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WA
Transcript Highlights:
- The Department of Labor and Industries has listed an indeterminate fiscal impact of less than $50,000
- The Department of Labor and Industries has listed an indeterminate fiscal impact of less than $50,000
- Local governments have listed no fiscal impact.
- If you don't want there to be a fiscal impact, then yes.
- According to an economic impact study done by John Dunham & Associates, the total economic output of
Committee:
House Transportation
Keywords:
HB 2467, fifth-wheel travel trailer, fifth wheel trailer, travel trailer, RV, recreational vehicle, trailer length, vehicle length limits, oversize vehicle, truck and trailer, tractor-semitrailer, semi-trailer, kingpin, Washington RCW, Department of Transportation, WSDOT, highway safety, commercial trucking, towing, motor home
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Taxation and Revenue Feb 16th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- If they come in lower, we reduce the revenue impact in the revenue estimate.
- So I would agree that it does have a general impact. Thank you. Thank you.
- We hope to correct that in terms of the full understanding of the fiscal impact.
- But the way things are scored, we see now that, you know, it has fiscal impact.
- But the way things are scored, we see now that, you know, it has fiscal impact.
Summary:
The committee began with roll call, noting several members present and others absent, and then announced that HB 338 had been rolled. The first bill taken up was HB 332, a committee substitute authorizing or reauthorizing 376 previously approved capital projects, with changes that could extend reversion dates, alter purposes, or change administering agencies. After no public comment, members asked about the reauthorization period, project listings, and how HB 332 would interact with HB 247, which had been passed earlier in the session. The committee clarified that HB 332’s projects would be grandfathered in and that the standard extension is two years. The committee then voted 12-0 to do pass the committee substitute and do not pass the original HB 332.
The committee next heard SB 55, which would increase a state solar tax credit from 10% to 30% while keeping the existing $30 million cap and sunset date. Legislative Finance Committee staff explained that the credit had been scored at about $9 million in recent years, so the bill would create an estimated $21 million general fund impact. The sponsor and supporters argued the bill would help New Mexico’s solar industry after the federal credit changed, preserve jobs, support small businesses, farmers, tribal communities, and lower-income households, and promote clean energy. Public testimony was strongly in favor, including from industry representatives, tribal advocates, and individual homeowners, while no opposition testified.
Committee members raised concerns about fiscal impact, whether the credit should be part of the tax package, and whether an income test should be added. Some members also described consumer-protection concerns involving solar contracts, liens, and misunderstandings about credits and installation costs. The sponsor said the bill was intended to stand alone but acknowledged the fiscal issue and said it could be considered in the tax package. The committee ultimately voted 11-1 to table SB 55, with members noting it could be revisited later in the session.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
2026 Legislative Session - Day Thirty Five - Tuesday, March 10 - Afternoon Session
Missouri House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Did you have any, since you have the fiscal note in front of you, were there any concerns of local impact
- State that we really, really, really understand the importance of literacy and its impact on education
- So you've really had a strong impact on me, and I really like your bill.
- I've been working on legislation with regard to alpha-gal syndrome, and in our rural communities it's
- Now let's talk about the economic impact.
AR
Transcript Highlights:
- discuss this amendment, you are going to issue a death sentence to Umpire School, Kingston School, Rural
- I think this in and of itself will impact a lot of other school districts.
- I think this in and of itself will impact a lot of other school districts.
- And, you know, I'm not on special language, and so I didn't get to hear how that may impact everybody
- But my questions that I would like to be able to talk about would be how this impacts other school districts
Committee:
All JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE
Summary:
The committee met to consider a long caption of House and Senate bills, first announcing a list of measures ready to be passed out and then taking up a special language subcommittee report. The report covered several bills, including SB 63, SB 67, SB 73, HB 1089, HB 1090, and HB 1093, along with amendments to a larger group of bills. A motion was made to pull HB 107 out separately, but after discussion about the amendment’s impact on school districts and the process for further debate, the substitute motion failed and the special language report was adopted.
The committee then considered the revenue stabilization law and schedule. Staff explained that the main changes from the governor’s balanced budget proposal were moving county operations and higher education allocations from category B to category A, and described several fund transfers, including $100 million to Medicaid sustainability, $70 million to the Arkansas Children’s Educational Freedom account, $43.7 million to discretionary set-asides, $5 million to the motor vehicle set-aside, and two $150 million transfers related to the Quick Action Closing Fund and highway improvements. After questions about the schedule’s funding changes, the committee adopted the amendment and then passed House Bill 1100 and Senate Bill 75 as amended.
Representative McClendon then presented a bill to support expansion of the Bella Vista Veterans Wall of Honor, requesting $400,000, but withdrew the bill, saying he would seek alternate funding. The committee then moved through the remaining captioned House and Senate bills, including HB 105, HB 107, HB 1008, HB 1022, HB 1035, HB 1036, HB 1037, HB 1051, HB 1052, HB 1064, HB 1066, HB 1068, HB 1089, HB 1090, HB 1093, and Senate Bills 3, 4, 7, 8, 15, 20, 21, 30, 31, 36, 41, 43, 58, 63, 67, 73, and 77, approving them with or without amendments as noted. The chair also announced that all prior holds had been released and said the next meeting would be a Joint Budget Committee meeting focused only on peer issues before adjourning.
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- organizations, conservationists, and those in our community who are worried about the environmental impact
- Conservationists, and those in our community who are worried about the environmental impacts these data
- The soil and water impact we will have, and the unusable farm ground that will be ruined by the data
- There have not been any tests done in Montgomery, and I'm worried about the potential impact on the water
- And that's one of the problems that we have with our rural counties: the exodus.
Committee:
House Agriculture
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans Feb 18th, 2026 at 08:00 am
Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans
Transcript Highlights:
- six programmatic goals, which include operations, efficiency, market access, and mitigation for impacted
- with six programmatic goals which include operations efficiency market access and mitigation for impacted
- Senate Bill 5649 is a bipartisan attempt to make progress on an issue that's impacting our trade-driven
- In those conversations, we heard over and over from growers and shippers about the impact congestion
- possible for supply chain investments, not only in Port Angeles, but across the state, especially other rural
Bills:
SB5420
Keywords:
veterans, military spouses, service members, uniformed services, National Guard, reservists, active duty, qualifying discharge, veterans preference, hiring preference, public employment, state benefits, license renewal, professional licensing, retirement service credit, pension, public retirement system, Washington RCW, military leave, reemployment rights
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Members, many of our justice-impacted veterans experience mental health conditions related to their service
- As a result, many justice-impacted veterans are not connected to the services and resources they are
- You know, veterans, rural Texas, and manufactured housing—there's kind of been a natural market balance
- discriminating against individuals for perceived disability or actual disability that still doesn't impact
- their basic functions for the job. category, a perceived impact on their job performance, whether it's
Committee:
Senate Veteran Affairs
Keywords:
military status, vehicle registration, veterans, Texas transportation, state records, discrimination, employment rights, spouses of service members, labor code, SB 2543, Texas veterans cemeteries, state veterans cemetery, Texas Veterans Commission, Veterans Land Board, Natural Resources Code, veterans land fund, veterans housing assistance fund, veterans burial, burial eligibility, cemetery location
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- fastest-growing counties in the nation, Cobblin County is home to 185 5,000 residents, encompassing beautiful rural
- It's a celebration of their hard work, dedication. impact on our great state.
- I have seen the impact McDonald's has had on people from being their first jobs, building their careers
- I'm proud to stand here today to the impact of McDonald's has had on millions of people across the state
- Please join me in recognizing the incredible impact Meals on Wheels Texas in working together. to ensure
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- It appears from my reading of H.R. 4 that the minority party vice chairs can direct impact statements
- Their impact extends beyond borders.
- Their presence here underscores their commitment to shaping the policies that will impact communities
- native of Rockwall, Texas, a student at the University of North Texas, and she has already made an impact
- I move that we take up H.B. 1345 regarding healthcare access for rural communities. Mr.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Agriculture Mar 3rd, 2026
Agriculture, Food Production and Outdoor Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- organizations, conservationists, and those in our community who are worried about the environmental impact
- Conservationists, and those in our community who are worried about the environmental impacts these data
- The soil and water impact we will have, and the unusable farm ground that will be Soil and water impact
- There have not been any tests done in Montgomery, and I'm worried about the potential impact on the water
- And that's one of the problems that we have with our rural counties.
Summary:
The Agriculture Committee met with 11 members present and heard no bills for public hearing or executive action. Instead, the committee received a presentation from the Montgomery County R-2 FFA ag issues team on proposed data centers in their county, framed as a mock town hall discussion. The students and panel discussed the project’s scale, including roughly 1,760 acres across two sites, and debated concerns about eminent domain, noise, light pollution, water use, electricity demand, soil and wildlife impacts, recycling of equipment, and tax abatements versus projected school district revenue.
The presentation featured sharply divided viewpoints: a county/economic development perspective emphasizing jobs, utility planning, and major tax revenue for schools; a community and environmental perspective raising concerns about farmland loss, groundwater and well impacts, property values, and long-term ecological effects; and a farmer’s perspective opposing the project to protect agricultural land and rural life. The panel cited figures such as about 50 million gallons of water annually, potential school district revenue of about $11 million in the first year of the initial phase and roughly $43 million annually when fully built out, and discussed PILOT payments and the Powering Missouri Growth Plan as ways to offset costs.
Committee members then praised the students’ preparation and public speaking, and several offered policy and practical suggestions, including considering local construction labor, emergency service capacity, backup generator noise, and clearer context for water-usage numbers. One member asked what legislation could help, and the students suggested setting environmental-use limits such as water or light-pollution restrictions. No votes were taken, and the committee adjourned after the presentation and discussion.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Apr 7th, 2025
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Energy Committee to the Economic Development Growth and Household Impact Committee, and then back to
- And that rise of xenophobia that is being seen in our communities impacts Sikhs so much.
- Each month, over 18 of the county's largest and most impactful non-profit agencies come together.
- Fresno Center, who now lead productive and impactful lives in our communities. Mr.
- But to most, especially in rural communities, like those I represent. It's really a way of life.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, March 5, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- However, his impact went beyond the field.
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- </c> in inflict economic pain on our rural in inflict economic pain on our rural part<02:19:25.439><c
- All of this has a real-world impact.
- All of this has a real-world impact.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
2026 Legislative Session - Day Sixty Eight - Tuesday, May 12
Missouri House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Mental wellness impacts judgment, patience, communication, de-escalation, and use-of-force outcomes.
- Mental wellness impacts judgment, patience, communication, de-escalation, and use-of-force outcomes.
- A force whose work through Chocolate Diamonds has made a lasting impact on the St. Louis region.
- And so I'm concerned about that impact that's not foreseen.
- What impact does this amendment have on the fiscal note of this bill?
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs Apr 14th, 2025
Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- We must also consider the financial impact of the pandemic and the human cost of gun violence.
- These tragedies have a devastating impact on individuals, families, and entire communities.
- Consider the impact it could have on our schools, our communities, and our families.
- I come from a rural area.
- The impact of this law on firearm suicide is significant.
Bills:
HB259 , HB259 , HB 1128 , HB1337 , HB1506 , HB1794 , HB2215 , HB2470 , HB2771 , HB2882 , HB2993 , HB3053 , HB3428 , HB3669 , HB3789 , HB3924 , HB4201 , HB4675
Keywords:
redistricting, Independent Citizen Redistricting Commission, Texas Legislature, elections, district boundaries, voter representation, healthcare, insurance, patient rights, medical expenses, access to care, affordability, legislation, firearms, penal code, regulation, short-barrel firearms, ammunition, gun control, public safety
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House military and veterans division approves bill to remove e-pull tab restrictions 2/19/25
Transcript Highlights:
- This revenue, of course, impacts their ability to fund... raise funds using charitable raise funds using
- When the legislature in 2023 stripped features from EO tab games, we knew it would impact our ability
- When the legislature in 2023 stripped features from EO tab games, we knew it would impact our ability
- on all other forms of gambling impact on all other forms of gambling not<00:37:45.000><c> just</c><00
- I wish that I could show you a dollars-and-cents specific number on the impact these games have had.
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on House File 733, which would restore electronic pull-tab features such as open-all, free play, bonus games, and similar functions that were restricted in 2023. The bill’s supporters, including representatives of Allied Charities of Minnesota, the American Legion, and a Bloomington school activities foundation, argued that the 2023 changes reduced revenue for charitable gambling operations and, in turn, cut funding for veterans programs, youth sports, food shelves, school needs, and other local community services. Several supporters cited early revenue declines since the new rules took effect, including double-digit drops and one example of a Bloomington site reporting a 29% year-over-year decline overall and a 44% drop in e-tab revenue. They also argued that restoring the features would help charities without meaningfully increasing casino play.
Opponents, including Citizens Against Gambling Expansion and the Minnesota Indian Gaming Association, said the bill would expand slot-machine-like gambling in neighborhood bars and restaurants and increase problem gambling and related social harms. They argued the features in question mimic slot machines, are especially concerning in non-age-restricted locations, and would amount to a major expansion of gambling. The tribal representative also said the 2023 clarification was appropriate, that charitable gambling revenues do not translate efficiently into mission funding, and that tax relief or other policy changes would be better ways to help charities than restoring the disputed features.
The chair reminded testifiers to keep comments neutral and not partisan. After testimony, a member discussion began, with Representative Ray Rower thanking the testifiers and expressing support for their work. The transcript excerpt does not show a final vote or disposition beyond the bill being recommended to be re-referred to the Commerce Finance and Policy Committee.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Energy Finance and Policy Committee 2/13/25
Energy Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
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- </c> tied resources so overall grid impacts tied resources so overall grid impacts would<00:15:20.639
- </c><00:36:57.079><c> to</c> is and why this bill is so impactful to is and why this bill is so impactful
- </c><00:37:14.960><c> of</c> accumulative environmental impacts of accumulative environmental impacts
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Committee:
House Energy Finance and Policy
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- And my legislation would not impact that.
- SB 936 is sponsored by the Rural County Representatives of California, the National Stewardship Action
- John Kennedy here today on behalf of RCRC, the rural counties, as a sponsor of the measure, and also
- the ability to set conditions with respect to commercial activity occurring there and how that may impact
- One such person, Pavel, detained in the Imperial Regional Detentional Facility, shares the impact of
Committee:
Senate Public Safety
Summary:
The committee heard presentations on several bills and one resolution, with testimony largely focused on public safety, criminal justice, and victim/survivor protections. SB 936 by Senator Blakespear would restrict retail sale of larger nitrous oxide canisters to curb youth misuse and impaired driving; supporters included prosecutors, local officials, cities, counties, and environmental groups, while the ACLU opposed the bill unless amended to rely on regulation rather than criminal penalties. Members raised concerns about overbreadth and possible amendments, but the author said the bill would be narrowed and emphasized it would not create jail time, only escalating fines. SB 941 by Senator Padilla would cap commissary markups in private federal immigration detention facilities, mirroring a prior prison commissary law; it drew strong support from immigrant justice advocates and civil rights groups, with no opposition heard, and members expressed support for the measure.
SCR 118 by Senator Gonzalez urged release of unclassified Jeffrey Epstein investigation files and greater transparency for survivors. The author and CAST testified in support, emphasizing survivor trauma and accountability; one committee member voiced concern that the resolution could imply facts not yet established and said he would likely abstain, while others supported the resolution as part of broader anti-trafficking efforts. SB 1009 by Senator Becker would require clear and convincing evidence before detaining youth in juvenile hall and would favor less restrictive alternatives; supporters included youth defenders, former system-involved youth, and many advocacy organizations, while probation and district attorneys opposed it, arguing it would limit judicial discretion, strain resources, and could jeopardize public safety. Members were split, with some emphasizing the harms of detention and others warning about home-environment risks and implementation challenges.
AB 46 by Assembly Member Nguyen would revise mental health diversion law to give judges clearer authority to deny diversion when public safety is at risk. Support came from prosecutors, probation, and crime survivors who described cases where diverted defendants later committed serious violence; opposition from public defenders and civil rights groups argued that judges already have discretion, diversion is rarely granted, and the bill would reduce access to treatment and worsen outcomes. The author said the bill was a balanced compromise developed with stakeholders. Finally, SB 948 by Senator Aegean would require more comprehensive firearm safety training for firearm safety certificates and require new California residents to register firearms and obtain a certificate within 60 days; supporters from Brady and youth gun-violence prevention groups cited accidental shootings and child deaths, and the author noted possible future amendments on timing for new residents. Throughout the hearing, the chair repeatedly noted the committee lacked a quorum, so no votes were taken during the transcript.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Investments and Pensions Oversight Jul 18th, 2025
Investments & Pensions Oversight Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- So that is a big impact that goes back into the state in the form of PERA benefits.
- – so explain that to me exactly why – what you did, and then why it's coming back, and how – what impact
- And you all are pretty aware of it if you're from a rural area.
- It can be impactful.
- We know the impact that these could have as far as having that compounded amount.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session 5/16/25 - Part 2
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- To take some time to look at this data and see the impact that it's making and also see the impact that
- ><c> having</c><01:23:55.280><c> on</c> also see the impact that it's having on also see the impact that
- It's not a rural issue. It's a statewide issue.
- It's not a rural issue. It's a issue. It's not a rural issue.
- </c><02:57:40.000><c> class</c> staff layoffs that will impact class staff layoffs that will impact class
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- Glorioso, does this at all impact the aggregators that go around that are signing up contracts and then
- We have food deserts in rural areas. We have food deserts in urban areas.
- We have food deserts in rural areas. We have food deserts in urban areas.
- We know that more than 85% of this state is rural.
- And that is the concern I have here, that this does seem to directly impact our rate-making authority
Committee:
House Commerce
Keywords:
home inspectors, board membership, licensing, term limits, Louisiana State Board, utility, reimbursement, overcharges, consumer protection, economic relief, hidden fees, junk fees, drip pricing, price transparency, mandatory fees, surcharges, unfair trade practices, advertising disclosures, total price, service fees