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ID
Transcript Highlights:
- First, to be taken credibly in our effort, we needed an unbiased entity to conduct the outreach, collect
- For these reasons, the commission and I contracted with the Langdon Group and another entity, BoardWorks
- So this is the list of all the entities that we met with.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Legislative Republican Leaders Media Availability Feb 3rd, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- higher-earnings tax, but as I read it, this is a tax that starts with a certain group, prioritizes past two entities
- destructive to long-term investment in our state, and frankly, the way they penalize pass-through entities
- still destructive to long-term investment in our state, and frankly, the way they penalize past few entities
Summary:
Senate and House Republican leaders used the media availability to focus heavily on affordability and to criticize a newly unveiled Democratic income tax proposal. Leaders John Braun, Drew Stokesbary, and others argued the bill would function as a broader income tax, harm small and medium-sized businesses, include a marriage penalty, deny loss carryforwards, and ultimately raise costs for Washington residents. They also said the proposal would do little to offset regressive taxes and would not meaningfully improve affordability. In response to questions, they said the bill was a non-starter for Republicans and warned it could contribute to business and household outmigration.
Republicans also highlighted a range of other bills they said would increase costs or worsen public safety, including proposals related to insurance, tires and 6PPD, textiles, local taxes, social media, cigarettes, and solid waste. They criticized housing-related bills on homelessness and camping near schools and parks, saying they could limit local control and expose cities to lawsuits. On public safety, they said Democratic leaders were not advancing Republican-backed bills on sexually violent predators, family safety, and related issues. Braun also said his bill on oversight of NGOs and suspected fraud had a good hearing and remained a priority, while Republicans said they were watching fraud-related bills and a SNAP-related bill on restricting purchases of unhealthy foods.
The leaders said they were holding listening sessions on the initiatives because they believe the legislature must give them precedence, and they said they invited both supporters and opponents to participate. They also discussed Senate Bill 602 on automated license plate readers, saying it had bipartisan support in committee but still faced concerns from cities, counties, and law enforcement. On the governor’s statement that he could not support the income tax proposal as written, Republicans said it showed there may be room for negotiation within the Democratic side, but they doubted Republicans would be included in those talks. No votes were taken during the media availability.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- especially employees above 60,000, showing contributions affect participation, and employees in 80-20 entities
- to bring up to speed with other, In the schools, not only to bring up to speed with other state entities
- So we're one of those quasi-governmental entities that resides within a university environment.
Keywords:
SB29, math requirements for teaching license, teacher licensure, teacher endorsement, mathematics methods, elementary education, secondary education, special education, early childhood education, reciprocity, Public Education Department, Mathematics and Science Education Act, mathematics instructional leadership framework, professional learning plan, K-3 screening, mathematics screening assessment, mathematics difficulty, support plan, multilevel support, intervention
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Transportation Jan 19th, 2026 at 04:00 pm
Transportation
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- It exempts from public disclosure proprietary information identified by private sector entities and provided
- It exempts from public disclosure, proprietary information identified by private sector entities, and
- I'm willing to bet it's pretty poor given the level of subsidies required to keep entities like Sound
Keywords:
electric vehicles, charging fees, state facilities, sustainability, infrastructure, regional transit authority, RTA, transit bonds, general obligation bonds, revenue bonds, bond maturity, debt limit, 25-year cap, regional mobility grant program, public transit financing, transportation funding, Washington RCW, bond issuance, municipal finance, infrastructure finance
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Environment and Natural Resources Jan 13th, 2026
Environment and Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- DEP is the entity that is housed under.
- And so moving from one entity to the other, we are maintaining the requirements that are in place, specifically
- Senate Bill 848 is good for the market, good for the entities investing in Florida, and good for the
Keywords:
golf courses, best management practices, fertilizer regulation, Department of Agriculture, environmental protection, certification, beach management, beach erosion, beach nourishment, coastal resilience, shoreline protection, critical erosion, critically eroded beach, Florida DEP, Department of Environmental Protection, coastal flooding, compound flooding, storm surge, inlet management, coastal engineering
Summary:
The Environment and Natural Resources Committee met with a quorum and took up several bills. SB 636 on beach management, by Senator Leek, would create additional pathways for counties and municipalities to obtain critically eroded beach or area of critical state concern designations, shifting the process toward a more proactive approach. Senator Smith and Senator Harrell raised concerns about local capacity and funding, and the Florida Shore and Beach Preservation Association said the bill was an alternative pathway but emphasized the need for more recurring funding. The bill was reported favorably.
The committee then considered SB 544, which transfers the Golf Course Best Management Practices Certification Program from DEP to FDACS and establishes certification and training standards there. Senator Smith and Senator Harrell asked about environmental oversight, taxation, and whether the change would affect state park restrictions; the sponsor said it would not change tax treatment or park rules and that DEP would still handle enforcement if BMPs are not followed. The Florida Springs Council opposed the bill, arguing golf courses are not agriculture and warning of weaker protections for springs, while the Florida Golf Course Superintendent's Association supported the move as a continuity and participation measure. After adopting a technical amendment, the committee reported the bill favorably, with Senator Smith voting no.
SB 848 on stormwater treatment, also by Senator Trunow, was amended to clarify the role of water quality enhancement areas while stormwater rules are still being finalized and to make public-land project review forward-looking. Resource Environmental Solutions supported the amendment and bill as providing a clearer market for water quality credits, and the Florida Home Builders Association supported the measure. The committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill favorably. SB 546 by Vice Chair Mayfield would require 30-day public notice before meetings reviewing the sale or exchange of state conservation lands, including at water management districts; after a technical amendment, it received support from conservation groups and was reported favorably.
The committee also received a DEP presentation on the State Park Amenities Report, which said Florida’s 175 state parks drew over 28 million visitors and generated a $3.6 billion economic impact. DEP identified nearly $759 million in needed repairs and upgrades over 10 years and $1.39 billion in contemplated new construction and development in unit management plans. No votes were taken on the presentation, and the meeting adjourned after no further business.
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Environment and Natural Resources Jan 13th, 2026
Environment and Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- DEP is the entity that is housed under.
- And so moving from one entity to the other, we are maintaining the requirements that are in place, specifically
- Senate Bill 848 is good for the market, good for the entities investing in Florida, and good for the
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- It's more like a surplus lines entity, and its rates and forms are not regulated.
- to be a very important thing, and we're getting a lot of credit on a national level from various entities
- not companies are using AI, we can hold the company accountable for its actions, because that's the entity
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Banking and Insurance convened with a quorum present, and Commissioner Michael Yaworsky of the Office of Insurance Regulation delivered a broad update on Florida’s property insurance market. He outlined the division of responsibilities between OIR and the Department of Financial Services, then reported market indicators including 7.61 million residential policies in force, an average premium of $2,755, 1.5 million Citizens takeout approvals, and recent negative trends in homeowners rate requests. He credited recent legislative reforms, especially tort reform and the Insurer Accountability Act, with improving market stability, increasing competition, and allowing the office to conduct more examinations and investigations, recover consumer restitution, and fine insurers for misconduct tied to recent hurricanes.
Yaworsky emphasized that Citizens Property Insurance has been rapidly depopulating from its 2022 peak and may fall below 300,000 policies, while cautioning that over-depopulation could create residual-market risks and assessments if a major storm hits. He also discussed the distinction between admitted and surplus lines markets, the role of reinsurance in Florida pricing, and the effect of inflation on total insured values and premiums. He said Florida has seen comparatively modest property rate increases relative to other states and noted that recent hurricanes did not produce the kind of rate spikes seen in prior years, which he attributed to a more stable market and reduced fraud and litigation pressure.
In response to a question from Senator Martin, Yaworsky explained that California’s wildfire crisis and regulatory structure are not a direct one-to-one comparison for Florida, but that California’s market problems can affect global reinsurance capacity and serve as a cautionary example of regulatory missteps. He also highlighted a recent Progressive auto insurance excess-profits refund of about $1 billion to policyholders, discussed possible federal changes to the National Flood Insurance Program, and urged greater home resiliency and code-plus adoption. The commissioner closed by calling for clearer consumer disclosures and responsible oversight of AI use in insurance filings. No bills were considered and no votes were taken; Senator Hooper moved to adjourn, and the committee adjourned without objection.
NV
Nevada 2025 Regular Session
Senate Committee on Health and Human Services May 31st, 2025 at 05:30 pm
Transcript Highlights:
- We do have two particular entity types in Nevada that are generally exempt from most of the other insurance
- And if you go to 695G.024, health carrier is defined as an entity subject to the insurance laws and regulations
- health maintenance organization, a nonprofit hospital and health services corporation, or any other entity
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Agriculture Committee Meeting - 2025-04-09
Agriculture Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Locates is a different entity, a different department, and I work in that industry where I need locates
- This particular entity has nothing to do with agriculture and very little to do with broadband.
- It's a side entity that broadband...
Bills:
HF2446
Keywords:
agriculture finance, broadband development, Department of Agriculture, Board of Animal Health, Agricultural Utilization Research Institute, Office of Broadband Development, food safety, food handler license, cottage food, home processed food, livestock dealer, meat packing company, milk marketer, milk marketing license, grain buyer, grain storage, beginning farmer, emerging farmer, farm down payment assistance, livestock investment grant
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Appropriations - S/C on Articles I, IV, & V Feb 25th, 2025
Appropriations - S/C on Articles I, IV, & V
Transcript Highlights:
- to market to secure the most effective public debt funding for about 27 state agencies and other entities
- We're dominantly a risk-based entity, and we've got to have high-caliber, capable staff.
- We created the special purpose entity that I mentioned earlier, the Texas Natural Gas Securitization
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Commerce and Consumer Affairs (04/22/2026)
Commerce and Consumer Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:38:17.040><c> that</c> through this nonprofit the entity that through this nonprofit the entity
- that are struggling to find entities that are struggling to find this<01:20:38.240><c> liability</c>
- types of entities in other states<01:21:05.320><c> to</c><01:21:05.440><c> become</c><01:21:05.720><
- Um, these types of entities<01:59:36.440><c> and</c><01:59:36.680><c> prescription</c><01:59:37.240><
- entities and prescription drugs and put in<01:59:38.640><c> more</c><01:59:38.960><c> record</c><01:
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- It requires all entities to report AFFF inventories, so we know exactly what is out there.
- It requires all entities to report A-Tri-F inventories, so we know exactly what is out there.
- All of these are, depending on the exact entity, quasi-government entities that receive public dollars
- So given that they are funded, these various entities, by TDT dollars that are public dollars, would
- They have a contract, obviously, to receive the money, but it's not a contracted entity to provide a
Summary:
The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several introductions and memorial remarks, including a moment of silence for service members killed in the conflict in Iran. The chamber then moved to special orders and took up a series of bills, with many measures passing unanimously after brief explanations and, in several cases, substitution of House companions. Early bills included CS/CS/SB 1062 on speech and debate education, which drew extensive supportive debate about the civic value of debate programs and passed 37-0, and SB 1072 on an anti-Semitism task force, which was amended to clarify that criticism of Israel is not prohibited and then passed 37-0.
The Senate also approved CS/CS/SB 1230/HB 1019 on PFAS chemicals and firefighting foam, with discussion focused on phasing out AFFF, testing requirements, exceptions for federal aviation and military uses, and support for firefighters and water quality; the bill passed 37-0. Other measures passed without opposition included SB 1706 on the My Safe Florida Condominium Pilot Program, SB 186 on student health and safety and seizure response training, SB 598 on funeral and cemetery services, SB 990/HB 883 on protected cell captive insurance companies, SB 554 on nonprofit corporations, SB 560 on child welfare and foster care medication procedures, SB 684/HB 961 on electronic signatures for salvage titles, and SB 778/HB 569 on forensic client services. Two bills, SB 432 on intoxicating substances and SB 928 on dangerous crimes, were temporarily postponed.
A major portion of the meeting was devoted to SB 1134 on official actions of local governments and DEI-related activities. The sponsor argued the bill would prevent counties and municipalities from funding or promoting DEI efforts he described as discriminatory or indoctrinating, while opponents offered amendments to narrow the bill to spending only, add an intent requirement for penalties, and preserve local proclamations and observances. Those amendments were debated at length but were not adopted. The sponsor then continued explaining the bill’s exceptions, including references to holidays, heritage sites, and the Pulse Memorial, and the chamber was still in debate on the underlying measure when the transcript ended.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Housing and Homelessness Prevention - 02/27/25
Housing and Homelessness Prevention
Transcript Highlights:
- , a corporate entity, something to that effect?"
- He said the standard should be set independent of where you live and independent of the type of entity
- If you are a property owner, he said, we expect you to live by the standards independent of your entity
- </c> standards independent of your entity standards independent of your entity type<00:57:09.000><c>
- I'm not a publicly traded entity, so this definition is clearly going to rope in a significant number
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Human Services - 02/19/25
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- Hospitals are not the only 340B covered entities.
- Hospitals are not the only 340B covered entities.
- Hospitals are not the only 340B covered entities.
- Hospitals are not the only 340B covered entities.
- Hospitals are not the only 340B covered entities.
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund Committee Feb 5th, 2025
Finance and Taxation General Fund
Transcript Highlights:
- the account and then the... in line 43, big section four, they would hold it and be the responsible entity
- You would think that an entity as large as the real estate industry should have some umbrella that they
Bills:
SB86
WY
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:03:54.640><c> that</c> because we have several entities that because we have several entities
- All governmental entities pay the same monthly rate as a standard residential account.
- All governmental entities pay the fees.
- </c><00:37:51.280><c> provide</c> or county because these entities provide or county because these entities
- </c> regulations um if an individual entity regulations um if an individual entity feels<00:43:42.079
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:37:30.400><c> can</c> athletic department or any entity can athletic department or any entity
- Very few people in the community know what RC is as an entity, what its role is.
- So, it's a big entity.
- A lot of as an entity, what its role is.
- It's a big it's a big entity.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Energy, Utilities, Environment and Climate - 03/12/25
Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate
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- fields than where I am planning to head with my bill right now, so I see a whole bunch of other entities
- fields than where I am planning to head with my bill right now, so I see a whole bunch of other entities
- fields than where I am planning to head with my bill right now, so I see a whole bunch of other entities
- </c> a whole bunch of other you know entities a whole bunch of other you know entities different<01:20
- corporate entities coming into our<01:53:21.880><c> state</c> our state our state um<01:53:24.880><c
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee 1/21/25
Higher Education Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- The process by which the research is done, the research is funded by a variety of entities, and as you
- The process by which the research is done, the research is funded by a variety of entities, and as you
- and as you saw in those bar entities and as you saw in those bar charts<00:48:30.640><c> including</
- </c><01:33:47.760><c> like</c><01:33:47.880><c> May</c> example our um uh entities like May example our
- um uh entities like May Clinic<01:33:48.400><c> Ventures</c><01:33:48.960><c> and</c><01:33:49.159><
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Senate Health and Human Services (01/15/2025)
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- recognized, the independent charity, is, I believe, a Health and Human Service Inspector General entity
- recognized, the independent charity, is, I believe, a Health and Human Services Inspector General entity
- The difference is that the manufacturer is a business entity, a for-profit business entity, it's paying
- </c><01:19:35.320><c> a</c> the manufacturer is a business entity a the manufacturer is a business entity
- business entity it's for-profit business entity it's paying<01:19:40.880><c> and</c><01:19:41.040><c