force’s work.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
House Standing Committee on Appropriations and Revenue (2-18-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- To the chairman of the renovation committee, he's vice chairman of the board.
- 00:19:58.919><c> the</c><00:19:59.080><c> chairman</c><00:19:59.400><c> of</c><00:19:59.600><c> renovation
- </c><00:20:00.200><c> committee</c> my the chairman of renovation committee my the chairman of renovation
- We will fill it with the renovations coming forward.
- </c><00:38:37.440><c> coming</c> the r Renovations coming the r Renovations coming forward<00:38:39.359
Summary:
The committee first took up House Bill 2, which would address the taxation of currency and bullion and was presented as a response to last session’s dispute over whether a line-item veto could be applied to a revenue measure. The sponsor said the bill, as amended by Committee Substitute 2, was largely technical but also made the tax exemption retroactive to August 1, 2024 while making the $1,000-per-day penalty prospective only. Members asked about fiscal impact, possible legal liability for executive branch officials, and whether the issue should instead be resolved by the courts. The sponsor argued the Constitution limits the governor’s line-item veto power to appropriations, not revenue bills, and said the bill would create a judicial remedy and refund process if the executive branch continued collecting the tax. The committee approved the committee substitute and then passed House Bill 2 by a vote of 19-1, with two members passing; the bill was reported favorably to the floor.
During discussion, Representative Bojanowski voted no, saying he could not support removing taxes on gold bars while parents pay taxes on diapers. Representative Gentry passed, saying he supported the original intent but was not yet convinced and wanted more time to review the issue. The sponsor also clarified that any liability would be joint and several and could involve executive officials or their budgets if the tax collection continued despite the exemption.
The committee then heard a discussion-only presentation on the Kentucky Exposition Center Redevelopment Plan Phase 2. Facility representatives described Phase 1 and the planned Phase 2 expansion, saying the center had record attendance and needed more space to remain competitive and meet client demand. They said Phase 1 was about 20% complete, with completion now expected in October 2026 and an opening target of December 31, 2026 after a short testing period. Phase 2 would follow, including demolition of the West Wing, utility work, and improvements to food service and circulation areas. They said the project would be funded without federal dollars and estimated that, once complete, it could generate about $683 million in annual economic impact, $302 million in state sales tax, and 850,000 room nights in Jefferson County.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Standing Committee on Appropriations and Revenue (4-15-26)
Appropriations & Revenue
Transcript Highlights:
- State Fire Board, um, some funding to complete phase two renovations and to look into another potential
- <00:04:40.680><c> two</c> some funding to complete phase two some funding to complete phase two renovations
Committee:
House Appropriations & Revenue
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Public Works and Highways (03/24/2026)
Public Works and Highways
Transcript Highlights:
- to allied health instructional center for teaching equipment and renovations.
- to allied health instructional center for teaching equipment and renovations.
- to allied health instructional center for teaching equipment and renovations.
- to allied health instructional center for teaching equipment and renovations.
- to allied health instructional center for teaching equipment and renovations.
Committee:
House Public Works and Highways
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- I thought I saw it. courthouse renovations. We've got $25 million.
- We have had several offers from different foundations to renovate the courthouse.
- All the while you're doing courthouse renovations and heritage trails.
- All the while you’re doing courthouse renovations and heritage trails.
- The Hazelwood Act database was outdated, so we're renovating that.
Committee:
Senate Finance
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Local Government Committee Apr 29th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- offer... ...would authorize general law cities to use job order contracts, or JOCs, for repair, renovation
- Even a simple restroom renovation was delayed for over a year.
- It's interior renovations that sit in queue because the design-bid-award process requires months of staff
- Whether the need is a sinkhole on a rainy Tuesday or a restroom renovation that has been on the deferred
- ... ...sinkhole on a rainy Tuesday or a restroom renovation that has been on the deferred list for over
Summary:
The committee heard eight bills, mostly on local government, housing, and public agency contracting. AB 1658 would make permanent higher change-order authority for Santa Clara and Los Angeles counties on large construction projects; supporters said it would reduce delays and save money on major projects, and the bill passed 6-0. AB 2263 would authorize the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority to develop employee-preference affordable housing; supporters said it would help with workforce retention and long commutes, and it also passed 6-0. AB 2134 would require city councils to allow parental leave without forcing members to seek public approval or risk losing their seats; supporters described the bill as necessary to protect new parents in local office, and it passed 6-0. AB 2188 would raise Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District’s contracting authority to $250,000, with supporters citing administrative savings and faster project delivery; after committee amendments, it passed 6-0. AB 2033 would let general law cities use job order contracting for repair and maintenance work, with safeguards against employee displacement; supporters called it an efficiency tool, while AFSCME opposed it over workforce impacts, and it passed 8-0 after amendments.
AB 1768 would authorize Los Angeles County and Contra Costa County to ask voters to approve a temporary transactions and use tax to help offset major federal health care cuts and preserve clinics and public health services. Supporters from community clinics, Planned Parenthood, labor groups, counties, and health organizations said the measure would let voters decide how to respond to funding losses; opponents, including CalTax and some cities, raised affordability and tax-burden concerns. Members also discussed equity concerns within Los Angeles County and the importance of local control. The bill was moved out on a 5-2 vote and left on call. AB 2415 would allow the city of Folsom to shift housing obligations away from its historic district and toward other transit-oriented sites; supporters said it would preserve the historic district while still meeting housing goals, and it passed 10-0.
AB 2741, heard at the end of the meeting, would give cities a grace period to fix housing elements that were certified by HCD but later found noncompliant by a court, especially where cities relied on overlay zones. Supporters from the League of California Cities, Redondo Beach, and real estate groups said cities acted in good faith and should not be immediately subjected to builder’s remedy; opponents from California YIMBY and legal aid groups argued the bill would weaken housing accountability and reward noncompliance. The transcript ends during testimony on AB 2741, before a final vote is recorded.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Election Protection / Shutting Down Scam PACs / A New Senator Shares His Priorities Apr 17th, 2026
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- So, when I'm not here in the next week, I'll probably be renovating one of my units, getting it ready
- So, when I'm not here in the next week, I'll probably be renovating one of my units, getting it ready
- here in the next week, I'll<00:25:43.280><c> probably</c><00:25:43.520><c> be</c><00:25:43.640><c> renovating
- </c><00:25:44.080><c> one</c><00:25:44.160><c> of</c><00:25:44.240><c> my</c> I'll probably be renovating
- one of my I'll probably be renovating one of my units,<00:25:44.880><c> getting</c><00:25:45.080><c>
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 3 on Education Finance Apr 22nd, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- budget includes a $10.1 million ongoing general fund support for the second phase of a project to renovate
- fund support to cover the debt service associated with the second phase of the McAllister Tower renovation
- The seismic retrofit and renovation of 100 McAllister is an integral part of our commitment to higher
- So, when you look at our housing portfolio—assuming approval of our tower renovation, our seismic upgrade
- The building renovation aspects—the housing grant program was really intended for new construction.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- in the prison system, you are subject to go to. to the prison system.
- He may be in the pipeline to the prison system.
- We're setting kids up to go to prison.
- We talk about a school-to-prison pipeline. There's a home-to-prison pipeline as well.
- They took a look at, I think, 880 prisoners.
Bills:
HB6 , HB27 , HB 123 , HB210 , HB213 , HB222 , HB610 , HB 1085 , HB1481 , HB6 , HB27 , HB123 , HB210 , HB213 , HB222
Committee:
House Public Education
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate Committee on Health and Human Services Jul 7th, 2026
Health & Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- Since 2017, the Texas Legislature has invested more than $2.5 billion to replace and renovate hospitals
- of this capacity is available presently, even with the facilities that are fully constructed and renovated
- So the civil commitment lasts as long as you could put them in prison. So you can be revoked...
- It lasts as long as you could put them in prison.
- It was renovated, and that program's in there now. So that's just one example.
Committee:
Senate Health & Human Services
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Ways and Means Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Joint Committee on Ways and Means
Transcript Highlights:
- improve our school buildings so that our students and educators are learning and teaching in healthy, renovated
- successfully housing people who are formerly incarcerated, we’re saving taxpayer money in shelters and in prison
- We're located in a state facility, and it was fully renovated for us to go there and serve this population
- It took probably a year and a half to complete those renovations.
- career in the human service field just after completing my degrees and working for a medium-security prison
Committee:
Joint Joint Committee on Ways and Means
Summary:
The Joint Ways and Means Committee held its final public hearing on the FY26 state budget, with chairs and members emphasizing that public testimony would help shape the budget and asking speakers to keep remarks brief. Committee leaders introduced members, explained the hearing process, and repeatedly thanked residents, students, and advocates for participating. No votes were taken during the hearing.
Testimony focused heavily on education funding and the Chapter 70 formula. Students from Amherst, Northampton, Gateway Regional, Chester Elementary, and other districts described budget-driven cuts to electives, special education supports, paraprofessionals, counselors, transportation, and building maintenance. They urged higher Chapter 70 aid, increased minimum aid, rural school aid, and a reopening or restructuring of the funding formula, arguing that current formulas leave many districts unable to meet student needs and force local layoffs and overrides.
Other speakers urged funding or protection for a range of programs and facilities, including the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute for homicide survivor services, the Museum of African American History, the Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and CART/interpreter services, the Access to Counsel housing legal aid program, the Department of Mental Health and Pocasset Mental Health Center, and Pappas Rehabilitation Hospital for Children. One speaker opposed offshore wind-related spending and urged a reset of the state’s energy approach, while another advocated ending the aircraft sales tax exemption. Committee members responded sympathetically to many speakers, asked a few follow-up questions, and several expressed support for maintaining or expanding the programs discussed.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session Apr 6th, 2026
California Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- working with him to organize a city-sponsored Veterans Day celebration and to advocate for the renovation
- Veterans Day celebration and to advocate for the renovation of the Veterans Memorial Building in downtown
Summary:
The Senate convened with a quorum, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and recognized guests on the floor, including students honored for a young authors program and representatives connected to the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games. The body then took up SCR 138 by Senator Ashby, designating Architecture Week and highlighting California architects’ work in climate resilience, energy efficiency, wildfire safety, and housing innovation. The resolution also noted the low percentage of women in the profession and recognized Ida Claire, California’s first female state architect, along with other architects in attendance. SCR 138 passed unanimously, 32-0.
The Senate also considered two gubernatorial appointments. Francisco Kim’s reappointment to the California Acupuncture Board was confirmed without opposition. Davina Hurt’s appointment to the California Water Commission was then considered, with supportive remarks from Senator Becker citing her service and qualifications; the appointment was confirmed on a 26-7 vote. The chamber also approved the Senate journals for March 23-26, 2026, and pulled SCR 124 from the consent agenda.
Later, members made announcements about committee hearings scheduled after adjournment, including the Senate Human Services Committee, the new Senate Committee on Privacy, Digital Technologies, and Consumer Protection, and a joint budget subcommittee hearing. The session concluded with adjournment in memory of several individuals, including Andrea Schroeder, Country Joe McDonald, and Brenda Joe Martin, with members offering tributes to their civic, artistic, and community contributions. The Senate announced it would recess and reconvene on April 9, 2026.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Ways and Means Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Joint Committee on Ways and Means
Transcript Highlights:
- This phased redevelopment will update the campus through a combination of renovation and new construction
- I don't want to be associated with comments that have been made about kids going to prison.
- You know, we talk a lot about the school-to-prison pipeline, but really it's like DYS, DCF, DDS, to the
- prisons, and we don't want that to happen.
- also critical, as people have been talking about incarceration, we have also been going into the prisons
Committee:
Joint Joint Committee on Ways and Means
Summary:
The hearing opened with remarks from Senate Chair Robyn Kennedy and House Chair Chynah Tyler, who emphasized that the fiscal year 2026 hearing was focused on the Health and Human Services budget, asked members to keep questions budget-related, and noted that no public testimony would be taken. They also highlighted the choice of Doherty Memorial High School as the venue to showcase Worcester’s investment in career and technical education. Committee members then introduced themselves before the first panel, the Executive Office of Veterans Services and the state veterans homes, began testimony.
Secretary John Santiago said the governor’s FY26 proposal would support implementation of the HERO Act, which he said is now about 95% implemented, including higher disabled veteran annuities, expanded behavioral health benefits, and other service expansions. He described efforts to reduce veteran homelessness, including nearly $20 million in ARPA-funded housing and outreach initiatives, and said the agency has delivered more than 100,000 supportive services to nearly 8,500 veterans. Leaders from the Chelsea and Holyoke veterans homes reported on staffing, quality measures, electronic medical records, and major construction projects at both facilities, including a new Chelsea campus and the new Holyoke home. Members asked about funding transfers, geographic equity in access to the homes, outreach to women veterans and veterans of color, suicide prevention, Gold Star family support, and the impact of federal uncertainty; Santiago said the homes are now licensed and certified, that the current budget is sufficient, and that the agency is expanding engagement and data collection.
The second panel, the Office of the Veteran Advocate, testified that its FY26 request is about $3.3 million, up from the current $2 million, to cover staffing, a larger office, and higher technology costs. Veteran Advocate Bob Notch said the office is a new independent oversight agency created in 2022 to examine systems, coordinate with local veteran service officers, and investigate fatalities or serious harm involving veterans in state care. He said the office’s work depends on research, data, and collaboration with other agencies, and that current funding is only enough for minimum operations. In response to questions, Notch and Deputy Commissioner David O’Callaghan discussed the difficulty of tracking veteran suicides, the need for better data across agencies, and the office’s role as an oversight body rather than a direct service provider. No votes or formal actions were taken during the hearing.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Paul passed a local sales tax several years ago for upgrades and renovations to Robert Street, which
- Paul passed a local sales tax several years ago for upgrades and renovations to Robert Street, which
- Paul passed a local sales tax several years ago for upgrades and renovations to Robert Street, which
- Paul passed a local sales tax several years ago for upgrades and renovations to Robert Street, which
- Paul passed a local sales tax several years ago for upgrades and renovations to Robert Street, which
Committee:
Senate Taxes
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- He's in federal prison right now. He pillaged the company. Caused a lot of damage.
- Qualifying expenses include capital investments such as acquisition, construction, renovation, or expansion
- investments such as acquisition, investments such as acquisition, construction,<01:30:39.520><c> renovation
- ,</c><01:30:40.120><c> or</c><01:30:40.200><c> expansion</c> construction, renovation, or expansion construction
- , renovation, or expansion of<01:30:40.800><c> the</c><01:30:40.920><c> facilities</c><01:30:41.640><
Committee:
Senate Ways and Means
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session Apr 6th, 2026
California Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- working with him to organize a city-sponsored Veterans Day celebration and to advocate for the renovation
- Veterans Day celebration and to also advocate for the renovation of the Veterans Memorial Building in
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations and Budget Health Subcommittee Jan 22nd, 2026 at 09:30 am
A&B Health Subcommittee
Transcript Highlights:
- So, some of our accomplishments over the last fiscal year We finished some serious renovations at the
- All of our hospital units have been completely renovated inside and out.
- renovating refreshing, keeping those things updated but there are times where you know we're gonna need
- We can do some minor updates and things like that, renovations.
- We should have a groundbreaking in fiscal year 27, maybe early FY28, continuing to work on renovations
Committee:
House A&B Health Subcommittee
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Finance Division II (02/05/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- It's not for that type of project; it's for a whole-scale renovation, a new school, maybe a wing of a
- It's not for that type of project; it's for a whole-scale renovation, a new school, maybe a wing of a
- It's not for that type of project; it's for a whole-scale renovation, a new school, maybe a wing of a
- It's not for that type of project; it's for a whole-scale renovation, a new school, maybe a wing of a
- </c><01:45:21.520><c> or</c> Aid these are large scale Renovations or Aid these are large scale Renovations
Summary:
The Department of Education’s Bureau of Wellness and Nutrition presented an overview of the school meal and child nutrition programs it administers, including the National School Lunch Program, Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program, Community Eligibility Provision (CEP), After School Snack Program, Child and Adult Care Food Program, Summer Food Service Program, and Special Milk Program. Staff explained which programs are federally funded through USDA, which have state matching funds, and how reimbursement rates are set for different programs and fiscal years. They also walked the committee through a packet showing reimbursement tables, state and federal funding totals, and eligibility data.
Members focused much of their questioning on how state and federal reimbursements work for lunch and breakfast, why lunch is shown as a state match while breakfast has meal-based breakdowns, and how the department allocates funds in the budget. The department explained that lunch uses a set state match tied to federal requirements, while breakfast reimbursement is based on meals served. They also reviewed FY 22-24 funding trends, noting higher federal spending during COVID-era waivers and lower amounts as those waivers ended. A committee member asked for the data in Excel and the department agreed to provide it.
The discussion also covered summer meal programs and the distinction between the Summer Food Service Program and Summer EBT. Staff explained that SFSP provides meals at approved open or closed sites, while Summer EBT is a separate DHHS-run benefit program that provides funds to families; the two programs coordinate through data sharing but are not the same. Members also discussed CEP, with staff explaining that New Hampshire currently has three schools participating, that the qualifying threshold was reduced from 40% to 25% identified students, and that districts must cover the non-federal share with non-federal funds. No votes or formal actions were taken during the meeting.
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- Or someone didn't do a proper repair on my sink, or someone didn't do—it's renovation, handyman renovation-style
- Because what you're speaking It's renovation, handyman renovation-style stuff.
Bills:
HR2 , HR37 , HR61 , HCR11 , HCR64 , HB89 , HB183 , HB341 , HB371 , HB451 , HB480 , HB520 , HB541 , HB579 , HB597 , HB816 , HB1004 , HB1064 , HB1165 , SB44
Committee:
House Judiciary
Summary:
The committee met with a quorum and first took up House Bill 1165, which was converted into a substitute bill to reorganize the Avoyelles Parish court system by creating two city courts, one for Marksville and one for Bunkie, and expanding their jurisdiction parishwide, including small claims and certain misdemeanor, civil, and juvenile matters. The sponsor and supporting judges said the change would better use existing courts and improve access to justice, while the district attorney opposed it, arguing it would not help the criminal docket, could create staffing and constitutional issues, and needed more study. After questions about voting districts, appellate procedure, and minority vote dilution, the committee adopted the substitute and reported the bill favorably.
The committee then heard House Bill 1064 creating a domestic violence intervention court pilot program in the 19th Judicial District, with testimony from the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council and the YWCA describing a specialty court model focused on accountability, victim services, and wraparound support. The bill was reported favorably. House Bill 341, clarifying law enforcement officer rights during administrative investigations, was amended to specify administrative matters and reported with amendments. House Concurrent Resolution 64, as amended, expanded a study of behavioral health courts to include additional parishes and a later reporting deadline, and was reported favorably. House Bill 579, the sexual assault survivor bill of rights, was amended to strengthen notice, confidentiality, and funding provisions and then reported favorably.
Later, House Bill 1004, which would have raised the jurisdictional threshold for justice of the peace courts from $5,000 to $7,500, drew significant opposition from city court judges who warned of unintended consequences, including different evidentiary standards, possible attorney-representation issues for entities, and added burdens on district courts. Supporters framed it as an inflation adjustment and access-to-justice measure, but after debate the committee voted 5-11 to defer the bill. House Bill 183, limiting courthouse cell phone bans in fee-payment areas, was amended and then failed on a 7-7 tie with the chair voting no. The committee also reported favorably House Bill 451 on ATC hearing notices, House Bill 541 on micro distillers via substitute, Senate Bill 44 on tactical medical professionals’ firearms, House Resolution 37 honoring veterans who served in Honduras, and House Bill 89 requiring a district attorney office to pay certain retirees’ health premiums from its own funds. Several other bills were voluntarily deferred, and the meeting ended with a motion to adjourn.