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NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Economic and Rural Development Jun 4th, 2025
Economic & Rural Development & Policy Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh, You know, housing construction.
- Uh, New Mexico grew 2.9% in housing stock, 60% in, in rents and mortgages, so our price of housing went
- Uh, Representative Janella Nnornu of House District 19 in Albuquerque.
- Um, I also, uh, and was previously brought up about increasing housing.
- Actually house us, and that we can be lodged nearby.
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
HOU-EDU, HOU Public Hearings 03-17-2026
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> on House Bill 2397? on House Bill 2397?
- House Bill 1711 relating to housing.
- </c> own property and move within the housing own property and move within the housing housing<01:04:
- Our first bill is House Bill 1711 relating to housing.
- Our next bill is House Bill 2385 relating to housing.
Summary:
The joint House committees on Housing and Education heard HB 1713, HD1, which would repeal school impact fees and transfer remaining balances in the school impact fee and certain fair share accounts to the school facilities special fund. The Department of Education testified in opposition, while the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation, the Attorney General’s office (with comments and suggested constitutional amendments), the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, the School Facilities Authority, Grassroot Institute of Hawaii, NAP Hawaii, Avalon Development Company, Mark Development, Maui Chamber of Commerce, Housing Hawaii’s Future, Landis Research Foundation, BIA Hawaii, and others testified in support. The Tax Foundation of Hawaii offered comments. The DOE said the bill would weaken a key tool for matching school facilities to residential growth, while supporters said the current program leaves funds unused or restricted in ways that limit their effectiveness.
A lengthy discussion followed about the difference between the older school impact fee program and the separate fair share agreements tied to land use entitlements and change-of-zone approvals. DOE Deputy Superintendent Jesse Suki explained that fair share funds are tied to the district where they were collected, may be too small to build a full school on their own, and are held until needed for projects such as Core Ridge, Central and West Maui, and other planned schools. Committee members pressed DOE on why funds had remained unspent for years, how much money was in the accounts, and whether the department had reviewed audit findings about the program. Members also questioned whether homeowners ultimately bear these costs through developers passing them along.
The committee did not take a vote during the portion of the meeting provided. The discussion ended with members and DOE debating whether the current statute should remain in place, whether past entitlements should be affected, and whether the bill should be amended to better address remaining construction-related obligations and the use of collected funds.
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- Substitute Senate Bill 5834, which is originally a companion to House Bill 2125, is a request to the
- Senate Bill 5835 is a companion bill to House Bill 2124, also coming as a request to the Department of
- This is a companion bill to House Bill 2159, which you heard earlier in this committee this session,
- By way of background, the Washington State Institute for Public Policy or WISUP is housed at the Evergreen
- School districts are also permitted to make interfund transfers, subject to criteria defined in law,
Committee:
House Appropriations
Keywords:
mortgage lending, fraud, prosecution, financial regulations, consumer protection, retirement, lump sum payment, benefits, pension, financial security, SB 6065, school district transportation, transportation vehicle fund, pupil transportation, school buses, electric school buses, zero-emission buses, bus fleet electrification, charging stations, vehicle replacement
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Transportation Jan 19th, 2026 at 04:00 pm
Transportation
Transcript Highlights:
- WSDOT issues permits and franchises for use of highway rights-of-way for utility facilities such as water
- Something along those lines, but quite frankly, when a lot of us go home on weekends, I rent a house
- down the street here... ...quite frankly, when a lot of us go home on weekends, I rent a house down the
- So when I refinanced my house, 15 years versus 30 was much cheaper for a 15-year loan.
- My house, 15 years versus 30 was much cheaper for a 15-year loan.
Committee:
Senate Transportation
Keywords:
electric vehicles, charging fees, state facilities, sustainability, infrastructure, regional transit authority, RTA, transit bonds, general obligation bonds, revenue bonds, bond maturity, debt limit, 25-year cap, regional mobility grant program, public transit financing, transportation funding, Washington RCW, bond issuance, municipal finance, infrastructure finance
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Transportation Jan 19th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- WSDOT issues permits and franchises for use of highway rights-of-way for utility facilities such as water
- Something along those lines, but quite frankly, when a lot of us go home on weekends, I rent a house
- Quite frankly, when a lot of us go home on weekends, I rent a house down the street here.
- So when I refinanced my house, 15 years versus 30 was much cheaper for a 15-year loan.
- My house, 15 years versus 30 was much cheaper for a 15-year loan.
Summary:
The Senate Transportation Committee held public hearings on several bills. Substitute Senate Bill 5690 would require WSDOT to give utility owners advance notice of fish barrier removal and other projects, seek federal funding for those projects when available, and report back to the Legislature; supporters said it would help small utilities plan for costly relocations, while WSDOT said the bill would not achieve its intended effect and that federal reimbursement for these costs is limited. The committee also heard Engrossed Senate Bill 5746, which would create or continue an advisory process on EV charger infrastructure property crime; the sponsor and supporters said it would help address vandalism and theft affecting charging access, and testimony was overwhelmingly in favor. Senate Bill 5750 would authorize state facilities to charge fees for privately owned EVs using state charging stations and deposit the revenue into the motor vehicle fund; the sponsor said this would make charging costs fairer and recover expenses, with broad support and some questions about whether the policy could be implemented administratively without legislation.
The committee then heard Senate Bill 6148, which would increase the maximum term for regional transit authority bonds from 40 years to 75 years, affecting Sound Transit. Sound Transit and transit advocates argued the longer term would better match debt to long-lived assets, help accelerate construction, and reduce near-term financial pressure without raising taxes, while opponents warned it would increase long-term costs and shift repayment burdens to future generations. Committee members asked about interest costs, asset values, and examples of eligible long-lived projects such as tunnels and bridges. No votes were taken during the hearing, and each bill closed with testimony counts recorded on the record.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Pensions, Investments & Financial Services May 19th, 2025
Pensions, Investments & Financial Services
Transcript Highlights:
- Northeast ISD, which in 2020 utilized $2 million from a 2015 bond to purchase property intended to house
- The body today to pass SB2395 and close that loophole that permits this sort of spendthriftiness.
- Was House Bill 440? Yes, sir, and that was in the 2019 legislative session.
- And when you think about if you go to buy a house and you're taking out a mortgage, we have a truth in
- When you buy a house, you have a truth in lending disclosure.
Keywords:
bond election, ballot proposition, debt obligation, municipal bonds, local government finance, property tax, ad valorem tax, school district bonds, county bonds, special taxing district, voter information document, public debt, municipal finance, tax-supported debt, election ballot language, bond transparency, homestead tax impact, capital improvements, general obligation bonds, public bank
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 3 on Education Finance Mar 17th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- order for their success to be effectuated there are other needs that need to be met, whether it's housing
- So one non-core function that touches on the student experience would be student housing and dining.
- goes down, I might choose to go out of state or Sufficient housing or the food quality goes down, I
- The current university policy does not permit differential fees on our campuses.
- We do not permit our graduate students to work more than 20 hours a week.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
House Standing Committee on Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection (3-11-25) - Reupload
Transcript Highlights:
- Good morning, and welcome to the fourth meeting of the 2025 session of the House Standing Committee on
- No signs permitted in the committee room at any time. Mr. Secretary, please call the roll.
- The motion passed, and the bill should pass favorably on the House floor.
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- house floor thank<00:05:18.479><c> you</c><00:05:18.600><c> very</c><00:05:18.759><c> much</c><00:05
Keywords:
This meeting was pulled from backups and loaded back into YouTube after the previous live stream failed part way through., 958, all
Summary:
The House Standing Committee on Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection met with a quorum, opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and prayer, and recognized guests before taking up legislation. The committee first heard Senate Bill 61 from Sen. Craig Richardson, who described it as a private property rights bill addressing swimming pools rented through platforms like Airbnb or Swimply. He said current law can cause a privately owned pool to be treated as a public swimming pool, and the bill would correct that definition. The committee moved and seconded the bill, then approved it unanimously for favorable passage to the House floor.
The committee then considered Senate Bill 237 from Sen. Jason Hall. Hall said the bill would waive Kentucky’s physical agility requirement for certain out-of-state police officers in good standing with at least 10 years of service, while a committee substitute also updated 911 dispatching laws and adjusted training requirements for part-time public safety telecommunicators. Representative Blandon said he would offer a friendly floor amendment requiring proof that an applicant passed a physical agility test in their state of origin to address KLC concerns. Representative Sharp raised a concern about how federal certifications would fit into the bill’s state-of-origin language. After discussion, the committee approved the committee substitute and passed the bill favorably, with several members explaining their votes or recording votes afterward. The meeting ended with thanks to members and staff and a motion to adjourn.
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session-Day 3, February 11, 2026-PM
Wyoming House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- ,</c><00:39:22.560><c> you</c> in a house, you sold your house, you in a house, you sold your house,
- So that's our list: House Bill 3, House Bill 4, House Bill 5, House Bill 8, House Bill 9.
- Bill 87, House Bill 29, House Bill 61, and House Bill 90.
- </c> 75, House Bill 41, and House Bill 101. 75, House Bill 41, and House Bill 101.
- Bill 26, House Bill 42, House Bill 67, Bill 26, House Bill 42, House Bill 67, and<03:09:56.720><c> House
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Environmental Quality Committee Apr 8th, 2026
Environmental Quality
Transcript Highlights:
- our goals of combating climate change and also promoting sustainable transportation, land use, and housing
- At the same time, I want to point out though that we have also enacted a lot of housing legislation since
- We have had extra priority put on GHG reduction, looking at housing production and affordability that
- we had not done so intently almost two decades ago, equity and fair housing.
- They're enforceable, triggered by multiple statutes and permits when operations change or cease.
Committee:
Senate Environmental Quality
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Senate Labor, Health & Social Services, February 13, 2026
Labor, Health & Social Services
Transcript Highlights:
- It's key that the independent contractor be permitted to opt out of it because this is about worker freedom
- </c><00:09:51.040><c> to</c> independent contractor be permitted to independent contractor be permitted
- There were days that I struggled to walk up four stairs to get into my house or out of my house.
- to</c><01:06:44.240><c> get</c><01:06:44.480><c> into</c><01:06:44.720><c> my</c><01:06:44.960><c> house
- or out of my stairs to get into my house or out of my house.<01:06:46.960><c> I</c><01:06:47.200><c>
Committee:
Senate Labor, Health & Social Services
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- I had been in the House for four years, and this wonderful group came into the House.
- Read the House bill.
- Read the House bill.
- Please read the House bill. Please read the House bill a third time.
- Read the House bill.
Summary:
The Senate first handled a large batch of executive appointments reported by the Ethics and Elections Committee. Senators debated several nominees, with some members objecting to particular appointees over their views or past conduct. The report on the first group of appointments was adopted 31-0, and Jeffrey Aaron’s separate confirmation to the Public Employee Relations Commission was approved 26-10 after extended debate centered on his role as counsel to the Hope Florida Foundation and allegations that he helped facilitate the transfer of Medicaid settlement funds into political activity.
The chamber then considered Chavon Harris as Secretary of the Agency for Health Care Administration. Supporters praised her work on Medicaid directed payments and hospital funding, while opponents criticized her prior tenure at the Department of Children and Families, citing problems with Medicaid redeterminations, postpartum coverage, Hope Florida oversight, and a women’s shelter case. The Senate adopted her confirmation report 32-5. Next, Taylor Hatch’s confirmation as Secretary of the Department of Children and Families was taken up; the committee report noted ongoing concerns about SNAP/EBT compliance, child welfare practices, audits, and Hope Florida, but recommended confirmation based on her stated commitments to reform. After debate over DCF’s performance and accountability, the Senate adopted her confirmation report 33-4.
After a brief recess, the Senate held a recognition ceremony for outgoing President Kathleen Passidomo. Senators from both parties offered lengthy remarks praising her leadership, diligence, humor, and support for members, often recalling personal interactions and her role in shaping legislation and mentoring newer senators. The ceremony emphasized her service as Senate President and continued leadership as Rules Chair, and included a presentation of a handmade keepsake box filled with letters and mementos from staff and colleagues.
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
FL House Floor Session - 2026-03-10 (10:00AM Session)
Florida House Floor Meeting
FL
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Joint Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions, May 21, 2026 - AM
Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions
Transcript Highlights:
- Well, I was dillydallying in revenue, but this is the House chairman. Oh, pardon me.
- Uh, that was House Bill 151 in the House. Uh, that covered some of these same issues.
- Um, House Bill 151 would have made them mandatory.
- Um House Bill 151 decision of the judge.
- </c> a digital tool to streamline permitting a digital tool to streamline permitting systems<02:57:38.319
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Interim Joint Committee on Local Government (11-20-25) - Reupload
Transcript Highlights:
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- </c> to redefine that state inmate housing to redefine that state inmate housing model.<00:18:30.799>
- equipped to house state jails are equipped to house state inmates.<00:21:22.960><c> If</c><00:21:23.200
- </c><00:21:36.159><c> state</c> receive adequate funding to house state receive adequate funding to house
- </c> state has counties contracting to house state has counties contracting to house state<00:34:25.440
Keywords:
Reupload to restore attendance roll call
Roll Call 00:00:00
Approval of Minutes from September Meeting 00:00:24
Presentation of the Kentucky Association of Counties Legislative Platform for the Upcoming 2026 Session 00:01:48
Discussion of Legislation Concerning Firefighter Death Benefits 00:35:43
Discussion of DNA Collection in Jails for Felony Arrests 00:45:52
Discussion of Federal Immigration Law Enforcement 00:54:18
Adjournment 01:15:39, 958, all
Summary:
The committee met for its sixth meeting, established a quorum, and approved the minutes from the October 21 meeting. The main agenda item was a presentation from Kentucky Association of Counties (KACo) leaders and county officials on jail funding and jail-system reform. Speakers said county jail costs have reached crisis levels, citing large and rising general-fund subsidies in counties such as Hardin, McCracken, and Warren, and noting that county general-fund contributions to jail funds have increased by 76% since 2019.
KACo outlined a three-part legislative approach for the upcoming session: incentivizing regional jails, clarifying responsibility for pre-trial felony detainees, and redefining the model for housing state inmates in county jails. On regional jails, they proposed one-time state construction funding, statutory changes to allow former county jails to serve as 96-hour holdover facilities, broader participation of jailers on regional jail authority boards, an increased supplement for closed county jails, and a one-time payment for counties that close local jails and join regional facilities. Union County Judge Adam Onan described his county’s savings from contracting with Webster County and said regionalization can reduce costs where feasible.
Harlan County Judge Executive Dan Mosley focused on pre-trial felony detainees, saying counties bear the full cost of housing people awaiting trial for long periods, sometimes years, and that pre-trial time is later credited toward state sentences. He argued the state benefits from that credit and referenced prior bills that would have reimbursed counties for time-served credit. Shelley Hampton then proposed replacing the current per diem model for state inmates with contracts requiring the Department of Corrections to pay actual housing costs and to support programming such as substance abuse treatment, cognitive behavioral programming, re-entry services, workforce training, and academics. No votes were taken on the jail proposals, and the meeting ended with the presentation and discussion of the county recommendations.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- We're going to hear House Bill 61. I know a lot of folks are still here to continue House Bill 99.
- But House Bill 61, I know, is important as well. Go ahead, Senator, to get started.
- Back to House Bill 99. Mr.
- I was over in the House chamber. I guess I don't know what time you all got off the House.
- Well, I do not miss the days of being in House Judiciary.
Committee:
Senate Senate Judiciary
WY
Transcript Highlights:
- If you adopt this, the staff recommendation is either a footnote or a Section 311 to permit the movement
- c><00:08:15.199><c> section</c><00:08:15.599><c> 311</c><00:08:16.240><c> to</c><00:08:16.479><c> permit
- </c><00:08:16.960><c> the</c> footnote or a section 311 to permit the footnote or a section 311 to permit
- The House passed fairly easily.
- The House passed fairly easily.
Committee:
Joint Appropriations
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session 5/17/26 - Part 6
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The House will come to order. Calendar of the day.
- The clerk will report the bill. >> House File number 719, an act relating to capital investment. >> House
- </c> conferees for House number 2438 report. conferees for House number 2438 report.
- </c> thank Ron Hubard of House Information. thank Ron Hubard of House Information.
- The House stands in recess.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session - Part 3 - 05/17/26
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- House of Representatives.
- HOUSE FILE 4188 A BILL RELATED House File 4188, a bill related to commerce, adding provisions relating
- bill will be House File 2480.
- House File 2484. Mr.
- It is a House File. It is House File 3508. Sen. Dibble: Thank you, Mr. President.