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CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Local Government Committee Mar 18th, 2026
Local Government
Transcript Highlights:
- It's not intended to touch development impact fees, VMT, or so forth.
- It's not intended to touch development impact fees, VMT, or so forth.
- John Kennedy with the Rural County Representatives of California, as a proud co-sponsor, and also Mian
- local construction impact fees, as the Senator mentioned.
- We currently have $25 million in HR1 impacts that we do not have budget solutions for, and that's just
Committee:
Senate Local Government
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Local Government met and first adopted a consent calendar covering SB 1005, SB 1080, SB 935, and S.J.R. 11 by a 4-0 vote, with those items remaining on call until later in the hearing. SB 992 was pulled at the author’s request. The committee then heard SB 922, which would clarify that local governments may recover street maintenance and repair costs caused by public service operations, such as waste hauling, through rates, fees, or franchise agreements. Supporters included the League of California Cities, county groups, cities, waste haulers, and legal counsel who argued the bill restores a long-standing practice and reduces litigation risk after a recent court decision; the California Building Industry Association opposed unless amended, warning the bill could affect construction impact fees. The bill passed the committee 7-0 to the Senate floor.
The committee also heard SB 1078, which would allow Santa Cruz County voters to consider raising the county’s local tax cap to help fund health care, food assistance, and other safety-net services in response to federal cuts. The County of Santa Cruz and the Central California Alliance for Health supported the measure, emphasizing Medi-Cal enrollment, CalFresh needs, and potential impacts on hospitals and clinics. Senator Choi raised concerns that the bill effectively authorizes a tax increase and questioned the fairness of county-by-county exceptions, while other members supported giving local voters the choice. The bill passed 5-2 and was sent to the Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee.
After those actions, the committee returned to and approved the consent calendar items 7-0. The meeting concluded with thanks to the public and adjournment.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
House - Consumer and Public Affairs Feb 4th, 2025
House Consumer & Public Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- The impact on my psyche at the young age of 15 from being groomed by this predator is evident in that
- I do want to turn us to page 2 of the fiscal impact report that you all have.
- It has to do with the fiscal impact report submitted by the Law Office of the Public Defender.
- She read her victim impact statement when one of her traffickers was being sentenced.
- Because the impacts of the children that stood across from me, Those kids matter.
Committee:
House House Consumer & Public Affairs
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Communications and Conveyance Committee Jun 18th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- To each of the TNCs, what has been the most impactful policy decision that has impacted your company's
- Most impactful. I'll go ahead and take a stab with that.
- That is the future that impacts all of us.
- that AVs may have some of the same impacts.
- That really impacting transportation agencies.
Summary:
The hearing focused on transportation network companies in California, with the chair framing it as an informational hearing on the history, regulation, safety, climate, accessibility, and data issues surrounding Uber, Lyft, and smaller or autonomous TNC services. The CPUC described its decade-long regulatory role, including safety rules, background checks, insurance requirements, reporting obligations, and two major legislative programs from 2018: the Clean Miles Standard and the Access for All program. Members asked about complaint trends, data collection and disclosure, program implementation, and how the CPUC uses annual reports for policymaking, compliance, and program oversight.
Uber and Lyft said the statewide framework has supported growth while providing safety and access benefits, but both companies emphasized that insurance is a major cost driver and argued that California’s UM/UIM requirement is unusually high compared with other vehicles. They said the Clean Miles Standard is pushing electrification but faces headwinds from EV affordability and charging infrastructure, while Access for All has expanded wheelchair-accessible service but still needs continued support. They also discussed transit partnerships, wildfire response, and the potential role of autonomous vehicles, with both companies saying human drivers will remain important and that future regulation should account for new technology.
The final panel, including the San Francisco County Transportation Authority and UC Berkeley researchers, presented evidence that TNCs have increased congestion and reduced transit ridership, especially in dense urban areas. They described prior research showing TNCs contributed to congestion growth in San Francisco and noted that this work helped spur local taxes on ride-hailing trips to fund safety and transit improvements. The panel also discussed the CPUC’s evolving data-disclosure decisions, arguing that public access to TNC trip data is important for understanding transportation impacts and informing local policy.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- There has been a deliberate misrepresentation of the fiscal impact of this proposed change.
- These responsibilities include assistance with and review of federal projects with potential impacts
- There will be a financial impact.
- Matroni said there has been conversation that there would be zero financial impact to the Historical
- But as you've all noted, that claim comes with no proof and no analysis of fiscal impact.
Committee:
House Business
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- Your support will have lasting impact.
- There is no fiscal impact. Questions from the committee? Seeing none, thank you.
- There is no impact to state revenue.
- There is a $54,000 expenditure impact, all of it within the current biennium.
- The four-year near general fund expenditure impact is $460,000.
Committee:
Senate Ways & Means
Keywords:
capital budget, funding, infrastructure, state projects, budget allocation, HB 2353, predesign thresholds, capital construction, major capital projects, Office of Financial Management, OFM, Washington state, state agencies, infrastructure planning, construction costs, inflation adjustment, capital facilities, project review, allotments, lease approval
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Housing Finance and Policy Committee 3/25/25
Housing Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- And yet, despite this impact, FHPAP is chronically unfunded, and we all know that even after the recent
- </c> leadership and yet despite this impact leadership and yet despite this impact fhpa<00:04:33.280>
- and limits the a bium directly impacts and limits the number<00:09:00.560><c> of</c><00:09:00.760><c
- I just wish we didn't have the fiscal impact that it does, because everything's hard right now.
- </c> moderate income home buyers in rural moderate income home buyers in rural areas<01:05:29.279><c>
Committee:
House Housing Finance and Policy
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Communications and Conveyance Committee Mar 25th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- We're hearing AB 2279 by Assembly Member Gibson relating to the California Advanced Services Fund, rural
- Millions of low-income households and rural residents lack meaningful broadband access.
- today to share why emergency medical dispatch protocols matter, because I personally have seen their impact
Summary:
The Assembly Communications and Conveyance Committee met with two bills on the agenda after opening remarks on hearing rules and public conduct. AB 2279 by Assembly Member Gibson proposed changes to the California Advanced Services Fund for regional broadband consortia, including expanding their authority to support broadband deployment and adoption, increasing multi-year funding, and shifting grants from reimbursement-based to performance-based payments. Supporters, including representatives from Cal Poly Humboldt, Valley Vision, and several broadband and technology organizations, said the bill would help consortia better close the digital divide and reduce administrative burdens. There was no opposition, and members discussed the high audit and accounting costs under current rules. The committee passed AB 2279 with a due pass as amended recommendation and re-referred it to Appropriations.
The committee then heard AB 2041 by Assembly Member Carrillo, which would add existing dispatcher training requirements for pre-arrival medical instructions to the standards public safety agencies must meet to receive CETNA funding, without changing the funding amount or structure. Proponents, including emergency medical dispatch and ambulance representatives, argued the bill would help ensure consistent life-saving instructions for 911 callers. Opposition from CalNENA and a Riverside County Sheriff’s Office representative focused on the bill’s timing, since the underlying law from AB 645 does not take effect until 2027, and on concerns that withholding CETNA funds could harm PSAP operations. Members questioned where compliance gaps exist and whether education or other alternatives might work better. The committee ultimately passed AB 2041 with a due pass recommendation and re-referred it to the Committee on Emergency Management, with one member not voting at the time of the roll call.
At the end of the hearing, the secretary completed roll calls on both measures after additional members arrived, confirming AB 2279 passed 9-0 and AB 2041 passed 8-0 with one not voting. The committee then adjourned.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Communications and Conveyance Committee Mar 25th, 2026
Communications and Conveyance
Transcript Highlights:
- We're hearing AB 2279 by Assembly Member Gibson relating to the California Advanced Services Fund, rural
- California faces a precedent-setting digital divide; millions of low-income households and rural residents
- today to share why emergency medical dispatch protocols matter, because I personally have seen their impact
Committee:
House Communications and Conveyance
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- helping people understand what the initial cost was and the added cost for interest and how that will impact
- And this last point is particularly important for rural Missouri.
- Hospitals across rural Missouri areas are under immense pressure when large numbers of patients are uninsured
Committee:
House Financial Institutions
Summary:
The committee first met in executive session and approved House Bill 2863 by a 14-0 vote. It then took up House Bill 2967, adopted a committee amendment that removed a fixed one-third allocation and allowed funds to be allocated by the body as needed, rolled the amendment into a substitute, and passed the House Committee Substitute for House Bill 2967 by a 15-0 vote. Members discussed how the bill related to another expungement-fund measure already passed by the House, and were told the two bills were intended to mirror each other and would not conflict.
The committee then held a public hearing on House Bill 2303 and the mirrored House Bill 2867, both aimed at expanding Missouri’s personal finance education requirements. Sponsor testimony said the bills would require a half-credit in personal finance for graduation beginning in 2027-28, broaden instruction to include budgeting, credit, investing, fraud prevention, taxes, contracts, and major purchases, and create a DESE work group with industry and educator input to update standards every seven years. Sponsors and supporters said the goal was to better prepare students for real-world financial decisions, reduce debt traps, and improve workforce readiness.
Witnesses from the Missouri Bankers Association, mortgage bankers, consumer credit groups, financial advisors, and individual advocates testified in support, emphasizing the need for updated, practical financial literacy instruction and regular curriculum review as financial products change. Committee members asked about the bill’s interaction with existing personal finance requirements, whether it would apply to public, private, homeschool, and GED pathways, and how early course completion waivers would work. Members also suggested adding insurance and gambling/probability topics to the curriculum discussion. No opposition testimony was offered, and House Bill 2119 was postponed to a future hearing before adjournment.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- Some have raised concern regarding fiscal impact and arrest authority.
- Sugar beets are a major economic driver in rural Idaho and support roughly 2,000 processing jobs across
- federal government to restore the tier two duty so it once again protects American farmers, workers, and rural
Committee:
Senate State Affairs
Summary:
The Senate State Affairs Committee heard several bill introductions and memorials. Senator Zito presented RS 32969, a self-defense proposal modeled on anti-SLAPP protections that would create an early pretrial immunity hearing and allow reimbursement of reasonable costs for defendants found to have acted lawfully in self-defense; after questions about Idaho examples and scope, the committee voted to introduce it. Senator Nichols presented RS 33826, which would prohibit government from requiring digital ID, preserve acceptance of physical identification, protect access to personal devices, and limit digital ID to identity verification; it was also sent to print. She then presented RS 33333, a memorial urging the federal government to restore the tier two duty on imported sugar to protect Idaho’s sugar beet industry, and that too was approved for printing.
Senator O’Connowitz presented RS 33369, a revised measure to require Senate confirmation for remaining department directors and align them more closely with other department heads; the committee voted to introduce it. Senator Bernt presented RS 33388, which would allow breweries to operate two remote taprooms instead of one, and it was sent to print. Senator Den Hartog presented RS 33296, revising election rules for single-county highway districts to make them partisan on a delayed timeline and allow candidates to list party affiliation in the 2026 cycle; the committee approved introduction.
The committee also considered HCR 24, a resolution honoring fallen firefighters Frank Harwood and John Morrison Jr. and recognizing injured firefighter David Tisdell after a deadly 2025 attack in Kootenai County; members voiced support and voted to send it to the Senate floor with a do-pass recommendation. Finally, Senator Shippy presented SB 1258, a liquor licensing bill for Koenig Distillery that would create a specialty license allowing a rural distillery to serve its own products by the drink, with testimony emphasizing agricultural tourism, small business, and competitive fairness; after supportive testimony from the distillery owner and representative, the committee voted to send the bill to the floor with a do-pass recommendation.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- And why can't we be more specific and just say we're going to specify this is for rural schools?
- Raymond have been to make this competitive of quality of need, prioritizing the areas that serve our rural
- Secretary of Transportation, Pete Buttigieg, or banned from discussing the impact of Harvey Milk or Alan
Committee:
House Education
Summary:
The committee first considered RS 33-117, a proposal from Rep. Levitt to give charter school enrollment priority to children of school founders, siblings, foster children, and then active-duty Title 10 military families. Members moved to introduce the bill, and the committee approved introduction by voice vote.
The next item was House Bill 599 on digital curriculum funding. Rep. Raymond said the bill would change the program from first-come, first-served grants capped at $50,000 per district to a needs-based process administered by the State Department of Education. Superintendent Critchfield described a scoring rubric focused on underserved and rural districts, alignment with reading/math/college-and-career goals, implementation and evaluation plans, prior funding history, and sustainability. Some members questioned how “need” would be defined and worried the criteria were too discretionary. A motion to send the bill to the floor was replaced by a substitute motion to hold the bill in committee until a date certain, and the committee agreed to hold HB 599 until the 19th.
The committee then heard House Bill 516, a cleanup bill related to last year’s law restricting classroom instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity. Rep. Hawkins and a lobbyist supporting the bill said the measure would remove leftover language from the earlier version and clarify that the K-12 restriction was intended to be broad. Opponents, including Planned Parenthood Alliance Advocates, argued the bill would erase age-appropriate discussion of LGBTQ topics and create vague censorship concerns. Idaho Family Policy Center supported the bill, saying schools were not complying with the prior law. Members raised questions about possible effects on CTE and health-related courses, parental opt-in rules, and legal conflicts with existing code. After testimony and discussion, the committee voted to send HB 516 to the floor with a due-pass recommendation.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Appropriations and Finance Feb 3rd, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- What's the impact of that?
- Myself as a rural legislator, I know it is extremely hard... ...the current mechanism.
- Myself as a rural legislator, I know it is extremely hard to support any higher education project realistically
Summary:
The committee first announced that House Bill 180 would be rolled because of administration concerns, with plans to meet with stakeholders and sponsors later in the week. The committee then took up House Bill 8, which would create and transfer $300 million to a Major Capital Projects Fund for higher education, with stated priorities of $150 million for the UNM School of Medicine, $50 million for a multipurpose building at NMSU, and $100 million for student life and housing projects statewide. The sponsor and staff explained eligibility rules, match requirements, waiver procedures, and how institutions would apply through the Higher Education Department, with the legislature retaining final appropriation authority.
Public testimony was strongly supportive. Representatives from the New Mexico Council of University Presidents, NMSU, and the independent community colleges said the bill would address major capital and housing needs, especially for student housing and facilities that are not well served by current funding streams. Committee members asked detailed questions about match waivers, who would set waiver standards, whether housing and family housing projects would qualify, and how the fund would interact with the budget and the State Investment Council. Staff clarified that the fund is a transfer from the general fund rather than an endowment, and that the $150 million for the UNM School of Medicine in the budget depends on passage of HB 8.
Members also discussed the bill’s graduation-rate standards for athletics projects, noting current rates at UNM and NMSU are below the 65% threshold and would need to improve over time. After questions concluded, the committee adopted an amendment that removed the general-fund transfer language and struck a section on page 5, then voted “do pass” on House Bill 8 as amended. Representative Pettigrew was noted in opposition.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- It is important that we celebrate space and remember the incredible impact that the space industry continues
- So we want to expand this model and have more schools, especially in our rural areas and our underserved
- So we want to expand this model and have more schools, especially in our rural areas and our underserved
Summary:
The Senate opened with prayer, the pledge, doctor-of-the-day recognition, and a series of introductions honoring visitors and groups in the galleries, including Moffitt Cancer Center, students from Lakeland Christian School, space industry guests, Kappa Alpha Psi, the Florida Association of Licensed Investigators, and others. Senators also made announcements about local delegations visiting the Capitol and a session wellness competition.
The chamber then took up CS/CS/SB 112, relating to children with developmental disabilities. Senator Harrell presented the bill as a major autism-focused measure that would expand screening and referral grants, extend Early Steps services through age four with a federal waiver, designate the University of Florida Center for Autism and Neurodevelopment as a statewide hub for research and coordination, create grants for autism-focused summer programs and charter school models, and establish a microcredential for workers who serve children with autism. Senators Davis, Jones, Osgood, Duma, Wright, and others supported the bill while raising concerns about provider shortages, Medicaid managed care coverage, the need for better recruitment incentives, and the importance of research into causes and treatments. Harrell responded that services would be covered under new contracts, Medicaid would provide coverage, the University of Florida would develop the online credential with a stipend incentive, and the bill was a first step in a broader effort that should also address adults on the spectrum.
The Senate passed CS/CS/SB 112 unanimously, 38-0, and then adopted a motion to immediately certify the bill to the House. The chamber also adopted Senate Resolution 1856 by publication, honoring the life and legacy of Senator Geraldine Thompson, with 38 co-introducers recorded. In addition, SB 1324 by Senator Simon was withdrawn from further consideration, and the Senate adjourned until the next scheduled meeting.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 3/10/26
Commerce Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- anyone else brings up questions, but this is just the reflection of latest negotiations with the impacted
- </c> and the potential for this impacting and the potential for this impacting coverage<00:42:31.160>
- </c><00:42:37.720><c> the</c> our reading that this only impacts the our reading that this only impacts
- I was taught early on that good control of my blood sugar would have a positive impact on my life and
- on the breeders, but I will an impact on the breeders, but I will turn<01:12:03.400><c> it</c><01:12
Committee:
House Commerce Finance and Policy
Keywords:
nudification technology, image rights, privacy protection, sexual exploitation, cybersecurity, recreational camping, utility fees, electricity charges, consumer protection, energy policy, health insurance, insulin, step therapy, diabetes, patient care, prescription drugs, pet shops, animal welfare, dog sales, cat sales
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- mobility, communication, breathing, Physical challenges that impact mobility, communication, breathing
- mobility, communication, breathing, physical challenges that impact mobility, communication, breathing
- ALS Awareness Day in Arizona, and encourages all Arizonans to learn more about ALS, support those impacted
- Representative Peña will temporarily replace Representative Biasiucci on the Committee on Rural Economic
- the school, the steering committees, the city, but she didn't really understand the extent of her impact
Summary:
The Arizona House convened with prayer, the pledge, approval of the March 18, 2026 journal, and the introduction of Doctor of the Day Dr. Bradley Butler. Members also welcomed several guest groups, including carpenters, local officials from Show Low, Down Syndrome Day advocates, and Giffords Courage Fellows. The House read and adopted a proclamation designating March 19, 2026 as ALS Awareness Day, with Representative Selina Bliss introducing ALS Society members and several Arizonans living with ALS to speak to the issue.
The chamber then considered House Resolution 2007 honoring the life of Sheila Jean Mattox, also known as Ginger Mattox. The resolution was unanimously adopted, and members observed a moment of silence. Representative Marcus and others offered remarks about Mattox’s community service and her impact in Phoenix’s FQ Story neighborhood, and family and friends were recognized in the gallery and on the floor.
The House moved into Committee of the Whole to consider House Bill 2680. The bill received a Commerce Committee amendment and a floor amendment, both adopted without recorded opposition, and the committee then recommended the bill do pass as amended. The House adopted the Committee of the Whole report and referred HB 2680 as amended to engrossing. Later, HB 1004 was withdrawn from the Education Committee and additionally referred to Judiciary. The House also received various Senate messages and committee reports, announced upcoming meetings and caucus events, and adjourned until 1:30 p.m. on Monday, March 23, 2026.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><01:27:02.239><c> on</c> probably have some negative impact on probably have some negative impact
- on the in the reflects what the impact on the in the impact<01:52:58.880><c> section</c><01:52:59.360
- </c><02:49:29.120><c> uh</c> should could potentially be impacts uh should could potentially be impacts
- </c> would would have a real impact. would would have a real impact.
- </c><03:02:13.760><c> the</c> just stress the potential impacts the just stress the potential impacts
Committee:
Senate Finance
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- House of Representatives, House Bill 766, by Ways and Means Committee, an act relating to development impact
- House of Representatives, House Bill 767, by Ways and Means Committee, an act relating to development impact
- fees, to revise the provision regarding earmarking and expenditure of collected development impact fees
- There is no fiscal impact because the department has already adjusted its budget accordingly, and this
- is a certain volume of water and on a chassis set up to be out, not in an urban area, but out in a rural
Summary:
The Senate convened with a quorum, prayer, pledge, and approval of the prior day’s journal, then moved through committee reports, House messages, and bill introductions. Several measures were referred to committees or held on the calendar, including new Senate bills and a number of House bills and resolutions. The chamber also received enrolled bills and transmitted others between the House, Senate, and governor’s office.
The main floor action centered on Senate Bill 1363, the natural resources maintenance appropriation. The bill funded maintenance budgets for the Department of Environmental Quality, Fish and Game, Lands, Parks and Recreation, Water Resources, and the Endowment Fund Investment Board, with reductions tied to statewide adjustments and removal of one-time funding. Supporters described it as a responsible “tightening of the belt,” while opponents argued the cuts would harm firefighting, water management, park staffing, permitting, and other services. After debate, the Senate passed SB 1363 on a roll call vote of 28-7.
The Senate then considered and passed House Bill 558, protecting federal survivor and dependent benefits for children in state custody; House Bill 500, clarifying e-bike and bicycle traffic protections; House Bill 577, eliminating mandatory 10-year license plate replacement; House Bill 636, allowing school districts to use facilities funds for lease purchases; House Bill 539, limiting temporary administrative rules; House Bill 511, raising the cap on the fire suppression surcharge for structures on forest land; House Bill 639, updating midwifery medication authority; and House Bill 628, expanding parent-taught driver education options. House Bill 620, giving county commissioners special-expertise status in federal land management planning, also passed. House Bill 610, which would have extended the homestead tax exemption to homeowners absent for religious missionary service, failed on a 16-17 vote. The Senate then returned to miscellaneous business, made announcements, and adjourned until the next day.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
Legislative Finance Sub Committee Oct 15th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- We did a five-year study, and what we found is that the Spaceport is having a very positive impact on
- We're increasing our impact and we're increasing our customers. Thank you very much, Chair.
- Our mission is to create an economic impact in the region and to the state.
- As I look at the pictures, is this only in rural areas?
- Both in urban and rural areas. All right. Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank you.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- We need to fix it, because this may impact the industry.
- So I... ...rural communities. So I appreciate that. I really do.
- Hate acts like these have adverse impacts.
- Hate acts like these have adverse impacts.
- AB 1655 is a simple clarification with real impact.
Committee:
House Judiciary
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- million in federal funding in Missouri last year and contributed nearly $1 billion in total economic impact
- expenditures in some of the departments that are dramatically... ...big stuff that does directly impact
- I've got some rural counties that don't have a whole lot of money, and Representative Sharp has some
- From a rural standpoint, I'm just kind of, you know, you're not going to solve all the problems here
- So another bright young person out in rural Missouri.
Committee:
House Budget