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HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
PSM, PSM DEFER, TCA-PSM Public Hearings 02-10-2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Agency to identify large trees along evacuation routes and trim, spray, or remove large trees having
- Agency to identify large trees along evacuation routes and trim, spray, or remove large trees having
- Agency to identify large trees along evacuation routes and trim, spray, or remove large trees having
- The Hawaii Emergency Management Agency is required to identify large trees along evacuation routes and
- trim, spray, or remove large trees having a potential to obstruct an evacuation route.
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on SB 540, which would make the most recent state building codes supersede county codes beginning in 2028 and limit county changes without State Building Code Council approval. Grassroot Institute testified in support, while IBEW Local 1260 strongly opposed the bill as written, warning it could let counties weaken state minimum standards and create problems for fire code and sprinkler requirements. Members discussed the need for consistency in building codes and the impact of the State Building Code Council’s status, and the chair said the measure would be deferred indefinitely.
The committee also heard SB 626 on disaster preparedness, which would prohibit planting large trees along evacuation routes and require HEMA to identify and remove obstructive trees. Testimony included comments from DLNR, HEMA, and others, with HEMA opposing the measure. The chair said more coordination was needed between DLNR and HEMA and deferred the bill. SB 692, regulating retail and wholesale spray paint sales and assigning jurisdiction to the Department of Law Enforcement, drew opposition from the Retail Merchants of Hawaiʻi, which said the bill would impose costly storage and reporting burdens on small retailers and raise identity-theft concerns. The committee deferred that measure as well.
In a separate decision-making segment, the committee considered SB 9 on fireworks and recommended passage with amendments. The amendments narrowed or removed several sections, increased certain penalties from $500 to $1,000, adjusted forfeiture allocations, accepted an Attorney General amendment, added an appropriation for community safety education programs, and changed the effective date to July 1, 2077. The motion to pass with amendments was adopted by a vote of 2-1. Later, in a joint hearing, SB 1102 on the aircraft rescue firefighting unit drew support from DOT but opposition from the Hawaiʻi Firefighters Association, which asked that the bill be held. SB 41, establishing Hawaiʻi Disaster Drill Day on August 8, received support from HEMA and a public testifier. SB 1570, addressing Molokaʻi air service disruptions and a possible runway expansion, drew strong public support from Molokaʻi residents and service providers, while the Attorney General raised separation-of-powers concerns about the emergency declaration language and DOT noted the high cost and feasibility issues of runway expansion.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Appropriations and Finance Feb 6th, 2026 at 04:27 pm
House Appropriations & Finance
Transcript Highlights:
- flood, When land is allowed to stay bare after a flood or we're not able to restore natural grass or trees
- the land that is managed by state and federal government has between 250 to 300, in some cases, 800 trees
- than the land that they're already managing, when it has sometimes five to six times the density of trees
- And when you take these forest acres, when we should have 25 to 50 trees, and in some of these places
- we have 1,100 trees, I don't care how many airplanes you put in the air.
Keywords:
general appropriation, budget, Medicaid, education funding, public safety, SB193, acequia, community ditch, irrigation works construction fund, water infrastructure, ditch infrastructure, irrigation, New Mexico water law, agricultural water, farmers, Rio Grande, acequia association, forest land protection revolving fund, state fund transfer, irrigation projects
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor (1-22-26)
Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor
Transcript Highlights:
- It says that fish in private lakes and ponds belong to the owner just like farm animals, fruit trees,
- Can you imagine someone coming onto your property and telling you that if you have an apple tree, you
- , trees, trees, vegetables<00:05:11.440>
in <00:05:11.680>your <00:05:11.840>garden. - <00:05:18.880>
have <00:05:18.960>an <00:05:19.120>apple <00:05:19.360>tree - ,<00:05:19.680>
you you that if you have an apple tree, you you that if you have an apple
Summary:
The Senate Standing Committee on Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor met with a quorum and first heard a brief presentation from Vice Chair Frommeyer on a resolution recognizing January as Kentucky Mentoring Month. She highlighted mentoring as important for personal, academic, and professional development and cited partnerships such as Northern Kentucky University’s Norse Network Hub and local community mentoring efforts.
The committee then took up Senate Bill 39, sponsored by Senator Gary Boswell, which would treat fish in private lakes and ponds as the property of the landowner and allow landowners to extend fishing rights by written or electronic permission. Boswell and supporter Jason Kenner argued the bill would strengthen property rights, reduce burdensome regulation, support selective harvest and stocking decisions, and could boost tourism, local economies, and aquaculture. Kenner also described bass fishing’s economic impact, youth fishing growth, and examples of tournaments and habitat projects in Kentucky. Boswell said the bill does not change fishing license requirements and does not alter invasive species rules except to clarify that largemouth bass, including F1 Florida bass, are not invasive.
Commissioner Rich Storm and other members raised concerns that the bill’s language could affect the Department of Fish and Wildlife’s fee-based funding, federal grant eligibility, enforcement authority, and creel-limit cases, especially if written permission on private waters were interpreted broadly. Senator Webb said she supported the idea of bass stocking but wanted more guardrails and a pilot approach. Senator Howell asked whether Boswell would consider further work on the language, but Boswell declined to accept a committee substitute or amendment at that time. The committee then voted 8-1 with one pass to report the bill favorably, and the chair announced the bill would be reported with favorable expression that it should pass.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- During certain competitive field trial events where individuals and their dogs track, locate, and tree
- this for 40 years, and I've never been to a field trial where the dog took game, game's going up the tree
- Climbing trees so they can't get to it.
- Uh, there's also hound breeds, uh, redbones, walkers, black and tans, English, several types of tree
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- I see the coconut trees without the fronds where the coconut rhinoceros beetles have devastated those
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coconut they're terminated I see the coconut they're terminated I see the coconut trees - 13.440>
the <00:14:13.600>fronds <00:14:14.399>where <00:14:14.560>the trees - without the fronds where the trees without the fronds where the coconut<00:14:15.160>
rhinoceros<
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- They knock trees. They cause flooding where colonies are kept. But there is significant aftermath.
- pollinators, bees and other pollinators, could provide the pollination services needed for the wild-growing trees
- So it will capture that bee, fly to a tree limb... and probably soon to work its way here.
- So it will capture that bee, fly to a tree lamb, ...thorax, the middle ball.
- So it will capture that bee, fly to a tree limb, bite off the head, bite off the abdomen, and chew up
Summary:
The Committee on Agriculture heard two informational presentations before taking up legislation. Tracy Dean of Conservation Florida described the organization’s work protecting wild and working lands, especially ranch and timber lands within the Florida Wildlife Corridor, and argued that agricultural conservation easements are essential to preserving habitat, water resources, family farms, and the corridor itself. Senators discussed how conservation easements can help family operations remain viable across generations, and Dean emphasized strong demand for the Rural and Family Lands Protection Program and Florida Forever funding. Dr. Jamie Ellis of the University of Florida then gave a detailed presentation on honeybees, their role in pollination and Florida agriculture, and major threats such as Varroa mites, queen quality, nutrition issues, hurricanes, and the yellow-legged hornet; senators asked about colony losses, pollination alternatives, and the economic importance of beekeeping in Florida.
The committee then considered SB 210 on animal cremation, sponsored by Senator Harrell. The bill was described as a response to a case involving mishandled pet cremation and would require crematories to provide clear disclosures about services, prohibit false or misleading information, and authorize civil penalties enforced by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. The bill was reported favorably after a roll call vote. Next, the committee took up SJR 318, a joint resolution by Chair Truenow creating a proposed ad valorem tax exemption for tangible personal property used in agricultural production or agritourism on agricultural land and owned by the landowner or leaseholder. Several industry and agency representatives appeared in support, and the resolution was also reported favorably by unanimous vote.
The meeting concluded with no further business and adjournment motioned by Senator Rouson.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session: 2025 First Special Session 6/9/25 - Part 3
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Do you know that forest fires are burning more than twice as much tree cover today as two decades ago
- Do you know that forest fires are burning more than twice as much tree cover today as two decades ago
- And then we also have some funding in here for tree plantings for our side of the aisle.
- Uh parks and<02:15:00.320>
trees. - We have some significant and trees.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee Jun 23rd, 2026
Natural Resources and Water
Transcript Highlights:
- We're not talking about healthy trees here.
- We're talking about over 150 million dead and dying trees and small underbrush that accelerates wildfire
- opposition: we're going to hear that AB 706 is attempting to facilitate or ease the harvesting of trees
- From opposition, we're going to hear the 706 is attempting to facilitate or ease the harvesting of trees
- And I think the bill focuses mostly on the dead fuel that is there, the dead trees that have been eaten
AL
Alabama 2026 1st Special Session
Alabama House Economic Development and Tourism Committee Feb 25th, 2026
Economic Development and Tourism
Transcript Highlights:
- [laughter] Better climb a tree. No part of that. But, I the way you're saying it did too, though.
- [laughter] Better<00:03:26.400>
climb <00:03:26.680>a <00:03:26.720>tree. - Better climb a tree. Better climb a tree.
Bills:
HB483
AL
Alabama 2026 1st Special Session
Alabama House Boards, Agencies and Commissions Committee Jan 21st, 2026
Boards, Agencies and Commissions
Transcript Highlights:
- He killed several trees so that y'all have some information.
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He <00:08:16.160>killed <00:08:16.479>several <00:08:16.800>trees - <00:08:17.120>
so <00:08:17.280>that several He killed several trees so that several - He killed several trees so that y'all<00:08:17.680>
have <00:08:17.840>some <00:08:18.080
Keywords:
property tax, ad valorem tax, real property assessment, assessment cap, county-wide reappraisal, CPI-U, Consumer Price Index, tax assessor, Class II property, Class III property, local government revenue, property tax relief, reappraisal, tax increment district, retroactive tax law, Alabama Code 40-7-2.2, appropriation, education funding, Southern Preparatory Academy, fiscal responsibility
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session Apr 10th, 2025
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Let's honor these fallen heroes in a way that ensures their service and bravery are remembered for generations
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 4/8/26
Public Safety Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- We lost 9 million trees in the affected area.
- in the affected We lost 9 million trees in the affected area. area. area.
- mayor said more than 9 million trees mayor said more than 9 million trees were<01:43:28.360>
- That's a lot of trees for a county like Beltrami to pick up the tab.
- it looks like. 9 million trees, folks. it looks like. 9 million trees, folks.
Keywords:
school safety, threat assessment, pilot project, education, real-time monitoring, public safety, HF4299, school safety specialists, Minnesota School Safety Center, appropriation, general fund, fiscal year 2026, school security, school violence prevention, student safety, Department of Public Safety, school resource support, education funding, peace officer, training reimbursement
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- Youth arrests and detention rates have fallen substantially over time.
- dropped by 95%, and the death toll was at a record 43 traffic cases filing, and the citations have also fallen
- Traffic cases filing and the citations have also fallen sharply across the state. Ten seconds.
- Traffic cases filing and the citations have also fallen sharply across the state. 10 seconds.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 3/24/26 - Part 2
Public Safety Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- She introduced the federal Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act and recognized certain work-exposure cancer-related
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our introduced the federal honoring our introduced the federal honoring our fallen - >
act <00:04:56.080>and <00:04:56.400>recognize <00:04:56.880>certain fallen - heroes act and recognize certain fallen heroes act and recognize certain that<00:04:57.680>
recognize
Bills:
HF2354, HF3407, HF4359, HF4192, HF3356, HF3695, HF1597, HF3155, HF3871, HF4437, HF4446, HF3990
Keywords:
medical assistance, fraud prevention, subpoena authority, criminal penalties, consumer protection, ghost guns, unserialized firearms, 3D-printed guns, 3D printer firearms, CNC milling, home-built firearms, firearm serialization, serial numbers, unfinished frame, unfinished receiver, ghost gun ban, gun control, firearm design files, CAD files, digital gun blueprints
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Senate Minerals, Business & Economic Development Committee, March 2, 2026
Minerals, Business & Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- I have talked about sunset date so far that has not fallen on somewhat deaf ears.
- that<01:10:29.440>
has <01:10:29.640>not <01:10:30.000>has <01:10:30.200>fallen - <01:10:30.560>
on date so far that has not has fallen on date so far that has not has fallen
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Judiciary, Division A - Room 409, 3 February, 2026; 2:00 P.M.
Judiciary, Division A
Transcript Highlights:
- you've missed those couple of paychecks, don't have a whole lot of money in the savings, you've now fallen
- money in the in the savings,<00:23:24.480>
you've <00:23:24.799>now <00:23:25.039>fallen - <00:23:25.520>
behind <00:23:25.919>in savings, you've now fallen behind in savings - , you've now fallen behind in your<00:23:26.320>
mortgage, <00:23:26.799>rent, <00:23:27.520
Summary:
The committee first took up Senate Bill 2893, a municipalities bill on zoning notice requirements. The committee substitute would require notice of proposed zoning changes to be posted on Facebook, Instagram, and X 30 and 15 days before the hearing, while also continuing newspaper publication, posting on a local website if available, making the proposal available at a government office or library, and extending the appeal period for landowners from 10 to 20 days. Members raised concerns about relying on social media for accurate notice and whether local governments would need accounts on those platforms, but the sponsor said the bill was meant to supplement, not replace, newspaper notice. The bill was described as supported by municipal interests, and the committee adopted a motion for a title sufficient, due pass committee substitute.
The committee then considered Senate Bill 2027, which creates a rebuttable presumption that joint physical custody is in the best interest of a child. The sponsor and other senators said the bill is intended to add a tool to existing custody law, not replace the Albright factors or other custody standards, and would apply even where the parents were never married. Questions focused on paternity, how the presumption could be rebutted, and whether distance between parents would defeat equal time; the sponsors said paternity rules would remain unchanged and courts could deviate when joint custody is not feasible, such as when parents live far apart. Senators also asked about chancellors’ reactions, and the sponsor said he had discussed the measure with many of them and had revised the bill in response to prior concerns. The committee then passed the bill on a motion for title sufficient, due pass.
Finally, the committee began hearing Senate Bill 2747, a consumer legal funding bill. The sponsor and a representative of the industry described the measure as regulating consumer legal funding, which provides small advances to injured plaintiffs for household expenses while litigation is pending, and distinguishing it from litigation financing, which pays litigation costs. They said the bill would impose consumer protections, require attorney review, prohibit quid pro quo arrangements between funders and law firms, bar law firms from operating side funding businesses, and block foreign money from entering the market. The discussion was informational at this stage, with the witness explaining that the bill is intended to regulate an existing practice and protect consumers and the legal system.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Capital Projects and Bond Oversight Committee (8-26-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- about where do you all monitor the systems yearly once you monitor that and see that they may have fallen
- monitor that and and see that they may monitor that and and see that they may have<00:37:54.880>
fallen - >
are <00:37:56.960>trending <00:37:57.440>to <00:37:57.599>fall have fallen - or are trending to fall have fallen or are trending to fall short.<00:37:58.400>
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Keywords:
0:00:08 Call to Order and Roll Call
0:00:38 Approval of Minutes
0:01:02 Information Items
0:02:17 Lease Rpt from Postsecondary Institutions
0:06:42 Project Rpt from Finance and Administration Cabinet
0:15:03 Lease Rpt from Finance and Administration Cabinet
0:24:00 Rpt from OFM – KY Infrastructure Authority
0:42:55 Economic Development Fund Grants
0:53:38 Rpt from OFM – New Debt Issues
1:16:33 Remaining 2025 Meeting Dates
1:16:45 Adjournment, 958, all
Summary:
The committee first handled routine business, including roll call, approval of the July minutes, and several informational reports. Those reports included a University of Kentucky restricted-fund medical equipment purchase for Chandler Hospital, debt issues for five school districts, Eastern Kentucky University’s planned model laboratory school using construction management risk delivery, a Division of Real Properties lease advertisement, Kentucky Communications Network Authority quarterly project reports, and EKU asset preservation revisions.
Members then heard and approved a new UK St. Clair Urgent Care Clinic lease in Morehead and an amendment expanding space for the UK Family and Community Medicine Clinic at Turflin Clinic. Testimony explained that both properties are privately owned, the Morehead lease predated the UK/St. Clair arrangement, and the Turflin Clinic is tight on space. The committee also approved three new projects and an appropriation increase: two Department of Military Affairs projects, a Window Ford Training Center underground electric project and a Williamsburg Readiness Center interior repair project, a Fish and Wildlife property acquisition adjoining Veterans Memorial Wildlife Management Area, and an $8.113 million increase for the Department of Revenue integrated tax system (DORIS). The DORIS increase was described as needed for change orders tied to legislation and to complete the unified tax system.
The committee next reviewed no-action items, including a $3 million emergency flood-damage repair project for the Bush Building and Vest-Lindsay House in Frankfort, and three pool projects over $1 million: a Kentucky Correctional Institute for Women window replacement phase 2 project, a Department of Criminal Justice Training interior refurbishment at Thompson Hall, and the Muddy Gut Branch stream mitigation project in Johnson County. The flood project was confirmed to be fully reimbursed by insurance proceeds.
Finally, the Kentucky Infrastructure Authority presented six loans and nine grants. Action items included water and sewer financing for Cumberland County, Lebanon, Northern Kentucky Water District, Lewisport, and Providence, plus a major Taylor Mill treatment plant project and several cleaner water grants and reallocations. Members asked about loan rates, local rate increases needed to repay debt, and the Providence emergency water interconnect; staff explained that Lewisport had begun a rate increase process, and that the Providence project would connect Webster County Water District and the city of Providence to stabilize pressure after a systemwide failure. All action items were approved.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Floor Session 5/17/25 - Part 2
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- on the honor guard, and I'm missing honor guard ceremonies right now to be here with you for our fallen
- with<00:48:32.079>
you <00:48:32.960>for <00:48:33.200>our <00:48:33.440>fallen - <00:48:34.040>
veterans <00:48:35.040>and <00:48:35.200>I'm with you for our fallen - veterans and I'm with you for our fallen veterans and I'm very<00:48:35.680>
proud <00:48:35.839
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session-Day 15, February 26, 2026-AM
Wyoming House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- "But where are the trees? "But where are the trees?
- It's the George Washington<01:28:04.440>
tree. - If you've never seen Washington tree.
- around, it's the biggest tree out here. around, it's the biggest tree out here.
- . that tree that General Washington<01:28:30.600>
did.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Water and Natural Resources Nov 17th, 2025
Water & Natural Resources Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- The second day they were in there, trees started falling.
- High winds, bark beetles, those old big long trees started falling.
- Well, she said it's drought, stress of trees.
- are dying, there's more work to be done. dead trees than alive trees.
- There are no trees around there.