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CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 1 on Health Apr 27th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- is, and if we need to transfer someone to a higher level of care, it allows us to do that more efficiently
- is, and if we need to transfer someone to a higher level of care, it allows us to do that more efficiently
- CalConnect tools increase the efficiency of local health department work.
- assessment with regards to these systems as a whole is to try and understand how we can be most efficient
- So, in general, our assessment is trying to understand how we can be most efficient with our resources
ID
Idaho 2026 Regular Session
Agenda Jan 13th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- and revert any positions that had been vacant over six months, find operational and financial efficiencies
- Agencies were better prepared for fiscal year 27, and found opportunities for long-term efficiencies.
- less, ...out to schools, whereas IDLA we're spending $445, obviously a lot less, a lot more cost efficient
- the goal is to save money, can you help me understand why we're going to pull back on a more cost-efficient
- So in some cases, I think we are not as efficient, and those are the areas we need to look at.
Summary:
The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee opened the session with roll call, confirmed a quorum, and introduced new members, staff, and pages. Co-chairs and staff then reviewed JFAC’s role as the legislature’s main budget committee, the committee’s daily schedule, and the resources available through legislative staff, the impact team, and the newly released 2026 Legislative Budget Book and related budget tools.
The committee received a detailed briefing from the Division of Financial Management on the JFAC calendar and then from Governor’s Budget Director Lori Wolf on the governor’s FY 2026 and FY 2027 budget recommendations. Wolf said the budget is balanced but tight, relying on a mix of ongoing reductions and one-time actions rather than reserve fund transfers. Major budget actions included a 3% ongoing reduction across most state agencies, reversions of certain one-time balances to the general fund, no recommended pay increase for state employees or teachers, and higher employee health insurance costs. The budget also proposed reductions or policy changes in Medicaid, virtual school funding, Idaho Digital Learning Academy, and some transportation and water-related funds, while preserving funding for public safety, education, water, and transportation priorities.
Members questioned the assumptions behind the budget, especially the projected ending balances, the use of one-time transfers, the impact of rising health insurance costs on employees, the effect of Medicaid cuts on services and cost shifts, and the rationale for reductions to online education and IDLA. Several members also asked about the proposed federal tax conformity changes, including the timing of implementation and the treatment of Idaho’s existing R&E tax credit. Wolf said the conformity estimate was based on Tax Commission analysis and that the administration was not recommending use of the budget stabilization fund. No votes or formal actions were taken; the committee concluded by noting that the Economic Outlook Committee would meet later in the week and that JFAC would continue budget hearings the next day.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- happen again, and if it does, that we will be responding in a manner that quickly addresses it efficiently
- do the best we can to continue to move forward. that team mentality and critical response, it's efficient
- These traditional forms of communication are not only very time-consuming but also lack the efficiency
- This shift will not only improve operational efficiency but also align with the needs and expectations
- It's not about the convenience or the efficiency of the agency that's holding that as much as it is about
Keywords:
HB 48, oilfield theft, organized theft, petroleum products, oil and gas equipment, DPS, Department of Public Safety, Texas, Railroad Commission, criminal justice, energy resources, theft prevention, organized crime, border region, El Paso, law enforcement task force, asset recovery, pipeline theft, drilling equipment, equipment theft
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships Apr 14th, 2025
S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships
Transcript Highlights:
- proposes several changes to the estate code in Texas to provide greater clarity, improvement in efficiency
- Uh, let's, let's make government more efficient and let these children have permanency quicker, and I
- So this provision in the code is intended to make things more efficient and to cost trusts less money
- Current statute requires the efficient of a wedding to return the marriage license to the county clerk
- Uh, because there is a penalty in code right now if the efficient does not return it, and so we just
ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Appropriations Apr 8th, 2025 at 08:30 am
Appropriations
Transcript Highlights:
- And it's really, it's just not an efficient process.
- You just have to believe that the efficiencies that you gathered by not having this paper process are
- Is there a lag in realizing that efficiency, and if it was fast enough, would we need to invest the $3.5
- So I think that what you're suggesting is that the efficiencies that the agencies would see would somehow
- So I think that, I think what you're suggesting is that the efficiencies that the agencies would see
Summary:
The committee began with roll call and a brief update on remaining work, then took up Senate Bill 2213, the “science of math” bill. Members clarified that the appropriation for the program was not included in the DPI budget and would remain attached to the policy bill for now. The committee adopted the amendment and then gave the bill a do pass recommendation, 21-2.
The committee next considered Senate Bills 2036 and 2037, both juvenile justice/Human Services bills involving mental health and criminal responsibility evaluations for minors. Testimony explained that the bills create new processes and require DHS to contract with specialized providers, with appropriations of $500,000 in 2036 and $300,000 in 2037. Members debated whether the funding should come from existing DHS resources or remain as separate appropriations, and whether the programs were one-time or ongoing. The committee adopted amendments on both bills and then recommended both do pass, with 2036 passing 14-6 and 2037 passing 17-4.
The committee then heard Senate Bill 2021, the Information Technology Department budget. Representative Bosch outlined major themes in the budget, including migration from PeopleSoft and the mainframe, onboarding/off-boarding automation, double-counting of IT spending, and the transition of education technology from PowerSchool to Infinite Campus. Members also discussed a study amendment related to a statewide enterprise resource planning system, and added language on grant management and compliance management. The committee adopted the amendments and gave the budget a do pass recommendation, 20-0-3.
Finally, the committee heard Senate Bill 2011, the Highway Patrol budget. Representative Pyle explained the House changes, including shifting some one-time costs to the motor carrier electronic permit fund, funding for body armor, breath tests, road course resurfacing, fleet costs, handgun replacement, and carryover authority for federal technology funds. The committee adopted the amendment and then passed the budget 21-0-2. The committee then began Senate Bill 2399, a Human Services bill on Medicaid reimbursement for psychiatric residential treatment facilities, but deferred action after testimony from a facility representative and committee discussion about therapeutic leave days, reimbursement rates, and whether a cap on reimbursable days should be set in statute or rule. The chair said the committee would seek more information from DHS and take the bill up the next day.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Government Efficiency Mar 12th, 2026 at 08:00 am
Government Efficiency
Transcript Highlights:
- The Committee on Government Efficiency will come to order. Madam Clerk, please call the roll.
- With the quorum being established, the Committee on Government Efficiency will now go into executive
- This will conclude the hearing on Government Efficiency for today.
- We're going to run it as well as we can, effectively and efficiently, regardless of this bill getting
- Seeing none, that concludes the hearing and the committee for Government Efficiency for today.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- that this transition of ownership, particularly as it relates to the water, happens smoothly and efficiently
- that this transition of ownership, particularly as it relates to the water, happens smoothly and efficiently
- So is there a more efficient way to do this, or some people are going to be paying for... having more
- So is there a more efficient way to do this, or some people are going to be paying for...
- So is there a more efficient way to do this, or is some people going to be paying for fire suppression
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- Over the past few years, we have had the opportunity to implement some efficiencies.
- We had a new licensing system that's created a lot of efficiencies.
- construction, and reduce unnecessary costs for builders and homeowners while maintaining energy efficiency
- These developments use land efficiently.
- These developments use land efficiently and often include parking, and are more cost-effective, making
Summary:
The House Business Committee met with a quorum and first considered two pending fee rules from the Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses. The committee approved Rules Docket 24-21-2501 for the Idaho State Contractors Board, which raises annual registration and renewal fees from $50 to $60 to help the board meet statutory cash-balance requirements. It also approved Rules Docket 24-2201-2501 for the Board of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Safety, which increases licensure fees by 15 to 20 percent to address a negative cash balance and comply with Idaho’s board solvency statute. Members asked about the causes of the shortfalls, possible consolidation of boards, and why one training fee was left unchanged.
The committee then took up Rules Docket 24-2801-2501 for the Barber and Cosmetology Services Licensing Board. Representative Graham moved to hold the docket subject to call of the chair, citing concerns raised by industry participants and the need to work through issues with the department before advancing the rule. The motion carried, and the docket was held in committee.
The longest discussion centered on Rules Docket 24-3930-2502, the Idaho Building Safety Code rules, which would adopt the 2024 building codes with Idaho-specific amendments. Supporters said the proposal would improve housing affordability, add flexibility for builders, address lithium-ion battery fire risks, and update energy and residential provisions while preserving many 2018 standards. Committee members raised concerns about overlapping authority with the State Fire Marshal, wording on garage heat detectors, whole-house ventilation language, and whether some provisions should remain in the building code at all. After public testimony from building officials, home builders, and city representatives in support of the rule, the committee first failed a substitute motion to hold the docket, then adopted a motion to reject the rule docket. The meeting adjourned with a reminder that the next floor session would begin at 11 a.m. the following day.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Science, Technology and Telecommunications Jun 10th, 2025
Science, Technology & Telecommunications Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- attract those businesses, create jobs, and stimulate economic growth with a focus on how energy efficiency
- Consider incorporating renewable energy standards and efficiency and efficiency requirements to achieve
- Energy efficiency, um, really important, uh, promoting energy efficiency measures in buildings, transportation
- we talk about how to do IT management and where the pressure points are and how to make it more efficient
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Education Postsecondary Jan 14th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- A TECHNOLOGY CALLED FOCUSED ULTRASOUND AND THIS OPENS UP THE BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER AND ALLOWS MORE EFFICIENT
- AND ENGINEERS FROM ALL ACROSS CAMPUS AND TRULY ALL ACROSS THE WORLD TO LOOK AT SCALABLE AFFORDABLE EFFICIENT
- PROCESSES TO MAKE THEM MORE EFFICIENT, MORE AVAILABLE AND MORE STRINGENT AND TOUGH MATERIALS.
- YOU CAN THINK ABOUT THIS IN THE MOBILITY APPLICATION AND MAKING VEHICLES MORE FUEL-EFFICIENT.
- WITHIN OUR EDUCATOR PROFESSIONAL LEARNING PLATFORMS WE HAVE BEGUN TO USE AN AI TOOL TO MAKE MORE EFFICIENT
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House State Government & Tribal Relations Feb 25th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
State Government & Tribal Relations
Transcript Highlights:
- this bill is really quite comprehensive in the reports that it does address, making government more efficient
- Asking for a yes vote on this legislation that is about improving government efficiency and reducing
- add some good reports to the mix, but all in all, it's hard to argue against improving government efficiency
- add some good reports to the mix, but all in all, it's hard to argue against improving government efficiency
- The treasurer's told us that removing this one would be a great deal of help and efficiency to the overall
Keywords:
state nickname, evergreen state, identity, cultural heritage, tourism, state cactus, symbolic designation, ecological significance, state symbols, SB 6044, Diwali, Bandi Chhor Divas, Washington state holidays, RCW 1.16.050, state holiday recognition, religious observance, Hindu holiday, Sikh holiday, cultural recognition, paid holiday
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House State Government & Tribal Relations Feb 25th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- this bill is really quite comprehensive in the reports that it does address, making government more efficient
- Asking for a yes vote on this legislation that is about improving government efficiency and reducing
- add some good reports to the mix, but all in all, it's hard to argue against improving government efficiency
- add some good reports to the mix, but all in all, it's hard to argue against improving government efficiency
- The treasurer's told us that removing this one would be a great deal of help and efficiency to the overall
Summary:
The committee met for its final meeting before cutoff and took executive action on a series of bills and memorials. It first reviewed several measures and amendments, including bills on Washington State Leadership Board fundraising and reporting, campaign finance reporting schedules, public records exemptions for student and employee information, and agency report reductions. Members also discussed amendments that would restore or add reports on topics such as newborn transfers, health plan reporting, clean fuel tax data, instream flows, child morbidity and mortality, and Ecology permitting data, with some amendments adopted and others rejected.
The committee then voted on a joint memorial calling for an independent investigation into the killing of Aichner-Ezgi, with members speaking in support of accountability for Americans killed abroad; it passed 5-2. It also approved a bill recognizing Diwali and Bandi Chhor Divas, and a bill related to the state capital campus, both by do-pass recommendation. Substitute Senate Bill 6049, concerning public disclosure exemptions for student and employee information, advanced after an amendment to remove Healthy Youth Survey records from the exemption failed. Substitute Senate Bill 6160, which reduces agency reporting requirements, passed as amended after some proposed additions to the report list were rejected.
The committee also advanced Substitute Senate Bill 5840 on campaign finance reporting, adopting an amendment to remove one new report deadline and rejecting another that would have extended the reporting adjustment window from two to three days. Substitute Senate Bill 5825, authorizing the Washington State Leadership Board to solicit gifts and grants, passed after an amendment seeking biennial reporting on private funds was rejected. Additional bills on state symbols and veterans’ issues also received do-pass recommendations. Throughout, votes were mostly bipartisan, with some members noting concerns about transparency, reporting burdens, or scope, but the committee ultimately reported all listed measures out of committee.
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Feb 4th, 2025
Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- We're also looking to strengthen our workforce and give them the tools they need to bring efficiencies
- year is we have another phase to the community partner module as well that just gives some more efficiencies
- We're looking to achieve operational efficiencies through our technology.
- that enhances service delivery and empowers our workforce we're looking to achieve operational efficiencies
- through our technology interoperability is We're looking to achieve operational efficiencies through
Summary:
The Committee on Children, Families, and Elder Affairs received a Department of Children and Families update from CIO Cole Sousa on three major technology modernization efforts: ACCESS, CWIS, and FASMS. For ACCESS, he described the six-year, $205 million project to replace the aging eligibility system used for SNAP, TANF, and Medicaid applications, noting completed releases such as the MyACCESS portal, document management, partner portal, workload management, and client registration modules. He said the system now supports mobile applications, multi-factor authentication, and bot detection, and that the next budget request is $36.625 million to continue moving workers off the mainframe, modernize notices, and complete more worker-portal functions. Members asked about performance data, interoperability with other systems, and the relationship to the FX project and APD; Sousa said API-based real-time exchanges are the goal and that current average case processing time is about 30 days, though he would provide a more exact figure later.
The committee then heard about CWIS, a four-year, $75 million child welfare modernization project. Sousa said phase one is complete, including hotline intake, investigations, mandatory reporter, youth, parent, and mobile portals, along with mobile field tools, e-signatures, and customizable dashboards. Current work is focused on case management, assessment and safety planning, licensure, and placement modules, with collaboration from community-based care providers through advisory sessions. For the next fiscal year, DCF is requesting $28 million and expects to finish development by summer and launch in September, while continuing change management and training. Senators pressed on interoperability with ACCESS, FX, and FASMS, the use of a single unique identifier, and whether CBCs would be required to use the statewide system; Sousa said the department’s goal is one statewide system, with licensing costs absorbed by the state and no plan for dual systems after go-live.
Finally, Sousa gave a brief update on FASMS, the financial and services accountability system used by managing entities. He said it remains in maintenance mode while DCF prioritizes ACCESS and CWIS, and that modernization of FASMS is still being planned with partner agencies. He estimated current maintenance costs at about $1.3 million and suggested a future modernization could cost roughly $5 million to $7 million, though no firm timeline has been set. The committee expressed support for using data and interoperable systems to improve decision-making, and the meeting adjourned without any votes or formal actions beyond adjournment.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session Jun 4th, 2026
California Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- largest taxpayer advocacy organization and has been advocating for sound tax policy and government efficiency
- principles so the association could bring about the greatest possible economies consistent with efficiency
- largest taxpayer advocacy organizations and has been advocating for sound tax policy and government efficiency
- principles so the association could bring about the greatest possible economies consistent with efficiency
Summary:
The Senate convened with a quorum, offered prayer and the pledge, and then moved through a series of privileges-of-the-floor recognitions. Senators honored California Interscholastic Federation Scholar-Athletes Ryan Liu of Burlingame High School and Mona Sugawata of West Torrance High School for their academic, athletic, and community achievements, and welcomed a delegation from Jiangsu Province in China to mark the 15th anniversary of the California-Jiangsu sister-state relationship. The chamber also recognized the California Taxpayers Association on its 100th anniversary and welcomed Senator Ochoa Bogh’s district staff visiting Sacramento.
On floor actions, Senator Menjivar moved to rescind the vote on AB 1457 and place it on third reading; the motion passed on a 28-9 roll call. The Senate then took up the consent calendar, approving Assembly Concurrent Resolutions 129, 164, and 166 by a 38-0 vote, with the same vote applying to the related items. No items were pulled from consent.
The remainder of the session consisted of adjourn-in-memory tributes. Senators Becker, Wiener, and Rubio honored Clarence Jones, Rita Semmel, and Deputy Levi Vargas, respectively, highlighting Jones’s role with Martin Luther King Jr., Semmel’s leadership in San Francisco’s Jewish and interfaith communities, and Vargas’s service with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. The Senate then announced the next floor session for Monday, June 8 at 2 p.m., and recessed.
ID
Idaho 2026 Regular Session
Agenda Feb 19th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- thrilling This one is not your most thrilling RS you've ever seen, but it's related to helping with efficiency
- It saves efficiency instead of, you know, having to do, say, 100 different little individual audits of
- defined as either defined errors, either intentional or unintentional, and so if this is truly just efficiency
- And so if this is truly just efficiency, then that's great.
Summary:
The House Revenue and Taxation Committee met on February 19, 2026, and first approved the minutes from its February 13 meeting. It then considered RS 33462, which would signal Idaho’s willingness to participate in a federal education freedom tax credit program and set up a framework for scholarship-granting organizations. Members raised questions about possible general fund impacts and the federal nature of the credit. A substitute motion to hold the RS for further committee debate failed on a roll call vote, and the original motion to introduce the RS and send it to the second reading calendar passed, with Representatives Barbieri, Shepherd, and Birch recorded as nays.
The committee next heard RS 3302, a sales tax exemption proposal for the Salvation Army. Representative Cornilles said the bill was complicated and would not move beyond introduction this session, with more work to be done over the summer. Members asked about the organization’s federal tax-exempt status and the broader policy implications of granting similar exemptions to other groups. The RS was introduced. The committee also heard RS 33398, which would align Idaho’s partnership audit procedures with the federal model by allowing audits at the partnership level rather than separately for each partner. Supporters said this would improve efficiency for the Tax Commission and taxpayers, while members questioned whether reduced granularity could affect revenue capture; the RS was introduced.
Finally, the committee considered RS 33417C1, a change affecting certain rural school districts with wind, geothermal, or solar energy revenue. Representative Furman said the proposal would adjust how tax distributions are calculated when a district no longer has a supplemental levy, using the county levy rate instead, and would apply only to geothermal and wind, not solar. The committee introduced the RS without objection. The meeting then adjourned, and members were told there would be no meeting the following day.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- This one is not your most thrilling RS you've ever seen, but it's related to helping with efficiency
- It saves efficiency instead of having to do, say, 100 different little individual audits of the partners
- defined as either defined errors, either intentional or unintentional, and so if this is truly just efficiency
- And so if this is truly just efficiency, then that's great.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
Senate - Conservation Feb 18th, 2026 at 10:07 am
Senate Conservation
Transcript Highlights:
- Similar to many of our other programs, like the Community Energy Efficiency Programs or Sustainable Building
- Those are the sorts of low carbon materials And those emission reductions can be done with energy efficiency
- legislature so that we can monitor The effectiveness of this program, and I think as we see its efficiency
- You ran a really efficient committee, and we got through almost all the bills.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Press Conference: High Speed Rail Apr 28th, 2025 at 09:04 am
Transcript Highlights:
- This would enable Texas to invest in passenger rail, an option that is faster, safer, more efficient,
- This infrastructure will help move people and goods more efficiently while building a stronger workforce
- It's a perfect triangle for high-speed trains that can move people in an efficient way, high-speed trains
- that can bring people in an efficient way to the various populated areas.
Keywords:
House Bill 483, high-speed rail, transportation network, Texas, public testimony, rail connectivity, economic development
Summary:
The meeting was a press event in support of House Bill 483 and its Senate companion, SB 424, which would repeal the current state ban on high-speed rail investment and direct TxDOT to partner with a private entity to develop a Dallas-Austin-San Antonio rail line along the I-35 corridor. Rep. John Bucy, County Judge Andy Brown, Rep. Rafael Anchia, Rep. Ray Lopez, and Sen. Sarah Eckhardt all argued that Texas’ population growth and highway congestion make passenger rail a necessary transportation alternative and a long-term economic development tool. They emphasized benefits such as reduced commute times, improved mobility, lower congestion and emissions, stronger workforce access, and better connections between major metro areas.
Testimony focused on the Texas Triangle as a strong candidate for high-speed rail because of its population density, flat geography, and existing growth patterns. Speakers cited examples from other places, including Florida’s Brightline and rail systems in other countries, to argue that Texas is behind and could catch up through public-private partnerships. They also discussed transit-oriented development, last-mile connections through local systems like DART and Austin’s Project Connect, and the possibility of future expansion beyond the initial corridor. In response to questions, Bucy said the bill would allow TxDOT to seek bids and keep costs flexible, that the line would likely require dedicated high-speed track, and that express service could reduce Austin-San Antonio travel time to roughly 30 minutes and Austin-Dallas to under an hour and a half, though no launch date was set.
No formal vote or committee action was taken in the transcript. The event ended with Bucy saying the bill was a positive step and could become a bipartisan effort to build a more connected Texas.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- cap that's preventing TDHCA and us as tax credit developers from using this federal resource more efficiently
- It'll make the program so much better streamlined, more efficient, more economically feasible, and it
- facilitate the creation of more affordable housing in Texas and increase government responsiveness and efficiency
- added requirement for smaller jurisdictions, which may lack the capacity to manage a consistent and efficient
Bills:
HB164
Keywords:
HB 164, HB164, Texas Flood Recovery, Reimbursement, and Reconstruction Program, Texas Division of Emergency Management, TDEM, Hill Country floods, July 2025 floods, flood recovery, disaster relief, flood reimbursement, reconstruction grants, resiliency standards, floodplain, base flood elevation, FEMA, Federal Emergency Management Agency, insurance denial, property damage, tenant assistance, rental property
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- cap that's preventing TDHCA and us as tax credit developers from using this federal resource more efficiently
- It will make the program so much better—streamlined, more efficient, more economically feasible.
- facilitate the creation of more affordable housing in Texas and increase government responsiveness and efficiency
- added requirement for smaller jurisdictions, which may lack the capacity to manage a consistent and efficient
Bills:
HB164, HB411, HB627, HB 1226, HB1677, HB1865, HB1997, HB2985, HB3462, HB4188, HB4685, HB4840, HB5370, HB5424, HB5466, HB5509, HB5660, HB5673, HB164
Keywords:
migrant labor, housing regulations, civil penalties, complaints, occupants' rights, remediation, education, retaliation, housing, rental regulation, municipal authority, local government, leasing, housing regulation, local control, rental properties, leasing laws, landlord, tenant rights, municipal regulation