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LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
House Committee on Transportation and Senate Committee on Transportation Mar 3rd, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Nature and Event Center with that $20 million, and we came within budget.
- That was one of the main things that helped us streamline cost and make us come in within budget.
- to be built with quality, and that's what we're looking for: quality as well as coming within our budget
- So basically, you know, the question is CMAR so that we can keep this thing in budget, you know, from
Summary:
The joint Senate and House Transportation, Highways, and Public Works committees met on March 3, 2026, and first considered several requests for approval to use the construction manager at risk (CMAR) method for local projects. The first item, Caddo Parish’s proposed $9.6 million pickleball park, drew extended questioning about whether the project was truly complex, whether CMAR would save money versus public bid, the project’s location and accessibility, and whether it fit the statute’s timing and risk criteria. The House initially voted to deny the request, while the Senate had moved to approve; after discussion about the statute and CMAR policy, the House motion was reconsidered and the Caddo project was ultimately approved. The committee then approved CMAR requests for an Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office indoor shooting range, a Calcasieu drainage district pump station rehabilitation/replacement project, St. Tammany Parish Hospital District No. 2’s Slidell Memorial emergency department expansion, St. Charles Parish Hospital’s entry registration/PACU renovation, and the Port of Vinton dock project in Calcasieu Parish.
Testimony on the approved projects emphasized complexity, operational continuity, and schedule concerns. The Ascension Parish shooting range was described as involving bullet protection, ventilation and lead-control systems, and multiple training configurations; the drainage district project was presented as critical infrastructure serving much of Lake Charles and requiring staged construction to maintain flood protection; the hospital projects were justified by work inside operating facilities and the need to avoid disrupting patient care; and the Port of Vinton project was tied to an LED-related deadline and the need to keep port operations running during construction. Members generally supported these projects, with motions to approve made on both sides and no objections recorded.
The meeting also featured a broader policy discussion about CMAR use. Several members, especially Representative Fontenot, questioned whether the committee had been too permissive in approving CMARs for projects that did not appear especially complex, and raised concerns about public bidding, taxpayer savings, and impacts on minority contractors. Senator Price said future legislation may tighten CMAR requirements, while Senator McMath and Senator Carter noted that the statute’s listed factors are not exhaustive and cautioned against abruptly changing practice for pending projects. The committee recessed after completing the CMAR agenda and planned to hear a DOTD presentation afterward.
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
House Committee on Transportation and Senate Committee on Transportation Mar 3rd, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Nature and the Event Center with that $20 million, and we came within budget.
- That was one of the main things that helped us streamline costs and come in on budget.
- to be built with quality, and that's what we're looking for: quality as well as coming within our budget
- So basically, you know, the question to see more so that we can keep this thing in budget, you know,
Summary:
The joint Senate and House Transportation, Highways, and Public Works committees met on March 3, 2026, to consider several construction manager at risk (CMAR/Seymour) requests before hearing a DOTD presentation. The first item, Caddo Parish’s proposed $9.6 million pickleball park in Southeast Shreveport, drew the most debate. Members questioned whether a pickleball complex was sufficiently complex or time-sensitive to justify CMAR, whether the location was accessible to residents without cars, and whether the process could disadvantage public bidding and minority contractors. The House initially voted to deny the request, but later reconsidered and approved it after discussion about the statute and the committee’s past practice. The committee also heard a brief procedural discussion about whether the statutory factors for CMAR are exhaustive and whether future reforms may be considered in the next session.
The committee then approved several other CMAR projects with little or no opposition. Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office received approval for an indoor shooting range, with testimony emphasizing specialized ventilation, lead control, bullet protection, and other technical requirements. Calcasieu Consolidated Gravity Drainage District No. 2 received approval for a pump station rehab/replacement project serving a large portion of Lake Charles and critical public facilities, with members citing the need to maintain drainage operations during weather events. St. Tammany Parish Hospital District No. 2’s Slidell Memorial Hospital emergency department expansion was approved based on the complexity of adding beds and renovating an operating ED, and St. Charles Parish Hospital’s entry registration/PACU renovation was also approved, with members noting the hospital exception to the CMAR threshold.
The Port of Vinton dock project in Calcasieu Parish was approved as well, with testimony stressing a tight delivery schedule tied to an LED project and the need to keep port operations running during construction. After the Caddo Parish item was reconsidered, the committee recessed briefly and then adjourned the CMAR portion of the meeting to move on to the DOTD presentation.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- kind of make our own way down here, even though we’re all legislators charged with crafting a state budget
- kind of make our own way down here, even though we’re all legislators charged with crafting a state budget
- member now for six years, and I’ve had a hand in getting the seven trade offices put into the ACA budget
- And we both kind of agreed to put a nebulous South Pacific in the budget verb instead of a specific place
Keywords:
trade offices, committee, Arizona commerce authority, stakeholder input, efficiency, Arizona competes fund, economic development, fund repeal, state finances, state appropriations, Arizona Commerce Authority, job creation, business incentives, commerce authority, public-private partnership, business regulation, Arizona governance, 1182, all
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Transportation and Public Works Feb 3rd, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- and really help us advocate for, because as part of our trip report, we also had an update on the budget
- As part of our trip report, we also had an update on the budget, which many members were dissatisfied
- with as to the state of our transportation budget, so that we can fix the problem.
- taxes this session... ...and we are literally raising fees and taxes this session with the largest budget
Summary:
The committee heard House Memorial 23, which asks the Motor Vehicle Division and the Regulation and Licensing Department to study whether New Mexico should reestablish a statewide motor vehicle safety inspection program. The sponsor and expert witness argued that modern vehicles are far more complex than when the old program ended in the 1970s, and cited studies from Texas, Pennsylvania, Missouri, Carnegie Mellon, and an international inspection organization suggesting safety inspections are associated with fewer fatalities. They said the study should examine feasibility, costs, where inspections would be conducted, what vehicles would be covered, and whether small businesses could be certified to perform inspections, similar to Bernalillo County’s emissions model.
Several members raised concerns about added costs, burdens on rural drivers, possible lawsuits against inspection businesses, and whether the memorial was drafted as a study of benefits rather than a balanced look at pros and cons. Some questioned whether the Regulation and Licensing Department had the capacity to take on the work and whether the program would effectively become another mandate or fee. Supporters emphasized that unsafe vehicles endanger not only drivers but others on the road, and noted that the study could also consider subsidies for low-income drivers and the impact on areas with higher traffic density.
The committee discussed how inspections might work, including whether they would cover physical components like tires, brakes, steering, and axles as well as electronic safety systems such as lane assist and collision avoidance. The presenter said commercial vehicles already face separate inspection requirements and that tribal lands and pueblos would not be covered. After public comment, the committee voted to pass the memorial on a roll call vote, with several members voting yes and others voting no; one member explained her no vote as opposition to added regulation and costs.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- I understand there are some things for you all to work on, at least the education side of the budget.
- Senate Bill 19 is a result of some of the big issues that have caused a hole in the budget due to some
- This is something that I asked last week when we had our joint hearing on the budget, because obviously
- We, as part of the Legislative Education Study Committee (LESC), have been working on the budget since
Keywords:
ecological monitoring, sustainability, tribal engagement, education, research funding, graduate scholarship, higher education funding, New Mexico, appropriation, financial aid, out-of-school programming, education funding, youth programs, affordability, nonprofit organizations, defibrillators, public schools, health and safety, emergency response, school elections
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- Larson, genuinely, is one of the recommendations in the governor's proposed budget was to do away with
- service entirely, but to consider as a menu of options for the legislature to meet that hole in the budget
- legislature were to select that option from the menu of options that the governor suggested to you in his budget
- From the menu of options that the governor suggested to you in his budget, these rules would still be
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Appropriations Committee Aug 29th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- And as I'm sure folks are aware, obviously, we have an enormous amount of budget constraints still facing
- California and the budget process.
- Still facing California and the budget process.
- social safety net and ensuring folks can realize their full potential here in California with the budget
Summary:
The Assembly Appropriations Committee held its August 29, 2025 suspense hearing on Senate bills, with the chair emphasizing the state’s ongoing budget constraints and the need to make difficult choices among 261 bills on the suspense file. After establishing a quorum, the committee began taking action bill by bill, with many measures receiving do pass or do pass with amendments recommendations, while others were held in committee or designated as two-year bills. The chair noted the agenda was organized alphabetically by author and that results would be posted later on the committee website.
The hearing covered a wide range of topics, including insurance and claims data, wildfire relief and prevention, water planning, energy and utility regulation, housing and land use, health care, labor and employment, criminal justice, education, environmental policy, and election-related measures. Several bills were amended before passage, often to narrow scope, remove sections, adjust definitions, delay implementation, or clarify funding and enforcement provisions. Some notable actions included moving bills on AI regulation, transit-oriented housing, paid family leave, wildfire mapping, chemical hair relaxers, and pharmacy benefit managers, while other bills on subjects such as controlled substances, high-speed rail, and certain education or housing proposals were held.
The committee also took formal roll-call votes on selected bills, with some passing on A roll calls and others on B roll calls; a number of measures were advanced with Republicans not voting. One highlighted vote was SB 79 by Senator Wiener, which passed after amendments and a recorded roll call. At the end of the hearing, the committee reported that 190 bills were moved to the Assembly Floor, either as do pass or do pass with amendments, concluding the suspense hearing for the session.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Ways and Means (05/27/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, and so in terms of the state budget, it's neutral.
- are just monies that is set aside in the rainy day fund or monies that are set aside in the overall budget
- believe, based on legislation that's currently in place and contemplated by the House as part of the budget
- noted, the changes that are being contemplated in Washington, should the provisions remain in the budget
Summary:
The committee first went into executive session on SB 83, which concerns an elderly, disabled, blind, and deaf property tax exemption reimbursement fund, lottery-related changes, and a voluntary statewide self-exclusion database. Representative Ulery moved to retain the bill, saying more work was needed to make the bill clear. The motion passed 17-0 with three members absent, and SB 83 was retained in committee.
The committee then took up SB 249FN, a bill relative to the uncompensated care and Medicaid fund. Representative Ulery offered House Amendment 2025-2465H, which was described as incorporating a recent agreement between the state and hospital parties into state law and setting the stage for future action. Medicaid Director Henry Litman explained that the agreement keeps the Medicaid enhancement tax at 5.4%, uses directed payments rather than traditional DSH payments, and is intended to be budget-neutral for the state while increasing hospital payments through a higher federal match. He also said critical access hospitals would continue under the existing directed-payment approach, and that the agreement includes a mechanism to revisit the arrangement if federal law changes substantially. New Hampshire Hospital Association President Steve Hearn said the association supports the amendment and the bill as amended, calling the settlement fair and beneficial to hospitals and the Medicaid program. The amendment and the subsequent ought-to-pass-as-amended motion both passed 18-0.
At the end of the meeting, the chair said the committee had now gone through all of its bills and had retained nine in total, with a future meeting planned in September or October to review retained bills. Members briefly discussed possible future committee of conference work and noted there would be no House session that Thursday. The meeting then adjourned.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Appropriations Committee May 23rd, 2025
Appropriations
Transcript Highlights:
- year's bills coming out of committee we were doing that with a keen awareness of the state's difficult budget
- You know, the rent is too high. constituents, particularly in these hard budget times.
- We are in very difficult budget environment this year.
- But the budget is what it is. year where we can be expanding programs, developing new offices, new agencies
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House bill would fund secure lock boxes at MN schools for emergency law enforcement access 4/29/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm aware of the budget constraints that we have this year, but this really aligns with the original
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- c> constraints</c><00:07:29.320><c> that</c><00:07:29.440><c> we</c> aware of the budget constraints
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AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama House Ways and Means Education Committee Apr 16th, 2025
Ways and Means Education
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh, it isn't in the current budget. So to me, this is... in the current budget.
- So there are other ways for us to receive funds, but we did ask for 200,000 in the budget.
- Uh, we didn't get it this year, but I think that depending on how budgets are in the future, we would
Keywords:
rural physician, tax credit, healthcare access, physician recruitment, Alabama, HB379, Alabama income tax, nonresident exemption, remote workers, traveling employees, mobile workforce, withholding tax, state tax reciprocity, multistate employees, temporary work, work location tracking, time and attendance system, remote work taxation, professional athlete, professional entertainer
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 4/10/25
Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
Transcript Highlights:
- Of course, every budget bill after you do it, you find little things that need to be tweaked and fixed
- Of course, every uh<00:03:38.159><c> budget</c><00:03:38.480><c> bill</c><00:03:39.280><c> after</c><
- :39.760><c> do</c><00:03:39.840><c> it,</c><00:03:40.080><c> you</c><00:03:40.239><c> find</c> uh budget
- bill after you do it, you find uh budget bill after you do it, you find little<00:03:40.799><c> things
Bills:
HF2300
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- support of the intent provided it does not adversely impact the priorities identified in our Governor's budget
- priorities identified in our impact the priorities identified in our Governor's<00:03:25.239><c> budget
- request</c><00:03:26.319><c> thank</c><00:03:26.480><c> you</c><00:03:26.920><c> okay</c> Governor's budget
- request thank you okay Governor's budget request thank you okay thank<00:03:27.280><c> you</c><00:03
Summary:
The Library and Technology Committee met on March 14, 2025, to hear House Bill 430, House Draft 2, which would create an internship/on-the-job training program administered by the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, with the state serving as the responsible employer for workers’ compensation coverage and appropriations included. Testimony was uniformly supportive from the State Council on Developmental Disabilities, the University of Hawaii, the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, and the Department of Education. Supporters emphasized the value of internships as a high-impact educational and career pathway opportunity.
The Department of the Attorney General supported the bill’s intent but raised a concern about the criminal history background check language, recommending that the bill be revised so DLIR may conduct checks “as appropriate” rather than requiring a mandatory check for all interns. The AG noted that juvenile records would remain confidential for 16- and 17-year-old interns under existing law and suggested deleting the more specific background-check language or replacing it with the more flexible wording.
Several organizations submitted support, including business, health care, tourism, and industry groups. During decision-making, the committee discussed amendments incorporating the Attorney General’s recommendation, adding a 2.5 GPA minimum reference, and clarifying language about private or public sector organizations and placement of interns in state executive branch departments, agencies, or programs. The committee adopted the recommendation to pass the bill with amendments, and the meeting adjourned.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- oversees the disposition of approximately 90 million. general revenue and another 73 million in federal budget
- authority for fiscal year's 2020 The agency's indirect administrative rate is budgeted at 1.5 percent
- . of agency programs is budgeted at another 10 percent, 88.5 percent of all appropriated funds are passed
- And that completes the agency's prepared marks on its current program activity. activities and budget
Keywords:
food production, property owners' association, home gardening, cottage food, urban agriculture, livestock, community standards, renewable energy, ethanol, biodiesel, incentives, agriculture, grants, honey production, beekeeping, food safety, local regulation, energy efficiency, tax exemption, residential properties
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Transportation (3-10-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- It also amends the Transportation Cabinet budget to unlock the I-69 funding that unlocks the Garvey bonds
- It also amends the Transportation Cabinet budget to unlock the I-69 funding that unlocks the Garvey bonds
- changes it makes, so the floor is yours if you want to explain the bill further. transportation cabinet budget
- to unlock transportation cabinet budget to unlock the the the I69<00:04:44.000><c> uh</c><00:04:44.160
Keywords:
Roll Call 00:15
HJR 46 Discussion 00:43
HJR 46 Vote 2:58
HB 546 Discussion 04:10
HB 546 Vote 06:00
HB 443 Discussion 07:30
HB 443 Vote 09:35
HB 783 Discussion 10:29
HB 783 Vote 15:29, 958, all
Summary:
The committee met with a quorum and first considered House Joint Resolution 46, a county priority projects resolution. Members approved a committee substitute that added $1.47 million and included Butler, Carroll, Casey, Cumberland, McGoffin, Monroe, and Nicholas counties. The resolution was then reported favorably with a title amendment and an expression of opinion that it should pass.
The committee next took up House Bill 546, which creates the local assistance road program and related rules. The committee substitute moved $47 million from the state-supported construction program back to priority projects and amended the Transportation Cabinet budget to unlock I-69 funding tied to Garvey bonds. After discussion about continuing to refine the program, the committee approved the substitute, adopted a title amendment, and reported the bill favorably with an expression of opinion that it should pass.
House Bill 443 was then heard, extending the Hal Rogers Parkway from Hazard along Kentucky Route 80 to Perry and Floyd to support future federal funding and four-laning of the corridor. The committee reported it favorably with the expression of opinion that it should pass. Finally, House Bill 783 was presented as a response to temporary tag fraud in auto sales, with testimony from Representative Jackson, Warren County Sheriff Brad Hightower, and the Kentucky Auto Dealers Association. Supporters said the bill adds enforcement tools, including felony penalties for serious violations and discretion for the Motor Vehicle Commission so mistakes are not treated the same as deliberate fraud. The committee voted to report the bill favorably with the expression of opinion that it should pass.
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation Education Committee Feb 26th, 2025
Finance and Taxation Education
Transcript Highlights:
- In my view, it's really a tax exemption that’s not costing the budgets anything because we're not getting
- And in the budget, there are two items that members have had questions about.
- We’ve kind of worked this in under our budget the first couple of years, and you guys funded that.
- One last thing about the budget before you go.
Keywords:
aircraft, tax exemption, sales tax, lease tax, maintenance, Alabama, health insurance, Medicare, retirees, public education, contracts, education, high school, community college, dual enrollment, secondary credit, Move on When Ready, parental leave, state employees, local education agencies
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
House - Transportation and Public Works Jan 28th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- So you're telling me that 1.5% of the total project budget is what we can expect when we can't move a
- Just to give you a brief overview of our budget: our operating budget is $23.5 million, our ongoing construction
- million, striping and signing at $1.3 million, rest area maintenance and improvements at $476,000, and budget
TX
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Friday, June 27, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I've just seen how the budget package.
- We passed a budget. We then passed the new budget and then we passed a bill.
- Medicaid goes up between 20 and 30% under our budget over the next 10 years.
- over the next 10 30% under our budget over the next 10 years. years. years.
- </c> budget related reconciliation package. budget related reconciliation package.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection - 03/06/25
Commerce and Consumer Protection
Transcript Highlights:
- to to be able to evaluate a proposal and make a determination about fully about the impact on our budget
- kind of acknowledges Services budget kind of acknowledges that<00:31:23.600><c> by</c><00:31:24.279>
- Chair, could you, in terms of thinking about budget targets, will these mandate benefits apply to our
- targets will that will these budget targets will that will these mandate<00:54:18.799><c> benefits</
- The full anticipation is that all fiscal costs for mandates will be borne in the HHS budget, and all