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VT
Vermont 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session - 2026-05-13 - 10:00AM
Vermont Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:41:43.599><c> with</c> um largely reflects our agreement with um largely reflects our agreement
- The bill is an agreement that resulted from a year and a half of difficult, complex work between the
- The bill is an agreement that resulted from a year and a half of difficult, complex work between the
- or an arrangement with a agreement or an arrangement with a healthc<01:05:06.799><c> care</c><01:05:
- or</c> the state. if the agreement or the state. if the agreement or arrangement<01:05:11.680><c> would
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Housing Finance and Policy Committee 3/4/26
Housing Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> people signing negotiated agreements people signing negotiated agreements with<01:21:26.000><c>
- And the judge will review that agreement with you.
- And the judge will review that agreement with you.
- And the judge will review that agreement with you.
- The judge can make that agreement the order, but the judge cannot order.
Committee:
House Housing Finance and Policy
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- between our watershed members, agreement between our watershed members, between<00:41:29.560><c> our
- I believe that we will come to agreement.
- , but I don't think could bring agreement, but I don't think that's<01:20:25.640><c> going</c><01:20:
- I I believe that we will come to<01:21:14.240><c> agreement.
- I will I believe that to agreement.
Bills:
HF3879
Committee:
House Legacy Finance
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- So when acting within the scope of the agreement, well, if they're not to the project yet, they're not
- acting within the scope of the agreement.
- If they're done with the project and they're gone, they're not acting within the scope of the agreement
Committee:
House Transportation
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Feb 4th, 2026
Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- same footing as counties and municipalities for certain state and federal financial assistance agreements
- same footing as counties and municipalities for certain state and federal financial assistance agreements
- But a lot of times you have water and wastewater agreements that are being made between the rural communities
Summary:
The Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development met with a quorum present and considered three bills. Senate Bill 214, by Senator McLean, would allow certain special districts in rural communities and rural areas of opportunity to receive invoice payments for verified work under state and federal financial assistance agreements, rather than relying on reimbursement models that can strain cash flow. An amendment narrowing and clarifying the bill for independent special districts and water and wastewater projects was adopted, and the committee heard support from representatives of W3C Water and Sewer Cooperative, the Amakily Water and Sewer District, Resiliency Florida, and the Florida Association of Special Districts. The committee then reported CS for SB 214 favorably.
The committee next took up CS for SB 1266, by Senator Colata, addressing cybersecurity internships and workforce readiness. The bill was described as a response to Florida’s cybercrime threat ranking and workforce gap, and a delete-all amendment created a cybersecurity experiential learning opportunity and clearance readiness program within the Department of Commerce, in partnership with Cyber Florida at USF and participating institutions. A proposed amendment to the amendment was withdrawn by Senator Bernard, and with no opposition or appearance forms, the committee reported CS for CS SB 1266 favorably.
Finally, the committee heard CS for SB 694, by Senator Bracey Davis, providing compensation to the descendants of the Groveland Four: Charles Greenlee, Walter Irvin, Samuel Shepard, and Ernest Thomas. The bill was presented as a final step in redressing the wrongful accusations, convictions, deaths, and incarcerations tied to the 1949 case, following prior legislative apologies, pardons, and vacatur of convictions. Delatry Hollinger testified in support, and Senator Smith praised the measure as an important step toward justice. The committee reported CS for SB 694 favorably, and then adjourned.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- I believe we do have an agreement on this.
- We have agreement. However, we are still awaiting a finance release.
- HD1</c><00:02:04.479><c> SD1</c><00:02:04.960><c> relating</c><00:02:05.280><c> to</c> We are in agreement
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
ACT 279 WG Info Briefing - Mon Dec 1, 2025 @ 10:00 AM HST
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- There's also a deal purchase agreement.
- They manage it agreement to DTS.
- We've signed a state agreement, prevailing wage agreements with ...
- We've signed a state has signed agreement agreement agreement >> prevailing<01:22:00.639><c> wage
- </c> >> prevailing wage agreements with Okay. >> prevailing wage agreements with Okay.
Summary:
The Act 279 working group met for an informational briefing with DHHL on its use of the $600 million appropriation and progress on the department’s implementation plan. The chair reviewed the working group’s oversight role, noting that it was created to monitor expenditures, project development, and progress toward reducing the Hawaiian Homes waitlist, and that the group must submit a progress report before the 2026 session and a final report before the 2027 session. DHHL said it had provided an updated booklet reflecting the Hawaiian Homes Commission’s February 2024 recommendations and a detailed accounting of encumbrances and project progress across the islands.
DHHL highlighted several implementation themes: innovative financing and construction methods, land acquisitions and exchanges, technology, beneficiary services, and partnerships with counties and private entities. The department described a “project lease” model that gives beneficiaries access to a project rather than a specific lot, with options such as turnkey homes, owner-builder, self-help, or rent-to-purchase arrangements depending on financial qualification. Officials said this approach is intended to serve lower-income beneficiaries, expand access for people on the waitlist, and allow beneficiaries to receive support services such as financial literacy and down payment assistance.
The department reported that roughly $511 million had been encumbered for infrastructure, about $152.8 million for acquisitions, financing, and beneficiary services, and about $36 million in other covered costs, with about $588.9 million encumbered as of December 31 and about $120 million expected to be spent by that date. Officials said the original implementation plan covered about 2,722 units, while the updated plan projects roughly 6,000 to 7,000 leases and 2,472 lots to be occupied. They also described phase-two needs for additional funding, including projects on Hawaiʻi, Maui, Kauaʻi, and Oʻahu, and said they would need continued legislative support, including possible bonding and private activity bond set-asides, to complete remaining projects.
Members discussed the distinction between encumbered and spent funds, and DHHL explained that encumbrances reserve money for specific contracts while construction spending occurs over time through progress payments. The department also showcased examples of innovative projects, including a high-rise project in urban Honolulu financed through a mix of private activity bonds, tax credits, and state funds, and an acquisition-based project in Kapaʻa, Kauaʻi using multiple funding sources. DHHL emphasized partnerships with the City and County of Honolulu and Maui County, and said it is still assessing future projects to keep infrastructure costs manageable and ensure homes are safe and affordable for beneficiaries.
ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Higher Education Institutions Committee Jun 18th, 2026 at 10:00 am
Higher Education Institutions Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- So the language in the agreement is providing and receiving institutions and such.
- But there's not unanimous agreement among faculty.
- You'll never get unanimous agreement on faculty in many things, so that's not surprising.
- But there's not unanimous agreement among faculty.
- You'll never get unanimous agreement on faculty in many things, so that's not surprising.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Senate Legislative Session Day 27 (2-13-26)
Kentucky Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> another provider who was in agreement another provider who was in agreement with<00:30:19.279><c
- I think we have agreement from the minority party and the majority party that no person should be denied
- I think we<00:55:20.800><c> have</c><00:55:20.960><c> agreement</c> we have agreement we have agreement
- President, I had to get up and talk today that I'm so happy that we have come to an agreement today that
- </c> we have agreement on that basic premise. we have agreement on that basic premise.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 1 on Health Mar 17th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- So the Opioid Settlement Fund receives revenues from over a dozen settlement agreements.
- The data use agreement with Carillon was not released until May 2024.
- The last part of August, the provider participant agreement was released by DHCS.
- extensive review before finalizing and submitting the agreement to DHCS in December of 2024.
- It's a three-way agreement between us, DHCS, and CMS.
Summary:
The committee heard a budget oversight hearing on the Department of Health Care Services, focusing first on the overall Medi-Cal budget and a March General Fund loan to cover a current-year shortfall. DHCS said the 2025-26 budget proposal totals $193.4 billion, with Medi-Cal projected at $188.1 billion total funds and $42.1 billion General Fund, driven by higher enrollment, pharmacy costs, managed care growth, and costs tied to eligibility expansions and the COVID-era redetermination unwinding. The department said the $3.44 billion loan was needed to manage cash flow and ensure timely payments to providers and plans, while the LAO noted Medi-Cal’s cash-basis budgeting creates volatility and that more detailed estimates would come with the May Revision. Members discussed federal Medicaid threats, the need for transparency on cost drivers, and the impact of pharmacy spending, long-term care, and immigration-related coverage expansions.
The second major topic was family health programs, including California Children’s Services, the continuous coverage unwinding, and opioid settlement fund spending. DHCS described CCS funding methodology changes, ongoing county stakeholder work, and a delayed rollout of CCS monitoring and oversight until July 1, 2025, while county representatives and advocates argued the program is underfunded and asked for more technical assistance and a delay in implementation. On the unwinding, the department explained that federal redetermination flexibilities helped maintain coverage after the pandemic, but the Governor’s budget proposes ending them at the end of June 2025; advocates urged making the flexibilities permanent to avoid coverage losses. For opioid settlement funds, DHCS and Finance said the budget increases funding for naloxone distribution while reducing other harm-reduction spending based on updated settlement revenues, prompting criticism from members and public commenters who argued the change would weaken effective harm-reduction programs.
The hearing also included an update on Proposition 35 implementation. DHCS said the voter-approved measure continuously appropriates MCO tax revenues beginning in 2025, with up to $4.6 billion annually available for specified Medi-Cal and provider investments in 2025 and 2026, but implementation depends on consultation with the required stakeholder advisory committee. The department and LAO noted uncertainty about future federal rules affecting the MCO tax after 2026. Public testimony largely supported maintaining Medi-Cal expansions, protecting immigrant coverage, preserving harm-reduction funding, and increasing support for community health workers, pediatric dental care, and CCS county administration. No votes were taken during the portion of the hearing provided.
ND
Transcript Highlights:
- A distributor may not provide bookkeeping services, and a distributor may not have an agreement with
- To work out in a lease agreement, an agreement between the organization and site, that is it dependent
- To work out in a lease agreement, an agreement between the organization and site, that is dependent upon
- We've always had a loose agreement with the TRPB, where if we needed a special background check on an
- We have the ADW operators, by rule, sign an agreement with a charity in the state.
Committees:
Joint Judiciary , Joint Judiciary Committee
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Communications and Conveyance Committee Mar 25th, 2026
Communications and Conveyance
Transcript Highlights:
- negotiated last year doesn't take effect until January—yes—was this one of the negotiating points in the agreement
- Yeah, I just want to make sure, because oftentimes we do, when we're working on bills, make agreements
- given the discussion last year, was this one of the partial topics that was discussed and in the agreement
- Is this a new issue, or is this a rehashing of an issue that wasn't part of the final agreement?
Committee:
House Communications and Conveyance
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- National Engineering Laboratory, specifically with a document referred to as the 1995 settlement agreement
- But last year we passed House Bill 358 requiring agencies to disclose specific information about agreements
- It requires agencies to disclose specific information about agreements and contracts that they enter
- But last year we passed House Bill 358 requiring agencies to disclose specific information about agreements
Committee:
Senate State Affairs
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- be excluded from the bill, also exempting properties that may be subject to a current annexation agreement
- , agreement, ...exempting properties that may be subject to a current annexation agreement or a development
- agreement that contemplates annexation would be added or would be a great addition to the bill because
Committee:
Senate Regulated Industries
Summary:
The Committee on Regulated Industries heard and advanced four bills. First, members took up SB 1724 on utility services, adopting a late-filed delete-everything amendment by Senator Martin. The amended bill would require annual customer meetings for certain municipal utility customers outside city limits, cap use of gross utility revenues for general government purposes, require excess funds to be reinvested or returned, reduce the outside-city surcharge and rate differential caps, and phase out certain surcharges tied to existing bond covenants. The Florida League of Cities raised implementation concerns about the July 1, 2026 effective date and the need for time to complete rate studies and budget adjustments. The committee then reported the bill favorably.
Members also heard SB 936 on temporary door locking devices, which would define and authorize such devices, direct the Florida Building Commission to add standards to the building code, and require their use to be incorporated into safety plans, drills, and training. With no opposition or debate, the bill was reported favorably. The committee next considered SB 1014, which would prohibit municipalities from refusing water and wastewater service solely because a property owner will not annex, if the property is near a municipal main line, not already served by another utility, and the utility has capacity. An amendment narrowed the distance trigger to one-half mile and clarified the main-line requirement. The Florida League of Cities opposed the bill as amended, citing concerns about impacts on annexation policy, potential duplication of services, and possible subsidy of outside customers, but the committee still reported the bill favorably.
Finally, the committee heard SB 1498 on community associations. A strike-all amendment made technical changes to turnover inspection and electronic voting provisions and added two major policy changes: requiring associations to provide records to law enforcement and prosecutors, with a misdemeanor penalty for willful noncompliance, and prohibiting certain developer-controlled mandatory club fee arrangements that generate perpetual profit beyond proportional expenses. Testimony in support came from homeowners describing alleged governance abuses and mandatory fee schemes in their communities, while the Community Associations Institute supported the amendment. The committee reported CS for SB 1498 favorably. At the end of the meeting, Senators Bracey Davis and Calatayud asked to be recorded as voting in the affirmative on selected bills.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Informational interview with Rep. Leigh Finke (DFL-St. Paul) Dec 19th, 2025
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- it started with the quorum break that the DFL did and made sure that we had a fair power-sharing agreement
- > made sure that we had a fair power made sure that we had a fair power sharing<00:01:02.160><c> agreement
- c> from</c><00:01:03.359><c> there</c><00:01:03.600><c> it</c><00:01:03.840><c> just</c> sharing agreement
- and from there it just sharing agreement and from there it just was<00:01:04.400><c> short.
Summary:
Representative Leigh Finke discussed the unusual 2025 Minnesota legislative session, describing it as difficult and fast-moving because of the House tie, the DFL quorum break, and the resulting power-sharing arrangement. She said the split chamber made committee work strange, but noted that some bills still advanced, including her free water bill through the Commerce Committee, and that lawmakers ultimately kept the government open.
Finke also spoke about concerns in the trans and queer community under the Trump administration, saying she has been holding town halls statewide to separate fact from fiction about federal actions. She said Minnesota is in a relatively strong position because of protections passed in 2023 and 2024, including the trans refuge bill and the gender-affirming care insurance mandate, and noted that the Minnesota Human Rights Act has protected gender identity since 1993. On the Minnesota Supreme Court’s powerlifting ruling, she said the court correctly applied state law and affirmed transgender participation, while acknowledging that some professional questions remain for lower courts.
Looking ahead to 2026, Finke said she is not focused on new trans-related legislation and argued that Republicans are likely to keep attacking the issue even though the public cares more about affordability, health care, and safety. She said the Equal Rights Amendment has been stalled because equality has become a political football and broader civil rights protections have faced resistance. She also said gun violence should be a major priority next session, expressing support for significant controls on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines and saying such measures would pass if brought to the floor, though she blamed Republican leadership for blocking action.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Republican Media Availability 6/4/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, I had made an agreement with myself privately back in 19 when we were called back for that one-day
- um I had pdeiums during this time or not um I had made<00:04:31.840><c> an</c><00:04:32.080><c> agreement
- /c><00:04:32.400><c> with</c><00:04:32.720><c> myself</c><00:04:33.280><c> privately</c> made an agreement
- with myself privately made an agreement with myself privately um<00:04:35.040><c> back</c><00:04:35.360
VT
Vermont 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session - 2026-02-13 - 11:30AM
Vermont Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- So, this is an agreement that the administration agreed to.
- So, this is an agreement that the administration agreed to.
- So, this is an agreement that we it.
- So, this is an agreement that we that<00:41:12.240><c> the</c><00:41:13.200><c> administration</c><00
- So the agreement was 65% state money.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 4/1/25
Commerce Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- that are being impacted by this are already working towards that and recognize that and could find agreement
- that are being impacted by this are already working towards that and recognize that and could find agreement
- that are being impacted by this are already working towards that and recognize that and could find agreement
- that are being impacted by this are already working towards that and recognize that and could find agreement
- that are being impacted by this are already working towards that and recognize that and could find agreement
Committee:
House Commerce Finance and Policy
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Legislative Ethics Board Jun 8th, 2026 at 09:00 am
Transcript Highlights:
- The executive director of EEC is going to testify that that was the agreement all along.
- Do you have an understanding of whether this is the agreement?
- So, and then helping incorporate the education data into our agreement.
- And are you aware of whether or not he indicated agreement with that proposal?
- Was she committed to that written agreement?
Summary:
The hearing concerned a Legislative Ethics Board complaint against Representative Tara Simmons in Washington State OAH Docket 401-645. The judge outlined the process, the two issues on appeal—whether Simmons violated RCW 42.52.020 and RCW 42.52.070, and, if so, what penalty should apply—and admitted a number of exhibits by stipulation or prior ruling, while taking one exhibit under advisement pending an offer of proof. The board also moved to sequester witnesses, which was granted, and the judge deferred ruling on a motion to exclude three defense witnesses until after hearing the board staff’s case. Opening statements followed, with staff alleging Simmons used her position to benefit an outside organization and to secure special privileges, and the defense arguing the conduct was lawful, technical in nature, and consistent with prior ethics guidance.
Board staff then called Kimberly Gordon, an attorney and founding board member/treasurer of American Equity and Justice Group (AEJG), as its first witness. Gordon testified that AEJG used data dashboards to make justice-system data more accessible, received state proviso funding sponsored by Simmons, and also received two donations from Simmons—$10,000 and $40,000. She said the first donation was intended to help hire Antoine Coleman, whom Simmons had recommended and who was later identified as Simmons’s romantic partner, and that AEJG returned the $10,000 and declined the $40,000 after concluding there was a potential conflict of interest. Gordon also testified that AEJG believed Simmons’s involvement in the organization and her communications about Coleman created ethical concerns.
Gordon further testified about a second proviso intended to expand AEJG’s work into education data and its subcontract with Equity in Education Coalition (EEC). She said EEC did not perform the expected deliverables, prompting repeated communications with the Administrative Office of the Courts and a meeting involving Chris Stanley, where AEJG raised concerns that EEC was not complying and that Simmons had intervened in the dispute. According to Gordon, Stanley ultimately directed the parties to rewrite the subcontract and continue, but AEJG later moved forward largely without EEC’s assistance. The board staff introduced AEJG’s complaint and related timeline exhibits during her testimony. After direct examination, the hearing recessed for lunch, and cross-examination by Simmons’s counsel began when the hearing resumed.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Legislative Ethics Board Jun 8th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- That's in complete agreement, Mr. McKinley. Ms. Truce, if you could, or Ms.
- Do you have an understanding of whether this is the agreement?
- So, and then helping incorporate the education data into our agreement...
- And are you aware of whether or not he indicated agreement with that proposal?
- Was she committed to that written agreement?”
Summary:
The hearing opened in a Washington State Office of Administrative Hearings matter involving Legislative Ethics Board complaint 2025-5 against Representative Tara Simmons. The ALJ outlined the process, the issues on appeal, and the burden of proof, which centered on whether Simmons violated the Ethics Act by using her legislative position for others’ benefit and by holding outside employment that conflicted with her duties, and what sanction would be appropriate. Several exhibits were admitted by stipulation or without objection, while Exhibit 2 was initially held for later ruling but was ultimately admitted after testimony from the witness who prepared it. The board also granted a motion to sequester witnesses and took under advisement a motion to exclude three defense witnesses until after the staff case-in-chief.
In opening statements, board staff alleged Simmons violated RCW 42.52.020 and RCW 42.52.070 by sponsoring a proviso that benefited her outside employer, Equity and Education Coalition (EEC), by using campaign surplus funds to help hire a friend, by intervening in a dispute over the proviso-funded work, and by sending text messages to influence others. Staff said it would seek penalties of up to $5,000 per violation plus costs. Defense counsel argued the allegations were technical ethics issues, denied Simmons profited personally, and contended the proviso funding her employer was permitted under prior board guidance; counsel also argued the campaign donation and later contract dispute were lawful and context-dependent.
The first witness, Kimberly Gordon of American Equity and Justice Group (AEJG), testified that AEJG received state proviso funding and donations from Simmons, including $10,000 and later $40,000, which Gordon said were intended to fund the hiring of Antoine Coleman, Simmons’s romantic partner. Gordon said AEJG returned the donations and terminated Coleman after learning of the relationship and potential conflict of interest. She also testified about a later 2024 proviso involving EEC, a subcontract between AEJG and EEC, and a dispute over EEC’s performance under that subcontract. Gordon said AEJG raised concerns with the Administrative Office of the Courts, met with contract manager Chris Stanley, and ultimately rewrote the subcontract after Stanley, allegedly after speaking with Simmons, directed them to do so. The hearing then recessed for lunch, and cross-examination of Gordon was set to continue afterward.