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TX
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- I, uh, respectfully reserve my right to close. Alright, yes sir.
NM
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- I don't know who Reserved the rotunda and allowed it.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on State & Local Government (3-10-25)
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- that case said, while we have recognized the individual Supreme Court justices have expressed reservations
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Meeting Start: 00:25
Attendance Roll Call: 00:31
HJR 15 (Rep. Baker): 01:15
HB 462 (Sen. Nemes for Rep. Dietz): 09:01
HB 6 (Rep. Williams): 10:18
HB 73 (Rep. Johnson): 15:21
Adjournment: 18:48, 958, all
Summary:
The Senate Standing Committee on State and Local Government first considered HJR 15, a resolution to return a Ten Commandments monument to the new state Capitol grounds. Representative Shane Baker described the monument’s history, its removal to storage in the 1980s, and a prior 2000 effort that was blocked by the courts. He argued recent Supreme Court decisions, including Van Orden and Kennedy, support a history-and-tradition approach and said the resolution would direct the Historic Properties Advisory Commission to retrieve and reinstall the monument in Monument Park.
Senator Herron raised concerns about religious neutrality and whether other faiths would also be represented at the Capitol. Baker and Chair Petrie responded that the resolution was limited to restoring a specific historical monument and did not bar future proposals for other displays. Senator Armstrong voted no, saying the legal landscape remained uncertain and the state could face costly litigation. The committee approved HJR 15 on an 8-1 vote.
The committee then took up House Bill 6, which would limit administrative agencies from issuing regulations with an economic impact of more than $500,000 over two years, with exceptions for imminent public health or safety threats, protection of federal or state funds, and compliance with certain court orders. Representative Wade Williams said the bill would rein in costly agency rulemaking and cited LRC data showing only about a dozen regulations in 2024 would have met the threshold, with roughly six after closer review. Senator Chambers Armstrong expressed concern that the bill could tie the government’s hands in emergencies, but the bill passed 8-1.
Finally, the committee considered House Bill 73, which had a committee substitute. Representatives Johnson and Tipton explained that one part would add We Lead CS to the list of educational service providers allowed to administer their own retirement program participation, and the other would require the Teachers’ Retirement System actuary to provide additional information on each employer’s share of unfunded liability. The committee approved HB 73 unanimously, 10-0, and then adjourned.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Agriculture Feb 11th, 2025
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Ways and Means Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:30 am
Joint Committee on Ways and Means
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- One in four cultural organizations is operating with both a deficit and dangerously low cash reserves
- Sixty-nine percent saw their reserves decline year over year.
- One in four cultural organizations is operating with both a deficit and dangerously low cash reserves
- Sixty-nine percent saw their reserves decline year over year.
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Ways and Means held a public FY27 budget hearing at Barnstable Town Hall, with opening remarks emphasizing the Cape and Islands’ seasonal infrastructure, housing, transportation, workforce, and digital needs. The hearing began with testimony from the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development, which outlined the Healey-Driscoll administration’s budget priorities for job training, apprenticeship, youth employment, reentry programs, and unemployment insurance modernization. The secretary highlighted proposed funding for the Workforce Competitiveness Trust Fund, Career Technical Initiative, YouthWorks, reentry workforce development, and services for young adults with disabilities, along with a proposal to streamline youth work permits. Members also discussed the unemployment trust fund, the COVID assessment on employers, rising unemployment, and the need to improve DUA customer service and claims processing.
Committee members asked about job seeker barriers such as child care, housing, transportation, and out-migration of young workers, as well as how to keep Cape Cod graduates and seasonal workers in the region. The administration said its strategy is to pair training with broader affordability investments and to expose students to career pathways earlier, including through middle school, early childhood STEM, YouthWorks, pre-apprenticeships, and Building Pathways. Senators and representatives also raised concerns about regional funding disparities, especially for Hampshire Franklin MassHire, and the administration said it is reviewing MassHire funding and service equity through a policy committee and statewide workforce board. On unemployment assistance, officials reported major improvements in wait times and claims processing, but said they are still working through backlogs and staffing challenges while maintaining program integrity.
The committee then heard testimony from the Executive Office of Economic Development. The secretary described House 2 as a fiscally restrained budget with no new taxes or fees, while preserving core programs and using the Mass Leads Act tools to support competitiveness. EOED’s proposal included funding for the Community One Stop for Growth, rural economic development, social enterprise operating grants, regional economic development organizations, the Workforce Investment Trust Fund, Community Workforce Partnerships, Pathmaker, advanced manufacturing training, life sciences, innovation vouchers, AI initiatives, small business assistance, and tourism and live theater support. The Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation also testified on its FY27 request, focusing on consumer protection, licensing, banking, insurance, and public safety regulation. No votes were taken during the hearing.
KY
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- all do that, and uh my understanding is there's slots that open up and you have to get online to reserve
- /c><01:34:08.000><c> get</c><01:34:08.080><c> online</c><01:34:08.560><c> to</c><01:34:08.880><c> reserve
- </c><01:34:09.199><c> those</c> have to get online to reserve those have to get online to reserve those
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Committee of Conference on HB 155, HB 1102, HB 1109, HB 1356, HB 1469, HB 1323, HB 1376 (05/26/2026)
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- . >> That's the classification we normally reserve for police and fire. >> Sure.
- /c> >> That's the classification we normally >> That's the classification we normally reserve
- </c> reserve for police and fire. reserve for police and fire.
Summary:
The committee first adopted amendment 2026-2021S to correct a drafting issue in the budget language so that the $2.5 million appropriation for Medicaid per diem rate stabilization at county nursing homes can be spent during the biennium rather than lapsing at the end of the fiscal year. Senator Lang explained that the funds are matched with federal dollars for a total of $5 million and are intended to prevent rate reductions that could shift costs to county property taxpayers. The amendment was adopted unanimously by both chambers, and the committee proceeded on the bill as amended by the Senate.
The main discussion then focused on HB 155 and a proposed amendment to the business enterprise tax. The House proposal would lower the BET rate in stages when combined business tax revenues exceed certain thresholds, while the Senate opposed an immediate rate reduction and argued that tax changes should be handled in a budget year. Senators emphasized that raising the filing threshold to $375,000 had already removed about 3,500 small businesses from filing requirements, and they preferred further relief through threshold changes rather than rate cuts. House members argued that the trigger-based reduction was a reasonable, tested mechanism and would provide future tax relief without taking effect unless revenues rose enough.
Members debated whether the trigger could be distorted by one-time revenue spikes, such as the recent tax amnesty receipts and prior federal repatriation-related revenue, and Representative Sweeney said he was willing to adjust the effective date or carve out amnesty revenue. The committee did not reach agreement on the BET reduction, and the chair called a break and then continued the meeting later with a new proposal to delay the trigger’s effective date to January 1, 2028. Senator Lang rejected that version but offered a counterproposal to raise the filing threshold to $400,000, and the parties ultimately agreed to continue discussions and reconvene later.
The meeting also took up HB 1102, concerning the research and development tax credit and state park fees. The House position was to support the R&D tax credit but remove the park-fee provisions, citing testimony from the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources that it did not need the increase and concerns about discouraging tourism, especially at border parks. Supporters of the park-fee language argued that the department had not raised rates in years, could set its own rates, and should be able to charge nonresidents more while keeping New Hampshire residents’ fees lower. The discussion remained unresolved, with members debating the likely effect on tourism and fairness to residents versus the need for additional revenue.
AZ
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- So I do have some reservations. That was just my comment. Okay, I'm done. Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr.
- individual is widely believed to be the head of the oral maxillofacial surgery department at Case Western Reserve
- For the reasons that my colleagues have stated, for now I'll be a no, but if it changes I reserve my
- I reserve my right. I vote aye. I kind of want to pass, but I guess I would vote yes.
Bills:
SB1041, SB1088, SB1118, SB1128, SB1168, SB1176, SB1189, SB1207, SB1250, SB1272, SB1274, SB1286, SB1428, SB1457, SB1461, SB1503, SB1519, SB1537, SB1582, SB1618, SB1654, SB1713, SB1827, SCR1012, SCR1020
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electronic monitoring, nursing care, assisted living, resident rights, privacy, consent, surveillance, cybersecurity, homeland security, artificial intelligence, state appropriation, VPN security, zero trust, housing, zoning, middle housing, urban development, duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes
VT
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- School, and a chief quality and clinical transformation officer from the Cleveland Clinic Case Western Reserve
- School, and a chief quality and clinical transformation officer from the Cleveland Clinic Case Western Reserve
- School, and a chief quality and clinical transformation officer from the Cleveland Clinic Case Western Reserve
- School and a chief quality and clinical transformation officer from the Cleveland Clinic Case Western Reserve
MD
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- This year, we're not only leaving $282 million surplus, we also have $2 billion cash reserves in the
- <00:03:30.480><c> $2</c><00:03:30.760><c> billion</c><00:03:31.400><c> cash</c><00:03:31.680><c> reserves
- </c><00:03:32.040><c> in</c><00:03:32.120><c> the</c> have $2 billion cash reserves in the have $2 billion
- cash reserves in the rainy<00:03:32.440><c> day</c><00:03:32.640><c> fund.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 3/17/26
Public Safety Finance and Policy
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- delegated to the United States by the Constitution or prohibited to it by the Constitution, are reserved
- by</c><01:18:34.160><c> the</c><01:18:34.800><c> um</c><01:18:35.080><c> are</c><01:18:35.160><c> reserved
- </c><01:18:35.480><c> to</c><01:18:35.560><c> the</c> to it by the um are reserved to the to it by the
- um are reserved to the states.<01:18:36.400><c> And</c><01:18:36.960><c> the</c><01:18:37.040><c> police
Keywords:
disaster assistance, contingency account, Minnesota emergency management, public safety, state disaster aid, FEMA, federal cost-share, emergency relief, natural disaster, budget report, appropriations report, management and budget, local governments, utility cooperatives, public works, infrastructure repair, chapter 12B, chapter 12A, emergency management, disaster recovery
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Health and Human Services - 03/12/26
Health and Human Services
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- I know some of you have reservations about this bill, if it's the best way, if it's the right way.
- c><00:28:43.600><c> of</c><00:28:43.760><c> you</c><00:28:44.040><c> have</c><00:28:44.280><c> reservations
- </c> I know some of you have reservations I know some of you have reservations about<00:28:45.200><c>
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Energy Finance and Policy Committee 3/5/26
Energy Finance and Policy
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- to apples and make sure the calculations reflect resources that will actually be there to meet the reserve
- resources to to make sure we have the resources to meet<01:24:26.480><c> the</c><01:24:26.800><c> reserve
- </c><01:24:27.840><c> We're</c><01:24:28.080><c> looking</c> meet the reserve margin.
- We're looking meet the reserve margin.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee 3/4/26
Agriculture Finance and Policy
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- Army Reserve Veterinary Corps.
- in</c><01:25:57.760><c> the</c><01:25:57.840><c> US</c><01:25:58.080><c> Army</c><01:25:58.400><c> Reserve
- </c> colonel in the US Army Reserve colonel in the US Army Reserve Veterinary<01:25:59.280><c> Corps.
Bills:
HF3718
AL
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- We're talking about... junior reserve officer training.
- c> sure</c><01:18:27.520><c> I'm</c> make sure I'm make sure I'm >> junior<01:18:28.159><c> reserve
- </c><01:18:28.480><c> office</c> >> junior reserve office >> junior reserve office >>
Summary:
The Alabama Senate convened with prayer and the pledge, then established a quorum with 27 senators present. The body excused absent senators, approved the previous day’s journal, and allowed bills and committee reports to be introduced throughout the day. The Senate also welcomed guests in the gallery, including Auburn University McCarter School of Building Science students and retired MPD Sergeant Martin Bean.
The chamber received multiple House messages and gubernatorial confirmations, referring several local bills and appointments to the appropriate committees. Committee reports included favorable action on Senate Bills 298 and 91 from County and Municipal Government, and House Bills 297, 365, and 436 from Local Legislation. The Senate adopted several resolutions, including recognitions for Tharptown Baptist Church, Tuskegee University Day, Dr. Bradley Heim, the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, McGill-Toolen Catholic High School volleyball, and a special order calendar resolution setting priority bills for the 15th legislative day.
On local bills, the Senate advanced and gave final passage to a series of county and municipal measures, including SB 301 (Perry County), SB 314 (Morgan County), SB 295 (Montgomery County), SB 312 (Marshall County), HB 371 (Pike County constitutional amendment), HB 386 (Elmore County), HB 330 (Etowah County), HB 409 (City of Alabaster), HB 408 (Shelby County), SB 299 (Barbour County), HB 416 (Cleburne County), and HB 421 (Lawrence County constitutional amendment). HB 337 on Madison County was carried over. The Senate also adopted a resolution honoring Alabama’s record-breaking economic development year, citing major investments and job creation, and heard a lengthy Black History recognition segment on W.E.B. Du Bois, Patricia Roberts Harris, Langston Hughes, and Maya Angelou.
The main policy discussion centered on Senate Bill 240 regarding parole hearings, with the sponsor explaining it would allow the Pardons and Parole Board to hear from inmates and victims by phone or video to reduce travel burdens and improve access. The sponsor said an amendment was being worked on and moved to carry the bill over to the call of the chair, while another senator raised questions about whether inmates currently have an in-person opportunity to speak and whether board members would be able to question participants remotely.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee 2/23/26
Agriculture Finance and Policy
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- And in 2027, we're gonna reserve some of the money, about half the funding, for those that have a purchase
- , 2027, um,<00:46:05.839><c> we're</c><00:46:06.079><c> gonna</c> um, we're gonna um, we're gonna reserve
- 08.480><c> the</c><00:46:08.560><c> money,</c><00:46:08.880><c> about</c><00:46:09.119><c> half</c> reserve
- some of the money, about half reserve some of the money, about half the<00:46:09.440><c> funding</c>
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Housing and Homelessness Prevention - 02/19/26
Housing and Homelessness Prevention
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- Well, with that then I will reserve my comments on these bills. Thank you. Other members?
- that</c><01:47:38.800><c> then</c><01:47:39.040><c> I</c><01:47:39.280><c> will</c><01:47:39.520><c> reserve
- </c><01:47:40.400><c> my</c> >> Well, with that then I will reserve my >> Well, with that
- then I will reserve my comments<01:47:40.960><c> on</c><01:47:41.119><c> these</c><01:47:41.360><c>
NH
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- Um, people may have no opinion on other minor appropriations into, say, a capital reserve fund or other
- minor appropriations into say a on other minor appropriations into say a capital<02:00:04.719><c> reserve
- fund</c><02:00:05.440><c> or</c><02:00:05.679><c> other</c><02:00:05.920><c> similar</c> capital reserve
- fund or other similar capital reserve fund or other similar funds.<02:00:06.800><c> So,</c><02:00:06.960
WY
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- after I left DCI, I went to work as an assistant U.S. attorney in Lander, doing cases on the Indian reservation
- ><01:04:31.440><c> Indian</c> lander doing cases on the Indian lander doing cases on the Indian reservation
- :04:34.319><c> uh</c><01:04:34.559><c> Iraq</c><01:04:34.960><c> for</c><01:04:35.200><c> a</c> reservation
- and went to uh Iraq for a reservation and went to uh Iraq for a while.<01:04:35.599><c> The</c><01:04
Keywords:
administrative law, judicial review, agency deference, Chevron deference, de novo review, state agencies, regulatory interpretation, statutory interpretation, separation of powers, individual liberty, administrative procedure, agency action, Wyoming Supreme Court, district court review, oil and gas inspector, regulatory challenge, anti-deference, law enforcement, memorial, Patrolman Rosa
MN
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- We floated that payroll with our cash reserves, thinking that we'll probably just get it back on the
- 40.960><c> cash</c> floated that payroll with with our cash floated that payroll with with our cash reserves
- ><c> thinking</c><01:30:43.040><c> that</c><01:30:43.440><c> well</c><01:30:44.000><c> we'll</c> reserves
- um thinking that well we'll reserves um thinking that well we'll probably<01:30:44.639><c> just</c><