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CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Committee on Economic Development, Growth, and Household Impact Aug 15th, 2025
Economic Development, Growth, and Household Impact
Transcript Highlights:
- So we know budgets are tight and that our state has prioritized health care and housing issues this year
- So there is a budget ask by you, Chair Szilagyi.
- We faced, you know, a budget deficit that was astronomical.
- a lot of the bills that came before my committee cost a lot of money and further exacerbated our budget
- with that being said, we had to make sure that we didn't further, you know, by trying to balance our budget
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- And PLA projects are more likely to be on budget and completed on time by competent, well-trained labor
- Those bids are more likely to be on budget with what the engineer designing the project proposes as.
- the budget.
- It was over budget; there were all kinds of problems, and they had to come in and bring that together
- Excellent projects, on time, on budget, great experience. Everybody went home safe.
Bills:
HB1951 , HB2715 , HB3092 , HB3237 , HB3278 , HB3511 , HB3592 , HB3675 , HB3778 , HB3782 , HB3826 , HB3970 , HB4016 , HB4049 , HB4341 , HB4344 , HB4406 , HB4427
Committee:
House State Affairs
Keywords:
collective bargaining, public works, government contracts, labor agreements, state funding, removal from office, political subdivisions, local government, judicial proceedings, administrative judicial region, electric transmission, public convenience, landowner consent, utility regulation, energy infrastructure, energy consumption, higher education, governmental entities, sustainability, electricity reduction
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Agriculture committee hears HF821 3/17/25
Transcript Highlights:
- enhance the appropriation of $2.8 million that was included in the 2024 supplemental agriculture budget
- The 2024 supplemental budget included $2.8 million for this public health response, but this was just
- /c> public health response the 2024 public health response the 2024 supplemental<00:04:39.800><c> budget
- <00:04:40.120><c> included</c><00:04:40.520><c> 2.8</c><00:04:41.160><c> million</c> supplemental budget
- included 2.8 million supplemental budget included 2.8 million for<00:04:41.639><c> this</c><00:04:41.840
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Statute Law Committee Jun 17th, 2026 at 12:00 pm
Statute Law Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- And it's all within our publications budget, which is very healthy, because we're not physically publishing
- But while our publication budget is healthy, we don't want to make a dent in it.
- I noticed the Washington State Register has a small amount in the budget.
- We'll be doing some agency bill drafting at that point in time, but we won't be into full budget action
Committee:
Joint Statute Law Committee
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Rep. Lisa Demuth departing member remarks 5/18/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Budget and accounting, I mean, those that don't normally get mentioned, thank you.
- revisers, HR, because they're very revisers, HR, because they're very important.<00:07:23.600><c> Budget
- Budget and accounting, I important.
- Budget and accounting, I mean,<00:07:25.040><c> those</c><00:07:25.320><c> that</c><00:07:25.480><c>
Summary:
Speaker Lisa Demuth delivered a closing floor speech reflecting on the Minnesota House’s 94th session under a tied chamber, emphasizing that the tie forced bipartisan negotiation from the start and that everything passed had to be bipartisan. She said she hoped future members would learn from that experience and continue working together, even when political agreement is difficult. She also noted her gratitude for the opportunity to serve as Speaker and for the chance to help guide the chamber through a historic session.
Much of the speech was personal and appreciative. Demuth thanked her family, including her husband, children, grandchildren, and especially her mother, who closely followed her work and often texted her questions about procedure and bills. She also mentioned the sacrifices of legislative service, her own growth in politics, and the importance of maintaining awe and respect for the institution. She recalled her relationship with former Speaker Melissa Hortman and said Hortman’s practice of meeting weekly despite political differences showed the value of getting to know one another personally before doing legislative work.
Demuth also thanked House staff, including partisan and nonpartisan staff such as research, revisers, HR, budget, and accounting, and acknowledged colleagues who worked through the tie and difficult negotiations. She closed by quoting Nehemiah, saying “the joy of the Lord is my strength,” and encouraged members to leave places better than they found them. The speech ended with applause; no votes or formal legislative actions were taken in the excerpt.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Rep. Liz Reyer departing member remarks 5/18/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- We continue to underinvest in services for people with disabilities, balancing budgets on their backs
- <c> balancing</c> for people with disabilities, balancing for people with disabilities, balancing budgets
- </c><00:05:09.680><c> These</c><00:05:09.919><c> are</c> budgets on their backs.
- These are budgets on their backs. These are bipartisan<00:05:11.000><c> issues.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Emergency Management Committee Apr 21st, 2026
Emergency Management
Transcript Highlights:
- time and that some actions taken under emergency powers could have gone through, frankly, the normal budget
- States of emergency ...budget or legislative process.
- The report will then be provided to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee and, importantly, the Legislative
- Analyst's Office. ...to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee and, importantly, the Legislative Analyst's
Committee:
Senate Emergency Management
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senator Manka Dhingra Press Conference Feb 13th, 2026 at 09:30 am
Transcript Highlights:
- Despite our state's challenging budget situation, it is more important now than ever before that we continue
- Despite our state's challenging budget situation, it is more important now than ever before that we continue
- We need the full $21.38 million in the budget for victim services.
- We need the full $21.38 million in the budget for victim services, because when we tell survivors you
Summary:
Washington State Sen. Manka Dhingra opened a press conference focused on survivor-centered policies and funding for victim services, saying the state should continue supporting survivors despite a difficult budget climate and reduced federal support. She highlighted prior state actions such as extending the statute of limitations for sexual assault, restricting firearms for abusers, protecting survivors from discrimination, easing access to protection orders, and addressing female genital mutilation, while emphasizing the need to fund services that are trauma-informed and victim-centered.
Much of the event focused on the request to restore about $21.38 million in victim services funding. Colleen McIngles of the King County Children’s Justice Center warned that without the funding, programs statewide would close, eliminating forensic interviewers, advocates, and coordinated response teams. Kate Garvey of the King County Sexual Assault Resource Center said agencies have already laid off staff and are triaging clients, and that the money would only maintain existing services. Several speakers tied the need for funding to broader public safety and survivor support, including references to federal VOCA cuts and the national reckoning over the Epstein case.
Legislators also discussed several bills. Sen. T’wina Nobles described SB 5169, which would reduce the need for child victims and witnesses to repeatedly relive trauma in court. Rep. Jamila Taylor and Rep. Roger Goodman discussed HB 1591, which would provide mitigating treatment, resentencing options, and possible vacatur for survivors whose criminal conduct was connected to coercion or abuse. Rep. Chris Stearns and Sen. Tina Orwall discussed court-process reforms in SB 6017 and related efforts to prevent retraumatization of sexual assault survivors, along with recognition of female genital mutilation as sexual assault. Rep. Lauren Davis shared her personal experience with domestic violence and argued that cuts to system-based victim advocacy have left many survivors without support. The press conference also celebrated unanimous Senate passage of the Ebony Alert bill, which advocates said is needed to improve responses to missing Black women and girls; speakers urged the House to pass it next.
NY
New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Agriculture - 01/29/2026
Agriculture
Transcript Highlights:
- How much money is in the Governor's proposal for this program, for budget proposal?
- There's no money included in the Governor's budget for Double Up Food Bucks.
- I think it was appropriated because the memo said that there wasn't funding in the budget.
- You have to know how much is in the Governor's budget on the Fresh Connect program.
Committee:
Senate Agriculture
Summary:
The Agriculture Committee met for its first 2026 meeting and took up a full agenda of bills focused on food safety, agricultural programs, consumer transparency, and farm-related policy. Early measures included S.592 on a youth and agriculture entrepreneurship summer employment program, which was reported to finance without opposition, and S.1239E, the Food Safety and Technical Disclosure Act, which would require disclosure of certain food ingredients to the state and public and also ban three substances outright. Senator Kavanaugh described the bill as closing a loophole in federal food safety law; Senator Borrello opposed it as a state-by-state approach that could raise costs and disrupt the supply chain, while Senator O’Rourke supported it as a science-based measure with available substitutes. The bill was reported back to the board with one no vote and one without recommendation.
The committee also advanced S.1783A on liquefied petroleum/propane fee disclosures, with supporters saying it would prevent consumers from being charged for improper or hidden fees and opponents arguing it should not single out state-related charges; the bill moved to the board. S.4041, creating a sanitary retail food store grant program, was reported to finance. S.4162, relating to the Fresh Connect program and local produce purchases, prompted discussion about whether state resources should instead be concentrated on the Double Up Food Bucks program; sponsors said both programs are needed and that Double Up has capacity limits, and the bill was moved to finance.
Later, the committee advanced S.6286A, establishing an agricultural tax viability pilot program tied to agrivoltaics; supporters said it would address a need raised in recent hearings and work with farm groups, while Senator Borrello voted no. The final bill, S.7618 on food safety and quality date label requirements, drew debate over whether New York should act without a federal standard and whether the bill could create confusion or unintended costs, especially for dairy and other perishables. Supporters said the bill would reduce food waste and simplify the many existing date labels without forcing new labeling on those who do not already use it; members also discussed refrigeration references in the bill, and the sponsor said the language could be adjusted. The committee then adjourned and announced that future meetings will be held on the third floor in the new location.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session - part 2 May 18th, 2025
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- was not at the negotiating table when leaders from the other two branches decided what Minnesota's budget
- However, Those leaders also have a special responsibility to listen to and consider the budget request
- going into special session and having a shutdown to start doing a bare-bones, keep-the-lights-on budget
- In the end, that's basically what we have: a bare-bones, keep-the-lights-on public safety budget.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session 5/8/25 - Part 1
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm in my 11th term, so over 20 years, and I have never seen a budget bill leave a committee without
- </c><00:15:04.720><c> never</c><00:15:05.120><c> seen</c><00:15:05.760><c> a</c><00:15:06.480><c> budget
- </c> 20 years, and I have never seen a budget 20 years, and I have never seen a budget bill<00:15:07.440
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama Joint ARPA Oversight Committee Apr 15th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- And the Senator makes a good point in that we have, and the Governor has consistently asked in her budgets
- I know over the... ...asked in her budgets.
- This is something that you've been pushing, and I think we have a line item in the budget for telemedicine
- . ...item in the budget for telemedicine.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Apr 7th, 2025
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- To withdraw Senate Bill 100 from Budget Committee and order it to the second reading file.
- Under his leadership, the Fresno Center grew to operate 14 programs with an annual budget of 6. 6.8 million
- Budget Committee 1 on Health in Capital Room 127.
- Budget Subcommittee 6 on Public Safety in Capital Room 447.
NY
New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Housing, Construction, and Community Development - 05/18/2026
Housing, Construction, and Community Development
Transcript Highlights:
- And this bill was voted on as part of the Senate and one-house budget resolution this year, and we will
- communities in the Adirondacks, the second-home owners come back when there's a vote on the school budget
- , and they vote down any increases in the school budget because they don't want their taxes to go up.
Summary:
The New York State Senate Committee on Housing, Construction, and Community Development met on May 18, 2026, with a quorum present and several members participating by vote sheet. Chair Brian Kavanagh opened the meeting by noting it was likely the committee’s last meeting of the session and thanked members and staff for their work. Senators also offered brief remarks of appreciation for the chair and the committee’s collaborative process.
The committee advanced four bills. S.2523A (Ramos) would establish a jobs and housing pilot program to create construction jobs and address the housing crisis; it was reported to Finance, with Senator Walsack voting no and Senator Martins voting AWR. S.8612 (Kavanagh) would make clarifying changes to the good cause eviction law; the chair said it had been extensively negotiated with tenant and landlord stakeholders and had broad support, and it was reported with Senators Martins and Walsack voting AWR. S.8918A (Kavanagh) would create the Build Up New York pilot program and a mass timber for affordable housing program, along with related tax credits; it was reported to the floor unanimously.
The committee also considered S.9287 (Hensh), which would create a real property tax exemption for certain full-time residents in certain counties. Members discussed whether the bill would create a new property class or instead shift tax burdens within the one- to four-family home class, and raised concerns about impacts on second homes and local school budgets. Supporters argued it resembled a homestead exemption and could help local residents. The bill was reported to Finance, with Senator Martins voting ADBR. The meeting then adjourned after the final agenda item.
NY
New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Higher Education - 04/21/2026
Higher Education
Transcript Highlights:
- Some of them are, some of it obviously is in the budget that we will hopefully enact in the future.
- Some of them are, some of it obviously is in the budget that we will hopefully enact in the future.
- When we were looking over the funding after the Governor's released her executive budget, we did find
Committee:
Senate Higher Education
Summary:
The New York State Senate Committee on Higher Education met on April 21, 2026, with a quorum present and considered nine bills. The committee advanced bills addressing licensing discrepancies for junior and assistant landscape architects (S.1834A), SUNY/CUNY research foundation financial reporting (S.6745), credits for volunteer firefighters and EMTs enrolled in SUNY or CUNY (S.7367), campus pool and health membership for disabled veterans (S.7784A), early licensure eligibility for dental residents in multi-year specialty programs (S.8401A), a 90-day grace period for certain social workers awaiting limited permits (S.9303), interior designer certification standards (S.9673), and a transfer of excess tuition reimbursement account funds to support proprietary vocational school oversight (S.9682). One bill, S.948 concerning occupational therapists, was held pending resolution with the State Education Department.
Members asked questions on several measures, including whether firefighter/EMT credits were tied to service rather than coursework, how the dental residency bill would work in practice, and the funding source and purpose of the proprietary school supervision account transfer. Support was noted for the interior designer bill from ASID, CIDQ, and IIDA, while most other bills had no listed support or opposition memos. The committee explained that the fund transfer bill would move up to $500,000 from a tuition reimbursement account balance above $2.5 million to help the Bureau of Proprietary School Supervision address oversight needs.
All of the bills taken up and moved were reported out of committee, with some sent to the floor and others to the Finance Committee as indicated by the chair. Several were reported without recommendation from individual members. The meeting adjourned at 10:45 a.m.
ID
Idaho 2026 Regular Session
Agenda Mar 16th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- there wouldn't be funding for all the programs, are we talking about the ones that are on the base budget
- position of not being able to use those dollars specifically for peer supports, since that is a larger budget
- position of not being able to use those dollars specifically for peer supports as that is a larger budget
Summary:
The committee met to discuss funding for behavioral health programs, focusing on the ACT program and peer support, while noting that healthy connections was not included in the day’s action. The chair explained that the proposal would use one-time funding from the Millennium Fund, with a 2027 request of $6 million from the Millennium Fund and $5.8 million from the opioid settlement fund, and that the programs had previously been cut because there was no statutory authority to continue them. Members discussed whether the ACT program could still be funded if the opioid settlement money did not materialize, and the chair indicated that ACT could be prioritized, but not the full package of programs.
Several members supported ensuring ACT was funded even if the opioid settlement dollars were unavailable, citing the importance of the program and the need to address deaths and vulnerable populations. The chair also disclosed a personal connection to the ACT program and stated he would still vote. Representative Green moved to support the 2027 $6 million one-time Millennium Fund request with intent language prioritizing ACT if the opioid settlement funds were not received; Senator Ward Engelking seconded. Senator Semmelroth raised the possibility of amending the motion to address peer support, but Medicaid Director Sasha O’Connell cautioned that peer support is a larger Medicaid item and that Medicaid’s entitlement structure limits the ability to set aside a fixed amount for it if funding is incomplete. Representative Green then chose to stick with the original motion.
The committee approved the motion by voice vote. The chair closed the meeting, directing members to review the green mission-statement language for possible future policy bill language and to provide input later.
FL
Florida 2026 4th Special Session
February 12, 2026 - 04:30 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- >>Chair Snyder: The Agriculture and Natural Resources Budget Subcommittee will come to order.
- that is the only bill we have on the >>agenda but a number of you have asked questions about the budget
- Just want to share with you the members of the public that I have submitted my budget recommendation
FL
Florida 2026 4th Special Session
February 12, 2026 - 04:30 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- The IT Budget and Policy Subcommittee will now come to order. Tamara, please call the roll.
- Members, I want you to know that I have submitted my budget recommendations.
- Members, I want you to know that I've submitted my budget recommendations for fiscal year 26-27 to Chair
Summary:
The IT Budget and Policy Subcommittee met with a quorum present and heard two bills. CS/HB 783 by Rep. Sapp would create a coordinated access model pilot program for behavioral health services in Duval, Clay, and St. Johns counties. The bill would contract with the Department of Children and Families and a university partner to provide centralized intake, screening, referral, appointment scheduling, follow-up, and data reporting on outcomes and service gaps. Rep. Young asked about avoiding bottlenecks and what “timely referral” means; Sapp said the proposal is based on an existing Pinellas model and is intended to triage cases by urgency. An amendment clarifying procurement guidelines was adopted without objection, and the bill was reported favorably by a 14-0 vote.
The committee then heard HB 1031 by Rep. Rosenwald, which would establish a callback queue pilot program for select state agencies, including Florida Commerce and DCF, so callers can leave a number and receive a return call by the end of the next business day. Rosenwald said the goal is to improve customer service for issues such as reemployment assistance and benefits access, with no fiscal impact and a required report due by December 31, 2027. Rep. Cross spoke in support, noting callback systems reduce frustration for callers. The bill passed unanimously and was reported favorably by a 14-0 vote.
At the end of the meeting, the chair noted that budget recommendations for fiscal year 2026-2027 had been submitted to Chair McClure. With no further business, the committee adjourned.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
December 3, 2025 - 11:00 AM
Transcript Highlights:
- I WANT TO WELCOME EVERYONE TO THE BUDGET COMMITTEE.
- SAY WE CAN'T AFFORD IT BUT IF YOU LOOK AT WHAT HAPPENS OF THE LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES, 2010 MIAMI-DADE BUDGET
- IT'S NOW 26 BILLION THE BUDGET KEEPS GOING UP AND OVER AND OVER. EVERYONE IN THE MUNICIPALITIES.
ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Appropriations - Education and Environment Division Apr 9th, 2025 at 10:30 am
Appropriations - Education and Environment Division
Transcript Highlights:
- Committee, what we're going to do today is finalize and kick out the CTE budget, Engrossed Senate Bill
- So that, members of the committee, is the CTE budget. If there's any questions?
- All right, committee, that leaves us with two budgets left.
Keywords:
career education, funding, appropriation, technical training, workforce development, state aid, school funding, public improvement, construction loans, school district levies, boarding care costs, 908, all
Summary:
The committee met to finalize and advance the Career and Technical Education budget in Engrossed Senate Bill 2019. Representative Richter walked through Amendment 2004, which included increases for salaries and wages, inflationary operating expenses, a $2.5 million federal grant increase, $12.7 million for secondary grant programs and related work-based learning support, a $100,000 increase for Marketplace for Kids, and removal of the STEM initiative and adult farm management from the CTE budget because that program funding was moved to the Department of Agriculture. The amendment also included $750,000 for workforce training branch office positions and set the total general fund appropriation at $64 million.
Members also discussed a $1 million virtual reality career exploration item, which remained in the bill but was shifted to SIF one-time funding. A new $150,000 one-time general fund appropriation was added for CTE moving expenses because the agency must relocate after Legislative Council expands into its current space. Committee members noted that amount may need to be revisited in conference committee once more accurate relocation and rent costs are known.
Levi from legislative staff explained that the exemption language in the bill applies to remaining coronavirus capital projects fund dollars for CTE center construction, allowing those federal funds to be spent before they expire. The committee adopted Amendment 2004 on a 5-0 roll call and then passed Engrossed Senate Bill 2019 as amended on a 5-0 roll call. Representative Richter was named the carrier, and the committee adjourned after noting that higher education and congressional budgets were the remaining items to resolve.