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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Energy Finance and Policy Committee 3/27/25
Energy Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- For example, sustainable aviation fuel is one of the specific examples of buyers interested in securing
- </c> buyers interested in securing buyers interested in securing certificates<00:04:52.520><c> for</c
- </c><01:10:42.400><c> had</c> and then once the commission had and then once the commission had determined
- </c><01:13:30.400><c> based</c><01:13:30.639><c> on</c><01:13:30.760><c> the</c> Utilities Commission
- based on the Utilities Commission based on the methodology<01:13:32.080><c> developed</c><01:13:32.400
Committee:
House Energy Finance and Policy
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- Senate Confirmation Number 76 appointing George Pierce to the Alabama Ethics Commission is referred to
- Balden to the Alabama Commission on Higher Education is referred to the Committee on Confirmations.
- Senate Confirmation Number 85 appointing Jennifer Wit to the Alabama Commission on Higher Education is
- Senate Confirmation Number 86 appointing James Dye to the Alabama Real Estate Commission is referred
- Senate Confirmation Number 87 appointing Vaughn Stowe to the Alabama Real Estate Commission is referred
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
Transcript Highlights:
- Recognizing the urgency, Governor Dayton convened a blue ribbon commission in 2014 and charged it with
- The goal that the commission put forward was to increase the rankings of the medical school.
- put forward was to increase commission put forward was to increase the<00:24:49.240><c> rankings</c>
- This is also part of the funding that we received in 2015 as a part of the Blue Ribbon Commission.
- </c> part of the um Blue Ribbon commission part of the um Blue Ribbon commission the<00:58:21.160><c>
Committee:
Senate Higher Education
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- And basically, it allows for the State Bond Commission to issue non-cash line of credit for P5 projects
- So that's when we determine if something can happen sooner than the September Bond Commission.
- I just want to applaud your team for the great work that you're doing as far as securing funding and
- The remaining amount, I believe, will need to be approved by the Bond Commission later in FY 27.
- The remaining amount, I believe, will need to be approved by the Bond Commission later in FY 27.
Committee:
House Ways & Means
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery
Transcript Highlights:
- In 2019, the legislature passed a law and it created a Section 35 commission.
- That commission recommended that the Commonwealth should prohibit civilly committed persons from receiving
- “Because we see a lot of people needing more support and assistance, like housing security, which also
- , as the bill provides that DPH can designate certain facilities as secure facilities for people with
- I was on the White House Commission for Mental Health.
Summary:
The committee held its fourth public hearing of the 2025-2026 session on bills dealing with involuntary commitment and access to addiction treatment, especially proposals to move Section 35 civil commitments away from jails and prisons and into facilities licensed or approved by DPH or DMH. Chairs Velis and Domb framed the hearing as a discussion of how to support people in crisis with compassion, while also warning against using involuntary commitment as a way to remove unhoused people from public view. The hearing also touched on related concerns about discharge practices, treatment capacity, and the need for a broader continuum of care.
Testimony split largely along two themes. Addiction researcher Keith Humphreys argued that many people enter treatment under pressure, that involuntary treatment can be ethically justified in the face of overdose risk, but that it should not be mandated unless high-quality services exist first; he emphasized the need for inpatient care when someone is a grave danger, followed by case management and outpatient support. MAMH’s Kate Alicante supported the bill, saying Massachusetts is the only state that commits people with substance use conditions to jails or prisons and that carceral settings add trauma and stigma; she pointed to prior legislative steps, including the Section 35 commission and the planned closure of DOC’s MESAC facility, as evidence that the Commonwealth is moving toward health-based settings.
A major portion of the hearing focused on Stony Brook, a sheriff-run stabilization and treatment center in Hampden County. Boston City Councilor John Fitzgerald, several committee members, and multiple people in recovery described the facility as humane, well-run, and effective, with longer stays, medical monitoring, medication-assisted treatment, counseling, and warm handoffs to aftercare. Several witnesses said Stony Brook saved their lives or helped family members recover, and they argued that the sheriff’s office model should be expanded rather than eliminated. Others, including family members and advocates, countered that even a well-run correctional setting remains stigmatizing and that people should not be treated in facilities run by sheriffs or corrections when they have committed no crime.
No vote was taken. The hearing concluded with continued testimony, including Senator Friedman’s support for Section 35 as a civil commitment tool but not in a criminal justice setting, and her separate support for a bill to speed inpatient mental health treatment.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Ohio Elections Commission. The court affirmed that anonymous political speech is protected speech.
- And that is how we have been able to secure abortion rights, to increase the minimum wage, to legalize
- and just like I said, fully my opinion, and I think the opinion of the Citizens Clean Elections Commission
- My interest is ensuring the orderly security and accurate administration of elections.
- So they recognize that any additional or increased penalty provided after commission of the crime is
Bills:
SB1012 , SB1099 , SB1234 , SB1392 , SB1489 , SB1535 , SB1570 , SB1609 , SB1627 , SB1634 , SB1661 , SB1709 , SB1723 , SB1725 , SB1743 , SB1829 , SCR1027 , SCR1040 , SCR1048
Committee:
Senate Judiciary and Elections
Keywords:
concealed carry, firearms, restaurants, liquor licensing, public safety, defamation, private figure, public concern, statute of limitations, internet defamation, juvenile court, legal representation, appointed attorney, guardian ad litem, child welfare, election canvass, canvassing board, governing body, election inspection, election access
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Education Policy and Administration (02/09/2026)
Education Policy and Administration
Transcript Highlights:
- they get a measly 2.5% increase in their Social Security, yet the school's going to go up 9%.
- they get a measly 2.5% increase in their Social Security, yet the school's going to go up 9%.
- And I work on a commission basis for the last 25 years. So, I'm one of those types.
- basis for the last work on a commission basis for the last 25<00:24:27.039><c> years.
- Securing a majority approval of the withdrawal by other cooperative town voters.
Committee:
House Education Policy and Administration
Summary:
The committee heard House Bill 1331, which would allow the town of Derry to incorporate the Derry Cooperative School District as a department of the town through a charter amendment. The prime sponsor and several supporters argued the change would increase local control, streamline overlapping town and school functions, and potentially help align school spending with Derry’s tax cap. Supporters also said Derry is large enough to warrant a structure more like Manchester or Nashua, and one witness cited a 2018 nonbinding Derry ballot question that passed 597 to 547 in favor of seeking authorization for this change.
Opposition came from NEA New Hampshire President Megan Tuttle, who said the association and the Derry Education Association opposed the bill because schools are not simply another municipal department and because Derry voters had already rejected merging the district into town government. She argued the state should respect local control and the community’s prior decision. Committee members asked about the scope of the proposed charter change, the role of the school board, and the reported prior vote, and the sponsor clarified that the amendment would be limited to this specific purpose rather than opening the entire charter.
The hearing then moved to House Bill 1374, which would change the procedures for withdrawing from a cooperative school district. Representative Mary Murphy said current law gives other cooperative towns too much control over a withdrawing town’s decision, and her bill would remove the requirement for approval by the other towns while raising the withdrawing town’s approval threshold to a supermajority. She pointed to Francis Town’s 2024 withdrawal vote and said the bill was intended to protect students and local decision-making. The sponsor asked for an ought to pass recommendation, and committee members asked follow-up questions about the prior withdrawal vote and the number of voters involved.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
WAM-PSM, WAM-AEN Informational Briefings 01-07-2025
Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I am aware that the commission, the oversight commission, sent a letter to the legislators and the governor
- We finally have the Social Security Administration signed off with us to provide replacement Social Security
- replacement social security cards for replacement social security cards for American<00:08:20.000><c>
- </c><00:08:56.640><c> surveillance</c> coverage for security surveillance coverage for security surveillance
- </c><02:01:13.280><c> seriously</c> we don't take bio security seriously we don't take bio security seriously
Summary:
The committee heard budget testimony first from the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Director Tommy Johnson outlined short-term goals to reduce overcrowding, improve living and working conditions, fill vacancies, expand mental health services, and update the correctional master plan. He said the department is still dealing with severe overcrowding at facilities such as OCCC and HCCC, with 947 people at OCCC against a design capacity of 628, and noted 938 inmates are currently housed on the mainland because of temporary repairs at Halawa. He also reported progress on staffing, saying the correctional officer vacancy rate has dropped from 34.3% to 24% through expanded recruitment. The department’s major budget request was $30 million for planning and design for a new Old Triple C project, along with other requests for re-entry services, identification documents, security systems, radios, sink-toilet modules, and trauma-informed care. Members asked about the timing and scope of the OCCC project, courtroom space in new facilities, and the department’s plan to use the funding to improve re-entry and reduce recidivism.
The committee then heard from the Department of Law Enforcement on a wide range of priorities. The department described requests to expand agricultural crime enforcement, traffic enforcement, illegal fireworks enforcement, and facilities such as a police building at the DKI airport, a state training center, and new police facilities in central and Leeward Oahu. It also discussed a major IT request for a statewide law enforcement and critical infrastructure notification platform, plus funding for grants management, the Wahiawa Civic Center and court complex, the prescription monitoring program, narcotics enforcement operations, and the narcotics lab. A significant portion of the discussion focused on a proposed traffic enforcement program for commercial vehicle inspections, speeding, and DUI enforcement, which the department said would be funded with federal dollars and would operate concurrently with county police. Committee members questioned whether the effort duplicated county jurisdiction and how the program would be trained and staffed.
Members also pressed the department on salary disparities for deputy sheriffs and related vacancies, and the department said the administration was working on a supplemental agreement and placeholder funding to address the issue. Additional discussion covered agricultural crime staffing, the Silver Alert program, and expansion of the forensic lab to handle explosives, firearms, and related evidence. No votes were taken in the portion provided, and the meeting moved from the corrections presentation to the law enforcement budget review with questions and answers throughout.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- c><00:42:39.000><c> terms</c><00:42:39.280><c> of</c><00:42:39.360><c> food</c><00:42:39.560><c> security
- </c> public health in terms of food security public health in terms of food security but<00:42:40.040
- We are also regulated under the state insurance commission and the state insurance division.
- and the state insurance commission and the state insurance division.<01:30:46.280><c> They</c><01:30
- </c><01:44:08.000><c> That's</c><01:44:08.240><c> on</c><01:44:08.400><c> page</c> Privacy and security
Committee:
House Health
Keywords:
youth penalties, juvenile justice, community service, fees and fines, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, reform, court costs, cultural connection, pharmacy, pharmacist, pharmacy audit, audit reform, pharmacy benefit manager, PBM, recoupment, extrapolation, claims audit, pharmacy reimbursement, dispensing fee
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on SB 847, which would create a Kauai pilot program allowing qualified psychologists limited authority to prescribe psychotropic medications. The Board of Psychology supported the bill’s intent but asked for amendments to delay the effective date or extend the pilot so rules could be written first, and to clarify the education/training language. Supporters, including the Hawaii Psychological Association, Hawaii Mental Health Coalition, and several psychologists, argued that prescribing psychologists have long safety records in other jurisdictions and that the pilot could improve access to care on Kauai, especially amid ongoing mental health needs and storm-related stress. They cited studies and examples from New Mexico, Louisiana, the Department of Defense, and other places. Opponents, including the Hawaii Medical Association, American Academy of Pediatrics, Queen’s Medical Center, and a Department of Health representative, said the bill needed substantial work, raised concerns about training, liability, and workforce impacts, and urged a team-based model with psychiatrist oversight rather than independent prescribing. Some testimony also referenced a GAO report, with witnesses disagreeing over its meaning and cost-effectiveness. No vote was taken during the discussion, and members asked questions about how the bill would address the workforce shortage and whether a psychiatrist on Kauai could already meet the need.
The committee then moved to SB 2271 on hospital licensing and SB 2272 on home health care licensing. The Department of Health, the Healthcare Association of Hawaii, and the Hawaii State Council on Developmental Disabilities supported both measures, which were described as streamlining and clarifying licensing oversight by relying on accreditation or certification reports. A member asked whether the bill language on hospital accreditation reports was duplicative, and the response was that the second provision was intended to strengthen enforcement by requiring hospitals to provide the actual report to DOH. The committee did not take final action in the portion of the hearing provided, and the chair noted that all bills on the agenda would later be considered for decision-making.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs (01/14/2026)
Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
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- ,</c><03:44:09.359><c> and</c> attorney general, the commission, and attorney general, the commission
- in</c><03:53:55.040><c> the</c> commission, put this commission in the commission, put this commission
- . commission. commission.
- ><c> some</c><04:03:35.760><c> time</c> commission needs to spend some time commission needs to spend
MS
Transcript Highlights:
- And to sum up, it's done for good business reasons to include communication, security, cyber security
- ,</c><00:58:22.240><c> cyber</c><00:58:22.640><c> security,</c> Okay, thank you.
- It makes the payments secure<01:29:21.920><c> and</c><01:29:22.159><c> that's</c><01:29:22.400><c> the
- </c><01:29:22.560><c> intent</c><01:29:22.800><c> of</c><01:29:22.960><c> this</c> secure and that's
- </c><01:34:37.920><c> and</c><01:34:38.159><c> continue</c><01:34:38.480><c> the</c> in helping secure
Committee:
Joint Finance
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- So their one-time funding request continues for security upgrades and technology improvements.
- These would be things like physical security, security cameras, x-ray machines, vests, and helmets.
- And I have a question about the security upgrades.
- I asked because I was asked by the 19th JDC for some security funding for the court.
- Let me say that security is not just for judges. Please understand that well.
Committee:
House Appropriations
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine the nomination of Brooke Rollins, of Texas, to be Secretary of Agriculture. Jan 23rd, 2025 at 09:00 am
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- Stand up for conservation, nutrition, and food security.
- Listen, the president's vision of a secure border and a mass deportation...
- So I really come to the Ag Committee with a sense that food security is national security, and the United
- There's gotta be a better way to ensure that the technology we can secure is effective.
- President Trump ran and was overwhelmingly elected on the priority of border security.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> Moultonborough Conservation Commission. Moultonborough Conservation Commission.
- My meager monthly Social Security is not enough to pay conventional rent.
- Thank you very much. business to supplement my social business to supplement my social security<01:21
- and will need to continue into security and will need to continue into my<01:21:11.560><c> 80s,</c><
- </c><02:03:06.440><c> and</c><02:03:06.560><c> pension,</c> social security and pension, social security
Committee:
Senate Commerce
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
JLCAR Administrative Rules (04/17/2026)
Transcript Highlights:
- Um we do agree that the Commission.
- :57.759><c> given</c><00:07:58.080><c> the</c> the commission is still given the the commission is still
- Um, I determined by the commission.
- . commission. commission.
- . commission. commission.
Summary:
The committee opened with housekeeping items, approved the minutes and consent agenda, and reminded the public that JLCAR’s role is limited to determining whether agency rules are within statutory authority, not to decide policy. Testimony was to be limited, and members noted that policy concerns should be addressed through the legislature rather than the committee process.
The first major item was Public Utilities Commission rule 25-215 concerning natural gas suppliers. Staff said the proposal had been postponed because the PUC appeared to lack authority to impose fines and penalties in this rule set, especially suspending or revoking registrations, and recommended either a conditional approval removing those provisions or a preliminary objection for lack of statutory authority. PUC counsel responded that the cited authority had been incorrect, that the Department of Energy now has most registration rulemaking authority, but argued the commission still has jurisdiction over mediation and dispute resolution and may still have authority over fines because natural gas suppliers are not expressly excluded from public-utility status. Committee members discussed the split between PUC and DOE authority and the possibility that the transition in authority had not been fully cleaned up in statute.
The committee then voted to grant a waiver of the time limit and postpone the item for another month so the agencies could work with counsel and clarify which parts of the rule could proceed. Members also urged that any needed legislative fix be brought forward quickly, noting that the Senate was not taking up non-germane amendments and suggesting the House as the likely venue for a cleanup bill.
The committee next took up Department of Energy EN900 and EN1000 rules. Staff said the EN900 net-metering rules had been postponed previously and that the main remaining issue was a retroactive requirement in EN909.03(b), which the agency agreed to revise so the language would apply only on or after the 2026 effective date of the chapter. The agency described the EN900 rules as implementing net metering authority transferred from the PUC and expanding the chapter to cover municipal group net metering and low- and moderate-income community solar projects. The EN1000 interconnection rules were described as implementing 2024 legislation requiring uniform procedures for distributed energy resources. The department said both sets of rules were developed through extensive stakeholder input and asked for approval subject to the oral amendment already discussed."}】【。json
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Interim Joint Committee on Local Government (10-21-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- Chuck Bont, training records and compliance with the Fire Commission. commission. commission.
- </c> compliance with the fire commission. compliance with the fire commission.
- Um these turn into commission programs.
- </c><00:38:11.119><c> and</c> County Georgetown Revenue Commission and County Georgetown Revenue Commission
- the</c><00:43:27.119><c> Secretary</c> commission and authorized the Secretary commission and authorized
Keywords:
Meeting Start: 00:00:13
Roll Call 00:00:24
Approval of Minutes from September Meeting 00:02:10
Presentation of Special Purpose Governmental Entities Report 00:03:19
Presentation of Kentucky League of Cities Legislative Platform for the Upcoming 2026 Session of the General Assembly 00:15:37
Discussion of Centralized Collection of Net Profits and Occupational License Taxes 00:37:05
Adjournment 00:55:53, 958, all
Summary:
The committee received reports on special purpose governmental entities from the Department for Local Government and the Fire Commission. DLG staff described SPGEs as limited-jurisdiction political subdivisions and reviewed the department’s registry, reporting portal, compliance monitoring, and planned system upgrades such as a two-way message center, automated noncompliance notices, and tracking for new entities and board expirations. They reported that, as of October 10, 2025, 69% of SPGEs were active and discussed compliance data by cycle, fiscal year, and district type. The Fire Commission reported that fire department mergers have reduced the number of departments by 16 since last year, largely because of volunteer staffing shortages, while financial disclosure compliance had risen to 94%. The commission also noted 509 compliance reviews, 19 in-house inquiries, seven referrals to outside agencies, and one recent federal prison sentence in a theft case.
Members asked whether DLG advises SPGEs on tax rates; staff said it only performs calculations and the entities set their own rates. Questions to the Fire Commission focused on whether department reductions meant station closures; officials explained that most changes were mergers that keep physical buildings in place while combining personnel and finances to meet minimum staffing requirements. They said the trend is spread across the state but is especially pronounced in rural areas.
The Kentucky League of Cities then presented its 2026 legislative agenda. Its priorities included modernizing city revenue options, increasing equity in road funding, fixing tax increment financing issues, addressing transient room tax collection from web-based platforms, strengthening emergency response coordination, clarifying massage parlor regulation preemption, correcting unintended consequences of House Bill 606, improving newspaper publication rules, and modernizing procurement statutes. KLC also said it supports allowing all cities to collect restaurant tax revenue, wants cities to receive a larger share of road funds and EV-related revenues, and seeks state collection and remittance of any future local sales tax to comply with the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement. Members asked about best-value bidding, road-fund equity, Airbnb tax litigation, EV prevalence, and disaster funding applications; KLC said cities currently must accept the lowest bid, the road split should better reflect city street costs, the Airbnb tax case remains pending, EV data by locality has not been studied, and allowing cities to apply directly for disaster funds would reduce reliance on county officials. No votes or formal actions were taken beyond approving the September meeting minutes.
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations - Room 210; 14 January, 2026: 3:30 PM
Appropriations
Transcript Highlights:
- The Mississippi Department of Employment Security, Office of the Governor, in some form, has served as
- We got, we provided you with an economic impact study that we commissioned Vinsspark to put together
- We got, we provided you with an economic impact study that we commissioned Vinsspark to put together
- We got, we provided you with an economic impact study that we commissioned Vinsspark to put together
- Just wondering what that are driving that. >> Like cyber security that has gone continues to rise. >>
Committee:
Joint Appropriations
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Finance Dec 8th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- the entirety, although I did not know that at the age of 26, you were elected to the Raton City Commission
- At the age of 26, you were elected to the Raton City Commission, served as Mayor Pro Tem, and also a
- Out of those conversations, we have now secured a memorandum of understanding, an agreement between New
- Out of those conversations, we have now secured a memorandum of understanding an agreement between New
- way to go to ensure that every New Mexican is able to take advantage of these pathways to economic security
Summary:
The committee first recognized Mark Roper of the Economic Development Department for his long service and retirement, with members and the secretary praising his work on economic development across the state. Secretary Rob Black then presented EDD’s budget and special appropriation requests, describing strong recent job and income growth and outlining the department’s strategy around science and technology, site readiness, workforce development, foreign direct investment, and rural/community programs. He highlighted wins in advanced energy, quantum, space and defense, and biosciences, and asked for funding for quantum/DARPA matching funds, additional site readiness work, LIDA closing funds, JTIP training support, New Mexico Partnership, and healthy foods and other community programs.
Members asked detailed questions about the quantum proposal, site readiness, the new mapping tool for industrial sites, workforce participation, trade missions, foreign investment, tariffs, water and produced water, tribal site evaluation, and public engagement on major projects. Black said the quantum request was intended to match federal dollars and build a workforce pipeline, that the site-readiness software would be a set enterprise license, and that the department was working with tribes and local partners on future site evaluations. He also said tariffs have created uncertainty but New Mexico’s infrastructure and foreign trade zones could help attract manufacturing, and he acknowledged concerns about transparency and community input while noting that some projects, such as Pacific Fusion, had gone through extensive public processes.
The committee also discussed specific projects and funding balances, including Mantis Space’s move to Albuquerque, the status of Virgin Galactic’s spaceport lease, and the current LIDA fund balance and encumbrances. Black and Deputy Secretary Isaac Romero said the department was trying to use State Investment Council-backed venture funds to attract companies and that the new investments were already producing deals and jobs. Members generally supported the department’s direction but pressed for more targeted expertise, faster deployment, and stronger community involvement in future economic development decisions.
Later, Secretary de Blassie of the Department of Health presented the department’s budget request and progress report. He said DOH had improved revenue cycle management, reduced old Medicaid-pending cases, increased census at facilities, improved budget and contract timeliness, and responded effectively to the measles outbreak. The department requested additional base funding for epidemiology and response, the DOH helpline, the Vital Records Virtual Vault, state labs, and the veterans home, along with special requests for respiratory vaccinations and marketing and lab equipment replacement. He also noted progress on MOUD and the medical psilocybin program, and said the department was not seeking to launch new programs given the limited time left in the administration.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh, we do now share those with the Public Utility commission and the railroad Commission so that they
- Um, better for smoke and, uh, and implement new practices when it comes to securing their lines.
- We have aircraft in France that are operated by the French Security civilization.
- an air tanker, and those are the variants of airplane that the French fly for French, the French security
- better off and, you know, it's thanks to Forest Service and, and TM and um utilities and railroad commission
Committee:
House State Affairs
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- We do now share those with the Public Utility Commission and the Railroad Commission so they can better
- the utility companies to better look for smoke and and implement new practices when it comes to securing
- We have aircraft in France that are operated by the French Security Civil Order. organization.
- The French Fly for the French Security Seville in Saskatchewan just purchased two of those multi-roofs
- Utilities and Railroad Commission, all these people work together based on the work this committee did
Committee:
House State Affairs