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NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Senate Children and Family Law (05/08/2025)
Children and Family Law
Transcript Highlights:
- throughout our advocacy as a hospital association has been to try to reduce duplication, any kind of regulatory
- duplication,<01:35:26.000><c> any</c><01:35:26.320><c> kind</c><01:35:26.560><c> of</c><01:35:26.880><c> regulatory
- </c> duplication, any kind of regulatory duplication, any kind of regulatory burden<01:35:28.159><c>
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- away the funding, the meager funding that they have to have these cannabis businesses and do the regulatory
- these cannabis businesses and do uh have these cannabis businesses and do the<00:58:36.640><c> regulatory
- </c><00:58:38.760><c> So,</c><00:58:39.760><c> and</c><00:58:40.000><c> I</c> the regulatory work on
- So, and I the regulatory work on those.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs (04/08/2025)
Election Law and Municipal Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- But basically, if they're going to use the idea of a public threat to public health as being a regulatory
- </c><01:34:48.880><c> as</c><01:34:49.120><c> being</c><01:34:49.360><c> a</c><01:34:49.600><c> regulatory
- </c> public health as being a regulatory public health as being a regulatory model,<01:34:50.960><c>
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
AGR Public Hearing - Wed Mar 19, 2025 @ 9:30 AM HST
Agriculture & Food Systems
Transcript Highlights:
- As you know, Hawaii has one of the largest tax and regulatory burdens of any state, so this measure is
- largest tax know Hawaii has one of the largest tax burdens<00:33:23.399><c> and</c><00:33:23.639><c> Regulatory
- </c><00:33:24.120><c> burdens</c><00:33:24.440><c> of</c><00:33:24.639><c> any</c> burdens and Regulatory
- burdens of any burdens and Regulatory burdens of any state<00:33:25.120><c> so</c><00:33:25.320><c>
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 2/27/25
Human Services Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- straightforward: how can workers, employers, and other industry stakeholders, like the relevant regulatory
- /c><01:28:53.719><c> relevant</c> stakeholders like the relevant stakeholders like the relevant regulatory
- 55.440><c> agencies</c><01:28:55.880><c> in</c><01:28:56.040><c> this</c><01:28:56.239><c> case</c> regulatory
- state agencies in this case regulatory state agencies in this case come<01:28:57.159><c> together</c
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Transportation and Public Works Jan 29th, 2026 at 09:09 am
Transcript Highlights:
- titled New Mexico Transportation by the Numbers: Meeting the State's Need for Safe, Smooth, and Efficient
- That's because of increased fuel efficiency.
- Between fiscal year 2024 and 2030, that's because of increased fuel efficiency on the state's vehicle
- The New Mexico DOT projects that by 2050, as more fuel-efficient and electric vehicles reduce gas tax
- But we're not willing to talk about efficiencies in order not to have to take out the debt.
Summary:
The committee first heard TRIP’s annual New Mexico transportation report from Carolyn Boniface Kelly, which described deteriorating roads and bridges, congestion, safety concerns, and a large transportation funding gap. The report said more than half of major roads statewide are in poor or mediocre condition, over 170 bridges are rated poor, congestion costs drivers significant time and money, and traffic crashes and road conditions impose billions in annual costs. Members broadly agreed the report underscored the need for more stable transportation funding, with several noting the state’s recurring underinvestment and the safety risks to motorists, pedestrians, and bicyclists.
The committee then took up Senate Bill 2, a transportation bonding and revenue package. Senator Gonzales and Governor’s office and NMDOT representatives said the bill would authorize about $1.5 billion in additional bond debt for ready-to-go highway projects, while also increasing certain motor vehicle excise, registration, weight-distance, and EV-related fees to help support debt service and transportation funding. Supporters, including contractors, the Greater Albuquerque Chamber, the Department of Finance and Administration, and transportation officials, argued the bill would improve safety, economic development, project delivery, and funding stability, and help preserve federal dollars. Opponents, including the Rio Grande Foundation and some committee members, objected to the tax and fee increases, argued the state should use existing surpluses or other funds instead, and raised concerns about impacts on families, businesses, and local governments.
Committee members questioned how projects would be selected, how the new fees were calculated, how EV surcharges would work, and whether local government distributions would be affected. NMDOT said the projects would be reported to the legislature annually, selected using crash data, asset management, and project readiness, but bond approval would remain with the State Transportation Commission. After debate, Representative Romero moved do pass on SB 2 as amended, Representative Hochman-Vigil seconded, and the committee approved the bill 7-2, with Representatives Brown and Dow voting no and several members expressing reservations despite supporting the need for transportation investment.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Transportation Infrastructure Revenue Subcommitee Nov 3rd, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Safety, efficiency, and operations are the fundamental tenets by which we live.
- We are working to make work zones more efficient and reduce their impact on drivers.
- Safety and Efficiency for New Mexico.
- effect that fuel efficiency has on reduced fuel tax.
- Right now, these are usually limited to EVs or high fuel efficiency vehicles.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Environment and Agriculture (02/24/2026)
Environment and Agriculture
Transcript Highlights:
- And if it's okay, Madam Chair, can I ask in the interest of efficiency and time for Wayne Morrison to
- Madam Chair, can I ask in the interest Madam Chair, can I ask in the interest of<04:43:20.560><c> efficiency
- 21.120><c> and</c><04:43:21.280><c> time</c><04:43:21.600><c> for</c><04:43:21.840><c> Wayne</c> of efficiency
- and time for Wayne of efficiency and time for Wayne Morrison<04:43:22.638><c> to</c><04:43:22.798><c
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Department of Public Safety Press Conference 2/13/26
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:03:16.640><c> and</c><00:03:16.879><c> not</c><00:03:17.040><c> a</c> screening is efficient
- Our goal is a screening process that is not only secure, but smooth and efficient.
- efficiently, our message to the public is<00:07:04.080><c> straightforward.
- This is about protection, not efficient.
- Our goal is a screening process that is not only secure, but smooth and efficient.
Summary:
Minnesota Department of Public Safety Commissioner Bob Jacobson and State Patrol Colonel Christina Bogey announced that weapon screening will begin Tuesday at the Minnesota State Capitol at the start of the 2026 legislative session. They said the change is based on an independent security assessment and the Axtell report’s top recommendation, and framed it as an added layer of protection rather than a weapons ban or a change in state law. Both emphasized that the Capitol will remain open, accessible, and welcoming while reducing preventable risks, citing heightened threats to public officials and the recent murders and shootings involving Minnesota lawmakers and their families.
Bogey outlined the screening plan: visitors will use four public access points, with the south ground-level entrance as the primary entry, while other exterior doors will not be open for public entry. She said the process should take only seconds for most people, with bags going through separate scanners and additional screening only if needed. The Capitol will close to the general public at 4:30 p.m. on weekdays, though accommodations will be made when hearings or floor sessions run later. She also said the entrances and screening areas are ADA accessible and that staff will be available to help guide visitors.
In questions, officials said prohibited items are defined by statute and administrative rules and referred reporters to the State Patrol website for the full list. They confirmed that lawful permit-to-carry holders may still bring firearms, but must declare the permit, show government ID, and go through screening; elected officials are exempt, while staff are not. They also said the State Patrol will fund the rollout from its own budget, with costs to be evaluated over time, and that tunnel key-card access will be restricted to everyone. The briefing ended with a plan to demonstrate the screening equipment upstairs.
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama House Fiscal Responsibility Committee Mar 19th, 2025
Fiscal Responsibility
Transcript Highlights:
- We are all for the most efficient, lowest cost government that we can have.
- More efficiently than it is, like a family household budget.
- . and with efficiency.
- Um, efficiency and general statement.
- It's moving towards a more efficient government.
Keywords:
business regulation, nonprofit entities, electronic filing, merger agreements, limited liability companies, partnerships, property transfer, termination fees, HB140, private sewer systems, wastewater utilities, Public Service Commission, PSC jurisdiction, utility regulation, rate setting, rate consolidation, affiliated systems, common ownership, private utilities, sewer rates
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 072 Mar 27th, 2026
Colorado House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- c><02:29:48.320><c> to</c><02:29:48.400><c> prevent</c><02:29:48.880><c> a</c><02:29:48.920><c> regulatory
- </c> uh is intended to prevent a regulatory uh is intended to prevent a regulatory blindside<02:29:50.320
- And then, I think it's going to create conflicting AI regulatory frameworks in Colorado.
- 29.920><c> create</c><02:56:30.240><c> conflicting</c><02:56:30.840><c> AI</c><02:56:31.120><c> regulatory
- </c> to create conflicting AI regulatory to create conflicting AI regulatory frameworks<02:56:32.360>
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Education Policy and Administration (02/20/2026)
Education Policy and Administration
Transcript Highlights:
- ><c> school</c> unintentionally importing public school unintentionally importing public school regulatory
- <02:03:15.040><c> frameworks</c><02:03:16.080><c> into</c><02:03:16.480><c> homeschool</c> regulatory
- frameworks into homeschool regulatory frameworks into homeschool law.<02:03:17.760><c> Homeschooling
- The legal authorization remains intact, and the regulatory burden is child at home pursuant to RSA 193A
- authorization remains intact<02:16:02.159><c> and</c><02:16:02.400><c> the</c><02:16:02.639><c> regulatory
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Transportation (2-19-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- But we do recognize the importance of efficiency.
- This bill is a little bit about efficiency as well, and we felt it's very important to address that.
- :51.400><c> efficiency</c><00:02:52.000><c> as</c><00:02:52.200><c> well</c><00:02:53.000><c> and</c>
- <00:02:53.280><c> we</c><00:02:53.480><c> felt</c> bit about efficiency as well and we felt bit about
- and in fact maybe even more of efficient and in fact maybe even more of a<00:03:15.159><c> leader</c
Keywords:
Roll Call 00:20
Approval of Minutes 01:00
SB 87 Discussion 01:23
SB 87 Vote 09:45, 958, all
Summary:
The committee met with a quorum, approved the minutes from the February 12 meeting, and then took up its only agenda item, Senate Bill 87. A committee substitute was adopted before testimony. Senator Shelley Funke Frommeyer presented the bill with representatives from CVG, describing it as an efficiency measure for Kentucky’s aviation sector.
The bill’s main provisions would streamline procurement rules for Kentucky’s three largest commercial airports by tying the acquisition threshold to the FAA’s simplified acquisition threshold, which adjusts with inflation. Testimony also explained that the bill directs the Council on Postsecondary Education and the Transportation Cabinet to study workforce needs in aviation, especially the shortage of air traffic controllers, and to examine ways Kentucky postsecondary institutions could help create a path to additional training and possibly a second site for final credentialing.
Committee members and the Senate President spoke in support of the bill’s workforce and aviation goals. The President said CPE should be doing this kind of planning without needing extra funding, and noted the bill fits CPE’s coordinating role. The chair announced the fiscal note on the underlying bill showed no impact, though it may change with the substitute. The committee then voted to report Senate Bill 87 favorably with the committee substitute attached, and adjourned after no further business.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee 3/10/25
Transportation Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- This is actually paid by the distributors at the state level, so it's a very efficient tax, currently
- a freshman legislator, and I was like, what do you mean, efficiency?
- </c><00:19:56.120><c> amount</c> is that quantifiable efficiency amount is that quantifiable efficiency
- </c><00:48:56.160><c> so</c> you're talking about uh efficiency so you're talking about uh efficiency
- and those dollars more efficiently to and those dollars more efficiently to get<01:18:56.360><c> people
Keywords:
Northern Lights Express, NLX, Minneapolis-Duluth rail, passenger rail, intercity passenger rail, high-speed rail, Duluth, Minneapolis, MnDOT, Minnesota Department of Transportation, Metropolitan Council, transportation funding, rail appropriation, general fund, trunk highway fund, rail project cancellation, infrastructure spending, commercial driver training, CDL, financial assistance
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee 1/23/25
Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> to measure timelines and efficiency to measure timelines and efficiency because<00:19:01.280><c>
- Section 2, permitting efficiency, uh, this section deals with permitting efficiency key items.
- Section 2, permitting efficiency, uh, this section deals with permitting efficiency key items.
- Section 2, permitting efficiency, uh, this section deals with permitting efficiency key items.
- We're just really focused on permitting efficiency and streamlining.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- in the whole... ...that we need to look at for long-term efficiencies in the whole department.
- And then also I liked what Representative Furman said about improving efficiencies.
- I think that will drive efficiencies within our program.
- The efficiency and authorizations, 100% agree with that.
- I'm happy to show anybody how that can be done more efficiently.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- So this way it's more efficient in that, for whatever amount the legislature can provide, the university
- So this way it's more efficient in that, for whatever amount the legislature can provide, the university
- So this way it's more efficient in that, for whatever amount the legislature can provide, the university
- So this way it's more efficient in that, for whatever amount the legislature can provide, the university
- </c> maintenance items are the most efficient maintenance items are the most efficient to<00:32:01.720
Summary:
The House Committee on Higher Education met on March 14, 2025, and heard five University of Hawaii-related bills. SB 741 would create an external audit committee for the UH system and Board of Regents; UH and UHPA opposed it, saying existing internal and external audits already provide robust oversight, and the committee later recommended deferring the bill indefinitely as duplicative. SB 1252 SD2 would create a dementia training program for health care providers; the Alzheimer’s Association and other supporters said broader training is needed across the care workforce, while the university discussed using JABSOM as a coordinator. The committee deferred the bill to March 19 for an HD1 reflecting JABSOM’s suggestions and removing the appropriations/FTE language.
SB 1502 SD1 would fund faculty positions, student programs, and facilities at UH Manoa and West Oahu for defense-sector workforce development. UH and Chamber of Commerce Hawaii supported the measure, describing a pipeline for students into intelligence, cybersecurity, and related fields, while one individual opposed it as too closely tied to military contracting and urged investment in other sectors instead. The committee amended the bill to remove FTE references and advanced it; the vote to pass with amendments was adopted, with several members voting aye and some excused.
SB 1530 would require performance-based allocation of UH general funds and efficiency reporting. UH and the Attorney General’s office raised concerns, saying the bill’s metrics would apply across the entire general fund budget and were not practical as drafted; the committee also noted opposition from the Budget and Finance Department and individuals. SB 1624 SD1 would restrict RIM funds to renewing, improving, or modernizing existing facilities and require annual reports. UH opposed the bill and explained that RIM is a lump-sum approach used to address deferred maintenance and capital needs, with Board of Regents approval and quarterly reporting already in place; the Attorney General suggested constitutional amendments. The transcript ends during discussion of SB 1624, with no final action shown in the excerpt.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
March 4, 2025 - 01:30 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- My question is, are we seeing enough efficiency, or do we need to hire more judges?
- How has the Commission's efficiency been impacted? You're recognized.
- They are efficiencies that have already been gained.
- Okay, not high in the sky, real efficiencies. So then you...
- Not high in the sky, real efficiencies. So then you gave us a bigger exercise.
Summary:
The subcommittee first heard a lengthy Auditor General presentation on the Department of Management Services’ fleet management operations. The audit found major problems with oversight, recordkeeping, policies, fee-setting, purchase and disposal approvals, public auction controls, and FleetWave system access and processing. Key findings included that 2,279 vehicles valued at more than $57 million could not be matched between FleetWave and FLAIR, disposal records were missing or incomplete, user access remained active long after employees separated, and the department had not documented a reasonable basis for its $1.75 per-vehicle monthly fee. Members expressed strong concern about the accuracy of the state’s fleet inventory and the risk of waste or misuse. DMS Secretary Allende said the department concurred with the findings, was working with the Auditor General, and planned corrective actions, including better training, clearer guidance, improved reconciliation, and possible centralization or pilot programs for fleet purchasing and management.
The committee then returned to vacancy discussions with several agencies. The Division of Administrative Hearings said its two long-vacant judges of compensation claims positions had been hard to fill because of low pay and short reappointment terms, but the chief judge said the division could operate without them and offered those positions up as part of a reduction exercise. The Public Service Commission reported 42 vacancies but said statutory deadlines were still being met, though staff workloads and depth of analysis were affected. The commission also said vacancies help it manage salaries within its trust-fund budget. Members questioned whether some of those positions were truly needed given the lack of delays.
The Florida Gaming Control Commission reported 29 vacancies, including a vacant chair that prevented appointment of an inspector general, and said the chair vacancy was a gubernatorial appointment issue. The acting executive director also said the commission’s compulsive gambling prevention program had lapsed after no responsive bids were received for a new contract, but an invitation to negotiate was nearly complete and a new provider was expected soon. The Public Employee Relations Commission reported that its caseload had more than doubled after Senate Bill 256, which increased union recertification work; it said it was meeting deadlines only with overtime and that the workload had not fallen despite decertifications. Members asked for follow-up data on union cases, vacancy needs, and whether some positions across agencies could be reallocated to better match workload.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- It's more efficient and more effective for the people that live there.
- These decisions can lead to efficiencies and more effective services.
- So they're going to try and come up with an efficiency that works.
- I think just as a matter of efficiency, it seemed like if you do that...
- So again, just an efficiency issue more than anything else.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- THEY ARE AN EFFICIENT COST TO DELIVER HEALTHCARE SERVICES.
- WE ALREADY HAVE THE GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY TASK FORCE AND AUDITOR GENERAL TO MANAGE GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY
- THIS BILL ON COUNTY EFFICIENCY. BUT THERE'S NOTHING EFFICIENT ABOUT IT.
- IT IS NOT EFFICIENT. WHAT I DO SEE HAPPENING THERE TAKING UP.
- FLORIDA IS GOING TO TAKE A SCALPEL TO GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY.
Bills:
SB 2, HB 2, HB 2000, HB 2196, HB 213, HB 222, HB 645, HB 1458, HB 1022, HB 141, HB 502, HB 643, HB 3093, HB 1700, HB 117, SB 503, SB 2, HB 120, HB 20, HB 150, HB 6, HB 100, HB 210, HB 215, HB 1393, HB 1151, HB 1268, HB 142, HB 451, HB 124, HB 2, HB 2000, HB 2196, HB 213, HB 222, HB 645, HB 1458, HB 1022, HB 141, HB 502, HB 643, HB 3093, HB 1700, HB 117
Keywords:
public education, teacher compensation, certification, funding, school finance, educator rights, education funding, charter schools, staff compensation, state aid, retention allotment, child grooming, sex offender registration, criminal justice, reportable conviction, law enforcement, virtual education, hybrid learning, school funding, average daily attendance