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WY
Transcript Highlights:
- So, these are all contracted systems.
- :43.200><c> to</c><00:10:44.240><c> um</c> to RFP, we contract with vendors to um to RFP, we contract
- And where gradients create process.
- </c><00:40:36.240><c> has</c> our criminal prosecution process has our criminal prosecution process has
- Is that an accurate thought<01:04:31.520><c> process,</c> thought process, thought process, >>
Committee:
Joint Judiciary
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Labor, Public Employment and Retirement Committee Apr 8th, 2026
Labor, Public Employment and Retirement
Transcript Highlights:
- And our whole system of legal due process has been set up with the notion that somebody...
- And our whole system of legal due process has been set up with the notion that somebody, ...of legal
- has expertise in transparent processes in place to ensure fair cost allocation.
- Those contracts generally specify a scope of work, termination provisions, et cetera.
- You wouldn't want to be, from one day to the next, you know, your contracts thrown out the door.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Committee, First Extraordinary Session Jan 22nd, 2025
Budget
Transcript Highlights:
- Going forward, we do anticipate conversations on additional flexibility through the spring budget process
- This rebuild and this process is going to be a long process, and as the Chair said, not only at the end
- I think that's really the process for trying to make sure we identify the highest needs: there's just
- and our hearing process around this, but really being very deliberate about sharing that.
- We want to uplift those workers and ensure there is no contracting out.
Committee:
Assembly Budget
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
AEN-WLA-EIG, WLA-AEN-EDT, WLA-AEN, WLA-AEN-PSM Public Hearings 03-20-2026
Agriculture and Environment
Transcript Highlights:
- So, there's this process there for a reason.
- So, so [clears throat] there's this process there for a reason.
- So, so [clears throat] there's this process there for a reason.
- And we can look back to folks leaving plantation labor contracts in the late 1800s who were throwing
- And we can look back to folks leaving plantation labor contracts in the late 1800s who were throwing
Bills:
HB1979
Committee:
Senate Agriculture and Environment
Keywords:
environmental review, affordable housing, clean energy, judicial proceedings, public participation, Hawaii Revised Statutes, 912, senate, all
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on HB 1979 HD3, which would shorten the time to file certain judicial challenges to environmental assessments and environmental impact statements for affordable housing and clean energy projects, and would also affect transfer of some environmental court appeals to the Supreme Court. The Office of Planning and Sustainable Development supported the amended bill, saying the changes were improved from earlier versions and that the shorter filing period was reasonable for these priority projects. Hawaii Gas asked that the bill’s clean energy definition be broadened to align with existing renewable energy law so emerging technologies like renewable hydrogen and renewable gas would be included. Kauai Island Utility Co-op and Greenpeace Hawaii testified in support and opposition, respectively, with supporters arguing the bill would reduce litigation uncertainty and opponents saying the shorter deadline would limit public participation and not solve the real causes of project delays.
Opposition testimony came from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Earthjustice, Sierra Club, 350 Hawaii, and others, who argued the bill could chill legitimate public-interest claims, especially where there is limited public notice, and that environmental review was being unfairly blamed for delays caused by permitting, financing, or infrastructure problems. Several speakers said the measure would reduce transparency and make it harder for communities to respond in time. One testifier from Earthjustice said the environmental review process itself is not the problem and should not be weakened for projects that still need public disclosure and community engagement.
The committee then moved to decision-making and, citing the volume of opposition and concerns about public participation, transparency, and whether the bill would actually improve timelines, the chair deferred HB 1979 HD3 indefinitely. The hearing was adjourned after the vote decision was announced.
The transcript then shifted to HB 2585, relating to tourism and statewide standards for agritourism. Testimony was mixed: farmers and agricultural groups described agritourism as essential to keeping small farms and ranches viable, while also urging safeguards so it would not be abused or displace real agricultural production. Some speakers warned the bill’s revenue-based limits could unintentionally shut down existing farm stays and related operations, especially in Maui County. The Hawaii Farm Bureau said it supported the intent but wanted clearer protections for bona fide agriculture and more flexibility around revenue requirements and force majeure situations. The discussion was still underway when the transcript ended.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 3/24/26
Commerce Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- And I think we have a good process. And I think we have a good bill.
- And I think we have a good process.
- Payactive is contracted by employers to offer this service.
- Repayment happens through the payroll process.
- </c> happens through the payroll process. happens through the payroll process.
Committee:
House Commerce Finance and Policy
Keywords:
real estate, appraisers, disciplinary actions, sanction matrix, Minnesota Statutes, direct primary care, healthcare agreements, medical services, patient care, health insurance, mortgage fees, residential loans, commercial loans, finance regulations, investment properties, insurance, supplemental health insurance, short-term care, home health care, nursing care
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- Lackey added insight to the budget and to the process that we went through.
- I would like to thank the Legislature also for funding the Wright grant process.
- And unfortunately, we weren't allotted those things during this May revise process.
- And unfortunately, we weren't allotted those things during this May revise process.
- And we are excited to move on to the next step in this process.
Committee:
House Budget
KY
Transcript Highlights:
- of success of evidence-based process of success of evidence-based policym. policym. policym.
- In my view, I think it will save money for both sides if it keeps it from going into the legal process
- I can speak to that happen more than once um in this whole process. We're still ongoing.
- </c><00:45:25.119><c> Their</c> feedback throughout this process.
- Their feedback throughout this process.
Committee:
House Judiciary
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on State and Local Government - 03/21/25
State and Local Government
Transcript Highlights:
- Finally, it clarifies the process for capital grants.
- </c><00:07:32.680><c> for</c> finally, it clarifies the process for finally, it clarifies the process
- /c><00:07:38.320><c> result</c><00:07:38.919><c> of</c> processes uh in the result of processes uh in
- State agencies that contract purposes.
- </c> law enforcement process. law enforcement process.
Committee:
Senate State and Local Government
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development Apr 9th, 2026
Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development
Transcript Highlights:
- Texas is still in the process of the Supreme Court ruling, but I look for them to go ahead and rule pretty
- designations. ...shelters and gives full discretion to a local governmental subdivision to select, contract
- It makes clear they have full discretion to operate their own shelter or contract out, set service levels
- You know, those products have to be produced, processed, you know, with substantial amounts of Louisiana
- However, most of the oil that we process, we process a lot of what's called world crude, Brent crude.
Summary:
The committee took up several agriculture-related bills and first heard a series of presentations from Louisiana 4-H and FFA student leaders. The students described how those programs built leadership, public speaking, and career goals, and members from both parties responded with personal stories about their own 4-H/FFA experiences and support for agricultural education and youth development.
On House Bill 715, the committee adopted a technical amendment and then reported the bill favorably. The bill requires aerial applicators using public airports or landing fields to carry radios and transponders, with the author and members framing it as a safety measure to prevent near-misses and improve communication during takeoff and landing. On House Bill 663, the committee adopted amendments changing the composition of the Delta Economic Research and Sustainability District board, including removing certain ex officio or agricultural-related members, and then reported the bill favorably; the author said the district has evolved beyond agriculture to include economic development, energy, transportation, and grant work.
House Bill 717, dealing with labeling requirements for cell-cultured food products, was amended technically and reported favorably. The author said the bill simply increases and clarifies the font size and visibility of labels so consumers can more easily see that a product is lab-grown or cell-cultured, matching seafood labeling standards. House Bill 834 on animal shelters received 23 amendments, many technical, but also substantive changes preserving local control, allowing parishes and municipalities to designate or contract with shelters, setting a three-day hold period, clarifying transfer of ownership for stray animals, and providing good-faith liability protection; after discussion with the Police Jury Association and others, the committee adopted the amendments and reported the bill favorably.
The committee also reported Senate Bill 349 favorably, which recreates the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, and Senate Bill 350 favorably, which makes a technical name change related to the Louisiana soybean association and board membership. After those votes, Commissioner Mike Strain gave a lengthy sunset-review presentation on the department’s structure, duties, boards, and programs, emphasizing its role in agriculture, forestry, food safety, animal health, weights and measures, and related regulatory and promotional functions.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Special Committee on Rural Issues Feb 25th, 2026
Special Committee on Rural Issues
Transcript Highlights:
- the conversation I've had is that we are more than willing to engage with surveyors in developing a process
- Now, the rest of the story, on the other end of most of these, we now have land contracted for AI centers
- Obviously, it needs to be a gradual process to get to cleaner energy.
- He works for some independent contract group, and if he lies to you and you don't get it in writing,
- That process is what it is.
Committee:
House Special Committee on Rural Issues
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security Feb 18th, 2025
Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security
Transcript Highlights:
- It's to make more of an honor and distinction for those who are nominated and to make the process more
- we want to make sure that we're really not just having Veterans Florida tied through the budgetary process
- to make sure that they can take some of the proceeds and use them toward administrative costs to process
- Paul Kimball, who is our lead, he will be facilitating that process for us.
- , Standpoint because FDVA funds, when they receive the funds, we have a funding contract.
Summary:
The committee took up SB 116 by Senator Burgess, a veterans bill aimed at several FDVA-related changes. The bill would reduce annual nominations to the Florida Veterans Hall of Fame from 20 to 5, expand FDVA’s survey work to assess veterans’ awareness of available programs and their health literacy, add mental health training to the veterans suicide prevention pilot, strengthen coordination and reporting between Veterans Florida and FDVA, direct FDVA to develop a plan for adult day health care facilities statewide, and allow the Florida Veterans Foundation to use a portion of Gadsden flag plate proceeds for administrative costs. Senator Burgess said the measure builds on prior “Forward March” efforts and helps close service gaps for aging veterans and others who may not know about available benefits.
Testimony on SB 116 was uniformly supportive. FDVA leadership said adult day health care could be added at existing facilities such as Port St. Lucie and Lake City, and that the state would need authority and funding to move forward. A veterans legal collaborative, AARP Florida, and Endeavors all voiced support, with speakers emphasizing the importance of better outreach, mental health awareness, and care options that allow veterans to remain at home. The committee then voted favorably on SB 116.
The remainder of the meeting was devoted to agency and stakeholder presentations. Florida National Guard officials described a high operational tempo, deployments at home and abroad, hurricane response efforts, and the need to grow the force and infrastructure. FDVA’s adjutant general reported Florida now has the nation’s second-largest veteran population, rising in-migration of younger veterans, a large and aging Vietnam-era population, strong claims and outreach activity, declining veteran homelessness, and improved suicide prevention outcomes. The Florida Veterans Foundation outlined its emergency relief, dental, transportation, and license-plate-funded programs, while Veterans Florida and CareerSource Florida detailed workforce, apprenticeship, SkillBridge, entrepreneurship, and job-fair programs for veterans and spouses, along with efforts to expand recurring funding and better protect customer information.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House State Government & Tribal Relations Jun 22nd, 2026 at 12:00 pm
State Government & Tribal Relations
Transcript Highlights:
- We also study initiative and referendum processes, campaign finance, and ethics.
- And then Kelly made changes to this process, which we'll talk about.
- with oversight from Congress. to run the process with oversight from Congress.
- I mentioned the contract claim, the SNAP contract claim regarding data of beneficiaries.
- We've drafted a process for receiving requests, displaying requests, and processing requests.
Committee:
House State Government & Tribal Relations
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee May 5th, 2026
Budget and Fiscal Review
Transcript Highlights:
- There is a process embedded in that to deal with that.
- And this budget bill junior process is an extraordinary one.
- Is that part of your process? Are you guys even discussing that?
- It's, again, part of the process, part of the deliberative process.
- It is truly embedded in the existing process.
Committee:
Senate Budget and Fiscal Review
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- Hospitals already operate as contracted with a hospital.”
- Hospitals already operate as contracted with a hospital.
- It's a long-established FDA-supported and created process.
- I was so naive in the process.
- We've heard the process of what it is to get blood here.
Committee:
Senate Health and Welfare
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Natural Resources and Environment Apr 14th, 2026
Natural Resources & Environment
Transcript Highlights:
- But do they follow that process? Thank you.
- Currently, through the program, as I mentioned, the Corps does hold the contract.
- I mean, is there any permitting process, you know, through local governments? Yes, sir.
- So you will have a second bite of the apple to go and review what came out of this process.
- I want this process to end how it started. So you have my commitment on that.
Committee:
House Natural Resources & Environment
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- Will there be an evaluation process after the study, after the pilot?
- And as they contract with whomever they choose in a community, they need to set standards so that we
- We have that evaluation process to say what's working and what's not working.
- And Senator Harrell, through DOH and contracts with Healthy Start coalitions that's already in place,
- We have recent real-world evidence of coverage losses driven by process rather than need.
Committee:
Senate Health Policy
Keywords:
nursing title, advanced practice registered nurse, advertising, professional standards, disciplinary action, uterine fibroids, public records, health privacy, epidemiology, medical information, emergency department, physicians, privacy, personal information, sickle cell disease, sickle cell anemia, pain management, controlled substances, prescribing education, continuing medical education
Summary:
The committee first considered SB 268, a public records exemption for emergency physicians. Senator Rodriguez’s strike-all amendment narrowed and clarified the exemption, and testimony from an emergency physician described threats, harassment, and safety concerns tied to mandatory reporting and patient encounters. The committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill favorably as a committee substitute.
Members then heard SB 514, creating the Dula Support for Healthy Births Pilot Program in Broward, Miami-Dade, and Palm Beach counties for pregnant and postpartum women affected by substance use disorder. Senator Osgood explained the pilot would provide non-medical doula support and data collection, and an amendment changed the funding source to specific appropriations in the General Appropriations Act. Supporters said doula care can improve maternal and infant outcomes and complement medical providers. The committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill favorably as a committee substitute.
The committee also approved SB 36 on use of professional nursing titles after extensive debate over whether nurses with doctoral degrees should be allowed to use “doctor” in clinical settings, with concerns raised about patient confusion and the need for clearer identification. The bill was amended to align with the House version and then reported favorably as a committee substitute. The committee next approved SB 864, a public records exemption for uterine fibroid research data, after a technical amendment setting a July 1, 2026 effective date; Senator Sharif said the exemption is needed so the Department of Health can collect sensitive data for the related research bill. SB 844, requiring continuing education on sickle cell disease care management for certain licensed physicians and nurses, was also reported favorably after emotional testimony from patients and advocates describing delayed care and bias.
Later, the committee approved SB 1404 on memory care, after a strike-all amendment creating a new memory care specialty license for assisted living facilities that advertise or provide specialized memory care services, while allowing optional supportive services without the new license. Supporters from the senior living industry backed the clarification. The committee then passed SB 914, which clarifies that licensed occupational therapists may perform dry needling, after an amendment adjusting supervision and continuing education language. Finally, the committee took up SB 1758, a broad Medicaid and SNAP reform bill that would strengthen fraud enforcement, impose Medicaid work requirements for certain able-bodied adults, expand behavioral health services, modernize drug purchasing and prior authorization, and require SNAP fraud-reduction measures. Several amendments were adopted, and members questioned the work requirement, implementation costs, EBT card photo identification, and due process concerns; debate continued as the transcript ended.
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session-Day 1, February 9, 2026
Wyoming Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- /c><00:19:22.400><c> treating</c> contracts for holding and treating contracts for holding and treating
- Senate File 10, contracts for holding and treating mentally ill detainees.
- ><c> for</c><00:23:09.600><c> holding</c> Senate file 10, contracts for holding Senate file 10, contracts
- It's going to simplify the subleasing process for our state land leases.
- Not only for them, it will also simplify the process for our agency here in Cheyenne.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Elections Finance and Government Operations Working Group 1/15/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, state contracting, um, so the process of agencies hiring outside consultants or, uh, entering contracts
- of agencies hiring outside uh process of agencies hiring outside uh Consultants<00:20:36.640><c> or<
- :38.320><c> Contra</c> Consultants or uh uh entering Contra Consultants or uh uh entering Contra contracts
- ><c> services</c><00:20:39.720><c> that's</c><00:20:39.880><c> all</c><00:20:40.200><c> part</c> contracts
- for services that's all part contracts for services that's all part of<00:20:40.520><c> chapter</c><
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- company, UNCO, was formed by the Board of Regents in 2015 after a multi-year planning and review process
- Lips 479 by Representative Couture places new requirements on any grants or contracts that use those
- Lips 479 by Representative Couture places new requirements on any grants or contracts that use those
- Lips 479 by Representative Couture places new requirements on any grants or contracts that use those
- Lips 479 by Representative Couture places new requirements on any grants or contracts that use those
Committee:
House Appropriations
Keywords:
investment, gifts, grants, University of Washington, funding, higher education, recycling, waste reduction, environmental policy, sustainability, municipal regulations, HB 2254, Washington, Health Care Authority, partnership access line, psychiatric consultation line, first approach skills training, behavioral health, mental health, assessment
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections Jan 27th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- refers to a choice among a specific slate of candidates or propositions, and not to the more general process
- to the demand of the mission on the airframes related to wildfire, all DNR-owned, operated, and contracted
- DNR-owned, operated, and contracted aircraft are certified by DNR, the U.S.
- DNR owned, operated, and contracted aircraft are certified by DNR, the U.S.
- shows that Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander people in our state experience much higher rates of contraction
Summary:
The committee heard six bills on January 27, 2026. Senate Bill 6084 would clarify the prohibition on voting more than once in an election, in response to a court ruling that interpreted “election” narrowly; the sponsor and Secretary of State’s office said the bill is meant to ensure a person votes only once in Washington or in one state and another on the same election date. Testimony was brief and supportive, and the hearing was closed with many people signed in pro and con but not testifying.
Senate Bill 6044 would recognize Diwali and Bandi Chhor Divas as a legislatively recognized day, and Senate Bill 5950 would add several non-legal holidays, including Sikh, Baha’i, Jewish, and Buddhist observances. Sponsors and supporters described the bills as a way to acknowledge minority faith traditions, promote inclusion, and help communities feel seen; testimony came from Jewish, Sikh, multi-faith, Hindu, Zoroastrian, and Buddhist representatives. The committee recorded substantial support for both measures, with no opposition testimony, and closed both hearings.
Senate Bill 6046 would establish the Washington Division of Civil Air Patrol within the Military Department to better coordinate volunteer aviation support for disasters, search and rescue, cybersecurity, and other missions. The sponsor, Military Department, Civil Air Patrol, and veterans’ representatives said it would improve command and control and help the state use Civil Air Patrol more efficiently at no added cost. Senate Bill 5763 would create a grant program for local law enforcement aviation support units and expand wildfire-related aviation support to sheriff’s offices; sheriffs and police chiefs strongly supported it as a way to sustain helicopter-based search and rescue and disaster response, while DNR raised concerns about wildfire aviation standards, liability, and possible bill drafting issues. The committee also heard Senate Bill 5784, which would require agencies to collect and report more detailed demographic data under updated federal standards; the sponsor said better disaggregation is needed for accountability and to identify disparities, and the Office of Equity supported the policy while noting fiscal and privacy concerns and the need for possible amendments. The meeting ended after the final hearing, with no votes taken.