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FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Commerce and Tourism Feb 4th, 2026

Commerce and Tourism

Transcript Highlights:
  • SB 1236 is the employers receiving economic development incentives from state agency bill.
  • What types of economic development incentives are you envisioning are included within this definition
  • So would this bill reject companies' applications for Florida economic development incentives?
  • My understanding is in order for a company to be eligible for economic development incentives, you're
  • These neutrality agreements if they want to be eligible for the economic development incentives.
Summary: The committee first postponed SB 1456, then heard SB 1236, which would condition state economic development incentives on employers using secret-ballot union elections and prohibit neutrality agreements. The sponsor argued the bill protects workers from coercion and applies only to companies receiving taxpayer-funded incentives; opponents said it was government interference, likely to hurt contractors, apprenticeships, and business growth, and raised concerns about federal preemption and Attorney General enforcement. After debate, the committee reported SB 1236 favorably on a recorded vote. The committee then considered CS/SB 198, a measure to regulate cryptocurrency kiosks by requiring operator registration, fraud warnings, transaction limits, blockchain analytics, receipts, and refund protections for certain first-time transactions tied to fraud. Supporters from the banking industry, AARP, and others said the bill would help stop scams that are targeting seniors and vulnerable adults; one industry witness supported the bill but suggested narrowing the limits for existing users and shortening the new-customer period. The committee reported the bill favorably. Next, the committee took up CS/SB 1356 on dog breeding, pet sales, and breeder registration. The sponsor said the bill is intended to curb puppy mills, improve animal welfare, and add consumer protections, while an amendment removed state oversight of local animal shelters. Pet store representatives supported much of the bill but objected to the three-day waiting period for financed purchases, expanded reimbursement, and unfair trade practice penalties; others argued the bill would add red tape and litigation. The committee adopted the amendment and then reported the bill favorably. The committee also heard SB 1722 on app stores and minors, which would require age verification, parental consent for minors, app-content disclosures, and enforcement by the Department of Legal Affairs. Supporters said the bill would help parents protect children online; opponents warned it could force collection of sensitive personal data, create privacy and constitutional problems, and duplicate existing parental tools. Members debated the balance between child safety and privacy, and the committee reported the bill favorably. Finally, the committee heard CS/SB 422 on ADS-B aviation data, which would bar use of ADS-B information to calculate certain landing or access fees; an amendment added departures to the restriction. Pilots supported the bill as a safety and privacy measure, while airport representatives opposed it as undermining airport finances and shifting costs. The amendment was adopted, and the hearing on the bill began with testimony from both sides.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Rules Jan 27th, 2026

Rules

Transcript Highlights:
  • take up tab 20, SB 7016, on OGSR, administration of small business loan programs held by Economic Development
  • exemption for certain financial information such as tax returns and credit reports held by an economic development
Summary: The Senate Committee on Rules met with a quorum present and considered a long agenda of bills, many of which were reported favorably. Early action included CS for SB 62 on candidate qualification, which would create an enforcement mechanism for party-affiliation qualification requirements, and CS for SB 156, the Officer Jason Raynor Act, which would clarify resistance-to-officer language and add mandatory life imprisonment for manslaughter committed against a law enforcement officer. SB 156 drew strong support from the City of Daytona Beach and law enforcement groups, while the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers opposed parts of the bill, arguing it removed useful limits on force and imposed overly rigid sentencing. The committee also approved several open-government sunset review bills, including measures extending exemptions for social media platform investigations, small business loan program records, Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles investigatory records, emergency shelter recipient information, Department of Military Affairs records, conviction integrity unit reinvestigation information, Public Service Commission records and meetings, and Florida Gaming Control Commission records and meetings. The committee also advanced CS for SB 624, allowing batterers’ intervention programs to offer optional faith-based activities, with supporters saying faith-based counseling can help reduce domestic violence and no participant would be required to take part. Other approved measures included HB 167 on former phosphate mining lands, which limits certain liability claims if notice and survey requirements are met; CS for SB 48 on housing, which requires local governments to allow accessory dwelling units and was amended to remove hearing and variance requirements and clarify local ordinance obligations; SB 288 on rural electric cooperatives, described as a negotiated glitch bill preserving co-op authority over generation and power purchases; and CS for SB 364 on public accountancy, which creates additional CPA licensure pathways and mobility provisions. The committee also approved SB 292 creating a public records exemption for appellate court clerks and their families, despite some opposition votes. Later, the committee passed CS for SB 296 and CS for SB 298, which expand protections for victims of domestic violence and dating violence by creating a feasibility study for a secure web-based 911 alert platform and extending address confidentiality and public records protections to dating violence, stalking, and aggravated stalking victims. SB 386 on farm equipment, described as a “lemon law” for tractors and similar equipment, also passed. Additional open-government bills were approved for emergency shelter recipients, military affairs records, conviction integrity unit materials, PSC records, and gaming commission records. SB 168 on public nuisances was reported favorably as well. One bill, CS for CS for SB 290 on the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, was temporarily postponed after extensive stakeholder testimony; the chair allowed public comment but no vote was taken, and the sponsor indicated ongoing discussions and possible changes. At the end of the meeting, senators recorded several individual votes for the record, and the committee adjourned.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Higher Education May 6th, 2025

Higher Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • We have a resource witness that we'll go ahead and call up. The chair calls Shannon Noble.
  • I'm not a resource witness, but I'm happy to be here.
  • And we do have a resource witness here present with us. Thank you.
  • We show you as neutral on the bill, as a resource witness. Please pronounce your name.
  • Members, any questions for our resource witnesses? Yes, sir. Mr. Randy.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee 3/24/25

Agriculture Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • The company that has developed this product is called CelluComp.
  • The company that has developed this product is called CelluComp.
  • district the company that has developed district the company that has developed this<00:02:09.119
  • <00:10:22.240> a take a lead position on developing a take a lead position on developing a
  • <01:41:14.040> of uh pushing the economic development of uh pushing the economic development
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session Feb 25th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Bleeding Disorder Awareness Month serves as a means of rallying support for vital research. and resources
  • It plays a vital role in our office, contributing to policy work on natural resources, water, agriculture
  • He was also your executive director of development for the engineering school.
Summary: The meeting was marked by significant resolutions recognizing various contributions to Texas and celebrating community initiatives. Key discussions included the adoption of resolutions commemorating Texas Hispanic Judges Day and highlighting the 100th anniversary of Memorial Park. Senators expressed appreciation for the judges' dedication and legacy, with notable mentions of individual judges and their impact on the community and legal landscape in Texas. The Senate also honored students and organizations contributing positively to their communities, showcasing the interconnectedness of public service and the legislative process.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Feb 25th, 2025

Alabama Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • all seven congressional districts, reaffirming that the space industry serves as a major economic development
  • of... ...keeping up with all the developments of today and to continue to invest in our workforce here
  • We have the Department of Human Resources to discuss.
  • I move that the Senate confirm Joseph Morton to the Board of Human Resources using the previous roll
  • Senate Confirmation number 9 appointing Kathy Sawyer to the State Board of Human Resources receives a
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Transcript Highlights:
  • Stimulating economic development through education, research, and extension.
  • career, Coach Morris Has built some of the nation's most dynamic offenses and has helped recruit and develop
  • continue Oklahoma State University's proud tradition of competitive success and strong character development
  • And they're not opposed to economic Development, but they're opposed to environmental disaster disguised
  • as economic development.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session May 31st, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And Development Projects, which had been added through amendment to Senate Bill 2018.
  • They've asked for their kids to have the resources. ...they need to succeed, to have opportunity, to
  • DEI efforts often provide support for special education programs, including resources and training for
  • If the developer does not agree with these measures, the developer has a right to an administrative hearing
  • Project to a state or federal agency without the consent of the developer.
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

House in Session Apr 16th, 2025

Florida House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Natural Resource Disaster Subcommittee CS for...
  • That development is.
  • Given that, it is my concern that a developer can be the developer and a charter school owner.
  • TRYING TO MAKE A LIVING BRINGING BACK THESE RESOURCES.
  • Redirect their resources.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session Apr 16th, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • There are still more resources for special ed.
  • They're forced to use precious resources. to cover the other half.
  • They will decide how we develop the future of our state.
  • We have enough of bullying just with kids development, emotional development.
  • But the school did not have the resources.
NV
Transcript Highlights:
  • As this was developed, we thought we could go to another $60 million ask and get us through a number
  • This is a huge, huge, huge incentive, especially for our mid-small, small developers.
  • This is a huge, huge, huge, huge incentive, especially for our mid-small developers.
  • We also own, operate, and develop union-built affordable housing in the Reno area.
  • This is what the office would need in terms of resources.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

PBS Public Hearing - Wed Apr 15, 2026 @ 10:30 AM HST

Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • So we have this this list<00:14:31.680> of<00:14:31.880> resource<00:14:32.640> resources
  • list of resource resources. list of resource resources.
  • So could be developing along that edge.
  • the actual development of this new jail. the actual development of this new jail.
  • <01:22:31.200> by<01:22:31.480> the being developed by the being developed by the uh
Bills: SCR180
Summary: The committee opened by noting it was likely its last hearing of the 2026 session, then took up several resolutions. SCR 54, on appointing a hydrogen fire safety expert and training on hydrogen-related protocols, and SCR 59, on allowing certain health care professionals to practice without a license during a state of emergency, drew no testimony. Members discussed SCR 59 as a response to past emergencies and the need for pre-approved, updated registries of professionals who could be deployed quickly in emergencies. SCR 62 SD1, which asks the 911 Board to form a working group with the disability community to address access issues in emergency and 911 responses, received testimony from disability advocates and the 911 Board. Testifiers said the measure should ensure an integrated system with EMS infrastructure, real-time access for dispatchers and field personnel, and public education about the system; they also noted that Smart911 is no longer being used on Oahu and Maui and that a statewide, integrated approach is needed. Members agreed to work the suggested language into the resolution. SCR 179, urging Maui County to enforce fire code provisions on brush clearance, fuel breaks, roadside vegetation clearing, and emergency access, was noted as having no testimony but continuing to raise important issues. SCR 74, calling for an audit of no-bid contracts issued under emergency proclamations from 2020 through 2025, drew strong support from a late testifier who tied the measure to emergency procurement concerns after the Lahaina wildfire and COVID-era contracting. The witness argued that procurement rules should not be waived in ways that compromise safety, and described concerns about unlicensed contractors and construction problems in a state housing project. Members asked about the scope of the audit and whether it would interfere with criminal investigations; the witness said the audit should cover a broad range of contracts, including nonprofit contracts, and should not be limited to the wildfire period. The committee also heard SCR 28 SD1 on creating a Hawaii Vietnam Veterans Medal, with support from the Department of Defense and veterans advocates, who said the resolution is intended to do the groundwork for a future appropriation and to determine eligibility and distribution procedures. Finally, SCR 60 SD1, requesting updates on the “Breaking Cycles” rehabilitation and restorative justice study, received support from the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, the Correctional System Oversight Commission, and reform advocates. The department asked that reporting be annual rather than quarterly because of the complexity of the OCCC project, and supporters said the measure would promote transparency and help ensure the study’s recommendations are implemented. No votes were taken in the portion of the hearing provided.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 3/3/26

Human Services Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • In 2024, the legislature appropriated a little over $2 million to direct care and treatment to develop
  • at the time for the survey the resources at the time for the survey process. process. process.
  • of new strategies creative development of new strategies to<00:32:34.920> assist<00:32:35.320
  • There has been fresh development in the last 24 hours.
  • development in the last 24 hours. development in the last 24 hours.
Bills: HF3526, HF3375, HF3469
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Finance Feb 4th, 2026 at 10:04 am

Senate Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • We have a number of hospitals that have engaged with local education to develop workforce.
  • So that will tell us if that particular developer needs 10 years or needs 14 or 7.
  • , it would not get developed.
  • This is not greenfield development out in the middle of the desert.
  • development community, so we get a wide variety of projects.
Bills: SB101, SB58, SB55
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • and family resources and family resources uh<00:19:37.280> with<00:19:37.520> their
  • <00:45:30.400> of assistance for further development of assistance for further development
  • developers.
  • an affordable development.
  • project developers in line with costs. project developers in line with costs.
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.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Elections May 15th, 2025

Elections

Transcript Highlights:
  • We're going to have a resource witness real quick.
  • Any questions for the resource witness? Thank you. Thank you.
  • Oh, I'm sure we have a resource witness, but that's the way I remember it: 22 months.
  • Many counties have to employ temporary staff to do this because they don't have the resources.
  • Maybe our resources can, but maybe they've studied this. Yeah, maybe. OK, thank you. Thank you.