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KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Budget Review Subcommittee on Primary & Secondary Education & Workforce Development (2-3-26)
Transcript Highlights:
- There are rules that they're following.
- There are rules that adult in the room. There are rules that they're<00:18:59.840>
following. - It's called the permanent pension fund. It could be called anything.
- It's called the permanent pension fund. It could be called anything.
- It's called the permanent pension fund. It could be called anything.
Summary:
The subcommittee met without a quorum and first heard from Kentucky Department of Education officials on career and technical education funding. KDE explained that House Bill 499 created a CTE funding formula using 60% weighted full-time equivalent enrollment and 40% incentives, but House Bill 6’s budget language excluded area technology centers (ATCs) from that supplemental funding. KDE requested approval of an additional budget request of $14,789,352 in each fiscal year 2027 and 2028 to include ATCs in the formula and hold local districts harmless. Officials said ATCs serve students from 117 of Kentucky’s 171 districts and argued the change would reduce funding disparities and better reflect the return on investment from CTE programs, citing growth in dual credit and work-based learning participation.
Members asked whether the issue would need to be revisited each budget cycle. KDE responded that the problem could be fixed by removing the notwithstanding language from the budget bill, which they said would allow ATCs to be included under the existing statute. Representative Klein supported the request, saying the current clause could lead to stagnation and that the committee should help the program continue to grow. No vote was taken on the CTE item during the portion of the meeting provided.
The committee then heard a presentation from PreK for All on expanding preschool access in Kentucky. Advocates said the state’s preschool program has been funded since 1990 and currently serves about 14,200 children at roughly $84 million per year, but that many working families still fall into a coverage gap. They proposed expanding eligibility to 250% of the federal poverty line, which they said would add about 9,600 children at a cost of $40 million in year two, after a planning year. The proposal also included regulatory flexibility for classrooms and partnerships with private child care providers and nonprofits, with speakers emphasizing child care deserts in some counties and citing research that early learning improves kindergarten readiness and later outcomes. No action or vote was taken on the preschool proposal in the transcript provided.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
A joint hearing with the House Committee on Small Business to examine prosperity on Main Street, focusing on keeping taxes low for small businesses. Apr 8th, 2025 at 09:00 am
Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- Today's hearing will focus on the importance of making the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 permanent to
- I urge Congress to permanently extend these provisions as well as further reforms such as the repeal
- The gentlelady yields back, and we will now move to the member questions under the 5-minute rule.
- Grow your business, and what risk do you see if this benefit is not made permanent?
- On the other hand, making the deduction permanent would. create 2 million jobs annually.
Keywords:
joint hearing, small business, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, economic recovery, tax relief, job creation
Summary:
In this joint hearing of the House Committee on Small Business and the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, the primary focus was on the importance of making the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA) permanent. The chair emphasized that small businesses are crucial for the nation's economic recovery, especially in the wake of current federal policies perceived as detrimental. Witnesses shared their experiences and highlighted how the tax cuts facilitated job creation and business expansion, stressing the need for continued support through ongoing tax relief measures. The meeting included discussions about the economic implications of the TCJA's potential expiration, with members voicing their concerns regarding how this could impact small businesses and the broader economy.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Common Education REVISION 3: SB1410 - Link added Apr 1st, 2026 at 03:00 pm
Common Education
Transcript Highlights:
- Seeing no debate, please open up the rules. Is anyone who wants to change their vote or vote?
- Please close the rules. Now's the vote, aye or nay. Thank you.
- Senate Bill 1338 just makes permanent the literacy teams. Be happy to answer any questions.
- In this bill, we're just making them permanent. Is there any further questions?
- If not, please close the rules and now a vote with a one-day we'll put this out.
Keywords:
school boards, educational governance, conflict of interest, employee relations, Oklahoma statutes, SB1410, Oklahoma agriculture, Ag in the Classroom, agricultural education, K-12 curriculum, teacher incentives, rural schools, urban schools, Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry, State Department of Education, OSU Cooperative Extension Service, classroom grants, farm education, ag literacy, school outreach
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- right two Engineers one permanent right two Engineers one permanent accountant<00:13:59.360>
- Engineer III positions and one permanent accountant.
- Engineer III positions and one permanent accountant.
- Engineer III positions and one permanent accountant.
- Seeing none, Vice Chair for a vote. one and one permanent accountant for any one and one permanent accountant
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on several bills related to cesspools, Red Hill cleanup, water testing, environmental governance, and beverage container recycling. For SB 472, SB 501, SB 675, and SB 958 on cesspools, most testimony supported accelerating cesspool conversion and expanding Department of Health capacity, though the Attorney General flagged a single-subject issue on SB 472 and the Department of Health and others raised concerns about funding, program structure, and coordination. Supporters emphasized cesspools as a major water pollution source and urged earlier deadlines, while some testimony questioned the tax credit approach and asked for clearer grant and staffing language.
For SB 639 on underground storage tanks and Red Hill cleanup, the Department of Health asked for clearer cleanup standards and noted limits on laboratory detection and sampling, while supporters argued the bill would create a binding legal standard for remediation and help prevent reopening of the facility. Testimony also stressed the need to remove all contamination to the extent practicable and protect aquifers and drinking water. SB 664 on water quality testing drew strong support from residents and water advocates, but the Department of Health warned the measure could duplicate existing authority and create significant cost; the Board of Water Supply supported the concept while noting it would expand responsibilities into private-property testing.
SB 674 on environmental advisory council and waste reduction received mixed testimony: supporters said it would help address landfill siting and protect water resources, while industry groups requested changes to advisory council membership and exemptions for certain products, and one witness opposed the measure. For SB 1067 on deposit beverage container recycling, the Attorney General said the grant language may be constitutionally problematic because it lacks standards, while industry testimony both supported the recycling goals and asked for amendments, including broader representation on the advisory council and clearer treatment of compostable and packaging-related issues. No votes or final committee actions were taken in the portion provided.
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
House Minerals, Business & Economic Development Committee, February 25, 2026
Minerals, Business & Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
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mineral legislature set up the permanent mineral legislature set up the permanent - All right, the permanent mineral set up.
- with US rules in a very orderly process. with US rules in a very orderly process.
- That needs rules. enterprise together. That needs rules.
- <01:16:20.880>
and the uh purpose of the the rules and the uh purpose of the the rules and
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- Federal government has changed the rules on us.
- Federal government has changed the rules on us.
- That CMS has changed the rules, federal government has changed the rules on us, but other states have
- That CMS has changed the rules, federal government has changed the rules on us, but other states have
- Rules are agreed upon.
Summary:
The Assembly Budget Committee met to consider the 2026 Budget Act, which leaders described as the compromise budget expected to move to the floor later that evening. Opening remarks emphasized that the plan balances the budget over two years, reduces the structural deficit, and builds reserves, while also protecting core programs from federal cuts. Jason Sisney outlined the legislative budget plan, saying it uses higher-than-expected revenues and reserve balances to reject some proposed reductions and fund temporary restorations and new spending in areas such as education, child care, health care, housing, homelessness, and public safety. Department of Finance representatives said the administration appreciated the two-year balanced framework and the effort to address out-year deficits, while noting the plan includes additional spending and revenue changes. Sisney also previewed floor bills including AB 109, SB 110, SB 122, and SB 125, with SB 122 described as a modification to the tax credit proposal and SB 125 as the managed care organization tax proposal.
Subcommittee chairs then described the major policy choices in their areas. Health chair Addis said the budget responds to federal health care rollbacks by protecting Medi-Cal, clinics, hospitals, dental care, and other safety-net services, while also supporting reproductive care, gender-affirming care, and county health systems. Education chair Alvarez highlighted increased school funding, expanded learning, special education, teacher support, community colleges, and a change to Cal Grant eligibility for older community college students. Other chairs emphasized child care expansions, homelessness and housing funding, prison closure and criminal justice savings, wildfire mitigation, county support for Medi-Cal and CalFresh administration, and accountability measures tied to homelessness and corrections spending. Several members also raised concerns or priorities, including the impact of the MCO tax on providers, the need for more support for local journalism, transit and climate funding, biotech and R&D incentives, and continued work on Prop 98 and long-term revenue solutions.
No formal votes were taken in the portion provided, but members broadly expressed support for the budget framework and the need to continue negotiations with the administration before final passage. The committee discussion repeatedly framed the budget as a response to federal policy changes and a choice to protect vulnerable Californians while maintaining fiscal responsibility. The vice chair, citing LAO warnings about future volatility and limited reserves, pressed Finance on whether the budget represented a record-sized state budget and whether revenues were also at record levels, underscoring concerns about the state’s preparedness for a downturn.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Formal House Session 1 Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Massachusetts House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- So to that end, the House will consider a number of rules reforms next month when we have our rules debate
- The House will consider a number of rules reforms next month when we have our rules debate, from potential
- two branches for the present General Court until adoption of permanent joint rules. ...be observed as
- the temporary joint rules of the two branches for the present General Court until adoption of permanent
- joint rules.
Summary:
The House of Representatives convened on January 1, 2025, for the opening of the 194th General Court. The session began with the call to order, invocation, Pledge of Allegiance, and National Anthem, followed by remarks from the Dean of the House, Governor Maura Healey, and Speaker Ron Mariano. Speakers highlighted the historic nature of the new session, the approaching 250th anniversary of American independence, and priorities such as public service, transparency, and continued collaboration between the House, Senate, and administration.
The House received and filed the Secretary of the Commonwealth’s communication transmitting election returns, then adopted a special committee report confirming that the members-elect had been duly elected. The chamber also accepted the resignation/declination of Representative-elect Gerald Paracela, who had been nominated to the District Court. A committee was appointed to notify the Governor that a quorum of members-elect had assembled and were ready to be sworn in, after which the Governor administered the oaths of office to the members.
The House then elected Ronald Mariano of Quincy as Speaker by roll-call vote, with 132 votes; Bradley H. Jones Jr. received 21 votes, Mark T. Lombardo 4, and the total vote count was 157. Timothy Carroll of Hull was elected Clerk by acclamation and sworn in, and he announced the appointment of assistant clerks. The House also adopted temporary rules to continue the prior session’s House rules and temporary joint rules, and agreed to a Senate order scheduling a convention for the following day to administer oaths to the Governor’s Council. The session concluded with a benediction and adjournment until the next day at 11 a.m.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Legislative Task Force on Child Protection - 01/08/25
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- the licensing and certification rules the licensing and certification rules and<00:38:25.800>
- The Adam Walsh Act lays out some permanent barriers to getting a foster care license.
- Adam wall Shack lays out some permanent Adam wall Shack lays out some permanent barriers<01:00:02.119
- Permanency and safety were achieved, but that's not the whole story.
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and will not be achieving permanency and will not be achieving permanency and
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- It's not a step towards permanent residency.
- wages, and puts Texas business, uh, businesses and workers first while upholding the law, uh, the rule
- I followed the rules, worked hard, and became a permanent resident two years ago.
- Um, I am a proud resident of Dallas, a city I have chosen as my permanent home.
- And when you read those, it doesn't say citizens or legal permanent residents.
Bills:
HB 256, HB 1308, HB 1554, HB 1743, HB 2308, HB 2351, HB 2858, HB 3676, HB 3784, HB 4312, HB 4552, HB 4823, HB 4852, HB 5007, HB 5010, HB 5520, HB 5524, HCR 19
Keywords:
E-verify, employment verification, illegal employment, state contracts, government entities, license suspension, immigration compliance, state grant funding, E-Verify, compliance, penalties, immigration, government contracts, employee status, state contractors, E-verify program, legally present, employment practices, legal services, public money
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session 3/17/25 - Part 2
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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the <00:02:00.240>Senate temporary joint rules the Senate temporary - joint rules the Senate concurrent<00:02:01.119>
resolution <00:02:01.640>is <00:02:01.840 - <01:29:50.360>
4.05 speaker I Rise under house rules 4.05 speaker I Rise under house rules - A yes or a green vote supports the ruling of the Speaker.
- A no or a red vote goes against the ruling of the Speaker.
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
House Chamber - Tue Apr 14, 2026, 9:00AM HST - Day 44
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- promulgate Hawaii administrative rules promulgate Hawaii administrative rules concerning<01:29:17.960
- permanent. Thank you. permanent. Thank you.
- administrative rules. administrative rules.
- . rules. rules.
- which for me, they can just as well create a rule to waive rules.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Radioactive and Hazardous Materials May 29th, 2025
Radioactive & Hazardous Materials Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- You know, the radar things that we haven't that are that are new issues such as the new rules in the
- And then the Fifth Circuit in August 23, ruled against ISP and vacated the license.
- , permanent home for all the country's true race.
- They're complying with rules, um, and, uh, you know, if there's an incident, they promptly deal with
- So if they were to say, um, Throughout the 5th Circuit decision and say we find that ruling to be an
WY
Transcript Highlights:
- They did rule remove the adjustment.
- They did rule remove the dual<00:15:30.079>
enrollment <00:15:30.880>pilot <00:15:31.360 - Section 314 was deleted entirely, and that dealt with changing the spending policy for the permanent
- Wyoming mineral trust fund the permanent Wyoming mineral trust fund from<00:26:18.400>
5% <00: - It will go to the Permanent Wyoming Mineral Trust Fund.
Keywords:
911 services, emergency response, grant funding, next generation technology, government accountability, public safety, mental health, detention, competency evaluation, treatment, contractual agreements, Wyoming, budget, funding, education, wildfire prevention, healthcare, community colleges, grants, economic development
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Monday, September 15, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- 6 of Rule 20.
- rules and pass the bill HR51000. rules and pass the bill HR51000.
- The rules are suspended.
- The rules are suspended. affirmative. The rules are suspended.
- rules and pass the bill HR2701? rules and pass the bill HR2701?
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Agriculture, Acequias And Water Resources Feb 5th, 2026 at 09:02 am
House Agriculture, Acequias And Water Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- In 2019, the Produced Water Act called for the Water Quality Control Commission to adopt the rule for
- Thank you. and technological developments be considered in a produced water rule.
- The rule in... ...insufficient evidence to authorize industrial use.
- And some of them are permanently bad.
- Second, Tied to agriculture rather than being transferred to permanent non-ag uses.
Keywords:
Taos County, Questa, produced water, treated produced water, water reuse, water quality control commission, freshwater conservation, rural communities, acequias, Indian nations, tribes, pueblos, water rights, industrial water use, data centers, artificial intelligence, AI, quantum computing, economic development, renewable energy
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- and engineering for use as a permanent and engineering for use as a permanent long-term<01:52:54.800
- rules, sewage rules, and fire code, DES rules, sewage rules, and other<02:01:38.560>
state <02 - The first change just added rule-making authority to this bill.
- This is another addition of procedures and rule making.
- The basic procedures and rule making.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
Senate - Tax, Business and Transportation Mar 20th, 2025
Senate Tax, Business & Transportation
Transcript Highlights:
- I'll just say this, that we talk a lot about, you know, industry not wanting the rules changed in the
- Not only are we not a poor state, we are probably one of the richest states when it comes to permanent
- Uh, we have approximately, I think, as of today, $55 billion in permanent funds reserved.
- You know, sitting in the Rules Committee, uh, we've been hearing a lot of, um, Issues with PE and our
- And we've had, we've had, you know, many other permanent funds as well to help move the needle of New
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Chamber Meeting Jan 22nd, 2026 at 11:06 am
New Mexico House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- printed and referred to the House Rules Committee.
- House Bill 107 has been read twice by title, is ruled not germane, ordered not printed, ...is ruled not
- The House Rules Committee.
- House Executive Message Number 7 is ruled germane.
- Rule germane pursuant to Article 4, Section 5...
Bills:
HB1
Keywords:
feed bill, legislative appropriations, legislative branch, New Mexico Legislature, general fund, legislative council service, legislative finance committee, legislative education study committee, house chief clerk, senate chief clerk, per diem, mileage, session expenses, interim committees, district staff, capitol complex, capital outlay data system, legislative processing system, redistricting, census redistricting
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session May 21st, 2026
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Colleagues, please join me as we salute our nation's flag, our country, our constitution, and the rule
- I request unanimous consent to suspend Assembly Rule 118A to allow Assembly Member Elhawary to have a
- Permanent disabilities should not require permanent paperwork.
- Permanent disabilities should not require permanent paperwork. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.
- This bill codifies Engaged California as a permanent statewide public engagement program.
Summary:
The Assembly met on May 7, 2026, after an initial delay due to lack of quorum, then proceeded through a long House of Origin deadline session focused mainly on floor votes for dozens of bills. The day opened with prayer, a moment of silence for victims of a hate-motivated shooting at an Islamic Center in San Diego, and a warning to visitors about disrupting proceedings. Leadership repeatedly urged members to be on time and at their desks as the chamber worked through a large daily file.
The bills considered covered a wide range of topics, including artificial intelligence, community college trustee compensation, transit camera enforcement and privacy, taxation and excess proceeds claims, HOA rules, hepatitis C treatment access, child care planning, greenhouse energy standards, consumer lending, housing and homelessness, pet spay/neuter access, local financing for workforce housing, student financial aid, DUI penalties, senior housing, foster youth, behavioral health licensing, transit stop data, disaster response for child welfare, elections notices, safe surrender for infants, college enrollment and leave policies, insurance regulation, fair funding, school safety, environmental labeling, cash rounding, park passes through libraries, grocery access, pregnancy protections in education, swatting, domestic violence protective orders, farmworker housing, juvenile justice, cervical cancer screening, Medi-Cal transitions, disability certification, and home protection products. Most authors described their bills as cleanup measures, consumer protections, access expansions, or targeted fixes to existing law.
Testimony from authors and supporters emphasized access, safety, affordability, and administrative simplification, while a few bills drew policy concerns or opposition, especially AB 1751 on townhome development and labor standards. That bill prompted extended debate over wages, prevailing wage, and stakeholder engagement, but it ultimately passed. Other notable discussion included AB 1628 to extend California’s safe surrender window for infants, AB 1902 on juvenile detention extension hearings, and AB 1925 on permanent disability certification, each framed as addressing difficult real-world gaps in current systems.
The chamber took many roll-call votes, with most measures passing overwhelmingly and several by unanimous or near-unanimous margins. A few bills were temporarily passed, retained on file, or moved to the inactive file, and AB 1534 required the call to be lifted and then passed on a 54-8 vote. Overall, the session was dominated by floor action on the daily file rather than committee reports or gubernatorial messages, and the Assembly advanced a large number of bills on a deadline day.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- But then at the end of the bill, on that two-thirds rule, we still oppose that.
- , um we we still bill on that 2/3 rule, um we we still oppose<01:28:34.960>
that. - Thank you. temporary exempt positions to permanent temporary exempt positions to permanent exempt<01:
- Um what is is there a permanent exempt.
- So, now we're creating permanent<01:41:31.440>
um <01:41:31.760>positions permanent um
Bills:
HB1769
Keywords:
criminal justice reform, rehabilitation, private prisons, racial equity, Native Hawaiians, community well-being, mass incarceration, 910, house, all
Summary:
The committee heard House Bill 1769, which would require the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to incrementally reduce the number of people incarcerated in private out-of-state correctional institutions. The DCR director opposed the bill, saying the department does not control overall prison population levels because courts determine admissions, and arguing that Hawaiʻi’s in-state facilities are already over capacity, especially Halawa, which he said is 165% over design capacity. He said only a small portion of the population is under departmental control through furlough programs and argued that bringing people home would require building a new medium-security prison.
Supporters, including the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, the Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission, the Public Defender’s office, and several individuals, argued the bill creates a phased, accountable path to reduce reliance on mainland prisons and bring people home. Supporters emphasized the harms of separating incarcerated people from ʻohana and culture, the disproportionate impact on Native Hawaiians, and the need for diversion, treatment, re-entry support, and fair sentencing. Several testifiers also said the department has more control than it claimed, pointing to underused furlough options, reclassification, and empty beds at some in-state facilities, while others urged clearer statutory language and guardrails.
Members questioned the director about whether people could be reclassified or moved to available beds at facilities such as Kulani and Waiawa, and about whether the department could do more through staffing and contract changes. The director said some proposals had been sent to the Department of Human Resource Development, but that major facility changes would be costly and that minimum-security facilities would need substantial upgrades to house medium-security inmates. After discussion, the chair said the committee would defer HB 1769 to Wednesday, February 18, 2026, at 11:30 a.m. for decision-making and adjourned the meeting.