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NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Finance Nov 19th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- We have had multiple public meetings with city representatives and city council members.
- of Albuquerque city council members.
- Chair, what I get from that comment you just made was that the City of Albuquerque, the city commissioners
- A historic elementary school in Silver City.
- can decide who gets services that the city provides.
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- So when you code it into the budget system, you have to code it to specific other funds.
- That's what's coded in Movers. I don't know in practice if that's...” Highway Patrol fund.
- That's what's coded in Movers.
- So I don't think we coded it right the first time.
- Page 160 is another new decision item that was coded as one-time in FY26.
Committee:
House Budget
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Commerce and Consumer Affairs (01/15/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
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Summary:
The House Commerce Committee opened a public hearing on House Bill 310, sponsored by Representative Keith Ammon, which would create a study commission to develop a legal framework for stable tokens and tokenized real-world assets. Ammon described stable tokens as blockchain-based digital tokens backed by U.S. dollars or treasuries, and tokenized real-world assets as representations of ownership in items such as gold, real estate, or artwork. He said the bill is intended to help New Hampshire get ahead of emerging financial markets while waiting to see how federal legislation develops.
Committee members asked about the purpose of the bill, the difference between this proposal and Bitcoin, whether state regulation could be preempted by federal law, and whether the commission could be balanced and avoid becoming a vehicle for fraud or money laundering. Ammon said the proposal is blockchain-agnostic, could apply to multiple networks, and is meant to regulate asset-backed tokens rather than create a state-issued coin. He emphasized that the state would not be guaranteeing the underlying assets, but would set rules requiring audits, proof of reserves, and honest representation of backing, with the Secretary of State’s securities office involved in oversight.
Several members raised concerns about the risks of stablecoins, including money laundering, tax evasion, and possible harm to the dollar or confusion about whether the state was endorsing a new currency. Ammon responded that the bill would not undermine the dollar and argued that tokenization could actually expand demand for U.S. currency by making it easier to use globally. He also said the state would not be in the business of weighing assets or directly valuing them, only ensuring a valid audit trail and one-to-one backing. The discussion ended with general agreement that the subject is complex and that a commission could help develop future legislation, but no vote or final action was taken in the hearing.
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- But what my concern is this: I agree that the small guys—I use a small pharmacy in the city of Zachary
- I just know that years ago, when I first got hired on by the City of Baton Rouge, we had what's called
- And then one day the city decided we wasn't doing that anymore. They weren't doing an RFP.
- And then one day the city decided we wasn't doing that anymore. They weren't doing an RFP.
- And then one day the city decided we wasn't doing that anymore. They weren't doing RFP.
Committee:
House Insurance
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House State Government & Tribal Relations Jan 14th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
State Government & Tribal Relations
Transcript Highlights:
- may apply if they are a target for threats or harassment, as that term is defined under a criminal code
- allows executive state officers with reportable real estate holdings to disclose on their F-1s the city
- Yeah, we've seen examples in the reports, the LTAC reports back to JLARC, of cities using these dollars
- , so we don't believe that that's an effective use ... ...tourists to the cities, so we don't believe
- And it's not just the legislature, though—cities and counties.
Committee:
House State Government & Tribal Relations
Keywords:
drug therapy, public records, confidentiality, healthcare, collaborative practice, transparency, accountability, exemptions, government accountability, audit, legislative review, resource efficiency, committee work, political violence, elected officials, election officials, criminal justice, protection, safety, threats
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
2026 Legislative Session - Day Fifty Four - Monday, April 20
Missouri House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Gentleman from the city. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I speak in favor of the bill. Proceed, gentleman.
- Discussion on the gentleman's motion, gentleman from the city. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
- Discussion on the bill, lady from the City of St. Louis. Thank you, Mr.
- Louis City, thank you, Mr. Speaker, to speak in favor of the bill. Proceed, lady. Thank you.
- Charles City to downtown St. Louis, this bill makes sense to help us all. And with that, Mr.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
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Committee:
House Education Finance
Summary:
The Education Finance Committee met remotely on February 16, 2022, with a quorum present and approved the minutes from the previous day by voice vote. Chair Dabney said the committee was spending the week on public school staffing shortages, especially efforts to increase and retain BIPOC teachers, and introduced testimony on the Collaborative Urban and Greater Minnesota Educators of Color Grant Program (CUGMEC) and the broader Increasing Teachers of Color Act.
Testifiers from St. Thomas, Augsburg, and Hopkins described the history and impact of the legacy educator-of-color programs. Kathleen Campbell said the original Q program was created to address underrepresentation, remove financial barriers, and provide mentorship and culturally relevant support; she argued that when the grant became competitive in 2017 without additional funding, support was spread too thin and student capacity dropped. Audrey Lensmeyer described Augsburg’s East African Student-to-Teacher Program, rooted in community advocacy in Cedar-Riverside, and said it has produced strong completion and licensure outcomes. Keenan Jones shared his path from paraprofessional to teacher and district leader, emphasizing the importance of scholarships, mentorship, and outreach to high school students, including a statewide co-enrollment Intro to Teaching course.
Representative Hassan then presented House File 3079, saying the bill aims to attract, prepare, complete, and retain more teachers of color and American Indian teachers through several grant and program changes, including Closing the Educational Opportunity Gap grants, Cook Mac funding, teacher mentorship and retention updates, and revisions to CUGMEC. He said the bill responds to a severe shortage of BIPOC teachers and that the requested investment is small relative to the state surplus. Student and educator testimony followed, including a third-grade student from Crookston and Ava Roots, both of whom described the importance of having teachers who reflect students’ cultures and experiences. Natalia Benjamin, the 2021 Minnesota Teacher of the Year, also testified about retention challenges for educators of color and racialized workplace treatment. The committee indicated it intended to lay over HF 3079 for possible inclusion in a future omnibus bill, and Representative Richardson moved the bill to be laid over for further consideration.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 3/19/25
Human Services Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
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- Welcome Manor is a wonderful treatment facility in Garden City.
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Committee:
House Human Services Finance and Policy
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- And you may not even know this, but some city courts, you have to fingerprint for minor city court stuff
- State Representative Tiffany Price, District 26, South Kansas City. hearing on House bill 2868.
- State Representative Tiffany Price, District 26, South Kansas City.
- State Representative Tiffany Price, District 26, South Kansas City.
- Because, you know, Kansas City, right across the line?
Committee:
House Crime and Public Safety
Summary:
The committee first met in executive session and adopted a House committee substitute for House Bill 2587, then voted the substitute do pass on an 18-0 roll call. The sponsor said the bill was updated to mirror federal law and included an emergency clause, with supporters noting it was intended to align Missouri law ahead of the FIFA World Cup and related public safety concerns. The committee also briefly took up House Bill 2055 and voted it do pass 18-0 before moving on to public hearings.
The main public hearing was on House Bill 2868, which would expand Missouri DNA collection to all felony arrests rather than the current narrower list of qualifying offenses. Representative Parker argued the change would help solve crimes and exonerate the innocent, citing Maryland v. King and examples from other states. Committee members raised concerns about juvenile language, privacy, the presumption of innocence, retention and destruction of samples, access to CODIS, and whether the bill should be limited to violent or higher-level felonies. Supporters, including victim Ashley Spence and other advocates, described how arrest-stage DNA collection helped identify a serial rapist and solve cold cases, while opponents Joshua Kieser and others argued the bill was overbroad, could be used as a fishing expedition, and should not apply before conviction. Missouri State Highway Patrol staff testified that the bill would add nearly 14,000 arrestees annually, could aid about 731 investigations each year, and would reduce confusion in current collection practices.
The hearing also included detailed testimony about wrongful convictions, expungement safeguards, identical twins, and the difference between arrest, charge, and conviction. Several members said they supported the goal of helping victims but wanted narrower language or stronger guardrails, especially for nonviolent felonies. The hearing on HB 2868 was then closed, and the committee began hearing House Bills 3012, 2997, and 3058, with the bill sponsors introducing themselves as the next items up.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
House - Energy, Environment and Natural Resources Feb 4th, 2025
House Energy, Environment & Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- So we do have that city ordinance in place.
- Representative, yeah, you just read from the Hobbs city.
- For folks, as I look at this, we have mayors, county commissioners, city councilors.
- I have not had a chance to reach out to all the city councilors to meet with them.
- Also, the City of Santa Fe, the City Council specifically addressed this legislation in their recent
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Revenue Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on Revenue
Transcript Highlights:
- Just in the city of Boston, there's an estimate of the city of Boston...
- Just for the city of Boston, there's an estimate that the city will be targeted by advertising.
- The expenditure would be over $3 billion just for the city of Boston.
- Committee, this is necessary and important reform to the Commonwealth's tax code to enhance fairness,
Committee:
Joint Joint Committee on Revenue
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Revenue held a long hybrid hearing on a wide range of tax bills, with testimony covering cigarette and tobacco taxes, nicotine pouches, contractor rental equipment exemptions, aircraft sales tax exemptions, rolling stock, advanced sales tax payments, a gun and ammunition excise tax, a digital services tax, and a psilocybin cultivation/tax proposal. Committee chairs outlined the hearing process and noted that 39 House-filed sales and excise tax bills were being heard for required reporting by November 28. No votes were taken during the hearing.
On tobacco-related bills, supporters including Senator Keenan, the American Heart Association, the American Cancer Society, and Tobacco Free Mass backed higher cigarette taxes and closing the synthetic nicotine loophole, arguing the measures would reduce youth initiation, encourage cessation, and offset health care costs. Retailers, wholesalers, and convenience-store groups opposed the increases, warning of smuggling, out-of-state purchasing, and harm to small businesses; premium cigar representatives argued cigars should be treated separately from cigarettes. The committee also heard testimony on H. 3067 and related bills concerning nicotine pouches, with public health advocates supporting taxation and industry witnesses urging a lower, more competitive rate.
Several other bills drew sharply divided testimony. United Rentals supported H. 3065 to simplify contractor rental equipment exemption paperwork, while airport and aviation groups opposed bills to repeal the aircraft sales tax exemption, saying it would hurt airport competitiveness and jobs. The Transportation Association of Massachusetts backed rolling stock tax exemptions, saying the current tax discourages fleet investment and interstate commerce. Restaurant industry representatives supported repealing advanced sales tax payments and changing penalty rules, saying businesses were hit with retroactive penalties after unclear pandemic-era changes. On H. 3082, an excise tax on guns and ammunition, gun violence prevention advocates, Roca, and Giffords supported the bill as a dedicated funding source for prevention and survivor services, while sportsmen’s groups opposed it as unfair to lawful gun owners and harmful to conservation funding.
The committee also heard testimony on H. 3208, a digital advertising services tax, with Representative Paulino supporting it as a way to capture revenue from online advertising and fund public needs, while the Chamber of Progress opposed it as costly and burdensome for small businesses and campaigns. Finally, multiple witnesses testified on H. 4050 regarding psilocybin cultivation and taxation: advocates from Mass Healing, Roca, the Reason Foundation, and individuals describing personal medical benefits urged a regulated, permit-based system, while the hearing ended after all signed-up speakers were heard and the chair adjourned the meeting.
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Agriculture Apr 27th, 2026
Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development
Transcript Highlights:
- I was a city councilman for 16 years.
- Our city, our community, our parish has regulations. We have zoning ordinances.
- Why is it that the Department of Agriculture has to go in and say, nope, you can't control your city,
- Line for you, but also, yes, there's an inherent positive output for those residents in the city.
- And if you look at the H-2B, it is a small number, less than four people per zip code, right?
Keywords:
crawfish, agricultural labor, H-2A program, seasonal workforce, Louisiana economy, Healthy Food Retail Act, food access, food deserts, economic opportunity, public health, Louisiana agriculture, community development, fresh food, agriculture, national security, food production, supply chain, security task force, farm labor, Chinese investments
Summary:
The committee first heard Senate Concurrent Resolution 23, which would create an Agricultural-based National Security Priorities Task Force to study issues such as Chinese drones, farmland ownership, and other technology-related concerns that could affect farmers and national security. Senator Kathy Stewart said the goal was to avoid unintended consequences in legislation and to bring agriculture stakeholders together. The resolution was moved favorably with no objections.
The committee then took up Senate Bill 502 on sugarcane bagasse storage. Supporters, including the sponsor, the Commissioner of Agriculture, and the American Sugar Cane League, said the bill would clarify that bagasse is an agricultural byproduct and would protect storage practices that comply with department best practices from local ordinances. Several residents from St. Martin Parish testified in opposition, saying a large bagasse pile near their homes was out of compliance, created dust and odors, and caused health and property-value concerns. Despite the opposition, the bill was reported favorably with no objections.
House Bill 512, by Representative Schamerhorn, would prohibit the manufacturing and sale of cell-cultured food products in Louisiana while allowing university research to continue. An amendment was adopted to make the bill effective only if certain federal court rulings allow such a ban. The sponsor and Commissioner Strain argued the issue is still scientifically uncertain and that the state should avoid costly litigation; the bill was reported favorably with amendments after no objections.
House Bill 1194, the Healthy Food Retail Act, was amended to shift food-desert research and mapping duties to the LSU AgCenter, while the financing authority would continue handling grants and related funding mechanisms. Supporters said the bill would improve data on food deserts and help target grocery access in underserved urban and rural areas; some members raised concerns about government subsidies and long-term dependence, but the sponsor and Commissioner Strain said the program is intended as infrastructure support to launch stores, not ongoing operating aid. After debate, the bill was reported favorably with amendments by a 10-3 roll call vote. The committee also reported favorably House Concurrent Resolution 65, which urges federal action to reclassify crawfish-industry job duties as agricultural labor for H-2A purposes; testimony emphasized labor shortages, the impact on crawfish and rice producers, and the need for more legal guest workers. The meeting ended with a brief informational handout on direct marketing and custom slaughter plants and adjournment.
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Agriculture Apr 27th, 2026
Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development
Transcript Highlights:
- I was a city councilman for 16 years.
- Our city, our community, our parish has regulations. We have zoning ordinances.
- Why is it so bad that the Department of Agriculture has to go in and say, no, you can't control your city
- Line for you, but also, yes, there's an inherent positive output for those residents in the city.
- And if you look at the H-2B, it is a small number, less than four people per zip code, right?
Committees:
House Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development , House Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture & Rural Development
Keywords:
crawfish, agricultural labor, H-2A program, seasonal workforce, Louisiana economy, Healthy Food Retail Act, food access, food deserts, economic opportunity, public health, Louisiana agriculture, community development, fresh food, agriculture, national security, food production, supply chain, security task force, farm labor, Chinese investments
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations and Budget Education Subcommittee REVISED: Agency presentation times revised Jan 20th, 2026 at 09:00 am
A&B Education Subcommittee
Transcript Highlights:
- Like, there's gonna be additional things that you wouldn't get if you worked in Oklahoma City in the
- But whatever, however, whatever you think we need to know, I was born and raised in Oklahoma City.
- that was a couple of years ago, really, that was sort of the shot across the bow and you know as a city
- Does the proximity of that land to city... Limits have any play in your decision making?
- Does proximity to city limits matter? Does proximity to other things matter?
Committee:
House A&B Education Subcommittee
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Indian Affairs Nov 13th, 2025
House Government, Elections & Indian Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Mexico House District 4, representing nine Navajo chapter governments, the town of Kirtland, and the city
- I also had the honor and privilege of working as one of the directors of the Acoma Museum and Sky City
- Back when Sky City was in its new building, its new location, beautiful location, I traveled with tribal
- For example, a family member of mine had an accident here in the city about maybe in 2005 or something
- Of color in that hospital, in New York City. Thank you.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Transportation Infrastructure Revenue Subcommitee Jun 5th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- So some of these charging stations that we have across the state are And maybe in our cities, people
- When we put dollars and cents in the tax code, it does not go with inflation.
- Chairman goes from LA to Uh, to the east coast, but it stops at Oklahoma City and then from there you
- Um, so when it says Demming Silver City, what does that mean?
- With regards to the city, I'm really happy and, and commend you, Mr.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Appropriations - S/C on Article III Feb 26th, 2025
Appropriations - S/C on Article III
Transcript Highlights:
- 2021 that changed the structure and the funding of that center in Laredo. which is the 10th largest city
- The merged institutions in that city at the time that they opened their doors in August as one institution
- Until recently, Austin was the largest city in the country without an academic medical center, and Central
- of the impact on Austin, are they staying here, are they opening practices and you know, making our city
- Safety Code section 74.603 designates UT Health Science Center at Tyler as a state check. hospital.
Committee:
House Appropriations - S/C on Article III
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 3 on Health and Human Services Mar 19th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- This is found under Welfare and Institutions Code Section 17000.
- And then the statutory authority is in Welfare and Institutions Code Section 17,000.
- Yes, counties have this obligation under Section 17000 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
- Yes, counties have this obligation under section 17,000 of the welfare and institutions code.
- In 2024-25, UC cared for patients from 99% of the state’s ZIP codes.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Human Services Committee Jun 29th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- voluntary, but we know that this is a great need, especially for my district and for a lot of urban cities
- part of the reason why they determined that social workers were not officers pertained to Government Code
- and why they determined that social workers were not officers pertained to Government Code Section 24000
- which a non-court officer child social worker is doing these horrible things, this is the appropriate code
- prosecutors who deal with this issue feel that the language in the bill... ...that this is the appropriate code
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on AB 262, which would direct the new California Housing and Homelessness Agency to study the needs of pregnant people experiencing homelessness and evaluate a voluntary “Pink Alert” notification system. Supporters, including the California Commission on the Status of Women and Girls and a mutual-aid volunteer, said the bill would help identify gaps in housing and prenatal services for a highly vulnerable population. Members generally supported the study concept, though one senator cautioned that the “Pink Alert” name could imply a missing-person alert. The bill was moved to Appropriations on a 3-0 vote and placed on call.
Members then heard AB 673, creating the Unaccompanied Youth Support Grant Program for 16- and 17-year-old homeless students not in a parent or guardian’s custody. The Superintendent of Public Instruction and advocates said the bill would help connect youth to housing, basic needs, tutoring, employment readiness, and mental health services, while opponents raised concerns about duplication with existing school and county services and staffing shortages. The author and supporters argued the program would fill gaps for youth who often fall through existing systems. The bill passed to Appropriations on a 3-0 vote and was held on call.
The committee also approved AB 1575, which updates the Lanterman Act to replace the term “consumer” with person-first language for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and AB 2510, which would expand CalWORKs family reunification aid so families do not lose support when only some children are removed from the home. AB 1688, requiring broader notice when abuse or neglect is alleged in foster placements so attorneys for other children in the placement can check on their safety, also passed to Appropriations. AB 2304, “Gabriel’s Law,” requiring a child in immediate medical need to be seen by a medical professional and clarifying penalties for falsifying child welfare records, passed to Public Safety after testimony from the author, Gabriel Fernandez’s aunt, prosecutors, and a dependency lawyer who opposed parts of the penalty language. The committee then heard AB 1746 on faster county processing of CalWORKs child care requests, with support from the author, advocates, and county welfare directors who said they were still working on amendments; it was moved to Appropriations and held on call.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Public Employment and Retirement Committee Apr 8th, 2026
Public Employment and Retirement
Transcript Highlights:
- Strengthen the Government Code that defines emergency.
- with a large number of employees, including the U.S. federal government, Los Angeles County, and the cities
- For example, an individual in the tech sector who teaches a class on coding later in life but then moves
- to repeat too much of what Assembly Member Garcia just said, but mainly highlighting that Education Code
- Current law already provides clear guardrails under Education Code 8803: short-term employees are used
Committee:
House Public Employment and Retirement