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LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Natural Resources and Environment Apr 29th, 2026
Natural Resources & Environment
Transcript Highlights:
- Me and my wife had lived on this property for approximately one day before our house exploded.
- Brian Hanks with Beta Land Services and with LOGA and other trades here and stuff like that.
- correct our migration, we're given opportunities to our future generations and our people that are living
- And they've been living with it since '07, '08. They get it.
- I was like, there's 200 companies here that are coming in and out, servicing these things.
Committee:
House Natural Resources & Environment
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Courts, Corrections and Justice Nov 6th, 2025
Courts, Corrections & Justice Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- But also, there's a... we're gonna Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
- Transition of lowering insurance premiums, generally speaking, will not take legislation.
- I joke that I live on Pill Hill.
- So when you talk about what's happening in medical malpractice cases, I live this every day.
- I live it every day. I'll just tell you a couple of last things, and then we'll finish.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Health and Human Services Jan 21st, 2026 at 09:02 am
House Health & Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- also on the particular language in each compact, because each compact is based upon the particular service
- is that people go hours without receiving help, and some have passed away waiting for ambulance services
- They are both governor's bills, and I think it's important to call out that emergency medical services
- two days, yeah, two or three days because the compact was about to expire and all these nurses that live
- They desperately need these services. Thank you. My name is Adrian Bratcher.
Committee:
House House Health & Human Services
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session (Full Formal with Calendar) Apr 1st, 2026
Massachusetts Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- It's my great honor of introducing some really incredible students that are part of Family Services of
- President, I await the next prank from the Committee on Financial Services.
- For the next nine years, his military service took him a Thank you, Mr. President.
- For the next nine years, his military service took him a For the next nine years, his military service
- for veterans and active duty service members.
Summary:
The Senate resumed consideration of An Act Fostering Agricultural Resilience in Massachusetts and took up a series of amendments focused on farm taxation, land preservation, permitting, renewable energy, marketing, and labor standards. Amendment 5, offered by Senator Tarr, would allow local option tax exemptions for newly constructed farm buildings for up to five years; it was supported by Senator Comerford and adopted by a roll call vote of 38-0. Amendment 20, offered by Senator Mark, created a Massachusetts Food Tourism Task Force to improve marketing and promotion of agricultural goods, and it was also adopted. Several other Tarr amendments were debated but rejected, including proposals on APR criteria, a one-stop permitting and grants portal, foreign ownership tracking in the farmland registry, horse-riding instruction licensure, higher solar/agrovoltaics caps on farmland, farm stand waiver flexibility, notice before conversion of registered farmland, and a health and wellness amendment.
A major point of debate was Amendment 41, offered by Senator Gomez, which sought to extend wage and hour protections to agricultural laborers, including raising the subminimum wage, adding overtime, paid breaks, and paid time off. Senator Gomez described the measure as a correction to racist historical exclusions, and Senator Eldridge and Senator Comerford spoke in support of stronger worker protections and continued negotiations. The sponsor ultimately withdrew the amendment, saying talks with stakeholders and Senate leadership would continue. The chamber also heard a brief recognition for youth mentoring guests and later adopted a study amendment from Senator Fattman directing an assessment of the need for a Central Massachusetts agricultural school; that amendment passed 37-0.
After the agricultural bill was amended by the Senate Ways and Means amendment and ordered to a third reading, the Senate passed the bill, An Act Fostering Agricultural Resilience in Massachusetts (S. 3029), to be engrossed by a vote of 39-0. The Senate then adopted several committee extension orders, including extensions for the Revenue Committee and the Financial Services Committee, with some discussion about the number and scope of bills covered. The chamber also passed a local bill designating the U.S. Marine Staff Sergeant Raymond G. Torville Veterans Memorial Overpass in Sandwich and another local alcohol licensing bill for Topsfield. The session ended with recognitions for community and youth groups, a motion to adjourn in memory of Mark K. Harris, and adjournment to the following day at 11 a.m.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session (Full Formal with Calendar) Apr 1st, 2026
Massachusetts Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- It's my great honor to introduce some really incredible students that are part of Family Services of
- President, I await the next prank from the Committee on Financial Services.
- For the next nine years, his military service took him a... Thank you, Mr. President.
- For the next nine years, his military service took him a For the next nine years, his military service
- for veterans and active duty service members.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session (Full Formal with Calendar) Jul 16th, 2026
Massachusetts Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Thankfully, her legacy of story will live on in her books.
- Those that are working within hospitals providing health care services...
- Most of us who live to 65 will need some assistance with activities of daily living.
- I almost Develop long-term services and support needs before we die.
- Older adults or folks in long-term support services.
Summary:
The Senate took up a series of local and statewide measures, including bills on parking fines in Scituate, a conservation restriction in Middleton, park and field dedications in Boston, toxic-free medical devices, a regional school district vote, and several local personnel and land-use matters. It also approved or engrossed bills concerning the Dalton Fire District, fire and police employment in Conway, reclassifying Beverly fire alarm operators, a Waitley Water District dissolution, a Dighton conservation land/public way issue, Milton liquor licenses, Billerica bike path land transfer, and an easement exchange involving Eversource. Several of these were advanced by suspending rules, ordering third readings, or concurring in House amendments; the Senate also accepted a committee report consolidating S. 545 with H. 899 and passed the consolidated park-dedication bill to engrossment.
A major focus was the bill requiring health care employers to develop and implement workplace violence prevention programs. Senators and sponsors described the measure as a compromise aimed at protecting health care workers through annual risk assessments, prevention plans, paid leave, reporting requirements, privacy protections, and a narrow warrantless-arrest provision for assaults on health care workers. The Senate adopted a number of amendments, including changes to employee definitions, complaint protections, disfigurement language, paid leave coverage, federally qualified health center exemptions, de-escalation and community-based response language, mental health treatment coverage, and a one-year pause for certain DDS-related provisions. Some proposed amendments were adopted, while others were rejected or withdrawn, and the bill was ultimately ordered to third reading and passed to be engrossed.
The Senate also considered the home care and long-term services bill, with members emphasizing home care licensure, oversight, and planning for long-term care financing. Amendments added or modified provisions related to home care training, evacuation procedures, minority-party representation on commissions, MassPACE participation, and representation for people living with dementia; one amendment on family caregiving was withdrawn after discussion. The chamber likewise advanced an economic development bond and appropriation package through a Ways and Means substitute and adopted a conference committee process on a separate energy affordability bill after the House disagreed with the Senate’s version. The session included ceremonial moments honoring guests and memorializing Jane Yolen and Charlene M. Naylor, and it ended with the Senate adjourning to meet again the following Monday.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Transportation Jan 29th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- service and humanitarian missions.
- I live in— Please proceed. Okay, my name is Doug Dingman. I'm from Tacoma. I live in your district.
- I'm actually living in Tumwater.
- There was customer service provided in the app through an in-app customer service feature, which had
- a chatbot as well as live human agents.
Summary:
The committee first held a public hearing on House Bill 2410, which would establish a commercial truck safety and education council, increase the commercial vehicle safety enforcement fee from $16 to $32, and direct the new revenue to a dedicated account for truck safety and training programs. Committee staff outlined the bill’s CDL and training requirements, council structure, confidentiality provisions, and fiscal impacts. The prime sponsor said the bill was intended to improve truck safety through industry-led education and noted that a substitute was expected because details still needed work. Testimony from the Washington Trucking Associations, insurers, the Association of Washington Business, and the Washington Traffic Safety Commission was generally supportive of the safety goals, though the commission said operational details and agency roles still needed clarification. No vote was taken on the bill during the hearing.
The committee then heard House Bill 2347, which would repeal the recently enacted luxury aircraft tax on non-commercial aircraft valued above $500,000. Staff explained that the tax is scheduled to take effect April 1 and that repeal would reduce revenue to the Sustainable Aviation Fuel account. Representative Dent, the sponsor, argued the tax is harming business aviation, emergency services, wildfire response, agricultural operations, and rural access, and said aircraft and related jobs were already leaving the state. Most public testimony came from aviation businesses, airport operators, industry associations, and related employers, all urging repeal and warning of aircraft departures, lost hangar tenants, reduced fuel sales, and job losses. One witness from the Port of Seattle supported addressing the tax’s impact but urged working toward a narrower fix rather than full repeal so sustainable aviation fuel funding would remain stable.
After closing the hearing on HB 2347, the committee received a work session on tolling technology. Transportation Commission staff presented the results of a pilot using a smartphone app to support toll collection, explaining that the current tolling system remains accurate but that new technologies could reduce costs and improve flexibility over time. The pilot found high accuracy when the app was paired to a vehicle by Bluetooth, lower accuracy without pairing, strong customer satisfaction, and some privacy concerns. The commission recommended keeping the current system in place for now, conducting a more fully operational smartphone-based pilot in the near term, and eventually developing a broader technology marketplace for future tolling systems. Members asked about the role of tags versus apps, video tolling accuracy, and the timeline for replacing existing tolling methods. The meeting ended with adjournment for caucus.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services (02/04/2025)
Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> table that a lot of smaller full service table that a lot of smaller full service restaurants<03
- Does it seem right that tipping is for service, that if I get good service I leave a good tip, and if
- </c><03:31:42.800><c> that</c> supportive of that uh service that supportive of that uh service that
- If people were making a living wage, which is around, according to the MIT Living Wage Calculator, a
- </c> wages that is what someone needs to live wages that is what someone needs to live whereas<04:13:
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Housing and Homelessness Prevention - 01/21/25
Housing and Homelessness Prevention
Transcript Highlights:
- But her legacy will live on.
- But her legacy will live on.
- </c> developers uh it can be service developers uh it can be service providers<00:30:53.159><c> various
- </c> a safe stable high quality place to live a safe stable high quality place to live in<00:47:56.400
- And then seniors — a lot of seniors live in manufactured home parks too, and they can't afford to live
Committee:
Senate Housing and Homelessness Prevention
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee 2/23/26
Agriculture Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Um so people's lives direct to the home.
- </c> really based on internet service really based on internet service providers<00:04:48.880><c> and
- , if you do have service.
- </c><00:14:22.720><c> um</c> don't have service already available. um don't have service already available
- So, we do an RFP service providers.
Committee:
House Agriculture Finance and Policy
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Health and Human Services Jan 28th, 2026 at 09:07 am
House Health & Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- , they have the ability to use money for contracted services.
- They have the ability to use money for contracted services as it is.
- Both may have crossover services, but we want to make sure that our domestic violence services are being
- I live in the rural part of the state. I just want to make... ...presenters.
- I live in the rural part of the state.
Committee:
House House Health & Human Services
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- That structure overlooks a veteran's service-related trauma.
- And again, thank you for your service to our state. Thank you, Pastor.
- Thank you for your time and for your service to this state. Thank you.
- You live in Overtown. He lives in Liberty City.
- It was Facebook at the time, then it slowly transitioned to Instagram.
Committee:
Senate Criminal Justice
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Human Services Committee Mar 24th, 2026
Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- I call this hearing of the Assembly Committee on Human Services to order.
- to make a huge difference in the lives of so many children.
- Counties like Contra Costa County face growing challenges in delivering timely services.
- It's my lived experience.
- I adjourn this meeting of the Assembly Human Services Committee. How are you? I'm wonderful.
Committee:
House Human Services
DE
Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session
Delaware Nuclear Energy Feasibility Task Force Jun 29th, 2026 at 10:00 am
Transcript Highlights:
- Brad Sperber again with the Keystone Policy Center, here at your invitation and at your service.
- As has been the custom these last couple of meetings, Catherine will be taking live edits on the screen
- Thank you, and I think then my comment would be I would be open to anything transitional, maybe start
- I would be open to anything transitional, maybe starting with what we have is a strong foundation.
- Being a new public service commissioner, I don't know how you're doing, but getting me signed up through
DE
Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session
Delaware Nuclear Energy Feasibility Task Force Jun 29th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Chair response and transition: “Right. Thank you, sir. Right now we are good doing on. All right.
- Brad Sperber again with the Keystone Policy Center, here at your invitation and at your service.
- As has been the custom these last couple of meetings, Catherine will be taking live edits on the screen
- Thank you, and I think then my comment would be, I would be open to anything transitional, maybe starting
- Being a new public service commissioner, I don't know how you're doing, but getting me signed up through
Summary:
The meeting focused on finalizing recommendations from the Delaware Nuclear Energy Task Force, with most of the discussion centered on how the state should organize itself to evaluate and potentially pursue nuclear power. Public commenters strongly supported nuclear energy, emphasizing energy reliability, economic competitiveness, data center demand, and the need for Delaware to act quickly. Several speakers argued that Delaware is falling behind neighboring states and should not delay if it wants to attract developers and preserve access to federal tax incentives.
Members then worked through revisions to the recommendations, especially the section on state actions moving forward. There was broad agreement that Delaware needs a clearly empowered leadership structure, but disagreement over the best form: a cabinet-level energy agency, an expanded existing agency such as DENREC, a dedicated coordinator, an expanded Sustainable Energy Utility, or a separate quasi-independent authority. Some members favored a nimble, one-off entity with bonding and financing authority; others cautioned against creating a new body outside state government and stressed the need for coordination with existing agencies, public oversight, and cost discipline. The group also discussed adding responsibilities such as site identification, public engagement, coordination with PJM and federal agencies, and financing tools, while removing or folding in items that seemed duplicative or too broad.
The committee also revised earlier modules to broaden the focus from small modular reactors to nuclear power more generally, while keeping the task force’s original SMR work in view. Members agreed to keep recommendations on state and local regulatory readiness, financial mechanisms, permitting coordination, and public engagement, and to add a recommendation for Delaware to participate as an observer in the Advanced Nuclear First Mover Initiative through NASEO and NARUC. The committee approved the revised Module Four recommendations by vote, with one abstention from Tom Noyes. Minutes from the prior meeting were also approved with minor corrections.
VT
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> previous housing, and individuals living previous housing, and individuals living on<00:35:26.880
- </c> human services, and beyond. human services, and beyond.
- </c> services intersect those realms. services intersect those realms.
- </c> health and human services. health and human services.
- </c> health-related services. health-related services.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 7 on Accountability and Oversight May 7th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Now we're going to transition to the second panel, and I think you're staying. And then Mr.
- We know that about one in five Californians live in poverty.
- Without strong savings, we would ultimately see cuts to social services or higher taxes.
- In 8037, I know some of the member Hart stepped out, 73,000 people live in poverty.
- In 8068, nearly one in three children lives in poverty.
Summary:
The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Accountability and Oversight held a hearing on proposals to reform California’s Budget Stabilization Account, or rainy day fund, ahead of the May Revision. Members and witnesses reviewed how Proposition 2 (2014) changed reserve rules, including mandatory deposits, a 10% cap on the fund, and limits tied to the Governor’s declaration of a budget emergency. LAO staff explained that California’s revenues are highly volatile, that current reserve rules are complicated by interactions with Proposition 98 and the Gann limit, and that under current law reserves would cover only about one-third of funding shortfalls in a benchmark scenario over 50 years.
The LAO presented its report recommending a larger reserve target, including raising the cap to 50% by 2055 and pairing that with either broader, more flexible deposit rules or a simpler approach that deposits all excess capital gains. The Department of Finance described the Governor’s proposal to raise the cap from 10% to 20% and exempt BSA deposits from the state appropriations limit, while Assembly Member Valencia presented ACA 1, which would make similar changes and was described as an evolving proposal. Testimony generally supported saving more during boom years, but differed on how much to hardwire into the Constitution versus leave flexible, and on whether to broaden the deposit formulas beyond capital gains.
Public witnesses and committee members raised additional issues, including whether reserve reforms should also address debt repayment, the treatment of unemployment insurance fund debt, and whether the Gann limit should be adjusted to better allow reserve growth. Supporters argued that stronger reserves would protect Californians from cuts during downturns and help the state weather volatility and federal funding threats. Some advocates warned that reforms should not come at the expense of current public needs, while taxpayer representatives cautioned against turning the BSA into a pass-through account that weakens constitutional spending limits. The hearing ended without a vote, with the committee chair noting the complexity of the issue and adjourning after public comment.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> 6,500 are veterans and service 6,500 are veterans and service members<00:04:23.759><c> our</c><00
- Some of these services include information technology, legal services, and financial oversight.
- Some of these services include information technology, legal services, and financial oversight.
- </c><00:54:35.880><c> and</c> has provided additional service and has provided additional service and
- In her own words, she is truly living her dream.
Committee:
Senate Higher Education
AR
Arkansas 2026 Regular Session
EDUCATION COMMITTEE - SENATE AND HOUSE Jan 6th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- It is that seamless transition from their K-12 education experience to the next step.
- And as I transition, I will be focusing on workforce scholarships and grants, but I want to first focus
- It really can change the trajectory of lives and be a way out of poverty for many students.
- We do have some programs that currently live on the credit side that are part of technical certificates
- There's actually a landing page that's, well, I think it's live right now: ArkansasOSD.com/MFGfund.
Summary:
The committee approved the November 3 minutes and then received an extensive presentation from Arkansas education and workforce officials on how the LEARNS and ACCESS Acts are affecting career and technical education, concurrent enrollment, and postsecondary readiness. Officials said the state’s goal is for students to leave high school employed, enrolled, or enlisted, and reported increases in K-12 CTE enrollment from about 161,000 to 171,000 students and concurrent CTE enrollment from about 12,000 to 16,000. They also described the new success-ready pathways, merit and distinction designations, and how those measures tie into school accountability and graduation outcomes.
The discussion then turned to scholarships and grants. Officials explained that ACCESS expanded concurrent credit support, increased funding per credit hour, and broadened eligibility for the Arkansas Academic Challenge and Governor’s Scholar programs by adding diploma-of-merit and diploma-of-distinction pathways. They said the Governor’s Distinguished Scholarship itself did not change, but the non-distinguished Governor’s Scholar award now includes diploma of distinction as an additional eligibility route. Members raised concerns about how these requirements apply to private school and homeschool students, and officials said the intent is to ensure those students can qualify if they meet the same standards, though some implementation details are still being worked out. Questions also focused on whether students who explore multiple pathways could be penalized in school letter grades; officials said the system allows multiple ways to earn credit, including AP, IB, concurrent credit, technical certificates, and apprenticeships.
Officials also reviewed workforce scholarships and short-term training funding. They said the state is developing policy for the Workforce Challenge and related professional skills training to set an 80-hour minimum and tiered funding, and they discussed the new federal Workforce Pell rules, which they said are very narrow and will likely apply to only a small number of Arkansas programs unless providers repackage training into stackable, credit-bearing pathways. Members asked for lists of eliminated programs, apprenticeships, and data on scholarship recipients, and staff said they could provide those. The committee also heard from Cody Waites on a $35.8 million U.S. Department of Labor cooperative agreement for the American Manufacturing Apprenticeship Incentive Fund, which Arkansas will administer nationally. He said the grant will support advanced manufacturing apprenticeships, use a pay-for-performance model, and be distributed to sponsors after apprentices are employed for 90 days, with applications opening January 28 and the state expecting to keep administrative costs under 8-9%.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Delivery of Government Efficiency Mar 5th, 2025
Delivery of Government Efficiency
Transcript Highlights:
- is a, um, managed service.
- can sign up for those services.
- But there are other services that are offered by shared services, like the managed security thing.
- We value public service.
- Thank you all for your service.
Committee:
House Delivery of Government Efficiency