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NY
New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Agriculture - 02/25/2026
Agriculture
Transcript Highlights:
- And for our institution, we have four contract colleges: ILR, Industrial Labor Relations, College of
- Human Ecology, and the Contract colleges: ILR, Industrial Labor Relations, College of Human Ecology,
- So we are officially titled contract colleges, and you can find us in State Education Law Sections 5-
Committee:
Senate Agriculture
Summary:
The Senate Agriculture Committee met and first took up five bills. It reported S.593 (land used in agricultural production), S.879A (the Garden Protection Act), S.3277 (transfer-on-death beneficiaries for farming implements), and S.4754 (creating an Office of Urban Agriculture). S.1529A, the Carbon Farming Act, was moved to the Finance Committee. The committee briefly discussed S.4754, with Senator Borrello asking about its status and members noting strong support for urban agriculture and food-system resilience; the bill was then reported to Finance by voice vote.
The committee then heard from Julie Suarez, Associate Dean for Land Grant Affairs at Cornell CALS, who described Cornell’s role in research, extension, and public service across New York agriculture. She highlighted Cornell’s economic impact, growth in FFA participation including new urban chapters, dairy investment, and the potential of the maple industry, while emphasizing the need for continued agricultural science funding to address climate change, invasive species, and market challenges. She also pointed members to Cornell programs supporting food entrepreneurs, soil health, small farms, veterans entering agriculture, and community integrated pest management.
Members asked questions about tick increases, with Suarez attributing them to deer, rodents, climate change, and invasive species, and said Cornell’s community IPM program offers landscaping and prevention guidance. She also explained Cornell’s land-grant and contract-college structure, including its statutory mission and state support. The meeting ended after members expressed interest in further outreach and informational sessions, and the committee adjourned.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
Senate - Indian, Rural and Cultural Affairs Feb 10th, 2026 at 10:06 am
Senate Indian, Rural & Cultural Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- general fund to CYFD, our Children, Youth and Families Department, for the Office of Tribal Affairs to contract
- appropriation, and Senator, are you making a motion to change and make sure I get it correct to contract
- And there is also, appearing on line 22, the same thing: to contract for—strike the field liaisons and
Keywords:
rural libraries, education, cultural funding, library services, community resources, contaminated sites, environmental cleanup, uranium mining, state funding, abandoned sites, tribal affairs, Indian Child Welfare Act, appropriation, children, youth, compliance, field liaison, Indigenous rights, missing persons, law enforcement
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- All told, CDR McGuire and its affiliated companies racked up contracts over the last several years valued
- I didn't know Tina Vidal-Douart when I met her about getting huge contracts and all of these things.
- I didn't know Tina Vidal-Douart when I met her about getting huge contracts and all of these things.
Summary:
The Senate opened with a prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several ceremonial introductions recognizing St. Johns County Day, Florida Space Day, Florida State Parks Day, Pinellas County Commissioner Kathleen Peters, and AMI Kids Day at the Capitol. The chamber then received and adopted a committee report on executive appointments, with debate focused on the confirmation of Tina Vidal-Douart. Senator Smith opposed her confirmation, citing concerns about contracts tied to the Alligator Alcatraz detention facility and the Hope Florida Foundation; Senator Pizzo spoke in support, describing her assistance during COVID testing and vaccination efforts. The report was adopted by a vote of 37 yeas, 0 nays.
On the special order calendar, the Senate passed Committee Substitute for Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 48 on housing, which requires local governments to allow voluntary accessory dwelling units, limits certain local restrictions, preserves homestead treatment for the primary residence portion, and extends density bonus incentives for military families. The bill passed 38 yeas, 0 nays. The Senate also passed Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 578, creating a statewide Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Initiative through the Department of Elder Affairs to promote early detection, diagnosis, brain health, and outreach to older and higher-risk Floridians. That bill also passed 38 yeas, 0 nays.
Chair Hooper gave a budget update, saying appropriations work was progressing and that budget rollout would be delayed until next Thursday, February 12, with full appropriations hearing scheduled for Wednesday, February 18. The Senate then waived rules to immediately certify all bills passed that day to the House. Additional announcements highlighted Manatee County Days, New College of Florida Day, and Florida Keys Day. The Senate adjourned until noon on Wednesday, February 11, or upon the call of the President.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Labor & Workplace Standards Feb 3rd, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- It does not apply to unionized workers, so it's simply taking the rights to negotiate contracts from.
- It does not apply to unionized workers, so it's simply taking the rights to negotiate contracts from
- Workers, so it's simply taking the rights to negotiate contracts from private industry and independent
Summary:
The Labor and Workplace Standards Committee met to consider four bills, though House Bill 2563 was removed from consideration before action. HB 2188 would require L&I to publish more information about workers’ compensation premium rates and actuarial rate-setting. Members described it as a transparency measure, and it passed the committee 8-0 with one excused.
The committee then took up HB 2218, dealing with access to medical care in the workers’ compensation system. The proposed substitute made several changes to provider-network rules, rural access standards, utilization review timelines, and continued treatment after claim closure. Representative Schmidt’s amendment to add more claims managers was adopted, while earlier amendments on inducement and treatment language were withdrawn. The substitute bill passed 6-2 with one excused, with supporters emphasizing rural access and faster care, and opponents raising concerns about the fiscal note and some inducement-related language.
HB 2524 would create a State Security Guards Industry Standards Board to set minimum employment standards for security guards and allow enforcement by L&I and, in the original bill, a private right of action. Amendment 236, making technical changes and delaying the board’s first meeting, was adopted, while Amendment 237 to remove the private right of action failed. The amended substitute passed 5-3 with one excused. Supporters said it would improve training, stability, and worker protections, while opponents cited cost concerns and argued it could interfere with existing compensation and bargaining arrangements.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Delivery of Government Efficiency May 7th, 2025
Delivery of Government Efficiency
Transcript Highlights:
- providers, and the ERS Board of Trustees would make. manage and develop the program, including contracting
- I did a quick web search, and now 75% of the private sector plans are using direct contracting models
- But if they go to someplace other than those. ...that are contracted, they will pay the traditional copays
Committee:
House Delivery of Government Efficiency
Keywords:
HCR 141, House Concurrent Resolution, NASA, Houston, Space City, Johnson Space Center, Mission Control, Apollo 11, moon landing, aerospace, commercial space, space exploration, Texas Space Commission, space policy, federal resolution, memorial resolution, Congress, Washington D.C., headquarters relocation, space industry
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- Federal Emergency Management Agency for a federally declared natural disaster requiring reimbursement contracts
- Federal Emergency Management Agency for a federally declared natural disaster requiring reimbursement contracts
- Providing for enforcement of the terms of the loan contracts, creating the Natural Disaster Revolving
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs (04/14/2026)
Election Law and Municipal Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Contracts, you know, existing budget, you have subtractions and additions.
- So you have contracts with teachers. Those numbers have to go into the budget.
- Contracts, you know, when this started.
- So you have contracts with numbers.
- We have transportation costs that weren't in contract, but we are adding in.
Committee:
Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 3/3/26
Public Safety Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><01:08:13.520><c> um</c> to the cancellation of the contracts um to the cancellation of the contracts
- Any their 287g contracts being canceled.
- </c><01:16:58.960><c> And</c> able to enter in a contract for. And able to enter in a contract for.
- a federal contract Entering a federal contract immediately<01:17:08.560><c> steps</c><01:17:08.880><
- ,</c> civil immigration detention contracts, civil immigration detention contracts, which<01:44:40.800
Committee:
House Public Safety Finance and Policy
Keywords:
Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, BCA, Use of Force Investigations Unit, federal agents, Department of Homeland Security, DHS, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, ICE, Customs and Border Protection, CBP, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, USCIS, officer-involved death, use of force, law enforcement accountability, police oversight, independent investigation, criminal sexual conduct, sexual assault, peace officers
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 3/4/25
Human Services Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- As mentioned, we did contract with the vendor, and we were happy to do the study as this was something
- In developing the rate study, our contracted vendor in partnership with DHS met with numerous community
- </c><00:00:59.519><c> with</c> with a vendor that we contracted with with a vendor that we contracted
- </c><00:01:44.520><c> vendor</c><00:01:44.799><c> in</c> study the our contracted vendor in study the
- and try and get the information from the health insurance companies that had the contracts.
Bills:
HF1005
Committee:
House Human Services Finance and Policy
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications Committee Jun 3rd, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- The overall refining, the number of refineries in California, has been declining or contracting in terms
- The other modality is we rapidly adapt to contraction of refineries with imports.
- But the use of these dealer tank wagon contracts...
- But when it's a dealer tank wagon, it bleeds together because that's the contract.
- And if Chevron's charging its gas station 40 cents more... ...a contract.
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Energy, Utilities and Communications held an oversight hearing on managing the transportation fuels transition, fuel pricing, and supply reliability. Chair Allen opened by discussing prior legislation, including SB 1322 and special session measures, that expanded reporting to the California Energy Commission (CEC) and gave the state tools to study gasoline costs, refinery margins, inventories, and potential supply disruptions. He framed the hearing around refinery closures, rising imports, global conflict affecting crude markets, and the need to balance affordability, reliability, and the state’s long-term clean-fuels transition.
CEC Vice Chair Siva Gunda, CDTFA Chief Deputy Director Gentian Droboniku, and DPMO Director Ty Miller presented data showing California’s growing dependence on imported crude and refined products, declining in-state refining capacity, and stable-to-tight inventories that are being supported by higher imports. They said the new transparency laws have improved understanding of the market and pointed to the proposed Gateway Pipeline, marine imports, and distribution constraints as important supply issues. CDTFA and DPMO emphasized that retail margins, especially for branded gasoline, have widened significantly, with large price gaps between branded stations and hypermarts/unbranded stations, and that some of the recent price increases were tied to the Iran conflict while earlier spikes were more consistent with localized market behavior and possible price gouging. DPMO also said it is investigating high-priced branded stations, monitoring algorithmic pricing under AB 325, and continuing to analyze diesel spot-market transparency.
The CEC and CARB also discussed the Transportation Fuels Transition Plan and the SB 237 assessment, describing them as efforts to plan for a managed decline in fossil fuel demand while protecting workers, communities, and consumers. They said California’s climate goals remain centered on an 85% greenhouse gas reduction by 2045, with continued use of liquid fuels expected but with lower-carbon alternatives, more efficient vehicles, and alternative fuels playing a larger role. Committee members focused heavily on workforce impacts, the need for concrete transition planning, and whether the agencies could provide a clearer picture of what California’s fuel system will look like under the state’s long-term goals. No votes or formal actions were taken during the hearing.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Utilities and Energy Committee May 5th, 2026
Utilities and Energy
Transcript Highlights:
- The contract says you shall pay this price. So if that price gets...
- The contract says, you shall pay this price.
- This is basically the gas station having the contract with the refinery.
- The contraction in refining in California and how do we plan for that.
- The question for us is: can we maintain competitive levels in the market and replace the contracting
Committee:
House Utilities and Energy
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Housing and Homelessness Prevention - 04/09/26
Housing and Homelessness Prevention
Transcript Highlights:
- In most cases when notices do happen, it's too late because the property is already under contract.
- 00:11:56.560><c> is</c><00:11:56.760><c> already</c><00:11:57.040><c> under</c><00:11:57.320><c> contract
- </c> property is already under contract. property is already under contract.
- > one owner before that property went one owner before that property went under<00:12:01.920><c> contract
- > and</c><00:12:02.560><c> we</c><00:12:02.680><c> converted</c><00:12:03.120><c> that</c> under contract
Committee:
Senate Housing and Homelessness Prevention
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- State law allows them to have three-year contracts, whereas many states allow for longer contracts, like
- All of these contracts are legally executed.
- Superintendents are hired to do a job; they apply, they sign a contract.
- The contract is between a superintendent and a board.
- Most superintendent contracts specify that their first duty is to their school district, and then when
Committee:
House House Education Committee of Reference
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on House Bill 2076, which would create a program and fund within ADE, in consultation with AZPOST, to reimburse eligible schools and employees for approved training, certification, and school safety equipment, and would allow schools to adopt policies permitting certain employees to carry concealed firearms on campus if they meet training, notification, and confidentiality requirements. The sponsor, Rep. Bliss, framed the bill as an optional, fiscally responsible medical-response measure focused on bleeding control and emergency preparedness, not a mandate to arm schools. Supporters said the bill adds guardrails, expands access to training, and could help staff respond in emergencies. Opponents, including Giffords, Arizona for Gun Safety, and the Arizona Education Association, argued it would normalize firearms in classrooms, create confidentiality and law-enforcement concerns, expose students and staff to new risks, and divert attention from prevention, mental health, and other school safety investments. After debate, the committee voted 6-5-1 to give HB 2076 a do-pass recommendation.
The committee then took up House Bill 2830, which directs the State Board of Education to adopt science standards requiring instruction on fetal and prenatal development and specifies that the content is not sex education. Supporters, including the sponsor, a school board president, and a biology teacher, said the bill is about age-appropriate, medically accurate science, parental rights, and clear statewide guidance. Opponents, including the AEA and Reproductive Freedom for All, said it fragments science instruction, politicizes the curriculum, and omits the broader reproductive and public health context students need. Members debated whether fetal development can be taught without discussing reproduction, and whether the bill is an education measure or an anti-abortion effort. The committee approved HB 2830 on an 8-4 vote. The transcript also included discussion of House Bill 2093, which would repeal required mental health instruction and social-emotional learning in schools; supporters argued it restores parental control and refocuses schools on academics, while opponents said school-based mental health education saves lives and helps students who may not have support at home.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- that is position which is the position that is expire<00:36:24.000><c> the</c><00:36:24.240><c> contract
- </c><00:36:26.079><c> It</c> expire the contract is expiring. It expire the contract is expiring.
- If that contract ends this June, okay, if that gets reinstated, then I'm stuck with that for another
- If that contract ends this June. Okay.
- If a topic is identified and we need to be able to contract out to have somebody, you know, I'll give
Committee:
Senate Finance
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- What do your contracts with insurance companies, what do they reimburse you?
- The contracted rate that you can that you can put in front of the jury, OK, the reason it's contracted
- It's a, you know, a willing buyer and a willing seller, and they end up with a contract, OK?
- They get paid their contracted rate, and then that lien gets filed on their cases.
- My range of Contracted rates is 96% to 134% of Medicare, with the largest payer being 96%.
Committee:
House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> Uh and similarly in the contracting Uh and similarly in the contracting space,<00:49:51.520><c>
- Do we do this in other instances with DOT contracts?
- We do not do that with other contracts as I'm aware of.
- </c><02:06:47.119><c> As</c> with other contracts as I'm aware of.
- As with other contracts as I'm aware of.
Committee:
Senate Transportation
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Local Government Committee Jul 1st, 2026
Local Government
Transcript Highlights:
- Unlike agreements, a JPA has the legal authority to manage funds, enter contracts, pursue grants, and
- As a matter of course, all contracts that exceed $25,000 are brought before the board for approval as
- Instead, job order contracting establishes long-term contracts with pre-qualified contractors.
- This bill would make any private entity that contracts with U.S.
- It makes any private entity that contracts with ICE ineligible for state-funded grants and loans.
Committee:
House Local Government
ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Higher Education Institutions Committee Apr 9th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- So we're working on this contract.
- And that's part of the contract.
- So we're working on this contract.
- And that's part of the contract.
- You could actually contract with the college to provide that instruction.
Summary:
The committee met on the Minot State campus for a presentation from President Shirley and several university leaders on enrollment, academics, workforce initiatives, and partnerships. Shirley reviewed the university’s financial audits, noting mostly clean results with only minor technical findings in recent years, and highlighted Minot State’s major programs, specialized accreditations, and ties to Minot Air Force Base and NCAA Division II athletics. Members asked about education workforce shortages, athletic tuition waivers, dual credit incentives, and the university’s in-state tuition policy for all students. Shirley also discussed the university’s recruitment efforts, including the Hometown Pride and Academic Excellence scholarships, campus visit growth, and the Emerging Scholars dual-credit reimbursement program.
A major focus was workforce development and new academic offerings supported by legislative Workforce Education Innovation Funds. Shirley described the new Innovation Engineering program, which was developed with industry input to train broadly skilled engineers for western North Dakota, and said it had already drawn more applicants than expected. Dr. Crystal St. Peter presented a new master’s program in counseling that integrates mental health and addiction counseling to address statewide provider shortages, with a hybrid format to reach rural students. Members asked about licensure requirements, internship hours, and job placement for graduates. Shirley also outlined a new nursing simulation center and health sciences space in downtown Minot, made possible by state support and the purchase of the former Trinity Health Center West building.
The committee also heard about Minot State’s efforts to build pipelines into education and special education, including the Aspire program for rural high school students and an online paraprofessional-to-special-education degree pathway. Shirley said these programs, along with new articulation agreements and a large Bush Foundation grant, are intended to address teacher shortages and keep students in North Dakota. No formal committee votes or actions were taken during the presentation; the session consisted of informational updates and member questions.
ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Higher Education Institutions Committee Apr 9th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- So we're working on this contract.
- So we're working on this contract.
- And that's part of the contract.
- We've got databases and other entities that we've invested in, and purchase contracts to run contracts
- We've got databases and other entities that we've invested in, and purchase contracts to run contracts
Summary:
The Higher Education Institutions Committee met on the Minot State University campus for presentations on campus operations, enrollment, and new academic initiatives. President Shirley reviewed recent audits, noting mostly clean results with only minor technical findings, and highlighted MSU’s broad academic offerings, specialized accreditations, athletics, and partnerships with Minot Air Force Base and the MSU Development Foundation. Members asked about declining interest in teacher education, tuition waivers for athletes, dual credit incentives, and how MSU decides when to launch new programs and avoid duplication within the university system.
Shirley also discussed several workforce-focused initiatives supported by the Legislature’s Workforce Education Innovation Funds, including the purchase of the Trinity Health Center West building for a downtown health sciences hub, a new daycare/preschool partnership near campus, the Aspire program to recruit rural students into teaching, and a paraprofessional-to-special-education degree pathway. Enrollment data showed overall headcount was flat at just under 2,750, but full-time equivalent enrollment rose slightly and new student numbers increased, including the largest freshman class in 15 years. The committee also discussed Minot State’s in-state tuition rate for all students, its dual credit “Emerging Scholars” scholarship, and concerns about the share of high school graduates who do not immediately pursue postsecondary education.
Faculty then presented two new programs funded in part by WEAF: an Innovation Engineering degree and a master’s program in counseling with an integrated addiction studies focus. The engineering program was described as industry-driven, designed with broad early coursework, hands-on learning, and local employer input to prepare students for western North Dakota workforce needs; officials said it had already drawn more applicants than expected and would use renovated library space and donated or grant-funded equipment. The counseling program will be mostly face-to-face with hybrid options, aims to address shortages in mental health and substance use providers, and is structured to help students meet licensure requirements. Committee members asked about startup costs, licensure supervision hours, and whether the programs would be on campus rather than online, and presenters said both programs had recently received required approvals and were moving forward.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- It requires AAAs to competitively procure any contract in excess of $35,000.
- It requires AAAs to competitively procure any contract in excess of $35,000.
- It requires AAAs to competitively procure any contract in excess of $35,000.
- They contract... Right. ...ambiguous. The city of Fort Lauderdale has contacted me.
- They contract with FPL for electricity and Microsoft for software license.
Summary:
The Senate convened with a quorum, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and included several member introductions recognizing guests, interns, firefighters, and a doctor of the day. The chamber then moved to the special order calendar and began taking up a series of bills, often substituting House companions for Senate measures before final passage. The first major bill, health care patient protection, required hospitals with emergency departments to adopt pediatric emergency care policies, training, a pediatric emergency care coordinator, and readiness assessments; it passed 36-0. A public records bill protecting victim identities and temporarily exempting the name of a law enforcement officer who is a victim also passed after questions about access for victims of police misconduct, with a 33-4 vote.
The Senate next approved a local government cybersecurity bill creating a state-administered program through Florida Digital Service to help counties and cities strengthen cyber defenses, with priority for rural and fiscally constrained governments; after amendments, it passed 37-0. A clerks of court bill allowing clerks to retain all revenue above projections and, through a House amendment, revising legal notice and traffic citation distribution provisions, passed 38-0 despite debate over impacts on municipalities and law enforcement. The chamber also passed a trademark modernization bill and a septic system permit bill intended to reduce delays for builders; the septic bill was amended to align the House and Senate versions and passed 38-0.
The longest and most contested item was the elections bill, which updated citizenship verification procedures using REAL ID and state databases, changed candidate qualification rules, and altered election administration provisions. Numerous amendments were offered and rejected, including proposals to exempt certain seniors, preserve student and retirement-center IDs, allow attestations in place of documentary proof of citizenship, and require human review over automated systems. One amendment to delay implementation until July 1, 2027, was also debated. The transcript ends while debate is still underway on the elections measure, with no final vote shown in the excerpt.